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angelmaple

Trio of Calypso Drabbles

Jun 03, 2010 20:30

A trio of drabbles done for challenge #3 at demigod_elite . They can be read individually or together in sequence.

Drabble: In which Odysseus is not the hero. Pg. 423 words. Calypso/Odysseus, unrequited. Hermes.
( When asked, what wouldst thou? She replieth: I would die. )

character: calypso, fandom: pjo, fanfic

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sistergrimmel June 3 2010, 12:18:57 UTC

Hermes/Calypso one-shot was quite cute! Also, Odyesseus is a jerk. Thanks for portraying that. <3

angelmaple June 3 2010, 12:22:40 UTC

Glad to hear your thought Odysseus is a jerk ;) that's what I was trying to get at. Hermes/Calypso came about because I wanted to give them both a happy ending of sorts. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!

sistergrimmel June 3 2010, 12:23:39 UTC

<3 No problem. Although I actually hate Hermes, this was adorable.

angelmaple June 3 2010, 12:30:33 UTC

Ah. Mm... is it because of Luke? I do have a Luke/Thalia one-shot to make up for the Hermes fail? *hands over fic* Here.

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storylandqueen June 8 2010, 01:44:41 UTC

I see what you're listening to. :)

Very interesting, my dear. You have a writing style that goes more with with characters traditional roots than with Percy, which is fitting, since calypso is the focus.

I think you've provided an interesting view of the three men and you've also shown us a weary, almost bitter side to Calypso. You also let us see why she might be that way. Good job.

Your icon is beautiful, by the way.

angelmaple June 8 2010, 06:24:48 UTC

I love that song ;) thank you for the rec!

My writing style is kind of archaic - it's hard to get out of actually, which makes any attempt on humour hard, and I end up writing very angsty stuff. Sometimes I feel like the angst is really too much (cringe at the last line of drabble #1). I really can't help it... However, I'm glad you think it's fitting here.

Thank you! I skimmed through the Odyssey again, focusing on Calypso, and felt that Riordan softened her character in PJO to an extent. I wanted to see if I can explore what might have happened to make her who she is in PJO, what her state of mind might have been like etc.

Icon credit must go to bellalikespie. I think it's really pretty too. :)

Thank you so much for reading and commenting!