#fantasy inspired

Better title pending. Some gods are better than others, but all of them yearn. And it’s their yearning that can get mortals in trouble. Every now and then comes a child that captures the attention of a deity; Kassandra and her twin brother Helenus were two such cases. From an early age they both caught the attention of Apollo. A bit of a jack of all trades, Apollo was the god of oracles, music,…

*emerges from the mist*

If i were 5 inches tall, would u let me hang out on ur shoulder, yes or yes??

Makeup appreciation!!!! I adored how this look turned out ✨

The advances made by the creepy villain? She’s only pretending to be disgusted and terrified by him, in reality she’s the one seducing him. Pulling his strings. Appearing vulnerable, frightened, because she knows that’s what he likes. Pretending to be forced into a wedding…but honestly, it’s worth it to be alone in room with him, no guards, and blades hidden underneath her wedding dress.

She has always been good with people. The old, grizzle men guarding her break under her kindness. She talks to them, asking why they joined the villain in the first place. About their families. Their hobbies. She begins to remind them of their own daughters. When the villain attempts to torture her, he’s surprised to find a sword at his back. They’re not going to allow anyone to hurt her. (Btw, I love the trope of the sweet, pure hearted one who’s also kind of manipulative. They are genuinely a sweet little cinnamon bun but they’re very good with people and know how to get them to do what they want. The perfect fusion of hufflepuff and slytherin).

The servants are overworked and mistreated. She treats them well. Like equals. They’re used to keeping their heads down and mouths shut to avoid the blows, but she stands up for them. She encourages them to make there own choices. The heroes side will treat them well, give their families the food and medicine they need. And so they begin to give her little snippets of information. Advice about the villains plan. Maybe the gardener is so furious when he hears she’s been tortured that he gives the cook some belladonna flowers. Maybe she’s heard enough of how the lower class is treated by the heroes that she slips them into the villains soup. Perhaps the maid, upon learning that she will be married to villain against her will, gives her some knives to hide under her wedding dress. The villain saw the servants as invisible, disposable. That was a grave mistake.

The evil scientist goes to experiment on her. To his surprise she’s a great lover of the sciences and knows quite a bit. She sympathizes with the causal disregard the villain had for his work (‘he says I have 24 hours. I mean, does he think this is magic or something? I’m going as fast I can, but you just can’t intimidate the laws of science into not working’). In his excitement to tell her everything, he lets slip quite a bit of important information.

The dragon, the second in command, she gives special attention. She shows interest in him while shunning the main villains advances. Tells him he’s special. Plays on his jealously, insists that he’d be so much better than the villain. Encourages him to betray him. It’s almost too easy.

The ferocious beast, the guard dog the villain places to keep her from escaping, is just horribly lonely. He’s never been petted before. She shares the little food she has with him and snuggles with him. She becomes his new master. He decides to protect this human.