𝖇𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖚 𝖒𝖞 𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖞.

CANON

canon: Original
canon point: ~ 59-60 AD, during Nero's reign as emperor
notes: Inspired by the letter from Paul to the congregation in Rome, found in the Bible
character blurb:

Marius Domitius Neapolitanus, known by his middle name, Domitius, isn’t from Rome originally. He was born in Naples, where his father, Brutus, was in charge of an olive oil import business with a special focus on Greek products. Over the years, Domitius’ father’s business grew, and he decided to start up in Rome, where he moved his family when Domitius was seven. Being a ruthless, violent man, his family soon found living with Brutus wasn’t easy, so when he went down with one of their boats by the coast of Ithaca, when Domitius was ten, no one shed a tear – Domitius’ mother, Julia, simply took over day to day administration of the business and had the family slave, Plato, help with finances and bookkeeping, until Domitius at an age of fifteen was ready to take over. He has run the olive oil import business ever since and with great success, the Neapolitana, as they are known to the local Romans, have become an exceedingly wealthy plebeian family. When his mother first became ill when Domitius was eighteen, he not only sought help with every physician he could pay for, but at his mother’s urging, he sought spiritual advice with the new Christos cult and quickly, both he and his mother became deeply involved with the Christian underground in Rome. Even as his mother lost her sight completely two years later, they didn’t give up their newfound faith. Instead, Domitius rose to prominence within the Roman congregation and is currently counted among one of the elders of the group, despite his relative young age. So much so that when Paul wrote the congregation in 57 AD, the middle part of the letter was entrusted to him for safekeeping, while the other two parts were kept safe by Silvius and Drusilla, respectively. Recently, the young senator’s daughter, Valeria, has become part of their community and it has been Domitius’ task to teach her about the Christian beliefs and rules. During that process, he has fallen in love with her and now feverishly dreams of marrying her by Christian tradition, something that is almost impossible to imagine, due to the anti-Christian policies and the general difficulties of status among the Roman people. Valeria, besides, shows no interest in him and he realises as time goes on, that it is because she has an affair with her childhood friends, Eurydice, another senator’s daughter and married to a consul. Now, Domitius stands at a crossroad. According to Christian doctrine, same-sex relations are wrong and sinful, so he could easily expose Valeria and have her expelled from the congregation, but instead he recognises how pressed Valeria is from her position and decides to help her. He arranges, with her assistance, an escape to Greece by one of his trade route boats and furthermore funds a fresh start for both Valeria and Eurydice in Athens. Like so, he gets to experience Valeria happy – and acts with the compassion so ingrained in Christ’s teachings. Even if he does not himself get what he most wants. Instead, he returns to his normal day-to-day life, waiting for the times to change and for God’s kingdom to come.

PLAYER

contact: PM to this journal. thewriteway
active times/pace: CEST/CET player. Tries to be online at least during the evening my time, but it varies. More one tag a day player than anything, but if you hit me up at the right time, I can still boomerang a bit.
brackets/prose: Definitely brackets preference, but will match. I default to present tense, but can also match other tenses.
offensive subjects/triggers: Not any.



IN CHARACTER

physical affection: Go for it.
physical violence: I'd prefer not.
relationships: M/F pref, but can do M/M with some build-up and the right chemistry.
psychic info: He has no mental barriers and will be an easy read. Ask if you need more info.
magical info: No magical powers.
medical info: Nothing of note.
offensive subjects/triggers: Based around a fictionalized version of the congregation in Rome that Paul wrote his Book of Romans to, Domitius' character features a lot of Christian history, dogma and other themes. If this is not your cup of tea, and you would like to opt-out of interacting with him, go here. Being from the Roman Empire, his narrative may include period-typical misogyny, homophobia and the like. Please opt-out if you're not comfortable with this, I will not hold it against you!



OUT OF CHARACTER

backtagging: Yes, please!
threadhopping: No.
fourthwalling: Go ahead.
not interested in: Smut.