#VERY good apollo cosplay

[astrxealis]

just rmbrd rn when at school fair while i was helping my class's booth and just sitting there while bands performed. the first millisecond of "i don't love you" by mcr i knew it already ... man

[genericpuff]

So I watched ChattyMia's Lore Olympus video which was great and everyone should watch it. It seems most people who do series reviews of the Lore Olympus don't like the comic for obvious reasons. Then I was reminded by the end that the comic is expecting a TV series which is in development hell. It made me think that Rachel might be better off not having a Lore Olympus TV show. Most praise for the series died awhile ago as the story became an utter mess. If it did get a TV show, people will see the early red flags like the age gap, the treatment of Minthe, trying to excuse cheating, Hades horrible behavior to workers, nymphs being discriminated with no pushback, etc. If some of them read the comic for spoilers they would later see the other big red flags of the series. Excusing slave labor, Persephone threatening the lower class, Hera getting with Echo a 'trash nypmh' as she once called Minthe, Apollo gets community service, the continued mistreatment of Demeter etc. Which I feel will cause everyone to go 'wtf is this series? 50 Shades of Grey mixed with Keeping Up with the Kardashians?'. Then you have to wonder if some of them will do a deep dive and find the stuff about Rachel's tie to Lolita. It would be especially bad if a bigger content creator talked about it. And we already know Rachel doesn't handle criticism the best (i.e. the struggle street tweet, the Minthe cosplay situation or even the merch). So I could only imagine how much worse it would be for her if Lore Olympus got a TV show and more eyes got drawn to it and her. It would no longer be just confided to the web comics fanbase but the much larger TV one. Unless Rachel seriously considered rewriting the TV script (or rekindling it lol) I don't see how a TV adaptation of her show would be good press for her.

Yess I've seen that video, it's great! She did a great job summarizing a lot of the biggest core issues with LO's story and art without getting too lost in the sauce (though god knows the rabbithole of LO's issues runs INCREDIBLY deep in an equally fascinating and "oh god what the fuck did I just read' kind of way), her video editing was very entertaining and her Persephone cosplay was a great touch 😎

That said, regarding the thought of "most people who do series reviews of LO don't like the comic", there is an amount of bias we have to acknowledge there - there's often a lot more to say in the negative rather than the positive. By extension, people who simply enjoy LO and don't participate much in the online discussion surrounding it or the discourse concerning it are less likely to make 2 hour videos analyzing it. So while the popular opinion of LO has shifted more towards a negative point of view, that doesn't mean that fans of the comic don't exist - it's just that most of those fans are blissfully enjoying the comic and can only sum it up as "it's very pretty and the plot is great", whereas many people who didn't enjoy it are more likely to voice their opinions as to why in far more explicit detail (though on the flipside of that, it also goes to show that there's a lot more to analyze in LO's flaws than its strengths - it's ironic that the fans often don't have much to say beyond "it's cute" or "I relate to Persephone" and anything further than that is relegated to pure headcanon pieced together by assumption and best guesses to make up for Rachel's lack of writing).

All that aside though, regarding the TV adaption, at this point it's less a matter of reception and more a matter of relevancy. The perfect time to release or at least show us proof of the LO TV show was years ago, when the comic was at its peak between 2020-2021. The second best time was at last year's NYCC when Rachel was a headlining guest. The fact they still had nothing to show for it at this year's NYCC, with Rachel nowhere to be seen and instead focusing more on the Freaking Romance adaption with Snailords filling the role as their featured guest (an equally if not even more problematic creator), is astounding, but unsurprising.

To me, LO feels like a real life case of "Tortoise and the Hare". Back at the start of it all, in 2017-2018, it was doing what no other comic on the platform was doing, presenting us a retelling of the Hades and Persephone story - which was very popular on Tumblr at the time - through a modern setting and with art that was incredibly unique for the platform. That, paired with WT's aggressive marketing, propelled it far ahead every other comic on the platform, creating a gap so massive that even the comics in second place on the trending tabs still weren't even close to LO's lead in terms of stats and money.

But then it got complacent. Quality of the comic's writing and art dropped, it was becoming increasingly obvious that LO had become no more than a marketing grift akin to the likes of Harry Potter - easily turned into books, t-shirts, socks, coloring books, figures, etc. - and that gave way to an increase of criticism towards it, criticism that had always somewhat existed even as far back as its days on Tumblr, but was now amplified by the existing ongoing proof that LO was never all it was cracked up to be.

Now, at best they shill $200+ figurine pre-orders, but the show is nowhere to be seen and, with the comic now finished and locked behind Daily Pass, its relevancy is dying out. "Rachel Smythe Presents" still has nothing to show for itself, Rachel's IG and Twitter seem to be purely for merch-pushing by the Inklore team, and Rachel has, at best, two new series that she suddenly announced but, in her words, don't even have anything written or planned for them yet beyond the taglines that were thrown together for her socials.

Meanwhile, the rest of the Greek myth retelling industry is in a renaissance. Hades is still a massively popular game, with its sequel now in early access; Epic: The Musical has been making waves on Spotify and TikTok far exceeding that of LO's in terms of audience reach, and even has more to show for itself in the way of official animations than LO ever has; and now Kaos has recently launched its first season after being in production since 2018 - yes, you read that right, it got commissioned around the exact same time LO became an Originals series which suggests the idea for it was already floating around and being pitched prior to LO - and, frankly, has beaten LO at its own game by achieving everything LO set out to do - weaving a Greek epic-style story in a modern setting, balancing romance with prophecies and world-ending stakes. It took a while, but Kaos made it past the finishing line, while LO has been dragging itself behind it, still making empty promises that a TV show is "still in the works" and "coming soon", with not a single thing to show for itself.

LO may have gotten a head start in being the "sleek, modern, sexy Greek myth retelling" by the virtue of being a weekly webtoon, but slow and steady wins the race - the productions that have taken their time cooking in the oven are now coming out as beautiful and delicious as we, the guests at the table, were told would be, while LO is simply the short-term gratification junk food that bombards us with gimmicks but sits like a rock in our stomachs and leaves us unfulfilled and wishing for a better meal.

Those better meals are here now and they were absolutely worth the wait.

[paeliae-occasionally]

OC Head-canon tag

Thanks @the-letterbox-archives for the tag!

Rules: Use this character headcanon generator to get some head cannons about your characters.

I will go with Apollo, Marsh and Xaeren for this one.

Apollo

Apollo is oblivous to any and all romantic interest someone may show them.

True. He is a little busy trying not to die.

Apollo desperately needs a hug but doesn't know it and refuses to ask for one.

This one is incredibly accurate, he is idolised by so many and has to live up to their expectations of strength and resilience.

Apollo cries while watching disney movies.

No, Apollo has seen worse than Disney movies.

Marsh

Marsh does intricate and expensive cosplays.

This hasn’t ever happened in canon, but I would love to see him try.

Marsh is constantly singing for no reason.

This could be true, but the reason would be because it annoys Dai.

Marsh has chronic nightmares.

No, he is quite happy with his life as it is. At least at the start of his arc he has very little to be concerned about.

Xaeren

Xaeren has a knife under their bed.

I would not be surprised. There is one in his pocket constantly and that has saved him in the past.

Xaeren is smart but also very stupid.

True. He is very good with magic and runes, but then decides to confront a goddess.

Xaeren has a sword under their bed.

Now this is pushing it. Marsh however would 100% do this.

Xaeren does not know what sleep is.

True, since returning from the Demi-plane he doesn’t sleep much. He has a big task.

Tagging @drchenquill, @honeybewrites, @an-indecisive-nerd, @telltaletoad, @thecomfywriter

@theink-stainedfolk, @the-golden-comet, @leahnardo-da-veggie, @tildeathiwillwrite and @winvyre

[4ce-of-2pades]

I see you're into PJO. If you had to assign yourself and your mutuals a Greek/Roman God/Goddess, who would it be and why?

(Mutuals, don’t feel left out if I… leave you out. This is just who I happened to get ideas for.)

Myself: My instinct is to answer Hephaestus, because he’s really cool and I love steampunk, or Hecate, because magic is awesome, or even Apollo, because I’m both an artist and a singer. But I think I’d be a/be a demigod of a wind god. For starters, my moods often shift quickly and dramatically enough, but I love the wind itself, and will always say so aloud whenever it’s windy. Wind fills me with life, the way touching water energizes Percy. Plus, I really really want to be able to fly, Jason-style. (I had a very vivid dream as a kid that I did fly once, and I believed it for years. Perfect backstory.)

@lexiconic-light: I associate you with Hestia, ‘cause you’ve got that same kind, welcoming personality. If we’re talking demigods though, Hestia doesn’t have kids, so maybe you’d be a plant nymph or a child of Demeter, because you have a lot of plants and take care of them very well. Or maybe a child of Calliope, because of your writing and love of stories.

@many-gay-magpies: Either somebody artsy, or somebody nature-ey. One of the Muses, Demeter, a nymph, a satyr, etc. Though I also get Hecate vibes from you, so maybe her. You’re mysterious and magic-y. And you like birds. And draw/paint really freaking well. Something along those lines. I feel like I’m missing some obvious connection.

@disneyautistic: Maybe it’s just because you were really into Pirates of the Caribbean the last time we saw each other, but I diagnose you with Posideon. You’d decorate everything with shells and bits of sea glass, and paint ocean creatures on your walls, and wear a sea captain’s coat everywhere. Plus, I think you’d enjoy shapeshifting powers, if you could have them (I know it’s rare for Poseidon demigods, but you never know).

@linklog: Based purely on vibes, I assign you Hermes. No solid evidence for that, I just think you have a good personality for a trickster. Or maybe you’d embody the theatrical side of Apollo or Dionysus. Is there a Greek god of fashion and cosplay? Because I’ve always admired the creativity of your outfits.

@whosectype: Both Hecate and something nature-ey, no question. Maybe a satyr that is also a student of Hecate, learning magic like Hazel was? You’d cast dark spells involving bird bones and fungi and lots and lots of teeth, to increase the growth of moss or make something rot faster. You’d draw your spell-circles-on-the-floor™ in fresh mud. You’d enjoy being a little unnerving to the other satyrs, who prefer frolicking in sunlit fields to lurking in the shadowed areas of the forest and watching trees get overtaken by parasitic bugs.

@cupid-shortcake: Between your username and your pastel pink aesthetic, assigning you Cupid or Aphrodite seems like such an easy answer that it can’t possibly be right. I think it actually works though. On one hand, you show a lot of love and kindness to your friends, lifting them up and making them feel supported and appreciated. But you’ve also got that evil streak where you’ll make an endless series of terrible things happen to your characters because it makes a better story (as most writers do). If you applied that evil streak to real people’s lives and relationships, then you’d make an excellent Greek goddess of love.

(Actually, I think assigning the whole @cupheadocscasino crew gods from the Greek pantheon would make a REALLY COOL AU. I just don’t have ideas for all fifteen, and the characters themselves would probably be different gods than their creators would, so even the three here aren’t set in stone.)

[vaimetanyx]

Every time I put this thing on I'm scared I'm going to take someone's eye out with these spikes. However with this much glue in a wig it means I have to do very little upkeep between cons!

(Full process under the cut)

[Skull pauldron] [Belt] [Greaves] [Toga + sash] [Wig + Laurels] [Armbands] [Flaming feet] [Satyr Sack] [Stygius v1] [Stygius v2] [Nectar]

This was my first time ever styling a wig beyond some brushing and hairspray as I did for my Snufkin cosplay. The base wig I used was Apollo in black from Epic Cosplay Wigs, and it was really good to work with! I probably should have shaken it out and used the hair dryer to make it more fluffy before I started, but I made it work in the end

To start off - gather reference images, and section out all the main points!

Then get your sister to teach you how to shape a spike. Don't fuck it up. Repeat this for all the other major spikes using the hairspray you bought 3 years ago, your mum's hairdryer because you don't own one, and PVA glue to keep those spikes sharp and everything together because you still don't know exactly what you're doing.

Then it's time to make a bunch of little spikes for the back, most of this will be covered up by the laurels. But damn, there's gaps, because a bunch of these spikes go up when the wefts go down! A smarter and/or more experienced cosplayer would have bought more wefts to sew in to thicken the hair and cover gaps. But who needs that when you've kept all the hair you cut off when making the spikes and you can hairspray and glue that into place to hide your mistakes!

While praying that no one notices the half kilo of glue that is now your wig, time for the laurels! I actually went through three versions - the first version I discarded straight away because my wig wasn't done when I started, and as a result of not being able to compare it was WAY too bulky, heavy, and didn't cover the right area. It did look pretty though. The second was what I wore to my first con - wire and some mesh material with the 'leaves' glued directly on. The leaves for both these versions were made of 3 layers of cheap fake material petals glued together, folded and painted - honestly too much work for the end result but it is what it is.

The third laurel's leaves are made of a thin wire covered in plastic laminate, left over from years ago when we used to cover our school books in it. Cut into the right shape, I then painted them, making sure to paint in the direction of the leaves 'veins' so when held up to the light they'd look more realistic. After that they were wrapped around a single thick bit of wire and a few sections hot glued for security.

Finally it could be attached to the wig! I just used a bit of thread and sewed them on in a few places, then adjusted the leaves to sit right. For an extra touch - some of the official art has embers tailing up off the laurels, so I added a few of my own. These are just some spare painted laminate glued to wire, the wire twisted and inserted into the hair.

Part of me wants to try and remake the wig from scratch so it's not such a glue soaked mess, or to go for a more natural look that I could actually brush my hand through like the Studio Grackle trailer, but I wanted a stylised look and I sure ended up with one!

[night-unfurls-its-splendour]

Thoughts from my first live viewing of Phantom of the Opera

March 31st, 2023

Firstly I want to say that the actors in the lead roles are not my favourites. I knew that going into it but I booked my tickets before I learned the alternates. Had I known I would have booked a different day but that's past and I can't do anything about it. What I can do is be grateful for the experience, which was truly thrilling

I have mixed feelings on both of the lead performances. Ben Crawford has an amazing voice but he goes nasal SO heavily its honestly distracting. Overall I found his performance lacking depth and everyone's physical acting from the leads to the managers could have been so much more dynamic. Emily Kouatchou's style of singing doesn't quite fit right for Christine in my mind, if I'm honest. There's just something very modern and conventional about it that takes me out of the story, I regret to say.

Ben Crawford's Music of the Night I found slightly lacking. He's either not doing enough, or he's doing too much. But he did run his hands up his thighs during "feel it secretly possess you" in a way that made me actually squeak, so bravo Monsieur on that. He also does like to sing softly in her ear and that's never a bad thing.

The unmasking..unmasking. he just didn't feel angry enough to me

Paul A. Schaeffer is an amazing Raoul but I would have preferred to see him as the Phantom.

Something I did not know previously is that the Phantom's voice over during notes circulates around the auditorium and I was utterly thrilled when "It's true, her voice is good, she knows" seeped out of the speakers directly over my seat and trickled down my spine.

I'm pleased to confirm that I did clap like a giddy school girl during the murder.

Erik's fingers creeping up over the Angel wings after Raoul and Christine leave the rooftop. Fucking love it. Had an amazing view of that whole sequence. Absolutely chuffed.

I love our silly little madman in his silly little Apollo swing, singing his silly little angst out, and crashing his silly little chandelier

Though he employed his close whispering for "You've decided..." Point of No Return showed some of Ben's weakest points, especially his lack of dynamic presence. He sits inert on the bench, only slightly flexing his fingers, and wringing his hands like a shy schoolboy. Things did pick up though and his hands got dangerously high on his inner thigh (ho baby).

As for Christine's side, I don't really care for it when Aminta is played too brazenly. I hate when she puts her foot up on the bench. Kneeling behind him and pressing against his back is so much sexier and more subtle. She's a peasant girl, but she's not a tavern wench. (I first saw this choreography in the Ian Jon Bourg/Olivia Safe performance I watched the other day and it was a blight on an otherwise amazing performance)

BUT THEN! then--this GOT ME GOOD--rather than Christine fleeing from him after feeling his mask, HE ran from HER (i assume because of his raging boner?), and SHE had to pull HIM BACK for "the bridge is crossed"!!!! Like "Oh no no, sir--you get back here." GO CHRISTINE! GET HIM!

The final lair was pretty great i won't lie. I love Emily's conviction. She never approached him with fear, and I really felt how much she really cared for him, and was doing her damndest to save him from his own desperate actions. Beautiful. Even though the kiss was pretty lacklustre, the reluctance with which she left him was top notch. I even think Emily outplayed Ben here. His sarcasm was GREAT I loved it, but his finale didn't make my insides clench quite enough.

Mixed feelings aside, I'm so glad I saw it in person. There's just so so much that doesn't come through on camera, and I have such a better sense of the whole thing having experienced it.

I also got some compliments on my outfit

Yes I shamelessly went in light-cosplay.

[the-firebird69]

God of War Ragnarok release event - Kratos visits game digital Westfield... And our son says he is impressed with that guy. And our daughter was kind of saying it too. And it's because he's done only a little of the part. We did see We did see him a little bit. and he was influencing Dave quite a bit. He did the right thing. He does the right thing. He wants to look at this to see what people's reaction is to at Comic Con. It's very mild. And these guys are. these guys are professional cosplay people. And sometimes they pick up a role in a movie. And that's what they're doing there. And the rock did it. And they said he looks just like him. He looks a lot like him And Krantos had a few names in Russia. but really the name of in the god of war video games in the movie is a stolen name. And I gave that name to my son His name is also Zeus. and really is very happy about it. And he's particular too, but I think people will get it. And his other name was Rasputin. That was Dave. he still. alive is entombed, and people are after him. But this would be a wonderful character to play. It is an intense genre. full of weapons. And he needs to learn how to use him and stuff. And he'd handle it a little bit and try and twirl them. And people would like it. Yeah. he can get pretty good at it and then tell people who he is and they freak out and figure out. and figure out that he's been practicing for a year. and stuff like that. It's a lot of fun. And he and stuff like that. It's a lot of fun. And he is gonna do it but he has a lot of questions. and apprehension We have weapons. People are very leery, but Comic Con wouldn't be that problem because they're fake.. So he's. rethinking that part. And yeah, he's a little bit apprehensive about being this character. I think that when he is about 6 foot three would be a good time because he looks kind of giant. And Kratos is a giant and you can see him. He's towering over everybody. But he has a lot of characters to play And he says that there's probably a particular order and he doesn't wanna do. no, the first one was not his actual character. and he's remembering it might have been Superman. And so that's a little bit outlandish, but he might. look pretty good when he's smaller. So that would make a lot of people excited. I know what character was first and he's got the shirt in his closet, and that's what it is. I helped form that character too. and it is a good idea. And he's got practically the whole thing ready and We're gonna go ahead and prep for it. It should be happening. within a few months. which still is a long time. I'm gonn which still is a long time. I'm gonna help him with the next post. It sounds like a lot of fun, and he wants me to help out.. He's got some pretty good jokes I'm gonna tell it in a minute.

Apollo and Goddess 

Olympus

[sleepyowlwrites]

Nyks insists that everybody wear costumes to Daniel's All Hallow's Eve party, so typical group attire ignorers like Mark and Irina have no choice (I mean they do but it's Nyks) but to comply.

Mark finally wears some of the nice, not dark colored clothing that Daniel got for him and doesn't slouch as much as he can remember not to. He's literally just dressed as Daniel. Nyks loves it.

Cal and Evie dress up as Apollo and Artemis and Evie keeps threatening to stab people with her not very pointy arrows. Cal glows all evening 'cause he's happy, which is great for being Apollo. He holds Evie's hand to restrain her from actually stabbing anyone.

Bell comes dressed as a constellation: cygna. She's wearing a dark indigo velvet dress with intricate stars stitched onto it at the appropriate points. She did the embroidery herself with her sister's help.

Savannah is Ed, from FMA. R takes this excuse to call her short all evening and takes every (not so) friendly punch with gleeful acceptance. Her cosplay looks so good 'cause she made it for a con.

Irina is a variation on Maid Marian from Robin Hood lore. She and Evie squabble about who has a better archery skills.

Jae is one of his original characters, a mute green-haired guy who fights demons with a glowing sword.

R is a pirate, because of course he is. He says dumb "piratey" things and spouts facts about wooden sailing ships until Bell tells him that he needs to stop, and R shuts up.

Nyks is an angel, which is kind of cheating, and Daniel is A Suave Gentleman, which is totally cheating but he's wearing a gorgeous blue suit with a detailed waistcoat and has a monocle and Nyks loves it so nobody argues.

youth taglist: @akindofmagictoo @artdecosupernova-writing @wildswrites @mary-is-writing @vellichor-virgo @ashen-crest @selene-stories @houndmouthed @kaiusvnoir

open question! What would your ocs wear for Halloween?

[ideasihadbutdontlike]

Lost In Time

Again, I am so sorry to anyone that has already read this, but I did just accidentally delete my account so this is  repost. 

Title: Lost In Time

Word Count: 1054

Summary: A young half-blood meets the Avengers sooner than expected. An Avengers/Percy Jackson au

Characters: The Avengers, Apollo, Reader Insert, Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase

Pain. All you could feel was pain. Your body ached, your muscles sore after weeks of fighting. And now, you were so close to safety that the final stretch was going painstakingly slow. You were so close you could see the strawberry fields of Camp Half-Blood. Drenched in sweat and ratty clothes, you notched your last arrow. Twisting mid-air you shot the hydras coming up on Percy. 

“Y/N! Look out!” With a quick glance down you saw orange sparks at your feet before falling into a seemingly endless hole. 

“Percy” You screamed, “Annabeth!” It didn’t matter what direction you looked, all that surrounded you was black. Your friends were nowhere to be found, and you had no idea where you were. Another burst of orange sparks had you pulling your arms around your head. You landed with a thud on what felt like solid concrete. Your senses were on fire. Every instinct was telling you to get up and run, but after the last two weeks you had you could barely stand. 

“Y/N?” You heard a man’s voice. You had never met any gods other than Apollo, who so graciously happened to be your father. Fueled by a newfound rage, you shot off of the floor. But alas, your nerves were shot, and as your muscles begged for mercy you fell right back to your knees. Looking up towards the voice, you were startled to see a group of people staring back at you. Now, like I said, you’d never met the gods before, but these people didn’t feel very godly. And Apollo wasn’t there. 

“Who are you?” You asked, reaching for your bow. 

“Alright, easy killer, we're not your enemies.” A man, who was dressed in the most elaborate cosplay you had ever seen, said. 

“Then who are you?” You said, voice low and  flat, looking between each person you began to glow. 

“Y/N, my name is Dr. Stephen Strange and these are the Avengers. I’m gonna need you to calm down.” 

“Calm down? Calm Down! You kidnapped me! You took me out of a fight and I have no idea if my friend made it back! Don’t tell me to calm down!” The faint yellow hue surrounding you grew bigger and brighter with your anger. 

“Perseus Jackson and Annabeth Chase are fine, they returned to Camp-Half Blood two minutes ago.” That settles your nerves a bit, but if you still had a whole lot to worry about. And you can’t remember learning about the “Avengers” in mythology class. And if you were perfectly honest, you had never prayed to the gods much, but right now you were blowing up your father’s inbox. 

“Okay. Where am I and why am I here?” You asked. Nerves still on edge as you stood up off the ground. 

“You,” another guy with strikingly similar facial hair started. “ Are in New York. 13 years into the future, well your future really. See Here’s the thing. Future you works with us, and we lost you and now we need you to find you.” 

“Tony!” Strange yelled

“Wait What?” You asked, “okay listen, I’ve met some pretty crazy people in my life, done some pretty wild things, but this, YOU, take the cake.” 

“Yeah that’s great but if y-” Strange said, but was interrupted by a flash of golden light. Apollo. 

“Who are you?” The tall blonde guy asked, crossing his arms for extra intimidation. 

“Oh we haven’t met. Shame, you’d love me” Apollo smirked at the mystery man. “You my dear,” he turned to you. “Should not be here.” 

Now let's pause for a second and talk about Apollo. Your history with your father was well, for lack of a better term, complicated. He had claimed you on your first night at Camp. At the time you were only 8 but you were damn good at archery and a musical prodigy. Through the years and many quests later it was discovered you also had quite the skill for healing and light manipulation. On your 9th birthday he showed up, called you his “prodigy” and you haven’t seen him since. You’re seventeen. 

“Tell me you mean place and not time” You said, desperately trying to get out of this. 

“Wait a second. You know him?” Tony Yelled. 

“Enough!” Strange yelled over the crowd. “Apollo, please excuse us. I will be sure to return her to 2010 as soon as we find her in this timeline.” 

“You know she’s a demi-god, why not just ask me?” Apollo quipped. 

“And would you have been willing to cooperate if I did?” Strange challenges. But things change, and who knows maybe so can irresponsible gods. 

“Never long, interferes with the job.” 

“Dad! I can’t just stay here right? This isn’t in the fates right?” Apollo winked at you.

“That’s classified sunshine. But I can tell you this, you will be perfectly fine.” He offered you one last seemingly genuine smile before walking out of the balcony doors. Staring in shock at the fact that your only hope of escaping unscathed just walked into the sky. While you were busy looking at the sky, you felt a weight on your wrist. 

“Uhh, kid. What’s that?” The Blonde guy asked. 

“Who are you again?” 

“Steve, Steve Rogers.” You cocked your head in confusion. 

“Isn’t that Captain America?” 

“Yes ma’am.”

“Aren’t you dead?” 

“Oh alright,” Strange interrupted. “No you’re not dead, this isn’t exactly your timeline. Now pull on one of those charms.” You looked down at the new golden bracelet on your wrist. Decorated with charms of an arrow, a sun, and a lyre. Despite your rocky relationship with Apollo, you couldn’t help the joy you felt looking at it. You gently caressed the sun charm before giving it a gentle tug. 

You jumped back as your bracelet disappeared, turning into a pure celestial gold bow. And a sudden weight on your head and shoulder made you look into the reflection of the glass window. Staring back at you was you, in a warm glow with a golden hue with a golden laurel crown and a celestial gold bow and quiver, with shiny sleek golden arrows that you were sure were equipped for anything and everything, made from Apollo’s special stash. You looked like a goddess. 

“Okay. let’s get this over with.”

[dead-fandom-society]

Greek Gods as Highschool Students

Because I’m that bored.

Zeus- Chad, the notorious fuckboy. Has every STD but lies and says he doesn’t. Should be in jail.

Hera- absolutely gorgeous. really rich. people wonder why she keeps returning to date Zeus because she’s way out of his league. the popular girl who is a bitch to everyone.

Poseidon- the eco-activist. focuses on preventing plastic waste from getting to the ocean. will slap you if you don’t recycle. is probably sponsoring a whale or something. him and Demeter are best friends. surfer dude

Demeter- the other eco-activist. spends all of her time planting trees and picking up trash from the forests. has a gardening Instagram where she posts pictures of her plants and they’re all beautiful. kind of a hippie, probably smokes pot

Ares- dickhead jock

Athena- valedictorian since freshman year. cutthroat when it comes to academics. loves looking at old art and architecture. good at chess. probably captain of the debate team and really involved in model UN. likes politics

Apollo- plays trumpet in the marching band and does theater, but still acts like he’s a jock even though he’s never thrown a football in his life. obsessed with working out. is a lifeguard at the local pool. party animal

Artemis- a model student, but usually very quiet. extremely loyal to her friends and will fight you if you wrong them. probably the most mature and responsible of the group. kinda nerdy, but also really cool. started a tutoring group.

Hephaestus- the nerd. specifically, the robotics/coding nerd. also a huge comic book nerd. plays dungeons and dragons on the weekends. made a working lightsaber to go with his Star Wars cosplay and became a comic con legend

Aphrodite- captain of the cheer squad, prom queen, class president. she’s the popular girl who is friends with everyone. has the best taste in fashion.

Hermes- the class clown. always has detention for something.

Dionysus- the theater kid. always has the lead role. also the king of parties, always has a way to get alcohol. smokes pot with Demeter

Hades- the emo kid that looks scary but is actually really, really nice. has the best music taste. gets picked on but always has some wicked comebacks

[smack-raw-dynamite]

WWE Raw March 21, 2022

Who's on the card tonight?

Kevin Owens

Seth Rollins

Rey & Dominik Mysterio

Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode

The Miz

Omos

Apollo Crews & Commander Azeez

AJ Styles

Carmella & Queen Zelina

Liv Morgan & Rhea Ripley

Shayna Baszler & Natalya

Becky Lynch

Austin Theory

Finn Balor

Pat McAfee

RKBro

Alpha Academy

Dana Brooke & Reggie

Tamina & Akira Tozawa

Edge

A massive pop starts tonight as the big ol screen flashes STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN. In fact, it is not Steve Austin. Just Kevin Owens in an incredibly good cosplay. Close up, it's very obviously Kevin, but from a distance, he's kind of convincing. He cuts a pretty good impression promo, then is interrupted by the Stone Cold theme which turns out to be a ruse and just Kevin messing with everyone. Two cans of beers are tossed his way and he misses catching both. He calls out a bald stage hand who then has to climb into the ring and hands it directly to Kevin. For his troubles, he's stunned. Kevin then opens both dropped beers and empties them on the stage hand.

Seth Rollins is backstage, looking as greasy as ever. Before he can answer the question regarding him being at Wrestlemania, the audience begins chanting 'Cody' and he cackles, then steals the mic.

The Mysterios stroll out, looking like they're on cloud 9. Dirty Dogs follow, looking way too smug with the NXT title belt. And then Corey ruined everything by inviting Miz out to the commentary table. Dom and Dolph start out tonight and Dom brings out some beautiful arm drags. The match is interrupted by Seth rollin out and demanding a match in Wrestlemania. His mic keeps cutting in and out. When we come back from commercial, Rey's cleaning house and flying high. Dom's following his lead easily, but still has some evident inexperience. Though not quite too much to not be able to pin Roode. Miz runs out of commentary and rips off Rey's mask, holding it aloft like the sick fuck he is as Dom grabs a towel to cover Rey's face.

Backstage, Seth is still yammering, but now to Adam Pierce and Sonya DeVille. They explain to him that acting like a child won't get him a match.

Miz is still bragging about his bounty on a phone call backstage. He explains in an interview that Rey was Logan Paul's hero as a child (I don't believe it). The first thing Corey's said that I've ever agreed with is his reminder that you don't touch Rey's mask.

Omos is next up in a handicap match against Apollo Crews and Commander Azeez. The two are teaming up well, and Azeez almost breaks the corner post LEDs with Omos's face. Once the match actually starts, Omos dominates it completely, dropping Apollo straight down and pinning both men while stacked. Once the ring is cleared, Omos gets a mic and challenges the locker room to have someone try and beat him.

AJ Styles walks out, looking very healed after the beating Edge gave him. Looking healed, but his voice is a little bit off. He challenges Edge to come out immediately and not wait until Wrestlemania, then calls him a coward for not coming out. Instead of Edge, it's frickin Seth again (exhausted). The audience keeps cheering for Cody. "Rumors are a lot of fun, but rumors don't make moments and I am living for my Wrestlemania moment" Seth giggles. He just wants to check in on AJ, he says. Using mind games to try and weasel his way into having Edge as an opponent. He's losing his mind in desperation. Adam and Sonya stroll out and tell Seth he's got one last chance. If he beats AJ tonight, he gets to take AJ's place. Fortunately, AJ is not taking chances and starts the beatdown early.

Backstage, Carmella is on her phone and Queen Zelina is trying to make her realize the seriousness of the situation. Zelina calls her bridezilla and Carmella calls her a hobbit and they start brawling (I have found a deep new respect for Zelina).

Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley are up next. Shayna Baszler and Natalya are their opponents tonight, but Shayna's getting some intense wristlocks in. The camera cuts away as Carmella storms out and starts bitching to Corey. Thankfully, his mic is cut and we don't have to listen to their bullshit. We get to watch some actual wrestling. Except, ironically, my stream is cut and I only get back on to see what I assume to be Liv getting pinned and then Carmella and Zelina beating up all four women and hugging in the ring.

After an update on Bianca Belair that says she is now out injured for an unspecified amount of time, Becky Lynch comes out, rocking another ridiculous outfit, courtesy of her and Seth's tailor. She starts asking very very philosophical questions and getting very Golummy about her belt (I dunno I've never seen LOTR). Says if Bianca comes out for Wrestlemania, she'll lose her hair.

Austin Theory is taking stupid-ass selfies backstage. He's accepting Pat McAfee's apology and saying he intends to beat Pat's ass and plans to take one more selfie with a knocked-out Finn Balor tonight. Since we're incredibly lucky, we get a special guest commentator of Pat McAfee. Finn's laying the major beat-down and kicking Theory out of the ring, giving Pat an opening to tease him, distracting him long enough for Finn to give a hardcore kick into the barricade. After commercials, Theory's got Finn in a submission hold. Pat comes out to the ring and slams on the mat, encouraging Finn to escape and turn the tides on the match. Every time Theory tries to get the upper hand, Pat gives just enough of a distraction and books it when Finn gets the pin from a cradle.

With nothing but the utmost swag, RKBro make their entrance. After commercials, Alpha Academy come out with a mic. Chad Gable requests a few Shooshes and accuses RKBro of being criminals for not giving them a title shot at Wrestlemania and kisses Otis. The two teams circle each other until the match starts with Chad and Randy Orton. Randy almost never starts off, but he tags out to Riddle fairly quickly. Otis knocks Riddle down pretty hard, but after a breather, Riddle starts using his kicky UFC legs to turn the tables a little until he gets knocked off the apron. After commercials, Randy's laying the true beat-down on Chad until Otis tries to interfere. Randy's not thrown off his rhythm until Chad escapes the RKO. Riddle gets a secret tag and lands a Bro Derek for the pin on Chad. Infuriated, Otis shoves down Riddle and the ref and Riddle's ass is only saved by the Street Profits coming out to run interference. Riddle goes in for a grateful hug but gets taken down by both members.

Next is the Tornado Tag Team match between Dana Brooke & Reggie and Akira Tozawa & Tamina. Akira's still simping so hard and this match begins with a game of chicken. There's a little less simping happening when Tamina straight up headbutts Akira right in the nuts and then he gets pinned by Reggie. Ever the sweetie, Tamina slings Akira over her shoulder and carries him backstage

Finally, AJ comes out again and I am so certain that when Seth loses this match, Cody Rhodes is gonna roll out and get a very confusing pop. I mean, people here want him bad, but he was booed right out of AEW. Seth rolls out after commercials and he is looking far too smug. Both these boys are looking like they're about to make a porno parody of Power Rangers. AJ isn't fully healed from Edge's attack (called it), but he's healed enough to toss Seth over the top rope and make him land on his nose on the apron. After another set of commercials, AJ is tossed out of the ring and almost counted out. He's basically out on his feet and working on instinct alone. He's not doing a ton better after another round of commercials. Seth keeps telling AJ that it isn't personal; he just needs a match. AJ doesn't take kindly to being called a son of a bitch and starts really fighting back properly. He's got two near-falls and Seth gets one, but they're not stopping. There's finisher after finisher and so many escapes and near-falls. These two work fantastically together and the only thing I'd change is to have this without literally 3 commercial breaks in it. AJ gets buckle bombed, but AJ gets a hit in by lifting his knees to mess up Seth's splash. The match ends with Edge attacking AJ with a chair to the spine, ruining Seth's last chance via disqualification.

Seth's using an awful lot of swear words as he climbs on the commentary table and commandeers a mic. He says next Monday Night Raw won't happen unless he gets his way and has a mega temper tantrum. Says "bullshit" a lot, and only like 90% of them are bleeped out. He then destroys parts of the ring in his rage

END OF SHOW

[devinescribe]

Boredom, much like toxic people, can get the fuck out of my life. Anywho, here's some fluffy things that I personally think would happen with you being Niragi's before the games happened

Warnings: language and kind of? Suggestive content

- Late night drives because his job keeps him till late, and if you're still up, neither of you can go to sleep? You're going for a drive.

- Him getting home super late, and seeing you asleep, so he just curls up next to you on the bed, trying not to wake you up

- now, if you fall asleep on the couch, he'll wake you up, because he knows he doesn't have the strength to carry another human being up the stairs. Doesn't want to drop you. Again. (You don't talk about it)

- When he has off of work, he takes you anywhere and everywhere. It's his way of saying "I'm sorry I can't spend more time with you, but I really love you, you mean the absolute world to me'' to cheesy for him? Ok, sorry, um... oops :')

- Did someone say caffeine addiction?

- There's always fresh coffee for you every morning when you wake up if you're not up at the same time

- If he gets home and you're still up, he's like "I'm the only insomniatic bitch in this house hold, what the fuck?"

- gamer rage. I promise you, if you're not used to excessive swearing, you will be.

- given that, if he finds the time to play games, he will forget about giving you attention until you have to physically crawl onto his lap. Or maybe he does it on purpose so you sit on his lap?

- couch cuddles

- if you ever have to bring him something he forgot at home to work, you will be surprised at how messy his office is.

- Has contacts, but will still wear his glasses occasionally, and if you don't know, coming home to him sitting in a chair, reading something, or playing a game with his glasses on, is very much attractive. But, that's your little secret.

- when his hair started getting longer, you always offered to style it for him. It was so relaxing he fell asleep a couple times

- Sometimes gets home late, and will stay up doing work. It got to the point he didn't sleep for a whole week. Like, you had to drag him to bed.

- you know those cute couples that will bake cookies at 3 in the morning with music and dance in the kitchen, watch horror movies the whole night, laughing instead of screaming? Yeah, that's your guy's aesthetic

- If he has to work late, and you had something planned, he feels horrible, but will call you to tell you. He does promise to make it up to you though. Interpret that as you will.

- You guys know the song work from home by fifth harmony? Yeah, you've definitely used that song in many of your playlists, or even just gotten caught dancing in the kitchen to it.

- Do you steal his work shirts and or hoodies? No. You don't steal them. You're a relationship. Half and half. 50/50. What's his is yours, what's yours is his- ok, ok, fine, maybe you do steal them.

- Says the most random shit in the most awkward times. Like, you two will be arguing about something (no relationship is perfect, and everyone argues. As long as you two come to a conclusion, and are mature about it, there should be no problems!) And he'll just go, "And I should be really pissed off right now, but you're hot when you're angry and I-" "What? Finish your sentence." "I think that's an inside thought right now." "No, no. Please. Enlighten me." "Fine. I should be really pissed off right now, but you're hot when you're angry and I can't help imagining you screaming for different reasons." "You horny bastard..." "You still love me for it though." "Why we're we even arguing?" "I dunno."

- His inability to keep his thoughts to himself has saved his ass in that situation and many many more

- Another thing he can't keep to himself? Can't keep his hands to himself in public. It's just... he can't. What if guys stare at you, and don't assume he's your boyfriend? How will he be able to show you're his without having to say it?

- Anyone else see him as the type to love seeing his lover in cosplay, because 'wow, that's so cool!' And he might want to do it himself, but won't out of embarrassment. But will support you

- you two got matching tattoos later in the relationship, seeing that it was getting serious. It wasn't anything bad either. You two either got the ones where they said some lyrics to your favorite songs or a quote from a book or game. Example would be yours saying "Ready Fred?" And his saying "Ready George." Or yours saying(one of my favorite songs, so it's like... kind of sad, but besides the point) "Can you blame me for and his saying "Wanting a little more of you?" Ooh, or or or, "You're the only friend I need, Share regrets like little kids, we'll laugh until our ribs get tired" and his saying the same thing, because it repeats itself in that part? I don't know, I'm dumb, but that is currently my favorite song, and yeah-

- Waffles over pancakes. That wasn't one of the headcanons, but yeah

- Has made a fake gun out of monster cans. Maybe you influenced him into it. But you'll never tell

- Sometimes, he'll be playing games, and you just stare... at his hands... just ... clicking away at buttons... my adhd would be like "ooh, buttons! Ooh... clicky sound...' and regress from there

- you two either got: a pit bull(cuties^_^), snakes, or dobermans. Here's I think these would go:

The pit bull is a sweetheart. If it was a girl, you guys named her something that meant sugar/candy. If it was a boy, let's be honest, Niragi probably named him after a character from a game. You agreed to it. The cutest thing in the world! Has a nest of blankets and pillows, and has a habit of gently picking them up, and dragging them to you or Niragi.

Ok, the snakes was a thing you both had planned for a while? Like... he probably did so much research. Now, if you are a Potterhead, you might name it after a slytherin.

The dobermans. Yeah, you got two. They're names would either be Artemis and Apollo or Aries and Athena. (Or other, those are just what I think!) They're really sweet and nice dogs, but have also been trained to protect you by your oh so loving boyfriend. So, gods forbid you're in the situation where you need help, the words 'Sick em' or 'Protect' will be enough. But they're good dogs, and legitimately big cuddle bugs.

Ok. I'm good now. How was your day? Good I hope? Please remember these are my personal headcanons of him BEFORE the borderlands. Don't kill me please

[xhda1449x]

Ace attorney for the blorbo ask thing?

thanks for the ask! AA, well... honestly I wasn't in the fandom for a while now, but I still like the games a lot and I think I remember most of the important characters so here we go!!!

blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most): well, again I wasn't really thinking about AA lately but I think Maya, she was always my favorite and I think I maybe based some of my personality on her at one point. Maybe. Possibly also Athena. And Apollo. I like them a little less than Maya but they're my duo of dumbasses and I wouldn't let anyone hurt them I feel like I have to atleast mention the judge here he's amazing

scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped): Pearl, definitely Pearl. Especially 8 year old Pearl. God dammit I would die for the child. She's Adorable (Trucy too, but I always liked Pearls a bit more, narumayo trash solidarity I guess) also this might be cheating but child versions of Feenie, Larry, Edgie and Franziska from the anime were Very Cute and I would also die for them

scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave): hm, I wanted to say Franziska but now I'm thinking Kay. Yeah Franziska is. well. maybe my favorite actually (but in a different way from Maya, I like Maya but Franziska is kinda painfully relatable so I can only think about her sometimes to not spiral into depression over my own life), but I'd say Kay is more underrated. The Investigations games are underrated and more people should play them basically

glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week): AAI2 especially. Sebastian. I'm putting him here because from what I know there's still a bunch of people who like AA but never played AAI2, but if he doesn't count then... I guess Penny Nichols? I wanted to cosplay her when I still had longer brown hair. I still want to cosplay her honestly. She's also in AAI2. What a coincidence

poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave): okay, maybe I should put Sebastian here, I kind of enjoy him mostly because he's a bit pathetic, but he's not problematic enough I think. So! Dahlia. I wouldn't call her my "fave", I mostly love to hate her, but that's the thing, she's good at what she's meant to do and that is make me angry (and also is a good villain or whatever). Idk I like her design a lot, I love how innocent she looks until she doesn't, I think that's fun. And her story is honestly tragic, I used to call her, Matt and Kristoph the big trio I absolutely hated but now she intrigues me. So I'm putting her here

horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason): I don't think I have one tbh. I rarely really have characters I want to suffer just for the sake of it... But if I had to pick one (and I guess I kinda do), then Larry? I don't like him too much, he's cool but can be annoying, which is why he's not my pathetic fave (that, and also I don't like him for being pathetic, I feel very neutral about him because he's just. some guy. Which is nice in the AA universe where Just Some Guys usually don't exist but idk I just think he's kinda boring), I definitely don't want him to suffer, but I could bully him a little you know

eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell): okay now HERE'S Matt. Matt Engarde just so we're clear. I like him a lot as a character, and by that I mean he's the absolute worst and I would stomp on him probably. Choosing "not guilty" and then watching him have a breakdown is honestly one of my favorite parts of AA. Ok yeah maybe he's the character I want to see suffer the most. Alright so in that case, Kristoph? He just infuriates me, but doesn't make me go all into rage mode like Matt does. Also Oldbag. She can burn

[eustochium]

funniest trump presidency moments

learning about RBG’s death while Tiny Dancer played in the background at an unnervingly loud volume

“very stable genius”

whatever happened with Omarosa

bowling green massacre

that one picture of kellyanne conway kneeling on the oval office couch while she plays on her phone

for that matter, the entire psychosexual drama of the Conway marriage in which the whole nation was held hostage

ballad of anthony scaramucci

when the CIA presented their findings on the Russiagate dog and pony show and Trump said “these are the same people who said there were WMDs in Iraq”

every time Trump admitted to hating the troops

“many people are saying this”

pronouncing the name of the national park as “Yo-Semite”

drawing the fake hurricane trajectory map with a sharpie

responding to a CNN analyst criticizing his handling of COVID by saying that he gets better ratings than The Bachelor

his stans storming the Capitol Building remains hilarious

obviously Four Seasons Landscaping was an instant classic

calling mike bloomberg a “5’4” mass of dead energy”

also when he performed his mike bloomberg impression that just consisted of crouching down behind the podium

the context wasn’t that good, but specifically just the clip of Trump saying “may Allah awaken the people and help him to see the evildoings of Israel”

revealing to a small child that Santa wasn’t real, on Christmas Eve

everything about Trump getting COVID, but especially when he was calling into Fox News from his sickbed and ranting about how California had a drought because they were giving all their water to “little tiny fish”

Melania’s terrifying slavic pagan Yule decor, every year

Melania then getting exposed complaining to a friend about this, saying “Who gives a fuck about Christmas? but I have to do it”

Melania, the first lady, randomly wearing that $30 “I don’t really care, do U?” jacket from Zara to go visit that children’s detention center at the border

Melania wearing that Dr. Livingstone colonizer fit during her tour of Africa

all the other times someone on Melania’s staff fucked with her because she clearly doesn’t know how to read

Jared Kushner doing Vampire Weekend cosplay at an Iraqi airfield

every time Trump went on twitter to insult SNL

Trump pardoning known associate of Apollo Nida, Phaedra Parks conspiracy theorist, and Real Housewives-franchise peripheral figure, Angela Stanton King, as one of his last acts in office

Garden of National Heroes, obviously

and last but not least, donald trump‘s finest hour:

[frocio]

i know everyone and their mother did this because the aa fandom is so fucking old but as a certified pokémon®️ fan™️ I'm posting this completely self indulgent post about everyone's most plausible pokémon teams in no particular order:

you might call me boring for giving bisharp to edgeworth, but I'm a sucker for good color pallets + idiotic associations between the aa canon and the pokémon canon. he also has a stoutland and something incredibly underrated and adorable, like tangela or aipom.

franziska ABSOLUTELY has a seviper. no I'm not elaborating (but edgeworth did get a zangoose a few days prior, as a complete coincidence of course). gliscor, houndoom, granbull and skarmory are also great picks for her character. she DOES have a smoochum, but it doesn't fight, because she loves it too much.

maya's oldest pokémon is a samurott. she obviously has a galarian rapidash, a crobat she absolutely adores, a munchlax/snorlax and a slowpoke. sixth one would be a maractus only because I'm a sucker for charley being a pokémon.

trucy's very first pokémon would be a ralts, or a mime jr. she also owns a cosplay pikachu, i don't care if it's not an actual pokémon! ducklett is another really good one i see for her

the idea of apollo justice paired with an exploud is so funny you can pry it away from my cold, dead hands. he owns a minior because I'm sentimental like that, but i feel he should just be surrounded by giant pokémon. examples include but are not limited to: alolan exeggutor, steelix, gyarados, dhelmise, mudsdale,

klavier's partner is toxtricity, because of course it is. the rest of his team would include obstagoon, braviary (since he's american in the japanese version of the game) and ninetails. the obligatory music-related-bird-pokémon would either be chatot (repeats everything you say), swablu (great singer) or hoothoot (the pokémon version of a metronome!). ALSO HOLY SHIT KRICKETUNE OF COURSE

athena's team is gardevoir, cubone, dragonite (totally not jumping on the whole "dragonite grows arms so he can help people" thing), sylveon, togekiss and hattarene. togekiss could also be replaced by teddiursa due to its connection to the moon tbh (or maybe for the same reason she'd have umbreon instead of sylveon)

legally i think I'm required to also add phoenix to this list, but ngl i have no clue. i really want to go for the most unloved pokémon because I'm sure he'd have it in his heart to give them the attention they deserve. examples of this include trubbish, pineco, stunfisk, feebas (he doesn't evolve it. it's already beautiful), or maybe really forgettable pokémon like huntail/gorebyss, lanturn, and stantler.

I'll probably think about more setups later but now I have a no pokeball fire red game to continue

[riordanversephantom]

So hi, since I’ve been crying for like... the past hour? (Lol future Phantom here, it’s taken me like an hour to compile this)  here’s a collection of moments from my Riordanverse fanfics that I really like or made me chuckle because I need some feel good.  These are all from my Ao3 and I’ll leave links.

--

“You know usually people show up at someone’s house when the person is home,” Nico said, starting to make himself a sandwich. Thalia laughed.

“You’re telling me that while you’re sitting here the same as me making a sandwich?” She leaned back on the stool, gripping the counter to keep her balance. Nico rolled his eyes.

“I don’t intend to show up while he’s not here.”

“You’re funny Nico.”

“Thanks, I get that a lot,” Nico raised one eyebrow, Thalia laughed again.

(Percy’s not home)

--

“Jason fractured his ankle...while on the rock wall…” Will looked up at Nico, “he can fly, how did he do that?”

“He’s silly like that.”

Will paused for so long that Nico thought he had finally fallen asleep.

“Cecil brought me some Zebra cakes today,” Will mumbled, “he wasn’t injured but they tasted good.  I appreciated it.  He probably stole them.”

(Just go to bed)

More under the cut

Nico couldn’t help but crack a small smile, “thanks Kayla.”  He gently took the sweatshirt from her.  This was one of Will’s favorites (and also Nico’s favorite to take).

“Since you’re practically a member of the family now, I wanted to look out for you,” she yawned and glanced behind her, “since things have been a bit quiet with Will visiting his mom.”

“Yeah,” Nico agreed.

She smiled, “I guess I’ll let you get back to bed.”

Nico nodded, “goodnight Kayla.”

“Goodnight Nico,” she yawned again and started to trudge back to her cabin.

(Miss him the most)

--

“Look at you, I think we still need to have that competition of who looks worse after crying,” Will smirked.

“I still think it’s you,” Kayla cracked a small smile.

“It’s probably still me,” Will sighed, “let’s get back before Austin gets worried and the harpies come kill us though.”

“Yeah…”

(I’m still here)

--

But Will, half asleep and frightened had somehow ended up on the front porch of the Hades cabin at four in the morning.  When Nico opened the door he had stumbled into Nico’s arms, enveloping Nico into a huge hug.

“Oh,” Nico whispered, running his fingers through Will’s hair.

“I…” Will swallowed hard, “nightmare I… didn’t know… what to do.”

He wasn’t crying but the panic was evident in his voice.  Nico nodded silently and led Will inside, shutting the door behind him.

(Understand that I love you, dear)

--

“It’s fine,” Leo wiped some grease on his shirt and shifted on the chair, “I know what I’m doing.”

Jason doubted that, but he crossed his arms in front of his chest and watched.  Leo’s chair that he was standing on looked old and worn, it looked very close to falling apart.  Jason got a bit closer just in case Leo fell.

“Are you sure you don’t want me to help you?” Jason asked again.

“Why? Are you worried?” Leo let out a sigh and turned to Jason, the chair wobbled and he threw his arm out to steady himself.  Jason hissed and quickly stepped forward, his arms outstretched.

“Yeah, a bit,” Jason responded, “I don’t want you to fall.  Let me help.”

(How tall are you)

--

“I’m thinking about hiding away in the woods for a while, maybe we could talk, maybe kiss,” Leo suggested with a shrug.

(How tall are you)

--

Will buried his face in his hands, tugging at his bangs.  He didn’t say anything, Nico was too afraid to do anything at the moment.

Finally, Will let out a shaky sigh, running his fingers through his hair, “you know what,” he laughed without humor, “nope, it’s been a long week.”  Will turned towards the desk and started to tidy up the papers he was working on.

“I’m going to bed, I can’t do this right now.  I haven’t slept all week and I’m exhausted,” Will turned back to Nico and put a hand on his shoulder, he smiled but it didn’t reach his eyes, “I’m glad you’re back Nico.  I’m too angry to actually welcome you home properly so instead I’m going to sleep for the rest of the day.  Then come back to this conversation as a well rested organized individual.”

(Cause it hurts)

--

(like go seek out any other of his friends to alert them of his return, or iris messaging his sister to let her know he was all right) he sulked back to his cabin.

He did eventually do the second thing and Hazel was more than thrilled and relieved.  Though when he first iris messaged her, she yelled at him so loudly Frank and a couple other kids actually came in to see what was going on.

(Cause it hurts)

--

“Did you come here for something?” Will finally asked, clicking his pen absently.  He looked back over at Nico.

“Oh right,” Nico walked over to where Will was sitting and plopped himself right on top of the desk, “I came for you.”

“For me?” Will raised one eyebrow, leaning his chin on his elbow.  

“It’s getting late, I was getting impatient for you to come back,” Nico said, crossing his arms in front of his chest stubbornly.

“Oh so you missed me?” Will smirked.  Nico thought he shouldn’t look so smug.

“Don’t act like you don’t miss me too when I leave for a bit,” Nico huffed.

“I’m not going to act, I’ve admitted it before and I’ll do it again.”

(I trust you as my eyes)

--

“There we go, that’s my Will,” Nico mumbled, “sometimes nightmares are just nightmares.  Nothing more.”

“No stupid prophecy or foreseeing of death,” Will squeezed Nico tighter.

“Just a normal old punch in the gut from your subconscious.”

“I hate my subconscious.”

“Me too.”

(My subconscious hates me)

--

“Oh, hello Sunshine.”

Kayla woke to her brother’s voice.  For a second she thought he was going insane and actually talking to the sun.  Then she remembered what happened at three am last night… or well, this morning.

(Not yet brother in law)

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The two of them were quiet again.  A leaf fluttered onto Percy’s face.  Annabeth swiped it away without a thought.  He licked her hand.

“Gross, Percy!  Are you ten?” Annabeth cried out, wiping her hand on Percy’s shirt.

He laughed, “you asked for it, putting your hand too close to my mouth.”

“I was getting a lead off of you like a loving girlfriend.”

He stuck his tongue out at her.  Annabeth furrowed her eyebrows, gathering a ton of leaves that were settled around her and dropped them on his face.  He sat up spluttering, spitting leaves out of his mouth.

“That wasn’t nice!” He exclaimed, shaking the leaves from his hair.

(Content)

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“You’re a whore,” Drew glared at Will.

Lacy gasped, she looked like she wanted to say anything, but she didn’t.

“ Wow ,” Will puffed out his cheeks before letting out a slow breath, “A whore ?  I’ve been called a lot of things, but a whore ?  That ones new.”

“Just like Apollo,” She crossed her arms in front of her chest.

“Oh yeah, that makes sense,” Will nodded in agreement, “but, well I hate to break it to you, but I’d like to think I’m pretty faithful to my boyfriend.  Unlike you so, I think that the term ‘ whore ’ would better apply to you.”  Will clicked his tongue and shrugged.

“Well,” Drew spluttered, obviously running out of insults, “at least I can get a date without even having to try.”

“Drew that is enough,” Piper spoke firmly, her voice cold, “you too Will.” She seemed a bit reluctant about that last part.

Will held up his hands in defense, “hey, I didn’t do anything.  Anyway, getting a date with no effort doesn’t really sound like love.”

“ Will, ” Piper shot him a pointed look, Will shrugged.

(Nail polish is gay)

I mean obviously there are a ton more since I have so many fics on my Ao3 but this was just a couple (a lot) from some of my more “recent” fics.  If you’ve made it this far, thanks and I hope you liked these small little bits.  Check out my Ao3 for more riordanverse fics and follow me on TikTok for cosplay (@phantomxlegend for both).

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