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General

• History (Rome, Byzantium, medieval stuff) • Strategy games (CK3, HOI4, sometimes total chaos) • Manga & comics • Naruto and character-driven anime • Metal music • Playing drums • Science fiction & fantasy worlds • Mythology & world-building • Timeline-obsessed • Writing and rewriting imaginary empires

Music

• Grew up on Slayer, Bullet for My Valentine, and old-school Misfits • Still loyal to thrash, 2000s metalcore, and classic punk • Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, Sepultura — all in regular rotation • Genre’s less important than intensity, tone, and purpose • I like music that doesn’t ask permission to be loud • If it makes noise and means it, I’m in

Movies

• Lord of the Rings and Star Wars — always • Slashers and thrillers, especially when they get ugly • Fincher films — the colder, the better • Dumb offensive comedies with unexpected genius (yes, Borat counts) • Not really into feel-good anything • Either give me lore or let everything burn

Television

• Shounen and seinen anime, especially Naruto • Historical dramas like Game of Thrones (first 5 seasons) and HBO’s Rome • Character-driven cult dramas like The Sopranos • Sitcoms like The Office and Community • Absurd, smart comedies like Atlanta

Books

• Mostly history books — it’s work but I still enjoy it • Fantasy like The Lord of the Rings when I need to escape • Not much into fiction otherwise • If it has a map in the first pages, I’ll probably finish it

Heroes

• Alexander the Great • Julius Caesar • Batman