Nor did Charlemagne's claim to be Roman emperor move the Byzantine empress Irene* to abdicate in his favor.
*Irene was a worthy rival to Theodora and Wu; she seized the throne in 797 after having her own son's eyes gouged out to disqualify him from ruling.
"Why the West Rules – For Now: The patterns of history and what they reveal about the future" - Ian Morris
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equally fucked up alternate version of the orpheus and eurydice myth where i successfully bring the great love of my life back from the dead without looking back but the unresolved trauma of their death leaves me so scared of losing them a second time that i can't bear to look at them ever again
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It's nearly 2024; can we not do ace discourse this year.
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simon the type of menace that fucks you silly with his fingers and his tongue on your clit while you're crying and begging for permission to cum ("c-can i cum, sir?") and the very second he says yes, your toes start curling and your back arches. but just as you're about to go careening off the edge, he pulls away. he kisses away the tears streaming down your heated cheeks as you thrash under him and whispers, "it's may i cum actually."
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Steve: Hey, where's Eddie and Robin?
Dustin: They're just over here– Argh shit, we lost them to the crowd again!
Lucas: How can we find them? There are too many people here!
Erica: I know a way.
Lucas & Dustin: What way?
Steve: I don't feel good about this...
Erica: Just watch me, losers.
Erica: Steve Harrington fucking sucks!
Steve: Wha–
Eddie & Robin from an Italian ice cream vendor: Who the fuck is talking???!! You piece of fucking shit–
Erica: There they are.
Fun fact: The trick always works perfectly with everyone. One time, they even found Erica when she was gunning for the person who had insulted Lucas. Needless to say, Dustin had *died* in cold blood.
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this goes beyond friendship i love you to the core this goes beyond friendship i love you to the core this goes beyond friendship i love you to the core this goes beyond friendship i love you to the core this goes beyond friendship i love you to the core this goes beyond friendship i love you to the core this goes beyond friendship i love you to the core this goes beyond friendship i love you to the core this goes beyond friendship i love you to the core this goes beyond friendship i love you to the core THIS GOES BEYOND FRIENDSHIP I LOVE YOU TO THE CORE THIS GOES BEYOND FRIENDSHIP I LOVE YOU TO THE CORE THIS GOES BEYOND FRIENDSHIP I LOVE YOU TO THE CORE!!!!!!!!
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thank godddd they made art and drawing so fun
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It never ceases to amaze me that despite everything Michael and David have been doing for the last five years and Neil himself saying they are in love, people are still assuming (or just not wanting to believe) that two middle-aged men might possibly love each other in a non-platonic way...
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