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Let’s talk more about accents in the Riordanverse!

• Percy with rounded New York vowels and that quick run-together way of saying his sentences. Percy with an accent you can’t quite place until he orders some coffee or water.

• Annabeth with a Virginia drawl and long vowels that don’t quite go away, even after years on Long Island Sound. Annabeth, who will randomly spit out phrases like “nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs”, whose cup always fills with sweet tea in the mess hall/

• Carter with a fairly standard American accent until he pronounces a word so bizarrely it’s clear he must have learned it halfway across the globe. Carter, who gets slightly antsy in the same place for too long and goes to language classes at night just for an excuse to practice.

• Sadie with a London accent that’s begun to fade after years in Brooklyn House, who accidentally says “cheers” when people hold the door for her. Sadie, who skips over her t’s and who drops consonants and, like Carter, isn’t exactly sure where her home is.

• Magnus and Alex with strong Boston accents and nasally a’s that Hearth is glad he can’t hear. Magnus, whose accent gets stronger in battle, who intentionally leans into it when he’s on the West Coast. Alex, who makes people guess where she’s from and tells them something different every time, who argues with Magnus over whose accent is stronger.

• Jason Grace with languid California vowels, who drops the end of every word when he’s relaxed and over-enunciates when he’s in charge. Jason, whose accent is only present when he’s comfortable.

• Leo Valdez with a Texan accent to boot and quick clipping consonants, whose accent sounds nearly the same as Annabeth’s to the untrained ear, but insists that they’re completely different every time someone brings it up.

• Hazel Levesque with a thick New Orleans accent, whose vocabulary is peppered with French and old-fashioned phrases and the occasional Southern saying. Hazel, who sticks to Deep South manners (and passive-aggression, when necessary), who orders in French when she goes to a bakery and watched old black-and-white movies when she feels homesick.

• Frank, who sounds American except for when he says “sorry”, who speaks a bit of Canadian French (which Hazel hates, because she can’t understand it), and gets teased every time he says “about”.

• Piper with a slight valley-girl sound that she’s worked hard to get rid of, but tends to slip into when she’s tired or angry. Piper, whose voice becomes sweet and soothing in charmspeak, who understands every fluctuation and intonation and how to use them to her advantage.

• Nico di Angelo with a seemingly standard American accent, until you pick up on the odd transatlantic pronunciation or Italian rolled “r”. Nico with an arsenal of phrases so jumbled and eclectic that people do a double take when he talks.

Just. Yeah. Riordanverse accents.

Starting my 2023 off right! (Feeling so unwell about a show that ended a decade ago)

its important not to apply modern labels to queer historical figures, but that also applies currently. cultures, languages shape identity.

i know "a he/they" is mostly used in a joking way, but it still communicates something. it does function as shorthand for an, or many, identities with specific traits. it might even seem vague and inclusive, and yet it's still hyperspecific and only real to english speakers. This idea of "they/them" becoming the third gender, mandatory pronouns for anyone outside of the binary is ridiculously exclusive to people who don't want to use them, and to the vast majority of the world's population, whose languages don't have an equivalent. Saying "it/its" pronouns are superfluous and attention seeking might seem like a reasonable stance in english (it's not, people should be called whatever the fuck they want) but there are languages where it/its is the most mainstream and common option for people who don't want to use he or she pronouns, and expecting them to reframe their identity to fit your language is cruel and self centered. same with people using both he and she pronouns. extremely common in poland, pretty rare for english speakers.

and this focus on pronouns is in itself very anglo-centric. pronouns are a shorthand people use to refer to you. imaging living your life in a language that barely allows you to say one sentence without gendering yourself and everyone you mention. your understanding of gender identity, the difficulties you face and what support you need from society with be drastically different.

not to mention cultures with established 'third gender' traditions (in itself an anglo-centric descriptor). are the hijra trans women? not really. kind of. some of them. I don't know, because I'm neither indian nor hijra. are two-spirit (again an english descriptor of countless identities) native americans nonbinary? not really. kind of. some of them. again, not my place to answer. statistically, not yours either. what is your place, is giving them the basic respect of not trying to squeeze their identity into categories unique to your own culture and language

congrats babygirl you really know how to lose

How Goncharov characters respond to you asking their pronouns:

Katya Goncharova: “Oh she/her Darling”

Goncharov: “Any pronouns are fine”

Andrei: *does not hear you in the midst of his rant about how god has abandoned the modern man*

I've for a long time wanted to do a proper illustration from mob100! have the most likely last art for 2023

it’s rotten work // not to me. not if it’s in front of your wife, your mother in law, your sisters in law, the mayor of sanremo, the president of the region, and the rai board of directors, live on the italian state television

watching random show on netflix to unwind. it's called mr midnight: beware the monsters, it's a singaporean production and it is held together by a budget of $5 and a dream

tumblr tuesday: the greatest mafia movie

There's so much lore. An original soundtrack (masterlist here, thanks to @thisisnotjuli). It all began with a pair of boots. Then, a movie poster by @beelzeebub:

And here's how it's going:

@ms-musers:

@lspy:

@monsterhospital:

@waldwynde:

@fireleaptfromhousetohouse:

@mjulmjul:

@marella-moon:

@holl-horse:

@bricktoygrapher:

@greenscircus:

@theshitpostcalligrapher:

@sweetdollface:

@onion-souls:

@onemagpie:

@gregspectations:

@mimiadraws:

@flurgburgler:

@shrugsinchinese:

@runfreebirdrun:

@when-sanpape-arts:

@marblellous:

@ynngaa:

@vanwizard:

@inthefallofasparrow:

@1percentcharge:

And lastly, before she was Wonderwoman, @reallyndacarter was "Dancer #2." She has kindly revealed this hitherto unreleased photo from the world premier of the film:

Obsessed with Goncharov? Need more? If you want to join in, please be sure to use the tags #goncharov (for posterity) and #unreality (for those who need it). Take care out there!