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WHERE ART THOU?

[empcalla]

A STORY OF TWO BROTHERS. EMPEROR CARACALLA REMOVED FROM GLADIATOR TWO. PENNED BY MARYAM, SHE/THEY. 25+. PALESTINIAN-AMERICAN. affiliated with mara, demetrius, hamza, fatimah, and aisha.

[aldereign]

eid mubarak! the palestinian people continue to face a genocide at the hands of israel. this eid, i am donation matching all donations made to the al-sir family at their gofundme here. their family was displaced from khan yunis without clothes, furniture, blankets, or gas. his youngest son is only a few months old and baby formula is extremely expensive. please consider donating to his family at this link.

[riding-with-the-wild-hunt]

a whole bunch of gazan mutual aid projects and nonprofits. if the decision of which individual fundraiser to give to feels too daunting, or if you just want to help as many people as possible in one go, these are great initiatives to support.

care for gaza - focuses on providing food and essential supplies. donate here or here.

connecting humanity - securing internet access via donations of virtual sim cards (esims). if you can't afford a whole plan yourself, crips for esims is a communal pool that will use your donation to purchase and maintain esims

gaza soup kitchen - provides food, medical care, and classes for children. also has a gofundme

glia gaza medical support initiative - provides medical care through field clinics and tents at hospitals. donations can also be sent through their website.

ele elna elak - provides clean water, food, clothing, and shelter. they also have a gofundme

life for gaza - raising money for the gaza municipality to repair water and waste management infrastructure

taawon - partners with local civil organizations to provide food, water, medical care, shelter, and basic supplies

the sameer project - running various initiatives providing tents, medical care, and necessities. they have their own encampment project focused on sheltering families with children, sick and disabled members, or members in need of perinatal care

islamic relief worldwide's gaza emergency appeal - provides food, water, hygiene kits, medical supplies, and psychological support

baitulmaal - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, shelter, and medical supplies

gaza mutual aid fund - distributes food, hygiene products, water, and other essential supplies, including financial support. run by @/el-shab-hussein's amazing friend Mona. updates can be found on her instagram.

hygiene kits for gaza - provides hygiene supplies including menstrual products, wipes, and toothbrushes/toothpaste

anera - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, hygiene supplies, medicine, blankets and mattresses, and psychological care

palestine children's relief fund - provides supplies and support with a focus on children. also has an initiative for lebanon

dahnoun mutual aid - provides water, food, tents, baby supplies, financial support, and other necessities. updates can be found through their instagram

certainly this is not an exhaustive list, so please feel free to add on other projects or organizations that i didn't include. and as always, please take the time to donate if you can and share. it truly makes all the difference.

[saintsplanet-old]

a king is not the sword he wields. he’d learned it young, in both the fires of battle and the quieter trials of counsel, he’d grown beneath the 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑠𝑘𝑦 of 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛, [ learning it so well that 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚊 𝚋𝚘𝚢 he was already carrying the weight of kingdoms upon his shoulders ] and none could forget her majesty the queen, [ 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑡 𝘩𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒. ] & the dream of camelot would be unshakable. THE SWORD GREW HEAVIER BUT THE LOVE REMAINED.

THE ONCE & FUTURE KING AND QUEEN AS TOLD BY ZOYA AND DEMETRIUS. ♡ forever eternal in legend. a paired multi-muse focusing on knights and duty, queens and heartache, and the cassandra narrative.

[saintsplanet-old]

a king is not the sword he wields. he’d learned it young, in both the fires of battle and the quieter trials of counsel, he’d grown beneath the 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑠𝑘𝑦 of 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛, [ learning it so well that 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚊 𝚋𝚘𝚢 he was already carrying the weight of kingdoms upon his shoulders ] and none could forget her majesty the queen, [ 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑡 𝘩𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒. ] & the dream of camelot would be unshakable. THE SWORD GREW HEAVIER BUT THE LOVE REMAINED.

THE ONCE & FUTURE KING AND QUEEN AS TOLD BY ZOYA AND DEMETRIUS. ♡ forever eternal in legend. a paired multi-muse focusing on knights and duty, queens and heartache, and the cassandra narrative.

[saintplanetmoved]

the words linger,  drip into the air like oil over flame.    his eyes are dead, pupils dilated as if war itself is in front of him: if you want to kill an emperor, you strike at its heart. she hears it in his voice not as a threat — but a confession. a weapon laid bare between blood-bound siblings with nothing left to lose. ❝ is that what i am to you? ❞   the blade tucked behind the silk. the nail you drive into his chest because you’re too cowardly to wield it yourself. her voice doesn’t shake, not yet. [ it's always been this. politics dressed as poetry. ] violence disguised as devotion. the heart of an empire, she wears that crown like a noose. and caracalla, with his ragged breathing and red hands, dares to call it strategy. to kill an emperor is to strike at its heart

Q: WILL YOUR DEATH GIVE ME POWER? A: YOU WILL BE HAUNTED UNTIL YOU DIE.

❝  you're not hunting emperors, you're hunting your brother. ❞     she turns slowly, moonlight kissing the curve of her cheek. her gaze fixed beyond the chamber — to the rot beneath marble, to the ghosts already gathering. [ the heart. the throne. the girl wrapped in prophecy. ] her lips curve, barely. a smile not of mirth, but mourning. tigers and wolves are bred in royals, soldiers turned to ash before them. games turned to riots, circuses to bloodbaths this is his doing. his own downfall, to which she is the great spectator. the great oracle that no one dared to believe. clarissa spares him a single forlorn look, a glance as eyes gloss over.    ❝ then strike, antoninus. but know this — if you pierce the heart, you damn the soul of rome itself. ❞

❝ if you want to kill an emperor you strike at its heart. ❞ @empcalla

[empcalla]

he laughs. not loudly, not at first. instead a quiet ramble, almost disbelieving, like something inside him is splintering just beneath the surface. a crack through glass. a seam bursting in silk. then louder, as if hysteria is a crown he wears better than gold. the kind of laugh that doesn’t know if it’s joy or grief anymore. madness has settled in his bones like marrow. "you damn the soul of rome itself." she thinks she's clever. she always has. geta's little dove, feathers dusted in prophecy and the scent of palace incense. she speaks like she’s above it all, like her hands aren’t stained in the same blood, like she hasn’t whispered in both their ears. but caracalla has stopped seeing the line between crown and curse. (between love and loathing.) "then let it burn," he growls, voice like gravel dragged across marble. how his eyes are wild now, not furious, but illuminated with something darker. a kind of clarity that comes only to those already lost. "let it all burn down to the roots. rome, the palace, your golden boy emperor. i’ll pull out his heart myself if it means silence at last." his smile is crooked, unholy. "no more shadows. no more waiting." he steps forward, but not toward her, toward the echo of something holy that lives between them. he’s not chasing her. he’s chasing the ruin she tried to warn him of. "sleep well clarissa. may the gods grant you peace."

[stargiirl27]

gladiator ii dir. ridley scott// famous blue raincoat by leonard cohen // the tragedy of brotherhood got to me