#actual fairy prince

[bethanydelleman]

Speaking on the Ellen Show, Knightley said her daughter (who was born in 2015) was “banned” from watching Cinderella, which Disney produced as a cartoon in 1950 and a live-action film in 2015. “[Cinderella] waits around for a rich guy to rescue her. Don't. Rescue yourself!

Says the woman who starred in a trilogy that said, "No murderers and theives were good actually because they wanted freedom."

[ajaxbell]

Weibo trending hashtag right now:

#Carrying Gong Jun on one shoulder

it's yielding a lot of amusing posts but none as good as the source:

[magpie-trove]

What if I learn 2D animation

[lavander-galaxy]

they are so cute I may die

@sonderfairy

[youngyoo-apologist]

OG Cale is the kind of guy to mention something from his past and laugh about it and then you look into his eyes and they look weirdly empty, hashtag Regressor things! Having memories with other people that now only you remember, and now the only way for anyone else to remember is for you to tell other people their stories but you can’t do that because going back in time isn’t a normal occurrence

ALSO context, Cale is talking about like when he +the hero party would like come back from a battle or anything, he laughs about it but I think he’s also kinda sad that the stress of the war probably made even baking, Alberu’s only hobby, less enjoyable for him as it took away the joy in many other things

[clouded-haze]

drew the most normal boymom

[ohmuqueen]

x

[anonymous-gambito]

Saw a comic where the Prince's bride falls in love with the Little Mermaid and decides to run away with her and realized that's kinda what happens in rgu

[raionmimi]

Another day, another overbearing PruksaManee family headcanon

Ever since she graduated, when Symmetra goes to random places outside of Vishkar, she often finds that Niran’s family has made arrangements for her to be taken care of already. Even if she thinks it’s a bit of a hassle to this day

Like she could go to a hotel for a work assignment. There is a very high chance they ensured she will have an exclusive suite under “Ms. Vaswani-PruksaManee.” Or she goes to a department store, and suddenly she has a personal shopper helping her pick out her clothes with material she likes. She arrives at a restaurant, and they already make her the foods she likes that might not even on their menu.

She’s so used to them being pushy and throwing their money around as a way of showing their love, but she’s still thinking “these damn rich people…” (affectionate) anytime they go overboard over silly things.

Just living a “my in-laws are obsessed with me” lifestyle no matter. They laugh it off whenever she insists there must be something better they could be using their wealth on because what else is better than their favorite daughter/sister-in-law (they suddenly can’t hear when she reminds them she never married Niran either.)

Sometimes, there’s rumors in the media that the eldest PruksaManee’s son had a fiancé before he went “astray,” but there’s never any pictures of her for some reason. Any possible lead is always mysteriously taken down and replaced with a different story.

[stargirl230]

a requiem for spring

More mixed media! This piece is digital on top of scanned sheet music I found in an old piano lesson book

(no reposts; reblogs appreciated)

[chadsuke]

Books Read in 2024:

Little Mushroom: Judgement Day by Shisi (2022)

The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 1 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (2021)

The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 2 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (2022)

The Musician and the Monster by Jenya Keefe (2019)

A Deceptive Alliance by Sydney Blackburn (2018)

Cinder by Marissa Meyer (2012)

Claimed by the Orc Prince by Lionel Hart (2022)

The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon (2021)

The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish Vol. 2 by Xue Shan Fei Hu (2024)

[ID: Covers of the aforementioned books. End ID.]

[forcedhesitation]

the end of wyll's quest is....interesting. it was VERY cool. I thought having the archetypal fairy tale prince go "slay the dragon" was a fitting ending, I just feel like it was....a little underwhelming in some ways.

more under cut

first and foremost- I wish that it was not possible for your tav/durge to converse with ansur. I wish that it automatically selected wyll, because I simply do not think that this entire scene has as much impact if it is not wyll at the forefront of everything. which is why I also have to complain about the emperor here.

the reveal that he is balduran is.... well. I knew about this already, through accidental spoilers. Initially, I thought it was a stupid reveal. but reframing the reveal in the context of a fairy tale...well it makes perfect sense. it just FEELS a bit underwhelming and strange, because your player character is not wyll. this entire area feels like it was written with an avatar wyll in mind. and I wish that there were changes made to the companion wyll version of the game that made up for this. wyll is a character who is hugely tied to the main plot by virtue of being the duke's son. he spends the game searching for his father, while trying to deal with both mizora and the absolute. mizora is the one he sold his soul to to save the city before, the reason he was cast out. the absolute wants to destroy and steal his city. and ansur, a legendary dragon, might be his way of saving the city and getting his father's approval back. ansur had wanted to kill balduran because balduran had been infected with a mindflayer parasite, but had embraced his illithid nature rather than rejected it. I feel like there's some parallel that can be made to wyll there. in that he was othered, like balduran was, because he accepted mizora's help. ansur condemned balduran because ansur is a bronze dragon and therefore lawful good. wyll's father exiles wyll because wyll was "at best a fool, at worst a traitor," in his father's eyes and his father tolerated neither. wyll & balduran are both victims of the inflexible nature those of lawful good alignments have. they are both seen as monsters for what happened to their bodies. I wish that was emphasised a little more. like autoselecting wyll for the ansur dialogue & giving him dialogue with the emperor would have made this ending feel a little more complete, in my opinion. and it would have better demonstrated the point of having the emperor even be balduran. because that's such a fairy tale thing, the stuff of real legend! for the hero's mysterious guide to actually be some great old hero thought to be long dead. and I do think it works. it just doesn't feel as impactful if wyll is not your avatar.

I also wish this area was overall bigger & more developed. I know they redid wyll's character from EA. I know they had less time. I just. I wish that this area was as detailed as the sharran temple in act 2. it feels like SUCH a big deal, it feels like it should be bigger. especially since at lvl 12, you're just. unkillable.

but the dialogue afterwards, where he says he's in the mood for celebration and wants to make a celebratory dinner? SO CUTE!!! that man's joy is contagious!!! I could practically feel him holding back how much he just wanted to jump around with joy. and the sweet little "let's hope gale won't be too upset that I'm cooking for once and not him." I love you. you are too fucking sweet wyll. this fucking city does not deserve you. this playerbase does not deserve you. you are a true gem and I wish people saw you are just as beautiful and interesting as astarion and gale.

a cool possible scene they could add, to given wyll's questline more material IS that dinner he talks about. or preparation for it! something where he asks tav/durge to taste the food beforehand? or where your avatar can ask him about where he learned to cook, prompting him to talk about his time as the blade of frontiers? out in the sword coast on his own? this scene could easily be platonic or romantic, but be given extra options for a romantic relationship. but something like this could truly be added at an earlier point in the game too, it doesn't have to be tied to this particular moment.

but overall really cool area of the game. very cool bossfight. and a rather clever ending to wyll's quest, contrary to what his haters say. I love the commitment to the fairy tale theme. it just needs a bit more. maybe it feels more satisfying if you've romanced him. although I've heard his act 3 romance scene is currently bugged? his unromanced questline is slightly bugged (doesn't rob you of any material, though, it just replayed some dialogue for me). either way, I hope that gets fixed asap. I so badly need to experience this romanced version in my other campaign.

[ajaxbell]

Gong Jun literally just stunning, like in the sense of leaving one feeling slightly concussed.

[mabaris]

i always forget that bethany/sebastian is as much of a Thing as it is lmfao

[bookshelf-in-progress]

Me: I have so many fairy tale retellings that I was already planning on working on. It'll be easy to just pick one and finish it before Valentine's Day.

My brain: That's cool!

My brain: But what if

My brain: and hear me out

My brain: What if you came up with an entirely new retelling?

Me:

Me:

Me: I'm listening.

[jabberwockprince]

since 90% of the r1999 ships have never even interacted, im living my truth and shipping pavia x forget me not. i think they should make each other worse, i think they'd be insufferable together