sidney trying to show gaunt that he does love him… holds his hand even outside sometimes… gently kisses gaunt’s forehead… imports good, real english tea even tho it makes him sick, just for gaunt… adjusting gaunt’s clothes every morning even if they are absolutely perfect and need no fixing… massages gaunt’s shoulders when they’re sore… kisses his knuckles and looks at gaunt reverently trying to convey all his love in one look… I’m killing myself they make me sick
The Lincoln Assassination is really just wild if you think about it for a moment. The younger brother of one of the most famous actors in the country- himself a famous actor and heartthrob in his own right- killed the President in a theatre and yelled “Sic semper tyrannis,” a line often associated with Brutus, a character that his brother had famously played.
Like, imagine if Liam Hemsworth killed the Prime Minister of Australia at a red carpet movie premiere or something and yelled “I went for the head,” and Chris had to leave the Avengers press tour to tell everyone, “I swear I had nothing to do with this.” Imagine how weird that would be.
Glad everyone is getting so much joy from early Quaker names! Looking forward to seeing any future pets/children/bands/drag acts named after stuff on this list.
Glad everyone is getting so much joy from early Quaker names! Looking forward to seeing any future pets/children/bands/drag acts named after stuff on this list.
Okay the In Memoriam brain rot is real. I haven't stopped thinking about this book still, so I need to pour out my thoughts. I've made a collection of some of my favourite call-backs between chapters.
Page 6
"Ellwood rubbed a small flat spot on his nose with one finger. He often did that. Gaunt wondered if Ellwood resented that he had punched it there."
Page 119
"whenever Ellwood touched the flat spot Gaunt had punched into his nose, he remembered: there was something inside the fortress."
Gaunt thinking Ellwood resents him for marking his nose because of his vanity, but really Ellwood touches it when Guant's being particularly stubborn to remind himself that one time he was able to break through Gaunt's walls.
Page 8
"I haven't had a compliment from you in about three months. I know, because I always write them down and put them in a drawer."
Page 43
"You will say I am dramatising, but I wrote it all down. I write everything down."
The first quote being said in jest and a fleeting thing. But then Ellwood doubles down on the fact he does indeed write everything down, and you really do believe that he's got a drawer full of written down compliments from Gaunt.
Page 53
"I never call him by his Christian name. (How could I? Call him Sidney, as his wife will one day)
"Gaunt never called that, I don't think he felt close enough to me"
"My Dearest, Darling Sidney"
"I promised myself long ago that I should never call you that unless I was sure I could keep you"
"'Sydney,' said Gaunt, so quickly as if he had been waiting years to say it."
As if he had been waiting years. YEARS guys. And HE HAS been. The wreck that I was after reading "My Dearest, Darling Sidney."
"I know you're fine Gaunt, but are you alright?"
Page 9
"Whereas Gaunt, [...] feared that ugliness was too important to ignore."
"The loss of his eye had been what guaranteed his life and so, to Gaunt, it was beautiful."
Gaunt just being the thoughtful soul that he is and seeing beyond the objectiveness of beauty.
Also, Ellwood reciting every bit of poetry at Gaunt to tell him that he loves him, and Gaunt basically being like I can't understand what you're saying. Just spit it out in real words. Only for Ellwood to lose all the verses from his head to then end their story with, "I—I cannot heave my heart into my mouth.'" And Gaunt finally, finally just KNOWS.
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