#cocoa calypso

[rotomartsblog]

Seaberry in my version is like a shark mermaid. They have this whole lore thing about wanting to be human and making a deal with a sea witch like in the little mermaid but it was tricked so it’s like Luca where if they touch the water they’ll go back to being a mershark. Their ‘human’ form isn’t even really human they got like pointy ears claws and shark teeth. Everyone knows it’s not human but no one brings that up cause that’d be awkward

They live on the beach with Cocoa and her family. Rainbow also stops by a lot. Seaberry and Rainbow didn’t initially get along because Rainbow had heard of stories about sea monsters from xir family and immediately recognised Seaberry was one. Cocoa just saw this weirdo by the sea and was like “We’re best friends now”. Cocoa also gay as hell for Seaberry and intentionally ignores anything dangerous about them

[mentallyastrawberry]

If chb/The percy jackson series (all characters included) were cast in Epic The Musical:

(I’ve given this too much thought 😭)

Odysseus: Nico Di angelo

Penelope: Will Solace

Telemechus: The cocoa puffs

Anticlea: Maria Di angelo

Polities: Jason Grace

Eurylocus: Reyna

Aeolus: Hazel Levesque

Circe: Percy Jackson (💀?)

Calypso: Calypso

Zeus: Thalia Grace (I have reasons okay? 😭)

Poseidon: Luke Castellan

Athena: Annebeth Chase

Hermes: Stoll twins (They give the same vibes for this one)

Ares: Clarisse LaRue

Aphrodite: Minos (I don’t ship him with Clarisse though 💀)

Hera: Apollo or Dionysus

Polyphemus: Ethan Nakamura

Scylla: Kronos

Siren (The seducer): Octavian

Tiresias the Prophet: Bianca Di angelo

Apollo: Austin Lake

Hephaestus: Charles Beckendwarf

(Omg I drafted this like 2 months ago, but forgot about it lol)

[likeafairytale]

“ Do you want to try too? Surely you can't be as bad as your sister. ” – Yasmeen to Malachai, while she's ice skating with Calypso

“Hey!” Calypso yelled, a bit offended.

Yasmeen tried to hide her amusement, but she couldn't. She wasn't wrong, though, Calypso was struggling to stay steady on the ice and almost fell more than once. Malachai couldn't help but laugh at the view of his sister, and while she came closer to him, she hit his shoulder, making him jumped. He pretended she hurt him, and she seemed proud of herself, which made her brother smile with amusement. The merman stayed in the bank of the frozen lake, while holding his sister, who was still struggling to stay on her feet.

His attention was now on the frozen lake. It was the first time he saw one, and he had to admit it was mesmerizing. It was Calypso's first winter in the Fae Kingdom, –and so his first one too– and winter was full of surprise. The snow, the cold, the warm clothes, the hot cocoa, the fireplace always burning, and Christmas, something the merfolks did not celebrate under the sea. It was a strange season, Malachai thought. Winter did not exist under the sea, obviously there were a change in the current, the water was a bit colder than usual, but it was hard to tell the difference as they were living in deep water, and water there was always colder than the rest of the ocean. And if Calypso welcomed the new season with open arms, it wasn't the case for Malachai.

“No, I came to say goodbye.”

“Goodbye?” Calypso repeated, a bit confused. “Why? Where are you going?”

“Back home.”

“When?”

“Tonight...”

Malachai suddenly felt unease when he saw how distraught she now was. She let go of his hand, even if that meant almost falling once again, and stepped back, the best she could, with Yasmeen's help. The maid did not let go of the princess, and the latter shook her head at her brother's words, because she did not want to accept them.

“But why?..”

“Duty calls me.”

“Can't you ignore it? We were supposed to celebrate Christmas together, it's our first Christmas, Malachai!” She whined and he grimaced. The merman hated to break his sister's heart, and he knew how much she hated seeing him or Nathaniel leave the Fae Kingdom, not only because that means she was loosing her support system, but also because unlike them, she could not go back to the ocean, which she was jealous.

“I'm sorry, little sister, but I have to. We can celebrate next year. And you won't be alone, Nathaniel stays here.”

“It won't be the same without you!” She screamed, her eyes full of tears. Her eyes were burning now, because of the cold, and she violently let go of Yasmeen's hand that she was still holding. The little mermaid then took off her skates, –not without difficulties– before running away straight to the castle.

“Calypso, come back. Cally don't be childish.”

But it was too late, the girl was already far away. Malachai sighed to her behaviour while shaking his head. He looked at his sister while she was running, and he promised himself that he will bring back her favourite treat, and probably some of her shells that she was collecting in order to be forgiven.

“The sirens again?”

Yasmeen's question brought Malachai's attention back to her. She shyly handed him her hand, and it took a few second for Malachai to understand what she was silently asking. Shaking his head, he softly took her hand, and that physical contact sent a shiver in his spine. He noticed that Yasmeen, too, quivered, but maybe it was just his imagination, maybe she was just cold. He helped her leave the frozen lake and sat on the bench next to her while she took off her skate in order to put her shoes on.

“No, not this time.” He confessed, and Malachai hesitated for a split second, but he then added: “The Selkies. Apparently, they are unhappy with the treaty father proposed, and they threaten to follow the sirens if we do not hear them out. Father is too stubborn to listen to them, so I said I will, in order to keep the peace.”

He was a bit surprised to be so open with her about the merfolks politics. A little part of him wasn't sure if he should discuss it to Yasmeen who was, after all, one of Morgana's maid. But keeping all of it for himself, without no one to confide was weighing on his shoulders. Plus, last time they had problem with the sirens, her helped and knowledge of battle strategy helped them to keep the Norwegian sea. He owed her his home after all. He silently looked at her, studying her facial expression, and he could tell she was lost in her thought. Yasmeen was a real mystery, and he wanted to be the one to pierce her shield. He was waiting for questions, about politics and probably what would be his strategy, but none of that came.

“You know, if you were more open with her, maybe she wouldn't be so mad about you leaving.”

“I cannot tell her, or Nathaniel. It would put unnecessary worries on them, they do not need that.”

“It's their home too, they deserve to know.”

“Not now. Please, can it stay between us?”

“I promise.” He smiled to those words, and she smiled back. To that he couldn't help but blush a little, for she had a pretty smile. “How long will you be gone?”

“Three months.”

“Oh...” She whispered, visibly surprised. Malachai loved to think that she was sad, or disappointed, but he did not want to ask, so he simply shrugged.

“Negotiation took longer than a battle sometimes.”

“This isn't the only reason why you are leaving, am I right?”

“What do you mean?”

“I watched you while you were coming. You limp.”

“You watched me?” He smiled, and she seemed unease, which made him laughed a little. “Is it that obvious?”

“More than usual, at least.”

“I admit that I also try to avoid winter, I do not enjoy it very much...”

He nodded to those words and couldn't help but grimace a little. He thought he had it under control, but visibly he was wrong. The merman was hoping that no one else noticed it except Yasmeen. The cold was chilling his bones and waking up some old wound that did not heal properly, like his limp. So yes, he took the disagreement with the Selkies as an opportunity to go back to the sea and avoid the cold that was winter. Yasmeen had a little laugh at his words, and that made his heart missed a beat. Here was the song that he probably loved the most. A smile took place on his face, happy to have made her laugh.

When she looked at him, he suddenly realized how close they were. He might have come closer during their conversation, without realizing it, and she probably did not realize too, because she did not move at all. For a few minutes, they looked at each other, silently, as they used to. None of them moved. This proximity, although unusual between them, was welcomed by both. The merman wanted to hold her hand, and he was ready to take it, when he heard the crispy noise of the snow, meaning that someone was coming from behind. Immediately, Yasmeen stood up, and Malachai backed up in the bench, looking away. He noticed that it was just a servant passing by, no one important, but the fear of being caught was still there. The girl cleared her throat while gathering hers and Calypso's skates.

“I should go make sure the princess is alright.”

“Yasmeen, wait.” He started, and he almost regretted it. She turned around, looking at him with curiosity in her eyes, and he cursed himself for acting before thinking. Malachai listened, making sure they were just the two of them, before timidly saying: “I... I'm going to miss you.” He could that the girl was trying to hide how surprised she was by his words. She stayed silent, and he couldn't blame her. He probably took her aback, and to be honest, he did not expect her to answer anything to him. “Anyway, tell my siblings I'll make it up to them when I'll come back. And... I'll bring you back a souvenir.” He finally said, an awkward smile on his face, before leaving the Fae Kingdom.

[xxlittle0birdxx]

Trick or treat! What kind of delightfully weird visitors would come to Stede and Ed’s inn?

I really want to see Mary and Doug come by. Mary and Ed meeting one another would be hysterical.

But delightfully weird? I think weird for BlackBonnet would be the most normal people out there. You know… the normies who want to check out that odd little inn with the weird grave marker (is that a horse leg???) and the strange little gift shop with sparkly dresses large enough for men to celebrate Calypso’s birthday. (All made by John.) There’s always twine arranged on the plates as a garnish, tied into different sailor knots. That was Ed’s idea. Stede reads bedtime stories with cocoa in the main room before bed.

Anyway… the sheer banal normalcy of their guests is startling to Ed and Stede after their time at sea.

[kaos-lyrikourai]

New year, more art, yippee!

Unfortunately no block men this time, since art block hit hard, so instead, I introduce a couple of my OCs because they make me happy and this is my blog and I just realized I can share whatever I want, so here are some of my dear children! :D

Close ups and info of each of them under the cut :3

This is Bo, a weather elementalist canine who works hard to try and keep balance in land. Unfortunately, due to drastic and mysterious changes that have been scourging the Earth, his workload has just increased, making him worry about whether he is capable of taming the weather to avoid mass destruction. He is stressed, sleep deprived and worried, poor pal, he truly deserves a break.

On the other side of the spectrum, there's Calypso, a space age cat. They are very careless, only ever wanting to explore the galaxy. Everyone says curiosity killed the cat, but that really makes you wonder how Calypso is still alive, we may never know. Meanwhile, they will continue traveling through the cosmos, observing chaos unraveling and somehow getting out unscathed.

This fella here is Archie, a tragic kid forced to partake in social experiments disguised as death games. He may be a genloss oc, and he has one hell of a backstory that needs a separate post because oh man

Finally, Hazelnut :D He is a snow leopard and he likes DnD, hot cocoa, banana milk and arson, he is just a shy lil guy with a scarf and golden horns

[dollmakersdaughter]

fragranceposting again here is my line-up that i’ve been working on for like a year

dove men sandalwood & cardamom body wash $10

biggs and featherbelle cocoa butter & orange body butter $14

dove men sandalwood & orange deodorant $7

bath & body works calypso clementine body spray $15 but i bought it on sale for $5 (clementine neroli & driftwood)

[ottpopfic]

Naming

Camp kids to staff:

If you're a cabin sibling, no matter your age, you go by your first name unless a nickname is given

If not cabin sibling; Cabin Leads will have a Mr/Miss. First Name, teaching and specialty staff Mr/Miss. Last Name

Other adult demigods that pass through tend to be Mr/Miss. First Name

If you're a year-rounder for over a year, eventually all staff will become Mr/Miss. First Name

Nico and Will have been trying to get Colton to call them by their first names for FOREVER, or even just ‘dad’ because he's basically their bonus kid. But Katie and Colton are in a permanent (play) fight over who has more dads, and if they become his dad too then he will have more dads so they are not allowed to be dad. So Colton will only call them Mr/Dr. di Solace to spite Katie. When they get to college they forge a truce to call both of the others dads ‘dad’, but now there are too many dads (his dads go by Dad and Papa) so Colton calls Will ‘Dr. Dad’

Richard Gibson (the year-rounder teacher) is permanently ‘Mr. Gibs’ or ‘Mr. G’, he is beloved

Who's related to Katie in her brain/ who gets called Aunt/Uncle:

Artemis is her great aunt so that makes all of the hunters her aunts

If you are ‘a child of the underworld’ you're now related

All the rivers, aunts

Lady Styx had to tell Katie that when she swears on her she can't say “I swear on Aunt Styx”

Thanatos, uncle

Fates, great aunts

they hate this

Charon, uncle

took him a while to warm up to it

Furies, aunts

they think it hilarious

Cocoa puffs, siblings

One of the seven, aunts and uncles

One of Will’s cabin siblings when he was in camp, aunt/uncle (Yan and Gracie are the youngest with the title)

Current Apollo kids, cousins

Any Big Three grandkids, cousins

Both Lit and Calypso did not want to be Aunt/Uncle, they said they were both too old and too young for it. Calypso’s title ended up sticking because she would respond to it, but Lit’s didn't because he would ignore Katie until she called him his name without it

[solangelo-cocoapuffs]

For those curious, a Solangelo Wedding guest list

Nico family:

Hades (officiating)

Persephone

Zagreus (loosely based off of the "Hades" game)

Melinoe

Hazel

Reyna (honorary sister)

Will family:

Apollo

Naomi Solace

Kayla

Austin

Cassidy (oc)

Felix (OC)

Ryan (OC)

Liam (OC)

Apollo campers

Wedding party(basically just the 7)

Percy (best man)

Annabeth

Frank

Leo

Piper

Jason (he's there in spirit)

Others

Cocoa Puffs (15 of them)

Meg

Shel (Piper's date)

Calypso (Leo's date)

Trogs (a crazy amount and they all wore cool hats)

[demigodlunar]

Scars - Chapter 8

Chapter 8 - What’s Done on the Island, Stays on the Island

Calypso shivered when she got out of the airport in the Upper East Side of New York City. She pulled her coat closer to her body, zipping the zipper up to her chin. 

Winter in New York was extremely chilly, much colder than Calypso was used to, having lived in the Bahamas for all her life up till that point.

She shivered once again, but not from the cold. The mention of her old home in California brought back unwanted memories to Calypso. She never wanted to go back there ever again. The last thing Calypso needed was to make a bad impression on the people at her new high school by having random meltdowns in the middle of math class. 

Dragging along her small suitcase with her few belongings, Calypso made her way through the throng of people at the airport's entrance. Making her way to the help center a couple of streets down.

Her feet crunched in the snow as hauled herself and her baggage down the busy streets of the city. It was so much more… crowded here. Everywhere Calypso turned, there seemed to be hundreds of people around. The honking cabs and blinding lights of screens set up all around didn’t help to ease her sensitive ears.

Calypso stopped in front of the airport help center’s door and took in a deep breath, accidentally inhaling some flakes of snow. It was a pristine, little building, with a poster of “Hamilton” the musical plastered on the window.

Calypso smiled, she had always loved Broadway musicals, especially ones like Hamilton. They were crafted with such care, had good meanings, and were fun to just get down and dance to. She could still remember her excited 8th-grade self, jumping up and down, ready for high school. Their middle school didn’t have a Performing Arts Theatre, so she was ready to try out for the first musical that was announced in high school. 

That never happened. Not after that “episode”.

Before she got pulled into the memories of her early past, she heard a voice next to her, and almost jumped out of her skin with surprise. 

“Excuse me?” said the voice.

Calypso turned to look at the owner of the voice. It was a woman, maybe in her thirties. She was very beautiful, with light brown, blemish-free skin, chocolate brown eyes, and silky black hair done in a braid. The woman, Calypso noticed, also looked rather eccentric. She had on purple glasses, a tye-dye shirt, and brown knee-length shorts (which Calypso found crazy because of how cold it was, but that could just be her). 

When the woman realized that she caught Calypso’s attention, she smiled warmly.

“I was just asking if you wanted to come inside, honey,” she said, “You seemed pretty cold out here. Poor thing, you’re shivering!”

Calypso looked at her body and recognized that yes, she was, in fact, shivering, and the woman ushered her inside. She instantly felt a rush of heat when she entered, and her nose hit the nice aroma of hot cocoa. Her stomach grumbled.

“Oh, are you hungry? You must be, after that long flight!”

Calypso looked up, alarmed. How did this woman know she came on a flight?

The lady seemed to see Calypso’s shocked expression and amended herself, “I’m sorry for that, I just noticed your tan, which barely anyone who lives in NYC gets, so you must be from somewhere hot. Also, you have a suitcase honey, which means you either took the train, boat, or plane. But you look jet-lagged as well, so you must’ve taken the plane.”

Calypso’s jaw dropped. She was good.

The black-haired woman smiled sheepishly and then smacked her forehead.

“Oh dear me, I can’t believe my manners! My name is Iris, I run this center.” she said, spreading her arms out, “May I know your name, young lady?”

Now, Calypso had heard stories about people in New York and what they do to young children out on the streets. But this woman, Iris, was just so warm and likable that she couldn’t help it.

“Calypso Atlas,” she responded, flinching slightly at her last name.

From behind the counter, Iris procured one hot cocoa and a cookie and handed them to Calypso. Thanking her, she sipped on the hot drink, feeling warmth course through her body.

They talked for a bit, and Calypso told Iris that she was waiting for her new foster parents, who were supposed to take care of her.

She was told by the agency to wait here until her new family came to collect her. Calypso was supposed to wait until the… Borgerdors? No, Bancondorms? 

No, no, that wasn’t it. It was the… Beckendorf’s! Yes, the Beckendorf’s.

Calypso was supposed to wait until the Beckendorf’s came to take her to live with them. Oh, how she hoped they weren’t like her old foster family, always leaving her alone to go to some adults-only party or a bar or something like that.

That’s why she ran from them. That, and she couldn’t bear to stay there with the memories on every street, everywhere she turned. The agency sent her to this couple in New York, saying they were “more than worthy of the job”.

Well, Calypso would be the judge of that.

“So, where can I sit while waiting for them?” she asked.

Iris pointed to a corner with a bunch of soft, plushy looking sofas and pillows. There was a boy sleeping on a sofa there already.

“Clovis,” Iris said in a threatening tone, “No sleeping, you have a job to do.”

Clovis turned his head around and muttered something that sounded vaguely like ‘five more minutes’.

Calypso sunk down into one of the sofas and took out her phone, scrolling through her camera roll. She went from recent to oldest. Most of the pictures contained only her, maybe a few of her old friends. But then she stopped on a picture of her and another girl.

She was a year older than Calypso, with black hair in a braid and princess-like features. And in the picture, she had her tongue sticking out and one eye closed. 

Zoë. Her sister.

Before she could stop herself, Calypso started scrolling deeper and deeper into her past, and slowly she found she wasn’t in the real world anymore.

~~~~~~~~~~

Calypso and Zoë had just come back from the mall. They didn’t buy anything but just dawdled around the stores. Pointing out things that were too expensive for something so unimpressive.

The eerie silence of the house made their laughter dissipate, and they stared around the kitchen in confusion. It was dark and seemed empty, but their father should have been home by now.

“Zoë, where is-” was all the Calypso managed to get out before she heard a peculiar noise.

It was a sound that she only heard a couple of times, in action movies: The safety of a gun releasing.

Calypso turned around slowly and saw their father pointing a gun right at her. It took all of her willpower to not scream. This was her father, he would not shoot them. He must have been testing them.

Atlas wasn’t a very paternal person, but he was not a murderer. 

Zoë looked back and forth between us and communicated something to me with a look. Go to your room while I distract him.

My mind was foggy, and I couldn’t understand what was going on. 

“Father,” Zoë said, and he swung the gun over to face her. 

Atlas had his eyes trained fiercely on Zoë, and so I inched towards the stairs, as she continued stalling him.

“What are you doing father? Put the gun down, we are your daughters.”

Calypso was almost at the stairs, but the word “we” triggered Atlas to wonder where his other daughter was. The gun was back on her, and she froze.

Atlas growled, “Don’t move, Calypso. You have no choice.”

Then he smiled creepily, “You better hope for a good afterlife… maybe you’ll meet your mother there.” 

Calypso closed her eyes, waiting for the impact, but opened it when she saw Zoë trying to wrestle the gun out of Atlas’s hands. It was over in a flash, and Atlas had the gun loaded and held against Zoë’s temple. She looked at Calypso and gave the silent message: Go.

She swallowed, and backed up, wishing desperately to do something for Zoë, but she knew it was too late. Even when she was barreling up the stairs, she knew it.

BANG.

Calypso choked back a sob.

BANG.

She stumbled at the top of the stairs, wondering just how many shots a person could take before they die.

BANG. 

Calypso shut her door and locked it, rushing to grab her phone. She dialed 911 in and called the number, hoping desperately for them to pick up faster.

“Hello, this the Bahama’s Poli-”

“My father murdered my sister, please come quick!” she whisper-yelled into the receiver, and gave them her address with rapid fire succession.

A bang at the door made her drop her phone, and she backed into the window. A thought suddenly occurred to her, and she slammed the window open, and hauled herself into the tree outside. 

Calypso jumped down from the tree and ran into her neighbors yard, pushing her back against the wall, farthest from her house and banged on the window, praying they would open it. 

They did, but Calypso would never forgive herself for not saving her sister.

~~~~~~~~~~

Calypso jolted herself from the memory when she heard the bell at the front door of the store opening. There were fresh tears on her face, so she hastily wiped them and tried to look presentable, so when her new foster parents came, she would embarrass herself for her first impression. 

She looked at the couple who just came into the store. There was a woman, and she was beautiful. So beautiful, she put Aphrodite Mclean to shame. She had curly, black hair, full lips, and beautiful doe eyes. The man next to her was the exact same, except switched genders. He had dark skin, close cropped black hair, and dark brown eyes. 

Calypso watched as the couple made their way to the front desk where Iris stood, all the while whispering to each other and laughing at something the other said. They were a cute couple.

She heard Iris’s loud voice welcome them, and they started talking. 

“Hello, my name is Silena Beckendorf, and this is Charlie.” the pretty woman said, and the man nodded in agreement. 

“We are here for Calypso Atlas, we are her new foster parents.”

It took a couple of seconds for Calypso to realize that they were talking about her, and she shot up from her seat. 

Her new foster mother, Silena, saw her coming and gave Calypso a smile.

That smile almost made Calypso believe that she could be loved again.

[the-raindeer-king]

Thanks for the tag!! ❤

Eggs: omlette with cheese or fried

Steak: medium well

Milk: 2% or almond

Alcohol: Seagrams Calypso Colada (I mainly drink wine coolers lmao)

Warm Drink: hot cocoa!!

No pressure tag: @5-6-7-minus-9-lives @dawnwriterimagines @giftedpoison

[yaoifemme]

My personal keep list of the animals I personally own.

Lizards:

1x Leopard gecko [Eublepharis macularius]

| Adult Female | Unknown morph | "Cocoa" |

Snakes:

2x Ball Python [Python regius]

| Adult male | Banana Pastel | "Starburst" |

| Adult female | Lessar, het for ultramel and het clown | "Harleen" |

1x Bullsnake [Pituophis catenifer sayi]

| Adult male | Snow, Ghost and something else I can't remember | "Diamond" |

Scorpions:

2x Potential true Emperor scorpions [Pandinus imperator]

| Unsexed juvenile | Wild type | "Remillia" |

| Unsexed juvenile | Wild type | "Flandre" |

1x Giant desert hairy scorpion [Hadrurus arizonensis]

| Unsexed juvenile | Wild type | "Knox" |

1x Southern devil [Vaejovis carolinianus]

| Adult Female | North Georgia locality | "Calypso" |

[ao3feed-dilucnkaeya]

Whumptober list!!!

Read on AO3

by Seaweedbrain_Scara

Prompt list for what you’ll be expecting for Whumptober

Words: 249, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Whumptober 2024

Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game), Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians (TV 2023), The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Multi

Characters: Arlecchino (Genshin Impact), Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson), Freminet (Genshin Impact), Frank Zhang, Collei (Genshin Impact), Will Solace, Tighnari (Genshin Impact), Xander Hawthorne, Kinich (Genshin Impact), Leo Valdez, Kaeya (Genshin Impact), Nico di Angelo, Lyney (Genshin Impact), Charlotte (Genshin Impact), Jason Grace, Scaramouche (Genshin Impact), Percy Jackson, Sethos (Genshin Impact), Original Characters, Tartaglia | Childe (Genshin Impact), Cyno (Genshin Impact), Nilou (Genshin Impact), Piper McLean, Xiao | Alatus (Genshin Impact), Ying | Lumine (Genshin Impact), Sarah (Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV 2023), Magnus Chase, Diluc (Genshin Impact), Carter Kane, Albedo (Genshin Impact), Hazel Levesque, Kaveh (Genshin Impact)

Relationships: Arlecchino & Clervie (Genshin Impact), Arlecchino & Columbina (Genshin Impact), Annabeth Chase/Percy Jackson, Nico di Angelo & Percy Jackson, Freminet & Columbina (Genshin Impact), Hazel Levesque/Frank Zhang, Ajaw & Kinich (Genshin Impact), Calypso/Leo Valdez, Diluc & Kaeya (Genshin Impact), Diluc/Jean (Genshin Impact), Nico di Angelo/Will Solace, Nico di Angelo & Hades, Cocoa Puffs & Nico di Angelo, Nico di Angelo & Hazel Levesque, Charlotte/Lyney (Genshin Impact), Nico di Angelo & Jason Grace, Faruzan & Scaramouche (Genshin Impact), Cyno & Sethos (Genshin Impact), nico di Angelo / original male character, Original Female Character/Original Male Character, Cyno/Nilou (Genshin Impact), Jason Grace/Piper McLean, Xiao | Alatus/Ying | Lumine (Genshin Impact), Raiden Ei | Baal & Scaramouche & Yae Miko, Magnus Chase/Alex Fierro, Carter Kane & Sadie Kane

Additional Tags: Whumptober 2024

[journeysofpatrickandarchana]

Dominica

Blog posted originally on 3rd April 2013

Arriving in Dominica on a late Saturday afternoon, we were pleasantly surprised by a simple village and a calm anchorage. The boat boys welcomed us offering tours and other services. After a late lunch at 4pm on the boat we decided to stay here until Tuesday morning to explore the local sulphur springs, hikes in the rainforest, Indian River etc....

We also needed to refill one of our gas bottles. The boat came with two tiny 4.5 kg gas bottles each. With cooking for 7 people even with just one hot meal per day, we consumed these quickly. Patrick wanted to buy 2 x 20 pound fibreglass gas bottles (9 kilos each) for our big crossings but the supplier seemed to be having problems and these had vanished from all of the Caribbean.

It rained on Saturday night and washed the salt of the boat, cooled the atmosphere and brought about a change of mood for all. Dominica was a refreshing change after St Kitts. We started our tour on Sunday morning with a couple hours paddle in the Indian River, parts of it reminded me of the backwaters of Kerala and the other parts reminded me of the Pirates of the Caribbean....well, they did shoot some parts of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean - Calypso in this region and our guide was more than proud to highlight these areas.

Later in the afternoon we went for a small hike accompanied by our guide Winston. He informed us of the flora and fauna of the region......surprisingly most of the flora was again common to my native land of Malvan in India. Tamarind, chickoos (sapodillas), breadfruit, mangoes, papayas, Jamaican Apples (Jaam), coconuts etc...but there were also, avocados, coffee trees, cocoa and nutmeg trees that I had never seen before. The hike took us through a rainforest and we heard the song (call) of the local parrots that are a national symbol of the country. The Jaca and Sisserou, could be heard but not seen. The Syndicate waterfalls, the highlight of the hike were impressive but the heavy rains killed any opportunity of good photos.

Monday was full of daily chores, hand washing laundry, preparing dinners in advance for the trip and completing the formalities as the office had been closed since we arrived on a Saturday afternoon or so we thought. To our surprise the officer was not impressed that we had not officially registered on Sunday. We informed him that we had been mislead by our guide book and he accepted it. As the conversation lead to cricket, Shane Shillingford and the recent test match between Zimbawe and West Indies where the Windies had walloped the Africans, the mood relaxed and all our documents were cleared with a smile. Here in the West Indies being an Indian from the land of Sachin Tendulkar had an advantage!

This day also included a quick visit o the markets to buy some local fruit and vegetable including a hand of bananas that would ripe gradually over the next few days ensuring some sort of fresh fruit supply while underway.

Once again after an early dinner we set asail for our next destination Tobago Cays. An opportunity to swim with the turtles was promised by Nick the English man who had visited the region earlier.

[asexual-spongebob]

Chapter 13: Kwazii’s rescue Notes:

I wonder if y’all can figure out who Kwazii saved 😏 (you probably can and you probably know where this is going-) I also added the seaberries bc I’ve been watching Strawberry Shortcake (2003) and I saw the episodes with Seaberry Delight and Coco Calypso Hehehhe. also- I kinda forgot to beta read some of this- so some parts have no beta. We faint like Tunip.

Peso and Kwazii were in the kitchen all alone, Shellington was getting some sleep, Dashi was drawing Donna Doxie fanart in their room, Tweak was still asleep, Professor Inkling was rereading his favorite book. 

“So how are we gonna tell everyone about it?” Kwazii asked as he got some hot cocoa “about what?” Peso questioned, cocking its eyebrow

“Ye know, the fish thing?” Kwazii responded “oh yeah! That!” Peso said. 

“But how are we supposed to tell the crew? I mean it feels weird saying “Hi Everyone we’re fish now.” Peso remarked “yeah… I see yer point.” Kwazii acknowledged, Shellington came downstairs, The Vegimals climbing all over him.

“Good morning.” Shellington rasped, rubbing the sleep from his eyes “morning shellie!” Kwazii greeted, Peso ran up the Shellington and hugged him tight, Shellington licked Peso’s cheek in response.

“We’re currently trying figure out how to tell the crew about the fish thing.” Kwazii explained 

Shellington gave a thumbs up. 

Soon, Captain Barnacles, Tweak, Dashi and Inkling were downstairs too. “Hey guys… we’ve got something to tell you.” Peso said, looking at Shellington nervously “it’s okay, you can do this Peso.” Shellington whispered encouragingly. 

“What is it? Are you and Shellington getting married?” Tweak speculated “no… not yet” Peso giggled “So um. Me and Peso went to Mako island and um. We fell in the moon pool.” 

Kwazii began awkwardly “And we became the scaly beasties they call mermaids.” Kwazii proclaimed. 

“Cool! Just make sure to stay away full moons!” Captain Barnacles advised. 

A gasp escaped Tweak’s mouth, Shellington shock his head. 

Dashi hugged Peso and Kwazii, and Inkling did to.

••• 

Shellington and Peso were In Shellington’s lab,

Shellington was helping Peso learn how to control his powers.

Shellington watched as Peso froze a water glass “I think you’re getting the hang of it!” Shellington smiled, patting Peso on the back. 

“I’m gonna go restock some bandages, see you later!” Peso said, nuzzling Shellington’s neck, Shellington started to blush, he nuzzled Peso back. 

Tunip and the vegimals were playing, Codish got close to a glass of water 

“No no Codish! Don’t touch that!” Shellington told, Codish then backed away. 

Once Peso finished restocking the bandages he went back to Shellington’s lab, “hey wanna go for a swim?” Peso said “yeah why not” Shellington agreed, grabbing his notepad and his stuff and putting it in his satchel.

Peso and Shellington went to the Launch Bay and out the Octo-Hatch. 

“Race you to the moon pool!” Shellington challenged playfully, Peso giggled in response, the two them disappeared into a trail of bubbles.

Shellington resurfaced in the Moon Pool “I beat you!” Shellington giggled, Peso let out a giggle 

“Maybe we should go to the shore?” Peso suggested “yeah!” Shellington agreed. 

Peso and Shellington dove back into the water, disappearing into a trail of bubbles, holding each other’s flipper and paw and they glided in the water. 

Shellington and Peso resurfaced “just think “no tail” and it’ll go away” Shellington whispered “got it!” Peso whispered back. 

Shellington and Peso got on the shore, however Peso noticed a strange bush “what’s that?” Peso wondered 

“Oh I know what these are! These are seaberries!” Shellington identified “they grow on beaches and riverbeds! I used to eat them all the time when I was little!” Shellington beamed. 

“Here, want one?” Shellington offered after plucking one off the bush “sure!” Peso said, snatching the berry from Shellington’s paw “we should take some of these back with us!” Shellington declared, gathering some and putting them in his satchel. 

Shellington and Peso swam  back to the Octopod, munching on a few seaberries on the way.

••••

Kwazii lurked in a ship wreck, exploring every nook and cranny. He was exploring in hopes of getting used to his tail, however he noticed something strange in the corner of its eye. 

It seemed like something was sinking, Kwazii went to go investigate someone was drowning!

“Shiver me whiskers!” Kwazii gasped swimming towards the the unknown person “I gotta save them!” Kwazii decided, picking up the unknown person and bringing them to the shore. 

Kwazii placed them on the sandy beach, trying to remember what Peso taught them when it came to cpr “I’ve got it!” Kwazii declared, doing CPR.

However soon, to Kwazii’s relief the unknown monkey started to breath again, coughing up salt water I’ll leave them a shell to remember me by. Kwazii decided, leaving a clam shell they found in the ship wreck beside the person.

Kwazii then proceeded to disappear into the waves, keeping watch below the surface to make sure they were okay, once he knew that they were he swam back to the Octopod. 

Kwazii swam into the Launch Bay with a grin on their face, Captain Barnacles, Tweak, Peso. The Vegimals and Shellington were sitting near bay. “Hey Kwaz, where were you?” Tweak asked “I saved someone today!” Kwazii announced “from what?” Captain Barnacles asked, curiously “from drowning!” Kwazii answered. 

“Great job Kwazii!!” Captain Barnacles praised, “here, you must be thirsty. Want some Seaberry juice?” Peso offered “thanks matey!” Kwazii thanked, snatching the juice glass from Peso’s flipper “this is the good shit right here.” Kwazii remarked.

“Kwazii. There’s children here.” Shellington scolded, pointing to the vegimals “sorry..” Kwazii apologized.

[trio-of-chaos]

Dear Calypso (Goomyanon)

//lacks chaos

//but...

//sea shanty

//sea shanties describe EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY CHARACTERS

//yes, even Cocoa, despite their thalassophobia

//I FUCKIN LOVE SEA SHANTIES

//10/10

[bleep-bloop-boo]

yeahhh tsats was... interesting after that book, i stopped caring about canon RICK, YOU DONT KNOW WILL LIKE I DO, PLEASEE JUST LET ME AT HIM, LEMME DISSECT HIM AND HIS CHARACTER there so much potentialll but it didnt work?? and oml until you said i didnt get why i was so icky about the book but yes!! nicos trauma seemed to be resolved so quickly?? and easily?? thats not how healing works 😭 and dont get me wrong i love the cocoa puffs (in fanart n all) but the idea was so random?? and i kinda consider it a subplot cuz it felt so abrupt and irrelevant to me (tho i didnt rlly read the book with an analytical lens, i was just reading it for solangelo, so i would need to reread it cuz i might have missed smth majorly obvious)

YES OMG, calypso and leo fought like that one married couple yk who should be divorced but refuse to because of societal pressures but its gotten so bad that even their kids are praying for them to separate. and then toa was the saddest epilogue ever?? like i understand everyone drifting apart into their own paths but theres like so much. thats completely unresolved. and it really wasnt the emotional moment he tried to achieve because none of the characters had a relationship with each other, so it just ended up being really apatheticc

... im sorry. what. i ahvent read any of them but THATS NOT MY OG TRIO- AND YES PLEASE i would love a book that focuses on the minor characters so stinking bad but im terrified rick will mess up their characterization too-

YES IT WAS DUDE THE STOLL BROTHERS PLEASE i want more on them so bad esp their reaction to luke leaving and what they had to deal with at camp afterwards?? travis dealing with head counselor responsibilities and trying not to let anyone see how it wore on him? connor trying to help but being so clueless? them having to deal with the fact that they both need to grow up now and that their brother is gone AND ALL OF THIS IN THE MIDST OF THE WAR TALK?? WHEN THEY WERE 12?? (connor being only 11. 11 years old. thats it. a 5th grader.) UGH I WANT MORE ABOUT HOW THE CAMP PERCIEVES THEM AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER AND THE OTHER HERMES KIDS AND JUST MORE ABOUT THEMM

never forgetting the time someone said "the seven are not a found family, they are parents that should've been divorced long ago but are staying together for the kids and it's not going well", not only hillarious but also true, those guys are not eachother's bffs and it SHOWS