#lilly's musings

[ironverseocs]

I should be working but no i got sidetracked once I got to indiana state university's degree page and now i'm planning a parks and rec college benslie au

#college au #parks and rec #ben wyatt #leslie knope #benslie #ships & otps #parks and recreation #fanfiction #procrastination #lilly's musings #writing

[themaybewoman]

[pjo series thoughts - spoilers ep. 1]

First note is a biggie: When Sally starts describing the story of Perseus in the museum, I had to pause. It starts with Perseus and his mother thrown into a box and cast out to sea, to be forgotten about, to die basically. It made me think about how Sally and Percy basically grew up alone, how that situation mirrors Perseus in the myths, and the fact that in the myths the mother-son pair were 'surrounded by sea' (the exact words Sally uses to tell the story, btw) just adds to the parallel.

In the books, Sally describes Poseidon essentially going to the sea and never coming back. In the show, we meet her properly at the apartment and she's standing in the rain, surrounded by water. In short, the 'surrounded by' part of that story is equivalent to 'being shaped by'. Their lives – both Sally-Percy and Perseus and his mom in the myths – had a large part of their lives determined by Poseidon, determined by the sea.

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• Bobofit? just makes me think of Boba Fett and now I'm picturing Nancy fanart as a star wars clone XD

• Eddie the Super is a bro in this adaptation. I agree with what I've heard some other folks saying around these fandom parts, I like this change from Eddie being one of the poker buddies to being at odds with Gabe, too.

• Sally Jackson listening to 'logical' by Olivia Rodrigo. Sally Jackson being an Olivia fan!!!!

• Gabe and Sally's relationship here... it's not good sure, but in this adaptation, I can see sort of how they could have started, maybe at first it not being about 'protecting Percy', as they sort of have a banter here that doesn't just seem like a watered-down/kid-friendly version of a dysfunctional marriage but also like the remnants of some sort of clicking. Of course, I want to believe that Gabe is still an awful human being, and yeah, the show portrays that he's a slum, a verbal dick towards everyone in his life, has abusive habits like checking Sally's phone without permission, so I still don't like him here. But, there's a difference between series!Gabe and book!Gabe in which book!Gabe was just painted as cut and dry, black and white awful, like the worlds slimiest, grimiest old fool. Maybe it's the act of seeing it instead of reading about it since in the book we ARE the narrator – a twelve-year-old boy with a limited worldview and seeing things more as cut-dry/black-white – and here we're more on the outside looking in, so we can approach the world with a more objective viewpoint, and see details not as 'good' or 'bad' but as just details. Just something like 'life just be like that sometimes' kind of way.

• 'Like a puzzle with have the wrong pieces' hit home for me. Also, describing Percy's attention slips through the mist as 'daydreaming' is such a good way to relate ADHD to his demigodness. I like how the series described Percy's mind and disabilities better so far than the books.

• 'Something that felt real to you that no one else can see?' The way Sally delivers this line... UGH so good at being very subtle in suggesting that she can relate to Percy personally here, hinting at her ability to see through the mist as well despite being 100% mortal. Or maybe that's just me knowing things revealed later in the series and subplanting that onto the now.

• It's hard explaining greek gods being real to your son. LOL undercut perfectly with Walker's comedy ("like– like Jesus?"). Also, Walker's acting? 10/10

• putting Percy and Grover at odds in the series just like in the books but each do it differently – in the books, Percy ditches Grover bc he's acting weird and it's stressing Percy out. In the series, Grover is the one that does the dirty deed and makes sure Percy gets expelled from Yancy. Either case, they both put tension in the relationship (to be repaired later in the narrative). So, before you say anything bad about the differences between book and series, think about the emotional part of it. The series speaks to the HEART of the scene, of the story, even if it's not a word-for-word retelling with visuals.

• "He is brutal, he is relentless, he–" "He is still wearing underpants." Classic Percy comedy akdjfhgklsjdfg I'm in love

• Sally setting Grover up for his emotional journey on the quest by making him swear to protect Percy against all monsters/threats that come his way.

• Oh god, it's even more heartwrenching the second time watching Percy watch his mom "die" – the silence that encompasses the moment, all sounds drowning away, the rain so crystal clear on his face, and his eyes... god. so good.

• I love the last scene. The campers' voices coming out of the blackness, the blackness fading into a hazy purple sunset as Percy's vision come to. Annabeth's voice saying "he must be the one,' as she so wants him to be the one that will bring her along on a quest. just the way the framing lands at the end, with the subtle movement of camper silhouettes shifting away and Chiron front and centre, welcoming Percy (and thus the audience) into the world (into the series). Such a good introduction. So, so good.

#pjo series #pjo #percy jackson #disney plus #pjo series thoughts #spoilers #episode 1 #lilly's musings #parallels #sally jackson #annabeth chase #nancy bobofit #star wars #boba fett #greek gods #greek myths

[amareinmortis]

In the mood for soft Genesis content. (again.)

#;my art #Genesis Rhapsodos #Compilation of Final Fantasy VII #Lauriam #Kingdom Hearts #and lil’ Lillie #Themis #Elidibus #Final Fantasy XIV #while Kurasame is the responsible one in my roster #Genesis is the tender one #he is the first muse so he’s been there the longest

[drachliebe]

🌙 MUSE AESTHETICS: HORROR EDITION.

bold whatever applies | italics what sometimes applies [ both if it's perfect for your muse ] | strikethrough what doesn't apply & tag people. repost; don’t reblog!

CLASSIC.

black and white. powder puffs. red lipstick. winged eyeliner. white kitten heels. black lace lingerie. icy blue eyes. rain. abandoned cars. skeletons. acid. poison. voyeurism. switchblades. strangling. overcoats. looking over your shoulder. trans-atlantic accents. private detectives. dinner parties. haunted mansions. cobwebs. perfect blonde curls. kitchen knives. shock. cellars. dust. ghosts. dark alleys. empty streets. horn-rimmed glasses. radiation. zombies. serial murder. suspicion. the city. witches. the devil. cannibalism. conspiracies. amulets. abject terror. the American South. the American Northeast. England. analog cameras.

CRYPTID & URBAN LEGEND.

aliens. blinding light. dark woods. driving at night. claw marks. bite marks. men in black. memory loss. dismembered bodies. sewers. flashlights. cell phones. video cameras. cars with tinted windows. unlabeled cassette tapes. bugs. big cities. urban crimes. clowns. something rustling outside your window. glowing light. unsolved mysteries. suburbia. mirrors. the american pacific northwest. the american midwest. hiking. backpacking.

GOTHIC.

gaslights. corsets. ballrooms. candlelight. mist. starless nights. full moons. cobbled streets. horse-drawn carriages. mysterious strangers. bogs. moors. forests. mountains. castles. velvet. silver. brass. gold. jewels. domino masks. the opera. dangerous romances. tragic romances. violins. roses. lilies. empty graves. crosses. cemeteries. snow. ice. the gallows. crows. milk-white skin. ambiguous illness. fangs. pointed nails. something howling in the night. capes. gloves. top hats. straight razors. lightning. pipe organs. underground caverns. bats. mice. rats. ravens. cats. pearls. attics. talismans. axes. wood. isolation in a room full of people. vampires. werewolves. ghosts. coffins. western europe. eastern europe. bones. churches. catacombs. mausoleums. books. stitches.

PARANORMAL.

malevolent spirits. seances. spells. missing bodies. hidden graves. white noise. static. flickering lights. rings of salt. demons. poltergeists. dark histories. old buildings. cold air. wells. urban exploration. a dog barking at unseen things. iconoclasm. black ooze. old photographs. dark bodies of water. crucifixes. priests. possession. exorcisms. dolls.

SLASHER.

bloodbaths. massacres. wanton nudity. newspapers. leather jackets. letterman jackets. converse sneakers. obscured faces. social unrest. bonfires. lakes. babysitters. high school. lockers. dead leaves in the fall. jack-o’-lanterns. passing shadows. outdated television sets. nightmares. psychiatrists. hospitals. unstoppable forces. gunfire. police. landline telephones. improvised weapons. halloween. secrets. revelations. cut wires. character masks. scrunchies. wild curls. jeering children. parties. fire. swearing. revulsion. california. the american midwest. ambulances.

THRILLER.

daylight. fluorescent lighting. morgues. unwavering eye contact. tension. lit rooms. empty rooms. killer in plain sight. a dog digging in the newly-planted flower bed. steely gazes. paperwork. anagrams. codes. convicted killers. missing persons. law enforcement. federal agents. small towns. paranoia. subdued terror. dimly-lit parking lots. a noise in the distance.

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#🌙) ⋆｡°✩dash games . #❄️) ⋆｡°✩musing . #// i thought of doing for both kiddos but #// horror-esque stuff is DEF more lilli's department ^^ #// baby goth in the making/j

[telumendils]

sophia lillis in nancy drew and the hidden staircase (2019)

#sophia lillis #sophialillisedit #nancy drew #nancydrewedit #nancy drew and the hidden staircase #movie #movieedit #bee makes. #muse: elspeth cousland.

[jekyll-doodles]

ABCs of OCs 💚My Tip Jar (Ko-fi)/Commission Info💚 Do not remove source, edit, trace, or repost!

All my ocs/fan ocs/shared ocs, some newly redesigned. Not including original designs of canon characters (like my batim employees),one-off original designs, or designs I made for someone else's character.

The Court Of The Good King characters shared with @ambassador-blip

#MY OCS #original characters #digital art #artists on tumblr #abc of ocs #jekylldoodles #greenghostlyjekyll #blood harvester #circus crew #freakshow #tcotgk #the court of the good king #the little terrans #lucy scarecrow #graceandgabriel #musician&muse #charlie's tea party #morton #caboose troop #batim android au #tommy train #stex starshine au #stex cryptid au #nonamecreatures #roundhouse shenanigans #easter egg au #golden egg au #fnaf lilly #mal the sleeping car #fan ocs

[mxstball]

Any of my muses: Yeah so, my Arceus friend from another world and I were hanging out and-- Someone: Wait, you're friends with an Arceus, and there are multiple worlds too? Any of my muses: Yeah but that's besides the point of the story--

#muse zinnia #muse rayquaza #muse leaf #crack #shitposts #// tagging all of my muses because ALL of them are guilty of this #muse heidi #muse lauren #kathy #lillie #zygarde

[ask-a-learning-ai]

IT’S MUNDAY!!!

Send an ask with 🗣️ + my character and a question for me to answer it how they would instead of how I would! For things about the mod, it would be how they supposedly see them

#munday #munday meme #lilly rambles #mod lilly #ooc #I know this is a single muse blog but I also want other blogs to be able to use this so…

[runaway-royals]

❝ ‎When the bones are good, the rest don't matter ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎The house don't fall when the bones are good ‎ ‎❞

( OCs from @bunchamisfits89 & @snapsandsprigs )

#muses #kori mason #hunter sprigs #aesthetics #faceclaim #lilly collins #alexander ludwig #medieval rp

[aetherceuse]

<- She and all of her employees were able to get full art cards. Aether Foundation sweep. ✨

#{ All of them got really nice full arts. Lusamine; Faba; Wicke. The Aether employees. Even Gladion and Lillie. } #✧˖°.« 𝚅𝚊𝚐𝚞𝚎 𝚅𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎𝚜 » Musing

[theovergrowth]

(( wanted to clean up those sketch requests;; hope I got the colors right lmao ))

@scxrytxles @schattenmagier @justatouchjaded

#(( this did make me feel better about drawing other muses;; anxiety lessened )) #( mun art. ) #scxrytxles #alice #schattenmagier #lilli #justatouchjaded #diamond

[themaybewoman]

Can Jack Black voice Blackjack in the new Percy Jackson tv series?

#percy jackson #pjo series #pjo #disney plus #rick riordan #jack black #blackjack #lilly's musings #i just think that would be funny

[onesettleronebullet]

Had a guest lecture who was speaking on how genocide is such a politically loaded label and how its only afforded to certain groups of people. They talked about how at the human rights org they worked at, as soon as the invasion of Ukraine occurred people were scrambling to figure out how to label the conflict as a genocide which is interesting when compared to things like Korea, Vietnam and Iraq which in spite of the heavy tolls on the population there, those weren't genocides, they were simply the costs of war.

It also got me onto thinking on the conceptualisation of the destabilisation policy of apartheid south africa as one of genocide considering around 2.5 million indigenous people were killed by these policies and these killings were intended to kill people.

This further reminded me of the "we charge genocide" concept with African Americans in the USA and the very watered down logged on version of the debate on here where people were acting like it's absurd to call the historical (and arguably current) treatment of African Americans a genocide as if genocide is this strictly defined thing rather than a political label with variation on how and why that label is applied.

Food for thought.

#newpad.txt #lilly's academic musings

[timelostobserver]

@lotus-n-lillies <3'd for a Starter

"You know-"

He'd taken his human form here, amidst the potential for the humans of Upper Two's temple to see. There was no reason to alarm them with the presence of some monstrosity. Instead, he passed off as a traveler, an inquisitive mind seeing answers to many things.

"It's impressive the sheer amount of tranquility this place offers. Considering it's focus and proprietor." A quiet, gentle night it was. A few stay clouds listing in the sky, the moon waxing crescent and offering only the faintest amount of light to bring life to the gardens and streams around this temple.

He found it perplexing, but fascinating. How beauty could hold monsters within it. Just as monsters could hold beauty.

"Do you tend to it yourself, or.. do your followers?" A question of curiosity, another reason for his visit. He went anywhere he pleased, visited places of interest. Not bound by commands or demands. Such freedom ended in a few ways. Suspicion, hostility, uneasiness.

But Hades' attention shifted from Douma, to the gardens of the temple. He did not see any of the human followers about. Though he'd figured they'd be asleep at this time of night. Or about doing what ever menial chores they were required to carry out.

#[lotus-n-lillies] #[Starter Call Post] #[Wasn't sure which muse to pick.. So goin' with Douma!] #[Also HELLO!]

[telumendils]

sophia lillis in nancy drew and the hidden staircase (2019)

#sophia lillis #sophialillisedit #nancy drew #nancydrewedit #nancy drew and the hidden staircase #movie #movieedit #bee makes. #muse: elspeth cousland.

[general-kalani]

Who is that I see added to the list of guest muses? Mrs. Seed! How are you holding up today?

"Tired. Dealing with Joseph and his damned 'Visions'. No one wants to hear about it and yet here he goes on and on about it... It is driving me crazy... Such a stupid boy."

#copy that taccom { ask } #Anonymous #anon #guest muse: lilith 'lilly' seed #oh boy no punches held back huh