#do i just start reading hidden oracle again

[soapywankenopy]

You know it's actually sick and twisted that Rick ended the trials of apollo series

Clearly he wasn't thinking of the needs of others (me)

[princessofghosts-posts]

Was thinking back at the whole "Apparently Riordan confirmed Nico and Will religions" post I made a couple of weeks ago,and I realized that the demigods don't really worship the gods.

We have the offerings during every meals,sometimes they pray to them,but that's usually when they are in danger and needs help,and also sacrifices something to them,but that's it. They don't have altars (you don't really need them but they are useful to remember your path in more of a tangible way),no hymns,no libations,they don't do rituals. And even the few prayers we read weren't really that...respectful? Yes,praying to your mom/dad to help you survive the day,and do the bare minimum in your life,can't be awesome but at the end of the day they are still Gods.

PJO Greek Gods are totally different than the hellenic Greek Gods,some more than others (Looking at you Ares),and we all agree that Riordan rappresentation of them isn't that good,but they are still Gods and they need to be treated and worshipped with respect and the right methods.

Chiron should be in charge of teaching them everything about that part of their lives,but he barely does something useful other than have some conversations with Percy and teaching Thalia. He is totally useless when he should be a guide to demigods,helping them embrace and understand that part of them,teaching them the proper ways to address Gods and in general the religion.

He doesn't and most of the demigods are straight up disrespectful to them. Which,again,the Gods in PJO are asshole most of time so it's fair for the children to feel like that,but you can't being disrespectful to a God without fearing a punishment from them (Looking at you HoO).

Rachel is basically one of Apollo's priestesses,the most important one,but it's talked only for a bit in the Hidden Oracle,and we got robbed of seeing her embrace her role and devotion to him. Apollo is basically her God from the moment she welcomed Delphi and accepted to be the new oracle. Where is the importance of that at??

Worst thing? it's just crazy how I started to realize this only now,after years of being in this fandom and reading the books.

On the side note I kinda understood how the whole double religion work. It's s like when you have multiple faiths and believe in more than one religion,right? I'm an atheist,and while I respect all religions,it's a bit difficult for me to understand certain things,especially when you believe in both a monotheistic and polytheist religion.

But even with this,I still stand on the ground that it was a dumb move since half of their identity is about pagans gods. I don't see anything wrong in having multiple faiths but they are children of greek gods,so for them is a bit more than"I choose the religion I want to practice" like we do,when we want to follow a different religion than the one our family has.

[lysreadsbookssometimes]

So I was thinking about the batmobile earlier and how they use it on patrol.

Wayne Manor and therefore the Batcave are pretty much on the edge of town and the bats use the batmobile/their other vehicles like bikes to get into the city.

Now when they are there, they move mostly by grapple or parcour. Which makes sense, you wouldn't really beat up a goon, get in the batmobile, drive three blocks and park it again. I assume they park it somewhere and then go on patrol.

A standard patrol is most likely circular, so they end up back at the batmobile. But what if they have to chase someone? Or something happens that draws them to the other side of the city? What if one of them gets injured and they need to be transported? The batmobile is parked somewhere, so what happens now?

I imagine the following possibilities:

1. The batmobile has self-driving capabilities. I can't really tell how good that would work in Gotham, and i don't know how that would work for the bikes.

2. There is a bat on batmobile-duty. They spend the patrol night chilling, watching tiktoks, reading a book etc. and just wait for a pickup.

3. There is a remote driving system, probably accessed by Oracle as well as the batcave. In the necessary moments Oracle grabs a controller and GTAs the Batmobile to the location.

4. There are Batmobiles hidden throughout Gotham and after such an incident happened, a few batkids need to go for a drive and pick up/drop off the various batmobiles at their spots.

I don't know which one is the most likely, and all of them have so much Batfam Chaos potential. Maybe all of them are true. Allow me to present some of these chaotic scenarios.

Red Robin, severly sleep deprived: *nearly hits a lamp post*

Batmobile: *avoids the post, speeds up* *steering wheel moves under his fingers*

RR: What?

Oracle, via comms: for the love of god just take a nap I'm taking you home

Nightwing, after a chase: great, now i need to walk like 5 kilometers to the car.

Red Hood: There is a batmobile in a garage like two streets down

NW: what?

RH: don't you have a map?

NW: a map of what?

RH: of the batmobiles

NW: what- no. No i do not. I will be having words with someone.

Batman, after patrol: There are still two bikes and a batmobile on the streets. Go pick them up.

Red Hood: alright, which one of you idiots is allowed to drive?

Nightwing: Damian put your hand down.

Gothamite: *crosses the street* *nearly gets run over by batmobile* *stares to see it driving off without a driver*

Phone: *beeps*

Text message: very sorry, still working on the self-driving. Have a coffee on me, heres a coupon code for batburger. -O

Red Hood: *peacefully reading a book, legs on the batmobile dashboard, a thermos of tea in the cupholder*

Oracle, via comms: Hood, Spoiler has been injured, i am sending you the adress for pickup.

Hood: How bad is it?

Oracle: Not life-threatening. She wanted to go on but Batman refused.

Hood: so she can wait a bit more.

Oracle: what?

Hood: They are about to have the big love confession and i am not waiting on that because B is overprotective.

Oracle: I just googled your book. Pick up Spoiler now or I will make you listen to Spoilers for the entire series.

Hood, starting the car: Jesus O no need for warcrimes

(I am fairly new in this fandom, if there is something in canon that i missed/got wrong please correct me)

[momo-minomo]

I’m so tempted to write a Tim and Damian bonding fic right now. I’ve been re-reading through some Tim Drake and Batfamily comics and they’ve been making me feel things. Especially the Tim and Damian hug in Batman (2016) #138 and Tim getting shot in the throat in Batman (2016) #125. So much of Tim’s time in the Batfamily has been spent as the emotional pillar for the entire family. He was there to act as a bridge between Dick and Bruce when the two couldn’t be in the same room for more than 5 minutes without yelling. He was there to give Bruce a reason to hold back and try and come home safe for. He came running anytime any of them called even when it screwed him over. He became a bridge back to the family for Jason and Cass at different points. Hell, he’s so used to being an emotional crutch for Bruce that even shot through the throat and bleeding to death he was gently comforting Bruce and guiding him on what to do next because Bruce was losing his shit again over the Jason parallels.

So the habit of supporting them is probably burned into Tim at this point, right? It’s so automatic that he can’t help but fall into it even when half dead. So what if something happened to Dick? Let’s say he and Tim were on a mission together when everything went tits up with an enemy ambush. They’re fighting as smoothly together as they always do but they’re being overwhelmed with sheer numbers and are just trying to retreat at this point, the enemy in hot pursuit. Tim takes a major hit and goes down, maybe a goon gets a lucky shot right in the middle of a grapple swing, causing him to lose his grip on the line. He hits a rooftop hard before Dick can catch him and gets a bad head injury. Bad guys are closing in so Dick ignores Tim’s woozy protests and stashes him somewhere mostly hidden while he leads their pursuers away. By the time rescue arrives, following their emergency beacons, Tim’s barely conscious and losing blood from the gunshot wound and Dick’s beacon isn’t working but at it’s last known location they find a puddle of blood and a broken escrima stick and no sign of where Nightwing is.

Tim is recovering but can’t actively help in the field with his injuries. He’s forced to act as a secondary Oracle while the rest of the family are on the verge of destroying themselves or half the city as the search goes on day after day after day. But while everyone is busy Tim can’t help but notice that Damian is slowly unraveling the longer Dick is gone without news.

So Tim starts doing little things to ease the kid’s mind or make him happy for even a moment. He starts subtle because doesn’t need Damian to blow up at him right now, but the two gradually grow closer and Damian notices all the support Tim is giving to EVERYONE but no one is noticing that Tim needs it just as much. So he starts returning the favor and Tim is so unnerved cause, like, it’s sweet and all but this is NOT how his world works.

Maybe I could end it with the two of them realizing the bad guys were trying to get Tim and Dick specifically for a reason (Maybe they want to break into Titan’s tower or something? Maybe League of Assassins?🤔). Tim and Damian are sick of not having their big brother, the girls are all still traveling back from investigating another dead end, and Jason and Bruce are too busy arguing to listen so they hatch a hair-brained scheme together to have the still injured Red Robin act as bait to draw out the bad guys and lead them to Nightwing.

[lady-ashfade]

Puppet Master

Percabeth x Vampie!Reader

-♡ this took a long while!! Sorry for the wait. I will not be making a part two to this, or at this moment.

-♡ words: 1k

-♡ warnings: short, vampire reader, blood, things vampires do, proof reading on this is ass, (we are batman)

@asexualaromosafezone requested this.

you barely left the shack in the forest. Most campers stayed away from you whenever you came around. from the aura around you, or that you kept a stone cold face always, everything about you kept them away. uou had no cabin, no godly parent so that was the cause of gossip and many questions between the campers.

annabeth heard a story about you when she first arrived at camp, a girl around her age came a year just before her. and she was the cause of spooky night stories used to scared the little ones like her. she was curious to say the least but had many problems to deal with, and no one was allowed near you. she saw you from time to time, you’d find yourself to the big house, stay around the camp alone and stiffen if anyone tried to talk to you. then, you’d leave as soon as the night came and she couldn’t figure where you went.

tt was like you disappeared.

percy on the other hand. as soon as he heard about you it sent a chilling shiver down his spine. luke told him a story, they had made up, that you take the souls of half bloods in the night. so he never wanted to find you and he was glad you stayed away. So naturally he found himself in front of you when you came down into camp.

“I’m sorry,” he apologized and ripped out the arrow from a tree that nearly hit you, “I can’t get ahold of this thing.” he had been there a year and this was his first time seeing you. he noticed something about you that was different from him. your skin didn’t look right and like it was a few shades lighter then it should be, and he couldn’t see your eyes hidden behind your sunglasses.

his body started to nervously sweat as you stare at him without moving and had no facial expression. then he heard the slightest hum from you before you continue to walk back on the path and unfazed by anything.

it’s been a few years and they grew. many quest, getting together, almost many deaths, tears, blood & sweat. you only came to mind a few times when their mind wonders. or when they saw you once a few months, if they could find you at least. it seemed the shadows favored you.

“Find the old shack in camp,” percy was told by the oracle, “you will face the lifeless inhabitant.” it always had to be something dangerous and never, “go get some ice cream.” or anything good.

he brought annabeth…not because he was scared or anything. but they had no idea what it really met, but they brought everything incase. because in every quest it seemed to go the opposite of what they thought.

three knocks was all it took for Percy’s body to run cold and almost tremble. you lived here, or so they say but the words the oracle spoke made no since to him. “face the lifeless inhabitant.” and last time he checked you were alive. Annabeth didn’t waste much time before banging onto the door to call for you of anyone who would listen.

“Go away half bloods.” that voice sounded smooth and it drawled them in. like a angel’s voice with how warm it sounded. “You’re not welcome here.” no one ever heard you speak before so they didn’t know if was you.

“Umm…I’m afraid we can’t. You see we were told to come here from the oracle, and last I checked this is the only shack in camp.” annabeth gave him a side glance before crossing her arms.

there was a minute of silence and the sound of footsteps disappearing away from the door. they were preparing to knock again or force the door open but it creaked open slowly. they slowly stepped inside with their hands ready to reach for their weapons at any moment.

the shack was well lived in and nothing like they expected. books, and a area for a small kitchen, almost victorian decor, but the only light was one candle lit in the corner. “Hello?” the girl called out for the voice they heard earlier.

a sound above them made them snap their attention upwards and nothing was seen, all the light in the room was kept way from that place. percy grabbed ahold of annabeths arm, he didn’t feel right at all. and few seconds later they had a reason to stop. a pair of glowing eyes appeared from the pitch black, and then next a pair of pointy white teeth along with it.

“You should know, bronze doesn’t hurt me.” you glanced toward Percy’s sword.

“What are you?” the boy asked but annabeth already had it figured out when she tugged at his shirt. her eyes stared at a few blood stains on the counter, a pile of bones next to it.

“No one has ever come in here, I guess you should pat yourselves on the back for that too.” your tone now amused. hooking your legs on the plank of wood and swing yourself down and they could see you better now from the light. it was in fact the girl they had seen before.

“Don’t worry, I’m not going to hurt you. half-bloods taste the worst to be honest. Sad tho, I heard gods taste delicious.” the wicked smirk at your lips that had your sharp teeth poking out mad the feel weird.

“Your eyes are beautiful,” percy lowered his weapon and found himself staring heavily into them.

“And your voice…” annabeth followed along side him. the couple wanted to walk closer but something was stopping them like puppets on a string.

“Oh, right,” you sighed and reached for your sunglasses to put over your eyes and you could see the pair coming back to themselves. “Sorry about that.” the power to control you never really tested out on humans or half humans, except once. ever since then you hated their taste and them to be honest.

“You can listen to my voice and it might have some effect but it wouldn’t do anything without my eyes.” you dropped down and landed perfectly before them.

“The stories are true, vampires are beautiful.” Percy spoke still somehow entranced by you.

“Maybe I should have payed more attention to you, I would have seen it from the books I’ve read.” Annabeth hated that she didn’t see it coming.

Only months will tell if they will be your puppets.

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[sadlynojellybeans]

So I am re-reading TOA and i have decided to write some things i noticed now that I know what is going to happen next.

THE HIDDEN ORACLE

Meg was about do develop a crush on Percy, and Apollo noticed. It was immediatly curbed by Percy mentioning his girlfriend. He did not even notice XD

Apollo actually got out of the three legged death race unscathed O.o Scared to death but unharmed

Lester is being surprisingly not pathetic??? I mean, he can't remember shit and has the constutution of a limp noodle, but he has not fainted in several chapters!!! Maybe it's because Camp Half Blood is a relatively safe space for them...

THE FORESHADOWING IN CHAPTER 26 IS DEVASTATING - he gets confirmation it is the emperors behind everything and he thinks "i would have rather tangled with Tartarus or Ouranos or Primordial Chaos" APOLLO PLEASE

Speaking of foreshadowing, Rhea?!??!? "Find your center. Enlightenment has to come from within" HELLO??!?!??

Apollo mentioning he caused an earthquake that wiped out most of Sparta and that he never liked the Spartans much??? What about HYACINTHUS???????

"I busted out some footwork the Nine Muses and I had been working on" please I want so bad to see Apollo dance. Especially Apollo as Lester

Apollo being absolutely convinced that he will never have a proper partner is tragic. "It was not in my destiny" bro

The Germani appear and the absolute first thing Apollo does is move in front of Meg. "Instinctively". This is the same guy that at the beginning of the book was evaluating which demigods would be best to keep on hand to throw at quests. I can't. Just how much exactly did he repress his protective instincts through the years and centuries?

I find so fascinating that Apollo wants to strike Nero down immediately after meeting him. Like, yes. Apollo is a god. And he would not allow anyone to threaten what he cares about. Even after his trials, he might be kinder and more attentive to demigods, but I think that anybody who crosses him (really crosses him) will have to start praying for mercy.

If there is one thing I can say about TOA is that it is certainly expanding my musical horizons, with all the songs I have to check out on youtube just to have an idea of what Apollo is singing about.

He did not suck during the confrontation with Nero?! Burst of godly strength saved the day and his dignity

"Just because she had lied about being my friend did not mean I wasn't hers. She was in danger. I was not going to leave her" man. He cares so fucking much. No wonder he never let anybody get close to him in the last years.

Didn't they say a sonnet was worse than a limerick in the next book?

"BLESS HIS CONNIVING LITTLE HEART". "Children of Hermes cannot rap". "[Cecil] was demoted to dancer" skjsjskansnkzbsnsmmsnzm

It's kind of ... sad? How happy Apollo is when flying on the giant ants. He is used to being a god who can fly whenever he wants, and a part of him is usually in the sky every day as he drives the sun chariot. And instead he has been stranded on earth, away from what is both his duty and something he greatly enjoys. "It felt so good to fly again. [...] For two or three seconds I was exhilarated".

AND THE ARROW OF DODONA IS FINALLY HERE AND TALKING FRIENDS!!!!

I cannot believe I am so happy because of a talking arrow

The arrow QUIVERED kjsnsksjsnsnzjxndnsk i love them so much

Not Apollo asking where Jason Grace is 💀

I genuinely cannot understand if this is foreshadowing or really lucky wording on Riordan's part. Rachel asks about Meg and Apollo thinks "She might as well have plunged the Arrow of Dodona into my chest". RICK. RICK DID YOU KNOW? HAD YOU ALREADY THOUGTH ABOUT THAT SCENE IN TBM OR WAS IT PURE CHANCE????

WE WERE ROBBED. I have been wondering for a few days if in TOA we ever see Apollo sing for fun (not to confuse enemies, not to open doors, not for any practical purpose. Just for the fun of it). The depressing answer seems to be no, although I might have forgotten. At the end of THO it is implied that Apollo, Leo and Calypso join the sing-along at CHB, but the fact that the books end before we actually see him sing is a travesty.

[zoniteillusion-pyritedreams]

The way you read for celebrities is unusual - like I’ve never seen this type of style before and I find it really intriguing and sweet😽 esp when you add in your own commentary in pink I think it’s really cute and poetic 😻

If you have time can you see how Enhypens sunghoon (you recently did a reading for him) would behave around the person he had a serious crush on and pursue them?

Thank you🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

I'm so happy you like the way I do readings! I think that other people do amazing readings too but I do think when it comes to public figures or celebrities a lot of people try to like detach a bit when they're doing them? I don't know if that makes sense like try not to make themselves seem too familiar with them but I do readings for celebrities or regular people the exact same way. I also have part of it might be because again I normally do these readings with the help of the goddesses that I work with and for me personally it's very much so Big Sister vibes with Aphrodite and Nyx.

So I find myself also sitting there and writing out my thoughts in a way I would have I was talking to like an older sister or my friends cuz I think it's just easier to understand that way. You know what the technical Parts I feel like sometimes I get a little silly what about getting too silly so it's like this is still technically the card means but like a little spice thrown in. Let's get into the reading this is actually very fun especially since I use music to do this I'm like the first song that pops in my head I didn't even get to press Shuffle yet was OMG by new jeans which really set the mood.

"How Sunghoon of ENHYPEN Acts When He Has a Crush (with help from Aphrodite & NewJeans OMG)”

Vibe Check Song: "OMG” – NewJeans

"They keep on asking me, ‘Who is he?’ / My heart is glowing, so I can't sleep at night...”

Oh yes. We’re talking full-on soft boy in denial. He’s gone, bestie. Crushed. And it’s giving late night overthinking, can’t-sleep-because-you-smiled-at-him-once energy.

Main Energy Card: Uranus Reversed

Sunghoon’s normally icy exterior? Cracks immediately.

When he catches feelings, it’s like internal chaos he doesn’t want to act out of character, but his brain short-circuits. Cue: avoidance, weird behavior, probably gets quieter than usual, yet watches you like a hawk when he thinks you’re not looking.

Hidden Truth Oracle Tea (he’s ✨ spiraling ✨):

“I look for you everywhere” / “I replay our conversations over and over” – He’s 100% romanticizing that 15-second moment where you had complimented him . He’s archiving your smile in 4K.

“I hide behind material things” – He might flex subtly. New shoes, extra effort in his outfit. Randomly giving you a gift or present. I'm talking all of a sudden, "Oh it was a two-for-one deal I don't need two of them here you go." Or "Prada gifted it to me and I don't know anyone else who would want it so here you can have it."

“I left when I saw you with someone” / “I lost myself for a little while” – Possessive in silence. If he thinks you're into someone else? His inner Scorpio takes over and he will ghost just to protect his pride. Poor would be nursing his wounds while still stalking your IG to see if you make it official or need a shoulder to cry on.

“I want you” / “I love you unconditionally” – But deep, deep down? He’s so soft for you it hurts. Would most likely drive his friends and/or the other members off the wall. If he can't talk to you and he knows that they're still conversely with you constantly asking him how you're doing. Maybe even giving them advice on things to do if they mention you feeling down or upset etc.

Love Oracle Energy – The Blueprint of His Actions:

Friendship → Trust → Decision → Fate → New Love

He’s the type to build a slow burn. Starts as a “cool friend,” but secretly plotting like, "How do I become their safe place?”

Finances + Warning – He might try to impress you practically: gifts, gestures, paying for your snack, or sharing useful info... but gets nervous and retreats if he thinks you don’t feel the same.

Tarot Tea from the Wildwood Deck (feat. shy otters, reversed stoats, and ✨feelings✨):

Page of Vessels (Otter, Reversed) + Page of Bows (Stoat, Reversed):

He is awkward-cute around you. Think clumsy compliments, blushes, fidgeting, or laughing too hard at your jokes.

Ace of Vessels + Ace of Arrows – The boy is in his FEELS. Daydreams. Imagines holding hands. Might write lyrics or poetry and never show you. He wants something meaningful, something that breathes life into him.

Nine of Vessels (Generosity) + Eight of Bows (Hearthfire):

He’ll try to be near you. Group hangs? He’s there. He may act more giving, sharing food, small helpful gestures. A soft boy with warm intentions.

The Shaman + The Guardian:

Despite his hesitance, once he decides you’re it, he gets bold in secret ways. Protecting your peace, speaking up for you, observing every detail about what makes you feel safe and loved.

He's very much a mushy mess aka the ice prince has melted and turned into a puddle. He also be pretty bad at hiding it I feel like unless it's the one where it's like newly getting to know each other like a new friendship for me etc. He definitely gives me met them twice and fell in love Vibes not necessarily love at first sight but like the first initial meeting oh there's something about this person okay. The second meeting getting to talk to him a bit more observing them a bit more and then all of a sudden it's like I think I want this person they might be my person. Then it just gives very obvious to those who know him well like all he's gone. Very fast and Falls hard. There would be no he fell first but she felt harder he's just both of them is basically he fell first and he fell harder.

BUT... here’s the tea on his obstacles:

Six of Arrows (Transition Reversed) + Eight of Stones (Skill Reversed):

He struggles to make the move. Feels stuck between fantasy and action. He wants to impress you but doesn’t always know how.

Three of Vessels Reversed / Five of Stones Reversed:

There’s fear of rejection, or of being “too much.” He won’t want to chase if he feels you’re not clear about liking him too. (Validate him gently, please.)

He's VERY hyper aware of the image that he has as a idle slash celebrity. So his biggest fears and fall back the reasons why he might come off and wish you all she or not actually make a move is what if you're only in love with that idle image of him? What if you don't like the weird him?

Like Aphrodite he was giving me images of like a couple sitting there in the living room and doing like a 5000 piece puzzle, building a Lego set, having a random drama or movie playing on the screen a batch of cookies baking in the kitchen the kitchen looking slightly like a typhoon just rolled through it. I'm talking oversized hoodies comfy pants fuzzy socks on energy drink in his hand tea and hers. Random conversations about their day lots of giggling lots of whole survives. Like that's kind of the image I feel like in terms of like what he would want or what he would be like very relaxed and with someone that he likes and he's afraid that because the real him is very soft boy. It's very resting his head in his hand and just staring at you, very constantly holding your hands back hugs smoking up to you enjoying your scent nose in your neck and your hair excedrived like what if you don't like that though? That's what he's afraid of like you want the Ice Prince with the calm cool cool guy. But that's not him he's the type where he'll be staring at you and end up accidentally tripping over thin air and then when you laugh a little and ask him if he's okay he'll sit there and say some dumb pun or be like the floor has it out for me because it's the first thing that pops into its head.

OVERVIEW OF HOW SUNGHOON ACTS WITH A CRUSH:

Soft boi™ with a frozen smile and a chaos brain.

Romanticizes every interaction like a drama plot.

Builds trust first, acts like a “just a friend” but wants more.

Gets flustered, watches from afar, gives subtle gifts, tries to play it cool.

Verdict awkward cute and down bad. A little Lore / TMI p100% remind me of a guy I would high school with named colin. Most of the girls in our school did not like him I like him cuz he had a great personality and stuff but he was definitely the type of guy where he could be a bit awkward he was a little nerdy really liked science and things also didn't have like the look that people found attractive at that point in time during the late 2010s. Long hair glasses really pretty puppy dog blue eyes freckles wore band T-shirts of bands he actually like listening to slightly baggy jeans and whatever sneakers he felt like wearing or thought looks cool and 9 out of 10 times they were like super expensive name brand.

He was very sweet though. And have the same Vibes of liking and wanting to be friends first before going ahead and dating someone. Doing the little subtle things like I wasn't oblivious bitch and it wasn't until one of my teachers actually pointed out like you do know he likes you right? Because like he would sit there and every morning when I showed up he had a coffee for himself and hot chocolate for me I can't have caffeine it fucks with my system. But you go out of his way to buy me a hot chocolate he would sit there during lunch and if they had something that I would like because he had lunch before I did and sometimes they would sell out things in our canteen. He would buy extra for me so like oh they have those really delicious homemade brownies or chocolate chip cookies that they're making okay well he's sitting in there and buying three or four I guess you could call them packs our school would have those like take out plastic see-through containers and they'll put like six cookies in there that they made or four brownies because one of the Lunch Ladies was a volunteer lunch lady and actually owned her own Bakery and would occasionally bring baked goods to sell. Or if it was one of those special occasions where for the juniors and seniors they would allow you to order Chinese food, Japanese food, Pizza Etc from the local eateries near the school he would sit there and he knew exactly what my order was and you just buy it for me. That's the vibes Sunghoon is giving. Acts of Service King who's a little awkward a little shy doesn't exactly know how to just physically say it with his mouth hey I like you do you like me too we should date. Instead it's here I bought you this here I did this for you so how do you feel about me now and a friendly way of course?

Won’t chase hard unless you give the green light—but when he does? He’ll melt you.

[tillichan]

‎‧₊˚✧ Your Life in Bungou Stray Dogs for @hidden-oracle ✧˚₊‧

You were born in a a family that owned a small bar in Yokohama. This bar was located on the first floor and you with your family lived on the second floor. It was a calm place with some regular customers that brought a small but regular income. Your family affair, your home, your safe place, you wanted to grow up and help your parents with this bar. Until then, you learned from your father the bartending skills, getting better and better. And finally your dream came true. As soon as you were good enough to start working as a bartender, you got behind the bar. There was no limit to your happiness - to become a bartender. You had a lot of fun to serve customers, listen to their fascinating stories and do what you like. But at the same time strange things began to happen. You started hearing voices even though the people around you didn't speak out. You were scared and anxious, it was like a nightmare, you felt like you were going crazy. And who knows how long it would have lasted if not for one mysterious man. One day he visited your bar with a young blonde girl and a guy about the same age with you bandaged like a mummy. They sat long at the bar while having a drink. And watched you. It was almost scary how the eyes of this man followed you wherever you went, whatever you did, like a predator watching their pray. But every time you looked at him he just enjoyed his time with the children. His mind was also a black box, and not only his but also his children. Yes, by then you have realized that you had an ability to read people's mind and thoughts, but somehow these three were an enigma to you. "You can read people's mind, right, young lady?", you heard voice of the man all of sudden and turned around to look at him. He smirked: "Did something happen? I said nothing", the man paused and looked into your eyes. "But so everything is clear. Young lady, would you like to work at Port Mafia?" You refused. Working for mafia sounded dangerous. This man, Mori Ogai, who also was the boss of Port Mafia nodded understandingly and left the bar with his children. Even though he didn't pressure you and never appeared again, his subordinates began to visit your bar as if they were at home. And so, slowly but surely, you warmed up to Port Mafia and its members, they all became your friends and you became their unofficial informant. No one besides Port Mafia members doesn't know about your work, but there are rumors about Port Mafia treasure - a young lady who works in a small bar. Touch her and incur the wrath of Port Mafia.

Ability: A Study in Scarlet | Based on a detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle. 

Your ability allows you to read the mind of people within a few meters around you anytime. At first you didn't know how to control the ability so you activated it constantly and it affected your mental health. But as soon as you met your friends, they taught you to control it, you became very good at it. Coupled with your work and your brilliant memory, this all makes you an amazing informant who helped Port Mafia more than once.

Your job is to to fish for information that Port Mafia need. Your bar is also a safe space for the mafia members, they know that they can hide there and you will take care of them. Indeed, you're their treasure, this's not a rumor, and they'll protect you and your bar with their life.

Romantic Matchup: Nakahara Chuuya

The first time you and Chuuya met was when your friend Dazai took him into a bar. And even though he looked angry at first and shouted constantly at Osamu who enjoyed it, as soon as Chuuya noticed you and looked into your eyes he paused. "She's stunning...", that someone's thought actually raced through your mind. You stared at Chuuya with surprise realizing that this thought belonged to him. Dazai looked from you to Chuuya and back. His lips turned up into a large grin. "I'm so sorry Chuuya", Osamu melodramatically flailed his arms. "But our boss had his eye on her, so she is already taken", he enjoyed watching Chuuya's eyes widen. "Really?", Chuuya blinked with surprise accepting at face value what Osamu just said. "It's a lie, of course", Osamu responded airily as he dodged Chuuya's attacks with elegance. Somehow after this Chuuya started coming to your bar with enviable constancy. Especially when he was sure that Dazai won't be there. He enjoyed talking to you, tasting the wine and cocktails you did for him and just... watching you. There was something special about the way you carried yourself. You were so kind and understanding, but also honest and determined. And beautiful. Very beautiful. And every time Chuuya caught himself staring at you admitting your inner corn, your silent beauty, he gazed down hiding his face behind the hat. Chuuya always thought he was a straightforward and cool person, but when you were around he felt himself a flustered elementary schooler who pins for his crush from afar. But what could he do? You were amazing, you affected him, ugh, he was in love with you. Confession didn't take a long time for Chuuya. He was well aware of his feelings, he knew that you are his only and true love, he wasn't satisfied with just watching you. Chuuya wanted to hold you close, take you for dates, enjoy spending time together, he wanted to be with you. As your significant other, not just as a friend who visit your bar from time to time. One day Chuuya showed up at the bar with a bouquet of your favorite flowers in his hands. It was after closing time, so you were cleaning alone. But since Chuuya often came to you at different times, you weren't surprised, just greeted him. Without hesitation Chuuya approached you, confidently but gently he took your hand to his lips and kissed it. The way he looked at you with such a passion, with the emotions he's never shown you before, made your heart skip a beat. Chuuya gave you a bouquet and said: "My lady, I like you. Would you like to go out with me?".

• Chuuya is a gentleman, he treats you like a queen and gives you his very best. Even though it may seem that he gets angry easily, it's only when Dazai is around. Besides, because of you Chuuya became more calm and reserved, his eyes and ears are always on you, he doesn't care about Osamu... Almost. But he does his best to be calmer around you to make you feel more comfortable. You're his treasure after all. • Yes, you are his treasure. Chuuya is surprised how much you affect him. Knowing that you are involved in mafia business, he protects you a lot. Rest assured that not a hair can fall from your head with Chuuya around. He loves spoiling you buying you whatever you want. Be it cute plushies, new interesting book or game you mentioned recently, a star from the sky if this is your will, Chuuya would be more than happy to get it for you. • He absolutely adores you. He loves the way you're so generous, kind and giving. He loves the way you calm him down being his safe place every time Chuuya feels overwhelmed by his hard work or Dazai. He loves when you call cute the not cute things, it makes him wonder, maybe you find him cute too. He likes when you ask him politely for cuddles, this is such an adorable gesture that gives Chuuya a cute aggression. Chuuya suddenly found himself being wrapped around your pretty finger. Deeply and hopelessly. And, worse still, he doesn't mind at all. • Every time you feel anxious or bad, Chuuya holds you close as he plays with your hair or rubs your back whispering in your ears sweet comforting words. He always knows how to make you feel better as if he can read your mind. • The two of you prefer spending time together hanging out at home or going out to have fun at arcades or amusement parks depending on your mood. But you and Chuuya have one thing in common. It doesn't matter what exactly you two do or where exactly you two have a date, most importantly that you do it together.

Ship Tropes

• anxious (you) x here to help (him) • royal treatment • bodyguard (him) x soft bean (you)

Relationships

Dazai Osamu is your older brother figure, your mentor and a good friend of yours. Even though his heart is closed to others, somehow he found a place for you there. Osamu sincerely loves you, but in platonic way treating you as his adorable little sister. He is the one who taught you how to control your ability. Every time Osamu comes to your bar he gets stuck at the bar talking to you or just watching you. He adores you. There are so many things he admires about you. But most importantly, you always make him feel comfortable and accepted with you. The way you accept him the way he is and give him the second chance... Oh, it touches his heart more than he wants to admit. So Dazai decided to protect you and the place he loves. Your bar is the place Osamu can call "home". It's the first time he feels like home and this is the reason why he's more than ready to wipe-off anyone who will hurt you off the face of the earth. He still enjoys teasing you and Chuuya though. "Ah, my precious sister and Chuuya, the person I dislike so much! You two like a Romeo and Juliet!", exclaims Osamu this nonsense every time he sees the two of you together.

Mori Ogai is your father figure. He treasures you a lot despite of the fact that you refused joining the Port Mafia at first. To him you are like Elise, so cute and adorable. As soon as you decided to help Port Mafia, you and Mori started to communicate more and so he took a cotton to you. He likes to randomly visit you at the bar bringing some gifts like lolita fashion clothes, cute things he bought for you with Elise or your favorite snacks. You're even not an official member of Port Mafia, but the most important member to Mori. Like everyone else in Port Mafia, this boss would kill for you without thinking twice about it. But usually he is very sweet around you and behaves like a lovesick girl dad. Elise loves you too and sticks to you whenever she sees you. Mori approves your relationship with Chuuya. You deserve the best, he thinks, and this all about Chuuya.

Akutagawa Gin is your best friend. The both of you are on more calm and introverted side so it took some time for you two to warm up to each other. But as soon as Gin and you did a joint mission when you helped her with information, you two got to talking and became a friends. Gin feels very comfortable with you since the both of you are girls and love cute things. Whenever the two of you have some free time, you enjoy hanging out together feeding stray cats, going shopping or just chatting at your bar. It's needless to say that she also protects you a lot. The way she turns from yamato nadesiko into your guardian dog every time you're in danger still surprises you, but you're grateful that you have such a reliable friend. Gin is very supportive about your relationship with Chuuya, she is always here if you want to talk about it but she never pressures if you don't.

Akutagawa Ryuunosuke is one more your friend and one more your guardian dog too. Of course, at first he didn't trust you and didn't want to get close to you. Just to end up being the one of your best friends. The reason? Well, the reason is simple: people he adores the most adore you. Dazai, his everything, thinks of you as of his younger sister and Gin, his only family, is your best friend. And even though Ryuunosuke didn't expect it, you slowly became an important part of his life. When the two of you met for the first time, Osamu introduced you as his sister adding that Ryuunosuke should love and protect you, so Ryuunosuke believed that you're his biological sister. And even though Osamu clearly liked you more than him, Ryuunosuke felt no hatred towards you. And when he realized that it's not a true, the two of you already were friends. Nowadays, Ryuunosuke spends a lot of time with you and Gin, hanging out at your bar. Especially since this is a safe place for mafia and he can relax there without thinking about hiding his true identity. Your presence calms him down and comforts him. It's safe to say that because of you Ryuunosuke became chiller about Dazai and find a friend he treasures a lot.

Edogawa Ranpo has a crush on you. He is not aware of it yet though. The two of you met for the first time during the one case Ranpo investigated. Ans so he found himself at your bar looking for the criminals. You read his mind and warned your mafia friends about possible danger. That's how you ended up alone with Ranpo doing the third milkshake for him. Your sweet drinks and cocktails were so delicious, Ranpo even forgot about his mission leaving the policeman puzzled. Ranpo already knew about your ability, he knew everything about you and your role in Port Mafia. But despite this he enjoyed your company and your drinks so much that he didn't want to do something with it. After your first meeting, Ranpo started visiting your bar from time to time. He loves how caring and sweet, but also smart and straightforward you are. And he just... slowly fell for you. He thinks of you as of someone like his subordinate who makes a drink for him though, but the thought about his true feelings crosses his mind more and more often. Maybe, one day, he will realize his crush, but unfortunately your heart is already taken.

[mavyunivrse]

| Pile 4

Lord, I had to do this reading multiple times for this collective—There could be a theme of lying to yourself. But a desire or calling for a new start. Also you have a familiarity with intense changes? And my entire reading of you has this mention of a new start repeated over and over again. Your shifting journey has a bitterness to it. Emotions could be leading you away from success with how pessimistic you’re mindset has been.

This has brought delays and bad luck overall. And shifting feels out of your control now, or you could be clinging to an aspect of control that you’re lying to yourself about and immersing yourself in this illusion. Some of you could have lied about your shifting experiences for whatever reason. A lesson to be learnt is to forgive yourself, if you’ve been feeling guilty. Let go and release. When we don’t, this brings more suffering, blaming ourselves and getting stagnant. Therefore moving forward for a new cycle is key.

You could have already started some heavy work on yourself and started to let go and release. It could feel you’re not getting much out of it right now but transformation is inevitable if you keep working, and a fresh start will be granted. Things are ending, put your past behind you and focus only on what’s ahead. Being scared of intense transitions is expected but you will welcome in new life events from persisting.

Finding optimism and something positive right now could be difficult, or that could be your motivation to shift. Focusing on changing your mindset and pessimistic mindset—if you aren’t already doing that, you should start. But be wary of focusing on unrealistic expectations. If you’re still holding onto things, then how are you going to make room for new opportunities to come? Tactics you’ve been using aren’t working, and some things don’t fall into our lap. I feel this collective for the most part is really trying to get better and pull themselves out of their delusions. You’re sick of burdening yourself with guilt and want your enthusiasm for life back. With confessions to yourself, you will be put on the path to repairing it. Collaborating could be a desire you have rather than independent workings. Before this leap we should start the work on ourselves first, prioritise your health and what makes you feel good. For this collective I reccommend shadow work and crystal healing.

You could have always had a desire for start completely anew again but it might frighten you aswell. Ignoring opportunities just to stay in the comfort of whatever lies you have immersed yourself in. You probably heard of or relate to the term of “living in comfort of your own sadness.” Some of your wounds may feel too deeply associated with you that it’s too far gone to heal. But this isn’t true, you deserve a clear head and true happiness. Embrace new ideas, new people, new places, and a new person you could be. New, new, new.

Hidden knowledge card: as annoying as it sounds, patience, commitment, routine, practicality and taking your time is always going to lead to success and progress. Don’t mix this up with perfectionism though. If you’re healing, continue on exactly that, stick with what’s worked and if you haven’t found what’s worked, then don’t be scared to try a new tactic. Healing could become easier than it has and transformation won’t be as abrupt. You can ease yourself into these things, using what has already worked for you isn’t necessarily a bad thing to continue.

Oracle words: Pisces, question, independent, Aries, healing, resistance, honest, Leo, progress, connection, reality, oxytocin, discipline, subconscious, abundance, persist, transformation, first quarter moon phase, earth, reflect

333 as I write this.

Channeled songs:

Talk Show Host | Radiohead

Glory Box | Portishead

Down the Drain | Julia Fox

Down By The Water | PJ Harvey

Mean girls | Charli xcx

Girl, so confusing | Charli xcx

Off To The Races | Lana Del Rey

Ride | Lana Del Rey

God Knows I Tried | Lana Del Rey

Black Magic | Magic Wands

Bite My Hip | Bauhaus

Your Power | Billie Eilish

My Future | Billie Eilish

Special Cases | Massive Attack, Sinéad O’Connor

Thanks for reading! <3

My Masterlist.

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ToA Theory 1 - Apollo's Waking Visions

First official theory post, here we go! :D

Alright. So. After rereading The Dark Prophecy, I started wondering about something. In TDP, Apollo experiences waking visions, where he conks out for a bit and has prophetic visions.

I found this interesting because, well...isn't Apollo supposed to be cut off from prophecy? With Python back in control of Delphi?

Because think about it. Python controls Delphi, the root of all earthly prophecy. This would include Dodona, Trophonius, Herophile, and Sibyl - sure, they aren't strictly connected to Delphi, but it's pretty heavily stated that Delphi just straight-up Makes The Future. It's prophecies are The Big Deal and you Should Listen.

Meanwhile the other Oracles seem more guiding and "beware!" instead of "this is how it's gonna be".

(sidenote: found out there are MORE oracles and I wanna know WHERE THEY ARE IN RRVERSE CANON because I want my boy Branchus okay??? Okay. Branchus's oracle was second only to Delphi let's give Apollo's first boyfriend the attention he deserves!)

So of course, like all great members of this fandom, I started thinking.

Let's do a little family history first. ;)

Buckle up. We go down a deep rabbit hole 😎

Apollo and Artemis are twins, born to Leto and Zeus. Zeus's parents are Kronos and Rhea. Leto's are Koios and Phoebe.

Rhea has connections to Dodona, as we learn in-series, but she doesn't really seem to be all that involved with prophecy.

Her siblings, meanwhile...ho ho ho, they are a WHOLE NOTHER STORY!

Let's start with Phoebe. Phoebe, like all first generation Titans, is the daughter of Gaea and Ouranos. She married her brother Koios. Her children consist of Asteria, Lelantos, and Leto. As well as Artemis and Apollo, her other two grandchildren are Hecate (Asteria) and Aura (Lelantos).

Her name means "bright" and is the root of Apollo's most famous epithet - Phoebus. She is often described as "golden-crowned" and is the Titan of bright intellect, the overseer of Earthly Prophecies, and is the second guardian of Delphi, after her sister Themis. She gifted Delphi to Apollo for his birthday after he defeated Python.

Classic grandmother move.

Anyway. There's a bit of Phoebe lore. Time for her elusive husband :3

Koios. His names means "question" or "questioning", probably because he's the Titan of inquiring intellect. He's also the overseer of Heavenly Prophecies, and has an oracle up in the North Pole guarded by an earth-dragon - you'd know this serpent by the name of Draco, the constellation btw. Additionally, Hyperborea (where Apollo goes in the winter times) is part of his domain.

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Unfortunately, we have very little mythological lore on these two, and even less in the RRverse (I cling to that one (1) Koios scene) which sucks because I love them already BUT it does give me lots of legroom to mess around with canon >:)

Back to the theory now. As you may have guessed, I'll be taking us in a direction concerning Apollo's mysterious grandparents. But what does this have to do with Apollo's visions?

Well. Remember when I mentioned that Delphi is the root of all earthly prophecies?

...look at Phoebe's paragraphs. She's the overseer of Earthly Prophecies, right? So it makes sense she's been affected by Python's takeover too.

(if you've read my fics you'd know this already lmao)

Asteria, Apollo's aunt, is a little trickier. She, too, has a hand in divination, but mainly through the night/stars and dreams. <-will come back to that later.

Koios, again, is overseer of Heavenly Prophecies, and is heavily implied to be able to commune with Ouranos's spirit. This is, apparently, a Big Deal because nobody else is mentioned to be able to do this.

...Except...remember this throwaway line in The Hidden Oracle?

^Apollo can see Ouranos too.

Within this theory is a sub-theory, so to speak - that immortals with the gift of prophecy can see Ouranos, since they can see what cannot be seen. This would include Phoebe, Asteria, Koios, and Apollo.

And it'll make sense why they'd keep it to themselves. Kronos wouldn't have been happy to hear his dad was still around. Neither would Zeus, for that matter.

So here I was. Contemplating. Wrote a few fics based around this idea. And one in particular got me thinking (fic in question being When The Stars Align), and a little ways down the road I realized something.

If Phoebe, the overseer of Earthly Prophecies, would have been affected by Python's takeover...was Koios? Could he even be affected?

Because here's the deal: Koios is the overseer of Heavenly Prophecies. Prophecies from the Sky.

Phoebe's are of the Earth - the Earth that Python has taken control of. And Delphi is the root of Earthly Prophecies - not Heavenly.

That would be Koios's oracle, up in the North Pole with Draco.

...So that means Heavenly Prophecy must have still been in business during ToA.

But then comes the question: If it was still within the gods' control, why didn't they use it?

Well...Draco's there, for one. He's probably the Python-equivalent of the North, and clearly he's still there since no myth has spoken of his death (that I know of).

If you ask me, I just think the gods are too nervous/afraid to try Koios's oracle. They were too scared to face Python, after all, until Apollo arrived. I think they'd be scared of a serpent who comes and goes from the stars as he pleases.

And as for why Apollo hasn't done anything about it...well, I think his fight with Python left him rather scarred, don't you think? He probably went "yeah grandma's oracle is enough" and the only time he ever got close to Koios's was during his time in Hyperborea.

So getting back to the main theory now. (So many rabbit holes to dive into with this post. The ADHD Urge is real)

Since Heavenly Prophecies is still active, but Earthly is in Python's control, I conclude Apollo's visions come from the Heavenly source.

Could they have come from the now-working Dodona? Maybe. But Dodona's all about those windchimes and trees. It doesn't have the Vibe, so to speak, for granting visions.

And remember. Trophonius, Herophile, and Sibyl aren't destroyed/freed yet. They have Zero connection to Apollo at this point because Python cut him off from them.

...but he didn't from the North. From Koios's divine power.

Because remember. Apollo is the god of prophecy.

Not of Earthly Prophecies, like Phoebe.

Not of Heavenly Prophecies, like Koios.

Not of nighttime divination and dreams like Asteria.

Of. Prophecy.

Prophecy as a whole. The entirety. The whole enchilada.

Every part of prophecy he's the god of, be it tarot cards to the Oracle of Delphi itself.

In my opinion, I think whatever Koios's Oracle is, it has just as must power as Delphi. The only problem was that...everybody just left it be. Nobody considered it because:

1) scary dragon

2) scary titan ruled the place

3) honestly at this point I think it's just straight-up forgotten about. Like Branchus's Oracle. I think at one point Apollo himself mentions there are other Oracles besides the ones in-series, but there's so many that his mortal brain cannot comprehend how many.

If the Grove of Dodona nearly faded into obscurity, then I think it's entirely possible Koios's Oracle was forgotten about (or so we think...I'm gonna be chewing on this for a while.)

Coming back round to TDP...I think this is a reasonable explanation about Apollo's visions. To summarize:

Apollo is cut off from Earthly Prophecy, his usual source of foresight that he gets from Phoebe

The unused, near-forgotten-about Heavenly Prophecy side of Apollo ignites to steer him on the right path

This is possible because Apollo is the god of prophecy itself, and not a single subset of prophecy, so he's not limited in the same way Phoebe is

Koios's Oracle is still out there and kicking and I will die on this hill

One problem. What about Asteria? She can interpret the future from the stars...aka the Sky. Like Koios. So couldn't she provide some insight to the future, since she, too, is connected to Heavenly Prophecy?

This is where things get a lil' tricky. And where I really slap on my tinfoil hat and start headcanoning my way through lmao

Basically, I think that since Asteria became the island of Delos (long story) a good chunk of her power is ingrained there. She's not as strong as she used to be, so her foresight isn't as strong.

This, in turn, I think could also serve as a reason why Koios's Oracle is "asleep" so to speak and nearly lost to memory in the RRverse - in fact, I think Asteria and Phoebe are the only ones who bother to remember its existence.

And Leto, of course. But I don't think she wants her son to know of another Oracle with a giant snake guarding it. She's had enough heart-attacks, thank you.

(Same with Lelantos, tbh.)

Canon is my sandbox and I am making some sweet sandcastles out of it XD

TL;DR

Apollo's visions in TDP stem from Koios's source of Heaven Prophecy because Phoebe's source of Earthly Prophecy (Delphi) has been taken over by Python. Koios's source firmly knocks on Apollo's mental doors and decides to kick back into gear to help its titular patron's grandson out. Because Apollo is the god of prophecy itself - every bit of it.

Extras:

I find it fascinating how magic and prophecy are both part of the same family tree (Hecate & Apollo).

and yes. You should expect a fic concerning Koios's Oracle at some point. but no promises on when :3

Thank you for coming to Insane Theory Time With Alder. I hope there will be more lmao

Websites you can look into:

Koios (Theoi)

Phoebe (Theoi)

Hyperborea (Theoi)

[strangledmikii]

My two strongest RR criticisms and how I would fix them for a potential rewrite! Reference: last post.

Disclaimer: I’ve been writing a book since October 2023. I know how storytelling works. I’m not a professional though! Please take everything I say with a handful of salt.

With that out of the way, read below to hear me yap about Octavian and Solangelo (but mostly Octavian).

Octavian No-Last-Name: Wasted Potential

I could make a whole post on Octavian alone because of everything I would do with his character. Maybe if this does well. However, I am coming from a slight bias with this opinion since I like Octavian! Be cautious.

Octavian had potential to be a good character and probably would’ve been if Rick didn’t write him to be made fun of by others in the cast (the opening scene(s) to Mark of Athena being a prime example of this).

The real issue I find with Octavian is simply this: he died.

In The Hidden Oracle, it states that it’s Octavian’s fault for Apollo/Lester being cast down as a mortal (will update when I find the quote). So it seems like it would make more sense for him to be alive, right? To give Apollo/Lester more adversaries when he’s mortal?

I don’t care how he relates to the ToA storyline: exile him to CHB, let him stay at the Waystation, keep him at CJ, I don’t care. I just think he should’ve been a part to the story. He could’ve impacted Lester’s character too, sigh.

Moving on to his actual death. In Blood of Olympus, he gets caught on an onager and launches himself into the sky in what is described as a “fiery comet,” “blazing comet,” and FUCKING “MISSILE” HELLO? HE’S A TEENAGER, EIGHTEEN, AND HE’S BEING SHOT INTO THE AIR IN AN EXPLOSION.

Okay. Continuing on, what is his death, actually? He just gets shot into the air and dies on impact, when he hits whatever he hits. So he’s alive in that comet.

How would I rewrite this personally? I would still get him caught on the onager and have him cut the release wire. However, he wouldn’t get shot up into the comet. He would get hit with the explosion and fall unconscious, almost dead, and gets taken care of by Will until he’s at a good enough health again.

Due to him starting a war, he gets told that he’s on a semi-permanent exile from Camp Jupiter and that he’d be executed if he shows up. And since Lester starts by arriving at Camp Half-Blood, it would basically force the two to interact. Great!

Solangelo: It’s very interesting

I’m not here to hate on people who like this ship. If you like it, you do you. I’m not even hating on the ship itself here, so don’t misinterpret this as that okay.

Solangelo is very sudden.

One of their main interactions in BoO (the only one I recall off the top of my head) is Octavian’s death, which leads into other smaller interactions between them after. Then they’re just together in THO.

I am aware that there is a six month, if I recall correctly, gap between BoO and THO. I still wish there was a bit more with them, y’know? Like, a few more memorable scenes in BoO, or maybe them not being together immediately at the start of THO.

How would I rewrite this personally? I wouldn’t make them already be dating at the start of THO. I’d either make them start dating at the end of THO or at the end of The Tower of Nero. I haven’t finished ToA yet though, so I don’t know if that makes sense story wise yet.

But whatever! That’s that. Maybe I’ll talk about rewriting characters next. We’ll see.

[cl0udstrifefr]

FFXV Fic Recommendations

Hello! I thought I’d share some of my favorite fics from my most favorite game. Will update with more when I read more. Thank you!

Set Thy Hidden Stars On Fire by MYuzuki (16k words)

This time, when Prompto wakes up to start a new loop, it’s raining.

Normally, this wouldn’t be a cause for concern (or even a blip on his radar, really) but this time he wakes up outside for some reason, which means he’s in the rain.

And as his luck would have it, it’s something of a downpour.

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If you love Prompto, you’ll love this fic. It’s relatively short, but managed to have me still think about it nearly a year after reading. MYuzuki is a great author!

Salvation by cassisluna (11k words)

Nyx Ulric lives and accompanies Lunafreya across Lucis to wake the six. Written for the 2021 FFXV Reverse Bang.

As she travels to wake Titan and Ramuh, Luna is grateful for the time given to her to see the land of Lucis with her own eyes and feet.

Nyx promised the King that he would see Princess Lunafreya to Altissia, and it seems easy enough—until he learns the Oracle's price for forging the covenants. After that, it's just a matter of... maybe going off-route for a while to let the princess sight-see for a bit.

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I love anything that expands upon Lunafreya’s character or Kingsglaive. This fic did not disappoint with that at all.

Worth The Risk by Asidian (6k words)

It's captivating. Prompto's probably going to have thirty-eight photos of it for them to relive the experience, in vivid detail, later on.

But Prompto's not taking pictures anymore, Noct realizes. The camera's stopped.

And when Noctis looks over to see what the matter is, Prompto's just staring through the view-finder, head angled up. He's gone absolutely sheet-white – looks like he might pass out. He says, "Noct," very softly, like it's a plea.

Then the world explodes, and something slams into Noctis with the force of a subway train, and everything goes dark.

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I adore Asidian’s writing, especially for Prompto. This, and any of their other fics you should absolutely check out!

Honor Bound by The_Asset6 (125k words)

It’s still hard for Ignis, Gladio, and Prompto to believe that Noctis has been gone for a year. However, when an old ally appears to tell them that what is gone might not be lost after all, that spark of hope they kept alive during their ten years apart is rekindled. Their only question: what will they have to sacrifice this time in order to bring their brother back alive?

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This fic focuses more on the bros rather than Noctis himself, and it was really nice to see from their POV how far they’d go to get Noct back. A longer read but didn’t drag, great fic!

Somnus Ultima by The_Asset6 (349k words)

King Regis and Queen Aulea’s desire for a child has finally been fulfilled, as well as their kingdom’s need for an heir to the throne. However, when a dark mage with a vendetta against Lucis blesses the young prince with a deadly curse, they realize that no sacrifice is too much when it comes to someone you love.

But too much, it turns out, is never enough.

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A sleeping beauty AU! I won’t lie, this one is long, but it’s so worth it. I don’t typically like AU fics, preferring canon-compliant work, but I gave this one a chance and didn’t regret it. The author made great use of the characters and created a lengthy but not hard to read story that was very enjoyable.

Reliance, Resolve by Gnine (13k words)

"Where are you?"

Noct. Voice controlled, each word precise and even. In other words, pissed off to the point of seething. Prompto had obviously screwed up. Again. Seemed about all he was capable of doing lately when it came to Noct—and just about everything else.

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Prompto's self-reliant streak kicks into overdrive, sending his life into a tailspin.

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A nice pre-game fic centered around Prompto, giving some insight to his and Noct’s relationship. Author tagged as pre-slash.

[caesariawritesstuff]

Frenemy

Summary: It's tough being on opposite sides of the law when it comes to Edward Nigma.

Content Warning: Fluff & Angst

Word Count: 1.3k

● Ao3 ● X ● Retrospring ● Read on Ao3 ●

There’s a beep in your ear as Oracle’s voice comes over your comm, “I think I finally tracked Nigma’s location. But he’s bouncing it off several cell towers. I’ve got Robin checking out the first, can you get to the second?”

You sighed. Not this again. With a shake of your head, you replied, “Yes. Give me the address.”

She spouted it off to you, but you were just barely registering her voice. Because instead, you felt a deep disappointment growing within you.

You’re not sure how it started, exactly. This strange frenemy-type of thing you had going on with Edward Nigma. Probably a year ago, when you were the first to arrive on the scene of one of his schemes. Back then, you’d been new to vigilantism, new to the role of Batgirl, which Oracle had honorarily given to you. You were still new to your training and not as on guard as you should’ve been – and that’s how you found yourself in the clutches of the Riddler.

He'd mocked you, forcing you to solve his riddles, using as bait until Batman arrived. But to his surprise, you’d managed to solve every single one. You’d watched as his smug smirk twisted into a sneer of humiliation and outrage. He’d thrown one of his usual tantrums, claiming you were cheating or getting outside help. You assured him you weren’t.

And maybe, deep down, you think he believed you.

With another heavy sigh, you grappled across Gotham’s rooftops as quickly as you could. The roar of sirens and alarm bells and nightlife rang throughout, a symphony of criminal chaos. Within minutes, you found yourself out of what appeared to be an abandon apartment building: the shudders were boarded shut, rust covered the metal doors. It looked as though it happened been lived in in quite some time, but you knew better; it was exactly the perfect hideout for the Riddler to hole up in. Inconspicuous and unnoticed. You quietly searched the windows and doors, looking for the perfect way in – but you finally found it: a small, electronic box that appeared to be an old power box. But instead, you flipped it open to reveal a screen. Staring back at you were the bright, green words: When you don't have me, you want me, but when you do have me, you want to give me away. What am I?

You smiled; that’s an easy one. Quickly you punched in the answer: Secret.

As expected, a hidden compartment within brick walls slid forward, revealing a secret passageway inside. You held your breath, keeping your guard up, as you followed the path in. Cobwebs hung from the ceiling and smell of dank mold clung to the air. Scrunching up your nose, you tried not to breathe as you followed the passage for several yards until you finally came to his hideout.

You spotted him sitting before an array of vast monitors and computers, all glowing bright green, enveloping him in their emerald glow. The top of his bowler hat peeked over the back of the chair he was in.

With a sigh, he spun around and faced you. “I should’ve expected you,” he said, annoyance lacing his tone. He leaned forward, resting his weight on his hands, which were rested on the top of his cane.

“Hoping I was someone else?” you asked.

The corner of his mouth quirked upward in a smirk, and you grinned back. It was strange, how this was what had become of your relationship. After all these months, time and time again, you’d somehow found yourself in this position with him. And even though you were on other sides of the law, you couldn’t help but find some enjoyment in your small interactions with him.

And there’d been plenty more than you expected.

He turned away, his focus back on the screens. “Go away, little Bat. You’re going to ruin my plans before they’ve even begun.”

You laughed lightly, wandering into the rest of the hideout. Your gaze focused on the screens, on each camera which was pointed somewhere important in Gotham. On one screen, you noticed Batman procuring himself one of Riddler’s trophies out of little green cage.

Edward snickered. “He got lucky with that one,” he said, but it was more to himself than to you.

“So,” you sighed. “What exactly are you planning this time? A giant robot? Hostages aboard a runaway train? Children dangling above a vat of acid?”

He paused his typing, glancing at you. “Perhaps.”

You snorted. “Come on Edward, don’t be in such a mood. I’m sorry I’ve ruined your plans.”

“Come back later, then. I have more important things to deal with.”

“Like outsmarting Batman? You know he’s going to come here and kick the crap out of you, like usual.” It wasn’t the first time you’d watched as Edward got his shit kicked in and dragged out a broken, beaten mess.

Sure, you were trained in hand-to-hand combat yourself. But Batman had a particular brand of violence that you didn’t follow through with.

Edward was quiet for a longer moment that usual. Perhaps he was ruminating over your words. You put your hands on your hips and waited for his reply. Admittedly, you weren’t ready to walk out. For some strange reason you couldn’t explain it…he fascinated you. Despite his criminal crusade, he was incredibly smart, and you valued that.

And that was how you found yourself in this strange predicament with him – somehow always enjoying each other’s company. At least, you thought he must’ve come to tolerate you, because he wasn’t kicking you out anymore.

Your gaze strayed back to the monitors, studying their placement, before you shifted your attention to the dozens of blueprints and plans laid out in a scattered mess across his desk, several which were stained with a neat ring of coffee. His hand immediately shot out, arms covering what he could.

“Ah, ah, ah,” he tutted with a click of his tongue. “These aren’t for your eyes, little Bat. It looks like you’re cheating to me. I knew your brain was the size of a peanut.” He rolled his eyes.

You barked out a laugh. “Right. Whatever you say.” A small smirk formed at the corner of your mouth, and you turned your attention back to the monitors. In one, Robin was just leaving the location Oracle had mentioned – which appeared to be booby-trapped, which he just narrowly escaped. Batman himself was solving another puzzle – also just missing a trap Riddler had programed to kill him as soon as he snatched up a trophy.

You held your breath as a chill crept down your spine. The sudden realization that you were sitting here with the Riddler, chatting with him as if you were friends – like always, it seemed fun at first. Harmless. Until the reality of the situation set in. That he was trying to kill the people you’d come to know and love.

Edward’s attention on the monitors, the scowl on his face as Batman continued to solve his riddles, didn’t budge. But unlike Batman, you weren’t about to go throwing fists.

“Ten minutes,” you said quietly. “I’m giving you a ten-minute head start.”

He paused, slowly turning to you. “Do you really think that’s wise?”

“Probably not.”

“See? I knew you were an idiot.” He chuckled lowly to himself, turning his attention back to the monitors, his fingers racing across the keyboard.

You walked out of the hideout and grappled onto a nearby rooftop, keeping a close eye. And within minutes, you watched him sneak out the hidden entrance. He smirked and tipped his hat to you, before sneaking away into the shadows. You reached down to your toolbelt and pushed a small tracking device, alerting the GCPD to your location. The minutes counted down like an eternity as you kept your eyes trained on the splash of green amongst the darkness.

And when those ten minutes were up, you followed.

[oraclekleo]

Hello my dear followers and random Tumblr visitors!

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Send a bunch of suggestions so I can make at least some of them true!

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[why-are-all-the-users-taken]

thoughts on toa

ok so everyone is doing this so imma do it too.

So when I first started reading toast I was like "lesters funny but he's kinda a drama king and thats annoying me a lil" but then,,, like- he started realizing "oH. I FUCKED UP A LIL AS A GOD" and once he started realizing that and acting on the idea that he needed to start being better, hE ACTUALLY BECAME SUCH A GOOD CHARACTER (not that he wasn't already but yk)

So like it kinda when like this

The hidden Oracle: Lester starts as a drama king and I didn't rlly like him too much at first. Like I would literally cringe every paragraph bc he was still in the "im a God and I'm better than u mortals" mindset which is probably why he annoyed me at first. But then he started realizing stuff like, "oh ya maybe that was my fault" example, Daphne and hyacinth. And then also realizing that everyone didn't love him, they just didn't disrespect him bc he could have smited them when he was a god

The dark prophecy: I liked this one a lot actually. Bc meg came back and it showed how much Lester loved her (as a sister) and also had Lester realize that he was kinda petty as a god and that he could have helped a lot more people. AND,,, THERE WAS A OLD LESBIAN COUPLE WHICH I LOVE (I can't remember their names T^T) NOT TO MENTION LEO CAME BACK!!! and the hunters of Artemis, I love them sm.

Burning maze: ...so- I already had spoilers for this one so everytime Callugulas (?) Or Jason's name came out I started tearing up thinking abt what was gonna happen. And Lester sacrificing himself was everything. Literally I was terrified but at the Sam time iT SHOWED SO MUCH GROWTH!!! But honestly I'm glad Jasper broke up bc it was so forced- AND GROVER!!! I LITERALLY SQUEALED WHEN GROVER SHOWED UP!!! and I love all of the dryads sm. And loved coach hedge as well. But honestly it was a rlly good read!! I mean in my opinion Rick is better at first person than 3rd tbh. And Piper slayed. I love her.

The tyrants tomb: ok, I'mma just be honest here, I cried the most during this book. Between Lester almost dying, all of the mentions of Jason, all of the minor characters that died, and everything else, my eyes literally stung by the time I finished reading- BUT DONS DEATH HAD ME BAWLING. I LITERALLY WAS CRYING MY EYES OUT. AND DAKOTA DIED TOO!! I LOVED HIS CHARACTER!!! oh and Artemis and Apollos reunion was SOOO sweet (yes I cried when that happened too). And frazel <33 AND OH MY GODS DON'T GET ME STARTED ON REYNA!!! I LOVED HER BEFORE TTT BUT SHE JUST GOT BETTER!!! I love her sm. And hazel as well!!! AND OH MY GODS (AGAIN) LAVINA!!! MY LIL PINK HAIRED LESBIAN! I LIVE FOR HER CHARACTER! and lavina x poison oak forever bc I love them. But Don 😭 I literally died inside when he died. And oh Hades, meg and her armed unicorns- that was everything- and Apollo seeing how his actions hurt other people like the silent god and the voice in the jar (I'm terrible at names sorry) was such a character arch as well.

Tower of Nero: I'm just gonna say it,the solangelo in this book gave me life. They were so CUTE. and the ....hat creatures (i can't spell their name) were hilarious ngl. AND RACHEL SAW THE BROOKLYN HOUSE AND ONE OF FELIX'S PENGUINS- I LITERALLY STARTED LAUGHING SO HARD DURING THAT SCENE- oh my gods and don't get me started on how much the python and Apollo scene scared me. I was like holy shit Apollos gonna die! Dues flash, he didn't but yk- and meg and Apollo were the best. AND LOU!!! OH MY GODS I LOVED HER!! and I feel bad for all of neros adopted kids :( but Apollo after he became a god again literally shocked me so much- like- he forgave his father!! That shocked me so so much but I was so proud of him 😭

Anyways overall, I loved this series so much. The characters were amazing,the plot was amazing, Apollos character arch was wonderfully written- and I just loved it.

[fangaminghell]

It's been a while since I talked about anything specifically on my Insurgence rewrite lol. Fair warning, everything I put out is basically a very rough draft of ideas. Insurgence is a big game with a lot of moving parts that more often than not don't make much sense? Or just didn't really age well.

Anyway, I wanted to give focus to Demeter, Diana and Persephone today! They'd backstory I mean.

Let's start with the mother herself: Demeter. Demeter is a powerful magic user of the modern time. She is often sought out for her abilities, especially her abilities to prophesize. Cultist especially, would try to seek her out. Because of this, Demeter opted to stay hidden, only going out for necessities. This became doubly true with her daughters, Diana and Persephone. Fearing what not only cultist, but the world would do to her daughters, she strictly forbade them from leaving their little sanctuary. Of course, Demeter had to leave every now and again, so to look after her twins, she created the Oracle- the one that's in the game canon. The Oracle is a magical being in this rewrite, who pretty much has the same powers as Demeter. We'll explore that a bit later. Right now Oracle is the babysitter/older sibling to Diana and Persephone.

It was good for a while. Demeter was restrictive, paranoid, but things were still good. She had her family safe and sound. But children were always rebellious. And one day they managed to sneak past Oracle and sneak out into the real world. A glorious day turned sour when the infernal cult found them and captured them. Demeter followed suit, storming into the base, demanding her daughters back. The cult, however had different plans.

Truthfully this part is still very unclear to me, but the long and short of it that the infernal cult made a deal with Demeter: her magic for her daughters safety. Again, this is still unclear but Demeter ends up dying regardless, and when she died, so did Oracle, as it was an extension of her magic. Or at least, the Oracle would have died, if it weren't for Nyx intervening and taking the Oracle for her own. This resulted in Oracle having no memory of their past with Demeter, or the twins. All they know is Nyx, and the role they play. Oracle, in Nyx's possession, still has Demeter's powers, which causes some things to be. Familiar. But they do not know why.

Moving past that, after Demeter's death, Diana and Persephone are officially trapped within the Infernal cult, both of whom are being used for their magic. The girls would pray to Cresselia, a legendary that their mom also prayed to, for help and freedom. And eventually Cresselia came. But. In their attempt to escape, Peresphone was lagging behind. She was about to be caught, and so she screamed her sister's name. Diana looked back once. They were fear in her eyes. She wanted freedom. It was right there in front of her, Cresselia was right there, waiting. Diana wanted her freedom and so she turned around and ran. Hoping that one day her sister would forgive her. Cresselia and Diana left, and Peresphone was left behind. She wouldn't escape until much later. She resents her sister for leaving her. She resents Cresselia for choosing her. She resents her mom for dying,for leaving them. So, to spite them all, she looks for Darkrai. Maybe then it wouldn't abandon her. Right?

And yeah! That's my version of events regarding everything between Diana and Persephone. A lot of details aren't finalized so this is like. A basic summary. Hope you enjoyed reading it.