#as much as it broke mine

[supacutiepie]

Emmrich,, Lucanis, Taash, and Rook (my Malc Rook) all gathered together for coffee and cake and bundled up in throw blankets, "Hello, welcome to the dead parents club." Requirements, Dead Parents. Free coffee and supportive pats on he back for life. Emmrich actually get's emotional, because as a boy he felt so alone with his loss. His parents, murdered in the return of Dragons (according to a fantastic theory about the return of dragons reeking havoc on Nevarra first). Lucanis, who struggles with the idea of legacy and grief. Because Crows don't grieve, they can't. It's too easy to be broken with their line of work. Besides, Caterina never let him grieve his parents.... so this club means he can finally reminisce about a much kinder childhood. Taash who is still so angry. Never knew their father, can only wonder if they've crossed paths now, if Taash themself killed their father, there's such a slim but there chance. A man who wasn't enough for Shathan to stay in the Qun with, or good enough to follow Shathan out of it. And then there's Shathan, and it's such a tangled pain to be so unresolved, it's good to have two older club members to gently but firmly help Taash grieve and forgive their mom at the same time. And Rook...Rook who for this particular AU? He's maybe 19 years old. He lost his Papa when he was maybe five, maybe six. Didn't even get to know until his Dad came home to tell him, "Papa won't be coming back to Kirkwall sweetheart.." And his Dad. He didn't even know his Dad was dead. He didn't know, until said Dad told him that he'll make both of them so proud, like he already does, but he has to go and can't stay in the fade with both of his dad's -- he almost does. He tells the club such. He almost gave up coming back to the team, because he got to hold his papa and daddy and it feel so fucking unfair. He feels guilty to, and apologizes to their others. "I'm the only one who got to say goodbye, but here I am whining about it...sorry." "Oh...dear," Emmrich holding his hand, "It's so lovely that you did get to say goodbye...how lovely it is to know they're together in the end." Taash is just impressed about who Rook's parents are, and agrees to go with Rook to visit the Lord's and give Isabela the news. To help plan a little memorial, since Taash didn't get to bury their parents either. Lucanis says its sweet that Rook's dad's got to be together and see Rook off. that he knows what it's like exactly to carry such a heavy legacy as a family name when orphaned so young... They all share the one thing in common, but in such different ways. It means they can understand each other, but also help each other to grieve, process, and eventually, to heal

[riickgrimes]

You ever know somebody who knows exactly what it is in this world that they want to do? Like, fucking knows it, and not only do they know it, but they're really fucking good at it. Mm. Sounds like a dream. I'm telling you, I genuinely really think that that is the dream.

The Bear 3.06 | "Napkins"

[claudia-lioncourt]

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, 1.02 ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self | 1.03 Is My Very Nature That of the Devil

[5ftboy]

"...I appreciate that you're trying to be on my side." "I am on your side."

BONUS REACTIONS:

[todoggukie]

Aerith Gainsborough ✧ Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024)

[somewhereincairparavel]

a little thought to ruin your day: After Piper broke up with Jason, he had to deal with his heartache all by himself, isolated in a mortal boarding school with nobody to comfort him. No family. No friends.

[beaulesbian]

I cannot believe we found you.

[evil-ot3]

ben struggling with night terrors for months, finally is starting to be able to fight back against the sleep paralysis demon or whatever and she goes “two against one. well, this is unfair.”

and ben turns and david is right there behind him, ready to protect him, saying “I was always here”

y’all I’m unwell

[shorthaltsjester]

i do not want to dig a hole but i am too much of a laura bailey pc enjoyer to not make this post so:

selfishness ≠ a lack of kindness 

selfishness is a theme that has come up with all of laura's main campaign pcs. that doesn't mean that her characters are always making selfish choices or that they don't care about the rest of the people they're with or that they're not good. it's just that, for the most part, the first thing they're thinking of when they take action or make choices is themselves. 

in jester and vex both it is more typical and obvious selfishness. vex's developed because she needed it to keep herself and vax alive and as safe as possible and it grew into a behaviour that she had to actively work to avoid. it's evident in her greed, her theft of the broom, her reaction to her own death which relied heavily on i'm okay/i survived to which keyleth reminded her that she wasn't the only one who had to witness and reckon with her death. in jester's case, she grew up in an environment that literally trained her to make every decision based on two things - her mother's opinion and her own. so, when she's out in the world without marion for the first time, her choices are those that will benefit her and her actions are those that consider her own thoughts and not really many others' (aside from the traveler's). 

it isn't a criticism of either vex or jester to say that they are characters who act selfishly. in fact, i'd argue that to claim otherwise does a great disservice to exactly how immense both of their character arcs are. because the nuance of both jester and vex is that they are selfish, and they also hold extreme room for self-sacrifice and empathy. vex is much more brash than jester is, and jester is much more trusting than vex, but both of them are characters who begin with selfish impulses who grow with them. neither ever truly shed those impulses, but they use them in new ways, typically transforming them into impulses towards things that are in the best interest of the party. 

you may have noticed the lack of imogen in this post about laura bailey pcs and that's because of two reasons. one, we are an unknown amount of time into her story, i can't analyse her development the same way i can vex and jester's. two, imogen's selfishness isn't the blatant quasi-self-aware selfishness that we see in things like jester complaining about her lack of money to caleb or vex stealing a broom. instead, imogen's is very internal, like a lot of laura's character work with imogen. it is a bit similar to jester’s in the sense that it comes from a lack of awareness moreso than vex’s practiced behaviour, but imogen’s is a lot more tied to inherent beliefs she has about the world and the people in it.

as a consequence of her powers, imogen sees people's thoughts as their entirety, she holds it above their actions to be the truth of who they are - to act against what they think or to say something that doesn’t cohere with what they’ve thought is akin to lying, so for her to act empathetically is to act in tandem with what someone else’s thoughts are, not how they act, which is typically not all that wanted. the same as vex’s greed and jester’s naivety, this is a trait that makes narrative sense and it’s one i find quite compelling, especially when read in the vein of someone struggling through trauma that has made them assume that the world is against them. imogen’s cynicism is coherent cynicism, i can’t say that in a similar situation i wouldn’t have the same predisposition towards the world.

the part that is particularly self-interested comes in if you look at how imogen has actually been treated in the campaign (quite well) in comparison to the cynicism that she’s developed from her past (something that speaks to a world out to get her). certainly, a bunch of shitty things have happened to imogen in the time we’ve known her, but the same can be said for everyone in bell’s hells and pretty much everyone in exandria at this point in time. but, in a fight to save the aforementioned world, imogen’s focus was getting her mother back on her side. which, while very consistent with her character and a choice that i enjoy, is a very selfish one. the fun thing (to me, obviously) about imogen is that she has, more than most, an insight into the opinions of others and she also tends to seek others’ opinions out and genuinely engages with them and supports their choices. but she still very much acts towards what she thinks is best. it’s one reason i enjoy looking at the dynamic between her and orym as one between foils, as orym tends to be stalwart in his beliefs and doesn’t care too much for other’s opinions if he’s already sure of his own, but his actions tend to favour collaboration and protecting others.

as i mentioned earlier, imogen is a harder case to look at because she is still in the process of her story. however, the circlet is clearly influencing how she interacts with the world and in the wake of the solstice, the hostile reaction towards ruidusborn people has started to become more and more apparent and i’m interested to see what route that ends up leading imogen down and how it will influence her relationship with the rest of bell’s hells. (for better, i think, based on recent conversations, but if it's for worse i will be just as seated and excited).

all of this is just to say, please stop assuming that claiming a character has a trait you think is a bad one is criticism or a hate post. in light of the fact that i know that people who don’t believe this will continue to not believe this, i’ll encourage anyone confused about the ability of a character to be good and kind and selfish all at once to look to what the text itself says, specifically scanlan’s words to pelor when asked what vex means to him:

“Her name is Vex, and she is greedy and mean sometimes, and she can steal a lot. She’s a little bit not the greatest person, but her flaws highlight everything that is right about her, which is she does all these things to protect her friends and her family. She would give her life for any of us and for anyone who was truly in need. And she’s not perfect but she’s the most perfect of all of us.”

would you look at that... an ability to be a multitude of things, some in conflict with one another. i know that's hard for fandoms to believe, especially about female characters with agency, but i promise its true!

[irregular-child]

i love these boys with all my heart but (as an american (and also as a texan)) it is SO funny to me that nick is having a crisis bc 'his dream uni is so far!!' and 'he can't possibly move so far away from charlie!!!!'

...

babes youre moving 4 hours away

thats such an easy day trip, especially because he drives!!!! sorry for this but it was just such a great example to me of the difference between the us and the uk

[lilithofpenandbook]

My sympathy for Snape in POA has gone a hundred times up now that my shitty grandmother is potentially going to be using our house as an inn

[thelilylav]

Thinking about Daring and Lizzie. Thinking about Lizzie breaking up with him because he would never feel at home in Wonderland, and she would always feel guilty for it. Thinking about her choosing her people over her prince, her responsibility over her happiness. Thinking about her telling him that he has his siblings in Ever After, but she has no one, and vice versa. Thinking about Daring pleading with her to not let him go and her telling him that it will be for the best, that one day he'll find someone who will make him happier than she ever could. It's for the best.

Thinking about her seeing him a year later, standing hand in hand with a brunette and smiling ear to ear. Thinking about how she'd turn away from them and smile, happy for them even as her heart ripped open. Thinking about how he found someone who would let him be their world when she couldn't. Thinking about how she'd whisper,

"I told you so."

[tragicotps]

Marisa Coulter + showing her true feelings through her daemon

[mossmarsh]

i need chase md so bad dude i cant stop thinking about like.. all same actors. 11 years fast forward. chase is house foreman is cuddy cameron is wilson. there is a canon choreman relationship and they bait chameron. please please please please please

[pilmyeol]

Use magz ask as excuse gush n scream whatever are think of

frankenstein and raizels relationship is so weird bc theyre absolutely two old men with a gay thing going on but also one of the old men is a high schooler and the other one is the principal.

“why is an old man a high schooler” idk maybe high school is fun if youre thousands of years old. maybe its only fun if the guy who runs the place has devoted his entire life to making you happy and engraved “i am the captain of my fate i am the master of my soul��� right next to the entrance gate even though the literal master of his soul is you and also he saved you a seat by the window even though youd been missing for over 800 years. maybe the mind reading helps.

damn now im thinking about how at the beginning frankenstein and raizels dynamic is set up pretty clearly as “an ancient and powerful being and his most loyal servant” and you dont question that bc loyal servants are something that ancient and powerful beings have but then you find out that the way this happened was that frankenstein broke into his house and pretended to be his butler in order to avoid some guys chasing him (for crimes that he absolutely committed but were probably too funny to deserve punishment) and then just. never stopped… and then in ten years he was like yeah my life belongs to him forever i think <3 LIKE DUDE? hes insane. and raizel enjoys it bc he loves insane people.

[cubedmango]

sibling secrets