#fluffvoid

[amazingmsme]

I KNOWWW this poor man just wants to go home and finally see his wife and son again but he just keeps being put in situations. i’ve been obsessed with this musical since the ocean saga came out and there are so many songs that i’m so excited to be officially released, like god games and scylla.

and since you brought up your crush on odysseus i will admit that i have a (platonic) crush on circe. i also love hermes he’s so silly - fluffvoid

I know I literally don’t know what they look like, but I know there’s not a bad looking one in the bunch. I’m in love with all the gods, they’re so fun & charming & just so damn cool I can’t help but fall in love!

But I’m dying for some fics with Odysseus, Eurylochus & Polites because I’m a sad bitch who just wants everyone to live & be happy

[ticklishraspberries]

the musical is divided into sagas with different albums for each, the first one is the troy saga, then the cyclops saga, then the ocean saga, then the circe saga! - fluffvoid

ty for the info!! x

[crosaidi]

before i get back to posting my normal bs here have pictures of my giant fluffvoid, his name is godzilla and he has pancake paws with many extra toebeans

[duppymoth]

The four fluffvoids of boop <3<3<3

finally I got them all

[amazingmsme]

adding onto the “ruth and richie tickling peter while he’s on the phone with steph” idea, bonus points if steph catches on to what’s happening (cause let’s face it, pete probably isn’t very good at hiding it) but plays dumb in order to tease him cause she thinks the way he stutters out excuses with a higher pitched voice than normal as he tries to hold back his laughter is very cute - fluffvoid

Oh ABSOLUTELY!! & Steph is smitten the whole time on the other line. I’m talking huge smile, twirling her hair & kicking at the ground, she cannot contain herself. & Peter can’t even tell she’s so lovestruck because he’s so focused on keeping up the facade but he’s doing such a bad job. & Ruth & Richie just keep poking & wiggling their fingers wherever they can!

One of Steph’s cheerleader friends tried to talk to her while she was busy listening to Pete giggle himself silly & she turned into a literal demon & screamed at her “I’M ON THE FUCKING PHONE!” lmao you do NOT mess with her when she’s preoccupied with anything concerning Peter, especially if he’s being all cute & giggly like that!

[amazingmsme]

continuation of my last hc, but i feel like even though peter is usually the one spilling the beans to charlotte about embarrassing things about ted or all the things he says about her, charlotte would occasionally do the same but about the things ted says about peter. like how smart he is, how much he worries about the kid sometimes, how he sometimes misses how close they used to be when they were younger, and “he really does love you a whole lot you know!” because even ted sometimes can’t help getting a bit sappy about his little brother. and since peter is about 18 years old i think (in npmd at least) that means it’s only a matter of time before he leaves for college, and sometimes ted confides in charlotte about how the house will feel much emptier when he leaves and how sometimes he worries that they’ll grow father apart, and charlotte doesn’t exactly list off all the things that he’s confided in her about since she knows it’s not really her place to do so but she definitely tells peter that ted’s gonna miss him a lot. and on the outside peter is very smug about it for the rest of the day but on the inside he’s like 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 - fluffvoid

SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP THIS IS SO FUCKING CUTE IT’S EVERYTHING TO MEEEEE

Cause Charlotte’s seen the way they interact & she knows Ted loves to give Pete a hard time & mess with him for the hell of it, but she also know he loves his kid brother with all his heart. & she just wants to make sure that Ted will always have Peter. If only she knew that Peter won’t always have Ted

But she tells him that Ted tells everyone in the office how he always gets straight A’s on his report cards & how he’s dating the mayor’s daughter & he kinda forgets who all he tells so he just ends up repeating things but he’s just so proud of him he just wants to shout it from the rooftops. But then he actually sees Peter & he can’t help but punch his shoulder & give a playful insult. So obviously Peter is hesitant to believe everything she’s saying, but some stuff is too specific not to come from Ted. & it melts his heart because yeah his brother’s an asshole, but he’s an asshole who loves him. & Charlotte can tell that it makes Peter happy to hear that Ted’s been bragging about him but it makes him all flustered & embarrassed & giddy & later when he sees Ted he just comes up from behind & gives him a big ol’ hug. & Ted’s like “what’s this for?” & Peter’s like “Charlotte told me what all you said about me” & Ted freezes up because damnit he didn’t want him to know all that sappy shit & Pete adds “I love you too” & Ted turns around to give him a proper hug & throws an arm over his shoulder & messed up his hair like “ok ok don’t go rubbing it in.” Peter is beaming from ear to ear & is so happy to know 100% without a doubt just how much his brother loves him. But he’s a Spankoffski so he too is a little shit & uses this knowledge to tease the hell out of Ted & is like “you love meeee! You’re so proud of meeeee!” & Ted just rolls his eyes like “yeah yeah. You have 10 seconds to run”

Goat bros & sweetkoffski have such a death grip on me, you have no idea

[amazingmsme]

i’m currently very sick and don’t have the energy for a full length hc so i hope this is okay: that scene of richie struggling to take off the nighthawk mascot costume has me thinking of either the nerds or the football team tickling him whenever he gets stuck taking the costume off - fluffvoid

Oh no, I hope you feel better soon! It means a lot that you still sent this in, even tho you don’t feel the best. I’m well acquainted with being sick, so I really feel for you💗 be sure to stay hydrated & get some rest, & I hope you can eat some good homemade soup! (Idk about where you are, but it’s been soup weather here)

But THIS IS SO CUTE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SENDING THIS! When he was flopping around in the costume trying to get it off I just kept thinking about the tickle trope where someone’s stuck in a shirt & gets wrecked while they’re trapped, so I’m so glad I’m not the only one! I don’t know how often the nerds see him in the mascot uniform since he’s always busy when he’s wearing it, but I know they’d take advantage of it if they had the chance!

I think it’s more likely that the football team would walk into the locker room & maybe he’s already there or he goes in with them to change after the game, but I think it would be funnier if they walked in & he was flopping around blindly. Jason & Kyle would sneak up on him & then when they’re right there go “need some help?” & he screams because he didn’t know they were there & then he’s like “oh, it’s just you! Um… yeah I could use some help.” & at first they really do try to help, but then Kyle grabs his waist while they’re trying to tug it off, & Richie yanks his arms out of Jason’s grasp & lets out a high pitched shriek

Jason & Kyle are just staring at each other like 😏 & then they tickle him while he’s trapped & they keep insisting they’re trying to help, it’s not their fault he’s so ticklish! It is their fault because they’re doing it on purpose

[amazingmsme]

POLITES MY BELOVED,,, HE WAS SO SWEET AND ENDEARING AND I WAS SO SAD WHEN HE DIED,,, my poor boy didn’t deserve that </3 - fluffvoid

HE IS SUCH A HAPPY GO LUCKY GUY HE’S THE MOST TRUSTING PERSON EVERRR I MISS HIM SO MUCH

Real talk, our boy has really cute dimples

Ok but the lee energy is unmatched, & paired with his over-trusting cluelessness he’d walk right into a tickle trap. Like on a slow day on the ship, Odysseus walks up to Eurylochus & nudges him & nods over at a distracted Polites & says “watch this” & walks up to him, not even bothering to hide his sly grin & just blurts out “hey Polites, can I have a hug?” & of course he’s gonna hug his captain & very best friend in the whole wide world! Why wouldn’t he?

Odysseus immediately digs into his sides & traps him in a tickle hug. He’s cackling at the top of his lungs, shoving weakly at his hands & trying to get away, but he’s just running in place. He’s like “CAHAHAPTAIN WHYYYY?!” & the smug lil shit shrugs & says “because you’re such an easy target”

Don’t worry, Eurylochus helps him get revenge on their captain

[amazingmsme]

happy new year!!! i hope this year goes well for you and brings you lots of good things 💖💖💖

to celebrate, have my first headcanon of the year: the more i think about ler wiggly the more i become obsessed, especially when paired with lee tinky or nibbly since i feel like their dynamic would be perfect for shenanigans. and i’m just imagining that when he’s wrecking someone he speaks using that baby-talk he uses like saying shit like “tumsy-wumsy” and “you’re being a rotten little ba-na-na” but his face and tone is just 100% serious and threatening, like he doesn’t even do it to tease them he’s just like that. depending on the person sometimes it makes them laugh more but this time at him because it sounds so silly which just pisses him off and makes him wreck them more. i am very normal about him as you can see - fluffvoid

Happy new year!! I hope 2024 treats you just as well!

Ksvakavsql the fucking chokehold ler!wiggly has on me is unreal! This is literally perfect, you get me so well💗 & brb gotta add tumsy-wumsy to the wiggly bot’s lingo because it’s too good not to include!

But you are so right, the dynamic between Wiggly & those 2 would be so fun & chaotic! Cause they’re the more playful & mischievous lib & they’re both hardcore gluttons for punishment & they know who to go to if they really wanna get wrecked! The uwu baby talk literally never fails to fluster them & Wiggly’s stern expression as he uses such silly teases just makes them laugh harder! & I know he called Hannah a bad banana or whatever because he was mocking her nickname, but Tinky is yellow so I think he can recycle the insult here. He just loves having power over others, especially his younger brothers, so I just know he takes advantage of their weakness literally every chance he gets

Also

Me & you when we even think about Wiggly. We’re all very normal about him here

[amazingmsme]

and now the ghost!polites au has me thinking,, there’s just so many angst and fluff possibilities and it’s making my brain go unga bunga in a very good way.

cause what if when polites first revealed himself to odysseus in the underworld, odysseus didn’t think it was actually real for a moment? like he thought that this version of his best friend that he was seeing, bloodied and disheveled with a haunted look in his eyes, was just some trick that some god or monster or maybe his own mind inflicted on him to punish him further? it takes a moment for it to really sink in that he is the real polites, just in ghost form, but he honestly doesn’t know if that makes him feel better or worse.

and after the two of them discovered that he can still be touched and feel things as a ghost, and odysseus has a hell of a time wrecking his shit and putting a well overdue smile back on his face, they share a very very long hug. and they both try to hide it but they definitely start to cry, at least a little bit. polites holds onto him almost desperately, clinging onto the only semblance of warmth he’s felt since he died. and for the first time in a while, odysseus feels like he truly has his best friend back.

if you couldn’t tell, their friendship makes me crazy - fluffvoid

SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP RIGHT NOW! You really understood the assignment, cause this is that perfect middle ground sweet spot toeing the line between angst & fluff

I mean, why would Odysseus trust this manifestation with his friend’s face? The gods are fucking cruel & he knows they’d find some sick humor in this. So I can say with 100% certainty that he & his men would all turn their swords on the intruder, despite how hard he’s trying to convince them otherwise. But even just since Polites died til now, they’ve lost so many men, & so many gods have got in his way, Odysseus is skeptical & paranoid. He thinks maybe Poseidon got wind he was going to the underworld & pulled some strings with Hades, or someone else who has beef with him. But could you imagine Odysseus yelling at him, saying he’s not real, & how it’s a disgrace to Polites himself for “stealing his face” just to mess with his head. Maybe even going as far as to order his men to ignore the manifestation. If if you like things even more on the sad side, what if Polites starts tearing up after Odysseus yells at him & says some pretty nasty things & that’s when it dawns on him that this might be the real Polites… Circe did say they’d be going through the underworld…

& he feels horrible for treating his friend like that, but he can’t take anything for granted, he had to make sure before he could trust him. After they get back, he wants to apologize to him for literally everything, but he doesn’t even know where to begin & takes a few days for him to build up the nerve

But it’s been maybe a month or 2 since Polites returned when they make the discovery. Because it just felt so wrong seeing his friend so upset. & yeah, everyone gets sad, especially if they’re a soldier who went through the trauma they did, especially if they’re a dead soldier, but the fact that it’s Polites wearing that frown just makes it hit so much closer to home because if he’s upset, what hope do the rest of them have?

& at first, Polites doesn’t even want him to try because he just knows he’ll phase through him & it won’t work, & that’s just 1 more thing that strips him of his humanity. & that would just hurt too much to bear, to be reminded of all the fun they used to have but never would again… & the Odysseus’s hand is able to slip inside his form & by the gods that feels horrible in the best way. & he slaps a hand over his mouth & they’re both staring at each other with wide eyes before Odysseus gets the most wicked yet curious grin like “oh Polites” in a singsong voice & he’s already giggling up a storm, slowly floating away before he grabs his ankle & yanks him back down. & all the while Odysseus is talking about how everyone’s missed his smile & laugh & his teasing is just as flustering as he remembers

But omg the first hug they have after they get back is gonna be literally everything to me oh my god I can actually feel the pain in my chest! They’re so emotional, literally clinging onto each other for dear life. & Odysseus kinda sinks into his form, but it’s ok because he’s mostly there & that’s enough

[amazingmsme]

polites is happy to help eurylochus with this endeavor but he still makes him promise to protect him from odysseus’ wrath later, cause he just knows his best friend will be out for blood for this

polites keeps odysseus distracted while eurylochus sneaks up behind him and squeezes his sides, startling a yelp and a laugh out of him before he can even think to stifle it, and he whips around to face him with this hilarious deer in the headlights look because oh shit his secret’s out oh fuck. he opens his mouth to say something, but can only let out another surprised laugh as polites suddenly tasers his ribs, and odysseus once again whips around to face polites again and it doesn’t take long for him to connect the dots and realize what’s about to happen, but before he can try to make an escape eurylochus shoves his hands under his arms but doesn’t move away this time until odysseus has crumbled to the ground with laughter.

and as the two of them proceed to wreck his shit he catches a glimpse of an owl perched somewhere on the ship watching them from afar, and he immediately knows that it means athena is definitely watching all of this and he just gets even more embarrassed. - fluffvoid

Omg they make the best tag team, Odysseus won’t know what hit him! But yeah, Polites makes sure to get protection insurance before he agrees kzvskshd

He’s trying SO HARD to ignore Eurylochus sneaking up from behind because he doesn’t want to smile or give themselves away before he can strike. Luckily Odysseus doesn’t suspect a think & the next thing he knows is he’s giggling! & his face is literally priceless, Eurylochus can’t help but comment on it like “what’s wrong sir? You look like you’ve seen a ghost” & he’s about to answer, but that’s when Polites strikes. & he’s stuck in the middle & it’s dawning on him & he kinda accepts his fate, but tries to make a run for it anyway. But it’s 2 against 1 so he doesn’t stand much of a chance

I got a lil carried away with an idea about Odysseus & Athena ft. The Boys so I’ll spare your dashboard here

But I am so obsessed with the idea of Athena just happening to be hanging around when Odysseus gets his ass absolutely handed to him. She thinks it’s so funny because he’s pissed her off more than a few times because 1. he’s stubborn & 2. he’s sassy, so she’ll gladly take a front row seat to watch him be humbled. & it’s like the first thing she brings up the next time she officially visits him & he gets so snarky & defensive about it. He’d probably say something like “it’s a stupid human thing so drop it” & she scoffs like “it’s not exclusive only to you” & that catches his attention & he’s grinning like a shark & asks “wait are the Gods ticklish?” & she just heaves this massive sigh because she knows he won’t drop this. So she’s like “yes, but I wouldn’t try anything if I were you. I think I have a good grasp of where your worst spots are” & he’s like “OKAY I won’t I was just curious!” & then he’s silent for like 10 seconds before he asks “even Zeus?” & she realizes the mistake she made as Odysseus keeps listing off different gods like “but surely not HADES” & she’s like “I’m sorry if this shatters your concept of reality, but yeah” & later he’s just pacing in his captain’s quarters desperately trying to convince Eurylochus & Polites that no, Athena really DID tell him all that! You have to believe him! & Eurylochus is just like “I think you should get some sleep” & he looks at Polites like “you believe me right?” & Polites smiles sheepishly & goes “I believe you think that’s what she meant😊”

He’s so determined to make them believe him he literally prays to Athena or whatever he needs to do to summon her pretending like it’s important. She shows up ready to talk business but he’s like “ok wait right there” & FUCKING DIPS OUT ON HER! She’s like um wtf ok I’ll just be here snooping through your shit but whatever. But he comes back with the two of them in tow & they both practically shit themselves right there because Odysseus didn’t warn them he just said he was gonna “prove it”

So he’s like “can you tell them I’m right?” & she’s so amused by these mortals she’ll play along & she’s just smirking like “okay… right about what?” & he’s like “didn’t you tell me that the gods are ticklish too, just like humans?” & her eye kinda twitches & she’s like “seriously? That’s what you dragged me down here for? Fine! Yes, are you happy?” & Polites & Eurylochus are standing there like shocked pikachu & Odysseus is grinning ear to ear like “very!” & she’s definitely giving him one hell of a lecture later

[amazingmsme]

listen if you at any point have any angsty (or fluffy/silly, either one) ideas about ghost polites that you would like to share then i’d love to hear them 👀

okay so. this idea literally just came to me in a dream and i needed to share it with you. so odysseus seems like the type of weirdo (affectionate) to barely to “turn off” his ticklishness to a degree if he focuses enough (it doesn’t quite work if he’s caught off guard or you’ve already got him laughing or use the right methods of teasing beforehand) and one time after launching a friendly lil attack on eurylochus, said man tried to get him back but odysseus had already been expecting it (it’s definitely not the first time he’s done this little trick) and you can imagine eurylochus’ surprise when he gives no reaction another than a smug grin and a raised eyebrow. odysseus makes the claim that he just isn’t ticklish, but eurylochus can feel that something fishy is going on here, so he later goes to polites for confirmation. and polites just gets the most mischievous look in his eyes like “ohoho, have i got a surprise for you, friend. how about we go find him and i’ll show you? :)” basically polites is about to wreck this man’s whole career. but to be fair he really should have expected his secret to get out at some point anyway with polites onboard - fluffvoid

Oo I think I’ll have to make a separate post for ghost!polites because I simply do not have it in me right now. But you have no idea how badly I needed this, omg it’s so cute & so accurate

Like Odysseus would ABSOLUTELY be able to do that, but it’s more of a recent development. & it’s a “warrior of the mind” perk that he can actually benefit from & use to his advantage in normal day to day life. Athena’s lowkey annoyed he put effort into that when he deliberately ignores her advice, but whatever floats his boat. It’s fine. She’s just salty because it got less amusing to spy on him

But after like the 5th or 6th time he let him get away with it, Eurylochus decides to try & give him a taste of his own medicine. Key word being try. & to make it worse Odysseus is SO FUCKING SMUG about it! & even rubs in the fact that Eurylochus is ticklish, seriously there was no need for him to be that condescending & now he’s just annoyed & pissed off with him. Because that’s gotta be the most infuriating thing in the world, you want revenge so bad! You deserve it at that point!

He asks Polites if Odysseus is ticklish or not because something just isn’t sitting right with him. & he’s like “well duh! He’s human, isn’t he? Why do you ask?” & when he explains what happened he’s like say what now? Because he wasn’t aware that was a possibility & hey wouldn’t that be handy! But Polites agrees to distract him so Eurylochus can get teach him a lesson

[amazingmsme]

OHOHOHO as much as odysseus and polites being the best bros version of orpheus and eurydice sounds cool i am a sucker for ghost characters. having a ghosty version of polites around would definitely take a lot of getting used to, odysseus is just relieved to have his best friend back, even if he is a bit different now (and there would still be that lingering guilt of letting him die in the first place)

eurylochus is kind of like their secret weapon at this point. well, he’s more like odysseus’s secret weapon and polites’ protector, depending on who needs him for what. and he’ll sigh and roll his eyes about it but he really doesn’t mind it, it’s more of a fond exasperation than actual annoyance, cause it is fun to let himself relax and mess around with his buds every now and then even if he won’t easily admit it out loud. they definitely catch on though eventually and will probably tease him for it, at least a little bit. - fluffvoid

There’s so much potential for both angst & fun shenanigans in that scenario! & they’re so happy to be reunited at first that they both kind of forget he’s dead. But that just means more angst & feels later down the line. Hng, now I need a fic with this premise so I can cry it out lol

But I LOVE the idea of Eurylochus as their secret weapon! Polites has perfected the puppy eyes, so it’s pretty easy to sway him to his side. But on the other hand, he’s so damn cute when he’s laughing his ass off, so he’s also more than happy to help Odysseus. Unless of course he needs to be put in his place. He likes to see himself as neutral & likes to make his friends “work” for his help

[amazingmsme]

i mean there’s always the chance that we’ll see polites again when odysseus goes to the underworld, right? though that might just make it hurt even more </3

dhfjdhjfdj odysseus teases him in a way that catches him off guard and polites is like “who are you and where is my best friend” /hj since eurylochus is constantly being roped into their shenanigans (willingly or not) odysseus and polites are always snitching on each other to give him pointers, like what spot to go for to get a certain reaction or what to say that’ll make them extra flustered, so he’s just learning all the best ways to get to them and he doesn’t even have to try. they’re lucky he’s more merciful and less likely to use that information for evil. mostly. - fluffvoid

You best believe my first thought upon realizing they go to the underworld was “more Polites? 🥺” I’m already thinking about a fic where he followed them out of the underworld & now he haunts the ship but he’s the chillest ghost ever & still likes to play pranks. Or some magic bullshit happens & he’s able to come back like what would’ve happened to Eurydice if she made it out

They’re such huge dorks I love them so much! They practically turn it into a competition to try & see who can rat the other out the most. It would be even funnier if they were doing it to see who he gets first as a way to “prove” who’s his “favorite”

Eurylochus has the patience of a saint & waits for an opportunity to present itself, whereas they make the opportunity. But once he sees his chance, he strikes in the blink of an eye. They’re SO lucky he chooses to be passive

[amazingmsme]

odysseus is such an evil little bastard man he would definitely make polites think he’s winning before completely pulling the rug out from under him and of course polites never sees it coming, it makes the pout on his face after he’s got all the after-giggles out of him so much better. he’ll cross his arms and mumble something like “you’re awful >:(“ and odysseus just raises an eyebrow at him and goes “oh, am i?” and that’s all it takes for polites to immediately try to get up and run away

ALSO ALSO a discovery i made at 2 AM last night is that there’s a song that was cut from epic called “your light” about odysseus and polites and expands more on their friendship, there’s a snippet of it on youtube if you wanna listen to it, but now i’m sad that it was cut because ITS SO SWEET? - fluffvoid

YOU HAD ME AT EVIL LITTLE BASTARD MAN! Fr he’s so mean when he’s in a ler mood, literally nothing can stop him! Polites is his favorite to attack because he’s always so unsuspecting so he has the element of surprise almost all the time. No matter how many times Odysseus does it, Polites still doesn’t catch on! Because just as many times he comes over just to chat or hang out, so it’s literally a toss up whether or not he’s up to no good. & Polites always sees the good in people!

Like Eurylochus is skeptical cause he can see the mischievous gleam in his eyes & he looks at Polites like “I’d keep my distance if I were you. Remember what happened last time?” & Polites brushes him off like “that was last time! He’s not gonna pull the same move twice in a row”

Guess what? He pulled the same move twice in a row. Because sometimes doing the same exact thing is the last thing your victim expects!

& l just listened to it omg why would they cut that ut was so good & sweet! But maybe it’s for the best, they knew his death was gonna hit us hard 😭 that would only make it worse.

[amazingmsme]

i’m sorry that you haven’t been feeling too good but im really glad the headcanons could help cheer you up some <3 i hope it gets better for you soon

since odysseus is such a little shit and a very good ler, i feel like polites is always outmatched against him and always needs to get someone else to help him wreck their captain because if he tries to do it on his own then odysseus always finds a way to turn the tables somehow, and it either turns into a tickle fight or odysseus just straight up demolishes polites. that’s not gonna stop him from trying though, because at this point polites is Determined to wreck the shit out of odysseus and truly knock him down a peg without needing someone’s help. odysseus definitely catches on and though he finds it funny and endearing, it’s not quite enough for him to go down without a fight because listen, he’s got a reputation to uphold here

polites will tell eurylochus that he thinks this time might work out in his favor and eurylochus is like “go get him i believe in you” but if he’s being honest, he really does not, he just doesn’t have the heart to tell him that to his face - fluffvoid

KDHSAONHDL I AM SCREAMING THIS IS SO CUUUUTE! Polites just wants to win ONE tickle fight without someone else’s help! Is that too much to ask? (Ody: yes) he’s come so damn close but Odysseus is literally unmatched ok you have to get him GOOD if you want a fighting chance at winning. But sometimes Odysseus will literally pretend to lose to give him a false sense of security & then when he least expects it, he flips them over & goes to town on a very surprised Polites. Sometimes he’s like “ihihi just wahahahant to wihihin!” & Odysseus is like “ok, then earn it”

Odysseus loves a challenge, & even tho he pretends not to, he loves to goof off & horseplay, but he’s so used to acting like a stoic captain. So if he sees any excuse to slack off, he’s taking advantage of it

But Eurylochus is so fucking cute & sweet the way he just nods along & listens to Polites tell him his plan, & it’s gonna work this time for sure & he’s just like “mhm, no totally. He doesn’t stand a chance” roll for deception. He knows Odysseus is ruthlessly playful & Polites is too ticklish for his own good, but he can’t just be honest! “I believe in you jk not really”??? Hell no! That would shatter the poor kid’s heart! What’s a little white lie between friends?

P.S. this makes me think of the fic I’m writing, poor Polites literally doesn’t stand a chance