#Nathaniel Moon

[hjbirthdaywishes]

January 10, 2025

Happy 66 Birthday to Sherman Augustus.

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Nathaniel (@femalepentimento)

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Characters, book, and author names under the cut

Patroclus/Achilles - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Thomas McNulty/John Cole - Days Without End (and A Thousand Moons) by Sebastian Barry

Luke Sunborn/Elliot Schafer - In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

Nathaniel Bainbridge/Sea Hawk - Kidnapped by the Pirate by Keira Andrews

[kingskinwalker]

Samantha LaRusso no pudo evitar deleitarse con el hermoso culo de Tory Nichols /// Samantha LaRusso couldn't help but delight in Tory Nichols' beautiful ass

[age-of-moonknight]

“An Unquiet Grave,” Moon Knight: City of the Dead (Vol. 1/2023), #4.

Writer: David Pepose; Penciler: Marcelo Ferreira; Inker: Jay Leisten; Colorist: Rachelle Rosenberg; Letterer: Cory Petit

[horrorfemme1138]

Day 27: Moon

[comicwaren]

“Can’t collect my thoughts--synapses firing all at once... as terrors of the past, present and future crash upon me.” -- Moon Knight

Cover art for Moon Knight: City of the Dead #004, “An Unquiet Grave”

Art by Rod Reis

[petaltexturedskies]

How sweet the silver Moon's pale ray, falls trembling on the distant bay, o'er which the breezes sigh no more, nor billows lash the sounding shore. Say, do the eyes of those I love, behold thee as thou soar'st above, lonely, majestic and serene, the calm and placid evening's queen? Say, if upon thy peaceful breast, departed spirits find their rest, for who would wish a fairer home, than in that bright, refulgent dome?

Nathaniel Hawthorne, Address to the Moon

[ohbebop]

Nathaniel Buttons - another character that I love. He's the best first hand mate that Stede could ever have. He knows his ships and had showed great loyalty to Stede - the one who told him about the uprising mutiny, frank enough to tell Stede what he lacks of as a captain. He doesn't have any intention to take over the crew even if he's got enough knowledge about piracy. He's just there to steer the wheel and bask in moon glow. And he's friends with seagulls.

[nobodysdaydreams]

All the posts about how unhinged and funny it was that Curtain and Benedict had plans that involved disguising themselves as each other makes me wonder about a Freaky Friday style TMBS Au.

[hjbirthdaywishes]

January 10, 2024

Happy 65 Birthday to Sherman Augustus.

[acheittilyoumakeit]

13 Moons Reading Challenge 2024

Big news I've reached my reading goal of the year AND I completed the 13 Moons Reading Challenge! I can't wait to read more and more in 2025, I really wanto to make reading a second nature. Thanks to @readnburied for the prompts that often gave me new ideas for my readings during this year!

Reading goal reached – Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, 13 books Books read: 17 (15 new ones & 2 re-read)

Cold Moon

Read a book while wearing a pair of socks: La Piccola Conformista (The Little Conformist), by Ingrid Seymann. ☆☆☆ ½ The stars I removed are because of how each chapter felt disconnected from the other: it's a stylistical choice and I understand it, since the story is like a collection of memories told by a little girl, Esther (who is only in middle school by the end of the book); anyhow, this method makes the narrative really fast-paced and not too datailed or precise: simply not my preferred prose style. This book talks about some of the political changes of the '70s in France, filtered by the daily life of a - we coud say - dysfunctional family. But what's important to say is that this book, in all its confusion, left me something, wheter it's the handed-down feeling of melancholy and pain of a family who had to leave its homeland, or the crisis triggered by coming back to that same place, only to found out that that destination doesn't exist anymore (in this book, I'm talking about the French Algeria). I haven't experienced this feeling though, but do you know what I've experienced? The fucking dysfunctional family part. And my story is not the same of Esther, but I couldn't help but to feel closer to her in some odd, specific ways. If you want a slightly political and real, irriverent, easy but also full-of-climax reading, this book could be it. I finished it in just one day, but I haven't found any version in English. There's always the French version if you're skilled!

Blue Moon

Read a classic / book with a dramatic title: The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ☆☆☆☆ Let's talk about this book. Let's talk about it. It was my first real / classical / serious / complete reading in English. I really, really liked it. It was a bit hard to grasp some sentences, and sometimes I had to focus way too much on understanding the meaning of the concepts rather than paying attention on the poetic or sarcastic hints Hawthorne filled the pages with. I think that if I had read it in Italian, I would have enjoyed it all a bit more. Nonetheless, this is a classic worth reading. I really enjoyed the nod at the unearthy, the visual descriptions that in some ways felt in-between different worlds. I loved every part where I could read the insides of a conflicted sinner's soul and his delusions, I loved to delve into the life of an excluded woman, who had the fearlessness of facing the puritan punishment. I loved exploring sin and its rigid interpretation of a distant age, the responsability and self-guilt that comes with it, but also the liberation that comes when admitting it and the painful yet relieved redemption to pursue in order to be truly forgiven. Oh and wanna talk about how in this book it is also addressed that spending a life on revenge can only lead to perdition, the loss of oneself and hallowness? Or how the sinner-woman becomes legendary in the end, making an honest life on her deeds rather than her sins? Or how Pearl, her daughter, is also a metaphorical being for the consequences of sin but she's also the only human character really capable of offer redemption? Because Pearl is not only the "product" of sin, but also of a star-crossed love between two people that only wanted be free by growing old together. You could say there's a lot in this book, and I think even some early feminist inputs — well the plot itself was surely feminist for its time. What can I say. If you like a bit of a challenge with old English, I recommend this one!

UH - What is this? I'm not done writing! It was while writing these reviews that I realized that the two main characters of my last two books of the year are named Esther or its variant. We have:

Hester Prynne, from the The Scarlet Letter

Esther Dahan, from The Little Conformist

 Soooo there are indeed lots of analysis of the names used in TSL, so I'll try to put a little recap here; then I'll try to personally interpret the choice of Esther for TLC - I found no references by the author :(

Names analisys because I want to⁓

[ SPOILER ALERT; The Scarlet Letter ] First things first: the entirety of TSL talks about religion and sin, so you can't tell me Hawthorne didn't read the Bible and didn't put religious references in his book. That's, like, basic stuff. Of course, the name Hester comes from the biblical Esther, who is described as a woman capable of compassion, and also faithful, courageous, cautious and resolute. There are some similarities between the two women, not only regarding aspects of their personality, but concerning their actions too. Both of them have to confront a high-placed figure of their society: Hester visits Bellingham's mansion to maintain little Pearl's parental responsability, while Esther shows up at King Ahasuerus court and she's able to gain his favour in the end. Both of them are also forced into a unwanted and unfulfilling relationship with an older man - Hester is tied to Chillingworth, Esther marries Ahasuerus without feeling any love for him. And if Hester is Esther, Dimmesdale is probably the counterpart of Mordechai (a spiritual leader of the Jews*), Esther's cousin and guardian, claimed to have had a secret sexual involvement with her that was never resolved. And what about Chillingworth? He could be inspired from Haman, a character who seeks revenge against Mordechai, but fails. Fun fact: Hawthorne never writes the word Adultery, for which the Scarlet Letter A stands for, and I will not dwell on the meaning of this in the story (this post is already long enough). But do you know which other book avoids a particular word? Exactly! The Book of Esther doesn't mention God, and it's the only book from the Hebrew Bible that doesn't refer to the divinity directly. Sorry I wrote so much, but. Actually. I'm not sorry. I love this stuff aaaaah.

* If you want to know more I took everything from this link, it's a nice and quick summary to start: https://gradesfixer.com/free-essay-examples/significance-of-names-in-the-scarlet-letter/ Excuse for any eventual inaccuracies, this is just meant to provide a basic understanding; more info is welcome, since I've never studied this literature piece and its influences!

And what about The Little Conformist? I'll write down my short and easy interpretation. I know nobody is gonna read this part, since probably no one read this book. But, you know, who fucking cares?

[SPOILER ALERT; The Little Conformist ] Needless to say, Esther Dahan has the exact same name of Esther from the Bible. And that's no news, since her father in the story is, in fact, Jewish. A lot of Esther Dahan's story revolves around her identity as a Jew, except that she doesn't really feel one. At first, she and her brother are decribed as "half-Jews", since their mother, Elizabeth, is French. This part of her heritage disappears more and more as she grows up: she starts attending a catholic school and later on she decides to be baptized as a christian. In order to be accepted in her new school, she hides the characteristics of her family (strongly non-conformist and leftist), considered factors of unacceptable antithesis with the burgeois world she now frequents. She also starts to hate her father and everything he represents, she despises his maniacal need of order, his outbursts and his fights with Elizabeth, his attitude; in the little girl's eyes, "the only problem in her mother's life was her husband". Esther Dahan doesn't have that much in common with the Esther of the Bible, she's not a woman yet and she still has to find herself, she has no concrete faith in whatsoever religion or political view. She's just a teenager trying to survive during delicate times. Her name in Hebrew means "I will hide" (*): the biblical Esther hides her real identity in order to save the Jews from the massacre ordined by Haman; while Esther Dahan hides her family origins throughout the whole book, and it's right when she has the courage to open up with a new friend about it, that she feels at a turning point, sensing the positive comfort of a real understanding. Maybe Esther parents' gave her this name because they hoped she'd become a resilient and fierce woman, with faith in her values; maybe that is the woman Esther Dahan is destined to become, as the author pictured it, but we are not meant to meet that version of Esther.

* I took the translation of Hebrew from Wikipedia, I hope it's right. If any of the information I found isn't correct, again, please let me know. This is just a friendly curious post - I haven't read the Bible and I don't know Hebrew. mwah

Conclusions: I know there's so much more symbolism behind Hawthorne's work. I wish I would've studied The Scarlet Letter at school.

[compulsiveimpairment]

dont you love it when class gives you so much motivation to draw bc of how boring it is

idk how i drew this in the last two weeks

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Full Moon - Chapter 1

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Full Moon

Chapter 1

Marinette stretched her back, the now dull pops echoing in the safe room she was in. Marinette carefully gathered the remains of her clothes and knocking on her side of the door. A moment later, her mother opened the door and gently handed her some new clothes.

“How are you feeling?” Asked Sabine, as Marinette got dressed, “I’m sure the school will understand if you want to take another day off.”

“It’s alright, Maman,” Said Marinette, shrugging her blazer on and carefully checking to see if her wand was still in her pocket, “I need to catch up on my schoolwork as much as possible.”

Sabine sighed, “Okay, but if anything happens, I want you to come home.”

Marinette nodded, before grabbing her bag and heading across the road to Dupont. Dupont was a day school under the jurisdiction of Beauxbatons Academy. Ever since the second war, the wizarding had gone through many changes, though some were better received tham others. Such as the new approach to werewolves, Durmstrang, Koldovstoretz and Beauxbatons refused to admit werewolves as students or as members of staff.

That particular problem concerned Marinette the most, considering her condition. Marinette had been bitten by Fenrir Greyback when she was three and her status as a werewolf was her closely guarded secret. Not even Alya knew, and she knew practically everything. Marinette quickly ducked into the school, relaxing as she did.

It took Marinette a moment to realise that everyone was staring at her. Some glared at her as if she’d killed a member of their family, others looked scared of her, and another group was stared at her with pity in their eyes.

Marinette didn’t think anything of it until she reached her homeroom. Everyone had been talking until she walked in.

“Hi, guys,” Said Marinette, dropping her bag next to her seat and walking up the stairs, “is everything alright?”

Alya and Nino shared a look, before Alya went to speak, “Lila kinda told us something and we don’t really know if it’s true.”

Marinette drew near to Nathaniel. After a tense moment, Nathaniel jerked back and snarled “Don’t come any closer werewolf!”

Marinette froze, her eyes going wide.

“Nathaniel!” Snapped Alya, glaring at the boy.

“What?! She’s a monster! Werewolves don’t belong in our society!” Growled Nathaniel, everyone focused on the pair, not noticing Marinette run out of the room.

“No one asks to be a Werewolf!” Exclaimed Alya, as Nino winced and tried to put as much space between himself and Nathaniel.

“That doesn’t change the fact that her kind are dangerous.” Retorted Nathaniel, folding his arms across his chest.

“And what’d be your reaction is Marc was a werewolf?” Asked Alya, making Nathaniel freeze.

Alya frowned at the boy, before turning to look at Marinette. Only to find that she was gone.

“Shit, Marinette!” Yelled Alya, running out of the room.

Marinette rushed back home, the world becoming a blur around her. Marinette burst through the Bakery’s doors, where Mendeleiev was interrogating her parents, making her parents look at her. Mendeleiev followed their gaze and sneered, “Oh, good, it’s here.”

Mendeleiev stalked up to Marinette and held her hand out, “The wand.”

Marinette shakily reached into her bag and pulled out her wand, 10 ½ inches, Willow with a Unicorn Tail hair core, and handed it to Mendeleiev. The older woman all but snatched the wand from Marinette, before snapping it in half.

“You have a week to leave the city, if you dare chose to remain, you will be dealt with.” Snarled Mendeleiev, before leaving.

Tom snarled, as he marched up to the door, flipped the sign to closed and locked the doors, “That narrow minded bitch.”

“Tom.” Said Sabine, as Marinette dissolved into tears.

Tom sighed, before moving close to Marinette, “Marinette, none of this is your fault.”

“Y-y-y-y-yes it-t-t i-i-is.” Sobbed Marinette, “e-e-e-e-everyone k-k-k-knows.”

Tom pulled Marinette into his arms, as Marinette broke even further.

FM

Alya looked around the rest of the students, trying to spot Marinette. Principal Damocles stood on the stage, talking quietly with D’Argencourt and Mdm. Bustier. Mendeleiev entered the hall, looking smug.

“Alright, everyone, settle down.” Said Damocles, waving his hands in an attempt to get everyone to be quiet.

“QUIET!” Yelled Mdm. Bustier, making everyone go silent.

“Before we have our guest speak, I have to inform you that a student has been expelled from our school, due to an unreported condition that put the student body at risk.” Said Damocles, making the woman with frizzy, brown hair tied into a braid frown.

“Marinette Dupain-Cheng is a werewolf.” Said Mendeleiev, making the students start muttering again.

“Excuse me.” Said the guest, frowning, “Are you really expelling a student because of something outside of their control?”

“It’s our school.” Sneered Mendeleiev, getting a piercing glare from the guest.

“Coming from a suspected Death Eater, I think you can excuse my scepticism.” Retorted the woman, “However, every child, no matter their blood status, ailments, conditions or wealth is entitled to an education.”

“Madame Granger, please,” Damocles quietly begged.

“No, what you’ve done is wrong, legally, morally and emotionally,” Snapped Granger, turning her glare from Mendeleiev to Damocles, “any child that has been expelled from your school under dubious circumstances has a right to learn about the Wizarding World, whether you like it or not.”

Granger cast a glare around, before striding out of the hall.

FM

Hermione looked around the immediate area of the school, Mendeleiev was holding a broken wand and she’d heard that the girl had run home after she was outed as a werewolf, so when the girl lived had to be within reasonable walking distance. She walked past the bakery’s doors, before freezing and backtracking. Hermione stared at the sign, she’d been in Paris for three weeks, working hard on wearing the French Minister for Magic down enough for him to at least consider the magical creatures equality bill, and the Bakery in front of her had a very tight schedule. 5 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. it was open, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. it was closed for lunch and restocking. 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. it was open, with some staff manning it to 10:30 p.m. while the owners and their daughter had dinner and relaxed at the end of the day.

Hermione stared at the door, before glancing around and withdrawing her wand. She tapped it on the locked doors and quietly let herself into the bakery, making sure to lock the doors again behind her.

[voicesagainstliars]

The team

what’s your Halloween tradition?

Kim: So Halloween isn't a big thing in France... it's a bummer, too.

Ann: It's a popular thing in America and Japan, though... here, it's mostly catered to college-age people.

Yuuki: We do have Understated Halloween, though! Me and Shiho did costumes this year - we went as an overworked, clumsy waitress and her patient manager.

Nathaniel: That sounds like a blast. We'll have to join you guys next year!

[asoulwithadream]

Day 20: Favourite OFMD fit(s)

Look, the Our Flag Means Death wardrobe is all together beautiful and I would very much like to own every single piece of fabric found upon the Revenge in both the primary and auxiliary wardrobes.

But I think we all have to agree that this is be the drippiest look:

(To join this challenge, check out this post)