#GiuliettaLuce

[nemo-of-house-hamartia]

*boops your nose* send this to ten blogs you think are lovely and deserve a boop on the nose😊🫵💚

THANK YOU DEAREST GIULIETTA <3 <3

CONSIDER YOURSELF REBOOPED.

but because I am a bit too tired to go into each of these people's ask boxes, allow me to tag them here and spread THE BOOP:

@savage-rhi @margridarnauds @thatcrazycrowgirl @susann-noir @tkwritesdumbassassins @abowlofcurry @gravecleric0900 @straight-into-the-animus @acdoesart @aiza-luna @nyanykamito (and I am sorry if I forgot anyone, I am still drinking my coffee, and I have something like 4 hours sleep on my back lol)

(also, retagged people becasue tumblr was not giving them as tagged)

[ariel-seagull-wings]

*boops your nose* send this to ten blogs you think are lovely and deserve a boop on the nose😊🫵💚

@piterelizabethdevries @shelleythesapphic @the-blue-fairie @princesssarisa @professorlehnsherr-almashy @amalthea9

[nemo-in-wonderland]

Hello, Cricket!

Question about Mephistea (Mephistopheles and Aranea) and Hazil (Halim and Zil).

Which of these 5 languages of love fits them? Words of affirmation? Quality time? Physical touch? Receiving gifts? Or Acts of service?

And why?

You may choose more than one!

🫂

Morning, my darling Giulietta!! <3

gods, you have no idea how happy I am to see you in my inbox!!

and you bring me such delightful question (as you always do! :D)

SO. ONTO YOUR ASK!

Let's start with each of them!

Zil's language of love (as giver) would be Act of Service and Quality Time. With their jobs as Scribe and Vizir, both Halim and Zil had incredibly busy lives, and the moments to spend together were relegated to the evenings and nights after work. Zil knew about Halim's schedule everyday, so, in her own small capacity, she tried her best to lighten is work load, so that they could have more time to spend together, and Halim was immensely appreciative of that.

In this, both her and Halim were the same, and shared the same love languages, albeit Halim also had, as a giver, Words of Affirmation.

As Aranea, instead, her language of love (always as a giver) changed to suits Mephistopheles' personality and needs, and became Giving Gift and Physical Touch. She shows her love and devotion to the Lord of Cania by constantly reaping souls for him, especially the ones of the people that has dared disparage his name. Also, she knows that Mephisto needs and wants to be phisically touched by her, and this is also one of the reasons why she always make sure to find time for them to snuggle and nakedly cuddle together (which is also one of the reason why he always feels like a anguished soul whenever she goes to the Mortal Plane, either because she has souls to reap or because they had a fight). On the received end, instead, Zil/Aranea loves Physical Touch, Quality time and Words of Affirmation. Physical touch is something she found out she was more receptive to it AFTER losing Halim, and it's one of the reasons why she constantly searches for Mephistophele's embrace (even though at the beginning she MOST DEFINITELY would not admit it for the world. Like, it was obvious on her face and her posture when she wanted to be taken in his arms, Mephistopheles is able to tell by just looking at her, but still, she would not admit it lol.) Words of affirmation was not something she realized she loved to hear until after her whole flirtation with Mephisto begin (and homegirl would never admit it out loud, but he is the reason she actually got a praise kink fml), which is why, when she later found out all the letters and poems that Halim had written her throughout the years of their marriage, they hit like a sack of bricks!

On Mephisto´s end, instead, he likes to match Aranea's needs, just as she matches his, so he is very keen to always find a way to have her physically close to him (Ah, if those thermae in Mephistar could talk!😳😳😳 ). Even when they are distant, when Aranea is busy on other Planes, he is always there, inside her mind, whispering all sorts of sweet nothings and words of love for her.

But don't let me start about the way he leans in in Aranea's praise kink while on the Mortal Plane, especially when she needs to focus on something important or when she is surrounded by other people: he serves her his whole repertoire, and by the Gods, those are the few times she actually wishes she could just tune him out because MEPHISTO, GODDAMNIT, I AM TRYING TO FOCUS HERE, I CANNOT BLUSH IN FRONT OF THESE PEOPLE FML.

So, there you have it, my dear!!<3

thank you so much for passing by <3 it was a delight to see you here!!

HERE, HAVE SOME COFFEE! <3

--Nemo

[cto10121]

Greetings 👋

I'm currently reading David Blixt's essay on Romeo and Juliet "The origin of the feud". Have you read it? What are your thoughts about it? If you didn't, would you read it? So far I agree and disagree with some points he made but it is too early to say much since I started it a few hours ago.

…My man really just started writing fanfiction whole cloth. Woof.

So I did read (1) essay by him of the same title online, (he has a whole essay collection that somehow managed to be published) and boy, was it a doozy. Long story short, Blixt found it strange that Lady Montague’s off-stage death came so suddenly, basically tacked on at the end, and thought it might have a symbolic meaning—that is, signaling the end of the feud. From there he headcanoned that Lady Montague was the cause of the feud re: love triangle. Lords Capulet and Montague were once best friends turned rivals over the love of a woman, who would become Lady M.

First of all, the Chorus was clear that the feud was an ancient grudge; if a recent-ish love triangle were the cause, then it would certainly be the new mutiny. Second of all, for would-be ex-BFFs and rivals, Lord Capulet is eager to save face to young Count Paris and assure him that it would not be hard (he thinks) for him to keep the peace with Lord Montague, as they are both old. It’s possible, but not very probable.

Most likely Shakespeare axed Lady M off for symmetry—Romeo and Lady Montague from the Montague side, Juliet and Tybalt from the Capulets, and Mercutio and Paris from Escalus. Each side lost at least two people. (Then again, he did have Benvolio killed off-stage in the Bad Quarto, so it may not have been symmetry after all).

In any case, I also looked up some reviews of the whole essay collection and I’m not impressed, either. Apparently he is one of those R&J-is-a-comedy-turned-tragedy clowns, which makes sense given this fanfic-esque meta. He did write a fun-sounding novel called Her Majesty’s Will, though, so who knows? Maybe that will be my next read for some clown-eating.

[ariel-seagull-wings]

@thealmightyemprex @themousefromfantasyland @piterelizabethdevries @the-blue-fairie @shelleythesapphic @tamisdava2 @barbossas-wench @professorlehnsherr-almashy

Challenging you all!

Put your music library on shuffle, then list the first five songs that come up in a poll to let people vote for which one they like the most!

Then tag Tumblr friends to keep the game going!

[rumor-imbris]

Every moment of loving you speaks of folding your scars into poems piercing your pain by sword lilies singing you into dream tides swaying my leaves in the wind of your spirit

About the Sword Lily (Gladiolus) ^-^ : Because of their association with gladiators, the gladiolus flower meaning is strength and integrity. They also symbolize infatuation. By giving a gladiolus to someone, the giver sends the message “you pierce my heart” to the receiver, because of the flower's pointed shape. Another gladiolus meaning is remembrance

Also a big heartfelt Thanks to my lunar bestie @giuliettaluce who inspired one or more lines of today's poem

[princesssarisa]

Inspired by a poll in the Hamlet tag about the hair color of Horatio, I thought I'd ask for people's favorite hair color combinations for the two most famous lovers in fiction.

These obviously aren't the only possible combinations, but they're as many as I was allowed to list, all taken from the various film versions, paintings, illustrations, or stage productions of the play.

@cto10121, @giuliettaluce, @arisefairsun

[havatnah]

🎶✨When you get this, you have to put 5 songs you actually listen to, publish, then send this ask/tag 10 of your favorite followers 🎶✨

Thank you @rumor-imbris for tagging me for this little game. So here is my list. Ist was hard to chose because there are so many great songs out there so I tried to pick my favourite across the vast variety that I'm listening to

Laura Welsh - Break the Fall

d'Artagnan - Farewell

Citizen Soldier - still breathing

DDT - Staya (Стая)

Jonathan Young - still here (I know it's a cover, but it's better than the original, hence at 5 even though I ADORE this song so much)

So I don't know if I can manage to tag 10 people because the social cripple me doesn't have any contacts. So if I'm tagging you and you don't know me, it's probably because we exchanged a message once ;)

Anyone who reads this and feels like joining, feel free!

@nemo-of-house-hamartia @kiatheinsomniac @thatcrazycrowgirl @jacob-frye-appreciation-blog @pananni @giuliettaluce @blue-eyes-broken-heart @master-hekates-ceremonials @mazikomo @autumn-archfey-artwork

[cressida-jayoungr]

Rules: List five comfort characters & tag five people

Tagged by @mygreatadventurehasbegun

I'm so excited! I've never been tagged for this type of thing before. I had to think a bit about what constitutes a comfort character, and I decided on these criteria:

Visual media only--if I add print, I'll get even more stuck in choice paralysis than I already am. But adaptations are allowed.

Something I've liked in multiple phases of my life--i.e., things I have a history with and still would go back to today.

Things I'd turn to for comfort after a bad day.

Things where the desire to do so is largely driven by getting to spend time with the characters.

So without further ado, here are my selections!

Emma Woodhouse (either the 1972 BBC version or the 1996 movie version)

2. Emma Peel

3. Any Fred Astaire character from a Fred-and-Ginger movie except Lucky Garnett of Swing Time. (Will also accept Jerry Halliday of Damsel in Distress or Robert Davis of You Were Never Lovelier.)

Here's Guy Holden of The Gay Divorcee as a representative.

4. Emperor Akbar and Empress Jodhaa

5. The family in My Neighbor Totoro

Honorable Mention:

Sir Percy Blakeney

Chihiro

Lili Schmidt

Tagging @cto10121, @anghraine, @northernmariette, @giuliettaluce, @sweet-christabel, @instantlyexhaustedowl, and @jchance4d4.

[ariel-seagull-wings]

@thealmightyemprex @piterelizabethdevries @the-blue-fairie @tamisdava2 @themousefromfantasyland @stickypersonaearthquake @professorlehnsherr-almashy @giuliettaluce @amalthea9

I wanna know what people assume about me because of my tumblr.

[nemo-of-house-hamartia]

Mathias, bonsoir sweet nephew of mine!!!

Have a cup of hot chocolate with me, darling (since we are both hot chocolate enthusiasts)

A ❓ for you.

What do you usually do in your free time away from Assassin's duties?

"Merci, Mademoiselle, for the hot chocolate and for your question," *sits back and thinks about the question for a moment.* "As an Assassin, having time to spare for my own amusement or recreation of some sort is an indulgence that I rarely allow myself to partake to," "Tsk, Mathias, I have told you time and time again that I can take some of your responsibilities in the Brotherhood. France won't collapse just because you decide to take a day for yourself," "True, but I am afraid of what would happen if you were to unleash yourself, Antoine. Poor Arno knows your preaching by heart now, and I can only imagine his face if you were to present yourself for a mission, rather than I,"

"Mph, the novice could learn a thing or two about discretion, if he were to actually listen to me, sometimes,"

"Yes, dearest Antoine, we should all listen to you. But now, come, dear sister, for Mathias has not yet finished to answer Mademoiselle Giulietta's enquire,"

"Mph,"

*Chuckling, Mathias observes Antoine and Colette walking away, arm in arm* "Forgive my sister, Mademoiselle, she can be rather... direct, in the way she addresses others. But allow me to finally answer your question: whenever I have some time for myself -and as you have seen, it's rather complicated - I very much like to sit alone and sketch all the beauty that I see around me. There is so much to discover, if one stops for just one moment and observes, and I like to etch all that I can on paper. Alternatively, I would say that music is what accompanies me the most during my times alone,"

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thank you, my darling Giulietta!!! <3 This was so adorable to answer!! <3

[ariel-seagull-wings]

'Give me lilies, lilies,

And roses too.

But if you have no lilies

Or roses to give me,

At least have the desire

To give me lilies

And roses too.

The desire’s enough,

Your desire, if you have it,

To give me lilies

And roses too,

And I’ll have lilies —

The best lilies —

And the best roses

Without receiving anything

Except the gift

Of your desire

To give me lilies

And roses too.'

(Álvaro de Campos, Poem of the Song About Hope)

@professorlehnsherr-almashy @the-blue-fairie @princesssarisa @spengnitzed @giuliettaluce @bixiebeet @angelixgutz @themousefromfantasyland @shelleythesapphic

[ariel-seagull-wings]

@amalthea9 @giuliettaluce @princesssarisa @lord-antihero @angelixgutz @thealmightyemprex @scarletblumburtonofeastlondon @the-blue-fairie @themousefromfantasyland @faintingheroine @professorlehnsherr-almashy @moonbeamelf

Reblog if you've found friendship because of your fandoms.

[rumor-imbris]

🎶✨When you get this, you have to put 5 songs you actually listen to, publish, then send this ask/tag 10 of your favorite followers 🎶✨

Thanks a lot @emmanuelle-la-rosa for tagging me *-* (I see you are a Lana Del Rey and Einaudi fan, refined ears you have! ^_-)

Here are mine:

1. Two Worlds - Xandria

2. Blue Seasons - Elysion

3. Queen of Shadow - Delain

4. Seth - Ad Infinitum

5. Wake Up - Never Obey Again

I'm tagging: @giuliettaluce @scarsofbeauty @thatcrazycrowgirl @thelegendofyolo @nemo-of-house-hamartia @hidden-blades-and-tomahawks @followyourowncreed @havatnah @scuderia-auditore-ghibli @anne-lida (Sorry if I forgot someone, feel free to share your recent top 5 songs anyway ^^')

[cressida-jayoungr]

Oh goody, I've been tagged!

Thanks, @mygreatadventurehasbegun!

Last song: "Don't Go for the One" by Gaelic Storm. (I did a Celtic radio show today, and I ended with that as something fun and fluffy.)

Last movie: The last one I finished was Rush Hour 3--I've been filling that gap in my pop culture knowledge. I have started Shazam: Fury of the Gods but didn't have time to finish it today.

Currently watching: Miss S, The Gilded Age, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig, and The Detectorists. Oh, and Paradiso (Il Paradiso delle Signore), off and on.

Currently reading: Possession by A.S. Byatt--I've been meaning to read that for ages and finally got the itch to actually do it after rewatching parts of the movie to screencap a costume. Also The Hollow Needle by Maurice LeBlanc for a Lupin book club.

Currently craving: Cinnamon rolls. Kind of my default thing to crave, because I really love cinnamon rolls.

Last thing I researched: How to turn off hardware acceleration in Chrome.

Tagging @coeli1000, @jchance4d4, and @giuliettaluce, or anyone else who would like to play!

[toddandersonsblog]

thank you so so much for the tag, @clavidy and @giuliettaluce !! so sweet 🥹

I want to tag all of you people somehow. how do I do that 😭

edit okay I'll try

@clavidy @shakespeare-official-account @father-lawerence @the-lesbian-romeo @valentineescalus @bigzimbra @crazyfortheclassics @sensationalstardust @cimacally @poetsinnyc @ilikecheeseitslit @tybaltsrapier @theluminoussunflower @perksofbeingpoet @murdermost-foul @cherryjuicegf @depressedcornflakegirl @oursongaboutclouds @ghostboyhood @let-the-wind-sing @thebenediktmontagov @book-worm-forever @idkhowdoesthiswork @davidlikebowie-noturaccountant @hamlet-the-dane-official @dailytraingirl @adambadeau @justasillybard

positivity train!

if you see this or are tagged in it, tag a couple of your favorite mutuals/blogs and let them know you appreciate seeing them on your dash!

@h0neysugarfree @blueberrylovv @bequiteanddriveeeeeee @cherri-bomb-bomb @eg0mechan1c @fatrexicisback