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Pest!Apollo AU

I don't know what is this AU tbh

My thought process was: what if Apollo was not recognized for any of his "good" attributes and only for the "bad" ones?. And here we are.

And then that merged with my idea of Zeus throwing Apollo into Tartarus as a baby for killing Python and if he had somehow survived and so on.

I only know that in this AU Apollo would not have as many children as in the canon because he would be a more creepy God.

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Nyx just found a stray dog lost in Tartarus

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did this all in one sitting. I feel ill.

also, I HATE RENDERING, but I will continue practising it because I need to improve.

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Im reading ToA!!

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Vo and Expe

Art credit: @qing-yunhawk

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Pftttt

I’ve been rereading (relistening) to tdp and i forgot how freaky commodus is?? like??

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I love me some characters who make god awful decisions that align with their character. Literally just the worst possible choices in situations because they’re at their wits ends and succumb to their worst instincts, and/or relapse in their growth.

And consequences of said actions?? Superb. Wonderful. More horrible consequences please. Give that character an impactful arc IMMEDIATELY.

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"I thought we were gonna fight side by side forever. but at the end of the day, you're you and I'm me." but it's the archer twins to each other when they're fighting on opposite sides of the olympic civil war

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"Now over and over I keep going over the world we knew, days when you used to love me." but it's apollo looking at zeus during a council meeting and thinking about the time when zeus truly loved him. when he hugged him and patted his back at every victory, when he turned leaves into sparrows to make young artemis and him laugh. when he sang with leto on the island of delos. when zeus sat him and artemis down and told them stories of all around the world, as they listened with fascination. when apollo behaved as his right hand man. when be used to smile with pride at apollo when he would place the laurel of victory on his head. when he would ruffle his hair. when he would look at apollo with adoration and pride.when he was utterly fond of apollo, as apollo was fond of him.

apollo wonders were it all went wrong. and a part of apollo blames himself too, though he acts as if it does not bother him.

"I should apologize-

It's true my dad stopped hugging me

But I never say the other part:

I stopped hugging him too"

~José Olivarez

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"Maybe in another universe, zeus saw apollo as a son, rather than as a threat" OK BUT ZEUS DID. HE DID SEE APOLLO AS A SON RATHER THAN AS A THREAT. LONG AGO BUT HE DID. THAT IS WHAT MAKES IT SO TRAGIC. HE DID. IN THIS UNIVERSE, HE DID. HE DIDDDDDDDD. HE WASN'T AN EVIL TYRANT AND A BAD FATHER FROM THE BEGINNING. HE WAS LOVING. HE WANTED TO BE BETTER THAN HIS FATHER IN ALL WAYS. AND HE WAS!!!!!!!! LONG AGO BUT HE WASSS!!!!

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Underrated Greek archeological sites

Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae

Ancient theatre of Dodona

The Temple of Athena Lindia

Temple of Artemis in Vravrona

Temple of Aphaia, Aegina

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POV ur hyacinthus

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Apollo and Artemis hyacinthus aftermath. Begging to die. Not attending any meetings. Staying in his room. Biting down hard on his hand. Clawing at the skin on his chest. Till sheets are stained with ichor.Artemis visiting very often since now he doesn't drop by at the hunt. Artemis healing his injuries. Having to wretch his hand away from his hair.Cluft of his golden hair in his hand .Him not speaking to anybody. Artemis visiting and just sitting next to him. Silence is their conversation.No one utters a word. Suddenly Apollo starts silently crying next to her. Hunters not used to such a prolonged absence. Them becoming uneasy.Apollo disappearing. Artemis worrying since he's already suicidal. Apollo never meeting her gaze whenever she visits. Artemis entering his room to find all thr furniture thrown and vases broken in a fit of grief and rage .His longest period of grief.His longest silence. Apollo and Artemis hyacinthus aftermath.

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Waiting, waaaaaaaaaaiiiiittttiiinnnngggg~ 🌙🌞🦋

I Imagine that if Apollo can see everything the light of the sun touches, that Artemis can do the same with the light of the moon. And that she was watching her little brother the entire time, even when she wasńt with the other gods in the throne room. As her brother suffered she more often visited their mother telling her and seeking comfort and help.

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I think I'm gonna make a reblog chian of all the little phrases and Apollo uses throughout ToA, now that I'm rereading it. Bc like, he has such a unique way of speaking, and I really wanna dig into it, you know? Ok let's start.

He says "heavens help me" instead of "heaven help me" using the plural the same way demigods do with "oh my gods". I'm guessing this is an acknowledgment of other pantheons? Or I'm looking too far into it, I've just never heard this phrase with a plural "heavens" before.

He calls Cade and Mikey "Ruffians" . And he makes fun of the arrow for being Shakespearean.

He also refers to people as "Mortals" a lot here, which I remembered him doing, but now I want to keep track and see if he keeps that up throughout all the books, or if it peters out near the end.

"I thought how amusing it would be if I could make the snake tattoos around his neck come alive and strangle him to death" I honestly love how violent Apollo's thoughts can be sometimes. Like, you can tell he's someone who has done shit like this before.

I also want to keep track of all the little anecdotes Apollo brings up, so we'll start with the guitar contest against Chuck Berry in 1957, which apparently ended with him getting repeatedly stomped on.

"But something told me this was not she" II love how it's the little things that really get across how old Apollo is. Rick could've easily just said "It wasn't her" or something, but instead he had Apollo phrase this in a way that is far more formal, and more reminiscent of the grammatical patterns of old english. Idk it's just really cool.

(Side note that's not connected to Apollo: Meg's glasses are black? I feel like I've been living a lie, I've been coloring them red for years lol)

God his metaphors are just so striking. Like, I can imagine the phrase "Whatever was left of my pride turned into ice water and trickled into my socks" but I don't want to, because that's such a visceral feeling. I like that Apollo inadvertently proving how poetic he is by making the reader as uncomfortable as possible.

I think I'm gonna start crying out "Horrors!" when I'm upset to. I think I deserve that level of drama.

ahh the classic "My blessings upon you!" Again, I love how every little line characterizes him. Either it's overly formal, like before, or subtly arrogant, like here, or both. It's so fun.

I need to write him saying "Sacred Sibyl!" more. Because that is such a fun little term. Rolls right off the tongue, honestly.

I think I'm gonna leave it there for now, but trust that I will definitely be adding more to this later. Bc Lester-speak is so fun to really look into.

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Starting my reread of ToA this year, and I thought I'd revisit an old series and do a doodle for each chapter. Do not hold me to continuing this tho lol, I only got 19 chapters in the last time I did this. Still, here are chapters 1-3!

Love revisiting the very, very rough beginnings of Meg and Lester tho. They are so them and I love it.

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hi this is the anon that asked abt apollo tweets and i can confirm that the boinking tweet will sustain my family for a week through these harsh winter months

here's another apollo post to help sustain you and your family