#dead ariadne

[cutesyname]

on my way to the function (a murder party)

[catalists]

I simply MUST know about "the narrative can't stop me because I can't read"

Ahahaha. I'm so pleased with this concept. The idea is that the boys Get In The Way (details tbd), and in response Dream, as prince-of-stories, drops them into a succession of intended-to-be-doomed narratives. Enter: Charles Rowland, who cannot be doomed by the narrative because he didn't read it.

A bit of defeating narrative tragedy through the power of idiocy, ft. only vaguely remembering how Romeo & Juliet is supposed to go:

"Charles?" Edwin said, blinking up at him. Charles held out a hand. Edwin took it automatically, and Charles pulled him up into a sitting position in the coffin. "What...what?" "Sorry, took me a minute," Charles said. "I couldn't remember who was supposed to kill me so I just took the long way round, yeah?" "...who was supposed to kill you?" "Yeah. Was it Tybalt? Anyway," Charles said. "Do you need help getting out?" "...that's alright," Edwin said, carefully stepping out of the casket. "Tybalt?" "Not Tybalt? I did fight him. But I remember that you--Juliet--she finds Romeo dead and like, stabs herself, yeah? So I figured, better not die then. That was good thinking, with the sleeping draught thing." "Sorry," Edwin said. "What?" "Well," Charles said, "You know like--tricks like that, and so I figured, so long as I didn't die, you wouldn't die, and we could run away together, like they were supposed to?" Edwin stared at him. Then he said, "You absolute idiot. I love you very much." "Love you too, mate," Charles said. Then, "Wait, was that a line from it?" "Charles." "Just checking!"

[nocontextpoirot]

[ariadne-mouse]

For the serious version of this poll, go here.

[ninjakittycomics]

Absolutely felt for Ariadne Oliver in last night's Poirot episode.

A character was trying to make a play of her book, and he kept saying things like "I need him to ski" and she's all, "HE DOESN'T SKI, HE'S 60!"

(collaborating with folks who know, understand, or respect your characters, makes for a big ol difference in life <3 )

[pain-is-too-tired]

Some that I just remembered

But Dionysius sons are named Pollux and Castor, right?

Multiple things find interesting about it-

1. Dionysius having twins, and them being one the few twins we see. He's i think the only god who has twin giants being made to oppose him. It's small but thought that was interesting hdhd

2. Pollux and Castor,of course, were the name of actual twins from mythology. Most recognizable story being one dying and both becoming the Gemini constellation.

There's multiple other stories including them though. They both traveled with the original Jason on the Argo(would've been cool if Pollux had been brought back for HOO all in saying-)

But, another story with them, is their rescue of their younger sister Helen.

Yep. Same Helen that becomes Helen of Troy. Because apparently she can't get no rest gods bless her heart- in the story when she's still a preteen(I've seen the age range being from 10-13 mainly mentioned.) Helen is taken from her home by Theseus and given to the care of his mother to take care of until she's old enough to marry. Pollux and Castor go and rescue her and bring her home.

So Dionysius, who has reasonable beef with Theseus after how he treated his wife, has children named after the twins who definitely also had beef with Theseus who had kidnapped their preteen sister.

Real honestly.

[spartanexperience]

lmao so imma just gonna throw it in that during my abscence I might have acquired a third godly husband like.

like. like.

Dionysus can get it honestly. holy heck his version in Hercules is so cute and friend shaped im gonna implode

anyways i scrolled through his reported love interests in greek mythology for oc inspiration, and the male love interest part is SENDING ME

"sorry babe that I didn't return quick enough to fuck you and you mcfreaking died. anyways take this wooden cock with you to the underworld i hope that can compensate"

[living400lbs]

Ariadne Oliver complaining to Hercule Poirot about working with a playwright on a play:

“But you’ve no idea of the agony of having your characters taken and made to say things that they never would have said, and do things that they never would have done. And if you protest, all they say is that it’s ‘good theatre.’ That’s all [the playwright] thinks of. Everyone says he’s very clever. If he’s so clever I don’t see why he doesn’t write a play of his own and leave my poor unfortunate [detective] alone."

- from Mrs McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie

[alittleemo]

GWAINE. EHAT THE FUCK T-T

[yloiseconeillants]

Could thy slender hands bring plague to our world… Thy breath extinguish life’s feeble flame… Oh, how we would adore thee.

[ireneead]

Hercule Poirot & Ariadne Oliver ❤️

[magmahearts]

[ Dropped off at Cass’s cave on her birthday, with the following note attached: ]

Peridot is about forever friendship. You’re my forever friend no matter what. I love you. I love you forever.

Love,

Aria 

[ There is also a piece of embroidery with fire and stars together. Something about their connection. ]

Cass finds this one and spends a long time staring at it, unsure what to feel. Nothing in her head feels right anymore. She wants to reach out to Ariadne, to Metzli, to Nora and Van and Wynne and Leila, but it feels like everything’s lost. She sits in the floor of her cave and, after a while, Makaio comes to sit with her. 

She thinks it feels better than sitting alone.

[puredoesnotmeankind]

Gaius is the type of person who'd name his car me-thinks

[nocontextpoirot]

[ariadne-mouse]

Mothers: you cannot fix what is done

Phineas: *runs off to tell a little girl he maimed her dad*

[banisheed]

[ Placed by Siobhan’s office, with hopes she’ll find it. There is a note! ]

Small addition to some of the other ones I’ve made you. I hope you like it. I’m sorry I can’t give you real bones. I have some sand dollars for you, that I found on the beach a while ago. I don’t know if those count.

I learn a lot from you, and I am grateful.

- Aria