Samirah Al Abbas - Tumblr Posts
when drawing Alex's wedding dress, a lot of people tend to forget that she was disguised as Samirah, so the dress has to be hijabi-friendly. that means sleeves, a full-length skirt, no plunging necklines, no off-the-shoulder moment, et cetera. with this in mind, please rb this with drawings of Alex in her dress. i think it'd be fun <3
So my latest hyperfixation has been MCGA I'm on book two and I just felt the need to draw Loki and his children bc I'm definitely so normal about them!!
All of them separately!!
Friendly reminder that Alex fierro (a genderfluid person) was genuinely scared to become a einherji bc he/she thought that he/she would have to be one gender forever.
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Friendly reminder that this scene exists :))
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I can't be the only one who gets pissed when people draw samirah with her hair showing
Like THIS is NOT hijab
Specifically this like at this point she isn't wearing it at all. The only time it's okay to have her hijab kinda sliding off is when shes fighting which as you can tell she isn't in any off these. There is a bunch of very nice hijabi Sam fanart but like these just aren't it
These are some of the good hijabi examples
I can't be the only one who gets pissed when people draw samirah with her hair showing
Like THIS is NOT hijab
Specifically this like at this point she isn't wearing it at all. The only time it's okay to have her hijab kinda sliding off is when shes fighting which as you can tell she isn't in any off these. There is a bunch of very nice hijabi Sam fanart but like these just aren't it
empty cup family
Reasons I don't like Rick Riordan:
Chiron's characterization. This son of a titan raised so many actual, mythological Greek heroes (Achilles, Patroclus, Odysseus, Heracles, Jason, I could go on) and he did it damn well. He's not just gonna send a bunch of kids into a war with absolutely zero context on it, and he's not just going to abandon them when they leave camp. If you want to write a book about Greek mythology, taking characters from Greek mythology, then maybe you should actually read some Greek mythology.
Nico's existence. Hades is famous for being the one guy who never cheated on his wife. The one person who tried to sleep with him got turned into a mint plant. Nico cannot exist in Greek mythology because Hades would never sleep with Maria.
Athena having kids. Athena is a maiden goddess. She doesn't sleep with men. She thus cannot have biological children. Even if we are going the magic route, she still likely wouldn't even give a man a second (or let's be honest, first) glance.
Ares wouldn't lose. Ares wouldn't lose to an experienced fighter like Heracles or Achilles, he won't lose to some random kid, even if the kid IS a child of Poseidon.
His one Muslim character worships a god who is not Allah. This is against Muslim religion. She is a Valkyrie. This is against Muslim religion. She takes off her hijab in front of men who are not her biological and/or legal family. This is against Muslim religion.
He blocked fans who asked him (politely) to apologize, explain or even acknowledge his wrongdoings.
I could make more of these if people want them. I'm autistic and one of my fixations is Greek mythology (Notably NOT Percy Jackson) so I know a thing or two, and I'm literally part Scandinavian so I can slander Magnus Chase with my whole heart and soul.
If you want a good Norse mythology book, read the Iron Druid series. Leif is an absolute icon and his relationship with Hal is everything you could want in a ship, platonic or romantic. Atticus' dog is adorable and, as much as Atticus himself irritates me sometimes,
I love Samirah so much and this scene was amazing. Yes, Magnus go defeat Loki with the power of friendship.
Thank you for creating this beautiful artwork.
Stress sketching u__u.
To all my Muslim followers, I wish you all the best during Ramadan, and hope you have a meaningful fast!
How much you wanna bet Zia Rashid, Reyna Ramírez-Arellano, and Samirah Al-Abbas would be BFFS and would kick ass together?
Riordan/Hamilton AU
Percy as Hamilton (both being badasses orphaned by their fathers, battling in wars and working non-stop, especially with pens)
Carter as Burr (overlooked by others, acts as the worry-wart to the impulsive hero, and constantly trying to live up to their parents’ legacies)
Annabeth as Eliza (both act as the lover of the hero who takes none of his shit and becomes wiser as the story progresses)
Rachel as Angelica (interested in the hero but decides to give him up in the end as he has his own destiny to fulfil and she has hers.)
Hazel as Peggy (The young and cute one)
Chiron as Washington (The wiser elder the hero idolizes)
Set as King George (The pompous villain who seems like he’s the big threat, but is merely comic relief)
Grover as Laurens (The hero’s best friend who brings the hero along for an adventure)
Samirah as Lafayette (The courageous, snarky badass loyal to their home)
Leo as Mulligan (The over-the-top badass who evades death and kicks ass)
Sadie as Jefferson (Arrogant, very over-dramatic and loving it)
Lacy as Madison (The arrogant dramatist’s BFF)
Magnus as Philip (Acts like their cousin/parent and dies for it)
Zia as Theodosia (The lover of the worrywart protagonist/villain)
Jason as Maria (I think we all know what we’re thinking here)
*A bunch of Frost Giants appear*
Magnus: Who is that?
Alex: They don't like me!
*The Valkyries appear, led by Samirah*
Magnus: Who is that?
Alex: They don't like me either!
*Hearthstone appears*
Magnus: WHO IS THAT?!
Alex: LET'S JUST ASSUME FOR THE MOMENT THAT EVERYONE IN HERE DOESN'T LIKE ME!!
Raise your hand if you want me to make a Riordanverse version of “I’ve Got a Dream”?
Alternative AU, My AU Nordic
Hello good morning, I'm Seven and English is not my first language, so I'm sorry if I have grammatical errors, just like my first blog, I'll make a list of changes in my AU called "Alternative AU "but with the Nordic ones, now I explain that the gods change places with the Einherjar for example in the original Magnus is the son of Frey and is an Einherjar and Frey is a good god in my AU Frey is the son of Magnus and is an Einherjar and Magnus is the god and so with everything
Gods:
Halfborn father of all: in this AU Halfborn takes the role of Odin, being the king of Asgard
Mallory: She assumes the role of Frigg being the Queen of Asgard and the wife of Halfborn.
TJ god of justice: he takes the role of Tyr, the difference is that he keeps both hands xd
Magnus: He takes the role of Frey, being a vanir god.
Alex: no, he doesn't take the role of loki, loki is still the same but the difference is that Alex is his brother/sister, Alex is good and he is Magnus's wife/husband.
Now we go with what the Einherjar will be, these will have the surnames of the original Einherjar
Einherjar:
Odin gunderson: Takes the role of Halfborn, and before becoming an Einherjar he was a Norwegian mortal, he died in the Viking invasion of East Anglia, England and has been in the Hotel Valhalla for 1200 years, he is Frigg's boyfriend and often argues . a lot with Frey are friends and enemies
Frigg Keen: She takes the role of Mallory and dies the same way she did when she tried to defuse a bomb, she resents Mallory and is Odin's girlfriend.
Tyr Jefferson: Takes the role of TJ and the story of him but he doesn't hate himself with Odin and he's not addicted to videogames like TJ, yes he knows about videogames and likes it a little but not too much
Frey Chase: Take the role of Magnus and all his history, he will be the one who lives for a while on the streets accompanied by Blitzen and Heartstone, breaks into Randolph's house, gets the sword and then dies, Frey has a Greek friend and a friend Egyptian, also has a Greek cousin
Freyja Chase: Takes the role of Alex but not quite, she arrives late or rather books late just like Alex and dies like that but nothing more
Samirah al-Abbas: she remains the same does not change, I just added her to say that she is Alex's niece and Frey's valkyrie
How I imagine MCGA characters (picrew)
Magnus;
Alex;
Samirah;
Mallory;
all for now, next up is pt. 5 of percy/chiron argument
My favorite Riordanverse Headcanon
Is the GROUP CHAT (TM)
You have greek, roman, norse and egyptian thingys just running around and getting tangled up more and more, so I imagine them just having a big group chat between all the main guys to figure stuff out.
Spoilers
Percy: *picture* I just saw this guy while waiting in line at starbucks, what is it and can anyone else deal with it I'm running late for school Magnus: Yeah that would be a [Name] Samirah: I'm in the Area gimme a sec
Sadie: We just found this thing, it's not ours but probably deadly, please come pick it up Thalia: I'm sending over some huntresses, that stuff needs capable hands
Alex: @ Annabeth something is wrong with the stuff you left at Chase Space and the thing swirling around it is yelling in greek so that is not my problem, come take care of it Annabeth: I'm in class. In San Francisco. I can't come to Boston, deal with it yourself. Alex: Nope, I dealt with that dwarf in your dads garden last week its your turn Nico: If you stop spamming my phone I'll take a look
Hazel: A few of my people are being held hostage by something covered in hieroglyphs, we'd like assistance please Carter: Ah yeah thats been happening lately, we'll send someone over
So I was on a cruise in norway last week and one of our stops was Flåm. And because I am at my core a huge Rick Riordan Fan, I tried to figure out how and where the happenings of Ship Of The Dead happened. Enjoy!
When I got to my feet and looked over the railing, I lost the ability to breathe. [...] T.J. laughed. “No, it’s just Norway. Pretty, huh?"
The entire description of the fjords is too long to put here, reread it yourself (Ch29), but see my best attempt to capture this majestic beauty on camera.
If you have the opportunity, absolutely go visit the norwegian fjords, they are stunning.
The boat glided onward, the soft applause of the waterfalls echoing through the fjord.
There were a lot of waterfalls, so have these two, the left one goes directly down to the fjord, the right one is a short hike inland from Flåms center.
Its called Brekkefossen and if you like walking up a bazillion irregular slippery stone steps it might be exactly the view for you.
We slipped into the dock farthest from the cruise ship. Our only neighbors were a couple of fishing boats and a Jet Ski with the dubious name Odin II painted on the side.
So I actually had a little bit of a hard time identifying the docking site. First I thought it might have been across the harbour, but later they mention the docking site being next to a beach and there is no beach on that side. Next to the beach I did find small boat sheds (Not a Jet Ski called Odin II, sadly, but hey) and they had wooden docks somewhat far away from the cruise terminal. Enjoy my artists rendition of it.
I love the pure concept of the Big Banana so much its ridiculous
We walked about three blocks through crowds of tourists, past shops selling chocolate and moose sausage and little wooden troll souvenirs. (You would think anybody descended from Vikings would know better than to create more trolls.)
We saw a lot of trolls. Norway seems to think these creepy gremlins are a fun thing to have tourists take as souvenirs. But in Flåm we had this - thing - in front of a gift shop.
I actually forgot to take a picture of the shops, but my mom did, so everyone say thank you to my mom.
As we passed a small grocery store, Mallory grabbed my arm with enough force to leave a bruise. [...] Mallory pointed to a store called Knit Pickers, where tourists were oohing and aahing over a sidewalk display of locally produced wool yarn. (Norway offered something for everyone.)
Despite my best efforts, i did not find Knit Pickers. The closest thing i found was a small yarn store a few kilometers outside of Flåm on the way to Brekkefossen, but that was too far away. But, I found the grocery store, so closest thing i guess?
This is my favorite doodle amongst all of them. I do invite you to zoom in and take a look at the random baby Magnus is carrying.
By the time Sam and I caught up, she was clinging to a chain-link fence outside a small train depot, cursing as she scanned for her lost prey. “You found the train,” I noted. Parked at the platform were half a dozen brightly painted old-fashioned railcars. Tourists were piling on board. The tracks wound away from the station and up the hills into the ravine beyond.
I did not have an opportunity to ride the train. But, I have a picture from outside which i also doodled on. The norwegians claim it is "one of the most beautiful train rides in the world".
The guy i doodled Mallorys hair on looks like he is having an existential crisis and if that doesn't fit her experience on this train ride I don't know what does.
So because I didn't go on the train, I can't show anything in regards to the train and the myth stuff and everything. But, I can show you some approximations of the way back.
This would be what it looked like when Sam flew back, Mallory in the walnut, featuring the cruise ship I came with as well as the Big Banana probably too big in the corner.
That is actually the view from Brekkefossen, as a teaser what waits there if you ever want to go.
Before the murder could murder themselves on the scythe blades and blame me for it, Jack and I began our long hike back to the Big Banana.
And this would be what that would probably look like.
I need to practise drawing people, jesus christ
Our crew had taken care of the other giant.
I could tell because of the badly hacked-up, decapitated giant body sprawling on the beach next to our dock.
My giant is a work of art, but i am pretty sure they are supposed to be ugly in some interpretation of it and i couldn't be bothered.
I can offer a perspective with the Big Banana in, too. This picture was taken from the ship while departing. It was really cool.
Flåm is stunning. The nature is absolutely beautiful and I get why Magnus was so overwhelmed with the Fjords. I was too when I woke up in the middle of a fjord the day prior, and I was on a gigantic ship, not a small to medium sized longboat. It truly feels like magic. In Flåm, there were clouds against the sides of the mountains surrounding the village. I don't think I've ever seen something like that.
Long story short, Norway is stunning. Flåm is stunning. It is so beautiful that i barely took pictures, because they couldn't capture it properly. I absolutely get why that was a stop on their journey, and I am pretty sure I want to come here again. It is a dream on earth.