#program nero

[the-phantom-otaku]

I like to think Nero doesn't break up Dante and Vergil's spats sometimes and he just stands off to the side watching them like this:

[lordamaranthus]

“So, dear reader, we have come to the end of my trials. You have followed me through five volumes of adventures and six months of pain and suffering.”

“—Know that I am smiling on you. We are friends now. Call on me. I will be—…”

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While I didn’t draw this with the prompts of this years event in mind, it does fit very nicely [in my eyes] for todays prompt: Something wrong, something amiss

This is a kind of homage to the very first ‘big’ drawing I ever did, both for this fandom and in general

Here is a link to it, though it is. Old. So—

Too Colorful

[whatthe-lads-aredoing]

3:26 AM - I cannot begin to describe what those walls of text are in Nero's computer

[gunbun]

i am sitting on my hands trying very hard not to filk a whole rap beef song but

"WHAT'S IRONWORKS FOR? THE OTHER VAGINAL OPTION? PUSSY!!!!" - Tiona Eryut, Probably

[yumenosakiacademy]

"I've never eaten food this delicious... in my entire life. It's like a small taste of Heaven... It truly is delicious."

[eneeof]

I present to you: this horribly colored sketch of Nero :)

Nero belongs to @crystalpallette The colors are... slightly off, uh, it looked right on my e-reader I drew this on...

Not entirely sure why it has aliasing artifacts from the flood fill, considering im 99% sure this is a vector drawing program, but it also doesnt let you merge layers, and you only get 5 of them, so uh, i might need to search out a better one.

[crystalpallette]

happy february! if the skirt doesn't make sense don't worry about it, just enjoy how cute she is.

[potato-jem]

just got a reminder for tomorrow about the birthday of someone i cut out of my life about a year ago. i really hope that i have taught her to be kinder through doing that, but i’m glad i’m not around to see it

[withdiscretion]

Never let her hand out merry gifts again.

Girl has not woken up since the big night.

[jojolimons]

lmao finished pepper grinder before downloading the qol update

[bunnygirllover45]

Currently working on more casual scenes for chapter 1. I really like programming the scenes between Naoya and Nero (his cousin) They're really funny when they're together.

UI is looking good so far, but I might make some changes, who knows. The white outline around the sprites is a little annoying but oh well.

[bellaxgiornata]

Jax Teller x fem!Reader Series

You Are My Sunshine [Installment List]

Warnings/tags: 18+; sunshine!Reader/grumpy!Jax (somewhat), fluff, angst, friends to lovers, eventual smut, canon divergent, canon typical violence (more tags to possibly come)

Recently released from a stint in Stockton Prison with a few of the Sons, Jax is still struggling with Tara returning to Chicago over a year after he killed Agent Kohn for her. When he returned to Charming, Jax noticed a coffee shop had sprung up across the street from Teller-Morrow Automotive and the clubhouse, oddly finding himself watching the strangely cheerful owner through the windows. One night he feels drawn to step inside, but he's left even more confused when the owner feels like the embodiment of sunshine itself. Jax quickly realizes that the more he visits her shop, the more at peace he finds himself.

Comfortable Here in the Chaos [Series Masterlist]

Not long after you’d taken the position as Teller-Morrow Automotive's office manager, you find yourself in a friends with benefits arrangement with Jax Teller. While the pair of you have plenty of fun, you're entirely unaware of the feelings gradually creeping into your arrangement.

[Series of interconnected one shots revolving mostly around Jax and Reader's sexual encounters.]

Falling Apart & Torn at the Seams [Installment List] *Completed*

warnings/tags: 18+; pregnant!Reader, angst with an eventual happy/hopeful ending, emotional hurt, briefest hint at abortion, pissy Jax, Clay being Clay

Shortly after you started working as the office manager at Teller-Morrow Automotive, Jax and you had become serious–something Gemma and Clay hated. Afraid you'd take Jax from the Sons, they slowly poisoned him against you. But as Clay continues to pull Jax deeper into the club while the rift between both of you grows, you unexpectedly discover you're pregnant. Desperate to keep the secret hidden from everyone–including Gemma and Jax–Clay threatens you and your unborn baby.

Letters from the Outside [Installment List]

warnings/tags: 18+; prison!Jax, bit of sunshine/grumpy dynamic, prison pen pals, fluff, angst, mentions of violence, potential smut, canon-divergence, mentions of Reader having a brother, mainly short pieces about Jax and Reader's letter correspondence

When Lowen encourages Jax and the other incarcerated Sons to enroll in Stockton Prison's new program, Wire of Hope, in order to increase their odds of parole, Jax thinks it's absolute bullshit. Hoping to get back home sooner, he signs up anyway. But what he doesn't expect is how quickly he begins to look forward to your letters.

All That I Can Give [Installment List]

Warnings/tags: 18+; ex-prostitute!Reader (Reader has a slight backstory), mentions of physical/sexual abuse, canon typical violence, smut, angst, hurt/comfort

With Lyla moving over to produce films at Redwoody for the Sons, Nero finds himself in need of someone to run the front of Diosa and to help with the administrative aspect. When a few of the girls recommend you–a blunt, vulgar street girl from Stockton trapped working for a heartless pimp by the name of Hades–Nero can't resist hiring you without consulting Jax first. Though Hades isn't willing to let his Persephone–the prized thoroughbred of his whores–just slip through his grasp. But after Jax meets you, not only is he determined to keep you safe, he’s hell-bent on giving you everything you've never had before.

I Would Never Hurt You [Series Masterlist]

Warnings/tags: 18+; past sexual abuse, trauma, emotional hurt/comfort, angst, somewhat nervous!Reader, soft Jax, panic attacks, eventual smut, Reader has a brother (patched Son)

For months after you'd broken up with your ex, you and Jax had been in a flirtationship. Though you'd always kept Jax at a distance because his lifestyle reminded you far too much of your musician ex–and that terrified you. But your trauma and warnings don't stop Jax from desperately wanting to get closer to you.

Pairing: Jax Teller x fem!Reader [Chapter List]

Warnings/tags: 18+; nurse!Reader, canon-divergence (no Abel or Thomas), fluff, angst, friends to lovers, eventual smut, girl dad Jax

Jax met you at a bar out near Fresno, California while on a run with the club. Unable to deny the instant attraction, you brought him back to your place for a few hours of the best sex of your life. Almost two months later, you realized you were pregnant with his kid and no way to contact him. Due to your hospital's budget cuts, you end up taking a job at St. Thomas Hospital, bringing both Emilia and yourself to Charming five years later, entirely unaware that the local MC is the one your daughter's father runs–and that out of the hundreds, you were the one he never forgot.

I Need You More [Series Masterlist]

Warnings/tags: 18+; canon-typical violence, brief depiction of near underage sexual assault, angst, hurt/comfort

Despite being the quiet, studious girl in Jax Teller’s class, you’d had a crush on him since the sixth grade. When he rescues you at seventeen, that only cements your feelings for him–though you’re complete opposites and he’s dating Tara. Eight years later, you return to Charming after your aunt passes, and the once shy, studious girl catches Jax’s attention. But when that attention nearly kills you, Jax can’t help but blame himself.

We Almost Had It [Series Masterlist]

Your relationships always seemed doomed to fail, but it wasn't all just because the small town of Charming didn't have much to offer. You just happened to be in love with your best friend.

I'm Down for You [Series Masterlist]

For the few years that you'd been living in Charming, you knew far better than to ever associate with the Sons. They were dangerous and total trouble. But what are you supposed to do when Jax Teller suddenly takes an interest in you?

Want to Know You Better [Installment List]

Pairing: Jax Teller x Fem!Reader

Warnings/tags: 18+; investigative journalist!Reader, bodyguard!Jax, enemies to lovers, canon typical violence, canon divergence, eventual smut, slow burn, angst

For over a year you had been tracking Aleksander Petrova through California–a Russian crime lord known to abduct sex workers for his trafficking ring. Seven months ago, he disappeared from the L.A. area, but a series of missing women in Northern California catches your attention, drawing you to Charming in the hopes of linking enough evidence together to once again get the FBI involved. But when the Sons’ President makes a terrible first impression before inserting himself into your work, your investigation turns into more than you anticipated.

All the Good That's Left [Installment List]

Pairing: Jax Teller x Fem!Reader

Warnings/tags: 18+; ex's to lovers , fluff, angst, emotional hurt/comfort, sexual tension, smut, an Alaskan road trip on Jax's bike (more tags to possibly come)

After the past year of helping your childhood best friend with planning her wedding, that feeling of having lost yourself since leaving Charming had only grown. Eight years later, her wedding finally pulls you back to the small town for a single weekend, but in the hopes of clearing your head, you plan to disappear on a solo road trip to Alaska the day after. Though when you unexpectedly run into your ex, old emotions rise straight to the surface, and when Jax refuses to let you disappear again, he invites himself on your weeks-long trip–but is there anything left to salvage between you both after all this time?

Jax Teller x fem!Reader One Shots

All of You

Warnings/tags: 18+; emotional hurt/comfort, love confessions, appreciating Jax's back tattoo, nonsexual showering

Jax has always kept part of himself hidden from you, but when he comes home with the evidence of his evening visible on himself, your reaction surprises him.

Blur the Lines One Last Time

Warnings/tags: 18+; cheating, mutual pining, jealous Jax, sexual tension, no happy ending (unless expanded into a mini-series), Reader smokes

For two years you'd been dating Ryan, having been together before he'd prospected for the Sons. After he patched in a few months back, your relationship had taken a backseat to the club. Despite him bringing you to the clubhouse as his old lady, Ryan was always distracted by the guys, the alcohol, and occasionally the girls. But you soon found yourself distracted by Jax, the pair of you secretly flirting behind Ryan's back. Though nothing had ever gone further than that–until one night when it does.

What's Left to Lose [Part One] [Part Two]

Warnings/tags: 18+; nurse!Reader, angst with an eventual happy ending, pining, emotional hurt/delayed comfort, Tara is an ass, Reader smokes, Reader has a brother (nameless/description-less to be inclusive as possible)

Ever since your brother patched into SAMCRO's charter and you moved to Charming three years ago, you and Jax grew close. Despite having quietly fallen in love with him, you'd accepted your position as just his best friend–until Tara unexpectedly returns to Charming and rips him straight from you. Now you're left feeling like nothing at all to him.

Worried About You

Warnings/tags: soft!Jax, hurt/comfort, migraines

Normally Jax receives texts from you all day long, but for some reason today he hadn't heard a thing.

Hold on a Little Tighter

Warnings/tags: 18+; Light angst, emotional hurt/comfort, post-shower naked Jax cuddling (that always needs a warning)

Ever since Opie passed, Jax has been lost. When he returns home late at night, you're the one he needs to help hold him together.

How Much Did You Miss Me?

Warnings/tags: 18+; smut, f!masturbation, cocky Jax and his filthy mouth, somewhat rough sex (kinda, not really), porn with minimal plot, unprotected sex

While Jax is on a protection run, you're desperate to ease some tension so you can fall asleep. But when he unexpectedly returns early, he's determined to prove he's better than your toy.

Something Changed

Warnings/tags: 18+; smut, soft!Jax, porn with plot, friends with benefits, angst, morning sex, not entirely a happy ending (unless I make a second part...)

Jax had become a close friend of yours over the past few years, and in that time it had become an accepted and unspoken fact that when you both drank together, you'd wind up in bed together. So waking up next to each other some mornings wasn't abnormal–but having sober sex the morning after definitely was.

[todaysdocument]

Statement by Truman Gibson, Jr.

Collection HST-PN: Philleo Nash PapersSeries: White House FilesFile Unit: Minorities-Negro-General-Negro Troops in Italy-Statement by Truman Gibson, Jr., April 1945.

[handwritten] Maj Gen Neg Negro trps in Italy

STATEMENT OF TRUMAN K,. GIBSON, JR.

CIVIALIN AIDE TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR

AT PESS CONFERENCE, MONDAY, APRIL 9,1945,

WASINGTON, D.C.

The press has already reported that Negro and white Infantrymen are now fighting side-by-side in Germany. In France I visited some of the Nero platoons before they left for the front and talked with the men being trained at the Reinforcement Training Center. What I saw and heard was evidence that the Supreme Command in SHAEF was following in racial matters what must be the basic policy of any Army, In any war, namely, that of utilizing most efficiently all available resources of men and matériel to defeat the enemy.

Such a policy is working. At the Training Center a white noncommissioned veteran, who was assisting in the training program, said rapidly, if on grammatically, about the Negro trainees: "Sure they'll get along all right. It don't matter who's firing next to you when you're both killing Krauts." the Texas-born, battle-scarred Commanding Officer of the Center was confident that the trainees, all of whom volunteered for the training course with all noncommissioned officers taking a reduction to the grade of private, would do well in combat. He said, " These men will fight because they have been trained and treated just like the other soldiers here and they know they're going to be used in the same manner, in the same Divisions. They want to fight. When the first group went out we had only two cases of AWOL among all the Negro soldiers in the Center. We found out where the two men were we received the wire from a frontline Division Commander informing us that they had reported the him to fight."

The estimate of this officer has been confirmed by the report of an official observer who spent time with some of the platoons in the fighting around Remagen where the first of the units was committed to combat. He reported that the Negro soldiers fought as well as any others and that the mistakes they made the same as those made by other troops lacking battle experience.

This policy of making the best use of all soldiers is further evidenced in the excellent performance of the Service of Supply troops throughout the theater. These troops, a large percentage of whom are Negros, regard themselves as soldiers performing vital jobs. They had a very real identification with the fighting front. In one Quartermaster Depot, manned by Negro personnel, the first sergeant when questioned as to why the men were working voluntarily around the clock, replied: "We have got to keep the supplies moving in all of us want to do our part." The officers in this unit were white and were enthusiastic about their men and their work. Discussing their men, Negro officers in a Quartermaster Truck Company said that on many occasions their drivers had insisted on delivering white Infantrymen into dangerous territory late at night far in advance of the debarkation points because "they hated to see the 'Doughs' walk."

In the European Theater of Operations are the first units of Negro nurses and Wacs to go overseas. The nurses, stationed at a hospital in the north of England, are busy treating American soldiers have been wounded in action. They are described by their Commanding Officer as being the equals professionally of any nurses in the area. The Wacs officer and man the Central Postal Directory for the entire European Theater of Operations their efficiency has drawn repeated praise from the Commanding Officer of the United Kingdom Base Section. They have adjusted exceptionally well In theshort time they have been overseas to their work in the community in which they are situated.

Generally, on both the Continent and in England, it was apparent that the attitude of the Supreme Command that there should be no discrimination against any soldier on account of his race had reached all elements of the Command. Discriminatory acts and incidents that have occurred were regarded by the soldiers as being individual in nature. As a result of my trip to the Mediterranean and European Leaders I am impressed that such differences as exist between soldiers are not due to racial characteristics but to such factors as training, motivation, and environment. The fact that the Commands in the theaters believe this is encouraging. Certainly the record being made by Negro soldiers gives the lie to any charge that Negros cannot and will not fight.

END

Press Branch

War Department Bureau of Public Relations

April 9, 1945

11:00 AM

[ancientcharm]

Optimus princeps

Marcus Ulpius Trajan was born on 18 September 53 in Hispania Baetica ( Andalusia, Spain) in the ancient city Italica. He stood out for his military and political brilliance, his uprightness and fight against corruption, his austere character, and his philanthropy.

He was the only Roman emperor to be granted the title Optimus (The Best) .Such a title was an extraordinary honor not so much because of the meaning of the word but because it was the exclusive title of the god Jupiter.

With Trajan began the so-called Golden Age of the Roman Empire, and the so-called era of provincial emperors. Roman authors note his "charming provincial accent." The historian Dio Cassius claims that Trajan was of Hispanic origin.

Trajan created Institutio Alimentaria, a program that helped orphaned and poor children throughout the Roman Empire. It provided food and subsidized education.

He conquered Dacia (Roman Dacia would evolve over time to give rise to present-day Romania) and defeated the Parthian Empire by conquering vast territories. During his reign the Roman Empire reached its maximum extension, setting its eastern border on the Tigris River and not on the Euphrates as it was before Trajan.

Trajan is mentioned in The Romanian National Anthem. In Romania the name TRAIAN is very common. He was the last conqueror of Rome; his successor Hadrian marked the definitive borders of the empire.

"Be more fortunate than Augustus and better than Trajan" It became the greeting to emperors

Trajan spent his childhood during the reign of Nero. At the age of 15 he experienced the first civil war of the imperial era and the year of the 4 emperors. He made a career in the army under the principate of Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian; Was close and loyal to the Flavian Dynasty.

Following the assassination of Domitian in September 96, Nerva was proclaimed emperor. In 97 a revolt by members of the Praetorian Guard forced the elderly and childless Nerva to adopt as his successor the popular Trajan, then governor of Germania Superior.

Nerva died on 28 January 98 and Trajan succeeded him. One of his first acts was the construction of a limes to secure the Decuman Fields, Germanic lands on the right side of the Rhine, which had been won under Domitian.

Trajan arrived in Rome two years after being proclaimed emperor, having secured the Rhenish frontier. He was received with great joy.

Trajan's Forum in Rome was built by the architect Apollodorus of Damascus, chosen by Trajan himself. It included a basilica, two libraries, and after Trajan's death, a temple was built in his honour. Trajan's Column is the only structure that has survived.

The column was inaugurated on May 12, 113 and consists of a long spiral frieze describing the Dacian Wars (101-106)

The Alcántara Bridge, Extremadura, Spain, widely regarded as a masterpiece of Roman engineering, was built during the reign of Trajan. Photo: Dantla from de.wikipedia - Own work, GFDL

His wife, empress Plotina. Photo: Carole Raddato.

Trajan was married to Plotina, who according to Pliny the Younger "Added to Trajan's virtues of modesty and nobility of spirit her own, for she was kind, intellectual and benevolent."

He married her at a very young age, and she was his only wife. It is believed that they had no children because they never had sexual intimacy. They always had a cordial relationship.

Trajan adored his niece Matidia, daughter of his only sister Marciana. In fact, everyone saw her as a daughter of the emperor rather than a niece. Empress Plotina also loved Matidia as a daughter. Matidia and his mother Marciana lived with Trajan and Plotina since Matidia was a little girl when her father died. All classical sources also claim that Plotina and Marciana loved each other like sisters.

His niece, Matidia. Photo: Louvre Museum , CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Trajan's niece, MATIDIA, is key to understanding how the so-called "adoptive emperors", with the exception of Nerva, were related to each other by ties of blood and marriage, and not as the false modern version tells us of the emperors who did not think about family ties when choosing their successors until Marcus Aurelius "broke the good tradition" naming his son Commodus as successor ( It was really shocking to have heard such misinformation in a certain documentary series).

Trajan chose as his successor Hadrian, his second-degree nephew and only male relative, who was married to Vibia Sabina, one of Matidia's daughters. From Trajan's other great-niece, Rupilia, were directly descended the Emperor Marcus Aurelius and the Empresses Faustina the Elder, wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius (Hadrian's successor) and Faustina the Younger, wife and cousin of Marcus Aurelius, as well as the co-Empress Lucilla, married to Marcus Aurelius's co-Emperor Lucius Verus, and the Emperor Commodus.

Map in Latin. Roman empire in the year 117 when Trajan died.

Trajan died of illness between 8 / 9 August 117 in Selinus (Cilicia). His wife placed the gold urn containing his ashes on Trajan's Column. He was deified by the Senate.

Trajan's Column, Rome. Photo: Nikon Z7II, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Trajan's Column was an absolute novelty in ancient art and became the most avant-garde work of Roman historical relief.

[sane-omblog]

The Identity Crisis Gang ⁉️

Kinda spoiler under cut?

Satan is obvious about this so I don't think I have to explain

Simeon definitely struggle to place a hand on which side or realm he really belong to.

And yea my MC Neros, they already struggling with it even before the exchange program, and the whole Lilith transcend thing doesn't help at all.

Satan would hate to hear Neros ponder about their identity. Since as in the game they support him through that phrase why can't they apply that to themselves as well?

And Neros absolutely hate it when Simeon try to ask "If I am a human/demon/angel" thing because he is the reason he learn to finally accept it all as well.

[city-of-ladies]

"According to Roman sources, emperors such as Nero and Domitian were fond of throwing lavish celebrations featuring female gladiators as novelty acts. The Roman historian Cassius Dio wrote of a days-long festival Nero held in honor of his mother in 59 where upper-class men and women “drove horses, killed wild beasts, and fought gladiators, some willingly and some sore against their will.” Roman historian and politician Tacitus referred to Nero’s female gladiators as feminarum, a term reserved for upper-class women, writing that “many ladies of distinction, however, and senators, disgraced themselves by appearing in the amphitheater.”

In 66, Nero sponsored more gladiatorial games featuring Ethiopian women, wrote Dio. And in 88, Emperor Domitian held games that again featured female gladiators, wrote biographer and historian Seutonius.

Sources also wrote of venatrices, female beast hunters, appearing in the Colosseum’s 100 days of opening games in 80. Venatrices took down stags, boars, and even lions with spears and bows, says Potter. Whereas female gladiators likely fought other women to first blood in single combat, explains Potter. Contrary to popular belief, fighting to the death was rare in gladiatorial games: Sponsors considered gladiators expensive, long-term investments.

Even though many Romans disapproved of female gladiators, people went wild for them in the arena. “We do know that some of the [female gladiator] fights took place in mid-afternoon, and that’s not the time for the novelty acts or the comedies or the executions,” says Philip Matyzask, an author, historian, and professor at the University of Cambridge. “That’s the time for the premier gladiator fights. So they were treated as serious professional bouts.”

The very existence of female gladiators complicates the understanding of Roman gender roles. Many believe Roman women were docile, modest, meek, and subservient to the men in their lives. But “Roman women wielded much more influence in society than many people out in the public think,” says Coleman. Roman women could be independent benefactors (funding the construction of buildings, temples, and social programs), own property, and divorce their husbands.

“I think we develop a better understanding of our own culture by close study of another,” says Potter, and studying female gladiators illuminates the “latent sexism in the way we view women,” both today and in antiquity.

Rome’s female gladiators are just one offshoot of women’s long, often-forgotten history as warriors. “Women have fought in nearly all conflicts and wars throughout history, from the war of Troy until today,” says Manas. Rome’s female gladiators were the women warriors of their time—redefining societal expectations of what women were and are capable of."