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i’m resting my head so gentle here. hi i’m sorry for just dropping off. i caught the flu for a week and then the next week got hit with a big bout of depression brain that tried to whoop my ass 😔

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I hope he recreates Shakespearean plays alone in his House of Hope.

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SHARE AT LEAST FIVE SONGS THAT REMIND YOU OF YOUR MUSE, OR THAT YOU ASSOCIATE WITH YOUR MUSE’S CHARACTER ARC. Including lyrics is optional.

TAGGED: @oathdestroyed! thank you, bb! 🥰 TAGGING: whoever would like to do this!

THEY'RE ONLY HUMAN - DEATH NOTE: THE MUSICAL

they're only human / standing still / doomed to live pushing boulders uphill / only human, after all / so they give and they take / hoping someone will help break their fall

DEVILS PRICE - POOR MAN'S POISON

the devil said, "sit and have yourself a glass" / he said "i know you're angry right now, but the feelin' will pass / so keep your cup tipped up when you're feelin' down low / and when you finally forget your purpose, you'll be stumblin' on down my side of the road" / oh you know it ain't good for you / to keep going on like you do / time's running away and it's running fast

EPIC, PT. 1 - ANAIS MITCHELL, JUSTIN VERNON

king of mortar, king of bricks / the river styx was a river of stones / and hades laid 'em high and thick / with a million hands that were not his own / and a million feet that fell in line / stepped in time with hades' step / and a million minds that were just one mind / like stones in a row / stone by stone / row by row

CHILD OF DARKNESS - BEDEMON

come with me now, child of darkness / come with me into the night / let me show you this land of enchantment / let me be your guiding light / this world is dead: it's broken its back / but i can show you what's being done / it all lies within your soul, girl / use your mind and it will come

WHISPER - BURN THE BALLROOM

his favourite days were the mornings she came with / confessions of cardinal sin / a beast in the business of selling forgiveness / dead eyes on a treacherous grin / yet he laps up the vice like a wolf in the night / he's the left hand of God on the stage / yeah, with one hand he offers salvation to lovers / the other, it taketh away

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what form of love do you embody?

LOVE AS VIOLENCE

[ love as bloodshed, crimson as a knife slipped between your ribs ] when ocean vuong said "to arrive at love, then, is to arrive through obliteration" and when franz kafka said "you are the knife i turn inside myself; that is love" and when ada limon said "how do you love? like a fist. like a knife" and when richard siken said "sorry about the blood in your mouth. i wish it was mine"

tagged by: @oathdestroyed! thank you, bb! 🥰 tagging: whoever would like to do this!

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Ah, a little mouse beckons him -- even after turning his deal down twice. The call comes during a moment of respite, quill in hand as he pens about new residents of the House of Hope. The first few requests go unanswered. After all, patience is a virtue best taught to the young early and he's a terribly busy man. The tiefling can wait.

And yet, the calls become more insistent with the passage of time. Raphael pinches the bridge of his nose and sighs. A snap his fingers is all it takes to appear within the cursed lands.

❝ Now, now, has no one taught you patience? Quite the virtue it is, especially when it comes to dealing with someone with a such busy schedule. ❞ A brow raises in curiosity as the cambion holds his arms out in a grand display. ❝ I'm here. You wished to talk... so talk. What brings you knocking on my door? ❞

the summoning ritual of a cambion is treacherous magic to tamper with. whoever you were before the nautiloid dipped his hands deep into the poison well. introspection isn't on your mind tonight.

"any fucking day, @cambracts . come on! i'm starting to think you like the sound o' my voice," dolly-thrice's silver bell thrums. she is your protection from the shadows. you have chosen to question raphael alone, "it's just you'n me, old man. devil-to-devil. let's talk."

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you know, things about raphael start to make sense the more i realize how he's been molded into who he is by loneliness. loneliness and rejection led him to ambition, who's been his only friend and the only thing keeping him alive for many, many years

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this house of hope, your tomb.

this was drawn in the aftermath of me completing the house of hope so i was being swallowed by a lot of feelings okay

so what if he's the devil rick at least the devil has a job, at least he's active in the community

EDIT: if yall like this so much, why not check out the 1600+ words essay i wrote about this man and his quest?? 👀

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YOU WILL WEAR YOUR INDEPENDENCE LIKE A CROWN.

BALDUR'S GATE 3 ORIGINAL CHARACTER, THE DARK URGE. OATH OF THE ANCIENTS PALADIN. INDEPENDENT • 21+ • SELECTIVE. ROLLED BY FABLE.

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@mindhallow bargained: "did you miss me?" 😈

A chuckle escapes the devil as his smile grows. To a being as old as he, mortals are as fickle as they are trivial. Watching their lives unfold is like watching actors upon a stage perform the same work over and over again. They're born, they go about their fickle little lives unaware, and then they die. Others take their place and thus, the chorus of mortal lives drone on... and on... and on... and on. And yet, Raphael found none to be such a source of intrigue and fascination as his newest acquaintance.

Headstrong, defiant of fate and the worm in his head, walking along a path of blood and tragedy. Wish is a change in the cacophony of other boring pleas for his aid. Why bother with the trivial when he could stand to witness the fall of gods and illithid alike?

❝ Of course I did. I came all this way just for you. I was in the neighborhood and it would have been terribly rude of me to not stop and say hello to such a dear friend.

❝ It's a tragedy that our time must be cut short. You see, a devil's work never ends and other clients call for my attention. I shall see you again very soon, my dear Wish. After all, time is running out. My door will be open when you inevitably make the right choice. ❞

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𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 

from this generator.

❛ close your eyes and hold out your hands. ❜ ❛ what are you smiling at? ❜ ❛ i can’t leave you alone for one minute, can i? ❜ ❛ was it you? did you do all this? ❜ ❛ i don’t know how you do this every day… ❜ ❛ that is not an appropriate question to ask a lady you’ve just met. ❜ ❛ i’m not sorry. ❜ ❛ i did warn you not to trust me. ❜ ❛ do you remember anything? at all? ❜ ❛ you’re lucky you’re cute. ❜ ❛ why don’t you just kill me? ❜ ❛ did you hurt yourself? ❜ ❛ i could show you the way. ❜ ❛ i don’t feel so good. ❜ ❛ you owe me a dinner. a very nice dinner. ❜ ❛ don’t go. please. ❜ ❛ you wanna know what your problem is? ❜ ❛ i’m here to drink alone. ❜ ❛ don’t run away from this. ❜ ❛ i’m just saying, murder is an option. ❜ ❛ i didn’t realize you were in so much pain. ❜ ❛ i guess it runs in the family, huh? ❜ ❛ you wouldn’t understand. ❜ ❛ we’ve been through a lot. i think we should just lay low and take it easy. ❜ ❛ dangerous to be out so late. ❜ ❛ i hope you haven’t been standing out in the cold this whole time. ❜ ❛ i made a mistake. ❜ ❛ am i not good enough? ❜ ❛ i’m going to get you out of here. ❜ ❛ why did you bring me here? ❜ ❛ aren’t we in a good mood today? ❜ ❛ don’t shut me out. please. ❜ ❛ the storm’s getting worse. ❜ ❛ i never meant to hurt you. ❜ ❛ you’re about as intimidating as a butterfly. ❜ ❛ have you come to laugh at me in my miserable state? ❜ ❛ here, take this. you’ll catch a cold. ❜ ❛ this is the part where you leave. ❜ ❛ why are you talking like we’ll never see each other again? ❜ ❛ you stepped on my foot! ❜ ❛ you’re not a very convincing liar. ❜ ❛ we’re in completely different leagues. ❜ ❛ how did you find me? ❜ ❛ i don’t need you anymore. ❜ ❛ rough day today? ❜ ❛ snap out of it! ❜ ❛ you look better in my clothes than i do. ❜ ❛ why are you still here? ❜ ❛ can i ask��� what happened? ❜ ❛ are you saying you care about me? ❜ ❛ i won’t let anyone hurt you. ❜ ❛ it’s not stealing if it was mine to begin with. ❜ ❛ well, this is where i live. ❜ ❛ we’re not so different after all. ❜ ❛ how long have i been asleep? ❜ ❛ no more lies, no more secrets. ❜ ❛ can you forgive me? ❜ ❛ i thought you… i saw you get shot. ❜ ❛ why are you really here? ❜ ❛ i wish we never met. ❜ ❛ you look like you need a hug. ❜ ❛ would you run away with me? ❜ ❛ see? i’m not just a pretty face. ❜ ❛ we can stop them. i can help you. ❜ ❛ what now? i’m tired. ❜ ❛ i didn’t want you to see me like this. ❜ ❛ i can’t do this without you. ❜ ❛ if you tell me yours, i’ll tell you mine. ❜ ❛ are you threatening me? ❜ ❛ did you ever care about me? ❜ ❛ treat me like the princess that i am! ❜ ❛ i’m not leaving you. ❜ ❛ why did you come? ❜ ❛ i need your help… and you need mine. ❜ ❛ i wish i could hate you. ❜ ❛ i see you don’t recognize me. well, it was a long time ago. ❜ ❛ you’ve lost a lot of blood. ❜ ❛ i had my suspicions, but until now i wasn’t sure. ❜ ❛ there’s nothing left for me here. ❜ ❛ that is… literally illegal. you’re describing something illegal. ❜ ❛ wait. i’ve heard that sound before. ❜ ❛ just try to hang on. ❜ ❛ so why’s it so important anyway? ❜ ❛ i’ll stay in tonight, thanks. ❜ ❛ we can’t keep going on like this. ❜ ❛ in about a minute, you’ll be sorry you didn’t listen to me. ❜ ❛ is this seat taken? sorry, it’s a bit crowded here. ❜ ❛ you can’t leave me here alone! ❜ ❛ i’ll believe it when i see it. ❜ ❛ why are you laughing? this is a very serious situation. ❜ ❛ i bought two. here. ❜ ❛ i’ve seen you before, walking by. ❜ ❛ why can’t i come with you? ❜ ❛ c'mon. aren’t you worried what might happen if we go? ❜ ❛ walk with me? ❜ ❛ it’s very rude to stare. ❜ ❛ how many times have i told you? you can’t visit me here. ❜ ❛ we can’t fix this. can we? ❜ ❛ are you going to kill me? ❜ ❛ it’s not like you can stop me. ❜ ❛ it’s not safe for people to see us together. ❜ ❛ take me with you. ❜ ❛ some risks are worth taking. ❜ ❛ let them go. take me instead. ❜ ❛ what do you want in exchange for it? ❜ ❛ is being drunk an excuse? ❜ ❛ promise me you won’t overreact. ❜ ❛ how can i possibly trust you? after all you’ve done. ❜ ❛ how long have you been standing there? ❜ ❛ why did you wake me? ❜ ❛ i’m not here to talk about my feelings. ❜ ❛ you were going to leave without saying goodbye? ❜ ❛ for some reason, i’m attracted to you. ❜ ❛ promise me? ❜ ❛ it’s nothing, i’m just tired. ❜ ❛ i feel safe with you. ❜ ❛ i don’t need your help. ❜ ❛ i think i have a bit more experience with this thing than you do. ❜ ❛ no way, i’m not doing that. ❜ ❛ i do care. ❜ ❛ you snore in your sleep. it’s adorable. ❜ ❛ i have a spare bed. ❜ ❛ you’re very kind. some day it’ll get you killed. ❜ ❛ you’ll always have a home with me. ❜ ❛ of course i care. you’re my family. ❜ ❛ you shouldn’t insult people that are bigger than you. ❜ ❛ i never wanted to hurt you. ❜ ❛ i swear it wasn’t me. ❜ ❛ we can just sit here, you don’t have to talk. ❜ ❛ did you miss me? ❜ ❛ this isn’t just about you. it’s about what’s best for all of us. ❜ ❛ you can never admit when you’re wrong! ❜ ❛ is this what you wanted? ❜ ❛ what are you doing out here by yourself? ❜ ❛ sorry to put you through that. i guess i owe you one now. ❜ ❛ the only time you talk to me is when you need something. ❜ ❛ i’m still learning. ❜ ❛ if you have something to say, spit it out. ❜ ❛ you… don’t like me very much, do you? ❜ ❛ i’m on your side. ❜ ❛ i risked my life for you! ❜ ❛ whatever you’re going to ask, the answer is no. ❜ ❛ you can stay with me. ❜ ❛ i just need time. ❜ ❛ please don’t do this, don’t act like you care. ❜ ❛ who the hell invited you? ❜ ❛ what? no witty remark? nothing clever to say? ❜ ❛ i just wanted to say i’m sorry. ❜ ❛ think of it as a compliment. ❜ ❛ do you ever stop being so serious and dull? ❜ ❛ it’s rare to see your kind around here. ❜ ❛ you remember me. that’s good. ❜ ❛ you’re a terrible flirt you know. ❜ ❛ are you kidding me? we’re not ‘fine’! ❜ ❛ right now i wish i was dead. ❜ ❛ i guess i should’ve told you. ❜ ❛ you’re not alone. i’m here. ❜ ❛ you’ve been so quiet. what’s on your mind? ❜ ❛ knowledge is power. ❜ ❛ you scared me. ❜ ❛ well, what’s so strange about that? ❜ ❛ don’t look at me like that. ❜ ❛ i want to be there when you get what’s coming to you. ❜ ❛ just who do you think you are? ❜ ❛ you look… amazing. ❜ ❛ we’re safe, aren’t we? ❜ ❛ you know, i really hoped i’d never see this place again. ❜ ❛ don’t touch me. get away from me. ❜ ❛ i thought you’d like this. ❜ ❛ it’s too dark, i can’t see anything. ❜ ❛ what’s that smug look for? you think you can do any better? ❜ ❛ who did you piss off this time? ❜ ❛ you should’ve thought about that before you got into a fight. ❜ ❛ i only wanted to help. ❜ ❛ you knew and you didn’t tell me? ❜ ❛ you don’t scare me. ❜ ❛ wow, look who remembered my existence. ❜ ❛ change isn’t easy. ❜ ❛ why did you help me? ❜ ❛ why do you hate me? ❜ ❛ i can’t even trust myself anymore. ❜ ❛ i was making sure you weren’t dead, since you never called. ❜ ❛ you look awful. what happened? ❜ ❛ are you here to kill me? ❜ ❛ you know you aren’t allowed in here, right? ❜ ❛ was that a friend of yours? ❜ ❛ two years later and you haven’t changed. ❜ ❛ you look like you just saw a ghost. ❜ ❛ nobody tells me what to do. ❜ ❛ you’re too scared to do it, aren���t you? ❜ ❛ come on. it can’t be that bad. ❜ ❛ i hope to repay your kindness someday. ❜ ❛ just let me do this for you. ❜ ❛ why were they coming after you? ❜ ❛ how many people have you killed? how many? ❜ ❛ how much do you value your life? ❜ ❛ you don’t know when to give up, do you? ❜ ❛ don’t lie to me. ❜ ❛ i’m not sober enough to talk about this. ❜ ❛ have a drink with me. ❜

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working on my carrd's reminded me that i have to eventually figure out what the fuck's going on with raph and haarlep. that realization has had me sitting here for the last 30 minutes like

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come with me now, child of darkness. come with me into the night. let me show you this land of enchantment. let me be your guiding light

#CAMBRACTS: an independent rp blog for raphael from baldur's gate 3, selective and private, written by lumiya ( 26, they / she )!

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curtain falls, but hold your applause

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i just want it stated on the record that when the opportunity arises, i'm absolutely going to roast raphael. he's more than earned it for the shit he pulls throughout the game

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i'm not gonna lie, folks... the more i play bg3, the more i find myself fascinated by raphael. i want to study this cambion with a magnifying glass

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here sighs, laments, and deep wailings were resounding through the starless air; wherefore at first i wept thereat. strange tongues, horrible utterances, words of woe, accents of anger, voices high and faint, and sounds of hands with them, were making a tumult which whirls always in that air forever dark

#CAMBRACTS: an independent raphael from baldur's gate 3, selective and private, permanent low activity, written by lumiya ( 26, they / she )

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