#thesecrethistory

you know what i think about a lot? i think a lot about the romanticization of henry winter from tsh on social media platforms and how the creators of these posts are charmed, much like richard papen, into the idea of a stoic, tall, handsome academic who fits their ideal definition of the "dark academic" aesthetic. richard describes henry in a romanticized way BECAUSE he is enamoured by him and i've seen such few tsh fans who have recognized that papen is an unreliable narrator. just goes to show how convincing donna tartt's writing is 😭

hey yeah so turns out my visceral desire for henry winter x richard papen x reader is so insane that there are no fics at all. this is the first time in history that this has ever happened. i am distraught