#troy rambles

[whump-in-the-closet]

icon update (somewhat realistic whumpersona) most accurate are the eyebags

[foldingfittedsheets]

Every time my beloved and I are driving folks around we end up needing to explain the myth of Cassandra.

You see, Cassandra was a devotee of the god Apollo. Apollo wanted to smash real bad and blessed her with the gift of prophecy. But Cassandra did not return his feelings and Apollo was pissed. He couldn’t revoke a divine blessing but he added the condition that no one would ever believe her prophecies.

So that’s what we named our GPS. We disobey Cassandra at our peril. We may doubt or disbelieve her, but Cassandra always knows.

[dootznbootz]

It saddens me that Helen of SPARTA is mostly known as Helen of TROY. As if she wasn't born, raised, and most likely, died in Sparta. Yes, she was of TROY for a while...But she was able to go back home to where she WANTED TO BE.

(Edit: Hating on Menelaus is illegal)

[mistakes-have-been-made]

I love it when even Greek mythology also affects my music taste because what is this-

I- look man it's just good idk what to say

If you happen to know any other Greek mythology musicals please let me know I would love to add more to the collection :3

[beelzebubsfavor]

sometimes family isnt a mom, dad and a few kids. sometimes its a narcissistic ex lawyer, an annoying vegetarian anarchist, a divorced christian housewife obsessed with baking, the heir to a moist towelette empire, an overachieving goodie two shoes, a jock with untreated ADHD and an AV guy.

[laritamiauu]

Hoping that Troy makes a video with MICO for the Heeermeess✨✨ and (insert epic character)

Telemachus and Hermes are an incredible duo guys trust I have a whole ass AU that explains it (and if he does it I'll probably draw it)

[gotstabbedbyapen]

I understand that many people prefer the Odysseus raising Astyanax AU because killing an infant is cruel. But you guys need to remember that cities have been doomed because people didn't dispose of their prophesied-to-do-evil babies correctly.

Oedipus was prophesied to kill his father and marry his mother, so he need to be rid of. The servant who was supposed to kill Oedipus spared and sent him away. Years later, Thebes lost its rulers and was wrecked with plagues.

Paris was dream-prophesied to cause the fall of Troy, so he need to be rid of. The shepherd who was supposed to kill Paris spared and secretly raised him as his son. You see what turned out for the whole city later on.

You see the resemblances with Odysseus' pleas?

"I could raise him as my own

Or send him far away from home

Make sure his past is never known."

Zeus weren't just being an unreasonable jerk for making Odysseus kill Astyanax. That child was prophesied to be the destruction of all surviving Greeks who sacked his city, whether out of his own rage or accidentally through some chains of events.

Odysseus knew the preceeding stories and how it had turned out. So he could only do what needs to be done if he wanted to save his family, his allies, and himself.

It's only one life to take to save thousands of other lives. For once, Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves was the right choice.

[bizlybebo]

does this make sense

(ib: @/clavidy)

[dogwithpants]

JJUST REALIZED I NEVER POSTED THIS EDIT I MADE-

[red-heart-sunglasses]

this came to me in a vision

[whump-in-the-closet]

“What have they done to you?” is such a great line

especially if whumpee is an influential person, or a leader, someone everyone looks up to. And then whumper completely tears them down, physically and mentally.

Whumper even lets them go, let’s them stumble back to their house. Whumpee collapses out of exhaustion and blood loss on their own doorstep.

And no one can believe it’s Whumpee.

“What have they done to you?”

[saturdaynightfrightclub]

DC’s penchant for creating characters with black hair and blue eyes presents a really funny opportunity. Especially when so many of said characters being of similar ages to Bruce’s children.

I think a lot of them have been mistaken as actually being Bruce’s kids by tabloids.

I like to think it started with Donna Troy. Who would hang out around a young Dick Grayson-Wayne. Would hang out with young Dickie Wayne a lot. To the point that the paparazzi took notice, and started to speculate on the nature of their relationship.

Which abruptly ended when an overzealous reporter confronted the pair as they left a movie demanding info on the nature of their relationship and when they had started dating.

To which Donna had laughed and waved them off saying: “Dick is my brother!”

English was not Donna Troy’s first language. She didn’t realize that by omitting the word like (as in: Dick is like my brother) she had caused a media uproar. Because everyone knew that Dick Grayson was Brucie Wayne’s son, his little boy. But the insinuation that he had two children?

They take one look at this tall, gorgeous young woman with black hair and blue eyes. And then look at the young boy beside her, also with black hair and blue eyes. It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to believe that Bruce had adopted two children who bore passing resemblance to him, if not fathered the pair himself.

It was Outrageous. It was Insane. It was Deliciously juicy gossip.

(Dick could have corrected them. But he actually thought Bruce trying to explain away another kid to be really, really funny.)

The papers go crazy for the idea of Bruce Wayne: Family man and suddenly all anyone wants to interview him about is his two kids! Donna and Dick!

Bruce had expected this, having been aware of Donna’s slip-up. But he didn’t refute it, because it really was a bit funny. Instead he spouts off proudly about his two kids, relaying stories of Donna growing up (which he had originally heard from Diana). It’s harmless, something to feed the papers and expand upon his Brucie Wayne persona.

After all, it’s not like he actually intends to adopt any children besides Dick.

But. . . Then there’s Jason. With his dark curls and big blue eyes who talk at length about how cool his “big sister” is. And never mentions his “big brother” except to pout at the mention of Dick Grayson’s name.

And for a while Bruce is believed to have three children.

Except after Jason, there’s Tim Drake.

Tim, who (having sustained a serious concussion) one day panicked and proclaimed a confused Conner Kent as his brother. Upping Bruce’s supposed children count to five.

Later he offhandedly mentions a Billy and Freddie. The media goes nuts with the notion that Bruce has two more sons hidden away somewhere. Seven children, six boys and one girl.

The papers sympathize with Donna’s apparent status as eldest and only daughter of Bruce Wayne.

This doesn’t last long, as soon afterwards Bruce is introducing his daughter Cassandra to the public. Shes often seen with a blonde young woman who goes by Stephanie, and the pair have tabloids speculating that Bruce has branched away from his obsession with adopting blue eyed, black haired children.

Years after that, there’s yet another young boy. With browned skin and green eyes, he looks exactly like a young Bruce Wayne with different colors. Another child to Bruce’s family. And after that, there’s Duke Thomas joining the fray.

And then one day a reporter stops a pair of boys outside of school one day and asks Damian Wayne about his friend, one Jon Kent. Wanting a story about how the children of the elite differ in terms of making friends from “normal” children. Damian scoffs at the question and asks the reporter if he’s so incompetent he can’t recognize both of Bruce Wayne’s sons.

The media goes nuts for this.

Bruce Wayne; single father to twelve kids.

Lois laughs so hard she cries that Christmas, when she opens a card from the Waynes that prominently features Bruce surrounded by not just his own children, but her brother-in-law, Connor, and her son Jon. Clark complains that Bruce is stealing his kids.

Diana frames the card. It really is a good picture, and Donna looks amazing.

[mochamadeleines]

when hbo joel is talking to tommy and hes like crying and saying when he wakes up he feels like he "lost something" thats me Because no way ive cried over joel this much. I wamna be in his bones and under his finger nails and in his mouth and In his eyes I wanna look thru his backpack and sit on his bed and rummage thru his cabinets and Watch him shower and watch him stretch when he wakes up in the morning and listen to him mumble about how its too cold or too hot and watch him write with a pen and paper and see him squint thru his glasses while he tries to read and trace his scars and feel his facial hair and watch him sleep and look at his smile and see his face when he eats rly good food and watch his shoulders relax when its time for bed and hes not trying to fight for his life at every waking moment HEEEEEELP HEEEEEEEELP!

[sarafangirlart]

I’m fine with taking creative liberties in adaptions but shifting the blame for Astyanax’s murder to Zeus instead of Odysseus (or at least Neoptolemus) has been disastrous to Trojan war discussions, bc now dumb ppl who have never read the Iliad or Odyssey or watched any adaptations of the Trojan women will think that big mean Zeus pressured poor boy dad Odysseus into killing Astyanax. As if Zeus didn’t favour Hector and was hesitant to destroy Troy.

[w3ndytheraccoon]

By the gods I am on my knees please please please someone give me more Helen & Odysseus content please please please the PARALLELS people the PARALLELS between them and they’re implied to be atleast friendly with eachother in the Illiad and Odyssey GODS I NEED MORE ABOUT THEM-

[elliotthinkssometimes]

I’m too tired to word this properly but I was thinking about wonderlust characters and their animal features and stuff and just like.

Troy is the most human and is the most well off and not at all prepared to be down in the underground city. He’s ignorant and a sore loser and doesn’t seem to care much at all. Above ground, they don’t even know there’s a whole city beneath them. They have no idea that people like this even exist and we see this perfectly represented through Troy. He’s confused, he thinks it’s a convention, he doesn’t want to learn more or change or anything. He just wants to leave and go home and never go back again.

Runt has some animal feature but is still pretty human, and the first time she’s introduced, we see her getting a bit of both. She’s an inventor, just like the people above ground. But she’s never been up there, she’s never seen the stars or the moon until now. And we’re reminded almost immediately that she is still from down below, she’s still ‘not fit’ for life above ground, and she’s still different. She might be able to go undercover up there but she still doesn’t know enough about anything above ground to not stick out. She’s still hopeful though, about going up there and learning new things because she’s young and she’s smart and she’s willing to learn and adapt.

blink is the most animalistic by far and seems very well adjusted to his life below ground. He has a job, he has a life, he can navigate. He knows what’s going on and how to get around down there. He’s a survivor. He makes do with what he has. And he has this sense of community down there. Even if he doesn’t get along with everyone, he knows a lot of people. And it’s very clear that blink would not do well above ground at all. There would be no way to hide the fact that he’s a giant fucking owl. His life isn’t amazing, but he’s experienced, and has no intention of leaving.