desire is a moment with no way out

Yearning for what you can never have is beginner level. Real yearners know the good shit is what you could freely have if you allowed yourself to, but never will.

"they've had intercourse" "i know that i'm asking if they've kissed"

hey so i can feel the soil falling over my head

has anyone considered that it was probably her house too. where else was she supposed to put her chintz?

He has been flayed for an amazing reason

james fucks lily in a way that is nice and respectful of her bodily autonomy (he refuses to even call it fucking) and equally respectful of her status as his wife and then he meets petunia the mousy and somewhat repellant version of his wife who tells him unprompted one evening that she once briefly dated someone who liked to spank her during sex. that wasn't why they broke it off he cheated on her with his ex but she was fine with the spanking. she tolerated it mostly. it was fine. whatever. and james is looking at her like this O.O

Keeping an alive tumblr in 2026 is proof of one's sincerity and authenticity - a type of person who enjoys posting for the sake of it with absolutely nothing to be gained....just the enjoyment of curation and self expression untainted by opportunity and relevance

they're saying spending 2 hours in the word doc changing words slightly to be more specific and evocative and moving endless commas around is one of the most noble and respected things that you can do