#also brandon fraser is in this?

[zombiejette]

genuinely pissed no one ever told me about “Now and Then” while I was growing up. the way I would’ve ate this movie up at sleepovers and watched it 950 million times religiously-

[finclgicls]

with each word that left his mouth, odette suspected he had broken free of a mental institution somewhere. it wasn’t just what he was saying—it was the way he said it, like every strange, archaic sentence was perfectly reasonable. like she was the one out of place. her eyes darted to the sides, then over her shoulder, scanning for a hidden camera, some boom mic peeking from behind a parked car. she even twisted slightly, expecting someone to pop out and shout gotcha! because of course she was being pranked. this had to be a bit. then he pointed behind him, toward the stretch of road she'd walked a thousand times before—and called it a forest. her frown deepened. there hadn’t been a forest there since, what, the 1800s? definitely not in her lifetime. not even in her grandparents'. she let out a laugh that sounded a little too close to panic. "if i'm on a prank show, i do not consent to the use of my image," she warned, raising her voice just enough in case someone was listening in. but no one laughed. no one emerged. just him, standing there with that serious face and not a single shred of irony in those weirdly piercing eyes. and his clothes—god, his clothes. they didn’t even look cheap or plastic like the usual halloween junk. they looked real. layered and worn and dirt-streaked in a way that made her stomach twist. before she could process it further, someone on a bike came barreling toward them. to your left! the cyclist shouted, and without thinking, odette grabbed his arm and yanked him out of the way just in time. her heart was still racing, her hand still on him, and everything inside her screamed that she should walk away. she should walk away. stop humoring the lunatic in the warrior cosplay. but instead, she looked him over again, breath unsteady. “you’re gonna get yourself killed if you’re not careful,” she said, almost scolding, though her voice had softened a notch. “do you know where you live? do you need money for a cab?” because insanity or not, she couldn’t just leave him wandering like that.

closed starter for @finclgicls / continued from here.

his head tilts, brows furrowing as if he's dumbfounded by her response. which, he kind of is. he doesn't know what to make of her or her remarks concerning his current attire. what he was wearing was perfectly normal for a viking, especially one who was on a pilgrimage. the world he'd uncovered was a strange one, but he was as open-minded as a viking could be. "i uh - do not think so. i travelled through that forest there," he turns back and recognizes that it's not exactly a forest anymore. his brow furrows harder and he looks the epitome of confused puppy-dog. "what is this ridiculous place? where did the forest go?" he looks back at her though, so expectantly, like he genuinely believes she'll have all the answers. "hospital? what is this word? what is a hospital? what makes you think you need to take me there? does it have food? i am in the mood for mutton or...elk, if you happen to have any?"

[ghostgirl-22]

i think art identifies as totally 100% straight but squirms whenever he gets the slightest bit of male attention, and patrick is just waiting for the realization to hit him (and maybe trying to help him realize it, in his own way)

Poor baby— he’s so lost <3

CW:18+

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Art thinks he’s straight and that’s fine. Patrick’s not gonna argue his sexuality with him. He sees things in black and white. In his mind there’s straight and there’s gay and that’s it. They’re lying in bed one night watching a gay episode of Date My Mom on MTV and Art’s made up his mind. “I couldn’t even imagine it honestly, I’m just so attracted to women,” he explains matter of factly. As if one negates the other.

Patrick’s actually coming around to the fact that he, himself, probably likes both.

One too many nights spent jerking it while thinking about Art stepping out of the foggy bathroom, towel sitting low on his glistening waist, wet curls in his eyes. Art bent over in front of him on the tennis court while they’re in the middle of a doubles match. Art sitting across from him on his bed, legs spread wide, skin flushed, hands shoved down his pants moaning while they watch the Mummy on TV and perv over Rachel Weisz (and Patrick secretly on Brandon Fraser). Either way he’s starting to realize he likes at least one boy. A lot.

The reason he thinks Art is a repressed little liar is because of how squirmy he gets when boys flirt with him. Boarding school is so weird. They’re with boys all the time. The girls dorms are on the other side of the school and there’s something about being all cooped up together, sweaty and close, hormones going crazy that’s led to some… experimentation.

And plenty of boys want to experiment with Art. He’s blue eyed, easy to blush, long brown lashes, pretty smile, and the perfect little slutty waist. Of course he gets all kinds of male attention and he absolutely falls apart every time.

The flirting could be a little or a lot. It doesn’t matter… Art gets silly for it. Little compliments and he’s sitting on his hands, grinning too much. A bit of teasing and flirting and he’s giggling when things aren’t even funny. Fucking giggling.

Patrick’s present for a lot of it. Boys teasing him during gym class snapping at his waistband, the kind of immature grade school teasing like pulling on a girls braids repeatedly because you just want her to notice you. All that before they start calling him pretty boy and asking what color his underwear is and he really gets antsy. Then by the end of class there’s Art, cheeks pink, eyes bright. And he’s letting them take turns looking down his pants to see the color for themselves.

The little games of footsie with Sammy Kline under the table in the cafeteria. Art acting like it’s not flirting but they’re going back and forth all period, exchanging glances. Art’s all antsy, sucking on his spoon by the time lunch is over. And Patrick accidentally walks in on Sammy touching himself in an empty bathroom right after.

Or when Art is play wrestling with Jamal Butler after practice and he squeezes Art’s thigh just under his knee because he’s so ticklish there and Art is giggling and kicking and whining “stop it.” Breathless and airy, his weight settled on Jamal’s chest. Patrick tightened his grip on his phone, thinking Jamal would try to kiss him but Art pushed him down and grinned all flushed. “I beat you.”

Jamal playfully messes with Arts hair when they get to their feet and Patrick notices the way Art shivers for it. When Jamal leaves to get dressed Patrick is also aware when Art needs to adjust himself, just the slightest bit.

Art’s not just oblivious to the fact that what they’re doing is flirting, he’s oblivious to his own flirting.

He doesn’t think it’s flirting when he lets boys give him little things. An extra orange juice at breakfast. (“Please, can I have it? I’m still really, really thirsty.”) A candy bar from the vending machine. (“I’ll marry you if you get me a snickers right now.”) A hoodie to wear if he’s cold while they sit in the stands waiting for their match to start. (“I love you so much, I can’t believe I forgot mine.”) He’s always soft and tentative when he asks as if he can’t have whatever he fucking wants. As if boys don’t fall all over themselves for him.

Patrick’s probably in that category of flirting, giving Art everything… taking Art’s everything. Sharing cigarettes, drinks, food, clothes, a bed… everything he can.

Patrick’s actually obsessed with it. Can’t stop jerking himself off thinking about the ways Art gets all flustered around boys. Wiggling in his chair, bouncing his leg, wetting his lips, chewing on his thumb, on his clothes, on his pen… needs to put something in his mouth. These anxious little ticks. Art can’t name the feelings he’s feeling but Patrick knows what they are. They share the bedroom, he can hear it when Art’s touching. Knows he’s not really thinking about his girlfriend.

It’s with Patrick that boundaries consistently blur. Like the day when Jamal didn’t kiss him and his girlfriend was out of town and he’s crawling into Patrick’s bed asking him for help to practice so he can kiss her better. As if they don’t both know better.

And god forbid if Patrick points any of this out, or ever asks him about his behaviour. Art would laugh it off. He’d say Patrick is exaggerating and that those boys are just being friendly, they don’t want him. Besides it makes no sense because he has a girlfriend. But he’s still stuck in black and white… doesn’t really see all the colors of the rainbow yet.

Patrick finds it all amusing…one day it’ll hit him like a ton of bricks, like when he discovered it was okay to like both Nsync and the Backstreet Boys at the same time. Not that he’d ever really admit that he likes either but that’s a whole different story.

Patricks gonna be there to kiss him on that day too.

(Idk i wrote this on the clock I fear…sorry if it’s all a mess…but so is Art 😅)

[hsslilly-blog]

celebrities claire hates:

jimmy fallon (evil spirit)

camilla cabello (annoying)

brandon urie (his hair is really ugly and also evil spirit)

austin butler (blond man)

katy perry (mv to part of me pissed claire off in 2012)

paris hilton (claire hated the simple life)

matthew morrison (will schuester)

hillary duff (she doesn’t remember why)

chad michael murray (blond man)

tim burton (his alice in wonderland fucking sucks)

matt damon (doesn’t like his face)

george clooney (binge watched ER)

ryan reynolds (ugly and unfunny)

brendan fraser (she hates the mummy)

lindsay shaw (a girl in claire’s high school class looked a lot like her and claire hated that girl to a murderous degree after she tried sabotaging claire’s campaign for homecoming queen in 2007. paula if you’re reading this you should lock your doors.)

greta gerwig (ladybird made claire really angry)

clark gable (didn’t vibe with him)

chris hemsworth (blond man)

jamie dornan (she read master of the universe)

james corden (james corden)

nsync (all of them. she doesn’t know who’s who)

michael buble (life shattering event when she looked up how he looks like)

gwen stefani (annoying)

jake gyllenhaal (no explanation)

joaquin phoenix (she watched napoleon in the theatre)

lea michelle (has proof she can’t read)

john mulaney (claire hates comedians)

the girl who played cady in mean girls 2024 (looks sweet but that revenge party bit is horrifying)

jacob elordi (looks easy to bully)

tom holland (too short)

the guy who played eddie munson in stranger things (eddie munson)

-> TBC: incomplete list

[bethanydelleman]

Kinda of a downer and you don't have to answer this but your post about how one of the austen heroines could die giving birth made me think of how the heroes would grieve. Do you think they would remarry and such?

I don't mind. It's important to remember that in this era (and sometimes even in Western countries today), people aren't only marrying for love. If Mr. Darcy ended up widowed with a daughter, he might think the "right" and responsible thing to do is to marry so there is a mother in the house to look after the child. And having a mistress of the manor was a real job which was even more important when you had children.

I've written this. (it's sad obviously)

Now we know with Georgiana that Darcy is wealthy enough to basically replace a mother with staff (like Mrs. Annesley), but say an Edward Ferrars with five children might require either a wife or a female relation (who basically gets room and board) to manage the house and help with the children's education.

To give an example from a novel, in Wives & Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell, Molly's mother dies when she's very young. Her father is a country surgeon and not that wealthy. He ends up hiring a governess, both to teach Molly and to keep the house respectable (it's heavily implied he wouldn't have if his wife lived). However, when Molly reaches 17 and he realizes she's going to have suitors, he decides to remarry mostly so she has a chaperone. There is another widower in the novel who has only sons, he doesn't remarry and depends on his female relations to entertain.

As for the Jane Austen heroes...

Colonel Brandon and Captain Wentworth both have the kind of romantic personality that would lead me to think that they wouldn't remarry. They also are probably both wealthy enough to cover the lack of a wife with staff. Maybe Sophia Croft could help too ❤️ (Colonel Brandon has some family mentioned too).

Charles Bingley and Henry Tilney I can easily see remarrying, after an appropriate grieving period.

Edmund Bertram got over Mary, I bet he would remarry after Fanny. Just throw him someone wife-shaped (is my disdain for him coming through?) Also, given Fanny's weak state of health, he may be our most likely candidate. Reginald de Courcy would be like Edmund.

As for Edward Ferrars, he is pretty devoted to Elinor, but it depends when she dies. Life is long and can be lonely. I do see grieving taking him longer than the others.

With Mr. Knightley, he just doesn't really leave Highbury (lack of opportunity) and he lived as a bachelor for like, 38 years? So I feel like he's unlikely to remarry if Emma dies. Also, he can invite John and Isabella to live with him.

And Darcy. Firstly, I can see Lady Catherine pushing very hard for him to marry Anne if she's still alive and unmarried. Secondly, he's such a catch that he will definitely have women trying and he does engage in society (keeps a house in London ect.) so he has opportunity. However, he is picky and it took him 28 years to be so bewitched by a woman... I could see it taking him a while to remarry, but not because of grief but because it takes him a while to meet someone else he likes well enough to marry.

Also, just as a note, Jane Austen has very few remarried people in her novels, contrary to what was statistically likely at the time. Mr. Henry Dashwood and Mr. Fraser (Mary Crawford's friend's husband) are exceptions to the general rule. General Tilney, Sir Walter, and Mr. Elliot are some of the very few widowers and only the last one is trying to remarry. There are several widows and as far as I know none of them remarry.

There is speculation that Lady Lucas is a second wife, since Charlotte is 27 and has a 7ish year old brother (The famous Lucas Wine Boy). However, with about 20 years of fertility, this age spread is certainly possible with a single wife.

[lotusofhope]

let me preface by saying that we will never really know what happens in the private lives of celebrities as much as we pretend to. We will never have "beyond a reasonable doubt" proof of any abuse.

but if you look at the evidence presented in both trials and testimony then yeah, it does resonate with a lot of abuse victims such as myself that depp is the abuser.

I can't remember all the details to relitigate the case but from what I remember there was very much proof that the couple had physical fights and that Depp had both started the physical violence and was very much causing more harm to Heard than she inflicted on him, we have a good idea that he was often abusing alcohol and intimidating not only Heard but those around them, that Heard had friends with contemporary proof that they attempted to help her flee Depp, that Depp has a history of physical violence against those around him, and some other stuff.

The main indictments against Heard are really painful to me, as a victim, because they essentially are attacks on her as a non-perfect victim - why did she hide the abuse, why was she starting arguments with her abuser, why did she say mean things to her abuser;

As an aside, if you've never been in an abusive relationship or drama triangle, you may not realize how unlike the common media narrative abuse is; it often features aggression from both parties because as a perpetual victim you feel you have no power. You try to take back that power any way you can over stupid shit, like yelling at him (like he often does you) when he is super drunk or makes a mess or other inane shit. Yes, this includes Heard yelling at him that no one will believe him that she is abusing him - a damning statement, except that a lot of abusers will make their victim feel like the abuser is doing them a favor, puting up with them when no one else will, hyperfocus on their flaws and claim how abusive the victim is, which of course feels fucking weird as a victim because you feel like you're the one who has put up with so much and they won't handle even the smallest infraction.

I hate the idea of a toxic couple with no abuser, it's just not realistic yet it's what abusers will always paint about their relationships. Depp was the one with every structural power advantage, by the way, something he has abused in the past and used against his employees. He also is the one who pushed these marital troubles into the courtroom, suing Heard because he couldn't handle her talking about her past as a victim.

By the way, if these Depp supporters really feel like abused men are undersupported and want to rally around Depp because he is a victim of a feminist "Me Too" attack, why do they not give the same fervor and support to undisputed male abuse survivors like Brandon Fraser? Why do we only hear about Depp and how feminists will never support a male victim when feminists (of the non-rad variety) absolutely do support male victims?

EXTREMELY rare w from the uk media

[bloodbending]

ive never seen the original Mummy and i feel like my life is bout to change. here goes nothing 

[bruciemilf]

Bestie I love you but. DICAPRIO?? SJSJSJS

A Wild Battinson (Social Media AU)

Part 13 (Part 1)

Next Update Tomorrow :)

Also please keep commenting on the PREVIOUS post if you want to join the tag list. I want to compile them this weekend.

@bruciemilf gay?????

[vera-gemini]

My friends’ reactions to All Quiet On The Western Front (1979) characters

I’m French so I had to translate them, sorry (we were also drunk)

Himmelstoss :

“It’s Bilbo Baggins with a mustache !”

“His mustache is homophobic”

Paul Baümer :

“Of course he’s a twink !” 

“Totally a twink. Pretty eyes” 

Albert Kropp : 

“He looks like the Lady Of The Camellias” (the heroine of an eponymous book written by Alexandre Dumas fils - she has tuberculosis)

Franz Kemmerich : 

“He is at the top of his class, no ? I just know it”

“When you see his face, you know he’s going to be the first to die”

Kat : 

“He looks like a mobster”

“No, more like a farmer... who grows potatoes...”

Haie Westhus :

“He has the cheekbones of an heterosexual man. Don’t ask me why.”

“He’s got the vibe of a military man”

Tjaden : 

“He looks like my communist friends from high school... we drink alcohol together, he’s a good guy.”

Detering : 

“Very cute, very pretty... he’s totally a bottom.”

Peter Leer : 

“First of all, this is NOT an heterosexual man.”

“Why does he looks like Emmanuel Macron ?”

Joseph Behm : 

“He looks like Brandon Fraser, no ? Whatever, he seems nice.”

“Is he sleeping ? Good night then”

Friedrich Müller :

“I know he smokes weed”

“He’s gay. I know it because he looks like my gay colleague who makes YouTube videos.”

[lizziestudieshistory]

Books of 2023 - May

How is it June already? I read a lot this month but I've felt very wishy-washy about almost everything I've read. I don't think I chose the books I read very well and ended up with a lot of mediocre reads. Most were interesting enough at the time but not memorable over the long term.

If On A Winter's Night A Traveller by Italo Calvino - interesting but ended up feeling very one note... I also hated the unnecessary amounts of weird sex, my inner Victorian lady sensibilities were scandalised 😉

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson - second chance read due to watching too much Shardcast, it was fine but this book was not for me and a lot of the content irritated me

Poems by Christina Rossetti - Rossetti is my new favourite poet, although I didn't read the religious poetry section because that tends to annoy me

The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson - an okay Sanderson book. I'm exhausted by the fixation on magical combat from Sanderson and this book suffered in placed because of that, but it was a fast and entertaining (if a bit forgettable) read.

Turning Darkness Into Light by Marie Brennan - my standout of the month, I loved this book and I think more people need to read Brennan's Lady Trent books. My only concern was Audrey, she felt like a less interesting version of Isabella, rather than her own character.

Maps to Nowhere by Marie Brennan - short stories are not usually my thing but this was interesting, as usual a few stood out more than others. If you're looking at reading a sample from Brennan I would recommend Once A Goddess and Nine Sketches, in Charcoal and Blood

Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie - an entertaining read from Christie, unfortunately I'd worked out who was the murderer in the first third, but I had fun!

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling - I needed something easy and familiar to read while I was exhausted from setting, overseeing, and marking mock exams at school

Lysistrata, The Acharnians, and The Clouds by Aristophanes - I've combined these because I didn't like them, but I've learnt I don't like Greek comedy. I just don't like dirty jokes. The events surrounding these plays was so much better than the plays themselves!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - see above.

Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie - another entertaining read from Christie, I didn't guess the murderer this time! But I was less interested in the characters, so swings and roundabouts. I listened to this one with the Hugh Fraser audiobooks and his narration was fantastic, so I'd recommend trying out the audiobooks if you're interested in Christie

DNF:

The Bright Ages by Gabrielle and Perry - abysmal historical practice made this unreadable

Waverley by Sir Walter Scott - right book, wrong time situation. I will be coming back to this one!

Currently reading:

The Metamorphoses by Ovid

Witches: James I and the English Witch-Hunts by Tracy Borman

The Farthest Short by Ursula K. Le Guin

[sweater-daddiesdumbdork]

Yayyyyy personal question for little one and Steve 🥰🥰

Aphrodite, peaches and dimples pleaseeeeeee.

Aphrodite- favorite actress/actor

Little One: "You are adorable, so jot that down. For actors I love and adore Matthew Lillard. We didn't get to see many movies living with Pierce but occasionally we were treated and one of my favorites was Scooby-Doo. Now Sara, Natasha, Wanda and I have movie dates for scary movies which I still get to see him. During the summer the guys set up the projector and play movies outside. I really like when we see Brandon Fraser and Rachel Weitz on screen.

Steve: "He isn't an actor but some of my personal favorite films are Don Bluth cartoons like Secret of NIMH and The Land Before Time. Also Disney, I will always throughly enjoy any Disney cartoon. Brad Pitt in Legend Of The Falls is classic."

Little One: "Oh I thought of another! Chris Evans is pretty good... kinda looks like Steve with those blue eyes."

Peaches- do you have a skincare routine?

Little One: "Yes, it's one of those things I enjoy doing just for me. I'm still trying to get used to doing that. My favorite is this lotion that is made by this little store in town. Most nights I put it on after the shower and it makes my skin so soft."

Steve: "Little One has introduced me to honey sugar scrubs. It's nice, smells really good and very relaxing when she rubs it on my face. I never knew I could enjoy being pampered like that by my mate, but now it's something I look forward to when she deems it's time."

Dimples- most attractive feature on a person's face?

Steve: "Hmm, mouth. And how they use it. If they are spouting off bullshit to hurt others, fuck no. But giving a quick smile or biting their lip seductively, that's attractive." Smirks. "Little One doesn't know how much it turns me on when she bares her teeth at me when we're messing around."

Little One: "Eyes... they are so expressive and often show who you truly are. I have seen eyes filled with love and passion, sadness mixed with despair, anger making them brim with rage as well as the cold dead ones where their soul is just missing. Each one has its own beauty. Except those last ones... they just scream danger and the Little Wolf wants to either attack or run."

Ask Alpha Steve and Little One personal questions

[metric07]

Unconsciously gay for anck su namun in The Mummy

Consciously realized I was super gay for Jordana Brewster in D.E.B.S

I realise a lot of girl’s Gay Awakenings was kiera knightly or kristen stewart which is cool phenomena tbh but I’m rlly interested in other Gay Awakenings like for example mine was morena baccarin in firefly and also gemma artenton in st trinians. CALLING ALL GAYS (boys and nb babes included)!! reblog with ur non kiera/k-stew Gay Awakening!!!

[iamburdened]

Top Gun Maverick got itself an Oscar. Everything Everywhere All At Once won 7(!) including best film, actor (the cutest hollywood could offer) and actress (and supporting actress for scream queen Jamie Lee). Brandon Fraser got his Oscar. I also saw Pedro Pascal in the latest TLOU episode looking cute and happy.

This was a fucking great night.

[bethanydelleman]

The Times Women Don’t Know Their Hearts

I was thinking about my proposal analysis and it occured to me that there are two instances in Jane Austen’s novels where women don’t know how to respond to a proposal, and in both, cases, the problem is actually the influence of other women.

Emma has already been trying to turn Harriet off the Martins and on to “real gentlemen” by the time Harriet gets the proposal from Robert Martin. She ends up not knowing her own mind:

She [Harriet] was so surprized she did not know what to do. Yes, quite a proposal of marriage; and a very good letter, at least she thought so. And he wrote as if he really loved her very much—but she did not know—and so, she was come as fast as she could to ask Miss Woodhouse what she should do.—” Emma was half-ashamed of her friend for seeming so pleased and so doubtful.

Emma then clearly influences Harriet’s decision and it is implied that she also supplies her with the words of refusal. (One high point of Emma 1972 is that she actually begins to dictate Harriet’s response). So Harriet’s inability to know her own heart was Emma’s doing. It’s pretty clear by the end that if Harriet had not been led astray by Emma, she’d have accepted.

We also have Janet Ross in Mansfield Park (a friend of Mary’s):

Poor Janet has been sadly taken in, and yet there was nothing improper on her side: she did not run into the match inconsiderately; there was no want of foresight. She took three days to consider of his proposals, and during those three days asked the advice of everybody connected with her whose opinion was worth having, and especially applied to my late dear aunt, whose knowledge of the world made her judgment very generally and deservedly looked up to by all the young people of her acquaintance, and she was decidedly in favour of Mr. Fraser.

From Mary’s overall behaviour (the wish to marry for wealth and consequence), we can infer that the late Mrs. Crawford said from Mary’s words: “We were all delighted. She could not do otherwise than accept him, for he was rich, and she had nothing” What Mary doesn’t seem to grasp is that Janet must have known on some level before accepting the proposal that she wouldn’t have been happy with Mr. Fraser. Yet, she is able to be influenced and all her friends assured her it was a good idea so she went for it.

And then we have Anne Elliot, who does accept Wentworth’s first proposal, but then on the advice of Lady Russell (we know that Sir Walter didn’t have a huge hand in this), was convinced to break it off. This decision is a little trickier because in all honesty, I think Lady Russell was giving good advice. Like, maybe don’t marry a penniless sailor at 19, you might be a widowed mother in the next year... but it is ultimately a decision that Anne regrets. In hindsight, we know she would have been happier if she married him.

I also want to mention Maria Bertram, who raised by aunt Norris, has been taught to value wealth above her own happiness. We are not directly told that Mrs. Norris influenced the match, but she was instructed by Sir Thomas to conceal the engagement until he returned and then did the opposite, making it harder for Maria to call it off the marriage if that was her preference.

The only man who influences a marriage decision is Mr. Brandon Sr., who locks Eliza Brandon away until she agrees to marry his eldest son (Colonel Brandon's older brother). Jane Austen never really shows a heroine father manipulate their daughter/ward so directly, forcefully, and obviously. The closest is Sir Thomas with Fanny but even he isn't ruthless. The bigger danger for women in these novels is much more subtle influence.

I feel like the overall message here is that you need to be careful who you let influence your decisions. Or who you befriend. Anne is able to reject her father’s disapprobation, but she has more trouble with her mother figure. She forgets, perhaps, that Lady Russell is also a little too conscious of rank. Harriet and Janet both have friends who lead them down the wrong path. Fortunately Harriet gets back on track, but Janet ends up in a very unhappy marriage. 

And the worst part is, all of these influencers, Emma, Mrs. Crawford, and Lady Russell (and even Mrs. Norris), think they are doing the best thing for their friend. They cannot see their own folly.

[acewithapaintbrush]

3, 8, 9?

3. 3 movies I can watch for the rest of my life and not get bored of

That would be Encanto (of course), The Truman Show and The Mummy (the one with Brandon Fraser, not that Cruise shit)

8 Any reacquiring dreams?

I googled that word and I'm not so sure how it works with dreams but I think this is meant to ask if there are any dreams I wanna pick up again??? Well then that would be publishing my novel that is collecting dust right now

9 tell a story about your childhood

I was trying to think of something interesting or at least funny but then I remembered the picture I took a while ago. What you need to know is, that my mother made books for my brother and I where she collected stuff from our childhood (a strand of hair from our first haircut and stuff like that) and also wrote down interesting and fun stuff that happened or that we said.

So I'm gonna share this gem with you from when I was 3 1/2 years old:

Translation:

"We are taking a look at 9:30pm to see if the kids are asleep. Melanie sits naked on her bed and draws a human on her leg with a sharpie. Her only comment:" I'm not cold at all!"

A few days earlier, at bed time. "I always want to be a good girl." I (my mother) say: "But you are!" "No!" says Melanie with a raised finger "Half of me is always evil."

So yeah.... Take that as you will

[ladyofglencairn]

Sanditon S2 (After watching a sum total of 1 episode)

• Yes I'm bummed TJ decided not to return, but honestly, I'm over it. The show is either going to work or it won't. But me crying over Theo won't change a damn thing.

• Full disclosure, I fucking DETEST love triangles. They are so polarising and fans end up either loving or hating a show depending on who ends up with whom.

• Colonel Francis Lennox seems congenial, attentive and charming. He also trusts Edward Denham. So yeah, he's not the most discerning of characters then.

• So who am I rooting for? Its early days, but personally give me all the deep, dark and broody. I'm a Darcy fan, a Colonel Brandon stan. I love a tortured, misunderstood hero with a complicated past. So yeah, Alexander Colbourne has piqued my interest. However, having said that, the season is young and much is still unknown about both of Charlotte's potential suitors.

• Georgiana and Charles Lockhart is giving me 'this is my S2 OTP vibes' and I'm here for it.

• I miss Lord Babbington 😭😭😭 Esther dealing with fertility issues shouldn't be done alone, absent of her husbands care and support. I REALLY hope Mark Stanley is able to come back next season. I would hate it if this couple ended up on the scrap heap. They were my personal favourite part of S1.

• Fuck Edward Denham !!!

• Yes for all the lady friendships I'm about to see this season. Plus Charlotte and the Colbourne kids!

• Alison Heywood and Captain Fraser is low-key serving enemies to lovers and I know it's going to be cute af.

Onward to Episode 2!