#did I really unearth my latin lit textbook looking for this specific carme just to be extra?
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[...] quandoquidem fortuna mihi tete abstulit ipsum, heu miser indigne frater adempte mihi. for destiny has taken you from me, oh unfortunate brother, stolen from me too soon. [...] atque in perpetuum, frate, ave atque vale. and forever, brother, hail and farewell. - Carme 101, Catullus
MERTHUR WEEK 2021 day 7: free day | In sibbe gerest // Ave atque vale
#did I really unearth my latin lit textbook looking for this specific carme just to be extra?#why yes. yes I did#I even retranslated it myself. that's how dedicated I am to the full angst experience#also originally Catullus wrote this for his brother but uh obviously I cut out the frater bit#anyway merthur week is over 🥺#I'd say this was fun but it shattered my soul actually. so.#it was lovely to cry with you all#while we died a painful death (alongside arthur ����) all week long thanks to all the angsty edits#merthurweek2021#merlinedit#bbc merlin#arthur pendragon#merthur#op!el#gifmaker!el#merlin/arthur#merlin*#arthur*
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