If not famous, I'll be notorious

Petronius / 41 / any pronouns. I give people style advice. //RP blog for Petronius Arbiter

[goldenbuttonsnpearls]

Almay Cosmetics Ad from 1960s (my scan and edit)

[thoodleoo]

im really enjoying reading reviews about the movie cats because every single one of them would also make a good review for the satyricon

like

tell me this isnt what reading petronius is like

[my-gender-is]

My gender is my fifth most recently used emoji.

[barcarole]

Maria Callas in Pasolini’s Medea.

[hortensius-deactivated20240909]

why must my analysis be supported by “textual evidence”? is it not enough for my arguments to be sexy and unhinged??

[blackcur-rants]

Because there has to be a coherent point to what you’re saying otherwise people won’t take you seriously.

[hortensius-deactivated20240909]

bold of you to assume i want my thesis to cause anything else than mayhem

[funnymemes-and-kinkydreams]

[roofbeams-deactivated20180202]

just so we’re 100% clear I am absolutely against men having platonic friendships. men CANNOT have friends, they can ONLY have GAY LOVERS

[aestheticsofartt]

[gatakka]

Henri Matisse - Pasiphae, Plate 17. “J'irai à ce que j'ai voulu, sans fierté comme sans remords” (”I go to what I wanted, as much without pride as without remorse”), 1944.

[cpetrxne]

Death of the author is real except with me. I mean all I'm going to do is make shit more gay and incoherent so I'm allowed to live. No one else though

[portabledocumentgf]

Michael Sheen as Miles in Bright Young Things (2003)

[saintjoan]

romantic edition

are you a secret garden or secret library person… are you a love letter or cameo locket person… are you a candlelight or moonlight person…

[valtsv]

*handwrites you a tender, homoerotic love letter*

*handwrites you a tender, homoerotic love letter*

*handwrites you a tender, homoerotic love letter*

*handwrites you a tender, homoerotic love letter*

*handwrites you a tender, homoerotic love l

[lesbx]

w-why’d you stop

[valtsv]

consumptive fever

[frawgs]

ur scary folk lore monster name is ur entire first and last name but the letters are rearranged in alphabetical order so mine is aeffginnrrv

[cpetrxne]

We’re both such utter bastards that we can never mesh. Though you and I are very bastard-like ourselves.

Darling. My love. Is there anything more sexually attractive than an elegant murder? Probably there is for people who aren’t me. But I’m. You know.

[illemartialis]

I don’t think that’s true, but I can ask Decimus. He probably won’t actually give us an answer since he doesn’t like you, though.

I figure we can sell most of it before anyone realizes it was stolen, but then maybe keep one or two as a memento of our sexy sins.

[cpetrxne]

Too bad. Well, I can’t be everyone’s cup of tea, otherwise where’s my individuality? My spark? 

Ah. Good plan. We just need a fence. 

[illemartialis]

I’m thinking about quitting my job as a poet and becoming a full-time garbage rat or maybe a fucktoy. I do enjoy writing poetry but having a job is so droll when I could instead be bedding senators and stealing their belongings when I sneak out in the middle of the night.

[cpetrxne]

That’s such an excellent idea. Why haven’t I thought of that?

We’re going to do this as a team. 

[illemartialis]

Now that’s an interesting thought. I’m sure there’s somebody into that somewhere. Plus double the hands means double the jewelry and fine watches we can plunder. Dear, I think we’ve found a business for ourselves. Though not officially a business, because I don’t want to pay taxes.

[cpetrxne]

First of all, sexy bastards like us don’t legally have to pay taxes. We’re doing a public service by existing and being seen.

Second of all...this is my proudest endeavor already. Even though I have not yet started. Also, do we keep or sell the jewelry and watches? This is important to me.