timelyblue

mswitek

They had not been seen together in the museum galleries for quite a while. Monet’s “Women with Umbrellas” are once again side by side in the Impressionist gallery.

peggaboo

AND THEN THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER THE END!!!!

atenderofsycamoretrees

ok every time this post comes by i resist geeking out on it but NO LONGER
so these women are probably the same woman and that woman is monet’s wife camille doncieux. he painted her a LOT.
but fun fact: monet had this asshole friend named ernest hochede, and ernest racked up some debts, and like an asshole he basically just fled the country, leaving his wife alice and their six kiddos behind. monet immediately got alice and kids to move in with him, camille, and their two kids.
at this point, monet, alice, and camille became my favorite probably historic poly threesome. they lived together, taking care of the kids. they were so poor that alice and camille took turns wearing the nice dress so they could go out with monet.
when camille got uterine cancer and began dying, alice helped monet cope and took care of things while he painted camille over and over. when camille died, alice is the reason monet was able to survive.
when ernest finally died, monet and alice married, and remained married until alice died. at that point, blanche, the oldest daughter, took care of monet until he died.
anyway, the point is, the umbrella ladies are probably the same ladies, but as far as i’m concerned, there WAS a historically queer poly family in that household and they were wonderful.

alligatorsandcheese

this is a fucking joy

grizviser

One of the common criticisms of TRC is that Adam’s sexuality is never confirmed or stated and that he never gives it any clarification narratively. We all know he’s bisexual, but neither he or the narrative ever state it, but I just had an interesting thought.

Upon rereading the series, it kind of seems like Adam was perhaps always aware he was attracted to guys. He comments on the physical attractiveness of guys in the same way he does toward girls (he calls Ronan handsome a lot; it’s just his personality he finds off-putting initially, he keeps a photo of a male model in his car, and he was definitely checking out Greenmantle before he realized he was Evil). Not only this, but when he realizes Ronan likes him, the only thing he thinks is that he’s unknowable. He doesn’t think about how he couldn’t return Ronan’s feelings because he doesn’t like guys. Adam literally just doesn’t think he’s capable of love, especially after the brutal rejection from Blue. He pays enough attention to Ronan to notice that he’s looking at him. Before him and Ronan get together, Adam flirts up a storm. He lets Ronan stroke his hand and holds his gaze as he does it, continuously holds prolonged eye contact with him, makes comments like “with a dreamer.” Adam just doesn’t realize this is something he can actually have or deserve until Ronan kisses him.

Adam was bi the whole time. In retrospect, it seems like he knew it. Sexuality was never an issue for him; love was.

See, that’s what the app is perfect for.