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group dynamic: expedition one

“the brother,” adrian: favors revenge / loyal / violent / prioritizes defense (through weaponry) / emotional / always protective of the group / team-oriented

“the sister,” ally: favors victory / loyal alone / violent / prioritizes defense (through studying enemies) / logical / protective to a point / self-oriented

“the lover,” talia: favors justice / loyal / violent (when necessary) / prioritizes nutrition and shelter / logical / always protective of the group / team-oriented

“the pacifist,” elias: favors peace / altruistic / non-violent / prioritizes water source / emotional / protective to a point / team-oriented

“the other,” dmitri: favors self-preservation / alone loyal / violent (when necessary) / prioritizes medicine / emotional / protective to a point / self-oriented

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Pedro Salinas, tr. by Ruth Katz Crispin, from Memory in My Hands: The Love Poetry of Pedro Salinas; “The voice I owe to you”

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you know when you’re hanging out with someone and you feel the first inkling that the vibe between you has changed and you just have this silent moment of pre-emptive grief as you realize ah. they’re going to become someone i used to know soon

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Naomi Shihab Nye, “Sometimes I Pretend.” A Maze Me: Poems for Girls

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Look. I know a slightly chewed up flower isn’t quite on par with those brandy barrels alpine rescue dogs purportedly have, but someone might need an emergency flower or something. It could happen.

(PRINT💐)

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Franz Wright, from Earlier Poems; “Poem in Three Parts: 2. The Wound”

[Text ID: The wound that never healed but learned to sing.]

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pov: you’re part of expedition one. see more here.

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weaving: the brother and the sister. a study in blended families, strength in numbers, love beyond reason, a codependent cycle, “replacing” someone you loved and lost, and people you must love from afar.

“holy things in this world” by emery allen

“view photography of person hands while holding” by priscilla du preez

“a brother named gethsemane” by natalie diaz

“two kids in sand during daytime” by kelly sikkema

“fairycosmos” on tumblr

“unity” from supernatural

“a self portrait in letters” by anne sexton

“person in black sweater and blue denim jeans” by riccardo mion 

“dance of freedom and desire” by toni morrison

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“AFTER YOU DIED [...] MY LIFE BECAME A FUNERAL.”  the original siblings: the brother and the undead. a study in grief, death in the family/death becomes the family, “love is so short / forgetting is so long,” mental illness, and survivor’s guilt.

“hd photo” by brock wegner, the undead

“tom the toad lyrics” by tracy ruhlman, here

“boy in blue jacket lying on bed” by gabriel tovar, both

“motion sickness” by phoebe bridgers

“two kids in sand during daytime” by kelly sikkema, both

“haunting” by halsey

“person in white long sleeve shirt holding on gray metal fence” by toan nguyen, the brother

“human acts” by han kang

“tonight i can write” by pablo neruda, here

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weaving: the sister. a study in the (self-appointed) chosen one, enabling a codependent cycle, sacrificing for the greater good, the pitfalls of perfectionism, becoming the villain, and truly earning redemption.

“the night, the poem” in extracting the stone of madness: poems 1962-1972, alejandra pizarnik 

“pachinko” by min jin lee

“amalie ludovika” by joseph karl stieler (edited) and “flowers and mirror” by abbott fuller graves

“I am forever chained to myself; that’s what I am, and that’s what I must try to live with.” letter to felice bauer by franz kafka

“working for the knife” by mitski

“euphoria” with rue bennett

“questions for ada” by ijeoma umebinyuo

“east of eden” by john steinbeck

“hd photo” by devon janse van rensburg

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weaving: the brother. a study in consuming grief, the insatiable need to protect, healthy masculinity, coming to terms with your sexuality, the importance of mental health, and breaking a codependent cycle.

“crush” by richard siken

“man in water” by mubariz mehdizadeh

“human acts” by han kang

“midday sleep” by deviantart elifkarakoc

“wishbone” by richard siken

photograph by aitor frias and cecilia jimenez

“martyr” by depeche mode

“man in forest at night” by fayiz musthafa

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weaving: the peacemaker. a study in violence is never the answer, there is no such thing as an enemy, hope is maturity, humanity over survival, and choosing light as you walk into the darkness/someone has to sit at the table and say what i have to say.

quote by pablo neruda

“the spring in argentuil” by claude monet

“the left hand of darkness” by ursula k le guin

“haystacks” by claude monet

“antigone” by sophocles (translated)

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“when the outside temperature rises / and the meaning is oh, so clear / one thousand and one yellow daffodils / begin to dance in front of you, oh dear.”  i’m going slightly mad by queen.

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#my middle school english teacher: yellow is a warning#me now: yellow is hope <3#dt#OH HOPE AS A WARNING AS A FEARED INTIMACY AS AN SEEMINGLY UNATTAINABLE FANTASY#THAT IN REALITY NO ONE IS BRAVE ENOUGH TO FIGHT FOR#BECAUSE VIOLENCE AND FORCE ARE COMFORTABLE. THEY ARE UNDERSTOOD.#violence is easy hope is hard#'it's not easy to see something that's never been done before: a good world'

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i once believed [real] love would be burning red, but it’s golden like daylight.

A  [#FFCF5F]  THE LOVER + THE PEACEMAKER.  you give me hope and i give you the same.

B  [#FF9B00]  THE BROTHER + THE LOVER.   you are the sunset i want to end my days with.

C  [#FF0600]  THE BROTHER + THE OTHER.  you are my own through thick and thin.

D  [#A10000]  THE BROTHER + THE SISTER.  i love you deeply, dangerously; to the point of self destruction. "i love you" means "i’ll let you kill me."

E  [#000000]  THE SISTER + THE OTHER.  this is hatred. i am comfortable with hatred... but when you reach for my hand, i take it all the same.

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The person who grew up expecting to be the “chosen one” learns that they are meant to destroy the world, not save it.