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dollsome-does-tumblr · 3 months ago

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the decameron isn't taking off like tumblr's new bridgerton and i'm being so brave about it

(that's a lie. i'm not. WHERE ARE THE GIFSETS!!!!!!!!)

#it's MY bridgerton okay!!!!!!!!!!!!!#except instead of swoony romance it's a bitter examination of toxic codependent attachment between the noble and servant classes #and how sometimes that's still kind of love anyway #but also it's Bad #who doesn't want to watch that?!?!?!?!#dollsome's deep thoughts #the decameron #come on guys. my lady jane is happening. we can make this happen too!!!!!!!!!!!#also if anyone is kinda missing that succession magic i feel like this show scratches a similar itch in a fun way #and also makes me want a succession au in this exact setting #i have this yearning in my heart to see all the succession characters go to a fancy house in a remote location and start dying idk #but it's also great to witness with the characters from the decameron!#am i selling it???!!!!

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bananafishdepression · 4 months ago

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Yuma Uchida be voicing every single gay depressed/angry character and serves every single time, I remember his voice as Ash Lynx's and when I try to watch another BL and I hear his voice I get flashbacks but I try my best and now he voices Hisashi in Twilight out of Focus (which is the only reason I read it and watched the episode) and the resemblence is crazyyy 😭😭😭 they didnt need to look exactly like Ash and Eiji but I'm thankful they did 'cause now we can be delulu and say they got their happy ending in another life

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kyouka-supremacy · 4 months ago

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#I've had the cutest interaction today #So like yesterday? There was this post I saw on my dash that was like “you want to know extra info about museums? Just befriend a–#guide! That way you can also unlock the Secret Backscene” and I was like. Lmao. Who could ever befriend a museum guide I've never–#even personally met anyone who works at museums?#... Well. Guess what happened today #I was following this guided museum tour with a friend and when the tour came to an end I was happily chatting with her when the guide.#Shyly chimed in and was like “is that an Atsushi keychain?” And I was like !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#And I was like‚‚ omg‚‚‚ Do you happen to know‚‚‚ This one series‚‚‚‚‚‚#And they unsheathed their phone like a fbi distinctive in American movies to show me their fyo/zai background amjdsgawsjda it was SO cute.#They were adorable. And I got so embarassed but trying to keep my cool while internally I was like‚‚‚#Omg the Cool Museum Guide™ is talking with me about my hyperfixation‚‚‚‚‚‚ What is happening #We talked a bit about the manga it was such a nice and sweet exchange. They said they like Dostoyevsky and I was like yeah he's so cool!!!#They said they're sorry about Bram it was REALLY cute (´；ω；｀)#I didn't want to hamper them too much so I took my leave shortly after but I'd actually really like to pay visit again–#when the new chapter is out??#Hhhhhhh I don't want to look stalkery and like go look for them on their job. But also like‚ they looked genuinely happy and as excited as–#I was when we were chatting and I believe in the power of human connections through shared hyperfixations #The possibly funnier part is that then my friend went “Wait you're into b/ungo stray dogs??” and like alright. This is less surprising.#I already knew she likes manga.#What actually left me quite baffled was that... She really didn't know I was into b/sd. When it's literally what I think about 24/7 #Something very similar happened just a week ago. My friend gifted me a manga volume of a series she really likes for my birthday #But when she was giving it to me she awkwardly went “oh‚ just‚ it features romance between two guys. I hope that's okay with you...”#And I internally had to pause and realize that no.#In fact most of the people I hang out with don't know I spend half my time curating a bl focused blog.#It's just funny in a way? I got so used to concealing my hyperfixations I didn't even realize I actually got quite good at passing–#for someone who is normal about stuff.#random rambles

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abyssal-ilk · 18 days ago

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posting that sketch yesterday made me remember just how much i love my taashath so i did another doodle <3

#dai #dragon age #dragon age inquisition #da inquisitor #the inquisitor #adaar #inquisitor #inquisitor adaar #taashath adaar #some fun facts about her that im hiding in the tags!!#taashath was born under the qun and used to be a tamassran! the left the qun when she discovered one of her #children- her last child in fact- had magic. she didnt want him to be taken as a saarebas and so she tried to leave with him #her kid was killed in the process of leaving :(. she snapped and. surprise. she has magic too. shes just done a really good job of hiding it #she manages to escape with the help of one of the soldiers assigned to protecting her (meraad who another inquisitor in a different run)#but doesnt exactly remember How. all she remembers is waking up on the shore of wycome without meraad #eventually she was found by the valo-kas and taken in by them. they helped teach her how to properly control her magic and they took care of #her as she slowly got back on her feet.#and then she became the inquisitor.#she allied with the mages. conscripted the wardens. and made celene gaspard and briala shake hands. she also sacrificed loghain in the fade.#she doesnt have a canonical romance BUT. she had a few flings with some of the others and spent years pining after vivienne.#she ends up close friends with dorian bull cole and sera! she... does not end up friends with blackwall. but she does spare him #she Was close with solas at the start of inquisiton but she struggled to connect with him. his interactions with some of the other #companions didnt help. but she does care about him!! its just. difficult. it was difficult with sera and dorian at first too. and bull #she is completely Unsure what to think of varric but they are friends. and taashi absolutely adores josephine. leliana scares her just a bit #and she struggles to intetact with cullen but she does care for him. cassandra ends up as her divine (from a game glitch i made canon) even #though she did everything she could to get vivienne on the throne.#shes also trans!!! very big bonding point between her bull and krem is that she is aqun-athlok. everytime dorian or varric mentions mae she #goes :0 as well. uhhh yeah! i love her sm. if anyone has any questions pls pls 🥺🙏 send em

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gogandmagog · 1 month ago

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The Blythes are Quoted by L.M. Montgomery

#idc jem x mary is so compelling to me #i just think there’s such a fury and fission there #i want to read a whole long and devastating fic on the classism and disapproval suppressing their exasperating romance #(exasperating to them more than anyone… no submission given between either of them and it means both the good & bad kind of sparking)#that ends with mary releasing jem from his already insulting indecision #and her telling him she thinks miller douglas (who loves her the way jem loves faith) will suit her just fine #(the first time jem blythe has ever been ‘thrown over’ btw)#it’s the same choice jem also would’ve likely ultimately arrived at himself #but having mary make it first not only hurts but is also almost the last one-up to be had between them #which reaches crescendo as roi opens and results in jem’s train station display of publicly kissing faith goodbye and hey that’s that #(save maybe a cathartic letter or two [written but never sent ofc] during jem’s time as a powmia)#the blythes are quoted #jem blythe #mary vance #lucy maud montgomery

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serpentinegraphite · 7 months ago

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So, first off, this is not an attempt to kink shame (dubcon and noncon are great!) but I do keep seeing a thing in fics (I do NOT see this irl in kink spaces nearly as often) where like. A character will interrupt the flow of the scene to check consent

And I don't mean in an "are we still green?" Or "what's your color?" kind of way, but I mean. The author has tagged the fic and indicated via prose and/or author notes that they are doing their Due Diligence to make sure this fic is Righteously Consensual from top to bottom, No Question About It

And a character will ask for full sexual consent either directly or indirectly or renegotiate the boundaries of the kinks being practiced AFTER the sex acts have already begun.

Here's the thing: horny brain isn't great at making decisions! irl in kink spaces, there's often a lot of emphasis on negotiating BEFORE the scene begins, perhaps even with a space between negotiation and the scene if it's with a new/unfamiliar partner (maybe it's a few minutes while things are set up, maybe the partners negotiate a day or more in advance! It depends!), and not changing the parameters of the scene after someone is already horny or god forbid already in subspace.

Again, these are perfectly fine rules to break in fiction, when the author is aware of it (most characters are not going to be fully familiar with safe, sane, consensual practices and the traffic light system, nor would we want them to be!) but I'm increasingly finding fics where the author DOESN'T seem aware, which takes a normal fic (in-character, with reasonable but perhaps even somewhat dubious practices, which the author isn't emphasizing or preaching about) into Red Flag Territory (a character, OOC, yanking me out of the scene to behave like a PSA about consent instead of conforming to the horny tone of the scene, and perpetuating unsafe practices anyway)

If you are writing a master manipulator or someone who wants to have a gotcha, you totally said it was okay on a character they are trying to bone (which is well in the realm of non/dubcon) that's fine! This PSA is not aimed at you. But if you are trying to write someone who Cares Strongly About Consent, then perhaps be more aware of when is an appropriate time to escalate the situation (sexually speaking) or ask for consent!

#like you don't see this shit in the sex pollen tag!#those folks know exactly what they're doing and they're having a great time #and i don't want to call anyone out specifically because like. this is a multi fandom issue #and i see it mostly in fiction space #written by people who are probably not active in their local kink community #but i did just see a really egregious and specific example which triggered this rant I've been sitting on for a WHILE #like. people who are writing heat fics also typically know! if the sub is gagging for any phallus it's not the time to ask for consent!#they're well past that point!!!#it's the fics in between that think they're doing uwu soft romance with a bit of spice #that don't know how to warn for shit and make me very concerned for their safe sex practices in the future #this is 10000% more egregious if you DO write a character who is keenly aware of SSC practices #if your character goes to kink dungeons or has opinions about the traffic light system #they probably should know not to fuck with renegotiating mid scene #this has been a psa

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erabu-san · 5 months ago

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HI ERABUU HRUU?? :D

so, have you seen those Sethos and Wanderer lines? and the dynamic them both have at all?? its like Sethos wanted to know more of Wanderer and possibly befriend him y'know 😭😭

YES I READ IT AND i am really invested in it.

They are both interesting, I enjoy their dynamic 😭 bahahaa plz ! Also when wanderer told "huh he keeps following me and ask abt my hat ☝️ 😐" and sethos and in backstory 1 of Sethos, when Sethos was too busy, Wanderer is the one starting the conversation 😭 oh he doesn't mind Sethos at all !! Anyway, looking how Sethos is smart but also open-minded, I am sure Wanderer would find it interesting to talk with him too !

And the fact they also both pretty similar, but contrary too !! Anyway, I'm happy abt a possible Sethos Scara friendship 😊

#reply #sethos #scara #hMMM if i should talking about romance dynamic between them #i don't mind either and I might be like it #but in a one-sided romance from Sethos ☝️ and also I HC Wanderer having borderline personnality disorder ; it is hard for him-#to create new friendship because of that #wanderer can't trust anyone but mostly because he can't trust himself ; and also the fear of rejection but also feel deep connection when-#he start to like someone (platonic or romantic) and that's why I believe more than his redemption #he fears to create link with people #HUH MY THOUGHT IS MORE DEEP THAN THAT ABT WANDERER BUT in big that's my thought. and!#i truly believe Sethos could bring a sort of “comfort” because he is smart and open-minded #sethos is interested on wanderer beCAUSE he is sure he is not a normal student but the fact Sethos wish to keep talk w him even if wanderer-#shows act of rejection (but it is not like he doesn't want Sethos to interact w him anymore ; he wouldn't talk him first once if so)#just kind of show that their dynamic could work #but it can be /rom as /p ofc !!#i lost the thread of my thought i dont remember where I wanted to go... huh in conclusion : slay

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vaguely-concerned · 1 year ago

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I am so mad about how desperately into pan I am. he was specifically made to fuck me up. they dangled him in front of me like 'hey would you like to see a sad clown trickster with emotional intimacy issues and a heart of, if not gold, then some mysterious alloy with qualities not at all unlike those of gold at the end of the day?' and I went 'boy would I!' and now I'm lost. I'm on my knees he's like if reyes vidal was actually redeemable instead of just a 'release my man he did do all of that but I don't care' situation

#the way he seems so genuinely *delighted* by grace finding her voice and wants her to be able to make her music again #even when she's not the muse anymore............ what the fuck that is the sweetest thing I've ever heard in my LIFE dude #low-key grace's biggest fan musically at least fhsajkd #stray gods #stray gods pan #(this is not a slam on reyes btw the fact that he's unconscionable is part of the appeal in that specific case lol)#I went into the game mostly blind and from what I had seen I fully intended to romance freddie #and then... this bitch shows up for literally one song and I have to restart the whole thing before I even get to challenging a queen #because I now desire the goat guy carnally and I want to duet with him for the rest of forever thank u #also I don't think I can ever not romance him now seeing the contrast between what he gets up to in the endings #what do you MEAN if you don't romance him he just goes off and no one knows where he is. he's still just so alone??? no not on my watch #(if freddie is dead ( :( ) and you romance him there's an *adorable* part in the epilogue where he tells you hekate has him running around #getting lost relics back in a series of distinctly indiana jones-esque misadventures and it sounds like he's having the time of his life #if this is what it takes for him to actually talk to his family without anyone being complete dicks about it I must solemnly accept #the terrible burden of kissing him on every single run through of this game. it cannot be helped it's out of my hands now)

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loversandantiheroes · 11 months ago

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The dopamine is stored in the farming sims.

#in case anyone was wondering why i've been so quiet #bouncing between coral island and palia #also the latter has a single dad who is 100% deliberately pedro coded #like hello this is purple fantasy joel miller #and they finally made him romancable even #anyway hi i love you all i'm not dead #i'm just still in medication adjustment limbo

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queen-scribbles · 4 months ago

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Not that I'm planning to do another WotR playthrough this quickly, but I DO have three rough ideas for a potential next Knight Commander.

Dwarf rogue, Chaotic Neutral -> Neutral Good growth arc, either Trickster for keeps or Angel to Gold Dragon Mythic path, Daeran romance

Oread Druid or Oracle, Neutral Good, Angel or Azata Mythic path, Sosiel romance now that I know I can save Trever

Elf Paladin, Lawful Good, Angel or Angel -> Gold Dragon Mythic path, Ulbrig romance

Either the dwarf or elf will be gold dragon, like if I decide to do Angel with the elf then automatically I'll be going for gold dragon with the dwarf. If I do Gold Dragon with the elf, I'll probably do Trickster with the dwarf and Angel with the Oread.

#queen rambles #i'm torn between angel paladin or romancing ulbring with someone who's also a type of shapeshifter xD #one thing i know: i start anyone azata they're staying that way bc i can't give up aivu #i'm just not sure how i'd do the dwarf's arc to be able to do gold dragon #vikkari and trinne both had the option(ng for him cg for her alignment)#so i think as long as i did nice enough things it would work?

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aroaessidhe · 5 months ago

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2024 reads / storygraph

Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places

contemporary romance with a light paranormal mystery

follows a woman with ESP who gets onto a reality tv show where she has to stay in a mysterious house and document her stay - and every previous occupant has only lasted three days - and she’s determined to figure out what’s going on and get her abilities taken seriously

she’s quickly drawn to a man working on the show, and they begin a relationship - and she gets caught between him (and his cute 10yo daughter) and the house and her career goals

Black ace MC

#Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places #aroaessidhe 2024 reads #asexual books #this is okay! obviously not my kind of book - I rarely read (m/f) adult romance #and I’m always gonna want more of the speculative element lol.#I didn’t super care about the characters - other than the short middle section with Georgia I didn’t really feel her getting to know anyone #She and Maverick are just sort of immediately into each other and the one attempt to keep them apart was a bit silly #- I didn’t feel much development between them.#They’ve known each other for 3 weeks and the idea that (because of work thing) they won’t be able to see each other #for a couple of weeks is some kind of dealbreaker? what? that conflict didn’t really make sense to me.#he sentient house thing was kinda interesting but also after all that the plot seemed easily revolved in the epilogue.#The kid is cute. the cat is cute - though felt like an odd side plot #I thought the exploration of the MC’s asexuality was done well! She talks about her experiences in a way that feels personal to her.#Even if it’s not super for me- I appreciate the existence of a low-conflict Black ace romance.

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antirepurp · 9 months ago

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i think some folks may need to have the word "queerbaiting" revoked from their vocabulary until they learn what it means. perhaps

#soda offers you a can #i would not make anyone watch bbc sherlock bc im not a monster but that show defines queerbaiting at every turn #two characters having a deep and meaningful relationship is not queerbaiting by itself #it requires the narrative to set them up in a very particular way where you're forced to read them as romantic #only for that same narrative to deny the existence of any romance repeatedly #bbc sherlock deliberately leads the audience to believe there's romantic tension between sherlock and john #from side characters etc repeatedly assuming they are a couple to some Very deliberate scenes #that would immediately be painted as obvious romance if one of them was a woman #however it also insists on the heterosexuality of both john and sherlock by setting the former up with several girlfriends #and turning irene adler into a quirky little crush for sherlock (who also cures her of being a lesbian i guess)#and obviously john gets a wife but she must be killed off so the homosexual tension between john and sherlock can resume #and we can keep guessing if they end up together or not #they won't. but the writing very deliberately lead the audience to believe this #that's like. shit the defines queerbaiting #it's not Real Human People not telling the world they're queer #and it's not two characters having a relationship that's got more depth than a kiddie pool #sorry. new pet peeve unlocked. or old one rediscovered im not sure

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taterswithranch · 8 months ago

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Tabi headcanon: he’s somewhere on the ace spectrum due to trauma

No I’m not biased what makes you say that—💥💥

He just keeps his label bisexual since he doesn’t really think about the aspec aspect all too much and doesn’t tie it to his identity as strongly even though it very much affects how he defines his relationships. It’s also easier for him to organize it in his head hdhdjsk

#i might be trippin but i think at one point homskiy mentioned tabi doesn’t want anything to do with love anymore hdjdjsk #also trauma just made it so he can’t bring himself to be romantically involved with anyone no matter what he does #romance becomes a deal breaker at that point #he might feel spur-of-the-moment sparks but that’s all it is and doesn’t go any further. it also happens few and far in between #snek talks #fnf #fnf tabi

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grapecaseschoices · 11 months ago

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things i'd like from bg4 or any similar future games

I think BG3 is very detailed; but I would really like it if the backgrounds had mattered more. Or at least for every one. I heard if you're a drow/half-drow noble you get special dialogue with Minthara. But why didn't my Folk Hero!Tav with Wyll [or just in general?] Or my Outlander!Tav with Karlach? I love that your character gets special interaction with all and sundry, at times, re: class and race. But backgrounds make a charcacter. I don't need details. Just a bit of a nod. At least within the camp.

This brings me to point two. I wish there was a way to get friendship points. It is so strange the characters can be 'meh' about you, dislike you [and strongly], but high to exceptional bonds trigger romance. What about close friendships or growing into a family?

Speaking of, I definitely would have love some down time chatter. It is so strange to me that you get a 'this could be our last time in camp' but don't do anything with it. I appreciate the tiefling [or goblin] party. I love the idle banter on the road. But why not a couple of casual fireside chats. As a group?

I love Halsin but the fact that he is the only one we can have a polyamorous dynamic with, is bull. I'm fine with not every character being into polyam -- but maybe research more before diving into it. I am 90% sure Wyll would've been okay with Polyam - a triad too! - if it was Halsin or Astarion [maybe with Lae'zel but I have to play further to be sure]. I could see Astarion and Shadowheart swinging a 'v' dynamic, and being the best [or worst for Tav's sanity] of metamours! Maybe it would have been a hassle for coding to fit every configuration, but we deserved at least a COUPLE of Tav x Origin x Origin loving.

Also, I think we should have been able to encourage - or maybe it could have happened sans MC involvement - the npcs getting together.