#Axe me a question

[rainboq]

Say Chloe manages to get out of Arcadia Bay with Rachel, make a new life for herself, and start healing from everything that happened since William's death. She makes it impossible for anyone she knew beforehand to contact her, not wanting to hear from Joyce or David ever again, and figuring that Max has long since moved on from her. A couple of years later, she stumbles across Max again, and learns that her disappearance actually sent Max into massive depression. How badly does Chloe take this?

Ohhhh, good ask, glad I turned anons back on for this one.

I think Chloe's knee-jerk reaction is for sure mixed, a bit of 'see, that's how it felt' and 'oh shit I hurt, Max'. I don't think Chloe really has much of an ability to stay mad at her old best friend because she knows that if Max had a choice, she would have stayed. She left because it was 2008. The recession was hitting hard, and if the Caulfield's weren't foreclosed on, they almost certainly lost work because of it.

The part Max fucked up was not staying in touch, but Chloe also kinda gets that; no matter how much it hurt. Max was never the most talkative or forward person without Chloe there to back her up, and she knows how Max shuts down when things get tough. Yes, Max absolutely let her down, but at the same time it's understandable for Chloe even if it was a bitter disappointment.

But there's the kicker in your scenario, Max did try to reach out and find her, only to get static. The moment Chloe learns that? She's going to feel like a giant heel, especially if Max has stories of how her leaving impacted others. Shit, I can't imagine what Steph would be feeling if Chloe cut contact with her, and she'd definitely be a lead Max would chase down in her search.

I don't think it would be enough for her to reach out to Joyce again, that bridge was pretty damn well burnt if she cut all ties with her and never spoke to her again, but she'd definitely want to apologize to Max. That said, I think Max would also forgive her. Hearing the story of how bad David was to her would have Max nodding along and understanding.

Rachel, on the other hand, would be very interesting. If there was anyone in the world who could threaten their relationship, it's this tiny little freckled hipster. But at the same time, she's cute, sweet, and Rachel's curious about this girl who still has a hold on Chloe's heart even after all these years.

Honestly this sounds like a compelling setup for AmberPricefield anon, I hope you write it.

[the-d12rose]

Hewnblade, Pride of the Grovekeeper! An evolving magic item I had the pleasure of illustrating for a commission. Comms are open if you want one, drop me a DM!

[icepandawarrior]

I found it strange Nina dobrev went to a con she hasn't went to one in a long time. Ian was going to go but he canceled.

and right around the time she openly tells the world she stands with genocide... and no one bats an eye (but just like with the nate and matt situations... color me not surprised)

[shanghai-ohmy]

Brendan I’m so sorry but I saw your homestuck tags about Rose being a “twitch streamer with a psych degree” and I regret to inform you that my immediate thought is “that’s just Pat formerly of Best Friends”

fuck. I could see it is the thing. she WOULD talk about mind goblins

[shalebridgecradle]

okay but that Nokia phone will outlast god

if technology can't outlast god, it doesn't deserve to be in my house tbh. That phone gave me standards. And also probably carpal tunnel from trying to text on it.

[arcanu]

🐉alva being protective over 🐇luca because he's a bunbun (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄) on walks or while shop mayb (/ω＼)

YESSSSS. I definitely need to write one that includes this👀 i didn't go too deep into the worldbuilding on the first one since i was still planning it out but weeps i must…

He puts his arm around Luca's waist to keep him close or sets his tail along that side so he can quickly use it to fend someone off/pull Luca to him if he needs to 👀 He probably insists on walking Luca to and from places when he's free to do so. On one hand, Luca would probably be a little embarrassed but on the other he gets safety (and attention) so he'll take it.

Out while running errands would be so cute aaa…Luca going about his business while Alva stands guard beside him and looks around. Luca might poke him and ask his opinion on this or that. Luca is much more relaxed and can chill while getting food from the store or dropping something off.

The image of Luca casually examining a can or something and Alva is standing at attention and watching everything going on around them. Adorable…thank you anon…

[xxplastic-cubexx]

i finished reading krakoa era and comic cherik are amazing SO i wanted to ask do you have any favorite issues/series i still don't really remember how to call it where cherik are also cool?? some iconis comic moments with them maybe??

im FARRR from finishing all of krakoa (ive probably barely even made a dent in this series), though i do think following the HoX + PoX issues themselves are great if we're talkin cherik-focused issues/books. i already said one of my fave aspects of cherik is their moments working together, so having a whole Omnibus dedicated to them Working Together and trusting each other (bonus points for Protective Erik with the Something Sinister bit) is already guaranteeing a sure spot in my Faves collection

one of my fave cool moments i've read so far- which is a moment i wager a lot of people can agree is Sick As Hell Visually if i may be so daring- is ABSOLUTELY this sequence from Inferno #4

any time erik and charles get to do some bamf shit together it is IMMEDIATELY peak to me this cannot be disputed and i'd be lying if i didn't say i bought this run solely for this moment here (ignore the fact they fumble this fight horribly that dont matter they looked cool as hell for five seconds !!!!!!!!!!!)

i can't wait to read more and find even more moments i love and want to tape to my eyelids <3 !!

[loregoddess]

so I might be having a blast playing Rebirth, but I'm still thinking Octo2 stuff, and just realized bc of the Dolcinaea fight I could see the weaknesses for every character (except Agnea) and since I can turn just about any random detail into a "hmm, does this mean anything" thought exercise, here's some observations (minor story spoilers):

Throne, Osvald, and Partitio have the fewest weaknesses at 3. This makes sense for Throne and Osvald (professional thief/assassin raised to be a thief/assassin, Throne can't have any openings if she hopes to survive; Osvald relied on his keen observation to Shawshank Redemption himself out of prison, so of course he'd have fewer openings bc he's always keeping an eye on things around him). But Partitio surprised me--although it does make some sense, he had to keep his wits about him to become the best merchant in Oresrush, and he's wicked smart (honestly, Ori's the only one who ever seems able to genuinely sneak up on him, and that makes sense given that she's, y'know, Ori).

Hikari has no weaknesses to weapons of any sort, and only has elemental weaknesses as a result. He is not weak to light or dark though (a reference to Shadow's Hold/Light's Radiance or else his bloodlines perhaps?). On the flipside Osvald has no weaknesses to elements and only weaknesses to weapons (all the weapons he's weak to--polearms, daggers, and bows--are "ranged" in some sense, suggesting his magic maybe makes it impossible to get close enough to attack him).

Throne and Temenos continue to act as foils to each other, with Throne having only one elemental weakness to light, and Temenos having only one elemental weakness to dark. Throne's only two weapon weaknesses are axes and bows, which sort of makes sense (either someone has to get close enough to strike her quickly or they have to attack from a very far distance to get the drop on her; there are also interestingly the hunter's base weapon set, so the only way to stop a thief is to hunt them; also there's a ranged bow counter to her close-range sword and a close-range axe counter to her ranged dagger). Temenos's weapon weaknesses include swords, daggers, and axes, which are interestingly all "close range" weapons to some degree (Temenos never lets anyone get too close to him emotionally, so it makes sense the only way to actually harm him would be to "get close" to him; swords and daggers are also the thief's base weapon set, and given how much assassination goes on in his story, it makes sense he too would be vulnerable to Throne's trade weapons).

Partitio's only elemental weakness is ice (makes sense given how arid his hometown is). He has a weakness to swords and staves, both close range weapons to contrast the longer-ranged polearm and bow weapons he uses.

Castti's only weapon weakness are bows (a long-range contrast to her shorter-ranged axe), but her elemental weaknesses are what's really interesting. She has a weakness to fire (this makes sense, given that she has an ice-based skill, and a lot of water symbolism in her story arc), but also wind and dark--the two key elements needed to create and spread the purple rain that nearly killed her.

Ochette's the only character with a balance of two weapon weaknesses and two elemental weaknesses: polearms and staves (a longer-ranged weapon to counter her short-ranged axe, and a close-ranged weapon to counter her long-ranged bow); and fire and wind (wind makes sense given that it's the usual weakness to thunder, which is the only elemental attack she has access to in her base skillset, but her weakness to fire is more interesting--is it because she lives in a forest, which are historically susceptible to fires? or because she lives surrounded by water, and fire is the natural opposite?)

Hikari is the only character weak the thunder, just as Throne and Temenos are the only characters weak to light and dark respectively. The other major elements all have two travelers weak to them: Ochette and Castti to fire, Partitio and Hikari to ice, and Castti and Hikari to wind.

Likewise, every weapon is strong against at least two characters, with the exception of bows which are strong against three characters. Swords: Partitio and Temenos, Polearms: Ochette and Osvald, Daggers: Osvald and Temenos, Axes: Throne and Temenos, Bows: Castti, Throne, and Osvald, Staves: Ochette and Partitio.

I dunno if there's any significance to the pattern of: every weapon is strong against two characters except one is strong against three, and every element is strong against two characters except for three elements that are only strong against one character each. But it is some fancy balancing for as far as numbers go.

Anyhow I wasn't going anywhere with this, these were just some interesting observations I wanted to jot down instead of going to bed like I should have half an hour ago.

[gmanmedias]

🌀 🌀 🌀

🐰 🐰 🐰

🌀 🌀 🌀

[rainboq]

Fellow fan of educated!Chloe here. One of my main reasons for loving the concept is that Chloe getting a college education is a massive slap in the face to David and Joyce's assumption that she'd never amount to anything, not to mention it might force them to rethink whether or not Chloe was truly the problem in their household. To say nothing of the blow to David's masculine pride when Chloe starts earning more than he does.

Spite is definitely a powerful motivator that I could see leading to Chloe choosing to go back to school. Honestly the biggest barriers for her doing so are the costs and her own self confidence. Chloe's going to have catch up on years of schooling before she can even think about applications, but she's perfectly capable of it. She just needs to want to and have the support system in place to do it.

A lot of people forget that Chloe's probably the smartest person in whatever room she's in, but after William's death she lost any ability to focus and apply herself because all her energy was focused on avoiding the pain. Given the right opportunities, she might even become Dr. Price.

There's also the question of it any members of her family went to college before. We don't see any degrees up in the Price house from what my memory recalls, so I can see William being so excited that his daughter might be the first member of he family to get her education. Which probably only made it harder for Chloe to engage with school after his death. When she gets that diploma though? She definitely whispers something to the effect of 'I did it, dad'.

[greenerteacups]

Re: your recent response about Draco wearing blue - fashion is not something I tend to pick up on (or understand very well generally), so I’m always curious to hear more about it! Do you have any other fashion thoughts you want to elaborate on? You’ve talked a bit about Draco and Hermione’s fashion, what about Harry or Ron?

Aw, yeah! I'll preface this by saying that the following is a combination of canon and headcanon; some of this is evidenced in the text of the fic, but some of it probably isn't, it's just something that's in my head when describing them.

Harry's pretty small in Lionheart, as a consequence of chronic malnutrition in childhood mixed with a genetic predisposition to it (James is canonically a short king, cf. "Hairy Little Christmas.") That means a lot of his muggle clothes don't fit well, being hand-me-downs from Dudley; in contrast, his school robes, which we know he got tailored at Malkin's, seem to fit normally (i.e., Harry fits better in the magical world, it's his home, it suits him). In general, Harry's fashion is "adequate, but not great," which makes sense; he never had the chance to choose his own clothes growing up, and then he went to boarding school with a uniform, so when would he develop a sense of style? Honestly, it's a relief for him to have one fewer decisions to make.

Like Ron, Harry's uniform isn't super meticulous, but he seems to make an effort. He does his tie and keeps his shirt clean, etc. (which makes sense; Harry cares about belonging here). When we see Harry out of uniform, he's usually wearing baggy t-shirts and jeans, which are the least nice clothes you could give to someone while still expecting them to last; they're also clothes that fit loose and hang long on his body (very late-80's + early 90's).

Ron, on the other hand, doesn't have any qualms about belonging in the magical world; he was born to it. This manifests as a laziness with his robes. He doesn't bother with his tie as much, if at all, and when he does it's not the right knot (Draco points it out in Book 3); since he's the brother of not one but two Head Boys, we have to assume that's deliberate, or that at some extent his lack of attention is a deliberate manifestation of something. Ron is youngest boy, he has self-esteem issues, and the way this manifests is by Ron never asking for anything and then getting sour when nothing goes his way. He doesn't try, so he can't feel bad when he fails. Besides which, when Ron does try to dress nice, it backfires; it's either an uncomfortable costume, like in "Operation Prewett," or it's a horrible hand-me-down, e.g. the Yule Ball outfit. Contrast him with the other Weasley boys, many of whom — especially the three oldest — have their own cultivated aesthetics, because they all know who they are. Ron is figuring that out, and it manifests in stylistically messy ways.

[icepandawarrior]

About the entitlement post, did Laura Bailey act that way? Genuinely asking, not looking to stir up anything…

No, a fandom acted that way towards her. The Last of Us fandom to be exact, when part 2 first came out in 2020. To cut the story short, death threats galore towards her and unfortunately her son.

[measureformeasure]

drama major classics minor experience is really just reading the poetics every semester and being the de facto person to ask questions to re greek drama in your drama classes even tho in classics courses it feels like u know very little because u only take like 1 classics course a semester

[shalebridgecradle]

👀

Behold, one of two non-Fables AU pieces I worked on this year! (The other's more recent, but it's also in the story equivalent of pieces all over the floor, so.) A snippet from a Skyrim fic I've been working on for-literally-ever, in which Neloth is...Neloth, to Erik the Slayer's probably rapidly increasing frustration.

“Oh, yes. I remember you. Very good at smashing hostile machinery to manageable bits; I should invite you along to my next expedition to Kagrumez. What is it you want?”

“Tell me how to destroy the Black Books.”

Neloth stared at him for a very long moment, frozen in his chair—and then began to laugh. “Even if you could without first unmaking all of Nirn and a few realms of Oblivion besides, why would you?”

“They’re dangerous. Eira--” “Is passably intelligent. I might even go so far as to call her nearly clever.”

[oldtvandcomics]

Me, explaining to the people working at official government-funded queer organizations why Captain America is totally bisexual:

[grandwretch]

everyday i think about about how k. a. applegate was like im going to write a child soldier who is completely brainwashed by his militaristic society and he believes in eugenics and is an asshole and im going to make you love him more than you have ever loved a fictional character because to you he is everything that he hates and then because love is not enough to deprogram what his society has done to him im going to kill him for it