#[ oof i'm exhausted

[vcepsis]

Currently going insane over the phrase "down for the count".

A character who is notorious for not sleeping enough. Maybe they're the team leader who insists everyone else sleeps first. Maybe they always take the night watch after being awake all day. Maybe they simply can't sleep, whatever trauma buried in their brain too loud to silence.

Either way, it's well known they only get maybe a few hours a night if they're lucky, and it's bound to catch up to them.

Soon enough, they're finally forced to slow down - due to an injury, illness, or simply collapsing from exhaustion.

The caretaker watches over them as they make up for what is sure to be an incredible sleep deficit. And eventually, their breathing completely evens out, sleeping deeply for the first time in who knows how long.

"They're completely down for the count."

(Bonus points for the caretaker who is just so relieved that the whumpee is finally, finally sleeping. They've watched the whumpee work themselves into the ground for far too long - they deserve some actual rest.)

[dootznbootz]

that WHO in no longer u oh my GOD

YESSSS

Like, yeah, Odysseus is like "Yandere" (joking but also not) because kills all who even go near Penelope and Telemachus and he's very protective of them AND jealous.

But I think this "WHO?!" is also a desperate plea as to who is this dangerous man who is near his wife? A warlord? A conquerer? A man who would not even care about Penelope for who she is and mistreats her?

Because even in the Odyssey, Odysseus asks about Penelope to his mother.

Tell me of the wife I married. What are her thoughts and plans? Is she still there with our son, keeping watch on everything? Or has she been married                            to the finest of Achaeans?

(Book 11, Johnston)

There's not even much resentment in his question. There could be but Narrator does not say. The use of "the finest of Achaeans" almost is a "Did she at least marry the best man? Did she at least marry a GOOD man?"

In "No Longer You", when he hears of this dangerous man NEAR his wife, he is SCARED. It could be jealousy but I feel it's more of concern. As it is in the Odyssey.

"I understand if she would remarry, it pains me but I did tell her that when Telemachus finally grows his beard, she could. I will love her always but is she at least happy? Is she safe?"

And she's not safe. She's not happy. He is terrified.

Psst. The reason why My Odysseus takes a long time to grow his beard is because of that line. He's hoping that his son will take after him and take forever to grow a beard like he did (as he doesn't really have one even when he first leaves for Troy) because he would try forever to get home. Penelope even teases him that he still doesn't have one so that's a silly request and that's the point. "I will never stop trying to come back to you. He and I will likely remain beardless forever." (it's a little funky for him when he finally grows one by the end of Troy. He's thinking "...Shit. Telemachus, stay baby-faced for your dad please.")

ANYWAYS.

I mean we all know that these two are obsessed with each other in the Odyssey and in Epic. They are likeminded and are so integral to who they are. They mean everything to one another. I think Odysseus genuinely does want Penelope happy. As even in the Odyssey with him simply asking for another bed, shows how much he loves and respects her. He could've been like "get in it" even though she had rejected him at first but he LISTENS BECAUSE HE LOVES HER. Only breaking down into a sobbing mess when he believes she destroyed their bed.

"Heaven made you as you are, but for sheer obstinacy you put all the rest of your sex in the shade. No other wife could have steeled herself to keep so long out of the arms of a husband she had just got back after nineteen years of misadventure. Well, nurse, make a bed for me to sleep alone in. For my wife's heart is just about as hard as iron."

(Book 23, Rieu)

Please note that this is his attempt to insult her in a way and yet he still talks about her being from Heaven 👀 SIMP

But even though he's deeply hurt by her rejection (poor guy would've probably sobbed himself to sleep) He still asks for another bed. After sleeping on the floor and in the dirt since he's been on Ithaca, refusing beds unless it's his own marriage bed, he takes her 'no' because he values her happiness and comfort over his own. He takes a lesser bed so she can still sleep in their own luxurious one.

I mean we know how fucking awful the suitors are. Hold Them Down is a disturbing song. (as it should be. As they are not good men) He does not even know how bad these men are yet. If his future self could speak with his past self, he'd probably be like "Yeah, don't worry about the guy who kills a bunch of people, they had it coming. ;) " or something.

That "WHO?!" is a mix of jealousy AND fear.

[schnaf]

23 days until gaon's 23nd birthday

day 23 aka THE COUNTDOWN IS OVER - gaon's past birthday brrrr ppoppos

[pinehutch]

Tuesdays were a mistake

[illusoryquixot]

Shuada kitties for todays sketch, colored to make up for lack of sketch yesterday :3c

[phoenixiancrystallist]

Month 3, day 25

More sketches tonight! Two more standing poses, and then I decided to practice some couple's poses :) Had to stop bc my stylus died despite having it on the charger while I was making dinner... >:/

[everyitachi]

[toffolola]

oh no... he's soggy and pathetic and babygirl... I may be doomed

[dootznbootz]

As someone with ADHD, you know you're fucking exhausted when you're not even fidgeting. :'D

[schnaf]

23 days until gaon's 23nd birthday

day 1 - bangkok

[treefish]

hey friends, i made a patreon account to post cc on because i'm sick of fighting with simfileshare and whatever other heckin' sites i try to host links through. no worries, my content will always be free, period. if you're interested you can find my page here. ❦

[outeremissary]

*clenching fist* One day, one day soon even, I will not be so physically exhausted I struggle to do art

[what-the-stark]

//Hey friends!

Sorry for the quiet and unintended hiatus over here, I greatly underestimated the free time I would have while my little niece was visiting and I've barely slept in almost 3 weeks, lol. The fam is heading home on Monday the 14th, so I'll be around again after that (ngl I might hibernate once they take off, though, I've sorta forgotten what it feels like to sleep an entire night lol).

I'm still on disco at least for part of the day while at work, so poke me there if you wanna chat. I hope everyone's been having an awesome summer ❤️

[two-reflections]

Of Steel and Flesh, Chapter 8: Renegotiation

Tragedy strikes when Interrogator Arion, Skitarius Escher, and the rest of the team return to the underhive to retrieve a special weapon.

[Rating: M, M/M, Chapter 8/13.]

[Tags: Inquisitorial Acolytes, Workplace Relationship, Team Dynamics, Action and Investigation, Fictional Religion and Culture, Medical, Pining. Minor Character Death.]

Thanks to @squishyowl for the dividers!

If you haven't read the rest of this story: Chapter 1.

[beechicory]

I want to get my young relative (who I am kind of parenting/assisting) stable and doing okay, so that I can have-and-focus more time and energy on getting me stable and doing okay (sort of the majority of time and energy is being focused on them and trying to get them into a better place and helping to get their life set up), so that I then have more energy to, well, do stuff.

Like I have skills and abilities I could offer the community, but oh my God, I'm already spending pretty much 24/7 on keeping someone alive and developing 😵‍💫.

[trickster-kat]

I'm so fucking tired... and I hurt...

I wish this would just stop.

I don't want to be in pain all the time. I don't want to be terrified to move my body because of back pain. I don't want the tendons or ligaments in my neck to snap or pop or whatever the fuck it is they are doing everytime I turn my head. Everything hurts. All the time. And nothing can be done to make it better. Rest? Helps until I move. Drugs? Aside from how expensive it would be to go to the doctor for this, there's no guarantee that I'd be prescribed anything or if it would even help. Massage? Temporary relief, just for it to come back. Physical therapy? Again, temporary relief...

That's just the physical bullshit.

I don't even want to touch on my mental health right now...

You know it's bad when you're wishing for some kind of tumor or cancer or other horrific disease/condition because at least there would be a reason for everything sucking, maybe even a solution.