#calypso week

[calypsoweek]

🌺Calypso Week!🌺

💜🌻Prompts (use 1 or both), Rules and FAQs🌻💜

June 16

Transformation

Memento Mori: A latin phrase meaning “remember you will die”. Stoics believed that remembering death helps you cherish the present moment.

June 17

Eclipse

Redamancy: from the Latin “I requite/return love”. It's the opposite of unrequited love.

June 18

Doppelganger: A double. Make as many copies as you like.

Flight: Moving through the air. Also used to mean running away, or migrating

June 19

Unexpected Invitation

Nesting: Building a nest, arranging your home to be more comfortable. You can use it loosely as caring for young people or animals

June 20

Revolution

Vampires

June 21

Convalescence: Time spent recovering from an illness or recuperating 

Anachronism: A chronological misplacing of people or objects (Timey-wimey stuff)

June 22

Unravel: To disentangle or clear up. Can refer to a mystery, a psychological state, or things suddenly becoming chaotic.

Crossover

Rules

1. Your work shouldn't be mean spirited towards Calypso (use common sense here)

2. Please avoid using AI

3. If your work contains triggering topics please tag them

4. Use the tag #Calypso Week and mention @CalypsoWeek

5. All prompts are free to use forever. Late entries are allowed

6. Works about Calypso but unrelated to the prompts are welcomed

FAQ

1. Are Calypso-neutral works allowed?

- Yes. Any work that isn't mean spirited is allowed.

2. Are R rated works allowed?

- Yes, as long as it isn't bashing, overly fetishizing, or depicting sexual violence as kink or discourse (It just doesn't fit with the event).

3. Why do you support Calypso?

- In Epic the Musical, Calypso does not rape Odysseus, and there are mixed signals about whether Calypso chose trap Odysseus or if it was Zeus. I believe that the fandom view of Calypso is too simplistic and vitriolic.

[dragons-and-cake123]

[poppitron360]

If you haven’t checked out the other songs by the cast of epic, take this as a sign.

[wartime-flowers]

Percy could have and should have gotten into any college he wanted

This started out as a hc and then I took it and ran.

Full disclaimer, I have not read the new pro trilogy about the college rec letter adventures. I do not think this is necessary as im not actually talking much about them.

Okay first of all I do know about the "this is your debt for existing" bs and if I was percy I would tell the gods to go screw themselves and never lift a finger for them again.

second of all I understand the appeal of NRU because of the safety it provides. that is the only counter argument I will accept.

see more under the cut

Percy could have and should have gotten into any college he wanted.

Like okay, maybe not an Ivy League, but come on. The dude is smart!

And we know he’s on the swim team, so he for sure could’ve gotten a scholarship. (Do American universities look at swimming as a scholarship sport? They can in this world)

Also I dont know much about the American college admission essays, but one girl wrote about her parents dying I think? Like hating the letter 'S' So like it’s really random and personalised?

Dude’s literally famous. He’s known to have been kidnapped at 12 and was the ‘hero’ of the situation by getting into the ‘gunfight’ with Ares. Also he’s an insane story teller. You cant tell me he wouldn’t write a hell of an admissions essay about that.

AND he’s a published author. All while he’s in high school. I feel like universities should be knocking down his door begging him to study there.

Hes actually got an insane application. And okay, he might not have the best marks. But that is because what we've seen in majority of the series is him not being taken seriously because of his disabilities, and not being given any accomodations. You just know after Paul got involved, things got better for him. And you know once he got some real support, teachers would right him such good rec letters for a hell of a lot less than the gods are asking for.

Also! Percy is a talker. he may be an introvert, but he's a people person all the same. He knows about to talk to people, and get the outcome he wants. And he's got personality, and he's pretty easy on the eyes, so ive heard. Not to objectify or anything. I think he would actually kill an interview if he had to do one. (this ive only seen on tv, I have no idea if its real or not)

Paired up with whatever advocacy work he does with Rachel and grover. (you know he does) Hes actually such a well rounded student.

To sum up:

percy would have a hell of a college application

he could probably talk his way into getting enrolled in an interview

he would get better and easier rec letters from mortal teachers

he should tell the gods and their extra conditions to F off and pursue a college with real life credentials that the rest of the mortal world knows exists.

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk

[modawg]

i don’t like calypso but her ignoring the fact that she literally told percy not to come back to get her and putting a curse on him that someone he loves who can physically be with him no longer can all bc she can’t physically be with him is actually so real of her

girl said “i didn’t think he’d actually do it🙄🙄wtf😒”

percy like sees her again and goes to apologize to her just for calypso to stomp her feet like “FUCK the only reason i left with this lame ass kid was to come find you and you already have a whole ass girlfriend what the hell!!” *puts another curse on him* “how dare you move on from our 2 week imprisonment together after several years!!!”

calypso: it was all a test and you failed😡😡annabeths just me in a mask to see if you’d ever come back to me and you didn’t!!!

*annabeth yanks her hair off and it reveals just calypsos weird invisible hand servants stacked in a trenchcoat*

calypso: i pulled your ass into tartarus and put a curse on myself just to see how you’d react and you still chose fake me !!! i’ll never love you again!!

percy: GIRL WHATTT ???? you’ve been pretending to be my best friend and girlfriend for the past 3 years ???? what the fuck ?? where’s the real annabeth ????

real annabeth who’s been waiting for someone to come get her after she accidentally stranded herself on calypso island since going to find percy post volcano:

it probably took at least 2 months for calypso to realise he might not actually be coming back

like every morning she woke up excited thinking todays the day he pulls up in that raft again but he never does and she stands on the beach every morning wondering where tf he’s at

calypso was another victim of ricks “hates percy for no reason other then having a crush on him while there was some kind of terrible thing happening in their life that vaguely connects to him” characterizations

why does rick continuously make other ppl hate on percy bro is percy’s biggest opp

pretty on brand of percy for his biggest hater to be his literal creator

[murdleandmarot]

GET FRAGGLE-IFIED‼️‼️‼️

So recently I’ve been more than a little obsessed with the 1983 Jim Henson company project called “Fraggle Rock,” about all these silly little muppet creatures having crazy adventures in the cave system in which they live, called, appropriately, Fraggle rock. After watching 3/4 of the seasons, I started doodling some of my fav cats OCs as fraggles, and it just sort of spiraled from there. So if I’ve sent you 🫵 an ask about the kind of clothing your oc would wear, this is why :D. Without further ado:

THE FIRST WAVE‼️‼️‼️

These are the tallest of the bunch, and they are, reading left-right left-right:

@gotham-native’s Calypso, @ernestelm’s Vega, @toki-toro’s Chaumet, and last but certainly not least, @cillyscribbles’s Tin Tin!!!!

[hearteyespierce]

[androidcharles]

Toppat Week(s) Day 6: Toppat OCs (others)

Including one of my own! Just a normal day in the Toppat kitchens... seriously XD

Milfra Hope belongs to @lovelygirlnicole15

Calypso Bells belongs to @bluetorchsky

Scottie Anderson and Eden Orchard @jaytoons7

Danny Felizima belongs to @capturecharlesau

And of course Chocolate Guy belongs to yours truly :3c

Toppat Week(s) Prompt List:

[ratboylucius]

[the-moonprophet]

i always see people get mad at Percy for forgetting things/events/people but LISTEN-

Percy has ADHD. a common symptom of ADHD is a lack of object permanence, meaning that if [thing] is not in sight, it is forgotten about completely.

(this is because the mind is taking in so much information at once that it can't hold onto ideas/thoughts that are not present or critical at the time. it's literally the phrase “out of sight, out of mind” but taken very very seriously)

typically only babies have no sense of object permanence, but it some cases—like in people with ADHD👀—it extends into adolescence and even into adulthood.

so pLEASE, when Percy forgets about his friends, family, fellow campers, or any other person, place, or thing that should be important to him, blame his ADHD. he's not doing it on purpose!!

(ahem Calypso cough cough BOB cough)

[calypsoweek]

[dbappio]

arospec awareness week upon ye!

[platonicsoulmatesstobin]

"Leo can't be aro ace, he has too many crushes!"

were they crushes???? were they??

[acircusfullofdemons]

Haiiiiiii, Luka! I have a very important research question for youuu!

I'm imagining that Calypso very much has orange cat vibes, and Rowan has black cat vibes. Is there any truth to this? The people have to know!

[Holding out a microphone to youuu!]

- @nevermore-grimes

[ @nevermore-grimes ] || THE WAY I STARTED VIBRATING BECAUSE YOU ARE 100% CORRECT

It's even funnier because orange cats are known for their lack of braincells and Cali is ... well. Cali. lmao. AND they're halloween colors aka my favorite holiday. tfw the ship you made specifically to cater to you caters to you 😎

[buckpaw]

assorted Calypso doodles

[thesimonthedevious]

METALOCALYPSE ORIGINAL CHARACTER WEEK 2024: DAY 4

day 4: flirty or friendly banter

Charles conducts a meeting with all the Brass Knuckles girls upon his return - to know what he's getting into. Calypso is first. Based on my fic GirlKlok

His office is what she expects. Cal gives the Klokateer holding the door for her a quick nod and looked out at the sky behind him – the glass is so clean she imagines Toki would try and walk right through it. He’s writing something on his laptop, and Cal wonders; personal report? Security? Police? It quickly occurs to her that maybe, anything to do with Dethklok would go far higher than the police.

They probably have their own FBI department.

The moment her thighs make contact with her chair, Offdensen lowers the screen so he can see her. His glasses shine, and she can just see the reflection of his screen. Red hair like hers, a lot of writing. He’s writing about her. Cal’s expression remains neutral, but maybe there’s a perk of an eyebrow she can’t stop.

“Nice of you to invite me in.” she starts, and Charles watches her. Only briefly does he refer back to whatever picture he has on her file. How different is it, she wonders.

(He thinks – it’s not often he comes across a picture that is so vividly disconnected from the truth)

Her fingers trace the old wood of the armchair.

“I thought I ought to get to know you girls personally.” Offdensen explains, and Cal tilts forward.

“Well, what does your file say about me.”

Charles maybe smirks, it’s hard to tell, and though he raises the screen again, he slides the laptop pointedly to the right so he can still see Calypso. To be polite, she’s sure. But her back straightens all the same.

“It says, Miss Texas Teen Runner Up – and further. And some odd jobs that don’t quite fit that aesthetic… That you’re a skilled woman.” He’s not malicious about the Miss Texas part, but is evidentally more interested in her further skills: the cage fighting, the wrestling, the never ending bouncer work. Skills that, really, a band manager should have no interest in. “You don’t actually have much – if any – musical experience.”

“I’m lucky they gave me a chance.” Cal remarks dryly. And while it’s true she’s lucky the original members of Brass Knuckles wanted her for name alone to draw in numbers, she also is aware that it means they couldn’t have gotten where they are (so fast) without her.

“I’m sorry about your injury. Changing job industry can be, ah, difficult.” He refers to the injury that got her knocked out of wrestling to begin with. The damaged leg in question tingles, and she crosses it over her other.

“It’s healed fine. Mostly. Hurts on cold days.”

“I have a similar injury – storms, too.” Charles agrees, and Cal doesn’t know what comes over her;

“Maybe we can compare them one day.”

The suggestion isn’t immediately shot down by a look or a word. He does glance at her from his screen, and their eyes meet for a little longer than he wants, but her gaze seems hard to look away from. She’s challenging. His hand over the mousepad flexes and curls up, “Medical isn’t usually my field. But familiar hands are usually better than sterile.” He truly believes that. Mostly. Part of him doesn’t even know what it means, but he sees her rest her chin on her hand, finger idly stroking her chin.

“Mhm.” She’s amused, and something in Charles is pleased. He looks back at the screen, “You’re not what I thought you’d be, Mr Offdensen.”

“I’m not made to be thought about, Miss Huggenkiss.”

“Don’t call me that.” She instinctively asks. And why not? Why can’t she wonder about him? Ponder? Charles wonders what there is to think about. What else she might think. And what she expected.

“Alright, Mary.”

When she sees him peek at her again, Cal smirks – unable to argue. He won’t call her that again for some time – but it’s nice not to get reprimanded. To gain her approval. Not that he’s seeking that out.

 As they discuss menial business, finally, Charles closes the laptop completely. He stands up and walks around his desk.

“I think we’ve discussed everything I wanted to.” He stands by her chair – empty handed and headed. Cal suddenly stands to barely meet his gaze.

“And what about what I want?” she watches him, and he’s very good at acting as if he’s looking at her face, as he subtly notices the scars that travel beneath her grey camisole top. Subconsciously imprinting them to memory.

“What do you want?” Charles’ voice is dangerously low, curious, and Cal stares at the scar on his cheek. Wonders what else she might find if he didn’t cover up 80% of his body. Her teeth grit and he can see her jaw clench. Every muscle on her body is defined, like a marble sculpture.

“I want a drink.”

Charles, again, smirks so slightly Cal thinks it’s a trick of the light. And there is just enough silence that indicates he’s considering it.

“I’ll send you a list of bars that come highly recommended.” He likes the face Cal makes; judgemental, accepting, suspicious. It’s a marvel she can do all at once. Walking past him, her arm pushes against his. Not hard enough to be rude, but pressing against him enough to be memorable.

“I don’t want the place the boys like to go to most.”

Charles follows her to the door, making sure to get to the handle first – even if it means leaning past her. Easy enough when he’s got a good few inches on her. “Ah, no, no. You’ll see plenty of those. This will come from my personal list.”

Cal tries not to look at him as he stands at attention with the door open fully. But it’s hard, especially when she knows she has no idea when she’ll get to talk to him again. Not that that would be a problem.

“Places I like.”

“Places you go?” Cal tries to prompt, smirking as she steps into the hall. Finally Charles’ lips curl upwards into the clearest smirk she’s received this whole time.

“Places I like.” He refuses to elaborate, “I’ll be seeing you, Calypso.”

“Catch you later, shug.”