[lunamonchtuna]

to be seen without performing. to be heard without screaming. to be missed without disappearing. to be enough without proving it. to be held without falling apart. to be understood without explaining. to be wanted without conditions. to be. to be.

[urfavoritedcwhore]

“it’s starting to smell like pumpkin spice!”

“it’s starting to smell like scary movies!”

no.

it’s starting to smell like, the snow in the mountains was melting and bunny had been dead for several weeks before we came to realize the gravity of our situation.

[queerxqueen]

saltburn rambles but. the scene where oliver carefully wraps his hand before punching the mirror is so emblematic of his character and decision-making. the way he can simultaneously seem so calculated and intentional and premeditated, while also being incredibly emotional and impulsive and reactive.

as much as oliver likes to convince himself his decisions are logical, he is fueled by his emotions. punching the mirror is purely a rage response; there's no masterminded ulterior motive to breaking the mirror. it's a destructive impulse that he can't control.

he can take the time to wrap his hand, to return to his room, to direct his anger. he can be smart about it and mitigate the damage. but it's still an emotional reaction. it's still impulsive. he's still not in control.

in the same way, he takes the time to poison the bottle of champagne, but that doesn't make him killing felix any less of an impulsive response to felix's rejection.

he isn't logical. he isn't a mastermind. he's a heartbroken kid, lashing out because he's feeling scary feelings, and lying to himself. because admitting he was in love with felix means admitting that he lost what he really wanted. and admitting he's not in control means that it was completely and utterly his own damn fault.

[hirudineadentes]

Oliver failed. Oliver failed. He failed. Venetia lost interest, Farleigh came back, Felix found out his lie. He is not a brilliant mastermind who plotted the whole theft from day on, he popped a boy's tire so he could get close to him, to bask in the nearness to his warmth, and that was enough until it wasn't.

He isn't a genius, he's attentive and greedy and lucky and he can't help himself. He was pretty enough and Elspeth was broken enough that it worked in his favor after nearly 20 years. He tells himself he orchestrated the whole thing from the start, that it was "just work," and that he didn't gradually want more and more and more, and if you believe him, you failed too.

[inkskinned]

it killed you to grow up there, in the dark like that, with nothing but the bones of your childhood. they punished every version of you that wasn't a god. forced sainthood into saturdays and now when you're out in the sun, your hands shake. your breathing puffing into cold mornings, alone in your room, wondering how you could be so broken and yet never have anyone notice the break.

in the dream of that house, you sometimes remember meals and silence and long hallways and your hand cramping over your homework. you sometimes remember the yelling or the limegreen falsehood veneer your parents could construct in the presence of guests. mostly you remember the way time seeped through you, dripped onto everything, how the words it'll get better felt like an arrow through your chest.

you would lay in bed and hope for death with the same fantasy air as romance, picturing a glorious coffin. sometimes you'd picture a dramatic end or a tragic illness that would sweep you away. but mostly you pictured some kind of strange miracle; that you'd go to sleep and simply never have to deal with that again.

when you got out, you had to burn the atmosphere to escape. these days you reside on another planet entirely: one bright and full of lights and color and friends and spice and laughter.

and still sometimes when people say summer, you still remember the back deck. you still remember building a castle. you still remember the birds. when you lay yourself down at night - some part of you still whispers about catacombs, and the dark, and the bones.

some version of you is still resting in that tomb, after all. some version of you will always see the outline of that place and say that's where we used to call home.

[lovestudies]

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[superbusmeretrix]

channeling henry winter in the fact that i’ve drunk so much coffee and smoked so many cigarettes that i’ve severed the connection between my brain and my hands and any knowledge that’s coming out of my fingers onto the keyboard is raw muscle memory. i don’t know how i’m doing it but i’m so wired that i’ve ascended above the mortal realm of knowledge and lost the capacity to care about it. i’ll kill god or die trying motherfucker

[ccuniculusmolestus]

was it casual when you shoved him off the cliff and then stood over his corpse watching the warmth and light slowly fade from his familiar blue eyes was it casual when his father said you made his son the happiest he'd ever seen his baby boy was it casual when his parents gave you the honor of being the pallbearer when you stood amongst his brothers and carried the corpse you'd made to the hollowed ground was it casual when you were so lost in your own mind standing above his grave that you smeared the dirt of his grave across your chest (you killed him. it doesn't mean you didn't love him.)

[lizzyaka-deactivated20250320]

One thing i can yap and yap on about for ages is the fact that the greek class cant for the life of them grasp the fact that bunny is upset by the murder of the farmer

When henry is telling the story of the bacchanal to richard, he says bunny couldnt understand how serious the situation was because he was freaking out which is funny, because he was the only one who understood

Henry also said that bunny wasnt upset about the murder but rather about the fact that theyd gone without him, and that he couldn't possibly care that theyd killed a man because he wasnt "exactly the most moral man" as if u needed to be fucking gandhi to realize that killing someone is wrong

When bunny started acting out they were all convinced he was doing it out of spite or to get under their skin, completely ignoring the signs that showed he was having a complete nervous breakdown and was slowly losing his mind because of what they had done

This is because they themselves did not see the act as something that was morally wrong, but rather an inconvenience for them. Like francis said, it wasnt voltaire they killed. They were so out of touch with reality that they lived not in this world but in one where morality doesnt exist, one they are the center of where the gods personally descend to be by their side. They lived in their ancient tales and greek poems. Bunny was the only one who was grounded and they cant understand that. It doesnt even begin to cross their minds. And its the same with bunnys death, they dont care about the morality of it because in their mind they are closer to gods than to humans and gods do whatever they please. They can kill a farmer and who cares? Its not like he was voltaire. They can kill their friend and who cares? Heroes kill and heroes die all the time.

this distance between them and the real world is the most important part of their characters because it explains everything else, from the incest to henrys suicide. Bunny was the only one who was rooted to reality which is what always set him apart from the rest and most importantly why things started to spiral out of control as soon as they killed him. He was their anchor to the real world and to sanity.

[needfordreaming]

Asteria: Greek Goddess of the Stars

“You want me to be a tragic backdrop so that you can appear to be illuminated, so that people can say ‘Wow, isn’t he so terribly brave to love a girl who is so obviously sad?’ You think I’ll be the dark sky so you can be the star? I’ll swallow you whole.” - Warsan Shire

[billsbae]

Grimmauld Palace, 1993

barty: nice onesie. Does it come in men?

harry, annoyed 13-year-old: oh I think you come in men enough for all of us

sirius:

evan:

james:

pandora:

marlene:

lily:

regulus: oh i'm so proud of you <3

[soracities]

i ask you how you are and i'm saying "i love you" i send you a 15 minute voice note and i'm saying "i love you" i remember your coffee order and i'm saying "i love you" i watch the movie you recommended and i'm saying "i love you" i send you a movie you'd love and i'm saying "i love you" i buy the extra large bag to share and i'm saying "i love you" and i'm saying "i love you" and i'm saying "i love you" and i'm saying "i love you"

[aaronstveit]

"if i was orpheus i would simply not turn around" yes you would. if you were orpheus and you loved eurydice, you would. to love someone is to turn around. to love someone is to look at them. whichever version of the myth — he hears her stumble, he can't hear her at all, he thinks he's been tricked — he turns around because he loves her. that's why it's a tragedy. because he loves her enough to save her. because he loves her so much he can't save her. because he will always, always turn around. "if i was orpheus i would simply —" you wouldn't be orpheus. you wouldn't be brave enough to walk into the underworld and save the person you love. be serious

[cl0udkiszzzz]

i think some people can't grasp that even getting these cars out of the pit requires immense amount of talent and that no one just wakes up one day to drive formula one. all of these drivers have given their blood, sweat and tears from when they were kids. They've struggled financially, emotionally, left their family behind- in different continents even, to follow their dreams and they're one of the few who have reached what thousands have dreamed. Whether they crash the car, never finish on the podium, never win a race or championship. The fact they're one of twenty is a testament of their talent and dedication.

[ballottes]

Ballet History:

[¼] Romantic Ballets

The Romantic period in literature and art heavily influenced the themes of ballet during this era. It was thought to have been set off by Marie Taglioni’s first attempts at pointework at the début of La Sylphide. This led to the rise of the long tutus and the so called ‘cult of the ballerina’. The women were seen as the main characters of the ballet, often involving dreams, sylphs and infatuation. The last true Romantic work was seen to be Coppélia.

[literatigifs]

anonymous asked: Hii!!! Could you recomend me literati fics from when they are older, i mean post ayitl or around the time gg finished, im a sucker for the ones that take place in nyc or philly

Sure! I know there's a lot of various post-series AUs for them that take place in Philly or in NYC on fanfiction.net, but I only know a few of them. The ones I can definitely recommend though are:

Poems Written Before [Climbing Down The Fire Escape] - a post-series AU where Jess and Rory become roommates in NYC.

Harvest Moon - a pre/during/post-AYITL AU fic series where Jess and Rory meet before the events of the revival and start dating. This is an absolute must-read for a good reworking of the revival plot while giving both Jess and Rory more depth and development, individually and together.

Bluegirls Come In Every Size - a post-AYITL fic series where Jess and Rory get together while she's pregnant. Incredibly cute and heartwarming material here.

A Different Kind Of Freedom - a post-series AU fic where Jess and Rory develop a "friends with benefits" agreement for when they manage to meet up while living in different cities. The plot mainly takes place in Philadelphia.

as if you don't remember (as if you can't forget) - a post-AYITL fic where Jess and Rory navigate through their feelings while Rory deals with the pregnancy. This one takes place mainly in Stars Hollow, though both of them do move in the latter half of the fic.

The Places You Don't Walk Away From - a post-AYITL fic that mainly deals with how Rory starts to pick up her life after the events of the revival. This book does have Jess and Rory moments, though they aren't the main focus of the fic, but I highly recommend it as a good continuation of the revival plot while giving Rory more space to develop and deal with the consequences of what happens in AYITL.

this is tailor-made (so what's the sense in waiting?) - a post-AYITL fic that takes place around 5 years after the events of the revival. Rory and Jess navigate through dealing with her kid and with their feelings for each other. It's incredibly well-written and I highly recommend it for some good old-fashion angst.

Fall is For Funerals and Vonnegut - a post-series AU where Rory and Jess meet up in various moments in their lives after the end of season 7, this fic is incredibly well-written and almost poetic in its prose. I also recommend the author's other fic, though sadly it hasn't been finished yet.

Across The World - a post-series AU fic where Jess and Rory both meet up in an unexpected city and have to confront their previous unaddressed issues and moments. Really well-written fic and the change in scenery was interesting.

Ricochet - a post-series AU fic where Jess and Rory meet up for the Christmas holidays in Stars Hollow. This fic is amazing and I love how it addresses Rory being an actual overseas correspondent and the toll that takes on her life.

Go For Good - post-AYITL fic from the same author as the previous fic. This one starts immediately after the end of the revival and is extremely emotional and sweet.

the weight we carry - mainly a Jess-centric fic that takes place throughout almost all the events from the original series from Jess's perspective, and then after the events of the revival. This is actually still being updated, but the author updates it regularly and it's over 200k words long at this point, and I cannot recommend it enough.

The Long And Winding Road - post-AYITL fic that is still ongoing, but from what I've managed to read is really good. This one also takes place immediately after the events of the revival.

call it what you want - a post-series AU fic where Rory asks Jess to run away with her, and they go on a road trip. An extremely interesting and well-written fic.

A Simple Twist of Fate - a post-AYITL AU where Jess is the father of the baby instead of Logan. The fic actually makes sure to explain the events in this AU that make this possible, and it's an interesting idea to explore.

White Wedding - a post-series AU fic that takes place at Luke and Lorelai's wedding. This fic is really interestingly organized, it has humor, angst, and well-written dialogue. I recommend this as well as the other Gilmore Girls fanfiction from this author, Alice.

This is about all I have at the moment when it comes to longer fics, though for shorter ones, I recommend looking through the other fics from the writers of the ones I recommended, and looking through their bookmarks (especially on fanfiction.net).

[tordenvejr]

love hides in questions, you cannot ask a thing without giving yourself away. how was your day? (i hope it was good) when can i see you again? (i pray it's soon) do you feel safe with me? (i feel safe with you) what is your favorite color? (i wish to enrobe you in all that makes you smile)