Taliesin: "[Kingsley's] memories have not really come back over time, they're there in like...a dreamlike state, more or less. But Kingsley, ah...[the Mighty Nein] they're family. They're very much family. Although, he's still happy to do a favor. But at the same time, don't fuck with him...I think Yasha was the one who we talked about, Yasha probably rolls over there more often than not, that's the one I recall..he kinda, he kinda has his own thing going on, but he's always happy to see..not even the old gang, but like, dad's friends. Like godparents."
oh...I'm so soft ; ; they're his family. he has little dreamy kinda impressions of memories. he still loves to hang out with yasha :')))
if robbie played verin for m9 v. weave mind, that would be so great for the verin lore, first and foremost, but it could potentially solidify my theory of at least surface level similarities between verin and dorian
if robbie takes over kingsley, that could potentially play into the thought I randomly had last week that I think kingsley and keyleth would get along swimmingly.
You can either take this as platonic or as a crackship, but Kingsley and Finn for the OC ship ask lol
Ohohoho
•They can intimidate people together 😌💕
•They often just vibe together in mutual silence, doing their own things with maybe a passing comment or two
•They give each other stuff!!! Little trinkets that remind each of the other, or that seem interesting. Finn especially likes giving Kingsley bones, seaglass and, of course, paintings
•Kingsley will make a lot of appearances in Finn's paintings. If you ask Finn, he is a very fascinating muse
•I think they'd duel with each other for practice, and it becomes something the two of them look forward to and enjoy
•Kingsley may be more reserved in his affections, but Finn certainly isn't! However, he's careful about what Kingsley's comfortable with, and if he would rather avoid PDA Finn will oblige
•Bones. Many many bones are exchanged and Finn will delightedly talk about how he got those bones
•You've probably noticed from the other hcs, but Finn is more talkative around people he's close to XD so he will ramble about his music and his art to Kingsley... and about how he just can't get that one abyssal spell right
These were a bit shorter than I wanted bc I was nervous about getting Kingsley wrong in some way wtuhsfhsshgg. I hope this is okay!
just like. bit late to the TMA2 party here but casual reminder that if you stay on that thing where you keep looking for throughlines and Clever Thematic Links between Mechanisms albums and Magnus Archiveses I will come to your house and beat you around the head with a 2x4 painted with the words THERE WERE NINE PEOPLE WHO WROTE THOSE ALBUMS
Thump. Thump. Vincent couldn't believe what he was hearing. He had a feeling there was something off about Isaac, with his constant questions about his personal life. If this was true, then all he intended was to get to know his brother better. He put a firm hand on his shoulder and looked at his face. Just like their Dad, they had similar facial features. Vincent wanted to clarify by asking him a question. The question was ridiculous, but it wasn't shared with the media during his disappearance. Only his family would know his habits, "What football club did he support?" Isaac turned the other way.
"Arsenal. That bastard never missed a match!" an immediate response. He tried to hide his anger and gritted his teeth, "Look, Vincent. I lived as Isacco Romano in Italy. I worked my ass off there to become a lawyer" he paused, "Now that I've found you, let's uncover the truth and give our Dad the end he deserves." Vincent knew at that moment, that they shared the same goal. They were both certain that their Dad was still alive.
will we see more of remus’s friends particularly in regards to their reactions to sirius and his age? i’m obsessed with the tidbit we got and just the fact that remus missed out on an expensive trip with friends for sirius. honestly i’m just obsessed with everything about this series thank you for gracing us with a masterpiece
At the risk of being slightly spoilery:
There's a wide range of ages in Remus' friend group. Among the ones mentioned in the last chapter, Mary is 29, Lily is 34, Kingsley is 45, and Marlene is 46. Queer friendships do be like that sometimes, especially for ones who grew up at a time when it was hard to connect with other queer people, which was very true for Remus' generation. His friends know him and they know he's a good man. They don't judge.
Remus skipping out on a rich queer vacation was an INSPIRED idea, for which I cannot take credit. Also: he cancelled that trip when he got home from Sirius' place the night of their first kiss. He hadn't even asked Sirius to spend Christmas with him, he just knew there was no way he was going to leave the country for two whole weeks when Sirius was alone back home, especially knowing Rieka would be gone. Getting Sirius in his bed, even for just a night, was a huge priority for Remus long before he ever "officially" knew who he was talking to.
Considering that you're another Ocean Fan, have you ever heard of Charles Kingsley's "The Water Babies" before?
There's a Live-Action/Animated Hybrid Adaptation from the 70s in case if you're interested.
I’ve read the book. It was weird but kinda cute. Might check out the 70s adaptation. Live action/Animated hybrids were all the rage in the 60s-70s it seems.
All the boys in the mighty nein... are doing what? 👀👀
They are being ace-spec! Caduceus and Essek are canonically on the asexual spectrum, and I have loooong since headcanoned Fjord as demisexual and Caleb as grey ace! (Like, since the pirate arc for Fjord, Caleb since… idk forever I guess. He just gave me vibes periodically throughout the whole campaign.)
“All the boys in the mighty nein are aspec” is a little song I sing to myself sometimes (to the tune of “camptown races”) so that’s where the “title” comes from!
This what written around the same time as On the Nature of Attraction and tbh there hasn’t been much thought put into this idea outside of there being a discussion about asexuality and this little exchange:
“So we know that Caduceus isn’t interested at all and Fjord needs to feel comfortable with someone first, and now you two…” Jester looked between Caleb and Essek.
“Ah, no thank you,” Essek said.
Caleb shrugged. “Largely neutral.”
She gasped. “So that means all the boys in the—wait!” She turned to Kingsley, who was relaxing near the hot spring some fifty feet away. “Kingsley! How boy are you feeling today?”
Kingsley looked to Jester, then off to the side as they considered it. “Eh?” they called back, hand wobbling back and forth in a so-so gesture.
Jester slammed her hands on the ground and leaned close into Caleb and Essek’s personal space. “All the boys in the Mighty Nein are aspec*! That’s so cool!”
“Is it?” Essek asked.
“Of course! Especially because in all my books, all of the guys are so horny. Like, all the time. It’s cool to know that that’s not always true!”
*figuring out the language to use here is difficult because the word ‘aspec’ feels so out of place with the language typically used in critical role? What do???
So yeah. Just boys being ace-spec :) just guys being pals on the ace spectrum :)
so here for scrimgeour investigating kingsley enemies to enemies who are lovers arc. but also what if Scrimgeour wasn't even sus? what if he was just trying to make conversation with Kingsley bc he wanted to ask him out and is really awkward about it so he keeps asking random things about the investigation . Kingsley is like 'he's obviously on to me' and is sweating bullets. especially with he keeps running into the man everywhere. meanwhile scrimgeour is convinced he's in a romcom
Yk, I don't see Daniel Radcliffe as Harry but that one video of him reading thirsty tweets about himself and not knowing how to react is exactly how I picture Harry if someone made him read thirsty fan mail out loud