#mentor aphrodite au

[fairytale-luka]

Warrior of the Heart AU or Mentor Aphrodite AU

(Sorry for any misspelling and grammar errors)

Instead of Hermes helping Odysseus in the Circe and Vengeance Saga It's Ares. The reason why Ares decided to help Odysseus is because of Aphrodite

Aphrodite after 'My Goodbye'(note: happens almost the same in this AU) is very heartbroken and depressed. Her and Odysseus relationship was more like mother and son. She doesn't have worthy to speak with Odysseus again after hurting his feels. She ignored Odysseus until 'Love in Paradise' happenes.

Ares tried to cheer her up, it work but it didn't completely fix her heartbreak. Ares wanted to check on Odysseus to make sure he was still alive for her. When Ares find out about Circe and pigs he decides to help Odysseus just for this time.

Ares didn't really know how to help Odysseus without doing the job for him. So, Ares when to Athena for help, reluctantly. He doesn't tell her what was really going on but Athena helps him otherwises and tells him about Holy Moly. But before Athena could tell Ares what could happen when a mortal ate it, Ares left

I'm not sure how 'Wouldn't You Like' would happen because I cannot find a way to make the Ares themed without making a new song. Ares still gives Odysseus the drug and then dips.

'Dangerous' on the other hand is mostly the same only with Ares being more violence. Also Ares does tell Odysseus that Aphrodite was the one who fought for him.

(Feel free to add or suggestion anything. If you wish to make anything of this AU, like a fic please credit me. I am making some art, which may take a moment to get out. And I'm not sure about a fic)

[fangirlingpuggle]

Very silly Epic AU/fic prompt idea where after god games while Odysseus is on way home since Athena recovering other gods decide to check in on Penelope and Telemachus, cue them seeing suitors plotting and Hera going 'Fuck no' (Also Ares because Penelope was one of his favorites and there is going to be so much murder)

They aren't allowed to do anything major because of divine intervention rules, and laws of hospitality mean they can't just murder everyone.

So they start in small ways stopping suitors, Aphrodite making a good number fall in love with others and they nope out of the contest for Penelope's hand. She has far to much fun and gets very creative with the matchmaking (she has full on conspiracy board as she makes all the new ships)

Ares waiting until any suitors leave place so he can kill them without breaking any rules, multiple servants think they've hallucinated when seeing the god of war dragging multiple bodies away from the palace.

Hera is chilling with Penelope, she's disguised as a servant but Penelope sees right through her and she's not making much effort to disguise form the olympian of equivalent of wearing fake glasses and a mustache .

Hephaestus making Telemachus and Penelope new weapons and armor just in case.

Ares is open day away from chasing suitors out with a broom when Odysseus finally gets back. All the gods are watching eating popcorn Ares is totally cheering.

(He shows up alter and tell Odysseus that he now approves of him, he sulked before because Penelope married Athena champion he thought she could do better but she loved him, he now very mcuh approves also wants to co mentor Telemachus Athena does not approve)

[zzzaru]

epic the musical actor AU anyone

Odysseus (Lead Actor): 

talented emotionally complex actor, juggling weight of being the lead while trying to be a good husband and father

he and penelope had telemachus when they were young, and his career took off shortly after, pulling away from family life

trying to reconnect with them while facing his own insecurities about being enough for them

during the scene where odysseus reunites with telemachus, the emotions hit just a wee bit too close to home, which leads to an actual breakdown

stays late a lot after rehearsals, reworking scenes, trying to be a perfectionist

Penelope (Actress)

fiercely intelligent actress, odysseus’ real life wife

balances being a mother to telemachus, acting career, and the occasional media frenzy over their relationship

while she loves odysseus a lot, struggles w the resentment of his absences

tears up during penelope’s monologue about loneliness (hits too close to home 👎)

shares quiet, intimate moments with odysseus between takes (the directors are TIREDD)

Telemachus (Actor)

a young actor breaking into the industry, cast in the musical just bcuz of his parents’ influence

determined to prove he earned his place on his own

doesn’t love being in his father’s shadow, but he looks up greatly to him

love-hate relationship with his dad

emotionally charged performance during telemachus’ ‘confrontation’ with odysseus

is more lighthearted with the rest of the cast, poking fun at odysseus’ dramatic tendencies

Eurylochus (Actor)

one of odysseus’ oldest friends, cast as his loyal (combative) right hand man.

serves as the group’s voice of reason, but his blunt honesty sometimes causes tension

uses dry humor to diffuse tension between odysseus and telemachus but privately encourages odysseus to make amends

finds himself unexpectedly emotional during luck runs out and mutiny

Polites

comedic glue holding the cast together

actually everybody’s favorite castmate

feels overlooked compared to the larger personalities around him

offers emotional support to telemachus after a tenser rehearsal

can keep his eyes open for a concerning amount of time. very good at playing dead?? actually scared his friends during the cyclops scene

Zeus (Actor)

charismatic, laid back veteran actor

mentor/dad figure

LOVES cracking dad jokes, bringing snacks to rehearsals much to athena’s embarrassment

ATHENA’S DAD STILL

incredibly approachable 

competes with poseidon during press tours

Athena (Actor)

fiercely independent (still zeus’ daughter)

trying to prove herself as a director in her own right

perfectionist

cares for the cast and crew, hates showing it

sometimes teases zeus for being overbearing

lighthearted banter with zeus on set

quiet moments where she talks to hera about living up to her father’s reputation

Poseidon

zeus’ brother and self proclaimed ‘cool uncle’ of the cast

charming, mischievous

lightens the mood during long rehearsals

him and zeus = playful rivalry

leads karaoke nights occasionally

bonds with eurylochus over their mutual love of seafood and practical jokes

Hera

graceful and respected actress

unofficial ‘mom’

ready with words of wisdom

helps penelope and telemachus work through their nerves before emotional scenes

scolds zeus and poseidon for goofing off sometimes

Aphrodite

rising star in the acting world

social media sensation

glamorous and confident, but genuinely kind to everyone

posts behind the scenes and blooper reels

teaches telemachus how to handle social media fame

organizes a cast photoshoot to help everyone look their best for promotional materials

Apollo

multi-talented ‘golden boy’ of the cast

known for singing, acting, guitar solos during breaks

effortlessly charming

somewhat competitive (friendly) with ares

challenges polites to a ‘sing off’ during a wrap party, turns into a cast wide jam session

writes an original song for the cast

Ares

high energy

loves keeping everyone entertained

fiercely loyal to his crew. also dating aphrodite

playful rivalry with apollo

surprisingly good with kids

starts a nerf war on set during downtime, with the entire cast getting involved

improvised ‘is she dead’ in god games, everyone couldnt help but laugh

Antinous

charismatic, mischievous, well liked

known for polished performances

naturally confident

relationship with telemachus started through rehearsals bonding over shared family pressure

admires telemachus’ raw talent

fiercely protective of telemachus

on stage chemistry. directors hate them

Hermes

quick witted, flamboyant

hard worker (in his own. way)

flirty. flirts with half of the crew. especially odysseus and polites

never takes things too seriously

sees himself as the ‘glue’ of the cast (he is not, it's polites)

little scenarios i've been cooking up

during god games, where athena and zeus fight physically, i'm thinking one of the props go askew. athena and zeus are fighting in scene, and then one of the props from above suddenly fall, hitting athena in the head, causing panic from the rest of the crew- she's fine of course, she wasnt hit too hard, but panic ensues for everyone, esp zeus and hermes, since athena is family. (athena is zeus' daughter, hermes is athena's brother). and of course the rest of the crew like odysseus, ares, etc)

zeus’ relationship with ares in th is AU is very much like jay’s and mitchell’s from modern family

scene with the cyclops, where the 'cyclops' is supposed to kill polites, when polites is lying there on the ground with fake blood on him he makes it seem a little too real. he gets 'crushed' by the cyclops, and then he rasps out "captain" to odysseus, desperately (acting) like there is dark fake blood dripping from his head, his fake glasses are broken and then his character dies. polites can keep his eyes open for an unnaturally amount of time, and he can make them seem lifeless so after the scene is done, odysseus and eurylochus both go to hug him just to make sure he's there and fine. they cling to him for a bit. polites is very confused, but the hugs are welcome!!

[lazy-indigo]

Some silly father headcanons for Elpenor and Polites:

I’ve only thought of the Elpenor one recently after coming up with an AU where every main person (Elpenor, Eurylochus, Polites, and Perimedes) have their own god/goddess mentor. Buuutt,, I’ve had this Polites one for so long. I’ve just always loved the idea of him being related to Aphrodite in one way or another. Definitely prefer him not being her son tho so…grandson works :3

Additional doodles:

[somereaderinblue]

in your warrior Penelope au is Athena still Odysseus's mentor? or did she up and leave again but for a different reason?

If this has been answered already oops

Well, since Ares takes Athena's role, she's largely absent through this AU. Like canon, she still wanted to create the greatest warrior but after Ody's crippled during the Trojan's ambush, he's no longer able to fight, much less contribute to the war or become said warrior.

Naturally, Athena is less than pleased at everyone's hubris & as if to rub salt into the wound, Ares is given the spotlight now. Because this is pre-development Athena, she has no problem dragging Ody over the coals for letting his guard down & wasting her efforts. She's unempathetic to Odypen's separation, coldly saying it's Ody's fault it had to come to this.

Odysseus, in turn, retorts that Athena was also present with Hera & Aphrodite during the Golden Apple fiasco which started the damn war in the first place. One thing led to another, a more private but no less intense vers of 'My Goodbye' which ends in Athena leaving & ghosting Ody.

The falling-out would do wonders for his deteriorating self-esteem & trust/attachment issues. Esp when another god comes knocking, this time, in the form of a vulture.....

[dynasty889]

Some Warrior!Penelope ideas

Okay so just quick let me say, I don’t really like to swap the gods out just because then it affects the whole Trojan War?? But ignoring that, I wanna include the gods who would be in this au’s version of God Games plus some other things? (With Ares as her mentor btw)

The gods I think would appear would be: Dionysus, Artemis, Aphrodite, Athena, Zeus, then Hera. And in that order.

Dionysus: He wasn’t paying attention. He’ll just half ass it, so he probably just brings up how she couldn’t save Melantho from the cyclops. (Bonus: Melantho was one of Penelope’s servants in the Odyssey and she takes the role of Polites, no I don’t care that the popular switcheroo is Circe)

Artemis: Artemis would liken the sacrifice of Iphigenia (or I guess it’s Orestes in this au) to the killing of Andromache’s son. I’m not sure exactly, but yeah, just really really fickle Artemis.

Aphrodite: Probably the same reason, but in my headcanon, one, Penelope’s mom is a Naiad so she can’t die(?) and two, I don’t really think Icarius (her dad) and Penelope had a great relationship, so I always imagine Penelope was cared for by Leda. So she’d probably mention something about Leda I guess idk.

Athena: She would argue that, because she stole the Palladium from Troy (with god knows who, maybe Clytemnestra idk), she deserves whatever punishment the gods have given her.

Zeus: She’s not fuckable enough no I’m just kidding— (I actually don’t know so help)

Hera: No. that’s the answer, no. Until she gets to beat up Ares haha then it leaves on a cliffhanger lmao.

Bonus, for Thunder Bringer, instead of Hera sending down a lightning bolt to smite the crew, she inflicts them with madness? I’m not too sure how that would go, but like I just imagine that they kind of just destroyed their ship because they were all mad. (Madness Bringer)

Also, just for some general other information:

Ctimene = Eurylochus

Melantho = Polites.

Antinous = Calypso

Calypso = Antinous

All of Penelope’s encounters with monsters and gods are the same. Except, Amphitrite is the one angry with Penelope (the unserious reason is because Poseidon is too lazy to go deal with her so Amphitrite deals with Penelope instead + Polyphemus was her fav step kid lmao). And Antinous is swapped with Calypso. I would’ve kept Calypso on Ogygia but then the suitors of Odysseus felt weird. Like I just can’t imagine Antinous leading a bunch of other men to marry another man. So that’s mostly just cultural/historical reasons I guess, but if not for that, I probably wouldn’t have swapped them.

[o3o-lapd-o3o]

Can you imagine post-Odyssey life for Telemachus though?

You're just sitting in your palace having lunch, trying to ignore your very much in love parents who have absolutely no shame whatsoever; Athena, who's both your friend and your dad's kind-of-friend-former-mentor-turned-sort-of-mother, is just chilling; Hermes, who's your dad's great grandfather, is laughing as he causes some kind of chaos and you think might also be giving you drugs (?); Ares, who for some reason has some weird fanboy puppy crush on your dad, is playing with your dog as if that's completely normal, and of course Aphrodite is with him because why not???

You decide that maybe you'd just take a walk along the harbour - for some reason the ocean has been unnaturally calm ever since your dad came home.

yesssssss! i love love love this! (づ ᴗ _ᴗ)づ♡

i love to think that after everything, ithaca just becomes the hotspot for the gods & goddesses to hang out. telemchaus keeps collecting them as friends like pokemon. odysseus is very wary at first of course, but calms once he realises they aren't there to cause any harm to his famiy or island. he deffo makes sure to tell hermes to stop trying to slip telemachus some moly though dhdhdhd

and yes i would like to think poseidon also eventually makes a physical appearance, curious as to why all his family keep taking holidays trips/visits to the island to hang out with odysseus and his family

(i was also actually thinking of eventually heading in this direction in my silly "friends in higher places" au, that i keep yapping about in my posts dhdhdhd) (really gotta write out the rest of the dinner scene first though)

[ganeshpnf]

Any good pjo fic recommendations?

Im so happy that I got this ask because I love talking and ramble about fics all day ^^ Lemme start:

1-Guiding wisdom by @bloodyshadow1

Okay this fic is my favourite so far, its so well written and author is so talented! We get to see Athena&Sally interaction as Sally becomes kind of mentor/teacher in Athena's life, we see Estelle being one of Athena's favourite mortals and most importantly we have sweet Athena&Annabeth moments as Athena tries to be a better mother. Its so impressive that no one is ooc, especially Athena is studied so perfect. It is not finished, Im hella excited for the rest of it you have no idea.Recommend badly, read this masterpiece!

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53090989/chapters/134325418

2-Through Hell and Back, part 2 Blood of the children Unexpected sources of wisdom by hopefulguy

These stories are basically aus of House of Hades and Blood of Olympus. Percabeth still falls in Tartarus alright, but things so differrently. And dare I say that author managed to make some scenes better than than the og. Side characters include Reyna, Leo, Bob, Athena, Sally, Piper...And just perfection.

Link to part 1: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53360254/chapters/135049321

3-Cant We Be Seventeen? By Vickyballerina

This is a Percabeth story so Percabeth fans would adore it. It has angst, arguments, temporary break-ups, classic teenage acting. Writing is impressive. Percabeth lovers and also Athena fans would love it since she appears and has a big role in the story.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55248616

4-The you in my dreams and the me in your eyes by WindReader13

Annabeth Chase character study, which is long and just perfect! Annabeth lovers would adore this one!

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59600038

5-Son of Seafoam by CaffeinatedFlumadiddle

Its basically an au where being a Big Three Kid is much more sensitive and dangerous thing. So Percy pretends he is son of Aphrodite to survive. Also Silena lovers would love this story since she has a big role. Also has part 2 and part 3!

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/30812612/chapters/76062404

6-When the prank goes too far by laurellins

Famous Tarantula prank from mini Connor to mini Annabeth. Nothing is cuter than seeing mini campers interact.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/49770757

7-What it means(To Be A Warrior Of The Mind) by raeraelion

Where Epic Athena is past Pjo Athena :) I support this so much. Athena remembering her past as she tries to be a better mother to Annabeth.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/58907674

8-Love me, won't you by ananbeth

An island au where Percy and Annabeth are mortals, trying to get together but their families are rivals. Recommend badly, I finished it so quick!

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14724185/chapters/34033532

9-First to Fall, First to Rise by LakeAwen

An ascending story of Percabeth. It was very well written and I just love ascending stories in general, but this one was my favourite.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/58224661/chapters/148264477

10-So that the world might never overtake us by southslates

Percy and Annabeth Gods au

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/24428776

11-Shatter out loud by leoslighter

Annabeth's pov before the Lighting Thief. I love this one because we can see that she was abused way more than she told, just like Percy. Hurts to see her as the victim of the abuse, but we see her finding her own family. Also, it has baby Annabeth :)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/47761726/chapters/120398893

12-Gods eye view by Keyseeker

Gods watching Apollo during toa, including all 5 books and it is finished! Author included all the God's pov and it is impressive that how accurate they are.

Link of book 1: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35594422/chapters/88738522

13-Actions Have Consequences by Athena_S312 ( @sleep-deprived-night-owl )

Annabeth's misbehaving, acting out leads trouble. Story has mine and @sleep-deprived-night-owl 's ocs, it was so fun to imagine this one where we see Athena trying to parent with Nike.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/56099182/chapters/142493491

14-All of you, all of me intertwined by Thatcrazyfan

Soulmate Percabeth au :3

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/56044534

15-Jelly Tarts by Athena_S312 ( @sleep-deprived-night-owl )

An adorable fic where we see Estelle and Athena having a moment.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55539004

16-Malcolm, Volleyball by JustALilSnail

Malcolm&Annabeth interactions, including when they were small :)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55513636

17-Percy Jackson and The Three Goddesses by The NerdWithTheMythicalLaptop

We get another golden apple situation but this time Goddesses want Percy to choose. Apple is messing with their minds since it is enchanted, suspense is perfect. It is finished and was truly so fun to read.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55450471

18-Strategist by iannageorge

A future story where we see Malcolm designing the New Athens. Other campers appear as well, Percabeth and Estelle too :)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18842074

19-The Harpies & Aristaeus by GhostFalcon

Hilarious story of Coach Hedge giving sex Education to Seven after the stables scene 😭

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14434680

20-Once more unto the breach by furnaceglow

Estelle learning the world of his brother one day during a museum trip!

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18507490

21-All that i am(all that i ever was) by swanglade37

Fredrick Chase character study. Where we see him trying to raise Annabeth, meeting with Athena. Baby Annabeth was just adorable here! I love that she was a cranky baby 😭

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51815617/chapters/131002642

22-Camp Chaos by NightSpark1

Its what we were robbed...Campers interacting, being a happy family with each other. Many hilarious and adorable chapters and so many characters appear.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38194471/chapters/95423527

23-Exposure Therapy and Hydrotherapy by triton_green

Poseidon and Athena help Percabeth with their ptsd after the Tartarus. Athena appears in part 2.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/40238667

https://archiveofourown.org/works/39364248

24-Beautiful Lies by KandyCrusher

Im sorry for this one because it just hurts so much. Athena mourning for Annabeth after she is dead. Perfect character study of Athena. Also brief moment where we see Poseidon mourning for Percy too.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/41298693

25-The Problem Child by OneofaKind33

Baby Annabeth at camp, bossing people around and owning the place :) What can be better? Chiron being the dad she much needed.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/11371989

26-Under The Sea Parenting by Azei

If you love Poseidon&Percy interactions, you would love this one. Gods deciding Percy should go hiding with his father until he is 16 so he can be safe from Kronos. Have lots of fluff and its adorable.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17659415

27-Ripped from Death's Embrace by Azei

A story in camp where the chb actually have a therapist. We know how much they need one.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/24356491

28-Three Times Malcolm Lost the Soap and One Time He Didn't Get The Chance To by chameleonwrites(orphan_account)

Where we see Annabeth, Malcolm and other Athena kids having a soap crisis. A cute, hilarious story.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/24864169

29-Nico Resurrects Everyone's Ruined Childhood by WhisperingTide

A crack fic but very good written. Basically Nico trying to make campers to believe the Santa and it gets out of hand.

Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/45696085

30-An Apollo Approved Guide To Overthrowing Your Immortal Father by Phoebustrilogy

Apollo lovers would enjoy this much as he tries to overthrow his father again after the toa.

Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/52725742/chapters/133360279

31-Swarms&Swears by FireAlder2005

Apollo lovers would enjoy this too, and Athena lovers. Basically them having a sibling interaction and trying to protect their kids.

Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/53027314

32-Trade of Wisdom by Grand_penguin

Athena&Annabeth interaction story, literally heaven for me...

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/58956904

33-Do Sons of the Sea Weep? By Jupiter_swirls

Baby Percabeth interaction! Annabeth observing Percy when he first came to camp until she sees him crying one day.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/57616966

34-Percy Might Be A God, At Least Odysseus Thinks So by avesrinapproved

Percy and Annabeth travel back in time and meet Odysseus and his crew

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59322040/chapters/151294372

35- Blood On A Marble Wall by oKathleen

Athena overhears something that she shouldn't have, like Zeus actually planning to kill Apollo in Toa.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54834202/chapters/138990949

36- Weezl's Riordanverse Drabbles by WeezlBot

Many drabbles with all of the characters! Very long and they are all so good :)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22233910

This post was actually much longer but tumblr started to have problems and deleted it 7 times! I got crazy at the end 😭 Anyway, I hope you can still enjoy. You can add your recommendations at the end ^^

[thesunlistens]

I really love @gigizetz’s Warrior Penelope AU (for those who don’t know, it’s Epic/The Odyssey but Odysseus and Penelope swap places and some of the other characters swap too) and I have some questions that would have been too long for an ask:

• Is it based more on Epic or the original Odyssey? (If it’s more the original then you can disregard some of my Epic-specific questions.)

• I’ve seen you post a drawing where Ares is Penelope’s mentor (side note: I love that you accurately represent Ares supporting women! It really annoys me when people assume that male+violent=misogynist when actually supporting women is his main trait after violence!) Is Athena still Odysseus’s mentor in this AU? Because I’ve been giggling to myself imagining this happily married couple whose divine mentors are huge rivals and don’t like each other! Like, they would both invite their mentors over whenever they had a party or something and the two gods would spend the whole time glaring at each other while their mentees are in love and oblivious to the tension. It’s making me laugh!

• If this is the case, who does Ares have to convince instead of… well, himself, in God Games? You could just switch them, but if Athena is still Odysseus’s mentor, she wouldn’t really need convincing because she wants him to be happy, and besides, I can’t see her being paired up with Aphrodite. So who takes his place (is it someone else with a connection to Aphrodite, or is it reworked so she and the new god have separate verses?), and what’s their argument?

• I saw that you posted a really cool Iris design with Penelope - am I right in assuming she’s this AU’s version of Hermes since they’re both messenger gods?

• Are Odysseus’s suitors the same people as Penelope’s suitors, or do they swap places with the people who tried to seduce him in the original (Circe and Calypso)? And if it’s the second, how does the slaughter of the suitors work considering that, as Calypso says, goddesses can’t die?

• Are the crew the same people, or does Penelope have her own friends? And if they’re different people, who are they?

• Are there any other characters who swap places? Considering that the roles that are swapped mostly seem to be gender swapped, I can see Cassandra taking the place of Tiresias if her curse ended when she died, but that’s just an idea.

• Have you thought about reworked lyrics, e.g. a few times in Epic, “my wife” is used as the rhyme, what would the rhyme be for “my husband”? Or when the name of a character who’s swapped with another is the rhyme, e.g. what would replace “arena”? (I’m imagining something like “fight if you dare, he’s” something, but again, just an idea.)

• If you haven’t thought about reworked lyrics yet, can I work with you on it? I like writing, especially lyrics!

• Are there any major changes to the plot aside from the role swaps?

[cowboy-iliad-au]

Intro post!!!

My main blog is @please-be-nice-im-sensitive, so everything there applies here, but this is au specific!!

Here’s the community for this au:

Here’s the lore so far:

This is how it starts: There is an important man named Menelaus who owns an important insurance company focused on the potential of cowboy teams lose cattle so customers can be compensated for the loss of the cattle, and the cowboys can still get paid. So, of course he is vital for almost every cowboy out there. His wife is the leader of her own troop of cowboys, the Spartans, but one day her troop gets mugged, the cattle stolen, and everyone but her gets killed with her barely surviving herself. Soon enough, the owner of a popular railroad line, Aphrodite, notices her beaten up on the side of the road and takes her to a nearby town, Troy and has her apprentice, The mayor’s son, Paris, take care of Helen. Aphrodite believes since she and Paris helped out Helen so much, Helen should marry Paris so she can solidify a deal between the Spartans and the railroad company. But Helen is already married, and when Menelaus hears of this, he takes everyone who uses his insurance and takes them to Troy to get Helen back. In doing this, he sends some of his men out including his brother, Agamemnon, a famous gunslinger, who was able to trick Odysseus, leader of the Ithacan cowherds, into coming along. Eventually Odysseus himself is able to trick Achilles, a retired gunslinger, out of his job as a casino dancer by the name of Pyrrha, into joining the fight, and along comes his old troop, as well as his boyfriend Patroclus. A famous gunslinger named Diomedes joins the fight too because it sounds interesting to him, and this intrigues many rich folk into funding their side of the fight, while some decide to fund the trojans, who now have allied themselves with quite a bit of people as well. Soon, the mentor of about half of the major gunslingers in the country, Athena, joins the fight too on the side of the Myrmidons, and in return her rival, a retired famous wrestler, Ares, joins the Trojans. There is quite a bit of fighting, but nothing major occurs until Agammemnon steals the prize horse of a famous radio star, and has to return it. Enraged, he takes Achilles’s favorite horse and wrangler instead. Achilles is not happy by this happening, so he quits the fight but unfortunately doesn’t have the means to go home so he stays in his hotel room just outside of the fight with Patroclus. Patroclus himself is an incredible fighter so he does his best to make up for the loss of Achilles, but no one can match his aim, so after unsuccessfully begging Achilles to rejoin the fight, he takes Achilles’s hat, bandana, and one of his other horses and fights in his stead to build morale for the Myrmidons. Soon enough, Hector, the brother of Paris and sheriff of troy notices him and shoots him, mistaking him for Achilles. After finding out what happened to Patroclus, Achilles then finds new equipment and fights. He kills Hector and goes on a rampage including killing the bar tender. After about a week of nonstop fighting, Achilles collapses from exhaustion and Paris shoots him. However; Achilles put forward the turning point of the fight and soon enough Odysseus comes up with the idea of sending a caravan into Troy that was disguised as a shipment of gifts to Athena as gratitude for the help in the war, but was secretly full of cowboys. The trojans take the caravan and at night, the Myrmidons attack and take Helen back.

on his way back home from this, one of the smartest of the Achaean cowboys, Odysseus tries to head home to his wife and their separate herding business as the other cowboys try to overthrow their business and cause it to be bankrupt because they’re missing most of their employees at Troy. He meanwhile has to deal with a rich man who will stop at nothing to make sure him and his gang don’t succeed, a brothel owner who lets his men stay for the night but ends up making them pay the debt off tenfold, a one eyed animal who gives some of them rabies, and a crazy farm owner who kills and mugs most of his crew after they slaughter his cattle. He ends up stuck at a remote cottage with a girl who won’t let him leave and he lost his horse and they’re hours from anywhere so he can’t leave anyways but eventually he is able to hitch a ride to a town and overcome more obstacles before he gets back to his wife and fires the other cowboys

Thetis lore:

Thetis was the child of a wealthy cruise line owner and she had many sisters too. She worked on her father’s cruise ships for some time but soon enough she got tired of the incessant flirting from two specific people. Zeus, the untouchable politician, and his brother, the man who found large amounts of copper in mines near the Pecos river and had then struck up a deal to have complete monopoly of the river itself. One day, they cornered her and she revealed that she indeed did not want to be with a mega wealthy man like them. Because of this, they cut off all her ties with wealth and she was basically broke. Then she ends up in a small but powerful town called Pthia. The powerful casino owner took a liking to her and promised that if she was to marry him for one year, he could restore her connections. So she agreed. Nine months later, she gave birth to Achilles. A beautiful boy with golden hair and hazel eyes. She decided that she would dedicate her life to him. But still, when he is one year old, he loses his foot in a boating accident and is stuck with a prosthetic foot. She is devastated and refuses to let anything happen to him, and when Agamemnon steals his horse as well as the horse’s personal caretaker, Briseis. she begs Zeus to help her, in memory of the day he told her he would do anything for her, so he agrees to sabotage the Myrmidons until Achilles gets his horse and it’s caretaker back

Patrochilles lore:

Patroclus was the son of an infamous mob boss with a gambling addiction, and an unknown mother. His father would travel from town to town essentially robbing every casino of it’s riches and from an early age, Patroclus learned to do the same, though he was not as talented as his father. Unfortunately one thing he did get from his father was his temper. When Patroclus was eleven years old, he lost a gambling match, and went to grab the man’s gun and shot him dead. Patroclus knew his father would be angry, so he ran into the back of the Casino, and that is where Peleus found him. Peleus decided to take in this poor child with a sad backstory, and hired him to work at that casino. That is where Patroclus met Achilles, Peleus’s son and by his father’s request, a skilled sharpshooter and a master guitar player. They grew up together and seemed to grow closer by the hour. Achilles and Patroclus were taught by a famous man named Chiron who had trained all the greats of music and of shooting and soon they became masters, but Achilles was not happy. Achilles soon told Patroclus of his dream to be a dancer at a casino, but his father never let him dress up in the pretty skirts and dresses and jewelry. One day, Achilles and Patroclus visited a casino a couple towns away in Skyros and met the owner’s daughters: Deidamia. Deidamia hatched a plan with these two: Achilles was to marry Deidamia and she was to move in with him, they were also to move in with another couple: Patroclus and Pyrrha (Achilles in disguise). They were fine with this arrangement since they all had feelings for one another so the plan worked, for a while. Deidamia had a child who they named Neoptolemus, and they were all happy for a while in their polyamorous relationship. Though soon enough, Odysseus, who had heard of Achilles’s sharpshooting skills went looking for him. They say that Achilles is out of town, but Odysseus figures out one of the casino dancers is Achilles, so he tells the dancers that whoever can hold his gun correctly will get a caravan full of gold, and when Achilles picks it up, it is effortless. Odysseus figures out this is Achilles and blackmails him into joining the war or he will tell Peleus that he is secretly Pyrrha. So Patroclus and Achilles leave and Deidamia stays behind to raise Neo, nicknamed “Pyrrha” after his “godmother”. When Peleus finds out Achilles is going to war, he gifts Achilles with several prize horses that are incredibly fast and strong. Each horse had their own Caretaker. The horses were named : Ligyron, Pelides, and Podarkes. His favorite was Pelides, who had a beautiful and talented wrangler and caretaker that was specific to him named Briseis. When Achilles lost Pelides and Briseis, he lost his will to fight and stayed in his hotel room with Patroclus and cried for the loss of his favorite horse and his lovely caretaker who was also his friend. Patroclus though, had grown fond of many of the people on their side of the war and decided to fight while Achilles stayed back. He was incredible, but Achilles’s image brought glory and will to fight on their side, so Patroclus comes up with a plan. He is to wear Achilles’s clothes, ride Ligyron, put on his cowboy hat and bandana, and that way the Myrmidons would gain momentum. Unfortunately, though Hector sees Patroclus and thinks this is Achilles and shoots him dead, taking his clothes and his Ligyron with him off of the corpse of Patroclus. Achilles goes nuts. He does not eat. He does not sleep. He only fights. When Achilles rejoins the fight, the death rate in Troy multiplies by six, but after eight days of no food and no rest, he collapses from exhaustion, and Paris shoots him in the heart.

Clytemnestra lore:

Clytemnestra was a tomboy as a kid, but her parents didn’t mind much so she would remain that way. When she was nine years old, she saw her first rodeo show and was enamored. She immediately started doing everything she could to see these rodeos. When she was 14 years old, she had already created an alter ego, Clyton the abomaton Who would win every game and by 16 she became a bull wrestler. People would travel far and wide to see her, she loved the glory but she loved the job more. Soon, she started to gain notice from the son of the mayor, who fell for her even before she revealed that she was a girl. They were engaged but then she faced an issue, she was pregnant and could not pretend to be a man still. Somehow a famous wrestler named Agamemnon hears about this and he tells her that he can find her a job in wrestling even after she has given birth. She agrees, but does not realize she has to leave Tantalus behind for this. Soon enough though, Agamemnon uses his leverage on her to get her to marry him. Unfortunately though, she miscarries a week later. She is stuck in a town that he basically owns and her contract with him ties her down incredibly. Soon she is pregnant with his child and she is not ready for the world of being a mother and having Agamemnon be the father. But this child is different, she is sweet and cute and Clytemnestra’s whole world. Iphigenia is her name. Agamemnon seems to love her too, kissing her forehead before every match and buying her horses he will gift to her when she is older. When she is older, she is entranced by the horses and is soon the best horse wrangler in the town. Soon though, Agamemnon hears that his brother needs help with an issue with his wife, and he summons the whole town. One night as he is traveling to Troy, Iphigenia gets sick and instead of taking care of her, Agamemnon leaves. Iphigenia dies soon after. Clytemnestra shuts herself out, not letting herself give any love, even to her other children. She soon finds a rival wrestler to Agamemnon and they hatch a plan to kill him when he gets back from Troy, poison his drink. With a poison that would make him suffer the same way Iphigenia did.

Ithaca Family lore

Icarius and Tyndareus were the owners of one of the most powerful banks out there. Icarius was for the most part, an introvert who didn’t let the public know a lot about him, and rarely left the bank. Tyndareus was the opposite. He flaunted himself openly and hogged every bit of attention he could find. They were close as they could be. When they got older, they both had children.

Icarius married a beautiful but reserved woman named Periboea. They had several children, but seldom flaunted them to the public, to the point that everyone thought they only had one, Penelope. Penelope grew up along the children of Tyndareus and they did everything together. They shared their hopes, their dreams, their lives with one another. Helen dreamed of being a wrangler for a cowherd, Clytemnestra dreamed of being a bull wrestler, but Penelope did not know what she wanted. She was always close to Helen, so she decided that perhaps they could work together as adults, that she could manage financials and Helen could herd the animals. They did however lack the funding, so they moved away and almost gave up on their dreams. Almost.

Although Helen and Penelope can’t see Clytemnestra as much, they still go to her wrestling matches, even when she is forced to move by Agamemnon. At one of Clytemnestra’s wrestling matches in Crete, Helen is cornered by companies trying to hire her for their cowherd. She has a way with animals and they were also quite eager to hire her because of her beauty. There is one man, however who draws her attention: Menelaus. He offers to give her a loan to start her own cowherd and she falls for him instantly, however the other companies are quite tense about who she chooses, threatening a fight to break out. One of Menelaus’s friends, Odysseus makes a plan to stop the fight, and to impress Penelope, who he had developed feelings for. Helen was to make the choice to be with Menelaus, and Menelaus was to provide a discount on insurance for the cowherds in exchange for them leaving Helen alone. It works. And he most definitely impresses Penelope along the way.

Odysseus was a skilled forager and sharpshooter, who wanted a new job. So he suggests to Penelope that they could work with Helen in her cowherd. They work together for a while, but Odysseus misses his home. One day after work, Odysseus tells Penelope his feelings for her, but he also tells her that he wishes to go home. He tells her that she can come with him if she wishes to, but it is her choice. She decides to stay with him. They set up a checkpoint at Odysseus’s home, Ithaca for Helen’s business. They have stations for where cattle can eat, there is grass everywhere, and they have a small inn for Helen and her troop to stay. Odysseus handles the cleaning and the managing, and Penelope handles the business aspect. They receive profit from their little checkpoint and they become quite happy. They marry soon and not long after, Penelope becomes pregnant with their child, Telemachus. Unfortunately while Telemachus is still an infant, Helen is trapped in Troy, and a Odysseus has to come to help. Penelope is left to raise Telemachus and to manage their checkpoint on her own. She teaches Telemachus everything she knows, but they very much struggle, since she had very different expertise than Odysseus. Odysseus faces many challenges in troy and on the way home. After about seven years of Odysseus being gone, the employees and the men in their town start to try to take over Odysseus’s position as the checkpoint manager, and as Penelope’s husband. She is very much outnumbered, so she and Telemachus must come up with clever plans to stall until Odysseus gets back. Odysseus is taking a very long time to come home and they have almost left home when Athena, Odysseus’s old mentor visits them to help out. She doesn’t know much about hotel management either, but she provides a shoulder to lean on when she can be there, and when she can’t she leaves one of her owls with Penelope and Telemachus (she has quite a few, but her favorite, Pallas, is the one to stay with them.) When Odysseus finally gets home, he and Telemachus fake a stampede to scare the men away and they can finally be a happy family.

Diomedes lore

Diomedes grew up with a father who was a legend.

Tydeus was a former bank robber in his home town of Calcydon and a very successful one at that. He ran a total of 36 heists and only one of them was stopped. He was arrested, he fled, but he had to leave his hometown forever. Tydeus decided after this that he was going to start his life anew, in service to the law instead of against it. He was loyal to the mayor of the new town he was in, named Adrastus, and even ended up marrying his daughter. However one day, Tydeus was summoned to fight to help his brother in law, Polynices, get his town back (he had been a mayor previously, but a riot forced him out of Thebes) Tydeus and seven other men ventured off to help Polynices, but the rioting continued and all of the men were killed, leaving Diomedes with only stories about his father. Despite this, Diomedes decides he is going to get revenge for his father’s death and climbs the ranks in the town Argos until he has gotten himself to the seat of assistant mayor, and having the mayor suggest a marriage between Diomedes and his daughter.

Ten years after his death, the children of the fallen men sought revenge for the deaths of their fathers and were able to get Thebes back and establish it as a democracy with the new mayor being the son of Polynices. As Diomedes was gone, the mayor of Argos died, leaving him as the one in charge, but he felt opposition since his family line was not tooted in the town. Because of this, he followed the previous mayor’s instruction and married his daughter, Aegialia. They were not compatible. Though not related by blood, they grew up together and viewed each other as less of spouses and more of a sibling that they simply cannot get along with. The only solace Diomedes found between his taxing job and the toxic relationship he had with his wife was sharpshooting. As a child he had trained with the famous sharpshooter Athena so he could avenge his father, but even after Thebes was taken back, he found that sharpshooting helped him stay grounded, and he was not alone. Sthenelus, one of the others who went with him, soon joined in, until it became an expectation that if Diomedes was to go sharpshooting, Sthenelus would be there. And not just that, Sthenelus became Diomedes’s assistant mayor and helped him stay happy in his life instead of drowning in the stress of his job and marriage.

Athena visits Diomedes some time later to tell him about the war in Troy, and how he would have a chance to get in on the action and start training with her again. He agrees, and brings many people from his town with him, including Sthenelus. Diomedes is stressed by all the sudden changes and the enormous amounts of hubris on the side of the Achaeans, but Sthenelus and his new friend, Odysseus help him keep in touch with his humanity, and he helps them keep in touch with theirs. Odysseus and Diomedes would train with Athena, and they would all celebrate every victory with some beans and whisky. Odysseus tells stories of home, his wife, and the inn they ran, and Diomedes and Sthenelus would tell stories of Argos, the times they would stay up all night shooting pumpkins and laughing. Diomedes finds happiness, and because of his, he also finds success. He becomes the second best warrior of the Achaeans after Achilles, even injuring ones such as Ares, the famous wrestler, and Aphrodite, the railroad line owner who had backed in to save her son, Aeneas from dying. While the conflict with Achilles and Agamemnon is going on, Diomedes continues fighting, even reaching a point where he nearly kills Hector.

When the powerful senator, Zeus shows that he is siding with the Trojans, the Achaeans almost lose hope, but one day Odysseus and Diomedes are able to spy on the trojans and figure out a weak point of one of the allied towns nearby that provided great support to Troy and soon enough Odysseus comes up with a plan to overthrow Troy once and for all.

Troy was near a gold mine that had run out decades priar, but The Acheans set up a rouse. They were to acquire gold, take it to a nearby cave and “mine the gold” build a caravan that appeared to be full of gold, but really had a large central area built into it where men could hide, The Trojans took the caravan into the walls thinking it would help them gain riches, but in the night, the Achaeans took down the walls of Troy and get Helen back.

After all of this has gone down. Diomedes soon learns that he has been marked off as dead in the town census and framed for embezzlement by his wife. Because Diomedes can no longer go home, Athena offers him an apprenticeship so that he will one day become famous like her

Lore snippets:

Remember this: Athena in this au canonically has many pet birds, each are named after her epithets. The one who stays with Penelope and Telemachus while she is away is Pallas!!

Helen of Troy was the most talented wrangler out there so every cowherd wants to hire her, but one time she mentions to Menelaus that she would just like to own her own company, he gives her a loan for it and she falls in love instantly

As Odysseus is going home, he comes across an armed madman who thinks he looks just like his ex-wife and tries to kill Odysseus and his other cowherds and running away after stabbing him in the eye, Odysseus tells the man his name. Little does he know that the only bridge to cross the river he needs to cross to get back home is owned by the madman’s father

Aeneas is a furniture maker!!! He is a small business owner of a furniture store in Troy when his second cousin, Paris gets involved in this drama, and so he joins the fight, but often gets swept away by his mother who is scared for his safety.

Calypso is an independently wealthy plantation owner who lives hundreds of miles away from every nearby town and does not own any horses. So when she picks Odysseus up after he is mugged, he can’t leave, until someone comes by with a caravan across the road and takes pity on him

after lots of happenings, Odysseus and the cowherds are very tired and find the nearest place to rest, a brothel. But unfortunately the owner of this brothel charges incredibly high prices to stay there and it takes them forever to pay her back, and meanwhile they sleep in her pig Sty

used ideas made by @justvea18 and @nymphachilles and @nightmarearian and @brainrotroulette

[zarnzarn]

How do you think Diomedes would react to Odypenath becoming a thing, especially considering he also becomes immortal on some versions

oh he is SO fucking confused lmao

literally no one was expecting it, not even them. he was the closest to all three of them and the first thing he actively shouts when he finds out is "WHAT THE FUCK"

but in the to be loved is to lose series au tho where he's like. immortal mentor to demigods and such who goes and hangs out in hades as his power wanes; he actually does know what odysseus is going to try and pull, it's just that they're all shocked when he succeeds, including the man himself and also Athena. he's leading the charge up there to ask Athena if she's running a temperature.

sometimes he'll have some odd paranoia of them asking to join their polycule. he is NOT joining their relationship thank you.

(after the whole thing w aphrodite, hes not really allowed to Love per se; but in general he wasnt keen on anything of the sort before, just going through the motions detachedly. he cares, they care, thats enough. he does not need their madness.)

another hilarious idea ive had is him coming to ithaka and finding odysseus and athena sharing penelope because athena was a part of both of them so long- helping penelope rule, helping odysseus get home- that somewhere on the way she fell for the familiar shape of penelope, and odysseus cannot blame her. penelope who begs dio to fucking help her cause she is going MAD- odyath only have gotten fonder of each other and no one knows how to break to them that its ok to express an emotion about each other. cue the FUNNIEST wackiest matchmaking plotting youve ever seen.

(which doubles as a good excuse to keep dio around. penelope adores him, and the rest of the family dotes on him, so perhaps she will sabotage their own plots sometimes so he can stick around longer.)

[fairytale-luka]

Epic: The Musical AU idea

Instead of Athena being Odysseus mentor, it's Aphrodite. I called it 'Warrior of The Heart AU'

Athena's 'Quick Thought' is 'Instant Love' for Aphrodite, it's basically the same. Just with more pink and love aspects, and instead of a hourglass it's a harp. Athena challenge of the boar is a dove for Aphrodite.

Aphrodite will have the ability to transform into sea foam like in Neal Illustrator animatic. She can also summon roses(vines, flowers, thorns, and petals), inspired by Noir.Hycainth animatic

Aphrodite uses a battle axe, it's larger than her because I love that trope. She decorated her axe with ribbons and flowers. Her axe is called 'Beauty of War'. Her fightung style is based on Aikido, a Japanese fighting style. Odysseus will have aspects of this style in his fighting because of Aphrodite

Also this Aphrodite is the war goddess version of her. She also didn't start the Trojan War, because she wouldnt be able to be Odysseus mentor. The Trojan War was caused by Eris, same way as Aphrodite did.

The Wisdom Sage will be called the Love Saga, Aphrodite will still help Telemachus

The God Games still happens in this AU with some changes. Athena will take Aphrodite place, Circe will take Ares place, and Hermes takes Hephaestus place. Only Zeus, Hera, and Apollo stay the same. Aphrodite will still get injury by Zeus in this AU.

(Feel free to add anything or something. Just credit me ♡)

[zippyskyfalls]

Warrior of the Heart (name totally not stolen from @protagaster and @somereaderinblue ... Look, it makes sense since she's a War AND Love Goddess-)

This is the first full song for the AU!!! It was really fun coming up with this, and I hope you guys are excited when the full thing comes out

[Aphrodite]

Have you forgotten the lessons I taught you?

[Penelope, Spoken]

Aphro!

[Aphrodite]

Have you forgotten to turn off your heart? This is not you

I see you changing from how I've designed you

Have you forgotten your purpose? Let me remind you

Goddess of romance, master of war

My life has one mission, someone conquer both Love and War

I had a challenge, a test of skill

Some magic armor for the high and skilled

One day a girl came for the thrill

A girl who's love rivaled the armors shield~

[PENELOPE]

Let's go!

[APHRODITE]

Maybe one day She'll follow me

And we'll make a greater tomorrow, then they'll see

I know she'll change the world 'cause she is a warrior of the heart

Maybe one day I'll reach her

And we can build his skills as I teach her

If there's a problem, she'll have the answer

She is a warrior of the heart

[PENELOPE]

Show yourself

I know you're watching me, show yourself

I can see you

[APHRODITE]

How can you see through my spell?

[PENELOPE]

Haha! I was lying and you fell for my bluff

Haha, haha

[APHRODITE]

Well done, enlighten me, what's your name?

[PENELOPE]

You first, and maybe I'll do the same

[APHRODITE]

Nice try, but two can play this game

[PENELOPE]

Nah, don't be modest

I know you're a goddess

So let's be honest

You're Aphrodite! (Aphrodite)

Sparta's own high and Mighty

Never afraid to smite the

Mortals who uppose thee

[APHRODITE]

If you're looking for a mentor, I'll make sure your time's well spent

[PENELOPE]

Sounds like a plan

Goddess and man

Bestest of friends

[APHRODITE]

We'll see where it ends

(Okay...)

[APHRODITE, PENELOPE]

Maybe one day they'll follow me and we'll

Make a greater tomorrow, then they'll see

I know we'll change the world 'cause we are the warriors of the heart

Maybe one day we'll reach them

And we can build their skills as we teach them

If there's a problem, we'll have the answer

We are the warriors of the heart

I recommend you try to not lower your guard

Don't forget that you're a warrior, I won't let you fall apart.

You are a warrior of the Heart~

Don't disappoint me

[reddamselette]

was thinking about that valgrace drabble i wrote for valgrace week because i miss them and its time to start speculating on that au.

so the image i kind of had for that drabble, like about the arena, was basically daedalus’ labyrinth in mind. because of the constant dead ends and the monsters around the corner, the fighting ring where ethan nakamura was introduced, etc. except it wouldn’t be underground nor would the walls be made out of whatever material the labyrinth was (i forgot).

but rather a maze made out of sand. so there’d be scorpions, they’d have to constantly move because the maze shifts and the walls would dissolve and open up new paths. along with pools of lava, of course. and not to kill off our tributes so quickly with exhaustion, heatstrokes and lack of water, there’s obviously little bits of water here and there. basically they’re fighting for their lives out in a desert and just, you know, have to gamble on whether or not the ponds or cacti they find aren’t poisonous.

at least that’s how it is for valgrace’s arena.

for percy’s arena, its centered around water because duh, i can’t ever let go references or symbolism. reyna’s arena would be similar to the roman colosseums. just to name a couple. i don’t think annabeth would’ve been reaped but i do think she is a stylist alongside pollux (castor died in his arena).

for the rest of the seven and co (i have a mutual’s tags in mind as i write this, love u to the moon and back for ranting away), thalia would indeed be a victor and nico would indeed have been taken in by the grace siblings after bianca’s death.

that goes without saying, reyna would have been frank’s mentor. grover, i think, would have been a mentor as well. i just have no idea who would he have mentored because i’m not assigning districts at the moment. (not yet at least aside from the grace siblings and our children of war from new rome)

anyway

so the arenas. definitely inspired from ancient greek and rome along with the books. like the labyrinth for example. bianca’s arena most likely would’ve been related to the underworld. so getting through the fields of punishment yada yada. since we’re being practical, another arena would be similar to tartarus so completely underground with no sun, just nothing but the rivers and caves and whatnot in sight (this would be lee’s arena and if so, he probably dies to save micheal. if its micheal’s arena then he would die to save will). then there’s places like olympus with the columns and since in mythology, its in the sky, the floors would probably be chipped away as in, some of the tributes might either die from the rubble OR you know, sink holes. joyful, isn’t it? atlantis, an actual death match battlefield probably, volcanoes, the ice palace with khione (i don’t remember what exactly it was or which book that’s from bare with me), the wolf house (that would be fun), the forest from camp half-blood with killer vultures.

ummmm i feel like i’m missing a few but you basically get the idea.

a lot to pick and who actually on who’s arena it could be, who would’ve won, etc etc. that also goes without saying, luke castellan is still a traitor unfortunately. so is silena. isn’t it fun that there’s twelve districts with twelve cabins (at least when we aren’t counting the rest but even then there’s about 24 cabins in total i think. i haven’t been caught up with pjo in a while my bad guys) so all the half siblings are still together and still have to watch each other die? oh the angst, its fantastic. (i’m no better than a game master i fear)

i like to think the children of war—ares/mars, athena, aphrodite/venus, bellona, etc—are most likely victors whether its on their own or they come from a long line of victors. so reyna and hylla, frank and his mother, annabeth, the aphrodite and ares kids, etc etc.

this came out way longer than i thought BUT its very fun to think about. i don’t know if i’ll ever turn this into a fic, i have my hands full as is but as always, i’ll let you know anyway

[thefuzzzz]

Haikyuu!! Camp Half-Blood AU

I drew all of these at 1 am please excuse the poor coloring skills, it was 4 in the morning at that point (Image text written out after the cut, plus bonus explanations for design and AU choices :))

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Sawamura Daichi: Image Text:

Son of Hephaestus

18 years old

Head of the Hephaestus cabin

Has been at camp for 7 years

Mainly uses a sword as his weapon, prefers fighting up close

Goes on a lot of quests

Has fully mastered the volcano training wall

Usually the one who shows younger campers around and trains them

Has a bunch of scars

Bonus:

Old quest team was Sugawara and Asahi, after Asahi left it became Sugawara and Tanaka

Prefers close range fighting over long range

Forces Suga to help him train the younger kids, especially in archery

Simultaneously everyone's favorite and least favorite older camper

Plans on going to New Rome University

Sugawara Koushi: Image Text:

Son of Aphrodite

18 years old

Head of the Aphrodite cabin

Has been at camp for 7 years, but got there a little earlier than Daichi

Uses a bow and arrow

Can charmspeak, but he doesn't use it often and isn't the best at it

Hates quests so much

Oikawa is also in the Aphrodite cabin (sorry to any Sugawa shippers), and they almost kill each other every two seconds

Bonus:

Prefers long range fighting over close range

Helps out in the infirmary sometimes

Hates the Aphrodite kid stereotypes and will punch anyone in the face who compares him to them

Younger campers love him, older campers are afraid of him

Azumane Asahi: Image Text:

Son of Ares

18 years old

Has been at camp 7 years

Used to go on quests with Daichi and Suga

Uses a spear

Very similar to Frank Zhang in personality and views of his godly parent

Was head of his cabin, left camp, then became head again

Hates his whole cabin (not really he loves them)

Bonus:

Got into an arguement with Nishinoya over how the gods treated demigods during the war with Kronos. Noya said he partially sided with Kronos's army, and Asahi thought he was nuts for that. They both ended up leaving camp, Asahi going to mortal school. He didn't know where Noya was.

He was convinced by Hinata to come back for the Battle of Manhattan, and almost lost his mind when he realized Noya was back on CHB's side and not with Kronos

Is the most mature of the Ares cabin

Yuu Nishinoya: Image Text:

Son of Hermes

17 years old

Would've been at camp for 7 years, but spent a year away from camp (no one knows where he was except Asahi)

Uses knives typically

Was head of his cabin, got fired

Huge trouble maker, lives up to Herme's kid reputation

Pranks everyone, especially new campers

Bonus:

After an argument with Asahi, he went to join Kronos's army, but decided not to after all

Spent the rest of that year training before going back to camp and helping them win the Battle of Manhattan

Smooths things over with Asahi, but never tells anyone else that he was planning on joining Kronos

Trains constantly, always in training gear

Kageyama Tobio: Image Text:

Son of Hades

15 years old

Has been at camp for 2 years, but spent a lot of his first year on a quest or in the underworld

Animals don't like him because he's a Hades kid

Weapon is a bow, Suga was his mentor

Basically Nico Di Angelo, but taller and less emo

Ghost king

Only person in his cabin

Bonus:

Went to Camp Jupiter for a while before coming to Camp Half-Blood

Earned the title Ghost King while at SPQR

Ends up going on a lot of quests with Hinata

Hinata Shoyo: Image Text:

Son of Zeus...currently unclaimed

15 years olf

Has been at camp for 1 year

Uses knives, mentored by Noya

Spends every second training, always in training clothes

Once he's claimed, he instantly gets sent on a quest with Kageyama

Gets claimed after saving someone from a monster by using his powers

Jumps super high with wind powers

Bonus:

Gains massive control of his powers later on, but has to spend a lot of time training them

Tsukishima Kei: Image Text:

Son of Athena

15 years old

Has been at camp for 2 years

Weapon is a sword, but he's versatile

Got claimed after "erm, actually"-ing everyone enough for them to just know

Skips training and thinks he's too good to train with others

Won't spar with anyone

Pretends he's not sweating his ass off in that sweater

Bonus:

Goes to mortal university after turning 18, but comes back to camp every once in a while

Wants to go to Camp Jupiter very badly, but doesn't want to leave Yamaguchi (he will never admit this)

Yamaguchi Tadashi: Image Text:

Son of Demeter

15 years old

Has been at camp for 2 years

Uses a sword, or just his kinda weak plan powers

Also skips training to look cool, but trains in secret. Usually wearing training clothes under his casuals

The only person keeping the strawberry field alive

Learns to use his powers very well later

Bonus:

I picked Demeter to be his godly parent because 1.) yall remember 2020 where everyone drew him in that fucking strawberry dress, and 2.) I saw a post somewhere about how Demeter's children often let personal relationships cloud their judgement (COUGH COUGH TSUKI)

Anyways, hope yall enjoyed my inane rambling. I'll never shut up about this AU, it plauges me. I thought it up while making a bagel, Haikyuu was on the TV and there was a Percy Jackson book in front of me. I might make more stuff from this because I’m mentally ill about it

[prince-of-pylos]

"well. Even though I'm planning my wedding, my bride is off somewhere and I won't organize it without his opinion"

(@ithacasreigningprince ←←his bride in question)

"Hey Peisis!"

@loveismymentor

"Hi, Tel!"