blessed be the fruit.

a rose is a rose except here.

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maybe i come back, maybe? idk i miss tumblr rp sm i just have no time

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THE HANDMAID'S TALE 2.08 "Women's Work"

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I know I cannot wrap my arms around a memory but I still like to try

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A new posting, a new household. This wasn’t looking good for her, this was her second posting. How many more before she’s sent to the Colonies? It was something to think about, to worry about as the days passed. She shakes the thoughts from her head as the new Commander enters the room. Her gaze is downcast, staring at the floor and making herself small. ❛ Blessed be the fruit. ❜ The appropriate greeting. ❛ Thank you for welcoming me into your blessed home. May God make me truly worthy. ❜

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It's  been  a  while  ,  days  ,  weeks  .  No  one  deserved  to  be  'locked  up'  for  that  long  .   For  Orel  the  handmaid's  job  made  sense  ...AND  it  didn't  .  He  didn't  understand  all  of  it  ,  not  through  a  lack  of  trying   . 𝐇𝐞  𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭  𝐛𝐚𝐝  𝐟𝐨𝐫  𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐝  ,  𝐬𝐡𝐞  𝐡𝐚𝐝  𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧  𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝  𝐭𝐨  𝐡𝐞𝐫  𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬  𝐟𝐨𝐫  𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡  𝐚  𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠  𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞  ,  𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭  𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭  𝐛𝐞  𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝  𝐟𝐨𝐫  𝐡𝐞𝐫  .  𝐒𝐡𝐞  𝐰𝐚𝐬  𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲  𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲  .

So  he  decided  enough  was  enough  and  checked  on  the  handmaid  .  Peeling  open  the  door  ,  his  head  stooped  a  little  lower  than  usual  ,  hoping  the  door  didn't  creak  too  much  behind  him  .  He  waves  ,  friendly  ,  a  smile  spreading  across  his  face  as  he  shuffles  in  despite  her  words  .

❝  Oh  I  know  but  I  figured  you'd  be  lonely  and  I  didn't  really  understand  why  you  got  into  so  much  trouble  anyway  and  was  hoping  maybe  you  can  explain  it  to  me  ?  -  So  I  don't  upset  -  ❞   He  hesitates  .  ❝  Mother  and  ...Father  .  ❞  He  knew  his  biological  origins that's  not  what  most  boys  under the word of the Gilead his  age  knew  .  ❝  too  !  I  wouldn't  want  to  disappoint  them  and  be  sent  to  my  room  for  two  weeks  ...  and  if  they  did  send  me  to  my  room  for  that  long  I'd  hope  you'd  come  talk  to  me  too  so  I  didn't  get  bored  or  miserable and as Jesus says ' Do unto others ' !  .❞

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He was a sweet kid, she can see why the Waterfords had picked him. But being sweet in this world was a sign of weakness. The kind could be taken advantage of, exploited and used if they weren’t careful. It was no behavior a future Commander should have, not by Gilead standards. Part of June hopes he doesn’t lose it through all the schooling, that he remains sweet as he grows up in this world. Maybe a future handmaid wouldn’t be in for as much suffering if he did. ❛ That’s very kind of you. ❜ She tries to offer a meek smile, inviting enough to continue talking to her. She's desperate for an interaction of any kind, even explaining why she was in trouble to a child.

❛ I'm afraid I wasn't fruitful this month. ❜ A pause, ❛ May God bless me to bring forth His miracle. ❜ Jesus fuck, even the words tasted rotten in her mouth. ❛ Your parents won't punish you like this, I'm sure. They love you, right? Maybe a couple of hours in your room at most. ❜ At least she hoped they wouldn't treat him this way. Gilead was supposed to be all about children, right? They wouldn't punish one as severely as a handmaid. She's listening, nodding her head in response. "As Jesus says "do unto others!" Pious little shit. ❛ Yes, praise be. ❜

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i kinda miss june

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THE PERFECT GIFT. A GIRL TRAPPED IN A BOX. SHE ONLY DANCES WHEN SOMEONE ELSE OPENS THE LID, WHEN SOMEONE ELSE WINDS HER UP. IF THIS IS A STORY I’M TELLING, I MUST BE TELLING IT TO SOMEONE. THERE’S ALWAYS SOMEONE, EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO ONE. I WILL NOT BE THAT GIRL IN THE BOX. / ind. june osborne/offred of “the hanadmaid’s tale” by anna-belle.

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Two weeks. She's been banished to "her" room for two weeks. Fourteen days, and more hours than June can truly end up tracking in her head. It was hard without a clock around to count the seconds as they passed. The door was unlocked, it didn’t even close all the way. This serves as a constant reminder of who is in control. She resorted to exploring the room, counting the stitching in the bedspread and feeling the wooden paneling of the walls with her fingers. She’s learned the driver’s routine by watching from the window, watching him work on the Commander's car and drive him around. She's come watching other handmaids pass by in their pairs.

Bundles of white and red cloth, some swollen and blessed by God. They carry his divine light within them, something she had failed to do for another month. That's how she ended up here in the first place. She was supposed to be up here praying the Lord made her worthy to bring forth his miracle by the time the next Ceremony rolled around. But, fuck that. May the Lord truly bless her and get her out of the hell on Earth that was the Republic of Gilead. June is startled by the sound of the wooden floor creaking, by someone approaching "her" room. It's far too early for Rita to be dropping off another meal outside her door. No, this had to be someone else. She scrambled away from the window and settles upon the end of the bed. Hands resting within her lap and head down, her gaze remains downcast.

Truthfully, she expecting a pair of blue heels or black dress shoes to enter through the doorway, the Commander or Mrs. Waterford coming to speak of her punishment. But that's not what she's met with, rather it's smaller shoes and a blue-gray set of slacks. Her head lifts to meet the visitor's face. She knows him, although vaguely. He was their son, right? Orel, she recalls. What was he doing here?

❛ You aren’t supposed to be in here. Mrs. Water-... Your mother… she wouldn’t like it. ❜ And yet, she isn’t telling him to leave. Seems the handmaid is desperate for any sort of interaction after all this time.

[osbxrne]

i kinda miss june

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JUNE OSBORNE 1.04 "Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum"

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HANDMAIDS ALWAYS WALK IN TWOS， REMEMBER? / june + janine.

I THINK IN THIS PLACE， YOU GRAB LOVE WHEREVER YOU CAN FIND IT. / june + nick.

WELL，I LIKE IT. I LIKE HIS GARBAGE. / june + luke.

IN ANOTHER LIFE，MAYBE WE COULD'VE BEEN COLLEAGUES. IN THIS ONE，WE'RE HERETICS. / june + serena.

YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE CAPABLE OF UNTIL YOU HAVE TO DO IT. / self

I SHOULD’VE LET YOU BURN WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE. / serena.

I WENT BACK TO NICK. TIME AFTER TIME， ON MY OWN. / nick.

NIGHT BY NIGHT HE RECEDES，I BECOME MORE FAITHLESS. / luke.

SHE COMES SO CLEARLY TO ME IN THE BATH. / hannah.

I WILL NOT LET YOU GROW UP IN THIS PLACE. / holly.

KEEP YOUR FUCKING SHIT TOGETHER. / moira.

RED LEADER STANDING BY! / janine.

YOU FAILED THEM. YOU FAILED YOUR PRECIOUS GIRLS! / lydia.

YOU HELPED CREATE THIS WORLD，HOW LONG DID YOU THINK BEFORE IT CAME FOR YOU? / joseph.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS TO HAVE A CHILD OF YOUR OWN FLESH & BLOOD & YOU NEVER WILL. / fred.

MAYBE THIS IS AS FREE AS WE'RE GONNA GET. / alma.

PIOUS LITTLE SHIT. / emily.

I WANT MY BABY TO KNOW KINDNESS. / rita.

MAKE ME PROUD. / esther.

I'M SORRY I WAS SUCH A SHIT TO YOU. I GOT LOST， I THINK. / natalie.

WEAR THE DRESS，PULL THE STRINGS. / musings.

A RAT IN A MAZE IS FREE TO GO ANYWHERE，LONG AS IT STAYS INSIDE THE MAZE. / about.

THEY SHOULD HAVE NEVER GIVEN US UNIFORMS IF THEY DIDN’T WANT US TO BE AN ARMY. / gilead.

THE WHITE TUNNELS OF CLOTH THAT ENCLOSE US. / wardrobe.

SEASON ONE. / v1.

SEASON TWO. / v2.

SEASON THREE. /v3.

WE THOUGHT WE HAD SUCH PROBLEMS. HOW WERE WE TO KNOW WE WERE HAPPY? / pre gilead.

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JUNE OSBORNE + all the fucks she gives

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The handmaid watches out the window as the Aunt leaves, a scowl ever present. June hated these check-ins, she hated the way Aunt Lydia tried to make small talk and all the questions that came with them. She hated having to put on her best performance, pretending she was someone she was not. With a roll of her eyes, the woman in red steps away from the window and settles into a chair. Her hand quickly finds her protruding midriff, feeling the baby kick. She’s all too aware of the Commander’s presence within the room and the silence that lingers between them.

This is the way it’s supposed to be, they aren’t meant to interact if they can help it. Still, things were all but typical in this household, weren’t they? And so, June breaks the silence.

❛ Aunt Lydia thinks it’s a boy, a "future Commander" she says. ❜

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what if mini starter call

[cinematapestry]

The Handmaid’s Tale (2017-) dir. Dearbhla Walsh

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JUNE OSBORNE AM I RIGHT