I have a germ of a theory that good Christian fiction has stories that are less about shaving down your personality to meet some specific mold of what a good Christian looks like, and more about "how gloriously different are all the saints."
Not that the Christian life doesn't involve fighting against our own sinful nature and conforming ourselves to Christ-like behavior, but I think it makes for better, more realistic, and more universal stories when you also recognize that people have different gifts and flaws and they're going to be called to use their unique personalities to serve the kingdom of God in their own unique way, instead of assuming everyone has to conform themselves to a very specific (often secular-culturally based) image of good behavior. It makes for a much more vibrant story.
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More Cabin 5/Children of Ares Headcanons
When their father saves them/gives a helping hand when they're in trouble, Ares would never admit to helping them. But their children naturally know since they can feel his presence. So they get children embarrassed of having their own god-parent help them, but thank him.
When they’re not training, they take care of their hands and feet. They get bruised up a lot during practice and endless marathon tunning or PE.
They hate it when their hair cant be put into a proper ponytail and have cried in anger out of it and hit thenselves with their hairbrush.
Most of the time, they cried when they're frustrated: which is an emotion they feel the most. They usually dobt feel angry very often-especially without any reason. Lets end tbe stereotype that they all have abger issues and insyead say they feel more entitled to intense emotions most if the time bc of their energetic nature that they got from their father.
But some of them do have anger issues. But anger issues isn't just screajing and hurting objects. It can be isolation for long periods of time, bc they’re afraid of hurting othera hut mowtly because they get tired of if their own emotions so they would like to shut down instead of dealing with it. Feeling that nobody actually likes you is an insecurity many of them have, which do make them reactive from time to time.
Ares is one if the few Gods that respond the fastest ti any request. Clarisse asked for a submarine and an army, and Ares delivered it pretty quickly. Any weapons they want to make Hephaestus make, Ares will send a message to the God and put it as "priority".
Children of Ares will often hyperanalyze their emotions until they dont feel anything because theyre so used to feeling TOO MUCH, that they have learned how to switch off their emotions.
They joined the battle against Kronos only because they had a heavy discussion about it. And their father told them to fight.
Children of Ares have this special ability, they’re able to make others mad but also get rid of their anger and make them think rationally. This would have been effective against Luke, if not for the fact that its not something Cabin 5 know much about.
Many of the abilities tirs that the kids in Cabin 5 inherit from their father, is actually a bit unknown. Not many people know of a lot if skills apart from mastering all kinds of weapons.
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maybe the best way i can express the je ne sais quoi-ness of it all
Can't find it now in my messy pile of RWS bookmarks, but on Twitter once I read a newspaper clipping where Wilbert Awdry (retired by then iirc) was, without shame!, a) complaining about PC culture and b) relating the time recently where one of the parents of his parish (congregation? flock? I forget the Anglican word but you know) came to him for counsel because her son was going to prison and he was just like You're to blame, you were always too lenient with him.
And my reaction was kinda, Hmm... Was that useful? Was that kind? Most of all, was that even true? Like is this really why most people end up in prison? Have you tried asking them? (And not just the approved cases endorsed by various charities, but prisoner testimonies en masse.)
My reaction was also Yeah, this is the least surprising reveal I've ever gotten about an author after reading their works.
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So my writing blog is and always has been a chill space for me to write want I want to read from my own brain, shoot the shit and share thoughts with peoples, and just... Be a fuckin respite, but I want to make something crystal clear:
Don't turn a blind eye to Palestine.
Don't turn a blind eye to Congo.
Don't turn a blind eye to Yemen.
I go about my day to day life the best I can, but if I sit and think about the state of things in the world for too long it fucking SHATTERS me. And it disgusts and freaks me the fuck out that people can disregard human beings going through crisis after crisis and LITERAL GENOCIDE with fucking platitudes, clutching to ignorance, and circlejerking apathy.
You don't have to be mother Theresa, but it costs you nothing to actually give a damn about humanitarian crises happening around you and to know that it's wrong and fucking abnormal.
I've been taking a simple break from writing mainly unrelated because I just wanted some time to myself regardless, but also because I couldn't just immediately go back to lighthearted shit with everything going on.
People with common sense would understand and probably wouldn't even question that, but hey, common sense isn't that common and people are fucking weird.
I'm not gonna stop writing, but I need y'all to understand that I'll post what I want on my own time and I'll have a fuckin heart first. Some of you should learn that lesson too.
I'm not mentioning anyone cuz at the end of the day I'll side eye whoever I want and I'm not the Morality Police, but what'd Renee Rapp say that one time? "If the shoe fits, lace that bitch up and run."
Not a single person free until we all are, it's that simple to understand.
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Mmmmmnnnnooope.
Nope nope nope nope nope nope that is enough youtube for today
I am considering this as a sign from God, I am now leaving the internet
Uhh, I don't plan on returning to watching YouTube. ever
Never searching my favorite games uh... ever again
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