Nyandemic Story, pt. 1
In corporate it: practices that might've _started_ with the kernel of a good idea, but accreted layer after layer of over-engineering and unnecessary formalization in the name of "standards" and "best practices," finally ossifying into this byzantine
Disapora
And if the myth was correct, for centuries after rome split, which made this offshoot of western romans almost as hardy as the byzantine empire.
Just One Spritz (SynTech)
Marvin was a former professor, now leading a research team somewhere in the byzantine maze of laboratories occupying the underground structures beneath the enormous syntech campus.
Passion in the Desert
The eyes gazed at ajani like a pair of byzantine coins. he was several inches taller than ajani, and considerably bigger, especially in the biceps and chest.
Wishful Thinking
It paid homage to all his favourite styles: byzantine, romanesque, and gothic, shaping them into a starry scene somewhere high in the arctic - a wild place, with equal parts beauty and hardship. atali's paws tingled as he held the tome in his lap.
Priorities [Patron Reward]
A byzantine mountain of paper stretched out before him, and he couldn’t feel anything but despair at the workload. he’d spent the better part of a day working on it, but it seemed like the stack of papers was only getting higher.
Iron Birds, chapter XXIX: A Fluffy One between Metal
They strode through their romanesque-byzantine castle, its steel-like walls gleaming, gold inlaid throughout. banners displayed crossed silver hammers on a golden sun, all against an orange field.
Awakening the Beast God
This area had been inhabited for thousands of years, even before the greek, the hittites, the turks, the byzantines, through centuries of rule under different empires, each having scraped its mark on the rocky, dry surroundings around the rabbit.
Chapter 08 - Thyme After Time - part 07
Building facades ranged from ancient roman, to medieval european, to very old buddhist and chinese designs to byzantine temples.
(Oc)Cult Friends 7
He could barely remember the first three turns that they took, and the byzantine maze of the under-tunnels of the temple were beyond his ken. he just submitted to be led from place to place, shaking his head in utter shock.
Regiment Mommy 2
Usually, regina would have a full staff to handle the byzantine corridors of red tape that the administratum had, but all she had for that was fracking ogryn to do the job. which was to say, it couldn’t be done.
Two Tails Are Better Than One
There were byzantine rules of conduct that he had to follow. he couldn't bribe someone to cut off their tail or threaten them. they had to break. being royalty was complicated. onyx too had incentives to keep his tail out of the way as long as possible.