Hey! Thanks for coming back! I was glad to see the commentary that post and the other recent Louis posts (links under the cut) got, too. #We appreciate and love our lovely-yet-deadly angel Louis in this house ❤
As a character he’s so interesting; he has insecurities, but used his “assets” to his advantage. He isn’t afraid to be tactful and curb stomp anyone and that’s just another reason why I love him omg
^AGREED, well-put, anon! He’s flawed, but also inspiring and motivational.
(Did you mean “tactical” rather than “tactful” ? He’s both ^______^ )
In case anyone else missed them and you want to indulge in some Louis praise/discussion:
♛It’s probably for the best that he doesn’t know how much he captivates us all, how even his prone and unconscious form strangles my heart.
He also detests being praised for his physical appearance unless he put his own effort into it; after all, he didn’t give himself those piercing green eyes or the tender crease that appears between his brows when he’s worried about me. His beauty lies not just in his features, really, but the way he aches for the beauty of the world around him, his openness, his dignified demeanor even when I’m testing every last bit of his resolve. And I don’t think he considers any of that to be effort on his own part, it’s just the way he is.
Yes, I love his big cozy sweater + unkempt look aesthetic, too. Louis is a professional couch potato ;D
I love how soulful and wise and beautiful and plain human Louis is.
Yes definitely! He takes immense pleasure in simple things. Still uses oil lamps because the flame is so much friendlier than an electric lamp 😉
It’s stupid, but if I got to meet him I think we’d get along. I’d love to bring him old books of poetry and candles, surprise him with a fountain pen and parchment, and spend warm New Orleans nights at the Rue Royale flat with him. I just really really love Louis so much ugh jeez
What you suggested is absolutely NOT STUPID, I do think you’d get along well with him, it sounds like a perfect evening with a close friend ❤ More power to you, anon!
//Bruh, I love all the Louis positive content on this blog lately! Also to anon- if you ever wanna talk to Louis, shoot me an ask 🙂
A wild Louis appears! Thanks for offering, @sangcreole ❤
Anon, some RPers like this one are open to interaction as the characters you love, you can be on anon or not, go play with them ^_____^
(Other Louis muses are invited to reblog/comment and add themselves to this post, btw)
Yes, I love his big cozy sweater + unkempt look aesthetic, too. Louis is a professional couch potato ;D
I love how soulful and wise and beautiful and plain human Louis is.
Yes definitely! He takes immense pleasure in simple things. Still uses oil lamps because the flame is so much friendlier than an electric lamp 😉
It’s stupid, but if I got to meet him I think we’d get along. I’d love to bring him old books of poetry and candles, surprise him with a fountain pen and parchment, and spend warm New Orleans nights at the Rue Royale flat with him. I just really really love Louis so much ugh jeez
What you suggested is absolutely NOT STUPID, I do think you’d get along well with him, it sounds like a perfect evening with a close friend ❤ More power to you, anon!
Tell me your opinions about Blood and Gold! I’d love to have another’s perspective on it. I never know quite how to feel about it, and because I’m rereading it, I’d like to discuss it
Fiction affects people. And people affect reality.
Can fiction have an indirect effect on reality? Sure. But it’s not what’s responsible. People are the ones with moral agency. They are the ones responsible for what they do with the ideas they’ve been exposed to.
You want to defuse the harm you think a work of fiction can do? Target the links in the chain that actually matter:
Criticize bad ideas to change how they affect people. Don’t criticize with the aim of suppressing, criticize with the aim of discrediting. Censorship/silencing just keeps people from being exposed to ideas once, in a particular context, and leaves them unprepared when they encounter them elsewhere or come up with them themselves. A thorough rebuttal of a bad idea inoculates them against it and puts them on their guard next time they run into it.
Educate people about what aspects of a work of fiction would be harmful or dangerous in real life. If applicable, educate them on how to safely experience something similar. Don’t educate with the aim of killing their love of the fictional version–you will lose them, and it’s cruel and unnecessary. Educate with the aim of promoting understanding of how the fictional version does, and doesn’t, translate to reality.
Like. These are the underlying worries beneath “fiction affects reality,” aren’t they? Worry that someone will absorb messed-up ideas that aren’t adequately disclaimed/discredited in the text. Worry that someone will try to act out something that looks fun and exciting in fiction but is dangerous in real life. So cut out the middleman and go straight to the person whose choices affect reality. Don’t smack the book out of their hand, just tell them: I know you like that ship, but it’s okay if a similar RL relationship sets off all your alarm bells and leaves you scrambling for the exit. Because no matter how romantic the ship is, IRL that would be abuse.
Fiction needn’t be educational and fiction doesn’t always have clear-cut endorsements of who’s in the right. But the discussion that happens around fiction can include both.
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