" There are times when it feels like everything could suddenly change as if a person's entire destiny truly hinged on a single encounter, but thats just in stories. Things like that never happen in real life. "
something i find really interesting is that at the start of the story, Adam is so powerful that he is almost a symbolic figure, the face of the Chicago underworld. all the things that he is — mysterious, seductive, ruthless, powerful — are a reflection of the world which he is supposed to represent. his favoritism of Jules feels so valuable because it's not just one person that favors him, it is a whole way of life, a whole industry, a whole social class. having Adam's power behind him means Jules has a whole world behind him.
then in New York when Adam becomes divorced from that world, his source of power, he is reduced to nothing more than a man. now, his favor is not enough, is not going to get Jules anywhere; Adam has lost his value as the symbol of the powerful underground and thus it becomes clear that he offers very little value on a personal level. he loses his mythology, his veneer, and in the end is just a petty, insecure, "pathetic little man whose glory days are over".
it's a story about disillusionment, about realising the person you fell in love with was only ever just a person, not what you thought they represented.
If there is anything that can rival this comic in my affections right now, it would be perfumery. So I thought Wow, wouldn't it be a GREAT idea to combine the two?
[montage of raiding the spice cabinet, speading hours on Fragrantica, screaming into a pillow because I don't have any real materials to work with]
Since you can't smell a post (where's THAT update, tumblr?) I made moodboards to evoke the notes! I have never made moodboards before in my life. I also just had to match them to the character colors which. well it was sure A Process!
But after a week of toil, my labour has finally borne fruit. Without further ado, allow me to introduce
the « Distant Shores » collection!
[warning: images of syringe, substances, guns]
Starting with our protagonist and definitely very reliable narrator:
A strong opening; a firm first impression that fades into something distinctive, yet unintrusive. Something you remember without noticing. It's all too easy to relax around this scent, soft and sweet and down-to-earth as it may appear, but what seems like innocence is a lure. Let yourself be entranced, and you might just pay with your life.
Moonshine
« Just remember: it's us or them. »
Head: bergamot, brandy, apple
Heart: tobacco, geranium, vetiver
Base: leather, ozone, iso e super, metallic notes
At once sharp and heady, at once warm and frigid. The smell of a host at a drunken party, standing above the masses and counting his earnings. Perhaps you make it past the acidic beginnings, perhaps you are rewarded in passionate embrace. It never lasts, though, and soon you are left holding nothing but the cold night air.
Loud and foul-mouthed, the charisma of this scent comes precisely from being unconcerned with disapproval. Sit a little with this rather confronting personality, and you discover a surprisingly gentle warmth underneath. It was the closest thing you'd had to a home. Now you stand, feet in the sand, as acrid regret drifts through the air.
vaporwave
discoholicmusic
turnnoffyourmind
jacobvanloon
2087
ellievsbear
