#no longer you

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Damn son calm down the one with a trail of bodies is still you

[stufftoinspiremetowrite]

When the prophet tells Odysseus that he sees a man with his wife, a dangerous killer with a trail of bodies behind him, and Odysseus screams like he never has before, even when the guy told them they were never going to get home- chef kiss

Knowing that that dangerous killer IS Odysseus- donkey kick to the gut.

[jq37]

Odysseus in No Longer You.

[tunguszka20]

Odysseus: WHO?!?!?!

Tiresias, just vibing: I see a song of past romance~

[epicthemusicalstuff]

NO LONGER YOU WAS AMAZING! I KNEW IT WOULD BE, BUT STILL THE MAN WHO STANDS BESIDE PENELOPE? ITS ODYSSEUS, BUT HE STILL ASKS WHO BECAUSE THE MAN HE WILL BECOME IS UNFAMILIAR TO HIM-

[jarondont]

odysseus after no longer you be like

[olivsie]

My honest reaction to no longer you

[sonchop]

damn that line in "no longer you", when Odysseus screamed "WHO?!"

i had goosebumps

the man is SO angry, SO worried, I just can't-

[baambastic]

Not the realization that Tiresias repeating his prophecy in No Longer You is him desperately trying to get Odysseus to heed his warnings after seeing the monster in him during his angry outburst of “WHO?!?!?”. The prophet knowing he can’t offer any reassurances that things will turn out alright, so all he can do is try to get Odysseus to understand what he’s already said.

[dootznbootz]

that WHO in no longer u oh my GOD

YESSSS

Like, yeah, Odysseus is like "Yandere" (joking but also not) because kills all who even go near Penelope and Telemachus and he's very protective of them AND jealous.

But I think this "WHO?!" is also a desperate plea as to who is this dangerous man who is near his wife? A warlord? A conquerer? A man who would not even care about Penelope for who she is and mistreats her?

Because even in the Odyssey, Odysseus asks about Penelope to his mother.

Tell me of the wife I married. What are her thoughts and plans? Is she still there with our son, keeping watch on everything? Or has she been married                            to the finest of Achaeans?

(Book 11, Johnston)

There's not even much resentment in his question. There could be but Narrator does not say. The use of "the finest of Achaeans" almost is a "Did she at least marry the best man? Did she at least marry a GOOD man?"

In "No Longer You", when he hears of this dangerous man NEAR his wife, he is SCARED. It could be jealousy but I feel it's more of concern. As it is in the Odyssey.

"I understand if she would remarry, it pains me but I did tell her that when Telemachus finally grows his beard, she could. I will love her always but is she at least happy? Is she safe?"

And she's not safe. She's not happy. He is terrified.

Psst. The reason why My Odysseus takes a long time to grow his beard is because of that line. He's hoping that his son will take after him and take forever to grow a beard like he did (as he doesn't really have one even when he first leaves for Troy) because he would try forever to get home. Penelope even teases him that he still doesn't have one so that's a silly request and that's the point. "I will never stop trying to come back to you. He and I will likely remain beardless forever." (it's a little funky for him when he finally grows one by the end of Troy. He's thinking "...Shit. Telemachus, stay baby-faced for your dad please.")

ANYWAYS.

I mean we all know that these two are obsessed with each other in the Odyssey and in Epic. They are likeminded and are so integral to who they are. They mean everything to one another. I think Odysseus genuinely does want Penelope happy. As even in the Odyssey with him simply asking for another bed, shows how much he loves and respects her. He could've been like "get in it" even though she had rejected him at first but he LISTENS BECAUSE HE LOVES HER. Only breaking down into a sobbing mess when he believes she destroyed their bed.

"Heaven made you as you are, but for sheer obstinacy you put all the rest of your sex in the shade. No other wife could have steeled herself to keep so long out of the arms of a husband she had just got back after nineteen years of misadventure. Well, nurse, make a bed for me to sleep alone in. For my wife's heart is just about as hard as iron."

(Book 23, Rieu)

Please note that this is his attempt to insult her in a way and yet he still talks about her being from Heaven 👀 SIMP

But even though he's deeply hurt by her rejection (poor guy would've probably sobbed himself to sleep) He still asks for another bed. After sleeping on the floor and in the dirt since he's been on Ithaca, refusing beds unless it's his own marriage bed, he takes her 'no' because he values her happiness and comfort over his own. He takes a lesser bed so she can still sleep in their own luxurious one.

I mean we know how fucking awful the suitors are. Hold Them Down is a disturbing song. (as it should be. As they are not good men) He does not even know how bad these men are yet. If his future self could speak with his past self, he'd probably be like "Yeah, don't worry about the guy who kills a bunch of people, they had it coming. ;) " or something.

That "WHO?!" is a mix of jealousy AND fear.

[enbyofall]

Odysseus' priorities in No Longer You are my new favourite thing: "There is a world where I help you get home, but thats not a world I know"- "What", said with mild surprise. "I see you draw your final breath"- "This can't be", with an air of slight annoyance. "I see your wife with a man who is haunting.."- Odysseus, fully committing to kill everything and anything that gets in his way "WHO"

[sledgehammer-to-a-discoball]

[thecrazywriter]

I SEE A SONG OF PAST ROMANCE

I SEE THE SACRIFICE OF MAN

I SEE PORTRAYALS OF BETRAYAL AND A BROTHER'S FINAL STAND

I SEE YOU ON THE BRINK OF DEATH

I SEE YOU DRAW YOUR FINAL BREATH

I SEE A MAN WHO GETS TO MAKE IT HOME ALIVEEE

BUT IT'S NO LONGER YOUUU

[ninadove]

Tiresias:

You might be a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Odysseus:

Oooooh! 🥰

Tiresias:

No, it’s a bad thing.

Odysseus:

… Well then couldn’t you say I have self-fulfilling prophecy???

Source: Taylor Tomlinson: Look At You

[epicthemusicalstuff]

TIRESIAS

“I see a man who gets to make it home alive, but it’s no longer you-“

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I SEE A MAN WHO GETS TO MAKE IT HOME ALIVE‼️‼️ BUT IT'S NO LONGER YOU‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️