#Gonna make drawings of him slaying soon

[yadoorknob]

Looking at the old concept art cuz funniez and-

Y'ALL TELLING ME THIS FUCKER COULD'VE HAD HEELS???

HEELS???????? AAA-

[mewmew-dream]

uh, is it too late to make slay the princess long quiet (and narrator) designs..? the voices designs will get designed soon! ((narrator design is basically a spoiler for those who haven't seen or played to the end of the game so beware!)) theres more info for the design and the narrator's design below along with the full image!! - - - took me so long to actually start drawing out my design tbh! mostly a mix of procrastination and other things honestly!. anyways! you may notice how my design differs from what others designed the long quiet as and the official vague renderings of him! this is very much on purpose if you couldnt tell as there is an explanation for this. - (sorry in advanced for the very odd and choppy explanation, im not very good at explaining things so i'll probably draw what i mean later to compensate) - the long quiet in the first loop(s) looks like this, but with each new part to that specific loop he'll start transforming, looking more bird like (like what we have to go off of from art from the game) each time. this also happens in the void area! (i know its called the long quiet also but i call it the void.) the design was my first idea of the game before getting the game and knowing what happened but i kept the design, just not the reason on why he looks like this! basically my thought process on this before was basically " guy who was sketchy to begin with got cursed? cool! but he has to slay a princess due to him being an outcast and his curse? better!! " it doesnt hold up when you know what happened / happens in the end though but yeah.

the narrator is based off what we get from the mirror when the player obtains 5 vessels for the shifting mound, except with all seeing eyes i guess.. he stays near the long quiet to observe in each loop yet out of sight. of course his voice is in the long quiets head so distance isnt accounted for when he's talking! he of course can see the voices as well with those big ol' eyes.

aaand heres the full image! shoutout to anyone who can see the very visible but suppose to be hidden details! (they where very last minute..) also ignore the odd neck feathers, i was gonna add more to the chest but forgot up until now but i might fix it later!!

[deconstructthesoup]

So, this is inspired by @tai-janai's new Slay the Poet AU, where LQ has to rescue the Narrator and is being guided by Shifty. I saw their idea post, and my brain demanded that I put my own spin on it, so... yeah. Go check out their AU, though, it's probably gonna be better than mine and it actually has drawings.

I've already typed out the overarching plot (tldr, Shifty's the player and LQ is the "guide," and Narry is a professor who's trapped in a library in an abandoned city), but here's what I think the Narrator's chapter 2 vessels would be like:

The Wizard: You get the Wizard if you don't go into the library's basement with the knife, you make the decision to free the Professor, and you resist when the Guide makes the desperate choice to take over your body (while repeatedly apologizing over and over in your mind). The Wizard is unflinchingly kind and has that classic Disney-fairytale whimsy about him, and will always encourage you no matter what you do---and is the only one who undoubtedly means you no harm. The voice you gain in your head is the Voice of the Apprentice, who believes that the Professor is a learned and wise soul who can teach us everything, and we must listen to him.

The Warlock: You get the Warlock if you don't go into the library's basement with the knife, make him think you're going to free him, and kill him---either via getting the knife or letting the Guide take you over and winning the ensuing struggle. The Warlock is a slightly draconic being who is devious and cunning, but very clearly bitter towards you, and there's no doubt that he's thirsting for revenge. The voice you gain in your head is the Voice of the Charming, who uses flattery and deceit to get her way, and encourages you to do the same to the Professor---after all, we did it once, and we can do it again, can't we?

The Creation: You get the Creation if you immediately kill the Professor, attempt to leave and fail (which causes the Guide to panic, saying that this wasn't how it was supposed to happen and he doesn't know what's wrong), and kill yourself once you see no other way out. The Creation is a stitched-up, reanimated corpse who somehow managed to bring himself back, and he's a lonely soul who just wants you to set him free. The voice you gain in your head is the Voice of the Restless, who's a listless and tired individual who's aching for things to change... and whether or not we choose to help the Professor or not is entirely up to us.

The Scientist: You get the Scientist if you go into the basement---either armed or unarmed---talk with him, and decide to just leave him there... except, if you do, he'll figure a way out, and he'll electrocute you with a single touch. The Scientist is every bit the sadistic mad genius, and while he knows full well that he needs you in order to get out, he sees no problem with torturing you if that's what it takes---and he's incredibly transparent about his desire to end you once he's finally free. The voice you gain in your head is the Voice of the Doll, who claims that she's not scared and that everything is fine, but is very bad at lying and is clearly shaken by everything the Professor does.

The Academic: You get the Academic if you go down into the basement with the knife, talk with him, attempt to kill him... and when he fights back, you submit. The Academic is self-absorbed, condescending, and controlling, believing himself to be superior to you in every way---and he soon proves that he's not just some entitled asshole, as he's able to take control of you with his words alone. The voice you gain in your head is the Voice of the Humbled, who is openly terrified of the Professor and sees no problem with just doing what he says.

The Archivist: You get the Archivist if you go down into the basement with the knife, decide to free him instead, and resist when the Guide takes you over. The Archivist, who is free from his chains but is unable to escape without your help, has nothing better to do other than to reorganize and catalog the books in the library, and has become incredibly cynical and emotionless as a result. The voice you gain in your head is the Voice of the Curious, who constantly asks questions and wants to look further into random things---something that at first seems irritating, but you eventually realize just how helpful she can be...

The Doctor: You get the Doctor if you go down into the basement with the knife, talk with him, attempt to kill him, and fight him until neither of you can fight anymore. The Doctor openly hates you and sees you as his only obstacle, and will engage you in combat whether you want to or not---and once you fight back, you discover that no matter how brutally you fight, he knows just how to set his organs back to normal, and he knows just how to wreck yours. The voice you gain in your head is the Voice of the Hateful, who wants nothing more than to crush the Professor to a pulp and make him suffer.

The Dragon: You get the Dragon if you go down into the basement without the knife, decide to free him, and don't resist when the Guide takes you over---though you do let the Professor win, in the end. The Dragon is the most beastlike and inhuman of the vessels, and all he wants is to devour you so that he may escape. The voice you gain in your head is the Voice of the Warrior, and she knows exactly how to fight him so that you can make it out of there alive... but be sure to listen to her, because ignoring her warnings could end very badly.

The Inventor: You get the Inventor if you either kill him immediately and check to see if he's dead, or if you question for one second whether or not he's armed... either way, you soon discover that you've brought a knife to a gunfight. The Inventor is cheerful yet murderous, and has several contraptions up his sleeves that are designed to end you---in all sorts of fun and exciting ways. The voice you gain in your head is the Voice of the Prepared, who's quick on her feet and can easily improvise ways to evade the Professor's onslaughts.

The Substitute: You get the Substitute if you avoid going to the library entirely, and instead choose to wander the city---resulting in the city reverting entirely to libraries. Because of this, the Substitute starts off as nothing more than a blank slate of a man, and gets more and more jumbled and confused the more you attempt to talk to him. The voice you gain in your head is the Voice of the Rebel, who doesn't really have a goal other than to just goof off and have fun---making choices for choice's sake.

And, uh... that's what I got!

[the-s1lly-corner]

Hiii! Hope all is well and if things aren't that they get better soon <3 Could you possibly write hcs for Jax with a masc s/o that's presented pretty fem in the digital world possibly also in the real world with both what they wear and their voice so they tend to get misgendered quite a bit (kinda like the princess reader, but a princess that's just a dude that likes being pretty??) Sorry if it's worded weirdly!

Jax x masc!reader who gets misgendered a lot

not worded weirdly at all anon!! dont worry about it :0!! i think this might be the last request of this batch; gonna go draw after this and maybe nap! still recovering from yesterdays stuff ! hope you enjoy this !! i didnt have many ideas on this since i dont think anyone in the main cast would go out of their way to be transphobic so this is kind of a mess of like, random ideas </3

honestly i think, as much of an asshole jax is, i dont think they would stand for this kind of stuff. like its a bridge too far imo, so you bet your ass hes going to stand up for you if someone misgenders you on accident!

emphasizes your correct pronouns when correcting someone who accidentally misgenders you, perhaps even crossing his arms and narrowing his eyes to push the point, i think

as for appearance stuff, he understands you want to dress more pretty/traditionally feminine, and honestly hes all for it ! if we're being true to the request and your a dude princess, i think he would probably snag your crown and fiddle with any frills or ribbons your dress has... nothing malicious here, this dude just needs stuff to fidget with and likes shiny things IMO LMAO

as much as i wanna say he would dress up to stand in support with you i dont think he would, jax himself would rather run off than wear something 'girly' but i think thats a mix of gender stuff, comfort stuff, and general style stuff for him

side note i wish there was more with "confident men (both trans and cis) actually slaying in a dress and not being self conscious or embarrassed". like if theyre nervous it should be because theyre worried that the color is off and clashes with their eyes or something

anyways

i dont think the misgendering would be much of an issue with the current cast; in the beginning i think there would be some slipups from some of the others but i think they get the hang of it pretty quickly!

now if a new circus member joined who wasnt as open minded and accepting... i think jax would target them with his pranks and antics, but like. make it more intense.. honestly side thing i can kind of see some of the others joining in on it but hey this aint about them

[writeblrfantasy]

writeblr celebration!

it's been an incredible year for writers everywhere, and in a time when it's harder and harder to get recognition for your work, during a year that has given so much to me, i just wanted to give back and shout some people out. this is just a very, very small chunk of the writeblr pie!

first off, a huge congratulations to @ashen-crest for the explosive and incredible launch of a rival most vial. watching this go from your brainchild to the blorbos on my dash to a fully formed book to a viral sensation on indie lists and fantasy contests everywhere. it was, no question, my favorite read of the year. there is genuine magic in those pages, i am convinced. it's been magic to watch the book soar just as it deserves.

i hope the success continues to follow you in the new year!! you deserve every bit of the reward for all of your hard work. congratulations, and i can't wait to see what you come up with next!

next, @magic-is-something-we-create finished whispers, a lifechanging and deeply emotional read that i still think about 7 months later. watching you write this was inspirational and incredible to witness, you are an absolute Writing Beast. it's my favorite book of yours now. in my head, whispers is still just a concept that you'll write someday. it's crazy to remember that it's fully just. done. whoa

(go beta it for him if you have the time to read a Thick novel! you won't regret it. like i said, lifechanging) in addition, your drawings only get better and better with each one. watching how fast and how amazingly you completed each one was the best part of my week. you are a stunning artist in every way, and i wish you the best of luck in 2024 <3

@aritany, congratulations on surviving the tradpub trenches and emerging on the other side with your book!! your book is gonna be out in the world so soon! that's so cool, and so hard, and i'm so proud of you for making it through. i know your publishing career is going to be incredible.

(congrats on slaying nanowrimo, btw!! 10th novel is no joke) and i just can't wait to see what you come up with in the future. every idea and concept of yours is god tier. i always get so excited talking to you when you have a new wip, it's literal magic in the air. happy 2024 to you, may it be prosperous physically and mentally!

to the lovely @abalonetea, congrats on publishing your novels this year. the success of IDS85 has been incredible to witness; you deserve every bit of that reward. i only wish that all of your books got such recognition! it's always so fun to see what you're doing, what wonderful ideas are cooking up in your brain. no one does horror like you do, and the fact that you do it while balancing your day job is so impressive. i'm wishing you luck and love and ease in 2024!!

and for my good friend @ettawritesnstudies, where to begin! it was such a pleasure to meet you in person this year, a pleasure to watch and cheer you on as you graduated (!!) and worked on runaways. i hope i get to hold that book in my hands someday soon, or whatever else you publish. if you have one fan, it'll be me. if you have one person buying your books, it'll be me.

(i need to be like sleepy and have a dedicated shelf of writeblr friend books.) all the luck and vibes and love to you for 2024, i'm so excited to see where you go next.

and last but not least, @sleepyowlwrites holds this whole community together. writeblr is made so much better because of you, how inclusive, thoughtful, and kind you are to each one of us. thank you, sleepy, for everything you do and your gentle soul. i think of you often. i wish you the best of luck with your wips in 2024 and beyond, and i hope the best of successes touches you!

life is busy, and we all get caught up in the day to day, but i'd love if you could take a moment to spread the love! reblog with your favorite writeblrs and their greatest accomplishments. i want to end the year/start the new one with a vibe of positivity and sharing the successes we've all had. let's pass it on <3

[hey-august]

Halloween is fast approaching and I am thinking of horror versions of my favorites and ohhh what to do for Buggy? So many options.

Love the idea of just just sticking him in a modern au as a very invested scare actor or the leader of a modern world horror circus, horrific and scary on stage but he looses a lot of that edge once you’ve witnessed him frantically running around backstage trying to find the emergency sewing set because Cabajis tights ripped at an unfortunate part but he’s on in ten minutes.

I deadly ghost pirate ala pirates of the Caribbean may be a bit too close to canon in a way but ohhhhh to be saved from your raft after you’ve been left to die at sea by a ghost ship appearing from the mist and being taken in by an odd but hauntingly charming clown who seems to have a dark secret. The rome ants…

Literal killer clown would also be so very good because I am also a Slasher fucker at heart. The couple that slays together stays together?

But also, ALSO he’d really make a good Beetlejuice inspired Poltergeist (the movie or the musical both fit imo but I like the musical a bit more). He’d have a fucking ball.

Trying to scare you out of what he sees as HIS domain, pulling out all the stops and transforming into monstrous forms, placing his decapitated head into your fridge, appearing in your bathroom mirror and flipping you off, standing in the hallway in pitch blackness and disappearing immediately when the light turns on and crawling out from under your bed at night and looming over you just to frighten you… only to slowly get attached and not wanting scare you off.

Nowadays your Ghost boyfriend draws a little heart into the mirror instead of writing “GET OUT” and when he slithers under your covers is to snuggle up next to you instead of trying to recreate a scene from the grudge.

Oh. OH. This got the juices flowing.

Of course, yes, scare actor Buggy is wonderful. He's scary and camp. It's delicious.

Ghost pirate - I can fix him. Or I'll stay with him through deathless eternity.

Killer clown? He already is, so it's gonna be good no matter what. Oh no, don't chase me, Mr. Clown. Please. Stop. (Don't stop. Come and get me!)

Poltergeist Buggy? UM YES. He can be all the chaotic menace his heart desires. From mundane annoying shit, like unplugging the microwave when you go to use it, to scarier things, like turning all of your shower water into blood.

What he didn't expect was how much enjoyment you get from the some of his shenanigans. How you can't help but admit when he did something particularly clever or awful, no matter how terrified you were in the moment.

At first you were complaining to yourself, but you noticed that your unexpected guest seemed to enjoy the compliments. You'd catch Buggy's reflection hanging around, waiting to hear what you'd say next. Soon you found yourself talking outloud more. To yourself, of course. It'd be weird to talk to the fucker haunting you.

But you slip. You say his name. And the lights flicker. And that's all it takes. You keep talking to Buggy, he keeps you entertained. You bring over your friends for him to scare and spend the whole night telling him how wonderful he did.

You don't jump anymore when the shower curtain flings open when you're in the middle of washing up. It's not scary anymore - it's just your pervy poltergeist boyfriend.

Okay, Anon, let me tell you though. This really did get the brain running and you inspired another idea… scarecrow Buggy.

[kittenintheden]

You’re gonna have to update your masterlist because your story replies are bangers and must be accessible to EVERYONE

How about a what-if where Astarion was captured along with one of Cazador’s faithful servants, like a werewolf or whatever, because maybe Astarion was late to return, and as soon as Astarion wakes up after the crash he has to flee from the servant. Enter Tav and whoever she picked up, and being the big hero she steps in and stops the abduction. The servant, tadpoled or not, tries to convince her to hand the vampire over but she says he’s under her protection and slays him.

Astarion the damsel gets saved by the knight-in-shining-armor *finger guns*

He isn't breathing.

Not that he has to, really, but breathing is still a natural impulse. In, out. A way to speak, a way to sigh. A way to scream. A reminder of the life that was.

But now, he's huddled in shadow on the far side of a rock outcropping, not breathing at all. He'd been in Baldur's Gate, living the painful tortuous monotony of his life, and then he'd been elsewhere with a monstrosity in his face. Now he's on the ground among smoldering wreckage, and the sun is shining.

The sun is shining.

He is so unbelievably fucked.

In the very smallest stroke of luck, he'd woken in the shadow of this rock, but the sun is moving in the sky and the light creeps closer and closer. His head aches horribly, the new passenger behind his eye squirming unpleasantly. But it's honestly the least of his problems.

"Come out, come out, wherever you are, little brat."

The quiet clatter of moving bone, of one of Cazador's many skeletal servants, which somehow came along for the ride. Perhaps because it'd had one bony hand about his wrist at the time, dragging him toward the palace with promises of familiar-but-fresh tortures waiting for an arrogant spawn who failed to do his job for the third night in a row.

Astarion squeezes his eyes shut, not making a sound. He'll worry about the sun later. For now, he'll settle for not being discovered.

Unfortunately, his luck has run out.

"Found you," the skeleton says, peeking around a corner with the permanent grin of the fleshless undead.

"No," Astarion says, scrambling back, his hand going to his dagger. "I won't go back, I'll end you first, I'll -"

He stops just short of the line of the sunlight, cornered between burning and the threat of Cazador. Burning is looking better all the time.

The skeleton draws its hand crossbow, leveling it at his dead heart. It tilts its head, neck cracking. "You know I can't allow that, little one."

Astarion's a split second away from accepting his fate when there's a flash of silver and a flare of radiant magic. His hand goes to his eyes, shielding them from the searing brightness, and then it's over. When he lowers his hand, he sees a large figure before him, armor dented and sword poking through the remains of a broken bone man. His gaze flicks to the side to see another there, a half-elf woman with a long braid lowering her own hands, the shimmer of sacred magic still on her fingers.

The large figure turns and regards him. Another woman, tall and broad, her dark hair piled atop her head in a messy bun. Stoic. Imposing. Beautiful.

She holds out her hand. "Are you all right?"

Astarion huffs a surprised laugh. Blinks. Reaches up cautiously to accept her offered help. She pulls him to standing. He can't stop looking at her face.

"I'm better, now," he manages. His long years of instinctual charm kick in. "And thrilled to be in such... capable company. I'm called Astarion."

The woman nods. "Call me Tav."

"I'd be delighted to."

"Why don't you come into the sun? You'll catch cold."

She continues to grip his hand as she pulls him into the light and his flight-or-fight response comes back full force.

"No, I can't, I don't want, no, no-"

But then he's standing in the sun and he isn't burning.

He isn't burning.

Next to him, his knight in shining armor tilts her head toward the path. "Come on. Let's get somewhere safe."

[kenjiyabuki]

dmd ftr ep 5 shenanigans: surprise, bitch. i bet you thought you'd seen the last of me

when this episode was nearing the end, it felt bittersweet as i got attached to watching these boys weekly and upcoming series will probably gonna take forever to come out (i am sure they will keep on being active by doing dances on tiktok and selling products on lives etc but i find those contents very tedious, i like my actors acting more). i was wishing for this not to be the end and then, to my surprise, BAMMMM a preview for another episode started playing!!!! but then it was still bittersweet bc it was revealed that they will be singing and dancing throughout the whole episode...

like many other BL fans, there is nothing that turns me off faster than BL boys singing. personally, more than the boys' voices, its the songs themselves i find unbearable to listen to. to my dismay, Thai BL industry loves generic pop and slow ballads, two genres i cant stand listening to. anyhow, i enjoyed the fuck out of My School President, songs and all, so i am open to surprises!!! in fact i am begging to be proven wrong!! and i am glad that they seem to be choosing the winners based on their skills, not by vote or smth else!!!

now back to the episode::::

How Well Do You Know Your Bro challenge was kinda boring because questions were not that riveting but i thoroughly enjoyed Thomas being put down about not getting to play w Kong. i will comeback to that Tee & Kong situation soon.

finally KengNamping won and they got to have some lil old✨💫💞The Special Friendship Time💕💫 ✨. is this what we are calling having a heart to heart on a pseudo-date with your potential work partner nowadays???? during their Special Friendship Time, i was busy taking hundred of screenshots of Namping because he looked so damn good in his fit!!!!!!!!!

pink lipgloss, Celine shades, rainbow mesh sweater, bracelets, Adidas Samba OGs.... cmonnnn

it was sooooo sweet to see them openly talk about their lives and dreams. they had such a progress across these 5 episodes!!! they were finally open about how they want to work together but also things they need to better in order to do so. i cant help but just love their blushing and awkward demeanor!!! it somehow works in their favour.

so funny how keng is admittedly a hard to crack introvert but sometimes his awkward bluntness somehow leads to UNBEARABLY cute moments. like i was climbing up the wall when they were having their final discussion on the bench and keng was being like "who else would i be talking" OR "can we get this over with" while looking Namping in the eye LMAOOO and Namping cant help but just giggle... just some yummy novice fanservice <3

back at the house, Thomas getting jealous over TeeTee & Kong having a talk was funny to me because the it was kinda one of the most obviously produced/edited scenes of this show. i am not going to blame them, maybe they were worried about the show being too conflict free. honestly, i did actually expect Tee to ask Kong to be his partner because nothing gets past me just like Thomas::

we know in all boys sent postcards to each other episode 1 but the show didnt reveal who sent which. well actually, Domundi X account shared a picture of the postcards and (if you have too much free time like me) you can pair the cards w info given by boys themselves in that episode;

another brilliant investigative work i've done in collabration w Paint. also peep Namping's cute duck drawing. honestly what this man cant do???

so hey, Tee sent his postcard to Kong!!! so while folks were on social media making fun of Thomas being overly possessive, my dude was actually onto something!!! his radar was going off and he had to settle the matter!!! i get him, he is like "i''m already an established actor and have a fanbase, just let me get my man so we can maximize our joint slay and leave" and he is so right.........

since the first episode, everyone was tickled by how this show is working like a dating show, me included. but after seeing this comment and similar ones made me think further:

if you think about it, they kinda WILL date??? not on some delulu shit, think about it: they will be shipped, will do fanservice & skinship, spend most of their time together, travel together, co-habit if its required, not just work together but also will be required to take care and trust and depend on each other, FOR at least a couple years if it works out. they will be stimulating "dating", even out of a tv series. being branded pair is a long term job that requires a lot of trust and compatibility. they are also rookies in the industry, so of course they are taking it seriously and discussing their future like choosing a romantic partner.

so, while i felt really sad for Latte as he seemed really worried while trying to look chill about everything, i am glad TeeTee and First chose to not rushing into a pair just to win the show and were honest about still needing time to hone their craft and building chemistry. and i'm not opposed to TleFirst but i still want to see LatteFirst in LUAT as the side couple. i enjoyed them in the pilot trailer and think their roles is going to fit them well. i also dont want to see an actor lose a job for a ship, cmon...

Gems broke my little heart again ahhhh. TBH, Tle clocked his tea when he said Gems should be more confident in himself. its not easy to do so in front of an audience and i'm sure the industry feels like horse race but i hope Gems will be more sure of his abilities in the future and finally have his moment.

on a bigger twist, KengNamping & ThomasKong were the finalist couples!!!

honestly, i have NO IDEA which couple i want to see win. mostly because both pairings give off very different vibes to me. for me, my choice would depend on the plot of this supposed new series, but i dont even know what it is even about.

i was thinking what kind of series i would like to see them in. when i think of ThomasKong, i can see them pulling off a fun and youthful series like My School President, Kieta Hatsukoi or I Will Knock You. w KengNamping, they would look good in a period series like I Feel You Linger in the Air or To Sir, With Love, even though Domundi has already LUAT (which will hopefully come out in this century). i just want to see them in something angsty but also incredibly romantic. should the unimaginable occur and someone from Mandee Works is reading this, feel free to steal ideas!

i am excited for next week, i will be glad no matter the outcome. cant wait to see the crazy stage putfits!!!!

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE

keng's pink socks, same colour as the namping's blushing cheeks hehe

teetee threatening to drown thomas lmaoooo 🤨im telling yall thomas was onto something w his suspicions, tee is praying on thomaskong's downfall!!

thomas finally being called out for laying it on thick because enough is enough!!!

lattefirst bickering about meat...

idk this is a translation thing or not but gems getting brother-zoned gagged me

keng's glasses taking a dip in the water. you lose some, you win some. his glasses are gone but at least he now has a partner. thank god it wasnt the celine sunglasses...

yes king!!!!!!!!!!

[the-eldritch-it-gay]

this is a WIP probably gonna work on this sometime, but in the meantime I feel like this is right up many people's alley so I figure I might as well share it. forgive any errors or disorganization, I've been off one of my meds for a week now and also in general not in the best place mentally or physically.

content warning for the usual, blood, animal death, mild gore, pretty in line with the last Majexatli fic. Halsin and Majexatli are the main focus but Astarion is also mentioned because of the theme of blood and hunting ✌🏽

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Majexatli wondered, sometimes, what drew them to the hunt. It wasn’t something they took the time to consider before the Nautiloid, when they prowled the Sword Coast in wildshape. Back then they rationalized it, it was much easier to hunt and eat in wildshape than to gather ingredients and make camp and cook something. Having most of their meals be bloody and raw made the ones they had outside of wildshape that much more special.

Now, though? They spent their days as a person, every night there was a camp with plenty of rations, there was wine and cooked meats and soups and breads enough for everyone. There were traders who could sell them any array of foods, greens and mushrooms a plenty along the road, abandoned campsites and kitchens with all sorts of meats and produce. Majexatli didn’t need to hunt, every night they could curl up by a fire with a full belly.

So what drew them to the hunt? Why did they still feel a hunger clawing at them? A restlessness in their own skin? 

Sometimes at night Majexatli watched Astarion hunt while prowling in the shadows and lurking in trees. He was effective enough, but clumsy. As much as he has grown better at stealthing, ambushing enemies with his bow or dagger, he was different when he had just his teeth, when his mind was preoccupied with hunger. It was quick and inelegant, never drawn out, he picked whatever animal he could find, it didn’t matter what it was so long as they had blood. It seemed wasteful.

Sometimes Majexatli entertained the thought of teaching him how to hunt properly, the art of drawing it out. Maybe they could have him hunt them, make him prove himself before spilling their blood. Never were his eyes more present and alive than when their blood was on his tongue.

They could teach him the rules of the hunt.

They shouldn’t, they knew, shouldn’t drag him down with them. They were supposed to be the kind and wise druid coaxing him back from the edge, rather than echoing the dark whispers in their mind and showing him the shards of divinity that could be in everything if you tore into the flesh enough, how if you swallowed holiness bloodied and raw enough it could fix you from the inside.

But Astarion was a vampire, undead, he needed blood to live. He had a reason for his bloodshed, he would starve without it. What reason did Majexatli have? If their hunt was just a supplication, a prayer, an offering, then why did they hunger? Was devotion making them a monster, or was their piety a justification for the monster they already were?

If they weren’t a monster, if they were truly good, then Majexatli would have been at camp, basking in the victory of the Shadow Curse being lifted, finding what pleasure could be found in the brief moments before they chased the Elder Brain to Baldur’s Gate. Kethric Thorm was dead, the Nightsong freed, Thaniel made whole again, Gale alive, Wyll would be free of his contract soon, Jaheira had joined their camp. There was a veritable feast around the campfire, endless companionship, if they wanted they could be pulling someone away to somewhere private and chasing whatever pleasure they could.

Instead they were in the forest, hidden in the shadows, following a trail of blood through the trees, the buzzing euphoria of the hunt dulling the hunger that had dug its claws into them. 

Slaying the young is forbidden.

The brown bear was full-grown, only slightly larger than Majexatli’s current form. In any other form it would have been stupid, reckless to take on a bear. It might still be, but they wanted a challenge, wanted to impress. It wasn’t often Majexatli took the form of a Dire Wolf, they wanted to make the most of it.

And a bear claw was one of Malar’s holy symbols.

Make your kills long and bloody.

They had jumped from the shadows, snapping at the bear’s hind leg, making sure to bite and tear enough for the bear's blood to spill on the grass below. They had let the bear get a swipe on them, feigning a pained yelp as it spilled their blood in turn, run off into the trees as though afraid and wounded.

Oh, Majexatli had been disappointed when the bear didn’t follow, didn’t try to hunt them down in turn, but they could adapt. Keeping to the shadows, every so often purposefully stepping on a twig, to watch the bear stop in tense silence, sniff the air. Then they would dash out, pounce and bite and then run off again before the bear could truly react. Majexatli shouldn’t have enjoyed it, they knew, but the only thought in their mind was blood.

And they followed the trail of blood through the trees, stalking, tracking, thrilling at the adrenaline in their veins that kept them warm and warded off the cold breeze. Majexatli let the blood lead them to the edge of a clearing, down to the river’s edge.

The bear was wounded, patches of its fur stained red and glistening in the moonlight. The wounds weren’t grave, bites and claw marks purposefully shallow, just enough to bleed, to distract it. There in the open there were no twigs or dried foliage to alert the bear to their presence as it licked its wounds on the river bank. Crouching in the grass, Majexatli almost felt at home, they could almost forget about the Elder Brain and the Nautiloid. 

They let out a growl as they lunged, managing to knock the bear over as their jaw clamped down on the juncture of its neck, heart jumping and blood singing  as they held it there, felt the bear thrash beneath them claws swiping at them blindly, weakly.

And then Majexatli’s blood turned to ice as they felt the fur beneath their teeth fade, muscles reshape and suddenly their teeth were sinking into a person’s flesh, so much more fragile, so easy for the flesh to give. The rush of blood in their mouth filled them with terror. They should have released immediately, should have let go of the shoulder as soon as they felt the change, as soon as they heard a cry of pain in a voice so familiar. They should have relaxed their jaw—but why? Did they want to let go and drop wildshape? Or did they want to let go so they could adjust their bite, shift their teeth from shoulder to neck, find the jugular and sink their teeth in—

A strong hand found the scruff of their neck somehow, even as now this form dwarfed the man beneath them. Blunt fingers dug into their fur, into the flesh and muscle there, more gentle than he had any right to be.

“Majexatli,” 

They could feel the vibrations of his chest beneath their teeth, Halsin’s voice slightly strained, yet firm and with none of the hatred Majexatli deserved.

Majexatli’s jaw relaxed, teeth pulling out of flesh and they knew blood was spilling from the wounds. They hadn’t felt any bones snap beneath their teeth, yet their mind raced with images of what they would see when they pulled away, visions of Halsin with his throat torn open, bleeding out before they could do anything. A memory surfaced, unbidden, so visceral even 20 years later, how quickly they had bled out, how they had spent those few seconds begging for Silvanus to save them, calling up every prayer they had memorized, every supplication and offering they had given. They had spent every breath striving for the balance Silvanus wanted and he had simply watched their lungs be torn from their chest, as if their slaughter was simply an accepted collateral in his divine plan. 

“Majexatli,”

There was a hand on their face, and it took everything in Majexatli not to snarl and snap at the gentleness.

They couldn’t bring themselves to meet his eyes, instead staring at his shoulder, the tears in his tunic, the bloodstains, the bite marks still lazily oozing blood. He must have cast something, a healing spell to stem the worst of the bleeding and coax the shallowest wounds closed.

“It’s nothing serious,” His voice was so genuine, “I’ve had much worse, it’s alright. We’ve all had moments where we lose ourselves to the beast,”

Halsin let out a slight laugh, but Majexatli could hear a slight pain, the way it was slightly forced, as though he was trying and failing to ignore the Dire Wolf that stood over him. He knew, he had to know that Majexatli could snap his neck with their teeth, that his blood lingered in their mouth. Majexatli wanted to be horrified, disgusted, and they were, but they also wanted to lick their lips and savor the taste.

“Are you alright?”

They finally met his eyes and recoiled, from the concern in his face, from the cautious but naïve trust. He should be running or shifting back to a bear that could snap them in half, they would deserve it.

Majexatli ran. Darting off into the trees, ignoring Halsin’s voice calling after them, blindly zigzagging through the forest as if they were trying to shake someone off their tail. But the beast they were trying to outrun was the one wearing their own skin.

They crashed out of wildshape, into the dirt hard enough to skin their knees, their palms, though they could hardly tell their own blood apart from Halsin’s. Curled up on the ground there, they watched as the moonlight filtering through the trees slowly faded and was replaced by sunrise.

If your prey escapes, they have earned their freedom and whatever boon seems fit.

Majexatli didn’t know if there was anything they could give that would make up for what they did. But they also weren’t sure if Halsin was the prey, or they were.

[mayullla]

Three Wishes (Genie Yandere), I saw that you wanted to make a part 2 but didn’t have any ideas. Might I suggest one? I have a book of Arabian Nights by the Folio Society that has some stories with genies in it, and I think you could take inspiration from the story. The story is called, The Second Calendar (from the larger story, The Three Calendars).

It’s a long tale since it’s technically 3 stories within 1 greater story, but focusing in the second story with the genie in it, essentially a Princess has been kidnapped and married/trapped to a Efrite (in some cases it’s the same as a genie/jinn, but is just classified as a supernatural being) for 25 years. The princess lives in a palace deep within a mountain (accessed by a trapped door with a large bronze ring) where she has all her comforts and luxuries. She has never seen the outside world since the marriage. Her Efrite husband comes on each 10th day to be with her, but she can press on a plate in the wall (or talisman in some versions) to summon him anytime.

A Prince wonders into the trap door, enters, and of course sees the Princess. She tells him of her misfortune, and they spend the next 5 days with each other falling in love (Prince arrived on the 4th day). Prince gets ahead of himself thinking he can slay the Efrite and take the Princess to escape/marry later, and he rashly presses onto the plate/talisman to summon the Efrite much to the Princess trying to prevent him doing so.

As you can imagine, shit hits the fan, Princess urges the Prince to run away/hide as she’s confronted by her husband. He sees the Prince’s shoes and sword, asks Princess whom she’s seen, she tries to deny it, and Efrite ends up easily finding the Prince, demands Princess cut off his head since “she doesn’t know him,” Princess refuses saying that he’s innocent since “she’s never met him,” Efrite then tells Prince he’ll spare him if the Prince cuts off the Princess’s head, Prince also refuses to do it since he loves her too and “he’s never met her and can’t kill an innocent.”

Efrite says he sees love in both their eyes, grows very angry, and proceeds to chop off the Princess’s hands and feet, killing her…His kinda understandable logic being one cannot cheat on another, and it’s their right to kill them (but since this is obviously an Islamic tale…only men own their wives…same rules don’t apply in reverse…gotta love misogyny/patriarchy…)

Now the last of the tale, the Efrite had turned the Prince into an ape (cause that’s his “justice” for laying hands on his wife), and the Prince is picked up by a kingdom impressed that a ape is so knowledgeable. The king summons his daughter (gonna call her princess #2) to see the ape, and Princess #2 immediately knows the ape is a cursed human cause she practices magic, and tells Prince she’ll break the enchantment.

Princess #2 draws a magic circle with lots of symbols in it, summons the Efrite who cursed Prince, Efrite is obviously pissed off, and him and Princess #2 get into a magical fight. Goes on for a bit, but essentially Efrite would turn into an animal, and Princess #2 would do the same, chasing him to try and kill. Here are some of the transformations…Efrite becomes a scorpion, Princess #2 a serpent, then Efrite becomes an eagle, Princess #2 becomes a vulture…and so forth prey and predator.

In the end Princess #2 kills him when they both erupt into literal fire for the last transformations (also accidentally their fight caused Prince to loose 1 eye from the flames). Her fire consumes the Efrite and he turns into ash, with Princess #2 doing so soon after cause the magic was too powerful even for her to wield (but not before enchanting a bowl of water to splash onto the Prince to break his ape curse).

Prince is now human again, and goes off to try and get back to his kingdom (and reclaim his throne that’s part of the larger storyline…). The end.

Now obviously I don’t think a bad ending with Reader’s death is what anyone wants, and fundamentally this story is about the Prince (with women being used as sacrifices/accessories to his story, surprise surprise), but I hope you can take some bits and pieces of inspiration from this story. I tried to only tell you the most critical parts of this story, as there are of course different versions out there, but these were the consistent plot points across them all.

I hope you liked this long ass read 🩷🩷🩷

this was deff a very long ask lmao but it did give me some ideas the first part where I read the first part where the reader was stuck for 20 years and the prince immediately gave me an idea hehehe of like the reader being stuck in the lamp for a long time with the genie. The reader never aged and sometimes she wondered if time stopped when the lamp was found again by a young man. The genie doing his job went out of the lamp but it took a while for the young man to decide his wishes and whatnot. In the middle of that, he meets the reader (the genie had let her take a peek at the world outside the lamp) and falls in love with her. She is also allowed to chat with the young man and the man the more he is with her the more he falls in love and when he finds out the reader was trapped and was once human he thinks of saving her. So for his last wish he asked the genie to release her shackles but what the young man didn't know was that the genie and you were connected in some form and that if you were released he too would be released. Angry that the young man wanted his own wife he wanted revenge and the wish was vague and he got a job to fulfill he granted your freedom but also his.

Short, it was a bad ending for the young man while also the same for the reader cause even tho release Genie still had his magic so he punished the reader back to the lamp or so other punishment I need to think up.

That is a whole nother one-shot right there hehehe~

The latter part is a little difficult for me to think up something nothing really clicks for me currently head only thinking about the first half only lolll

[dryams03]

Things to show and tell, how convenient to say them this way.

I honestly have on my list a lot of drawings to make QwQ here I'll share some WIPs!

Do you remember the pole for the DL ship? I have promised a sweet drawing but... you know, things happened (university) and here it is hehe ^^" I really want to end up this one cuz it's pretty pretty cute and I want them to be in full color so shoujo manga like as they were in that sweet scene which only lives in my head and which maybe I'll share in the future <3

These were drawings for summer time, idk if I'm gonna end up then soon, cuz it's autumn already and they are por of season, but I'm pretty proud of these ones)? Like the one on the left was my attempt to draw with the mouse and it wasn't that bad and the right one was my first drawing with the Wacom tablet; both done with my shaky and clumsy hands. I feel like I want to end them cuz summer aesthetic really fits Cassie and she will slay on that. (also they a look at those cute little feet, cuz you can't see them too often XD)

Well, take a minute to look at this one. This is Hell in his Vampire God form and ofc raged af. There are some details I have to redo but still maaaaan he looks like so fucking good in this form, like he is gonna rip your throat just by looking at it with his 4 eyes >:3

Watch it, if you think he was too serious, it's better to have him like that to face his wrath!

This one is a little concept which shows the side of my own coin. Cassie is my beloved OC and Hell is my fictional sugar daddy. Ok no but it could be, he is a character that I do love a lot, because of all the mystery tied to him and his lore.

In the picture are shown some of the characteristic elements of their story and personality, also metaphors that are easy to relate with them. It will have a better result with color I promise I just have to put my hands to work on that! >:3

This one is hehehe from characters that aren't in Tumblr, but belong to @hanakohanabe. Those playful twins, one loved the other hated, playing with dreams and death. It's the spookiest and tensest story Cassandra ever experienced and all is super dark and wild. This lore is really really catching my attention! Despite Cassie is suffering a lot but well I'm enjoying XD

[talkingandwatching]

Halloween special: Cobweb, a.k.a why the hell did I waste two hours of my life watching this garbage

Happy Halloween everyone and welcome back! Today I would like to talk about a movie I watched back in september which is called Cobweb. I'm not gonna blame you if you havent heard of this movie, since its marketing was almost nonexistent, also it came out two days before Barbie and Oppenheimer, but Cobweb is a horror movie, starring Antony Starr and Lizzy Caplan, and let me tell you, I did not enjoy it a lot.

I'm gonna be brutally honeest, I had no idea what this movie was about when I went to watch it with my boyfriend, I just saw that there is a new horror movie that came out and I was in the mood for going to the cinema, so we just went with it. And let me tell you something, I did not like it AT ALL. Its actually criminal how much I disliked it.

The story is about a family and the movie starts as every haunted house horror you've ever seen, kid hears noises and the parents are like "You are imagining things son, go back to bed already", so it was nothing special, not to mention that the movie plays on the Halloween theme a lot, which is pretty important though, because at some point in the movie, the parents tell the kid a story that years ago, a girl in their neighbourhood was murdered, and thats why they dont let him out trick or treating.

This takes a good 1/3 of the movie, until we get to know that the voice in the kid's (Peter) walls can talk and interact with him. This becomes important as soon as in school, when the kids have to make a Halloween themed drawing, while everyone is drawing bats and witches and skeletons, Peter draws himself in his bedroom and a talk bubble to the wall that says HELP ME. This obviously worries Miss Divine, his substitute teacher (who was probably the only valuable character but WE GET THERE-) and tries to contact the parents about it. She goes to their house and the mom opens the door and thats when the parents start to act out of character, since they were very calm and collected at the start of the movie, and she says that everything is okay with Peter, he just has a an overacting imagination and takes the drawing. Later we find out Peter is bullied in school and it escalates very quickly into Peter getting suspended because he pushed his bully down the stairs and break his lack very brutally (which is honestly a slay from me but you know).

Because of the suspension and the drawing, his parents take him out of school and become homeschooled and we find out, the father, Mark, also found out about the drawing (which the mom tried to actively avoid) and thats when the movie started to get some enjoyment out of me, because Mark just straight up puts Peter into the basement and tells him he's grounded. This is the point when I thought this movie is about abuse, which made me think "You know what? I'm gonna give this movie that chance, this looks amazing". Miss Divine meets the parents in their house (while Peter is still in the basement) and its just so surreal seeing Peter trying to be as loud as possible when he heard Miss Divine's voice, trying to kick the door and scream but the washing mashine fades his voice and she doesnt have a clue whats going on. At some point they let him out anyways and we find out, the voice in his walls is actually his sister and shes actually a ghost and they killed her since Peter found her skull at the pumpkin patch in the backyard? but at the same time she's physically in the walls? and shes also the girl who was killed at Halloween, so the parents not letting him go trick or treating didnt even make sense? Okay lets move on. She manipulates him into killing his parents with rat poison and until that moment, I enjoyed the movie and then it just got ruined, but there was still some story left so I couldnt be just a little bit unsatisfied. Peter's bully and some of his friends came to Peter's house to get revenge, thats when Peter find the key at his mom's belt, to let his sister out and that time, the mother was alive and said DO NOT LET HER OUT but it was too late. When Peter lets her out, probably the worst CGI monster in 2023 comes out and starts to act hostile towards Peter and at some point his bullies too. After a very brutal chase and slaughter scene, Miss Divine goes to save the day and honestly the last ten minutes of this movie is so unnecessarily messy yet so pointless that I dont even want to write it down, so I'm just gonna put the monster's CGI face here because I almost audibly cringed when I saw it:

At the end, the sister gives a monolouge before Peter and Miss Divine could escape, that she will always be there with him, wherever he is, because theyre family and this is how the movie ends. Let me tell you, I never would've thought I'd get so angry at such an underwhelming movie ending, but here I am.

Characterwise, no character was willing to put more than maximum two dimensions onto the bigscreen, but I have to give a shotout to Lizzy Caplan and especially Antony Starr. Every single minute they were on screen would've been perfect if the movie had enough runtime to explore them as well, their acting talent was aced here and its such a shame they had to be killed, they didnt have enough screentime AT ALL. Cleopatra Coleman was also great as Miss Divine, she was the only likeable character in this movie and the only one we can root for, Woody Norman was also okay as Peter, even though he wasnt an interesting protagonist at all, but hey, homie has an acting job at 14 and I dont at 18 so I better shut up. Ellen Dublin as the girl in the walls, well, I dont want to say it was hideous, because its not the actress's fault, its the fact that her character was the weakest out of all, it wasnt scary in the slightest.

This movie''s biggest flaw is the fact that nothing made sense. First of all, if the sister was the girl who was killed at halloween, why didnt the parents let Peter out trick or treating? Why did they keep her in the walls if they knew she was hostile and dangerous? Why did she manipulate and punish Peter for it, even though he didnt do anything against her? Why did the parents say the voices in the walls arent real if they knew their daughter is in there and did they even think about how their extremely hostile and supernatural daughter could eventually try and go after the son? and honestly even more questions.

But honestly, my biggest question is, what this movie tried to tell? It feels like the movie isnt sure what to be about because there is about three storylines and none of them works together. I was extremely dissapointed about this movie, I think a movie about childhood trauma and abuse would've worked so much better and the timing was also the worst.

Thank you for reading this, if you agree/disagree, write it down in the comment section and until next time, see ya, happy Halloween

[macaroni-rascal]

Okay, I have to do the men first while they're still fresh in my mind.

Malinin wtf, that's one of the worst outfits I've ever seen. It's giving ClipArt, it's giving shitty MySpace photo edits done in MS Paint, it's giving WinAmp skin. And it's a freaking Succession program - a simple ribbed black turtleneck sweater would've sufficed, but no. At least he's improved his movement quality.

Kevin with the slay of the weekend so far, such a shame it was to Bolero. I had forgotten it was Bolero and then the dread of the realization set in when the music started. His gloves were stained red by the blood gushing from my eardrums. But when he was standing in the middle of the ice, hip cocked, staring down the judges? Iconic. He needs to close his shirt a little bit and it needs some sort of intricate beading or a pattern or something, it's all a bit plain and boxy again and dark. And the hair again - truly reminiscent of some of Scott's worst post-retirement moments.

Shun, if you're gonna skate to the Four Seasons, then why dress like the cracked earth of the Atacama Desert? It looked better up close and I'm sure it looked great as a drawing, but it had these skeletal lines that made me wonder if it was a Halloween costume. It looked like if someone ripped the ruffles off of one of Yuzuru's old costumes and ran over it with their car in the mud.

Nozomu - this costume is too literal and silly and it belongs on a cruise ship show, not a senior GP. If a novice boy was wearing this, it'd be cute, but this is a grown-ass man. I did like the color and beading on the vest upon closer inspection and default bonus points for not wearing black pants, but the music selections were too heavy and dramatic for such a childish outfit. And I thought we'd left the boot covers behind in the early 90s, wth.

An Eteri boy? In this economy? The ripping-open of the shirt is such a cheap Dani G gimmick as to be a parody of itself at this point. And a red shirt for Roxanne? Groundbreaking. At least he's appropriately attired for what he is to his coach - just another Redshirt.

Deniss would be my main B if it weren't for the problems. I love how the audience was creaming itself as soon as he started moving. I looooved the fuchsia color, but let's be real for a sec - that's a blouse. He's wearing a blouse. But I don't care. He looked like a slutty pirate and I'm here for it. That said, his body was performing, but his face wasn't, and I hate that for him, because he's the only boy here who could bomb and still get a standing O.

Gogo's shirt was having an identity crisis. Was it supposed to be kimono-inspired? Is the music from some obscure sci-fi show and this shirt is somehow based on an alien civilization? Because both short sleeves over long ones and a scarf (that's just a little shorter than the shirt) under a belt is a lot to be going on. Was the costume brief "just fuck my shit up"? The color wasn't bad and it suited his complexion, but the gloves were an unnecessary touch in an overall look that followed no rhyme or reason.

Litvintsev strikes again, this time with an overly literal costume and a community theater interpretation of a toy soldier that he doesn't have the rizz to make camp enough to work. The ruffled collar I found to be personally offensive.

Tatsuya wearing a random, loosely fitting tactical outfit and skating to contemporary classical music, because those two things somehow go together. Whatever.

Naumov's shirt I possibly liked best, but that's mostly because it was slim pickings out there. It was more interesting up close, but the little colorful islands of rhinestones just looked like stains in wide shots. I liked the ombre, it was well-positioned and the shirt was well-constructed and fit him well.

Torgs strikes again, this time in a system failure blue crewneck sweater someone tested black and white eyeliner swatches onto. I'm issuing an arrest warrant for whoever is responsible, he should demand his money back. At least he had a redemption skate.

Nordeback with the laziest Batman costume. I can't even be bothered to comment. His performance def was a dark knight of the soul.

I'm gonna give on sentence on each skater along with you, as a fun game.

Ilia: Why, bro...just why?

Kevin: V necks are apparently the reason for the season, but I'm not sure if they are in.

Shun: You nailed it so hard I have nothing to add besides a crisp thumbs up.

Nozomu: Boot covers should be outlawed unless you are skating to Kinky Boots, then an allowance will be made, but only if BOTH skaters wear bright red knee high boot covers.

Eteri boy: Ugh.

Deniss: Oh, Deniss.

Gogolev: Every time he skates I think: does he hate this?

Litvintsev: Camp is only camp if it's camp and this wasn't camp.

Tatsuya: Boring.

Naumov: Pretty solid.

Torgashev: What a choice.

Nordeback: Rough stuff.

[bringerofplagues]

Hades 2: Information, Speculation and Wishes

So, last night at the game awards we got a trailer for Hades 2 and i have been looking through the trailer several times trying to find every scrap of information in there, and now i am gonna share it with everyone. When i am done with that i will be doing some speculation on what this might mean and then i will talk about some stuff i would love to see.

First of all let’s talk about the new characters. According to the games steam page the player character is Melinoë, and in the mythology she is the daughter of Persephone and Zeus, and she has some connections to Hecate the goddess of witchcraft. We know from the trailer credits that Hecate will be in the game, and we can safely assume that she is the trainer character whom Melinoë refers to as Headmistress. First of all, Melinoë is a witch and it would make sense if her trainer was the goddess of witchcraft. Secondly: Hecate was often described as a three headed goddess, and while it would seem like the Headmistress only has one head, you can see two heads, one on each shoulder, but we don’t know if they are real or decorative at the moment. Then there is Moros, the embodiment of doom, and Nemisis, the goddess of vengeance, both of whoom are children of Nyx and Erebus thus making them siblings of Thanatos and Hypnos from the first game. The first boon we see comes from Apollo, the god of music, the sun and Medicine, but all of the boons we see in the trailer are damage focused and seem to have a sun theme. We also seem to have this games version of Dusa aka Dora, who i assume to be Pandora like how Dusa was Medusa. And of course there is the big bad of the game Chronos/Cronos. Now these are tehcnicly two different figures, Chronos is the god of time, and Cronos is a titan, the god of harvests and the father of Hades, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Poseidon, Hades and Zeus. Long story short he swallowed his children but then he got killed by Zeus and locked up inside of Tartarus. It would seem that the game has combined the 2, Hades refers to him as a titan, which Chronos wasn't, and he is locked op both of which point to Cronos. But then Hades also calls him “time itself” and we hear clockwork in the background which indicates a time connection, thus drawing upon Chronos. To be fair it is fairly common to combine the 2 into one as they have very similar names and this simplifies things. Now let’s get on to the speculation.

First of all i have an idea of what the story will be. At the very end of the trailer Melinoë says “Wait for me father. I will be there soon.”, and since her father is Zeus this would seem to indicate she is trying to reach Zeus. However we can also see Melinoë tell Hecate that she will “slay the titan yet” so she is gonna try to kill Cronos. This makes me think of  2 possibilities, either Cronos has captured Zeus and Melinoë wants to save her father, or in order to leave the underworld she has to kill Cronos, possibly as a test from Hades. In the trailer Hades sounds worried while talking about Cronos, stating “Time can’t be stopped” which makes me think the first possibility is the most likely. Nemesis does say that she wished to receive “the task” from some one only referred to as she in one of the screenshots from the steam page. This would indicate the task to kill Cronos would have come from Hecate. It also indicates that both Nemesis and Melinoë are being trained by Hecate, and given that she is refereed to as Headmistress i think we can assume some sort of school setting. And for the last bit of speculation, since we have both Moros and Nemesis i think we can probably expect some expansion on the Nyx & Erebus household / family dynamic, at the very least between those two but maybe also some references to Hypnos and Thanatos.

And here are my personal wishes. First of all i really hope we get to see Hestia in this game, she is my favorite Greek deity and i think it would be cool if she was in the game, maybe giving a self-healing based boon-set. Then, since we have Apollo i really hope we get Artemis back, i really like her depiction in the first game and i would love to see how the studio handles her relationship with Apollo. I also hope we get Hypnos and Thanatos back. Hypnos is one of my fave Greek gods, and his dynamic with Thanatos in the first game was really well handled but i just want to see more of it, specifically i would like to see Thanatos not being a complete jerk to his twin brother who really deserves better. There are also some Greek heroes i would like to see. First of all there are two of Apollos former lovers of Apollo, Hyacinth and Daphne (all though in Daphnes case the word lover is really that fitting. Daphne was a nymph who didn’t want Apollos infection and turned into a tree before he could kiss her. Hyacinth was a much more willing lover of Apollo, but sadly got killed by the jealous wind god Zenyth who threw a discus at him and so Apollo turned him into a hyacinth flower. I think these two could function like Patrolcus did in the first game, the dead lovers of Apollo where Patrolcus was the lover of Achilles. Then i would love to see Jason, mainly because i want to beat the shit out of him for how he treated his wife Medea (long story, basically she carried his ass to get him the golden skin and then he decided to dump her for another princess so he could become king but promised he would still keep her as a mistress). Speaking of, given the games witch theme i would be shocked if neither Medea or Circe showed up, since they are both famous witches from Greek mythology. And at last i hope they add Odysseus, i love that clever scoundrel.

[m1ckeyb3rry]

You’re fr doing us all a favor by writing about deconstructed popular tropes I LIVE for it!! I’m crying don’t remind me abt hollyhock Karasu or else I’m gonna start swerving again and I’m gonna forgot that otoya is the male lead

I loved the pi ending I feel like the balance of bittersweet was just right with all the tragedies that happened along the way plus Yuta losing his ce

You’re cooking too well with oaeu the ideas are genius but I’m DYING THE KARASU ONE??? LMFQOOOO HOW TO BECOME A HOMEWRECKER 101 “aiku is so experienced with that” is BRUTAL HAHAAH so true though I’m so excited!!!!

All hail irl tullia counterpart!!! Tell her Karasu nation (and bllk and jjk community too) owe her one for getting you to post your writing omg but I’m actually crying and laughing so fucking hard the epigraph is too good

I love chigiri bestie content….actually I love chigiri content in general too but he also just fits so well in a best friend role too!! I’m crying maybe the peregrine Nagi was the friends (reo) we made along the way LMAOO it’s ok what’s a good long Nagi fic without reo meddling in the storyline

DHDGSHS it’s ok…trust it’s coming soon!! Im pissing myself WHAT is that edit the first pic of Rin as Sukuna has me rofl wtf (yeah what’s sad is how his face card is giving more than wtvs going on in the current match smh) WHAT IN THE TARGETED AUDIENCE?!?! Bro I need more yotd on my fyp now that you’ve shown me this but omggggg also I’ve been Lowk kinda obsessed with the song they used something about the harmonies hits hard but that’s besides the point erm anyways. ok but like…….strike while the iron is hot yk…don’t wanna lost the motivation for these fire ideas…yk…..having inspiration and motivation while writing truly brings out the best flavors so I meaannnnnn whatever works yk! That’s true though I thought both of those slapped I wouldn’t have guessed that you weren’t working with any inspo for those at all

DISCORD KITTEN HAHAHAAH REAL new idea for the bllkverse is bllk gaming/streamer/youtube era I’ve seen fanart of people drawing the characters over some iconic meme YouTube videos and they’re so funny

SAMEEEE epinagi is actually serving us starving children because speaking of DID YOU SEE THE CH?? I love you epinagi thank you for the meal and delicious panels of the characters we don’t see in the main series

- Karasu anon

DECONSTRUCTING POPULAR TROPES IS SO MUCH FUNN!!! LMAOO omg that’s so real though like yes otoya is the male lead…but karasu…🥹😩😓

agreed i think it felt satisfying because it’s not like a disney-esque happily ever after ending where everyone is happy and alive it’s more of a “making the best with what we’ve got” type of deal where things aren’t perfect but at least they have each other and they can kind of rebuild a new life?? like there’s a hint of hopefulness even though they’ve lost sm

LMAOAOAO IT’S LITERALLY AIKU GIVING KARASU LESSONS ON HOW TO RUIN A RELATIONSHIP now ofc normally karasu would never be a homewrecker but like…is it homeWRECKING if the home is already in shambles 🤔

irl tullia counterpart is fr the goat we owe so much to her 🤩 THE OAEU EPIGRAPH IS SO GOOD definitely my best work…yk aiku has the most devious grin on his face while saying that meanwhile niko’s just like 😐

FJSNDJS considering the current point that we’re at in the story is reo trying to get reader to be his friend it really is just all abt reo rn 😭 but reo slays we love him it rlly isn’t a nagi story if he doesn’t play a massive role!! and at least i’m not making him all psycho or a freak or smth…chigiri content always slays truly he has no better role than as a bestie imo

OKAY WAIT QUESTION DOES TIK TOK SHOW YOU MY ACCT WHEN I SEND THIS VIDEOS TO YOU??? I JUST LEARNED IT DOES THAT SOMETIMES LMAOAAO DO YK MY FULL GOVERNMENT NAME AND EVERYTHING I’M CRYING this actually is freaking me out i turned the option off so nobody will get my acct suggested to them in the future but i’m terrified at how many people have already seen it…genuinely sickening to think about…i’m like actually so paranoid about people from irl finding me online and vice versa so this is stressing me out so much 😓 i don’t rlly mind if you know because we’re besties so i would literally give you my socials and not care but like random people on tumblr 😰 ick ick ICK

THE RIN AND SUKUNA EDIT HAD ME CRYING IT’S SO RANDOM 😭😭😭 but agreed his face card serves more in the edit than it has in the entire pxg vs bm match 😓 anyways AHHH YES YONA EDITS i have so many shinah edits saved i think i ended up rewatching them because i was searching for audios so my fyp remembered that i love yotd and put the edit on my fyp!! and agreed that song is rlly good the way their voices blend together is so nice (bruno mars is insanely talented but he drops songs once in a blue moon so people always forget that i feel)

EEK that’s my thing i don’t want to put the oaeu off for so long that i stop caring abt it 😓 so i think i might just start it and post and honestly it is what it is…people have waited this long they can wait a couple days more…i’ve posted a lot of request stuff recently i think so everyone will just have to be okay with me taking my time 😩

I LOVEE WHEN PEOPLE MAKE MODERN MEMES AS CHARACTERS FROM MEDIA it always slaps…it’s like smaus but actually done properly instead of butchering the characters beyond belief

I DIDDD I JUST READ IT AND OMG KIYORA CONTENT??? truly aligned w the miraverse there also the way karasu is all “we’ll fight meatheads with meatheads 🥱 so here’s the ball kiyora 😋” VILLAINOUS LMAOAOA also nagi looked extra majestic fsr…and zantetsu having literal train aura was so randomly funny to me because everyone else has cool animals and motifs and shit (chigiri + panther, barou + lion, kaiser + roses/thorns) meanwhile zantetsu is just a literal bullet train 😭 he’s so goofy i hope he has a moment in pxg vs bm i miss him

[wanderingwolfwitcher]

Eskel lashed out at and slashed open one's throat with his trophy hook, decapitated another with his silver sword and spun around and fired a silver tipped steel bolt through the eye of yet another sneaking up on him... gradually finished up with slaying the closest Devourers in their vicinity of the woods. They were unlike ordinary Devourers in their movements and tactics alright, intelligence... he would have to haul one's corpse back with him to study at Kaer Morhen, see if he could figure out what had been done to them, the extent of the mutations... update the School of the Wolf's page on them in the Witcher Journals at the keep. At the same time he fought, he sensed that she moved over closer to him, her impressive magic flashing and blasting further... the fire magic's raw Chaos putting his simple Igni Signs to shame, his medallion rattling, buzzing and humming away more audibly... though much less focus and effort was required for Signs, they could be modified and their effect was immediate. Devourers caught in her inferno went up screaming in searing flames, reduced to burn skeletons and ash in a matter of seconds, while his sword swung tirelessly at the ones staying outside the range of her blasts, blood flying, putting them down one at a time.

A few of them got some good hits in on him now and again, armor taking most of it, but for each one he took, he dodged and returned a half dozen strikes, showing no mercy as he danced around them... having a feeling he would need to draw his runestone imbued Meteorite Steel Sword soon, that his silver sword would surely break from overuse, being less durable than his steel one. Her warning voice nearby drew his attention back her way as he finished slaughtering the last of the ones closest to him, turning towards the lake's shore to confirm with his eyes what the Sorceress' voice and his enhanced smell was already telling him. Of course... a horde more of them to supplement the others they had already managed to subdue. They were going to be here awhile, it seemed, and would need to get creative if they intended to survive, which she already seemed to be accomplishing with her magic. Some ideas and strategies of his own came to mind for him to counter them as well while she momentarily took over the brunt of the fighting with the magic blasts. Holstering his crossbow on his back again for the moment, over her flashing lightning and crackling thunder, his deep, irritated voice returned to Yennefer, marred jaw tightening unpleasantly.

“Usually the way it is. Rarely just one or a few. Necrophages breed like rabbits during wars, should have figured that applied even to these ones. Let's give 'em a proper welcome or two... when they get to shore. Cover me for the moment. Gonna need a bit of time to prepare my welcome."

The Witcher got to work immediately amid the flashes of magic and screeches of the Devourers, drawing an enhanced Black Blood Potion from his belt, pulling the cork with his teeth, spitting it out and downing the foul concoction in one go. Just in case any of the rotting bastards managed to bite him, as the others had come close to doing. The effects and toxins took effect at once, and ignoring the pain of his blood turning acidic, veins turning black and forming on his scarred features, viper eyes turning pitch black as well, he flicked away the glass vial, shattering it, and rose his casting hand, arranging his fingers properly. He began to draw a number of Yrden Trap Signs upon the air, casting them with concentration, making them powerful as he could. The living violet magic took effect rapidly, forming in circles at various points in the sand and muck along the shore of the lake between them and the horde, bathing it in its light. Devourers rushed unwittingly into the Signs, and were snared by the magical tendrils, trapping them in place, slowing and weakening them steadily with the effects. The more they struggled and pulled against the magic restraints, the tighter they got, buying the two of them time and some relief.

Standing by the raven haired Sorceress' side, he drew his crossbow again, taking aim and firing at his vulnerable targets snared in the traps, along with the ones rushing out of the water, reloading rapidly. Raising his hand now and again, he formed powerful Aard blasts that sent the monsters and sand flying back into the water, or Igni Signs of his own, as well as drawing, lighting up and tossing a Dancing Star Bomb into their midst, blowing a number of them to pieces and engulfing others in flames... supplying his fire magic and fire bomb to compliment her lightning blasts. Alzur's Thunder, unless he was mistaken... considering her verbal diction of the spells, her powerful lightning bolts scorching the earth and turning it to glass that broke under the bare feet of the advancing horde. The Yrden Traps worked superbly defensively in conjunction with her magical assault, slowing the advance, binding and weakening many of them, and numerous bloodied, burning, mutated Necrophage corpses soon piled up, writhing on the shores of the lake. Even so, they remained unrelenting... dozens more of them... and soon he would inevitably have to meet them with his sword again, them nearing his and Yennefer's position. They were going to need to hold out as long as possible, weaken them enough here, pull back and finish them off in the forests. Ambush them, if possible. Between shots and Signs, he communicated the idea to her.

"We kill as many as we can here... then cast magic shields and fall back to the woods. Whittle down the horde, before drawing what's left into the killing strike. A trap. We almost have them."

@yenofberg

“You're right. Not usually this many together. Acting differently. As for blinding them... I got that covered. No sense letting them attack first. Just follow my lead. Pitch in as you see fit. Improvise, adapt, overcome. You might want to close your eyes tightly now... until you hear my sword slashing, and their screams..."

Eskel's deep voice returned to the raven haired Sorceress, viper eyes shifting off her and back on to the gathering Devourers... the Necrophages clearly ravenous and hungry as their namesake. He marked their positions and numbers in his mind, then, concentrating on the wick of the Zerrikanian Sun Bomb, he cast a mild Igni Sign and lit it up, before aiming and throwing the device into their midst, bringing up his now free casting hand. In the time he had waiting for it to explode, moving rapidly with his enhanced agility, he cast a powerful protective Quen Sign shield upon Yennefer and the horses, before raising his silver sword and charging the Necrophages. He heard them hissing and screeching, readying to lunge at and attack him, outright salivating, but before they could strike the flash bomb detonated in their midst. A blinding light filled much of the surrounding woods in an instant, his mutated eyes automatically filtering out the light by dilating... yet despite the mutations of the Necrophages, it seemed their own alterations were not the same in that regard.

They screamed out, recoiled and writhed at the sudden flash of a burning sun in the middle of a rain storm, briefly casting out even the magical darkness, rubbing at their eyes or clawing out blindly in his direction... wild strikes easy to dodge, while his silver sword flashed and got to work, separating flesh, muscle, and bone. Blood and limbs flew this way and that, arms, legs and heads as he danced among them, mixing in a powerful Aard Sign now and again between strikes, blasting bunches of them off their feet, slamming them into trees and the muddy ground. He drew his crossbow with silver tipped steel bolts as well, taking aim and firing into skulls, or pinning some against trees before finishing them off, rapidly reloading. Even so, they may have been blinded by the bomb, but they indeed had other enhanced senses to compensate, and before long started getting reorganized, focusing on attacking him with more team work, forcing him on the defensive, remaining dancing rapidly around them, picking his targets carefully while the Sorceress provided assistance from where she was.

@yenofberg