[hildeeveraert]

[dearorpheus]

The perfume of certain flowers brought by the living to a wake for the dead provided a respite from the smell of putrefaction. The smell of corruption was an aspect of the nightmare set in motion by Eve’s conversation with the serpent. No wonder some of the earliest attempts to produce pleasant smells came straight out of religious practice. The presence of incense indicated class and power, and it also suggested cleanliness — all of which were evidence of the holy. The word “perfume” is derived from the French parfumer (“to scent”), which comes from the Latin per fumare (“to perfuse with smoke”). For Buddhists, the smoke of a censer purified the place of worship and summoned buddhas and jikikoki, the souls of dishonest incense dealers condemned after death to subsist on incense smoke. In Christianity, prayers were commixed with the smoke of frankincense and myrrh. For a brief moment, the smells of dirty transient life could be supplanted by something sweeter.”

— Beau Friedlander, “A Brief History of Scent”

[mintaii]

stranger than you dreamt it

[chrishayley]

Lady Elizabeth Harlander + her green gown FRANKENSTEIN (2025) dir. Guillermo del Toro

[eddie-redcliffe]

He can leave.

[paingoes]

dehumanization tropes i love

-not allowed on furniture. remain standing or kneel on the floor, no sitting

-not allowed to make eye contact 

-being silenced immediately every time they try to speak 

-casual manhandling, being dragged alone because they’re not trusted to move by themselves 

-casual, nonconsensual touch. randomly pulling them closer, absently playing with hair, manually adjusting their posture

-giving orders without explanation 

-giving orders they know are arbitrary, just to exercise power

-talking about them like they aren’t even in the room 

-authorizing other people to monitor and control them

-being kept in restraints 24/7, with movement restricted even further in their downtime 

-degrading their natural behaviors and reflexes. stare is creepy, smile is ugly, flinching is disrespectful, etc…

-putting down their hobbies/interests

-ascribing ill intent to all their actions and assuming the worst from them

[seth-whumps]

characters raised to be tools

Weapons. Trained, tested, forged in steel and fire. Failure is an inevitability that ends in death. Pain should not be felt--it should be recognized, familiar, and inconsequential

Martyrs. In the form of servants and princes, of leaders and underdogs. If blood is necessary, the martyr will lift their hands and offer it all

Shields. Like tempering a sword, but only to bear and not to lash out. Wounds are medals--not symbols of pride, but symbols of worth. A pretty shield is useless; scars mean a job well done

Experiments. Raised on the cold comfort of a lab table. Restraints are only necessary when they're not in their right mind. Is it honorable, to be twisted beyond recognition? Or is it just a necessary evil?

Monsters. Cruelty, caution, and regarding one as a creature beyond reasonable thought is tempering in its own right. But if you keep a leash at the right length, perhaps the massecre won't reach you. One can hope.

Idols. Pretty face, pretty name, pretty hands around their shoulders and throat. There to seduce, manipulate, force any feeling to come to the surface and twist it to their favor. Any genuinity stays locked behind the guilded cage that surrounds their pretty little heart

Trophies. Status and wealth and the traditions that keep someone at their heels, on their knees, to display and serve and decorate one's ballroom.

Sacrifices. Drenched in honorable clothes, prepared and adored and cleansed. The gift of hope at the cost of one's life. Is it taken with no fight? How can you escape the ropes you were born in?

[destroyed-and-abandoned]

Coolbawn House, Co. Wexford. Built in 1840. In Enniscorthy,County Wexford, Ireland by Simon Marsden

[motherhenna]

Blaming everyone on my dash for making me obsessed w THG and Everlark again goddamn y'all

[jun-hug]

katniss and peeta :(

[moved2fshfish]

everlark victory tour

[owlssin]

you held me the whole way through

when i couldn’t say the words like you

i was scared, indigo, but i wanted to

i was scared, indigo, but i wanted to

[oaluz]

this is just so helpful and freeing to think about

doing the best you can AND trying to do better

taking care of yourself AND needing care from others too

[jonnoxvxrevanche]

this was such a revelation for me to discover and put into practice and - even beyond just helping myself - allowed me to be kinder and more generous with other people generally

[elodieunderglass]

The beginning of the cure for the Problems that Plague us

[tikkunolamorgtfo]

When I say “Dialectical thinking will save your sanity and your soul,” I am not even a little bit joking.

[dancinbutterfly]

(Sighs in DBT therapist)

[motherhenna]

"So that day, in music assembly, the teacher asked who knew the valley song. Your hand shot right up in the air. She stood you up on a stool and had you sing it for us. And I swear, every bird outside the windows fell silent. [...] And right when your song ended, I knew—just like your mother—I was a goner.” [Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins]

[my-random-fandoms]

[thetrekkiehasthephonebox]

Verified: Microsoft 365 gets massive 45% price hike — and it's all to do with AI tools (Tom's Guide - January 17, 2025)

[mothwizard]

oopsie i tripped and spilled my link to archive dot org's downloadable copy of Microsoft office suite for 2007, which features no AI tools and is a powerful word processor that still holds up just fine on windows 10!

[iridessence]

@judelbi

[elliot-amy]

Jennifer Tilly in behind the scenes photos from Bride of Chucky (1998)