#I just associate you so much with Apollo Justice 😭😭😭

[go-rocksquadsfan]

Top 10 greek myths common interpretations that goes from slightly annoying me to make me want to unleash my inner Spartan warrior combined with Achilles' rage. Most of this list will be overall flanderization critic (and uh if this somehow offends any actual believer. Don't think it will but just in case tell me and I'll apologize)

1. Congratulations, you missed the point : Demeter being a bad parent. Been said a thousand times before, you know the drill. Listen I get wanting to make Hades and Persephone an actual loving couple, truly, but this is the prime example of making a story more misogynistic than it originally was. Also incredibly overdone.

1.5 Related to 1 but just the sentence "Hades and Persephone have one of the healthiest relationship in mythology" get out. Get out. (Shoutout to the other Olympian/Underworld gods couple Pasithea and Hypnos)

2. The wedding of Aphrodite and Hephaestus. So let me be clear. A woman is forced into a loveless marriage with a guy that sees her as a trophy. She still has sex with the guy she ACTUALLY loves (and that she was with before the wedding btw) but when he humiliates them in front of half Olympus people's reaction is "Omg poor Hephaestus he didn't deserve that he's a good guy" I'm going to strangle someone (also did y'all forget about what happens to Harmonia and her children ? The man was bitter. I don't like it much either but come on) . Also ironic considering Aglaia is right there but good luck seeing a mention of her lfmaooo. (We're a Aphrodite/Ares supporter in this house !) But NOOOOO we have to focus on the MAN's feelings AND villainize a woman (because since she "cheated" that's all she amounts to). I surely don't see Zeus and Hera get the same treatment !

3. The Iliad pack : making tue characters one dimensional : HELEN, Menelaus, Agamemnon, Hector, Achilles etc

4. ARES. My dude. Do I even have to say anything ? His characterisation is fascinating, even though some of it probably got lost and some was added to slander him. There's as much complexity to him as any other god (his relationship with goddesses/women, as well as the "Feasted by women" epithet even though women got the worst of it in war ?). The myth where he kills his daughter' rapist (a son of Poseidon) goes to trial in front of the other gods for it and get ACQUITTED ? The double standard between him and the other gods is insane.

5. APHRODITE. Again. On one hand you have the vapid woman obsessed with her looks, and on the other her being associated with the sentence "Make love not war" like... lmao. It's more complex than that. You're free to see her more inclined or repulsed towards it but making her completely dissociated with it is... exactly what they did in the Iliad... because they felt the need to because one war goddess is enough I guess. God forbid Aphrodite Areia goes on killing spree family bonding day with her man and Phobos and Deimos

6. Dionysus and Ariadne. Because I need the reasoning about why you would choose the version where he orders Theseus to leave her on the island other than wanting to make Theseus look good (and screwing a woman over). Which lots of people assume this version was made by the Athenians for that purpose 😭. But seriously why ruin one of the most beautiful relationships of the greek pantheon for a child kidnapper ??? (justice for Helen)

7. Congratulations, you missed the point : Eros and Psyche. She's supposed to be UNATTAINABLE. Something about changing that part of the story puts me off (maybe I'll try to explain it another time). Also depriving Psyche of her agency again god forbid a woman is the protagonist 😭 (I've seen it twice. There are probably more)

8.1. No, Artemis isn't a men hater (Unrelated but I realized she's the og lesbian hunter)

8.2. Now I have never seen Apollo hate with my own eyes but... apparently it's out there

9. Hera. Someone save her. She's the embodiment of the "You couldn't even handle her" memes

10. Now this is more on the "slight tick" side of the scale because the fanarts etc are gorgeous but. Achilles wasn't blonde. And even if he was... him and Patroclus are supposed to look alike. I'm aware the Hades/TSOA designs had an influence on this and I don't really mind it but if you want accuracy... yeah.

[apollogies-p]

Pt. 1

(I felt like making it one part would be too long 😭😭)

Apollon came out singing. Right from birth, all he ever did was make the people around him smile; it was all he ever wanted to do. It was the reason why he rushed out below Olympus and into mankind the moment he gained the domain of healing. Most of the times he'd disguise himself as a wise old man who was simply spending his time lecturing the newly made latros but occasionally he'd take his usual form of a young fourteen year old boy over excited to help in a major surgery.

But one day, in the middle of a procedure, he was summoned. Father had summoned him, and he seemed... agitated.

"Apollon," Zeus, his father, loomed over him. His eyes were as cold as the marble underneath his knees and held none of the warmth and pride that he had come to associate with his father.

"Yes, patér why-"

"You are to address me as your rightful king and lord of Olympus, impertinent boy!" Patér- Lord Zeus, spat at him, his words stung like as if each word had its own electric current.

"Yes, of course. Of course, Lord Zeus," Apollo stammered and licked his lips, a habit embarrassingly human, "I merely want to know why I was summoned, my Lord."

Zeus scoffed, "Don't act so coy, Apollon." Apollo fought to hide his wince when his father, no- his Lord, the king of the gods- called him by his name. Lord Zeus spat his name out like it was venom.

The king must've seen the confusion in his eyes because he rolled his eyes and looked at Apollo like he was as stupid as the sheep he tended to- and maybe he was.

"You are very close to invoking the wrath of my lighting bolts, boy."

"But- but why my lord?! I have done nothing wrong, yes? I was," His chest hurt, "I took the title of the Sun better than Helios had expected, did I not?"

His father bristled at the mention of the recently deceased Titan, and Apollo looked into his eyes expecting a mirror of the same grief he was experiencing, but instead, he found pure fury.

"You dare mention that- that fool's name in front of me?!" Zeus nostrils flared, and Apollo held back a whimper, "That Titan was given a fate that was more that deserved. He was a fool who let his pride be his main motivator." And with that, the king of the gods rose from his throne. "Like mentor, like pupil, I suppose."

"Paté- my Lord, I don't- I'm not sure what you mean."

"Tsk. You've become too friendly with those humans Apollon. You're disrupting the natural order; you're healing too much."

Apollo couldn't stop the nervous laugh that bubbled out of his throat, "Patér, I'm healing too much? In what world does that make sense?" The laughter got stronger, "Do you, do you rule too much? Do you serve justice and order throughout out pantheon too much? Patér this makes no sense." He continued to laugh in disbelief; this had to be a joke, right? Maybe Artemis was playing a joke on him or something like that.

Apollo swallowed his laughter and looked up into his father's eyes, only to be met with a sharp stinging sensation on the right side of his face.

"How dare you speak to me that way. How dare you laugh at your king's concerns, you insolent boy."

His mind was reeling. Did his father just- Lord Zeus hit him. He slapped him. Why? He was a healer. Was he not good enough?

"Look at me Apollon." Apollo flinched as Lord Zeus yanked him by his hair.

"You will learn respect."

Apollo saw the blue lighting too little, too late.

[imagining-in-the-margins]

Catching up on Anon Answers before TB&TB returns tomorrow!

+ a NSFW ask under the cut!

1. [Patience] I AM SO HAPPY YOU'RE STILL HERE 😭 I've had half of that fic written for so long and I was so upset imagining that you were probably gone and would never get to read it.

Thank you so much for trusting me with your request. I really appreciated the chance to write it and I'm so so happy to hear you enjoyed it, too. I'm sorry you've been having a rough time, and I'm always happy to help whatever way I can. I hope you get some relief soon and you have a wonderful rest of your week 💕

2. You are too sweet! I love seeing which parts of my writing resonates with people. It always makes my day ❤️

3. Just send me a DM asking for an invite. That easy! 🥰

I don't like to talk MBTI a lot because of negative associations I have with it, but I get asked it often so let's see what I get (imaging Jeopardy music playing while I retake the test)

I just got ENFP. When they do fluctuate, it tends to be the last two (I am only a few points either direction). I have also gotten ISFJ before. Keep in mind I am a system, so I never really know who's answering.

I just got ENFP. When they do fluctuate, it tends to be the last two (I am only a few points either direction). I have also gotten ISFJ before. Keep in mind I am a system, so I never really know who's answering.

I just got ENFP. When they do fluctuate, it tends to be the last two (I am only a few points either direction). I have also gotten ISFJ before. Keep in mind I am a system, so I never really know who's answering.

I have no idea what the Godly Parent is, but I googled it and took the first thing that popped up and got Apollo 😅

If you send me a link to something else I can take it and tell you. I enjoy personality quizzes, even though I don't really believe it tells me much about who I am.

5. Mwah! 😚

6. Oooh. You know, something I love about law school is that you can use it for so much. Granted, without a lot of scholarships I don't think it's worth it to go into things like HR, but you can.

Criminal law is something I could never do (aside from Healthcare Fraud & Abuse, which I'm quite good at). I'm actually not a courtroom lawyer at all! Transactional lawyers, clerks, and the behind-the-scenes team all keep the wheels of justice turning.

I love to argue and debate, but I hated the aspect of doing it in front of a crowd. My current job is so perfectly suited to me, it's crazy that I ever considered not doing it.

If you ever want to talk specifics, please DM me. I really don't mind! If you are a minor, I'd be happy to move to my Discord or a group chat to give you general advice on academia, law school, and beyond.

7. [NSFW] [Post-Coital Dysphoria] Awe, I'm so glad that you feel seen and comforted! I remember the first time I learned about it. I think I literally typed into google "Why do I feel awful when I have sex" lmao.

Approximately half of the population will experience it at least once, so you are not alone! It's a shame we don't talk about it more, because there are so many ways to manage it (words of affirmation, skin to skin contact). But I'm happy to lead that conversation!

By the way, I think you're pretty awesome, too 🤗

TW NSFW, choking/breathplay

This made me laugh out loud. Be careful with breathplay and choking, though! It's very dangerous In Real Life and I don't recommend doing it at all. Even sex workers and BDSM professionals seriously injure people by doing it.

Glad you're enjoying yourself, though!