#sagaaa

[optionalblue]

*nods suggestively* oh yeah

@bagelofchaos

[hopefulrunaways]

the wisdom saga feels like a early birthday present I'm so excited 🥰

[ominouspositivity-or-else]

in a sense, one could make the argument that Odysseus's tragic fall is in fact the comic twist that allows for the removal of the blocking agents and results in the final comic ending of reunification with his wife and son and the regaining of his kingdom.

has jorge rivera-herrans ever read northrop frye because i'm foaming at the mouth climbing the walls eating drywall about comic and tragic archetype in Epic

[sunny6677]

Six Hundred Strike.

Epic: The Abridged Musical.

@rebootgrimm

FINALLY FINISHED RECORDING THE VENGEANCE SAGAAA

[vo1dbug]

ITHICA SAGAAA

every song was amazing 😭❤️❤️ it’s gonna be on repeat all week for me

[birchbow]

Hey birch! Quick ask for your writing on POF. What do you like the most about your Kurloz and Gamzee? If you could pick a few favorite things or traits from the versions of them you created, what do you think those would be? It's ok if you skip, I just got curious. I love your epic clown sagaaa 🥰🥰

!!! :Oc oh huh! My favorite traits are almost always the ones that create friction--some of those are neutral but create drama and some of them are outright negative, lol. Short answer, PoF Gamzee's a reckless coward and PoF Kurloz is incredibly dangerous and proud over top of a deep well of insecurity. Long answer.....under the cut, lol.

The Gamzee I write is, and I say this with authorial love and tbh no moral judgment, kind of a coward. He's not scared of the same stuff as most of us would be, he's good at combat and he likes pain, but also he's hugely, deeply afraid--of lots of stuff, but especially being left behind, and that drives a ton of his characterization.

Being left/abandoned is a pretty returning theme for a reason! From the very first chapter, when Gamzee's internal monologue is basically, "Well, time for the thing that made me happy to Go Away again. Hopefully if I'm good and I wait well enough, it'll eventually come back." He's been captured on his first mission, is his family going to leave him to die? Karkat's cocooning, is he ever coming back? Kurloz is poisoned and the family is turning on him as a suspect, are they done with him forever? He's the lynchpin of the Cult of Flesh's heresy, are his gods going to turn their faces away from him?

And when he feels like he has been abandoned, he goes through cycles of rage and then retreating from the rage, because being angry is holy but being angry is bad and drives people away, but being angry feels right, but-- It drives him to be overly obliging, trying not to drive people away, and it pushes him to be vicious when somebody seems to be interfering with his grasp on the things he values. It makes him a very sweet guy who'd do just about anything for the people he cares about, and it makes him clingy and dependent and blindly devoted, and prone to lashing out when he feels like they don't care about him as much as he cares about them!

I identify with a lot of that as an author, but I also just feel like it dovetails pretty neatly into the scant amounts of canon characterization we get for Gamzee, so I find it very compelling to read/write!

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As far as Kurloz goes, what I like most about him as a character is probably like...his pride? And (especially because this is a kinky sex fic) the shame that goes along with that.

On a very surface level, the concept of the Grand Highblood as a grumpy, proud old guy who's getting reluctantly dragged in the direction of a still terrible but less hemoist society is very funny to me. Make up a bigoted old man and then force him to knuckle under repeatedly to the people he's bigoted against. But also on a more-plot-less-humor level, a character who's made himself a very strict code of "this is what's expected of me and I will fulfill it no matter what it does to me" is RIPE for drama. Especially when the plot of the story is then giving that character something that suddenly he finds he values at least as much as that code and pride, and making him struggle with that.

The counterpoint to that being; it's fun to set up a character as a proud, badass, dangerous son of a bitch, and then give the POV/the readers a shot straight into the shit that he's hiding behind that "I'm untouchable, don't fuck with me" pride. Sadism, especially as extreme as I've written into Kurloz, can be an intimidating thing! On the surface it's part of the mask, part of the scary persona--but it's really compelling and interesting to me to then sidestep that mask and go into the roiling mess of sexual shame and religious guilt and uncertainty and self-loathing. MAN I love writing the Brother Immortal scenes, you guys.

[guillemott-532]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH I CANT WAITTTTTT FOR THE VENGEANCE SAGAAA

[sonicranger1]

WHAT'S YOUR FAV SONG IN EACH SAGAAA IN EPIC??

ok i'll calm down. i got rlly excited when i saw ur into epic. it's actually my fav musical and jorge is definately my favourite musician

HI YES I'M OBSESSED AND PLS BE EXCITED IN MY INBOX 👍

Anyway ahem on to my favorites....

I honestly wasn't expecting to get so into Epic considering I'm actually not that into musicals (I'm very picky when it comes to songs even if I don't have a preference/i listen to most genres) BUT HHHHHSHSHSHWHS IM SO IN LOVE, ALL THE SONGS R SO GOOD

[ruemphobia]

Imma start watching Epic....... I'm nervous 🧎🧎🧎

The Troy saga let's goooo

THE FIRST PENELOPEEEEEEEE *already crying**

"I'm on my way" AND STILL HAS ANOTHER 10 YEARS TO GO MY GOD

Now I get the Au where the baby is keep by Odysseus :((((((((((

Just a man is the only song I know from this saga I'll cry

Tbh I don't understand why there was people who thought Odysseus didn't kill the baby ehh

ALSO I NOW UNDERSTAND THE SILENCE IN "DANGEROUS"

OMG ITHACA IS WAITIIIIIIIIIIIIIING

He's saying "Full speed ahead" in a very cheerful way I cannot-

POLITIES!!! I literally never heard him singing more than the "this life is amazing..." (literally only that line) bc of tiktok

This sounds funny but I'm not use to hear Odysseus talking to somebody else (like my reference of his songs are Monster and Dangerous jskaka)

Finally...this life is amazing when you greet it with open arms 😢

Awww Polites is so nice I hope nothing bad happen to him :]]]

OHHHHH I get what warrior of the mind is nowwwww

The cyclop saga ooooh

I never heard Cyclop voice before-

POLITIES DIES JUST LIKE THAT???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Polites bandage.....

NOOO OF HE KILL HIM THEN POSEIDON WOULD HAVE NOT EVEN KNOW----

Just a man /degoratory

NO ATHENA DON'T GOOO

Ocean saga fua

The first Stoooooooorm

LMAO

Oohmyyyy the How!!much longer till you luck runs out!!! *dances macarena*

"I took 600 to war and none of them die there" Oh...oh no

Ohhh so Odysseus was more like Athena wanted but he changed because of Polites death???? (I just get the "everything changed since Polites)

OOOOODYSSEUS OF ITHACAAAAA do you know who am I 🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️!?!?!!

OHH I NEVER LISTENED TO FULL RUTHLESSNESS ODY ARE YOU STUPID

HE GETS TO RUN AWAY WITH THE WIND BAG??????? AMAZING

The Circe saga I actually have heard most songs of thisss one

"Come inside" damn

Hermesssss

Is funny cause in the Odyssey, Hermes tells Odysseus to go to bed with Circe so she will forgive him but here doesn't!!

So the "Don't thank me friend....good luck" it's from here!!!!

I love Circe actually

Underworld sagaaa

I have heard nothing from this but Monster so I'm excited!!!!!!!

Nooooo the way the scream Captain to himmmm :((

The infant and Polites 😢😢😢😢

HIS MOOOOMM NO WAAAAY

The "all I hear are screams" will stick on me.....

That "WHO?????" is sooo mad but he will still tryyyyy?????

No longer you is sooo 3/3 now I understand those vals dance animaticss

Now I fully understand Monster likeee I get it

The thunder saga!!! (Two days after)

Tbh I have already listened to three of this saga songs..

But now Different beast hurts a bit more

I love Gigi's Scylla animatic fr

I HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS ONE

THEY'RE GOING TO FIGHT FOR WHAT ODYSSEUS DID??????

THEY ACTUALLY HURTED HIM????? *dances sad macarena*

Eurylochus "just a man" 😢😢

NOOOOO ZEUS

Just a minute before Odysseus wanted to get home with as many man as he could but they disobey sooo baaad :((

I can't unsee Zeus dancing through "Thundeeer bringeer" well

Oh.......

The wisdom saga...

I really tried to not listen to any of the songs because I wanted to not spoil anything!!

I obviously know Legendary bc MICO but I know anything else really

Nooo Telemachus :((

ATHENAAAAAAA HIII

Telecommunications not knowing Athena's friend is his dad jskska

He called her FRIEND JSKSKZ Athena realizing them both are the same 😢

Ah...Calypso...

7 YEARS SINCE CALYPSO TOOK HIM TILL ATHENA WONDERED IF HE WAS FINE WHAT

HE'S HEARING SCREEEAMS NOOOOO

Ooooooooh that's why is "God's game" :000

OMG ARES AND ATHENA FIGHT,,,,

"He's kinda funny" ATHENA JAJAHA

She loves him lpm

The v-vengance saga...

Nah I won't feel bad for Calypso xd

LET'S GOOOO HERMESS

Fuuuuuck

Nooo wait is actually a pretty chill and good song :D

NOOOOO HE'S JUST A FEW MILES AWAYYYY LPM POSEIDON

Almost complain Calypso's on Odysseus thoughts but he spend 7 years with her so.

THESE ANIME SCREAMS MY GOOOOOOOOOD JORGEEE

I'M- WHA- WOWW??????????

"I answered a rhetorical question with a literal answer" BAHAHAHHAHA

Also howwww cutee *I say, as this man who has just stabbed a God 600 times in blood lust by vengace, walks to kill more people*

ITHACA SAGAAA ‼️‼️‼️

Penelope thinks Odysseus is related to the storm??? 😢😢

WAITIIIIIIIIING 😭😭😭😭😭

Antinious is saying such things but ehhh I like his voice

Oh, forget it WDYM HOLD HER DOWN

"I have had enough" OHHH

"Don't you think I know my own palace?"

Ese "No" TAN SECO HE'S REALLY THE MONSTER i like that nlg

OMG TELEMACHUSSSSSS

Those growls???????????????? I know it's kinda baad and I miss Polites but haha bank

Meu deus

"My son I'm finally home" CRYIIING

Athena... :,(

After killing the suitors Odysseus voice going so tiny and high 🤏🤏🤏 I love him

THE PAINTFUL WAAAIIIITINGGG 😭😭😭😭😭

THE "I'M JUST A MAN" MELODYYYYYYYY I'M CRYIIING

"How long has been" "20 years" JUST TO THEN SAY "I LOVE YOU" LIKE TIME DIDN'T PASS AT ALL MY GOOOOOOD

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Well, I didn't finished Epic. Epic finished me

[d3f3n3str4t10n]

WOOOOO GWAIN SAGAAA

small workout break!

[bitegore]

SAGAAA ANDERSONNNNNNNNN

[dungeonmeshifancast]

zomby land sagaaa

[jylls]

tagged by @lovegardn thank u again sagaaa

ONE / name / alias: jay or cathal/cath whatever u preferrr

TWO / birthday: october 25

THREE / zodiac sign: scorpio sun gemini moon sagittarius rising

FOUR / height: 5’8 or something

FIVE / hobbies: i write music and draw/paint a lot :) also like, dying and being dead

SIX / favorite colors: hmm cobalt, puce, lime green, and all shades of red. also black

SEVEN / favorite books: freakonomics is good! i’m reading it rn and it’s really interesting. i also like lord of the flies and julius caesar, if the book adaption counts

EIGHT / last song i listened to: chamber of reflection - mac demarco... i’ve been obsessed with it for the past couple days

NINE / last film i watched: spiderverse i think

TEN / inspiration for muse: i don’t have a muse bc this isn’t an rp blog lol

ELEVEN / dream job: like... stand up comedian, musician, psychologist or high school art/orchestra teacher. in order of Want

TWELVE / meaning behind url: ghostface is nonbinary :)

m gonna tag @deathfaker uwu

[angelinaciguli]

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[nomotivationrn]

I just realised. The green Greek wave reminds me of Jonathan Sims (Jon) and the yellow one (thunder sagaaa) reminds me of John (from malevolent)

two Johns?

I NEED TO MAKE A MARTIN AND AN ARTHUR

I was making the Ithaca saga and I messed up and now I don’t have red (I used a reddish pink haha) no more to make Circe saga, like the scarlet 😭😭😭

I want to make the thunder saga next (I’m got going in order haha)

Then Ocean saga

And the underworld saga

And so on

[alternativesaga]

sagaaa

Totally cool with that