#i don't need to defend myself to you sick mfs

[silly-little-guy-and-co]

I'll say "nah I don't ship harrykim" and proceed to scroll through my Disco Elysium middle-aged man yaoi filled Pinterest feed while giggling and kicking my feet

[supa-hungeren-64]

It’s Zézah vent time!

If you are scared about everything going on in the US today – but are too scared to do anything about it then this is for you 🥰

Cut a lot of this down so I can post this before running off to work for the night , forgive me for not giving a damn about spelling or formatting but I am a little peeved right now - so if you don't like it you can get bent over a guardrail and skip this

Now, if I may begin

If I have to listen To one more MF thin skinned, weak heat, lilly liver liberal tell ME to turn tail and run to a blue-state just because the current pompous assholes that govern us are going to try and make my existence a living hell for however long I got left - I am going to gobble them up! Cook them whole and eat then with rice and tonic water. I’m sick of hearing you COWARDS

I am black

I am Latino

I am openly trans

I live in a red state

AND I'M NOT RUNNING FROM A DAMN THING

Threats of Violence? Anti trans mobs and attackers? Domestic terrorist targeting me? Bring it on, I grew up in the hood. surprise me. You think I'm going to go back in the closet because agent orange and the MAGA Muppets got the chance of a lifetime to fuckup this country a second time around? You think Blue states are going to be safe when these MF CAN CROSS STATE BORDERS AND ORGANIZE ATTACKS LIKE A SCHOOL SHOOTER TAKING POT SHOTS  AT RECESS? Child, Please.

You think I’m going to abandon the queers in my city to go hide where I am not even guaranteed to be safe? Like I can just pack it up and leave those who have no family, no community outside of the one we have been building here in this city? You think I’m just going to leave the young queers alone without any guidance or mentoring?

America failed the greatest test it has ever faced with flying colors – and did so with a smile!  They voted the vilest people they can in to office.  Where will it stop? You can only run till you run out of road. I am standing up for myself. I am standing up for my community – and I am going to defend the best thing that has ever happened to me and REMAIN openly trans! Remain actively transitioning, remain loving my life, and my friends and lovers and the things that make this sour life just a bit sweeter. The number one thing this country has ever been good at outside of making you fear other nations is abandon your countrymen at a moments notice.

THAT’S NOT HOW WE DO THINGS WHERE IM FROM –

I’m going to be caring for my trans community, my black and Latino community, Asian, native, immigrants and migrants, my Jewish and Muslim friends. I’m going to be helping the less privileged and  disabled people that I can.  I’m going to create things, teach things, explore and see things -share things! I’m going to organize, and march and fight for US, not the United States but US - the ones worth fighting for.

I’m even going to stand up for the old ass mean ass, racist ass, sexist ass homophobic ass don’t know no better ass bitter trifling ass white folk that are celebrating  this bull shit because they just don’t know they are on the chopping block yet! None of us are safe until we are all safe, none of us are free until we are all free.

I’m going to do more than “Resist” I am going to FIGHT BACK! I’m going to stand up to transphobia, I’m going to stand up to racism, classism, sexism,  xenophobia, Islamophobia, queer phobia, Antisemitism. To much have been sacrificed by to many people before me to put me where I am now just to go and walk away from the responsibility of protecting it!

30 years from now – the ones who remain, the ones who come after us are going to look back and say “Gezz, that Hungeren Lee Zézah Xiomara Citrine was not fucking around” because I AM NOT. Consider me a radical if you want – I would rather be punished for standing up and my budding bosom out proudly and freely Then to be comfortable sitting down with my head bowed in shame and disgrace.

I respect you for needing to do what you need to do to keep yourself safe – I respect that not everyone is built for this kinds thing. I know history. I know we about to take as many Ls as we do victories, but you know what? I’m a bit of a masochist – what’s a little pain in the way to a good time?  I don’t want to hear anyone or see anyone trying to convince anyone else around me to run for the hills when we have just as many wolves in the high land that we do in the low country.

And don’t come in the comments on some bitch ass condescending shit – I will fuck you up! I would rather have you out the way than in the way! So go your way and stay the fuck quiet or start speaking up for your rights you prissy ass little toe bites! If you don’t feel like this pertains to you then this post was not for you- we good – if you feel like I am calling you out by name, get fucked and drop ya nuts, we got work to do, putos. No more playing.

Okay – vent over! 😤

[your-local-squip-fanatic]

Factoids on Lester Leander Belenus Papadopoulos BECAUSE THEYRE NEAT AND I DONT HAVE MY RESOURCES TO WORK ON CH 3 (feral goblin noises) also wtf is with me posting so much GOD

-To recap, he's from Rhodes, later moved to Athens, then New York. He's got the Greek accent too, but he eventually was able to switch back and forth from an American accent. Just don't ask him to say "she sells seashells by the seashore." He literally can't say it and it's painful to hear him try. Oh gods, dude stop you're embarrassing yourself...

-When I was still working on the AU early on (CHRIST, I think it'll be nearly 4 or 5 years now dayumn!) I had everything down for my characters, but the only one needing finished was Lester. I simply couldn't think of how his personality should be. So I decided to use myself as a base and go from there! Trust me, the similarities will be evident once I get to his introduction in Shatterverse! And maybe this explains why his music taste is very similar to mine haha

-Speaking of his character, during the early stages I made his father a rich movie producer just to allow me room to work until I could figure out what I really wanted to do. Now, just a normal... well, mostly normal family and Lester doesn't need to worry about looking normal. (Advice: making your first draft god awful is a good way to go, trust me.)

-Lester, due to the above, was also supposed to know Piper personally and even crush on her like the hopeless romantic he is. Obviously not the case anymore, but he went from acquaintance to friend of Percy, and possibly even having met Annabeth once!

-Lester's design originally was just a copy of the cover designs, but I wanted to make him more authentic about his Greek roots, and so I gave him darker skin. And to clear confusion, I draw Canon/ToA Lester/Apollo with a green tee and paler skin. DLAU Lester!Apollo has a smidgen more roundness in his biceps (that cute lil chub) and visible acne. DLAU Lester always has his red hoodie, but his thinness and sickly pale skin should identify him quickly!

-He can do 115° heat. Cannot do anything below 60°.

-Bonus round! He will eat pretty anything but he adores seafood, favorite color is red (not the case once the series is done MWAHAHAHA) and he cares so much. Like he will play nurse if you're sick, he will comfort you after a bad day, and he will FIGHT anyone picking on you. Granted he will most likely lose, but hes defending your honor buddy. This mf is 16 and he is such a SWEETHEART. Too good, too pure for this world

Guys as soon as I get access to my books I will start work on Ch 3. It's killing me more than you guys not having it.