#manners maketh man...

[keloverielle]

More doodles ft sprunked and sprunkr

[studioeisa]

Following the death of agent Poktanju, the Korean arm of espionage agency Kingsman must now reassess its ranks. Three Kingsmen— and one aspiring agent— navigate the aftermath to the best of their ability. The work is daunting, yes, but the saying rings true: MANNERS MAKETH MAN.

CODEBOOK ★ manners maketh man is an upcoming collection of four stories starring select members of SEVENTEEN. minors do not interact; these fics will contain explicit content, including but not limited to smut; depictions/mentions of death, violence, and injuries; alcohol consumption, etc. stories will be tagged accordingly once completed and linked back to this masterlist.

proceed with caution, and remember— a gentleman never tells about conquests, private matters, or dealings. this stays between us.

SMOKE SIGNALS ♟️ Minghao Makgeolli.

Your fiancé has never given you any reason to worry about him. He’s always been a little secretive about his job, but you’ve believed there are worse things to worry about. That is, until he comes home one night bruised, battered, and claiming he wants to call your engagement off. Now, you’re left to wonder whether you ever really knew Minghao at all. 

WAITING ROOM ♟️ Jihoon Baekseju.

Intel gatherer. Candidate trainer. Technical expert. Jihoon is a jack of all trades— who feels like he ought to add ‘murderer’ to his list of titles. The only thing he can do for now is focus on keeping the remaining Kingsmen alive. It’s easier said than done, especially when you make his job a living hell. You’re probably the most stubborn agent that the organization has, and Jihoon refuses to let you die.

MOTION SICKNESS ♟️ Soonyoung.

Wonwoo said he had an opening for Soonyoung, but never in the latter’s wildest dreams did he expect it would be this. Kingsman Training is shaping up to be the world’s most dangerous job interview and Soonyoung has half a mind to quit. He just might stick around, though, if it means getting to wipe that smug look off your face.

I KNOW THE END ♟️ Vernon Somaek.

The Kingsman’s newest target is a visionary who, in trying to heal the world, risks breaking it. Vernon is on your case, and he swears he’ll be able to catch you this time. The problem is— when you're two people at the same time, one of them is bound to trip the other. Whether Vernon will manage to stay on his toes is yet to be seen.

The Kingsman is a top-secret, independent intelligence and espionage agency based in South Korea, dedicated to upholding peace and protecting the world from terrorists and other major threats. To the Korean public, Kingsman is nothing more than a popular, multinational drink and brewing company. Its alcoholic beverages are renowned all over the world; its agents are named after the drinks and mixes they sell.

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY ★ all titles are from phoebe bridgers songs. i recently rewatched the kingsman movies because they’re leaving netflix soon, and this idea grabbed me by the neck and wouldn’t let go. massive thanks to the love of my life, @chugging-antiseptic-dye, for listening to my psychobabble about this. you make me possible, a. xo

[catalisst]

Saying "Good morning" and "Have a nice day" is polite and shows the receiver that you value, respect, and care about their well-being. The same with "How was your day?" and "Sleep tight. Happy dreams." Those phrases, so seemingly simplistic and rote, carry emotional and social weight. The phrases unobtrusively show that you are genuinely interested in the other person and their livelihood. I don't know about you, but I think we could all use more polite and genuine around here ...

[sugarsxph]

“Manners. Maketh. Man”

Gary ‘Eggsy’ Unwin [& his super cute glasses ;)] ♥︎ 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦 (2014/2017)

[hyacinthusmemorial]

Marsyas Verses Apollo

I was researching for my story Forgotten Age yesterday, and I specifically was looking into the story about Marsyas, the satyr who played the pipes and thought he was just as good as the god Apollo. I had a lot of feelings that I needed to unleash before I could go about my day--and I just want to preface that this is an analysis of Lucius Apuleius's Florida and not other sources regarding Marsyas.

Lucius Apuleius recounts that Marsyas played music in the days when "the art was but newly born and only just beginning to grow." He was playing the pipe in early times of civilization, before it was truly developed. He only knew how to play simple songs that were entertaining, but they were great compositions. Lucius Apuleius says aptly that nothing can be perfect in its conception, its new, it has basic elements that need to be developed. High musicians were bound by what they knew, and they knew about as much as shepherd and cowherds. But, Marsyas's father/instructor, Hyagnis, was already developing the art, and he learned how to separate the pipes into two, he learned how to play with two hands, one breath for two pipes.

Marsyas became famous for his pipe-playing Phrygia, which is to say for comparison he was a bango player from Tennessee, pretty skilled at his pipe, but ultimately, he knew how to play a simple tune with energy. The problem is not that Marsyas thought he was good, or even that he wanted to prove he was good. The problem was that he insulted Apollo when he challenged him.

The scene of their competition that Lucius Apuleius describes is so interesting--Marsyas in his boisterousness, Apollo in his cool silence. Marsyas is cocky, loud, speaking of his greatness in comparison to Apollo while Apollo is a god, he is quiet, observant, almost snake-like in his serenity as he watches his prey make his moves. Lucius Apuleius takes great care to illustrate the dichotomy between the two, even down to the physical level.

Marsyas is described as being with "a filthy beard" and "grim and shaggy face of a wild beast." In fact, Marsyas may have been a man, not a satyr, but he looks so much like a beast--they will call him half man and half goat. "His body was covered with hair and bristles." As Lucius Apuleius says, "Twas hideousness contending with beauty, a rude boor against a sage, a beast against a god."

Apollo is described by Marsyas himself:

In the first place...his hair is smoothed and plastered into tufts and curls that fall about his brow and hang before his face. His body is fair from head to foot, his limbs shine bright, his tongue gives oracles, and he is equally eloquent in prose or verse, propose which you will. What of his robes so fine in texture, so soft to the touch, aglow with purple? What of his lyre that flashes gold, gleams white with ivory, and shimmers with rainbow gems? What of his song, so cunning and so sweet? Nay, all these allurements suit with naught save luxury. To virtue they bring shame alone!

Marsyas denounces Apollo for being Apollo: beautiful, wise, calm. Marsyas despises his pretty clothes and his pretty lyre.

Marsyas then makes an exposé of himself to Apollo--he shows off his unkempt body and his unwashed state, and he says he is the model of perfection, not Apollo.

This imagery of a savage man trying to tell god what perfection is and how he might obtain it. The god needs no instruction. Apollo says nothing in this account, the Muses and Minerva (Athena) are amused and laugh at Marsyas--not because he possesses any humor but because it is so outrageous. His insults are comical in their depravity.

They have their contest, Apollo wins, and you can see his quiet rage in how he kills Marsyas. "When this boastful piper had been defeated in the contest and had been skinned as though he were a two-footed bear, they left him with his entrails torn and exposed to the air." They treated Marsyas like he was an animal because he acted like an animal. But, Apollo seems to regret this savage action--"Apollo he was ashamed of so inglorious a victory."

Apollo, it seems, regrets the whole situation because it drove him to the same depths that Marsyas sat in. It seems more of a story about Savagery verses Civilization than a story about Hubris in Lucius Apuleius's work. Yes, Hubris is a theme, but the dichotomy between Apollo and Marsyas cannot be ignored either. It is directly called out, and when Apollo sinks to the same depths as Marsyas, he is ashamed. It's not a glorious victory.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

[rosetta-j-stone]

Sending out thankyou notes after an orgy like

[second-wife-playbook]

@moxxietude

"Thank you for taking the time to meet with me."

Coronis had arranged the meeting more on a chance than any guarantee of success. It would have been difficult to explain to her family why she was visiting an assassination agency...without murderous intent.

Even stranger was where she'd learned of them from. But that she would keep to herself.

"I understand if your schedule keeps you, I'll do my best to keep it brief Mr. Moxxie." Coronis assured, sitting a little cramped in an opposing chair. "I'm not interrupting your work am I?"

[trexalicious]

The ILBW told People Magazine the following about Archie: 'We always tell him: "Manners Make the Man".' Besides being rather weird to say to a toddler, she didn't even get the quote correct! William Horman's quote from 1519 is 'Manners maketh man' like in the Kingsman The Secret Service movie...

[agent-scotch]

Kingsman Aircraft Inventory: 

Helicopters:

Bell UH-1 Iroquois “Huey’ 

Westland Lynx UH-14A 

Piasecki H-21

AgustaWestland AW101

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin 2

Large Aircraft:

Canadair CL600-1A11 Challenger (Private jet)

Lockheed Constellation

Lockheed C-130 Hercules (Military Transport Carrier)

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod

Boeing 737

Propeller Planes: 

Short SC.7 Skyvan 3 Variant 100 (Training)

Hawker Sea Fury T20 (Fighter)

Military Jets:

English Electric/BAC Lightning 

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor 

[momachan]

"If you don't already know my name, then you're not worthy of an introduction. I'm the new manager around here. Naturally, I shall need time to settle in and adjust to your many interesting customs... I know for example, that your society makes distynctions on a basis of gender and age. Perhaps, then, you could advise me... Which of you would it be polite to kill first?"

Superman: Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow? The Deluxe Edition (2020). "For The Man Who Has Everything".

"When you have to kill a man, it cost nothing to be polite." - Winston Churchill. 😆

[wovetalesarc]

❝   now   ,   are   you   really   so   proud   that   you're   not   gonna   hold   still   while   i   try   to   patch   you   back   up   together   ?   ❞   gaze   is   firm   as   he   waits   for   the   agent   to   relent   a   bit   before   continuing   onward with his fussing   ,   rough   hands   gentle   as   they   rest   around   her   arm   where   the   bullet   grazed   her   from   their   last   mission.   it's   a   shame   to   see   such   pretty   skin   ruined   like   this   ,   but   what   infuriates   whiskey   the   most   is   how   close   those   sons   of   a   bitches   got to taking them out.   they   were   sloppy   &   careless   .   .   .   he   left   his   guard   down.   he   should   have   been   keeping   a   better   watch   on   carol   &   now   she's   hurt   because   of   his   fuck   up.   he   feels   terrible   about   it   ,   but   not   much   he   can   do   now   to   make   amends.   thank god she's alive at least.

wet   cloth   with   antiseptic   is   pressed   around   the   wound   to   clean   & disinfect the skin   ,   wincing   a   bit   as   if   he   can   feel   the   sting.   ❝   i'm   sorry   you   got   nicked   ,   sweetheart.   ❞   even   with   the   pet name   ,   his   tone   is   genuine   &   sincere   ,   looking   sad   &   strangely   remorseful   as   he   moves   away   to   give   her   some   breathing   room.   ❝   shoulda been me who took that damn bullet. i   should   be   the   one   in   pain   right   now   ,   not   you.   ❞

˗ˏˋ     ᵖʳᵒˡᵒᵍᵘᵉ·     dear   reader   ﹕ @warbyrds   as   agent   manhattan.

[bbina]

hi bbina! do you stan boynextdoor?

hii no 😌 but i do like myungjae! and i like that one song by them the earth wind and fire song

[lee-sanghyeok]

MANNERS MAKE WHAT?

[judahmaccabees]

silly perverts in Gehenna should keep quiet about serious things

[trenchcrows]

hey guys I watched the king's man, I only have one thing to say