#but that would be self centered right

[sungbeam]

always wondering if it's my writing and the execution that's the problem

[paintedcrows]

Some Fords! (and Martin K Blackwood is also there)

[pepperpixel]

Initial drawings of that old man… I literally, I haven’t finished reading the book of bill yet!!! I had to stop and take a break for a week to feverishly draw fanart of myself petting fords floofy hair and giving him attention and shit…!!!! The urge was too great….!! I’ve literally. I had a crush on this guy the instant he was first REVEALED in the show, but I did not have the artistic prowess to draw good looking old men back then… but I do now… thank god… thank fucking god

[canisalbus]

Just wanted to say I'm really happy that you have shared so much about your characters! I've been following you for a long while now, and I think I remember your post expressing worry about talking about your characters. After seeing all the love shown to them, it makes me happy that you decided to!

Aaa thank you for your kind words! ;-;

[22.7. Editing these here]

[shannonsketches]

[canyoureallycallthisablog]

Pathetic man of the day but it's meta knight daily

[rarilight]

one day I’m actually going to grab everything I went through last year and pour it into a raritwi breakup fic where they don’t get back together and I don’t do my usual thing where I hint there’s hope for them

And I think that will probably be a very emotional and good fic but also it’ll probably be incredibly crushing more than anything Ive ever done so honestly maybe we should all be grateful I haven’t written it yet

[writingway-in-writinghell]

I think what many people are missing in Veilguard is that they are playing with the power inherent to words.

It’s a common criticism that Veilguard is telling more than it is showing us, and I rather think that’s on purpose.

We only have Solas’s WORD on how things are. Do we believe it? Do we question him? How does that shape his behavior later? Like we can TELL Solas’s memory what we believe he can be like. Then we are SHOWN that he is not that man (yet). Rook will likely shape Solas through the power of words (Solas is with him always; he is also in the Fade; he is also likely a spirit; spirits can change their nature through words - see Cole in DA:I).

Currently I am convinced any and all things that characters only TELL us, but we aren’t SHOWN are written that way on purpose (same thing goes for Caterina, in reference to whom I am even making this post).

The devs made a conscious choice on giving us the codex entry on the Maker’s WORD right from the start, too. The Titans’ song, as little as I know about it after only doing Harding’s first quest, is made up of WORDS, and these words carry power. The Evanuris’s WORDS carry power and influence people. The mayor in that blighted town TELLS us (with a bit of fill-ins from Neve) he had no control over himself once Ghilan'nain tugged at his fear and greed. Then we have the choice to either believe his word or only that which we can see. I never saw this kind of duality in Dragon Age before (we usually are shown more of what happened).

Something is going on with this narrative angle, and I highly doubt it’s a team of experienced writers ignoring one of the most basic guidelines of modern writing (note the emphasis on guidelines and modern - we are simply trained to believe seeing is believing; this was not always the case throughout human history). I expect them to turn it around on us in subtle ways before the end of act one.

I have more thoughts on this including notions of word = magic = power, but I want to see if I catch moments where what we see can’t be trusted first, and if my theory turns out to be true.

[apotelesmaa]

Baffling to me that I continue to see people act like rui was even remotely in the wrong for very calmly telling tsukasa off in the main wxs unit story. Rui brings his childhood best friend who he cares so much about to a group to help her start pursuing her dream again and instead nene just gets a repeat of the worst day of her life with the added bonus of tsukasa berating her. Rui had nothing to apologize for & every right to tell tsukasa off. Tsukasa literally agrees that he was being a dick. I love Tsukasa Tenma I think he’s a great character but the way people will go Well Rui Was Mean To Him :( as if the narrative doesn’t very clearly spell it out for you that tsukasa was 100% in the wrong. Tbh Tsukasa was lucky that Rui isn’t a mean person. He was also very lucky that robonene didn’t have the flame throwers yet.

[all-thestories-aretrue]

Soooooo I wrote this incredibly self-indulgent thing about Miles. I have many feelings about how he keeps himself so tightly in control. It's gotta go somewhere.

Disclaimer it's quite dark, so mind the trigger warning and keep yourself safe <3

TW: self-harm, not what I would consider graphic descriptions, but it is the central theme and way more than a mention

The lock clicks. He slips his suit jacket off. Loosens then removes his tie. Untucked, buttons undone. It’s all laid out on the bed. Step by step. Shoes set to the side and trousers swapped for silken pajama pants.

The bathroom door closes behind him. The second lock between him and the world. The shower comes on. Towel laid out on the counter.

His drawer, second down on the left. He pulls out the small black bag. Gold zipper. Supple leather. Inside, his collection. Three packs of new razor blades. An open pack of blades; used ones tucked into the back. A single hypodermic needle. A crafting knife. Two unopened band aids.

The rest of the drawer’s contents is ignored, antiseptic and suture kits, butterfly closures and rolls of gauze, in favor of practiced hands sliding the tin of blades from the bag and the blade from the tin.

He sits on the toilet, lid down. Elbow straight. Fist clenched. The first slice with a small inhale. Bright and sharp and stinging. Familiar and comforting. Line after line as red blooms from the wounds. The ecstasy second only to the Kiss. Rivulets follow gravity down. Strategically placed tissues catch the mess.

Stained crimson, they fall into the waste basket. He flexes his wrist, testing the pull of the broken skin, blots the last of the blood away. Blade inspected and stowed; everything returned to it’s place. Pajamas folded on top of the toilet, he steps into the shower.

[hasarjunadoneanythingwrong]

ngl it always annoys me how they make a running gag out of guda being traumatized by Halloween bc like. What’s the trauma. A kind of weird girl sings loud and is a bit wacky and some wacky stuff happens? Oh no, and you have to get one of your 15 loyal friends to help you out? How terrible, truly you need to spend the next 10 minutes of intro shivering and shaking over how deeply and uniquely horrific it was. Btw you don’t ever really remember those dead civilians you saw get slaughtered from camelot that’s the job of the people who killed them to feel guilt abt even though the versions who did it are confirmed to be fully different from the ones we see in other events <3

[ectoplasmer]

soft, sleepy moments with your f/os after you had a busy day… cuddling up on the couch with them after you get home, exchanging small pecks all over each other’s faces as everyone’s eyes grow heavy bit by bit, unintentionally drifting off while your f/os hold and snuggle you… alternatively, your f/os leading you to your bedroom so you all can cuddle in bed, nestling under the covers together, feeling warm and safe in their arms amongst the blankets and pillows, letting them take care of you as the drowsiness sets in… <3

[forcebookish]

it's funny to me how many bl/gl fans will watch a series where one of them is a tsundere bully and get righteously angry about it like it's a bug not a feature

[sysig]

Very cool and not at all uncomfortable vent sesh (Patreon)

[acewithobsessions]

ughhh I'm always fishing for pity

[famouslysleepy]

my sister unsurprising a chronic self-centered bitch remains wholly and completely unconvinced that more than one person (herself) can be utterly miserable in a situation (the inherent misery of sharing a car ride with her insufferable ass)

not that i should be surprised i already know shes a hate-able prickly bitch!