aeschylus: stayed outside in his old age to avoid a prophecy that he would die from having something fall on his head, died when an eagle thought his bald head was a rock and dropped a turtle on him to break its shell
plato: partied too hard
empedocles: jumped into a volcano to prove that he was immortal
philitas of cos: was such an incredible pedant that he wasted away while studying erroneous word usage
saint lawrence: roasted alive during christian persecution under valerian, joked that he was done on one side and needed to be flipped over
didius julianus: purchased the roman empire in an auction, ruled for 9 weeks, executed for being ineffective leader
petronius arbiter: sentenced to death by nero, opened his veins while enjoying a sumptuous dinner party, edited his will to list all of the reasons he hated nero
okay but imagine Jensen in his big, leather dad chair that’s super comfy and perfectly formed to his body bc he uses it so much, and it’s like self heated and even self messages and everything. and he’s reclining in it with his hands tucked behind his head and his dogs are snuggled in his lap and the tv volume is on low and he’s lulling into a nice, quiet sleep and he’s happy and comfy and warm and in his own home with his family :’)