#camilla macaulay

[megzartz]

The Pupils

The cult

Their own respective pieces will follow, containing spoilers from the book.

[secret-history-hyperfixation]

judy poovey core 💅💋💄

[mekaqct]

i don't know if i've ever seen someone with a take like this, so i might as well share.

i've seen many people ignoring charles's character taking a turn for the worse and instead choosing to only focus on book 1, the "good" charles. contrary to popular opinion, i think that charles's major crash out and descent into madness in book 2 is what MADE his character interesting. and it shouldn't be thrown away.

book 1 charles was certainly a sweetheart and i much prefer his friendly caring nature than his vengeful and resentful self in book 2. however, i believe that his shift in personality is what made him memorable. it made him stand out. it gave him the complexity every other character in tsh has.

i believe charles wasn't always a horrible person – it's very evident he had some good in him. but his vices ruined his, and his sister's, life. and that's very sad and tragic. i can't help but feel bad for him. i don't think his actions should ever be excused, but it was very sad to witness him deteriorate in such a pathetic way. such a dramatic downfall. it was like a night-and-day difference. i can't help but mourn the person he was, the person he could've been.

with this book especially it's very important to differentiate Liking Someone and Liking Someone's Character. i (of course) don't like charles as a person in book 2. but do i love his character? yes. he's very very intriguing, and, when it comes to fiction, being a bad person isn't a good excuse not to analyse their character (this should apply to pretty much every character in this book 😭). i would love to do a whole character deep dive on him one day.

in a way, i think the downfall of his character has some interesting parallels with bunny's character going downhill too. with both of them, their ugliest sides came out at their lowest points. and in both cases, henry was partially at fault. but that's a post for another day.

[0bsessiv3s0ul]

I can't wait for Autumn 🍂🍁

[cattoonxd]

Read this book recently how’s my lineup

[potatosaresweet]

''the secret history vibe is studying hard and loving the classics'' so close! the secret history vibe is a close group of pretentious idiots who secretly hate each other murdering people for the vibe and ignoring the concepts of the moon landing and hypothermia

[notsofriendlyfriendlyreminder]

bro. bro you are romantisizing the secret history. bro you are enamored with the greek class just like richard. bro you are ignoring the bad things and creating aesthetics based on a book telling a murder of a young man. brother.

[lanabanana79]

[gorchart]

The Secret History

“But how,” said Charles, who was close to tears, “how can you possibly justify cold-blooded murder?’ Henry lit a cigarette. “I prefer to think of it,” he had said, “as redistribution of matter.”

The way I'm obsessed with this group, ugh!!!

Digital Illustration, 2025

Gorchart

[ccuniculusmolestus]

was it casual when you shoved him off the cliff and then stood over his corpse watching the warmth and light slowly fade from his familiar blue eyes was it casual when his father said you made his son the happiest he'd ever seen his baby boy was it casual when his parents gave you the honor of being the pallbearer when you stood amongst his brothers and carried the corpse you'd made to the hollowed ground was it casual when you were so lost in your own mind standing above his grave that you smeared the dirt of his grave across your chest (you killed him. it doesn't mean you didn't love him.)

[megzartz]

Camilla Macaulay

The Observer

The following art contains spoilers from the book.

[eyez-withoutaface]

shoutout to my two favorite people from missouri: chappell roan and henry winter

[tinseltastic]

(Last) Sunday supper 🐇

[elainiisms]

i support ALL evil women!!! i support the ones who are evil and don't try to hide it, embracing their depravity and cunning, AND i support the ones who are evil and won't even admit it to themselves, who cower behind false notions of righteousness to excuse their sins, who justify every wrongdoing and absolve themselves of all blame because they cannot face their guilt (OR lack-thereof)

[potatosaresweet]

in my richard papen era(failing academics, in need of friends, romantising things i don't even understand)