#ex animo

jeanmarco | 14k | rated M because the ancient Romans were DICKS and had some wonky understandings of how sex works | fluff and angst set in Rome ca. 64 CE

Marco is the son of a Roman Senator, living life according to the very strict expectations set out for him. On his one day of freedom, Marco finds himself caught in the cross-hairs of disaster, only to be rescued by a penniless metallurgist named Jean. Jean shows the Senator's son a life of freedom he's never known, but freedom comes at a price, as the two are soon to find out.

The Ancient Rome AU I never thought I'd be writing but am actually really thrilled about for @approaching-asymmetry

B L R P TASK 01; THREE OF A KIND

01.

The past is not my concern. The future is no longer my concern, either.

THOMAS SHELBY OF THE PEAKY BLINDERS

From cockiness to being a member of a gang, Mitchell is much alike Thomas Shelby. Similarities between the two men are uncanny -- both of them formed an addiction that plays a vital part of their lives, both of them zealots in their beliefs and devotedness to the cause, both of them building the life they always dreamed of. 

There is an implied shift in personality for Thomas once he was back from the war and same did happen to Mitchell after taking a life for the first time -- both of them became more ruthless, more efficient problem solvers, eager and ready to do whatever it takes to survive.

Much like Thomas, Mitchell is always ready to do what it takes to protect the people that he cares about and that he considers family -- for Thomas, that is his family, and for Mitchell -- The Strix. 

hurts

like that curious moment

when you drip melted wax

onto your skin

just to feel something

it smells like honey

and you want to

rub it into your skin

soak it

in

pores filled with painful pleasure

that stands

(it crumbles)

against everything you ever

stood

against

for

with

and yes

we grow

it is agony

it is