Whatever You Do, Don't Think Of Odysseus And Polites Growing Up Together

whatever you do, don't think of Odysseus and Polites growing up together

don't think of them going on "quests" through the palace garden, waving sticks at imaginary monsters and saving the day

don't think of them watching the older boys spar and trying to mimic it, not sure of the proper form and ending up in a giggly heap every time

don't think of them getting a bit older and finally competing against each other with an intent to win, racing and wrestling their way through the countryside

don't think of Polites always letting Odysseus win because he likes seeing Odysseus’ triumphant smile

don't think of Odysseus assuring Polites that he's ok while he cries over his wound from the boar, wiping away his tears

don't think of them getting taller and finally being able to reach all the branches of the trees

don't think of Polites reassuring Odysseus when he worries that girls won’t like him because his princely status outweighs the fact that he's awkward and gangly

don’t think of Odysseus being jealous of Polites’ growth spurt and Polites teasing him about it

don't think of them going on short trips to neighboring kingdoms as they fill out, making allies and attending feasts

don't think of Odysseus gushing about how pretty and perfect Penelope is while Polites smiles knowingly

don't think of Polites helping Odysseus gather the courage to ask for her hand

don’t think of the wedding festivities lasting a whole week and Polites drunkenly crying about how happy he is for them

don’t think of Odysseus letting Polites hold baby Telemachus, hovering with the anxiety of a new parent, and watching as his friend gently brushes the soft baby curls out of his son's eyes

don't think Polites assuring Odysseus that the war is estimated to last only a few months, he'll be back home before he knows it

don't think of circumstance slowly pulling them apart as Odysseus spends more time with the kings, going on raids and ambushes, and Polites tries to avoid the battlefield as much as he can

don't think of Odysseus freezing after Polites flinches when he claps him on the shoulder after a raid, hands still wet with blood

don't think of Odysseus growing restless and pacing in Polites' tent, mourning the years he's lost with his family and venting his frustrations with the war

don't think of the Trojans breaching the Greek wall and Odysseus scrambling to find the glint of glasses in the chaos

don't think of him finally finding Polites with a spear in one hand, the other hand pressed over a wound in his side, apologizing as he stabs at his attacker

don't think of Polites sobbing as Odysseus stabs the Trojan from behind, splattering both of them with blood when he pulls the body off of his sword

don't think of them fighting back-to-back, Odysseus aiming to kill, Polites just trying to get them to stay back, as the camp burns around them

don't think of Odysseus trying to get Polites out of joining the ambush on Troy but the other kings aren't having it

don't think of Odysseus watching Polites wipe the blood and tears off his glasses as he says he's fine to go, he appreciates Odysseus trying his best

don't think of the fire and screaming in Troy

don't think of Odysseus collapsing into Polites as soon as the fighting is over and sobbing too hard to explain why he's so upset

don't think of Odysseus closing himself off as they prepare to go home, jealous and angry over how his friend remains as optimistic as ever while he's haunted

don't think of the sea breeze and the promise of home starting to ease things back to normal

until it doesn't

Oh no, there's even more block people-

AND A TAG TOO

Well goodbye everyone, I will now proceed down a new obsession.

accurate heights?

Ok trying to imagine Mario or o'chunks carrying the other in a bridal Carry is funny or cute

Well….lets leave the carrying to o’chunk

This is oddly accurate-

(hope I'm reblogging correctly, first time actually doing this-)

Thanks for the tag @thelastplantagenet 😊💚

1. Do this uquiz.

2. Do this picrew.

3. Tag people.

feel free to play if you’d like :)

@buncha-angry-kids-with-no-money @thatoneandlonelyemo2005 @with-the-words-all-wrong

I absolutely ADORE how Dimentio's magic is little purple hearts. It makes him look too cute to have committed anything.

And then Luigi has green stars around him too, which is just too adorable for all the angst happening around him.

BGM - Great Conspiracy- Professor Layton

Prologue

Ch. 1

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Omg y’all will not believe the WAR I had trying to post this. I had to slightly resize the images to see if it’d work because that did the trick with older posts. It wasn’t until I connected my iPad to a hotspot that it actually worked??? Bruh!?

ANYways, I’m proud at how PRETTY these came out. I had so many layers to get the stars looking right to me. Notice the colour coordination? Huehuehuehue.

And lo and behold Team Bleck! I once saw in a post that somebody gave Bleck with long black hair and I liked the idea so much that I drew him with it. It’s just tucked in that big ass collar of his. O’Chunks was tricky, but I promise he’ll look better with various facial expressions. And @starferret I finally drew your girl! Here she is in her round glory 💀. I hope I did a decent job at making her pigtails look like curled paper 👉🏼👈🏼.

EPIC: The Musical lyrics

I think I’m going insane over Watcher lore ngl