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all i want in book 3 is at least one moment where this is their dynamic

the thing about being alone is that it’s so peaceful and freeing and cool apart from the evenings you descend into literal hell

what are your twenties if not an endless string of the ghosts of who you thought you would become

THIS. IS. BEAUTIFUL.

saw a photo of this sculpture and instantly thought of the manuscript party in ninth house by @lbardugo so… did this little 2hr drawing. feeling absolutely bananagrams. 

In light of the title and release date of Hell Bent (unhinged squeal) I was rereading Ninth House and, man, I refuse to even acknowledge the possiblity that Darlingstern might not happen. Like, Alex remembers the feeling of Darlington's body lying pressed against her way too many damn times for it to be platonic. Seriously, it's around four times.

characters about their morally grey bf: so WHAT if he’s the devil? at least the devil has a JOB! at least he’s active in the community!

anthony bridgerton is the most MESSY person alive im literally on the floor. he’s like i will have a terrible time finding a wife, what is poetry idk what that is, i will be the pettiest man alive, i will make the most ABSURD faces at the sister of the girl im trying to woo (affectionate and derogatory), i’ll bite ur dog, idk what women like lol i’ll just give her a horse, time to go crash a party ig, i will pout like a baby if you steal my mallet, how dare you insult my boots, miss sharma is AGGRAVATING why am i FEELING things for her literally what is this, oh wait it’s love lol gotta propose to her sister now, tHaT kNoT wOnT hOLd, oh no i’ve fallen in the water ahaha how silly of me. his entire demeanor is just “looks like i can’t gaslight gatekeep girlboss my way out of this one folks ://” and i love him SO much for it literally what an icon

“And it is not far enough!”

“Do you think there’s a corner of this Earth that you could travel to far away enough free me from this torment?”

“[…] that honor is hanging by a thread that grows more precarious with every moment I spend in your presence”

“You are the bane of my existence”

“And the object of my desires”

Is it weird that his furious expression makes it even hotter for me? Do I have issues? (Don't answer that)

Truly. Bless this show.

I still can't breathe

“do you think that there is a corner of this earth that you could travel to far away enough to free me from this torment? i am a gentleman. my father raised me to act with honor, but that honor is hanging by a thread that grows more precarious with every moment i spend in your presence. you are the bane of my existence. and the object of all my desires. night and day, i dream of you. and what i…do you even know all the ways a lady can be seduced? the things i could teach you.”

Encanto magic rant

So. I loved Encanto very much. I am Latin American and that movie speaks so much to me because I love and appreciate my culture so much. But I've run into people that don't feel the same story-wise. They said there was something missing or not quite making sense so here I am just having watched some parts of the movie over again.

Story-wise this movie is different since it doesn't exactly follow the structure of other animated Disney movies: introduction, problem, climax, resolution (or something like that--remember I'm just here to rant). Encanto focuses so much on its characters and their introductions that I believe they become the plot itself. There is no villain, only an antagonist in Abuela Alma. There are no clear answers to many questions (Why did Mirabel not get a gift? What was her gift in the end? Did she even have one? Where did the magic come from? Why did it burn out? Why did it come back?), only interpretations can be made. I'll share my interpretations of these questions next.

Well, first of all, if Encanto is as based on Latin American literature as I think it is, then the magic just is. It exists. It doesn't need a reason. Magical Realism as a genre is just magic within the "normal" world with no explanation needed. It just exists and intertwines with regular life. So that's that on that explanation lol.

(This is the moment to add a disclaimer: I absolutely empathize with Abuela Alma. She went through a lot, but it doesn't change nor justify her actions or the repercussions these had on her family. I still love her even though I hated her a lot a little in the movie. Ok. It's complicated, I know.✨Latin American family dynamics.✨ Moving on.)

Regarding Mirabel's gift here's where it gets interesting. I believe that Mirabel has the gift that was supposed to be Abuela Alma's. Abuela Alma was given the candle, hence the Encanto, for safety; she was basically appointed the leader of the people with her. Her purpose was to keep the Encanto safe. But the Encanto is not only the physical place--her children are a part of it as well, as they are magical and so is every descendant of theirs. So, what happens when the children and grandchildren don't feel happy or safe because of the pressure Alma puts on them? The Encanto fades away (or breaks) because Alma is not caring for the Encanto (her family) properly.

Here's where Mirabel comes in. She is the one most in contact with their Casita: she speaks to it, notices the small changes in its behavior, gets the most help from it, etc. She is the one noticing something wrong with the magic in general and is the one that starts looking for a way to fix it, while Alma, who is supposed to be its protector and caretaker, just brushes Mirabel's worries off and accuses her of jealousy. A clear example of this is in the scene with Isabela's song where Mirabel listens and understands how unhappy Isabela has always been with her role in the family. Right after she accepts Isabela for who she wants to be and Isabela starts using her gift in a way that makes her happy the cracks in the Casita begin to heal. Mirabel's acceptance and nurture keep the family together. That's her gift.

Mirabel helps her family realize that they are not their gifts. Look at Luisa--she feels absolutely useless without her gift to the point where she breaks down because she loses it. Alma sort of conditioned her love with the magical gifts given to each family member. And without their gifts, Alma wouldn't appreciate them (look what happened to Mirabel) and that didn't make them feel safe or happy. Only when they all felt loved and safe and accepted for being their true selves (without their magic) was the magic able to come back. And who did that? Mirabel. And how did it happen? When she put the knob on the door like how the rest of her family members got their own gifts and rooms. Only she didn't get a mere room, she got a magic HOUSE that is supposed to reflect her gift. And who inhabits it? Her FAMILY.

In the end, Alma and Mirabel's gift (according to my theory) is not physical like the rest of their family's, their gift is more subjective. They are protectors.

If you made it this far, I love you, thanks for reading my rant❤️

Good morning! I’m salty.

I think we, as a general community, need to start taking this little moment more seriously.

This, right here? This is asking for consent. It’s a legal necessity, yes, but it is also you, the reader, actively consenting to see adult content; and in doing so, saying that you are of an age to see it, and that you’re emotionally capable of handling it.

You find the content you find behind this warning disgusting, horrifying, upsetting, triggering? You consented. You said you could handle it, and you were able to back out at any time. You take responsibility for yourself when you click through this, and so long as the creator used warnings and tags correctly, you bear full responsibility for its impact on you.

“Children are going to lie about their age” is probably true, but that’s the problem of them and the people who are responsible for them, not the people that they lie to.

If you’re not prepared to see adult content, created by and for adults, don’t fucking click through this. And if you do, for all that’s holy, don’t blame anyone else for it.

It’s not my fault. It’s Richard Madden. 

Listen, I know he's the bad guy...but I'm still going to simp I'm sorry. It's Richard Madden I don't make the rules.

been thinkin about this lately and i think i want a small life. not a BAD life n not an ISOLATED life n not a CLOSED life but just. small. with defined boundaries. i want a job that will sustain me that doesn't require exhaustion to survive. i want a place to live that's big enough for me to choose every part of it; just enough shelf for mugs i love, just enough cabinet for a neat set of paints, just enough closet for clothes i actually like wearing not just ones i tolerate. i want to do little routines and make small batches of things and be a regular somewhere. i just want to have something contained and clear that's mine, mine, mine

Reason number 1625384628273 why I love Ben Barnes. He 100% brought the character to life.

I’m just thinking about how Ben Barnes performance is so good because he actually took it seriously. I feel like it’s so easy for men who act in these teen romance adaptations to completely dismiss the story and it’s value. Like even though I love Robert Pattinson in Twilight, he hated the books. And even if that isn’t obvious in his performance, it’s still there. Ben Barnes clearly mined that text and fully understood everything about the Darkling and it shows every time he’s on screen. This man is the new standard and that’s why his performance is one of the best that’s ever existed in an adapted work.

This scene... THIS FUCKING MOMENT

It may be my favorite of ALL TIME.

The longing, the compassion, he NEEDS her, the way he grabs her, the gleam in his eyes, the unspoken feelings that don't need to be said because their bodies and expressions say it all. It's perfect. It shows just how incredible their chemistry is.

Omg hi. I just learned that Lethe is one of the five rivers of the Underworld in Greek mythology and ALSO is the river of forgetfulness. According to the myths, the good souls of the dead had to drink from Lethe and it would make them forget what they'd done and suffered in life.

Do you think maybe MAYBE somebody is going to lose their memories in book 2 in order to get Darlington back? Maybe Darlington or Alex? Oh God I don't know, I guess I'm grasping at straws by now.

ok while i wouldn’t mind a alina corruption arc what i rly want is a half domesticated aleks w a slightly more nuanced alina. i don’t want them to take over the world but i do want them to form a government in which they actively plan a role in and which focuses on ensuring that the actual problem is solved. this is what i want instead of a “oh aleks bad bc he lied to me and he must be evil bc he wants for freedom for grisha which ofc means he’s just being power hungry so let me go on a mission to kill him without solving the problem and then let my just retire to a bloody farm— still without solving the problem because that’s so perfect” alina and co storyline. like cmon i’m not asking for much and i’m literally just improving what happened soooo...

I can't explain how much I love this book and Leigh Bardugo and this story and the details and the characters and I'm sorry I'm a mess bye

Ninth House Spoilers!

Okay but,

“She was Dante. He was Virgil. [...] Later, she’d looked them up and discovered that Virgil had been Dante’s guide as he descended into hell.”

I think it’s poetic that ninth house ended with Dante (Alex) on a quest to go to Hell to get Virgil (Darlington) back.

I really hope this reblog doesn't come back to bite me in the ass, but I get so sensitive with those quotes and I really want it to be endgame. She misses him and wanted to look nice for the ritual.

alex's internal monologue is like *darlington* *come back* *forgive me* *i forgive you* *darlington come back* *i miss my boyfriend*

I really need a novella or else it was a horrible ending that I will proceed to ignore. *eyeroll*

The Potential Life of Addie Larue

(And How It Was Thwarted By The Final Chapter)

If you haven’t already read this post by @bluebellss1 I would highly recommend reading that first because it was what inspired this one (I was going to reblog and add on to the original post, but my own interpretation got so long I thought it might be easier to make a new one 🙈).

I love everything about the above mentioned post. And while I’m not a huge fan of shipping characters based off of themes/motifs (I’d rather ship them based on in-text evidence), I’ll admit there’s something that should have been super satisfying about Addie/Luc, but that the ending of TILOAL failed to provide for its characters and readers.

As bluebellss said, Addie represents the stars, and the symbolism for this is not at all subtle. The recurring phrase “a constellation of stars” in reference to Addie is evidence enough, and I believe Schwab even described Addie as a “girl made of stars” in an Instagram post before the book was released.

We know Luc is the night/darkness. We’re told this point blank, time and time again throughout the book. 

So when is the only time we ever truly see stars? At night. And what is darkness if we don’t have light to compare it to? Nothing.

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I just finished reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and I just cannot get over Luc’s running gag of subtly announcing to the world he is a forest spirit. Like his surnames of Dubois and Wald (both meaning of the forest/forest in their respective languages) and the fallen angel themes and forest mask in his speakeasy. Luc is so confident, clever, and subtle all at the same time. We cannot help but stan.

I just finished The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab and all I could think about was "why does this feel like a darklina AU?" Anyway, I loved it. Beautiful. Would 100% read a novella about Luc and Addie playing cat and mouse for centuries.

Hi, I made a very niche meme.

Luc: *appears*

Me:

insp

WHAT

I’m not saying that that drink represents the food of the Underworld like Hades did when he offered some pomegranate seeds for Persephone to bound her to his kingdom BUT-

“Let me. It isn’t real. Let me.”

Oh this is too good.

and it’s really such a shame ’cause i was miss here to stay... goodbye mr. perfectly fine, how’s your heart after breaking mine?