a curse like that does not lift for nothing

tbh "it's a curious thing; there was a time when i would've given anything for you to look like that while thinking of me" is THE demi norrington line to me. the privateness. the distance. the yearning is two steps removed from the physicality but still tied in and it's still not anything he can put into words, even when he's being brutally honest and a bit of a shit. it's the good stuff 👍

no you know what. i'm still stewing. it's not just "i wanted you once" it's "i wanted you to want me in the same way i wanted you" as well as "i wish you would think of me like that when i wasn't around" which is SO MUCH to say while he's actively roasting her about being into jack. and also trying to warn her about jack. because he loves her. oh my god.

Norrington they made you as snarky as possible and I love you

blast my stupid baja life

Swann is distressed by that; briefly, he makes eye contact with Norrington. Both men quickly look away. Swann picks up his quill, resumes his distasteful task.

some hyper famous artists like Van Gogh transcend overratedness and become underrated because they're so normalized. Like I'll look at a van Gogh and I'm like wait this really is amazing you guys don't get it

Shakespeare is like this