@wakesleft, "i Wish I Could Do More. I Really Do."

Elethea only knows how maps work in an Academic sense. She's very good at geography, of course, it's one of the things that was hammered into her, but actually navigating a map in practice during the Blight is something of a pitfall for her. A lot of aspects of applying her academic knowledge into real-life skills are challenging for her.

the world fondly remembers those who always give , and soon forgets those who only take.

independent & private nancy drew , inspired by the books & computer games. written by bee (27, they/she, est)

elethea is so fucked up even gay sex would not fix her i'm afraid

NOSFERATU (2024) — dir. Robert Eggers

OH, THE QUEEN OF PEACE ALWAYS DOES HER BEST TO PLEASE — is it any use? somebody's gotta lose. like a long scream; out there, always echoing. oh, what is it worth? all that's left is hurt.

GWAHREN - private & selective blog for elethea cousland ii, hero of ferelden, teyrna of gwaren. written by nan (23, she/her)

elethea but she never raises her voice because she’s aware of how powerful and effective quiet anger is. elethea but when she compliments you theres a hint of mockery in it. elethea smiling threateningly. i love my mean wife.

𝜗𝜚 ⠀𝗕𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗕   ﹔   various  sentence  starters(   general/platonic/romantic/antagonistic/etc   )  from   THE INVITATION (   2022   )   .  please   ,   like   or   reblog   if   you   plan   on   using   .   don’t   claim   as   your   own   .   content   warning   :  mention of death , murder , etc.

you  must  eat  something.

you  must  be  terribly  weak  by  now.

I  won't  do  it  anymore.

everyone  is  most  concerned  about  your  behaviour.

you  know  how  hard  it  is  out  here.

he's  family,  and  I  don't  have  any.

leopards  don't  usually  change  their  spots.

scandals  aren't  what  they  used  to  be.

I  can't  imagine  what  you've  gone  through.

you  just  have  to  tolerate  my  terrible  sense  of  humour  for  a  few  days.

you  definitely  must  be  on  your  best  behaviour.

if  we  don't  help  each  other  out,  who  will,  right?

I  don't  care  whose  fault  it  was.  just  get  rid  of  it.

you're  most  welcome  to  venture  anywhere  within  the  estate.

are  those  all  real?

I  can  assure  you  everything  is  authentic.

the  master  is  a  great  supporter  of  the  arts.

the  mirror  broke  last  week  but  we've  ordered  a  new  one.

I  know  the  pain  of  losing  someone  never  quite  leaves  you.

next  thing  you  know,  you'll  be  posing  for  nude  portraits.

did  you  overdo  it  on  the  bubbly  again?

it's  not  safe  in  the  dark.

what  are  they  doing  down  there?

please,  go  back  to  bed.

it  truly  means  more  to  us  than  you  can  ever  know.

so  thrilled  to  have  you  join  us.

it's  customary  that  I  have  the  first  dance.

I  can't  shake  the  feeling  that  everyone  is  staring  at  me.

you  even  make  jealousy  look  radiant.

even  a  life  of  indulgence  has  its  drawbacks.

if  you  like,  I  could  stay  with  you  till  you  fall  asleep.

i'm  tired  of  this  facade  and  constantly  keeping  up  appearances.

I  want  someone  to  see  me  for  who  I  truly  am.

how  well  can  you  know  someone  if  you  don't  know  their  past?

I  think  you  should  take  people  as  they  are,  you  know?

when  I  saw  you  packing  your  things,  that  scared  me.

please,  don't  run  away.

i'm  so  glad  that  we  can  finally  be  honest  with  each  other.

if  you'll  indulge  me  for  one  more  moment.

my  love,  whatever  is  the  matter?

I  thought  we  agreed  that  we  were  done  with  this  charade.

we  are  now  free  to  be  our  true  selves.

we'll  soon  be  just  like  sisters.

it  was  a  gallant  attempt.  I'll  give  you  that.

you  think  you  can  change  thousands  of  years,  just  like  that?

I  killed  him.  it's  over.

it  was  just  a  flesh  wound.

you  don't  tell  me  what  to  do  anymore.

I  would  rather  die  than  be  a  part  of  this.

Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia Borgia THE BORGIAS | 1.05 The Borgias in Love

elethea's selfish yes but also literally everything she does is for her own warped perception of "the greater good" like. she's acting in self-service but in part its because she thinks she's whats best for the realm and like.... whats fucked up is that she's right

@altarcup, helaena. do you believe in fate?

"in truth? not particularly, your grace," tone utterly frank, but not dismissive of the question. the fine comb is pulled through the silver strands of the queen's hair with the utmost tenderness & care, making sure not to tug too sharply. perhaps it was strange not to believe in supernatural forces when dragons flew about, but to elethea, they were merely animals. the existence of magic did not mean any mystical hand guided the paths of men. at least not average men, she was pious enough to believe the gods intervened on those worthy enough, but did that count as fate? "what people tend to ordain as fate is typically just ... the consequence of choices made, i think. even if the choice isn't made by those who suffer the consequences."