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talking about my neoptolemus/telemachus wip bc idk how to shut the fuck up!!!
SO the dynamic between neoptolemus and telemachus in my wip is essentially that neoptolemus is in love with telemachus from their first meeting, but heâs convinced that telemachus is too good for him and that he destroys everything he touches so he masks that with cruelty and pretends that he hates telemachus. telemachus is at first, drawn to neo and really likes him, but then neo starts being cruel in his attempts to push telemachus away and that gets telemachus to genuinely hate neo. itâs like a one-sided enemies to lovers. neo wants really badly to hate telemachus, but he canât find it in him to not love this boy who he thinks shines like the sun. telemachus, on the other hand, just hates neo and he blames neo for ruining this friendship that they could have had.
their relationship basically flips back and forth between neo saying some unintentionally soft shit and when telemachus is like âwhatâ neo just immediately says âbut youâre also a weak dumbass so. fuck you.â neo is such a girlfailure in this fic he doesnât know how to handle emotions AT ALL. heâs grown very special to me in the course of writing this fic which is very funny bc prior to starting this fic, i actually did not care for neo in the slightest before i started writing this fic. i only cared abt him as an extension to achilles bc achilles is my fav greek mythology figure ever. THEN AGAINST ALL ODDS, neo charmed me while writing this fic. like these are some tweets from my priv twt where you can see me progress from not caring at all abt neo to seeing him as my little babygirl son
so yes, i was charmed by my socially awkward son neoptolemus. heâs such a little freak. my favourite headcanon is that maybe in another less angsty fic than the one iâm writing rn, neo wants to flirt with telemachus and bc heâs emotionally inept like his father, he decides the best way to do that is to ask telemachus to spar with him and bc he hates losing, he goes all out and beats telemachus up. itâs like
neo, internally, after punching telemachus in the face: yes, our courtship is progressing magnificently
telemachus, clutching his bloody nose, trying to figure out why neo hates him:
LIKE THEYRE SO FUNNY TO ME!! i love them sm.
but anyways back to the specifics of my fic. they donât get to be quite as silly in my fic. essentially what happens is that neo hears of odysseus returning to ithaca and decides to visit. there, he meets telemachus and is immediately charmed because heâs such a little loser. telemachus invites neo back to the palace for dinner and neo ends up getting in an argument with odysseus that ends with him going âI WILL TRAIN TELEMACHUS.â and odysseus does not want that to happen so ofc, telemachus says he wants neo to train him.
and the plotline is basically neo and telemachusâ relationship progressing as neo trains telemachus. itâs full of a lot of really sexually charged sparring and angry arguments.
some of you may be wondering why i refer to neoptolemus as neoptolemus always and not pyrrhus even though pyrrhus is his original name. well in my head, pyrrhus is the name that heâs given at birth by deidamia and neoptolemus is the name he takes up when he goes to war because he feels like heâs become a different person. neo struggling between his two names is actually going to be quite a plot point in this fic
because this fic is just as much a character study of neoptolemus as it is a ship fic between neo and telemachus. i spend a lot of time exploring his relationship with his parents and also his relationship with odysseus. itâs neoâs desire to piss off odysseus in the first place that gets him to stay in ithaca with telemachus. i really want to spend a lot of time exploring neo as a character bc so often, people write him as just being needlessly cruel, but i feel like itâs important to remember that he was just a kid when he was brought into war. he has this legacy from achilles that he needs to live up to, but heâs never even met achilles and how are you supposed to live up to the legacy of the greatest of the greeks? how would it ever be possible to make someone like achilles proud? neoâs grappling with his self-worth and identity a lot during this fic.
so far this fic is about 22k words and itâs very special to me. in the vision iâve created in my head, weâre about 1/4 done but i make no promises because you all know me and how awful i am at sticking to the word counts that i imagine. it could be much shorter, it could be much longer. i donât make plans. i just sit down in front of my google docs and bleed.
iâve also been making plans for a little modern au neo/telemachus fic BECAUSEEE i really want to write that little neo and achilles exchange that i mentioned in my last post abt neomachus (teleneo? idk what their ship name is but i like calling them neomachus). my vice is creating wips and never finishing them tho so idk when (or if) iâll write that modern au.
i guess iâll end this little infodump off with some fun exchanges between neo and telemachus that i really like in this fic. theyâre just so special to me <3
i will absolutely talk abt this fic more in the future as i continue writing bc im so obsessed with it rn. i will do my best to finish it asap but every time i think more about it, it gets longer.
(ALSO the title of the fic is âsomeday i know youâll come to your sensesâ which comes from the song senses by mico who is, yes, the guy who plays telemachus in epic the musical. what can i say? i like it when things come full circle (itâs also a really fucking good song. everyone stream internet hometown hero by mico))
(none of these excerpts are edited or anything btw. if there are any typos please keep that to yourself or i might die of embarrassment)
#idk how to shut the fuck up srsly#all i do is yap#imeda rambles!!#fic: someday i know youâll come to your senses#greek mythology#neoptolemus#pyrrhus#telemachus#neomachus#teleneo#neoptolemus/telemachus#odysseus
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neoptolemus and telemachus dead dad vs absent dad lets go
original
#epic the musical#the odyssey#odyssey#tagamemnon#greek mythology#telemachus#neoptolemus#pyrrhus#my art#fanart#meme#iliad#the iliad
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Telemachus and Pyrrhus
I was sketching them and realized I made them both mini versions of their dads but with their mom's colors
#my art#greek mythology#telemachus#phyrrus#neoptolemus#the odyssey#the iliad#iliad#odypen#tagamemnon#they are their father's sons alright đ
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Diomedes goes to Ithaca AU bust refs :3 except we have a special guest (itâs Neoptolemus) below the cut
The family!! (More than half of them have never met)
#crack found family treated seriously#the odyssey#the Iliad#what do I tag for Neo uhhh#greek mythology#diomedes#neoptolemus#odysseus#telemachus#penelope#penelope of ithaca#penelope of sparta#itâs so obvious again that I put the most effort into Penelope Iâm crying#deadbaguettesart#deadbaguettes au#diomedes goes to ithaca au#Diomedes goes to Ithaca au ver 2
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Currently working on a graphic novel (which will still be a concept until an editor decides it's worth paying me to complete), I don't have much yet, working on concept pages. For now have those character drawings as I keep working on scenario and storyboarding-
The temporary title is Odysseus: the last journey, and it's going to be pretty much a sequel to the Odyssey. Featuring Telemachus, Diomedes, and a lot of old and godly faces.
#my art#sol art#the iliad#the odyssey#greek mythology#odysseus#diomedes#penelope#telemachus#athena#apollo#dionysus#poseidon#neoptolemus idomeneus and helen will also make appearances#working hard on that story guys it's my baby
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Homer: Are you aware that many Iliad characters are first time fathers? That all of them in one way or another misses a big chunk of their childrenâs life or never gets to see it at all?
Also Homer: leaves and never elaborates
A doodle for random parenting shiz basically. Order from left to right, top to bottom:
-Menelaus carrying a sleepy Hermione. @hermesmoly I was drawing this when the request came lolol
-Achilles and baby Neo. I donât know if itâs a thing in other places but hanging on fatherâs leg and then let him moves it back and forth like an impromptu swing is quite a favorite pastime activity here.
-Odysseus and baby Telemachus who was trying to be a helicopter
-Hector and baby Astyanax when he was born.
-Probably Agamemnon and his three daughters, but I have no official designs. He tried to scold them and was failing. Tbh I feel like Agamemnon would be the type to cosplay buff Bubble from Powerpuff girls along with his daughters. I know heâs not that great but me delulu.
-Patroclus and Neoptolemus. Yes Patroclus contributed in raising him as well, the kid had 2 dads. Fight me.
#the iliad#homer iliad#tagamemnon#greek mythology#neoptolemus#pyrrhus#menelaus#achilles#doodle#digital doodle#my art#patroclus#agamemnon#hermione of sparta#odysseus#telemachus#i should really stop doodling too much lol
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Children of the Trojan War...
A commission I did for @gwensparlour about Telemachus and Neoptolemus!
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This is how I'm coping whit Epic ending tomorrow
#epic the musical telemachus#epic telemachus#telemachus#pyrrhus#neoptolemus#greek mythology#art#epic the musical#character design
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I feel like you mostly do rare pairs, but do you have any patrochilles content?
does this.. does this count�
[doctor is nestor, 3rd panel is (left to right) telemachus and neo]
#the iliad#patrochilles#patroclus#achilles#achilles x patroclus#patroclus x achilles#nestor#neoptolemus#telemachus#get pregnant get pregnant get pregnant get pregnant#mpreg#i guess#tagamemnon
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Telemachus: âYou people have issuesâŚâ
Neoptolemus:âWell of course I have issues-!â
Neoptolemus pointing at Achilles: âTHATâS MY FREAKING FATHER!!â
#greek mythology#mythology#greek mythology au#achilles#telemachus#neoptolemus#tagamemnon#incorrect quotes#greek heroes#theyâre bonding guys#kupid talks#kupid tedtalk#odysseus#the iliad#the odyssey
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I want to try to draw Pyrrhus / Neoptolemus, maybe I will change a bit later !
Pyrrhus and Hermione | Pisisatrus, Telemachus, Pyrrhus and Hermione
#art#artists on tumblr#greek mythology#tagamemnon#pyrrhus#neoptolemus#telemachus#pisistratus#hermione of sparta
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some of you may know that iâm about 22k words into an enemies to lovers telemachus/neoptolemus fic rn and for those of you donât know that, hi, i am in fact writing that.
their dynamic is very special to me (especially the version in my head where they attempt to kill each other on multiple occasions but it only causes them to fall more in love with each other) but genuinely the way i came to the idea of shipping them was literally just bc i was thinking âodysseus and achilles would HATE to be in-lawsâ
like you cannot tell me that achilles wouldnât be spinning in his grave at the idea of his son dating the son of odysseus. his ass could NOT handle having to see odysseus at family gatherings. and odysseus would find it all so fucking funny. like on principle he would not approve of his son dating achillesâ son, but heâd also see achilles bursting a blood vessel trying to be diplomatic and heâd decide that itâs all worth it.
and in my head thereâs this modern au where like achilles is alive and neo, his estranged son who he doesnât have a good relationship with, comes to him like âfather i want to get your blessing on my relationshipâ and achilles is thinking âok letâs not fuck this up this is my chance to rekindle my relationship with my sonâ but then when neo says âi am gay. i am dating odysseusâ sonâ achilles has a fucking panic attack and neo assumes itâs bc achilles is homophobic and heâs like âfather i cannot change who i am. i am gayâ and achilles is frantically like âNO IDC THAT UR GAY BUT CAN YOU PLEASE BE GAY WITH LITERALLY ANYBODY ELSE??????â
itâs romeo and juliet core if you think abt it. the feud is achilles hating odysseus and odysseus thinking itâs the funniest thing ever
ofc i actually do really like neo and telemachusâ potential dynamic and i have a lot a lot of thoughts on it but i just think itâs so funny to look at achilles and odysseusâ perspective on this
#iâve just been thinking abt them a lot recently#i have sm to say abt them#iâm having sm fun with this fic#imeda rambles!!#greek mythology#telemachus#neoptolemus#pyrrhus#neomachus#achilles#odysseus#neoptolemus/telemachus#fic: someday i know youâll come to your senses
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Inspired by this post and this video
I made this abomination
the most difficult fight for the Achaeans, dealing with the children they abandoned .
#i should be drawing the troyans or doing something productive#not drawing a bunch of 20 something kids with zero paternal affection#but the fanfics are good....#doodle#tagamemnon#phyrrus#telemachus#orestes#electra#pylades#peisistratus#neoptolemus#hermione#please tell me i did my job well and that the gingers don't look like siblings
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The way characters like diomedes, neoptolemus and telemachus constantly get compared to their fathers without ever actually knowing them is something that can be soooooooo personal
#STOP GIVING MY BOYS FATHER ISSUES WHATS GOING ON HERE#fuck and way they all fight to live up to that expectation#that cannottttt be healthy for them lmao#diomedes#neoptolemus#pyrrhus#telemachus#I feel like thereâs more examples but my brain wonât let me think of them#the iliad#the odyssey#tagamemnon
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Crack AU treated seriously: Diomdes goes to Ithaca with a twist
So this would generally be your typical Diomedes going to Ithaca AU. Presumably after getting exiled (? Is there a better word for it?), instead of going to modern day Italy he goes to Ithaca under the impression that heâll see Odysseus there. But, of course he doesnât because The Odyssey is happening. The twist that makes NO SENSE and is just purely my want to see my platonic rarepair happen (Telemachus and Neoptolemus/Pyrrhus), and the twist is: for whatever reason, Neo is there with Diomedes. Donât ask why because I could not explain to you a good reason to make this happen lmfao
Story elaborated below but itâs a little long be warned
I like the dynamic of Neoptolemus and Diomedes, mostly because in so many ways as soldiers Diomedes foils/contrasts Achilles but in so many ways parallels his son. Diomedes gets on begrudgingly with Neo, and I could go on a whole other rant on a different post about some fake dynamics/scenarios for just them, but the main point in this post is that Neo somehow SOMEHOW tags along with Diomedes. They reach Ithaca together and meet Penelope and Telemachus.
They greet Diomedes and Pyrrhus with good courtesy, but the elephant in the room of âhold on where tf is your husband??? he was so eager to go back to you guys???â is very present. One way or another Penelope explains the situation, that being Odysseus is absent/mia (much to his own dismay) and the suitors all trying to wed Penelope. Diomedes is sad obv (Iâm not gonna go super big into the angst right now) but he tries to brainstorm with Penelope on solutions for her predicament. Since Odysseus was his closest friend (more than friend for me personally but u can interpret it as platonic if u want) and he knows that Odysseus would want whatâs best for his wife and son, they think of a solution that can the guarantee of their safety as of now until they hear news of Odysseus. That solution is fake marriage bcs I am a bit of a sucker for that troupe.
But back to Neoptolemus because heâs here too, I want him to bond with Telemachus what with their dads not being here (oneâs dead oneâs absent). Neo is like way stronger than Telemachus so at first he thinks heâs a bit of a wimp (keep in mind theyâre like both teenagers, Neoâs life was just kinda fucked up), but over time they get along better. Pyrrhusâ relationship with Odysseus is a little complicated, so while Penelope and Diomedes might share all the good stories/parts of Odysseus with, Pyrrhus got off to a slightly rocky start with him lol. What with Odysseus taking him away from his mom and basically all the war shenanigans (war crimes), Telemachus for the first time has a whole and humanized version of his dad. Itâs more than what the suitors have said out of malice and jealousy, the things Neo has told him have opened up the trickery/cunning side of Odysseus more than heâd known before. Heâs jealous that it seems like everyone knows more about his dad than him, but heâs grateful to have someone his age who would view Odysseus more like he would: an annoying dad/uncle??? (Neo vehemently objects to this, and Odysseus would too. âYouâre not my fucking dad!!!â âHoly shit thank the GODS for that!!!â)
All in all, happy family. Odysseus returns home to Penelope and Telemachus, and now two surprise guests too. Telemachus has like 3 kinda parents now (Diomedes might be more like an uncle) and a kinda brother/friend/??? I love my little delusional found family. Odysseus is more than a little surprised, considering this IS Neoptolemus. Kid did a 180° in terms of personality in Troy and then ANOTHER 180° somewhere on Ithaca at some point. Or maybe more like a 90° turn in terms of personality, I imagine Telemachus is the most sane of the family and it is much to his dismay.
And when they all eventually die (Diomedes wonât ascend to godhood here I want him to be in the underworld with the rest of the fam) theyâll live happily in the underworld and Pyrrhus can catch up with his dad and mom.
#No one can stop me from making found family AUs#I will make EVERYONE get along (platonically)#the Iliad#iliad#the odyssey#odyssey#diomedes#odysseus#penelope#penelope of ithaca#penelope odyssey#neoptolemus#telemachus#my crack family that makes no sense I love it#uh ship tags#odypendio#deadbaguettes AU#Diomedes goes to Ithaca au#Diomedes goes to Ithaca au ver 2#< new tag wonât use it too much but this is for THIS au exclusively#maybe when Iâm having Neoptolemus brainrot#deadbaguettesrambles
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some advice for Hero worship
i will preface this I am not a professional in hellenic work or hero worship I'm just showing what helps
TREAT THEM LIKE HUMANS. IDC. TREAT THEM LIKE HUMANS.
offer them things they might have loved in life
when asking them to be your patron always (this goes for gods too) give them a way out to say no.
when they are a patron/someone you work with don't be shy, speak out loud! talk to them without forcing them to answer back
COMPLIMENT THEM OMGS (do this with every diety/hero dude.)
as i said be human with them. introduce yourself like a friend would, ask them unrelated questions like favorite fruit or color, give pronouns, etc
normally i feel that if you play lyre music it is a familiar space for them to connect
please for the love of gods if you have conflicting gods/goddesses please separate altars (looking at you achilleas and apollo/hj)
if you can get them fake flowers of their choice that's a nice thing to do or if you can care for a plant place the pot/vase next to their altar
if they had kids or a wife they adored in life talk about them in a good light
just be kind and thoughtful
educate yourself on their past please T-T
by the way if i said anything wrong or you have something to add go ahead!!!
#greek mythology#hero worship#hellenic polythiest#hellenic pagan#hellenic polytheism#hellenic deities#hellenism#hellenic worship#achilles#achilles and patroclus#neoptolemus#telemachus#odysseus#eurylochus
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