#HOPEFULLY THIS ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION

[honeygrahambitch]

can Will stop his empathy at night? if he can't, what happens post fall when he and Hannibal start sharing a bed?

Okay hrab lover mystery anon, sorry for taking ages to answer your ask <3

As you know, Will has many nightmares. He usually sees himself as killers or he sees victims or gory scary shit so basically no, he can't turn off his empathy at night (your ask is the reason i posted that on and off button lmao it looked so funny in my head)

I imagine that even if post-fall he is finally accepting his darkness and his life quality has improved cause he is happy next to Hannibal, he would still have nightmares. Because his life will still have a lot of horrors + trauma.

Hannibal would understand that and more than that, he would understand he is responsible for many of Will's nightmares so when they start sharing a bed he would comfort Will whenever he needs comfort or he would give him space when he needs his space.

Hannibal has a very deep understanding of Will's empathy and he knows he deals with huge amounts of fear and criminal energy which are hard to repress especially now when he is discovering his dark side more and more.

So Hannibal tries to be there for him in any possible way and to somehow guide him. Cause he himself has been "Will" many years ago when he started killing. He knows what Will is going through.

[lambment]

I want to make my own comics of cotl, I have an idea, I have a story. But I don't know where to start, how to introduce because I struggle with my art style

Any suggestions?

honestly drawing is like the last thing im thinking of when im making a comic. Im not sure what your process looks like, everyone’s is different, but I'll share mine.

take a slice of that story: usually a minor conflict or a piece of dialogue you'd like to explore, something thats manageble, and begin by sketching out the main storybeats.

dont worry about the quality of your drawings until near the end of the comic. theres a reason why storyboards are so loose, they scrap so many drawings bcuz theyre trying to get a point across to serve a story, not make illustrations. I wouldnt clean up your drawings until you’re near certain no other changes will be made.

my focus when making a comic goes in this order:

plot/dialogue

composition/staging (placement of characters/setting/camera)

actually drawing

If it’s mainly because of “art style��� I prommy you, the main thing that people will be paying attention to is the story. You gotta start somewhere, look at the one punch man og manga for example.

[lonelynight13]

What kind of relationship do Jin and his uncle have with each other? And are Lao and Jin's MKX endings relevant to the MKATUS timeline?

[buwheal]

Hello spamton! It’s fun to see how other people draw you and such, it makes me wonder how you would draw yourself! Self portrait please, if you wanna!

[tethered-heartstrings]

Do you think Hannibal was in love with Alana and Bedelia the same way he was in love with Will? Or how do you see their relationship with Hannibal compared to Hannibal's intense love relationship with Will?

I think Hannibal cared about Alana and Bedelia when it suited him. He did care and possibly love them, but it wasn't that deep. He wasn't in love with them. They were pawns just like everyone else. They only knew the things about him they let them see and he made sure it was superficial at best. He shared more about himself with Bedelia than with Alana but it still wasn't all that much. It was vague, enough to keep her interested. She was only there because Hannibal intrigued her, like a bug under a magnifying glass, definitely not because she loved him or really even liked or trusted him. If they could ever accept who he truly was, then maybe it'd be different, but they couldn't (and wouldn't).

Will, on the other hand, he was in love with. Will saw deeper into who Hannibal was, down to the very core of him. And he understood it, and by the end he accepted it. From the very beginning, Will dissected him without knowing who the Chesapeake Ripper even was. But he still understood. How could someone already know more about him without even putting a face to a name as Will had done, and so effortlessly?

Hannibal looked Will in the eyes and said "I let you know me, see me. And you didn't want it." He had never let anyone know him so deeply. It was heartbreaking because not only did Will see it, he understood it, and pulled back. To be rejected is one thing, but to lay yourself bare and then be shot down is a pain Hannibal had never felt. A pain one can only feel if they really loved someone. We are hurt most by the people we love and let ourselves be vulnerable with. And then he held him as he gutted him, and kept holding on. That was a raw intimacy not granted to anyone else. Even when Will rejected him, Hannibal waited. and waited. and waited. He was patient. He'd never grant anyone else his freedom or his time like he has for Will, because he truly loved Will.

By the end, Will loved him back, and with that love, Hannibal let Will pull them both off a cliff. No one else would have the pleasure and chance of killing him so easily except for Will. To die by his hands, in his arms, was a reciprocation of love and confession all its own.

[raven-cl]

They got married everyone, clap and cheer !!

[significant-narratives]

i need to hear more about this natemac wanting to kidnap mitchy at any possible moment

nate wanting to kidnap mitch comes from this interview excerpt from when they went to worlds together in 2017:

you can read the full article here

there's also this post that has some more moments of the two of them interacting, if you're curious!

[bleue-flora]

The prison was meant for dream? I thought it was always meant for Tommy?

Ahh well yes, the prison was in fact never made specifically for Tommy and despite what he says in the disc confrontation, Dream was not planning to put Tommy in the prison but in fact himself.

Why do we know this?

Well, for starters, even if we look just at that conversation, he actually says how the prison wasn’t meant for Tommy. So even if we believe his monologue and what he says about Tommy being the key and yada yada, then we too must also believe that the prison wasn’t built for Tommy [clip]:

Dream: “I’m going to lock Tommy away forever […] the prison, it wasn’t meant for you orginally, but now it is.”

But should we even believe his monologuing?

Is he not talking about putting Tommy in a maximum security prison while there’s just a little cage for Skeppy in the wall right behind him? - Does he not say that Tommy started the trend of attachments and yet Berkerson and Mars and Spirit all existed long before he joined?

These are just some of the things in that finale that don’t make sense. Because the truth is, it isn’t real. He meant to get caught. He meant to lose. He meant to get arrested. I mean otherwise why wouldn’t he have just left after Tommy killed him the first time, after all if he can revive Tommy, then Tommy’s threat to kill himself means nothing to Dream, and that’s even if he was telling the truth about Tommy’s importance to begin with. Tommy’s leverage isn’t real, Dream only came back because he wanted to. Because it was all part of his plan. It was all staged. Punz didn’t lead the others to Dream’s Vault because Tommy paid him more than Dream, because a man casually carrying around 15 Enchanted Golden Apples in his inventory isn’t going to be out paid by someone living in a dirt house.

Punz’s betrayal was staged and we know this because in more than one instance it is confirmed as much.

Just after Techno’s attempted assassination, in the same conversation of Dream saying how he appreciates Punz being by his side from the beginning, he tells Punz that he needs to no longer be on his side [clip]. That they must stage a divide of sorts so no one goes after Punz when they inevitably go after Dream. In the conversation we also see Dream looking at the prison and talking about how he’s going away for a bit [clip]. And this strikes Punz off guard and we see him struggling to process Dream leaving [clip] and more notably no longer being able to even talk to him [clip].

And if their plotting isn’t enough to convince you, then perhaps Punz giving Dream armor right after the jailbreak will as he says [clip]:

Punz: “I thought—I thought the plan was to meet here ages ago. I’ve been waiting for so long.”

But if that’s not enough, there is also what he says to Sam in Daedalus [clip]:

Dream: “Oh, I’m gonna put Skeppy in a two by one box? You think that’s what I’m gonna do? I’m gonna pop him there even though I have this massive prison that I was—I was building? I was gonna throw Skeppy in a little two by one box? Look it wasn’t—it—that wasn’t anything, that was just for show… That was just to—that was all theatre. For Tommy. Okay? I was having fun. I was messing about.”

And then, they straight up confirm it all in the finale [clip] with Punz saying how he was never on clingy duo’s side, and Dream going into detail about how they needed to stage a betrayal to protect Punz.

So ultimately, that disc confrontation was as Dream said all for show and if that’s true then he was planning to put himself in prison, and given that the prison didn’t finish construction till after Punz and Dream’s plotting stream we can say that Dream was literally building the prison while planning to put himself inside, so yes the prison was never meant for Tommy but meant for Dream.

He even hints as much in the funny conversation with Techno about being homeless [clip]:

Dream: “My house is the biggest house on the server.” Techno: “I believe you, man. I believe you. Everyone believes you.” Dream: “No, I—I—I prom—promise. I swear though.” Techno: “Everyone believes you, Dream.” Dream: “I promise. I’m actually—I’m not even kidding it’s huge—it’s like using redstone and stuff. It’s awesome.”

Which Techno later even highlights is true in the Prison Podcast [clip]:

Dream: “This is… To be fair, I did say I have a giant house. This is pretty giant.” Techno: “I—I—this—it is filled with redstone. I didn’t think you were telling the truth, but here you are. Here you are…”

But even if you don’t want to believe me, you can believe cc!Dream as he talked about his own character’s reasonings and plans [which dr3 recently provided the transcript for]:

cc!Dream: “But when (c!)Dream—(c!)Dream put himself into the prison. It was, it was thought of as a very—it was thought of as a temporary thing and ended up lasting a lot longer than he had imagined. And also, on top of that, he didn’t expect that Awesamdude would let Quackity in to fucking torture him. So that obviously made things a million times worse.”

So when Dream says to Tommy like a maniac as he chases him [clip]:

Dream: “They had to lock me up in an entire prison built just for me!”

He’s technically telling the truth.

As he says to Sam in Daedalus [clip]:

Dream: “Eh, I’m—I’m—I feel like I’m… primarily responsible for my imprisonment”

[lady-quen]

Hello Guild Wars 2 community! A new poll has dropped! 🐦‍⬛

(At least, hopefully new, lol.) I'm curious, which blessing did your Commander get on their first/canon go through the Raven Sanctum in the story mission "The Invitation?" Choose and tell me in the tags why they made their specific decisions :)

Compiled explanations from the wiki below for ease of access:

The trial choices in order:

Save the wounded man or save the healers

Save the spell tome or save the historical record

Save the queen or save the prince

Blessings:

Blessing of Daybreak

"When the fear of beastly claws and a child's pain is made sharp by the knowledge of elders, we make no mistakes. But do we grow?"

Healers -> historical record -> prince

Grace of Dawn

"When wisdom is favored in all things—a healing hand, a text of old, a beloved queen—we lose the sharpened sword of the truly bold."

Healers -> historical record -> queen

Consecration of Morning

"We seek to destroy monsters with sharp claws and icy breath, but do we protect ourselves from the beasts shaped like us, who prey on the young and vulnerable, who seek to rule us?"

Healers -> spell tome -> prince

Invocation of Midday

"When we flee from the things we fear most - the teeth of beasts, the storm of a dragon, a change of power-we risk running backward."

Healers -> spell tome -> queen

Supplication of Midday

"We favor the skill of healers and the wisdom of elders over the uncertainty of the future. But the young take chances, and the young push us forward."

Wounded man -> spell tome -> prince

Consecration of Evening

"We long for the comfort of a healing touch, an ancestral word of wisdom, a leader we know and trust. But comfort is fleeting, and with it comes inertia."

Wounded man -> historical record -> queen

Grace of Dusk

"We sacrifice so much—safety from the claws of death, knowledge of the ages, a steadfast reign—to propel ourselves forward. But if we move too fast, do we risk the inability to stop?"

Wounded man -> spell tome -> prince

Blessing of Twilight

"We try so hard to do the right thing. We heal, we protect our people, we preserve stability. But we cannot control how the winds of fate may shift, and a tight grip can sometimes hurt more than it helps."

Wounded man -> spell tome -> queen

[thoughtfulchaos773]

Hello! Random question: what are your thoughts on the use of “strange currencies” song in both a sydcarmy scene (the panic attack) and an apparent clairexcarmy scene when he tried to call her in the freezer? My interpretation is that the song is more about carmy trying to understand love or trying to force himself to say the things he feels for both of this women.

I swear if you already made a meta about this and I somehow missed it I promise I won’t get mad if you just link it for me

Thanks 🙏🏻

Hi- thanks for the ask! I'm going to answer your question based on what Josh and Chris say, but there's a reason for it.

But I think you are right. The song is about Claire and Carmy, the beginning of a love story based on what Chris Storer's interview:

...particularly that song. There’s something about “Strange Currencies” that, at least for me, reminds me of being 16 where anything felt possible and everything felt impossible. Because the lyrics are about failing and trying again. I think everyone has a different interpretation of it, but it definitely feels like the potential of something that’s not going to work out.

Haha Chris revealing a spoiler on claire and carmy!

But Executive producer Josh Senior comments that the show also focuses on other relationships in the show:

I have to give a ton of credit to Chris for that. When he and I were talking, he was like, "I want to pick a song that sounds like what it feels like to be a kid, where it feels like anything is possible, but you really can't get anything done. You just don't know how." There's an underscore of melancholy in that song, but it's also really hopeful. It works for the Claire and Carmy dynamic, it also works for the other relationships that we explore throughout the season.

I usually don't pay much attention to interviews with Chris and Josh because they can't provide the full picture. However, I want to point out their quotes because in both interviews, they discuss other relationships on the show, which could be relevant to the song being played during the episode Pasta. It's important to notice that neither of them addresses the song during the pivotal panic attack scene, where the music is chaotic and playing backward—when the song plays forward this is when Sydney appears in Carmy's mind. In fact, Chris and Josh consistently avoid discussing the song in relation to Sydney and Carmy's dynamic. The only time I've heard Chris Storer mention Sydney and Carmy together is during the Season 1 Emmys interview.

Could Carmy and Sydney ever pursue a romantic relationship? "It's a partnership. You'll see."

Anyway- the scene where Carmy is calming down in 2x09 the score plays a particularly hopeful phrase, “You will be mine,” points out his connection with Sydney. I think this is the hopeful part Josh and Chris talk about. In another interview, Chris Storer mentioned that he imagined R.E.M. tapes lying around the kitchen because of Mikey. Many aspects of Carmy’s character are inspired by Chris Storer's childhood experiences. In a podcast interview, he explained that he became a fan of R.E.M. because of his older cousins, which is also reflected in Carmy's character.

Plus: it's interesting to note that Molly mentioned Claire was based on a friend of Chris. Whether this implies a connection to Chris’s relationship with a real life Claire before Gillian or the true like character is based strictly on her career remains a mystery. Let me know if you'd like to see that interview!

To get back on topic, Carmy's connection to strange currencies reminds him of the times he listened to that song while he had a crush on Claire in high school. I believe Carmy is trying to understand the song again in relation to Claire, but unexpectedly, the hopeful part starts to relate to Sydney.

I believe that Sydney and Carmy's relationship is closely tied to the love songs featured in the show, such as those by Wilco, Pearl Jam, and Tommy McGee. The moment when Carmy experiences a panic attack underscores that Sydney is the only source of clarity in his mind. He is trying to truly understand her, and the feelings he has are reminiscent of the crush he had in high school on Claire. Now, he has developed a similar crush on Sydney but this crush is not impossible...it's a potentional to be something more that could work out in the future where he isn't waiting for the other shoe to drop. The time it plays in 3x09 (arguably a sydcarmy episode) carmy is still trying to work out the claire situation in his head. Because the part of it seeming impossible - that's for claire.

[vvickydisc]

what’s been your fave ribbun stories? by that i mean what are the kinda you like seeing!

ah... oh wow this is a difficult question!! i actually don't read alot of ribbun fics (if thats what you meant by stories) of course the most notable classic ribbun fic i like is Acetate Ribbun! the first ribbun fic ive read was Distraction, Distraction, Just To Avoid Abstraction (Explicit) and i must have liked it so much because i saved/downloaded it the one ive been keeping my eyes out for is A shattering begins with a single crack (Explicit) seems promising to me! my enjoyment of ribbun is pretty self-indulgent as most ships are! so i dont have a ground-breaking analyzation of what i like about their relationship :c please feel free to suggest ribbun fics to me!!

[com-i-cal]

What does aequitas think of Mr. Aventurine I’m curious

[the-way-astray]

wait do you actually hate myfairkatiecat

actually, yes. the other day, she found out where i live, broke into my house, and left sixteen cardboard cutouts of keefe in my living room. my cry of agony was still ringing through the room when i went to my room, only to discover she'd highlighted every single mention of keefe's name in all my kotlc books, drawn hearts in the margins of all the sokeefe scenes, and cracked my spines in the process. this is unforgivable.

@myfairkatiecat why would you do this to me

[2-dsimp]

What is redneck?????? Someone American pls explain to me (non American who has never been to America)

[aurorangen]

Thump. Thump. Vincent couldn't believe what he was hearing. He had a feeling there was something off about Isaac, with his constant questions about his personal life. If this was true, then all he intended was to get to know his brother better. He put a firm hand on his shoulder and looked at his face. Just like their Dad, they had similar facial features. Vincent wanted to clarify by asking him a question. The question was ridiculous, but it wasn't shared with the media during his disappearance. Only his family would know his habits, "What football club did he support?" Isaac turned the other way.

"Arsenal. That bastard never missed a match!" an immediate response. He tried to hide his anger and gritted his teeth, "Look, Vincent. I lived as Isacco Romano in Italy. I worked my ass off there to become a lawyer" he paused, "Now that I've found you, let's uncover the truth and give our Dad the end he deserves." Vincent knew at that moment, that they shared the same goal. They were both certain that their Dad was still alive.

[atlas-library]

Giggling and kicking my feet and twirling my hair and going "oh my gawd" every time I re-read the nsfw alphabet that you did of toge your brain is so huge💞 gigantic even. You said you don't think he talks during those times (understandable), but do you think he doesn't even like...say tuna? If he has to say something (best dirty talk ever)? Actually, do you think he ever has to fight off the urge to actually speak and say something during sex, and then gets like. Upset at himself inside?

Okay so first of all, I'm gonna cry, this is the sweetest comment ever omg 🥹🥹 I haven't given up on this blog btw, I haven't posted in a while but I just got sick + I have a new job starting soon + somehow the creative juice got sucked out of me, BUT I'M STILL HERE AND THIS COMMENT!!! IT GIVES ME MORE REASONS TO KEEP PESTERING Y'ALL!!! 😭😭😭 so yeah tysm for your comment it just made my night 🥹🥹💗💗

Okay, regarding your questions (nsfw, so find it under the cut!!)

I actually think he would use some rice-ingredient words!

In-between the moans and whimpers, the pants and grunts coming from you both, he would probably ask how you're doing— A small "Mustard leaf?", or even some "Tuna tuna!" when he feels you drift away. And if you ask him how he's holding up, he'd try to give you a shaky "S-salmon..!" so you keep going.

I just think overall he tries to keep quiet, mostly because of how insatiable he is and thus how long sessions can be— If it's his first or second orgasm, he's not necessarily going to slip out. He has enough control to remember he can't fully let go. The more you go on, though... well, you both remember the time when he screamed of pleasure— That was wild, even for him. Sometimes you leave him a crying mess, and all you can do is watch as he pants and lets out unintelligible whimpers.

I also definitely think he would try to say your name. I headcanon Toge with a speech impediment, mainly him stuttering and stammering because he doesn't often get to pronounce new words; he knows his commands by heart, as well as Yuuta's name (and even then, he would pronounce it "Yuuda" at first). However, I think he'd try very hard to pronounce everyone else's names correctly, especially if he got caught doing it and basically got the equivalent of a pat on the head. For his significant other, it's clear he'd try his hardest: he can't tell you how important you are to him, so he'll try to do something simple yet very meaningful for the both of you. He'll try to pronounce your name, without stuttering— And it might slip out during sex.

Whenever he uses it, even though it doesn't seem to affect him, it does affect you: you can't say if it's actual cursed energy or simply your feelings for him, but you find yourself staring at him, admiring his features and drinking any sound leaking from his lips.

🍵 Okay, let's take a breather now. 🍵

...

🍵 Breathe in.. breathe out. 🍵

About your last question— Toge's curse is being a passionate soul forced to silence. He hides it well, but he feels a lot; he's a control freak, similar to Maki (even though they'd never admit it), because that's how he hurts the least amount of people. Before the school, before Gojo, before Panda (his first friend)— Toge was alone. He wouldn't say a word, hands would be shoved against his mouth if he dared breathe too loud. The only person who never shushed him nor feared him ended up being cursed by him— Clearly, everyone's better off far away from him.

The problem is, Toge is a lover. I'm an Inuokko shipper first and foremost so this might be where this idea comes from, but, even platonically, I think Toge would be the one to relate most to Rika. They're like two sides of the same coin when it comes to love. @gelatosushix made a wonderful post about it, so I won't dive too deep into this, but basically: Rika kills when she loves, but Toge dies when he loves.

A common mistake would be comparing Toge to a moth, drawn to fire and getting burnt by it. Toge isn't the moth; he's the flame. You're the moth. He's captivating, he has this mysterious aura yet somehow seems like an open book, but only if you ask the right questions— Only if you learn his language (and I'm not talking about rice ingredients). He intoxicates you, draws you in with his gaze (whether a purple wine with violet droplets, or a fiery brown with amber lights).

Then, he pulls his collar down: tattoos, or maybe burn scars, marking his cheeks and tongue as death takes the form of a baby-faced man. He's a weapon, one even Maki can't wield. He's feared. And yet— The raspiness of his voice, the deep accents scratching his throat— They get to you. Stupid moth flying to its death. At least it'll be sweet, you think.

Toge kills for people, because killing goes hand-in-hand with dying in his case. Toge loves by pushing away; that's how it's always been, that's what he's been taught. Yet you're here— You're holding him, stroking his cheek, singing his name, giving yourself to him. It feels right, it feels like everything he's ever wanted, it feels like so little yet so much to him— And he hates it.

You deserve it all and he deserves nothing. You deserve words. Not silly ones, actual words— But he can't say it. He can't stutter that he loves you, because what if? He could curse you. He could ruin your life, and Toge's already ruined so many lives in the past— It weighs on his soul, yet he can endure it; as long as you're not the next accursed.

So he bites down. On your skin, on his hand, on the pillow— Anything, anywhere. He bites down to keep the sounds from coming out. And if you reassure him, tell him that you know, he doesn't need to say it— He starts crying. He hates himself, he hates his curse, he hates the fucking marks on his face.

His hips slam against yours, he grabs at your skin; you're near, he knows it. He knows you by heart, that's the least he can do.

Deeper, deeper, deeper— You reach the stars first, but he follows soon after. And he keeps crying. He cries the rest of the night, even with you holding him and whispering against his lips. He has to grab onto you so he doesn't run to the bathroom to desperatly try and wash his markings off.

Toge is a lover, a passionate soul forbidden from opening his heart; he hates emotional sex because of how much his heart bleeds from it. It ignites his flame, lures you in even more; and when his cries fill the room, when he hugs you tight— It's like you're a butterfly, pinned by the thorns of a rose you were drinking from.