#artemx746

[aroaceleovaldez]

You've talked about the pjo fandom's lack of fandom infrastructure a lot, what I want to ask is: why do you think the pjo fandom has so little?

I've seen other much smaller fandoms that have just developed infrastructure as the years go on but pjo feels like it's stayed quite stagnant in that regard. I would've thought that with pjo being so big there'd be a lot more than there is. Did we have a lot then we lost it along the way or did we just not develop it that much?

We definitely used to have way more! In my infrastructure list there's a LOT of old infrastructure blogs from back in the day. There's definitely more than what's on that list, but a lot of those blogs have been deactivated or otherwise lost. I've also talked a bit like [here] about some of the old stuff the fandom used to regularly have, like events that no longer run, common tag games and other community habits, etc. We also used to have more zines and other collaborative projects. These just don't happen nearly as often in our community anymore, because the people running them stopped being able to and nobody was able to pick them up and they were forgotten.

I mostly attribute this change to new fandom attitudes and the loss of community. Back in the day I feel like one of the most influential things to the fandom environment was how a lot of younger fans often looked to big-name-fans for how they should behave and navigate fandom spaces. A lot of people are familiar with the old "big 3" fanartists of the day - Viria, Burdge, and Minuiko - but what a lot of people don't remember is they used to trade art back and forth all the time! And with other artists/fans in the community! They were all just genuinely friends and so much collaboration happened between them! That's how we got a lot of the old big AUs and concepts in the fandom because people loved sharing those and collaborating. And because a lot of young folks often mirror the people they look up to in communities, younger fans were mimicking that behavior and there was a lot of exchange and communication and community happening in the fandom at the time. That behavior was demonstrated, replicated, and encouraged!

And young fans mirroring BNFs they look up to is still absolutely a thing! You can see this all the time if you just take a quick glance at fanart - how many character designs are clearly influenced from large artists in the fandom? Insert every Piper with Velinxi heart-shaped cowlicks here. But because there's a lot of ideas now about curating online presences as if it's a business (or literally turning it into a business) or outputting "content" we see a lot less of people - particularly larger fans in the community - vocally interacting with other fans. Everything feels very sanitized and polished and impersonal. There's way less exchange between fans now, or at least way less vocally.

And this is also pushed by general "new/passive fandom" culture as i generally refer to it, where there's so much more emphasis on consumption and "content" versus community (and again, that idea of curating socials like a business/brand). When everything kind of shifted with the like 2016-2018 adult content bans and everybody was moving around between platforms, folks lost a lot of means of learning about fandom history and their communities and how those communities looked. A lot of fans - including now older fans - have never known that fandom is supposed to be a community, and so now we have the older fans in the community with this very content-oriented presentation of fandom that is how fandom is generally advertised in mainstream media, because that's how they learned about it and how new fans are learning about it. They have no easy means to learn fandom history and nobody to mirror appropriate social fandom behavior from (which is also what i attribute to why so many fandoms have become "more toxic" or rude in recent years - especially with quarantine meaning a lot of young folks lost irl means of learning to mirror appropriate social behavior).

In smaller and newer fandoms, communities form easier and if they're the groundwork for the fandom it will persist and self-perpetuate most of the time. In general if a fandom is able to maintain that community aspect, it usually does just fine! (As per usual I point to the furry fandom as a great example of an older fandom with good infrastructure and community.) This is why I like to harp on about building community and reinstating these types of environments and blogs and such, and generally discussing the fandom's history as much as I can and remember it. People can't fix problems they don't understand or things they don't know about, so making that information as accessible as possible and encouraging these things is important.

[odbuoyjemmity]

1. What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)

for my nevermoor fics? i'm gonna give a non silverborn spoiler answer and a silverborn spoiler answer

child prodigy written before silverborn's release. just 14k of if mog had been raised at wunsoc (now that silverborn is out and i have some more questions i might write another fic with a similar premise)

climb like peas and beans <- silverborn spoilers. without going into detail so i don't have to tag this post as such. jupiter pov of a certain chapter in the book

ask game

[raps-hellion]

pride month has hit the titan army (feat. lilibet, auggie, ryuunosuke, erin, wolf, hayden, imogen, nova, benedict, rain & akane — and luke)

this post was brought to you by the ta discord & their ocs:

@everythingwasalreadypicked (hayden) @artemx746 (nova) @m4gp13 (imogen) @aroaceleovaldez (rain) @oopsies-maeve-did-a-thing (erin) @vex-vexey (akane) @werewitchmavess (lilibet) @shroomie-23 (benedict) charlie (ryuunosuke)

+ little details

[martydearest]

TA discord server proposed bingo cards for WotTG and this is what I can produce. Alas no space for Kelli, Claymore, or the potential of canonized ethabaster

Thank you so much @aroaceleovaldez, @artemx746, and @everythingwasalreadypicked

[irish-agender-moss]

Demigods at Camp Half Blood that I have decided to claim as Irish because I can:

Lee Fletcher, Son of Apollo (Donegal)

Castor and Pollux, Twins of Dionysus (Also Donegal; Them and Lee Fletcher were childhood best friends)

Damien White, Son of Nemesis (North Dublin)

Shane, Son of Hephaestus (Laois)

Billie Ng, Daughter of Demeter (Sligo)

Bonus: Not Irish, but Malcolm Pace, Son of Athena, is from Glasgow, Scotland.

I may or may not add more to this in the future, only time will tell

@ashthenerdtheythem @artemx746 @florenceisstrange @aki-bara

[bvckbiter]

Favorite songs to listen to while drawing?

fun fact about me: im an album listener HAHAHAH i prefer them over playlists and yes i listen in songs in the order they are arranged in. so yay you get a list of albums that i love putting on while drawing or writing!

hades game soundtrack -> gets your hype going!

the witcher season 1 soundtrack -> highly recommend this one for writing actually, esp in pjo if youre writing action/fantasy sequences

coyote stories -> my go-to particularly when doing anything war prize al au. thank u @/artemx746 for introducing me to the crane wives holy shit

hozier's entire discography ... self explanatory. im a hozier bitch thru and thru and his music always gets me through the slower/more emotional paces of writing

arcane soundtrack from both seasons -> the songs instead of the score, unlike the other two soundtracks i listed. yes i like league music BAHAHAHHA and i think a lot of arcane's songs are very fit for the TA characters and relationships

[everythingwasalreadypicked]

a mother's love (anger, blood and tears)

Teen and Up, 2,252 words, Talking, Cigarettes, Underage Smoking, Mommy Issues, Emotional Hurt

"We do not need to talk for me to know her wants, mother and I."

Some days, Silena was so sure of her final decision when she had called Luke with the old, beat-up phone her father snuck inside her bags whenever she came back to camp after a visit. So certain that spying and betraying her home would be worth it if it meant her loved ones would finally be safe, whether that be from monsters, Titans or from their own parents.

My TA exchange week ( @titan-army-fan ) gift for @artemx746 !!! Which may or may not be inspired by the server emojis.

[yourfaveisqueerandreligious]

charlotte from falsettos is jewish (canon) and a lesbian (canon)

submitted by @artemx746

[your-fave-is-a-crane-wives-song]

Ethan Nakamura from Percy Jackson & The Olympians is Canary in a Coal Mine by The Crane Wives!

requested by @artemx746!

[catihere]

Here is my submission for the Secret Santa event held by @smartwatermagic !

Happy holidays, @artemx746 :D

[artemx746]

Here is my piece for the @smartwatermagic secret santa for @houseofmarcella

[odbuoyjemmity]

For the fic author ask game: 1

How many WIPS do you currently have?

for nevermoor? ten! feel free to ask me about them :)

ask game

[smartwatermagic]

Hello hello! Check-in time for the Smartwatermagic Secret Santa!!!!

If you get tagged here please;

Send A or 👍 if you have your assignment to replies/reblogs/dms

Send B or a second 👍 (or emoji of your choice) if you started your assignment to replies/reblogs/dms

If you do not have your assignment/lost it/forgot who your giftee is and/or going to drop out, inform me *ASAP*

@bvckbiter @catihere @phoenix--flying @everythingwasalreadypicked @thel1ghtningthief @houseofmarcella @steph-schuyler @artemx746

[ask-princessandromeda]

how do y'all feel about your mortal parents?

Chris: I love my mother! She’s the best. She works at a bank back in Arizona. The thought of her is what kept me from going insane in the Labyrinth from my first hours there, to be honest.I can’t wait to see her after the war is over.

Silena: Papa’s the most kind-hearted, fun person I know. I grew up in his chocolate shop and I have many beautiful memories with him. Living in what’s essentially Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory is quite a child’s dream, isn’t it? I miss him so much.

Chris: Luke, what about you? You never told us about your mum.

Luke: *avoiding eye contact* That’s none of your business. Let’s move on.

[@artemx746 also asked this]

[cerseimikaelson]

So, I did a thing.

"Not a word." Nike warned, wishing she had a spatula or a machete to wave at him in warning. 

"I said nothing."

"You were saying nothing very loudly."

"That's just my breathing."

"Well then, stop."

"Stop breathing?"

"Stop talking. And while we're on the subject, breathe quieter." 

Apollo opened his mouth and then closed it in thought, as though actually processing her request. It gave Nike enough time to pour the sinfully smooth hot chocolate into a mug (the fancy hand painted one with the dolphins and waves around the rim) and scoop up a dollop of cream.

MODERN MYTHS. IT'S A MODERN MYTH AU! AND THE FIRST ONE IS A COFFEE SHOP AU!

Cream in my Coffee will be posted tomorrow afternoon on my AO3.

@artemx746 There's a sneak peak of our favorite nymph/goddess pairing you are going to lose your mind over.

[irish-agender-moss]

Side note, but Alabaster C. Torrington is the most English name I’ve heard in my life. He gives me “Gods Save The Queen” vibes.

@foulestbauble @phoenix--flying @artemx746 @pinetreetea @ohshitmygender

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