The Real True Purpose Of Having A Brain Is To Think About Fictional Characters

Favorite.

-The Monk by the Sea-

A great loss to American Literature. Now he joins the greats.

R.I.P. Cormac McCarthy

*gasp* I love them

“Kissed her bruised and bleeding forehead”

音楽の天使

2024.5.8

Kafka gives hope to all writers

𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝟸𝟿, 𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟺 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙳𝚒𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝙾𝚏 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚣 𝙺𝚊𝚏𝚔𝚊, 𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟺-𝟷𝟿𝟸𝟹

[ID: Began things that went wrong. But I will not give up in spite of insomnia, headaches, a general incapacity. END ID]

yes all my favorite characters are desperate to be loved. no i don’t think that says anything about me

In celebration of the birthday of this most-beautiful building (a few days late, I know), I upload these photos I took on my recent visit to its majestic halls. Nowhere else have I seen such beauty nor felt such awe; it is a sanctuary for divine art and a fitting home for the Angel of Music.

Words cannot express my love for it, so I won’t even try.

Let me only say: Gaston Leroux NAILED its description in that book, both visually and atmospherically. That building IS Erik.

John Russell

Portrait of Vincent Van Gogh

Paris, 1886

@cuddlesforerik I am honored.

Favorite color: Honestly, black. It’s so beautiful to me. Very classy/elegant. But if that doesn’t really count, I also like a dark red, almost burgundy.

Currently reading: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas (1846); The Collected Works of William Wordsworth (1793-1850); Fear and Trembling by Søren Kierkegaard (1843); AND I am about to start Le Fantôme de l’Opéra by Gaston Leroux (1909), for the first time in the original French (so incredibly excited).

Last song: “Talking About Hope” by Snow Patrol

Last film: 2005 Pride and Prejudice (in theaters, I might add. Gorgeous.)

Last series: “The Walking Dead” (original)

Sweet/salty/savory: Sour. (Guess that falls under sweet most of the time?)

Tea or Coffee: COFFEE. Black. Though, I can be persuaded to drink a flat white now and then. But only when in Europe. Which leads nicely to my last point…

Working on:

Currently: Getting home from a trip to England (lovely, lovely country, home to many of my favorite authors).

In general: Writing a novel, learning French, and preparing for grad school (daunting but full of promise and reward).

No-pressure tags: @fdelopera @forever-and-whats-left @dailykafka @mournfulroses @waistcoatntails @coatntails

Nine people I wish I knew better

Thank you for the tags @meilas and @dj-triumph!

Favourite colour: Green, especially dark forest greens

Currently reading: The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor and an ongoing read of Les Miserables by Victory Hugo. Almost finished both!

Last song: There Are Other Ways from the Circe Saga of Epic: The Musical by Jorge Rivera-Herrans

Last film: The first half of Chicken Little before bailing on it

Last series: Andor

Sweet/salty/savoury: Always a toss-up between sweet and salty for me

Tea or coffee: Coffee, but always decaf!

Working on: Goodness, a few things, and I am excited about all of them!

A new oneshot about @rose-margaritas’ bartender!AU, based on this piece specifically

My next multi-chapter fic, which is another collab with @brendadaaedestler that we started for NaNoWriMo 2024

The third and final part of Heaven Is Not Fit to House a Love Like You and I

A multi-chapter fic expanding on The Blackened Rose, my 1920s Phantom AU oneshot

Tagging: @brendadaaedestler @ablatheringblatherskite @rose-margaritas @erik-carriere @xcspy @les-gnossiennes-fantomatiques @achillmango @angel-with-paper-wings @blackghostm2o (apologies for any double tags/tagging people who’ve done this already! 💕)