So I doubt anyone who knows this character follows this acc so here's a rant

Fucking Martyr. I love xem because xer just a very, cathartic character to play. Someone who for YEARS hated who they were. Someone born a species that was only ever known for manipulation and carnage. And for years Martyr tried to deny what xe were until xe accepted what xe had done.

For years Martyr had hated xemself for what xe were, for being dangerous, for doing what xe had done. Because xe had done so much, xe won't deny it even now. But Martyr accepted what we were and what xe had done because it simply was what xe were.

Xe were someone who, for the rest of xer life would be surrounded by pain and anger. And xe learned not to care.

Xe did what xe had to to survive and xe forgave xemselves. Being able to rp as a character who has accepted that xe always have been and always will be a monster, feels so, bittersweet I guess.

"𝕸𝖞 𝖔𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖘𝖕𝖗𝖚𝖓𝖌 𝖋𝖗𝖔𝖒 𝖒𝖞 𝖔𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝖍𝖆𝖙𝖊, 𝕿𝖔𝖔 𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖑𝖞 𝖘𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖚𝖓𝖐𝖓𝖔𝖜𝖓, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖐𝖓𝖔𝖜𝖓 𝖙𝖔𝖔 𝖑𝖆𝖙𝖊!" - Shakespeare 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️ On this day, 14th February, 269AD, Saint Valentine was martyred by Emporer Claudius Gothicus in ancient Rome. Valentine's crimes were the restoration of a blind woman's sight, followed by the conversion of her whole family to Christianity. Whilst awaiting execution, Valentine wrote to the woman from prison. The letter was signed: "From your Valentine"...or so legend would have it. 🫀 I am not, generally, one for romance beyond that of the canonical gothic or the 'big R' poets. Having recently completed a re-read of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', though, my eyes are opened to the incomparable power of romance through tragedy! 🫀 Queen Elizabeth I (the reigning sovereign) sparked a renaissance for the ancient classics of Greek and Roman literature and philosophy. She was considered a strong female figure; parallels can be made between her and the British bard's young, tragic heroine. 🫀 The actions of the titular teen protagonists are, at times, infuriating. Events unravel with the purest tragic timing, compounded by constant miscommunication, fatally flawed characters, and heaps of dramatic irony. Though the tale itself is not Shakespeare's own, I think it stands the test of time. To me, 'Romeo and Juliet' justly endures as one of the great love stories. 🫀 ⚜️ Which tales do you rank amongst the greats of romance? 🫀 💌 Whilst Valentine's traditions of the mostly illiterate Elizabethans are unclear, by Victorian times the craze was real... and kind of cruel. Ornate love letters and horrifically specific hate letters were crafted and delivered with equal fervour. Victorians took St. Valentine's as a day to air feelings openly, for better or worse! With that in mind, I truly wish you all a merry Tuesday and thank you for following along as I [sporadically] do this thing. 🫀 🖼️: 'Juliet and her Nurse', John Roddam Spencer Stanhope (1863). https://www.instagram.com/p/CoqGnTOrQkg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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