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Reblog if, no matter the size of the role, you would agree to work with the Muppets if offered the chance to do so, no questions asked

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i would trust weird al with my drink at a party. granted he may put one of those capsules that expands into a sponge animal in it,

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Video Game Related Asks for Gaymers!

Platform of choice when gaming?

Top 5 games of all time.

Favorite boss?

Best game soundtrack (full album or single track)?

Most memorable gaming moment?

First game you ever played?

Most recent game you played?

Most anticipated upcoming game?

Most hours you’ve put into a single game?

Game you’ve replayed the most?

Favorite game genre?

Favorite game character?

Coolest enemy/boss design?

Worst game you’ve ever played?

Hardest game you’ve ever played?

Single player, multiplayer, or both?

Do you play mobile games?

A game you started, but never finished.

A game that you wish you could play for the first time again.

A game that made you cry.

A game you thought you wouldn’t like, but ended up loving?

Do you watch any other gamers?

Do you typically choose to play a male or female character (when asked to pick)?

If you could live in one of the games you’ve played, which one would it be?

Favorite environment in a game?

Least favorite environmental hazard (e.g. poison swamp, fire/lava, etc.)

A popular game that you just can’t get into.

Do you still buy physical games?

Favorite childhood game?

Favorite aspect of a game (e.g. exploration, combat, fashion/customization, environments, graphics, bosses, roleplaying, etc.)

If you could only play one game for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Have you ever rage quit a game? If so, what game and what caused the rage quit?

Most embarrassing gaming moment.

Funniest gaming moment.

Do you own any gaming themed memorabilia? (e.g. collector’s editions, posters, prop replicas, statues, clothing, etc.)

Hottest video game character?

Kill, Fuck, Marry (choose three characters)

An unpopular gaming opinion you have.

What’s something you want to see in the future of gaming?

Best game cover art.

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THANK YOU FOR CORRECTING THIS. Also, it never directly states what Ungoliant is and almost implies (as far as I remember) she’s just… some embodiment of primal hunger that like… sort of spawned? She had lots of children and ate a lot of them I think, she ate the literal first light ever in the world, she almost ate Morgoth. It seemed like the Valar didn’t even really know what she was she was just kind of there one day. Idk shoutout to creatures who know what really knows what they are or how they came to be… not even the omniscient narrator of lore.

Thinking of the larger context of LOTR and like, the fellowship swapping old war stories and shit and Sam just says “Yeah I killed a huge spider…Shelob, I think?”

And Gandalf just blinks and is like, “You what now?”

“Yeah, killed it. Had to save Frodo”

Gandalf elects not to tell Sam that he killed the spawn of a primordial demon.

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while TECHNICALLY human to an extent. skeletons. just… skeletons.

“Why are non-human characters always your favourites?”

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You’re not depressed. You just need $250,000 in your bank account.

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(gripping the skink with both hands, pale and feverish, sweating and shaking as I look at myself in the mirror) “killing a character is a valid writing choice that can be a crucial plot mechanic and lend beauty and depth to the story as a whole” (wretches up blood into the sink) “even when it’s my favorite character”

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some of my favorite mutuals post entirely about things that i do not understand or care about and our dms are barren like a desert. and yet the warmth of that big hot sun remains between us

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We're on a new platform with a totally different audience...we have to prove ourselves all over again...convince a totally new group of people to think we're funny and worth your attention....so allow me to drop some of my "A" material....the funniest thing I got.......here goes....... jeef berky

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this feels like something the frightening ghoul would respond to

“average person eats 3 spiders a year” factoid actualy just statistical error. average person eats 0 spiders per year. Spiders Georg, who lives in cave & eats over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

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They should block chatgpt on uni WiFi the way they used to block coolmathgames

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I'm glad that people are still having fun on tumblr even after we found out about the frightening ghoul that reblogs posts but doesn't say anything

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Even the sun takes a break at night

Characters: Xilonen x gn! reader

Genre: Fluff, comfort

Warnings: None teehee :3

Summary: You come up with a plan to get Xilonen to relax a little after work!!

Author’s Note: I wrote this for @sillystarv who I found requesting some Xilonen fluff in the genshin tags like a little beggar 🥺🥺 hehe but here it is pookie i’m sorry it took so loonggg school is so tough. (also why am i SO bad at naming fics ugh)

The hot afternoon sun dips just enough, at last, to allow a cool breeze to pass over you. It's soothing at first, before you step out of the light and into the shade of the Children of Echoes cliffside. With a basket in your hands, and a pleasant demeanor about you, you approach Xilonen's workshop. The forge sits quiet, but not neglected. Heat still radiates from the furnace and tools lay only somewhat haphazardly around. Rather than entering the workspace, you instead approach the more secluded office area, closed off by a shut door. You rest your hand on the door, just short of pushing it open, lest you interrupt her deep focus - or worse, her nap. With resistance due to stacks of scrolls and books, you quietly push it open just enough to slip through. Her golden hair falls across her shoulders, blocking her face from your view, as she leans over her desk.

"Xilonen?" You ask, softly. There is a pause, and you wonder if she may be asleep, before you hear a slight hum of acknowledgement. You step fully into the room now, avoiding papers strewn about. Her desk is covered in blueprints, commission notices are tacked to the wall. Books marked with tabs and folded corners lean in a stack below her chair. You have half a mind to scold her, but you know it’s just how she works.

"Since the work day is over I thought I'd come pick you up," you say with a smile. "I thought maybe we could go for a walk before dinner."

"Can't, I've got to finish reading this. Then a number of commissions to start. Sorry hon'" She replies. It's short, but not hostile. If anything she sounds exhausted. You grimace a little at her words but come to lean on the desk beside her. You spot the tension in her posture, hear the ache in her voice. Glancing at the disorder she calls work, you sigh.

"I'm so proud of you, y'know?" You start, making her look up at last. Discreetly you shift the basket behind you, out of her view. "Not just me, but everyone else too. You do such hard work and everyone knows it. No one is pressuring you to have it all done know." You reach one hand towards her, and she takes it, immediately giving it a squeeze.

"I know, I know… you're right. But still..." She trails off, looking back down at her work. She rubs her thumb across your wrist before retracting her hand. "I just wanted to get a bit more than this done. Could you give me another hour?" Her request is all too familiar to you, and normally you'd oblige. But you're determined to let her know that taking some rest isn't the end of the world.

"No can do, Xi." You reply, a cheeky smile pulling your cheeks. You don't want to give it away, but the thought of the evening you planned makes you giddy.

"I beg your pardon?" She scoffs with amusement, turning to you again and setting down her pen, clearly interested in where you might have found the audacity to refuse her this time.

"I actually have plans for the next hour. And so do you."

"Is that so? You know I normally keep a tight schedule, I would know if I missed something." You try to keep a somewhat scolding look on your face, but your facade slips.

"Well, something just came up. And it requires you to stop working and follow me." She smiles, but hesitates, glancing back at her blueprints and texts once more. Shoving them to the back of her desk, she stands, and takes your hand once more.

"Alright, where are we going?" You give her another cheeky smile and pull her out of her office. As she locks up, you eagerly go on ahead, away from the tribe and towards the cliffs near the statue of seven.

"Hey, wait up!" She calls, quickly catching up to you. "What's got you all giddy, huh?" Her amusement is evident by the small laugh she graces you with, and the way she links her hand with yours yet again as she reaches your side. "Hey, what's that?" She asks, finally noticing the basket. You keep walking.

The sun is beginning to disappear beneath the horizon now, turning the sky orange and the clouds pink. The warm breeze ruffles the gold-tinged grass beneath your feet as you approach the cliff that looks over the rest of Natlan. With a content sigh, you stop.

"Here!" You exclaim. Xilonen opens her mouth to question you, but you immediately open the basket and take out a blanket. Laying it on the grass, you motion for her to sit. "M'lady." She laughs at the title.

"What is all this?" And despite the smile on her face, she feels almost like tears might form from the gesture. You keep pulling things out of your basket, fruits, foods, a small vase of flowers. Once it's all set out you look up at her, as she's still reeling. You smile.

"You're so beautiful," you blurt suddenly, noting the way the sun makes her hair and skin glow in the most radiant way.

"You- stop- all this?" Words fail her, so she pulls you in for a kiss instead. When she pulls back she leans on your shoulder. "I love you so much. I hope you know that. You are just so.. incredible." She confesses, looking out to the horizon. She's sure if she looked at your sunlit face right now she would actually burst into tears.

"You really do work too hard Xi, and I care about you so much. I thought I could do something a little special to remind you of that." You run your hands through her hair a bit, leaning your head on top of hers, before pulling back. “Try not to work yourself so hard yeah? I see you come home with aching shoulders and heavy feet, it’s not good for you!”

“Hey, you make it sound like I work myself to the bone!” She looks at you, only to be met with a raised brow. “Alright, alright. I don’t mean to worry you. And if it means spending time with you like this, or spending any time with you at all, I suppose taking breaks isn’t so bad now and then.” Her tail comes up to lightly brush your arm. You give her another peck, right on the cheek.

"Now, time to eat! You did have lunch today, right?"

"Yeah, yeah. But man am I starving just looking at all this. How did you come up with this?" You just laugh and push some fruit into her mouth. Her tail swishes in delight, and she laughs too. You both dine and laugh through the long sunset, eyes glittering. Even after the sun fades, warmth still fills you both as you lie beneath the stars. Stomachs, and hearts, full.

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Referred to as “the Dusseldorf patient” to protect his privacy, researchers said he is the fifth confirmed case of an HIV cure. Although the details of his successful treatment were first announced at a conference in 2019, researchers could not confirm he had been officially cured at that time.

Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.

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WHERE IS SHE?

WHERE DID THEY TOOK HER?