but what is fic reading, if not denial persevering

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fred talking about oscar and logan:

🗣️: "when you first started in formula 3, you raced alongside oscar piastri and logan sargeant. and fans are still loving talking about the trio of, like, fol of you guys. i've seen so many fun videos from that era. and oscar mentioned that you used to be neighbors together. and logan recently mentioned that racing alongside you and oscar was one of his most cherished memories. so what's your memory of that racing alongside them?"

Kim and George anyone?

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i also think a lot of people aren't really getting the *point* of louis' reaction. it's extremely harsh and judgmental and completely insensitive to the fact that lestat is being abused, but that is the purpose of it. the entire season is lestat attempting to justify it. this is louis saying that you cannot justify it. there is no rational way to justify that happening. and when lestat has a breakdown over it, they both sort of realize at the same time that this means lestat has been suffering incestuous sexual abuse for 200 fucking years.

it overwhelms lestat, and it clicks for louis. that's when he changes tacts, when he comforts lestat, when he gently tries to help him admit that it's been abuse all along in the bar. it's so realistic, such a necessary sequence.

late this summer, i started collecting flowers from my garden, friends’ and family’s gardens, and from nature with the hope of pressing them and creating artwork with them.

today, i started working on a few different pieces and i love how different they’re all turning out. while the initial process of collecting, trimming, and placing the flowers in books took some time, it was such a fun process and i only lost a few flowers in the end.

here they are fresh after being picked. i pressed them between large books and wax/parchment paper for a few weeks.

here are just some of my flowers from this past summer! i am so lucky that my lavender did really well this year as it allowed me to cut many flowers for pressing as well as to dry out.

i used tacky glue and diluted it with a bit of water before gently dabbing the backs of the flowers/leaves with a paintbrush.

If I tell you this is a horror dance number it still won't prepare you. That last move was so terrifying even the judge was like "Let go! Let go!" If you told me they're actually possessed I'd believe you.

The music is a remix of the song Mere Dholna from the Bollywood movie Bhool Bhulaiyya, a remake of the classic Malayalam horror-comedy Manichitrathazhu. It's about a young bride that seemingly becomes possessed of Manjulika, a dancer of the ancient royal court whose tragic death has turned her into a vengeful spirit, one who evokes the wrath of the goddess Durga Kali. In the iconic scene that is repeated across remakes, the groom and his family discover his bride dancing in the dead of night in a manic, disassociative fugue, wearing a moth-eaten dancer's costume and a face smeared in kohl, ash and vermilion. She's hallucinating that she's Manjulika dancing carefree for the court with her lover. The upbeat music is deliberately incongruous with the pathos and creepiness of the scene in reality, especially as it crescendos in the bride's head to the moment when the king decapitates Manjulika's beloved in a fit of jealous rage.

This specific number is by the all-male troupe B Unique, performed for the Indian reality talent contest Hunabaarz. It's a modern fusion based on Bharatnatyam that turns up the creep factor by 200% and is basically a showcase of contortionism and synchronicity. One of the most perfectly choreographed and executed dances I have ever seen. Truly incredible!

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE 3.06: Montreal TVLTwT/IWTVTwT Version. +bonus bc op is very tired of seeing terrible takes online:

In Claudia’s version of events, Lestat was being cruel by making her watch Charlie burn. Grabbing her with his hands and forcing her to gaze as his face melted. His face is serious as he tortures her with this lesson.

In Lestat’s memories, he was holding Claudia’s hand the entire time as she watched Charlie burn in front of her. His face is melancholic and tearful as he likely recalls Nicki being burned by Armand. He was enduring the pain with her in real time.