#baldur's medical costs

[morning-sun-brah]

Below the break you will find my Masterlist, but first...

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I'm over 30 years old, and I have been in the TMNT fandom since the 80s (and probably will be my whole life). While my blog will reflect mostly TMNT content, I will also reblog/write for other fandoms, post random issues/memes, and occasionally share NSFW content. I will not engage with minors, and that includes sharing any art or writing that is produced by someone under the age of 18. I do not want to interact with any minors for any reason whatsoever.

Feel free to drop me an ask! I enjoy jabbering about the blorbos. If you ever see me stray from TMNT content, know that I'll be back eventually. I can't shake them, they live in my walls. That said, you'll all see posts for Dead By Daylight, Call Of Duty, Baldur's Gate, Gravity Falls, among others.

I am a slow writer. I am slow at updating. I have a whole life outside of fanfic, and I suffer from bouts of writer's block. Please be patient with me!

(all artwork has been used with permission and the artists have been tagged)

Rise TMNT:

Leo;

(art by @unknownfanartist)

A Romantic Comedy, Starring Leo Splinterson SFW(ish)- (cursing, mild description of medical procedures, some angst), Leo x OC, any smut will be presented as one shots, multi-chaptered, -Ongoing

When I Say Forever NSFW, Leo x Reader, multi-chaptered (4), - Finished

Worth the Wait NSFW, Leo x Reader, fits into the Thick Thighs Storyline but can be read as a standalone, one shot, -Finished

Sweat NSFW, Leo x Reader, Leo volunteers to be reader's personal trainer. -Finished

Winedark Open Sea NSFW, Leo x Reader, ANGST (with a happy end), Please read the tags, one shot, -Finished

Come Inside Your Love NSFW, Rockstar Leo AU, Leo x Reader, one shot, -Finished

Donnie;

Thick Thighs Save Lives- Part 1 NSFW, Donatello x Reader -Finished

Thick Thighs Ruin Lives- Part 2 NSFW, Donatello x Reader -Finished

Thick Thighs Attract Eyes- Part 3 PREQUEL! SFW(ish), Donatello x Reader - Finished

Thick Thighs No Lies- Part 4 NSFW, Donatello x Reader -Finished

Send it NSFW, Tactical!Donnie x Spotter!Reader, inspired by all of @donathan's tactical art- go and follow them! -Finished

Once More, With Feeling (Tactical Donnie Part 2!) NSFW Tactical!Donnie x Spotter! Reader, -Finished

And They Were Thick Thighed Lab Partners NSFW, Donnie x Reader, A collab with the fantastic @buthowboutno! It... it might be an April Fool's fic. BUT, if you stick with the cringe, there's real smut towards the end lol. ALSO!! There is a podfic! You can listen to it here! -Finished

Marked NSFW, Donnie x Reader, A gift for @unknownfanartist. Eventually will have a second chapter. Hate sex with a little bit of feelings at the end. -Finished

Hunger Pains NSFW, Donnie x Reader, A gift for @unknownfanartist. Donnie enjoys his favorite meal. -Finished

Spare Change NSFW, Donnie x Kendra (Kendratello), Complete, 2 chapters. -Finished

Mikey;

(art by @sha-biest)

Silk NSFW, Mikey x Male OC, Long hair Mikey and his journey from enemies to lovers. This work is illustrated by my darling, my liebchen, @sha-biest 🧡, multi-chaptered, -Ongoing

RISE! COWBOY/WESTERN AU (Desert Flowers);

(art by @unknownfanartist)

This is a series that was SUPPOSED to be a two-chapter fic about Donnie robbing a train. It is... no longer that.

Flight of the Dove NSFW, Donnie x OC, COWBOY/OLD WEST AU. The series is currently ongoing. Companion art is done by the absolute gem that is @unknownfanartist

The Pigeon's Perch NSFW, Leo x OC, COWBOY/OLD WEST AU. The series is currently ongoing. Companion art is done by @gemini-forest

Of Starlings and Sparrows NSFW, Raph x OC (OC is owned by @beckerboopin), COWBOY/OLD WEST AU.

An anon has also written an AU of the Leo x May fic that you can find in my bookmarks over on AO3, and is titled Bird's Eye View (I am unable to link it, but if you enjoy the crossover you will also enjoy this- it's fantastic)

RISE! HARRY POTTER CROSSOVER AU (ongoing);

Until I Reach You Again, a ROTTMNT/Harry Potter Crossover, Collaborative Work with @alycornz, and @stormy-nyx SFW- (cursing, mild canon typical violence, general unkindness for JK Rowling because she is a terrible human) - On Temporary Hiatus.

If you share any of JK's opinions concerning the validity of Trans Women and Men, this blog isn't for you! Anything HP related I highly recommend you steal. Do not give that monster any of your money.

Other Miscellaneous TMNT Works;

Nothing To Say SFW, mild angst, Leo and Casey Jr. talk about the bad timeline, one shot, -Finished

Shorts and One Shots- A Collection NSFW, a compilation of works with different pairings in the TMNT universe, PLEASE READ THE TAGS, multi-chaptered but each chapter is a finished work.

Bay! TMNT;

Like You Mean It NSFW, Raphael x Reader, A gift for @turtle-babe83, one shot, -Finished

03 TMNT;

Aaaalllll the way back on 2007 I wrote a Reader x OC fic. It was finished, but since it's 17 years old the plan was to re-write it on AO3 and make it less terrible. It is a slow process and it may not even happen considering how fixated I am on the rise-verse atm, but if you wanted to cringe you could find it on ff net. Either way, the one I am updating is linked below!

A Light in the Dark NSFW (eventually), Raphael x OC, Re-Write, On Hiatus, multi-chaptered. -Ongoing.

OTHER FANDOMS!

Baldur's Gate 3;

Thunder and Rain NSFW, Astarion x Male OC, multi-chaptered, Finished but has the possibility to update with more chapters at a later time. Author fell in love with her Tav (Raen), and he will be thrown around into different fandoms because of it.

Dead By Daylight;

Fox in the Trap NSFW, Trapper x Reader (OC), multi-chaptered, Ongoing.

Nearly every fic has been beta-read by the lovely @zprites. Go and show them some love!

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[creations-by-chaosfay]

Fancy helping me surprise my husband with a fantastic gift?

His XBox One is no longer reading discs. It also likes to randomly disconnect from the internet. The machine is old, and getting it repaired costs more than getting a new one. Thing is, we don't wanna buy a new XBox One when an XBox Series X is available ($500 USD). Series X has a disc drive, Series S does not.

I have the XBox Series X pinned on my Throne wishlist. My hope is, after paying off the medical bills (done) and the Care Credit vet bill ($1300) with quilt sales, I can surprise my husband with an XBox Series X. He can play more of his games and be able to relax...and get Baldur's Gate 3 for XBox because it's something we both wanna play. My PC needs a new graphics card before I can play this game on it, and I haven't the necessary skills (nor money) to install one.

If y'all wanna help me surprise my husband with a gift, you can do so two ways:

Purchase my work and help me pay off the Care Credit bill. I'll be turning the three finished quilt tops into finished quilts over the next three months, then listing them in my shop. Commissions open in March for my members, April for everyone else.

Donate to my Throne crowd funding thing I have pinned on my list. It's specifically for the XBox. Donations to my Ko-Fi go towards the bill goal, not towards the XBox.

My website:

Ideally, I would have the funds by February. February was once the worst months of the year for me. Something traumatizing happened to me, resulting in PTSD and me, more or less, avoiding everyone and everything. That has changed over the last five years, and now it's just another month. It would be nice to celebrate it with a gift for him. Plus, there's the benefit of him being able to play more of his games.

Yes, we each have separate consoles. He also has his own room with his DnD stuff, a sofa, desk, TV, XBox, films, and games. Separate spaces is vital for us, and has made a massive difference.

After he has his gift, and I'm not telling him about this because I wanna make a surprise, I'll focus on putting all my funds towards paying off the new water heater. An XBox Series X for myself is definitely a yes, later in 2024, because I wanna play Baldur's Gate 3. Plus, other new games are coming out that will require a new console. Maybe we'll be able to get the console for my 41st bday in June? We shall see!

[endcant]

an incomplete list of things that are mundane but that i miss because i don't have access to them right now:

the foods i am allergic to now

dandelion tea

being part of a large team of people

making red bean paste

having a garden that isn't in pots on a balcony. it doesn't have to be big. i just miss the actual ground.

dancing without downstairs neighbors

sidewalks between me and almost anything i could ever want

getting somewhere early

having my own other place where i can lock things away and not just during work hours

being able to feel like i have a positive impact on people as regularly as i did at the tutoring center. but where else could i ever work that i can get profuse thank-yous every 15 minutes on the dot? with my skillset?

fishing with dad in california

bringing maple cookies to school friends in batches of 30

parking really far whenever i go anywhere and having a nice walk to and from my car

serving moms whiskey samples at noon on a sunday in a california grocery store

coffee and pumpkin jojos with my sister

walking a dog

feeding fish

the sierras

hot, dry, yellow landscapes

meeting someone else's older relatives every time i visit a friend's house.

feeling safe in a really big crowd of people

saving coffee for the security guard who would lock up at the art gallery i worked at for awhile. never got his name but i knew how he liked his coffee.

frequently meeting much older people who are currently attending community college and therefore are interested in learning new things

just having free agency to move around in much larger groups of people by myself in general (as a kid in california this experience was mandatory, as an adult in tennessee this experience costs a lot of money and also usually involves friends who expect me to stick with them the whole time)

piano with weighted keys

the scent of peach tea and wet dog at the same time

living in a room that was big enough for all of my earthly possessions and i never had to share that space with anybody and none of my stuff ever moved from where i expected it to be (thanks stephanie)

going to concerts in town

buying lots of books and having enough room to keep them all on shelves

when the creek's biodiversity wasn't obliterated by the city extending its gas pipelines to new developments

living somewhere WITH fences and WITHOUT "i will shoot you if you come onto my property" culture, both of which resulted in an overall better experience for Walkers

an incomplete list of things i have right now that i will miss if/when i do not have them later:

my roommates are incredibly generous and supportive and have helped a lot when ive had money problems

baldur is curled up on my keyboard and occasionally stands up, turns around and lays back down

both of my roommates laugh really loudly from their respective rooms at regular intervals

friend group chats are fairly active right now

the sound of cicadas is really relaxing

there were no dangerous storms for the past few days, so i have been able to go outside for basically any excuse

i have all the medications i need right now

i have my allergen-free spice mix that i can use anytime

i did a lot of laundry today and my back doesn't hurt. my back will hurt soon because i am about to do dishes, so i really have to enjoy this right now.

i am reading a library book about regional witchcraft right now. it is amazing. i will have to give it back, which is a little sad. i want to buy a copy one day when i have the money

i am not yet tired of the songs i am learning right now

all of my devices are currently functional

in general, my pain levels have been pretty bearable for the past month or so

our folding table is really helpful and not THAT bent yet

big lamp with daylight bulb keeps me sane

tall, thin, blessed candle that i got as a gift from a priestess will one day be used up or lost or broken

i have lots of art supplies right now

i have something specific to look forward to that is guaranteed to happen and that i can prepare for all i like in any way i want, but ultimately i'll still "succeed" in some basic way as long as i show up

there is a poem i want to memorize

[ghostintheclawmachine]

Whumptober 2024 Masterpost

And that's a successful Whumptober in the books! 31 prompts completed across 16 stories, and now I need a nap and to put my laptop away to play Veilguard for a couple of weeks.

The AO3 series containing all of them can be found here, and each story (along with content warnings) is listed individually under the cut.

[1] A Moment to Catch Your Breath [AO3]

Stranger Things | Robin Buckley x Nancy Wheeler | 2,873 words

Prompt 01: Search Party, Panic Attack

Prompt 14: Left for Dead, Hunting Gear

[2] All Are Alone In the Maze [AO3]

Marauders Era HP | Peter Pettigrew Gen Fic | 3,444 words

Prompt 02: Amusement Park, "You got away with the crime while the knife's in my back"

Prompt 10: Swapped for alternate prompt Vermin

[3] Abandon Ship [AO3]

HP | Sirius Black x Kingsley Shacklebolt | 4,162 words

Prompt 03: "I warned you."

Prompt 28: Exposure, "They caught me red handed"

[4] The Razor's Edge [AO3]

Marauders Era HP | Pandora Lovegood Gen Fic | 3,415 words | CW for childbirth

Prompt 04: "You're still alive in my head."

Prompt 07: Magic with a Cost

Prompt 30: Hospital Bed

[5] Return to Sender [AO3]

Marauders | James Potter x Regulus Black | 3,167 words | CW for referenced character death

Prompt 05: Swapped for alternate prompt Finding Old Messages

[6] Where the Corpses Are Kept [AO3]

HP | Sirius Black & Regulus Black | 3,989 | CW for gore

Prompt 06: Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Healed Wrong

Prompt 26: Breakfast Table, Parting Words Regret

[7] They Show Their Truth One Single Time [AO3]

Marauders | James Potter/Regulus Black | 5,955 words | CW for torture and violence

Prompt 08: Sleep Deprivation, Forced to Stay Awake

Prompt 23: "I'm doing this for you."

Prompt 25: "It's for your own good."

[8] Diary of Ketheric Thorm, Vol 4 [AO3]

Baldur’s Gate 3 | Thorm Family Gen Fic (Minor Isobel/Aylin) | 1,823 words

Prompt 09: Obsession

Prompt 18: Unreliable Narrator, Loss of Identity, "I see what's mine and I take it."

[9] Mirror Image [AO3]

Baldur’s Gate 3 | Wyll Ravengard x Astarion | 1,965 words | CW for suicidal thoughts

Prompt 11: Seeing Double, Loneliness

[10] Veins and All [AO3]

Baldur’s Gate 3 | Wyll Ravengard x Astarion | 3,401 words | CW for character death

Prompt 12: Starvation, Underground Caverns, "Just a little more."

Prompt 22: Bleeding Through Bandages

[11] Feritas [AO3]

Marauders | Sirius Black/Remus Lupin | 3,414 words | CW for character death and blood/gore

Prompt 13: Multiple Whumpees, "Death will do us part"

Prompt 19: Blood Trail

[12] Sink Us If You Will [AO3]

Baldur’s Gate 3 | Wyll/Astarion | 2,489 words | CW for character death

Prompt 15: Painful hug, "I did good, right?"

[13] Left at the Graveyard [AO3]

Marauders | Sirius Black/Remus Lupin | 3,203 words | CW for drinking as a coping mechanism and mentions of suicide

Prompt 16: Swapped for alternate prompt Survivor's guilt

Prompt 17: Ruined Map, "We had a good run."

Prompt 20: Emotional Angst, Giving Permission to Die

[14] Catastrophic System Failure [AO3]

Watch Dogs 2 | Marcus Holloway/Wrench | 2,832 words | CW for medical content

Prompt 21: Body Horror, Tattoo Gun

Prompt 27: Voiceless, Muzzled, "I have no mouth and I must scream"

[15] New High Score [AO3]

Stranger Things | Max Mayfield Gen Fic | 2,688 words

Prompt 24: Equipment Failure

Prompt 29: Fatigue, "Who said you could rest?"

[16] If None of Us Believe in War (Then Can You Tell Me What the Weapon's For?) [AO3]

Stranger Things | Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson | 5,246 words | CW for PTSD

Prompt 31: Asking for Help, Therapy, "I'm alive, I'm just not well."

[tearlessrain]

the thing about karlach's ending that pisses me off is that it doesn't make sense if you do everything you can for her though. the gondians are master workers of infernal iron, and if you liberate the house of hope, and make sure dammon lives, you have all the ingredients needed to help karlach's condition improve. it simply doesn't make sense for her to say that she will NEVER EVER go back to avernus even when you have a safe place to set up an independent hellforge and work on a new non-explosive heart replacement. it frustrated me immensely that in my playthrough because i didn't choose to romance her and i had wyll become a baldur's gate bigwig, she chose actively to explode and die... when i had everything i needed to save her life. to go on the terminal illness theme, it felt to me like she had cancer and i had chemo and she was rejecting it and choosing to die horribly instead of get it treated... which totally does happen IRL, but isn't exactly FAIR to her as a character. it's good writing because it makes me engage emotionally with it to this level but it's frustrating because i felt like i should have been able to save her with the pieces available in the game.

this is all also leaving aside that gale has a scroll of true resurrection in his fuckening satchel. WHY can't i immediately use it on Karlach after she 'plodes lol is Gale really that selfish?

okay fuck it, I'll bite. yeah, it IS unfair and frustrating and she doesn't deserve any of it, and that was kinda the whole point and it's why I think they did such a good job with Karlach's arc. because, again, it was a pretty clear metaphor for terminal illness and the associated grief/helplessness/denial/scrambling for solutions that comes with dealing with it. your chemo metaphor is interesting because as you've mentioned people DO often choose not to go through chemo, because chemo itself is miserable and draining and wrecks your body and is not guaranteed to work, and some people would prefer to just remain as active and present as possible for as long as possible and then go out when it's time, especially if the cancer is aggressive and terminal and chemo may not do much. kind of like going to Avernus would be miserable and draining and dangerous, and Karlach stated many times how much she hates Avernus and would rather die than go back. how on earth does it not make sense that she wouldn't choose that, especially believing as she did that she would immediately be shanghaied back into Zariel's service indefinitely after so many years of being desperate for freedom.

though ironically, people in real life sometimes react to cancer patients choosing not to do chemo or other procedures that suck/are invasive and awful the same way you're reacting to Karlach not wanting to go to Avernus. sometimes, and for some people, it's not about just extending your life as far as possible at any cost. there's a point at which it isn't worth it, and that point is different for everyone. and BOY does that make some folks upset when a loved one's "it's not worth it" point is different from theirs. It's why DNR is a thing, and it's also why you should think very carefully about who you want making medical decisions for you if you're incapacitated and have a talk with that person/clear instructions written up.

I already mentioned in the post that they sort of dropped the ball on not explaining why all those potential avenues don't work so I don't know what you expect me to say about that, but I stand by my previous statement of "all I really need them to say is 'yeah the gondians agree, this thing is fucked' and I'll accept that." I would love for them to add that in. but I don't think it should be fixable.

finally, considering that the scroll of true resurrection was intended to be used on Gale during that quest, yes it's on Larian for letting you revive him in other ways and keep the thing, but it's still metagame-y and I don't think it qualifies as a plot hole so much as a game design flaw. it annoys me when people bring up "why didn't they account for my cheesing in the story" arguments as writing critiques.

[witch-from-a-block-of-flats]

UMM have you ever written about/can you talk about Solveig's backstory?? I am SO intrigued by what you mentioned in the tags of that post about what she might see if the phantasmal killer spell is cast on her!

There is something everyone with OC dreams of receiving one day and it's a question about their backstory. My life is kinda crazy right now (that's why your previous ask is still in my inbox, I'll answer it soon I swear 😭) but I can't resist writing about my beloved Solveig.

It's going to be a longer post and English it's not my first language so I apologize for any mistakes in advance.

Buckle up!

TW: Domestic violence

Solveig comes from a wealthy family. Not patriar level of wealth but money wasn't much of a problem for them. Her mother, Vibekke, is a retired adventurer and treasures she gathered in her youth were more than enough for a good life. Solveig had a happy childhood despite growing up without a father (that's a story for another time). She spend her time mostly playing with other kids and her twin sister Linn who unfortunately lost genetic lottery and didn't inherit sorcerer magic. The girls were given a proper education. Solveig discovered her artistic talents and Linn was on the right path to one day study in Waterdeep to become a wizard. Everything was lovely.

Until it wasn't.

When Solveig was 15 her mother's health got worse. Her condition was treatable but the cost of medications and proper care have quickly consumed most of the family fortune. Sisters were trying to earn some money but who is going to employ two teenagers and pay them well enough? Two years later when her family was on a verge of poverty, Solveig started to pray at Stormshore Tabernacle regularly. And that's where she had met lord Ruadhan Heffernan, who offered her solution to all her problems.

To say Heffernan was rich would be an understatement. His family's wealth was impressive even among the nobility of Baldur's Gate, he had everything - title, money, respect, authority. But nobody is perfect in eyes of high society and people have found something on Ruadhan - he wasn't married. People started to gossip, calling him a miser or an impotent (sometimes both, depends on who you would ask).

He presented himself to Solveig as a man who needed to save his reputation and honor but who also was such a kind soul that wanted to help a poor girl in need. He was reliable, calm, sensible - everything Solveig needed at the time. She needed money to save her mother, he need a wife to save himself from judging eyes of patriars. And he wasn't even much older than her, and was quite a gentlemen... And she agreed.

Couple months later, the day Solveig turned 18, they got married. Solveig suddenly had to remember all those strangers who attended her wedding because they were important and know the complex etiquette. Maybe it wasn't the happiest day of her life but now she had enough money to provide a good care for her mother and she could even put her sister in a good academy in Waterdeep. Her own happiness didn't matter, the family had to come first.

For the first couple of months things were fine. Solveig didn't notice small signs that something was off - her letters would go missing, she couldn't leave her new house alone and she didn't really know where her money was. Before she knew, she became a prisoner and Raudhan's mask started to fall. He wasn't a mere noble. He was a cleric of Tiamat and had a high position in an enclave of Cult of the Dragon in Baldur's Gate (Tiamat is an evil dragon goddess, her cult tries to bring her to the material plane every now and then to take over the world basically).

But he wasn't satisfied with a high position. He wanted to be a leader and even more - a chosen of Tiamat. Solveig had a missing piece of his puzzle - direct connection to draconic bloodline. He blackmailed her into cooperation, saying her mother and sister were at his mercy now. So Solvieg gritted her teeth and agreed.

He was showing her to other followers as his trophy - daughter of metalic dragons, now corrupted in the name of their Queen. He was using her and her blood in rituals for Tiamat. Solveig still remembers how it felt to be a part of it. Stench of dark magic. Sensation of something being taken from her. Overwhelming presence of something far greater than her, ever watching, ever waiting and never fully satisfied.

Solveig tried to find an excuse why she couldn't be a part of Cult's activity. In the first few months when she still had some sort of contact to outside world, she was using meetings with important people (sometimes meetings that didn't even exists). "It will greatly benefit you as well the whole church, my lord. I will expand our connections and gather new allies" - she said that so often only to get out of the mansion for few hours (even if it was under constant surveillance). She tried to subtly get help and inform someone that the cult of chaotic evil goddess had it's temple under her house. Everytime Heffernan's servant interrupted and inform his master about Solveig's little treason.

Sometimes Raudhan mocked her for even trying to do something against him. He often tried to make her feel bad for betraying him. "I've given you everything a woman can dream of. You were destined to rot on the streets when we met and look at you now - a lady of a noble house. You could also try be a noble wife, you know? But you've chosen to hurt me and everything I've worked on for years. Is this your way of saying thank you? Don't you think I deserve more than a dagger in the back? What would your poor mother said about this?".

But one time she made him furious.

Someone from the Flaming Fist had sensed that something was wrong with the Heffernans and one day an elf showed up at the door, young investigator named Kalar. Solveig wanted to tell him everything and beg him to free her but Raudhan was watching and he knew that the Fist was here because of her. That day ended in tears, screams and Solveig getting locked in the room with a silence spell casted on it. She still doesn't know how long she's stayed there or what exactly happened to her during this time. All she remembers is a nearly empty room, bathed in total silence and a window too small to even jump through. Solveig was ready to die there until one day a crow tapped on her window. The bird had a short message: "I can help you".

Kalar got suspended after he visited their house but he didn't give up on his investigation. He wanted to help her. Solveig was suspicious and careful at first but she quickly started to plan her escape with him. Before she could start thinking about anything else, she needed to get out of this bloody mansion. They figured out almost everything - how to get out and the shortest way to the temple of Ilmater where someone offered to hide her - from there she could try to get Raudhan arrested/killed or at least get a divorce. There was one little problem - she couldn't leave the room she was locked in.

So she decided to wait.

One day Solved had finally heard a sound for the first time in gods know how long, as the door to her prison opened. Raudhan was standing there with a wide smile on his face. He told her in the most gentle and sweet tone she'd ever heard that the previous leader of the Cult was dead. Killed by some warlock who caught him by surprise during a failed attempt of summoning Tiamat. "This could be our moment. That is, if you finally understood your mistakes". Solveig nodded and played her part. She will give Raudhan what he wants for now. She will let him think he broke her spirit, wait for him to let his guard down and then she will have her freedom.

She started to participate in the rituals again. Eventually she started to fell sick. Magic the cultists were using drained her and effects of it started to show. She's became paler, weaker, lost weight. She had to escape and quickly before the rituals kill her. Luckily for her Raudhan gave her a bit of freedom around the house. Most doors where still locked for her but she wasn't watched all the time.

On one rainy night she finally got an impulse to escape. She had overheard Raudhan's conversation with another cleric of Tiamat. They were discussing interpretations of some sort of prophecy: "... you need to combine her bloodline with yours, Heffernan. You've waited long enough. You may not earn our Queen's blessing but your heir... think of the power they will wield".

An heir? Over her dead body.

She rushed to Raudhan's rooms, she had to find something she could use in court. Or to blackmail him. And then she found it - unsended letters that contained information about the Cult of Dragon and it's activity in Baldur's Gate. Perfect. Now all she had to do was to follow the plan and...

"Lady Heffernan, what are you doing?"

A servant saw her. Panic and will to survive overtook her body. She will either escape today or die trying. For the first time in years she used her magic for herself. Blood of her ancestors was singing in her veins when she covered the room in flames. After that she jumped through the window and while the adrenaline was keeping her going, she run. She left the burning mansion behind her, not looking back until she was in Rivington.

She was free. She had the letters.

For the first few days, she stayed hidden in the temple disguised as one of the monks. Kalar came to her a week later to discuss their next moves. Solveig was almost free at this point, she just needed a piece of paper with a court seal to prove it. She also had to reach out to her family, throughout the years she totally lost contact with them.

Linn was in Waterdeep - far enough from Baldur's Gate and Raudhan Heffernan- or at least that's what claimed an old sailor who was at the same ship as her. Vibekke was at her own house with a healer taking care of her. She was still weak but definitely felt better than all those years ago. It only took a few coins to bring them safely to Rivington. Solveig was finally reunited with her mother. You can only imagine happiness and tears of joy shed by a woman who wasn't allowed to see her family for, as it turned of, a whole decade.

Once she had her family back, Raudhan could no longer use them against her. With the help of Kalar, gold, connections she had made and a little blackmail Solveig was finally able to get a divorce papers signed. She had a feeling the power-hungry cleric of Tiamat won't be stopped so easily by a piece of paper but she could wait a couple more days before putting the rest of the plan in motion, right? Simply enjoy life and catch up on important matters with her mother, contact Linn and maybe try reaching out to her grandparents before going to war with the church of Tiamat.

She had time, right?

And that's when mind flayers attacked...

[rinwellisathing]

Get to know my OCs: NPC relationships

Sentry Ojeda:

- was in love with Gortash as the leader of the Bhaalist cult.

-Before he found out he was a Bhaalspawn and led the cult, he spent some of his childhood at the temple of Ilmater and considered Father Lorgan a father figure.

-Had close friendships with a lot of the workers at Sharess' Caress because they accepted him without judgement. Considered Ffion a mother figure.

-Gets along well with Dammon and enjoys talking shop with him.

-Considers Rolan one of his best friends, but mainly because it really annoys Rolan that he does.

-Understands Barcus Root and becomes a good friend of his when he realizes that the way he used to be Gortash's boyfriend now feels an awful lot like what Barcus has going on with Wulbern now that Sentry is working towards redemption.

-Raphael gives him bad vibes, he only realizes why when he remembers Gortash.

-Dame Aylin is his very best friend and coolest older sister figure ever. He basically idolizes her.

-Bothering Ketheric was his hobby when he was Bhaal's chosen.

-Looks up to Zevlor as who he wishes his father was.

Jaina Thalassia:

-Doesn't like Ulder Ravengard and considers him a bad parent, tolerates him for Wyll's sake, rescued him for Wyll's sake when she realized how sad he was that his freedom cost his father's life after she convinced him he deserved freedom.

-Just a complete catty bitch to Mizora. This is where we see the most influence from Yennefer of Vengerberg in her characterization. She is dismissive of the cambion and things she's vain and overconfident.

-Hates Raphael and is highly wary of his behavior towards Mol. As a teacher she knows all the Red flags she's seeing.

-Close friends with Bex, Alfira, Lakrissa, and Lia. She's missed having Tiefling friends since she started working in Baldur's Gate.

-Although she's probably younger than Rolan by a couple of years, she feels protective of him because she's met Lorroakan and knows he's a prick and a terrible teacher.

-Devoted to the tiefling children. In the absence of her own students, she feels responsible for these kids.

-Strikes up a friendship with Aylin and Isobel. She usually doesn't trust female Elves or humans(Aasimar are close enough in her mind) because of her coworkers but she's pleasantly surprised to find one she gets along with outside her party.

-Awkward around Zevlor because she's realized he's the tiefling paladin her dad had a fling with when he was younger and traveling as an adventuring paladin

Ghustil Kroger:

-Admires Kithrak Voss and will generally trust what he has to say.

-it's on sight with Auntie Ethel. Some of his companions may find her amusing, but that's medical malpractice she's committing and he takes that seriously.

-Kind of clings a bit to Isobel for guidance and information about Selune when Vlaakith abandons him.

-Still hasn't forgiven Nettie for trying to poison him, which is also medical malpractice.

-Really miffed at how Inspector Valyria doesn't seem to want to do her job.

-Finds Rolan incredibly attractive but unlike how easily he was able to approach Wyll, he can't really do the same with Rolan, so he's an arrogant dick right back to him.

Gish Octavia:

-Thinks Auntie Ethel is her friend and their fights are a game of sorts

-Was planning to kill Lorroakan the second he was rude so she could steal half his library.

-Alfira is probably her favorite person in the world.

-Actually Lucretious might be.

-Wishes she could meet Mystra so she could stand up to her for Gale.

-Thinks of Rolan as a fun academic rival.

-Isn't so sure why her 'siblings' are so quick to trust Voss when Vlaakith herself has already betrayed them.

Jackal:

-Actually appreciates Raphael and has him on his list of potential people to follow.

-Considers the same for Cazador if Astarion won't accept him.

-Tolerates Orin because she also hates Sentry.

-Views people like the Drow Twins as pathetic and an insult to his people. Same for Araj Oblodra.

[slimslamflimflam]

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I need medication for life to keep my lungs from collapsing, this costs around $700 per month.

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wasn’t gonna touch this ask at all but this is the second one I’ve gotten from this same account, and the last one was completely different, if I remember correctly! guess that cements any asks for help coming from your inbox being scams :/

also, i looked through every account that did send an ask for help and they were all relatively new, only rebooting stuff that’s trending (for lack of a better word) like baldur’s gate, or this time, tadc, or even random stuff in hopes it’ll seem more like a real account

I’m sure you already know but if any of you guys receive something like this in your inbox please delete it and move on, I’m only answering this one cause now I know for sure they’re all scams

[glitterandmoondustofficial]

Side To Side

Chapter 244: Everything Else Can Wait

Notes:

Characters: Law, Penguin, Heart Pirates Rating: Gen Warnings: None Notes: Hello! Things have been wild lately. Lots of stuff happening irl and also Baldur's Gate 3 came out...enjoy!

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Law watched Jun and Ikkaku on deck as they hugged. It was good to see them finally starting to be normal again. The drama from the past few days had been affecting the whole crew’s morale, which had already been low due to Ruby being gone. 

The crew was still working through it. Everyone had gone back to almost normal. The sea shanties were back, the rowdy pub nights were back, stupid, avoidable injuries while horsing around was back. It was almost perfect. Almost.

Ruby was still gone and Law wasn’t far off from leaving either. He had a feeling that everyone on the Tang was just really good at playing pretend. Maybe everyone was just trying to avoid the inevitable loss of their captain. Law knew he was trying to act like he was fine and nothing was bothering him.

Law sighed and looked back to the spot in the sea he was fishing in. He watched the ripples in the water and the sun reflecting on the surface. It was getting no bites while everyone else seemed to be doing well. Maybe they had left that island too early. Sure, it would have cost them more money, but buying some steaks would have been a break from staring at the ocean fruitlessly for hours.

He heard a sigh and someone sat next to him. He didn’t bother looking over but his frown did deepen, knowing he was about to have to talk instead of moping silently.

“I think the dark energy you’re giving off is scaring away the fish,” Penguin said lightheartedly. Law rolled his eyes but said nothing. “Would you like a beer?” Law grunted and Penguin sighed in response. “You’re not doing a very good job at acting like you’re okay.”

“When have I ever been “okay?”” Law asked him monotone.

“Hmmm,” Penguin hummed out like he was actually thinking about it. “Well…”

“That was rhetorical.”

Penguin grinned. “I’m just saying that you should be happy that you’re still here and with us.”

Law sighed and rubbed his face because Penguin was correct. He should spend the rest of the time he had left with his crew being happy. He shouldn’t mope around. 

Yet here he was, moping around and feeling sorry for himself. 

Penguin sighed, his seemingly positive aura fading away with his smile. “I was really hoping that Ruby had been just drunk,” he mumbled.

Law ears perked up and he looked at Penguin. “Come again?”

Penguin’s lips twitched. “It’s probably nothing but…” he looked around and Law did the same, realizing that Penguin was about to tell him something private. They looked back at each other when they both felt like they were able to have a private conversation.

“What do you have to say?” Law prompted, trying to sound neutral and not at all irritated or anxious.

“There was a time…when we had gone to a pub but you stayed on the Tang. Ruby got drunk and I wanted to walk her home to make sure she didn’t fall in the ocean. She was so drunk. I can’t remember the last time I had ever seen her so drunk. I guess it was before you two, you know,” he pushed his two index fingers together like that was supposed to mean something.

“Alright…your point?”

“She, and let me emphasize how drunk she really was, said that you were planning on dying in Dressrosa.” Law remained silent and looked back to the ocean. “She was so drunk and started crying, you know how much of a crybaby she is, so I just wrote it off as her being anxious about you leaving, but…” he trailed off. “I started thinking about how I’ve been in your life longer, how much longer I’ve known you. We’ve been together for so much. We’ve fought and made up, we’ve experimented in kitchens and labs, you trained me in the medical field, I feel like I should know by now when you’re going off to die.”

Law clenched his jaw and reeled in his fishing line. “What do you want me to say?”

“I want you to tell me that Ruby was just drunk and that I'm an idiot for even thinking of believing her.”

“Then Ruby was just drunk and you’re an idiot for believing her.”

Penguin frowned deeply. “Why do you want to die?”

Law sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. “I never said that I wanted to die. You know how Ruby gets, she gets weepy and anxious. Why do you think I always try to keep her from getting totally wasted.”

Penguin turned to look at the ocean. He sighed. “You must think I’m an idiot.”

“I don’t.”

“Then why lie? I really am an idiot for not realizing it earlier. Maybe I could’ve stopped you.”

“Nothing can stop me. I’ve made my decision to go and I’m going. Especially now that Ruby is waiting for me.” Law stood up, no longer wanting to be a part of this conversation.

“Yeah,” Penguin said distantly. “Ruby is waiting for you. Trying to stop you from your suicide mission.” Law ignored him and started to walk away. “I’ll keep this from the crew, some of us aren’t as emotionally mature as me and can handle the fact their captain wants to die.”

Law didn’t respond and continued to walk. Of course Ruby blabbed to Penguin when she was drunk off her ass. Penguin was right, he was one of the more mature and stable members and Law knew that Ruby felt extremely safe around Penguin. 

So now two people he loved knew he hadn’t planned on coming home. Law should be thankful that Penguin was going to keep quiet. If anyone else found out there would be a problem. He couldn’t imagine how Bepo would react to finding out that nugget of information. 

Law walked into the kitchen and towards the coffee pot. He sighed when he saw it was empty. He debated with himself whether to start up a new pot or to just take some caffeine pills. He did buy all those bottles from that last island after all.

He heard Clione cleaning the appliances in the kitchen. He stated it had been time for a deep clean and that he was going to make sure everything sparkled by dinner. He flexed his fingers and turned to walk out of the kitchen. 

“Need a snack, Captain?” He heard Clione call after him.

“Ah, no,” Law scratched the back of his head. “I was looking for coffee.”

“Sorry, Cap! I cleaned out the pot. Ran vinegar through it and everything!”

Law relaxed. “No big deal. I’ll get out of here so you can continue with your deep clean.”

“Thanks!”

Law wandered out of the kitchen and found himself in front of his bedroom door. He stared at it with a lonely look on his face. If Ruby was here she would’ve made him a pot of coffee and a snack. She would have brought him to bed to take a nap together. He took in a deep breath and let out the loudest and most pathetic sigh he thought he had ever done. He slouched and hung his head low, making sure he looked as pathetic and sad as he felt. He wanted Ruby. He wanted to play with her hair and listen to her talk about nail polish for an hour.

He took another deep breath and stood up straight, He rotated his neck around and cracked his knuckles. Alright. He was done being a depressed sea slug. He was going to return to the deck and fish with his crew. He turned to walk away, his shoes squeaking against the floor, when he paused. He heard…

His head whipped around and he threw open his bedroom door. He stared at the ringing den den mushi with an almost crazed expression. He rushed to the snail and took three breaths. He picked up the receiver and cleared his throat.

“Hello?”

The line was silent for a moment and Law had never felt more anxious. “Hey,” a romantic voice came out of the snail. “It’s me.”

Law gripped the receiver and let out a breath. “Ruby,” he croaked, unable to stop his rapidly beating heart. “What took you so long to call?”

Ruby was silent again before she sighed. “You said to wait to call you until I was safe, alone, and on Dressrosa, didn’t you?” She asked in a hushed but amused voice. “It’s about 3:00 in the morning here,” she yawned. 

Law wanted to say that she could have waited until she had slept to call but Law was also an incredibly selfish man and was unbelievably happy to hear her accent again. He picked up the snail and walked to the bed. He sat down on the bed and sighed. “It’s the middle of the day here,” he said. “How are you holding up?”

“I’m…alright,” she said. “I miss everyone.”

“Everyone misses you, too. Ikkaku especially. She’s been a brat about it.”

Ruby chuckled. “She didn’t cause too much trouble did she?”

“You have no idea,” he grumbled and Ruby chuckled again. 

“I miss you,” she said. “I hate sleeping alone.”

Law felt himself smile. “Doesn’t surprise me. You’re a big baby.” He briefly thought about when she hated sleeping around people.

“Rude,” she mumbled. “I have no real updates for you, hon. I just arrived earlier today and spent all day just trying to find a place to stay for the next…well…you know…”

“Yeah, I do,” he sighed. “You can worry about all that after you’ve slept and had a good meal.”

“Yeah,” she yawned again. “I will.”

“Why don’t you do that now?” He said, like he didn’t want to just talk to her for the next five hours.

“Not yet.” He could hear the smile on her face. “I want to say “hi” to everyone.”

Law’s eyes softened as he stared up at the ceiling. “Yeah, you probably should. I think they’d throw me overboard if they found out you called and I didn’t let them talk to you.”

Ruby giggled in response. “I love you, Law.”

Law paused when he felt tears blur his vision. He looked down at the snail and smiled. “I love you, too, Ruby.”

After Law wiped his face to make sure no embarrassing tears marked it, and after he grabbed Clione, he walked on deck with the den den mushi .

“Everyone,” he called in his clear, “captain voice.” Everyone turned to look at him curiously. Their eyes landed on the den den mushi in his hands and he felt the morale of his crew grow to new heights. 

“Ruby!!” They exclaimed and rushed over to Law. 

Law grinned as he heard Ruby laugh and saw his crew tear up in joy. They could talk about the plan later. They could talk about work later. That wasn’t important right now. Just listening to her voice was all he wanted.

Nearly three weeks later, Law had heard Ruby’s beautiful voice. Everything else could just wait.

[thatmissquin]

2023 was a year of major change for me. at the beginning of it my husband was finishing up a month long stay at the cancer Institute and undergoing some potentially fatal treatment I am grateful he made it home safe to me and our pets, Gideon and Tink. due to sky high costs of the medical treatment even with help from precious people through our gofundme we had to downsize majorly on our home to a much smaller place. my husband's healing from treatment turned into another disaster by developing graft vs host disease which I was surprised could happen since he was given his own stem cells back to him but bodies can be strange. we found some medication combinations that work and also take their toll but for now it's manageable. we suffered loss of loved ones this year as well. our dear cat Tink had a freak brain tumor and passed away with myself, my husband and Gideon around her. she knew she was loved and for 6 years she completed our little family. loved relatives and friendships passed on. life moves on and relationships shift. I was able to heal in my own ways this year .I conquered my fear of driving and got my license a month before turning 35 (never too late!) and that's give me a lot more freedom to rely on myself and spend time with Gideon around town as evidence by all of our photos together this year. I was able to attend my first Heilung ritual with my girlfriend Ami Mercury it was a powerful experience I am still reeling from months after. some day I do hope to see them at red rocks venue. I let myself enjoy hobbies more and reacquainted myself with comic books (Deadpool and Ironman) and my first video game play since 2005. I'm sure you've noticed around my social media accounts that I'm trapped under the massive rock that is Baldur's gate 3. so much fun and so impressive. video games sure have come a long way!! overall I'm making healthier choices for myself and intend to keep doing so in 2024. I appreciate each and every one of you who have stuck by me over the years despite transitions and challenges and cannot wait to see what the future holds for us all.

[bell-goat]

So, I realize this blog's been a bit dead, and I'm gonna be right honest, it's been a fun mix of

1:poor internet(I'm lucky if any images load tbh)

2:losing interest in FR a bit(been caught up in other games, mostly this dnd type called Solasta(and going rabid waiting for Baldur's Gate to release on xbox)

and

3: trying to wrangle the dumb lump of meat jelly I call a brain into shape so I can try and hold a job.(ya girl finally got medicated for anxiety! It works at the cost of DIZZY.)

[coldshrugs]

Catch Up Meme

Tagged by @thevikingwoman​!! Thanks guys!

Rules: Tag however many people you want to know better/catch up with and then answer these questions

THREE SHIPS:

Right now? Of all time? Hmm. I’m always gonna melt for MC x Haurchefant (FFXIV) content. It’s just... so wholesome; he’s incredibly devoted and deserves so much love. I’ve recently thrown myself into The Arcana and MC x Julian is EVERYTHING. And then ships I’m excited to see more of are MC x Astarion (Baldur’s Gate 3) and MC x Aeran (Wayfarer) AND I WILL DEAL WITH THE TORTURE OF THE LATTER. Consider me the Secret-Aeran-Route Playtester, Anna. This is just the way it is.

LAST SONGS LISTENED TO:

Um, I just have shuffle going on spotify.

CURRENTLY WATCHING:

Just watched Hellboy 2 with some friends. I’ll probably watch Bridgerton again this week because the fashion and soundtrack were so much fun. And I NEED that level of romance in my life. Also, both Simon and Prince Friedrich are 👀

CURRENTLY READING:

Nothing at the moment because oof, my brain. But I’d like to start on Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes soon because it’s just been sitting there.

HOW’S IT GOING?

Hm. It’s definitely going. Not gonna lie, the past couple months have been really rough (yes, even considering the hellish vortex that was the rest of 2020). I’m no longer on meds for ADHD because the insurance I was eligible for made them a whopping $300 per month, while the insurance itself was also $300 per month. And listen, I’d love to be medicated but... not at that cost. I’m struggling to feel like I’m doing an acceptable job at work most days, but that’s probably because my office is pretty shit at training and even a year later, myself and a couple other new people still regularly miss things. But! besides that, I’m hanging in. Just trying to do things I enjoy, regardless of how indulgent. Lots of games to play and movies/tv to watch. Lots of takeout. Lots of cat cuddles.

tagging @cheshirepirouette​ @kingdom-dance​ @lemonade-discourse​ @casijaz​ @empresstress13​ @cassandra-pentughasst​ and an obligatory @syrcus​ tag so i can read theirs when and if they do it uwu

[delgado71velasquez-blog]

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Juno Steel and the Time Gone By (part 1) reaction

Here there be spoilers.

If you haven’t listened to the episode, I highly recommend you check the trigger warnings before you do. There’s some disturbing stuff in this one, visually and thematically.

First of all, I’m super stoked that it came out a day early, so jot that down.

I have a love/hate relationship with Clippy!THEIA, particularly Juno punching his own face just to get back at it. If that ain’t our lady in a nutshell, I don’t know what is.

Juno said “Do whatever you want, just save my life.” Are they still active? Is that how the THEIA was able to identify Juno’s location as being a peeper breeding ground? Is Ramses actually tracking him right now?

I love the idea of the peepers as a monster. 

Is The Man In The Brown Jacket a reference to Night Vale’s Man In The Tan Jacket?

Also, I kinda love him. 

Also, is the “he’s not interested” that Buddy gives us a reference to him being our official Ace?

So I see indentured servitude is the theme of the hour. 

Just taking a second to bring up a little thing of plots in longform series: typically there’s a major overarching plot that spans the entire season, along with all its ongoing subplots and themes. The smaller plot of each episode is often a sort of microcosm of one of those subplots/themes, which helps to bring it into sharper focus. And yeah, I am definitely seeing that here: a rich and powerful person sweeping in to “save” the victim of circumstance with medical technology that’s wired right into their body and way more invasive than it has any right to be, and all it costs is their soul? Yeah, a little bit.

This raises another question: is it just the refugees from the Outer Rim who wind up living longterm in the Cerberus Province? Is this what lies in store for the citizens of Hyperion City that Ramses displaced with his real estate scheme? Don’t get me wrong, it is utterly horrific no matter what, but I’m curious whether this is going to hit Juno’s “I must save Hyperion City” button.

The radiation burns are absolutely horrific. Just… *shudder*

But also: the people with these burns cover their faces with masks, and that’s not the first place we’ve seen people do that. Is this where Miasma got her assistants? It makes a grim amount of sense– these are people who are desperate enough to sell away their autonomy and their voices, many of whom have medical and academic skills that Miasma would have found valuable. And it isn’t as though she ever respected their personhood, or anyone else’s; I don’t think she’d be above buying people. It just adds another layer of horror to what happened to them down in the tomb.

I feel like a dog perking up every time I hear footsteps outside. 

Slight figure covering their face with a scarf? IS IT PETER?

A criminal who missed his flight to Mars? PETER?

A heist on another planet? IS IT MY SWEET KNIFE BOY?

So we now know that the Outer Rim was a confederation of sorts, and that they had too many languages and cultures to be mutually intelligible. (Did I ever post the thing about the Outer Rim being allegorical to the USSR? If anyone remember reading it, please let me know because I can’t find it.)

During the card game, Engstrom had to ask Peter’s place of origin; is that because Peter doesn’t have a noticeable Brahmese accent, or just because there are too many languages for his accent to be identifiable? I personally suspect it’s the former, since there’s clearly a good deal of discrimination and hostility toward people from the former Outer Rim, and that would cause professional problems for Peter. Still, I have to wonder.

So I’m a fan of Buddy. She and Valles Vicky seem like they walked out of the same gangster flick, and I’m all about that.

Also, I’m all about mob bosses who go out of their way not to make their underlings do things they don’t want to do– it’s tactically important, because it builds respect and loyalty. Hazing and abusing your underlings may be effective ninety-nine times out of a hundred, but you can bet that last one’s planning on stabbing you in the back. 

Also, “his Buddy” sounds awfully romantic; I can see how that would be hilarious if they’re decidedly not into each other. From the cues I’ve gotten so far, I suspect she’s a lesbian and he’s aro and/or ace, but those are mostly guesses and vibes more than anything super conclusive.

The fact that Buddy’s been scouting Juno for this long– and that Juno’s walking into the desert fucked up her timetable– suggests that she wants him working for her long term. Why? Why him? Did she hear about him from Vicky? Did she want to snipe him out from under Ramses? 

The fact that the planet is called Baldur (Baldr?) is entirely too entertaining to me, because that’s the name of my dog. So every time they mention the planet, I picture this ridiculous boy:

So what is the CureMother?

Is it something that could potentially save the indentured servants? What makes it so valuable? The fact that Juno didn’t see it is clearly important, so what’s going on?

Vespa’s been in servitude for five years, and she’s clearly fried enough to be regularly hallucinating Buddy, but people’s faces get fried after living in the Cerberus Province for two. Where has she been in all of that time?

When’s the last time that somebody thanked Juno for following his conscience and not firing a gun?

So that monologue about finding peace in lost hope, and the pain of getting that hope back. What exactly is this referring to in the grand scheme of things?

Is this about Juno getting back his will to live and his sense of purpose after he’s given them up for dead?

Is this about Ramses, the man who is hope incarnate? 

Is this about Peter (I wasn’t kidding earlier), who made Juno feel hopeful against all odds?

I suspect we’ll find out in two weeks.

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