#the only problem

draco owns a little queer library where u can just borrow the books u want. he‘s trying to promote awareness in town

harry works as a security guard in the local museum

therefore he has a lot of free time and has reading as a hobby

they meet at draco‘s library. harry‘s looking for a good book to give his sister

cause yeah he has a little sister, emma

and emma knits fluffy-everything for draco (gloves, hats, jumpers, scarves) cause he‘s so sensitive to the cold

autumn-winter vibes. Yes.

harry sometimes sneaks draco into the museum at night and this is how are several of their dates

but they also go ice skating (harry is shit at it) or snowboarding (draco is shit at it)

harry has an odd obsession with kissing the moles on his neck, according to draco

Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury) "Jude Perry would love living in this world."

The Only Problem (Muriel Spark) "So, in this novel, the main character, Harvey Gotham is a scholar focused on the titular Only Problem which is the problem of suffering. He studies the biblical story of Job to whom terrible needless suffering happened and in the course of the novel, Harvey's own life goes to shit. He becomes a Job-like figure to whom needless and pointless suffering is happening. To me, this sounds like Desolation's work needles suffering and pointless destruction of his peaceful life and people he loves separated from him and all this while he analyses the life of a different man who himself seems like a Desolation victim like a curse which is a Leitner's theme if I saw one."

Hi

*waves*

*waves* hi! i was gonna send you an ask at some point as well but I---

OOH yes i was reading a book

The Only Problem by Muriel Spark. I know I said it was one of the books I wanted to read before the end of this year, but I finished it this afternoon, and I have no idea what to think of it, to be honest. I've got to percolate with it, maybe read some criticism, and try to understand what she's getting at. That's my singular problem with her. Sometimes, if she doesn't hit you right, you have no clue what she's on about. But her writing is still entertaining, she's got that nice jarring blast of "What on earth?" that makes things fun to read. She's also terribly funny and super genuine, and her writing is good.

I had to write a thesis on her last semester and I enjoyed that as much as I could in the three days within which I desired nothing more than a quick and peaceful death while I wrote, but y'know. It was decent.

At any rate, I love her satirical style and way of poking holes in you til your air rushes out of your ego. I just have to figure out what abscess in my soul she's trying to lance and drain of all that ugly goop inside(My youngest sister, Meadow, wants to be a vet someday and was obsessed with shows where they treat animals with abscesses[along with various other maladies] and personally, I saw one or two episodes once and have never been able to erase the imagery.)

Anyways. I'm currently in the middle of the puzzling period after reading a novel. It's alright.