#Have arisen

[afton-family-askblog]

What do ya mean I can't kill him?

As much as I loathe to admit it, it is not William Afton's time to die.

But it should be! You of all people should- [He pauses as he notices someone was listening. Micheal. Shit, kid was always poking around.]

[Standing in a doorframe watching them] you! Again! What do you mean my father should be dead?l

[thewickwheat]

Like a heartbeat,

warm and constant

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guess who got sick this month and binged DD2 and then couldn't stop on and off again weeping for 2 days after beating it

[apollos2]

more details about the job switch lol

[tunemyart]

When I'm thinking about Agatha and Rio, I'm so often thinking about what it means for Rio to be who she is. We don't know when they first met, but it was certainly before Agatha was giving birth in a forest in 1750. Which means: Agatha was young.

And yes, all the things this would mean about Agatha's ego and overconfidence, teenage-or-just-beyond-it Agatha feeling invincible in the way you do when you're young and stupid but combined with the mega dangerous Agatha-specific qualities of being literally the smartest person in any room, extremely powerful, and accidentally a serial killer. And then suddenly on top of that, she's quite literally fucking Death. Regularly. Because they're in love. Or more to the point, because Death is in love with her. Like, God. If that isn't invincibility, what is?

But it's not her invincibility that Rio's in love with. Rio is the natural order of all things. Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but I don't think Rio was ever particularly fearful or overwhelmed about the eventuality of Agatha's death. In 1.08, the way she looks at Agatha while she reminds her so gently, "You will eventually die, Agatha." There's pity there, because Agatha is so furious and terrified and wild in this particular moment about the idea of her death. But Rio's accepted it - and why wouldn't she have? Literally what could be more normal to her?

And extending that backward: why wouldn't she worship every change in Agatha's body due to aging, each new wrinkle that appeared on her skin, honor the changes and the order? In no small way, that's her. That's Rio in Agatha. How could anything be more intimate?

But layering this onto the sexual forms of intimacy between them - how increasingly difficult would it be for Agatha, being Agatha, to bare herself to Rio like this? Especially with the gaps in their relationship where they don't see each other for years/decades/etc? And I mean, Rio already knows. It's not like Agatha can hide her aging from her. But it's one thing to be self-conscious of your body as you get older, especially when your lover is on a similar journey with you. It's another when a) your lover has never changed, will never change, and b) your aging body is only one outward sign of c) something that your feelings about go far beyond self-consciousness and straight into terror and fury... in no small part precisely because of who your lover happens to be.

[pierkyn]

Dragon's Dogma 2: Main Pawn - Affinity

As it turns out, your Main Pawn can be befriended by/"fall in love" with your Arisen (the Main Character).

Pictured below: my Main Pawn fawning, aka: the blushy boy

(i play on the lowest settings to save frames, bear with me)

Look at this dork! :'D

I accidentally got him in this state by spending waaay too much gold on him at the Clovis's Barberie (the hairstylist), but you can also gain affinity with your Pawn by:

high-fiving them after fights, spending time with them by drinking at the taverns (beer mug icon on the map), waving at them every-so-often ("hail" interaction) and talking with them from time to time (small talk/matters of import)

So - by treating Pawns like real people, they can become more… human?

...and fall in love?

OW MY HEART

Also:

[kibbles-bits]

Hey, I love your AU but how does Douma eat? Does he just change diet to eating some other kind of being, still keeps it a secret, or is the lady just cool with it?

Douma still eats humans! It's kinda messed up! :D

If she knew about it she definitely wouldn't be okay with it! One fateful night, Kotoha decided to announce herself before opening the door.

And since then, Douma has taken his meals somewhere else so she won't ever find out.

Read more of the AU HERE

[sebright]

instead of brining his pawn, Kraus let's Liam hatch into a beautiful butterfly full of warm annihilation.

[ritens]

letting pawns sleep on the ground out in the rain should be a crime. my guys are sharing the hammock, bye.

[varilien]

IT'S A LOVE STOOORYYY BABY JUST SAAAAAY YES

(now available at my shop!)

[cheryxshug]

giving a disabled character whos disability was inflicted by a dog attack a dog gf soley because of said event is Weird. Right. im not crazy right. people are just stupid and dont understand how to respect disabled characters and their trauma. Right.

like there are a concerning amount of ppl who see this and go "omggg!! so cute! her dog gf can help her learn how to trust dogs again!" 1. she doesnt need to trust dogs shes a wild cat (yea itd work different in an anthro world but that doesnt excuse the following) 2. this insinuates she is at fault for being affected by her trauma that permanently disabled her. ??????????? is wctwt just Mindless? (i say as if wctwt hasn't been mindless for eons)

[telafel]

my greatest skill in life is being able to put on blinders with games that I enjoy despite a large amount of flaws. Like I am aware the flaws are there, I can and will address them if needed, but otherwise I am just going to enjoy it on its own terms.

[magicaldragons]

Varadha. Baachi's older brother parent.

it's funny to think about Baachi being the child everyone forgot about except for baachi himself, damn bro but he truly was neglected by the rest of the mannars.

meaning, he was raised by varadha.

imagine varadha, an eleven year old child, who'd just faced disgrace because he'd given up the one thing that would bring him status in khansaar and who'd lost rajamannar's approval overnight

imagine varadha having to let go of his one true friend, deva, who was everything to him, in a place where not only did he have nobody else, but with the knowledge that most of his family hated his existence and that other lords would follow that example

varadha, who had to cope with all of this, and simultaneously not only be an elder sibling, but also a literal parent.

imagine baba watching an eleven year old varadha, making sure his even younger brother was clothed, fed, and grew up safely.

varadha has several scars, both old and fresh. baachi has barely any.

in a place like khansaar, imagine how diligent and protective varadha had to have been for baachi to be safe, healthy, and as outspoken as he is now?

if baachi seems dramatic, or even cowardly in some situations, it means that varadha has raised him, as much as possible, outside of the purview of all the humiliation and pain he himself has faced.

and it's only expected that baachi would not realize the full extent of that, being as sheltered as he has been by varadha.

baachi loves varadha, like a younger brother would, but with the carelessness of a child, taking him for granted the way a child is bound to take their guardians lightly - because he was raised by varadha.

and varadha loves him unconditionally, quietly, sacrificially, because he is the one to have raised baachi. baachi was probably one of his reasons to get from one day to the next, the way a parent exists for a child when there is nothing else to keep them moving forward.

[thewickwheat]

pics from the adventure

[lurakha]

DRAGON'S DOGMA: DARK ARISEN (43 / ∞)

[mantictiger]

I'm fascinated by Gwendolyn Bouchard for a multitude of reasons (love me a girlfailure) but what I'm the most curious about is why she's so hellbent on having Lena's position at the OIAR. It's been established that the Bouchards are a very well-off family (I can't remember if thats tmagp-specific lore or if that was mentioned in tma as well) so it's not like Gwen needs the job, especially a job that doesn't seem very glamorous. She seems incredibly dedicated to it though (her being so insistent with specific filing of cases in episode 1 I believe? is what piqued my interest) and is so insistent on climbing a corporate ladder that only seems to lead to Lena's position for no real reason. I get the OIAR is a part of the UK government and that could look good if she's trying to get higher-up positions, but the OIAR is certainly far from a respected or well-known organization (as far as I am aware) so I'm not really sure what her goal is here, and I really hope we find out

[quichecat]

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