I'm Alive (Am I?)

She contributes heavily to my girl dad!Agamemnon agenda.

That whole bit was so funny to write because Agamemnon is a grown ass man with severe anxiety and paranoia in his late 20s-early 30s (idr what I hc his age as atm), and Penelope is this tiny 5-6 year old trying to spy on him, the mental image of it was just so funny to me 😭😭

Penelope and Agamemnon's relationship is extremely close and familial, and she is protective of him (like in a hand with no lines when she defends him to Odysseus even though she knows he's joking) as she is of any member of her family because of how young she was when the Atredai came into her life – for her they've always been there.

She views them as family – Agamemnon more so than Menelaus because he marries Clytemnestra early on and so as far as Penelope can remember clearly he's always been her elder cousin brother by marriage, and is dear to her like Castor and Pollux.

Menelaus and her have a more friendly rivalry type relationship – he's far more close in age to her, and is actively taking Helen's attention away from her (playing into childhood sweethearts Menelaus x Helen). one of my favourite bits I like to write is penelope going "Helen and Odysseus both love me more than they love you!" whenever Menelaus annoys her (I also hc Penelope x Helen like I do odydio during the war so it flows well~). essentially Menelaus and Penelope have the same type.

I feel like I've digressed from the point, back to Agamemnon and Penelope! she's Agamemnon's test run at playing father before Iphigenia – she and Iphigenia have the same age gap as Hermione and Telemachus – and so both of them are very fond of each other, Agamemnon is as protective of her as he is of Clytemnestra, Anaxibia, Helen or any of his daughters, despite the distance in their relation (cousins by marriage).

Agamemnon also plays a very important role in Penelope's marriage discussions and the like – in the end he's the one to push for Odysseus and vouch for him to Icarius and his sons. He's there for Penelope's marriage, and then before the departure to Troy, he's one of the few people Penelope allows to hold Telemachus.

Their relationship gives Penelope room to be more nuanced and upset about Agamemnon's death at Clytemnestra's hand. Orestes and Electra' murder of Clytemnestra further complicates this. Unlike Tyndareus and Perileos (her elder brother) she is unable to pick a side because she's much younger and loves both Clytemnestra and Agamemnon equally – it's like choosing between her elder sister and elder brother and she just can't do that.

(in the cousins fic, which has a lot of Penelope & Electra, Chrysothemis, Orestes interactions – she talks to them and tells them stories about both their parents: Clytemnestra AND Agamemnon, in an attempt to humanise the parents in their children's eyes)

Sorry if none of this makes sense

no no it does!

He would walk around the palace only to encounter his parents flirting like teens or being touchy and Telemachus is like 0-O

I think it'd take Telemachus a while to just not be in flight or fight mode whenever he sees another man next to his mother because of the trauma that he has from the suitors, but I do think he'd find it quite jarring to see his Mother being so happy in general, but also being happy in the presence of a man (who he has to keep repeating to himself is his father).

I think rather than cringing or protesting or anything of that sort like children (as in people with parents, not age) tend to do when they see their parents being affectionate, Telemachus would just silently see them both and take it in – that easy but deep love between the two explaining why his mother was so stubborn in her waiting and was so lost in her grief, that bright happiness on her face that Telemachus has never ever seen before in his entire life.

1. sexuality headcanon

yknow i never really think about this for him so idk

2. brotp

Dick&Damian

3. otp

nah

4. notp

anything incest

5. first headcanon that pops into my head

he’s like a cat and gets sleepy if he sits in the sun

6. favourite lines from this character

“We were the best, Richard. No matter what anyone thinks.” and “Batman doesn’t eat pie.”

7. one way I relate to this character

Loves his animals and loves Dick Grayson, knows what tf he wants and goes for it

8. thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character 

sometimes he’s a little asshole (like more than he usually is) and I’m like “oo buddy yyyyikes you should probably apologize for that one”

9. cinnamon roll or problematic fave

Bruce’s instructions were to find a pumpkin you could take with you in the car. Some people listened, some people did not. Happy Halloween!!

thank you so very much for noticing how much I love Damian Wayne, that little boy truly does give me such joy

here please take this doodle, it didn’t fit in with the tea memes post and I’ve been trying to find an excuse to post it. thank you so much

Dickbabs Day 3: Domestic

He may not be the hero that their dirty floor needs, but he’s the hero Babs deserves

(by the way if you haven’t listened to Heartboner by NSP then I highly recommend)

a very generous donation commission from @zombiesbecrazy who wanted @cerusee to pick the prompt! Thank you so much!

hey yall, ya girl’s moving out and it’s hectic as hell, but here’s some old and new doodles that I shared on twitter a little bit ago.