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I've been wanting to do an indroductory post for a while, so let's do that :D
Hi, I'm Tasha (she/her) :) ( you can call me Mer, too, if you want)
I basically post art, writing related things and the occasional life-update or thought. Ofc some tumblr shenanigans like tag games and the like, too
Speaking of; feel free to @ me in tag games or other posts as you like :) If you don't want to be tagged, please let me know, I'll note it and ofc won't do it anymore
pictured: nerd to nerd friendship
I think kafka’s diaries are the strongest evidence that journaling is not necessarily good for your mental health
it's because he didn't use washi tape
me checking my activity 50 times in a row and realizing nobody's paying attention to me (i crave attention):
Aoug
!!!
I’ll put myself in danger. There’s Prosecco. I’ll be fine.
OK SO-
Thanks @mer-acle for the tag, this story is wonderful aaa, I'm very happy that there is MORE of this wonderful au but I'm very unhappy that Athena is slowly going to meet the mythological Hemest. Let's fixs it!
Tho love the idea regarding her owl collection, she will definitely defeat death for one.
Had to react verbally to this lol
The mobile version of Tumblr is not letting me add my own audio which is just rude so here's a link
AHHHHHH Dying about this /vpos
Transcript under the cut
Oh no but the audio is private, google is teaming up with tumblr 😭
Tho AAAA your reaction is so sweet, I appreciate it so much!
Plus yeaaah I know no one dies here... but I like making drama. U know when is the better time for this than your sister became a popsicle?
Aww so rude :(
I think it should work now? I wouldn't want to deprive you of my squealing LMAO
Hehe drama is good XD
Silent Wars by @mer-acle absolutely can't get out of my head so this sweetest scene was something I had to draw. Love this duo in all my heart!
I am going to sob THEM
they're perfect look at my babiesss
Ares so proud of himself and Athena like "staaahp" (secretly doesn't mind one bit)
gods I'm obsessed with your artstyle ahhhh look at these lines O.O
And their little heart details ahhhhhh
Aaah I'm so glad you like it!
Well at first I was wondering what scene to do and came to the conclusion that I'll leave angst to you (for now) and go with fluff. They are absolutely sweet and we both know that Athena will deny with all her being that this irritates her but in fact a hug from her little brother gives her an energetic bust for the day ha ha.
Ofc I dooooo
Oh absolutely, she loves it.
Tbh, Aries cultivated hug culture ever since she moved in back when she was five, so she is used to this much more than any of my other Athena versions lmao
Ok, I needed the babies and Athena who is like "daad why is this smol thing doing this to me? Take it back please."
ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME WITH CUTENESS????
Jeidbdjdkdkdnfcj
The way he stands on his tippy toes is killing me!!!!
And Athena just not computing XD
Ahhhhh
You're blessing me with art now that I can't draw myself and I am so grateful for that 😭😭😭
OK SO-
Thanks @mer-acle for the tag, this story is wonderful aaa, I'm very happy that there is MORE of this wonderful au but I'm very unhappy that Athena is slowly going to meet the mythological Hemest. Let's fixs it!
Tho love the idea regarding her owl collection, she will definitely defeat death for one.
Had to react verbally to this lol
The mobile version of Tumblr is not letting me add my own audio which is just rude so here's a link
AHHHHHH Dying about this /vpos
Transcript under the cut
CW: Implied/Referenced Disordered Eating
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Aphrodite grabbed the blanket, their jackets and the keys and opened the apartment door for him, her face set and grim. Ares stepped out into the cool hallway, cradling his sister closer to his chest, his mind consumed by one question: How did things go this wrong? Athena didn’t protest when he carried her down the stairs, but she closed her eyes and held on just a little tighter. “Dizzy?” he asked. She hummed in confirmation. “Does anything hurt?” A half-hearted shrug. Ares pressed his lips together. Aphrodite was waiting by the door, holding it open for them. The backseat door was also already opened. “Sit with her in the back, I’ll drive,” she said. Ares nodded, carefully lowering Athena into the backseat and buckling her in. She leaned her head against the headrest, gaze wandering elsewhere. “Athena?” She looked at him with a slight delay. “…Yeah?” “Still with me?” She blinked. “Sure.” He grimaced, then jogged around to the other side of the car and sat down beside her, draping the blanket around her. “Dite, I’m set, go.” Aphrodite nodded, putting the car in reverse and peeling out of the parking spot. Athena closed her eyes, fingers twitching against the seat as if trying to ground herself. He could only imagine how dizzy she was. He put his arm around her, so he could catch her if she slumped forward. His heart was beating way too fast. For a while, they sat in the car in tense silence. Ares kept listening to Athena's breathing, grimacing at how labored it sounded, as if she lacked the strength to expand her chest fully. “Hold on, Thena,” he murmured. Aphrodite glanced into the rearview mirror, her expression worried, before focusing back on the road. Athena shivered. “How... How was your trip?” she asked faintly. Ares swallowed hard. “It was good...” Before I found out my sister had been starving through it. “How about I tell you about it when you feel a bit better?” Athena hummed vaguely, gaze drifting. “Okay…” she mumbled. He reached for her neck, checking her pulse. It felt way too slow. “Thena, I need you to stay awake, please.” He took a look out of the car window. “Aph, take the shortcut over Hisarlic road.” “Can't, they're doing construction there, it took me like 20 years to get home the other day.” Aphrodite’s voice was tense. “Okay, then just go quick.” He felt Athena tense against him and added “within the speed limit.” His sister breathed a shaky sigh. She was still shivering all over. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and let her rest more comfortably against him. Only now did he realize that he had forgotten to get her shoes and that she wasn't even wearing any socks. He should have known, Athena always had been the kind of person to play “the floor is lava” with the carpets rather than just putting socks on on the hardwood floor. He leaned forward to tuck her feet into the blanket. A part of him wanted to ask her a million questions about what had happened, how it had gotten this bad, but he couldn't bring himself to voice a single one of them. He kept replaying the last time he had seen her in his mind, if there had been anything he should have noticed, anything obvious he had stupidly missed. How much weight can one even lose in one week? He checked Athena's pulse again. It felt a little unsteady. “How much longer, Aph?” “About 10 minutes.” She took a sharp left. Athena groaned softly and Ares steadied her. “Not much longer, Thena,” he murmured. “We're almost there.” She shifted, blinking sluggishly. “Ares?” “Yes? What's the matter? Does anything hurt?” She turned her head slightly, burying it against his shoulder. “Head..” He reached out to check her forehead. No fever, if anything too cold. “That's OK, you can have a painkiller soon, OK?” He had no idea whether they would actually give her a painkiller. Maybe she was too weak for it... His grip around her shoulders instinctively tightened and she flinched. “Did that hurt too?” he asked, alarmed. She didn't respond. “Athena?”
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Yay update! I voice typed this completely over this afternoon, are you proud of me? I wanted to try the voice typing feature out with this story first because it doesn't have a deadline and therefore would make me less frustrated for being slow with it, though it does work decently well so I will be trying to do this for fighting to be loved as well.
Bonus points for everybody who gets the reference ;)
Ares my poor guy, he's so scared for his sister…
Tagged for updates: @firinnie @pikachiee (ask if you want to be included :3)
Also this was not meant to be cut off there but Tumblr won't let me add the rest :( or it won't save my post
here it is:
“Athena?” She hummed noncommittally. Aphrodite cussed when they got held up at a red light. Athena shuddered. Her eyes were fluttering closed. “Athena, stay with me!” Ares slightly shook her shoulder. She gave a low sound of complaint. “M’fine,” she mumbled. “Just tired...” Ares breathed out through his nose. “You can sleep in a little bit, I promise. Athena, you're really sick, we need to get you help, do you understand?” And then, more quietly: “You're scaring me, Thena.” Athena blinked up at him blearily. “I- I'm sorry...” Ares swallowed hard. “It's- it's fine, Thea. Just stay awake, please.” He leaned his head against hers and pressed a kiss to her hair. He almost said ' kiss from mom' out of habit, but right now, this was not a mother's kiss. It was from her brother who was scared out of his mind.
CW: Implied/Referenced Disordered Eating
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Aphrodite grabbed the blanket, their jackets and the keys and opened the apartment door for him, her face set and grim. Ares stepped out into the cool hallway, cradling his sister closer to his chest, his mind consumed by one question: How did things go this wrong? Athena didn’t protest when he carried her down the stairs, but she closed her eyes and held on just a little tighter. “Dizzy?” he asked. She hummed in confirmation. “Does anything hurt?” A half-hearted shrug. Ares pressed his lips together. Aphrodite was waiting by the door, holding it open for them. The backseat door was also already opened. “Sit with her in the back, I’ll drive,” she said. Ares nodded, carefully lowering Athena into the backseat and buckling her in. She leaned her head against the headrest, gaze wandering elsewhere. “Athena?” She looked at him with a slight delay. “…Yeah?” “Still with me?” She blinked. “Sure.” He grimaced, then jogged around to the other side of the car and sat down beside her, draping the blanket around her. “Dite, I’m set, go.” Aphrodite nodded, putting the car in reverse and peeling out of the parking spot. Athena closed her eyes, fingers twitching against the seat as if trying to ground herself. He could only imagine how dizzy she was. He put his arm around her, so he could catch her if she slumped forward. His heart was beating way too fast. For a while, they sat in the car in tense silence. Ares kept listening to Athena's breathing, grimacing at how labored it sounded, as if she lacked the strength to expand her chest fully. “Hold on, Thena,” he murmured. Aphrodite glanced into the rearview mirror, her expression worried, before focusing back on the road. Athena shivered. “How... How was your trip?” she asked faintly. Ares swallowed hard. “It was good...” Before I found out my sister had been starving through it. “How about I tell you about it when you feel a bit better?” Athena hummed vaguely, gaze drifting. “Okay…” she mumbled. He reached for her neck, checking her pulse. It felt way too slow. “Thena, I need you to stay awake, please.” He took a look out of the car window. “Aph, take the shortcut over Hisarlic road.” “Can't, they're doing construction there, it took me like 20 years to get home the other day.” Aphrodite’s voice was tense. “Okay, then just go quick.” He felt Athena tense against him and added “within the speed limit.” His sister breathed a shaky sigh. She was still shivering all over. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and let her rest more comfortably against him. Only now did he realize that he had forgotten to get her shoes and that she wasn't even wearing any socks. He should have known, Athena always had been the kind of person to play “the floor is lava” with the carpets rather than just putting socks on on the hardwood floor. He leaned forward to tuck her feet into the blanket. A part of him wanted to ask her a million questions about what had happened, how it had gotten this bad, but he couldn't bring himself to voice a single one of them. He kept replaying the last time he had seen her in his mind, if there had been anything he should have noticed, anything obvious he had stupidly missed. How much weight can one even lose in one week? He checked Athena's pulse again. It felt a little unsteady. “How much longer, Aph?” “About 10 minutes.” She took a sharp left. Athena groaned softly and Ares steadied her. “Not much longer, Thena,” he murmured. “We're almost there.” She shifted, blinking sluggishly. “Ares?” “Yes? What's the matter? Does anything hurt?” She turned her head slightly, burying it against his shoulder. “Head..” He reached out to check her forehead. No fever, if anything too cold. “That's OK, you can have a painkiller soon, OK?” He had no idea whether they would actually give her a painkiller. Maybe she was too weak for it... His grip around her shoulders instinctively tightened and she flinched. “Did that hurt too?” he asked, alarmed. She didn't respond. “Athena?”
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Yay update! I voice typed this completely over this afternoon, are you proud of me? I wanted to try the voice typing feature out with this story first because it doesn't have a deadline and therefore would make me less frustrated for being slow with it, though it does work decently well so I will be trying to do this for fighting to be loved as well.
Bonus points for everybody who gets the reference ;)
Ares my poor guy, he's so scared for his sister…
Tagged for updates: @firinnie @pikachiee (ask if you want to be included :3)
Headcanon for Silent Wars
So I believe that Aphrodite gave this to Athena somewhere during the story.
She didn't buy it in pink but the purple one because it was kind of the compromise between athena's favorite color which is blue and his favorite color which is pink
also Athena is slowly acquiring a collection of owl plushies. She has the patchwork one from her mother, she has a crocheted barn owl that she made herself, a realistic looking one from when they visited an owl shelter for one of her birthdays (little owl), two mini ones from Ares and Hephaestus respectively (Eagle owl and Burrowing owl).
Hera never got her an owl plushie in respect for Metis, she did get Athena a poster with different owl species and their scientific names though. Athena has that one in her room.
Also this is definitely in the kitchen of their apartment:
Yes Ares calls Athena double espresso owl a lot
@saixria bc you inspired the squishmallow thing <3
Athena kinda IS the double espresso owl though....But that's why we love her 🦉
I never said Ares was wrong XD
Athena hasn't had 8 hours of sleep in... Well not in the past two years anyway...
Hestia: So, how’s parenting going?
Hera: He’s the …light of my life
Zeus, in the next room: A light that never turns off!
Baby Ares: screams
Zeus: screams back
🤣🤣Zeus screaming at the baby is definitely something I can see him doing. Gotta establish dominance. What better way? Poor Hera doesn't have Dio around to make her wine yet.
