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[tsarisfanfiction]

After the Setting Sun

Fandom: Trials of Apollo Rating: Gen Genre: Fluff Characters: Chiron, Will, Nico, Merida and Robin (OCs) It was common knowledge that Apollo kids waned after sunset, but particularly young ones don't handle the waning too well. Chiron has seen it happen many times before. TOApril day 25 - Race Against Time, and credit to @stereden for getting my muses thinking about how Apollo kids' powers wane after dark.

In the glow of the campfire, Chiron smiled fondly – and with more than a little bit of amusement.  The cycle was so familiar to him after so many centuries that it was obvious what was coming, but to the children with their infinitely shorter lifespans and experience to match, it was going to come as a surprise, at least until Will begrudgingly recalled the last time it had happened.

The sun was setting, leaving the flickering flames of every colour and then some to take the lead on lighting up the demigods’ world the same way it did every night, especially in the summer when the camp was at its peak capacity, and with the setting sun came changes.

It was common knowledge amongst campers that Apollo’s children got more and more lethargic the further past sunset it got.  Of course, the older, experienced ones could force themselves into activity during the night if circumstances demanded it (it was a burden the head healers bore, and Chiron wished that sometimes there weren’t medical emergencies that needed more than his learned training to heal – Apollo had taught him everything there was to know, but some things could not be replicated no matter how much knowledge the practitioner held).  The younger ones, however, were another story entirely.

Most of Apollo’s children were older, when they arrived.  Apollo didn’t like to separate his children from their mortal parents until it was necessary, so most of cabin seven’s new arrivals were eleven or twelve, in the wake of the promise Percy had extracted from the gods.  Before that, some of them had been thirteen, or occasionally older.  Children of Apollo arriving earlier usually indicated that something was wrong, or otherwise out of the ordinary (not many of his children were abused, because Apollo had a good sense for danger when it came to children, if not for himself, but there were other reasons, like untimely deaths, that could force an earlier arrival).

The latest arrivals, a pair of twins from Scotland who would not be returning to their previous childhood home for the foreseeable future due to bad luck and parental paranoia – mostly but not exclusively on the behalf of their mortal parent – were the youngest new arrivals since Will, almost a decade before.  They weren’t as young as Will had been, or Lee, or even Michael, but they were still barely into double digits, and thus particularly susceptible to the presence of the sun in the sky, or lack thereof.

Chiron watched as their heads gradually fell together, using each other as an inadvertent and unplanned pillow as drowsiness set in.  Merida was slightly taller than her brother, and her head claimed the higher position (although this was no indication of their respective ages – both twins were tight-lipped over which of them was the elder, and it was so reminiscent of Apollo and Artemis’ constant squabble over who was the elder twin that Chiron could feel only fondness for their stubbornness).

It would not be long before they fell asleep entirely, and Chiron had seen too many young Apollo children fall completely asleep at the campfire and be subsequently impossible to stir until dawn to let Will face that fate.  For some demigods, it was useful – it hadn’t taken cabin seven long to intentionally wait for a young and constantly irate Michael to fall asleep before retiring for the night, back when he had been both young enough to be controlled by the sun’s position, and also fragile enough to lash out at any hand, no matter how genuinely helpful.  For most, it was preferable that they made it back to the cabin at least partially under their own steam.

Chiron made his way to where Will was basking in the gentle strains of music that Yan was serenading the campers with, leaning comfortably against Nico, who had his arms around him and his chin on top of his head.

“Good evening, Will,” he said, “Nico.”  The two young men acknowledged him with a smile – Will – and a nod – Nico.  “I don’t wish to interrupt your relaxation, but I fear that if you don’t act swiftly, you may have some young children to carry to bed.”  He tilted his head towards the half-asleep twins and Will followed his gaze.

The beginnings of confusion immediately cleared into clarity as Will noticed them.  If Chiron wasn’t mistaken (and he tended not to be, when it came to a demigod he had known for a decade), Apollo’s eldest son currently attending camp had been suddenly reminded of the various times he’d been carried, half asleep, back to the cabin and his bed by various older siblings.

Nico’s confusion didn’t clear up, but Chiron couldn’t say he was surprised by that; Nico had never been in camp with such young Apollo children before, and was well used to Will’s ability to stay up all night if he felt it necessary.  Still, he didn’t attempt to restrain Will when Merida and Robin’s head counsellor let out a soft groan that was more fondness than genuine complaint and hauled himself to his feet, although he did press a brief kiss to his boyfriend’s hair as Will moved.

“I’ll be back,” Will promised him, turning to give him a light kiss in return, before picking his way through the fading light to crouch behind the twins.  Chiron didn’t follow, choosing to remain with Nico as they watched him lightly nudge the pair into wakefulness again – for a given definition of the word – and offer them hands to pull themselves up with.

Even out of earshot, the twin’s reluctance to move was obvious, but Will was not a demigod to be out-stubborned easily, and a pair of ten year olds were never going to win against him.  In short order, he had both of them on their feet, each one pinned to his side by an arm around their shoulder, and was escorting them away from the campfire and back towards the cabins.

“Past their bedtime?” Nico asked.  Chiron glanced down at him to see his eyes focused on the trio as they walked away.

“I’m sure Will has some stories for you of his own campfires when he was their age and younger,” he said with a smile.  “Staying awake after their father’s chariot has stabled for the night is not an ability Apollo children tend to develop at birth.”

“Huh,” Nico responded, with the glimmer of a sharp smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.  “I think I would like to hear Will tell me those stories.  Maybe I’ll ask when he comes back.”

Chiron had no doubt that Will would tell him, nor that Nico would pounce on it as an excuse to drag Will to bed a little bit earlier – an endeavour that very few campers would disagree with.  Chiron certainly didn’t, and he suspected Apollo wouldn’t, either.

He said none of that to Nico, however, simply saying, “I’m sure you will enjoy the stories.”

And, well, if he stayed in earshot so that when Will finally came back, noticeably more tired himself but triumphant that he’d managed to get them into bed before they passed out for the night, he could hear Nico beginning to quiz Will, well.

Nico wasn’t the only one that enjoyed the stories.

[sleepingdeath-sapphic]

last updated on the 7th of november, 2024 <3

listed below is the second part of my sfw headcanons masterlist containing everything that i have written across all of my accounts featuring a fem or otherwise non-male character and a fem or otherwise non-male reader insert. (note: although heavy preference is given towards cis/trans fem characters and inserts, neutral, non binary, and other non-male identifying characters and inserts are welcome to appear on this masterlist as well).

crossed out links are pending posts

* unless stated otherwise, younger characters are always assumed to be l adults for ease of writing for me *

listed below are sfw posts only

-> anime fandoms (incl. ghibli posts)

hc. being in a relationship with shikabane (aggretsuko)

<- fandom split ->

hc. what angela blanc, hannah annafellows, and some of the other anime-exclusive characters would call their s/o (black butler)

hc. beast, doll, wendy and the other first stringer’s love languages (black butler)

hc. being in a relationship with doll (black butler)

hc. new vers. being in a relationship with grelle sutcliffe (black butler)

hc. yandere grelle sutcliffe with a yandere s/o (black butler)

hc. grelle sutcliffe with a butch lesbian s/o (black butler)

hc. being in a relationship with hannah annafellows and the other demons (black butler)

hc. being in a relationship with mey rin (black butler)

hc. new vers. being in a relationship with madam red (black butler)

<- fandom split ->

hc. san comforting her s/o during their period (princess monokoke)

-> animated fandoms (incl. disney posts)

hc. platonic lady olivia and general yunan with an adopted child reader (amphibia)

<- fandom split ->

hc. first kiss with cassandra kiramman (arcane)

<- fandom split ->

hc. platonic brandy cattle with an adopted child reader who has type 1 usher’s syndrome (bluey)

<- fandom split ->

hc. being a servant that’s in a secret relationship with merida (disney)

<- fandom split ->

hc. being in a relationship with briar beauty (ever after high)

hc. being in a relationship with crystal winter (ever after high)

hc. being in a relationship with faybelle thorn (ever after high)

hc. romantic fluff with kitty cheshire (ever after high)

hc. being in a relationship with lizzie hearts (ever after high)

<- fandom split ->

hc. being in a relationship with charlie morningstar (hazbin hotel)

hc. charlie morningstar with a verosika mayday!s/o (hazbin hotel)

hc. being in a relationship with emily (hazbin hotel)

hc. being in a relationship with lute (hazbin hotel)

hc. being in a relationship with rosie (hazbin hotel)

hc. rosie as a yandere (hazbin hotel)

hc. being in a relationship with sera (hazbin hotel)

hc. being in a relationship with vaggie (hazbin hotel)

hc. being in a relationship with velvette (hazbin hotel)

<- fandom split ->

hc. being in a relationship with queen bee (helluva boss)

hc. yandere millie and moxxie with a stubborn and overworked s/o (helluva boss)

<- fandom split ->

hc. being in a relationship with blue diamond (steven universe)

hc. being in a relationship with lapis lazuli (steven universe)

hc. being in a relationship with yellow diamond (steven universe)

<- fandom split ->

hc. friends to lovers with boscha (the owl house)

hc. boscha, luz noceda, and hunter wittebane (separately) comforting their injured s/o (the owl house)

hc. eda clawthorne with an s/o who isn’t afraid of her curse (the owl house)

hc. eda clawthorne as a yandere (the owl house)

hc. emira blight as a yandere (feat. edric blight and hunter wittebane) (the owl house)

hc. yandere emira blight with luz’ older sibling reader (feat. edric blight and hunter wittebane) (the owl house)

hc. yandere emira blight with eda’s child reader (feat. edric blight and hunter wittebane) (the owl house)

hc. yandere emira blight sharing a victim with yandere edric blight (hinge poly relationship) (the owl house)

hc. kikimora with a wild witch s/o (the owl house)

hc. lilith clawthorne with an s/o like lady dimitrescu (the owl house)

hc. being in a queerplatonic relationship with lilith clawthorne (the owl house)

hc. being in a queerplatonic relationship with lilith clawthorne continued (the owl house)

hc. assorted fluff with luz noceda (the owl house)

hc. marriage and proposal with raine whispers (the owl house)

hc. raine whispers with a non binary s/o (the owl house)

hc. raine whispers as a yandere (the owl house)

hc. vee noceda with a basilisk s/o (the owl house)

hc. willow park with an affectionate fem s/o (the owl house)

hc. willow park with an s/o that makes explosives (the owl house)

hc. willow park with an s/o that’s a high ranking member of the emperor’s coven (the owl house)

hc. cuddling with poly willow park and hunter wittebane (the owl house)

hc. poly willow park and hunter wittebane with an s/o with anger and self esteem issues (the owl house)

hc. poly yandere willow park and hunter wittebane (the owl house)

hc. poly willow park and hunter wittebane with an s/o that is afraid of thunderstorms (the owl house)

hc. being in a poly relationship with luz noceda and hunter wittebane (the owl house)

hc. being in a poly relationship with yandere luz noceda and yandere hunter wittebane (the owl house)

hc. being in a poly relationship with eda clawthorne and raine whispers (the owl house)

hc. being in a poly relationship with eda clawthorne and raine whispers whilst having adhd (the owl house)

hc. being in a poly relationship with amity blight, luz noceda, willow park, and hunter wittebane (the owl house)

-> game fandoms

hc. poly yandere dame aylin and isobel thorm with a female s/o (baldur’s gate 3)

hc. being in a relationship with karlach cliffgate (baldur’s gate 3)

<- fandom split ->

hc. first kiss with julie langford (bioshock)

<- fandom split ->

hc. being in a relationship with abyss monarch cookie (cookie run)

hc. cuddling with abyss monarch cookie (cookie run)

hc. abyss monarch cookie segmented fluff alphabet [a/c/m] (cookie run)

hc. being in a relationship with avocado cookie (cookie run)

hc. being in a relationship with aquamarine cookie (cookie run)

hc. assorted fluff with ananas dragon cookie (cookie run)

hc. black lemonade cookie segmented fluff alphabet [b/c/l] (cookie run)

hc. being in a relationship with black raisin cookie (cookie run)

hc. being married to cherry blossom cookie (cookie run)

hc. being in a relationship with crimson coral cookie (cookie run)

hc. fig cookie befriending a fem faun reader (cookie run)

hc. being in a relationship with frilled jellyfish cookie (cookie run)

hc. assorted fluff with frost queen cookie (cookie run)

hc. golden cheese cookie with a winged s/o (cookie run)

hc. kouign-amann cookie as a yandere (cookie run)

hc. kumiho cookie with a fem s/o (cookie run)

hc. parenting with longan dragon cookie (cookie run)

hc. favouritism with longan dragon cookie (cookie run)

hc. longan dragon cookie as a yandere (cookie run)

hc. being in a relationship with lychee dragon cookie (cookie run)

hc. being in a relationship with mystic flour cookie (cookie run)

hc. being in a relationship with mystic opal cookie (cookie run)

hc. being in a relationship with pastry cookie (cookie run)

hc. being in a relationship with pitaya dragon cookie (cookie run)

hc. pitaya dragon cookie with a pregnant s/o (cookie run)

hc. pitaya dragon cookie with a chubby s/o (cookie run)

hc. trans fem prune juice cookie with an affectionate fem s/o (cookie run)

hc. raspberry cookie with a fem s/o (cookie run)

hc. being in a relationship with snake fruit cookie (cookie run)

hc. favouritism with ananas dragon cookie, lotus dragon cookie, lychee dragon cookie, and pitaya dragon cookie (cookie run)

hc. platonic main four dragons (ananas dragon cookie, lotus dragon cookie, lychee dragon cookie, and pitaya dragon cookie) with a child reader that gets turned to stone (cookie run)

hc. being in a poly relationship with hydrangea cookie and snake fruit cookie whilst being a dragon (cookie run)

hc. being in a relationship with white pearl cookie (cookie run)

<- fandom split ->

hc. how adiris / the plague, amanda young / the pig and sally smithson / the nurse would confess to their s/o (dead by daylight)

<- fandom split ->

hc. hornet + skilled marksman wasp s/o (hollow knight)

<- fandom split ->

hc. being in a relationship with cynthia (pokémon)

hc. being in a relationship with jessie (pokémon)

<- fandom split ->

hc. first kiss with claudia wolf (silent hill)

-> live action media fandoms (incl. films)

hc. best friends to lovers with gamora (guardians of the galaxy)

[tsarinatorment]

About a week ago, I posted a WIP graphic that represented a bunch of the Apollo kids (mostly ocs but including canon) using their camp necklaces.  At the time, it went back to only kids that were in camp when Will was, but that’s now been expanded as far back as all the kids Lee ever knew!

Another change is the post-TOA year bead; originally I had a design for The Sun and the Stars, but as that book’s looking more and more like it’s taking place the same summer as TON and therefore won’t have its own bead, I’ve replaced it with a new design!

As always, bead designs are free to borrow with credit, but please don’t use my ocs’ names!  (You are, however, welcome to use the full names I’ve assigned to Yan, Jerry and Gracie, once again with credit).

Questions about the beads or the ocs or canon kids are all very welcome! 

I’ll list their names properly under the cut in case the graphic’s a bit hard to read, as well as preferred names if different, pronouns and nationalities!  Head counsellors are also indicated, and whether they’re an oc, named canon character, or unnamed canon character.

All are listed in order of arrival at camp.

Kim Ha-Yoon //  김 하윤  (she/her); South Korean (*head counsellor) - oc Kelly Boyd (she/her); Irish - oc Ray Strickland (he/him); American - oc Aarohi Sengupta //  আরহী সেনগুপ্ত (she/her); Indian/Bengali - oc Owen Bell (he/him); American - oc Lasse Åkerström (he/him); Swedish - oc Elizabeth “Lizzy” White (she/her); American (*head counsellor) - oc Gabriel Moss (he/him); American - oc Mitchell “Mitch” Green (he/him); Canadian - oc Gilbert “Gil” Weeks (he/him); American - oc Michelle Best (she/her); American - oc Lauren Best (she/her); American - oc Emily Teague (she/her); American (*head counsellor) - oc Baird McNeilly (he/him); Scottish - oc Clara Wolff (she/her); German - oc Lyam Pastrana (he/him); Puerto Rican - oc Ceridwen “Ceri” Priddy (she/her); Welsh - oc Lee Fletcher (he/him); American (*head counsellor) - named canon Yvonne Calvert (she/her); Canadian - oc Laura Piper (she/her); American - oc Melody York (she/her); American - oc Helen Sangster (she/her); American - oc Brendan Howard (he/him); Canadian - oc Reece Gold (he/him); American - oc Bran Thrussell (he/him); American - oc Daisy Teague (she/her); American - oc Michael Yew (he/him); American (*head counsellor) - named canon Lear Howard (he/him); Canadian - oc Lawrence Hunter (he/him); Canadian - oc Dawn Harper (she/her); American - oc Phoebe Buckley (she/her); American - oc William “Will” Solace (he/him); American (*head counsellor) - named canon Morton Shepherd (he/him); American - oc Robyn Archer (she/her); American - oc Xavier Campara (he/him); Spanish - oc Joy Norris (she/her); American - oc Alice Tuner (she/her); American - oc Nye Rimmer (he/him); American - oc Sally Farmer (she/her); American - oc Elias Robinson (he/him); American - oc Nathan Lister (he/him); American - unnamed canon Tristan “Tris” Barnes (he/him); Canadian - oc Samson “Sam” Clair (he/him); American - oc Austin Lake (he/him); American - named canon Kayla Knowles (she/her); Canadian - named canon Raphael Diego (he/him); Mexican - oc Emma Bard (she/her); American - oc Cheung Yan //  张焰 (they/them); Chinese/Hong-Kong - (half-)named canon Jeremy “Jerry” Allen (he/him); English - (half-)named canon Gracie Crowe (she/her); American - (half-)named canon Merida Stringer (she/her); Scottish - oc Robin Stringer (he/him); Scottish - oc

(a huge thanks to @burning-moths, their unnamed friend, and @ferodactyl for helping me with Ha-Yoon, Aarohi and Yan’s names and being general sensitivity checkers.  Of course, any persisting mistakes are all on me, not them!)

[tsarinatorment]

[Tsari’s] Cabin Seven Kids!

Been working on these for a while - only quick concept doodles so some liability to change especially some of the skin colours - but these are all the Apollo kids that the canon kids would have known, i.e. I populated the entire cabin from my headcanon of Lee’s arrival through to a year post-TOA.  Fifty two campers in all - eight canon and 44 ocs!

I am more than happy to talk about or answer questions on any of these kids, oc or canon, so feel free to ask away!

Names are under the cut in case they’re not legible on the image.  The kids are listed in age order based on DoB, not based on their date of arrival.

Row 1: Ray Strickland // Owen Bell // Kelly Boyd // Aarohi Sengupta // Lasse Åkerström // Mitchell “Mitch” Green // Kim Ha-Yoon // Gabriel Moss

Row 2: Gilbert “Gil” Weeks // Clara Wolff // Michelle Best // Lauren Best // Elizabeth “Lizzy” White // Baird McNeilly // Lyam Pastrana // Ceridwen “Ceri” Priddy

Row 3: Emily Teague // Yvonne Calvert // Laura Piper // Helen Sangster // Brendan Howard // Reece Gold // Melody York // Bran Thrussell

Row 4: Daisy Teague // Lear Howard // Lawrence Hunter // Dawn Harper // Morton Shepherd // Lee Fletcher // Phoebe Buckley // Joy Norris

Row 5: Michael Yew // Nathan Lister // Robyn Archer // Xavier Campara // William “Will” Solace // Alice Tuner // Samson “Sam” Clair // Elias Robinson

Row 6: Nye Rimmer // Sally Farmer // Austin Lake // Tristan “Tris” Barnes // Kayla Knowles // Raphael Diego // Cheung Yan // Emma Bard

Row 7: Jeremy “Jerry” Allen // Gracie Crowe // Merida Stringer // Robin Stringer