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I'm not getting into The Giving Tree discourse...
#personal#delete later#idk i just saw a post of the “alternate ending” comic on my dash and everyone praising it as an improvement and “fixing” the original#which i kinda resent#while tulli and i was taking my nephew to a book store we walked around the kids section and found the giving tree and we read through it#and i was so stricken by how profoundly sad it is. it's not a happy story#in the end both versions tell the exact same lesson. but one flat out tells you and the other makes you sit with a pit in your stomach#and work to find the answer#i dunno it's kids literature but kids literature is important. i don't wanna discredit anyone's bad memories with the book but also i think#sometimes it's ok to make kids a bit sad and upset with fiction.#tweet that goes “what if romeo and juliet didn't kill themselves and explained to the audience that family feuds are bad”#idk you can't seriously read the original book as an adult and say it's glorifying self-martyrdom#when the final drawing of the book is of an old tired man sitting on arotting stump with his hat fallen to the ground#again i don't wanna invalidate people's feelings if they enjoy the alt version i think it's really nice too. but the original has its#purpose too. imagine if at the end of the lorax they show that the boy did it and replanted the world happy ending#wait they did that in the movie shit#i dunno i just love somber children's literature. tulli and i are talking about moomin right now and how the series ends with the moomin#family just leaving. and nobody gets to say goodbye to them. their friends have to find ways to live with the emptiness they've left behin
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you know what, actually? fuck everything forever. fuck corporate greed and fuck capitalism and fuck homophobia and fuck racism. no one can get invested in shows that don't already have established IP because they get cancelled. every new piece of media is at risk because streamers and networks don't have 20+ years of data to back up the investment. they may try for a year or two, but their solution will always be to cancel shows in their prime in favor of producing the same shit they churn out year after year because it's 'safer'. when you have a rabid, built-in fanbase and media attention and the streaming numbers and still no one will pick it up? yea. fuck everything.
#ofmd#our flag means death#goodbye i'm going to go work on my fic now#motivated by anger and sadness to give these boys the full story they deserve#danny.xls
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@giftober 2024 | Day 4: slow motion
Matilda? What are you waiting for?! Start the incantation!!
Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story, Episode 10 “The Haunting of the Hollow” [x]
#giftober2024#headless: a sleepy hollow story#witchesnet#filmtvcentral#userthing#entsource#tvedit#femalecharacters#shipwrecked comedy#matilda bishop#sinead persaud#mary kate wiles#katrina van tassel#katrina and matilda#headlessedit#my edits#witches#she hates the sound that goodbyes make#THEIR FACES#THEY FOUGHT SO HARD#AND THEY LOST#AND IT'S ALL IN THESE TINY MICRO EXPRESSIONS THAT BREAK MY HEART#the little raise of kat's eyebrows that show such vulnerability and pleading and sadness for a fraction of a moment and ahhhhHHH
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Farewell kiss
#is this sad? I hope not#when I have no energy to fight the drama canon where llh yeeted himself out of the story#i like to think what if he left a proper goodbye instead#what if there is a closure for anyone to accept his death#and what it looks like for dfs#mysterious lotus casebook#di feisheng#li lianhua#dihua#daily dose of tragic dihua vibe#tiny's sketches
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Like they just did that and moved on
#i know they werent the point of the story/other things were going on (al) BUT OMFG#like WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE JUST WENT AND DID THAT?? WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY MEANT EVERYTHING TO HIM???#“oh. ive had enough. yeah. thats all i really need. they gave me everything i could want. hehe. thank you. and goodbye. my friends”#ASDFGHJKL?!?!?!?!??!?!#sorry i cant be coherent about this please understand what im trying to say#“i want the world” “no you want friends” “shit ur right. guess ill die” “okay cool ill yell ur name and then never be sad about it”#do not misunderstand me i absolutely love them i adore them but like do you see what im trying to say#also in the sub (the one i watched at least. idk if they differ between platforms) he says#“enough... yeah. thats enough. i dont need anything more. see you later. my soul... friends”#OUGH#FUCK#thank goodness for fanfiction yknow. i need them in grief and pain but also i need him to live yknow#fmab spoilers#fmab#fullmetal alchemist brotherhood#greed the avaricious#greedling#ling yao#edward elric#im so not okay about them istg#moss' madness
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Quotes from Kieran that straight-up sound like Shakespearean love poetry: a comprehensive list
‘None may touch me. None but you.’
‘What is left of my heart belongs to you. When you leave, it will shatter anew.’
‘Tell me I did not hurt you.’
‘How am I expected to pass another century without the taste of you on my tongue?’
‘After so many decades spent hating each sunset, knowing nightfall would take my freedom from me... I began to yearn for the moonrise instead of cursing it. Because dreams of you might be waiting on the other side.’
‘I would rather be cursed to roam the wilds as a beast every night than live endless lifetimes without you.’
‘Wherever it is that souls may go, you will find mine waiting for you at the end of all things.’
‘You shall pay dearly for every spilled drop of her blood.’
‘I was not lying. Were you?’
‘Just this once, beloved... I wish you could not lie.’
‘You hold all of my heart, beloved. Now, and always.’
‘I would make and unmake the world for you, beloved.’
‘Believe me when I say I want every part of you. Every version. Now and future.’
‘Look, beloved. Your skin is a canvas covered in stars.’
‘If I were you, I would begin by thanking her and throw yourself on her continued mercy. Because you’ll get none from me.’
‘What would be the point of immortality without you?’
‘No magic. Like an everyday mortal.’
‘Insult her again, and I will carve my refusal into your flesh, so that you may never forget it.’
‘I don’t care what your title is. Every breath, every beat of my heart belongs to you. You are mine for life.’
‘Thank you… for sharing the sky with me.’
‘If you lay a single hand on her, there will be nothing left of this place but a hole in the ground.’
‘Let us live in this moment long enough that I may love you the way you deserve.’
‘I will let nothing separate us… I shall always find you. Your heart calls to mine in a language beyond words.’
‘For you I would set worlds aflame, tear the sun and moon from the sky. I did not live before I met you.’
‘Perhaps you are the most courageous of all, for choosing to live among us. A mortal among gods.’
‘Welcome home, beloved.’
‘You helped me find peace in my grief. I will always help you find peace in yours.’
‘You sacrifice too much for me, beloved.’
‘I cannot give you my heart. It already belongs to someone else.’
‘There will always be tasks vying for our attention. But you are more important to me than any of them.’
‘I like being in here. I always want you to have the freedom of a place to call your own… and it means everything, that you welcome me in.’
(And finally, BONUS: Quotes from *other* characters in The Cursed Heart that straight-up sound like Shakespearean poetry, because the writers of this book just do. not. rest.)
‘I know you. I’m not afraid.’
‘I love him so terribly, it hurts.’
‘You are so much stronger than you know. And a love as strong as this is worth fighting for.’
‘Even if you kill me, I’m glad I met you. Because you deserve to be happy. You deserve to be loved. And I will love you until my very last breath.’
‘The world is rarely gentle to those who are so kind. It is you who must be the strongest of all.’
‘What do you want with that cursed thing?’ / ‘To cut the Sun and the Moon from the sky.’
‘Anything here that wishes to eat me had best prepare to choke.’
‘I know you. And I love you. Both your darkness and your light.’
‘You are everything I want. Just you. Just like this.’
‘If love could forestall death, we would all be immortal.’
‘All stories end. Even ours. That’s what makes them beautiful.’
‘I don’t care where I sleep, so long as it’s beside you.’
#UPDATE: the series is finished and so is this list#and i am so so sad to say goodbye to it#but what a journey it’s been#playchoices#choices: stories you play#the cursed heart#kieran x mc#prince kieran#fandom essay#original post#prev tags:#i went back through every screenshot i’ve ever posted to make this list#and i will continue to review every screenshot i ever take#and it was and will continue to be worth every minute#this book deserves an award
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Goodbye but the other person doesn't know it is the last one.
1) Character A: Well, I guess this is it. Take care, okay?
Character B: Sure thing! We'll catch up soon, right?
Character A: nervously Yeah, definitely. Life's just getting a bit hectic.
Character B: I get it. We'll make plans when things settle down.
Character A: forces a smile Absolutely. It's been great knowing you.
Character B: Likewise! You're acting a bit weird today, though. Everything okay?
Character A: laughs awkwardly Oh, you know me. Always a bit weird. Just... dealing with stuff.
Character B: Well, if you ever need to talk, you know where to find me.
Character A: pauses Thanks, I appreciate that. Goodbye.
Character B: Goodbye for now! See you soon!
2) Character A: I'll catch you later, okay? Got some things to sort out.
Character B: Sure, we'll hang out soon. You seem a bit off today, though.
Character A: nervously Yeah, just life stuff. Nothing to worry about.
Character B: If you say so. Take care, okay?
Character A: awkwardly You too. It's been real, you know?
Character B: Definitely. We'll grab a coffee or something next time.
Character A: smiles weakly Sounds good. Until then.
Character B: See ya!
3) Character A: Alright, I'm heading out. Thanks for everything.
Character B: No problem! We'll catch up soon, right?
Character A: hesitates Yeah, about that... I might not be around for a while.
Character B: Oh? What's going on? You're acting a bit strange today.
Character A: forces a smile Just life being unpredictable. I'll miss our talks.
Character B: Miss our talks? You're starting to worry me. Are you okay?
Character A: evades the question I'll be fine. Take care of yourself, okay?
Character B: You're not telling me something. If you need help or anything...
Character A: interrupts gently Thanks. You've been a great friend. Goodbye.
Character B: Goodbye? Why does it sound like this is more than just a ‘see you later’?
#dialogue prompts#prompt#story starter#writeblr#writerblr#writing inspiration#writing prompt#dialogue prompt#writing prompts#prompts#writing ideas#writing#imagine your ocs#oc prompts#imagine your otp#otp prompts#angst prompt#goodbye prompts#sad prompt#goodbye
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Rest in peace David Lynch.
January 20th, 1946 - January 16th, 2025
Photo taken from this article.
#David Lynch#eraserhead#the elephant man#dune 1984#blue velvet#wild at heart#mystères à twin peaks (1990-1991)#twin peaks: fire walk with me#lost highway#the straight story#mulholland drive#inland empire#twin peaks the return#RIP#rest in peace#filmaker#director#artist#one of the greats#tv#movies#cinema#farewell#lynch#David Lynch movies#great artist#goodbye#not a good way to start 2025#sad day#twin peaks
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lcla! shiguang really do grow in such a beautiful way—seeing lu guang emphasize over and over how in spite of how important this mission regarding his teacher is, cheng xiaoshi and his safety come first.
he says flat out cxs doesn't have to do the mission (i mean, god, he even burned the original photo just to show how sincerely he regretted hiding and lying to cxs), showing how regardless of how badly he wants to cling to the past, for the sake of cheng xiaoshi and their friendship, he is willing to let it go.
then there's cxs's unwavering devotion and dedication to lu guang—he takes the mission extremely seriously and trains all for lu guang's sake and loses sleep over it because he has to get this right, he has to be able to give lu guang the closure he needs.
then there's the scene following xitha's death, where cheng xiaoshi says, "you must be sad, I'll come back and accompany you."
lu guang is preoccupied with the mysterious killer, obviously looking for justice for his teacher. but in that small moment cxs just wants to be with lu guang, and be able to comfort him.
it truly was a gradual process to get there but they care about each other so much <3
#link click#link click live action#lu guang#cheng xiaoshi#shiguang#ness lc tag#shiguang dailiren#im normal about them (lie)#LIKE GODDDDDD THEIR DEVELOPMENT MAN#also getting to see lg be so sad and lose it a little is always a treat#all this man knows is grief my goodness#it's fascinating cos i feel like la!lu guang's story is one in which ultimately letting go is the way forward#and i think it would be interesting if the donghua opposed this: what happens when someone w powers like these can't & won't#let go? i wanna see lg wreak havoc and be so selfish and such a hypocrite all because he refuses to say goodbye#and maybe donghua lg has already lost and let go and lost and let go but this time w cxs he won't do it#he just Can't#im just rambling but i love thinking about lg and his whole deal so much#and speculating and pondering yknow
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we had a disappointing ending. i know it crushed you to pieces when i couldn't make you happy anymore. i wish i could have painted a smile on your face when we said goodbye. i know you wanted me to stop you when you chose to walk away but i didn't. i think its time we choose ourselves. you will always have a bittersweet spot in my heart.
#break up#goodbye letter#saying goodbye#short poetry#i miss you#writers on tumblr#i loved you#heartbreak#wlw breakup#first love#heartbroken#poems on tumblr#sad poems#sad stories#sad poetry#sad post#wlw relationship#toxic relationship#growing up#love letter#wlw thoughts#wlw heartbreak#toxic love
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Yokai to Human Form Tidbit
Ok so there's human designs/ forms for Caspian's yokai friends 1, for fun, and 2, cause there's some situations where it's convenient/just better to have some in human forms (EX: Whisper coming to Caspian's choir concerts and conferences bc his parents are. fairly absent). Everyone has their own opinions on it and stuff and in this post I'ma talk about Baddinyan's!!
So fun little fact he does Not Like being human. This is mostly for body dysphoria adjacent feelings, like all of a sudden he has different hair, no fur, different ear placement, etc. The 'phantom limb' thing tends to happen with his tails, too, which is trippy and kinda uncomfortable. He also hates that a lot of his senses are dulled. smell, hearing, sight (especially in the dark), it makes everything feel kinda hazy and causes him to be a lot more stressed about everything.
Idk maybe I just think it's kinda funny to see a character thrown into a whole new form and reasonably be like. what. the hell this sucks. His easygoing (nice way of me saying his lazy ahh) and usually pretty chill/surprisingly level-headed mood is def worsened when he's constantly feeling skin that doesn't technically belong to him. A form he shouldn't really have.
As a result, he's oftentimes irritable and anxious in this form, with some days being better than others. He typically avoids having to use it unless he needs to though, and refuses to take his glasses off for anything. Has to be bribed with a Chocobar to enma forbid go out in public. He's also less used to it than most due to his extreme aversion to it. He just hates it and everything is physically gross and cloudy and nothing's in the right place and he can't explain why.
Badude, on the other hand, doesn't mind being human! It feels more similar to his body than it does for Baddinyan, and is kind of a fun change of pace every now and then. He's Baddinyan's like. closest friend besides Caspian in this AU, so he's typically who's convincing him to not kill everyone in the room and/or take off the stupid leaf in public lol. Their convos can sometimes go like
"C'mon, it's just until we get outta the store. Don't get your non-existent tails in a twist-"
"Shut up and do nyot remind me right nyeow."
"(Oh it's like. that kind of day whoopsies) Mbmb, we can ditch these nerds and go look at the candy isle or somethin' for a bit..?"
He stinks at comforting people or anything like that but tries. Sometimes. idiots
I'm working on references, but all I have to say about their designs for now is vitiligo Black-Mexican Baddinyan and Mexican-Japanese Badude CANON!!! See you for now! :) Have a radtastical day out there, don't implode or get rocks thrown into your inbox!! (again for some of you...)
#hahhhhhh guess who had to rewrite this cuz i accidently posted it to a community and deleted it without thinking without pasting it into my#doc for rants? meee...wahaha.......#sorry to be a bit of a downer lately about stuff like this especially in tags!! but sometimes i wonder if there's someone or something out#there that really doesn't like my stories and stuff cause it keeps getting deleted ;=u=#not that it matters too much but it's been making me pretty sad recently dsmcfjdekope but anyways omg what am i doing#I'm gonna make myself some hot choco and rewrite this! better!! then I'll watch yokai watch >:) we got this yall <333#pretty much end of rewriting this yomakai here!! Maybe it's projection but I. can't see most of the characters on my team as lightskinned#explodes I love YAPPING!!! Also I'm in a far better mood now wahahaugh!!#Baddinyan#●posts from yomakai#□ yolo watch 2!#♤ resident rambles#I love aus#so murhcsdd.ed.......#always ask me questions about it alwsays btw. will yap about them anytime#OH!! IF I HAVENT RESPONDED TO YOUR MESSAGE SORRY!!!#I've been a bit preoccupied with working on au stuff like this and or trying not to stress over Big Thing tomorrow that might be fun tho!!#Love yall and goodbye as I said previously. thank you for reading my asinine ramblings as usual!! ^u^#Oml forgot to mention#black mexican baddinyan is based off my hc for jibanyan being blk/jp and roughraff being mex/jp#Mixed characters my beloved#I speak in the tags what I fear in the post/lh/hj
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i may be obsessed.
#her name is tenka but everyone calls her brandy#(warden nickname she earned in her early days due her unbreakable record of being able to drink ANYONE under the table)#her mother was banished from orzammar when she fell pregnant with her (long story very sad and dramatic and lowkey personal)#and while she was pregnant she was cared for and eventually fell in love with a gentle blacksmith from a small ferelden village#who her mother married (taking his surname) and who raised tenka as his daughter#she was a young child during the fifth blight and their village survived unscathed w the exception of some food shortages and trade issues#nothing life shattering#but she had heard of the darkspawn from her mother's stories about their family's history and they were her boogeymen#her monsters under the bed#but her parents reminded her she's smaller than all the other children and that's her strength. she's brilliant at hide and seek.#the darkspawn didn't come during the apex of the fifth blight but after#some lone grey warden had been staying at the inn that weekend. said something about looking for someone#now when the darkspawn came tenka Hid. her father was outside. her mother had already gone to the market. it was still morning#they said they wouldn't get in the house. it got very loud and then very quiet. and they got in.#she burst from the cupboard and ran to her father's smithy but she was only a child and when a darkspawn axe raked her back she collapsed#into the rack of blades she had been reaching for. these were her monsters and she was bleeding so much and her parents were missing#and she was so scared so so so scared. between fight and flight it was always flight and she had nowhere left to fly to#another graze of the blade across her chest as she scampered back made her scream and that's when she saw rowena#her uncles and cousins from her mother's stories never felt like heroes due to what they did to her mother but when she saw rowena hack#down her monsters piercing through them valiantly like light through the crack in her dark bedroom door#with her mother and father right behind completely safe and sobbing and relieved and Alive#she had never looked up to someone more#see rowena got a lot of things wrong but brandy is exactly what she got right#only two villagers died. farmers. it had been but a small darkspawn raid. but she saved a girl. saved a family. saved a town.#rowena stayed in town while tenka recovered (most likely to ensure she didn't contract the blight) and tenka adored her every move#she knows nothing of rowena's struggles. knows nothing of rowena's missteps. nothing of the constant reminder of mortality in her head#just that she's her hero. just that she wants to be exactly like her.#she joined the wardens young with a kiss to her parents goodbye and never looked back even when it turned out to be harder#in ways she'd never imagined. but she was immovable. a force of will. she was dauntless and daring and it was her idolization of rowena#that inspired her and kept her going. where other wardens cracked no amount of hardship could break her. it was almost Smug
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Questions Horizons fans:
Do you guys think Terapagos will stay with Liko & remain on the show even after the Rakua story concludes?
It seems like we're getting closer & closer to the end of the Rakua story at last given the recent episode & upcoming in a few weeks, and I really want our sweet Pagogo to keep adventuring with us, but I heavily feel once they reach Rakua & Gibeon is defeated & Terapagos' powers are restored, there's going to be a big "Terapagos must stay in Rakua to protect it" scene and this freaking cartoon will have me crying like when May said goodbye to Manaphy lol.
I think he's a really cute addition to the show (I always refer to anime Terapagos as male because I feel that's why SV Terapagos was gender-locked) but it feels a little too good to be true for a legendary to be a long running character in the show, like Zygarde in XYZ or Nebby in SM.
Side note: the moment Liko terastallizes him will be peak
#I've literally fallen in love with this freaking turtle because of the show & dont wanna say goodbye#but i feel like its coming & I'm going to be sad as hell#unless they bring Ogerpon in after & do a whole Pecharunt story to fill the void lmao#pokemon#pokemon hz#pokemon horizons#pokemon liko#liko#terapagos#anipoke#pokeani
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Before I started campaign 2 I was like “oh no :(( I’m gonna miss Bahumia so much :((“ and now that I’m finished with campaign 2 and ready to hop into campaign 3 and go back to Bahumia I’m like “oh no :(( I’m gonna miss Eldermourne so much :((“
The cycle continues
#the world of eldermourne seems so expansive I would love to see more of it explored#I was really happy we got those hexbud episodes so we kinda got to see a different side of it even within the main campaign#but I would love love LOVE to see even more of it if the gang still thinks there are stories to tell there#zirk vervain has become one of my favorite characters. what a loser (affectionate)#but also GOD to raw emotions of him cutting ties with his mom and trying to actually help others#after years of swindling them and causing harm through the deception#and fia having to wrestle between her past (her trauma + the one good thing in her childhood irina)#and her present (Henry and zirk and the friends she has made in her journey)#to build a better future was such a good part of the finale#and Henry who has lived all these lives constantly running away#only to finally meet people who give him the courage to stand up and fight in this life#my friend told me there’s a sizable group of people who don’t like eldermourne which makes me sad like damn#anyways. I will start ba2umia in the new year. very excited for that even as I say goodbye to my friends the third mates#eldermourne#naddpod eldermourne#naddpod#naddpod c2#white weasel talks
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Story of a Dream by Bamboo_Gden
Story of a Dream
by Bamboo_Gden
G, 1k, Wei Wuxian & Jiang Yanli
Summary: She tried to shake away any sad thought, this was supposed to be a merry reunion, after all. A-Xian had always been someone very especial to her. A solace of gentleness and kindness within a house so filled of grudges and hatred. She knew it was the same to him. Blood didn’t tie them, but they were undoubtedly family. Jiang Yanli pays a visit to her A-Xian to catch up with him. Kay's comments: Short and absolutely heart-breaking. A story in which post-canon, Jiang Yanli is given the chance to say goodbye to her A-Xian. It made me really sad, but it was also cathartic. These two should have been given the chance to have a final conversation. Definitely bittersweet though. I'm not really sure why this story is tagged as Yu Ziyuan bashing, because she's mentioned in like one line. Excerpt: “Is that lotus root and pork ribs soup?”, he asked with a hopeful expression. This stopped every unwelcomed thought of hers. His expression reminded her of the one he bore as a child. When he looked at her with shining eyes which believed she could easily hang the moon and the stars. He still looked at her like that. A-Xian had grown up and changed so much. Even so, he was still her dear little brother. A-Xian would never stop being her beloved little brother. “It is. Now that we don’t see each other that frequently I thought you would miss it.” Something flickered in A-Xian’s eyes. He seemed to be troubled about something. Jiang Yanli could see the hesitation and the struggle he was having. In the end, he smiled and said, “Of course I do, shijie, I miss it so much I even tried to replicate it. But it’s very difficult without the recipe.” Jiang Yanli didn’t fail to catch the rueful tone with which he pronounced those words. She thought about commenting on them. Instead, she accepted the offer to enter his room and sat with him on his bed. She looked around, everything was as she remembered. She looked fondly at the image of a couple carved in the headboard.
pov jiang yanli, post-canon, pov outsider on lan wangji/wei wuxian, bittersweet, bittersweet ending, reunions, families of choice, jiang yanli deserves better, sad wei wuxian, goodbyes, good sibling jiang yanli, cooking, comfort food
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(Please REBLOG as a signal boost for this hard-working author if you like – or think others might like – this story.)
#May 2024#Wangxian Fic Rec#The Untamed#Wangxian#MDZS#Kay's Rec#Story of a Dream#Bamboo_Gden#short fic <15k#Gen#pov jiang yanli#post-canon#pov outsider on lan wangji/wei wuxian#bittersweet#bittersweet ending#reunions#families of choice#jiang yanli deserves better#sad wei wuxian#goodbyes#good sibling jiang yanli#cooking#comfort food
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(Jump scare)
Chapter 3: Polyphemus
Once their boats had made landfall Odysseus chose Polites and Eurylochus and a collection of 10 other men. Athena insisted that she should come as well, but Odysseus was adamant that she stay on the boat. “ If there are too many of us, whoever could reside on this island would think we’re a threat. We only wish to ask for food if there’s anyone here, we don’t intend to raid them.”
“Odysseus please, I don’t trust this. Something bad is going to happen and if I’m not there-“
“Pallas, relax look. No settlements, no presence of anyone, we'll be fine.”
“That doesn’t quell this feeling in my chest-“
“Maybe you’re just hungry like the rest of us.”
“I . . . suppose.”
“ Ok, don’t cause damage to the ship while we’re gone.”
“Alright,” Athena says, her voice weighted by sarcasm. She watched the band go further into the island until they reached the mouth of the cave, where they vanished inside.
(Now listen to Polyphemus and Survive)
Back near the foot of the island Athena had already bolted more than halfway towards the cave having seen the giant mass that was Polyphemus returning to his home. The screams and impacts of an unknown weapon made her pace quicken. She reached the mouth of the cave in time to see the fate of Polites. His hollow eyes lay open as his jaw falls slack to the side. A large gash dents into his skulls and blood flows out like a river.
Athena ducks to the side of the entrance grabbing her chest as her heart begins vigorously pumping and it gets pulled down by a mountain. She struggles for breath as an overwhelming hollowness grips her. She can’t help but let water breach the dams built around her eyes. Dams that were built by a god now torn down by a mortal who’s as confused as a child. She had never felt this before. She now truly understands her mortality and the fear it breeds.she lays in shock as a torrent of smoke breaches the cave door. But, as she sits there calming her shaking body, rage builds. She sees that Odysseus caused the death of Polites through his brash stupidity. She sees that he hasn’t learned anything. She feels offended by his actions, believing that he thought she lost her wisdom after falling. She saw Ares which enraged her the most.
(Now listen to Remember Them and My Goodbye)
Athena walks ahead of the group attempting to distance herself from Odysseus. Odysseus looks at her with a scowl which she returns. She turns her head around and glares at him through shadows cloaking her face.
Hope whoever’s reading this is excited for chapter 4 the ocean saga. We get to see Zeus a really bad father
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