#mary antin

[booksteaandtoomuchtv]

Witchy Woman (0.5/10)

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LOOK AT THIS STUNNING ARTWORK BY @cocohook38

Summary: When Emma came into her position as Storybrooke Coven Leader, she ended things with the powerful Vampire Overlord, Killian Jones. She’s spent over a decade working alongside him and ignoring the growing tension between them.

During his best mate’s wedding, Killian decides he is done waiting. He is ready to have his mate back in his arms (and bed) again. Emma is not an easy woman to woo, but Killian has never backed down from a challenge.

When Emma’s jilted ex-boyfriend returns to town and Emma goes missing, Killian will stop at nothing to get her back and ensure that nothing can ever separate them again.

Rating: E

CW: Mention of domestic abuse, blood and blood drinking (vampires), threatening situations, minor violence, death, mention of parental death

Entry for Captain Swan Supernatural Summer 2023 (@cssns)

Tagging: @kmomof4, @undercaffinatednightmare, @jrob64, @zaharadessert, @elfiola, @anmylica, @tiganasummertree, @stahlop, @xarandomdreamx, @teamhook

Author Notes: Some aspects of this are based on the Stay a Spell series by Juliette Cross. If you haven’t read them, the books are very fun paranormal romance novels that you can devour in a week and apparently keep thinking about them for a few years until you do a rewrite and make it your CSSNS fic. (For clarity: The storyline is new, but the relationship arc is loosely Ruben and Jules.) I hope everyone has had an incredible Captain Swan Supernatural Summer. It has been such a treat reading everyone's amazing stories and seeing all the lovely art.

I could not have written this without the cheering and support of @kmomof4 and many other ladies on the CSMM Discord. They continue to be the most encouraging group. I am always excited to share my silly words and little sketches with them.

A massive thank you to @ultraluckycatnd for her time, patience, and feedback. Beta-ing is always hard work. Beta-ing for a self-conscious tinkerer is all the more challenging. Thank you!

A tremendous thank you to @cocohook38 for the beautiful artwork. I have always adored your work and having something drawn by you that was ‘inspired’ by my silly words is a bit of a dream come true. (I squealed with utter delight upon seeing your initial sketches the first time. AMAZING!!) Thank you! <3 <3 <3

As always, a thank you is owed to my spouse for being "volunteered" to be the alpha-reader and writing partner for this fic and for bringing so many cups of hot tea and snack plates at odd hours.

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Fifteen Years Ago…

Emma’s breath caught at the beauty of the vampire before her; the waves of his dark hair begged her to run her hands through it, his sharp jaw, framed by auburn stubble, was softened by a crooked smile that was melting her resolve. She didn’t think she would ever get used to the way just the sight of him affected her. It wouldn’t be a problem much longer.

They’d only been together for a few weeks, but Emma felt lost in the depth of the connection that she shared with Killian. He seemed to read her moods and her thoughts as naturally as breathing and she felt him as if he were an extension of her own heart and mind.

As she approached where he worked, she tucked those thoughts away.

When he looked up at her and cocked his head, eyebrow raised, she savoured the adoration and openness that she saw in his eyes. She wasn’t ready for him to stop looking at her as if she were the most incredible thing that had ever happened to him. Just rip off the band-aid, Emma.

His expression changed to one of concern as he took in her erratic heartbeat and the sour scent of stress radiating from her. “Swan?”

The gentleness of his voice and the worry in his tone made her eyes prickle. She held on tightly to the tears; she would not cry. Not yet.

“Killian, I can’t… we can’t…” Her voice was stronger than she expected, but the words tore at the depths of her soul and shattered her heart. She took a breath and stored her heart away - the burning and ripping sensation too much to bear - before she continued. “We’re done.”

“Do I get a say in this?” Killian asked. The words were mild and light as if he were asking after their supper plans, but his eyes were narrowed- gauging the situation and seeking out alternate avenues.

Emma let out a humourless laugh. “It won’t change anything. We can’t be together.”

He stared at her for a long moment, before he replied. When he did speak, his voice was broken with emotion, “One day, Emma, you will have to open your heart for someone. If ever you are done playing the coward, I hope that you will find whatever it is that I couldn’t give you. And, I truly hope that you never feel even a quarter of the pain that I feel now.”

A storm of emotions flashed in his eyes, but he quickly hid it away beneath the calm and collected demeanour he had honed over the centuries of his long life. He kissed her gently on the forehead before he vanished into the evening.

Once he was too far for her to sense, her knees buckled and the ground rushed to catch her. His warm embrace was replaced by the damp grass soaking through her jeans. As her tears fell heavily down her face, she balled up against the sobs slamming through her. She was in too many pieces scattered about too effectively to ever be whole again.

[2ndaryprotocol]

The steely stylish shoot ‘em up ‘Proud Mary’ stormed theaters this week 5 years ago. 🔫👥💥

“𝙽𝚎𝚠𝚜𝚏𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚑, 𝚊*𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚎! 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚢𝚙𝚎!”

[reno-matagot]

My Feri altar, honoring Blue Mari (Stella Maris) , Antinous, & Dian-Y-Glas - the Prince & the King of Flowers. Finally! Quite proud of my drawing.

Khaire Antinous !

A New Year, a rebirth,

Two stars in the west

Upon the sea..

Yihaaaaaaa @honorthegods 🪷🥳

2023 | January 16th (Moonday)

[saintescuderia]

pancakes: the recipe!

for the version of pancakes published here, i have tried to make the character as generic as possible in terms of reference (pronouns etc.) however, the one thing i have kept is the last name: tessio.

should you be curious as to find out more about the character, here is some more information which is used for the alternate version of pancakes (linked here: coming soon!)

NOTE: this story has additional fics that are a part of the 'pancakes!universe.' these supplement the overall story arc. also are just a bit of fun, really

+++ ANTINAL // CS55 AKA carlos gets sick in jeddah - complete (read here) +++ LOS BLANCOS // CS55 AKA the first time carlos sees you wearing a real madrid jersey makes him question everything

+++ STOMACHING YOU // MV33 AKA max comes to you after winning abu dhabi 2021 - complete (read here) +++ JUST AN INCHIDENT // MV33 AKA you hurt your wrist - and jos verstappen's face

+++ STUCK ON THE PUZZLE // DR3 AKA how daniel's famed 2018 monaco win was the beginning of the end

+++ HILLBILLES // OP81 (ft. kendrick, keem + tyler) AKA you help increase oscar's street cred by getting him into a music video with a bunch of rappers

+++ SIL16 // CL16 AKA - charles debuts in F1 and almost says i love you

+++ FAST AND FURIOUS // LL40 (ft. LH44) AKA - now that both your calendars line up, you and liam can finally go drifting in japan

FULL NAME: elena marie 'tezza' tessio DOB: 6/3/97 PLACES: born in monaco. raised in australia. lived in america. FAMILIAL SITUATION: auntie nadia is the goat. and just not because her brother is football's Don. GENERAL: gymrat. hip-hop head with far too many shoes. introverted. monolingual. 400mg of caffeine is a guideline. bryan o'connor was a sexual awakening - to boys and cars. burned too many times. protein pancakes are the goated form of breakfast.

a pancakes moodboard

the pancakes 'let him cook bake' playlist

note: there is no correlation where certain songs are for certain scenes. these are just the songs i listened to when i wrote this story.

too many nights - metro boomin

no eres tu (soy yo) - kali uchis

is there someone else? - the weeknd

benthi - khaled + melissa m

avec moi - PLK

ma bansak - zeyne (colours show ver.)

miami - kali uchis ft. bia

self love - metro boomin

in my head- tertia may

no ordinary love - sade

smooth operator remix - sade (ofc)

bonbon - era istrefi

4eva (extended mix) - shygirl

don't forget my love - diplo

slide - HER

bathroom - montell fish

p power - gunna

trance - metro boomin

orange soda - baby keem

realism v idealism - $uicideboy$

shook ones pt. ii - mobb deep

link here

taglist:

@eugene-emt-roe @spookystitchery @vicurious28 @taytaylala12 @c-losur3

@hiireadstuff @samantha-chicago @fionaschicken @casperlikej @bookstore-of-dreams

@itsjustkhaos @sam-is-lost @laneyspaulding19 @formula1mount @bokutos-babyowl

@stampiej @alilcloudy @bingussthirdtoe @lilymurphy03 @inlovewmarlenemckinnon

@charllleclerc @richardniixon @sp1rl @nikfigueiredo @lozzamez3

@butterfliesflyaroundmymind @vellicora @ellen3101 @michelleyw81 @samantha-chicago

@bloodyymaryyy @a-beaverhausen @bokutos-babyowl @tsireyasgf

message me if you would like to be added :)

[aureliaeiter]

Nemoralia and the birthday of Goddess Diana

As I wasn't able to celebrate Nemoralia two days ago, I thought I'd make a post about it today. Nemoralia was a festival in honour of Goddess Diana. This festival was originally held at Diana's temple in Aricia, current day Nemi (50 minutes away from Rome by car).

May this informational post honor the goddess and help those that want to celebrate this festival.

August 13 - Diana's Dies Natalis

This was thought to be Diana's dies natalis (birthday) by members of the collegium of Diana and Antinous in Lanuvium.

Everyone took part in this festival though the main focus were women. As told by Plutarch, on this day, for reasons unknown nowadays, they washed their hair in a special ritual.

Enslaved people got this day off as they were under the protection of the goddess (worth to keep in mind that Diana's priest at Lake Nemi was always a runaway enslaved man). Male citizens and masters were able to participate in this festival but they were required to be on equal terms with women and enslaved people.

As this is one of the hottest days of the year, the celebrations started at night. Worshipers adorned not only their heads with flowers crowns, but also the heads of their dogs as they also took part in the celebration. Hunting or killing animals in any way was forbidden on this day. Horses were forbidden from entering this area.

At night, worshipers assembled at the Sanctuary and walked in a procession around Lake Nemi while holding candles or torches, similar to the ones Vestal Virgins carried. People wrote petitions on ribbons and tied them on tree branches and they also left votive offerings at the temple, especially related to part of the body in need of healing.

How to celebrate in current day

Make an offering to Diana. Some ideas are baking moon-shaped cakes, pouring wine, cutting a flock of your hair for her or lighting a special candle. You could also read a hymn in her honour.

Wash your hair or go to the hair salon to get a trim. Adorn it with flower crowns.

If you have a dog, pamper them!! Wash them, take them on a longer walk than usual, buy then special treats... The possibilities are endless.

Write your petitions in a ribbon and tie it in a tree branch. If you don't have any trees near you could also tie it to any plants you're growing at home or bury it in the ground.

Donate to good causes, foundations or shelters related to women, animals or those in need. The world really needs that right now.

If you are near Nemi, go to the ruins of the goddess' temple. People still give her flowers til this day. Also the council of Nemi celebrates Nemoralia since 2016, though I think this year was discontinued since I wasn't able to find any information about it.

The program is formed by different types of activities, from history or art lectures to guided tours or nature walks.

What's the actual date of Nemoralia?

There's a lot of confusion online about what the actual date of Nemoralia is, with some people saying it's only celebrated on the 13th, others saying it's on the 15th and others saying is a three day festival.

It's believed that at first it was celebrated on the full moon but during the Roman Republic it was set on August 13, as back then that's when the full moon happened. This has led modern scholars like Frazer to think that the festival may extended over a few days instead of just one.

So, when to celebrate? If you want to follow the Roman calendar, it should be on August 13. However, if you want to celebrate on a full moon like ancient worshipers would have, then it depends on the year (in 2024 it would be on August 19).

Additionally, since it's believed Nemoralia became the Assumption of Mary through syncretism with Catholicism, you may want to choose August 15 to celebrate, because if you live in a Catholic country or canton you'll most likely get a day off from work - which means more time to celebrate!

May Dea Diana bless you all!

[deadbutbetter]

Hi, i'm sorry this is so out of the blue but would you mind sharing sadomasochistic literature recs pls? I love your other rec lists<33

yo not out of the blue at all. i realise i post a lot of content related to sm.

for fiction: besides the obvious bataille, you should look into colette peignot's collected writings under the name laure.

for some rewritten material on her there's kathy acker's my mother demonology. but everything by kathy acker relates to the subject: blood and guts in highschool, empire of the senseless.

(sidenote from an interview w kris kraus on her biography: According to Eleanor Antin, Kathy worked at a massage parlor in Solana Beach for a while, and she did not give massages. [...] She was also, at the same time, tutoring Latin. / If she didn’t give massages, what did she do? / Well, hand jobs, probably.)

another classic but story of o written by pauline réage plus its beautiful illustrations by leonor fini. it's actually said her fantastical owl masks inspired the character of o + she was really close to andré pieyre de mandiargues, whose one story la marge was adapted by walerian borowczky in immoral tales. then there's sacher masoch's venus in furs. you've probably already heard of anais nin's delta of venus.

i specifically highly rec mary gaitskill. bad behaviour is a great short story collection - one of the stories specifically inspired the film secretary (2002). her essay, the trouble with following the rules, on rape culture and agency published in harper's bazaar (later repub in somebody with a little hammer) is one rare occurrence of nuance and grace accorded to women who've had sexual experiences that are difficult to categorise. it gives a rundown of the ways she personally relates to feminist scholars on the subject too.

there's problems by jade sharma. for a more modern story of the eye, try ryu murakami's ecstasy.

for non-fiction (disclaimer that i mostly haven't read these but they are on my list):

gilles deleuze, masochism: coldness and cruelty ; avgi saketopoulou, sexuality beyond consent ; virginie despentes, king kong theory

if you're similarly interested in boundary-pushing experiences, the limits of the body, attraction to the horrific (i getchu) this is moreso sociology, aesthetics, psychoanalysis focused:

elaine scarry, the body in pain ; anne dufourmantelle, in praise of risk ; sylvère lotringer, overexposed: perverting perversions ; umberto eco, on ugliness

other media: the podcast drunk church, the director catherine breillat.

hope this is of help & if you read anything tell me how it went. i'm always looking for more stuff on the subject too.

[maraudessey]

Cast

Working on a Project that is The Marauders in the Odyssey! This is the cast, tell me if you have any ideas for changes!

James Potter as Odysseus

Sirius Black as Polites

Peter Pettigrew as Eurylochus

Frank Longbottom as crew member

Emmeline Vance as Aeolus

Dorcas Meadowes as Circe

Regulus Black as Calypso

Barty Crouch Jr. as Poseidon

Alecto Carrow as Scylla

Evan Rosier as Polyphemus

Alice Longbottom as Lotus Eater

Hestia Jones as crew member

Amelia Bones as crew member

Aurora Sinistra as crew member

Pandora Lovegood as Tiresias

Marlene McKinnon as Hermes

Mary Macdonald as Lily Potter's first lady

Veela as Sirens

Lily Potter as Penelope

Harry Potter as Telemachus

Narcissa Black as The Queen of Troy

Draco Malfoy as The Baby that Odysseus throws off the wall

Severus Snape as Antinous

[queerasfact]

Queer Calendar 2023

We put together a calendar of key (mostly queer) dates at the start of the year to help us with scheduling - so I thought I’d share it around! Including pride and visibility days, some queer birthdays and anniversaries, and a few other bits and bobs. Click the links for more info - I dream one day of having a queer story for every day of the year!

This is obviously not an exhaustive list - if I’ve overlooked something important to you, feel free to add it in the reblogs!

January

3 - Bisexual American jazz-age heiress Henrietta Bingham born 1901

8 - Queer Australian bushranger Captain Moonlite born 1845; gay American art collector Ned Warren born 1860

11 - Pennsylvania celebrates Rosetta Tharpe Day in honour of bisexual musician Rosetta Tharpe

12 - Japanese lesbian author Nobuko Yoshiya born 1896

22 - Lunar New Year (Year of the Rabbit)

24 - Roman emperor Hadrian, famous for his relationship with Antinous, born 76CE; gay Prussian King Frederick the Great born 1712

27 - International Holocaust Remembrance Day

February

LGBT+ History Month (UK, Hungary)

Black History Month (USA and Canada)

1 - Feast of St Brigid, a saint especially important to Irish queer women

5 - Operation Soap, a police raid on gay bathhouses in Toronto, Canada, spurs massive protests, 1981

7 - National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (USA)

18 - US Black lesbian writer and activist Audre Lorde born 1934

12 - National Freedom to Marry Day (USA)

19-25 - Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week

March

Women’s History Month

1 - Black Women in Jazz and the Arts Day

8 - International Women’s Day

9 - Bi British writer David Garnett born 1892

12 - Bi Polish-Russian ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky born 1889 or 1890

13 March-15 April - Deaf History Month

14 - American lesbian bookseller and publisher Sylvia Beach born 1887

16 - French lesbian artist Rosa Bonheur born 1822

20 - Bi US musician Rosetta Tharpe born 1915

21 - World Poetry Day

24 - The Wachowski sisters’ cyberpunk trans allegory The Matrix premiers 1999

April

Jazz Appreciation Month

Black Women’s History Month

National Poetry Month (USA)

3 - British lesbian diarist Anne Lister born 1791

8 - Trans British racing driver and fighter pilot Roberta Cowell born 1918

9 -  Bi Australia poet Lesbia Harford born 1891; Easter Sunday

10 - National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (USA)

14 - Day of Silence

15 - Queer Norwegian photographer and suffragist Marie Høeg born 1866

17 - Costa-Rican-Mexican lesbian singer Chavela Vargas born 1919

21-22 - Eid al-Fitr

25 - Gay English King Edward II born 1284

26 - Lesbian Day of Visibility; bi American blues singer Ma Rainey born 1886

29 - International Dance Day

30 - International Jazz Day

May

1 - Trans British doctor and Buddhist monk Michael Dillon born 1915

7 - International Family Equality Day

7 - Gay Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky born 1840

15 - Australian drag road-trip comedy The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert premiers in 1994

 17 - IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia)

18 - International Museum Day

19 - Agender Pride Day

22 - US lesbian tailor and poet Charity Bryant born 1777

22 - Harvey Milk Day marks the birth of gay US politician Harvey Milk 1930

23 - Premier of Pride, telling the story of the 1980s British activist group Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners

24 - Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day; Queer Chinese-Japanese spy Kawashima Yoshiko born 1907

26 - queer American astronaut Sally Ride born 1951

29 - Taiwanese lesbian writer Qiu Miaojin born 1969

June

Pride Month

Indigenous History Month (Canada)

3 - Bisexual American-French performer, activist and WWII spy Josephine Baker born 1906

5 - Queer Spanish playwright and poet Federico García Lorca born 1898; bi English economic John Maynard Keynes born 1883

8 - Mechanic and founder of Australia’s first all-female garage, Alice Anderson, born 1897

10 - Bisexual Israeli poet Yona Wallach born 1944

12 - Pulse Night of Remembrance, commemorating the 2012 shooting at the Pulse nightclub, Orlando

14 - Australian activists found the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands in 2004

18 - Sally Ride becomes the first know queer woman in space

24 - The first Sydney Mardi Gras 1978

25 - The rainbow flag first flown as a queer symbol in 1978

28 - Stonewall Riots, 1969

28 June-2 July - Eid al-Adha

30 - Gay German-Israeli activist, WWII resistance member and Holocaust survivor Gad Beck born 1923

July

1 - Gay Dutch WWII resistance fighter Willem Arondeus killed - his last words were “Tell the people homosexuals are no cowards”

2-9 - NAIDOC Week (Australia) celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture

6 - Bi Mexican artist Frida Kahlo born 1907

12 or 13 - Roman emperor Julius Caesar born c.100BCE

14 - International Non-Binary People’s Day

23 - Shelly Bauman, owner of Seattle gay club Shelly’s Leg, born 1947; American lesbian cetenarian Ruth Ellis born 1899; gay American professor, tattooist and sex researcher Sam Steward born 1909

25 - Italian-Australian trans man Harry Crawford born 1875

August

8 - International Cat Day

9 - Queer Finnish artist, author and creator of Moomins Tove Jansson born 1914

9 - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

11 - Russian lesbian poet Sofya Parnok born 1885

12 - Queer American blues musician Gladys Bentley born 1907

13 - International Left-Handers Day

22 - Gay WWII Dutch resistance fight Willem Arondeus born 1894

24 - Trans American drag queen and activist Marsha P Johnson born 1945

26 - National Dog Day

30 - Bi British author Mary Shelley 1797

31 - Wear it Purple Day (Australia - queer youth awareness)

September

5 - Frontman of Queen Freddie Mercury born 1946

6 - Trans Scottish doctor and farmer Ewan Forbes born 1912

13 - 1990 documentary on New York’s ball culture Paris is Burning premiers

15-17 - Rosh Hashanah

16-23 - Bisexual Awareness Week

17 - Gay Prussian-American Inspector General of the US Army Baron von Steuben born 1730

23 - Celebrate Bisexuality Day

24 - Gay Australian artist William Dobell born 1889

30 - International Podcast Day

October

Black History Month (Europe)

4 - World Animal Day

5 - National Poetry Day (UK)

5 - Queer French diplomat and spy the Chevalière d’Éon born 1728

8 - International Lesbian Day

9 - Indigenous Peoples’ Day (USA)

11 - National Coming Out Day

16 - Irish writer Oscar Wilde born 1854

18 - International Pronouns Day

22-28 - Asexual Awareness Week

26 - Intersex Awareness Day

31 - American lesbian tailor Sylvia Drake born 1784

November

8 - Intersex Day of Remembrance

12 - Diwali; Queer Mexican nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz born c.1648

13-19 - Transgender Awareness Week

20 - Trans American writer, lawyer, activist and priest Pauli Murray born 1910; Transgender Day of Remembrance

27 - Antinous, lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian, born c.111; German lesbian drama Mädchen in Uniform premiers, 1931

29 - Queer American writer Louisa May Alcott born 1832

December

AIDS Awareness Month

1 - World AIDS Day

2 - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

3 - International Day of Persons with Disabilities

8 - Pansexual Pride Day; queer Swedish monarch Christina of Sweden born 1626

10 - Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners host Pits and Perverts concern to raise mining for striking Welsh miners, 1984

14 - World Monkey Day

15 - Roman emperor Nero born 37CE

24 - American drag king and bouncer Stormé DeLarverie born 1920

25 - Christmas

29 - Trans American jazz musician Billy Tipton born 1914

[hiimtracher]

Meet the artist

basic info:

-my name is tracher

-Gynosexual/genderfluid/asexual (Gynosexualism is the attraction to feminine people)

-mentally ill (literaly i have psychosis)

my other blogs are :

-@giggles-the-clown0

-@hi-im-erick-and-this-is-my-story

-@hi-im-alex-the-therapist

-@the-forbidden-archive

-@ericks-fear-as-a-asexual

-@sir-gooseton

likes:

-music (punk and alternative rock as well as indie pop)(actually will listen to everything)

-drawing (obviously)

-astrnomy (space studies mainly stars and super-novas)

-terrariums and making them

-plants as in studies

-criminalogy and murder cases

-marine life

-bugs and other animals but mostly bugs

-DnD

-Dr.Pepper

-making plushise

dislikes:

-fears loud sounds and noises (Ligyrophobia)

-people

-very sceard of aggresive behaviour

My characters/ocs:

from adventures of planet rasvin and the forbbiden archives

1.green eyes / Max Antine

"The Wolf" / "Turn the lights off"

1984s age = 25 and 2024 age = 65

2.bebe / Harvey Rivers

"Choice" / "Yes, to Err is human, So Don't Be One"

1984s age = 4 and 2024 age = 44

3.Urshula Thomson / Lost queen

"Suburbia Overture / Greetings from Mary Bell Township! / (Vampire) Culture / Love Me, Normally" / "A mask of my own face"

1984s age = 23 and 2024 age = 63

4.Mike Jonson

"Toxic"/ "I/Me/Myself"

1984s age = 22 and 2024 age = 62

5.Ant queen / miss Antoine Insect

"Sacred beast" / "As your father i Expressly Forbid it"

1984s age =49 and 2024 age =89

6.plant king / sir.Dragon Snap

"Spring and a storm" / "The moss"

1984s age = 39 and 2024 age = 79

7.clown king / sir.1nt0ni4

"Im Sane" / "Brass Goggles"

1984s age = 47 and 2024 age = 87

8.mother of all / Elisa Thomson

"The beast is out there" / "Outliars and hypocritse: a fun fact about apples"

1984s age = 70 and 2024 age = 110 (dead)

9.The tall man

"Cabinet man" / "The Ballad of Jane Doe"

1984s age = 18 and 2024 age = 58

10.Cassian King

"Lonley king" / "Thermodynamic Lawyer Esq, G.F.D. - 2020 remastered version"

1984s age = 45 and 2024 age = 85

11.Theodor mimic

"I kissed a girl and i liked it" / "Love ne, Normally"

1984s age = 21 and 2024 age = 61

12.Henry Lukas (Thomson)

"Hayloft" / "I'm gonna win"

1984s age = 45 and 2024 age = 85

13.Erick Lukas

"Labirynth" / "An unhealthy obssesion"

1984s age = 45 and 2024 age = 85

14.Baryxon Insect

"Cicada Days" / "White knuckle Jerk (Where do you get off?)"

1984s age = 50 and 2024 age = 90

15.saint Philip Muk

"Only you" / "Charlie's inferno"

1984s age = 30 and 2024 age = 80

16.El Mariana Rattle

"Red moon" / "hell's coming with me"

1984s age = 46 and 2024 age = 86

17.La Lullah Pit

"Ship in a bottle" / "Wellerman"

1984s age = 30 and 2024 age = 80

18.Jayse Bug

"Cabinet man" / "The Ballad of Jane Doe"

1984s age = 50 and 2024 age = 90

19.SHE (Celestia Loomins)

"Labirynth" / "Laplace's angel(Hurt people?Hurt people!)"

1984s age = 50 and 2024 age = 90

20.Red moon

"Ruler of everything" / "Murderers"

1984s age = 51 and 2024 age = 91

21.Jax Fungus

"Coffe" / "hymn for a scearecrow"

1984s age = 4 and 2024 age = 44

22.Cole Lug

"Feed the macihne" / "the digital circus end theme"

a robot can't age like a human therefore created in 1985

23.Jamie Insect

"Chemical Overreaction / Coumpound Fracture - 2020 remastered version" / "Eight Wonder"

1984s age =18 and 2024 age =58

24.Rivel goatman

"Possibly in michigan Cannibal Animal" / "Cannibal"

1984s age = 49 and 2024 age = 89

25.Arkhel Astarion

"stuck inside" / "Along came a spider"

1984s age = 49 and 2024 age = 89

26.Dorothy Jakes

"Rule:4 fish in a birdcage" / "White knuckle Jerk (Where do you get off?)"

1984s age = 31 and 2024 age = 71

27.Margareth Rigs

"dr.Sunshine is dead" / "Zydrate anatomy"

1984s age = 30 and 2024 age = 70

28.Markus James Tinker

"the main character" / "One more try"

1984s age = 32 and 2024 age = 72

29.Peter Varmint

"Necromancin dancin" / "cicada days"

1984s age = 43 and 2024 age = 83

30.Koszmar Loomins

"Along came a spider" / "bottom of the river"

1984s age = 40 and 2024 age = 80

31.Sen Loomins

"" / ""

1984s age = 39 and 2024 age = 79

32.Emily Lukas

"Along came a spider" / "Everybody Loves Me"

1984s age = 3 and 2024 age = 43

33.Ragatha Bug

"" / ""

1984s age = 23 and 2024 age = 63

34.Alex Hierche

"the nowhere king" / "the dismembermet song"

1984s age = 20 and 2024 age = 60

35.Julio Peckish

"No girls toy" / "I Love You Like An Alcoholic"

1984s age = 21 and 2024 age = 61

36.Jazebel porri

"bury a friend" / "Freak"

1984s age = 21 and 2024 age = 61

37.Mage

"Devils train" / "Hungry for another one"

1984s age = 27 and 2024 age = 67

38.Marax

"The Nowhere King (Reprise 2)" / "Hungry for another one"

1984s age = 100 and 2024 age = 120

and the ones that are just from i dunno where

Alex Insect :>

[booksteaandtoomuchtv]

Witchy Woman (1/10)

art by @cocohook38

0.5 | A03 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Summary: When Emma came into her position as Storybrooke Coven Leader, she ended things with the powerful Vampire Overlord, Killian Jones. She’s spent over a decade working alongside him and ignoring the growing tension between them.

During his best mate’s wedding, Killian decides he is done waiting. He is ready to have his mate back in his arms (and bed) again. Emma is not an easy woman to woo, but Killian has never backed down from a challenge.

When Emma’s jilted ex-boyfriend returns to town and Emma goes missing, Killian will stop at nothing to get her back and ensure that nothing can ever separate them again.

Rating: E

CW: Mention of domestic abuse, blood and blood drinking (vampires), threatening situations, minor violence, death, mention of parental death

Entry for Captain Swan Supernatural Summer 2023 (@cssns)

Tagging: @kmomof4 , @undercaffinatednightmare , @jrob64, @zaharadessert, @elfiola, @anmylica, @tiganasummertree, @stahlop, @xarandomdreamx, @teamhook

Author Note: Thank you, again, to @ultraluckycatnd for her time, patience, and feedback.

"Let us welcome, for the very first time as husband and wife, David and Mary Margaret Nolan."

The crowd erupted with applause, hoots, and whistles as the newlyweds appeared in the middle of the grand garden, where the large stone patio had been transformed into a romantic dance floor for their reception. David's smile radiated boundless joy as he gazed at his new bride as if she were all of his dreams come true. Mary Margaret was stunning as she smiled back at him, a princess pulled from the pages of a storybook. A soft, ethereal shimmer of light bathed the couple as their combined magic swirled and danced around them. The gentle glow was the outcome of the completed marriage bond between true soul mates. It was a sighting so rare that the guests quieted and stared in awe at the beautiful sight before them.

Emma felt the moisture gather in her eyes as she watched her younger sister and her new husband begin to dance together, the soft glow accompanying each of their movements. Until now, she had thought the True Love Aura was a myth. Seeing it in person, embracing her sister and David filled her with so much happiness for her sister. The smallest, deepest part of her heart ached with a stormy emotion that was lonely and tasted bitter.

“The bride and groom would like to invite the wedding party to join them on the dance floor.”

Mary Margaret had conveniently left this dance out of their wedding planning discussions. As the Maid of Honour, Emma would be paired with David’s Best Man, Killian Jones. If the familiar, powerful magical signature was not confirmation enough that he was behind her, the smell of sea and leather that filled her senses was. She took a steadying breath before she turned to face him.

He wore a dark blue suit with pinstripes of an even deeper blue, a white fitted shirt with the top few buttons undone, and a look in his pale blue eyes that made her heart stutter when she met his gaze. He offered her his arm to her with a small smile tugging at his lips. Rolling her eyes at him, she took it and led him to the dance floor.

“You look nervous,” he murmured.

“I don’t dance.”

“Don’t worry, Love. I do,” he murmured. He wrapped his arm around her waist and guided her in a slow, sweet dance. His graceful movements seemed to melt into each other in time with the music, a feat Emma seemed to be accomplishing as well by following his lead. She wanted to be annoyed at his pompous words, but he really was a good dancer.

Lulled by the romance in the air, the sighting of the aura earlier, or maybe the way their bodies seemed to be moving together so well, Emma relaxed into his hold. She let the music take her away to a time when he held her like this all the time. Their relationship had been short, but the way he held her was not something she could ever forget. She had never felt so safe or warm; and, she was unable to find that peace and security again. In a moment of weakness, before she could stop herself, she leaned her head on his chest, breathing him in and soaking in a quiet moment of pretend. A moment where they were together and he held her like this all the time.

Emma stiffened as the last chords faded into something more upbeat and the remaining guests started filling the dance floor. She couldn't quite pull herself away from him just yet.

"Time’s up, Swan,” Killian spoke, voice laced with predatory intent; the centuries-old vampire tired of waiting and ready to capture his prey. Emma’s skin prickled either in response to his words or perhaps to the warmth of his lips brushing the shell of her ear as he spoke, she wasn’t sure. Either way, she doubted that she was going to be able to resist him much longer - she wasn't sure she wanted to resist him any longer.

Mary Margaret's fairy tale was making her soft. She had a good reason to stay away from this vampire; she was sure she did. She would remember it once she got out of his warm embrace and the twinkling fairy lights. Wouldn't she?

His piercing blue eyes searched her own for any sign that she would not allow him to pursue her, a sensual smirk tugged at his lips when he found none. The hunger and determination in that gaze melted her resolve and filled her with an equal sense of longing.

A low chuckle rumbled from Killian, “We’re both more than ready, love.” Her stomach clenched as his words stirred delicious memories. And, her body recalled the way he touched her, the way only he was capable of making her feel, of the filthy words he would murmur in her ear while he did those things to her.

As if he could read her thoughts, he smiled wickedly, tongue darting out to wet his lips. Her eyes tracked the action and his own danced with delight, clearly aware of the impact his words and his nearness were having on her. She stiffened and pulled away from him - she needed to gain back control of herself. This was getting ridiculous.

And then, he just…walked away, leaving her alone in the midst of the other wedding guests. Her skin felt too hot and she felt too exposed, even knowing that no one else had witnessed their exchange. At least she hadn’t thought anyone had, but as she glanced around looking for the newlyweds, her eyes landed on Ruby’s.

What was that about? Ruby’s voice roared in her mind.

Emma shook her head and mouthed the word “later.” She wasn’t telepathic and she wasn’t going to speak to any of her sisters until she knew what she wanted. She didn’t need their insights regarding Killian just yet. She sighed and rolled her eyes. No, she knew exactly how encouraging they would be and she didn’t want that right now.

Right now, she wanted one of those deceptively fruity cocktail drinks which left her skin tingling after just a few sips. She wanted to escape into the shared joy of her family and their friends celebrating her sister’s wedding. Future Emma could sort out Killian’s declaration; Future Emma would be very good at that.

§§§§ §§§§ §§§§ §§§§

Smooth guitar chords and warm, yellow light poured out from the den’s open windows filling the porch behind it with a hopeful and relaxed energy that had been absent from this garden for far too long. Killian smiled as he recounted the fire he’d seen in Emma’s gaze before he left David’s wedding. It was confirmation of a hope he hadn’t dared breathe life into before tonight; she was almost as hungry for him as he was for her.

She’d buried her desire for him all these years under a thick foundation of cold professionalism, but he knew her and what he saw tonight was the same desperate desire that flooded his veins. Perhaps she no longer loved him the way he had always been lost for her; but, she had looked at him with a want with which he was intimately acquainted and that look gave him hope.

Since the day that she'd called it off between them, he had yearned for her as though she were a missing piece of his own soul. Perhaps, because she was a piece of him and he was of her.

He had held on to the belief that they would repair what had broken between them even as the weeks turned into months without any progress. He hoped she just needed time for him to prove to her that he was trustworthy and reliable, to show her how essential she was to his being, and to earn back her heart. Until that bloody walk home on that bloody evening when she had decided to move on from what they shared, to replace it with something new - someone new.

The evening had been warm and clear, the breeze ruffling his hair had carried on it the promise of colder days. Killian had once loved the way the world seemed to quiet and slow as the warmth of the summer sun faded into memory. This year, however, the lengthening nights were everlasting, voids between the hours that he could fill with distraction and work. Hell, the reason he walked home rather than tracing or driving was to shorten the time he would have to endure that entirely too-empty house.

The sounds of voices and the sweet smell of a wood-fired oven drifted toward him from Remy’s. A familiar voice rose above the rest. Before his mind could catch up, his focus had landed on the siren, her green eyes sparkling with joy and her lips pulled into a carefree smile. He was frozen in place, absorbing the beautiful sight. Had he ever seen her smile so freely?

A large hand covered hers on the table and she blushed, smiling wider but looking down at the contact. Killian felt as though he’d been punched in the stomach as he registered the scene before him; Emma was on a date. A good date.

The darkness he’d leashed long ago rose from the depths of his mind, demanding that he rip the hand off the arm of the filthy werewolf touching Emma. Killian fought against the cruel urges as they continued to flood his thoughts. Teeth clenched so tight that he thought he might break a tooth, he forced his body forward.

No longer toward his house, but to the nearest vampire den. He had to quench his sudden thirst and for that, he needed fresh blood.

The vibration of his phone against his leg dispersed the memory, leaving only the bitter taste of Milah's blood from that night thick on his tongue.

He pulled the phone from his pocket and checked the screen in a fluid movement, a small frown of concern on his face as he answered. “It’s a bit late, Smee.” His voice sounded rough, perhaps the memory still had some claws. He took a soothing sip of whiskey.

“Yes, sire,” the serious tone in his Head of Security’s voice had him sitting up, alert and ready for whatever warranted this phone call. “A minor threat has entered the city, sire. Erm, I mean to say, well, he has come back.”

“Continue to monitor his movements for now. No need for alarm. Keep this between us.”

“Got it, Captain,” Smee replied. “Sorry to disturb your evening, sire.”

As they ended the call, Killian’s mood darkened. This was an annoyance he would rather do without.

§§§§ §§§§ §§§§ §§§§

Emma decided to enjoy the warm summer night and walk home from the festivities. The sweet smells of honeysuckle and night-blooming jasmine calmed her better than Mary Margaret’s magic. Crickets and cicadas filled the air with bright songs to accompany her short journey home. She kept replaying Killian’s words to her at the wedding.

Time's up, Swan. We're both more than ready.

Alone, in the stillness of the night, she allowed herself a moment to enjoy the prospect of being with him again.

He still had the power to destroy her, but she was more confident in herself, more confident in her powers and ability, and less afraid of losing herself, of him taking what she could not give. He’d spent the last fifteen years respecting her boundaries and had been the definition of a perfect gentleman; he’d proven over and over again that he would be there for her without expecting anything from her in return. She could trust he’d never take more than she would freely give.

Her skin prickled moments before she became aware of another magical signature nearby. Vampire, she thought automatically. As the head of the coven, she was always on alert to anything that may be a threat to her sisters or those they were charged with protecting. This vampire felt familiar, her stomach twisted in warning. “Anyone but him,” she pleaded with the spirits.

“Ems.”

Dread filled her at the sound of a name only he called her. He’d appeared by her side, seemingly out of nowhere. A few decades on and his presence felt as oppressive and oily as she’d remembered. She flinched inwardly but was glad that he didn’t appear to have noticed. He threw her a lopsided smile, boyish and disarming; her mind sounded every alarm.

“Heard Mary Margaret finally married that warlock, James?”

“What are you doing here?” Emma demanded, ignoring his question and his - likely intentional - mix-up of her brother-in-law with his vile twin brother.

“Oh, how I’ve missed you,” Neal said. He threw his arms around her shoulders. He tried to pull her into his side, but she pushed him back. “Go away, Neal.”

“Don’t be like that, Emma.” Neal was the very picture of a petulant boy. “I just wanted to say hello to my old friend on her sister’s big day.”

Her body felt charged, her power wrapped closely around her acting as both a comfort and a reminder. She was no longer young and insecure in her powers; she’d come into her powers and her position as the head of the coven in the decades since they’d last met, since he tried to…

“We are not friends,” Emma’s voice was low, dangerous.

Neal looked surprised but must have read the threat in her voice because he traced away as fast as his heightened speed could manage. She imagined she heard his voice on the wind - you’ll regret this - before she shook off the exasperating exchange and continued home, her pace quickened and her shawl pulled tight against the sudden chill in the air.

[pain-is-too-tired]

HC that Chris Rodriguez fought his whole life just trying to be loved.

He grew up not knowing who his dad was.

And his mother hardly gave him the time of day either. Only ever seeing the unknown man that left her with a child.

Chris did everything to garner any sense of pride fron her. But he always saw her happier with the kids she drove around as a bus driver then himself. That despite being her flesh and blood, he was always her last favorite child.

Even when he started going to school, the route his mother drove wasn't thier own. He rode to school on another driver's bus.

His aunt was really the only one who made him feel like he was wanted by someone at the time, but her and his mom fought so much he hardly saw her.

He was attached by a monster at school who pulled him into the office posing as a vice principal, he just barely managed to be saved by a Satyr and soon taken to Camp Half-Blood. Immediately, he took to Luke who made him feel at home in the Hermes Cabin.

He never went back home. It took forever to be reported missing, but it didn't really matter to him.

He grew bitter over his father never claiming him, a feeling encouraged by Luke's talk of the gods. Finally know somewhat of his heritage made the years dealing with the bitterness his mother had feel even worse.

But at camp he felt that he at least found a home. That he was loved and seen as family. That he wasn't a least favorite anymore. He had family and friends.

But he never stopped being eager to please.

When Luke betrayed camp,he was filled with mixed emotions,but when Luke asked him to join he did so without hesitation.

He became his right hand,often handling the demigod side of things why Luke seemed busy dealing with the Titans and monsters.

Chris got Hermes more diplomatic side. He could keep tensions down and kept the demigod army from infighting. A skill Luke know he had from his interactions with Clarisse back at camp.

But Chris quickly became disillusioned with it as Luke drifted further from them. Chris felt like he was desperately struggling to keep his affection and attention, and when he got any interaction with him and ended in arguments over the treatment of the demigods in the army.

Chris took care of the younger demigods that monsters like Mr.Thorn dragged into the army. Training them and doing his best to keep them from being pulled into dangerous missions. Giving them the attention and love he hardly got.

So when a young demigod named Mary was tasked with going into the Labyrinth to find Aridane's string,Chris immediately volunteer to go with her. To not only protect her, but in hopes to get Luke being proud of him again.

Not too long into the Labyrinth they'd been captured by Antinous, forced to fight in his arena.

Mary ended up being killed, and Chris just barely managed to get out alive.

Even before Minos he had been spiraling. The sense of dread, failure and loneliness tearing him apart inside out.

When Minos cursed him, he was left a shell. Stumbling the Labyrinth's path alone.

Weather by some miracle, or some form of intervention, he stumbled out just near where Clarisse was. Somehow making his way out of the Labyrinth on his own in state of insanity.

Chris, who been use to being left and forgotten about his whole life, suddenly had someone fighting to keep him alive. Someone who wanted him there. Who devoted time and effort to be there for him.

His father, whether during or after, finally decides to claim him. But it all feels sour to Chris. And really, at this point, he given up trying to get his attention.

Once he's cured, he fights with his own guilt and sense of feeling like an outcast. But Clarisse, Silena and Charles support him. The Stolls are ecstatic that Chris is alive and with them again. He feels at home at camp. He feelings wanted.

He gives up trying to appease adults/ parents for an drop of recognition. It doesn't mean he's not bitter, seeing Hermes' obvious favoritetism towards Luke why those in his cabin fight for his attention leaves him frustrated. But instead of letting that anger build up, he gives his energy making up for his father's faults.

He makes the choice to be better then Hermes, or Luke. To not be consumed with himself or his anger.

A kid who grew up fighting to love and belonging makes it his duty to make sure others don't have to feel the way he'd felt.

He has friends. Family. Someone who loves him. He doesn't need much more then that. Not anymore.

[letsbeapoemtogether]

It is not I that belong to the past, but the past that belongs to me.

- Mary Antin, The Promised Land

[imaginarianisms]

i may or may not have said this before but my muses who're native women are badass native women in various ways.

bellatrix/beretta is a femme fatale witchy goth mother sex worker / sugar baby, assassin & supersoldier, marie/maverick is a warrior, swordswoman, supersoldier & assassin & eventually brothel madam & pâtisserie owner, clementine is an assassin & a survivalist & a witch in her own right during the apocalypse in her canon verse, leah is a wolf shapeshifter who protects her community from those who would harm her people & community, lyanna is an esteemed equestrian, warrior & potentially a greenseer & skinchanger in interpretation & was deemed queen of love and beauty & later became a woods witch & fought in the war of the five kings, sansa is a politically savvy princess turned queen in her own right who is canonically the pinnacle of femininity by westerosi standards & she's an it girl in her own right, sherry/sherissa was a stripper & a sugar baby & a sex worker who ended up marrying a mafia boss & influencing ergastulum politics, loretta is a mafia boss in her own right of her own crime syndicate even as a child & a GIRL at that & can carry her own & is a damn good shot for her age, & katniss is a survivalist & revolutionary icon in her own right. they're allowed to be tomboys, hyperfeminine or somewhere in between or neither, they're allowed to be disabled & neurodivergent & queer, they're capable of being world leaders, military leaders & spiritual leaders & revolutionaries, they're allowed to be on any aspect of the morality scale, they're allowed to come from wealthy families or raised in poverty, they're allowed to be shown in jewels & riches & wear pretty & sexy dresses & be covered in flowers & have poetry written about them & walk down damn runways & be full of themselves bc native women are just as modern & sexy as white women & other nonnative women & most importantly they FIGHT BACK. we already have a bunch of antinative stereotypes about natives being violent & native women being assaulted or abused or killed off onscreen but they can't be hurt so easily, they can get their vengeance quickly, & can fight back against their enemies just as hard.

[euphorial-docx]

o need to know in your opinion what books would regulus of tsf have in his tbr?

well he is currently reading the “heptaméron” and “le blé en herbe” but i’ll scrounge up some others i think he’d like? i haven’t read any of them but they seem like his vibe:

“the well of loneliness” by radclyffe hall

“the art of joy” by goliarda sapienza

the dune series ;)

“the promised land” by mary antin

“memoirs of hadrian” by marguerite yourcenar

“giovanni’s room” by james baldwin

[tavore]

George R.R. Martin, Fire & Blood. 2018 / Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Sculptors in Ancient Rome. 1877 / Jade Wicks, Ewan Mitch The Face Interview. 2022 / Ulysses Blinding Polyphemus / Classics for All, Antinous. 2020 / Mary Harrsch, Death of Antinous / Smart History, The Colossus of Constantine. 2012 / Pellegrino Tibaldi, The Blinding of Polyphemus. 1550-51 / Ertaç Altınöz, The God's Eye / Rembrandt, The Blinding of Samson. 1636 / Dir. Miguel Sapochnik, House of the Dragon 1.07 Driftmark

[jarl-of-nordland]

The Antinoeion of Hadrian’s Villa : Interpretation and Architectural Reconstruction

An illustration of what the Antinoeion—a small temple complex dedicated to Antinous at Hadrian’s Villa—could’ve looked like based on the remains of the complex. It includes the Obelisk of Antinous, which is now at the Cortile della Pigna in the Vatican.

Z. Mari and S. Sgalambro. American Journal of Archaeology 111, 2007, page 85.