#Countryside Setting

[thedramagarden]

Meet Yourself (2023) | Chinese Drama

[q8q]

新緑の頃・・

[pleucas]

the walk home

[kaidabakugou]

if you’re a city girl through and through like me when bakugou invites you to go hiking or camping with him he’s the most affectionate before he asks, drowning you in kisses and random gifts on top of the ones he regularly gets you, breakfast in bed the day he’s gonna ask and getting off work early just to pick up your favorite treats at the bakery before they close

he knows you’ll always say yes, it’s just a little added plus since he knows you’ll hate the part with the mosquitoes and the random sounds in the dark when it’s pitch back out and you’re clinging to him inside the tent or the distant howling in the silent night inside the old cottage

[oceancentury]

Alex Hassell et al. in Rivals, E2 (2024).

[ego-meliorem-esse]

Okay but why do François and Arthur keep separating if they are the only ones who understand each other that well? It's their arrogant personality? Their vicious habits and need to be correct? Bc I actually see françois more aggressive and Arthur more permissive in the end which seems to be contradictory to what I see people writing in the fruk shippers. I don't get it, no hate

Nah nah all good valid question and i do agree actually on most of what you say.

They dont separate in the traditional and common way we associate humans and human relationships with. Not fully.

Lets say they spend a vacation together. They go to the beach and drink and find bars and terorrize supermarkets during their stay. They are happy and content and a destrucrive power couple. But they are still nations and nations have more responsibilities than two moddle aged human men could ever have. So they clash on a thing or two. One takes a stab at an old phychologial wound thought healed. The other gets irritated but doesnt express it (cus emotional repression is legal apparently) and he takes a jab at the other at their weak spot. And they are irritated at each other and start to bicker bc both are too hardheaded to apologize or talk like people who didnt grow up during the middle ages. Now any small mishap irritates the other. A big fight then separation. They dont see eath other for a longer period of time after that. They might hit it off again with an old friend/enemy/lover and its fine. The problem is that François knows exactly what to say and what nerve to pick and get on it to get Arthur to react as he wants. And Arthur is too much of a sarcastic person and generally a man who enjoys a good challege which he might not get from everyone he interacts with. At least not precisely the way he likes. Like Alfred, Arthur gets bored seemingly quickly with a person. Also his affection can be missinterpreted as belittlement or even a jibe or taunt. He portrays himself as polite and appropriate but in truth he is a hard man to get along with. And few people know how to deal and distinguish his comments.

So after a randevouz with Portugal whom he hasnt seen in a while, he is once again sitting at home by himself pondering what takeout to get bc who has time to cook these days. He is still annoyed with francois but doesnt think too much of it. So after a while something happens and he wants to talk to someone about it, so having all but forgotten their little feud he picks up the phone and dials the french phone number. François picks up and you can hear the irritation in the "I thought the lord is still pissed at me. What a surprise." To which Arthur responds with "Oh do shut up. Now listen I've recetly got word that......" because who can be as stubborn as mules yet forgetful as fish at the same time? These two.

I do think to a certain degree Arthur is more permissive. Especially as he got older and saw his empire sink into that ocean he loved so much. François has more of a need to prove that he is still on top of the game so he does tend to be more assertive in some situations and discussions.

Even if they dont speak to eachother for multiple years at a time, something will come that hauls them back to one another. Be it shared history, mutual understanding or good gossip.

In short, small things break them apart and smaller things bring them together.

[tennessoui]

Saw you mentioning packing mystery books! Obikin but murder mystery vibes maybe? And hope you enjoy your vacation!

I have a murder mystery Obikin au actually!! who remembers the tag, not me or tumblr probably but it’s an au I want to turn into a short (🤞🏻) fic told from constable ahsoka tano’s pov as she and constable mace windu arrive at a mansion in the countryside to investigate the death of sheev palpatine, who was hosting an intimate dinner party of the night he died. Everyone on the grounds last night is a suspect. In attendance, his young husband now widow Anakin Skywalker; renowned chef Rex Fett; military commander Cody Fett; horse rider and trainer Ayala Secura; liberal up and coming politician Padmé Amidala; Father Obi-Wan Kenobi, the priest who tends to the local flock and lives on the estate’s land; newspaper reporter and investigator Quinlan Vos; butler and housekeeper, Yan Dooku; maid with a secret and vengeful past, Asaj Ventress

everyone’s alibis are thin, and everyone has reason and motive to want Palpatine dead. Windu and Tano’s investigation immediately points to the young widow, Skywalker, who stands to inherit a lot of money from the dearly departed. But Father Kenobi swears—on the Bible no less—that Skywalker could not have killed Palpatine. Because at the time of the murder, they were together. In the chapel. At midnight. Praying.

Just…Praying.

[chronurgy]

Okay sorry the longer I think about it the more bizzare this trailer becomes to me? This is your reveal trailer for a game that people have been anticipating for nigh on a decade? A meet the gang trailer with not a single piece of information about the world of your ROLE PLAYING GAME???? What??? It's an rpg, of course there's gonna be a gang. But why??? WHY is there a gang? What is going on in the world that requires a gang?? Why would that not be the first piece of information you'd want to get out there? Why do I still not know the basic premise of this role playing game??

[aelsie]

Jessie, Ben, Daisy: The Darkling and Alina are like a bickering old married couple.

Me: that means….

Ravka = the child suffering from their bickering and impending divorce, needs major therapy

Genya = the mutual friend who set them up, having a hard time deciding who to side with (at first)

David = their overworked accountant…he can only make so much magic happen

Nikolai = the dashing, shiny young new boyfriend, soon to be stepdad, who Alina, smirking, pulled up with at one of their proceedings

The rest of the Grisha = the assets and estates they’re fighting over

The Crows = Alina’s legal team, ready to win (Kaz = no time for your shit lawyer)

Mal = their pet do—….wait who?

Baghra = Baghra (yelling at them both)

They’re like one of those over the top rich married couples with their dramatic melancholias and flourish-y outfits and when they fight, they definitely overshare and make public spectacles and people look at each other like oh god, this again.

It’s a family drama, and mom and dad are taking some time off and just need couples therapy, that’s all. For now, daddy is sleeping in a hotel.

[potetosaradas]

🍊🍋 reference

[theemeraldforestafterdark]

The Hanging Promontory

[q8q]

北アルプスと菜の花

[katjaschmitt]

"Hobbiton" | 42 x 56 cm | Soft pastels | 2018

[autumncottageattic]

Enchanted April is a 1991 British film adapted from Elizabeth von Arnim's 1922 novel The Enchanted April. It stars Miranda Richardson, Josie Lawrence, Polly Walker, and Joan Plowright, with Alfred Molina, Michael Kitchen, and Jim Broadbent in supporting roles.

Part III

[ginkovskij]

i make tea because i like how the process feels soothing and comforting but then i don't really want to drink any. do you understand the struggle.

[ayyponine]

not to be a milennial but harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban really is that bitch....