From InBrightestDay on December 19, 2020
Oh my God, this chapter...ok, I have to pace myself.
The couples stuff with Logan and Duncan is cute, and I do appreciate the fact that logan is trying to keep himself under control and not take up the offer of sex at every rest stop. He may not know about all of Duncan's past incarnations or exactly what happened in them, but it is clear that he's trying to keep his husband from being unduly stressed (hence letting him sleep as much as possible). We also get some little bits of info on what it means to be a jotunn in this world. I liked the detail that they wouldn't approve of two men marrying but probably would have shown up to the wedding anyway, just because it was an excuse to drink and party. I also like the idea that while he was born in the US, Logan still knows the others in his clan.
And then...Glykon appears. This may be the funniest thing I've read in anything you've written. I can't begin to tell you how hard I was laughing at the sheer absurdity of this scene ("Gaze upon the glory that is me."). For anyone reading this after you've read the chapter, and who might have gotten a little confused, Glykon was a snake deity worshipped by a cult in ancient Rome. The primary source on him is Lucian, a Roman satirist who wasn't a fan of the cult, and among other things portrayed Glykon as being a hand puppet, hence why the snake is wearing a hand puppet on his head here. Personally. Its Logan’s rebuttal that made me laugh until I teared up when I wrote it. Logan just no selling a god’s entrance was and still is hilarious.
The fertility blessing was an amusing idea. I know the story establishes that Duncan has children, but given the personality Glykon has on display, I half-imagine a fertility blessing would result in Logan getting pregnant. Don’t give him ideas =p
Also just a mandatory reminder that this scene features a death god in transparent pants and a bright red jockstrap strangling a handpuppet. I was reading this in the break room at work and had to try and keep from snorting with laughter. Logan's a great audience surrogate there (I'm assuming he's pulling sort of an O_o reaction) and it gets even better when the cards go missing from his wallet. Yep, Its why he laughing hysterically for a moment. He doesn’t know how to process the sheer absurdity even when his husband is calmly choking out this serpent god.
Glykon doesn't even have hands. All you need is a dream. Glykon’s weakness is hands.
Anyway, our regularly scheduled shenanigans have now been interrupted by Fomorians, so we'll have to see where that goes next time! Historic route 66 straight to Cali!