#the affair of the poisons

[bones-ivy-breath]

The Affair of the Poisons: Murder, Infanticide and Satanism at the Court of Louis XIV by Anne Somerset

[greenieflor]

Oh my god the marquise de montespan's story is lowkey medea. Like eerily so

[girlsloveupdates]

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[cloudabserk]

the more i think about it the more my baby loves windows is also about amadeo. you want to grow up and be a real person? you are delusional. you will be infantilized forever. if you run away or attempt to become mature you will die.

[voluptuarian]

13 days of witches: the witch-poisoner, La Voison

"...let me have / A dram of poison, such soon-speeding gear / As will disperse itself through all the veins / That the life-weary taker may fall dead." — William Shakespeare

Louis XIV, "the Sun King," is in his ascendancy, while the aristocracy continues to revel, Icarus-like, in their dwindling power. Against the background of their contest, Catherine Deshayes, "La Voison," merchant, midwife, and fortune teller, reaches the zenith of her own, less official, influence. Rising from humble beginnings, she has become wealthy and powerful providing her services to the dissolute upper class as a sorceress and poisoner. Now her vast network of agents, allies, and clients spans the breadth of society-- including, perhaps, the king's own mistress. At the hands of La Voison or those of her many underlings, inconvenient relatives are dispensed with; love potions find their way into the cups of unwitting suitors; arcane sorceries are worked at unholy masses; an attempt is made even on the life of the king himself. Eventually the reach of the poisoner-witch extends too far, and the Sun King's agents seek her out. But even the arrest and execution of La Voison herself is not enough to stamp out her ring of crime; her allies are myriad and in low places, and while many are caught, more escape through their inconsequence; the grandiose status of her customers, however, proves too much even for the king, and the case of the Affair of Poisons is officially closed to avoid bringing unbearable scandal down on the nation.

[lifewithaview]

David Suchet in Poirot (1989)The Mysterious Affair at Styles

S3E1

Recovering from the horrors of World War I, British Army officer Arthur Hastings hopes to find peace and quiet at a country manor in the English countryside. But when the matriarch dies during the night from strychnine poisoning, Hastings enlists the help of an old friend staying nearby with other war refugees to help solve the murder: former Belgian police detective Hercule Poirot.

*'The Mysterious Affair at Styles' was Agatha Christie's first novel, published in 1920, and also her first to feature the character of Hercule Poirot.

[meredoubt]

Antivan Crows invented a new tier of gossip, I feel, given how often they have to stake out, and by dint of being Antivan.

[harmonytheme]

I agree with you about what that anon said about people saying their kisses don't look real and passionate. It's casual intimacy and I'm surprised that some people have forgotten that it exists. Their kisses are 100% real. Sometimes I question if we're watching the same show.

People create problems when things are going well because they want something to argue about. It blows my mind that they’re getting this criticism when they’re far more affectionate than any other couple on the show currently. It’s a sign of how healthy their relationship is that they’re always kissing and touching casually!! It doesn’t mean they lack passion or the kisses are fake (the fake kisses thing is so laughable considering how 99.9% of their kisses are fully in view. The directors are just ameteurs, guys! It doesn’t mean they’re not kissing when there’s an over the shoulder shot one time!)

[todaywasamaritale]

we knew this. but did we

[inkblot22]

Appetence

PSA don't cheat on your partner. Also, this one is based on one of my more personal writings. If you want me to doctor that one so it can be posted as a reader insert, let me know.

TW for kidnapping, captivity, implied emotional unfaithfulness, implied Kalim x Reader x Jamil, mention of poison, isolation, and forced marriage.

You are supposed to want for nothing. And you would. That’s what he promised, and you would consider that promise fulfilled, if not for one factor.

Sure, you are laden with ornaments and fine fabrics, nothing but the best for his dear spouse, nothing but the best, but you are not entirely happy. 

Now that you’re back in Scalding Sands, Kalim has duties, and is no longer with you as often as he could be. He dotes on you, of course he does, but boundless energy has to end at some point. He still hosts parties, still enjoys wrestling with his brothers, still treats you as though you are a deity among humankind, but as happy you can be for him enjoying his home life once more, your eyes are not on your husband.

You did not want to marry Kalim. He promised you that you would want for nothing, that Grim would want for nothing, and you had no real choice but to accept when you found yourself trapped in one of the spare rooms in Scarabia, again. You were under the impression that becoming his spouse would mean that you would no longer be chained to the solid metal ring underneath the bed, no longer waiting to be taken care of. That was not the case.

At first, waiting for someone to take care of you was mortifying, but now you will gladly wait just so you can see him. 

Jamil. You are married to Kalim, but you are in love with Jamil. It’s ridiculous. You know if Kalim found out, he’d either become annoyed or he’d attempt to give you Jamil, but you don’t want that for him. You know it from experience, there is nothing worse than being forced to love someone. 

As though he is the devil, Jamil enters, carrying a tray and followed by a stout, middle aged man. The middle aged man is someone you’ve never seen before. Jamil places the tray on the table and the man takes a bite of each dish and pours a bit of your wine into another vessel so he can drink it himself. Jamil blankly watches and the man nods, then bows to you and excuses himself. You look back at Jamil.

“Kalim is under the impression that some of his former suitors and suitresses have it out for you. You’re safe, though. That man was just the poison taster.”

“Oh… Jamil, are you going to stay here for a while?”

He narrows his eyes, “Why?”

“I… I’m lonely, in here, and I don’t want to eat alone.” It wasn’t a lie. You hadn’t seen Kalim for hours, since he left before you woke up.

Jamil seems to consider this. He doesn’t answer until you take a seat at the table, his hands gently brushing your hair out of your face. There’s a ghost of a smile on his lips, something tender in his expression.

“Oh, baby bird,” He purrs, the nickname making your chest tight and tears well up in your eyes, “I only brought enough for you.”

“That’s okay! We can split it.”

His hand slides down to cup your cheek, an impossible warmth as his thumb swipes just under your eye, “No. You’ll need to keep up your strength. But I can stay for a few minutes.”

He takes a seat next to you, hand sliding across your back as he walks towards the chair Kalim usually sits in. He sits in it so easily, as though it’s where he belongs. You eat slowly, drink slowly, and Jamil is next to you the whole time, telling you story after story. Kalim has already told you most of these, they’re snippets of their daily lives, but they almost sound better coming from Jamil. More realistic. You find yourself nodding off as he speaks once you’re finished.

“Come on. If you fall asleep here, you’ll hurt your back.”

His hands are a gentle reassurance as he guides you back to your bed. As you take a seat, he quickly unlocks the ornate shackles around your ankles and begins massaging the swollen skin where they rested.

You lay on your side, legs dangling off the side of the bed as you sort of doze. It’s that comfortable state where you could fall asleep, but you aren’t. Jamil clicks the shackles back into place and tucks the blanket around you.

“Sweet dreams. I’ll come back tomorrow morning, if I can,” his voice is a whisper, a promise. 

You think you’re dreaming when his lips press against your temple. 

[bones-ivy-breath]

The Affair of the Poisons: Murder, Infanticide and Satanism at the Court of Louis XIV by Anne Somerset

[trevisos]

i can’t stop thinking about this actually. 1. i desperately want to see this for horny reasons (illario getting beat up is hot) 2. i can’t stop imagining the awkward silence while everyone watches them go at it. i assume neve is invited to this family dinner because that’s by far the funniest option and so you have her, magpie, two talons, and caterina just. what? sipping wine and watching them shout at each other until teia or viago gets fed up? does magpie try to stop them? does neve? honestly magpie is hotheaded and impulsive enough that she does probably try to insert herself into this argument (not entirely clear whose side she’s on lol) and someone (neve? viago? both as a form of weird bonding between new in-laws?) has to hold her back like a yappy little dog. she’s trying to turn this from a brotherly fistfight into an all out brawl

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GL Series Update (11/8/24)

Currently Airing

The Loyal Pin

Affair

Reverse 4 You

Unlock Your Love

Due to Air

Chaser Game W 2 (September 19th)

Pluto (September/October)

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Currently Filming

Pluto

Chaser Game W 2

Petrichor

Mom Ped Sawan

Reverse With Me

I’m Your Moon

Apple My Love

In Pre-Production

Us

Announced

Only You (teaser trailer is out)

The Last Case (teaser trailer is out)

Sunshine In The Wind (teaser trailer is out)

Let’s Kick This Love (announced)

The Dragon, The Tiger, The Swan (rights acquired)

Poisonous Love (rights acquired)

Cranium (rights acquired)

[fishparasite]

everything i write is romance-adjacent because i love a pair of perfectly matched freaks but i hate writing romance. so they don't act in a way that's explicitly romantic because they have so many more interesting things going on. but it still kinda reads as a romance

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

HISTORY CROSSOVER!!!!!!!

[blackryan53]

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