idealism sits in prison

the need to be productive and do my real adult tasks vs the urge to drop everything and speedrun writing genderqueer butchfemme toxic yuri for silvergifting week

this is crazy how publius clodius pulcher's life was never adapted in any movie or tv show (well, except for megalopolis of course, but it's only loosely based on roman republic characters), even though ancient rome is a really popular topic. like, i know i am biased because he is my latest blorbo, but this guy was everything: a terrorist, a blasphemer, a crossdresser, a gangster, people's favorite martyr prettyboy, etc etc. once he got captured by pirates and told them they should ask ptolemy for ransom but he offered such a little price for him that amused pirates let him go for free out of pity. famously he dressed into women's clothes to sneak into caesar's house where a women-only goddess festival was conducted allegedly with an intention to seduce caesar's wife (which led to their subsequent divorce and also the birth of a proverb "caesar's wife must be above suspicion"). he made a man younger than himself adopt him so that he may become a plebeian and could occupy a position in tribune of the plebs and could veto legislations proposed by the senate. he passed a law that retroactively exiled any official that executed a roman citizen without trial specifically to exile his arch nemesis cicero. when cicero was exiled he BURNED HIS HOUSE DOWN and then also built a temple upon it so that when he returned he couldn't rebuild it again. his street gangs terrorized pompey so much that he was afraid to leave his house. he used to bring his mob to the court to shout break things and even assault his opponents so that they were afraid to speak. when he was eventually killed in a gang brawl it spawned protests across rome and the enraged mob brought his corpse to the senate house and disassembled a part of the building for his funeral pyre and then the rest of the building caught fire and it burned down. and that's like, a very brief retelling. p clodius you were truly the guy ever...

The amount of hamlet your teenager can recite is in direct correlation to their deteriorating mental health. To be or not to be is a warning sign but if they're doing rogue and peasant slave too it's time seek help

not even kidding be SO earnest. Be so honest and forthcoming about your life, your feelings in the pursuit of connection with others, and know being as earnest as possible in your experience is what quells loneliness in those who feel the same way as you do. Is what helps us feel seen. And builds community and resolve within the fact it doesn't have to feel so lonely and insurmountable. we need community and connection. You really are not as alone as you think, we're all scared. we need to hold each others hands

"it's just growing pains" -> "you're too young for that to hurt that bad" -> "you just need to get in better shape" -> "welcome to being old, everyone is in pain"

you ever just sit and think about the parallels between “red, a world about to dawn / black, the night that ends at last” and “auta i lómë! the night is passing! / aurë entuluva! day will come again!” and go just a little bit insane

i’m gonna be so real idk how many more aurë entuluvas i got left in me

i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again: if ortus nigenad was alive today he’d be one of the freaks (affectionate) on this website posting roman senator rpf

beren erchamion is a he/him butch because i said so. send tweet