#to love and to loathe

[readtilyoudie]

Diana Bourne was only eighteen, but she knew one thing already: men were fools. Adorable fools sometimes, enticing fools occasionally, but fools one and all.

To Love and to Loathe (The Regency Vows, #2) by Martha Waters

#book quote #to love and to loathe #martha waters #the regency vows #historical romance #romance #quote #quotes #booklr #bookblr

[lilislegacy]

did anyone else laugh every time annabeth mentioned her deep hated of hera and how hera would always just drop cow manure in front of annabeth on a daily

like hera is so petty. i cant

idk why but hera - queen of the gods - and annabeth - wisest daughter of athena - just rivaling like two petty high school bitches is the funniest thing ever im laughing just typing this

like annabeth is all calm and collected until hera enters the chat and then annabeth’s like that bitch can go f*** herself

i love it so much. her and percy are a match made in heaven. (except hera is queen of heaven, and marriage, and she despises them HAHAHAHA)

#LOL #HERA IS SO PETTY #annabeth LOATHES her #so freaking funny #guys i can’t #annabeth just stepping in cow poop every time she steps outside #it’s so immature i love it #HAHAH #humor #meme #percy jackson #heroes of olympus #annabeth chase #hera #percabeth #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo

[tudorblogger]

‘To Love and to Loathe’ by Martha Waters

Genre: Adult Fiction – Historical Romance Published: 2021 Format: Paperback Rating: ★★★★★ “Willingham, if you continue to speak, I am going to stab you with a hairpin”. I really loved this book! Laugh out loud funny, so much so that I was sending quotes to a friend while I was reading it. It’s lovely, bright, and refreshing to read on bright summer nights and just cheer you up whatever else…

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#Bodice Ripper #Book #Book Review #Fiction #Historical #Historical Romance #martha waters #Novel #Regency Romance #regency vows #Review #Romance #to love and to loathe

[ivynightshade]

fatima aamer bilal, excerpt from moony moonless sky’s ‘i mother it, the absence of her ii. i was hard to bear from the very start.’

[text id: my sadness is a fire that i built to keep my hands warm on lonely nights. // art by sivan roshianu // i keep my misery bared between my teeth. i refuse to let her leave. / i am nothing without this obsession of mine.]

#fatima aamer bilal #moony moonless sky #i mother it the absence of her #ii. i was hard to bear from the very start #poeticstories #poetry #literature #book quotes #dark academia #yearning #longing #love #art #bts #franz kafka #sylvia plath #book quotations #lana del rey #mitski #web weaving #poetry collection #taylor swift #self loathing #self deprecation #typography #words words words #mahmoud darwish #prose #parent issues #girlhood

[morgan--reads]

Summary: Infamous for their bickering in their circle of friends, Lady Diana Templeton and Jeremy, Marquess of Willingham have a bet that Jeremy will marry before the year is out. Unconcerned about the bet, Jeremy has another, private, proposal for Diana. Recently criticized for his lack of skill in the bedroom, he wants honest feedback from someone he trusts to be brutally honest—and someone he’s wanted for a long time. 

Quote: “That was the trouble with feelings—they so rarely appeared when it was convenient, and even more rarely did they appear in a desirable configuration. It was one of the many reasons she had done her best to protect herself against them.”

My rating: 2.5/5.0   Goodreads: 3.51/5.0

Review: Fun, but lacking in real substance, this romance novel fails to use either its Regency setting or its plot to full effect. Diana and Jeremy have excellent chemistry but this is certainly no enemies to lovers, as suggested by the title. It’s friends-who-love-to-bicker to lovers, at best. The lack of real tension in their relationship means a lack of real tension in the plot, leading Waters to try and inject it sporadically with odd subplots that don’t really work. I did enjoy the way that intimacy grew between Diana and Jeremy through conversation rather than passion and the lack of melodrama in the resolution of the romance was sweet. 

#to love and to loathe #martha waters #book review #romance #historical romance #Regency

[dcminions]

LAUREN LONDON in YOU PEOPLE ( 2023 )

#lauren london #you people #pocsource #userdre #userfyp #femaledaily #dailywomen #blackgirlbeauty #wonderfulwoc #filmedit #filmtvdaily #filmgifs #moviegifs #cinematv #cinemapix #dailyflicks #ur honor i love her and her funky lil hat #she was so pretty in this #and i loathe to admit it but the movie was funny GODDAMMIT KENYA

[ineed-to-sleep]

Blacked out in front of my tablet and woke up with sketches of my Touchstarved mc + Kuras my beloved. woops

#I found out dr. kuras is 6'6 I said hold on lemme get a stool so I can climb this man #touchstarved #touchstarved game #touchstarved kuras #kuras #sleepyscribble #oc.emma #my mc is meant to be a self insert but also like. I wanted to come up w a design and character arc and everything jkvkvk #so I ended up basing her on my personality/looks but taking her into a direction that would fit the game #she's like. me but 'characterized' and a bit exaggerated for the sake of being a character yk #the way she turned out is that she's basically a friendly happy go lucky mage who laughs at her own misery but hides #a deep layer of self loathing underneath all that bc of her curse #having been cursed all her life she believes she's a monster and the sunny personality is a way for her to 'make up for it' #but at the same time she feels like a farse. like she's only luring ppl in to an inevitable demise #and she thinks she's selfish bc despite knowing the danger she poses she still goes out there and puts herself among ppl #bc she craves human connection. even tho she feels guilty for 'indulging' in it #anyway I love the cursed mc concept in this game <3 it's been really interesting to think abt how that would affect someone #also I kept her physical features looking pretty much like mine #bc I wanted to draw myself in a cute way. teehee #but the clothing I was basically thinking like. early game simple clothing that she didn't rlly pick for herself #and maybe later I can have an updated design w something she would actually pick for herself

[lockedtombmemes]

sometimes i think about how profoundly harrow would hate all of us

#we hold her and say 'look my little baby' #and she has a storied history of loathing anyone who loves her #SHRUG #not gonna stop holding her #harrow the ninth #gideon the ninth #harrowhark nonagesimus #locked tomb series #nona the ninth

[meagancandraw]

You ever think about how neither of them got to say goodbye?

#TSAMS #Sun and Moon Show #The Sun and Moon Show #TSAMS Lunar #SAMS Lunar #Sun #SAMS Sun #FNAF Sun #FNAF #Five Nights At Freddy's #MeaganCanDraw #I love New Moon a lot don't get me wrong but Old Moon's and Sun's relationship wasn't black and white (as much as NM wants to insist it was #YES Old Moon treated Sun horribly YES he wasn't the best person but #their relationship was also complicated and messy and they both genuinely loved each other despite everything #So much of what they did was for each other and that adds even more to the tragedy of their relationship and Moon's death #Sun and Old Moon's final conversation was them fighting #Moon's final in-person words to him were “I love you and I'm sorry” #to which Sun didn't say anything bc he was mad at him (which I don't blame him for given everything that happened in that episode) #Do you think Sun has realized this? How often does he go back to that moment #How often has he imagined himself saying or doing something different? Something that would've resulted in them leaving that bunker togethe #Meanwhile Lunar lost the person who gave him a new life and a family that actually cares about him #And he was in Moon's head for months and saw first hand how much his regrets and trauma affected him #Both of which would eventually destroy him due to the cycle of self-loathing he was trapped in #How much does HE think about that? #Anyway sorry for not posting for nearly (checks watch) two years?? #It'll likely happen again #1k

[bizarrelittlemew]

calling it right now that season 3 starts like this

#so confused about people saying the season finale feels like the end because to me it didn't at all #there's like 5-10 issues immediately set up for another season #they're in a happy place at this point because they've both realized their love is bigger than anything else #and makes it worth working on their problems together #the problems are still very much there #both of them have deep self esteem/self loathing issues that haven't been resolved in the week since ed woke up #ed doesn't know about stede's trauma #they haven't talked through anything #and they'll be shit at starting/running an inn lmao it's not gonna go well #and those are just some of the internal issues #then there's prince ricky and all the authorities that would very much like to get their hands on both blackbeard and stede bonnet #because stede just full-on kept using his government name after faking his death. nice one #the crew are not “gone” they're more like off to college for a bit but will probably run into trouble immediately #again because while they escaped to the ship they didn't eliminate the threat (the british empire) #it's not a forever goodbye #ok this got super long already anyway i have a whole fic marinading in my brain until i've finished these 4 wips i'm in the middle of ✌️ #hope we get a renewal soon because i want to see the rest of their story!! #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd s2 #ofmd #our flag means death

[titsthedamnseason]

the front half of the album is so depressing and then halfway through it’s like she realizes wait why am i depressed. i am taylor motherfucking swift

#NOT TO SAY THE LATTER HALF ISNT ALSO EMOTIONALLY DESTRUCTIVE #ALSO THIS IS AFTER ONE LISTEN PLEASE DONT TRY TO CORRECT ME RIGHT NOW ITS NOT THAT SERIOUS #she just goes from self loathing to getting so cocky and i love it #mine #taylor swift

[readtilyoudie]

“I suppose you expect me to thank you for the tip about Snidewhistle,” Diana said as they took their positions, her hand on his shoulder, his hand at her waist.

Willingham flashed her a grin. Thump, thump, went her heart. “I would never be so foolish as to expect the Honorable Diana Bourne to thank me for anything,” he said, pivoting her slowly about the room as the waltz began. “Though, of course, if you wanted to consider yourself in my debt, I shouldn’t object.…”

“I promise you, sir, that I shall ensure to never do anything that would find me in your debt. I cannot think of a less trustworthy gentleman to hold such power over me.”

To Love and to Loathe (The Regency Vows, #2) by Martha Waters

#book quote #to love and to loathe #martha waters #the regency vows #historical romance #romance #quote #quotes #booklr #bookblr

[nectorbruise]

I am rosé drawtectives biggest fan, everyone else, you don’t exist, she’s the only one for me

I have a whole backstory for her and part of it is a past crippling addiction to nicotine and town hopping. I feel like she was big with graffiti. God, what if the gang met when they were younger, that’d be so cool. Also nobody insult the arm hair, I’m watching you guys

#nector art! #fanart #rosé drawtectives #drawtectives #drawfee #her #I love her dearly #wonky hands oh how much I loathe you #tw self h4rm #tw cigarettes #tw pretty girls who are cooler than you/hj #also yes that’s a bisexual flag that’s who she is

[feral-ballad]

Jeanette Winterson, from Gut Symmetries

[Text ID: “What kills live? Only this: neglect. I knew I was neglecting myself.”]

#jeanette winterson #love #neglect #self loathing #sadness #excerpts #writings #literature #prose #fragments #selections #words #quotes #typography #prose collection

[ivynightshade]

fatima aamer bilal, excerpt from moony moonless sky.

[text id: i can’t be loved, swallowed or digested. must i make myself smaller?]

#fatima aamer bilal #i can’t be loved swallowed or digested. must i make myself smaller? #poetry #yearning #longing #self loathing #parent issues #literature #poeticstories #art #book quotations #book quotes #writings #writerscreed #dark academia #dark poetry #lit #literary #fiction #fantasy #bts #franz kafka #sylvia plath #lana del rey #mitski #anne brontë #jane austen #mental illness #mahmoud darwish #typography

[nightmarist]

Some Zevlor Things —

EDIT 12/2/23: Added a few more things

A fellow Tiefling Hellrider, Tilses, is with him in the caves acting as his bodyguard. He sometimes calls her Tilly.

There is one bedroll in the caves shoved off in the far corner with a book titled "The Devil You Know: An Autobiography" - not sure if it's his personal writing or if he's reading it, either way it adds to the flavor of his of his tiefling pride (and/or anguish).

It reads:

Have you ever had a god change your blood? It is a horrifying thing, even for those who may desire it. Yet few tieflings wished for Asmodeus to claim their bodies, only be given no choice in the matter. It is not as if we were well-loved before the archdevil's gambit. Our people have always struggled against the notion of 'devilkin', as if a single drop of infernal ichor inescapably corrupts. How amusing, when so many others willingly sell their souls to fiends, yet their culture as a whole escapes the blame. By what method can we redeem ourselves, when the crime is not ours? I would drive a blade into every warlock that aided Asmodeus' damned ritual, but personal vengeance cannot undo the will of a god, much less one as slippery as the Lord of Lies. When every passerby thinks you a thief and heretic, it is deeply tempting to become one. (cut off) The only thing that has stopped me is knowing Asmodeus wants nothing more than for all of us to fall from grace.

Around the his table are Invasion Plans for Elturgard, Traveler's Guide to Baldur's Gate, Traveler's Guide to the Sword Coast Vol IV: The Risen Road (which aligns when he tells you earlier there are gnolls on the road), and "Front and Center: a Thespian's Memoir" that reads:

"... in fact, the greatest joy of my life hasn't been acting, but becoming. When you choose a character to play, you don't just wear a mask - you take a little bit of their soul for your own. Whoever you are in your heart of hearts, if only by the faintest note."

Zevlor aside I think this is a sweet quote for the player and player character relationship <3

Dialogue in the Caves:

Zevlor: I Hardly need a bodyguard, Tilses. This isn't Avernus. Tilses: No sir. At least the monsters there looked like monsters.

—

Tilses: Commander— Zevlor: Just Zevlor, Tilly. We're civilians now, remember? Tilses: With respect, sir — being a Hellrider is for life. They can't take — Zevlor: They can, and did. Avernus changed things — best we get used to that. Tilses: ... Yes, Zevlor

—

Tilses: The Watch or the Flaming Fist? Zevlor: Pardon? Tilses: When we get to Baldur's Gate. Where are we enlisting? Zevlor: I'm done soldiering, Tilly. I'd like a clean start. But go with the Watch. You're too honest to be a mercenary.

—

Zevlor: No word from the scouts, yet? Tilses: No sir. But if there's a clear path past the goblins, they'll find it. Zevlor: Yes, of course.

ITEMS —

in the Chest there is a bronze goblet, 46 gold, and a battle-worn blade. On his person he has his gloves (Hellrider's Pride), an apple, a camp supply pack, and the key to his chest.

The blade says:

A fine by well-used sword. It seemed to have once belonged to a holy order, but the indication of rank and patron deity at the hilt have recently been filed down.

The gloves' flavor text says:

A waft of sulphur emanates from this proudly-kept piece.

Celebration at the Camp:

"I should be out there, talking with them. In... Just a moment, maybe." "Is this everyone? Our numbers have grown so few..." "No more. I can't afford to lose any more of them." "No. Let them have fun. I'll be ruining it come morning anyway."

Mindfayer Colony:

Things he mumbles in the Pod:

The pod will show you his memories of Elturel:

After saving Zevlor, I forced myself to pick the "mean" options just to see how it goes.

If you tell him its his fault tieflings were imprisoned in moonrise, he says:

If you tell him "Do yo have a right to ask?" when he asks about the tieflings:

He doesn't argue with any of your remarks except one, when he says "For a moment I welcomed it" and you tell him "For a moment until you realized your reward would be a tadpole" he corrects you:

If you tell him if he wanted power he should live up to his own ideal:

If you tell him to get out of your sight:

When you tell him it's not his fault he was enthralled:

If you tell him "Fine. Good luck, Zevlor."

If you say you could use another blade in the fight to come:

At the Netherbrain:

(smiling <3)

"The journey has been brutal, but I stand here a Hellrider once more, and I would die a proud man if I died this day."

I know it's a Soldier thing to be proud to die for a cause but it still makes me worry for him given his background so far <:]

If you click on him, he has two unvoiced lines:

if you pickpocket him at this point, he'll have the same items on him as before (in this save he has a carrot instead of an apple for me).

His stats at this time: (Steeped in Bliss is from one of my items)

Post Game (Patch 5)

I don't know if there are other permutations of this letter, yet, but this is what I received:

I hope my penmanship has improved somewhat in the past months. When I first stumbled into this city, I shook so badly that I could scarcely hold the soup the priests pressed into my hands - let alone write and thank you as you deserve. It is only when the city itself began to shake that I felt my hands grow still. Along with the other veterans sheltering at the temple - discards of Elturel's 'unworthy' legions - I watched that monstrosity rise over the city. We felt no fear. Only anger. Disgust. Purpose - and with it, power. I do not know what oath we cling to now, or how long it will last - but we shall use it to ensure that this city will not suffer as Elturel did. Whether it wants us or not. It is more than thanks alone I owe. No words can make amends for what I did to my people, but that is as it should be. More come to the temple every day to aid in the relief efforts, and if I am permitted to work alongside them, then I am content. Come and see us, when you can. Zevlor

It's interesting — if not bitterswet, tragic, and inspiring — to hear that Zevlor and other Paladins regained their Oaths via pure, stubborn devotion to saving people when it began to look as bad as Elturel.

#zevlor #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #act 1 spoilers #act 2 spoilers #bg3 spoilers #this man reeks of self loathing i want to bathe him in love and comfort #i also want him carnally #act 3 spoilers #bg3 meta