#basically a series of contemporary shitposts

[josefavomjaaga]

First Restauration newspaper gossip – the Marmont edition

Some more snippets from 1814 German newspapers:

Allgemeine Zeitung, 16 June 1814:

There is talk of the appointment of three new marshals, and M. Viomesnil, M. Coigny and M. Nansouty are believed to have been designated. On the other hand, it is said to be true that General Grouchy had asked for his dismissal. But after everything was settled, he showed himself at court, and is said to have taken the liberty of insulting Marshal Marmont in the presence of the Duke of Berry in a parlour adjoining the King's flats, whereupon he was ordered to leave Paris the next day.

Allgemeine Zeitung, 28 June 1814

General Grouchy, who was ordered to leave Paris following his quarrel with Marshal Marmont, has returned; the King has deigned to excuse what he considers to be the temperamental outbursts of an excellent warrior.

Bayreuther Zeitung, 8 July 1814

A private message from Mainz, that cannot be verified, says that there was a tumultuous event in Paris on 30 June and that Marshal Marmont was stabbed to death by Marshal Oudinot.

Bayreuther Zeitung, 9 July 1814

The rumour from Mainz of tumultuous events in Paris on 30 June and of the assassination of Marshal Marmont was not confirmed. Until 2 July, the Paris papers did not report any event that could have given rise to this rumour.

Berlinische Nachrichten von Staats- und gelehrten Sachen, 19 July 1814

Marmont is particularly the object of the censure of the discontented because, instead of putting Paris, which his defeated and shattered corps could not cover, at the mercy of extreme danger, he preferred to capitulate.

Baierische National-Zeitung, 30 July 1814

Marmont, who saved the ruins of his defeated army by a capitulation, the life of a punishable and still dangerous tyrant by a stroke of the pen, and Paris itself from destruction by ceasing to defend it when it could no longer be defended, without provoking and exposing the aggressors; this Marmont is at present universally hated by those citizens whose houses, wives and daughters owe their existence and honour to his prudence. The most daring of Bonaparte's followers accuse him of treachery, because he took the only means to save their idol. The armies, which he rescued with honour from a succession of unequal battles and unavoidable misfortunes, accuse him daily in the cafés of having disgraced the French arms.

And as a bonus: Louise Soult

Allgemeine Zeitung, 16 June 1814

It is said that the other day, when Mme la Maréchale Soult presented herself at court, she was allowed to enter before many of the ladies of old nobility, who were very offended by this.

[i-revolve-around-you]

I think it's about time I wrote a proper introduction post

Hey y'all, welcome to my blog! I'm a tumblr veteran but decided to start over on a new account recently. Why? Your guess is as good as mine.

🎵 the basics 🎵

nick ~ 28 ~ he/him ~ bi ~ white author ~ musician ~ gamer ~ nerd multi-fandom/shitposting this blog will be (mostly) SFW, but i still would rather not have minors following me. i just prefer interacting with adults, sorry. it's not personal. my likes, however, will be N/SFW, so be warned

my messages and ask box are always open! feel free to hit me up!

more info (including other links, and a list of fandoms/things i like) under the cut

tags: my ramblings | my face

🤩 a bit more about me 🤩

heya! the name's nick. i've been on tumblr since like...2011 or so? i was really big into it in my college years (2012-2017) but after The Great Tumblr Porn Ban of 2017 I've sorta been drifting in an out. When The Great Twitter Debacle of 2022 happened, I decided to migrate back on a new account so I could start fresh.

this account was immediately suspended because of my side-blog. which was a bit too unsafe for work for tumblr's guidelines ig 🙄 not mentioning that they had just recently updated their policy and everything i was posting was PERFECTLY FINE under them but w/e

so i started another one lmao and that's the one that you're looking at right now! my other account has since been restored but at that point I was already situated over here so like. whatever i guess. lol

i'm currently 28, and bisexual. semi-recently out of the closed as bi, actually. for years i identified as gay, but over time i started realizing "actually...i do kinda like girls?" i still identified as "gay" cuz it was easier than saying "so like i'm bi-sexual but mostly homo-romantic but also maybe potentially demi-sexual but only when it comes to real people?" then around 2020 it just kinda clicked with me, and the label of "bisexual" just felt right

anywho you didn't come here for my full life story. here's just a little bit more about me:

i'm a total nerd. i love video games, playing Yugioh, DND (just starting to get into that one), etc. i'm a writer. i've written several fanfics (some of which i'm really proud of, some of which i'm...less), and have a goal of one day publishing a novel (my main genre is YA contemporary with queer themes and characters). i'm a musician. i actually got my bachelor's degree in music (BA in Music). my main instrument is drums/percussion, but i'm learning a bit of guitar and can play a little bit of piano. i'm also a composer/songwriter, though haven't been writing as much these days. if i write anything cool i'll be sure to post it here!

🎭 the artist formerly known as 🎭

previous account: @excuuuseme-princess other previous urls: musicdork, sincerely-whelmed, futuremehatesme, @nickplayswhat, @spearfeld, among others, probably

🔍 other places to find me 🔎

tumblr sideblog (N/SFW, seriously be warned): @fadingfast1 twitter: @libromancerfire n/sfw twitter (again...be warned): @whatifitspriv tiktok: @libromancer_fireburst ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/darkjaden825698

⚔ fandoms/things i like ⚔

Books 📚

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Orphan X series by Gregg Hurwitz

Darius the Great is Not Okay / Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram

TV shows 📺

Arrowverse (especially Legend of Tomorrow [r.i.p. 😢])

Doctor Who

Travelers

Manifest

Movies 📽

Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse

Love, Simon

Cartoons/Anime 🍞

Yu-Gi-Oh! (DM, GX, 5Ds, ZeXal, Arc-V, currently watching VRAINS and Sevens, have yet to start Go-Rush)

Code Lyoko*

Video Games 🎮

Resident Evil (played all mainline games, some spinoffs, faves are RE2make, Village, and Revelations 2, Ethan Winters is my husband)

Horizon (Zero Dawn, Forbidden West)

Persona (mostly 3 and 5, still need to finish 4, but Kanji is bae)

Fire Emblem (have played all except FE1, 2, 3, and about halfway through 5 but keep losing interest, Engage was FANTASTIC, but Ike is my favorite character)

Zero Escape (999, VLR, ZTD, Sigma Klim is my husband)

Life is Strange (particularly LiS2, but I love them all)

The Legend of Zelda

Golden Sun*

Music Artists 🎼

Paramore

Neck Deep

The Wonder Years*

Other

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG

*fandoms/media I was once very involved in, but not as much anymore, still enjoy though fandoms/media i consider to be some of my faves/am very active in will (try and remember to) update as new things become relevant to me lmfaoo

[withtheworms]

Vow or Never

aka Bridal AU

aka “this started as a shitpost and we’re not sorry” by Type & Wormy

Vow or Never (Bridal AU) is a modern/contemporary “slice of life” AU, featuring an ensemble cast pulled from UTMV and having basically nothing to do with Undertale the video game by Toby Fox.

The main plot follows the interactions between twin brothers, Dream and Nightmare. Nightmare is a divorce lawyer and CEO of Nim & Son law. Dream is the owner and manager of Vow or Never, a high-end bridal shop that specializes in wedding planning. For four years the brothers have been estranged from one another due to unresolved traumatic events surrounding and involving the death of their mother. However, situations that unfold over the course of the AU force the twins back in contact with one another, and, for better or for worse, draw them back into each other’s lives.

Main Cast

Main Plot

When he fails in every way at being a lawyer, Cross- a former member of Nightmare’s law firm- is relocated to work for Nightmare’s twin brother, Dream, at Vow or Never, the family’s high-end bridal store. The transfer is meant to remove stress from Nightmare, who can no longer put up with Cross’ bleeding-heart incompetence. However, the arrangement merely serves to bring Dream back into Nightmare’s life (after 4 years of being estranged- as well as an entire childhood spent in opposition to one another). Now in their 30s, the twins are forced to reckon with their frosty relationship with each other, even as Dream navigates a burgeoning romantic relationship with Cross, Nightmare finds himself fostering feelings for his right-hand-man, Killer, and no one’s feelings stay neatly within their contained relationships.

Meanwhile, Blue- a longtime member of Dream’s bridal store staff- is increasingly at a loss with the hot-and-cold treatment from Error (a fellow staff-member) and Error’s long-term boyfriend Ink (an internet-famous influencer). Pushed to the brink by their overt hostility (Error) and overblown flirting (Ink), Blue finally confronts the two about his feelings, and finds himself unexpectedly drawn into a mess of unresolved trauma involving complicated exes, misinterpreted connections, and things that were maybe better left in the past… while simultaneously discovering that by starting to date Ink and Error, he has stumbled into a relationship with the absolute loves of his life.

All of this unfolds against the backdrop of preparing for Sans and Red’s (Blue’s lifelong friends- and exes) wedding.

Bridal AU is a BEI (BlueErrorInk) and eventual KCRM (KillerCrossDreamNightmare) AU, with bits of Kustard, DustyRottenCrops, SpicyHoney, and [spoilers] thrown in for flavour. The basic relationships for Part 1 break down into:

This fic won’t be written in chronological order, and will be broken up into many (many) drabbles, short series, and one-shots. The rough timeline for Part 1 is as follows:

The first part of the series can be read on AO3!!! https://archiveofourown.org/works/30332241

It started as a shitpost and now we’re here. Vow or Never, baby

[leseigneurdufeu]

Books and texts as a whole:

Vango, by Timothee de Fombelle. Historical thriller, teens and up, still one of the best books I ever read and I'm not a teen anymore.

Oh God! Not again on AO3 by Sarah0715 (i think?) great Harry Potter time travel fic.

The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett.

Space Boy, a webtoon series scifi thriller but also wholesome.

Unordinary, webtoon super-hero/fantasy series.

Stagtown, also a webtoon, if you want something more horror-oriented.

Scrooge McDuck Life and Time I know it sounds stupid but the older I get the more I find qualities in the duck comics.

Meg Corbyn by Anne Bishop. aka the Others Series. First book is Written in Red.

Richard III by Shakespeare. Old but still good.

Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo. Same.

Hernani, Victor Hugo, theatre, old and good. Over the top.

As far as music is concerned:

TSFH, all of their musics. Particularly Immortal, El Dorado and Step into the Light to give yourself a sample of each of their genres.

Michel Sardou, Le France (it's a french song and in french but there's emotion in the music so even if you do'nt speak french and don't have the context it's good)

Wagner, Mahler... german composers as a whole.

Films and series:

Downton Abbey if you like historical drama.

To Be or Not to Be if you like historical (well it's a movie from the 40's so for them it was contemporary not historical) movie this movie si basically a shitpost on video format and/or what happens if you give Theater Kids an illimited budget and the order to derail the third reich's entire administration.

Dracula: Dead and Loving It. Like all movies by Mel Brooks it's... well, not entirely SFW even if there is no nudity per se. So I recommand but watch at your own risk. Particulary interesting if you're just out of Dracula Daily.

Goncharov, by Martin Scorsese, a bit violent so same watch at your own risks. Mafia movie.

The Godfather. Mafia Movie, if you haven't watched it, do (again, violent. idk if you're minor or adult and if you're a minor you probably should ask around first if it's in your age category. I'm not asking you your age to be clear). Time to blorbify Michael Corleone.

LOTR movies, dunno if you've watched them already, even if so do it again.

Rise of the Guardians by Dreamworks. Also by Dreamworks: Spirit, The Road to El Dorado, Prince of Egypt...

Disney-side we've got Atlantis the Lost Empire, Treasure Planet... Good old classics that are not known enough. Live action, Night at the Museum or Pirates of the Caribbean are neat too. The Benjamin Gates are good also but you have to like american history to appreciate them I think so idk if it's your field of interest.

I'm feeling a content hole that needs to be consumed with media so.....recc me some of your current obsessions

[auguste-marmonts-only-fan]

I love early 19th century military men gossip 😌

Like "omg he said what?!?!?"

Also I should draw Marmont getting stabbed lol

First Restauration newspaper gossip – the Marmont edition

Some more snippets from 1814 German newspapers:

Allgemeine Zeitung, 16 June 1814:

There is talk of the appointment of three new marshals, and M. Viomesnil, M. Coigny and M. Nansouty are believed to have been designated. On the other hand, it is said to be true that General Grouchy had asked for his dismissal. But after everything was settled, he showed himself at court, and is said to have taken the liberty of insulting Marshal Marmont in the presence of the Duke of Berry in a parlour adjoining the King's flats, whereupon he was ordered to leave Paris the next day.

Allgemeine Zeitung, 28 June 1814

General Grouchy, who was ordered to leave Paris following his quarrel with Marshal Marmont, has returned; the King has deigned to excuse what he considers to be the temperamental outbursts of an excellent warrior.

Bayreuther Zeitung, 8 July 1814

A private message from Mainz, that cannot be verified, says that there was a tumultuous event in Paris on 30 June and that Marshal Marmont was stabbed to death by Marshal Oudinot.

Bayreuther Zeitung, 9 July 1814

The rumour from Mainz of tumultuous events in Paris on 30 June and of the assassination of Marshal Marmont was not confirmed. Until 2 July, the Paris papers did not report any event that could have given rise to this rumour.

Berlinische Nachrichten von Staats- und gelehrten Sachen, 19 July 1814

Marmont is particularly the object of the censure of the discontented because, instead of putting Paris, which his defeated and shattered corps could not cover, at the mercy of extreme danger, he preferred to capitulate.

Baierische National-Zeitung, 30 July 1814

Marmont, who saved the ruins of his defeated army by a capitulation, the life of a punishable and still dangerous tyrant by a stroke of the pen, and Paris itself from destruction by ceasing to defend it when it could no longer be defended, without provoking and exposing the aggressors; this Marmont is at present universally hated by those citizens whose houses, wives and daughters owe their existence and honour to his prudence. The most daring of Bonaparte's followers accuse him of treachery, because he took the only means to save their idol. The armies, which he rescued with honour from a succession of unequal battles and unavoidable misfortunes, accuse him daily in the cafés of having disgraced the French arms.

And as a bonus: Louise Soult

Allgemeine Zeitung, 16 June 1814

It is said that the other day, when Mme la Maréchale Soult presented herself at court, she was allowed to enter before many of the ladies of old nobility, who were very offended by this.