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the “pleasure to have in class” to overly active tumblr user pipeline

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Perseis having a son named Perses is actually the funniest thing to me. Like, she introduced naming your kid after yourself. Self-love is everything.

But also, Perses and variations being the most common name in that family.

Like

Perseis

Perses (son of Perseis and Helios)

Perses (son of krios, married to asteria and hekate’s father) — apollo’s uncle

Perseus

Persephone

Percy

Atlas, upon meeting Percy: NOT ANOTHER ONE

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i mean. odysseus did. willingly.

"Astynax (the infant) was quiet and didn't cry when Odysseus was holding him and was even smiling and reaching out for him, because Odysseus was wearing his helmet, so he must have thought it was his father, Hector, picking him up."

Me after reading this take:

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riyal

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There’s a certain idea that’s been on my mind for a while so here you go-

A very cursed Iliad AU

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In 4th grade, my bff was in a death feud over chess with a boy in our class but instead of competing like normal people they decided that the best way to determine who was chess master was for each of them to select one of the two biggest idiots in class and teach them to play chess, My Fair Lady style, and see whose idiot won. We are just now, 22 years later, grappling with the moral implications of this exercise.

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/63441226

ALSO KNOWN AS:

When Annabeth is four, the word weak appears on her left ankle in sea-green letters. She is young, but she is smart, and she has always paid attention. The worst things your soulmate thinks about themselves make their home on your body.

OR,

another soulmate au, but sapphic this time.

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I have something planned for this evening...

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If u want to write a story about a character that's just you but hotter with a dark twisted backstory and magical powers and a pet falcon or something, I think u should just go ahead and do that. Who's gonna stop you? The government?? Fuck the police.

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Okay, so I’ve jumped on the Athenide bandwagon and I’m writing my own fic. I love the idea of Perse as the goddess of loyalty, which I’m definitely incorporating into my story, but something hit me as I was brainstorming.

Athena is the guardian of the polis, the city. Percy Jackson is a New Yorker, so obviously Perse would latch onto cities as one of her domains. And what does every city need in order to function?

Water.

Behold Perse Athenide, goddess of the city water supply, as vital as loyalty.

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someone on twitter is trying to claim that use of an em-dash is an indication of AI-generated writing because it’s “relatively rare” for actual humans to use it. skill issue

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this isn't my usual content, but something really struck me as i was visiting a part of the city unfamiliar to me today. and here is my takeaway:

I should not have to be afraid all the time. I should not have to look over my shoulder every ten minutes and be suspicious of every man in the vicinity. I should not have to scan a fucking public space, during broad daylight, for another woman to feel reassured. I should not have to maneuver the way I walk on a sidewalk, because something that has happened to others before can happen again. I should not have to avoid eye contact all the time just to feel semi-safe.

so why have we reached a point where this is normalized? I'm the one taking preventive measures and the people the law should be after don't even get apprehended properly more often than not. do we talk about the kolkata case anymore? we don't. mainstream media lost interest, at the end of the day. is it because actual justice was served? no.

and it's not as if this is far from me either. I don't think it's far from anyone.

there were a couple men that regularly roamed near my college who, according to firsthand reports, touched students inappropriately in the crowd. they were found. they were reported. we made a group chat to keep each other safe and updated. I was actually terrified of going that month. and the worst part? I don't know what happened to them. they disappeared, whether because they knew they were found or because they were apprehended, I don't know. or maybe they're still there, but all the students are too resigned to say anything anymore.

why?

because they were reported. and the enforcement said that one man in particular did it to 'go to jail for free food'. they would arrest him, keep him for a few months, then free him. so he did it again. and again. until the police were just used to it. I'm not saying the police don't do anything, because that would be inaccurate, but this incident still remains a part of my daily life. that is an institution I go to everyday. if I can't feel safe in my own locality after it's dark, if I can't feel safe at my college, if someone isn't safe in their own workplace, if I am constantly afraid whenever I go out alone... would you call that a safe country? a free one?

this isn't about any specific institution or political party or anything like that. this is about a rot that's been festering since the very beginning. something that should have been stamped out, but continues anyway.

we were promised a right to life with dignity.

this is not dignity.

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Modern Epic Au Crack because I lack self control

Baby (3-Year-Old) Jason:

Luke: ...What the fuck!?

Baby Jason: Fok!

Nico: *Le Gasp in 1930s*

Annabeth: What happened to him!?

Percy: I don't know! One minute he's showing me how fast he can pick a lock—

Luke: Sweet, he's practicing!

Percy: —The next he's a toddler!

Baby Jason: ...*Walks towards Luke*

Luke: WoahwoahwoahWOAH! NOPE STAY AWAY FROM ME!

Annabeth: Stay away from you!?

Luke: Annie, he's like two and a half steps away from infancy! Children are one thing—I can deal with children—babies are another thing entirely! I am self aware enough to know I should not be trusted with a damn baby!

Baby Jason: *Whines and makes grabby hands towards Luke*

Luke: NOPENOPENOPE! STAY AWAY FROM ME BABY!

Baby Jason: Daddy!

Everyone In The Vicinity: ...

Luke: ...*Bust into violent soul shattering sobs as he picks baby Jason up*

Luke: You're my baby! You're my baby and I love you so much! OH GODS—

Leo: *Whispering* When Nico said Jason's basically Luke's son now I thought he was exaggerating!?

Will: Come on man, he's called him dad like three times why is this shocking to you?

Annabeth: Okay let's take a few steps back, one—does anyone know how this happened? And two—how do we change him back!?

Luke: *Cuddling baby Jason while still sobbing violently*

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fights I would pay to see: sigmund “everyone is attracted to someone” freud vs John “sexual desire is evil and cereal can and will fix it” Kellogg

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*ao3 taking too long to load*

*sighs*

*opens tumblr*

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All Athenide AU fics are so fun I wish all the authors clear skin, good health, a good night’s sleep and a kiss on the forehead