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Jan's hip tilt vs the dude he learned it from❤️

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My Starlight will Guide Me Home🌠💫

Summary: "Marcus Acacius is known as many things, but if you were to ask the man himself I'm sure that he would want nothing but to be known as the father to his beloved daughter who was born out of the love between him and his precious starlight. Historians have often debated over the identity of the mysterious starlight. Edward Gibbon once famously claimed in his magnum opus that Acacius' starlight was a vagabond princess from one of the Eastern kingdoms, but there is no concrete evidence to back his claim."

- Dr. C.C. Philip. 'The Roman Conquest of Numidia'.

A/N: No warning as such (not beta read). I have no idea what I just wrote but it was fun to do so. I hope that you guys will enjoy it as well🥰

r/historyloreNgossip 6 days ago

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Letters of General Marcus Acacius

I just finished reading R. Dike's "Epistles from the Past", which is basically a collection of translations of personal letters from various individuals across civilizations; I kid you not I sobbed and swooned so ugly when I read the part featuring the letters of Marcus Acacius (a 3rd century CE Roman general) to his daughter which were written when he was out on a military campaign to Numidia.

The man is so Girl Dad coded. That one letter where he is worried about her favourite dolly getting misplaced, while he is out there pillaging entire cities and colonizing the eastern frontiers in the name of Rome😭

Edit 2: I thought the person he is referring to as "starlight" was his wife Lucilla. Is there any extra info on the General's starlight?

Edit 2: I found a copy of Professor Philip's book in the college library. Thanks for the recommendation!

ptolemysiswife .5 days ago.

Omg yesss! The letters are so sweet. We had it on our reading list (it was a different book tho!) this semester and I kid you not I giggled like a school girl in love while reading the General's letters. Poor guy was missing his kid so much, you can't help but feel for him haha

SadguyRumi . 5 days ago.

Did you know that his daughter was born from a slave from the Orient and not his lawful wife?

ptolemysiswife .5 days ago.

Ah yes! The famous starlight. The way he describes her in the letters is so endearing. The man is outright simping for his starlight haha. It's so romantic😩🤌🏻

SadguyRumi . 4 days ago.

It's so funny that a hardened war general was down bad for the mother of his child.

BanksofVaranasi .4 days ago.

I think the OP will enjoy C.C. Philip's "The Dawn and Downfall of an Empire: A War General's Musings". It dives deep into the celebrated General's personal life, and even gives us some clues about his beloved starlight (I'm actively refraining from calling her a slave out of respect for the general who seemed to hate it when others referred to her and their daughter as such) which is backed by actual archaeological findings and not hearsay that other contemporary historians of the time would have us believe.

Hamurabishabibi .3 days ago.

This sounds so interesting. I'm a sucker for feel good stories from the ancient world. Can anyone please upload some of his letters or few wholesome excerpts? I tried looking for the books that OP and u/BanksofVaranasi mentioned but they cost a really pretty penny in my country (damn you conversion rate!)😀 I really wanna know about this starlight person as well😆😅

citethysources .2 days ago.

You're in luck cause some museum (I forgot which) recently uploaded a bunch of N. Maurice's translations of the General's letters (along with some other excerpts related to his life and times) under the section which they titled "Star Guided Letters to Home" on their website. You can check it out, they've curated all the letters in a nice chronological order

Hamurabishabibi .2 days ago.

omg the title!! I'm feeling violently sick ughhh! thanks a lot, I just found the museum's website and yes the section is curated so nicely. I think I'm in love with the web designer haha

Title: Star Guided Letters to Home: the letters of Marcus Acacius and other related documents from the 3rd century CE.

Translator: Dr. Nestor Maurice, MA, MPhil, PhD

Overview: The celebrated Roman general Marcus Acacius was once considered the darling of the Roman populi. Feared by the enemies of Rome, much of history knows him for his infamous exploits in the eastern frontiers of the Roman Empire, and for his brave defiance against the infamous co-emperors- Geta and Caracalla. The following letters were addressed by the general during his year long expedition to Numidia (in present day Algeria) to his only child and daughter Marcia (known fondly amongst the scholarly circles as "Marcia de la Stella"- Marcia of the Stars), and are a testament to a parent's love for their child, which transcends the temporal and spatial limitations imposed upon us by the natural flow of the Universe. Given the age of Marcia de la Stella at the time that these letters were penned, there is a high probability that they were read out to the child by her adopted mother Lucilla, the daughter of Emperor Marcus Aurelius and the legal wife of Marcus Acacius.

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Document 1

"The general had a surprisingly soft corner for his "slave" daughter, who was also his only known and acknowledged progeny. He could often be seen holding the wee babe in his arms within the confines of his domus.

It is rumoured that he had her manumitted in the early hours of her birth, and that there was an undertone of fear amongst the General's personal physicians that the otherwise healthy infant would inherit some of her slave mother's more peculiar cognitive functioning.

Nevertheless, it was evident to much of the Roman public that the child had the General wrapped around her tiny little finger; and anyone who dared to call her a bastard or a child of a slave would have to face the wrath of the otherwise austere and good-natured General"

- Cassius Dio, contemporary Roman historian

Letter 1: A Father's Prayer

"Marcus Acacius to his Moonbeam greetings. My dear moonbeam, a few moments ago I received a correspondence from fair lady Lucilla. She seemed worried that you haven't been keeping well. Oh how I wish I could be there for you my little duckling. But alas, your failure of a father must fulfil his duty to Rome first.

May our household gods inflict all your pain and suffering onto me! Give my salutations to lady Lucilla, and to my starlight. As always, my days are filled with your worry, and my nights are spent praying for you. Farewell, my moonbeam, may the stars and starlight guide this letter home to you."

Document 2

"Lucilla to her Attia greetings. Dearest friend, I received your invitation. I would be more than delighted to attend the wedding of your daughter Julia. I still cannot fathom the fact that little Julia is now ready to manage her own household. It saddens me to think that soon enough my little Marcia too shall come of age and become someone's bride. The child is the light in my otherwise dreary existence. Blessed be her sweet mother who brought her into this world!

I fear that my lord Marcus Acacius will be the most agitated when such a time shall come. But above all, I fear for the sake of the man who will come and ask for Marcia's hand in marriage. Give my greetings to your Julia. You shall see me and little Marcia soon. Farewell, my dearest and most longed for friend."

- Lucilla, wife of Marcus Acacius in a letter to her friend Attia dated 215 CE

Letter 2: Birthday

"Marcus Acacius to his Moonbeam greetings. My sweetheart, may you be showered with all the blessings that the world has to offer. Every year, on the day of your birth, I've taken the liberty to spoil you to my heart's content. Dearest, my good wishes are always upon you, but what has a father to offer to his dearest child from a battlefield?

Moonbeam, since the day that you were born to me and my starlight as our daughter, I've considered myself the luckiest man in all of Rome; but now, here in Numidia, I've started to appreciate the fact that I'm a daughter's father even more. May you never have to step foot in a battlefield, and may your dreams be decorated with happiness. Farewell, my dearest star child, may the stars and starlight guide this letter home to you."

Document 3

"Once at a party hosted by Senator Thraex, Lord [name erased due to erosion] made the mistake of mocking Marcus Acacius' paramour whom he decried as a whorish slave from the east.

Acacius in all his fury beat the unfortunate fool in unmitigated rage, and warned the onlookers that he wouldn't hesitate to do the same to anyone who dared to humiliate the mother of his child.

It was reported that the two co-Emperors, who were present at the gathering, had a good laugh over the misery of the man who had been the target of the general's wrath, and even offered the general to execute the "bumbling fool" as a gift to the general"

-Anonymous writer, 5th century AD

Letter 3: Dolly

"Marcus Acacius to his Moonbeam greetings. My precious star child, who is dear to the sight, but dearer still when the sight is denied, I was informed of your melancholy by dearest Lady Lucilla! I know just how precious the dolly was to you. My starlight had made it for you when you were smaller than a fig in her womb. I too, cannot help but lament the loss of your dolly. I wish I could be there to assuage your grief and mine.

Moonbeam, I promise to help you look for your dolly once I'm back there with you. The very thought of seeing you again fills my heart with joy in these difficult times. You are always in my prayers my dearest. Farewell, my sweet, may the stars and starlight guide this letter home to you"

Document 4

"Lucilla to her husband Marcus Acacius greetings. Dearest confidant and husband , you've always been considerate of me and my feelings since the day the late Emperor Septimius Severus had us betrothed. You've been respectful of my feelings for him, and I've always admired you greatly for that. As such, I was elated when you found your love in the form of [name erased due to erosion]. She brought such joy and light to you; and even bore you the most precious of daughters! Little Marcia has helped me get over my grief for my own dear Lucius, and watching her grow swells my heart with happiness and a sense of pride.

But dearest of friends, I must confide in you that the sweet child has been asking some very curious questions about her own identity, some of which I find myself unable to answer. If you could, please help her quench her curiosity. I pray for the safe passage of your campaign. Farewell, my husband and dearest of confidants.

- Lucilla, in a letter to Marcus Acacius dated 216 CE

Letter 4: Starlight

"Marcus Acacius to his Moonbeam greetings. My little Marcia, your poor father is troubled! I don't know how to begin this letter. I can start by describing the auspicious moment when I met my starlight or maybe I should start by describing her. Your mother, my starlight, hailed from a land somewhere in the far East of Rome. Her people called her [name erased due to erosion] but she was known in Rome as Macrina, for she worked in the household of Macrinus. You may know him as the man with the colouring of dawn who once came over, accompanied by his two adopted daughters, to offer you sweets. But you are too young to remember all that.

My starlight would sometimes play the lute at parties organised by Macrinus. She was so good at playing her instrument that you could swear that she had been blessed by the very gods of music. My starlight had a penchant for singing in her native tongue, but she would only so in private, and oh! how blessed was I to have been privy to her mellifluous voice. She would then try to translate them for me using her adorably weak command over the language that you and I are now conversing in. I'll tell you more about my starlight when I get back home to you. For now, I'm writing down a line from a song which my starlight once sung for me.

There’s a desire, there’s a prayer

Both of them have touched the soul of love

Read it from the left or from the right

From the earth till the sky, only love is written

My little cup of honey, you remind me of my starlight so much! Farewell, my Moonbeam, may the stars and starlight guide this letter home to you"

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Footnote: Hoii! I had so much fun writing this aiyaaaa! (totally not due on finishing my assignments and finishing my own reading list hahahah). I think the fic is pretty open ended (is it though?). I also chose the Orient cause it truly is a microcosm of the entire world (you get all shapes, colours and almost all race combinations)!! So the reader can customise the appearance of our dear starlight as per their likes and preferences. The orient part could also be my bias speaking cause I'm an aspiring historian whose field of interest lies in countries of the "Orient" (I'm also using the term Orient very veryyy loosely here). I took a lot of inspiration from various historical sources and epistles, so if you come across some of them then do tell!

Anyways, I hope that you guys will enjoy the fic as much as I did writing it huh (It's my first time writing one so I'm sorry if it comes across as cringe)!! Do tell if I should continue this and make it into a series hehe and sorry for any mistakes that I make in advance😽

Do like, repost and comment!! I love those hehe

That one line is from this song at the 2:35 minute mark

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I’m so happy you’re returning! Please don’t take this in any way as being meant to make you feel guilty, but I was so sad when you took your hiatus, because I had only *just* found your blog and our HCs for Gareth have like a 95% overlap, which seems so rare in this teeny fandom niche.

You want a smutty HC request, I’ve got one I’ve been holding onto for months now! How about giving Gareth his first blowjob? I feel like he’d be really flustered and sensitive having all your focus on him, especially on his lower abdomen where he carries much of his extra weight and insecurities, but it also feels so good and he finishes embarrassingly quick from getting so overwhelmed by it all.

- hawkinsmafia 🤌

AHHHH OMG YOU DIDNT MAKE ME FEEL GUILTY AT ALL 💋💋💋💋💋

thank you for all the support you’ve given to all the things i’ve posted! it really means the world to know that our little part of the internet isn’t completely dead and we can still find others to obsess over the same little thing 😂

this is such a cute request 🤭 thank you so much for sending it in my love 🫶 and i’m sorry it took so long to finish 😅

(and i actually have a fic with a similar premise to this 🤭)

NSFW under the cut

Gareth wasn’t necessarily scared of getting his first blowjob, but he certainly wasn’t confident by any means

By the time the two of you got to the touchy-feely part of your relationship he couldn’t wait to get each others clothes out of the way

He was so patient with himself, waiting for that moment to come where he knows that he’s fully ready to take that next step

Just feeling your hands move towards the waistline on his jeans was enough to get his mind to start racing

But there was nothing in there to occupy his mind other than wanting to take in the moment

He was trying so hard to be good, he didn’t want this to be unpleasant for you

You could feel him tense up as you undid the button and zipper on his jeans and quickly moved your hands to his thighs

You gave them a gentle squeeze and he finally looked to your eyes

“Just relax.” You’d whisper to him with a gentle smile at your lips, your hands moving back to the waistband on his jeans and slowly tug them down

He’d feel himself relax almost instantly as he heard your voice

He was watching your every move, making sure to fully soak in the moment, but still keep his composure

You looked up to his eyes as your fingers looped into his boxers, softly smiling with each other as he adjusted to help you pull them down his thighs

Everything past that just felt like a blur to him

Intense pleasure was all he could remember, and the way your lips felt so soft as they were gliding up and down his cock

He wasn’t fully prepared for how much better it felt than his or your hand, it was a sensation he couldn’t describe in any way other than heaven

It wasn’t his fault if he couldn’t help but let out a few moans and whimpers

His breathing was hitched, and his hands tried gripping at the sheets beneath him, and as soon as you saw him struggling you helped guide his hands to your hair to keep it out of the way for you

All you needed him to do was lay there and be good, you’d do the rest

Before you had even taken his head between your lips he was a mess

A gentle sheen of sweat on his forehead making a few of his curls stick to his face, his lip trembling as he tried so hard to keep quiet

He tilted his head back and tried his hardest to soak in the moment, but as soon as he glanced down to see if you were ok he couldn’t keep his eyes off of you

Your wet lips wrapped around him, your head slowly bobbing up and down as your eyes stayed on his

It was the most beautiful thing he’d ever seen

He came quickly, he couldn’t help himself, especially after your eyes locked onto his

You’d help him clean himself up, and make sure there were no accidental messes anywhere

He’d immediately offer to get up and just go, especially seeing you cleaning yourself up in the bathroom afterwards

He’d be pulling his jeans back up around his waist before you quickly stopped him

There was no need to be so hasty, he could stay and be comfortable as long as he wanted to

And as soon as you offered some snuggling he just couldn’t say no

He’d promise he’d be better next time, and that you’d be feeling just as good as you made him feel as soon as it was his turn

@hawkinsmafia 🖤 (wanted to tag so you knew it was posted since you asked anonymously 💋)

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Some thoughts on S4E1 ACGAS

Audrey kept the line between employee and employer.

Siegfried 💔 I think he’s very much realizing he may be alone at Skeldale before too long. Everyone is moving on to the next phase in their lives.

He supported Mrs. Hall, even though he knows it’s a step toward her possibly no longer being there as she has been. He wants her to be happy. That was very selfless. Not surprising because I think he has demonstrated that before.

Really loved the storyline with the boy and how it turned out🥹

Really liked Helen and Siegfried 😅

I kind of inferred that Siegfried has some sense of what happened between Robert and Audrey.

What was the deal with Edward’s photo?🤷🏻‍♀️ That was kind of odd. Why wouldn’t she think she could put his photo up?

Audrey has a tin of memories 😢

I ❤️ Jess and Dash 🐕 🐶

Thank goodness Eva is gone

Audrey said she’s not leaving ….which, to me, means that is going to come up again.

Siegfried didn’t think of Gerald’s intentions toward Audrey. I hear ya Siegfried, it’s hard to take Gerald seriously.

I don’t think the vibe between Audrey and Siegfried was romantic this episode . There was tension there, a lot left unsaid. But I didn’t read romantic tension necessarily. Open to interpretation.

Siegfried and James each seemed extra handsome in this episode

While I missed Tristan, the story still carried on well. This ensemble is very flexible.

Audrey looked so pretty on Easter 😍🥰 That dress is tainted though. But that hat 🤌🏻 Siegfried chose well.

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Hey!! I loved the last two chapters of ltye (completely forgot to comment in on 37, sorry about that). After ch.38, I needed time to think bc the only thought I had after was "damn..." I had wayyy too many emotions my brain could not compute 😅. The aftermath of everything was truly something. First off, the drama of Dwayne showing up to the meeting, just waiting for the perfect time for Roman to make his entrance 🤌🏾🤌🏾 after this, everybody better learn they lesson about messing with the otc and family, bc if not you gotta be a special kind of stupid.

Absolutely in love with Jacob!! Can't wait to see more of Roman's musings on his extraness 😂 as if he ain't extra with his skinning ppl alive 🙄

I'm so sad for Jimmy right now, there's just something extra heartbreaking about seeing a usually goofy character in pain 😢 i truly hope he and Roman can mend their relationship sooner rather than later. Ik it's easier said than done, but I'm a dreamer. I also hope naomi and solana can make up as well.

Now, Jey 😞 i guess it's better than Roman killing him. I mean there's no other realistic way that could've been handled, it's still sad as hell though. At least his kids won't be orphans 🤷🏿‍♀️

Roman has made so much progress!! Ik with the return of the nightmares it seems like he regressed, but the way he chose to continue his sessions with Lita and develop his relationship with Matteo shows that he's evolved. In act I of ltye, he would've never made those choices. This entire situation, although incredibly difficult, shows his progression as a character and I love that for him. here's to more progress 🍻

Now their mama 🙄🙄🙄 girl what are you doing to us, have we not been tortured enough! Lol there's always something hindering these characters from reaching happily ever after 😫😫 all ik is her raggedy ass better stay away from solana and her babies, this pregnancy journey is already off to a rocky start, she better not start nothing 😤 if the OTC don't wanna put his hands on a lady, he can get afia or something to do it.

Anyways, sorry for the long ass reviews I be leaving, I just really enjoy this story and wanna make sure I write something thoughtful since you put so much thought into the story!

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hi, friend! ❤️ i hope you've been taking care of yourself!!!

awww, thank you so much! i know them last two was a whole lot. so much happening back to back. feel like i gave you emotional whiplash or something. 😭

it's so cool to me how many of you liked/commented on dwayne's entrance! i so deeply appreciate it, cause i wanted to make it kinda cool lmao. and very much so! cause why you messing with this unhinged ass man family like he not samoan john wick! 😭

ahhhh! i also love how many of you like/love jacob. it really is interesting how roman perceives jacob's "extraness" like roman ain't much better, but we'll def be seeing more of the samoan werewolf.

the whole roso and jimmy/naomi situation is just very sad to me for a variety of reasons. like i've said a couple of times already, it was a lose-lose situation no matter how you look at it. but, all the history between them and them now being in such a not good place is just really rough, ya know? 🥺

jey....le sigh. jey really was his worst enemy, and it sadly cost him to lose a lot. only time will tell how his story plays out.

i 100% agree with you about roman. he truly has gone through such a journey. like, yes, i can tell you regression definitely occurred, but not wholistic regression. he still has signs of his growth, with, like you pointed out, him going to therapy and being open to establishing a relationship with matteo. we'll def see more of his journey in book 2.

you know it's always something with me! sadly, the latest thing is ms. mia aka roman and matteo mama still being alive. her presence will be.....something in book 2. lmaooo no cause afia would do it, too. she don't care lol

no, you don't have to apologize at all! i just still am so floored and deeply appreciative that you read this story without even really being in wrestling like that. it means a lot to me 🥺🥺🥺 i hope you're having a nice, blessed weekend! 🥺❤️