especially-heinous-ada:

When a lot of people think of Rafael Barba, they tend to think of his sassiness and courtroom badassery–with good reason. Those are some of my favorite things about him. But I think we sometimes underestimate his capability for kindness and empathy. One of my favorite things about Barba is the complexity of his character. There are layers to him. He’s not just a snarky, proud lawyer. It’s inferred that he has potentially suffered abuse (or perhaps watched his mother suffer) at the hand of his father. He’s also seen plenty of awful things from his time as prosecutor. He understands suffering and can empathize with the victims. He shows this in his interactions with certain victims or families of victims, and it becomes more apparent as time goes on. He gets a bad rap for being a realist on the cases that are tougher to prove– demanding more evidence, not automatically taking the victim’s word, etc.– but when push comes to shove, he is 100% in the corner of his victim. Scenes like this prove it, and I absolutely love them for that reason.

heir-to-the-diamond-throne:

1. Watching a meteor shower
2. Digging your fingers into fresh dirt
3. Snow being shoved down the back of your coat
4. Napping in sunshine
5. Trying to walk on ice
6. Walking through the woods
7. Raindrops on eyelashes
8. The way cold glass fogs when you press your hand against it
9. A perfectly brewed cup of tea
10. The taste of Vodka at the back of your throat
11. Blood at the corner of your mouth
12. Cloying sweetness on the back of your tongue
13. The first glass of fresh water
14. Stale breath when you wake up
15. The taste of salt on the tip of your tongue
16. The taste of almonds
17. Your bed after travelling
18. Red wine stained lips
19. Satin in candlelight
20. Reflections in glass
21. Thigh-high stockings and garter belts
22. Neon lights at 1.30am
23. Darting shadows in the corner of your eye
24. Dust floating in golden sunlight
25. The smell of ozone during a storm
26. The smell of Cologne/Perfume on warm skin
27. The musty smell of an abandoned home
28. The bitter tang of acetone
29. The smell of burning wood
30. The smell of freshly baked bread
31. The cold, sharp smell of the first frost
32. The smell of blood
33. The feel of fingertips trailing over a bare shoulder blade
34. The feel of fingers brushing together by accident
35. Blowing a raspberry against someone’s skin
36. Being so close that you can feel your lips brush when you whisper 
37. The tender ache when you press against bruises
38. A person’s weight as they lie on top of you
39. Stepping in something squishy
40. Gritty eyes when you stare into fire too long
41. A door closing
42. A ticking wristwatch
43. Your favourite song on repeat for the hundredth time
44. Distant traffic
45. The creak of leather
46. The waver in a person’s voice when they’re stressed
47. Singing badly as loud as you can
48. A quiet sigh as they turn away
49. Trying to pull on clothes with damp skin
50. The empty space that can’t be breached between you in bed
51. The jittery, sick feeling when you can’t do anything
52. Exhausted numbness after crying
53. The relief of fatalistic recklessness
54. The moment when reality starts to make sense again
55. Finding old photographs you’d forgotten about
56. Someone accepting the bad parts of you without judging
57. Brown iodine stains on skin
58. Rust red dirt
59. Orange sunsets
60. Yellow halogen lights
61. Green wine bottles
62. Fingertips smudged in blue ink
63. Indigo skies just before dawn
64. Violet bruised eyes

Feel free to use in writing and art – I’ll be tracking the tag ‘sensory prompts’ if you want to share 🙂