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the weeks after the murder were filled with fake tranquility. charles was drinking more than ever. richard wasn’t able to sleep without medicine. francis started smoking more and more. henry’s headache got worse.

that one extremely homoerotic painting of a babylonian man listening to a babylonian twink playing babylonian harp. that one

inverted / the v&a museum, london

reasons to love cardan greenbriar:

does not know how to fight with a sword and this is never portrayed as a weakness.

dramatic as fuck.

turned on by knives.

wears makeup (and this is never thought of as weird). would probably buy out sephora given the chance.

would scorch you in a who wore it better contest.

he was raised by a cat who abandoned him and then he got exactly one (1) hug during the whole triology and we should all hug him now because he's starved for affection.

gave us "my sweet villain"

gave us "my darling god"

gave us "my sweet nemesis"

tail.

the best snusband.

light hair touches.

coronation dress.

tricky tongue.

tricky fingers.

sly feet.

*breaks crown in half like that scene from mean girls*

"my wIFE!"

"i would. and perhaps one day i will." (internal shrieking, you know the scene)

"the hospitality of knives"

always about that consent. concerned with jude's feelings and respectful of her boundaries (at least in most of twk and qon).

also a bit of a martyr for mortals. he saves all those mortals and i-.... he was a king before he was a king.

likes to wear his crown (and party hats) crooked which like.... adorable.

overcame his drinking problem to be worthy of jude. because he loved jude.

he loves jude.

Hats 🎩

Me: blows a kiss to the stars before doing something undoubtedly Reckless™, undeniably Dumb™ and borderline Emotionally Dangerous™

Me: this is for u cassian

St Jerome by Antonio de Pereda (1643)

today's mood: big old house on the outskirts of old town, having your own art gallery at home and enjoying beautiful pictures, spending time by candlelight, listening to the harp and reading classical novels

Doesn’t fit aesthetic but 😍😍

Holy Trinity of Brits

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