#Luctor et Emergo

[grem-archive]

Pspsps may we ask for some romerica headcanons/thoughts? 👀👀

A great majority of these are between the esteemed @temtamtom and me! I think I accidentally converted you to Romericism Tem, so I apologize. I hope you heal soon :facedowncrying: also I am sorry in advance that there are so many. There are just as many more that I’m not including.

Romano is a respectful short king at 165 cm/5’5” next to Alfred’s 188 cm/6’2”. Poor Roma is also in an entirely different weight class; 55 kg compared to 102 kg.

“Romano dates what he can’t have (fat ass and big titties).”

“If you don’t love me like Hadrian loved Antinous it’s not worth it.”

This is 100% a Zoomer BF & Boomer BF situation. Alfred had to teach Romano how to use Zoom and FaceTime and always uses strange magic Gen Z words that leave Romano bewildered. Alfred’s “she eb on my nezer til I Scrooge” to Romano’s “look at this funny minion meme I found” (it’s 8 years outdated).

Romano loves paired dances and Alfred has a fair bit of energy. They adore swing dance and jive! When determined they’ll clear the room to listen to their old records and swing.

Related to this, they love to dance together in general and sing. They’ve made a playlist for doing their home chores when together and it’s chock full of songs both know by heart; both in English and Italian. And the amount of dancing they do to distract themselves? Immense. We’re talking a disco outbreak in the hall, Alfred starting to do the hand jive and Romano joining. They have fun.

They love watching westerns together. And I do mean love. We call Romerica “Spaghetti Western” in this house! And we’re not saying Romano has a cowboy kink, but he’s got a cowboy kink. Will find any excuse to get Alfred into some version of western wear (he’s usually pretty willing, it’s really not that hard).

Alfred lets Romano dress him up like a Ken Doll. He's just happy to be spending time with Roma, who, let's be real, has a much better fashion sense. Romano also has a history of patching up Alfred's clothes and uniforms, sometimes hiding hidden stitched hearts on the former.

They cook for each other a lot. The way to both their hearts are through their stomachs and it’s very obvious at times. Food driven to the core.

“Your cooking is going to make me fat.” Romano complains. “Y’know you don’t have to eat it if you don’t want to.” Alfred replies. Romano scrunches his nose, “Don’t tell me what to do.” He then takes another bite.

When Romano first arrived in New York, he knew very little English. On the other hand, Alfred knew very little Italian, if any. Communication was a very glaring issue in the beginning. They figured out that they both knew Spanish and could communicate that way until they taught each other more of their respective languages.

We’re not calling Alfred Romano’s sugar daddy, but hey, it doesn’t hurt when your beefcake boyfriend has a shiny credit card and makes a wonderful bag carrier :shrugs:

Romano’s common household weapons: the wooden spoon (the only actual weapon), the rolling pin (threat only), a comically large frying pan (threat only unless they’re getting up to Tom & Jerry shenanigans), and a comically long pizza paddle (for long range ass-smacking). However, Alfred has started learning to declaw the rolling pin threats by responding with “That’s so hot,” or some equivalent. Romano is having to rethink some of his battle plans.

Both are serial cuddlers when they’re together, but Romano is more confident in bolder displays of PDA and touchier overall. A hand on Alfred’s back or waist as he passes by, a kiss to the shoulder. Alfred, taking advantage of his height, loves hugging Romano from behind and resting his chin on Romano’s head.

Alfred loves to carry Romano and pick him up. Romano complains but never actually means it. In fact, he loves it but is simply a stubborn fool.

Alfred has beef with Romano’s pet rooster, Ugo. Ugo is the only force that could make Alfred F. Jones, the United States of America, run for his life. Fear the peck!

Romano is the bedtime enforcer in this relationship. Alfred’s sleep schedule is pretty shit and Romano loves his sleep (and his cuddles). When they visit each other, he often has to physically drag Alfred to bed. They also nap together, though often it’s just Romano that ends up sleeping.

Alfred is constantly fascinated with Romano’s stories from childhood or at least the Nation equivalent of such. The number of things Romano and Veneziano can remember from times far before Alfred or frequent guest Ludwig ever existed blows his mind. He’s always asking for more. It’s both his natural wonder and curiosity, but also the archaeologist in him.

Alfred F. “Hey Romano babe can I bench press you? I wanna hold you but I gotta get my workout in.” Jones. Does squats with Romano on his back. Will be doing sit-ups with Romano sitting on him so he can give him smooches on the up. Romano complains about the sweat but doesn’t actually make any moves to get up or leave.

Both are romantics in their own way, but in this dynamic, Romano is the one who typically initiates the moment. Alfred is usually the one who ruins the moment with a joke but in the most affectionate way possible. He’s embarrassing, but he’s Romano’s.

Alfred and Ludwig have made their own joint study of the way Romano and Veneziano use their hands when they speak. I wish I had their notes.

Over time they’ve learned each other’s old full names and use them. Not that they have much of an effect, it’s more a silly than anything. But it is still a jumpscare. Alfred Fly-from-Fornication Kirkland versus Publius Romilius Romanus Regillus. Who wins?

If they encounter some bullshit together in public, Romano is the “I’m going to kick your ass.” Alfred is the “And I’m about to hand him the chair.” That, or he’s picking Romano up and carrying him away.

[gremlins-hotel]

I know on your old blog you posted some Romerica headcanons: could we perchance have some more 👀

abso-fucking-lutely! you made me realize i hadn't ever reblogged the old post, which had been on my agenda. huzzah. once again crediting @temtamtom with so many of these. we are both insane when the blorbos exist. these are in no distinct order of importance or chronology.

When they're together, if they catch each other doing basically anything, they start to hear "Whatta Man" - or some period equivalent - playing in their heads.

Despite having met Sebastiano (Seborga) later than Ludwig, Alfred quickly became the favorite boyfriend after proving to a young Seb that he could, in fact, lift a rather large vehicle with his bare hands. Sebastiano was gobsmacked at learning such a rumor was true. On the other hand, Romano was ready to go nuts at learning they did this in public while Alfred was walking Sebastiano to school (during a visit to Italy in the mid-1970s).

While Romano no longer works for Alfred, he occasionally still calls him "capo" (boss) as a joke or term of endearment.

Alfred, as the Spotify owner, has snuck several tracks from their favorite westerns into their playlist. If listening to it while in one of their respective homes, they will find each other in the nearest room or hallway and have a finger gun showdown.

Their relationship started out professional and fairly closed, but as Romano grew more comfortable around his housemates in the US, they learned that he has quite a sense of humor. The first time Alfred and Tolys got to hear Romano truly laugh, Alfred wanted to hear it again. And boy, did he try, with decent success as the years went on. At that moment, Tolys was unwillingly signed up to be the therapist for both Romano and Alfred as they continuously dropped the ball on their fledgling crushes.

While not a professional pickpocket, Romano has great sleight of hand. It's his game with Alfred. He will swipe items from Alfred's person and see how long it takes for him to notice. His phone, wallet, a pen, sometimes his watch, anything small or loose. Romano's the Kitty Softpaws to Alfred's Puss in Boots. ((Or Antonio's, for those that enjoy SpaMano.))

Romano is the caution and wisdom through experience. Alfred is the ideas and impulse. Both may be smart, but if they were a criminal couple like Bonnie and Clyde, Alfred is the smash and Romano is the grab.

Romano's expertly crafted verbal thrashings and "he asked for no pickles" to Alfred's picking him up and carrying him away, "come on, let's go".

They have bonded over archaeology (Alfred) and volcanology (Romano), especially in sites such as Herculaneum, Pozzuoli, and Mount St. Helens. Also the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in March 1944; there are some really interesting images from the Liberation of Italy in WWII from this event. ((This headcanon was sponsored by the documentary Fire of Love.))

[ofpsalms]

Important: Miriam visited the Vatican and blessed us with some of the most Nicocore content ever ( x )

[pineapple-coffee]

PineappleCoffee’s Dead Poets Society Fanfic Recommendations!

(in no particular order. I just wanna share some favorites of mine!)

1. My own fanfics lol im kidding but also please read them i worked very hard-

2. “come live with me and be my love” by trouvailleamor. This was the first DPS fanfic I ever read 🥹. It follows adult Anderperry in a world where Neil’s bullet missed. Lots of fluff, a dash of well-written angst, and some AMAZING character interpretations! (word count: 28,708)

3. “Champagne Under the Sunlight” by beforethesunwithers. Anderperry meet in 1980s Italy, and share stories over glasses of champagne. Such a pretty little fanfic, and it really paints a picture! (word count: 2,815)

4. “it’s a match!” by circlegame. Neil swore he’d never join a dating app…but he matches with a poetry student named Todd. An AMAZING modern AU, and I love and adore anything that circlegame writes! (word count: 32,406)

5. “luctor et emergo” by @taciturnpoet. Neil reflects on how different his life could’ve been. Todd is there to ground him in reality. (Kaz ily and your writing) (word count: 1,469)

6. “a constant state of vermont” by surfcursed. Todd and Neil fall in love, complete with gorgeous imagery and lovely writing. (word count: 5,585)

7. “Speak Low” by auxctor. THE DPS fanfic if you ask me. Utter perfection. (word count: 89,415)

this is just a sample of some of my fave. in reality, I’ve bookmarked WAY too many fanfics lol 😅

[teine-mallaichte]

Some Latin (Tevene?) phrases for writing prompts

Some Latin (or Tevene :P ) phrases for writing prompts

“Mors certa, hora incerta.” (Death is certain, its hour is uncertain.)

“Pulvis et umbra sumus.” (We are dust and shadows.)

“Luctor et emergo.” (I struggle and emerge.)

“Aeternum vale.” (Farewell forever.)   

“Mors mihi lucrum.” (Death to me is reward.)

“Nascentes morimur.” (From when we are born, we begin to die.)

“Omnia mors aequat.” (Everything is equal in death.)

“Tempus edax rerum.” (Time, devourer of everything.)

“Ars longa, vita brevis.” (Art is long, life is short.)

“Sic transit gloria mundi.” (Thus passes the glory of the world.)

“Nemo me iuvare potest.”  (No one can help me)

“Memento mori.” (Remember that you will die.)

“Nascentes morimur.” (From when we are born, we begin to die.)

 “Solus sum” (I am alone.)

There is also THIS list of "actual" Tevene.

I am aware that according to the game codex Tavene is not far off being a  dead language, but I tend to ignore that in my fics lol, and regardless the idea that the Magisters at least still use a far amount of Tevene phrases feels reasonable in my mind… I mean I am a lowly personal trainer who grew up on a farm and I can read some Latin so *shrugs*  

These were collected for my DADWC prompt list, but feel free to use them yourself if they appeal. Also if you just wanted to ignore the Tevene aspect and use the Latin as a prompt go for it.

[dracothelizard]

Things I published in October:

Izzy vs Deutsche Bahn - Dutch, Gen. In which Izzy travels to Berlin to meet Stede and Ed, and encounters difficulties.

Luctor et Emergo: The Morning Sex of Edthulhu - Explicit. In which Edthulhu would like Stede to fuck him while fucking Stede with a tentacle.

Milky Jet - Teen and Up. In which the crew visits Ed and Stede and has opinions on the painting they bought. Written for the OFMD Remix.

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[treeofliferpg]

Ideas de rol: Hechizos

Recordamos que el siguiente texto no ha sido redactado por el staff de ToL, solo lo hemos traducido para que pueda llegar a más personas. La autoría pertenece a @goodbyedearfriends. Su tumblr está desactivado, pero podéis leer el post original en nuestro tumblr bajo la etiqueta "idioma original".

ab intra - desde dentro

ab origine - de la fuente

absit iniuria - “que el insulto esté ausente”

absit invidia - “que la envidia esté ausente”

absit omen - “que el presagio esté ausente”

ab uno disce omnes - de uno, aprenden todos

abyssus abyssum invocat - el abismo llama al abismo

a capite ad calcem - de pies a cabeza

acta non verba - acciones, no palabras

ad altiora tendo - “Me esfuerzo por cosas más altas”

ad astra - a las estrellas

ad fontes - a las fuentes

ad meliora - hacia mejores cosas

ad oculos - a los ojos

ad undas - a las olas

ad victoriam - a la victoria

adsum - Estoy aquí

a fortiori - desde la fuerza/fortaleza

a mari usque ad mare - de mar a mar

audeamus - atrevamonos

audentes fortuna iuvat - la fortuna favorece a los valientes

audi, vide, tace - escuchar, ver, callar

beatae memoriae - una memoria bendita

bona fide - de buena fe

bono malum superate - vence al mal con el bien

capax infiniti - sosteniendo el infinito

carpe diem - aprovecha el día

carpe noctem - aprovecha la noche

cave - cuidado

ceteris paribus - todas las cosas son iguales

circa - alrededor

citius, altius, fortius - más rápido, más alto, más fuerte

clavis aurea - llave dorada

cogito ergo sum - Pienso, luego existo

compos mentis - en control de la mente

concilio et labore - con sabiduría y esfuerzo

concordia cum veritate - en armonía con la verdad

concordia salus - bienestar a través de la armonía

coniunctis viribus - con fuerza conectada

consummatum est - estar/está completo

corruptus in extremis - corrupto al extremo

crescit eundo - crece a medida que avanza

de novo - de/desde lo nuevo

de profundis - de/desde lo profundo/profundidades

dies irae - días de ira

dona nobis pacem - danos paz

ego te provoco - te desafío

esse est percipi - ser en lugar de parecer

esse quam videri - ser es ser percibido

esto quod es - ser lo que eres

ex animo - desde el alma

ex luna scientia - de la luna, conocimiento

ex scientia tridens - del conocimiento, poder

ex silentio - de/desde el silencio

ex undis - de/desde las olas del mar

experientia docet - la experiencia enseña

fac et spera - hazlo y espera

fac fortia et patere - haz un acto valiente y aguanta

faciam quodlibet quod necesse est - haz lo que sea necesario

faciam ut mei memineris - Te haré recordar

facta, non verba - hechos no palabras

fortis et liber - fuerte y libre

fortis in arduis - fuerte en las dificultades

gloriosus et liber - glorioso y libre

hic abundant leones - aquí abundan los leones

hic et nunc - aquí y ahora

hic sunt dracones - aquí hay dragones

hinc illae lacrimae - por eso las lágrimas

hinc itur ad astra - desde aquí el camino conduce a las estrellas

igni ferroque - con fuego y hierro

in memoriam - en la memoria

in nocte consilium - el consejo llega de la noche a la mañana

libra - balance

littera scripta manet - las palabras escritas perduran

locus standi - derecho a estar en pie

luceo non uro - Brilla, no te quemes

luctor et emergo - lucho y emerjo

mare liberum - mar libre

memento vivere - recuerda vivir

more ferarum - como bestias

natura non contristatur - la naturaleza no se entristece

nec spe, nec metu - sin esperanza, sin miedo

noli me tangere - no me toques

ophidia in herba - una serpiente en la hierba

pro se - por uno mismo

propria manu - por la propia mano

quaere - buscar

quod abundat non obstat - lo que es abundante no obstaculiza

resurgam - me levantaré

semper ad meliora - siempre hacia cosas mejores

semper anticus - siempre adelante

semper apertus - siempre abierto

semper fortis - siempre valiente

semper liber - siempre libre

stet - dejaló descansar

tuebor - protegeré

vera causa - causa justa/verdadera

[kiss-collector]

luctor et emergo

[odoroussavourssweet]

Guerlain L’Heure Bleue

Guerlain L’Heure Bleue

Nose: Jacques Guerlain

notes: anise, neroli, coriander, bergamot, lemon; heliotrope, carnation, violet, cloves, neroli, ylang-ylang, rose, jasmine, orchid, tuberose; iris, vanilla, benzoin, sandalwood, tonka, musk, vetiver

L’Heure Bleue is one of the few famous classics I still hadn’t smelled.

it opens with a flash of almond and anise, followed by pale-blue violet and sinking back into powder-soft heliotrope. It’s a very clean (surely reformulated) smooth scent, rapidly flashing between different facets of cooling spring florals, soft almondy powder, and gently sweet-spiced amber. An essay in melting, ever-shifting pastels.

Apparently the vintage version is lustier, with more orange blossom and a darker leather base. that sounds even lovelier.

but contemporary L’Heure Bleue is still one of the best old-fashioned powdery almond-y heliotrope scents around.

Not a dense, chewy super-sweet heliotrope/almond (Luctor et Emergo, Thumbsucker) or a super-rich creamy almond (Phi, Guidance) or a sleek modernist almond (Loulou) but delicate, shimmering, touched with rose and violet. The closest analogue I know is Mohur, but L’Heure Bleue is far more delicate.

It’s definitely a piece of marshmallowy fluff, very overtly feminine in a ballet-tutu sort of way. I wouldn’t say that’s my usual aesthetic, but I do appreciate it.

[dead-poets-fics]

Hey, I was just wondering if you had any fics where Neil attempts, but doesn't actually commit suicide? Preferably Anderperry, but im not picky lol

hey! so sorry i am just now getting to this, but i think i definitely have read some fics like this! let me try to find them for you!

okay here we go! i dug through the entire anderperry tag and i think I've got some great options for you! bc of your ask, all of these have trigger warnings so heed those but i believe i have selected ones that all have happy endings. now, i have not personally read every single one of these, i just selected them based off the description of what you wanted. i hope there's something here you'll enjoy! let's get to the fics!!!

There Will Be Light

the hand behind this pen relieves a failure everyday

From New York With Love

tinted with sepia

promise

The Light In Your Eyes

Picking up the pieces.

Present Time, Todd Anderson

His Thoughts Composed in Silence

something gained, something lost.

never as tired as when i'm waking up

Volta

it's not a diary if you're preppy, it's a journal

Confessions

luctor et emergo

Lives Of Quiet Desperation

the aftermath

It'll All Work Out

Whaddya Mean No?

The Sound of a Falling Tree

i want to dive into your ocean, is it raining with you?

Champagne Problems

(sorry for the long list, i'm a completionist and kind of a perfectionist so i wanted to give you as many options as i could, hope you enjoy! <3)

-mod emma

[taciturnwrites]

Fanfiction Masterlist! (last updated August 6, 2023)

note: currently, due to AI issues and trying to keep my writing style to myself, all of my fics can only be read if you have an ao3 account, or at least access to one. I apologize for any inconvenience, but until this issue is resolved, they will stay locked, I'm sorry!

Title (rating / ship(s) / word count / status)

☀️ = fluff 🌧️ = angst 🌤️= hurt comfort

Dead Poets Society

series: anderperry april 2023

our souls had a few dances left to go | (G / Anderperry / 1,154 / complete) ☁️

caffeine, small talk | (G / Anderperry, Implied Knarlie / 1,823 / complete) ☁️

bite my tongue | (T / Anderperry / 1,850 / complete) 🌧️

luctor et emergo | (T / Anderperry / 1,469 / complete) 🌤️

hate to ask, but what's is like to leave me behind? | (T / Anderperry / 2,531 / complete) 🌧️

[minlve0]

Good morning, may I please participate in your most recent game? My initials are EV. The quote Luctor et Emergo, which is Latin for "I struggle yet I emerge" has always been close to my heart. In life I've had to endure through a lot of struggles, but like the sun rays breaking through storm clouds I've always preserved and held on to hope.

Thank you kindly for answering. 🌊

Hello. That was beautiful to read.

You are meant to be brave. To have faith in your inner strength. To stand tall through challenges. You are meant to have a positive outlook on life. To believe that the universe loves you and will not want to harm you. You are meant to allow your past experiences to guide you towards a better future. To learn from your past and be free of the pain. To get in touch with your inner child and shower yourself with love. To be compassionate and help others. To know when to accept help. You are meant to have a playful and carefree future. To be optimistic that the dark clouds will disappear and positive times will come.

Do leave a feedback.

[gremlins-hotel]

I’m not sure if you’ve seen on tiktok the American wife who does very non-Italian things in front of her Italian husband (like breaking pasta in half or pronouncing cheese names wrong) but it feels very Romerica to me. The user is @carloandsarah

i love their stuff skdjfh sometimes it shows up on my fyp.

i personally think alfred knew very little italian while romano knew very little english when he first came to america. this, of course, introduces issues when trying to communicate, especially given that you're living in your own boss' home and can't speak? bruh

they realized they both knew spanish and communicated in that way while they attempted to teach each other their respective languages. before they got comfortable enough to use each other's languages, too. the jones household probably sounded a little like some distorted audio as a whole as they all tried to speak to each other over the years.

on a shippy romerica note, however: alfred would purposefully mispronounce words in italian during lessons because he liked seeing romano get passionate and correct him (mostly because he wanted to hear romano speak italian). and romano, who mostly absorbed english from alfred and his occasional southern twang, may sometimes use those pronunciations rather than the general north american ones.

also i'm so sorry this got derailed from what you actually asked. yes. alfred absolutely tortures romano this way because he's a menace (affectionate). it's a good thing he's wonderful at making romano laugh, else i'm pretty sure romano would've dropped him by now.

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Muse Edits 11 / ?

[glitchartistscollective]

disruptivecreative - luctor et emergo - 24/06/2023

Source: @disruptivecreative tumblr

[taciturnpoet]

12, 16 and 18 for the fanfic writer asks? :]

mel!! thank you for the ask! <3

12. Do you have a playlist for your current WIP(s)? Share it!

i have an entire folder on spotify called "currently writing" that has playlists that i add to all the time for all of my wips lol here are the two current ones though:

falling (without caution) | it feels an awful lot like love

16. At what point in the process do you come up with titles?

most often once i've finished a fic i'll pick out a title that i believe fits the best, but sometimes i'll find something that sounds like a good title and it will inspire me to write a fic haha

18. What’s one of your favorite lines you’ve written in a fic?

i'm actually really picky about my writing because i'm a bit of a perfectionist, but i really like these two (for, clearly, completely different reasons):

"On his bad nights, Todd would pull him close and press his lips gently to the scar while murmuring comforting words and reminders that he was here, that his father was long gone and couldn’t hurt them." - luctor et emergo

"Something happened to Neil. He could feel it. His very soul was unsteady against the shock that spread through his veins like poison seeping into him." - hate to ask, but what's it like to leave me behind?