#a spark by the river

[arcadiandeath]

Mother, father, brother, little sister! 

When you read this letter, I will already be dead or close to death. I know what a severe blow my act will be to you, but don't be angry at me. Unfortunately, we are not alone in this world. I am not doing this because I would be tired by life, on the contrary, because I cherish it too much. Hopefully my act will make life better. I know the price of life and I know it is the most precious thing. But I want a lot for you, for everyone, so I have to pay a lot. Do not lose your heart after my sacrifice, tell Jacek to study harder and Marta too. You must never accept injustice, be it in any form, my death will bind you. I am sorry that I will never see you or that, which I loved so much. Please forgive me that I fought with you so much. Do not let them make me a madman. 

Say hi to the boys, the river and the forest.

Jan Zajíc's (3 July 1950-25 February 1969) letter to his parents. Jan self-immolated following Jan Palach in protest of the passivity and loss of hope of the Czechoslovakian nation under communist Soviet rule.

[journey-to-the-attic]

Hi, in the Actor AU:

I just had to imagine Zhao getting dragged on screen again because they're either doing a sequel or an alternate universe episode. So he's just suddenly stuck with having to act as if he and Lucifer are slowly falling in love or there could be something (feelings) happening.

For example they're doing an It Takes Two special and Lucifer is a bit too interested in her father.

Or for maybe only a single episode after the end of JTTA when Lucifer and Lisa first meet.

IK just has to suffer through seeing people pine for her father on screen. XD (Or for the possible relationship to be implied.)

pfft the director's like "okay now look into each other's eyes for a little too long? longer. bit closer together this time. zhao we need you more vulnerable-- yess perfect. now let's get an angle of lucifer's face, jenny could you put a bit of a blush on him-" and ik's on the sidelines in abject distress going "no god this is awful why did i ever take this job"

satan makes an ig post like "just read the script for the next episode" and it's a selfie of him giving the camera a thumbs up with ik sitting with her head in her hands in the background

[dk-thrive]

We experienced the phenomenon that lovers who are not yet lovers recognise; they are not touching, yet they feel the charge. The space in between is filled with energy. The spark. The dance. The movement.

— Jeanette Winterson, Night Side of the River; from ‘No Ghost Ghost Story’ (Atlantic Monthly Press, October 24, 2023)

[sparks-polls]

Tumblr's favourite Sparks song - Round 1

Achoo

I Bought The Mississippi River

[spark-circuit]

waiting for rain............. agh.................................

[corntort]

my doodle dump time has arrived (cameo of annie + garcello + a friend's oc)

[drawing-way-outside-the-lines]

[cloudyfan2023]

The river Adventure models are incredible!!! ☺ ♥

[hetaliakinfessions]

I want to go home. I want to be important again; I want to feel a million lives and see a million years again. I want to go back to when I was small, running barefoot through the grass. I want to love and hate and fight and die and always come back. I want to go back to that house, out in the field before the forest.

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[sparkdoesart]

ahhh i should really art you back sometime gimme refs…

Oh! Well-- depends which oc youre wanting to draw~ (i have so many help-)

Ill just give you the main ones and you can do whatever :DDD

Here are some old ones of the main five:

(+ a newer-ish one of marley)

These guys were made on and for yt before i came here,,, they do still mean a lot to me

Then theres these guys

Annndddd Ghost

And i dont currently have a ref for my shifter sona but i will someday hopefully

Erm yippee

[liquidlightandrunningtrees]

She lies on silver pillows: the sun leans over her. He warms and warms her, kisses and kisses her. There are sparks in her hair and she stirs in laughter.

Katherine Mansfield, the awakening river

[journey-to-the-attic]

Hi, I just realized:

In the actor AU will the Lost Kid's father be IK's real father (Zhao) or will Zhao be cast randomly? I think he was mainly in the last chapter in JTTA so it would be funny if they just forgot about it when casting and have to quickly find someone. XD

"shit we forgot to cast the dad for the brief but emotional reunion scene JUST GRAB A DUDE OFF THE STREET"

y'know, excluding the epilogue, zhao's only 'on-screen' scene in jtta only calls for the ability to look sad and tired, and gasp really loudly, which i think he could pull off. the directors are just like "oh, ik's dad has a really good sad face? the sad face is basically his resting expression? he gets emotional really easily? well goddamn HE'S HIRED"

poor zhao is just visiting his daughter and all of a sudden he's being yanked onto set and having make-up applied to his dark circles to make him look even more haggard

[bawnjourno]

Steamwheeler on the Upper Mississippi by Ferdinand Richardt // "I Bought The Mississippi River" by Sparks

Sparkstember Day 6: Big Beat

[fluffypinkposts]

When I die look for my soul here

[apollosopera]

completely forgot to post these, here’s days 6 and 8 of Sparkstember (didn’t have time to do 7):

big beat was probably one of the hardest to come up with a drawing for so far because ive barely ever listened to it, but no. 1 in Heaven was an instant success for me