"Suleiman’s love for Hurrem found powerful expression in his poetic letters to her. When both Navagero and Trevisano wrote in their 1553 and 1554 reports to Venice that she was “much loved by her master” (“tanto amata da sua maestà”), Roxolana was already in her fifties, long past her prime. After her death in April 1558, Suleiman remained inconsolable for a long time. She was the greatest love of his life, his soulmate and lawful wife, and a woman of extraordinary character.
Suleiman’s great love for Roxolana was manifest in his exceptional
treatment of his hasseki. To her benefit, the Sultan broke a series of very important traditions of the imperial harem. In 1533 or 1534 (the exact date is unknown), Suleiman married Hurrem in a magnificent formal ceremony, violating a 300-year-old custom of the Ottoman house according to which sultans were not to marry their concubines. Never before was a former slave elevated to the status of the sultan’s lawful spouse. Moreover, upon marrying hasseki Hurrem, the Sultan became practically monogamous, which was unheard of in Ottoman history. As Trevisano wrote in 1554, once Suleiman had known Roxolana, “not only did he want to have her as a legitimate wife and hold her as such in his seraglio, but he did not even want to know any other woman: something that had never been done by any of his predecessors, for the Turks are accustomed to take various women in order to have children by them, or for carnal pleasure.”
– Roxolana: “The Greatest Empresse of the East” by Galina Yermolenko (DeSales University Center Valley, Pennsylvania)
#mydisease where i chain senses together (sight+sound, sight+touch, etc) to coerce the reader into associating things like blond hair with light so that even when i don’t mention the association later in another passage, you still read blond, remember, and think about light (like a fool in love, like the pov character) (we’re all fools)
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I’m rather late to this, so I guess I’m bringing the end-of-year games into the first week of January. (Please consider this an open tag for anyone who would like to do the same!)
And before we dive into the list:
A sincere thank you to everyone who puts lovely content on my dash, whether it’s your own work, reblogs, or funny/heartfelt comments and tags. I would be so lost without all of it.
January
Unaired footage from Best of Men (4x17)
A missing moment from the scene where TK helps Carlos get ready for the funeral. This first post is a close-up version, but the widescreen version can be found here.
Marjan and Joe cut their wedding cake
Just a beautiful, happy moment from the wedding reception in All Who Wander (5x10)
Then and now: TK’s medallion
Promo footage from Yee-Haw (1x02) meets episode footage from Thunderstruck (5x05)
“Are you gonna recommend for Jonah to come live with us?”
TK and Carlos talk with the social worker in Impact (5x11)
“So go call your loved ones. Do what you need to do.”
TK calls Carlos as the 126 brace for the asteroid crash in Impact (5x11)
February
“No goodbyes.”
...just “I love you.” TK and Carlos on the phone in Homecoming (5x12)
Where could “no goodbyes” have started?
A flashback set featuring moments from Push (3x04) and Homecoming (5x12)
Celebrations at the firehouse
A parallel set of joyous moments from parties at the 126, with footage from Push (3x04) and Homecoming (5x12)
The way Jonah is resting his head on TK’s shoulder 🥹
A close-up look at a sweet moment from Homecoming (5x12)
First and last: TK and Carlos holding hands
The first entry in my ongoing series of first and last moments from the series. Starting off with scenes from Austin, We Have a Problem (1x10) and Homecoming (5x12)
March
First and last: TK and Carlos kiss with tongue
The series continues with scenes from Yee-Haw (1x02) and Thunderstruck (5x05)
First and last: TK and Carlos kiss (…and Carlos smiles)
More tarlos kisses. This time from Yee-Haw (1x02) and Homecoming (5x12)
The rest of the year is below the cut because things got very out of hand very quickly:
July
You and I stargazing / Intertwining souls
Tarlos. The solar storm. And lyrics from Stargazing by Myles Smith. Featuring footage from Austin, We Have a Problem (1x10).
…hell yeah I have permission to drive this thang (husbamd)
A new incorrect quotes/text post–gif, with a scene from Thunderstruck (5x05)
…discovered him watching that video of the raccoon who tries to “wash” his cotton candy…
And another incorrect quotes/text post–gif, this time with footage from The Quiet Ones (5x08)
First and last: TK and Carlos dancing
Back to the first-and-last series, with scenes from the Pilot (1x01) and Kiddos (5x07)
August
Group hug 🥹
An emotional moment during the closing ceremony of the First Responders Reunion 5 with the 911 Lone Star cast (June 2025)
September
lmk if we can flirt and be in love by tmrw
An incorrect quotes/text post–gif, with footage from the Pilot (1x01)
October
do you have a go to chat up line? // no just like………….. hey
Continuing with incorrect quotes/text post–gifs, featuring a moment from the Pilot (1x01) and inspiration from Chicken Shop Date
November
Went to a bakery and they had a you donut
If you’re tired of the incorrect quotes/text post–gifs, I’m sorry. But here’s another set, with a scene from Trainwrecks (5x02)
December
All I need is for someone to gently cup my face and tell me I'm not as doomed as I feel
One more incorrect quotes/text post–gif for the year. This time with a scene from The New Hotness (4x01).
First and last: Tarlos scenes
Ending the year with another entry for the first-and-last series, with scenes from the Pilot (1x01) and Homecoming (5x12)
(Note: April through June aren't missing. It's just that life was rough. No gifs were made.)
And that's it!
Again, please consider this an OPEN TAG for anyone who would still like to play. And no pressure tags: (apologies if I’ve forgotten anyone or if you’ve already done this—I know I’m very late to the game!)
