#straygodess

thank you op i read that she was in it for the money too and dreaded how thatd play out in the series.. but this is beauiful

I’m gonna take this opportunity to just say a few words about this matter. We should all keep in mind that we’re talking about a woman who lived 200 years ago, the concept of love was different back then and she acted following the “rules” of heterosexual relationships, because that’s what she knew. Anne wanted a wife, she wanted someone to share her life with. People married out of convenience, not for love, love was a secondary thing, not a priority, and part of the appeal of a person came also from their social position and their money (maybe this is an absurd concept for us today but it wasn’t absurd in the 19th century). When Anne decides to “make up to Miss Walker” she does it because Miss Walker would be a perfectly reasonable choice as a partner, because of her position and her money, but also because: “We got on very well together. Thought I, as I have several times done before of late, shall I try & make up to her?” (August 10, 1832). Anne liked her company.

Their relationship was not always a happy one and for sure it wasn’t easy, Ann Walker suffered from depression and anxiety and her mental health was really really bad, this also had an impact on Anne Lister’s mood. Anne Lister cared about Miss Walker; when their “engagement” doesn’t go has planned Lister tries to convince herself that she doesn’t care that much about Ann: “The tears silently trickling from my cheeks down hers. Somehow I was shockingly softened tho’ perpetually saying to myself ‘Well, I care not how she decides…’. On awaking found myself as tearful as ever...” (November 2, 1832) I mean...this bitch says she doesn’t care but cries all her tears. And let’s not forget that Anne’s the only one who takes care of Miss Walker and actively tries to restore her health, she never leaves Ann’s side even when things get really bad (if that’s not love, I mean..).

To end this rant I wanna say and scream from the top of my lungs: Anne Lister was always faithful to Ann Walker! She didn’t even care about Mariana Lawton anymore and she considered herself happy. From Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister: “At first Mariana was shocked at just how settled Anne and Ann were as a couple. Occasionally she tried to tempt Anne with an ‘open-lipped’ kiss but Anne resisted, refusing all intimacy. ‘The fact is’, said Anne when Mariana left to return to Lawton Hall, ‘I am not sorry she is gone’ (November 12, 1836)”.

Ah yes, The Great Gansey is my favorite book, yes, a classic, told from the perspective of a man who moves into a small cottage in the shadow of wealth and discovers that his neighbor is a wild mysterious blonde guy who likes fast cars, the past, being in love with the wrong person, and looking out of tall windows like the dramatic hoe that he is. Motifs include Death, the nature of dreams, Oxford graduates of a dubious nature, and feisty women with short haircuts. Several people are punched in the face.

You want to go there? You really want to go there??? Because liSTEN UP he sounds so broken. Everyone is trying to comfort him while appealing to his rational mind at the same time and he knows they are right. He knows. Of course he does. He tells them that he knows but then he just……. stands there. Takes a few seconds to push his emotions down (“he is gone. he is gone. he is gone. no one will ever be able to replace him. he is gone.”) and finally gives his consent in “figuring out how to form voltron”. NOT in searching for a new black paladin because that’s Shiro and it will always be Shiro.

I’m just. This hurts me so much? Because Shiro leaving was literally his biggest fear.

Keith, the guy who is constantly going on solo missions and is never afraid to make his opinion known, chased after him. And why? “Shiro is the only person who didn’t give up on me. I won’t give up on him!” 

Shiro’s approval and his presence is everything to Keith. Listen, I knew that he would be sad that Shiro was gone, but the extent that was shown in the first episode surprised me. Keith was able to deal with being Galra - who were not human and, most importantly, pretty much inherently evil so far - better than he was able to deal with Shiro disappearing. And Shiro had already disappeared once before and– @kcgane analyzed Keith’s handwriting on the little post-it notes in his shack and:

It’s pretty hard to read but we’re pretty sure it says “and it’s killing me when you’re away”.

it’s in french so i don’t know if the translation would sound good ; ; 

the-fragile-knight said: sounds awesome