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[persepor]

Let's talk about Yinu's boss fight...

Yinu is the third NSR artist we face in No Straight Roads, alongside her mother who I'll refer to as Mama. Yinu is my 3rd favorite NSR artist not only for her character but the fact she plays neoclassical music! There's a really interesting connection I want to make later but without further ado let's talk about Yinu.

"I'll show you why they call me the Golden Maestro of Vinyl City!"

Yinu's battle goes like most of the others......except you don't fight her...you fight her mother. Mama will appear after you break the gate and will hold Yinu out of harms way, shielding her when you get rid of all the strings. Mama functions as the main obstacle you have to get through to get to Yinu. She will keep Yinu away from you for the entire battle, focused on mainly keeping Yinu performing.

She starts out as simply being behind the curtain, then in the second phase she grows and lifts up the stage into the air, and finally she uses herself as a sort of cage. You defeat her but it isn't over you're interrupted by Yinu who is angry at EVERYONE and furiously plays her piano.

You finally reach her and we hear something audibly break. The cutscene plays and we see everyone falling. No one is hurt in the fall but.......

Mayday and Zuke broke Yinu's piano.

Yinu plays neoclassical music which consists of piano, strings, and wind instruments. I absolutely love Yinu's theme not only because I love classical music myself but because it's so melodic and really evokes emotion. The rock version, while not my favorite, is also really good at using guitars and drums to replace the strings and winds.

One element I love is that the furious piano playing towards the end of the song stays in the rock version as well. It's such a nice touch to add to keep in the same in every version of Yinu's music. When I hear hear theme music I can imagine her enjoying herself, playing her piano for her fans but also for herself and her mother. I hear passion when listening to Yinu's theme which says a lot than having to express it with more words.

The next time you listen to her theme I want you to really listen and see what your mind comes up with when listening to it.

B2J's overthrowing Yinu's concert reminded me of the rise of popularity for rock in the 1950's and it subsequently becoming mainstream in the 20th century.

With popular music such as rock, jazz, and the blues becoming so popular classical music was forgotten about and had to find its own niche radio stations. Even today any type of classical music is basically forgotten or isn't looked as fondly upon as pop or rock music.

When B2J destroyed Yinu's piano this thought solidified itself as them getting rid of classical music, quite literally drowning Yinu out until you're trying to reach her. May and Zuke got rid of Yinu's neoclassical music in her district.

They put down a music genre just so rock can become popular again.

Conclusion is Yinu is an S-tier boss fight and she has so much untapped story that I didn't go over.

Thank you for reading, Dj Subatomic Supernova is up next.

[somehowsnakesblog]

Icarus Falling

I caught Icarus when he fell

Cradled him softly in my arms as he sobbed

I let the wax burn my hands

Drip drip dripping molten down my clothes,

I saw Icarus fly 

How could I ever have blamed him 

The warmth of the sun after years in the dark

I could never have resisted either,

I held Icarus as he died

Watched the sun dip low beyond the horizon

While I buried him in the cold dark dirt

I hope wherever he is

He can hold Apollo’s hand without pain

I hope he can feel the sun on his face.

                                                              P.F.

[dionysism]

okay it deranges me in a way i cannot explain to post my writing and i hate doing it BUT i am trying to overcome it so. here is a little modern hector and paris drabble from something i'm working on

[midnightmah07]

Lab wear Daisy!!💙

I was gonna wait until I did Perse and Jeanne's lab wear cards so I could post them all together but I'm wayyy too impatient for that-

Perse's lab wear card

Jeanne's lab wear card

[gingermintpepper]

SO BASICALLY,

The general concept is that Hyacinthus, the (secret) sixth prince of Laconia is sent to Olympia to help out after the catastrophic earthquake that's completely paralysed the town. He gets there, he's given his land and he finds this cool statue of his Very Handsome Man on his land and would you look at that, the Very Handsome Statue is talking to him and introduced himself as Apollo, how nice-!

In short, it's something of a domestic mystery - much like in Fields of Mistria itself, the earthquake has awakened old magic in Olympia once more due to interfering with the seals far below the earth. Hyacinthus, motivated to help Apollo get his lost memories back and for the good of the town, traverses down the mines so he can break the seals and, in the process, maybe un-statue the really hot guy that's sharing this farmland with him.

Below the cut I'll put the list of the characters I assigned to the townspeople if you're interested <33

Farmer → Hyacinthus

Sent by the Adventurer’s Guild to help repair Olympia. Is the only one that can hear the voice of the Radiant from the statue on his farm. Sixth prince of Laconia, still in contact with his family, wanted to help his people after the disaster. 

Caldarus → Apollo

A God of old Olympia, used to be widely worshipped but is now sealed away deep under the earth. Has lost most of his memories along with much of his power but has recently reawakened due to a disaster which disrupted his seals. Can only communicate to Hyacinthus through the statue on his farm.  

Balor → Hermes

A prolific merchant who excels at delivering quality goods in unorthodox places. Took a special interest in Olympia after the disaster and remained the town’s sole contact to the outside world in the wake of their bridge collapsing. Always smiling and extremely mysterious - he has suspiciously low prices despite the danger of his work. 

Nora → Demeter

Head of Olympia’s Chamber of Commerce and co-owner of the General Store in town. Works closely with both Hermes and Hektor to keep the town running smoothly as well as coordinate the restoration of Olympia after the disaster. 

Holt → Triptolemus 

Co-owner of the General Store and Demeter’s life partner. Extremely reliable but a bit lost without Demeter’s instructions, he’s extremely skilled at cultivating crops and is responsible for stocking the general store with seasonal seeds and saplings. Strictly vegetarian.

Celine → Persephone

Demeter’s daughter and an avid lover of flowers. Constantly busy with the beautification of Olympia when she’s not researching the rare and mythical flora of Olympia’s past. She handles stocking the general store with seasonal flower seeds and furniture. Is in a secret relationship with Hades, one of the merchants from out of town.

Dell → Pelops

Demeter’s ward and a greatly troubled child. Rambunctious with a very vivid imagination, he has big dreams of returning to the capital and taking his rightful place as a Duke. Due to the remote nature of Olympia, it is the perfect place for him to be hidden away from his father’s madness and, luckily, no one in Olympia takes his tales seriously. Demeter worries about him endlessly.

Eiland → Cassandra

The younger child of the Baron and Baroness of Olympia, she is greatly concerned with the history and architecture of Olympia. Extremely perceptive and always on the lookout for more hints about Olympia’s buried past. Founded the History Society so she could more effectively research her current obsession, the scattered steles of a long dead god.

Adeline → Hektor

The elder child of the Baron and Baroness of Olympia, after the disaster struck he dedicated himself to restoring Olympia at all costs. He truly believes in the people and potential of this town and though he has never been particularly superstitious, he has found himself more inclined to pray and pay attention to natural omens since starting this project. He personally dedicates himself to working alongside Hyacinthus for the sake of restoring Olympia to its former glory. 

Elsie → Paris

Older relative of the Baron and a Count, he agreed to look after Hektor and Cassandra in Olympia while their parents were away. Seems to prefer Olympia’s quieter countryside but always has a story or two to tell about his exploits in the Capital. Seems especially fond of a particular man and woman he left behind in favour of coming to live with the Baron and his family.

Juniper → Penthesilea

A foreign woman who has not entirely settled into Olympia. Runs the bathhouse and gym and spends a lot of time on the Eastern Road. Is especially interested in the seals and inscriptions scattered around Olympia but staunchly refuses to join the History Society. Apparently, she is not very fond of Orpheus. 

Valen → Orpheus

The extremely skilled but extremely reserved town doctor. He has a clinic in the town centre and mostly keeps to himself, though he is especially fond of flowers and trees. Doesn’t speak much and instead prefers to write his thoughts down or communicate with sign language. Wears a wedding ring but notably, lives alone.  

Olric → Zephyrus

The older of the blacksmithing duo, a gentle man with a big heart. Part of the History Society and very enthusiastic about life, he was part of a skilled band of adventurers called the ‘Anemoi’ before eventually retiring and moving to Olympia. Spends a lot of his time on high hills and summits and can speak the language of flowers. Is good friends with Persephone.

March → Dionysus

The younger of the blacksmithing duo and undoubtedly the more skilled craftsman of the two, has been working extremely hard to help put the town to rights after the disaster and is a bit on edge because of it. Super welcoming and friendly but also somewhat unsettling due to his intensity, doesn’t actually care much about smithing and would much rather spend his days making wine casks and custom drinking cups.

Hemlock → Asclepius

Co-owner of the Sleeping Eclipse Inn and the town doctor before Orpheus moved in. He’s an anchor of the town and the inn is Olympia’s beating heart. Extremely well-read and a skilled luthier he helps wherever he can. Due to some difficulties with his health after the disaster, his family has been forcing him to take it easy. Cries every time he hears Orpheus sing.

Josephine → Epione

Co-owner of the Sleeping Eclipse Inn and the town veterinarian. She’s a powerful woman, the second tallest person in Olympia and very intimidating on first glance because of it. Despite this, she is extremely gentle-natured and always has a smile for those who enter her doors, works closely with Aristaeus to ensure the town’s internal supply of animal produce isn’t threatened, especially after the massive losses taken after the disaster. Was a ranger before she met Asclepius and still has her horse, Miel.

Reina → Iaso

Eldest child of Asclepius and Epione, was educated in the Capital but came home in a huff due to a major blowout with her boss at the hospital she worked at. Currently studying the healing power of food and cooking and works as the Sleeping Eclipse’s chef while she does her research. Is extremely concerned about her father’s health but refuses to let it show.  

Luc → Machaon

Middle child of Asclepius and Epione, he is determined to become a surgeon and surpass his father’s legend. Very smart young lad and one of the few people in town who completely believes Pelops’ stories, he loves small animals like insects and birds and often tries to nurse any small injured creature he can find back to health. Is fascinated by Pelops’ shoulder prosthetic and hopes to one day be able to make such a difference for someone else.

Maple → Hygeia

Youngest child of Asclepius and Epione, is a  twin but her sister died shortly after being born. Despite never knowing her sister, Hygeia struggles with a deep sense of loneliness and grief that has only recently started to ease with the help of the townspeople. Adores Orpheus and often spends the day shadowing him in the hopes of hearing him sing or play his lute. She is the only one Orpheus talks to about his dead wife.

Ryis → Thamyris

A carpenter who studied music in the Capital, came to Olympia shortly before the disaster at his friend’s request and was trapped after the bridge collapsed. Has a bit of a poor attitude due to once having big dreams of becoming a famous bard but is now too attached to Olympia to leave, no matter how much he grumbles about its backwater nature. Is convinced there’s something singing in the mines but is completely useless with a sword. 

Landen → Hippolytus

Owner of the Red-tailed Stag House of Carpentry (or the Stag House for short) and a very good friend of Thamyris. He gave up on urban life a long time ago and is dedicated to living in oneness and harmony with nature. Strictly vegetarian and kind of a stickler for his views being respected, he’s been on edge since the disaster since there’s been a massive change in the lands of Olympia. Most of the townspeople don’t take him seriously, but Penthesilea seems to think of him as a kindred spirit. He doesn’t work on the 6th or 16th of every month.  

Errol → Eros

Museum Curator, ex-adventurer and all around incredibly offputting guy, despite his open nature and pretty face, Eros seems to know everything about everything yet is unwilling to share that information with the rest of the town. His only delight seems to be the History Society and he is extremely pleased that Hyacinthus has decided to collect old artefacts and explore the mines. Apart from Cassandra, Eros is the only one that acknowledges the statue on Hyacinthus’ farm and occasionally passes by just to stare at it.  

Hayden → Aristaeus

Owner of Sweetwind Farm and the only other farmer in Olympia, Aristaeus has deep roots in this town and his family has lived and farmed here for generations. Skilled with animals and is extremely handy with preserving food, pressing olives into oil and keeping bees, he has almost single-handedly kept the town fed during the worst of the shortages brought on by the disaster despite the losses to his animals. Has a deep aversion to dogs and wishing stars. Seems to know a few things about Olympia’s history that no one else does but isn’t exactly eager to talk about it.

Terithia → Medea

A beautiful woman who lives alone on the beach. Has lived a long and eventful life and refers to Olympia as her ‘jail-cell’, her ‘gilded cage’ and her ‘death-house’ based on her mood. Much like Eros, she seems to know many things but is not inclined to let anyone else know, but unlike Eros, she very openly spins exciting tales of her youth when she was a court sorceress and princess. Though she doesn’t do much magic these days, she still has the knowledge and is always willing to decode some arcane knowledge for a price. 

Obviously there are a lot of liberties taken for the sake of the AU but that's the broad strokes of it. Thanks for asking about it @gotstabbedbyapen !!

[mahs-dumpster]

Betrayal.

cw: oc x canon (Idia x Perse); Book 6 spoilers; maybe Idia being ooc...? Hopefully not, he's still hard for me to grasp

Words: 579

“Idia!” Perse urged, running after him as he ran down the stairs to the Underworld. She had no idea what's gotten into Ortho nor what Idia was trying to do but she knew it wasn't anything good. “Idia, stop! What's going on?!” She finally managed to say, holding his wrist and making him stop on his tracks. His eyes were looking down the stairs and back at her, he was agitated, as if he needed to do something fast.

“Perse, listen to me.” He said, turning to look at her with fire in his eyes. “He’s there, he’s alive.”

He?

“No.” Perse denied it, shaking her head and gripping his wrist stronger now, scared he’d run away. “Ortho Shroud is dead, Idia. He’s not–”

“He’s come alive again, I just know it, I can feel it!” Idia said, his hair going all over the place with how agitated he was. He sighed, trying to calm himself down, grabbing her hands and looking at them, unsure on what to do or say to convince her. “I’m his brother. I can feel it. You have to trust me.” Perse didn't say anything, she sighed, shaking her head again, not wanting to believe him.

“Idia, even if he somehow is, he’s probably–”

“I need you to come with me.”

“Wh- with you? Where?” She looked at him, and once she saw the look in his eyes, he switched her view to the door in front of them, leading to the Underworld. “... you're not serious.”

“I’ve never been more serious in my entire life.” He squeezed her hands, his desperation clearly showing. “Perse it can be me, Ortho and you at the top of the world, we can be together forever, like it was when we were children.”

Her purple eyes looked down at their hands. His hands were cold, even beneath the gloves he was wearing. He looked like a child again, pleading for her to come play with him and his little brother, urging for her attention.

But they weren't kids any longer, she had a job to fulfill and helping Idia and Ortho do whatever they were about to do… it wasn't a part of her job.

“No.” She took her hands out of his grasp. “It can never be like when we were children.” She watched as his expression changed, his yellow eyes stared at her with disappointment and hurt.

“Sorry, I overstepped.” He said, turning around. “I forgot you never considered me as a friend.”

“Wait–” before she could try to stop him he already went through the door. Perse tried getting through it, but her access was denied – it was probably Ortho’s doing. She kicked and punched the door out of frustration, but to no avail.

What in the world had gotten into Idia? Was he that into his grief that he would go to the Underworld itself for his brother? And what was that about being on top of the world? Being together forever?

On paper, it sounded wonderful, Perse would wish for nothing more than to be free to express her feelings towards the two brothers but…

Life wasn't fair. She had a duty to fullfil.

She needed to get Vil and the others, she couldn't do anything alone. Considering Idia’s reckless behavior and where he was headed to, his life could be at risk… And she couldn't, under no circumstances, let another one of her loved ones die.

She refused to let it happen.

[selfproclaimedunicorn]

(@queen--kenobi) 👑 for Shireen?

Shireen was already out of her seat when Yorick road up to the stands, tightly gripping the railing of the lord's box, the bronze fabric of the Royce banner bunching under her fingers as it hung down over the intricate wooden beams of this top tier of the stands. Her heart pounded in her chest, fit to burst with warmth and excitement and love--she'd never had this sort of opportunity before.

"My lady." He said simply, lifting his lance for Shireen to take the crown of primroses and marigolds from its tip. Even though he had to speak loud enough to be heard from the grounds, it felt like Yorick was speaking only for her and anyone overhearing them was purposely trying to listen in. She giggled as heat rushed to her cheeks. Shireen was as giddy as only the prospect of Yorick winning had made her five years ago at her father's name day tournament, as giddy as if she was not four children and a near decade into her marriage.

"There is no one more worthy of my victory than my own wife." There was an easy smile on Yorick's face as he continued, his bright purple eyes trained on Shireen's every movement as she placed the wreath of flowers atop her head. The tourney crier called out from his platform in the shadow of the noble pavilions, making his final announcements of the victory of the Lord of Runestone, and crowning of his wife as the Queen of Love and Beauty, and even though his voice carried across the vast field, Shireen found it easy to ignore him. The crier's words did not matter to her, all she cared about right now was her wish for Yorick to be up in the stands with her so that she could stand on her toes to press a kiss to his mouth. That was the only thing keeping this moment from feeling exactly like one of the songs.

[sciderman]

sci. please. if you write a threesome fic it should be the spideytorchpool one, not the cheating (but admittedly, very hot) monster wife and the nazi 😭

a canadian, a succubus and a nazi walk into a bar...

[hermesmoly]

sometimes as a Hecate fan you get depressed that Hecate and the island Delos have no personal connection

[jasontoddisrightfuckyou]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Red Hood/Arsenal (Comics), DCU Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Roy Harper/Jason Todd, Roy Harper & Jason Todd, Lian Harper & Roy Harper & Jason Todd Characters: Roy Harper, Jason Todd Additional Tags: Mentioned Lian Harper, JayRoy Week, Queer platonic relationships, Platonic Life Partners, Aromantic Asexual Jason Todd, Aromantic Pansexual Roy Harper, Aromantic Jason Todd, Platonic Romance, tbh did know that last one was a tag, i like that tag, i beta'd this myself because i realised it was jayroy week at 23:29, of the first day, so i guess, Self Beta We Ressurect Our Writing Like Jason Todd Summary:

Jason hadn't been thinking. All he knew was that he was tired and concussed, and all he wanted was to be home and safe. And to him, Home and Safe was synonymous with Roy. So when the nurse asked for his name, he told her it was Jason Harper.

 Cute QPP Jayroy deciding to make their partnership legal.

for the first day of @doubleredweek

[persepor]

Let's talk about DJ Subatomic Supernova...

Ah yes one of the most eccentric, funniest, and coolest designed bosses. DJSS is the very first boss you fight and acts as a sort of test after the lights up audition tutorial. He is very interesting and his personality is through the roof, so let's get started shall we?

"What have you done today? Simpletons!"

DJSS has an ego, you could say it's planet sized (ba-dum tss). Anyways, even though he has an ego he is one of the most loved characters in NSR. I can see why, he has a huge personality and a really cool theme going on with it being based on space.

Unlike other NSR artists we do know he had two jobs before becoming an artist, a university professor and an astrophysicist, which explains his vast knowledge of space. He knows a lot about space and uses his knowledge in really funny ways. One example is this quote: "You remind me of......Pluto! Once thought to be a planet of the solar system but no longer is."

I love love love his personality and the fact that his head is basically a black hole. I always thought that his head breaking symbolized his ego getting shattered. Seeing that he thinks even if NSR is defeated, his music will last after the fall of NSR.

I could go on and on but I'm gonna save it for later.

His boss fight is very fun.

You start out with him at his turn table and you hitting disco balls to damage him. This is very interesting as you move around him, with DJSS being in the center. He's the center of the solar system in his fight.

Second phase he gets bigger and now it looks like you are in a solar system as the disco balls are now planets. He has more attacks, such as being able to throw comets at you and still being able to move the planets like he's turning a record. His head becomes more shattered as the fight goes on.

Third phase he makes himself even larger and not he has noodle arms. Not only does he still have his planets and comets but now he also has a laser. While this phase isn't harder you do have to worry about a lot of things at once.

Once you get through those three phases you then have to reach him. His head will then crack fully and a black hole will appear, you have to run to DJSS while dodging music notes along the way. This is fairly easy to get through as you have enough time to dodge the music notes.

I feel his battle, or phases rather, correlate with his ego/personality. If you ever pay close attention to his head it starts to slowly crack, like his ego is gradually crumbling. He gradually grows in size to assert he is in control of what's around him, like someone with some huge ego.

His music genre is Disco Stellarum House, for those who don't know what that is, it's a genre of edm but the inspiration could come from disco house. Disco house is an edm genre that mixes the funky tunes of disco with the electronic sounds of house music. You can clearly hear this in his theme. His theme is an absolute bop when it comes on, you can't help but to dance to it.

He is also self-centered with him depicting himself as the center of the universe, but I went over that earlier. I wanna talk about the record cover when B2J defeats him.

They are literally using his head like a basketball. They are dunking his head in a basketball hoop. THAT'S HILARIOUS AND SO FUNNY, just imagine you've been defeated by these "plutonians" and they're using your head as a basket all. Pure, funny, and hilarious to think about.

Dj Subatomic Supernova is a very fun character and has a lot of appeal to him. This may be why people love him so much.

So let me ask you all a question.

Why do you like DJSS?? + a Dj Sub doodle.

[dionysism]

i don't know if i like how this play is coming out and i might scrap the whole draft but i've been enjoying writing their dynamic

[murdrdocs]

does this mean we are updating the rules to allow pegging asks

no but only bc i'm super picky abt them so lets unofficially say if someone sends a pegging ask, i'll consider it

but u actually knowing my rules makes me so happy god

[https-furina]

i’m straight up giggling over my own work. help

[so-very-small]

🖍️ for the WIP ask game? 👀

🖍Post Any sentence from your wip

from Hit The Pavement, a hadesgame fic taking place prior to the game, about Persephone when she first arrives in the underworld:

At this point, he knows her, and he would call her a friend if a shade could call a Lady a friend, and he sighs one of those little sighs that only Achilles can muster.

i just looooove the idea of Achilles and Persephone being friends despite the Everything of their situation. this is a bit after he realized he cannot keep her out of trouble, Perse does what she WANTS and he is utterly along for the ride