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It's me. Hi. I'm asking about the son of hephaestus!Reki post. It's me.

you ask this as if you dont know about my mad descent back into greek mythology brainrot. But ANYWAY

Reki is a basic choice - building, crafting, creative. Baby boy builds shit from his own two hands, mostly based on experimenting. We see it, he makes his own calculations and tried new and unconventional things, which is giving Hephaestus. Also, there's that imposter syndrome of his or inferiority complex which, while not being a tradition Hephaestus Trait(tm), just gives me Hepheastus vibes. Like this god is essentially the outcast of the Olympians, he got yeeted by his mother off a mountain, is rejected constantly and is just. yeah. Except for Reki it's all in his head because he isn't actually rejected.

Langa is uuuhhhh...... Self indulgent. I wanted Renga to be what Aphrodite and Hephaestus could never be. But also. Dite is beauty and love (and sexuality but whatever). Langa is admired by all (canonically) and is FUCKING PRETTY GODDAMNIT. And I think Langa is a good characterization of Love. And not just person love. Like yes, he loves his friends, he's in love with Reki, but he represents love of an activity, especially once with Reki. Which goes back to what Dite and Hephaestus could never be. Langa, alone, feels nothing. Love, alone, is nothing. Love has to have an object, and Langa's love of skating (and Reki) kinda represents that. Langa's love of sports has a person object. Snowboarding = Oliver. Skating = Reki. And what is Dite? She is love. Langa loves.

Also. Langa is idolized by everyone, something that's heavily associated with Dite. Because of her beauty (because of Langa's beauty on a board), she is idolized and a lot are jealous of her (*cough* Trojan War *cough*). What is Reki? Jealous of Langa because he surpassed him. So Langa being a Dite kid just makes sense. Also he could probably get away with anything he wants if he put in the effort.

And before someone goes BUT APHRODITE IS SEX I think it would be funny for a Dite kid to be asexual. It's just a bit ol' fuck you to the stereotype of Dite kid = sex.

And the others will be analyzed some other time because I'm sleeby again

#more of this woot!!!! #demigod au

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*thinking about your Holding Out For A Hero post* elaborate elaborate elaborate pLEASE elaborate

Ok, ok, it took a hot minute but i have time to elaborate now.

So the premise is simple. Son of Aphrodite Langa is kidnapped, used as bait, whatever to get something else in exchange. And like, i don't care what people say, Aphrodite is one of the most powerful goddesses, so it would make sense that one of her kids are taken, especially especially when those kids are viewed as helpless and weak because they don't seem to have the fighting abilities of the other children. I mean, all they care about it how they look and who has a crush on them, right?

Anyway, Langa is stuck, and maybe whoever took the kid wants him to be in love with them because do you know how much power that would give them? Having Langa be on their side? So while Langa isn't tortured, he's still stuck. And while stuck, he probably makes friend with something/someone, just to keep him from going crazy. Probably like one of the villains aids, or a maid of sort. Not anyone outwardly evil, no one that would really get anything out of this kidnapping, but still on the wrong side of history (if you'll excuse the expression)

So they're asking him what his ideal partner would be, probably to report it to the main villain. Which brings the first verse. 1) it reveals Langa's homosexuality, 2) the Hercules reference is just too good. And hero = good. Langa needs someone good, not this villain.

Meanwhile, Reki is out there, searching for his love, his Langa. He's gonna be Langa's hero. And he's strong, he's fast, and trust, he'll be fresh from the strong. (also, to Langa, Reki is larger than life. What's life without Reki?)

Also, just the melody and beat and whatever. It just. The speed and the intensity gives me Langa's anger. The power behind that first I Need A Hero is very Langa snapping, essentially going "I'll never love you, no matter what you do. You'll never be my hero" and also that he's gonna wait for as long as he must for Reki to get there.

By the second verse, Reki gets there, Langa spots him because he always knows when Reki is near. (I have opinions about how Dite kids abilities should work). Also Reki is just beyond his reach, and Reki's reaching back at him in some way, y'know?

"it's gonna take a superman to sweep my off my feet" -> that's when Reki gets there for real, within Langa's reach, and that's where Langa fucking snaps. All that pent up anger and frustration, bad guys are fucked. Because they have Reki fighting them, but also a very angry Langa that's seeing his love fighting, potentially getting hurt (you could say, he has fire in his blood.... Y'know because lyrics and also Hephaestus kid being the one he adores). And anger, one of the strongest passions, one that stands by Aphrodite's side, who can beat anger? A lover will raise a war for their beloved. And Langa is not above that.

Langa needs a hero, it's whats "expected" of him, but also. He's no damsel in distress. He's pent up anger and frustration that will make everything blow for the one he loves. What's a world without his hero, without his Reki. He'll wait forever for him, but Reki will be the reason Langa raises hell.

TL;DR: Holding Out For a Hero is a Langa song but not in he way one would expect. He isn't a damsel in distress, but his hero will be the trigger that will get him to destroy everything in his way

#hi i was looking for this post like a month ago #woot i found it randomly in nature while looking for the ask calling me grandma #demigod au

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LMAO MY UNCLE WAS QUESTIONING ME BECAUSE HE THINKS IM GOING OVER TO A GUY'S PLACE LATER TONIGHT BITCH IM GAYYYYYY

#oh to be closeted in a homophobic family #this shit is hilarious #nah im off to see my bestie #hush lils

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The only downside to being gay is that I can't really do my nails anymore

#a sacrifice worth taking though #hush lils

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The only downside to being gay is that I can't really do my nails anymore

#a sacrifice worth taking though #hush lils

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made a uquiz

#romeo #ok that took a dark turn real fucking fast holy shit #oops this was supposed to be on my main but alas

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#1. the absolute disrespect towards my wife abigail #she will always be my beloved darling and my everything #2. i know Elliott won but im a lesbian so im going with the runner up Haley #3. ill probably rpmance elliott on my switch or something so ill also romance him

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TTPD is making me ill

#i have so many story ideas now #and also. so long london? actually making me ill #he really did just tolerate her #hush lils

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.....should I play Hades game?

#ive been thinking about it for awhile but could never commit #idk should i? is it worth it? #hush lils

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.....should I play Hades game?

#ive been thinking about it for awhile but could never commit #idk should i? is it worth it? #hush lils

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#my poor abby is being so disrespected rn 🥲

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If anyone wants me to say my opinion on a character with this bingo

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I'm stupidly emotional today and I almost started crying because the dude refused to split my order into 2 boxes (it would have cost me an extra dollar to split my order)

#why? i dont understand #I bought 20 timbits why cant you put it in 2 boxes of 10? #im very sad now #hush lils

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anon me a song that matches my tumblr vibe

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#i kmow there are others but i like these most #now how do i tag this to get more than 3 votes #stardew valley #sdv

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I need gay girly pop music

#ive been having so much fun with Sabrina Carpenter's new song #i need more songs like this one but gay #need sapphic girlypop pop #hush lils

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We are Infinity ♾️

#look at them!!!!! #<333 #renga #langa #reki