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jeysbvck · 3 months

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OH MY GOD I AM ACTUALLY GOING TO PASS OUT

#jey uso #monday night raw #I CANT GET OFF THE FLOOR #OH GOD I AM THROWING UP #i want to kiss him all over #i will never ever get over this look #its going to be my roman empire

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giantmushyfriend · 5 months

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Welcome back to the Ineffable lyric discussion (can I hear a wahoo)

In honor of the announcement of season 3 of our beloved Good Omens, I find it completely necessary for us to discuss one of the many songs on Aziraphale and Crowley's angelic playlist that made me scream my bloody head off. One of those songs is the one and only The Book of Love by Peter Gabriel. While I UNDERSTAND this song may have just been chosen to spell out SEASON THREE, I think it goes much deeper than that because of all of the parallels it draws to Aziraphale and Crowley. And ultimately, what I think is going to happen in terms of their relationship when they finally sort their shit out. So beware if you haven't watched season 2 of Good Omens because we're about to do a fucking DEEP DIVE into this.

First, the title of the Book of Love feels almost like a call to this looming threat to the Book of Life that was consistently used in series 2. The entire season, Crowley and Aziraphale have to work oh so carefully because with the Book of Life being confirmed, they know that either of them could get the other erased, and whether they want to admit it or not, losing the other is their biggest fear. We've seen this when Crowley believed Aziraphale to be dead in Series 1 when he couldn't feel Aziraphale's presence anymore since he got incorporated. When Aziraphale isn't there, Crowley is a mess. Likewise, we saw how both reacted during the ineffable divorce scene in series 2. Crowley is full-on begging Aziraphale to stay, and Aziraphale has finally admitted that he needs Crowley and full-on mouths for Crowley not to leave him. The Book of Life inherently, from how Neil set it up, feels threatening. The Book of Love, on the other hand, raises an entirely other reaction. Throughout the series, as corny as it sounds, love has been what grounds our protagonists. It is the love of Tadfeild and his friends that keeps Adam from kickstarting the end of the world; it's what keeps him from rejecting his father, the literal devil. It is the love of the earth, of humanity and all its strange creations, and for each other that keeps Aziraphale and Crowley attempting to prevent the end of the world when it could be so much easier to just accept the fate of it all. Love is the key theme that grounds our protagonists, that makes them tick. Love is safe; love is, at times, painful but overall kind. So when we see this title on their playlist, listed amongst heartwrenching tales of grieving a relationship, you could have had, and of loss, it brings a sense of salvation and safety. The Book of Love, unlike the Book of Life, is not a threat- it's a sanctuary for Aziraphale and Crowley.

Now, diving into the lyrics.

"The book of love is long and boring

No one can lift the damn thing

It's full of charts and facts, and figures, and instructions for dancing

But I

I love it when you read to me.

And you

You can read me anything"

The first couple of verses inherently feel like Aziraphale and Crowley's original view on this notion of love. As two supernatural entities who aren't bound by human emotion or logic, love may seem superficial and downright silly at times. The courting procedures that different societies have taken on throughout the centuries and the songs and dances that come along with it may all seem like a big waste. The book of love is a manifestation of love itself, and originally, it seems unappetizing to our protagonists. That is until they refind each other, and love goes from this thing that humans feel and jump through hoops for to this tidal wave of emotions. Love felt silly and unrealistic before, but with each other, they are willing and excited to explore it, even if it comes with things that feel inherently silly.

Also, these verses draw some cute parallels to headcanons and features of cannons. If you've been involved in the Good Omens fandom long enough, you've probably stumbled across the idea that Crowley asks Aziraphale to read to him for a multitude of different reasons. Some people say it's because his eyes aren't meant to read, one of the many punishments that came with him being cast down from grace, or maybe it's just because he finds Aziraphale's voice comforting. Additionally, the line about instructions for dancing is just so heartwarming when we look at the ball scene from this past season and Aziraphale's daydreams of a romance worthy of a Jane Austin novel.

"The book of love is long and boring

And written very long ago

It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes

Adn things we're all too young to know

but I

I love it when you give me things

and you

You ought to give me wedding rings"

I'm sure we've all heard this idea that you'll understand love when you get older, but even when you get older, it never seems to make sense. This idea that love is too old for any of us to truly understand, and that humbles us but in the best way possible. There is no point in trying to figure out what exactly love is because you could spend thousands of years feeling it and watching it happen all around you and still not know exactly what it is besides this all-encompassing feeling. And that is exactly the perspective of Aziraphale and Crowley. They have seen countless examples of love, true, unwavering love, and they have felt it for each other. And yet they themselves cannot begin to fathom what love, true unconditional love, is exactly. These two supernatural, ethereal/occult beings are humbled by the very concept of love like humans are- and that love is drawn from each other.

And then there is this notion of giving, which pairs so well with Crowley's primary love language, acts of service and gift giving. If the first chorus was Crowley talking about how he loves it when Aziraphale reads to him and takes care of him, then this is Aziraphale talking about how Crowley displays his love. And this final notion of asking for that final commitment, one of the key ways humans express their love for each other, is just amazing. Because in a way, Aziraphale moving to make this commitment, to fully be on their side in this way, is the resolution we have been wanting since the beginning. For Aziraphale to finally feel safe enough to let go and finally let himself settle to where he finally belongs, on his side with Crowley.

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brother-emperors · 25 days

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The great general remained, and then saw a wonderful vision clearly shown him by the very God of the universe himself. In it he seemed to see the divine Meletius, chief of the church of the Antiochenes, investing him with an imperial robe, and covering his head with an imperial crown. The morning after the night in which he had seen the vision he told it to one of his intimate friends, who pointed out that the dream was plain and had nothing obscure or ambiguous about it.

Theodoret Ecclesiastical History 5.6

wahoo! Theodosius! so a repeating phrase in the gospel of Luke is 'do not be afraid,' but specifically: I'm most immediately referencing the annunciation of the shepherds (Luke 2:10) because I used this illustration for the last panel since it. sort of. connects to Valens, Theodosius' predecessor, who went from commoner to king at the will of his older brother. HOWEVER. because of that transformation. I cannot escape the 'do not be afraid' just a chapter before (Luke 1:30) that Gabriel gives to Mary because ascension to the imperial throne is an ugly, violent, and violating transformation. and. well.

Gabriel’s Entrance and Biblical Violence in Luke’s Annunciation Narrative, Michael Pope

also in general. prophetic dreams and visions. horrifying. it never goes well for anyone.

⭐ places I’m at! bsky / pixiv / pillowfort /cohost / cara.app / tip jar!

#komiks tag #late roman empire tag #listen. you cant escape the absolute clusterfuck of bullshit that's going on with christian doctrine by this century #you might as well go ham or whatever. fucking. justinian and theodora were out there inventing my least favorite #divine justification for roman imperialism and its bad enough i have to suffer through it in renaissance literature discussions #UGH. anyway. might as well have fun with it while we still can.#thankfully i have no intention on going any farther than theodosius. so i can #ANYWAY #If you want to play 5-D chess I’ve also done something funky with theodosius’ gender by associating his future emperor status #with a birth narrative but that’s about as far as I’ve gone with that particular thought because there is a cassius #situation parallel I need to untangle right fucking now

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arthur-lesters-right-arm · 23 days

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Arthur wanting to shake John's hand (and all of the beginning of ep 24 really) is my Roman empire.

What are you talking about that never happened in Part 24, the major event there was Arthur trying to get the coldest cleanest dap with John

#gaslighting at its finest thanks Harlan for writing the transcripts in such an accessible font #I mean no this is real don't look it up just trust me #i do want to commit to the bit but I do want to mention how it is also my Roman Empire and I'm going to make a separate post about it #malevolent #malevolent podcast #arthur lester #arthur malevolent #john malevolent #malevolent arthur #john doe malevolent #malevolent john #malevolent spoilers #malevoeknt podcast #malevolent part 24

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entropyvoid · 9 days

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Golden Hour (+ lineart below cut)

I took a picture of the lines for once and did some basic crappy photo editing on my phone, so you could probably print this out and use it as a coloring page or something if you so wish lol. Do with it what you will.

#honkai star rail #dr ratio #veritas ratio #aventurine #aventurine hsr #cherallart #as you can see i forgor i wanted to draw his glasses til like. last second #i can’t believe it’s been like 2 whole months since I last did a whole like. watercolor illustration #part of that’s been bc I’ve been having a bit of a rough semester bc adhd med issues (which are resolved now)#but I really wanted to draw aventurine and ratio. my boys #i’ve been LOVING penacony so far so I needed to get something nice out #anyway I did this while my s/o and I alternated between reading a 500 pg long history book out lout to each other #it’s called ‘the inheritance of rome’ and kinda covers what happened after the collapse of the western roman empire #and tries to identify and explain all the cultural echoes and reverberations and transformations that rose from its ashes #throughout europe north africa and the middle east. anyway it’s super interesting and I highly recommend it #the late antique period is not something often covered/talked abt in public ed hist classes. at least not when I was goin through em #or the transitory period between it and the early medieval period at least #i still got 150 pages left and a final paper due on it in like 4 days but it’s only a 5 pg minimum and I’m a wordy bitch so #i think i can make it #anyway back to that I go

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sameschmidtdiffname · 2 months

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Y'know what, if 'Wanting, Waiting' did anything to you like this amazing work by @rosegardeninwinter has done to me like some of y'all has been claiming it has, I'm sorry. I've been crying all morning. Fluff coming soon, for you and me bitch 😭😭

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windybreeze12 · 13 days

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I NEED ALL OF YALL TO GO READ I COULD LOVE YOU WITH MY EYES CLOSED BY @superfluoussplendor RIGHT NOW IT'S GOT ANGST AND PINING KEITH AND BAND-KLANCE AND JUST PERFECTION PAINTED ALL OVER IT SO GO GO GO READ IT NOW GOOO

#klance #klance fic #yall the chokehold this fic has got on me #unreal #musician klance is my roman empire #therefore you bet your ass i will be on this fic like a bloodhound #its just beautiful #need i say more #go read it #now #<3

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xokaythebunnyig · 29 days

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Kinda just decided that because the characters are the main focus of the picture that since they're finished I would just make a quick background and share it. Then when the background is actually finished I'll post the background along with the characters, cuz the background is gonna be one hell of a pain to finish ;-;

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torch-the-throne · 1 month

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Go off, king (literal)

#everything about this is ridiculous and its my roman empire #the dumb ass kick away from gordon #the referee forgetting hes already booked #gordon legging it away #bowen snitching #the one match ban which is maybe better than a two match ban but jesus christ are we going to be starting matt ritchie this week #anyway truly the duality of man #anthony gordon #football #nufc

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nerosdayinanime · 5 months

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"Im worried what people would think of you then, that you're just a personal whore or something- i don't want to ruin your reputation.."

"Are you kidding? 'My dick was so good i got promoted-' Thats the biggest flex i can think of!"

"Well, you're certaintly enthusiastic about this."

#ive been thinking of the au from @planethoneybee's tags in that writing prompts post #on the topic of giyuu wanting sabito to have political power in case something happens or someone tries to pull shit-#him & shinobu debating the pros and cons of giving him title of concubine before giyuu brings up the social aspect #so shino calls sab in to get his thoughts on the matter directly and it made me laugh #another bit w sanemi- theyre at a meeting talking abt finances and theyre talking of cutting sanemi's beetle funding-#G: i can pay for it /Sane: what? /G: keep as much funding to the project as possible- i'll finance the rest of it out of my #own allowance. that works doesnt it? /Shino: i suppose. ..but you'd do that for beetles? /G: i see importance in it. /Shino: very well-#sanemi doesnt thank him or even mention it but he definitly looks at giyuu differently after that- he used his own shit to keep #the project going full blast? damn. he did that for sanemi's beetles. man.#somethn somethn giyuu bringing up the idea for shinobu to have a personal guard(/helper) as well #shinobu 'i know what you are' @ giyuu before he hurriedly explains he doesnt mean get a side hoe hes genuinely just #offering to find her a trusted guard/helper whos sole purpose is to do errands n shit specifically for her 'oh! that sounds nice actually'#'sab has someone in mind for you- says shes one of the best in the forces and a pleasant personality' 'ill see that for myself first'#'okay [thumbs up]'#im imaginging a mix between european kingdoms & east asian/chinese/japanese empires except i dont know shit about either #only thing i vaguely know is theres advisors & like sub-royalty & in traditional japanese more (/complex) layers of clothing = rich/royal #the 'sub royalty' has a name im p sure. i forgor. fuckiinnn.#nope its just not there. oh well. giyuu w the fingerless sleeve-gloves my FUCKING beloved #also vague thought of sabito & mitsuri wearing helmets that utilize their pink hair as fuckin. yk the european knights #w the stupid ponytail thing/romans w the gold helm/red mohawk thing. somethn like that #they wouldnt wear like full Heavy Armor like knights do their fighting styles & w the close-quarters they wouldnt need it #but like for Show at Fancy Pantsy Time theyd dress up similarly #loserboy giyuu posting #loverboy sabito posting #sabigiyuu #of all the shit i have for this au THATS the scene that gets front page. dick joke funniee #(in case its not clear text goes Giyuu-Sabito-Shinobu talking)

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bunny-xoxo · 6 months

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I hate how so many shops now on Etsy just take general product images from other stores and use them in their store front so you have to scour the reviews hoping someone’s posted pictures so you can see images of the ACTUAL product.

And you never really know who the original producer/maker of the item is when there’s 5 other products with the SAME EXACT IMAGE all from FIVE DIFFERENT SELLERS

#aAkrklajtlaifBAEKIAIR #ITS SO AKRKKAE #Sometimes it’s easier to tell by the quality of the photo #and then sometimes you get lucky and click on the product and then the other seller related products are clearly like oh okay so this was -#your piece first lol #but other times it’s like a shot in the dark #I see this for jewelry a lot #it wasn’t nearly as bad as it is now like at the beginning of the year #and places like the tiktok shop do not help 😭😭#LIKE NOT TO BE THAT GUY BUT ‼️#it just reminds me of older sites like ‘wish’ or even shein :/#I’m going on Etsy to pick handmade items from small business/individual sellers!#that are unique!#not the same reproduced extremely poor quality sweater made by 4719471 people that all use the same thumbnail!#sorry I hope I don’t sound insane but like 😭😭#this is my roman empire #that and the negative effects of reselling #especially thrifted finds #I know it’s old news but I could talk about it for HOURS #And the way fatphobia is so ingrained in it #okay I’m done.#elle speaks

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deithe · 1 year

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the rose/ewan/logan trio paralleling kendall/roman/shiv theory is haunting. which one of these pathetic rich nepo kids are going to die and which one is going 2 become possessed by the spirit of their evil fascist dad

#in my heart i want it to be roman. like its being hinted at a bit #though kendall has been a fan favorite to drown from day one #so. whos dying. i don't think shiv is dying i think shiv is gonna go full fuck these dudes and do something massive and get herself out on #top. shes so much like logan #but. out of the brothers who *really* is romulus and remus. does roman live up to his name and (kill) his brother #to go get his empire. or is his name deeply ironic and kendall becomes just like his dad in all his misery & roman fails just as he always #has and becomes just another ghost to haunt over the roy name #i think its shiv-ewan roman-rose kendall-logan #succession

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rasticore · 3 months

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remember when Mao Mao literally got confirmed for season 2 then was dead silent for like a year and was quietly cancelled because i think about it constantly

#its my roman empire tbh #and feels like the exact issue with modern tv and animation especially #even if you're confirmed to get another season you aren't actually #why bother even trying to set things up at a reasonable pace #you're forced to both introduce and resolve everything in one go because you might not GET to resolve anything #AT BEST you get told before you finish #and you can actually end things decently

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garpond · 10 days

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anyone else w ocd have a thing where its like. you have one or two themes that freak you out the most and can send you into panic attack levels of fear, but then you have a few in the background that always stay at a super chill level despite the fact that you can't get out of the compulsion. like youre not even properly AFRAID you just do the thing Just Cuz because not doing it feels like a reversal of gravity. like the 'mildly thirsty so i take a sip of water' of ocd themes as opposed to the ones that are more like dying of thirst chugging anything u can get your hands on if that makes sense

#its annoying because its like ok well why am i still doing it then #i think certain things for me just make me shrug and go 'you got me there' right away and thats all there is to it #bc they cant really escalate beyond that naturally and instead they just pop up here and there and i do the thing and thats all it is #meanwhile the ones that terrify me the most are the 'unsolveable' ones or more complex ones that can branch more aggressively #like opening and closing a door over and over to check if a light is Really Off..simple. nowhere to go with that really #building a whole fucked up system of rituals designed to defend against THe Ghosts And Demons with rules my brain just makes up?#that will be my ocd's roman empire for months guaranteed (actually happened)#ocd

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1punch · 19 days

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tfw your grief is so crippling it destroys planets and stars without even caring

#tfw the most precious person in the world is gone & the world doesn't matter anymore so much that you go on a rampage just breaking it apart #i think this is pretty obvious but i gotta say this chapter is literally my roman empire and #there is no point trying to spoiler tag abt it cuz I'll be talking abt it all the time fr #and i wanna try a verse where saitama doesn't forget what happened...#how antagonistic he acted ( AND LOOKED ) in there was absolutely maddening #saitama's “THE HERO” loss & how it results in immense destruction vs garou's “THE VILLAIN” loss and how it fixes it ??????????#the moral ambiguity the /fear/ the INSANITY saitama borderlines becuz of how stronger he got becuz of ANGER. becuz of grief!!!!!!!!!#THE LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY ON SAITAMA'S PART ??? he almost destroyed all of earth ( AND ITS PPL ). he doesn't care he just wants genos back #so what if he is a possible threat to all of the universe ???? let him have nice things gdi #sorry abt rambling in the tags I DO NOT have coherent thoughts abt this I can only Scream.#fucking depressed egg man wants to feel something huh. this is what happens when he does ig #⋆ ★ 【サイタマ】 : ̗̀➛ study.

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sanctos · 25 days

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thinking abt tommy and how he pretty much predicts his own death , just gets how it happens wrong

thinking abt how the main explanation tommy gives ppl for never saying i love you to vic or solidifying their relationship is bc he knows he could die at any point and it would crush vic, thinks that saying 'my best friend died' would hurt him just a little bit less than saying 'my boyfriend died' and he doesn't want to do that to him , how he's scared that vic would never love again if that happened. how he thinks that keeping him at arms length will keep him from mourning more but really, how arms length is it to care for someone during their grief? to make sure that they bathe , brush their teeth , eat a meal? to bring them lunch every day, to stand between them and a monster in hopes of shielding them from harm?

thinking abt how tommy loved vic so much he just wanted to protect him from even the smallest ounce of more pain. how he was finally getting on track, close to feeling safe enough to love vic, to get him out of there, run away with him, get sober, be safe-----and in his final moments he knew amos would lie, make vic think tommy left him behind, that all his efforts to keep vic from mourning someone else were taken away from him in an instant. thinking abt tommy!

#₍ ᵢᵢ ₎ .. til dusk full of yearning; i'm with you. › tommy.#i could talk for hours about tommy. and walt. and jodie #the conleyverse and all its characters are truly my roman empire i know them all as intimately as my own hands #i have a special fondness in my heart for tommy and he was a later addition who i only meant to be a side character #yeah that worked. FHLDSKJFKL #tw: death mention #i could go on and on about amos' affect on vic and how fundamentally he changes him #but tommy will always be one of his deepest wounds #there was never any cruelty between them. tommy was the one soft thing victor had and amos ripped him away so uselessly #I JUST..... GOD #WRITE WITH TOMMY #when i say 'friends only' abt conleyverse ocs i rly just mean 'ppl who know / have written with vic'#bc u cannot know vic without knowing these ocs HFJKLHFJS

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