❛ WOMAN KING.

for  the  senate ,   and  the  people  of  rome .

[romnae]

okay so,   in an attempt to jumpstart my half - dead writing muse  ––––––  like this  and i will slither into your im’s to  plot!  

[romnae]

[romnae]

romnae:

I AM OFTEN ASKED WHAT I AM,   as if my bones are a crypt of an undiscovered myth.   as if they had never seen anything like me before.   i always answer this:   i am the blood of gods and monsters,   the scion of torch and sword.   the strength of a hundred men,   and the fall of a giant.     i am a woman,   and i am a legion.  

independent reyna ramírez - arellano of the heroes of olympus series.  post - canon.   private,   temp.  dash - only.

[romnae]

things i think about at 6am:   the fact that the empowerment process goes both ways,  and how reyna receives everyone’s fears and anxieties in the same way everyone else receives her strength,   and how painful and exhausting and damn near traumatizing that must be,   receiving that influx of heightened emotion so suddenly,   and yet she soldiers on

[untame]

girls don’t like boys, girls like swords.

[romnae]

ichormyth.

takes  the  hand  in  hers,     a  strong  grip.       it  takes  a  couple  of  seconds  at  most,   before  gwendolyn  lowers  her  hand  back  to  her  side.     hazel  eyes  observe  the  camp  of  the  romans  behind  her,   surprised  by  how  different  everything  looked  than  what  she  was  used  to.      she  shifts  her  gaze  back  to  reyna,   an  imploring  expression  on  her  face.         ❝     roman    &    greek  camps  sure  look  different.      ❞  

            she pivots right as the other does,    quick - footed and straight - backed as she is wont to with all things,   setting trenchant gaze upon her own camp.    reyna wonders   ––––   and not for the first time   ––––   what a tenderfoot would see,   and allows pride to tug her mouth into something vaguely simpering.      ❛❛     they are,   aren’t they?   ❜❜    a nigh - indistinct tilt of the head,   and booted feet begin a languid wandering.     ❛❛     if you look hard enough,   though,   you’ll see that there are many similar aspects.   i find it almost poetic   ––––   a representation of what it means to be roman and greek.    ❜❜

[birihtimalbenimsin]

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[flawlessbeautyqueens]

Adria Arjona photographed by Lauren Dukoff for Vanity Fair

[romnae]

ichormyth.

❝              sometimes  i  feel  the  same  way.                ❞        a  careful  look  shot  towards  the  other,   having  heard  stories  about  the  praetor  of  the  twelfth  legion.     a  bloody  but  heroic  legacy  followed  her.       there  was  respect  visible  in  her  features,  though.      reyna  was  an  inspiration  to  her   &   all  other  girls  who  came  to  know  of  her.       ❝     no,   we  haven’t.    i’m  gwendolyn  leclair.   it’s  a  pleasure  to  meet  you.      ❞  

            the fledgling branches of mirth  tug a corner of mouth heavenward for a ninth of a moment.    bladed gaze sieves and studies,   watches the demigodess stand with an innate luminosity she’s seen among her brethren.    a commonality,   she muses,   and rather unsurprising   ––––––    sun scions are birthed from that which repels penumbras.    a hand extends,   exceedingly polite.         ❛❛    reyna.   the pleasure is all mine.   ❜❜

[romnae]

a concept:    the most feared woman in the  twelfth legion fulminata   is actually   .. . .. . .   5 ‘ 4 .

[romnae]

           ❛❛    there are too many of you.   ❜❜    in lieu of a more socially acceptable salutation,   she speaks with trenchant amusement belied by arched brow and barely twitching mouth.   warrior’s ease permits the steady swing of gilded spear,   arriving at repose upon the sinew of one shoulder.      ❛❛    i don’t think we’ve been acquainted yet.   ❜❜     /    @ichormyth   .

[romnae]

i’m currently making icons  &   doing drafts on elsa,   but   ––––––––    consider this a starter call !   

[romnae]

i’m currently making icons  &   doing drafts on elsa,   but   ––––––––    consider this a starter call !   

[romnae]

I AM OFTEN ASKED WHAT I AM,   as if my bones are a crypt of an undiscovered myth.   as if they had never seen anything like me before.   i always answer this:   i am the blood of gods and monsters,   the scion of torch and sword.   the strength of a hundred men,   and the fall of a giant.     i am a woman,   and i am a legion.  

independent reyna avíla ramírez - arellano of the heroes of olympus series.  post - canon.   private,   temp.  dash - only.

[wnq-writers]

My shoulders are always so tense. Maybe it’s because I’ve convinced myself that the weight of the world is upon them.

Daren Colbert  (via wnq-writers)

[mettatoniic02]

PSA for this blog that I most certainly DO want my muse to suffer. I want my muse to have BAD EXPERIENCES. I don’t want just that fluffy shit here & no pain. No, I want my muse’s experience to be as realistic as possible. Hardships, I’m down for toxic stuff, too. I don’t know bout other people. Just, bad experiences. I want someone to hurt my muse physically, mentally, or emotionally. I want my muse to experience trouble, the hard things in life. Life isn’t all sunshine & rainbows. Think about the character development for your muse & mine?

I want action in my muse’s life. I want my muse to learn lessons. Reasons as to why my muse won’t do something anymore/is reluctant about things. I want my muse to discover things. Invade my muse’s personal space. You aren’t bugging me, what on earth? No, honey. I want this stuff for my muse. I want my muse to struggle with things. Like I said, I want my muse to have an experience that’s as realistic as possible. Real life isn’t a bowl of cherries, there’s a lot of shit people face all the time. I’m totally & completely open to your ideas, especially if they’re in that range of giving my muse a hard time. Do it. JUST– DO IT. Don’t let our dreams be dreams.

[goodishmusic]

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[vithcy]

Well, I’ve got thick skin and an elastic heart, But your blade it might be too sharp