History crushes! GO!

[abigaillmartin]

Harry Handcuff Houdini!

He needs no further explanation.

Say what you will, but he’s hot. 🪄️

I also have another one that I haven’t revealed for the longest time.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Why? Cause his music calms my nerves and he’s a genius.

It’s just his music. ️

[2DLenzy]

Ooh! I used to listen to Mozart a lot.

As far as history crushes go, there weren't many for me, except maybe two that I bothered to model (in a faux 2d cel shading way) - Pardon the T-posing, never got to rig them, made them back in 2015, dang I'm OLD...

One was Brigadier General Reginald Dyer. Yup, as British, and self-righteous, and as a-hole-ish as they come. This guy is responsible for a massacre in British-occupied India. Why a crush? Well, I mean, look at him!

There was also Gandhi, who was a personal role model of mine for a time, complete polar opposite to Dyer. Still have his quotes up on my wall.

That's really about it for my "super-accurate to history" phase I went through a decade ago. These mods were part of a bigger, historical-fiction game/story that was abandoned cause of new ambitions....plus I wasn't present online, so I couldn't keep up the motivation...

Hope y'all enjoyed this sneak-peek into my weird, non-existent love-life.

[abigaillmartin]

Oooo! Nice choices!

[abigaillmartin]

Mr. Dyer does got that mustache! Hehe.

[KevinReijnders]

Ya gotta tell me what you see in Houdini. Maybe I'm too much of a straight man to get it, but I just see an average looking white guy

[abigaillmartin]

I mean his dark curly hair, the body, beautiful blue eyes. 🥰

HIS NOSE, HIS LEGS AWOOOGAAAA!! ️

Did I mention he was ripped!?

I just so happen to be very attracted to him. He also was an aviator pilot, a movie star auuuug. And of course a cool magician. I can’t get enough of this guy!! He did a lot!

[Leyelle]

Edit: Oh! Oscar Wild! He was so handsome!

I also think I have quite a few character's inspired by old movie Actress's, though I wouldn't call them crushes, so I may have to get back to this lol. There are probably other people I can't remember.

Eileen Myles might be offended at being considered "history" at 79, but I've made so much content inspired by "The Honey Bear" it's unreasonable. (like two poems and a part of "Damsel in the Red Dress") though still not quite a crush. I also just found Bea Arthur super cool. Me and my mom used to watch Golden Girls together.

[abigaillmartin]

Oooooo! I can see Oscar Wilde!

Sorry ladies. He has a boyfriend named Alfred.

Oscar Wilde has that wit and was a good writer. Did I mention he inspired Ernest? 🤣

[abigaillmartin]

See what I mean?

[Leyelle]

. Did I mention he inspired Ernest? 🤣

Oh, as in "the importance of being Ernest?"

also my ode to Nikki Giovanni (also might be offended at being considered history lol) came out in today's chapter. I'll probably do Maya Angelou next.

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As soon as the words leave his whitened lips, “pretty” isn’t good enough.

I know I’m not an easy woman…

There’s a line like this, in a poem….

To deal with, to want.

But flowers and animals and birds are ‘pretty.’ You call your mother, your sister, your daughters ‘pretty.’

I’d never realized that word could mean so little until it rolled so dispassionately off his tongue, but now…

I don’t think I want to be ‘pretty.’

[abigaillmartin]

Ernest canonically went to see “The importance of being Earnest”

Oscar Wilde is on the fabulous side

[Leyelle]

I've read all his comedic plays and "Vera and the Nihilists" I love his writing so much, but when I saw a picture of him for the first time I was like WHAT??? he legit looks like a modern day celebrity I followed "Victor Han"

[ThunderChicken]

As a not-so-straight man I fail to see the attraction too, but different strokes for different folks...

[NickRowler]

Not really a crush but Salvador Dali is sort of ....

[abigaillmartin]

Really? Hmm. Maybe it’s just me.

[abigaillmartin]

I can see that!

(My mind is the key that sets me free. 20 characters is enough to make this creed weeeeee)

[Vikthetoonaddict]

Time for me to be Gay on Main.

Josephine Baker, Anna May Wong.

[Vikthetoonaddict]

Also Conrad Veidt. I suppose I have a thing for bisexual theater nerds.

[abigaillmartin]

Oooooo! I can see it! Also the Conrad dude yeeeaah I can sorta see it.

[KevinReijnders]

See what I mean?

Honestly, I still don't really see it haha.

Edit: Oh! Oscar Wild! He was so handsome!

Really? I kinda find him to look somewhat "dopey" haha.

Ngl, if anything this thread makes me fell a lot better about my own appearance