#GML God

[goodgirlgonebard]

fic recs — my faves of 2024! 💛 ✨

inspired by @strawberrypinky — thank you for including my baby Dealbreaker and for being a source of positivity in this space 💛

I haven’t been able to read a ton of fics this year because I’ve been writing my own like an absolute insane person (with a 355,813 word count on AO3 for 2024 as of the time of writing this and an untold number of words in my Notion app) but the ones that I have read I have adored and I wanted to take a moment to say thank you and share them!

If I have commented or left kudos on your fic or WIP this year, know that I loved it ❤️ even if it is not on this list because I did not remember it off the top of my head.

All of these are BG3 fics!

Longfics

A Gift, A Curse — from @elemit

Important tags: dead dove, coercion, non-con, manipulation, torture, abuse

F Dark Urge x Ascended Astarion

Is the fic that got me hooked on Astarion fics! I cracked this bad boy open when it was already at about 130 chapters in March and binged it in a single weekend. I have devoured each and every chapter ever since 🤌🏻 This story is woven together in a way that is so unpredictable to the reader, and yet with so much care and attention given to it. I will be tuned in until the very end.

Sonnet of the Lone Cardinal — from @brain-rot-central

important tags: dead dove, manipulative relationship, dubious consent, mental instability, more

F Dark Urge x Ascended Astarion

One of the most beautifully written pieces of dark romance I have ever laid my eyes upon ✨ The very first chapter of Sonnet dives right into a compelling story and dynamic between Tavaria and Astarion, and by the second chapter I already found myself feeling for Tavaria as a protagonist. I’m rooting for the pairing, but I’m rooting for her more and in fanfiction I think that really speaks to the authors ability to craft the story.

Midnight Chimes — from Doviekins on AO3 (I could not find them on tumblr, but if you’re here, hi!)

important tags: trauma, depression, anxiety

F Tav x Astarion

I discovered Midnight Chimes after Doviekins commented on GML about writing to allow a Tav to have a genuine reaction to Astarion’s act 2 confession scene. The aftermath of that scene is where the plot of Midnight Chimes begins, and I think it is such an interesting and angsty look into how that confession really could put a fissure in Astarion & Tav’s relationship. I love stories that give the protagonist a real personality and real emotions, and this one definitely checks those boxes ❣️

One-shots

Stories I enjoyed for plot purposes only… obviously.

The Learned Observer — from @obsessedwhyyes

Gale POV watching Tav & Astarion get it on at the campfire… dear god 🤌🏻

You Will Know — from @deadly-diminuendo

AA being a freaky weirdo obsessed with Tav 😫

Sweet Dreams, Darling — also from @deadly-diminuendo

Something I did not know could be so exciting…Somnophilia 💤 But genuinely I love the premise of this one and all of deadly-diminuendo’s fics are extremely well-written!

I hope to be more of a reader in 2025, though I hope to continue writing at the pace I have been so, we’ll see if I can balance the two 🫣 shoutout to every single person who has published work made from your own brain this year whether it has gotten a lot of attention or not. You’re doing great 💛

[misshebah]

PROGRAMMING IS HARD

a fangame im working on!!! im on my own, im making majority of music in logic pro, making new sprites for the game in clip studio paint, AND coding it in GML!! and, yes, i am aware the text looks off. god, why did i think this would be a piece of cake?

ANYWAY concept art bc yes.

more info about player because i love em.

player is around just about a teen. they’re much older than frisk.

unlike frisk, who wears their soul on their sleeve (hehe pun-intended), player is able to hide their emotions, which makes monsters uneasy around them.

player is able to… save? yes, they can, but frisk can easily overwrite their save, as frisk has more determination then they do.

player can team up with sans in order to stop frisk from committing genocide, but it’s hard to gain his trust.

[greeknerdsblog]

So this is a very silly question but I am actually pretty new to greek mythology and most of my exposure to greek mythology has been youtubers (besides a certain popular retelling and also a certain popular musical) and as much as I like them most of the time they sort of present the myths in a comedic way and it is not particularly accurate like the Iliad video made by Overly Sarcastic Production they.....they did patroclus dirty😭 they basically said he "died in 5 mins after going to the battlefield"Which is certainly not true like ofc he fought and there were like fun moments when he fought like how he made cebriones' eyes pop out how he just fucking pulled out the spear from his body when euphorbus stabbed him and his speech to hector is *chef kiss* (excuse me for getting so defensive over patroclus). I guess they needed to keep the video short but they did my guy dirty😭😭😭😭😭. So yeah this is also a problem with youtubers which makes them unreliable because they really cant get into too much depth and miss out the fun stuff.

But yes i just wanna ask where shall i start. There is so much to explore and I want to explore but the community can get very alienating because they have the tendency to shame others for not knowing something or the other but I am still curious and I love the fact that there is so much to know everyday

Thanks for the question. <3

If I had a coin for every time people missed the point of Patroclus' character, I'd be rich.

Ok, I will recommend good sites for information, books to read, and YouTube channels about ancient Greek mythology that I think are good for beginners.

1. Good information site that will tell you whether it is Greek or Roman and also the author. You're better off using this instead of Wikipedia

● https://www.theoi.com/

*There is all sorts of information about myths, gods, heroes, and information on ancient texts and where they are available to read.

● https://www.maicar.com/GML/index.html

2. Channel for Greek literature, especially classics that explain in detail about The Iliad and The Odyssey

●https:youtube.com@moanincsi=pLclZBSK2Q6HtWvr

*As much as I love The Iliad and The Odyssey, they are difficult reads and can be boring, especially for new readers. However, if you want to be familiar with major myths and understand how ancient people honored their dead and gods, you have to read them. :)

The best translation is by Robert Fagles