the secret history

“But how,” said Charles, who was close to tears, “how can you possibly justify cold-blooded murder?’ Henry lit a cigarette. “I prefer to think of it,” he had said, “as redistribution of matter.”

[ohneets]

The Secret History Fanmixes ➤ Richard Papen [ listen ]

Does such a thing as ‘the fatal flaw,’ that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature? I used to think it didn’t. Now I think it does. And I think that mine is this: a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs.

A/N: In its humble entirety, this mix embodies the subtle observances of Richard, his endless pique of interest in his colleagues and his tentative obliviousness that hacks a his conscience throughout his narration.

[samwinchester-deactivated201406]

Henry’s a perfectionist, I mean, really-really kind of inhuman — very brilliant, very erratic and enigmatic. He’s a stiff, cold person, Machiavellian, ascetic and he’s made himself what he is by sheer strength of will. His aspiration is to be this Platonic creature of pure rationality and that’s why he’s attracted to the Classics, and particularly to the Greeks — all those high, cold ideas of beauty and perfection.

[camillamacaulay]

the secret history characters (2,3/6): camilla and charles macaulay

“What do you and Henry need a secret code for?” “It’s not a secret.” “Then why didn’t you tell me?” “Charles, don’t be such a baby.”

[ohneets]

The Secret History Fanmixes ➤ Camilla and Charles Macaulay [ listen ]

If I found the twins so fascinating, I think it was because there was something a tiny bit inexplicable about them, something I was often on the verge of grasping but never quite did.

Side by side, they were very much alike, in similarity less of lineament than of manner and bearing, a correspondence of gesture which bounced and echoed between them so that a blink seemed to reverberate, moments later, in a twitch of the other’s eyelid. Their eyes were the same color of gray, intelligent and calm.

A/N: In this collection, I’ve gathered songs that explore the non platonic adoration the Macaulay twins possess for one another.

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      Poor Francis. He is such a fruitcake.

[clarkegrifin-archive]

book covers redux ⇒ the secret history by donna tartt

[sirgawin]

“But how,” said Charles, who was close to tears, “how can you possibly justify cold-blooded murder?’ Henry lit a cigarette. “I prefer to think of it,” he had said, “as redistribution of matter.” 

[lettalis]

Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it. ― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

[sociapathic]

A month or two before, I would have been appalled at the idea of any murder at all. But that Sunday afternoon, as I actually stood watching one, it seemed the easiest thing in the world.

[bachaes]

→ moodboard: camilla macaulay

she was not at all the fragile creature one would have her seem

[volrachnun]

Endless list of favorite characters ♡ Charles Macaulay

There was a piano, too, and Charles was playing, a glass of whiskey on the seat beside him. He was a little drunk; the Chopin was slurred and fluid, the notes melting sleepily into one another. A breeze stirred the heavy, moth-eaten velvet curtains, ruffling his hair.

[sirgawin]

I suppose at one time in my life I might have had any number of stories, but now there is no other. This is the only story I will ever be able to tell.

[aworldofmakebelieve]

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my art tag | my inktober tag

[aworldofmakebelieve]

this is  richard papen, and so i have the full set. i’ll put them together when i have a proper scaner.

i believe it’s time to admit i failed this inktober. that was a quite intense weekend and i haven’t been at home for most of it. maybe i’ll offset the gap at the next weekend. maybe not

my art tag | my inktober tag

[tartts]

book cover redesign: The Secret History by Donna Tartt

“Anything is grand if it’s done on a large enough scale.”

[stradlatersgirl]

This is what I feel like Francis Abernathy would look like and be like

[vaergamor]

a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs.