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Which movie do you think the RaMona family would watch over and over and not get bored of? Either one each family member, or just the whole family ❤️🩵

Raph would definitely have his kids watch The Goonies, I like to think it's one of his favorite films and his wife and kids enjoy it too (if you get the reference, you get a cookie). Mona Lisa would enjoy any movie her husband and kids pick, but her personally favorite films to watch with her family is The Iron Giant and Princess Bride

Frida would wanna watch Disney movies, some of her favorites include: The Little Mermaid, Lilo and Stitch, and Enchanted. She'd also love watching any Barbie movie. Vincent would be into watching the Sonic movies, Megamind and the Spiderverse movies.

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shadowheart karlach banter

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Donnie building his first robot! :D

(That may or may not look very similar to fugitoid 👀)

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I keep seeing more posts defending my personal nemesis, Ascended Astarion, and I’m obsessed with how Astarion’s romance arc explicitly tells you that Astarion has repeatedly lied to both you and himself, but the moment he becomes a sexy vampire lord, these people act like you can take everything he says at face value.

“He says that he loves you.”

Do … do you remember the context in which he says he loves you? Astarion is trying to convince his lover to become his vampire spawn, who will be forced to love and serve him for eternity, and in that process he says, “I love you.” Then it changes to the next screen and he continues, “That’s what you want to hear, isn’t it?”

Setting aside the fact that abusers can and often do love their victims, or at least believe they love their victims, Astarion clearly isn’t being genuine with you — both on the face of these lines themselves and when you consider the earlier context of Astarion’s romance arc. This explicitly echoes Astarion telling the player in Act 1 his usual pickup lines, the last of which is, “I love you.” It’s clear this isn’t genuine, and if you push back on him, I believe he says something like “of course it’s not, but people hear what they like to.”

The game isn’t subtle. Ascended Astarion is not a good ending for him. It’s him choosing safety over the vulnerability required for an actual emotional connection, and the worst part about it is that Astarion desperately wants someone to see him and love him for what he really is. If he Ascends, he closes that door for himself, and that’s so dang sad.

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Sorry, but this whole thing about the dice roll to convince Astarion not to ascend—let’s break it down.

The dice roll exists because Astarion is intoxicated—by blood, by fear, by power. Power is the only thing he thinks can set him free, but only because his perspective is painfully limited. The Insight check isn’t there by accident; it’s meant to give the player context. Astarion isn’t thinking clearly—not enough to truly reason.

Do you know what real fear does? It shuts down higher cognitive processes. The sympathetic nervous system takes over, triggering fight, flight, freeze, or fawn responses. Blood rushes to the muscles, the heart, the lungs, preparing the body to react quickly in case of danger. But at the same time, other functions that aren’t immediately useful—like digestion, excretory system, sexual function, and, yes, logical reasoning—get suppressed. It’s a matter of priorities—survival over everything else.

For example, studies show that reprimanding a child too harshly—scaring them—actually inhibits learning, making it completely counterproductive.

And in that moment, Astarion is like someone standing on the edge of a rooftop, ready to jump—not because he wants to die, but because he sees no other way out of his pain. And Tav/Durge is the damn firefighter or cop trying to talk him down before he hits the pavement.

And honestly—who here hasn’t had a conversation with a parent, a friend, or a teacher, only to later think, Shit, they were right, I was about to do something really stupid?

It’s not coercion, people. It’s just pointing things out. And the dice roll is there to break through all the things clouding Astarion’s mind—blood, fear, and everything in between. Not to convince him.

At this point in the adventure, Astarion is perfectly capable of making his own choices, and if he's deprived of that choice, he gets so furious that he attacks the player. In fact, if you categorically decide for him—either by refusing to help him or by interrupting the ritual—things end badly. He is the one who has to decide what to do, not the player.

It's no coincidence that Astarion gives his approval at the moment he realizes what it truly means to ascend and abandons the ritual. There's no lie there; we don't forget that approval. Just as it's no accident that, in the cemetery scene, Astarion says he feels seen by the player. Because yes—beyond the illusory veil of a sexy, evil vampire, we've seen through it and witnessed something else. We've seen the goodness within him.

Please, let's stop saying that Astarion wants to ascend at all costs and that he's forced not to do it. Otherwise, the reading of the game's and the character's subtext is completely lost. And note that this doesn't mean he doesn't also have the potential for evil.

It's exactly these internal contradictions—this constant oscillation between good and evil—that make him such a deep, well-rounded, and wonderful character. Please, let's not simplify him; that would be a crime.

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Saw this post and all I could think of was the episodes where Light and Misa lose their memories 💀

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Donnie is clumsy, no matter what incarnation it is.

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Happy Valentine's Day???

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I have concerns

spin this wheel of fanfic tags. this will be the theme of your day tomorrow.

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I posted this on deviantart a few days ago and forgot to post it here. It's here now though, and happy Chinese New Year!

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Astarion. Arcane style

I wanted to go for less realism, giving him bigger eyes and thinner face, but ended up with familiar proportions. also plan to release a small tutorial here and bigger one, with brushes names and timelapse, for patreon

on twtr: https://x.com/skeptical_lynx/status/1881727933590781953?s=46&t=EuBiJuFrpmM7JiLiuDbaCA

on bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/skeptical-lynx.bsky.social/post/3lgba5ul33k2z

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Only day you can reblog this

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My first fan art ever as well as my first tumblr post since my childhood days on tumblr. Watch out world, I like Gale Dekarios!

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OkoHoshi Week 2025 Prompt List & Rules

With this, all those who are interested can start preparing for OkoHoshi Week 2025! From here on out we'll post reminders periodically and address noteworthy topics as they arise.

Please feel free to contact us if any clarification is needed on the prompts and rules listed, or if you have any other questions/concerns in general!

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