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[charkyzombicorn]

Not sure if this has been asked before. Do you have the headcanon that Crocodile was Luffy’s mom? And is now his second dad?

YEP I'm gonna tell u other headcanons I have around Luffy's parentage now too because Reasons!

Croc is Newgate's only bio son, not that blood really matters to Newgate or the crew, Croc is just the only Baby Newgate's had since all his other kids are adopted

Croc ran away to start his own pirate crew because he wanted to make a name for Himself instead of just being known as Newgate's daughter.

Eventually he heard of Ivankov and decided to ally with the RA until he got what he wanted. He didn't mean to fall into bed with a man 9 years older than him who seemed cool and mysterious (at the time). So he decided to postpone his transition because he's a liiiiiittle soft for the idea of having a family of his own

As Crocodile spent more time with Dragon he just seemed more... Lame. Holier-than-thou, manipulative, quick to anger and didn't really care about Croc. Croc spent most of his pregnancy with Ivankov when they weren't busy

When Luffy was born, Croc was determined to take him with him onto his pirate ship - his father could raise a baby at sea, so he was sure he could raise one as well - but then Dragon finally stepped in. Said raising a child on a ship would be cruel, would take away autonomy for the child, the child would be at risk, not once did Dragon say his son's name because he was never there to hear it. Dragon mentioned Croc was only a pirate because his father was, and there's a good chance he wouldn't have been if Croc wasn't raised in biases. It was a low blow, considering how hard Crocodile worked to make his own name, but it worked. Dragon took the child and Croc reminded him of his name before Dragon took their son away and wouldn't tell Croc where.

Croc learned who Luffy was from Ivankov, thus the sudden protective attitude at Marineford

[perlen-gold]

(For some reasons I can't see my own reblog so here's a repost)

Just an ordinary day (angbang style)

POV: You're Melkor and you're AWESOME!

8 am: Get up.

8:10 am: Wreck the bedroom a little cause you haven't wrecked something in at least 6 hours.

8:30 am: Put sugar into Mairon's blacker-than-black coffe when he's not looking.

8:40 am: Don't listen to the report about who of your prisoners in the dungeons is still alive.

8:45 am: Listen to Mairon spitting hotter-than-boiling coffee at some poor orc and cackle.

9 am: Go to war council. Get bored quickly.

10 am: Get lectured by Mairon for falling asleep on the battle plan.

11 am: Go inspect your fortress.

11:10 am: Get bored quickly. Raise a volcano. Volcanos are fun.

11:30 am: Get lectured by Mairon for destroying half of Angband fortress.

12 pm: Lunch time. Capture some poor elves, then tell their relatives you've eaten them while they're really imprisoned in your dungeons awaiting future torture.

1 pm: Join Mairon in the forge and watch him a little. Get bored quickly cause all he's working on is a dull ring and nothing shiny.

1:20 pm: Get thrown out of the forge for hiding Mairon's forging tools.

1:30 pm: WHIP CLASS time: Teach the balrogs how to use a whip of fire like a lasso to catch wizards with it. Then get bored quickly again.

2 pm: Leave it to Gothmog to comfort the young balrog whose whip you smashed to pieces.

2:30 pm: Write prank letters to Manwë

3 pm: Write another letter to Yavanna, telling her all about the plants you've poisoned last week.

4 pm: Feed the dragons.

4:40 pm: Get lectured by Mairon for feeding the best archers in the army to the dragons.

5 pm: Think of some other terrible creature, start creating them and then leave the rest of the design to Mairon cause you got bored quickly.

5:15 pm: Get lectured by Mairon for setting lose a half-formed monster eating all the best sword-trained orcs.

5:30 pm: Send a self portrait showing yourself wearing the gleaming silmarills in your crown to Ungoliant and spray it with insectifuge.

6 pm: Tell Mairon he's beautiful in the most inaproppiate moment when he's giving a speech to your generals.

6:15 pm: Get shouted at by Mairon for being an absolute asshole.

6:20 pm: Start a huge argument just for the fun of it.

6:25 pm: Start making out heavily just when Mairon's about to desert you. Kiss him hard and kiss him good.

6:30 pm: Oh yes, you know, what your little flame needs.

6:45 pm: Stop just before things get really hot simply to annoy Mairon a little more.

7 pm: Fuck Mairon really hard on the war table cause damn, that little wicked thing knows your weakness (it's Mairon.)

7:30 pm: Call it "making sweet love" just to have Mairon at your throat again.

7:35 pm: Enjoy another round, breaking the war table for good this time.

9 pm: Hide behind a rock and watch Mairon taking a lava bath. Pelt unmelting chunks of ice at him. Listen to him cursing you.

10 pm: Take a night time stroll. Find some lost elves and tell them a bunch of lies about the other Valar.

12 pm: Time for a nightcap. Read Mairon's diary.

1 am: Go to bed.

1:01 am: Watch Mairon sleep (if he wakes, lie and tell him his snores were loud enough to reach Utumno.)

2 am: Go to sleep. Look forward to the next day cause you're Melkor and you're AWESOME.

[slackerlifewhere]

In defense of Deruth

Fair warning, there will be some SPOILERS so if you haven't finished the first novel or you care about spoilers, I suggest you don't continue reading. Thanks!

I'm a reader of fanfics, manga, manhwa, manhua, and novels. I basically consume different stories whenever I'm bored (which I usually am).

But the things I've read most often involve parents, which I'm not really looking for but it's there so whatever.

I had to read stories with basically the same plot but different...ingredients but the thing I notice is that most stories involve abusive or neglectful parents. And it's weird to me. Like can't heroes or villains have good parents and they turn out the way they are because of other circumstances? Obviously, it's because authors want us to root for the character but for me, it's just lazy writing.

So imagine my annoyance when, after reading the first volume of TCF, I see several fics hating and trashing Deruth Henituse and saying he's the worst father in existence.

I get it. He's not the best father. His wife, who he loves very much, died and left him as a single father. He has responsibilities as a count and soon marries Violan who has Basen by then. They have another kid soon after, which is Lily. He seems to entrust the responsibilities of the heir to Basen after OG Cale's reputation took a nosedive. In a sense, he appears as if he doesn't care about OG Cale's feelings and reputation and looks like he's focusing on his other children.

BUT he's not the worst father either. Listen, you may hate him for whatever reason, whether you've consumed too many stories with bad parents or you see yourself in OG Cale, BUT he's an okay parent.

Let me list the top three fathers that are absolutely disgusting compared to him before I explain why I think he doesn't deserve all the hate he's getting:

1. Marquis Stan

We all know what happened to Taylor Stan and while we can blame it on Venion, it's also because of their father. Their father is basically an asshole who wants to see his children fight for the heir's position. And he doesn't care if they end up killing each other for it. It's basically like watching sports for him at this point. He's mainly the reason why Venion grew up into a twisted bastard. While yes, Venion is not innocent in any shape or form after what he did to his brother and Raon, it's obvious he became that way because of his father.

In fact, Taylor is also a victim of Marquis Stan's abhorrent parenting. He's not evil like his family but he learned to be independent and to fight back because he doesn't want to become like them. He died in the original story.

So yeah. Marquis Stan is absolutely disgusting and no one can change my mind that he's the worst existence among all the fathers in the story.

2. White Star

The only reason why he's not number 1 is because he's not a literal father but he does pose as one for DHB. If you know what he did to dragons, then I don't need to summarize it for you. For those who don't, you need to read the novel because it's going to be a long explanation. All I can say is that he's also the reason why DHB became so crazy. And honestly, I'm glad that even if Cale is very guarded at DHB, he still gave him the freedom to choose and repent later on.

3. Zed Crossman

He's the lesser evil of the two but he's kind of like Marquis Stan but tamer.

He basically has his three kids fight for the throne while ignoring or favoring one over the other. And he doesn't even try to hide that he doesn't care too much unless it involves his plans.

He basically wants to see who is more fit for the throne but he doesn't stop them from sabotaging one another.

Honestly, I put all the effort on Tasha and Obante's part that Alberu became a better person. Zed is completely useless.

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So...is Deruth a bad father?

Before I answer that, here's the thing about OG Cale. He's a complex character who is grieving most of his life and wants to protect his siblings in his own twisted way. In order to do that, he needs to act like he's trash and push everyone away. But is that Deruth's fault? Eeeeh kinda but not really???

They both lack communication as father and son. In fact, the moment KRS, now Cale Henituse, was forcefully transmigrated into OG Cale's world, it's shown that Deruth is trying to communicate with his son.

The first few chapters show that he cares for his son in his own way when Cale sits down to join them in breakfast. He attempts to talk to Cale even though he was hesitant. He seems surprised but happy when Cale answered. Yeah, it's shitty that OG Cale's family and Ron didn't notice he got switched but in all honesty, it'll be hard for a normal person to come to the conclusion that a God was involved. If I were in their shoes, I would find it suspicious (probably thinking that something happened that changed that person's actions and personality) but I wouldn't think of transmigration or God of Death. Conspiracy theories aren't the first thing I'll think of. That's just dumb to use as an excuse for hating the Henituse family.

People, fans, want family drama but in all honesty, they're just ruining OG Cale's character in the way they do it. It's actually disrespectful to his sacrifice for his family. He made that deal with God of Death not only because he wants to see his mom but also because he wants his family to live after they all died in the war against the White Star. He lived through that war with him as the sole survivor of the whole family. That sucks. He could've stayed but he didn't want to and also because he already died in the future anyways. If he wants to help them as himself, I doubt he'll shut up about it to the God of Death, regardless if it's a literal god he's gonna argue with. Let me remind you that this guy is so stubborn, he made a trashy reputation to help his brother.

Instead of doing it himself, he chose to let KRS (who didn't know he's going to be involved in a war in another world btw) save his world and family in exchange for seeing his mother. He chose to leave not because of Deruth (not completely, at least) but because he simply wants to. And he's content with his decision, regardless of his regrets.

By the way, his mom, Jour, is also not pretty great if you think about her decision before she died (my unpopular opinion but whatever). I do think her final conversation with him and her following death traumatized him in a way that I can't help but feel angry for him. It's mainly the reason why he hates the Harris Village that Choi Han ended up in. It doesn't excuse his reaction to the village later on but it does explain why he hates the place, even if it's not their fault his mother died. So yeah, I don't like his mother (I'm not talking about her reincarnation btw. She's a kid). That's not the way to care for your son, ma'am.

Deruth is obviously trying but a relationship needs to work between two people and not just one. That's what you call a one-sided relationship, guys. It's why OG Cale and Violan are not close. Both of these characters don't try to be close, maybe not because they dislike each other but maybe because of a misunderstanding or whatever (who knows).

Cale only got close to her because he actually treats her with respect (also because...you know...he's an orphan and was abused as a kid so deep inside, he thinks Deruth and Violan are good but not the best parents). And whenever Cale gets hurt or is in a bad situation, we sometimes get their reaction. They're worried and angry for him. They want him to stay away from danger. In fact, the last few chapters are basically Deruth getting angry at Cale for endangering himself (completely understandable).

You can also argue that Deruth didn't try hard enough. Well, let me just tell you as someone who's been depressed since I was a kid that whenever my parents try to ask me what's wrong, I usually reply with "nothing" or "I'm fine." So for parents to try harder doesn't usually end up with a heart-to-heart talk unless the other wants to talk.

So yeah, I think KR novels and manhwa are basically the reason why some readers immediately jump in defense for the character they like because of possible abuse and neglect from parents. Without thinking about it properly. Like please, if you hate a character, at least try to understand them first and list down the other worst characters before you actually say that they're the worst.

Side note: The worst thing that I also notice is fans also target Basen and Lily. They include the whole Henituse family and write a fanfic about how abusive or neglectful all of them are. BASEN AND LILY ARE LITERAL KIDS. WTF ARE YOU GUYS THINKING. They didn't do anything to OG Cale??? They're just there?

Did I just create an account to rant about how stupid some fans are? Yeah, pretty much. You can hate on Deruth but don't include the kids. They're kids??? Without any involvement with OG Cale and Deruth's drama?

Reminder: I haven't read the second volume because I'm planning to read it when it's completely translated. That way, I won't have to wait too long for the next chapter.

[fakescenariosbeforesleepblog]

By fire and heart.

PT.2

Daemma Targaryen. Second daughter of King Viserys and queen Aemma, you're the living portrait of your mother with the character of a true dragon, as a second daughter you don't have right to the throne but certainly, you will protect your sister's succession by heart.

You can read Pt.1 here and Pt. 3 here

Warning ⚠️: Credits of this images goes to whoever they belong to, I found them on Pinterest. Grammatical and spelling errors, maybe this won't be good enough but In my head the story was a good one.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters nor do I claim to own them. I do not own any of the images used nor do I claim to own them.

After the ceremony your routine changed, your training became harder, you study until midnight, now you and your sister attend the council meeting.

«Both have to learn and listen to what those meetings are»

So here you are, listening about a lord who died, at least he died in his sleep, he didn't suffer, that's what they were commenting when Corlys Velaryon appeared.

- 4 ships burned, destroyed! The last one had the flag of my house! You sit here and talk but there's no solution about nothing!

- We already heard, and the council will consider...

- I want to know what will be your solution about my men and my ships.

- The crown will compensate you and will make an offer to compensate the families...

- I don't want compensation, I want you to do something about the crab feeder and I want to take the step stones by force!

- I will not start a war with the free cities.

(...)

Finally your father talks, but doesn't say nothing that could be interesting. You are waiting for him to say yes and have some action on the battlefield.

«You have Dragon riders, Father. Send us.»

Suddenly you feel Rhaenyra's hand squeezing softly on your forearm, you take that as a plea to support her idea.

- That would show our force, Rhaenyra is right Father...

- At least the princesses had an idea.

Corlys says clearly exasperated, but your father still looks uninterested.

- It's not that simple, girls.

- Perhaps the princesses can help us to pick a new guard, Lord commander would you take them with you?

- Good idea my Lord...

You roll your eyes, that asshole thinks he can control everything. But it's not time to complain, you and your sister simply walk away. Once you're there you decide to leave that to your sister, you have better things to do.

You were walking to your dorms when you stopped, Alicent was waiting outside your father's chambers, of course it was suspicious for you, once she was inside you approached to the door and tried to hear what was going on.

«Sometimes I would prefer to confront something else than my daughters»

Since for you it's suspicious but still those words weren't precisely something that could make you think there was something dark in the situation you decide to save it for you, your sister doesn't need more worries over her shoulders.

The king requested your presence for dinner, the most silent dinner you ever had.

- We barely talk since...

Rhaenyra breaks the silence and your father quickly talks.

- I Know... You are free to talk whenever you want, after all, you're the king.

They exchange some words and just when it seems like everything is going well, your sister talks about the council meeting, which your father quickly rejects, he never wants to talk about war or about what happens around the kingdom, he pretends everything is peaceful. So once more, everything goes back to silence.

None of you know that your father, is now, considering the possibility of a marriage, none of you expected it.

It's until the next morning you and your sister observe with surprise and annoyance the walk your father is taking with the very young Lady Laena.

- Does it make you feel angry?

Rhaenys your aunt and Laena's mother asks, apparently it's not only you who feels uncomfortable with this situation.

- Our father's the king, it's his duty to eventually get married again.

- I didn't ask that, I Asked if this annoys you.

- Laena is your daughter, doesn't it bother you?

- Of course, but I understand the order of the things. I doubt you do.

Your sister looks annoyed by all the conversation, but somehow, you understand what your aunt is trying to say, your father's marriage will bring more children, one will be a boy and the council will prefer to put him on the throne, they will not want to support your sister's right to the throne.

But your sister insists, she will break the wheel, she will change the order, but once more, your aunt's words are not more than true.

«The kingdom demands me to give them a new queen.»

«The Velaryon's offer me their daughter's hand»

Your father's words are like knives in your chest, but your uncle's words echo in your mind, someone needs to be strong to support your family. You're hidden in your father's chambers, you still believe there's something strange in those Alicent's visits. Suddenly Otto Hightower appears informing about an emergency council meeting, your father demands for you and your sister's presence.

Once there, the news of your uncle's future second wife, the stolen egg that belonged to your baby brother and him calling himself future and legitimate heir, send shivers to your spine and a strange rage grew inside your heart, you couldn't hear the rest, or the actions the council would take but you're sure of one thing, your loyalty now rest at Rhaenyra's side, whatever she decides to do you will follow.

Otto Hightower offered himself to travel to dragon stone to recover the stolen egg and bring your uncle back to the capital.

But your sister had different plans. You saw her getting ready to ride on Syrax, you're maybe not so close but you know she's planning something.

- Where do you think you're going?

- I'll go by my own to bring and confront Daemon.

- Rhaenyra, let that idiot of Hightower do his job, you can't put yourself in danger!

Rhaenyra sighs, frustrated and angry she looks at you with a determined look and simply takes your hand.

- Daemma, Otto Hightower will start a war, I can prevent it... come with me, You say I'm putting myself in danger, then come with me, you promised you would be at my side...

She's right, the hand and his hate against your uncle would start a war, there's no need for it, you made a promise, now you have to attend her call.

- Seven hells... Fine, let's go.

You nod and go to your dragon, whitefyre, a dragon as large and majestic as Syrax, white scales that shine in the sun as a diamond, a magnificent and loyal beast.

Both dragons flew side to side all the way to dragon stone, for the first time you felt close and connected to your sister, you could say you felt happy and excited until you saw the sea of soldiers and Caraxes roared, you and your sister's dragon roared too, all the people on the ground now looks at your dragons flying over their heads.

As soon as both land, Otto Hightower questions your sister, what is she doing there? Does the king know about this? He sends Ser Criston to take her to a safe place but before Criston could walk to her you give a step first, in front of her.

- If I were you I wouldn't put a finger over the princess head, Syrax is very protector with her.

Your defiant attitude pisses Otto, clearly he doesn't have the control of the situation. Your sister continues her walk to Daemon, you can see them talking, Daemon doesn't seem happy or pleased but there's something in the way he looks at Rhaenyra, it's not an evil look, maybe he's angry but not with her, he has a soft spot for her.

Both stay quiet, you're only observing, prepared to jump and protect your sister when suddenly, Daemon leaves the dragon egg and walks back to the castle. Rhaenyra looks at you and nods, both walk to your dragons and leave the place.

The trip was full of laughs and races between sisters and dragons, jokes about the faces of Otto Hightower, you clearly know how to piss the poor man.

The king was notified about you and your sister's little visit to dragon stone, as soon as he knew about your arrival, he requested your presence. Both rolled your eyes, you know what is coming, another discussion about how dangerous it was.

- Father, Did you want to see us?

- You disobeyed me, you escaped without saying anything... And you, Daemma, followed her, did you think about the consequences? Both acted against the crown's lead!

- Can we sit?

- Father, Rhaenyra made something good, something that Otto Hightower couldn't do without spilling blood!

He leaves a small laugh escape, you were right, your sister prevented the violence and blood, and then with a loving look he smiles at your sister and talks about how similar she is to your mother, a small talk about how much all of you miss the Queen. Suddenly the news you and your sister were expecting, whether you like it or not, this is something that needs to be done and the only thing you can do is support the family.

The next day, at the council meeting, all of you are expecting your father's decision.

- I've considered and decided to take a new wife.

He looks at you and Rhaenyra who kindly smiles at him, but her smile vanishes as soon as she listens to your father's next words.

- I decided to marry Lady Alicent Hightower.

You don't remember much, the anger inside you doesn't allow you to remember what happened after that, Corlys Velaryon opposed to the king's decision, meanwhile the rest was quiet, Corlys disappears and right behind him were you and your sister.

Later, weeks later you heard the news of your dear uncle joining and supporting Corlys Velaryon In the battle at the step stones against the crab feeder.

It was in the middle of a warm night before spring ended when you made the decision, you left your home, maybe the king wouldn't support and wouldn't care about this war but you certainly wanted to help, and your adventurous spirit pushed you to fly away from your father and sister.

[kaija-rayne-author]

Did Solas actually kill Felassan?

It's interesting to me that, as objectively bad as DAV is, Felassan was noticeably not in Solas's regrets.

Spoilers for all dragon age materials, games, comics, and books included.

Obligatory 'I'm not an asshole' disclaimer. Feel free to jump to the cut if you've read it.

Something came to my attention. I need to make it crystal clear that I utterly love the diversity in DAV. It's fantastic. I'm also a heavily left leaning, non-binary, queer as fuck reviewer, editor, and author.

I was on media blackout while I played DAV. Please be safe and take care of yourselves. Arguing with incels and white supremacists is completely pointless. They sea lion worse than an actual sea lion. Your mental health is important.

Though, every single time the anti-queer brigade comes out for a new DA game, I sit there thinking 'have you bozos ever played any DA game, like, ever?' My guess is nope.

Note. None of my writing on DA, but especially DAV, is edited. This is just my off the cuff writing. I don't have the time, energy, or heart to edit them properly.

So did Solas kill Felassan? If you asked probably 99% of the fandom, they'd look at you funny and say 'of course'. You can call me deluded, it's fine. I legitimately don't care. I know that most people in this Fandom love to think Solas killed Felassan. (I have my theories on why, too, but that's another post.)

But ya know what? Solas would barely even be questioned if it were a modern setting. And unless the trial were rigged, he'd never be convicted of it. Yet the Fandom just loves to crucify the character.

I mean, there's plenty of other things he's definitely done that you can hate on if you want. He's never been all that shy in admitting he's a bloody handed rebellion leader. I think if he'd actually killed his friend, it would've been one of his biggest regrets. It's not like the elf has very many FFS. And I think he would've sadly admitted it too, if anyone had asked.

So why don't I think Solas killed Felassan?

There. Is. No. Proof.

So, look. I have a background in bioanthropology and forensic chemistry. Crime scene work. I honestly think the whole thing about Solas and Felassan is a Weekes twist.

1. It doesn't make sense that Solas killed someone who was spoken of as his friend. Not someone who served him.

2. Would Solas be capable of it? Yes. He's an antihero character. As such, he's capable of killing even a romanced Lavellan if she gets in his way. That's what an antihero does, they (usually, when written with any sort of competency) have a Goal TM. The only thing that can be allowed to matter to a true anti-hero character, before the goal is complete, is The Goal. I just don't think Solas actually did it.

3. I didn't want to believe Solas had killed Felassan. (Feel free to let me know, politely, if there was incontrovertible evidence in Veilguard, cause no way in hell am I playing it again unless someone pays me. A lot. It won't really matter to me, because DAV doesn't exist and is not Canon as far as I'm concerned because of the bad writing and disrespect of the Lore.) But you can tell me if he actually admits it or is shown doing the deed somewhere. So I went searching and analyzed everything. I can't find a lick of substantial proof that Solas definitely killed Felassan.

4. But it also tickled all those old crime stuff senses I spent so long training to do. My kids think I'm hilarious to watch true crime with, because I scoff at everything authorities missed re:evidence, a lot of the time. I have a gift for it, and misogyny drove me out of STEM.

Anywaaaayyyy.

Weekes has said several times that they love to write the kind of twist that 'was right in front of you the whole time'.

I don't honestly think Solas killed Felassan. And I have actual reasons why. Other than, I didn't want my blorbo to have done that. It just doesn't make sense. I don't generally have a problem with anti-hero characters being murderous fucks in pursuit of their goal, because literarily, that's kinda part of their purpose as an archetype.

Do feel free to look all this up for yourself, I have annoted notes on it all, but the big bad happened in Masked Empire. Felassan is an interesting character, I enjoyed reading the book (3x).

Motive: Felassan didn't get the key to the Eluvians to give to whoever he served.

Actions: Felassan knew he'd be killed for disobedience. He catches a rabbit, roasts it, gives himself a last meal, considers staying awake to avoid his employer, and decides an ancient Elvhen needs more courage than a 'stripling human'.

He tosses herbs on the fire, lays down, and dreams.

He wakes in the Fade in the same wintery forest he went to sleep in. He feels his dangerous employer nearby and starts talking.

He tells employer that he didn't get the key, which is a fib, because he chose to not take the key from a young elf he mentored.

He senses his employer knows that's a lie.

He tells employer he feels the modern elves deserve a chance.

He compares Briala, his mentee, a decidedly 'defines self as woman/female elf', to employer.

Employer crunches through leaves behind him.

'He never felt the blow that killed him'.

It never, anywhere, says 'Solas killed him'.

1. Felassan's body wouldn't be dead, it would be tranquil and still asleep in the cold forest he went to sleep in. That's what happens when a spirit is killed or separated from their body in the fade. This is deeply established Lore (as is the fact that tranquility is cureable.) Solas, even on a technicality, couldn't have killed Felassan cause he's tranquil, not dead.

2. Felassan compared a decidedly female elf to his employer. Solas isn't straight for any reason but misplaced 'avoid evil bisexual trope'. He was originally written as bi, but he's definitely more on the masc side of things, gender and sex wise. (You could make a case for him to be non-binary too, that would make a lot of sense, but that's a headcanon, not proof.)

3. Wolves move silently through bracken, like dried leaves. And all throughout DAI, Solas is shown as pretty graceful and easy moving. It's not hard to walk relatively quietly, if you're abled, through dry leaves. You'd kinda have to not care to crunch through them. Or want someone to hear you coming, which is a very un-Solas like power move. "He comes in humble guises".

4. Felassan wears Mythal’s Valleslin.

So, quick side jaunt on the Vallaslin. They aren't just pretty decorations. They're not make-up. They're called 'blood writing' and heavily implied as a method of control over the branded Elvhen by the Evanuris in the Lore.

So. By wearing Mythal’s Valleslin, he's sworn to her, and likely serves her.

Mythal is also a dreamer. (Or even lives in the fade like a lot of other Evanuris did.) It's implied in the Lore, that almost all ancient Elvhen were somniari, and definitely all of the Evanuris. She's still in Flemyth at the time of the murder. Flemyth hasn't ever been very pleasant and, y'know, not murderous. If you've played through all three games, the ones that actually were good, written decently, and that mostly followed the Lore? You'd know Flemyth isn't an awesome person. Mythal is even bloody worse.

Whatever you think of Solas as a character, he doesn't outright lie except for once in DAI. During WEWH. (Obscure, obfuscate, deflect, mislead, yes! Outright lie, based on the dictionary and philosophical definition of a lie, no.) And I don't believe in the 'lie by omission' nonsense. Why everyone thinks they have the right to know every little thing about someone else immediately is beyond me.

All circumstantial evidence points toward Mythal and away from Solas. (Except people love to hate Solas, so of course, everything a decidedly not awesome ancient, uber powerful mage with a god complex does is his fault. Makes perfect sense because he's eeeeevvvvviiiillll. Ripest of Sarcasm and glares at Epler, Creative Director of DAV. )

Solas has also been shown to be someone who listens to his few friends. He listens to Inky, Varric, and Bull a few times in DAI. So it's also odd that Felassan's employer wouldn't even consider listening. That Felassan knew he'd die rather than be listened to. Felassan is Solas's friend, ergo, he'd have been likely to at least listen.

Solas is also shown as someone honourable 'I have distracted you from your duty, it won't happen again'. 'I wouldn't lay with her under false pretenses'. When you're honourable, you kill an enemy face to face, not a stab in the back. Mythal? Yeah, she missed the honourable boat by oceans.

Oh! But what about Cole's line in Tresspasser?

To be completely frank, so many of Cole's comments are 19th/20th/21st century TV, game, movie, and book references, I don't know why anyone gives his commentary any weight at all.

So, Cole's line is, "His friend had to die. Because he thought they were people. A slow arrow breaks in a sad wolf's jaws"

You could take it on face value, sure. But, you'll pardon me if I think it's silly for anything Cole says to be considered fact on face value alone.

So let's break it down, assuming (possibly incorrectly) that this comment has anything to do with Solas.

His friend had to die. Sure, I guess? But this doesn't tell us who killed him. Simply that Solas knows Felassan is dead. And again, Felassan is referred to as Solas's 'friend'. Not servitor. Not employee. Friend.

Because he thought they were people. Unless I'm mistaken, the 'real people' line is another one of Cole's, just from DAI, not Tresspasser, so we're making an even weaker case by stacking a comment of Cole's upon another comment of Cole's. Talk about confusing. Also, Real people was a tv show. Real People (TV Series 1979-1983)

It could also easily be social commentary on the dehumanization of people in... so many ways and cultures historically and even up to today.

A slow arrow is definitely a literary reference.

"THE SLOW ARROW OF BEAUTY. The noblest kind of beauty is that which does not transport us suddenly, which does not make stormy and intoxicating impressions such a kind easily arouses disgust but that which slowly filters into our minds."

Friedrich Nietzsche

"Fate's Arrow, when expected, travels slow."

Dante Alighieri

So if it’s a Dante reference, Weekes is alluding to Fate. If Nietzsche, Beauty.

Based on the fact that so many of Cole's comments are references, I'm going forward assuming 'slow arrow' to be a reference.

Beauty/Fate breaks in a sad wolf's jaws.

The veil is considered beautiful, and Solas is intent on destroying it (because in the Lore, it's actually destroying Thedas, sucking the life and magic out of it. Which would matter, John Epler, a lot! *bombastic side eye*)

It could also be a reference to Lavellan in a romanced Lavellan playthrough. Solas destroyed or rejected the beauty of love. Or even fated love, by leaving her behind.

Sad wolf is also a literary reference. Likely to one of these poems. (Given our degrees, Weekes and I probably had to take very similar classes. I originally went to uni to be an English teacher.)

"The Wolf" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Lo! the calm moon comes forth!—The sad wolf howls!

He seeks his fellow in the hungry night.

With fiery eye—how red his mouth is!—howl

The lonely wolf, for, lo!—he is not there.

So if we want to go with Tennyson, the reference could imply that Solas tried to help Felassan... which, yeah. Mythal is also a twat of epic proportions. That wouldn't have worked.

This quote feels relevant to me. "The wolves in the woods have sharp teeth and long claws, but it’s the wolf inside who will tear you apart."

Jennifer Donnelly

Sad wolf could then be a reference to Solas's feelings. If Felassan was his friend, he'd be pretty torn apart by his death, no matter how it happened. Yet, it's still not among his regrets in DAV. Even though an entire story in Tevinter Nights is focused on his regrets surrounding his time in the Inquisition. (IIRC Felassan isn't mentioned there, either.)

From a literary perspective, this one also feels relevant.

The wolf changes his coat, but not his disposition.

Traditional proverb

Solas is many things, but he's always Solas. Why would he do something so out of character as kill a close friend? (I'll even tell you a motive for why *Solas* might’ve killed Felassan. It's well established in Solas's character that he abhors betrayal. I suppose you could technically call Felassan's support of Briala a betrayal.) Still doesn't make sense to me. Because it actually is out of character for Solas to hurt what few friends he actually has. But, enh, you could call it motive. Do NOT get me started on the ham-handed writing and the fate of Varric Tethras in DAV. Epler has already said they only had him in the game so Solas could kill him and it would make the player hate Solas more. Didn’t matter to Epler whether it was in character or not. And it's not. Solas saves Varric in the comics. Numerous times.

1. That failed. Ugh. What a shit end for Varric. An author killed by bad writing.

2. Fucking bad writing ruined DAV.

I've rambled enough. I guess my point is that I'd love it if more people would think about things they saddle heavily neurodivergently coded characters with. It's not harmless.

The very first demographic blamed for a violent crime are neurodivergent people. Usually, the first is Autistic people. (We're almost hardwired to not hurt people. We tend to be the white knight tilting at windmills type. It takes a lot to push one of us to violence.) It can be done, but to automatically assume it's an autist is ableist and harmful.

The second group blamed are the mentally ill.

Statistics don't support that either. Neurodivergent people are guilty of 3% of violent crime. All the rest of the 97% is on all you neurotypicals.

Blah, blah, recovering from pulmonary embolism, partner recovering from broken back, money is tight if you've anything to spare. www.kaijarayne.com

[boonsmoon]

Hey I wanted to ask if you could write character x reader with Crimson from Ragna Crimson? I don't have any request regarding the setting or anything else in that matter. You have a free hand on that part :3 And sorry if I sound stiff but english isn't my first language

i love you /platonic Crimson is my favorite character like <3 thanking Miku that Ragna Crimson simps exist on this site LMAO spoilers/references to chapter 50+

Request Chungus ML Ragna Crimson ML Series ML Crimson x f!reader Genres: Oneshot|Fluff|Romantic

Traitors Love

You two were close. Not close as in being linked through Crimson's powers. It was more of a mutual liking you took towards each other. Of course, it's not hard when you both are considered traitors to your kin.

Despite sharing the status of traitor, you both differed in various ways. While both superior dragons, neither of you came from the same bloodline. You are one of the rare Claw Brethren. There is also the act of betrayal. You've never held a monarch role like Crimson, so you simply left your previous ways of genocide on humans.

However, you both share a common goal, to take down the Dragon God. Except you didn't foresee that after working together for years, you would start to fall for the heartless mastermind.

But he wasn't truly heartless, you know this. No one got close to Crimson like you. In fact, you are the only living dragon other than Borgius to have seen Crimson in his monarch days. And you must say, it was quite the look.

All that being said, you have finally wiped out a bloodline, the Winged one at that! And you couldn't be happier to have done that, especially with Crimson at your side. Though you suppose the human deserves some credit.

"What we'll do is stay with the Sun Cult and follow their plans. Of course, this is subject to change, as you can't blindly follow homicidal cultists," Crimson was setting up the team's new plan since y'all don't really have one beyond killing dragons.

The team, of course, listened to the brains. Plus, you can't really put your trust in an organization willing to sacrifice their own people... With the end of the talk, each member dispersed to do as they pleased with their new free time. That left you to spend your time with Crimson...

"Tell me, do you really believe that boy will follow any plans the cult gives him?" You personally thought this human would ignore the Sun Cult as a whole, which ya know, makes a lot of sense.

Crimson smirked, but you could feel a mix of disappointment and anger coming off him, "I expect him to, but of course an ignorant brat who only cares about getting rid of bloodlines as soon as possible could derail my entire plan..."

You stared off into nothing, knowing there's not much comfort you can provide. You both sat on the loveseat, planning to have some productive conversation. Or at least you thought so.

Crimson broke the silence, surprisingly getting a bit emotional. Obviously, you couldn't tell from a glance at his face though. "Why are you so stupid as to stay around and follow my plans?"

You were stunned, Crimson is always so proud of his plans, shouldn't he be glad you follow without question?

"You have the strength to destroy a superior dragon, to fight one until daylight and watch it burn. So why don't you?" Crimson is praising you; something isn't right here.

You, getting caught in your feelings after so many centuries, thought saying the first thing that came to mind was absolutely genius, "have you ever considered it's because I love you?" NO- GO BACK GO BACK GO BACK.

No, you cannot go back. Now deal with the consequences of your actions. The consequences aren't that bad actually, it's just a reply, "wow, you're dumber than I thought."

Are you dumb? Sorta. You did fall for quite possibly the biggest asshole to walk this earth.

Now it'd be smart to shut up, yes? No, you will continue, but this time make it cringe, "I'm an idiot, but I can be your idiot."

With a look of shock to a sly smirk, Crimson says, "always have been." You are hiding in your hands, you foolish fool, how did you not see it?

Crimson moves your hands and slowly kisses you. Yeah, you definitely wanna kill the entire dragon species with this person. <3

i wrote this listening to International Love 👍

kinda cringe but gotta embrace it

[she-who-fights-and-writes]

WIP Questionnaire ±2

I was tagged by @rjcopeseethemald! I haven't done one of these in a while and really enjoyed the questions here, so I decided I'd give it a go for my wip: Wings of Faith!

Original from @illarian-rambling.

If you want to know more about Wings of Faith, check out my post here!

RULES: 1. Answer as few or as many of the following questions as you’d like! 2. In passing the tag along to others, you can add one question of your own, or replace an existing question.

This art is a bit old but it's the last time I've drawn everyone all together haha

1. What was the first part of your wip that you created?

Surprisingly enough, Emmie (a main character, but not the protagonist) is the first part of my wip that I created (See the red girl on the top left). She was the protagonist of the very first book I wrote in fifth grade, and I wanted to pay homage to that work by including her. However, she's changed a LOT since then (even her name!), and the only remaining carry-over is the red streak in her hair.

2. If your story was a TV show, what would the theme song/intro be?

Intro song: "Run to the Devil" by Dragonwyck or "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult. Outro song: "It Will Come Back" or "Francesca" by Hozier Instrumental: "Dragonlord Placidusax" from the Elden Ring Soundtrack or "Danse Macabre" by The Oh Hellos

3. Who are your favorite characters you’ve made? Why?

Andrew, my protagonist, is by far my favorite character. Writing from the POV of an incredibly sensitive, incredibly traumatized person (who feels things very deeply), while outwardly projecting a cruel and defensive facade is... *chef's kiss* Otherwise, I'd have to say Emmie. She is a very layered and multifaceted character with an incredibly important role to play in the story, and her kindness is refreshing amid a mostly hardened cast of characters.

4. What other pieces of media do you think would share a fan base for your story?

Six of Crows fans

Dante's Inferno fans who don't mind me bending the lore a bit

Fellow ex-Catholics

Fans of Hozier's "Unreal Unearth" album

Supernatural fans into the "corrupted angel x man struggling for redemption" dynamic

5. What has been your biggest struggle with your wip?

Keeping the facts straight. This has been a 10+ year project and sometimes I forget the revisions I've made, and accidentally cut out important details...

6. Are there any animals in your story? Talk about them!

Yes! Rimfaxe is a wraith, aka a shapeshifting shadow monster that takes the form of the things he's killed and eaten. (See the top left of the art above!) Emmie stole him from the government and now he's basically her kid.

7. How do your characters get around? (ex: trains, horses, cars, dragons, etc.)

They mostly walk (or fly on Rimfaxe)! Because Hell has a ceiling, the authorities restrict car transport to government officials ONLY to keep down emissions.

8. What part of your wip are you working on rn?

A giant, chapter-long fight scene that I've been working on for a literal year. It's TORTURE. Can't explain much else because of spoilers haha.

9. What aspects (tropes, maybe?) of your wip do you think will draw people in?

The main romance is an mlm enemies-to-friends-to-lovers angel x demon pairing! (Angel x demon pairings where they're both assholes>>>>>) Also I feel like there's been a void in lore-focused media dealing with angels and demons, and I'm hoping Wings of Faith will fill that void!

10. What are your hopes for your wip?

That I get it done after 10+ years... and that people will like it :')

11. (Added by rjcopeseethemald) What pieces of media have been the most inspiring to you for this wip?

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

The Inferno by Dante Alighieri

Hozier's "Unreal Unearth" album

Adding a Question 12: Is there a part of your wip you wish that you could change, but it's too late to go back now?

I don't want to bother anyone by tagging them directly, so I tag anyone who sees this post and wants to do it! Blanks below.

What was the first part of your wip that you created?

If your story was a TV show, what would the theme song/intro be?

Who are your favourite characters you’ve made? Why?

What other pieces of media do you think would share a fan base for your story?

What has been your biggest struggle with your wip?

Are there any animals in your story? Talk about them!

How do your characters get around? (ex: trains, horses, cars, dragons, etc.)

What part of your wip are you working on rn?

What aspects (tropes, maybe?) of your wip do you think will draw people in?

What are your hopes for your wip?

What pieces of media have been the most inspiring to you for this WIP?

[izunias-meme-hole]

Top 10 Mario Characters (Remake)

Number 1. Bowser - Bowser is a genuinely great villain and fun as hell. Sure, there are a crapton of underrated villains in the Mario series, but no matter what you cannot really hate this guy. He’s a giant fire breathing turtle-dragon who’s a evil king, but he’s also a meathead, arrogant as hell, has very cool boss fights, is a surprisingly good father to his kids, and he’s an amazing protagonist and ally, as shown in games like Bowser’s Inside Story, and the Paper Mario Series. At the end of the day, Bowser is just an entertaining villain and an great character.

Number 2. Wario - Whaddya expect? Wario is a perfect take on an ���Mario Double” by not being a literal Evil Mario. He’s just a disgusting, rude, and greedy little bastard man that just so happens to not only look similar to Mario, but is also the exact opposite of everything Mario is! He’s also a game developer, and a treasure hunter, plus his games are actually pretty fun. In other words, Wario for the win!

Number 3. King Boo - The Boo’s are annoying little shits and the cutest enemies in the series, but this guy is legit nightmare fuel and a delightful slice of ham. He captured Mario, he captured Peach, he turned Mario and Peach into paintings, and he went from wanting to capture Luigi to just wanting to outright kill him! Also, much like Bowser, he's consistently entertaining every time he is on screen, and I find it surprising he isn't an Mario RPG villain because he certainly fits that description pretty damn well. Overall King Boo is just a delight to see, and he’s the perfect nemesis for Luigi.

Number 4. Dimentio - Easily the biggest asshole in the Paper Mario games, and the biggest asshole in the whole series. This jester is suave, smug, manipulative, AND sadistic. He feels less like a Mario villain, and more akin to a Final Fantasy or Kirby villain. Also the twist with him betraying Bleck was somehow not the asspull I thought it was when I first played the game, and it was actual kinda built up well throughout the game.

Number 5. The Shadow Queen - The easiest way to describe The Shadow Queen is that she’s a Kirby final boss in a Mario game. Eldrich in nature, terrifying, powerful, and PURE EVIL. Also, despite just being the final boss, her build up is done exceedingly well, so she doesn’t feel out of place either. In short, this ghastly demon queen is so non-Mario as a villain that it works perfectly in her favor.

Number 6. Count Bleck - A well written tragic villain in a Mario game that is also quite the horrifying bastard? HELL YES!

Number 7. Bowser Jr - Bowser Jr is a small gremlin that is on the same level of fun as his father, and is extremely underrated. He’s got some of the most versatile bosses in the series due to his mechs and clown car, is very energetic, and his relationship with his dad is pretty healthy and fun. In short, the son of Bowser is just neat. However his biggest problem is that he's so underutilized in the mainline games, like how does Nintendo hit gold and decide not to use it often.

Number 8. Rosalina - She is beauty, she is grace, she has a sad backstory, she's helpful, she's the mother of these stars that become planets, she's considered to be either a witch or a goddess, and overall out of all the princesses in the series... I don't think we've had one like her. Daisy is outgoing and tomboyish, Peach is more refined, but Rosalina feels like a divine entity mixed with a mother figure who's experienced a lot. Sorry, but top 2 goes to star mom.

Number 9. Princess Daisy - Do I have to explain? Despite only appearing in an obscure ass game and some party games, Daisy is a HUGE contrast to Peach, and it’s in a good way. She’s a tomboy, is loud and proud, and her energy is constantly high as all hell.

Number 10. Princess Peach - When she isn’t being kidnapped by Bowser, she’s actually pretty fun. Sure she lack’s Daisy’s high energy, and is more “girly,” but she’s still got some sass and her own unique type of high energy that is let out in the party games. Also her Mario 64 castle theme is one of the best leitmotif’s in the series.

[pippin-katz]

Not me being ready to throw hands with Nicholas over his claim of Shrek 2 being the great animated film of all time.

Listen here, Mr. Galitzine, that movie is funny, I'll give you that, but the rest of it is a flaming dumpster fire. It also has to rely on fart/burp/snot/poop jokes and "adult jokes" so much that the actually clever jokes are lost. Also, it's a movie, you know, like, it's supposed to have a good story? And be well executed? If you want to laugh at gross and dark humor, go watch a comedy show!

Also, it's the exact same primary conflict of the first film, as is every Shrek film. Every single one is "Shrek's an ogre; he's grumpy and gross and doesn't like people" just in a new situation.

Movie 1: Ogre is grumpy/gross/ugly/doesn't like people and doesn't mix with princess. Movie 2: Ogre and princess don't mix, this time with parental baggage. Movie 3: Ogre can't be a father cause he's grumpy/gross/ugly/doesn't like people. Movie 4: Ogre wants to go back to being "ogre" all the time, aka grumpy/gross/ugly/doesn't like people.

And every time the ending is like "Oh he's actually got a heart" but goes right back to being an asshole in the next film so they can do it all over again!!

You wanna talk about being passionate about this, you haven't seen passionate, sir.

You're speaking to an autistic person who has been hyper-fixated on the original How To Train Your Dragon since it came out in 2010. I did a film scene analysis for a college class on the sequence that is referred to as "Forbidden Friendship" as that is the title of the track from the film score that plays during that scene. I could, and probably will, do an entire video essay on this film, because that is one of, if not the best animated films of all time, based on quality of storytelling, methods and execution, musical composition, shot composition, character work, etc. etc. etc.

You're speaking to an animation major who has a personal vendetta against the film industry for treating animation as a lesser form of medium because of movies like Shrek. I could debate you under the table on this subject.

You wanna say it's your favorite, and that you like it the most? Perfectly valid statement based entirely on your own personal enjoyment of the film. To claim it's the "greatest animated film of all time" is relating to the quality of the film.

Those are two entirely different things, and too many people consider them to have the same meaning. You can dislike something, and recognize its high quality, just as you can like something, and acknowledge its low quality.

I simply will not tolerate this slander.

Okay, I'm done, sorry lmfao I'm not genuinely attacking him for this btw, this is very light-hearted. Is it completely true? Yes, but I'm not actually upset with him or anything. Please don't react like I'm trying to cancel him lmfao

[wyrmskulls]

I havnt recovered from the Caz fight yet. BUT

here are some genuine thoughts on Astarion from my- knew nothing of baldurs gate before playing run: (from me the Ace with no sense of self preservation)

"Oh great a sexy vamp man- bet friend XYX is all over that, they are romanceable, right? like dragon age?"🧛‍♂️

".... that 'don't touch me' sounded too real.... hope im wrong"

" I mean if we are cool with Shar worshippers and devil pacts why not a vamp, join the club buddy."

"he is a cagey little fuck I think I'll go after him this play through love his little faces"

"I'm not into pain, thinking this was a bad choice" chains and whips to not excite Tav XD

"I mean maybe it's the years of slavery and not sexual trauma???" 🙏

"noooo, I mean of course the sexy vamp wants to fuck, I probly have to- to get more of his story...." proceed to worry stupidly about unskippable sex scenes and noises for no reason (you can press x any time to get to the next thing / dialog)

get propositioned again at party.... "maybe this relationship won't work out, he's way to thirsty least there wasn't another sex scene lol dun worry buddy, I'll help you murder that guy that hurt you, just can't keep up with the horny XD"

"so I just feed him bad guys and tell him he is pretty? yup that checks out"

act 2

Start working on wyll, he seems like a cool guy... "whoa bud, is this you first romance scene.... by saying yes to a dance... feels icky cause I know sex happens at some point, like some entitled jerk at a bar, least astarion was real upfront about it" ( in hind sight this was unfair to wyll, but everyone was being so horny and the only scene I had was astarions so I drew some incorrect conclusions with wyll being a 'good guy' asshole)

"I mean we has evidence that deals with devils are bad.... or is it demons... anyways I support you in a friend way, getting raphel to Facebook stalk your abuser to make sure he not still pineing after you is OK with me."

Got his Act 2 scene "OHNooooooo I was right it was a sexual trauma 'don't touch me....' ohhhh noooooo. he didn't wanna fuck either????? baby boy, you never gotta sex again if you dun wanna, we can hug forever!" cried a while ngl

"look here blood witch- no means no, if your house wasn't destroyed, I'd destroy it myself."😈

"i mean he said he kills kids, so it's ok to kill him, then raphy boy will tell us if you back is bad news or really bad news <3"

"It's really bad news..... so no big astarion lover of cuddles l, will help you kill the guy who ruined your life. that's what romantic partners do. we kiss and nothing else and I will murder people to keep doing that <3" pondering an evil play through honesly

"he was so upset when Tav died in battle.... like doesn't he know rez scrolls are a thing? it's ok Tavs gonna live forever.... not sure how we will figuer that out" researches dnd lore to find several solutions XD

"Gale bud. friend. pal. I care about you and your life. your ex is shitty for asking you to do this, but also if you do blow up you'll take us all with you.... and even if you don't, #1 priority over there will be back under vamp thrall so this is a no go, put your shirt back on."🙃

act 3

found a cliff in the camp before act 3 with a song that made me cry again it is for sure astarions "wtf dude I was emotionally stable now what have you done"

"circus lady, here are all my loves deepest secrets- oh no she's a shapeshifter???? oops, it's ok love we will kill her too why not" No one can know how hurt you are but meeeeeee 😋

"a statue of my boyfriend in camp don't mind if I do~☆ aww now he has a halo so everyone can see he is a good boy who totally doesn't cause me to murder people and would never murder anyone himself" 😇

"Astarion NO, we are not gonna kill a bunch of other spawn just cause you are scared. I get it, and you don't have time for therapy but trust me that not gonna feel great in a few hundred years"

"ooooo blood bitch is back and you fucked up. look at this boy standing up for himself - yes that's right take us to your private house so we can kill you at our leisure.... man oh man I used to have morals now I got Astarion."

*****

and now I'm tired XD

[leviathanverse]

Bonus Chapter: Bloopers

Chapter 1:

Y/n: How do I use this thing?!

Me: This is the fifth time I have to show you!

The actors: *Laughs in the background*

Y/n: I hate my role!

Me: Suck it up!

Chapter 2:

Y/n: Why do I always get to do missions?! Oh wait- favoritism.

Me: Y- WHAT?! NO! You are the main character! That's why!

Y/n: Favoritism.

Me: Shut up!

Chapter 3:

Me: Is the dragon ready for the shoot?

Mylou: Yes! But he doesn't want to listen!

Me: Get him to behave then!

Mylou: I am trying!

Y/n: That is a big ass dragon!

Me/ Mylou: You just notice this now?!

Y/n: No?

Me: *Sighs*

Mylou: ...

Chapter 4:

Y/n: *Reads their script*

Me: ....

Y/n: *Eyes widen as they spit out their coffee* WHY THE FUCK AM I GOING TO BE A PSYCHO IN THIS PART?!

Me: ...

Mylou: We like drama.

Me: *Wheezes after thinking about the meme*

Chapter 5:

Y/n: *Looks at Zoha, at their script and back at Zoha repeatedly and then at me* I AM GOING TO GET EATEN BY HIM?!

Me: Yes. You have a problem with that?

Y/n: How am I going to stay alive?! And why do I have so much trauma?!

Me: Ask Mylou about the eaten part. As for trauma? More drama.

Mylou: *Looks at us while trying to control Zoha* I AM TRAINING HIM!

Zoha: *Runs around the studio*

Me: *Casually sips coffee* This is normal.

Chapter 6:

Me: You ready?

Mylou: Yeee- wwwwwooooooaaaaahhhhhh!

Me: *Facepalms and sighs* Nevermind. We'll take the shot when you are done being dragged around by Zoha.

Chapter 7:

Me: And cut! Well done everyone!

Y/n: *Getting the slime off* Yeah. At least I didn't get knocked off my f- *Gets swept off their feet by Zoha's tail* Nevermind.

Me, Sakura, Mylou and Yami: *Laughs*

The actors playing as guards and poachers: *Falls on the ground while laughing*

Y/n: Assholes. Don't laugh at me!

Chapter 8:

Me: Everyone in place?

Y/n: I am so ready!

Me: Good! Because the Moon Wraith is ready!

Y/n: WHERE WAS THAT IN THE SCRIPT?!

Me: Nowhere. Just added it.

Mylou: Magic.

Me: *Wheezes*

Chapter 9:

Y/n: *Chatting with Yami*

Me: Everyone get ready!

Y/n and Yami: *Holds their hearts* That scared me...

Me: Good. Means you are ready for the next shoot.

Chapter 10:

Sakura: *About to say something but forgets the script* What was I supposed to say again?

Me: OH COME ON! This is the 30th time!

Sakura: Suffer.

Chapter 11:

Sakura: *Reading her script*

Yami: What are you doing?

Sakura: Reading my script. *Sips liquid in her glass*

Y/n: What's that in your hand?

Sakura: A drink.

Y/n: Vodka! I like your st-

Sakura: Viniger.

Yami: What?!

Sakura: It's viniger.

Yami and Y/n: Coward!

Chapter 12:

Y/n: I love the wounds.

Sakura: Shush! Let me finish your make-up!

Y/n: ... Did you know that-

Sakura: Shut up!

Chapter 13:

Y/n: Guys... I have a fever.

Me: Oh! What a coincidence! I was just finishing your script of having a fever!

Y/n: You have got to be kidding me.

Me: Nope! Besides, Mylou is getting Zoha ready!

Y/n: *Sobs in suffering* WHY ME?!

Me: Because I planned so!

Chapter 14:

Yami: This is the most ugliest outfit I have ever seen in my entire life! Who designed this?!

Me: *Gasps* How dare you?! I spent £700 on that!

Yami: *Rolls eyes* Yeah right.

Me: *Cries* Why you bully me?!

Chapter 15:

Me: *Sees a roach* Oh hell no! *Runs away*

Chapter 16:

Y/n: Anyways, I got my nails done!

Chiyeko: What nails?

Y/n: ...

Zika: Hey guys! I did my hair!

Every actor except Y/n: Oh my goodness! So pretty! I love it!

Y/n: *Sulks in a corner* Why me before the shooting?

Chapter 17:

Y/n: Has anyone seen my costume?

Reina and Kai: *Has pink and green pain on their clothes* Nope!

Y/n: *Whines* Guuuyyyyysssss!

Chapter 18:

Y/n: Soo.... why am I doing this in the scene?

Me: Because I said so.

Y/n: Ah! Okay, okay!

Not even 5 minutes later

Y/n: I'm a Barbie girl! In a Barbie world!

Me: Keep the noise down!

Mylou: ... Why did I agree to this?

Me: Because I love your au.

Chapter 19:

Koju: Stop saying weird shit!

Me: You aren't in the script!

Koju: Oops-

Me: *Groans* I need more coffee.

Zoha: *Chews on some of the wires*

Me: Mylou! Your pet is eating the wires again!

Chapter 20:

Y/n: ... Why am I here? Just to suffer?

Me: Is that a meme?

Y/n: You need some milk.

Mylou: *Feeds Zoha cows* Huh? Who?

Me: *Dying inside*

Chapter 21:

Hīrā: Why am I not on screen?!

Me: Because you have no important role.

Hīrā: *Cries*

Me: I love your pain.

Everyone: *Concerned*

Chapter 22:

Me: Y/n! Follow your script!

Y/n: *Doing ballet* Shut the fuck up! I am practicing!

Sakura: I shall pray for you.

Me: COME HERE YOU LITTLE SHIT!

Y/n: AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!

Yami: So? Where was I?

Sakura: By the time you wrestled a crocodile?

Yami: Oh yeah! Anyways!

Chapter 23:

Y/n: Uno!

Zika: I thought we were playing Go fish?

Y/n: ... Oops-

Chapter 24:

Y/n: *Manages to pull a muscle* Ow.

Me: How did you get that right?!

Mylou: *Watches the chaos unfold* I love drama.

Chapter 25:

Chiyeko: Kai! Where are you! *Sees Kai in a dumpster*

Kai: ... Leave my house!

Chiyeko: THAT'S A GARBISH BIN!

Kai: IT'S A DUMPSTER!

Chapter 26:

Mylou: Should I be concerned?

*All actors panicking at Zoha chasing them*

Me: *Sips coffee* Nah. This is better than a movie.

Chapter 27:

Yami: *Stares at Sakura*

Sakura: *Stares back at Yami*

Me: *Using a megaphone* Alright everyone!

Yami and Sakura: *Dies from heart attack*

Me: Oops.

Chapter 28:

Mylou: Zoha?! Where are y- oh. Hello!

Yami: *Held like a teddy bear by Zoha* Help...

Mylou: *Takes a photo*

Me: Huh? *Wheezes when seeing Yami's predicament*

Chapter 29:

Me: ... Who knows how to take care of a small fire?

Sakura: Oh! I do!

Me: Follow Me!

Not even a second later in the kitchen

Sakura: How did you manage to set the microwave on fire?!

Me: My problems.

*Cardboard boxes in the door way*

Sakura: *Screams*

Me: *Wheezes*

Chapter 30:

Zika: Does anyone know what ADHD stands for?

Mylou: Y-

Zika: It actually stands for Attenttion Deficit *Sees me with donuts* Hey Donuts!

Mylou: *Confused*

Chapter 31:

Y/n: Ummm... Hello there!

Me: *Facepalms* Not again.

Zoha: Hello!

Mylou: *Laughs*

Me: I need more sleep.

Chapter 32:

Yami: *Sees something in the script* Huh?

Y/n: What?

Yami: That's new. Never knew I was flat.

Y/n: *Spits out her coffee* What?!

Yami: Yeah... just saw that in my scripts.

Y/n: Wait- why did you read your entire script?

Yami: Was bored.

Y/n: ○-○

Chapter 33:

Me: Nice job everyone!

All the actors: *Dead*

Me: Okay! You can take a three hour break!

All the actors: *Comes back to life and talking*

Me: ...

Chapter 34:

Me: Mylou! Where are your pets?!

Mylou: IDK!

Lights go out

Mylou: Oh wait- I know now.

Me: Oh do you?!

Chapter 35:

Everyone: *Epic fight between who eats the last slice of pizza*

Me: *Eats the last slice* Delicious.

Everyone: *Stares at me in disappointment* Not again.

Me: Lol.

Chapter 36:

Me: Mylou, get Zoha.

Mylou: I can't.

Me: What do you mean you can't.

Mylou: He sleeping. *Points at Zoha*

Me: *Looks at Zoha* Awww! He can sleep!

All the actors: Favoritism.

Chapter 37:

Zoha: *Angry as fuck*

All the actors except Y/n: *Scared*

Y/n: Morning Zoha! *Skips into the kitchen*

Zoha: *Happy*

All the actors except Y/n: ... HOW?!

Chapter 38:

Me: *Starts filming*

Mylou: *Forgets we're filming* Good boy. *Pats Zoha*

Everyone except Mylou: Aaaaawwwwwww!

Chapter 39:

Sakura: Why did I die?

Me: I like drama.

Mylou: *Wheezes*

Sakura: And I like b-

Me: We know. You love Chiyeko.

Sakura: *Embarrassed*

Chapter 40:

Sakura: I am back from the dead!

Me: *Stops filming* Stop ruining the filming!

Sakura: *Flips the bird*

Me: COME HERE! Let's see how you enjoy being carried by a dog dragon!

Mylou: ●_●

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[olivieblake]

Okay part 2/3 of my love/praise of/for YES!

The Golden Age of Monsters: I love monsters and paranormal jazz so of course. I also loved how there were tiny connections between the monsters you used like rusalka (like what Sasha was called in OFME) and the finfolk of course from “Captain McIver’s Ship of Souls”. You were at your very best banter wise for this story. It was incredible and gave me so much joy. They really could never resist a jab at each other and were always bickering and I was living for it. The angst too in this one ugh my heart really hurt. It went through it (in all the best ways) hahaha. Also Margo being scattered brain, me too girl, loved it.

-Some moments I loved:

Margo staking her ex’s Venmo feed it so funny but also relatable I have done this once (not an ex I was just in a stage of absolute boredom and had nothing better to do so I just scrolled down venmo like it was twitter or something hahaha). Alec is such a grouchy men but I love grouchy men so love it. I absolutely loved how Alec knew Margo could be so powerful and wanted her to become that for herself that’s just so important. Her making him beg lol YES GIRL. SHE KNOWS HIS THREE PRIMARY FORMS OF AMUSEMENT FOR HIS MOUTH AND HAS A FAVORITE AHHH. Their little cute domestic routine they had going on for a bit was so cute. Her glaring and getting back her favorite form of amusement on him (aka my favorite thing ahhh). HER SEEING ALEC EVERYWHERE IN THE MANSIONS SHE IS RESEARCHING AWWW. Dan showing up and Alec being jealous and interrupting their meal and telling him Margo is not the same Margo he knew and wanting him gone ugh such good scenes (I love jealously scenes so much-that’s probably a problem but oh well). Dragon!Alec saving her ahhh. Alec is also hot af. AND HIM KNOWING MARGOT WOULD HURT HERMES FIRST AND THEN HE WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH HIM SECOND LOVE THAT LIKE EQUALS AHHH. Forehead kiss awww. The bottle opener as a tool for dulling out their miserable lives lol. Him hoping the rock hits Poseidon that he threw into the waves LOL Hermes is so funny. Her remembering all the requests he had that he wanted her to ask (from the first time they almost had sex to now) AHHH. THE LOVE CONFESSION IN THIS ONE (i have it in the quotes later but like you write the best ones oh my god). Take me. Have me. I’m yours. THEY STILL ARGUE ALL THE TIME BUT COME BACK AND SAY I LOVE YOU AND KISS. She feels like she belongs there 🥺🥺🥺. THE ANGST OF HER LEAVING AND WANTING TO STAY OR FOR HIM TO CAN’T BUT HE CAN’T AND SHE HAS TO LEAVE UGH SO GOOD. Her splashing him with water and telling him to “Say goodbye, asshole” and him lowering his sunglasses to look at her and mouthing back “impossible witch.” I DIED I LOVE THEM. She keeps looking for the Draco constellation awww. “Hey, asshole,” she said. “It’s about time you showed up.” a mood I love how the banter never stopped for one second truly. STOP THEM LOATHING AND LOVING EACH OTHER ALL AT ONCE. Her own personal golden age 🥺🥺🥺 (and how golden age is in the story title ugh love it)!

Also Henry and Hermes being a thing was so fun, from the moment they talked in like the grocery store I was like oh? Is something cooking here?

-Some quotes I enjoyed/reactions to them:

“Well, it’s either make jokes or worry about dying” LOL gotta love it me too girl making jokes that are bad is my coping mechanism

“He was by far the worst thing on the island” AHHH I LOVE IT

“Is it ever going to cool down?” Margo lamented, fanning herself and Alec gave her one of his warning glares, this one was warning her to silence, but it wasn't too severe, so she pressed on.” LOL LOVE IT

“…and I think I realized that I didn’t love him so much as just wanted to be loved by someone. Anyone." mood. Me too girl me too.

“You’re magic Margo West” 🥺🥺🥺

“I don't understand how this happened. He was so awful. I've never met anyone more irritating or more relentlessly, oppressively off-putting than Alec Del Mar. He constantly gets under my skin. He's vain, blunt, arrogant, manipulative, infuriating, selfish, maddening, clever, funny, and strangely kind..He's not what I would have chosen for myself, but that's the worst part, isn't it? He's nothing I ever knew I wanted, and somehow, he's everything I can't live without.” SCREAMING OH MY GOD

“Of all my lives, the one I had with you was the best one.” 🥺🥺🥺

“Men,” Saide scoffed, ruthlessly tearing off a piece of her croissant, and though Margo knew she probably shouldn’t agree (knowing, as she did, that the only distinction between Sadie’s damaged pastry and actual human disembowelment was a few degrees of moonlight), she still found it highly relatable.” MOOD

“Besides I think the term ‘monster’ might be relative. Aren’t we all a little monstrous in our own ways?” we are!!!

“I just meant that not all mysteries are a bad thing. It’s not so bad to face the unknown. Kind of beautiful, actually.” She took a deep breath, letting the salty sea air lick her cheeks. “I think I love the way the water stretches on forever. But, at the same time, I like the horizon, too. I like how it’s steadying, in a way. It’s like I can finally imagine a happy ending, because I know the water shines brightest right where it hits the sky.” THIS QUOTE IS MY FAVORITE I LOVE IT SO SO SO MUCH

“I don't want to take caution," she told him, already a little breathless at the thought. "I want to get dragged under the current, I want to be pulled down to the depths." She watched his breath halt, motion rescinded. "I want to get swept away, Alec," she told him softly, and he bent his head with a shiver, taking her chin gently and holding her still. "Margo," he said. "We've talked about these self-destructive impulses." She tugged him down to her, laughing into his mouth. "Believe me, I know," she murmured, and he kissed her anyway, molding himself to the shape of her as the ocean slid up to wash over their toes, the waves themselves sighing with satisfaction.” AWWW

“Then, gradually, he’d moved closer, fitting himself at her feet or, on one occasion, nudging her over in a state of drowsy half-sleep to serve as her very amenable pillow. The day before, she’d woken up to him sitting on the floor, and when she’d slid her leg out towards him-giving his shoulder a nudge to indicate her state of consciousness-he’d reached around and curled his fingers delicately across her calf, pressing a kiss lightly to her ankle.” DOMESTIC MARGOALEC AWWW

“I don't understand how this happened. He was so awful. I've never met anyone more irritating or more relentlessly, oppressively off-putting than Alec Del Mar. He constantly gets under my skin. He's vain, blunt, arrogant, manipulative, infuriating, selfish, maddening, clever, funny, and strangely kind..He's not what I would have chosen for myself, but that's the worst part, isn't it? He's nothing I ever knew I wanted, and somehow, he's everything I can't live without.” OBSESSED

“Margo West, impossible woman and disastrous witch, I’m inadvisable, inarticulately, implausibly in love with you. I love you , with every strand of this form and with all my others, and because of you-” He broke off, tightening his fingers in the mess that was her unwashed hair. ��Because of you,” he murmured, “I no longer hate this island. I no longer hate this job. I don’t even hate the gods.” LIKE THE BEST LOVE CONFESSION EVER

“Either that or we’re just so good together it feels like instinct; like something brand new. He knows how to touch me in ways he can’t have gotten from anyone else, and I am more myself in his arms than I have ever been. I no longer worry about being something so paltry as normal.” She doesn't have to worry about being normal!!! Ugh love

“And with that, Margo West crashed into Alec Del Mar with the inevitability of the tide, breathing in the sea-salt taste of summer from his skin as she finally touched her fingers to him, to her own personal golden age, and to the undisputed glory of the horizon.” Happiness awww

Pars Fortuna: LilySam my second favorite binary stars (you probably were waiting for me to read this to tell you I screamed at the quote right?). They are just so cute! Me 🤝 Sam 🤝 having bad luck (literally though reading this I was like well maybe I too was just born under unlucky stars haha). They just had such good tension from the moment they met I was like okay KISS please (you should see how many times I have “their tension 🥵” in my notes lo)l. The banter was also excellent. This story was so funny but also emotional, it was the one story I cried at. The angst was so good too where she was trying to decide between her love for Sam and wanting success that she thought she needed her luck for ugh I loved it.

-Some moments I loved:

Their meet cute was so funny hahah. She likes Sam with his shirt off LOL my girl. She’s so clumsy around him he’s constantly having to catch her and I lowkey love it??? OOOH BOLD OF HER I LOVE IT to say “you can buy next time” (and his voice getting softer when he is teasing her). How he touches her waist while she is trying to get a different card AHHH SUCH GOOD CHEMISTRY/TENSION. Picking on her and the glare and the glare making him laugh ugh MY FAVORITE THING. Oh no he’s gotten stuck in a lot of elevators (I have been stuck in one with like 19 other people on a 90 degree day where there was no AC it was not a fun experience haha). Sam is also so hot, you just write hot people tbh. THE JOLT WHEN THEY TOUCHED AHHH. THE LIGHTS BUZZING AND FLICKERING WHEN THEY KISS AHHH. THE GHOST KISS ON HER NECK STOP I LOVE THOSE (as she fumbling with her key to unlock her door). Him reminding her to not text him back until the morning since she’s a busy woman and so he wouldn’t get the wrong impression that she might like him lol LOVE. HER LIPS STILL BUZZING WITH THE TASTE OF HIM! HER SMILING AND HER HEART FLUTTERING WHEN SHE GOT THE TEXT saying “that was fun” from him. Awww she wants to gossip to her grandmother about it and the whole scene where she admits she told her grandma about him was amazing. THE KISS ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER. I love how he tries to protect her from his bad luck it’s adorable. Him offering to fix it/find her another pair/cook her dinner because she looked sad about her canvassing shoes. HER THINKING ABOUT THEM COOKING TOGETHER AND BEING ALL DOMESTIC AND DANCING ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR AWWW. Her finally getting to wipe away the grease smear after she wanted to before ughhh loved the call back to that. STOP THE I WANTED TO BE A LIFEGUARD BUT I DROWNED LINE MADE ME LAUGH SO HARD. STOP ALL THE THINGS SHE MISSES ABOUT HIM AND HOW SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD BE NORMAL WITH HIM I’M CRYING IT HURT. His whole speech about missing her and what he wants ugh loved! HIM BEING SO NERVOUS AND HIS ARMS TIGHT AROUND HER BECAUSE HE DOESN’T WANT HER TO LEAVE HIM AND HER GIVING HIM A REASSURING KISS AHHH. Her getting to talk to her mom via the ouija board is what made me cry. Just seeing how happy her mom was for her and her mom telling her that she was her lucky star and that whatever she chose is the right voice. It was just adorable and so meaningful and beautiful tearing up just thinking about it again. AHHH SAM WENT TO A WALLACE HART RALLY TO DEFEND LILY. Stop the little montage into the future of him meeting her grandmother and mother and their wedding where the lights go out was so cute! The last thing with the ��oh you don’t really believe in luck, do you?” that Lily said made me laugh hahahha. He registered to vote wooo important and she won yay!!!

-Some quotes I enjoyed/reactions to them:

“What’s good here?” “Democratic freedom,” she told him sternly. “Our fiduciary duty as citizens to vote.” “Mm,” he replied, not looking up. “And does that come with pork, or…?” She groaned, and he glanced up, half-smiling.” LOL

“He was at the door in a matter of moments, pulling it open and giving her a surprised half-smile. By then, she’d only known him three ways: one, scowling at her with annoyance; two, coaxing her with humor; three, kissing her to breathless insanity.” SUCH A GOOD QUOTE

“Things can go wrong, and they often do. It’s not really a question of luck so much as probability.” truth!

“Lily closed her eyes, saying nothing. There was nothing to say, really. The irony of her grandmother being right was that what it might take for Lily to regain her luck currently felt like the unluckiest thing of all.” 😭😭😭

“If she wanted to capitalize on her luck, that meant no Sam. And the idea of not seeing Sam again, even for the next few weeks, felt like an unbearable betrayal.” CRYING

“He took a step forward; pausing right in front of her, until the two of them were mirror images straddling the threshold.” MIRROR IMAGES MY FAVORITE

“She tried to shove it away, reaching for Sam, but he hesitated. "Let me do something," he said. "I can make you dinner?" “What, here?" she asked, gesturing around his apartment with a grimace. "Sorry, I don't think so." He rolled his eyes, kissing her forehead. "Tomorrow night, then," he said, "let's make dinner together, okay? Your apartment, if you want." God, and didn't that sound blissfully normal. Normal, and really kind of sweet. She had a brief image of them cooking together while Norah Jones played from her tinny iPhone speakers. She'd wear shoes she didn’t care about and a dress that didn’t matter if it got stained and maybe he’d dance with her on the kitchen floor and she’d tell Zaniah, See? It’s not about luck.” SO CUTE

“I worked too hard to put all my faith in luck,” she told him, and then corrected herself. “I work too hard to let the universe take credit for everything I’ve done.” YES GIRL

“All she wanted to do was fall back into bed with him; to lean into the palm of his hand and say hold me, Sam, until I forget; until today becomes tomorrow without me lifting a finger; until I no longer have to live in this place of uncertainty, because the stars already made up their minds for me. Unfortunately, that probably wasn’t the case.” 🥺🥺🥺

“He brought her hand to his lips, brushing a kiss across her knuckles. “For what it's worth," he said. "You changed my life, Lily Nasser." She winced. "Did I, though?” "You made me believe in something," he told her, "even if that something happens to be a political campaign." In response, part of her wanted furiously to pry him open; to find their cosmic flaw and rearrange it. Stitch him back up and say I solved it, we're fine now. Now, for the first time, Lily truly believed her grandmother was right; she had spent most of her life being lucky. Certainly luckier than she'd realized, because she was fairly sure that pulling away from Sam was the toughest thing she'd ever had to do.” Fix their cosmic flaw ughhh love

“I’ll never win you the big stuffed bear, Lily, but I will believe in you, I promise.” Which is the best and most important thing

“Maybe Alya knew that Lily would be the start of a ripple effect, the first shatter in the glass soon to break; or maybe she’d seen only that her daughter, the bright spot in her short life, had fallen for someone who treated her like something precious, and Alya had found just the right time to tell Lily fuck the stars, live your life baby girl, and don’t let a single thing stop you.” my favorite quote from this story, I love it so much.

“Like my grandmother always says ‘giving up means you’re dead and not even that stops most people,’” LOL but also mood and true!

Also I am extremely excited to welcome my fellow Aries-OFME (olivie’s version)-to the family! I think she fits into the Aries energy well. Feeling very thankful it’s in April too because that’s the one month every year where I pretend I have money and buy myself gifts without guilt, so much love. (AND THAT FAIRYLOOT EDITION IS STUNNING OH MY GOD).

Will be back hopefully soon for some praise for Optimist! I’ve been really enjoying it so far (even though you have already given me an existential crisis) I’ve just been reading it slow because life is just extremely busy this year (not in a super bad way just as life gets sometimes). Also just thank you for dealing with me this year on all the platforms.

-Amanda ❤️

hahaha @ “dealing with you” like it’s such a trial to be told my work has meaning. LONG SUFFERING SIGH

just as a fun bts, the title of this collection comes from stone’s throw but it ALMOST came from the line you called out in pars fortuna—that part of the collection was so strong we almost named the anthology “fuck the stars”

[electricprincess96]

Did you see the guy on tiktok who was being super rude to the guy who had only played bg3 and was asking for some info on gothyanki lore?

Is this the guy who used tourist as an insult and spat it with such vitriol that you'd believe he'd just used a slur (and his username was in fact like a Dragon Age slur)?

If so then yes I did. Its guys like that, that are the reason I keep bringing up the fact their beloved Forgotten Realms lore is in fact already a complete mess and they can't blame BG3 for that. Because people like him deserve to be told the thing he loves isn't as good as he thinks it is and that the only gatekeeper we want around here is Shadowheart.

What was especially ironic is he got his lore wrong when he went on to explain what the original guy was even asking about. Which just goes to show 1. You are not as smart as you think you are 2. Your lore is a mess because it keeps changing between editions and WOTC don't even know it all at this point and 3. No DnD player is going to know all of Forgotten Realms lore especially not by 5th edition where the Forgotten Realms is now the dumping ground for 101 other worlds lore that WOTC want to keep but don't want to keep the worlds.

Like the guy was asking about Gith history and culture and lore and like let's be real the vast majority of dnd players aren't touching the Gith. So the vast majority of dnd players won't know their lore indepth. It does not make someone a "tourist" if they don't know the history of the Githyanki or the Githzerai.

But yeah when I continue to point out the issues with Lore Lawyers in DnD it's assholes like him I'm talking about because they often don't know all the lore cause the lore is so messy and they are just gatekeeping assholes 9 times out of 10.

[rmhashauthor]

At the moment I'm working on the second novel of my softcore sci-fi romance series The Dragon Prince's Consort. It's a story about wealth, privilege, family and a romance that blooms from a forced marriage. It's also about two people hiding their love from each other under a misguided belief that confessing would put a lot more than their relationship at risk - there's a blended colony charter in the works that could affect millions.

Valen comes from an incredibly dysfunctional family - his oldest brother and the heir to the Drassian Empire is a COMPLETE asshole - he's been making Valen's life hell since they were children. Their father has been so busy running the Empire that he hasn't really paid attention to his youngest child and so Valen has grown up mostly ignored. So when a human woman appears in his bedroom one evening, telling him she's all his for the night, he thinks he's finally lost his mind from loneliness.

Lienfang (Fang) grew up in extreme poverty, but her parents loved her deeply and often went hungry so she could have food. She came to Anun to try and start her life over again, but making enough money to just survive on an alien planet didn't prove to be so easy. Resorting to sex work paid some bills, but she still borrowed money from some nasty people and now she's in debt and desperate. Taking one last job might help get her off this frozen rock, but she couldn't possibly know that her client is both the wealthiest and most unwanted bachelor in the Empire.

When these two meet, it's passionate from first touch. It's a different kind of slow-burn in that they're banging from the very beginning, but as they learn to live with each other it becomes clear to both of them that there's a lot more going on than they're pretending.

Like a lot of my stories, the political stuff happens in the background while the characters live their lives and interact with their world. I like to use their interactions to show how the layers fit together and express some of my thoughts about things like celebrity culture and the idea that wealth = happiness. I like to mix elements of fantasy and sci-fi, as well as stuff from the real world like events and people - in my last book I mentioned Kalpana Chawla, who died in the Columbia disaster, and in this one I bring up Valentina Tereshkova and Nora Al-Matrooshi. I have a thing about naming women in space flight, using their names for human-made spacecraft and just generally making sure they're mentioned in relation to exploring the universe. I'm kind of a space nerd. I tend to favor women of color as opposed to the usual western names like Sally Ride and Christina McAuliffe - it's REALLY important for me as a woman in a position of privilege to use said privilege to lift others up, even if I don't do it right all the time.

So far none of my female OCs have been white, and the few white guys who have made an appearance have either been side characters or annoying minor villains. I do this because most of the sci-fi I've read since I was a kid featured mostly if not entirely white people, and I got sick of seeing my face on every book cover from Borders to Waldenbooks. I'm not interested in stories about people who look like me, I've seen that movie/read that book/watched that show/listened to that podcast and its 57,000 variations already. If that makes me a SJW or "woke" or whatever ridiculous term the conservatives have for decent people these days, fine. I don't mind being accused of wanting to promote stories about people who have been systematically excluded and abused, because that's not something to be ashamed of. Yes I DO have an agenda, and that agenda is 1) wake up, 2) be insane for 16 hours, 3) collapse into bed knowing that I used my powers of being irritating for good to the best of my knowledge and ability. I may not do it perfectly, but damn it I'm going to try.

All that aside, I write what I write because it interests me. I don't have an ADHD problem, ADHD has a me problem, and I'm out to make it everyone else's problem by screeching into the void and hoping someone listens. I know that the popular thing to do right now is to cram as many giant sex organs, freaky kinks and physics-defying sex positions into various orifices a story as possible, but after a while it just starts to look like the front page of Pornhub. Not to mention that a LOT of what I've read in recent history is just saturated with red flags, glorified abuse and toxic relationship dynamics and it makes me wonder what kind of message we're sending to younger readers when we promote stories where the guy acts like a real POS and the girl spends 45% of the story either blaming herself or trying to explain away his awful behavior. None of my characters are perfect and I don't intend them to be - in my first book the FMC punched a guy in the face (he totally deserved it) - because no real person is perfect. I try REALLY HARD to have them do what they think is right, and to treat their love interests with lots of kindness and real affection because that's what my relationship is like and everyone deserves a gentle love. Humans in general can be pretty terrible to one another, so I think that modeling good behavior towards one's love might help just one person understand what it's really all about and maybe make the world a little bit kinder.

As usual I went WAY too long into this, so apologies to anyone who started reading my ramblings and missed the bus, but also thanks for sticking it out this far! The Dragon Prince's Consort is on Wattpad, and though I'm currently on a posting hiatus for my mental health there are 48 chapters up and I'll start uploading more starting June 20, 2024. I don't have anywhere to purchase TDPC or my first book STARFISH... yet... but I currently work full-time so money isn't a factor in getting people to read my stuff. I take constructive criticism well, but like anyone else I kick my feet and giggle like a teenager when people tell me they loved this or that and that so-and-so made them cry because *fandom noises*. I recently found out my mom's friends read STARFISH and while that sent me into a brief panic spiral (ohshitIgotfoundOUT) I got over it because any eyes are better than none at all. This is me screaming into the void. Feel free to scream back.

Let's share our projects together!

What are you currently working on? Is it a novel? Short story? Novella?

What genre is it? Tell me about your characters, where did you get the idea for your book? Let's share our projects here together ✨.

My project A.N. came to me thanks to homework for my uni in the winter term. We were supposed to write a short story and that's when I came up with the idea for the Angels of Night. I wasn't planning on continuing the story. I tried so many new methods, like writing from third person perspective (until then I wrote only in first person), multiple POVs, writing about angels, and more. It was just something to school that was never supposed to continue. I was working on a whole different project at that time that I wanted to finish. There just wasn't a place for something new.

But my friends kind of wanted to know more. I had the whole story in my head, I knew what happened before and what would happen after. So I started telling them, because they were curious and I guess that's when I realised I wanted to finish it. I want to write the beginning and the end.

I have a whole post about this story prepared, so you'll have to wait a little bit to read more. But let me know what you're currently working on, I'd love to hear about all your stories💗.

[chxrlynn]

being in a relationship with them

characters : shanks & nico robin

warnings : none? 15+ ig?

a/n : thank you so much for the request and support @shankspants!! couldn't have reached 50 without you ^^. i was a lil bored so i did both, i hope this pleases you! it was fun writing for them and i got all soft and a little carried away with listing so it's a lil long. lowkey think it's kinda boring for standards but i hope you still enjoy them! have a great day, mwah <3!

reblogs, likes, and replies are appreciated! <33

shanks

if you're shorter than him, he always rests his head on the crown of your head or shoulders.

if you're taller than him, please rest your head on his head or shoulder.

his love language (giving) is everything and (receiving) anything BUT physical affection is his favorite to give and receive (followed by quality time).

definitely an ass guy.

smacks your ass everytime you or him walk pass each other.

lays his head on your ass when he catches you lying on your stomach.

likes to rub your belly <3.

you either have to be a heavy sleeper or patient as fuck .

you can't cuddle with him because he sleeps in a starfish position.

this man snores like a dragon and sleeps like a rock.

refuses to believe he beats kaido in snoring even if the whole ship complains about it.

loves it when your fingers get lost in his red locks.

as much as he's loud and can't shut up, he loves sitting in silence with you at night.

drunk shanks if just an even more lovesick idiot.

peppers your face with kisses and will die if you do the same.

his weak spots to be kissed at are his scar and left shoulder.

will also die if you carry him bridal style.

at this point, just consider luffy as the son you never met.

loves to wear matching pieces clothing.

falls in love all over again when he sees you clapping someone's ass.

benn is either happy someone else has to deal with shanks or disappointed because he has another shanks to deal with.

he loves kissing your neck and collarbone.

a LOT if i love you's everyday :((.

because this man refuses to let you forget or feel unloved

uses conqueror's to fuck with you and loves your reaction.

lord, if someone hurts you...

well, he's an emperor for a reason!

tell him he's hot when he gets all serious and cocky, and his lips are suddenly on yours

present or not present, he blabbers about you day and night to his crew.

"captain, please, respectfully, shut the fuck up."

"and they-" "suddenly punched the asshole and clapped his ass no problem. damn, i fell in love all over again because that was hot as fuck, yes, we know. you told us for the 4th time today."

whenever you argue, it's most likely him thinking your overdramatic and you thinking he's dense, OR VICE VERSA.

all arguements ends with kisses or more ;)

his title doesn't matter when he's with you.

he's just shanks, the love of your life.

i feel like shanks is the type of person who won't date anyone unless he's sure to marry them

so... CONGRATULATIONS!!!

if you show interest in luffy and remember something about luffy that he told you, he'll get all giddy and laugh.

praise him and you might get whatever you want ;).

nico robin

QUALITY TIME IS HER LOVE LANGUAGE

followed by (giving) acts over service then physical touch.

when you're not in the same room, she checks up on you with her ability from time to time.

scares you the fuck up because you'd be concentrating and then

"would you like to have a tea or snacks?" somewhere in the room.

"are you looking for this?" a finger points to something you were looking for.

"need me to help?" cue two arms emerging from your table .

all in all, just loves to help you in any way possible.

when you call her mommy be it as a joke or for real, she teases you back with some "ara, ara".

lowkey loves it when you cling to her.

knows the language of flowers and uses it even if you don't know shit.

touchstarve, obviously.

remember when i said sometimes hands, eyes, or lips pop out of nowhere in the room your in?

will melt if you intertwine your fingers around her bloomed ones.

holds hands with you even if you're across the sunny.

ALWAYS smiling when she's around you.

you and the crew made life so much worth living and she thinks a smile is the least she can do for you.

sometimes, her cheeks hurt but she can't help it.

she'll always have your back, no matter what.

she's your bestfriend, s/o, fiancee (but you don't know that yet, emotional support and rock.

whenever you (RARELY) argue, you'd probably be irked at how calm she is.

that's just how she is, please understsnd her.

best cuddler because that ability of her can do wonders ;).

gets cold easily, please warm her up.

loves to kiss your hands and hairline.

face each other in bed and nose to nose? dies.

whenever she senses you're down and across the room, she just opens her arms and you just run into them

if you love to read or interested in reading, that's probably her favorite past time with you (ft. chopper).

god tier book recommendations, 100% guaranteed good reads.

look, she's happy to be alive right now with you and the crew BUT

tell her how much you're glad she's alive, and a few tears may or may not form.

GARDEN WITH HER, I REPEAT GARDEN WITH HER.

she's growing your favorite plant, doesn't care if it's a flower or weed, she WILL plant it and she WILL make it bloom.

teatime ft. brook ^^

her favorite spot is the aquarium bar.

loves to wear matching accessories with you.

can't keep her hands off of you.

play with her hair but never with her heart.

would love to have a kid someday (adopted or not).

kisses you out of the blue.

she's just a darling to have around.

at first, a little closed off emotionally but you'll get there slowly :)).

please don't hurt her :(.

[mywitchcultblr]

The fact that they let Greg Ellis stick around for so long is insane. Like, it took him being a transphobic asshole for them to decide not to hire him again. Safe to say the revelation that they'll essentially be sanitizing the series further in DA4 by glossing over the darker aspects like racism and oppression dynamics doesn't give me a lot of hope for improvement. Oh well, I guess there's always Baldur's Gate 3 when it comes out, that is.

Yes, while most people are excited with da4 I'm anxious and filled with dread ( not a pun for Solas lol ) because i know there will be so many bullshit again and I worry they'll double down on 'ALL MaGeS BaD bEcaUsE TevInTer' and some uncritical people also conservative in the fandom will parroting that bullshit

Also I'm worried about elves

I'm worry about how Maevaris will be handled because she's trans

I'm worry about Dorian and Solas

The looming dragon age 4 gives me stress because I care a lot... Yeah was gonna try BG3 BUT ITS STILL NOT FINISH!!! HNNFDGHJJ

I think EA also have the responsibility behind DAI ( besides bioware) 'GrEy MorAlity' and toning down the dark stuff, to appeal to the god damn common masses.

( Skyrim influence much?)

EA was definitely responsible of keeping Ellis for so long ( according to Twitter a lot of people on the job doesn't like him) because they don't care, EA, Activision and so many others are the same souless morally bankrupt corpo

The problem is, hiding all those dark stuff ended up whitewashing oppressor and insulting the oppressed in the worst way possible. Very VERY anxious about da4