When I think of the raven cycle for too long I start to levitate

me making sure i shake my head in disgust as i walk past booktok tables in bookshops

i have what I call the “This is my first time on earth” stare

the raven cycle being about the relentless pursuit of appearing on the outside as you do on the inside, of making yourself understandable or dying trying to be understood, the way the only thing that matters to these kids is to not be misunderstood, misinterpreted or thought to be any worse or better than what they are on their own merit but also having the truest versions of themselves be so deeply intertwined,,, i need to sit down

adam “to feel awake when my eyes are open” parrish and ronan “sometimes he wondered if he was still in that dream. maybe he had never woken at all” lynch truly are soulmates aren’t they

t-shirt that says 'touch starved' and on the back it says 'for violence'

its true that romance amd friendship will not solve everything but. objectively speaking its very hard to get sad when you can say 'lets go get cake tomorrow okay' and someone will go get cake with you. like there is some good at least. you know

psychopomp is basically like if a word was cool as hell. like just three syllables of pure swag honestly.

i will ALWAYS clap my hands excitedly and lean forward in my seat when someone tells a character to "keep your dog on a leash" only for it to turn out they're referring to another person

the way it reframes the entire relationship dynamic between the two people being addressed. the way wilful loyalty becomes hopeless devotion. the way aggression and violence goes from honorable and rational to bestial and instinctual. the ways faith and trust intersect with codependency and reliance. the questions about power and who wields it in the relationship it opens up. the way it functions as both an insult and an expression of intimidation, of fearful submission.