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So, I think I've discovered my new favorite niche trope, and unfortunately, I cannot find it *anywhere*. Tumblr, I'm begging you for help.

Basically, memory loss + romance. As in "something deep in me remembers I love you, but I have no idea who you are" and/or "I can tell you love me, and it's killing me that I have no idea who you are." Bonus points if they fall back in love without the memories ever fully coming back.

This post is inspired by The Unmaking of June Farrow (which heavily features this trope but is unfortunately a train wreck of a novel), so if you know that story, you know what I'm looking for.

I'll take books, movies, fics, *anything*. I'm desperately craving this particular angst.

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just finished the locked tomb series! do you have any idea what that does to a person

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To me in 2016: if youre still on this website, fuck you but i understand

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*note: dicks, specifically, not necessarily the number of sexual partners.

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If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

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I am so glad that I logged back into tumblr if only to see this.

when I finally get @southsidewrites to read chainsaw man I'll be like this the entire time

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I'm sorry. David Corenswet brought his dog to set in her own Superman costume?

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David Corenswet for GQ photographed by Noua Unu

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Shoutout to Superman (2025) for making it incredibly fucking clear that Superman is for good people. He’s hope. He’s love. He’s supportive. He’s an immigrant. He supports Palestine. He loves animals. He protects children.

The movie is a light. If you’ve been feeling really depressed about the world lately I’d highly suggest watching Superman.

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Superman isn't woke. You're just so evil that you see a man doing acts of kindness and you think it's a targeted political agenda

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Bonus:

SUPERMAN (2025) DIR. JAMES GUNN

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DAVID CORENSWET as CLARK KENT/SUPERMAN Superman (2025) dir. James Gunn

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excuse me for stating the obvious but like. james gunn outright calling superman an immigrant and doubling down on it when he got backlash (because he IS an immigrant, that's the point of superman) + the in-movie dialogue of "aren't you going to read me my rights?" "you're an extraterrestrial, son. you haven't got any rights to read." + the violence of his arrest and how they torture and mistreat him unapologetically, all under the guise of "protecting america", in a film releasing during the onslaught of violent ICE kidnappings and abuse... yeah it's really no wonder right-wing knobheads are crying about this being woke. they're being forced to look directly at the reasons one of the most well-known and beloved heroes of all time would not be on their side. and that's only ONE of the reasons this movie covers

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Well, I finally got around to watching The Old Guard 2, and, well, I don't remember the last time I was so profoundly let down by a movie.

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/50721307/chapters/171674506

Interlude: Seneca Crane, the Berries

Seneca strolled leisurely up the steps of the mansion. It was a beautiful, star-filled night, and he wanted to take in every last second of it. What was Snow going to do? Scold him for being late?

If he had to guess, Snow wouldn’t even be in there today. He never liked to be around for the dirty work.

The latest chapter of The Capitol's Jewel is out now!

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/50721307/chapters/171340213

“I’m sorry, Augustus.” Her voice was soft, low, just loud enough for him to hear. “I’m sorry that I want a better life. A life where maybe, just maybe, I could begin to dream about having a family. A life where I could maybe even have kids without them being condemned to death the second they’re born my child.”

“Please, Emerald,” he begged, gripping her by the shoulders now. “Think about what you’re doing. We have the best life we could hope for—we’re District 1 victors. Don’t forget that. You told me to think about what there is to live for, and it’s this.” He dropped his hand to her left hand, holding it up so the ring was right in front of her face. “Live for us. We can be happy—we can have a good life.”

“That’s why I’m doing it, Augustus,” she snapped, yanking her hand away. “Because the best life I can hope for is one of constant terror. Every second, I’m terrified. Even now that I’m out of the arena, all I can think about is just easy it would be for them to change their minds, how ready they are to punish us for every last slight. If the best life I can hope for is one where my body to be sold to the highest bidder while I’m forced to watch a Games that are a constant reminder that I murdered children to get here, I think I’ll pass. Thanks, but no thanks.”

The latest chapter of The Capitol's Jewel is out now!!

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WHY are all my friends SCATTERED ACROSS THE WORLD and not IN MY HOUSE for a SLEEPOVER