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What I think: wow I can’t believe the word “hark” means “listen, pay attention” and a major role of the Harkers in the story is to notice important details, record conversations, gather information and otherwise defeat Dracula by listening and paying attention

What I say: my favorite part of Dracula is when the Harkers said “it’s Harkin’ time!” and harked all over the place

#the pains of being an english phd #... this is just academia #today's tumblr thing is *spins wheel* dracula

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Dracula voice: I would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for my lawyer, his wife, his wife’s girlfriend, his wife’s girlfriend’s fiancé and their extra boyfriends the Cowboy and the doctor and the doctor’s thesis advisor who knows how to kill vampires for some reason!

#today's tumblr thing is *spins wheel* dracula

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Dracula Daily Year 1: Aww, our good friend Jonathan is poor little meow meow.

Dracula Daily Year 2: Our good friend Jonathan is in a legit horror story, and I have literary analysis to share.

Dracula Daily Year 3: We have created a metanarrative wherein not only is our good friend Jonathan in a legit horror story, but he is also cursed to live in a horrifying time loop until we stop doing this.

#today's tumblr thing is *spins wheel* dracula

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Van Helsing in movie adaptations: Dracula's nemesis

Van Helsing in the book: Dracula's real estate lawyer's wife's girlfriend's fiancé's boyfriend's university professor

#today's tumblr thing is *spins wheel* dracula

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#today's tumblr thing is *spins wheel* dracula

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Guys. I can feel it already. THIS is the year. This is the year that Jonathan Harker will go on his business trip with no issue. Just a lovely train ride through Europe where he collects paprika recipies for Mina, meets some friendly, living people looking to buy properties in England, and then returns home safely.

Free him from the time loop.

#today's tumblr thing is *spins wheel* dracula

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its "queer subtext" this "queer subtext" that until its aromantic subtext then its fucking CRICKETS from everyone. embarrassing

#popular princesses #aromanticism as a radical stance #ace pride

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what if i told you that a lot of “Americanized” versions of foods were actually the product of immigrant experiences and are not “bastardized versions”

#i am what i cook #geography weirdly needs its own tag #history

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Ooooh apparently it starts tonight so here's some important advice for people watching Eurovision this week!!

1.) Don't.

#make karaoke not war

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I think the funniest dynamic for arranged-marriage royalty would be a queen who came here 100% prepared to murder her future husband and rule as a widow queen in her own right, only to discover that the king is autistic as hell and responds to her wish to rule with "oh thank god please do, I don't want to be bothered by these people. I can just tell them to go bother you instead, if you really want that. I've got beetles I wanted to study."

#nerds says het rights #tumblr writes

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May I present: Leda and the Swan Princess! It's based on this post about a swan princess who refuses to go quietly in obscurity when cursed. (If you liked this one you will probably also like my other comics which you can find on my pinned post).

If you enjoyed and want to support a queer art student, you can tip me over on my Ko-fi! Tips help me out dramatically while I'm still in school!

#tumblr writes #art

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the ache of nostalgia

#sincere

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Theoden appreciation post

#lotr #rest in peace

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Reminder that even if your asexuality or aromantism could have a “different source”, if these terms help you feel safe and advercate you needs you can still use them!

Maybe you are a “late bloomer” or “too young to know” but maybe the identity means you can explain yourself better, you can find others who feel the same, you can take things at your own pace. That’s OK.

Maybe you’re on medication, maybe you have some sort of neurodivergence that is affecting things. If these terms help explain your emotions or how you are “lacking” a certain thing, that’s OK.

Maybe you’re trans and you’re not sure how your dysphoria effects it. Identities and feelings are confusing. That’s OK.

Cause for every person who realises the terms no longer fit, there’s someone who wishes they used the terms earlier. If you have shared experience, if the terms help you define yourself and protect yourself or hell just give a small sense of belonging that’s OK.

You’re welcome here

#aromanticism as a radical stance #ace pride

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Astrology's weird bc if you've only ever had fun with it and come across someone w seething hatred for it you're understandably like, what the fuck is this person's problem? But also if you've seen someone take it Too Far, any mention of it understandably becomes a red flag

Like imagine if you really liked Pokemon and you're like, "I really don't see why people would hate this unless they're just assholes for no reason?" Like it's a totally normal opinion opinion to have. But also imagine if you took a quiz and learned you were a Bug type and people stopped talking to you because they were like "It's in your nature to be emotionally manipulative." It would also be totally normal to be like "Oh okay fuck Pokemon fans then."

Now you may be like, "But the latter situation doesn't happen!" and that tells me you are fortunate because you have not dealt with the worst that the west coast of America has to offer

#queers against astrology

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#memes #i laughed so hard i almost cried

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