#Spartan Talks

[starcurtain]

More Phaidei Fics I Want to Read

1. Obligatory "fish out of water" fic (mostly AU because the timeline would probably not match canon, but we do what we want here!), taking place after Mydei and the Kremnoans first make it to Okhema. Okhema is already harsh on outsiders, let alone on a conquering "barbarian" tribe infamous for bringing strife to so many other city states. Mydei doesn't know the local customs at all, and while he doesn't care the slightest about how these pathetic Okhemans see him, the trouble he keeps getting into is affecting the reputations of innocent Kremnoans too. He's got to find a way to blend in, at least enough to stop costing his fellows any chance of finding paid work... Too bad the only person who is willing (and has time) to help is Phainon (who isn't native to Okhema either but done a much better job of learning to get along with the locals). The guy thinks he's the Titans' gift to Amphoreus just because he beat Mydei in a duel once. It was only once! And why does it matter whether we eat standing up or lying down? What are you laughing at, Savior Complex?! Or, tl;dr: The culture clash comedy one where Phainon and Mydei teach each other entirely opposing sets of manners, and come to learn a lot more about one another in the process.

2. Also obligatory omegaverse where Mydei is an omega born with a unique constitution: he's built like an alpha, snarls like an alpha, and dominates his opponents like an alpha. He even smells like an alpha, especially when he's in heat, so the only people who ever figured out his secondary gender were his doctor and his parents, all of whom are dead now. The whole world thinks Mydei is an alpha, and his reputation as an indomitable warrior prince pretty much hinges on people continuing to believe that. The problem is, Mydei wouldn't actually mind getting to live an omega's life, at least the part about finding a mate and starting a family. Only, who in the world would want him for a mate? Any alpha hunting for an actual omega would never think to look in Mydei's direction, betas would just be confused, and even those few alphas who are attracted to other alphas would only end up disappointed after discovering Mydei isn't one. He's nobody's ideal partner, and he'd mostly made peace with that--until Phainon. Until that upstart alpha from the middle of nowhere knocked Mydei down in a brutal spar and then pulled him up with the gentlest hand, and suddenly it mattered that no one would ever want Mydei. It mattered a lot. (Of course, the long and short of it is that Mydei is the man of Phainon's dreams, and after a series of setbacks and miscommunications and lots of silly angst, they'll find their way to a happy ending.)

3. After discovering Mydei's weakness for sweets and cute things like pink pomegranate juice, Phainon decides to engage in a bit of light-hearted teasing: He starts sending Mydei exceedingly adorable gifts and fancy candies under the guise of a "secret admirer." The joke is on Phainon, however, when it turns out Mydei finds the gifts quite charming and is determined to discover the identity of the mysterious gift giver. A reasonable person would quickly give up on the joke to avoid getting caught, but Phainon has always been weak to chasing thrills--and maybe this whole thing about being Mydei's "secret admirer" isn't too far off after all... (The real joke is that Mydei, realizing immediately who the gifts were from, invented an entire "hunting my admirer down" story just for the fun of watching Phainon squirm--and, well, because keeping the whole thing going, being showered with attention by his rival, doesn't feel too bad at all.)

4. The opposite fic: The one where Mydei's completely mismatched online personality accidentally catfishes Phainon and causes some very silly drama. Mydei's (anonymous) teletweet account is full of cutesy chimera kitten memes, aesthetic pictures of food, heart emojis, and overly punctuated (with exclamation points) recaps of shopping trips in Okhema's market... Can anyone blame Phainon for thinking this is the account of a cute girl who is refreshingly earnest about her love for chubby seals and pink milk tea? But as Phainon becomes closer and closer to "Fig Stew" online, things get more and more complicated--because he's also been getting closer and closer to his real world companion Mydeimos lately. Both Fig and Mydei are wonderful, and Phainon can barely bear the thought of losing either of them in his life. Trying to get closer to them both would be way too dishonest, but choosing one over the other... What should he do? Meanwhile, Mydei is in trouble. He wasn't planning to set up some secret identity or anything; it's not his fault Phainon mistook him for a girl online! There's nothing weird about dudes posting sparkling kitten gifs, godsdammit!! But now the charade's gone on way too long to come clean, especially since Phainon seems so invested, and... well, can you blame Mydei for not wanting to give up on the closest thing to a relationship he's ever managed to start? tl;dr: Online mistaken identity hijinks fic.

5. The required-in-every-fandom time travel fic (with bonus fake dating)! Through an outpouring of Oronyx's power, Mydei and Phainon end up in the bodies of their future selves, who, it turns out, have not only managed to end Amphoreus' war and revive Castrum Kremnos, but... appear to have also... gotten married?!! Now Mydei and Phainon have to not only find out exactly how their future selves managed to save the world (so they can accomplish the same task) then look for a way back to their own time--they've got to do all of that while also pretending to be a happily wedded pair of rulers to avoid raising everyone's suspicions. This would be a whole lot easier if either of them knew the first thing about being actual kings... or about relationships. The slightest slip up could create ripple effects that change the entire timeline permanently, but--no matter how nerve-wracking it might be to admit, after seeing the future in store for them together--there's nothing Phainon (and Mydei) won't do to make sure things go exactly as they should.

[be-it-so]

I'm always so annoyed when people make Penelope this buff, strong woman who can fight and can wipe a floor with anyone. I love buff, strong women, but, please, Penelope is so much not about this.

Women do not always need to be able to beat the shit out of men in order to be considered strong. Penelope is strong but not in the meaning of muscles and fists.

[zarnzarn]

y'all think Penelope pulled a "if it weren't for the baby" peeta mallark style on everyone present there to marry odysseus or

[hotchipsauce]

will should get mack spartan tacos while he waits for him to finish up his after hours interview

[empresskadia]

Y'know, all I want this summer is to drink an iced coffee outside,

Talk about Halo with friends

Overly simp about the Master Chief together

and go home knowing there are more ideas to share with the world

and maybe eat a strawberry shortcake, if time permits.

[hollowedhusk]

Alright, I'm gonna say something, and I take no criticism.

Is it just me or do Commander Fox (clone not the furry) and Noble Six give off some similar trauma vibes.

[entomo-maniac]

I like the idea of Able using a bow and arrows, like for hunting, even if his hunting trophies also include humans.

[pinkiexneomorph277]

MORE WEIRD DREAM STUFF

Had another dream this one small

But like i was a spartan from halo or playing it cause it got an update where forge worlds could have proper moving platforms and my world had moving towers and you could also summon enemies.

So i was actively camouflaged running around as enemies spawned, at first they looked like normal Aliens of the covenant….only for half of them to start turning into pokemon and i had 15 Lucarios with energy swords chasing me.

Though as it continued the actual covenant come back and then i had allies spawning in as i was being overwhelmed, a spartan and even grunts in Unsc colours started appearing as i was beating the shit out of a Hunter.

Then it ends there as i woke

[nyxinastris]

i love aristogeiton and harmodios. like yes evil gays (erastes-eromenos) , plot to kill an athenian tyrant and his brother because that brother tried to get with harmodios and got rejected and then disgraced his sister! and then they become like the ideal gay (pederastic) couple that even plato looks up to and get to be bringers of democracy

[pessimisticprincess]

being a 28 year old grown ass adult with a full time job and pregnant with a whole ass baby - who is mixed - living with a family member who is a condescending know it all with horrible views on life, racist, and also just never ever shuts her fucking mouth is making me feel extremely violent if that’s surprising at all

[clonememesfrikyeah]

You know what would be the worst? If at the end of the war when all is said and done, after the clones lost every little thing they had, after Vaders rise and the Jedi’s fall, after all that death and hardship and misery? It would be terrible to be a clone and wake up like suddenly coming out of a coma, in a stasis chamber that they grew up in and rarely left, there was the craziest dream just before and there’s the lingering feeling something important just happened, this is Kamino 35bby, all the information they were just fed is already neatly stored in their perfect flash-memory brain. No ones died yet, all of that was a simulation based on a calculation of events to instal orders and hone the discipline of troops. It’s dark, there’s no way of telling if anyone or anything exists beyond the boundary’s of the inside. There’s a designated call sign and designation along with vitals displayed in the line of vision, it’s also counting down the seconds to when a new simulation is set to begin.

[ioniczach]

Finally got a gold visor, my boy dripped out.

[empresskadia]

IM SCREAMING, CRYING, THROWING UP RIGHT NOW. STRAIGHT FANGIRLING

IT'S MY GIRLLLL, Raya is serving

The beautiful commission was done by the amazing @bestosunglass

I'm so glad I did my first commission with them, they were so sweet!!

[hexjulia]

hey why haven't i ever heard of this when people talk about Sparta?

(Plutarch, Greek Lives)

[poisonheadcrabsalesman]

"Somebody's been hanging around Commander Palmer too long."

[cybersoldier82]

Idw why but I feel like I need to clarify this. The undersuit part of kyles armor is just one big, plush jumpsuit the covers just about ball of him except for his head and hands. It’s also by and large bullet proof and works like the undersuit of the mjolnir armor Spartans wear. It’s what helps enhance his strength, speed, agility n shit, the actual armor is just armor but his undersuit is where the real magic happens.