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I’m cerulean__dream on twitter if anyones over there 0_o
I’m cerulean__dream on twitter if anyones over there 0_o
A secret rendezvous in the castle halls! 8)
“I made you a knight, for you are strong and sure and loyal, and not a day goes by that I do not regret my choice,” the king said, voice low so as not to carry. His lover smelled of oiled leather and polished steel, the barest hint of linseed oil lingering in his beard.
“Say the word and I shall discard my sword, Sire,” the knight breathed, clutching the king’s forearm and tugging him closer, wanting just one more kiss before his journey began.
The king scoffed, nipped at his lower lip. “And deal with you sulking day and night, sitting in a tower window like a prince held captive? I miss you when you are gone, but that only makes your return sweeter, and I dare not clip my handsome robin’s wings.”
“Flattery to ensure my return?” The knight laughed, his chuckle sparkling down the corridor.
“Does it not work?” The king replied, grinning through their kiss.
“And will you romance me still when my good looks are withered and gone?”
“It is easier to ask me when I will die, because I shall never stop.” The king pulled back slightly, catching the knight’s chin and turning him to meet his gaze. “For as long as you live, I shall wait for your return. Even if my flattery falls short and you swear fealty to another, I will watch the horizon for the glint of your golden hair, the sparkle of your smile.”
“And should I fall?” The knight shook his head ruefully. “Even in death, my heart would break to think you alone and unhappy. Wait not for me, if such happens.”
The king smiled, pulling one of the two golden rings off his finger. He pressed it into the knight’s palm, then raised that closed hand and pressed his lips to his lover’s knuckles. “Once you leave the city’s walls, stop by the Weaver’s Hut and show her this ring. She’ll laugh, but she’ll know what must be done. Ah—!” The king pressed a finger to the knight’s lips. “No questions; no time. You’ll lose your daylight.”
“Are you binding me to you, you wonderful sap?” The knight asked anyway, with no real venom in his tone but a flighty wariness that tugged at the king’s heartstrings.
“Never without your consent, my love,” the king said. “She will merely extend the blessing of my protection over you as well. Will you accept, so as to waylay my worried soul?”
The knight took the king’s face in his hands, gently rested their foreheads together. How lucky he was! So easy was it for the king to strip him of his rank and title, keep him close and contained, but no. He had found a lord and lover that respected him and honored him, and the knight’s heart already ached with the loneliness of their parting despite the warmth of his king so close to him now.
“With your blessing I will venture forth, and with your blessing I will return.”
introverts: plant a flower, water it every day, pull weeds for charity
extroverts: destroy gardens, cut down trees for no reason, eat sawdust
The funniest part of the whole "Dante's inferno is fanfiction" crowd is that they seem to forget that none of the medieval Italians at the time considered the bible fiction.
I am trying to explain to y'all that Dantes inferno was not fiction. It was neither fiction nor non-fiction. It was a type of contemporary literature called Biblical Vision Literature.
can you move explain what Biblical Vision Literature is?
Dante's Inferno was considered the result of a divinely inspired dream on the part of Dante. The idea being that god gave Dante a dream of all the things that happened in the inferno, which Dante then recorded in the form of an epic poem.
Oftentimes when someone had what they claimed to be a divinely inspired vision or dream, the nature of the dream was evaluated by a panel of priests who would judge the dream for how well it aligned with biblical theology. If it matched up, your vision was real. If there were discrepancies, you were a liar, or a victim of the devil, and would be punished. Biblical Vision Literature was considered 100% non-fiction for the time, angels were considered to be 100% real, and they would 100% give people divine visions.
I'm saying that there's a shitload of historical context to this work that y'all are missing. Using the modern language of fandom to describe the Divine Comedy isnt just wrong, it's actively creating an ahistorical understanding of an important work.
ok look. I think if we’re gonna go the historical context route something else that is important to note abt the inferno is that Dante wrote it after being exiled from his home city for backing the wrong political/religious faction in a power struggle. the inferno for all that it may be a piece of “biblical vision literature” is far more Dante‘s petty revenge fantasy where he goes to hell and meets a bunch of figureheads for the political party he disagreed with, who lament about who awful they were, one of whom explicitly states that the current pope, the one still alive and in power at the time of its writing and publication, is also going to hell. Any panel of priests that may have looked at this work would never have approved it if they valued their immortal souls (or more importantly, their pope-given positions in power). Dante, as a person in politics, would’ve known this.
I’m not saying this to argue that the inferno is pure fanfiction, but I find the argument that Dante meant for his writing to be read as 100% real and accurate or that he and anyone reading it at the time wholeheartedly believed what he wrote were visions direct from god is a bit inaccurate. Dante wasn’t a prophet and the inferno isn’t his prediction. It was a political statement couched in a Religious ‘vision’
Yes thank you! I was trying to articulate this but couldn't figure out how
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in any event the statement that "Dante's Inferno is fanfiction" is arguing against isn't "Dante's Inferno is biblical vision literature", it's "fanfiction isn't real fiction". anyone arguing that fanfiction isn't real fiction because it depicts other people's characters and/or other real people without their authorization? needs to consider that according to that exact argument, Dante's Inferno isn't real fiction either.
obviously not a compelling argument to anyone who's saying Dante's Inferno isn't real fiction by virtue of being biblical vision literature! but definitely an argument known to boggle the minds of literature professors who'd never thought about it that way before.
Biblical Vision Literature
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Honestly, probably the best social tip I could ever give you guys is literally just ask. Need to make a doctor's appointment but don't know how? Call the doctor's office and ask. Don't know the meaning of what someone said? Ask them. Don't understand the instructions you were given? Ask them to repeat or clarify. This has literally never failed me, no one's gotten angry, no one's refused to answer.
Even in situations where you think it might not work, I once accidentally missed a deadline to accept a job offer, so I called and asked if they could reset it and they did. Just today I called a doctor and asked how to schedule an appointment, the lady told me how, and then I did it. Didn't know if someone was being sarcastic or not, so I asked and they told me. Just ask.
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