lacrimae rerum

Blame the gods' cold machinations, or the fundamental violence of human nature; but which of us with the privilege to vote can claim innocence for the filthy crime of war? We have the choice who leads us, apathetic, into pandemonium." - John Constantine in Hellblazer: Pandemonium.

On Saturday night, I finished reading DC Comics: Lucifer. IT WAS FREAKING AWESOME.

And, I admit, I cried. I literally cried when reading the second last issue, when Elaine sort of says goodbye to Mona. I know it wasn't actually a goodbye, Elaine said that stuff about even death not being able to separate them and all and she's still there, but still. I read that, and I remembered the stuff they went through to stay together, and I cried. I cried some issues earlier too, when a certain angel (it's so hard not to spoil it xD) died. :S And oh dear Someone, the last issue. Lucifer himself. The ending. It was so sad and sweet and perfect. I had a lump in my throat.

I'd been rooting for Lucifer throughout this series, inwardly celebrating when he appeared, smiling at his AWESOMENESS and how cool and calm he is and how he somehow always manages to hold all the cards, and even if he isn't he pulls an ace out of nowhere... I was so tense and worried for him at several points, reaching out to touch the screen, and at other times I was just sitting there and grinning stupidly and relievedly. I even went, "AWWWW" a few times, usually if Mazikeen was involved (and man, she is SO COOL). The last few issues were so tense they had me gripping the edge of my chair and biting my lip. And as I have said, the ending, though sad, really was perfect. :S

I am such a huge fan of the Devil now it's crazy. xD But really... just read one issue and try not to be won over by Lucifer. He's just that charming, somehow. And he's capable of love! I mean, they never say it outright but they do hint so it's open to interpretation so I say he is. :P It's like Sesshomaru and Rin in Inuyasha, except it's a different kind of love, obviously. XD

Many, many thanks to the fabulous grace_descends for giving me the opportunity to read this amazing series. And kudos to writer Mike Carey for taking the source material from Neil Gaiman's mind-blowing Sandman series and expanding it into this masterpiece.

Of course, ultimately it all comes back to Neil Gaiman, who created the original version of this Lucifer in The Sandman (and probably in Murder Mysteries - when I asked him about his view on Lucifer when he was here and brought up the different ways he'd portrayed Lucifer, he mentioned that MM-Lucifer was very similar to and could almost be considered backstory for Sandman-Lucifer), the character that inspired the spinoff mini-series The Sandman Presents: Lucifer and hence his own series. All hail Gaiman. 8D

Next: a lot of role-players I met at comms like sixwordstories either played in the Supernatural fandom or had friends in it and often referenced it. They don't broadcast it on Singapore channels and we only just got cable last month, so I never saw the first few seasons and while I knew there was two brothers called Sam and Dean Winchester, that was about it. xD It was only through role-play that I learned that characters like Castiel, Alastair and Ruby existed too (and went, "OMG ANGELS AND DEMONS!" *geek*). My interest was definitely piqued, and then I joined the synechist community. Knowing that you'll be playing not only with characters whose muns are all SPN fans and heavily influenced by it, but with characters like the Winchesters, Alastair, Castiel, Ruby and so on themselves, definitely makes you want to learn more about the fandom, especially since their roleplay fascinated me.

Long story short: I finally saw my first episode of Supernatural tonight, years after the rest of the world. xP It was Episode 10 of Season 4, Heaven and Hell. And I am already hooked. xD My inner angel!geek is nearly crying for joy. Thank Manchester for cable TV. ;)

Oh, and I started reading Wuthering Heights today in preparation for English Lit next year, because my teacher insisted we come prepared. I'm already on page 172, and I actually like it. :D Back when I was about nine, I'd picked up a copy of Wuthering Heights after having read and loved Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre and Sense and Sensibility (in order of reading, starting from when I was eight). Obviously I liked the classics and the language used even then, but for some reason I found Wuthering Heights so damn dry that I simply couldn't get past the first page or two. So I was dreading it.

Thankfully, seven or eight years later, I can't wait to find out what happens next. 8D Admittedly, I can't stand either Catherine or Heathcliff. But it's strangely compelling, and they do have their moments (although Catherine is long dead by this point in the book xD).

I've actually put Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol, which I am about a quarter of the way through, on hold for Wuthering Heights. The ending had better not be a disappointment. xP

And again, all hail Satan Lucifer. ;)