This is a bit of a unserious ask but let’s say the Cullens go though their usual high school in a small town routine in this decade (let’s say Carlisle was outvoted) , how long before something disastrous happens (ex: the Cullens gets posted on Instagram and their looks get semi popular, and conveniently past classmates see these kids look freakishly like their old classmates - or something ridiculous like that ) and what would be the consequences of this
The thing is, this is... complicated, because there's the question "What about Renesmee?"
Or really, what about Jacob?
Things are going to come to a head with Renesmee likely long before the Cullens are ever organically found out. Or, rather, they'll come to a head with Jacob... and Bella who really really really wants Jacob around.
It may not be entirely out in the public but whatever happens I don't think it will go well.
But ignoring that... I think Carlisle's the one in real trouble. His picture is going to be lurking around doctor websites, and while he can get around with "ah ha ha that person totally does look like me and somehow has my exact expertise, wow, we should meet up at conferences" it's going to become more and more difficult as he can't banish his employment history from the internet.
The kids can not get social media and be weird losers who never want their photo taken because their parents are that sort. Yes, they're weird freaks, but they've always been weird freaks and there's not too much to connect one Edward Cullen to the next.
That, and increased difficulty forging valid identification/identification checks everywhere.
Hey !! I’ve finally got some free time from school and re read CITC, was wondering if you had any plans to update ?
Hi!!!
Wow, that's so nice to hear that you read CITC! I'm really sure that I will get back to it eventually!
Unfortunately (for that fic), I got really sucked into the Hunger Games prequel fandom at the beginning of the year, and it refuses to leave me!
I do have a bit of the next chapter written that I occasionally stare at, feeling a little bad that I haven't updated in so long! Maybe, I'll try and spruce it up to publish at some point! I really do plan on finishing this fic, haha! And I'm so glad to hear that you're still waiting on updates!
Anyway, thanks for the patience! I really hope I can at least army crawl out of this other brainrot to deliver something to you before the end of the year!
Have you watched any media that has something similar to what/how you think vampires sound like ?
You mean Twilight vampires?
Not really.
The closest I get (and I know this is a nonsense answer) is Puella Magi Madoka Magica. The magical girls are demigods who have sold their souls and surrendered their humanity in exchange for a wish fulfilled and the power of the magical girl, and their demise is inevitable: sooner or later they succumb to a despair that destroys them.
Fantastic, 10/10, "This is just like Twilight" - me, "Vinelle, I think you forget what those books were about" - The Carnivorous Muffin.
Also I just read your question again and realized you were asking about what their voices sound like. I have a fancast for Twilight here, I hope that answers the question.
Saw your posts about the inaccuracies of the gods and I was wondering if you had any recs/If you wrote any that feature the Gods that are more like the myths ? Or not as silly, I get why Rick wrote them as such considering its demographic but I would like something showing they aren’t human or good people.
// hope this isn’t too long I did try to shorten it I swear 😭
*squints* well uh- I do have a few recs where the Gods are actually treated respectfully... But uh- if you're looking for stories that villainize them this ain't the place for it. They are good, they are wonderful, they aren't *people* they're *Gods* but they're most certainly *good*.
If you're wanting ones where the Gods are treated right tho-
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To Make a Legend Series- aka. ATLOP Verse by Me
Percy learned he wasn't a normal human on one ordinary day at the beach. First he thought he was a waterbender (like Master Katara), then he thought he was a demititan (why else would Triton be so worried about his parentage?), and then he was told he was a demigod. Now he's got to deal with the rising conflict and a war on the horizon while learning how to be a good prince of the sea.
This fic is a full fledged rewrite, including actual Hellenic practices, a pagan camp, lots of diversity, and properly treated Gods. I aim for accuracy as much as possible, and every chapter has quite a bit of research put into it. Latest chapter is very informative on funeral rites :)
Follows canon at the start, slowly snowballs away from canon.
Pray to the King, the Protector, the Murderer (Pray to Time) by Me
Kronos was a really interesting God, in Percy’s opinion. He was a Titan God who had killed his dad to take over, then ruled for a long time and created the Golden Age... before he ate his kids and they got revenge by cutting him up. Percy related to him though, not on the eating his kids part, but the part where Kronos murdered his own dad.
Percy very much wished he could murder Gabe. Kronos probably had loads of ideas for killing horrible (step)parents. And people prayed to Gods for help all the time, why not for help with murder?
Or: Percy starts worshipping Kronos as a kid, hoping for some advice on how to off Gabe. Kronos is happy to assist.
This one is more of a crack fic, but is also a love letter to Kronos (from me) lol. Percy worships Kronos, the Gods are mostly Rick verse but also not given much attention as the focus is on the dynamic between Percy and Kronos. Switching POV: Kronos and Percy.
Stories of the Futures Past by Me
The Fates have seen troubling times to come, and wish to correct wrongs before they are done. These wrongs are ancient though, and not even correcting the Gods could fix the crimes. Thus the Fates go back, to the times of the Titans. And with some hand-picked heroes, and a set of books, they hope to prevent the mistakes of the future from occurring again.
Titans read the books with the kids.
A read the books fic I desperately need to update. The readers end up in the Titans time, with no guarantee of returning home. Showcases as accurate as possible portrayals of the Titans and ancient practices (books are Rick canon and thus not proper to them but the Titans call it out).
You Will See Me Thrive by Me
Percy Jackson has struggled his whole life handling pain, having Rheumatoid Arthritis would do that to a person, but he's always had his mom there for him. Now he's been thrown into the world of the Gods, and his mom is gone.
Just when he thought it couldn't get any worse he got claimed by Poseidon, who's being accused of a theft. What a fun time proving him innocent will be.
While I will be sticking with a more canon esque portrayal of camp, Percy is a Pagan and worships the Gods and the Gods themselves will be portrayed properly. Showcasing a lot of the subtle ways the Gods act in ones life, and a disabled Percy struggled extra hard to deal with demigod life.
I may be a dumbass but I'm not stupid by @izzymrdb
Percy may be oblivious, but he eventually figures out that something up when the fish start talking.
And when the only available conclusion to all the evidence he's gathered is that he's the son of a god, what will he do?
Izzy is a classics major and while this fic is effectively on hiatus, it is one of my absolute favorites. Amazing portrayals of the Gods, further divergence from canon, exploration of Hellenic practices.
And I will swallow my pride (in hopes of a final goodbye) by IzzyMRDB
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep." ~Robert Frost
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Rhea thought the fight was over when she handed Luke that blade. The war she fought for others was over. She was wrong.
Now a thousand miles and a thousand years from home, all alone with just the ghost of a curse to accompany her in her travels, she will only fight for the wars she chooses.
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"I promise."
It tastes like a lie, but I know I’ll do my best to fulfill it. How am I to make the gods listen when they don’t even know who I am?
Fem!Percy time travel to the past AU. Fairly accurate to history and mythology in culture, with some liberties, very engaging and Rhea has a lot of interesting adventures. Perpollo, with misunderstandings abound (but in a very fun way).
Red Tide by @alicekumori
Red tide: A phenomenon caused by algal blooms during which algae become so numerous that they discolor coastal waters (hence the name "red tide"). The algal bloom may also deplete oxygen in the waters and/or release toxins that may cause illness in humans and other animals.
Olympians may be forbidden from interfering directly in their children's lives, but nothing is stopping them from dropping in on the rest. After losing to Percy Jackson on the beach in Los Angeles, Ares' reputation has suffered a downfall, so the War God figured that if rumors are going to spread, he was going to at least make sure they believed he lost to a mighty warrior.
Or an AU where Ares decides to train Percy Jackson into the warrior he was always meant to be because there is no way in Hades he's going to let people think he was taken down by such a scrawny twig.
A delightful fic all but dedicated to Ares which, while slow to update, is always a delight. Good portrayal of Ares, expected good portrayal of other Gods to come.
Here's some selections, most by me as I don't read a whole lot of PJO fics rn. I have a few others I like, but they aren't necessarily... True to the Gods. This is a nice variety of genres and styles of writing so you should find something to enjoy.
Do I pick where Edward picks up his family (who he ditched with no explanation) in a car smelling distinctly like Bella Swan where he giggles like a maniac while they watch him with wide eyes from the back seat?
Is it Edward cackling gleefully when Rosalie storms out of the room, humiliated, when Edward reads in her thoughts that she's jealous of the attention Edward's giving Bella and refuses to explain this while Esme just sits there listening to his playing piano saying, "Play it again, Sam"?
Is it the fucking vote on whether we should assassinate a seventeen-year-old girl today in which it shockingly (or perhaps not if one follows the blog) looks like the uh vote was hm... not in Bella's favor?
Do I pick Alice making it clear, numerous times, that Edward has less than 50/50 odds of not eating Bella in any given moment and he chooses to hang around her anyway and Alice enables this? Or is it Alice years ago having bought Edward a blouse and him realizing on the day he has to show Bella his sparkle magic that Alice is omniscient because she knew he would wear it someday even though he hates short-sleeves?
Do I pick Edward literally sugar-coating everything to Bella, everything possible, all the time because he knows the second he fesses up she'll bolt.
Is it Edward's constant, violent, fantasies about murdering Mike Newton for the crime of simply existing?
Is it the very noticeable capitalization of the word "son" in dialogue when Carlisle is speaking to Edward?
Look, I genuinely cannot pick, the entire thing is a fucking ride and a mad house.
1) How do you picture Marcus’s gift ? Like literal strings (like “red string of fate” type of deal ) or a sort of sixth sense
2) do you have your own personal fancasts for the volturi and Myrtis ?
Whoo! 2 asks in 1!
This is very ramble-y, so I hope it's coherent.
(I'll put my response under the cut)
I picture Marcus' gift as a bit of both. I do think that he sees strings. He instinctively knows what each string means. Mentally, if he's looking for a sort of bond it would appear. So, I guess it would be like a sixth sense that he just mentally envisions with strings? I don't think he would need to manually sort through them, he'd think to kind of input a search (what's this person's bond with X? Does this person have a romantic attachment?) and the bond will present itself. He can also just look at a person and see the various bonds without a specific search. Like he's looking at them, and he can skim through the various threads floating around if he wants. I imagine that he only needs to see one side of a relationship to know about a bond (For example, before meeting Sulpicia, he would have known Aro had romantic feelings for someone, and he would know that this person felt the same way back but he wouldn't know anymore information about who Sulpicia was). I think that Marcus' gift is useful in battle because it not only helps identify leaders and relationships to exploit but also within a short distance, alerts him to nearby people potentially lying in wait if someone with relationships to that person is visible.
Okay, the very boring answer is not really. As a person whose media consumption has been mostly prose and anime/manga, I don't really have a large visual catalogue of actors to pull from. As a person who draws, I tend to just draw what I think they look like(to varying degrees of success). For Myrtis specifically, I did try to think of one, and the best I could come up with was Bailey Bass (who actually has a pretty good face shape for what I am thinking). She was already in a vampire show (Interview with the Vampire) and she looked young enough to play Myrtis. Honestly, I applaud everyone who does fancasting. I haven't really done it though.
What’s your favorite media to either read/watch at the moment
At the moment?
God, I don't know, usually I'm on the hunt for something is how it goes and if I find something it gets added to my list of "good things". The in the moment part is the search.
At the moment I'm in the middle of Lupin the Third: Part 2 (which is very 1970's but very entertaining)
