#letters

[dark-romantics]

[ruhlare]

black cat girlfriend 🤝 golden retriever boyfriend

[mournfulroses]

D. H. Lawrence, from a letter featured in The Selected Letters of D. H. Lawrence

[petaltexturedskies]

I'm thinking when awake, how sweet if you were with me, and to talk with you as I fall aslep, would be sweeter still.

Emily Dickinson, in a letter to Susan Gilbert Dickinson, dated 28 February 1855

[belovedapollo]

outgoing letters to penpals 💌 reblog is ok, don’t repost/use

[hundredacreletters]

you kept me like a secret

but i kept you like an oath

-taylor swift (red: all too well)

[uanabanana]

i wish i had the experience of living in the past century, falling in love and writing romantic letters. it's another level of intimacy and i crave it!

[notfavghost]

He wrote love letters never sent.

[archiveofaffinities]

Lariat Lodge, Gallup, New Mexico, 1954

[latin-literature-tourney]

Latin Literature Tournament - Round 1

Propaganda under the cut!

Pliny Propaganda:

His description of Vesuvius is so fucking cool and important, you guys. It's so cool that "Plinian eruptions" are a thing in volcanology

He writes some neat descriptions of gardens and private horticulture, so he's an important source on Roman aesthetics of domestic design

His letters really are bangers. I love his friendship with Tacitus, and the ghost stories are so fucking fun

Juvenal Propaganda:

I love reading and fighting Juvenal. He is such an asshole and so full of shit (and his poems really are a blast)

That said the man sure can turn a phrase. Bread and circuses, anyone?

Is that a farrago in your libellus or are you just happy to see me

[dark-romantics]

a toast, to all the things I became and all the things I’m going to

[gaaneden]

It's the Final Stretch! Just 3 days left in Dear Penpal, Belgium 1980! As a special treat, I've recorded an unpublished YA ghost story, "Hide and Seek Forever." Looking for something unusual for you or a loved one? How about a cozy ghost story told by postal mail? It's the gift of escape tunnels, ghosts, and adventure told over 24 letters that will ship worldwide. https://bit.ly/dear_penpal

[mournfulroses]

Fyodor Dostoevsky, from a letter featured in "Letters of Fyodor Michailovitch Dostoevsky to his Family & Friends,"

[petaltexturedskies]

and I am out with lanterns looking for myself.

Emily Dickinson in a letter to Elizabeth Holland wr. c. 20 January 1856

[lavender-verse]

secret husbandsssssss scar going thru dom drop after a rough scene and gri leading them through aftercare and telling scar how much he loves him

this one I don’t think needs a “read more” button since there’s nothing explicit here. just a bubble bath and some snuggles <3

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When Grian steps back into their bedroom, he finds that Scar hasn’t moved. He frowns with soft concern, setting the two bottles of water he grabbed aside for now. “Scar?” he gently asks, moving to sit in front of his husband on the bed.

Scar doesn’t answer verbally, instead looking up at him with sad eyes.

“Oh, Scar,” Grian murmurs, scooting closer to him. “What do you need? Bath first or physical contact?” Scar holds up two fingers, which sets Grian into motion. He tugs Scar close enough until he pull them down, making sure that Scar’s face is comfortable against his shoulder. He makes sure to press as much of himself against his husband as he can, wanting to offer a good bit of physical contact. One of his hands combs through Scar’s hair, gentle and loving.

He feels Scar hold onto him, an arm wrapping around his waist. Grian presses kiss after kiss to his hair. “I love you,” he reminds him. “I love you so much, Scar. You’re so good to me.” One of his wings move to rest over Scar like a blanket. “Always making sure I’m comfortable and feeling good, you always prioritize that. I’m thankful for that. I love you.” Grian offers Scar’s hair another kiss. His fingers carefully brush out the long strands under them, removing any knots he finds.

“And the scene… Void Scar, every bit of it was amazing. I loved it.” He won’t get into specifics now, not until he and Scar can properly discuss it. But it doesn’t hurt to tell him that Grian enjoyed it, at the very least. “You and your Mr. Mayor persona, sexy as hell.”

That earns him a quiet laugh, which causes Grian to grin. He then gently tilts Scar’s head up, all soft and loving. He presses their lips together in something sweet. “I love you,” he hums. “I trust you more than anyone else in the world. I can put my life in your hands and know that I’ll be alright.”

“Grian…” Scar sniffles, and Grian is quick to catch any tears that slip out.

“I love you,” he repeats, offering another kiss. “Everything I am is yours.”

Scar sucks in a breath and pushes his face back into Grian’s neck, holding him tightly. Grian coos softly, returning to combing through his hair. They stay like that for who knows how long, just holding each other. Grian whispers soft confessions of love over and over, occasionally cooing and chirping to let Scar know he truly is alright.

When Scar taps his fingers three times against Grian’s back, he knows his husband is okay enough to move to a bath now. Grian slowly pulls away (not before giving Scar’s hair one last kiss) to head into the bathroom. He grabs a washcloth or two so he can properly clean Scar up as he makes sure the water is the perfect temperature for them. And of course he can’t forget the bubbles; it’s a must.

Grian makes sure the bath is ready before he goes back into their bedroom and sees Scar sitting up. He walks over and manages to scoop his husband up in his arms, bringing them back to the bathroom. He sets Scar down in the tub with the water before climbing in himself.

“Let me take care of you, okay?” Grian hums as he reaches for a washcloth. “You just sit there and look all handsome for me.”

They sit in there for a while, with Grian settling in Scar’s lap and snuggling against his chest when he’s done cleaning the two of them up. Scar murmurs a soft thanks, content to hold his husband close.

[hundredacreletters]

you are the best thing that's ever been mine

-taylor swift (speak now: mine)