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TW: Panic attack, slight depressive spiral – “Oh, god, what did I do? Why did I do it? Why did I say that to her? Why? I know how she feels about that kind of stuff. At least, I have an idea,” Lux says frantically, pacing back and forth in their room, Camilla sitting on the edge of their bed worried as they start to spiral.
It’s inevitable, the trees that light up like fireflies in the night. It’s inevitable, the darkness that seeps into the land every morning. It’s inevitable, the curse of a thousand … Continue Reading Deceptive in the Night
TW: Mentions of mental health and self-harm, polyamorous relationship
I do have a tattoo. I got it with Aurora, Andrew and Camilla. It was Aurora’s idea. We were walking through a seaport town when she saw a stall where this guy was giving tattoos. Her eyes lit up and she started tugging on my sleeve, turning to the three of us and pleading.
Trigger Warning: Implied abusive relationship, implied coerced sex Power drums within you, flames raking up your chest and through your nose, but you push back your magic for fear of … Continue Reading The Last Kiss
TW: hints at mental illness (anxiety/depression)
Everything has changed. Changed so very much since I started working as a portal guard at the castle.
TW: mentions and light descriptions of depression and hints at abuse
I try not to have “lazy days,’’ as the question put it, if I can help it. I don’t like to not be doing something. It allows my brain to think about things it shouldn’t, about things I don’t want to think about.
As the carnage of Prince Ruth’s castle made way to endless accusations of treachery and treason, his great-grandmother took it upon herself to acknowledge the damages and handle the incident … Continue Reading A Whisper Among the Wind
Venom is a film really about nothing. I think anything it might mimic a meaning but its subverted by the the performance of Tom Hardy. I love Tom Hardy’s performance … Continue Reading My legs were broken, a film essay by Sean Miguel Maher
By Anna Heneise From its origins as a single film released in 1977, titled simply Star Wars, George Lucas’ world and story has grown into a dozen films, half a … Continue Reading “Like Poetry:” The Story vs. the Franchise
Zone of Interest ends with a man walking down stairs. An S.S Officer. It is presented simply but the area is so bare. So specifically made. The black and white … Continue Reading Zone of Interest, a film essay by Sean Miguel Maher
It’s interesting the way people can’t imagine people. My mom watches and talks to me about killers she watches in documentary television shows. Much of the killing and their details … Continue Reading The Way People Can’t Imagine People, a film essay by Sean Maher
By Anna Heneise Star Wars is a story built with parallels and inversions and especially symbolism. Characters are not simply characters, they represent change in the larger political and social … Continue Reading Parallels in Hope: Obi-Wan Kenobi and Han Solo
Perfect Days is a film directed by Wim Wenders about a Japanese man who lives and works in Tokyo, Japan. There is a subtlety to the film, in how unsubtle … Continue Reading Trying, a film essay by Sean Maher.
By Anna Heneise The 2002 comic series Jango Fett: Open Seasons contains everything a tragic backstory should— the murder of Jango’s family, his promising career as a child soldier, the … Continue Reading Framing Jango Fett: When A Backstory Is Not A Backstory
When I watched the Road Warrior it was 4 am and I was a teenager soon to be trapped in a wasteland. I liked The Dark Knight when I was … Continue Reading Find True North, a film essay by Sean Maher.
By Anna Heneise Dedicated, with all honor, to Julius Caesar. One aspect of Order 66 I find fascinating is the timing. If the only thing Darth Sidious wanted was to … Continue Reading Order 66: Carefully Timed Destruction