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Masquerade of the Guilty Alt Ending

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Heyyyyy any to kill a kingdom hcs? I'm sorry I'm not good with complimenting, I wish I was.

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Lira and Elian keep bickering

And whenever Lira boards Elian’s boat, the crew is always so on edge because these two won’t stop trying to kill each other

But in a good way

Everybody can see how truly in love they are

Even though Lira, in her human form, seems so much more threatening to all of the men and women on board

Elian still looks at her like she’s the whole sun

And during those trips, Lira and Elian can only find alone time during the night

He finds her leaning against the railing, her hair down, her eyes turned to the sea

He knows she can hear him, but she does not turn

Not even when he wraps his arms around her, touching his lips to her temple

“You’ve been like this all day,” he says, resting his chin on her shoulder

Her body relaxes against his almost immediately, but her eyes are full of shadows

Even as she turns her head to lightly kiss him, one hand underneath his chin

Elian pulls away, watching her eyes

“I feel the ocean restless,” she says

Elian turns his eyes to the dark waves, his hands circling her waist

“Do you wish to leave earlier?”

“No,” she shakes her head. “My sisters have told me everything is fine. It’s just a foolish notion, I’m sure.”

“Lira,” he insists

“Leave it be,” she turns in his arms, touching his cheeks. “I’m here with you now. And I want to make the most of it.”

As tender as her words are, her mind is not present

Elian touches her chin, lifts it

He says, “Your mother is not coming back.”

Lira blinks in surprise, though she doesn’t doubt that he can read her that easily

He always could

“I know,” she whispers. “I just-”

“Tell me,” he asks

Lira hesitates, trailing her eyes over his jawline

“I have a feeling something worse is coming.”

“It might be anxiousness for leaving your home,” he says, “and your people.”

She remains silent

Elian leans in, kisses her lightly on the lips, before saying, “If it is something - we will fight it together.”

“I don’t want you anywhere near the ocean should something come up,” she frowns, her voice cold

“You can’t stop me from being at your side,” he smiles, caressing her waist. “Look at me.”

She does

He whispers, “When have I ever turned away from you?”

She doesn’t answer, but Lira’s eyes look up at him, and her expression gets tender

“Never,” he says, “doubt me, Lira. I am not a man to run from the things he’s afraid of. And not a man to run from the things he loves.”

She shakes her head at him, as if in wonder, and leans her forehead against his chest

Elian wraps his arms fully around her frame, pulling her close

“I might die,” she murmurs, “from feeling this strongly someday. Your love might kill me.”

He smiles, a breathy laugh escaping his lips. “I could say the same for you.”

She looks up at him, eyes bright. “I love you.”

He smiles wider, touching his nose to hers

He catches her lips in a seering kiss, before he answers back, “And I love you.”

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Acchan #68: Cinderella

*at an Archon gathering*

Zhongli: Lady Furina. It's a wonderful sight to see you here.

Furina: Oh- hehe, uh... thank you, Morax...

Zhongli: There's no need to be shy, you're one of us. If anything, your sheer will is one we all should strive for.

Furina: R-Really? Th-Thank you for your compliments...

Neuvillette: ... Hm...

Nahida: Don't take it the wrong way, but jealousy is not a good look on you.

Neuvillette: *sarcastically* Thank you for your astute observation, Buer.

My deepest darkest secret is being a StanBill shipper :( I am willing to die on this hill though

Also Human Bill!

Madeline Miller has every right to write books like "Circe" and draw inspiration from Greek mythology but sometimes I want what she smokes... Like, I can't believe that with her studies and experience she looked at one of the most beloved heroes of the Greeks for millennia and she went "the gods are 'sociopathic narcissists' in our modern standards, Odysseus is full of himself and probably shittier than he presents himself to be because patriarchy".

I am mostly paraphrasing, and the quotes are below. Yes, Greek societies have been patriarchal for a long time, yes Odysseus is the main narrator so of course, we see the story from his point of view, yes he is a trickster character and not perfect, no that doesn't automatically make him a bad person who overshadows other characters so he can elevate himself. If he had lied or hid something when he narrated his story, it would be there in the text, as in every other occasion Odysseus tricked someone.

I find it very hard to accept that with her Classics background she characterized the Greek gods in such a simple way, letting out all their magnificence, generosity, and kindness.

I understand what she wants to say here but the phrasing is weird. What do you mean by "push back" against the mythology? This makes it seem like her works are equal to the mythology texts and she is able to "push back". (She says in the article that her works are not equal to the Homeric pieces, but phrases like this makes it seem so)

These statements of the interviewer don't help much either... In a formal article, please don't characterize gods of other cultures and religions as "stupid" and similar things. You wouldn't call a person that in such a context, and you call the Greek gods stupid? Also... we are so sorry for our hero who tells his own story, I guess?? And sorry that our important ancient texts made you sad as a kid???

This statement alone might not seem like much but in the general spirit of the article, it adds up to the notion of Odysseus isn't that deserving after all and we should stop giving him that much attention in the name of social justice. For example, later in the article, we meet this statement from Miller. (I understand she doesn't outright call Odysseus a narcissist and what she says is that there is some material on the text she can use to play with this theme.)

The whole piece might leave the impression to a portion of readers that Odysseus wasn't actually that great and was praised in the context of a patriarchal society because he was a male hero. I can't help but feel this removes some agency from the Greek people who have kept Odysseus in their hearts and tradition for thousands of years, up to this day.

I analyze her and the writers of multiple articles stance exactly as deep and with the same stretches as the article writers praise Miller's work. She made the powerful witch Circe a rape victim and Odysseus a liar from a few hints (not even) in the original text. And I cannot meta-analyze her work from a cultural, intersectional scope? Yes, "it's not that deep" but since the articles are making a fuss out of a singular recent book and analyze it to death, I believe I am allowed to go a bit deeper in my commentary.

So, their stances remind me of the old theme of the "enlightened, educated foreigner" who "knows better" the native heroes than the natives of a land and sees how "problematic" the culture and the heroes themselves are, and the culture wasn't "feminist enough" to give the female heroes voices.

It all ties to the sense of ownership the West has with the Greek myths and characters. This is a formal interview/article and yet they talk about the heroes like they are their cousins or like they discuss in a bar about heroes of their own culture. One says that the Greek gods are essentially pricks and the other moans because we mostly follow Odysseus in... "Odyssey", as if the text came out yesterday in their local newspaper.

Like, I thought we would get a respectful and serious approach from people who know what they are talking about, but apparently, I was too optimistic.

The funny thing is, while misogyny was/is a thing, it's not because of the lack of feminism that Circe wasn't so important. She was merely the "bad witch" of the story. As it often happens in folk adventure stories, side characters - bad witches included - don't have a deep background story. To claim that the misogyny of Greeks was the reason Circe didn't get much "screentime" in another hero's story (!!!) is a stretch. There are multiple male characters in Odyssey who don't get that much time because they are side characters.

I can't believe I am saying this but... Miller and the writers of the articles give me so many "white feminism" vibes. Greece societies had/has issues with women's representation and yet they chose one side female character who matters as much as the male side characters in the text and go "now THIS is a problem we need to talk about for the next five years! We will do the subversion of the century and we will open people's eyes to neglected women by making a beloved hero a prick!! Oh, also Circe is now a rape victim to show how cruel the men were back then!"

Here is the full article. Most of it is pleasant and insightful and then there are... these statements that made red flags arise in my mind. I am not saying that Madeline Miller is trash, or that she doesn't know anything, or that she deserves any type of harassment. I just think some commentary is needed when such proclamations of hers are published and end up adopted by many who don't have the time to cross-reference.

Here’s part 1. :} Before anything else, I would like to say that Gaster and Papyrus are speaking in wingdings. The Gaster followers cannot speak Wingdings, but they have known Gaster long enough to recognize a fair amount of the words in that language. They know what he’s saying in the lab and understand that something bad has happened with his kids. I drew the Gaster followers grey because I couldn’t find any drawings or references of what they looked like before the void. Anyway,

Hooo boy, I’m sorry this took so long to come out. I’ve been so obsessed with Pokémon shield recently I just haven’t gotten around to it., But its here! It’s finally here. I would be absolutely willing to make a part three, but I want to warn you all that it might take a while. :/

And uh.. if Gasters greeting when he answers the phone is a bit confusing.. The idea is because Gaster only speaks in Wingdings, nobody ever calls him and only texts. So normally when he gets a call its from Sans, now Sans knows that Gaster is busy and shouldn’t be bothered while he’s at work. So normally Sans only calls if he has an important question or some kind of update.

Had a dream last night that Satoru and Daifuku's cure designs had been revealed in some sort of trailer for the second half of the season. Everyone freaking LOVED Daifuku's design, but we're slandering Satoru's, and there was just so much discourse about it. Let's hope I'm not prophetic lol, I barely care what they look like, as long as they're magic