Aaa it’s nothing, really, only a side project of the real Thiam sense8 au I’m trying to write. Basically it’s a Theo 2person pov about his first encounter with his uncle, the man who will raise him after his parents’ death. Only, he’s not a good person by a looong shot (he’s The Doctor, Dread Doctor for friends and enemies).
There’s a weird stranger at your parents’ funeral.
He wears a mask covering half of his face, but not a standard one, the one Scott’s mom wears sometimes. No, this mask it’s rigid, shaped, black. Four little holes up to the nose are maybe supposed to let the air in, and all in all you find him a bit… funny. But good kids don’t laugh at their parents’ funeral, so you look away before he can see you, and you go back to staring at the two identical coffins about to be buried. The knot of your tie is suffocating you.
The ceremony is done quickly, with the rush of a city who just want this to be over so they can forget about the tragedy of the Raeken family. Too bad you’re still alive to remind them.
The air is thick (shouldn’t it be raining?), full of pity (but not of grief), and you know very well who this useless compassion is for, so you’re careful to never make eye contact with anyone, not even when people start talking to you, telling you how sorry they are for your loss, how they’re here for you, you poor kid. They put a hand on your shoulder while they lie, and you hate it.
Still on the fence and will definitely check The Estate out to make up my mind :). The reviewer seemed to be a british version of german ultra feminist critic Die Filmlöwin. Which is an approach/perspective that's absolutely essential and very interesting but to me personally doesn't always consider the whole picture/intent (as in this case: people showing their absolutely dreadfully worst sides because 🤑🤑😵). Anyway: we'll see. Or not If it's not for us. The trailer sure looks raunchy af 🐱
Ok I juuuust sent you an anon re: The Estate and: sorry If I brought this topic up agaaiiinn. Feel free not to reply if it bothers you. I think it's important to sometimes NOT deal with any- and everything these days. There's so much noise. Peace out. 🌸✌🏻🤘🏻
I might check it out, too, though I doubt I want to spend money on it. I don't know that critic cause to be honest, I don't often read reviews. Raunchy is not really my kind of thing anyway and I hardly ever find comedies funny 😅
Don't worry about sending asks like these! I was just a bit fed up about the whole DD/age gap relationship thing coming up again cause essentially they all say the same and it gets tiring. I wish people would just comment on an ask - even if they have to attach their "name" to it - cause that could lead to an actual discussion.
never let anyone tell you that trawling through mediocre victorian poetry isn't worth it. we just happened upon an absolute BANGER of a worm poem. go read it or else 🪱🪱🪱
Sometimes when people on the Internet are like "ADULTS CAN NEVER INTERACT WITH MINORS IT'S CREEPY" I remember how, at 12, back in 1997, I was on the Witchvox forums with people ranging from me to people in at least their 50s, and no one there was ever a creep to me, no one ever made me feel uncomfortable or asked for my personal info, and when I finally broke down after a particularly brutal day of bullying at school and posted about it they were the first adults I'd ever met in my entire life who told me the bullies were the problem and it was okay to be angry about it.
Kids need to interact with adults who will listen to them.