If you ever need cheering up, just think about immortal Merlin taking all his newly resurrected friends on a road trip around the world to show them all the culture and technology they've missed while they were dead, taking them to each of the places he used to live and all the major historical sites he's been.
Think about Leon insisting on driving whenever possible, and no one except maybe Gwaine having the heart to tell him that he is a terrible driver.
Think about Arthur invoking his status in order to get shotgun rights, and always grumbling because everyone else takes turns stealing the spot from him.
Think about Gwen packing a big DVD binder full of movies for them to watch during the long hours, but accidentally spills her lemonade on it and then cries a little while Merlin awkwardly comforts her.
Think about Percival and Elyan constantly bickering in the back of the van because Percival keeps stretching his legs into Elyan's side and Elyan keeps elbowing Percy in the ribs, meanwhile Lancelot is just awkwardly pressed against the window with everyone else's luggage piled on his lap.
Think about them all getting pulled over because their van shouldn't be able to fit that many people, and Merlin is most definitely sitting on Gwaine's lap, but Merlin uses magic to Jedi-hand-wave the cop into letting them pass.
Think about Lance quietly doing sudoku in the back seat, until Gwaine gets a hold of it and writes "69" in all the squares with permanent sharpie.
Think about the car breaking down, but they don't wanna wake up Merlin and ask him to use magic to fix it because he hardly ever sleeps anymore and the poor guy could really use a few winks, so instead they spend the next four hours scratching their heads over how the hell to fix a radiator.
Think about them going to the beach and going to art museums and eating at crusty roadside diners, throwing french fries at each others' heads and watching Percy get sad because the napkins won't hold shape very well when he tries to fold them into origami dogs.
Just...think about the Round Table going on a road trip.
Ahh he’s a terrible person who’s done terrible things but like??? He keeps people around for what they do, not what society says they should do???
Now I can’t stop thinking about my sweet child going through the entire journey to Fjerda not telling Kaz about how the leverage aspect of the plan won’t work. I know it was incredibly difficult and terrifying for Wylan to tell him in the first place (especially now that Kaz is being extra terrifying with him focusing on Inej’s injuries) but he had to go on the entire first part of the journey worrying about how he could be the weak link in this plan! Not only does he have to worry about his secret getting out, but he has to worry about Kaz possibly dismembering him or something equally horrible for not being the leverage they need!
And in the end Kaz is just like “nah it’s cool”
God, I wish I had this level of confidence
Do you ever wonder about you and your place in the universe?
Nope I know exactly where my place is and it’s directly in the center
the uncanny valley between “this academic article doesn’t make sense because i’m an idiot” and “this academic article doesn’t make sense because the author is an idiot”
I hate when Inst*gram inf*graphics or social justice posts say stuff like “this is NOT political, it’s a human rights issue!!!” Bestie, it IS political!! Human rights issues are almost always political! They have to do with politics. They have to do with politicians. The actions they require are political in nature. Something having a clear moral right and wrong does not equal it not being a political issue!
a few days ago a coworker asked me to explain Hanukkah and I asked her if she knew what a menorah was. She said, “like the Northern Lights?”
I’m simultaneously haunted by and wild about this concept now. instead of aurora borealis, menorah borealis. menorah borealis
can i just say that i am so proud of every single person reading this?
it may sound preachy but these past few months have been pretty tough on the majority of people,,
and while some people have been fine with quarantine, others have struggled and that’s PERFECTLY OKAY!
not everyone can deal with constantly being at home with their family, or constantly by themselves,, some people can deal with the workloads that they were given and others can’t,, and no matter how you dealt with it,, YOURE SUPER VALID!! don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!
here’s also a reminder to drink some water and have a snack! take care of yourself!
The I Claudius fandom has like a total of three people, without counting me, and I love imagining what it would look like if suddenly this old book/series would get the popularity of GOT/HOTD or something like that.
So here are my theories:
Tiberius would have a fanbase and would be considered a “poor little meow meow”
People would make girlboss fancams for Livia
Messalina apologists
Herod would be the fandom bicycle
Herod/Castor would be one of the top 10 ships on AO3
Herod/Claudius would also be up there on the top 10 ships.
Some people would also ship Agripina/Tiberius and they would be deemed as problematic
Agripina/Germanicus Girlboss/Malewife
Edits of Antonia and her children to “I bet on losing dogs” and other Mitski songs
Fan casts for all book characters that didn't make it to the show.
YouTube compilations of “Caligula being a mood”, “Caligula being Caligula”, “Caligula being a menace”, etc.
A poodle clipped and dyed to resemble a pony.
Can we talk for a second about how Hamlet is only sympathetic if he’s like, 19? That’s not to say you can’t make a good Hamlet with a 32 year old actor, but the main character Will Not be sympathetic if you do that. Which is fine, you can make an interesting movie with that, just don’t expect people to like Hamlet in it.
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