A Fangirl of Life for Life!

She didn’t wear a stitch of clothing. With all of the gold on her, it hardly seemed to matter. She was a jeweled scarab with gold foiled onto its carapace.

doodled a silly little something from The Lich Lord's Brides by @excited-hiss because it rules

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Penelope thinks of water as a mother does—

something that carries without asking,

that knows how to be patient.

Telemachus comes to her already calm,

as if the world has learned to be gentle for him.

She presses him close.

Marble, olive, bronze.

The goddess of wisdom does not shout. she endures.

“Αιέν αριστεύειν”

Penelope weeping over the bow of Ulysses

“Small blame that Trojans and Achaeans should endure so long a war for such a woman; she is fearfully like the immortal goddesses.” — The Iliad, Book 3

“By day she would weave her web, and by night unravel it.” — The Odyssey, Book 2

I’m writing an original, myth-inspired novel about Penelope, the Queen of Ithaca, before Odysseus leaves for war— a woman navigating fate, performance, and the roles carved for her.

You & Me

Written by: otakushels Illustrated by: beachhotdog

Rating: Mature Content Warnings: no archive warnings apply Fandom(s): Dragon Age: The Veilguard Major Pairing(s)/Character(s): Emmrich and Rook

At the heart of it all, this is a story about the kind of love that survives not just war, but everything that comes after. A love that sits through planning meetings, endures seating charts, weathers expectations, and still ends in vows that mean everything.

And under all the spectacle, they are still just Rook and Emmrich. Two people who have seen the worst the world can throw at them, and still reach for each other with open hands.

More from otakushels: AO3 | @otakuashels More from beachhotdog: @beachhotdog

Odysseus: *wakes up at the dead of night drenched in cold sweat*

Penelope: Love? What's wrong?

Odysseus: That prophet son of a bitch- IT WAS ME!

Penelope: What??

Odysseus: I WAS THE MAN WHO WAS HAUNTING ALL ALONG!!

Penelope: *pulling him down and hugging him* ok dear just go back to sleep.

*meanwhile in the Underworld*