I love/hate when my tl is full of beautiful, broken quotes from authors. Excerpts from books and plays that really highlight the tragedy and beauty of humanity.
So enjoy the incoming literary posts, and hope to whatever god you pray to that Mary Shelley doesn't come across my tl. I adore Frankenstein like nothing else. I wonder if my copy is here...
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I know I hurt your feelings when you found out I'd been drinking
You shut down so fast, and cut me out..
Excised me like a leper's spot slowly spreading..
Repugnant, indignant
You kept repeating, I can't believe you picked up the bottle.
I can't believe you picked it up..
So hurt.. so betrayed..
I pleaded with you.. I'm so sorry, I didn't think..
You said, well now you know the rules.
I asked, do you really want to leave.. to go?
And you said, Oh for sure.. Absolutely I'm sure..
And then you were gone..
And I was left dumb-founded.. like the dumbest person ever
You scare me.. I'm so nervous now.
A portion of me wants to take all the blame in this
The part of me that is a sychophant for pain
I'd crucify myself over your hot embers,
Nail myself to your cross-boards
And hang over your fire from the thinnest parts of me until my flesh had absolved itself...
Become nothing but dripping muscle and torched bone
Tissue disgraced
Flapping in the ruthless wind of your words..
Would that even be enough??
Would you forgive me then?
Would you let me back in?
The other part of me knows that what you felt was a deep concern for me..
Compassion
Connection
And it scared you
It surged forth within you rough and overwhelming..
Carrying with it the multitudes..
The leeches that attach themselves to the pure body of your emotions
The shadows and haunts that created your gut instincts
Old as childhood
Ancient as past lives
And when I hurt myself I see now how it hurts you
I see now that when you hurt you protect your heart
From feeling
From falling
Hurting on behalf of another makes you feel powerless
Out of control
It's fear inducing, and when fear is in your system you cut it out
Immediately
You stop up the bleeding.. Hard
Compressing until it feels numb
Extinguished
I understand.. I always understand..
It's exhausting caring for someone who doesn't give a damn about themselves
It's terrifying
For what are you investing into?
Why should you..?
Those are your hard-earned and spent feelings..
Why let them fall into a vacuum of nothingness
A never ending chasm of someone else's profound unhappiness
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ok so the thing is, the kiss really was the best way crowley knew to convey his feelings to aziraphale because nina and maggie were right, they do talk but they never say what they mean.
but that doesn’t mean they don’t understand each other, at least to a certain extent.
and crowley knows aziraphale
he knows that he loves books and plays and the stories made by humanity. he watches his angel learn magic the human way and finds out he learned french the human way and knows better than anyone how much he loves human food. he throws a ball to get nina and maggie together because that’s what the humans in jane austen novels would do.
crowley knows that aziraphale romanticizes humanity, loves the drama and the stories and every little thing that makes humans human.
and what could be more human than a desperate kiss asking someone to stay
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Nico saying that Lewis gives his daughters boxes of presents every Christmas just got caught in my mind.
Imagine you were a mixed race boy born in Hertfordshire, different from everyone else around you. Bullied in school, being raised by your father to compete in a sport where money is very much of essence and you and your family do not have a lot of it. And then you meet this other boy who comes from the kind of life you dream to live one day. You're friends and fierce competitors. You find solace in each other. You visit Monaco for the first time with your friend, dreaming up the life you will have when you make it, when you beat out of the mould that the world thought it could capture you in.
And then you two grow through the ranks and you're at the pinnacle of your sport and you have what it takes to win and the world recognises that you can win. And you win. You win with your friend and fiercest competitor by your side fighting with you for those wins, and this fighting ruins something something that was valuable to both of you when you were still innocent and unsullied by life.
But despite everything that went into the doing and undoing of this relationship, you still realise that this person you once called a friend has a life and family beyond your bitter dynamic. He has children, and children need love and affection and good memories. And you're a better man now so you understand that. So you make sure the kids get gifts on Christmas. And you make sure of it every year. Afterall, if you met someone you loved deeply when you were both kids, wouldn't you feel a pang of nostalgia when they had kids. Wouldn't you try to extend the warmth that you couldn't find for your friend to his children. Afterall, whatever happens during childhood basically remains with you forever.
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Femme Fatale Guide: Purse Essentials For Day & Night (or Any Activity In Between)
Daytime Handbag Essentials:
Keys
Wallet/cardholder (ID[s], credit/debit cards, spare cash – enough for an emergency cab/train ticket, a bottle of water, and a cheap snack plus a little extra is my formula)
Phone/phone charger
Airpods/headphones
Mini sunscreen
Hand lotion
Floss picks in a travel floss dispenser
Mini disposable toothbrushes
Breath mints
Portable stain remover wipes
Hand sanitizer
Lip balm/your everyday lip color
Eyeliner
Brow pencil
Power foundation
Contour/blush stick
Oil blotting sheets
Roll-on perfume
Hair ties
Foldable mini hair brush
Feminine hygiene wipes
Panty liners/pads/tampons
Travel case bandaids
Condoms (not in a wallet, please)
A pen or two
Portable sticky notes
Travel pack of tissues
Spare glasses/contacts & contact solution
Sunglasses
OTC pain relief medicine
Water bottle
Non-perishable snacks (I recommend Larabars, Lupini beans/roasted chickpeas/edamame, roasted nuts/trail mix snack packs, Lupii/Raw Rev vegan protein bars, and freeze-dried fruit)
Nighttime Handbag Essentials:
Keys
Wallet/cardholder (ID[s], credit/debit cards, spare cash – enough for an emergency cab/train ticket, a bottle of water, and a cheap snack plus a little extra is my formula)
Phone/portable phone charger
Mini sunscreen
Hand lotion
Floss picks in a travel floss dispenser
Mini disposable toothbrushes
Breath mints
Portable stain remover wipes
Hand sanitizer
Lip balm/your everyday lip color
Eyeliner
Brow pencil
Mini power foundation
Roll-on perfume
Hair ties
Foldable mini hair brush
Feminine hygiene wipes
Panty liner (and maybe a pad/tampon, depending on the time of the month)
Portable makeup remover wipe (or two)
Portable cleansing towelette (or two)
Travel case bandaids
Condoms (at least two – not in a wallet, please)
Disposable foot socks
OTC pain relief medicine
Vitamin B-complex, Vitamin C, and Vitamin D supplement (one of each – for after or the morning after drinking)
Necessary Edit: This list is meant to be a comprehensive guide, designed to be personalized. If you don't think you need some of these items, [pick and choose at your discretion].
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