Okay, this may seem weird, but I've been thinking of making a series where a female (or the reader) aims to be a Queen through effort and hard work.
It also includes Greek mythology, but I wanna make it as accurate as possible.
Ex. Demeter is a loving mother who isn't a helicopter parent and cares a lot about Kore/Persephone. She also gives her freedom while looking out for her.
I don't like how Leto is portrayed in Lore Olympus, so I'm making her somewhat strict but still allows her two children Apollo and Artemis to be themselves. I heard she's one of the deities associated with motherhood so that's the reason.
Again, don't like how Nyx is written in Lore Olympus. She's a powerful Primordial Goddess, the personification of the night, and is feared by Zeus himself. I'm writing her as a protective mother who loves her children and is willing to fight for them when necessary.
Apollo.... God, I hate how he's written in Lore Olympus. WHYYYYYY?! HE'S ONE OF MY FAVOURITES!! For this, he's a bisexual god who is confident and social, but he isn't an narcissistic asshole who thinks is better than anyone.
With every god I'm including, they're gonna wear jewellery with their symbols on them. Ex. Hera's gonna wear a necklace with peacock feathers on them, Aphrodite will wear a crown of roses in her hair along with a seashell hairclip and a dove broth, Apollo's obviously gonna wear a laurel wreath on his head, along with a hyacinth on his clothes (If you know, you know.)
Basically, I'll try include as many accurate things as possible because I wanna stay true to the myths.
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I was today years old when I realized that triangles are called triangles because they comprise of three angles.
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hey btw if you're in the USA at 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4, they're testing the emergency broadcast system. your phone is probably going to make a really loud noise, even if it's on silent. there's a backup date on the 11th if they need to postpone it.
if you're not in a safe situation and have an extra phone, you should turn that phone completely off beforehand.
additionally, if you're like me, and are easily startled; i recommend treating it like a party. have a countdown or something. be surrounded by your loved ones. take the actions you personally need to take to make yourself safe.
i have already seen mockery towards any person who feels nervous about this. for the record, it completely, completely valid to have "emergency broadcast sounds" be an anxiety trigger. do not let other people make fun of you for that. emergency sounds are legitimately engineered to make us take action; those of us with high levels of anxiety and/or neurodivergence are already pre-disposed to have a Bad Time. sometimes it is best to acknowledge that the situation will be triggering for some, and to prepare for that; rather than just saying "well that's stupid, it's just a test."
"loud scary sound time" isn't like, my favorite thing, but we can at least try to prevent some additional anxiety by preparing for it. maybe get yourself a cake? noise cancelling headphones? the new hozier album? whatever helps. love u, hope you're okay. we are gonna ride it out together.
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Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Smashing Pumpkins// Saw 2004// Caged Rat, Soul Asylum// The Jig Is Up, Ice Nine Kills// Rats!Rats!Rats!, Deftones// Hatchet, Movements
I know there's heavy association of Adam with the dog motif (which I love) but I swear I've heard Bullet with Butterfly Wings on the radio way too many times during the last month while thinking about Saw for it to be a coincidence
Rats symbolize impoverishment, disease, the lowest of low.
"He's not a cop. He's a bottom feeder, just like you."
Jigsaw calls him angry and apathetic, and we'll be honest here, he is on the surface. He calls his apartment a shithole, he knows his job is shitty but it keeps him fed, and he's just dragging himself through life because he's pretty much already convinced himself this is as good as its going to get.
But here's the other thing about rats: they will do anything to try to survive. Sometimes, that means just doing what they've been conditioned to do by the world around them.
Have you ever seen a rat backed into a corner? or stuck in a trap? they will scream and thrash violently to try and free themselves.
From the moment he wakes up in the tub, Adam is moving. Throughout the movie, he has a hard time staying still, trying to escape, trying to survive. He is loud and frantic. Even though he is pessimistic about life, he wants to live.
also, to swing back around to the Smashing Pumpkins lyrics in particular, I thought a lot about how Adam mentions his ex, thinking he was "too angry." If you've dug into that song a little, it's interpreted in a lot of ways but a common one is oppression and being stuck in a situation/world where you're aware of escape but incapable of it. Adam knows he should appreciate life more, but what's the point when he lives the way that he does and nothing seems to ever get better? Anger feels like the only option and honestly sometimes it is.
(not to get too political or whatever, but if we never get angry enough to do anything, nothing will ever change. Don't let anyone tell you that emotions don't belong in politics/social issues because that's a fucking stupid take.)
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