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"The sustained heat of an intense fire"

...and it's just Lestat's gaze.

He is here! I can't😭😭😭😍😍😍

I'm SO excited about this, why am I not hearing people screaming everywhere for it?

Meet the Vampire Lestat ft. Sam Reid | Interview with the Vampire x

There’s nothing in Nassau but horror. You said it was just a transition. That something better lay beyond it, something meaningful. But what if that isn’t so? What if the result of this war isn’t beyond the horror? What if it is the horror itself? Have you given this any thought at all? If we are to truly reach a moment where we might be finished with England… cleared away to make room for something else… there most certainly lies a dark moment between here and there. A moment of terror where everything appears to be without hope.

BLACK SAILS 4.08 “XXXVI.”

This is exactly the spirit of the show. This is what Thomas would say about their war (well, his own war too). This is what makes this show so dear and personal to me. The key to all historical changes.

As Woodes Rogers once said:

"You expect the world to become what you want it to be despite all avaliable evidence and experience to the contrary."

Yes, this is what they all have been doing through the whole show. WR included.

Long live Black Sails.

The thing is. The thing is about black sails is. What did they get in the end for all their pain and suffering and blood? Well, nothing. Absolutely nothing. In the end it all came down to nothing and it meant nothing and they were remembered in history as monsters and died as monsters. But yet it meant everything. They failed, every single one of them, but the fact that they failed meant they tried and that meant everything. They failed in the end, so what was the point of it all? Wouldn't it be better off if none of them had tried, if none of them had bled and struggled and fought or even met? But THAT is the point! The point was in the living, not in the dying, not in the failing! It was in the trying! The way they tried because of each other and for each other! The way they tried to beat against something that could not and would not ever move in their lifetimes! Flint tried for Thomas and Miranda tried for Flint and Miranda tried for Thomas and Silver tried for Flint and Mr. Gates tried for Flint and Max tried for Eleanor and Eleanor tried for Max and Charles Vane tried for Elaenor and Mr. Scott tried for Eleanor and Mr. Scott tried for Madi and Silver tried for his men and Billy tried tried tried and the Maroon Queen tried and Madi tried for freedom and Jack tried and Anne tried And Jack tried for Anne and Anne tried for Jack and Anne tried for Max and Max tried for Anne, and Eleanor's grandmother tried for her and Eleanor tried for Woodes Rogers and Woodes Rogers tried for her, and Woodes Rogers tried and Edward Teach tried for Charles Vane and Jack tried for Charles Vane and on Skull island, Silver may or may not have tried one last time and they all tried and it meant nothing and yet everything. Everything. Because the point was not the losing, but that they fought at all to win.

The truth. 🙏🏻

Miranda: Forever Invisible

This is going to be long and kind of rambly because I didn't feel like editing it. Also: here be spoilers.

There's something terrible and interesting about the way Miranda is doomed to be a ghost in her own story, the fandom, and Treasure Island (because she's not canonical, despite the connection between BS and TI). She is both haunted by and haunts the narrative; she is largely absent from meta-discussions (I have not seen a SINGLE post about her outside of Tumblr); and has minimal presence in fanvids/fanart/fanfic (Madi suffers from a similar affliction but for different reasons).

It's both frustrating and also so fascinating that both textually and fandom-wise Miranda is most present when she isn't. When people write metas about Flint and grief post s2, and how SilverFlinty it is that John helps him through his depression and suicidal tendencies, or even just bemoan the loss of his hair-- that's all because of her. Her love and loss drive the plot in a very real way that, if you know what to look for, is undeniable but invisible to outsiders. The outline of her (like Thomas) is there.

Miranda changes Flint's path at least four times directly that we know of (seducing him, telling him about Lord Alfred Hamilton's ship's location, the Boston Pardons situation, and persuading him to go to Charles Town). Whether that's acknowledged by fans or not, it's true. After my first rewatch, when I actually knew the full story, I got that Flint cared for her from the beginning. But in case I hadn't, it became explicit and unavoidable after her death. In s3e3, Flint tells Miranda's ghost/hallucination/spirit: "When I lost Thomas, I raged. I was distraught. I wept. But with you, I’m ruined over you." Just because their love was quieter doesn't mean it was less important.

I would personally lean toward describing Flint as Bi if you pressed me to assign him a modern sexuality (rather than thinking of homosexuality/queerness as an act like it often was historically), but I've never been 100% certain of that. (Just like BS' ending. Does John Silver [redact] Flint or [redact] him to [redacted]???). Like a lot of the show, it's open to interpretation.

However, I do think it is disingenuous to point to the one explicit and full sex scene we get between Flint and Miranda and say, "He's clearly gay! Look how bad their sex is." I think the 1705 flashbacks show enough physical chemistry that that isn't a solid argument. Also, I (and others too) read that one bad-sex scene as a reflection of their mutual grief over Thomas. Plus, even if Flint was only sexually/romantically interested in men, he still loves Miranda and is in some kind of involved and mutually fulfilling (at least in the past) (queer platonic) partnership with her. He, Thomas, and Miranda are a trio. BS is full of queer trios: Jack/Anne/Max; Woodes/Eleanor (past / and &) Max; Silver/Madi (/ ? or &?) Flint.

This has been said before, and I'm sure better worded too, but it's also tragic how she never gets to be right and enjoy it. Flint very rarely enjoys being right (and you can debate to what extent he's right about many things; I think the War was entirely justified), but we're clearly meant to root for him. I'd say he morphs into more of an overtly positive figure mid-s3 onwards. Despite the show's tragedy, Flint gets to enjoy a few key and decisive victories. Miranda never does.

When she is arguably most victorious (chewing Peter Ashe a new one in Charles Town), she is killed. Miranda is anointed by her tragic foresight and becomes almost untouchable because of it, morphing into an Icon, patron Saint of Lost Lovers, empty of personhood. And then, in season four, her house burns down, so there aren't even any mementos left. She's erased from the narrative physically and psychologically (who remembers her aside from Flint, Thomas, maybe Silver via proxy, and possibly Abigal Ashe)? Who writes posts about her, draws fanart of her, makes edits and videos with her? She's invisible. She's ignored. She's a ghost.

"What's going on in this house is not a simple affair." ~ she said.

"It is not." ~ he replied.

I think what he really meant here was not "it's something worse", but "it's something more". It's something that changed our whole lives.

Even if I can't help blaming him in this scene for not listening to her, I have to say that his way of feeling things deeply without ever letting them show completely is so precious to me.

This conversation is perfect, seen in the aftermath.

It perfectly depicts these two amazing characters in all their shades.

captain flint's A+ team-building

requested by @theproblemoflyra

"She loved the sea for its storms alone, and the green only when it grew scattered among ruins."

G. Flaubert

Miranda Barlow's aesthetic.

I love so much this character and her story and I think she would have liked very much Madame Bovary if she had the chance to read it.

(We all know what was written in that burning letter, don't we? I think it was important to include that too about her)

so this is me basically yapping about my queen’s complexity😊 regina mills they could never make me hate you

ANYWAYS. one thing i absolutely ADORE about her complexity is her voice. lana parrilla’s voice consistently changes depending on her scenes and i think it is done absolutely BEAUTIFULLY.

when she’s with cora, her voice is sensitive and quiet, as if she’s afraid to get yelled at but still looking for approval and validation.

with henry, her voice is firm but still caring. it’s her SON, after all.

with daniel, it’s free and joyful and you can just tell the difference when she speaks to him vs to anyone who’s not her family.

her voice is so powerful in so many other ways. it shows weakness, strength, fear, love, and it’s all portrayed and executed in a way that’s purely majestic.

next thing is the parallels.

regina’s greed is eventually fully explained, she loses everything, but something i’ve noticed is that everything she loses is everything she’s never actually had.

her mother’s approval, daniel, henry, hell even graham. something archie says in s2 is that everything she loses is because of magic. i think that’s true and they should’ve extended that theory further throughout the show.

her mother never truly loved her — only taking advantage of her daughter’s weakness, her need for love.

i’m not sure if this is stated, but i’ve always interpreted this way. i don’t believe she and daniel were together very long. yes, long enough to fall in love, but in ouat, that normally seemed to happen rather quickly. anyways, regina was this close to marrying daniel until cora killed him. she never truly had him in the way she wanted — and we all know nothing happened in the way she wanted.

with henry, she, again, never really had him. he was never her son, not in the way she needed him to be. he was always emma’s son, even if it felt like he was hers. yes, henry loves her, he cares about her, but at the end of the day, his determination to stick with emma in the earlier seasons always seems to overcome that.

the last one is obvious but graham could not feel anything. meaning, whatever regina felt for him, whether it was love, lust, or nostalgia, was not real. which, equals in false hope, false love, all that. (i say nostalgia because in my mind, regina sees daniel in all her past/current lovers.)

so, in conclusion to this little yapping session, regina goes several seasons with absolutely nothing. it hurts to say it, but that’s just the way her life was portrayed. now, i’m leading up to how her greed is involved in this, along with her almost drug-like addiction to magic.

she consistently goes after things she cannot have. an example of this is her attachment to children. in later seasons, regina takes away her fertility with magic to piss her mother off. this soon comes to bite her in the ass and leads to her adoption journey with henry.

maybe three times she tried to take someone’s children as her own. yes it sounds bad but there’s an explanation for that. since she can’t have children, regina’s greed for one only grows stronger. the first time she did this was with owen, a little boy who managed to get inside storybrook with his father — whom she framed for drunk driving and i believe child neglect when owen refused to live with her and abandon his father.

another time was with ava and nicolas, at the time known as hansel and gretel. after retrieving the iconic apple from the blind witch, hansel and gretel come back to regina’s castle and as a “reward,” she tries to invite them to live with her. she basically tried to bribe them, but their love for their father was so strong, so out of spite she uses magic to separate the twins from their father.

and lastly, throughout season one, she attempts to kill or frame emma several times. this is because of her attachment to henry — which this time is somewhat explainable. for once, she finally has the child she deprived herself of and all of a sudden, after years of trying to fully connect with her son, she loses him. as she did several times before. hence why i said henry was never truly her child.

ANYWAYS.😊 regina mills you are a being of majestic and conflicting things that make you the woman you are and i absolutely LOVE IT.

They got me. Oh well...

swanqueen in 3x21 ♥

based on this:

Independent multi-muse Black Sails blog, rules are pinned, verses, character info and more coming soon.

I’ll post another with all the links soon! 🖤 Please share.

Credit: @teachthekraken

The Untamed x Harper’s Bazaar making

The Untamed x Harper’s Bazaar

The Untamed x Harper’s Bazaar China

The Untamed | Reunion

*Philippe d'Orléans x Philippe de Lorraine*

"You would make Paris the capital of the world and we would dine and dance there every night"

Wangxian + pretty scenery

wangxian looking at each other over the years

song insp | typography-centric version | originally for week 3 of marchgifchallenges

please view in browser and click for full quality !

Wei Wuxian made the Bonding/Binding Talisman...

Solely because he got inspired by getting tied with a sacred forehead ribbon to his crush.

Look at him admiring the handiwork wrapped around his wrist.

Not to mention that that's the only talisman he made that's colored blue.

Outcast, fallen angel, you are loved. You are forgiven. You are redeemed. You are loved. - The Exorcist [insp]

@mdzsnet | MDZS Network’s Anniversary Requests ⤷ requested by anonymous: Wangxian + Shrike

I couldn’t utter my love when it counted Ah, but I’m singing like a bird ’bout it now I couldn’t whisper when you needed it shouted Ah, but I’m singing like a bird ’bout it now — Shrike (Hozier)

Swan Queen Spring Break Week 2021 Master List:

The compiled works of Swan Queen Spring Break Week 2021:

DAY 1: Sunset/Sunrise

deathnotelu

Art – “Operation Cobra”

https://deathnotelu.tumblr.com/post/646328347472871424/morning-at-grannys-prompt-sunrise-for-swan-queen

Defying_Expectations

“Please Don’t Take My Sunshine Away”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30284415

Italymystery

Art – Inspired by the movie Ladyhawke

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30180240

KizuRai

“Sunset”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30176154/chapters/74346711

LZClotho (LZielinsky)

“We Meet Between Sunset and Sunrise”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30180042

misseliza23

“Dungeons and Dates”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30184044

MissSwen108

“The Sunset Date”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30177729

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13845207/1/SQ-The-Sunset-Date

Noname_Kat

“in love with the sunrise”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30184857

Theirseyes

“Once Upon A Spring”

English https://archiveofourown.org/works/30178944/chapters/74355135

Italian https://efpfanfic.net/viewstory.php?sid=3969015&i=1

Art https://twitter.com/theirseyes/status/1373730296361840641?s=21

Waknatious

“Sunrise: A Swan Queen Scene”

https://waknatiouswrites.tumblr.com/post/646283699488473088/sunrise

WickedHeadache

“You’ll Be the Evil Witch and I’ll be the Princess”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30183639/chapters/74368491

DAY 2: Bloom/Gloom

KizuRai

“Bloom”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30176154/chapters/74346861

LZClotho (LZielinsky)

“Gloom and Bloom”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30191931

misseliza23

“Or Forever Hold Your Peace”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30206202

MissSwen108

“A Blooming Romance”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30201009

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13845991/1/A-Blooming-Romance

Noname_Kat

“gloom on the grave”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30200940

Theirseyes

“Once Upon A Spring” (Part 2)

English https://archiveofourown.org/works/30178944/chapters/74405184

Italian https://efpfanfic.net/viewstory.php?sid=3969181

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DAY 3: Party/Picnic

Italymystery

“Picnic Enchanted Forest Style”

Art https://archiveofourown.org/works/30221265

KizuRai

“Picnic”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30176154/chapters/74482308

LZClotho (LZielinsky)

“The boss’s girlfriend”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30199827

MissSwen108

“SQ Royal Matchmaking Party”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30219555

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13846610/1/SQ-Prompt-Royal-Matchmaking-Party

Theirseyes

“Once Upon A Spring” (Part 3)

English https://archiveofourown.org/works/30178944/chapters/74461059

Italian https://efpfanfic.net/viewstory.php?sid=3969403

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DAY 4: Working/Relaxation

Italymystery

“Duty First and...Pleasure”

Art https://archiveofourown.org/works/30241959

KizuRai

“Relaxation”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30176154/chapters/74532072

LZClotho (LZielinsky)

“Leaping Leprechauns”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30244362

misssliza23

“Let me help you (out)”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30245514

MissSwen108

“First Comes Duties Then Comes Relaxation”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30247542

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13847492/1/SQ-One-shot-First-Comes-Duties-Then-Comes-Relaxation

Theirseyes

“Once Upon A Spring” (Part 4)

English https://archiveofourown.org/works/30178944/chapters/74525907

Italian https://efpfanfic.net/viewstory.php?sid=3969629

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DAY 5: Rainbow/Rainy Day

Aponi_Aquene

“A Rainbow after the Storm”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30312183

Italymystery

“Open Day”

Art https://archiveofourown.org/works/30261840?view_adult=true

KizuRai

“Rainy Day”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30176154/chapters/74593629

MissSwen108

“A Rainbow Day”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30271167

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13848230/1/A-Rainbow-Day

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DAY 6: Breakfast/Late-night snack

Aponi_Aquene

“Strawberries and Cream”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30324741

Italymystery

“Unexpected late night visit”

Art https://archiveofourown.org/works/30284085

KizuRai

“Late-night Snack”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30176154/chapters/74642040

Theregalunicorn

“Foraging”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30264744

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DAY 7: First Date/Anniversary

Italymystery

“Happy Anniversary My Love”

Art https://archiveofourown.org/works/30301788

KizuRai

“Anniversary”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30176154/chapters/74695683

LZClotho (LZielinsky)

“A Year to Know We Want More”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30319065

queststar

“A date of anniversaries”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30259233

SPECIAL EDITION: DAY 1-7

DelicatePoem

“a kiss caught in the rain (this is how it goes)”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30312318

Title: Between reality and dreams, where the memories lie (art) Link: Click Here To View and Comment Artist: RegalDucky Find them on: -Twitter: Regal_Ducky -Tumblr: @regalducky Title: Between reality and dreams, where the memories lie Link: Click Here To Read and Comment Author: EleonoraParker Find them on: -Twitter: Eleonor68940003 -Tumblr: Rating: Mature Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply Words: 112k Summary: After the deflection of Pan’s curse, Emma is living a happy life in New York with Henry.

Until, one day, she run across an old photo album. It holds pictures from when she lived in Phoenix with Henry; he was just a baby and someone helped Emma raise him, a woman, Regina Mills.

Since that moment, Emma’s past starts a fight against her present, in which a weird man crushes into her life, claiming she is someone else, and against Emma’s dreams, which show her memories from a different past, in a different town called Storybrooke.

What is reality? What is just a dream? Which are Emma’s true feelings?

Will she succeed in finding herself again, coming back where the memories lie?

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you didn’t think i was gonna miss this, did you?

Welcome to Swan Queen Supernova IV: To Infinity and Beyond!

That’s right - it’s here! Our show may be off the air, but we’re here to prove to everyone that our fandom will continue for a long time to come. Read on to find out how to sign up for another round of writing, creating, editing, cheerleading madness.

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Let us know if you guys have any questions that aren’t answered by the Schedule or the FAQ page, and happy Supernova Season to all!

and that… that can make you do unspeakable things

I take our role as Mom-Ship very seriously okay

SuperCorp, you’re adorable and precious and we love you ❤ -SwanQueen

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