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craigmania · 1 year

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Craig Parker as Gaius Claudius Glaber 🔥

#GaiusClaudiusGlaber #CraigParker #Glaber #Spartacus #Rome #RomeRules #SpartacusVengeance #Starz #actor #nz #la

#craig parker #Gaius Claudius Glaber #Glaber #Spartacus #Spartacus Vengeance #Rome #Rome rules #Stars #actor #NZ #LA #craigparkerinfo #myedit

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party-lemon · 2 years

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Choose your fighter: reunion tour MCR at a family dinner edition. I like to think I'm wine aunt or cool dad but, like most of you, I am goth cousin

#am i right #or am i right #listen. michael james way is just EVERYONE'S little brother #it's just the energy he radiates #i don't make the rules #mcr #my chemical romance #gerard way #frank iero #mikey way #ray toro #mike hemical rome ants #lemon media

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ashes2caches · 10 months

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imagine if they found the submarine guys here

#196 #rule #196 campfire #r196 #rome #ancient rome #nero #archaeology #oceangate #titan submersible #titanic

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bootleg-nessie · 12 days

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LEGALIZE CHILD GLADIATORIAL COMBAT

#nessie on drugs #parenting #parenting tips #r/196 #196 #r/196archive #/r/196 #rule #meme #memes #shitpost #ufc #mma #ancient rome #Rome

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hetagrammy · 1 year

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You just know Lovino was a mama's boy

#hetalia #historical hetalia #my art #hws romano #hws ancient greece #hws byzantine #aph romano #aph ancient greece #aph byzantine #she gave him a horse because y'know #mythological roots of rome in aeneas' escape from troy and all that #there are certain things you have to instill in an heir to two empires after all #baby lovi will in fact scream if you take him from her #romulus is the only exception to this rule (most of the time)

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royaipercabeth · 3 months

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I see your headcanons of Percy on his school's swim team and raise you:

Percy on his school's fencing team.

He won't feel like he's cheating.

He gets to keep up his swordsmanship (which is a skill he has to practice, not a power).

The team still gets someone who is freakishly good.

#only downside is he'd totally have trouble keeping up with the fencing rules #because his brain sees sword-looking thing and goes 'survival mode activated'#but anyway yeah #I feel funny about him on the swim team of a mortal school at least but I can see New Rome Uni being like 'yes finally a son of Neptune'#percy jackson #pjo #hoo

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bri1234 · 2 months

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What song(s) do you relate to a Choices book survey results!

Hello! So it's been about a week and there are a few responses from the Google form I sent out! The form is attached at the bottom of all this so if you want to take it, you still can!

I will continue to update this if there are any more responses.

Also if you see your song on here but not the additional comment (if you left one) and would like it on here, just let me know and I'll add it!

So without further ado, let's jump right in!

Songs that relate to a Choices book (chosen by you guys!):

Across the Void

Remember Me as A Time of Day by Explosions in the Sky

Blades of Light & Shadow

Two by Sleeping at Last

Comment was "MC's deeply unhealthy desire to put everyone else's wellbeing first (book 2)."

Degenerates by I the Mighty

In My Head by Jacob Ryan Smith, Daniel Mertzlufft, Andrew Barth Feldman, & Joe Serafini

Comment was "Aerin and MC on Deadwood lake date (book 1)."

Falling by Write Out Loud, Ciara Renee, and Kat Sicilian

A Courtesan of Rome

I Survived a War by Mariami

Crimes of Passion

In My Blood Song by Joel Smallbone and The Cast Of Journey To Bethlehem

Comment was "I relate this song the Trystan Thorne, specifically Book 2 of CoP, wanting to be the son his parents and country are proud of while being himself."

Arpeggio by Alexandro

Perfect World by Twice

The Cursed Heart

Dream A Little Dream of Me by The Mamas & The Papas

Comment was "It reminds me of how Kieran and MC often would visit each others dreams at night (book 1)."

Power Over Me by Dermot Kennedy

Without You by Ursine Vulpine

Find You by Ruelle

Die For You by Postmodern Jukebox and Tatum Langley

Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey

Comment was “MC thinking about their mortality and how someday they won’t be young and beautiful.”

Dirty Little Secrets

"Slut!" by Taylor Swift

Suburban Legends by Taylor Swift

The Elementalists

Hedwig's Theme by John Williams

Guinevere

Queen of Heart by Twice

Only Girl by Stephen Sanchez

Hot Couture

Choose Your Fighter by Ava Max

Immortal Desires

Boys Will Be Bugs by Cavetown

End (The Other Side) by Fit For A King

Scars & Lifelines by I Prevail

Death Is All Around by The Amity Affliction

The Death We Seek by Currents

Kindred

Still Don't Know My Name by Labrinth

In Hell I'll Be Good Company by The Dead South

Murder at Homecoming

no body, no crime by Taylor Swift

Nightbound

Songs from the Shadowhunter series: Dynasty , Hurricane, Making a Monster out of Me (Katherine McNamara) , This is the Hunt (Ruelle), Storm (Ruelle) , Bad Dream , Love to Hate You, I am Ember from Katherine McNamara , Hold On (from Chord Oversee) , Glass Slipper (Katherine McNamara) , Paralyzed (NF), Angel with a Shotgun (instead shotgun imagine crossbow) , Brother (Kodaline), Shadowhunter series Finale Song by Ruelle

Open Heart

Symphony of Skin by I The Mighty

Comment was "Romancing Bryce vibes"

Platinum

3 Minutes by Alexi Blue

Red Carpet Diaries

Why Should I? by Alexi Blue

Roommates With Benefits

You Give Love a Bad Name by Bon Jovi

The Royal Romance

Not Your Barbie Girl by Ava Max

Barbie Girl by Aqua

Loves Me Not by Kate Grahn & Will Jay

i wanna be your girlfriend by girl in red

Rules of Engagement

Hair by Little Mix

Surrender

Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran

Here's the Google form if anyone wants to take it! Thank you so much to those of you who have taken the time to do this!!!

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a-cloud-for-dreams · 8 months

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Ok so I've recently been on a mission to read as much of the Choices catalog as possible since there are so many underrated books on there besides the boring smut ones. I think my last reading list is a lil outdated, inaccurate, and harder to find, so for my convenience I'm making a separate post.

My goal is to knock out the single books before starting the series for efficiency's sake, so most of the books on the priority list are single books

Priority

Kindred (CURRENTLY ON)

The Crown and the Flame (CURRENTLY ON)

Immortal Desires?? I've been curious about it for awhile

It Lives Beneath (ALREADY STARTED...)

A Billionaire's Baby (diamond mining)

Endless Summer (ALREADY STARTED...)

Murder at Homecoming

Secondary

Guinevere

With Every Heartbeat

Laws of Attraction Series

America's Most Eligible

Red Carpet Diaries

Rules of Engagement

Break Glass in Case of Emergency

The Royal Romance/The Royal Heir

The Freshmen Series

High School Story

Feel free to recommend more books that you feel like recommending!

Current MC & OC List

Jasmine Nefaletzi (Kindred)

Velaska Prescott (It Lives Beneath)

Natasha LeNoir (RCD)

Summer Reverie Layne (ES; OC)

Minerva Kallias (MAH)

Saoirse Lemoncello (TBB)

You can find the full list of my MCs and OCs on my pinned post!

Completed Books and Mini Opinions

The Elementalists: I LOVED this series it had flaws but it was super fun to play!! I love my powerful MC and my sarcastic twin, and I'm a sucker for elemental magic systems and magic centered schools imao

A Courtesan of Rome: AAAAAAAH WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THIS BOOK BESIDES HOW AMAZING IT WAS!! I feel like this was a historic book that felt accurate y'know and ofc ACOR MC is literally *chef's kiss* just an absolute baddie we have no choice but to stan <3 she had all of Rome on her knees as she should!!

Crimes of Passion 1 and 2: I think objectively the original book was better but this one was more replayable/entertaining solely because of the Thorne siblings but i wish the mystery and the plot twist were handled better in Book 2 specifically

Bloodbound Series: UGH IT WAS INCREDIBLE!! It still had flaws and I would have added/rewritten things but it's definitely one of the best and most satisfying series PB has ever written

Ride or Die: IT WAS AMAZING A+ I'm so sad the sequel got canceled it deserved so much more :(

Nightbound: IT WAS PRETTY GOOD i miss them already and want a sequel now. It's very replayable which I always appreciate

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maxellminidisc · 2 months

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Greek and Roman power structures are why I hesitate to call most things people call "queer" about their societies queer on the internet or like when people ask the stupid question of "Do you think theyd be into bdsm?" I'm like do you WANT that kind of inherently bad for consent society to be into bdsm???

Putting my thoughts under a read more cause its lengthy and something that I've wanted to talk about for a while now!

Like I'm sure queer relationships with like 1) no weird power dynamic and 2) pedastry existed in these societies, we have always existed, but it would not have been easy. They most likely still would have had to have played the part of a man who followed the rule and roles of what a MAN had to to be considered a man on the surface of society, because if they didnt, they would've been ridiculed and seen as lesser men. A big example of one such rule in the sexual realm is men could not and should not be penetrated; penetration was the domain of those lesser than men, if you were a man who liked being penetrated you were a fucking joke. They would've even been called perverse for not having a weird power dynamic in their romantic or sexual relationship with other men.

Slaves, young boys, slave boys, etc were basically equivalent to women in classical Greek society: they are those below the status of men and thus suitable objects of ones sexual desires. Like think about how fucked up that is??? And on top of that courting was also fundamentally tied to this perception of these groups of lesser status and required guidelines, so seeming genuinely invested and lovesick in ones relationship to these lesser beings was also seen as ridiculous.

Like it was all seen as taboo for the WRONG reasons. They'd would be so confused, ridicule you, or frankly be pissed if you pointed out how awful the inherit vacuum for consent these dynamics are and rife for abuse of power these relationships would have been to begin with because you're basically questioning the standards of classical Greek masculinity.

And I also wish we discussed more how the classical periods in Greece and Rome played a part in contemporary homophobia. Like it's not all 100% the result of Christianity moving into these societies, but more so a chain with Christianity being the biggest domino to fall at the end. Rome in particular was influenced by these sexual and social ideas of class and sexual dynamics in Greece, so the undercurrent of homophobia inherit to those ideas made Christianity all the more appealing for aligning with those already establied ideas.

In the end sex was basically used the same way everything else was to men in classical Greek and Roman society: its about power, gaining power, flexing that power and through this, raising ones status in these societies. It left very little room for partnerships of equals and the little room that was there was probably incredibly suffocating for anyone who didn't want to abide by these rules and standards of masculinity or others of which they were expected to.

#like i think scholastically we really do a diservce to the honest history of both of these periods #by describing them with contemporary language of homosexuality #cause like idk to me society worked so differently that it was its own thing and requires its own language #which is why i think unfortunately gay people especially latch on to this fantasy of classical greece and rome #oh and also i will admit when we usually discuss classical Greece its usually under the banner of ancient Athens #other greek districts had like different rules and shit but if is fair to say generalising through Athens #is safe cause well Athens had a lot of influences on other city states in classical greece #you know the whole delian league and shit...#ok thats soo long its just a lot of info is linked im shutting up now aoskskdks

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apostate-in-an-alcove · 9 months

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The downfall of being into ancient Roman history is that most of the people who are also into ancient Rome are typically male white supremacist neckbeard incel types who are interested in Roman history for all the wrong reasons.

#ancient rome #ancient history #i just think Rome was a fasinating culture fuck off with your glorification and romanticization of them #if hes really obsessed with ww2 and rome than hes a walking red flag #sorry i don't make the rules

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immuchobligedtoyou · 1 year

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Another comment about HRE from Himaruya's old blog

Hima doesn't mention Prussia or Italy, who you would think were the ones most affected by what happened to HRE, so the fact that Hima says "poor Austria" is pretty interesting to me. Makes me wish there were more canon interactions between them.

#hetalia #aph austria #hws austria #aph holy roman empire #hws holy roman empire #aph hre #hws hre #aph holy rome #hws holy rome #aph #hws #hetalia official #as much as I like seeing HRE interacting w/ Italy & Prussia I want to see more of the relationship he had w/ Austria #irl the relationship the HRE had with Austria was very important since the habsburgs ruled the HRE for centuries #I feel like Austria maybe acted like a big brother to HRE because of this

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caesarsaladinn · 7 months

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I wondered whether Palestine and the Pale of Settlement shared a root, as both are administrative (?) regions on the edge of an empire that way ruled by a Caesar, but no. Palestine is apparently from "Philistia," so Hebrew via Greek, and Pale is from "palus," so Latin. bummer, that would have been a cool connection

#rome #was the Pale an administrative region per se? i don't think so but it was officially sanctioned and operated on different rules #than the rest of the russian empire. so that counts in my book.#original post was dead ducking wrong. hopefully it’s fixed now.

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choicesficwriterscreations · 1 year

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CFWC FotW Jun 4 - 10, 2023

18+ = Adult/Mature Content 🔥 = Explicit Material/NSFW 🏳️‍🌈 = Pride

CRIMES OF PASSION

Dealing with a Narcissist | Trystan Thorne x F!MC - @storyofmychoices

New York, June 2014 | Trystan Thorne, F!MC - @inlocusmads🏳️‍🌈

IMMORTAL DESIRES

Snow in Crimson, Starlight in Gold (Series) | m!Cas Harlow x m!Gabe Adalhard x NB!MC - @aria-ashryver Chapters 31 and 32 18+ 🏳️‍🌈

OPEN HEART

RED CARPET DIARIES

Confession Time | Thomas Hunt x F!OC - @alj4890

Love Among the Pages | Thomas Hunt x F!OC - @theartoflovingthomashunt

THE ROYAL ROMANCE

CROSSOVER FICS

A Courtesan of Rome / Open Heart

Angels in Hell | Marc Anthony x MC, Tobias Carrick x MC - @boneandfur

Immortal Desires / It Lives

Répondez,S'il Vous Plaît! | Multiple Pairings - @aallotarenunelma 🏳️‍🌈

The Royal Romance / Rules of Engagement

Dancing with Our Hands Tied | Leo Rys x F!MC - @leelee10898

#choices fanfic #playchoices fanfic #choices fic writers creations #cfwc fics of the week #playchoices #choices the stories you play #crimes of passion #immortal desires #open heart #red carpet diaries #the royal romance #rules of engagement #a courtesan of rome

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good--merits-accumulated · 6 months

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god writing the first bits of the italian renaissance au is so gruelling. i feel like putting up a big sign on top of the text that says I PROMISE I'M NOT WOOBIFYING TODD. HE'S A GROWN MAN WHO GETS A NUANCED PERSONALITY I PROMISE IT'S JUST THAT ALL THE OTHER CHARACTERS ARE LOOKING AT HIM WRONG. PLEASE

#this post is about todd but really it applies to the whole triumvirate #besides it's a renaissance au - i'd go amiss if i didn't include SOME themes on perception/performance/political personas etc.#like. niccolò/neil is PERCEIVED as a young swaggering military captain and a ladies' man and a dandy #and IS a gentle and kind man who understands deeply his own prowess for fighting and for political maneuvering #and wants none of it #and tommaso/todd is PERCEIVED as a lamb among wolves - the most naive and innocent and vulnerable cardinal in rome #and he IS a man who is kind “in despite of” - not “in the lack of”#and he IS a man whose heavily religious worldview comes down around his ears and who becomes just. suffused with guilt #a man who discovers he has the potential for great cruelty and who spends the rest of his life retreating from that revelation #horrified by the inner workings of his own soul #and andrea is PERCEIVED as a solemn and stately young politician who's a stickler for rules and a fantastic orator #and he IS. well. yeah no that is actually pretty accurate #except for the queer streak of jealousy that ruins him in the end #also i reckon the rule-sticking gets thrown out the window around the first political assassination.#that's corruption!!!!! baby!!!!!!#anderperry #these tags got unreasonably long. my bad #tristan writes

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thesynaxarium · 1 year

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Today we celebrate the Venerable Benedict of Nursia, the founder of Western Monasticism. At the age of fourteen, Benedict was unsettled by the life of sin of the society around him that he decided to devote himself to the monastic life. He eventually began his own monastery where he developed his own monastic rule which has been passed down from generation to generation and is still practiced today by the Western Benedictine monasteries. This rule he believed to be a way of attaining perfection, or Theosis in this earthly life. Having lived a life of purity and prayer, the Lord granted him the gifts of wonderworking and prophesy before his peaceful repose. May he intercede for us always + #saint #benedict #stbenedict #benedictus #nursia #italy #rome #monk #monastic #monasticrule #rule #west #western #westernmonastery #monastery #prayer #faith #love #orthodox #saintoftheday (at Monte Cassino) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpvo5lUDebr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#saint #benedict #stbenedict #benedictus #nursia #italy #rome #monk #monastic #monasticrule #rule #west #western #westernmonastery #monastery #prayer #faith #love #orthodox #saintoftheday

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coe-lilium · 1 year

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Haven’t got the spoons to get riled up at this if true or anything of the sort but for mere curiosity: is Nero ever going to be portrayed as flawed again in Fate or is every bad thing ever attributed to her destined to be shifted onto the very convenient “bad mom Agrippina caused it” from now* on?

*“now” as a figure of speech

#it's also odd that the genuinely positives of her reign/her political and ruling abilities are never ONCE mentioned in Fate #it's all: oh she loved her subjects soo much but they didn't understand her type of love/her performances #you don't reign for fourteen years in imperial rome if haven't got at least a bit of genuine skills for the game #fate grand order

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