#harkerling

[shredsandpatches]

the sweet primroses: traditional songs of springtime

Tracks: 

1. may song - waterson:carthy ◦ 2. the sweet primroses - shirley collins ◦ 3. i sowed some seeds - martin carthy ◦ 4. estampie yr ehedydd (the lark’s estampie) - anne marie summers and helen wilding ◦ 5. may carol - shira kammen ◦ 6. one may morning early - bellowhead ◦ 7. the cuckoo - custer larue ◦ 8. the month of may - the copper family ◦ 9. spotted cow - steeleye span ◦ 10. may morning - waterson:carthy ◦ 11. heather down the moor - june tabor ◦ 12. staines morris - fairport convention ◦ 13. derreen day - brocelïande ◦ 14. swinton may song - the watersons ◦ 15. the gardener - offa rex ◦ 16. searching for lambs - peter bellamy ◦ 17. ce mois de mai - pyewackett ◦ 18. the snow it melts the soonest - eliza carthy ◦ 19. padstow - steeleye span ◦ 20. cambridgeshire may carol - shirley collins ◦ 21. belle rose - june tabor ◦ 22. the new mown hay - martin carthy with dave swarbrick ◦ 23. sheepshearing - the watersons ◦ 24. the nightingale - custer larue ◦ 25. when i was in my prime - pentangle ◦ 26. hal-an-tow - oysterband 

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[forthegothicheroine]

Mina Murray!

Realistic: I like to picture Mina as a redhead because Becky Cloonan draws her that way, and I’m a redhead so I like that.  I also like the idea that, given her similarities to the heroine of Lair of the White Worm, she has Indian heritage.

Unrealistic but funny: Mina lived long enough to read Atlas Shrugged- “A book about trains!  How delightful!”- and was left disappointed.

Sad: I think there were probably some unspoken romantic feelings between Mina and Lucy.  She was very much in love with Jonathan, of course, but something else might have been…

Against canon: Whether Mina would be a suffragette is debatable- Stoker didn’t care for them, but she never mentions them and was an admirer of lady journalists.  I think she has friends who are more radical than she is, and while she wouldn’t go marching herself, she does have Jonathan represent her friends in court (because whatever the issue, they feel the way these women are treated in jail to be barbaric.)

[thefearofcod]

harkerling replied to your photo: “Paper Violets is the inspiring story of two...

i regret to inform you that you are gay and your girlfriend is W O N D E R F U L

do you hear that, @rox-and-prose!!! you’re APPROVED

[sathinfection]

Tell me what kinds of selkies are the best selkies.

*cracks knuckles* So I am a fan of both the traditional, it’s a seal in Ireland selkie, but I also like to go further afield - say, the elephant seal - or to change species altogether. What’s great about a selkie is that you can get a real FISH OUT OF WATER dynamic with it. Like, granted the ability to be a human can make things slightly less xeno spicy that your mermaid situation, but I’m such a sucker for shapeshifters!!!! Particularly when there’s no dramatic choice of land or sea like with a mermaid. Selkies can live on land and in water! Yeah!!!

Also selkies that do not look quite human are one of the best kinds, yes. I also like when a selkie chooses to come on land and have fun rather than having their skin stole by some asshole, BUT accidental skin-stealing can lead to comedy or horror, both of which are quite good. 

ok so favored types (all types are favorites so this is me just flinging ideas at the wall):

obviously the Greenland Shark selkie. If you check my AO3 gifts, you can see that I’ve received a WIDE VARIETY of greenland shark selkie gifts. Still a top selkie.

Did you know that some of the more famous ukiyo-e artists were women? Have you considered that maybe this female artist asked for a whole octopus to use for some like, sexy drawing and then IT TURNED OUT THE OCTOPUS WAS ALSO A HOT LADY? incredible. 

let’s get absurd. a flounder selkie that only looks at you from the side. 

an electric eel selkie. 

albatross selkie

A HUMPBACK WHALE SELKIE

leopard seal selkie. they’re Big

Actually I’m gonna be real and say that also an appeal of the selkie is their different lifespans! Like they’re generally pretty long-lived in folklore (selkies don’t seem to age like normal women before they finally get the chance to fuck off back to the sea) and there are lots of sea critters that live for longer than humans. Except, sadly, the Giant Pacific Octopus, who only gets to age 4-5. 

:((((((( 

Strangely, my boner for shapeshifters does not extend to werewolves or the burgeoning paranormal ‘were’ genre. It also bothers me when people use ‘weres’ to refer to shifters in general because ‘were’ comes from the word for man!!!

[angelsaves]

3, 6, 9!

3. If you were to write a sequel to any story, which would it be and what shape would it take?

hmm, in theory, i'd want to write the sequel to The Most Successful People, where hermione and viktor fit their lives together and their relationship in with their other relationships. however, i am Bad at established relationship fic, so it will probably never happen.

6. What themes do you most enjoy writing?

because i am a marshmallow, "everything is actually fine" and "finding complementary weirdness."

9. How do you choose a POV for a story?

honestly, stories usually just sort of appear in my head almost fully formed. it doesn't feel like a choice so much as the way it had to be.

[laueana]

harkerling replied to your photo “yesterday”

you look like such a bombshell, DAMN

THANKS💕

@thefearofcod replied to your photo “yesterday”

Never has a Peter Pan collar somehow been so menacing. Also your hair is incredibke

pairing it wth black denim + leather helps

@unlikelymilliner replied to your photo “yesterday”

Holy shit your hair (as always). Also i wish i could master that Look you have. Like, you dont care if the person you look at live or die ...

Casual Distain™ is easy to achieve with depression (also the arch of my eyebrows makes for a default mean espression)

[forthegothicheroine]

Fright Night (either version or both versions)

1985:

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

Peter Vincent is love, Peter Vincent is life.

2011:

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

Do they do anything interesting with the concept?  A Fright Night movie isn’t really worth making unless it provides new commentary on contemporary vampire movies.

[thefearofcod]

GUYS @harkerling SENT ME THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT AND IM SO EXCITED. HAPPY GAY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE WHO OBSERVES IT.

[sathinfection]

Tell me your thoughts on noir AUs!

I have complex thoughts on noir AUs! Here’s the thoughts:

1) I enjoy them quite a lot but 

2) Sometimes they can get a little too lost in their setting? Like they get more preoccupied with ~noir rather than telling a story

3) I once tried to write a noir AU and I didn’t even get to the end of the paragraph before I realized, oh shit I can’t do this oh god I have to change my plans immediately

4) 1940s and 50s slang is amazing

[angelsaves]

Last and The End!

this is a star trek AU where bones and kirk are both ladies

last: “It turns out they have similar study habits: throwing themselves into their work headlong and not coming up for air for days, then taking breaks to drink heavily and fuck with their fellow cadets -- Leona figuratively, Jane literally.”

the end: as i just described it to @themardia, “they do a sex. sexily. *fingerguns and wink, only she couldn’t see the wink, bc i’m literally wearing sunglasses inside at night, thanks migraine*”

[jawbonejoe]

harkerling replied to your post: northerngrail replied to your post “time for...

it’s good for the soul

nothing is more satisfying than a shower beer

[drivefasterboi]

@harkerling I'm okay with that.

[shredsandpatches]

omg lookit ol’ arrowface there

Plantagenet dudes are Extremely Serious. If you make fun of them, the Tudors win. 

[cinemaocd]

URL Movies meme: I’ve been tagged by several folks including  @thegirlfromgatalenta . I’m gonna tag @idlesuperstar, @liliana-von-k, @harkerling, @ralphsmotorbike, @dying-suffering-french-stalkers and @a-bruh-amlincoln

Casablanca

Indiscreet

Notorious

The Extraordinary Seaman

Ghost sailor, David Niven matchmakes for absurdly attractive BB Alan Alda in this movie that has no tumblr gif representation, but is delightful none-the-less.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

A Window in London

Oh...Rosalinda!

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Divorce of Lady X

[godlessondheimite]

@harkerling roy’s is shaped like a pitchfork, with teeth

[laueana]

harkerling replied to your photoset “all i’ve eaten this past week has been potatoes, bread, rice and...”

I'm coming to your house with a box full of farm stuff, all I ate this week was candy and meat

PLEASE. i was at my dad’s and there were leftover/nearly untouched veggie and meat, cheese + cracker plates from a party and i went to town on them. i’ll make you cappuccinos, french fries and cocktails in return