#BRING BACK THE DUST!!!

[problemduetest4life]

You know what I love about the AFTG universe; not only are there made up colleges and a made up sport, there's also a made up drug. Bring back cracker dust, I say. I want to see it in TSC2 okay? Or is it just an East coast thing?

[xoxohannas-world]

nourishing the soul

[pinkboss55]

Moving on to making fanart for @lara-cairncross

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Reference from a "Studio Ghibli Pictures" X account

[swordheld]

do the silly thing. if you do not do the silly thing time will pass and it will not be the same silly thing it could have been. it will still be silly, and it will still be yours, but it will not be the same. this is both a blessing and a curse, but so is living; and if you do not do it now when will you? who will? it has to be you, it was always meant for you, waiting for you.

[divinereign4ever]

To preface this: I'm just venting and i #might delete later

The creator Dangerousbride is one of my favorite IR fan artists on twitter. (I think she's on tumblr too, but twt is my enemy rn)

Her work is bright, fun, walks the flirty-horny line wonderfully and is so gd domestic it's just a joy to see every upload.

So, with that being said, it's really annoying when the Canon Cops find the need to disparage her art by saying:

"Well they'll never be canon so why draw this"

"🤢 I should be with O that's his wife 🤢"

" But guess who's married to him lol"

"You should draw this scene with I and O instead"

"You're still doing this?/You're still here?" [Shipping ichiruki]

"I is more interested in tits than ass" (this one in particular says SO much about how they view #that ship, but I digress)

"The canon couple is better"

Someone literally commented she should get off Twitter and never draw IR "this horrible ship" again.

Now I know I'm probably taking this way more serious than she is, she's been in the game a long time, but what the hell is going on here???

There is one ship that DB draws for that I can't stand but does that mean I'm gonna bitch to her about why xyz is better and she should switch teams and draw it instead??? No! Bc this is her artwork about something she likes, and that's some weird shit to do!

IR fan artists getting disrespectful comments for daring to ship anything not canon must be a form of brain worms

I thought the fun of shipping was based on personal preferences and chemistry that YOU THE SHIPPER invested in.

Now I know some people hopped off the IR train when the last chapter dropped, but that's not stopping everyone who shipped IR and it shouldn't.

Expecting people to give up something they've loved for literal years just seems ridiculous but also really sad.

Kubo writing the ending he did doesn't mean someone can't criticize his writing choices. And it's okay to have wanted different endings for the characters shipping or not.

But if you find yourself talking crazy to a fan artist who isn't huring anyone, BLOCK THEM. She is VERY clear about what her otps are, and she's not changing her mind, so why bark up her tree?

And if it is that deep go bother an original artist for your ship. Don't copy/trace IR art or bother fan artists bc you're not getting exactly what you want

(That was a thing that happened on twitter, somebody traced their art to make Rukia look like O, maybe.. 2 yrs, ago? It was embarrassing for #them)

[threewordusername]

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d.b.a

[dragonanon]

I imagine that Sinner S/O helps Charlie defend the Hotel but only because they wanna life stream the fight to Satan

S/O: Alright, princess, I'll help

Charlie: Oh thank you thank you thank you!

S/O: My husbands going to think I look SO hot, allll that golden blood...

Vaggie: You're married? Can't he help?

S/O: He could! And he would

Charlie: Will you ask him for help, then?

S/O: Absolutely not <3

I mean, why would you call ur huge dragon husband for help, when you could just kick ass and look hot all by yourself?

She never explicitly states who her husband is the entire time either lol. Just that “he’s a big scary looking dude, but an absolute sweetheart”. So everyone just assumes it’s some random Sinner, and the truth only comes to light because dude rocks up to the hotel after the big battle to congratulate you on kicking so much ass.

Vaggie: “I’m sorry, your fucking husband is SATAN??!”

Me: “Yeah!….Did I not mention that??”

Everyone: NO!!

[i-just-like-crk]

How would Shadow Milk feel if his lover, that went against him during his corruption, and he's so so so so elated (in Shadow Milk's batshit level of elated) to see again, crumbled while waiting in front of the Silver Tree?

Woe is this jester, I love angst

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He’s… surprised. Perhaps even a little devastated.

Despite everything you’ve done, he’s never imagined a future without you in it. What is he supposed to do now? One of the driving factors of his desire for freedom is gone. He’s at a loss.

… But only for a moment.

Once he processes your death, he tuts to himself.

It truly is a shame.

[lizzybeeee]

DATV Mini-Rant about the lack of Lyrium Potions in this Game

A small thing that immediately made my stomach drop when playing DATV was the fact that there are no lyrium potions.

I did an elective on game design in university and chose Origins as my game of choice for my final essay because I always loved how much the game incorporated the world/lore in its game mechanics! Call it pathetic or sad (I won't blame you lmao) but this series was the first video game that engaged me so deeply with its story-telling that I wanted to dissect it. That's why I'm focusing on the lack of magical cocaine in a fantasy game series.

Lyrium is a substance that serves as a game mechanic and a major lore/world-building element. It's use is essential if you play the game as a mage or have party members that are mages - it replenishes mana in game, its use is central to being a mage within the story (harrowing, rituals, etc...), and it's a major export/plot relevant resource that is important to the world at large.

So imagine my surprise when I boot up DATV for the first time and there's no lyrium potions as a mage character. My main interest in the game series was for its lore and story (RIP) so I didn't look too hard into developer interviews or videos about the combat itself - it would either be good or bad, but that wasn't my main draw to the game. I kept playing, wondering if I would ever unlock another slot for potions, perhaps, but then it was abundantly clear that it wasn't the case.

It's a small thing, but popping a lyrium potion mid-combat has the same effect that hearing people say 'Maker's breath' and 'Thank the Maker' does. It's this little bit of world-building that reminds me that I'm playing a Dragon Age game. It's not just a 'mana potion' or some other glowy blue magic vial...it's this substance that's important to the world and that has a reason to be there beyond rejuvenating my mage.

It's the major export of Orzammar -> the pillar of its economy.

It's the substance that allows waking mages to enter the Fade -> it allowed me to save Connor Guerrin with the aid of other mages.

It's the substance that the Chantry uses to leash it's templars through addiction -> an addiction I encouraged Cullen to overcome in DAI.

It's the substance used in the Rite of TRANQUILITY.

It's the substance that allows my warrior character to take on the templar specialization in each game -> Alistair and Ser both talk about lyrium and its relevance to training (in DA2 you just do it lmao)

It's the substance burned into Fenris's skin by Danarius.

It's the literal blood of the Titans -> lyrium veins are literal veins (such a cool design choice in DAI to make them look like blood capillaries!)

And all the time in DAO, DA2, and DAI my mage characters were downing this substance like there was no tomorrow.

Even though the combat changed in DA2 and DAI they still kept lyrium potions for mages. Even though they simplified herbalism from DAO in the next two games, they still required the player to interact with the world and find the ingredients for these potions. It was this gameplay mechanic that linked the player to the world -> I know that I need blood lotus to set shit on fire, elfroot for healing potions/lyrium potions, etc... It was cool game design, having game mechanics and lore interconnected like this.

(Not saying that picking up dozens of elfroots was fun or the best game design, btw -> but it's just an example of how they linked the world and game mechanics together, and I like the intent behind it! Cool design does not equal effective design lmao)

What do we get in DATV? No lyrium, whatsoever, just healing potions.

Potions we don't even have to work to find or get crafted! Just break some green shit and there it is! We don't pick up ingredients or discover unique flora to each of these Northern Areas for our own use. We don't loot potions or ingredients from corpses, sacks, boxes, chests (etc...) to replenish our own stock. A healing potion in this game is not a potion you craft, made from ingredients you found, it's a button I press on my controller. It's lost that immersive link - especially when your companions can toss another one at you while being effectively immortal in combat.

The only new flora we hear of is Broma's Bloom which I did like the lore behind! It's used in dye to colour the Warden's armour and its growth is a sign that the damage of the Blight is lessening. I love that! That's a cool bit of lore! Especially since it's named after Andraste's mother in a land that is supposed to be extremely religious. Geographically unique flora and fauna (biodiversity) is just as important as architectural design when designing an area - DAI did this amazingly well with the different creatures and plants we could run into in each area!

The first time we meaningfully talk about lyrium is when we go to Kal Sharok for the first time - a decent amount of game time since the beginning of the game, depending how fast you play. And then, when we get there, the lyrium looks like a bunch of crystals from a 'grow your own lyrium' kit. The absence of lyrium from the game world and mechanics is something that was very hard for me to overlook considering its importance to every previous entry. Especially since in this game we address the fucking Titan's and what the fuck happened to them.

Just...imagine playing a mage in Dragon Age and not using lyrium?

This game is a death of a thousand cuts - so many small, meaningful world-building elements and mechanics brushed off - before fucking godzilla comes along and nukes it all with the handling of the main story/lore.

[joonebugg]

Happy last day of pride month guys

Self-indulgent yaoi...

[xoxohannas-world]

i miss what we had (pinterest without ads)

[strqyr]

i should not be allowed to watch 'alone together' unsupervised bc i end up taking so many screenshots like it's so unfair how pretty they are in this scene!! the fuck!!!

[mysticmoon-s]

[koodless]

art block hittin/ been tired lately so some saved scribbles

[vampsb4tramps]

Taryn started as someone that wanted to belong in elfhame by any means necessary. She was willing to fuck over her twin sister to earn her place (retconned by author that instead she was under the influence of love-talk magic). Taryn was led to believe she had to lose her humanity to belong. God only knows what she put herself through when she was married and hosting revels for months. And I’m pretty sure we have an idea of the fuckshit going on at those revels if she was doing it to entertain Locke and his friends. I wished Taryns happily ever after was her living in the mortal world.

Imagine when Taryn first meets Heather and learns she’s an art student. what if Taryn talked to her about her own little art since we saw she designs clothes (I can’t remember if it was TWK or TQON when she was showing Jude her designs). Heather tells her about fashion careers in the human world and shit like Etsy. But then Taryn marries Locke, kills Locke, then is in the human world while Jude returns to Elfhame. She sees the art in Heathers apartment. Perhaps she goes on outings with Vivi and Heather to the campus to students exhibitions and art museums. She sees happy human couples holding hands and thinks about what she could have had, what her parents had. Taryn can drink and eat what ever she wants without needing to salt it, she doesn’t need to wear her socks inside out, she doesn’t have to worry about saying the wrong thing and ending up in a fairy debt or something. I think it would have been a sweet ending for Taryn to come to realize that perhaps having immortality isn’t more important than happiness. And that maybe…her mother was right for wanting to leave. But those Duarte twins were guzzling that fairy kool aid. Stockholm Syndrome? I don’t know. In my scenario she wasn’t pregnant because that gives her a reason to remain in Elfhame. But we see in TPT that Oak mentions Taryn visited the mortal world and looks slightly older. That says a lot about how she’s changed from that naive girl that wanted to be immortal with Locke.

[wamscoastsmokerrr]

oh i love this man so bad its not even funny

dadtrick era is very gorjus to me <3