atsushi is actually the most relatable character in bsd because i, too, have a dazai osamu in my brain who speaks to me when things get bad
Friendship Can b just as fulfilling as any other kind of love Straight up Most people just lowkey don’t fw their friends that heavy but if u ever had a friend u fw HEAVYYY and I mean heavy you’d know what I was talking abt
part 4: the voices
this is the first of multiple times that this phrase appears in the show. it appears to have originated from a medieval Persian fable, written by the Sufi poet Attar of Nishapur. the phrase was popularized in the west following an early nineteenth century translation and retelling of the story by Edward Fitzgerald.
part 5: the gift
this is a line from “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by the American poet Robert Frost. it was first published in 1923, eleven years before the events of malevolent.
part 8: the caves
the quotation here comes from “Cassilda’s Song”, a poem written by Robert W. Chambers as a preface to his 1895 book, The King in Yellow, a collection of short stories.
part 12: the end
this isn’t poetry, but it is a notable reference, because it is a quote from H.P. Lovecraft. the full quote is: “The process of delving into the black abyss is to me the keenest form of fascination.”
THERES A CONCEPT. FOR AN ALBUM??AND ITS LITERALLY ABOUT BEING IN A DICTATORSHIP.
When the world needed them most, they really returned.
I knew they wouldn't abandon us, I knew they had something to say. The performance at wwwyf was not a goodbye, it was a rebirth, a reawakening. A flower opening back up to the world, geniuses ready to be back, to fight.
mcr has taught me to never give up hope, to always keep fighting. And they're back and they're angry and they're fighting!!
In honor of the Ides of March approaching, here’s the trash can I wrote on 2 years ago and only touch up in March
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