#rambling commences

[ghostgirl-ward]

i really wanted you to be the hero of this story, you know?

the references i was working with btw. the speech bubble said smth but whatever

[phantomeros]

Thinking about them.... Ex scientist Mechanic living in the wastelands for blackmailing the government x scrapped android soldier that she rebuilt from her car.....

Aka. Dr caligaris cyberpunk grandchild x android cesare the somnambulist

[scorchedmizar]

Finally bringing Sun out of the void tomorrow or Thursday, depends on what happens

[ttaibhse]

my goal was 4k in 30 min really really didnt think i was going to make it 🥹🥹🥹

[innerbeast]

in a narrowed gaze of gold it's caught, retreat followed with vision alone until the skull-clad being slips too far. woven through sparse crowds, slipping between darkened alleys -- whatever it may be, it did not belong.

suspicion played as his guide, luring him along the same path as this frightened creature, a fair distance kept behind. although laced with uncertainty of its motives, he knew well enough that something was off about it ( something familiar? no, that couldn't be ). the creature -- humanoid though it was -- held purpose in its continued retreat, as if intended to be somewhere. or perhaps with someone?

others, he'd come to realize. similar in design, in behavior.

their occasional increase in number, and choice of direction, forced the demon skyward; out of sight, following still.

when next dar'khol would land his boots would meet a patch of moss upon concrete. the flames that granted him his landing fizzling away, remnants of their existence no more than faintly lingering smoke trails. where he, now, stood was unfamiliar. a place less traveled, but carrying a name heard in passing. yesteryear, they called it.

quieter than the city prior, inhabitants of it few and far between -- no more than unattended vegetation and wandering fauna. so, then,

"why here?" comes the demons quiet musing.

as if to give him answer he's left to watch them gather, those very beings he'd curiously followed. how they come together, how they speak. their words are unknown to him, but the manner in which they're spoken; resolved repetition. it was no different than a prayer.

like villagers flocked to a church, riddled with paranoia and disbelief as they invoke God to aid them; to assist where they can no longer provide.

part of him wishes to laugh; to mock such a display as living proof it holds no merit. and yet, the hell-spawn remains silent, observant. this invocation was one unfamiliar, one that ( vaguely ) insisted for his concern. when next dar'khol spoke, he knew not what lead his tongue; an instinctive ( almost joyous ) urge swelling within.

"... go ahead. call upon your god, then."

( i'll slay them like the rest. ...the rest? )

... none of this should feel familiar. there was only one God he wished to face, after all.

( @bimeval )

[queenofbaws]

gonna be real with you guys, i've been doing a lot of thinking lately and i just...........

we should've had the option to make sam totally snap in-game. just absolutely, totally snap.

i think it would've made all that stiff smiling in her police interview 1000000x better/worse, and god help me, the parallels to josh would've been delectable.

[dootznbootz]

Water Wife™ questions >:D 4, 5, 14 and 25!

HELL YEAH!! Thank you, Niko!!! The Water Wife™!!!

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in? She's already a book and already technically a musical but I SO badly want just the whole Epic Cycle like an anime or simply animated, possibly like Castlevania or Blood of Zeus or something. Not as a children's cartoon. Those are fun but...I want real shit! >:D With the fight scenes! That's more with the Iliad but still!!!!

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them? Quite a few, and some I've mentioned before but yeah! The Chain by Ingrid Michaelson as it talks about waiting for your love to come back, (it's a song that can mean anything but it works). And I like imagining it's her unweaving the shroud and getting more frustrated that she has to do this in the first place and with the big round of the chorus at the end, I like imagining it's her, stopping for a bit as tears well up. The Round quiets down, and she wipes her face before continuing to unravel the shroud.

It's a cover song of Davy Jones lullaby thing, and it talks about waiting 10 years for your lover to return and talking about how "You're kind of insane...That's hot." basically 😂 (It does get loud though!)

For MY OWN STUFF??? This is more in her youth but "Just Around the Riverbend" from Pocahontas (Yeah, I know it's a messed up and inaccurate movie but the songs, especially this one, are great), as the vibes and "I'm going to go fuck around in the rapids." is definitely what I'm going for with her. She's sneakier about stuff though.

And "When He Sees Me" from Waitress, when she first meets Odysseus. As she does not trust him and doesn't think he "really means it" and she's kind of making excuses until she can't and it's a confrontation between.

There are not many songs about sneaky women other than ones about having an affair which is so NOT Penelope :'D There's most that are about sneaky couples but never about one person that's still saying "that makes you cool af" you know??

14.) Fashion aesthetic!!! The nice thing about being a naiad is that if her clothes get dirty, a quick flick of her wrist means she can clean herself up really quick. And because of this, she does like looking nice and prefers clothing and jewelry that she can move freely in and won't "drag her down" while swimming. With Jewelry, that's probably smaller but intricate earrings, broaches, necklaces, rings, headpieces, etc. (she has a habit of breaking bracelets, idk why she just does.) And ofc, will often have items to honor Athena :D

I'd like to think it'd be partially why she is so into weaving (as from what I've researched Noble Spartan women didn't do that, the slaves did. Granted that was in later periods but I'm going with what we've got and even though I'm going with the idea of everybody just doing what they're good at, no gender roles are really considered.) While sewing wasn't something done in Ancient Greece, I do love the thought of Penelope basically folding the fabric in ways that cause a lil pocket for her to sneak shit. >:D Lapis Lazuli is her favorite stone to wear.

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

Okay, so! Since I first into the Epic Cycle stuff with Epic, I had basically gone with what everyone else kind of thought of her as. Quiet, sad, sneaky...sad, 🙃 as... most depictions of her are basically her being a wife and mother, her crying while unweaving the shroud, Odysseus thinking of her which yes!!! All true!!! But then I read the Odyssey and holy shit, she's so fucking cool and I wish more people talked in depth about her own silliness and personality outside of those things!!!

The "Sneeze of Death", her staring down that one suitor who was all like "What??!?! Kill your son?!!? NOOOOOO" and just refusing to take his bullshit, How she grabs Odysseus by the scruff because "Uh, I love you and we'll get to smooching but what did you say about a prophecy???", not only because she WILL get the answers she needs from you no matter what but also because she KNOWS her husband will tell her. How she absolutely KNEW the beggar was her husband, (Ima write an analysis on that soon...along with Odysseus' "rules"....and how "You can have Penelope be a fighter in your fics... but don't you DARE make her fight the suitors without Odysseus there." essay thing...I have a lot :'D ) There's so many other little moments that shine through as remember, girly is STRESSED TF OUT!!! She's just been found out with her unraveling, she's trying to keep her son, herself, and her palace/authority safe. She is going through so much!!! She's so incredibly cautious!!! She's so silly!!! ioh;isdjk I really love exploring her and her character so much!!!

I love her so much 🥺 She could rob everything I own and I'd be fine with that

[godihatethiswebsite]

I make no apologies for the menace I'm about to become 😈

[leporellian]

the best thing about studying 18th century media is when you’re asked about historical context and like 9 times outta ten you can bullshit something about it being a metaphor for the enlightenment and you will be right

[aspecbuddie]

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[seaofthesoul]

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[fleetstreetpies]

I’m back on my Sweeney Todd shit guys get ready for me to learn to make meat pies (but not like Mrs. Lovett because I don’t wanna go to jail)

[laulo821]

n'oubliez pas votre mission aujourd'hui les ami·es

[driedupeyeballs]

JWCC is is the only piece of fiction to nail that autistic joy squeak when Darius does the “D📈I📉NOSAURS???”

[seapasture]

I sometimes hate having a hyperfixation or a particular favourite character because as soon as someone else expresses having a similar level of interest with me, I feel so fragile and so threatened. It's as if I have lost some claim to the object of interest; they have more right to appreciate it than I do. I am a stray animal hoarding scraps, and they are so easily pulled away from me no matter how hard I clutch at them. It is pathetic and embarrassing.