#ashley says things

[eeshlyye]

rewatching fmab as an almost 30yo is so different from watching as an 18yo like why is Dr Knox suddenly so 🥵

[ashleys-grave]

It's never enough for me. I need more. I always need more, and more, and more. I need something bigger. Something deeper. I need to feel your pulse on my tongue. I need you to love me. Love me, gods damn it. What's so hard about that?!

[tomatoart]

_(>u<)/🩷\(O_ō)_

[oceanwithouthermoon]

"i dont hate this female character, i just have a nuanced take on her" and the nuanced take is comically stereotypical misogyny

[shorthaltsjester]

watching the sdcc panel and i am just very :) about how sweet their answers to “what are some of the micro moments from the game that have stuck with you the most over the years?” are. taliesin saying what the fuck is up with that which was the first like The Party Gets To Know Each Other moments of c3. travis saying asking his wife if he could kiss her in campaign. marisha going way back to the cannonball competition in campaign one. ashley choosing the beauyasha date but also just the silly goat noise matt made. liam adding onto that to compliment matt roleplaying grass so well and then saying his favourite moment was writing a story for laura and reading it to her as caleb for jester. and then matt saying that was his answer, and that his favourite moments of the game are when they find ways to give gifts to each other whether tangible or not. and sam saying his favourite moments have less to do with the story and is more so when he can just. see his friends across the table from him. when marisha perches and when laura and ashley are (badly) drawing dicks and liam saying he loves when sam sneezes and ashley tells him to stop it and just. yeah. they Are an extremely popular online powerhouse, but i’m so happy that they’re also friends building a world together out of gifts to and love for one another.

like i Am so enamoured with the characters and the world of exandria but the moments when you can feel the love that those people have for each other reach out from behind the stained glass of their performances (to steal a metaphor from brennan lee mulligan) are so extremely special and i am endlessly grateful that they decided to share their silly little home game with the world.

[laurasbailey]

ONE CRITICAL ROLE SCENE PER EPISODE C3E2: Trial by Firelight

[time-woods]

top 10 roadtrip questions

[inkiedraws]

If the next Mass Effect game doesn't include at least four companions that are either toxic, backstabbing, war crime excusing, or all of the above at the same time, then what's the damn point anymore.

[noctuadora]

Okay so I just woke up from a 4hr nap wanting to talk about Leon for a bit. Emphasis on just woke up, so expect my thoughts to be jumbled.

To be honest, the more I think about this specific post (and the quotes that came with it) the more I don’t get how people can say that Leon is a “MEAN guy who’s actually really corrupt and morally grey” when in fact…

He didn’t hesitate to protect Ada from getting shot. He was gentle with her—despite revealing later that he did not trust her that much—and mourned her ‘death’ even after she pointed her gun and betrayed him. He only knew her for a day.

He sacrificed himself and started working for the government in order to protect Sherry. He didn’t have a choice, but he also said that he didn’t regret it. He only knew her for a day as well.

He comforted Ashley after seeing how terrified she was from being controlled by the virus. It must’ve been scary for him as well, realizing the unpredictability of the Los Plagas infection, but nevertheless he prioritized in making her feel safe and reassured. She was his mission, but he didn’t treat her like a mission—he was warm and friendly with her.

He mourned Luis’ death. He lit up his last cigarette and patiently listened to him talk about his regrets. He held his hand tightly. Despite knowing he worked for Umbrella—the very company that ruined his life—he sympathised with him.

He refused to give the chip to Claire in order to protect her. Some think that his decision was made because he wanted to ‘protect the government’, but it doesn’t take much to understand that he knew and understood (ex. Shen May’s situation) that Claire’s life will be in danger if he gives the chip. She is his dear friend—one of the only people who understood what he’d been through in Raccoon City—he couldn’t bear to lose her.

(Extra: I haven’t read the Infinite Darkness comic but this post mentioned that Leon made time to visit an injured detective he barely knew in the hospital and even asked the condition of two other guards.)

There are a lot more instances in other installments that showed Leon’s unwavering kindness, but I’ll stop here since it’s almost 4AM and I need to get ready for work.

Resident Evil isn’t particularly known for its story and writing, and there are a lot of inconsistencies and shit, but one of the things that stayed consistent all throughout the franchise is Leon Kennedy’s need to protect the people around him. It didn’t matter if he only met them for a day or they’ve wronged him. If he could just save one more life, he’d gladly push himself to the limit (and that is his biggest strength… and flaw).

Some people love to perceive him as either: a lovestruck fool who is a puppy for someone, or a man who is a mean jerk… but all I see is a man whose heart is so wounded yet continues to fight and give protection to those who need it. He may be working for the government now (by force, by the way; he didn’t have a choice), but that genuine part of him hasn’t changed, and will not change.

[feng-shui71]

More Re4 sketches ok i’m done I swear

[laterkatersays]

callowmoore finally gets mentioned, by name, on a 4SD and then Ashley Johnson refuses to answer a question about Fearne and Ashton because she's still waiting to see where things go, like they haven't already cuddled every night for the last week (including one time on top of a dragon), made out underneath a blanket, kissed in public in front of all of their friends, had canonically very loud sex that was overheard by every member of Bell's Hells and the Mighty Nein, and made plans just before leaving for the final combat to take mushrooms together (when Ashton said "I would do any fucking stupid thing you were ever down for")

girl, what exactly are we waiting for?

[eeshlyye]

i got my lactose intolerant boyfriend cheese from amsterdam for his bday bc it’s the only cheese he’s ever been able to eat without his ass exploding but his bday isn’t for 2 weeks and he just said sadly, out of nowhere, “i wish i had amsterdam cheese” and i had to comfort him with a straight face knowing that in 2 weeks i will have made his dreams come true

[ashleys-grave]

Someone should pay attention to me. I deserve more attention.

[vntildavvn]

THE GROUP & TAKING CARE OF ASH AFTER CHRIS DIES IN FRONT OF HER

[sukibenders]

I'll never forget how, during the release of s3 of Bridgerton and people talking about how poorly handled Kate and Anthony felt (as characters within the plot because certain writing choices made no sense), along with how some fans felt like they were being sidelined the responses were "Oh, it's not that deep" or "You're reading too much into things", followed with dismissal after dismissal (along with undertones of racism from a certain group, but for another time). Now, with this article (which was edited after the fact mind you) from Shondaland specifically Shonda's weird passive aggressiveness toward Jonathan, fan speculating them having issues with Jonathan and Simone, both of them making it clear how they want Kathony's story to continue even when some producers of the show were giving the opposite vibes....hmm. Doesn't seem like too much reading into the situation but I digress.

[fitrahgolden]

"This is the first year that I felt like I could dress up as someone." - Nila Varman interviewing Simone Ashley about Tamil representation