#thank you for the ask dear Hera

[angst-fairygodmother]

Derek, if Cale had killed Ryne instead, or she'd been more seriously hurt by the car?

I hope you're having a good night!

--🦚xx

A/N: Daaamn, Hera! I said Tragedy and you came for the throat. I'm going to do this one as headcanons, because there's no way I could write it in 200, or even 500 words. Or make it through without actually crying.

I’m having a lovely night actually, and I hope you are too my dear. (Also, I love that you still sign your asks, it's so lovely to see that familiar little symbol.)

If Ryne had been more seriously injured:

Derek would not have relented to not going to the hospital, or even asked

He would have carried her there physically and held her down in a chair until a doctor could see her if he had to

He would be freaking out the entire time, but doing his best to pretend he was calm

He definitely would have called Sean immediately, and then his Ma, and insisted they both come to the hospital, because Sean is your family and his Ma is so much better at taking care of people than he is (which is not giving himself enough credit)

Which...I guess would mean that there wouldn’t be anyone home when Cale showed up at the Sandoval residence, and that would have been a lot better for everyone?

While she recovered, he would be the most hover-y, anxious, overprotective Labrador. 

He would do everything he could, and then some, to take care of her. Carry her up and down the stairs. Cook and clean for her. Drive her to class and carry her books in. Probably even try to sit in on said classes to take notes for her/in case she needed anything. Regardless of whether or not any of that was actually necessary or helpful. 

But on the plus side, it would also mean extra cuddles and kisses and verbal reminders of how much he loves her. 

If Cale had killed Ryne:

Derek would follow swiftly after.

Not because Cale would go after him and succeed, as he did in the movie. He wouldn’t get that chance

Derek would go after Cale at his house on his own, or go with Sean to hunt him down

And unlike Sean, whose priority was saving the girl, Derek’s would be revenge

Which would make him dangerous, but also reckless and stupid

And Cale still views him as trash to be taken out, so it’s not like there would be a prolonged confrontation, or any beating with a shovel and zip-tying to make him watch anything

Even if Cale wanted to toy with Derek, he’s already done the worst thing that boy can even imagine. So there’s nothing left to do it with (there’s Sean, but I don’t think Cale would realize that, or Derek would be in a place to admit it)

On the other hand, he and Sean are a good team, and he’s been in fights before. So maybe they’d succeed faster/with less injury to Sean or Katie. Especially since Derek would, again, be suicidally reckless.

If he woke up in a hospital after the fact, either because of the movie events/my fic variant of them and only learned of it then, or if he survived being part of the final act, it would be less forceful. It would be more like giving up, not trying to get better, because he has nothing and no one left to get better for.

#ouch #this hurt me to write out #suicide tw #death tw #Tragedy Thursday #Derek Sandoval x Ryne Cassidy #headcanons #alternate universes #Bad Samaritan fic #thank you for the ask dear Hera

[commsroom]

Hi, you’ve probably already addressed this at some point and I’ve simply missed it, but what’s your thoughts on Hera’s ending? (Particularly, how Pryce just removes the ‘I can’t do this, I’m not good enough’ line, and she stops glitching?) Personally it always felt rather… bad, honestly, given the whole “they could’ve made me better, they made me me” thing, if that makes sense?

hi! first: that absolutely makes sense, and i'm also very sensitive to anything that seems to "fix" disability or trauma, so i understand where you're coming from. that was not personally my takeaway about hera in the finale; i'll try to explain why:

pryce didn't remove that loop from hera's head. i don't think she could have - even if it's technically possible for her to do (and she is capable of a lot more than maxwell), she just had her mind wiped and wouldn't have access to that information, and even if she did retain it on an instinctual level, that would require allowing pryce access to the most vulnerable parts of hera's mind. and she would never allow that. there's a reason pryce is still a prisoner.

hera speaks to pryce not for reconciliation, but for reclamation. she's lived her whole life in fear of what pryce (and people like pryce) can do to her, with every aspect of who she is and what she does controlled and dictated by anyone with power over her. the finale opens with pryce telling her life's story from her perspective - at once self-mythologizing and self-victimizing - and, the final time we ever hear from or about pryce, hera is about to tell her own story. we never find out what was actually said, or how pryce reacted, because it doesn't matter. hera gets to take control of her own narrative. hera gets to confront her abuser, and feel in control and safe from harm.

it's worth keeping in mind that hera doesn't glitch consistently. that's one of the things i think also makes it a useful comparison to chronic illness. when, why, and how much hera glitches was an intentionally crafted part of the sound design. it happens more often, and more intensely, when she's stressed out, overwhelmed, or upset.

and, with that in mind... the ending leaves the characters on a generally positive note, because it's the end of the show and that's the feeling it wants to leave you with: that everything will be more or less okay, in the end. but it isn't the end of their lives. once they get back to earth, a lot of things are going to be very difficult for hera. even in the final scene, she says she's not ready to go back, but "when has that ever stopped us before?" when she's able to honestly say she's good, i don't think that means she's good forever. just, in that moment, that's a crucial step in her healing process, and i hope in the future she'll have a lot more moments that feel like that one.

#wolf 359 #w359 #hera wolf 359 #i haven't been tagging asks or. even a lot of posts. but i want to file this one. anyway. #hi! thank you for asking. it's a good question and a topic i care about. #and i always love to talk about hera. she's so dear to me. #i think hera will still glitch post-canon. the fact she doesn't for that period of time is just an indicator of her emotional state. #it makes sense to me that hera would be the most okay she's... maybe ever been. knowing pryce doesn't have the power to hurt her #and i hope that remains true. but ultimately i think that's also why i don't personally want pryce to have a post-canon narrative at all #it feels like it undermines it somehow. when that confrontation is about shifting narrative perspective and autonomy and control. #who gets to tell their story. who gets to be heard. #i don't really care what pryce does as long as she stays away from hera. i'm not interested in a story about anything else. #that's a little tangential but. related. #and i hope this answered your question!! #asks

[magic-multicolored-miracle]

Oliver Sway, Derek Sandoval, Diego Hargreeves?

Hera, babe, why would you do this to me?

Husband: Oliver. I was distracted the first time I watched the movie, so I didn’t see it, but Ollie really does seem sort of designed for me (in a more realistic way than most of the characters that I feel drawn to). He’s adorable, and beautiful, and just a sweet, quiet, nerdy guy. He’s intelligent, and passionate, and has a wit, it just sometimes gets trounced by louder voices. Really other than some creeping, which, everyone has flaws but we’re gonna have to work on that babe, he’s kind of perfect?

One Night Stand: Diego. This is the easy one here, I think. Because I love him, but I don’t think we’d get along long term? Also, if we go with his comic powers, he has the potential to make it a loooooong night, so that’s exciting. 👀🔥

Best Friend: Derek. He’s charming and charismatic, funny, supportive, attractive as hell, always a good time (take that in any way you want), and I feel like it would be impossible to have a bad day around him. Those are all characteristics I’d want in a best friend (and there’s no rule in the game that says I can’t secretly be in love with my best friend...)

FMK Alternative De Jour

#ask game #fmk alternatives #Hera the anon #thank you for the question though dear #this is maybe the most obvious choice to make me make #but I think that's also what makes it hard

[my--moon]

WAIT! why did I jusr figuire out requests are open? If it’s ok with you, can I request Jason x female reader (daughter of Eros) and it’s making up with one another after an argument which was mainly consisting of reader being slightly jealous and was afraid Jason would leave because she has severe abandonment issues? Thank you! (Also, I always love your aesthetics)

❝ A Thousand Times Prettier ❞

Pairing; Jason Grace X Fem!Reader (Child of Eros) Warning; Fluff, Angst, Comfort! So sorry if your name is Maddie :( Y/n's also a little bitch at the start A/N; Aunty Juno's got an idea. . . I LOVE THIS IDEA, sorry if your name is Maddie btw

What does that whispy little brat have that you don't have double? (Y/N) thought to herself.

That little bitch Maddie Prescott. Child of Apollo, is she now? So prissy and perfect! With perfect golden locs that shimmered down her back, rosy cheeks and thick glossy lips! Such a... fucking slut!

You couldn't help but hate her... Actually why did you hate her again?

Maddie didn't do anything wrong. She wasn't a bitch, brat or a slut. She was just failing at training and asked Jason to help her out or give her some tips. She wasn't flirting with him or being seductive in any way.

But (Y/N) couldn't help but feel jealous. Was this lady trying to take Jason away? No. No. No. No. No! Too many people have left, she couldn't lose another!

(Y/N) sat in the Zeus cabin. Sitting on a beanbag, flicking through a magazine Piper had given her. Grumbling over how pathetic a certain Apollonian was.

The cabin door opened up, Jason walked in with a bit of dirt on his face from the training grounds. “Hey, hun. Whatcha reading?”

His smile was sweet and gentle, he was never a rude man towards (Y/N). Not ever! But (Y/N) was still mad.

“A magazine.” She replied flatly, keeping her hard gaze on the pictures. Something about the latest scandal on Olympus.

“Ooo, anything interesting, dear?” Jason asked, wiping the dried blood off his chin and taking off his boots.

“No.” A cold reply came out of (Y/N). Jason thought she didn't mean the first cold reply, but a second one? That wasn't like his lover.

“You.. You alright?” He asked, hesitantly walking towards the daughter of Eros. (Y/N)'s cold gaze glanced up from the magazine.

“Oh I'm fine. Maybe you should go and hang out with the Prescott girl, hm? Maybe she'll be nicer than me.” (Y/N) rolled her eyes.

Jason cocked an eyebrow. “Who?” He asked confused. “Wait, Maddie?”

“Yea, considering she's got all your attention lately, just go off and love her! I know you want to.” The child of Eros replied with a icy glare.

“Babe, what?” Jason was dumbfounded. “Why would I love Maddie? She's just been needing help with her training, I don't love her.”

(Y/N) looked him up and down with a glare. “Mhm. And I'm Hera's concubine.” She said sarcastically.

“Don't mention Hera, I've had a long day, I don't want to hear about her.” Jason groaned in annoyance at the mention of her.

“And I don't want to hear about Maddie either. But that's all I hear!” (Y/N) added, with a scowl on her face.

“Look at me, (Y/N).”

She didn't want to look at Jason. She wanted to be and at him, but he had done nothing wrong; why was she so upset then?

“No.” A defiant response answered from (Y/N)'s lips.

“Look at me, honey.” Honey, a nickname that made her melt. Especially when it came from a lover of hers.

(Y/N) reluctantly looked up and stared back at Jason, who had a hard expression. “Why are you so mad at Maddie?”

Tears threatened to spill from (Y/N)'s eyes. Her eyes went glassy and her lips turned down in a pout. “She's a bitch, that's why.”

“What's she done to be called a bitch?” Jason asked back. A quirked eyebrow dawned on his face. “(Y/N). Answer me.”

(Y/N) didn't want to answer. “...”

“Honey.”

“...”

“Dear.”

“...”

“Sweetheart.”

“...”

“Babe, c'mon,” Jason sighed. Her defiance was annoying. “Just tell me.”

A tear ran down her cheek and slid down her throat. “She's taking you away I just know it.” Her voice was still angry and her body was curled up in a ball.

“Are you jealous?” The son of Jupiter asked gently.

“No! I'm not jealous! I'm a child of Eros, not a pathetic.. jealous.... mortal.” (Y/N) hissed out.

“Why are you even jealous of her? You're a thousand times prettier than her!” Jason bit back. His words made more tears spill from her eyes.

A silence filled the room, muffled sobs from (Y/N) were the only present sound.

“Do you want a cuddle?”

The Jupiter son asked, which the child of Eros didn't verbally answer to—but she did get up from her seat and bury herself in his chest.

Jason caressed her hair and held her tightly against him. Comforting her as she sobbed. She hated feeling abandoned, and he knew that.

But he was loyal to her, why would he leave a girl that he saw as a goddess?

#jason grace x reader #hoo #jason grace angst #jason grace x y/n #jason grace x you #jason grace fanart #pjo FANFIC #hoo fanfic #child of Eros #son of Jupiter #thalia grace #thalia pjo #Jason pjo

[coffeeandbatboys]

Hello! This is Carol (@clonethirstingisreal) but I can't send an ask from that account.

Congratulations on your 270 followers!!! Thanks so much for doing this event!

I pick Howzer, the #1 and 😜

Thanks so much!!

Thanks for sending in an ask! I threw everyone’s favorite future rebel and past gremlin child Hera in here for plot 😂

Prompt: sending each other little selfies or pictures throughout the day when they’re apart

Alema: Twi’leki meaning Protector. Nerra means Brother.

Warnings: possible itty bitty innuendo at the end if you squint really hard. Reader is Hera’s babysitter/bodyguard/chaperone. Howzer is a smooth and chivalrous little shit

Girls Day (Howzer x Fem!Reader)

“Alema look! Hera shouted, practically dragging you towards the merchant stall that housed racks of jewelry made with braided twine.

You sighed and trotted along behind her.

“Hera if you want me to take you shopping I need my arm in its socket.”

“Sorry. Got a little excited.”

You both scanned the colorful array of handmade jewelry when your eyes landed in a stack of teal bracelets. Hera must have spotted them too because she looked up at you with wide green eyes.

“It’s the same color as Howzer’s armor!”

You smiled and turned to the woman running the stall.

“How much?” You asked.

The woman peered at the teal bracelets you pointed to and nodded. “Four credits each.”

You took out your little pouch and handed her eight credits, slipping one of the bracelets on Hera’s wrist and one on your own.

“Let’s take a Holo for Howzer.” You said, kneeling next to the girl and holding up your wrist. She did the same and gave the biggest grin she could.

You snapped the pic and stood, taking Hera’s hand again and leading her along as you sent the holo.

“Honorary squad members?” You typed, giggling at your own stupid joke.

A few seconds later your comm pinged. A picture of Ballast and Howzer flickered up.

“Nice try. We’ll defend you fine ladies with our lives though. Having a nice girls day, cyare?”

You blushed, still getting used to the nickname. Every time he used it, your insides turned to mush and you couldn’t help but feel like a giddy child.

Speaking of giddy children, you decided that a something cold and sweet sounded very good at the moment.

“Hera, dear. How do blue milkshakes sound?”

If the girl’s eyes could get any bigger, they wouldn’t fit her face. She nodded. “Yes please, Alema!”

After ordering and receiving the drinks, you both sat down in the shade to enjoy them.

You and Hera chatted about her schooling and about your latest project when another shadow loomed over the both of you. Your eyes followed teal and gray plastoid up until they met that beautiful face.

“Afternoon, m’ladies.”

You smiled. “Afternoon, Howzer.”

Hera beamed. “Hello Nerra!”

Eleni and Cham waved to their daughter from the distance, beckoning her over. She scrambled up to leave, but not before giving both you and your trooper a hug.

Howzer chuckled and sat down next to you. You offered him the rest of your milkshake, which he gladly accepted.

"You know, Mesh'la, I had to think about something today."

"Mm?" You hummed, leaning into his shoulder.

"Holos don't do justice to your beauty. I think I'd much rather see you in person."

You giggled and kissed his jaw, right over the scar that sat there. He gave you a cheeky grin and twisted the straw around the cup with his tongue.

"Oh, I think that can be arranged."

Here’s the bracelet that inspired this 😂 you can buy it on Etsy also

#star wars #coffee’s 270 follower celebration #captain howzer x reader #howzer x reader #captain howzer #tbb howzer #clone trooper howzer #bad batch howzer #Howzer x female reader #Captain Howzer x female reader #Howzer x fem!reader #Captain Howzer x fem!reader #Tbb #The bad batch #Hera syndulla

[never-ending-fanfic]

For the WIP Ask Game anything to share on ‘Five things the Spectres found out about Kallus and one he told them himself’? I’m always obsessed with Kallus slowly opening up the Ghost crew

Oh thanks for asking! 🩷 And yes, I absolutely do have stuff to share about that! And I agree, Kallus slowly getting closer with the Ghost Crew is something so dear

With this one, it's a 5+1 fic and the main theme is- as the title says- things about Kallus that he keeps to himself and the Ghost Crew uncovers. I have a list of things abut Kallus attached to the crew members

Past- Ezra (it's mostly connected to his backstory as a Sewer Rat/Street Kid in the lower levels on Coruscant- my favourite trope ever)

Guilt- Sabine (I like to think about Sabine and Kallus Being Besties™- and there's such a huge potential too. Kallus and Sabine both being defectors and having similar pasts- at least about academy and the Empire- us just so much to work with! So here Sabine catches Kallus having a quiet panic attack ambecause he spiralled himself down to it with overthinking- she helps him calm down and they talk about defecting from the Empire and the guilt that comes with changing sides)

Overworking- Rex (the clone captain wanders around the base because he can't sleep, he figures he might take a calm, quiet walk at night- and then he sees Kallus sitting on the floor outside of the Intelligence HQ with a datapad and a few pages of reports on flimsi- he asks what he's doing there, since it's already around midnight and he looks like he needs sleep. Kallus says that he needs to work and that Draven literally pushed him out of the room when he was closing it for the night so Kallus just stayed and worked here- Rex rightfully calls it stupid and forces Kallus to have a walk with him- they take a break around the temple and as they sit and watch the base and the nature and the stars Kallus falls asleep on Rex's shoulder- this is also a friendship I cherish in fics, okay? 🩵)

Food- Kanan (when they eat in the mess or on the Ghost and Kallus is with them, Kanan notices something- he might be blind but he's the first one to realise that Kallus barely eats. And so he carries on with an idea already forming in his head and alongside that he realises Kallus never asks for medical help either or any help for that matter. Like he's trying to make himself as little liability as possible. He corners Kallus about that and after a lot of pushing, Kqllus finally breaks out a "I don't want you to waste resources on me". Oh believe me, they're gonna have a long talk)

Birthday- Hera (it's a foreign thing for Kallus to celebrate one's birthday- because the Empire sucks- and so after seeing how strange and out of place he looked when the crew threw a party for Sabine, Hera made a point to look through his file and throw him a party when it's his birthday 💚)

+1 Name- Kallus shares with Zeb (I just NEED Zeb to be the one to hear that, okay? A name is something so important about one's identity amd person and Zeb having shared his name of Bahryn with Kallus is just gonna make a full circle when Kallus shares his name with Zeb)

I love this wip dearly and I might work on it soon, since you already reminded me of its existence 🩷💕🩷

#star wars #star wars rebels #star wars fanfiction #alexsandr kallus #kallus #agent kallus #garazeb orrelios #zeb orrelios #sabine wren #hera syndulla #ezra bridger #kanan jarrus #captain rex

[my-name-is-apollo]

Two things! 1. Thanks for reporting on Apollo, he is my favorite god by far!! 😭

2. In an old post where you talked about the type of relationship that the main gods had with each other you said that there was a lot to talk about the relationship between Zeus AND Apollo!! Can you take advantage and tell it?

I can definitely talk about Apollo and Zeus!

Basically, Apollo is Zeus' favorite, his pride and joy. I know a lot of people believe Athena is the favorite, but I say Apollo is just as beloved, if not more and I'll tell you why I think so. I'll start by putting together various myths that surround both of them.

1) Zeus' protectiveness

Starting with Apollo's (and Artemis') birth, even though Zeus didn't directly help Leto, in one version, he asked Zephyrus to carry Leto away to Poseidon, so that Poseidon could protect her. He also managed to calm down Hera by the time the twins were born.

And when later Apollo killed Python, according to Pindar, Gaia wanted to send him to tartarus. But obviously that didn't happen and we can assume that it was because Zeus intervened on his son's behalf.

In Euripides' play, there's a particularly cute segment where Apollo, as a little boy, went to Zeus, wrapped his arms around him and supplicated him to deal with Gaia who has been interfering with his oracular business. And of course Zeus agrees and makes Gaia lose her prophetic influence on mortals.

There's also a version of Coronis' tale where Ischys, the guy with whom Coronis had cheated on Apollo with, got killed by Zeus.

In the satires written by Lucian, Zeus got defensive when Momos made fun of Apollo.

Lastly, this is just my interpretation, but in stories where Zeus intervenes in a couple of fights - the Apollo vs Heracles , Apollo vs Idas - makes me feel like Zeus did it because he was overly protective of Apollo (just like did with Athena - Pallas)

2) The way Zeus appreciates Apollo

In Iphigenis in Tauris, when Apollo killed Python and took over the delphic oracle for himself, Zeus is shown to have been proud that Apollo has started serious business at such a young age.

The opening of Homer's hymn to Pythian Apollo shows us Zeus welcoming Apollo and personally pouring a drink to his son. How sweet is that :3

In another scene where Apollo is entertaining the gods, Zeus and Leto together are shown proudly watching their son (Hera is absent oop-).

In the Iliad, whenever he commands Apollo to do something, he calls him "Dear Phoebus" (I've also seen it translated as "friend Phoebus) which is very sweet and shows that Zeus is quite fond of Apollo.

And in Lucian's work, he also appreciated Apollo by telling Momos how much work his son has to do everyday, and how difficult the job is for him.

3) Zeus grants a lot of Apollo's requests

even when he's personally offended. Take the story of king Periphas, whose reputation had personally offended Zeus and he wanted to destroy the king and his entire kingdom, but when Apollo asked Zeus to not do that, he ceased from killing them. In the case of Prometheus too, Zeus agreed to free the Titan when Apollo begged for it.

When Apollo appointed Hermes as the messenger god, Zeus approved that.

He also resurrected Asclepius on Apollo's request, in spite of Apollo killing the cyclops .

And here is what sealed my belief that Apollo is no less of a favorite than Athena: once Athena was using mantic dice to give out prophecies, and Apollo was unhappy with this. He complained to Zeus about it and Zeus made dice divination inferior (and Athena just threw away the dice lol)

Now this is again my opinion, but the whole thing with "Apollo tricking the Fates into postponing Admetus' death" is quite a serious offense, but surprisingly Apollo does not get punished for that. I like to think that that's because Zeus gave him the permission for that (maybe not openly, but more discreetly).

4) Apollo has some favorite child privileges.

He is said to be sitting on the immediate right of Zeus (according to Callimachus), he gets to use Zeus' lightning bolts and the aegis too (like Athena does), and he is the only one allowed to read the will/mind of Zeus.

5) Apollo acts as Zeus' right hand man

Now this could be said of Hermes and Athena also too, but I'm pointing this out because people tend to easily forget it. In the Iliad, Zeus sent Apollo to help the Trojans, since he was secretly rooting for Troy ,in spite of taking a neutral stance, and Athena was fighting against them. He also entrusted his son Sarpedon's body to Apollo and asked him to clean it up and hand it over to Thanatos and Hypnos.

In Orphic theogony, a similar responsibility is given to Apollo - he is asked by Zeus to bury the remains of Zagreus.

In the account given by Plato on soulmates, after Zeus tore apart the humans, he tasked Apollo with stitching them and bringing them back to life.

And of course the whole deal with Apollo's oracles is to pass on the will of Zeus to the mortals. Apollo is basically serving as an extension of Zeus. Arguably, that is one of the most important responsibilities and Apollo was the one Zeus trusted it with. He also actively prevents other gods from taking away this role from Apollo.

6) Apollo's rebellious nature and how Zeus deals with it.

In Alcaeus' hymn, when Apollo is born, Zeus adorns him with a golden headband, gives him a golden chariot driven by swans and asks him to go to Delphi to establish his laws. But Apollo instead just takes the chariot and flies away to Hyperborea and stays there for a whole year (rebellious from the get go XD) Of course, Zeus doesn't punish Apollo for this.

(I'm not bringing up Apollo and Poseidon's servitude under Laomedon because even though it is believed to have been a result of Apollo and Poseidon rebelling against Zeus, we don't really have evidence to say that that was the case. I only vaguely remember there being evidence of it in some scholia but I'm not able to find it at the moment so. Also in the Iliad especially, the coup - whose participants are Hera, Athena and Poseidon- and the servitude under Laomedon are clearly two separate, unrelated events)

But when Apollo killed Cyclopes in retaliation for Zeus killing Asclepius, Zeus intended to throw him into tartarus. This was an instance where he was clearly very upset with his son, and probably felt betrayed too. Even so, he changed his mind thanks to Leto, which makes me feel like he did not fully intend to carry out that punishment, and it was more a decision made in the spur of the moment. And as the alternate punishment, he made Apollo serve a slave and spend time on the Earth. This is in contrast with say, Hera - who was tied and dangled above tartarus. Zeus could have done something similar with Apollo because while one could argue that exiling and making Apollo a slave is pretty humiliating, it's still not as bad as being hung over tartarus. Besides, Zeus made Apollo serve under a very kind hearted king (and by the looks of it, Apollo actually enjoyed his time there, being in love with Admetus and all). So I think even after all that had happened, Zeus still forgave Apollo and went easy on him and even agreed to grant godhood to Asclepius on Apollo's request.

7) Apollo as Zeus' eldest son

Apollo is Zeus' first son in Hesoid's Theogony (born after 19 daughters). Putting it in the context of ancient Greek society, that would make Apollo quite important for Zeus in a way that no other child can be. And while Homer doesn't explicitly say that Apollo is the first son, it is quite evident in his works (Homeric hymn to Apollo, the Iliad) that Apollo's image is that of a first born son, - he is the only one who has access to Zeus' will, all the gods except Zeus trembled when he entered Olympus, Zeus often turned to him for help during the trojan war.

("Apollo" by Fritz Graf)

Of course, Zeus is never going to give away his throne to anyone and Apollo has no serious intent of overthrowing his father, but some scholars share the view that Homer paints Apollo as a potential usurper of Zeus, but also emphasizes how Apollo is very much on Zeus' side, using his powers for Zeus and not against him.

(^Source for this bit: "The Homeric Hymns: Interpretative Essays" by Andrew Faulkner & "Nursemaid to a Monster: Typhon and Pytho in the Homeric Hymn to Apollo" by Kelly E. Shannon)

Moreover, Apollo being Zeus' first son and sort of an unofficial crown prince would neatly explain all the ways in which Zeus favors Apollo over his other children.

Lastly, this is my take on them: They both obviously have a strong bond founded on love and respect for each other. The road wasn't and isn't always smooth for them. I like to think that Apollo held some bitterness towards Zeus for not helping Leto (before eventually letting it go), but he still wants his father's attention and approval. In return, Zeus has complete trust in Apollo, which is why he entrusts a lot of important duties to him. After all, he knows very well of Apollo's struggles and his efforts to rise to power. Zeus might sometimes be more stern on Apollo than he is on the others, but that's because he doesn't want anyone saying anything unpleasant about his son. I also think he doesn't entirely understand or approve of Apollo's extreme attachment to some humans, but he is ready to turn a blind eye as long as nothing drastic is happening (not without his permission at least lol). It's easy for some people to call Zeus a bad father, but we should also remember that despite being knowledgeable and wise, Apollo can be a difficult child to deal with - he is haughty, reckless. Messes with primordial deities and cosmic order, wears his heart on his sleeve, forgets his duties when he falls in love. It's like he is a perpetual teenager not only in appearance, but also at his heart lol and Zeus does try his best to deal with it in the best way possible :') But they do get along well most of the times and no matter how bad their once in a while conflicts can get, I think nothing is irreconcilable :)

(Here's a post where I've linked sources for a lot of the myths I've mentioned. If there's anything you want to know the source for, let me know)

#Zeus #Apollo #man this had been sitting in ny drafts for a while now #asks #anon #apollo info #long post

[kanerallels]

Kanera with It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Hehehehe just for you, vod!!

Christmas ficlets ask game!

There was very little as satisfying in the world as the sound of a crackling fire in the fireplace, in Hera’s opinion. The warmth flooded the room— but that might have just been Kanan’s arm around her.

Resting her head against his shoulder, she let out a long sigh. “This is nice. We haven’t been able to take a break in a while.”

“It’s not every day I hear you advocating for a break, Captain Hera,” Kanan observed, and Hera jabbed him in the ribs with her elbow. “Hey! I’m just saying.”

“Hmm. Well, you can thank yourself for that one, dear. And it’s been a long week.”

Kanan snorted. “You can say that again.” She felt him press a kiss against her forehead, and let out a hum of pleasure. It was nice to spend some peaceful time together, just the two of them.

The door to the garage crashed open, and the sounds of Zeb, Sabine, and Ezra’s voice came rattling in, echoing off the walls. “Kanan, Hera, we’re back!” Ezra shouted. “We got the marshmallows— is the fire ready?”

Kanan sighed. “That didn’t last long.”

“As if you mind,” Hera pointed out, and caught his grin as she sat up.

#thanks for the ask!! #kanera #kanan jarrus #hera syndulla #star wars rebels #swr #writing stories is a kind of magic too #christmas ficlets #christmas drabbles

[thepublishingpress]

Prettigoddess made a chat

Prettigoddess added seaking, lightninman, Athena Parthenos, Artemis Agrotera, sunboi, and kween_Hera

Prettigoddess: hi everyone <3

Athena Parthenos: What. Is. This.

Prettigoddess: well if you must ask

i made us a groupchat!

sunboi: OH HECK YEAH

I NAME IT

kween_Hera: obviously i should name it first

queen of the gods and all

lightninman: woman i am the king

I gave u ur status what the styx????? 

seaking: hera

youre going to start an argument

kween_Hera: i’d like to see them try to refute my claim

That includes you zeus

                        lightninman disliked this message

seaking: i need to go see my lovely Amphritrite 

Artemis Agrotera: Aphrodite

Where are the others?

Prettigoddess: wdym artie

Artemis Agrotera: where are Hades, Persephone, Hestia, Hephaestus, Hermes, Dionysus, Demeter and Ares? One would assume you would add your favorite boyfriend.

Prettigoddess: oh i forgot them

Athena Parthenos: That was… blunt.

sunboi: at least she was honest! i like honesty!

Artemis Agrotera: we know, Apollo.

Athena Parthenos: we know, Apollo.

sunboi: ANYWAY

NAMES

WAHT SHOULD WE CALL THE GROUPCHAT

Athena Parthenos: groupchat of the gods?

sunboi: BOOOORING

be more creative, thena!!!!

Artemis Agrotera: i dont know apollo

Im too busy hunting

sunboi: ughhhh we need more minds!!!! 

that’s it im adding the others

wait i cant

Artemis Agrotera: lmao sucks to suck

sunboi: shut up artieeeee

@Prettigoddess plsssss will you add the reast of the gods????

Prettigoddess: okies <3

sunboi: <3

Prettigoddess added king_of_DEATH, goddess of spring, hades i want my child, warwarwar, machines <3, drunk_on_LOOOOVE, messenger pigeon, and Hestia Baseleia

warwarwar: hey ‘dite 😘

Prettigoddess: 😘 hiii ares <3333

machines <3: gross

 i am so glad we divorced aphrodite

Prettigoddess: same

how’s aglaea

machines <3: my wife is fine, thanks

Hestia Baseleia: aphrodite

what is this

Prettigoddess: hey hestia!!! Its called a groupchat, dear :)

Hestia Baseleia: ah i see

why is it called unnamed?

sunboi: we (dite) brought you all in here to help us pick a name!!!

Athena Parthenos: i have already suggested to Apollo that we name the chat Groupchat of the Gods.

sunboi: and i have already said that that is boring as heck and we are NOT going to pick that.

Athena Parthenos: I’m not the best at names, Apollo! Dionysus, help!

drunk_on_LOOOOVE: gotta agree w/ ‘pols 

sorry ‘thena

Athena Parthenos: Is this was betrayal feels like

Dionysus, you were my favorite

drunk_on_LOOOOVE: but you weren’t mine <3

sunboi: oooh buuurn!!!! 

messenger pigeon: F in the chat for Athena

drunk_on_LOOOOVE: f

sunboi: f

Hestia Baseleia: I suppose i’ll just put f

F

warwarwar: F

machines <3: f

hades i want my child: f

king_of_DEATH: f

goddess of spring: f

Athena Parthenos: … can we just get back to picking names?

Please?

sunboi: fine

Ideas ppl

I want them now

goddess of spring: hmmm…

What about Being Dysfunctional Sucks

machines <3: Persephone

While that is very true

Perhaps we can shorten it

messenger pigeon: wb

Dysfunctional Fam™

sunboi: oh. my. god. 

BRILLIANT HERMES!!!

I KNEW YOU WERE THE BEST

messenger pigeon: you literally tried to kill me when i was a baby

A baby

sunboi: weve all tried to kill each other so hush

hades i want my child: ye but he was a child

I am very protective of children after what happened to my dear Perse

goddess of spring: mother ive told you time and time again IM FINE

HADES IS FINE

king_of_DEATH: awww perse im fine???? Tysm <33333

goddess of spring: nooo hades dear

Youre amazingggg <33333

kind_of_DEATH: <33333

Artemis Agrotera: pls stop b4 i puke

Prettigoddess:  artie stop being so against

Loooooove

Artemis Agrotera: never

Prettigoddess: Anyway, ill name the chat

                  Prettigoddess has renamed the chat to Dysfunctional Fam™

Messenger pigeon: perfection

                     Everyone liked this message.

~*~

according to my sources, aka google, aglaea is hephaestus' new wife, which i think is obviously better than aphrodite. tbh, probably any goddess would be better than aphrodite. anyway, im enjoying this so far :) f in chat for athena <3

#fanfiction #fanfic #literature #writing #greek mythology #ancient greek #greek gods #greek tumblr #chat fic #messaging #artemis #ares #zeus #aglaea #apollo #hermes #greek myths #hephaestus #athena #dionysus #hades #persephone #demeter #god there are a lot of gods #hestia #aphrodite

[waterloggedsoliloquy]

The girl stood under the cover of a red umbrella that bloomed in the autumn rain like a rose hanging listlessly upside down, and she stared out through the soggy air as expectantly as a child overturning geranium leaves to look for fairies. Her eyes were a brown the color of blood, and her hair was a purplish black like a mourning gown.

The girl's name was Anthea, which meant flower, though few people who knew the old ways of the world would recognize it as a name Hera was called when her mortals sang their thanks for her blessings and sighed their relief having avoided her jealous wrath. Anthea had no such believers, or even many friends, so it was a name she had given herself instead of getting it bestowed upon her, a soft pink-petaled word that she whispered to her heart in the dark velvet cover of night when her parents weren't home.

She was a polite and sad girl, and if one accused her of anger one could never be wrong, for all teenaged girls felt anger like a railspike being driven into their spine, and doubly so for teenaged girls who kept secrets.

In truth she had only one friend, if an audience did not count the hummingbirds at the feeder or the wasps taking up residency in her old overturned wagon, or the rabbits she halfheartedly scolded away from her vegetables. It was her friend she was waiting for, and with every passing second she wondered more and more how she was going to forgive them for not making good on this promise.

Just when she believed her patience had run out, her friend came stumbling through the rain, parting it like a curtain. They were already half-drenched in an ill-fitting raincoat, and their otter-brown hair was misty and glimmering. Anthea brightened, which did little to dispell the shower, which had already set itself on the course to rain for several days without tiring, and hurried over to pull them into the comparatively drier shelter of her umbrella. Their body fit next to hers like a marble falling into its grooved track, and she did not mind that they were damp and cold and sluggish underneath her.

"Where were you?" asked Anthea.

"I got held up by Mr. Schiller," said her dear friend, whose name was Sicely. It was a name as mislaid and assymmetrical as they were, and they took a certain begrudging pride in that. Their eyes were two indecisive shades of green, and their tan face was broken up by the mocking ghosts of pale scars. "He wanted to talk about the yearly project and my grades."

"It seems a bit silly," Anthea remarked. It wasn't like there was any school board to collect the grades.

"Kind of a moot point," agreed Sicely.

"Are you worried about it?" She began to walk, and Sicely followed her behind her elbow to stay under the canopy. She wanted to hook her arm around theirs, but they might not permit such a thing. The prohibiting veil of rain discouraged voyeurs, but Sicely worried frequently about maintaining a certain plausible deniability. About what, Anthea could only roll her eyes.

"It's the same old song. That I could have straight As if I applied myself."

"Well, you could." High marks came easily to Anthea. Dewy grass clung to her socks as she walked through the grass.

"I don't think there's any point to homework. If I do good on tests, that ought to be the end of it."

#cecil drawls #carousel waltz #Anthea patel #Sicely tecuani

[questforgalas]

Hellooooo ✨ I'm here for the TBB Finale celebration!!! I can't believe we got here...

My favorite episodes are:

S1E1: Aftermath - this one has to be among the list. It's the one that started it all, and the way this episode sets everything up and the way it's written is top tier for me.

S1E4: Cornered - one of my most rewatched episodes. Even though there's no Crosshair in this one, it's a major comfort episode for me. When I think back to the times I rewatched TBB season 1 in my room back home, I often picture this particular episode.

S1E11 & S1E12: Devil's Deal and Rescue on Ryloth. I love the Ryloth arc for many reasons: Crosshair, Hera, Chopper, Howzer, the Tech TurnTM, but also, Rescue on Ryloth was the first episode of TBB that physically made me cry. It was the moment when Crosshair looks at the ship Hunter and the others are on and then he looks away for a moment looking so sad - hey, I lost it. Before that, I never actually cried with anything fictional before, so I was shocked (all teary and weeping over Crosshair but also questioning "why is liquid coming out of my eyes???") that it had happened but I also realized just how much the show meant to me.

S1E15: Return to Kamino - painful as it was, this is one of the episodes I've rewatched the most for the great writing, the music, and all the good Crosshair moments.

S2E3: The Solitary Clone - CROSSHAIR EPISODE YAY

S2E4: Faster - TECH EPISODE WITH PHANTOM MENACE POD RACING NOSTALGIA VIBES YAY

S3E3, S3E4, & S3E5: Shadows of Tantiss, A Different Approach, The Return - this arc where Crosshair and Omega escape and return with Clone Force 99 made me physically feel the chemicals coursing through my brain. These three episodes just have so much soul to them and it was also incredibly meaningful to see Crosshair going home. In case you don't know this about me, the whole subject of "going home" is really near and dear to me so these three episodes were hitting all the soft spots in my little heart.

THIS TURNED OUT VERY LONG hehehe thank you for doing this little celebration ❤️ I had a nice time reflecting on my favorite arcs.

FENNEC SHAND MY BELOVED ughhhh Cornered, such a good episode! I loved getting to see the boys first dealings with the galaxy as civilians and learning the hard way that some children need to be put on a leash (coming from a former leash child)

I’m also a sucker for the Ryloth arc. I in general loved the series pattern of one episode mid season being very world building and less about the Batch, let alone young Hera and meeting Howzer was SUCH a cool story to do.

Solitary Clone my beloved. Shot down the barrel? Marry me please

The beginning half of season 3 was perfection and I love the episodes you chose. The Crosshair and Omega dynamic was so touching and so well done. And The Return replays in my head constantly, I love it so much

Thanks for playing!!!

Reblog, reply, or send an ask of your favorite TBB episodes and/or arcs!

#star wars #the bad batch #tbb #tbb finale celebration

[sketchy-owl]

OMG UR HERA OC DESIGN IS MWAH MWAH MWAH MWAH <3333

Hera, I beg thou to ditch Zeus and marry me instead— /j

(No but seriously the design is hella pretty :’D)

Hera: I would like to ditch that....thing I'm still calling husband. But I won't give up my title as queen of Olympus.

Zeus: there's nothing wrong with asking a divorce. I mean we would both be free isn't that good?

Hera:*turns around and smirks* Asking for a divorce means you win. But I won't give you that victory dear husband.

Zeus:Oh come on Hera let's talk ab-

Hera:*kicks the wall*

Hera: You made me your wife, so I'll be queen till the end of my life.*evil smirk and walks away*

Zeus:.....That was ...hot.

Oowlie:...And you wonder why people hate you so much. *whispers breaking the 4th wall * thank you I'm happy that you like her design. 😊

#record of ragnarok no sense #record of ragnarok zeus #zeus greek mythology #hera #ror oc #snv oc #snv zeus

[valorums]

WHAT IS YOUR TRUE ROLE IN THE STORY?

take the linked quiz from the perspective of your muse.

THE CHOSEN ONE

back again young one? still not comfortable with your new title? yes, I can see you are one that prefers the simpler things in life but you do deserve the rank they have given you. oh little sparrow, have you just now realized you are an owl? soaring the skies with gleaming, outstretched talons. you lived your life blinded to your own abilities, but now the truth is out. you did not ask to be a hero, which pains my heart to the core. but alas, the people have given you something so true and bittersweet you cannot bear to refuse them. for they have given you their trust. they praise you, songs will be sung of you, ballads written, feasts in your honor. but "why me?" you quietly whisper to the stars. if you could speak their language you'd hear their simple reply, "because." you, out of the finest candidates were chosen to be a sacrificial lion in golden chains. your loved ones chanted your worth as it echoed from the steeples. but what was your say on the matter? I guess you had little to none, and unfortunately, neither do I. but destiny is not a burden, it is a gift, you feel weighted by the entire world, your shoulders ache from the hopes, fears, and dreams of the people who have chosen to follow you. but their adoration isn't blind my dear. you are strong, you are worthy of the armor, of the crown. when you look back you will realize that you, my young god, were truly the savior many called you. do not run from your purpose, seek it. and I do not mean the heroic of sorts, no, search for what makes you alive young hero, for here's a secret, you are just as much a hero to others as you are to yourself. it wouldn't make you a villian, to tell them no...

TAGGED BY @mnolith (thank you bestie 🥺)

TAGGING @alootus (Padmè), @oflightsbeam (Hera), @wornkindness (Amelia), @pilothearted (Poe), @mvndrvke (Seril), @stars-written (Nil-Rae), @lostwcrlds (Grim), @misfittcd (Kian), @nieithryn (Calista), @vendettavalor (Aurelia), AND YOU.

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[nobodysdaydreams]

If Pryce and Cutter hate the youths so much, then why don't they move across the universe to get the marriage counseling they clearly need and stop making their BS everyone else's problem?

(Or my reaction to Episodes 59-60 of Wolf359).

I said I would have self control. I said I wouldn’t listen to or react to anymore Wolf359 this whole weekend. But guess what dear readers? As usual, I lied, to you and myself. Sadly, I am weak. Now, with my confession out of the way, let’s get into it!

Tagging the mutuals who got me invested in this, and if you want to be tagged or untagged from these posts, lmk, or you can follow my blog or simply follow the tag "#bods wolf359 reactions". Anyone who has followed me for a while knows my updates are inconsistent, so I apologize in advance for that and for any spelling/grammar mistakes in my posts.

@sophieswundergarten @oflightningandstars @acollectionofcuriousreblogs @herawell @commsroom @lovelyladylavie

Episode 59: Crash and Burn

"Oh how fun. Come on kids, scream if you want to go faster." It's trippy that when I hear Pryce talk for a moment I'm like "Hera?" and then I realize. Also she and Cutter really do act like criticizing and mean disappointed parents.

"But just a small fire, and look it's out now!" good point Doug.

"This time you finally killed us" Congrats Doug!

"It's a fire on a spaceship, you shouldn't need explicit instruction to know it's a bad idea" "You don't know the first thing about commanding Douglas F. Eiffel" LET HIM KNOW DOUG!

"Cyborg De Vil" Eiffel really does have the best nicknames.

"I'm just a poor little old lady" Oh, I've met old ladies like you Pryce. Terribly entertaining, but awful all the same. Hated their own children too. At this point, I'm just waiting for your sad little backstory.

"Nobody says "thank you" anymore. Kids these days..." Pryce, maybe when you do something worthy of thanks, then you will be thanked.

"If it seems like I'm wrong, you don't have all the data" Well geez, I hope that pride doesn't kill you.

"Why are you asking us to read the values for you?" OH GET HER MINKOWSKI.

Okay, Pryce, in fairness to Doug, I think we've well established that most characters in this show are "metaphorically blind" in one way or another.

"Blinded by my own survival manual" it's fitting to be honest. The next edition? No, we don't need another edition Miranda.

"Well this should be easy!" Doug...Doug when is it ever easy?

Well gang, it looks like the gang's not getting out of this one this time. I will miss you all. Minkowski and Doug most of all. Kepler and Pryce less so.

Calling Pryce's husband is unfortunately the only plan. Let's see how he feels about wifey being in danger. This is either gonna go one of...potentially a few ways, and I'm very interested to see his reaction.

Will he leave her to die in space? Will he feel bad about that? Will he give up an advantage for her?

Wait. Is this Hera? Oh it's Marcus and Hera. I love the juxtaposition between Doug and Pryce and Marcus and Hera. I guess they both have a common interest. Nothing brings people together quite like it.

Oh gross Rachel's here too.

Skin alive whoever designed the flight's pod system? But this is so arbitrary...if all their enemies had been the ones to get blasted off, Cutter would give the man a promotion. For a guy who only promotes "the best" a lot of this is really just luck.

Wait. GUESTS???

Oh they got Lovelace and Jacobi. Oh dear. At least they can't kill or control Lovelace.

"I can't do much without her" I see. So she is the brain's behind Cutter's little happy murder business operation.

"Part of my signature look" Jacobi's sarcasm is growing on me the more he uses it against the right people.

"Pretty please with sugar on top" OH SO CUTTER DID HEAR JACOBI SAY THAT AND THREATEN TO SHOOT KEPLER. I think those were the exactly words he used too.

And speaking of that episode, we're back to singing about beer! 🍻Jacobi really is (formerly)evil Doug. 😂 They even sing the same song.

Is Pryce threatening to...EAT Doug? Well this is creepy.

Pryce, shut it. If you're so much of a grownup, stop acting like a pouty child.

Geez all Pryce knows how to do is complain. I guess Cutter is into that. For some weird reason. "Do I have to do everything around here." All you do is make trouble.

"You can't afford to take a chance on this" CALL HIM OUT JACOBI! I love his arc, I love his arc so much, it took way too long, but I'm so happy he's gotten here.

Oh dear. Is Jacobi in the right headspace for this? "Prettiest pumpkin princess at the ball?" Well good for Jacobi. Also very similar to the line Pryce gave to Hera. It's scary how much they sound and speak alike.

That is true. It might need to be a self-sacrifice mission. If Jacobi misses, Cutter kills him, and Eiffel and Minkowski don't survive. It's a tough situation, especially because we're not even sure how many lives are at stake here. But Jacobi, the whole point of self-sacrifice is that the people making the sacrifice agree to it, or there's literally no other way.

Yeah, Doug, Pryce is not gonna be reassuring. That's not in her generation's vocabulary.

Uh oh. Jacobi, I hope you know what you're doing.

Oh dear. Marcus seems testy.

And how much longer do we have with Rachel and Reimann? (Yes, I was corrected on the spelling).

"Just get it right this time Marcus" wow she is demanding.

Ah...there it is.

...or not...

...Jacobi?

...DUCK BOY?

Well they got them. But what happens now?

Oh great Marcus' slow clapping. And let me guess, he kills him anyway?

Business to catch up on? Pryce doesn't sound too happy.

And yeah Minkowski, hold her at gunpoint! (Though in my experience, people like her don't fear death, rather they complain it's not coming fast enough), but whatever gives you the upper hand.

Episode 60: Terms and Conditions

What's with the beeping?

"You are alright?" Strange that Rachel asks that. I guess she'd be the one to notice he's quiet.

Ah. The sunset. Very fitting.

Westerns. Cutter probably saw some of them down at the old timey picture show when he was a wee lad.

Yes, yes, "the bigger picture". But what if there is a bigger picture to even your story, Cutter? One that you're not in control over?

Cutter knows what's about to happen. He knows it's time to choose. Work wifey or scary evil plan? What's it gonna be old man?

"Who is it?" 😂 I love Doug. I love him so much.

"We could have a cup of tea" oh gosh Cutter really is every old person stereotype.

"Reflect on the working conditions. Are you fostering a supportive company culture? One that values the contributions of its employees?" Doug is the best. Doug is the best.

"If you ever want to see your worst half ever again" 👏 Tell him. TELL HIM.

So now Cutter has to a choice. He can go Legend of Korra and kick Pryce to the curb, or he can drop his tragic backstory and try to come to an understanding.

"Can you guarantee the safe recover of Dr. Pryce?" "96%" Hm. Cutter doesn't seem happy with those numbers.

Special Projects? "Similar to you while still not you. You will see what you miss and say what you don't want to" interesting. So that's why Cutter keeps Rachel around.

"How possible would it be to complete the mission without Dr. Pryce?"

DANNGGGGGGG... Rachel asking the real questions.

"I don't know what your partnership with Dr. Pryce means" Interesting...so Cutter kept that even closer to his chest.

"Before I decide, I want the information" Cutter is unraveling.

See this is why you shouldn't talk when Cutter can hear them.

"Handle this personally?" Did he just crack his knuckles? Is he going to try to fight them? 😂

Neat idea? Is Cutter gonna make his own radio show?

Kepler and Lovelace are speaking for them? This is weird. And unnecessary unless some other mischief is a foot.

CUTTER IS MAKING HER DO THE "MM-HM" 😂😂😂

Kepler reading out Eiffel's words too 😂

Cutter's promises are stupid. And taking the collar off Hera doesn't mean that Pryce can't do something else terrible.

"Those are big promises" That's basic human decency.

"That's one thing. I'm giving you three. What else?"

Kepler and Pryce are two people. I love how it clearly shows Cutter views Kepler, who he's having Lovelace talk to, a disposable.

"You wouldn't lift a finger to help anyone if you didn't need them for something." CALL HIM OUT. CALL HIM OUT. 👏👏👏

"With all due respect to you Warren, that Dr. Pryce's return is worth two of your demands" wow, Cutter just went there didn't he?

"We won't annoy you" "I'm not sure you can promise that" "First off this is...this is your boy, Douggie Fresh at the mic" 😂 I knew it was Doug when he said the "won't annoy you" thing, but having him use Kepler like this is amazing. "Gumming up the works" I love Eiffel. I love his whole speech.

Is Cutter making her slow clap? Cutter and Eiffel really are a theatrical duo.

Reject your terms? Taking advantage of you guys? You should be asking for way more. That's very true. They should ask for way more. They really should. But um...what is Cutter doing???

Ugh. It's like Cutter is still trying to teach them a lesson. Like an evil twisted mentorship figure.

I have a bad feeling about it too.

"You two crazy kids still there?" Shut up Cutter (no offense Isabel).

Cutter is gonna destroy the sol when it leaves. He has a plan to do so.

"No catch" THERE IS ALWAYS A CATCH.

"Talk to us baby" Aw, I'm so happy Hera loves it. 💕🥰

"Tell us who you are and what you're doing up here?"

YES! THE TRUTH AT LAST.

Ah, Doug has figured it out. Cutter is just ecstatic.

"Super old, look like you're 28, no need to sleep or eat, know everything, obsessed with aliens..." Oh Doug thinks they are aliens.

Not a bad theory Doug, but I feel like you're not correct.

I feel like they're about to say something like "no silly Doug. We're not aliens. Don't be an idiot. That would be over the top and ridiculous. We're obviously cyborgs from the past and future who have travels here to enslave all of humanity and rewrite the course of human history. Which is SO much more reasonable."

Also given that Lovelace WAS an alien, it's not that crazy of a guess. They're being a little unfairly mean to him right now.

Modified???? Wait, no, no deal, what does modified mean? Explain that first please, explain it now.

Send Kepler first. Cutter doesn't care about him.

"You want to stay with us" "No Boy" oh dear. Looks like they're in the middle of a little marriage spat. "You'll never be rid of me 214" I knew it, Pryce has a thing for keeping Hera under control.

Yeah, what did Jacobi do? Hopefully that alien blood works quick.

OH WHAT IS THE TEA THE BOOMERS ARE FIGHTINGGGGG!!!!

"Better to be lucky than good" something tells me you won't be for long, Miranda.

Rachel is going with them? Um. It doesn't sound like either of them like that. "Fill you in on the details" that's obviously code for something. I don't like how fast Rachel agreed to that.

Oh dear. Trouble in paradise it would seem. Worried about wifey, Marcus? "Be quiet. I was worried." "For me?" "I was." "You're not immortal" "yet" "of course, I was worried for you."

"Your only task is to back my play" wow. They really ARE a toxic married couple from the early 1900s. I guess Cutter couldn't stand the thought of losing his precious cold detached mean evil science early 1900's house/work wife.

"Friends?" "Partners." Hm.

This relationship fascinates me. Miranda shows him hardly any respect or gratitude. Yet Cutter seems to care about her in a...weirdly toxic way. Though I do wonder if Miranda feels the same.

Very true something has to be wrong here. Cutter wouldn't let them leave unless...

Wait. Unless it was irrelevant to his plans. Unless them getting back to Earth didn't matter.

"That's not why you're not gonna leave" ...um Rachel. What are you talking about? Please fill us in on the plan.

Oh Kepler's here too.

THE END OF THE WORLD?????

Wait...oh my gosh...

So...there will be no Earth to return to? And all the people on it?

ARE PRYCE AND CUTTER TRYING TO MAKE A DEAL WITH THE ALIENS???

Well I did say in a private discord chat that it was odd that they mentioned Minkowski’s husband and Doug’s daughter only to never bring up threatening their lives again. I guess they really saved that one in their back pockets for the grand finale.

Kepler, how much longer are you going to go along with this? If they destroy the Earth, everything on it goes too, including your beloved Whiskey.

Rachel, idk how much longer you think Cutter is gonna keep you around, but he clearly only cares about his evil science arm candy, and that's not you or Reimann. He'll toss you both under the bus when he's done.

Cutter, wifey seems a bit unstable, and Pryce, your man seems to not be valuing you as an equal, and as much as I dislike you, I'm still not cool with that on principle. Perhaps the two of you ought to see to some marriage counseling, somewhere...oh I don't know...far far far far far away on the other side of the universe? Where you two can finally stop having to deal with those pesky youths you claim to hate so much?

Well at least the thing about Cutter naming the AI and putting on a charming appearance and Pryce hating it and acting so cold towards them makes so much sense now. Cutter wants to play house. House where he casts himself in the role of a toxic, stereotypical, controlling, abusive, and terrible father, with a flimsy "I care so deeply" facade and horrible taste in women, but house all the same. I guess it makes sense given when he was born. Pryce views the AI and their employees as things, Cutter views them as their children or rather their "creations" but at the end of the day, their views amount to the same thing: tools from which they demand unquestioning obedience that they can cast aside if and when they chose to do so. Absolutely disgusting.

Wait. 2 hours?

THE LAST EPISODE IS TWO FULL HOURS.

And Volte Face is one hour. But then...when will I have the time to...

oh boy. Stay tuned everyone. Hopefully I'll get my answers soon. Thanks for reading!

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[lifblogs]

Deal: Chapter 3

AI-less Whumptober: Day 4 Hiding An Injury | Betrayal | Lying @ailesswhumptober, @tarisilmarwen

Fandom: Star Wars: Rebels Rating: Teen and Up Audiences Pairing: Sabezra Word Count: 2437 Summary: While on a mission with Ezra Sabine gets injured and she hides it from him, not wanting him to worry. Things go sideways, and what Sabine wants becomes a whole lot more difficult. WARNINGS: Graphic Depictions of Violence READ ON AO3

They were taken to command. Along the way both Sabine and Ezra had been bound, their hands in binders behind their backs.

They were deposited before Thrawn on their knees.

The sudden pain was enough to wake Ezra. He immediately started growling, trying to get out, but a slap from one of the troopers made him stop. His eyes were all for Thrawn, burning. Sabine felt too hurt to drudge up such hatred, but she perhaps had enough energy to still be level-headed about this. Thrawn liked to negotiate, and with their comms down this long Hera and Kanan would know something was wrong. Despite how alone she felt now, they weren’t alone. She knew that. There was no way they wouldn’t get out of this.

“So, two rebels infiltrating a prison base,” Thrawn mused, hands behind his back. He paced, slowly. “I’m glad to see my hunch was correct, that you would be here.” With that he looked back at them, but he was facing the large windows at the front, and didn’t turn from them. Out there was nothing, the planet killed by the Empire. Nothing but black rock and ash was outside the base. “Usually, it’s not my job to go hunting rebels from base to base, but it didn’t take much work to figure out you would come here. Let me guess, Fulcrum sent you? How disappointing. How obvious.”

“Obvious?” Sabine asked. “Then who were those prisoners? What were they for?”

Thrawn seemed a tad surprised, and even amused, that Sabine hadn’t known that much.

He came over to them now, and Sabine tensed. Her already injured neck was hurting so much more for having to look up at him. She tried standing, but was shoved back down. The force of it had her breathing hitch, and the pain in her right side bloomed anew.

“You didn’t know? Then I suppose there’s no use telling you. They did their jobs.”

“Is that why you killed them?” Ezra growled. “You were done with them? They were expendable?”

“My dear boy, everyone is expendable.”

“Even you?” Sabine asked.

Thrawn’s brows lowered at this, his red eyes seeming to glow with a hatred she couldn’t fathom.

Before anyone else could speak an officer in a gray uniform came up to Thrawn. After a quick salute he said, “Grand Admiral, your ship is in range.”

Sabine went cold, her stomach dropping to her feet, and she had to try and stop herself from shaking. Why did it suddenly feel like her heart was in her throat?

Kriff.

She glanced at Ezra. If they were going to do something to escape, they had to do it now.

“Thank you, Lieutenant.” He turned to the rest of them. “Take Miss Wren, and Bridger to my shuttle.”

Sabine shoved back into the hands grabbing her, standing her up. The extra force threw them off, and Sabine found herself toppling backwards with the stormtroopers. This stretched her torso, back making a bow, and she cried out from the sharp throb that went through her ribs. That sharp throbbing stretched around to her back, and now she was a tad afraid something was out of place too.

“Sabine? Sabine!”

More hands grabbed her, and then she was pulled up, face to face with Thrawn. His hands were on her, not any of the troopers’. She had fought in many battles and yet this made her throat go dry.

“You’re injured,” he commented as he set her feet on the floor in a surprisingly gentle manner.

She tried to laugh, and tilted her head, showing her right cheek and the swelling she felt there.

“So?” she challenged.

Why did it matter to him? Was he fascinated with her pain for some reason?

“Bridger doesn’t know.”

“Uh, I have a ball growing on the side of my face—I think everyone knows.”

“Sabine, what’s he talking about?”

“Nothing, Ezra!”

“Ooh, and a liar too.”

At this point she was fed up. Couldn’t he just shoot her or something instead of whatever this was?

“Just take me to your kriffing shuttle.”

Thrawn grinned, and Sabine thought maybe she stopped breathing. A grin did not look good on that face. This was one of the faces of the Empire, a face that hunted her even in her dreams. And always he killed her family in those dreams, leaving her alone in her suffering. Yet this time she knew whatever pain was coming would be directed at her.

He turned her around, and she fell back against him, which was far too personal for her taste. She could feel him breathing. How odd to realize that the Empire’s Grand Admiral breathed just as she did.

Before she could pull away he grabbed her; strong, blue fingers digging into her fractured ribs.

Sabine couldn’t feel her legs, and there was so much pressure in her lungs, in her head, that she thought they were going to explode, that she would explode.

She writhed in his grip, legs she was now a bit more aware of flailing, kicking backwards. Her body tried to cave in on itself, to escape the pressure of that devastating hand. She thought maybe she tried screaming, but there was barely enough air to do it.

Her throat seemed tight, her voice stuck in her, but perhaps a choked sound escaped.

Through it she thought she saw Ezra fighting off his guards, his binders, thought she maybe heard him calling her name, and begging for Thrawn to stop.

He did, and shoved her forward when she was done.

Surprisingly, her enemies let Ezra catch her, and hold her up. His thumbs wiped away tears she hadn’t known were there, and he was particularly careful with her right cheek. His own right cheek was a swollen mass of red and blue. There was a cut along it where the butt of the blaster had struck his cheekbone.

“Why did you hide that from me?” he asked, voice hoarse, broken.

She tried to smile, but was exhausted from the pain. “I didn’t want you to worry.”

“How touching,” Thrawn commented.

Ezra sneered.

Stormtroopers grabbed them again, and that was when a blast from outside blew out the window. Sabine tried to get to the floor and wrap herself around Ezra as shards of transparisteel shot towards them. Ezra tried to do the same. They ended up huddled on the floor together, the building shaking from more blasts.

In the confusion Ezra got her binders off.

What ha happened? Was it the Ghost?

They had been in there a long time without comms, so Hera and Kanan must have figured out something bad was happening.

Luckily the bigger shards had passed Ezra and Sabine by. They had small nicks and cuts on their faces, a few on their bodies, but nothing major. Ezra reached out to ruffle the smaller pieces transparisteel out of her hair. She reached to do the same for him, but his hair was so short that all he had to do was shake his head.

Thrawn was up on his feet already, and Sabine looked around for her helmet, and their weapons. Ezra found them, calling them over with the force. He gave her forehead a quick kiss before putting her helmet on for her.

Another blast, and her comms came back on.

“Spectre-2?” Sabine asked, confirming this was indeed Hera.

“Spectres-5 and -6, you’re back with us?”

“It would seem so,” Ezra responded.

They were up on their feet, but even though Thrawn seemed to snarl at them, he passed them by. He had bigger problems, it would seem.

The Ghost came into view through the shattered window, and Kanan jogged out, ponytail blowing in the harsh wind.

“Need a lift?” he called.

Sabine collapsed against Ezra, partially in relief, partially from the pain that Thrawn had inflicted. She was worried about the state of her ribs at this point, and how dangerous this injury could get.

“Master, I’ve never been so glad to hear your voice,” Ezra said, wrapping an arm around Sabine’s waist, and lifting her other one to be around his shoulders. 

She tried to hang on, and hoped this position wouldn’t jostle her too much.

Chopper trundled down the ramp, yelling at them. Blasterfire started up outside, even as a haze of smoke wafted into the command center from the fighting in the halls. Zeb, probably.

Kanan dodged blasts effortlessly, and took out his lightsaber.

“Yeah? Well, if you want to keep hearing it, get on board!”

“You okay to walk?” Ezra asked Sabine, and for a moment it seemed like just the two of them, all alone in the galaxy, but together.

“I’ll manage.”

Through a haze of pain, and hitched breaths, Sabine managed to get onto the Ghost. Ezra tried to help her up the ladder from the cargo bay, but she pushed at him, telling him to go help the others, that she was fine.

Sabine managed to get to the cockpit, where Hera was pushing everyone to get back on board.

Sabine collapsed into her seat, but she didn’t know whether to hunch over or lean back, or—

Every move hurt.

“What happened?” Hera demanded. “Are you okay?”

“Ambush,” she panted. “Thrawn’s here. He had the prisoners killed.”

Hera’s face fell. Then she said, “Well, that explains the Star Destroyer on our scopes.”

She urged everyone to get back to the Ghost, especially Zeb and Ezra since they seemed like they wanted to wipe out Thrawn here and now.

“But—” Ezra tried to argue.

“There is a Star Destroyer entering orbit,” Hera interrupted whatever Ezra was about to say. “We have to go. Now.”

There were a few panicked minutes Sabine tried to take in as everyone got on board.

Then they were taking off, and of course were met with X-wings as they were leaving the atmosphere.

Hera managed to twirl the Ghost onto its side, and Ezra helped Sabine stay in place, and then they dove between two X-wings, and were in hyperspace. The ship’s artificial gravity had an easier time now, and Sabine eased back into her seat.

They had escaped. And yet, the adrenaline hadn’t given way to relief for Sabine. As she was about to tell Hera she was injured, Ezra did so himself, and then he was taking her to her cabin.

He cursed the design that led to her bunk being atop the booth, and Sabine definitely agreed. Still, he sat her down, and she took her helmet off.

With the soothing hum of the engines, it was easy for her world to shrink down to just the two of them again, though she was not looking forward to this part.

Ezra almost reached out, but then pulled his hands back. “Where are you hurt?”

In answer Sabine took off her chestplate, and then lifted up her shirt. She looked down at the injury as well, and she was met with black and blue taking up a good portion of her torso. There was swelling a few inches below her right breast, and she thought she saw purple there as well.

“Oh, Sabine, why didn’t you tell me?”

“We were… a little busy,” she grunted out, partially lying.

“I’ll go get some ice. And I’ll let Hera know you need medical attention when we land.

Sabine grabbed his hand, and pulled him close. Her hand ghosted over the swelling on his face. “And what about you?”

“I’m fine.”

“Heard that before.”

“Oh, from you?” he teased, reaching up to hold her hand close.

“Shut up. Just go get some ice.”

When Ezra returned with ice, he held it to her torso for her, and another to her face.

“I think we need more for the backs of our heads later,” she said. “Are you dizzy at all?”

“No, no. I’m fine.”

Ezra swayed.

He pitched up against her legs, and with a sigh, he tried to make himself more comfortable. Sabine took over holding her own ice, wincing at the pressure of it against her ribs. As for her face, it was already feeling remarkably better.

“Okay, so I wasn’t the only one hiding an injury,” Ezra admitted into the comforting quiet.

“So why’d you do it?” Sabine asked, feeling the warmth of his body even through her clothes.

He rubbed at her leg, the one that had first been electrocuted, but she didn’t mention it, even as she winced. There was too much to worry about as it was.

“Didn’t want you to worry.”

“And I… I didn’t see a point,” she got out. Then she forced out, the words almost painful enough to bite her tongue, “I didn’t want you to think I was weak.”

Ezra sat up, and looked at her. “You? Weak? Sabine, you’re amazing, and one of the best fighters I’ve ever seen. If someone calls you weak then they don’t know poodoo.”

She gave him a rare smile. “Thanks.”

He rested back against her, and she felt for the lump on his head. She was rewarded with a wince from Ezra. Thankfully the lump wasn’t too big, but he’d been dizzy. Yet another thing to worry about. Still, he couldn’t be injured too badly, but knowing he was injured at all sent a pang through her heart.

Just then she laughed, or tried to before she was left gasping with pain, and almost toppling forward.

Ezra held her up, and after he looked at her, her bare skin she was showing, the bruises not covered by ice, their gazes met.

“What?” he said, almost a whisper.

“I think we need to agree to be honest with each other in the future.”

“I will if you will.”

Sabine smiled despite her pain, despite her difficulty breathing because of it, and she pulled Ezra closer. “Deal.”

She kissed him, and tasted the sweat on his upper lip, felt the warmth and softness she was so familiar with. For a moment she remembered the dried blood on her mouth, but he wasn’t hesitant with his kiss. Ezra pressed his lips against her earnestly; he hardly knew another way.

The universe could have sped on into its own self destruction by the time they pulled back. Sabine pressed her forehead to his, and she felt him lean into her, doing the same. They were living in each other’s space, their breaths, their shared warmth.

When Ezra spoke it was a quiet promise amongst pain, and Sabine wanted to kiss him again to hold it inside of her, but she found she didn’t need to—she trusted him:

“Deal.”

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[kaitcake1289]

i love your MQ art so much and i love seeing it in the tags! how have you been liking S3 so far?

first of all thank you so much anon! secondly you did not ask me to rant about this season but its the perfect opportunity to so forgive me lol

so far this season has unfortunately felt really off for me (save for the first 2 eps + most of the christmas ep + sarian) and now this may just be me being overly critical since these characters are so near and dear to me but here are what i think are some of the main flaws with this season:

the constant metaverse and nft promotion. this one is the most evident and the main reason why the first half of this season feels like a miss for me. it becomes a problem when every single character is shown openly endorsing anything crypto related, even characters that would realistically never in a million years like nfts (rachel mythic quest im looking at you) and the one character who is at all negative about nfts gets sent down to the basement never to be seen again. they even state in show how nfts have done explicitly good things! (giving carol a promotion) now i understand that this may have some part to do with ubisoft's involvement in the show and how pro-nft they are but if they weren't gonna do a fair honest critique about the subject of nfts/the metaverse i'd rather them not do it at all!

scrapping the foundation made in season 2. now listen i really didn't like them basically throwing away rachel's writer arc, brad's reserved janitor act and hera entirely AND HEAR ME OUT it could've worked a lot better if they stretched out this development over the course of the season but it all just feels soooo rushed. like take hera for example, the decision for poppy to give it all up could've had a much better effect if the game was shown more to be a primary focus of the season (an issue that's the next point) to up the emotional attachment the audience can foster for the game, theres so much they could’ve shown of poppy genuinely pouring her heart out into the flawless system shes constructing all to the build up that thats all the game can really be, a system, missing that it factor. with brad he essentially reverts back to the HOMIE with extra steps in less than 3 episodes, which is a bummer since seeing brad coming into the season humbled, confined to a role with significantly less power could've built on that fear, that grasp for control and even his raw power, HOMIE or not. with rachel as well scrapping her writer arc felt forced especially after the heartfelt speech she gave to see her giving up essentially because she wasn't excelling right away

too much happening and yet not enough somehow???? episode 3 and 4 especially feel really short to me like they feel like filler which i would be okay with but as the season stood we had also so many arcs being set up, janitor brad, david being in charge, grimpop, and a whole movie but it felt like all of it was the B plot for me at least

I'm not saying the season doesn't have things it does right; jos character this season has been the funniest shes ever been + some bits were really funny + the christmas episode and sarian helped me like the season a lot more (mostly bc those eps were detached from the main plot and were about the characters) and the cast stay stunning but yea. im curious to know others thoughts on the season and whether you agree though!

tldr more like midthic quest am i right /hj

#mythic quest #asks #anon im so sorry to just spring this on to u but ive been bottling this up for a bit 😭 #kaitlinshottakes #poppy li #brad bakshi #jo mythic quest #rachel mythic quest #david brittlesbee #mythic quest spoilers #mythic quest season 3