#discover Florence

[stilouniverse]

La "movida" fiorentina nell'Ottocento

di Luisa Di Tolla Il caffè Donay in una stampa dell’800 “È primavera, svegliatevi bambine, alle Cascine messer Aprile fa il rubacuor …”.Così recitava Mattinata fiorentina, una celebre canzone degli anni ’40: da sempre infatti le Cascine a Firenze, sono considerate il luogo di svago per eccellenza, dove si va sia per passeggiare che per fare nuove conoscenze.  … continua a leggere   La “movida”…

[girlartemisia]

I really want to make a cavalghieri au where they time travel to our day and guido ends up in a therapist's studio. Fucker needs to be Unpacked.

[opheliashes]

Love and Agony 

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Sáenz// Andor 1x07, Dir. Benjamin Caron // @starpeace​ // Dancing With Our Hands Tied, Taylor Swift  // Free, Florence + The Machine // Annabel Lee, Edgar Allan Poe // Wandavision 1x08, Dir. Matt Shakman

[mountainashfae]

OC Mannerisms: Aurien Florence

As tagged by @the-raging-tempest in the original template post. Finally getting around to this.

BASICS

- NO. OF SPOKEN LANGUAGES >> Sylvan, Skald, Varisian, Elven, Taldane, Celestial, Mwangi. In that order.

- TONE OF VOICE >> high / average / deep 

- ACCENT >> yes / no  Their roots in Sylvan definitely show up, especially since for most of their life that's what they spoke. RL equivalent of Welsh.

- DEMEANOR >> confident / shy / approachable / hostile / other

- POSTURE >> slumped / straight / stiff / relaxed Whether their posture is stiff or relaxed varies wildly by the context. When they are moving, they are fluid and relaxed. When they are still, they are stiff as ice.

HABITS

head tilting / swaying / fidgeting / stuttering / gesturing / arm crossing / strokes chin / er, um, or other interjections / plays with hair or clothing / hands at hips / inconsistent eye contact / maintains eye contact / frequent pausing / stands close / stands at a distance Their gesturing is a learned habit rather than a subconscious one. Their natural stillness does not fit the image of an approachable cleric they put on, and the conscious gesturing can be picked up by someone paying attention.

COMPLEXITY (Fill in the circle’s as you wish)

- VOCABULARY >> ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ Picking up Skald and Varisian after Sylvan did good things for their vocabulary. Sometimes they revert back to the smaller vocabulary of Sylvan though.

- EMOTION >> ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️ Aurien wishes they could conceal their emotions better, but their appearance changing with their emotions gives them away.

- SENTENCE STRUCTURE >> ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪

PROFANITY

- FREQUENCY >> ⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ They learned to use it more often while in the Shackles to fit in among the pirates, and some of that stuck around.

- CREATIVITY (in regards to profanity) >> ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ The majority of their swears are in the Mwangi language, which is funny to hear up in Mendev.

BOLD THAT APPLY

arse / ass / asshole / bastard / bitch / bloody / bugger / bollocks / chicken shit / crap / cunt / dick / frick / fuck / horseshit / motherfucker / piss / prick / pussy / screw / shit / shitass / son of a bitch / twat / wanker

THIS OR THAT

straightforward or [ cryptic ] finding the right word or [ using the first word that comes to mind ] masculinity, [ neutrality ], or femininity [ formalities ] or with abrasiveness praise or [ equivocation ] frankness or [ flattery ] excessive or [ minimal hand gestures ] name-calling or [ magnanimity ] [ friendly ] or blunt

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

DO PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME HEARING OR UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHARACTER? almost always / frequently / rarely / never

DOES YOUR CHARACTER’S POINT COME ACROSS EASILY WHEN THEY SPEAK?  almost always / frequently / sometimes / rarely / never sometimes they purposefully obscure the meaning

WOULD YOUR CHARACTER INITIATE CONVERSATIONS? almost always / frequently / sometimes / never

WOULD YOUR CHARACTER BE THE ONE TO END CONVERSATIONS? almost always / frequently / sometimes / rarely / never

WOULD YOUR CHARACTER USE ‘WHOM’ IN A SENTENCE? yes / no / only ironically

YOUR CHARACTER WANTS TO MAKE A COUNTERPOINT. WHAT WORD DO THEY USE? but / though / although / however / perhaps / maybe

HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER END CONVERSATIONS? walk away / ask if that’s everything / say that’s everything / give a proper goodbye / tell their company they're done here / remain quiet / they don’t

WHAT SOCIAL CLASS WOULD OTHERS ASSUME YOUR CHARACTER BELONGS TO, HEARING THEM SPEAK? upper / middle / lower

IN WHAT WAYS DOES THE WAY YOUR CHARACTER SPEAK STAND OUT TO OTHERS? accent  / vocabulary / tone / level / politeness / brusqueness / it doesn’t

Anything that wasn’t touched on?

Rotgut has a weird combination of Aurien's accent in Taldane and a Mwangi accent because that's a familiar. That's a sentient bird with a higher INT stat than Aurien. His "native" humanoid language is Mwangi because he's from the fucking Shackles and had to learn Taldane from Aurien.

Yes Rotgut and Aurien frequently bicker in Mwangi

Aurien very frequently avoids answering questions by giving answers around the question but avoiding the core of the question. Even when they're trying to be honest they end up doing this.

The tone and pitch of their voice changes slightly along with their emotions and appearance. Higher pitch with spring, silky smooth with autumn, slightly huskier with summer, and low and cold with winter.

[anghraine]

I've been getting some Borgias reblogs and I'd like to have serious deep thoughts about my favorite TV show, but mostly I'm thinking about how convenient it was that Florence + The Machine (who I love!) released Ceremonials the same year that The Borgias came out, allowing for many excellent Ceremonials+Borgias gifsets and manips on Tumblr dot com over the next few years.

[celine-song]

holy shit

[lovijngart]

Primavera (detail), Botticelli - Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

[h-f-k]

i wanna erase my memory and relive the moment i discovered botticelli added small lines of gold foil to Venus' hair in the Birth of Venus, that shit changed me as a person.

[theshippirate22]

i promise i’m fine like 85% of the time sometimes i just hear a florence + the machine song that knocks me on my ass for 8-10 business days

[raspberrysgod]

charlie, mallrat / patricia, florence + the machine / steps, frank o’hara / aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe, benjamin alire sáenz

[angelprimavera]

Capella Branccaci

In Florence on a more laid-back day, we visited the Capella Branccaci. This chapel had artwork from artists, such as Masaccio, Masolino and of course Brancacci. The paintings had a very pale and pastel color to them while we were there it seemed like they were in construction and there were lots of barriers with plastic and other forms of construction built up. I believe they might have been reconstructing different areas of the Capella. After exiting the Capella we had a small break, and I was touched to learn that our guide Francesco’s grandmother actually lives right in front of the chapel, and he planed to go visit her on our hour break.

It was so nice to see that for Francesco. This is home for him and he has loved ones nearby that he can visit and pass time with. But for us it was a whole New World as we walk the streets as tourists. While on our break, we ran into what seemed like a big flea market. The moment was cool to see everyone shopping and enjoying the Center Square. There was a nice Homie feel that surrounded the town of the Capella of Branccaci.

[jtbb]

mom pick me up theyre posting bastille songs in the hannibal server. soo so scarey

[punchholesinthesky]

nice to see FOB releasing new music but i'm still processing dance fever

[avalina-music]

It's live guys!!! my first song is on all streaming platforms from today omg *0* I'm so excited!!

If you like ancient greek priestesses dancing in moonlight to honour Artemis then I think you'll like this. My sound is a mix of Flo and the machine, Hozier, Lana, and Enya. Hope you like it, omg!!!

Also if you can support me on Patreon that would mean a lot, there are really great perks especially for founding members which there are only 100 spots of. You get VVIP perks for just £15/month. Thank youuu <3

Have a lovely day everyone hehehehehehe!

[lovijngart]

David, Michelangelo - Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence