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Hector: Achilles is after me for the killing of Patroclus- How long do I have?

Deiphobus: 10.

Hector: 10?

Athena disguised as Deiphobus: 9.

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them

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Everyone needs a sicko to bounce ideas off of. It's necessary to survive any fandom ever.

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me: I have GOT to get weirder!

also me when I do get weirder: *visibly shaking* I'm going to be killed with hammers by everyone for being a freak.

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Asclepius and his father. (Part 3)

"A promise you can't keep."

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(in case anyone wanted the stand-alone zagus from the commission post)

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emperor kuzco was clearly gay

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we popping the BIGGEST bottles when makorra happens tomorrow

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"It’s all forgettable with just a single drink, and yet I always hesitate…”

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👻 🦄 for the writing goal ask!

Ask me about my writing goals!

👻 Is there a new genre you'd like to write?

One of these days I’m gonna be that fanfic author who takes a deep dive on a certain historical period and creates an atmospheric, meticulously detailed & researched Historical AU story. Something WWI and/or the jazz age has always been at the top of my list for whatever reason but we’ll see :)

🦄 Is there a new POV you'd like to try writing?

Thanatos Hadesgame… he’s a character I’d like to take the time to explore for myself and there’s exactly one WIP on my list that’s Than POV and I think it’ll be a good vehicle to take him for a test drive, so for that & various other reasons I ought to get it done sooner rather than later!

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👾 Do you have any "bad" writing habits you want to break?

🤖 Are you looking to change your current writing setup? (Or establish one, if you don't have one?)

💥Is there a chapter, scene, or WIP you're most excited to write? Share a snippet or tell us about it!

🛏 Is there a new trope you'd like to write this year?

Wait did you even reblog the ask list am I just demanding answers out of you

HAHA it’s funny because I was waffling over reblogging it but then I thought “no I should be responsible and do other things like reply to comments and write my fic chapter first” but then you kindly sent me prompts anyway so I thought what the heck! (And then took several days to reply anyway lol.) Either way thank you, I was happy to receive your ask!!! <3

👾 Do you have any "bad" writing habits you want to break?

I don’t know if this is a bad habit or if this is just something I see people often saying is something you shouldn’t do and me not really seeing the big deal: at a certain point in the writing process, especially when I’m really starting to struggle with squeezing the blood out of that stone, I’ll start rereading and editing what I have written so far, which usually helps me feel productive more confident, which will then usually inspire me to finish the rest.

But, as a result, that means sometimes I end up with an otherwise completed draft that has like, a whole scene missing LOL… it may possibly bite me in the butt someday if I do a too-quick & shoddy patch job or if writing the missing scene ends up forcing me to rewrite bits I’ve already “finished”… but YOLO I guess :) Maybe inefficiency is why I’m often so slow :)

Oh wait, this was supposed to be about bad habits I actually WANT to break, huh… mmm I want to get better at reminding myself that prose doesn’t have to all be technically correct and lyrical when it’s more natural for the narrative voice to be looser and more colloquial… I need to learn to be less stiff when it’s necessary!

🤖 Are you looking to change your current writing setup? (Or establish one, if you don't have one?)

I think what I have going on now is pretty effective for me… I do all my writing and/or projects on scrivener nowadays and you can’t really beat having every chapter/scene document, inspo board, notes & outlines etc organized all together in one project folder. I have my little typewriter style keyboard that sparks joy when I write at home… and I have my weekly cafe trips so I have opportunities to write without interruption in a quiet place.

Perhaps this goes hand-in-hand with the previous “bad habits” question but I suppose if I did change anything I would figure out a way to make my use of scrivener more efficient/productive… it seems like a lot of people say they’re not actually sure what the program is really capable of and everyone just gets it to fit their needs via trial & error… So sometimes I’m not sure if I’m using a roundabout, wooden stick and duct tape solution to an actual feature… like for example when I talked about revisiting my writing in the middle of a draft I often paste the whole project into a new separate document… I probably don’t HAVE to do that and scrivener has a way of tracking changes from draft to draft but oh well *shrug emoji* I like to mentally reset and start fresh after a while.

💥Is there a chapter, scene, or WIP you're most excited to write? Share a snippet or tell us about it!

I haven’t talked about WTDF chapter 9 yet but some things happening in that chapter are Achilles & Patroclus having A Talk after Patroclus found out some things in chapter 7, Theseus & Asterius Hadesgame making their debut appearances, and some choice scenes from the Trojan war that I suppose would best be described as Achilles character discourse in prose form… so hopefully interesting! I should really make WTDF my top priority next year because if I can just get half of the remaining chapters finished, we’ll be in a nice place in the narrative by this time next year and I would really like for that to happen and I know you all would like that too :)

🛏 Is there a new trope you'd like to write this year?

I don’t usually have a list of tropes in mind when I come up with ideas haha it’s usually scenarios (idk, in my mind there’s a difference) and I work backwards to figure out which tropes apply only after writing the thing. That said I do sometimes think it might be interesting to try out some classic/cliche fanfic tropes just to say that I did them: only one bed, 5+1, maybe even a coffee shop au?? BUT that said again idk if this is necessarily something I have to get done this year (or ever?) As always it’s just whatever and whenever inspiration strikes… I’m definitely not driving the car :)

Ask me about my writing goals!

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Hiya!! I just wanna say I really love this take WAHHH sorry I really just want to let you know because I can't leave a like on tags <3

Awww hi!!! Thanks so much for your message! 🥹💕 Yaaaahhhh it’s still a bit of a half-baked idea but there’s definitely interesting parallels and symbolism in there somewhere so it’s been in the back of my mind for a while! Anyways your art is so beautiful and I really loved how you executed it! (I also reblogged your post not just for the lovely comic but also because I wanted to remember to check out your Patrochilles playlist 👀✨)

So nice to meet you! Thanks again <3

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Hades Doujinshi project news & Cover reveal!

来年2月1日〜2日のHadesシリーズWebオンリー��ベント「クトニオス叙事詩3」のために、パトアキザグ(アキザグ、パトザグ、そしてリバ有りパトアキパト) 『Closest To My Heart』/『だれよりも心を許している男』という英和バイリンガル小説＆漫画の本を出させていただきます。表紙とコミックは、RIPTIDE様が描いてくださいました♡ どうぞよろしくお願い致します。

So I haven’t been around much on social media for the last several weeks, particularly tumblr (except for perhaps the occasional reblog or two haha.) Sorry about that! But the reason is because I signed up to participate as a circle for a Japanese Hades game series fan event, Chthonios Epic 3, currently scheduled to be held on February 1-2 next year. And after working hard on it nonstop for the last almost two months, I’ve just turned in my doujinshi manuscript: a bilingual physical edition of Closest To My Heart, including both the original English version and a brand-new Japanese translation. So good news if you liked that story and/or would like to give it a go reading it in Japanese!

I also got in touch with Riptide, who drew a comic version of the story, and I was so thrilled when they kindly agreed not only to draw a beautiful cover for the book version (as seen above!) but they also helped me prepare their comic for printing, AND they even re-edited the comic so it could have a proper Japanese version as well! Basically I couldn’t have done this without them and I am SO grateful!!! Along with DH who is my usual Japanese editor/beta reader, I hope we managed to put together a decent little book. It’s 114 pages total and I can’t wait to hold it in my hands!!!

I’m still in the middle of prepping for the event & making decisions about how to distribute and stuff like that, but if you’re interested in buying a copy (from an extremely limited print run lol), more details are forthcoming. Either way, for now I can say if you’re a Hades fan, you ought to come pay a visit to the event in February, since it’s all online! I believe they’re also still accepting sign-ups for circles to participate through mid-January… you can set up a booth even for things like fanworks not newly created for the event, merch, or just if you wanted to display your own Hades & Hades 2 artwork & stories <3

Anyways, back to my regularly scheduled fic writing!!!

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"Carry me to Innisfree like pollen on the breeze" The Shrine / An Argument - Fleet Foxes

I originally wanted to make this a PMV but I'm too lazy so have a comic version instead. Also check out my Patrochilles playlist :3c

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artworks i did back in 2021 as my contribution to a local hades zine!