Picking Frames for POV change

penelope didn't have to turn the tree bed into a riddle. she could have asked odysseus to prove his identity, to tell her something only he would know — which she actually did a few books earlier, when she asked the beggar to describe odysseus, and odysseus told her about a purple cloak with a particular golden brooch that she fastened herself twenty years ago. when penelope tells telemachus they have signs by which they'll know each other, you sort of expect more of the same. and instead, she decides to trap him. like a bug in a cup.

and it's delightful to me, idk, how odysseus has been trapped and cornered in various way throughout the odyssey, but arguably never so that he has to tell the truth to get out. (with the phaeacians, maybe? the omniscient narrator corroborates some of what he tells them, but do we really know everything?) and in fact he is not trying to get free of penelope. he wants something from her, wants to convince her, wants to be welcomed home, but until this point he's lied to her, revealed himself to other people before her, and been distant with her (though also patient! he doesn't try to strongarm or rush her into accepting him; it's his idea to sleep elsewhere).

except penelope isn't looking for him to be distant and patient. penelope lies in a way that requires odysseus to stop playing along — not only to prove that he knows what odysseus knows, but that he's willing to tell the truth about himself.

(tags from @finelythreadedsky )

Thorn for the Villain ~Reincarnated in an as an Extra in an Otome Game?! ~February Progress Update~ + Reminder to Donors

For those who availed early beta access, I might be able to squeeze out an updated build soon👁️👀

Otome + Imperial Grace giveaway

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What would you do if you woke up as a romance novel villainess... and someone wants you dead?

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Happy Halloween everyone! What if... Teresa was reincarnated in a crappy supernatural romance novel instead? VAMPIRES! WEREWOLVES! You know the works! Oh dear... still a better love story than- "OH SHUT IT! SEND ME TO AN OTOME GAME INSTEAD...!" *And so, she was sent into an otome game instead. >Follow her isekai shenanigans here<

Tis' time for the bi-monthly progress report!

"What would Odysseus do?"

In which Odysseus tells Telemachus what he would have done if he was one of Penelope's suitors.

This is what Odysseus is sayin'

Wait... I JUST REALIZED THIS ART HAS 200+ NOTES???😱

on the one hand it's pretty cool when athena disguises odysseus as an old man, but what if that was a lie to spare him from the pain of knowing for certain that no one could recognize him anyway?

#yeah. yeah#the very first time that my professor mentioned that like#not only was odysseus gone from ithaca for 20 years#but also by the time he gets back EVERYONE he took with him. EVERYONE who made the journey with him. is dead#and given the fact that they dont have PAPERS or ID or anything back then this means that in a very very very real way he has#no way of confirming his identity. meaning:#/without the community of other people. people who have known you. How Could You Possibly Say Who You Are/#anyway she said that back then and it fucking rattled my brain right outside of my fucking skull dudes via @faunina

I think about this passage constantly

"What would Odysseus do?"

In which Odysseus tells Telemachus what he would have done if he was one of Penelope's suitors.

This is what Odysseus is sayin'

Mens Fashion  - www.GoGetGlam.com

…. *scribbles furiously on notepad*

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For the guys, butch women and non binary people all there. I’m a woman, but I’m reblogging this for anyone who finds this useful. ❤️

I’m a girl, but some of y’all guys might need this 💜💜

If you’re looking at the tests for suit/sport coats and going “but there aren’t any jackets that pass ALL of those tests for me!” you are not alone. In fact, suits are something that are supposed to be altered to fit. In the days when all men worse suits, even if you bought the suit off the rack at Sears, the store had tailors on-staff to alter it to fit. The simplest and cheapest alterations are shortening the cuffs, but other alterations are possible.

some of those images marked ‘good fit’ lower down do not look like they pass the hug test

Let’s talk about something,

I know it’s more fun to draw Achilles with long hair. Not to mention it adds to his twinkness, but as much as I hate to say this…he was a fighter. He probably ran around with some version of a buzzcut to avoid it getting in his face when fighting and to prevent lice.

Depends

One of the epithet of the Greeks is "long haired"

I need to find the video explaining this but basically men in warriors societies either have v short hair or on the opposite side of the spectrum v long, to be able to tie them and let its own weight keep it I place

As for lice, I suppose the ancient Greeks had developed a kind of hair routine to prevent that

At least we know for certain that Odysseus had long hair cause he was filled with 'lies' *insert cricket noises here* ...Cause lice. Lies. Get it? Ok... Imma head out now.

Pre-Odyssey: Odysseus, Penelope and Her Ducks [Otome]~Development Blog~

NaNoRenO 2023 is around the corner… and I couldn’t participate this year- but I did participate last year with Pre-Odyssey: Odysseus, Penelope & Her Ducks, an otome game from Penelope’s POV, with of course, one love interest, Odysseus.

If you’re interested, you can play it here: https://ant-san.itch.io/preodyssey

I got a few questions about this title from first impressions… why ducks? To which I’d answer: it’s a spoiler :) But if you know, you know ;) The game has two main romance endings, but the trickier to get is the one I consider as the ‘true ending‘.

Seguir leyendo

So I finally played it last night due to an impulse after I finished studying and organizing some stuff, and all I can say is: this is my new guilty pleasure. So why not rambling about it a bit even if it’s past midnight around here, am i right.

Thanks for playing! I’m glad you picked up on the references 🤭 The colosseum was honestly cause I couldn’t find an appropriate royalty-free image, so I ended up giving up and settled with that 😅 Anyway, I’m glad you enjoyed it! Especially for a first time otome player 🥰