Since March is idling its way towards the Ides, I hope I can get away with pimping my Galex Roman Emperor AU fic where George is modelled on old Gaius Julius Caesar* himself.
(I'm trying real hard not to be self-deprecating about it, but I made the header myself and ooooh boy it was a journey in learning to hate Canva)
Featuring: knives! plots! dubious use of olive oil! way too much research!
Here's the start to prove I'm not totally insane:
George had cried at his first triumph. Alex had been too far ahead to see, crammed in with the other magistrates, but by the time George climbed the steps of the Capitoline temple, it had been obvious - pale gullies under his eyes where the red paint had washed down his face, dripped down his neck. He'd looked like he was bathed in blood even before he slit the bulls’ throats and offered them to Jupiter.
He’d been shaking too. Alex had realised when he’d stepped close and they’d walked to the wooden scaffold to watch the legions march by. The crowds below had been screaming his name, worshipping their king-for-a-day, a roar of noise. The force of that much love seemed to hit George like a physical blow, over and over, so his shoulders twitched under the purple of his toga, under the solid weight of Alex’s hand. It had taken days for him to settle, turn his mind back to the tedium of daily life.
Not so this time. George is not crying now. He does not shake. Lying on the couch of his private triclinium, he’s so still he could be dead, or sleeping, but for the warm glow of him, and the way his eyes, half-lidded, track Alex from the moment he enters the room.
He still has the laurels nestled in his curls, but he’s washed the paint from his face and the long line of his neck. Not Jupiter, then, but still a godling, a model for any sculptor at the temple of Apollo. The folds of his purple toga have fallen open, so Alex can see the way George’s knees are splayed, the soft gold of his inner thigh.
“Alexander,” George calls, though his lips barely move. “Is the procession finally over?” This high on the Palatine, the drum beat of thousands of sandalled feet is harder to hear, almost indistinguishable from a heartbeat.
Alex has to clear his throat twice before he’ll trust his voice. “It will be hours yet - the Sixth Legion are barely off the Field of Mars. But it will be over in time for the games.” He drops his scroll cases on the small table by the second couch, waits for George’s slow nod before he takes a seat. “I brought the grain counts from Libya and Egypt-”
“Accounting? On the day of my triumph? You are a harsh master, Alexander, but I’ll take it.”
“Your triumph was yesterday,” Alex says carefully, and George rewards him with a smile as slow as a snake.
Read Imperator here on AO3
*Okay, so, Gaius Julius Casear Octavianus, but it still counts
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Masterlist of stimboard/moodboard/ packages and other image based works
[This has hit the 100 link limit, so there is a link to part 2 at the bottom. All image based content posted from Jul 27th 2022 to September 4th 2022 will be on this part of the list]
Fandoms:
1917
1917 Blakefield stimboard
Amphibia / The Owl House
Anne Boonchouy stimboard (cleancore)
Calamity Anne Boonchouy stimboard (cleancore)
Luz The Owl House stimboard cleancore
Animal Crossing
DNI banner and header (Bells, Stitches and Tom nook and kids)
Francine and Chrissy stimboard (bunnies, pink and blue)
Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul
Gustavo and Jesse stimboard (meat, suits and smoke)
Chuck McGill moodboard (forgiveness, apologies and hugging)
Danganronpa
Mikan stimboard (Medical and slime based)
Miu Iruma stimboard (sweets, mechanics and milk)
Toko Fukawa Stimboard! (Calligraphy, books and hearts)
Demon Slayer
Mitsuri Kanroji stimboard (pink, glitter)
Mitsuri Kanroji moodboard (pink, glitter)
Doki Doki Literature Club
Natsuki Package (Moodboard, pride icon, Wallpaper) (sweets)
Monika Stimboard (coding, writing, and piano)
Sayori Stimboard ( Plushies, books and friendship)
Yuri Stimboard (chocolate, tea and magic/ dark academia)
Natsuki stimboard (manga, puppies and sweets)
DnD based fandoms (Dice, Critical Role, etc)
Vax Critical Role (Magic arrows and shadows)
DnD Dice stim (rainbow dice)
FNAF
Mangle stimboard (mechanics, Legos, pink)
Glamrock Freddy moodboard
Genshin Impact
Qiqi stimboard (water cookies and sparkles)
Alrecchino stimboard (Sparkles, crowns and rings)
Helluva Boss/ Hazbin Hotel
Millie Package (Moodboard, pride icon, wallpaper)
Baby stolas stimboard
Stolas package (Wallpaper, color palette and aesthetic)
Angeldust package (wallpaper, mini stimboard and moodboard)
Stolas stimboard Galaxy and herb based
Moxie and Millie stimboard lovecore
John Doe game
Weirdcore, lovecore and yanderecore package
Lego/Lego series based
Lego Joker (Carnival and Cards)
LGBTQ+ Based
Aromantic stimboard
Demiboy stimboard comfort based
Trans stimboard (fluff, comfort)
Femme Lesbian moodboard
Non-binary stimboard (cleancore)
Miraculous Ladybug
Ladybug x Chat Noir stimboard (cats, ladybugs, sweets and fur)
Marinette x Chat Noir Stimboard (Sweets, red and black, and fabrics)
Mob Psycho
Shinji Kamuro x Tenga Onigawara yandere and violent stims
Monster High
Abbey Bominable stimboard (fluff, ice and sparkles)
Draculara stimboard (Sparkles, bats and self care)
Ghoulia Yelps stimboard (science, cookies and hair)
Monster High Main friend stimboard
My Hero Academia
Big sis Magne stimboard (magnets, make-up and flowers)
Character jumble dividers (Bakugou, Uraraka, Toga, Momo, Mr Compress, Nejire and Tamaki)
Character jumble pride icons (Bakugou, Tsuyu, Jirou, Momo, Denki, Jirou, Miss Joke and Midnight)
Cow Lady (Cowboy, and cows)
Nejire stimboard (Water, sparkles and bunnies)
Himiko Toga moodboard (love)
Mister Compress moodboard (magic and roses)
DabiHawks moodboard (winter wonderland)
Bakugou Katsuki stimboard (explosions, tea and food)
Hanta Sero stimboard (stickers, coloring and fabric)
Mister Compress lovecore package 4
Bakugou's villian wife moodboard
Nintendo Characters/ series
Princess Zelda, Peach and Daisy stimboard (flowers and their main weapons)
Princess Rosalina stimboard
King Dedede stimboard (sheep, gold, and heart stims)
New stims/ gathered stims
food/ Pink sweets
Soap, magic and explosion stims
Blue colorful and pink stims
No Fandom
Rainbow kidcore package
Puppy regression stimboard
Science stimboard
An Ice Hockey stimboard
Cleancore stimboard
Fantasy moodboard (with playlist)
Cute knife moodboard
Mini crystal stimboard
Lighting stimboard
Rat stimboard
Reading and Sunflower Moodboard
Fruit stims
Plushies and sweets mini stimboard
Dinosaur and coloring stimboard
Mechanics and Robot stimboard
Obey Me
Luke stimboard (Angels, sparkles and sweets)
One Piece
Silverfang stimboard (martial arts, cherry blossom and water)
Our Partners
Evelyn package (Magic, dark academia and Spop)
Pokemon
Pikachu stimboard (Rainbow)
Eevee stimboard (Fur, sweets and dogs)
Sylveon stimboard (Lace and ribbon)
Possibly in Michigan
Clean, weird and dreamcore package
Cleancore Stimboard
Rick and Morty/ Solar Opposites
Solar Opposites package 2 (Bisexuality and aliens)
Rick and Morty Package 2 (Science and portals)
The Simpsons
Marge stimboard (Potatoes and knitting)
Stranger things
Dustin stimboard (Dice, Science and Drums)
Steven Universe
Spinel stimboard (gems, pink, makeup and cherry blossoms)
Stevonnie stimboard (dancing, gems and nonbinary)
SMP's
Double life Jimmy and Tango stimboard (Western)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Donnie and Mikey package
Youtubers
Markiplier stimboard with puppies and cameras
Witcher (books or shows)
Renfri moodboard (lycanthropy and knives)
Renfri profile icons (red and green outlines)
Masterlist part 2 link
Masterlist 2 started date and end date September 5th-[Not available at this time] ;all image content posted from these points will be in this section.
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ahhh i'm so embarrassed i forgot to sign my last message. at least i've managed to consistently send anonymous which is another fear. action and comedy are so good though! mp100 is definitely a favorite of mine, jjk and hq are also up there! a big part of it was probably me starting on action/comedy anime. i'm wondering, what was your first anime? - secret santa (who remembered to sign off for once, go me)
hello hello !! (´• ω •`) ♡ AAA dw omg, bahaha you got it this time !! i also get so scared i’ll send an ask off anonymous lol i have to stare at it for like a solid ten seconds just to make sure i’m not hallucinating the anon icon LOL. ahh yesssss, mp100, jjk, and hq are awesome!!!
ooh this is such an interesting question !! i remember i tried getting into a few different animes growing up, like pretty cure and danganronpa, but i don’t really count them looking back because i didn’t really get invested/properly watch them. so i think my first anime i fully got into was boku no hero academia! i would have started watching it around this time exactly like, four year ago whoa haha, it’s crazy for me to look back on, since i was barely into anime at all beforehand, save for the rare attempts, and exclusively watched cartoons. i think i came across fanart of todoroki and shigaraki/toga/dabi during the summertime that year and i was like, oh this zuko looking dude looks pretty cool, and he has an azula-esque brother or something, maybe i’ll take the chance and check this out even though it’s vastly different from what i usually watch. i ended up loving it and binge watching the first three seasons in a few months !!!
it’s so weird reflecting on it now, bnha was such a big part of my life like three years ago and my doorway into anime. i haven’t kept up with it in a long time now but i hear stuff every now and then, it sounds like it got really wild (i still keep my todoroki header tho haha). it’s funny because i think that’s the same experience for a lot of people, idk if bnha is as popular as it was back in 2018-2019 but i know then for some people it was like an entrance anime. you mentioned you started on action/comedy anime, so i wonder if it was the same for you ?? (*°▽°*)
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