Happy Birthday To Mef

does anyone have any idea why the greek class actually went to Francis’ lake house or was that just something they did sometimes? Richard mentions them being there when it first snowed, during Henry’s birthday, but he was just randomly invited one weekend? And then him and Charles talked about not wanting to go back to Hampden so I was thinking it was over the span of something like a thanksgiving break but I would think Richard would mention that.

#isurvivedshifttok

Pocket Check: Francis

"Vladimir, STOP!" is unfortunately killing me

rip henry winter, you would've loved youtube tarot readings and reiki sessions

It’s funny how Richard’s involvement with their little cult was always almost accidental and because he was just “there”.

Richard talking to them for the first time in the library? He was just there, and helped them with the homework.

Henry telling him what they had done? Richard just happened to be there when Henry came back early from the trip, and when Francis showed up to Henry’s apartment and he heard them argue.

Francis kissing him? He was just there.

Them killing bunny? Again, he happened to be there but he shouldn’t have.

It was always like he was “there”, sort of like a prop that should be used in certain scenes but definitely shouldn’t sneak in into more important scenes.

Just like Judy was always “there” anytime he needed her for convenience. I don’t think Richard actually ever made it truly to the group.

The group treated him with as much intimacy and as much distance as Julian treated them.

i wish men were as disgusted with rape as they are with periods

list of things Henry Winter wouldn’t believe in after the moon landing (Yk, if he lived long enough), but only some of them get context!

-AIDS

-AI (“Your telling me artificial intelligence is more intelligent than me? That is unheard of.” “Don’t worry Henry, it still can’t spell ‘strawberry’ correctly.”)

-Australia

-The mobile phone (“How does this work?” “Well with this particular model you swipe up to unlock…” “Yes, but what does it do?” “So many things! It’s like a portable laptop!” “A portable WHAT.”)

-The laptop ( “it’s a computer but… it fits on your lap I guess?” “Please never show me one.”)

-The kindle.

-Solar panels/hydroelectricity farms.

-Climate change ( “So why is the earth warming up…?” “It’s because of like greenhouse gasses and being unsustainable?” “And you’re just LETTING the scientist tell you this? How do we know it isn’t a lie to improve the economy!”)

-Video games

-Lazer tag/nerf guns (“Are you certain they can’t kill me?” “Certain.” “They sure look like they can… never let me see one again.”

isnt it cool that борщ/borsht commemorates a plant that was once upon a time used to make it. борщівник/hogweed/heracleum may have long since ceased being the ingredient for borsht and is mostly associated with a vicious invasive plant now, but the memory of it remains

camilla feeling like a deer during the bacchanal and henry accidentally killing a deer is what im thinking about today