#and I've been working doubles

[poirott]

Sir David Suchet on the gifts he received from Agatha Christie's Poirot tv series → Capital Theatres interview, January 12 2024

"I know how fortunate I am to have had the opportunity to play such an astonishing character over all these years, and to see him blossom so dramatically around me, to see his exploits dubbed into more than fifty languages and broadcast in almost every country in the world. It is amazing, humbling, and the greatest present that I could ever have been given." - David Suchet, Poirot and Me

[spellboundcities]

can anyone hear me

original v

[bookshelf-in-progress]

I love how a well-written romance is so often structured as a mystery. A person starts with a certain idea about another person, and over the course of the story, they uncover more evidence that gives them a fuller picture of who the other person truly is. They learn about layers to the personality and backstory that give the other person more depth. They learn how the other person's personality meshes with theirs. Even the third-act misunderstanding fits the mystery structure--it looks like they've uncovered the final secret to the other person's identity, which is that they're not the worthy person they seemed to be, but then discover that they misinterpreted that evidence, or the other person takes steps to apologize and repair the level of trust. When the mystery is resolved, they've reached a full understanding of each other and know they've found a partner they can trust their whole future to.

[zazrichor]

just what kind of fool am I?

[genderdenied]

★﹕ freediwingic

pt: freedisingic :end pt

★ ⌒⌒ ;; coined by ! me

‿‿⋆﹒⊹ ; for ↓↓

acronym chaos 100 followers event | day 3, prompt : freedom

☆⌒⌒ ;; definition

; an alterhuman term related to the freeing feeling of flying && of letting your wings out }} / wings and freedom, freedom with wings or wings of freedom

★﹕made therian && otherkin options !! ( feel free to ask for others / plain !! /gen ) Although it shows white more ' angelic-like ' wings, anyone with any kind of wings may use thiss .. !!

; IDs && plain text below ::

pt: freediwingic. coined by me, for acronym chaos 100 followers event day 3, prompt: freedom. Definition: an alterhuman term related to the freeing feeling of flying && of letting your wings out. Alternatively wings and freedom, freedom with wings or wings of freedom :end pt

ID 1: A rectangular flag with 5 equal width strips, with colours going in top-to-bottom order of a darkish blue to light blue gradient. On the top and bottom is white semi circles, outlined with rippled && dotted semi circles above them. In the center is a pair of white wings with a light grey outline, in the middle and slightly on top is a dark blue lowered opacity Therian symbol. :end ID

ID 2: the same as the previous flag but instead with an Otherkin symbol :end ID

; tagging :: @radiomogai @liom-mogarchive | @acronym-chaos

; myles wanted to do a more broad / less self indulgent term, ( although xe will still use this lmao, since if xe does not have a request xe will rarely make something inapplicable to xim yk ?? ) !! It doesn't have an alternative less fancy / plain stripe flag, but xe thought this more fitting as too simple && it'd js be a blue gradient in the shape of a rectangle .. Which there is already fags of probably ?? Anyways !! xe knows some of xes followers / rebloggers are nonhuman, and specifically some winged nonhumans, so xe hopes this term will appease !! :D and anyone who likes it. Xe also apologizes for this being so late, it was xes mother's 50th birthday dinner && xe had to recharge after getting home, but xe got it in before the day was up nonetheless !!! /pos

[kirby-the-gorb]

[pendraegon]

thesis updates: sent the draft to my advisor -> she said it was "incoherent" and that she was "shocked" at my work and instead of telling me anything in detail as to what's wrong directs me to the writing center then proceeds to cc my committee members saying that she's at a loss with what to do with me -> was confused because... did i send her the wrong draft?? it seemed pretty solid to me?? like i was genuinely proud of it??? -> next day she sends me another email saying that actually my draft isn't bad at all and it just needs some reworking ???????

[furashuban]

Fairy Memories

Words: 200

AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/57228424

Summary: Johanna remembers being a kid and meeting Hilda in the Fairy Isle.

Curled up cozily on the sofa, Hilda kept herself busy with her sketchbook over her lap and a pencil on hand. She drew herself and Twig strolling along fairy country, and beside her was a younger girl, staring and grinning back at her as they held each other’s hands and pressed on.

“Aww, Hilda, that looks lovely,” Johanna admired, taking a seat beside her daughter.

“Thanks, mum,” Hilda held up her artwork for her and Johanna to behold, “it’s been helping me relax drawing our time at the Fairy Isle. Well, all the good parts about it, at least.” She carried on putting the finishing touches on the gargantuan mushrooms and overgrown shrubs surrounding the girls as her mother watched closely.

“I still have memories of that day, you know,” said Johanna, “You finding me alone while I was crying, exploring fairy country together, yet somehow, it really feels like that happened so long ago for me. I always realize one thing whenever I look back on it, though.”

Hilda looked up at her mother curious, and Johanna grinned softly, caressing her cheek in return.

“It’s that you aren’t just my daughter, Hilda, you've always been my best friend, too.”

[nguyenfinity]

Bringing you double trouble for July's first double feature is Valkyrie!

Frameless below the cut!!

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[mintytrifecta]

@trans-pickles

THE PLACE? THE DESERT. THE TIME? HIGH, TEATTIME NOON.

Out from a rugged field of sand and the occasional viper, a beautiful horse rides on into a tiny, beat up, too-dang-colorful-for-it's-own-good town. The shiny city sign labels it as [Wonderland], home to all mad enough to stay in it. And mad they are, for in this town lies the Queen of Hearts, bandit of the west who lives like a royal, and her sketchy henchman who comes and goes faster than a clock strike, the White Rabbit. A colorful town, indeed.

The horse's rider hides her face from the terribly shining sun as she descends further into town, brim pulled low enough to cast her whole face in shadow. Her figure is draped in clothes both regal and sharp, like an armadillo casting a shell to protect itself, she too hides her seldom-aged form from the world under spike and shadow. She comes to a stop at the local Saloon, The Haberdashery, and gracefully climbs off her horse.

"Easy, Dinah," she says leading her to the trough before the entrance. "Just one more stop and we'll be sure to find him, I swear it."

And with that, she walks in.

In a curious turn of events, this strange saloon offers tea, refusing to hand out alcohol until teatime is over, so every person in the saloon who can spare it drinks enough tea to drown their sorrowful lack of booze. On the stage, a chorus of saloon girls hold intricately weaved flowers into tight bouquets before throwing them to an adoring audience, voices fluttering in the wind like petals in a golden afternoon's breeze. The interior is brightly colored, as the rest of the town, no doubt with paint gotten by bloodied heart-cards grunts.

The rider makes her way to the bar, hobbling carefully to the high seat and calling the tender over. He smiles, wide, but his eyes are glassy, as if he's not all there. "what can I do for you, love?"

She looks up, big blue eyes betraying fear over her brave face. "My name is Alice Liddel. I'm looking for the White Rabbit."

[thecrimsonjaguar]

i think when it comes to the F+C finale it's important to see where the writers were coming from. And it's easy to do that, the lesson/moral they gave simon is fairly clear: Simon needs to appreciate his life because Betty sacrificed so much to get him here. alright, cool, that's good on paper.

I do Also think that the execution was poor.

up until this point, the crown has represented/could be viewed as many things. Alzheimer's, substance abuse, and anything else people have called it. In this series, a newer interpretation has arose: Suicide. And I'm certain the writers were aware of this. Depression and suicidal ideation are such strong themes in this series that they can't NOT be purposeful.

So their attempt at teaching Simon to appreciate Betty's sacrifice can ALSO be read as: Simon, the suicidal, on the verge of a relapse-man, gets put into a body of a child, (and that is very powerful imagery that does not help, actually) and is told nearly expressly that he fucked up in his relationship with the love of his life. He is told he should have sacrificed more for betty. And he says to himself: "Maybe i wouldn't have even found the crown". Basically it's simon pinning the blame on himself for his 1000 year curse on his mistakes with Betty. Which of course can be read as Simon's self loathing but the show does nothing to refute his statement, which i also have issue with. Simon putting on the crown was stated to be a Mistake. it was an accident. No matter what, the crown cursing him Was Not His Fault. Ever. It's not Betty's fault, it's not Simon's, it. was. a. Mistake.

regardless on if they should or should not have introduced these new flaws into simon's character, having simon learn his mistakes like This feels. icky. to me.

[zackmartin]

KNIGHT SQUAD FIFTH ANNIVERSARY ☆ texts posts | part two

[tinderbox210]

La’an Noonien-Singh and Spock + sharing a drink with Una and Chris after a rough day

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: s02e05 - Charades Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: s02e09 - Subspace Rhapsody

[silentmoths]

I need enrichment time in my enclosure

but i am forced to work

cries

[04dissection]

To be honest, after going over it in my head a bit, MeMe and Tear Drop feel like themeatic foils. Both songs involve Mikoto and Yuno expressing their dislike of being judged the way they are, with Mikoto expressing frustration over being seen as a murderer and Yuno over being seen as naïve.

Honestly these two lines even seem to like... continue one another.

[heathened]

average depeche mode song