#I used to be a hopeless romantic

[amyydala]

I know I prefer fluff but all I have is angst ideas. . . Should I just give into the dark side?

[dollypopup]

"Colin didn't do enough to earn/deserve Penelope!"

but that's the rub, isn't it? he didn't have to. that's why people are so mad. He didn't have to, and he never had to

Because what this season proves is that love isn't about what we deserve. That love cannot be earned. Viewing love in such light makes it conditional- a matter of transaction. That if we simply do enough, if we humble ourselves, if we are ground down to humility, surely we will be cared for. That love can be a matter of groveling, or suffering, is antithetical to what it truly is. It is such an incredibly puritanical, highly Catholic perspective on it. That Colin has fallen from grace with what he said at the end of Season 2, and thus must now repent. Must have adequate penance.

Who determines what would have been enough, in such circumstances? What would be enough from such a puritanical viewpoint to garner forgiveness? When Colin had history of being soft and tender with Penelope- writing her letters, complimenting her, finding her in ballrooms, laughing at her jokes and making her laugh in turn, defending her- would it truly appease us to have the shape of their lovestory form around the skin of suffering? Of coming to hands and knees in a plead for mercy?

No.

Penelope informs that she's hurt by his comments, and Colin sought to soothe that pain without her demanding it of him. That is love. Penelope reveals the ache of being unwanted and how it affects her self worth, and Colin says 'I will help you see yourself the way I see you', because he has always found her wonderful. That is love. Colin comes to Penelope and reveals that he appreciates her, that he does not want to lose her, and requests a chance to prove that, and she not only accepts, but finds relief in doing so. That's love. Penelope feels braver because Colin thinks she already is. That's love. Colin feels unseen but Penelope sees him. That's love. Penelope asks Colin to kiss her with no expectations of more, and he tenderly touches her face and dreams and dreams and dreams of that moment where she put her heart in his hands. That's love. Colin runs after her carriage and has no idea she harbors affection for him when he spills his own heart open, asking her to choose him, and when she says they're friends, he backs off. That's love. Penelope says she wants to be more than friends, and they fall headfirst into each other. That's love. Colin asks Penelope for her permission to provide pleasure for her, and in doing so, finds pleasure himself. That's love, that's love, that's love.

It has never been about 'deserving'. It has only ever been about opening themselves up to the possibility. Colin and Penelope said: I know you're scared, I know it's scary, but it's worth it. I adore you. Take my hand. Stand with me in corners and have a good time. Crack silly jokes with me. Let's eat cake. Walk with me. Talk to me of matters so foolish, it would make you blush to do so with someone else, I want to listen. I accept you. I see you. Love is not owed, earned- but given. Shared freely. Without expectation. Without condition. With an open hand and heart.

They said: You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.

Nicola was right. Season 3 is about romance.

[shoediva]

[edmunderson]

finally got around to trying out @saruin 's milkshake cas challenge!! :)

and here's a lil close up of his face in cas

[nectar-cellar]

Gonna wish we never met on the day I leave I brought you down to your knees 'Cause they say that misery loves company

i wrote amir lore under the cut 🤕🤒

this is a birthday card that amir wrote to dani one year 🥺

i wanted to write a bday card from dani to amir as well but i was having a hard time with the character's voice so for now it shall remain unwritten...

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Dear Princess Dani, 

Happy Birthday to the sweetest, most beautiful girl in all the land. With you in my heart, I could conquer any battle, slay any dragon, and weather any storm. 

Life feels like a fairy tale when I’m with you. I can’t wait for the day I get to take you to a kingdom far, far away from here, where we’ll live happily ever after. 

I hope you know that you can always come to me for anything. When your burdens are heavy, let me carry them for you. When you’re feeling down, I’ll be here to lift you up. All you have to do is reach for my hand. I promise I’ll never be far. 

I love you.  

Your Knight, 

Amir

[the-voids-lullaby]

this was funny asf to me so I had to draw myself about it

[xzenvii]

mikuo x rin :3 <3

[anotherrosesthatfell]

Are you gay?

Idk but I check I like to kiss fictional men

[ferventlyours]

All I Ever Wanted Was To Be Loved.

[jitteryjive]

i need to remake my cup bros ref… both cup and human designs… it’s been almost a year(?) and i’ve developed the headcanons and i would like to share with the class!!! (i wrote thirty tags. Please help me)

[tequiilasunriise]

‘Frankie tries to ask out Cleo to Monster Ball, continuously fails or smth in some way throughout the episode because confessing and talking about romantic feelings is so complicated and scary and new, eventually they get some real good advice from a character (I really wanna say Deuce), and they end up working up their courage and confessing to Cleo on stage in the form of a really passionate rocker love song during Monster Ball’ truthers where you a t???

[labyrintherim]

[grieving-me]

Hanahaki

I wish I could send you the flowers blooming in my lungs. Carnations of purples and greens that make me suffocate at the thought of you.

I wonder if you'd keep the petals once they're stained with my blood or throw them away in disgust.

Perhaps you'd even return them if the carnations bloomed pink, yet I cannot change who I am and wouldn't wish to.

What if-s be damned

You can just pretend that your laugh causes no hitch in my breath and when I say your name, I don't choke on it.

[hyunpic]

[lovebeing-a-girl]

I wanna make him a cup of coffee and hear about his day

[wooahaes]

also lowkey kinda wanna write a fic at some point thats like. implied to be an older reader (like 95z/96z liner since it'd be svt specifically) whos never had a lot of experiences ppl mark down as 'normal teen experiences' (first kiss n whatnot) for whatever reason. and its not like a 'ohh im so nervous ive never been kissed' but reader just kinda being like 'yeah im doing shit on my own time. i dont wanna rush it, but can we take stuff slow as we figure this out together?' and its just reader and whichever 95z/96z guy figuring out this relationship together. maybe reader mentioning they've had relationships once or twice before but it didnt Feel right and they didnt wanna just kiss someone for the sake of saying they've kissed someone, etc.