#Ajax Example

[all-our-turf]

🎀+ all of the warriors for the hc prompts?

[ 🎀 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is their main love language ?

cochise: i think quality time, she just likes being present with the people she cares about, regardless of what they're doing. she's versatile yknow.

cowgirl: physical touch. she's constantly linking arms with someone when walking or grabbing onto someone when she's excited and leaning on the others on the couch or fidgeting mindlessly with someone's fingers or hair. i feel like cowgirl is very physical even in small gestures.

fox: i have zero evidence for this but i want to say gift giving. like i think fox constantly finds random trinkets and such that she loves giving to the others. she’s scarily good at stealing from stores or talking a stranger into getting her something or convincing a cashier to lower a price (all of which partly inspired her name) and so she’s constantly collecting things to give to the others. and they’re always for specific reasons or reminded her of a specific person.

cleon: i'm thinking words of affirmation but like. in subtle ways. she always makes sure her warriors know that they've done good. she knows she asks a lot from them and its important to her that they know how valuable they all are to the gang.

ajax: acts of service for sureeee. ajax is most comfortable expressing herself through action and will go to unimaginable lengths for the people she loves.

rembrandt: i'm also thinking quality time for her. rembrandt just loves existing in the same space as the people she cares about - she likes to watch them and hear their voices and idly sketch while her favorite people are around her.

swan: also acts of service. she's similar to ajax in the way she protects and cares for the people she loves.

mercy: definitely physical touch, we've all seen the photoshoot content right?

send a character + hc prompt from this list

[voidcat]

I love fish coded characters, characters that have inspo or references to deep sea creatures, characters connected with the sea, the ocean and the likes<3

[iwant-fuitgummi]

"i am totally normal about genshin impact" i say. my google doc falls out of my pocket. you see that i have given every single playable character a full name and have done research into the naming conventions of other countries to do so. i hit you with a hammer and run

[lyculuscaelus]

It’d be interesting to view the failed nostoi of Achaeans (which is the migration of Trojan War heroes to other places like Italy) in the context of the Hesiodic lore of the fourth age of men (Works and Days, line 156–175), aka the Heroic Age.

ἔνθ᾽ ἤτοι τοὺς μὲν θανάτου τέλος ἀμφεκάλυψε, There certainly the death’s end enshrouded some [of them],

So many of the Achaeans met their end in two campaigns against Thebes and especially the Trojan War.

τοῖς δὲ δίχ᾽ ἀνθρώπων βίοτον καὶ ἤθε᾽ ὀπάσσας  Ζεὺς Κρονίδης κατένασσε πατὴρ ἐς πείρατα γαίης. While to the others he sent with them a living and abodes apart from men, Father Zeus the son of Kronos, and settled them at the ends of earth.

They were sent to Italy (which is pretty far from the Mainland), for a living, the abodes being the cities they founded there.

καὶ τοὶ μὲν ναίουσιν ἀκηδέα θυμὸν ἔχοντες  ἐν μακάρων νήσοισι παρ᾽ Ὠκεανὸν βαθυδίνην,  ὄλβιοι* ἥρωες, τοῖσιν μελιηδέα καρπὸν  τρὶς ἔτεος θάλλοντα φέρει ζείδωρος ἄρουρα.  And look, they dwell, holding a carefree heart In the isles of the blessed beside the deep-eddying Oceanus, Happy heroes, to whom the honey-sweet fruit Growing thrice a year—the fruitful earth bears them. * tell me I’m not the only one being reminded of this same word used in Teiresias’s prophecy—runs off to prepare for another post

Here, the Isles of the Blessed are depicted at the end of earth where the swirls of Oceanus flow. Note that in Roman mythology, the land of Hesperia (the western end of earth) was associated with Italy, and the colonies of Greeks (where Magna Graecia now lies) were also mentioned in Virgil’s Aeneid. Not necessarily what the Romans had in mind, but it’s an interesting connection nonetheless.

τηλοῦ ἀπ᾽ ἀθανάτων: τοῖσιν Κρόνος ἐμβασιλεύει.  τοῦ γὰρ δεσμὸν ἔλυσε πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε.  Far from the immortals—Kronos reigns over them. For the father of gods and men released him from his bonds.

Isn’t it fascinating that the god Saturn, the Roman equivalent of Kronos, was one of the most important gods in so many Italian tribes back then? Now that these Greeks were far from their homelands, far from the realm of the gods they knew of, and submitting to the reign of Saturn, who was associated with Kronos in the Greeks’ mind?

τοῖσι δ᾽ ὁμῶς νεάτοις τιμὴ καὶ κῦδος ὀπηδεῖ.  And honor and glory attends to these greatest ones equally.

Considering how many heroa (ἡρῷα) there were in Italy, yep.

So personally, I do consider the failed nostoi working well within the Hesiodic context, even though they are later traditions themselves, which are inconsistent with Homeric epics. But that’s my personal view. (And of course you can argue that the Isles of the Blessed here are associated with Elysium fields which means that they’re all sent there after death but hey you guys are even putting the location of Hades in Italy which is literally saying “the hell is right here in Italy” which I’ve been wanting to shout at for this whole time…now just allow me to have fun)

[juchily]

they called that shit straight up "werewolf conversion therapy" had Enid speaking about hoping that her mother could some day actually accept who she was

Oh man, that girl is not both straight and cis

[spineless-lobster]

Learning a lot on the internet today, more people should look into this

[nacrelysis]

you've heard of the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny, now get ready for monoceros caeli: ultimate smackdown of ultimate proportions

[saintajax]

Can i b honest w/y’all

[lesbischl]

i love politically analysing genshin impact characters and plot points.

not because they're good, but exactly bc theyre so bad and so declawed and just pathetic that it makes for a good thought exercise

[achromatophoric]

Enid: Damnit, Wednesday! I don’t want Ajax. I don’t want Maxim. I don’t want any dumb boy!

Wednesday: *frustrated snarl* Then who or what is it exactly that you do want, Enid? Because I have endeavored to—

Enid: I want THIS! *spreads her arms out*

Wednesday: *confused* What?

Enid: This. Here. Our infuriatingly illogical, yet perfectly imperfect example of homostasis.

Wednesday: *blinks*

Wednesday: *clears her throat* Quaint as it is for you to quote my past observation spoken in ire, I must point out that you mispronounced a word.

Enid: *stubbornly* I didn’t mispronounce shit.

Wednesday: Enid, you clearly meant to say ‘homeostasis’.

Enid: No, Wednesday, I seriously didn’t.

Wednesday: But-mmph!

Enid: *shuts Wednesday up with a toe-curling kiss*

Wednesday: *short-circuits*

Enid Sinclair has successfully mollified Wednesday Addams!

Wednesday Addams actually gets a fucking clue!

🩷🖤 Achievement unlocked

FINALLY OBTAIN HOMOSTASIS

[thewhizzyhead]

how genderbending the warriors (2024) is done not for the sole sake of "bad-assery"

okay here we go feminist ramble time for our newest chick on the block: warriors. now i'll be honest, prior to listening to the album, when i first heard that the warriors main girls were originally dudes in the movie and the novel, i thought that the decision for the genderbending, in lmm's perspective, were from the following: 1.) girl power move in like a very basic meaning of the word "bad-ass" 2.) simply a twist on a cult movie about big gang bros loved by the film bros, and 3.) a way to have the schuyler sisters back together gjfkdfldf

but when i read more about warriors and its development and how lmm took inspiration from the gamergate controversies of 2014-2015 aka among the peak of gamerbro misogyny campaigns, that's when i realized that Oh Shit Is Serious - because adapting a story about a group being framed and targeted and harassed for something they are accused of doing without any substantial proof other than a man screaming "THE WARRIORS SHOT CYYYYRUUS" with 21st century misogyny campaigns in mind makes the theme of fighting back a lot more complicated and a lot more resonant, going beyond just marketing a cast you can call "badass"

take the hurricanes' quiet girls, for example. the hurricanes (concept album version) is the only gang that lets the warriors off the hook and with a stern warning: quiet girls don't make it home. here, the hurricanes berate the warriors for not saying shit or attempting to defend themselves from accusations they know well aren't true. THIS MESSAGE IN PARTICULAR is what stays and influences ajax, fox, and swan til the very end of their stories.

literally one song after this does ajax show how easily she resonated with the hurricanes' lesson by finally sticking with her gut and actually choosing to fight back against both the baseball furies AND against the sleazy undercover cop. the latter encounter is one of the instances that really solidifies the recontextualization of the story because in the OG movie, ajax (a dude) WAS the sleazy fuck up harassing a woman in a park - and now with the literal character switch, ajax goes from being just a rebellious gangbro dude bro into someone whose want to fight is warranted. such a want to fight is seen in fox seeing as fox is the first to comment on the quiet girls scene and that, in the concept album, she is the one that instigates the rumble against the police in union square - saying that she is sick of being afraid of them and their 'fuckin powder blue' colors (also notice how she is the only warrior that really does say fuck the cops i think that's cool BUT I'LL TALK ABOUT FOX MORE NEXT TIME)

to a less obvious extent, swan also gets the receiving end of this recurring theme - by the album's finale, the usually violence-averse caution-first interim leader becomes a lot fiercer in protecting her crew. but perhaps among what i consider to be the biggest recontextualized change in the feminist sense is MERCY and her motivations to join the warriors in the first place. according to the wiki, her attraction to swan and the warriors and um seeing the orphans as wimps is what led her to switch sides BUT IN THE CONCEPT ALBUM, mercy's motivation to become a warrior is deepened, rooted in admiration rather than attraction - wanting to be like those women who hold their head up high. and again, we see this in Sick of Runnin' when she takes part in the rumble, finding her bravery within their ranks as they fight back. here, mercy becomes less of a swan tagalong and more of someone that wants what the warriors have: pride.

of course now that i type this out i realize that warriors is not based solely on the feminist rhetoric as with their theme of hope amidst adversity, the story is more intersectional and rooted in community struggle and wanting for more than that. but nonetheless, i genuinely believe that the twt filmbros arguments on why the genders should not have been changed in the first place just for "woke" points is kinda like,,,very shortsighted because not only does the narrative of women narrowly escaping unwarranted accusations actually fucking fit, but the act of learning to fight back amidst all odds - be it that of disbelieving, predatory men or the power of oppressive pigs - stays resonant for women yesterday, today, and the days to come.

ultimately, warriors (2024) is not solely a tale of female badassery - rather, it is a tale of the need for such "female badassery" in the face of past and present realities, which is why it somehow fucking worked.

[olympiansowl]

One thing I find so interesting about the PJO fandom is how they actually accepted how Rick fucked up 90% of the goddesses. Even when he uses a version of a myth that specifically talks about men being idiots, he villainizes women. Like, no one complained about how fucked up is that he used the story of Hephaestus trying to rape Athena and turning it into a “poor guy cried bc he was rejected by a girl” thing?

The true story is literally Hephaestus trying to rape Athena, she fights him off but his semen falls into her skirt and cleans it with a piece of cloth and tosses it into the ground (earth, which is Gaia) and from there, Erictonio is born. And Athena raised the child as her own even tho he was the product of the assault she suffered. The guy ruled Athens.

Rick turned it into Hephaestus falling in love with Athena and crying on her lap, making her reject and KICK him plus being disgusted by the tears and the dirt.

He also used all of Ovid versions he could possibly find to fuck Athena up. Arachne doesn’t happen with Greek writers and Medusa was never cursed (or assaulted) when we talk about the OG Myth. She was already born a monster and Athena only helps Perseus kill her bc yeah, Medusa killed people.

Also, Medusa’s version by Ovid is a lot alike Cassandra of Troy story, and let me tell ya, Cassandra was cursed but it wasn’t by a woman. And when she was raped by Ajax, Athena made sure that he didn’t made it back to Greece.

Now I’m gonna talk about Demeter. Demeter, who had her daughter kidnapped, raped and imprisoned, and was turned into the typical “mother in law who hated son in law bc she thinks her daughter could do better” when yeah…she has all the right to feel angry bc her daughter was KIDNAPPED.

Artemis doesn’t hate men and her followers also don’t hate men. Feminism isn’t about hating men.

Aphrodite. I cannot even describe how dirty they made Aphrodite’s children. Like be fr one of her children helped build what it would’ve been Rome. He was a fighter. And her cabin there is just so different of what she is truly like. They should have a lot of other powers.

Also, a lot of women from the books follows the same stereotype of “omg I hate makeup it’s so girlish and I’d rather fight” like you can be feminine, wear makeup and STILL FIGHT. One doesn’t erase the other.

Another thing, but this one is about MOTHERS! I truly cannot understand the way Rick creates his women. I’m serious tho. Like, I’m sorry but sometimes it seems that his thing some goddesses (Athena, for example) are personal. The “abandoning Athens” thing, the “should’ve chosen Poseidon”, the way he wrote her as being cold towards her kids…in one of the versions, Athena was the one who saved Dionysus from Hera. She raised a child and made him a king even though he was the product of her almost rapist. She was there helping heroes all along. She fought for Odysseus for ten years.

Also, this fandom is incapable of seeing the difference between Minerva and Athena. Minerva gave Annabeth the mark, Athena had nothing to do with this. Annabeth is her favorite daughter, she made her architect of Olympus, protected her through her journey to find Luke and Thalia, disobeyed her fathers orders trying to help to find Annabeth, made battle plans with her and all…and she always claimed all of her children.

I think people just don’t like her bc she doesn’t trust Percy. And she shouldn’t. I love him, but Athena IS the goddess of wisdom after all and as such, it would be pretty dumb to trust a demigod that won a battle against the god of war when he was only twelve. Not to mention that everyone kinda thought the “preserve or destroy Olympus” was on his hands. And he tortured a goddess…I’m sorry but she was pretty much right. Wouldn’t trust someone that had the power to fuck me and my family up either. She dint made the choice based on “omg I hate my rival and his children” even more so bc she was trained by one of his children and bunch of grandchildren. She made the choice based on what she thought was less risky.

If she was so against Percabeth, I can assure you she would’ve killed Percy and probably wouldn’t even suffer much consequences. She admires some things about Percy but she was right about his flaw. And she also helped him during one of his quest to go to college. Does she loves the idea of the relationship? No. But that’s bc she is precisely the opposite of love. She doesn’t make decisions based on what her heart says, but on what her brain says. If she succumbs to the heart, then she would seize to be goddess of wisdom, reason and all of what she values. That’s why she vowed to never marry.

And, as Helenist, I do not take the myths that seriously bc when we talk about religion, I have a clear mind that those myth were made by humans who used the gods as a tool to justify some of their actions, and I hate almost all of the retellings that those authors do, but is so wild to see how much power they have on society bc now I cannot see anything about the gods without someone saying shit about them. But I do know all about the myths and I gotta say, doesn’t make much sense to use a Roman author to talk about Greek Gods. He made them dirty. Also doesn’t make much sense to use this versions of Ovid but still change it to make it more sweet for the men. Poseidon and Athena didn’t spend that much time beefing, they even have a city together (Troezen) and she definitely doesn’t hate his children. Her best friend was literally his grandchild.

Safe to say that y’all should probably question Rick on how he treats women bc I was seeing the PJO series (the cast is amazing btw, safe to say that Leah/Annabeth is my fav) and by the looks of it, saying on how he changed Athena’s personality one more time, I legit think that Annie won’t jump to save her friends on season 3, she will probably be pushed by her mother or whatever.

Another thing: apparently only the women that like and have a friendship with Percy are treated as cool. But that’s on the fandom, not the author.

I forgot to add one thing and I’m gonna fix the grammar later but the “this is for children” excuse isn’t really valid considering that we saw Gabe being aggressive with Sally, we also saw Ares being a jerk to Clarisse (which also doesn’t make sense) and the story clearly states cheating, fights, death and a lot of other terrors. If you’re gonna use a rape version of a myth bc you chose to fuck a Goddess up, then you should state that the man is to blame. In the books we see Medusa saying she was Poseidon’s girlfriend/lover…she was his lover on the og myth, not in the version Rick chose. In the version that he chose, she was clearly raped. But he erased that and replaced rapist with boyfriend. He could’ve chosen to do another path if he didn’t want to talk about sexual abuse, I can tell y’all a hundred of ways this could go, but he chose this path and changed it, favoring the man. Again.

He could’ve gone with the theogony and said what was there that basically is: she was a monster, BORN a monster, daughter of other two monsters, no one wanted to get close to her, but he did. They slept together in a camp of flowers.

Athena only enters the story wayyy after this. And, as y’all can see, no curse. Yet, he chose to go with the rape version were Medusa is a maiden, loyal to Athena, gets raped on Athena’s temple by Poseidon and Athena curses her. And what did the author do? He made this: Medusa, loyal to Athena, fell in love with Poseidon and they did things on her temple. Athena cursed her. Again erasing the men’s fault.

The hate on Athena doesn’t make any sense at all. Y’all love some other male characters that don’t have a single sense of responsibility and possibly did everything wrong in the book. I saw people condemn Athena for her treatment of Deadalus when the guy literally killed his nephew bc he was more praised than him. And Athena gave him a mark that burned and did some shit to teach him a lesson. Poseidon wanted a trial to avenge his rapist son that was killed by Ares bc he tried to rape one of Ares daughters. A RAPIST. And Poseidon is treated like and angel bc what??? He likes Percy? Is his father and got him a gift? And Athena is being hated bc she isn’t his number one fan and her Roman part decided to give Annabeth a Mark? And mind you she’s just like that with him bc she knows more than everyone else and knows that he is dangerous. A good guy? Yes, Percy is the most amazing guy. Still dangerous. Still had the power to torture a goddess and win against the god of war. And she doesn’t dislike him, she dislikes his relationship with her daughter. And even so, she didn’t stop the relationship. So yeah I won’t ever get why the women always get more hate than the men considering this.

Again, as a Helenist, I don’t take the myths seriously when I talk about the religion in general bc the Gods are superiors. They don’t have human flaws. But, as someone who knows about the myths, is safe to say I hate those stories that uses myths like that and turns it against the Goddesses and make them out to be the worst ever. All the gods deserved way better than what they got with those retellings.

[cheeseatlantic]

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CoD characters as parents!

price, gaz, ghost, soap, alejandro, rudy, graves, valeria, keegan, hesh, logan, ajax, kick and könig… 😞

Price would be a very nice dad, as in would be the dad that LOVES his kid’s friends, takes them as his own and if a friend comes to his house they are eating at least a snack. but a partner? quokka fluffy price is being brutally stabbed and his cold captain comes into play, silently judging your kid’s partner and you have to hit him and scold him to be nice. eventually warms up and the two go on fishing trips together.

Gaz carries around two pink sparkly backpacks for his two daughters, loves them. And those bags have all the essentials, snacks, toys, change of clothes and hand sanitizer. Doesn’t matter where you go the backpack is coming too, and he insists on carrying it too! You just watch him take over and you just relax. Probably cried on the first day he dropped his girls off at school.

Soap, this man holds his son like a dad holding a fish, funniest shit ever. Accidentally swears in front of his son, his son is like a parrot and says the swears everywhere and Johnny thinks it’s funny, until you get mad at him for teaching the kid how to swear. Definitely makes explosives with the kiddo in the backyard, keeps them safe of course but scares the shit out of you.

Ghost? GIRL DAD THROUGH AND THROUGH. Him with a teenage girl is a dangerous combo, any boy looks at her funny to Simon and he’s pulling up to pick his little girl up in full tactical gear to scare off any potential boyfriends/girlfriends. Definitely helps her with school projects, except he’e massive and somehow accidentally makes minor mistakes. Or has stickers on his face, has his nails painted occasionally or plays princess dress up and drinks his tea pinky out and legs crossed, little plastic princess heels made for a four year old on his big toes.

Alejandro would definitely encourage your kid(s) to do extracurriculars, and at events he will be the absolute loudest person cheering. With signs, and everything. Let’s use soccer as an example he would be a soccer dad, got the van and everything. Makes sure the kids respect you, if not they will get a scolding and a firm tap with the slipper, he would never hurt him.

Rudy would be the most tolerant dad ever, want to stay out late? Maybe if he knows who his kid is out with, sure. A sucker for puppy dog eyes though, one time his kid saw someone selling bunnies on the side of the road and looked at it for a second too long, few years down the line you have a rabbit the size of a small dog and Rudy absolutely adores it.

Graves is the daddest of all dad’s if that makes sense. Does the weird throat thing at ungodly hours, the hand thing when the kids have snacks in the car and carries them around on his shoulders, probably cream abuses them (aggressive lotion application)… Makes sure his kids get outside and they will have a strict screen time limit until like middle school. Caught him playing Barbies with your daughter once.

Valeria is the definition of protective mother, she would be strict but means well. If one of her men lets say scares your kid she is yelling at the man until he cries. Definitely keeps her kids out of her line of work, but never her line of sight. HELICOPTER MAMAAAAAA

Keegan would be the type of dad to stay up with your baby when their fussing at night, or as you guys call it ‘the night shift’. When the baby starts babbling he just nods along, tells you that “Look at ‘em! Planning world domination, definitely my spawn.” Would tell them to take swimming classes and all that survival shit to be safe when their older. Made the baby a tiny version of his mask and carries a rattle wherever he goes in his pocket. (mandatory)

Hesh would definitely make Riley reveal the gender with a tennis ball filled with pink or blue pigment, trained Riley to bring him clean diapers, pacifiers and everything. Him and Riley are basically teaming up to raise this kid, and you don’t really have to worry about much.

Logan would be very interesting, would give your baby a whole apple to eat if their growing their teeth in but makes them wear an apron and keeps the area extremely clean if their painting. Frames every little painting and probably does those cute little crafts with them like the pumpkin butt thingy.

Ajax is probably the funnest dad quite literally ever, installed a whole play place in your guys’ backyard just because, makes sure to make the kiddos childhood as memorable as possible which means doing stupid shit with them and occasionally ending up at the doctors for a broken arm or something. Definitely freaks out when they get sick and buys everything, just piles the medications at the store in when you ask him for medicine.

Kick is totally becoming a soccer mom, Lululemon insulated mug, the van and a cooler with snacks in the back. Probably known as the ‘cool dad’ at your kid’s school. Definitely feeds into brainrot and such to keep the cool dad status. Your kid probably turned into a partial iPad kid.

Seeing König with a baby for the first time was absolutely hilarious to you because he was so big and the kid was so small, definitely refused to breathe on the baby incase he hurt it. But once he started holding the baby he turned into a jungle gym, let’s the baby use his mask as a baby blankie, made himself a new one. Spends way too much on the baby… A concerning amount.

i really feel sigma rn guys

[saetoru]

✩ ‧₊˚ ✩ EVERWINTER WITHOUT MERCY — TARTAGLIA.

contents. fluff + established relationships, fishing with ajax’s siblings bc they’re everything <3, ajax being a terrible flirt lolsjdjd, he’s implied to be taller than reader, gn! reader, kisses in the snezhnayan cold <3

he’s done it again, you think exasperatedly—teucer’s neck is bare as he walks through the harsh snow, the fabric of his scarf hanging loosely from his shoulders.

“hey, make sure you keep this around your neck,” you scold, wrapping the scarf tightly around teucer’s neck, “you’ll catch a cold.”

he groans a little—but he’s a good kid, listens to you when you tell him enough times, leaning into your hand as you ruffle his hair. you smile fondly as you look down—and then a weight presses against you from behind.

“yeah, teucer,” ajax hums, “you don’t want to catch a cold, do you?”

“i won’t,” the younger boy insists, “colds are for the weak.”

ajax laughs. you can feel the rumble from his chest against your back as he murmurs, “it’s colder than usual teucer. make sure you keep it on.”

“that goes for you too, y’know,” you huff, spinning around to stare unimpressed at him as his own scarf is loose around his neck—ajax has the decency to at least attempt to look guilty.

“oh, i guess you’re right,” he nods, “can’t set a bad example for the kids.”

“and you can’t get sick,” you scoff, “i’m not in the mood to get sick from you.”

“i never get sick,” he says confidently with a wave of his hand, “but—” he starts with a drawl. his words as sickeningly sweet, enough to make your head spin a little from how decadent it is, “it does always stay in place when you do it.”

of course. he’s loosened it on purpose, just so you’ll wrap it for him. he’s exhausting, just a bit—as sly as he is painfully obvious, and it never ceases to make your eyes roll in that way he loves. in that way that makes him chuckle as he leans down a little closer, brows raised.

so you sigh—but there’s the beginning of a smile on your face, the start of a giggle in your voice as you say, “honestly, ajax. you’re shameless.”

“am i?” he grins, hands finding your hips as you reach over and secure the scarf around his neck.

it’s gentle, the way you touch him. the way you carefully work the fabric around his neck. the way you make sure it’s just tight enough to stay in place so he doesn’t catch a cold, but not so tight that it’s uncomfortable.

not many people touch ajax gently—he doesn’t want them to, even. he needs the rush of people giving him their worst, just so he knows he can give it back tenfold. but you…well, he likes that soft way you trace his cheek with your thumb. that careful way you brush a few strands of hair from his face and admire his eyes for a moment.

they’re cold most of the time, his eyes—dead without a shine. not around you, though. in fact, you think the stars create themselves right there in his pupils and reflect across the sky. it makes being away from him a little less unbearable, you suppose: when it feels like the stars are his and he brings them to you.

it makes it feel like he’s not so far away.

“there,” you mumble quietly, cupping his cheeks once you’re done. he looks adorable, you think, wrapped tightly in a long coat and a thick, red scarf. he looks comfortable enough that you can’t help but squeeze his cheeks together a bit as you giggle. “all warm,” you smile.

“but my lips, i’m afraid,” he sighs dramatically, “are achingly cold in this harsh, snezhnayan weather. if only there was some way to warm them up.”

he eyes your lips hungrily—a little thirsty in a way that makes you wonder just how insatiable ajax really is. something about him always seems thirsty for more, always ready to devour in a way that makes you wonder if there’s a side to him you haven’t quite yet seen. a more carnal one, perhaps. or maybe, one that’s helplessly in love, that he never quite gets enough.

you like to think it’s the latter.

“teucer is right there, ajax,” you roll your eyes, “have some decorum.”

“so now it’s a crime to show affection to those you love?” he gasps, “you want teucer to grow up unable to show his true feelings?”

“no,” you deadpan, “i want teucer to grow up less of a handful than you.”

“i’ll be less of a handful if you warm my lips,” he chuckles, boyish and young and all the things he should be. all the things the world should let him be. “they’re bitterly numb, right now.”

and…well, you can’t deny him—you never could. so you shake your head and trace the swell of his cheek one more time with your thumb, rubbing warmth back into his skin even as the harsh blows of frigid air slice against him.

it’s cold in snezhnaya. it always is. it’s warm in your hold. it never won’t be.

“you’re insufferable,” you huff through a laugh.

and then you kiss him, delicately so. your lips press against his perfectly enough that it never felt like he was away. it feels like you kissed him yesterday and the day before that. it’s so familiar, you don’t need to ingrain the feeling into your memory for when he inevitably leaves again. you’d never forget the way ajax feels—not how he tastes or sounds when you meet him, skin to skin.

he hums against you, traces circles into your hips with his thumbs as he pulls you closer by the waist.

it’s cold in snezhnaya. it always is. it’s bearable in ajax’s warmth. it never won’t be.

“much better,” he nods as he pulls away, “i feel warm already. but you should stay close by…you know, just in case i get cold again.

“well, lucky for you—”

“are we going to fish now?” teucer calls, tonia and anthon waiting patiently in the distance. ajax sighs—you giggle, leaning closer and pressing one last peck to his lips.

“well, let’s not keep them waiting,” you grin, “i’ll keep you warm later.”

he grins widely at that, raising a brow. “is that so? well then, i’ll hold you to that.”

he has stolen my heart and i am deeply unwell. painfully. sickeningly. psychotically. unwell.

[yinyuedijun]

In this post, you will find:

I. EXPLANATION OF THEMES

II. ANCIENT GREEK REFERENCES

III. CANON LORE, THEORIES, AND MYDEI'S CHARACTERIZATION

IV. LIST OF CHARACTERS, LOCATIONS, AND TERMS

I. EXPLANATION OF THEMES

This fic features war and slavery in an ancient Greek context, with Mydei as your captor and you as his bed-slave. This depiction is eroticized, romanticized, and while the sex within the relationship is always consensual and the romance eventually culminates in a marriage of equals in which you are free, the majority of the fic contains this unequal power dynamic around slavery.

I must make this clear: I do not condone slavery, nor relationships between captors and slaves. Such a relationship would never be anything but abusive in real life; this is a purely fictional depiction that has nothing to do with real life dynamics.

All that said, I also wanted to talk a little bit about this fic in relation to the canon themes of the game. Because while this fic is sexy-romantic, Kremnos canonically engages in slavery and forced labour, and this is an aspect of the themes that I wanted to explore.

Mydei is a very transformative leader in canon. He is proud of his people and doubtlessly wants Kremnoan culture to live on. But he is also aware that the Kremnoan culture of war hurts both the people of Kremnos and the rest of the world, and ultimately he ends his own dynasty to move away from this violence. There is therefore probably an inherent tension between his pride in Kremnos versus his dislike of the violent legacy of Kremnos. But the game never really explores that - thus, I wanted to do this in the story.

The slavery in Kremnoan history is a non-sexual one in canon. Mydei mentions that the Kremnoans hunted down and enslaved the Mountain Dwellers, and we know from Chartonus that he was forced to blacksmith for the Kremnoans. Additionally, Mydei says that Castrum Kremnos was built by convicts - which of course probably was also in a context of forced labour and slavery.

However, my fic explores sexual slavery and systemic misogynistic violence toward the people conquered by Kremnos. There is no mention of this in canon, but it is not a stretch that sexual slavery and gendered violence would have occurred. We can even look to historical examples, including the societies that inspired Amphoreus.

In Athens, slaves often worked in brothels, and in Sparta, helots (a term for their slaves) had sexual relations with Spartiates enough to create an underclass of nothoi - the children of helot women and Spartiate citizens. In literary works surrounding the Trojan War (the Iliad, The Trojan Women), there are women slaves like Briseis and Chryseis who are taken as spoils of war. The Greeks end up victorious over the Trojans, and during the ensuing sack of Troy, multiple women characters are abducted by the Greeks and end up as concubines.

The rape of Cassandra during the fall of Troy is particularly relevant to this fic. Cassandra was an oracle who was dragged away from the altar of Athena by Ajax the Lesser, who then proceeded to sexually assault her. Eventually, Cassandra was given to King Agamemnon and spent the rest of her days as his concubine.

The rape of Cassandra was considered a heinous example of abduction and rape even by ancient Greek standards; Athena was actually so outraged that she punished Ajax the Lesser for this crime. These events are very similar to what the reader goes through: during the sack of Aurelia, she is dragged away from the altar of her temple by Kremnoan soldiers and gifted to Mydei as a war prize. Unlike Ajax the Lesser and Agamemnon, however, Mydei never hurts the reader. Already critical of the violent culture of Kremnos and disgusted at this particularly extreme example of abduction and attempted sexual assault, he instead chooses to protect the reader from the sexual violence inherent to slavery. His bond with her really forces him to confront the systemic sexual violence of Kremnoan society, and ultimately drives him toward becoming the transformative leader that he is in canon.

All this to say - I did not pull the themes out of nowhere simply to assassinate Mydei's character just write taboo porn. There is a very intentional exploration of canon themes and characterization, informed by ancient Greek historical and literary references, in addition to my desire to just write taboo porn 👍

II. ANCIENT GREEK REFERENCES

Speaking of the reference to ancient Greek literary works, I also wanted to talk about other ancient Greek influences in the fic.

Kremnos is based on Sparta in canon (consider the war-focused culture, the worship of the God of War, the names like Eurypon and Gorgo). Thus there are direct references to Spartan history in the fic. Helots were a real life historical class of slaves, for instance.

Terms like strategos and hiereia are also borrowed from Greco-Roman history. Virgin priestesses also existed, as did oracles. Animal sacrifices were indeed a common religious practice. You will also see terms like "Cult of Nikador" and "Cult of Oronyx"; in the context of ancient Greek religion, "cult" is a neutral term that simply refers to the religious practices and community around a particular god.

That being said, there is also a ton of stuff in this fic that is totally made up LOL. I will note them in author's notes as they come up.

III. CANON LORE, THEORIES, AND MYDEI'S CHARACTERIZATION

The Amphoreus lore is super messed up when it comes to Mydei's backstory, which is filled with many inconsistencies. Some people believe in a theory that there are at least two separate timelines/realities and Mydei has memories of both, which he is unknowingly conflating. (The theory is explained here and here, in case you're curious.)

I'm fully running with the "multiple timelines" theory because otherwise I just cannot make sense of his backstory. However, I encountered a problem where I realized that the "Mydei grows up in Castrum Kremnos" timeline would come with a very different characterization of him (versus what we are used to in canon), where he is probably less wife-coded. This is not a version of Mydei that I would love </3 so I purposefully changed some things around:

He was still thrown into the sea and drifted for 9 years in this timeline

His mother still died when he was relatively young, just not in her initial duel with his father

He is still strongly critical of Kremnos' warmongering culture (which I think is a fair headcanon; his mother actively questioned Kremnoan values of war in his memories/dreams, and he was also thrown into the sea as a baby the Kremnoan king, so there is plenty of reason for him to be critical of the culture)

All the stuff with Okhema and the Chrysos Heirs also unravels in a way that deviates from the theories, but tbh, I think there is wiggle room anyway since none of it is confirmed to be canon.

IV. LIST OF CHARACTERS, LOCATIONS, AND TERMS

(Each section after "Lead Characters" is alphabetical)

LEAD CHARACTERS

READER — High Priestess of the Temple of Oronyx in Aurelia, concubine of Prince Mydeimos. Non-canonical character.

MYDEIMOS — Crown Prince of Kremnos. Canonically thrown into the Sea of Souls as an infant, survived for 9 years, observed saving fishing boats attacked by monsters. Returned to Castrum Kremnos sometime later, with the timeline for his return unclear. 

SUPPORTING CHARACTERS AND GODS

AQUILA — The Sky Titan.

CHARTONUS — Leader of the enslaved Mountain Dwellers, Blacksmith for Castrum Kremnos.

EURYPON — King of Castrum Kremnos, father of Mydeimos. 

EURYPONIDAS — Second son of King Eurypon and heir apparent to the throne. Non-canonical character appearing only in the timeline where Mydei was presumed dead by Kremnos.

GEORIOS — The Earth Titan.

GORGO — Founder of Castrum Kremnos. “Sons of Gorgo” refer to Kremnoans (non-canonical world-building detail).

GORGO — Deceased Queen of Castrum Kremnos, mother of Prince Mydeimos. She was named after the founder of Kremnos. Mydeimos is referred to as “Son of Gorgo” in canon due to her name.

KRATEROS — General of Kremnos, advisor of King Eurypon, tutor of Prince Mydeimos.

NIKADOR — The Titan of Strife, God of War. Deity worshipped by the Kremnoans.

ORONYX — The Titan of Time and Night, Guardian of Memories. “Goddess of Time” is a non-canonical moniker. Through channeling her powers, people are able to go into the past, alter the past, and temporarily restore objects to their past state; for the purposes of this fic, I have additionally given the reader the ability to temporarily enter the future.

CANON LORE TERMS & REFERENCES

BLACK TIDE — A corruptive force that is sweeping over the world and has driven many of the Titans mad, including Nikador. It is creating an apocalyptic situation that is meant to be addressed by the Flame-Chase Prophecy.

CHRYSOS HEIRS — See below in “Flame-Chase Prophecy”. 

EVERNIGHT VEIL — The form that Oronyx takes. In canon, researchers who've attempted to look past the Evernight Veil have gone mad, unable to distinguish between the past, present, and future.

FLAME-CHASE PROPHECY — A prophecy naming the Chrysos Heirs as a group of humans who are destined to slay the thirteen Titans, steal their “coreflames” (divinity), and become demigods. The new demigods will usher in an era of peace free of the Black Tide.

POMEGRANATE JUICE — Kremnos canonically used to have the tradition of drinking the blood of their enemies (encouraged by Nikador); however, this practice was amended to instead use pomegranate juice.

PLACES AND GROUPS

AURELIA — City-state south of Kremnos. Canon place name but details are entirely made up.

CASTRUM KREMNOS — Fortress of the city-state of Kremnos, doubling as its capital and palace. In the canon timeline, Castrum Kremnos has fallen to the Black Tide.

CULT OF NIKADOR — A non-canonical term referring to the religious practices and community of people formed around the worship of Nikador. Since all Kremnoans explicitly worship Nikador, this refers to all Kremnoans as well. 

CULT OF ORONYX — As above. The reader leads the Oronyx cult in Aurelia, but there would be other cults dedicated to Oronyx as well.

OKHEMA — Another city-state and long-time enemy of Castrum Kremnos. In canon, Okhema is known as a peaceful Holy City and place of refuge for those fleeing the Black Tide, and it is ruled by the Chrysos Heirs. However, this fic is set pre-canon, and I have characterized Okhema as a warmongering city-state under the rule of its Council of Elders (similar to Athens, who infamously warred with Sparta, and massacred and enslaved people during their victories). 

[ravenwalkerx]

hi! can we get a general hc for the ghosts? thank you in advance ☕

Call Of Duty "Ghosts" headcanons

• David "Hesh" Walker

- big family man, i'm talking will do anything and everything just to make sure his family is safe and happy.

- adding on to that, he's a huge people pleaser - tends to put everyone elses needs before his own.

- protective over the people he loves. yes the motto of The Ghosts is to not leave their own behind, but his protectiveness over his team/friends/family goes beyond formality.

- he was absolutely reckless as a kid, climbed and jumped off of every surface he could reach resulting in Elias damn near having multiple heart attacks.

- definitely a dog person. he doesn't mind cats but loves Riley with his whole heart (i also can't imagine him with a cat).

- him and Logan were attached at the hip growing up, so his love for his brother grew into attachment issues, especially after the ODIN attack.

- whenever something happens and he had a chance to stop it but didn't, he beats himself up mentally for days after.

- feels a lot, even too much sometimes, but doesn't show it so as not to worry the people around him.

- hates being alone. he's so used to being around his family and team that the silence of being alone for a longer period of time just makes him feel uneasy.

- he's not really scared of anything but his biggest fear is losing the people close to him, especially due to the war.

• Keegan P. Russ

- has the driest humor that will either make you laugh or question all your life choices. he's not rude just insanely sarcastic.

- he was interested in weapons and the military when he was a teenager, so part of the reason he enlisted was to learn how to work with them.

- closed off and introverted, not due to any sort of trauma but because he believes that good things come to people who don't overshare their thoughts and feelings.

- unlike Hesh, he prefers being alone because noise and chatter isn't his kind of environment, and spending so much time with the team gives him very little time to himself.

- has a freakishly good memory. this man will remember something someone said to him 10 years ago even if it's completely irrelevant, making him a good asset to The Ghosts cause he remembers things about people most would see as not important.

- another part of why he enlisted in the military - apart from wanting to learn more about weapons and strategy - is because due to his quiet nature he was always disregarded, so a small part of why he enlisted so young is to prove himself as capable.

- pushes himself to his limits and simply doesn't know how to stop, doesn't know when it's enough. sometimes it leads to being so burnt out he can't function properly.

- hates feeling useless, hates feeling like he can't help. he has to be able to do something, he has to be good at something, otherwise the guilt eats him alive even if he doesn't show it.

- goes into full killer mode when someone he cares about is in danger, Ajax for example. when he was taken by The Federadion, before they found him, he killed that Fed out of pure anger.

- blamed himself for months after Ajax's death. for not getting there on time, for not being able to do anything but hold him as he died in Keegans arms. eventually got over it, but it still comes back to him occasionally.

• Logan Walker

- tries to be like Hesh in every aspect, so when he was little he would follow him around and do all the reckless stuff that his brother did.

- was never the most social but also prefers it that way, he prefers solitude over having 10 people around him at all times.

- isn't much of a talker, but will talk to his brother on occasions because he feels safe around him. same with Elias, he talks to people he feels safe with.

- even though he's technically Hesh's dog, Logan absolutely adores Riley. when they first got him, Logan took it upon himself to train Riley and they became inseperable shortly after.

- really likes the beach. he used to go to the beach often before ODIN, just to have some time to himself, and he grew attached to it.

- took the loss of their mother really hard. some days, he can't even look at himself in the mirror because he reminds himself of her.

- often thinks about how life could have been if it wasn't for the Federation taking everything away. he couldn't imagine himself anywhere other than where he is right now, but he thinks about what he would do if he werent a soldier.

- loves Hesh, but when he was younger he felt like he was constantly in his brothers shadow. he eventually grew up and out of it, but it messed with his head.

- he doesn't express it, but he feels the most out of everyone on the team. he's always been that way - feeling strong feelings but always bottling it up cause he didn't feel like they were important.

- always puts everyone before himself. he doesn't care what happens to him as long as everyone else is safe and okay. it's one of his best traits, but he also sometimes wishes he could put himself first.

• Thomas A. Merrick

- really dedicated to his job. he swore to himself that he would do his best and push himself to his limits as a soldier.

- he makes more dad jokes than an actual dad, but they're actually funny. yes, he's a serious man, but he thinks that even in the time of crisis there's gotta be something positive.

- he's determined by nature, never doing anything halfway. if a job needs to be done, it should be done fully and not half-assed.

- he strikes me as someone who plays loud music in a car, no matter if hes alone or not. doesn't matter which genre it is, he just has to have something to kill the silence.

- surprisingly good at cooking. you'd think that for someone who spends most of his time working, he wouldn't have time for other things, but he likes cooking in his free time.

- similar to Keegan, he pushes himself to his limits. the only difference is that he knows when to stop, but it still puts him out of it for a few days after a long mission.

- he has a hard time letting people in, probably due to how many comrades he lost. when the Walker boys first joined, it took him a while of working with them for them to grow on him.

- he's seen a lot. he's seen people die, people being tortured, he's lost some of the people closest to him during his time in the military. he still sees the images sometimes, even when it's peaceful.

- even though it takes him a while to let people in, when he finally does he gets mad at himself when something happens to the people he got close to.

- one of his bad traits is that he gets impatient often and acts on his impulses. when it feels like time is running out, he doesn't think before he acts and acts impulsively, which can sometimes be good but most of the time leads to chaos.

• Kick

- ever since he was young, he really liked technology. computers, gadgets, he was always interested in it and messing with something.

- stealthy as hell. yes, he's good with technology, but he could also be walking right behind you and you wouldn't hear a thing. he's so light on his feet.

- beside his interest in technology, he seems like a person who would be interested in weapons. not just shooting and stuff, he would open up a gun just to mess with the mechanism.

- always has everyone's back. he's a huge team player and if someone needs backup? he's there, no questions asked. insanely loyal.

- he's insanely smart. i'm talking, knows everything about everything. random facts about stars, animals, computers, people, you name it he knows it. this comes in really helpful when theres a crisis happening and he has to calm someone down.

- he tends to feel left out a lot. yes, he's a big help with intel and hacking into databases, but sometimes he feels useless in other aspects.

- constantly under stress. doesn't matter what he's doing, he's always thinking about a 100 other things and he can't focus on one thing at a time. this eats away at him often, even if he tries to ignore it.

- whenever he makes a mistake or something slips past him, he gets so in his head that he makes himself believe he's not capable of doing his job anymore. his mind is his worst enemy.

- he's always the happy, sociable one in big groups, but really he doesn't wanna be. he doesn't like being alone, but he also doesn't like having to be upbeat all the time when in reality his brain is constantly at conflict with itself.

- smoking is his guilty pleasure. he doesn't do it often, but when he does it's mostly to shut his mind up. either that, or he hits a punching bag until his mind and fists are numb.

• Elias T. "Scarecrow" Walker

- loves his sons more than anything. after losing his wife, he made sure to keep Hesh and Logan safe from anything and everything. they're the only thing he's got left in this world, the only ones he can trust. (iykyk)

- also really dedicated to his job. hell, he's dedicated to everything he does because he knows how easy it is to lose people. also a born leader through and through.

- takes Riley on walks to pass time. sometimes he needs to just unwind, and walks in the sun feel nice after all the chaos he's been through.

- likes telling stories about his wife. they make him feel better in hard times, like he didn't completely lose her.

- the tests that Hesh mentions he puts them through aren't because he doesn't trust them, but because he just wants to make sure they're ready for all the hardships life has for them.

- sometimes he feels guilty for letting go of Rorke. he said it himself, it's the hardest decision he's ever had to make.

- as well as Merrick, he's seen some things no one should see. the images still replay in his mind sometimes, but all he feels is anger at the injustice of some situations he's been in.

- as proud as he is of Logan and Hesh for following his footsteps, he's absolutely terrified of losing them, even if he doesn't show it. he can't lose them as well.

- he feels guilty for seeming biased sometimes, like he puts one son before the other, but its not that way.

- cracks jokes even when all hell breaks loose, but doesn't really know if he's trying to comfort everyone else or himself. he's so used to being a leader, the strong one, that he doesn't let himself admit he's scared too.