That […] Mixture Of Sensuality And Cruelty Which Has Always Seemed To Me To Be The Real “witches’

...she sits alone at her table, shuffling her tarot deck compulsively.

Erin Morgenstern, from 'The Night Circus'

something ive noticed while reading dantes inferno is that there seems to be a lot of italians in hell

❛ it looks worse than it feels.  ❜

emilia’s  gaze  flicked  to  the  figure  standing  before  her,  taking  in  the  blood  staining  her  sleeve  and  the  fresh  cut  along  her  jaw.  strangers  though  they  were,  there  was  something  familiar  in  the  way  she  held  herself  —  shoulders  squared,  chin  lifted,  as  if  daring  the  world  to  see  her  pain.

❝  it  looks  worse  than  it  feels.  ❞

the  girl’s  voice  was  even —  almost  dismissive —  but  emilia  didn’t  miss  the  way  her  fingers  trembled  slightly  at  her  side.  the  witch  narrowed  her  eyes,  hesitating  for  a  moment  before  stepping  closer. ❝  maybe.  but  you’re  still  bleeding.  ᴸᴱᵀ ᴹᴱ ᴴᴱᴸᴾ.  ❞

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I’m not afraid of you anymore. Because I’m holding the axe.

Byzantine silver cross pendant, 10-11th century.

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