#Julius Cane

[orlaogden]

Top reasons why I love this scene:

• Christine Baranski and Jane Lynch doing an intense dramatic scene with a touch of humor – what not to like?

• The dynamic way of how it’s filmed. (How many takes did they need?? Brilliant.)

• Diane’s look in general and the suit jacket in particular.

• The way Diane moves quickly and confidently while Madeline has to run after her.

• “Could you get security up here? This woman is harassing me.”

“Harassing? Someone like me?! A federal agent?!”

*absolutely unfazed* “This federal agent is harassing me.”

#goodcomedy

• Diane’s abrupt “I’m done with this bullshit” power stop.

• *tiny cunning smile* “You understand, I’m a seasoned lawyer. This doesn’t work on me. I’m not going to run crying to my husband, *mockingly* "How could you?" The very fact that you came to me and not Kurt’s lawyer shows how weak you think your evidence is…” and the way in which this whole speech is said 🤌🏻 #professionalism10/10 #hot

• Mchart being protective of each other is one of my favorite Mchart trope. And this is a good example of it.

• “One wife to another” #burn 🤣

• *Makes a great closing argument and walks away like the queen she is*

• THE MUSIC.

• All in all: perfect acting, directing, writing, sound design, costume design…

BONUS

Diane getting a kick out of Kurt dismantling the stated weak evidence in 5 seconds:

[albinoratman2200]

some doodles of the creepypasta hunger games highlights

[0deadlypenny0]

Full name:

Anniko honekagua unkown

Creepypasta name:

None

Alias:

Unkown girl

No one girl

Evil

Karma

Family:

Unknown

Birthday:

Unknown

Birthdate:

February 14

Age:

22

220 (Demon years)

Gender:

Female

Pronounce(s):

She/them/it

Height:

5’7 (170.18cm)

Species:

Demon

Sexuality:

Pansexual

Power(s):

Teleportation

Mind manipulation

Telekinesis

Immorality

Weakness:

Unknown

Occupation

Karma

Killer

Birth place:

Japan

Current place:

London

Personality:

Cheerful

Sneaky

Cruel

Psycho

Careless

Type of pasta

Demonic being

Quote(s):

“You can’t kill me”

“Bye bye”

“Hahahaha, have you learned your lesson?”

“Hurt me I hurt who you love the most~”

Likes:

Dark humor

Taking revenge on people

Dislikes:

Bad people

Origin:

Anniko’s origin in completely unknown as she was once in Japan and then she woke up in Londo.

[proib2]

Here’s a closeup of Tracy’s art of Theo. As mentioned previously, he’s not actually wearing a blindfold but a mask that resembles one. (Also, he’s carrying a cane-sword and wears a unique trenchcoat with a hood on it). The reason that he looks different is that this is what Theo looks like post-1920 after his alleged death at the hands of Atlas. Because he has been in hiding as well as trying to undermine Atlas’s criminal empire from the shadows as “The Hooded Man,” Theodore had to change his appearance (in addition to changing his name to “Julius Knight”) to better avoid attracting Atlas’s attention. Theo was able to find work as Edmund Church’s butler using the connections of an old friend of his late mentor by the name of Donnan Ar Mason who came to St. Louis from his estate in Brittany in France. Armed with hidden weapons and Donnan at his side, Theo works to ensure the deep tunnels beyond the Lackadaisy speakeasy and its secrets are safe from Atlas as well as anyone else who seeks to plunder them……

Thanks again for the art Tracy!

Art by @lackadaisycats

[sugarysketches]

[ ID: Fullbody art of a fat anthropomorphic vampire bat, they appear to be sitting with a reserved expression, the head is turned to the side so they're in profile. They have light grey fur with black hair, they're holding a striped walking cane in one hand, laying across their lap. ]

.:Originally made May 28th, 2024:.

Carmilla Julius! Mortician of Mobula Town and conisuerrier of old horror films.

[character uses she/he/ey pronouns]

[uncannyoceanz]

(Pride month special🏳️‍🌈) Creepypasta sexuality/ship/gender headcanons!

Slenderman - Aroace, He/It/They (Unknown gender)

Jeff the killer - Bisexual, Cisgender male (He/him), Dating eyeless jack

Ben drowned - Bisexual, Asexual, Demi-Boy (He/they), dating lost silver

eyeless jack - Gay, Cisgender male (He/They), Dating Jeff the killer

ticci-Toby - Pansexual, Cisgender male (He/him)

Jane the killer - Lesbian, Cisgender female (She/her), Married to Mary Vaughn

Mary Vaughn - Lesbian, Cisgender female (She/her), Married to Jane the Killer

Nina the killer - Omnisexual for women, Cisgender female (She/her), Dating clockwork

sally Williams - N/A, Cisgender female (She/her)

clockwork - Lesbian, Cisgender female (She/her), Dating Nina the killer

Zero - Lesbian, Demi-Girl (She/they), dating Judge angels

laughing jack - Aroace, Agender (They/It/He)

Laughing jill - Lesbian, Cisgender female (She/They/It)

judge angels - Pansexual, Cisgender female (She/her), Dating Zero

The puppeteer - Gay, Demi-Boy (He/they), Dating Bloody Painter

bloody painter - Bisexual, Cisgender male (He/him), Dating The Puppeteer

Lazari - Bisexual, cisgender female (She/They)

stripes - Bisexual, Cisgender female (She/They), Dating Alex Bleeding Man

Zalgo - Pansexual, Agender (He/They/It), Dating Splendorman

Sadiya - Aroace, Cisgender female (She/They)

senora - N/A, Cisgender female (She/her)

kaidy - Straight Ally, Cisgender female (She/her)

homicidal liu - Straight Ally, Cisgender male (He/him)

masky - Pansexual, Cisgender male (He/him), dating Hoodie

hoodie - Bisexual, Demi-boy (He/they), Dating Masky

splendorman - Pansexual asexual, Cisgender male (He/they/it), dating Zalgo

offenderman - Bisexual very sexual, cis-fuck this man idgaf bout him fr. A creature (It/its/Ugly/Weirdo), No bitches.

Trenderman - Gay, Non-binary (He/they)

candy pop - Bisexual, Demi-Boy (He/they/it), Dating Jason the Toymaker

candy cane - Lesbian, Cisgender female (She/her), Dating April fools.

Jason the toymaker - closeted pansexual, Cisgender male (He/him), Dating Candy Pop

Nathan the nobody - Straight Ally, Cisgender male (He/him), Dating ciara

Suicide Sadie - Bisexual, Cisgender female (She/they), Dating Roadwalker

Kagekao - Gay, Demi-boy (He/they/it), has a crush on Offenderman

Roadwalker - Lesbian, Cisgender female (She/it), Dating Sadie

Ally the slenderdoll - Lesbian, Cisgender female (She/her), Dating Weeping Forest

nurse Ann - Omnisexual for men, Agender/Demi-girl (She/they/it)

Dr. Smiley - Straight, Transgender ftm (He/him), Crush on Nurse Ann

lost silver - Pansexual asexual, cisgender male (he/they), Dating Ben drowned

lulu - Straight Ally, Cisgender female (She/her), dating the skroll

Julius the dressmaker - Gay, Cisgender male (he/him), Married to Killian Lynch

weeping forest - Lesbian, Cisgender female (She/her), Dating Ally

luring Lyra - Bisexual, Cisgender female (She/her), Dating Kate the chaser

Kate the chaser - Pansexual, Demi-girl (She/they), Dating Lyra

Wilson the basher - Straight ally, Cisgender male (He/him), Fiancée is Rouge.

Rouge - Straight Ally, Cisgender female (She/her), Fiancée is Wilson.

Emra - Bi-curious, Cisgender female (She/her)

Madame death - Bisexual, Cisgender female (She/they), Married to [?]

Korbyn the Seer - Straight Ally, Cisgender female (She/her)

Alice - Aroace, Cisgender female (She/her)

Anna - Aroace, Cisgender female (She/her)

Nick Vanill - Gay, Cisgender male (He/him), Dating NightCrawler

Nurse Elouise - Lesbian, Cisgender female (she/her), Dating Madilyn

All ships:

Jeff the killer x Eyeless jack (Gay)

Ben drowned x Lost Silver (Gay)

Jane the killer x Mary Vaughn (Lesbian)

Nina the killer x Clockwork (Lesbian)

Judge Angels x Zero (Lesbian)

Masky x Hoodie (Gay)

Candy Pop x Jason the Toymaker (Gay)

The Puppeteer x Bloody Painter (Gay)

Splendorman x Zalgo (Gay)

Stripes x Alex bleeding man (Straight)

Candy Cane x April Fools (Lesbian)

Nathan the Nobody x Ciara (Straight)

Suicide Sadie x Roadwalker (Lesbian)

Ally the Slenderdoll x Weeping Forest (Lesbian)

Nurse Ann x Dr. smiley (Straight)

Lulu x The Skroll (Straight)

Julius the Dressmaker x Killian Lynch (Gay)

Luring Lyra x Kate the Chaser (Lesbian)

Wilson the Basher x Rouge (Straight)

Nick Vanill x NightCrawler (Gay)

Nurse Elouise x Madilyn (Lesbian)

Homicidal Liu x Wife (Deceased) - Straight

Vicky Genocidal x Hannah the killer (lesbian)

Kuchisake-Onna x Hachishakusama (lesbian)

SLENDRINA X OMNIOUS (me) [VERY LOVINGLY LESBIAN MARRIED COUPLE SUPPORT AND SHIP US NOW, MAKE FANART OF ME AND MY WIFEY SLENDRINA!!!!!!]

[sanityshorror]

Plz I need more Killian and Negan being a chaotic, god-awful, downright disgusting duo😭😭🙏🙏🙏

PS. I'm 99.9% sure that Killian thinks even less of Patrick than Julius does lmao☠️☠️☠️

Okay okay okay! HC time YAY YAY YAY YAY lmao. So I'm going to do the part about Patrick Bateman in a separate post to keep it more organized especially since I have a lot to say on that. So without further ado, here's more of my Killian and Negan HCs:

Negan and Killian would definitely street race together. Both of them would have Black Betty blasting on repeat lol

Matching outfits. They definitely do matching outfits sometimes and DAYUM THEY LOOK GOOD.

Bros absolutely go out to dive bars together to pick up women, drink, and play pool.

Negan still is convinced that Cian is Killian's brother. Killian is still convinced that Carl is Negan's biological son.

Speaking of Cian and Carl, they probably get along lol so quadruple the chaos but Cian and Carl are both a lot more chill especially as adults so they would be the wranglers. Lol

Negan would probably get Killian into sports. Specifically baseball (duh) and American football.

"You're one huge son of a bitch, built like a fuckin' line backer!" - Negan, talking to Killian, probably

They beat the living shit out of each other for fun. Neither one of them will stop until they both have two black eyes and busted lips. As long as Killian doesn't use his demon strength they're actually in the same weight class so yeah they're basically doing backyard MMA.

Drink together and smoke cigars while swapping stories about crazy sex and crazy kills. Killian, of course, has many that involve both acts combined into one.

Negan's initial reaction was to the information:

Negan started laughing pretty quick though and called Killian a crazy son of a bitch.

They both do that bro-arm around the shoulder thing to each other that's like an affectionate choke hold.

Killian brought Negan a new leather jacket made special just for him with the name Lucille embroidered beautifully over the heart. "...Jules made this, didn't he?" "No goddamn shit." "...Well, it would be a waste of a life to not fuckin wear the human leather jacket 😂😂😂" yeah, negan loves it.

Negan is still high key a bit disturbed at the reasoning behind Killian's cane being named "Bethany," given it's basically the polar opposite to why he named his bat "Lucille."

Negan is half terrified of Killian, and half not remotely scared of him. He knows Killian isn't going to hurt him... Well, at least not badly.

Killian gave Negan the mob brand without initiation to show he holds the utmost respect for Negan. Negan is more than smart enough to understand how much that says and how serious it is.

Negan tried on Killian's boots but they were too big on him. Killian did his usual "YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT SMALL FEET? SMALL FUCKIN DICK WHAHSHAHAHAHAHA" thing. Negan has a very similar sense of humor so he just started wheezing.

Cian and Carl keep stealing their guns.........

I have a lot more but I'll stop here xD

[darkpeacemusic]

ℂ𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕡𝕪𝕡𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕒 ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕠𝕟𝕤: 𝔽𝕦𝕝𝕝 𝕟𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤

Jeff the Killer - Jeffrey "Jeff" Alan Dan Woods

Homicidal Liu - Liuis "Liu" Victoria Woods

Sully - Sullivan "Sully" Akira Woods

Randy - Randall "Randy" Allen Warren

Keith - Keith Harvey Davis-Green

Troy - Troy John Green

Ben Drowned - Benjamin "Ben" Scott Lawman

Jane - Jane Todd Richardson-Vaughn

Mary - Mary Annabelle Vaughn

Ticci Toby - Tobias "Toby" Erin Rogers

Masky - Timothy "Tim" Buck Wright

Hoodie - Brian Hunter Thomas

Skully - Jay Gabriel Merrick

Kate the Chaser - Kate Eleanor Milens-Hayes

Charlie - Charles Matheson Jr.

Laughing Jack - Laughing Jack in a Box

Eyeless Jack - Jackson "Jack" Nicky Nyras

Slenderman - Simon (middle and last name unknown) (Human name prior to his experimentation/death)

Splendorman - Jim (Human name prior to his experimentation/death)

Trenderman - Beau (Human name prior to his experimentation/death)

Tenderman - Cedric (Human name prior to his experimentation/death)

Sally - Sally Maryam Dawn (formerly Williams)

Dr Smiley - Azerael Jesse Smiley

Nurse Ann - Annie "Ann" Lusen Mia

Nina - Nina Selene Hopkins

Candy Pop - Unknown

Candy Cane - Unknown

April Fools - Unknown

Jason the Toymaker - Jason Caleb Meyer

The Puppeteer - Jonathan Cole Blake

Clockwork - Natalie Priscilla Ouellette

Rouge - Heather Bridget Marshall

Wilson - Wilson Liam Marshall (neé Jones)

Zalgo - Z͠a̛'l͘ga̶t҉ot̡h

Queen Blackheart (oc) - Elizabeth Cindy Phillips (name prior to death)

Lazari - Lazari Natalie Swann

Stripes - Eloise Sarah Bellarose (name prior to her death)

Nathan - Nathan Maxwell Lux

Bloody Painter - Helen Delilah Otis

Kagekao - Unknown

Laughing Jill - Laughing Jill in a Box

Sadie - Sadie Marie Bennett

Hobo Heart - Unknown

Cat Hunter - Rodrigo Milo Ortiz

Chris the Revenant - Christine "Chris" Wendy Meyers

X-Virus - Cody Larkin Drake

Dollmaker - Erina Jezebel Kerenzalys

Frankie the Undead - Frankie Hades Asher (his real name prior to his death)

Judge Angels - Dina Angela Clark

Lifeless Lucy - Lucy Ava Jones

Lost Silver - Ethan Kin Fuji (his real name before his death)

Glitchy Red - Red (his real name remains a mystery)

Strangled Red - Steven Garrett Stoughton

Dr. Locklear - Evander Agnar Locklear

Lulu - Lucille "Lulu" Tiffany Greatfeil

Killing Kate - Katherine "Kate" Evelyn Knight

Screaming Dawn (oc) - Dawn Evelyn Woods

Will Grossman - William "Will" Gordon Grossman

Lulling Lauren - Lauren Robyn Ross (neé Evans)

CR - Carl Morton Ross

Emra - Emra Amelia Blake (neé Albridge)

Zero - Alice Marie Jackson

Slendrina - Charlotte (first name prior to death/experimentation)

Lily - Lily May Kennett

Nightmare Ally - Adeline "Ally" Ashley Abendroth

Zachary the Proxy - Zachary Julius Gibson

Oliver - Oliver Gorgon Henderson

Alex Kralie - Alexander "Alex" Joseph Kralie

Amy - Amy Callie Walters

Jessica - Jessica Ellie Locke

Seth - Seth Apollo Reid-Wilson (neé Wilson)

Sarah - Sarah Cassie Reid-Wilson (neé Ried)

Third Base - Richard "Doby" Vincent Doggers

Vailly - Vailly Suki Evans

[blorbologist]

Caaaan I be cheeky and go Trick Trick Treat (to the beat of Duck Duck Goose) and As Many De Rolos As You Feel Like Including?

Not sure if I quite pulled that off, but that'll be your call to make ;3

--

“Ow! Fuck! What the hell - stop fucking - ow - Ollie!!”

“Language,” Vesper chides, poking at Whitney’s ankles with her cane without breaking her stride. “And stop fucking pulling her hair, Oliver.”

“You swore too! I’m gonna tell mum!” Littlest Cassandra - a knight this year - giggles, tidying Whitney’s fairy pigtails.

Oliver sulks, jack-o-lantern basket swinging as he stomps a few paces ahead. There’s chatter as the three slightly more well behaved kids chatter, discussing classmates’ costumes and candy hauls and optimal routes, before Oliver eventually can’t resist and slows to join them.

Julius is perfectly content to let his sister handle the siblings. He and Vesper are definitely too old for trick-or-treating, but once the littles are tuckered out, they can drop them on the doorstep and take off to the nearest Halloween rager. Not like he hasn’t been pregaming it - his jack-o-lantern has a smile of brown glass and slooshes like it’s about to vomit. 

Oh, he could be there now - already - swimming in a sea of sexy nurses and sexy lady CEOs and sexy sexy sexy, while Vesper and her friends binged old Halloween classics. If not for his wonderful middle brother.

Percival ‘too old for Halloween’ de Rolo got to skip out on this delight of being an older sibling by citing a project due tomorrow in his morning class. For the record, the nerd never leaves anything to the last minute. It was deliberate, Julius would swear on it.

Vesper thwacks his ankle. Julius glances up - it didn’t hurt thanks to the fireman boots - to see her frowning. 

“Where are we?”

A quick glance at the streetsigns answers him - though understandable Vesper can’t read them with her black shades. It’s getting awfully dark, and more lamps are unlit than not for the Halloween atmosphere. “Academy Lane? The Soltryce is at the one end. Dad has a lot of friends that live here.”

It’s definitely the sort of neighborhood Julius is familiar with - gated snaking driveways, walls mimicking castle architecture, the self-importance of the nouveau-riche. 

Nothing can beat an actual fucking castle, though.

Vesper frowns, adjusts her tie. “Mhm. I don’t see many pumpkins out. We should turn back.”

“One more and we’ll get to the car,” Julius promises. Cass is flagging anyways, not helped by all that aluminum platemail. She’ll be begging for bedtime soon. 

But there is a pumpkin on this porch - two, actually, a horribly ugly pair - so Julius ducks past the toothy open gate and keeps an eye on the hooligans. At least they’re having fun.

Never would he admit it, but Vesper has a bit of a point. It’s creepy - the tamed and trimmed trees look like manicured hands, backlit by faint light from the road and sick pale gold from the mansion. Despite how well-kept the place is, it’s crawling with vines. Trying to pick a late-season flower from one is a mistake - Vesper turns when he yelps.

“Just a thorn,” says Julius. When she’s not looking he presses his thumb to his lips, to swipe off the blood.

He and Vesper pause two-thirds the way to the house just as Cass reaches the front steps, Ludwig hushing the twins so she can catch up and be ready to yell with them. Whitney insists on ringing the bell - echoed down the drive, the sound makes Julius shiver. It’s getting cold.

The door swings open, delighted to see them, and the children just as delighted.

“Trick or treat!” hollers the host of little monsters. Everything looks less scary by the light: Cass is a little knight, and the imposing owners of the home are familiar faces with candy at hand.

“Oh, Lady Briarwood!” Julius calls, relieved. “What a surprise!” 

Her smile glows just as the jack-o-lantern’s does. “What a pleasant surprise indeed.”

🎃Trick or Treat! Send me an ask and you'll get a trick (angst) or treat (fluff) ficlet in return! 🎃

[sunnixsunshine]

Vatican Cityyyyyy!!!!!!!!!! ��🇦he’s real and he’s old :)

Vatican City State // Stato della Città del Vaticano // Status Civitatis Vaticanæ

Giovanni D’Amico • he/him • February 11, 1929 • 1,642 years old (71 human years)

Originally born around 380 AD when Christianity was made the empire’s official religion by Emperor Theodosius. Would later, in 754 AD by the Donation of Pepin, be known as the Papal States until year 1870. Finally, in 1929, he would be known as Vatican City.

Vatican City is a multifaceted elderly man. A loving and strict father, one who prefers tough love over a soft and gentle touch— he’s honest about the world and it’s struggles, even to children, and doesn’t sugar coat it when someone needs to be straightened out/intervened. He’s a devoted catholic who was ordained in 1961; if you ask him why he didn’t become a priest earlier, he’ll avoid answering, starting a brand new conversation all together or just walking away without a word. He has his reasons. Don’t underestimate him, however, because of his charming smile and kind air, he can be pretty cunning and even manipulative when he wants to be. His father was the Roman Empire after all.

Vatican City gets along with most people he meets and is pretty optimistic most of the time, much like Veneziano is. But he can lose his temper, or be in frequent bad moods, over small inconveniences in similar ways to Romano. Unlike the boys, he has a very close personal relationship with Switzerland— meaning he can walk onto his property uninvited without being shot at or chased out. This is due to their history since 1506, when Pope Julius II asked the Swiss to provide protection during the Italian Wars.

His relationship with the boys are actually newly built. Before now, his longest and closest interaction with the boys was when they were children. So having more time with them now is a little out of place to Vatican City when last he saw them was when they were teenagers and now they’re fully grown adults. It is still a little difficult to remember that oh yeah Veneziano is no longer a toddler, I shouldn’t be babying him like this. Romano isn’t some kid anymore either, he’s old enough to make his own decisions now. They’re still his kids though so of course he’ll baby them sometimes. His relationship with Seborga is the same as the Italies’— although the boys have noticed he treats Seborga with a softer hand than he did when they were kids. Like Rome often did, he shows favoritism. And Seborga is “allegedly” his favorite.

He walks with a limp, which many are unsure how it was obtained, some assuming it’s France’s fault when he lived in Avignon and jokingly shun him for kicking such a “harmless kind soul”. The real reason he limps is because of a humiliating trip he took down a flight of stairs in 1312, a story he plans to take to the grave. Vatican City uses a sleek wooden cane, however it’s more for the aesthetics than for practical use.

Vatican City claims to be extremely humble and honest, but he does pride himself on his continuous unwavering faith. He doesn’t brag about it though. …..Not often. He’s always looking out to help those around him, however he isn’t actually that good of a listener so sometimes he can totally misread the situation and apply the wrong fix/advice. He’s got a bigger mouth than he does ears.

Hobbies:

Reading

Just barely keeping the house plants alive Gardening

Cooking

Notes :)))))

I made him old as a contrast to the Italies— wanted him to stand out and seem wiser than them without actually being wiser because let’s face it. None of these fuckers are very smart. I can’t decide specifically when he ages so rapidly like this, but I am leaning towards the mid 1700s. He does appear much older than Rome, who, when he fell, was roughly 55-65 human years in appearance(in my headcanon). Also, if I remember correctly, Hima did describe how he thinks Vatican City would look— old and grouchy— which I didn’t remember until like. After I finalized this design 2 years ago 💀 which is awesome! We need more grouchy old men nations! Wrinkles are hot too! /j? even with the grouchiness, I really wanted him to be more like Veneziano, so I kind of split it in half, VC sharing traits with both the Italies.

Final side note that I couldn’t make fit above— yeeeeeah he’s kind of homophobic but at least he’s the type to not voice his disapproval so loudly or tries to force his opinions on others. He kind of just awkwardly and uncomfortably leaves the situation or starts a new conversation if you bring up being queer. Its the topic he’ll avoid, not the person. He’s not transphobic tho, even if he does misuse pronouns sometimes. Well he doesn’t understand nonbinary or genderfluid identities. He’s….. he’s trying at least. I think he actually forgets Romano is a transman though— “My daughter? I have two sons- oooooh yeah. That- no I have two sons now.” Also he’s celibate. Has been for many many years, even before he was ordained.

Please correct me if I got any historical or otherwise facts wrong!

[zazzander]

Breakdown of the options:

Before I start, Octavian would likely have a double barrelled surname. So one nomen + one cognomen. I'll note which are nomen and which are cognomen.

Julius Caesar (yu-lee-us kai-sar)- implies he's closely related to either Nero or Caligula, via a male line. Personally, I find it too "on the nose", it's not exactly an innocuous or forgettable last name. Certainly would raise more eyebrows than it does and you'd think characters would mention it, if only to laugh.

Augustus - I was obligated to add this, please everyone with me: THIS IS A TITLE. It's the name that emperors took when they ascended the throne. It's not going to be his last name. He's already named after Augustus, let's leave it at that please.

Julius Drusus - this is an alternative to the first option with a bit more subtlety. The inspiration comes from the name of Caligula's only daughter and favourite sister, Julia Drusilla, this is the masculine form.

Octavian / Octavius - while Octavius is a first name, Octavius can also be a surname! (It was Augustus' surname before Caesar adopted him)

Marcellus / Marcel - cognomen - I found this one in the Tumblr archives, it means "young warrior". It would definitely work if Octavian is also related to Mars.

Romilius - nomen - an old patrician name that sounds like Romulus. The English form "Romilly" also means "citizen of Rome".

Cornelius - nomen - an old patrician name that sounds fancy to the modern ear.

Cane / Canus - cognomen - "blonde"

[silky-nereid]

— 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 !

Hi, it’s Silky! I decided to make an event since I have enough time to make an event like this! :D

There is no cut off date and I will try to take 20 requests! I will accept requests from my inbox (I’ll make sure anonymous requests are available!), comments and in my dms!

what do you get at the candy store?

romantic : candy bars, caramel candy, bubblegum, gummy rings, taffy, lollipops, candy canes.

platonic : gummy sharks, soft taffy candy, nougat chocolate, milk chocolate, toffee, jelly beans, cotton candy.

explicit : jawbreakers, hard candy, king-size bars, licorice, sour strips, rock candy, pixy stix/powered candy, and chocolate covered nuts.

why did you come to the candy store?

insert your small plot when requesting and reminder for a just a two rules which is no scat/bodily fluid related kinks & no step-siblings/step-parent kinks.

who was behind you when you were buying your things?

Yandere crumbled king/Casimir

Yandere cosmic entity

Yandere caretaker/ Ellison

Yandere race car driver/Richard

Yandere cult leader/Charis

Yandere friend/Evangeline

Yandere cheater/Gerald

Yandere admirer/Ray

Yandere Reanimator/ Clara

Yandere fan/Emil

Yandere crime lord/Ranvier

Yandere parents/Mae and Julius

Yandere Cowboy/Dorothea

[astrumocs]

Julius, do you use a cane at all? Do you struggle with chronic pain?

"I'm unsure what would prompt such questions, but no, as of the present moment, I do not use a cane."

"I suppose that yes, I do have to deal with a chronic pain of sorts, but there's no solution to that problem besides pain medications and learning to live with it, so I don't dwell."

^ He's probably in some level of pain more than one would suspect, given it's something he has never mentioned before.

[o-craven-canto]

Ea, Our Second Chance (16)

16. Ean heraldry

(Index)

(< 15. Dissection of trepangfish)

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« ... He doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus, and we petty men walk under his huge legs, and peep about to find ourselves dishonorable graves. » – Cassius, in William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene II

« As the Romans knew well when they spoke of virtus, or the troubadours of valor, the worth of the sovereign is the same as his strength. Weak leaders terrorize their subjects, because they fear them; strong leaders want their people to walk with straight backs and eyes held high. Weak leaders keep their subjects quiet, because they have many mistakes to hide; strong leaders do not fear the truth. Weak leaders make their subjects work with the cane and the lash; strong leaders are served out of love. » – emperor Charles Saïd, A House Built on Sand

« There once was a fellow named Chuck / who was poor, ugly, and [redacted]-out-of-luck / He couldn't get laid / so he became king instead / just so he could find someone to [redacted] » – seditious rhyme of probable Pandavan origin, registered by the municipal police of Carcassonne, circa 310 AL

« One of Caesar Saïd's most ambitious accomplishments was the creation of a whole iconography from the ground up. Immediately after the Peacemaking Wars, he faced the need to strike a careful balance between the continuity of tradition with the culture of Earth, and the novelty of an empire of which he could be credited as true founder and maker... He would eventually resolve in favor of using organisms from this world, as popular choices from Earth's cultures such as eagles, lions, and bears meant little to the vast majority of his new subjects... Although it's interesting to notice that most of Saïd's heraldic beasts are in fact natives of Inanna, closer in location to the bureaucratic dreariness of Landing Point than to the fable spires of Montsalvat, but in the position of making the deepest impression upon the first generations of settlers.

... The springbear is an obvious symbol of overwhelming power. Like Hobbes' Leviathan, it can crush anything under its weight... As noted in Belvedere's recent work, it also represents an explicitely masculine incarnation of strength... Two charging springbears form visually the supporting columns of Saïd's personal coat-of-arms, strength channeled for the benefit of the Kingdom. The fact that no species of springbear is native to the Ninkasi Land does not lessen its significance anymore than the local lack of lions or, for that matter, unicorns lessened that of the British coat-of-arms on Earth.

... The colossal anzu-bird, which Saïd made a point of hunting personally in his harpoon-glider during his visit to Makka al-Jadida, justifies its own place in any heraldic system created on this planet... Named after the Mesopotamian harbinger of thunderstorms, the anzu combines extraordinary power and lightness, the qualities of an empire that must be at once immovable and dynamic; although at the same time its ungainly locomotion makes it extremely vulnerable on the ground... Its eye, in particular, caught the attention of poets and semiurges... ceaselessly staring at the blinding light of Utu, and nothing else, as the anzu fears no attack from above... The anzu-eye, as depicted for example on the chapels of Carcassonne and the ancestral shrines of Shangdu, is not merely a symbol of looking fearlessly into the sublime, but one that is purely an end in itself, with no need of practical justifications... In this sense it is contrasted with the anzu's olfactory flaps, distended in flight to detect food on the ground... In fact, the anzu is mainly a scavenger which, like Earth's vultures, uses its gliding capacity to cross the desert in search of carcasses, although it has been known to kill and eat living animals. The satyrical song "La Bravoure de l'Anzû", for broadcasting which Cyrus Yoshida was sentenced to sixty canestrikes in 266 AL, exaggerates its "cowardly" qualities, thus inverting its whole symbolic meaning...

... The honeybee was used by Napoleon and the early Mormons as symbol of industriousness and communal living (cf. the beehive structure of the townhall in New Zion)... In Ninkasi, its place is taken by the nest-building kirikits, who routinely risk their lives to gather food for their colony and defend it from predators. With their characteristic three hands and crude tool use, kirikits also add a connotation of intelligence that is lacking in bees... A colony of kirikits, almost two hundred members strong, is kept in the courtyard of the Imperial College in Mediolanum, making its nest on a grove of walnuts. The kirikit figures prominently on the College's paperwork...

... The use of the flute tree as symbol of pride and sturdiness is subtler, as it's not the whole plant, but rather the texture of its trunk that is used in heraldics... The peculiar "flute-bark" pattern (circles or ovals arranged in rosettes) is found on the ducal banners of Palmyra, the livery of land-based military officers, the porphyry paneling of the Ara Patrum... The apparent breaches or injuries in the trunk of flute trees are, of course, carefully crafted by nature to strengthen the trees, channeling the wind that would otherwise uproot them, and creating the lugubrious wail that resounds in the woods around Lake Svarog. This is exactly the trick employed by the architects of Palmyra for its high-rise towers, and by Sporean engineers for their arcologies, and serves as an excellent icon of resistance in the face of adversity.

... Saïd never quite justified his choice of the blue nova (Ouranthus cyaneus) as the Kingdom's official "flower"... It may have been a simple matter of personal preference. There are anecdotes about a young Saïd taking shelter in a grove of blue novae after being wounded in the Battle of the Sherida River... Richter has hypothesized a connection with the "Blaue Blume" of ancient German Romanticism, a symbol of longing and striving for the infinite, a fitting illustration of the motto Aut Caesar Aut Nihil... Less convincingly, Hrabe argues that the nine-fold symmetry of the plant-top might refer to the nine dukedoms of the Kingdom... »

– Theophilus Singh, Historical Compendium of the Celestial Kingdom, volume I, chapter IX, 276 AL

« I had a scaffold built just outside of Water's Edge [Byzantium], near where the river Sherida meets the waves of Rahab. The beauties of Ninkasi Land had fueled only corruption and debauchery for far too long an age [...] Three hundred prisoners, the worst criminals I could find in the long years of war, were brought there on open cars. Pirates, druglords, highwaymen, mobsters, terrorists, skilled in the crafts of murder, robbery, rape, and torture; those whose crimes were beyond pardon, those who could not be allowed to live in My Kingdom nor loosed upon other nations.

I had a theatre prepared around the scaffold. Nothing more than a few hundred folding chairs and fundamental facilities for the businessmen, the townheads, the landlords, and the scholars of Ninkasi. [...] Twenty by twenty the criminals went to the scaffold. My own black-gloved hand triggered the mechanism; they fell through the floor; the rope wrung their necks; and they died. Many of My men, who had suffered all manners of cruelties and indignities by their hand, regretted only that they would go so quickly to their final and greater Judge.

Other twenty came after, and then twenty more, until their whole number of three hundred was consumed. Some found some dignity in their final hour; some, who had never wept for another, wept for themselves; and some fell cursing God and Man, perjurying their innocence, and offering other, better lives in their stead. [...] Their bodies were buried on the shore under a great black stone, where good people still fear to tread. [...]

When the clocktower of Water's Edge struck one, I bade the witnesses rise. They would swear an oath of fealty to Me, and serve as My ministers and vassals, or simply My subjects; or they would leave the borders of the Kingdom forever, and forfeit any property they could not carry out within 48 hours. [...] A Joseon-born businessman, who had enjoyed much profit from the sale of unwilling services, said that I could not consider free an oath taken on pain of losing all of one's life's work. «Vae victis,» I responded; «It is only by My mercy that you are given this choice».

Four fifths of the present took the oath. The Europeans genuflected, the Americans saluted, the Chinese kowtowed, the Japanese bowed. All these gestures have the same meaning, and I accepted them equally. The rest was escorted to their homes to prepare their departure to our new borders. [...] My men, the children of Ninkasi, raised their guns, and thrice they cried as one: «Vive l'Empereur! Vive César Saïd!» A salvo of artillery made the distant hills tremble. The drone fleet traced My coat-of-arms in the skies.

Nine months later, the ground where Cutter's Bend once stood had been cleared of all contamination; and upon the basement of its ruins Montsalvat now glittered with marble and silver. There I kissed the hand of His Holiness Neophytus III; and there, after twenty-seven years of blood, sweat, and tears, the Titanium Crown finally rested on My brow. »

– Emperor Charles Saïd, quoted in Theophilus Singh, Historical Compendium of the Celestial Kingdom, volume III, chapter XIV, 279 AL

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All I Want For Christmas

"Oh. My. God."

"Not a fucking word Hartington."

"Now that's no way for one of Santa's little helpers to talk, is it?"

"Up yours sailor boy."

Working during the holidays at the mall sucked ass. Despite being as cold as fuck out, people swarmed the mall for last minute shopping. In-between shopping they'd stop at Scoops Ahoy for their seasonal Captain Peppermint special. When his break finally came around, Steve practically ran out of the store. He felt bad for leaving Robin alone to fend off the hoards of customers by herself but he couldn't take another second of the screaming children and their asshole parents. Grabbing an Orange Julius from the food court before wandering towards the Santa's Workshop to watch the chaos from a comfortable distance. Plus he remembered Mrs. Byers mentioning something about Hopper volunteering as a mall Santa this year and he couldn't miss something like that.

"Okay you little turds, one at a time on Santa's lap." A familiar voice called out near the gate surrounding Santa's chair. Looking past the line of excited children and their parents, Steve's eyes narrowed when he saw the blonde the voice belonged to and he had to bite back a laugh.

"Billy?!" Steve snorted loudly as he recognized his boyfriend. Looking up revealed it was indeed Billy wearing what Steve could only describe as a sexy elf uniform. Green short shorts, a red vest with a short stripped shirt underneath and candy cane leggings. Along with the little hat he was wearing that jingled every time his head moved, Billy was quite the sight. The boy's eye's widened as he saw Steve. Turning to his his coworker in the same uniform and saying something Steve couldn't hear before he stormed over to Steve. Grabbing him by the front tie of his sailor uniform and dragging the other boy away from prying eyes and ears.

This was how they found themselves in the corner by the bathrooms with Billy glaring at Steve who had yet to stop laughing.

"Oh my God, what the hell are you even wearing? I mean, it looks good on you but, what?" Steve laughed as Billy's face turned the shade of his vest.

"This was the only uniform they had left in my size." Billy muttered.

"This is the best day of my life." Steve giggled as he gawk at Billy. "So what made you decide to apply to the north pole?"

"Car broke down. Parts are expensive, didn't have the cash for it." Billy shrugged and Steve frowned.

"I could've gotten them for you."

"I'm not a charity case Harrington."

"No but you are my boyfriend." Steve replied.

"I guess." The blonde pulled the jingley hat off his head. "Just didn't want you seeing me in this stupid outfit."

"It's not stupid." Steve grinned as he pushed Billy back into the empty bathroom. "I think you're pretty sexy for an elf."

"You're only three inches taller than me." Billy replied, slightly annoyed. Not too annoyed to reciprocate the kiss Steve gave him. The taller boy wrapping his hands around Billy's waist where his thumbs hooked on the inside of the blonde's short shorts and began to pull down.

"Looks like Santa's not the only one packing today."

"Shut up and kiss me."

Steve was more than happy to comply.

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As Far As Dawn, 1.3

Excerpt from a letter of an unknown Roman in the campaign of P. Cornelius Scipio.

"...King Bileseton was unhealthy. I think it was that illness known in Greek as 'thalassemia.' He was not quite thirty, but already he walked haltingly even with a cane, his face lined like a man of fifty or sixty...

“...His illness manifested itself in frequent attacks of pain, such that his half-brother, Tarbantu (some by-blow of the late King Laurbeles by a Celt), had to lead the troops in the field, and his wife, a woman of the Sedanti, often ruled in his stead… 

"...When he died, it was while having his tonsor trim his hair. He collapsed and fell, knocking over the chair he sat in. The tonsor had cut his scalp as he fell, but no more than to be a bald spot had he lived...”

“...Still, the man (quite reasonably) assumed he would be blamed–and he too collapsed. It’s like something out of an Oscan play…”

Author’s Notes

Bileseton is only appearing in flashbacks, because he’s very dead, I’m afraid. Laurbeles will not appear at all unless I really feel the need to recreate some past events.

The Celtic and Tartessian territories overlapped, according to some maps of Pre-Roman Iberia. I also created Tarbantu as a Celt for @schokokokatze (readers of Schoko’s stories may recognize him as Kuneris King’s Hound) and felt he might be a nice foil for Ultia.

His illness is supposed to be something in the sickle-cell family; I took inspiration for his sudden death from the way Gaius Julius Caesar (Julius Caesar’s namesake father) supposedly died very suddenly while lacing his boots one morning. In modern terms, Gaius Julius (and our Bileseton) probably suffered an aneurysm or a stroke. Unfortunately, even today, people can and do die from conditions related to the sickle-cell trait.

A tonsor (plural tonsores) is the Latin term for a slave that does barbering. Women’s hairdressing slaves are called ornatrices (ornatrix singular).

Oscan plays had a reputation for crude slapstick. I think that even the Oscans might have groaned and rolled their eyes at this turn of events.

While Iberian men tended to wear shorter tunics, I chose to give Bileseton a long tunic because he’s the king and deserves to be fancy.

Tarbantu’s outfit, surprisingly, is actually very close to an Iberian man’s outfit as described in Boucher’s “20,000 Years of Fashion.”

I’m still working on Ultia’s improved clothing (mostly adjusting her skirts and creating a good-looking chiton).

Credits

@danjaley​, @greenplumbboblover​, and Spladoum for the poses

Anubis360, EA, IfcaSims, and VenusPrincess for the hairs

All-About-Style, Danjaley, EA, Littlecat/Editsim, NaiyasFury, Pixicat, Rusty Nail, and Simlicious for the clothes

@simlicious​ and Sionelle for the patterns

EA, @murfeelee​ and Simalia for the buy mode items

Mammut for the wall and floor