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russos-ventitre · 9 months

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ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ welcome to my blog

☺︎ about me ↓

sarah → she / her → ENG & ITA → 18+ → @/RUSSOSVENTITRE

‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎☉ aquarius ☽ sagittarius ↑ virgo

favourite footballer: alessia russo [duecentoquindici]

favourite teams: england lionesses & arsenal & roma

second blog: @buntonsbaby

photography blog: @woso-photography

i'm a dyslexic writer & video editor & photographer who has an unhealthy obsession with a specific italian woman and a few other footballers

also i can't guarantee that i'll be able to fulfill all of my requests bc i'm a college student trying to juggle 5 different classes but i will try my best :)))

☺︎ woso masterlist ↓

ˏ ˋ 🧸 a.russo [AR23] ˎˊ

• una notte romantica [a romantic night] - 1214

• sick day - 1845

• lezioni di italiano i [italian lessons] - 2234

‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎→ lezioni di italiano ii [italian lessons] - 2675

‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎→ lezioni di italiano iii [italian lessons] - 2717

‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎→ lezioni di italiano iv [italian lessons] - 2826

‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎→ lezioni di italiano v [italian lessons]

• 23 weeks - 2917

ˏ ˋ ❤️‍🩹 l.williamson [LW6] ˎˊ

• heartache - 1795

• picnic - 1490

• home - 2705

• first steps - 1756

• breathe in, breathe out

• liar

• sunset - 1924

ˏ ˋ 🫧 g.stanway [GS8] ˎˊ

• memories from the dark room - 982

• recovery day cuddles - 1489

• tamagotchi

ˏ ˋ ❣️ e.toone [ET10] ˎˊ

• blurry

ˏ ˋ ⭐️ m.earps [ME1] ˎˊ

• european champion's lover

ˏ ˋ ☁️ l.wälti [LW13] ˎˊ

ˏ ˋ 🍓 s.catley [SC7] ˎˊ

☺︎ writing rules ↓

what i will write ✓

footballers: AR23, LW6, GS8, ET10, ME1, LW13, SC7

rating: GA, teen, mature

genre: fluff, angst, hurt/comfort, sickfic, songfic, suggestive smut

‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎→ i might branch out to other arsenal players in the future but as of now i only write for the lionesses

‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎→ i am an england / arsenal girlie through and through soz

‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎→ don't send me your weird fantasties cause ill just block you if you're not anon

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→ women's world cup 2023

→ women's super league 2023

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→ dont ask questions ab my personal life that are too personal and especially not 18+ questions

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❝ se non hai mai pianto, i tuoi occhi non possono essere belli ❞

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befemininenow · 11 months

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Deconstructing the sissy in you (extra)

Let’s go back to the beginning of the tutorial. However, let’s amplify it a little more. You always had a thing for this thing called “feminization”, which involved forcing men into wearing feminine clothing or adopting feminine roles in an embarrassing manner. That kind of thing was your kink/fetish for a good while and imagined what would it be like if it happened for real. Little did you know it was a gateway to explore your sexuality.

You browse the web for TG captions and transformations as a way to spend some “me time”. All of a sudden, you see this post:

“Damn, she’s sexy!” you say out loud. You obviously want to be inside her body, but deep in your mind, you secretly want to be in her body. As in, you want to feel her soft skin, her boobs, her skirt, hair, you want to be her!

In no time, you start to see more pics like this:

Eventually, your feed begins to fill with captions like these...

...while some daring strangers fill your inbox with captions like these...

Soon enough, you start to get into female fashion, changed your way of words, became interested in men, and slowly incorporated your feminization in your public life. Those hypnos and captions have changed your thinking! It got to the point where you opened a Tumblr, started to make "sissy besties", and asked for tips on how to become more "feminine". It felt mutual, it felt exclusive, it felt like becoming a part of the Mean Girls!

But you wanted more. You wanted hypnosis that can destroy your "manhood". You wanted captions that affirmed your "sissy identity". You wanted hormones to grow boobs and ass. You wanted to become a woman at an instant!

But how? Desperately wanting to view more captions, you decide to find more of them on your search bar. You type "feminization captions" and the results are abundant! But as you scroll all the way down to a dead end, you find a picture of a sexy, blonde woman in red that catches your attention:

"OMG! She's so gorgeous! She's the type I want to become! I need to find out who she is!" Just as you click to the image, you're sent to a blog that you're somehow familiar and/or following. You try to find the image and as you keep on scrolling, you found it belongs to a certain blog: @befemininenow. ""Be feminine now?" This is it! This is what I need! Someone who can instantly change me into a feminine woman!"

But as you read the pinned post and the introduction greeting, you feel a little conflicted. You like feminization, but the blog doesn't cater to sissies. Yet, the captions feel so persuasive and alluring, you don't know where to start. You decide to go all the way back and finally found the one that seems the sexiest.

What was the caption that caught your attention?:

Of course the one with Lilly Roma and her tight, revealing, black suit! But instead of being a sissy caption, it's a caption that tells you to be a fellow sister! "Sister? Mmm... I... I like that. Better than sissy!"

You browse the blog and find more than enough caption to your taste:

Some were a dream, some were so sexual, some were unbelievable, and some... hit right at home.

Very few captions mention the word "sissy" and when they do, it's usually not as you expected it to be. That's because the blog is about embracing femininity instead of treating it as humiliating. You try to find if there are more blogs like hers and luckily for you, there's a bunch more...

Joanna's Journey, A Miss Inside, Every Alice, Gym Bunny Candie Hart, GGS-Trans-Inspo, and so much more!

It took a while for you to realize that some of those feminization blogs aren't like the rest, including sissy blogs like Sissypinkfashionfun. They may seem a bit unrealistic at times, maybe a little overboard with the "wipe masculinity" posts. But what you love about those blogs the most is that all of them have something in common: they are not ashamed of femininity, but rather embrace it as their own.

It all makes sense: as a kid, you wanted to be a ballerina:

Later on in life, you wanted to become a princess:

But now...

You just wish you can come out as your true self! Why be ashamed of being feminine? Why do you need to be punished for showing weakness? Why be subject to bullying for behaving a certain way? You don't really want to be a "sissy", but you want to be a girl. You love your feminine side.

But in order to move on from your "sissy phase", there is one step you would have to do:

That's right, girl! It means you have to come out. Whether you like it or not, it's the next step to your change. You can keep hiding in the closet, experiment with the "sissy lifestyle", and reblog feminization captions all you want. But as much as you hate to face reality, she is you. You're transgender. You're a woman inside, even if your current anatomy doesn't match it.

The latter sentence didn't discourage Mikaela Ville nor Angelick Poleth (girl in the next pic) from postponing transition. Look at them now. Don't you wish to want to be like them?

But to be sure of the change, to be sure of what you really want, how far will you go into your life change? Do you want just dress feminine, but still identify as a man? Maybe you identify as a different gender? Or do you want to go further and take hormones to turn into a woman?

Whatever you end up identifying as, know your identity and femininity are valid. Find your nearest gender support group, talk to doctors and therapists who can assist your gender change, and be very safe in today's environment. Remember, you are not a sissy, but a brave woman! Unlock the cages and let the lioness inside out!

(End of guides. Thank you for reading 'till the end!)

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juliette-cai-enthusiast · 3 months

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Ok Here's my Big Long Rant About Chloe Gong's Books

So I discovered These Violent Delights towards the end of 2021, just before Our Violent Ends came out. My ex-girlfriend recommended it (funny enough she also got me into Taylor Swift. She was super toxic and later cheated on me but she had pretty good taste all around) and I had heard of it before so I decided to give it a shot. I settled into bed that night, planning to read a chapter or two, and three hours later, I had finished the book and probably almost screeched at the cliffhanger, and then began the agonizing wait (it probably wasn't more than a month, but still) for OVE.

The entire time, I could not stop thinking about how much I loved these characters. The relationships seemed authentic and fleshed-out and every character was so unique, and it was just so well-written. I especially remember being completely obsessed with Juliette (hence the username) and loving Benedikt and Marshall, although I was so so worried it was going to be queerbait.

When OVE came out, I got it out of the library and once again read it one night. This time, I was in tears by the end. To this day, only 2 books have made me cry (the other being They Both Die at the End) and OVE is the only one that has made me cry every time. They became my new obsession almost instantaneously, and when Foul Lady Fortune was announced, I was completely ecstatic.

When FLF was released, I went to the book tour and actually got to meet Chloe Gong. I was fangirling out of my entire mind and was probably super embarassing, but she was super funny and down-to-earth. I cried (again) in the parking lot as soon as I stepped outside. A few months later, she announced Last Violent Call, and when I found out that Roma and Juliette were alive, I actually fell on the floor. I went to the Immortal Longings book tour, although I sadly couldn't go to the FHH one, and I'm currently scheming up ways to get tickets for Vilest Things (Miss Chloe, please come to Philly again, I don't know if I can drag my mom to New York twice).

There are so many reasons why this series is so unebelievably important to me. First of all, the queer representation is honestly unlike anything I've ever seen. The queer characters are fully fleshed out and have personalities and arcs outside of their queer identities, but their queerness is also not a footnote or shoved in for "diversity points." When Benmars became canon and got their "Because I love you!" moment I was in complete shock--I honestly hadn't allowed myself to hope for it to happen. As the queer representation carried over into FLF, I just grew more and more overjoyed with this series. These books also came to me right when I needed them. LVC particularly came out during a very difficult and stressful time in my life, where my mental health was very bad. I remember thinking to myself all week, "Just hold on until LVC comes out," and it really helped me push through that period of time.

Chloe Gong was also pretty much a realization of my dreams. I knew I wanted to be an author for a while, but I really had no idea how to get there. I always thought, "Go to college for something you don't entirely hate, get a real job for about 10 years, then you can start publishing books." Seeing someone only a few years older than me with the same dreams as mine succeed in bringing them to life has been almost a lifeline over the years. I'm no longer as scared of what my future holds, or whether or not I'll be happy with my life. I honestly read her blog posts about her publishing journey probably once a month, just to keep myself motivated, because if she can do it, so will I.

So thank you so much @chloegong for this amazing world you have created. These books really mean the world to me and have brought so many amazing people into my life, and I can't imagine who I would be without them. This is way too long and way too personal, but I just reread FHH and was deep in the SS feels, so I had to get it all out there.

#chloe gong #secret shanghai #these books mean the absolute world to me and are my entire personality so yeah #foul lady fortune #foul heart huntsman #these violent delights #our violent ends

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readnburied · 6 months

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A Favorite Book by My Favorite Authors

Okay, so it took a long time for me to finally decide and write this post because I really want to bring a variety of posts to this blog. Though I have a lot of favorite authors, I’ve selected my top few and my favorite book from their works. So here’s a list of my favorite book from my favorite authors.

Insanity by Cameron Jace

This is book 1 in the series of the same name and follows Alice Wonder who is stationed in an asylum after killing her classmates. Little does Alice know that there’s a world beyond hers where fantasies become a reality and monsters lurk, ready to invade and kill the people of her world. Monsters, only she can slay.

Though I’m obsessed with the entire series, since I’m only supposed to talk about one book, I chose this one because this is where it all started and I love the setting of Oxford University.

Zodiac by Romina Russell

This is book 1 in the series of the same name and follows Roma who’s trying to save her planet Cancer from being destroyed. The entire zodiac constellation is in danger and if Roma doesn’t step up and confronts the monster then the entire Zodiac will be on the verge of extinction.

This is another series I’m obsessed with because of the world that the author created. I love the setting of this book as I’m an astrology and astronomy fan and this series fulfills that need of mine.

Escape by Nenia Campbell

This is book 4 in the Horrorscape series and follows Gavin and Valerian as they embark on one final game and decide who will be the winner. Who will be the one in control. Rules are broken and people are killed and in the end it’s the prey with the predator.

Obsession is a small word for what I feel for this series but this is my favorite book in the entire series because I’m in love with the characters and Gavin’s family is just insane. I love how it all ends and I just wish I could read this book for the first time all the time.

Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz

This is book 9 in the Alex Rider series and revolves around the life of Alex who is on the lookout for the greatest criminal organization Scorpia for the sole motive of revenge. But when old friends reach out and death threatens to take hold, Alex Rider must do whatever he can to protect the ones he love even if he has to sacrifice himself in the process.

Though these books are meant for younger readers I personally think these books are timeless and can be enjoyed by any age group. And this is my favorite book in the entire series and so this book is on this list.

All’s Well by Mona Awad

This is a standalone and revolves around the life of Miranda Fitch who is a drama professor in a college but is envious of practically everyone around her due to all the difficulties she’s facing in terms of her health. When the time comes for the annual play her students want to perform Macbeth while she wants them to perform All’s Well. And when she comes across three generous men who make her an offer she can’t refuse, Miranda’s life takes a turn for the better. She thought her life couldn’t get any better until she realizes that there’s always a price to pay.

I have yet to read the author’s latest works but of the books I’ve read so far this has been my favorite and I loved the ending and the climax within the story.

Babel by R. F. Kuang

This is a standalone book and follows the life of Robin and his friends who get admission in the prestigious Oxford University in the translation department. However, they soon encounter problems in terms of racism and competition and Robin needs to figure out what’s important to him and what he’s willing to do to get it.

This book is so intelligently written that I can’t help but fall in love with it. I loved the writing style and the whole academia setting and I really want everybody to read this book.

Digital Fortress by Dan Brown

This is a standalone book and revolves around Susan Fletcher who is a mathematician working with the National Security Agency. But when the Agency comes across a code they cannot break, it is up to Susan to solve the problem. However, when she discovers the danger that threatens to destroy the agency, Susan is caught up in a roller coaster of secrets and betrayal and getting out of it might just kill her and the man she loves.

I read this book a really long time ago but I remember it to this day. And most importantly, I remember the emotions it invoked within me and I absolutely love a book that can do that.

Phantom Heart by Kelly Creagh

This is book 1 in the series of the same name and follows the life of Stephanie Armond who has just moved into a new house with her family. She soon comes across rumors regarding the house and she soon realizes that the rumors carry a heavy dose of truth in them. But when she meets Lucas who holds a lot of interest in her house, she has no choice but to accept that the house is haunted, and the man haunting her house is the same one who takes her breath away in her dreams.

I love this author and all the books by them. And I was having a tough time deciding between this book and Enshadowed, which is book 2 of the Nevermore series. But in the end Erik and his many beautiful masks won my heart and I ended up putting this book on this list.

And that’s it. These are my favorite books from some of my favorite authors. Let me know if you’ve read any of these books and what you think of them. Do you love them as much as I do or not?

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northoftheroad · 1 year

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I really like your blog and read a lot of things you had to say about Wolfman, so can I pick your brain about Devin Grayson?

A lot of people seem to say she wasn't good for the Nightwing run. Just wanna know your opinions about it

I'm gonna read her run anyways. It's just that I like your takes on things. Especially since you make connections with older comics.

Honestly, I think there is a lot to enjoy in Devin Grayson's stories. In Titans, she wrote Dick as a competent workaholic and the Titans as a group of very close friends. JLA vs Titans has a worried bat-dad, which is always adorable. Dick and Tim have fun together, and Bruce is emotionally complicated in Batman: Gotham Knights. Batman plus Arsenal is great (Roy chews out Batman!). Her story in the Robin 80th anniversary comic has a fun twist. Etc.

Batman: Gotham Knights # 8 & 9

Then there's things I don't like.

The rape. IMO, you shouldn't write rape in comics unless you're prepared to deal thoroughly with the consequences in the story. Admittedly, the sexual assault in Nightwing vol 2 # 93 is probably dealt with more seriously than the Mirage situation by Marv Wolfman, but I still wanted something more. Blockbuster's murder and the rape had an enormous impact on Dick's mental health; we should have got a resolution where Dick could admit out loud (if even only to himself) what happened, where he could get what help he needed and decide to move on. (Preferably, I would also have liked other characters to realise what had happened and not only be assholes…) (That Devin Grayson, in some interview, wanted to call it not consensual instead of rape doesn't help (full disclosure: I don't know if she's backed down on that).)

The retconning of Dick as part Roma. Now, it's for people who are Roma to have opinions about representation; I've seen (allegedly, because who knows what is correct on social media) both Roma people who like it and those who don't. From where I'm standing, it wasn't well done. The only comic arc where a Roma parent is essential to the story is quite problematic; you get the impression that the writer did it… to exoticise Dick and have Bruce talk like a racist…?

Gotham Knights # 20.

Some later stories have acknowledged this retcon, but only a handful of issues from decades worth of comics. Most writers ignore it, and Dick has never been portrayed as being fluent in a Romani dialect or adhering to any customs (other than looking for Romani food and talking about some legend.) He didn't even speak Romani when Devin Grayson wrote him.

How she wrote the relationship between Dick and Barbara. They were supposed to be old and dear friends, apart from a couple. Barbara blamed Dick for being sexually harassed (kissed), and when he came to her for comfort, reeling from Haly's circus being burned down, she asked him to leave after few hours night. That's not a relationship I, as a reader, would root for.

To be fair, she intended to write a story about how Dick went from being happy, to making his life living hell, and presumably end in a new happy place for him. Dick and Barbara are written in a way that would end in their splitting up. (Writers will create conflict because the storytelling needs it, and sometimes we as readers can think it was out of character, or unnecessary.)

I expect I would like her writing better if she could have finished her story. Maybe she would have got together the Dick/Barbara relationship and delivered a satisfactory resolution to the rape. But DC editorial interrupted her plans with Infinite Crisis, where they almost decided to kill Nightwing, and she had to make a rushed conclusion that never went anywhere. And when the Nightwing comic continued, it was in another town and one of the worst Nightwing stories ever.

As I said, I like part of her characterisation of Dick – how he can be ultra serious just as well as joking around, has a tendency to overwork himself, blame himself, he wants to give everyone a chance. But… I know she's said in an interview that she thinks of Dick as a contact junkie* who processes with his body before his head. I'm not down with that. Ok, as an acrobat, you could argue that body memory and responding to the touch of his fellow performers is essential for survival. And Dick might be freer with hugs than Bruce Wayne and Alfred, but that's a very low bar to set. Marv Wolfman wrote a Dick Grayson who was very private and could hardly show his love for Kory physically in public. (To be fair, when Dick dated a few girls in college in the comics from the 70s, he didn't mind holding hands and kissing in public. But, as much as I enjoy citing examples from older comics, the 80s is the start of a deeper characterisation for Dick Grayson.) I read Dick as a guy who's very much in his head – if not for any other reason, Batman must have drilled into him to think and question everything. There are panels where he seeks out solitude or watches nature programmes without talk to relax. And I also read him as uncomfortable with strangers touching or ogling him.

Anyway, happy reading. Of course you should read and form your own opinions. I guess you'll find things to love and things to loathe - I find that's true about most comic book writers and runs, myself 😎

*The way I think about him, he likes everyone, he's sort of a contact junkie — just this incredibly physical (and attractive) person who lives wholly in the corporeal plane and responds with — processes things in — his body before his head or heart. I imagine that he can be hypnotised by a touch the way other people can be stopped dead in their tracks by the sight of money or the promise of true love.

#Dick Grayson #Nightwing #Robin #Batman #Devin Grayson

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shewhoeatssand · 2 years

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General TG characters and what pets they should/shouldn’t have

When I say “general” I mean the ones either from Anteiku or ones that were introduced before :re and aren’t shown to be part of an organization. I’ll do CCG and Aogiri characters later.

Hide - Our favourite blond boy! I think it’d be illegal for me not to let him have a golden retriever. He’d take it on walks to Johoku Chuo park on the weekends, and he’d name it Ethan after the first blond boy in The Blond Boys (the one who performs for the other boys with a ribbon baton).

Kaneki - A house cat. Just an American shorthair or calico from off the side of the road. This cat would probably live a very calm life, sitting on it’s owner’s lap while he reads, before suddenly being thrown into a house with a bunch of strangers and being fed scraps of human meat lol. I think it’d be very therapeutic for Kaneki to have a cat though, and Touka can look after it while Haise is happening.

Touka - A rabbit!! She should absolutely have a rabbit. She already loves rabbits, and I imagine the only reasons she doesn’t have one yet is because she doesn’t have the space, money or time to look after it properly, but if she did, she’d have a rabbit. Heck, she could have multiple rabbits. And she would spoil them rotten too, and buy them cute outfits and take them for walks to shrines and stuff (can you walk a rabbit? I hope you can). Just. Touka with rabbits. It would be amazing.

Tsukiyama - He must have horses. A bunch of them big sprinty bois. I don’t know horses very well, so I can’t tell you exactly which breed of horse he’d own (though I’m pretty sure I remember someone making a post about it!), but let’s say he has multiple horses of a variety of breeds. They’d probably live on a separate property dedicated to his horses, with a lot of land on it for them to explore. Shuu would also take photos of them in beautiful places a lot, and run a blog posting about his horses.

Yoshimura - A cage full of budgies, that would be named after different teas and flowers that Ukina used to like. They’d live upstairs in Anteiku, and be evacuated to Yomo’s shipping container when the CCG came to destroy Anteiku. Yoshimura would probably put pretty potted plants inside their cage for them to investigate every once in a while. I can also see him putting a large tank full of goldfish for the customers to watch inside the shop.

Uta - Another bird. But this time, it’s a big bird. Uta would probably like owning an African Grey bird, because it can be trained to say more words than most birds, and can therefore be used in some of the best pranks. Imagine being a dove, and chasing down a ghoul, but then it disappears around a corner and you hear “quick! He’s over here!”. Then this voice proceeds to lead you around in circles for 20 minutes, before the ghoul you were chasing earlier appears with a bird on his shoulder and kills you while laughing his head off. Typical day for investigators once Uta gets himself a bird.

Roma - Every time I see the name “Roma”, I think of the tomato. Which makes me think of gardening, which makes me think of guinea pigs. Roma would probably own exactly 2 guinea pigs, and they would be called Felony and Misdemeanor, however she would tell most people that they’re called Felix and Missy. She would feed them lettuce from her neighbor’s garden, and join race groups to put them in guinea pig races, then if her guinea pigs ever came last, she would kill everyone at the tournament.

Nishiki - I can’t believe I got this far without remembering Nishiki! He would have a chihuahua that was originally bought for his girlfriend Kimi, but then he ended up taking it for walks instead of her, and then it got really attached to him and now he sleeps next to the chihuahua more often than he sleeps with Kimi. If anyone ever laughs at him for owning a chihuahua, he will flip them inside out and hang them from a telephone pole, which he will make very clear to everyone. Good job Nishiki.

Koma - I can think of two things for Koma - either an entire giant catfish (yes! A whole catfish!) or a squirrel monkey, but I’ll go with the catfish for now because it’s funnier. Originally he wanted a trilobite, but when he found out they didn’t exist anymore he bought a giant catfish instead. Obviously he couldn’t fit the catfish in a regular fish tank, so he took it to a hidden pond in the woods and marked out a trail with a sign that said “Koma’s catfish trail” on it so he could remember where to go. He even put a collar on the catfish with a tracker before leaving it, and sent an Ape to the woods each day to feed it and update him on how the catfish is going. However, the government did not enjoy having a catfish trail that lead to an actual catfish in their forest, so they sent someone to remove it and set it free. So when Koma received news that someone moved his catfish, he tracked them down, brought 50 ghouls to their house, yelled at them for 2 hours, stole their toenails and threatened to kill them if they or another person moved his catfish again. Then he orchestrated a mission to find his catfish, followed the tracker, got his catfish and put it the fuck back because no one moves his goddamn catfish.

Irimi - A black doberman, as a group mascot, and a little pink axolotl that she buys miniature hats for. The hats usually fall off though. She takes the dog for walks in the same park as Hide, so sometimes when they see eachother they have to awkwardly say hello while their dogs yap at eachother very very loudly and attract the attention of everyone around them.

#suddenly felt in the mood to write headcanons yesterday #so now we have pets!!#yayy #sandy speaks #tokyo ghoul #kaneki ken #nagachika hideyoshi #kirishima touka #tsukiyama shuu #kuzen yoshimura #tokyo ghoul uta #roma hoito #nishio nishiki #koma enji #irimi kaya #tokyo ghoul:re #haise sasaki #tg #tokyo ghoul headcanons

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blorbologist · 1 year

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Hey ! i was scrolling through tumblr the other day and I saw a post where you suggested to a friend that you could see Percy playing Frollo for a Hunchback of Notre Dam au, and I was just curious as to why you chose Percy for him. Not trying to start an argument or anything! I’m genuinely curious because for some reason…… in another world, I feel like Esmeralda and Frollo could’ve been like Percy and Vex idkplzdontjudge 🫣

I'm not gonna start an argument, but this is my blog and I will point out that if you think Percival 'one of his two ever Rez offerings was singing in Celestial to a dead child' 'knew he had a Thing for Vex for ages and never acted on it because he knew it would be unhealthy as he was' de Rolo the third is anything like Judge 'racist as hell and wanted to drown a baby in the well in the movie / blamed an entire culture for his brother's choices and treated a whole ass infant as a divine test' 'just. Everything with Esmeralda' Frollo...

yeah you're probably on the wrong blog. I am absolutely judging you, and recommend you give the source material of both CR and the Hunchback another look.

The reason I chose Percy is because it's a Broadway AU - they are extremely talented artists playing a role! I don't think you believe the people playing The Phantom or Frollo or the Heathers are actually like that in life, right?

I suggested this because:

I think Percy would have fun with obviously, transparently villainous roles, where he can't inadvertently blur that line and project his negative feelings on himself, in canon he does seem to enjoy making those he dislikes squirm and he has a good understanding of darkness. He could play excellent villains, and they would be a good way of reminding himself that 'oh yeah my post-Briarwoods years were not the best, but holy hells this fucker is a shitshow'. Percy would also have the imposing bearing and voice for the role, and would relish in the dramatics it would entail. Also he'd rock a villain song ok.

Vex as Esmeralda and Scanlan as the titular Hunchback would be great! The two characters constantly presenting masks and dealing with how society perceives them getting to play around with these characters? Fuck yeah. By extension, Percy and Scanlan's fraught relationship (Percy was absolutely going to hunt down Scanlan and steal back Mythcarver and his gun if Vex hadn't calmed him down, Taliesin confirmed this! He was furious at him for leaving!) would actually get space on stage here, and potentially build to in-universe drama if Percy thinks it's all good acting when its actually cutting too deep for Scanlan, given how readily he brushes off hurts until he explodes. So Percy = Frollo is also, in a way, about Scanlan = Hunchback and Vex = Esmeralda. It's not all about the OTP, but their interactions with another important character. Which brings me to my final point:

Vex would trust him in this role. Esmeralda would be a hugely resonant role for Vex, depending on how her canon backstory and insecurities translate to a modern AU like this. I am white, so I can't comment on how a probably-mixed woman who dealt with a lot of discrimination/potentially fetishizing due to her ancestry (while also potentially feeling cut off from it if Syldor took the twins from Elaina as in canon) and at best emotional neglect would relate to a Roma woman on the outskirts who is lusted after a creep and trying to insist on seeing the good in the world... but I suspect it would be a big deal. Vex would be ludicrously vulnerable and impacted by this role. Percy would know what lines not to cross during the performance, and practice, and blocking, and so on. He can be the antagonist to a role Vex would likely get deep into the headspace for without allowing her to get hurt.

I hope that makes a bit more sense as to why I suggested that for Lis' AU, anon! Tldr is because Percy is the absolute opposite of that fuckwit and could safely play the role, even have fun with some aspects (he'd kill Hellfire omg), without hurting Vex in the process.

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Today is the fucking INTERNATIONAL ROMANI DAY and we still have to deal with comments like this shit:

Context is that I made a blog explaining my opinion about comparing Frollo to Erik. I think it's unfair because Frollo is cruel, racist and misogynistic, while Erik was abused during all of his life and wanted to be loved and blablabla, boo-hoo hoo. It doesn't matter now, what matters is the audacy of being anti-Romani even though today is fucking April 8th – International Roma Day.

Everyone knows a fictional novel that racistly portrays the Romanis as child kidnappers and white people as poor little meow meow victimized by brown-skinned Romanis is a trustworth representation, specially when it's written by a white french man. Because a movie that portrays Esmeralda as a Romani protagonist and reports the abuse her people suffered is wrong 😠😠 how dare you treat the Romani people as... well, actual people?! When my pretty little novel said they're mean and kidnap children??? Because if you portray a Romani decently, it means you're saying their ethnicity is entirely saint ❤️

The Disney movie excluded this "Esmeralda is a white woman kidnapped by Romanis" BECAUSE. IT'S. FUCKING. RACIST. And if you have the AUDACY to criticize this choice of adaptation, guess what? YOU ARE ALSO RACIST.

"wuwuw frollo was bad but listen the romanis aren't saint because this fictional racist novel written by a european white man said so"

Yeah i mean Hitler was bad but listen the Jewish aren't saints either because my favorite fictional novel written by a white european man portrayed them as bad people so yeah they are bad people too 😍

I mean yeah the european colonizers killed indigenous people and destroyed their home and culture but listen they weren't saints because my fictional novel written by a white european man said they're bad people so yeah they are bad people too 😍

Ok let me sigh and calm down...

Fuck you and your racism. Stay fucking away from Romani people and shut the fuck up when it comes to worthy representation. And if you're curious to know when this shitty racist myth of "Romani are child kidnappers", started, feel free to read.

Also this person made a second comment saying Erik was also "disgusting man", like if a disgusting racist had any right to judge someone else's character.

#the phantom of the opera #the hunchback of notre dame #esmeralda #romani #international romani day #1996 the hunchback of notre dame #victor hugo #anti racism

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So some of y’all may be thinking. Geez, Hana what the fuck is with all the flowers? Well, I’ll tell you. They’re not just “flowers” (some of them are but ignore that). They’re specifically dahlias. And that is very important to clarify. While they are indeed very pretty, that’s not why I use them so frequently in my aesthetics and graphics. The main reason I use them for Ingrid is because of their meanings. Specifically, the red, pink and white dahlias. The meaning varies depending on the color of the dahlia, but I personally think they fit my depiction of Ingrid very well.

Red dahlias stand for perseverance and the ability to overcome hardship. My Ingrid’s backstory is filled with moments like this where she didn’t let the world make her mean. In spite of everything, she’s always chosen kindness. She has always chosen to push forward and break all kinds of barriers. She was on the swim team despite her disability, she was one of wry few women in the field of computers in the nineties. A time when sexism was rampant in that field of study. Pink dahlias symbolize feminine beauty and kindness. Now, I may be biased, but I think Hunnigan has that in fucking spades. I mean, look at her. She’s a total babe. Also she’s an absolute cinnamon roll. There isn’t anything she wouldn’t do to help someone in need. White dahlias represent new beginnings, which Ingrid also experiences in my depiction. As a Romani Romanian orphan during the Ceaușescu regime, her prospects were dismal. That’s without considering her disability. Very few orphans survived that awful time. It’s horrific what went on in Romania at the time. But when she was adopted by her parents, she could have a better life. She was able to finally get medical care. She could finally get an education and a chance at a happy life where she made it to adulthood and wasn’t as stigmatized for her ethnicity, as Roma face a bit less persecution outside Europe.

So this is all to basically say there is, in fact, a purpose to the flowers on my blog. They weren’t just a thing that I thought “oooh pretty stuff”. It was a very intentional and deliberate decision on my part when I made this blog. I wanted something that could symbolize Ingrid and all she’s gone through.

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Book Review EXSILIUM Alison Morton #RomaNovaSeries #EXSILIUM #AlternativeHistoricalFiction #HistoricalFiction #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub @alison_morton @cathiedunn

FEATURED AUTHOR: ALISON MORTON I am delighted to host Alison Morton as the featured author in The Coffee Pot Book Club Blog Tour being held between March 18th - 29th, 2024. Alison Morton is the author of the Historical Fiction, EXSILIUM (Roma Nova Series), which was released by Pulcheria Presson on 27 February 2024 (364 pages). Below are highlights of EXSILIUM, Alison Morton’s author bio, and my 5-star review of her book. Tour Schedule Page: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2024/02/blog-tour-exsilium-by-alison-morton.html HIGHLIGHTS: EXSILIUM EXSILIUM (Roma Nova Series) by Alison Morton Blurb: Exile – Living death to a Roman AD 395. In a Christian Roman Empire, the penalty for holding true to the traditional gods is execution. Maelia Mitela, her dead husband condemned as a pagan traitor, leaving her on the brink of ruin, grieves for her son lost to the Christians and is fearful of committing to another man. Lucius Apulius, ex-military tribune, faithful to the old gods and fixed on his memories of his wife Julia’s homeland of Noricum, will risk everything to protect his children’s future. Galla Apulia, loyal to her father and only too aware of not being the desired son, is desperate to escape Rome after the humiliation of betrayal by her feckless husband. For all of them, the only way to survive is exile. Buy Links: Universal Amazon Link: https://mybook.to/EXSILIUM All retailers (including Amazon) Universal Link: https://books2read.com/EXSILIUM AUTHOR BIO: ALISON MORTON Alison Morton writes award-winning thrillers featuring tough but compassionate heroines. Her ten-book Roma Nova series is set in an imaginary European country where a remnant of the Roman Empire has survived into the 21st century and is ruled by women who face conspiracy, revolution and heartache but use a sharp line in dialogue. The latest, EXSILIUM, plunges us back to the late 4th century, to the very foundation of Roma Nova. She blends her fascination for Ancient Rome with six years’ military service and a life of reading crime, historical and thriller fiction. On the way, she collected a BA in modern languages and an MA in history. Alison now lives in Poitou in France, the home of Mélisende, the heroine of her two contemporary thrillers, Double Identity and Double Pursuit. Author Links: Connect with Alison on her World of Thrillers site Facebook author page X/Twitter Alison’s writing blog Instagram Goodreads Threads Alison’s Amazon page BlueSky Newsletter sign-up BOOK REVIEW: EXSILIUM The Roman family saga of EXSILIUM by Alison Morton is the sequel to JULIA PRIMA, set in 370 AD. The Roman empire has begun to decay and Christian zealots are imposing their beliefs on others. The daughter of a powerful pagan ruler, Julia Bacausa gambles everything and travels from her homeland of Noricum to reunite and marry Lucius Apulius, a Roman commander stripped of his military rank because of his pagan beliefs. At the start of EXSILIUM, Julia dies shortly after giving birth to her fourth daughter in 383 AD Rome. The epic tale follows the fates of the households of Lucius Apulius and his Roman comrade, Gaius Mitelus. To capture the breadth of how the rapidly changing political climate impacts the families’ lives, the story is told through the perspective of three narrators: Maelia Mitela (Gaius’s sister), Lucius Apulius, and Galla Apulia (Lucius’s oldest daughter). Maelia takes in Lucius’s daughters and helps care for them as Lucius grieves the death of his wife. Five years later, Maelia faces the possibility of losing her estate when her husband dies and is branded a traitor for fighting with the rebel emperor of Britannia, Magnus Maximus, against the Christian general Theodosius. At the risk of losing her estate, Maelia calls on the aid of Lucius and a prestigious lawyer to fend off the confiscation of her property. The revolving door of dignitaries who rise in power threatens to trample on the pagan beliefs of Apulius’s and Mitelus’s families. So that the two families can survive and freely worship their traditional pagan gods, Lucius makes the difficult decision to start a new settlement in Julia’s homeland. Others join him on the dangerous journey to Noricum through harsh landscapes and inclement weather. They face threats of Roman commanders forcing young men to fight in their depleted armies, barbarians plundering homesteads, and bandits attacking and stealing goods from travelers. Julia’s daughters are reflections of their mother’s strength and courage as they overcome formidable obstacles to start a new life. Author Alison Morton has masterfully crafted the chaos in the later stages of the western Roman empire as various factions took power and zealot Christians imposed their religion on others. It is an epic story spanning two decades of how two Roman families bond and make the difficult decision to resurrect their society, culture, and religion in a distant land. The attention to detail reflects the author’s impeccable research and passion for the subject. A list of characters, maps, glossaries of ancient places and terms, and a historical note are extra bonuses that help a reader navigate through the story. Symbols from Roman mythology, woven into the story, highlight the theme that individuals have the power to overcome their struggles. The prologue depicts a scene in which one of the Fates cut Julia’s lifespan short because “each mortal can only have so much of the Universe’s goodness.” As the two families escape Rome, they hide the statue of Victory in a wagon until they reach their final destination. There, they bring it back to its original golden beauty so that it can take its rightful place in Roma Nova. Mortals can’t control what tragic events befall them, but they have the will to overcome these challenges. I highly recommend EXSILIUM as an epic, multi-generational family saga that chronicles the lives of two Roman families fighting to preserve their ancient traditions as Christian zealots gain political influence throughout the empire. Instagram Handle: @cathiedunn Read the full article

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I completely understand your point about (not) having racist friends, but i wish it was that easy to me. I live in a very racist society (esp towards Roma people) and ... it's just fucking everywhere, it's exhausting. I've had countless arguments about it with friends, with family, but you can't change people's minds out of sheer will, is the lesson i had to learn. But I can't cut off my mom from my life bc of her racism, or my childhood friends, because there's so much more to our relationships that I value. And they are good people, bc no one is black and white. I acknowledge that this is most likely coming from me being white and privileged and not the object of racist comments, I actually grew up with racist views until some point in my life when I realized how horrible these views are (that are literally instilled in the minds of children in my society). If I had to cut people off for minor racist comments and prejudices, I'd have literally 2 friends left, which is not optimal imo. I'm not trying to argue with your point bc it derives from the whole Taylor/Matty thing and you are 100% right, as his actions and words are coming from a big platform and have the potential to do A LOT of harm; I just want to add onto it. Because I think there should be nuance when talking about regular relationships with people who don't have that kind of influence. And if you cut them out of your life, you cannot maybe one day down the line have an impact on their views when they observe yours every day. Your limit is someone being racist in general; mine is someone being actively hurtful to marginalized groups and using a platform to do so; everyone can and should have their own limits of tolerance imo.

Thank you for your addition, nuance is welcome on this blog!

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TRAVELING

HELLO TESS ARMY!!!

I think i only gave this to like 3 people who will probably never check tumblr on their own volition so I don't think this will be read by many but.

I have been very busy and its been hard to write anything, but typing is much quicker than writing by hand, so Ive decided that this blog will be like a journal with material that’s not my personal secrets. Thus, there will be a lot of little details that are mostly just for me to remember, and most likely nobody else will give a fuck about them. So if you’re curious about any specific aspect of whatever, scan or wait for me to post specific things about the experience… ie. a post about the food, school, whatever. Otherwise, I’ll put TLDRs and many pictures at the end of all my posts.

Also, it’s very late here so this is not really proofread. Without further ado–

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Woke up and dressed a wonderful courage bagel and iced oat milk pumpkin spice latte before saying goodbye to my mother, brother, and Lauri. Josh and I headed off to LAX for my 10:15am flight to Chicago O’hare Airport. We slowly said goodbye (after paying a hefty overweight fee for my checked bag) and I caught my 4hr flight to Chi City.

I was sat next to quite a funny older guy with diamond stud earrings and a taste for biscoff cookies, there for some kind of music festival I believe, who was quite nice to me, but yelled at people for not following directions and complained about how long we taxi’d for to me as well as three separate people on the phone, retelling the same joke to each one of us. “They shouldn’t call it O’Hare, they should call it Wisconsin International Airport because it feels like we fuckin dropped down in Wisconsin and drove to Chicago.” At the end of the flight he handed my overhead bag to me and told me that he does one nice thing a day so he can be a jerk the rest of the time; then he pulled down four other people’s bags.

I met an AFS volunteer in Chicago and went to the hotel I was booked for. He kinda irked me and I had a bit of that “what have I gotten myself into” lonely moment, but then I faceted Olivia for a while and had food and was all good.

Thursday, September 8 (Partially 9) , 2022

I woke up, got breckie, went back to sleep, then hit the pool for a brief swim, reminiscing on the horribly dazzling brightness of the Polytechnic Aquatic Center and my buddy’s company during agonizing goalie sets. Packed and went back into the airport, meeting up with Madeleine Schuckman, who I have been on a Groupchat with for a bit, and her mother. We went through security and linked with Hazel and Caroline.

The “Italians” group chat, now IRL, then hit an Airport Starbucks for our final corn syrup and pumpkin flavored coffees, got a few extra souvenirs, and then took our places in the very back two rows of the plane and got comfy– as comfy as you can be with 6 inches of legroom– for our nine-and-a-half hour flight to Roma!

The actual flight was mid. Not horrible, but I could not sleep for the life of me despite my wax earplugs, new noise-cancelling headphones, an eye mask, hoodie, and relatively comfortable seating arrangement. Also I had the same tampon in that I put in like 6 hours before our flight because I didn’t want to wake up the two people in between me and an aisle. Hazel and Caroline got the flight attendants to wish me a happy birthday so got a few birthday wishes haha.

Friday, September 9, 2022

In Rome, we deplaned and I had to lug my EXTREMELY heavy backpack and tote bag through the passport check to baggage claim, where I could finally move everything to an airport trolley and relieve my poor body. From there, Hazel and I went to the bathroom and I swear to god it was the most beautiful bathroom I have ever seen. Like, LAX’s bathrooms are literally Alcatraz compared to this mf.

We ran into the AFSers from D.C. on the way out, and all together we skipped customs and met up with Intercultural volunteers outside, moving to a meetup point where the folks from Newark were waiting. For the next hour or so groups from France, Austria, Argentina, etc. showed up. At a certain point we all went to the bus stop and boarded a bus that took us a half hour to our hotel right outside of Rome. Here, we checked in and I was placed in a room with two other people: Eva, who’s from Virginia and is headed with me on a train down to Puglia; and Natalia, who is from Georgia and headed to Sicily tomorrow!

We changed, hung out, and ate lunch (twas mid), and hung around some more, either napping in the room or talking to people from wherever. There was a super hot Canadian guy. Nothing else super notable other than the cappuccino I had at the hotel’s cafe that hit hard as fuck.

OH. I convinced Hazel and Caroline to walk around a little, and after wandering down a road we probably shouldn't've, we found this cool giant abandoned house and warehouse thing with these little caves next to it. None of us really wanted to go in, but we went back a little later with a whole crew of the Frenchies and Madi and Eva, and explored inside. It was really cool.

We hit dinner then had this welcome ceremony type thing where we all went into an auditorium and got briefed by different volunteer leaders. One of the ladies was american, had come here through AFS for only 3 months, met the love of her life, moved back here, and had lived in Italy for 30 years. I got sung happy birthday :). It was really nice because I hadn’t really been around anyone I knew well, so it didn’t really feel like my birthday.

I didn’t really feel like going to bed yet, so Caroline, Hazel, Eva, and I along with Esther, Margot, and Mia (French) hung around, briefly with a funny Greek fellow Krzysztof or Sepp. We played a little soccer with a deflated ball and tried to hit the bar, but it was closed :(. We said goodnight.

Saturday, September 9, 2022

The next morning Mia, Eva, and I hit the bus to Roma Station. Cool views on the way there. We met two Turkish kids who were really nice and good at English. Forgot where they’re headed. The three of us were all on the same train, and we were running late, so we had to lug our bags up stairs to the platform and immediately board a train car completely full of like a tour group of old people. There was like no room for our bags, so, while the people ahead of us sorted out their stowage, Mia and I in the back had to stand in the aisle for like 15 minutes while old Italian people tried to talk to us and we didn’t understand anything.

I ended up alone sat across a couple with an Italian boyfriend and Chinese girlfriend. They spoke a little English and a little Italian. The guy slept, and like put his head on the girlfriends lap. Lookin childish as fuck imo, but I digress. When most of the AFSers had de-trained, I sat at a table with Maria, a Portuguese girl headed to Lecce with Mia and I, and another two girls who I don’t remember that much about, to play cards. The woman who had been sitting across from me took off her shoes and put them up on the chair I had been sitting in lmao. Anyways.

Lecce was the very last stop for the train that had come all the way from Milano. We had watched everyone, (Eva got off in Bari) get off the train except for the final 3 of us. At the station, we got out and met our families. I’ll end this post here and you’ll have to stay tuned for the next post I guess….

TLDR…

From Wednesday through Saturday I was traveling slowly from Los Angeles, California, USA to Lecce, Puglia, Italy, via a car, two planes, a van, a bus, another bus, and a train. I met lots of new people including two other young women who are attending my school in Lecce, Mia and Maria, and many others in my region, Puglia. I still have to write about my first week, and believe me there is a shit ton to write about, but I gotta go 2 bed. Goodnight from here haha.

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machineryangel · 3 years

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just got a baby calico cat!!!! need name suggestions!!! she's a dumbass if it helps

#she was being bullied by two bigger cats in our neighborhood #and i was like NUH UH NOT ON MY WATCH #ill protecc you little one #roma blogs her life

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allow-me-to-speak · 6 years

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Just some prime photos from summer 2016 because I miss Italy

#also known as #some of the very few photos i took that weren't art #damn i miss italy #i need to practice my italian so i have a reason to go back #danni blogs her life #italy #florence #rome #venice #firenze #roma #venezia #italia

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shewhoeatssand · 1 year

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I posted 7,358 times in 2022

That's 1,075 more posts than 2021!

71 posts created (1%)

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Blogs I reblogged the most:

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#and it’s just akira going ‘oh? you want to see the cat? here’s the cat then’ and she pulls out haise looking very uncomfy wearing cat ears

My Top Posts in 2022:

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