#papenathy

[super-nova5045]

francis abernathy is genuinely god’s strongest warrior because how did this motherfucker survive THREE homoerotic failed situationships in a ROW, bunny, bunny’s murder, henry, richard, charles, incest twins, being a redhead, a SUICIDE ATTEMPT, being catholic, being gay in the 80s, being catholic AND gay BOTH in the 80s, multiple nervous breakdowns, vermont, an alcoholic absent mother, a homophobic grandpa, being fatherless AND to top it all off being the only diva in the classics group 😢

[bazberkker]

Little things in TSH that I had missed or forgotten the first time I read it:

It took Richard a whole year of pestering the college to let him in. It really proves how obsessive he is

Richard bumping into Francis in the hall before he joins the study group and being like: “Wowee I can’t believe that guy touched me. That was so cool; he was SO cool :D”

Francis talking to a cat he found on campus 🥹

CHARLES AND CAMILLA HAVE SLIGHT SOUTHERN ACCENTS

Julian loves flowers and keeps a bunch in his classroom

Richard’s Totally Real Car, Christine

Judy costuming, in her own words, “fucking As You Like It” implying that she also has to study obnoxious literature for her classes

Bunny genuinely believing Francis is as smart as Henry

Bunny is the only person who can make Henry laugh 🥺

Francis had a relative who died on the Titanic

Bunny would hide out at Richard’s whenever he pissed Marion off

Francis used to read Richard’s French homework out loud for him

Bunny’s hero is Caesar

Henry’s middle name is Marchbanks

Francis is a fan of the Boston Red Sox

The twins shrug with one shoulder

Henry finds Gucci “rather grand”

Charles’ wild cat that he forces Francis and Richard to bring to the farmhouse

Richard reads Proust *cough, cough, kinda gay, cough, cough*

When Francis is in the hospital in the epilogue, Richard reads “Our Mutual Friend” to him which, according to Goodreads, is about “the unfailing power of wealth to corrupt all who crave it.”

[henrywinterswife]

thinking about how henry is so superstitious that he put out a saucer of milk on his porch at night to ward away evil spirits. bro must’ve not realized that he is the evil spirit 😭

[sacredhyacinth]

the secret history fanart because I read my favorite papenathy fanfic again

link

[secret-history-hyperfixation]

Richard and Francis, respectively.

[francisabernathysgf]

never forget that the first time richard saw henry he thought he wasn't handsome and when he saw francis his first thought was he was the "most exotic of the set".

richard also proceeded to deny the gay allegations with all his heart but

[luxielisbcn]

maturing is realising winterpapen is the most important relationship in the secret history and literally the whole story is based off of their dynamic. also that they’re generally more interesting and complex than any other “ship”

[ccuniculusmolestus]

Richard Papen when he saw Francis

[catholickedd]

THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN “cubitum eamus”

i’m sorry but if any man said that to me IN OUR FIRST CONVERSATION i’d be on my hands and knees

[super-nova5045]

richard papen

[telling-tragedy]

tomfoolery part ???

[henrywinterswife]

can we talk about how literally all of the Greek students in TSH took various pills, downing them with alcohol, or drinking alcohol around the same time?

the fact that they didn’t die or end up in the hospital because of it is astounding. immortal is really their middle names.

[sacredhyacinth]

papenathy is one of the few ships I’d actually like Talk about on this tumblr cause the others I’m too embarrassed to say BUT I will say Richard is my favorite character despite having little to no discernible character compared to the others—he’s definitely the most fun and I wish we got to see him with judy more, but francis and richard are like OH MY GOD???? I’m scared to open the goldfinch because I cannot read another situationship right now Donna Tartt

like ik they kissed (they KISSED) but I really needed more from them in the epilogue

if you asked me what my favorite tsh ship is I’d say winterpapen probably but papenathy is my Roman Empire

[mysteryofvampires]

I love and hate Donna Tartt for her main characters.

I mean they are nice and all but just let them be a bit gay Donna!

[secret-history-hyperfixation]

Went through the notes I took while reading TSH.

This is my list of all the Queer Vibes:

1. The way they dress. (dark academia gothic umbrella whore, twins in lightcolored coastal grandma looks, Francis.) (ITS THE 80s! Why're you dressed like that?)

2. They sometimes walk together in a horizontal line.

3. Richard looks at all of them with such awe, like that's your queer awakening, hon.

4. They all study Greek and Latin. The Classics. (Notoriously queer)

5. They have orgies for experiments.

6. Love Hexagon.

7. Richard's feelings toward Francis.

8. Charles' feelings toward Francis.

9. Francis' feelings towards both of them.

10. Richard imagines growing old with Francis.

11. Richard was nervous around Francis, until he flirted with him on the boat.

12. Richard drops everything to go see Francis in the hospital. (Also, takes him to the hospital that one time.)

13. Richard is so fucking worried for Francis because he has to be forced to marry a woman.

14. Camilla is tough bisexual coded. She gets hurt by a shard of glass in a lake, or shows richard her bruises / injuries (LITERALLY ABUSED by her brother) and she acts like it's not that bad. (I also headcanon Camilla as Trans.)

15. Richard's feelings toward Henry.

16. Henry and Bunny.

17. Bunny is jealous of Richard.

That’s all I had.

Add yours, if you want.

[lizzyaka]

Hey tsh fandom!! Not to be the villain here but not everyone needs to be a twink. Lets put our thinking caps on and our mlm fetishization caps off for a sec

Richard said he didn't have any romantic or sexual interest in francis in his inner monologue. He told francis he didn't want anything romantic or sexual with him while sober. He told francis he didn't want anything romantic or sexual with him while drunk. He said "no" to francis when he kissed him. He said "no" to francis days after francis had kept on kissing him anyway.

And yet everyone and their mother in this fandom ships papenathy. "richard obviously wanted francis!" "richard wanted francis sooo bad, more than he let on" "richard you liar 😆" oh my god???????? Do u guys not hear yourselves im seriously asking

Saying richard was lying about not wanting to fuck francis is deeply sickening because what possible reason could he have to lie about that. Even if richard WAS gay and WAS repressing his feelings for francis, how many times does he have to say no for it to be a valid answer?

Really i urge u guys to explore the concept of male victims because i don't think youre familiar with it!

"Its not sa if he secretly wanted it!" Not only is that the complete opposite of canon, but youre sounding dangerously like something id rather not say, use ur imagination to figure out what im thinking of!