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okay so. I'm playing Stray Gods: Orpheus for the first time since it released over a month ago. I'm going to just yell into the tumblr void. spoilers btw.
I went back in an old save and played through The Throne so I could have Orpheus be king of Hades because... achievement.
CERBERUS. CUTE LITTLE GUY. I WANT MORE OF HIM. PLEASE.
the Derryn thing still gets me.
not just Derryn. this whole song. imagine sitting with someone for a date and they compliment you by comparing you to Medusa.
HAHA Orpheus got so pissed when the one guy said Apollo was his favorite.
is it just me or is anyone else getting the feeling that Hermes likes Orpheus? just. the way Hermes looks at him. the way they say certain things. idk.
omg. Orpheus might be shit at modern communication. but he's got great threats.
he can't just leave. he's gotta sing a loud ass song in the middle of a public place announcing that he's done.
"I've never been in love, not ever." LIAR. WHAT ARE YOU DOING RIGHT NOW? HUH???
Orpheus doesn't want to ask the gods for another lover. that is exactly why he asked Hermes.
"I'm depressed because speed dating failed. WELP, TIME TO GET DRUNK!!"
"a seal phone"
should I flirt with Medusa? nah. I did that already. I'm going the route of hate everyone but Hermes despite the fact that I know he's not an option.
the way that Orpheus sees Medusa and is just like "oh, okay." ALL YOU KNOW ABOUT HER IS THAT SHE'S A MAN EATING MONSTER. THE FUCK.
LET'S KILL ATHENA!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Medusa's music is so... idk. it's uncomfortable in a good way. makes me uneasy.
"I go unnoticed here." not anymore. you are singing quite loud.
HERMES IS MORE SCARED OF MEDUSA THAN ORPHEUS. WHAT.
DON'T YOU DARE REJECT HIM, HERMES. they did it. :(
the captions revealing that a character named Daphne exists is crazy.
the little doodle profile picture is so cute. smoll.
the mic just. disappeared?
the mic is back.
Grace's voice was a jumpscare.
who's more of a stereotypical D&D bard? Orpheus or Grace?
who's at more of a crossroads? Orpheus or Grace? (seriously why is Grace just as lost as at the start of the original game???)
Orpheus would not be able to comprehend the concept of aro/ace
I always forget that Grace isn't a theatre kid. well, at least we don't have any evidence that she is.
Grace just suggested stalking a film star.
Grace is too creative for anyone's good.
this would actually be such a great scene for Hermes to say they like Orpheus.
HERMES IS PLAYING WITH CYRBERUS
THAT WAS AMAZING
anyway. this game is great. but like 10 hours straights makes you burnt out. glad I put the game down for a month. King Orpheus + find the muses is my favourite route I've done so far. the part in the one song with Grcae about the muses was so cool.
Kaos being cancelled rlly sucks and I’m sad we don’t see the continuation of the story but lord in heaven how do you make Orpheus Chris Martin when hozier was right there yearning and trying to bury himself, ascending to a higher plane of existence, viewing all his past lives, realising he is in fact the reincarnation of Orpheus and meanwhile Chris Martin is probably out there making a salad without dressing
Ship dynamic: She's everything, and he's just Ken/Worships the ground she walks on gotta be one of my favorites honestly
Today, i'm thinking about Hadestown and the celebration of a doomed narrative. I'm always a sucker for a doomed narrative, but for Hadestown, it's different because of course it's heartbreaking, its devestating and unfair and they're so close, but also because it's seen as a triumph. Because the very first song it tells you what this story is. Even if you dont know the story of orpheus and eurydice, it tells you the basics going in. It's an old song, it's a love song, and most of all it's a sad song. It's a tragedy. And then the rest of the musical is spent falling in love with the characters. The whole story is spent making you forget that first song. And it works. You're rooting for them, you want them to succeed. They're walking out of hell theyre gonna make it and they can be happy and orpheus turns around. And it feels like a betrayal, because it's so heartbreaking because how did you forget? It's made more so by the Road to Hell reprise, when Hermes retells yoy everything he already said. When he stops singing and tells you what you forgot. It's a tragedy. It feels almost like a beratement, because of course he turns around, that's how it goes. Why would this time be any different? It feels like a cruel reminder of our own stupidity.
And yet...it's not. Hermes says it himself. There's power in knowing how it ends and singing it again anyway. It's a celebration of that stubborness to see them get a happy ending. A celebration of the fact that we're all just little kids demanding the story be told again and to get it right this time Because they deserve their happy ending, they deserve to get out, even if we know it's impossible. It's triumphant because in the face of gods and death and hell itself, we are here demanding it be done again and again because they have to get it right eventually. And its true, because I listen to the soundtrack over and over and each time I get to the end my heart is ripped out of my chest because I thought it was going to end differently this time. And when it doesn't, I listen to it again. It's a blessing from hermes to be defiant in the face of cosmic forces for the simple fact that they were in love and they should get to be in love. A celebration of not the tragedy, but the refusal of it.
I drew these two. Their names are Rick (left) and Orpheus (right). They’re both humans (sorta) but with lynx and bobcat like features.
I sorta based Rick off of bestosunglass’s Willie Nelson human design a bit (lowkey w design frfr) and Legoshi from Beastars. He’s very chill and mature and responsible.
Orpheus, I took a bit of inspiration from Otto from the Simpsons and witnessing the vibes of behind the scenes tech team at my church (also Orpheus from Hadestown because that musical is so good omg) He’s Rick’s younger brother who plays keyboard in a band. I was thinking of giving him a tragic backstory and maybe changing his design a bit idk
I fear if I was Orpheus I would look back. Cause if I call the girl I like at 3 am on a random Tuesday to see if we’re still friends I would so look back to see if the love of my life was still there
A little something I made for a contest. Check it out here: instagram.com/p/CecVvCCv4n1/
not normal about orpheus and eurydice and i never have been. like imagine loving someone so much that you can’t bear to live without them. imagine loving someone so much that you walk through hell to save them. and then you find a way, a real way to save them, and you love them so much you ruin it. whether it be turning just too soon in your excitement, or out of worry and care or they trip and it’s just instinct to catch them. no matter the reason you ruin it by looking back and it always comes from love.
Frederick has been wearing gloves the whole time.
How did Orpheus know he had calluses from using guns.
those whores.
Orpheus, Eurydice, Persephone, and Hades in my style
been listening to hadestown and I'm just the tiniest bit in love with Orpheus
laudna and imogen temult as joseph paelinck’s orpheus and eurydice
forgive me for the orpheus and eurydice parallel with these two but I can’t help but see it. these recent episodes have destroyed not just my pussy (sorry) but also my heart and soul. I had to paint something angsty and moon-washed and sad, so here you go!!! complete with some close-ups on their faces. I love them, I miss laudna, I am very excited for the coming episodes.
if you want a digital commission or just wanna support my art then here’s the link to my ko-fi:
https://ko-fi.com/thislifewasneverours
🥀Orpheus and Eurydice
To love someone is to simply turn around.
his hair and facial structure just looked fun to draw and it was
What if we rewrite the stars... (Say you were meant to be mine).
Type: Fanfic.
Rated: M.
Chapters: 13/?.
Tags: too many to count / as much as ao3 let me.
Part 1 of the series: “To dream is to defy, and to defy is to dream”.
Written by: defianceoftheendless
read here on ao3
What was the saying? Ah, yes, dreaming doesn't cost anything.
Well, what if it turned out that the concept of dreaming was much more than a concept? What if it was, in turn, a man behind glass, and there was once a girl who tried to set him free?
That girl's name was Esther Carrasco, and it turned out that dreaming cost her everything.
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Where a new entity, known as the Defiant of Destinies, emerges from the spilled blood of a dreamer.
*cries uglily while wraps herself in her blanket, cries more and plays "Sandman" by Ed Sheeran*
hadestown (2019) // the sandman (2022-)
Sandman by Ed Sheeran is a whole freaking level. I have the idea that Morpheus would cry while hearing it cause it would remind him of Orpheus, since it says "honeybees and birds sing your song".
Fight me or cry with me, you're welcome.
Don’t think about the line “doubt comes in and meets a stranger”. Don’t think about Orpheus only doubting one thing in his life. Don’t think about him being confident enough to walk into hell, defy its king, and only failing when it was him who had to be good enough. Don’t think about him doubting not his love for Eurydice, but whether he is worthy of her love for him. Don’t think about him slowly starting to doubt whether the girl he walked into hell for would be able to walk out of hell for him. Don’t picture his face as he slowly realizes that he might not be enough. Don’t think about him finally turning around because he thinks that no one would follow him, because who is he to be a leader. Don’t think about his face breaking as he sees her standing there, and the love on her face as she fades away.
Don’t think about any of that :)
happy hadestown uk cast recording day to all who celebrate