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I will never forget when Harold and Julia were like “jude we need to talk” and jude was like “omg they’re gonna call me a loser and say they hate me and that they don’t want to be friends anymore omg this is terrible” and then Harold and Julia were like “jude wanna be our son lmao” <333

#exactly how the scene went down in my head #a little life #harold stein #Julia stein #jude st francis #I have rewritten a little life to be a comedy in my head #it’s how I cope #i will still go to the grave saying I hate this book because I do

Listen to I was all over her by salvia plath and think of jude st. francis when he met Caleb and in the axiom of equality when he talks about his loneliness

#a little life #jude st francis #harold stein #caleb porter #willem ragnarsson #malcom irvine #julia stein #brother luke #this book is breaking me #but I love it sm

which scene from a little life by hanya yanagihara are you?

leave your results in the tags <3

#a little life #jude st francis #willem ragnarsson #hanya yanagihara #harold stein #julia stein #jb marion #malcolm irvine #uquiz tag #my uquiz #uquiz

A Little Life SPOILERS!!!

I finished this book is silence last week. I held it and shut my eyes and tried to process the ending. I’ve seen the quotes at the end, I knew what was coming, but seeing Harold outlive everyone in this story.

First Thought-

I knew how this book was going to end, it was inevitable because Jude wasn’t going to be saved. Still, I had hope that Willem would truly never let him go and somehow that would help him, make him want to stay. There was no way he could forget what happened or move on, but I still wanted some type of comfort for him, a second with no pain of any kind.

Second Thought-

I think that everyone wishes they had a parent like Harold. Someone calm and loving, who never gives up or gets angry. Jude was so full of anger after Willem died, he tried to hurt the people around him, even after throwing things and yelling, Harold loved him. Harold loved him like a father should, it didn’t matter who Jude’s biological parents were, his real parents were Harold and Julia and they loved him and tried to save him until the end.

It breaks my heart that Jude felt like a liar for his entire relationship with Harold. He didn’t reveal his past, and to him it was deceit. Part of me thinks if Jude had shared that burden with others, known it wasn’t just his weight to carry, it might’ve helped. I don’t think Jude could have said or done anything to make Harold stop loving him. There’s a beauty in the paternity of this book.

Third Thought-

As much as A Little Life is about friendship, it is just as much about found families and the idea that it isn’t always genetics that have to bind people together. Jude found the best family in Willem, Malcom, JB, Harold, Julia, Richard, Andy, the Henry Youngs, Lucien, and so many other people. Jude wasn’t a freak to them, he wasn’t broken or a liar, he was part of their family.

Jude was a friend, a son, a lawyer, a mentor, a lover, and so much more than the trauma that he thought defined him. His kindness, his selflessness, his thoughtfulness, and his love were what he was remembered by. How many people truly care about someone else’s comfort at their own expense, every single time. Yes it was selfish for Jude to die, but I can’t blame him, just like Harold couldn’t. How could anyone function when the one person they loved unconditionally, and let into their life fully, just dies? Jude didn’t have time to say goodbye. Jude never got to say goodbye to the people he loved. Not Willem, not even Brother Luke (as much as I hate him, for a while I think Jude did love him).

I have so much to say and I don’t know how to get it all out, but this is a start.

#jude st francis #willem ragnarsson #hanya yanagihara #a little life #Harold and Julia #he never got to say goodbye #paternity #found family #family #love #spoilers #TW #malcolm irvine #jb marion #Harold stein #Julia stein

Day 6: Instrument

Julia Stein, queen of strings. When you no longer have a voice, you find other ways to express yourself.

(Fun Fact: I actually play the cello irl. Strings are beautiful but challenging instruments. You can't just press a button to get sound, but it's worth the effort.)

#The ink demonth #Bendy and the Ink Machine #Julia Stein #The Rewritten Story AU #Simple pleasures #you deserve a break after everything I put you through #so have a fun time on your violin Jules #You might even get Orios to blush. 😍😆

A Little Life Locations (2/8): Truro

The summer after that second year, Harold invited him to their house in Truro, on Cape Cod. “You’ll love it,” he said. “Invite your friends. They’ll love it, too.” And so on the Thursday before Labor Day, once his and Malcolm’s internships had ended, they all drove up to the house from New York, and for that long weekend, Harold’s attention shifted to JB and Malcolm and Willem. He watched them too, admiring how they could answer every one of Harold’s parries, how generous they were with their own lives, how they could tell stories about themselves that they laughed at and that made Harold and Julia laugh as well, how comfortable they were around Harold and how comfortable Harold was around them. He experienced the singular pleasure of watching people he loved fall in love with other people he loved.

- A LITTLE LIFE, HANYA YANAGIHARA

#a little life #a little life book #hanya yanagihara #jude st francis #willem ragnarsson #malcolm irvine #jb marion #harold stein #julia stein #a little life locations #mine

hi there, moments from a little life is where i collect scenes from the book that are important to me whether sad or happy or both or something else entirely.

i read a little life a lot (like.. a lot), but i’m always rediscovering moments that impact me. i’d love to hear about the passage that tugs at your soul. message me, submit a post, or send me an ask to help me curate my collection of moments.

julia.