Well that’s not very in love with me of you
it’s about the person who thinks they’re inherently violent choosing to be gentle with the person they love
are they… you know… [trying to die for each other while adamantly refusing to acknowledge their feelings] soulmates?
Anne Sexton, from ‘A Self-Portrait in Letters’ —W. D. Snodgrass, April 1959
Henry Miller, from a letter to Anaïs Nin, featured in “A Literate Passion: Letters of Anaïs Nin & Henry Miller, 1932-1953″
“You haunt me still somehow, I’ve saved each word from you.”
— Anna Akhmatova, from White Flock, transl. by Andrey Kneller (Createspace, 2013)
This is a slightly belated Secret Santa gift for the phenomenal @heroofpenamstan
Dove, you are incredible. Your creativity and skill are endless, and your ocs are absolutely *chef’s kiss* . I hope you enjoy this New Year’s-themed character study of Ulrich Hamelin, and that 2022 treats you like the queen you are 👑✨
Wordcount: approx 1,170
Rating: T, for general nefariousness and Ulrich-typical scheming
Pairings: Past Aveline Du Mortain/Ulrich Hamelin, vaguely mentioned Detective Isobel/Mason.
Bleigießen (noun, neuter)
New Year’s Eve custom of telling fortunes by the shapes made by molten lead dropped into cold water
Ulrich’s study is dark, dimly lit only by a low fire in the hearth and a handful of candles on his desk. They have electric lights these days, but he prefers the old ways: there’s something grounding about the smell of burning wicks and melted wax, the feeling of handmade papers and parchment under his fingers.
devotion that corrupts is my favorite btw there's nothing wrong with it ever & it should be encouraged
“I don’t want your love unless you know I am repulsive, and love me even as you know it.”
— Georges Bataille - My Mother/Madame Edwarda/The Dead Man (via soracities)
ULRICH, THE WARLOCK OF HAMELIN. NATURE’S ABOMINATION. THE SON OF THE PIPER.
“Can you not see it, still, Aveline? Everything I have done, everything I continue to do, has always been and always will be for you, and you and me.”
AVA DU MORTAIN & ULRICH HAMELIN
“Would it be so terrible to step aside, just this once, Aveline?”
“You know I cannot allow any harm to come to the detective, Ulrich.”