#a little drama is fun sometimes...

[catnpc]

So what? Nobody is forcing you to check your phone at work. Just because you're stressed out doesn't mean you have to be rude and passive aggressive to people.

i cannot believe the two of you (ie the anons after the original anon bc i literally know and have talked to the original anon off anon at this point) are so upset about this when i literally wasnt even annoyed answering that question like i just was baffled at the general nature of it bc i get pictures from a lot of places 😭😭 i think you need to calm down. putting you in another room now (turning anon off) so you can chill out

[brother-emperors]

When you talk about Philippino history and then Roman history, as a Venezuelan it's been making me think about our history and like, I've always thought there's a lot of similarity there but now it's like...its so similar. Your house is haunted too! I always think about how we won wars against the colonizers but their ghosts are still there, and they still sit at the dinner table with us every night. Your work is so cool, I feel like I can extend that train of thought further through time. I've never been interested in Rome but now I kinda am!

Venezuela 🤝the Philippines: being haunted houses (colonized by Spain)

also that is so SO real, the ghosts really are with us!! THEY ARE AT!!! OUR DINNER TABLES!!!!! ngl, once you start noticing it, it's impossible to NOT notice how they've crawled into the spaces and just. stayed.

ancient Rome is so weird for it too, because if you asked me about it, I wouldn't immediately put ancient Rome down for haunting the Philippines, except for the fact that like Catholicism, it's fucking everywhere. it's gotten in the cracks and spaces between the walls. On the stage of theater, Nadres' Hanggang dito na lamang at maraming salamat: the main character is named after Julius Caesar

Closet Queeries, J. Niel C. Garcia

and so many people are named after figures from ancient Rome (I know enough Mark Anthonys I've run out of differentiating nicknames for everyone) that it rivals Catholic saints for naming conventions. neo classical architecture had it's moment in the sun in Manila, our ilustrados brought some of it back when they returned from Spain to call for reform, and then independence, and I am struggling to hold back a plague-infection comparison about that. like, something else crept in with Spain, and like Spain's ghosts, it Did Not Leave.

but on the other hand! there's a long, centuries long, tradition of using the events of the Fall of the Republic to discourse, discuss, to vent or call for action, current events. it provides a interlocutor when something hurts too much to say directly, it provides a stage to explore a tragedy that echoes in our own histories, it gives a script to voice an ideal that a government might otherwise put down. how many centuries have we used Brutus (and Cassius) to rail against Tyranny, and how many centuries with equal enthusiasm have people used Julius Caesar as a martyr to justify the rights of Kings and Empires? these things are equally as important (in a different way) from the ancient events that actually transpired. (this specific topic, of Brutus & the Assassination of Caesar and it's literary revivals in history, are the focus of The Brutus Revival, Manfredi Piccolomini)

and the cores of these things conflict with each other, but in that friction, it's like there's an invitation to sit down and think for a minute. to look back at history and feel it's immediacy in the present.

ANYWAY I got carried away, but I am glad!! that my stuff could make Rome interesting!!! I hope that you find new doors of thoughts to explore!!!!!!!

[skitskatdacat63]

2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix - Qualifiying - Fernando Alonso

[total-drama-brainrot]

Total Drama Psycho Noah AU, in 'World Tour' when everyone was falling and singing, Noah was cackling like a maniac half the time... Everyone thinks that Noah was laughing, because Noah was 'terrified and losing his mind about dying'... But actually, Noah LOVES falling through the sky as much as Izzy... Noah also laughed like a maniac when he dived off the giant cliff, in the first episode of 'Total Drama Island'... Noah, Izzy and Eva would probably jump the cliff again for fun! 🤪

I'm actually so giddy over the idea of Izzy and Noah holding hands mid-air and spinning in circles as they plummet through the sky, cackling in joy at the thrill of free-falling, whilst the rest of the cast are screaming and fearing for their lives.

Because they're both smart enough to know/realise that Chris would never risk killing the whole cast for one gag- it'd be bad business, and terrible for ratings.

So they're contented to enjoy the feeling of whip-sharp wind dancing around them as they continue their rapid descent to the earth below, basking in the crispness of the high altitude air.

Over the racket of their own perilous cries, no one else notices these two having the best time. At least, until a familiar ringing chimes from above (somehow it's clear as day, despite the howling gales around them) and the incredulity of the situation halts everyone's mortal terror.

Then Izzy and Noah's giggling is just discernible over the sound of wind resistance.

Luckily, the situation itself warrants the casts' full attention, so no one present is in the right mind to notice that the pair were concerningly unconcerned with their imminent demise. Instead, all focus is directed towards their musical performance.

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As for the cliff diving in the first/second episode of Island? I want to keep this AU as canon adjacent (i.e. nothing that would change the established timeline of events) as possible pre-reveal, which actually works really well here.

Since Noah is literally the only contestant we don't see or hear do the jump, it's super easy to fill in the blanks with whatever headcanon you want. In the context of this AU p!Noah does his dive silently, because he's so overcome with giddiness at the prospect of potentially fatal cliff diving that he's gone non-verbal. But he has the biggest, feralest, most unnatural smile on his face as he launches himself face-first into the shark infested depths below. It's so unnerving that the editing crew scrapped his footage entirely, since there's no way the producers/network would let them air something so creepy.

Of course, since it's a pretty big cliff, the contestants themselves are too far away from Noah to see his facial expression. They all just assume he's really that apathetic, since he doesn't make a noise as he dives.

[pharawee]

MY SCHOOL PRESIDENT — Episode 1

[mrstargkonnen]

I think people are focusing way too much on the s*xual side of things with Noa and Mae.

Like…stop 🛑

I’m going to assume no one here needs anything explicit to happen between them to ship them. If that’s the only way you consume ships, then that’s on you.

But by ‘certain’ logic, then shipping Noa, Soona and Anaya means you like to watch animals getting it on irl. Is this true? I doubt it.

Thankfully, I’m capable understanding that shipping the fictional characters we were given is easy because of their human-like qualities and relatable dynamics. The CGI helps to suspend our disbelief a ton too, and of course, the great chemistry the actors delivered IRL. They did a fantastic job!

Because let’s be honest, if these characters behaved or resembled irl apes 100%, NO ONE WOULD GIVE A FLYING FUCK ABOUT THEM and these movies would not be what they are.

They’re shippable because of their dynamic, because of the themes and narrative devices they are using, because of the idea of two opposing worlds coming together through the kindredness of two unlikely heros, because of their relatability in the face of fear, prejudice and the unknown, because of the Shakespearean tragedy of it all-

NOT and I repeat, NOT because they might have s*x 😒

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

You are literally one of the only reasons I'm still partially in the WH fandom /pos

🫡 just doin' my duty sir

[tianshiisdead]

im happy my post is garnering discussion but honestly i wasnt around for 2018-2021 fandom on tumblr and i was mainly talking about how its kind of silly to get mad at people for portraying colonizer countries as mean, or calling it demonization and stuff. like its okay not to like personally portraying ur fav characters as mean or part of the state, but getting irritated at the fact that it exists or is popular imo kind of misses the fact that this… is the state and nation personification fandom. and its hard to say its not canon when canon did once portray the characters in uniform and at times involved in their state activities… like the early strips discussing western imperialism in china is literally ‘china being bullied by the allies’ ‘france wanting to grope china’ ‘china being treated like a maid’ etc etc like they were very much. the state LOL also china and japan’s canon relationship, as much as I have my issues with it, has an entire thing about china being stabbed by japan… i do feel like hetalia started out as a history nerd’s history exploration that blended humour with ‘what i find cute’ with satire etc etc, which inevitably involves illustrating the personifications as vessels of state and culture, and although the modern strips have deviated quite a bit… well, different people will approach this series for different reasons, right? Whether its serious or comedic content showing the characters as mean or imperialist or unpleasant, it’s not something that deviates too far from canon (if we take all canon eras into consideration) nor is it surprising given how history laden the topic is.

[volivolition]

suggestion do you have... any wants? like obviously you do but like? suggestion my guy my ourple boy. both the easiest and hardest to write. you need a skill to say something to move conversation along but it doesn't fit any skill in particular? about 80% of the time you can have suggestion say it and it will make sense. but like actually characterizing him... how do i define you dude... what makes your character tick... urgh. i dont get you yet. im trying to understand but you are difficult.

[gardenofnoah]

Beloved Bea! Lately I’ve been thinking about longing for the untouchable. Repressed emotions. Trying so hard to be professional and cool about this when really you’re so in love every time you accidentally lock eyes your heart begs for mercy like a lovesick teenager. Sending you good vibes for writing 🌷

sera....your brain........... cw: implied power dynamic (boss/employee)

if there was ever another time you wished for the ability to rip the doors off of an elevator, it would pale in comparison to the way you wish for it right now.

every slow-passing floor of this god forsaken building pulls another bead of sweat to your brow. you clear your throat for the third time in less than a minute, silently pleading with the car to either hurry in its descent or bless you with a little more air--something there seems to be less of with every second that drags on.

"are you sick?" nanami's gaze falls on you out of the corner of his eye, and you fight both the urge to shrink from it and the one that tells you to take up the entirety of his vision and yell please look at me!

"no, nanami-san." you avoid his eyes entirely. for reasons you do not understand, yours linger on the empty space on his left ring finger reflecting back at you from the metal doors that just won't open.

"i told you, you should call me kento."

and you should be at your floor and out of this damned elevator by now. you should keep walking right through the front door and never come back to this office. you should forget about this weird little obsession you seem to have with the man that signs your paychecks. and you should never call him by his given name.

not now that you've woken up calling it out for the past few nights.

"i apologize, sir."

you hear him let out a quiet sigh--one that you refuse to believe sounds a little disappointed. out of the corner of your eye you see him reach up to loosen his tie, and you can't recall ever doing anything bad enough to be subjected to this.

he loops a thick finger through the silk fabric and tugs and you clear your throat again, this time to cut off a nearly involuntary whimper at the sight. it's so obvious and humiliating that you start to consider actually trying to rip the doors open, but in a moment of blessed mercy, the car dings to announce it's arrival to your floor.

"by the way," nanami's voice stops you as you're halfway out of the elevator, "if you have time, i'd like you to meet me in my office later. i'd like to discuss your goals for your future with our company."

you feel yourself flush at the low rumble of his voice--and at the (probably completely made up) implication of his request. you nod quickly, turning on your heel and booking it back to your desk.

surely the tiny smirk on his face as the elevator doors closed was a trick of the light.

[akkivee]

SS TIER KUUKOUS FROM THE EPILOGUE OF THE MANGA 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[gabrielokun]

[autisticaradiamegido]

what do your parents look like?

day 95

wellll my moms a demon and my dads an angel so liek their true forms are incomprehensible 2 mere mortalz??

but obvs if they stayed in heaven & hell all the time they nevar wouldve met and had ME so liek they have human forms that they use when theyre in the Mortal Realm

theyre p cool i guess idk theyre just my parents lololol

[mossflower]

loki season two has me screaming crying throwing up trying not to get dragged back into the mcu trenches

[mobgoblin]

mannn i want a quality new fiction podcast to get hooked on