John is actually the character everyone pretends Snape is.

I'm sorry, I had to say a Harry Potter thing, and I don't remember a lot about Harry Potter.

  • Azarova [they/them]
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    4 years ago
    spoiler

    “Sometimes after an hour of apathy, my strange and beautiful companion would take my hand and hold it with a fond pressure, renewed again and again; blushing softly, gazing in my face with languid and burning eyes, and breathing so fast that her dress rose and fell with the tumultuous respiration. It was like the ardor of a lover; it embarrassed me; it was hateful and yet over-powering; and with gloating eyes she drew me to her, and her hot lips traveled along my cheek in kisses; and she would whisper, almost in sobs, "You are mine, you shall be mine, you and I are one for ever." Then she had thrown herself back in her chair, with her small hands over her eyes, leaving me trembling.”

    Pretty fuckin' gay for the 1800's. Also, if you're into it and looking for a more modern take on it, there's a cute but fairly campy webseries based on it. It definitely isn't for everyone, but it's cute and I really liked it. It's also more open about its queerness than the novella.

    • rabbitmince [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I'm not really a fan of when they turn tales of predators into fun little best-friend-y things, and this in general does not look like my bag. The "What if tihs monsternwas fun instead of scary" thing is a subversion that requires a familiarity with the subject to be enjoyed fully, that I simply do not have. I might look into Carmilla though, the summary sounds pretty cool. Even if I feel like the first two lines of the wikipedia entry spoiled it.

      • Azarova [they/them]
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        4 years ago

        Even if I feel like the first two lines of the wikipedia entry spoiled it.

        I just looked and yeah, rip i guess. It's still worth if you're into vampires, as a lot of tropes were born out of it, like the lesbian vampire, and the "mechanics" of vampires hadn't been set in stone yet. It's pretty short and in the public domain too. Sucks about the spoilers though, if anyones lurking, don't read the top of the wikipedia article.