#love as blood

[lamentofspring]

the wolf and the lamb / undone undress, marika hackman / the carnivorous lamb, agustin gomez-arcos / hannibal & will, hannibal (2013) / lestat & louis, interview with the vampire (2022)

[guulabii]

when richard siken wrote “i’ll be your slaughterhouse, your killing floor, your morgue and final resting” / when pylades said i’ll take care of you, orestes pushed him away saying ‘it’s rotten work’ but pylades stood his ground: “not to me, not if it’s you.” / when joo yeo jeong says “i’ll do it, i’ll be your headsman. i’ll join the sword dance. tell me, what do you want me to do first. how do you want me to do it? who do you want me to kill first?” / when amal and max wrote “i want to be a body for you. i want to chase you, find you, i want to be eluded and teased and adored; i want to be defeated and victorious— i want you to cut me, sharpen me.” / when amy dunne says, “i’ve killed for you, who else can say that?” / when franz kafka wrote “love is, that you are the knife which i plunge into myself” / when kate bush sang, “spilt me open with devotion, you put your hands in and rip my heart out / when benjamin alire sáenz wrote “break me, I am bread. I will be the water for your thirst” / when sylvie baumgartel wrote “my ribcage exists for you to open so you can hold and eat my heart” / when saeed jones wrote “look at the weapon I’ve made of myself. You want to cut yourself on me, don’t you?” / when margaret atwood wrote “if i love you is that a fact or a weapon?” / when anne carson translated these words: “h of h: i cannot rise. too heavy with filth and sin”. “th: give me your hand.” “h of h: I’ll stain you”. “th: i’ll take it.” / 

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The math just adds up!

[kavaleyre]

• The Hanged Man •

“Compared to what Falin went through? This is nothing.”

[miikpal]

24 ribs

[retquits]

1.6 is coming—see you march 19th!!! 🥹🌱

[noknowshame]

why is religious Christmas imagery all so joyful and pleasant? where is the inherent horror of the birth of Christ? A mother is handed her newborn child, wailing and innocent. Her hands come away sticky. Red. Simply by giving her son life she has already killed him. He is doomed from the beginning. Her love will not save him from suffering. Because the thing cradled in her arms is not a baby, it is a sacrifice: born amongst the other bleating animals whose blood will one day be spilled in the name of what demands it. the night is silent with anticipation. Mary, did you know? That your womb was also a grave?

[catsharky]

Create cool summer treats for your vampire with this one neat trick

[jaradraws]

DISCLAIMER: the blood is a feature, not a bug 🩸☎️

[dieserr]

if I try working on this anymore I’ll explode probably just take it

[stil-lindigo]

bite of winter.

a comic about a princess who died in the snow.

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[vamp1r3luv3r]

ahem

[marisatomay]

there should be an oscar category called “movie my dad completed without falling asleep on the couch” and it’s more prestigious and contentious than best picture

[greykolla-art]

Dropkicks this thing out of my Procreate gallery before I ruin it with more filters.

[bamsara]

probably a bit difficult to get dried blood out of wool

[applestruda]

"You Have Succeeded Your Task"