#nerd roman

[somewhereincairparavel]

Jason getting glasses is actually so symbolic of his duality imo. You know how there are idioms that go 'look behind one's lens" ?? That applies perfectly to Jason.

He also had a coin for a weapon, maybe representing that he has "two sides of the same coin" ??

Jason is absolutely terrifying if he's driven over the edge, something that doesn't happen often (thank you Rick for showing us how much you hate making jason interesting or powerful) like when his fingers started sparking after he realised Piper and the others were on the argo ii when some kind of creatures starts attacking the ship, when Caligula broke Piper's jaw ultimately setting Jason off, or when he and Percy chose to unleash their full potential of storms in MOA together.

He can be legitimately SO cold, ruthless and indifferent if he wants to, till the point where it shocks his friends, like how he didn't trust Nico and didnt feel keen on saving him, saying in an abnormally casual way that it was perfectly okay to leave him to die at Rome in FRONT of the said boy's sister, causing Hazel to start being really scared and paranoid to be alone with Jason (I know this is widely used a reason to hate him in the fandom, but I find his nonchalant coldness towards the Nico situation extremely realistic considering how he was brought up in Camp Jupiter. Camp Jupiter is always attack and not defend, and they're ruthless in nature, so much so till the point where that amount of cruelty is considered very normal, and even a desirable quality for a perfect roman. Hazel obviously wasn't exposed to this as she was only in CJ for a very short period of time, so she took it as a shock. And considering that Jupiter is Jason's dad, you can't expect any sort trait of Jupiter to NOT seep onto his son right? Thalia can be extremely ruthless and merciless too, like when she had no hesitation in wanting to go against Luke in TLO even after Percy showed Luke sympathy after he saw Luke's younger memories) and notice how coldly Jason talked to his enemies (sciron for example).

His eyes are even considered ’cold and calculating’ and even Annabeth, the number one intimidator, felt personally intimidated and said that Jason made her extremely nervous and uncomfortable simply with the way he was looking at her like he knew too much information/was hiding many things. Annabeth knew that Jason was smart in a very dangerous way and that he could use information against her, that's coming from the daughter of Athena herself so you could imagine how genuinely threatening jason could look.

But he could be the sweetest guy ever?? Jason goes up to Nico's cabin bc he wanted to give him a hug and constantly kept reassuring Nico that he wanted to be his friend even after Nico's indifference in HOH. He took Piper on a secret get away date on his cabins rooftop, breaking the rules to make her happy, genuinely thinks that he would turn into a tree like his sister had because he thought it was customary for all Zeus kids, so much so that it made Annabeth laugh, etc.

[let-roman-bite-someone]

regarding my post about perfectionist roman, another thing i've noticed is that people often portray logan as the one who values his work over his health and stay up late working overtime when. the logic vs passion video is literally all about roman telling thomas that it's okay to sacrifice sleep (and to ignore friends) in favor of working hard and getting to the top, and logan being the one desperately urging thomas to put his health and well-being first.

[pattons-second-cookie-v2]

I’m so normal about Logince and I totally don’t have this moment living in my head rent free 24/7

[stellarollins]

TB 2014 - The Shield dysfunctioning

[freesidexjunkie]

honestly love whatever the dragon age writers were on because looking at their calendar and all the months have cool thematic names like Wintersend and Drakonis and Bloomingtide and then you get to the eighth month and

it's just August

then nine on we're back to cool names like Harvestmere and Firstfall like that didn't just happen

[bugwolfsstuff]

Was thinking about the dehumanisation and horror of becoming a god which lead to me thinking the fact that in Greek myth the gods true forms are pure light and burn mortals (Semele) so would becoming a god be painful?

So i made dis.

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Mousai tell me,

Do you think when ivy haired Dionysos

Drank nectar to become a god

He thought of the burning,

Of his first birth?

[historicalfictionenthusiast]

When you’re a history nerd so your Roman Empire is the Roman Empire

[dollsome-does-tumblr]

idk who this interviewer guy is (mehdi hasan apparently!), but i really appreciate his little romangerri manifesto and jsc answering with the most delightful tone in her voice when she says “i don’t think so” about it being over. (it wasn’t over! it still isn’t over!) i transcribed the clip just for fun!

Do you think that Roman and Gerri's story is over at that point? We can only imagine, I guess. JSC: I don't think so. I feel like, well, I don't know what's in Jesse and the other writers' minds, but I feel like the fact that even just so little bit [sic] of the narrative of their relationship is referenced in the very end ... but the fact that we're looking at each other and it's hard for us is proof that there's ... there's still some kind of attachment there. I mean, I've always thought that, you know, what Gerri wanted was a business relationship with him, but in the course of events I think, you know, he got under her skin. She got really attached to him, and she's not used to being attached to people and she probably didn't recognize what she was feeling. So I think she's, you know, not a sentimental person, but finding herself still feeling worried for him and, uh, empathy for him. I mean, Succession's kind of this cold, chilly, objective world where there really isn't empathy. It's like it doesn't really exist in the little pretend universe of it. But I feel like whatever version of it that there could be, that she's feeling that for him.

[loganslowdown4]

Roman: *looking at Logan* What an absolute nerd. What a dork. Good grief he can be weird. I can’t believe I’m gonna make out with him

Virgil: I mean… you don’t HAVE to—

Roman: No, I’m gonna

[sandersontheside]

Virgil: I wonder that you will still be talking, Signor Roman. Nobody marks you.

Roman: What, my dear lady disdain! Are you yet living?

Virgil: Is it possible disdain should die when she hath such meat food to feed it as Signor Roman? Courtesy herself must convert to disdain, if you come in her presence.

Roman: Then courtesy is a turncoat.

[yerkes-dodson-curve]

Headcanon

Logan Roman and Janus, while trying to accept the dark sides more, all bond over their mutual love for poetry and classical literature. They start a book club and have a very well-kept selection of novels and poetry, Logan making sure they're always organized, Roman careful to never mark up the books, and Janus reading them quick enough that Remus can't get a hold of them to mess them up

[crazy-as-a-jaybird]

I'll be the mean girl here: please don't tag as romantic

[panic-at-the-evrywhere]

I made a spreadsheet for every tss duo. If you can’t read some parts I’ll try and type it out.

(Also under Roman and Remus that is creativity twins and NOT remrom. I don’t support that proship in any way possible.)

[blondeforyou]

new meme format dropped for when you say something controversial in the group chat

[spookyghostbunny]

Kinger won the vote! Maybe I'll write for Gangle next?

Pomni stares blankly at the assortment of bugs scattered across the table. "What exactly are we doing?"

Kinger jumps with a yelp, startled by Pomni's sudden appearance. "Oh, Pomni! When did you get here?"

"I've been here the whole time," she mutters, a bit annoyed at the chess piece. "Why are we looking at bugs?"

"Did you want to see my insect collection?" He asked, holding up an ant for her to see.

Pomni cringed away from the bug. "Uhh, not really."

"Ah. Well, let me know if you change your mind." He puts down the ant in exchange for a ladybug. "Did you know ladybugs have two wings? Their bottom wings are hidden under their top wings- or elytra."

Pomni wasn't listening. She was too busy questioning everything that brought her here. Originally, Kinger had asked for her help with cooking. Which was odd enough by itself, since they didn't need to cook. Instead of a kitchen, he took her to a table full of bugs. Then he completely forgot about her. Maybe she should ask Caine if he could do something about Kinger's memory.

Pomni groaned. It's no use. Didn't Caine say something about not being able to control their minds? They'd probably all end up like Kinger one day.

If they didn't abstract first that is.

The jester was shaken from her spiraling thoughts by another yelp. She looks around, wondering what had startled Kinger this time. Nothing looked out of the ordinary... Wait-

Was that giggling?

Pomni spun back around, surprised to see the source of the giggling was coming from Kinger himself. "Huh? What's so funny?" She asked, not knowing what to do.

Kinger didn't respond. He was frantically wiggling and reaching for something on his back.

"Kinger? Are you alright?" The little jester was growing more worried by the second. Did their oldest member finally lose what little sanity he had left? She was about to get Caine, but stopped when she saw a beetle crawl from his robe onto his neck. "O-oh!" She gasped, gently picking the beetle from the chess piece.

Kinger sighs in relief, fixing his rumpled robe. Glancing up, he noticed the bug in Pomni's hand. "Ah! I was looking for that beetle everywhere! Where did you find it?" He tilts his head, looking curious.

"I- I saw it on your neck. Or- Whatever it is you have... Was it tickling you?"

"Tickling? What do you mean?" He noticed the beetle again. "A beetle! Did you know there are 350,000 known spices of beetles? That one you're holding is called a jewel beetle." He explains as he took the beetle from her.

Pomni felt her eye twitching, but now she was curious. She waits for the bug expert to put the beetle safely on the table before delivering some pokes to his side.

Kinger squeaks, jumping away from her hand. "Huh?! What was that?!" He looks this way and that, trying to find what poked him. "Pomni, I think I'm starting to lose my mind!"

Pomni had to stifle her laughter. "I think you've already lost your mind," she said, shaking her head.

Kinger stares at her. His eyes blinked one at a time, almost like a frog.

"When did you get there?"

[gaylittlebillionaires]

logan nicknaming roman ‘romulus’ as a kid - the mythological founder and first king of rome who ascended to the throne after killing his brother - knowing full well that he was never going to give him control kills me everytime i think about it