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The real barbie is Y/n.

Y/n’s a doctor, a cop, a scientist, an agent, vet, hero, villain, astronaut, lawyer, spy, criminal, artist, chef, engineer, psychologist, architect, journalist, firefighter, event planner, mechanic, photographer, musician, actor, interior designer, bartender, fashion designer, barista, florist, forensic scientist, flight attendant, profiler, tour guide, translator, etc.

And that is why we hear the melody of "Just a Man". Because that's what Odysseus is. Not a monster or something else. He is just a man who wants to come home.

And Penelope is the one who helps him see that.

Still thinking about EPIC because I just love how EPIC handles Ody’s guilt.

Now, I don’t think I need to deep dive on how Odysseus’ guilt drives him in Act I. We’ve been obsessing over that for ages lmao, but very briefly: He feels awful for killing the infant Astyanax, and tries to force Polites’ “Open Arms” philosophy in order to ease that guilt.

Then, in “Monster,” Odysseus grapples with how his guilt leads him to make mistakes, asking: “What if I’m the one who killed you / every time I caved to guilt?”

And the implication is that gives up his guilt, deciding he needed to be a monster who “threw that guilt away.” And yet.

He never does.

He never stops feeling guilty—not about what he does in Act I, and not about what he does in Act II. We see it in how he agonizes over Zeus’ impossible choice in “Thunder Bringer”; in “Love in Paradise” when he’s haunted by the ghosts of his loved ones. And it’s not like he’s unaware of what he’s doing—Odysseus knows he’s been trying to suppress his feelings, most of all guilt and remorse.

In “Six Hundred Strike,” Poseidon rhetorically asks “How will you sleep at night?” He wants to know how Odysseus is going to live with his guilt, if he even still feels guilt. Odysseus answers his rhetorical question literally, “Next to my wife.”

Which, not only is that just a raw line, but it also does give a rhetorical answer. Odysseus knows that he isn’t going to be okay, that the guilt will way him up inside for the rest of his days, but he also knows he can count on Penelope. That she will help him shoulder his burden.

And he’s prove right in “Would You Fall in Love with Me Again.”

Because, finally. After twenty years, Odysseus is home, safe and sound—and all at once the guilt hits him. The pain and regret over every decision he had to make comes crashing down the moment he no longer had to suppress it.

And he hates it; he hates himself for making those choices, even when there was no other way to get home.

So he tries to dehumanize himself once more—to convince Penelope and himself that he’s become some kind of remorseless monster. Because that’s how he coped with it last time. That’s how he survived “Monster.”

And Penelope sees right through his bullshit. She cuts through his guilt and self-loathing to tell him, in no uncertain terms, that he is still human; that he is loved. And in doing so, tells him that it’s okay to grieve, to feel that guilt and let it go. He’s suffered enough.

This is amazing!

Ares: Need a hand?

Telemachus: What’s going on here?

Ares: Is your plan to stand around? Or are you gonna tear them down?

Telemachus: I don’t know how

Ares: Then stop thinking. Feel the fire. Swing.

Telemachus: Woah, why am I burning up? Why do I feel so strong?

Ares: That’s the bloodlust kicking in.

Telemachus: This is insane!

Ares: No. This is war. Now go.

Ares: I've no respect for cowards, Those who prey upon the weak. I've bathed in war for centuries, And I know how the ruthless think. So paint this floor in crimson, Show them what you are One young wolf with sharpened fangs Against a herd of starving dogs!

...Is that...a Reference Sheet?! ( ・∀・)

... Finally started at least sketching out .... probably take some days to finish...

I'm praying....at least posting this will pressure me into finishing it (*^ω^)

I'M DOING AN EXPERIMENT

To prove something to a friend, please

REBLOG IF YOU THINK ASEXUALS BELONG IN LGBTQ+ SPACES

LIKE IF YOU THINK ASEXUALS DON’T BELONG IN LGBTQ+ SPACES

“in all timelines, in all possibilities, only you…can show me this.”

✨ Late to Huevember, but here we are! ✨

This doubles as concept art for Celestial Creatures, which I’m super excited to expand on.

The blue cat isn’t my original design—it’s by my amazing friend, and I’ve adopted it with her blessing. 💙🐾

Each Hue has an Animal group and Night/Cosmos theme related to it.

ok but something something about how when 'Just a Man' is reprised in earlier sagas its always the part which goes

"when does a ripple become a tiddle wave, when does a man become a monster"

but in the last song 'Would You Fall in Love with Me Again' when its reprised it not that part but rather

"i'm just a man who's trying to go home, even after all the years away from what I've known, i'm just a man who's fighting for his life, deep down I would trade the world to see my son and wife"

and the symbolism of it because throughout the musical Odysseus was changed and his worldview different but at the core he is still the same man and ugh i cant articulate its so dhshshdgdwkakw

x OC fics ≠ x reader fics

Okay guys, I’ve given the gentle reminder as many times as I can without seeming passive aggressive, as a result this is your not-so gentle reminder. Stop tagging your x OC works as x reader for the love of all that is divine. This isn’t a threat, it’s not some long article about how you’re a deadbeat or whatever; The simple fact of the matter is the tagging system was created to help readers find EXACTLY what they are looking for with [relative]ease, and that can’t be if YOU are making them sift through content that has fuck all to do with what they are looking for.

Now there are a couple of assumptions I’ve made seeing some of you guys’ posts. Most of them fall under the writer being insecure and thinking their work will not be seen if they don’t use the x reader tag and I am here to tell you that is simply untrue. I know plenty of people who actively seek out x OC works, and while I am not among them as being called by the name of someone I am obviously not in fiction breaks the immersion for me, this should NOT discourage you from being transparent in your posting.

“It’s called block and move on.” No, it’s called be a good human being and stop evading responsibility for a messy system that doesn’t HAVE to be messy, and thus is so only because you’re making it that way. You are not a singular. There are other people JUST like you doing the same thing further perpetuating the convoluted channels.

Overlooking how self serving it is, it’s also very inconsiderate concerning people that simply struggle to find stories in some already dead or dying fandom. You have no reason to tag it as an x reader unless it is, an x reader.

It’s obnoxious, and frankly, rude.

Again, I’ve given a couple of gentle reminders already but some of you are failing to respond so allow me to put it in words geared more for… I don’t know, hardier audiences I suppose. As always thank you for your time and I hope you have an absolutely wonderful rest of your day[genuine].

I still find it damn annoying! Mythology doesn't belong to anyone. There are stories based on metaphors and phobias coming together to make sense to things people wanted to explain back then! If we can't use golems, then this means we aren't able to use greek monsters, like Cerberus, or Thor, or even the words Angel and the Devil......

Mythology was made to be shared and people do make stories to share with the world. The book of Enoch and Genesis became works that inspire many! This is not cultural appropriation is appreciation! Artists use these mythological creatures because they don't need to explain whole new beings, because they are already well known.

Again, if we can't use these, then why are they publicly known and open. If this information shouldn't be made public and not be used by others then it should have been a Mystery School!!

And I hope no one gets offended by calling religious stories mythology, because it is the right term. Mythology doesn't mean that it isn't correct. Just look up the defenition!!! It means a collection of allegory stories, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.

Thank you for reading my angry ramble!

Hope you guys have a good day

One thing I'd suggest is not calling him a golem specifically unless you're Jewish. Golems are apparently pretty dang specific to Judaism, and most of the answers I've gotten on "is it okay to use them in stories if you aren't Jewish" tend to vary from "Get a Jewish sensitivity reader first" to "No".

Then again, I'm not Jewish myself, so take that with a grain of salt, but I've seen a lot of posts from Jewish users complaining about people always calling every rock creature and fantasy robots a "golem" for several years now. I personally choose to err on the side of caution, though.

That said, Cementoss could still probably be a stone puppet or animate statue granted life.

Fuckening

Cultural appropriation is already bad now its just annoying when it's like "oh we've appropriated too close to the sun and now all mention of this word evokes the appropriation instead of the original".

I am saying this with frustration toward the people who yoinked the word, not those pointing it out.

Anyway yeah gonna need a new word but the creature description fits but also tbh Cementoss isn't gonna appear that much