#cu chulainn/laeg

[oidheadh-con-culainn]

sometimes i think i'm okay about láeg/lóeg literally meaning "calf" but figuratively being a term of endearment meaning "beloved" or "favourite" and i'm like. that's fine. totally okay for him to be called that. i'm normal about it.

and then i consider that in cú chulainn's lament for fer diad when he directly address fer diad as "beloved", that is the word he uses. a lóeg.

and on the same page: a lóeg, a phopa láeg, help me cut the gae bolga out of him, take this message for me, be there with me, be the only person i trust in this moment when i am falling apart,

and his name is fucking beloved

and fer diad is beloved and fer diad is fucking dead and láeg is fucking culpable because he helped and i don't even know where i'm going with this it's just something about being loved as an act of violence i think. beloved as a weapon. a bloody favourite and a mirror and a double and

[sissiarte]

I swear this was going to be just a quick sketch but... oh well... anyways read a moment's silence just fucking read it my god

[riastrad]

“Cú Chulainn and his charioteer-“ excuse you that’s Laeg Mac Riangabra and the bad bitch he pulled by being autistic

[amylouioc]

Off to defend Ulster

[denndrawings]

"Cú Chulainn passenger princess." I say into the mic.

The crowd boos. I begin to walk off in shame, when a voice speaks and commands silence from the room.

"They’re right," they say. I look for the owner of the voice. There in the 5th row stands: Laeg Mac Riangabra himself.

Thank you @sissiarte for the meme format.

[incorrect-ulster-cycle]

Cú Chulainn: I was arrested for being too handsome.

Láeg: Yeah, the charges were dropped due to no supporting evidence.

[finnlongman]

Happy publication day to meeeeee, thank you so much for these @riseupriseupandcomealong! Láeg got my last suitable picture frame (my sole remaining clip frame is too small), so Cú Chulainn will have to wait, but I am so excited to have them both on my wall.

[gay-laeg]

context

oh god i thought Láeg was the charioteer not the secret second best warrior…

[shamblingrevenant]

Cú and Emer: *speaking in riddles*

Láeg, watching that shit:

[riseupriseupandcomealong]

thinking about láeg at the ford again...

[lavendernix-art]

Here's a better look at that WIP from earlier! Thanks tumblr for killing my resolution, you're a real champ

[oidheadh-con-culainn]

fellas is it gay to swear yourself to another man and then never once part from him, day or night, until he pulls out the spear that wounded you and begs you to leave him to die alone in battle so that at least one of you will survive to take the news back to your shared home and his (your) wife,

[sissiarte]

Cú Chulainn and the three people who want to be buried with him :) I'm very happy that I'm finally settling their designs !!!!!!

[riastrad]

Less what actually happens more like, vibes or hypothetical modern au. Because otherwise it’s just going to be everyone but like, Naoise, in life sentence

[an-ruraiocht]

Write the Ulster cycle modern au fic. Give us the group chats of the Ulster cycle sequel (spiritually) we all crave king

haha it's a very different vibe but it's like. hmm. how to explain this

okay did you ever read artemis fowl

in artemis fowl, the young artemis has a bodyguard, butler, whose family are like. raised to this role. we also meet his younger sister who is training similarly. butler is also artemis's main friend and confidant during a lot of his unhinged crime

so like, that, but primarily a chauffeur

laeg is *just* old enough for a driving license and to qualify for the family business and he gets essentially assigned to cu chulainn as his driver bc this is what their family does. cc is like, idk, 14 here? laeg is like 17-18

how does he feel about this. what is it like being assigned as someone's personal driver when they're a teenager and so are you, just about. what are the vibes of this dynamic at the beginning. what kind of person does cu chulainn have to be and from what kind of family for this situation to exist in the first place

like i said this is not necessarily a good concept

it's not even a concept i would necessarily be good at writing

but this is what's in my head rn

anyway i don't have time to write it i have multiple jobs and even more chronic illnesses

[denndrawings]

What if I posted something I made like three months ago in a three hour frenzy after reading a fic. Yeah what if.

SORRY editing to credit @sissiarte for designs!!!