#oh aphros… my love…….

[cynicalmusings]

ok ok so…

the first thing that struck me about this rewrite which i really want to do is to be stronger on the parallels and dynamic between xiao and aphros. both of those elements are already present in the fic, but i want to take it further.

(for the record, everything you’re about to hear is what i cooked up at 11:30 last night while talking to myself. be warned.)

so, on the parallels: i started thinking about the xiaophros dynamic, particularly with how they complete each other, and i came up with these ideas i want to incorporate more clearly into the fic:

aphros as the mental; xiao as the physical.

— by which i mean aphros focuses more on retrospect and contemplation, while xiao is very aware of the world around him at any given moment. particularly i want to get this across through the narration, and give both characters a stronger narrative voice of their own, where aphros’ will be more focused on this pondering and consideration of ideas (i really want to bring out their philosophical side more) and xiao’s will be more descriptive and focused on his surroundings. even the ways they both express their creativity is a reflection of this mental/physical preference — aphros paints and writes poetry, which comes from observation (note that word — i’ll come back to it) and thought, and xiao dances, which is a much more physical activity and requires one to be in tune with their own body as well as their surroundings. as their relationship develops, xiao provides a grounding presence for aphros, who runs a risk of losing themselves in their own head (particularly following the archon war — more on that later), which they can anchor themselves to, while aphros helps xiao reconnect with his more contemplative and creative side which he has been forced to suppress

2. aphros as the civilian; xiao as the soldier.

especially with regards to the archon war, i want to make a clearer comparison/ contrast with their experiences. xiao’s trauma very much arises from being on the front lines of battle, whereas aphros’ comes from the side-effects of war as one who has no personal involvement. however, both experiences are incredibly gruelling, albeit in different ways. regarding aphros, i think i’m going to change their experiences with trauma as well. as things currently stand, they get assaulted. if sexual trauma/ assault was a central theme of the fic, then i would feel comfortable keeping it in, but it isn’t, and that makes it feel kind of like having assault there for the sake of assault, which i don’t want to do. there are other ways which i think are more in line with their character arc which achieve the same end goal (again, i’ll elaborate on these in a moment—essentially, aphros losing hope for the world and closing themselves off from everybody else—without including a sa scene.

3. aphros as the (silent) observer; xiao as the doer.

again, i’ll elaborate on aphros’ part in this in a moment (basically i’m going to delve a lot further into their character lmao), but this is the gist: aphros watches events unfold, most of the time as a bystander, and interprets them mentally—a very receptive figure, basically—while xiao has a very tangible physical presence in the world, and his actions are very much a part of his character, whether that be his unwilling slaughtering of innocents, or his initiative to do things for others, etc. kind of likes yin and yang thing with the passive/active stuff, heh. in all of these parallels i’ve mentioned, i just want to clarify that both characters obviously have elements of both, as i’m sure you can tell, and it’s not like aphros is 100% passive and xiao is incapable of overlooking events, or aphros is totally on another planet and disconnected to their surroundings while xiao can’t muster up a philosophical thought to save his life. it’s merely outlining which side they’re naturally inclined towards.

and some more general notes for things i want to do with aphros because i love (making) them (suffer):

add one or two more scenes from aphros pov (and xiao’s!) before the archon war to establish their character more firmly before they’re plunged into mental anguish. one of the characteristics i want to establish early on is their love for humans and human ingenuity — more on that later (yet again. sorry!), because it’s relevant again later on.

i’ve mentioned this a few times now, but the idea of aphros as this silent witness of history; rarely getting directly involved, but remembering everything that’s happened. symbolically i plan to place them physically on higher ground when they’re wandering about to reflect that ‘overseeing’ aspect of their character. the cave is already a good example of this, because it’s high up and provides a viewpoint where one can overlook practically the whole of liyue, but also more generally, e.g. they take mountain paths, or are simply standing somewhere physically higher up compared to most people around them.

this idea of witnessing history also got me thinking about zhongli and ‘erosion’, and i wondered why aphros strikes me as somebody who remembers and sees more of history than zhongli does despite his longer lifespan, which leads me to my next point — aphros as symbolised by water. it doesn’t sound impressive whatsoever (they’re literally a god of sea foam — association with water? impossible!) but hear me out: water is ever-changing, yes, but it can never be whittled down to nothingness as a rock can. the water may change state, but it’s always there, and can be changed back to its previous state, whereas a rock, once worn and its particles are scattered on the wind, can’t be reassembled. taking this analogy, it represents aphros’ experiences as a wanderer with no strong attachment to physical things, unlike zhongli, who apart from being the literal god of rock also has (or had) a nation to take care of which required him to stand firm in one place. water will always find a way to continue flowing—continue carrying those memories—where rock can only slowly be worn to dust. or, water is the passage of time, and the foam is the memories carried with it.

back to the ‘silent’ aspect of their observations — aphros is unable to verbally express what they’ve witnessed to others, and this becomes very relevant during the archon war, where they witness countless devastating events, caused by environmental factors such as famine and drought as well as other, human matters like stealing, riots, poisoning rivers (water!), etc., using that human ingenuity of theirs and twisting it to do abhorrent things to each other. even simply watching the futile struggle for survival is difficult to watch.

and, the thing about aphros is that, despite all this, they do still love humanity. pair this with being a naturally empathetic person, and seeing how the side-effects and peripheral damage of this war hurts others and uproots their lives devastates them as much as any personal experience could — they don’t need to be directly involved in what’s happening to be crushed by it. sorry not sorry, aphros. es ergo patimini.

(i do think they experience some first-hand suffering—their attempts to help others being taken advantage of, for example—but it’s mostly this inability to do anything of consequence which really weighs on them: they try to offer their help to people in need, but everyone is too concerned with their own problems to trust some random stranger trying to do things for them, and that results in lots of suffering, loss of life etc., for those people, leaving aphros devastated because i can help you but why won’t you listen?)

due to all this and their silence by nature, aphros has to carry these events with them for centuries, unable to share the information with others (any any survivors, already few and far between, are long dead by the time aphros opens up about what they’ve seen) — even though they can communicate somewhat with xiao through expressions, nods, etc., this is before they have their water bowl, so they can’t articulate specific ideas. they’re like this sole testament to what the world has left behind and forgotten. so when, at long last, they can finally tell somebody else about all these forgotten scars, it comes as a huge burden being lifted from their shoulders: they don’t have to bear all this knowledge alone anymore, and that’s what allows them to finally start letting the world back in again — a world which is no longer consumed by their memories of past suffering.

regarding what happens in the place of their assault, i have something like this in mind so far: while wandering (already pretty traumatised), aphros catches news that there’s some conflict in the area where havria’s domain is situated. worried for her safety (as well as seeing her as a sort of beacon of kindness and goodness in a world which has strayed so far away from either of those things which they can turn to to restore their faith in… life, basically — she is somebody they could confide their experiences to), they head towards her. they have a bad feeling about this, but still hope against all odds that they’ll get there in time to help her out. of course, by the time they arrive, all that’s left of her is a pile of salt and a kingdom frozen in the moment of its collapse. not happy days for aphros, i’m afraid.

(back to the concept of using aphros’ physical location to reflect their observing of the world — it makes sense that, after havria’s murder being the last straw to their desensitisation, they reside somewhere underground: they’re so overloaded that they can’t see anything in a metaphorical sense which then bleeds into their reality.)

another thing which has been sitting slightly off with me is the structure of the story, especially in the latter half of the archon war and post-archon war. i’m not going the change the actual structure from its current scene-by-scene composition, e.g. by adding external stakes or a clear plot, because i realised that one of the reasons i love their dynamic so much is because their relationship develops at its own pace. of course, both characters have internal stakes to grapple with, and occasionally external, but there’s no external factor pushing them together or forcing the romance to develop more quickly: both characters take little steps forwards as they’re comfortable to do so, in their own time, and it makes the relationship’s development feel a lot more organic and heartfelt compared to if i wrote in an overarching plot. tdaasof is a very personal story to the characters, and i intend to keep it that way.

however, speaking of feeling organic, there are some times where i feel like they don’t have the time to breathe and properly develop. i know that contradicts everything i just said, but i’m referring mostly to the hurt/comfort scenes which populate the middle of the fic quite heavily—it feels like there’s a lot of batting back and forth between the comforting/comforted role, and although they definitely do help each other through their respective traumas, these occasions are too condensed at some points to feel like it’s something the characters are doing out of care for each other rather than obligation. they need more ‘breather’ moments in between the angst, where they’re both on equal footing and just being themselves and falling for each other as themselves. there are already some of these moments in the fic, e.g. aphros and xiao painting together, but overall they need a couple more in some parts of the fic to make the relationship feel like it exists beyond merely ‘oh no, this person i like is sad, so i must help them.’

and finally, the other main thing i want to tweak/ clarify is symbolism and themes! i’m almost done here, i promise.

clear up the gong’s narrative significance — make it more important? what does its presence represent?

what do aphros’ acoustics represent? currently i’m thinking that all the bells, chimes, etc. are in place of their lack of a voice; they speak through the ambience, in a way. possibly i can write in a few instances of the bells’ twinkling reflecting the kinds of emotions aphros is feeling — e.g. when xiao first finds them in the underground cave, it’s dissonant, but becomes more peaceful and bright later on.

water, the elements, and aphros’ art: the inkstone must be mixed with water to produce ink they can paint with, the paper they make has to be blended with water before it can take its shape and dry for usage, etc.

the crystalfly is fine — i’m happy with that.

possibly some greater importance placed on xiao’s mask, too?

on a thematic note, possibly incorporate some overall message of the impermanence of (even immortal) life, and the importance of little, lasting moments which are some of the things people remember most vividly — xiao and aphros’ whole relationship is essentially built from such ‘little moments’, so that’s a nice way to explore the message.

okay. i’m done, for now. to anybody who reads this whole thing… thank you. you are very kind and patient for listening to me ramble insufferably about aphros.

somebody please ask me about what i plan to do with the tdaasof rewrite before i implode

[the-lazyyy-artist]

Now that the live stream has concluded 45 minutes ago, and The Wisdom Saga is now live on Spotify, I spent some of my time to listen to the songs again (without headphones, I know I might've missed a few hints on the instruments and arrangements.)

So for now, here's my notes for this Saga (musically and story wise):

Legendary

The youthful touch of this song is just what this saga needs. MICO as Telemachus was a wonderful choice. His voice bounces within the song, and he sounds similar to Jorge's so it's like... He is his dad's son.

Story wise? It laid down a clear picture of what's happened 7 years later. His need to be stronger to protect his mother safe, especially that Ody's away.

It sounds like it's wishful thinking in a song.

Little Wolf

Oh my god, my anger in this song. I was scowling the whole time. Jorge is so good at painting a picture in the song. The taunting in the song, the way they challenge Telemachus.

I love how this songs sounds like a video game soundtrack, like Tekken (and the way the animatic looked like Tekken). Athena's entrance? Amazing. Telemachus being a geeky kid? AMAZING! He's such a kid, I love it!

I love Athena so much!!!

We'll Be Fine

Teagen's voice? Angelic! I thought her very best song was My Goodbye, but she really topped it with this one. I loved how she and Telemachus' sang Odysseus' melody in Warrior of The Mind. It's a wonderful touch that shows they're both longing for the same person.

The way MICO sounds so youthful??? He sounds so geeky and a teenager who's so excited about something. It's adorable!

Ody and Telemachus really see Athena as a friend. It's so touching.

Love In Paradise

This is the song I'VE BEEN SO EXCITED FOR (along with God Games). One thing I love: the flashbacks. Jorge really did a great job with the placement and tied every saga perfectly. I literally had chills when she finally saw what happened in Thunder Bringer.

Calypso. Calypso, my darling. Her voice is just so pure, so summery. She gave me summer vibes, seriously. It's kinda reminds me of TWICE's Alcohol Free, for real. Oh my god.

We've heard clips of this song before, and now that they recorded this song again, they sound so mature and clear. Oh god, I love this song so much!

Odysseus really be losing his mind. He was really losing it. Athena is the only one who can save her, and the way he screamed Athena's name. Oh my god, it broke me so hard!!

God Games

Luke Holt's voice... That's it. He sounds so big and scary. I love how his voice digs deep, the growls, it's even better than Thunder Bringer.

I was so excited about Apollo's voice. I did imagine him to sound a little cute, kinda like Yuuji in the English dub lol! So adorable! The little harp melody!! Uggh!!

HEPHAESTUS!!! okay, okay, the way he sang "Trust is not given not forged" was in the tune of Scylla and Mutiny ("I will not let you get into my way"), and it's UGGHH because that's the part where TRUST was tested. Oh my god JORGE!!!!

Aphrodite and Ares, my little sweethearts! Ngl, the animatic between Aphro and Athena was... Ughhhh!! I love Ares, I'VE ALWAYS LOVED ARES! Their voices fit them so well!! Athena fighting back to Ares for badmouthing Telemachus??? Holy shit.

Hera is so groovy!!!! So so groovy!!! I can imagine her throne room as a little dance floor!! And Zeus!!! Oh my god, Luke Holt!!! LUKE HOLT!!! PLEASE!!! STOP I'M OBSESSED!!!!

And Athena, oh my god. I wanna hug her. Her voice when she sang "let him go, please." Oh God, it's hurting me so bad. The animatic really didn't help because I was bawling!!!!

In conclusion, Jorge you smart and amazing person! You are creating a masterpiece!!!! This will be so big on stage, I can't wait till that happens!!!!

[thequeenofthedisneyverse]

Eurylares info/timeline (Kind of myth/lore accurate...kind of. I'm adding my own spin to things)

Sooo, I just remembered that Aphrodite seemed to be dating Ares in God games and (after I watched some videos on Ares) they seem to be an Item. But in my Au, Ares is dating Eurylochus and will have kiddos with him.

I had asked a question about what to do when it comes to Aphrodite, and I got these lovely answers!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!

Here's my own spin on everything!

So, Aphrodite and Ares were together in behind Hephaestus' back. Hephaestus caught both of them in the act by an 'invisible' golden net, and if that wasn't embarrassing enough, he invited all of the other Olympians to laugh at them both...

Ares has been embarrassed many times in different myths so by that point Ares is just tired and breaks up with Aphrodite. I think Aphro is masks her anger/sadness and is just like "Of course, do what you want, it's okay" but on the inside she's probably boiling with rage.

Aphro and Ares' breakup was four months before the Trojan War ended. During the last twenty minutes of the war Eurylochus happens to catch the eye of Ares and Ares impulsively asks him out.

In the middle of this impulse Ares says, "You are more beautiful than Aphrodite herself" and from what @bookworm105616 and @corvid-ghost has told me...Aphrodite would not act kindly to that sheer and utter disrespect. (And with how I'LL draw Eurylochus, he'll actually come in close second to her in terms of looks. Which will infuriate her more, I'm sure.)

And after watching Miscellaneous Myths: Eros and Psyche - YouTube I think I know where to take this AU story wise. Aphrodite is going to put Eury through a series of impossible tasks that ARE meant to kill him. She'll be like "Oh I just want to make sure your serious about my friend"

But like Psyche, he's going to have Disney Princess luck with a little divine intervention.

While Eurylochus is out risking his life for a GOD, Aphrodite is trying to make moves on Ares while Ares is wondering where the hell his boyfriend is.

I kind of need ideas for tasks (I'm stumped a little) for the tasks, I just don't want them to be like the ones Psyche had. If anyone has ideas, please let me know. I just know they need to be stupid but dangerous. (And no, just because I tagged mean you are obligated to give me ideas, I was just crediting you for the information.)

Also, I think even after Ares and Eury marry, she's still gonna be a bonified hater.

Side note: Eury and Ares' children are going to represent the children Ares and Aphrodite were supposed to have. In total they had eight, I've written five, but I can't figure out the personalities for three more.

I think I might do an event for that though.

[awesomesauce2929]

Ship meme:

Shura x Aphrodite x DM - OR Shura/DM, Aphro/DM and Aphro/Shura

Oh the seafood platter trio (🐐🐟🦀), I'm hungry nom nom

Send me a ship, and I’ll rate it:

Squick / Just nope / A trainwreck you can’t look away from / Mehh but they are bloody everywhere / Not interested but no negative feelings / I need to see how I could make it work / BroTP / Cute / I love them / They rented a room in my mind and are here to stay

I don't necessarily hate it, its more like I don't get it. I see them more as friends, good buddies or even rarely friends with benefits. I feel the trio will contain mostly manipulation and idk I sense a lack of chemistry between them as a romantic trio, but as a friendship, that is more more interesting to me, especially they know the corrupt system and how they have to participate because they know the half-truth, if they like it or not. (I like to the other three later on)

[raijinhasverybigpecs]

smite meme dump 4: don’t lie to mommy nemesis

[undertale-writing-times]

I would like to inform all of your Lust variants that they are cute and huggable.

(You do NOT have to answer)

I did all of them other than like... 4 lol.

Lover: “I know” He says, with a little giggle, “But thank you~” he coos. 

Hearts: “Oh! Well thank you! That is very kind of you to say, you are very cute as well!” he laughs, crossing his arms over his chest.

Heartbreak: “Oh- um t…thank you? Please don’t hug me” he takes a little step back, holding up his hands. 

Diva: “You think I’m cute? Then how about buyin’ me a drink?” he asks, winking before letting out a little chuckle, “joking joking. Thanks, really sweet of you, my dear”

Charm: “Thank you!” he smiles, clapping his hands together, “you’re cute too! Oh, wait, you said huggable? Would you like a hug?” he asks, holding out his arms, smiling. 

Beau: She was getting ready so she looks over at you and smiles, “You think I’m cute? Well thank you then, though I like more attractive than cute. But no matter, very sweet of you to say!”

Dreamboat: “I try,” Dreamboat says from where he was laying. He had a lollipop in his mouth, his eyes shooting up to look at you then smiles. “You’re pretty good lookin’ yourself, hun”

Lavender: She perks up when you spoke to her, “You think so?” she giggles, putting her hands on her cheeks, “Awww… thank you!” she wraps her tail around you, pulling you close to give you a little nuzzle on the cheek.

Creamy: “You think that I’m cute? Huggable? Please!” He grins, holding out his arms. He would love that! He loves hugs.

Streams: Streams reads the message, letting out a little giggle. “Ooo~ isn’t that so sweet? You’re most likely cute too!” She blows a kiss at the camera the best that she could.

Social: He reads the message and smiles “Thank you thank you! That’s so sweet. I wish I could hug you. I would if you were here!” he hugs himself, giggling happily. He’s so happy to read that comment. 

Homey: “Ey, Yo, brah thanks totally sweet of ya!” They grin, giving finger guns. “You can totes hug me if you want, that would be full on radical but remember if you’re gonna try ta hug someone ya best get their approval first. Consent is the most fresh radical thing in the world, bro” 

Maiden: “Oh um” Maiden looks away, blushing brightly and hiding his lower face. “T-Thank you” He tugs his shirt up a little to hide his face. He’s embarrassed. 

Vestal: They were writing a few things when they heard that, so they look over at you and get a small weak smile. “Thank you, but please don’t try to hug me. I would rather not.” they weren’t dressed up and showing off their ribs as though they used to. 

Baby: “Thanks” was how he responded, averting his eyeshine looking the smallest bit embarrassed. He shifts where he was standing, “Do you need anything else?” 

Deary: Deary jumps then grins when you said that “Thank you!” They hug you tightly, nuzzling their cheek against yours. They were proud of their looks sometimes, even if other times… they weren’t. It was nice to hear this sometimes.

Sweetums: “I know” he messes with his bandana, a relaxed smile on his face, “I’ve been told that I’m one of the cutest ones in the underground” he was VERY pleased by what you said it seemed.

Teddy-Bear: “You ain’t the only one to think it, sweetheart” he pulls a lollipop from his pocket, and gently places it against your lips after taking it out of the wrapper. “But thanks, nice of you” He winks and walks off, letting you keep the lollipop.

Eros: “You think so?” Eros tilts their head to the side, moving closer, holding their arms behind their back. “What makes you think I’m so cute? I want to know what’s going on in your mind” they say, with a smile. 

Aphro: “T-T-ThAnK YoU” Aphro purrs, blushing lightly, and giggles, putting their hands against their cheeks. “No hUgS PlEaSe” for real though, no hugging. Aphro is fine with touching but only when it’s THEIR idea to be touchy. 

Venus: They blink when they heard that, looking over at you their cheeks flushing then they smile and rest their hand against their cheek. “Even after all this time?” They shut their eyes, sighing happily. “Thank you… I needed that”

Cuddles: “You think I’m cute?” he giggles, resting his hands on his cheeks. “Thank you!” He shifts where he was standing. “You’re so sweet I could just eat you up” He clicks his teeth together, snickering. He will bite you if you let him. 

Beloved: Beloved blinks, looking at you while his cheeks flush with the smallest amount of magic. He looks down at himself, moving his arm to block himself from sight the best that he could. He looked embarrassed…

Cupid: “Huggable?” Cupid tilts their head, then smiles, reaching their arms out, “Then come and hug me” they liked being called cute, this was very sweet, but they wanted a hug. 

Astra: His cheeks flush quickly with magic, his eyes shooting away then looks back at you, “Um-” He shakes his head as if to calm himself down, He then looks at you with a relaxed smile. “Not as cute as you, my star” he was still blushing…

Alioth: “Thank you!” He chirps, happily, “Though you should see my friend!” He pulls out his phone and holds it out as if to show you a picture. It was the camera, he was showing you yourself. “They’re one of the most pretty people that I’ve ever seen, aren’t they?”

Pinks: Pinks looks over at you and laughs, jumping up out of the water then falls back into it, and he swims over laying his head on your knee “Thanks! You’re adorable too, I don’t mind if you want to hug me, you know”

Passion: He blinks, his cheeks flushing a little with warmth, before letting out a tsh sound and he looks away. “I ain’t the cute one” he liked being called cute and stuff like that, but it was also embarrassing so… shut up. 

Desire: “Well more often than not, I am called wildly attractive, but I will take the cute comment. Thank you” he laughs, fixing his scarf looking off to the side. He felt good about himself. 

Strawberry: He looks down at you from where he was sitting in the tree, eating berries and he smiles. “Cute and huggable, you say?” he drops down, landing on his feet gracefully. “Is that your way of saying you want to hug me?” he lightly teased.

[shes-a-badkid]

Thoughts while reading “The Mark of Athena” with my nephew-

1. Rick you are on some thin ice pal! Leave my sweet boy Leo alone!

2. “I try not to think, it interferes with being nuts.” Words to live by.

3. Echo is adorable and I would love it if she came back.

4. I’m not saying that percabeth has to be your OTP- however I am saying if you don’t ship them I don’t trust you. They are just the cutest.

5. My poor sweet Nico.

6. I love this rotating group of the demigods going on quests- gives a good opportunity to have each character do something without it feeling unnecessary and you get to spend time with each of them.

7. Oh sweet Frank. You are too precious and I want you and Annabeth to be besties. That Chinese finger trap scene *chefs kiss*

8. UGH Octavian can fuck all the way off, seriously, he’s the worst.

9. Once again coach hedge is my favorite psycho- the revamped Pokémon theme song is wonderful, you strange aggressive goat-man.

10. Sam being Leo’s great grandfather, I can dig it.

11. I want to learn everything about Aphros

12. I feel like all Piper does in this book is think about her relationship. There is so much more she could do.

13. My poor Percy doubting himself.

14. We love a worried but supportive boyfriend, you go Percy!

15. Now my girl Annabeth is doubting herself?

16. We love a smart queen, Annabeth killing the game!

17. I just know I would get along with Coach Hedge so well, I feel it in my soul.

18. I know Percy and Annabeth will be okay but also- they better saved them very quick.

[vexter-the-comedian]

"Oh, my fuckin' Lucifer-"

*Now he's just uncomfortable. He glances at Mortimer with a "can I leave for the love of all that is no longer holy?" face*

*Mortimer glances back down at Vex and sighs. As much as a burden as he is, he doesn't want to hear insults like that thrown at him. It's his son, unfortunately enough, and hearing that....yeah, he'd just rather hear about anything else* "Just- go- tell Val the aphro's gonna be late on a count 'a coirtain bitch ass horndog"

*Vex nods and quickly makes his way out of the house, both happy he gets to leave early, and that he gets sime time off. Valentino wasn't a good perk though, but he's been to him enough times to know how to operate by now*

*Vex walks up to the house of Calista and Mortimer for another delivery. He sighs heavily and walks through the door, avoiding the staff tending to the house and makes his way into his father's office* "Needed me, pops?"

*Mortimer looked up from his paperwork over to Vexter, rolling his eyes as he mumbled the word "need"* "Unfortunately. Val's been all pissy cause one 'a his woirkas stay at tat weird ass hotel you stay at. He's been a fuckin' pain in everyone's ass lately, so I'm just givin' him whateva he wants ta get 'em ta shut the fuck up"

*Vex was barely listening. He learned to tune his father out when he's on one of his long-winded ramblings. He just stands outside the door, wanting this whole thing to be over*

*Mortimer rummages through his drawers as he complaints about Valentino's behavior as if late. Not being able to find what he needs, he snaps his neck over to the door and yells* "CAAAAAAL!! GET YER ASS OVA HERE, I KNOW YA STOLE THE SHIT FER VAL!!"

@vexter-the-comedian >:]

"FUCKIN' MAKE ME! I'M TRYING TO FORGET ABOUT MY PATHETIC EXCUSE OF A HUSBAND!"

[izzyspussy]

Stizzy ask (pre steddyhands I guess?)

Idk if this is for you my guy but I've had this rattling around my brain for the last few days and uhhhhh

A sex pollen/fuck or die scenario where Izzy is the only one affected.

The crew know how it has to be handled. Only one way. The captains decide the responsibility falls to them, they won't let any of the crew handle it.

Ed, with his history with Izzy, says he'll do it

Izzy, still coherent enough to have a say, refuses to let Ed "sacrifice himself" and would rather die than let Ed near him, no matter how much he'd want that in any other circumstance

... so Stede steps up

... Izzy doesn't say no

oh dw anon sex pollen is very much For Me

anyway, yeah. i imagine it's probably just a really strong or a botched movie-magic kind of aphro and not actually a fuck-or-die situation, HOWEVER, it is genre shenanigans innit (the genre in this case being porn lmfaooo) so izzy has no frame of reference for it whatsoever and reluctantly believes the supposedly more genre savvy (superstitious) characters when they say he'll literally keel over if he doesn't Get It.

i think it's a combo of ed and izzy who decide none of the crew can do it. izzy doesn't trust any of them enough to let them at him in the first place, and additionally he's absolutely certain they'll hold it over his head forever. ed is just possessive and trying to pretend he's not by using the "captains' responsibility" excuse (though izzy does feel protected by the fact that ed apparently won't stand for dubcon with a crew member, the sexual politics between them are hwjhwlkjas how you say...? wack lmao).

but! izzy doesn't want ed either. the "sacrifice" idea you put forward doesn't really make sense to me except maybe as an excuse. izzy doesn't want ed because he's in love with him and fucking him for exclusively practical life-saving reasons will break his heart. but of course he would never in a million years admit that out loud, and he has to give some reason, so not wanting ed to be dubconned by the situation is what gets said.

so then stede is the only option. and izzy also doesn't want stede just because he doesn't want to owe him, and he figures stede really is taking one for the team (read: for ed) here. but he trusts stede to be kind without belittlement during the act itself, to not meet however izzy reacts to things in his altered state with judgement, to not insult his body, to not tease him later unless duly provoked.

and... he's. attracted. to stede. maybe. maybe. has started to respect him, even. he doesn't have a crush, certainly not, obviously no one on earth can compete with ed that's utterly preposterous izzy will never have feelings for anyone else ever ever ever. obviously. but, y'know. stede is pretty, and he can be properly ruthless when he wants to be, and there's just something about having his attention...

so. yeah. this is. actually quite a few steps above tolerable. not that izzy would ever in a million years admit that out loud. he just. doesn't say no.

[mushlandsandbeyond]

From Echino Mesa to Nuvola Rosa

Two young wizards talk to each other for the first time using stellar transmission, a practically defunct form of communication with magic-users.

Just Paste It version here: [Link]

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Perched on the roof of his home, Maristela fixed his gaze on the flickering stars. It was the dead of night. Beneath him, the sea gently licked and lapped at the fine sand while fish and squids weaved through coral like needles creating a new dress shirt. Sea pickles formed a soft glow in the ocean and created a more welcoming ocean, one that was not a dark void whenever nighttime fell.

This would be his twentieth time practicing stellar transmission, a practically defunct form of communication with magic-users. He came across it while he was studying in Starfish Valley's library. The notion that he might be the only one who knows about this excited and motivated him to continue learning it.

This time he's more confident in his abilities. He stared at one of the stars in the sky in front of him, focusing it until it was one of the only things left in his vision, then tapped his knee to write his first word.

[Salve!]

It was something he wrote last month, the first time he actually got it to work. There was no response, which was to be expected. Maristela didn't expect to get another response with this one, either, but it was fun regardle-

[What?]

One of the stars adjacent to the one he was focusing on flashed and wrote back. Maristela jumped and lost sight of it for a brief second before he went back to concentrate, tapping rapidly,

[What do you mean? I'm saying hello.]

He waited...

[Oh! Well, hello there! I didn't know someone else used stellar transmission.]

Maristela's eyebrows furrowed and he huffed, slightly frustrated that he wasn't the only one who learned it. But hey, two is better than one! This other person seemed to be adept at communicating given the length of their response.

[I didn't know either! I shall introduce myself. My name is Maristela Aphros.]

There was a pause on the other side. He worried a little and tapped on his knee.

[Hello?]

[sorry did you write aphros]

[Yes, why?]

Another delay.

[Wow! Your clan is super famous!]

[Oh really?]

[Yeah! I read about it when I was young, and then my mentor explained to me that the Cataclysm was real... So many wizards have chalked it up to be myth over the years, but it's mostly just the older wizards. Now that I think about it, it's hard to really read up on it, at least with the truth and not the mythcised version....

OK sorry! My name is Polaris Tang!]

Ah, great. Of course history only remembers the Cataclysm and not the other (and arguably cooler) facts of the Aphros clan.

[Polaris? That's a really nice name!]

[Thank you!

So, you're in Echino Mesa?]

[You know it. What about you?]

[I'm in Nuvola Rosa! Not to brag or anything, but I'm the apprentice of the Head Wizard!]

... Huh. Well, that explains a lot of things now. Maristela sank a little where he sat and felt like a little specimen waiting to be studied by someone in one of the most prominent cities of modern wizard culture.

[Wow, that's quite the position!]

[IKR! I'm going to become Head Wizard in only a few decades, it's kind of scary but I think I'll be a great leader! At least that's what Antony says. So, what about you? Are you also an apprentice?]

Better to be honest than lie about it.

[No. I just study by myself. Echino Mesa isn't what it was in its past haha]

[Oh, silly me. I forgot about that haha]

[Haha]

[Well Maristela, I have to go to bed. But we can talk tomorrow night, if you want!]

The young wizard smiled. 

[I’d love to. Goodnight, Polaris.]

[Goodnight Maristela!]

And with that, Maristela unfocused on the field of stars and he fell onto his back. His head was spinning like a wooden top and his vision blurred for a moment. He closed his eyes and managed to catch up in just a few minutes. The side effects were something he disregarded while studying, so this was another lesson in disguise.

He laughed and sat up, knowing he had made a friend from far away. This was just their little thing, so he will cherish it until the very end of their existence.

Maristela blinked and looked at the sea of colours before climbing back down. His soles made contact with the sand that gave way and he shuffled to the porch, where he cleaned up before entering the house quietly. He wrote down in his diary before passing out, dreaming of a faraway island floating hundreds of meters above the ocean.

[cynicalmusings]

oh, to hell with it, have a peek of the tdaasof little mermaid au i’ve been semi-working on.

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It was always by the sea that Aphros could collect their thoughts best. Even if they were no longer its resident, the heavy hush of curling waves and the scent of its salt water drew them to it like they had never left, a welcome soothing touch after a day drawn long with hopelessness. On land they felt an outsider, isolated with no means to make themselves seem or understood, walking on unsteady legs towards a future which to everybody else was a well-trodden path. In the ocean, Aphros had been loved, heard, and content: now they were lost, and lonely, and felt smaller than ever before.

They approached the shore long after sunset—the same shore which, perhaps, had set all these events in motion—with the intention of clearing their mind and reconciling the growing dread which surfaced each time they remembered their deal. If they were lucky, they could come up with a plan. After all, only five days remained, now. 

But, as they took a first step onto the sand, it came as a surprise to Aphros to find the beach already occupied. Sitting alone by the shore was Xiao, unaccompanied by guards, silently watching the horizon. His shoulders were slumped, not held high and stiff like they had been previously. They were shocked at how normal he looked: like a person, not a prince. Against the silver light of the moon, his silhouette was dark, and cast a long shadow across the pale sand. 

If this encounter had happened early in the day, Aphros would have immediately seized the opportunity to walk to him and prove themselves. But it was late, and they were tired, and the fairytale of falling in love with a prince felt merely that, and nothing more. 

They took another step along the beach. They were here for the ocean, not for him, and his presence wouldn’t hinder them. Xiao must have noticed their approach because he glanced over his shoulder, briefly making eye contact with them. No hearts fluttered, and no sparks flew. He looked back to the horizon a moment later.

Aphros continued towards the shore until they were in line with him, where they sat down on the sand, some paces away though not too far. If Xiao disliked this, he made no indication of it. They, too, turned their eyes to the horizon, and simply stared. It was odd to think that only a day ago, they had lived in this very same ocean, and from inside it looked up at the very same stars, only now the sea felt as far away from them as the stars did. 

For a long time, there was only silence and the sigh of waves against the sand.

“A few months ago, somebody saved my life here.”

Surprised, Aphros turned to look at Xiao. He still stared out at the horizon, not looking them in the eye. His face was bathed in shadows. He looked much younger, Aphros noticed, like he was their age, not some young boy forced into maturity. And much more tired.

The prince’s eyes flicked in their direction. “What’s your reason for coming here?” There passed a brief pause, before he shook his head and scoffed. “Of course. You can’t answer.”

Aphros was by now used to this manner of disdain, and swallowed it down with weary acceptance. Instead of reacting with offence, merely they tilted their head towards him in what they hoped could be read as a return of the question. It was a moment before he replied.

“I have nightmares sometimes,” the prince sighed. “Of the battlefield. I struggle to sleep afterwards. I come here to clear my mind.” He chewed on his lip—an action Aphros wouldn’t have expected from a stern military general as much as a young, hesitant child. 

Quietly, he asked, “May I… speak about them to you?”

[sweetea-rosey]

Ooo hi I saw you take requests? I have a writing request if you want to :))

So here is my idea:

Remus has a notebook given to him by the other sides to write his thoughts down in. See, Remus has clear impulse control problems so this notebook of for him to write his thoughts down instead of just doing and saying whatever comes to mind. It gives him a chance to think about it. Sometimes, maybe like once a week give or take a few days one of the other sides will sit down with him and read his thoughts with him just to make him feel validated and heard. Well this particular time one of the sides (of your choice) sat down with the notebook and found some rather interesting things.

Now, you can take this one of two ways (it’s really all up to you!)- You can make this something angsty (hurt comfort), or you can make it something shippy! It can be any Remus ship you want but I personally am more partial to intrulogical hehe 💙💚

Take your time and have fun with it!! Have a good day :)

Ah! Ty for the request! I started writing it on the day you submitted it, but Tumblr deleted it after a while of not saving :') so now my motivation to do this is deterred

Anyway, this'll be my first time not writing something Roman centric =w=""

Remus held the book in his hands. He remembered the day Roman gave it to him, when he risked traveling into the dark scape because he knew his brother needed this. Because he did, too.

An outlet.

A place for his monstrosities to be, other than inside his head, allowed to torture him to their best abilities. The illusions his mind creates are no longer just in his eyes. It's no longer insanity- it's creativity. The journal isn't the first one. But he and Roman make sure to keep eachother stocked up; they get filled rather quickly. The Imagination holds an entire library dedicated to their filled journals from over the years.

The journals have also become sort of diaries to them. So, imagine what were to happen if one of them got lost? The possibility of their secrets being seen by unbidden eyes.

Remus burst into Roman's room, "Ro!"

Roman jumped from his spot at his desk, "Jeez- ! What is it?"

Oddly, for Remus, he seemed almost anxious, "Have you seen my latest journal?"

Ah, that explains it. Roman understands the severity of losing something that holds your private thoughts. He stood up from his desk chair, turning to face Remus better, "No, I haven't. Is it missing?"

Remus nodded, unable to speak through the panic coursing through his veins, the hormone mixing with the feeling of the plasma we call blood rushing through veins and arteries, rest in his heart, which is thumping with vigor, the- Remus shook himself. The imagery coming on its own with nothing to do with it, "Thoughts, thoughts thoughts, thoughts, blood, where? Everywhere? It is me, I am thoughts and blood and gore and death and slime, and..."

Roman pulled his brother in, the physical touch of his second half grounding him, finally balanced out with his brother there to help him.

"Breathe, Ree...I get it...I'll help you look for it, okay? Do you have any spare journals?"

Remus shook his head. He had just started this one, he was too busy brainstorming on the pages to remember to restock.

"Okay, do you have the focus to conjur any, right now?"

Remus shook his head again. No no, of course not! He's too focused on the one that's missing!

"Alright, that's okay, Ree. I get it. Here, use this for now," As Roman spoke, he pressed a plain black book in the unstable man's hands, "Get some thoughts out on that, then we can start looking, okay?"

Instead of answering, he made the rest of the way into the prince's room and started letting the thoughts out.

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"Feel better?"

Remus let out a breath and nodded, "A lot, thanks. Can we go look, now?"

"Of course, let's go."

It took hours. The sun was gone in Thomas' living room and they were still tearing the place apart, searching absolutely everywhere. Remus was tempted to just dismantle the mind palace and look through the stuff that gets left behind. The fear was boiling in his gut in the ocean of acid.

"What if we don't find it? My blood, sweat, and tears went into that book! Pieces of my heart are in there, I can't lose it, what if someone else finds it and reads it?"

Roman shuddered, because he didn't believe that Remus was being metaphorical, "I understand the severity of the situation, Ree. We should go look in the Lightside, now..."

Remus shrugged as much as his slumped posture will allow, "Sure..."

"We'll find it, Ree..."

"That's not what I'm worried about. If I lose it? Fine, I have others, I can start a new one. I'm scared of someone else finding it and reading it... there's things in there I don't want others seeing..."

"I get it, you know I do. We'll get it back before anyone else can even know it exists, alright?"

Remus just shrugged off his comforting hand, "Stupid prince, always making promises you don't even know if you can keep. Don't do that to yourself and don't do it to me. I'm not stupid enough to fall for that shit."

Roman recoiled, almost physically, "Sometime, people just need reassurance."

"And then, when you're wrong? I know you don't like breaking promises, Princey."

"...Then hopefully we'll figure it out."

"You're such a fucking optimist, it's gross."

Roman rolled his eyes, "I'm helping you look, be nice, you doofus."

"Oh wow, "doofus", I'm so offended," Remus said without much effort.

Roman ignored him.

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"It's not HERE!" Remus screamed, a pot crashing through the wall.

Roman manged to muffle the noise and quickly put it back together, "We will, this was only the first room in the Lightside. You need to calm down."

"I can't! What if someone else already found it and read it? What if they hate me? What if they never wanna talk to me again because nothing in there makes sense, what-"

Roman caught his hands, "Woah! Woah...Remus, when did you start caring so much about what the others think of you?"

"I don't!"

"But...-"

"I don't care about what Logan and the other think of me."

"Of what...Logan and the...? Remus...is this about Logan?"

Remus hesitated just long enough.

"Oh great Aphrodite, it is..."

"Aphro-? NO! No, I don't!"

"Remus, is there something about Logan on that book?"

Remus said fuck it in his mind and sighed, "Yes... I...some fantasies...that he might not approve of..."

"Oh, Remus..."

"What if he finds out, and he...? He just doesn't...?"

Roman hit his brother on the head, "This is why you're a doofus. It doesn't matter if he finds it, you have nothing to worry about."

Remus rolled his eyes. Literally. He rolled them like dice and Roman had to look away, but got the message.

"How would you know?"

It was Roman's turn to roll his eyes (PROPERLY).

"I'm leaving you to figure that out. But, I do."

"Sure. Whatever. Asshole."

Roman moved on to look in the next room.

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A flash of green leaped onto him and he was tumbling over, the item in his hands flying out.

"Remus!"

The man scrambled over and snatched the book up, "Did you read it?"

"I- no, Remus what is it?"

"It's mine. Roman, I found it!"

Roman? Since when do those two talk? But, as Remus said, Roman walked in.

"Oh, thank Hades."

"Logan had it."

Roman sucked in a breath, "Did he read it?"

Remus shook his head, relief is a weird expression on the man's face.

Logan wouldn't mind seeing it more.

"What is this about?"

Roman took the liberty of answering, "The book is Remus' and it's private. Reading it would be invasive."

"Oh, my apologies, then. But, I had just picked it up, it was left over from Remus' running through the room and into the Imagination, along with some other debris I cleaned up."

"It's alright, nerd."

Logan's gaze lingered on Remus a bit, before he bid his farewells, reminded Roman of some work he needs to do by Friday, then left.

"Y'know," Roman said as they turned to walk back, "You could tell him how you feel."

Remus scoffed, "I'm not self destructive, like you, RoRo."

Ignoring Remus' jabs is difficult for the prince, nevertheless, "And do, pray tell, how it's self destructive?"

"Because he'll say no and that will hurt. I don't like when things actually hurt. I'm not risking him hating me even more."

"Woah, woah, he doesn't hate you."

"Doesn't he? I'm chaotic, irrational, vile, ik everything he fights to keep under control."

Roman digested this and thought hard on how best to explain this, "But that's exactly why you two are perfect for each other. You help him let loose when he's being a stick in the mud and he helps you keep in control of yourself and stay organized.

"You're delusional. He doesn't like me, he can't Ro. It goes against our very beings! Go ahead and fool yourself, but you can't do that to me. That's just cruel." Remus disappeared and Roman sighed as he tried to brush off his brother's words.

As the embodiment of romance, he thinks he'd know when a couple will work out or not. How will he convince his brother and Logan of that? He supposes he can't blame them for that, who would listen to the love advice of someone who loves someone that loves someone else? Kinda hypocritical.

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"Just leave me alone!"

"Remus! Would calm down? Just listen to me!"

"No! You're a liar and I hate you! Do you want me to get hurt? You're an asshole you good for nothing prince!" He screamed. Why won't his brother let this go? Doesn't he see that everyone is better this way?

"Fine! You're right! Is that what you want to hear? Call me an asshole, call me stupid, call me evil or whatever! But I'm not wrong! Why don't you believe me? Ha! Why am I trying to reason with the self proclaimed unreasonable?"

Remus looked down from his perch on the guillotine, "Wait, RoRo-!" But he was gone.

"Fuck."

He rushed out, hoping to Loki that he didn't do too much damage.

"Roman!"

But he found who he wants looking for.

"Why are you screaming in the middle of the common room?" Came that cool and sexy voice.

"Looking for my brother, duh."

"Funny, I just spoke to him."

"Where'd he go?"

"Not sure, but he told me to stop being a robotic fake and confess to you."

"He- ? ROMAN!" Remus summoned a hammer and maybe there's a new hole in the wall.

"He was right, surprisingly."

Remus was not expecting that, "Come again?"

"I have noticed, over the course of our interactions, that I have developed feelings that I didn't recognized until Roman brought them to my attention. Remus...I have romantic feelings for you."

And it was the last casual and calculated confession Remus ever heard. He imagined something with ropes. But it was the best thing he ever heard. He didn't expect to be crying.

"Remus?"

"I like you, too..."

Logan brightened and stood up, his heart beating unnaturally, yet pleasently, as he moved closer, "Then... perhaps we...?"

But before he could finish, Remus pulled him in and there was no need for words.

Part 2 with what happened with Roman afterwards?

Ty so much for the request and I apologies for the long wait.

@fireflyjunkie

[gothoffspring]

hi!! i love your blog soo so much! ive been going through your posts and your sims look incredible! im sorry if you have already answered this before but what reshade preset do you use for gameplay? your game looks amazing! hope you are having a good day/night wherever you are sweet friend! ♥︎

oh my gosh, ANON, I love you! You're so sweet, thank you so much! The funniest thing is a month ago I had never even used reshade and now I truly cannot imagine my edits without it! The problem is, I've gone through like..at least 5 different reshade presets since I started a month ago LMAO. So here is a link to my resources page, where I have listed at LEAST 4 of the ones I've tried out! I'm pretty sure on most of my recent gameplay I've been using Elenora by talentedtrait or one of kindlespices! Sorry I can't be more specific, but I hope this helps a little bit!

I will say that from now on I'll mostly be using Aphros by squea, slightly edited by me, using pictureamoebae multiLUT and it looks.. you'll see very soon! 😊❤

[canonical-transformation]

The Stellar Moments Vol. 2: Genshin OST 'review'

I have been waiting for this for so long. With all the airtime Vol 1 gets on streams/videos (Albedo and Zhongli themes, looking at you), it's easy to overlook the absolute bangers from the past year.

Mini-review and personal favourites:

#3 Any Last Words?

Writing team: "You should go with erdu: traditional Chinese folk." "Or! A trap beat! It's youthful." "Nonono, this is our only chance to do haunted house music."

Composer: "Hold my beer."

It's wacky, it's hilarious, my wife keeps jumping out from behind corners singing it, it nails the spooky prankster vibe while maintaining the aura that, oh, this woman could be deeply respectful and spiritual but she's just not feeling it y'know?

#4 Shadow of Nemesis

It's so compact! They take the rhythm from the combat motif (𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅯𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮, see other Genshin OSTs for Photon of Fluctuation, Overlord of the Thunderstorm, etc.) and they overlay it with swirly Gothic Church Organ and a beat so ill even Barbara can't save it.

#7 Dance of Aphros

"Dance of Sacrifice. Act 3. Flickering Candlelight."

Look, if there's one Character Demo track from mid-2021 i'd expect players might know by heart, it's Eula's theme. The flamenco(?) is so packed with tragedy and pathos, hold your head high and they will hate you no less but you owe it to yourself, a lifetime's of repressed emotion comptessed beneath a formal, rigid dance form.

This theme is utterly her, it's as perfect a summation of Eula's character as her Vision story -- look it up -- is.

(*googles* i see, Aphros, demigod of seafoam, niiiiice)

#13 Eternity in a Moment

I picked Yoimiya's character teaser music over her character demo (track #14), the latter being also excellent and fun but I think really needing the visual gags and silliness of that trailer to shine. This one feels more... stand-alone?

One of a handful of purely orchestral tracks on this OST, does that beautiful Ab-Bb-C sweeping motion with the chords that makes it feel like you're caught in the middle of the most beautiful scene in the whole film and the scene isn't ending it's just the emotion of one perfect moment caught like a butterfly in a jar and allowed to breathe and expand from that single moment to a whole sunset's worth of time, transience transience transience but prolonged; i'm a little gay for yoimiya's upbeat outlook tbh

#15 Will of Thunder

Kujou Sara now, and what I love about this is how it exists entirely in the shadow of Ei/Raiden's theme. It's all allusion to the Narukamo Ogosho and almost nothing hinting at the Tengu's personality and that seems... pretty damned fitting?

#21 Termination of Desires

Not *quite* as epic as Raiden/Ei's phase 2 battle theme, but it comes close. Isn't it amazing how heavily her personal leitmotif plays into the whole Inazuma soundtrack?

I aware this a "nice m8" medal for the best beat drop in an album full of excellent beat drops. (What is it with archons and juicy drops? Zhongli's trailer music is iconic, and even Venti's pops once you get past the stupidly long build-up.)

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Wow Mihoyo's music team continues to be phenomenal. In-game music, marketing music like these ones... I dislike a lot of things about this game but Volume 3 (Dendro archon omfg) ain't gonna be one of them

[diamonds-dont-sparkle-they-shine]

MORE RANDOM IDEAS THAT ARE POPPING INTO MY HEAD:

• so Aphrodite and Ares are sort of always at each other's throats (in the way cousins are - i remember my male cousin and i used to always love fighting, like, wrstling, when i was like 10 and he was like - 5? Idk i cant remember, but damn that kid was strong bec i vividly remember my other female cousin (if i was 10 then she must have been like 6 - holy shit we were crazy im dying) having to help me in order to pin the dude cousin down for longer than 5 seconds like wow) - so basically the relationship that my female cousin and i have will be like that of Athena (thene/thena) and Aphrodite (fro/diety), and that bickery-sibling sort of relationship that i have with my male cousin is the relationship Aphrodite and Ares will have

(Please yall aphrodite and ares will NOT be shipped even though their namesakes do the nasty like come on they're cousins who literally WATCHED EACH OTEHR GROW UP)

• so anyways aphrodite and ares do this thing where idk they sort of sabotage each otehr or try to ruin the other's holiday (dont even ASK athena why she even joins them - actually, she joins them to make sure they dont get arrested and dont die bec come on) and also these kids come from rich families so they're like, "f the law!" and basically they do whatever they want (super annoying if you're not them but in my head they're fun-loving, adventure-chasing people)

• and by adventure chasing i actually MEAN chasing like i mean ares chasing aphrodite throughout the cobblestoned volterra because she no doubt did something to him in the morning (im thinking pulled some sort of elaborate prank thing on him that left him trapped somewhere??? I dont know??? I dont do pranks so someone help)

• and anyways the three of them (i deleted eris soz) are also very very VERY dramatic

• so naturally, while aphrodite and athena bump into demetri and felix (oop) who are wearing cloaks (double oop) in the shadows of the buildings (triple oops), a sudden loud shout could be heard and what is that? Oh, you know, just ares naturally shouting diety's name in a curse ( "APHRO-DIETYYYYYY!" )

• and then just athena being like (eyebrows raised in confusion) "ares?" and aphrodite getting excited because "oh my doesnt this feel vintage" and also because ARES IS COMING GOTTA YEET AHAHAHAA so aphrodite literally drops athena's ass like byeeeee gotta run from your raging brother

• and athena is just like ??? (and when the realisation hits her she's just:) "you have GOT to be kidding me" but of course, this is ares and aphrodite, what could they ever get out of kidding her?

• so athena asks demetri and felix if they have a map because she thinks that maybe aphrodite and ares will chase each other through the town and she is irritated because she doesnt wnat to have to go scavenging for them - so she gets the brilliant idea of "oh! A horse!" because dont like policemen ride horses in some fancy places??? plus italy seems dramatic enough to have their policemen on horses soooo

• she asks demetri and felix if they know of any places that'll have horses (she doesnt care if the horses are like being used by people - all she can think of is finding a horse and then jumping on its back and having like, an actual athena-riding-into-battle moment, except, she isnt riding into battle, she's just riding after aphrodite and ares... but the two of them together are equivalent to a battle so whatever)

• yeah so idk what happens next dont ask me i havent had anymore ideas oops

[denkilightning]

things denki said pt. 2!!!

because im having so much fun thinking these up :D

(at bakusquad) 'i know ill sound sappy now but honestly you guys made me believe in love all over again'

‘par-fucking-don the fuck out of my goddamn french but this? this is where i have piqued. im done. i fucking did it. ‘

‘oh come on! we’re not gonna purposely destroy everything...... anything. *softly* ... i need jesus’

‘par-fucking-don the goddamn fuck out of my fucking french but this-’ [gestures to hero course girls] ‘is fucking beautiful’

‘i love girls. im so proud of them.’

‘thesis: trans people are the best people. evidence:-’ [gestures towards his friends] ‘in the picture attached’

'if you dont fuck off i will pull your teeth out and put them back inverted and fucking upside down.'

'GOD FUCKING NERFED ME BECAUSE IF SHE DIDNT I WOULD KILL HER AND TAKE OVER THE T H R O N E'

'hey, its actually not that hard if you try more than once'

*at seriida* 'if you two were molted together and made into a plant you'd be a pining tree'

'instead of puberty i will have a period where my bitterness and anger will hit its peak and i will murder everyone who has ever wronged me on site'

‘whats the name of dog mermaids?’

‘APHRO-FUCKING-DITE HAS STOMACH ROLLS!! THE GODDESS OF BEAUTY HAS STOMACH ROLLS, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK ITS UGLY?! IF THE GODDESS OF BEAUTY HAS STOMACH ROLLS YOU CAN HAVE STOMACH ROLLS TOO!!’

‘bitch, are you canadian or something? stop apologizing so much, literally no one cares’ (this might or might not have been directed at midoriya. it could also be directed at iida. youll never know)

‘im a bat’ ‘...pardon?’ ‘i can hear shapes. its kind of weird with your eyes open’

‘i’ve seen a body getting disposed in a pigpen. nothing scares me anymore’