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If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

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Winter

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Warmth

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Possesion

Original work by Néstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre

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Pus

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🇺🇸 & 🇬🇧 (Bellini and Lawrence)

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redraw??? study??? whatever

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Them but a bit younger😔👉👈

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its ok thomas he still loves you for who you are

pt 2 with tedesco under the cut

tedesco makes sure that people remember traditional values

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“He had known what it was to desire, and to be desired, both by women and by men. And yet he had never succumbed to physical attraction” makes it sound like he had to fight twinks off with a stick

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the conclave book constantly emphasizes how being a pope is basically a lonely death sentence. cardinals close to being elected pope are isolated out of respect and awe, popes can't go out to eat at their favorite restaurants or go on strolls, they're constantly targeted as the head of the church etc..

the book frames benitez as, literally and symbolically, a 60ish year old boy who has no idea what hes getting into. he stumbles to think of a name when he gets elected pope, begs lomelli to stay with him to guide him, and even the smallest papal clothes literally do not fit him because he's so tiny. he's framed with a childlike awe and openness needed to lead the church through dark and cynical times

i think another genius moment for the movie is that it frames benitez in almost the opposite direction. movie benitez is quiet and contemplative. he likes lomelli, but in the same way an angel would favor a prophet. he's the only one to care about His Holiness' turtles and see their virtue despite their apparent stupidity, which is obviously a reflection of how His Holiness saw the cardinals and the rest of the Kingdom of God. From the very beginning, he is isolated from the other cardinals, never really shown to discuss things with anyone other than lawrence. In the end when he scolds tedesco, you dont get the impression of a wise childlike figure speaking up against a bully, you get the impression of moses telling ramses to let his people go.

and in the end when movie benitez is elected pope, he pauses. he refuses to get dressed until lawrence sees him about the one issue he knows will be a problem. he comes into the papacy knowing he will make a great sacrifice, and he treats it that way.

tldr book benitez is a 60ish year old boy wearing papal clothes too big for him to fully handle, movie benitez is a man walking up cavalry hill, both are my babies, thank you for coming to my ted talk

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Vincent muy feli d tener tan buen amiwi <3333

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in the novel it specifies that vincent goes over to bring thomas food bc he isnt eating but bc it isnt shown in the movie it just looks like thomas invited vincent over just to watch while everyone fights which is objectively funnier

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so i watched conclave