#A Child

[demaparbat-hp]

I had a vision in shades of sacrifice.

[determined-ghostworm]

:Smoothie:

After this Tim will decide that he has been awake for far too long and promptly go to bed. Only to realize that the spooky white-haired child was not a sleep deprivation hallucination when he awoke to said white-haired child staring down with teeth a bit too sharp and eyes a bit to green to be human.

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Tim: Wakes up

Danny: Rawr

Jason: That’s adorable, now stab him and you’ll be perfect.

Danny: Boops Tim on the nose… stab •-•

Jason: Beautiful

[almondcroissantsandink]

about 100 pgs in and i am in agony!! i've cried twice!!

[kira-sucks-lawlipops]

Alien: Romulus

[breadandlottery]

[dailydemonspotlight]

Artemis - Day 183

Race: Megami Arcana: Moon Alignment: Light-Neutral June 11th, 2025 Happy pri-demon-th!

As a society that valued strength and masculinity, the Greeks had a very different view of homosexuality than us today, something I've already gone over in the Apollo analysis. And yeah, expect for this to be repeated a lot in the coming weeks, as there's not many queer demons in the series outside of Greek ones- whether it be because I've already covered them, or they're just not included in the series due to being relatively obscure. However, in spite of just how gay ancient Greece was, there was one goddess who stood above the rest and said no. In fact, she said no to any romantic or sexual feelings, and that goddess is, funny enough, Apollo's sister. Twins can tend to be opposites, I suppose, as the fruitiest man in Greek myth is a direct twin to the complete opposite: Artemis, who is today's Demon of the Day.

Artemis, as one of the most popular and famous goddesses of the Greek pantheon, has a lot of stories to her name. Not only was she popular in the average populace, she was also the favorite deity to the rural population of Greece, and where she stood was a very important role: a huntress. Her birth story ran parallel to Apollo's, as, as soon as she was born, she helped Leto give birth to Apollo as a midwife, giving her the role as a goddess of childbirth; ironic, given that one of her most iconic traits is her virgin status.

As Apollo took up the mantle of the sun, Artemis took up the mantle of the moon, and this duality can be seen in many aspects between the two; while Apollo would happily flirt with anyone who breathed, Artemis was the complete opposite. In one of her most famous tales, the minor Demigod Actaeon ended up seeing her bathing (or was boasting that his hunting skills surpassed hers, it depends on the version) and, as a punishment, she turned him into a stag and had his own hunting dogs descend upon him and rip him apart limb from limb. Gnarly, but honestly? Also very slay. Literally.

Her disinterest in sex, being the goddess of chastity, and her strength made her a very popular figure for the women of ancient Greece, and she honestly still kicks ass- she's explicitly the opposite of a traditional woman, residing within and representing the wild, and no stories truly point to her having any romantic feelings for anyone. Even the tale of Orion, the story of the 'only man she ever loved,' is not explicitly romantic in most original tellings- of course, it changes as time goes on, as all myths do, but in most depictions, Orion forced himself onto Artemis (or one of her hunters) and was executed as a result. In one of the only concrete primary sources we have on the story, the Hymn to Artemis, it explicitly says that all who attempt to woo her will end up dead.

Even her hunters themselves were all female, save for Orion, which predictably ended poorly. One such member of her hunters, Callisto, had been sexually assaulted by Zeus- who actually took on the form of Artemis- and in revenge, Artemis made her take on the form of a bear.

Artemis's asexuality, of course, isn't a set-in-stone fact- she was a virgin, sure, but marriage during that time was an implicitly submissive affair, and it's entirely possible that she's simply refusing to partake in sex or marriage due to how it'd imply her own submission. However, I personally enjoy her portrayal as asexual, even if it's not entirely accurate... which is why I have to ask what the fuck they were cooking when they made both of Artemis's designs?!

I can't even show Artemis's original design, because it's so explicit that I feel like even Yamai-ifying it wouldn't make it feel less uncomfortable. If you don't know what it is, though? She's covered in tits from head to toe. Why??? I get it, she's the goddess of childbirth, and breasts are associated with motherhood- but what the fuck were they even DOING??? Why not make her look like a huntress? Let her look like she's actually got a good design instead of being covered in boobs?! Her SMT V design is a step up, but even then, it doesn't reflect her at all- it makes her look like a peppy manic pixie dream girl and not the fickle and fierce being she ACTUALLY is. These youthful features and the energy just don't fit! I like the way her gauntlets are bows, I guess, but that's about it- everything else just isn't Artemis.

And don't even get me started on her Persona design.

What even is this? Why does she have plastic cups over her boobs and crotch? Why is she so explicitly sexualized when she's literally one of the most famously NON-SEXUAL FIGURES IN A VERY SEXUAL MYTHOS????

God, whatever. SMT bungled her three times, but at least we got the best design of a very bad batch going forward, even if that design is still pretty bad.

[smilesheartshugs]

Okay so it’s like way to late for me rn but I had this idea bouncing around in my head for a while but I can’t wright angst to save my life soooooooo….. I guess I’ll put it here! (Maybe someone else can take this half baked idea and run with it)

So it’s like your typical Justice League Kidnaps the RedHood AU. But like this is early Read Hood. Like the bats don’t know his identity yet early.

Something is happening to make some of the members of the JL act irrationally or maybe some of the members wanna prove themself to what they consider to be a “better more membery member the league” (if I had more sleep I might be able to come up with a better way to fraze it but for now that’s all you’re gonna get from me, brain is running in empty sorry)

Anyways the Redhood is there in the tower for a while, the bats are away for something so are not currently in the tower. The red hood has a bad time there on top of an already bad week so by the time Batman walking into the Watchtower he just sees a kid crying for his dad and goes ballistic.

“Why is there a kid tied up and beat up in a chair?!? We’re supposed to be the good guys here? What’s going on? How could you have possibly thought this was a good idea? Oh my god that is a child!”

And that’s how Bruise finds out his dead child is alive again

Maybe one day I’ll right out a more thought out thought on this idea, though then again I really can’t wright angst satisfactory.

[theoleaf]

@cucknazi WHY did no one tell me you're a middle schooler

[inkspottie]

Hey, so I absolutely love your design for pAInter and was wondering, do you possibly have a ref sheet for him?

Also, prehensile tail buddy!

(Its Marlin, he is my Son)

Not to worry I have it right here! Behold the little baby boy baby

[nikkiiiscute]

Archer Guerra!!

10 .YO | He / Him! | Hyena

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[minnesota-fats]

There is a canon universe where Bruce died and his parents became Batman and the Joker.

Why isn’t there one where Dick Grayson falls instead of his parents and they are so heartbroken that they swear to get revenge on the crime lord that decided to sabotage their little boys trapeze.

Then they become Nightwing and Flamebird, and they team up with Batman to hunt down Zucco.

[thatdoodlebug]

I'm watching Christopher Lee's first ever film appearance in Corridor of Mirrors (1948) and lordy

[newgreanii]

I keep seeing these takes where people are like, “Qimir isn’t evil or manipulative! He literally asks for consent and is being persecuted by the Jedi!!!” and I’m reminded of a similar post and think:

[vigilante-apologist]

There’s only one thing worse than a monster….

[seablossom]