ngl I really like the idea of ascended Astarion saying 'I love you' and it always sounds like he doesn't quite mean it. but not because he doesn't love his consort, he does, it's just that he considers love to be too small a word to describe the depth of his emotion so saying this thing he knows his consort wants to hear (because it's everyone's favorite) feels like a lie. like he's diminishing the importance of them, somehow.
but you're supposed to tell your partner you love them, and those are the only words he has, so he uses them because how is he supposed to say love pales in comparison to what he feels? he tries to show the true depth of his feelings in other ways, of course, with actions and protection and gifts, but he can never figure out how to express it with words because he doesn't think there are words that accurately cover how he feels.
because how is he, after 200 years of being a vampire and suddenly having the width and depth of mortal emotion and experience thrust upon him, supposed to adequately express something like love and not have it feel like it's too little? everyone is saying 'I love you' to someone, surely they can't all be feeling it the same depth and passion he is, after all. so he thinks love is too small a word, but he says it anyways because it's all he has.
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In season 1 when Alicent is separated from Otto, they exchange a tearful goodbye and hold each other So Tightly.
In season 2 when Alicent has learned of her granddaughters death and her voice is shaking, Otto cautiously approaches her and only offers the lightest touch- which she walks away from.
And when she seeks to confess guilt to him, he declines to listen.
Yes they cannot comfort each other, this is the central tragedy, but what makes it worse is that at one point they could.
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People should stop writing the Olympians as family who hate each other and more like family who love each other so so so much (less, more, depends on the person. Maybe their love is the “I would do anything for you” and maybe it is “I will do anything to you”. Maybe it's kind maybe it's harmful. It's love. And sometimes — maybe, not all of them, but sometimes — they hate it) but are also toxic and unable to show it properly, which results in some very bad but fun dynamics where they hurt each other, knowingly or unknowingly, and don't know how/can't bear to apologize
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sooo loving the shift in women's gymnastics that with every olympics you get more and more adult women and less and less 16 year olds competing bc I always thought that ''you peak at 16-18 it's just how it works'' was bullshit. Still think that's also bullshit in sports like figure skating and such. If you take care of your body properly you can keep going through your twenties and into your thirties, if they peak at 16 it's bc their bodies got fucked up at way too young an age
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not going to name names bc thats messed up but omfg i was tryna find records of old heta fandom shit to show inu right and i found a hetalia iceberg and I SAW MY 2019 OPP ON THERE. IT WAS SO FUCKING FUNNY LIKE MY EYES BULGED OUT OF MY SKULL BECAUSE IM NOT EVEN JOKING I HATED THIS BITCH SO MUCH WHEN I WAS 14 AND NGL I STILL HATE HER. I DIDNT SAY NOTHING AND KEPT CURTIOUS AND NORMAL OBVIOUSLY BUT ON THE INSIDE I WANTED HER ASS DEAD EVERYDAY AND WELL... you all know im never in the loop with things and had no fucking clue that she was just the antichrist for an entire group of people lol. SHE WAS MY ANTICHRIST THO. I HATED HER AND SHE HATED ME OKAY AND IM LIKE RODF SEEING HOW SHES ON THE FUCKING HETALIA ICEBERG I WAS LIKE OMG.... I THOUGHT ONLY I FUCKING DESPISED HER
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listening to casual by chappell roan on the train to uni after you’ve hooked up with your ex back home is a spiritual experience
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you know i think i need to take a break from here. i really need to double down and focus on my schoolwork this term and i can feel my compulsive need to scroll endlessly start to affect me so i'm going to try to take a break :) you can get in touch with me on discord @/silenthorrorfilm and i might pop back on for copiablair anniversary on 3/5, but yeah. i need to go on a little break i hope you can understand :)
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