#it is. a triangle.
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You talked about Crassus not getting his wealth in "traditional" manner, and it made me think of Plutarch taking about how Sulla's wealth was also viewed with suspicion because his father actually left him nothing so becoming wealthy was a subversion of his inheritance. I'm just ... having thoughts.
IT'S SO FUN there's such a specific kind of wound that digs into both of them happening there, Sulla's wealth is a mark of suspicion the way that Crassus' wealth is a permanent stain
it's not to the same degree, but there is something almost thematic about Crassus being brought up in a modest household and Sulla having lived in cheap lodgings (or to continue the almost: the way that there is a specific kind of familial absence in the early narratives of their respective biographies). the ways that they both gained wealth and power taking unconventional turns (whether the suspicion is warranted or not), even by the rapidly unraveling standards of the time.
it's not a perfect comparison!! but in a way it's poetic to me?? recognition in a reflection that doesn't line up so instead it's unbearable and grating. Sulla was the only Roman who could hold Crassus to the floor, and Crassus got up anyway. they both crawled up the Roman political ladder, ruthless in achieving their goals. its the mortifying ordeal of being known enough and not vibing with it.
A Year of One’s Own: Dating the Praetorship of Marcus Crassus, Martin Stone
like, Sulla knew Crassus well enough to know how to hurt him, and boy that sure feels like something.
Plutarch, Crassus, trans. Warner.
ANYWAY, I'm getting off topic. oh my god I have gotten so far off the original topic of this ask.
to wrap it up: something something Sulla keeping the company of actors and such, and this text comparing Crassus to an actor about to enter the stage of politics once more, Sulla's role in freezing Crassus out of the traditional avenues of political power.
A Life in Pieces, Plutarch, Crassus 12.1-16-8, James T Chlup
Many Things Are Weird About The Main Cast Of The Last Generations Of The Roman Republic. lots of subversions and transgressions happening all over the place.
heughghh to finish this off, I've been thinking about this a lot while I write other things, but uhhhh my thoughts are Not Particularly Coherent. I've been reading lately on the Rizal-Bonifacio relationship and what it means to conflict with someone who is partially responsible for making you what you are—
Decimation: Myth, Discipline, and Death in the Roman Republic, Michael J. Taylor
—and it's bleeding into all the other filing cabinets in my mind.
#maybe there's something else in the way Sulla zeroes in on Pompey#who inherited a crime#whose biography has talk of Fortune#like Sulla#Pompey and Crassus raised their respective armies that they led under Sulla in similar ways#it is. a triangle.#horrible terrible triangle#i also think about how Sulla tried to stamp out Caesar and it didn't work so Caesar like. ran Sulla's playbook even better#that's like stepping into someone else's body and saying 'nice try. my turn.'#so the sulla triangle continues anyway???? something like that.#ANYWAY. i am so sorry for this wall of words. I hope uhhhh that it makes sense. i have thoughts about Sulla's wealth#they are Not coherent. unfortunately. thankfully I write comics not academic papers#ask tag
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I was inspired
#gravity falls#book of bill#ford pines#stanford pines#bill cipher#dipper pines#Mason pines#billford#I guess you could call him my muse heh *inserts that one tiktok smug emoji*#no ford is not referring to twink bill it’s literally just triangle bill#the family reunion is gonna be a lot more awkward now
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Putting this here in TikTok form to see if it does any better but here’s me making one of the “Tri Angels” from the Book of Bill!
Edit: since some people have asked, I used FIMO professional oven bake clay to create this! :)
#art#my art#gravity falls bill#gravity falls bill cipher#gravity falls#gravity falls fanart#book of bill#the book of bill#bill cipher#bill ci the triangle guy#clay figurine#clay art#polymer clay
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I spent an ungodly amount of time making this. Hello lgbt community
[Image ID: A gif made on PicMix consisting of a screenshot from Gravity Falls of Ford Pines yelling at Bill Cipher with pink glittery text reading "DIVORCE", animated flames, glittery tears coming from both of their eyes, several animated broken heart gifs, and a glitter overlay edited on. End ID.]
#gravity falls#ford pines#stanford pines#bill cipher#billford#< i guess#i find the idea of these characters being divorced insanely funny. old man triangle gay divorce....
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space oddity
#fuckass triangle#making me feel bad for it#or whatever#the book of bill#gravity falls#bill cipher#gravity falls fanart#fanart#my art#salmonart
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#the subtext was always there#y’all were just too pussy to admit it!!#‘eww bill’s a homicidal maniac and also literally a triangle!’#yeah and he's also ford's ex next question#gravity falls#bill cipher#ford pines#billford#fae figures#memes
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is this anything
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making shitposts, making shitposts is so fine
#shitpost#meme#triangle factory#i guess we doin circles now#the nightmare before christmas#jack skellington#mayor of halloweentown#making christmas
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Parasite
#billford#fanart#evil yaoi#toxic yaoi#old man yaoi#bill cipher#the book of bill#stanford pines#gravity falls#gravity falls fanart#art#evil triangle#digital art
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i would also destroy the world if i fumbled ford
#sock art#gravity falls#bill cipher#stanford pines#ford pines#billford#wa wa wa cry me a river triangle boy
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((concept au where bill lost his memories))
this is embarrassing to post ngl haha
#gravity falls#gravity falls bill cipher#bill cipher#bill cipher art#art#fanart#my art#bill cipher fanart#bill cipher au#au#alternate universe#gravity falls art#gravity falls bill#book of bill#billford#bill ci the triangle guy#amnesia bill au
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So about that hand rope cage he does..
TW//: YO SUGGESTIVE CONTENT THERE YALL
Im slightly sorry for this
He secretly wants to be a dorito chip for Ford
#my art#billford#gravity falls#gravity falls bill#gravity falls fandom#gravity falls ford#stanford pines#grunkle ford#ford pines#bill ci the triangle guy#the book of bill#bill cipher#gravity falls fanart#sorry for that
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