Period drama's dresses tournament: White dresses Round 1- Group B: Umrao Jaan, Umrao Jaan (gifset) vs Kosem sultan, Magnificent century Kosem (gifset)

UMRAO, gatha // on delhi, mirza ghalib // sharp objects, gillian flynn

ahhh i’m so excited! this is my first published piece. it’s about a lesbian in delhi dealing with her emotionally abusive mother who is a vampire, trying to balance her own life and emotional well being and protecting her mother from the state. it’s got everything. complex relationships, tender longing, plants! tw for referenced police violence and emotional abuse. 

Mummy viewed Mrinal’s plants with suspicion. Two hundred years, and she was still deeply perturbed by anything that needed the sun. Mrinal often caught her stroking the silky leaves of the devil’s ivy at night, idly poking the aloe’s spines.