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Kronos and Rhea's children all hanging out together

I've modified some of their designs over time and no doubt more modifications will come later.

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Zeus of Ugento, bronze statue c. 530 BCE. I was so fascinated by the crown/headdress that I had to draw my Zeus wearing it. I love the art from the Archaic period. ^^

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missed seeing you on the feed but I hope everything is well and that you're taking the break you need!!!

hey, thank you!!!! i'm still around, i'm just over on my roleplay blog @nectaric instead of writing fic at the moment because i'm in serious st/ar wars and rw/by brainrot, but i hope to write some fic soon!! i have something mostly written, i just.... hyperfixate lol

i always come back to myth though, so i will undoubtedly be back soon

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Claustrophobia (Ares)

(Inspired by Trials of Motherhood by @z-eusie )

This one headcannon of Ares developing claustrophobia after the jar incident is devastating. I love it

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3?

3. how you feel about your current WIP

i'm honestly really nervous about New Baby stuff. don't get me wrong, i'm also thrilled to be writing this arc for my favourite couple, but it's going to be a massive undertaking - and not in the same way some of my big, battle-tastic fics have been. it's just a huge change for them, and for the way i'll be writing fics in the future. i was scared to publish that reveal because of it... but i think the response has been positive! so even though i'm nervous, i'm excited too!

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i answered number one here! it hasn't changed, otherwise i would answer it again hahaha

3. how you feel about your current WIP

i'm really excited about trials of motherhood! i have a lot of feelings about hera and her relationship with her children, and i'm really excited to keep exploring it in the future. i think she's a very complicated figure and there's a lot to be said there. i'm also very excited to share a few more things in that story. you'll see ;)

18. if you keep them, share a deleted sentence or paragraph from a published fic

i don't really keep them, to be honest. however, i can talk a little bit about something i chose not to include in a previous work! in lessons in mortality, i had actually intended nyx and erebus to make an appearance in the final battle and lend their assistance to the gods. however, i ultimately chose not to do this as i have other plans for our resident primordial deities!

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Zeus: Will you marry me?

Hera: We're already married, Zeus.

Zeus: Then you won't? :(

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would rly like to see snippets/sneak peaks of new zera baby if you have any!

as soon as i have any of it written, i will certainly post a sneak peek xD jhfdnmjn i've got a couple other things on the go, but it is up there on my list of projects, i promise!

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the last sentence you wrote

Nothing… Until there was something. Until Eileithyia felt the life beneath her palms and the complications laid out before it. Eileithyia felt the sanctity in what needed to happen. She urged it to do so, to end her mother’s pain.

4. a story idea you haven’t written yet

someone on ao3 recently suggested i write out a little side conversation between zeus and poseidon set after my older fic mnemosyne's curse that gave me a loooot of ideas. i just haven't gotten there yet haha

11. a WIP you’d like to finish someday

GODS my heist au, thriving on chaos !!!!! it's genuinely such a banger of an idea and i have written so much of that story already and have the ending so clear in my mind, i just haven't been able to get there. someday, though. someday i WILL, i swear it!

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5, 7 and 12 please!

5. first sentence of the fifth paragraph of an unpublished WIP

“Maybe we should go home…” Zagreus said, worrying his lip between his teeth.

hehehehehe

7. your preferred writing fonts

this is kind of embarrassing but i'm a 12pt times new roman kinda gal

12. a trope you’re really into right now

controversial, but uhhhh... pregnancy! or, in general, parents having babies and any part of that process. i always love this trope, and would happily do it for all of my ships, but it's especially on my mind now with New Baby coming soon

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12 for the ask game!

12. a trope you’re really into right now

this might just be because i've been reading a lot of obi-wan fanfic in the last week, but i'm super into the "for ____ reasons, we cannot or should not be together, but we genuinely just cannot help it" trope. whether that's because of work, family, or duty (like.. a jedi's oath, for example :D) or something else entirely, it's juicy!! i don't know that i will write anything in that vein because i don't even know who it would be FOR lmao but i am enjoying it thoroughly!

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Not a writing prompt but form the writers ask. 9,26 and 27 🥰

9. start to finish, how long did it take you to write the last fic you posted?

the last fic i posted was trials of motherhood, and it genuinely only took me a grand total of... 1.5 hours to write all three chapters, probably? assuming i'm adding them together. it's not finished though, and the next chapter is taking me a bit of time to complete, so that's obviously going to skew results hahaha.

26. are you able to write with other people around?

yeah! i struggle to write if someone is actively looking at my screen, but most of my writing is done with other people around, actually - whether that's my husband or my students at work (in down time!! i don't neglect them lol). when i was younger, i was always writing with family around too, so i got used to it!

27. your favorite part of the writing process

getting to write intense dialogue!! i love dialogue in general - it is easily my favourite thing to write, and anyone who has read my fics will see that. but especially if the dialogue is emotionally packed or in a moment of strife??? i eat that shit RIGHT up, it's my ultimate favourite!

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✍️ more fic writer asks!

reblog & your followers can send asks with the questions they’d like you to answer!

the last sentence you wrote

a character whose POV you’re currently exploring

how you feel about your current WIP

a story idea you haven’t written yet

first sentence of the fifth paragraph of an unpublished WIP

the word that appears the most in your current draft (wordcounter.net can tell you)

your preferred writing fonts

if you had to write a sequel to a fic, you’d write one for…

start to finish, how long did it take you to write the last fic you posted?

what is the longest amount of time you’ve let a draft rest before you finished it?

a WIP you’d like to finish someday

a trope you’re really into right now

a fandom you’re thinking about writing for

where do you get your inspiration?

favorite weather for writing

favorite place to write

talk about your writing and editing process

if you keep them, share a deleted sentence or paragraph from a published fic

the most interesting topic you’ve researched for a fic

in what year did you publish your first fic?

when did you publish your most recent fic?

do you ever worry about public reaction to what you’re writing? how do you get past that?

pick three keywords that describe your writing

how do you recharge when you’re not feeling creative?

besides writing, what are your other hobbies?

are you able to write with other people around?

your favorite part of the writing process

your least favorite part of the writing process

how easy is it for you to come up with titles?

share a fic you’re especially proud of

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Laurel-wreathed head of Zeus on a gold stater from the Greek city of Lampsacus, c 360–340 BCE.

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Which of heras children are you planning to include in trials of motherhood?

i've included ares, eris, and hephaestus so far, with plans to include eileithyia, enyo, and hebe, as those are the only children of hera i recognize in my canon. the fic may extend a few chapters beyond that to include a few steps kids.................... but for now, it's just the six!! i'm still debating whether i should put new baby stuff in this one, or make that a separate fic, so i would love to hear people's thoughts!

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both the iliad and odyssey plus trojan women should be required reading before you odysseus post

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Hi So I was wondering if the other mythologies are canon in your fics? If they are canon, are they aware of each other? Or how does all this work if they know?

honestly........ i'm not sure?

and by that i simply mean that it's not something i've thought about in detail and have no real answers for. i mean, it would be silly to assume that the greek pantheon is the only "real" one in my universe, but i don't actually know enough about most other mythologies, with the exceptions of a few, to actually determine anything in detail.

i prefer to leave that relatively vague, so that i don't have to actually work out the logistics because that sounds headache inducing dkjfhdnm. i won't say that the other deities don't exist, but how that actually works out in this world? i have no idea hahaha

thank you for the question, though!! i'm sorry i don't have a better answer