#UGH how boring

[cr1mson5returns]

Today I somehow managed to shatter the baby tooth that never fell out on its own and led to my growing a little fang tooth at age 12, and I just feel like this is such a specific annoyance.

[paimt]

its just supervised phone calls like

in the wise words of stan himself: give me money

[devine-fem]

this ship isnt boring/bad, you guys don't get them like i do, i fear. if peter was a god, then wade would be his greatest disciple. if wade was an artist, then peter would be his muse. / Mario Puzo, The Godfather // it chooses you, miranda july // marcel proust // Terrance Hayes, The Same City // Eliza Crewe, Crushed // judas-redeemed // Mitski, I'm your man // u.k // Mitski, I'm your man // Richard Siken // Charlotte Eriksson Everything Changed When I Forgave Myself // u.k. // Noah Kahan You're Gonna Go Far // marilynne robinson, gilead

[simpforsolas]

i wrote up this whole rant yesterday about how I didn't find the Solas arc satisfying in this game, and seeing the ama and interviews today, I think I understand why that is lol.

yes, Solas carried this game. Yes i loved every time he was on the screen. yes his arc made me cry. NO it was not satisfying. and i'm just gonna go ahead and copy paste my rant explaining my feelings the best i can.

(i wrote this yesterday before all the revelations)

Solas's writing wasn't successful to me not because I think he was written out of character, necessarily. I think that every individual instance of his character being written on-screen was fine, but to me, his character was missing the wider context that put the isolated actions we saw of him in the game into perspective

The entire point is that the Dread Wolf/Fen'Harel persona that we see is a mask he wears. And that's fine, I like it! But what makes a mask interesting is to see what it's masking, and Rook doesn't really get to see that unless you choose the reedem ending. I guess what I'm getting at is that I craved to see more Inquisition-style Solas, in particular Trespasser Solas who was so remorseful but stuck in his ways, who stuck to his path but said stuff like "I would treasure the chance to be wrong once again, my friend." All these different sides are real sides of Solas, but because the game didn't really show us all these sides then we're left with a lopsided picture and now I have to deal with all these fools misinterpreting him all over the internet

I can still interpret it my way well enough, but the thing is that's my interpretation and it's a valid interpretation of the source material itself, but other people's interpretations are also valid because the game didn't really get more into his motivations other than "it's all mythal." But if you go back to inquisition, you can see how passionate Solas is about his ideals! His banter with other party members and his approval and dialogue you get with him really suggests that he actually CARES about his goal at an idealistic level, it's not just about regret. I like the regret! I like the history with Mythal!! I just wish it was more of something in his backstory that shaped him to who he is today and is something he needed to work through in order to finally see things clearly, instead of being the one magical thing that had to happen for him to get his "redemption"

I'm also rather frustrated that the right answer was just going straight back to the status quo, when we KNOW the veil is falling apart and shattered and an unnatural wound inflicted on the world that turns spirits into demons, prevents the world from achieving the magical/technological wonders it once had, keeps elves from immortality, and creates this fear and class difference between mages/non-mages and people who understand the fade and those who don't. Like when I replayed Origins i was struck by how many plot points are basically "the veil is weak here which means that there are demons here and they killed hundreds of people!!!!!!" Things like that are still going to be a problem hello why was none of this addressed 😭😭😭 I wish we could've validated the problems Solas's plan resolved to fix instead of saying "you just need to move on man this is just you taking your issues out on the world" because it WASN'T THAT

'm also really frustrated that we don't see a SINGLE big plan of Solas's go right because I know my man, I BELIEVE in my man, I know that he was smart and clever and had wins!!! I don't mind him fucking up but when all we ever see of him are major fuck ups it annoys me because COME ON. He's the DREAD WOLF. He knows how to make plans and carry them out. He saved thousands of slaves during his time, he fought and won countless battles, he locked away the Evanuris! Sure things fell apart in the actual veil part but he was able to trick all of them and did succeed in locking them away. The only thing we actually see him accomplish in this game is escaping regret prison, which is instantly seen as less cool because Rook gets out after like five minutes, and taking down the archdemon which was pretty hot but that wasn't about trickery, that was him engaging in straight up physical fighting in his wolf form. Anyway it frustrates me because now people in the fandom can rightly laugh about him being stupid and having bad plans. Yet I can't help but go back to inquisition and listen to his advice, dialogue, etc, and he's always so thoughtful and wise! So i just find it hard to believe that this man is incapable of taking a win. even if he kept all the Ls in this game but they had included a few more wins i wouldn't even be mad but it was literally just a collection of Solas's Ls and it frustrates me because I think he's better than that

i'm just worked up about this because i've been seeing takes about solas from people who used to like him but this game made them hate him, and the fact that the source material from datv as an isolated game actually supports their perspective is driving me insane. cuz if you ask me a lot of solas's character and motivations between dai and datv are actually at odds with each other. even if the surface characterization is absolutely on point, there was just so much context and scope that we're missing in this game. i can't handle it

[galiccfinds]

1 base, 4 sims 🌷🫧💭

[soath]

The reason Asmodeus immediately latched onto Zerxus is because the Ring of Brass’s friends/lovers/siblings/enemies/worse situation felt homey to him. “Family but some of you are married and all of you are intensely intertwined and there’s a terrible grief at the center of it you can’t escape” seemed so much more reasonable than whatever generational nonsense mortals are usually doing.

[nomorethoughts]

>:3 Can I get either a grumbo or mumpearl pls?

hi there! sorry for the delay! some college au grumbo for you!! thanks for voting mumscott and enjoy! <3

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Absentmindedly, Mumbo almost brushes right past Grian as he exits the lecture hall. He has to double take, in fact, when he hears the familiar sound of his partner’s laughter, and doubles back instantly to find him sitting casually by the entrance, seated comfortably on an ornamental stone ledge by the doors. 

“You almost missed me!” Grian giggles, hopping down from the ledge. “How in the world did you almost miss me, Mumbo?”

“Where did you come from?” Mumbo asks with a little laugh. 

“I was waiting for you,” Grian says simply. “I brought you tea, how’d the exam go?” He hands a paper cup to Mumbo, who, for a moment, just stands there dumbfounded before accepting it. 

“The exam was… rough,” Mumbo says with a numb laugh.

“I can tell. You seem out of it.” Grian finally joins Mumbo at his side and loops one arm through his. “It’s over now though, and we’re one day closer to break.” 

“It’s over now,” Mumbo agrees. “Thanks for this, by the way,” he adds, nodding to the cup in his other hand.

“Don’t mention it, I had a feeling you’d need a pick-me-up after that exam. With how much studying you’ve been up to this week, I mean.” 

Mumbo hums in agreement. “You never wait for me out here,” he then points out, “it was a nice surprise but don’t you have class?” 

“Architecture was canceled today,” Grian says. “Besides, I missed you!” 

“You missed me?” Mumbo asks, turning to him with a curious little smile. “It’s been two hours, Grian.” 

“Two hours too long. You’re done for the day, right?”

“Thankfully, yeah.” 

“Great, then we’re having dinner together.” 

“Aren’t you going to ask me if I have any plans?” Mumbo teases. 

“No need, I already know you do. You’re having dinner with me.” 

Mumbo shakes his head and smiles. “You’re lucky I’m not a busy man.” 

“You’re lucky you have me to get you out of the dorm every now and again.” 

“Point taken.” 

Grian giggles, pausing to kiss his cheek. “Dinner?” he offers.

“Dinner,” Mumbo agrees.

[knifecalledlust]

new skyrim oc, who dis

aka a second ldb who i've been trying to create for a few years now, for two reasons - one, having separate characters for different questlines and two, the more important reason.....finally doing something with a self-indulgent, canon-divergent but still quite popular ship that still lives in my head rent-free. will i elaborate on that? no

[autistic-danieljackson]

The other problem with tv shows now is that they’re either so incredibly dull or they try to cram so much into every season because they they’re so scared of cancellation and there’s no in between

[absolutely-existing]

what have i gotten myself into

[walking-existential-crisis]

Me realising I have to actually write my whole fic and not just little paragraphs in between with no context: Fuck

[the-red-hoodlum]

my grandparents (paternal) just like,, randomly showed up?? (theyve just left but they were here for like.. hours) i mean they do this sometimes but like fuck i wasnt even dressed (had to speedrun it bc the only warning we got was father literally being like 'oh.. uh my parents are outside??') they only know me by my deadname too tho so that was hella uncomfortable..

[dangerousdan-dan]

I'm sorry, I really tried, but I'm afraid I'm allergic to DC's John Constantine. Every time I encounter that man I can't help but sigh in disappointment and think "Damn, when will Vertigo John Constantine come back from the war?"

[fangirl-docintraining]

Self promoting some more! Also yall please talk to me in my asks I love head cannons and just general thoughts about these boys!

[vole-mon-amour]

what I'm gonna do on my 30th birthday, you ask? well, laundry, probably. such fun. 🫠🙄

[kanerallels]

Sometimes I feel like I don't care what other people think and other times. Sigh