1x12 || 2x13

Millie Amber

“It does me no good; violence has changed me. My body has grown cold like the stripped fields; now there is only my mind, cautious and wary, with the sense it is being tested.”

— Louise Glück, October

FEAR STREET SERIES. ↳ quotes from the fear street book series by r.l. stine. they're not all horror-themed, but there are mentions of murder, death, and a few mentions of food.

“i have a couple of suggestions to help things along. first of all, go back to school on monday.”

"my first day back was a non-event."

"they will come when they come. screaming your throat raw will not change anything."

"i hope you learned your lesson."

"i'm not into lord of the rings."

"this must be what it's like on the moon."

"it's bad enough that we killed [name]. we can't kill four people."

"i heard the whole story. i'll phone the police."

"you've been out in the ozone somewhere since we got here."

"oops! forget you heard that. it just slipped out."

"simon and angelica fear were supposed to be the most evil people in the world. we studied it all in fourth grade."

"without the nectar, i'll perish!"

"where'd you get that line? out of an old horror movie?"

"yes, i know what facetime is."

"like, hello. it's the twenty-first century — geeks rule!"

"dreams are all wishes, right?"

"sorry, i'm on my break."

"i sound so broken up about it, even i would believe me."

"evil never dies. those who do it's work can be conquered, but the evil never goes away. it only seeks a new vessel. anyone can be the victim of evil. even the kindest heart, the gentlest soul, is at its mercy."

"what if you're a ghost from the future?"

"you're not interested in their story, you're interested in their bod!"

“i know i’m going to be different when i go to college. i’m getting my nose pierced, definitely. and maybe a tattoo.”

"good idea. let's get some pizza!"

"why is she so sad? and so mysterious?"

"i will never apologize to a murderer!"

"that's dumb. my plan is better than that."

“i think i’ll write to my mom that you and i have gotten to be very close — very close friends.”

"did you really believe i was a ghost?"

"how can i prove that i'm not a ghost?"

ever since i found out Iiwas a pisces and water was my sign, i’ve had a much better relationship with swimming.

"that was the worst, thinking a fish had eaten the eyeballs out of my skull."

"you went out with me just because you wanted to kill mr. northwood?"

"psychos are allowed to wear maroon, too, you know."

" i tore a fingernail while getting dressed for school this morning and burst into tears. that’s how messed up i am."

"yeah, well, there's no guarantee the sun will rise tomorrow."

"he's so intense, but i like him anyway."

Whether it’s a window that slowly closes or a forest you can’t find your way out of, grief is almost always portrayed as a state of being that one must escape. Grief is pain, but with enough time and support from others, you can leave that pain behind. Vision offers a different path, however. As he explains it, grief is not a consequence of loss, but rather your love living on, persevering. He helps Wanda to embrace her grief, rather than try to run from it or wait for it to pass. (x)

Thinking about how certain parts of WandaVision would’ve worked better if Marvel had actually properly cast Wanda.

The extra layer of meaning that would’ve been added to every interaction between her and Monica. Monica, who would’ve been the only other WOC and also the only one who wanted to give her a chance. To help her. To see her as something besides a foreign threat. If Wanda was actually Jewish and Romani those themes would’ve hit so much harder.

Or the sitcom setting as some sort of idealized American family life. There could be a really interesting commentary on the American dream propaganda and how it often clashes with the American reality that immigrants (particularly those belonging to ethnic minorities) face.

Or with how the government views Wanda as compared to other Avengers. Or with how her children are treated as disposable. Or her desire for escapism.

Most of all— how marginalization can affect someone’s mental health and how breaking down and lashing out is a privilege that most POC don’t have in American society. 

WandaVision (2021)

The night, like a strange specter / gathered and swelled...

Forugh Farrokhzad, Reborn; from ‘Earthly Verses’, tr. Sholeh Wolpé

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this is so incredibly sweet !! Your amazing !

I personally think my biggest reason for a lack of writing motivation is with post cutting and slight formatting but it's partially more on the post cutting aspect. I hadn't roleplayed on Tumblr for years and to hear about this xtoolkit and cutting posts, I honestly messed up the first time I did it. It was incredibly draining and now that we have to think of better ways to post cut more smoothly because the staff of Tumblr keep changing their formats is an extra irritation.

It's mainly why I try to open the option of discord writing to my partner (unless they say otherwise, of course and prefer Tumblr, that's totally fine too!) because it's less stressful and draining. That being said, that doesn't necessarily mean I want to keep that roleplay private, if we love it so much that we want to post it between our tumblrs -- we totally can and should!

I know I'm just rambling here but this is just something I've been thinking about for a while now.