#there’s also this hades and Persephone au fic of them and it’s also VERY god

[lowcallyfruity]

I GOT YOU 🫡🫡🫡🫡

Under the cut because my god I talk WAY TOO MUCH

For me, I started shipping them because of Silver’s ceremonial robes vignette.

Idia says that Silver is “seriously handsome” and “is like a prince” which is 🤨🏳️‍🌈 and he keeps staring at him and talking about him and aougfhfh

In the same vignette, silver says “slow down, you always get so flustered around me” AND YEA I KNOW IT ISNT NECESSARILY ROMANTIC BUT I LOST MY MIND WHEN I SAW THIS???? I WAS LIKE HUHH HUHHH I NEED THEM TO INTERAXT MORE??? Cause WDYMMM he always gets flustered around you??? You’ve talked to him before?!!!!! AOUGH.

Idia thinks Silver is very cool and impressive, I think the ceremonial vignette shows this a lot imo. Idia relaxes around silver a bit more easily and starts talking a bunch around him especially when silver starts saying something ‘cool’

In Idias glorious masquerade vignette it’s centered around Idia and Silver. Silver wants Idia to believe in himself and gives him like… a pep talk to make him feel better and gives him advice and aougghhhhh- I posted like half of the vignette back when the glomas event was happening it means SO MUCH to me.

HE ALSO COMPLIMENTS HIS SINGING TOO AND LIEK AOUGHH

DUDE ID SCREEN SHOT THE ENTIRE VIGNETTE AND SEND IT TO YOU IF I COULD LMFAOOOOO THEYRE SOOO FBFBFBFBHF

In Idias glorious masquerade card, he says “Silver looks gallant no matter what he wears. Even with this getup he looks like some noble knight”

Silver also compliments Idia in one of his glomas cards

AOUGH THEYRE SO SWEET THEY MAKW ME LOSE MY MIND

I think there are a few other moments of them complimenting eachother, but take this with a grain of salt since I cannot remember when it happened.

There’s also Silver broomquet card and Idias anniversary suit thing where they are present in each others birthdays- but I haven’t looked at those scenes yet since they’re in JP 😭

AOUGH IYS JUST THEY BOTH RESPECT EACHOTHER AND SEE THE OTHER AS COOL AND TALENTED AND AOUGH

Okay now I’m gonna blabber about why I like them together bc I’m a loser.

💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

SILVER IS SOOO NICE TO IDIA AND YES THATS JUST BC SILVER IS NICE TO EVERYONE BUT STILL

Idia is nervous around silver but can still get comfortable around him and sougghhh.

I believe silver is one of the very few people that don’t shit on Idia and it’s just so sofufhfhh to me

Silver and Idia can teach eachother a bunch of things…. Like Idia can help silver learn how to play games and teach him about anime and his other interests and aough…. Silver can help Idia be more confident in himself…..

They also have parallels with family and sighh it’s mostly obvious on glomas-

They both love and care for their family and silver respects that ☹️☹️☹️

Their dynamic is literally “loves to talk” and “listens” AND IT CAN WORK BOTH WAYS AND SOGUHHH

Theyre also very hades and Persephone coded.

IDK I JUST THINK THEY WOULD BE SOOO SWEET TOGETHER AND THEY HELP EACHOTHER GROW AS PEOPLE AND SIGHSSS

TWO BOYS AWKWARD IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND SOBSSS

SILVER SLEEPING ON IDIA AS HE PLAYS GAMES.

SILVER BUYING ANIME MERCH TO MATCH WITH IDIA AND GETTING INTO HIS INTERESTS.

IDIA BUILDING LITTLE CHARMS AND FIGURES AND SWORDS AND OTHER STUFF TO GIVE TO SILVER

Aough SILVER HELPING IDIA OUT OF HIS COMFORT ZONE BUT UNDERSTANDING THAT ITS HARD AND BEING WITH HIM WHEN HE GETS STRESSED BUT ALSO GIVES HIM SPACE AND BEING UNDERSTANDING ABOUT IT AND SOBBS AND IT WORKS BOTH WAYS WITH IDIA TOO AND CRIESSS CRIESS

SILVER MAKING IDIA FOOD BECAUSE HE FINDS OUT ABOUT HIS BAD EATING HABITS SO HE WANTS TO HELP CRIESSS

Them just doing cute little things and sobsssd

Idia being terrified of getting close to silver not only because he doesn’t want to catch feelings and possibly make him a victim of the shroud curse if they get together…but also because he’s just not good enough… he shouldn’t be in love with someone as cool as silver…someone so handsome m,kind and talented. Silver shouldn’t waste his time with someone like him..there’s someone much better that can give him everything he wants….

Silver being hesitant to say he loves Idia because. Idia is just so cool, Idia is smart and talented. Silver is nothing like that.. he isn’t smart he isn’t cool and not even that talented. Compared to Idia he’s so small and not even that important. There could be someone much better.

In my head their love is slow and filled with ups and down and that just makes it much more meaningful to me.

Also ortho and silver get along well they’re like besties to me ^_^

ALSO IDIA AND LILIA BEING GAMER BUDDDIES HELLO?!???? IDIA FINDS OUT THAT LILIA IS SILVERS FATHER AND ALSO THE GUY HES BEEN GAMING WITH 😭 in my head it’s funny

Also in my head Diasomnia is very protective of silver. (Especially Lillia)

Lilia finds out silver is dating Idia and is like “SERIOUSLY? Him? He’s so…him. And I’m sure you can do better” idk he’s very critical of Idia (but eventually likes them together and is soooo supportive)

Sebek in my head is also like “WHAT THE HELL WHY HIM HE IS SUCH A LOSER?!!??? HE IS SO GLOOMY AND HAS BAD ENERGY AND SO DISRESPECTFUL?!?? WHY HIM?!? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU SILVER”

Malleus in my head is much more cool with it. At first he is weary like “🤨” but think they’re really sweet and trusts silver with his decision. He also knows that they’re good for eachother.

IDK IM BLABBERING SOOOO MUXH I JUST LOVE THEM SO MUCH I POST ABOUT YHEM OFTEB OMGGGG I MISS THEMMM BOOK 7 PLEASE DO NOT FAIL ME 😭😭🙏🙏 LET THEM TALK 🙏🙏🙏

guys guys guys genuine dumb question:

i see so much Idia and Silver ship content and i just want to know if there is in game basis people are getting it from and if so what and where

:D i curious

[theultimatenonbinarynerd]

Eurylochus's God Games

Introduction

Hello Epic Fans, I'm very excited to share with you something that's part of a Eurylochus Lives Au I'm pulling together.

Even before God Games came out I was really interested in the idea of other Epic characters having to have their own God Games to release them or let them live. Eurylochus is such a complex character and I knew right away thinking about a God Games about Eurylochus would be interesting as the arguments made for and against him would should the complex duality of his character.

So I then decided I was going to try use Jay's snippets we'd been given and conjure up my own version of Eurylochus's God Games. Honestly it was just a concept but then I wanted to use it for my au where Eurylochus gets resssurected from the dead.

Doing these snippets helped me really understand which God's should be swapped around or swapped out entirely. So I kept Aphrodite and Ares but added in Helios, Poseidon and Persephone. Ares, Aphrodite and Beaat Mode Hades were the hardest to write whilst Helios and Poseidon's were the easier parts. We are talking about the man that literally killed his cows and Poseidon would be mad Eurylochus spared Odysseus during Mutiny.

Then now with the release of The Wisdom Saga the parody has perfectly come together like glue. It was really hard though cos I didn't want all the arguments to be about what happened on Helios's island. But the Windbag and Helios's island are such important parts of Eurylochus's character arc.

Honestly it's not perfect but I'm really proud how this parody turned out. It's still got the high stakes and drama and it's super intresting. I hope I can inspire people to make their own games for other characters.

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Conclusion

I wanted to save this for my Eurylochus Lives au but I've realised that it's too far in the future right now with how busy life is and due to how good it is I wanted to share it. Never in my life did I think I'd be writing a song parody where Circe becomes Eurylochus's lawyer but it's super cool.

I have to say Eurylochus is such a cool character and his reverse character arc compared to Odysseus is what makes him so interesting. A lot of Circes defences are what Epic fans have said and I hope the defences also humanise him a bit. Fingers crossed for that Eurylochus prequel.

Honestly it was really fun writing the parody and including other God's who don't have the spotlight in Epic. Helios is a super fun character to write and he will be in some of my other fics but in Eurylochus's God Games he is both super petty and considered about his challenging the Lord of The Underworld.

Any questions about my Eurylochus Lives au my asks are open.

I'm gonna share bits of the parody on tik tok but that's all I can do I'm afraid.

Happy reading Eurylochus fans.

-Melody-

They/Them

Tags: @tumblingghosts @caramellcandy

[aziraphales-library]

Hello, thank you for your hard work, you page is really useful!

I’m looking for some Hades and Persephone AU fics since I’m obsessed with the idea of our favorite angel and demon as Greek gods, but I suck at scrolling through Ao3 tags. Is there any chance you can find them?

Hi. There is an Inspired by Hades and Persephone (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore) tag on ao3. Combine that with a Good Omens tag of your choice and you will only have a couple of pages to look through. Here's a selection...

beneath the weigth of the goodness by ashms (E)

A retelling of the myth of Hades and Persephone. The Underworld god Crowley falls in love with the god of agriculture Aziraphale and abduct him.

Pomegranate Seeds In Your Heart by WaitingToBeBroken (T)

Persephone/Hades AU In which Crowley is the god of the Underworld, calls Aziraphale 'petal' and is his normal protective and oblivious self. Enter Aziraphale, the god of spring, whose only problem with visiting his friend is that he is not allowed to eat anything. Throw in the fact that he can make flowers grow from underneath his feet but is, also, very oblivious to their meaning and you get a fluffy retelling of our most beloved myth.

Of Roses and Pomegranates by pilatesandpinot (E)

Flower nymph Aziraphale is about to take her vows of maidenhood in honor of the goddess Artemis, but she can’t bring herself to turn her back from the dryad who’s captured her heart, Crowley. To be with the one she loves and redefine her destiny, Aziraphale runs into the dark forest of Arcadia, where Crowley serves as a guardian, and makes the ultimate vow. A retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth.

The Myth of Aziraphale by Shay_Moonsilk (E)

“I didn’t really Fall,” Crowley reflected, twisting the apple about in his hands. “Just, you know. Sauntered vaguely downwards.” “Downwards, into ruling the Underworld?” Aziraphale asked, unable to keep the dubiousness out of his voice. He kept his gaze on the demon’s face, lest he be tempted to eat the apple and seal his fate to Crowley. It did look rather tempting. The King shrugged and said, “Promotions come easy to me,” and took a large bite, though it was Aziraphale himself that felt devoured. --- Armageddon never happened. Crowley is the King of Hell. Aziraphale doesn't want to get married to an angel he doesn't love. Perhaps time in the underworld will help them find the answers they need.

When Earth Freezes Over by WorseOmens (NR)

When Earth freezes over, it’s springtime for the Underworld — but it wasn’t always that way. Aziraphale, God of Spring, was once isolated from the other gods by his overbearing mother. Crowley, God of the Underworld, wanted him to take the freedom he deserved — and all it took, in the end, was a little piece of fruit, and a lot of temptation. (Good Omens Hades & Persephone AU)

The God Below by ChubbyHornedEquine (M)

In order to have good crops, a spring & summer, every year someone is sacrificed to The God Below. (Hades/Persephone/A dash of beauty and the beast inspired AU.)

- Mod D

[rookiesbookies]

Seeing your hc of greek god!ghost made me think of how much of a disaster it'll be if he found someone he's into only for them to get cold easily and wears like 5+ layers everywhere they go

So I have bad circulation and a neurological condition that makes my extremities get very cold, which is why I believe I am qualified to write this. There’s nothing I love more than grabbing my partner with my cold fingers or touching him with my cold feet, my friends are also victims. As I write this one of my hands is ice cold and the other is a completely normal temp. Wish he was here so I could rub my hands over where he’s ticklish and make him shiver (im evil)

I had a lot of fun writing this ask, I do want to do more with this AU later so I love getting asks about it but I do need to clean up my master list😭

Fic under the cut

Masterlist is pinned on profile as always, don’t forget to leave me a comment or a request in my inbox to let me know what yall want to see!

Price was sent a younger maiden one other time. She had been just under the age he liked and he truthfully believed she would work better with someone else.

SO he delivered her to Simon’s doorstep in the underworld. Simon looked through the peep hole to see you holding a pie and a note from Price. When he opened the door and read the note (something along the lines of : she’s too young for me but seems more like your type) he tried to shut the door. Luckily for you, the future mother in law was there - Persephone was not having any of her son’s shit.

She quickly read the note herself and set you down, sending Simon to go make tea while she got a good look at you. Poor thing, so nervous, dropped on this doorstep, she wasn’t having any of it.

Then she noticed how cold your hands were and cursed her husband for giving their son such cold hands, he was always so clammy he just had to pass it on.

She quickly yelled for Simon who rushed in with the tea, telling him to start a fire.

You tried to tell her it wasn’t a problem with a nervous smile and laugh but she wouldn’t listen. So you told both you didn’t want to be a bother.

“Ya think yer cold?” Simon said sharply before grabbing your ankle with an ice cold hand from the floor where he was sitting trying to start the fire, the sudden chill made you let out a soft shriek. He giggled behind the mask.

Persephone saw that. She heard it too.

“I'm calling Hades and we’re planning the wedding!”

Simon’s eyes bulged out of his head.

“I can’t marry someone I’ve just met,” you awkwardly laughed between sips of tea.

“Well it takes time to plan a wedding, you’ll both know each other quite well by the time it comes around!”

Simon groaned, “just because you and Hades-”

“Shush!” And Simon shut up quickly.

And with that, Persephone fled the house.

“I would have thought because of how she was taken by Hades-”

“Stockholm syndrome, I'm sure of it,” Simon grumbled. Pulling off his fur cloak and throwing it over you. “I’ll sleep on the couch until I can sort this out.”

“Oh but I can’t take your bed from you-”

“Did I ask?”

You shake your head and quietly sip your tea.

Now lets time jump just a bit. Assume they both bond at some point and a month or so passes, they’re trying to cuddle, right?

There’s nothing that brings Simon more joy than torturing you with his cold hands. Making you whine and shove them under your arms to warm them.

“You’re colder than a dead body!”

“Why do ya think the lads call me Ghost, love?”

After more time, he chooses a new favorite place to warm his hands.

“Simon, we are at dinner! You can’t do that in front of others!” You hushly yelled at him.

“Come on, they’d be jealous that's all, not judgin ya!” He laughed.

“Simon this is so embarrassing,” you mumbled. His hands gently holding your tits. One hand over each.

“It’s my favorite place to warm em.” He shrugged then grumbled. “Plus Johnny made a comment about ya rack and I gotta remind him whose it is.”

You let out a whine, “your hands are so cold! I didn’t sign up for temperature play!”

He chuckles, “here, I’ll distract you. Two goldfish are in a tank-”

“You’ve told me this one so many times,” you giggled as he massaged your chest with his cold hands. You smacked his hand, “I'm only doing this to warm up your hands, this isn’t touchy time.”

He groaned in disappointment. “Price wouldn’t notice or care!”

“Oh he definitely would, especially if it was at his dinner table!”

“What are ya love birds whisperin on about?” Johnny holard from the other room.

“SHUT.” Was all Simon had to yell back.

[sasuhinamonth]

Beginnings and Ends - SasuHina Recs

It's the 21st! That means it's fic writer appreciation day!

In celebration, I'd like to share some SH recs, but in a fun way!!! I'll be posting the first and last line of the fic, along with name, author, and brief description as to why I'm rec-ing it!

Good work, writers!

p.s. - Most of the links will be to FFNet, but if you see purple text, that means it's posted on AO3 as well~ I'm just doing this to save a little time on my end, but I understand some prefer reading on AO3!

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A Miracle by Eleanor Rigby 000

"A field trip!?" The class repeated. After that, several voices chirped, each of them commenting on how psyched they are for the class field trip.

"Forever," she assured

This is a angsty, passionate story of hurt, comfort, love, and meeting an old love. The story is Modern AU where Sasuke's a model and comes back to visit his childhood town, where he meets Hinata. Honestly, this is the first and only fic that has made me actively cry, and I cannot praise it enough! Please check it out!!!

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Okaeri by The Penumbra

She felt his fist connect with her stomach and went crashing down to the ground, barely having time to register what was happening.

"Okaeri, Sasuke. Welcome home."

This is sort of a prequel to the author's other fic "Snapshots: Black and White", which is also a stellar fic. It's set in canonverse, where Sasuke and Hinata slowly develop a friendship/relationship. You'll get your fair amount of angst, but really, you can hardly avoid such things in SH fics xD.

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Ichinen by Cinderella Starsend

Hyuuga Hinata stifled a yawn as she stepped out of the door and shut it behind her.

"And I love you."

I LOVE this fic! It's split into 12 chapters, each corresponding with a month. Hinata works at Ichiraku's in an attempt to get closer to Naruto, but she bonds with Sasuke more. I really enjoy fics set in the narutoverse that change things like this, mixing around dynamics so it's not always ninja stuff and war and training. It's a cute story, and the author's prose is beautiful!

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Neji Hyuuga: Matchmaker by emilyjm

Hyuuga Neji prided himself on seeing things other people never noticed.

Mission: matchmaker must be completed within five years.. Good luck, Neji!

UGHHHHH! Where do I start????? It's set in narutoverse where Neji's not only alive, but in charge of matchmaking everyone in Konoha so that he can get Sasuke and Hinata together. It's incredible sweet and incredibly moving and incredibly moving, and I love SH fics with a heavy focus on Neji. Please read it, and please read Another Story (sequel) which is JUST as good!!!

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When Will I Lose You by @elreinodelpurgatorio

Hinata, Lady of the Underworld, stands in her peach orchard and watches the Doom God and the Messenger God speak to each other.

One of these days, Sasuke, seated on a throne next to Hinata, is the one to look at a wretched soul and say: "Request denied."

This is a really fun HadesxPersephone AU where Hinata is Hades and Sasuke is Persephone! It's a short, magical read that is always a breath of fresh air! The author is really good at coming up with pretty sentences. Highly rec!

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What's Mine To Give by WritingHyuHin

After the massacre of his clan, Sasuke had one goal in his life at that young age. Revenge.

The things I do for you... Only you.... Hinata.

This is a rewriting of The Last movie, but SasuHina style! I think it's very believable and a fun thing to read, since I've watched The Last quite a few times. Seeing things that should be Naruto but are instead replaced with Sasuke warm my little, shipper heart. Give this one a chance!

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Nyctophilia by Sommernacht

For as long as he could remember, the night had offered him comfort.

"Indeed," he whispered against her skin. His fingers found their way under her fishnet top, making her shiver under the touch. "The most beautiful night."

Sommer hits it out of the park once again! This was their 2022 SHMonth one-shot in which Sasuke and Hinata secretly meet each other when 'borrowing' meds at night. They grow close and confide in one another, and I think it's a loving, deep connection that is impressive to make in just one chapter!

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A Study of Mannerisms and Other Alterations by MissLe

Sasuke Uchiha, as it was well known, was in possession of some very, very gorgeous eyes.

She decided, however, that the regal Uchiha nose would always hold a special place in her heart.

Ahhhh, this is probably one of my all time favorite fics! It's fluffy, it's cute, it's funny! I absolutely adore it! This fic is set in a Modern AU, where Hinata is a waitress at a cafe and Sasuke, a member of the firefighter team that comes by almost daily, has a pretty obvious crush on her. These two dweebs are adorable, and I read this fic so much!!!

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Uprooted by @kiljoius

Today, Hinata is 20.

“Maybe I can live with that.” Maybe she can, too, she thinks.

Arranged Marriage? Check. Fluff and Humor in a SH FIC of all things???? Check. Witty dialogue and amazing chemistry? Check check check! Without giving too many spoilers, this Modern AU fic follows Hinata and Sasuke, who plan to act 'over the top' in their arranged relationship in order to get out of it. Lets just say it doesn't work as planned for them huhu. This is a really fun fic, so if you're in the mood, give it a read!

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This is what I've got for now, but please feel free to comment or reblog with your own favorite fics (either your own or others) with their first and last lines.

@kiljoius @elreinodelpurgatorio @daifukumochiin @catruru @fher43 @gardenatsuntime @lavendereyedassassin @cariata @naoko-ichigo @lavender-long-stories @p-crowds @queenfox352 - You guys, too! Show off fics you like (or your own)!

Good work to all authors/writers out there! We love you!!!

Mod: PC

[jacqcrisis]

Hello! Sorry if you're tired of talking about your older writing instead of the current works which I also love, but I wanted to say I love your characterization(s) of Charon throughout your work and I was wondering if you had any tips on understanding his character's core/just how to write him true to form?

Listen. Listen. I can talk about Charon all day. I love him. I have other hades AUs I haven’t even talked about on here that I think about often to this day and if I ever get the itch, they will be written.

And that’s very kind of you to say. Idk if I write him true to any form, but I am extremely anal about keeping characters as in character as possible. Or at the very least, as believably in character as I can. When I plan on writing a character for a longer fic, whether AU or not, I usually try to find out everything about them and break them down to the bone before building it back up. What is in canon that I can use to build back a believable skeleton that is fleshed by what I can infer from the bones underneath?

So core character concepts for Charon that are in canon that I use:

Greedy - he likes him gold and him stuff. No matter what universe you are writing in, this is one of, if not, the biggest driving factor for any job or hobby he has. He wants money, he likes money, and he knows how to make money.

Protective - of his things, his lifestyle, and the people he cares about. He’ll fight Zagreus, who he likes, if he touches his shit. One of the few emotions you can get out of him in game is anger at possibly uncovering his ‘thing’ with Hermes. He keeps Persephone’s location a secret (thereby protecting her) because either he cares for her or because Nyx does and Charon cares about his mom.

Difficult to discern - in part because he’s a big spooky skull man whose face you can’t see and who doesn’t talk, but it also seems to be mostly on purpose. Charon can communicate, given what other characters know more about him, but he specifically chooses not to. What you come to know about him, you find out through context clues, what other people say, and your own sleuthing which leads to-

Extremely private and disinterested in other people’s opinions about him - to the point, he doesn’t care what the GODS THEMSELVES think. All of them think he’s vile and nasty (save for Hermes). The people he’s close with know the kind of person he is, and that’s what matters. On top of that, he has his secrets, and he keeps them hidden, one of these secrets being who he is as a person. 

Independent - Nyx states she doesn’t worry about him because he’s extremely good at doing his own thing and he likes it that way, unlike her other failsons. His intentions are all on his own, and he doesn’t answer to anyone; not her, not Hades, not the gods, only himself. If he is helping someone, it is for his own reasons (maybe because he cares, probably because of money, possibly because Hermes asked).

Clever - He’s literally the head of an underground smuggling ring in game. Like this man knows how to do shit, make money, and get away with it. He’s capable of thinking many steps ahead, and able to plan for the long con.

Methodical - He's got his routine. He rows his boat. He counts his coin. He's mans his shops. He does things his way. He has his methods and he sticks to them.

Patient - that one's a gimme. He’s older than most of the gods and paddles a ferry around at the pace of molasses and doesn’t speak and does nothing to really speed Zagreus’ plight along. Clearly he understands and practices patience. 

Good Fighter - he’ll beat your ass.

Asexual (of some kind) - Aphrodite directly states she can’t get to Charon as he only ‘lusts after coin’. He is immune to machinations of the goddess of sex and beauty. But not the god of merchants, clearly.

A Gentleman - by Hermes’ opinion. Hermes really likes Charon. Please say hi to him for Hermes because- 

Charon Really Likes Hermes - no matter what you think is going on between them, if it’s just friendship, or professional associates, or he’s in love, this is canon. He ignores everyone at the party for Hermes and vice versa. He’s very protective of the thing they have going on. He specifically lets Hermes into the Underworld far enough that Zeus can’t sense him anymore. Hermes hangs out in his shop. Hermes boon is THE MOST EXPENSIVE ONE AT HIS LAST SHOP NO MATTER WHAT. I cannot stress how much Charon gives Hermes a pass and how much Hermes seemingly knows about him despite the other core concepts listed above I just- I- AH

Anyways, from those bones, you can start to infer and build back a believable version of the character for whatever you are writing. Is he kind and thoughtful? Probably, given how the people who know him talk about him. Is he loyal? Given how he acts in regards to his inner circle, you could say yes. Does he have a temper? Probably not, given he doesn’t care much about other people’s opinions nor reacts very much to anything in canon save for very specific circumstances. Is he lonely? Probably, on some level considering he’s alone all the time and how protective he is of his buddy, etc, etc, etc. 

The bones justify what you are putting on top of them and with that, for whatever thing you're writing, you can build up a believable version of a character. Even in the most extreme of AUs, like in the 70’s and on a beach in America or maybe in a dnd type universe where a character might be a lich for…reasons, as long as the core concepts are in place and every decision or authorial deviation from canon the characters make stem from those, it will be fine.

[minyard-05]

4, 5, 12, and/or 22 for Andrew pls :)

character asks

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

HADES. THE VIDEOGAME HADES (2020) i have this meticulously planned AU in my head where neil is zagreus (son of hades and persephone) and andrew is thanatos (god of death) and it's just. Yeah. i think about that a lot. also look up thanatos' design in game and tell me that's not andrew minyard

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

an obvious one is definitely Runaway Train by Soul Asylum but one of my personal favourite songs for The Andrew Thoughts™ right now is probably this

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

oooo okay. okay. i think he has echolalia and/or stims vocally a lot. me and @codename-adler went back and forth with a list of things he sort of mutters to himself sometimes, definitely a lot more once he and neil live together in colorado. things like meowing back at the cats or mimicking the oven timer beep or quoting lines from movies in near-perfect impressions of the characters. think he deserves to be a weird little guy sometimes

22. If you're a fic reader, what's something you like in fics when it comes to ths character? Something you don't like?

LOVE it when people make andrew completely lose his cool. like maybe i'm weird but there's so many different interpretations of what would push him over the edge entirely i love seeing how different authors handle that kind of scenario.

very specific but i read a fic once where andrew was homophobic and i just. Huh. like it wasn't even internalized homophobia he was basically seth in tfc. it was so weird

[the-lesbian-orpheus]

(kinda sorta)

Life SMP Hadestown AU

//Life SMP Hadestown AU//

Master post for something no one may see.

Idk if this is anything but enjoy

I dunno- this and into the woods is my favorite musicals and I’ve had traffic brain rot for AGESSS and I was finally re-listening to Hadestown and this absolute fever dream of an idea dawned on me during hey little song bird

So yeah. Enjoy?

Here’s the original post when I got this idea

And obvious disclaimer this are all the character versions of these people not the actual people thank you very much for you patience.

ANYWAY

//Life series Hadestown AU//

Eurydice- Jimmy Solidarity ✨the canary✨ you see the vision. This (joke?) is what started this whole thing so.

Orpheus- Still deciding between Scott and Tango

Tango pros:

- They are soulmates

- the goat horns are kinda vaguely like music/an instrument 👀

- ranchers duo is SO SWEET always

- their lives are tethered which in a way fits the story of the show and the myth.

- idk i just like this idea

- why are you still here? It’s over. Go home.

- c!jimmy seems to be on better terms with c!tango than c!scott soooo

Scott pros:

- they were husbands, Jimmy died first tragically (very accurate to original myth)

- THE FLOWER MOTIF- specifically a red flower. It’s just so perfect

- they saw each other in the afterlife

- Scott is always attached to flower husbands which seems fitting

- he likes to sing? Empires musical? I don’t know but it seems like it works

-flower husbands and desert duo have connections (you will see why this is important)

So yeah leaning towards tango for the vibes but leaning towards Scott for actual similarities in plot and such.

(If someone wants to say Joel or someone I will happily hear you out lol)

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Hades and Persephone- c!Grian and c!Scar/desert duo. The characters were once in love and then it grew into a a more bitter relationship. There are lots of potential parallels with Hadestown older lovers and desert duo. Grian and scar also have flower/plant motifs.

Grian as hades- He is a watcher, which seems fitting. Creator of the games seems fitting for god of death and also the industrial foreman Hadestown has. Original winner.

Scar as Persephone- Now that he is a winner, I personally love the idea of him being the earth, which is perfect for the god(dess) of spring. I also think his secret life skins going from green to black is an accidental parallel.

The only real issue with this is I want to incorporate Grian being the sun but that’s contradictory;-;

Hermes- My main idea atm is Martyn. This is mostly because storytelling and lore is very connected to him and his character. Who doesn’t love some eyes and ears AU/lore

I am also considering pearl just because I like that idea, her being the moon and being connected to g and s, etc

And Ren because he is such a storyteller/theater kid

The Fates- I have several ideas for this

-the watchers(and secret keeper.) Obvious reasons

- the other winners

-clethubs because they are a fun/good trio lol

- ren, pearl, Scott (in case I don’t have them as Hermes/orpheus)

- the remaining Evo members: bigb (also he was so creechur in third life ), pearl, and if he’s not Hermes, Martyn (also good since pearl and martyn have won)

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Based on a lot of the plant motifs imagine if instead of a carnation it was a poppy.

I’m very slow with drawing and have never written any kind of fic before but if people like this idea I’d love suggestions for the AU and I’ll definitely make some character designs :)

Character designs/descriptions:

Jimmy coming soon to a theater near you

Other posts for the AU:

Full circle lol

Potential name

How to include both Scott and Tango

[fandom-queen-13]

Actually, I might as well put all my ideas for the Hadestown AU down

Nicholas: Hermes

Orpheus: Kate

Eurydice: Reynie and Sticky

Hades/Demeter: Curtain/Nathanial

Persephone/Autumnus: SQ

The Fates: Rhonda, Number Two, and Constance

Here's some backstory

The biggest thing that changes is that Hades is also Demeter for some reason. My idea is that at some point, Nathanial took over the role of the god of harvest as well. When he's the deity of the underworld, he goes by his original name and is more loving and lenient. But when spring rolls around, he transforms into the one that runs Hadestown (perhaps LIVE in this case), Curtain. Curtain wants spring forever. This...is a problem.

With Hades/Demeter changing roles, Persephone didn't feel completely right anymore, so I decided to make SQ the Roman god Autumnus. I know it doesn't make much sense. I'll work on it later.

Meanwhile, Sticky has run away from home, but can't seem to shake the changing weather. But then he finds his way to Stonetown where he meets Kate and Reynie, and they form a very close bond.

SQ is allowed to return briefly, allowing the place to cool down, but must return to Curtain. As the climate continues to rise, tension grows. Water dries up, crops become overheated, and soon it becomes unbearable. Desperate for some relief, Sticky and Reynie are met by Curtain, who strikes a deal with them: live with him in his palace of harvest, and they will never feel the stinging heat again.

Kate has to go rescue them from LIVE, and the rest I haven't exactly thought up yet. It's just an AU idea I had, maybe I'll write an actual fic!

[elvisabutler]

july wips and received requests

y'all know the drill, not in any particular order and yes i have moved some of the very wisp-y ( works in slow progress ) projects over to this list but honestly at this point half this list is that. i am not including the wet hot summer pieces but we all know those are also on this list. and let's be honest if need be i'm going to just add lil checkmarks to the end of this list to make me feel good about myself as i complete them.

spark ( chapter three )

quiet on the set ( chapter three )

like a predator attacking prey ( asshole austin pt 2 and 3, requested. sequel to the clothes one just gonna be a long beast. it’s also the showing more dominance in sex one and hurting the reader )

come swim with me ( merman austin )

caught in a trap ( at least a damn chapter ) i’ve actually been writing this in the Notebook ™️ so ideally it will happen.

jealous fic with austin where you two had broken up during press tour. not famous reader. ( requested - kinda )

jealous fic with austin being jealous also not famous reader. ( requested - kinda )

austin and plus size reader being in love and him comforting her through insecurities. ( requested )

dove series ( chapter, just a chapter my god. )

follow up to my baby’s sure, his love’s secure. ( requested )

queen of graceland prequel? based on i don’t care if the sun don’t shine

philia - the Incident frat austin?

g bronze ( army era elvis gun kink )

blossom ( hades and persephone austin x reader au )

belle’s graduation while pregnant with the twins with professor presley. graceland bbq. ( requested )

reader sticking up for austin when an interviewer comments about his voice and he shows them how grateful he is afterward. ( requested )

elvis overhears reader with a jackass boyfriend talk about how sex isn't that great. he- decides to show her how good it can be. ( requested )

gravity sequel? ( call it orpheus? WHY AM A SARA BAREILLES GIRLIE ABOUT ABOUT THESE THREE )

rooster x reader, first meeting/origin of how a rooster and a vulture fell in love. ( why didn't i put this over in my other writing blog, because reasons. )

selkie elvis the jesse backstory

wet hot summer fills ✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️

[fxreflyes]

i wanna know more about my fave, moony's 13 moons <333 but also about hound of hades please! 💖

hi cat!!! 🥰🥰

your fav (Moony’s 13 moons: a fic of if moony was a werecreature vs a werewolf & turned into a diff animal each moon for everyone else’s context) is onto the epilogue which is very exciting bc I finally get to write about padfoot changing into 13 different animals too!! And all the hijinks that will ensue was he does! I have answered this already w a snippet from the epilogue here. And I am now thinking we might have both a Remus and a James POV! Pls lmk if u have any animal requests for vignettes!! :)

Hound of hades! (I am sensing an animal theme here… :D) this is my hades & Persephone / Cerberus Au where Sirius is hades & Remus is Persephone AND Cerberus! it is set in the 80s w hopefully the appropriate 80s vibes / 80s music idk & Sirius gets to live out the hair he should have had if not for Azkaban but as an immortal. I was originally writing this kinda serious but its only 3k and has only 2 chapters so far and I wrote the second and the parts of the third unpublished one drunk so it’s lowk a dark comedy. It will feature some adorable Sirius as hades w Cerberus content and yes that is why I started writing it hahahaha. pls enjoy the silly unpublished part snippet below! (who knows if it will make the fic lol)

Sirius wasn’t stalking the man. He wasn’t. Stalking implied that he was a creep, and Sirius was many things, but a creep wasn’t one of them. He was king of the underworld for God’s sake! Past cultures might have considered his presence a blessing. Except Sirius knew that was not true and no one liked to be stalked by death. His presence was a curse more than anything else. So, sue him – he was God of death AND riches, he could afford it. Whoever charged him would end up dead anyways one day and then he would have the last word. That was one of the perks of his job, really. Death was the last stop on the road. 

You’d think being ancient would give you patience, but Sirius had found age did the opposite. He had been on (or under) this planet for far too long already, everyone needed to hurry the fuck up. 

[rose-of-the-grave]

River Styx

Pairing: Elain x Azriel

Olympus AU

While I don't personally ship Elain and Az I do think that they have a Hades and Persephone aesthetic if that makes sense. Inspiration struck so I decided to write this. This fic will probably have two or three parts. I'm the author (please don't re-post) <3

Masterlist Series Masterlist Read on Ao3

Warnings: most characters are ooc and I tried to fit them into the story so the way that I've written some of these characters does not in any way reflect how I view them, some character relationships were also changed as well as the relationships between the gods, everyone appears the same age, drugging, kidnapping

Word Count: 1,721

Characters: Elain=Persephone, Azriel=Hades, Nesta= Demeter, Rhysand=Zeus, Feyre=Hera, Cassian=Helios, Lucien=Apollo, Morrigan=Aphrodite

On beautiful spring days Elain could frequently be found outside, tending to her garden. Under her careful attention the flowers bloomed. Her garden was her pride and joy but more recently the only place where she felt calm. Ever since her aunt, Feyre, had married the king of the gods, Rhysand, Elain's mother, Nesta, had been acting more and more agitated.

Recently, Lucien, the sun god had taken an interest in Elain and Rhysand and Feyre were both very encouraging of this relationship. Elain's mother however was very against the match. In her mind Elain was still a child, not an immortal goddess who had been tending to her gardens for several thousand years. While Elain had no real desire to marry Lucien she did long for someone to love who would love her back.

This wish was why she had been planning to go out with some nymphs that night. They had already planned everything out. Once Nesta went to sleep Elain was going to sneak out with her friends and they were going to leave Olympus. When they reached the mortal lands they were going to go to a revel near a river called Styx.

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"Lainy!"

Her friends' calls were soft but insistent, carrying through the evening air. The sun had set and the moon was high above as Elain crept out of her window and down the walls of her cottage. She ran for the edge of her garden, to the gate at the entrance to the property. Her friends immediately wrapped her in their arms, soft giggles echoing in the night.

The two sisters wore matching black dresses, their thin and willowy figures near translucent in the moonlight. The two of them almost looked like spirits. Their pointed features and pale green skin creating an otherworldly appearance. Nuala's hair was pulled back, the hairstyle held together with vines. Cerridwen had went for a slightly different look. Her hair fell down in loose, tangled curls. They looked beautiful. Elain almost felt a bit plain in her pale pink dress, that was far more modest.

Her heart felt heavy as she turned for one last glance at where mother was surely sleeping contentedly, unknowing of what was transpiring only a short ways away.

Elain turned away and started walking, arm in arm with Nuala and Cerridwen, to the bottom of Olympus. Thankfully her family farm was among the foothills and they did not have to walk far. Despite the amount of trouble the three of them would be in they carried on their merry way, laughing and joking.

Against the odds they made it out of Olympus without being caught. They found themselves on the outskirts of a village, the roads were empty and most of the light were off but as the approached the other side of town they could here music and laughter. The lights were warm and inviting. The closer the got, the more Elain could see. People were dancing, talking, having the time of their lives.

Nuala and Cerridwen pulled her into the throng of dancing bodies, eventually coming to a halt. They quickly joined in. To Elain they seemed to almost melt into their surroundings, almost as if they were finally at home. The overpowering sounds of music eventually became to much and she pushed her way through in an effort to get fresh air. Her head had started to spin when someone shoved into her causing her to stumble into the arms of a stranger.

"Here." They helped her to stand and pulled her towards a table covered with drinks. Picking up two cups they gave her one before leading her further away from everybody. Elain took a tentative sip and was hit by a sickly sweet taste that nearly made her gag. Thirsty, she took another, much larger, gulp.

Looking up at her companion, her sight became foggy. All she could see was his smirk and all she could feel were his hands on her dress, starting to unbutton it. In his haste he ripped the fabric. Her protests were weak but with what remaining strength she had she pushed at him. He laughed but it was cut short by a strangled groan and the sound of a body falling to the ground.

She felt so very, very tired. Kneeling down she tried to find a comfortable spot to lay down and close her eyes. Looking up, the last thing she saw was a tall, dark, and winged figure looming over her.

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Just as the day was starting, Cassian rose from behind the clouds, heralding in a new day. In the distance he spotted a dark, hooded figure who was not supposed to be up in the mortal lands. Azriel, god of the dead, had been banished to the Underworld for a millennium. As Cassian neared he spotted a pink clad girl in the god's arms. Elain, he realized. No. That wasn't possible. The only thought in his head was that Nesta was not going to like this.

When he had reached midday and was right above Nesta's cornfields he ventured down closer to impart the news.

"Nes!" he called.

She look up at him with a glare as if silently telling him not call her that. "What?" she bit out, her arms crossed and her face irritated.

"Have you seen Elain lately?" He asked as jovially as he could.

"No. Not since yesterday. Why?" She responded, her face softening slightly at the mention of Elain.

Worry flooded him as he told her, "Because I could've sworn that I saw her in the mortal lands by the River Styx and she was being carried into the Underworld by Az."

Her eyes widened in alarm and she abandoned her work. "Take me to Rhysand."

Without hesitation Cassian took Nesta in his arms and soared to the very top of Olympus. He left her standing at the entrance of the soaring white marbled pillars that surrounded the thrones of the gods.

Nesta walked with purpose, her steps hurried. She didn't spare a glance for any of the gods roaming around, instead heading directly for her brother-in-law, Rhysand.

"Nesta." He greeted her. She responded likewise. Their dislike for each other apparent. If it weren't for their mutual love for Feyre, her sister and his wife, they would have most likely already slaughtered each other. The two of them were constantly at each other's throats. He was always waiting for her to step out of line so he would finally have an excuse to banish her the same as he had done to his brother.

Without exchanging pleasantries Nesta immediately stated what had occurred and what she needed him to do about it.

"Cassian saw Azriel taking Elain into the Underworld. He was in the mortal lands, a clear violation of his banishment." She informed him.

"And what do you want me to do about it?" He asked, laying back on his throne, with a bored expression.

"Make him let her go!" She yelled, unable to contain her desperation.

He leaned forward, a smirk that she longed to slap off of his face. "And why should I?"

Nesta looked at him, almost shocked at his response. Their was no love lost between them but everybody loved Elain. She was about to respond when she hear her sister's voice from behind her.

"Rhys," Feyre admonished before turning to Nesta and telling her, "Of course he will do something about it," She cut a sharp glare at her husband, daring him to argue.

He sighed before stating that, yes, he would in fact help.

Momentarily appeased, Nesta walked out.

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Meanwhile, down in the Underworld, Elain was blinking the fatigue away and taking in her surroundings. The room was almost entirely black. From the bed sheets to the walls to the carpet everything was the same shade of onyx. Even the knee length shirt she wore was black. Her cheeks heated at the thought of someone undressing her.

Twisting her neck to get a better view of her surroundings her gaze fell upon a piece of paper.

Elain,

You are welcome to my room. There are clothes that you can use in the top drawer. Feel free to come out whenever you feel up to it. There will be food ready for you.

Azriel

Getting out of the bed proved to be a harder task than expected, her legs were as weak as a baby faun's. She made her way towards the bathroom where she showered. Once she was clean she opened the drawer to reveal a handful of garments that were, shockingly, not black. Most of them were pink, green, or blue. She pulled on a soft green dress that reminded her of grass in the sunlight. She paired it with a gold belt and she untangled her hair as best she could with her fingers, hoping that she at least looked somewhat presentable.

Venturing out of the room, she crept quietly in the direction that seemed the most obvious. She was eventually rewarded with a table laden with baked goods. Her stomach grumbled at the delicious smelling food. Her hand reached out only to pull it back, remembering the stories.

A dark chuckle echoed from the shadows, "The food won't bite."

Cowering away she refused to indulge her hunger. She would rather starve than be trapped here, in a land devoid of sunlight and life. Turning away she made for the hallway but a shadow stopped her. Flinching back, she turned to be met by a black clothed chest. She looked up into his face, finally seeing it in better lighting. Elain was shocked to see how beautiful he was for being known by all as the Devil.

His skin was pale from the lack of sun and she could lose herself in his eyes. They were, dare she say, pretty? Her gaze glided over his skin until she was staring at his mouth. His lips were twisted into a smug grin causing her to look back into his eyes.

"Cat got your tongue?" He raised a dark eyebrow.

She ran out of the room, away from his taunting laugh that echoed through the hallways, following her. When she reached the bedroom that she had awoken in she locked the door and flung herself on the bed.

Part 2>>

[eyreyereye]

👉👈 in ‘Lucid’, you wrote about Ingo n Emmet’s children. If it’s not too much trouble, could I get some headcanons or thoughts on them? If you’ve come up with any

Also, favorite blankship aus of the ones you’ve seen ir made?

for the second bit, i like a lot of aus~ i enjoy whenever people work off of the emmet is reshiram/ingo is zekrom fantheory, i really enjoy @glassesblu's oingo/yemmet and oemmet/yingo aus, along with the ones they have going with @belltrigger -- especially bot emmet, changeling ingo, and unicorn emmet! i also like @unovanhunny's selkie au cus... i like selkie aus x'DDD

as for my own? i like my main comics of emmet aging alongside ingo while they're separated and then showing up to get his brother back lol, and of course i'm really into hades and persephone au atm

there are plenty others i enjoy, but those are some off the top of my head~

as for their children in hades and persephone au, here's where i get very very wacky with mythology and do some stuff my fellow greek myth nerds would stone me for, so under the cut i go ahaha

okay so emmet and ingo end up having...... a lot of kids. like, a lot a lot. there was a big shortage on gods and goddesses but that has been Taken Care Of because emmet and ingo cannot stop going at it

here's a horrifyingly long list of hcs that may or may not make it into future fics/art when i get around to making more of that

all of their kids mainly work out of the underworld -- even the ones that end up being olympians -- and they're collectively considered equivalent to depot agents when they're not fulfilling major godly duties

their oldest daughter is aphrodite -- she hardcore ships her parents and has no chill

their oldest son is hypnos -- he's technically in charge of organizing all the agents' duties and is very exhausted all the time

occasionally emmet will be the one to get pregnant to spice things up and it usually ends one of three ways: the kid is a super op god, it's a miscarriage, or the kid is born mortal and dies soon after -- it's always traumatizing in the case of the last two and neither of them ever learn

that being said zagreus is a strange mix of op god but who also died and kinda is sickly (he inherited emmet's allergy to ambrosia) -- he's emmet's lil guy even though they like to razz each other

nyx is also one of emmet's good pregnancies and she's a huge daddy's girl

all of them are close with ingo regardless though, ingo loves his kids and spoils them all because he can't bear to deny them anything

the furies are also some of emmet's and they're... strange lol

apollo takes after his parents and is into his twin artemis; artemis doesn't know and apollo drowns his sorrows in this by being a bit of a whore

athena and aries are kismesis -- if you know you know

really there's just.... so much incest going on....... but it's greek mythology so you just have to expect that all the more than any normal submas au

also yes i know NONE of these save for zagreus are considered hades and persephone's kids but this is my au and i get to turn ingo into everyone's mom if i want to x'D

[folfar]

16, 39, 47 & 55!

16. How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Share one of them?

So I have two pretty hefty ideas that definitely will see the light of day this year (ie I've started writing them), and eight more in the pipeline! The two big ones are a Love Island AU, where Damen has to enter the villa to save Nik's tv job, and a Persephone AU, where Damen is Persephone, because I love to cast Damen against type.

The rest of the list includes - because I never ever give up on a WIP (I believe in my heart I will finish everything I post, my most grievous fault) - some absolutely ancient ideas, such as a Yuri on Ice fic that I will probably never post, which is about... Chris. And Georgi, kind of.

And a Wandavision fic! Which is the second least likely to be posted, because it's already not canon compliant because the MCU is exhausting to keep up with. This is sad because I think it's the funniest thing I've ever written, and the premise is "What if the citizens of Westview found Wanda and told her to come back and get her creepy witch friend she left there?" But Agatha is still stuck in her sitcom-self, and they have to go and live in a canadian shack about it. And then they fuck while the darkhold seethes in the corner.

39. Share a snippet from a WIP

From the Persephone AU! This is a very rough snippet - but I'm really looking forward to writing this fic:

Damen is doing spring, enjoying it but thinking it hollow. He moves through the world leagues at a time, stepping through his father’s sunbeams.

Spring is also the time of long shadows and cold evenings, when the stores run low and the calves starve, when death stalks the land; that’s how they meet. Laurent is a beautiful shade come from Hades. Damen is not unfamiliar with these pale emissaries of hell, come to take the sleeping dead in hand, but he has not seen this one before.

Damen protests at Laurent taking a spirit down to Hades. “It’s not right,” he says, “it wasn’t his time.”

And who are you to argue? The pale ghost says.

“I’m the god of spring; his sheep will lamb tomorrow, a fine and healthy crop. I have seen it - he will drink the milk and be well. I fed them ichor,” Damen confesses. Laurent stares at him, eyes as flat and silver as the coins on the eyes of the dead. 

“I didn’t like the sound of his cough.” Damen admits. He presses his case. “One more day.”

“Fine,” Laurent says, as if surprised with himself. “But you come to Hades with me - and explain it to the prince of hell yourself.” 

Damen creases his brow. “May I have a half-hour to ask my brother to take over my duties for me?”

“No,” Laurent says. “I have made my offer.” The farmer’s soul is coiled in his palm like a skein of wool. Damen looks at it, looks down at where the man is slumped by his byre.

“Fine,” he says. Laurent raises an eyebrow, and takes his hand.

The farmer wakes to see two sets of footprints - one iced over, crackling with cold - and the other, where in the indent, tiny, early strawberries are already coming to fruit.

47. How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?

hahahahha.......almost everything I have ever posted on ao3 is a first draft. when it is done i want it gone! you know when you have a fever and you're like i must strip IMMEDIATELY. like that.

sometimes I submit to a SPAG beta from longsuffering friends but i'm so impulsive i normally just post immediately and then kind people tell me "babes your tenses are fucked" and i have to revise on the fly.

don't be like me!!!!!

55. Of the characters you write for, which is your favorite? Has that choice been swayed at all by your followers/readers’ reactions to certain ones?

The reaction to Sunblind over the years has been so lovely it probably has to be Auguste because I am creature that lives and breathes for praise!

Also - when I started writing Auguste/Sunblind, it was because I had a personal vendetta against what I saw as a character getting put on a pedestal - the popular idea that Auguste had been everything Laurent said and more.

Given how Pacat demonstrates that character's perceptions of their own relationships often turn out to be incorrect or based on assumptions as the books go on, I wanted to do the same. I wanted to write him as imperfect in the extreme - a bit violent, a bit foolish, sweet but not as thoughtful as Laurent remembered - and a victim in his own way of their Uncle's manoeuvring, because I can't believe a plan like that comes from nowhere.

People have been really receptive to that, in a way I didn't expect when I started it - and it's taken me so long to write the damn thing that he's been with me for five years now. How could anyone supplant him?

[sometimes-love-is-enough]

So! Re: director's commentary shsksjsj. Melliferous is literally like always on my mind and it's just shsksjsks so good. Bls whatever crumb you're willing to give us about the fic, I will very much enjoy. Plus!! The Thomas and Virgil buried alive fic!!!! So good! I am kissing you on the forehead for that one so ye. Whenever you're up for it I am basically vibrating for the director's commentary for those.

Here's some odd thoughts on both of them, just for you!

melliferous

So one of the things I'm really careful and insistent about in my writing is POV. You might have noticed it. I'm meticulous about this, both in reading and writing: the point of view of the narration has to be both consistent and recognizable. If it's from Virgil's POV, then that must be distinguishable from anyone else's, and we aren't getting insight into another character's head or thoughts as long as we remain with Virgil, and so on. Usually I stick with one character the whole way through (Virgil in Chessboxing, Thomas in Pick A Side, the OC in the Inception AU) or I switch POV from chapter to chapter (Eucatastrophe with its rotation through the full cast, Syzygy goes back and forth between Thomas and Janus).

Melliferous is the anomaly here, because it doesn't have a defined narrator or point of view. It's an omniscient narrator, which I usually shy away from on principle, but I did this on purpose. I wanted the whole story to have a kind of drowsy, dreamy feel of unreality to it, and narrowing things down to a single narrator would have taken away from that. It couldn't be Thomas (my go-to when I'm writing ensemble cast stories like this) because Thomas is dead and not there. It couldn't be any one of the Sides, because that would be elevating them to protagonist, and Melliferous is, at its core, about the group.

So instead you get a narrator reminiscent of folk tales and fairy tales, who knows more about the world than you do, patiently tells you what you need to know, and speaks with pretty words and a kind of knowing resignation, because they know exactly how it's going to end before it's even started. It's the only way this story could be told, I think.

A lot about Melliferous was carefully calculated to be disorientating and strange. It's not a normal Sanders Sides fic, and I knew that going in. Things like: the story opening on a conjunction and in medias res, never explaining exactly how the Sides are alive when Thomas isn't, never explicitly saying 'Hades is a Bee, Seph is a butterfly, also Seph is Persephone' - leaving that all up to implication, albeit very obvious implication - and of course the fact that the strangeness of everything is barely questioned by the people inhabiting the story. The TSS canon universe should not be one that supports concepts such as Greek Gods And Bee Hell without question, but I never wanted that to be in question, just like I wanted everyone to be as in-character as I could manage the whole time.

I feel like that's what makes good surrealism. The familiar tempered with the wholly absurd, in a way that it takes you a minute to go 'wait, why am I just accepting it?' - melliferous is definitely one of my more successful wanders into that sort of storytelling.

lying in a box with a lid on it

This fic was born out of a very specific set of thoughts I had, which I will now roughly try to recreate, in order:

there are a certain bunch of fic tropes that I really enjoy, involving characters being put into Situations, often much to their distress. however, I only really see these specific tropes in certain types of fandoms, like Marvel and the Witcher, occasionally Doctor Who.

Whenever I do see them in Sanders Sides fics, it's usually in the context of an AU (not always my thing) or in the context of Canon-ish Imagination Adventures (again, not always my thing)

I don't think I've ever seen a canonverse fic wielding the Buried Alive trope, have I?

(related thought from a completely different train, arriving almost simulstaneously at the station with the last one) the only way you could get Virgil to discuss his problems with Thomas is if you locked them both in a box and kept them there for hours.

hey wait a second

I like writing unique stories, stuff you couldn't find anywhere else. And there was just something really novel to the idea of Thomas and Virgil getting trapped somewhere together in his brain that I liked the idea of. It felt fresh and interesting, and also something that hopefully would stay a oneshot instead of turning into a multi-chapter epic.

Virgil and Thomas's dynamic is one of the more fascinating ones to me, because of the coexistence between 'we are friends and i love you' and 'you are literally my anxiety and as much as i love you, you occasionally hurt me as a part of your existence'. Someone in the comments of this fic described it as the Hedgehog's Dillemma, and fuck, that's exactly it, isn't it? Shoving them into an enclosed space ratchets the mental health issues up to a million, because they hurt each other. But it also makes them talk it out, because they don't want to be hurting each other.

Was this fic also just an excuse to force them to cuddle? Maaaaybe. Maybe that was my secondary motivation. That happens to be a favorite trope of mine, too.

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part 2 for the lovie-cutie!! well its cute but just dont touch the yellow snow... 'DO YOU HAVE EGGPLANTS ❓❓❓❓❓❓❓' we do. 'im sure some of them are older than me' well im wearing my moms coat thats older than me. maybe your age HGJDJFG SORRY. sorry, catmom. oldie but goldie. im impressed by such a great collection. 'im hungry T_T' bon appetit ig TT 'i used to have a crush on my philosophy teacher' awwww. ive read a fic like this... idk if i ever had a crush but i absolutely had some strong feelings to my rus lang teachers and the math one bc of the mommy issues ig... sorry, im back to your story. no but its a kinda cute story. but the ending is ??!!!?!! hajffk if it makes sense. writing poetry abt smn sounds nice. i used to write some poems abt my first idk sympathy? too. it was a more dramatic story (not underestimating your feelings!). if youre glad these feelings went away, im glad for you. all experience is an experience to have and liking smn worth of being felt. 'ARE YOU TUMBLR' you never know.... ITS SUCH A CUTE STORY WITH THE BLUES CLUES TT its delightful that content that can stimulate childrens interest in science exist. 'and i remember learning that mars had 2 moons' deimos and phobos! deimos is pronounced just as daemon dont you see any like.... OMG i was going to talk abt the moons but!! targaryens are said to be more like gods but if an au with them as greek and roman gods? daemon as the god of war anD! aemond as the hades who marries persephone and cherishes her like nothing else. theres probably smth like this on tumblr but ive just thought abt it. so. these 2 moons was literally the only thing i remembered and ALWAYS said during my astronomy lessons. to the point my teacher was like 'oh katyas going to like this question' and i was like DEIMOS AND PHOBOS my babes TT SORRY i got carried away. 'they have two nights' AAAW these cute childrens assumptions on how the world works TT i lovelove them so much. theyre so cute and amusing TT but its a good logic! big baby brain! its good your brain didnt explode!! it wouldve been such a tragedy to loose THE genius brain! 'a post which was like you cant think of a color' oh this provoking shit! ig the fact that i can make out the constellations has smth with the tilt of Earth? my hometown is pretty very very close to the border of the North Pole so atmosphere there is thinner and basically? it means? sky is closer? smth like this. tbh the northern sky is the sight to see. both in winter and in the summer. bc in winter the constellations are visible and yk the polar night while in the summer its the polar day and the sky is so white-ish, the sun never sets down and the airs so fresh TT omg i miss it. also this cute dream abt stars TT its so touching that you wanted to see constellations that much. 'ok then ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ sandman fics it is' OK now YOURE provoking. ok maybe next message. 'i imaged her to be younger' me too but doesnt she deserve it? 'BAD INFLUENCE BUT ALSO BRILLIANT MIND' THANKS im trying my best. im glad you liked it! hope to see it one day in your blog. anything, actually. so good luck with your queue! im finally gonna sleep YEY. have a nice day/evening/night!! good luck! love you! take care <з

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i watched an ep of doctor who with my mom T_T it was a mistake to pick a random ep i was very ? confused i was pretending i understood it and just watched til the end because i was tryna commit to it T_T HAHHAHAH

anyway heres a kitty for good luck

omg this reminds me of this stray that went up to our house and i pet him and he was so sweet and he laid in front of me and i was like i want to pet you but if i pet you im going to have to feed you and i have no food im so sorry so its a no for me 😩😞 it was a dark day for humanity

well its cute but just dont touch the yellow snow...

STOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPP TT_________TTTTTTTT YUCK

'DO YOU HAVE EGGPLANTS ❓❓❓❓❓❓❓' we do.

very good

'im sure some of them are older than me' well im wearing my moms coat thats older than me. maybe your age HGJDJFG SORRY. sorry, catmom. oldie but goldie. im impressed by such a great collection.

im not offended by that at all i wear my moms clothes that are older than all of us sibs so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ you dont have to apologize for it. i dont think ill ever be offended by being called old at least i hope not. ill always be old to someone and young to others

'im hungry T_T' bon appetit ig TT

im hungry again but i cant eat cos im going to sleep and i cant sleep with a full stomach it hurts when i do T_T or ok not hurt its just uncomfy

'i used to have a crush on my philosophy teacher' awwww. ive read a fic like this... idk if i ever had a crush but i absolutely had some strong feelings to my rus lang teachers and the math one bc of the mommy issues ig... sorry, im back to your story.

HAHAHHAHAHAHAH MOMMY ISSUES

im glad you find my cringe cute HAHAHAH 🤢🤢🤢

no but its a kinda cute story. but the ending is ??!!!?!! hajffk if it makes sense.

HAHAHHHHAHHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH WHAT DID YOU EXPECT THAT ID DATE HIM HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO T_T

writing poetry abt smn sounds nice. i used to write some poems abt my first idk sympathy? too. it was a more dramatic story (not underestimating your feelings!).

lol HAHAHAH im not offended by things like that MY GOSH DO YOU THINK IM PETTY i am BUT NOT THAT PETTY

if youre glad these feelings went away, im glad for you. all experience is an experience to have and liking smn worth of being felt.

im so glad 😩💅😬🤢

'ARE YOU TUMBLR' you never know....

ITS SUCH A CUTE STORY WITH THE BLUES CLUES TT its delightful that content that can stimulate childrens interest in science exist.

YES I LOVE THAT VIDEO GAME SO MUCH IF I HAD IT I WOULD PLAY IT YOU KNOW WHAT LET ME TRY AND FIND IT TO AT LEAST SHOW YOU IF I CANT PLAY IT

omg i think this is it im going to cry

i dont remember it being like this entirely but i think this is it. HELP PLUTO MY PLUTO T_T im going to cry

'and i remember learning that mars had 2 moons' deimos and phobos! deimos is pronounced just as daemon dont you see any like.... OMG i was going to talk abt the moons but!!

HAHHAHAH i have no idea what the mars moons are called but if you say so i trust you i might remember this this time around because i dont have a kid brain anymore just a large kid brain HAHAHH

targaryens are said to be more like gods but if an au with them as greek and roman gods? daemon as the god of war anD! aemond as the hades who marries persephone and cherishes her like nothing else.

LET ME STOP YOU RIGHT THERE THIS IN AND OF ITSELF IS ALREADY SUCH A GREAT STORY IDEA PLS THATS SO GOOD NAUR I HAVE TO WRITE THIS DOWN

theres probably smth like this on tumblr but ive just thought abt it. so.

ur such a bad influence who cares if theres smth like this you nor i have not written it so thats all that matters

these 2 moons was literally the only thing i remembered and ALWAYS said during my astronomy lessons. to the point my teacher was like 'oh katyas going to like this question' and i was like DEIMOS AND PHOBOS my babes TT SORRY i got carried away.

HAHHAHA THATS FINE <3 its so fun that we have a shared interest with space!!! LOVE THAT FOR US. go off my deimos and phobos queen she like me for real reciting and stuff HAHAAH

'they have two nights' AAAW these cute childrens assumptions on how the world works TT i lovelove them so much. theyre so cute and amusing TT but its a good logic! big baby brain! its good your brain didnt explode!! it wouldve been such a tragedy to loose THE genius brain!

T_T IM GLAD YOU THINK MY SUFFERING WAS CUTE you have no idea how frustrating this was for me i was like so if a day is 24 so half of that would be day half would be night but then i was like then that means they have ... 1 night.... and just really short days T_T HLAKHLKASHFLSAFLSAFASF im glad i didnt lose my brains either

'a post which was like you cant think of a color' oh this provoking shit!

it was i cried like literally literally bawling cried

ig the fact that i can make out the constellations has smth with the tilt of Earth? my hometown is pretty very very close to the border of the North Pole so atmosphere there is thinner and basically? it means? sky is closer? smth like this. tbh the northern sky is the sight to see. both in winter and in the summer. bc in winter the constellations are visible and yk the polar night while in the summer its the polar day and the sky is so white-ish, the sun never sets down and the airs so fresh TT omg i miss it.

i think it has to do with light polution as well. i live in the city so the lights are never off, never fully. also damN IS THE SKY CLOSER WTF THERE ???? damn. i mean i can see the stars here i just ??? idk which is which

also this cute dream abt stars TT its so touching that you wanted to see constellations that much.

[kicks can] im such a fucking nerd dude HAHHAHHHA

'ok then ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ sandman fics it is' OK now YOURE provoking. ok maybe next message.

lol ok HAHAHAHA

'i imaged her to be younger' me too but doesnt she deserve it?

but it isnt about deserve its about tradition. rhaenys deserved to be heir but nah

'BAD INFLUENCE BUT ALSO BRILLIANT MIND' THANKS im trying my best. im glad you liked it! hope to see it one day in your blog. anything, actually. so good luck with your queue!

HAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAH i hope to see it to T_T i always like your ideas! and yes my queue T_T my loooong queue

im finally gonna sleep YEY. have a nice day/evening/night!! good luck! love you! take care <з

same my back hers as per usual

im luv you so much my dear

xxx