#commodus headcanons

[smallratboy]

Commodus Relationship Headcanons

Exactly what it sounds like. I've been very Commodus-brained lately...

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Commodus is a hard person to be in love with

Even though he's deeply in love with you, he can't entirely get rid of his moods or his paranoia

Sometimes you would find yourself at the mercy of his mind as he screamed at you, paranoid that you had done something to hurt him

Other times, though, you would be wrapped in his arms, his embrace soothing you and reminding you why you fell in love with him in the first place

You helped to calm him down when he was feeling destructive

If he ever did anything to hurt you, he would do everything in his power to make it right

When he wasn't busy with meetings or papers, he was entirely devoted to you

He would bring you small gifts, shower you with kisses and praise, or simply bask in your presence

Sometimes you'll wake up with his lips pressed against your skin, worshipping you in the soft light of the morning

If you like to read, he would ask you to read to him

Especially if he was having trouble sleeping, you would hold him to your chest and read stories aloud until he fell asleep

Commodus is SO touch starved, even though he'd never admit it

Every time you come up behind him and surprise him with a hug or wrap your arms around him in excitement, he would hold on to you for just a moment longer

You didn't mind, of course. You were happy to hold him as long as he wanted

Sometimes when his hair gets long and curly, he lets you play with it. He would grow it out like that all the time if he could

He LOVES pda 

Holding your hand, kissing you, having you sit in his lap, he loves it all

He loves to show everyone who you belong to 

Sometimes during meetings with the senators, he'll have you come sit in his lap

At first he was worried it would seem unprofessional, but he quickly got addicted to the rush of power it gave him

Not to mention he could start playing with your hair or kissing your neck and shoulder when he got bored

He can get very caught up in his work, and so sometimes you have to drag him back to reality 

It can get really lonely in the big palace by yourself when he's working, and he's found you curled up in a sad ball more than once

Whenever this happens, Commodus makes sure to take you both away from the palace for awhile

He loves to go to the ocean, and you'll spend weekends there together

If you find any seashells or stones to gift to him, he'd keep them forever

Sometimes he'll find one of your little rocks on his desk or in his room when he's having a paranoia episode, and it helps to ground him 

Sometimes he'll take you with him to the gladiator games

If you don't like them, he won't make you go 

But if you do like them, he'll love you even more. It makes his stomach erupt with butterflies if you get invested in the bloodshed 

If Commodus falls for you before you fall for him, he'd do everything in his power to get you to notice him 

He would leave you notes, little jewels, even going so far as to follow around like a lost puppy trying to get your attention 

If you fell first, it might take him awhile to notice you or reciprocate

But god help you when he does notice. His paranoia may be intense, but so is his love 

He would do anything for you 

ANYTHING

Even though Commodus can be intense or inattentive, all he really wants is to make you happy

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Hello! I was wondering if you could write maybe headcanons of how Commodus is with kids please? Thank you, you're an amazing writer ❤

Thank you so much for the compliment, anon. I hope you're doing well, and I sincerely appreciate your patience with me.

Commodus believes that children are the future of the empire, so he would take great measures to ensure them the brightest future possible

He would build schools accessible to his citizens, and hire the finest scholars as instructors and tutors for schools within the city.

If he ever found himself too busy (or uninterested) to personally look into the curricula of the schools, he would appoint someone - perhaps one of his former tutors - to look over things. Make sure that the students are teaching the right type of material (Greek, Latin, economics, history, and ethics)

As the emperor, Commodus would take a revolutionary step in opening the enrollment for schools to children of "low-birth". Some of them were born to illiterate parents, some were born to prostitutes, and some of them were born to poor citizens who could barely afford bread, let alone an education. Commodus even offered to use funds from the treasury to cover tuition for those whose familial income was insufficient. A need-based grant, if you will.

While this move earned Commodus great favor with the lower-class citizens and plebeians, the nobility and Senators were pissed

The nobility were upset about their children possibly integrating with those of lesser wealth, while the Senate continued to grumble about Commodus emptying the coffers of the empire's wealth.

When interacting with children, Commodus likes to place them on his lap, and talk to them as if they were adults with their own minds

He would keenly listen to their opinions and their questions, and do his best to respond to them.

Sometimes their questions would amuse him, like the time a child asked why most people have two eyes, two ears, but only one mouth

He would jokingly say that most people have a mouth big enough to fit two eyes and two ears.

Commodus might even be open to play-fighting with them, just like he does with his own nephew Prince Lucius. He'd encourage them to pretend to be legionnaires like Julius Caesar or Scipio Africanus, people who brought glory to the empire through victories on the battlefield

Commodus would also enjoy telling stories to children, like the story of Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon or of the journey of Aeneas in founding Rome.

And he would be unafraid to spoil them with sweets like honey-covered savillum (a type of cheese cake) and honey-coated dates. Commodus himself has a sweet tooth, so this is just another chance to share his indulgence with others.

Also, I have a personal headcanon that a few Roman girls (like about 5 or 6 years old) might have a teeny, tiny crush on the handsome emperor of Rome. It wouldn't be unlike little kids nowadays having a crush on a celebrity.

They would blush in his presence and shyly offer him flowers or pretty embroidery

Of course Commodus would thank them for their gifts, but also he would be very respectful. If they'd like it, he might hold their hand and take them (and their parents) for a stroll through the palace gardens.

He's aware that little children tend to have passing fancies, and that as an adult, it's his responsibility to be mature.

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Hello! Thank you so much for entertaining my ask ^^ loved it so much 💕 If its not too much of a bother could you do Commodus x reader headcanons? Could be smutty or not, up to you xo

hey there!! Thank you for requesting Commodus, his tag is a bit empty and I’m sorry for the delay, but I hope you like these headcanons for my baby Commodus and i’m so glad you enjoyed my work for your other ask :)) 💚 have a wonderful day!!!

Commodus Headcanons

SFW! Headcanons

• Possessive, possessive and, possessive. He will put anyman that looks at you too long through the wringer and a half and, if a man tries to put his hands on you, thinking you a shy maiden, they will die by his hand and his hand alone. Though he knows your unwavering loyalty, he assures of you of his in the most... unnerving ways. You wished he could interpret his feelings beyond the barbaric facade, but you know well that would be asking him to change everything that made you fall for him in the first place.

• When he is wed to you, he rids himself of concubines after you asked him, angrily, “What if I had had man after man with me? How would you like that?” After his matrimony, he is never seen without you, your hand in his at all times — to say he can be a bit clingy is a definite understatement. He needs the peace of mind to know where you are at all times, not that you mind; you love being by his side, like his little lapdog.

• If you didn’t like PDA before, you’re gonna have to now because Commodus hands and lips never leave you, settled on his lap at battles, at hearings, meetings, if he’s sitting down and you aren’t on his lap, his agitation settles in and his thumb will always point down at battles. The man is only happy with you as his lapwarmer, arms wrapped around his neck, lips on his cheek and nuzzled into his side in the public eye as an announcement to say: The best in the kingdom is mine and mine alone.

• Complies with every little desire you convey. You eye fine jewelry a bit? The next day it’s on the nightstand. You want a new scarf? In the closet nicely wrapped the next day. Window shopping with him is a weird affair, as anything you glance at seems to just pop up in your shared quarters the next day him stomping in with a proud grin proclaiming, “Anything for my darling, anything for you.”

• Before you, he never was one for late nights and waking in the late morning, but the nights he spends with you in your quarters at night, giggling with each other like new teenage lovers has him rising a bit later, all with you nestled with him under fine linens as the sun blares down on you two through the windows. When he saw you, he wanted you as his only wife, his only lover and sweetheart and, after he woos you fully, you became the first one to genuinely warm his heart and had him feel true, unwavering love. For that, he owes you everything on the green Earth your little heart desires.

NSFW!Headcanons

• He is only merciful with your body if you specifically ask that of him because, otherwise, he will leave you wobbly the next day, making him grin as you pass others in the halls by his side. He fucks you like he wants an heir that night.

• As basic as it seems, his favorite position is spooning, holding you tight as he fucks you raw, smacking your ass as he pounds you, whispering romantic nothings in your ear as he makes you quiver. He sleeps with you in his arms the same way and knows you love waking up full of him, full of his cock, in the middle of the night, first thing in the morning, and right before you go to bed.

• His face is always focused on the faces you make, maneuvering every position to be able to see the faces you make, contorting and moaning like a whore as he pumps into you. He finds you even more intruiging to look at as he sees the anomoly of wide-eyed looks you give him, pecking his lips sweetly like he isn’t fucking you silly.

• While his pace is fast and rough, he kisses you like you’re the sweetest things, he pecks at your cheeks and neck, kissing your head and forehead with a loving tenderness no one else would ever see. He leaves you covered in his hickeys; your thighs, ass, shoulders, chest, and neck all a purple hue by the time you two finish, his cum smeared around your needy hole, setting out a revealing robe to show off his work on you the next day, settled on his lap at a conference, moving so he gets hard under you, barely covered by the white cotton he picked for you.

• No matter how roughly he handles you, he wants you to know at the end of each round, each session, that you are his partner, his lover, and his other half. The intimacy of only knowing your body makes him shiver sometimes. He loves you. He is a monster to many, a hellfire to men and women alike, but to you? He is as sunny as a summery week, heavenly as a homemade meal, as comforting as your linens in the cold evenings; Commodus is your only safe haven as much as you are his.

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(’Gladiator’ High School AU) Being Maximus and Commodus’s classmate would include...

Groaning along with the rest of the class when Maximus reminds the teacher about the “surprise quiz” she was planning to give.

Giving occasional glances at the green-eyed boy in dark clothing seated at the back of the class, whom you later learn is actually named Lucius but insists on going by his last name, Commodus

And secretly wondering what kind of music he’s listening to in his earbuds while walking through the hallways

Listening to popular girl and Queen Bee Lucilla tell everyone her brother goes to a different school

Being “wooed” by Maximus and his friends to sit with them in the cafeteria during lunch 

Whether you choose to sit with them or not is up to you!

Rolling your eyes when Gracchus and his friends make fun of Commodus when he tries to speak in class

What is so wrong with the way Commodus defends Romeo dying for love? Or the eloquence in which he recites his lines?

Applauding along with the rest of the school when Maximus and his rock band perform at the school talent show (because they’re actually really good at performing)

But also being the only person who applauds when Commodus decides to perform a monologue from Dracula or the original script of Hamlet. 

Being entertained in general everyday at school

“Are you not entertained?!” “Why yes, I am.”

(Sorry this was such a short list, I didn’t know how everyone would like it. If you do, please feel free to comment for more stuff from this AU)

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‘Gladiator’ Characters as Brunch Foods

(Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters or images. This is just a fun listicle, not designed to offend anyone. Yes, I know many of these breakfasts were not invented during the Roman Empire. This is just a list of which ones they might be suited for. Without any further ado, please enjoy!

As always, please feel free to leave comments and/or constructive criticism below. Thank you!)

Maximus: Oatmeal

Aside from my Maximus-is-boring conviction, oatmeal is considered to be one of the most healthiest breakfasts (even though it truly isn’t). 

It reminds me of Maximus because of his holier-than-thou attitude towards Lucilla and Commodus, which is not unlike how oatmeal claims to be better than other breakfasts. 

I don’t imagine Maximus putting anything on his oatmeal (because he’s boring!) but I don’t know - maybe I’ll be merciful and hope one day he decides to put some fruit or honey.

Lucilla: Yoghurt Parfait (next to her Bellini of course.)

Just like a yoghurt parfait, Lucilla has many layers to her. While we first meet her as the princess of Rome, we are introduced to her many sides throughout the film: a loving daughter, a determined conspirator, and of course a dear sister. 

In addition, yoghurt parfaits may look healthy, but with the right amount of honey and sweet yoghurt they could be more sugary than a pastry. 

For Lucilla, I’ll paraphrase the Emperor’s quote - I would not want to be the enemy of this intelligent, powerful member of royalty. 

Marcus Aurelius: Frittata

For those of you who don’t know what a frittata is, it’s an egg-based Italian dish that is like a tart but with no crust. Combined with meat and vegetables, it’s a brunch dish fried over low heat.

I think it’s perfect for the war-weary Caesar looking for some warm comfort in the form of a hearty dish and maybe a hug from his loving, strong daughter. 

Lucius: Crumpets with Jam and Butter

These little English breakfast cakes are perfect for the pint-sized darling from Gladiator. Always delightful and irresistible, there is nothing wrong with a crumpet with butter in the morning. 

I can picture Lucius peacefully spreading marmalade or strawberry preserves on one of these while his family is unsuccessfully trying to break the tension at the table. 

Senator Gracchus: Avocado Toast

Avocado toast, unfortunately, has a reputation for being a ‘pretentious’ and ‘overrated’ food (aka it has been considered ‘bougie’). 

Unlike this stereotype, the Senators are actually pretentious and a little overrated. Elected to represent the people of Rome, these members of the government seem to be a little too elite to understand the problems of the commoners (as pointed out excellently by Emperor Commodus.)

On that note though, I do confess to eating avocado toast at least three times a week. My apologies to anyone who likes avocado toast - it’s actually really tasty and a perfect option for vegetarians & vegans.

Quintus: Toast Soldiers

Toast soldiers is just an informal name for strategically-cut pieces of toast served with a soft-boiled egg. These thin pieces of toast were said to be similar to soldiers in a parade. Typically, one would eat this by dipping the toast into the yolk of the egg, which would be somewhat runny.

I didn’t choose this dish solely because of the name, although I do think General Quintus would like his breakfasts to be immaculate and organized like his troops.

Proximo: Oysters Rockefeller 

This is a rather unconventional brunch option, but in the U.S. it can be found in several upscale restaurants as an appetizer. These baked oysters are topped with a rich, butter-based sauce with herbs and breadcrumbs & garnished with lemon.

Proximo would certainly like these in the late morning, slurping these as he counts the money he made from yesterday’s gladiator games.

Juba and Hagen: A traditional English Breakfast 

I don’t usually combine characters in a listicle, but I think this choice was just perfect for the both of them.

Also known as a ‘fry-up’, this breakfast is perfectly wholesome - just like these two characters, whose presence honestly make for some pretty good scenes in this film. It is obviously more than what the gladiators are fed in the film, but they really deserve it after all they’ve done.

Emperor Commodus: Eggs Benedict with a Bloody Mary on the side

As you know, I always save the best for last.

Eggs Benedict is an American breakfast dish consisting of two toasted English muffins topped with poached-eggs, ham or bacon, chives, and Hollandaise sauce (egg yolk, melted butter, and lemon juice). 

The main reason I chose this dish for our Emperor was because of its complexity to make, but also I chose it for its history. This dish was invented in New York in 1894 when a hungover customer ordered the ingredients (toast, sauce, bacon, poached eggs). As many chefs adopted the dish, it became more gourmet over time and now is considered a luxurious item on menus. 

And the Bloody Mary? Not only might it be similar to something Emperor Commodus might be muttering after a long meeting with the Senate, but this vodka-based cocktail might just be the perfect thing after a long night of wine and concubines (it is designed to be a hangover cure!) ...or reading papers from the Senate.

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