#also this is not enemies to lovers pls

[jobycewl]

[teaitis]

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[elainsgirl]

I dont think people understand what slow burn is. That's why they say "I dont understand Elriel. They are easy, boring, predictable. Elain is boring, she going to bring nothing to her book."

Like im sorry they arent like the baddie fmc who has a dagger around her 24/7 and the emotionless mmc who falls in love with her after like 5 chapters when they are supposed to be "EnEmies tO lOvErs". BOOKTOK HAS ROTTEN YALL BRAINS.

So true.

Its leads me to believe they’re only consuming specific type of books - which is fine. Read whatever you like, how much you’d like BUT it does narrow down your thinking. Take antis saying elriel is “boring” because they don’t have banter. Banter isn’t a requirement for every single couple nor does it suit every single dynamic…you shouldn’t need every single couple to have “banter” to find them interesting or see their potential.

I think some people have lost the ability or struggle with understanding built up foreshadowing. Books nowdays are either standalones or series that follow one couple - but you know they’re endgame from the start. Because thats what elriel is - built up foreshadowing that started from acowar, some may even argue with acomaf. They’re not a couple that entered a relationship straight away - they’re built up to that stage in a nice slowburn where we see their development and them entering each stage one by one.

Its why Gwyn will be the great Saviour of the entire acotar universe - she will be the centre of every single plot, everything important like the troves will go through her first - just like the badass, sword wielding fmc stereotype who leads the story. Its why Elain is now suddenly a sassy, fire mouth that goes off on Lucien bcs ughh she just can’t stand how much she wants him and feels sooooooo frustrated w him constantly teasing her. None of thats canon. None of that even suits the characters but they’re popular micotropes within booktok therefore have to be traits that Gwyn/Elain possess otherwise they’d be plain and boring.

[loosethreadsofyoursoul]

every once in a while i remember flintwood exists and honestly what a good ship. just two men obsessed with quidditch and each other. no notes.

[baldandgay]

It's very unfair that I can't have other party members romance each other In my main game where my Tav is in a romance with Karlach I should legally be allowed to have Gale and Astarion and Shadowheart and Lae'zel romance each other like why? let me do it damn it

[kundool]

lanzhou sketchy

[sp4ceboo]

rant but im a bit scared im going to get attacked

[ratsbanes]

Enemies to Lovers: Separate sides of the same battle. Will fight each other because they hate each other or what their cause stands for. Are fighting for different ends but eventually find a common ground where love blossoms.

Rivals to Lovers: The same side of the battle. Will fight each other because they do not understand the other person and want to beat them. Are fighting for the same end or to personally win, but they eventually find a common ground and love blossoms.

[devilsrecreation]

Crack ship/AU idea

AU where Ushari is still dating Shupavu cuz he never died and Njano unexpectedly catches feelings for Hodari and vice versa during Season 2

Oh my god imagine Makuu and Kiburi’s reaction to that

F-ing hell I wanna create funny headcanons for their relationship now 😭

[evansbby]

oh and btw i finished outer banks and i…

[tagy489]

*me talking to my mortal enemy* would you still hate me if i was a worm?

[gudansoo]

loving how obsessed he is with her and how he’s placed her at the top of his hierarchy of needs. like remember in are you human too when shin iii rewrote his prime directive to be protecting sobong? it's the same thing here. the scene!!! in ep 21 when they’re in front of his dad and she lies and says she’s part of his cousin’s troop so that he won’t be implicated in how she saved her uncle’s life and then *he* asks his uncle to spare her life, like that is married couple in cahoots lying to everyone while sacrificing themselves to save one another shit. anyway only 90s kids understand.

[lanterns-and-daydreams]

Everytime i post, i have this feeling that theres someone out there who hates my posts with such a passion that it stokes the fire in their fireplace and if i post something thats a different opinion from theirs, theyre gonna jump through my window (which is five stories high) and kill me in my sleep

I need to calm tf down 💀

[worldsneverfilled]

Mortal enemies dancing together with the conversation being nothing but veiled threats and the like is always good shit.

Listen, it could be sexy, it could be terrifying, it could be infuriating. There's a range of emotions and reactions that leave this damn thing with so much potential.

[wildflowercryptid]

my desire to support a webcomic i like by reading the official translation vs my insatiable urge to blaze through all the chapters bc i desperately need more of it...

[therosejamjournal]

my thoughts about bg3 companions as i head to fight the second big bad of act 2

astarion: terrible rat man. limp wrist action. i would steer clear from him if he existed irl. that said, my tav and him are absolutely getting married and getting his approval means everything to me

gale: as soon as he started speaking he gave me reddit incel in a fedora and it only got worse in act 2. getting his approval is so fucking easy it's almost absurd - just because i dont want you to kill yourself doesn't mean that we are now a couple. bestie gale im begging you get higher standards

halsin: strong. warm. likes ducks. i love making him an owlbear. 10/10 no further comments

karlach: LIGHT OF MY LIFE. absolute unit in combat and the cutest when it comes to trying to pick tav up. love her

lae'zel: not a fan of being bossed around so much HOWEVER. i'll make an exception for lae'zel. i feel bad for her - she seems to be a victim of her very nasty culture but i'm leaving the exploration of her story for the next playthrough (i want to be fully immersed)

minthara: rip. has amazing taste tho, my tav looks fabulous in her at-ease clothes

shadowheart: her approval for my tav is probably the highest (i didn't even try). religious trauma embodied and truly god's favourite princess. i want to rescue her in the same way i want to fix astarion

wyll: so handsome, so charming. the most mysterious of all companions for me thus far so next playthrough im focusing on wyll and wyll alone.