'It hurt to even look at them. It was like looking at the sun - they were great and powerful and essential to her in every conceivable way, but that didn't numb the pain in the slightest.A story in which Briar Selwyn slowly falls in love with Bellatrix Black, and subsequently becomes tangled in Tom Riddle's web. There's a looming darkness on the horizon, and she finds herself drawn to it in the same way a muggle may watch a car crash. It's a horrific and deadly event, but we humans have an innate desire to watch blood run through the streets.'
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[THE CAST OF POUND OF FLESH, CIRCA 1967-1981]
BRUNA MARQUEZINE AS BRIAR SELWYN
I know they're losing and I pay
for my place."
I BET ON LOSING DOGS, MITSKI
"The only time I ever see her,
is when she's behind me
in the mirror."
SEX WITH A GHOST, TEDDY HYDE
"When I'm down on my knees,
you're how I pray."
RELIGION, LANA DEL REY
KATIE MCGRATH AS BELLATRIX BLACK
"But no one likes a mad woman.What a shame, she went mad.
You made her like that."
MAD WOMAN, TAYLOR SWIFT
"I hope it stays dark
forever. I hope the worst
isn't over."
NO CHILDREN, THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
"All the king's horses, and all
the king's men couldn't put me
back together again."
ALL THE KING'S HORSES, KARMINA
CHRISTIAN COULSON AS TOM RIDDLE
"I'm forever chasing aftertime, but everybody
dies."
IMMORTAL, MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS
"Sleeping soundly with the
locket that she gave you clutched
in your fist."
APOCALYPSE, CIGARETTES AFTER SEX
"I've moved further than I thought
I could. But I miss you more
than I thought I would."
I FOUND, AMBER RUN
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'a pound of flesh - something one is strictly or legally entitled to, but which it is ruthless or inhuman to demand.'
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pound of flesh | tom riddle, bellatrix black, OC
FanfictionSometimes it hurts to even look at them. It's like looking at the sun - they are great, powerful and it feels like their presence is essential to keeping her alive. They burn so brightly, an eternal, glorious blaze that she wants to bask in forever...