Heartspur

Heartspur

n.
an unexpected surge of emotion in response to a seemingly innocuous trigger—the distinctive squeal of a rusty fence, a key change in an old pop song, the hint of a certain perfume—which feels all the more intense because you can’t quite pin it down.

From heart + spur, a spike on a heel that urges a horse to move forward.

Amentalio

a person in a white dress, facing away

Wollah

a person with shapes raining on them

Povism

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Galagog

a person alone in a snowy desolate landscape

Pax Latrina

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Fata Organa

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