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Yeah, I know that this is how the story is supposed to go because otherwise we wouldn't have had the Odissey to begin with, but let's be real for a sec.

Penelope wasn't expected to wait for Odysseus. 108 suitors roamed inside the walls of her palace and everybody was fine with that - how long could a kingdom survive without a king? She had to remarry, not a soul was going to speak against it. So how come Odysseus knew that she was going to reject them? Would you dare hoping - betting, even - that your partner is still waiting for you to come back after 20 years? Odysseus could have thrown the towel already. Why would he think that Penelope wasn't going to believe him dead after every other king had returned to home ten years prior? Why would he think that she wasn't going to give Ithaca a new ruler, even though she might have loved him still? He could have said to himself "aight, it's time for the both of us to go on". Yes, he had to see Telemachus again - of course he had - but let's not pretend that he wasn't all the same eager to meet his faithful wife. And why was Penelope faithful? Where did she find the conviction that her husband was going to come back? That he wasn't going to fall in love with another woman on some godforsaken island and decide to stay there? Mind, we're not speaking about a few months of distance, a year, maybe two - twenty years passed and Odysseus knew that she'd been waiting, waiting, for love...

He came back because he had to make it right by her. He knew. What moved him forward was not only the love he held for her but the awareness of the space Penelope had left for him, and that was only his to occupy. And Penelope knew to keep it empty because he was going to return.

The sheer faith that the two of them have in the fact that no matter how long, they've been missed, longed for by their partner, awaited, even... maybe it's just me, but it drives me nuts.

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Can we talk about how heartwarming it is to hear Hermes call Odysseus his "friend" so naturally multiple times during Epic, in comparison to Athena's "We'll se where it ends" and "I'm not looking for a friend"?

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Hay Lin✨

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The person I reblogged this from deserves happiness and love

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my kakyoin card for @jjbatarotdeck 🌟 thank you for the opportunity to be a part of this project!!! leftovers sale is open till september 14th HERE ✨

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Revamped my pony badges for the Fair. I might do a few more characters if I have time.

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MEL MEDARDA | Arcane – 1.05 “Everybody Wants To Be My Enemy”

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blue, like the rooftops of the city over yonder blue, like the ghosts of brothers long gone

blue, like the crystalized hope of tomorrow blue, like my hair he'd braid gently when long

blue, like the ocean that drowned all my sorrows blue, like the smoke of my sister's last song

Day 8: Blue

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Old Abbacchio fanart but I still love it (and still love Abbacchio)

He may be a lion but he's still a vulnerable lamb

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Buon compleanno, Capo🪦

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*in penelope's costume* this is my husband

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Hermes in Dangerous: Wanna get home? You better put all your odypussy into it

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delicious in dungeon!

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How many women can brag about their man making a god beg for mercy in order to get back home?