Asmodeus is hot, like he has to bc he produced Magnus  
That is not at all how hotness works I don't think? 🤣 But sure! Besides, in the mythology I'm familiar with, Asmodeus is specifically the demon/prince of lust so yeah, obviously very good at inspiring such things.
And Magnus really is improbably stupidly unbelievably pretty. As in that should be impossible levels of pretty. Like the *curve of his back* is attractive wtf that's not a thing on anyone else ever AND YET.
(Much like Essie Davis as Phryne Fisher, while Harry Shum Jr is ridiculously attractive, he is *not* nearly as impossibly gorgeous as Magnus, which is hilarious and probably makes me sound like an idiot, but there you go.)
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Gale's act 1 romance is just so good. The more I think about Gale the more I like it. It shows off so many parts of his character - how integral magic is to him, his love of teaching, his smugness, his appreciation for your friendship... But also his vulnerability.
Before you picture something more - he looks pleased. Happy to share a moment with you as friends. (During the party he even expresses hoping that he can consider you a true friend. A self-professed rarity for him.)
At the same time he's making this face though, he moves closer to you. Whether he would acknowledge it or not, Gale clearly does seek out that intimacy.
His earnest surprise after pulls at my heart strings. He genuinely wanted to find a safe way to connect. He had no expectations of you returning his feelings (hence, embarrassment - at being perceived, or at not considering your feelings, perhaps.).
Followed by a resigned shoulder slump and a face of desperate yearning... 🥺 It's almost the same pouty face he gives you when he confesses he loves you.
Then, genuine thrill - elation - at the very idea of it!
Gale has a firm grip on what he shares with us here - he's still an archmage level wizard (even nerfed), and that's a skill he would have. (It's probably why we don't ever accidentally connect tadpoles with Gale).
He chooses after his initial surprise to share a feeling of not just joy but a joy with pride and optimism. He turns *towards* you - communicating not just elation but desire in his expression.
But he immediately follows this with an 'oh shit, stop thinking about it' look and a long shake of the head to clear the thought(s) away 😭
(Because trepidation here isn't about kissing you - it's about the orb.)
But he's quick to reassure you - not just because he knows you wouldn't be able to hide your thoughts from him (not an option - even picturing nothing carries a feeling with it) . "But it is a pleasant image, to be sure." And then he hits you with a confirmation of his desire and approval. "Most pleasant, in fact. Most welcome."
He hadn't considered it a possibility, but gods be damned, you've given him the first burst of hope and confidence he's had in a while. The first time in months he's felt wanted.
His posture straightens with the confidence boost. He turns fully to you and clearly wants to bask in the moment - to connect with you.
But then the Weave evaporates. Whatever the reason may be, Gale didn't do it. He didn't expect it. Clearly. He posture collapses and he whimpers like it physically hurt.
The narration makes it clear how jarring the connection ending feels to us (cold and lonesome) - how must it feel for poor Gale?
He hasn't had such a strong connection with someone in ages. Who knows how long since it was with another mortal (if ever)? We know from later stages of his romance and from communication with Gale that physical touch is an integral part of his expression of love and connection.
And with the orb he can't have it. The loss of intimacy and connection here hurts.
"How easily things slip away from us."
How easily they are lost.
Anyway go hug your wizard.
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I like the idea of a shock collar being like training wheels for a whumpee.
It’s a big deal when whumper can finally switch it out for a silken new one or even a sturdy leather one.
Imagine the reveal of a whumpee’s new collar. The praise they’d receive from the other whumpers at a fancy event—for being such a good boy. Perhaps it makes their skin crawl. Or maybe it makes them proud.
Imagine whumpers at the party seeing a pet with an ugly shock collar still locked around their neck and judging instantly. They know it’s been bad. Maybe the pet had messed up that week. Maybe it’d been a bit too clumsy or a bit too stupid. Maybe disobeyed orders, or god forbid tried to escape. Rumors spread quickly amongst a half-drunk, gossiping crowd.
Whumper blames whumpee, of course, saying it’s all their fault. How bad they are for forcing whumper’s hand, for making them lock that ugly thing back around their pet’s throat. How useless and worthless they are, that they have to embarrass whumper like this.
But they will wear their shame. And they will bear the painful consequences of that tempting little remote in whumper’s pocket. All. Night. Long.
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