#caduceusbearer

[toupotamou]

caduceusbearer

Like few others, Hermes' company was not merely tolerated, but slightly-to-somewhat enjoyed, by the ferryman. His willingness, or better yet mirth at pinballing around the cab of his Lotus while they outpaced mortals from highway to highway was one likely cause, with their past work together another.

     "Next time, you drive. I am eager to see how we compare, in this world."

[godwithalaurelcrown-blog]

For the god of music, make a 5 track playlist of songs that reveal bits of him that may not necessarily come out in threads. Give a title, artist, and a link to the song. Bonus points if you include lyrics that stick out to you or a short blurb about how this song relates to Apollo!

1. (X) Civilian — Wye Oak 

I don’t need another friendWhen most of themI can barely keep up with themPerfectly able to hold my own handBut I still can’t kiss my own neckI wanted you give you everythingBut I still stand in awe of superficial things […] 

2. (X) Another love — Tom Odell 

And if somebody hurts you, I wanna fightBut my hands been broken, one too many timesSo I’ll use my voice, I’ll be so fucking rudeWords they always win, but I know I’ll loseAnd I’d sing a song, that’d be just oursBut I sang ‘em all to another heartAnd I wanna cry I wanna learn to loveBut all my tears have been used upOn another love, another love […] 

3. (X) Breezeblocks — Alt-J 

She may contain the urge to run awayBut hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocksGermolene, disinfect the sceneMy love, my love, love, loveBut please don’t go, I love you so, my lovely  […]

Please don’t go, I’ll eat you wholeI love you so, I love you so, I love you so. 

4. (X) Don’t you worry child — Swedish House Mafia 

There was a timeI met a girl of a different kind.We ruled the world,I thought I’d never lose her out of sight.We were so young,I think of her now and then.

5. (X) Dance of the Prince Orgeat and the Sugar Plum Fairy — Tchaikovsky

The melody of the song encompasses both his fluctuating moods, as well as the flow of his life and his presence. 

[godwithalaurelcrown-blog]

In modern verse(s), where does Apollo live? (On Olympus? Down among the mortals? In an apartment, house, dorm, etc?) Does he share this space with anyone? (If so, what is his relationship with that person/these people and how does he feel about them?) Is he usually pretty neat or is he pretty messy? At any given time when he's home, what are five items within arm's reach?

Headcanons:

In his modern verse, Apollo lives primarily in Barcelona, Spain.He has several apartments in other major cities of the world and often hops from one place to the other depending on his mood. But his favorite is by far the colorful streets of Barcelona. He doesn’t share an apartment, and often prefers to have time to himself. Apollo isn’t the sort to have too much time for a wide range of friendships — not to mention his view on the human race is one that is a constant war of superiority against the modern mindset. He avoids making friends with mortals and would hardly allow them into his personal space as equals. When it comes to other gods, he does his best to avoid having to share an apartment with them — seeing how it would defeat the purpose of finding his own residence if he ends up bringing Olympus with him anyway. Typically, Apollo is neat with effort. When he isn’t paying attention to what he is doing, a mess would ensue but as long as he is focused and conscious of his surroundings he would be the sort to arrange things. His art space is never clean, it is a place full of rags, paint, pencils and brushes stacked in jars, wooden canvases laying around or against the wall. But he makes sure to keep the mess within the single room, and tidy up everywhere else. On average, his phone, quiver, water bottle, guitar, and lamp are within arms reach. Granted, he is typically laying in bed. Otherwise it would be his quiver, phone, and various art supplies or archery equipment. His arrows of plague are never within arms reach. He’d rather not even risk stabbing his hand with one. 

[toupotamou]

How does Charon sleep? What position is most common? Does he snore or do anything otherwise strange while asleep? What does he wear to bed? What're his sleeping habits like? Does they stay up late, sleep in, get hardly any sleep at all (and how is this affected by potential godhood, if at all)? If another person is sleeping with him, how is he likely to react? Does that change depending on his relationship with the person?

How does Charon sleep? What position is most common?

charon sleeps like a suspended avalanche. he can and will roll, fall, or tumble to the lowest-possible point his weight will direct him. he leans towards his front more than his back, so the direction he faces needs to have an obstacle between it and the floor.

he also curls into the tightest little ball and presses his face into the pillows or cushions or whatever’s available.

Does he snore or do anything otherwise strange while asleep?

besides continuing to burrow into the pillows/blankets/cushions/someone’s chest, there’s faint murmurs of ancient Greek. pleas, calls for help, apologies — the regrets of the dead.

What does he wear to bed?

nothing, when he can get away with it. next?

What’re his sleeping habits like? Does they stay up late, sleep in, get hardly any sleep at all (and how is this affected by potential godhood, if at all)?

if he has nothing to do; nothing to read, nobody to talk to, no plans, he might just flop into bed and sleep a night or day away. he can stay awake as long as he feels need to, but if he’s woken up? he’s one drowsy motherfucker.

godhood, or toying with any new abilities he discovers or develops, seems to exhaust him.

If another person is sleeping with him, how is he likely to react? Does that change depending on his relationship with the person?

when you look up ‘cuddler’ under the dictionary, there’s a picture of charon. only it isn’t a picture of charon, really — more of the back of his head and his shoulder with his arm slung over someone’s chest, his face pressed into their belly, his legs tangled with theirs to where either one trying to pull away would require Ikea-style instructions.

he does, however, request permission/clearance to wrap himself around someone like a warmed tortilla. some that he’s closest to even utilize the closeness to grind or rub against him, leading him towards more intimate actions he wouldn’t normally go for.

[toupotamou]

What kind of situations stress Charon out? Does he crack or thrive under pressure? What happens to him when the stress becomes too much? Does he get emotional or does he shut down? How does he relieve stress? Are these healthy methods or more dangerous vices?

What kind of situations stress Charon out?

angry people.when someone raises their voice, it's extremely difficult for him not to drop into that old subservient mode -- unless he himself was also slowly brought to anger, a spike in volume would drop any other mood out from under him, letting him fall.

Does he crack or thrive under pressure?

depends on the pressure.

violence, sure, whatever. he's calm as a cucumber when cutting a swath through whatever he needs to.

'hard choices' can usually be made with ease. thankfully, he's got some cold logic that he still mostly adheres to.

What happens to him when the stress becomes too much? Does he get emotional or does he shut down?

more likely to just shut down and start following orders. if he's actually raised to a boil, then expect childish outbursts. breaking stuff he can reach, lashing out, but it takes an awful lot to get him there.

How does he relieve stress? Are these healthy methods or more dangerous vices?

most likely, driving.

his favorite thing about the living world is warmth, more specifically physical contact, but he can't exactly go around saying 'hey can I hug you for twenty minutes so I don't feel like wading through times square leaving twice as many halves as there were whole bodies?'

driving is probably a pretty healthy habit. he also sits on the roof of his house built by a swamp (on risers/poles!) at night and imagines what talking to his mother would be like.

[toupotamou]

when caduceusbearer says 'like for in-depth questions' I heavily recommend it tbh like these are gonna take me hours or s/t I opened dota but I'm probably gonna close it now

[springmaidenkore]

♦ ✓ ✖

♦ - What is one thing about them that they are most proud of?

Her ability to grow flowers. Kore loves to make new species of flowers, and even if they don't grow to be traditionally beautiful, she is still very proud of how they appear, because she made them.

✓ - How do they react to praise?

Kore is always surprised by praise, but she takes it well and gladly.

✖ - Who is someone they just cannot stand?

Oceanids. While she gets along with most other nymphs, she finds the oceanids to be intolerable, and far too temperamental for her company.

[reignofolympus]

★ ☮ ♔

★ - Do they prefer daytime or nighttime and why?

Nighttime. More work can be done with less interruptions. 

☮ - Do they have an idol or someone they look up to?

Besides his mother, not really. He tries to take certain traits from his siblings; Kindness from Hestia, grace from Hera, humour from Poseidon, wisdom from Hades, and humility from Demeter. (He obviously hasn’t been successful with some of those.) But he truly looks up to his mother as a wise, powerful, and kindhearted woman in whom he can truly confide. 

♔ - Do they value loyalty?

Above almost everything else. A person who can stand by his side through it all is a person he cherishes higher than anyone with wits or bravery or beauty.