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Concept art of Athena's first outfits from Extra Credits with Athena.

The greatest student in the history of Olympus University (Zeus' words, not ours), Athena's initial design was built around the idea of Classical Warmth.

Unlike many of her fellow students, Athena retains her traditional robes and iconic helmet, but we wanted the colours and softer features to reflect the kind, compassionate and intelligent person she really is.

The goal was to create a warm, freckled redhead whom Medusa could gradually learn to trust, confide in and feel safe around - a stark contrast to the loneliness that has defined much of Medusa's life.

Which is your favourite?

One that sticks with me to this day is “actually we don’t like fanfiction, [followup statement that fanfic is just for icky porn], and our ship isn’t any less good just because it doesn’t have a lot of writing” which! I have mocked heavily since then but does have merit. I think we forget that outside our little bubble, fanfic is Freak Behavior in a way fanart or cosplay isn’t. You can go to cons and sell prints of your art, but having an AO3 pin *is* stigmatized in a way other areas of fandom have managed to throw off as it’s become more mainstream.

To get into (the fic writing portion of fandom) you have to have an *in*. You have already be a certain type of person, and culturally when there’s already an m/m bias, those are the people who are willing to be “weird” in order to enter this subculture.

it’s okay that i don’t have a sewing machine

i love backstitching by hand for hours

this has got to be great for my back

millions of my ancestors did this and they lived almost as long as i want to