#Holy shit the brain worms the worms-

[rabbitbakery]

Dangerous deep blue (black Pearl cookie x captain caviar cookie)

This is kinda a part two to a brief reprieve but not? If u wanna read it for context you should 👁👁pretty please 🥺👉👈

(Warnings: FLUFF, cursing ig??, black Pearl cookie softening up, light mention of murder if ur sensitive to that 👍)

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“Why must you crumbs be so stubborn…”

Black Pearl cookie growled towards the injured, stubborn sailor, her large hand keeping him still while she disinfected his wounds. It was days like this she was glad the soda from the dustgloom sea had so many health benefits. Captain Caviar cookie had gotten himself injured by a some low life pirates as he was taking his normal trip to see his Pearl. Sure he was an absolutely powerhouse, but there ain’t much he can do about swords if he can’t get close. She had her fun sending those pests to their watery grave for harming her little visitor. She always did enjoy watching them try to swim away as their dough crumbled….

“Pearly I swear I’m fine really-“ The caption stuttered before a painful hiss left his sailor lips, the disinfectant she had whipped up stinging like the devil.

“Don’t try and sweet talk me. You could’ve gotten killed! Were you even being careful out there?! And now since you were being irresponsible I had to destroy your boat to get those little pests off of you! How in the seven soda seas do you think you’re gonna get home huh?!” He winched as her loud, menacing voice, but there was concern behind it, he had really frightened her. 

“Me crew knows wher’ I am, if I don’t come back to port by the morn’ they’ll come get me thinkin ya ate me” he joked in an attempt to lighten the mood, which only earned him a glare from the serpent.

“…yer scales have gotten pinker…” His own voice drifted to concern, thinking she had some sort of parasitic infection, he knew those nasty critters were rampant in the ocean.

“….I know. I’m fine I’m not sick. You’re going to have to sleep in my den until your little lackies come and get you.” She shifted the conversation back to him, finishing wrapping up his wounds a bit more aggressively then she intended, putting him back down onto the coastal bench she was using as a clinic,

Sinking down to meet his eye level.

”lucky me~” he teased, he’s been more flirty recently. Black Pearl cookie thinks ether he has a tumor or he actually likes her, which she thinks is impossible…

“Can it you gross fuck up for a dessert I’m still pissed at you.” She growled, him having a dopy smile on his face.

“…are you ok?” Her tail swishes in the water, avoiding eye contact, god it’s strange feeling so nervous around a measly cookie. He’s supposed the be the nervous one, she could crush him with one hand…

“…yeah pearly I’m alright. Thanks for savin me, didn’t think any cookie would be stupid enough to be near dat route…” he slid back into the water swimming further up to her, still inspecting her now more vibrant scales.

“….you should really start bringing a weapon with you…” Black Pearl cookie grumbled slightly but dropped it. Without warning, she grabbed him again, dipping into the deep, swimming to her little goldmine of a den. He squirmed a bit in confusion but soon realized where in the glittery hell she was taking him.

“Good witch almighty Pearly how the hell did ye get so much treasure????” He means good god- you could pay for an entire collages student debt with all these valuables.

“Well I can’t have any cookies like yourself seeing a gem mermaid as radiant as me have an underdressed den now can I!”

She cackled proudly, bragging. Totally not secretly trying to impress him. She set him down, letting him view her spoils before swimming to her nests, getting snug.

“…do you like my nest?” Her pupils dilated, looking at him for approval. ‘She HAS to be half catfish or something’ he thought to himself. He swears if he ever told his crew about this interaction he thinks they’d throw him in a nursing home.

“‘Course I like your place lass, real cozy.” He swam closer to her, Black Pearl cookie patting the nest with her large clawed mit, giving him permission to sit with her.

They talked about anything and everything they could think of that night, one because nether of them were tired, and two… Black Pearl cookie doesn’t get company usually. She knows that’s her fault but it still doesn’t lessen the pang of loneliness that she’s struck with when he leaves. Their conversation goes to many different places and levels, from him talking about his time in the navy, to the currently migrating sweetish fish traveling north for the colder months to come. He was just… pleasant to speak too. She wondered if his crew was as pleasant to converse with as him.

Sleep that night came easier to him than to her. His small, muscular body was snuggled up in her cloud-like hair, sound asleep and the most comfortable he’s ever been. Black Pearl cookie was restless, the feeling of being so close to someone else was so overwhelming. After a millennia of loathing the thought of being near any living thing, here she layed, cozied up to a very sleepy sailor. Why is it always the sailors. 

….maybe she can savor this… just for a little longer.

[tadfool]

thinkin about Astarion mending Wyll's clothes for him but also embroidering something on them when he does. I imagine with all the fighting and traveling Wyll ends up with rips and holes in his clothes pretty often and eventually Astarion gets sick of watching him walk around in tattered clothes (most people likely wouldn't even notice but of course Astarion isn't most people). the first couple times he does it he just mends the damages and gives it back, but maybe one time Wyll ends up with a particularly large rip in his shirt and Astarion decides to take the opportunity to cover the damage with a small bit of embroidery to tidy up the repair. Wyll thanks him for repairing his shirt (again) but then he notices the embroidery and pauses for a moment in both surprise and marvel. "did you do this?" he says, carefully running his thumb over the delicate stitches, he knew it was a bit of a stupid question but he couldn't seem to think of anything else to say. (cont. under the cut bc this got kinda long)

"it was a pretty nasty rip, even with my skillful hands," Astarion flashes Wyll a suggestive grin to emphasize his innuendo but Wyll is still to busy admiring the embroidery in his hands, "I wasn't able to make the repair look presentable on its own, but a bit of embroidery does well enough to cover it up"

"it's beautiful." Wyll breathes.

"yes, well, you're welcome." Astarion retorts, his voice thick with snark to hide how much Wyll's earnest praise flustered him.

Wyll chuckles and thanks him again before they part ways.

the next time Astarion repairs some of Wyll's clothes when he returns the item Wyll once again notices a small patch of embroidery but this time it's somewhere totally unrelated to the damaged area. it's lovely, and he spends a moment admiring it before giving Astarion a questioning look. "there was a stain, I couldn't wash it out so I just covered it up. you're welcome, by the way." Astarion defends, and it's almost believable. it might have been more believable if it didn't keep happening.

every time Wyll hands over a damaged piece of clothing to be repaired, it's returned to him with some new embroidery adorning it. it starts off subtle but after some time he has a collage of embroidery along his left pant leg, starting at his hip and extending further down towards his knee with every repair. the collar and both shoulders of his shirt are adorned with delicate designs in colourful thread. he also, notably, becomes a bit more careful in battle, not wanting to damage Astarion's embroidery.

once, an opponent manages to graze his shoulder with their blade, the cut isn't deep but it slices through his shirt. and through the embroidery. as soon as he glaces over and catches sight of the torn thread, he's furious. he dispatches the enemy quickly and rather ungracefully. when he hands the shirt over to Astarion to be repaired he's positively dejected. "swiped at my shoulder, I didn't manage to deflect it in time, cut straight through the embroidery..."

Astarion clicks his tongue, assessing the damage, "no respect for craftsmanship these days..."

when he returns the shirt most of the old design has been picked out and replaced with a new one. a simpler design, Wyll notes, likely easier to repair if it were to get damaged again. he admires it with the same appreciation as the first. "is your shoulder alright, by the way?" Astarion asks rather suddenly.

"hm? oh, yes, barely grazed it. nothing a bandage and a night or two's rest won't fix."

"good." the silence that follows is almost palpable. so many unspoken words, concern, affection, hanging in the space between them. "well. do try to be more careful." Astarion finally says, then hastily adds "at this rate I'm going to run out of thread before I get a chance to get more."

Wyll smiles softly at him. (so softly it makes Astarion's chest ache) "of course." (the idea that Astarion cares about his safety makes Wyll's chest ache as well)

[ziptie-bouquet]

I'm rewatching Alien and I'm losing my shit. That little symbol in Alien is also everywhere in the Penrose. I'm going absolutely feral right now.

[meownotgood]

god how is he so pretty

[candypopchaos-art]

binged watched adventure time yesterday

[orcelito]

My druid has "fuckboy" written all over her

[a-drama-addict]

oh fuck its sigrid time can i get a 1, 2, 8, 17, 19, 22, 30, 31, 40, 42, 52, 61, 65, 69, 72, 74, 78, 85, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 104, 105 OC LORE ATTACK

holyshit thank you OKAY UHH SIGRID TIME [ask game]

1. What is their backstory and why did you choose it?

Haunted One! Mostly because the things i read about the origin looked scrumptious, and then i was like.. i could add things to amplify her.. weirdness to put it like that. I just thought "I could make a person whose trying so hard to be good but somehow just can't and she can't remember why" AND RAN

2. What is their class (+ subclass) and why did you choose it?

Bard warlock! Bard because I like the art metaphors I could use for it. (Sig and Orin being artistic murders, the normalest sisters) Warlock, great old one, because I was thinking "Her patron could be Bhaal, and then when she breaks away from him she loses those powers" BECAUSE WELL THATS FUN

8. Where did your character live before the events of the game?

Sigrid grew up in Baldur's Gate! Specifically lower city, she had an adoptive family she got dropped in by Sceleratis, and lived with them before Bhaal crept in like teenage hormones when she was 13. She then (after some. events with her family) mostly lived and trained in the Bhaal temple under the city. She spent a lot of time trying to 'seduce' people into following her into an alley, or the temple. She never actually slept with any of her victims, really just used the fact that she looked somewhat alluring to her advantage.

17. Does your Tav's starting armor reflect them? If not, what would they wear instead?

...not really. I love the bard starting clothes tbh, silly jester outfit. Buuuut realistically Sigrid would never wear that. Given the fact that she was practically dead in a pod for months before crawling out (thanks for the lobotomy orin), she'd be more likely to wear the broken padded armor. Fits her more :)

19. What's your Tav's personality like at the start of the game? Does it change as the game goes on?

OH Sigrid's kind of an ass at the start of the game. She's got a constant headache, (thanks for the lobotomy orin), says mean things just to say mean things. She rarely cares to help others, only agreed to actually help the grove after recruiting Karlach and Wyll because they were like "Oh come on, we can't not help them"

She's pretty aloof, serious case of resting bitch face to accompany her, tries to plan almost everything as if she's playing chess and everyone's an opponent she has to beat, everything needs to be her way.

Later in the game she definitely warms up, it's like socializing a feral cat.

Sigrid warms up to almost every companion (not halsin tho, sorry halsin). And she learns.. a lot? In theory? About herself, who she actually is outside of all of.. what she knows.

Her personality later in the game is more.. calm. She's still pretty quiet, more reserved, but definitely is more warm to the others. She get a pretty wry sense of humor, becomes more compassionate and organized. She grows to like challenges, liking the diversity in the things she experiences. She grows to like her creativeness outside of making weird murder art of corpses and guts- she picks up sketching and painting in act 3- and generally speaking she's more... happy and optimistic and would gladly help most people that need it. Still kind of a little shit tho

22. What is your Tav's first impression of the other companions (Astarion, Gale, Karlach, Wyll ...)

Shadowheart: Sigrid's initial reaction was pretty.. neutral. Shadowheart intrigued her, the secretiveness felt familiar, relatable, and she wanted to charm her way into knowing those secrets without prying.

Lae'zel: Gay panic tbh. Like yes her canon romance is Karlach but if i could've done polyamory with Karlach and Lae'zel? Sigrid has two hands. But initial reaction was admiration, attraction to some level. The 'cruelty' that Lae displayed actually intrigued sigrid in much the same way Shad's secretiveness did.

Astarion: Well, getting nearly stabbed is always a way of introduction, not necessarily one Sigrid appreciated tho. Definitely only asked him along reluctantly. Were bitching at each other a lot

Gale: "Who let this pathetic man outside (affectionate)" She likes Gale a lot. Her initial reaction reflected that too, she liked that she could just listen to him yap, without having to do most of the talking.

Wyll: Sigrid doesn't know what to make of his... whole deal at first. "Who is this goody-two-shoes?" Is mostly her thought. She definitely loves Wyll later on, she just needs to warm up to him, she does enjoy the persona thing he's got going on.

Karlach: GAY PANIC PART TWO. walking up to her with wyll twirling her hair and shit. She definitely likes the... looks, but she also isn't as annoyed with what comes out of Karlach's mouth compared to the others

Halsin: Neutral. She needs him, its mostly a personal gain thing at first, doesn't end up liking him.

Jaheira: WELL FIRST IMPRESSION WAS BEING HELD DOWN BY VINES. She doesn't really blame Jaheira for being cautious though. So.. positive? She vaguely recalls some things about her through it all

Minthara: GAY PANIC PART THREE. Technically they first met in the goblin camp, and briefly spoke, but that doesn't really count to her. Minthy and Sigrid definitely hit it off, she liked the.. way she spoke of things. Taking over the absolute with Minthy definitely.. appealed to her

Minsc: "This is a good human shield."

30. Who does your Tav think of when they go to sleep at the goblin/tiefling party? Or are they lucky and do they get to spend the night with the person they want?

Oh Sigrid spends the night with Karlach. It was definitely a few weeks of flirting, glances, accumulated to a very.. interesting conversation. Burns her lips. And one of her palms, but very worth it. She definitely.. proposes other ways to 'relief' their tension before fixing Karlach's engine. ("babe what if we just.. jack off in front of each other?") She's a romantic.

31. What does your Tav think of the Underdark and the Myconids?

SHE LOVES THE UNDERDARK!! SHE LOVES THE NATURE AND THE CREATURES THAT LIVE DOWN THERE!! she absolutely relishes in spending time with Myconids. Probably her favorite allies she's made throughout the journey, because well.. Mushroom people are her friends. Which makes her happy

40. Did your Tav agree to kill the Guardian or did they go talk to them instead?

Sigrid talked to the Guardian. Mostly because at that time she trusted the Guardian more than she did Vlaakith. She still doesn't trust vlaakith lmao, but definitely trusted the guardian. HATES THE EMPEROR THO FUCK THE EMPEROR

42. How does your Tav react to the shadow curse? Are they scared of the dark?

Ohhh Sig hates the Shadow curse. It's something that she can't.. traverse without being absolutely terrified, she doesn't show it much. It's noticeable in small ways, she's more jumpy, growly. (She growls when agitated)

52. What does your Tav think of Dame Aylin?

Sigrid fucks very heavily with Aylin. She's.. captivated almost, she doesn't know much about deities or gods outside of like.. the ones her companions have talked of (THANKS FOR THE LOBOTOMY ORIN-). So seeing the daughter of Selûne... is mesmerizing. They get along pretty well.

61. How does your Tav feel about Baldur's Gate? Is it their home? Is it their first time in the city?

It feels familiar, yet new, a feeling of a home she's had once but can't remember. She knows the quickest way to Elfsong, doesn't remember ever being there. She knows which store has the best meats and fish, doesn't remember why she knows. A lot of things just familiar with no idea why it is familiar. But definitely a sense of belonging.

65. Does your Tav go to the circus? Do they like the activities?

Sigrid is so excited for the circus. She loves putting on the face paints, the love test with karlach, the wheel of fortune thing... she's like a kid tbh. Just running around all excited

69. Does your Tav run into Orin? If so, what's their first opinion?

YEP. The moment she sees Orin something.. clicks. Like yeah orin obviously talks of Sigrid as "slaughter-kin", which gives her a moment of.. realization almost. It's curiosity, mixed with fear and hesitance- she wants to know more but is scared to make a move, scared of what the truth is.

72. How does your Tav enter the city?

She threatens local police <3 and it works <3

74. What do they do at Gortash' coronation?

Nothing. She watches. She doesn't want to cause a scene, as much as she wants to stomp her boot into Gortash's face for what he's done to Karlach. But she also knows that doing something rash like that will just cause more problems than solutions.

78. Does your Tav help the Wavemother?

Nope <3 She doesn't care to, like yeah technically she figures out what happens but Sig doesn't side with her at the end.

85. Who did Orin abduct from your party?

Halsin! wasn't in a hurry to save him tbh. She did, but not in a hurry

87. Did your Tav side with Gortash or did they agree to kill him for Orin?

Well, Sigrid killed Orin first. Then destroyed the Steelwatch. She definitely took more enjoyment from killing Gort, she didn't actually want to kill Orin- some.. part of her still felt affectionate to her. She wanted to help Orin to get free from Bhaal same as she.

88. Does your Tav successfully resist the Nether Brain?

YEP GOT A NAT 20 ON THAT 99 DIFFICULTY ROLL! IN ONE GO. WAS VERY FUNNY TO ME ACTUALLY.

89. Does your Tav side with the Emperor or do they free Orpheus? Do they become Illithid to use the Nether Stones or does one of their companions do it? Do they give the Nether Stones to the Emperor/Orpheus?

Sigrid frees Orpheus, then lets him turn Illithid. She doesn't want to go through that herself, OR let Karlach. She gives him the Nether Stones, wholly trusting Orpheus with this.

91. Does your Tav get a happily ever after?

Yeah. <3 In my own personal canon, Sig, Wyll and Karlach go to avernus to help Karlach's engine- successfully. After a year or so they manage to do it and get out. AND karlach and sig get married :))))

92. Where does your Tav end up after defeating/siding with the Nether Brain?

Sigrid and Karlach move to Baldur's Gate, somewhere near where Karlach's childhood home used to be. They regularly get visits from Shadowheart, Lae'zel and Wyll. And they regularly track down Astarion to check on the fella.

93. What do you think happens to the party, afterwards? Do they go for drinks? Do they go their separate ways?

I like to think they stay in touch, meeting maybe once every month. I mean- they're practically family to one another. THIS is what Sigrid has yearned for, the familiarity and companionship.

94. Years after the game, what do you think your Tav is up to?

Sigrid ends up writing books, doing commission painting and occasionally playing music in taverns for money. (I headcanon Karlach becomes a weapons smith with the help of Dammon and Fytz! look at them being regular people). They're definitely.. resting mostly. They don't get up to a lot of shit, maybe the occasional trip to Waterdeep or Athkatla! They become boring <3

95. What do you think of your Tav's development throughout the game? If you compared them to who they were at the start, what would be different?

Outlook on life definitely changed, and definitely gained empathy. She used to be very selfish, very self-centered. She thinks of everyone she cares about, she wants to be better, she wants to live doing things she's proud of. That's a far cry from the person whose only thing she valued about life was the fact that it ended.

104. Who did your Tav romance? How did this romance develop throughout the game? What happened at the end?

KARLACH!!! It was definitely kind of.. not 'love at first sight' but Sigrid got interested pretty quickly. She was never one for touch herself, never found a purpose for it until she wanted to touch someone. Touch Karlach. Not even sexual necessarily, just hold her hand, snuggle up against her, trace the lines of her smile.

It wasn't a slowburn by any means, they.. basically realised pretty quickly the 'oh shit, i might like this bitch more than just an ally or friend'

They definitely end up just being married, maybe a kid? Not sure about that one yet. But theyre very sappy and in love through it all

105. Anything you want to say about your Tav! Give a random headcanon, answer a random question, say whatever you want!

Hmmm. Sigrid growls a lot, she makes a lot of 'animalistic' noises. She growls when annoyed or enticed, she purrs when she's content, she snarls and bares teeth when angry. Definitely bitey, scratchy, likes wrestling. Definitely just sometimes goes to Karlach to wrestle with her as a form of bonding and then they have gay sex afterwards

[jellyluchi]

Soooo fucking pissed over this manhwa oh my GODDDDDD I want to rant so bad I had to come here 😭😭😭 I HATE CHARLES SO BAD RN fuck his stupid Chester ass!!! I can’t believe him,,, I had so much faith in that guy it keeps breaking my heart to keep reading Jbxsjbxsjd THE LAST FEW CHAPTERS WERE SO GOOD WHAT HAPPENED !!!!!

[doodle17]

The compulsive need to draw Frazie and itty bitty baby boy Raz bonding because Frazie finds out he's psychic like her is strong

[the-kipsabian]

i found a perfect prompt for hangman/swerve, i just need someone to tell me to be brave enough to try to write today ough

[king-aidan-the-artist]

Does anyone know how to be normal about characters? Asking for a friend.

[boba-sea]

Just finished riptide 52. What the fuck

[lcpmon]

I'm still thinking about the last episode of good omens season 2. I'm going to fucking bite something

[gourde]

I can't fully explain it but there's a certain writing style that all classic books are written in that makes me go insane. Where EVERYTHING is written using large powerful words, makes other scenes lose their meaning. When every scene is describes using pretty words, things LOSE THEIR EMPHASIS! All the scenes blend together. I could not tell you SHIT about The Left Hand of Darkness other than the word queer was used in it's original meaning but holy shit I could go off about Gone by Micheal Grant ALL DAY. Fucking LOVE that book series.

[couchie]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT

i had the fucking realization of my life. @ohfuckohfucknoplease get the fuck in here. WHAT about. a mafia sf au and goncharov crossover. HOLY SHIT.

[mothbaaalls]

do you ever read a story that's so fucked up you feel like you need to go howl at the moon about it