#except malcolm probably

[micahdotgov]

it's crazy that ollie and emma were together for around four years because malcolm ordered it... and for half of it emma knew ollie was only with her bc he was told to be why did she stay with him. theres no way the sex was that good i know deep in my heart and soul it was terrible. i think its time we acknowledge that emma messinger was the most insane character in the show like why did she do that

[goldentigerfestival]

I know it was obvious, like duh, Flynn was referring to Yuri when he mentioned a "friend" in his Crestoria event, but hearing it confirmed from the writer himself has me feeling like a little bug stuck on its back kicking its little legs wildly trying to get right side up. Even just one tiny little confirmation of anything at all from my theory has me like an upside down bug kicking wildly.

They kept bringing up him and Yuri for a little portion of it and I just feel like a buggo that can't get up.

[devils-little-sistaaa]

(I mean no disrespect Solangelo shippers I’m not saying you can’t ship Solangelo I’m all for everybody shipping whatever they want)

But cannon wise Solangelo makes no sense at all to me (not only that it’s also just not my cup of tea) and there are many Nico ships that would make more sense to me than Solangelo (no hate no disrespect) so here’s a list of those ships I would have rather seen in cannon

Jasico (self explanatory I feel like)

Valdangelo (self explanatory)

Mico (Michael Kahale x Nico. They had so much chemistry potential the two or three times they met in Blood of Olympus. They fit the rivals to unlikely friends to best friends to lovers trope. We barely know Michael and yet what little we see of him he seems to have so much in common with Nico but also so much different. They could have been something so interesting) (also how do they not have an official ship name???)

Percico (I know it seems the most unrealistic considering Percabeth is a solid thing in cannon but like. In the sense that Percabeth stay together several years into college but have a lot of flaws in their relationship and end up separating and Percy and Nico somehow find each other and bond over their similar feelings and traumas and they way they cope with things being similar I could see it happening someday in far off future cannon)

Malcolm Pace x Nico (Malcolm doing a study on or mapping out the calmer new version of the labyrinth and recruiting people who already have experience with it (Clarrise Chris Percy Annabeth Rachel Nico) and they’re all like Fuck No I’m not going back down there again I’m too old for this I’m retired no way. Except for Nico (and maybe Rachel) they’re the only ones interested and they bond over traveling in the labyrinth)

Connor x Nico (I think he gets kinda reckless after BoO as a trauma response and starts getting into trouble with the wrong crowd this is where Connor’s shenanigans come in. They bond over being reckless unhinged troublemakers. They will end up hurting each other and they will crash and burn)

Dakota x Nico (like I said Nico gets reckless and hanging out with the wrong crowd. Dakota is child of Bachus that barely interacted with him in son of Neptune. Said he was drinking Koolaid. I call bullshit. How jittery Nico seemed to be in that scene Nico was probably drinking that same “koolaid” too)

Gods. Several different gods. Poseidon Trition Morpheus Hypnos Apollo Eros / Cupid Hermes Dionysus Nemesis (a male version Nemesis doesn’t really have a gender it depends on the person they appear infront of) (Like I said I think he gets kinda reckless after BoO and is uncaring of his own safety and feelings. He’s partying with gods having a fun time trying to make new good memories to drown out the old bad traumatic memories) (yes this type of relationship would be bad and unhealthy for Nico as a teenager. I do not endorse relationships like that in reality life. This is fiction.))

[felassan]

Snippets. 🐺💜

Corinne will be one of the devs answering questions at the next dev Discord Q&A in a few days [source]

Corinne: "fashion is the real endgame ✨" [source]

Malcolm: "I got to Bioware and they were like, hey, do you wanna work with Trick on the content for this badass beefy firebreathing Qunari treasure hunter and it was like the clouds frickin parted and choirs of angels sang out. Honestly the stuff we made for Taash is probably my favourite thing I've made in my 16+ years of making video games." [source, two]. / Trick: "You have made Taash's stuff SO GREAT, dude." [source] / Malcolm: "Taash deserves nothing less. You created an amazing character and a fantastic story, and I really appreciate getting to contribute to it :D" [source]

User: "will there be a fair amount of crafting for us gear noodlers?" / Trick: "I have done a fair amount of tinkering to get exactly the build I want, yes! I think we'll show specifics later." [source]

John: "one of the funnier quirks of game dev is you will never remember missions by their real names but instead by the name you called them by for several years of development. it will never be 'In Your Heart Shall Burn' for me, it'll always be Setback. dai mission names according to me: Prologue. Redcliffe. Seeker Fortress. Setback. Halamshiral. Temple of Mythal. Finale" [source, two] / Trick: "Plus "Adamant", which had the shipping name of "Here Lies the Abyss", I think? (It was my mission. I picked that name. And yet, my memory? Nah.)" [source] / John: "you know the funny thing is I LITERALLY wrote this post because I was thinking about Adamant and that is the one mission I forgot to put in the list" [source]

John: "the only one i can ever remember is 'Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts' and it's because it seems to be the only DAI mission that people constantly reference by name online" [source]

John: "even in DATV i do not recall 95% of the mission titles with the only exception being the one time i was (imo) clever" [source]

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[gorgeys]

More Santana x reader soon please 🥺🥺🥺

concrete ★ santana lopez x fem!reader

word count: 900 warnings: kinda mean!santana, crying

a/n: this was supposed to be based on the intro to concrete by malcolm todd (highly suggest the lesbians go take a listen!) but i got sorta off track...

you were beginning to wonder if karma was real and if you had done something horrific in your past life to deserve a night this bad.  since walking into the party, two drinks were spilled on your new top, a hockey boy groped you in the kitchen, and when you tried to talk the cheerios, who were supposed to be your new friends after you recently made the squad, they exchanged half-brained insults and laughed in your face.

all of that led to you locking yourself in the bathroom, sitting on the toilet lid, and silently crying into your hands while the party raged on outside.  you don't think you can feel any smaller than you already do.  but you're quickly proved wrong when you realize you didn't actually lock the door, and it swings wide open in your face.

you lift your head and see probably the worst person you could imagine standing in front of you.

"what're you doing in here?" santana says, looking at you in disgust, as if you're the one interrupting her.  she still has one hand on the door knob and the other on her hip.

santana's never especially noticed you.  like everyone else at mckinley, you've been on the wrong end of her icy one liners more than once, but nothing unusually personal.  except for the fact that she calls you bambi because your legs wobbled like a baby deer one time during pyramid and you always have that "stupid doe-eyed, deer in headlights look," as she once said.

you don't want to give her a reason to notice you, so you desperately attempt to wipe the tears from your cheeks before she catches on.  but she's santana after all, so obviously she notices.  you can tell it clicks when her frown morphs into a smirk.

"i'm sorry, are you crying?" she asks, her tone teasing as ever.  she takes a step closer and shuts the door behind her like she wants a first-hand look at the trainwreck in front of her.  now there's no escape.

"no," you mumble weakly.

she laughs loud and mocking, arms crossing over her chest.  she stands right in front of you and leans down to get a better look at your face.

"god, that's pathetic."  her voice is venomous and low, like a predator ready to pounce on it's prey.

you shrink away from her, lowering your gaze to the floor.  but she clicks her tongue against the roof of her mouth and places two fingers under your chin.  she pushes your head up and forces you to meet her eyes, then sighs like she's satisfied.

and she is: the mascara streaks running down your cheeks, your eyelashes batting feverishly as if to prevent another tear from slipping, your lip twitching downward like you're about to burst any second.  you see something shift in her eyes, something dark and unrestrained and excited.  she's getting off on this.

"what?  someone trip you?  a boy break your heart?" she asks in a baby voice and pout.  then her lips break into a devilish smile.

your lips part but the words get caught in your throat.  half because you think you might start sobbing if your open your mouth, half because you can feel her breath against your lips.

she bites her lip for a second, just watching you.

"you really do look like a baby deer," she sighs.  her fingers tap the underside of your chin.  "you're prettier when you cry."

your brain short circuits.  it seems like she can tell.

"no thoughts behind those big eyes, huh?" she asks.  her thumb rises to swipe a stray tear from your cheek.  the gesture is deceivingly gentle, but you know better.  you know this is another one of her twisted games, even if the way she's holding your face makes you feel special.

she laughs again, but it's less for show this time and more for herself.

"no, you're too broken."  her thumb slowly trails down your cheek and you make no move to pull away.  santana notices.  "bet you'd do anything if it meant i liked you."

her thumb brushes the corner of your lip, almost tentatively.  but then your lips part wider on instinct and something wild possesses santana's smile.  her thumb languidly glides across your lower lip while her gaze flickers between your lips and your eyes with something that looks like fascination.  then, once she's traced the full arc, time freezes.

you think she's going to push inside your mouth.  you want her to.

but at the last second, she pulls her hand away and straightens up.  you're left staring up at her through ruined lashes, mouth still hanging open.

"get yourself together, bambi," she says, voice rougher now.

she glances at her thumb, noticing a smudge of your lip gloss on it.  without hesitation, she brings her fingertip to her lips and sucks the gloss off, tasting you in the process.

"but if you wanna cry, next time, invite me to watch," she says.  her eyes flicker down your body so quick you almost miss it.  then she reaches for the door knob and sees herself out like nothing happened.

now, as her sinful smirk replays in your head, you can't tell if your karma has taken a turn for the better or the much, much worse.

[a-french-coconut]

I like to think that Malcolm Pace looks like a total nerd but can and will beat the shit of you.

He's Athena's son with Ares' mindset.

He thinks a little about the plan of action, then decide that the best one is punching his way through.

There's no invisibility trick like Annabeth's. Sure, he might do a sneak attack but Malcolm will charge right at his enemies. Having in mind their weaknesses and how to exploit them, of course.

But whereas his siblings might wait to have a solid victory plan before engaging, Malcom is more in the "I'll figure out the details later" mindset.

When he gets into a fight with another camper ?

He's def not going to be the biggest person and try to solve it with words. Nah, he'll gut-punch them instantly.

Drew cheering on the side, telling him to go wild while Connor tells him to aim for jaw next only encourage him.

On that note, Drew, Malcolm and Connor are a bunch of mean girls and I will die on that hill.

Not "I'll plunge your head in the toilet" type but rather the ones seating on a bench and judging whoever passes by them.

Drew makes faces at people's outfit.

Connor laughs when someone trips (then he helps them up because he's a trained older brother despite himself being the younger one)

And Malcolm has an incredibly arrogant stare that screams "I'm better than you in every way". That's not his fault though, it's an Athena's trait. It has also something to do with fact that he's the uncontested winner of chess at Camp. Nobody ever managed to beat him.

(Except Connor.)

(But he cheated. So it doesn't count.)

How it happened below :

Connor has a simple ideology.

If he sees victory at his front step, he'll open the door.

"Aha !" He said smugly, trapping Malcolm's king with his queen and rook. "Checkmate."

"You just moved your rook diagonally." Malcolm said drily, giving him a flat look. "The rook moves horizontally and vertically."

And if the door happened to have lock, as archaic rules that structured the entire game, Connor was a son of Hermes. It was his divine heritage to waddle around it.

"My rook is just better than your rooks."

Malcolm's right eye twitched. It was a telltale sign that he was about to deck the nearest person. In this case, it was Connor himself.

Which meant he should probably stop. Take back his rook. And continue the game as it should be played.

But he had opened the door. And what a bad host he would be to close it into victory's face ! Very improper of him as the son of travellers.

Connor leaned back on his chair, gesturing loosely at the game. "I won that fair and square."

Malcolm's eye twitched again.

Connor bolted out of the Athena Cabin and Malcolm followed him just as fast.

They passed by Will Solace and upon his questioning gaze, Connor took it as his duty to enlighten him.

"He's just mad I beat him at chess !" He screamed, then snickered loudly at Malcolm's indignant squawk.

"YOU CHEATED !"

End of how it happened.

Now of course, rumour spread and soon, everybody at Camp thought Connor had beaten Malcolm at chess.

And he just loooves to to tease him about it.

"Hey, Drew." Connor swung an arm around her shoulders nodding towards Malcolm who was reading a book about aerodynamics, but right within earshot. "Do you wanna hear about how I beat Malcolm at Chess ?"

And woah. Connor's pretty sure he just heard the book spine snap.

Malcolm looked at him with murderous intent. "You cheated."

Connor shrugged. "Says you. And even I did, who care about the details. Right ?" He asked the daughter of Aphrodite.

Drew rolled her eyes, and popped out a her bubble gum. "Nerds. Play strip poker next time."

"I hate the both of you." Malcolm grumbled, face disappearing behind the book under Connor and Drew cackles echoing in the air.

[glitterypin]

I wonder how Armando Iannucci feels about Malcolm Tucker being a comfort character for some people (like myself).

Like, I get the whole "you weren't supposed to like him" thing and "Peter Capaldi did such a good job that people wanted to see more of him" but I'm not just talking about Malcolm Tucker being liked or enjoyed, I'm talking specifically about him being a comfort character, as is defined below:

This is kind of the opposite of the intent here, isn't it? Malcolm Tucker is so evil, toxic and potentially violent that seeing him should make the audience recoil. His mere presence should make you feel stressed, when he suddenly shows up your brain should go "oh shit".

And yet, here I am, two days sick, burning up with fever, feeling like a train running me over might be considered an improvement on my physical and mental state at this point and all I can find comfort in is cutting up my favourite Malcolm Tucker lines from the entire show together - for no reason except that seeing him makes me feel calm and collected.

I haven't managed to decipher what it is about Malcolm that brings me comfort. I don't think it's just because he has Peter Capaldi's face. There are other characters Capaldi has played that I disliked immensely and even if I leave those aside, it wouldn't explain why Malcolm is more of a comfort character for me than even the Doctor is (honestly, I'm not lying).

It might partly be the swearing, I think I find great enjoyment in the wittiness and the creativity of the swearing, as a person who also swears a lot and considers it a form of strong expression. It might be that his anger and toxicity are so overblown, so extravagant, that I can't actually take them seriously. Like Malcolm breaking into a sweary rant feels akin to someone breaking into song in a musical. You just sit back and enjoy it aesthetically.

It might even be that he embodies a certain inevitability of things going to shit. Armando Iannucci said something along the lines of "in every episode, something goes a bit wrong and then Malcolm shows up and makes it even worse". That's very accurate! NOTHING goes right in that show. For four seasons and two specials it's just disaster after disaster in which "success" is usually just "the minister wasn't fired today" and Malcolm is often at the center of it all, making everyone miserable and everything ten times worse.

He's the opposite of a comfort character, really. A comfort character shows up and makes you feel that "it's going to be alright". For example, the Doctor is a good comfort character, because nine times out of ten, he beats the monsters and keeps everyone safe. Malcolm shows up, you know nothing is going to be alright and it's probably going to be a lot worse than has been implied so far - and that can be comforting, too, because it's not about the outcome being good or bad, it's about it being predictable. And, as I grow older, I find myself enjoying a predictably shitty outcome, because life does actually suck so, so bad sometimes and I can't always be confronted by narratives in which things end well, they often exhaust me. Sometimes, I just want to see things go to shit, I want to experience second hand anger and frustration, I want to look at a catastrophe in the eye and laugh about it.

I'm not sure I've got it, to be honest, I think there's more to why I like Malcolm so much and why the more he shouts and screams the more I feel a calmness washing over me. My own anger issues probably have something to do with it. I don't know. I'll keep thinking about it.

[t1oui]

so i randomly started fleshing out a pjo au i've had in my head for a while now where oceanus attempts to take back the sea or whatever

it would take place during percy's senior year of hs and features everyone in the seven (except for jason - in this au toa happened entirely during the school year and therefore jason died earlier) + reyna, nico, will, clarisse, malcolm, katie, the stolls, and one of my ocs who is one of percy's mortal friends from high school

also features a few other characters like drew tanaka and jake mason who aren't part of the prophecy, lester/apollo and meg will also likely make an appearance. and percy's siblings ofc since it's yk... about the ocean. tyson of course but triton and kymopoleia. there are a few others who will show up but some of them i want to be surprises (yk, if i ever write this, which is honestly pretty unlikely)

other random details:

piper & drew reconciliation

will, nico, and clarisse friendship

exploration of side characters like the stolls, katie gardner, and malcolm pace (ft malconnor and tratie bc i'm a weak man and cannot exclude them)

jake mason and drew tanaka are 1) best friends and 2) depressed as hell but hey, jake knows a lot!

ghosts. that's all i'll say

percy being the extremely op guy he is

percy, triton, and kymopoleia being siblings (the past two bullet points are definitely inspired by the fic fishing in alaska, which i totally recommend)

instead of caleo we have past (unrequited) valgrace. and probably queerplatonic caleo but i haven't decided

also past jake x michael bc out of everyone in the series jake mason is the one i like to make suffer most <3

might add on to this post as i figure out more

[nightshade112]

MALCONNER RANT

ok so I hate when it when people write Malcolm and Conner as the shy nerd x popular jock stereotype because this is chb we’re talking about, the Athena kids a badasses, and I’d like to image the Hermes’ kids as massive simps, so there relationship starts with Conner being intirerly in love with Malcolm after seeing him fight or something, and then Malcolm is loathing Conner, like he hates Conner.

but then conner is trying to hang out with Malcom because he likes him, and he uses the excuse of ‘Katie and Travis are now offical and we’re the friends/siblings so we have to hang out when they hang out.

so then after a while Malcolm starts to fall for Conner, but in a way more silent way, so no one can tell except his friends who he giggles to about Conner, and how he loves the way he smiles and laughs, just like Conner is doing with his friends.

Then how they get together is when their on the docks together and talking and shit after skipping the camp fire, they get a little to close, and Conner doesn’t want to destroy their friendship so he’s unsure wether or not to kiss Malcolm but his eyes go to Malcolm’s lips at one point and Malcolm just rolls his eyes and kisses Conner.

Conner thinks it’s the best thing in the world, and Malcolm’s intern only freaking out.

and they don’t go public straight(gay) away, but at one point some guy (probably an ares kid) says some shit about Conner in front of a bunch of people including Conner.

Conners taken aback and sad by this because the kid is really giving him the insults, and Travis kinda stands up and try’s to diescalate the situation, but then Malcolm walks over super calm and says something like ‘your talking about my fucking boyfriend you bitch’ and punches him straight in the nose, and Malcolm has a mean punch so,

this is how I image the scene

ares kid: (saying a bunch of bullshit about Conner)

Travis:(stands up) hey don’t talk abo-

Malcolm:your talking about my fucking boyfriend you bitch(punches the kid in the face)

Then the Aphrodite cabin start squealing really loud and Malcolm ends up on dish duty cause he punched a kid, but Conner feels bad and does it with him.

anyway thank you:)

[di-daynamic]

It's mourning Ghostwriter potential hours.

Like at the end of Chain of Gold Jesse giving his last freaking breath to James so he can live because Lucie loves him??? Absolute bloody peak romance.

And there are so many cute scenes of them in the other two books - the dancing one, the confession scene, and them in Malcolm's house joking about propriety and woodcutting.

But it all fell flat because of the lack of proper arc and character definition. You're telling me you have a writer like Lucie on the main cast and the author of the found family tree is some random?? You're saying there's no consequence to the necromancy except some stupid no touching thing?? What the hell happened to tearing a hole in the fabric of the world (or does Magnus not remember one of his best friend's daughter also commited necromancy in TDA - Ty's probable ancestor at that!)?? However disappointed Jesse is in Grace - and he has an absolute right to be - he wasn't even the tiniest bit understanding and supportive?? He didn't get to know his aunts and uncles at all?? No repercussions for Jesse meeting Lucie when she was a child and technically having years on her despite looking close in age?? No angst about having his girlfriend's parabatai's father's rune on him?? Lucie not losing any relationships despite all the secrets she kept and the illegal stuff she was up to??

TLH as a whole suffers from a lack of plot but I think ghostwriter really gets the short end of the stick because their romance seemed tied so closely to it. Not to mention despite being a character driven story neither of their characters seemed properly written out.

[idanit]

Dear Jeeves and Wooster fandom, lovely fic writers, my betters in bertieprose. Why are we sleeping on Lady Malcolm’s Servants Ball, held annually in London from 1923 to 1938 specifically for people in domestic service, with a reputation of drawing in queer and gender-nonconforming working-class crowd? A servants' ball where people were, for a time, "allowed" to crossdress and dance with same-sex partners? (Before it drew too much attention and got banned.)

Where are my fics about:

Jeeves moving his day off around so he can attend the ball, crossdress, and/or dance with other men?

Bertie finding out about the ball and asking questions?

Bertie sneaking into the ball pretending to be a servant and crossdressing in order to dance with other men? Perhaps he has been doing this for a few years until the year he hires Jeeves, and that year they accidentally meet at the ball. Perhaps they're both in drag, or only one of them is in drag. Perhaps only one recognises the other, or both of them do (I believe this was a costume, though not necessarily a masked ball). Perhaps Jeeves has to explain that if he has questions, they're not precisely objections, and he only worries that Bertie might be recognised and blackmailed — or perhaps Bertie has to explain that Jeeves is not in any danger of losing his job and Bertie doesn't mind him crossdressing at all. And they dance.

Bertie ordering a fancy bespoke dress for Jeeves so that he can go to the ball? ("Wealthy households would fund their workers to go, with some even loaning them evening dresses." [link 2 - though it probably means dresses for maids]) Bertie getting some jewellery for Jeeves and watching him apply make-up?

Bertie finding out that this is the best ball for servants around and telling Jeeves that he should totally go because he always has to attend the fancy parties as a butler or Bertie's valet, not there to have fun, and Jeeves agreeing because he's very insistent? Perhaps Jeeves is very secretive about the costume he's preparing even though Bertie's dying of curiosity. Perhaps once Jeeves leaves, Bertie starts having all these Very Strange Feelings, and after suffering in the flat for a few hours, he ends up going as well. And then he either can't find Jeeves until Jeeves chooses to reveal himself to him, or he finds Jeeves and almost perishes on the spot. And then, of course, they dance.

or whatever silly plot come on this is so juicy

ADDED: I wrote all this and then I discovered a great Jeeves fic that does make use of the ball, except it's not Jeeves/Wooster, but Wooster/Haddock (which is how it initially escaped my notice). If you don't mind that, go read it and enjoy the queer dancing, the crossdressing, and a delightful version of Jeeves: We Want Haddock.

[ecto-hazard]

Blu team guys v inspired by other blu team interpretations I’ve seen (Quazies, Emmet, several fanfics).

Info stuff under read more

Basically after the spy head was kidnapped and studied, the cat was out of the bag that Blu team is made up of clones with some genetic variations. They share the same memories as the Red team prior to the gravel wars, but red team cannot completely rule out that both teams arent made up of clones. Plus they get paid to kill each other repeatedly, so they go on fighting as normal except with some existentialism

General BLU team differences:

though the teams are more or less matched, BLU tends to lose more battles

Members are a lot more scarred up than Red on account that they got the technology for the medigun after red did

Heavy | Boris: Big Brother of the team. Very sociable and fond of the other members. If you have a problem, you go to Boris about it. His English is a little limited, but he's a great listener. He has a penchant for gardening. Gay for Blu Medic, but more in a QPR way.

Demo | Malcolm DeGroot: Less an alcoholic, more a workaholic. Quite obsessed with perfecting his craft as a demoman. Constantly urging everyone to work harder on the battlefield. The only way to get him to take time off is by dragging him kicking and screaming. Works closely with the Engineer on projects. Takes great pride in the payload bombs.

Medic | Hans Ludwig: much more socially awkward and timid in battle than the Red Medic. He prioritizes his work and ability to support the team way more than his own health. Only really opens up with Heavy and Engie, and sometimes Pyro. Gay for blu heavy and engie. (I called him Victor before but the name hans grew on me sry for the confusion)

Soldier | John Doe: Very goofy but in a more self aware way. He plays into his identity as a soldier, but doesn't take it quite as seriously as Red. He has a strong passion for animals and the wilderness. Would love to work as a national park ranger someday. He likes photographing wild animals and landscapes. Gay for Red Demo.

Sniper | Sammy Mundy: A rather polite young man. Sure he throws piss jars on the battlefield, but he's very respectful to his teammates. Takes a lot of care to keep his living space tidy. Washes his hands very thoroughly after every battle.

Pyro: Really not too different from Red's Pyro, mainly in that we know very little about them. Uses sign language to communicate (mainly with Engie and Spy).

Spy: Originally behaved much more like the Red spy, but experiencing firsthand the experiments that confirmed they were clones made him weird and existential. He became particularly more involved in the Blu Scout's life.

Scout | Chase: Quieter than Red's Scout most of the time, but becomes hella competitive on the battlefield. Very artistically inclined, and is particularly into street art. Looks up to Heavy and Spy.

Engie | Sid Conagher: Probably the closest thing the team has to a leader. MUCH less sociable than Red engie, though he's got the best head on his shoulders and takes his job very seriously. Gay for Blu Medic.

[scotianostra]

May 1st 1118 saw the death of Matilda of Scotland.

Born circa 1080 at Dunfermline, Matilda was the first daughter of Malcolm III King of Scots, and his with, Queen Margaret, who was canonised as St Margaret. From the age of 6, Matilda and her younger sister Mary were raised under the protection of their aunt Cristina, a nun in the convent at Romsey, England, and later at Wilton.

Matilda eventually returned to Scotland with her father in 1093, but he died later that same year, and her mother followed just three days later. There is no evidence of Matilda’s whereabouts between 1093 and 1100. Her older half-brother succeeded her father as King. The future King Henry I of England showed interest in her, although it was probably entirely political. Many people believed that Matilda had become a nun and the church forbade the marriage. Matilda managed to persuade Archbishop Anselm and swore that she was free to marry in front of a council. Matilda and Henry finally married on 11 November 1100, and she was consecrated Queen shortly after the wedding.

According to a contemporary named William of Malmesbury, “she was a woman of exceptional holiness, and by no means negligible beauty, in piety her mother’s rival, and in her own character exempt from all evill influence, outside the royal marriage-bed of unblemished chastity, and untouched even by the breath of suspicion.”

Matilda gave birth to two children, her namesake Matilda in 1102 and William in 1103. They probably ceased to have a sexual relationship after this as Henry fathered plenty of illegitimate children after this. She had political influence and over 33 charters issued in her name survive to this day. She often acted as regent while Henry was in Normandy and was assisted by her son William during her last regency.

Matilda is mainly remembered for her piety. William of Malmesbury wrote that she wore a hair-cloth shift under her robes and that she went barefoot to church during Lent. She was also quite interested in lepers and washed their feet. She also founded a leper hospital dedicated to St Giles.

She died on 1 May 1118, but the cause of death is not recorded.

More on Matilda here http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/normans_6.html

[theamazingmaddyas]

Thinking about the fact that, most of the gods, have had statistically more demigod children in the Riordanverse of their own percieved gender. Like 6/7 of the seven have a godly parent with the same gender identity as them. So, I've decided to try and do the math, and see what percentage of demigods by each godly parent has the same percieved gender identity.

How I decided who to add:

Has to be mentioned in any of the Greco-Roman Riordanverse books *by name*; side stories included

Even if we know their gender, with no name, I didn't add them. But, if you want those numbers, maybe I'll do them someday

Cannot be a god

Can be dead: ghosts/ ressurections included

Can be real people, as long as Rick mentions them, no matter how contriversal they may be. Except for the leader of the Nazi party, he's not here.

Has to be a child of the god, not a legacy.

Can be Roman or Greek. If you want them split, I may do that, maybe not though.

Can appear in Percy Jackson Greek Heroes, as long as they *haven't* achieved godhood (looking at you, Heracles)

Video game and TV media *is* allowed, but honestly I don't think the TV show has any characters with canon godly parents whom we don't see yet.

For books, has to be written by Rick Riordan (except for Alabaster, but I added him anyway)

Last note, I am not infallible, and honestly could have missed people. I used the wiki as a reminder, but the wiki is honestly pretty fallible too and has a lot of missing people plus probably added people too, so if you notice someone missing or added, tell me, and I'll adjust accordingly.

Zeus: 62.5% (5:3)

Jason Grace, Tantalus, Perseus, Minos, Diocletion : Thalia Grace, Amelia Earhart, Helen of Troy Sparta

Poseidon: 100% (5:0)

Percy Jackson, Theseus, Sciron, Sinis, Phineas

Demeter: 62.5% (5:3)

Katie Gardner, Miranda Gardiner, Meg McCaffrey, Billie Ng, Leila : Steve, Douglas, Lityerses

Ares: 66.6% (10:5)

Arnold Beefcake, Sherman Yang, Ellis Wakefield, Mark, Edward Teach (Blackbeard), William Sherman, Frank Zhang, Julius, Remus, Romulus : Clarisse La Rue, Hippolyta, Pentheselia, Antiope, Melanippe

Athena: 28.6% (2:5)

Annabeth Chase, Bea Wise: Malcolm Pace, Daedalus, Zane Carver, George Washington, Frederic Bartholdi

Apollo: 64.3%–69.2% (9:3–4:1)

Lee Fletcher, Michael Yew, Halcyon Green, Will Solace, Austin Lake, Jerry, William Shakespeare, King Louis XIV of France, Trophonius : Kayla Knowles, Gracie, Victoria, Georgina (she's the variable, fyi), : Yan

Hephaestus: 84.6% (11:2)

Charles Beckendorf, Leo Valdez, Harley, Shane, Christopher, Issac Schuster, Archimedes, Thomas Faynor, Periphetes, Blaise, Mamurius Veturius : Heloise, Nyssa Barrera

Aphrodite: 55.6% (5:4)

Silena Beauregard, Piper McLean, Drew Tanaka, Lacy, Valentina Diaz : James Dean, Mitchell, Michael Kahale, Aeneus

Hermes: 72.7% (8:3)

Luke Castellan, Travis Stoll, Connor Stoll, Chris Rodriguez, Cecil Markowitz, Gus, Larry, Jack London : Alice Miyazawa, Julia Feingold, Harriet Tubman

Dionysus: 100% (3:0)

Castor, Pollux, Dakota

Hades: 50% (2:2)

Nico di Angelo, Lynkos : Bianca di Angelo, Hazel Levesque

Iris: 50% (1:1)

Blanche : Butch Walker

Hypnos: 100% (1:0)

Clovis

Nemesis: 0% (0:2)

Ethan Nakamura, Damien White

Nike: 100% (2:0)

Holly Victor, Laurel Victor

Hebe: 0% (0:2)

Paolo Montes, William H. Seward Jr.

Tyche: 100% (1:0)

Chiara Benvenuti

Hecate: 33.3% (2:1)

Lou Ellen Blackstone : Alabaster Torrington, Peter Stuyvesant

Terpsechore: 100% (1:0)

Lavinia Asimov

Euterpe: 100: (1:0)

Marilyn

Cardea: 100% (1:0)

Claudia

Janus: 50% (1:1)

Michael Varus : Janice

Mefetis: 100% (1:0)

Mimi

Bellona: 100% (2:0)

Hylla Ramírez-Arellano, Reyna Ramírez-Arellano

Asclepius: 100% (1:0)

Pranjal

Thetis: 0% (0:1)

Achilles

Conclusion: Male gods are more likely to have children of the same gender they're percieved as, as all male gods have at least 50% male children, while some goddess have 0% female children.

[alittlewhelmed]

Ok sooo, I know I mentioned that Clarisse La Rue x fem!reader inspired by Epic the musical finale song Would You Fall In Love With Me Again months ago.

I have not written that yet (hides behind my ginormous writer's block)

May I instead offer a snippet of another Epic-inspired Clarisse fic that has a greater probability of being finished? It's based off an earlier draft of the song Warrior of the Mind (it's really catchy)

"Isn't she pretty?" You sighed as you gazed across the field.

Malcolm rolled his eyes, already used to your infatuation with the daughter of Ares. "Sure, but maybe you should go talk to her instead of drooling from six feet away?"

"I am not drooling." You said, swiping your hand over your mouth for good measure. "And talk to her? Are you insane? I'm not wearing my lucky socks and I haven't washed my hair, this is totally not the right time!" You added as you gestured wildly at your half-brother.

"Lucky socks?" Malcolm deadpanned. "I don't know much about romance, but I don't think the outcome of a single conversation can be determined by socks."

"That's it! You don't know anything about romance!" You exclaimed. "So? Neither do you." Malcolm shot back, crossing his arms.

"Exactly." You declared. "Which is why I need expert help."

You glanced back at Clarisse, who was currently beating up three of her siblings in the training arena. "She has no idea who I am, our first interaction has to be perfect." You turned determinedly back at Malcolm, "She's the girl of my dreams, I can't mess this up."

"Well good luck sis, I'm sure one of the Aphrodite kids will have some helpful advice." Malcolm stood up from where you were both sitting on the ground, dusting himself off. "I gotta go now, I promised Annabeth that I'd help with setting up target practice."

"See you at dinner." He waved, jogging away.

"Yeah, see you." You waved absent-mindedly back, returning your gaze to Clarisse.

The Aphrodite kids had never been kind to you. When you first came to camp, you had wanted to be in the Aphrodite cabin since she was your favourite goddess at the time. But the Aphrodite campers laughed in your face when you said so, and you had never been more glad to be claimed by Athena right then and there, as your new half-siblings had immediately come to your rescue.

Either way, the Aphrodite kids were going to be of no help. But that's ok, you're smart and resourceful, and surely you can find a way to naturally bump into the girl you've been crushing on for a year and introduce yourself and then ask her out.

You sighed as you stood up, the chances of you being confident enough to nonchalantly start up a conversation was slim to none. And Malcolm was right, you knew nothing of romance except for the ones in storybooks, and you were dyslexic so it wasn't much either, just some snippets that you remember your father reading to you when you were still young enough to be read to.

There was just one thing to do, you had to ask for help from the person you trusted the most.

Your mother, Athena.

[lostyesterday]

The most interesting dynamics in Enterprise to me so far (I’m a few episodes into season 2):

Hoshi and T’Pol: Partially because they’re my two favorite characters, but also I’ve found almost every scene they’ve shared compelling. I think they have the capacity to understand each other really well and I wish they interacted more. Also they should hold hands again and maybe kiss.

Hoshi and Phlox: I love the few indications so far that they’re friends. Their dynamic is so cute, and I love the scene of Hoshi learning Phlox’s language, and the apparent ease and comfort they have talking to each other. Phlox feels a bit distant from the rest of the crew in most episodes so far, which is a shame, but the exception I think would be his scenes with Hoshi. I could be convinced to ship them, I think.

T’Pol and Phlox: Being the only two non-humans on a ship full of humans makes their dynamic really interesting to me, especially given how different they are in basically every other way. So far, their interactions haven’t had much depth to them, but the potential is there.

Hoshi and Travis: Every indication is that they’re close friends even if there haven’t been a huge number of scenes between them. The scene of Hoshi convincing Travis to sit in the captain’s chair was so cute. I like to think they know everything about each other and are best friends who maybe date each other for a little while at some point.

Archer and Travis: This seems like a potentially really interesting mentor/mentee relationship. It could have the potential to be a little bit messed up which I enjoy in these types of relationships. Maybe a bit of a Janeway and Harry thing going on perhaps?

Hoshi and Malcolm: I thought these actors worked really well together in the few scenes they were in together. I love the idea of Malcolm training Hoshi to shoot. I know I’m shipping literally everyone with Hoshi here, but I do think they have chemistry. I’m hoping the show never actually tried to make them a couple at some point because that would probably ruin it for me (I rarely like canon ships in Star Trek).

Trip and Malcolm: I’m grudgingly putting this one on the list because this is one of the dynamics we’re Supposed to care about as the audience, but okay, they got me here, their friendship is fun, so long as you ignore the sexism. Idk if I ship them, really, but I get why people do. There are some definite Julian/Miles vibes here.