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It’s not too late to turn back

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Seniors at Vassar College, 1895

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while i'm posting shit no one asked for

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just stumbled across this old demo of strangers from when @vyva-melinkolya first laid down her guitars and lapsteel. good memories :)

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i hate it when people think storing information like documents or other media in the physical form is a waste of space. my coworkers think that the digital form is more convenient and better preserved because 'what if the archive burns down?'

that would be a great tragedy, yes, that's exactly why we mourn the burning of the library of alexandria today. storing information in its physical form risks losing it permanently to elements of nature or time, but there is so much beauty in such pieces of history. i work in a government office that is responsible for very personal matters, including things like proving your origin nationality-wise and having your family history documented. every day i see old, falling apart birth or marriage certificates, extracts from land and mortgage registers or church parishes even from before ww2 – tiny pieces of very personal and very special history. i handle them with care and each time i hear that it would be so much easier to just scan them and put it up in the system but really, would it? maybe it would be more convenient in the moment, but imagine that in 30 years the system we would use is not supported by new computers anymore. like when flash player stopped being supported by adobe, it made a good chunk of internet become lost media. if the same happened to those personal files, the future generations would have no way of accessing it

that said i'm no archivist and i don't disagree with keeping digital copies in case of emergency such as fire or a flood. my city actually got flooded some time ago and the very same office i work for scanned all the files prior so we DO have the copies, it's just that the we consider storing files is in the physical form the primary way!

i wish more people appreciated how important it is to keep your stuff physical. not just documents, but also film cds, music records, books and notes. we, people, started by storing information in ink on stone and we shouldn't forget that our systems and machines have and will let us down

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my chronic pain has become a personality trait of mine at this point because i keep acting like an old man who complains about literally everything every chance he gets

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Snowy countryside

peaklass

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RoyalPrincessAlice様とのコラボで描かせていただきました。 ♟Chess Board Cat 🐈‍https://t.co/9dU3QealxJ

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An hour of enrichment a day keeps your pet house tamed for a while

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the ‘oh. oh.’ is so overrated now because writers stopped making it about the feeling in the moment and started using it like “omg he said the line!!!” type of thing; people assigned enough feelings to it that some writers just slap it at the end of anything romance related and they think they’re good to go, without actually creating the feeling of the og ‘oh. oh.’ themselves.

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the ‘oh. oh.’ is so overrated now because writers stopped making it about the feeling in the moment and started using it like “omg he said the line!!!” type of thing; people assigned enough feelings to it that some writers just slap it at the end of anything romance related and they think they’re good to go, without actually creating the feeling of the og ‘oh. oh.’ themselves.

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Drummond Castle & Gardens in the January snow.  A view resembling embroidered silk.

Sources: Katielee Arrowsmith, HHE

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screw graham i NEED this necklace holy shit

Will Graham in this outfit but specifically this necklace.

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bring back tumblr ask culture let me. bother you with questions and statements

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Twisted Affection: The Complex Dynamic of Hannibal and Will

A Deep Dive into Their Twisted Connection of Love, Power, and Control.

The Beginning of the Obsession

When Hannibal first meets Will, he is intrigued—not by Will’s skill as a profiler, but by his vulnerability. Will's ability to empathize with serial killers allows him to understand their minds, but it also leaves him emotionally exposed. Hannibal, ever the manipulator, sees an opportunity to control and mold Will, drawing him into a world where love and violence are inseparable. For Hannibal, this is not just a bond with another person; it's an opportunity to create something perfect in his own image.

Will's Complicated Draw

Will’s side of the dynamic is equally complex. Initially, he sees Hannibal as a mentor—someone who can understand him, someone who is both detached from the world and yet oddly compassionate. However, as their relationship deepens, Will begins to feel the pull of Hannibal’s influence. There’s an attraction to the strength and power Hannibal exudes, but also a creeping fear that this man might be pushing him to the edge of madness. Will starts to see the darkness in himself that Hannibal has long seen, and it’s hard to resist the temptation of embracing it.

Love or Control?

The crux of their relationship is that Hannibal’s version of love is not about affection or mutual respect. It’s about control. For him, love is the act of possessing the other person completely—bringing them into his world, reshaping them until they are a reflection of him. This is evident in how he guides Will toward darker actions, encouraging him to embrace his darker impulses rather than running from them. He doesn’t want Will to just love him; he wants Will to become him.

Will, for his part, is both repelled and fascinated by Hannibal. There’s a part of him that resists—he knows that Hannibal’s love comes with dangerous strings attached—but there’s another part of him that longs to belong to someone so deeply. As the series progresses, Will becomes more and more intertwined in Hannibal’s web, until it becomes impossible to tell where Will ends and Hannibal begins.

Hannibal’s Love for Will

Despite his manipulative nature, Hannibal does have a form of love for Will—though it's not conventional. It's not the romantic love we're used to seeing, but something darker and more possessive.

Hannibal is attracted to Will’s vulnerability and complexity, seeing him as someone who is both fragile and capable of great darkness—a reflection of himself. His love for Will is deeply obsessive. He wants to mold Will, not just corrupt him, but also bring him into his world and make him his equal.This is why Hannibal continues to try and manipulate Will's emotions and decisions, often nurturing Will’s darker side (through their shared killings and manipulation) while also acting like a protective figure. He wants Will to see him as the only one who truly understands him and be with him in this twisted partnership.

Corrupting and Power

However, Hannibal's love for Will isn't without its ulterior motives. Part of his attraction is the idea of dominating Will's psyche and transforming him into his perfect partner—someone who shares his worldview and moral ambiguity. Hannibal wants control over Will, to shape him and bring him into his darkness, even if it means Will losing himself.In that sense, Will is both a subject of love and a canvas for Hannibal to work his influence on. It’s not just about corrupting for the sake of corruption; it’s about creating a bond that transcends normal love—one that makes Will Hannibal’s equal in every way, even if that means pushing him to the brink of madness.

Does He Truly Love Will?

Yes, in his own way, Hannibal does love Will. It’s just not the traditional kind of love. His affection is twisted, manipulative, and intense. He’s willing to destroy Will in order to have him by his side. But at the same time, it’s not all about power and control; there’s genuine care (even if it’s warped) and desire to be with Will, no matter what the cost.

The Ultimate Act of Possession

Hannibal views Will as his—a creation—and he sees killing him as a way to keep Will forever. The idea is that death would bond them in an eternal way, preventing Will from ever truly escaping him. It's a twisted version of love, where Will can never escape Hannibal, even in death.

Does He Love Will Enough to Let Him Live?

The key tension in their relationship is that Hannibal does love Will, but he loves him in a way that’s far from healthy. His love is about ownership and creating a perfect match, but it’s also about testing Will’s loyalty and pushing him to places of extreme psychological and emotional vulnerability. The question of whether Hannibal truly wants to kill Will is complicated because, on some level, he doesn’t want to lose him; but on another level, the act of killing him could solidify their bond in a way that Will could never escape.At the end of Season 2, it’s almost like Hannibal’s idea of love and possession becomes so intense that he’s willing to destroy what he loves in order to keep it. Will's survival, in his eyes, could be just as much of a test of his control as Will’s death.

The Tragic Beauty of Their Bond

Ultimately, their relationship is tragic because it represents a love that is not built on a foundation of mutual care or understanding, but on manipulation and obsession. There’s beauty in the way they connect—it’s raw, intense, and full of emotional depth—but it’s also deeply destructive. Neither character is ever able to fully break free from the other, and in the end, they are both consumed by their own need for each other.Their bond speaks to the darker side of human nature: the way we can become entangled with another person, even when we know that it will ultimately lead to our undoing. There is something hauntingly compelling about their connection—a love that exists in the gray area between passion and destruction, a dynamic where neither side can exist without the other.

The relationship between Hannibal and Will is one that defies traditional understanding of love. It’s a bond that exists in the shadows, where affection and manipulation are indistinguishable, where obsession replaces genuine emotional connection. Their dynamic is a powerful exploration of how desire can become destructive when twisted by control and psychological games. In the end, neither Hannibal nor Will can escape the pull of their mutual darkness, making their bond not only fascinating but tragically inevitable. Their love, such as it is, is a stark reminder that sometimes the most enthralling relationships are the ones that destroy us in the end.