my personal curse is the knowledge that I function best with rigid structure and strict routine but am almost totally incapable of independently establishing or maintaining that structure and routine
white twilight stans will understand that aro beheading carlisle in bd was an abuse of power and this action was traumatizing to those who bore witness and will understand that in that moment of carlisle’s death the only thing those who witnessed this atrocity could do is retaliate against their oppressors but then not understand why real people protest when real cops murder real Black people in the streets and in their homes without consequence
Hedonism as a concept is so dope and yall gotta unbrainwash your religious upbringing nostalgia and realize that life IS about kicking back and eating grapes around a fire in nothing but a swim suit and drinking margaritas. A little hedonism never hurt nobody
I feel for Rosalie. Can you imagine how insufferable it would be to have a pompous, sniveling 17 year old boy constantly invading your private thoughts only to call you conceited, vain, and basically empty headed?
There are hardly any female werewolves because they break all the classic rules of femininity. They force you to confront female violence, strength, size, grotesqueness and uncontrollability. Historically female shapeshifters always shift into something dangerous (snake) or sleek (cat) or dainty (bird) but female werewolves ignore the masculine gaze completely. They’re distorted beasts that have no ulterior motive except to destroy. Nothing about them is nurturing or modest. They’re the opposite of what a woman “should be.” Their omission from pop culture is not an accident.
I always thought the color palette for New Moon was especially interesting. It feels comforting and homey. The reddish-brown earth, deep green trees, and even the lights in Bella’s room provide a sense of warmth. But the comforting colors come from the grass being dead and the never ending rain. The color palette is very reflective of depression, at least in my own experience, in that it can feel like home when it is actually the opposite
