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what she says: I’m fine

what she means: tybalt capulet is just as complex as the other teenagers in the play. there’s so much hidden history to unpack regarding him and his family, and all of it brings new depth to his character. for example, why does he live with his aunt and uncle as opposed to his immediate family? why is he constantly, fervently seeking to protect the capulet name like he’s trying to prove something to someone? and also, why is he treated the way he is by lord capulet? they only interact a few times, and when they do, it’s very charged and not at all familial. why is that? there are so many approaches you could take to tybalt’s character, but so many adaptions resort to making him a clear-cut villain, which ultimately undermines the message of the play by implying that there are “good” and “bad” sides to the feud, when in reality it was a pointless fight between two groups of adults that their children got mixed up in for no reason at all. tybalt is just as much of a mf victim as romeo and juliet, and adaptions need to start realizing this

does your heart ever go:

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love when shakespearean tragedies imply that the audience are complicit in the protagonist's downfall/how the story unfolds

i feel like people don’t talk NEARLY enough about achilles and patroclus in shakespeares play troilus and cressida like LOOK AT THIS SHIT THIS IS SHAKEY P CANNON LADS

(this is the royal shakespeare company’s performance btw hehe)

I feel like they would get along

Thinking about a duct tape wizard

Beautiful <3

Mercutio's Lament

lyrics: i met you at the palace walls when we were only kids we fought for fun with wooden swords we ran and laughed and hid you both liked how i spun my words and i your answering wit, the three of

hey yall! I am currently playing Mercutio Escalus in my high school’s production of Romeo and Juliet! I am also creating, playing and recording the soundtrack- so all of the music that will be used in the play. I’ll be posting more of the soundtrack later. I created this song, not to be used in the play, but as a little character study. I hope you listen to it and like it!! Please see the show! 

also: album art by the fantastic @onionsoupbowl who also plays our Benvolio!

Mercutio handing Benvolio knives for the better part of a song. (And that last bonus gif where he doesn’t give him the knife and Benvolio looks so annoyed.)

assigned homosexual at comprehension of this one line from hamlet i guess

Modern Hamlet character designs. I love them far too much. 😭

all of my neuroses run in my family (autism, adhd, depression etc) and are at least partially hereditary, so from now on I am referring to them as "the family blood curse"

all podcast writers know is be queer, process religious trauma, confront the realities of climate change, and fuck capitalism. and I for one think that that is very sexy of them.

Not to be a cunt, but second hand dysphoria is a you problem. It is not the problem of whoever is "giving" you second hand dysphoria.

Femme trans men, transmascs, and enbies existing and loving themselves and their bodies not harmful.

Masc trans women, transfemmes, and enbies existing and loving themselves and their bodies is not harmful.

If you are triggered by a transmasc who fits the soft eboy look, or a transfemme who fits the butch lesbian vibe, that is your responsibility to deal with it. Not theirs.

Secondhand Dysphoria is not the other person's fault.

You are under no obligation to forgive anyone who has hurt and/or wronged you. If you forgive them, please make sure it’s something you’re doing for you and not someone else. You’re what’s important in your healing.

gorgeous <3

the sound of her wings

Sometimes I get really weird kinds of gender dysphoria/euphoria like:

My ass looks way too good for a man :/

My makeup is fucked up :)

Anyone else think about how lines only become thicker when you go over them again because you don’t hit the original line perfectly? I mean it makes sense sure. I have known this for years but I find this weirdly upsetting rn.

HE IS COMPLETE

His name: Ketamine

He enjoys baking and calisthenics.

He is always down to party.

Hello folks who enjoy TMA and WTNV, do you crave more audio content that is gay and spooky?

I have some recommendations for you!

@hellofromthehallowoods is a multilayered spooky narrative set in a sinister forest with a huge range of LGBTQ+ storythreads which weave in and out of one another. There are 85 episodes at time of writing and the fandom has been screaming about some of the most recent ones, and for good reason. There are transcripts on their website. Each episode has its own lovely artwork, and a patreon-exclusive bonus story.

@thenightpost tells the tale of conscripted postal workers in the strange setting of Gilt City, feat. a lot of queer love and found family. There are 38 episodes currently available and they're about halfway through Season Three at the moment. The plot is definitely thickening. Transcripts are linked from every episode in the shownotes. Their patreon offers early access to new episodes and some wonderful bonus stories.

@monstrousagonies is an advice show for monsters. enough said. but for good measure, it's softly spooky and has a lot of heart. There are 43 (edit: there are 71 I just can't read apparently sorry!) episodes already released, and many of them are written in response to prompts sent in by listeners to the show. The creator opens up submissions for episode prompts now and then, and submissions will be opening for Season Three fairly soon, so if you have a monstrous agony you'd like to see advised upon, keep your eyes peeled. Transcripts are available on the show website and their patreon offers some snazzy bonus bits.

There is also our own show, @spiritboxradio, the story of an unlikely radio show host who discovers he has a bigger part to play in the spooky events unfolding around them. The show is full of queer characters and aims for a growing sense of spookiness that builds as the show goes on. There are 69 (heh) episodes currently live and listenable, and you can get early access via our patreon, plus bonus content every Friday, including bonus stories, Creator's Notes, and a monthly behind-the-scenes podcast. Transcripts for every episode are available on our website.

All of these shows are made by LGBTQ+ folks. They're available on most places you find your podcasts. Is one of these shows not available on the platform you prefer? Drop an ask in our boxes and see if we might be able to change that.

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I love them

“oh clearly jon feels no emotions and is in complete control of himself at all times. this man is a logic machine.”

did we??? listen to the same podcast?????? this man feels first, thinks later. there is a strong emotion? get ready for jonathan jarchivist sims to act on it with little-to-no second thoughts. rational thinking who. we throw ourselves full force at the first thought that comes into our head. like, we are talking about the man who:

busted into the office of a guy he hadn’t talked to more than twice since he woke up from a six month coma, sincerely offering to gouge out his eyes and run away with him, and was Absolutely Gobsmacked when he was refused

was prefectly ready to let a face-stealing monster live… right up until it reminded him that it had killed his friend without him realizing (that “…what did you say” is one of the lines that gives me GOOSEBUMPS every time)

dove headfirst into a pile of evil sentient worms to grab a tape recorder bc he was so determined to not die as aNOTHER GODDAMN MYSTERY

let his survivor’s guilt from when he was eight drive the major decisions he made for the rest of his life

threw himself into a fear dimension of evil loneliness to save the man he loved (who had refused to speak to him for months) at the probable expense of himself who knows

had so much MALICE in his voice when he killed peter lukas like damn girl you do not get that emotional when you’re just killing someone bc they’re evil or whatever. there was Hatred there. go off queen.

literally was willing to sacrifice an entire WORLD so that no one would ever f e e l what he had to feel when jonah voicesnatched him

LITERALLY speedran a love story in like six weeks in scotland. this man was SO READY to be in love it’s ridiculous. so was martin. I love them sm

heard his predecessor was dead

came to the conclusion that he was next

what should we do with this?

oh I know

stalk every one of my coworkers bc clearly one of them is out to get me

committed himself to living in the archives forever bc he didn’t want to put georgie or “god forbid the admiral” in danger (has his priorities STRAIGHT he does)

oh annabelle caine has martin? and an artifact that completely knocks me on my ass and takes away all my powers? off to hilltop road we go come on basira we have spider ass to kick

threw himself into a coffin to save a woman who LITERALLY was ABOUT TO KILL HIM bc he just wanted to HELP and everyone around him was HURTING SO MUCH

was insulted when a statement giver called the institute stupid and immediately discarded all professionalism and clapped back by calling her wildly successful youtube series dumb

also immediately discarded all professionalism when disgusted by a teeth apple “we do NOT want it.” like damn bro this traumatized doctor brought this bone apple teeth proof in for you and you are too grossed out to grin and bear it

was slightly annoyed by the fact that martin was not the Ideal Assistant. Offhandedly mentioned on an official recording that he wanted an evil flesh witch to slowly kill his literal employee by a series of freak accidents that resulted in the loss of one body part at a time. this man has no chill whatsoever.

took so much satisfaction in killing jonah magnus. like jonah told him not to be dramatic and jon PROMPTLY started monologuing while stabbing douchard directly in the chest.

“I don’t want to die”

“Neither did they.” FUCK YES QUEEN GO OFF GET HIS SMARMY VICTORIAN ASS

sounded so SMUG when he told the eye he was gonna go apologize to his boyfriend. like yeah stupid all-powerful fear god I have a BOYfriend and I LOVE him suck on THAT

remember when he decided to doom his whole world bc he wanted to stop anyone else from feeling like he did? yeah that plan went out the window fuckin imMEDIATely as soon as his beloved martin walked into the room. oh, he’s in the world I’m going to be dooming? well fuck didn’t consider that part. welp guess he’s just gonna have to stab me. and then we will hold each other and declare our love and kiss and hope to still be alive and together somehow as the world collapses around us. our love didn’t save us but it was here and that mattered. okay list cancelled I’m gonna go curl up in a ball for a little bit. ty for your time.

I love this site so fucking much cause I'll see a post like

If I like you I'm making silly piles in your yard

and every other normal guy site would be like 'wtf lol' or 'what does this mean??' but all us are nodding solemnly

The absolute betrayal

i was, lied to Today.. there was a rock and it loked smoothe and it! Was! Not! Grrr

How can anyone just read books? I can’t concentrate for an entire chapter. I just get distracted after 2 minutes :/

Dont mind me just using tumblr to save mildly spicy art

"If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things."

— René Descartes

Maurice: I have shared with Alec

Clive, AN INTELLECTUAL: Shared what?

(I mean, I don't know Clive, maybe his toothpaste? His disappointment in you? Who knows Clive who knows🤡)

(But what we do know is that the D in Durham stands for Dumbass)

E. M. Forster said “fuck the bury your gays trope” in 1913 (x)

I love that word. Forever. I love that forever doesn’t exist, but we have a word for it anyway, and use it all the time. It’s beautiful and doomed.

Viv Albertine (via qvotable)