#drac rambles

[dracaelus]

After hollanov is outed and shane becomes a centaur some random fan admits that back in 2008 they paid an etsy witch to make the ottawa centaurs the best team in the league and at first they thought they had been scammed but now they realize that this created the domino effect that had shane hollander and ilya rozanov falling in love and then eventually joining the team and winning them back to back stanley cups

[dracaelus4pjo]

Imagine if the gods actually do need to consume ambrosia and nectar not to starve (even if they won't die of starvation) and the first sign of a demigod straying too close to divinity is that mortal food is not enough for them and they start feeling hungry all the time until they finally get a bit of ambrosia or nectar

Yes, I'm thinking about Percy

[warriordragonart]

HI! I'm literally inlove with the way you draw noses!! Is there a chance you could show me how you draw them?

Im still trying to develop a style lol

Ahhh thank you! I tried explaining it in text multiple times but I found the image speaks better for itself! That said, I’ll try and lay out some of the principles

Explanation beneath the cut

* Unless it’s a profile, the nose is made up of three lines. Two to represent the nostrils in the front view, and one for a nostril and another for the shape of the other side of the nose on the 3/4 view. These don’t vary much between characters.

* The nose bridge line in the 3/4 does vary drastically between characters because it depends on the shape of their nose, I’ll put some examples from my OCs to show the difference. For a more anime look, keep the nose bridge line curved.

* The easiest way to show form in this style is with the small shadow under the nose which is an upside down triangle, with the point between the space below the nostrils. When the face is turned, the shadow is still the same shape but distorted, just keep the point in the same place and it’ll look like it’s rotating.

Azurine (left) has got an anime-ish button nose like Killua, while Vermillion (right) has a nose bump and has much squarer features, so the shape of the line matters a lot for defining the shape.

I’m sorry if this is hard to understand and I hope it helps!

[dracaelus]

Thinking about ilya and shane fighting about something stupid but they're really getting into it and ilya gets so worked up after shane refutes one of his arguments he starts speaking in russian just to be an asshole bc he knows shane can't understand it yet (he's still learning) and shane gets so mad he starts replying in french so neither of them can understand each other and it's so ridiculous they can't help but start laughing at the whole thing

[dracaelus4pjo]

So funny to me (and by funny I mean it makes me mad with rage) that it wasn't enough for Rick to make Rachel the oracle and make so she's unable to have a relationships with Percy; he also had to make sure that she would be going to an all girls school and wouldn't be school mates with him any longer.

And then, he also made sure they wouldn't be close friends in the future. Bc you know. She was once upon a time one of his love interests. And god forbid there's any doubt regarding Percy's choice to be with Annabeth. God forbid this girl who was once important in his life continues to be a close friend after he gets with Annabeth. God forbid he even speaks of her in front of his girlfriend (who is also her friend!) without hesitance.

Btw he did the same thing with Nico, in the sense that he used to have a deeply important relationship with Percy in the first saga, but the moment Rick decided Nico used to have a crush on Percy (and I can assure you, he didn't have this in mind in the first saga) suddenly they couldn't be close anymore. God forbid Nico's process of falling out of love with Percy doesn't involve him diminishing Percy in any way in his head. God forbid Percy is someone Nico confides in, trusts deeply and who is a huge part of his support system.

Rick's unchecked fear of fans merely considering the idea of a ship other than the one he chose has ruined the writing of some amazing platonic friendships and I'll never forgive him for this

[dracaelus4pjo]

Not to be a Zeus defender, but I find it odd how negatively people talk about him turning Thalia into a tree, when in my opinion it's one of the best moments of his character

Like, don't get me wrong - I'm aware that, as a father, the best thing he could have done is to have saved her, the no interference in mortal affairs law be damned

But bear with me a little bit as I try to organize my thoughts

First of all, I must say: there is a law. And as much as Rick (and now a significant portion of the fandom) likes to act as if it's Zeus' law, the Olympian council, made up of 12 gods, collectively decided to put that law into place. And personally, I do think they must have had good reasons for that. Do I think some aspects of it should be revised? Yes. I don't think they should equate interference with interaction. The gods should be able to be part of their kids lives, even if they weren't allowed to solve all of their problems with a snap of fingers. But that's another talk entirely. The point is, they agreed on the non-interference law, and as their ruler, Zeus had to follow it. And I think there's something to be said about how he had to watch his kid die very, very, close to a place that was supposed to be a refuge to her, and so he chose to turn her into a tree that would offer protection for the entire camp; I mean, how many demigods were saved by this? How many gods didn't have to watch their kids die bc once they crossed that border, they were safe??

Also, to me, his decision to turn her into a tree that protected the camp demonstrates a surprising understanding of Thalia as a person, and a willingness to honour her will, because she died to protect her friends, and by creating the camp's border, he ensured that her efforts wouldn't be in vain. Every demigod in camp half-blood admires her sacrifice and is grateful for her courage, loyalty and bravery, bc that's what keeps them safe everyday. By doing that, Zeus ensured that her friends would be safe, and that Thalia would be remembered not only by the tragedy of her fate, but also by her greatest attributes.

HADES WAS THE ONE WHO SEND THE MONSTERS!!!! He was the one who killed her!! And I always thought that maybe one of the reasons why Zeus chose to turn her into a tree and stop her from actually dying and going to the underworld was so Hades wouldn't get to have her. Especially if Zeus thought he might deny her the Elysium. Or even if he just didn't want her murderer to have her soul. And honestly? That's kinda valid. To ME.

Yes, Zeus is not father of the year material. But in the first saga, it was clear to me that he cared about Thalia. He cared enough that he was willing to risk the future of the Olympus to keep her safe. Despite the fact that she was a candidate to being the child of the prophecy - a prophecy that Zeus himself would rather never come to fruition - once she was born he never tried to kill her, and instead tried to guide her to safety. He mourned her. And he cared about her! In ttc when Athena suggested that they should consider killing Thalia and Percy to stop the prophecy, he defended Thalia! He would take that risk for her!!! Yes he's an imperfect father and ruler but damn!!!!!!! HE USED TO HAVE NUANCE GUYS DO YOU REMEMBER

[dracaelus4pjo]

My hot take is that I don't think Annabeth would want to go to college.

She would be busy af going back to designing the Mount Olympus (which is in no way a quick and easy job). She's already employed, with a job that was given to her by the goddess of architecture herself, and there's nothing more validating than this. You can't convince me a diploma would mean much for her, especially since she doesn't really have any respect for the american school system. Maybe NRU is better, but still, she strikes me as a self-taught type, and I think she would only ever go there to give presentations on her own work. Her hubris definitely plays a part in this. What does she have to learn from these people when she's literally the architect of the gods?

[dracaelus4pjo]

Top tier Percy and Nico dynamic is Nico making Percy feel like an old boomer