#as a fellow Demi let me have this pls

[lexithwrites]

Demisexual black brothers TM

#Sirius because he’s fed up of being used for his looks when he’s always preferred peoples personalities #regulus because he’s shy af and intimacy is terrifying low-key #but they confide in each other and bond and it’s v special #as a fellow Demi let me have this pls #the marauders #sirius black #regulus black

[black-academia]

re-reading Aristophanes's Lysistrata for the book club... and don't get me wrong, I ✨appreciate✨ "the classics" and I'm enjoying doing further research & the annotation process, but...

most of my notes are me shit-talking lol...

...and i know the whole spiel of "we need to put writers/works in their historical and cultural context yadda yadda he's a product of his time etc.," ... and i'm still cussing out this doomi haraam and his portrayal of women :) xo

and don't even get me started on people who cite this particular play as some kind of feminist manifesto ahead of its time and/or A Thing We Might As Well Try In Exchange For Rights. Pls, no... I cringe, I cry, I die... (😫😭💀).

However!!! this translation is really accessible (and freely available online & there's also a greek/english version), and the play is funny at times, even if the jokes are a bit... let's say unsubtle. Still better than reading Ovid...

...and before y'all come for my throat in protection of your problematic fave... I just get tired of women jumping into the sea, or turning into trees, to escape the constant threat/aftermath of their violation by mortal men, Gods and demi-Gods, or The Big Horny Lightning Guy and his Madame of Misdirected Revenge (idek i'm agnostic, but i still refuse to invoke their names while I diss them).

Anyway! Back to Lysistrata; not to project modern conceptions of race onto this period or anything... but I truly envy Lysistrata in the ease at which she mediates an inter-national/inter-ethnic/inter-racial(?) solidarity with her fellow women... including women whose nations/states are literally at war with each other.

I mean, she convened a morning meeting in the village square or whatever, and half these women took the first boat over. Sis didn't even have to offer snacks?! (But tbh if my worst enemy told me that I looked ravishing and had thighs that could throttle a bull, I would probably help them secure world peace, too.)

Srsly, though, like... as a black woman in America, when I think of what it takes to foster genuine, respectful, and informed solidarity with WW (and too often even other women of color) across the boundaries and intersections of race, ethnicity, class, queerness, disability, etc.? oof. yeah... I am suddenly too tired to continue this bullet train of thought... at least tonight.

I may give an unabridged rant (yes, this was the short version) during the book club meeting this Saturday 🖤

#book rant #feminism rant? #black academia #dark academia #lysistrata #aristophanes #tw: sa mention

[enbeemagical]

OC Ace Fluff!!

Written for all my fellow aces who want to see more ace fluff! Specifically, @siriuslyremus @asexyartemis @three-sugars-pls @logandeservesbetter because they are also in siriuslyremus’s absolutely delightful ace group chat. (Also @loki-of-asgard-god-of-mischief if you want to see how I write characters who aren’t Aaravos)

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The characters are Alli, the main character of my first novel, and Aster, one of her oldest friends. She’s half elf, half vampire, ace demiro with wizard magic. He’s a demi fairy prince. And the entire plot is just them going out for ice cream ^_^ 

It’s ~1,300 words. Enjoy, and please let me know what you think!

Aster Feylin knows three things.

One, he has never been in love before.

Two, he is falling in love with his second oldest friend.

Three, their first date is tonight and he doesn’t even know what they’re doing.

~~~

Alli Vintére is not stressed. Why would she be? She’s only rebraided her hair twelve times in the last hour. 

It doesn’t make sense that she’s worried. She’s known Aster almost her whole life. She knows he likes her. She knows she loves him. She knows he’s romantically interested in her– he asked her out, after all.

Night and dark, this isn’t helping.

~~~

Aster arrives at their meeting place promptly at noon, silvery-blue wings shimmering in what light can make it to the forest floor as he descends. Alli doesn’t see him, her nose buried in a book as she leans against an enormous tree.

“Boo.”

Alli’s head snaps up, black braids already trailing strands around her pale face. “Aster! Hi!” She slides the book into her backpack, careful to keep the pages smooth. 

“Hi,” Aster says. Stars, could that have sounded any stupider? 

Alli smiles at him and takes his hand. “So, where are we going?”

Aster tries in vain to keep his wings from fluttering. “I… never exactly figured that out?”

“Just walk, then?” Alli looks around at the thick grass and the canopy of leaves turning the light green. “It’s a nice day for it.”

“It is,” Aster agrees. 

They walk in silence for some time, Alli taking the lead since this is her forest. Surrounded by the sounds of birds, squirrels, and other wildlife, their silence begins to feel less awkward and more companionable.

Aster is the one to finally break the silence, saying, “Are you getting hungry too?”

“Yes,” Alli admits. “I skipped breakfast.”

“Why?”

Alli rolls her eyes. “Than,” she says affectionately, “decided to call me in the middle of the night to talk about lightning.”

Aster needs no more explanation. He’s met Thanatos only once, but once was enough to understand the excitable vampire who is one of Alli’s scientific partners.

“Lightning?” he says. “What about it?”

“He wants to try catching it.”

Aster’s eyes widen (and Alli notices that they look like sapphires against the smooth brown of his face). “....that… he wants what?”

“An entire hour,” Alli says. “I spent an hour talking him out of that. Then I went back to sleep and woke up about two hours ago.”

“Oof,” Aster says in sympathy. Could this get any more awkward? 

“So what about you?” Alli elbows him gently. “Tough day prince-ing?”

“Not a word,” Aster says. “But yeah.”

“Want to talk about it?”

Aster looks up at the trees. “Not really. I have an idea for lunch, though.  How do you feel about ice cream for lunch?”

He turns to see Alli’s mischievous smirk. “Absolutely,” she says, right before taking his hands and spinning them both around.

Their hands part as they land on the boardwalk in the trees, and Alli stumbles before Aster grabs her hand.

She grins at him, steadying herself on his shoulder. “I need that ice cream now. Translocation takes way too much energy in my opinion.”

“You got it,” Aster says. “What flavor do you want?”

“Is that even a question?”

“Rose petal flavored. Got it.” Aster flutters out of the way of Alli’s halfhearted whack, laughing. “Mango-peach?”

“Half mixed berry, half chocolate,” Alli says. “Biggest size they have.”

Aster orders vanilla strawberry swirl for himself, and returns to find Alli’s chosen a table for them. It’s in the sun.

“The ice cream’ll melt,” he says, putting it down.

“Nope,” Alli says sunnily. “Uncle Tir’s been teaching me how to pull the heat from an area. I’m not good yet, but I can keep two ice creams cold for a few minutes.” Glancing down, she observes, “You gave me your ice cream. And you have mine.”

Aster looks at the table and realizes she’s right. He was so distracted by the possibility of melty ice cream he put the bowls in the wrong places. “Sorry, I’ll switch them.” He reaches for the bowls, but Alli puts her hand on his. “I have a better idea.”

He looks at her in confusion. She smiles, rolls her eyes, then picks up a spoon, puts it in his ice cream, and holds it out.

“What are you doing?”

Her smile drops, replaced by a nervous, awkward look. “Isn’t this, like, something people do on dates? Like, feed each other ice cream? Ah, unless you don’t want to I mean that’s okay–”

Aster holds out a spoonful of Alli’s ice cream. Her eyes sparkle, and she leans forward to lick it off. Immediately, her eyes widen. She swallows. “Cold.”

“It’s ice cream. What did you expect?”

“Ahh.” Alli presses her hands to her cheeks. “Oww. Cold. Too cold. Oww. My fault. Too much on the heat pulling. Ah. Ow.”

Aster watches in concern. “Anything I can do?”

Alli holds out the spoonful of his ice cream. “Eat this.”

Aster does. “OWW that’s cold!!”

Alli smirks.

Aster shoves another spoonful of ice cream in her face. “You think you’re so funny, eat this one then!”

Alli leans forward, and collapses onto the table, shoulders heaving.

“Alli?”

“We, we started fighting over ice cream!” Alli gasps through her laughter. “Ice cream!”

Aster can’t help it, he has to laugh too.

He stops when Alli takes a gasping breath and says, “I’m hungry. If you’re not going to feed me, pass me my ice cream or I’ll eat yours.”

Aster holds out a spoonful of her ice cream.

They continue feeding each other for only a few more bites before Alli declares this ridiculous and steals her bowl back. She doesn’t bother passing Aster his, so he has to steal it too.

~~~

“That went well,” Aster remarks aloud as they’re walking back to the elven palace, where he and his mother are staying for the week. “I think?”

“Not as if either of us has any dates to compare it to,” says Alli. “But yeah.” She smiles shyly at him. “It was fun.”

Aster’s chest feels like it’s about to burst from happiness. “Maybe we should do it again sometime?”

“Yes,” Alli says. “Definitely. Tomorrow?”

Aster’s eyes widen.

“Or not if you don’t want to do another so soon–”

“Let’s go to the library,” Aster says.

“Perfect.” Alli’s fingers brush his, and before he bothers thinking he’s laced his fingers with hers.

“I just have one question.”

Alli glances at him. “Yeah?”

“Are we, like…” Just say it but how do I say it but it’s just words but “boyfriend and girlfriend now?” he blurts out. He can feel his cheeks and the points of his ears heating.

“I think so?” Alli says uncertainly. Her ears are burning. “If you want to– if we’re going out again– I mean, probably?”

“Okay then.” Aster gives a shaky laugh. “I guess we’re dating.”

“I guess we are.”

“Do we tell our parents? Like to make it ‘official’ or anything?”

Alli sighs. “Since we both needed to get permission, I have the feeling they already know.”

“Yeah, but.” Aster makes a vague gesture with his free hand. “I mean that we’re. You know.”

“I really think they already know,” Alli says. “I don’t think we need a super-awkward conversation in order to,” she makes air quotes, “ ‘make it official.’  I think we just need to go on a couple more. Um. Dates.” She stumbles slightly over the last word.

“Another one day after tomorrow?” Aster asks. “I’m leaving the day after that, but then maybe when you come to Ethiradia next month?”

“Just tomorrow for now.” Alli moves closer to Aster, so their shoulders touch. “Tomorrow, we’ll plan next time, okay?”

“Okay. One day at a time.”

“One date at a time,” Alli corrects, and they both laugh.

#ace fluff #original characters #moondark #siriuslyremus #asexyartemis #three-sugars-pls #logandeservesbetter #loki-of-asgard-god-of-mischief #alli vintere #aster feylin #astli #(my sister came up with their ship name i think) #(she's helped me come up with ship names for basically all my oc ships)

[bowl-of-shortness]

*Sending this anonymously since I'm not out* (please don't try to out me, I will cry. If you think you might know who I am, pls don't ask if you're right. I have anxiety and I'm scared to share this as is)

So what you said about being asexual and demiromantic and not feeling like you can contribute to conversations, I FELT that.

I feel like the only way to join conversations about attractive people is by lying. I feel so guilty because I have never figured out what else to do. They all just look like people?

I've literally created a checklist in my head of society's standards because I have no idea what else to judge on. Calling everyone beautiful feels so fake but to me they just... are. People are only "ugly" to me when they're mean. Like to me, beauty is based on personality and I dont understand how other people do it. How can you rate a face without a story? (Like I can only do that when I assume things about people's lives based on their looks??? And it's normally wrong assumptions because "don't judge people based off looks alone" is correct??? Yet people just... do this? Like "they're hot" but isn't that what you're not supposed to do, like???)

I recently came out to my best friends as ace, and even then, they still bring it up every time they're rating people or talking attractive characters, as in the "we know you have no opinion or whatever" and I hate it. Like now that they know I'm ace, it feels like they're actively pushing me out of conversations or want to see what an ace rates them as. (They wouldn't if I asked, but it's kinda fun to participate, I feel more normal. Even if I am just lying) I feel a bit uncomfortable rating people because they think it's based of asthetics but to me I'm just making up numbers. (Its less lying now that they know I'm not sexually attracted to people, but it still hurts. It's nice that they recognize I don't relate and I'm not banning a conversation topic, it just hurts and I'll just take it silently instead of making a fuss. I guess this is just what I was just born to endure, huh.)

Literally, people used to ask me if my ex (SO at the time) was cute or whatever and I always said yes. I was making it up because ya know, I didn't feel that way. I had NO sexual attraction to them but I sold that lie to be normal. I finally came to terms with the fact that I am asexual recently, almost a year to the date I broke up with the only SO I ever forced myself to have. (That tale is a tragedy and I have massive amounts of guilt for the lies I told them to sell that I was a normal hetero cis person. I did so much wrong by them and I hope someday I can forgive myself for it.)

I thought I was bi when I first let myself belive I'm not a normal straight because I felt the same level of attraction across the gender spectrum. (I accepted how I felt about the person of the opposite gender was a crush and then realized I felt the same way about someone of the same gender. That was a crisis) Zero equals zero, wasn't really lying.

Anyway, all that to say that:

You are valid and realateable AF. Conversations about attraction is so uncomfortable and isolating and I'm so thankful you're brave enough to bring it up

I'm also really trying to figure out if I'm panromantic, or demiromantic, or whatever and I'm unsure what to do. Why can't there just be an accurate uquiz.... :(

Like, I think I may be demi something because I have literally only ever had "crushes" on my best friends. I'm not 100% sure what a crush is, but I'm assuming that when I tell myself "don't think of your friends like that, that's wierd" that I'm just mad at myself for acquiring a crush on my bestie.

I have no one to talk to about this because they are firm believers in not dating friends (both have been burned) and I am terrified they'll find out that I can't imagine a relationship with anyone other than a best friend. Like what do I do? I'm so tired fam. I don't think they will be mad if I tell them I'm demi romantic (I'm currently going with panromantic since that just seems easier) and I'm scared they'll find out I realized my sexuality through crushed I had on them, since they're opposite genders and I've had the same "crush" on both of them.

Only wanting romance with friends is so hard because to most people, friends aren't for dating but for talking about potential dates and I hate it.

It's nice to know that I'm following a fellow ace person who gets the romantic struggle. I think you're an icon, and I'm glad that you're in a place where you can be out.

I know we're not close or anything, but I'm really happy to know that there's someone else out there who I can relate to when I can't say a word anywhere else. I hate keeping up the charade, but I'm not in the kind of place where I can drop it. If you're interested in my situation and why I'm forever closeted, I've got quite the tale. but I've ranted enough here. (I won't force my life story on you, I know you want a positive blog and this ramble isn't very positive. I can shut up and vanish if you never want to hear from me again)

Thanks for having your anons on <3

I wish I could dm you and just chat (if you were even interested) but I can't (IRL people know my Tumblr and I dont want to make a new one unless it's necessary.) If there's anything you wanna chat about, I hope I stumble across it on my dash. I hope its okay if I hide behind anon asks.

Thanks for representing people like me. Sorry for the ramble, I guess I needed to get more off my mind than I realized. Thanks for being a safe space to vibe for a while. It's nice to be around other, perfectly valid people like me. I look up to you in a sense ♡

(But seriously, if this is too much drama and you don't want me to do this again, you don't even need to post this I won't bother you again without your consent)

I- wow.

That’s really all I can say.

I’m very glad that you feel just as recognized here as an asexual as you should be. And I know what every single one of these struggles is like. Personally, I never Liked to force things onto myself which has been Both a blessing and a curse.

It’s great because I don’t have to deal with a relationship but over time people stop wanting to be around you for it. But eventually, I found a friend group who respected what I did and didn’t want to talk about. And unfortunately even though some people may be nice and friendly to you, that doesn’t mean that you and that person are going to click.

I think you might want to start being more open about not wanting to talk about these things when you’re around them, and if that’s scary and difficult, start small. I get it. But the more you stay quiet and the more morning is going to change.

So yea, I don’t mind the ask! I guess I didn’t even realize that me just openly existing as Aspec was a huge thing to a lot of people, so I’m glad I could help, I hope everything gets better for you anon. Have a lovely day/afternoon/evening 💖💖💖

[caspiens]

[  XAVIER SERRANO  ,  HE/HIM  ,  TWENTY-THREE  ,  CIS MALE  ]  do  my  eyes  deceive  me  ,  or  did  i  just  see  ( CASPIAN DE LUNA )  getting  out  of  the  car  in  hunnington  ?  i  guess  (  HE’S )  living  around (  ROCK SPRINGS  )  ,  which  i  could've  guessed  .  hopefully  they  can  keep  their  (  -  REBELLIOUS  & -  DECADENT  )  shit  to  theirselves  ,  and  focus  on  being  ( +  GREGARIOUS  &  +  CHARMING )  to  avoid  any  problems  .  and  for  the  love  of  god  ,  lets  hope  they  don't  talk  about  the  ( HIDDEN )  thing  .

hello all!! i’m hails and i reside in that lovely, delicious, gmt. this right here is caspian, one of my oldest muses but he’s also my trashcan son so!!!  i’ve revamped a few things, swapped ‘em around, so pls bear with me while i get a grasp on him! leave a like and i’ll come slide into your dms for plots or you can hmu ! ❤

background 

it’s a tale as old as time. congressman attends a local ballet production of the nutcracker and is instantly drawn to the prima ballerina. bouquets of flowers and backstage rendezvous soon follow until... an unexpected byproduct of their affair soon followed. what should have been a joyful pregnancy was soon tarnished in scandal. as caspian’s father made local headlines for cheating on his wife of seventeen years with a much younger woman, and by the time of caspian’s birth he was already somehow caught in the middle of a messy divorce and a shotgun remarriage. oh. and his father’s forced removal from office. the joy. 

regardless of the scandal of his birth, he was a pampered child. dragged along to ballet rehearsals in the wake of his mother not wanting to hire a nanny and subsequently loving the doting of the dancers who would coo over him. an attention heaux, it was only natural that he soon followed in his mother’s footsteps and started dancing

but then as he entered his teen years, his parents' marriage became incredibly strained. partly due to them starting to feel the strain of their age difference, partly due to the unwarranted press attention that still seemed to follow the couple. and after a few years of non-stop arguing and being the pawn in the middle, the pair finally divorced when he was fourteen with his mother moving to new york to teach dance instead.

an attention heaux ( i cannot stress this enough !! ) with a lack of parental guidance, caspian started looking for the attention that he wasn’t receiving at home through other channels. partying, drinking, spending way too much time in the dressing rooms of some of the other dancers. probably got arrested and dropped home after being caught trespassing y’know. just lad things x. 

honestly, it’s a bit of a miracle he graduated high school at all, let alone went on to university as he... was never around enough to take school seriously fsdfsfd. but he’s good at what he does and he managed to land a scholarship to a dance conservatory straight out of high school. 

so that brings us to now!! he’s returned home to nc, back residing in rock springs and dancing for the local company. he’s recently become a demi-soloist so he has a more focal role in some productions with his dance partner! ( a definite wc but we’ll get onto that! ) 

personality 

asshole with a heart of gold™ just as likely to have punched someone on a night out as he is to have.... invited you to the club in the first place just to cheer you up

a loyal bitch! befriend him and you pretty much have a friend for life

would flirt with his own reflection if it was socially acceptable. flirting may as well be a past time of his at this point tbh

coffee with a shot of whiskey in it personified

the only thing he’s committed to is the pursuit of dance and the thought of commitment in a relationship? terrifying ! 

doesn’t really have the capacity to think something is a bad idea. there’s only fun and things that could potentially lead to fun 

a bit of a loose cannon and honestly? the fact he was given a position of Responsibility within the ballet company has probably shaken quite a few of his fellow dancers lmao

tidbits 

the only family member he’s close to these days is his grandma 

really likes classic cars and probably uses most of his paychecks just to fund potentially buying one at some point

wine and cheese nights but make them a frequent occurrence and add tequila 

wanted connections

you can click the link above to see a couple hurried together ideas i had but i’m p. much open to anything and everything, so i’m super excited to plot w all of you ! 

#cancel:intro #i have a Migraine so i am.... v slow but hello!

[sybariites]

[  nick robinson  .  twenty one  .  demi male .  he/his & they/them  ] just saw VINCENZO “VINNY” ESPOSITO dragging their suitcase up the steps to CABIN 4A  .  good luck living with HIM  ,  i hear that that they’re IMPRUDENT  ,  STUBBORN  ,  ARDENT  &  CHARSIMATIC  .  Apparently they’re the STRIKER.  let’s hope the upcoming season doesn’t affect their SENIOR year of PERFORMING ARTS  (THEATER)  

meet vincenzo fiorello esposito, 

about: 

vincenzo fiorello esposito was born on april 15, 1999 in a small town in northern italy. the son of two well known actors, giancarlo and gabriella esposito, he was born into a life of privilege and luxury. everything he could ever want was within reach, he had the entire world at his hands.

and his parents encouraged him to follow his dreams, when he wanted to play the piano they got him lessons, when he wanted to play soccer, they signed him up, when he wanted to act, they got him roles.

but life wasn’t as great as it seemed, the constant travel between their native italy and their home base of new york, had it’s toll on vincenzo. his grades slipped, and it was apparent that he was unhappy. so the decision was made to enroll him in an elite boarding school in new york city. and after his graduation he enrolled at hollis university to play soccer and study theater as well as business. he plans to go on to become an actor, but he realized that having a backup would be wise. 

i’ll add more to this later, i’m just trying to get this done. 

fun facts:

vinny is fluent in both english and italian, though because he’s spent a majority of his time in america he’s somewhat rusty when it comes to italian. in addition he knows some french and spanish.

he has always been incredibly open about his sexuality, something he prides himself in. he’s also just very open about his uh sexual desires. essentially, he knows how to get around and he’s not ashamed of it. he’s very pansexual. 

he’s one of the boys who drives a nice car and loves to show it off. i’m thinking some sort of mercedes coup. he doesn’t know much about the technical aspects of cars, but he does know his car is hot.

his maternal grandparents own a vineyard and they have a brand of wine named after him. vinfandel is the name of it. 

he used to be a pretty wild partier, but he’s started to calm down a bit. it’s still well known that he knows how to have a good time, but he’s stopped going out every night of the week, instead devoting more time to his studies and athletics.

honestly the fact that he’s a good student comes as a surprise to most people, he gives off the appearance of someone who just doesn’t care. but he’s actually a very hard worker.

pinterest: (x)

playlist: morning in america - jon bellion; young dumb & broke - khalid; seven nation army - the white stripes; young wild & free - snoop dogg & wiz khalifa; no interruptions - hoodie allen; tonight, tonight - hot chelle rae; losing my religion - r.e.m.; hips don’t lie - shakira; hooked on a feeling - blue suede; you give love a bad name - bon jovi; i wanna dance with somebody - whitney houston

wanted connections:

ride or die - his other half, his partner in crime (literally). just imagine the most chaotic duo, because that’s them. you know those tik toks this is what happens when one dumb bitch meets an even dumber bitch??? that’s definitely them. 

squad / friend group !! his fellow wild children idk what else to say honestly 

exes !!! okay vinny is not great when it comes to dating but he tries, so they probably didn’t last long but he would’ve been a caring boyf. open to m / f / nb

hookups / flings !! pretty self explanatory, probably more of these than exes. could be current or past, open to m / f / nb

a hate ship !! they can’t stand each other, everyone knows it. but their chemistry is undeniable, and when they’re alone together the yelling turns into something else. open to m / f / nb. 

rivals !! open to another male on the soccer team, they just push each other to be the best they can possibly be. there’s been some competing for positions, etc. but they’re capable of getting along, at least on vin’s behalf he’s p chill. 

anything else honestly maybe like a roommate at school, friends from his childhood, someone who just fucking hates him he’s really annoying it’d make sense; idk pls go wild i’m so lacking in creative ideas atm

feel free to add me on discord ( han solo lo lo lo lo#8494 ) if you’d like to plot there !! otherwise give this a like and i’ll message you !!

#hollis.intro #❝ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ sᴜʙᴛʟᴇ — ⟪ vincenzo fiorello esposito ⟫

[okietokiee]

The Song of Achilles/Metalocalypse AU

ahh !! I commissioned a friend of mine (who is an incredible artist and specializes in custom/DnD art!! If you’re interested in her work her etsy is MadisonNicoleArt) and she helped me finally create an AU I’ve been obsessed with for a while!

Ok this is going to be pretty long, so bear with me !!

If you’re not familiar with The Song of Achilles it’s basically a retelling of The Iliad by Homer, but from the perspective of Patroclus, the right-hand man of Achilles. It’s a beautiful, magical tale and if you’re familiar with The Iliad the ending is (spoiler)  gut-wrenching and heartbreaking. You spend the whole story knowing what’s coming, and you almost get lost in the enchanting beauty of Achilles’ and Patroclus’ relationship with each other. 

Now when I first got into the Mtl fandom I was surprised there weren’t any Iliad AUs (BUT CORRECT ME IF IM WRONG AND SEND THAT SHIT MY WAY), because Achilles was a beautiful, golden demi-God (sKWIsGAar in a nutshell LOL) and Patroclus his stong, toned, gorgeous (im extrapolating here but...) right-hand-man/partner/lover/soulmate/other half who, though never prophesied by the Gods for greatness, had his own strengths and made his own name for himself following his heart (Achilles ;))

Here are just some ideas I’ve had about this:

Skwisgaar

- Serveta being a promiscuous Queen who has a one night-stand with a lower level God that left immediately. The God’s seed was so strong that after birthing Skwisgaar his mother became incapable of having any more children and she resents him for this. 

- However, Skwisgaar was prophesied by the Gods to become the greatest/quickest warrier of his time with potential to become one of the Gods. His step-father (gentle Tyr) married Serveta and he loves her dearly, though she constantly cheats on him and neglects her only son. 

- Tyr does his best to make it up to Skwisgaar, but obvious damage has been done.

- Skwisgaar’s real father is never revealed and it’s quite popular in town to make theories about which gorgeous God Skwisgaar is the bastard of. (Adonis is a popular choice)

Toki

- Toki being the only son of the cruel King Aslaug, a malevolent leader of a deteriorating village. Toki is a small/weak boy for his age and is constantly beaten, belittled, and humiliated by his father, and therefore has no respect from the village people despite being the rightful heir. 

- He ends up accidentally killing a young bully his age (son of a noble man) in blind rage because he has certain freak episodes (episodes that likely led to his parents fearing/hating him??). (This is almost exactly what happened to Patroclus in TSOA) 

- He’ s exiled from his home, loses his family name, and is sent to be a ward of King Tyr and lives with various other abandoned orphans/exiled princes in Skwisgaar’s father’s rich, plentiful kingdom. 

NOW the fantastic slow-burn begins. Because Toki can’t seem to fit in with the other boys and there are constant rumors about how he beat a kid to death for such petty reasons and the rest of the kids are scared of him and keep their distance. 

aLL BUT SKWISGAAR! (and fuck i keep almost writing Achilles)

Who finds the new foreign boy utterly fascinating and is inexplicably drawn to him. 

Skwisgaar is obviously popular with the fellow boys for he is a tall, strong child destined for greatness, and he basks in this fact. 

Now I see Skwisgaar skipping training/class to wander off and play with a golden lyre in some hidden spot in the nearby woods.

The same spot Toki escapes to to avoid the blatant stares and loneliness. He’s shocked for a moment to see the golden prince lounging serenely on his favorite spot surrounded by flowers. But he’s stopped in his tracks after hearing Skwisgaar’s masterful Lyre playing and is absorbed in the music. He remember how, during his cold lonely years back home, an old wooden lyre was his favorite escape. 

Skwisgaar spots him and is not surprised to see how this young boy is amazed by his playing because everyone is. He’s a Lyre God. But he is surprised when the young boy timidly asks, 

“Cans I tries it?”

No one has ever had the audacity to interrupt him mid-play or the confidence to play anything that could match him. However, he’s amused and has been watching this new kid for a while, so he beckons him over and lets him play a song. 

NOW THIS IS THE MOMENT! The moment Skwisgaar is sHOOK by how Toki’s fingers glide across the instrument and the gorgeous sounds he makes. It’s not exactly like Skwisgaar’s, but it’s something entirely his own. Something gut-wrenching and heartbreaking. And Skwisgaar feels something he has never felt before for any music other than his own. 

And they end up sneaking off often and spending their free time like this, playing Lyre together and barely speaking. Eventually Skwisgaar tells his step-father he has chosen Toki to be his partner/right-hand-man (bc they did that in Greece, forgot what it was called??) and Toki is shocked and happy and can’t believe for once in his life he can be near the first person that’s ever made him so happy in his life. 

Then obviously the growing up together thing !!!

- Toki becomes stronger and truly grows into himself. He’ll never have Skwisgaar’s natural swiftness of foot or affinity for combat, but he’ll be damned if he doesn’t try. 

- Skwisgaar is originally jealous of/shocked/impressed/aroused by how muscular/toned Toki grows up to become, but he constantly lords his impressive height over Toki

There’s so much more I feel is too much to add!!! 

But the other mtl ppl too:

- NATHAN AS ODYSSEUS!! PLS AND THANK

- Murderface or Pickles would actually be a really cool Chiron (a satyr who has trained many Greek heroes)

- Abigail as Briseis !!! (wont talk too much about her role bc TSOA spoilers)

- I’m not sure yet who Charles would be but he definitely has a place in this AU!!!

- mAgNuS iS hECToR !!!ii!!Ii!!

And the boys have so many obstacles in the way of their relationship, society/expectations/responsibilities/themselves. And it’s hard and painful but so worth it as long as they have each other. 

And stuff happens and the Trojan war breaks out...

I have so many thoughts for what happens to them, but ugh it’s too much to put in words almost. Just, I can’t help but think of these quotes from the book?!?! They scream Skwistok to me

“I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world.” ― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“He smiled, and his face was like the sun.” ― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

and another quote that i can’t put up bc if i do ever get around to writing this i want it to be a heartbreaking shock bc just thinking about it makes me tear up LOL

Even re-imagining versions of these quotes in their broken english makes my heart hurt !!! 

Just asadasfsd

end rant, I hope to add more to this AU in the future

ANd pls if any of you writers are inspired by these ramblings at ALL pls feel free to write something with this AU. Because i crave Ancient Greek Skwistok fics so much

#mtl #metalocalypse #fan art #skwistok #skwisgaar skwigelf #toki wartooth #nathan explosion #william murderface #pickles the drummer #au

[kciaa-blog1]

hi, this is @madscastillo here with my third(!!) attempt at a second character... how long was i scarlett before i wanted to switch to peyton? three days. thank you to everyone who bore with me even though i’m the most indecisive person alive, but i’ve finally found a character that i feel really comfortable playing. meet kaia, she’s a former actress turned trainwreck turned girl who really wants a second chance. she can be a real bitch && she also LOVES to make people feel bad with sob stories about how hard her life has been, she’s practically begging for sympathy. i’ll have more info about her down below as well as some wanted connections, but if you’re interested in plotting with her (pls give me all the plots and i’ll cherish you forever) feel free to DM me, or like this post and i’ll come to you! (i always feel really awkward sending out the first message but for kaia i’ll make an exception)

my bb kaia is inspired by the actresses nicola peltz (who’s basically known as the mean girl of hollywood, so i’ve heard?) and lindsay lohan (the queen of trainwrecks who also turned her life around, good for her!). she is a former child star whose face was practically everywhere. you couldn’t go supermarket shopping without seeing kaia’s face gracing either a fashion magazine or a shitty tabloid cover. as she got older, she slipped into some bad habits, which is kind of a recurring theme for most child stars tbh? the money and the fame got to her, and she often spent her earnings on lavish parties, expensive drugs, and alcohol. as she became more dependent on these things, she developed a HUGE attitude problem, and her brattiness became really hard to deal with on set. soon enough, producers got fed up with her behavior, and she quickly started to lose movie roles --- they didn’t want to waste their money on a handful like her. kaia didn’t think it was that big of a deal; less movies meant more time to sleep around and party, which were her number one priorities at the time. she burned bridges with everyone, mainly with her parents, who managed her when she was still acting. during her fall from grace, she met a man who seemed to be her only constant, as she lost most of her friends and colleagues when she hit rock bottom. she thought they were something serious, while he thought she was his claim to fame. he stuck around for the parties and the sex, and he dipped as soon as she was no longer of use to him. he didn’t get the fame he so desperately wanted, but he did manage to get a tape of her that was filmed without her consent, and he is currently threatening to leak it if she doesn’t give in to his demands.

while she is really worried about the leak, she’s focusing on more important things like rebuilding her career. she’s been playing nice to producers and directors, in hopes that she’ll get a big role that will put her back in the spotlight. after the breakup, she went to rehab to get clean, and she’s reaching a year of sobriety. she wants everyone to know that she’s doing better, and she’s determined to have a comeback as big as robert downey jr’s. there’s only one thing, though --- she needs a serious attitude adjustment. sucking up to celebrities will get her nowhere if she isn’t nice to her fans (honestly how is she still relevant), and she’s been nothing but cruel to them. in her defense, a lot of them bring up her past, which she really doesn’t want to hear or talk about. she’s been so resentful about how things turned out, because she had a lot of potential that she wasted. not important but she really hates margot robbie (fellow aussie girl lmao) and she thinks she’s a way better actress than her. mention margot robbie and i promise she’ll become the angriest girl ever in ten seconds flat. 

SOME CONNECTIONS I NEED WANT!!:

best friend: tbh, kaia needs someone to come sort her out. this’ll be the person who has been with her through thick and (very) thin, and has also helped her become sober and turn her life around. she doesn’t say it enough, but she’s really grateful for their company and support. i need this because they’ll be the only person kaia is truly soft for 

rival: basically the selena to her demi, the hillary duff to her lindsay lohan, honestly just think of any iconic celebrity feud/rivalry. kaia doesn’t hate this person, but she’s just really jealous of them, and she’ll often throw cheap shots at their expense. it’d make a bit more sense if they were career rivals, but i’m open to general rivalries too!

enemy: THE PERSON WHO MAKES HER BLOOD BOIL. there are few people in this world that kaia despises more than this person, and she’ll go out of her way to treat this person like filth. she hates them, and she has no problem with admitting that. this is my personal favorite because this just brings out the cruel side in kaia and ugh, i love it.

someone who’ll help her career: this person is her saving grace, honestly. kaia has such a terrible reputation in hollywood, and she needs this person’s assistance to put her back on the radar. she’ll repay them with kindness, which is really rare for her.

people she’s mean to: this is basically everyone. i don’t know if she’ll ever be truly nice to people she doesn’t know, so don’t be surprised if she insults you right off the bat. but seriously, i really don’t want to be mean to anyone here so i’m really sorry in advance for how much for a bitch she is!

as always, i’m open for more connections than just this! if you have anything in mind, let me know :))

#wilsonshq:ooc #i promise this is the last time i'm changing my mind smh

[kaitlynsmusic]

hello!

so i guess this is the start of my new blog.... i love music so much and my friends are tired of me talking about everything music related, so i might as well rant to myself. idk how many people will see this and i'll probably just get like 5 followers so tbh idek how active i'll be either, but as a little intro here's a general sample of stuff i like to listen to: big favourites that i would die for : -BTS (hello fellow A.R.M.Y's!!!!) -coldplay (i'm sorry, i hated their new album but everything else was gold) -foster the people -kanye west (i'll rant about the people behind the music sometimes, and i understand he's pretty controversial, but his music alone is amazing) -childish gambino -glass animals -G O R I L L A Z!!!!1!1!!1 stuff i cannot listen to : -country music -heavy metal -generally speaking, lots of mainstream pop and hip hop -ASMR if that even counts as music NO HATE but please don't talk to me about... -taylor swift -ariana grande -logan or jake paul/team 10 -any of the above ^^^ genres -jay-z -twenty-one pilots -selena gomez -demi lovato -chris brown -one direction -5SOS -justin bieber -i think you can kind of see where i'm going with this stuff i'm listening to rn : -some rick james / 'mary jane' or 'bustin' out' usually -arcade fire / mainly 'everything now' bc i'm seeing them in oct. -alt-j / heavy rotations of 'in cold blood', 'fitzpleasure', and 'left hand free' -the 1975 / have you SEEN their bbc live orchestra performance?!?! ssebyjumi,oimygrderswsr i'm on mobile rn but i gotta link it : https://youtu.be/QGmgL_TY52M -mura masa's new album / 'love$ick' & 'firefly' but tbh i love it all -lady gaga / i just saw her a few weeks ago, i really love 'hey girl' -m83 / lots of 'junk' especially 'go!' and 'laser gun' -earth wind & fire / lots of 'fantasy' and 'lets groove' bc i'm basic -random ass classical and concert band music and scores from soundtracks and stuff. i'm joining a marching band this year, and am heavily involved in my schools band program, god i LOVE instrumental music SO all in all, i'll just be posting album/song reviews, and stuff i like and what i've been listening to lately. obviously not everyone likes the same music as me so just don't bother following me pls if you are just going to diss on stuff i like (unless it's controversial then PLEASE tell me so i can fix my mistakes and boycott them and stuff). i'm just here to talk about my critical opinions on music. IMPORTANT NOTE: please, p l e a s e, P L E A S E give me recommendations on stuff you think i'd like!!! yes, even if it's the new justin bieber song or smth, as long as you truly believe i'd like it and are not just sending me your fav song for attention.... BUT YEAH! please give me stuff to listen to, i'm always open to new stuff!

#lmao this was longer than i wanted it to be #i would love to put this in an 'about' section or something but i can only get to tumblr on mobile for the next few days and also #i don't even really know how to use tumblr that well on my computer LOL