#I may delete this later

[yoursincalendricalheresy]

Few things make me or annoyed than the argument that Héra is not-like-other-girls or has no personality.

My girl’s first scene in the whole movie is her going on a camping trip with the end goal of throwing a leg of mutton at an eagle. Which, according to her, her older brother told her would get her ripped limb from limb. Her first response to a rabid oliphant is ‘huh. I know what could eat that!’ and then stays to watch it happen. Freca is right, this girl is feral and I love her for it.

As for the not like other girls… where? That tired moment of ‘why do i have to wear a dress, i wish i could just wear pants’ never happens. Fréaláf comments not on her clothes as being unusual but the fact that she’s managed to keep them free of mud. She’s been trained to fight, sure, but that doesn’t seem unusual for women of the royal family. Besides, you will never convince me that she wasn’t the kind of little sibling that insisted on doing everything Háma did for the first ten years of her life. She doesn’t want to get married. That’s it. Full stop.

[kechiwrites]

wake up; reader getting fucked from below by neighbour!Simon who keeps your hands pinned behind your back while he bullies the thickness of his cock inside you, just a little too deep. All too happy to let you drool on his shoulder as he drives into you again and again, watching the reflection of your ass bouncing heavy and fast over his lap on the black screen of your television. Scarred and tattooed arms sinking into your sides, anchoring you to him, implacable, insatiable. He was only supposed to pick-up a package mistakenly delivered to your front door, too heavy for you to bring it over yourself. Only supposed to have 'a cuppa, if you have it, pet.' Only supposed to take a kiss, soft, fleeting. Only supposed to 'touch it, over yer clothes, promise.' Only supposed to rub against the outside, slotting his ruddy, leaking tip between the already soaked lips of your pussy. Only supposed to pull out, come against the curve of your ass.

But Ghost can be neighbourly, he can go above and beyond. If it's for you.

[romanxeisdeadbutimnot]

Some zosan warmups

[michaelsgavey]

this had to be made

[ladyvictoriaa11]

In the traditional version of the myth in which Athena is a parthenogenetic daughter of Zeus (no Metis) I have always believed that Athena must be very similar to Hera, as she is the fruit of Zeus' thoughts, almost like his design of an ideal daughter and therefore similar in appearance to Hera.

[lonewolfel]

Ok so guess who is finally putting the English Lit major that their almost finished with to use. Below the cut is a character analysis. I will also be using an outside sources such as "Medea" by Euripides you do not have to read "Medea" to understand the point I will be using them for as I will explain it.

I want to talk about Athena (and to a lesser extent Odysseus) specifically her role in the narrative.

Blame @saixria post for this (let me know if you don't want to be tagged).

One thing I have noticed after reading her post is that Athena seems to have a similar role to that of the chorus in Greek plays.

For a class project I recently reread "Medea" by Euripides and I recently realized how similar Athena in "Epic" and the chorus in "Medea" are. First I will explain the difference between Ancient Greek choruses and modern choruses. Modern choruses act as either back up or characters in their own right (not to mention they only really have roles in musicals), Ancient Greek choruses are characters (unnamed) and can interact with other characters in the play such as "Old nurse, tell me./I heard from some household servant in there that she’s been screaming. I find no pleasure/in this house’s suffering. We’ve been friends." (Euripides, 158-161) however they break the fourth wall and give things to the audience that they wouldn't know without as seen with "You sailed here from your father’s house,/your heart on fire, past those two rocks/that stand guard to the Euxine Sea./You live now in a foreign land." (Euripides, 506-509). Ancient Greek choruses also were tasked with teaching the lessons of the play "Gods often contradict/our fondest expectations./What we anticipate/does not come to pass./What we don’t expect/some god finds a way/to make it happen." (Euripides, 1685-1691).

If we address Saixria's point on Athena talking to the audience in I can't help but wonder then she would fit into the role perfectly. She is a character in her own right that interacts with other characters, teaches some of the lessons in "Epic" and breaks the fourth wall by addressing the audience. She also gives us information that as an audience we don't know but the characters do know. In Suffering we are left unsure how much time has passed or how they got out of the Underworld, compare that to Love in Paradise where Athena says "Seven years she's kept you trapped, outta your control". She is clueing the audience into aspects of the story that they may have missed. I would like to point out that her role in "Epic" is similar to that of Ancient Greek choruses it does not mean Athena is a representation of it. Ancient Greek choruses didn't have any actual affect on the plot where as her actions within the story are important.

This also does something interesting as it suggests that Athena is telling the story and as such it is her perspective we are viewing through. While Odysseus is the protagonist and focal point of the whole story he isn't always in focus as with the Wisdom Saga were it isn't until Love in Paradise that he makes an appearance. Odysseus wouldn't know about what happened between Athena and his son and her and the gods (yes Odysseus could find out after but there are other reasons that I think this is unlikely). Odysseus isn't actually named within the musical until Remember Them which is in the second saga and the ninth song. While yes the audience knew exactly who Odysseus is it is extremely odd. Telemachus also has a similar issue which is why some people confused Telemachus for a young Odysseus (yes, Telemachus's name is states as early as The Horse and the Infant, however his character is not named with his name only really being implied based off of the knowledge that he is Odysseus's son). Other reoccurring characters are named fairly early on (this excludes Zeus and the suitors who's names aren't mentioned in the actual songs). Character names are really important as they signal their significance to the plot and differentiate it. The lack of early name uses for both Odysseus and Telemachus could suggest an audience insertion for these characters for seeing the world of "Epic" through their eyes as if we are experiencing this moment. The audience also gets important aspects of these characters through other characters (Odysseus being a leader and a friend and having a close relationship to the crew. Telemachus being an underdog and willing to great the world with open arms.) This is important as they both are the students of Athena and if Athena is the one telling the story it allows the audience to be further placed in Odysseus's and Telemachus's shoes (or sandals).

There is also the fact that Athena's character arch symbolizes a change in the story. Odysseus's character arch of becoming a monster has little change in the story until 600 Strikes. Despite making the change of becoming a monster it doesn't help him until the end as he is continued to be separated from Ithaca. Athena's character arch though acts as a renewal of hope within "Epic". Athena aids Telemachus giving him hope that he can fight back against the suitors. In God Games she is the reason that Odysseus has a final chance; a hope of returning home. While Odysseus fully submitting to becoming a monster in 600 Strikes can also be assigned hope to me it feels like the act of a desperate man with nothing else to lose.

Warrior of the Mind also makes more sense in this regard. Warrior of the Mind feels narratively like a retroactive song. While the music of the song is repeated the lyrical themes aren't. Athena never acknowledges her desire to create the greatest warrior until in I can't help but wonder. Not to mention it dives more into Athena's thinking then Odysseus with their meeting being from her perspective (also the fact she is introduced twice in the song once by herself and again by Odysseus a sign of her importance as it signals to the audience that she is an important character to remember). Her words are also extremely vague. What does she mean he will change the world? What does she mean by build a better tomorrow? What is her purpose for Odysseus? Also what is a warrior of the mind? Despite this being her song from her perspective her motivation seems rather vague. We know there is an aspect of ruthlessness and turning off emotions but it is unclear if those are her only goals or to what extent.

There is also the fact that despite this song supposedly for reminding Odysseus of her lessons it focuses on before their meeting and their first meeting. Moments were Athena isn't teaching him. This song clues the audience into Athena and Odysseus's relationship however story wise makes no sense. A few aspects of the song do appear later on in regard to My Goodbye (Odysseus considering her a friend, her being his mentor, her against emotions, him being a warrior but not referred to as a warrior of the mind, and disappointment; the warning can be considered redundance to Warrior of the Mind but I always took it as her orders to him in Remember Them) the song by itself holds little significant until I Can't Help But Wonder. One of the interesting things to not is that Athena's motivation in Warrior of the Mind and My Goodbye are different. As stated before in Warrior of the Mind her goal is to create the greatest warrior so that they can change the world. Odysseus states that she is just doing this to be known, this obviously ties into her pride which can be tied to Warrior of the Mind in regard to her being prideful into changing the world in her image; however, why not say that. Why say fighting to be known instead of saying she wants the world in her image? He makes no actual mention of her motivation she claims in Warrior of the Mind suggesting within the story's timeline the song hasn't actually happened yet. This is important as some of the aspects she brings up in Warrior of the Mind are also brought up in Remember Them. Once again she is reminding him of the lessons she has taught him while also not mentioning the fact they had a similar conversation in Warrior of the Mind.

One thing I have noticed is that outside of Warrior of the Mind, Odysseus never actually uses the title of warrior of the mind (I could be wrong). Yes in My Goodbye he rejects the title he is given but before that he is never referred to as that by anyone else. The only person after Warrior of the Mind that is referred to as a warrior of the mind is Telemachus in Odysseus (in the animated part). No gods refer to Odysseus that way (even Poseidon who has a thing against Athena in myth) or even during The Horse and the Infant when the title of warrior of the mind would have been extremely important. This could mean that the idea of warrior of the mind hasn't actually happened yet or that Odysseus wasn't the one she was referring to in the song.

I Can't Help But Wonder carries most of the references to Warrior of the Mind. This being with Odysseus calling out to Athena about knowing that she is watching him. Her reference to making the world a better place and an offering for him to be beside her. There is also the acknowledgement that what she had taught him was wrong. These similarities could be a suggestion towards circular story telling (where the story is a cycle where the end returns to the beginning this would go along with Saixra's idea of Athena telling this story). It can also be used to highlight Athena's character arch as playing the two songs next to each other highlights Athena's different ideologies within each of the songs. It also shows how little her main goal has actually changed in terms of making a better tomorrow just how she is going about it has change.

Saixra's point on the "maybe"s and "what if"s is rather interesting. As she mentioned it is tied to a future specifically with regards to a future with open arms, which Circe, Athena, and Telemachus suggest. All of those characters will experience the future with Circe and Athena both being immortal and Telemachus due to being in his twenties he may live long enough to witness it. Athena represents seeing that future, Circe creating a future where she wont be able to see (due to her being imprisoned on an island), and Telemachus a future that may happen in his lifetime but one he still has to fight to reach. I would however point something out about what she says specifically in terms of "maybe"s. Maybe is vague word that simultaneously means both positive and negative. Lets look at one of her lines in Warrior of the Mind "Maybe one day he'll follow me" it can me one day he'll follow her while also meaning he won't follow her. Maybe leaves room in the future for anything to happen. Due to her uses of maybe and if we believe this is Athena telling the story after the events that her goal still hasn't been reached. That she is still holding out hope that this future could happen.

All of this leads to reaffirming the idea that Athena is telling this story and this is her cry for action.

TLDR: Athena is like Ancient Greek choruses who are telling the story to the audience and teaching it. While the story places you in Odysseus's place (and to some degree Telemachus's) it is clear that it is due to his relationship to Athena and how it ties to her character arch.

I might be missing something in the TLDR because I honestly have lost the plot of this. (Especially cause I first started talking about "Epic"s use of genre I may post that eventually cause I find it really interesting but also I know I'm going to be the only person who understands what I am saying.) I think after this someone needs to take away my (future) degree I have lost it's privilege. Sorry for this but hey thanks for reading all my rambling.

[artbyzephra]

[novuit]

I felt a little goofy and tried recording my imaginary scenarios and animating at like 3 in the morning..

[toffeebrews]

I love how my brain went; out of all the fictional crushes I could've had, it went, "Yeah, know, those two au skeletons you used to love in middle school? You will crush on them. " Why did my brain do this to me, huh? I didn't choose this life. YOU THINK I CHOOSE TO CRUSH ON THOSE TWO DOOFUSES??? (error by @/loverofpiggies ink by @/coymet)

(fictional crushes on unconventional characters is fine right? in 2024? i won't get like slammed right? please? please don't dox me.)

[clowncanvas]

Really struggling with mental health rn. I know I'm probably yelling into the void but. Wally Darling pics and short stories in my asks would be vastly appreciated. I just want the comfort ❤️🧡💛💙

[feminazipunk]

msi made me realize im a sadist

[hils79]

Never in all my 14 years on Tumblr have I thought about setting up a sideblog for a specific fandom but last night I was considering it for kpop and I probably need to think about why that is.

My blog is very much a scrapbook of whatever I happen to be into at any given time. I wouldn’t say I’m embarrassed about my slow descent into kpop fandom but I’m also aware that as a white woman in my mid 40s I am not the target demographic. A lot of these idols are young enough to be my son, but a lot of actors I like are also young enough to be my son and I don’t feel weird about that. Why is this different?

I should have the confidence to say that looking at Kim Hongjoong makes me happy and that it brightens my day just knowing he's out there doing his thing. God knows we could all use a little happiness in our lives regardless of where it comes from.

[g-oblincat]

It really bothers me how people on English speaking internet anonymize and therefore slightly dehumanize Chinese people on the net.

I'm reading an indie game retrospective about the success of their game who named the western streamers who streamed their game early on, but referred to a Chinese one as, I quote, "some Chinese streamer on bilibili" despite the fact that this streamer got them a publisher deal that was a key part of their success story.

I don't think it's just a matter of not naming someone you assume your audience won't know or wanting to avoid mentioning a foreign name (which is ... Still weird...). In lolita circles, people often namedrop brands regardless of if they're western or Japanese, and also regardless of if they're indie or brand. However, I almost never see a Chinese brand named- everyone is always referred to as a "Taobao brand". (Rainedragon has a great post on this from 2018, so I guess this is not a new problem). I definitely notice when creators shoutout western indies who use Chinese manufacturing, but won't name pieces by Chinese designers*. It's giving not seeing Chinese people and designers as members of your hobby community, but some unknown black-box monolith that content just materializes from that you can take from thoughtlessly.

Lastly, I think anyone pulling out the "but the Chinese govt is bad!" Excuse for being rude to random indie clothing designers and game streamers is being intentionally ignorant. How have US people gone thru the trump administration and assume everyone in a country agrees with their leaders. Also if you're truly so horrified by the entire country of China that you don't even want to name them, you can stop taking publishing deals from them and buying cheap blouses and shoes for your wardrobe from them. But you won't.

* Not disparaging western indies brands or using Chinese manufacturing- let's not pretend Chinese manufacturing is unilaterally unethical, or unethical labor practices don't happen in the US.

[jaguarys]

One thing about CSM fanartists is they will pop the fuck off

[gestureintongues]

do not judge that this isn’t that great, but hey! i did our makeup, this was an idea maw had for their birthday makeup tomorrow, so i tried it, and it looks good for someone who knows nothing about makeup. even while i’ve wore lipstick before, maw has put that on me, which we will be wearing with this! i’m a bit proud of myself is all, and i’m sharing.

(photo under cut.)

[elementalwriter67]

Someone tell me why I am the stupidest mother fucker on the planet. I have just spent the past few minutes wildly scrolling through my blog trying to get back to at least one of the parts of one of my fanfictions so I can reread it because I'm going to attempt working on it again. No I will not be telling you which one. And somewhere around my Hazbin Hotel fixation and my return FNAF fixation I had thought of why am I doing this? I have fucking document with the links saved!! Why am I just scrolling through my own blog looking for it?! Why did it take me at least five minutes to remember this?! Why am I like this?!

I also feel it important to inform you all that I had to log back into tumblr on my computer to do this. I had to go out of my way and log back into tumblr on my computer because it has been so long since I've been on the damn thing just to spend five, maybe more, minutes scrolling through my blog, for nothing. I... I have no words. I'm going home. This is bullshit.