Flirting with disaster

Laurie. Older than you (most likely). Washington, DC-area. Writer and fangirl. Blogging Bridgerton, Polin, Suits, Darvey, Captain Swan with bits of anything Jane, The Right Stuff, Umbrella Academy, Who, dogs and whatever else I fancy. You can find me on AO3 as disastergirl and at FF as theoriginaldisastergirl. On Tumblr search for #disastergirl fanfics. Not a spoiler free blog.

[literarylines]

Do I contradict myself?

Very well then I contradict myself,

(I am large, I contain multitudes.)

Song of Myself 51, Walt Whitman

[disastergirl]

Retro Spotify Reminiscensce: Slow Dance Edition

I’ve been listening to my 80s playlist a lot lately and there’s a particular boy I always think of when I hear “Crazy For You.” So here’s a little piece straight out of Laurie’s memory vault:

Blue dress, big night. We are dancing as the evening comes to a close. My arms are around your neck as I tilt my head up and gaze. I am not in love, but I am so infatuated with you. Do you feel it—do you feel me? I think maybe you do.

Our eyes meet and for a moment, everything hangs. Your arms pull me closer, I rest my head against your chest, and although I would never have claimed Madonna as my muse, this song says the things that you and I won’t or can’t say.

We were never meant to last, but for that evening, that dance, that moment, we were a great romance.

[disastergirl]

Very old post I was inspired to dig up. Wanted to see how it read years later. Not a masterpiece, but not bad, I think.

[disastergirl]

“It’s hard to resist a bad boy who’s a good man.”

—

(via densely)

Truth!

(via kmomof4)

[disastergirl]

Still true.

[sinmonger]

I have found my way. With Max? 

for @christchex 

[kazoosandfannypacks]

Ouat screenshots as tweets, captainswan edition

[svperhcroes]

them.

gonna post all of the gifs i’ve made here cause my phone ran out of storage but i still wanna look at them cause uwu

[disastergirl]

I finally decided to watch Suits. And I loved it. All of it. Am now totally obsessed with these two.

[phoebetonkin]

First look at Jonathan and Simone on set of Bridgerton s2.

[ladybirdwithoutdots]

“…If for some reason a woman was ungloved, proper etiquette called for the gentleman to remove his gloves before taking her hand, as it was discourtesy to behave otherwise.” — Glove Etiquette and Rules in the 1800s

It’s really important on a period movie for the actors to understand how people related to each other then. We wanted to show the young people pushing boundaries. Like in the hallway, before Mr. Knightley and Emma danced, Anya really wanted to have her gloves off in the scene—normally she would have always worn gloves—so we asked Maria [Clarke, the etiquette expert], “Can she have her gloves off?” And she said, “Yes, if she had just eaten, she wouldn’t have put them back on yet. And since she’s so distracted by the way she’s starting to feel, it made sense.” — Autumn de Wilde

EMMA. 2020 | dir. Autumn de Wilde

[sakukuspassions]

What a cast, they are astounding

[theothermissbridgerton]

Luke Thompson | The Telegraph || April 2021 || 📷 by Alex de Mora

[mayquita]

Enchanted 2019 - Closing Ceremony

(x) (x)

[youstabbedmedave]

WE STAN TWO ADORABLE BOYS

[hook-and-hope]

—Once Upon a Time, “A Tale of Two Sisters”

[onceland]

x

[captainswanouat]

Everyone keeps trying to kill you…. [x]

[hooksmoak]

366 Days of Captain Swan [262/366]

[everythingfox]

Dog practicing his angry face

(via)

[disastergirl]

This is adorable

[mrsbenedictbridgerton]

It’s all in the eyes...