BROTHERS
The river Weser ran between the Roman and Cheruscan forces. Arminius came to the bank and halted with his fellow chieftains:— "Had the Caesar come?" he inquired. On receiving the reply that he was in presence, he asked to be allowed to speak with his brother. That brother, Flavus by name, was serving in the army, a conspicuous figure both from his loyalty and from the loss of an eye through a wound received some few years before during Tiberius' term of command. Leave was granted, and Stertinius took him down to the river. Walking forward, he was greeted by Arminius; who, dismissing his own escort, demanded that the archers posted along our side of the stream should be also withdrawn. When these had retired, he asked his brother, whence the disfigurement of his face? On being told the place and battle, he inquired what reward he had received. Flavus mentioned his increased pay, the chain, the crown, and other military decorations; Arminius scoffed at the cheap rewards of servitude.
They now began to argue from their opposite points of view. Flavus insisted on "Roman greatness, the power of the Caesar; the heavy penalties for the vanquished; the mercy always waiting for him who submitted himself. Even Arminius' wife and child were not treated as enemies." His brother urged "the sacred call of their country; their ancestral liberty; the gods of their German hearths; and their mother, who prayed, with himself, that he would not choose the title of renegade and traitor to his kindred, to the kindred of his wife, to the whole of his race in fact, before that of their liberator." From this point they drifted, little by little, into recriminations; and not even the intervening river would have prevented a duel, had not Stertinius run up and laid a restraining hand on Flavus, who in the fullness of his anger was calling for his weapons and his horse. On the other side Arminius was visible, shouting threats and challenging to battle: for he kept interjecting much in Latin, as he had seen service in the Roman camp as a captain of native auxiliaries.
Tacitus Annals 2.10-11
there's a lot going on in there! Arminius switching to Latin is a detail that always makes me feel a deep kind of sadness, especially with how it's preceded by mention of their mother. I wonder what she thought of what became of her sons, on opposite sides of everything but still, inescapably, brothers. even when they want to kill each other. there sure are a lot of fucked up and unhappy brothers around. and Arminius asking about Flavus' injury............I also had a whole thing typed out about the horror of imperialism and colonization and the trauma of assimilation but I think this sets the tone better
Rome's Greatest Defeat: Massacre in the Teutoburg Forest, Adrian Murdoch
and also this, just for fun
(ibid)
this post is already a mile long, so lets add another mile to it: a little scene at the start of their conversation! tfw you go in for a hug and your younger brother who also ended up being taller starts roasting your hair style
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Pondering Sniper with his Emotional Support Scout (AU)
Modern+College AU speeding bullet
Both in their early transitional age (Scout is 19, Sniper is 22), they’ve already spent a handful of years, supposedly taking the steps to build their futures, but are they where they want to be? Are they going to where they want to be? Where is it anyways?
I just had the idea for a more grounded side to their story, slice-of-life in a coming-of-age setting, with themes of existentialism. I aged them down to make it work… Under cut for info dumps about these goobers 8)
Scout took a break right after high school, working for his family business (an unsuccessful one, ran by one of his oldest brothers). This used to be a summer job, a way to get extra money as a kid, but now he’s been a full time worker for 2.5 years, familial obligations exploiting him to stay, while being undermined by his narcissistic brother. He eventually gets out of it, but has to face the hurt from being used, and also the fact that he had to grow up so quickly as a kid (especially when he has to deal with the fallout caused by his Mom’s and Spy’s affairs. He and his Mom are in good terms, it’s just his Mom isn’t a good support system atm). Left to face the real world by himself, he tries to find a way to stabilize by himself, while trying to face his trauma (trauma from a missing father figure, and being treated as the black sheep of his family) as he finds a way to be more himself and be happy. He’s optimistic and responsible when the world calls for it, otherwise he’s most likely to test this new freedom (for better or worse). Eventually Spy comes around to try to reconnect with Scout, there’s no telling how Scout will cope with it when he’s in the midst his new-found freedom.
Sniper went straight to university, never once took a break from the school work, because he thinks that’s the only way to go about in life. He took up a program and career plan that was not right for him, but struggled his way through by retaking course’s countless of times, pulling off impossible all-nighters, etc. At some point he gave up, began to drop classes every semester, and finally quit the program. However, he started working somewhere in the industry he had been studying years for. He thought this could bring him forward, but it kept digging him a deeper grave. He’s a workaholic, impulsive, but lost. At a very young age, he was a subject of a tough custody battle between his neglectful biological parents (Lar-nah and Bill-bel), and his grandparents (who are Mr and Mrs Mundee in this AU). From that, his guardians want him to be better than his parents, and in return he strived for that. However, after giving up, he feels like a failure and is currently going through a period of depression. However, with the money he earned from his job, he wonders if he should take that road-trip he used to fantasize. He told himself doing this will help him find himself, but a part of him wonders if its just him trying to run away from something. Either way, he’s got a deal for a junk RV and he wants to renovate it!
After all that, Scout and Sniper meet, their lives are in the cross roads, and their relationship is a turning point as well. It feels like the world is moving faster than they can cope with, but can they find some respite in this new relationship together? DUN DUN DUUUN
Phew this was really fun to write! I really like their dynamic, romantic or not (idc). Them being the same age range inspired me to write this, because I know myself and some friends have gone through this similar experience aswell, and I just think its fun/interesting to explore that with they have in cannon.
A lot of this projection tho lmao with a loose base derived from cannon, and some embellishments to make this AU work.
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˖⁺。˚⋆˙love language | CL16 LN4˖⁺。˚⋆˙
pairing: charles leclerc x reader y/n (she/her) x lando norris
genre: social media au, polyamorous relationship
warnings: polyamory, dates on tweets make no sense to the story lol ignore them im srsly lazy & idc tbh
summary: in which your boyfriends love languages seem to be polar opposites
a/n: ur wish is my command also im fr running out of plot ideas on my own for the poly reqs LOLL so if u got any ideas then spam my inbox bbyyy
request!!!: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE more poly lando and charles (and kika)
fc: jules leblanc
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user2 kikayn my favourite bffs 😻
user3 waiting for lando & charles to comment
user4 charles lando come get ur girl
pierregasly that girl is a bad influence on you babe
yourusername i know ur not talking about me
francisca.cgomes crickets...
yourusername he's scared of me. iktr
francisca.gomes as he should be
landonorris next time i will succeed.
user5 LANDO
pierregasly in what exactly 🤨
francisca.cgomes he wants me dead
landonorris never said that
yourusername you kind of did
landonorris not explicitly
charles_leclerc lando stop causing fights
pierregasly yea lando.
yourusername he's all talk dw
francisca.cgomes yea keyboard warrior much
landonorris pipe down
charles_leclerc my girl so pretty
yourusername 🥰🥰🥰
francisca.cgomes this is why ur my favourite charles
charles_leclerc ❤️
user6 the difference in replies between charles & lando 😂
user7 most chaotic comment section award goes to...
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pierregasly leaving me out why?
yourusername u hate me i fear 😔
francisca.cgomes not true he's just intimidated by u
user8 justice for y/n
user9 they do poly so naturally
user10 the third pic omggggg y/n & her boys
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user11 she's so gorgeous
francisca.cgomes no just ditch them both for me actually!
yourusername well..... actually yes
francisca.cgomes YESSSS i wonnnn
landonorris 🤨
pierregasly 😤
charles_leclerc 😢
landonorris ilyyy hot girl
charles_leclerc mon amour ❤️
user12 i'll never get over lando & charles' completely opposite love languages 😂
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user13 they r so real i luv them
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user14 "double" date or third wheel y/n?
user15 CUTIES
user16 kika my 2nd fav wag after u ofc
user17 oh to be a fly on the wallllllll
oscarpiastri are you holding him hostage
yourusername dont you start too
oscarpiastri 🤐
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user18 AWWWW home alone no charlandoyn content
user19 aww lonely girl
francisca.cgomes this is why u need me
yourusername im actually independent
landonorris kika ur obsessed with my gf it's weird
pierregasly bro ur gf is obsessed with my gf too...
francisca.cgomes it's called love. obviously
charles_leclerc i support it 😊
landonorris stfu
pierregasly be quiet charles
yourusername we love charlie <3
charles_leclerc 🥰
user20 will their comment sections ever be normal
user21 i jus know they miss her sm
user22 she's too cool
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user23 OMGGG UR WITH Y/N
user24 favs omg
user25 aesthetic affff
user26 perfect couple (should i say throuple?)
francisca.cgomes ugh you guys are back stealing her from me
charles_leclerc you snooze you lose
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user27 love language strikes again
user28 he's soo sweet and attentive
user29 i want what they have
user30 lomls
charles_leclerc i love you
yourusername ❤️ love you
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user31 LANDOOOO
user32 LOL this is sooo lando i love him
user33 obsessed with him
user34 i am once again saying opposite love languages
user35 he loves u so much
oscarpiastri i wish my boyfriend would do this!
yourusername hands off, piastri
oscarpiastri 😂
carlossainz55 he is so expressive
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user43 omg the last pic HAHAHA
user44 is that lando with the bows 😂
landonorris no comment
user45 obsessed with this
user46 y/n reveal charles' love language immediately
user47 TELL USSSS @.yourusername
yourusername words of affirmation of course!
user48 im in love w all 3 of them
francisca.cgomes the third pic awwww cuties
yourusername 😘
landonorris being nice all of a sudden?
charles_leclerc don't question it just be happy!
yourusername i love you!!!
charles_leclerc i love you our girl
landonorris 🧡🧡🧡
user49 charlandoyn you will always be famous
landonorris
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landonorris back where i belong
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user50 AWWW
user51 they love y/n sm it's so cute
user52 omg lando being sincere & sweet :))
user53 in his charles era
yourusername aww my sweetest boyy
user54 lando love language reveal y/n!!!
yourusername acts of service ofc 😊
user55 omg🥹🥹🥹🥹
user56 y/n is so gorgeous in the second pic
user57 literally majestic
user58 charles & y/n in the third pic omg me when
user59 i want what they have
charles_leclerc perfect perfect boy
yourusername in every way :)))
landonorris stop it guys im blushing......
THE END ❤️🧡
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