#maybe i'll just start tagging these ''godly parents'' or something

[aroaceleovaldez]

Hey :) I was wondering if you could say what personality a child of Persephone would have if she had any? And possible powers? It’s totally ok if you don’t wanna Answer 🩷🩷🩷

Personality tends to be a lot more open-ended so I'll start with powers first: (Also gonna put this under a read-more cause these tend to get lengthy)

Pretty much almost anything a Hades or Demeter kid could do, a Persephone kid would probably able to do. Which means they are absolutely OP as hell (no pun intended). Control over the growth and death of plants, general decay, influence over death, total control over the undead and plants, etc etc. And definitely geokinesis, as an overlap of Hades kid and theoretically Demeter kid powers, and there is at least one myth where Persephone is accredited as creating humans from clay. A Persephone kid probably wouldn't have as much specific control over precious gemstones/minerals or wealth though. Just agricultural wealth and maybe like, soil nutrition.

I imagine they'd obviously have more of a powers focus on spring-related things, so chlorokinesis (with a specialty in pomegranates, wheat, asphodel, spring plants, plants of the Underworld, and actually possibly also plants of the vine) and probably temperature control (which is already randomly a Hades kid power - though for Hades kids it seems to be only lowering temperatures. Persephone kids would most likely be able to warm things as well).

Their powers might fluctuate in strength with the seasons or the phases of the moon, or even have different powers in the day versus night, and they might get a boost of strength when in the Underworld or underground. You could potentially do some cool stuff with a dynamic of them having different powers depending on time of day or them being above/underground.

Similarly to what is implied with Hades kids, Persephone kids would also probably be partially resistant to the Rivers of the Underworld, be able to remember their lives as a ghost, and safely eat foods of the Underworld without consequence. Also, like all chthonic demigods and beings of the Underworld, they'd be capable of learning shadow-travel. Particularly powerful Demeter kids are actually also able to travel using plants, so a Persephone kid could potentially have two means of teleportation.

Persephone also has quite a few associations with serpents, so the ability to talk to snakes would be interesting. She also has a couple of myths implying her having particular abilities to invoke madness or forgetfulness. Persephone is also often attributed as presiding over a great deal of law and legality in the Underworld, so maybe powers similar to Nico's ability to judge souls or control over the dead would fit there.

Persephone is also sometimes depicted as carrying torches, so you could make the argument for some minor pyrokinesis. Also, Persephone (and more commonly her Roman "equivalents" - in particular Libera) are associated with wine (and sometimes just plainly Dionysus is considered Persephone's son), so you could argue for a child of Persephone having wine-related powers as well. That's why Persephone in Hadestown has such a prevalent wine/speakeasy theme :D

As for personality - obviously godly parent doesn't wholly play into a demigod's personality, but it can definitely shine through in certain themes. It's also usually a pun or related to their divine ancestors' aspects somehow. It's a bit harder to tell what the theme is for Hades/Pluto kids, but for Demeter kids the theme seems to be that they're very "rooted" - whatever that means in their particular case. Usually it's either they're stubborn and it's difficult to get them to change their minds or they're very sensible and value reason. I imagine a potential theme for Persephone kids might be similar - them being very "down to earth" or similarly "rooted."

Some other potential personality traits/theme options you could incorporate:

They heavily value fairness and reason, and/or rules and order are of extremely importance to them. They may have a strict personal code that they encourage others to follow, though may rarely make exceptions if moved to with enough convincing.

They acknowledge the macabre and less "pretty" sides of nature. A very "decay exists as an extant form of life" kind of person. Will absolutely rant about the importance of composting and how cool worms and isopods and stuff are. Probably into vulture culture and maybe goth. Or pastel goth.

Either gets MAJOR seasonal depression or gets some kind of winter power-up and will go full Elsa Of Death for like three months.

Dog person. Also a hellhound person. But usually dog person. And/or probably thinks "weird" pets are cool (like snakes or isopods) and has kept many.

Y'know Ruby from Ruby Gloom, or Creepie from Growing Up Creepie? That genre of kid. Like, personality-wise is not necessarily stereotypical goth and actually even pretty friendly and positive, but outwardly look super stereotypical goth or seem very monotone and dreary. It's just entirely aesthetics or coincidence.

Inversely, seem super bubbly and sunshiny and stuff but then will proceed to say the most horrifying Wednesday Addams-esque sentence you've ever heard with completely sincerity.

Literally just Persephone from Hadestown.

Hopeless romantic. Talks a lot about wanting to get literally swept off their feet.

Or, cryptid enthusiast and/or monsterfucker. The type who takes one look at Mothman and says "HOT" and has Lots Of Opinions about werewolves. Their favorite movie is Shape Of Water. Was almost definitely in Twilight fandom.

If you want to lean more into "Younger" Persephone ("Kore"), again very sweet, not necessarily innocent or naive but definitely on the bubblier side. Or maybe they have a very overbearing mortal parent and they're in that teenage rebellion phase. Either a romantic (pining, wanting to get literally swept off their feet, etc) or aromantic, since in some versions of her myths Persephone used to hang out with Athena and/or Artemis a bit, particularly if the myth is leaning into her maiden themes.

And if you want to go more the opposite direction of like "Despoina" Persephone - just full mysterious, ominous, probably monotone and cold and spooky. Very serious and maybe even pretty harsh. Think Nico in the Bryce Lawrence scene. "The Underworld had no mercy." That type of stuff. But also combo it with a like "if you defy me I will halt your life, one way or another."

One of the themes I like to attribute to Hades kids is that they're very driven by their relationships with others or steered by their hearts and bonds. That kind of "If you hurt my loved ones I will rain fury and Hades upon you and drag you to the Fields of Punishment myself. I will rip your soul from your bones and I will make it hurt." But with their loved ones they're just absolute sweethearts. Total cuddlebugs and the works. I feel like a Persephone kid would be similar. They like you? They will move heaven and earth for you. Someone fucks with their loved one(s)? Rip to them because they are about to be ripped to shreds.

And of course, these are just brainstorming of random little traits, so they can absolutely be combo'd with each other in interesting ways.

[encrucijada]

oc questions tag.

tagged by @coffeeandcalligraphy ! thank you, rachel <3 i decided to do this one about piedad narváez from keeps staring and i'll never fall asleep.

5 words to physically describe your oc (do you have a drawing? even better!)

freckles, scars, fair, sharp, light-eyed (we're counting it as one)

i don't have drawings of piedad (unless you count this one my sister did). but i do have a fc for them! lydia graham. and here are some other photos that have their vibe

who inspired your oc?

piedad started as a percy jackson oc so first step was picking a godly parent for her. from the start i wanted it to be a muse because i knew i could give her some orpheus-like powers. i ended up going with urania because ✨stars✨. then because of the nature of my rps with @lethed-of-all i had to find a fc and just... randomly decided it would be lydia graham? then i gave her a violin because as a child of a muse she would need an instrument and i was listening to lindsey stirling at the time so naturally ballet summed to her aesthetic. things slowly developed naturally from there. i did more research on urania for piedad's powers and found out premonition was plausible. and long story short now she's the physical manifestation of fate in i'll never fall asleep <3 i'm not sure where the knives came from, though. i think it might have just been a vibe check that went well with her slowly establishing aesthetic. probably a result of me deciding the bow of her violin could turn into a stiletto knife.

give me a song to define your oc

oh man i can give you a couple of songs. recently i realised most of piedad-core songs are some form of "will someone please make me feel something" while adam songs are more "will someone please pay attention to me". so do with that what you will

shatter me by lindsey stirling (started it all. somebody make me feel alive then shatter me)

gasoline by halsey (quintessential in i'll never fall asleep. and all the people say: you can't wake up, this is not a dream. you're part of a machine, you are not a human being)

kairos by eden (the things only i know... i just keep waiting for kairos. fun fact! kairos is a greek word that means something approximately to "perfect time to do something")

love is a... by pvris (just put your hands around my throat, ain't been to heaven but i'm close)

circles by eden (this is my life i will not run in circles, ending where i start. so hold onto to me we'll burn down slowly)

if i met your oc on the street how would they greet me?

with strangers, piedad keeps her distance. would not initiate the interaction but would give a polite smile and greeting. with people she knows it's a bit of a range but usually she goes for a hug with her friends.

can your oc be your best friend? why?

i don't know lmao. i don't think so. no reason other than vibes i don't think we would connect enough to become best friends. maybe something like... coworkers or classmates that get along.

1 adjective and 1 noun to describe your oc

starry & blue. i dunno, piedad is just very silver and blue in my mind. with some green from her eyes.

and i'm tagging @onomatopiya @saltwaterbells @teddywriting @cannivalisms @moonssugar @cream-and-tea and anyone else who might want to do this!

[milkovichrules]

its tag game wednesday thursday!! thank you for tagging me lovely people ☺️ @iansw0rld @transmickey 🖤

if you could switch bodies with anybody for only one hour who would it be and what would you do? im a shortarse so someone big and tall would be fun... maybe a wrestler... probably baron corbin hes hot

what's your most trivial / dumbest hot take? mmm... maybe that every person should watch at least one animated thing (smth not made for kids like where the wind blows or arcane) and one thing from a non-english speaking country/with subtitles

if you had to teach a college course what would it be in? probably makeup artistry? its my one and only practical skill and I would've been a licensed artist if our teacher hadn't quit her job halfway through lmao

season 12 of shameless is suddenly happening and you've been out in charge! what plot point(s) are you gonna make happen? its the mickey and debbie show now and there will be various wholesome shenanigans but fr get carl outta the police force, maybe into college and that can be a nice bonding thing for him and liam studying together. oh and they definitely keep the house, maybe lip and deb get on good terms by fixing up the place together. debbie maybe runs into alex again and they give it another go? ian and mickey have wacky comic relief with their neighbours (the possibilities are endless) and probably think more seriously about starting a family and definitely get a cat or dog I just want to bake a cake filled with rainbows and smiles and everyone would eat and be happy

who would be your godly parent (can be any mythology)? I took a percy jackson quiz for this one and got Hephaestus, Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes, which sounds cool as shit (roman equivalent is Vulcan too?? hell yeah)

what's something you love about yourself? my eyes are really cool I think, they're mostly green but also have some blue and brown

describe your day in 5 emojis: 🥱👩‍💻☕️🎧📑

what shameless character do you think you could beat in a fight? mmmm either no one or the tiny social worker lady from season 3 lmao

tell us two truths and a lie, we'll try to guess the lie! I'm farsighted, I can speak a bit of norwegian, I love roller coasters

do you have a pet/pets? if so, how did they get their name(s)? I have two cats, artemis and athena, they're sisters from the same litter. my fiancé named them because she loves mythology (I'll put some kitten pics under the cut💕) alternate names were william the bloody and willow (if we got a boy and a girl, from buffy), april and miriam (from coraline), and teacup and lucifer (from the cat lady/downfall)

show us a meme (or picture) that captures your essence: middle one is irl only I love to be Perceived Online

what's your typical coffee / tea / beverage order? oat milk latte, iced if it's warm out

use a song to describe the last five years of your life: I really don't associate the stuff I listen to with my own life so these are just things I was really into that year:

2019: butterfly - loona 2020: lady wood - tove lo 2021: too late - the weeknd 2022: stayaway - muna 2023: hard times - ethel cain / death of me - pvris

Tagging: @softmick @golden28s @m4ndysk4nkovich @abetterdaaye @heymrspatel @stocious @callivich @jrooc @sgtmickeyslaughter @gallavichlover19 @depressedstressedlemonzest 🖤

kitten pics as promised (artemis/arti is the black and white one, athena/aggie is the tortie)