#Erasmus Plus

[ilovemesomevincentprice]

Vincent Price as Erasmus Craven and Boris Karloff as Dr. Scarabus wizard duel to the death.

The Raven (1963) // directed by Roger Corman

[wizardofarles]

unpopular capri opinion of mine no one asked for:

i don’t give a fuck about erasmus and kallias. nothing on this earth could make me give a fuck about erasmus and kallias. in fact i actively dislike erasmus and the way he’s written :/

[borealopelta]

calling this thing fridgemaxxing. everyone gets one shelf and you know that thang is on 100% capacity babey

[nyatawia]

Having a rough month so far

[tinyluminaryzombie]

Non Exhaustive Jily Recs: Hogwarts Years

Pre-Jily

Evergreen and Pine by @tinyluminaryzombie - 1K words

Sirius and Lily friendship while they’re both pining

Full disclosure I wrote this 🙈

Lily Evans is stuck in a closet with Sirius. All Sirius wants to talk about is exactly what she's trying not to think about: James Potter. Or: A seven minutes in heaven that's more like seven minutes of sweet sweet interegation ft. Lily and Sirius.

The Dog You Feed by @january3693 - 100K words (25 chapters)

Lily getting close with the Marauders. Lily and Sirius friendship. Pre Jily and Wolfstar. TW abuse (Sirius)

Beautifully written and love how it shows the evolution of Lily’s friendships.

When Sirius ran away from home he went to live with the Potters, but before he made it there he wound up lost, alone, and hurt in Muggle London. With James out of the country, Peter stuck at home, and Remus trapped by the full moon, it’s Lily Evans (who hates his guts) that Sirius is forced to turn to for shelter and more advice than he could have bargained for.

Jily Get Together

A Dog in Stag’s Clothing by @lynxindisguise - 4.8K words

Great James and Sirius prank. Jily and Wolfstar get together

So funny and sweet and cute!

In which Lily is bad at feelings, Remus loses all powers of observation, James is clueless, and Sirius has to do some waiting.

Erasmus Lovegoods’s Guide to Brewing Love Potions by @thelighthousestale - 5.3K words

Love potions, humor, and love confessions

Mixes in the potion instructions in a really cool way and is such a fun read!

How an accidental explosion in NEWT-level potions finally forced Lily and James to confront their feelings.

Through the Rain by @bookeatingbean - 6K words

Vignettes of Jily at Hogwarts

Such a well rounded and beautiful story!!

James and Lily's first kiss, and the story behind it. There's some fluff, some character study, and some good old fashioned angst.

Accidental Magic by @missgryffin - 9K words

Jealous Lily, love confessions, first kiss, first time

Hot hot hot hot hot hot!!!!!!!!

What else is there to do after confessing feelings in the middle of the night than spend a lazy Saturday in bed?

i would drink a case of you, darling by treacherous_talks - 13.4K words

Pining Lily while she’s friends with James plus seventh year / first war angst

Such a good how did Lily and James go from friends to more fic!

James is like seventy-ish percent certain that Evans is trying to make a move on him. But that thirty-ish percent doubt isn’t worth the risk of ruining the friendship they’ve worked so incredibly hard to develop. So he spends his days in blatantly enforced ignorance. Lily doesn’t know how much more obvious she can be. There’s only so much fluttering eyelashes and touching-his-arm-accidentally she can do. She can practically feel her brain cells dying every time she twists her hair around her finger. So she finally accepts that Potter won’t make the first move, and takes it upon herself do so. Sirius is just here to enjoy the fireworks. (And outside Hogwarts, the world grows ever darker.)

As If By Magic by @annabtg - 34K words

Seventh year Jily

Awesome multi chapter with so much pining!

Lily Evans, Head Girl, is starting her seventh year at Hogwarts. Alongside her, Head Boy James Potter, who has always had a crush on her yet has given up all hope of winning her over. But between working together, sharing fun times with friends and getting through the darker moments that come with living in an era of war, things between them are bound to change...

New Year by scaredofclouds - 92K words (14 chapters)

One year in life of Jily + all the Jily feels.

It’s on fanfiction.net but i love this fic so much and it’s definitely worth venturing from ao3!

Lily Evans is planning on seeing the New Year in alone, then just getting through the rest of the year with as few problems as possible. Unfortunately for Lily Evans, very little in her life is that simple. Still, what difference can a year make? 1977 through the eyes of L & J.

Established Jily

Fireside Chats by @kay-elle-cee - 1.7K words

Lily and Sirius friendship. Slight angst + family drama.

So so good and I love their friendship!

“He’s still upset, then?” “Evans,” Sirius starts, and she can hear the disbelief in his voice. “You uninvited him to Christmas with your family. Yeah, he’s still upset.”

[mindfulstudyquest]

❥﹒♡﹒☕﹒ 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗺𝘂𝘀 pros and cons

a girl asked me to talk about my erasmus experience in the questions box and she inspired me to make this post. if you have posts to request don't be shy! unfortunately i don't have all the time i would like to uptade but i will try to keep up.

erasmus is a student mobility program of the european union that allows a european student to attend a school in another EU country for a period of time legally recognized by their home institution.

it is a temporary experience with many benefits, enabling students to engage with different cultures and customs. due to its non-permanent nature, i believe it is one of the most beautiful opportunities for a student to feel completely free to explore and understand themselves, to figure out what they want and do not want from their life and educational path.

but let’s start by discussing its downsides. unfortunately, not everything is perfect.

𝟭. paperwork ( 📄 )

hey, i know, guys, i'm not the first or the only one to say this, but the paperwork for erasmus is a pain in the ass. it's not only extremely complicated, but universities (mine for sure, but i know it's a common experience) provide zero help in filling out the documentation. especially if you're not familiar with bureaucracy (and at 20 it’s normal not to be familiar with these things), it can seem like an insurmountable mountain. but if i, someone who doesn’t understand anything about this stuff, managed to get through it, you can do it too. typically, the documentation includes:

various information like ID, health card, and the IBAN of an account in your name (or joint name) where they will deposit the scholarship.

learning agreement, another plague sent from hell because you usually have to deal with two professors, one from your university and one from the host university, who clearly would prefer to mop the sea than help you fill out your learning agreement.

financial agreement for the scholarship, which has specific deadlines by which you need to submit documents (usually IBAN, learning agreement, and acceptance letter from the host university). fun fact: i almost missed this and didn’t receive the scholarship because these deadlines were buried deep in my university’s website (don’t be like me, make sure to be informed well about the financial agreement or you risk being left without money).

the best advice i can give you is to find someone from your university who has already done the erasmus where you’re supposed to go and ask them for some information. they, having gone through it, know what mistakes to avoid and what’s best to do. the offices often assume too many things and give you insufficient and hasty information.

𝟮. finding an accomodation ( 🏡 )

this too, another pain in the ass. it depends on the city, but here in madrid, finding a place to live has been a nightmare (and indeed, i've significantly overshot the budget i had set for rent). you have various options for accommodation:

student dormitories these solutions may seem the best at first glance, but they aren’t always. here in madrid, the fees for the dormitories at my campus cost more than my current rent, plus having only one kitchen for an entire floor is not exactly optimal comfort, especially if, like me, you cook a lot.

apartment studio/flat this is definitely the most comfortable option, but also the most expensive. a studio outside the center in big cities can cost up to €1000 a month. however, if you can afford it and prefer privacy, then go for it. at first, living alone might not be easy, especially if it’s your first time away from family, but you’ll get through it quickly.

room in an apartment this can be the best or the worst option depending on your luck because having flatmates means cohabitation, which is not always pleasant. if you're going in erasmus with someone you know, it might be optimal to share an apartment or take two rooms in a larger flat. personally, i rented a room in an apartment with three other people (two bathrooms and a kitchen), and i couldn’t be happier; i love my flatmates, and we quickly became friends. we cook together, go out together, spend entire evenings chatting and joking and they helped me a lot overcoming the first crisis. i realize, though, that i am an exception, so choose your accommodation carefully.

in short, consider your choice based on 3 factors:

proximity to the university/public transport links i study outside of madrid, almost an hour by bus from my place, but i live practically across from the bus stop, so it’s not a problem at all.

centrality/connection to the city center you're in erasmus to experience the city!

comfort of the place such as private bathroom (very hard to find but not impossible), utensils, AC, appliances (we have a dishwasher at home, and i assure you it saves our lives everytime).

𝟯. homesickness ( 🤧 )

yes, everyone feels homesick, even the most stoic. but guarantee you, you'll get through it. first of all erasmus, fortunately or unfortunately, isn’t forever. it’s a 6 month/1 year experience that is incredibly valuable for your personal growth, at the end of this period of time, you'll be back home. secondly, you can always stay in touch with friends and family in the age of technology. those who truly love you will support you in this project and do everything they can to make you feel less lonely. lastly, during erasmus, you’ll make many amazing friendships and connections that you otherwise would never have the chance to make.

𝟰. language barrier ( 🦜 )

i can’t say much about this, i've never studied spanish in my life, but, since i'm italian, i have no trouble following the lessons and understanding people when they speak, even though i'm still not able to express myself well in this new language. however, by living in another country, you’ll learn the language much faster and more effectively than with any academic course. in just a month, i already feel much more comfortable with spanish, and everyday i learn new things.

and of course, i could talk for hours about the benefits of erasmus, but i might save my praises for a post i'll write later, towards the end of this experience.

i can tell you that in just a month here, a whole new world has opened up for me. not only is the thrill of being in another city, in another country, an electrifying flow of continuous energy, but i’ve also realized things about myself that i might have ignored before.

i have much more confidence in myself; i feel freer, less afraid of making mistakes. it’s true, i’m far from my family and friends, but this also means i’m far from all those eyes under which i always try to appear perfect.

i crave to see and learn, i'm eager to discover new things, and this drives me to do things i probably wouldn’t do in my home country, to appreciate their flavor and indulge in the uncertainty of "maybe i’ll like this".

for the first time, i’m experiencing a new country without the rose-tinted filter of a short vacation. i’ve never felt as rich and full of gratitude as i do now, and i hope this is a feeling every student can experience.

so, erasmus, yes or no? absolutely yes.

i’d love to keep updating you on my experience abroad. what do you think? would you like that? let me know in the comments! star kisses ⭐

[scholartism]

🐏﹐LOVE , DIVINITY , LAMB AND BUNNY THEMED NAMES / PRNS / TITLES ;

names: adorille , amiette , amourine , esme , erasmus , cora , milan , desiree , dear , darlynne , amandine , asta , ansel , diantha , theo , hanita , oona , oan , kori , dolly , mimi , bunette , leveret , arley , lulu , harley , lapin , lapinesse , hop , hopette , loppille

prns: lo / loves , cu / cutes , ki / kiss , chu / chus , de / dears , cor / cores , ado / adores , de / deus , di / divines , ru / rulers , ho / holys , lu / lumens , pra / prays , shi / shines , wi / wings , flu / fluffs , so / softs , plu / plushs , baa / baas , ri / ribbons , pyo / pyons , hop / hops , bun / buns , ca / carrots , pet / pets

titles: [prn] who is adored , [prn] who is loved by all , the beloved one , [prn] who is full of affection , [prn] who is made of pure love , the admirer , the hopeless romantic , [prn] with a loving heart , the darling , the deity , [prn] who resides above , [prn] who watches over all , [prn] who is holy , the exalted one , [prn] with wings , [prn] who is worshipped , [prn] who bestows heavenly light , [prn] who is soft , [prn] who is sweet , the beloved companion , [prn] who follows , the innocent one , [prn] whose heart is pure , [prn] who hops , the cherished cutie , [prn] who is full of whimsy , the hopping one

request 4 anon !

[archvillain-fandom]

alright tumblr gave me a free blaze so that means i get to shill for a second. please read archvillain by barry lyga.

what it is: a middle grade book series about a 12 year old that accidentally becomes a supervillain that lasted from 2009-2012 before being cancelled

who the characters are: kyle, the main character, is cynical and acerbic while still acting like a 12 year old. his nemesis is mighty mike, a clueless superhero who just appeared one day. his best friend is mairi, who calls kyle on his shit and is also best friends with mike. erasmus is an ai based on kyle, created to be his assistant, that also calls him on his shit. and the mad mask is another supervillain, who wears a scary mask, speaks in the third person, and thinks he’s a lot cooler than he actually is.

why i like it: the characters actually act the ages they are, kyle is very obviously in the wrong but is very deep in denial, the dialogue is funny but there are some genuinely touching moments and great insight into the characters

why you should read it: watching a canonically gay 12 year old supervillain cause all his own problems is entertaining, a completely platonic boy-girl friendship is the emotional core of the story, and the mad mask says shit like this:

what is there: three books– archvillain, the mad mask, and yesterday again. plus an article called stories i never told: archvillain, posted on the author’s blog, about where he would have taken the series if it hadn’t been canceled

additional bribe for reading this far: my cat, juno

basically, i need more people to be insane about this w me, so reach out if you read it! thanks for listening!

[tututfdp]

Modern AU Kaamelott

(j'ai lut La petite hétéro by TheHappyEgg et ça ma rongé le cerveau donc voila mon AU foireux sur les perso de Kaamelott étudiant).

Arthur Pendragon

 " il sent la monster et la clops dès huit heure trente, baptiser “l’accumulateur compulsif”, j’ai nommer; Arthur Pendragon! "

Je vois Arthur étudiant en histoire de l'art avec options Archéologie, ses subjects préféré: Rome Antique/Grèce Antique - Moyen-Age. Il a redoublé sa L2.

Il a EVIDEMENT fait un Erasmus à Rome.

Il est aussi au conservatoire, musique classique ou modern.

Certainement président d'une association étudiante qu'il a repris ou créer ( Surement un truc du genre "La table ronde" pour que tous vos droit soit respecté)

Grinder/Tinder: Peux importe l'appli', il est dessus.

Surement boursier, doit certainement bossé à la BU ou à un U.

Vous pouvez pas m'enlevé qu'il écoute SUREMENT, du Kyo, il en a honte mais il a tous les albums et les a vue en concert.

Il conduit surement une monospace acheté sur le boncoin pour pouvoir trimbalé toute l'équipe.

A un décapsuleur/couteau suisse baptisé Escalibur.

Depression, burnout, anxiété, manque affectif, le con a un cocktail.

Bonus: Bisexuel voir Pansexuel ? Certainement polyamoureux.

Lancelot Du Lac

" Élus mister Université trois années de suite! le fière le fringant, Lancelot Dulac! "

Troisième années de droit, surement de droite qu'il dit "modéré".

Il est obviously, le secrétaire de l'asso' d'Arthur, ils l'ont créer ensemble à l'époque.

Un conte tinder qu'il assume pas, avec une description genre " Capitaine de l'équipe de badminton, j'aime les balade sur la plages, recherche relation sérieuse".

Je sais pas Lancelot c'est le connard qui conduit une mini, ou une voiture deux places...

Si il fait pas aussi partit du BDE/ est le chouchou des profs c'est pas normal.

Il fait de la poésie en cachette.

Je dirais BPD, ou problème de gestion de la colère, problème obsessionnelle, OCD meme ?

Bonus: Hétéro qui pourrait avoir une seul relation gay dans sa vie, genre pour être sur qu'il est bien hétéro.

Perceval De Galle

"Revoyant à peine la lumière du jour, sortit l’année dernière d’une prépa Math-Physique, je vous présente,  Perceval De Gales! "

Je peux pas être objectif c'est mon chouchou.

Premier année en école d'ingénieur.

C'est se genre de gars mauvais au collège/lycée mais qui est inaltérable à la fac.

Il a fait un bac pro Mécanique Auto pour bossé dans le garage de ses vieux, mais son prof de math la poussé à tenter une prépa.

Ce con a fait une prépa Math-Physique et il c'est jamais autant fait chier de ça vie car tous était trop facile.

Dyslexique, j'ai raison c'est tout.

Membre du club d’astronomie et de l’association de la table ronde en temps que fouteur de merde première catégorie.

Octogone sans règles des que quelqu'un parle de la théorie de la terre plate.

Le connard que Arthur va voir quand son monospace lâche.

La définition d'un "con intelligent"

C'est le con qui à donné "Escalibur" à Arthur.

Bonus: Celui la est technique: "Le genre qui sort avec une personne pour son âme et rien d'autre" Il s'en fout, beau moche, trans, cis, nonbinaire tous ca, si l'amour est là, il est là, sinon demi-sexuel.

Karadoc de Vanne

" Un petit creux ? Une baisse de sucre ? Besoin de savoir quel est le meilleur kebab rapport qualité pétage de bide? Alors il vous faut : Karado de Vanne!"

A rencontrait Perceval durant les années lycées.

Je le vois pas étudiant ? Ou peut etre un truc genre STAPS, mais plus pour la blague.

Lui il a fait un CAP cuisine.

Deuxième fouteurs de merde de première catégorie dans l'assos, mais il serre aussi de traiteur quand ils font une soirée.

Il conduit un kangoo, un véhicule de chantier qu'il prend à ses vieux.

C'est le type qui a réussis à couper une tranche de saucisson avec sa carte étudiantes

A une note google map avec tous les meilleurs restorant, bar, fastfood et kebab de la ville classé part ordre de qualité/prix.

Il connait toutes les petites boulangerie et fromageries de la ville.

A surement gardait sa carte METRO de son anciens job d'été.

Connait beaucoup trop de monde dans l'industrie agro-alimentaire.

Personne ne sait comment il a eu une copine.

Bonus: Hétéro part défaut, pas de questionnement rien, c'est les réglage d'usine.

Bah c'est déjà pas mal dis donc, si vous en voulez plus hésité pas à me demandé, j'ai encore Merlin, Bohort et Elias dans un coin.

[borealopelta]

roaming free.....sad cat meme full of antibiotics dot png

comparing an injured body part to its healthy counterpart gets rid of medical panic so fast... oh god my foot looks swollen is it infected. checking my other foot hm no it looks like that when it's normal. oh god i'm losing sensation it's going numb. check healthy foot Brother There Are Like Three Nerve Endings In That Spot your normal foot doesn't have sensation either. IT WORKS.

[jermasubtitledofficial]

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[the---hermit]

hi! I hope you don't mind me asking, but how do university exams work in italy? some Erasmus students that have come to my class mentioned oral/outloud exams instead of written ones and I find that so terrifying!! I'm used to oral presentations as a form of assessment, but going there and just... talking on whichever part of the notes that you're stuck with sounds wild to me! (also, good luck on your exams!!)

Hello anon! We do tend to have very little written exams. Keep in mind that clearly it all depends on what course you are studying for but the majority of exams here are oral. Especially for humanities where I would say 99% of exams tend to be oral. If you do have a written test it's usually accompanied by an oral part as well. How it works of course depends on the class and on the professor, but usually if you attended lectures you will be studying on your notes of the lectures, additional materials if they were included, plus at least one book, usually multiple books. When you get to your exam you wait to be called up by the professor, you go to them and your exams starts. They tend to ask questions that let you really talk and explain the stuff you have studied so you can show them you did understand things. The smart thing to do is to always add more informations that go beyond the question the professor has asked, the better you hold your monologue the better the result, which also means that your confidence plays a huge role. Depending on the professor and on the subject they ask you questions until they are satisfied. Usually you should always have at least one question about each part of the materials, so at least one on the lectures, and at least one on each book you had to study. Of course they can add more if they feel like it, so you never really know what to expect.

It is quite scary at first, but to be honest we do get a big preparation in high school, since there's a lot of oral tests there as well. So before uni you have a bit of a base already, even though it is very different because you have way more materials for a uni exam. To be quite honest I am so used to it that now I think I'd get more nervous about a written exam. The thing is that when you are talking face to face with the professor you have room to improvise and get the conversation where you want it to go. In a written exam if you don't remember one specific thing your grade might go down by a lot, where in an oral exam you can have the professor see you understood things but maybe are forgetting a detail. There's pros and cons to both ways of course.

I hope I managed to answer your question, and that my explainations weren't too confusing. I'm happy to tell you more if you are curious, my asks are always open! (and thank you for the good luck wishes <3)

[leonardoeatscarrots]

So i don't really know much about your fandoms or interests so... idk, would you mind giving me the rundown maybe? Like a little description about the games you like, or some info about your different comics? I want to chat more with you but I'm not sure where to start since I'm not familiar with your fandoms

Haha, that makes sense, my Fandoms can be considered a little niche.

First off, I'm super glad to finally meet you, lol. I've sorta been watching you and Pringles from afar, and you two seem like good friends.

But yeah, I'll happily give you a rundown, thanks for asking ^^

Pathologic/Мор: Утопия is a Russian videogame developed by Icepick Lodge. You play as one of three healers in a bo-hum steppe town, and your goal is to try and save the population from the outbreaking plague. The game has a lot of heavy theatrical influences and is well known for being extremely difficult and cruel. Which means the writing is perfectly catered to my tragedy-loving gay-theater-kid ass.

Karamora/Карамора is a show I got into a while ago. Basically, it's a fictional retelling of the Russian revolution (one of my special interests, lmao), except all the nobles are vampires. It's dumb but it's unironically so well made. Plus it has that twinky ginger guy, Evgeny Schwartz, in it. This show is also what got me on the Russian media pipeline to begin with XD

Lost Splendor was a memoir written by Felix Yusupov (aka the guy who killed rasputin, aka an important figure in the Russian revolution), and it's just incredibly funny for no reason. Man killed Rasputin, but all he could think to write about was how gay and ADHD he was.

Comics. I'm just very normal about them. I have a collection of around 80 different comics, single issues and graphic novels included. My favorites are queer and indie graphic novels, but im also a huge sucker for some of the classics like V for Vendetta. I have yet to purchase The Sandman comics, but they're on my list.

As for webcomics, I'm addicted to those too. I'm probably the biggest fan 5-ever of The Peculiar Compendium of Victor Van Wolfe on webtoons, and I've written a few fanfics and made fanart aplenty, as well as made custom stuffies of the characters. But I have a wide list of recommendations across a lot if genres XD

As for comics that IVE written, I currently have two open to the public on webtoons and tapas.

The first is Spaceships and Vodka, which is my primary comic. It's an anachronistic sci-fi surrounding a band of space pirates. It's a monster of the week style story with a lot of extra narrative told through backstories. It's currently still in the exposition stage and on hiatus.

The other is Gentle Hands, which is technically an AU of S&V. It's a gay romance following a disabled WWI soldier in a shellshock home and one of the nurses he has a crush on. This one is, alas, also still in the exposition stage, but is currently updating one page every other week.

As for like individual OCs, I mostly obsess over my comic characters. I don't typically make Fandom OCs.

My absolute pride and joy is Craig. He's also the fan favorite thus far.

I don't even know where to begin with him.

I have a bio for him and some other OCs I think, but I have yet to actually fill out any more >>_>> executive dysfunction my beloathed.

The full main cast list includes

Craig

Mirium

Derick

Terric

Carl

As well as Erasmus, Rusty, Cipher, Jadyn, and Jesper as some other extras.

So long as I'm here I may as well finish all the bios and make a master post lol...

[infamousmonkey-cat]

okayyy so i finally finished re: dracula (i know, i fell behind, in my defence *haunting banshee scream*)

anyway i haven't been following the tag or whatever so i don't know what's been discussed already but here we go, thoughts time (dracula spoilers obvs). i'm confining my reactions to the text rather than the production fwiw

first of all this is not my first time reading/experiencing 'dracula'; i actually did a whole module on vampire literature during my erasmus year, but that was over a decade ago (i shan't say how much over). some parts i remembered pretty well, others much less so

i feel like i've seen a lot of complaints about adaptations not being faithful to the novel, and while i share some of the frustrations (looking at you coppola), i feel like i should say that a) adaptations are actually under no obligation to be faithful and b) i think it makes perfect sense to streamline certain things. for example, while lucy having three suitors (plus van helsing) make a certain amount of sense in terms of symmetry with jonathan, drac and the three vampiresses, quincy and art are incredibly underdeveloped and largely extraneous characters (not entirely, i'm getting to that)

HAVING SAID THIS i feel like i finally got a handle on why quincy has to exist, which is that each of lucy's suitors represents a different mode of masculinity, or perhaps more accurately, a different source of masculine power. seward is the rationalist, art is the aristocrat (and this kind of justifies his existence for story purposes, since his status often smooths the way in terms of getting access to places that would otherwise be shut off from the gang), and quincy is the rugged frontiersman. what i'm less sure about is why quincy is the one who has to die at the end? we are of course at the point of writing coming to the end of the era of the american frontier (by the reckoning of some historians it had already ended), but it feels like quincy is still generally referred to as a figure who represents futurity (particular when seward says "If America can go on breeding men like that, she will be a power in the world indeed"). so i'm still wrestling with this particular choice

could write a whole thing about the epilogue through the lens of reproductive futurism. i mean it writes itself. interesting that both art and seward are now "happily married" to unnamed women, with no other details given whatsoever (seward is fruity as hell btw don't get me started)

lot of foils in this novel: jonathan and lucy, jonathan and renfield; dracula and seward, dracula and van helsing; the three vampiresses, the three suitors. are mina and lucy foils? they're often framed as such in readings of the novel, because they're both women or whatever. not sure how much i go along with that. i guess mina is also contrasted, by jonathan, with the three vampiresses. but i kind of feel like she, of all the characters, is the one who most stands alone as an individual.

it will never cease to infuriate me that van helsing and renfield, particularly van helsing, are the two characters who have gone on to have an independent life in the popular imaginary (other than drac himself obviously). mina harker is SUCH a fantastic character, absolutely the hero of the novel, and the adaptations have done her so dirty. i know i said they don't have to be faithful but the changes are always to her detriment. she's reduced to either drac's reincarnated love interest (WHY???) or "oooh, lesbian subtext between her and lucy", which like--i'm not saying it's not there, at a stretch, and i'm all for queering stuff, but i don't think it's by any means the most interesting thing you can do with mina (and there's already so much rich queer and gender subversive potential in the novel that actually feels a lot more justified). the novel spends so much time establishing the relationship between mina and jonathan as absolutely central to the narrative and to both of their identities and it seems silly to pretend that isn't true just because mina has a close female friend. i'm not saying people shouldn't ship it or whatever, i just don't think it's strongly supported by the text

not to repeat myself but the whole trope in pop culture of "i'm descended from van helsing" actually drives me nuts? van helsing doesn't have any living children FIRST of all. why not descended from mina and jonathan harker?? the protagonists of the novel who have a canonical child? jonathan deals the killing blow to dracula and mina is instrumental in finding him? van helsing is only a "vampire slayer" in the sense that he cuts off the heads of vampires while they're unconscious... why him

having said the above i don't actually like the trope of 'descended from legendary whatever therefore such-and-such is in my blood' btw. i'm just saying if you're GOING to do it then van helsing isn't the best choice

but also. what if the dormant vampirism in mina were passed down to her children in some way. isn't that more fun than "hereditary vampire slaying ability"

i did read a little bit of lit crit when this first started but i haven't read any since then, and as i said i haven't been keeping up with the tag, so these are just some raw thoughts i am tossing around atm so don't fucking come for me you freaks

[thiswaycomessomethingwicked]

Update everyone from Volume 10!

Cavalcanti has got a rival!! A German here to be a home-wrecker and steal Giovanni’s title as “unique friend” smh

What is up Marsilio? Who is this freak? You and Giovanni having a messy one in the early 90s? (Who wasn’t messy in the last decade of any given century?)

In all seriousness, Martin and Marsilio were friends and Marsilio included 12 letters to Martin over volumes 8, 9, and 10 (nothing compared to the 40 something Marsilio included to Giovanni plus the many they cowrote together). Martin named his first son after Marsilio and would celebrate Marsilio’s birthday with his friends back in Constance the same as Marsilio would celebrate Plato’s death day which is hilarious (and truly not as weird as it sounds. It wasn’t uncommon for people to celebrate birthdays of random famous scholars they knew or liked. Happened a bit to Erasmus too when he was everyone’s darling). I think Marsilio was just very enamoured with Martin and knew only one (1) way to be enthusiastic and !!!! about someone.

Brief bio on Martin below:

Marsilio was going through a German Phase in the 90s so he was just writing to everyone and their grandmother up near the Rhine.

I LOVE that he had to include Cavalcanti in here who is, I can assure you, not German at all. The family had vague trade connections up in the Germanies and maybe there was a marriage connection at some point but they are very much Italian. Marsilio, somehow managing to shoe-horn in Giovanni no matter what, since the 1460s (give or take a few years).

[lesser-known-composers]

Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller (1850-1926) - Peter Plus, Op. 42: Rosens elskov

Artist: Ditte Andersen

Choir: Copenhagen Royal Naval Choir, Conductor: Adam Fischer

Orchestra: Danish Radio Sinfonietta