steakbones

i was meant to be a scheming eunuch poisoning my liege metaphorically with subtly wicked advice and also literally

steakbones

started listening to the podcast victoriocity. my opinion: the voice acting is perhaps a bit stilted but i think i will continue listening regardless on the account of how much this reminds me of fallen london. "reading about crime is the nation's second favorite pasttime after committing it" real quote from the first episode that could also be a quote from fl

steakbones

AN INTERVENTION ABOUT THAT SEVERED HEAD YOU KEEP CARRYING AROUND

steakbones

WE LOVE YOU. WE DO NOT LOVE THE SEVERED HEAD. THIS THING IS NOT A PART OF YOU. IT IS TIME YOU ACCEPTED THAT.
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steakbones

look, we're not saying
            you have to get rid of it entirely, just
            maybe put it up on a shelf somewhere. 
            in a closet, perhaps,
            with a firmly locked door,
            and one copy of the key.
            we care about you. it's just
            that, we think, maybe, you could stand
            to let go of that thing for a second--
            it can't be good for you to drag those memories around all the time.
            and yes, it's preserved quite nicely,
            but maybe a burial would have been better than taxidermy,
            or cremation, even, just
            at least stop taking it in public, it's
            embarrassing to sit with you these days.
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steakbones

& if i ever loved you it was not in any way recognizable to anyone outside our species of two. love bereft of affection, love borne solely from hurt-- love like a bullet lodged through a deer's throat. like a vulture at a carcass. you kept me warm.