La Femme Nikita (1990)

“Oh, but you must travel through those woods again and again... said a shadow at the window... and you must be lucky to avoid the wolf every time...”

But the wolf... the wolf only needs enough luck to find you once.

Emily Carroll, Through the Woods

The Legend of Saint George: The Rescue

1903

Liebenwein, Maximilian; 1869–1926.

Lady of the Flowers (1895) by Odilon Redon

James Dean in EAST OF EDEN (1955) dir. Elia Kazan

i don't think there's anyone out there who's more gothic haunted house narrative tragedypilled than domeric bolton. being an ok softhearted dude trapped in the dreadfort with your slimy turborapist dad i think won him that award. he was really doomed by the circumstances of his birth. roose saw him decent guymaxxing and was like 'well i guess my only known bastard son will kill him oh well.' what the fuck was up with domeric dude.

“Mental toughness is knowing life is unfair and still playing to win.”

Marcus Aurelius

Rue Bennett, Euphoria, Season 1 Episode 7 "The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Pee While Depressed"

Roman marble statue of a pair of dogs, 2nd century AD

British Museum