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[astraeus-tree]

Chapter 3

『The Dark Sea Gets Deeper As You Approach』

Disparities Between Our Souls You're forced to make some decisions you'd rather not do and have a bittersweet goodbye with your aunt Disclaimer(s): N/A

Chapter 2 <- Chapter 3 -> Chapter 4

The silence of the comms held countless unspoken words that piled up over the years you were gone. It was finally interrupted by Cass’s voice.

“As in our [Name?]” Her voice was full of disbelief.

“Yes.”

“Where are you. Damian could hear the urge and hope in her voice through the comms.

“I’m on a rooftop near their aunt’s house. They’ve just gone in with the other supposed-hero and the rogue.”

Finally, Damian heard the sound of Dick’s voice through the comms. “Robin, stay there and follow them if they go out. I’ll come over after dealing with some stuff in Bludhaven. Oracle, alert B when he comes back from his mission with the JL.”

“Copy.” Both Damian and Barbara replied.

“I’m coming over Robin.” Cass spoke up again, determination laced in her voice.

“Red Robin.” Dick called out.

“Yes?” Tim’s voice sounded surprised, like he had been lost in thought.

“You’re in charge of finding any information about [Name] and their partner.”

“On it.”

Throughout the whole conversation, many members of the group stayed quiet. Amongst these people was Jason Todd.

Jason had many regrets, more than he could count. Yet, one his biggest ones was his relationship with you. When you had gone missing, Jason was devastated. He was forced to confront his feelings. Forced to realise how his actions had caused you more harm than protect you, like he intended.

Those who had the misfortune of going against him the first few of your disappearance had instantly regretted it, but they did not have the pleasure of being granted mercy by the crime lord.

He thought he had finally accepted this outcome—you were gone, never to be found and you two would never have the chance to reconcile. This surprise turn of events had disrupted this mindset of his.

Jason didn’t know what to feel. On one hand, he finally had another opportunity to reconnect with you. On the other, he didn’t know how to go with his new-found chance. Clearly, you were not the same person you once were. Not the old [Name] who didn’t have any fighting knowledge. It almost made Jason laugh at how similar you and him were, but this wasn’t the time for that. He had a decision to make, to got or to not, and he had to make it quick.

The three of you of you had been at this for what seemed like hours at this point.

With such little tools and no idea why they were even broken in the first place, no progress had been made in fixing the gizmos. At times like this, you wished you were half as resourceful as Hobie Brown, but unfortunately, neither you, Miguel or you aunt were.

With it still being the middle of the night, you decided it was best for your aunt to get some rest. You did eventually persuade your aunt to go to rest, but not without some reluctance and white lies that you’d also go to sleep soon.

It was now only you and Miguel—excluding the anomaly— in the living room of your aunt’s. The silence made you uneasy, like something would pop out of the dark corners and scare you. With your adrenaline finally coming down from its high, you were left to deal with the overwhelming emotions that it left in its wake.

Mentally, you recounted the events that had occurred in just the past few hours; firstly, you were unexpectedly dropped into your home universe with no way to return to where you were before. Then, you and Miguel find an anomaly. You were ready to open the can of worms this knowledge came with so you moved on. Finally, you met your aunt after not being able to see her for 5 years, a seemingly invisible force stopping you every time you had attempted before.

So many emotions coursed through you that you honestly didn’t know how to feel.

Another problem to add to your pile was your family. You knew it was inevitable for your family to find out about you and your new identity, in fact, they probably already knew you were here, but you just weren’t ready to face them. Your habit of avoiding confrontation was always weakness of yours.

You wanted to stay away from them as much as you could. It wasn’t that you hated them, it was just that you grew to live a life without them and had almost completely forgotten what it was like to be with them and you wanted it to stay that way.

You decided to focus your thoughts back to the gizmo. This was your priority, not avoiding your family. You needed these gizmos working, stat. You and your husband had a HQ to run and an anomaly to send back to its universe.

Speaking of the HQ, hopefully it was doing alright without its leader. “Miguel, do you think the HQ is doing well?”

He nods. “Lyla’s most likely already informed the others of our disappearance. She can handle most of my responsibilities, and those that she can’t will be handled by Spiderwoman and, regrettably, spiderman.” You sighed, you knew you could trust Lyla and Jess with those responsibilities. Peter, maybe not as much, but hopefully the others will keep him in line. “Our main concern right now is to get our gizmos working again so the anomaly can be sent back.”

You felt defeated. All you had was a lack of new discoveries, useless tools and broken gizmos in your hands. Your train of though was interrupted by a familiar sound—distortion, like that of a TV. You swung your head towards the anomaly and then back to Miguel.

Shit.

You had forgotten about the glitching. You knew it was there but with so much happening, you were too busy to even remember that detail. Glitching was a painful experience, and as much as you didn’t like Doc Ock in any universe, you didn’t wish the pain of glitching upon them.

You really were on a time crunch now, unless you found a way to temporarily stop the glitching. Wait.

You did have one, and it was wrapped around your wrist right now; your gizmo. Although the portals weren’t working, you knew it still at least stopped the glitching. After all, your husband was standing perfectly fine with no glitches. As for you, this was your universe, you wouldn’t glitch at all as a native to the world.

“Should I give him my gizmo?” You stared down at the Doc Ock as you asked Miguel. His brows furrowed almost instantly at your words.

“I’m sorry? Did I hear that right mi vida?” Miguel was flabbergasted, in full doubt of your words.

“I mean, the portals aren’t working, communications are down, we’re in my universe and he’s glitching. I feel like the pros outweigh the cons right now.” You reasoned with not only him, but also yourself. You could see that Miguel was genuinely thinking through this plan of yours. You knew it was risky, but with the two main risks not working, you felt it would be fine.

Apparently, so did Miguel, as he nodded not even a minute later. “Alright.”

You took the watch off your wrist as you walked over to the Doc Ock and strapped it around his. “This’ll stop the glitching for now. Once we get back to the HQ where we can transport you back to your universe, I’ll take it back.” You spoke softly to him.

Although he couldn’t move due to Miguel’s paralysing venom, you could see his eyes light up and you took that as a thank you sign. You nodded at him before standing up again and facing your husband. “We really need to get back home soon.”

“Agreed, but we don’t have the right tools in reach to do that.” You both sighed and stayed quiet for a few seconds, letting each other try to come up with solutions. “Do you think we could go to your-”

“Don’t even finish that sentence.” You glared at him.

“It’s really our only option right now, corazón. Unless we suddenly had money, our only other choice is to steal. They’ll be able to help us, they’re your world’s greatest detectives, are they not?” Damn it, why did Miguel have to make such a compelling argument.

“I don’t want to talk to them though.” You saw Miguel’s demeanour soften at your mumbled words.

“I know mi corazón, but let’s think about it this way. They’ll be able to help us finish what we need to faster, and after we leave, you won’t ever have to talk with them again. Don’t you want at least some closure as well? How they felt about your disappearance?” You stayed quiet, biting your nails. Your mind was in a war with itself right now. “I’m sure they’ll be relieved to see you alive and well.”

“I hate how you’re probably right.” You slump in defeat, placing your head on his shoulders. You felt his arms wrap around you, comforting in every way and you melted into his embrace.

“I’ll be by your side the whole time. You don’t need to be worried about anything.” You clung to him tighter.

“Thank you my love. I don’t know what I’d do without you.” You mumbled, words even more muffled by that fact that your head was still leaning on his shoulders.

“Yo también te amo.” You smiled at the familiar phrase.

…..

The sunrise came far quicker than you liked it to. With it came a new day with tasks you had to fulfil. One of which was the bittersweet goodbye with your aunt.

You waited anxiously for her to wake up. As you did, you walked around the house, nostalgia heavy. You stopped at the entrance of your bedroom.

Your room looked like it had remained untouched throughout the years. You remembered when you were younger, this room—the whole house, actually— was a lot more ruined, with paint peeling and bugs crawling everywhere. As much as you didn’t like Bruce, you were thankful that his money was able to grant your aunt with better living conditions.

You head a familiar pattern of footsteps approaching your room.

“Do you miss it?” Your aunt asked, voice soft.

“I do. I always miss when it was just us two.”

“Me too.” You stayed silent, it felt like she wanted to say more and you were right about that. “When you first disappeared, I was devastated, you know? I would sleep in your bed, letting my tears dry there. I was too scared to touch anything else in this room. This was all I had left of you.”

She put her hand on your shoulder, and suddenly, it felt like you were a little kid again, afraid of what the big world had in store for you. “I know you’re leaving today. Don’t worry about me darling. I know you’re alive and happy and that’s all I’ll ever need.”

Tears welled up in your eyes. She turned you around to face her and cupped your face. “Don’t cry. I’ll always be here whenever you need me.”

You held her hands gently. “I promise to have back to you auntie. I’ll find a way.” You were filled with determination. Once you made it back to the HQ, you would do everything in your power to find a way to visit your aunt without some random rogue portal.

“I’ll be here waiting for as long as that will take.” You smiled at her and she returned it. It hurt you to break apart, but you knew you eventually had to.

You walked to the living room, where your husband was and nodded at him. He stood up, understanding the message. He easily picked up the anomaly and headed towards the front door. You slowly followed, reluctant to leave this place once again, but you pushed yourself.

You turned around to see her one more time before leaving. “We’ll be going now auntie. I’ll see you again.”

“Be careful out there darling.” You smiled and nodded before walking to Miguel who was waiting outside the door. You took a deep breath and stepped outside.

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I'm sorry for another late chapter guys 😭

This chapter gave me a lot of trouble, I can't lie. I started getting writer's block and then I started hating my writing so that was fun

I'm also starting to regret starting this story without a proper plot so we'll see how that goes lmao

Also, most of Batfam finally makes their appearance, yippee!!

Anyways, I watched AOT: The Last Attack in the cinema yesterday and oml I was sobbing the whole way through. I won't spoil anything just in case some of ya'll watch it but it was just so sad

As usual, mistakes are free to point out! They will be fixed as soon as possible

This week's song comes from the English translation of Black Sorrow from Alien Stage

Have a great day/night everyone! <3

[whencyclopedia]

Boreas

Boreas is the god of the violent North Wind in Greek mythology. He is the son of the Titan Astraeus and Eos, the goddess of the dawn, and brother to Zephyrus (the West Wind) and Notus (the South Wind). He is best known for his bad temper, his abduction of Oreithyia and his association with horses.

He lived in Thrace, to the north of Greece, where he blew on the open sea, whipping it into a frenzy and causing the earth and forests to howl in the wind. He brought down large oaks and thick-branched pine trees, and his very force made animals shiver in fear and cold, their thick fur being no defence against the North Wind.

Birth & Family

Boreas is the son of the Titan Astraeus and Eos, the goddess of the dawn and the brother of Zephyrus (the West Wind) and Notus, the South Wind.

And with the god Astraios, Eos lay

In love, a goddess herself, and bore the winds

With mighty hearts: the cleansing Zephyros,

And Notus, and swift-racing Boreas.

(Hesiod, Theogony, 379-382)

His bad temper often contrasted with his more gentle brothers, Zephyrus and Notus. They were collectively known as the Anemoi in Greek mythology. In later traditions, Boreas was said to have been a lover of the nymph Pitys and the father of two sons, Butes and Lycurgus, with two different mothers.

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[apollosgiftofprophecy]

The Gigantomachy Giants

so @greekmythfamilytree has gotten me thinking about the Giants and specifically how in the RRverse, they correspond to/oppose a god.

Here’s our canon list of giant banes:

Porphyrion (Zeus): killed by Zeus and Heracles, or Apollo in another version

Alcyoneus (Hades): killed by Heracles

Enceladus (Athena): killed by Athena

Ephialtes (Dionysus): killed by Artemis, Artemis and Apollo, Apollo and Heracles, or simply Apollo himself. In a lesser-known depiction, he’s fighting Poseidon.

Otis (Dionysus): killed by Artemis, Artemis and Apollo, or simply Apollo himself.

Clytius (Hecate): killed by Hecate via torches

Mimas (Hephaestus): fought Hephaestus; killed by Ares

Polybotes (Poseidon): crushed by Poseidon and Heracles

Hippolytus (Hermes): killed by Hermes wearing Hades’s helm

Thoon (Fates): clubbed to death by the Fates

Polyboea (Aphrodite): daughter of the king of the giants, either Porphyrion or Eurymedon (more on those two later). No recorded death.

Orion (Artemis and Apollo): killed by Gaea via scorpion, Artemis herself, or Apollo at Artemis’s behest.

Damasen (Ares): in RRverse canon, he didn’t participate in the war and so survived.

However, there are many more giants in the Gigatatomachy!

Like these guys:

Eurytos

Pallas

Euryalus

Agrios

Peloreus

Sykeus

Aristaeus

Leon

Molios / Picolous

Pelorus

Hopladamas

Gration

Aezeius

Alektos/Allektos

Astarias

Eurymedon

So I got thinking. What gods would they correspond to?

Here are my thoughts—

Demeter, Hestia, and Hera are the only Olympians in the RRverse to not have a giant bane. I don’t think Hera has one at all, because in The Lost Hero remember, Porphyrion was going to consume her power if she didn’t marry him.

Demeter, imo, definitely has a giant bane. I mean��an elder god? Mother of agriculture?? Her generation’s Gaea??? You’re telling me Gaea WOULDN’T make one for her???? Wrong.

And why wouldn’t the hearth and home of Olympus have a bane made SPECIFICALLY to destroy said hearth and home?

Since we’re out of Olympians, I looked at Hecate and thought; “okay, now what other gods would be considered to be important/powerful by Gaea?”

Here are the ones I picked:

Eurytos (Selene) - his name means “well”, “to draw, drag, pull”, and “drawer of the bow”. I think “to drag/pull” can be a nice nod to how Selene pulls the moon across the sky. He was killed by Dionysus.

Pallas (Persephone) - his name means “youth”, “vigor”, “sword”, and “strength”. Persephone is a powerful goddess in her own right, so I think it’s only fair she has a strong bane.

Euryalus (Eos (& Astraeus?)) - name means “broad”. If you’re gonna take out the sun and moon, you gotta go for the dawn (and possibly dusk!) as well! This giant fought Hephaestus.

Agrios (Nemesis) - name means “wild”, “savage”. Tell me it doesn’t make sense for the goddess of DIVINE RETRIBUTION and BALANCE to have a CHAOTIC EVIL bane. He was killed via clubbing by Fates

Peloreus (Tyche) - name means “huge”, and “monstrous one” and is thought to be a lucky name. I thought it fitting he be Tyche’s bane because wouldn’t a giant need to combat luck with his own?

Sykeus (Hestia) - name means “fig-tree”. I’d hate to see just what THIS GUY can do to the hearth and home. The opposite of that is pure evil shivers

Aristaeus (Demeter) - name means “most excellent” and “most useful”. He was the only survivor of the war. (And yes, he shares a name with Apollo’s son. How dare.) I feel like you gotta be “the most excellent” to not only survive the war, but also Demeter.

Leon (Psyche) - name means “lion”. I choose Psyche because she is the soul of humanity, the gods’ strongest power base. She is vital to the stability of the mortal world, so it only makes sense she’d have a bane.

Molios “toil and moil” / Picolous (Helios) - okay so these two (this one?) kinda confused me because I can’t find anything backing up Molios’s apparent beef with Helios (besides a fan wiki. bleh.), or how he created moly, BUT there are sources attributing those things to Picolous. Picolous fled to Aeiea, Circe’s island, and attempted to drive her out. Helios intervened on his daughter’s behalf and killed him.

Pelorus (Eros) - name means “fish”. Eros is extremely powerful and Gaea knows this. Ofc he would have a bane. This giant was killed by Mars, fitting since Eros (or Cupid) is considered by the Roman era to be Venus and Mars’s son.

Hopladamas (Nike, Zelos, Bia, Kratos) - name means “armed man”. A giant can have multiple gods to take on, and with his history of attacking Zeus, I think it makes sense he was made to destroy the four gods who stand guard by the king. This giant was speared by Apollo.

Gration (The Horae) - his name was partially eroded so I’m picking and choosing here. The Horae (Dike, Eunomia, and Eirene) are goddesses of justice, good order, and peace. So I think the name Aigaion would be a good match here, meaning “goatish, stormy”. He was killed by Artemis.

Aezeius (Enyo) - his name is similar to Aegeus, meaning “protection”. As a war goddess, I think Enyo would be a good counterpart.

Alektos/Allektos (Phobos and Deimos) - name means “unceasing”. Only fair fear and panic have something to fear, eh?

Astarias (Muses) - name means “bright one” and “glitterer”. The Muses are the inspiration of the mortals and gods. Without them, there is nothing to worship or praise. This giant was killed by Athena.

Eurymedon (Heracles) - name means “ruling far and wide”. Like Porphyrion, he’s been cited as the leader of the giants and once tried (and succeeded) in assaulting Hera, which in this specific telling produced Prometheus. Since this contradicts established RRverse lore, and is rather obscure in the mythology to boot, we’ll be setting that aside and making him the bane of Heracles, since if this giant is an opponent of Jove/Jupiter, and Dionysus had a bane or two as a demigod, I think it makes sense for Heracles to have one to. Plus, in the Porphyrion telling, when the giant king tried to assault Hera, it was Heracles who defended her and killed the giant, so with Eurymedon bearing similarities to Porphyrion, this would be a neat little nod to that.

Udaios (the Anemoi) - name is similar to Udaeus, one of Cadmus’s dragon tooth-born warriors. Some giants had wings so I think it’d be cool if the wind gods’ bane had dragon wings. killed by Apollo (see: Pergamon Altar)

since we’re talking about the Giants, I’m wondering what the kill count is. We’re talking strictly mythology here now folks!

Tied for fourth place is—

Hecate: 1 kill (Clytius)

Zeus: 1 kill (Porphyrion)

Helios: 1 kill (Picolous)

Dionysus: 1 kill (Eurytos)

Hermes: 1 kill (Hippolytus)

Aphrodite: 1 kill (see: unnamed giant on Pergamon Altar)

Tied for third place 🥉 is —

Fates: 2 kills (Thoon and Agrios)

Athena: 2 kills (Enceladus and Astarias)

Ares/Mars: 2 kills (Mimas, with Hephaestus, and Pelorus)

Hephaestus: 2 kills (Mimas, with Ares, and Euryalus)

Poseidon: 2 kills (Polybotes, Ephialtes in one depiction)

Tied for the honorable second place is —

Artemis: 4 kills (Ephialtes and Otis with Apollo or herself, Orion via Apollo or herself, and Gration/Aigaion) 🥈the queen of giant killing

Heracles: 4 kills (Porphyrion, Alcyoneus, Ephialtes with Apollo, and Polybotes with Poseidon)

And our reigning champion is —

Apollo: 6 kills (Porphyrion in one account, Ephialtes and Otis with Artemis, Orion at Artemis’s behest, Hopladamas, and Udaios) holy shit Apollo keep slaying king 👑

Other participants in the war: Phoebe, Asteria, Leto, Boreas, Notus, Eurus, Zephyrus, Rhea, Eos, Theia, Aether, Themis, Triton, Amphitrite, Doris, Nereus, Tethys, Oceanus, Semele, Dione, Castor and Pollux, the Erinyes, and even Ouranos is implied to have been involved (see: the Pergamon Altar)

There are more giants, but a lot of them are unnamed, so we’ll stop here ^-^ This was a fun headcanon and research post!!

[rizzanon]

also you guys our good friend @astraeus-tree has made a discord server for us if you guys want to chat about undoing fate or about absolutely anything and everything lololol (might post updates on when i’m about to post on there and snippets of future chapters tbh… just saying 🤷‍♀️)

feel free to join <3 : https://discord.gg/MvhZGMUs

just make sure not to spam so much yeah and follow the rules they’ve placed 🫶

[rinnysmuses]

She found a new place to sit. And hide. Away from people. Away from everyone.

Away from Astraeus and Demeter.

Not that she didn't tell them she was going anywhere. She did. That she was going to go explore and needed some time alone.

Just away.

From everyone.

Which was why she was sitting up against a tree, listening to the river.

"...."

[inspofromancientworld]

Flowers of Mythology - Aster

Aster, or asteraceae, is a very large family of plants that contains 32,000 species in 1900 genera, on par with the family Orchidaceae, the family of orchids. The family includes flowers with common names like daisy, yarrow, lettuce, artichoke, thistle, dahlias, zinnias, wormwood, tarragon and many more, a lot of which are used for food or medicine, sometimes both. Many also are used in ornamentaly, in gardens or as cut flowers.

source: https://cronodon.com/BioTech/asteraceae.html

A common feature of the aster family is that the 'star' shaped flower head is made up of a complex mixture of smaller flowers, with the petals, or ray florets with fused petals. This arrangement attracts pollinators like beetles, flies, or bees more effectively than a single flower would. Based on fossil evidence, it's likely that this type of grouping evolved about 86 million years ago. These capitula, as they're known, can come in nearly any color, and are radially symmetrical, which is what gave them their name.

By GearedBull at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29486607

One story of how this family of starry flowers began is that of Astraea. She is the daughter of Astraeus, a god associated with stars and the winds, and Eos, the goddess of dawn, the sister to the four winds and Eosphorus, the god of Venus, the dawn star. She is very closely associated with Dike, goddess of justice and moral order and justice as a universal ideal, the daughter of Zeus and Themis, the goddess of justice, divine order, and law who has a darker form called Nemesis. Astraea is the virgin goddess of justice, innocence, purity, and precision.

By Salvator Rosa - Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Bilddatenbank., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5222835

As with many of the gods, she lived on earth during the Golden Age, what the Ancient Greeks thought of as the first of the Ages of Man that happened before the Iron Age. She stayed among humans longer than most other gods moved to Mount Olympus, living and mingling with them. During the Golden Age, there was no war, or strife, and people behaved justly. As the Golden Age moved into the Silver Age, people became less perfect and more corrupt, less likely to listen to the gentle urgings of a goddess than they were before. She became increasingly disillusioned with the corruption of men, though she remained, becoming less gentle and began using threats and attempting to shame people into better behavior.

source: https://greekerthanthegreeks.com/the-ancient-greek-myth-which-portrays-the-zodiac-sign-of-virgo/

With the Bronze and Iron Ages, hatred, corruption, and war began to consume men as they began to consume the oxen that once only were used to plow fields. Men also took to the seas after felling trees to build ships. Borders began to show up as resources were hoarded. This caused Astraea to leave men for the stars, becoming the constellation Virgo, leaving behind the star-like flowers of Asteraceae behind in an attempt to remind humanity of her justice.

[eltairnate13]

Do any of you ever just want to chill, drink wine, and talk shit with Dionysus and Pan under a big beautiful tree in the woods just as Helios starts pulling his chariot into the stables as Astraeus assists in preparing Nyx's own so she can set out into the sky and lay night down onto the world?

[veenus-flowertrap]

Stellar Association (aster yang)

This took waaaaayyy longer to get out than I anticipated!! Definitely not because I procrastinated too long and when I actually wanted to do it the power went out so I had to live without internet for days... (tag rq: @chronicler-of-narrative)

Overview ⭐

Name: Aster Yang (Full Name: Astraeus Erwin Nokianvirtanen) Age: 1 (Pre-HSR/Hi3), 13 (HSR) Sex/Gender: Male (He/Him) Species: Synthetic Human World: Earth (Hi3) Faction(s): Story-Seekers, Masked Fools (formerly; temporary alliance) Path: Nihility Voice Claim: Mizuki Okiura (AI: The Somnium Files)

Aster is a member of the Story-Seekers and the son of Welt Yang and Void Archives. He ran away from home shortly after his 13th birthday. Prior to joining the Story-Seekers, Aster placed his trust in the Masked Fools, who had promised to help him find what he was looking for.

Lore ⭐

Introduction

“ A star that has strayed far from its original cluster. Will he make his way back? Or find himself at home in a completely different place? Are stars meant to live long after they've burnt out? ”

Appearance

Aster is a young boy with fair skin, blonde hair and reddish-brown eyes. His hair is somewhat messy and styled into a short jellyfish cut.

He wears a cropped blue jacket with a white hoodie and cuffs and a yellow star in the back. It has a pink and yellow stripe tie instead of a drawstring. He wears denim shorts with white stitch details shaped like stars. Underneath it all is a black, skintight unitard.

His shoes are blue, orange, white and pink and are akin to sketchers. They have a Valkyrie wing on one side.

Character Stories

Character Details

The result of Welt Yang and Void Archives' DNA being combined into one human being. A quiet young boy, who keeps his emotions under lock and key. Aster doesn't know why he's needed by the Story-Seekers, but he'd be lying if he said he didn't enjoy their company.

Character Story: Part I

He didn't have much in terms of talent. Though he was exceptionally smart, much like his two older siblings, Aster never really did anything with it. He vaguely recalls being put in various recreational classes throughout his childhood, only to drop out of them not even a week later.

The only one that truly stuck with him had been violin.

"You're improving a lot quicker than I expected. That's good. I bet you'll be able to play expert-level songs in no time." "I guess." "You don't sound too happy about it. Do you not like playing violin?" "No, I do. A little bit." "Just a little?" "..." "Aster, if you don't want to keep playing, that's fine. We won't force you."

It's true. Nobody was forcing him to do this, or any of the things he does. But he does it anyway.

Character Story: Part II

Every now and then, he'd get to visit St. Freya alongside Joey. Neither of them actually attended the school — Joey had skipped his junior and senior year of high school so he could start helping out at the Headquarters, while Aster was homeschooled.

He had only tried going to a normal school once, and once was enough. So Aster didn't really have friends. Ein and Tesla had tried and failed to set him up on playdates as a child. Every kid would always say the same thing.

"He's too quiet. I even thought he was mute." "It's like he's in his own little world most of the time." "Is he really Joey's brother? They're so... different."

He had already lost hope at that point, but his sister was quick to assure him that this wasn't the end.

"One day, you're going to find what you're looking for."

Character Story: Part III

"You wanna play a game?"

The Fool hung from the tree branch upside-down like a resting bat. Aster knew that if he did that, he would surely pass out in just a few minutes once all the blood rushed into his head.

"What kind of game?" "Pshh — I dunno, any game! Any game you like to play!" "..." "You've got nothin'? Nothing at all? How boring are you that you've never played a game before?" "It's not that, I just—" "I'll pick, then! Hide-and-Seek! Do I need to explain the rules to you?" "No, I know how to play." "Alright! You seek, I'll hide."

He didn't think much of it. They were just playing a game. Aster counted to ten and went looking for him. He looked, and looked, only to find that the forest was completely empty.

"He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who trusts others is the most foolish."

Character Story: Part IV

"You look lost."

He, like any other kid, was always taught not to talk to strangers. Especially not ones that look like your average drunk hobo. But something about this guy felt... safe. In a way Aster couldn't quite describe.

"I kind of am." "Yeah? Need help?"

He wasn't sure whether or not he should accept this man's offer. He could very well be another person looking to exploit his naivete. The question is: would Aster let him?

"...What would you get out of helping me?" "What would I get? Jeez... I don't look that desperate, do I?" "You do." "...Well, at least you're honest about it. I don't want anything. I just wanna help."

How easily he wouldn't believed that a few months ago...

"Okay." "Okay?" "I'll accept your help. But I don't trust you." "Eh? But how does that-?" "Just help me before I change my mind.."

The man shrugs.

"Alright then. What's your name, kid?" “I’m not telling you that.” “Fine, then. Guess I’ll call you Stray Cat, for now.”

Voice-Overs ⭐

First Meeting: “Um... Hey. The name’s Aster. That drunk guy that follows me around is Gallagher. He’s, like, my guard dog or something.”

Greeting: “I’m no good at simple small talk… Just tell me if you’re fine, or whatever.”

Parting: “Leaving? …Okay, then. Have fun.”

About Self - Sleeping Habits: “My sister always used to complain that I sleep too little or sleep too much with no in between. I haven’t had this problem ever since I’ve started sleeping in a starship. Something about being surrounded by all those distant, fleeting lights prevents my insomnia, while Titor’s constant nagging prevents me from sleeping in.”

About Self - Clothes: “It does get pretty hot at times, but that doesn’t stop me from wearing the unitard. Why do I wear it? …I get uncomfortable when I don’t. Let’s leave it at that.”

Chat - Destiny: “I don’t really believe in that sort of thing. I mean… wouldn’t every choice we make be pointless if it was always going to happen? Does fighting mean anything if one is destined to lose? The Story-Seekers are against Fate.”

Hobbies: “I like to read manga when I have the time. Besides that? I sleep. What kind of manga…? I’d rather not say.”

Annoyances: “Journalists are a curious bunch, aren’t they? The moment they find something about you worth writing about, they hound you down until they get their story. Even in space, you’ll find news channels broadcasting people’s personal lives like it’s theirs to see.”

Something to Share: “I never went to school. I have a family full of geniuses that taught me everything I need to know.”

Knowledge: “Not everyone knows which Path they follow. I certainly don’t. In the future, according to Titor, Paths of any kind will cease to exist except for one.”

About Welt: “He’s my father. That’s all I know.”

About Gallagher: “I know he doesn’t seem like the responsible type — ‘cause he isn’t. But he cares. And you can feel it once you get to know him.”

About Galen: “I have a feeling that they weren’t always like that. There’s still a part of them that’s kind and well-meaning, but it’s buried deep under all that... bitterness. Grief can change a person in ways you can't even imagine.”

About J. Titor: “I’d like to consider myself a skeptical person. If you had asked me a year ago if I believed in time travel, the answer would be a firm and honest, “No.” But Titor has a way of changing other people’s minds. He can see right through your words, as if he’s had this same conversation with you before.”

About Mystia: “I don’t know what her deal is. She carries around that Tome of Anamnesis like it’s her actual heart. She’s show-y and talks like a Shakespeare play. She didn’t give it a second thought when ditching her comrades, but got all pissy when it happened to her. Safe to say, she and I don’t get along very well.”

God, y'all have no idea how pissed off I am as i'm writing this rn. tumblr keeps fucking with me and deleting parts of this draft and i am this 👌close to crashing tf out. and the worst part? this 'lore summary' isn't even a FULL summary bc i haven't even mentioned the fact that aster was born in a lab under st. fountain that belonged to dr mobius, or how aster basically embodies preteen/teenage struggles and i'm too sleep deprived to write it down let alone make sense of it 🤦

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[pirunika]

ok. i need to compare Astraeus (Lovestruck) to Blade (WIP - Shepherds of Haven) bc as i was trying to make them on Black Desert Mobile i noticed they r pretty similar in... looks

both black haired / eyed with a sort of cropped hairstyle (one is 5'9 and the other is 6'3" tho)

both swordsmen

both given an east Asian... design. I mean Astraeus downright uses a katana as his main weapon and his theme is cherry flowers (which...i still don't know why as he s a Greek mythological figure but *shrug* im used to it now), Blade less so I suppose, i mean his last name is apparently a Welsh name but its just... here and there you get the sense that's the main inspiration for his culture - food, words, style whatever - which i dont like, tbh, making the emotionless, brutal species Like That but I can head-canon around it all I like its the canon (for now) world-building

this i like :D 1 is from an app that shut down.. like 2 years ago and the other is from a WIP work, not all out yet

both have older brothers, though Astraeus surely suffered more in his hands, having served him for years if not decades and it ends with a death... We dont know what that particular thing gonna go with Blade but I think it wont be that brutal.

Both sort of leaders, Astraeus is to titan army (or whats left of it more like) and Blade to Shepherds militia.

THEIR RELATIONSHIP W THE MC: Astraeus pretty much starts in love with the MC, he's low-key a stalker (i mean high key he did kidnap her...) and they have this... connection. Immediately. With Blade... it's... so not that. It's a slow process. Just as strong but slow and steady against.. whatever the fuck was up with Astraeus at one point (and yall kno he s my #1)

Astraeus is very chaotic, the MC says at one point chaos 'thrives within him' (or around him) he's a titan god after all and Blade is.. once again. Not that. Astraeus wears his heart on his sleeve. That's my favorite thing about him actually, he's one of the closest examples I saw to the male femme fatale idea. He's seductive and emotional and acts according to his heart. Blade falls a bit dull against that because we just have…. too many of the emotionless warrior guys, though I gotta give its due, he does his category well - say.. compared to Adam from Wayhaven Chronicles (and there I do love Ava, I know they are the same person but listen almost no female character is Like That) and you can tell he starts caring for the mc - obviously, which makes him much more appealing then the rest of the so called macho guys.

Astraeus is a poet. Blade points out he likes reading poetry. Does he write? I don't know but its surely not a corner of his personality I feel

They also both like gardening, once again Astraeus is more passionate about it, growing a tree in a land where nothing grows (Tartarus) Blade mentioned it but it's not like.. his thing - so far

Overall this made me realize maybe we don't know Blade well, despite the countless asks n everything or that he needs a certain.. something. Not everyone has to be passionate and emotional of course but like uhm... He's a bit too perfect and bland, WHICH is maybe his flaw I mean other characters do call him boring and dour and again the story is far from over so we'll see!

[sweetiesshortstories]

˜”°•.˜”°• If Stars Could Love •°”˜.•°”˜

Pt 2

Astraeus POV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“Astraeus!” I heard my name called at my back, the voice of my mother. I sealed the gate with the flick of my hand and turned towards the direction of her call. She worried the sun was summoning her home, though to me she looked and sounded fit. Still, I was dutiful.

Her hair was neatly braided and her gown draped elegantly from her. She smiled at me as I approached.

“Astreaus, you’ve been secretive for days. Where are you going off to?” She was concerned as always, and loving. But there was no way to tell her I was fixing other realms. That my interference had made a human do something dangerous and as a result, new timelines were born.

“Nothing important.” I assured her, but she didn’t believe me.

“Are you watching humans again?” She asked it in a whisper. I didn’t answer. “You know that’s dangerous! Humans are too tempting and you know interacting with them is forbidden.”

“Trust in me, I’m always safe. For what reason did you summon me?”

She frowned and her violet eyes softened. She didn’t want to move on, but for me she would.

“Your brother, Aedon,” she spoke. “He went to the realm of Ra again. He caused trouble the last time. Retrieve him for me?”

I couldn’t help my laughter.

“The Ra’s hardly require our help but if it will ease you, I shall.”

I didn’t want both of my mothers sons breaking rules and being foolish. As eldest, I had claimed that role. Aedon would have to settle with being the law abiding son.

The Realm of Ra isn’t something describable in human tongue. Nothing in the fourth dimension is. Their suns rose from the sand and dropped gold from an orange sky, their trees bloomed tresses of iridescent silks, and those descriptives are weak though the best that can be commanded.

It wasn’t hard to find Aedon once i stepped through the star. I needed only to follow the sound of music and laughter, then the trails of clothing.

He had several beings around him but the one draped over his shoulders, dripping with lust, was Bastet. Purrs rumbled from her throat as she rubbed her feline face against his, her claws toyed with his flesh. Off to Aedon’s left was Hathor, with eyes glazed from drink. Her ears that sat atop her head were drooping and hanging off to the sides, the descendent of Ra himself was drunk with my brother. Again.

“Astreaus!” His voice called to me and his arms opened. Bastet narrowed her eyes and with the grace of morning dew on a spiders web, slithered down to me, flicking her tail from side of side.

“You’ve come to join?” She stepped on the atmosphere as if an invisible staircase was at my side, and nuzzled her nose to my neck.

“I’ve come to call my brother home.” I removed her hands from me, delicately of course, and pressed a kiss to the tops of her fingers. Her nose wrinkled still in offense.

“Why home, brother? We’ve just begun here.” Aedon waved his hands gesturing to the other “guests” and the sounds of sighs and laughter echoed around. Aside from his gifts that are common in our kind, the Dionysus, he fit perfectly in Ra.

His skin glowed, reflecting the light of their many suns, his hair floated around him as if he descended from water, and his eyes entranced all.

“Mother summons.” I answered, and his smile fell. Bastet turned away from me sharply and Hathor released a deep, guttural groan. Aedon stood from his seat and strode through the beings that lounged and basked in his presence, which for that I was grateful. It's never a pleasantry to see two Dionysus's at fight. He didn't speak until we were some distance away, close to our star door.

"For what does she summon?" He grumbled as he swept hair from his eyes.

"Your good will, your soul, the souls of those you entrance."

He scoffed as we entered the star and began our short way back home.

"They know of your gateway." Aedon pipped as the star closed at our backs. I paused but he didn't continue.

"Who knows? And what do you know of it?"

"Oh, Brother, you know who knows. I overheard during a tumble in the supply closet with Seto." He chuckled, I did not. "They'll find it, and they'll close it." He cautioned as he moved to walk past, but I stopped him. He looked at me with wide eyes.

"Brother! What has you so tense? Where have you been going?" He pried, but I could hardly say it aloud. Turns out I didn't need to. "Not the third dimension! You know what happens when humans and our kind--"

"I know!" I didn't want him to finish. The stories were well known. Dionysus and human women were a dangerous combination that almost saw to the end of life on Earth at one point. The blend of our DNA created something that couldn't be sustained in their dimension, or ours. The star connecting our realms was sealed, but closing a star door isn't easy, as a result it combusted and the spatter created other doors, smaller gateways. Such as the one I had found several moons ago. My connection to her.

"You know, you have the skills to join their ranks. If you did, you could access every gate. No one could stop you." Aedon spoke the truth, but it did little to solve the immediate. By her time, I would have already been away several days, perhaps weeks. I could pick the time I returned; I could pick the very second after I sent her back. But it wouldn't be her. It would be another version of her while this one continued on, never to see me again.

It filled me with dread, not knowing exactly how much time had already passed, and how much more would need to. I turned to continue down the tunnel towards our home, Aedon fell into step with me.

"Well? Will you become a Guide?" He sang.

"I will be what is required and necessary."

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I was lost staring into the blue sky, catching my breath as the water on my skin chilled. I hadn't seen Astraeus in weeks, I felt numb. For nights the clouds covered the sky and cried, mirroring how I felt. It brought a strange sense of comfort, as if the sky was sharing my ache and I wasn't alone.

I couldn't speak of him, I had no one to tell, to cry to or receive consolation. It was lonely, and painful, but I would live my entire life that way if it meant I could have one more minute with him. I couldn't believe our first was our last.

I lay soaking wet on the cold ground solely because I needed to feel something more than loss, and pain. I needed something real to wake me up. It was the walk. A nice solitary stroll, crunching over dried fall leaves and gazing at the naked arms of trees. Something refreshing, and grounding, and something a normal person would do. Then I saw the creek, flowing, sparkling in the daylight.

That's what I need.

I was removing my sweater and kicking off my shoes before I had even finished the thought. Losing my breath from the shock of the cold water, I submerged myself. Under the water the cold wasn't so bad. It was even friendly. My arms and legs were floating, and the flow of the water brushed over every inch of my body. Breaking for air however, brought a whole new sentiment.

My teeth chattered and my limbs tightened as shivers trembled from me. I didn't want to dress completely soaking, so I lay upon the ground and stared at the sky that had ignored me. And as if to mock me further a plane far above the earth reflected the sun, glittering at me. A single sob choked from my chest, but I clamped my lips, stuffing that feeling down. The sky glittered again, this time brighter. I stared at the plane but saw no movement, no trail, the shine in the sky was stationary.

I've never seen him during the day.

I sat up, my hands gripping the ground, my heart fluttering. It couldn't be...could it?

"Astraeus?" I don't know why I spoke; sound didn't travel through he told me, and even if it did, he was so far. With my gaze fixated on the glint in the sky it grew brighter before my eyes and seemed to come closer.

A blinding light flashed and forced me to look away with eyes slammed shut. I heard the same groaning sound from when we first met. When I looked back, there was a circle of light a few away from where I sat. It was upright, like a doorway and despite the appearance of movement it made no sound. No hums or buzzes. I didn't feel fear or any urge to flee.

I walked towards the light and as I grew closer, I felt a warm summer breeze and soft a pull. Something guiding me forward. I didn't look back.

The closer I got to the light the fainter it became, and something began to show through the center. I was so focused on the image forming before me that I didn't notice when I walked through into the light. The fade was gradual, and my attention was captured. I stood in a place that felt endless, with no doors or floors, no corners or walls.

Looking down at my hands I saw I was no longer flesh, muscle, or anything solid. I was a hollow form, broken into stardust, light, and ice. I glittered with gold, copper, diamonds, rubies, and each fragment held the primitive instincts of every microorganism that came together...for me. My organic form. It wasn't mine but I felt it and could move it, I could move thousands of years of energy with a thought.

I couldn't look away because the longer I stared the more I saw. I'm a slug on a flower, then eaten by me, the bird. Who is then caught by the sabretooth who is me, then trampled by the falling stone of the rocks I drop from my mountainous form. We, not me. Who is me?...

I shook my head and looked around at the universe, it danced circles and each had its own voice. But I was there for a reason...wasn't I? I wanted to see someone. I looked around, in circles, over, and over, and over....

Until I saw the speck. There was an end to that side of this space. Which side, I'll never know. I could have been going back the way I came for all I knew, but it was the only direction I could see. I walked, and then ran, reaching my arm out towards the opening. A small pinhole in the fabric.

My vision turned violet, and wind ripped at me. I felt dense, stiff, restricted and out of control. Unable to catch my breath I felt so dizzy that when the world finally stopped moving, I didn't register it. My arms felt heavy, my whole body did. Why did my body feel so...not mine?

"Breathe. You must take a breath." I heard his voice, but before me the world was still blurry. I couldn't keep my head straight, so I went to rest, to lay it down for a moment. I was flipped into a cradle position, and it made me want to rest more, but my lips were pried open, and air was pushed into my mouth and forced down my throat. It was like a jolt went through my body.

My throat opened and I began coughing, gasping desperately. Yes, air, I needed air, I had to breathe. How did I forget that?

Staring down at me were the green eyes I had dreamt about. He held me in his arms and slowly the awareness of my body returned as I felt myself flooded with warmth. With all the effort I could muster I threw my arms around his neck and buried my face against him.

"I thought I'd never see you again." It was childish, needy. I felt embarrassed by my show of emotion but was unable to hold it back. Opening my eyes, I looked over his shoulder and noticed for the first time we were in the air, and he had wings. Shards of white light held us above ground.

"You have wings!" I was breathless at the sight.

"Not entirely. It's a manipulation of the fine matter surrounding me, it reflects light. All Dionysus are capable of this."

When we touched ground I didn't want to let go. It was the same beautiful, lush scene as the first time. I didn't need to look around in awe, I needed to spend every second consuming everything I could from him. His image, his essence, anything he would tell me. He sat on the grass still holding me, and I nestled against his chest.

"How long do we have?" I asked, dreading the answer.

"As long as you desire."

"Don't tell me what I want to hear. Tell me the truth." I didn't want him ripped away again, I couldn't take it.

"I speak the truth. I was ill prepared the first time, but preparations were made this time. We sit in the space between our realms, just outside the grasp of time from either place." His voice was as soothing as it was before, but I didn't like it. Something was off.

"What aren't you telling me?" I felt a sinking in my stomach, something heavy and awful.

"We have all the time here, now. Once we leave, there is a possibility that we might never see one another again."

It was as awful as I had suspected. It was a goodbye.

"What if I never want to leave? What will happen?" My eyes were watering, and my voice was straining.

Authors note: I didn't want to make readers wait 2 weeks for the climax, so here is a surprise drop! I've cut out a lot of the plot but I still consider this smut with a plot, haha. Part 3 will be posted this Friday October 6th. I hope you enjoyed this visual into what walking through the gateway for a human entails. If there's anywhere you think I can do better, or anything you think I should fix/add, please let me know!

Thanks <3

[astraeus-tree]

Chapter 4

『Everything Begins From There』

Disparities Between Our Souls You finally reunite with (some of) your family and ask them for help Disclaimer(s): N/A

Chapter 3 <- Chapter 4

Cass had arrived at the rooftop where Damian was at not even 30 minutes after she had said she would. The two had thoroughly inspected the house as best as they could from the distance they were at. Not much was revealed, it had looked almost the exact same as it did before you disappeared.

Hours had passed since your first appearance and when you had gone into the house, many theories about what happened to you were said but none had made sense. The two had stayed on the rooftop, even as they saw the sun peek through the horizon. Their patience was wearing thin, but if this waiting could lead to at least the smallest hint to what happened to you, then it would be worth it.

Finally, when the sun had fully risen, barely visible through the smog, out you came. You were not alone either, the other vigilante was at your side, carrying the rogue that Damian saw last night. They saw you nod at your partner before a silk-like substance come out of your wrist, using it like ropes to jump from one building to another.

Cass and Damian stealthily followed you around the city, utilising the skills they were taught in the League of Assassins. The route you took had been familiar to them, but they had disregarded the thought, focusing on not losing you to your speed instead. Yet, as mere minutes went by, and great distances were covered, they could ignore it no longer. Not when you had stopped in front of the Wayne Manor, their home.

Your home.

You felt your heart beat in your chest and your mind race as you swung through the streets of Gotham. You moved through alleyways that you knew were always empty of thugs. Every once in a while, you would swing high enough to see the city, and every time, you would make sure to take in the scenery. The view of Gotham would never fail to calm your nerves, even with all the pain it had caused you.

As you crossed the Robert Kane Memorial Bridge, you knew there was no turning back. The manor made its way into your sight not long after. You didn’t know if you felt relief or dread, or maybe even both. You wanted so badly to turn around and go back to your aunt’s house, but you had no other choice.

You easily jumped over the fence and walked up the stairs to the door. Just like at your aunt’s place, you had hesitated to knock on the door, but one look at your husband was all that you needed to steel your nerves. Alfred had opened it almost instantaneously, something inside you was telling you that he had been expecting you. You were right of course, he had been waiting since he first heard of your appearance last night.

“Master [Name]. Welcome back.” You weren’t surprised to know that even through the mask, he knew it was you. That’s just how he always was.

“Hi Alfred. How are you?” You asked him, attempting to not make this reunion any more awkward that it has to be.

“I have been well. Please enter, master [Name].” The gap between the double doors widened and he bowed down as you entered. You quickly thanked him as you walk inside. “Please follow me into the cave. I’m sure you have plenty to say.” You nodded, your footsteps echoing as the three of you walked down the hallway and into the Batcave.

The Batcave thankfully had an area that held many cells, and that’s where Miguel had put the anomaly. Had it been a normal cell, you wouldn’t had trusted to put him there, but this was your family and you knew their security was top notch.

In another area, sectioned away from the basically-prison area and the main, a couch was set, a coffee table in front of it and TV across from it. You didn’t remember this room, but you knew time inevitably changes things, and this was one of them. You sat on the couch, Miguel sitting beside you, silently taking in his surroundings.

Alfred offered both of you tea, which you had gladly taken up and you husband cautiously accepting. You were thankful for the silence, it gave you time to collect your thoughts, to think about what you wanted and what you should say.

This peace did not last for though. Three familiar figures had barged into the room, and from their frazzled looks, you could tell they had ran. It was your siblings—or at least some of them. Questions and statements had rushed out of their mouths, a cacophony of voices filling the room. It was safe to say, you were overwhelmed. You were thankful when Alfred silenced them, pointing out how panicked you had looked.

“I’ll answer your questions later. I just want to know, where’s everyone else, especially Bruce?” You asked them.

“The other’s are busy right now, they said they’ll come when they finish what they need to. B is on a mission with the JL.” Cass replied. You inwardly sighed, a part of you had hoped B would be here so you could see his reaction, but perhaps this was for the best.

“Alright. Ok. That’s fine.” You muttered under your breath, your disappointment was immeasurable, but you knew you should’ve known better. After all, you had arrived here out of no where. Even if they hadn’t neglected you, dropping everything and coming back to the manor in such short notice was an almost impossible task. Miguel clasped your hand is his, silently comforting you. That was when Tim spoke up.

“Who is this man with you? Oracle and I have scoured everywhere for anything but nothing.” Of course your family’s first words to you would be an interrogation.

“He’s my husband.” You state plainly.

“And why is there no records of this conjugation?”

“Because it didn’t happen in this universe.”

The silence was loud. Just those few words had explained everything. The family was no stranger to multiverse problems, so it was almost astounding how this realisation had never been made until now. Until you were the one that was saying it to them.

“So why return now? It seems like you’ve already made a life for yourself in this other universe, so why throw it away to come back here?” Damian questions, and for once, his voice isn’t filled with contempt at you.

“We don’t even want to be in this universe. Hell, it’s detrimental for us to even stay here for too long—well not for me but for Miguel and the anomaly.”

“Anomaly?” They all asked, in sync.

“A being that doesn’t belong in this universe.” Miguel had spoken up. You let him continue his explanation of the multiverse and the anomalies, with him being more verse in the topic than you were. Once again, they were quiet at the end of his talk, processing the info dump they had just received.

“Ok… Enough with that though. Have you been well in the past years? Are you going to leave me again?” Cass spoke up. You were taken aback by her words. You didn’t expect for someone in the family to actually question your wellbeing.

“I’ve been doing great. As for the second question, that’s the reason why we’re here actually. We need your help fixing our gizmos so we can go back to our universe. We tried earlier but no results came out of it, so we’re hoping you guys could help us.” You could see Cass’ face drop, you were leaving her again, and this time, voluntarily.

“What do we get out of this?” Tim questioned.

“More knowledge of the universe and gadgets that could help you travel it, if you wanted to.” They all had contemplative looks on their faces, and you knew they were all debating on if this was a worthy deal or not.

“I believe we should help master [Name].” Alfred spoke up. You were grateful, this was probably the one factor that they needed to make their final decision, Alfred’s approval. The three of them nodded, yet you could tell Cass and Damian’s were hesitant. You stood up from the couch, and so did Miguel.

“Great. Let’s get started then.”

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This chapter is kind of a filler chapter, so I apologise for that guys

I lowkey got addicted to binary puzzles when I was writing this and that's why it took so long lmao

Also, a little rant but oml my physics teacher actually makes me hate the subject so much, which is so sad cuz we're doing a cool topic this term, which is nuclear physics

Anyways, mistakes are free to point out and will be fixed immediately

This week's title doesn't come from the lyrics of a song, but does come from an MV! Wiege recently released on Valentines and I felt I had to include it somehow

Have a nice day/night everybody <3

Also the next chapter of DBOS will be delayed since it is the week of my birthday!! Yippee

[whencyclopedia]

Silenus

Silenus (also spelt Silenos) is a rustic god of the forest, drunkenness and wine-making in Greek mythology. He is best known as the companion and foster father of the god Dionysos. Silenus is closely associated with the satyrs, sometimes listed as the oldest and the wisest satyr.

Silenus is represented as a contradictory figure in ancient sources. On the one hand, he is generally depicted in Greek art as being drunk and enjoying a debauchery lifestyle, but on the other hand, he is also considered to be extremely wise and can tell the future and past of anyone he comes across. Despite his drunken nature and appearance, he was generally a well-loved figure in the ancient world.

Birth & Family

Silenus was born at Malea (modern-day Cape Maleas), and, according to some sources, was the son of Hermes and Gaia (Earth) or the pastoral god, Pan. Silenus was the father of Maron, Astraeus and the wise centaur, Pholus, who he fathered with an ash tree nymph (Meliae).

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My gods and their theme color vs LO gods and their color

I am going to put the colors that matches my gods, because Colors has meanings, while RS just pick Radom colors for her gods.

Here we go.

LO Amphitrite: dark green

My Amphitrite: light blue and baby blue color to show her softer side to be the opposite of her husband

LO Aphrodite: she’s Lavender, but it means Pure, calmness, silence and devotion, while red means love, sexuality and passion and it looks awful.

My Aphrodite: Pink means beauty, love and femininity, which it’s very popular with women and Victoria’s Secret has pink themes in their shop, red is love and sexuality and passion, these two are the perfect fitting color for a sexy goddess of love and beauty.

LO Apollo: purple just his sister and Zeus for “in the Star War’s plot twist”.

My Apollo: Yellow, because he is the sun god and white means purity, perfection, honesty and cleanliness just like his animal symbols Swans.

LO Ares: Yellow and orange, but Yellow means joyfulness, happiness, and energy, white Orange means youth and it doesn’t fit the fearful god of war.

My Ares: Red means blood and danger, which fits him perfectly.

LO Artemis: Purple

My Artemis: Green for hunting and blue at night.

LO Astraeus: light purple

My Astraeus: the same colors as the dusk.

LO Athena: light gray

My Athena: Gold means success and confidence, Blue means wisdom and red means war.

LO Calliope: ugly dark green

My Calliope: light blue/baby blue color and white.

LO Cronus: same colors as the night sky.

My Cronus: black, dark blue and gold.

LO Daphne: light pink with blue spots.

My Daphne: Green and brown just like trees.

LO Demeter: green with purple which it’s an ugly mix.

My Demeter: Green means life, harvest and fertility, and yellow is cron and grains, and pink to show her relationship with her daughter Persephone.

LO Dionysus: eggplant purple.

My Dionysus: red means passion and desire and blood, purple means pride, peace, mystery and Green means life and fertility.

LO Echo: dark blue.

My Echo: Green, light pink and Gray, because she is a mountain nymph.

LO Eos: same colors Scandinavian Aurora.

My Eos: same colors as the dawn, because she is the goddess of dawn.

LO Eris: Yellow red, again Yellow=happy and cheerful.

My Eris: Black and gold.

LO Eros: Rosepink, but it means grace and sweetness which doesn’t fit the god of love and desire.

My Eros: pink and red just like his mother.

LO Gaia: whatever ugly looking color it is.

My Gaia: Green means life and earth.

LO Hades/Christian Blue: blue means sadness and it did’t fit him.

My Hades: black means death, red means power and purple mystery.

LO Hebe: Yellow, but it did’t fit her.

My Hebe: Orange means youth, because she is the goddess of youth.

LO Hecate: blue and black

My Hecate: red, black for night and purple for mystery.

LO Helios: yellow just yellow .

My Helios: light yellow and gold.

LO Hephaestus: dark orange.

My Hephaestus: red for fire and volcanoes, brown means hardworking and black for black smith.

LO Hera: Yellow means jealousy, but it also means happiness.

My Hera: White, because it is a very common color for brides to wear on their wedding day.

LO Hermes: Red.

My Hermes: Gold, because my guy likes to steal nice things and he is a prince too.

LO Hestia: just Orange and Yellow

My Hestia: the same colors like fire.

LO Hypnos: Gray

My Hypnos: light blue, because it is a common color to go to bed and helps you relax.

LO Leto: Yellow and black and those colors never fit for a kind goddess of mother hood.

My Leto: white for innocence and motherhood.

LO Leuce: Light pink.

My Leuce: blue, because she is a Oceanid and white, because of the popular tree.

LO Melinoe: blue.

My Melinoe: black for death, white for ghost, red for blood and purple for spiritual.

LO Metis: just orange.

My Metis: blue means wisdom.

LO Morpheus: bight blue.

My Morpheus: violet which it’s a common color for relaxation, white and lighter pink.

LO Nyx: what ever is she supposed to be?

My Nyx: dark purple for nighttime and mysterious.

LO Persephone/Pink RS: pink just only pink.

My Persephone: pink for innocence, green for life and spring time and black for the underworld.

LO Polymnia: mint blue?

My Polymnia: different shades of purple to give off more of a Phantom vibe and purple can be a scary color.

LO Poseidon: Green, but that color did’t make any sense for the god and king of the ocean.

My Poseidon: blue to show his soft side and dark blue to show his bad side.

LO Psyche: nothing and her skin just for Show and tell for points and in her nymph form is dark purple.

My Psyche: light purple and light pink.

LO Rhea: pink or darker pink

My Rhea: pink can mean motherhood.

LO Selene pale lavender.

My Selene: lighter purple and lavender to show off her graceful and soft side.

LO Thanatos: gray

My Thanatos: black for death and purple for mystery and spiritual.

LO Thetis: gray with blue.

My Thetis: mint blue and lighter blue to show off her bubbly and cheerful personality.

LO Zeus: Purple why?

My Zeus: White for clouds, blue for sky and yellow/gold, because he’s the king

LO Fates: All light blue.

My Fates: All black for death.

The Furies

LO Alecto: yellow

My Alecto: red and gold for justice.

LO Tisiphone: black and not the color for Murderers.

My Tisiphone: bloody red and different shades of red.

LO Megaera: Lilac, but that color means innocence, youthfulness, spirituality, and tranquility.

My Megaera: lighter green, lighter red and lighter pink.

What do you guys think?

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Arialux's Hobbies List

I didnt realize I never mentioned nor released the entire list of Hobbies I made for each one of them lol😭

Zack: Hobbies: Watching Any Animated movies, Card games, Star Wars fan, ultimate frisbee, makes weird fusion food, Street fashion, watches horror movies, camping, motorbike racing.

Razor:  Hobbies: parenting 7 siblings (no payment here), Cooking, stitching, knitting, Judo, drinking caffeine, hoarding coupons, story-telling, karaoke, lullabies, studying for medical degree, taking care of others first, cleaning, watching movies. multi-tasking, puzzle-solving, card games. (basically never had time for making his own skills)

Razel: Hobbies: Tea Ceremonies, Gymnastics, Classical Piano, Calligraphy, Business/Finance Reading, Multilingual, Speed Chess, Antique Coin/Stamp Collecting, Poetry (secret), Large collection of brooches.

Aurelian: Hobbies: Making Song Covers (unreleased), Singing, ASMR Videos, Self-Care, Pretty Accessories, baking, cooking, embroidery, basic piano, Morning Runs, Beaches, Planners, Routines, Honey Milk Tea, Traditions

Zeus -  Hobbies: Writing/Reading (esp. Mythology, History, Folklore, sometimes Architecture or Robotics), Calligraphy, Painting Houses/Fantasy cities, watercolor painting, Robotics and 3D-Printing.

Aphrodite-  Hobbies: Henna Art, Journalism & Writing/Reading (esp. Mythology, History, Psychology & Romance), Cooking & Baking, Bento Crafting,  Yoga and Tree Climbing, Ballet, Flower Language, Embroidery.

Xander:  Hobbies: Theater Kid, can capture any characters essence perfectly, collecting seashells, crocheting, lord of the rings, creating clothes for his wolf plushie, drinking coffee.

Astraeus -  Hobbies: Collecting or designing Sticker Sheets, Collects shiny/Iridicent/Sparkly things, baking, Reading (Fantasy, Space, Animals, Plants, Crafting), Karate, Writing Lyrics, Paper Cranes, star-gazing, making wishes on shooting stars, loves cats.

Roxanne: Hobbies: Karaoke, Love & Deepspace, Genshin Impact, Gaming, Rock-Climbing, Thrill seeking-activities, drone-flying.

Fyrix: Hobbies: Skateboarding, roller skating, freestyle-dancing, Partying, Visiting Haunted houses, Horror Video Games.

Azair: Hobbies: Hoarding Food, Negotiation, Running, visiting parks. Cleaning.

Xavier:  Hobbies: Playing the xylophone, singing to himself, enjoys games, enjoys studying, reads about abandoned places.

River: Hobbies: Baking, loves watching watercolor painting, knitting, gardening, arts and crafts, restoring things, loves reading books in the window when it Rained, he loves plushies and marine biology.

Azure: Hobbies: Listening to Lyric singing, music, playing Electric Guitar, Crystal charm bracelets, Identifying Cloud Patterns, loves taking sky pictures, buys and collects gemstones, loves sheep.

Rixen: Hobbies: Creates resin art, loves books (Ocean creatures, fun facts, plants, pirate stories), creates fancy eye patches, collects feathers, drawing fantasy creatures.

Rain: Hobbies: Digital and traditional Art, makes pretty lists for lots of things, loves scrapbooking, dancing in the rain, shaking rain of branches, adores animals, reading (endless interests in genres and topics), embroidery and singing when he's alone.

Florian: Hobbies: Studying Botany, Flower language, cloud patterns, creating rainbows with glass or water, photography, collects fantasy books, mythology and fairy tale books from various cultures.

Axillian: Hobbies: Playing Drums, collects perfect Autumn leaves, skateboarding, art, sci-fi movies, board games. horror movies. 

Lyric:  Hobbies: Playing the Flute and Piano, Enjoys Wind chimes and glass things, Making Candied flowers, reading/watching BL, Singing to himself, loves Harmonies, playing music from vintage music boxes (from his grandma).

Axzyte: Hobbies: Collecting Pretty things, Loves Marbles, BL, makes jewelry, photography, Anime, self-care, loves snow, hail and rain, Reading (Many genres/topics but wont try unless he KNOWS he'll enjoy it), Reading/Writing.

Valse: Hobbies: Flirting, Playing Violin, Ballet, Gymnastics, Yoga, Paper Cutting (剪纸), Anime/Manga, J-Pop, Feminine fashion, risky or dangerous activities.

Ace: Hobbies: ASMR Youtuber, Asian BL Dramas, Gymnastics, ​​​​​Karate, Horror Movies and podcasts, Video Games, Physics,  C-pop ,Cosplay and HSR.

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Masterlist ♡︎

A list of all my fics and works! Thanks for reading &lt;3

Fandoms I write for:

The Arcana - only for Muriel, Asra and Julian

Miraculous Ladybug - only Marinette & Adrian/Ladybug & Chat Noir (any versions of this ship)

Spiderman (Spiderverse)

Powerpuff Girls - only PPGZ x RRBZ

Under The Oak Tree

Greek Mythology/Punderworld/Lore Olympus - mostly Hades & Persephone

Winx club - all canon couples

Genshin Impact - mostly just the guys

The Arcana:

Fanfics:

"Of Cupcakes And Kisses" - Muriel x MC

"When The Sun Loves The Moon" - Nadia x MC

"The Game Master" - Nadia x MC

"Hold My Love" - Nadia x MC

"The Fear Of Being Without You" - Nadia x MC

"A Second Chance I Didn't Want" - Asra x MC

"The Special Tea" - Asra x MC

"Eggs With A Side Of Affection" - Nadia x OC, Astraeus

"Negotiating With Death" - Asra x MC

"My Nadi" - Nadia x MC

"Three's A Party" - Nadia x Asra x MC

"Happy Birthday, Nadia!" - Nadia x MC

"Been Alone For Far Too Long" - Asra x Julian

"The Way You Talk, The Sounds You Make" - Nadia x MC (nsfw)

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Headcanons:

Asra Alnazar - Fluff

Julian Devorak - Fluff

Nadia Satrinava - Fluff

Julian Devorak - When he's sleepy

Modern! AU for The Main 6

Nadia Satrinava - More Fluff

Valentine's Day Special

Comforting you when you feel insecure

Montag Morgasson (Count Lucio) - Fluff

Reacting to you being heavily injured

Main 6 as MHA Pro-heroes

Wikipedia Trivia Facts, Asra

Holding you hand

Main 6 as pirates

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Drabbles:

Imagine The Arcana Characters Being Jealous

Mine - Nadia x MC (nsfw)

Something There - Asra x Julian (fluff)

Taking Care Of You - Julian x MC (fluff)

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My Hero Academia:

Fanfics:

"My Valentine" - Hawks x Reader

"Hold Me Closer" - Katsuki Bakugo x Reader

"Care When He Doesn't" - Bakusquad Boys x Reader

"Picky Eater" - Katsuki Bakugo x Reader

"Insecurities" Part 1 - Eijiro Kirishima x Reader

"The Mouse and The Hawk" - Hawks x Reader

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Headcanons:

Valentine's Day Special

Holiday Special

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Drabbles:

Imagine MHA Boys Getting Jealous

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Genshin Impact:

Headcanons:

Genshin Men Confessing Their Feelings To You

Holiday Special

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Miraculous Ladybug:

Drabbles:

From The Horns To The Hooves - Nathaniel x Marc

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Spiderman (Spiderverse):

Drabbles:

Who I Should've Been - Peter B. Parker x Reader

Always Keeping You Safe - Peter B. Parker x Reader

At The Brink Of Dawn - Peter B. Parker x Reader

Ao3 Masterlist

fics exclusively on Ao3 &lt;3

a little guide:

unfinished fic - ongoing, i'm still writing it

finished fic - finalized, has an end

cancelled fic - not finished and not planning to, doesn't have an end

*nothing next to the fic* - one shot

Greek Mythology:

Fanfics:

Worship of Imperfection (unfinished) - Hades x Persephone

Powerpuff Girls:

Fanfics:

Hate How I Don't Hate You (unfinished) - PPGZ x RRBZ

Secret Wishes, Hopeful Yearning - Blossom x Brick

When The Nights Are Hard (unfinished) - PPGZ x RRBZ

Under The Oak Tree:

Fanfics:

Moments Unwritten (unfinished) - Riftan Calypso x Maximillian Calypso

Frozen:

Fanfics:

If The Cabin Walls Could Talk (finished) - Kristoff Bjorgman x Princess Anna