sex position: you, sitting on your throne. me, standing behind you, resting my arm on the back of your throne and sniling so sneetly at your ministers like i have any right to be there
fútbol is the world's game. im in a middle eastern airport watching and chatting about the 3rd place decider with random people from someplace going to elsewhere parts of the world. we have other things going on in our lives: weddings, funerals, jobs, vacationa... but in this moment, we're sharing mutual love/nerves/thrill at a game that's happening halfway across the planet, live, with millions more watching from their corner of the world.
fifa sucks as an organization. but fútbol is for everyone. and nobody can take that from us.
In Finnish folklore, a person was thought to not just possess a single soul, but several different spiritual forces. All of which had unique roles in the whole being.
Henki was the literal life force that kept the body alive, as it was responsible for vital bodily functions and consciousness. This ancient word still appears in the modern Finnish expressions such as "henki pois" and "menettää henkensä" , both of which mean that someone has died. Traditionally, when a person passed away, it was important to open the windows of the house so their Henki could leave to the Underworld. Otherwise, the deceased would remain behind as a restless ghost that haunted the home.
Itse represented a person's identity; the self. It encompassed one's personality, temperament, and all the traits that made someone who they were. This belief was connected to the tradition of passing names down through generations. It was thought that the soul of a deceased relative could be reborn within a newborn child, if the child received that relative's name. Parents might therefore choose the name of a particularly brave, wise, or respected ancestor in the hopes that the child would inherit those same qualities.
Luonto or Haltija, was the part of the soul responsible for a person's health and well-being, sometimes thought to be an actual "guardian spirit". Illness, addiction, or psychological distress were thought to be signs that a person's Luonto had weakened or been lost. Some people were believed to be born with a particularly strong Luonto (vahvaluontoinen), enabling them to endure great hardships. While others were considered born "weak-minded" (heikkoluontoinen), making them more vulnerable to life's challenges.
Finally, Finns spoke of Etiäinen; the part of the person's soul that moved ahead in another timeline or layer of the universe. Etiäinen could appear as a premonition, omen, or the uncanny feeling of having already experienced a moment before it actually happened. People might hear someone's footsteps or voice before the person actually arrived, believing their Etiäinen arrived first. Even today, Finns sometimes say they get "etiäinen" which is the ominous feeling that something is about to happen.
In the context of Hetalia, I think this folklore belief would be a wonderful way for Finland to explain and construct his own immortality. It would make sense that he would believed his immortality or whole existence was the result of his multiple souls in action!
Francis was embracing a slow night with a slow routine.
Such nights were pleasant. Nights where he could just sit and rest and indulge in some precious alone time, and temporarily shirk the duties he had forged himself as guardian of a safe haven for others. Life had become peaceful in the last few decades here. Such was the beauty of secluded, provincial life, in a village unknown to outsiders. Such was the existence he had built for them.
For as long as João could remember, he had wanted to live on the water.
Several years later he's achieved that and more, settling down with his husband, Abel, in a picturesque part of Amsterdam, but there's a part of his dream left waiting, unachieved. A childhood yearning he still hopes to make real.
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