“When I was younger,” Henry says, “I had this very elaborate idea of taking somebody I loved here and standing inside the chapel, that he’d love it as much as I did, and we’d slow dance right in front of the Blessed Mother. Just a … daft pubescent fantasy.” Alex takes his hand, and Henry turns to face the chapel like a nervous postulant, his cheeks hollowed out in the low light, before pulling Alex into it. When they kiss, Alex can hear a half-remembered old proverb from catechism, mixed up between translations of the book: “Come, hijo mío, de la miel, porque es buena, and the honeycomb, sweet to thy taste.” He wonders what Santa Chiara would think of them, a lost David and Jonathan, turning slowly on the spot. He brings Henry’s hand to his mouth and kisses the little knob of his knuckle, the skin over the blue vein there, bloodlines, pulses, the old blood kept in perpetuity within these walls, and he thinks, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, amen.
And then, inexplicably, you had the absolute audacity to love me back. Can you believe it? Sometimes, even now, I still can't. [insp] for @lilythesilly
chapter nine || red, white and royal blue
Red, White and Royal Blue (2023) + tweets
i think we should make love tonight
"We just have to keep it very casual, of course."
"Dammit, I happen to love this country."
OPPENHEIMER (2023), dir. Christopher Nolan
HBO’s The Last of Us + Text Posts
Dune (2021) dir. Denis Villeneuve
David Wenham as Faramir THE LORD OF THE RINGS: The Return of the King (2003) dir. Peter Jackson
But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something. Even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn’t. They kept going because they were holding on to something. What are we holding on to Sam? There is some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.
BEN BARNES as THE DARKLING in SHADOW&BONE SEASON 2 (2023)
THE LAST OF US (2023) S01E08 - When We Are In Need
bro you're seizing the day too much you're gonna give yourself carpal diem
Bilbo’s ring. He’s gone to stay with the elves. He’s left you Bag End. Along with all his possessions. The ring is yours now. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001) Dir. Peter Jackson
30 Days of LotR: favorite race