The Stars Think You're Beautiful

an asexual, who treats the laws of physics as suggestions;

a swordsman who loves putting things in his mouth;

the lesbian they'd both be literally lost without;

a paradoxically attractive bisexual with a girl back home;

a dude who spent 2 years literally running from his sexuality;

a literal reindeer;

hot and smart cishet autistic woman;

a trans allegory;

queer elder (with cane-sword)

☀️🪻 gale/tav commisssion for @culurienvasa

This card taught me that I need to practice more flourishes. I will endeavor to make the next one even fancier, my liege

"am i normal" is not as helpful question to ask as "are intrusive thoughts causing me frequent distress?" and "would my life be better if i could find a way to feel less distress/learn to tolerate the distress?"

Marriage was a big deal. He'd never really be able to divorce her. This was gonna be it for life—and while Elizabeth for life might be wonderful, he's also getting the Bennets for life.

I don't know how much he knew about the Bennets' financial situation beyond the entail, but he had to have known there was a strong chance Mrs. Bennet would end up living with him after Mr. Bennet died. He could afford to set her up in her own house, but they'd still have to spend a lot of time together. And it wasn't just Mrs. Bennet—he'd be saddling himself with the lifelong care of potentially multiple of Elizabeth’s relatives, which is bad enough when you actually like the people, but these are people who he can't stand, and rightfully so! I'd despise living with any of them except Elizabeth and Jane, and maybe Kitty. He's not being a snob when he criticizes them—they legitimately suck. (Well, he is being a snob and dumbass by saying it out loud, but Elizabeth herself knows the criticism is justified.)

On top of all that, he knows marrying Elizabeth is gonna piss off his own family, and potentially jeopardize his friendship with his bestie Charles.

And you're telling me that Darcy was willing to take on all of that shit just for sex?? Sex is easy to get. Hell, even sex with a pretty, kind, smart wife would be easy for Darcy to get. Elizabeth is not his only good option.

He respects and takes excellent care of the people he's responsible for, including his sister, servants, and tenants, even though they're beneath him socially

He respects his parents—he still displays the miniature of Mr. Wickham even though he hates him because his father loved Wickham and he honors and loves his father

He can treat strangers like the Gardiners with respect and kindness

He favors quiet, contemplative pursuits like trout fishing

He appreciates nature and its beauty

He practices sustainable land management—he has a coppice-wood, which is better for the ecosystem of his land, rather than cutting down big beautiful old trees to make way for pointless decoration, like John and Fanny Dashwood in S&S

He doesn't flaunt his wealth—he has good taste rather than being gaudy, ostentatious, or stuffy, like his aunt Lady Catherine

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