#and i shall love him forever for it

[vero-valzer]

This!!! All of this!

In the Peter Jackson adaptation of Return of the King, he literally turns to what remains of the reunited Fellowship and softly but resolutely says this before rushing headfirst into the Battle of the Black Gate which is solely to act as a distraction to stall for time and draw Sauron's gaze to give Frodo and Sam their best chance to destroy The One Ring :

I think the reason so many LOTR ripoffs fail is because they make their Aragorn analogue the main character, when the entire point of Aragorn is that he’s “the person the villains think is the main character, but is Not.”

Aragorn seems like a traditional King Arthur style hero— he has huge Main Character Energy because he’s supported by destiny, by bloodline, by all these magic artifacts and prophecies, and etc etc. Frodo and Sam are Just Some Guys. Aragorn recognizes that Sauron understandably thinks he’s the main hero of this story ….and he pretends to believe it too, spending the entire series using himself as a diversion to prevent Sauron from seeing Frodo and Sam.

Aragorn’s whole thing is that knows he seems like the Main Hero of this legend to people who don’t know better —- but he also knows that he isn’t, and that his role is just to keep Sauron’s eye on him in order to protect the people around him.

And it works! Sauron is so fixated on defeating his Legendary Destined Archenemy with Extreme Main Character Energy that he completely overlooks the two ordinary little guys who were the real threat to him all along.

[luck-of-the-drawings]

THIS THING IS SCUUUFFED AS HELL & ITS ALSO THE BEST THING I HAVE ANIMATED THUS FAR. IM SO IN LOVE WITH EMIZEL. JUST WISH I GAVE HIM MORE STUPID TATTOOS. NEXT TIME THO. NEXT TIME. I ALSO LOVE VEX&VIV SOOOO MUCH. charlies flavor of Deranged is my FAVORITE!!

[adelelorienne]

Haurchefant Greystone. He brings you hot chocolate. <3 Now in color!

Original grayscale version HERE.

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[kiukiu1270]

AHHH SUPER LATE MYKOLA BIRTHDAY POST!!

Heres a silly little 15 Fyolai comic that I made :3

Ahhh thank you for waiting lovelies, sorry Kiu took so long lol

FLUFF 15FYOLAI IS BACK YIPPIEEEE

Also, HUGE thanks to @/nikovcir on insta for helping and inspiring me to make this comic :3 (Love you very much 💋💋)

FEDYA DID NOT FORGET HIS BIRTHDAY ‼️‼️

MYKOLA TURING 16 THIS YEAR JUST LIKE KIU ‼️‼️

Hmm I should change this into 16Fyolai so they can age with me…

Oh how I love cute cringy lovey dovey comics 💕

And yes I did intend to put this in a more romantic light 🤭 silly 15 year olds 💕💕 I love them so much

Happy Birthday Mykola <3

[pastelaspirations]

SO, IT'S UNDERTALE'S BIRTHDAY. I DIDN'T FORGET THIS TIME.

Disclaimer: I"m a liar. I actually did completely and totally forget. I only remembered because I kept seeing things on my youtube recommended saying that it was.

So, uh... happy birthdayyy, Undertale... My one and only muse that I have been hopelessly transfixed on for about seven freaking years now.

I would have done something if I remembered. Alas, I did not. So, u h. Jumping on tumblr and making a crap post just to announce to the world that I am, in fact, not dead is my poor attempt at celebrating it. The next time I release a fic/chapter, I will do it in the game's birthday honor, I swear-

Also, u h. Is it true the tumblr au sans sexyman competition is back, 'cus I've been seeing things of that too-

[andsotheuniverseended]

Orimar Vale sir if you happen to be free any night this week i would love to discuss sensory overload and the pursuit of escaping the limits of humanity to become a story that will never die with you

[nerdy-talks]

Happy Birthday Mammon! 💛

Our greedy king, beautiful birthday boy, and first man 💛

[homoerectusindeed]

im still thinking of that hamster. i want him so badly. im already attached but I think he's been sold already

[lady-lunaaa]

I have no coherent thoughts. Just ✨him✨ and me. LOOK 🥹 courtesy of my beautiful and perfect wife @dabilove27 I adore you!!! 💙💙💙

Done by the incredibly talented @vita-divata. I just adore their work, especially their Obi, and urge you all to commission them because you will not regret it!!! Thank you so much for doing this, I am blown away by your talent daily 💙💙

[luck-of-the-drawings]

FOR A BEAT OF HEART, THE BREATH IS SHOT. AND WITHIN A BREATH, THE HEART IS CAUGHT. THE PIPES ARE BURSTING, UNDER GREAT STRESS, BOLTS TORN ASUNDER, MAKING A MESS. A FINAL COUGH, A FINAL RETCH, A GOREY SLOUGH, CLAIMED BY WRETCH.

[demonlovingsheep]

I am LOVING how Belphegor has the spotlight of the new event. Yes I’m sucking up to my man hehe

[missartwhims]

@feefal 's funguary has started <3 the theme for the first week is weird but I think I missed the mark. he seems totally normal (for a herbaligist) 😌

[timeturner-jay]

For the ask game, how about your favorite Persona 3 character? (This is cheating but I'm curious lol)

Hehe, definitely Minato on my end then, too! ;D

who? | only know their name | loathe | ugh | overrated | indifferent | dead | alive | secret third thing? | just okay | cute | badass | my baby | hot | want to marry | favorite 

And lmao, I'm glad we're in agreement about the things we highlighted for him, too! He deserves all the best things. (Which makes his fate all the more tragic, hahaha ouch. But at the same time... It does feel like the perfect ending to his story, doesn't it? :') )

[jumpdingus]

I don't think I showed the world my dapper little guy for a while, so here:

Look at my pretty little baby manz. Isn't he just the most handsome strong guy ever!

[unlimitedhorsepower]

im so used to your art of Ryan thats how he just looks in my head then whenever i see a new official picture of him i get whiplash

yes.... yes..... i know him better than tnb does. hes more than just a beastly fictional character to me... hes a real guy who i meet and kick in the nuts

though now im like. what official art of ryan

[histoires-en-bouteille]

I had an thought earlier today while doing a picrew of Ava

I haven't shared images, "pictures" of Ava or Todd here, but you may remember that Ava has white hair, and you may have guessed from the desert snipper that Ava always dress in full-black outfits. Todd, while dressing similarly, does have a few things in his outfits that make him stand out; including his jacket. While Ava's is completely black, Todd's jacket is leather brown - darker because of time, it's worn out, but it's still visibly brown. It's the most obvious feature for anyone who see the two accross the street: Ava is the shadow, dark mass with a white patch - her hair; Todd is somehow more appealing - more human-like. Brown jacket, brown hair, not always wearing gloves, more likely to smile.

But mostly, brown jacket. It's important to him, he got it as a gift from his mother, and nothing could make him part from it.

Nothing, except maybe one thing. One person.

He only told her once how important that jacket was to him. How much it meant to have it gifted to him, to own it and wear it, how it helped him thorugh the darkest moments, the bloodiest nights. He told him all of that while they were fighting - more than a week of silence followed that argument.

She never forgot. He never talked about it again.

Until he did. IT had to do with Ava's jacket being torn, or something of the kind, and her admitting that it was nothing more than fabric, that she could replace it and not care much.

"Take mine." he had said.

"Come on now."

"Ava, I'm serious," he had nodded, taken off the jacket, "take it. It's yours."

And she, her usual, brutal self, had declined.

"Keep that shit to yourself. You know what I always say about that thing."

They were masters of double meaning and subtle hints. But sometimes, frankness was the only option.

"Yeah I know, but I don't care, I'm giving it to you anyway. It's yours now, no taking back."

And she had rolled her eyes, and he had given her the finger. Even after all these years, he could always find a way to reach her. He could always bring warmth to that cold, cold heart.

"Whatever. You'll have to keep wearing it for now, because I still have a jacket, and you clearly have none to replace this one. Plus-"

"-brown suits me more? Hard agree on that."

And there it was. A smile, shy, but genuine and amused. His was always brighter. He was the brighter one. The touch of colour in a world full of darkness.

She pretended not to hear what he said after - the mere thought of it would twist her stomach and she hated it.

_

But the inevitable must happen. She couldn't change his fate.

_

Sitting on the edge of the hole she had just dug, staring mindlessly in the emptiness, she could hear the sentence again and again and again, repeating itself like a twisted curse.

"When I'll die, you'll be able to wear it. I won't be here anymore to tell you not to stain it. You'll do with it whatever you want."

And she would stare, finally, at that bloody jacket.

Literally, bloody jacket. Covered in dark red stains, one that wouldn't come off even if she tried to clean them off. And there she would sit, facing the dilema: to bury him with his memories of home, of love, and family - all of these things she ripped him off from, all of the things now forever stained with the blood that she spilled; or take it.

Take the jacket, and rob him from the last thing he had ever owned, therefore taking away everything from him: his home, his family, his safety, his life. His jacket. Take it, and carry forever the burden of his fate.

She could leave the jacket behind, and break her silent promise, but allow him to keep his fondest memories.

Allow him. Even in death, she would make decisions for his. Even in death, he wouldn't have a say in his fate.

She could take the jacket. It was her burden, after all, her promise to keep. But the idea of leaving him without any protection, without any memory...

And for what would feel like hours, she would torment herself with a decision that should have been avoided.

Somehow, it should have been avoided.

_

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