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apollosgiftofprophecy · 3 months

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UPDATED 1/29/24

this was inspired by @lubble-underscore's post and I decided to expand on the iceberg and see how much I could throw on it

thanks to the Discord server for filling in on things that didn't cross my mind! :D

feel free to save and highlight what you know :3 Links to many of these things are below - some are not tho!

Tier 1 - do we even need to SAY anything?

pathetic little meow meow

bisexual

unreliable narrator

Tier 2 - surface level/easy to see

superiority/inferiority complex

bitchsexual (i mean... points to commodus)

raised chiron (see CHB Confidential)

Tier 3 - complete read-through/reread; taking first steps into fandom

breaks cycle of abuse

polldona

great with kids, actually (see Harley, Georgie, ect.)

ordered pizza to chb (see The Hidden Oracle)

domains contradict

best godly parent

still heavily affected by past lovers (see The Whole Series)

Tier 4 - digging a little deeper

love life isn't actually terrible

definitely tried to bang frey at least once (see that One throwaway line in The Hidden Oracle)

malewife malewhore manslaughter

broke up the beatles because paul jilted him (Discord)

sees the faces of primordial gods (see The Hidden Oracle)

copollo could have worked

catboy but cats are competition (See The Tyrant's Tomb; submitted by @trials-of-apollo-my-beloved)

freakishly high pain tolerance (See THE ENTIRE SERIES)

Tier 5 - holy shit we're on to something

that apollo & jesus fic (Discord)

knew hades had kids in TTC

pressured to be the perfect son

fatal flaw is love

not as close to hermes as he used to be

seahorsed kayla

patron of CHB

roman apollo au (Discord: Creator chronictheorizing)

Tier 6 - wait what. OH!

was forced to punish halcyon green

deathsong (Discord: Creator @txny-dragon) (addition)

kids are greek & roman

michael yew is most like him

brings change by being his true self and not the fake one (Submitted by @/txny-dragon)

laomedon is why he hates slavery (Discord: Creator @ukelele-boy)

intentionally made the orientation video to communicate info on the gods

Tier 7 - what the fuck did we get ourselves into

directed travis & conner to tartarus tongs

Apollo x Orion is peek hateship (Discord: Origin in Tsari's server during Eclipse)

unlocked heavenly prophecy powers during trials

dated oscar wilde and inspired the picture of dorian gray (Discord)

half-titan theory

tartarus regenerated him

imperial kids were meant to usurp the olympians

Tier 8 - we're in too deep but will never come out

knows estelle is omen of end of the world

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daedreamingghosts · 2 months

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So a luke castellan x Apollo!reader

Idek how this would work but I had this idea after I read your ‘My Sweetheart’ blurb-

So tlt and Luke’s betrayal has occurred and the reader was in a relationship with Luke, pretty much exactly like ‘My Sweetheart’.

So ofc she’s still really offended and traumatised from that debacle. But she still loves him deep down. Anyway (at any point during the series, you decide) they’re going to use her as bait for Luke to come here. She agrees bc she doubts he’ll come, if he betrayed her surely he didn’t love her that much. But he does.

Anyway the campers give them some privacy and they have a really deep conversation, and she accepts that she still loves him. And then they all jump out and attack him and he realises she betrayed him, and he gets grievously injured.

But somehow, before they can realise she isn’t back yet, she goes back and heals him, bc she can’t leave him for dead, and she leaves him healed but hurting.

If you wanted to be evil you could even end it with ‘if you’d only been there to heal him that night in Manhattan.’ Feel free to change anything this is just a very long thought, xxx

house on a hill

this is a part two but it can be read separately :)

a/n: so sorry this took so long love, exams have been kicking my ass but i hope you enjoy this anyways ♡

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Luke Castellan admitted it.

He admitted it all, betraying camp to help rise Kronos, poisoning Thalia's tree, stealing the lightning bolt... Everything they said he did. He openly admitted.

He proudly admitted.

When you'd followed Annabeth into the woods after hearing Percy yelling for help, you didn't expect it to end you up at a Miami beach on Clarisse's quest.

After dealing with pirates and sirens, fighting a cyclops and a hydra you'd had your fair share of scares during this quest. But your biggest horror stood with a sword pointed at Percy.

Luke Castellan.

You'd thought long and hard about what you'd say to him, if you'd ever got the chance. Something along the lines of why? how dare you. why would you ever do this? or at the very least, was everything a lie?

But all your heartache and rage got stuck in your throat like a bad cough. All you could do was stand frozen and hope that it was all a bad dream.

He had the audacity to meet your eye. He stepped forward in your direction.

"Y/n I-" His voice broke as he quietly spoke.

Every single bit of shock in your body vaporized in a second, being replaced by lover's rage.

"Y/n? Y/n what? What do you possibly have to say to me" Your voice laced with venom.

He staggered froward, eyes shining with guilt. He tried to say something but you cut him off again.

"Do you know how long I defended you? Do you have any idea how stupid- no pathetic i felt when i got your letter telling me I was wrong about you. Do you know what it was like having everyone in camp thinking I'm a traitor too. Do you even care?" Your lip quivered as you leaning into yourself.

No matter how much you willed yourself not to, you felt the tears fall down your face. You were too blinded by emotion to notice the others regrouping behind you both.

"Of course I care y/n. I'm doing all of this because I care!" With each step he took towards you, you took stepping back.

"No! You're doing this because your spiteful!"

"I have every reason to be and you know it" He yelled his face contorted with fury. Flinching back you find what's left of your voice.

"You're being manipulated to start a war! And you're too hurt to see that. Luke, please. You've broken my heart but I still love you, don't play into the Titan's hand, come back to camp and right your wrongs. Together." Your voice a broken whisper, only to be heard by him and the Fates.

You swore to the Fates you saw a flicker in his eyes, a break in his warpath.

"All I want is the house we talked about, the one on the hill. With the trees out the front. With as many animals as you want, with the stupidest names we can come up with." His eyes fixated to the floor. He cleared his throat and looked so deeply at you it was like he was speaking to your soul.

"To get that life, a life with you. The gods must die. Their way is broken and wrong. It's just our turn, and only then will we be able to have peace y/n. Together.

While you stand frozen, appalled at the man in front of you, gone was the version on Luke you made those plans with, instead stood a pawn of a Titan.

Unbeknownst to you both Percy had finished summoning an Iris message to camp.

Luke finally noticed, ordered the monsters his army to attack in retaliation. You and your friends outnumbered when suddenly The Party Ponies narrowly come to the rescue. However you'd stayed stunned throughout it all.

Centaurs, half bloods, Cyclops' all fought one another. The loud sound of battle didn't render, instead silence ringing through your head.

You wanted to believe the old Luke was still in there somewhere, but as your focus zeroed in on him. Watching him fight without mercy. You saw no resemblance of the boy you love.

Perhaps if you kept hope, kept faith in him. You could have helped him long before Manhattan. Maybe there was another universe where Annabeth wasn't the only one who could see the old Luke buried down below. And maybe in that universe you both got that house on the hill...

#luke castellan x reader #luke castellan #pjo #pjo fandom #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo x reader #percy jackson fanfiction

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moony-2001 · 5 months

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Lore Olympus ep. 252 critique

Before all you stans get mad I generally thought this episode was pretty okay. But maybe that’s because not a whole lot happened.

Cassandra

So going in the order of events, first up is our favorite gal Cassandra.

Gotta say, already like her loads.

I don’t have a whole lot to say about her general existence, beyond the fact that it’s stupid that Apollo is using her as a walking incognito tab. My main criticism more lies around the idea of when did Apollo even meet her? He obviously couldn’t have met her during the time skip because there were no interactions allowed between realms during that time and he was kicking it in Olympus.

We also have no indication of when he actually met her post-punishment. There’s no definitive timeline for how far we are post-time skip, but by my estimation, we can’t be more than a month past when the embargo officially lifted. Idk I can already smell the mess that is this storyline a mile away.

The SA plot line

Holy fuck. I don’t exactly know what the hell Rachel is exactly trying to achieve with the SA plot line but I can tell you that the handling of it has been piss poor.

Uhhh... this is great and all except for the fact that Persephone never thought this. There is not one shred of evidence that Persephone ever liked or actually found Apollo handsome. Not even in the very early chapters. She didn't even say that he made her feel special. She said that she liked the way Hades made her feel. Hades made her feel special by grooming her but that's a whole-ass post on its own.

Even after her assault, she continued to express at minimum a clear discomfort for him in front of others and at maximum immense hatred for him when by herself or with only him. And now suddenly Rachel wants to flip the script? Why? What purpose would that serve? Why is she suddenly backpedaling on a plotline that was established within the first 25 episodes/the second day Persephone is on Olympus? The SA plotline is the longest-running and the "big bad" that has yet to be resolved. But now it only pops up when the story needs a little conflict or an extra boost to drive it forward. Plus now she wants to portray Apollo as this misunderstood ex-love interest/boyfriend with whom the audience is supposed to sympathize? It's disgusting. @genericpuff who I really need to stop tagging in these posts I'm so sorry made an excellent essay about how Rachel is burying the SA plot line that basically takes what I've said above and greatly expands it. Go read it, they made a lot of excellent points.

Melinoe

Ah yes. The mystery deity that was really Hades’ inner child/actual child all along!

So I actually had a conversation with another LO critic about how weird I thought this "inner child -> actual canonical child" pipeline was. Now, granted, I could be reading into this way too much but when I first read this, I honestly thought it was some kind of weird/unintentional representation of parents projecting their trauma onto their children.

We've seen this little ghost buddy in past chapters and a lot of people (myself included) thought that our ghost buddy was a representation of Hades' inner child. A little Hades if you will. And it was portrayed that way. We often saw our little ghost buddy/little Hades who was extremely traumatized by Hades' past experiences. The part of Hades that just can't let go despite what he may claim about "moving on" or "being better". But if this little ghost/Hades is actually their kid Melinoe, that means they saw everything that Hades went through. All his traumas, all his struggles. Everything. And now also with Persephone and her little jaunt through the mind-scape and the shit she saw. So now we have to recontextualize all of those scenes where Hades interacts with this being and tbh the scenes kind of become very ick? This is such a strange direction to take this particular storyline. Something about it just rubs me the wrong way and I don't know if it's my above complaint or something else.

But yeah. Pretty tame in comparison to some of my past posts and posts that will come. Until the next chapter and/or my next post.

#anti lore olympus #lore olympus #anti lo persephone #anti lo #lore olympus critical #lo criticism #lo critic #lo critical #lo hate #unpopular lo #unpopular lore olympus

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veloxiraptors · 1 year

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Vic's Midpollo/The Authority Rec List

Core Content:

- Stormwatch Vol 2. (issues #4-6) contains Midnighter & Apollo's origin story. It's written by Warren Ellis, and anything written by him is guaranteed to be good. The team they’re part of is blatantly a satirical take on the Justice League and it’s hilarious. While these are the only issues that include Midnighter & Apollo, I definitely recommend Ellis’ entire Stormwatch run (Vol.1 #37-50 & Vol.2 #1-11)–it made me fall in love with Shen & Jenny Sparks more than I already was.

- The Authority Vol.1 (issues #1-12) was also written by Warren Ellis; this is truly one of my favourite comic books of all time. The character interactions, plot, and art are all fantastic. I started reading this run for Midnighter & Apollo, and by the end I had fallen in love with the entire team; they’re rough-edged and violent without being gratuitous, witty without being corny, and it was fun as hell to read through them slaughtering both interdimensional colonialists and also god. There is unfortunately a villain who is an Evil Chinese Stereotype in the first arc though.

- The Authority Vol.1 (issues #13 & #29) the first & last issue of The Authority written by Mark Millar. It sucks ass but these two issues explain Midnighter & Apollo's adopted daughter (#13) and show them getting married (#29) which is the only reason I'm reccing them in the first place. It’s gratuitously violent without reason, and hurls slurs, homophobia, racism, sexism, and addiction at its readers for no reason other than shock value.

- The Authority Vol.2 (issues #0-9, #11-13) Issues 0-9 are an absolute blast, both the art style & tone were more in line with Ellis' run than Milars, and we get a call-back to the first arc of The Authority Vol.1 which I thought was pretty cool. Issues 10-13 take place after a 4-issue mini-series (Coup d'État) that culminates in The Authority ousting the president of the US, which I didn't read bc I had no desire to. Issue 10 is a direct follow-up to that arc, but it's rarely mentioned throughout issues 11-13 which is why I kept them. There were definitely parts of Vol.2 that I wasn't fond of, but the good far outweighs the bad in my opinion.

- The Authority: Revolution (issues #1-12) starts with The Authority dealing with the consequences of taking over the USA in Coup d'État, and it still made sense despite the fact I never read that arc. I was slow to get into it, but by the end I was flipping pages as fast as I could read them. The first few issues set up some interesting ideas and it follows through in knocking them down in a satisfying way. Their fight against the Big Bad felt a little too clean-cut in my opinion, but issue #11 has some amazingly angsty midpollo content.

- The Authority Vol.4 (issues #1-17) takes place after a crossover event spanning 3 mini-series between the biggest Wildstorm properties, but all you need to know is this: it's the apocalypse. While Midnighter and Apollo are separated by circumstance, it makes the issues where they appear together all the more impactful in my opinion. The original Authority run by Ellis will always be my favourite, but this run is definitely second place. The series wraps up nicely on a beautiful and hopeful note, and while there were still a few loose threads, this is definitely one of the better comic series ends I've read.

One-Shots & Miniseries:

- Planetary/The Authority: Ruling the World is a one-shot crossover event. It’s a pretty fun read, minus the fact that H.P. Lovecraft makes an appearance.

- Wildstorm Winter Special 2005: Two Dangerous Ideas is a funny little one-shot where Midnighter and Apollo meet their alternate-reality counterparts: Daylighter and Pluto. Hilarity ensues.

- The Authority: Human on the Inside (miniseries) the plot makes no damn sense but Midnighter & Apollo have some really cute interactions in this and the art is soooo pretty.

- Lobo/The Authority: Jingle Hell the art is an... interesting choice and the writing is a rude, crude riot. I found this in my local comic shop's dollar bin and while it definitely belongs there, I do not regret buying it.

For the love of all that is good and gay please do not read Stormwatch Vol.3 it was part of the New 52 relaunch and reading it caused me psychic damage.

And feel free to drop me a message if you have any questions!

#midpollo #midnighter #the authority #lucas trent #andrew pulaski #midnighter and apollo #this post was brought to you by: me wanting someone to talk to about the goddamn authority #vicshit

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flareflarerp · 1 month

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'The Equestrian NightMares' Album Update #2

Hey Everyone! I know it's been a hot minute since I talked about my new heavy metal album 'The Equestrian NightMares' I've been making since '22. '23 was a shit year for me and didn't write a single thing for the album. I just didn't want to give this album high hopes and rush it and make it badly so I'll be taking my swell time with album so don't expect this year (maybe next???). But I finally got this piece done by @apollos-daydream last month and it looks so GOOOOOOOOOD. Thank my girlfriend for idea on how the album art should be (Yes she will be co-producing the album with me on it. She will help with writing lyrics and make sure the album stays on track cause my adhd will want something else) I have had made some major changes to the album direction since this post. I know @luvtonique made LMR public domain and I don't blame them for doing so. They deserve to move on to other things and let someone else carry the torch that will be willing to be putting more time into the story. But that's not gonna keep me from making this album. Another change I made for this is I wanted Murdershy on this cover art but my girlfriend @noxs-mun & @chromaslip gave me feedback and said it might be too cliché for this album. I might have another piece done and have her in it. It's up in the air. You let me know your feedback. Adding AmnesiaShy to the art has given a more scary feeling to the atmosphere of the album. For those don't know, This album will be a heavy metal album so if that genre isn't your thing then you can just ignore this. But if it is, then hey small world lol. This album will be heavily inspired and have the band called 'Ice Nine Kills' vibe to it where they take horror and make metal songs from it. (i.e. movies, literature etc etc) but with this album it's with grimdark ponies that I spent waaaaaayyy too much time watching these YouTube dubs of them This album will also be an 8-Track and if it does well then I'll make multiple volumes of them but let's not jump too far ahead. I'm just projecting cause I have a lot of ideas for new album but not a lot of money to make it happen. I haven't even got my featured artists lined up yet. I'll be in Delaware at Dewy Beach with Nox on vacation in May and maybe while we're chilling we might do some writing for the album. In the meantime, I have some family things and jury duty to deal with next month. I wanted to update you all on this and not think I gave up on it. Til Next Time ~Flare Flare The Rock Pegasus

#Flare Flare The Rock Pegasus #The Equestrian NightMares #Update

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discar · 5 days

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HZD Terraforming Base-001 Text Communications Network

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Zo: GAIA, I had a question about the machines, pre-Derangement. Will you be able to answer?

ADMIN [GAIA]: For the most part. Details of specific machines and even migratory patterns are sparse, but I have more than enough general knowledge to answer most queries. What do you need ?

Zo: I know that the machines defended themselves when attacked, even before the Derangement. They were still dangerous, they just didn't act aggressively. And in Plainsong, the Plowhorns provide us with all the food we could possibly need.

Zo: My question is, why couldn't you give everyone plowhorns?

β: and why have the machines attack at all

β: its not like you cant make more just have them be completely passive

ADMIN [GAIA]: From the records left behind by my predecessor, I can confidently answer both questions. Initially, the machines were completely passive, with no extraneous defensive protocols. However, their rate of destruction quickly reached an unacceptable level. Several tribes even barricaded their local Cauldrons, preventing any machines from leaving and performing their duties. Adding defensive protocols was necessary to discourage wanton attacks and allow the machines to function as intended. Hunting of machines was now only done when necessary for resources, rather than as a matter of course.

HIMBO: MAKES SENSE TO ME. SOMETIMES PEOPLE WON'T STOP STEALING FROM THE FORGE UNTIL IT BURNS THEM.

ADMIN [GAIA]: As for the plowhorns, the answer is simpler. The area you name Plainsong was never intended for human habitation. It was a region for experimenting with accelerated plant growth using machines based on the Faro seed planters that had been in use in the area before Zero Day. The fact that a tribe of humans was able to peacefully coexist with the machines was a happy accident. Though I suspect that my predecessor altered the seeding orders to be more palatable to humans once she saw how they were making use of the area.

BoyNextDoor: Could you really not just tell people to stop breaking the machines? You could have delivered whatever they needed, and they could leave the machines to their work.

ADMIN [GAIA]: Unfortunately, it is not that simple. I was always designed to have minimal contact with humans, to ensure they did not develop a dependence. Ted Faro strengthened these existing protocols when he deleted APOLLO. My predecessor could not even change the programs of the interaction drones in the Cradle facilities.

FlameHairSavior: I saw that. It wasn't pretty.

DIVINER: It could have been worse, though!!

BoyNextDoor: Why were they so obsessed with "not developing a dependence?" It just seems like it would have been better to give you more control, even if it left us less independent in the short term.

β: you have no idea how many robot war stories there are out there

β: super smart robots taking over and enslaving everyone was a common theme

DIVINER: And let's not forget that they WERE fighting a robot swarm that was eating the planet! I imagine that made them a bit hesitant to put their entire future in the hands of a different robot!

MARSHAL Kotallo: I believe wanting to keep us strong should have been enough of a reason on its own.

BoyNextDoor: Wait. If your protocols are so strict, how can you talk to us now?

ADMIN [GAIA]: You are the new Alphas. The system was always intended to have human participants. That is the entire purpose of the Regional Control Centers such as this one. Almost none of my protocols on interference apply to the Alphas.

DIVINER: Almost?

ADMIN [GAIA]: There are a number of protocols preventing me from directly harming a human. These apply even more so to the Alphas.

HIMBO: WEREN'T WE JUST TALKING ABOUT KILLER MACHINES?

ADMIN [GAIA]: The machines tied to the terraforming system and set to their tasks are not a case of me causing direct harm.

HIMBO: SEEMS LIKE A FINE SLAGGING LINE.

β: thats why the old ones were paranoid about machines

DIVINER: Ooh, we should start them on Terminator!

β: if you want to explain time travel be my guest

FlameHairSavior: Do I want to know?

β: no

β: no you do not

β: if matrix was more straightforward we could start there

DIVINER: Do we have a copy in the archives? The Quen only have a restored synopsis, I was always hoping to watch it for real!!

β: only the first one

β: which is still not something they will understand

FlameHairSavior: That's the one with the running on the walls and the bullet dodging, right?

DIVINER: You've seen it??

FlameHairSavior: I had a restored trailer on my Focus.

FlameHairSavior: Which, by the way, made NO sense.

β: it wasnt supposed to make sense

FlameHairSavior: Then what's the POINT?

β: its a marketing gimmick

β: get people talking about it asking questions

DIVINER: A successful one, judging by the numbers I have for its popularity!

HIMBO: HOW DO YOU HAVE NUMBERS FOR THE SORT OF THING?

HIMBO: WAIT.

HIMBO: I JUST REALIZED I DON'T CARE.

Zo: Yes yes, go back to your meatpunching videos.

β: one day well find a good show to start you all on

BoyNextDoor: I think these romance books are good.

DIVINER: How much of those do you even understand?

BoyNextDoor: Enough. Probably.

Zo: Enough. Definitely.

β: ew

FlameHairSavior: They don't mean it like that.

DIVINER: …

HIMBO: ALOY, HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THESE BOOKS OF HIS?

FlameHairSavior: One or two. How bad is it?

HIMBO: LET'S JUST SAY THAT BETA'S GOT THE RIGHT IDEA.

FlameHairSavior: Okay, there go my plans to ever sleep at the Base ever again.

DIVINER: At least the rooms are soundproof!

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#horizon #horizon forbidden west #horizon zero dawn #HZDBaseChat #aloy #beta horizon #varl #zo #kotallo #alva #erend vanguardsman

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firefurious · 3 months

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❛ ... do you mind ? ❜ said with brow raised in her direction , but a gentle ripple of playfulness stirs in mien . and at the same time , the question of equal importance : does he mind ? 𝐌𝐀𝐘𝐁𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐓 .

There are many things Grace likes about him. Some are greater, fundamental parts of who Apollo is: the gentleness she knows to be by choice, all the more valuable for that; the utmost care he shows toward those he loves; the unyielding support he is capable of. Then there are others, simpler, though uniquely his: the abashed smile when she successfully flusters him; the softness of his hair when she runs her fingers through it; the sound of his voice, no matter what it is he speaks of.

And then there's the purely superficial, she supposes. The line of his jaw, the strength of his arms, the absurdly well-defined abs Apollo rarely bothers with hiding. Unlike today — a rare day when he had chosen to put on a shirt. A shirt he, funnily enough, ends up having to change to try on the gift she had brought.

It's not on purpose Grace doesn't turn away immediately, though the sight certainly contributes to her momentary lack of thought. Her gaze follows as his fingers lift the hem of the shirt, the exposed skin no different from what Apollo would habitually show. No less enticing for it, nevertheless; rather tempting, instead. A shame that so little is visible before he stops.

Or a blessing — it would be a lie to say she didn't want to walk over to him and take it off herself.

The question, of course, comes as a result of her demeanor. It's his voice that draws her eyes up to meet his, now aware of the questioning eyebrow raised. There is no serious upset in his question, however, mildly amused instead. Well — if he found it amusing, maybe her shamelessness would be even more entertaining.

Grace crosses her arms, though there is no defensiveness in the gesture. The smirk makes it evident; so does the impertinence in her voice when answering with a simple ❝ No. ❞

❝ I don't mind at all, ❞ Head tilted to the side, playful challenge shines in her brown eyes. ❝ Feel free to keep going. ❞

#AOSKAOKD #she is appreciating the sight..#it's a nice view...............#she's thirsty..#* grace: in character.

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percyjacksonscookies · 4 months

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dude imma say it

the percy jackson tv show sucks so bad

and I have a lot of time to think at work when im not busy with my little tasks so imma rant about it

because my little brain likes to look for connections i guess

anyway

IT SUCKS SOOOOOO BAAAAAAD HOLY

S H I T

its a giant mix of things because of where we are in time

every major piece of media is a huge reflection of the times we live in so uh

it makes sense that this would suck too like every single other piece of media disney has released in the past decadeish (it comes down to taste so if u like a Disney thing, whatever)

but like?!?!

because of the times we live in where writers had to strike for better wages and a semblance of recognition (i dont know the terms exactly) it makes sense that they gave ol' Ricky boy a shot at screen writing cause they didn't really have to take a chance with a new writer. cause u know disney! wherever there are corners to be cut they will! gotta think of the poor ol' bottom line!!

BUT ALSO RICK RIORDAN'S QUALITY IN WRITING WENT DOWN S O HARD AFTER HIS FIRST SERIES WITH PERCY

heroes of Olympus and trials of Apollo do not have the same flavor as the original series and I know plenty of people will agree with me

and thats cause ol' ricky boy (might call him uncle rick ironically cause I have a big family so its in character of me to have beef with an uncle plus like.... cmon its for the bit, an homage to my cringey younger self, and to help me avoid stupid autocorrect on my phone, it works on so many levels, if u must, cringe away) lost the fucking heart of the original series

lost the whole point and charm of the 1st series

it started out as a fucking bed time story for his son for fucks sake!!!!!! so obviously it was going to be a story built on so much love you could feel it in every word he carefully knit together for his son to feel less alone in the world

and thats why I looked up to him for so many years!!!!

he inspired me to start writing!!! so that maybe some day I could also write stories that helped people feel less alone

because the best fucking stories are the ones with the most heart and genuine emotions you feel like you could be there

but uncle rick fucking lost it because i think after the massive success of his first series he saw it as a way to make money for his family instead of a way to lovingly craft something for the sake of it just existing

yet another thing capitalism has taken from us

I have yet to read his other work, as an adult, because percy jackson is such a comfort book for me and I've obsessively done so much research on it I remember him doing an interview once where he said his students found his other works and they were teasing him about the cuss words in the book because of course they were he taught middle schoolers and that is where he is stronger than I

but thats also another thing

since I haven't read his other works, I dont know if they're going to speak to me like percy jackson has, but probably not from the looks of his other series (ive read all of heroes of Olympus and some of trials of Apollo but thats just cause I adore nico)

but I can definitely say for sure without a shadow of a doubt

dude

uncle rick is NOT a screen writer

he SUCKS at it so bad

he definitely doesn't know how to build suspense in film or write around the obstacles that come with live acting

which is embarrassing man

ive been there

did a senior directed play in high school, wrote the script myself

and it sucked pretty bad

because I was a story teller not a script writer!!!! I didnt know what the fuck i was doing!!!!! whenever I wanted a new character I would just invent one out of thin air, what do you mean I had to have an actor for every new character I have?!?!?!?!

soooo grateful i tried that for the first time in high school cause its not that embarrassing when u suck at something as a teenager cause hey!!! ur learning new shit everyday!!

but this ties back into my point of this show reflecting the times

I will say, I prefer the movie of percy jackson over this weird show

and thats cause it had charm! zest! a screenwriter and people that knew how to make movies!

were at such a weird place in cinema

at least in the mainstream american/western media

I saw everything everywhere all at once last year and it blew my tits clean off

but thats because it was made by people who wanted to make art for arts sake!!!! for the love of creation!!!!!

thats why those movies are so successful now

cause there's really no formula to follow anymore so anything that seems original and made with love is so fucking insanely successful and big corporations can't fucking replicate that without taking chances and letting people tell honest earnest stories

which is why every Disney villain sucks now cause they have to also secretly maybe sometimes be a good person

oh no the circumstances they were given made them a villain

hmmm I wonder who helped with the capitalism of it all?? hmmmm such a mystery

I know we all miss when villains were just evil for fun and that was it

like Ursula, they didn't explain shit about her backstory she was just a woman in a cave that had a reputation and had a sick as hell design and that was all people needed to like her (shout out to divine) (also I don't remember much about the little mermaid I am basing this off of vibes)

where was i going with this.....

anyways the pjo TV show sucks

let Rick Riordan cook longer as a screen writer or let him be a co author of the script my god he sucks at this

get an expert screen writer in there asap phew!!!

today's adhd rant has been brought to you by:

this thing

#pjo #i have so muvh to say but im gonna stop #this is a monster of a post #this is definitely my longest post on tumblr and i am Afraid but percy jackson makes me want to talk forever so whatever #i dont have any percy jackson friends so my followers must endure sorry everyone #kinda #i did start out as a pjo blog and branched out but i never really stopped lmao #never shared my thoughts on here though so this is new #time to shout into the void of the internet #my schtuff

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attorneys-against-court-violence · 9 months

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I like your overview of Dual Destines! Athena, Simon, and Aura are far and away the best part of what is otherwise not a great game. Love those three.

Thank you!

I've always thought the "DD Trio" - Athena, Simon, and Bobby - were the highlights. Aura is fantastic as well, I need to dig into her twisted mind a little later down the line. They were all hit by the main plot in some capacity, and the resulting events are the beating heart of Dual Destinies. I am so sad that it's squished under so many other things, it deserves the breathing room!

DD is at it's worst when it's trying to work returning characters into the plot. Apollo gets the best deal out of all of them, but it comes at the cost of not developing his relationships with the characters he already knows. Phoenix... oh god, they could have done something with Phoenix but just didn't... whyyyyyyyy...!

I think I agree with a fairly common stance on this game; it would have been better had it not been jammed in the middle of what looked to be a new trilogy of games. Obviously changing directors was going to change the games direction drastically, and I don't entirely think Yamazaki was on the same wave-length about Apollo Justice and its threads as Takumi and largely just did his own thing.

Whoops, I'm rambling again! Hahaha!

#let your heart be heard

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citrusreadstoa · 1 year

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Reading The Hidden Oracle: Chapter 38 (SPOILERS)

"The plague spread." These are not promising starting words.

"Strangely enough, Damien White got sick right after he learned that Chiara was sick. The two had cots next to each other in the infirmary . . . even though they kept sniping at each other whenever they knew they were being watched." OTP OTP OTP

"recruiting whales and hippocampi to help him haul away the Colossus." How're they gonna get rid of the oil? Would the seashells and sand dollars that Percy used that the Triple G Ranch and in the Manhattan rivers work in this scenario?

"his own weathered, bearded mien." MIEN (n.): a person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood

"The canoe dock could be rebuilt." And guess who's gonna be rushing to be the first to use it? None other than our best worst Canoe Duo!

"The Colossus's footstep craters could be repurposed as convenient foxholes or koi ponds." I really like the koi pond idea.

"The only major damage was to the Demeter cabin . . . the Colossus had managed to step on it before turning around" I'll bet that was on purpose. What if Nero goes after Miranda and Billie and any of Meg's other half-siblings as a warning to her?

Oh wait, is Apollo going to get slapped in the face by the Styx for using the plague arrow on the Colossus? Ah, the Styx's slaps are relatively gentle, anyway.

"At the moment, I did not want to be Apollo. All the destruction I saw below me... it was my fault." You know, this is one of the few times when the protagonist wallows over a disaster or conflict being their fault and I actually agree somewhat. The villain being his distant descendant, he's responsible for them to a degree and his neglect of his duties as a god allowed them to grow their power. Most of the Oracles being lost is his fault, but I am hesitant to blame the loss of Delphi on him considering the lockdown state of Olympus and split personality going on when Python took it over. Lots of this is his fault, though.

"What I needed to do was to find her. I wondered if Meg had phrased her order that way on purpose, or if that was just wishful thinking on my part." 100% wishful thinking. There was too much going on at that time for Meg to think that much about her phrasing and even if she did, if she wanted to be found, she wouldn't have run away to begin with.

"I should leave Camp Half-Blood immediately, before the campers woke." Don't do that. That is unwise. Athena would never recommend that. Don't pull a Nico and suddenly disappear when no one is looking.

"I wanted to flirt with Chiara and steal her away from Damien... or perhaps steal Damien away from Chiara, I wasn't sure yet." Please do not.

"Because I was a coward, I waited too long." Same.

"Lord Apollo." I love how Rachel still calls him Lord Apollo when he clearly looks like Lester Papadopoulos.

"The Arrow of Dodona just gives random advice." Yeah, where did that arrow come from? I'm willing to bet it's just something that exists in Greek mythology with no further explanation. It talks and gives sage advice simply because it does. No further context.

"'I appreciate the offer of assistance, but--' 'Whoa.' Percy held up his hands." He's drawing a CLEAR line. No taking chances that he might end up going unwillingly on a quest again. "'I'll go,' Rachel said. I shook my head." Aw, I wanted to see The Wacky Misadventures of Rachel the Prophecyless Oracle and Apollo the Powerless Sun God. It'd be so interesting to see a mortal go on a quest normally intended for demigods!

"I've lost too many people to bad influence . . . We almost lost Nico, too..." Bullshit. Nico never once blinked in the general direction of Kronos's army.

"I didn't want to speak the words." No, not the limerick! "A limerick?" "I know! . . . I'm doomed!" No, not the limerick!

"Percy slapped his knee. 'There you go. Happiness approaches. Happy is a name'" I get that Percy knows Festus, but how does he know that he's a three-seater? He's only seen Festus in his dragon form when he picked up Gaea. I guess it's unreasonable to assume the Lost Trio never bragged about their own quest.

Where did Leo get all that Celestial bronze to rebuild Festus's body? They had a hard enough time getting enough bronze to repair the ship that one time with Echo and Narcissus.

Anyway, HAPPINESS APPROACHES. I never thought to link that to Festus!

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"You know I can't predict those sorts of things." (Pogue to Caleb~)

(cue me, answering this w/3 ficlets bc I am nothing if not a chaotic, eager-to-please & indecisive bisexual who fuckin' loves Pogue/Caleb. TW: descriptions of blood-covered stuff/gore, ridiculous angst.)

Guardian angels were not, as humans believed, assigned to guard specific people. No: instead, they were sent at specific times to nudge those considering sin back onto the righteous path, or to give those feeling alone the strength to continue (which was often defined as hope). They were supposed to follow their charges around, invisible and only using their empathetic abilities (direct communication was not allowed) to complete their mission. Once the mission was complete, the angel was to return to Heaven.

Caleb had been so happy to help the young woman whose parents had recently separated. She had a kind heart, and she was brilliant for her age. She deserved better than constant melancholy. After following her around for about a month, quietly encouraging her to pursue her relationship with another young woman, her mood had improved. It probably helped that her father had been inspired to write a new book, but Caleb wasn't questioning a good thing.

And then Pogue called to him. Caleb arrived just as the man let her drop to the ground, lifeless.

He remembered feeling cold. His eyes burned. Then the next thing he knew, the man had been torn asunder, and Caleb was entirely covered in blood and gore. The faint glow that came from his skin could hardly be seen. He was trembling, hovering just above the cobblestones. There was a gap in his memory, and then he was flying back to Heaven, clean and guilty.

It was almost a decade before he and Pogue met again, but years were nothing to immortals. They lay in cool grass, staring at the stars. Pogue had told him that Jack the Ripper was the name given to a murderer in England, one who had never been and would never be caught. Caleb's initial reaction had been to accuse the fallen of using the girl as bait, knowing that two would die if Pogue called Caleb.

"You know I can't predict those sorts of things."

Pogue had been cast down for questioning their Creator several times. Since then, he had bathed in the blood of many who he believed deserved it, and Caleb had been there almost every time--not that he would remember.

--

They all knew about the prophecy that the Oracle had delivered days before they went to war. Caleb had been the one who received it, and he had repeated it at the cabin meeting, where the heads of each met with Chiron. It was their whole friend group, plus a few other demigods. Everyone was uneasy. No one could understand what any prophecy meant in its entirety--until after the events it detailed had passed. But it was hard to find anything positive in the line that said "the son of the sky would fall", especially since Ouranos was their main opponent. Ouranos, who the ancients had called the literal sky.

They won the war, with some losses, but it wasn't a pyrrhic victory.

The Greek and Roman demigods and their allies had been spread thin. Ouranos had seized the souls of all who were posthumously placed in the stars, and bullied some of the sky immortals into fighting for him. He was even siphoning Apollo and Artemis's godly essences for power. In fact, that was his greatest weakness. Once the twins were freed, Ouranos had trouble controlling his army.

It took the might of his scythe, which some of Pluto's minions had found in the Mediterranean, to break the bonds holding Apollo and Artemis. Apparently, the weapon could hide its wielder from all magical and regular sight. Caleb volunteered to use it, since he could fly to Ouranos's base without need for a vehicle. He didn't count on Pogue knocking him out and stealing the scythe for him, but he did wake in time to catch his boyfriend when the blast of energy shot him out of the sky.

"You fucking idiot. You knew." Caleb sat by Pogue's bedside, frowning. To put things plainly, if Apollo hadn't been there to heal his son, Pogue would've died from either a heart attack or the trauma from the burns he suffered. Instead, he was put on bed rest, because he was still weak. That didn't stop him from smiling for Caleb's sake.

"You know I can't predict those sorts of things," he replied, working hard to feed himself French fries from the tray their girlfriend had brought. Pogue was the only demigod at camp who had received Apollo's gift of foresight. Those who were set to go on quests typically had a few dreams showing glimpses of current events, and similarly, he had short visions of the future when he slept.

Once he recovered, his friends were going to give him all kinds of hell for almost dying to save the world. He didn't need to be a fortune teller to know that.

--

"Funny to see you here, Parry." Caleb set his jaw as the vampire chuckled, turning around with his hands up in a gesture of peace. Caleb Danvers was part of an elite group of monster hunters who worked in secret to keep humans safe from what could otherwise easily kill them. And for the last month, he'd found plenty of dead ends despite the leads that random townspeople kept giving him. "Did you really need to hypnotize all of them?!"

The vampire gave what might've read as an innocent smile if the hunter was stupid. But he wasn't.

"C'mon, Cay, you know it's hard to forget me."

Cay. Like they were both still alive, stealing glances when they weren't training or running amok with their friends. Before that girl they'd sworn to keep secret screwed Pogue over, killed him. He had reanimated right there in his house, as his parents dressed him for his funeral. He said they tried to kill him the moment he sat up. Not surprising. They hadn't been very forgiving when he was alive, either. So he killed them, avoided his sire, and disappeared. But he always found Caleb, every few months. Their encounters ended the same way every time.

The hunter never went for his weapons. He just rushed forward, augmented speed landing him right in front of his target. He threw a few punches, and only one connected, grazing the vampire's cheek. Pogue just chuckled.

"Don't waste my time."

"Fine." He shoved Caleb against the alley's wall, careful not to let the other man's head hit the surface, and attacked his lover's neck. Caleb groaned--every lick, every nibble, every kiss made his skin burn. But he couldn't, wasn't, just going to lie there. His fingers sifted through Pogue's hair, nerves lighting up as they brushed against silk, and then he tugged. Pogue made a sound deep in his throat before he looked up--and that was when Caleb crashed his lips into his, gasping and biting hard enough to draw ichor. Both men clawed at each other's clothing mindlessly, until their tightening pants told them to pay attention and fucking fuck.

Before Pogue had fangs, he would have gladly sunk to his knees and serviced Caleb, doing everything he could to please him and cum along the way. That was then.

Caleb took both of them in hand, hissing as he stroked them both and Pogue rutted hard enough to vibrate. It was maybe thirty seconds of panting into each other's mouths before they came. They sank down, huddled together with tired smiles.

#caleb: thread #in--somnium #in--noctem #thanks for the ask!#I immediately wrote “Pogue's chuckling & smirking all sexylike”#I am whipped for this man but tbh we been knew #UGH I mean I'm kinda crushing on Apollo too bc toned bisexual guys w/great hair & pretty eyes FUCK that's where TK/Pogue gets it from?!#zomg Dracula AU w/Lucy!Jayn Mina!Cass Jon!Caleb & Count Pogue #perfect bc Caleb can be a lawyer & Pogue can be a happy bi who's possessive AF & kind of crazy. vlah!#ask me anything about my demigod!TC Coven Kids HCs!!!

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so you shared your thoughts on tsats and i think most if not all of the points you made seemed to be criticisms (many of which i agreed with) but did you have any positive thoughts on the book? what were some moments, plot points, scenes etc etc you really liked? or maybe none at all thats fair too I guess lol

Odd one, but I liked seeing Nico cry! Personally I feel like it showed growth on his part and showed him being more vulnerable with his emotions and such, it was something I said I would like to see before the book came out and even though Nico crying was more plentiful in the book than I anticipated it was still kind of nice. I had personally hoped for a single dramatic scene where he felt like he couldn't go on, too scared to actually go to tartarus, or something where he lost Will, as the big emotional scene where he let some tears loose but I guess the few throwaway lines were nice too!

I believe I mentioned liking the hut scene as well? Something about them setting up camp there felt domestic and sweet, I liked as well Nico wanting to wake Will up to share with him his emotional state as it showed a lot of growth on Nico's part again in terms of being vulnerable, and a desire to share himself with others. I do wonder if he would have actually woken Will up if they were in a more peaceful setting and Will missing an hour of sleep wouldn't have been such a big deal in a more day to day life setting.

I thought Will and Naomi's relationship was cute and sweet from just the brief portions we got to witness of it, and I would love a short story like some of the others Rick's written about the two of them doing something. I can totally see Will growing up chilling in the tour bus or just off stage tbh. Him traveling around with her so much also makes me wonder if he was homeschooled? I like that there's some stuff to explore there I wish we would have had more of his perspective and more memories of Will, not just of his mom but of his siblings, and camp, and such. Even if there was a lot of missed potential there, and I'm not super in love with the direction they took Will's character (and even less pleased with the fact it doesn't line up with previous arcs of his) I do like the little snippets of the life he has lived that we got to see.

Another thing I can say I did like about Will's characterization was the choice to be really explicit in him having SAD. I always have headcannoned Will to have depression and anxiety and I've considered over the years if he has OCD or not too, and even though I never particularly headcannoned him having SAD specifically it was still nice to see mental health discussed, especially a specific form of depression that can be less often talked about.

I liked the brief bits of Maria we got to see and hear about as well (except for the end scene with Hades, I'll be honest, I didn't care for that one) and I wish we would have gotten a deeper look into Nico's past, though I've always wished for that.

And while I didn't necessarily care for the way they bonded entirely, I do think Will and Persephone could have a cute son-in-law/mother-in-law relationship. To me it's similar to the way people talked about Nico and Apollo getting along well, though maybe Apollo seemed a little too interested in Nico at points, but I could see in the future playing around again with the idea of those Underworld family reunion dinners Hades probably (definitely) hosts and Will being able to come along and him and Persephone walking in the gardens after or something along those lines.

I liked as well when Will sang to open Orpheus's entrance to the underworld that those little flowers bloomed 1) because I'm in love with the idea that Will is very over powered and either doesn't know it or doesn't care and 2) I thought about Orpheus and his (sometimes) stated ability to beckon plants towards him when he sang and I think it would again add a layer to Will's abilities that would be nice! I've always thought it would be cool for the infirmary to have planters or a garden nearby full of medicinal things and it could be kind of neat to connect those abilities together in Will. I'm also just in love with the fact that Will has all these weird nontraditional abilities from Apollo sort of hodgepodged together in himself, the mismatch nature of it feels extra Apollo to me as so much of what Apollo sees to is a miscellaneous assortment.

There's some other smaller things, and I'm sure I'll find some additional enjoyment in my reread but those are some of my highlights for now!

#asks #anon #tsats #tsats spoilers

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aro-attorneys · 1 year

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Oh the complicated...state of Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice.

I'm not sure how to word this well so I guess this will just be a rambly essay or something.

I feel like my expectations were already lowered, which helped me enjoy any mainline game after the trilogy more (probably). I'm leaving AA4/AJ out of this though because it feels a lot more like Good Old Ace Attorney game that is clearly a follow-up after the trilogy and has the "retro" Nintendo aesthetic (can't believe I can call it retro. god).

Going into the Trilogy, I knew almost nothing about AA aside from "people ship the blue and red/pink guy" and a few memes. None of that knowledge came even close to the True AA experience, so I was rather blown away by the quality of the games.

Moving my way into the fandom after finishing AA3/TaT made sure that getting "spoilers" is inevitable. A combination of Fandom Exposure and having Friends who already played the games caused me to kind of receive...mixed reviews for post-trilogy games? DD and SoJ were the most controversial (I guess AJ just aged really well bc I mostly see praise for it nowadays). The overall impression I got was "not bad bad but also Not That Good either". (some takes were more on the negative side but some of them were more on the..."forgiving" side.

I really loved AJ, so I was wondering how DD and SoJ would hold up in that case. Like...maybe it wouldn't be that bad or something, you know? And the overall impression they gave me was Kind of a Drag but Not Bad.

Cases felt a lot longer. I guess that was only natural after moving to a better Nintendo system with more memory and processing power. But sometimes Cases that are Longer are Bad. It felt like they had more padding just to fill up some time and it made me move through the storyline incredibly slow; I got distracted easily because they failed to keep my attention. I know, big surprise from someone with ADHD lol. But the Trilogy simply held my attention better because with the limited space they had, everything had to kind of Move Faster for the plot to happen and every line contained important information.

Anyway, that's mostly a mechanical issue. I think another issue, one that most people probably agree on, is that it's very sterile. The first 4 mainline games clearly took more risks. They wanted to tell their story and felt more experimental; it felt more integer in a way. The games had a story to tell, a direction they wanted to follow. Whereas DD and SoJ so far feel very...safe. I'm sure others before me explained it better than I can, but I will try regardless:

The Trilogy and AJ didn't shy away from letting characters react pretty intensely to the situation around them, especially Phoenix. Because things were stressful! There wasn't a constant yelling of course but you could feel how stressful the final cases were for everyone involved.

I think the best example I can think of is Trucy. She was introduced in AJ and they made her instantly likeable to me. You're also immediately invested in her since she's the daughter of Phoenix. And you want to know what happened! How did she end up in Phoenix's care? Is she hiding something? Who were her biological parents? And by the time you unravel that mystery, you're invested enough that you can emotionally feel the importance of the bond between Trucy and Phoenix. AJ even ends with Phoenix stating how well he knows her as her adoptive father! You get a little glimpse of how both of them truly feel and it's just...so good.

And all of that was thrown out the window in DD (and SoJ by extend). They barely interact, they don't even mention any of the terrible things they went through together.

And that's the impression I have throughout both DD and SoJ. They do have compelling characters that I care about. I loved Athena's storyline! And I liked going against Blackquill! And so far I really like Apollo and Dhurke's storyline as well! But none of them really have the same lasting impact on me as the Trilogy and AJ had on me. I would say it's just AA Fatigue (I've been playing these games for so long lol), but even then. I've worn myself out during TGAAC too and yet its impact on me is much greater.

I know this "playing it safe" actually pissed some people off, or at the very least made them stop playing the game. To me, they are still enjoyable. But that is also about it. The only exception for me was doing Athena's trial in 5-5 which gave me the same excitement + stress feeling I had during the trilogy sometimes. There's also some other moments in both games that are actually really good. But if I had to give an overall expression, it would be Enjoyable at best and Dragging at worst.

Tl;dr: DD and SoJ are not Bad to me, but it does disappoint me a bit that once they knew they could just get money with a Safe AA game, they stopped taking creative risks and made Just Average Games.

Last side-note: I am aware of the rumor that Shu Takumi said to ignore AJ as much as possible due to its controversy. Ironically, I see most fans nowadays really like AJ so uh...hm.

#ace attorney #dual destinies #spirit of justice #phoenix wright #this wasn't gonna get a readmore but it got longer and longer so...hhhh

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Chapter 26

Raj, ever the optimist, tried to maintain a sense of normalcy, though a nagging feeling of unease gnawed at the back of his mind. "Hey guys, thanks for inviting me over. What's up? Everything seems a bit... off today."

Rufus grinned, his usual sarcastic charm intact. "Oh, come on, Raj. You're just being paranoid. We're all good here, same old, same old. That was a weird story though."

Xander chuckled. "Yeah, don't mind Raj. He's always looking for drama where there is none." He smiled.

Raj chuckled nervously, trying to shake off the feeling that something was amiss. "You're right."

The conversation continued and the three of them bantered around Ralph's kitchen table about the latest episode of Apollo Jimenez's radio show on paranormal activity. It was all light-hearted and carefree.

But as time passed, Raj noticed subtle changes in his friends' demeanor. Rufus' sarcasm turned darker, and his jokes had a biting edge that Raj hadn't seen before. Xander's humor became more sinister, his words laced with an unsettling undertone. He didn't seem drunk, either.

Raj couldn't shake off the feeling that something was terribly wrong, but whenever he tried to bring it up, his friends brushed it off with nonchalant responses.

"You guys sure you're okay? You seem different," Raj ventured, his concern growing.

Rufus raised an eyebrow, his gaze locking onto Raj's with an intensity that sent a shiver down his spine. "Different? Nah, we're just having some fun, Raj."

Xander's distant and detached expression added to the unnerving atmosphere. "Yeah, it's all good. We're just playing around. I'm a little too direct for mind-games."

Despite their reassurances, Raj couldn't shake the feeling that his friends were not being themselves. It was as if they were acting out a script, hiding something.

As the conversation veered into more bizarre territory, with Rufus and Xander discussing strange occurrences and twisted realities, Raj's discomfort grew. He began to question his own sanity, wondering if he was trapped in some sort of nightmare. "Yeah, what if we were dead?" Rufus asked Raj suddenly. Something sank in Raj.

"Okay, guys, this is getting too weird. Are you messing with me? Is this some kind of elaborate prank?" Raj finally asked, desperation creeping into his voice.

Rufus and Xander exchanged knowing glances, their smiles stretching into unsettling grins. "Oh, Raj, my dear friend," Rufus said softly, "you have no idea what's real and what's not, do you?"

Xander's laughter echoed in the room, hollow and haunting. "Maybe you're not experiencing real life, Raj. Maybe you're just stuck in a dream, unable to wake up."

Raj's heart pounded in his chest, fear and confusion overwhelming him. "This can't be real. You guys are my friends, not some figments of my imagination."

Rufus leaned in, his voice a sinister whisper. "Are you sure about that, Raj? How do you know what's real and what's not? Have I ever acted like your fucking friend?"

Before Raj could respond, the room started to distort and fade, and his friends' faces blurred into darkness. Space and time seemed to stretch around him, and he could feel he was being watched closely.

His feet lifted up off the tile floor, which was all that was left of the room. Somehow, the androgynous voice of Sadananda came thundering through his own mouth.

"Your soul is ours."

▲

The man in the suit motioned to the man in the lab coat, who had an icepick lined up with Raj's tear duct.

"Do it," said the small vampire with a goatee to the man in the lab coat. The man in the suit nodded. The pick plunged into Raj's brain, and thoroughly scrambled it.

#countenance

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moonctzeny · 3 years

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go there with you [teaser]

pairing: roommate/daddy dom! jaemin x fem! reader

genre: smut

summary: "You'd be lying had you said you didn't pick Jaemin to room with you because of his good looks. You had successfully managed to keep things platonic between you until a mistake and an amateur porn vid would bring you closer than ever. His annoying habits might wanna make you rip his hair out, yet you can think of a couple ways you can be all in his face."

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Desperate. That’s what you had said in your ad.

You were desperate for a roommate because your landlord is an asshole who raised the rent of a girl he knows damn well is too stiff to become a stripper. You’d take anyone, really, but Jaemin still wasn’t the best candidate. You had a bunch of people that reached out to you. Quiet, kind, soft-spoken; the definition of a perfect roommate for most. A girl who said her only hobby was practicing chess by herself, a guy who was attending culinary school and promised to do all the cooking for the both of you, a girl who just needed a place to crash on the rare days she wasn’t sleeping at her boyfriend’s. They all seemed responsible and likable as well. So why did you settle for the loud talking, late-night gaming, plate scratching man in your kitchen? Just those few occurrences when you mixed up your coffee orders and had to take that first sip of his ‘Namericano’ was good enough of a reason to kick him out for good.

Well first off all, living with someone that looks like Jaemin hardly qualifies as ‘settling’. You were frankly swept off your feet when he came in for your roommate interview, dressed in the plainest of outfits yet looking so effortlessly handsome. He knew he was charming and used it against you, flicking his eyebrows when you asked him about his relationship status (you weren’t really in the mood to find a new naked lady in your living room every morning), running his fingers through his hair whenever he gave you an answer he knew you wouldn’t like.

And also, Jaemin isn’t always bad. On the days he’s not screaming into his headset or high on his caffeine overdose, he’s actually really fun to be around. He agrees to watch your favorite movies and he never steals your snacks, always smells nice, and is a good cuddler as well.

Desperate for him. That’s what you were that night you crossed the line.

He was bugging you for your wireless headphones again, barging into your room uninvited, as always. You just couldn’t understand why he didn’t just buy a pair of his own since he enjoyed working out in them so much.

“I swear to god Jaemin if you empty out their battery again-”

“I won’t! Please, y/n? I tried using mine but I keep getting tangled up in the wires.”

You just wanted that shirtless man out of your room. The results of his workout - or rather the mere warming up for it - were starting to show, sweat pooling on the hollows of his collarbones and fixated over his brows. His abs glistened in the dim lighting of your room, completing the godly image of your friendly neighborhood Apollo. Wasn’t he supposed to be smelly and gross? The light activity only intensified the spicy musk of his body spray.

You sigh and take off your headphones, letting your hair fall freely over your temples again. Searching a bit amongst the mess of cables on your nightstand, you pull out a small charger and throw them both in his direction.

“Just return them when you're done. And remind me to get you a pair of those for Christmas.”

Jaemin’s smile unravels for you gratefully, and you sigh when you finally hear the ‘click’ of your door lock. There was something he had interrupted you from, and unfortunately, you needed your headphones for the job. Guess you’d have to watch porn on mute.

It’d been a while since your last hookup. You’d been seeing that guy you met at one of your electives for a while now, your relationship mostly sexual. Everything was going smoothly, up until the day you decided on inviting him over to your place. Apparently, Jaemin’s definition of ‘being subtle’ was completely different from yours, since offering a drink to your date in your kitchen: 1) half-naked and 2) at 3 in the morning, seemed completely normal to him. You couldn’t really blame the guy for ghosting you after he left. You’d be intimidated too had his roommate been a model strutting in her Victoria’s Secret underwear.

And your little “friend” isn’t the only one affected by your roommate’s obvious good looks. In fact it’s reminded to you constantly during this whole rooming situation, and the way you’re sprung off for Jaemin for simply existing is starting to obscure you from functioning normally at this point.

It was a dumb little 2-minute video, retweeted by your favorite NSFW account. You had indulged yourself in the first few seconds and it became clear to you that this was not something to listen to in the presence of anyone other than yourself. Getting cozy under the duvet of your bed, you dim the lights to your comfort and finally press play.

You could swear the video had audio, too. At first, you thought that maybe the couple was quiet, but the way the man started snapping his hips against his girlfriend later on would make that extremely unlikely. You turn up the volume of the video some more, trying to figure out what’s wrong with your phone’s speakers when you notice the little icon at the top right of your screen.

Your headphones were still connected to your phone via Bluetooth.

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Shadowhunters Characters as Riordanverse Lines

Clary: “Young people don't always do what they're told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.” (Hermes, The Sea of Monsters)

Jace: Zeus needed someone to blame, so of course he’d picked the handsomest, most talented, most popular god in the pantheon: me. (Apollo, The Hidden Oracle)

Jace 2: “You hear that, guys? A batch of cookies is depending on me. If you get me killed on the way to camp, I am going be ticked off.” (Percy Jackson, The Hidden Oracle)

Isabelle: (“You mounted an amphibious assault on an enemy fleet for a pair of shoes.”) “Not just for the shoes, obviously. Also to save the camp, and the nature spirits, and Michael Kahale’s commandos.” (Apollo and Lavinia Asimov, The Tyrant’s Tomb)

Simon: (“Like the zodiac sign? I'm a Leo.”) “No, stupid, I'm a Leo. You're a Percy.” (Percy Jackson and Leo Valdez, The Blood of Olympus)

Alec: “[He’s] an old man. The [guy] I like is a buff old man with a voice deeper than mine.” (Carter Kane, The Serpent’s Shadow)

Alec 2: We were ten feet away when we triggered the First Law of Percy Jackson. (Apollo, The Dark Prophecy)

Magnus: No doubt she was thinking, Who dressed this poor girl like a traffic light? (Apollo, The Hidden Oracle)

Magnus 2: ("You're a strange person.") “I prefer the term fabulously weird.” (Magnus Chase and Alex Fierro, The Ship of the Dead)

Luke: “Promise me one thing. Whatever happens, when you get back to Olympus, when you’re a god again, remember. Remember what it’s like to be human.” (Jason Grace, The Burning Maze)

Maia: (“Meg! I told you not to kill it! You'll get cursed!”) “I didn't kill it. It committed suicide against that wall.” (Apollo and Meg McCaffrey, The Burning Maze)

Raphael: That awkward moment when you lock eyes with two friends hanging in cages in a giant’s kitchen. And one of them recognizes you and begins to shout your name, but you do not want your name shouted. (Magnus Chase, Ship of the Dead)

Raphael 2: Thor frowned as if he’d just had a thought, which must have been a painful experience. (Magnus Chase, The Hammer of Thor)

Raphael 3: They called it liquid courage. It made them funnier, smarter, more creative. Except it didn’t. It just made them less able to tell how unfunny and stupid they were acting. (Magnus Chase, The Ship of the Dead)

Lorenzo: "Perhaps I should prioritize my list of enemies. As much as I dislike certain upstart demigods, it would not do for Olympus to fall. I would miss bickering with my siblings. And if there is one thing we agree on - it is that you were a TERRIBLE father.” (Hades, The Last Olympian)

Madzie: Felix had summoned three penguins, which were waddling around wearing paper King Tut masks. (Sadie Kane, The Serpent’s Shadow)

Catarina: If you're listening to this, congratulations, you survived doomsday. (Sadie Kane, The Serpent’s Shadow)

Maryse: ("When did you learn to fire a shotgun?") "About two seconds ago. Percy, we'll be fine. Go!” (Percy Jackson and Sally Jackson, The Last Olympian)

Bonus (2x11/2x12): “Wrong body. Invasion of the Body Snatchers, directed by Don Siegel, 1956." (Ella, The Tyrant’s Tomb)

I’m so sorry I had to.

I’ll be completely honest. I don’t know what possessed me to do this. I just thought it was funny I guess. Hope you enjoyed this. I might do more of these.

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