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My favorite thing about Lenore is that she just wants to be gay do crimes but then she inadvertently gets put in charge of a group of feral children and ends up befriending them so hard she ends up in a divorce arc

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sacrificial//sacred

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drew another one! Really liked rendering this

speed paint under the cut

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Hey I never use tumblr anymore but here's all these cosplays I havent posted here

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A star is born! Bernice based off of a Liza Minelli photoshoot for Cabaret, she’s one of my favorite actresses of all time!

Ref under cut :)

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What do I write in my notes😭

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I’m working at my local art store :))

HI! I’m so glad you liked my post that reminded me to check in on you! SO how are you? ><

I’m great! Finally done with school for this year so I’ve been chilling until I start my summer job next week 🥲 Hru?

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propaganda I am falling for:

anything to do with vampires

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HI! I’m so glad you liked my post that reminded me to check in on you! SO how are you? ><

I’m great! Finally done with school for this year so I’ve been chilling until I start my summer job next week 🥲 Hru?

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Berenice has my favorite specter form <3

I just also really like vampires

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Yaoi -> psychological horror <3

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Berenice has never had control over her life and she has never sought it. She enjoyed spending her days having fun and partying allowing Sterling to take full responsibility but also control over Bee and Egaeus. Even in Sterling's death Berenice is only a witness and Egaeus is the initiator. Similarly in Nevermore she is always the follower and never the leader. She follows other people even when she doesn't like their plans and she's uncomfortable being put in a leadership position.

Is it possible that this behavior is related to her subconscious belief that if she does not obey she will be abandoned? Although it didn't work with Sterling. This may also be due to Bee's fear of being considered madwoman. However this part of her character hadn't been explored much yet and I might have read too deeply.

I think it's ironic that despite their differences Berenice and Will are both the most manageable members of their groups. No wonder they ended up in Montresor`s chains. And what sucks the most is that Berenice got into this shit because she finally took the initiative and responsibility to protect Eulalie.

I like that the wording used by the voices pushes Berenice into her comfort zone, "don't think about the consequences and just do as you're told, let others take the initiative", almost like "if you're not in control of your own life, nothing is really your fault"

This may also explain her addiction to alcohol. Even on the first reading I got hooked on Egaeus` "perfect excuse" line. Sure thing, get involved in an ethically controversial threesome and then kill a man, it's all just drunken frolics.

Right now Berenice doesn't have a sugar daddy or a psychopathic cousin or a bottle of absinthe by her side, but there are damn devil voices that literally push her to stab her friend. And resisting them is much more difficult, and the consequences are much more terrible, and what will Bee do now, again led by someone else straight into the abyss?

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Let's talk about the most poorly studied member of the squad: Berenice.

Despite the first impression, Berenice seems to be the most pragmatic and rational of the misfits. Although she looks frolicsome, fearless, mischievous even, she also dislikes challenges, prefers not to get into big troubles and is used to choosing the line of least resistance. She seems to me like a hedonist who doesn't mind having some fun, but doesn't want to sacrifice her comfort and take unnecessary risks.

In the haunted mansion she suggested they all sit in the bushes instead of taking a losing fight.

When Montresor and Will attack, she tries to escape and leave Lenore alone, and the only one who prevents her from doing so is Eulalie. I don't really blame Berenice for this situation, because she only met Lenore yesterday, but damn it, Bee actually was ready to throw her to Monty (but not ready to leave Eulalie. I know what you are)

In the hideout she is the only one who vehemently opposes Lenore's plan to escape, and to be honest, her words make some sense.

She also changes her mind very quickly in the forbidden wing scene. Although Berenice previously seemed excited about the idea of breaking some rules, she agrees with Morella that this place is pretty creepy and is ready to back down. And again it is Eulalie who made her to stay.

Berenice seems to quickly light up with any idea and just as quickly fades away at the slightest difficulty. Although she doesn't like unnecessary obstacles, she also lacks the determination to stand by her opinion to the end: in all the scenes I've mentioned, she eventually gives up. She grumbles, but follows Eulalie`s dowsing rods; she emphasizes that she doesn't like the idea of escape, and still swears a blood oath. It seems that her habit of choosing the easiest path also makes her poorly predisposed to long–term conflict: in the end, agreeing with the majority is also the line of least resistance.

I think this frame and this line sums up Berenice's approach to life quite well.

She is less competitive than Lenore, less sacrificial than Morella, less snide than Duke, but more rational than Eulalie and more active than Pluto. To be honest, I'm glad that she ended up in the same group as Lenore and Morella in the last episodes, because Berenice will definitely be able to stop them from sacrificing their lives for each other in the most noble but stupid way.