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a feel like the new generation of fanfic readers NEED to understand that clicking on a fic (interaction) does nothing. ao3 has no algorithm. your private discord discussions of fic do not reach the authors. if you do not actively engage with writers they will stop posting. this isn’t social media this is community.

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Me, selecting filters on Ao3

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My friend and I just for fun started thinking about a cowboy AU, and I decided to make a few sketches.

They turned out pretty funny. I like it.

🐎☀️🌵

I didn’t bother changing their names to fit the setting though.

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Here’s a piece of choral music that I think would be performed at Thomas Lawrence’s funeral (and there wouldn’t be a dry eye in the house):

Take him, earth, for cherishing by English composer Herbert Howells. (Written for the 1st anniversary of the death of JFK).

Take him, earth, for cherishing,

to thy tender breast receive him.

Body of a man I bring thee,

noble even in its ruin.

Once was this a spirit’s dwelling,

by the breath of God created.

High the heart that here was beating,

Christ the prince of all its living.

Guard him well, the dead I give thee,

not unmindful of his creature

shall he ask it: he who made it

symbol of his mystery.

Comes the hour God hath appointed

to fulfil the hope of men,

then must thou, in very fashion,

what I give, return again.

Not though ancient time decaying

wear away these bones to sand,

ashes that a man might measure

in the hollow of his hand: Not though wandering winds and idle,

drifting through the empty sky,

scatter dust was nerve and sinew,

is it given to man to die.

Once again the shining road

leads to ample Paradise;

open are the woods again,

that the serpent lost for men

Take, O take him, mighty leader,

take again thy servant’s soul.

Grave his name, and pour the fragrant

balm upon the icy stone.

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by Alejandro Sintura

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The Portrait of Pope Innocent XIV and Cardinal Lawrence (2025)

An homage to Jacques-Louis David's 1808 portrait of Pope Pius VII and Cardinal Caprara during Napoleon's coronation that depicted the Pope's stressful moment as he was forced by Napoleon to travel to Paris.

In this piece I envision that Pope Innocent XIV’s papacy faces some resistance from the traditionalist faction and the weight of it is evident on both their faces.

He wears the Roman chasuble (I used elements of the design by Lisy Christl) and Lawrence wears his pectoral cross (by Riccardo Penko) pinned to his cassock in order to appease the opposition by superficially adopting traditional aesthetics while he implements Church reforms, inspired by the real life reception of Pope Leo XIV by online Trads despite very clearly continuing Pope Francis’s legacy. 

Vincent was also “forced” into the papal throne when he was elected Pope, leaving behind his flock in Kabul, adding to his melancholy.

This will be in my Comic Frontier 21 prints catalog, and is the first in a series of art history inspired Conclave fan art that I have planned for a future personal zine project. International sales and shipping for my other prints are still in the works, but I'll post an update once all is set!

Here's the BTS process with the original paintings by Jacques-Louis David and what the photobash recreation looks like underneath the painting layers.

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Aldo Bellini is a certified Lady Gaga fan, fight me

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hate what people did to the dead dove tag

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Innocent

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WRAP IT UP

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Hey Conclave fans who like the Pope John (Lawrence) Lawrenitez AU, do I have the lyrics to inspire you:

Two lovers sat on a park bench with their bodies touching each other, holding hands in the moonlight.

There was silence between them

So profound was their love for each other,

they needed no words to express it.

And so they sat in silence, on a park bench, with their bodies touching,

holding hands in the moonlight.

Finally she spoke

"Do you love me, John?" she asked

"You know I love you, darling," he replied.

"I love you more than tongue can tell

You are the light of my life

my sun, moon and stars.

You are my everything.

Without you I have no reason for being"

Again there was silence as the two lovers sat on a park bench,

their bodies touching, holding hands in the moonlight.

Once more she spoke.

"How much do you love me, John?" she asked

He answered, "How much do I love you? Count the stars in the sky

Measure the waters of the oceans with a teaspoon

Number the grains of sand on the seashore

Impossible, you say.

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It’s called Knee Play 5 and it’s from Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass.

You can listen to it here:

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Bellesco Baby AU 2025

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Tried his best with all his heart.

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Series 6 of “Endeavour”