#I've got Lore for them I just need to sit down and like Figure out how to draw them

[drunkcleric-art]

a quick doodle to get used to some new brushes based on all the pokemon stuff I've been seeing I've been thinking bout my twin arcanine alot (Sideswipe and Sunstreaker, by babies) and a pokemon self-insert turned oc

Inspired by me trying to clean my very dramatic dogs teeth and the contortionist way he twists himself to get away from me

[nadas-dirthalen]

I Saw Solas's Origin in an Achievement Icon and It Opened My Eyes on 15 Years of Lore

— PART ONE —

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Welcome, friends and travelers! I wanted to get some thoughts recorded before Veilguard's release so I could see if I am right about an absolute BOATLOAD of theories I have.

In short: I saw the achievement list when it was released. I have seen the backstory hints for Solas included in said list. AND MY MIND WAS BLOWN.

You have been warned: THIS COLLECTION OF THEORIES INCLUDES SPOILERS FOR EVERY DRAGON AGE GAME AND ALL PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL UP TO AND INCLUDING OCTOBER 18, 2024.

Come sit down with me. Make a nice cup of tea (and hide it from Solas). We've got a lot of unpacking to do.

(this photo isn't the spoiler, I just like it.)

On the docket for this post:

What are we actually seeing?

So what does that... mean?

Previous hints to this origin

What this implies for Solas's past and present

SO, without further ado...!

What Are We Actually Seeing?

So. First we need to briefly go over the details of what is IN this image, before anything else.

This memory is called Manifestation. That's as close to the word "Origin" as I've ever heard. Whatever we find here, it's going to tell us where Solas came from.

And what we do find had blown my mind wide open.

We see that the figure displayed is embedded in a stone ceiling. Its branches extend deep into the stone. It also has what looks (to us) like a tail extending below the ceiling, into the open space below. The tail also fans out into branches, like a long and bending twig. What does this remind me of?

Lyrium. Always depicted as coming out from The Stone, bending like twigs and branches into open air. We know now, Lyrium is the blood of the Titans.

The achievement icon's figure has six eyes at the top center, as well. And you know what those remind me of?

The Dread Wolf.

Put those together, and I have concluded: Solas was originally a part of a Titan. He was removed from this Titan and given physical shape.

So What Does This... Mean?

If we confirm that Solas is Titan-born, there are unending implications (and that's why this big collection of theories has six parts). For now, I'll go over the absolute most basic ones.

Solas has connections to a Titan, which has implications for his history, his magic, and every single one of his motivations and his relationships.

Solas was likely created/mined/taken/inspired by Mythal (more on that later). That means that she is the reason he has a body at all, and informs a lot of things about their relationship and, again, Solas's motivations.

Everything we know about the elves and the Evanuris has evolved. If everything they've done is related to the Titans, then every dwarf main is about to be screaming in glee during Veilguard.

Everything we know about the entire history of Thedas has new context. Again, hell yeah for everyone who wanted more dwarf/Titan lore!!

Understanding Solas's origin story is understanding Solas himself. Not only that, but the world he came from. Not only what he's doing now, but every historical reason behind why he chose to do what he has been doing all along.

In short, our entire understanding of Thedas has changed, because we know how one of its oldest beings came to be.

If all that seems like a lot right now, that's because it is. But think about it. Fen'Harel was the god who could walk among both godly clans. The one who could imprison both sets, away from each other.

Knowing what he comes from tells us a LOT about why "both clans" thought he belonged to them. It tells us a LOT about who—and what—he is taking into consideration with his plans to tear down the Veil.

Oh, yeah. We're going to be talking about everything in Thedas.

Previous Hints to This Origin: This Was Always BioWare's Intention

So many people have been calling Veilguard a "reset" on Thedas lore. And regardless of your opinion on the worldstate choices, I will say this: absolutely none of Solas's lore is a retcon. Having just played DA:O and DA2 over the summer, in addition to several playthroughs of Inquisition, in addition to reading Tevinter Nights, The Missing, and both volumes of World of Thedas, I can say with certainty: there have been little hints placed for this reveal over all 15 years.

Yes, I will be dissecting most of these as we go on.

NOTE: This is not a 100% exhaustive list, especially by the time we get to DA:I!

Origins:

the earliest Fen'Harel lore: Fen'Harel walked between both clans of gods, for each of them believed him to be one of their own.

Oghren remarks that the Temple of Sacred Ashes is built around a lot of lyrium, and suggests (perhaps falsely) that that is why the Sacred Ashes of Andraste have healing powers

DA2:

literally Mythal is there, guys. she's there right in the prologue. of course DA2 was also an Evanuris game!! they ALL are!

the focus on the lyrium idol: being the Titans' blood, and being used so extensively in Veilguard (as the dagger) after its mention in Tevinter Nights (where Solas was looking for it and called it "my idol"), my assumption is it has always been a part of him or related to his Titan

red lyrium in general: showing us its effects, setting up the reveal for what it is in Inquisition

Corypheus' appearance in DA2, and how BioWare brought Corypheus in just so the player could see, without a doubt, that Hawke killed Corypheus. This was always meant to be a "HUH?" moment in Inquisition, where the player would see that Corypheus did, in fact, fully come back to life—opening up the door for future questions on how immortality is possible in Thedas

every Merrill mention of Fen'Harel, and having the legend from previous Dalish codices and Fen'Harel statues be placed in dialogue from her personal quest, where far fewer players would miss it or accidentally overlook it

taken together: everything having to do with Corypheus and lyrium in DA2 was preparation for us to establish a connection between lyrium, the Evanuris, immortality, and the blight in DAI.

Inquisition:

Cole's dialogue. Here's just a few lines: (at the lyrium coffins in Trespasser) "They're all singing. Coffers, coffins, corpses that aren't dead. A song crying out in the dark." // (telling Dorian why he doesn't need to eat) "I thought I had to. But I don't. The Old Songs can pull me." // (about wanting to be bound as a spirit) "You should ask Solas to bind you, too. And then someone can bind him."

Also this Cole/Solas exchange:

The entire Well of Sorrows quest. Lyrium, once refined, is a liquid. The Well of Sorrows houses memory: the memories of all who pledged themselves to it.

Solas' dialogue with Sera includes him saying elvish phrases that translate, loosely, to Titan-esque things (more about that in a later post!)

The insight we get into Templar and Seeker magic. Notably, Cole remarks over and over how it's connecting to "that other thing" (Titan magic, presumably) that counters mages' Fade magic. (ex: "The lyrium helps, but their bodies always want to connect to… something older. Bigger than they are. That's why they block magic. They reach for that other thing, and magic has no room to come in.")

Every Vir Dirthara codex has something to do with either lyrium, slain Titans, or that "other" magic (coming from the Pillars of the Earth).

The lullaby found in the Deep Roads in Trespasser is actually an elven explanation of Solas's origin. (more on that in a later post!)

External Media:

Solas calls it HIS red lyrium idol in Tevinter Nights. When the Dread Wolf descends upon the Mortalitasi, he says "MY lyrium idol."

Solas speaks to the Eye of Kethisca, presumably made of lyrium, in Vows & Vengeance Episode 1. The Eye then stops singing.

There is more in this list than I have posted! Much of it requires other explanations and context, however, and would not fit neatly in this list.

What This Implies for Solas's Past and Present

Past:

I think Solas's origination as part of a Titan has HUGE implications for the entire elvhen empire.

I think all of the Evanuris did Lyrium Crimes™, and they can be identified when we look at their vallaslin (later post!)

I also believe that Dirthamen/Falon'Din were originally also split by Elgar'nan, and it is very possible that they are the same kind of "spirit" as Solas.

I think this has huge implications for his relationship with Mythal.

I think that if Solas shares his lyrium/Titan-based lineage with any elves (as possibly evidenced by the lyrium coffins in the Deep Roads), then his rebellion might take root in how many elvhen may not have asked to be born.

I don't think he had to absorb magic from Mythal to get his powers. If anything, he may have been getting those abilities back.

Present:

I think that the Titans may have been injured/sundered when Solas created the Veil, and that is why they forget how to wake up.

I think the Titans, therefore, are the Forgotten Ones.

I think Solas wants to tear down the Veil to wake the Titans.

BIIIIIGGGG Blight implications, seeing as red lyrium is the blood of blighted Titans.

I think, if Solas dies, he may be "returned to the Stone" in the same way we saw in the Descent DLC.

But ALSO? I think this has the potential to explain a LOT of the lore we've been questioning for the last 15 years. And that is why this post is scheduled to have 6 parts by the time I'm through.

Stay tuned. <3

Up Next: (Almost) Every Hint the Elvish Language Gave Us About Solas's Origin

[samdeancass]

Too Much

Requested by Anonymous

Prompt: #39 from my Prompt List: "I'm not a human, I never was. So why are you expecting me to act like one?"

Pairing: Castiel x Winchester!reader

Genre: Angst, Slight Fluff

Characters: Castiel, Y/N, Dean, Sam

Description: Lately, Castiel hasn't paid much attention to Y/N, leaving them feeling lonely and confused. When they confront him about it, they don't get the reaction they were expecting.

From the moment you first saw Castiel, you knew you would fall hard. However, being the sister of Sam and Dean Winchester made it ten times harder than it should have been. Dean was always very overprotective when it came to you and was not very happy when you confessed your unique and deep feelings for Cas to him.

"That's not a good idea," Dean warned. But you stood your ground. "Cas isn't like the others. He chose us over his own family. That's not the action of an emotionless being!" Dean, defeated, pulled you into a hug. "I'm happy for you, but please, be careful. I don't want to see you hurt."

Sam, always the voice of reason, had a different perspective on your feelings for Castiel. 'I thought angels couldn't be with humans. How would it even work? Can they start families? Do they even understand human emotions?' Sam pondered these questions while you stood in the doorway, rolling your eyes. 'I've never read anything that says angels can't be in a relationship with a human. And I believe that Castiel and I can figure it out.' Your determination shone through your words. Sam smiled and nodded. 'Thanks for sharing, Y/N. I'm sure it'll all work out.'

After dealing with your brothers, you weren't sure that Cas could feel the same about you, whether he would even understand what they would mean. After spending hours trying to figure it out, you decided to just go ahead and tell him. He was sitting in the library, looking through lore books, when he looked up and smiled widely at your sudden presence. "Hello, Y/N." You smiled back at Cas, his smile always infectious. "Hey, Cas." You sat opposite him, twiddling your thumbs in your lap. He tilted his head with worry and confusion, clearly recognising your feelings. "Y/N, what's the matter?" You locked eyes with Cas, and your breath hitched in your throat before taking a deep breath. "Truth is, Cas, I've got something to confess. I've felt something for you for a while, but I haven't had the confidence to tell you until now. I wasn't sure whether you could reciprocate those feelings or even understand what they mean, but I needed to tell you."

To your surprise, Castiel smiled widely back at you, his hand reaching across the table to take yours. "I feel the same way, Y/N. At first, I wasn't sure what they meant, so I talked with Dean. He said, and I quote, 'If you hurt her, I will kill you, bring you back and send your ass down to hell.' I wasn't sure how you felt about me, so I kept them to myself. So, you couldn't imagine how happy you have just made me." You brought your hand up to your mouth and kissed it, a sentiment that made Cas blush. "I can imagine, angel. I feel the same way."

For the next few months, your relationship with Castiel and your feelings for each other grew. Considering your hunting life, you could have never imagined you would ever find someone to love. There were dangers to being the girlfriend of an angel, but you were already a Winchester, so you were used to the threat. Your relationship wasn't conventional; you had to teach Castiel a lot about love and how to treat the person you loved, but you didn't mind. He was your angel, and his innocence made you love him even more.

However, no matter how hard you tried to teach Castiel how to act with the person you loved, it never seemed to stick. You often found yourself alone in the bunker whilst he and your brothers were off hunting, stuck on the sidelines and feeling rather lonely. He never used to leave you behind; he loved being by your side whilst hunting, but something has changed, and you were determined to know what.

You waited until they returned from the hunt and walked into the war room, arms across your chest. "Oh no, Cas, you've done something wrong, buddy. She's got that look in her eyes." You narrowed your eyes at Sam, a silent warning to shut the hell up. He chuckled and held up his hands in surrender before making his way to the kitchen, Dean following suit but not before making sure you were ok. "Hey, kid. Everything good? Do I need to make good on my promise?" You smiled slightly at him and shook your head. "Everything's fine, Dean. Cas and I just need to chat; that's all." He nodded in understanding before following his brother. Cas made his way towards you, a soft smile on his face and placing a kiss on your head, but sensed your tenseness and his features changed completely.

"Y/N, what's wrong? Did something happen while we were away?" You shook your head, a soft breath leaving your mouth. "Let's go to my room; we need to talk about something." He looked confused but followed you to your room, closing the door behind him. "What's the matter? I can sense that there's something wrong." "You're right, Cas. There is something wrong. Something wrong with us." His expression changed as you finished your sentence to a look of hurt and sadness. "What do you mean? I don't understand. We both love each other; there's nothing wrong with that." You took his hands and guided him to the foot of your bed, sitting yourselves down. "I agree; there's nothing wrong with us loving each other, Cas. But it's been feeling rather one-sided lately. I always show you how much I love you by doing your favourite things and teaching you the ways of the human world. I always want to spend time with you, but you either push me away or you're too busy. You leave me behind on hunts even though you know I can handle my own. I'm kind of sick of being in this relationship alone. When humans are in a relationship, actions and feelings are reciprocated."

Castiel ripped his hands from yours, and his expression turned into frustration and hurt. "You seem to forget, Y/N, I'm not a human, and I never was. So why are you expecting me to act like one? I don't know how you act or treat each other in relationships, and I barely even know how to act properly with my friends. I'm trying so hard to let you know that I love you, but I don't know how. I never want to push you away, Y/N; I just don't know how to act around you, and it becomes too much for me to handle. I never want to leave you behind when I go with your brothers, but I feel like I must, so I know you're safe; that's the only way I know how to properly show you my love. If that's not good enough, then I suppose our relationship isn't working at all."

Before you could say anything, Castiel stormed out of the room and past the kitchen, alerting the brothers that something had happened. You knew he had left with the bang of the bunker door, and sobs wracked your body. You hadn't realised Cas didn't know what to do; you just thought he was lousy. Sam and Dean rushed to your room and wrapped you in their arms, seeing your state. "He's gone, hasn't he? He's really gone. I've really hurt him, guys. I need to find him to get him back." You were about to stand up, but Dean pulled you back down, shaking his head. "No, princess. Let him cool off; he'll be back. No matter what happened between the two of you, he'd never leave you." You smiled and nodded, but you had a horrible feeling in your stomach that he wouldn't come back.

Tags:

@bxoken-heartss @deascheck

[euphoricsleeplucidity]

I started shipping Juzi as a complete joke, but I can't believe I've come to genuinely enjoy it. Since I'm working on a fanfic that has yet to be released about a little half-drone cat that the drones find, I came upon the realization that J wasn't in said fanfic. So, here's a little treat or something in the form of a messy script, with a bit of lore you're missing but it's still readable:

Uzi: Ugh, NotOil! Did you seriously have to lead me out here? Just let me-.

(Uzi tries to reach down when the kitten slows, but it picks up pace again and continues on just as her servos brush its soft fur.)

Uzi: Seriously?

(It stops again, at the entrance of the corpse spire, looking back at Uzi with a curious, 'mrrow?' before it continues on, cute little strides toward the landing pod that leave behind small pawprints.)

Uzi: NotOil! (She hisses in frustration and hurries after the fluffy thing.)

(As Uzi heads further into the spire, her eyes hollow when she sees who the kitten has decided to interact with. J. The worker's expression hardens as she approaches them, watching furiously, as J hops off the pod and slows her fall with a swift thrust of her wings, because if the disassembly drone so much as lays a finger on that cat-. What Uzi didn't expect was for J to kneel down before the kitten, talking softly to it.)

J: Where did you come from?

(The kitten mews in response, cautiously moving closer to sniff J. As the ex-leader outstretches a hand, NotOil meows happily and rubs up against her. Uzi clears her throat. J startles, which kind of takes the worker by surprise- she'd figure the disassembler would be a little more on guard.)

J: (Rising to her feet.) Oh, great. You.

Uzi: I didn't exactly want to see you, either, y'know.

(J seems a bit confused by that, but understands when NotOil moves toward Uzi and rubs up against her leg.)

J: I see. ... Why do you have a cat. (More a demand than an answer.)

Uzi: It's a long story. Uh, the short answer is that we found him in a scrapyard.

(J slowly nods. Uzi looks down at the purring kitten as it sits down, looking up at her with expectant green eyes.)

(Silence.)

J: Well? You have your... cat. Get out of here, already, toaster.

Uzi: Tch. Nice to see you haven't changed. (She grumbles bitterly.)

(While Uzi wants to walk away, when she's about to, a tentative paw is placed upon her boot and she pauses. Looks down. Still, the kitten looks expectant. Uzi inwardly groans, and looks back up at J. It's not just NotOil who has tried to get her to interact with J after all this time, after the defeat of the Solver. Even N has tried to encourage her. Which, she figures, probably isn't that much of a surprise.)

Uzi: (Scratching the back of her head, awkward and uncomfortable.) Sooo, J. How have you been... doing? After everything.

(Yellow eyes narrow in suspicion.)

J: Fine. I have been doing fine.

Uzi: Uh-huh... (Her eyes drift to the damaged pod, which looks a little less damaged than she expected.) And you've been doing?

J: Why do you need to know?

Uzi: (Huffs in exasperation.) Dude. I'm trying to be nice to you.

(This time, NotOil meows loudly to grab attention and approaches J once more, tail held high, curled like a question mark. It outstretches both paws toward the disassembler and tilts its head. J's digital brows furrow, in thought.)

J: I've...

(The kitten rubs its cheek against her leg with a little trill. Uzi quirks a brow, a smug smirk playing across her lips.)

(While NotOil is half drone, it's only its back half that are robot. It's rather warm, unlike the cold Copper-9 air or the cool metal of the drones, and Uzi considers it almost therapeutic, its purrs soothing and its black fur criminally soft. In short, an excellent cuddle buddy. It would seem that the little thing is even enough to break through J's harsh exterior.)

Uzi: (She fights back the very obvious 'cat got your tongue' joke that she could totally make right now.) J, you look like you could use a... well, cat.

(J's eyes flick to Uzi's, boring into her.)

Uzi: (Clicks her tongue.) I guess I wouldn't mind sharing it occasionally. It's really comforting, and well, it certainly likes you, anyway.

J: (Her eyes widen a fraction.) But... what if I injure it? What If I lost my cognitive function because I forgot to fill up my reserves? What if I-.

Uzi: (Snickers.) Its name is NotOil for a reason. And J? I don't think you have any intentions to hurt it.

(J looks down at NotOil again, frowning, contemplating.)

J: NotOil is a stupid name.

Uzi: (Suddenly irritated by the comment.) Ugh! Shut up, bite me! V named it that.

(Uzi crosses her arms, looking away.)

J: I think I accept your offer.

(Those words seem to actually excite the kitten, and it purrs loud, circling around J all while brushing up against her legs. Then it rolls over, playfully batting at her stiletto pegs, shaking snow off its head and licking its lips, tail flicking. It rolls further, belly completely exposed. Utterly content and confident. Uzi smiles at the sight.)

Uzi: Great to hear. (She gives them a thumbs up, stepping backward.) You two have fun, bye!

(The worker's organic wings spread as she turns away, and with a quick beat of the limbs, she takes off. If she returns to the bunker and N and V ask where NotOil is, well, she won't get a freaking chance to respond because her new tail, housing an eldritch sentient God virus program thing, will absolutely reveal every little detail.)

(And NotOil? Well, it has a fun day hanging out with J and allowing the disassembly drone to take a break from her endless and tireless attempts to fix the pod.)

[beeperis]

i've been ghosting // Tim Wright/Reader

cross-posted on my Ao3 summary ; tim can't sleep without you. warnings ; implications of suicide, death, fictional afterlife (I just kinda made stuff up as I went tbh), paranormal, angst with slight comfort notes ; the lore may be incorrect but by golly. I need to get this out of my system. also not edited, I need to sleep (currently 3am)

It's easy to assume death is the only way to finally escape the Operator. You figured that all your friends who were formerly tormented by It were no longer suffering, since they were six feet under or missing. It pained you to relive the evening of your death, but it all ended in a bathtub with your favorite song playing in an effort to build up enough courage.

Obviously, there were people you regretted leaving behind: your parents, who you had to distance yourself from in order to protect them. Your friends who laid awake at night questioning what they could've done differently, or why you stopped talking to them one day without warning.

Tim Wright, the one who had unintentionally gotten you roped into what eventually ended your life.

By some odd accord, his drab apartment is where you ended up. You remembered dying. You remembered your lungs filling with water before peacefully falling victim to unconsciousness. And now, you were sitting in the corner of the room watching him sleep.

It wasn't like if you were trying to be creepy. It was one of the only things you could do: watch Tim lay awake all night, get out of bed late in the afternoon, go to the bathroom and occasionally eat, then return and sleep for a long time.

It was depressing, to say the least.

At night, your presence would curl up beside him in bed as he would shiver and pull the blankets further up on his body. You frowned at the idea of him only thinking he was cold. When he got up to go to the restroom, you'd follow right behind and wait outside the door until he was done. You lit up whenever he'd go to the kitchen and actually eat.

That night started off no different than the previous. He got ready for bed as you sat patiently, admiring him like a lost puppy or a stalker. Tim yawned and crawled into bed, covering himself up to his hips. You curled up behind him like you usually did, except this time, he laid on his back and stared up at the ceiling.

"I miss you." Hearing Tim's voice shocked you, causing you to abandon your usual position at his side and sit upright. You stared down at him, his deep brown eyes staring into nothing. Part of you wondered who he was talking about; he'd lost so many.

Almost as though he was answering your question, he continued. "I just wish I could've told you I loved you. That day I went over to your house to check on you, finding you like that…" Tim trailed off, his voice choking up whilst his eyes welled with tears that glistened from the light of the TV.

After a moment's pause, his body slightly trembled with heavy, troubled sobs. The sight broke you. You were sure there wouldn't be any pain in the afterlife, but watching the one you treasured more than the stars crumple into a hellscape of his own mind was simply too much.

Tim curled into a ball, fully breaking and hugged his knees closer to his chest. You wanted to cry too, listening to him mumble, "it's my fault," through broken cries. On instinct, you placed a hand on his arm like how you'd done comforting him in the deaths of his friends. Tim froze.

He stopped crying, but still remained tensed up. He never even made a sound. Instead, his eyes fell to where you had touched his arm. Something felt so familiar about whatever brushed against his arm, but he disregarded it as being a bug. Still, it felt like he couldn't continue crying.

This didn't go unnoticed by you. Finally, you recognized a glimpse of nostalgia in those profound, fawn-colored eyes. Experimentally, you reached out to hold his hand in your translucent one.

Tim abruptly sat up in bed, breathing heavily as he stared at his hand. So cold, yet it held the warmth and fullness of a lover claimed by the inevitable fate of time. You could've sworn you heard him mutter your name.

Daringly, you brought up another cold hand to caress his face. "I'm here," you spoke softly to attempt to reassure him. You had no idea if he could hear you. More than anything, it was a plea for him to notice you. To look you in the eyes and smile with the same familiarity, wrap you up in the tightest hug you'd felt in ages, and promise to never leave your side.

Rather than doing any of the aforementioned, tears continued rolling down Tim's cheeks. "I miss you," he cried once more. You could handle it no longer, and uncertainly tried wrapping him in a hug. To your surprise, it seemed as though he felt it given the way his body relaxed, almost easing into your nonexistent touch.

After a few more heart-wrenching tears and whispers of, "I love you," and, "I miss you, baby," Tim finally began easing himself back down into his bed. You, as always, were curled up right behind him. Your eyes wandered over to his digital alarm clock, red letters lighting up certain portions of the room.

It was 2:22 am when he finally went to sleep, clutching a tear-soaked pillow he imagined was you.

[loverselegy]

A Lullaby to You

A quick blurb to get started!

Yandere Male OC (Nirvana) X GN Reader

Lore and intro post

Oh god, what am I doing? I'm supposed to be on lookout duty.

Nirvana's footsteps echo in his ears, the sound ringing in the still air. In truth, the sound is only barely noticeable in the quiet house, but the paranoia clings to him like a vice. Someone will know.

He started feeling it a long time ago. The infection in his veins, travelling up his spine and latching to his brain, sucking the life out of him like a leech. He ignored it, hoping beyond hope that nobody had noticed when he'd steal anything you had used. It was the only thing that kept him satisfied.

But it isn't enough anymore.

He steps over Ambrose's sleeping body, narrowly avoiding an accidental trampling of the other male's fingers. He stumbles, catching himself on the back of the dusty old couch before he can fall on top of Alis.

There, on the couch, is his prize. You, eyes shut and asleep... You're vulnerable. Weak. Pathetic, even. No wonder he got away with tormenting you for so long.

Irrelevant.

Nirvana takes a seat on the armrest, just beside your head. His hands raise, stilling in the air for a moment. Don't hesitate, the infection tells him, you need this.

His hands come to rest on your face, staring down at you, cloaked in the darkness of the night. He can see all of your features, the very features that drove him to the brink of insanity. He draws gentle circles into your cheeks with his fingertips, his breath leaving his lips in short pants.

Your aroma is fascinating to him. He wants to drown himself in the scent that defines you, to become one with your flesh and bones and mold himself to your being with no hope of separation.

His thoughts pause when you shift, your eyes fluttering open as his fingers dig into your cheeks. He hadn't realized he was gripping you so tightly.

"What's wrong?" You mutter, a cute, sleepy lilt to your voice.

Nirvana chuckles, but his hands shake as he pulls them away from you. "You were shuffling in your sleep. I was worried."

The lie slips from his lips without any hesitation, the words playing on loop in his head even after he says them.

"Oh," You whisper, your eyes falling to the other males for a moment.

Don't look at them. Don't you dare look at anyone but me.

"I've been stressed," You admit, your hands folded over your stomach as you stare at the ceiling. "Since this whole thing started. It's terrifying."

Nirvana can feel his lips curling into a smile. Confide in me.

"You're not alone," He murmurs, watching you attentively as you sit up. "I'll protect you."

Your expression softens into a grin, and Nirvana bites his lip to avoid lunging at you and squeezing you until you pop. You pat the spot beside you, and he slides off the armrest to sit properly on the cushion.

Much to his complete shock, you lay your head on his lap and curl up, preparing to fall back into slumber.

"...Then, make sure nightmares don't plague me anymore," you murmur, eyes fluttering shut. You miss the way Nirvana's face flushes, the darkness shielding the pink color of his eyes.

"I will," He breathes out gently. "Rest easy."

A wide smile splits his face once he's sure you're asleep again. He can barely contain his glee, seeing you below him... Relying on him. You're so desperate for his comfort and warmth, something only he could ever provide for you.

His eyes trace your outline through the darkness, following your figure and finding your head as it rests in his lap.

I won't give up, he thinks, until you're mine.

[salad-006]

Beginning my no eddsworld challenge: day one

I've had an idea for a fnaf security breach au for while now, atleast a year because i posted these designs first last winter. WELL I've been thinking about actually doing a bit more with the idea lately? So i decided to make more of these freaks

Here's some wip lore i have for those that want it

Takes place somewhere in the 80s-90s, i haven't placed a single time period yet. Instead of the pizzaplex is falls more into just a straightup indoor amusement park. Instead of just the one set of bots we've got a bunch of dupes scattered around, most of them are custom designed for the area and are bolted down. However there are still free roaming robots, like 1-3 sets that are all locked down to one corner of the park.

Greg ends up inside after hours again, and he gets chased like before. This time he comes across One nice freddy, who's sitting half disassembled in maintenance. So, begin the horrible disassembly of the other robots. Chaos ensues, something something idk. I'll figure out more later

OH YEAH and for the bonnie fans: instead of getting murdered he's got like a Crusty situation going on. Some guy up top just decides we need to add a new character, and instead of making a bunch new stuff they just replace bonnie. They could be like mid renovation too, so there's random signs of bonnie still scattered around

[eggscargot]

Hello! Sorry if you already made a post explaining his backstory, but based off your last art was Gull not always deaf? How did he lose his hearing? Also how long have he and Stan known each other I’m craving lore 👀

EHEHEHEHE i have not! (though i did talk about the whole thing in stream once oops- if you were there for that, please don't spoil for everyone else!) im trying my best to sorta slowly reveal his lore in comics and drawings so unfortunately you all have had to deal with the slowburn alongside me- But I can answer this- Gull was not always deaf! He has spent the last several decades deaf, having lost his hearing sometime in his 30s-ish (I really need to sit down and figure out the timeline here, but GF's timeline is already so wonky i haven't really worried too much about it ha!) He met Stan in his late 20s-early 30s, spent time with each other for a good chunk of time before losing contact for for a decade or so. They reunite again by pure luck during GF present time (When they're 50-60)! There's some little tidbit's I've sprinkled in his ref sheets I'm gonna point out, but I'll put them under the cut in case anyone would like to piece it together themselves! Thank you so much for your interest it really does mean a lot that someone out there cares about this dork as much as I do <3

I'll link his ref sheets!

https://www.tumblr.com/eggscargot/766248389250842624/its-gull-time-been-working-on-a-proper-ref-and?source=share

OKAY SO his ref sheets allude to him having had been in "the accident" on the note about his scars. It was during then that he was majorly injured and lost his hearing! There's also a little cheeky note there as well, something about totally not being a getaway driver- he's a vehicle enthusiast haha Specifically, a helicopter is drawn besides it, and a boat in the BG- Less direct, but I've intentionally made every single one of his outfits have some kind of medical ID on him. Gull seems to be very intent on making sure anyone knows who he is in the event that he can't be identified. As if a visual identification is just not enough. Why wouldn't anyone be able to identify him by knowing him? This also is a habit Gull has acquired before reuniting with Stanley. Gull is also listed as a globetrotter. He loves to hike and travel! More so, he is uncomfortable being in one place for a long period of time. I will make this clear though, it is not because he's in any major kind of trouble during preset day! He is able to travel freely. c: In my last drawing, I've also mentioned that Stan and Gull are on a stakeout. I'm not actually sure if this is the correct term, this is not a like police stakeout. More like a gathering of intel! I also very much intend their relationship so far to be dancing along the edges of something more. Something is holding Gull back- Stanley is just a little dense HA Lastly, I THINK I've done this, but the way Stan and Gull address each other is important. Lee is not Stan's full name, and Gull is certainly not generally used as a birthname. c: Hope you got a kick outta this! I'm sure I've said too much haha I'm just excited to share.

[songs-of-future-past]

*shaking an empty bowl and staring with my big ol' eyes.*

Care to spare some random trivia/lore about Nocturne, my good fellow?

Sure thing! I've got a few somewhat niche things I don't think people would really ask about.

Think I mentioned this before, but he was a Navy SEAL before death. He has yet to take his dog tags off.

If he's off duty, he's usually wearing a trenchcoat and turtleneck instead of armour. He always wears some sort of simple blind mask to help cover up the burns around his eyes, as well as gloves. It doesn't matter what temperature it is, if he gets heat stroke he has a ghost to revive him.

He can dance surprisingly well. This makes it very hard to hold him down (not that a nearly 7' tall soldier-type who's constantly on operations would be particularly easy to hold down in the first place).

Speaking of, for someone of his height he is surprisingly stealthy. He also has an uncanny ability to just show up if someone's asking after him. He's almost as bad as Ikora.

He doesn't curse or raise his voice much unless he's extremely wound up (ie during a raid). If you're being annoying or dumb he'll probably just stare at you blankly until you figure it out.

He doesn't particularly like hearing about his past exploits. This will also earn you a blank stare.

50% of the time, if you need something done, he can do it. The other 50% of the time, he knows someone else who can.

He has to be conned into taking breaks. Otherwise, he will go days without taking care of himself outside taking a shower.

He has a complicated relationship with his ghost Castle. He's terrified of losing it (he's gone through enough over the past 10 years) and he appreciates it filling in for the more right-brained emotional side and helping him sort out those feelings so he doesn't bury them into a deep dark pit, but Castle also gets on his nerves VERY easily. Especially when he's getting tired and needs to take a break and Castle tries to get him to do so.

He doesn't emote much with his wings (he doesn't emote much in general), but he will instinctively wrap them around the other person's shoulders if he's giving them a hug. Or, if someone he's close with starts leaning against him, he'll drape a wing around their shoulders.

Speaking of that latter bit: a good way to tell if he likes someone is for them to lean against him. If he does, he will sit perfectly still until they leave. Outside of an emergency, he won't push them off. If you're not that close to him he will give you a Stare, or just move away.

Aaaaand that's all I can think of for now! Feel free to spam me with more questions, especially more specific stuff!

[uchiha-7thsingularity]

Touchstarved is a new addition to my fandom found family

(After playing the demo and listening to behind the scenes with the devs interview)

I'm glad they are getting the love and support they deserve on their own creation...they legally own now. 😤😍

I will be buying merch from them! And donating because I want this game to be developed as soon as possible.

Mhin will be my seventh emo child I adopt after Felix (last legacy), minato (p3), Virgil(sanders sides), levi(obey me), rory(lucifer), and idia(tw). They're the embodiment of "don't touch me I'm lethal and will use it to my advantage." Like a feral kitten with zoomies trying to get their prized toys which is a decent conversation with someone. A hunter that is welcome to hunt me down to get their cloak back.

Kuras got me on my knees with his healing touch. *not sexually* I mean he lit a fire in me to the point I want to see him go feral every time I toss and turn to see his true colors. His design screams "I'm the sun your a speck of dust not sit and let me observe you." Kind but aloof. Gentle but stern. Calm but will be feral if necessary. Another reason to follow him till the end of time.

Vere is THAT asshole, dick of a friend. Best friend? Frenemy?! Doesn't matter his deal I want to rile him up. Make his fur stand on end when he feels my MC's presence walk into the same room he's in just to say nothing to him and walk out. I want to fight him. Lovingly where he respects me to some degree to which were on first name basis. Bark or hiss at him at random to throw him off. Vibes are "I'll throw you across this room if you don't stop grabbing for my tail."

Ais is a hot pepper. You look at his whole design and see "Stop looking or be my guest I could care less." A man who gives you no second glance. Tames beasts. Punches a dirtbag for you because he felt like it. Named a dog demon princess.....I would like to buy him a drink. Will physically cling to him to ask him how his day went. Would make him laugh by tripping and falling to just see his reaction. Yep, that's what I was hoping for and I want more.

Leander is a wannabe hero figure/leader sort of. A man of taste in magical affairs. Could standoff as a "great smile just don't fall for the shine." Lends you a firm hand but is smooth like butter. Hype man. Heavy drinker and fighter. He a wingman but in the wrong way to where he ends up with the person we wanted to woo. Up to all kinds of shenanigans unless rent paid then he parties. I need his good luck charms to earn a lucky night out with him. Tell me everything!

Still will wait two years for this game. Want the devs to go at their own pace to not be overwhelmed. Have to redraw my oc. Love the story and how the devs said all the characters are doomed either way no matter the bad or good endings. All five individuals will be chaos. It's a case of will I make them worse or better.Instead the alternative is to make them realize you will never leave their side no matter what. Lots of death and gore. Finally! Finally!! Like a villain (mainly monsters) story where we have toxic characters and don't automatically make them good just because but actually dive into the lore and help them break a curse or live with it. Redemption? Possibly?! Althouh, I want to help them show their true colors and what their capable of even if it leads directly to a dead end. These five have no idea what's coming for them...I've ranted enough for today. Bye!

[visiosatanae]

The Gauntlet

Chapter 2: Wrath

Rating: Explicit

Pairing: Dewdrop/F!Reader | Sister of Sin

(CW: Smut, Rough sex with a ghoul, Violence, Blood)

Ao3 Link Ch 1

I spent the rest of the afternoon contemplating my strategy for the Gauntlet, as Sister Imperator called it. I figured Sloth and Gluttony would be easy enough and could be done by myself, and almost everyone in the Ministry was always down for a quick fuck so Lust wouldn't be an issue either. But for the others I'd have to get creative. 

Eventually I found myself in one of the smaller chapels of the Ministry, having wandered there without realizing. It was quiet, only a few Siblings sitting amongst the pews. This place in particular was best for quiet worship and inner contemplation. Exactly what I needed. 

I took a seat towards the back. I couldn't help but sigh, which echoed slightly with how quiet it was in the room. My mind was racing with the mass influx of information I had received today. I wasn’t sure how to process any of it, let alone plan out how I was going to perform seven deadly sins within seven days. Obviously it wasn't impossible, but where to even start? And was I worthy of such a position even if I did manage to complete it? 

My eyes glossed over the stained glass of the chapel, taking in the scenes of Ministry lore. They eventually landed on the iconography of the Dark Lord Himself. Staring into His eyes made something click in my mind, my decision made in an instant. 

I had always liked a challenge anyways… 

… 

The next morning my ears were trained on the conversations around me as I made my way through the dining hall with breakfast. I didn’t normally care much for the whereabouts of the ghouls, but today I had a bone to pick with one in particular. 

I noticed a table of younger Siblings, giggling amongst themselves and I figured they'd be my best bet. I sat with my food a few feet away, listening intently to their not so private conversation as I picked at my muffin. 

"Yes! More have been summoned lately, they're all so feral still!" one Sister said, blushing at her own implication. 

"Has anyone seen the Cardinal's fire ghoul yet? I heard he's got a real bad temper. I'm worried about running into him," said another Sister. 

Bingo

"Yeah, his name is Dewdrop," a Brother replied, leaning in and lowering his voice. "Makes sense why he'd be so angry all the time if that's the name they gave him." 

"No, I think it's because he's compensating for something," I interjected, the other Siblings turning to look at me. "And not just his height," I smirked. 

A couple Sisters giggled nervously, eyes darting around as if anxious of him currently being in the room. "What makes you say that?" The Brother asked. 

I shrugged. "Just a hunch. But I've known plenty of people with the same issues. Why would a ghoul be any different?" I was lying through my teeth, but these guys wouldn't question me. I was an older Sibling with a lot more experience than them. As expected, they all started murmuring to themselves about what I had said about Dew. I sipped my coffee as my plan took affect. Word travelled fast through the Ministry and with any luck I'd have results by this afternoon. 

…

My steps echoed along the walls of the corridors as I wandered through the Abbey, taking care to walk through every shadow and dark hallway I could in the hope a certain someone would take the bait. I wasn’t sure if my heart was racing from fear or adrenaline, but the reason didn’t really matter. Pumping blood would help lure out any ghoul that was hunting.

Sure enough, I didn’t have to wait long before I felt something wrap around my waist and quickly pull me into a random storage closet. The door slammed shut and I only had time to let out a yelp before a clawed hand clamped over my mouth, stifling any other noise I could make. 

"Heard you were talking shit, Sister," a low voice growled in my ear. "Where was that attitude yesterday when you were flat on the floor, huh?" Dew held me close to his body with his tail, the heat emanating off of him in waves. 

I took a chance at elbowing him in the ribs, biting down hard on the hand covering my mouth. His howl within the confined space was overwhelming, but my maneuver wasn't as effective for escape as I'd hoped. I felt myself being slammed against the wall, his forearm pressing down on my throat. 

"The fuck was that?" Even in the dark closet I could see his fangs glinting in a sneer. "Are you just trying to piss me off?" 

You have no idea, I thought as I thoroughly put the final nail in my coffin by spitting square in his face. He fumed at me, the glob of spit rolling down his cheek. I would have laughed if I wasn't about to die right then and there. 

Dew wiped his face, looking at his hand for a moment before jamming his fingers in my mouth, the tips of them touching the back of my throat and making me gag. "If you want rough, bitch, I'll give you fucking rough," he snarled, his hand grasping my jaw and bringing it down with enough force to bring me to my knees. 

I felt my head hit the wall behind me. Through my ringing ears I could hear a belt being undone and my eyes widened in the dim light at the length of him. "Still think I'm compensating for something?" He removed his fingers, only to replace them with his cock. His now free hand tore off my veil, wrapping itself in my hair and pulling. "Suck." I did so dutifully, although I didn't have much choice as his grip pushed me further down to his pubic bone. "If I feel teeth, I'll snap your neck before you can even think your final prayer." 

I nodded as much as I could, bobbing my head while his hand remained fisted in my hair. He made me take his entire length each time, my nose pressing into the patch of hair above his cock. Dew groaned as his hips rolled, still angry as hell but finally allowing himself to take pleasure in my mouth. I did my part in keeping him satisfied, tears streaming down my face as I struggled to breathe around him. Every time he pushed all the way in I gagged, and he seemed to relish in how my throat contracted around the head of his cock with every thrust. 

After he'd finally had enough, he pulled me back by my hair. I coughed, gasping on air again. He yanked me up until I was back on my feet, back pressed against the wall. His hand moved from my hair to my throat, the ability to breathe quickly fleeting. I clawed at his wrist as I choked. 

"Sluts like you need to remember their place," he hissed, his other hand roughly hiking up my habit to my waist. I tried to shake my head but was only met with the sound of my underwear being torn away. His hand cupped my pussy and he paused, huffing in surprise. "You're absolutely soaked, Sister," he chuckled. "Is this the only way you can get off? By messing with dangerous ghouls?" 

I whimpered, my face flushed, not even realizing how wet I'd gotten from his abuse. I didn't have time to ponder whether this was a new kink or not because the head of his cock was already rubbing along my slit, easily becoming coated in slick. He groaned, his face burying itself into my shoulder as he pressed himself fully inside, not wasting any time in starting a brutal pace. My head slammed into the wall causing the shelves of cleaning supplies to shake with every thrust. My mind started going fuzzy from the continued lack of air and I could only cling to him for dear life. 

Despite how rough he was, I couldn't help how tightly my cunt squeezed around him, his cock dragging along my inner walls and hitting that sweet spot inside with every thrust. I could tell it was working him up quickly, his moans and snarls coming more frequently against my skin as he pounded into me. 

I came back to reality for a moment as claws dug into my skin, tearing at the collar of my habit and reducing it to shreds. "Gonna mark you up nice and good," Dew panted into my skin, his thrusts becoming more erratic. "Can't have you forgetting what it means to fuck around with me." 

He groaned as his hips shuddered, biting down hard into my shoulder. I let out a silent scream, my own hips rutting against his as he unloaded into me. Even his cum felt burning hot as it flooded my insides. I gave a strangled cry as I forcibly came around him, milking his cock of everything he had. It was only when he finished that he finally released my throat, letting me crumple to the dirty floor of the closet. 

He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, smearing my blood across his face as he looked down at my pathetic state. "Not bad," he licked his lips. "Let me know if you wanna do this again sometime." I watched with blurry vision as he tucked himself away, straightening out his clothes before opening the door into the corridor. "Thanks for the fuck, Sister," he chuckled before leaving me in the dark again. 

"No, thank you." I groaned quietly, praying to Satan that I didn't go through all of that for nothing. 

[technicalknockout]

What were some of your favourite pages in the book?

god thats a hard one jsnfjksdk the entire book is so good but i do have my favorites. heres an entire list

silly straws page - i read in 'dipper and mabel's guide to mystery and nonstop fun' that bill likes silly straws and thought it was a silly random tidbit, imagine how surprised i was when i realized there was LORE behind it.. im still figuring out some codes bc i dont wanna look them up and im having so much fun !!

stanford trying to keep me from reading the book page - "you cant hear the disappointed sigh im making rn, but i assure you it's devastating" i mean he failed to stop me from reading the entire thing in one sitting but i was just very happy to see ford's cursive again. It was really funny seeing him trying to guess what the reader would be convinced by (i saw the moth picture and thought 'whats that called, a goth moth?' I laughed out loud when it turned out that was actually its name)

urban legends page - as a long time fan of creepypasta the references in this page absolutely delighted me. Also the art is so realistically horrifying, whoever drew these i love you

the one true intelligence test - idk this page just made me laugh a lot

Entire anti-cipher society part - i love how instead of telling the story in just plain text, they made us follow the story with newspapers and journal pages. What was that called. I swear there was a name for that kind of storytelling if anyone knows pls pls tell me

every page with ford and fiddleford - BEAUTIFUL. SUBLIME. BEST THING TO EVER EXIST IN THE WORLD. I HECKING LOVE FRIENDS BEING WHOLESOME TOGETHER AND I LOVE IT MORE WHEN THEYRE MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS FROM MY FAVORITE SHOW. THEY MAD SNOWMEN OF EACH OTHER THATS SO CUTE

"but my aim is getting better" - do i need to explain this one

whatever this page is called;

I hated reading this (i loved reading this). i kinda got spoiled before i bought the book with an analysis post, had to literally put my phone down and think about what id just read. i think this page really puts bill and ford's relationship into perspective. ford's a person and bill's a multidimensional semi-god creature, bill will do and say anything in his power to get ford to do what he wants. this relationship cannot even begin to resemble normal. and also the forgetting your own name part horrified me, thats some good horror right there.. love it when books make me have a visceral reaction to tiny words on paper

call transcript from the police - OH the LORE and CHARACTER ANALYSIS FOOD RIGHT HERE. i could talk for hours about how bill straight up sucks at relationships and he's SO unwilling to admit he was upset about falling out with ford that he's lying to himself MULTIPLE TIMES OVER AND OVER and how a lack of genuine connection with people is eating him up - but if i talked about all that this post would spiral into insanity real quick. Also drunk bill talking into the phone was very very sad and very very on character and i could hear hirsch's bill voice inside my head it was really good aghjgnkhhh

stan's page - I ALMOST CRIED AND I KNOW THATS KIND OF A WEIRD REACTION BUT I SAW THE STAN PAGE IN THISISNOTAWEBSITEDOTCOM OKAY AND IT WAS MAKING ME VERY UNWELL I WAS EXTREMELY RELIEVED TO JUST HEAR THIS MAN SO HAPPY AGAIN STANLEY PINES I LOVE YOU YOU DESERVE EVERYTHING

yee that turned out longer than id anticipated jdndjs

overall this was amazing. an entire book written in my favorite character's voice is something i've only ever dreamed of and it's genuinely a frickin honour to have a copy in my house. my bookshelf is 2% more cursed now and i would not have it any other way.

one of these days im gonna black out and there will be a twenty-pages long essay on bill's social life on your feed. i advise you to gently scroll past it without looking.

[divinepriestesskokomi]

I JUST FINISHED THE STORY QUEST AND IT WAS SO GOOD OMG

my thoughts undercut, beware of spoilers

These thoughts are going to be all over the place and won't cover everything I'm thinking bc I'm really just dumping the first thing that comes to mind. It's been a long day and i'm tired lol

First of all. THE LORE. We FINALLY got to know more about Cyno's past, and it was SO good! His ties to the Temple of Silence and Hermanubis are so interesting, I have so many more questions but my mind is so cluttered with thoughts I can't get them all down rn.

I'm so happy we finally got to see Cyrus, and got to see more of the dynamic between him and Cyno! Such an interesting dynamic. It's alot like I imagined it being, where they are father and son but in an unconventional way. Like Cyno doesn't call him father, he just calls him professor, but they still very much have that father son dynamic. And oh my god those little photos of baby Cyno....my heart ���� I loved the mentions of Lisa too, I love the idea of her being like an older sister figure to Cyno

I have mixed feelings on Cyrus himself, like he was apparently good to Cyno growing up and protected him from the Akademiya trying to do experiments on him, but also like?? He kinda kidnapped him from the Temple of Silence? That part really got glossed over in the story quest ldskgjdklfgj. Not only that, but he was part of the original experiments that got Cyno his powers. So he feels very morally grey to me. I'm kinda giving him the side eye.

Also they said that Cyno's parents gave him up to be used as a vessel. So are they still alive and part of the Temple of Silence?? Where are they???

And I AM a little sad that it was confirmed that Cyno can't communicate with Hermanubis, since I've always loved that in fan content. But hey, at least it can still exist in fan content, hehe

Also the unexpected crumbs for Tighnari lore????? Hell yeah

AN D OH MY GOD THEY REALLY FED THE CYNONARI FANS WITH THIS ONE. I was right in my guess that Tighnari would insist on coming along to support Cyno! There were so many sweet moments between them. Tighnari being protective of Cyno and not wanting him to go alone. Also the way they just casually show that Cyrus knows both Tighnari and Collei well is so cute omg. Cyno bringing his husband and daughter to visit his father, so cute 🥺 Also the way Tighnari made a point to say that Cyno needed to keep his power for his own sake, not just the Akademiya's sake, was really sweet. It was like he was giving Cyno a little reminder that he's more than just the General Mahamatra, he's his own person. And how that really seemed to get through to Cyno during his fight with Sethos.

I LOVED the little hints we got of their time in the Akademiya together. That they used to sit on the divine tree together and watch the sunset as they did their school work together omg 🥺 It does make their timeline a little confusing, so I guess Cyno was the General Mahamatra even while he was a student, because Tighnari's character story mentions that he and Cyno met when Cyno was the General Mahamatra and was investigating Tighnari, but now this quest also implies they were both students together. So I guess General Mahamatra is a position they can give to students too.

And the little family moments between Cyno, Tighnari, and Collei made my heart melt. Them both being so proud of Collei and how far she's come. Them having little codes and being able to understand eachother with a look. and oh my GOD the moment where Collei bailed the moment Cyno started telling jokes had me in tears.

And of course we got to see more of Cyno and Tighnari's friendships with the other Sumeru cast. I love how Kaveh and Alhaitham were just immediately looking out for Cyno the moment they realized something was fishy, and immediately knew to get Tighnari and Collei involved once Cyno ran off. And even Faruzan and her being all worried and protective of them in her own way! It was just so sweet.

And I'm very happy with how things went with Sethos! I was afraid at first that having a new playable character appear for the first time in this quest would take away from the focus being on Cyno, but they did really well with it! Cyno was still very much the focus, As for Sethos himself, he seems really interesting and I can't wait to learn more about him when he's released. He seems an interesting mix of sweet and mischievous. Like he obviously cares for everyone at the temple so much, but is also not opposed to blackmail. Very curious to see more of him.

Also sidenote, I really enjoyed how much internal monologue they added to this quest, it was cool getting to hear the thoughts of characters other than the traveler for once.

Overall I'm just SO happy with this quest, it was so good! And I was so happy to see my boys again!

Also Naphis looks so fucking funny. Laughed my ass off everytime that man was on screen. Nari I can't believe that's your master. Silly looking ass

[spacedykez]

Helluuuu I wanted to answer your ask answer but the finale threw me off into a frenzy sooo YEAH - I still can't believe Martyn really won!! I'm so happy!!! AHHH THis ask will prob be super messy bc I still am processing ksksks

I haven't watched any Trafiic!Scott before now so I really REALLY want to know more (and ofc watch LOL) so it's very cool and convenient for me that you know him so well!! And yes the being lonely and scared of being left again - that also got me very into it NGL. (why is the projection so strong with him, hm? q.q /pos). But also as a Martyn viewer that was one part that drew me in for him which is that Ren just picked him up in 3rd life and damn if that isn't smth to project onto as well for me ksksks - but yeha enough stuff about me!

I find it super funny and amazing that you're super into 3L and DL and here I sit with still brainrot from LL B) I just love how different each series feels to everyone and we all have such valid favs/favours!!! but yeah I love how u can see those parallels and now even with the parallel in the battle royale between Martyn and Scott - I feel like scratching my eyes out the parallels are too strong and too good!

okay I def need to watch flower husbands (and maybe empires s1 too ig??) myself but tumblr osmosis told me a bit BUT AHH THE PROTECTION THINGY SCreAMING!!! in this season the "i love you" took me out in the best way q.q scott felt like he was ready to blow it all for jimmy something something

Also as a valid and verified Scott viewer: do you think he purposely tried to not win this season? i'm not sure about this but he was giving lives away so freely (esp in the end) and i feel like I've missed a reasoning there)

and ohHHH yes I'm so happy you watch so much scott that's so cool and all i'm super happy for u!!! wanna watch him more too now for suuuuuure - also I'm so excited for martyn's lore/q&a stream today I am vibrating and also it feels sooo so good when your fav won??? like??? i am unser how to behave now bc i didn't actually think it'd happen and now he's just in line with grian, scott and pearl and I'm just like "ahhh that's my shitty /pos blorbo i picked up bc he's just as rootless/homeless as me <3" (not actual homeless but more so the moving around a lot and not havung 1 dedicated home stated by themself) and so yeah I really think u got martyn down well and that makes me scream so much /pos

!!!! hihi im super happy the ending was like. pretty much could not have gone better ngl. i loved it. literally perfect tbh.

oh yay that is convenient!! yeah im more than willing 2 brainrot abt my blorbo. like i said i never really got into LL but i've watched 3L, DL, and now LiLife. also it's the sad dramatic theater gay vibes. my silly little blorbo <3 i don't know how many of scott's series you've watched but osmp scott is literally the guy ever for angst like. im not starting on o!scott because i WILL ramble for YEARS but he is so SAD and i love him 4 it. and esmp1!scott is on his elsa kinnie arc (INCLUDING the trauma <3)

THE PARALLELS W THEM... THEYRE SO STRONG. talking abt Scott there are SO many parallels between martyn & jimmy; the pufferfish, the blond hair, the protectiveness (just reversed), and more i'm sure i'm not mentioning.

from martyn's pov... i don't know. i feel like i have martyn wrong. sigh. he's just! as a first time viewer of martyn he seems to me very loyal but also haunted by the watchers/listeners/narrative- i don't KNOW most of martyn's lore !! and i was never EXTREMELY into treebark like i was w flower husbands. its just. im trying to figure him out but i still feel like i have him all wrong and the moment i think i've got him figured out someone tells me i'm wrong. trafficblr was all "omg martyn loyal hand killing scott like he killed ren" and im like YEAH YEAH!! and then he wins and its like "no youre fucking wrong he was never loyal ever" and im just like bro wtf. its just ive not WATCHED martyn a ton before LiLife (i watched a few of his 3L & DL videos but not all of them and not anything else outside that) and i'm still trying to get his characterization down and tumblr isn't helping because i was like yeah yeah okay loyal hand this lines up with what i've seen from him, this makes sense, i've got him. and then the finale happens and all of a sudden it's "no you FUCKING IDIOT he's NOT loyal FUCK you"

...sorry if you read that whole rant. anyways!

yes. from a meta perspective: yes. scott DOES NOT want to win again, especially not a third time in a row. yes, technically pearl won DL, but a lot of people do count it as a joint pearl-scott win, so if he won LiLife it would be a third scott win to them. to be honest, scott is just really good at the game and at surviving. he doesn't seek out conflict a lot, tends to stay in his own little area building and surviving, and because of that he usually doesn't engage in a ton of the fighting until later episodes. he's also in a LOT of series & events (cough mcc cough) and he's just good at Minecraft. traffic!scott as a character does not want to play the game, isn't trying to win, and he is kind. but also, yes, cc!scott does not want to win this game. he gets ENOUGH hate for winning mcc, and the amount of hate and negativity certain groups would give him for winning a third season in a row would be AWFUL. also i'm sure he (cc!) wants to give his friends a chance to win, because he's a nice person. but there is DEFINITELY that element of if he had won twitter would be FURIOUS.

YEAH!!! if you want to watch more scott i am here for infodumping hes one of my favorite youtubers genuinely and i love his videos and everything he does. also yeah i like seeing my guy win!! its fun when that happens. and i'm glad you think i've got martyn down because i am definitely not very confident in my characterization of him.

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Lorcan Lore!!! 💤 🪤 💢 🌙 💓 :>

(If this too many you can cut what you'd like)

Never too many, thank you so much, Hack 💙🙏

💤 SLEEPING - do they fall asleep easily? what helps them sleep?

Lorcan is someone who can fall asleep quickly but his sleep is so light that he wakes up at the slightest disturbance. I would almost be more accurate to say he's dozing instead of sleeping. It gets better once he trusts the crew though; that they won't hurt him and also protect him if anything happens or at the very least alert him if something is going on

🪤 MOUSE TRAP - what will always lure them into certain danger? a loved one in danger? a promise of something they are always searching for?

One thing that always makes Lorcan go headfirst into danger (if you ignore the fact he fights/kills to live) is when he sees innocent/weak people in danger. He's good at keeping himself safe and he's strong enough to hold his own but that self preservation takes a serious hit when it comes to others. He's much too self sacrificing for his own good, really

💢 ANGER - what are some habits they have that will take some getting used to?

Since Lorcan is both emotionally and socially stunted, he doesn't really do that whole... Talking things out thing. He didn't need to resolve any conflicts with others because he didn't have anyone he could have disagreements with except for strangers that he'd just fight to the death with anyway, so when there's something he doesn't like or someone else tells him he does something they don't like, Lorcan doesn't know what to do. He just... Walks away, doesn't talk about it; until someone sits him down and manages to explain to him the importance of open communication and talking about problems instead of keeping silent. Even after he understands though, it's still not easy and he won't initiate conversation, more likely to just avoid it and the person involved until they have enough and confront him

🌙 MOON - what is your oc's greatest wish? how far are they willing to go for it?

This is hard because so far, he doesn't really have a wish. I've worked a bit more on his back story in my head, how he got to where he is before he meets the straw heads and everything. But I haven't yet figured out his Dream™ that every one piece character has... He will rediscover that dream of his with the crew though, for sure

💓 BEATING HEART - what gets their heart racing?

Negative - seeing people he likes getting hurt

Positive - close proximity to people he's interested in as more than friends. Zoro leaning close trying to get something on the table behind Lorcan so he feels Zoro's warmth and smells his scent and enters a whole crisis over why do I feel like this-

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Not really a telling you the plot of limbus but more of a question: is there anything about the gameplay you need help with? Or are you just not interested in it? If its the former, youtuber ESGOO has a video called "A better tutorial for Limbus Company" that does explain the gameplay better than the in-game tutorial. If you are worried about the gacha it is entirely possible to beat all cantos with the base IDs with some experimenting and proper team building, and IDs can be obtained without real life money. If its the latter then yeah I get it, very fair and I hope more people help you with the plot and all

So I get that you likely used anon because you thought I'd be upset with you or something and honestly I'm not, but I do got some stuff to say about this, nothing directed at you; the sender. I want to make this clear that my issues don't lie with you they lie with the way LCB functions and the way Proj Moon is handling the game in general.

I hear this a lot and it goes back to what I heard a lot when LoR came out but is actually overlooking a few complaints about LCB that I think Limbus Heads(?) need to better understand.

Firstly, I'm sure some youtuber somewhere could explain the game and mechanics to me, if that's how I learned things I'd have done great in school and I'd likely be a lot better at gaming from all the random youtubers I watch play games, but that's just not the case. I'm not the sort of person who can literally watch a video and understand something. When I learn something it is through a lot of practice, hands on experience, or literally sitting down with someone and talking through it figuring things out because my dumbass brain loves to create problems where there typically isn't one. However, and this part is huge.

Even if they could teach me to play the game perfectly, they cannot fund my gacha pulls for me and they can't send me back in time to get IDs (that contain lore from what I can tell) that were time limited and now completely unobtainable as far as I'm aware (and no one has addressed this issue so I continue to believe this is the case) so even if I was a master Limbus Company Player I could never actually have all the lore for myself in one accessible place for me to look through and learn.

And I literally said this before but it apparently needs repeating, even if you CAN play the game with the base IDs you shouldn't have to play on hard mode just because you don't have the cash. I've spoke on this topic before stating that I once played all the way up to (but never beat) Love Town by only using 1 Librarian per floor with only the starting deck in Library of Ruina. It was awful, it was annoying; and personally I really enjoyed the challenge. However I would never tell someone that "just because it's technically possible, you should play this way" because you really REALLY shouldn't the game isn't designed around it and you will encounter failure at a much higher rate, especially if you're not good at the game and you don't understand the passive system as well as someone who has played the game for a few years.

People seem to get this idea that just because you CAN do something that it's okay to do it that way when the game is physically not DESIGNED around that thing.

You also mention that you can obtain gacha pulls without paying for them, this is a gimmick in every gacha game and I do say gimmick because it's always designed to make gacha pulls better if you do 10 at a time and always always drip feeds you the gacha currency to prey on you.

It's predatory.

This isn't exclusive to Limbus and I'm not breaking any ground for calling it out, but what I mean to say by this is that just because they let you have some gacha pulls doesn't mean you can freely obtain the IDs you would want or need.

You know what, I'm going to take a moment to actually talk about a good gacha system because yes a good free to play "gacha" game exists and I think people need to understand why it's a good system over something where the f2p nature still has you making an effort to make pulls.

Now anyone who knows me already knows where I'm going with this as soon as I name drop this game but Mabinogi does have a Gacha system.

and I'd be remiss to not mention that it DOES contain some absolutely broken items every now and then. So can a Free to Play player actually keep up with a Gacha whaling player whenever these items come out? Well that entirely depends on the player but more or less, actually yes.

If you think the F2P player has to make gacha pulls, maybe with some kind of currency they can earn for free; you'd be mistaken however. See the Auction House allows players to put up items (including Gacha and some cash shop items like pets and such) for sale which can be purchased with gold, the free to play currency of the game used in every shop and such.

But surely earning gold must be difficult for a Free to Play player right? It's gotta be slow enough that it pressures them to purchase Gacha right? Well no. Because Gold is the universal currency so players can literally earn hundreds of thousands in a few minutes if they bother to just play the game.

Everything from passively earning 1M+ a week through Fynni blossoming and selling the Fynni Whistles at an NPC to running Shadow Missions and being rewarded upwards up 250 - 300k per run of a quest these gold obtaining methods don't rely on player driven interaction at all. So a Free to Play player like myself who cannot afford to whale (even if I'd love to) can easily earn tens of millions of gold, and then simply go to the Auction House and purchase specifically whatever it is from the gacha that we actually want all without having to drop a penny on the game and all without feeling pressured to fork over our hard earned money which should probably be used for bills instead.

This is true for most if not all cash shop items people would really want with very very few exceptions (like yea you can't buy Pon through players to be fair so I'm not going to go off saying it's a perfect system, however with things like Pon at least you're getting exactly what you pay for as opposed to a chance at it so you're not falling prey to the gacha problem of paying 100+ real USD or whatever currency you use, and then not even getting something you actually wanted from it.)

Believe me, I played Limbus Company when it first came out, and I was only able to be a F2P player due to having lost my job prior. I used literally every single pull they gave me (and they were going through a lot of maint problems early on so they gave out a lot of shit as an apology) and I still didn't really have a well put together team which is partly my own fault but admittedly mainly just the system of Gacha. While my friends had gotten lucky with their pulls, I had not; and the only solution for me was to either use their units or fork over cash.

There are now, as far as I'm aware; a ton of IDs that just aren't available, side stories and event quests I no longer have access to; and this is horrible for a franchise who's trying to add onto their ever growing lore and world building because I am forever locked out of this content now, I will never be able to read it for myself or understand it and engage with it all because Limbus was made into a Gacha game when it could have been another $60 single player story driven experience like LoR or Lob Corp and in my eyes, still honestly should have been. They've not done anything with it that's really unique enough to justify the format, they've not told us where the money they make goes; and while yes I think it's really cool that they're making donations to charities and such (actually nice to see the money going to something good instead of just lining the pockets of a shit CEO) we still have no idea what projects they're working on for those of us who don't play Limbus.

I really hope this better explains my stance on why I think Limbus Company is unfortunately not a very good game. I really wish I could enjoy it, I wish I could play it and be on board with everyone talking about the newest memes and theories and shit. However I can't bring myself to slog through a poorly balanced game with predatory gacha mechanics just because "it's possible" like my friend, it's possible to do a lot of things I really don't recommend doing, that doesn't mean I want to do them.

It's possible to play Kenshi as nothing more than a torso crawling through the desert.

However I would never recommend the Chester playthrough to anyone who isn't as autistic about Kenshi as I am, because it's not a FUN way to play the game, it's not an enjoyable way to play the game unless you specifically want a challenge.

The difference is that Kenshi doesn't FORCE me to play this way; it doesn't ask me to pay real money to gamble on getting a new limb for my little funky guy. It just lets me start the game normally if I want, but no; for me there's only one way to play Kenshi and that's as Chester my limbless badass who is going to end slavery alongside his many many dumb companions and yes I am playing the game on Hard mode as a result, but that is by CHOICE not because I can't afford to play on an easier difficulty, I am not being punished for not forking over more cash.