#also protective of the other's heart

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Council of lovefools.

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[bhaalsdeepbat]

Lae'zel is like a play on the "I'm not other girls" thing, except she's trying SO hard to be like other Gith girls. She's trying to steel her heart and be a perfect soldier in the collective army serving beneath Vlaakith. No will of her own. Just blind servitude alongside the other Gith who are also denying their own individualism.

Rather than gutting the companions right then and there - as any other Githyanki would do - she joins them AND promises them a cure. A cure that was meant to be ONLY for Githyanki warriors. And she doesn't know about the lies or the fact that he cure is a death sentence, but she still extends that olive branch to the group. She'll speak up when she's grouchy and try to project a hard exterior, but she's SO secretly soft.

When you approach Rosymorn, she'll stay on that part of the map if you try to leave. Upon returning, you can make her admit she missed you.

You can make the strong Gith who was raised to pillage, kill, and conquer admit that she missed the player character.

Lae'zel isn't like other Gith Girls.

Her act two scene is trying to progress the romance as though it were between two Gith raised within that culture. It's a fight to prove your worth through your battle prowess, which makes only the best *warriors* worthy of companionship. However, it becomes clear that isn't want Lae'zel wants. If the player loses, and Bae'zel beats the fuck out of them, she becomes distraught because she doesn't WANT to fight her romantic partner.

She wants to mutually protect one another. She wants companionship with her partner. She wants to enjoy the sunrise with them, feel the tickle of the night breeze, see the Tears of Selune chase after the moon across the night sky, she wants to live and she wants to share those experiences with her love. She doesn't WANT to be the stone cold Gith that she was raised to be.

Lae'zel wasn't given any role to do with the eggs, but once the egg is in the party's possession, she's instantly drawn to it. When Xan hatches, she gives him a name to represent that he'll be raised to be free to be himself. He'll have the freedom to choose his own path, whatever that maybe. Xan DOESN'T have to be like the other Gith. He could be a scholar, an artist, a warrior, anything he wishes to be. It's his life and Lae'zel is just happy to see her little Xan be raised with the freedom she didn't realize she craved until she arrived on that silly little planet.

Lae'zel isn't like other Gith girls because no two people are the same, even if raised in the same circumstances and culture. Everyone is an individual, even when they serve a collective or are fighting alongside Allies with the same main goal.

Lae'zel isn't just a nameless, faceless soldier. She isn't interchangeable with other Gith. She isn't like the other Gith girlies.

[messiahzzz]

When I came across that "joke" from Tav to Quill and Z'rell's comment (plus Halsin), I had to take a minute to process what happened. Gale might be a bit silly and eccentric but he's the kindest, sweetest and most passionate character in that party. No wonder the poor man has deep insecurities to solve, so many people reduce him to an easy target! Ofc one of the side effects would be overconfidence and ambition as a defense mechanism. He's obv lonely; only Tara and Morena ever loved him for him.

his eccentric nature might be a part of it. he is loquacious, outgoing, and doesn’t see the point in hiding his enthusiasm. he is considered to be the weird one. naturally, wizards in general being seen as somewhat squishy and physically weak might also add to it.

personally, i really don’t like the implications of the (widely considered) autistic-coded character being the one who faces the most ridicule by far by other characters and fans (and larian) alike.

some might disagree with me on that, but i don’t find it funny by any means either. mostly it just makes me feel bad. “he deserves it. cocky, arrogant, hubris-ridden wizard needs to be taken down a peg” like he isn’t… y’know… already at his lowest. it also disregards the fact that much of his bravado is part of his carefully curated Great Wizard of Waterdeep™ persona that he has skillfully adopted to mask his general feeling of being defective. being fiercely proud of your skill and knowledge and being doubtful of having something truly worthwhile to offer are mindsets that can coexist. according to fandom, gale is either secret hubris incarnate that is only waiting to be unleashed upon the world or pure baby that can do no wrong. instead of a character that is just as flawed and traumatized as all the others, but no less deserving of genuine love.

to me, the constant ridicule just reads as further feeding into his deep-rooted insecurities and his belief that he (as gale, the person) isn’t someone who holds inherent worth. it really, really doesn’t sit well with me.

[daylighteclipsed]

Y’all ever think about if Sora falls to darkness that inside his heart will look like the Destiny Islands falling again

[werewolfclaws]

And while you're at it / Keep the nightlight on inside the birdhouse in your soul 🍀

A little postcard for @laikascomet ! It's so utterly amazing watching Laika's Comet grow from sketches to a full blown comic that's already completed chapter 1!

[courfee]

ah yes, the happy soft vibes for the @sillylovesongsfest, you get it...

based on the assigned prompted song Till Forever Falls Apart by Ashe and FINNEAS, as well as this photo shooting

So this is it, that's how it ends I guess there's nothing more romantic than dying with your friends

for an even sadder and bloody version look under the cut <33

[lilfriezatyrant]

Rewatching and listening to his breakdown song and omg the feels kick in 😭😭😭

[fideidefenswhore]

 the tudors (2007-2010) / the concubine, by christopher rae / the six queens of henry viii (2016) / zombie (2018), cover by bad wolves / the white princess (2017) / hunting the falcon, by john guy & julia fox / viii, by hm castor / the white queen (2013) / henry viii, by lucy wooding / firebrand (2023)

[apdreadful]

I know the romantic notion of falling in love with your literal best friend and living happily ever after is sweet. But honestly, Buck needs Eddie to be his best friend and only his best friend right now.

Let Buck fall in love with Tommy. Let Tommy treat him well and be kind and patient and generous. Tommy is exactly what Buck needs, and I think maybe, Buck may be exactly what Tommy needs too.

Here is this adorable (gorgeous, hot af) ray of light. And it’s YOU he wants to be with. Something he sees in you makes him brave enough, makes him feel safe enough, to take that step.

Tommy walked away from Buck, not because he didn’t want him, not because Buck did something wrong. But because he didn’t think Buck was ready and he didn’t want him to feel pressured.

He walked away from the gift to the world that is Evan Buckley, knowing that even though he could rock Bucks world in ways it has never been rocked before…he doesn’t want that experience to be anything less than what Buck deserves.

The look on his face when Buck asked him to be his wedding date..he was so happy. For a guy whose road to self acceptance was not always a happy or easy one. A road with potholes of regretful words and actions..

Maybe all of that pain and bullshit was worth it, if it lead him to Buck. If it helped make him a man worthy of Evan Buckley. And how goddamn awesome is that?

[moeblob]

Ananza realizing that Deacon's mom was a devoted follower of hers THEREFORE that's her son now, too! And she will dote on him and love him and never pick on him like all the other deities tend to do. That's her precious little boy who lives in another city and rarely gets to see her!

[sygneth]

Another Love

So few days ago I was casually listening to music and this song stared playing and all I could think about since then was how perfectly HarryKim vibe this song has for me.

I believe that after everything Harry went through, even given his high sensitivity and emotionality, he seems likely to just have a lot of doubts and be afraid of another disappointment and potential heartbreak. Given that he decides to quit drinking and become more capable of taking care of himself in general terms, that fright won't be without cover. Another story like the one with Dora would probably just break him completely and he will just go down without any hopes for ever coming back. Especially, knowing how emotionally distant Kim can be.

(There are some scenes of my post-Return headcanon, I am thinking about publishing this as a full story, but I cannot decide if I want to make it as comic or fic series or a mix of everything, so maybe one day)

The song is of course "Another love" by Tom Odell

( Ko-fi | DevArt )

[fantasticgothicpeachsludge]

Help! I’ve fallen for a rarepair from a show that ended 6 years 1 month and 7 days ago!

And by rarepair I mean there is one singular fic about them where they’re not a side ship or in a collection of smut drabbles

[luck-of-the-drawings]

THE ORDER OF PALMS An order of holy folk that serve The Helm, working to create powerful Aasimar Paladins for the purpose of protecting any who hire their help. [BACKSTORY UNDER CUT]

One day, Gjör and her peers were lead by their mentor Opheria, to a mission far from their home. On the peak of that mountain village, they saw upon the horizon, the castle of their home go up in flames. Horrified and scared, the apprentices sought to follow their mentors guidance, and followed her lead into a small barn. It was there, that Opheria proceeded to slaughter each and everyone of the apprentices. It seemed she somehow had a hand in this sudden attack on the Order of Palms. Gjör D'annevual survived a sword through the 'heart', on account of a rare condition, that places her heart on the other side of her chest. When she finally managed to bring herself back home, the Order was insulted by her survival. She had so many better peers, why couldn't any of them have survived? This runt was seriously the only thing that survived Opherias wrath? It was better to just wash their hands clean of this. Thus the Order decided to banish Gjör from their ranks. She now travels the land in search of a purpose.

[amelikos]

Liko and Amethio both being similar in how they are the type to instinctively step in to help/save people or Pokemon when they are in danger (Liko rushing to help Terapagos several times, like in HZ026, or protecting Roy in HZ033, and Amethio immediately saving Nyahoja when she fell out from the ship in HZ002, and saving Liko and the others in HZ045).

[star--anon]

hello

Gally models tiny figures out of soap for a while

Thomas notices and buys him wood blocks and carving tools

Minho passive-aggressively buys him a vacuum because he leaves sawdust everywhere

Gally starts making little figures for Thomas and Minho. He puts them on their beds and doesn't mention anything.

Thomas paints them.

Minho doesn't touch his. Putting them on his bed was too public. Too loud. If he takes them, he'll be admitting he likes them.

Thomas steals Minho's figurines and paints them too.

Gally randomly decides that Minho's bedroom wall deserves a shelf.

Nobody mentions it. Except for Thomas, who complains about Gally's loud hammering sounds.

Thomas puts the (painted) figurines he stole from Minho on the new shelf.

Gally leaves newly sculpted figures on the shelf too.

Minho says nothing. Nobody mentions it at all.

Gally walks in on Minho taking the figurines off the shelf and polishing them. Gally quickly walks back out. Before he's seen.

Gally never seems to run out of wood blocks. Sometimes Minho wanders down into the garage, where Gally does all his carving. Suspiciously, anytime Minho walks into the garage, Gally always wakes up to more wood blocks. Gally doesn't mention it. Neither does Minho.

Thomas interrupts Gally while he's carving to check the quality and sharpness of his current tools and see if he needs any new ones.

Thomas buys higher quality tools for Gally's birthday. Wraps it in bright blue paper. He plans to have Gally unwrap it at dinner but ultimately decides to quietly leave it in the garage.

Gally hates how much Thomas understands him. Hates how Thomas knows what he likes and doesn't. But he hates hating Thomas, so he decides to just appreciate the gesture instead.

Minho, on the other hand, with his quiet wood block-buying, can be hated to the utmost degree. So Gally quietly seethes at the way Minho understands him, and he quietly seethes at the way Minho accommodates his needs.

Minho quietly hates the way Gally understands him, too.

They hate each other. They hate that they hate each other. They hate that they love each other.

Most of all, that they hate that they understand each other. Or maybe they hate that they both know the other's deepest desire is to be understood.

Minho quietly holds Gally's hand on walks. Gally quietly blows hot air onto Minho's hands during the winter. Thomas holds both their hands with a bright grin, and he buys them heating pads when it's cold.

Nobody mentions anything. Except Thomas, who complains about the other two not wearing mittens.

[idk-bruh-20]

Do you think Peter's ever accidentally saved famous people? Not just like superhero famous but regular celebrities.

Like, a lot of people headcanon that Peter is obsessed with Hamilton, and Broadway is literally in NYC. Do you think Peter's ever been in the middle of a supervillain fight and swung down to rescue someone, and once he'd gotten them to safety been like, Lin Manuel Miranda???????