#mabs-asks

LOL.. Yes. I don’t know how “active” I’d describe myself, but as I’m stepping away from FB for a couple of months (too much reality bringing me down too low), I figured I’d hang out and be a fandom geek on Tumblr for a spell. 

*tackleglomphugs* I miss you! Thanks for dropping in to say hi. Things are going alright - hella busy in real life, but what’s new there? One day, let’s conspire to meet up and talk in chatzy. I’d love to catch up and hear how life’s been treating you. 

Dude, I don’t even know how I missed this ask or how long ago you sent it. 

Hey, Anon,

*hugs you* 

Thank you for for the uplifting message! Here’s another brooding Nico just for you. 

Hestia: answered HERE

Hades: Do you think you are strict? How easily do you make exceptions?

Err… No. I’m like one big walking exception and sometimes I wonder if that’s not going to hinder my kids from learning how to uh… deal with life in the scary craptastic ‘real world’. Much of my real life struggles are trying to find that balance and figure out a workaround for it. Ultimately though, I’m so proud of the people my kids are, how they’re growing up. Individual thinkers. Able to see the big picture and punch holes through bullshit (even when that makes one unpopular with the majority). I don’t shove my beliefs or ideals down their throats, or anything of that sort. I just live what I preach (try to, always there are exceptions and ways to fall short) and they see it, and I like to think that they will pick up some of my influence as they figure out their own beliefs and ideals.

Hephaistos: How much would you stick up for those you like?

All the way. If I claim you as mine, or if you show up and slither into my heart, even if we don’t see eye-to-eye on things, I’ll stick up for your right to self-express. (the exception here comes down to when a thing can harm others or if the expression leans toward hate or shame. I will not tolerate that shit.)

Apollon: What is an art-related thing you can do really well/enjoy?

ahem… let’s see. I don’t know if I can choose only one, so I’ll list them. I’m better at some than others (because of length of time developing skills) but all of these are art-related things I have thrown myself in with, mostly as an escape from the mundane world. 

Hestia: What would be a perfect home for you? 

Honestly, I’m lucky as heck to be living in the perfect home for me. Built in 1921, spacious rooms, narrow hallways, wood floors, every room painted a different color, interesting art tucked in among the ‘willfully restrained’ clutter. My house is sunny yellow on the outside with rainbow flag flying, and I’ve turned a finished room in the basement into the mabcave. It’s the perfect home for a family of five introverts to cohabitate without getting in each other’s way. 

We have taken in travelers at times, cover the room/board aspect while they find their feet in this crazy fucked up world. It’s a pretty chill home and I’m the dominant personality in it, but fortunately, my family doesn’t seem to mind.