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seduceme-lovestruck-thearcana · 1 month

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@megatraven (there’s some proofreading but forgive me if some stuff is off or doesn’t make sense exactly. It’s 3 AM rn and I really wanna post this lol)

EDIT: Also, I didn’t see that you answered my ask about Meg and Hercules, so I’m sorry that some info is off😭.

Hercules and MC Friendship AU part 1: Hercules’s Songs.

Okay my song breakdown is of 2 covers of a song called, “Love me, love me, love me,” and they’re English covers of a Japanese song. Here is the cover by LittleJayneyCakes and here’s the other by JubyPhonic, which I will be using the lyrics from. I’ll be switching back and forth (since some lyrics I like from one and then some I like from the other) to make them fit the theme, and I’ll make sure to say where they come from :).

Anyways, after looking at the comments, you learn that this isn’t a yandere song (tho it sounds a lot like it), and is instead about golden child syndrome. The syndrome where a child will do anything it takes to get love from their parent(s). It’s shown in the lyrics such as:

(JubyPhonic): “I’m doing so well have you heard? You see, you see, I’m such a good girl! Cute as a button you heard.”

But sometimes it edges into a dangerous line, where the person is getting hurt.

JubyPhonic: “You see, you see, so good this girl. In pain I scream you see?!”

And then I’ll switch the JayneyCakes’s lyrics at that some moment which is: “Hey, hey, lovely just like me. Aren’t I the cutest of all? Hey, hey, I’m good, aren’t I? If you say no I’ll cry!” The doubt and the NEED to KNOW if they’re doing good just hits and proves the point more.

And then Jubyphonic’s “Aishite” (which is the original Japanese line at this point) is instead, “Love me I say,” while JayneyCakes is “Love me I beg,” which I feel FITS SO GOOD.

Jubyphonic: “Love me I say, love me I say, love me I say, more and more! Love me I say, love me away! Until I’m not completely sane.” I used to hear this line as “Love me you say,” which is like the parent is telling the kid to love them, which I feel could also fit, but “love me I say,” is what she actually sings.

JayneyCakes: “Love me I beg! Love me I beg! Love me I beg! More and more! And love me I beg! Love me I BEG! Till we feel madness creeping in.” (Highly recommend listening so you can hear the pure emotion in her voice and how hard it hits)

Now, how does this fit with Hercules and MC? Well, I listen to this song and I hear Hercules so heavy in it. Like, you could say it fits Alex (since they do so much to please their mother and Olympus in general), but this song is to an even higher degree than what Alex does, just like Hercules is. I cannot remember too much about Hercules, but from what I remember the reason he’s taking the auras is because Zeus promised him he’d be able to become a full god (Top Tier I believe) if he collected a certain amount of Aura’s.

I see him going above and beyond because he even stole Meg’s who, I believe, was Hercules’s love at the time. He’s stealing auras and doing whatever it takes to please his father and other Olympians, and he’s definitely been doing this for years and years. Probably since he was born. We see how demigods are treated on Olympus, such as Zeus calling Deukalion’s human side a “weakness”, and we definitely know that belief plays a part in Hercules’ life and how he acts. I’m so certain he’s been told his human side is a weakness ALL his life, definitely in the old days. And I feel like a part of him hates him, which I imagine from these lyrics following the previous:

LittleJayneyCakes: “Its agony, it’s agony, this curse I bear. Undo it, undo it, hey!” But he’s gotten so used to it that he can’t be stopped. “It can’t be stopped now, no, AAAAH!!”

And Hercules has gotten so used to it that he doesn’t think twice about stealing the auras. Just like the lyrics from LittleJayneyCakes. He changes over time, growing older with each century and Millenia.

LittleJayneyCakes: “Time goes on, time goes on, changes come to your frame, but the collar stays the same.” He’s so used to it. “It’s agonizing now, but this is nothing new. People just, people just, they’re not enough!”

The “collar” its mentioning is metaphorical that is sung about in the beginning, only mentioned about finding a collar and tying it around their neck and it becoming tighter and “blinding” their vision (in both versions with diff lyrics). I didn’t mention it because I wanted to jump right into it, but the collar is metaphorical. To me, the collar symbolizes the control the parent has and how it’s grown tighter.

Zeus’s control on Hercules, and even other divine beings, has changed over time and definitely become harsher.

JubyPhonics (the same time where JayneyCakes was at): “Grow as you may like a sweet summers day, but this collar will stay just the same. I’m hurting and bleed, I need more to feed. Get people, more people the choker would scream!”

This is where I was secondly hit the most with Hercules thoughts, with both lyrics but here’s both that follow immediately after the previous (with JayneyCakes REALLY hitting the Hercules feeling):

JubyPhonic: “I am the best in my class they attest, I’m a girl far above all the rest. From better than Rose, to better than all you. People, oh people, look only at me!”

JayneyCakes: “I vow to not lose to anyone in my class, aren’t I such a lovely child? (Hey). From more than that child! To more than that child! Ladies and gentlemen, gather ‘round, marvel at me!”

He’s doing all this to get everyone to look at him and give him validation. To give him love and for him to PROVE himself through anything. No matter what it takes. Even if it means he loses things he cares for. I can’t remember too much about our guy Hercules (since I can’t bring myself to watch Hydra’s route all over again rn tho I love him) but I can bet he’s lost a lot in his life too, since he’s followed everyone rules and guidance, even when it is bad. These lyrics both hit me, so I can’t really choose. They’re both just SO great, at least in these lines:

Jubyphonic: “Meeting alone in the yard, from me to you confessing my heart. Was it a lie from the start? To say I love you from afar, as filthy a creature you are!”

JayneyCakes: “Behind the gymnasium, when I told you that I was in love. Wasn’t that kind of a lie? I love you so, so very much, even though I think that you’re TRASH!

This feels like the Olympians (especially Zeus) giving him attention and validation, but still letting him know his human side is a weakness. They love him, but see him as weak (filthy creature) and not worth it (trash).

And then the golden child syndrome shows heavily here. Especially in Juby’s side. He’s willing to do whatever it takes and it’s plainly stated.

Jubyphonic: “Love me I say, love me I say, love me I say, take what you want of me. Taking from me, taking from me! All that I have and all that I keep!” And then Olympus’s POV: “Screaming for more. You’re not enough! Screaming for more. I couldn’t give you up, Ah!”

And then a big part that I can’t really decide who it’s coming from, since I see these songs as a conversation almost. Is this Olympus apologizing to him? Or Hercules apologizing to who he’s hurt? And may hurt in the future?

Jubyphonic: “I am just so sorry!” And then it goes into the “Love me I say,” and such, BUT adds the part, “Love me away, until I’m not completely sane! Torturing me, strangling me, torturing me. More and more, more and more, ahh!!” I see this as the collar continuing to tighten and tighten, until:

“Aren’t I so happy today?”

BUT JayneyCakes side hurts too (this is the part where Juby is all “taking from me”): “Love me I beg, love me I beg, love me I beg, I’ll give you everything. But in return, but in return! I’ll make you share this hatred I bear. It’s not enough, YOU’RE not enough, just not enough! But I won’t let you go, ahhh!!! I’m sorry about this!” And then travels back into the “love me I beg” from the beginning, but instead of Juby’s final lyrics they say:

“Love me I beg! Till we feel madness creeping in. It’s agony- I won’t let go- it’s agony. Strangle me, strangle me, hey!!” And then the part that feels so Hercules to me, something I bet he wonders:

“Isn’t this happiness?”

And then she screams. She screams!!! JUST AH!! It hits so good. These lyrics feel like such a Hercules song because I believe he’s doing so much of his fathers bidding bc he wants to become a top tier god. The people who are seen as ‘important’ in Olympus and who have respect from everyone! They’re true gods, no matter what, and that’s how he can become worth it. It’s how he can be seen as ‘perfect’ in his eyes. He wants to see the validation and live, no matter the cost.

Even if it hurts him, terribly so, or others around him. He’ll give whatever it takes, even parts of himself, to Olympus to be seen as worth it. And he’s lived so long that the question, “Isn’t this happiness?” Feels like a genuine question he might ask. He’s lived like this for so long….does he even know any other way? Any other way to live? Or is this it? Taking from others to gain approval, is it the only thing he knows?

That’s my first part of this AU I have involving MC and Hercules friendship. I wanted to break down these 2 covers because these lyrics always hit me as Hercules, AND MC AS WELL!! I’ll explain the MC part later (so this might be a 3 part…..I’m not sure yet) and then how I see their friendship forming and the point of these posts.

I love you Meg!! And I hope I didn’t come off as too sympathetic to Hercules. He’s done some fucked up shit, but a part of me sees a little deeper into it, just like we do with Zeus and Eros and any other insufferable God lol. I hope you enjoy the breakdowns and I highly recommend listening to both! They’re so good and it’s the only way to really hear the emotion and see what I mean! Especially LittleJayneyCakes (she puts her whole life into this cover). If you do, I’d love to hear your thoughts, but if not then that’s okay!!

But I would love to hear your thoughts or rambles or screams (or even disagreements if you have some) about the breakdown and the beginning of my Hercules and MC friendship posts!! Love you💙💙.

#my writing #Astoria fates kiss #Astoria fates kiss Hercules #idk what else to tag this as since it isn’t a ship pairing just a friendship #so I’ll tag nothing lol

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megatraven · 1 month

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I have a quick question so my post makes sense and you’re the one I know as the most knowledgeable AFK lore person:

Meg was Hercules first love right? In AFK I cannot remember if they were actually married or just lovers, and then he took her aura when Zeus gave him the task to collect as many auras as he could. He did take her aura right? Or am I remembering everything incorrect?

I need to know so my idea makes sense and I just want to check before I post and then look stupid when I get the AFK canon lore wrong lol.

And sorry this is literally so late, but I only just thought of it😭.

Yes okay so! Megara and Hercules were married, she says that they fell in love young and married early. She was pregnant with his child and they were going to start their family when complications with the pregnancy resulted in there being no child. That's when Meg says she started to lose him, having also said that Hercules' want to be a god was something he always struggled with, but that he was a good man when they were in love. He became unrecognizable to her. So when he received his tasks, when he had his chance to become a god, he took it along with her aura.

BUT! It's later revealed by MC that Hercules took Meg's aura before being given his tasks, and the tasks were given to him as a way to cover it up.

(If it's needed, the episodes I referenced were Hydra s1 ep7 and Hydra s1 ep 15. also if it's needed, meg's artifact is the ink quill, and her aura is the crow :3)

#megara #afk megara #afk hercules #hercules #afk mc #astoria #lovestruck voltage #lovestruck #astoria: fate's kiss

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istanbulite · 2 years

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blushing giggling twirling my hair etc.

#haha and then what #astraeus #astoria #lovestruck #lovestruck voltage #astoria fate's kiss #hercules afk #ok now it reminded how weird it is for them to use Hercules when every other person is called their greek names...... its Heracles babe #xx #oc: eos #greek myth retellings #well she is there after all #wait this reminded me something else too

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tallblondasian · 3 years

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Why does his pose look like he’s doing the “nyaa” cat boy thing?

#lovestruck voltage #astoria fates kiss #astoria hercules #astoria fates kiss hercules

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alex-cyprin · 5 years

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Why are you here

#lovestruck #voltage #hercules afk #afk #astoria: fate's kiss

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gracevoltagenerd · 6 years

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So...when are we getting Hercules route? Sure he’s arrogant most of the time but something about him intrigue me. And this scene was hilarious.

#astoria lost kisses #astoria fate's kiss #hercules #lovestruck voltage #lovestruck

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lovestruckvoltageconfessions · 6 years

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Hercules is supposed to be Zeus' son, right? They look NOTHING alike! Persephone kinda looks like Zeus but his favorite child? Day & Night! Confessions do not reflect the views or personal opinions of the mods

#hercules #astoria fate's kiss #lovestruck #mod galaxy

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creamecream · 6 years

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Nireus’ aura is a white Hydrophis Elegans, also referred to as a Elegant Sea Snake.

#his hair is white is aura is white and the animal of his aura is also white #he gets all the white from his goddess mom tbh she's veiled in white and only very soft colors #it is a large sea snake but not nearly as huge as Apollo's rock python aura #its large enough to comfortably wrap itself around nireus tho #its big enough to wrap around hercules' stallion aura but not hold it in place for very long tho #its just a good sized sea snake that nireus has hanging from his shoulders usually if he wants to scare someone #just all like 'I have a giant snake that could eat you leave me alone'#lovestruck #astoria: fate's kiss #nireus #Creame brabbling

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shinynymphia · 6 years

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IN OTHER NEWS, I’M GOING TO KICK HERCULES’ ASS AND THROW HIM INTO THE GODDAMN OCEAN.

#afk cerberus #cerberus afk #afk hercules #hercules afk #astoria: fate's kiss

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seduceme-lovestruck-thearcana · 4 days

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That’s so sweet of Hades😭.

#Astoria fates kiss #Astoria fates kiss Cerberus #remembering how Hades didn’t approve of MC and Cerb at first and then seeing THIS AGHHH!!!#I love them gosh. Cerberus has MC while Hercules does NOT #And I have no idea if these are in order this is a post from a draft lol #lovestruck

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asexual-thot · 7 years

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Okay, the Martyrdom, for the greater good prompt got me thinking of Hydra and that led to me thinking of what it would be like if the Lovestruck games had bad endings.

And here we are. Hydra kills Hercules but not without cost ~~but the idea of Hydra surviving this is interesting to consider~~.

Sugarbandits I accidentally gave Hydra two right hands and left out his belt. I don’t even have time to correct it.

Days 6, Martyrdom, 9, split lip, 14, How to kill and immortal, and 26. Amputation

Prompt list.

#astoria fate's kiss #lovestruck #gotetober #gore #death #character death #amputation #blood #afk spoilers #kinda #cat over moon #I'm pretty sure that Hercules vanishes when he dies in canon but I've got the lag glitch and can't check #anyway this could be just before he does.#goretober

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hannahterra · 7 years

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I was seriously screaming “YES, YOU GO GIRL!!!”

#astoria fate's kiss #hades #cerberus #zeus #lovestruck #i seriously love this MC #hercules

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floweramonsworkshop · 4 years

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Persephone Tarot Card Deck

Hello everyone! So for as long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with Persephone and the mythology surrounding her. I would like to write stories about her someday, but that’s not what I’m here to talk about. Right now I’m planning a different project, which you can probably discern from the title of the post. I would like to make a tarot deck (Major and Minor Arcana) using Persephones from different stories (movies, video games, shows, comics, ect).

I will be using a wide variety of adaptations and interpretations both popular and obscure, from ones I love a lot, to ones I’m indifferent or don’t care too much for, to ones I’ve only heard of (I’ll be sure to read/watch/play the thing before making the card so I can properly plan and decide). I was even planning on doing small write-ups in the description to compare each interpretation to each other and the original myth and give my personal opinion on different aspects (design, personality, agency, relationship with Hades/Demeter/others, ect)

I already have some interpretations picked, like Lore Olympus, Assassin’s Creed, Hadestown, The Goddess of Spring Silly Symphonies short, both Marvel and DC’s versions, the Percy Jackson movie, and others! But since I’m only one person and there’s only so much research I can do to try and fill out the deck (I have it mostly filled but there are still open slots), I thought I’d reach out to the Tumblr community and ask you all if you have any stories with Persephone in them that you could recommend? Depending on the amount of suggestions I get, I can’t guarantee I’ll add all suggestions, but I’d really appreciate any help people could offer ^_^

I will say that I’m trying to stick with media that has a clear visual for Persephone, like comics, games, or shows. So I probably won’t do books that only have texts descriptions (with admittedly a couple of exceptions on my part), so that’s something to keep in mind for suggestions.

I can add a list of what I have so far below the cut:

Possible Persephone Picks -Comics [ ] Afterburner: Tales of the Cool and the Wicked [ ] ARTIFAKT [ ] Awkward Hades [ ] DC Comics [ ] Demeter and Persephone: Spring Held Hostage [ ] Epicurus the Sage [ ] Flare [ ] Glory by Alan Moore [ ] God Is Dead [ ] Hades and Persephone Shorts by Gau meo [ ] Hades Holiday [ ] Headache [ ] Herakles [ ] A Hundred Days of Night [ ] The Last Bacchae [ ] Lore Olympus [ ] Marvel Comics [ ] My Husband Is Keeping Something From Me [ ] Olympians - Hades: Lord of the Dead [ ] Olympus Heights by Kevin Munroe [ ] Olympus Overdrive [ ] Once Upon a Time Machine [ ] Oracle by Olivier Peru [ ] Persephone by Allison Shaw [ ] Persephone by Loïc Locatelli-Kournwsky [ ] Persephone In Underland [ ] Punderworld [ ] Sandman [ ] Six by Megan Rose Gedris [ ] Theia Mania [ ] The Wicked + The Divine [ ] Weird War Tales -Books [ ] Little Goddess Girls [ ] Goddess Girls [ ] Myth-O-Mania [ ] Persephone by Clayton, Sally Pomme, Lee, Virginia [ ] Persephone and the Fruit of the Dead [ ] Persephone and the Pomegranate by Kris Waldherr [ ] Persephone and the Pomegranate Seeds by Maggi Moore [ ] Persephone and the Springtime -Theater [ ] Hadestown [ ] Jasper In Deadland [ ] Mythic The Musical [ ] Stravinsky Ballet -Video Games [ ] Anthropomachy [ ] Assassin’s Creed [ ] Astoria: Fate’s Kiss [ ] God of War: Chains of Olympus [ ] Hades [ ] Hegemone Pass [ ] Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?! [ ] Persephone (Momo-Pi game) [ ] Sacrifice [ ] SMITE [ ] Tales of Ancient Nights [ ] Titan Quest -Animated [ ] Animated Tales of the World [ ] Class of the Titans [ ] Crash Course World Mythology [ ] Disney’s Hercules [ ] Gods’ School [ ] Mythic Warriors Guardians of the Legend [ ] Olympus Guardians Anime [ ] Overly Sarcastic Productions [ ] Persephone’s Flight [ ] Silly Symphony -Live Action [ ] Hercules: The Legendary Journeys [ ] The Magician [ ] Percy Jackson [ ] Persephone (Kate Lann)

#persephone #tarot #lore olympus #hadestown #percy jackson #Persephone tarot deck

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bishler · 7 years

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Hot mama!! From Hydra’s special.

#amemix #afk hydra #hercules is such a douche #astoria fates kiss #afk #afk spoilers

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thornfield13713 · 2 years

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What is the number one overarching change you would make to any Lovestruck series?

Okay, there are a few series where I'd make big changes, but here's the biggest one, and it's for the Astoria games - Fate's Kiss primarily, but this applies to Lost Kisses too.

Ahem.

The natural Big Bad for this series in every route is Zeus.

There, I said it.

The central conflict of the game as a whole - the heroine carrying the potential to become the goddess Hera - only exists because Zeus forced Hera into marriage against her will, was an appalling husband to her (the adultery is the main point made in-game, but I am going to guess it extends beyond that, as, if she didn't want to marry him, I'm going to guess she didn't want to sleep with him either), and finally exiled her from Olympus for standing up to him. He made her so miserable that the only way out she could see involved asking one of her best friends to kill her and ensure that she never returned to Olympus and, when attempts are made to force her return, she always resists them. This whole situation is all Zeus's fault, and yet he never seems to suffer lasting consequences. The nearest we come to it is in Hydra's route, which is...nice, but doesn't go far enough.

Zeus is the natural endgame antagonist, and is repeatedly shown to be entirely unfit for his position as King of the Gods. As such, it is hard to swallow as happy any ending in which he remains in power. He is, admittedly, usually the final antagonist, or at least the source of the final conflict in every route...but he never seems to suffer any serious consequences for that, and that is a shame. My suggestion would be that any ending featuring the MC assuming the power (if not necessarily the memories) of Hera would feature her taking the throne of Olympus and all others give the throne to the most reasonable Top Tier God we meet in the series - Hades. While Zeus suffers some punishment or other for all the shit he gets up to because while his utter disregard for consent is entirely myth-compliant, it is still absolutely sickening to see go unpunished. Yes, okay, I know powerful men don’t get punished for this shit every day, but...a little wish-fulfilment in my romance games would be nice?

...I am aware that the fact that Zeus is black in these games gives a certain amount of Unfortunate Implications to all this, but- frankly, that is the fault of the writers for giving the role of Zeus - sexually rapacious, irresponsible and arbitrary in his use of power, unfit to so much as run a lemonade stand and just an asshole besides, with a really, really awful temper - to a black man, thus leaning into all manner of negative stereotypes. I, personally, have been an advocate of overthrowing Zeus and replacing him with someone better-qualified for the job of ruler of Olympus ever since I learnt that Disney’s Hercules was not an accurate portrayal of Greek myth. Like...all of those things I just mentioned are aspects of Zeus’s character in the original myths too, as is the so-very-non-consensual nature of his marriage to Hera. Lovestruck has always had some racism/colourism issues, sad to say, but Zeus is one of the more obvious examples of this. I get what they thought they were going for by making the King of the Gods a black man, but...well, that only works if the king of the gods in question is not Zeus, who is infamous for being The Actual Worst, and being so in ways that play into a lot of very ugly stereotypes when you racebend him.

I mean, other than that, I’d want to make the lore a bit more consistent about what exactly is required for the heroine to become Hera, and maybe a bit more leaning into the original myths for ideas, because I have some really fun ideas about how the reincarnation process works that borrow from the original myths and the game is a bit inconsistent, but...yeah, this is my main gripe.

#astoria #astoria: fate's kiss

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