#truthfully yours

[stardustandrockets]

What's a release you're looking forward to for the first half of the year?

There's more to the list than these ten books, but I tried to cut it down to my absolute must-haves.

Most anticipated of January-June:

• A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft (Jan 2)

• Don't Want You Like A Best Friend by Emma R. Alban (Jan 9)

• My Fair Brady by Brian D. Kennedy (Jan 23)

• The (Fake) Dating Game by Timothy Janovsky (Jan 23)

• ASAP by Axie Oh (Feb 6)

• Truthfully Yours by Caden Armstrong (Feb 6)

• Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew (Apr 2)

• Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun (Apr 2)

• A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston (June 25)

• Starfire by Kami Garcia & Gabriel Picolo (July 3)

[gingermintpepper]

In my Zeus bag today so I'm just gonna put it out there that exactly none of the great Ancient Greek warrior-heroes stayed loyal and faithful and completely monogamous and yet none of them have their greatness questioned nor do we question why they had the cultural prominence that they did and still do.

Jason, the brilliant leader of the Argo, got cold feet when it came to Medea - already put off by some of her magic and then exiled from his birthland because of her political ploys, he took Creusa to bed and fully intended on marrying her despite not properly dissolving things with Medea.

Theseus was a fierce warrior and an incredibly talented king but he had a horrible temper and was almost fatally weak to women. This is the man who got imprisoned in the Underworld for trying to get a friend laid, the man who started the whole Attic War because he couldn't keep his legs closed.

And we cannot at all forget Heracles for whom a not inconsiderable amount of his joy in life was loving people then losing the people around him that he loved. Wives, children, serving boys, mentors, Heracles had a list of lovers - male and female - long enough to rival some gods and even after completing his labours and coming down to the end of his life, he did not have one wife but three.

And y'know what, just because he's a cultural darling, I'll put Achilles up here too because that man was a Theseus type where he was fantastic at the thing he was born to do (that is, fight whereas Theseus' was to rule) but that was not enough to eclipse his horrid temper and his weakness to young pretty things. This is the man that killed two of Apollo's sons because they wouldn't let him hit - Tenes because he refused to let Achilles have his sister and Troilus who refused Achilles so vehemently that he ran into Apollo's temple to avoid him and still couldn't escape.

All four of these men are still celebrated as great heroes and men. All four of these men are given the dignity of nuance, of having their flaws treated as just that, flaws which enrich their character and can be used to discuss the wider cultural point of what truly makes a hero heroic. All four of these men still have their legacies respected.

Why can that same mindset not be applied to Zeus? Zeus, who was a warrior-king raised in seclusion apart from his family. Zeus who must have learned to embrace the violence of thunder for every time he cried as a babe, the Corybantes would bang their shields to hide the sound. Zeus learned to be great because being good would not see the universe's affairs in its order.

The wonderful thing about sympathy is that we never run out of it. There's no rule stopping us from being sympathetic to multiple plights at once, there's no law that necessitate things always exist on the good-evil binary. Yes, Zeus sentenced Prometheus to sufferation in Tartarus for what (to us) seems like a cruel reason. Prometheus only wanted to help humans! But when you think about Prometheus' actions from a king's perspective, the narrative is completely different: Prometheus stole divine knowledge and gifted it to humans after Zeus explicitly told him not to. And this was after Prometheus cheated all the gods out of a huge portion of wealth by having humans keep the best part of a sacrifice's meat while the gods must delight themselves with bones, fat and skin. Yes, Zeus gave Persephone away to Hades without consulting Demeter but what king consults a woman who is not his wife about the arrangement of his daughter's marriage to another king? Yes, Zeus breaks the marriage vows he set with Hera despite his love of her but what is the Master of Fate if not its staunchest slave?

The nuance is there. Even in his most bizarre actions, the nuance and logic and reason is there. The Ancient Greeks weren't a daft people, they worshipped Zeus as their primary god for a reason and they did not associate him with half the vices modern audiences take issue with. Zeus was a father, a visitor, a protector, a fair judge of character, a guide for the lost, the arbiter of revenge for those that had been wronged, a pillar of strength for those who needed it and a shield to protect those who made their home among the biting snakes. His children were reflections of him, extensions of his will who acted both as his mercy and as his retribution, his brothers and sisters deferred to him because he was wise as well as powerful. Zeus didn't become king by accident and it is a damn shame he does not get more respect.

[onihat]

some asshole's dnd character

[whatacatch]

When Sasuke finally kills Itachi and Naruto is trying to catch up to him, only to see that he’s already been taken somewhere else, you just see Naruto’s heart hurting. And not even like romantic way- if you’re so opposed to that, but he just wants Sasuke to come back. To live his life without any sort of dark revenge or manipulation. To have the ability to be himself in a place that he feels safe; that he can let his guard down and simply rest. Because he hasn’t since he was seven- and Naruto saw that. You could see the anguish in his face and the silence amongst everyone when he said “why can I never reach him?” He really loves him, wholeheartedly.

[indecisive-v]

thank you for your answer kazui it was very concise

[conversion-therapy-dropout]

I wish my mutuals lived closer so we could scroll through tumblr mindlessly in the same room without speaking

[worstloki]

i still think it's ridiculous to say Loki got Thor banished on purpose because he was entitled and wanted the throne. my friend in fandom he did not even want the throne! you have given him Thor's arc.

[ginsays]

“just say so”

[skeletalheartattack]

Subtitles below the keep reading:

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[khaire-traveler]

Yogi Update: This is the update I've been waiting for. We saw the eye doctor today, and he is, in fact, completely blind in his right eye. His is alive and ok, but his glaucoma eye is definitely causing him a lot of pain. The medications he's currently on help a lot but do not get rid of it completely. The vet believes it's likely permanent but can be attempted to be fixed through surgery, but I don't think it's worth it, since it's $4,500 USD for something that may not even work; I certainly do not have that kind of money. Another option was to try to massage his eye in an attempt to correct the eye's issue, but that's also not a guarantee and would be $400-$500 USD. Ultimately, eye removal sounds like the best option, but thankfully, it's not required asap. For now, the vet has us giving him a higher dosage of his medications to minimize discomfort. The eye removal at that location would be $3,300 USD which is pretty ridiculous for one eye, from the estimates I've seen online, so I'll be looking around for my options. I haven't raised nearly enough money to afford a $3,300 USD surgery. That's more money than I even have in my bank account right now. Yogi's medications are guaranteed to not be enough to help the pain in the long-term, so I hope it lasts for as long as it can, at least long enough for me to save and gather enough for surgery.

Looks like the fundraiser will be continuing. For those uninterested in the fundraiser, you can block the tags "donations" or "fundraiser", and you won't see it when I reblog it (which I am trying to do every morning and night).

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Link to my fundraiser; I'm offering things in return for donations

[sickfreaksirkay]

hi (currentlycryingaboutlancelot here) can I just say that bc of your url I almost laugh every time I get a notification from you. reading ‘sick freak sir kay liked your post’ gets me every time. it just sounds like tumblr fucking hates this guy. look at this absolute sicko. look at this absolute sicko knight who reblogged your post. freak.

actually originally my username was just @/sirkay but then tumblr added the sick freak part all by itself on account of how strongly it despises kay :/

[merakiui]

Orz stepbrother Azul and the tweels and Riddle orz Mera your brain is so big. May I raise you: stepbrother Vil ✨️ Good luck finding an ally as a normal person whose mom married into the peak of stardom 😔

OOOOO OMG step-brother Vil who knocks you up (whether intentionally or not) and since you’re connected to Vil as his step-sibling naturally the media and paparazzi will sometimes flock to you in hopes that you’ll share some juicy gossip about your step-brother. And as much as you try to find someone who’ll help you, no one will believe you that your own step-brother is the father. Vil could never do something like that! …or so everyone assumes because he’s a star who must make choices with his career and reputation in mind. :)

But also!!! Since you’re connected to Vil and his father, two very influential figures in the entertainment industry, you’ve gotten the chance to meet many other celebrities and attend exclusive social events, where you’re dressed in the finest outfits. No member of the Schoenheit family should ever look anything less than beautiful and stunning, so Vil’s almost always on your case about etiquette and how you dress and such.

Beneath all of his strictness, he’s hiding such a strong infatuation for his dear step-sibling. And if it ever got out that he was in love with you… naturally, such a big truth must be kept secret.

[daily-selfship-questions]

Is it okay to consider your f/o your irl partner? My f/o means so much to me and I really mean it whenever I call him my husband. Is that weird?

No, I certainly don't think that's weird at all, personally! Some people can get very attached to their F/Os, you've probably heard the "Your brains emotional department can't tell the difference between fictional and real, so when you love something, regaurdless of if it's fictional or not it's just as strong" tangent.

But like I said, some people get really close to their F/Os, and so it can be a very real thing for them and a very personal thing, too!! Some people don't want real life romantic partners and just want to pursue their F/Os and that's entirely okay as well. Truthfully I tend to feel the same way about my F/Os, and I'll speak of them as if they're real(ex. "Me and F/O did this today" or "F/O and I blah blah blah"). Some people get uncomfortable when seeing shipart or such of their F/O and makes them feel sick cause it feels like they're seeing their partner with someone else or such.

Get as close as you'd like, consider them a full fledged partner if you wish! My rule of thumb for life is if it's not hurting anyone, then why care? I don't see any harm in this. Get as close and personal as you'd like with your F/O. I'm sure everyone's been told the story of that man that married Hatsune Miku, so really go crazy.

I tried to keep this short, since truthfully I tend to yap a lot and I have a lot I could say here😅

I'd say the only cause of concern would be if you start filling out your tax forms or something with their names on it. But go crazy. Live your life, have fun, kiss your F/O when they go to bed and when they wake up, put their pictures in your wallet and frame their photos on your desk and in your lockets.

I mean, that's what selfshipping is, no? Shipping you with them, F/O stands for Fictional Other, it's right there in the name. They're your significant other(excluding the times where F/O encompasses platonic/familial ones of course). Many people ship characters and talk about how it's sooooo canonical cause did you see how they looked at each other in that one frame?? This is just you shipping yourself with an F/O, same thing. As far as I know and as I've been informed, I don't see a problem here with it.

I mean, that's what selfshipping is! You're just describing a very passionate version of selfshipping! But as I mentioned in the tags, I don't know how universal of a feeling this is, but I'm sure some feel the same

[starlit-eudemonia]

Question to my black gamers/writers, what hairstyle do you envision your self-insert or your MC wearing when going on these long-ass journeys and quests with their hair? What protective styles are y’all using? What type? Locs? Braids? Crochet? Cornrows? Mini-twists?? How do you story-wise work in the maintenance? Are they wearing a scarf/headwrap? How’s they get said headscarf? Do they wear their world’s equivalent to a bonnet? How are doing their wash-days; where do they do it? What products are they using and where do I get them?

[hansrilowz]

clive durham from maurice 1987 they could never make me hate you

[stemmmm]

midway through fall thoughts on FoM:

i opened the game to find i'd gotten a letter saying i did all the early access quests annnnnnd closed the game