#Snack time

[maureen2musings]

julianradwildlife

[iwoulddieforienzo]

Something I really appreciate about TOA that I don’t see get talked about much is that I never get the sense that Apollo finds Lester ugly.

For all that he complains about the body he’s stuck in, I never got the feeling that it came from a distaste for Lester himself. When he sees Lester’s traits reflected in others, like Meg being chunky, he is completely unaffected by it. Finds it charming, even. (In fact, the only times I can remember him having Opinions about how someone looks is when they’ve chosen something about their appearance that he either approves or disapproves of, like a tacky jacket/hair cut or when he finds someone attractive. The only time I can remember him calling anybody ugly was when he pointed out that Dionysus was choosing to look as ugly as possible to piss of Zeus, which is a statement of fact and doesn’t necessarily mean he thinks that Dionysus’ form is actually ugly. He makes no mention of finding it so before or after that line. It’s a statement of fact that Dionysus is choosing a form that either he or Zeus finds ugly to piss of their dad.)

The thing about Lester is that he is so devastatingly mortal. He has flab and acne and no upper body strength and his voice squeaks when he’s nervous and he sweats a lot and he has a silly name and messy, curly hair that’s impossible to tame. He is the Most Teenager To Ever. There is no godly blood running through his veins, no powers he can call upon. If Apollo were to run into him in the street, I don’t think he’d pay him much mind. He’d probably just think, “sweet kid”, and move on. If he got to know him, I think Apollo would adore him because that’s just who rrverse!Apollo is. He loves mortals despite himself, flaws and all. He’d argue against anything bad Lester had to say about his own appearance and mean every word.

The problem is that it’s Apollo in this body. Apollo, The Golden Child, the perfect son, a God. His distaste for this body is because Lester is so devastatingly mortal and imperfect. Apollo has to be perfect, he has to be shiny and pretty and strong because he has nothing else to offer otherwise.

And.. I dunno, there’s something about Apollo hating the things that draw him to others when it’s him. The flaws that he tears apart in himself he finds endlessly charming on others, or he thinks that they have better reasons for why they have them, or he thinks they have enough positive traits to counteract them. The positive things that he hides deep enough that even the reader can’t see right away, like his kindness and genuine desire to understand and connect with everyone around him, that he’s shocked to find directed at him in turn.

That Apollo accepting himself and reclaiming his personhood leads to him being comfortable with being Lester, imperfect and mortal as he is. That he takes that imperfection back with him to Olympus… I dunno man I’m Emotional. Also it’s just plain nice that Lester is never treated as ugly for looking like a normal ass teenager, even by the guy stuck in this body. That’s neat.

Or maybe I’m just rambling and this means nothing at all and I’m reading too far into Blorbo from my books.

[bluberrybush]

Snack plate from the other day

[afraidofbee]

What pass time does the sheep enjoy doing with Mammon?

Late night snack time!

[simply-beautiful-world]

[autumns-glory]

[sleepystarb0y]

time of day :: Bathtime, bedtime, etc ! Which is your favorite? - snack time!

[diamondgirlzcollection]

LemyBeauty | Sweet Like Chocolate 🍫

[lifeblogstory]

Tokyo Banana Cakes In Sakura Style🍌🌸

Popular banana cakes bought from Japan🍰. During Cherry Blossom, these Sakura style cakes are limited edition🌸. Banana cakes in Sakura flavour🍌. Taste sweet and soft. Great to consume after finishing a meal. Bought from Japan🇯🇵

[animeglitch]

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I was like in college and there was a whole montage of me walking down the hall and stuff kinda like Legally Blonde but for some reason when classes started I was treated like I was in kindergarten. We (the class) were sitting on plush carpets getting read to as grown adults n we had a whole snack time.

[maureen2musings]

julianradwildlife

[iwoulddieforienzo]

The Percy Jackson fandom really needs to learn how to tag properly lol

Edit: it occurs to me that my habit of talking in the tags makes this post harder to reblog and get my point across. While I didn’t actually intend for the fandom to see this initially, I have decided that it annoys me enough to make this reblog-friendly. So here’s the tags I originally put down:

[fanaticartisan]

Enrichment

[columboscreens]

[nikkimidorima]

Snack run

Aomine strikes me as the type to pick out his own snacks but want to eat yours instead.