It could be worth it.

I'm Tara. Femme fatale, ingénue, amateur philosopher, and certified damsel in distress. The whole universe interests me.

[mypeterpancomplex-blog]

“After all: who doesn’t wish to make a spectacle of his loneliness?”

— The History of Love, Nicole Krauss

[blazeofgold-deactivated20190921]

unfortunately, boys

[terpsikeraunos]

insults i learned from wuthering heights

he’s such a cobweb, a pinch would annihilate him

cockatrice

I’d rather be hugged by a snake

by chance, you’ve managed tolerably

pitiful changeling

it is not poisoned, though I prepared it

don’t degrade yourself into an abject reptile

thou saucy witch

[greelin]

if at first you don't succeed

Scream

[incel-wheatley]

i could fix him but honestly whatever the hell is wrong with him is way funnier

[mydaylessday]

[mydaylessday]

Winter film

[unpudding-deactivated20170830]

(by Beril Acar)

[rslashrats]

the saddest beanie baby related thing ever is still trap the mouse. no birthday

[rslashrats]

[southernsideofme-deactivated201]

[ecarretsamcp-deactivated2017112]

Gays are only acceptable in the form of Soviet propaganda

[captainlordauditor]

every time i see that last picture it completely baffles me as to what ELSE it could possibly be meant as does anyone know what the children are supposed to represent?

[langsandlit]

what a beautiful family

[thelanguagesnerd-deactivated201]

fun fact: the word comrade (同志) in mandarin chinese has become a slang word for “gay”

[veresfika]

day 19(?): boredom got way worse, trying to make myself a victorian friend

[veresfika]

gained conciousness, not ashamed to show some tits

[veresfika]

no more bare tits

[veresfika]

oh shit a bow

[veresfika]

[veresfika]

having a moment

[veresfika]

[veresfika]

🎶sleeves sleeves sleeves makin puffsleeves gonna look like french meringue doesnt even rhyme at all not even a little bit🎵 shhhh shhhh go away kitty

[veresfika]

aight folks that’s it for today i have some booing to do at the tv about some shitty and inaccurate costumes

[veresfika]

good morning sluts, back to work

[veresfika]

fellas im straight up not having a good time im in the middle of a lil meltdown over how much time i’ve spent sewing roses on my skirt before realizing they were anuses (or ani like cacti? 🤔)

[veresfika]

we’re gonna be so pretty

[veresfika]

wig snatched

[veresfika]

[veresfika]

shit do i gotta act like a lady now?

[veresfika]

if I play dead it might goes away

[veresfika]

oh my im getting hotter by the minute

[veresfika]

what a lovely creature im having a real beuty and the beast moment… wait no that bitch is a furry

[improveordie]

[veresfika]

I’m SO flattered (and self-centered) i had to hang up your amd @a-sip-of-anxietea ’s drawings I just love them ❤️

[veresfika]

girl’s night out(ish) 🍻

[arcsin27]

Is she single asking for a friend

[veresfika]

No❤️

[vampirebriar]

[the-real-skeletor]

A meme compilation, theme: emails and how they found you

[the-real-skeletor]

Part 2

[the-real-skeletor]

Part 3

[girlinthepark]

[glumshoe]

My father and I play this… game… in which we both pretend to be attempting to assassinate each other. When we serve the other food or drink, we’ll adopt the most suspicious mannerisms and wording possible, as though the food were secretly poisoned and we are eagerly waiting for them to eat it and die.

The other player pretends that they know their food is poisoned, but must feign ignorance and try to come up with subtle excuses not to eat/drink it without seeming rude or directly confronting the other about the attempted kinslaying.

Wholesome family bonding.

[glumshoe]

Last night my father brought me “a nice tall glass of ice water” and stood there watching me closely as I sipped it. I pretended to swallow, at which point he threw his head back and laughed maniacally.

While he was laughing, I spit the entire mouthful of water that I’d been holding in my mouth onto his shirt, patted my chest, and said, “Oh, dear, Father; I’m afraid this water was just too cold. I need to let it warm up. Why don’t I make us some… tea.”

[glumshoe]

Another thing we do is imply that we have set lethal traps for each other.

“Goodnight Father,” I’ll tell him (because Father with a capital F is the most sinister and threatening thing you can call your dad). “I hope you sleep well tonight. Very well. It would be a shame if something… disturbed you.“ In response, he’ll make an offhand remark about needing to Google the upper age limit for sudden infant death syndrome, or he’ll bring up my “inheritance” and the possibility that he might have worthy bastard children somewhere. 

My mother does not like our game.

[glumshoe]

I didn’t warn him that I’d be filming so this isn’t as fluid as our usual play, but here’s an otherwise typical example of the game:

[glumshoe]

UPDATE: my dad got mad at me because he thought I had taken the game too far by actually sneaking something into his drink and almost choking him.

Turns out he just poured his Coke into the cup we’ve been using to collect burrs we pull from my dog’s fur by mistake and got a mouthful of gross spiky doggy-flavored plant seeds.

“I’m sorry for accusing you,” he said.

“It’s okay,” I said. “I forgive you. It was a good distraction from what I put in your food.”

[brainsella]

fuck i think this guy cracked the code

[noheartgirl]

@polabur

[whitepeopletwitter]

[unchildhood]

ANNE CARSON

‘Ardor (Aghast)’, published in Granta issue 145: Ghosts (2018)

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