#one of my favorites

[ilovemesomevincentprice]

Vincent Price and Peter Lorre

The Raven (1963) director: Roger Corman

[disappointeddyke]

dyke bod

[polkadotmotmot]

Emilia Nurmivaara - Dreamer’s Corner, 2022

[artificial-condition]

Me watching tv: it’s what murderbot would have wanted

[celestialmacros]

Euperilampus triangularis, a member of Chalcidoid Wasps

July 4, 2023

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Tinicum, Pennsylvania

[lady-ofmischief]

fall on your knees and hear the Angel voices and maybe you’ll calm down

[trialssam]

supernatural season 3... we had bela talbot, the introduction of ruby, sam having to deal with dean's selling his soul for him, mystery spot, the christmas episode where we found out the origin of dean's samulet, the ghostfacers, lilith, sam killing gordon with razor wire, sam finding out that his abilities from the demon blood are dormant, dean going to hell... this season will always be one of the masterpieces of television.

[damnamour]

"I'm not very good at speeches." ― 12th June 2023

[bettyshoweduptotheparty]

Haven’t seen this on here yet so here’s a reminder of the time Taylor depicted herself as one of the few depictions of Sappho in the willow music video. In a glass closet no less 🤭

[jemaherin]

Piece for the lovebug zine :3 🐞🌹

[liakunemui]

they say that the way to a man's heart... is through a cat!??!?

i love rayyan and i couldn't resist. also thank you anon—wherever, whoever you are!—for the silly little dialogue prompt and of course the author, for such a cool IF that i think about on a daily basis. @collegetennisoriginstory

[ammiedude]

syndicate

[thecruel]

THE LAST KINGDOM 5.02

[kaaya-d]

The art for Chapter 4 of @malakia215's Learning to Fall

[sea-owl]

Polin week day 1: Favorite Quote

So really, there was no urgent need to move up the wedding.

Except that he wanted to.

Colin's talk with the mama's through Portia's eyes. Set in the show verse.

"Damn!" Portia cursed as she read invitation sent to her to join Mr Colin Bridgerton and his mother Lady Bridgerton for tea. "I knew I should have encouraged Penelope to accept Lord Debling's offer. That foolish boy is going to break her heart all over again!"

For what other reason could he have to meet with just them and not have Penelope there besides wanting to end the engagement. To take back his proposal. Perhaps they can sue for breach of contract? Penelope was certainly not the one ending this, Portia knew that to be a fact. Or maybe she can orchestrate them being caught alone together, the boy is honorable enough. The ton might not have cared about them being alone together in the past but Portia knows if she makes a big enough deal about it so will they. Or Portia could strangle him with his own cravat. A dead fiancé will gather more sympathy than being jilted a month before a wedding.

As she walked across the square to the Bridgerton House Portia came up with more and more ideas to make sure Penelope ended up married. She will not let this boy ruin any chance their family had of securing themselves. Portia needed every possible daughter wed to increase their chances for a son, especially since Philippa had just given birth to a daughter. It seems Portia's curse of only seeing female descendants continues.

"Portia," Violet greeted her.

"Violet," Portia bowed her head.

Oddly enough this past season the two women have found themselves tentatively reforming a friendship. Portia couldn't tell you how but she suspects part of the reason is how tied together their two families have been, and was about to be even more closely tied. Or was.

"Do you know why Mr Bridgerton has called for us?" Portia asked. She was currently seated next to Violet on one of the couches. A servant recently brought tea and enough snacks to feed a small army.

Violet shook her head. "No he has not said. But it's probably nothing more than some pre wedding jitters."

Portia hummed as she sipped her tea. Pre wedding jitters can lead to a jilted woman.

Violet looked over Portia's shoulder at the door. "Oh Colin there you are."

"Mother," the boy greeted. "Lady Feathering."

Portia smiled. "Mr. Bridgerton."

"Come sit darling," Violet gestured to couch across form them. "Have some snacks."

The boy sat down but instead of devouring the plate in front of him he just picked up one of the sandwiches. Twisting the sandwich this way and that before putting it back down on the plate and the plate off to the side. How odd. Portia couldn't think of a time she has ever seen the boy turn down food.

The boy turned towards the mothers. "I am worried for Penelope, she has been so tried these past few weeks."

"Not to worry darling," Violet reassured him. "It's just the wedding preparations, all brides to be loose a little bit of sleep during the planning stages."

Colin looked down sheepishly. "Well I fear it may not just be the stress of wedding planning. We have been left alone on quiet a few occasions in the past few months."

Portia had to set down her cup. She was going to kill this boy for an entirely different reason now! Twice! Twice now she has had unwed mother to be in her home! They had barely escaped the scandal the last time it happened! Now this boy mocks them by possibly infecting her daughter with his spawn long before he offered marriage? Is this why he changed his mind back then, and why he wants to hasten any and all wedding preparations along now?

Portia glared at the boy, ready to tear into him when she felt a hand grab her wrist. Her glare turned onto Violet who gave her a look that said It's already done. Let's figure out how to navigate now

"I will speak to Anthony about requesting a special license," Violet said.

"And I will see the earliest we can move up the arrangements," Portia sighed.

Watching as a smile spread across her future son in-law's face and a softness fill his gaze at the mention of Penelope Portia found herself coming to the realization that perhaps there was no real urgent need to move up the wedding like he led them to believe. Perhaps he just wanted to be married sooner.

Either way it will bring Portia a possible grandson sooner, and if she was being honest she wouldn't mind having Penelope and her Bridgerton being in charge of the estate. At least she knew it would be good hands.

[alex-a-roman]

"You're laughing, but it's not your laughter." (Romanian saying, meant to point out someone's forced laughter)