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exy-shmexy · 8 months
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Tag someone you want to get to know better
Thank you so much for the tag my dear @amityillustration <3
Three ships: Andreil (everybody is so surprised), First Prince (RWRB my beloved), Zutara (you can pry them from my cold dead hands)
First ship: LMAO oh goodness okay I can't really remember but I'll say Zutara because this is as far as my goldfish memory will take me
Last song: Don't Blame Me by Taylor Swift (looking at you Pove)
Last movie: Princess Mononoke (1997)
Currently reading: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan. Yes, I am indeed ready to suffer thanks for asking
Currently watching: I don't really watch TV but I'm excited to watch Deadly Class with my friends!!
Last thing I wrote: I wrote a little one shot of Andrew coming to Neil for comfort (aka he needs a hug and Neil is happy to oblige). You can read it here
Currently writing: I have several one shots I need to work on and two bigger WIPs, one being a kind of soulmate Andreil AU where they are mermen and each possess a scale of the other on their body since birth, the other is a breakup makeup fic which is FIGHTING me but it's okay I got hands too
With absolutely no obligation to do it and if you have already done it just ignore me, I'm tagging @halfpintpeach @paradoxolotl @notprocrastinatingatalltoday @fortheloveofexy @jtl-fics @emry-stars
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jayteacups · 2 months
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hi Jay, hope you're well c: Love talking about books & I'm curious about the following for the ask game: #1, 11, 25, 30
Thank you for the ask! I'm doing well, hope you are having a lovely birthday! I love talking about books too, I haven't been reading as much as I used to and I would really love to get back into it and chip away at my TBR lol
1 - do u prefer a standalone or a series?
I used to love binging series as a kid, but these days I am very picky when it comes to starting a new book series, so I would say I prefer standalones, unless someone whose tastes align with mine highly recommends a series, or the author is someone whose past books I've enjoyed.
11 - the best book u have ever read?
Listen, it's Tumblr and everybody loves it, but I have to say it again - Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo will always be one of my favourites. Nothing in YA could ever top this tbh.
The PJO and HOO series has also really stood out to me and shaped my younger years, and with the new show, I feel the brainrot coming back in haha, so I'd say that for me, these are the best middle-grade books out there!
25 - a book that had u bawling ur eyes out?
I don't know if it's just me, but I actually don't cry at books much (at least not on the outside, because there sure have been times where I was screaming, crying, and throwing up internally lol).
I did tear up a couple times at a few lines in This Is How You Lose the Time War (will elaborate more on it in the next later question), and I can also tell you that the cliffhanger ending of Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan genuinely stressed me out (I was amongst those that agonisingly waited a whole year for the next book), and if I wasn't in shock from it, 10-11 year old me probably would've cried too 😂 Still haven't recovered from that by the way even though I have long finished the Heroes of Olympus series lmao
30 - give any 3 book recs to ur followers!
In no particular order, I recommend that if you haven't already read these, go check them out!
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.
A short, epistolary sci-fi novel about two time-travel agents from rival organisations, who write each other letters scattered throughout time.
It's way more character-driven than plot-driven: the novel itself focuses more on the characterisation of the main characters and their evolving dynamic, instead of the sci-fi aspects itself.
It's so good, and if pretty prose is your thing you'll also enjoy the writing style of this!
My Roommate Is A Vampire by Jenna Levine
A light, fluffy contemporary vampire romance that I'm buddy-reading with a friend right now hehe
I haven't finished it yet but this book is very entertaining. If you want something fun and light-hearted, I'd say to check it out!
It's a little cringe, yes, but it's the fun kind of cringe. The love interest is adorable
His Dark Materials by Philipp Pullman
Okay, I know everyone has at least heard of this one too. And admittedly it's been a (very long) while since I've read it too but I remember loving it so much in my childhood (and being seriously hooked on the movie adaptation, The Golden Compass) so I have to recommend it for the nostalgia
I think it's a seriously underrated book, and even though it's technically a children's series, it still appeals to people of all ages and I think that's really rare these days
I remember really loving the interesting lore and creative worldbuilding!
Ask me about books!
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zanerak · 3 months
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Was Tagged in this post by @azonine and my edible hit a while ago. let's go for it everybody thank you beloved
Last Song: my sister and i were listening to our spotify blend earlier and i think it's updating itself bc i could've sworn the last thing i remember was something like passion by nicki minaj with a pink album cover but i can't find this song so i think i made it up. likely what i actually hear was Bomb Intro / Pass That Dutch by Missy Elliot. it's my sister's contribution but i vibe with it. apparently we're an 83% match which is interesting. she also keeps making fun of me for saying ethoslab is attractive but i'm literally right. sorry you wouldn't understand
Favorite Color: BRIGHT red slightly pink. i never used to say i have a favorite color and i lost my shoe. i've found it. anyway i gravitate towards red, especially that shade. i also love just black of course but that is a safe color that goes with anything. but red. that's bold. also many flowers are red. flowers are gorgeous. every single one. godbless they make the world cooler
Last Movie/TV: The Wilds. one of those cancelled lesbian shows. unfortunate. it's not as good as Yellowjackets though. i think they spend too much time on everyone's backstories but they're honestly not that complex like half of season 1 is leah having a breakdown over that guy and they want to be like leah is an obsessive person but they only show the one thing like. her other obsessions are so much more interesting i don't care about mr pedophile writer guy i literally do not care. let her go insane she deserves it for being bisexual. the last movie is possibly blue beetle which was alright for an airplane movie, wish i could pause it though. why tf is it a channel? who put live channels on planes? who did that? you deserve SUFFERING. also, while i was writing this i realized i actually later watched the new percy jackson episode with my sister so that actually but i don't remember anything from the books and unfortunately the show is clearly directed towards the same age range as the original series and it's like. good for what it is but selfishly i wish it was cooler for me specifically. rick riordan is cool though
Sweet/Spicy/Savory?: sweet or savory depends on my mood really. but savory maybe? although i am searching it up and now i am confused about the definition. i love the savory crepes (the philly) from crepevine it's possibly my favorite meal ever. would love to eat crepevine every day all day ever
Relationship Status: newly single. please hmu if you like taking care of pathetic people or alternatively have a lot of money
Last Thing I Googled: "vegetable list" to answer the llff qotd which i keep saying in my head as "quote of the day". before that. soojin g-idle. queen. you would've killed it in queencard i know it. also as you can see above i am in fact single
Current Obsession: i think my depression is currently bad enough to prevent me from a single obsession currently. i searched the wilds on tumblr a couple times but it's like 90% people complaining about canceled wlw shows bc tumblr search is unusable. i wouldn't call it anything close to an obsession though, it just happens to be what i'm currently binging. most recently though - poppy seed pets. also rewatched a couple community episodes. such a good show my god. wish alison brie was asian. also i have been thinking about tattoos a lot. specifically my new one which was my first. got with friends. very cute (: further i am going to be so abnormal about the boys s4. i don't have a kin list but i'm starting one rn putting jordan li at the top. minecraft character bdoubleo100 second. king from the owl house third. not for size reason we just both get disrespected. taking recommendations for additions that aren't a random small animal you saw on instagram - please keep in mind that i am 7'4" in real life and extremely intimidating. i am also considering adding nora from the wilds (autistic) and abed community (autistic) and todd sanchez bojack horseman (aspec but actually we're not that similar. i think i am just thinking about him. what a lad.) and perhaps. asian lesbian from scream queens because i too think chanel no. 3 is hot. actually every character from community except pierce is relateable. also generally any character that is "bad" representation of a minority group and knows it but i haven't seen much of that kind of character. they should make more of them for the bitches like me who are simultaneously whitewashed and a stereotype
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lexinoctura · 2 years
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Question time! (since I've just read an interview with Neil Gaiman):
Your earliest reading memory.
Your favourite group growing up.
The book that changed you as a teenager.
The writer who changed your mind.
The book that made you want to be a writer.
The book you came back to.
The book you could never read again.
The book you discovered later in life.
The book you are currently reading.
Your comfort read.
Uh, questiontime! :D
Let's see…
My reading memory, as in what I've read? That would be Pippi Langstrumpf (Pippi Longstocking) by Astrid Lindgren; If you mean in general… A collection of Grimm-fairytales that my mother read to me :D
Is Disney a group? Disney! :)
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead! Damn, I wanted (and still do) to be like Rose so badly! Kick-ass, big-mouthed and protective…
Rick Riordan! Uncle Rick probably opened my eyes on so many levels and tickled my interest in Greek, Roman and Egyptian mythology!
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, Rubinrot (Ruby Red) by Kerstin Gier; One about kick-ass heroin, and one about timetravel where the evil lurks in the past ;)
Apparently I have some serious favorites… Vampire Academy, Rubinrot and Wolf Diaries (*smirk)
Divergent by Veronica Roth! Damn, that end is soooooo not my type, no matter how good the idea and plot was!
I am not that old that I would say 'later in life'… but a book I seriously fell in love with in the last year? The 'Nora Jacobs Series' by Jackie May and 'Everybody you hate is going to die' by Daniel Sloss
The third book of the 'Nora Jacobs series', The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (uni stuff) and '19, the second book of magical fear' by Rose Snow
Vampire Academy! 100%! Audiobook, English, German, no matter, I love her!
Thank you so much for asking, that was a lot of fun!!! 🥰
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sillyserpaz · 5 years
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pjotvshownews · 3 years
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03/07/2021 Update from Rick Riordan:
“The latest: We do not yet have an official “green light,” but things are moving along nicely in my estimation. The pilot script has now made it through the very highest levels of Disney execs and everybody likes it. We have met with the studio heads and streaming service execs, and we feel a lot of love and support from Disney, which I really appreciate! Our core production team (me, Becky, our show-runners and our fellow producers) have spent the last year learning to work together efficiently and effectively (through Zoom, of course). I’m delighted to say that our thinking is aligned in terms of what we want this show to be, and I remain confident we will make something great for you all to watch. Again . . . it just takes time. A lot of time. Imagine how complicated you think making a TV show would be. Multiply that times one hundred. It is even more complicated than that. And our process, from what I’ve been told, has been relatively easy! It’s fascinating though, and I’m learning a ton.
Right now, we are starting to plan next steps so we can give our partners at the studio and streaming service a good comprehensive picture of what this show will require. What’s the first season look like? (Hint: It will follow the plot of The Lightning Thief). What will the budget look like? (Hint: Good TV ain’t cheap. Quality-wise, this has to stand toe-to-toe with Disney+ hits like Wandavision and Mandalorian.) Who do we have in mind for directors? (Hint: I can’t give you any hints, but we are having conversations about this.) Casting? (No, we are still not there yet, but we have begun to talk about how the process will work when we do get there.) At a guess, I would say we have a couple more months of these conversations and planning meetings before we get our finalized game plan and (hopefully) get approval to move forward. I am optimistic it will happen. There is a lot of excitement and momentum, and it really helps that Disney understands just how wonderful and massive a fanbase Percy Jackson has, so thank you all for that! I will, as always, keep you posted, but if you see other information or “inside scoops” floating around social media, remember it is just clickbait. What I’ve told you above is as much as anyone knows, including me.”
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How to Write Believable ADHD
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so obvi rick riordan is the master, he did ADHD correctly, but i see a lot of people writing ADHD in the way that portreys it as “SQUIRREL SQUIRREL WAS THAT A SQUIRREL???? MUST MOVE MUST MOVE MUST MOVE FHDAFHEIAIEA”
this is both HORRIBLY wrong and offensive.
ADHD is not what you think it is. ADD is not the same as ADHD. there’s a lot of parts of ADHD/ADD that nobody ever talks about. in this post i’m going to talk about ADHD using:
things i know about ADHD/ADD
my experience as an adolescent with ADD
my experience as the sister of an adolescent with strong ADHD
my experience as the daughter of an adult with ADHD
i hope this will be helpful with writing believable, non-offensive ADHD and ADD characters. 
WHAT IS ADHD?
ADHD is an executive dysfunction. ADHD is divided into four different types: 
Inattentive
Hyperactive
Impulsive
Combination (two or all of the above)
ADHD VS. ADD
ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD is a type of ADHD. As you may have guessed, is a term used when a person diagnosed with ADHD doesn’t show signs of hyperactivity.
Remember: ADD can be called ADHD, but ADHD cannot be called ADD.
They are different things, but since ADHD is more well-known, people with ADD might say they are ADHD instead to avoid having to give an explanation as to what ADD is. Unless you want to continuously have your ADD character explain what it means (or have every other character automatically know what it means, which is unrealistic) you will probably have them say they’re ADHD.
ADHD SYMPTOMS
Inattentive: getting distracted easily, having poor concentration and organization skills
Impulsive: interrupting, taking risks, poor impulse control
Hyperactive: difficulties staying on task, talking and fidgeting, never seeming to slow down
People experience these symptoms in different ways. People who were born with male chromosomes will often exhibit the more hyperactive side, while people born with female chromosomes will be more quietly inattentive.
Symptoms must effect your day-to-day life in order to actually mean ADHD! Getting distracted unusually easily once in a while doesn’t mean ADHD.
ADHD THINGS THAT AREN’T MEDICALLY SPOKEN OF
These are really just more specific things that usually come along with ADHD or ADD. (Not everybody has all--or even any--of these!)
Forgetting words 
“what’s the word??? you know, like,,,, medium but sad. if something medium-sized was depressed. its,,,,, SMALL, THE WORD IS SMALL”
“i hate,,,, i HATE,,,,, what is it, it’s like racism but genders,,,,,, you know, pink & blue toys???? its--it’s---- PATRIARCHY, I HATE THE PATRIARCHY”
“what is it wHAT IS IT IT’S,,, AH FUCK,,,,, LIKE THE WORD IS ALSO BUT I---OH THE WORD IS BUT”
“i   f o r g o t   w h a t   t o   c a l l   j o a n n e” “isn’t joanne,,, your mother?” “oh my god yes thats the word mother”
Procrastination
ugh, procrastination SUCKS. the kind of procrastination that comes with ADHD/ADD is like: 
“i have to do this ihavetodothisihavetodothisihavetodothis” running through your head while you continue to NOT do the thing. You want to, absolutely you do, but for some reason you just can’t make yourself do it.
Night Owl, But Not Really
A lot of people with ADHD experience a kind of thing where during the day, they’re slowly waking up and “loading” their brain. Then, at night, they are FULLY READY FOR THE DAY and now cannot go to sleep, resulting in a continuation of the cycle.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Literally. If you cannot see it, it is not there. This results in:
Losing things. CONSTANTLY.
If it ends up in the back of the fridge, it’s going to rot (unless somebody cleans out the fridge before that).
Clothes at the bottom of the drawer/back of the closet will never be worn.
If there is a pile of papers, any paper that is not (and is not directly-four papers below) the top one is gone forever.
Closed box? Say goodbye to whatever was in it.
Homework in a folder? Oof, hope that wasn’t too much of your grade.
REJECTION SYNDROME
Rejection syndrome is most prominent in women with ADHD/ADD. I’m not sure how to accurately explain rejection syndrome without showing examples, so:
Somebody glances at you (however briefly), and you immediately think they’re judging you/being mean to you.
Two people are whispering, and you immediately assume they are saying mean things about you.
basically, rejection syndrome is a forever-heightened feeling that the people around you hate or dislike you.
that’s all for now! i hope this was helpful. if you have any questions about this or would like me to write a meta about something else, my asks are always open. i also recommend the blog @adhdbri if you’d like to see more of a “day-to-day life” example of ADHD. thanks for reading! bye!
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lizziethereader · 3 years
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Ancient History book tag
I was tagged by @aliteraryprincess and @thelivebookproject to do this a year ago.... uhmmm yeah, sorry it took me so long! Thank you for tagging me! :)
1. The Stone Age: One of the first books you ever remember reading. I’m really not good with remembering these things, but one of the very early ones was Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett, which I read after I had seen (and loved) the movie.    
2. Ancient Greece: Your favourite myth inspired book.  At the risk of being “basisc” (though I think I stopped caring about that a while ago), I had a great time reading Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series. 
3. Roman Empire: A book that features an impressive Empire or a Kingdom.  “impressive” isn’t the right word, but I have the Cosmere on my mind these days, so I’m gonna say any empire in a Brandon Sanderson book (not that I’ve read all of them. yet.) 
4. The Middle Ages: A book that is an absolute bummer (positive or negative).  I’m gonna go with A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness here, because it is incredibly sad, but absolutely wonderful. 
5. Renaissance: A book that you have learned a lot from OR a book that made you think a lot.  There are so many! The most recent one was probably Wie wollen wir leben? by Peter Bieri
6. The Industrial Revolution: A book featuring an invention or a concept that you would love to have in your own life. I wouldn’t mind to be able to tweak the computer program that is life to my advantage, like the protagonist in Scott Meyer’s Off to be the wizard! :D
7. World War I. and II.: Your favourite historical fiction book featuring either of the world wars. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein!
8. Present day: A book you think everybody should read in present day.  This is going to sound so morbid, but there are some books about death that I think can really impact one’s life (in a positive way!). Some of my favorites here are With the end in mind by Katheryn Mannix, Being Mortal by Attul Gawande, and Smoke Gets in your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty 
since this made the rounds a year ago, I really don’t know who already answered this back then, so I’m not tagging anyone in particular but am tagging anyone who wants to do it! 
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thou-can-say-azrail · 3 years
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Answer 30 questions and tag 20 mutuals you want to get to know better
Thanks @wanna-commit-arson-with-me lol
Name/nickname: my name is to short for a nickname welp
Gender: female but i dont really care
Star sign: Virgo lol
Height: 1,73 m
Time: 7.13 am aka too fucking early
Birthday: 6th september
Favourite bands: i dont really have preferences....everybody if i like the music
Favourite solo artists: ^
Song stuck in my head: the fucking bohemian rhapsody parody from childes va from tiktok 
Last movie i watched: Guardians of the Galaxy (i love marvel sm)
Last show: i started fullmetal alchemist like last week
When did I create this blog: long ago but i didnt post anything till last month or smth
What I post: mainly akatsuki stuff
Last thing i googled: how to write bohemian rhapsody
Other blogs: none
Do i get asks: sometimes and its really fun to answer them
Why i chose my url: cause i like the name azrail but it was already used so i slapped some random stuff on it cause i am creative hi
Following: 33
followers: 62! and i am really proud lmao
Average hours of sleep: not enough
Lucky number: idfk there is no luck in my life
Instruments: do i look like i know any instruments (but i can play the demon slayer op on the piano for reasons)
What am i wearing: black hoodie and leggings cause lockdown hits different
Dream trip: probably caribbean or tokyo idk
Favourite food: its food why would i discriminate
Nationality: german 
Favourite song: gah idk probably fire on fire from sam smith, line without a hook from ricky montgomery or fallen angel from three days grace
Last book read: i binge read magnus chase and apollo from rick riordan like last week (my fav books tbh)
Top 3 fictional universes id like to live in: i would say naruto but i would be dead in a week or bnha but same thing welp
Favourite colour: green or purple
i dont know 20 people so ill just tag the 4 ppl i talked to once, hi ppl
@akatsuki-o-night @hidendumbassvillage @urlsara @tra-shin
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allison-hargreeve · 4 years
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post-BOO short story feat. the seven by rick riordan (via his insta)
Nachos After the War
“Brace yourself,” Leo said. “These babies are dangerous.”
He set the nachos in the middle of the table. The platter was piled high with toasted tortilla chips, melted cheese and jalapeno slices.
The six other demigods leaned in to study their new quest.
“Why are they dangerous?” Frank asked. “Do they explode or something?”
Hazel frowned. “Leo, please tell me you didn’t use Gorgon blood for seasoning.”
“Nah, these are legit nachos. But the jalapenos are from the Demeter cabin’s garden. They grow them, like, superhot. Best I’ve ever had.”
Piper pulled a nacho from the pile. “Vegetarian?”
“Yeah, Beauty Queen. Broke my heart to use refried beans with no lard, but for you, I compromised. Now, for the real challenge . . .”
Leo whipped out a jar of green chili sauce. “Valdez High Octane Fuel. May result in severe burns.”
“Bring it on.” Percy rubbed his hands. “I love spicy.”
Annabeth elbowed him. “After drinking from the Phlegethon, you can still say that?”
“Well, I’m digging in.” Jason said. “Before they get cold.”
“Oh, that won’t happen.” Leo’s hand burst into flames. He seared the top of Nacho Mountain. “There you go. Toasted at your table.”
The demigods started pulling nachos off the pile and passing around the Valdez High Octane Fuel.
It was a nice afternoon at the dining pavilion. Most of the campers were off doing their late summer activities – archery classes, the climbing wall, canoeing around the lake. Over by the stables, Arion was munching on a pile of gold nuggets, fueling up after the trip from Camp Jupiter with Hazel and Frank.
“Is it weird that I miss the Argo II?” Jason wondered.
“Nah.” Percy popped a jalapeno slice in his mouth. “We had some good times on that ship. When we weren’t about to die, that is.”
“That was basically always,” Annabeth said.
Piper sighed, gazing out across Long Island Sound. “Yeah. Good times.”
Hazel threw a diamond at Leo. It bounced off his shirt. “I still can’t believe you let us think you were dead.”
“Okay, first of,” Leo said, “I was dead. Second, I came back as soon as I could. Ogygia is like . . . a long way away. I’m just glad it wasn’t centuries afterwards. And third, I did make nachos. That’s the best peace offering I could think of.”
“You sure you can’t stay?” Jason asked. “I mean, dude, everybody needs you here.”
“I appreciate it,” Leo said. “But Calypso kind of wants to see the world. And I kind of want to show it to her.”
Percy cleared his throat, like the jalapeno had gone down wrong. “So . . . where is she?”
“Festus took her to Manhattan for the afternoon. She figured it would be easier, giving me some time with you guys. Besides, she wants to see the city.”
Frank picked the cheese off his nachos. It was times like this he hated being lactose intolerant. “So where will you go next? Will you come out to visit Camp Jupiter? I know Reyna would like to see you.”
Leo laughed. “Last time I was there I blew up her Forum, but thanks. Maybe one of these days. I don’t know. We don’t have any plans. And I kind of like it that way.”
Percy noticed a dreamy, happy look on Leo’s face, like he’d just had a really good dream, wrapped in warm blankets in a comfortable bed. It made him happy for Valdez, but also a little sad.
“I felt so useless,” Percy said. “I mean . . . the final battles with the giants and Gaea. Anybody else feel like I wasn’t even there?”
“That was the whole point, Seaweed Brain.” Annabeth sipped her lemonade.
“For me to be useless?”
“No, your fatal flaw . . . my mom warned you about it. Kymopoleia warned you. You’ve been hearing about it for years. To save a friend, you’d lose the world. You can’t step back if a friend is in trouble.”
“Yeah. But . . .”
“Man,” Leo said. “I know it was harsh, but I had to pull that stunt – get Gaea off the ground, blow her up, risk my life. If I’d told you about . . .”
Percy sighed. “Okay. I would’ve tried to stop you. Or help you. Or something.”
“And that’s what Gaea would want – to have us crossing wires, messing each other up.” Leo pulled another tortilla chip from the pile. “Your big challenge was stepping back, not being the big hero. Letting me do what I needed to do.”
“Not very heroic,” Percy mumbled.
“Which is the whole point,” Piper agreed.
“It’s my struggle too,” said Annabeth. “My flaw is pride. I’ve been learning about that ever since the Argo II set sail. I think I can solve every problem. But I can’t. I needed Piper’s help. I needed to accept that other people need to act, take the risk, solve the problem when I can’t. Percy . . . we had our share of trouble.”
“Like fricking Tartarus, for instance,” he said.
“Yeah. But the end game – that was all Jason, Piper and Leo. Just the way it started. That’s how it had to finish. Us stepping back, letting it happen as it was meant to . . . that was our last big challenge.”
“Just saying it was kind of a letdown.”
Hazel smiled. “Someday, when they write this story, I bet the readers will say the same thing. The great Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase . . . their last challenge was to not be the ones who solved the challenge. But your struggle is being able to let go. Maybe the people who read your story . . . that will be their struggle, too. There’s always a time when you have to let go.”
Percy had to smile. “Hazel, you’ve come a long way since that day at the Caldecott Tunnel. Look at you now – centurion, sorceress, all-around kicker of butts.”
Hazel rolled her eyes. “Well, you’re still the scariest most powerful demigod I know, Jackson. I’m just saying . . . that’s why it was hard for you to not be the center of the fight. But it had to be that way. It doesn’t mean you won’t have other challenges in the future.”
“Oh, please,” Percy groaned. “Can I get through high school first? I need some R&R.”
“And some time with your girlfriend,” Annabeth added.
“And that.”
“Hey,” Frank said. “Did you see your mom? I remember when we were in Alaska, you were trying to call her.”
“Yeah, I did,” Percy said. “She . . . well, she knew I was okay. I’d sent her some letters via the wind spirits, then an Iris-message after the battle. But when I got home, man, I think she cracked some ribs she hugged me so hard. She’s doing all right, though. I mean, my mom is a tough lady. She’s finished her first novel.”
“Nice,” Jason said. “Uh . . . the novel’s not about you, is it?”
Percy frowned. “She won’t tell me. That kind of has me worried. And this little smile she gave my stepdad Paul . . . I dunno. She said she wants it to be a surprise.”
“Uh-oh,” Piper said. “Well, if she gets published and becomes a bestseller, I can give you some tips about dealing with a famous parent. It’s not all fun and games.”
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sugarcarnation · 3 years
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tag game
thanks for the tag @grassberry639 💛. sorry this took so long im slow at doing tag games. and special shout-out to @mostlygleethoughts for bullying me into this
nickname: well my tumblr nickname is apparently now sugar so yeah that’s what we‘re going with
height: 5‘9
hogwarts house: i honestly don’t know. i always wanted to say slytherin but literally everyone else either said ravenclaw or hufflepuff so..... definitely not gryffindor though
last thing I googled: i think it was me trying to figure out how zoom works. because i somehow managed to not have to use it before today
song currently stuck in my head: at this exact moment i actually don’t have a song stuck in my head.
favourite instrument: i have to say the recorder because i played it for like 8 years or so. i also would like to take this opportunity to declare war on transverse flutes.
number of followers: 79
lucky number: maybeee 9?
amount of sleep: i think about 8 hours?
dream job: well it’s not really my dream job anymore as soon as i think about it for more than 5 seconds but i wanna live on a farm with a bunch of animals.
wearing: i’m wearing a sweater and shorts because i decided that that works as pyjamas
favourite song: do i have a favorite song? idk but the song i’m currently listening to over and over until i get sick of it is the ballad if sara berry
favourite piece: i think this is supposed my favorite piece of music but i have no clue what qualifies for that. im just gonna say in the hall of the mountain king and hope that works
aesthetic: idk what my aesthetic is. pretty things. does that count?
favourite author: idk but i definitely have read the most books by rick riordan.
favorite animal noises: i have to say the noises my dog makes when hes greeting me because otherwise i think he would be sad
random: i have currently six water bottles standing in my room
i think almost everybody has been tagged yet so im tagging @gleegrande because i haven’t seen you do this yet. if you have feel free to ignore this
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percababies · 4 years
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No News is No News, but We Keep Trying!
(From Rickriordan.com)
I know you guy are clamoring for Hollywood updates on #DisneyAdaptPercyJackson, and I get it! You guys started that hashtag on Twitter without me even saying anything last fall, and since then it has been really helpful to get people in the film industry to sit up and take notice that there is this thing called “Percy Jackson” and, huh, maybe it could’ve had a better adaptation. Who knew? So thank you for that. Your voice DOES matter.
The latest news from Hollywood about Riordanverse adaptations is still “I have nothing to announce,” but I figured you all would appreciate the latest, anyway, so here’s what I can say. Since the pandemic hit, we haven’t been able to go out to Los Angeles in person, but rest assured we are still working furiously, remotely, behind-the-scenes, even though I can’t share any details because it is too soon to know what will happen. We are in talks with numerous parties to get something off the ground that I can be proud of and my fans can feel good about. I still have to stress that nothing is certain and nothing is shareable. HOWEVER, I wouldn’t be working this hard on it if I didn’t believe we had a shot at doing something.
Just to give you an idea: Becky and I (who are always full business and creative partners) began working on this project of re-engaging with Hollywood back in October, when it first became clear that maybe the winds had shifted and we saw chance to do something new. This was not my plan before October. Honestly, I had resigned myself to never again working with the TV/film industry. Given my past experience, can you blame me? But I knew it was what you guys wanted and deserved, and I owed it to you to give it another try, so we went in with engines burning at 100%.
In the last six months, Becky and I have: Made seven trips to Los Angeles.
Done a total of twenty-five in-person meetings with studio execs, agents, producers, lawyers, yadda yadda yadda.
Spent a cumulative forty-two hours on the phone/in video conference with Hollywood folks.
Our film agent, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein at the Gotham Group, has been a relentless champion for us, and has logged in exponentially more hours on the phone than we have. Everybody say, “Thank you, Ellen!”
It’s complicated. There are so many legal issues to figure out untangling the Percy/Fox/Disney situation, plus of course all the creative and logistical issues and finding the right people and getting approvals from the right places. And this is just to get some sort of agreement that we should do something! Then the real hard work would begin of actually planning and making the thing happen. But hey, we are still at it. We have met some cool people who seem genuinely excited and interested in helping. We have waited years for a chance at a reboot, and we’re not going to rush it now. I’m going to make sure that if we can get an agreement, it’s the right agreement with the right team, and with Becky and me as PART of that team, speaking for you, the fans of the books. I’ve done my utmost to make it happen correctly this time. Whether we succeed — again, it’s too soon to tell. The good news: I have a lot more power now (and a lot more of you great fans backing my efforts!) than I did when I first sold the rights back in 2002 and I was an unknown middle-school teacher from Texas!
Of course, once I know more that I can share, I will post again. But it won’t be tomorrow. Or next week. Or maybe not even next month . . . Let’s hope it’s just sooner than another six months. I think we’ll know something solid before then. In the mean time, hey, there are a lot of great books out there to read, including a bunch from our fabulous Rick Riordan Presents authors! And while you’re at it, consider helping us save independent bookstores, who are really suffering during this viral crisis. Indie booksellers are the ones who discover the new series and promote new authors before anyone really knows about them. Without indie bookstores, you never would have heard of Percy Jackson, or a lot of your other favorite series. We need these guys!! Stay well, everyone.
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solangelofangirl123 · 4 years
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Solangelo The Italian Angel and The Solace of Apollo
chapter one (This story is my work the characters being used is By the author Rick Riordan you can share this on another web as long as you credit me and make sure to credit Rick Riordan too thank you!)
The infirmary
"C'mon Death boy Time to go to the Infirmary".  Will said cheerfully dragging the grumpy looking Nico. "Do not Drag me, I'm not a dog!" Nico Protested. Will shook his head, slightly skipping.
  When they arrived to the infirmary, Will ordered to Nico to lay down on a bed. "Right, there is no way I am letting you go in just three days since you think your werewolf wound is "Nothing". Will said briskly. Nico rolled his eyes.  
   The wound was purple and the stitches were wearing off. Will fumed. "Who even did that horrible stitches on your chest?" Will asked critically. "My friend....." Nico paused for a moment. "I mean....Reyna did it she's the Praetor of rome. Please don't insult her work." Interesting. Will Thought. Why hadn't he called her "friend" Instead of just "Reyna." Was it possible that he thought that People didn't consider him as a Friend? Did Nico even know that people considered him as a friend? Did he know that Will was concerned for him?  
"Nico". Will said sternly. "Tell me about your past".  Will saw Nico Wince. The past was a painful subject for Nico. "Doctors orders." Will added smirking. Nico  glared then took a breath. Nico told Will from the part where he and his older sister Bianca were frozen in a place called "Lotus Casino". A hotel that makes time goes faster. Nico explained about how his older sister joined the hunt and Bianca died and when he spoke to the dead for a long time and other stuff. Suddenly when Nico finished he blinked. "Wait why did I agree to tell you about my...." Nico scowled at Will.  
  Will put his hand on Nico's shoulders. "Don't worry I'll keep it a secret" Nico nodded then Will noticed that a tear trace from Nico's cheeks, followed by another and another. Nico was crying.  "For a time, I blamed Percy for Bianca's death but now....what if....I caused her death?" Will put his arms around Nico. "Nico you know that's not true". Will said gently. But Nico shook his head . "If I was never born, Bianca wouldn't have to had join the Hunt and maybe she wouldn't have died maybe if I was never so...so...." Nico's  voice trailed away. Will assured him that it wasn't his fault and that Bianca had made her own choice.
"That's what everyone says!" Nico cried. "But now that I think about it, I always have a feeling that it was my fault!"
"You know it wasn't!"
"Your just saying that to comfort me!"
"I am Not!"
"Yes you are!"
"Oh c'mon Death Dove!"
"Wait what did you just call me?"
"Oh..uh...erm..."
"Wait where were we?"  
"Bianca.. "
"Don't say her name!"
"You were asking-"
"EVERYBODY SAYS SHE'S MADE HER OWN DECISION TO ME BUT I CAN TELL BY THEIR FACE'S THAT THEY WEREN'T CERTAIN!!! DON'T THINK I DON'T KNOW WHAT-" Nico held his hand up his face red. "I'm sorry I wasn't thinking." Nico muttered as he fumbled with his fingers. 
Chapter two
Nightmare
   Will was bored as the Son Hades who was reading what seemed like a thick book. "What are you reading?" Will demanded. Nico looked up as if he snapped out of some sort of trance. "I'm reading about Hades". Nico said calmly. "Also why do you always wear black." Nico glared at Will as if saying "Buddy are you judging my style?"  Nico looked at his shirt. "I wear black because its"-"Depressing?" Will answered innocently. Nico snapped the book shut. "Nice". Will blinked. "Wait so you think Black is Nice." Nico nodded. "I also like to wear dark colors with skulls." Will Blinked again. "You know that's depressing right?" Nico Grinned without Humor, he looked scary when he did that.   "So I've been told, I'm used to it though." ALthough his voice sounded calm his expression was clear: Say that again and you'll never see light ever again
Will looked at Nico, his face was terribly pale. His figure was undesirably skinny. Will made a note to feed Nico lots of food. "Nico". Will asked gently, Nico went back to reading and answered, "Yeah?" Will drummed his fingers on his knees. "Do you have..friends?" Nico winced at that question. Will knew he had hit his nerves but Will wanted to know. Nico closed his book again and looked at the white blankets. "Friends huh." Will heard Nico murmur, His voice was soft and barely audible. Nico sighed.  "To be honest I don't know." Nico opened up his book again and began to read.
**Nico**
Nico had no idea what to answer when Will had asked him if he had friends or not. Do Reyna, Percy, Annabeth, Hedge, Jason, Frank, Hazel and Piper consider him as a friend? Nico never asked, partly because he was afraid of their answer and partly because his voice wouldn't work when he tried.
Nico felt subconscious when Will kept staring at him with his calm blue eyes. Nico was tempted to say to stop staring at him but Nico for some reason felt guilty when he imagined of himself saying that to Will, Will only cared about him.
Nico started Thinking about why he pushed people away. Several people asked him and Nico just ignored them, Truth to be told: Even Nico didn't completely understand why he did that. Okay sure one reason was that Nico was afraid of those who Nico befriends Leaves him like his Sister did. Going to tartarus be himself and surviving it all alone didn't help his sadness and pain from the past, Tartarus swirled with darkness and Giving Nico Painful memories endlessly. Nico's heart was shattered he had scarred himself. Nico was afraid of people rejected him well, they always did so what was the point of making more friends? Nico had heard all the insulting comments made by other campers. Insane, Stupid, Creep, Evil, Traitor, Useless ect ect.
"NIIIIIICOOOOOOOOOO!" Will said loudly. Nico looked around and saw other wounded people look at their direction. Nico had been lost in his thoughts completely! "What?!" Nico said annoyed. Will rolled his eyes. "Wow I waved at you for one minute straight and you didn't answer and I even shouted at you too!" Will added making Nico scowl. "Okay......what do you want anyway Solace?" Nico snapped. "If you think my bruise on my elbow is a problem then just say so and I'll do any treatments you required." Will slapped him gently on his shoulder. "No Stupid although if I had a way I would insist on doing treatments." Will admitted nodding slightly. Nico sighed. Why was Will so over protecting to him? What did the Son of Apollo see in Nico who was the son of Hades, gloomy, broody, moody, spooky, scary and other things. He was the complete opposite of what a Child of Apollo would be. "So what do you wanna say?" Nico asked scowling. Will casually shrugged. He looked so energetic,  light and so full of life. "Well I wanted to ask you what you wanted to eat!" Will said this like, "Well I wanted to ask you if your alive!" Nico frowned. "I'm not hungry." Will grinned. "Good choice Nico I'll bring you a sandwich and glass of Milk just like you asked!" Will ignored Nico who was looking daggers at him.
As Will left Nico flopped down on his bed, he pulled out a figure, a wooden statue of Hades his last gift from Bianca who died joining the Hunters of Artemis. The statue was part a game of a stupid  board game Nico used play called Mythomagic. He burned most of the figures and cards he had, But Nico kept the wooden statue of Hades. Nico couldn't quite remember the reason why he kept it, It wasn't like hades was the best dad in the world and Nico couldn't quite recall a good time with Hades and he'd barely knew his Mother who had died in Hotel explosion. But Hades does have rare occasions of son bonding time.
Will had returned with a sandwich and milk on a silver tray and plopped it onto Nico's knees. "Eat" He commanded like he was commanding  an entire army of demigods and mortals. Nico resisted the urge to argue back, Nico hated  when others were telling him what to do. But Nico didn't want Will to say "Doctors orders".  That annoyed him even more. Nico quietly ate up and decided to at least get some rest so Will wouldn't force him to do something.  
Nico dreamed that he was back at tartarus he saw Will tortured then he was there in the bronze jar curled up but he couldn't breath, he heard campers hurling insults at him, laughing at him, he saw Percy calling him a traitor, he saw Bianca speaking to him, when Nico couldn't hold his breathe anymore he woke upon the infirmary bed gasping.
Will looked alarmed and asked him what had happened. Nico rubbed his Temple. "N-nothing I had just a dream". Will knitted his eyebrows. "You sure?" 
Chapter three 
Stubborn Will 
"Yes I'm fine!" Nico said for the fifth time . Will looked at him like he didn't believe Nico, Will was right of course but he barely knew Will and Nico was against telling a camper who he barely knew with a chance of leaving him and destroying his heart, about nightmares he'd been having. Not a chance.  
Will crossed his arms indignantly. "C'mon Nico I can't help you if you don't tell me!" Nico clenched his fists, by now he would've yelled at him but he just couldn't bring himself to do it. "I Barely know you Solace how do I know I can trust you?" Nico Growled. Seriously what WAS his problem? Doesn't Will know ANYTHING about personal Business?
"Doc-"
"Don't you dare finish that Solace!"
"Ters-"
"SOLACE!!!"
"Ord"-
"Send me to Tartarus"
"DERS!" Will said with triumph, A smirk flickered across his face.
Even Nico couldn't avoid "Doctors orders".  
    **Will** POV  Nico sighed in defeat."Fine I had a nightmare about Tartarus". Nico said scowling at him. Will's smirk faded and was replaced with a concerned expression. "Tartarus?" Will asked his eyes widening. "Like where Annabeth and Percy went through?" Will didn't know that Nico had gone through Tartarus. NIco nodded. "Percy and Annabeth got lucky they only saw the watery version of Tartarus." Nico admitted. "And you?" Will wished he hadn't said that because Nico's expression hardened like Amber. "I took a different route." Nico mumbled twisting his silver skull ring. Then Will understood. "You saw the real Tartarus didn't you." Will guessed like he was telling a forecast. "And you did it all by yourself and"- Will was cut off by The angry looking Nico. The memory must've been too painful for him, all his pain and misery he had in the past was enough to drive his sanity insane yet he plunged into Tartarus The real Tartarus by himself with all his pain and misery, Will guessed that he was reminded of his past by Tartarus like a swirling mass of pain.  
"Will, I don't want to talk about it!"
"But-"
"NO"
"Nico tell me!"-
"YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE ALL ALONE AND..AND"
Nico seemed to be sobbing now but Will wanted to find out more to help him, if Nico didn't open up then how can Will help him?
"Nico tell me please!"
"NO"
"I can't help you if you don't-"
"NO I don't want to talk about it!"
"You have to"
"Who said that?"
"Me"
"You don't count!"
"I do"
"Where's the proof?"
"I-"
"Exactly"
They glared at each other for a moment. Nico's eyes were warm chocolate brown and seem to pierce through him but in a warm way.... No focus Will he told himself. Will sighed and said, “fine I’ll drop it for now but I’ll bring it up again.” Will said as he stood up and strode off to inspect other patients. 
**Nico** POV  Nico crossed his arms, There was NO way he was going to say that he dreamed about Will not a chance, Will will probably think that he was some sort of creepy boy who dreamt about boys or something. Then again Will was a doctor will a healer in camp halfblood, would a healer make fun of someone? If only his sister Bianca was here she’d give him advice. Besides Nico didn’t know how to interact with someone, it just wasn’t his style. 
Nico decided to sleep. Again. 
Chapter four, Bianca
Nico half expected to dream about Tartarus or something and he Half expected to see horrifying dreams what he did NOT expect to see was Bianca. “Bianca?” Nico said uncertainty, Bianca his older sister died join the Hunters of Artemis an eternal Maiden Girls club. Bianca wore a silver suit a uniform of a huntress, frickles were splashed across her face as always and her warm brown eyes, Her black hair was in a neat braid and she smiled at Nico her old smile Nico was tempted to break down and sob he hadn’t seen Bianca for a while not since the Titan war. “Hello Little brother it's good to see you.” Bianca said gently. Nico wanted to ask so many questions but now all he wanted to do was talk with Bianca. 
Bianca approached Nico and hugged him well sorta, her touch wasn’t visible probably because Nico was alive and Bianca was well, dead. Then Bianca leaned away. “Nico how have you been?” her gentle voice was soothing, Nico was briefly reminded of all the good times he had together with Bianca, her voice was like a soft gentle tone of a song. Like charmspeak but this was more natural. Nico twisted his silver skull ring. “I got in a fight well argument with Will.” Nico muttered. Bianca laughed. “I thought you’d say something more like ‘Its been great!’. Nico hung his head. Then for the first time he realized that he was surrounded with comfortable images of his past, The one With Bianca tickling him, the one with the two of them watching the beautiful night stars on the school roof and the one with... Oh gods Nico felt his face burn. The one with Nico cheerful talking with Will Solace, The young Nico before he found out that his sister was dead, and ran away version Nico was grinning happily and smiling. 
“You like Will don;t you.” Bianca said suddenly to Nico smirking
“Yes no I don't know!” Nico said his face flushing. Bianca smiled with happiness. “Nico the reason why I came to talk to you was because well, I wanted you to be happy and maybe return to your old self just a little.” Bianca said shifting her position a little. Nico sighed. “Bianca its hard for me to.” Bianca’s hand almost touched Nico’s cheeks as if she was trying to lift his chin up. “I know its hard for you but please understand I want you to be accepted.” Bianca said her voice fading, and the surroundings we’re starting to fade too. “ I have to go Nico.” Bianca’s voice was now softer than ever. The last thing Nico heard was, “There are plenty of people who’d want to be your friend, I love you”......
“No wait!” Nico yelled but it was too late he woke up in the Infirmary as usual. He saw clear sky blue eyes, ‘Will’ Nico thought immediately. And he was correct. Will was looking smug but Nico didn’t care. “What?” Nico asked crossly. Will’s smirk grew even wider that Nico was tempted to slap his face. “You owe me one week starting now!” He said brightly. Nico groaned. “Fine”. Nico grumbled, it wasn’t like he had a choice anyway. Will would force him to agree by doing his annoying thing “Ah ah ah.” He would say. “Doctors orders” Well that's what Nico thought how Will would say this time. The tray and plates were gone maybe Will had cleaned them while Nico was asleep? 
“Will can I go to the campfire?” Nico blurted out. Nico didn’t know why he asked, it wasn’t like his friends would notice him plus Nico would just be standing in the shadows, Perhaps he was just curious. He was ADHD like the others after all. Will seemed to be in thought as he was tilting his chin slightly. he looked cute. WAIT CUTE?! He did not think of that wait why was he even thinking of this in the first place anyway?  (My Wattpad User is Pixel1014
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nightwingshero · 4 years
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The Self Care Tag Game
I was tagged by my awesome friend @returnofthepd3 thank you, hun!
Favorite comfort food: Sushi burritos. There’s this restaurant in Cinci that is amazing. You choose a burrito or a bowl, and you choose what goes in it. I always get fresh salmon, crab mix, avocado, spinach, cream cheese, and spicy mayo. It always makes me feel better. 
Favorite drink: I would have to say either hot chocolate, chocolate milk, cream soda, or tea
Favorite relaxing activity: Playing video games, listening to music, and writing. 
Favorite fluffy/feel good fic: Honestly? Probably Moonshine by @returnofthepd3 or some of the stuff @seedlingsinner puts out, when she’s not tearing my heart out. But seriously, I love following Rey’s story, even if there’s some angst in there, there are some awesome feel good stuff in there, too. 
Favorite calming scent: Apples and vanilla
Favorite white noise: The ocean (like waves crashing) and rain. I’ll actually stand by the ocean while playing Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for the background noise. Especially if I have texts to answer. 
Favorite relaxing (or uplifting) song: I have a few: Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger, I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) and I’m on My Way by The Proclaimers, and then I HATE EVERYBODY by Halsey. They get me every time. 
Favorite book to get lost in: Honestly, even though it’s aimed for a younger audience, anything Percy Jackson or that Rick Riordan does, really. He’s excellent. But frankly, I have a lot of favorites.  
Favorite TV show to chill-out: The Office, Parks and Rec, and The Twilight Zone
The best advice you’ve ever had: Oof, this is a good one. Hmmm, I try to live by these:
Your feelings can be misleading, but they’re always valid. 
I can’t control someone’s perception of me, and people are going to think what they think regardless. 
It’s not my responsibility (or my fault) when people mistake (or assume) my intentions are something different than what I intended.
Tagging: @chazz-anova @simonxriley @joeyhxdson @xbaebsae @smithandrogers @bioshocking @theknifegame @deputycolt @seedlingsinner @fluttyseed @fadedjacket
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tehmoonofficial · 4 years
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Blog Interview! 2/4
@seven-misfits
The interview is under the cut! This is the second of four interviews. You can find the first one here: (x) The third one will be posted next Saturday at 3 PM UTC, and the fourth one will be the week after (April 3). I hope you enjoy learning more about the fandom!
Who are they?
Name: Liv Pronouns: She/they/he/anything else Age: Minor (Or, as Liv puts it, “babey” x’D)
Q: What are your other fandoms? A: So many... there are so many. To start, there's Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Boku No Hero Academia (although that's on the backburner for now), the Carry On books by Rainbow Rowell, Rick Riordan's books (Magnus Chase series in particular, currently), just recently I watched I Am Not Okay With This, and also I'm into many, many musicals. I can guarantee you there are still more, along with some foreign content and those fandoms. I have so many interests, it's ridiculous.
Q: Any other things people should know about you? A: I'm fucking feral. That's a joke, but I do tend to go off (read: go White Violin mode) if I really get going about something, and I do have a tendency to talk loud and yell... a lot. I have a qpp, their name is NJ you should totally go follow them because they're amazing and I love them (@be-ace-punch-nazis​). I'm also fluent in Russian, so if you wanna chat in that I am down for it! :)
Q: Where are some other places people can follow you? A:  Oooh okay so, you can follow me on many other blogs, so it's probably easier to link my carrd (https://octopodium.carrd.co/), but I will say that I'm behind blogs like @pineipina​ (which is my main), @farahblack​, @bahumdrum​, and @probablyheroism​. You can also follow me on instagram @octopodium, and my ao3 is under the same name.
What do they do?
Q: What sort of content do you make? A: I make all sorts of things for TUA! I used to do a lot of incorrect quotes, but now I tend to write and draw :) there's also a bit of poetry floating around my blog. I make meta sometimes (although a lot of it is still not posted...) and also like to try and point out things I find in the show! Another Thing of mine is AUs and HCs; there have been some truly cursed things born from my rambling bullet points. Q: How long have you been making TUA content? A: I've been making content since somewhere around April, I think? My first TUA fic was published somewhere around June. I only got into TUA a couple months after it came out, and it took some more time for me to actually start making things.
Q: What’s your favorite piece of content that you’ve made? A: I don't think I have a favorite piece but IF I HAVE TO CHOOSE, then one of my favorite art pieces I've made is the Ace Luther painting, and one of my favorite fics is "we sail upon forgotten waters", though there are definitely more galaxy brain takes I have written. (Cough, "like constellations" and "The Sky Is Falling" and "She Likes Girls" cough.) (As you can see I like my writing more than my art lmao.) AND WAIT; I forgot my magnum opus. My ultimate fic. The one thing I will never forgive myself for. "don't forget your lines," the Dave/Everyone content nobody asked for and nobody wants.
Q: Do you ever wish you did something else for the fandom? A: I wish I could make music sometimes, I've tried to write songs for the characters but I'm not good at composing at all :')) I also wish I could do more content in general, because lately my attention has been kind of diverted onto other media (still very into TUA though) but other than that, nope! I'm happy with what I'm doing here.
Q: What is your favorite piece of content that you haven’t made? (Made by someone else in the fandom) A: Goddd a lot of my favorite fics come from the lovely @evelinaonline, and Bree's writing is so godtier... I love the thing people in this fandom create so much, I can't think of any specific content creator I love but hey!! If you make TUA content and are reading this *waves* I love you!! (Love you tooooo and thank you <3)
What are their views on TUA?
Q: Who is your favorite character? A: Ben. I love them all, and I can't pick an ultimate favorite, but it's Ben. He has the "dead asshole" and "babey" appeals. (Along with many others but... I just think he's neat lmao.)
Q: Which is your favorite: comics or show? A: I like the show more, I'm gonna say, it was the first thing I consumed for TUA. But the comics do hold a place in my heart and I love them a lot, too.
Q: What is your favorite part of the comics or the show? A: I love all the show, and while I can name some least favorite parts (cough incest cough the rave scene cough) I can't name a favorite lmao. I do really like the I Think We're Alone Now dance scene, though. (And Five's Istanbul fiasco... though rest assured those aren't my ultimate faves, they're two I can think of though.) [For the comics,] I suppose when the Séance saves the world with his telekinesis (oop, spoilers) and when Number Five is exposed as a furry? Good shit. (Also the Horror's scenes kdfsk I love me some dead tentacle man.) (Comic Ben in general is just very neat to me. You go, you funky ghost tentacle man.)
Q: How do you feel about the fandom discourse? (Like sibling shipping, anti-Vanya, anti-Luther, etc) A: FUCK sibling shipping, incest is gross. (Of course though I'm not gonna directly call out people or w/e, do whatever you want, I'm not you mom, but I 100% do not support incest and sibling shipping.) Anti-Vanya and Anti-Luther is stupid, whoever is against them clearly hasn't bothered to actually watch the show lmao, while both of those characters are "problematic" so is... literally all of the entire cast. I mean, come on. Stop scapegoating and recognize they were all abused and wronged, and have all done shitty things, "don't villainize abuse victims" isn't that hard to wrap you head around.
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And that’s the end of the second interview! If Liv’s content sounds interesting to you, go give her a follow :D Liv: I love having you around to goof around with on our discord server and everywhere else! You’re fan-flipping-tastic. To everybody else: there are two more interviews left! At this time, all the question responses have been sent to me, and I have to say this has been one of the biggest highlights of my time in this fandom. If you have any additional questions for Liv, go send her an ask or put them in the notes here! <3
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ihaveseenthedragons · 4 years
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Ancient History Book Tag
Thank you for tagging me @themelodyofspring ☺️
1. The Stone Age: One of the first books you ever remember reading.
The Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine. It gave me so many nightmares but I just could not stop reading this series. 
2. Ancient Greece: Your favourite myth inspired book.
I think the only one I have read the Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan, which was AWESOME. 
3. Roman Empire: A book that features an impressive Empire or a Kingdom.
The Temeraire series (aka His Majesties dragon) by Naomi Novik. Rereading this series as we speak!
4. The Middle Ages: A book that is an absolute bummer (positive or negative).
Very unpopular opinion: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. I heard so much good things about this book, but I just found the mixed media style to be very distracting from the story as well as a waste of paper. 
5. Renaissance: A book that you have learned a lot from OR a book that made you think a lot.
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman is a book that made me think a lot because the world and it’s descriptions are so unique. The inner garden Seraphina talks about made my head spins and reread things a couple of times, but it still was an amazingly unique book. 
6. The Industrial Revolution: A book featuring an invention or a concept that you would love to have in your own life.
Probably any world were magic can be taught and which will get stronger with practice. All though the world would be a lot more dangerous I would be a Hermoine at any school where they would teach magic. 
7. World War I. and II.: Your favourite historical fiction book featuring either of the world wars.
I going to cheat a little bit here and say:Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden. I have not read many historical fiction books and they are not really my forte. 
8. Present day: A book you think everybody should read in present day.
Nothing specific comes to mind, but some books I am reading at the moment and recommend are:  Nevernight by Jay Kristoff and The shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa
Tagging: @shapeyoursmile @nerdishfeels (You don’t have to, but I thought this was a pretty interesting list to think about!  ☺️)
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