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4ce-of-2pades · 16 days

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I see you're into PJO. If you had to assign yourself and your mutuals a Greek/Roman God/Goddess, who would it be and why?

(Mutuals, don’t feel left out if I… leave you out. This is just who I happened to get ideas for.)

Myself: My instinct is to answer Hephaestus, because he’s really cool and I love steampunk, or Hecate, because magic is awesome, or even Apollo, because I’m both an artist and a singer. But I think I’d be a/be a demigod of a wind god. For starters, my moods often shift quickly and dramatically enough, but I love the wind itself, and will always say so aloud whenever it’s windy. Wind fills me with life, the way touching water energizes Percy. Plus, I really really want to be able to fly, Jason-style. (I had a very vivid dream as a kid that I did fly once, and I believed it for years. Perfect backstory.)

@lexiconic-light: I associate you with Hestia, ‘cause you’ve got that same kind, welcoming personality. If we’re talking demigods though, Hestia doesn’t have kids, so maybe you’d be a plant nymph or a child of Demeter, because you have a lot of plants and take care of them very well. Or maybe a child of Calliope, because of your writing and love of stories.

@many-gay-magpies: Either somebody artsy, or somebody nature-ey. One of the Muses, Demeter, a nymph, a satyr, etc. Though I also get Hecate vibes from you, so maybe her. You’re mysterious and magic-y. And you like birds. And draw/paint really freaking well. Something along those lines. I feel like I’m missing some obvious connection.

@disneyautistic: Maybe it’s just because you were really into Pirates of the Caribbean the last time we saw each other, but I diagnose you with Posideon. You’d decorate everything with shells and bits of sea glass, and paint ocean creatures on your walls, and wear a sea captain’s coat everywhere. Plus, I think you’d enjoy shapeshifting powers, if you could have them (I know it’s rare for Poseidon demigods, but you never know).

@linklog: Based purely on vibes, I assign you Hermes. No solid evidence for that, I just think you have a good personality for a trickster. Or maybe you’d embody the theatrical side of Apollo or Dionysus. Is there a Greek god of fashion and cosplay? Because I’ve always admired the creativity of your outfits.

@whosectype: Both Hecate and something nature-ey, no question. Maybe a satyr that is also a student of Hecate, learning magic like Hazel was? You’d cast dark spells involving bird bones and fungi and lots and lots of teeth, to increase the growth of moss or make something rot faster. You’d draw your spell-circles-on-the-floor™ in fresh mud. You’d enjoy being a little unnerving to the other satyrs, who prefer frolicking in sunlit fields to lurking in the shadowed areas of the forest and watching trees get overtaken by parasitic bugs.

@cupid-shortcake: Between your username and your pastel pink aesthetic, assigning you Cupid or Aphrodite seems like such an easy answer that it can’t possibly be right. I think it actually works though. On one hand, you show a lot of love and kindness to your friends, lifting them up and making them feel supported and appreciated. But you’ve also got that evil streak where you’ll make an endless series of terrible things happen to your characters because it makes a better story (as most writers do). If you applied that evil streak to real people’s lives and relationships, then you’d make an excellent Greek goddess of love.

(Actually, I think assigning the whole @cupheadocscasino crew gods from the Greek pantheon would make a REALLY COOL AU. I just don’t have ideas for all fifteen, and the characters themselves would probably be different gods than their creators would, so even the three here aren’t set in stone.)

#percy jackson #greek mythology #riordanverse

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brigwife · 1 year

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Welcome to a my riveting, shamelessly anti-Solangelo Live Reaction to the so-called “TSATS preview”

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So I know this is just a first draft but oh my goodness, I was at least expecting it to be edited before publication:

Nico wants to date Darth Vader because he’s powerful. You know who else is powerful? Jason.

Ahh yes - welcome to Camp Half-blood where you meet lovely people, like *looks smudged at writing on hand* Kavla, daughter of Apollo, and Chiton, the friendly neighbourhood centaur

Nico is just here being a massive edgelord and making cringe shitposts out loud wth

Poor Nico. His perfect boyfriend doesn’t understand him..

Nooo my soul is doing an ouchie :(

Nico please with the lame jokes 😭

Such a loving and supportive relationship! I can see why they’re Apollo’s OTP of all time 😌:

Dionysus being Soft and Protective of Nico. I can’t. It’s too cute 🥺🥺

MARIA DI ANGELO. MAMA.

BIANCA. Oh Nico baby :((((

Somebody draw Percy as the Cookie Monster eating Nico and yelling om nom nom... Right now, I need this in my life. It would cure me.

Hahaha Percy. Straight. Boy’s so deep in the closet he’s in Narnia. Hahahah. Also I never want to read the phrase “intense pit of desire” ever again in my life please and thank you.

Wait hold up why was that last bit never included in anyone else’s screenshots??? Boy’s been through like a billion traumatic dream sequences so far, re-living some of his most painful memories with his loved ones but it isn’t until he’s hit with the loss of Jason that he finally breaks into tears??? I’m totally Okay.

I can’t not include this line because it is perfection itself.

i swear to god if Nico DOES somehow get to meet Jason’s ghost and have closure it’s going to BREAK him. AND ME.

Sorry Will the truth is that Nico never loved you and he's leaving now with Jason's ghost. Also “WUPID”. WHY HAVE I NOT SEEN THIS BEFORE SIOFJSFJSLA HELP

Nico over here like “Gurl I may be gay but doesn't mean I can’t appreciate a pretty lady when I see one 👌 ”

How low are the ceilings in these cabins???

Still feeling the love, William:

I stan messy Nico

ASOFPJGOISJGAJL HELP NICO YOU LITTLE SHIT I’M-

I love him!! Also, PINK FLIP FLOP. Hey. HEY. MAYBE WILL BORROWS THEM FOR THEIR TRIP TO TARTATUS AND THEY ARE THE VAULABLE THING THAT MUST BE LEFT BEHIND-

I ship it.

oh be quiet you budget cowboy glowstick

I need eye bleach after this metaphor

This actually doesn’t make sense though. Because Bob offered to remain. There’s more to this situation than meet the eye. I still think the prophecy could be referring to someone completely out of the left field. Like Luke.

Ok now I’m confused because one minute Mr D is being super protective and caring towards Nico and the next he’s like “lmao go die in a trap, kid” ????

Ok now I feel better again <3 ( although before you were literally trying to force him to eat Dionysus so why are you now denying him food)</p>

Why do all these main POV characters in this series have the same sense of humour. Like this line could have been written by Percy, Apollo... Leo...

“Blurted it out like chat” wtf does that even mean???

Come on Nico don’t you know you MUST follow Doctor William’s orders at all times???

Nah kid u gon DIE

Why is Mr D talking like this. Why the random capital P in putting. Also. “You’te.” And “You can’t just *male* a decision like that”. Is that what we’re gonna call it now when dudebros make decisions without consulting anyone else first???

This isn’t real. This is fanfic. This isn’t real. This is fanfic. This isnt r-

That’s such a weird thing to say out loud.

Hooray! The boy gets popcorn!!

Well. That’s most of what I have to say and... yeah. I now understand the skepticism of people regarding this preview. As I said at the beginning I know it’s only a first draft, but it REALLY does read like bad fanfic that someone wrote on 3 cups of coffee at 4am. I’m so sorry.

Actually kinda wanna read the whole book now lmao.

#tsats #tsats spoilers #pjo #nico di angelo #will solace #jason grace #chiron #dionysus #rachel elizabeth dare #bianca di angelo #percy jackson #maria di angelo #kayla knowles #austin lake

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frostplays · 1 month

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Found out recently that Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades got their domains by drawing lots, and that got me thinking, what if they drew different lots?

And then that became "what if all the gods' domains were swapped with one another's domain?"

And here we are

These three maintain their personalities, Zeus is still horny, Hades is kind, and Poseidon is also horny- WHY ARE TWO THIRDS OF THEM HORNY?????

Hera and Aphrodite switch, With Hera now shipping people together and if it begins to go awry, she'll FORCE it to go the way she wants it to.

Leto's kids have had their domain switched, with Athena becoming a bisexual disaster who kinda just freezes up everytime she talks to someone she finds hot (like Hestia), and is really short, being 5' 2", and Apollo becoming the chaste virgin with a pension and a proficiency for murder. He's 5' 10" by the way, so he's taller than Artemis. He mocks her for it on occasion.

The two main gods of war also switched, with Athena becoming the goddess of war and courage (and murder), who is an absolute gremlin, might I add, and Ares, as the virgin god of wisdom and war, and resident straight man, alongside Apollo.

And here's the gods of fiery things, Hestia, goddess of the forge, and also very merry and friendly individual. You can also see why Artemis gets flustered around her, because not only is she hot in BOTH temperature and appearance, but she is really strong and dependable. And there's Hephaestus, god of the hearth flame, who is not only a very cheery guy (think Daruk), but also takes fire safety very seriously, because "I can't be watching over EVERY fire, no matter how hard I try, so be safe with your use of fire, as it's VERY destructive!" Yes, he's like Smokey The Bear as well. He can be both.

And here's Dionysus, the new god of the harvest, who's scythe is REALLY powerful, as in full-power swing can break a pit down to Tartarus, powerful, so don't give him a reason to hate you, 'cause then you'll end up a mangled mess of meat. And Demeter's here, too, the new goddess of wine and theater, and also an immense girlfailure, now an actual girl, with all the friendliness and patheticness of actual theater kids!

And here's the messagers, Iris, new god of thieves, sorcerers, messagers, anyone who uses their wits, a trickster god, and resident psychopomp. She's also cocky and constantly a little bit tired at all times. (seriously, she handles 3 jobs at once, she's gotta be at least a bit tired.) And god of rainbows, and messenger as well, Hermes. Part of his motto his "Colors are cool. I like colors!" He is gay, by the way, so this isn't denial. He's just kinda stupid. His staff and sash change colors to a random color every time he uses his powers. Nobody knows what its original color was.

#beholde: art #I spent too long on this

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fantasy-anatomy-analyst · 3 years

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(image description: eight sketchbook drawings of characters holding a variety of pride flags, all nude and posed in ways that match some old fine art pieces. The nudity has been censored with cute digital flower stickers. end description.)

Characters:

Dalmar, intersex man. Kouto, nonbinary. Chacha, agender. Parva, nonbinary. Xulic and Kidron, genderqueer. Obeli (or Abuela) Moruga, genderqeer. Olli, demiguy. Sajak, genderqueer.

Genderqueer is kind of my default for "well, biologically and culturally, they already don't have binary sex or gender, so they kinda default to genderqueer." And I know maybe some people will be bothered by that, but it's just part of the worldbuilding I've written around all these non-human and frequently non-mammalian species of people.

The uncensored version is on my Patreon page. I do have one more drawing to add to this series, but since it's four child characters I will not need to worry about adding any censors and keeping the original image only on my patreon, as they will simply be wearing their pride flags as whole outfits.

The previous part of this, my binary trans characters, can be found over here.

detailed character descriptions and explanations of the pose references under the cut

Dalmar Ubora, a black intersex elf man with short black hair. He is holding his arms up as he holds the intersex flag, mimicking the pose of Virgin Mary from Titian's painting "The Assumption of the Virgin". The shading was washed out by the photo, but his belly is still clearly round from pregnancy. Dalmar is an interesting case, in that he was assigned male at birth based on his outward appearance, continues to identify as male throughout his life, but finds during puberty that what was believed to be an undeveloped penis was actually just a non functional body part. Instead, what actually developed to full functionality was his uterus. He still identifies as a straight cis man, and has come to terms with his body. He is married to a medically transitioned trans woman, and he could undergo operations to change his body if he wanted to. Instead, he has embraced his body and even birthed some children who were conceived via sperm donations. This is why I wanted a Mary pose for him, and this painting in particular is about Mary being welcomed into heaven as a blessed holy woman. Dalmar may not be a miraculous holy figure, but there is a reverence in the way he has come to love his body and chosen to bear children, including the surrogate birth of his brother's child.

Kouto Hayashi-Loryck, a slender nonbinary elf with black hair tied into a bun. They are holding the nonbinary flag and standing in the pose of a statue known as "Apollo Belvedere", which is so old no one knows the artist's name. One arm raised, one lowered, legs in the relaxed contrapposto pose. Kouto is an artist and an art model. Apollo is a god of the arts, and regarded as a beautiful and sexual figure. Kouto is bisexual and admittedly a very sexual and flirtatious person. They did settle into a happy marriage though (actually they are Dalmar's in-law and the sperm donor for the aforementioned surrogate birth.) Marriage has not stopped Kouto's flirtations, merely limited their targets to a singular person. It felt right to give him this pose, from a pretty well known portrayal of Apollo. Beauty, art, and sex, all defining traits of Apollo and Kouto alike, all present in a pose where the figure seems to be reaching for something above them.

Chacha Faraji, an agender black elf with short hair. They are facing away from the viewer, seated on a stool that is covered by the draped agender flag. No physical traits that could betray their agab are visible. Chacha is sitting in the pose of Reubens' painting "Venus at the Mirror". The arm closest to the viewer ends at the elbow, while they hold a mirror in front of their face with their one whole arm. Their face is seen reflected, smiling, little wrinkles visible by their eyes. I chose this painting in part because it did allow me to obscure Chacha's agab. They were my first nonbinary character, and I never really settled on an agab. But also, I enjoy putting characters who have unconventional bodies into poses associated with Venus or Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty. Chacha is missing half an arm, they are getting older and it shows in the wrinkles on their face. Chacha is also Aromantic and Asexual, the full queer triple A battery. The mirror pose has become an independence of beauty. "Look but don't touch." Chacha is beautiful, and they do not need to be beautiful for anyone but themself.

Parva Turbatus, a white nonbinary elf with shoulder length curly hair that has been shaved down on the far side of their head. They are holding the nonbinary flag, standing in the slightly closed off pose found in Paul Gariot's painting "Pandora's Box". One hand on their chest, one hand held out to hold the flag. They have top surgery scars on their chest and a c-section scar on their navel, though all of these have unfortunately been hidden by the flower censors. I chose a pandora pose for Parva because they have one of the most intense tragic backstories of any of my characters. Like Pandora opening the box, they have suffered through many things but came out the other side with Hope, and healing.

Xulic Vos and Kidron Engedi, a drow and a lizard person. They are sharing the genderqueer flag. Xulic has long ears and white hair in a braid, with a white monkey-like tail barely visible behind their legs. Kidron looks like a leopard gecko, and their tail is acting as a visual block in fron of Xulic's groin. They are standing together in the central pose of Raphael's "School of Athens" fresco. Xulic is pointing one hand up to the sky, while Kidron holds one hand palm down towards the earth. Xulic's chest is visibly flat, however I have rewritten the drow as a eusocial people, who's biology has made most of the common population infertile and visibly near identical above the waist. Xulic's agab is unknown to anyone but them, and perhaps their reptilian lover Kidron. Both drow and lizard folk have biology and cultures that do not really support a gender binary, so genderqueer suits them both quite well. I chose the School of Athens pose because these characters are scientists in fields that overlap, and they often get into deep discussions on the matter. Xulic is a paleontologist while Kidron is a geologist, and they have another friend (my protagonist) who studies archaeology.

Obeli (or Abuela) Moruga, an elderly goblin with sagging skin and axolotl-like frills on the sides of her head. She grins as she holds the gender queer flag, partly draped over the tall stool she is seated on. Her pose matches that of John Collier's "Priestess of Delphi" painting, which depicts a woman hunched over herself on a stool. Old Obeli Moruga, whose title best translates to "grandmother" is a significant figure in her community, both because of her more practical role as a leader and wise woman, but also because she has gained immortality and become an incarnation of Life Itself, after she was given the offer of such power when she nearly died in the goblin revolution. There are many figures that would suit her. Poses from statues of goddesses, like Athena or Gaia. Perhaps turning away from the theme of greek and roman figures I ended up with for my nonbinary group (dalmar is his own thing) and using the famous painting of Liberty on a battlefield. But now in her old age, all those poses of figures in more active poses, tall and imposing, simply didn't feel right. A wise old woman, hunched on a stool in a pose associated with the idea of an oracle, a priestess, a prophetess, felt much more fitting. (goblin culture does have specific pronouns for leadership, and in the common speech they have decided this translates best to the feminine "she/her")

Olli Moruga, also a goblin with axolotl-like frills, standing with the demiguy flag in his hands. He is in the pose of Michaelangelo's statue of Bacchus, god of wine, merriment, and madness. One hand up as if to salute with a cup, body leaning and perhaps a little unstable. Olli is a gay demiguy, stepping away from the naturally ungendered state of his people to embrace masculinity instead. He is extroverted, loves a good party, and has definitely been a little over his depth with alcohol on many occasions. He knows this is a problem. He used to act rebellious because of it, trying to be cool and aloof, but he has since admitted the truth to himself and now openly seeks help. His trans lover, Zaire (seen in a previous post) has become a great support to him. Even though it may seem odd to use the pose of a god of wine for a character that is trying to overcome an alcohol issue, I still feel like the vibe of Bacchus or Dionysus fits Olli well. He is not only a god of wine, but also of pleasure in general, a concept Olli embraces. Wild joy, perhaps to the point of becoming a little feral, abandoning tradition for personal fulfillment. It is unusual for goblins to embrace a binary gender, even partially. Gendered pronouns do not exist in their tongue, only being used in cases where common speech needs to be used to refer to certain significant figures, such as a leader. It is also unusual for a goblin to take a lover outside their species, since most goblins live in fairly isolated places and all mate together seasonally, depositing their eggs in a communal nursery pool. Olli stands out on purpose.

Lastly, Sajak, an amphibious person with some fish-like features such as their finned ears and a barely visible dorsal fin. They are holding the genderqueer flag as they stand in a commanding pose, one foot on a rock, one arm held out as if pointing to something below them. This pose is taken from the central Poseidon statue in the fountain of Trevi. Their head, arms, and torso are covered in dark tattoos in abstract designs, and they also have a few natural dark stripes along their arms and legs. The obvious connection between Sajak and this statue of Poseidon is that Sajak is a fish person and Poseidon is an ocean god. If I could have thought of a more medical figure, I may have made a different choice in the art reference. Sajak is primarily a doctor, a healer. They are fairly well known and they were an important figure on their home island, though they did leave eventually. Even so, there is a certain vibe to Sajak that suits the image of a powerful and unpredictable oceanic god. They are steady, intelligent, and careful, but they can become fierce when their loved ones are under threat, and the intense focus they show in their work as a doctor can be intimidating to see. There is a feeling of hidden power within Sajak, just as there is in the ocean when it seems calm. Fish folk, whether bipedal and amphibious or fully aquatic, also fit under my category of "non-mammalian people who are just kind of genderqueer by default due to their biology not fitting into a binary".

#figure art #figure drawing #nonbinary #intersex #genderqueer #queer ocs #winks ocs #image description #accessible art #my designs #drow #lizard folk #elves #goblins #merfolk

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cinderellasfella · 6 years

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SEND ME A GREEK GOD meme: Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Dionysus, Eros, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Pan (I know where you stand but I'd love more details, like the current climate in Ireland regarding gay rights and what can be improved upon), Poseidon and Zeus.

Awwww, thank you Brenna! *hugs*

Hooookay, here we go.

Aphrodite: What you find attractive in a person.

Kindness and a good sense of humour (God knows I won’t be bringing that one into the relationship ;P), and not being afraid to talk things through if there’s a problem. On a purely aesthetic level, facial hair. Like, it’s not a requirement, it just makes me more likely to go all googly-eyed¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

Apollo: Favourite piece of music.

The pas de deux from The Nutcracker. It’s almost overwhelming in a way, always balancing on this fine line between triumphant and tragic, and I can’t help but get swept away every time.

Ares: Opinion on war.

I’m not all that sure, to be honest. Sometimes it’s a necessary evil, though the motives are usually more mercenary than the first glance would tell you. I certainly respect those who serve, but I draw the line at using it as an extension of your own hatred.

Artemis: Favourite animal and why.

I’ve really grown quite fond of swans lately. There’s always a couple on the river running through my college campus, and I love to watch them. Plus, every now and then, one of them will wander up to a lecture hall window to peer inside, and that’s always a good time.

Dionysus: Red, white, or rose?

None, I’m afraid! I’ve never really taken to alcohol, can’t get past the taste of it.

Eros: Describe your crush.

Weeeeeell, he’s a friend of a friend, and we’ve only ever interacted on social media, but he’s cute and so damn Extra. He can be a bit blunt - he doesn’t hesitate to call out bullshit - but he’s a lovely person overall, plus he bats for the home team so there’s a slim chance ;). Also, he has a beard!!!!

Hades: Do you believe in life after death?

I was raised Catholic, but my faith’s been a bit all over the place the past few years, and I suppose I’d describe myself as agnostic nowadays. That said, yeah, I like to believe that there’s something more than a full stop once your time comes.

Hephaestus: Do you think disability can ruin a relationship?

Not the disability itself, but a lack of communication surrounding it certainly can, whether it’s a sudden disability or one a person was born with. Disabled people can and do have perfectly happy and healthy relationships.

Hera: Opinion on feminism.

I definitely support it. It’s easy to roll your eyes at some of the internet’s hot takes (looking at you, TMS Mr Darcy article), but there’s still so many places around the world where it can do so much good.

Hermes: Last text you sent.

“Heading for the supermarket now, text me if you think of anything else we need”, sent to my dad.

The thrills never end at Casa de Conor ;P

Pan: Opinion on gay rights.

Well, I definitely would be in favour of them, considering my rights number among them :) (recent followers who have a problem, you know where the unfollow button is, thank you very much). The LGBT scene in Ireland is pretty good for the most part. The fire and brimstone types are no doubt still lurking in the woodworks, and nearly a year ago one of Dublin’s oldest gay bars got vandalised with hate speech graffiti a day or two before Pride. But overall, it seems like a much more accepting atmosphere, considering the Marriage Referendum’s results a year or two back. The big issue in the community right now is fighting for trans rights, which still has a long way to go, but we’re getting there.

Poseidon: List three fears.

1. Letting everyone drift away.

2. Wasps.

3. Disappointing people.

Zeus: Three places you want to travel to.

Vienna, WDW Florida, and Thailand.

Thanks again!

#conor answers #fantasticalnonsense18

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