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“Yes, dearest Vita: I do miss you; I think of you: I have a million things, not so much to say, as to sink into you.”

— Virginia Woolf in a letter to Vita Sackville-West c. March 1926

idk but being equally obsessed with each other sounds hot to me

 I do beat him up a lot. For Spike that's like third base.

Please go inside. BRIDGERTON, 2.07

insp.

I'll be honest, my biggest takeaway from the sneak peek wasn't, "Yes Pen, read him for filth!" It was, "Oh Pen is totally shame spiralling out of control." Because yes, Penelope has every right to be upset with Colin and tell him why she is upset, but most of the emphasis in this scene is on just how much Penelope hates herself. She doesn't believe Colin when he compliments her dress (a direct parallel to scenes Pen has had with Marina and Edwina in the past), she calls herself a spinster even though she's only 19 (I'm willing to bet Portia refers to Penelope as a spinster at some point before this scene), she assumes Colin sees her as an embarrassment, and again she points out that even though she managed to change her wardrobe, she is still a laughingstock.

This whole scene does way more to demonstrate Penelope's insecurities than it does to paint Colin as someone who needs to grovel for forgiveness. If anything, Colin is handling the situation maturely. He openly communicates his feelings, he doesn't deny what he said, and it's clear he wants to work through the issue.

Penelope is so unhappy with herself that she's taking it out on him more than she should. It's easier to blame him for the one thing he said rather than force herself to look inward. But I think once Colin comes to her again with his plan to help her find a husband, this is going to shift. Penelope will be put in a position where she will have to reflect on those insecurities and Colin will be the one with her on that journey.

Which brings us back to Nicola talking about Penelope putting Colin on a pedestal. He might be off of that pedestal after what he said last season, but she still doesn't view him as a fully flawed human being yet. Once Penelope forgives Colin at the end of 3x01, it's going to open up her eyes and allow her to see Colin as a full human being and as her equal (not as her idol). This is how we get "You're my mess," and "You're the imperfect man of my heart."

vampirism poses the question "what if there was a fundamental, horrible, unending well of want in your soul that, if truly satisfied, would lead to great pain for all those you hold closest and, in turn, their absolute and total revilement of you?" and naturally as a person with no problems I don't relate to this in any way at all.

Underrated form of intimacy: you listen to me intently as I endlessly rant about crime and punishment to you

Fer.al was a pretty average but very pleasant little animal-based RPG for young teens that never made it out of early access because the lead dev forcibly terminated it and recycled it into an NFT platform (hope you lose every penny you have, buddy <3 )

The gameplay itself was unremarkable to unplayably buggy, but the aesthetic was cool, the playerbase was extremely neurodivergent with lots of baby gays just discovering themselves, and what REALLY set the game apart was the character customization. Players could colour and resize the character model parts and create markings using decals; coloured shapes that you could slap up to 30 of on one “look”, to create anything you wanted. Used in combination with the ability to change the colour of apparel items with dyes, I have never seen such an absolute explosion of avatar creativity outside of like, games that allow custom content uploads like Second Life. I wish I had taken more screenshots while the game was alive, but here are a few of my faves (plus a couple of my own avatars).

Okay gotta just say something right now and I pray someone knows what I'm referring to. ourWorld was a fucking banger game and I'm so sad not many people know what it is when I mention it lmao

getting real nostalgic over 2020 for some reason.

irma vep (2022)

i say let dazai protect his peace!!!

Yeah I’m pretty normal about her. (That was an impression of me when I’m a liar btw)

Absolutely insane lines to just drop in the middle of an academic text btw. Feeling so normal about this.

[ A Critical History of English Literature, Vol. 1, Prof. David Daiches, first published in 1960 ]

Your moral ocd is lying to you and tumblr is lying to you. you do NOT have to reblog any post you dont want to and you dont need to justify it and youre not prejudiced against a certain marginalized group if you dont reblog an Upsetting Post about a Current Issue said group is facing

“In the war film, a soldier can hold his buddy—as long as his buddy is dying on the battlefield. In the western, Butch Cassidy can wash the Sundance Kid’s naked flesh—as long as it is wounded. In the boxing film, a trainer can rub the well-developed torso and sinewy back of his protege—as long as it is bruised. In the crime film, a mob lieutenant can embrace his boss like a lover—as long as he is riddled with bullets. 

Violence makes the homo-eroticism of many “male” genres invisible; it is a structural mechanism of plausible deniability.”

–Tarantino’s Incarnational Theology: Reservoir Dogs, Crucifixions, and Spectacular Violence. Kent L. Brintnall.

I LOVE YOU ANIMAL JAM PLUSHIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

one sided scollace but instead of wallace suffering its scott... i keep seeing one sided scollace where wallace always suffers and shit

LOL ive actually thought of this a lot before i lowkey love the idea that maybe wallaces perceived attraction is warped from scotts main character syndrome in a way where hes like "well he likes men so of course he wants me" and if he ever tries to go for it imagine a moment like the kim kiss in vol 6 where its like "havent you always been there for me? you liked me but i didnt realize i swung that way yet." and wallace has to be like "what. you thought I'd want you just because im gay?"

in something more adjacent to canon though i think a very likely scenario is that scott only realizes the extent of his feelings well after wallace moving on so theres really not much that can happen but it makes him wonder what could've been. I always found it interesting how much scott seems to dislike mobile for absolutely no reason LOL

I am a bit tired of bi erasure plot lines. I just watched Crashing and I enjoyed it, BUT there is a female character that only dated guys and as soon as others see her kiss a woman they think she is a lesbian and there is a male character that only had sex with women, but others keep saying he is gay and in the closet when to me he seemed pretty attracted to women too. These things would be fine as plot points if it wasn't the constant comments of if they are not straight then they must be attracted to the opposite sex only. Not even a mention of "hey maybe they are bi". None.

It's not the only media that did this. Far from it. It gets exhausting tbh.

what am I supposed to do with this

Like Fleabag, Crashing is sharp and darkly funny. It’s bursting with sad and self-conscious people awkwardly grappling for a connection.

I just finished watching Crashing and yes yes yes give it to me I love that trope I love it so MUCH!!! People trying to find connection with each other and stumbling through life one awkward, messy situation at a time?? And then realising that they're all aching for the same feelings fundamentally and learning to love their life and the people around them?? Sprinkle a bit of found family on there and it's OVER for me I'm DONE IT'S ALL I NEED

Unpopular opinion but I think Crashing having only one season is perfect. I mean I too want to see more of the characters and their chaos and what is going ot happen next - especially with Sam and Fred - but the beauty about them is the chaos. I don't see any way of how to resolve the issues or how to come full circle. I don't want to see Anthony actually choosing between Lulu and Kate, or Lulu and Anthony potentially ruining their relationship, or the thing with them always standing between their happiness cos they're just not functioning adults, because we've already seen it. But even more so do I really not want to see them become proper adults. The mess is what attracts us to them. The ending of season 1 just made sense. Every hidden secret is out in the open now, and they can choose to handle it maturely or pretend like nothing happened, and that is true for all of them, and the eviction symbolises that. Their lives were crashed and now it's up to them to keep moving. Find a proper flat, be an adult, or live in another abandoned building and keep living their lives as they used to. It's poetic.