#- and 2. i do kinda wanna make a webcomic of this in the future possibly so i dont want *all* of it to be revealed. that would be silly.

[verathena14]

okay ive been brainrotting about them for a while soooo imma make a post where i ramble!

my children are Blazetalon/Blazebright (she/they), the orange tabby, Goldfire (she/her), the golden-ish cat with the scar between her eyes, and Dreamchaser (he/they), the dilute calico tabby with a scar over one of his eyes.

Goldfire and Blazetalon are childhood friends, as they both grew up in the same family unit in IceClan. Blazetalon was found abandoned as a kit, and Goldfire's mother, Goldenstream, had recently lost a kit, so Goldenstream decided she would care for Blazetalon as one of her own considering they were around the same age as her kits. So Goldfire and Blazetalon were a bit of a slowburn ("a bit," hahahaha) with both believing they saw the other as a sibling until eventually they both realized that wasn't true.

Dreamchaser first met Goldfire at a gathering, a couple of moons after she became an apprentice. They became friends pretty quickly, Dreamchaser developed a crush about halfway through their apprenticeships but Goldfire was Oblivious tm cuz she'd just broken up with her previous gf :( But Dreamchaser drinks his Respect Women juice so he doesn't try to push anything on her and is content with them being friends for the time being (esp since they're from different Clans, though my Clans are a bit more lax about cross-Clan relationships than canon)

Once they become warriors, Dreamchaser and Blazetalon become friends as well- and while there's a bit of mutual attraction, Blazetalon is already kinda-together with Goldfire's brother, Blackface (who would most definitely not be okay with polyamory) and also Goldfire was finally starting to show reciprocation for Dreamchaser's affections so nothing really comes of it (yet)

Then a lot of shit happens, Dreamchaser leaves MoonClan after a lot of Internal Politics (leader dies and deputy is disgraced, rando who Is Not Fit For Leadership takes over) so he nope's out of there to join IceClan (and if he can finally be with the cat he loves, it's even better!) Goldfire and Dreamchaser finally become Officially Mates, but shortly after their kits (Eclipseheart, Elkdapple, and Eveningshade) become warriors, Elkdapple gets murderized and just a moon later, Heronfur, Dreamchaser's rival for the position of deputy, kills Dreamchaser.

Goldfire goes into an almost-depressive state, even though she's been appointed deputy by Blazetalon (who is now Blazebright because StarClan don't exist here) Blazebright (who broke up with Blackface after he left to join FlameClan for. reasons.) helps her heal, then they realize "wait i was in love with you this whole time. whoops." and they get together yayyy <3

and then Blazebright dies in battle so Goldfire is leader, but at this point she's like... slightly over middle-aged? so she doesn't have much time left unfrotunately :(

Then when Goldfire dies (a peaceful death, the girl has suffered enough) she joins Dreamchaser and Blazetalon in the afterlife! she doesn't want to have to choose because she loves them both, then Dream and Blaze reveal that they love both her and each other so the three of them "live" out their afterlives as a wholesome polycule in cat heaven forever and ever <3

[whimsy-of-the-stars]

small little update!!!

hiiiiii people!!

i always say I wanna talk more about my projects on here but never do :((( maybe I can change that??? and finally make some wip intros??

recently I started college! It’s been an exciting whirlwind, meeting all these new people and living (somewhat) on my own for the first time!!!! The only problem is that I am having problems with time management, especially when I’m home on the weekends… I’ve been swamped a lot of the time with homework and readings (especially readings lol bc of my 2 lit classes!) However, I’ve tried to stay creative, though it is hard to do!

anyway! in creative news:

I’ve been drawing a lot! I’m thinking of doing my own art challenge in October where I level up my art by learning and practicing some of my weak spots!

I’ve written four poems while on the bus recently. If I get inspired, I may create more! Don’t know if I’ll post them here, though.

off-topic, but I recently started Duolingo Spanish again! just got a 7-day streak :))

been tinkering slowly at a “day in the life” thing for my superhero story’s MC, Nebula, as well as other key moments in the story. Still plotting + kinda just writing the parts I’ve got inspiration for! Though, it might be a graphic novel/webcomic and not a book when it is properly made…

heist story has been buffering. I love it dearly, of course, and I keep drawing the characters, but it’s hard now that most of my earlier (aka really old) world building and plotting needs to be reworked! additionally, I’ve gotta flesh out a lot of the characters too…

I’ve been thinking about a lot of other potential project as well! here are some things that you may or may hear about again in the future!!

scripting + thumbnailing a pilot to a comic about a ghost kid who gets summoned by a newbie witch and tries to do their unfinished business… which is to become a necromancer and resurrect themself!

planning another comic, this one focusing on another set of two kids, this time rivals-to-friends heisting and unraveling the mystery behind a near-mythical map of an ancient civilization, set in a backdrop of a magical port city filled with stone temple ruins

overall attempting to eventually make a comic that is a self-contained short story and not a pilot to a bigger story so I can practice drawing comics without taking on a huge project! clearly I have failed twice.

had an idea for a podcast???? like, a fiction one? like, an audio drama? so that’s cool. I’d probably make a separate blog for it if I did, tho!

there’s a couple ttrpg jams I’m looking at soon, if I’ve got the time… of course

perpetually thinking about making big-ass YouTube video essays, mostly about media I liked as a kid, or that I like now. I guess I should use the recording studio at my university, huh?

possibly making a fursona :D

that’s all for now I guess! I’ve gotta go read more of the Sorrows of Young Werther for my World Lit II class now. byeeeeee!!’

[antiloreolympus]

14 Anti LO Asks

1. To the one anon: good question - how is it that the mortals dont know who Persephone is / assume she is a minor goddess and therefore its okay to mess with her but the gods (or Olympians / underworld denizens) know exactly everything about her (despite her being there only every so often and only being 20ish) - enough to say shes "wearing her signature white color" during a murder trial.

Also the reason why Persephone is wearing white is because

A). RS wanted persephone to always be "dressed as a bride" (and have Hades dressed as a groom respectively) to show that their matching / is supposed to be a visual cue that their eventually gonna be together.

B). I believe this is RS way of saying that Persephone (despite murdering some mortals) is innocent because in purity culture White = innocence, virginity, youth etc. (Even though RS explicity ssid she wanted to go against purity culture morals shes very much leaning into them). 

2. why are Psyche’s eyes yellow even in her human form? Is she sick??

3. honestly? LO is just gossisp girl at this point, espect even GG (at least in the first season) bothered to saturze the rich and was calling out how wealth and power makes them corrupt assholes. meanwhile LO is just GG season 2 and on of being like no no, the poor people are the evil people and the rich people are the oppressed ones! all while also fawning over their  wealth and status and being way into grown men wanting to bang barely legal teens and claiming to be "feminist" somehow.

4. Tumblr is well-known for broken tag system. Check the post' tags before complaining that it's op's fault. How about you guys not tag greek mythology when posting about LO? LO is not one-shot or short fancomic. It's also definitely not considered actual greek mythology. LO is years long webcomic with huge fans. LO has its own tag. Tell your fellow fans to stop using the greek mythology tag.

5. I would argue nyx is the only woman with a unique in design in LO but thats only because she looks like a deformed chicken woman. why was my night mom disrespected this much 😭

6. So now that LO is back from break and I can finally read chapter 170 - Why oh Why do ALL the female characters Have to be defined by their male love interests??? (Or really just love interests in general).

I understand LO qualifies as the "romance" genre and there are certain stipulations or I guess themes or what have you that make it romance but for f*cks sake.

Psyche being worried about Eros loving the "fake" her I kinda get, but really? Thats your most pressing concern?? Hera is defined by her garbage marriage to Zeus - King of the gods (of which is why she is Queen of the gods). Hestia + Athena are now defined solely by their relationship to each other (not the TGOEM or their respective traits of being a goddess of the hearth + goddess of war, strategy etc etc).

Aphrodite is defined by giving Persephone "relationship" advice (e.g: telling her to curb stomp Minthe because "nymphs dont take things from gods" - doubly implying that people are things to own) And by her jealousy of Persephone in the first place because Hades made a comment about how he thought Persephone was prettier than her. And also because of her "house of debauchery" (Artemis'  words) - and relationship with Ares.

Persephone is defined both by Apollo raping her and by her fated future status as Queen of the underworld (so her relationship with Hades). Hell, even the minor characters such as nymphs are defined by this relationship status / standard. Minthe is defined by her mean spirited personality yes, but Also because of her abusive relationship with Hades prior to the introduction of Persephone. Psyche is defined by her relationship woes with Eros. Daphne is defined by her relationship with Thanatos (and because shes a flower nymph) but also mostly because she looks like Persephone.

Rhea is defined by her marriage / relationship to Kronos (lets ignore the whole "fertility goddess power" plot for a second). Even Aetna is defined by Haphestus creating her! Is there not a single character (especially female) is isnt defined by their romantic love interest???Sorry. Maybe I'm overthinking this, but thats definitely how ot comes off as of late, in regard to the latest chapters.

Okay, same anon as earlier - I take it back somewhat - we have Artemis and Hecate that are not defined by their romantic relationships - but rather their lack of one.

However the way they are shown - it still comes off as a standard - "Artemis is stingy / a stick in the mud" because shes not romantically involved and is "barbaric" (according to Hera). And Hecate is still somewhat defined by her being Hades' employee (and cheerleader for him and Persephone to be together).

So technically yes, we have at least 2 characters that are not defined by their romantic interests / relationships, but they are still held to the standard of their "un-ladylike / undesirable" because their not romantically involved.

(I guess I should count Demeter, but only because shes more defined by just being "Persephone's overbearing mom" )

7. i think whats also kinda weird about this trial is like?? persephone is obvs framed as not liking the attention (bc duh) but she didnt like the previous press either, she wanted to be private, but wouldnt being with hades force her to be in the spotlight that makes her uncomfortable? also the citizens of the underworld already dislike hades, why would they want a uncontrollable felon as their queen, even if she found innocent? idk the whole thing just makes the endgame less plausible, tbh.

8. love that rachel was able to find a random deity name to name her random nymph the greek word for "beans" meanwhile apparently cant google actual greek names for even one off characters? like andrew, ellen, george, alexis, damian, luke, phoebe, sophia, and so any other english names are also greek, but she cant even bother with that? what exactly is her "research" if she cant even bother to spend 30 seconds googling greek names? at this point LO seems determined to be as un-Greek as possible.

9. wait so everyone in LO went from having no idea who persephone was, to her only showing up on ONE magazine cover, to now being the most well known person with a signature color? all in the span of two weeks with no genuine public outings? how does that make sense? also white isnt even her signature color if 90%+ the female cast and even a lot of the men ((including ZEUS) all wear it too.

10. the fact the courthouse WASNT the areopagus, aka the place in greece where they say the first ever trial ever happened and where the court system was invented, is just another point of rachel talking out her ass about being "respectful" or "researched" on greece and their mythology. its literally one of the most famous mythology spots ever with some fantastic stories to it and she's just like "nah! boring rectangle will do!" like why even both with mythology then if its this devoid of it?

11. Anons are saying Hades in the FS chapter is leaning down and talking to Persy like a child. Say it aint true.

(I wanna see. I thought RS was finally giving Persy adult proportions). 😨

12. So wait, hold up. I kinda get where RS is coming from with the law school in the underworld (because Hades is supposed to be a kinda Judge, jury, executioner situation in the afterlife when it comes to mortals and their "punishments" and whatnot). However, is RS stating that the ONLY law school / courthouse exists in the underworld? If so, why? Why wouldn't Athena be there then. She's a goddess of strategy and justice (among other things).

Also is RS really implying that Hades owns not only the banks and underworld but the law too? She really wants Hades to be a Gary Sue along side her Mary Sue - Hades controls everything that matters and since its his realm and blah blah blah rules, Zeus, king of the gods cant do anything about it.

(Which is dumb. Because you would think that because Persephone committed the crime in the mortal realm / on, or near Olympus that therefore she would be brought back there to dole out justice under Zeus jurisdiction because she committed the crime in His Realm). 

13. FP Spoiler ahead:

Why on earth couldn't the reporters have Greek names? There is so much wrong and bad with this story, yet this irks me so much. It is Brenda all over again.

14. i dont really get the point of the trial plotline, tbh. even persephone says she should be punished and held accountable, but hades is framed in the right for trying to go against that and weasel her out of it. so?? plus zeus has legit reason to punish them? persephone is a danger to others, demeter and hermes both committed treason to cover it up, and hades was harboring a fugitive of the law and is now trying to force the system to let her go. how is zeus in the wrong for this?

[byjillianmaria]

10 Answers and 10 Questions

I was tagged by @chanting-to-u :D about a billion years ago, because I am just now cleaning out my drafts of writing memes. Thaaanks!!

1. Is there a genre, trope, or idea you’d like to tackle in the foreseeable future?

I mean, I’m always looking to tackle new genres and ideas!! I’m finally diving into fantasy with The Fair Folk. But, honestly, who knows what I’ll write next. I do my best not to limit myself ... Even though I always come back to horror, in the end ;)

2. What kind of antagonist do you prefer to write? A male villain? Female villain?

Hmmm ... I like sadistic villains. Gray morality is fun and good and I love reading it, but I always have more fun writing just ... total assholes, lmao. I tend to prefer female villains just because I prefer female characters in general, but I don’t limit myself.

3. Also on characters, what kind of character is the most easy to write? Which one the most difficult?

Good question! For most easy, I’d say the stubborn ones, because it’s easy to make them influence the plot. Just put the idea in their head and watch ‘em go!!! Most difficult ... I’d say very young or very old characters. Because I don’t remember/don’t have the life experiences, it’s a bit harder to make the voices authentic!

4. Any tips or advice for those of us with writer’s block?

Put words on the page. It sounds so simple when you say it out loud, but really. Sometimes you’re gonna get four words down in an hour. Sometimes all four of those words will be shit. It’s okay. Embrace it. You don’t have to get it right the first time.

5. What do you like to do first in a story? Build the world? Outline the plot? Characters?

Depends entirely on the story! It tends to go Basic Plot > Basic Characters > Worldbuilding/Intense Character Building > Write draft and hammer out plot outline as I go along. But each story needs something different.

6. What is the most difficult part of the writing process for you?

Ummm ... Knowing when to stop writing and just publish the danged thing already?

7. Would/Do you want an audio book for your WIP (or already published) projects? Who would you pick to read your story?

Of course! I’d love for my books to be accessible to more people. As for who would read it ... hmmm ... that would require me picking a voice headcanon for Elizabeth, seeing as how Songbird is in first person! That’s hard! Geez ... (Now I kinda wanna do it though. You might be seeing a voice fancast for Songbird in the near future lmao).

8. Would/Do you prefer to self-publish or through an agent/publishing house?

Self-Publish. If I went through traditional publishing, there’d be a lot of pressure for me to make writing fiction my “full-time” job, at least from my mind. I don’t necessarily want to do that — I want to have my books be one source of income, along with my freelance work (and possibly the webcomic if we get enough of a following to justify a Patreon/Patreon continues to fix the clusterfuck they made *fingers crossed*).

Why do you write?

Because I love it!! It’s as simple and as complicated as that.

Any writers / writeblrs you’d recommend fellow writers to check out (shoutout time! :D)?

Aw geez, there are a lot of really lovely ones! I have my favorites, of course, but I hate naming them because I don’t want to single any out ...

Not tagging anyone in this one. I’m going to be doing a few tag games today as I clean out these drafts, so I’m pacing myself ;)