#obvs not choices

[lunacias]

statement of jonathon sims, regarding a childhood encounter with a book formerly possessed by jurgen leitner

#the magnus archives #jonathon sims #tma #jon sims #magnuspod #rusty quill #a guest for mister spider #about to start s5 so no spoilers pls #that being said #ep 81 still fucks me up #(spoilers for the end of s4) #something something the way [i open the door] parallels a guest for mr spider #both choices of opening or not opening the door taken from him #obv knocking the door wouldn't have been his choice either but! #said this on twitter but #oh to be caught in a web long before you could ever understand what it means #colors on this fucked me up a little i'm not used to working with darks #do you see my vision though do you see th #y'all will not belive how many color iterations this went through #tw blood #tw scopophobia #tw spiders

[she-posts-nerdy-stuff]

All I can think about recently is that there are three main career options for Grishaverse main characters:

A) Child soldier

B) Criminal

C) ✨Both✨

#and none of them are a choice #it’s very dependent on who your government is #shoutout to Nina and Matthias for really exploring all options available to them #my poor babies #inspired by convo with my sister where she said why is everyone a child soldier and I said some of them are criminals too(!) #as a side note it’s very unclear whether Grisha in Ravka get paid to be in the second army #I’m pretty sure they don’t #like at least if you’re a criminal you can make some cash #not that I’m endorsing criminal activity obvs #but at least there’s marginally more choice as a criminal #it would appear at least marginally more autonomy #crooked kingdom #shadow and bone #the grishaverse #six of crows #grishaverse #leigh bardugo #grisha trilogy #seige and storm #ruin and rising #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #jesper fahey #wylan van eck #nina zenik #Matthias helvar #alina starkov #mal oretsev #genya safin #zoya nazyelensky

[cats-obsessions]

There’s been a lot of discussion around Gortash in particular showing no devotion for Bane beyond that which furthers his own interests, and Bane doing very little to help him. While that’s a very Banite thing to do, offering your Bhaalspawn babe true equality is not. There’s so many beautiful theories out there, but I offer my own: the goal of the Absolute was never to glorify Bane or Bhaal.

We know Durge and Gortash have a long history, spanning back before Gortash was even the chosen of Bane. They started out as essentially, two people robbing shit together- ancestral torture racks and all. In letters, we find both of them had proposed plans that involve each other. I like to think they got very attached before deciding to rule the world. But what would come of serving their gods? Durge would kill the world, Gortash would have to rule alone. In the end, failure or victory, their lives and souls would go separate ways, and one of them would have to fail, earning eternal torture.

But Enver doesn’t offer Durge servitude to Bhaal or mass murder or even Banes plan when they show up tadpoled to Wyrms Rock. He offers godhood- through the absolute, sure, but such an act would certainly deserve ascension. They could become actual gods. Maybe to him, that was the plan all along. Achieving true godhood together would be the only way to ensure their souls would be safe and together. Forever.

I like to think somewhere along the way he saw how doomed they were, how few options Durge has for personal autonomy, and he put his mind to finding a way. Maybe the implications of their plan weren’t fully discussed, or maybe promises of godhood were only whispered in private. Maybe Durge won’t admit the reality, but maybe part of them hopes for it.

#also it could be part of why Durge gets a lobotomy #fall in love AND dare try to defy Bhaal? #anyways with all the evil choice possibilities I’m mad winning with Gortash isn’t one #obvs he always planned on cutting out Kethric #I imagine as gods their tenets would be something like vengeance devotion and ambition #or socialal order by any means necessary #idk just imagine how gaudy Gortashs outfits could be #they’re evil aligned obvs with durge chaotic and gortash lawful #enver gortash #durge spoilers #durge #durgetash #bg3 #cats thoughts

[overleftdown]

farleigh start and racism; oh boy.

(some people are going to find this post really annoying. some people are like felix catton.)

read this.

just some thoughts from the perspective of a person of color who is slightly too obsessed with this character. this movie leaves the viewer a lot of wiggle room to interpret how dynamics such as race and privilege come into play. there are certain parallels between this movie and the real world, and how unnoticeable white privilege tends to be for white people.

lemme lay some groundwork. from what i understand, the most prevalent form of racism and white privilege within upper- and middle-class circles is implicit bias. this is racist conceptualization that subconsciously interacts with one's perception of society and people. implicit bias is often externalized through microaggressions, differences in treatment and language towards a marginalized person, misplaced guilt or pity, and persistent denial of any existing privilege or marginalization. most of these biases are also founded on stereotypes. some racial stereotypes are heightening (e.g. asians are all smart) and some are lowering (e.g. black people are all lazy). all stereotypes are harmful. i'm going to discuss some of the stereotypes that could theoretically interact within the saltburn canon, as well as some things i've noticed within viewers. can of worms, to be honest. boutta get INTO IT.

to use one of my externalization examples, let's discuss (or, more accurately, let me discuss) the denial of existing privilege or marginalization. this is a subconscious way to uphold a sense of morality, effectively avoiding "white guilt," so to speak. as is clearly presented to us, the cattons are very attached to their methods of upholding their own self-righteousness. saviorism is a common theme within both elspeth and felix. in oliver's conversation with elspeth about poor dear pamela, you can see that oliver recognizes elspeth's need to justify her actions in an attempt to preserve her sense of decency. one can only assume that this applies to how they view farleigh's relationship with them. there's more to talk about there, but i'd like to start with the only overt mention of race in this movie.

in felix's confrontation with farleigh, farleigh makes the bold and brave decision to mention his blackness. i call this brave because it's genuinely a terrifying thing to do, and the end of this conversation is proof. "oh, that is... that is low, farleigh. seriously, that's where you want to take this? make it a race thing? i never know our footman's names; the turnover for a footman is notoriously high!" we have felix's intentional or unintentional shaming of farleigh. we have felix's appalled denial of any involvement of race or racial bias. we have felix's diversion away from farleigh specifically and onto his own inability to know his staff's names. felix made no further attempt to recenter farleigh, aside from telling him that the cattons have "done what they can." (which is SO absurd on its own. they are clearly and obviously able to do more. they are disgustingly rich). farleigh does feel ashamed after felix's response; you can see it on his face, and archie says it directly. here is a relevant and prevalent stereotype for all marginalized people: that the discussion of marginalization is exclusively weaponized to gain something or manipulate a situation. this is how felix chooses to see farleigh's implication of existing white privilege. this conversation results in nothing, does nothing, as felix chooses not to confront what he's probably thinking as he repeats the words "begging bowl" to venetia.

now. saviorism, guilt, and pity. felix specifically tells oliver that sir james made an effort to support farleigh out of guilt. i'd like to order some things in a way that i perceive them. frederica start runs from england, which is explained in a condescending way by felix. frederica start marries a so-referred-to "lunatic" who dug through fred and jame's money, although it's farleigh who only mentions fred's financial irresponsibility. out of guilt, james offers to pay for farleigh's education. the specificity of education is compelling to me. perhaps james is simply a patriotic man who strongly believes that english education is better. or this is a mobilized racial stereotype! who can truly know. i digress. james' offer to pay for farleigh's foreign education puts the cattons in an odd position; if farleigh is to attend english schools, he will need to stay with the cattons. if farleigh is staying with the cattons, he will need to be treated as equal to felix and venetia. this is all one long chain of obligations. none of these acts from one family member to another should be considered "charitable," because family should intrinsically create a trustworthy and supportive dynamic.

i believe that the cattons do consider their fostering of farleigh as obligatory. moral obligation, as they recognize that families are intended to have a sympathetic and loving relationship. they cannot, however, escape the truth that they're just guilty. the "begging bowl" and "biting the hand" are more symbolic of a starving dog and its charitable adopter than a cousin/nephew who's staying with his absurdly rich family. see, the cattons are fully and entirely capable of affording another child, of supporting frederica financially, etc. the only way i can rationalize their reluctance to do so is by assuming that they don't feel like farleigh deserves it. is this a crazy assumption? i genuinely don't see why else. of course, i don't think this mentality is explicit or conscious. it's more-so the reality that when farleigh walks in a room, he's not the same as anybody else. aside from background characters at oxbridge, the only on-screen black people are liam, joshua, and james' godson's wife (who gets degraded on-screen). this is the reality of being different in an environment such as the english aristocracy. the cattons choose to see themselves as the hand that feeds the less fortunate, more entertaining, and least inconvenient. the cattons' inclusion of farleigh is not only reliant on how well farleigh performs, but also on their own pity and guilt.

all of this is somehow, painfully mirrored by some takes i've seen on farleigh. maybe this entire post is presumptuous, but you know what isn't presumptuous? saying that certain people hold farleigh to an incredibly odd standard. while the cattons never canonically said anything along the lines of "farleigh doesn't deserve our love and support," mfs on the internet have. the number of times people have referred to this character as greedy, lazy, petty, and malignant is so odd to me. i'm insane, i know. i just don't understand how people can hold farleigh to the backdrop of an english aristocratic family and so passionately say that he, of all characters, is the most detestable. or that he, of all characters, has no reason to behave in the way he does.

is farleigh greedy? greed is defined as a desire for more. farleigh has no desire to climb ranks, no desire to replace or surpass felix, no desire to hold any power over any family member. he is maintaining, upholding a standard that has been set for him throughout his life. is it kind or selfless of him to meddle in other people's affairs with the cattons? no. does he have a reason to be upset that non-relatives of the cattons are a threat to his inclusion in the first place? yes. is farleigh lazy? i don't even need to explain this one. no. if you don't consider oliver lazy, then i really don't want to hear anything. is farleigh petty? pettiness is defined as "an undue concern for trivial matters, especially in a small-minded or spiteful way." farleigh's meticulous attention to trivial matters isn't undue in any sense. a person of color and their meticulous attention to trivial matters is almost never undue. elspeth is a good example of petty. is farleigh malignant? there are a lot of definitions of malignant and i've seen people apply all of them, in some way, to farleigh. that's just wrong. archie madekwe once said, "i was interested in humanizing what, on paper, seemed like a mean character, a villain, or a bully. i don't think he's any of that. he's very self-serving, but i think he's really a heartbreaking character." case closed, this was for my own piece of mind. had to write this section because good lord.

in conclusion to this post that has gone tragically off the rails, i think the in-canon and viewer perspective of farleigh is, perhaps, a little racially motivated. sue me. they are all very centered on this idea that farleigh doesn't deserve inherent respect, support, and love. to remove farleigh's rational position within the cattons family would be akin to removing his right to familial love. genuinely, that's how i see it. the transaction nature of farleigh's actions is responsive. he sees felix as a social shield at oxbridge, he sees elspeth and james as the beholders of his perceived security, and he sees saltburn as a way to escape from his lack of privilege and his lack of stability in america. boom. bam. pow.

#farleigh start #saltburn #saltburn 2023 #i love making it a race thing #took multiethnic lit and racial sociology this quarter #critical race theory is my weapon of choice at any given moment #“erm actually” #the “i love making it a race thing” is a jest #white people b making it a race thing without even knowing it #like hello ur the one who fucking started it #womp womp on GOD on griddy #i tried to explain to someone that i related to farleigh because i'm also half white and my white family is painful to exist around #and this mf said “erm u actually relate to him cuz ur a horrible person and so is he” #hello what #i'm not doing what farleigh is doing like obv i don't live in a fucking castle #but the girls that get it get it #i'm incapable of shutting up #ever #actually #yabbering on at 1am #talking to the voices in my head #the voices r saying “farleigh start u will always be famous”

[cloud-based-and-rainpilled]

Michael Sheen playing Aziraphale as cockhungry as possible VS the Good Omens fandom and Neil Gaiman and the Lord himself screaming for Aziraphale to be asexual

#aziraphale is asexual? oh. fucking watch me #u know aziraphale wouldn’t be this gay had it not been for him #‘cause he ships it for. 30 years #and is also physically incapable of not constantly shooting fuck me eyes at david tennant #my man put a kiss scene in his contract sksksksksk #good omens #good omens 2 #aziraphale #crowley #ineffable husbands #michael sheen #david tennant #i’m sorry ace enjoyers but he made his choice. interpretation and all that but. he chose gay and will fight to the death for it #the same man who has a haha just kidding unless blood oath with david tennant to work with each other #also he/him/his for the Lord because i think it sounds funnier #i think Himself should be capitalized but idc #also obvs it’s not the whole fandom who wants him asexual (i don’t lmao) #he really said ‘i fell in love with dr. who for the bit’

[skitskatdacat63]

2009 Singapore Grand Prix - Fernando Alonso

#my eyes are just lazer focused on where his race suit is unzipped 🫠 he looks sooooo good in these #i wish theyd bring back this style of post race presser bcs my god imy heart skips a beat every time drivers make eye contact w the camera #i think the last race i watched where nando was on the podium was literally fucking canada 23 #so i am very very please and happy and delighted to see him finally again #BUT I AM SHRIEKING AT THE FACT THAT HE DEDICATED HIS PODIUM TO FLAVIO AT HOME #FLAVIO WHO IS AT HOME BECAUSE HE WAS LITERALLY JUST PERMANENTLY BANNED FROM F1 #AND HE DOES THIS PRACTICALLY ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF CRASHGATE WHICH WAS JUST PENALIZED A WK AGOO #NANNDDOOOOOOO WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS???? MENACE BEHAVIOR!!!!!!!! WAR CRIMINAL!!!!!!! #not included here but he was late to the cooldown room even tho he was the first one to get to parc ferme #and i realized its because he went to get a coke hahaha #i guess thats his drink of choice when dehydrated bcs thats what he was drinking at malaysia 2005 when it was also humid/hot #also i prefer the blue/yellow renault livery obv but i think the yellow/orange one is underrated #renaults liveries and color palletes from this era imo are just very clean and nice looking and work very well together #fernando alonso #fa14 #formula 1 #f1 #formula one #we do a little bit of f1 #2009 singapore gp

[drinkingbeerfroma]

Okay. So. How about a 90s sorta online dating Harringrove AU that's also omegaverse where Steve is a very picky omega and he's had so many matches to his dating profile bidding for his attention and he knows he's like the creme de la creme, the bees knees, rare and beautiful and smells the best and most intoxicating scent that it makes everybody stupid to a point that it's gotten pretty dangerous. But he doesn't mean to be picky, he's always wanted it easy as much as the next guy, it's just that he has the most sensitive nose, ever since he was a kid, even gotten worse after he presented, and just a whiff of any scent he can't particularly stand he gets the most godawful allergies and sneezes and sometimes even coughs his lungs out if it's really strong and bad. And there aren't really meds for it. He can use scent blockers on himself, but that's it, that's the only extent of protection their health care system has right now for his case.

So he's lonely, he's become a really lonely guy, can't really leave the house without a mask on like he has seasonal allergies all year round, hard for him to make friends and keep them when he can't really see them for too long, even harder for him to find someone he likes. Since he works at home anyway, he resorts to online dating. Because why not? He's desperate. It's the 90s, there are tons of lonely people out there who are completely normal and aren't complete pervs. It's what he tells himself. Now that he's looking at an overwhelming amount of matches, with countless alphas and betas who keep sending his P.O. box all kinds of things that carry their scent for mate matching, Steve has his pick of the litter so to speak, only it's twice as awful, has become a great inconvenience because he has to smell each one, each damn sealed and ziplocked package. It's become literal hell. He can't believe romance in the 20th century has gotten to this. Just when he's gotten sick and tired and literally exhausted from sneezing and coughing, just when he thinks he can't smell a damn thing anymore and has to air out the whole damn apartment from all the nasty foreign smells from strangers, he finds it. Smells it. Right before he almost throws away all the bags in the garbage shoot, he gets a whiff that escapes a not-so-sealed bag.

It's from a shirt.

The most heavenly, mouth-watering scent of an alpha is coming from a pit-stained, worn-thin, hole ridden, a little dank, shirt. Steve doesn't know how to react because it's so careless and unthoughtful and lazy, and the most disgustingly amazing and stupidly addictive scent he's ever smelled in his entire pathetic omega life.

Which belongs to one Billy Hargrove.

The douchiest asshole in the great Chicago area with the prettiest bluest eyes, the embodiment of everything Steve hates in an alpha, all cocky and charming and oozing with unrighteous confidence, his dating profile consisting of a bunch of half naked pictures of him flexing the muscles of his muscles, hobbies are getting his dick wet, his knot popped and looking at himself in the goddamn mirror, sweet words filled with bad intentions.

But Steve can't help but stuff his face of Billy Hargrove's disgustingly damp shirt, can't help but drool and moan on it while he touches himself in his underwear, spreading the wetness between his thighs, he comes hard. For the first time in a long time, he comes easy.

He sends him an e-mail. Fed-exes his underwear to Billy Hargrove's P.O. box the next day. There are tons of lonely people out there who are completely normal, and who aren't complete pervs, of course. But Steve isn't one of them.

#Harringrove #Harringrove ficlet #90s online dating but make it omegaverse Harringrove AU #steve harrington is a picky eater #until he has no choice #Billy hargrove is disgustingly hot #cause he's disgusting AND hot obv #Omega!Steve Harrington #Alpha!Billy Hargrove #Steve Harrington x Billy Hargrove #Steve has a condition and that is he's desperate #harringrove a/b/o #Harringrove AU

[sukibenders]

Something that still doesn't sit right with me while being a part of the HOTD fandom is how Laena was done so dirty, from being placed as a "second" option for Daemon and having him keep her from returning home, from having her daughters see Driftmark, from seeing her own brother and parents before she died! That added on to the fact of how Daemon just sucked at loving her the way she deserved makes my blood boil. And to make matters worse, to drive the knife further, is during her funeral (added on to him laughing during it, which wasn't appropriate at all no matter the context or what anyone says) where she and her unborn son were only just recently placed at the bottom of the sea, Daemon and Rhaenyra sleep together and then marry each other all within the span of the same episode (don't even get me started on how they went heavy into the romantics of the moment but couldn't even bother to show Daemon be affection with Laena like he was in the books I believe).

And some in the fandom reaction to all this can be such a turn off. Because you can have people, mainly black fans, rightfully call out problems with this plot change, with Rhaenyra and Daemon sleeping together only right after Laena's funeral and will be met with so many heinous responses (a lot in which tie in with centering Rhaenyra and going "oh so you hate her" type beat) and it's so frustrating. That, and how we barely see Daemon interact with his daughters, let alone be affectionate as well as protective over them---that scene where the girls are bruised from a fight and clear in distress and yet Daemon doesn't even move to check on them nor go into a rage at the fact that his daughters were harmed, let alone the fact that his now dead wife's dragon was claimed by another on the day of her funeral. None of that. But will stand protectively by Rhaenyra and her sons' side without second thought. Make it make sense.

#hotd #house of the dragon #laena velaryon #daemon targaryen #rhaenyra targaryen #and it's so disheartening bc hotd producers made the velaryons black for obvs diversity points #and still could of had the same plot for that house and its characters with little problem #but instead they decided to do all the mess they did and it feels like such a disservice #you should know that you did something wrong when on of the actresses working with you goes #“hey....um...why was this plot added? is this necessary?” #and its a big reason why i don't really find myself being on any teams side in this verse #like yeah id choose rhae over aegon but i still have many choice words for her (daemon can choke) #the narrative really gives laena the disposable black girlfriend (or partner) trope just to move on to daemyra #that is so disrespectful #there's so much that i want to say but that'll be for another post #toxic daemyra stans dni!

[soupforsoup]

Me, seconds after the credits roll: okay, here's how mike can still be michael afton-

#I'm creating a plot and family tree in my head that's more convoluted than the canon #fnaf movie spoilers #also talking in your sleep?!?!! best choice for a fucked up chucky cheese ever makes me (a british person) want to visit one #literally when william afton paused reading mikes name I had a fucking heart attack so I'm choosing to believe in spite of all the evidence #I recognise I'm being sooo delusional and obv the movie is a different canon but what i- *gunshot* #fnaf movie

[nurseydexunsolved]

i Must Discuss something funny & sweet i noticed about murph.

murph obviously plays either Little Gremlin Guys or Big Buff Bois, all of which contain parts of him. he’s mentioned that theo in particular is the character that contains his most idealized self—the kind of person he wants to be.

so when the question was posed of which character you’re most like: he said riz, while brennan and emily both said they see him as most similar to theo.

the person he really wants to be, that may be far away in his eyes, is who his closest friends already see him as🥺

#murph #i just think its so sweet. they think he is so bighearted and a protector and he IS #but also the parts of him that are anxious riz obv make that harder to see #and he IS riz too! riz is SO selfless and generous while also being a ball of nerves lmao #brian murphy #adventuring party #dimension 20 #d20 #also big big fuckin shoutout to this man for so often playing the Grubby Little Guy #i feel like thats such an unusual choice for a default PC but like SOMEONE has to do it there are just not enough GREMLIN characters!! #theobald gumbar #riz gukgak #acoc #fantasy high #mine

[senliin]

started listening to the magnus archives and i must say i keep getting distracted by the fact that cynical, frustrated jon who is so annoyed by his new job is ALSO recording these statements like you know what. if im gonna have a shit time organizing all this i might as well get freaky w it. and then proceeds to give emotional and CREEPY performances w all the talent and gusto of a passionate voice actor. like what... was bro a theatre kid or smth

#the magnus archives #tma podcast #jonathan sims #likeeee #im listening to hive rn and his performance as jane prentiss.... this is NOT a guy who hated reading out loud in english class #AND THE WAY AFTER HE GETS INTERRUPTED BY ANYONE HE JUST JUMPS BACK INTO THIS LIKE anyway. i killed him without thinking #im ALSO amused by the imagery and eloquence incorporated into every statement like obv ik it's a stylistic choice of the podcast but #even the roughest and crudest characters have their moments where they just sound like they took a poetry class at some point #WHICH IS SO AWESOME DONT GET ME WRONG it's just amusing #like hey murderer. i diagnose you with sexy prose

[gaiuskamilah]

rose (they/them) & thorne i drew for a birthday gift ^_^

(please don't use/repost tysm!)

#playchoices #choices #rbs okay if that isnt obv lol #crimes of passion #choices cop #trystan thorne #trystan thorne x mc #trystan x mc #my art #cfwc lgbtqia

[sendmyresignation]

speaking of danger days, ive been reading a bunch of critical reviews/bad rym scores/blog posts about the response to dd (introducing a friend to it after we talked about bladerunner) and I find the just. complete inability to take the project as art engaged in meaning-building soooooo fascinating im not even mad. the second a synth is heard the entire effort is reduced to something lesser, only made with the intention of fun. even defenses of it refuse to take it seriously as like. a project which is using pop convention, form, sci-fi world-building, etc to commentate. or even that it is actually depressing lmao. but the narrative around an electronically minded followup to a magnum opus is basically "sell-out" catnip even if that makes literally zero sense/they scrapped an entire album before this project. people will simply create their own interpretation!

#obv within this space its much different #but the critical reception is just. its so indicative of the retrospctive analysis of emo tbh #which like refuses to acknowledge that these bands were being very delibrate and intentional and making clear creative choices #instead its reduced to like. angst music for teenagers. like parade stands out bc it is so dramatic and staged #but for a long time it got grouped into the same analysis its only recently i think thats changed among general public #but thats so frustrating. just a complete unwillingness to engage with like the basic tennents of what a piece of art is doing #stripes it of everything but either larger scene/industry mechanations OR the personal experience at the behest of craft. sucks! #my posts

[athina-blaine]

I asked my tattoo artist yesterday if he was comfortable sharing the most ill-advised tattoo he'd ever given. He said one time a man came in asking for an arm sleeve of himself that was also wearing the head of a dragon. what if laios touden was one of us

#dungeon meshi #obvs his first tattoo would be His Idea of a Cool Monster #but i feel like this is a reasonable second choice #apparently the guy called like a week later asking for a cover up so clearly that's no laios of mine

[shalpilot]

temporary buddies

#ffxiv #ffxiv wol #geese art #ffxiv estinien #ocs #oc: kiriltugh #okay their whole deal. they don’t get along rn. like at all #me the player? i love estinien #kiril cannot fucking stand him and vice versa #they just no notttt like each other #when estinien is calling u a friend when ur about to. hm #heavensward spoilers #about tk fight nidhogg #i read that as him being like super passive aggressive LOL #bc kiril has background w the heretics #the entire time they were traveling together kiril would just kinda grumble abt estinien being wrong abt everything #until obv they eventually found out. uh oh kiril has also been wrong about everything #and estinien was like HAH. vindication. now u see. #n like this whole time estinien’s been like you’re wasting your strength when u could be using it for the fucking city thays protecting you #asshole. #so when kiril has no choice but to fight for ishgard w no like. alternative reason #estinien’s like yeah BUDDY. come and fight with someone who’s RIGHT #PAL. #DOES ANY OF THIS MAKE SENSE. #SORRY I GRADUATED TODAY. YOU ONOW HOW IT IS. #i’ll elaborate tomorrow if anyone’s interested. whatever #i realize i have to elaborate on my ocs if i want people to be interested in them #vicious cycle

[annabelle--cane]

never apologize for being sicilian

oh I'm not sicilian, I just appreciate the culture

#the behind the scenes of that other ask: #I wanted to pick an ostentatious old cathedral or something and spent a minute thinking #'hmm. what choice would make me least look like I'm obsessed with medieval european catholicism in the Bad way?' #obvs the answer is the cappella palatina. also the cappella palatina slaps beyond belief. shout out to the cappella palatina for real. #answered #anons