#ill think of something

[kajinovaa]

he knows when im starting to bash my head against a wall, so he sits me down and talks with me through my inner turmoil :’)

#mha #bnha #katsuki x me #i really need to make a proper tag for us #ill think of something #novart

[doeneb]

Did a pause oc generator! And made a little lady :)

LOOK AT HEEEERRR

#AAA I MADE HER PRETTY #Shes a wooden doll #still figuring out her function on the wh show #but shes there :D #maybe unused? #planned to be introduced before the show stopped production? #no clue #its somethin #ill think of something #btw i have commissions open- #teehee :3

[eerilyiridescent]

watching dune (1) because my friend wants to watch the sequel later this week but i have like zero expectations for it. my roommates think i'll eat it up because i love sci fi (they're probably right) but idk why i just get the vibe that it will not be my cup of tea but i'll end up having to compliment it for being an objectively good film. stay tuned

#film #dune #dune movie #maybe i should have a tag for film ramblings idk #ill think of something

[billygaysanguine]

hokum and lightning being silly

#skulduggery pleasant #silly time #skulduggery pleasant art #hokum pete #lightning dave #do they have a ship name. idk #ill think of something

[sparklings-bf]

hrm i wanna change my blog name to something more general if that makes sense.. cuz i have so many f/os at this point and i fixate on multiple at the same time

#val posting #i was really fixated on wally when i named this blog a few months ago. and i still am tbh! but im also fixated on langue and sasha too #ill think of something

[thepublishingpress]

THE ORACULAR GODDESS

THE ORACULAR GODDESS

   A short story by Basil Dela Cruz

I swallowed as I stared out the window, the sweet smell of blossoming hyacinths overpowering everything else.

Breathe.

Breathe.

Breathe.

Today was the day I was to become the Oracle, Priestess of Apollo.

“Dearest?”

I turned. “Mother!” I said, forcing a smile.

She returned it. “Oh, my lovely Agathe! Aren’t you so excited? You’re about to become the Oracle! Just like your Ya-ya and me!”

“O-of course! Of course,” I said, my voice tight.

She frowned. “Agathe, why are you acting this way?“ She gasped. “Have the gods not spoken to you?”

“No, Mother! I mean, they have spoken to me!” I replied quickly, though, in reality, it wasn’t true. “I’m just feeling a bit nervous. I am to be shown to hundreds, if not thousands, of people.”

Mother patted my shoulder. “It’s okay, my dear. Now, we must go to the Temple of Apollo. We don’t have all day, you know.”

I nodded, even smiled. “Yes, Mother.”

  As we walked down the roads, so bright in comparison to my mood, the words ran in circles in my head.

Liar.

Liar.

Liar.

The gods have not spoken to you.

Liar.

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We reached the Temple of Apollo. As we went through, I rubbed the inscriptions that had always fascinated me:

ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΑΥΤΟΝ, ΜΗΔΕΝ ΑΓΑΝ , ΕΓΓΥΑ, ΠΑΡΑ ΔΑΤΗ 

It used to comfort me, back then.

We met with stern-faced officials and the kind-eyed Pythia I was the apprentice of. We went to the Castalian Spring where people from all around Greece and even non-Greeks waited to prepare for a potential day of prophecy. The current Oracle held out the bowl to me and smiled. All eyes turned to me. I took the bowl with shaking hands and stepped forward. I carefully performed the ritual. I knew this was a tense business. If the goat shivered, then Apollo was willing to be consulted by the travelers that had come from so far away. If the goat did not, the people from afar would have to wait an entire month to consult the Oracle again. Concentrate, Agathe, I thought to myself. I poured the water on the goat.

Everyone waited.

I sent a prayer to the gods, hoping they would answer, though I expected they wouldn’t.

The goat shivered.

The crowd cheered.

Thank the gods.

After all that happened, I became the new Pythia, despite the fact I have not heard a word from the gods.

But that would be my secret, A small voice whispered within me, as the crowds cheered and my parents beamed at me, they faces filled with pride.

Then, on Δευτέρα I learned the true weight of my lies.

A hero came to the Temple of Apollo while I was seated in the adyton on a bronze tripod. He ran in and kneeled in front of me.

“Oh, Oracle of Delphi! Priestess of Apollo!” He cried. “I wish to avenge my father, who met his demise at the hands of my cruel uncle. That accursed man now sits on the throne that should be mine! He has sent me on a quest for the Golden Fleece. Will I succeed? If I do, what will happen after?”

The young man was obviously a hero in the making. If I lied and the outcome was wrong… No. Just give him a prophecy. 

“What is thine name, O young man?” I said in the most official and formal voice I could muster. 

He looked at me, awe-srtuck, so I assumed I had a good official voice. “Iason, my lady.”

“Well, then, Iason. You will indeed succeed on your quest. I have seen that you will go back to your uncle and he will acknowledge his end of the bargain, though he does so grudgingly. You will have a beautiful wife and children. You will prosper, and live a long life.”

The man smiled. Thank you. Thank you.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➻❥➼˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➻❥➼˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➻❥➼

The next month, I wandered through the market during a lazy afternoon, ready to make the proper sacrifices for the gods when I heard snatches and snippets of conversation from whispering women and gossiping girls. 

“Oh, do come closer! I have the most interesting of news..” One of the girls drawled.

The women around her leaned in breathlessly to hear.

His old wife brought their children’s demise on an altar.

His new bride and father-in-law burned.

Crushed by the boards of his own ship.

Oh, who was he?

Iason.

She said more, I’m sure, for the women were still leaning towards her like sunflowers do to the sun, but I had stopped listening by then. I ran towards the temple, trying my absolute best not to let the guilty tears flow.

The horror.

The man was dead.

More heroes came. I was unable to do anything else but lie about the outcomes. Tell them what they wanted to hear.

All of their lives ended in tragedy.

When will I be freed of this?

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➻❥➼˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➻❥➼˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➻❥➼

I was older, much older, than the 13-year-old girl who had become the Pythia. I was sitting there on my bronze stool when a young woman came. She was wearing a cloak of fine wool. I raised my eyebrows at this. Perhaps she didn’t want to be recognized or seen, but why? She stepped forward and kneeled, which I could tell slightly annoyed her. A princess, then. 

“Oh, Oracle of Delphi,” She said, her voice low and lovely, “My father’s kingdom is at risk, and I wish to seek guidance so I may assist him.”

I sucked in a breath. I opened my mouth to speak but no words spilled free. I was thinking of the kingdom, a kingdom full of people. I brought curses to any of those who came advice… A curse from the gods for lying, I realized. I could not bear it any longer. I wept and threw myself at her feet.

 "Oh dear princess!" I cried. "I am a fake Oracle, and not one to be trusted. Please, find another Oracle! They shall give you better advice than me."

 She smiled at me, and a gray aura surrounded her, revealing her true self.

 A young woman with chocolate brown curls, cool calculating eyes as big as an owl's, bedecked with armor with her famous bronze shield. 

I would have to be a fool to not know her.

Athena.

 Before I could collect my thoughts and speak, she said, "You have passed the test, Agathe. Though you have lived a life of deceit, we have given you one last chance to redeem yourself. And redeem yourself you have."

"But why have you given me this chance my lady?" I questioned her, having regained my wits.

 "Because you are to be my successor as the goddess of wisdom."

I gaped at her and she smiled.

 "Come," She commanded. "You have much to learn as a goddess."

#translation #nah #sorry for not posting #writing #literature #athena #greek mythology #delphi #oracle of delphi #priestess of apollo #apollo #doesn't appear though #idk what tags to use #ill think of something #sorry for not being active #WAIT I ALREADY SAID THAT #woops #hope you like it #agathe #original character #original post #greek gods #ancient greek #greek myths #greek pantheon #ancient greek mythology #how is that not a tag #grief #guilt #she's conflicted

[finnslay]

Holy shitttt its been almost 2 years wtf

#what should i get her #probably art things #or stitch things #or anything rainbow #or anything bi colored #or anything shiny #ill think of something

[cloverofhope]

Not sure why I started asking a bunch of httyd blogs the same exact question, but I'm writing down the answers I get and I'll figure something to do with them. Should definitely start writing down who I've asked before I start asking people it again lmao

#httyd #ill think of something

[branmer]

thinking next year i might take a new year's resolution to only watch films directed by women for the entire duration of 2024

#id do tv as well but that's tougher given individual episodes of shows are directed by different ppl generally #maybe for tv shows ill set like... a minumum number of female characters or it has to be focused on women idk #ill think of something #maybe do it by showrunners??? #actually unhinges me when i think how much the last one would reduce the pool of things i could watch >:/ #i kind of want to turn it into an art project and like idk do art about each film and then make a zine at the end of the year

[two-hands-toward-the-sun]

spanish learning update june 2022

• i still don’t really know how to use the subjunctive on my own but when i see it used correctly i’m now like, oh, okay that makes sense

• have written dialogue in spanish for a fic! it was very thoroughly beta-read by a native speaker before i posted it but still holy shit!!! (here’s the link. it’s a good omens/los simuladores crossover which, jesus fucking christ, is such a weird sentence)

• spoke some rioplatense spanish in a discord server and was told by a cuban person “that literally sounds like a foreign language”

• have been listening to a lot of la ley! SIN DOLOR NO TE HACES FELIIIZZ makes me feels shrimp emotions.

• i now know a lot of expressions that mean “suck my dick.” also why do i know so many words for ass. non-spanish speakers you will just have to imagine how many fucking ways there are to say these things

#qué ironico que no escribí nada en español en este post skfkfkhh perdón #bueno #spanish langblr #learning spanish #langblr #hmm i should have a tag if this is gonna be a regular thing #ill think of something

[sirenspells]

Sunny song

#siren speaks #i gotta make a tag for when i just post a song link and say its a character uh #ill think of something

[bbq-potato-chip]

want to make demon slayer art for the episode...but no ideas :(

#alas #ill think of something

[wiralonprimesskits]

thanks @noeggets for lettin me adopt this character! i already love this genuine dumb fuck of a raccoon

#wiral makes some art #Fields the raccoon #sonic fan character #sonic oc #sonic ocs #now if only i had made R3DUX the robian by now... #still fucking stuck on what animal species i want to base her on sadly #oh well ig #ill think of something #...i hope.

[purpleshadow-star]

THERE'S POLLS NOW!!!

This is all I've wanted for so long. I'm so happy.

Apologies in advance, I will be making the utmost use of this new feature (as in I'm going to use it way too much now).

#ive thought of a billion questions in the past that i wished i could ask with a poll on tumblr #but now that i can do that i cant remember any of them :/ #ill think of something #im just so excited about this!!! #random #not fandom related

[dirtytransmasc]

when your writing a scene in a fic that you know realistically not all the characters would survive, but you can't bring yourself to kill them off, but for the sake of plot they all need to physically be their when shit goes down.

I hate this. please tell me I'm not alone in this struggle.

csuse right now I'm writing a hotd fic where the green team kids get a redemption arc and are taken in by Rhaenyra after Aegon refuses to be crowned and flees Kings Landing to tell Rhaenyra and shes like 'nope, not letting these kids suffer anymore'

like the only characters I could potentially spare without destroying my plot (cause I'm a fool who doesn't plan ahead) is Heleanas kids, but also like, no... they're so tiny and she's been through too much already and I don't want to kill of kids, especially cause it would be so fucking brutal. it'd either be a caught in the crossfire type death where they're slaughtered like fleeing animals, or it would be an execution, neither of which I have the heart write.

#im struggling #fic writing #hotd #im tired #I wont kill off the kids #but having everyone survive is going to feel too good to be true #I was gonna just wound aegon to give him development but now I think I have to kill him #but I hate sacrificial drsths for the sake of development #I dont know #Ill think of something

[carlthethoughtfulsoul]

Sometimes I think I spend too much time hanging out. Oh well, it is quite fun.

#skeleton #plastic skeleton #halloween #halloween decorations #late post #fall #autumn #tree #tree branch #hanging #hanging out #i do this too much #its fun #im running out of hanging out thoughts #oh well #ill think of something #pine cones