You’re saying that humans need fantasies to make life bearable.
Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy in The Handmaid’s Tale - S04E01
Fred you never once stood up for me, not once. Not once you got a taste of power. I thought it was my fault. I thought that I deserved everything that you did to me.
@ anon thank you for letting me know! I don’t wanna post the ask bc I don’t want other people to go look. I thought they wouldn’t show up in a search, I’ll check that website out I really appreciate it!
what did jesus do?, adam gopnik // archeology, myriam fraga (trans. chloe hill) // sacrifice: a problem for theology, simone weil // amor fati, ruth awad // xx, alex lemon // the secret history, donna tartt // music from a burning piano, traci brimhall // her body and other parties, carmen maria machado // eating snake, margaret atwood // saturday night special, natasha oladokun.
it must be that old evil spirit so deep down in your ground
When you’re observing me, who do you think I’m observing?
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (2019) dir. Céline Sciamma
demon, after possessing me: now that i have control over y-
me: y'know.. this is actually kind of hot, if you think about it.. romantic, even. in a way
demon: *immediately exorcizes itself*
chelsea hodson / in the mood for love (2000) dir. wong kar-wai / dress, taylor swift / maisoon saqr / rainer maria rilke
must a fictional relationship be “healthy” or “functional”? is it not enough to simply watch two made up people destroy each other, hand in unlovable hand???
“now you’ve got me fighting fire with fire”
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) dir. Céline Sciamma