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[aroaceleovaldez]

Hello, if you still have Nico di Angelo thoughts, I have a curiosity. How likely do you think it would be for Nico to express some of that internalized homophobia (that he got over way too quickly imo) towards others too?

Not violent homophobia, but little comments that make others go "huh, something about what you said feels off"

Nico doesn't mean harm by them, but he has views that are accurate to the time he was born and raised and I don't think there've been many opportunities for those views to be challenged enough for them to change (at least from what we've seen in canon, TSATS dni)

(Of course I know this is a sensitive topic so if you're uncomfortable with it feel free to ignore the ask)

I actually do have a very specific thought about this! Thank you for asking - So my take on it is I don't think Nico would have his internalized homophobia externalize at others - he's a very tolerant character in general and it's implied Maria generally raised him to be very tolerant. I think the majority of his internalized homophobia manifests mostly as a subset of his self-loathing more than anything, because he is actually very assured in his identity in general! Most of his problems with his own identity aren't actually grappling with any specific identity itself, but his concerns with how other people perceive him about said identity (being gay, son of Hades, etc). (I do agree though that in canon he moved on from that WAY too quickly.)

That being said I do think people around him would mistakenly assume he's homophobic at first, LOL.

A.) I think his language is VERY outdated, because he probably has never had the opportunity to educate himself on English queer terminology back in the day, and absolutely has never had the opportunity to educate himself on modern queer topics/terminology, nor would he probably be brave enough to do so on his own. If he's had any brushes with modern English queer stuff it'd probably be the kids at Westover saying slurs and Nico internally quietly going ("??? is that the word for it?") He knows it's considered crude but he can't tell if it's because it's impolite terminology or just general homophobia and he's too afraid to ask, so he just awkwardly avoids saying anything at all or just VEEEERRRY SLOWLY starts letting out the most hesitant "...f-?" until his friends cover his mouth going "no no no no, don't say that-" (Nico di Angelo voted most likely to say "Is he... yknow... [gestures vaguely]...?")

B.) Nico kind of goes deer-in-the-headlights about queer topics in HoH and I imagine that would be something that continues for a bit until he learns that he's in a safe space for it. Like anybody starts mentioning queer stuff and he just freezes up a little bit and starts awkwardly trying to read for what reaction he should be having based on everybody else while remaining polite as possible, but also he can't tell if they're being sarcastic or not so he's just trying to leave just in case someone starts being homophobic, and also he's very confused anyways because he's not caught up on the terminology. But everyone else just reads that as "oh, queer topics make Nico DEEPLY uncomfortable. Is he homophobic but like, trying to be nice about it?" (cause the majority of camp probably still thinks Nico has a crush on Annabeth and has no reason to believe he likes guys, or anyone for that matter). And then people find out he's from the 1930s and proceed to filter his behavior through that lens and just assume "Oh, it must just be him being from the 1930s" and leave it at that.

Also its just REALLY funny to me to have the dynamic of Will looking at Nico, mistakenly assuming he must just be mildly homophobic, and going "I CAN FIX HIM-" while there is Nothing To Fix he's just old, gay, closeted, and confused.

[thepersonalquotes]

You jealous souls are primeval without a doubt,Teach yourself to eat better instead of trying to eat one's heart out.

Adhish Mazumder, Versed with Life

[touchlikethesun]

i quite like it when a de-clawed shen jiu is still a bit of a miserable person. i like it if he's still greedy, and demanding, and harsh, and just generally a bit awful to those around him. what made him a bad person wasn't his caprices, it was being a child abuser. his crime wasn't being a bitch and uncooperative in meetings, it was literal physical and psychological abuse of children because he couldn't move past his own trauma enough to do the baseline of not actively harming children out of pettiness/jealousy/resentment. so like, it doesn't make sense with his character that a reformed shen jiu would not be allowed the space to still be unpleasant. the unpleasantness is in fact a key part of who he is and that is not exactly a bad thing.

[th3e-m4ng0]

what if cybertronians didn't high five because they have other ways of greeting each other/celebrating, so when they came to earth the humans taught them about it and they'd do high fives awkwardly like cats/dogs. u know, direct eye contact with the human that says "i am high fiving now !!! look !! you taught me how to do it !!!" and their hands would miss because they're not looking so they try again a bit slower and it doesn't do that loud clapping noise, it goes 'ting' but they're so proud for learning about the cultural importance of high fives in humans and how to recreate it themselves

kind of like this maybe

or like this

[soggy-fishsticks]

when you take "I love you sm I could crawl inside your skin" too seriously

sighhh 😞💔

@altocat this is based off of that merging post LMAO

[wonder-worker]

"[Elizabeth Woodville's] piety as queen seems to have been broadly conventional for a fifteenth-century royal, encompassing pilgrimages, membership of various fraternities, a particular devotion to her name saint, notable generosity to the Carthusians, and the foundation of a chantry at Westminster after her son was born there. ['On other occasions she supported planned religious foundations in London, […] made generous gifts to Eton College, and petitioned the pope to extend the circumstances in which indulgences could be acquired by observing the feast of the Visitation']. One possible indicator of a more personal, and more sophisticated, thread in her piety is a book of Hours of the Guardian Angel which Sutton and Visser-Fuchs have argued was commissioned for her, very possibly at her request."

-J.L. Laynesmith, "Elizabeth Woodville: The Knight's Widow", Later Plantagenet and Wars of the Roses Consorts: Power, Influence, Dynasty

[bloodrock-lobster]

there are MANY good things that come with being a serial Background-Character-Liker

However one BAD thing about it is when youre making your own original story. And youre trying to flesh out your main cast and the world building but your stupid fucking brain has been pointing out a background character for the last 3 days and building heaps of intricate lore exclusively for them

like you dont have the direction you want to go in the story pinned down nor the main characters hair color, but its okay because Background Character's full genealogical tree has been mapped out for 5 generations, you know what they got for their last 6 birthdays, and also theyre lactose intolerant now

[saxonilla]

For @somehhuuuhh

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[prettyflyshyguy]

Over the next few days as I try to enjoy myself as much as possible, and rid myself of the anguish and horror of my twenties via hard-partying (going to the zoo, making my direct family experience an escape room with me, drinking as many milkshakes as I can physically cope with) - I feel its worth reflecting on some things from the last decade.

-I really didn't know what I was doing when I existed uni, and I still don't know what I'm doing HOWEVER -- I have a much clearer idea of what I'm good at, and what makes me happy.

-I've won multiple awards for miniature painting. Coming from a kid who dreamed of one day owning a cool skink army (and I do but its mostly not assembled BUT DON'T WORRY AB--) that's pretty fucking sick.

-I've tabled at multiple big conventions, and I'll be tabling at an event next year that I've dreamed of tabling at since I was 14. And. AND. Each one was actually profitable.

-My art journey has taken a while, but each year I get better and do more things and although I'm not where I want to be, I've made things with value and meaning and I'll only keep improving if I put the time in. I've done things I could only once dream of doing. I've also hit a point where, things may take a bit, but I genuinely feel like I can tackle almost any subject matter and I'll break through.

-I've met so many incredible people and forged wonderful friendships both online and IRL and I'm thankful for it all. It's hard to know what to do with everyone sometimes when I struggled with friendships for years.

-I was a weirdo baby-alt-fashion 20 year old, had a normie phase somewhere along the way, and now my fashion has returned to where it belongs: straight out of 2010 and I care less and less about what people think and I grow more and more confident in just being myself.

-If I'm being real -- I'm not where I want to be, in a lot of ways. Thing's have been a downward spiral the last few years, but I've been growing in my work and my resilience and by god you cannot kill me in a way that matters.

-My biggest takeaway is really: not everything gets better. But a lot of things do. And you have a lot of power over a lot of things - you just have to be brave and keep kicking. Some things get better, some things get worse, some things stay mostly the same. But you keep growing. You keep changing. You gotta persist. You gotta.

[swordmaid]

here's my 2024 art summary! i drew my oc all year but u know what... i may be cringe................ but im free...........

i was actually knee deep in an art block this year (and end of last year too, hence the lack of anything from me) with my old laptop dying and traveling i didn't have much juice to draw but i def was starting to pick up the pace again by may. artfight helped me get motivated again too! i wish i can add more than one drawing since i had a bunch that i liked from that season 🥲 but the six character illustration in the tavern is def one of my faves just because it's a pretty ambitious piece for me.and post july i started to do full illustrations again, with my most fave one being the astarion/shri'iia piece inspired by the storm.

i want to continue making more ambitious pieces tho! i think it's such good practice for me and i def want to start getting into doing more paintings too 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️ will i continue to draw my oc next year tho maybe so.........!

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[sparkspropaganda]

On one rare day such as this I have decided to become visible

[purichou]

this year has been immensely unproductive for me creatively. i dont know why. i think its the result of stress :/

[localcryptic]

absolutely brutal how just doing the art is in fact the way to get better at the art. how completely stupid. a total betrayal, like how self care does actually improve mental health

[minecr-afton]

she's just a poor little meow meow actually