#i love romanticism

[dumblr]

I don't want to hear 'i love you'

I want to feel 'i love you.'

[stardustemotions]

I used to think communication was the key until I realized, comprehension is. You can communicate all you want with someone but if they don't understand you, it's silent chaos.

[vezzx]

random poetry

never

never is a word you use a lot

you tell me you’ll never hate me

never is a word i’ll never use

because i’m afraid that i’ll lie

moons

if i was a moon

id be in your orbit

following you, at the same speed

light speed

calling to you like thunder in the universe

screaming your name in the silence of space

ashby

you’re forest green

the creak in the floorboards

the ivy that creeps up siding

the moss that gathers on rooftops

you’re also the crickets in the summer

the condensation in the winter

the grass in the spring

and the smell of leaves and rain in the fall

ashby pt.2

you know i always miss you in the summer

which is why everything there

reminds me

of you

stars

i like the way we fit together so well

the way we flow together

the way your lips meet mine

the sound of your voice as i touch your skin

the constellations on your arms

that are even more beautiful than any nebula

any supernova

any quasi-star

any universe out there

[chipsy]

How do i say i miss you in a way that will make your heart ache as mine does?

[fairydrowning]

Grief is the only proof that I love and I love well. Love and grief are actually intertwined with each other and as "Akif Kichloo" once wrote, "the opposite of grief is not laughter or happiness or joy. It is love. It is love. It is love."

[caruccio]

You're my comfort zone, my escape from the world.

[sandwiches-and-stuff]

And on the pedestal, these words appear:

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;

Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!

Nothing beside remains. Round the decay

Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare

The lone and level sands stretch far away.”

~~ from “Ozymandias,” by Percy Bysshe Shelley

hey reblog this with a piece of your favorite poem, please

[tedkaczynskiofficial]

I love Zutara as much as the next girlie, but I think people romanticizing Zuko catching Azula's lightning in the Final Agni Kai are doing Zuko's character a massive disservice. He would have done that for anyone. Not just anyone in the Gaang, anyone.

He did it for the division he ended up getting burned over. He did it for his subordinate that was going to fall to his death after the ship was struck by lightning. He did it for Lee, when he was kidnapped by Gao. He did it for Iroh, when he confronted his dad and tried to break him out of prison. He did it for the whole Gaang at the Western Air Temple. He did it for Sokka, Suki, and Hakoda at the Boiling Rock.

His whole character revolves around saving everyone else first. Hell, he tried to save Zhao of all people! There's no way that would have gone well for Zuko if Zhao had actually taken his hand. He always does what he thinks is right first before considering his own safety.

Zuko always saves other people. Even if, especially if, he can't save himself.

[alchemistmelody]

[ruporas]

post rescue

[opbackgrounds]

This idea is so, so important to the series in general, and Brook in particular. There are times in One Piece where people die for noble causes, and others where people act knowing that there's a good chance that they could die, but knowingly choosing death over life is never portrayed in a positive light.

As someone who views One Piece through the lens of Romantic literature, this is really important because historically the Romantics, er, well, romanticized suicide and death and the historic last stand. It's doubly interesting to me as a Japanese story, with Japan having its own long, complicated history with the concept of honorable death.

One Piece directly challenges both of these ideas, with life and living being romanticized instead, even if that means you have to get on your knees and beg for it like Brook does with Ryuma later on.

And it's a tightrope that story has to balance. Nami willingly lived under to boot of the man who killed her mother for years, but there came a time when enough was enough, and both she and the village had to stand up and fight for her freedom. She carried that lesson to her fight with Enel, even though she was hopelessly outmatched and would have been reduced to a greasy smear if Luffy hadn't shown up to save her. Within the context of the story both instances were portrayed positively, with Oda indicating through his writing that she had made the correct decision.

But that's not what's happening here. This is Luffy being willing to run away at Sabaody because he knew the Pacificas were too strong. This is Usopp lambasting the samurai at Wano for rushing toward their deaths rather than living to fight another day.

It's Brook knowing he made a promise to a friend, and doing everything in his power to keep it, even if it meant looking like a sniveling coward groveling at the feet of his own shadow.

[nicoleknives]

Some Shane doodles on Procreate just to keep me sane!!

[monstermonger]

The Ruins of Eldena

[omaxy]

I always want to talk to you. No matter what time it is, where I am, or what I'm doing. I'd drop whatever I'm doing just to have a conversation with you. Why? Simply because I love talking to you. I love how we talk about the most random topics. I love how you know how to keep a conversation going. I love how we lose track of time. For example simple text, or phone call from you can make me smile throughout the whole day. I know it sounds rather silly, but it's true. You're on my mind all the time.♡

[chipsy]

I just miss you, with all my heart and my soul.

[napping-sapphic]

Take my hand and i’ll show you something amazing (the amazing thing is that we are now holding hands🥰)