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  1. Public Bookmark 14

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    It is unbearable to you, suddenly, that he should fear growing old. That he should fear anything, at all.

    “I’ll take care of you when you’re old,” you promise him, “because you’ll never be less beautiful to me. Even when you’re all grey and hunched over. I’ll even paint you, if you want me to.” And I won’t change your skin, or the curve of your nose, or the color of your hair. When my paintings hang on gallery walls, people will walk past and say, look, there’s Amadeo. My paintings of you will look like you.

    Silly romantic thoughts. Boyish daydreams. Sun setting over Venice, painting Amadeo gold.

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    19 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 7

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    It is pretentious perhaps, but the camera feels unnatural in a way other inventions do not. It is not like a painting, where each individual brushstroke is used to reshape you into something whole— it does not feel like an honor to be photographed.

    Or, paintings, photography, and the artistry behind perception.

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    17 Jun 2026

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    After Daniel’s turning, Armand allows him one last trip home to celebrate his granddaughter’s birthday, but Molloy family entanglements keep them in New York longer than anticipated.

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    16 Jun 2026

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    The interview is done, Louis is gone, and Daniel can finally get the fuck out of Dubai and go home to his significantly less comfortable couch. But there's something lingering in that penthouse. Memories that don't make sense. And try as he might, Daniel can't resist the pull, and the answers Armand might finally give him.

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    What really happened between Daniel and Armand in that penthouse after Louis left? And what in the goddamn hell went down in San Francisco?

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    14 Jun 2026

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    Obviously, truth is stranger than fiction, and there’s always going to be edge cases in the real world, but for our purposes: just how realistic is Armand’s tragic backstory?

    Judging by the number of retweets/reblogs on this post and others like it, fannish opinion seems to be “not very”. But honestly? It’s not that far-fetched.

    Or: a fannish academic does a deep dive into the most controversial character in Daniel Molloy’s new novel.

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    12 Jun 2026