#temmie thoughts

[temtamtom]

I absolutely adore Rome, but for some reason, I enjoy exploring his character through the eyes of other people. Like he's a puzzle you can only put together when looking at his interactions and relationships with others, and even then, you will never get the full picture.

[bettinalevyisdetermined]

Have you noticed that tem wears the same shirt as joyce just blue and yellow?

Haha, yeah. Strange.

I guess by the rules of the world of Undertale, that means Tem is still young, like Monster Kid and Frisk and Chara. :P Never really thought about that until now! I mean, she's trying to raise money for cooleg, isn't she?

[temtamtom]

🔍is there something about them you think isn't as recognised as it should be in the fandom? (a personality trait, relationship with another character, historical time period that isn't explored much with them, etc.)

For Veneziano and Romano?

Romano + Veneziano

I think Feli and Romano should tease and rib each other like real siblings often do <3 I need more Feli sassing back at Romano and ragebaiting him <3

On a broader note, I want people to give the itabros' relationship the weight and merit it deserves. When writing about Feli or Romano, remember that the other brother doesn't just exist in the periphery. They are important to each other.

(Of course, if it's historical nationverse ig it depends on the time period. But still!)

Romano

Romano as the firstborn/eldest son of Rome!

I love to think about the ramifications of this dynamic on Romano's character. What it means to be someone's legacy- to inherit their accomplishments and build on them. To be masculine, act as the head of a family, and be a leader.

To fight constantly for approval, only to feel threatened by people who can contribute to the empire and family in ways that you could never (*cough* lil Egypt *cough*). This feeling, since childhood, that you were made for greatness, made for more, but can never reach it because you're not good enough.

Veneziano

I know a lot of people in the fandom don't like this sort of thing because it's a lil OOC, and I get it! But I love seeing a... meaner? Side to Feliciano? I don't want him to be a villain. I don't want him to be rude and awful and manipulative for the sake of it.

I want him to hold onto anger and resentment until he explodes. I want him to say things he can't take back. I want him to do bad things for the sake of his own survival or betterment because (in my eyes) all nation-tans are self-serving to an extent. I want him to tease and be sarcastic.

I also want him to say Porco D-💥

[temtamtom]

If your Romano isn’t a family man at heart, then I don’t want him ‼️‼️‼️‼️

[temtamtom]

How I rank my current ancients from shortest to tallest:

Ancient Greece

Ancient Rome

Gaul

Ancient Egypt

Britannia

Germania

[temtamtom]

HC that the itabros aren't big texters and will instead just send each other a morbillion voice messages/notes, ranging from 5 seconds to 20+ minutes. Bonus points if they're just speaking in rapid-fire dialects. Bonus-bonus points if Romano has a very shitty phone mic and it peaks every time he raises his voice.

Bonus 'texting' headcanon- Romano will unironically send these to Feli and Seb on whatsapp (Sebastiano flames his ass for being such a boomer)

[temtamtom]

Because I personally HC François to have origins in the south, I have an even more self-indulgent headcanon that he was born in the Camargue. He mythologizes himself and claims he was born out of seafoam like Venus/Aphrodite, but really he crawled out of some marsh or a salt-water lagoon

[temtamtom]

That's not François, that's my boy Suadurix Vindiorignos. What? Nevermind now he's Caeso Gallius Flavus- oh. Oh nevermind now he's Publius Romilius Romanus Gallianus. Nevermind Rome is dead and now he- 💥💥