#by augustine

[naomistares]

harrow soup comic! harrow soup comic!

took some creative liberties with the structure of it all otherwise it would've been 20 pages long... love u tazmuir and all your words but i removed some for my sake... enjoy...

#art #artists on tumblr #the locked tomb #digital art #tlt #gideon the ninth #harrow the ninth #htn #gtn #harrowhark nonagesimus #cw gore #john gaius #g1deon #ianthe tridentarius #augustine #I FORGOT TO SAY #dedicated to my good friend #my good friend sam humphries

[blondie-drawings]

can't stop thinking about those skeleton lesbians (pt 1)

#palamedes and camilla my beloveds #pal gets grey hair to match his grey eyes like an anime boy because that's how i first imagined him sorryyyyy #also i think i drew ianthe's skelly arm on the wrong side. im sorry forever #also these only cover the first two books. currently reading nona! dont know wtf is goin on!! #tlt #the locked tomb #harrowhark nonagesimus #harrow nonagesimus #gideon nav #ianthe tridentarius #palamedes sextus #camilla hect #mercymorn the first #augustine the first #griddlehark #harrianthe #harryanthe #gideon the ninth #harrow the ninth #tamsyn muir

[kaijutegu]

Aug ABSOLUTELY deserves the praise, @ryukikit. St. Augustine Alligator Farm is one of my favorite animal facilities, hands down. It's a pretty zoo, doable in an afternoon if you kinda like crocodilians, or an all day affair if you REALLY like crocodilians. Here are my favorite things about it and why I think it's worth supporting.

1. They keep animals in interesting social groups.

Crocodilians are heavily involved parents, but most places that breed them don't have the enclosure space to let the babies stay with the parents. St. Augustine does. One of my favorite groups was their crèche of slender-snouted crocodiles. They had the parents and then a yearling cohort and a new hatchling cohort. This aligns with how these guys live in the wild- the babies stick around longer! They have the space for it, and they are very in tune with the social needs of their animals.

Very, very few zoos can keep their baby crocs with the adults and still perform maintenance and animal health checks safely. This doesn't mean these facilities are bad- it just means that they have different management practices. And frankly, a lot of these species aren't frequently bred elsewhere. Your average zoo doesn't need a setup where you can have a multiyear crèche for slender-snouted crocodiles. Some species have better success when the young are pulled early, and some zoos are better set up to raise out any offspring separately or behind the scenes. Every facility's practices are different, and this just happens to work well at St. Augustine and be really enjoyable to see as a zoo patron.

Crocodilians are exceptional parents and very protective. It's a sign of incredible animal management practices and animals that feel very comfortable with staff that St. Augustine can do this with nearly every species they breed.

2. They understand the social needs of their animals.

Some crocodilians are social. Some are solitary. Some can live happily with a member of the opposite sex but get territorial around members of the same sex. St. Augustine pays incredible attention to their social groupings to ensure that they aren't just meeting the animals' physical health needs but their social needs as well. They do continuous scientific research about social structures in crocodilians, taking blood samples to test stress hormones and observing stress behaviors to see how group dynamics change.

For example, St. Augustine is home to one of the world's largest known living saltwater crocodiles, Maximo. And his comparatively tiny mate, Sydney. During the educational presentations with these two, they point out that even their monster of a croc needs his social group- he won't eat if she's not around and he is calmer during medical checks if he can see her. These animal share a deep and special pair bond, and they make sure to talk about how the social aspect of these animals' lives is integral to their care. It's a unique aspect of the way they talk about these animals, because he IS a spectacle and he IS a sensation, but they don't talk about him like he's a mindless killing machine- they talk about him like he's a big, complex predator with social needs like any other animal. Aug is the only facility I've been to where the emotional and social needs of crocodilians is part of the education they provide guests- and speaking of education...

3. Their demos and presentations are extremely good.

The presentations at St. Augustine are some of the best I've ever seen, and I've seen literally hundreds of animal talks on everything from aardvarks to zebras. But as you... can probably tell from my blog content, I've spent a lot of time learning about and working with reptiles. I really enjoyed all of their presentations because they are very scientific about things and avoid sensationalism. They really want you to be fascinated by these creatures and love them- but more than anything else, they want you to respect them.

Also, they do a really good job handling their ambassadors. I really enjoyed something as simple as watching an educator tell us about snakes. Throughout the whole presentation she made sure that most of the snake's body was looped in her hand. The snake was always supported and was very calm. She gave the snake plenty of head room so that it didn't feel constricted- it was just good handling all around.

But also, the presentations made it clear how much the park cares about the animals' well-being. When they do the feeding and training presentations, they make it very clear that the animals' participation is entirely voluntary. They do things differently for their 9-foot saltie and their 16-foot saltie, because the 16-footer is so large and heavy he actually struggles walking on land sometimes. They adapt their programs and his care to ensure that he's completely comfortable- and he didn't actually participate in the whole feeding when I was watching! At no point did they try to push him into anything uncomfortable; they offered, he didn't engage, and they moved on. It was a clear expression of his boundaries, and I really appreciated how much his caretakers respected that.

4. Ethical Interactions

I've been to... a lot of tourist locations in Florida that have animals you can hold. Almost always against my will! Many of them are pretty terrible, and you don't actually learn much, if anything. But I really found that to not be the case at St. Augustine. Every single animal presentation and interaction opportunity was accompanied by education about the animal's biology, habits, and- crucially- their conservation status.

When I held a baby alligator at St. Augustine, the proctors- there were two, one to ensure I was holding the gator correctly and the other to educate- were very informative about the role alligators play in their ecosystem and their conservation history. The animals were all properly banded, and one of the two proctors was there to ensure that none of the baby alligators were uncomfortable. As soon as they started getting squirmy or tense, they were removed, unbanded, and taken to an off-exhibit area to relax. And when the babies age out of petting size, they just go in the lagoon to live with others of their species. I saw one upset alligator the entire time I was there, and he was clearly upset that his escape attempt was foiled by a keeper during my nursery tour.

Even though he's restrained in this shot, you can see that his full body and tail are supported, and the grip, while firm, is gentle. He's distressed, but after I took this picture, she put him in his enclosure and he calmed down immediately.

Sometimes when you have petting attractions with baby animals, those animals... don't have a happy ending. (See: cub petting.) But St. Augustine's program is fine- the gators are all aged out of wanting to have mom around, there's no declawing/defanging, and they're handled with care. And it's worth it, because people love what they understand. St. Augustine was integral in raising public awareness about alligators back in the 60s when they were endangered, and now they're thriving- largely in part to programs like St. Augustine getting people to care.

And speaking of getting people to care, let's talk about their research.

5. Shared Research Results

St. Augustine is also home to more species of crocodilian than anywhere else in North America- all of them, usually. (They didn't have a Tomistoma when I visited- that may have changed.)

Because of this species diversity, it's an incredible research resource. Having every species means that you can do a lot of work comparing their behaviors, their growth patterns, and more. They've been a major research site for crocodilian biology since the 1970s. Today, they're one of the key sites for studying crocodilian play and social behaviors. They actually maintain a blog where they post copies of papers that were written using their animals, meaning that you can actually see the results of the research your admission helps fund. You can see that right here: https://www.alligatorfarm.com/conservation-research/research-blog/

All of this adds up to a zoo that provides a unique experience, tons of actual education, and transparency about what its research and conservation steps actually are. St. Augustine's come a long way since its opening in 1893, and they really do want you to leave with a new respect for the animals they care for. Ultimately, if you're a fan of reptiles, you can feel good about visiting the St. Augustine Alligator Farm- their care and keeping are top of the line, they do a ton of innovative conservation research and support for conservation organizations, and you can see this animal there:

(Gharial from the front. Nothing is wrong with her that's just what they look like from the front.)

#long post #st. augustine alligator farm #alligator #crocodile #reptiblr

[augustinewrites]

dress + nanami

“i bought you something.”

you frown slightly, eyeing the sleek box that nanami places on the bed.

“but i didn’t get you anything…”

he simply smiles, gently taking your hand and smoothing his thumb over the gold band adorning your ring finger. “allowing me to marry you this afternoon was the greatest gift you could ever give me.”

memories of your little ceremony still linger in the forefront of your mind. you’d married him atop a small rooftop garden filled with this season’s blooms, surrounded by your closest friends and family. you’d never been an extremely sentimental person, but the way he’d gazed at you and whispered vows meant for your ears and yours alone…you’d hold that close to your heart forever.

“no take backs, by the way,” you say when you feel tears prick at the back of your eyes once more. “you’re stuck with me, even though i snore.” 

“your snores are adorable. like a bunny holding a chainsaw.”

“hey!” you laugh, letting him wrap his arms around you from behind, nuzzling his face into the crook of your neck. 

“just let your husband spoil you, hm?”

nanami loves to spoil you. he’s always had such lovely taste, picking soft, pretty things that catch his eye in shop windows— a pair of leather gloves, a stylish sweater, a diamond bracelet. each gift is thoughtful, always complimenting you perfectly,

you lift the lid of the box, peeling back layers of tissue paper to reveal a delicate, silky white dress.

“kento…” you breathe, feeling his lips curl into a smile against your skin. gingerly, you lift the feather-light dress by dainty straps, taking in the cowl neck and tasteful high slit. 

simple, yet elegant, like him. 

“for you to wear to the reception,” he murmurs, pressing a light kiss to your shoulder. “do you like it?”

“i love it,” you tell him truthfully, turning to look at him. “help me put it on?” 

your husband couldn’t look more pleased, especially when deft fingers undo the back of your bespoke wedding gown and he sees what you’d snuck on underneath.

but nanami is nothing if not efficient, clearing his throat before helping you step out of your current dress and into your new one, the material gliding against your skin like butter.

“you’re a vision,” he whispers, brushing another kiss to the back of your neck. with heat in your cheeks, you turn in his embrace, bringing your lips up to his. 

the rest of the world begins to melt away, as it often does when you’re with him. but it’s different now. it’s different because in the eyes of the law, you’ve chosen him and he’s chosen you. 

so you share eager kisses in the warm lamplight of the hotel room, his hands gentle as they slide over the smooth material of your dress. 

and eventually, up the slit resting atop your thigh. his warm hands rest on your bare skin, setting off sparks of pleasure up your spine.

“we shouldn’t,” you breathe as he plants open mouthed kisses on the hollow of your throat. “we need to check on our guests— you know satoru gets weepy when he’s had more than one drink.” 

nanami pulls back to look at you, pupils blown with desire as he takes in your smeared lipstick and wide-eyed stare.

he responds by pulling you close with his grip on your hips, a groan slipping past your lips as he does so. 

“they can wait,” he tells you, walking you backwards until your knees buckle against the edge of the bed. “i’ve waited long enough to be alone with my wife.”

he’s waited for this moment even when he hadn’t realized he’d wanted this, wanted you. he’s wanted it since the days you’d shared at jujutsu tech, when he’d been a besotted schoolboy, pining after his classmate. 

nanami’s always been a patient man—

he yanks the skirt of your new dress up around your hips and kisses a trail down your chest.

— except when he’s not.

#nanami x reader #nanami kento x reader #jjk x reader #jjk fluff #nanami fluff #[—augustine’s two year celebration!]

[midnightcrows]

The Emperor Undying and His Saints.

Inprnt store here!

#my art #fanart #just wanted to post them all together #the green dress is what imagine cyth wouldve worn to the dinner party #artists on tumblr #the locked tomb #harrowhawk #ianthe tridentarius #cytherea the first #gideon the first #augustine the first #mercymorn #john gaius #harrow the ninth #art #tlt #harrow the ninth spoilers #the locked tomb spoilers

[diosapate]

the lyctors are generally a lesson in irony but specifically the "saint of patience" being consistently fucked over by being too late feels especially potent. he's convinced he could have saved his brother, given five minutes to change his mind. he finally tells John to give up his imperialist revenge fantasy ten thousand years after it began. he doesn't go to bat for Mercy against John until she's already dead. patience was Alfred's virtue and inaction is Augustine's downfall!

#fucking crazy about this guy. hate him so much. cant wait to see him come back in book 4 even more pissed off #augustine the first #harrow the ninth #the locked tomb #aust.txt #tlt

[abbeyofcyn]

We're in 😎

@tmntaucompetition

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt leo #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt raph #fracture au #replica au #krang infection au #at my worst #augustine hamato #swanatello #2 arms left au #snapper lou au #mystery mikey #this is the biggest group ive ever drawn #took all day #I'm tired omg

[mrkimmy-101]

#marta augustin #sexy crossed legs #sexy as fuck

[torgwn]

i haven't finished htn, but harrow was right, this scene was terrifying

#mercymorn the first #john gaius #necrolord prime #jod #augustine the first #augustine quinque #dios apate #dios apate minor #the locked tomb #tlt #htn #torpor

[emperorundying]

TLT Dash Simulator Pt 2

⚔️ cav4cav

Crazy take but people with natural thanergy can swing a sword too if they want to. It literally doesn't hurt you at all.

💜 necromxntic Follow

"people with natural thanergy" you mean necromancers. if you mean necromancers, say necromancers.

🦇 gaiuspilled-necrocel Follow

It could hurt me if they hit me with a sword :(

⚔️ cav4cav

I shouldn't have to say this but I guess I do!!! If you believe natural thanergy = inherent necro, STAY OFF OF MY BLOG!!

#howww do these people even keep finding my blog #i am literally a thanergetic cavalier you do not believe i exist stay the fuck away

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🩸 bloodnblingee Follow

Seventh gifset for anon!! I loveeee the seventh house aesthetic so much, sorry about the disease :( hope u like this!!

#seventh house #anon #request #gif edit #7th

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🎩 taintofpatience Follow

The Only Heaven I'll Be Sent To (Alone With You)

Fandom: Religious RPF

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Emperor Undying (Necrolord Prime) / The Saint of Patience (Augustine The First)

Characters: Emperor Undying (Necrolord Prime), The Saint of Patience (Augustine The First), The Saint of Joy (Mercymorn The First)

Tags: Smut, Angst, Apostles to Lovers, Kissing, Friends With Benefits, Pining, Blasphemy, Religion Kink, PWP

Summary: Our Lord and Resurrector brings something else to life-- his first saint's libido. Beginning starts a little slow but after that it's mostly just Jaugustine fucking and sucking LOL

Keep reading

#rpf #religious fanfiction #fanfic #fanfiction #augustine the first #emperor undying #necrolord prime #jaugustine #emperor john gaius #nsft

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💀 drearybruh Follow

when yr a fucking meal but she only ever wanted a snack

💀 drearybruh Follow

it's fine. im fine. im doing great fuck you

💎 saintofawe ☑️ Follow

L + Ratio + Found your vent blog Gibbon (:

#and when our lord and emperor confronts me about cruelty towards his second-choice daughter figure I will remind him ever so gracefully that you do it to yourself #like the Radiohead song

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💉 se7en Follow

weekly poll!! <3

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🪩 3flesh5end Follow

THE TOWER PRINCES ARE 19 AND 23????

🪩 3flesh5end Follow

GET THEM OFF THE BATTLEFIELD THEY SHOULD BE AT THE CLUB!!!!

#not to defend a war criminal but kiriona is literally just a girl in the universe.... #let her dance! #come to the third girl i could treat you better

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☠️ is-the-emperor-undying-dead-yet Follow

nope.

#the locked tomb #tlt #dashboard simulator #dash simulator #gideon the ninth #harrow the ninth #nona the ninth #ntn spoilers #gtn #htn #ntn #my post #beauposting #kiriona gaia #gideon nav #ianthe tridentarius #ianthe naberius #john gaius #augustine quinque #augustine the first

[nercynorning]

You know I had to do it to em

Based on this post

Characters made using this picrew by PotatoLord, clumsily edited by me

Sword made with this picrew by iienex

#the locked tomb #locked tomb memes #locked tomb shitposting #harrow the ninth #john gaius #ianthe #augustine #g1deon #pyrrha #commander wake #mercymorn #harrow #fun times on the mithraeum #my only regret is that harrow doesn't look more enraged #i did my best #anyway tag urself i'm haunted sword #nercyposting

[mercymcrn]

“john created a new gender binary with the necros and cavs” is all very well and true. but.

never forget what he did to mercymorn. never forget what he did to her. never forget the way he turned her into the nagging wife. never forget how he rendered her unlovable. never forget how he (and augustine) discount her at every chance they get. never forget how john turned her into the ‘hysterical’ woman.

#she deserved more. don’t ever let john convince you otherwise #inspired by a post about this but i can’t FIND IT #the locked tomb #tlt #mercymorn the first #mercymorn cristabel #augustine the first #john gaius #harrow the ninth #gideon the ninth

[blondie-drawings]

And the rest of the memes!! My friend enjoyed her birthday gift very much 🥳🥳 (pt 2)

#AND my copy of Nona arrived early!!! cant wait to be confused but intrigued #also i cant remember what the characters look like specifically i just went by vibes #augustine just feels like he'd have a fuck ass blond bob im SORRY #tlt #the locked tomb #gideon nav #gideon the ninth #griddlehark #harrow nonagesimus #harrow the ninth #harrowhark nonagesimus #ianthe tridentarius #mercymorn the first #augustine the first

[vaguely-concerned]

sometimes I think of all the on-the-surface warm, well-meaning but deeply ineffectual advice and attention john gives harrow through harrow the ninth (make some soup and get some sleep! get a hobby! don't be so hard on yourself! self care harrow! as long as I need take no actual responsibility in this relationship whatsoever I would have loved to be your dad!) set up against the stark truth that with his other hand he has been staging her attempted horrific murder again and again and again like a living nightmare on the logic that it will 'put her down or fix her'. and then I find that I wish there is a hell. a special hell where twitch streamers turned necromantic death emperors go

#the locked tomb #harrowhark nonagesimus #john gaius #harrow the ninth #this is why I don't buy john as misunderstood and initially well-meaning AT ALL #this is a pattern you see with him again and again and again -- right down to his interpersonal relationships #(and indeed it's in the more grounded interpersonal relationships you can most clearly see him as he is I think #the fantasy death empire of a thousand years doesn't register quite as viscerally because it's like. heightened; not quite real #but the emotional violence and manipulation that surrounds him? oh boy that is EXTREMELY real and scarily well-observed) #there's a premeditation to so much of what he does (contracts with planets that only end 'in the event of the emperor's death' anyone? #yeah john we get it you're hilarious and I wish you weren't) #the greatest trick john ever pulled was making anyone think he's just a lil guy. what does he know he's only god #when you first read the book the complete callousness of the other adults is so horrible that john seems like an oasis of care #(though you start to get this uneasy feeling when that care never seems to translate to like... relief or soothing or resolution) #and it makes it feel almost obscene when you find out what's actually going on #it's the mercy & augustine enabler hour but at least they're completely honest in their cruelty there #while john is -- well he sure is being john huh #this is just me being angry with him btw philosophically I don't think this is how the story will or should end #(with john slam dunked right into hell that is) #it's just... harrow is so vulnerable. and what he does to her is so insidious and fucked up #john is very deeply human. unfortunately the capacity to quite simply suck so much is deeply human too

[augustinewrites]

last kiss + nanami

nanami has always been an early riser. usually he’s out of bed by seven, lacing up running shoes to head out for a jog and start his day with a rush of endorphins.

but some days nanami likes to wake slowly (and get his endorphins elsewhere).

he’s been awake for a while now, just floating in the blissful quiet of the apartment. he knows there’s a laundry list of tasks awaiting him outside the bedroom door, but today he just…doesn’t feel like tackling them quite yet. 

you stir into semi-wakefulness as nanami places a featherlight kiss to your brow bone.

“good morning,” he murmurs when your sleepy gaze finds his, fingertips skimming across your arm, leaving a trail of goosebumps in their wake.

“morning,” you sigh. “what’s on the schedule for today?”

“gojo needs some help at the school,” he tells you, beginning to sit up. “i’m going to the store to pick up candy afterwards. and a toothbrush for yuuji—”

“gojo can handle things on his own,” you huff as if he’s personally offended you, hauling yourself up and settling yourself atop nanami’s lap. “i already bought the toothbrush, and we have more than enough candy for tonight. stay in with me. please?”

it’s a tempting, tempting offer. he’d give anything to spend the day in bed with you, tangled in each other's limbs and twisted in bedsheets. 

he’s nearly a lost cause when you lean into his space, pressing your lips to his. it’s dizzying to be wanted by you. addicting, even.

his hands drop to your waist to pull your flush against him, then slide up the hem of the shirt you’d stolen to glide up the warm expanse of your back. you pull back just long enough to breathe, hands braced on his shoulders. 

he studies you for a moment. his darling. his beloved. 

“i love you,” he says. he’s said it to you over a dozen times by now, but finds himself meaning it more and more with each instance.

you whisper it back as he places another slow kiss to the hollow of your throat, fingers tangling in his hair. his lips trail up your neck to your jaw, by your ear, your cheek, and finally your lips once more.

“i thought you had to meet gojo—”

nanami shifts, hands gripping the bottom of your thighs to pull your hips closer to his. 

“you started it.”

____

nanami’s already changed by the time you manage to get across the room on your shaky legs, arms wrapping around his torso and chest pressed against his back. 

you take a moment to admire both of you in the mirror. since you both were young, he’s carried this self-imposed weight across his shoulders that you’d struggled with relieving him off. 

now, he looks more content and relaxed than you’ve seen him in a long time. your heart swells with affection and pride. 

“you can’t just leave me unsatisfied—”

“i satisfied you four times, you insatiable minx,” he chuckles, grabbing your hands to place a kiss to the back of it before slipping out of your grasp. “i’m already late.”

“kento,” you pout as you sit up, realizing there’s no distracting him a second time. “promise you’ll hurry back? i have a surprise for you.”

“a surprise? well, consider me motivated.”

you crack a grin at that, reaching out and tugging him forward by the tie. nanami gently cups the back of your head, tilting your head up slightly to kiss you. it’s slow and deep, a million words condensed into a single moment. 

“bye, love,” you murmur when he pulls away. “see you soon.”

#nanami x reader #nanami kento x reader #jjk x reader #jjk fluff #nanami fluff #nanami x you #[—augustine’s two year celebration!]

[onarete]

convinced that John held funerals for Mercy and Augustine. he gave one to Cytherea! What I mean to say is— Ianthe, Kiriona, John, and the no good terrible very bad 23-minute long joint funeral

#tlt #the locked tomb #jod #dios apate #Mercymorn #Augustine the first #ianthe tridentarius #ianthe naberius #kiriona gaia