#leave Ody alone

[dootznbootz]

Telegony? More like the Tele-GONE-y! HAHAahhahahh BE GONE! hahahahah

*gets booed off the stage*

[plants-and-poetry-and-punching]

he has Opinions about his digital counterpart

[madame--psychosis]

have you ever heard of "second-order vanity"?

⬛ leave me alone ○ ritual forms of aggression

🟪 full video on madame psychosis' youtube channel

🟩 might include sensitive content, such as: toxic relationships, mind games, emo sad boys/girls, desperation, vulnerability, pathetism, derealization, gender-free simping (?), the tragicomic meltdown of human existence.

nevertheless, madame psychosis wishes u endless laughter.

[smilesrobotlover]

Some odypen stuff. The goodbye must’ve been so hard on them both. Ody having to leave his life and his very young son? And then Penny having to be left alone with her very young son, not knowing if her husband will ever come home? Hard

Also them doing that couple thing where they draw each other, except Ody can’t draw to save his life.

[littlestarcafe]

Can't David Zlackenheimer leave CN alone FOR 5 SECONDS!? 💢- Gary/Jules

Everything he touches just perishes!!

[tiredbired]

Okay I'm gonna be posting one thing and one thing only about Epic: The Musical because my guy Eurylochus is getting done Fucking Dirty by a misunderstanding in the fandom. This will be long, but to make it short:

Eurylochus knows his Captain is going to sacrifice him and their men for himself. "But we'll die." is a last shred of hope for his friend Ody to reconsider.

Like listen to his voice in that part of the song. It's not surprised, it's not upset, it's not pleading, it's just.....broken. Empty almost.

Fuck, that bit in Mutiny basically confirmed that he knows they're not making it home. The man has accepted his death. He just....didn't want it to be like this. With his FRIEND showing so plainly that he'd betray them if it meant getting home. With or without them. (the man just saw a side of his friend he never thought possible he's processing some things leave him alone)

After the Scylla fight, he realized Odysseus was no longer above sacrificing his men, but seeing him try to rally them out of the Land of the Sun God before the consequences caught up to them showed that he still cared to protect them out of battle (I can't think of a better way to phrase this atm but you get it).

But once Zeus said "You or your crew", Eurylochus probably already knew the answer.

He's a broken and defeated man who tells his Captain, his friend, Ody that he's condemning them to their deaths. And Eurylochus knew the response before he even said a word.

But hey, I can't blame y'all for not getting it. After all, the line between naïveté and hopefulness is almost invisible lmao /j

[vincentthepooh]

YALL IMAGINE THIS WITH CALYPSO AND ODYSSEUS LIKE.. EVELYN EVELYN-

(EPIC The Musical I mean)

Someone, PLEASE DRAW THIS AND PING ME

Odysseus : a parasite needs a host

Calypso: I'm only trying to do what is best for us !

Odysseus : Well, I never asked for this. I never wanted this. All that I want is some time to myself !

Calypso, soon being seen as Penelope for Ody: looking in your eyes, I'm coming home

*Ody pushes Calypso away*

Odysseus: Just get away from me. Please just stop touching me. You're always trying to be somebody else !

Calypso : now i realise *soon the ghosts of odys crew appear* I'm not alone

Odysseus : well you're only scared of me

Calypso : well you never cared for me

Odysseus : why won't you let me free?

Calypso : cause you never dared to be !

Both: Cause you never listen, you're always insisting

Calypso : I'm just reminiscing

Ody : Just stop reminiscing

Ody : I just want my privacy God won't you leave me alone !

Calypso : I just want you here with me, God can't we just get along!

I'm not ok ‼️

photo by : gigi on yt & tumblr

[leynaeithnea]

*appears from the shadows*

little wolf analysis 😏 ?

LITTLE WOLF ANALYSIS you bet

IVE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS SONG AND I HAD SUCH HIGH HOPES AND I DIDNT GET DISAPPOINTED AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHJFSJJSSKDKFKDKKF

Okay lets go

26. Little Wolf

THAT BASTARD

"Fight, little wolf, fight, wanna entertain me?" HE IS TAUNTING TELEMACHUS, HE INVADED HIS HOME AND HE ONLY SEES HIM AS A SOURCE OF ENTERTAUNMENT, A MILD BOTHER, HE CAN PLAY WITH UNTIL HES BORED THAT FUCKING DOG AND THE OTHER SUITORS JUST BACK HIM UP AH, but "little wolf"??? Is such a sweet nickname????? Also if the post I saw about Odysseus family history with wolves is true thennnn my HEART ♡♡♡ (also explains the "the pack of wolves is swimming with the sharks now) but they use it such a taunting way, belittling him, gods i wanna fight them too

"Bite, little wolf, bite, let's see how you take this" they are pushing him, just wanting to see what happens when they bother him one to many times, when you strike an animal and wait for it to lash out at you, but instead of taking it seriously for the terror that you cause, you laugh about it because you know its not a real thread to you I HATE THEM (BUT THE GRIT IN ONE OF THE SUITORS VOCALS IM DYING FOR, ALSO ANTINOUS VOICE!!! PERIMEDES!!! AAAH) "lets see how you take this" MAKES ME FERAL dont SAY THAT

"Strike, little wolf, strike, wanna be a man?Then fight, little wolf, fight, little wolf, fight" They WANT him to lash out so badly, they want to see what happens, they see him as a kid, who doesnt belong into the palace, he is the legitimate heir, but he cant take the throne without acckowledging that his father wont come back, but if they do that, his mother has no more excuses to keep off the suitors, also I HATE how they use the "man up" argument, FUCK YOU LEAVE MY BOY ALONE

"You've made your worst mistake here, might be your last one too" AH, BITCH, anyway, so I suppose up until now Telemachus just tried to avoid the suitors at any cost, dont make them upset, stay out of their way, grit your teeth and wait, because your father will be back soon...right? Right?? Greek rules of hospitality and all; they cant send them away, but theyre taking in more space and theyre pushing Telemachus into a corner. But Antinous insulted his mother, he tried to get him to open up her room, that was the first time he talked back, prepared to fight, be like his father, being legendary, even though he has no clue what hes doing; and the suitors know that, they probably saw him grow up, and belittled him almost all his life, they know just how much he is not in any position of power and strength, but he dared to talk back, and that little bit of courtesy they had to leave him alone is gone, Antinous is pissed and he wants to get rid of Telemachus anyway, hes just in his way, so he'll take him down, after having some fun first, FUCK HIM, hes such a bastard

"You'll have run out of bones to break when you and I are through" this dude didnt even need poseidon to tell him that ruthlessness is mercy to become the monster rawr rawr rawr, hes just brutal and ruthless and merciless and hes having FUN

"I'll teach you all the lessons your daddy never could" OUCH? YOU ARE NOT IN ANY ANY ANY ALTERNATIVE UNIVERSE A FATHER REPLACEMENT FOR HIM SO FUCK OFF ANTINOUS LEAVE ODYS BOY ALONE

"This cruel world doesn't give out presents just for being good", fuck you Antinous GREET THE WORLD WITH OPEN ARMS NOT KNIVES

[So Fight, little wolf, fight; Wanna entertain me Bite, little wolf, bite Let's see how you take this Strike, little wolf, strike Wanna be a man? Then fight, little wolf, fight, little wolf, fight] I love the chorus, OBSSESED WITH THE GRIT OF THE ENSAMBLE AH

The TRANSITION INTO THAT NEXT PART IS SO SMOOTH AND GOOD AND CHILLS AND AAAH

"Or die, little wolf, die" THEYRE SO RUTHLESS, THEY WOULD KILL HIM THEY WANT TO KILL HIM THEY AAAAAH BASTARDS (It sounds so good tho) They want to entertain themselves but they dont fuck around, they arent holding back, they dont care if he dies, they'd actually be delighted, fuck them

"Don't you know it's fight or Fly, little wolf, fly" fight or fly, response, he always was doign the fleeing but now this ONE time he choose fight, and they'll make him pay for it to teach him their lesson, he cant back out anymore

"All because you had to, try, little wolf try" all because he dared to step up for his mom bastards

"Run away before you, die, little wolf, die, little wolf, die" i might be contradicting myself in the things im said before, but they want him to run away, scared, like an animal they can hunt for prey, because if he doesnt; they'll fight him and ofc he has no chance against them, hes just a "kid", but that wont stop them from killing him

The music drop into Athenas quick thought Aaaahh

"Need some help?" LES GOOOOOO ATHENA TO THE RESUCE

"What's going on here?" Valid bb, Id be confused too ♡

"Is your plan to stand around? Cause I suggest you fight back" a little sarcasm huh, well at least you got humor >:)

"I don't know how" DO YOU HEAR HOW SCARED HE IS, HES FACING ANTINOUS AKD THE OTHER SUITORS AND THEY JUST KEPT ATTACKING HIM AND HE NEVER GOT THE TRAINING HE DESERVED TO FIGHT BACK aaaaaaah

"Uppercut him, now" u goooooo

(Neat soutscape, here fr)

"Woah, how did I do that? Is time now moving slow?" Again valid, and adorable, u go ! U punched him! You can fight back :D the vocal performance IS SO GOOD

"No, I just made your thoughts quick" ♡ Good mentor

"Woah, that is so sick" the rhyming here its so cuteeeeeeee, hes so exciteddddd HES LIKE ODYSSEUS WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED AAAH

"Alright now, let's try this again" ATHENA MENTOR LETS GOOO

"I've no respect for bullies, Those who impose their will, I've seen plenty enough to truly understand this kind of filth"...Zeus? (Also her vocalllsss aaah)

"Let's teach this dog a lesson In front of all his kind" her calling Antinous and the other suitors dogs that need to be taught a lesson because theyre acting up....(so much more harmless than a wolf) aaaah

"One young wolf has a larger heart than all these men combined" 🥹😭🥹😭🥹

The INSTRUMENTAL RIFF AAH

"Fight, little wolf, fight" SHES ENCOURAGING HIM AND GUIDING HIS ACTIONS NOW AAAH

also AM I HEARI G THIS RIGHT? DOES TELEMACHUS HAVE ODYS INSTRUMENTALS OCCATIONALLY??? PLS??? PLS???

"Show them that you've got some Bite, little wolf, bite" THE LYRICAL GENIUS turning it into encouraging from "bite little wolf" to "show them that you got some bite" as the phrase ITS SO GOOD AAAAAH

'Take advantage now and Strike, little wolf, strike" again guiding his actions!!!! So proudd, Ody would be grateful to her

"Don't go down without a Fight, little wolf, fight, little wolf" dont down without a fight YES

"Get up and fight" Vocal performance. Stunning AH

[Fight, little wolf, fight, Wanna entertain us? (Oh) Bite, little wolf, bite Let's see how you take this (Strike!) Strike, little wolf, strike Wanna be a man? Then (Oh) Fight, little wolf (Fight) (Fight, little wolf) (Fight)] THIS WHOLE SECTION IS SO GOOOOOD ATHENAS VOCAL PERFORMANCE AGAIN IS OUTSTANDING BEAUTIFUL POWERFULL ENCOURAGING the way she reinterpreates the suitors taunting words into encouragement IS SO GOOD I CANT EVEN AAAHHH

...and still Telemachus loses the fight

"Ooh, maybe I pushed you a bit too hard" Athena understanding the full scope of human fragility since never (but shes trying, i give her that)

"Ow" (hat pats) u did good kid, im proud of you

"Go back and cry in your corner" FUCK YOU ANTINOUS, im sure hes so upset that telemachus even dared to fight back, and is just planning his next steps

"Make sure your mother hears" ....fuck you, Antinous, he sends him back to Penelope as a warning "look what we did to your son, we can do worse, its our generosity that we sent him back at all, be grateful, or else we'll do the same to you" the vocal performance thooo

"If she won't choose a man to adorn her We'll bring blood and tears" ruthlessness.....i do wonder what would happen if she had choosen, the other 107 suitors, they seem to be respecting her having the right to choose (probably legal reasons) but eben if she would choose one, what would the others do? Are they just waiting to beat up each other as soon as she'd pick one? Or would they work together? but also MF STAY AWAY FROM MY GIRL DONT U DARE HURT HER OR TELEMACHUS >:) >:) May your blood cover the palace red

THE DROP AGAIN followed to athenas thing, AH THE INSTRUMENTALS ARE SO GOOD

----> telemachus goes back to his room to his balcony, Athena is still at his side

"Tell me, Athena, why you came to my aid" HE DOESNT KNOW HE DOESNT KNOW AAAAAAAH also his vocals ♡♡♡♡♡ HE SOUNDS SO MUCH LIKE YOUNG ODYSSEUS TOO?? AAAH

[fluffypotatey]

Ody: please leave me alone or i’ll stab you Calypso: lmao :3 lol even

[epicthemusical]

Sunshine and Flowers

okay so enjoy some Polites in a sun dress being his usual sunshine self! Did sun dresses exist in ancient Greece? No. Do I care? Also no lol. And here is the art I found from the main EPIC server that inspired this idea!

Odysseus waits with a smirk outside of the changing room for Polites to finish. Polites had lost a bet and is now required to wear a dress for a full day. Odysseus intends to make full use of today.

Finally Polites comes out in a long bright yellow sundress. Polites fidgets a bit clearly not used to wearing a dress. Odysseus can only gape at his friend. Polites actually pulled off the dress really well.

"That's not fair you're not supposed to look good in the dress!” No Odysseus is not pouting the prince of Ithaca does not-

“Awww are you pouting?” Odysseus glares at his traitor of a friend

“No i am not!” Polites simply laughed bright like the sun as always. Odysseus is dragged out to the flower field by Polites. While the field is usually empty this time a group of young girls are busy braiding flowers into each other's hair and creating flower crowns.

A little bit away from the girls, Polites flops down leaning against a tree.

“Come on my friend, let's relax here for a bit!” Odysseus just sighs before sitting down next to Polites. They spend some time chatting until one of the little girls walks up to Polites.

“Hello, me and my friends want to know if you would be okay with us putting flowers in your hair to make you pretty.” The little girl fidgets with her hands, obviously shy.Polites gives her a genuine smile

“of course sunshine!” Polites gently boops her nose causing her to giggle as she grabs his hand tugging over to the group of little girls.He lays down on his stomach to let the girls be able to reach his hair and they get to work adding a bunch of colorful flowers to his hair.

Polites talks and laughs with the girls as he starts creating flower crowns, one for each other girls. Odysseus watches from the side until Polites beams up at him like sunshine incarnate and he feels himself blush a little at how cute he was

“Ody come on over and join us!” Odysseus smiles and heads over to join them. Polites teaches Odysseus and some of the girls how to make the best flower crowns. One of the girls finishes their flower crown and holds it out shyly to Odysseus.

“Here it's for you so you can be pretty too.” Odysseus smiles and takes the crown placing it on his head

“thank you.” Time goes on until eventually the girls have to leave and the two are left alone. They watch the sunset together and Odysseus can't help but smile. Today might not have ended up the way he had planned but he wouldn't change a thing.

[aaasdgnklm]

hey hye wanna hear my epic rant too bad ur gonna anyways

spoiler warning for epic: the musical, the thunder saga

Ok so the thunder saga. genuinely I’ve been shaking so much every time I’ve heard it. I’m gonna go song by song and this is a rant so theres gonna be a shitton of tangents sorry

1. suffering

this title scared me SO MUCH when I heard it cause like oh fuck my poor little guy(hes a king and has fought multiple wars and killed thousands of people) doesnt need more shit happening to him like leave him alone and then the melody was so upbeat and I was like huh?? and then ‘penelope’ starts talking and I’m like. pardon. what. sorry?? I was confused as shit, mostly at how nonchalant ODYSSEUS was. my first assumption was its gotta be one of the gods fucking w/ him but then why is he so casual? so I thought it was a dream. but then there were little things, penelope’s asking him to get in the water(which. reminds me of. someone HAHSBHADBH), and then he says hes scared of the water and I’m like. my guy I hope youre not afraid of the water youre a captain on a ship. but then I realized theres no way odys afraid of the water unless its bcuz of posideon, and penelope WOULDNT KNOW ABOUT THAT so he wouldnt say “you know I’m afraid of the water”. and then ofc shes like “daughter” and I’m like nope. this aint penelope and its not a dream cause then it would be odysseus’ mind making her up and hed never think daughter. And then odysseus asks how to get home and at this point I’m like hm. ok. so this is some kind of water based monster trying to pretend to be penelope to lure him in, right? (ALSO the fact that the only time in the song odysseus drops the act is when he says “but scylla has a cost” is so mmmmmm)and then. and then.

2. different beast

HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT THIS IS WHERE THINGS GOT GOOD. like I love suffering but different beast scratches my brain SO GOOD and the rest of the saga was uphill from there I ahhhhhhhh. initial reaction: odysseus’ explanation that he knew what had been happening the whole time was SO GOOD and had my mouth hanging open the whole time. and then when he says “cut their tails off, we’re ending this now. throw their bodies back in the water. let them drown.” ohhhhhhhhhh my god holy fuck this was when it kinda hit for me- odysseus was not fucking around in monster hes actually BRUTAL in the thunder saga and I honestly hope it continues cause fuck yeah character development. also there were SO MANY lines in this that are just SO GOOD. “youve been tryna take my life this whole time” “I know exactly what you are, youre a siren.” “my real wife knows I’m not scared of the water, and my real wife knows I dont have a daughter.” “we found a ship with no crew” “sirens know about every route and horizon now I know how to get back to my island!” “so you can kill the next group of sailors in this part of the sea? nah, you wouldnt have spared me. I made a mistake like this once it almost cost my life, I cant take more risks of not seeing my wife. cut off their tails!” “kill them all!” and then the “odysseus” at the end I’m like why does that sound familiar? MFER ITS CAUSE ITS IN THE “You dont think I know my own palace? I built it.” SOUND CLIP IM

3. scylla

silly little sounds. silly little men. silly little deaths. ok so I watched the livestream so I saw the anamatic and holy SHIT the moment that eurylochus realized why odysseus had him light six torches was BRUTAL. also eurylochus’ confession that he opened the wind bag? ohhhhhhh ok MOTHER FUCKING SON OF A BITCH also when odysseus said “not much to say” god he sounds so tortured I cant with this. and scyllas voice in general is so ahhhhhh ESPECIALLY the “Hello.” and DROWN IN YOUR SORROW AND FEARS. CHOKE ON YOUR BLOOD AND YOUR TEARS. BLEED TILL YOU RUN OUT OF YEARS. WE MUST DO WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE. GIVE UP YOUR HONOR AND FAITH. LIVE UP YOUR LIFE AS A WRAITH. DIE IN THE BLOOD WHERE YOU BATHE. WE MUST DO WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE. with the fucking crunching and screaming in the background lik e ok. I needed this in my life.

4. mutiny

THIS IS MY FAVORITE. eurolychus’ confrontation with begging odysseus to tell him hes misinterpreted the situation, comparing odysseus’ past actions and fights to how he dealt with scylla, finally ending with him yelling at odysseus to “SAY SOMETHING!”, odysseus’ “I CANT.” and the looong pause before the boss battle starts. odysseus and eurolychus’ fight, both of them clearly not wanting to but knowing they have to. the chanting their name in the background. and then when odysseus says “I am not letting you get in my way!” and the sound of a stab- I was so scared hed actually killed eurolychus(yes I knew he dies I watched the overly sarcastic productions video on the odyssey too) and then ODYSSEYUS’ labored breathing and asking “why?” like I’m sorry jorge DID THEY STAB YOU TO GET THIS LYRIC WHY DOES HIS PHYSICAL PAIN SOUND SO GENUINE and then the. the fucking. the fucking luck runs out reprise. the MOMENT I realized it was the melody from luck runs out this is when I started crying.(dw past me it gets worse) the way that the crew is basically like “yeah remember when we asked what would happen if you fucked up? well you fucked up. and now youre finding out.” plus the fact that they are so clearly driving home we dont trust you. you failed to keep us safe. basically telling him ‘youre a bad leader’. that must have HURT. and then the fact that eurolychus bandaged him up and was waiting for him to wake up ough my heart. but also the fact that hes tied to helios’ statue? like. um. buddy. looking an awful lot like a sacrafice there. hahahahahah I’m loosing it. anyways, the luck runs out reprise hitting hard once again. like HARD. holy shit, odysseus’ “please don’t tell me you’re about to do what i think you’ll do” when that was what eurylochus said to him and then EURYLOCHUS CALLED HIM “ODY” I CANT and the eurylochus clearly being fed up(but not fed) while odysseus is actually begging him to please please think about this you can HEAR the desperation the need to get home and knowing if eurylochus kills the cow they probably wont? and then odysseus’ scream of “euRYLOCHUS NO!” cut short by the sound of eurylochus killing the cattle. and then the instant ‘oh no.’ like just INSTANTLY knowing they’re fucked and eurylochus STILL LOOKING TOWARD ODYSSEUS FOR GUIDENCE EVEN THO HE LITERALLY MUTINIED AGAINST HIM LIKE A DAY AGO AND HAS ODYSSEUS TIED UP AND AT HIS MIRCY AND HE STILL DEFAULTS TOWARDS ODYSSEUS FOR LEADERSHIP CAUSE HE STILL TRUSTS HIM and odysseus IMMEDIATELY taking charge and trying to get them out. the rushed full speed ahead melody, the boom of thunder and odysseus’ dread-filled “we’re too late.”

5. thunder bringer

IT LIVED UP TO THE HYPE GUYS!! sure enough the teasers we’ve seen are FUCKING AMAZING in the context of the song, zeus having an inflated as shit ego and taking up SO MUCH space, just like constantly talking about himself even tho IT AINT ABT HIM its so in character for what a massive dick he usually is in the greek mythos. and zeus deadass saying “if i were to make you choose, the lives of your men and crew or your own why do I think theyd loose?” right before MAKING ODYSSEUS CHOOSE. I’m. also odysseus sounds so.. small in this song. I dont know if its the fact hes literally having a mental breakdown or that zeus needs to be the biggest cock in any room he walks into but odysseus’ little “choose?” and him asking “please dont make me do this” JUST LIKE WHEN HIM AND ZEUS FIRST MET, the when does a man become a monster melody playing as odysseus tries to decide with penelopes voice asking him to come home pushing him over the edge wow. just wow. and the the conversation between odysseus and eurylochus? “captain?” “I have to see her.” “…but we’ll die.” “i know” I’m SORRY I CANT FUCKING DO THIS WHY DOES HE SOUND SO BROKEN AND REGRETFUL AND SAD AND OH MY GOD. AND THEN THE FUCKING ANIMATIC SHOWN IN THE TRAILER THE WAY HE JUST POINTS TOWARDS HIS CREW AND THEY ALL LOOK SO BETRAYED AND LOST BEFORE THEY START ATTACKING HIM AND THE LAST SHOT OF HIM CLOSING HIS EYES AS THEY PIN HIM TO THE MAST BY THE NECK WITH THEIR SWORDS AND THEN LIGHTNING STRIKES THE SHIP HOLY. also if you think about it this choice was kind of the final stress test for odysseus, because this is the ultimate decision: should he be a good king, captain, and friend or should he take the small chance to see his wife again? cause its not just about who lives and dies, its about who gets to keep going, who gets to see home, who gets a chance and who looses right now. and how could he choose the people who just stabbed him in the back and have doomed them multiple times over seeing his wife whom he loves and would do anything for? honestly, with what I know about how odysseus is, I wouldnt be very surprised if he was weighing the choice both from the emotional (seeing his wife or saving his crew) and factual (hes probably the strongest and most fit leader among them, they might not do too well on their own, ithaca needs a king and he doesnt know if telemachus can be that, one person has a higher chance of surviving than a large group in a journey(ingreekmythologyanyway), and they did just make a really dumb mistake that odysseus wouldnt have made himself and yeah ok maybe hes a little salty but still.)

genuinly the whole saga is so amazing and I’m so looking forward to the wisdom, vengence, and ESPECIALLY ithaca saga. by the way I could actually do this for every song in the musical/every saga tbh

thanks for coming to my tedtalk, I fucking love epic: the musical

[ateriblewriter]

Nap Time (a.m)

a/n: technically is part of baby otis, but could easily be read alone.

Enjoy!

"i feel like doing something .. dangerous today." you plop next to your hubby on the couch. you just got baby otis down for a nap, and you were feeling a little adventurous.

"what did you have in mind?" auston threw his arm around your shoulders, pulling you into his side. he softly kissed the side of your head before nuzzling his nose into your hair.

"i believe there's ice cream in the freezer. that could be fun." you contemplate out loud. you could feel auston frowning.

"babe you have that weird lactose thing."

"yeah, but it doesn't always feel like my insides are being destroyed."

"i can think of better way to do that." auston smirked at his idea, running his hand over your shoulder. it was nap time after all.

"we have what twenty minutes before the child wakes up?" you check your watch, wanting to make sure you had enough time to ensure both your needs were met.

"that's all i need." he carried you to the bedroom, throwing you on the bed. you remove your shorts and top while he quickly does the same for himself. auston attempted to remove your bra, but you didn't want him too. you weren’t ready for him to see you like that while doing something so intimate yet.

"but i want to see all of you." he pouted, playing with the strap. he could easily undo the clips of the nursing bra, but he respected your wishes.

"fifteen minutes, babe." you gauge the time that has most likely already passed. "lets get a move on here."

auston's lips met yours before entering you, going slowly giving you time to adjust. it was when his pace started to quicken that all a cry came through the baby monitor on the night stand. the child was awake.

"stop. auston. stop." you smack his arm to get him to stop moving inside you. as much as you didn't want him to, baby otis was up and crying most likely hungry.

"what? oh." he furrowed his brows before hearing the cry too. "you know we could always let him cry it out." auston slide out, rolling off of you.

"aus, we've talked about this. he's too young." you threw your pajama shorts back on, not even bothering to put your shirt back on. otis was going hungry after the nap, and seeing that he took that boob, it was easier to leave it off for now.

"he's almost four months. they say we can start with the sleep training." he walked to the bathroom to finish himself off. you guys had briefly discussed the practice, but you weren't ready to just let him cry, quite yet.

"and you know i'm not ready to let him cry for hours. he's too young. end of discussion." you give him a stern look leaving him for your baby who was sobbing in his crib, waiting for your attention.

"hi baby odie." the little boy quieted almost instantly once you picked him. he smacked his little lips together and made a little kneading motion with his hand. so demanding for food, like his father.

the bathroom door is shut when you bring the baby back into the master bedroom. so you make yourselves comfortable on the bed and nurse baby otis.

"god i love you." auston muttered as he sat next to you, his amazing wife, taking care of his child. “and you too little dude, i love you so much even if you can be a little cockblocker sometimes.”

“auston!”

[midnight-drip]

okay so I was trying to write a little drabble about love in paradise, and I literally never write in the present tense but quite honestly I think I may have cooked? I dunno, lmk your thoughts.

slight spoilers for the wisdom saga? maybe? also warning for themes of suicide.

alright so imagine.

-----

odysseus is taking a nap and he feels a hand on his shoulder. hears a voice calling out to him.

"ody? ody, come on, you gotta wake up." and he sort of stirs but doesn't open his eyes yet. the hand is warm and small, but not small enough to be penelope, so he assumes it's polites. he swats at the hand, mumbles softly, telling polites to leave him alone. he'll wake up soon, just give him a few more minutes.

the hand shakes him gently and he turns, opening his eyes just a little bit, not enough to see clearly. but staring with bleary eyes at the figure looming above him, he can tell immediately that it's not polites. it must be eurylochus, then, he figures. that's good, odysseus has been wanting to see him— wait, what was it he'd wanted to talk about? he can't recall.

then, he sits up and his eyes focus fully, and he recognizes the face in front of him as belonging to calypso. she smiles at him, and begins to lean in closer, but he pushes her away.

everything comes crashing back to him all at once. they're gone. eurylochus, polites, and the five hundred ninety-seven others. his comrades, his friends, his brothers. and not to mention his mother, and athena— gods, if athena could see him now..

"you're alone." his own words echo in his mind, ringing. the irony is almost funny.

he stands up and walks away, his heels kicking up sand. he doesn't say a word to calypso. he tries to get away from her. as far away as he can on this gods-forsaken island.

his shoulder burns where she touched him, infected with that same feeling of wrongness that he feels every time she looks at him, every time she says his name, or touches him, or gives him a compliment. she's not penelope, and she never will be. it's been seven years. he's given in to reality. given in to the fact that he's never going to get to make it home.

that night, he finds himself on a rocky ledge. he stares into the water, stares at the waves crashing around him. in the water, he thinks he can make out faces.

polites. eurylochus. his mom. the more he thinks about it, they're not lost, really. they're all in the underworld, somewhere. he thinks about what they'd do when he joined them. would they greet him with open arms, embrace him? or maybe they'd blame him for everything he's done. he wouldn't put it past them. either way, it would be better than staying here.

so he's decided.

he'll see them soon.

[omni-present-god-send]

I have a theory for the end of Epic the Musical potential spoilers ahead. (and before anyone comes after me EPIC has already kinda done it's own thing with the Original story so HUSH-)

So during the song "No Longer You" near the end is a choir of souls singing various phrases. Mr. Jalapeño has confirmed that the phrases they are saying are things that are going to happen during future sagas. The only ones that have been confirmed are the first few. "Sirens Song" Scylla Throat" "Mutiny" "Lightning Bolt". All of these are alluding to The Thunder Saga. There are two more that come right after that, unfortunately Mr. Jalapeno likes to leave us guessing on this. The most common interpretations of these last two phrases are "Run Poseidon" and "Kill All The Suitors For Love". While I, and many others, think "Run Poseidon" is alluding to the song "Get In The Water" the common interpritation for the last one is something with Calypso. I don't think so. I think it's got nothing to do with Calypso, and everything to do with Penelope. In The Odyssey, we learn that since everyone thinks Ody is dead. Penelope is constantly being hounded by suitors vying for his throne. However, she's a smart cookie, and knows in her heart that Odysseus is still alive, and figures out a way to keep them at bay without pissing them off. Since many of them are kings/princes of foreign kingdoms. She spends all day weaving a tapestry "in honor of her deceased husband and father-in-law". Then during the night, she undoes all of her progress and tries again tomorrow. And she's able to trick all of her suitors, and keep Odysseus's throne his. That is until a servant figures it out and rats on her own Queen.

So what I think is going to happen is this: Odysseus, tired, battered, bruised, starving, dirty, and alone. Finally makes it back to Ithaca. He runs to his palace, thrilled to reunite with Penelope. Only to see her surrounded by multiple, potentially very angry, suitors all vying for her hand. Now that her secret is out and she can't hide behind her weaving anymore, she's trying to keep the peace and not bring war to her King-less Kingdom. This sets Odysseus off. He's suffered, betrayed, lied, stole, and killed all to reunite with her and now these men are going to steal her away? For HIS throne? That's not gonna slide. SO he rushes into the Palace, the guards are outmaneuvered. And, instead of revealing he's Odysseus by saying something that only he would know. He grabs his sword...

and slaughters every single suitor in that room.

He reaches for Penelope, relieved just at the sight of her face. And she backs away, pure terror on her face. "Who are you?" Are the only words she can muster, and Odysseus is so crushed at these words that his own guards are able to overpower and jail him.

[fangirlofallthefanthings]

I'm still not over the Odysseus moon lander, and I don't think I ever will. I've always had a varying interest in space for as long as I can remember, and Greek Mythology has always had a special place in my heart. With both colliding in such a unique way, it tickles me pink.

But why did it have to be like this...

Odysseus is one of my favorite characters from the myths. The Odyssey brings me to tears every time I read it. It's a beautiful story of determination to return home again despite the possibility of rejection and how much has changed. It means so much to me that this story has gotten so much recognition in recent years, but why like this?

Why this lander? Why this lander when its only fate is to fizzle out and be forgotten? Why this lander that was sent away forever? Why this lander that will never return to its creators or home?

Why this lander that will die cold and alone?

From the interviews and reporting I've seen, the engineers and scientists were fond of the lander. They talk about it with affection. They gave it a nickname. "Odie" So I wonder... Did they know? Did they know what that name means? The name Autolychus gave to that squirming babe in his arms. His grandson. The name of the king who would achieve feats that will be sung for centuries, millennia. The name of the man whose return would be synonymous with a long journey. Do they know they named this first return to the moon in 50 years "hatred"? And do they realize that by leaving the lander to die, they fulfill the true meaning of that name?

[ladykailitha]

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“Meow!” Odie cried at the indignity of being shoved in someone’s face.

Steve carefully wrapped his little feet so Odie would feel more supported. He stritched under his chin and Odie began to purr.

Chrissy inched forward until she was close to Steve. “Steve, he’s adorable. Where did you get him?”

“I found him in a cardboard box out by the dumpsters,” he explained, never taking his eyes off the kitten. “It was starting to snow and I just couldn’t leave him there. He was wet, and cold, and alone.”