[rickrude-deactivated20231031]

[sanguine-stigmata]

when looking at the ways dracula as an original text differ with the experience of dracula daily, these letters between mina and lucy is where the differences first arise. if you read the book as published by bram stoker, you finish the johnathan in the castle arc before flashing a bit backwards into the letters to set up the whitby arc. with the dracula daily format, we leave johnathan right as he realizes that he is trapped and actively in danger to see his loved ones completely unaware of the danger he's in. the contrast here, while less straightforward from a plot standpoint, heightens the horror of the castle. there is no one coming to his rescue, and those who know of his absence suspect nothing yet.

[pnglove]

[sashimi55]

Human bodies are so weird like the upper half consists of every single vital organ and the lower half is legs

[dambiex]

[explorerzspritecomicrepository]

[chickenwaffles17]

hey you ever think about how the Cullen's love-bombing eventually replaced Bella's personality?

She mentions multiple times in the books that she despises expensive gifts, and the ones that actually leave an impact on are her Chevy and the wooden wolf bracelet Jacob gives her. The Chevy is second-hand from Billy, and the bracelet was carved by Jacob. They hold value to her because they have personality; they speak to her tastes and were given to her with those tastes in mind.

She loves her Chevy, but it is eventually replaced with a sleek, expensive designer car gifted to her by the Cullens. She adores the bracelet but Edward puts an designer charm on it to remind her of him.

Even her clothes, which she insists are fine and suit her, are replaced with branded sweaters, dresses and heels.

She hates the idea of any kind of marriage but Edward holds vampirism over her head to get what he wants. Even when she agrees to marry him (against her will) she wants to keep it simple, wanting to simply drive to Texas and get married via a drive thru- Alice begs Bella to allow her to plan the wedding and it's easily more ostentacious and expensive than her birthday party in New Moon, which she describes as "a hundred times worse than I'd imagined"

They get rid of her preferred aesthetics in hopes that their consumerist one will stick, and one of the last things they do to her is literally strip her of her humanity.

She becomes a cold, perfect creature and as a result, is no longer allowed to have ties to her father, mother, her best friend or the interests she had before. She's converted into a Cullen and this shit is supposed to be romantic.

[afriendlyirin]

#oh hey it really is mormon (via @quasi-normalcy)

[bitchesgetriches]

Reblogging for consumerist Cullens.

[muttsandmustelidae]

From the Nashville Zoo’s fb page! Here’s the petition, please please please take a moment to add your name (even if you’re not from Nashville!). If you are from Tennessee, contact your representatives and make it clear that the people do not want this data center. This is an AZA accredited zoo which is home to several species of critically endangered animals, we NEED to protect it. Make your voice heard!

[muttsandmustelidae]

Because people will pay attention to cute animals, here are some of the critically endangered/endangered species housed at the Nashville Zoo!

The Amur Leopard and Clouded Leopard (which recently celebrated its 50th cub born at the zoo!)

The Sumatran Tiger

The Red Ruffed Lemur and Ring-Tailed Lemur

The Cotton-Top Tamarin and White-Cheeked Gibbon

The Colobus Monkey and De Brazza’s Monkey

And the Mexican Spider Monkey!

Look at them!!!! Look at them and fight like hell to save them!!!!

[monasims-gallery]

Angel of Fate / Oracle of Hell

Something small to celebrate my (mostly) ironed out technical issues. I have ideas for this as a series I may or may not have more abandoned series than 3rd rate youtuber. Mostly I just want to enjoy more occult cc, it is my favorite.

CC links and credits under the cut.

Shared: Markings, Kintsugi, Wings

Angel: Halo*, Hair, Head Wings, Tears 1*, Tears 2, Lipstick, Veil, Glowing Hands, Shoulder Armor, Arm Ribbons, Dress, Leg Ribbons, Glowing Feet

Demon: Skintone / Lipstick, Hair, Eye Color, Horns / Eyes, Nails, Dress, Anklets

*TSR

Many thanks to: @simandy, @scyllasims, @strangegrapefruit (extra special shout out, considering that there's like 3/4ths of your cc here. Big fan :)), @serenity-cc, @trillyke, @saruin, @regina-raven, @goamazons, @satterlly, @obscurus-sims, @crypticsim

[bunnywoman]

deep down you know june is actually going to feel like this. put down the poem excerpts

[cubert]

I return with more niche bullshit

[mimill3]

animal cell diagram 🦠

[ghost-faces-deactivated20250916]

do you like my repetitive and outdated music taste

[orteil42]

given the current climate this pride especially i feel i must mention that i love my trans friends, i stand with trans people in the fight against transphobic legislation and those who would enforce it, and this blog is not a good place for you to be if you do not vibe with that

[tlirsgender]

They don't tell you this but besides the Beloved Mutual there's also the Longterm Follower who you don't follow back but they're always in your notes and you're kind of watching them. Checking on the longterm follower's bio every so often like turning over a log. She's trans now good for her

[tlirsgender]

Longterm followers I am putting fresh leaves and hrt in your enclosure

[jessebloom]

>book described online as full of perversion and shock

>open book

>stuff that’s understandable or explainable in the context of the narrative

[kidzbopdeathgrips]

i feel bad for anyone born after 2000 because y'all actually aren't fully ensouled. like you had to at least dip your toes in the 20th century to get a complete soul unfortunately

[beesmygod]

HARMFUL GAY STEREOTYPES EMBODIED BY MOHG

lives in sewer

kidnaps children actually he was cleared of this one

blood magic

[hexdrake]

never stops being funny