#AND SO MUCH THERAPY

[haley-harrison]

the girlies when overthinking the implications of Love in Paradise

and Ody's traumas in general

[zombie-bait]

CW: consent issues, bodily autonomy, SA, Astarion lore

ok so the Astarion act 2 hug scene in my playthrough was delightful but watching a vid of the other outcomes afterwards absolutely DESTROYED me!!!! I feel like I haven’t seen a lot of references to these lines of dialogue (for obvious reasons, I don’t think a lot of ppl pick that line of questioning cuz its very cruel) but maybe they are discussed frequently and I’m just not super active in the fandom on here. Either way, Neil’s delivery of this was heartbreaking and I can’t stop thinking about it

These lines really work to re-contextualize so much of his behaviour up to that point, I would argue more than some of the sweet ones do if you respond positively to him. There’s a terrifying amount of honesty in some of these lines. He’s just told you how fucked up his relationship with sexuality has been for the past 2 centuries and it’s almost like he’s battling between still trying to appease you and going “but didn’t you just hear what I said? This isn’t want I want” and trying to explain himself further because maybe then someone will finally get it.

And the scene you can possibly get afterwards where you pressure him into sex is brutal. I’m so glad the game recognizes this as a really fucked up thing to do and if you pressure him then no matter what he’ll break up with you the morning after because he’s tired of being used. It’s definitely the saddest and quietest Astarion is up to that point in the game and it’s such a huge contrast to his normal performative personality.

Astarion just sitting silently after having spent an entire night disassociating while being pressured for sex IMMEDIATELY after explaining how uncomfortable that makes him to the first person he kinda cared about in 200 years is insane and I almost can’t believe that’s a possible outcome in the game. All my screenshots were from this very helpful youtube clip btw:

I highly recommend scrolling through that video if you want extra insight on him as a character, I feel there are a lot of important and emotional pieces of dialogue for Astarion that are hidden behind cruel/shitty Tav choices so a lot of ppl may not end up seeing them. I love BG3 but this is one of the first cutscenes that’s really effected me emotionally, both the normal gentle version I got to see in my own playthrough and the cold cruel versions you can find on youtube.

[cycian]

Sarah Morgan expectation:

Fearless, cold leader, powerful and unashamed.

Sarah Morgan in reality:

[amplexadversary]

[frizzycrls]

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Alastor/Lucifer Magne | Morningstar Characters: Lucifer Magne | Morningstar, Alastor (Hazbin Hotel), Alastor's Shadow (Hazbin Hotel) Additional Tags: Angst, Lucifer's trauma, This one gets dark, but it gets better, Obsessive Alastor (Hazbin Hotel), Possessive Behavior, Self-Harm, Feather pulling, Depressed Lucifer Magne | Morningstar, Lucifer Magne | Morningstar Needs A Hug, and so much therapy Series: Part 3 of Quid Pro Quo Summary:

Lucifer knew he should have spoken to Alastor before this.

But he hadn't.

And that was his fault. Just like everything else.

____

Less than two weeks after getting back into writing and these two have taken over my life. There are now 4 stories in this series, though one is a series of one-shots. This one is the newest. Please pay attention to the tags and the trigger warning in the first chapter.

[narwhalsarefalling]

my (cis) brother is using my old license to buy wine and it has the gender marker F on there. so whenever he gets asked he just says “oh i’m trans”. its literally worked every single time.

[hansoeii]

Got some ohuhu markers recently and finally had the time to try them out! This is my first time properly working with markers and I'm having such a blast

[bluberryfields]

Absolutely gorgeous creation for a truly amazing work. This story is such a gut punch in the best possible way. I wish I could put this on my shelf next to a little tree

Demonology and the Tri-Phasic Model of Trauma: An Integrative Approach, a Good Omens fanfic by @mouseonamoose

After surviving the events of the apocalypse, Anthony J. Crowley goes to therapy. This fic is a well-researched and rich depiction of trauma therapy from the perspective of the mental health provider.

Bound in premium cotton from Worldcloth decorated with silver hot stamp foil and a hand painted foreedge. Frontispiece artwork generously provided by @rjrjrjrjrjrjrjrj. To enhance the reading experience, the typeset of this book was further annotated with additional commentary on the psychotherapeutic process (see footnote example.)

This book was bound and gifted to a fellow clinician in a different medical field as part of the @renegadeguild Mini Exchange, 2024.

[walkerrenee]

sometimes i randomly remember how insane maggie stiefvater was for making ronan lynch—a man that can create reality—a man of god, when he himself is a god of a man. then to take this man and have him be not only in love with, but a literal soulmate of a man named adam. parrish. adam parrish. who, mind you, lives above ronan's very own place of worship. and is the namesake of the first of mankind that the bible says god made from the literal dust of the ground (adam parrish: comes from nothing, hair "dusty" in color) and appoints him to care for the garden of eden (adam parrish: sacrifices himself to ronan's sentient forest). then has adam viewing ronan as a god and ronan saying "maybe he dreamt (created)" adam???? like who just fucking writes that and goes about their life?

[dragonpyre]

Ever think about how fucking insane it is that Jason was 19 when he did his whole "make Batman murder Joker" plan? Imagine being a high profile mob boss and a zit covered college freshman comes in and rocks your shit before proceeding to commit domestic terrorism all because he thinks his dad doesn't love him

[hinamie]

i'm on an itafushi kick and i am making it everyone else's problem

[herbarimoon]

More izkt!

[hurlyburlytopsyturvy]

when you get engulfed by a space-time anomaly and it forces you into therapy for the greater good

[forestofsprites]

tail end of season seven you will always be famous

[sheikfangirl]

They found each other again ♥

I don't know about you but.... I think that's what happens after Zelda says " I'm home" 😚

[erebus0dora]

this might get an accidental double publication bc the web connection fails me, but still-

-this belongs to @nile-the-empathy-cleric, the author of the gorgeous Ego Death. this might also be the first commission of mine in three years that's not a slow thing brewing for a long-term friend.

anyway. them touches and tenderness. we all need this 💜