“I say, while I’m away, how would it be if you put in some good work with the other professional dancers here? You might get hold of some gossip about Paul Alexis.”
“There’s something in that. But I’ll have to get a decent frock if there is such a thing in Wilvercombe.”
“Well, get a wine-coloured one, then. I’ve always wanted to see you in wine-colour. It suits people with honey-coloured skin. (What an ugly word ‘skin’ is.) ‘Blossoms of the honey-sweet and honey-coloured menuphar’–I always have a quotation for everything–it saves original thinking.”
“Blast the man!” said Harriet, left abruptly alone in the blue-plush lounge. Then she suddenly ran out down the steps and leapt upon the Daimler’s running-board.
“Port or sherry?” she demanded.
“What?” said Wimsey, taken aback.
“The frock–port or sherry?”
“Claret,” said Wimsey. “Château Margaux 1893 or thereabouts. I’m not particular to a year or two.”
–Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase, Chapter IV. “The Evidence of the Razor,” 1932.
(“Blossoms of the honey-sweet and honey-coloured menuphar” [sic; should be nenuphar] is from the 1894 poem “The Sphinx” by Oscar Wilde.) (x)
Image 1: Actual Château Margaux 1893 claret bottle (thank you, internets!). (x)
commission for @maccaroni-eh! of our two WOLs — the tiniest miqo’te and the tallest au ra.
backstory summary: during a cutscene an off-hand comment was made about strapping cannons to the side of the enterprise … to blast through wind. this comment has haunted my au ra ever since and further proved that our two WOLs are not tactical geniuses. or geniuses in general.
✶ hate the feeling, but it’s all love ✶ sometimes these two just sneak up on me! ✨nesta & cassian✨ just have those angsty lover vibes that i’m so weak for, and i really tried to capture the nuance of their relationship thus far in this sketch. i finally read acofas (which i was saving for a rainy day) and OOF it hit me in the feels - i need A Court of Silver Flames sooooo bad, i’m READY TO HURT! in other news i have some Blood Heir art on the way, and i just cracked open To Kill a Kingdom! ✶ nessian belongs to @therealsjmaas painted with ipad pro + procreate i’m primarily on insta where i am MOST active - for WIPs, polls, and dog pics pls find me there!!website (commission info here) . please do not repost, use, or edit any of my art in any way without my written permission. reblogs appreciated❤
