Plant of the Day
Sunday 14 January 2024
The long tubular flowers of Fuchsia fulgens (brilliant fuchsia) bloom all year round and are followed by edible fruit. This tender shrub comes from mountain cloud forests of Mexico.
Jill Raggett
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ACOFAF changed my life, broke me apart and put me together again in all the fun and beautiful ways.
Burrow's End is changing my life, breaking me apart and putting me back together again in the NOT FUN but oh-so-necessary and good ways.
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i originally wrote this as a reblog but i decided to make it it’s own post
Let’s talk about the Regency Connotations of Rue calling Hob a gentleman
It is no secret that Captain K.P. Hob is low-born. Any social status that he holds comes from his position as a renowned military hero within his court, and while that status may have elevated him past just another nameless face that people like Squak can get away with turning into a fish for a laugh, it is made very clear to Hob particularly by members of his own court that he is an inferior who’s entire purpose both at The Bloom and in life is to serve as a subordinate tool to the desires of his “betters”, and we can see that Hob has deeply internalized this message! He talks about himself as a “blunt instrument”, a military tool. He is constantly acting on behalf of those other than himself, investigating the Court of Wonder, assisting Gribalba to try and obtain the Crystal Heart rather than seeking it for himself because it is a boon meant for the nobility and it would be deeply improper for someone of his class to take it. It’s not a coincidence that one of the first connections Hob makes is with Binx playing the part of Gwendolyn. Maybe the most anti-class-system character at the table.
And in Hob’s relationship with Rue, after that first moment in the forest Hob was immediately infinitely more willing to believe that Rue had been so affronted by the idea of affection coming from someone like him to the point that it made them cry and send their assistant to challenge him to a duel in satisfaction of the offense rather than that they had been going through something unrelated to him, or even GOD FORBID had actually appreciated his attentions and was just flustered! It’s only been in the last two episodes that Hob had even dared consider Rue as a potential ally, much less the possibility of them being equally as in love with him as he is with them! Which is why Rue’s wording in this scene is absolutely pivotal!!!
Rue holds so much status in their position within the Court of Wonder as the Master of Ceremonies. It’s always been a major factor in them and Hob failing to click, and it’s only after Rue begins to let some of their fears around losing that status go and embraces their true self, monstrous and Other, that the two of them are finally able to connect. So this moment when Rue calls Hob a gentleman means everything!! Not only does Rue view Hob as an equal but as someone who unquestionably belongs, and is in fact, exemplary in their social circle, praise which means even more considering that Hob’s “gentlemanly” behaviors are innate to him!! The goblin court did not train him to display the kind of manners and chivalry he does, in fact they actively discourage it! Hob being protective and gentle and polite has made him feel like an outsider his entire life and now he knows that fucking Delosso De La Rue not only considers him a peer but LIKES him because of those qualities, the best things about himself that no one else has recognized, not even him. Rue just tore down the last wall between them built by their stations and it is HUGE for the future of Battlemaster of Ceremonies.
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It doesn't matter how many times I watch the series, I will NEVER get over this shot
WHY is her pillow so HUGE like look she looks so goddamn SMOL I swear her bed wasn't this goddamn big in the first episode
I love it so much- Ramona with a massive fuckoff bed supremacy
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man, sometimes you watch dimension 20 and just get full body chills. everyone is so in it, committed to creating this raw, honest story together. what a privilege to watch.
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