#I’m emotionally devastated

[secondstar-acorn]

hey anthony uh. what do you mean willy didn’t lie about what was on his collar. hey. hey anthony. HEY A—

[emotinalsupportturtle]

Accidentally watched a David Tennant breaking down scene from There She Goes and I’m actually crying now

[artistmarchalius]

Episode 3 of TADC reminded me of that one scene from Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves. Very Kinger and Queenie coded 🦋

[iszapizza]

they have this dynamic in my head

[leverage-ot3]

the found family trope is inherently queer and you can’t change my mind

[hyperfocusthusly]

Rage, I have learnt to wear.

My mother’s grief, however,

folds my spine and lives beneath my ribs.

it gets heavier and heavier

|| Line art ||

[beware-of-you-98]

i know, i know, jj is so fucking strong and she perseveres despite everything she’s gone through, i know, but fucking hell my heart is breaking over and over for her

the far away look in her eyes

the constant fidgeting to keep herself present

the way she only has the bare minimum amount of skin showing, even to where she’s covering her hands

my heart hurts for her so much and she’s forcing herself to deal with all of this alone

[silverhalla]

Back at it again with another theory: What if Lucanis’ betrayal wasn’t a betrayal at all?

(obviously, spoilers below the cut)

During The Wigmaker Job, we have some dialogue between Illario and Lucanis about their position within both the Crows and the Dellamorte family. Illario wants Caterina to step down so he can take the coveted First Talon spot. Lucanis reassures him that his time is coming, to which Illario makes a snide comment about whether his cousin would ever go against their grandmother’s wishes. When they continue the conversation after the job, Illario states that Lucanis is the potential heir, that he’s her favorite, and that he’s unlikely to say no to her. Lucanis doesn’t argue, only insists that he doesn’t want to be First Talon, and that he hopes she’ll see reason before that. It’s mentioned again in Eight Little Talons - Caterina favors Lucanis. It’s well-known enough among the Crows that Viago and Teia discuss it in front of her (not on purpose, but she doesn’t deny it). He’s her prodigy through and through.

In the opening scene for the Lucanis quest in Veilguard, Caterina is poised, as you’d expect of the First Talon. She’s certain that the body they buried wasn’t her grandson, that it had been altered with blood magic. She doesn’t pose it as a theory, though: she poses it as a fact. It could, of course, merely be her confidence, but there’s another very unusual aspect to the scene – everyone else discusses how Lucanis was clearly betrayed, that someone must have sold him out in order for the Venatori to capture him. Caterina is the only one in that room who never speaks on it. She doesn’t ask for justice, doesn’t mention vengeance, never acknowledges that her grandson was sold out by someone he trusted – perhaps because he wasn’t. 

What if, when Caterina comes to him with a plan, with an impossible request, he’s still her favorite prodigal grandchild, and he still does whatever she asks? She’s had him tortured before as a child, has tortured and starved and beaten him herself before, because it makes him stronger and more resistant to it in the future. He says in The Wigmaker Job that he used to hate her for it, but now he understands. He justifies it. All Crows justify it, because they have to - if they don’t, then the cruelty wasn’t for survival’s sake, and their suffering meant nothing. Perhaps he doesn’t even question it. When Caterina tells him that she has a job for him, he takes it. 

What if the contract has a caveat? Sure, Calivan must die by his hand by the end of it, a little treat for a job well done, but what if his primary mission is reconnaissance, is discovery? The Venatori are using blood magic to torture and corrupt prisoners. It would behoove the Crows to find out what it entails and how to resist it, before it’s turned back on them. It would have to be someone so deeply, unabashedly loyal to her that when she asked them to infiltrate a Venatori prison, expecting torture at best, their own death at worst, they’d take the job anyway, no questions asked - someone Caterina can trust, certainly, but also someone who has never once said no to her.

And Lucanis has always been a loyal grandson. 

[seriowan]

“You’re our kid, Omega. You always will be.”

it began with hunter and omega, and now it ends with them

[aqueeracademic]

i was an izzy apologist BEFORE season 2 no one hmu

[0pin0n-custard]

Arcane S2 Ep. 1-3 Spoilers

I didn’t have Russian Jesus on my 2024 bingo card… a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[according2thelore]

if I could leave, I would’ve already left.

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lyrics from “paul revere” by noah kahan (with a minor phrase changed). submission for the july @wincestwednesdays event!

prompts: americana, american gothic, and parallels. you get all three because I was feeling extra 🫶

-charlotte

(ok now go read the other mod’s fic! lizzy slayed and I had so much fun beta reading it)

[jazz-the-writer]

Felix there is a physical ache in me when I think of you. Stop breaking my heart please.

Oh dear god please. Just one chance.

[mariistyping]

Fuck doflamingo.

Um I’m devastated.

Corazon didn’t deserve that. If anyone didn’t deserve that HE DIDNT.

Traffy didn’t either.

[hyalithium]

‼️ 🚨 personal emergency alert!!!🚨 ‼️

i don’t have a boop button!!!!

it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to anyone ever. you’re probably asking urself: aw man, why does poor blair always fall prey to life’s most formidable trials AND tribulations? (that’s right, both)

the answer is that i don’t know. i’m not a fighter or a trooper. i’m a whiner. perhaps even a degenerate.

i’m devastated. grieving. (possibly just stupid but that’s requires further deliberation and possibly peer review.)

i even googled it (very tech savvy and independent of me ik thank u) and, alas The Button ™️ is absent.

i know realistically that i must be doing something wrong. but tbh im at a loss. ive exerted all of my knowledge regarding fiddling with funky tech stuff. namely: restarting my phone(old reliable, one might say), checking for app updates, and v briefly skimming my tumblr settings for anything boop related(an act of desperation).

i didn’t have it on april fools either but i chose to be the bigger person (aka i languished in my own misery until the day was over). i could accept my fate bc tbh i forgot april fools was even a thing until i saw the boop button discourse.

for many long and treacherous months i’ve tried (and failed) to move on. every day i wake up, grit my teeth, and endeavour to muster the strength required to thrive in the face of such a hardship. i look at the cute little badges next to everyone’s names and only allow myself several moments bemoan the loss.

but now? on halloween????? this kind of treachery is inadmissible.

if i survive the torment of this until the end of the day i may declare war. but now? i’m gutted. my opportunity to feel joy in this lifetime has been annihilated. i’ll probably never recover from the all encompassing devastation of this incident.

anyway if anyone knows how to fix my boop button i would be eternally grateful.

alternately, i would find euthanasia amendable.

[catradoraism]

they are in the middle of a life or death situation