Tag: this is beautiful

mirandaabarlow:

James/Thomas Appreciation Week:

Day 7: Free Choice

If they be two, they are two so
As stiff twin compasses are two;
Thy soul, the fix’d foot, makes no show
To move, but doth, if th’ other do.

And though it in the centre sit,
Yet, when the other far doth roam,
It leans, and hearkens after it,
And grows erect, as that comes home.

Such wilt thou be to me, who must,
Like th’ other foot, obliquely run;
Thy firmness makes my circle just,
And makes me end where I begun.”

― John Donne

thomasbarlow:

The two of you together is the world in balance

Flinthamilton appreciation week, day 1: Why You Love Them

While the quote above is James talking about Silver and Madi, I feel like it applies to him and Thomas as well. They’re my strongest OTP ever because they really balance each other and keep each other grounded. I tried to show that balance in the picture. James is filled with fire and rage but Thomas helps him to keep cool. On the other hand, Thomas is a dreamer and James helps him to keep things realistic.
They are both incredibly driven and both strive for a better world, but
they each have their own ways to achieve it. But somehow, they always
seem to find a happy medium. I think that makes them incredibly strong
as a couple.

‘Thomas, he sees only the principle. The right. It’s inspiring. It can be intoxicating. It’s why I love him. But you, you see the world as it is. You see it’s truths and how to navigate them, how to bend them to your will. It’s why I love you. Men like Thomas need men like you to protect them from the world, and that is what I’m asking you to do.’        – Miranda