August, by Mary Oliver
When the blackberries hang
swollen in the woods, in the brambles
nobody owns, I spend
all day among the high
branches, reaching
my ripped arms, thinking
of nothing, cramming
the black honey of summer
into my mouth; all day my body
accepts what it is. In the dark
creeks that run by there is
this thick paw of my life darting among
the black bells, the leaves; there is
this happy tongue.
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Presenting the Banana Boys the Aides-de-Camp of Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult, the excitable drunk collective blob military family of the grumpy asshole!
I’ve been enjoying reading about their shenanigans in @josefavomjaaga’s posts and wanted to draw them, especially as I’ve started having them appear in some writing snippets and RPs
From left to right we have
Alfred de Saint-Chamans, who once wondered why Napoleon was so interested in Soult’s ass and who thinks he deserves a medal too!
Auguste Petiet, who despite Soult being mean to him and not giving him a promotion because of a disagreement with Petiet's dad, is really proud of military daddy Soult
Alfred de Lameth, the jester who can't stop joking even when it offends Murat's wife and who got murked in Spain and made his fellow soldiers so sad they burned and slaughtered a village in revenge
Brun de Villeret, the sensible guy who got into a car crash because of Soult's distracted driving and who spent months trying to convince Napoleon that the rumours about Soult trying to make himself king in Portugal are mean rumours
I found references for all of them except Lameth, who died young and also his uncle is too famous so the image search is full of him and his stupid wig, so I pretty much just made up Lameth's appearance based on vibes.
There's more ADCs like Pierre Soult, the baby brother of Soult, Franceschi the Art Guy, Coco Lefebvre Who Physically Can't Stop Partying and others, but these four are probably the Main Characters in the writing I've done!
And also yeah Soult did decide that his assistants should be dressed in bright yellow shirts and sky blue pants.
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hey, letting you know, pretty sure it wasn't Scar that got the mugs since he was live reacting to the auction when it was happening.
thanks for the info, anon :D my previous post was made based partially on what i saw others saying and partially on the general timing of when he was talking about bidding/when the bids were going up and ended up getting a bit more attention than i bargained for lol. if it turns out not to be him, i'll happily retcon my original post and/or take it down! at the end of the day, they've gone to a good home and helped raise a lot of money for a good cause and that's all that matters :)
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Question for the whole cast what’s your zodiac and what did your latest horoscope predict?
Rune: Our what?
Dielle: Ooh, horoscopes! I got this handled. Let me just look at this list that suddenly manifested in front of me... And then the horoscopes for today...
So Rune, we'll do you first!
Rune: Wait, hold on, you know my birthday?!
Dielle: Oh, no, I think this is just the day you washed up on the beach...
Rune: Eh, good enough.
Dielle: Anyway, yours says,
"Delays in accomplishing certain goals could have you feeling down today. You could wonder if you did something wrong. Chances are you didn't. The delays probably stem from poor communication. Letters and other messages might not have been delivered in a timely manner. Hang in there and continue to believe in yourself."
Aw, that's really sweet!
Rune: And a little too on-the-nose...
Inigo: C'mon, everyone knows horoscopes are just really generic so they could apply to anything. Like, lemme just grab this.
"Today it looks like you might not be able to attend a group activity that you've been anticipating. Other pressing matters may demand your immediate attention. This could prove frustrating. However, if you work quickly and efficiently, you might be able to make it after all. Budget your time carefully and get to it!"
... That's just a coincidence.
Malachi: Ooh, me next! Let me see!
"Today you might feel a little out of sorts, perhaps because of overindulgence from last night. You might be tempted to stay home in spite of other commitments. This actually might be a wise course of action, though you may feel better by midafternoon. Spend the morning relaxing and taking care of yourself. See what the rest of the day brings."
It's a little uncanny! I mean, I agree that it's probably just a coincidence. Isn't taking a break always a good idea?
Dielle: And now mine!
"Something you may have been expecting to hear for a long time could still be delayed. There's no reason to get too frustrated, as the delays are beyond your control. The best course is to find something else to do and let whatever you're waiting for come when it will. It hasn't been lost - it will come!"
Rune: There ya go Inigo, that's a random one that doesn't really mean anything.
Inigo: ...
Dielle: ...
Rune: Why isn't anyone saying anything?
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im so confused. rohan's pov in tgg was very...unexpected. what's his role in the book? like i love rohan, he's a great side character, but what is his importance in this book for him to be a character with his own pov??? are avery and rohan collabing to create tgg? is he involved in finding alice? or is he in cahoots with eve? we'll never know (until august). im pretty sure he might be involved in finding alice though.
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