andrew lives by a certain philosophy that is more of a statement he maintains the truth in: there is very little that andrew minyard needs, and even less that he wants. this is the closest thing to religion that andrew knows; his faith is unshakable.
then a blue-eyed boy with a smile full of lies and lifetime of secrets stumbles into andrew’s life, bleeding and desperate. this is the moment, the resounding cleaving of before and after.
before he could list the things he wanted on one hand. clear, concise, and, most of all, not messy. he wants chocolate ice cream, cigarettes, alcohol, and his family. simple.
after he can’t number them, his wants are too many for that. he wants neil. he wants neil’s chest beneath his hand; he wants neil’s pulse on his lips; he wants neil’s wide-blown eyes on him; he wants neil’s legs slotted between his; he wants neil to stay. it’s a mess that andrew can’t sort through. every time andrew sees neil his list of wants grows longer. everytime neil speaks andrew wants to make him quiet.
it’s a flood in his mind, and the dam he builds isn’t enough. the floodgates break open on a rooftop and it all that he can do, kissing neil. and oh, for the first time in months his head is quiet.
Let’s all take a moment of silence for anyone who has to work retail the next couple of months.. And please remember that as busy as the holiday seasons are, and you might be in a hurry, your cashier/other employees are working really hard to make you happy and also have feelings like you. 🙏🙏
An additional moment for those in packing, sorting, and shipping jobs, those who spend eight mind numbing, back breaking hours a day getting your holiday stuff to your house. The labor that goes into working at Amazon, UPS, FedEx, etc is miserable so please appreciate the work they do
@nakasomethingkun you’re so amazing and you’re always supportive of your friends and so so kind ily
me, a terrible person who gets a called a bitch at least two (2) times a day by her real life friends: i am in tears,,,, you’re an amazing person and i love you too, whomstever you are :’’)
1600s: most witch-hunts ended in this century. no witches were burned in North America; they were hanged or in one case pressed to death
1700s: the American Revolution. Marie Antoinette. the French Revolution. the crazy King George. most pirate movies
1800-1830: Jane Austen! Pride and Prejudice! those dresses where the waist is right under one’s boobs and men have a crapton of facial hair inside high collars
1830-1900: Victorian. Les Miserables is at the beginning, the Civil War is in the middle, and Dracula is at the end
1900-1920: Edwardian. Titanic, World War I, the Samantha books from American Girl, Art Nouveau
1920s: Great Gatsby. Jazz Age. Flappers and all that. most people get this right but IT IS NOT VICTORIAN. STUFF FROM THIS ERA IS NOT VICTORIAN. DO NOT CALL IT VICTORIAN OR LIST IT ON EBAY AS VICTORIAN. THAT HAPPENS SURPRISINGLY OFTEN GIVEN HOW STAGGERING THE VISUAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ERAS IS. also not 100 years ago yet, glamour.com “100 years of X” videos. you’re lazy, glamour.com. you’re lazy and I demand my late Edwardian styles
I just saw people referencing witch burning and Marie Antoinette on a post about something happening in 1878. 1878. when there were like trains and flush toilets and early plastic and stuff. if you guys learn nothing else about history, you should at least have vague mental images for each era
“Les Miserables is at the beginning, the Civil War is in the middle, and Dracula is at the end” sounds like the longest weirdest worst movie I’d pay to see in theatres five times.
Nothing but My Aching Soul 