between the desire and the spasm

"the atrocious loneliness of that monster!" [ A ]. companionably reclusive and socially unacceptable; inescapably imperious but emotionally absent; chronically craving and unremittingly remote; and vicariously versed in all manner of vice.

[gnossienne]

Hopefully you’re well. *whispering* We miss you.

anon, you are too kind <3 i am indeed well and still somewhat lurking around, a full(er) return planned soon....

[gnossienne]

Ænrmòus AW26

[gnossienne]

Il carnevale di Venezia 2026 (marcovalmarana on ig)

[apocryphics]

[gnossienne]

it's a la sonnambula sort of evening (callas 1957, of course) and a maple old-fashioned. the weather has been so dreary this past week but tonight feels especially gloomy for some reason, the wet leaves crumpled haphazardly on the cobblestones, the glow of the lamplight outside the shops diffused by the constant drizzle. it's the ideal type of evening for a haunting, accompanied by the lilt of la callas, scent of santal hovering in the air like a timid church prayer, and the occasional pop of embers in the fireplace.

[gnossienne]

Gounod's Faust (Teatr Wielki, Warsaw, 2008), dir. Robert Wilson

[gnossienne]

Museo Fortuny

[sacredwhores]

Andrzej Zulawski - The Devil (1972)

[flowerytale]

Florence and The Machine, from “Caught“

[exitwound]

The Blessed Angela of Foligno by Maryanne Bilham

[churchrummagesale]

Somewhere, anywhere, nowhere

[derangedrhythms]

Anne Sexton, Transformations; from 'Hansel and Gretel'

[dolerme]

germain louvet by jaime huidobro for cap 74024

[mirefireflies]

“the ending is always the same”

war of the foxes - richard silken / waterloo - ABBA / euripides’ medea - the little theatre / anne carson / the three fates - luca cambiaso / the oresteia - aeschylus / road to hell II - hadestown / when i met you - mira lightner / andersen’s fairy tale anthology

[mrcmxwll]

authenticlovemag

[moryen]

Mural of a flying figure in the House of the Vettii, Carlo Brogi (1850–1925)

Photograph taken circa 1900, before modern restoration.

[mashamorevna]

collage by francisca pageo