#because I sorely needed it

[thequeenofthewinter]

For the OC ship ask game: K and L from the For the Ship section!

Also hello!

Hello my dearest Ceth <3 <3 <3

I see you are pulling all the punches here. ;)

K. First fight

Some context before two snippets as they follow each other. Dahlia got herself into a bit of trouble she should not have and definitely did something that made her feel her feel that she was unworthy of being around anyone, let alone Ulfric. (She tortured a man.) She ran off to the Temple at Riften to try to rid herself of her guilt and try to reel herself back in and didn’t tell anyone where she was going.

“You should be able to tell me anything. I am your partner, and you should trust me. I have told you my deepest, darkest secrets, but yet, you cannot do the same for me.” Ulfric says, disappointment and anger laced in his words.

Hot tears make their way down her face as looks up at him.

“I’m sorry, but—”

“But nothing!” He clenches his fists. “You cannot grant me the same courtesy of trusting in me which I have given to you?” He pleads with her, cupping one of her cheeks.

“I can’t.” She answers, ashamed of herself as the words leave her lips. “Is it not enough that I am here now?”

For several beats, there is silence, and then--

“No.” He says, one word, resolute. “It is not enough if you will not tell me, if you cannot confide in me…I need someone who will believe and trust in me completely. I thought perhaps—”

He cuts himself off, and it seems the next words pain him greatly when he speaks them.

“If that is not you, then maybe it is best that you leave.”

Her heart drops like a stone sinking to the bottom of the Sea of Ghosts.

“I did not mean for any of this to happen. I just needed to be alone.” She offers quietly.

“So, it is worse than I suspected. You ran away from your problems like a child! And it’s not only that. You also ran away from Skyrim when she needs you the most. However, what hurts the most is that you ran away from me and forgot about me entirely.”

“I was not in the right state of mind, and I could not put myself together—” She begins, trying to reason with him.

“You should have come to me, Dahlia. I could have helped you. That is what partners are supposed to do.” His voice strains. “Instead, you shut me out, and left me to worry. I thought that you were dead. Do you have any idea what that feels like?”

L. ....And the first time they had to make up

After this Ulfric spends several days being cold to her and avoiding any interaction with her until it is time for her to ship out to her next mission. However, she leaves early as there is a dragon to deal with. Again, she tells no one where she is going, but Ulfric sees what she is doing and follows her. What you see here is the end of the fight with the dragon.

The collision of magic against magic causes a shower of sparks to rain down upon them—a dazzling spectacle of light, throwing them both into stark relief—shedding light brilliantly as the electrical currents fall and glimmer. However, this wondrous phenomenon—an outstanding feat of both science and magic coming together—is completely ignored by the only two people who can see it. They are completely blinded to it as there is only one thing either one of them sees: the other.

Gradually, as tiny, winking sparks of magic fall around them, electricity of a different type builds between them. They are magnets tugging powerfully towards each other; gravity pulling celestial bodies into orbit around the other. It is much like destiny—something inevitable, bringing two beings together, and they cannot escape it—or are not willing to fight it. Because in this case, neither of them minds much as they each lean in closer until their lips touch, tentatively at first and then hungrily: hands mimicking tongues, as they explore the other seemingly unable to get close enough to the other.

The kiss is not quiet like a whisper or a sigh, nor it is gentle and polite in its technique. It is loud, untamed, and very much selfish in its expression, every caress of their tongues and clash of their teeth proclaiming to the other their devotion and affection in equal measure. Neither is to be outdone, and their desperate dance increases in rhythm until it reaches its climax, the sensation breaking over them both as their souls fall firmly back to the ground.

Everything about Ulfric calls to Dahlia to give in to him, reaching out to grab hold of her and refusing to let her go. He is all she sees, and he is all she knows in this moment. It is only now as she looks at him under the pale light of the rising moon that she can fully appreciate the entirety of who he is and what he does to her. It pulls at the seams of who she is, slowly unraveling threads of her to put her back together as something new; a tempting tapestry of both of them bound together as his deep blue threads intertwine with the gold of her own, an action mirrored by their tongues touching together lightly, yet fervently, stitching them back together and sealing their fate.

When Dahlia finds her voice, she cannot help but speak the question which has been on her mind since she first saw him in the clearing. “Why in the world did you follow me? This was too dangerous, and you know it.” Silent tears trail down her face, and Ulfric wipes them away gently. “I could have lost you.”

His response is simple. “You should know better by now. I would follow you anywhere, no matter how far. Even to Sovngarde.”

As he cups her face in his hands, the very same amulet of Mara he had intended to give her weeks ago,burns him from under his clothing as if calling to him: This is your moment. He had no idea why he brought it with him, but now it seems that Mara is revealing her plan.

Is this the moment he was waiting for? As he looks at her, he knows that she is his whole world and she is all he wants, all he needs. She could ruin him over and over again, and he would happily take it. While she has hurt him, he knows there has to be a reason, and there will be plenty of time for them to talk and resolve their problems in the future. It would be more painful to continue on like this without her.

He searches Dahlia’s eyes as if to find the answer to his yet unrevealed question there, and what he sees is nothing but longing in the depths of their bright hazel color, reflecting himself back to him in the moonlight. Her face has always been very expressive, telling him exactly how she feels and now is no different. It beckons to him as if already giving him the answer he seeks.

He pushes the amulet into her hands before he can talk himself out of it.

“Marry me,” he whispers as he leans in to kiss her again. “When the time comes, I’ll go happily into the afterlife, glory in my hand and peace on my tongue, as long as I have the memory of you on my lips.”

[corpsentry]

pick your battles

[sunsetdesire]

fisting tboys is as close as i can get to divinity, actually

[corvidus-fr]

anyway i'm going to buck the trend here and say i specifically love these guys way more because of their teeny little arms and feet. ten out of ten design choice, very dainty and endearing

[mlobsters]

jared padalecki and jensen ackles discuss season 9, oct 2013

the real fake world of supernatural Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Hurt No Comfort, Brotherly Angst, 100k+

[wondercourse]

The new brand of syscourse being "I know your experiences better than you do. Let me define it for you" is uh. So not it. And some of you are way too comfortable doing it.

The most "pro-recovery" thing you can do is let people figure out what's in line with what THEY want for recovery. What it means for them, how parts of it look for them, etc. Because you...don't know them. You can't just generalize recovery, and that goes for anything, not just CDDs.

If someone is helped by seeing themselves purely as different versions of what they define as "me"? Cool. If someone is helped by seeing their parts as people? Sick. If someone is helped by some nebulous in-between because these things aren't actually that dichotomous (hi :3)? Dope.

There are so many paths to take, and they branch off at more points than just the end (which is also more complex than given credit for). Allow people to get where they need to go the way they need to do it. Be respectful. Don't discount those experiences because they differ from your own.

Every system is different. Every system sees themselves differently. Every system needs different things. Please remember that.

[thunderstomm]

I have many thoughts about the finale but I think this one is important to share.

SPOILERS FOR THE BATTLE OF BIG WAND BELOW !!

I’m glad Hazel didn’t use her wish on Dev. I like Dev. He’s probably my favourite character! But it is not a satisfying writing choice in any regard for Hazel to use HER rule free wish on Dev. It’s meant for her, she is justified on using it for herself just because of that! But also… it feels too easy to use the wish to resolve the tensions with Dev.

I like Dev, and I want him to be redeemed in future storylines. Does that mean he should go without punishment though? No. Besides- it’s not like we have never seen a kid get back their godparents before!

Remy Buxaplenty, anyone? He lost his fairy, and had his memory erased. What happened next?Juandissimo went out of his way and against the rules to reunite with him, and they convinced Jorgen to let them be godparent and godkid again. And we KNOW Peri cares about Dev, he was still keeping an eye on him after the split just a few episodes before!

Also who’s to even say if the memory erasure works, because according to some of the previous specials, sunglasses cancel out the memory erasure. We see Jorgen put on sunglasses before carrying out the memory erasing process in the finale, and Dev never takes his off! What if he still has his memories!

And even if you don’t like that theory, it’s canon that the memory erasure can wear off, if one is reminded of what they have been forced to forget!

The show has left itself in an amazing place for storytelling in a season two, and I would hate to see that potential go to waste. Thinking about long-term storytelling is important, and this show getting a second season would benefit this narrative so much, because it’s clearly not over just yet!! (:

[papertowness]

admittedly one of my favorite things about house ( that also drives me up a wall ) is that something Really Big happens and then the next episode they like loosely mention it like wow wasn’t it crazy that that happened . anyway haha

[sincerely-sofie]

Ohhhh, Anon's perfect apple ask is now giving me blessed imagery of Dusknoir cutting apple slices into bunny shapes. Maybe for Opal, maybe for him to show off, either way.

The soft, the dexterity, the GENTLENESS after such a prolonged period of violence he had undergone. Opal called him her gramps for a reason, after all.

(Referencing this post)

Hey how does it feel to have given me a prompt that had me tearing up all throughout the process of drawing it because of how unbearably heartfelt and endearing it is?

[shiraishi--kanade]

I have Words to Say about disabled characters in Proseka but I'm especially kind of... Eeh about Saki, because of how perfect she is.

I've talked about this before but Saki is just not allowed, by the narrative, to be flawed. We have some very, very brief moments of anger or lashing out from her (NSNF, Doll Festival in particular), but aside from that Saki is just... So cliché and surface-level regarding her disability. That especially reflects in how the writers handled her relationship with Leo/need.

Yes, she is not angry at her friends for, let's call it what it was, abandoning her (besides Ichika). She is not upset with them or feels betrayed by them. She just forgives them for doing that because she's a good friend and that kind of person, to not dwell on the past and just look forward. She's only really upset at her illness, rate, and herself.

Do you know how shitty of a story that is to sell to disabled people? Oh look, this character suffered a lot and then their friends just stopped visiting them at some point! But no big deal though, they're all good! She doesn't hold a grudge against them so it's actually totally understandable and fine and you should look up to that attitude.

Sure, Saki isn't upset with Honami and Shiho. My point is that she fucking should be. I know their reasons and I don't care about them; what they did is shitty and I hate how the story just moved on from that and we never confront that again and probably won't. Why the hell not? It would make for an interesting conflict and story. It would make Saki an absolutely stunning character, and reflect many of our struggles with loving and caring for people that don't understand us and don't stand with us. Why do we have a story we do now, where Shiho and Honami's fuck up only bothers them but not the person they hurt?

Oh wait, I know the answer: because god forbid disabled characters be anything than inspiration porn.

[tj-crochets]

I have some good news and some less good news: Good news: I think I'm probably going to make the giant cuddly Toothless, I can probably get by Joanns tomorrow during the fleece sale and pick up some black fleece.

Less good news: I am probably not going to be able to finish the quilt today like I'd intended to, my electrolytes apparently got even more out of whack than my normal, because in addition to regular muscle cramps and spasms I got the smooth muscle cramps again! 0/10 do not recommend, they finally stopped but I am so sore (as my doc explained it to me a while ago, smooth muscles are the ones around your organs, and normally you can't feel them at all. If they cramp or spasm very badly, you can feel them and they hurt real bad because you are not used to feeling them. I am not a doctor that's just what he told me) Good news: Sonic is my go-to Maximum Sodium meal so I'm going to have Sonic for lunch and see if that fixes me lol

[celtrist]

Random headcanon I probably like too much is the idea that Rosie never really swears, or at the least she swears even less than Alastor.

Like, she could if she wanted to, and she's not aghast when people do. She just doesn't. There's something about a cannibal lowkey drawing a line at profanity that gets me giggling.

Alastor makes sense he swears, he's from the south so he probably picked up on that sort of talk even with the transatlantic accent. Obviously he's learned to filter swearing and profanities out for radio, but like to imagine another reason he doesn't swear that much was Rosie rubbing off in him (the irony that his swearing decreased in Hell more than Louisiana is... accurate actually)

While not my favorite relationship, I really do love Rosie's and Alastor’s close-knit relationship and can't wait to see them interact more with season 2. They've also been described as having a relationship similar to Mary Poppins and Jack, so curious if they'll establish them as mentors and protege to a degree or at least just have Alastor always looking happy/in awe at Rosie.

[michaeljoncarter]

this sounds so lame, but it's honestly like. actually upsetting to me that the absolutely INSANE bg3 retcon version of sarevok is the only version of the character 99% of people will ever be aware of. they took what was easily one of the most interesting, complex characters in the history of gaming and did this randomass retcon that completely character assassinated him, rewrote his entire background (and large chunks of the original bg series??), and retconned him into a comically evil, one dimensional, painfully boring cartoon villain for literally NO REASON?????

i know people comparing literally everything to atla is annoying, but genuinely the closest comparison i can think to try to convey how insane this decision was is like. imagine if legend of korra brought zuko back but only for like a 2 minute cameo where they did nothing but make it canon that he went insane immediately after the events of the original series, turned out to be a p/dophile who abused his own daughter, and started working to put his abusive father back on the throne. and then they immediately killed him off and just NEVER brought him or any of that up ever again ??????

like really truly what the fuck was that

[jaybleu25]

day 6 of being sick (i'm starting to realize this may be a problem)

[monsterfuckermilligan]

i am not anti sam but i sometimes find myself hating sam because some samgirls are super into bio/gender essentialism whether or not they realize it. sam is a woman and dean is a man and sam is the victim and dean is his abuser like what show are you watching?

[ratatatastic]

Guess Who? Global Series Panthers edition.

my favourite dynamic for dumb games that don't particularly matter is sore loser who's trying not to be a sore loser and man who acts like winning means he gets the keys to the city rather than just a participation sticker