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"Nowhere but here"
A #Simuel AU
ONE
“What is it?” Simone impatiently asked as the doctor observed the rash on his right forearm. “Is it scurvy?”
“What?” He chuckled. “I don’t think so. These do not look like scurvy rashes to me.”
“Then what are they? Are they deadly?”
The man laughed again. “Child, this is…dry skin. It is not something to be bothered about. It’s quite normal.”
“But I am bothered about it, sir. And respectfully, please do not refer to me as a child.” Simone adjusted his sleeves to hide the rash.
“My apologies, Mr. Balestra.” He took a deep breath and regarded his face. “How are you coping with being on the ship? Do you get enough sleep?”
“What does sleep have to do with this?”
“Well, like most things about the human body, your habits can manifest itself in your physical appearance. Lack of sleep and stress can cause dry skin. And I can see dark bags under your eyes, hence, my question about sleep. Is there something bothering you?”
Simone fell quiet and clenched his jaw. “What do you suggest I do?”
“Well, I suggest consuming more vegetables and fruits. Also, getting enough sleep. Thankfully, everything that you need is provided for here in La Virginia. We have a huge selection of foo—”
“Is that all, Doctor? Do you have any medicine to prescribe?”
He shook his head. “However, you can use olive oil to treat those rashes of yours. I’m sure you haven’t packed them. So, er, I can write a request for you to the kitchen staff. I’m quite certain they have bottles of it stocked in storage.”
Simone nodded as he stood up from the examination table. He fished for some money from his pocket. “Thank you, Doctor,” he said, handing over a 100 lira banknote. “I was hoping to have gotten faster relief. But it turns out you are of no use.”
“Glad to be of help, Mr. Balestra.” Unbothered, he accepted the money, a wry smile augmenting his elaborate white mustache. He walked off, towards his desk.
Simone sighed and put his coat on, popping out his pocket watch to check the time.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
“Who is there?” The doctor asked as he scribbled something on a sheet of paper.
“I am the new deckhand, sir. I have been asked by Mr. Karlsson to come to y—”
“Name, boy,” he snapped. “These damn deckhands,” he muttered to himself.
“Er…Ferro, sir. Manuel Ferro.”
“The door is open. Get in,” he said unenthusiastically as he continued to write down the note.
Simone impatiently checked his pocket watch again. “Is there any way to hurry this up, Doctor? I still have something I need to tend to.”
The door creaked open as Manuel stepped inside. “Er…Doctor Lombardi, Mr. Karlsson has asked me to come here for a physical examination.”
“I know,” the doctor replied, still writing on his paper.
The room fell quiet as everyone waited for Lombardi to finish his note.
Manuel stood there by the door, standing like an alert soldier ready for orders.
Simone glanced at him, regarding the stain on the left collar of his uniform and his unkempt curly brown hair.
Manuel reciprocated the stare and startled, he quickly looked away.
“Alright.” Lombardi ripped the note from his pad. “Deckhand, since you are here, I want you to accompany Mr. Balestra here to the kitchen and help him with this request.”
“But-but, Doctor Lombardi…”
“What?” Simone asked. “Is this necessary, Doctor?”
“Of course, Mr. Balestra. We provide service when we can. Is that right, deckhand?” The doctor waved the note about, waiting for Manuel to take it.
“Of course…sir,” Manuel forced a smile as he walked over and grabbed the sheet of paper from him.
“Alright. Er…That is all for now, Mr. Balestra. Is there anything else I can help you with?”
He shook his head and adjusted his coat. “Goodbye, Doctor,” he said, as he hesitantly followed Manuel to the door.
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Simone quietly watched as Manuel made his way through the hallway in front of him. His eyes drifted down to the back of his neck where his brown, curly hair ended. He noticed his sweat slowly dripping down and glistening through the dim light. He swallowed and forced himself to turn away.
“Are you Italian, sir?” Manuel asked without looking back at him.
“Excuse me?”
“It’s just…it appears that people from various places are also aboard this ship and—My apologies. I should refrain from engaging in conversation with you, sir. Please disregard my question.”
Simone looked at the back of his head again. “It’s alright. I’m Italian.”
Manuel turned back to face him, a sheepish smile on his face. “I deduced as much, sir.”
Simone began to smell some of the cooking coming from the kitchen as they approached closer.
“Are you looking forward to South America, sir?”
“Well, I’ve never been there…”
Manuel gave him a confused look as they stopped in front of the kitchen door.
From outside, the two of them could hear the panicked clanging of pans and plates followed by some distant cursing and a loud thud that almost shook the floor beneath them.
Simone realized he must have made a horrified face, since Manuel was staring at him, trying to hold his laughter.
“I’m so sorry, sir. I should not be laughing. But…yes, it is quite appalling. Although, that is a…regular occurrence here.”
“What? That sounds horrible.”
“I—” Before he could say more, he stopped himself and shook his head. “I should not be telling you any of this, sir.”
Despite his curiosity, Simone decided not to push him any further.
The two of them exchanged stares and lingered on that for a moment.
They were abruptly interrupted by another huge noise. Someone from inside yelled, “What is this sluggishness? If any of you bastards don’t work faster, I will throw everyone off-board. I’m serious. I may look like this, but I can carry people three times my own weight! Work…faster!”
The two of them quietly shared a chuckle as Manuel began to knock on the door.
Not a moment later, it swung open to reveal a very short, angry man.
“What is it?” He demanded a swift answer as his head darted back and forth between Simone and Manuel.
“Hello, sir. Do you remember me?”
“No. I do not.”
Manuel handed him the Doctor’s note. “I was asked to escort one of our guests, Mister…” he looked back at Simone, seeking a response.
“Balestra. Simone Balestra,” he clarified.
The cook read the note and slammed it back on Manuel’s hand. “It is important to always remember the names of our guests, deckhand.”
Manuel stood to attention and nodded. “Understood, sir.”
“Now, help me get the bottle from the storeroom. And as for you, sir…” He turns to address Simone. “Unfortunately, I must ask you to remain here, as guests are not allowed inside the kitchen area. However, should guests find it…intriguing what goes on behind our kitchen doors, exemptions can be arranged for a…modest fee.”
Simone considered it for a moment.
He looked at Manuel and although he would never voice it, he felt a small, bothersome nagging in his mind that if he would not accept, the two of them would be separated, and the delicate sliver of connection that had began to form between them only mere moments ago would break.
He would come back, hand him the bottle of olive oil, and Simone would become just another finished task to him, just another recipient of his services, just another guest.
He was disgusted at how desperate the thought was. But still, he was intrigued by this deckhand. “I shall stay here, thank you,” he replied, almost holding his breath.
The chef looked disappointed. “Boy, come now,” he ordered sternly as he pulled the door handle open.
Simone hoped that Manuel would turn back once more to look at him before they entered the kitchen, but he went straight inside.
Their delicate sliver of connection broke.
He was right. But he hated that he was.
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Throwback to when I took painkillers and woke up with Photoshop open on my computer to this image I had made
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"Be a kid."
#pjotv#percy jackson#pjo series#percy jackon and the olympians#percabeth#annabeth chase#SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP#I miss them so much already
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saw this tiktok going around and i had to make it. happy finale day pjotv
#pjotv#pjo#percy jackson#percy jackson and the olympians#this scene will be a meme format for years to come i think
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Free Palestine Resources!
BDS Official Boycott List:
How to Write Your Reps About a Ceasefire:
Source: genicecream
If you live in the USA:
text CEASEFIRE @ 51905 to call for a ceasefire | text RESIST @ 50409 to send a letter to your representatives to pass HR3103–a bill that prohibits tax dollars from going to israel | download 5Calls app to contact members of your congress
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-download the app Simly https://simly.io
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this is far from a comprehensive list (ones like this are much more put together), but i thought it was important to be able to share these resources and spread what i can, especially with this platform. make sure you're always being aware of news and reblogging and retweeting, even spreading news is such an impact!
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I'm going to need em to cast a plus-sized girlie for Silena Beauregard tho for future seasons because how iconic would that be?
Seeing a girl just exist and own her beauty and being confident about it...I think it would just change lives.
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I really need someone to translate this ff I made into Italian bc I just know the google translate version (except for 2 chapters) I made is shit
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians 01x07
They said Underworld tourism is low this year let's change that
Also I'm a perKabeth truther. Sorry for the perSabeth believers.
#pjo tv show#percy jackon and the olympians#percy jackson#annabeth chase#grover underwood#pjo#the way in the last scene percy got lost for a moment in annabeth's eyes and forgot he had a god to bonk#percabeth
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW - 2x04 WHAT'S THE PROBLEM, JR?
After their date, Hazel gives JR the cold shoulder despite his attempts to apologize for his actions that night. Maya confirms to Noel that someone has been actively pursuing her. The boys are invited to a fiesta by Gabriel.
YATIZ is a written remake of Norwegian show SKAM, in a small seaside municipality called Carmen in the southern part of the Philippines. Season 1 is already out.
#yatizph#skam#skamedits#skamit#skam norway#skam italia#skam france#skam españa#skam nl#evak#noorhelm#noora#william#isak#even
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I'll stop the world and melt with you
You've seen the difference, and it's getting better all the time
There's nothing you and I won't do
I'll stop the world and melt with you
#percabeth#seaweed brain and wise girl#helppppppp#they're so whipped#percy jackson#annabeth chase#pjo tv show#percy jackson and the olympians
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oh they're out to get me
PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (2023-)
S01E04 | "I Plunge to My Death"
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RUN AWAY 2024
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#VacanzeEstive returns this year. New story. New summer.
Synopsis: Desperate to mend his broken heart and tired of the people around him, Simone decides to take matters into his own hands and runs away from home for the summer. But with no plan and so many things to worry about, he asks for Manuel's help to make the great escape.
Watch season 1 and season 2 here.
#Un Professore#Un Professore 2#unprofessore2#unprofessore#simuel#simone#manuel#merli#bruno#pol#brunol#simone x manuel#bruno x pol#rai#banijay#eng sub#english subs#italy#italia#rai fiction#liceali gay#balestra#ferro#tortellini#gay#bi#Youtube
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i'm so annoyed about the recent episodes and the season in general
this isn't a coherent rant so yeah, i'm sorry. but what the fuck? the season started off so good how did they manage to fuck it all up?
anyway, being an adaptation of merlĂ aside, i'm so annoyed how these fuckers and rai act so proud of themselves for representing gay characters and queer stories on mainstream tv. okay, but have you actually stopped to look how you're portraying them?
let's set aside simuel at first because it's already expected they would fuck that up. But let's focus on Simone's character for a second.
What are his story threads in season 2?
Being lied to by his father to protect him (again)
Being outed by his father
Being hate crimed and not getting justice for it, he even got suspended
Simping for Mimmo
Simping-ish for Manuel
Supporting Mimmo in his crimes
You are proud of representing queer characters, gay characters. But representing them as what? As a person deserving of being outed? As a person deserving of being lied to, being hate crimed, being involved in crime? what kind of representation is that? if you just make a character gay without doing the bare minimum of researching and handling it with care, then it would have been better to make him straight.
Manuel actually has good storyline but the fact that in the press, they're denying and erasing his bisexuality is so appalling. you can handle representing a gay guy but when it's a bisexual person, it's too far? it's too fantastical?
other problems abound: Anita in season 2 is not the Anita from season 1. They're different people. Dante forcing Rayan to tell his traumatic experience to the class is wicked and it should not have happened. He should have respected Rayan's boundaries. Fuck your class. Luna's plot line??? It should have involved all the girls helping her, instead of the men being there and then patting themselves in the back for doing the bare minimum???
i'm sorry for being upset. but they had a chance to write a great season. one that could have been greater than merlĂ's frankly god-awful season 2. i know i shouldn't be bummed about a show not being what imagine it should have been, but this isn't that? it's writers literally disrespecting their huge fanbase? it's them, saying fuck you to the people they claim to represent.
they had two years to research, to write something even half-decent. this is unacceptable. there will definitely be a season 3 bc of the recent success in ratings. but what i don't know what shape and form that will take. i just hope that they do it at least for their actors because they have such a solid cast. they just keep getting given the most melodramatic, shallow and surface-level writing.
#un professore#dumbass#get new writers#stop being homophobic i hate it here#simuel#simone#manuel#get better writers#move un professore to netflix#merlĂ#tortellini
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This is a myth bisexual people can sit up straight if they wan-
We all know bisexual people can’t sit on chairs properly 👀
That was my first thought too đź‘€
#ok maybe it's a bit true#emotional damage from episodes 3 and 4#this bitch#simuel#un professore#un professore 2
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