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THIS BLOG IS NOW AN ARCHIVE

NEW BLOG CAN BE FOUND HERE

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THIS BLOG IS NOW AN ARCHIVE

NEW BLOG CAN BE FOUND HERE

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fuck it i hate my tags and how feckin messy this blog is. i'm pulling the trigger and moving this week.

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i need to stop fucking around and just buy my own copy of the omnibus so i can annotate it all i want

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Lin-Manuel Miranda lovin’ it ♥ - Moana Extras

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smooches pullman (for the daemons and all they symbolize in the world of h.dm) kicks pullman in the dick (for alamo gulch and chapter 3 of t.he a.mber s.pyglass)

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not enough people acknowledge the fact that lee's daemon being a prey animal actually has weight on his character and isn't just a neat aesthetic choice by pullman.

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More Hester spam with Lyra and Lee

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DO U CARE HER???????

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Hester's eyes are teeth, sharp and unpleasant. She is telling him something he knows, deep down, to be true about himself. She won't stop. He can't look away from her. Something is breathing down the back of his neck.

HE'S WAITING FOR the rattle of the rattlesnake's tail -- the harbinger of fear that brought the comfort of knowing it was a dream & it would be over soon -- but it never comes. the nightmare isn't like his usual: its too real. he's still in the balloon's basket, & lyra was still curled up nice & safe just like she had been when lee had decided to go to bed. all that was different was his beloved hester, who spoke in a cruel voice that didn't suit her.

& her eyes. the beautiful gold seemed to have been carved away, leaving gaping maws of hell that grinned a human grin upon her hare face.

" our family tree has been rotted since its first seed was planted, lee, " she hisses, moving toward him in a way that reminds him of a cliff ghast about to strike its prey, " we're no different. "

" this isn't real. you're not my hester. " lee affirms, taking a step away from the monstrosity. she laughs, but its not hers. its an awful sound that makes his hair stand on end.

" aren't i? don't i always tell you the truth lee? keep you on the level? stop you from being stupid and getting us killed? "

he says nothing. only affirms quietly to himself this is not real, & will pass. he's still waiting for the rattlesnake & hester -- his hester, not this thing tormenting him -- jumping on his chest to wake him.

she continues, " healthy branches always rot with the rest of the tree, lee. did you know, when the chips are down & things are truly desperate, arctic hares will eat their kits? "

now lee feels breath on his neck. someone is here.

" this. isn't. real. " he repeats through gritted teeth, even as he moves to stand between this thing pretending to be his hester & lyra, " is this the work of a witch? what the hell is this? "

@nightmarecountry

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when lyra first meets lee in the books and in the show, she has no idea what to think of him. he introduced as a hustler with a shabby hare dæmon. she does not trust him. compare that to how her parents are introduced to us/her (asriel being her "cool uncle" that immediately almost breaks her arm and how marisa is introduced.) her parents are introduced to us the audience as people lyra should be able to trust, but they wind up being the worst people for her. lee is introduced as someone lyra can't get a read on and doesn't trust, but he winds up being the most responsible and most consistent parental figure for her.

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every damn time i see a video of a man playing with a bunny i think of lee and hester and i simply cry

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a reminder that lee doesn't remember his dreams: only his nightmares

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“I will do anything for you” is not a promise I make lightly.

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it's so subtle but in the show hester reacts to sounds quicker than lee and that is SO TASTY 🤌🤌🤌 GOOOOOOOD SHIT H.BO/B.BC GOOOOOOOOD SHIT.