#dragon age 4 confidence

[cacospirit]

Morrigan, who is essentially also Mythal: I think what really defines Mythal as a spirit is… benevolence

Rook: Didn't she literally orchestrate a genocide

Morrigan: Yea like, once

[thedeadthree]

𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐆𝐄: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐕𝐄𝐈𝐋𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐃 ➸ irulanne . the rook .

𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒 . 𝐄𝐋𝐅 . 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐄 .

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[dooplissss]

nothing worse than when a character finally goes thru the character development they deserve, faces their trauma and regrets and everything that broke them down and finally rebuild themselves and arrives on the other side as a new person. and that person is annoying and unlikable.

[poolseason]

[NINJAGELION AU]

i've had this Ninjago x Evangelion/Mecha crossover au brewing in my head for years now, felt like revisiting it

Long post under the cut: Backstories, design notes and character lore

Mechs:

Unit-01 (WIP) : Lloyd's mech, supposed to resemble an Oni. It's primarily a dark purple with glowing green panels and orange accents, with 2 horn like antannae. It's 4 eyes are actually an LCD display. Unit-01's color scheme the same as from the source material, bc purple green and gold are plot relevant colors for Lloyd specifically. The weapons this unit uses are short-swords, plasma blasters, and it's bare fists(lol). This mech is prone to going berserk a lot, possibly due to it's pilot's mental instability.

(In NGE, the mech's are possessed by a spirit of their parents or loved ones, I'm indecisive on if Garmadon is the ghost in Lloyd's mech or Misako. Last time I was thinking about this au, Misako was possessing it, but i'm sort of leaning towards Garmadon again. idk idk.....)

Unit-02 (WIP): Built to resemble a samurai with dragon like elements that glow red. This mech is built for but land and undersea combat, making it the most versatile machine on the force. It's equipped with a retractable sword and an acid blaster. It's possessed by a former scientist named Nyad.

Pilots (and Cole):

Cole is a captain, (looking to be promoted to major) and is the head of the New Ninjago City base's combat division. He sort of a silly dude and while he takes his job really seriously, he's also prone to unprofessionalism. He personally oversees the pilots training and coaches them during fights. When Commander Garmadon and Assistant Head Wu refuse to take Lloyd in when he arrives at NNC, Cole decides to take the kid in himself and be the parental figure he doesn't have. Cole's got a complicated relationship with his own family, especially after his mother died saving him the Second Impact 20 years ago, now he vows to destroy all the darkness monsters that are invading.

Zane is sort of a mysterious guy. He's an artifical lifeform created specifically to pilot any mech but he usually fights in the prototype, Unit-00. Unit-01 doesn't seem to like him, and never responds to him. His suit is mostly grayscale, white armor, and light blue accents. His neural interface comes with a visor to help him see better. His primary relationships are Cole, Dr Pixal Borg, who is his personal doctor and (almost) confidant, Wu, who he has a father-son esque relationship with, and Lloyd his first true friend. He doesn't see much value in himself because he can always be replaced with a different copy, but his time with his friends starts to teach him otherwise

Nya and her supervising officer Kai are from Ignacia and joined the NINJA-go battle mech program through their connection with their parents, who were officers of the organization. But after a terrible accident following the Second Impact, they were left orphaned. Kai was too old to qualify as a pilot, but Nya was the perfect candidate. She began training at age 13, and became the strongest fighter on the force. Now at nineteen, the darkness monsters are now attacking and she (and her brother) are transferred to the New Ninjago City base, which seems to be the epicenter of the attacks, and now the the former solo-flyer has to learn to be a part of a team. She's a bit arrogant and prickly and a kindhearted friend to the other pilots, and she's got a bit of a crush on Junior Technician Jay Walker. Nya's suit design is definitely the most personalized primarily blue with grey, and darker blue and red accents with white armor, actually she ended looking a little like D.Va lol.

Lloyd, is the youngest pilot on the team now, but he's still a minor so he has to deal with the joys of school alongside his new life as a mech fighter. Having been unexpectedly summoned to Ninjago City by his estranged Uncle Wu and pressured into fighting the invading monster, Lloyd is apprehensive about his new double life, but this responsibility bestowed on him now means he now has friends and people who care about him, a far cry from the abusive boarding school he was abandoned at. Lloyd's a moody kid, with some anger issues and unresolved trauma at something terrible he witnessed when he was a young child, but he's also an empathetic kid who's willing to help everyone he meets. Lloyd has a sibling like rivalry with Nya, big brother(teetering on fatherly) relationship with Cole and Kai, a crush on the girl from school who punched him Akita, and really strained relationship with his parents and uncle. Beyond that he has a friendship with his mysterious colleague Zane that he doesn't really understand. Lloyd's suit is the most simple of the pilot suits, mostly green with white armor and gold accents. He didn't really think too much about it, other than asking Jay to make it green. His neural interface is also pretty simple, since he has an bizarrely high natural sync rate with his mech, which resemble little horns.

MISC Lore:

The second impact was an event where humanity fucked around and found out on the Dark Island and and entity called the Overlord awakened from hibernation, causing a near apocalypse that left Ninjago in an eternal heatwave. 20 years later these dragon-like monsters have started attacking trying to get to something being held deep below Ninjago City (source dragon? FSM as a dragon? firstbourne?? some kind of Dragon is under the base)

Zane promised Lloyd that he'll bring snowy winters back for him, and even though Lloyd thinks that was a rare moment of cheesiness from his friend, little did he know that Zane was going to cause an Ice Age during the climax.

Only people born after the second impact are viable candidates to pilot the NINJA mechs. When Kai learned of this he was furious that he couldn't be the one to avenge his family, and had to watch his sister fight and train instead. But in spite of his anger he made it a personal mission to get power in the organization and uncover the conspiracy behind the Second Impact and the attacking monsters.

Unit-00 is a prototype mech and isn't equipped for most combat scenarios, so Zane is primarily a long-range fighter and sniper. Zane might be replaceable to the force but Unit-00 isn't. Unit-00 was originally designed by Dr. Julien, but the man went mad and under mysterious circumstances, he was found dead inside it's entry plug alongside Zane's original iteration, Echo. After that incident, testing began on it, the original test pilot was a 24 year old, Morro, who was personally recruited by Wu, but the synchronization failed and disaster struck again, ending with Unit-00 going berserk, and another casualty. A similar incident happened with Zane, and later Lloyd, though they survive. Wu just needs to learn that Unit-00 really hates new pilots, and Zane is the only successful pilot for it.

Unit-01 is also a very testy machine, it only likes Lloyd, and goes berserk if it feels that Lloyd is in danger. Otherwise it doesn't respond to anyone else.

Cole and Kai might have hooked up in grad school, no one really knows for certain.

Pixal is the second Borg to join the organization, her father Cyrus Borg was one of the original researchers, and the person who designed the Geofront system that allowed the inhabited buildings in New Ninjago City to safely go underground and become a fortress on the surface. Pixal is more interested in the actual NINJA mechs and combat division research more than the civilian safety r&d, and she becomes the Head Scientist by the time the story begins.

Pixal the second in command to Cole, and her assistant is 23 year old genius Jay Walker, fresh out of an engineering degree and landed himself in the most insane secret government organization. Skylor and Dareth are the two other lead technicians. But Dareth's not too amazing at his job, admittedly.

The NINJA mechs aren't just machines,, they're enormous building sized cyborgs, and are actually alive creatures being held under armor. Unit-00 and 02 are cloned only from the dragon held under the Ninjago City base, but Unit-01 is cloned from the Overlord and the Dragon, making it a hybrid.

Throughout the story Cole and Kai begin to uncover a conspiracy orchestrated by the Commander and (reluctant accomplice Wu) and a mysterious council, with plans to destroy to world and rewrite reality, and for some reason Zane and Lloyd are at the center of it.

[felassan]

Jason Schreier: "NEW: EA is slashing its forecast for the fiscal year due to the underperformance of holiday games EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard. EA says the new Dragon Age reached around 1.5 million players, missing expectations by nearly 50%. [link]" [source]

Article from Bloomberg:

"EA Says Bookings Slid on Weakness in Soccer, ‘Dragon Age’ Games Slower sales of the sports title account for majority of the miss. By Jason Schreier --- Electronic Arts Inc. said bookings fell to about $2.22 billion in the third quarter ended Dec. 31, missing forecasts of $2.4 billion to $2.55 billion due to the weak performance of two holiday video games. The Redwood City, California.,-based publisher, in a preliminary statement Wednesday, reduced projected bookings for the 2025 fiscal year to a range of $7 billion to $7.15 billion. Its previous guidance was for $7.5 billion to $7.8 billion. Bookings from live services — revenue generated after the initial purchase of a game — will decline by a mid-single-digit percentage. The company had previously expected a mid-single-digit increase in bookings. EA pinned most of the blame on its soccer title, EA Sports FC 2025, which was released in September to mixed reviews. The company introduced a refresh this month. The roleplaying game Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which came out in October following a turbulent development cycle, reached 1.5 million players during the quarter, missing the company’s expectations by around 50%. “We remain confident in our long-term strategy and expect a return to growth in FY26, as we execute against our pipeline,” Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wilson said in the statement. The company is scheduled to report more complete results on Feb. 4."

[source]

[info on the upcoming reporting call in February]

[triaelf9]

Just a lil post about Taash and how I'm feeling about how ppl are reacting to them as someone who relates to them very strongly not only on the gender journey front, but also on the mom-issues front.

Cut for length b/c of course this won't actually be a "little" post lol

So I hear a lot of "Taash is too young" "Taash acts like a child" "Taash is too brash" "Taash has wildly binary views of the world" "Taash is thinks their reality is the world's reality" etc etc etc

And I'm here to say that as someone who realized that non-binary was a thing later in life, grew up trying to be them, but society was not only unwelcoming to that, but openly hostile at points, with a mom who had totally different interests, who very much wanted to protect them from the outside world to a point where it left them unprepared to deal with nuances of the world, etc, a mom who thought they were "just doing their best" but was never meant to be a mom, and never wanted to be a mom, didn't have the tools for mom-hood, who wanted to protect their child, but had no real idea how, and how every comment turned into the mom trying to steer her kid the right way, but just came out as a dig or a "you're not good enough" remark, AND looking after your mom in a world that is wholly unsuited to her, that she can't really adapt to and fit into, and kinda becoming her mom to a point so that your life completely revolves around her until you leave home?

Yeah. I get Taash. It's actually kinda freaky how, fantasy elements aside, I get Taash on a frightening level. (aside from the dragon stuff, we're both the same with that HELL YEAH DRAGONS)

Taash doesn't read young to me because I've always read young because of how I was raised. I didn't get the chance to figure myself out until I left home. I also had the benefit of being able to leave for college at a younger age, and got a chance to experience things away from my mom earlier. But seeing things in such a binary way, that's how it is when you're protected like that.

You don't want to admit how similar you are to how your mom sees the world, b/c she sees it in one way, and as you go through life, you get to learn differently. You come out of this situation INCREDIBLY judgmental at first. Why aren't THESE things conforming to MY reality. You come across as brash and childish. And when you get treated as such, it's triggering b/c that's how your mom treats you.

You hate how you look, you think you look like a freak b/c your mom is constantly commenting on your appearance. She does it out of love (she wants you to be healthy & not mocked by your peers) but she doesn't consider that constantly telling you not to look a certain way does damage. My self confidence only recovered in my thirties. I'm 4 days from my 38th birthday, and it took getting pregnant to finally be like "you know what, I don't hate myself & my body" which is MASSIVE for me.

So where do we get our self confidence? In things we enjoy, in hyperfocuses that we're good at. For me that's comics, naginata, fantasy & DA lore lol XD For Taash it's dragons, fighting, and working out. And when we falter there, it's devastating b/c it's the only way we can feel good about ourselves b/c our SELVES are disconnected and tucked away b/c they make us feel bad.

So I totally get how Taash reads to people. The autism aspects are more like my wife (who is autistic & has issues with social cues, while I'm HYPER AWARE of social stuff which fuels my anxiety b/c of the type of person my mom was and how I had to look after her), but I get it.

But it makes me sad when I hear people dunk on Taash as "bad writing" and "unrealistic" and "annoying" and it's like...is that how you see people like that? Is that how you see me and people like my wife? I feel like people aren't willing to look deeper so often (an issue with all the companions tbh & some day I'll have to get into my Davrin feels b/c BOY do I have them. Neve too, WHOOF) but I feel like if you do that in a game, I hope you don't do that irl.

anyway TLDR this is a Taash defense post b/c while they have a lot of issues, stuff they need to work out & have wrong opinions on stuff, they're growing, they're learning & they have to do it later than most. They're an incredibly complicated character with tons of nuance, and I can't wait to get deeper into their story and banter with companions in round 2 of my playthroughs, and then again in round 3

Sorry this is too long, and I'm sure not all of this was intended when they were written, but this is how it all clicked with me as someone who has lived a large portion of that stuff. Like, again, I'm nearly fucking FOURTY and I don't feel like I should be there yet b/c I started so far back. It ALSO doesn't help that ADHD wild child I was, I was held back in preschool b/c neurodivergence also makes a kid read younger, AND the choice to have me be the youngest in the class would have been a very bad one. So I'm older than most of my peers BUT I've always read younger, felt younger, and have had a sore spot when it comes to all that.

Thank you for coming to my Taash Talk, I'll be here all week to think about more stuff, including how their body makes them read as lady, and they're not sure how to feel about that, but they don't want to CHANGE it, but is it right?

ANYWHO this is why Taash is a fascinating character & deserves better than to be regulated to "annoying kid"

[enden-k]

short story summary here, again

im including some of my old, traditional art of the og comic i drew years ago to the recent ones BWAHHAH

[the nobody] vindrael lyndis

age: around 23 in human years

height: ~163cm

species: high elf

the protag. vin was born in a small village in the kingdom of Morgana. hes a high elf, a species that is known for their intelligence and masters of the summoning arts. all elven species are known to be very tall and ethereal and beautiful; they are born with both sets of reproductive organs and are not assigned a gender at birth (going agender by default) until they choose it themselves if they wish to do so. vin identifies as male. unlike the average high elf, vin is much shorter and bland looking which troubled him all his life. he was and is often overlooked by others as he doesnt stand out. to make up for that, he possesses extreme intelligence and a talent for the summoning arts much surpassing an average high elf. he studied and worked extremely hard and became one of the greatest summoners in the kingdom until the king himself ordered him to the court to make him his personal summoner. the king was the first ever person who truly noticed and praised him for his talents and vin started to develop feelings of romantic nature. when he learned of the betrayal, hes even more shocked and hurt than titus. he failed to see the kings change and manipulation due to his feelings clouding his eyes and mind and it shook him deeply. he comes off as timid and polite but has actually quite the temper and bad mouth. he overthinks a lot and is always stressed and on the verge of losing it. despite his rational thinking, he tends to act impulsively when hes teased and messed with too much. everyone else in their group is crazy strong and op and vin often feels like he doesnt fit in there, constantly doubting his worth and powers. he often envies others and its a trait he hates about himself; he envies zydonia specifically for the confidence he wishes he had himself. after the kings betrayal, vin feels extremely lost and insecure in the world and latches onto titus as his new meaning of life. he puts his well-being over his own, considering it to be his duty to his prince, and would follow him everywhere even if he often gets upset with titus rash decisions and empty head. titus considers them best friends and treats them both as equals but vin still treats him as a prince, putting some distance between them. only when zydonia makes him learn to prioritize his own needs and well-being and stop putting titus on a pedestal does vin grow more secure and their friendship truly turns into a warm and mutual, equal one.

[the worlds enemy] zerevni-ir yggdra dragonya ova-akhyn nggdragryl i-ihm avna (Z Y D O N I A)

age: in human years around late 20s/early 30s estimate

height: ~194cm

species: goldhorn dragon

the last dragon of his kind. a jailed king with no clan to rule anymore. the dragons are mythical beings living "above the world" and are divided into 4 clans; the goldhorns, the whitetails, the redclaws and the blackscales. each clan possesses a unique ability, ancient magic, which is passed down from king to king. the goldhorns magic is restorative, healing; the ancient magic is "resurrection" zydonia is not of royal blood. he was a common dragon and had loving parents. due to a tragic event caused by his carelessness as a child when he barely learned how to fly, he fell off the edge of the world to the mortal realm, broke his left horn and lost his parents when they tried to retrieve and protect his dying form from human hunters who were attracted by his fall. bc of his broken horn, zydonia lost a part of his dragon powers and his dragon form, turning into a much smaller, humanoid form. his parents death set off his berserker mode, a state a dragon goes in when overwhelmed by intense emotions and unleashing their powers in an extremely mass destructive burst. zydonias wrath was the most powerful and destructive anyone has ever witnessed and it led to him unintentionally wiping out the entire region. the goldclaws were attracted by his powers and came to the rescue; he was healed and brought back by the king who adopted him as his own son, fascinated by his powers and potential. despite his lost dragon form, the dragons still considered him as one of their own. even when he took over his deceased adoptive father and became king, he was loved and respected. he inherited the clans magic but is unable to use it bc of his broken horn, making him a flawed and unworthy king in the eye of another, specific dragon clan who soon came up with a plan to get their claws on his magic, murder him and take over (leaving this all out so this wont get any longer than it already is) back to the present, he was jailed in a dungeon when he got careless and was eventually busted out by titus and the others. ofc his jailbreak didnt go unnoticed and soon hes wanted all across the lands since hes considered a threat to the world due to the annihilation of an entire region when he was a kid a long long time ago; his powers as a grown dragon are much more destructive now and he possesses just one horn. he made a deal with titus; helping him grow strong and stop his father in exchange for busting him out of the dungeon and helping him find his lost horn to regain his form and powers. zydonia is very proud and confident and shameless. he comes off as easygoing, seeking amusement and always speaking his mind, no matter how naughty or "unkingly" it might be. despite his behavior, he still carries himself with a kings aura so its pretty clear he has royal manners and knows how to behave. he simply chooses not to, for the fun of it. hes stronger and more powerful than anyone else but does not brag about it and rather teaches the others how to "suck less" and get better. he only steps into fights when he knows the enemy is outclassing the others. zydonia has his eyes set on vin and loves to banter and tease. it seems he prefers people who dont like him at first and are not afraid to be honest and speak rudely to him.

[the failed prince] titus von morganastatt

age: 21 years

height: 187cm

species: human

the failed 2nd prince of Morgana. he had an older brother who he loved dearly and a onesided relationship to his father; his father neglected him a lot and didnt pay him much attention, rather favoring his brother aris who was way smarter and more capable than titus. his brother always tried to shield him from their father, willing to take on all the royal duties so titus could have a much more innocent childhood without his fathers sharp eyes and strict hand. its why titus never had to bother much with politics, diplomacy or all the "paperwork" that comes, only focusing on honing his body and eager to fight exciting battles. he doesnt understand much of such things and his father regards him as stupid and not capable to follow into his footsteps and run a country like the strict king he is himself. when aris died, it destroyed both titus and his father. unlike titus tho, his father let the grief consume and corrupt him and soon he started to plan to sacrifice his remaining son to zydonia to resurrect aris, offering a hundreds bodies for the magic to work, including vin and bell who were accompanying titus. he wasnt aware tho that zydonia is unable to use the ancient magic bc of his broken horn. titus was already aware that his father had some wicked plans and knowing for certain now makes him want to stop and save him. he pretends to be dead and starts a new life, learning how to be a proper king unlike his father and growing stronger so he can confidently return to his home and face him and end whatever he started. titus is a very purehearted and kind prince; always believing in the good of people even if someone wronged or insulted him. hes naive and a little dumb at times and always needs a bit to fully understand things. he admires vin a lot bc of his intelligence and considers him his best friend since he always stuck around him. he also looks up to zydonia and learns a lot from him, both useless and useful things in all kind of matters. when he becomes king later on, a lot of the way he handles things is how he learned from watching zydonia since hes also a king.

[the assassin] bell

age: 22 years

height: 168cm

species: human

originally hailing from an assassin clan, she was ordered to join the royal army as an undercover knight and assassinate the royal family. however, she was assigned to titus own knights and when they met, they immediately became friends. just like titus, bell is chaotic and easygoing. the way she talks might be considered rude which is smth titus finds amusing and refreshing. she behaves very bold and doesnt care what others think. when they make their deal with zydonia bell is the first who announces she will follow titus and "beat the kings ass". she was ordered to assassinate the family but after becoming friends with titus, she doesnt want to carry out that order. the clan always kept her in the shadows and theres many things she wasnt allowed to do or enjoy; titus, vin and zy are her first friends and she decides to follow their light and do the things she wants and not what is expected of her. so, pretending to have died in that dungeon is also freeing her and allowing her to live a life she always wanted. bell is really strong (both physically and verbally) and skilled; shes often considered to have "bad manners" but doesnt care how others think of her. she doesnt hesitate to kick someones ass if theyre becoming annoying. shes perceptive and a quick thinker but still a bit silly at times. she and zydonia share the same chaotic energy and combined they definitely destroy vins nerves in record time.

[povofjustme]

House of the Dragon

Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen adopted daughter (Dark skin, black hair, green eyes)

(Didn’t check grammar, have fun!)

- You were abandoned on the beach

- Laenor had just came back from training

- He tried to get some alone time with joffrey so they went to a private part of the beach

- They both kept hearing a cry… they found you!!

- Laenor pick you up from a little adopted beat up boat on the tidewater

- “We have to go take her to my mother now” Lb

- Rhaenys looked at Laenor and asking why he has a baby in his arms but when he told her to look at your eyes

- Your eyes where green

- Just like Queen Alyssa Targaryen

- With everything else with you, you could really pass as a Velaryon’s princess but the best part is your black hair, just like her mother

- She sent for Corlys and called for the Grand Maester.

- “She looks strong and healthy, but she is small. I will say 3 or 4 moons old” gm

- Corlys took one look at you, your eyes, your skin and your hair! you could of passed as his and Rhaenys child

- “We should keep her” r

- “She could be passed as one of are own” c

- “Leanor go get leana, we have to talk” r

- That night they had a family dinner, everyone that night agreed to have you be passed at Y/N Velaryon the youngest daughter of Corlys and Rhaenys

- You came at the perfect time

- Corlys and Rhaenys haven’t been to kingsland in over 11 moons, they would say that Rhaenys was pregnant and due to her health. She wanted to keep it to themselves

- Once the king got note of his cousin new addition, He wanted to throw a 7 day feast just for you!

- Growing up, you ended up being the family favor, and once getting older and joining them in court, you become one of courts highly favored lady, all due to family

- The Velaryon Pearl~they call you

- Your Father (Corly’s) in his eye, you are perfect. His favorite child. You listen to him, and adored him since you were a kid without question. Which let him know you where ready you learn. Even if you wasn’t Velaryon by blood, you was going to be raised like one. He raised and tried you to be the best Velaryon in history.

- “(Your name) Velaryon, lady of Driftmark” He see your future in stone. He was the one that said history remember names, not faces.

- Your Mother (Rhaenys) she did teach you history of The Baratheon family. You looked more on her mother’s side than a thing. And she wanted to stay that way. She had no idea if you had any Targaryen in you but that doesn’t matter because you were “Velaryon” and didn’t need a dragon. You could stay on land where she knows you’re safe.

- Your Older brother (Leanor) as your big brother, it’s law that he protects you. In the halls, you could see him walking hand and hand with his 4 year old little sister with a little crown on both of their heads. He stared your training at the age of 7.

- Like your father, Leanor wanted you to be the best of the best but most importantly, he want you to be safe if you wasn’t by his side already. But growing up, Leanor can see the sea in you, maybe even the future lady of the tide. That’s another reason why he train you. When the time comes, nobody could try to over throw you.

- Your older sister (Leana) She teaches you how to be a confident lady. To the hair, make up and dresses. At 5 summers old, you would sit and watch her get ready for the day. Leana would dress you both to match. Hair as will. She teaches you everything you need to know about being a lady and how to present yourself to the people. Leana is your best friend growing up and she loved having a mini-me around her and dress up.

- Your Uncle (Vaemond) Teaches you about the tide. Ever since you was a kid, he grow to love you as family. And when he did, he took you under his wing. Everything you know about the boat or the sea and ocean is from your uncle. His very close to you because of the sea. Just like your father, he can see as the lady of tide

- Even though you were spoiled since they first met you, you were the most humble, persistent, and kindest person they knew.

- Growing up, you would get a feeling that you was somewhat different then your family. Yes everyone else had white hair but have been told that you had your grandma long thick black hair that fell to your waist, your father darker skin and your green eyes just like your great cousin

- But sometimes it’s didn’t feel right, but your choice to be the best you can be in their eyes. You are very grateful and show it.

- They never told you anything about your upbringing, but you have a loving family right here! Nothing will change you.

- Like - (You go to the market in The tides and spend extra money on the small business. You helped out in the orphanages since your were 7 summers old and donate most of your dolls, dresses and sometimes jewelry that out fit your or you believe some of kid would be happier with the toys. Every name day, the orphanages around Driftmarks would get big donations from the feast to feed them)

- The people see your kind heart, but also see how beautiful your “Valyria” future looks, your siblings and you are know as “pretty Valyria”.

- After Leanor got married and had his “first” child, He went to his father wanting to make you the future lady of the tide after him.

- He would send leana letters about it

- Leanor knows his not gonna have children of his own but he trained you for the age of 7 to be a leader, and his father agreed

- Corly or Leanor didn’t tell anyone but Vaemond. You ever needed there help when it comes to the people. You won there hearts over the years, they wouldn’t have a problem knowing that Driftmark would be safe in your hands.

- By the time Joffrey was born, you would become an helmsman, chief mate under your uncle watch then a captain to your own boat that your father gifted you.

- They knew they made the right decision, but sometimes you just wished your sister was here to see it.

- But she never got too. The night of her funeral all hell broke loose. The kids were trying to kill each other. Mothers are arguing. And all you could think about was your big sister.

- The whole day was a blur but you seem your nieces hiding behind your parents.

- That night you had the twins sleeping in your room, but the night wasn’t over just yet

- The girls where sleep in your room when you heard a loud noise, not your older sister but your big brother is now dead.

- Few years later, your uncle thought it was time for a new ruler. Your father has been at sea and no one knew if he was gonna make it are not.

- Now you are standing in the red keep. Your uncle just defended your position to being Lady of Driftmark, Rhaenyra was about to take her stand when the king walked in.

- At the end of it, your mother announced that your father and brother agreed to have you as the Future Lady of the tide…..

“To the future lady for Driftmark..” -King Viserys

[veliseraptor]

top 5 female characters?

did another round of "spelunking in my ask box for things I never got around to answering" and found this one and like. I know why I didn't do this one (probably I got overwhelmed) but it's time now

choosing one per fandom because that makes it a little easier. partly because I could easily populate this list solely from wheel of time.

1. Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag. She did nothing wrong! Other than all the imperialism and slavery and associated atrocities, besides that she's innocent. Look, I just love her, have loved her from my first read, and only love her more with every reread. She's got a deeply fucked up view of the world, a bone-deep need for control, a deep confidence in her own rightness that I can't wait to see shattered (and never will on page but I can think about it). What a gem.

2. Natasha Romanov. Okay I'm cheating a little on this because the next character on this list is from comics and Natasha could come from either comics or the MCU, but I'll go with her MCU incarnation since that was the first one I fell in love with (and what really got me reading comics). She's so important to me. I love a lady with a dark past as a human weapon who still kind of thinks of herself that way and is figuring out how to be a normal human person in the world. I just love her so much and I've been thinking about her a lot lately. Maybe I should get back to my pre-canon MCU Natasha fic.

3. Laura Kinney. Speaking of characters who have a dark past as a human weapon who still kind of think of themselves that way and are figuring out how to be a normal human person in the world! I mean, Laura is much further along in that journey in present comics timeline than she was when I started reading her books (with Marjorie Liu's run, thank you Marjorie Liu) but...that's so foundational to her character, still, and informs so much about how she interacts with the world. I love it, and her.

4. Minthara Baenre. A new one on this list but I've gotten deeply attached. I don't think I can kill her in any playthrough tbh except for the one where I accidentally did because I didn't realize that she could be a companion. I've romanced her twice and it's a struggle not to do it again. She's just such a particular character of a type I feel like I don't run across very often in a female character - she's ruthless, her morals run directly counter to so much of conventional morality, she's very much a paladin but not the sense that one would usually think of a paladin. She's vicious and a little bloodthirsty and "dangerous, cunning, wounded, brutal, paranoid...and utterly loyal to those she trusts." I came into this game expecting to be an Astarion girl and came out of it a Minthara girl. No regrets.

5. Clytemnestra. I keep picking up retellings with Clytemnestra in the eternal hope that they'll give me a Clytemnestra to satisfy me but honestly the Clytemnestra of Aeschylus's Oresteia remains my gold standard. Love a woman on a vengeance quest and I love even more the ways that she, in Agamemnon specifically, adopts a whole bunch of trappings of masculinity in order to justify herself and claim power for herself. Aegisthus who, this is the Clytemnestra show. I think I also find it very compelling how much she is a Mother but rather than making her a nurturing figure that is what drives her violence.

but also like. Jaenelle Angelline my beloved. Aredhel my beloved. Azula my beloved. Morrigan Dragon Age my beloved. Ling Wen and Lucille Sharpe and Baru Cormorant. my weird love of Jeyne Westerling for some reason. others I am definitely forgetting. and so many more from the canons above that I'm leaving out because of my self-imposed one per canon rule

[hybe-girl]

⎯⎯⎯⎯ 𓈒 ˙ Profile of PARK SORA

✽ ˖* 𓂃 Park Sora ( 박소라; born May 11th, 2000 ), known professionally as Sora is a South Korean singer, rapper, actress, model, songwriter, Global Ambassador, and dancer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group MUSE under 21 studio. They debuted through the animated series with the same name MUSE. They also made their Korean debut on August 1, 2019, with the digital single, “Abracadabra“. Sora is the leader, main vocalist and dancer of the group & is also the daughter of actor and actress Park Joon-Woo & Kim Yeona.

✽ ˖* 𓂃 𝙶𝙴𝚃 𝚃𝙾 𝙺𝙽𝙾𝚆 𝙷𝙴𝚁.__ BASICS

. + ° Birth Name: Park Sora (박소라)

+ ° English Name: Serenity Park

+ Birthday: May 11th, 2000

+ ' Zodiac Sign: Taurus

+ • Chinese Zodiac Sign: Dragon

+ • BIRTHPLACE: Seoul, South Korea

+ • RESIDENCE: Seoul, South Korea ( current )

+ • ETHNICITY: South Korean

+ ° Height: 167.8 cm (5'6")

+ ° Weight: 46kg (101lbs)

+ Blood Type: B

+ • MBTI Type: INTP

+° Representative Symbol: Heart

+ ° Instagram: @/parksora

✽ ˖* 𓂃𝙶𝙴𝚃 𝚃𝙾 𝙺𝙽𝙾𝚆 𝙷𝙴𝚁.__𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

. + ° STAGE NAME: Sora ( 소라 )

. + ° GROUP: MUSE (2019-present )

+ ° Position(s): Leader, Main Vocalist, dancer

+ ° COMPANIE(s): SM Entertainment ( Former), 21 Studio

+ °OCCUPATION(s): Singer, Actress, Model, Songwriter, Global Ambassador, Voice Actress

+ ° DEBUT DATE: August 1, 2019

+ ° DEBUT AGE: 19 ( Int.) 20 ( Kor.)

+ ° STRONG SUITS: her vocals • public speaking • acting • promotions • modeling • variety shows • stage presences • composing • stunning visuals • vlogging • being global ambassador for many brands

+ ° INDIVIDUAL ENDORSEMENT(s): Valentino, Romand, Chloe’, Cartier, Ralph Lauren ( Polo, Purple Label, etc. ), Jimmy Choo, Estée Lauder, Lancôme international, Fendi, Hyein Seo, & Liu Jo.

. + ° SKILLS RANKING:

•vocals ability : 10/10

•rap ability : 4/10

•dance ability: 7/10

•visuals: 10/10 ( Korean Standard )

•Stage presence: 8.5/10

•producing ; song writing ; composing: 7/10

•choreographing: 7/10

•public speaking: 9/10

• Variety show: 9/10

��� ˖* 𓂃𝙶𝙴𝚃 𝚃𝙾 𝙺𝙽𝙾𝚆 𝙷𝙴𝚁.__𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

. + ° PERSONALITY TYPE: INTP

. + ° PERSONALITY: Sora is a very kind person. she seems rather mean or 'cold' on the outside due to her resting face, the way she holds herself, her preference for alone time or her love for peace and quiet, but when people really get to know her, they see her as one of the most warming and caring people.

. + ° STRENGTHS:

loyal: one thing about Sora, is that she will strongly defend her loved ones when they're receiving hate or wrongly accused of something. fans warn people to not mess with her as she will easily call out people if they say something to her loved ones.

confident: although it is inevitable to not get insecure or doubt herself, Sora knows her worth and strongly reminds herself of it every day.

. + ° WEAKNESSES:

perfectionist: although this is something she's working on, Sora likes things to be in an order where she can easily reach/do them. at first, she would do this by overworking herself or practicing too much to the point of exhaustion. what she does now is she lets the boys mess up her room so she can clean it again and destress herself.

self-isolating: this is also something Sora is working on, but as she's still not so good with voicing her emotions or feelings, she'll often stay in her room and ponder over her feelings or the situation by herself without telling anyone.

. + ° SEXUALITY: straight

. + ° RELATIONSHIP STATUS: in a relationship ( for 7 months )

. + ° FAMILY INFORMATION: father, mother, two older brother, & older sister.

Sora comes from the illustrious Park family, a name synonymous with excellence in South Korea’s entertainment industry. The Park family’s legacy spans three generations, each contributing significantly to the world of acting and performance.

The legacy began with Sora’s grandparents, who were trailblazers in Korean cinema and theater. Their pioneering work set the stage for future generations, establishing a strong foundation of talent and dedication. They were celebrated for their groundbreaking roles and contributions to the arts, earning a place in the annals of Korean entertainment history.

Sora’s parents continued this proud tradition, becoming prominent figures in the industry. Both achieved great success as actors, with numerous acclaimed performances in television dramas, films, and stage productions. Their work not only garnered them individual accolades but also helped elevate the Park family’s status in the entertainment world.

. + ° FATHER: Park Joon-Woo

Park Joon-Woo ( 박준우; born october 17, 1970 ) is a South Korean actor. Considered one of South Korea's most successful actors, he has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, three Screen Actors Guild Award, two Critics' Choice Television Award, ten Baeksang Arts Awards, two Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for Academy Awards( Oscars) and a Gotham Award. The success of Park Joon-Woo works internationally established him as a top Hallyu star. He married actress Kim Yeona in 1995, who is Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful actresses & beauty pageant titleholder. They met & fell in love on the set of one of the highest-rated and critically acclaimed dramas in Korean television history, Where they played the main characters in the historical love triangle drama, The King’s Heart ( 1995 ). Aside from his acting career, Lee is also a businessman, having launched a chain of restaurants in Seoul, as well as founding several businesses including the development company Kim & Park C&D. He owns several of his businesses with his wife Kim Yeona. Following the success of his career, Park decided to take a break from acting & to care for his children in 2008.

In 2012, Park Joon-Woo & his wife Kim Yeona opened an art museum; Yong, Museum of Art. Which is named after his great-grandfather, Park Yong. The museum exhibits traditional and modern art works by Korean and international artists. It is considered one of South Korea's top three private art museums and the couple are known as the most powerful art collector in South Korea. As of February 2023, the family’s net worth was estimated at around US$1 billion & making them one of the wealthiest people in South Korea and was ranked 15th on Forbes 2019 list of 50 Richest Koreans.

• + ° birthdate: october 17, 1970

• + ° ethnicity: South Korean

• + ° birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

• + ° Education: Daewon Foreign Language High School & Seoul National University ( He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian history ) & got his Master of Business Administration degree from Keio University

• + ° occupation: Actor

. + ° Gender: male

. + ° Pronouns: he/him

. + ° Sexual orientation: heterosexual

. + ° Romantic orientation: heteroromantic

. + ° Relationship Status: married ( 1995-present )

. + ° Significant other: Kim Yeona

. + ° Children: two sons & two daughters

. + ° CLOSENESS: 9/10

. + ° MOTHER: Kim Yeona

Kim Yeona ( 김연아; born March 3rd, 1973 ), is a South Korean actress. Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful actresses, and beauty pageant titleholder. At 16 years old, Kim Yeona was casted when she was on her way home from school due to her beautiful face to join the Miss Korea pageant, where she later became a Miss Korea winner in 1989 at 16 years old and represented her country at the Miss World pageant that same year to become runner-up, earning her the title “nation’s golden visual”. At 17 years old, She made her acting debut & rose to stardom via her portrayal of the evil stepsister in the teen drama First Love, First Heartbreak ( 1990 ), which became a tremendous sensation across Asia and sparked an international breakthrough for Korean cinema. Where she went to become the youngest actress to win Baeksang Arts Award for Best Leading Actress.

At 22 years old In 1995, she started alongside actor Park Joon-Woo in of one of the highest-rated and critically acclaimed dramas in Korean television history, Where they played the main characters in the historical love triangle drama, The King’s Heart ( 1995 ), Where they fell in love on set and got married in the same year. In 1998, She started alongside Jackie Chan, and Chris Tucker, the film Rush Hour, where she made her breakthrough in Hollywood. Kim won a Golden Globe Award and received an Emmy Award nomination. She also won her first Screen Actors Guild Award. She won the Breakthrough Performance Award from the National Board of Review and became the first South Korean’s actress to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film. In 2001, she made her appearance again alongside opposite Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 2. Where she established herself as a formidable force in Hollywood.

In the same year, Kim starred opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Cruise in the action film The Secret Agent ( 2001), where she played the role of a spy. The film established Kim among Hollywood's highest-paid actresses, earning $10–15 million per film for the next four years and she was given the President's Award at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards. Following the success of her career, Kim decided to take a break from acting & to care for her children in 2005. Many young actresses have cited Kim as a role model.

In 2012, Kim Yeona & her husband Park Joon-Woo opened an art museum; Yong, Museum of Art. Which is named after her husband’s great-grandfather, Park Yong. The museum exhibits traditional and modern art works by Korean and international artists. It is considered one of South Korea's top three private art museums and the couple are known as the most powerful art collector in South Korea. As of February 2023, the family’s net worth was estimated at around US$1 billion & making them one of the wealthiest people in South Korea and was ranked 15th on Forbes 2019 list of 50 Richest Koreans.

• + ° birthdate: March 3rd, 1973

• + ° ethnicity: South Korean

• + ° birthplace: Uiryeong County, Gyeongsang province, South Korea

• + ° Education: Ewha Girls' High School & Ewha Womans University ( majoring in art studies ) & got her Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School

• + ° occupation: Actress

• + ° Gender: Female

. + ° Pronouns: She/her

• + • Sexual orientation: heterosexual

• + ° Romantic orientation: heteroromantic

• + ° Relationship Status: married ( 1995-present)

• + ° Significant other: Park Joon-Woo

• + ° Children: two sons & two daughters

• + ° CLOSENESS: 7/10

. + ° 1st brother: Park Jaewon

Park Jaewon ( 박재원; born April 2nd, 1997 ) is the first son of actor Park Joon-Woo and actress Kim Yeona was born in Seoul, South Korea. He attended Kyungbock High School and graduated from at the age of 12 and then earned a bachelor's degree from Yonsei University School of Business and Technology at the age of 16, and Following his father’s footsteps, Park got his Master of Business Administration degree from Keio University at the same time, becoming the youngest person to ever receive their masters at sixteen years old.

In 2018 at twenty one years old, Park founded and started the online gaming company QUEST by launching the game “Mystic Realms: The Enchanted Quest”. The game is an open-world fantasy RPG where players embark on a magical journey to uncover ancient secrets, battle mythical creatures, and restore balance to a world on the brink of chaos. The game features a rich storyline, diverse characters, and a dynamic environment that reacts to the player’s choices. The company quickly went on to become one of the world's largest online games companies & QUEST has expanded into movies, e-commerce and online music. By 2020, Forbes reported that the company was valued at $700 million and in March 2021 valued the company at $900 million.

• + ° birthdate: April 2nd, 1997

• + ° ethnicity: South Korean

• + ° birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

• + ° Education: Kyungbock High School, Yonsei University School of Business and Technology, & Keio University

• + ° occupation: CEO, Gaming developer

• + ° Gender: male

. + ° Pronouns: he/him

• + • Sexual orientation: heterosexual

• + • Romantic orientation: heteroromantic

• + ° Relationship Status: in a relationship

. + ° Significant other: Wang Liena

.+ °Closeness: 10/10

. + ° 2nd brother: Park Si-Woo

Park Si-Woo ( 박시우; born July 07, 1998 ) is a South Korean actor. He gained widespread fame with his role in the historical fiction as Prince Lee Wan, Moonlit Dynasty ( 2015 ), which also earned him the Best New Actor – Television trophy at Baeksang Arts Awards. His other notable works are television series The brightest star in the sky (2016), Only for Love (2017), Wonderland (2018), and You are my glory ( 2019). He achieved international fame for his role in the 2019 critically acclaimed dark comedy thriller film Parasite, which won the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Picture, and The actors won the Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Park is also the son of actor and actress Park Joon-Woo & Kim Yeona.

• + ° birthdate: July 7th, 1998

• + ° ethnicity: South Korean

• + ° birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

• + ° Education: School of Performing Arts Seoul

• + ° occupation: Actor

• + ° Gender: male

. + ° Pronouns: he/him

• + • Sexual orientation: heterosexual

• + • Romantic orientation: heteroromantic

• + ° Relationship Status: Single

.+ ° CLOSENESS: 7/10

. + ° Older Sister: Park Ji-an

Park Ji-an ( 박 지안; September 1, 1999 ) known professionally as Park Jian or Jian is a South Korean figure skater. Park is the second South Korean figure skater to win a medal at an ISU Junior Grand Prix or ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating event, the ISU Figure Skating Championships, and the Olympic Games. She is the first female skater ever to win every major international competition, namely, the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the Four Continents Championships, and the Grand Prix Final. She is also the first figure skater ever to complete a Career Super Grand Slam by also winning the Junior Grand Prix Final and the Junior World Championships. She is one of the most highly recognized athletes and media figures in the world. As a result of her numerous accomplishments and popularity, she is frequently referred to as “Ice Queen” or the “nation’s princess” by various media across the world. Park is also the daughter of actor and actress Park Joon-Woo & Kim Yeona.

Park was the highest paid athlete in the XXI Olympic Winter Games, the 5th, 7th, 6th and 4th top-earning sportswoman in the world in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively according to Forbes. The business magazine has also listed her in their 30 under 30 and Philanthropy lists. She was included in Time magazine's annual Time 100 of World's Most Influential People in 2015. Park was the first to top Forbes Korea Power Celebrity and was ranked in the Top 10 from 2010 to 2017 and in 2020 and the youngest. Park lit the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

• + ° birthdate: September 1, 1999

• + ° ethnicity: South Korean

• + ° birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

• + ° Education: Ewha Girls' High School & Korea University (majoring in art studies; BA )

• + ° occupation: figure skater

• + ° Gender: Female

• + ° Pronouns: She/her

• + • Sexual orientation: heterosexual

• + • Romantic orientation: heteroromantic

• + ° Relationship Status: in a relationship

• + ° Significant other: Choi Jihoon

• + ° CLOSENESS: 9/10

[dreaisgrayte]

Under the Goddess' Veil [TEASER]

A/n: This fic was a tad bit spur of the moment to take a break from rewriting some of Lady of Amberguard. Turns out I really like the idea and haven't been able to stop writing on it for 2 days. I will say this will be a bit of plot in the first 4 or 5 thousand words but from then on...dear Lord forgive me for the absolute FILTH I have planned.

Description: I'll give a silly one for right now, basically a maiden gets sacrificed to 5 dragons and a lot of fucking happens. The end.

Pairings: Obanai Iguro, Sanemi Shinazugawa, Giyuu Tomioka, Uzui Tengen, and Kyojuro Rengoku x reader

ENJOY!

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“I was supposed to be sacrificed to you for the honor of my village…” You trail off, trying to connect the dots. You glance in the direction of Sanemi, his usually stern eyes softening when they connect with yours. “Are you going to eat me?” Your words sound pitiful, like you had accepted that fact already – and you had. You’d be raised on the single constant that you would be fed to the Gods atop the neverending tips.

Uzui appears in front of you, a lazy smirk playing with his lips as he leans down to be eye level with you. “Not in the way you’re thinking.” He purrs, rolling his smirk into his mouth.

Kyojuro pushes forward, his long hair whipping in the wind Obanai was still creating. “Your humans assume when we request a maiden to be given to us that we would feast upon her supple flesh,” He sighs, looking at Obanai as he speaks. “Every century our loneliness becomes unbearable. There was the occasional soul that attempted to harm us, wanting to take the hoard for themself, but that didn’t last long. Other draconics would visit us, but some of them would fight for our territory.” Your eyes are drawn to Sanemi again and his plethora of scars. He avoids your gaze at all costs, he finds the outer wall of the cave particularly interesting.

Kyojuro continues with a solemn smile. “Then one day a beautiful woman found her way into the lower tunnels. She came begging us to help her village, people were sick – dying. She was ready to give anything to us for the sake of the people.”

Uzui, who is leaning against the wall, pipes up again. “So she gave us her body.” Your brows knit together. Her body? What exactly did that mean? Kyojuro shoots him a glare before setting himself in front of your gaze, staring into your eyes.

“The women before you were scared, frightened of the big bad monsters within the Ponorich peaks. Most of them tried to escape with no avail…they would get lost and starve or stay within our sight and do the same thing. There were others that would find our hoard and selfishly conspire to harm us to take it.” Kyojuro’s eyes are bright swirls. “We want a mate, a bride.” Bride…you had dreamed about a day adorned with joy once. It had been a quick thought, squashed by the reality that you understood from a very young age. Though, now perhaps you could live the life that had been taken away from you.

The wind dies down and you quickly look behind to find Obanai stepping onto the edge in a graceful manner. He nods his head at you, an ethereal glow still present in his eyes. It made your stomach dip in the strangest way. "You can have one of us,” He waves his arm to the group of men, their eyes trained on you. Obanai steps forward, picking up your hands softly. You peer at him through your lashes. “Or all of us." He finishes. A distinguishing feeling glides through your very being. Something that tells you if you were going to die for the village the least you could do was live for them.

"I-I'd like to have all of you..." You stammer, your confidence dropping with every second. When did you decide to become so brazen? Here you were, a maiden surrounded by five men that surely looked upon you with heat and desire.

"Are you sure you can handle that little doe? Becoming the wife of five hungry dragons isn't going to be easy. You will ache when you are without us and you will ache when you are with us." Giyuu coos, placing a hand on your back. It sends licks of warmth that jolt to where you had never been touched.

“You will become ours in every way possible.” Uzui is now to your other side, hand upon your waist. “We will take you whenever we want,” A piece of hair falls to the side of his ear, distracting you for a moment until he brings your gaze back to him with fingers under your chin. “And you can take us whenever you want.”

Kyojuro hangs his arms around your shoulders, placing himself square behind you. The thin material of your slip does nothing to hide the warmth radiating off the man. “When our heat occurs you will have to be careful. One of us may ravish you and then two more join in.” He nudges your head with affection and your stomach stirs.

“Are you willing to make sacrifices?” Sanemi asks, still standing a few feet away from the huddle the rest of them had now created around you.

“I was raised to do so.” You reply, a confident nod moving your head.

[absolutebl]

Rules: List 10 of your comfort shows

tagged by @he-is-lightning-in-a-bottle (thanks doll)

I rarely pass along tags but you should do this one and tag me if you do so I can see, comfort watches are my absolute FAVORITE.

This is a BL blog and I've watched most of them, so I will be picking BL. But I will only be picking BL I am rewatching for comfort right NOW.

Some of these may surprise. Ready?

My Top 10 Comfort BL's right NOW

1 kiss x kiss x kiss - perfect scandal (short)

My favorite of this series because it's basically office romance sexy bits we all wanted from Old Fashion Cupcake.

2 Jun & Jun

his show made up for in style what it lacked in substance. I like fluff. I loved this. I smile every moment I'm watching. This is very much MY style of BL.

3 Love is Science (BL cut)

Mark and Ouwen gotta be one of my all time favorite side dishes. LIS? is a noona romance with added mature side couple as well as these two, mostly interwoven. It’s a big buy in just for Mark & Ouwen but WORTH IT, and some kind soul uploaded a BL cut to YT. Everything is a touch quirky but the BL boys are beautiful, earnest, and high heat. It's one of Taiwan's favorite dynamics: the bisexual himbo meets the confident gay, but they are just LOVELY, plus tiny queer family at the end.

4 2 Moons 3

What can I say, it's utter trash but there is something about the main couple I love. A Thai pulp that felt like it came out 5 yrs ago with many of the flaws inherent to that time and studio system, including manufactured angst and convoluted plot, but an ultimately sweet main couple that (as a pairing) feels a bit more modern and is satisfying to watch. This will probably go down in history as one of the few BLs where I genuinely didn’t care about any of the side couples.

5 Love Class 2

But only "my couple." ( the mature student and the TA). I still hold that they probably should’ve had their own series.

6 Big Dragon

I didn't love this when it first aired but I am coming around to it more on the rewatch. (I may even up its score from 7 to 8 if the eventual movie sticks the landing). This is a pairing that proved itself to be a lot more sophisticated than I expected with nods at kink in a more respectful way than Mame could ever dream, plus excellent chemistry.

7 Why R U? Korea

The Korean remake of Why RU? is BOTH bizarro land, and EXACTLY what I expected. There is something comforting in watching the Cliff's notes version of a show I enjoyed before just in a different BL style. I don't know why I like this one so much, but I really do.

8 Takara & Amagi

I gnawed on my knuckles and squealed a lot with this show first time around. Now I still love it but I'm more calm. It is beyond charming: soft and gentle, packed with cuteness and high school angst, thirst, & yearning.

9 About Youth

A truly lovely little coming of age high school BL with a classic YA low drama but high angst and an earnest depth.

Clearly I'm having a bit of a high school phase because I've been thinking of doing this one next:

10 My School President

Yes, we’ve seen it all before, but I still ADORED this. And there is a lot to be said for the classics being re-executed perfectly. Who let my BL be this wholesome and funny?

[dragonagegayz]

You Got Some Scrapes, But I'll Pile Drive You Anyway

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

Rating: Explicit

Game: Dragon Age The Veilguard

Pairing: Emmrich x Rook, Emmrook, Emmrich x Trans! Male Rook, Emmrich x Mourn Watch Rook

Word Count: 7611

Summary: A jaunt through the Necropolis ends with a confrontation from an ex-lover and Oz not holding back anything from this fool coming to embarss him. How does Emmrich respond? By jokring it of course!

This is time 4

A jaunt through the Necropolis ends with a confrontation from an ex-lover and Oz not holding back anything from this fool coming to embarss him. How does Emmrich respond? By jokring it of course!

Title: Wonderful Nothing by Glass Animals

NSFW Tags: Fist Fucking

     Emmrich knew he was a very lucky man to be journeying across Thedas with the group of people tasked with stopping the gods and saving the world. He was one of the lucky few to be able to use the Crossroads to get from one side of the land to the other, such exceptional use of magic it was incredibly fascinating. From the coast of Rivain to the thick forests of Arlathan, he was fortunate to be able to live this experience indeed. However, if he were to be asked his favorite place of them, without a moment’s hesitation. He would say the Necropolis.

     Not only was it his home, with its comforting sights and smells, but the magic he got to feel there was unlike anywhere else. He could feel the fade press against his skin in those halls in a way it never did anywhere else but the Lighthouse (naturally). Anytime he got to return, it was like taking a warm refreshing drink as one returned home from a long trip, relaxing, comforting, homey. Either out of pure kindness or a simple observation, whenever Rook got called back to the hallowed halls, he always brought Emmrich with him. He did wonder if the qunari felt the same about their shared home, as a fellow Mourn Watcher he did seem to find a very similar comfort when in the Necropolis. The mage noticed how he seemed to smile easier, he fought smoother, and the air of confidence he always seemed to have was easier to hold when they were home. Oz just seemed… happier when they were home and Emmrich found it incredibly endearing.

     This time, they were returning to report on some haunting to Myrna and Vorgoth as well as helping with some possession that had been happening around the Necropolis. Emmrich and Bellara were chosen for this particular visit, which the mage was more than happy with, he found the Dalish elf delightful company, especially in an academic sense. She was also one of the few on their team that didn’t judge the older and younger man for their life, for being a part of the Mourn Watch and their use of necromancy in comparison to the others. She genuinely found it interesting and voiced such things, wanting to learn and gain knowledge. She would have made an excellent student were she part of the order, Emmrich had once told her, which earned one of her giggles in response.

     As they made their way to the main chamber she spoke out, jogging to catch up to the qunari who always walked a little faster with his considerably longer strides. Those legs were long, Emmrich had once noticed, he wondered how they’d hold up under a long period of stress. “So Rook, you aren’t a mage but are a part of the order. Does that mean you’ve had different experiences compared to the professor?” The senior necromancer chided her quietly with ‘Emmrich, Bellara, Emmrich,’ while Oz thought of what to say. “I guess so, I don’t do any of the magic stuff obviously but I had a roommate who’s a mage and I helped them out with their duties when I could. My other roommate wasn’t a mage either, we just did a lot of escorts of people and artifacts as well as clearing out unruly undead,” He said, stopping to help the Dalish elf avoid a puddle that she almost directly walked into, ever the gentleman, the qunari was. Emmrich swore as his traitorous heart skipped a beat.

     “But, I was focused on the fighting aspect, be it the undead or stupid mercenaries who broke in for a quick buck, if there was a fight they always called upon Oz,” A smile broke out on his face. “They called me ‘Death’s Flirt’ for a while because wherever there needed to be killing, I was sure to be there but also wherever there are beautiful people, I was also sure to be there,” Bellara’s eyes were wide and face in a ‘O’ before she broke out into a giggle, from where he stood the necromancer could see her ears turn a shade of pink. He bit down on his tongue, squeezed his eyes shut to desperately try an ignore the nauseous anger that over came him, he needed to control his damn self better. “Wow! That’s… something,” A big grin broke out on her face which the warrior must have noticed as he turned to her, giving her a wink as he spoke. “Don’t tell anyone yeah? I’ll just be your Death’s Flirt for now,” Another break out of giggles as the elf seemingly got so overwhelmed by the attention she had to walk away, a hand very poorly covering up her sounds. Emmrich fought against his frown as much as he could but found it disappeared when the qunari looked over at him with one of those soft smiles. “Oh no, did you overhear that professor? Guess you’ll have to be at the mercy of Death’s Flirt too. Hope you don’t mind,” And the older Mourn Watcher found himself at the end of one of those damnable winks as well.

     He wasn’t sure what it was about those actions that was so heart fluttering and blush inducing. Perhaps it was the way Oz would half close his eyes as he did so, maybe it was the way he had to look down at the person from being so tall in comparison or it could just be something magical the qunari had about himself. It was just such an extension of his personality, it was just so him. That could be why Emmrich found them so wonderful, because it was the most Oz thing he could do. There was also being the center of the man’s attention for just that moment, where nothing and no one else mattered but whoever the man gave the wink to.

     As the qunari went to talk to the Mourn Watch leaders, Emmrich decided to catch up with some colleagues he had found that were around the Necropolis, a set of his fellow professors who were excited to learn about his adventures. Bellara eventually joined them, with a tint of pink on her ears, the senior mage noted. The conversation was light, an enjoyable change from the suspicious questions he usually got from the Lighthouse group, not that he minded trying to broaden their horizons to the art of necromancy, but if it wasn’t very exhausting. After a few minutes of polite conversation, the necromancer looked over his shoulder to see Oz finishing up with Vorgoth and Myrna and bid his colleagues farewell before he and Bellara made their way back over to the warrior. The smile he had on his face was easy, relaxed. “Some suspicious things are going on by the gardens, they asked us to check it out and report back on it. I’m guessing it’s demons, Vorgoth said something about the disturbance feeling off, so I’m just gonna guess that’s what he meant,” The younger man said with a shrug, humor in his face, which made Emmrich in turn smile. The old Mourn Watcher was going to speak but a sharp, cold voice cut through the hall.

     “I’m surprised they would even let you back in the halls, I didn’t think we let terrorists just roam our Necropolis so blatantly,”

     The mage watched as for a second Oz froze and then very quickly a rather hateful frown overcame his face as his brows furrowed so far down it was nearly hard to see his eyes and his head snapped towards the direction where the voice had come from. Emmrich followed where he looked and was taken aback to see a qunari, one in fancy dress robes with an entourage of people practically clinging to his arms as they giggled at his very unfunny joke. The mage swore he heard a growl come from Rook before he spoke again. “Tythas,” His name was spoken through clenched teeth, in all the time the older man had known the warrior he had never, ever heard him speak in such a tone. The other qunari’s sadistic smirk only deepened as he took a few steps closer, brushing off those admirers from his arms. “Ozzie, I’m surprised you would show your face here again. Wasn’t your error embarrassing enough?” The way this… asshole spoke to Oz, this condescending nickname with those heartless eyes, it lit a fire deep in the older Mourn Watcher and he had to physically bite down on his tongue to keep himself from speaking out. Rook had no qualms about it though.

     “I stopped a rebellion,” He countered, still speaking through his teeth. This Tythas gave a huffed, sarcastic laugh and rolled his eyes. Emmrich’s knuckles popped from how hard his fists were clenching. “You poked your nose in places you shouldn’t have and turned it into something it never was, just like you to do that eh?” Tythas’ voice changed slightly to be threatening, taunting the other qunari. “You’re just mad I figured out you were part of it you little shit, I just couldn’t fucking prove it,” Oz stepped closer, nearly toe to toe with the other man, teeth bared in a anmalistic way. Had his canines always been so pointy? What would it feel like against Emmrich’s skin? “Petty threats when you had exactly that, no proof. Besides, little shit? You used to call me such sweet names, why not go back to that? You know I prefer it,” The way the man spoke made the older man nearly physically sick and the implications of the words did not fail to dawn on him, this was probably ex-lover of Oz’s but for the life of him, the senior necromancer couldn’t figure out how. A tense, crazed laugh came from the warrior, with a shake of his head. “You wish you fucker,” Tythas tsk’d at Rook and Emmrich saw how his eye twitched at that. “Come now, you know I’m good at making you feel good, just got to work with me here,” The tone of his voice changed to make the older man shudder in repulsion, it felt gross, once again condescending. He honestly expected the warrior to start swinging, for a punch to be thrown directly in the man’s jaw.

     Oz, however, always surprised.

     “Oh my god, don’t make me fucking laugh. You didn’t do shit,” The qunari crossed his arms and this downright sinister smile grew on his face. And Emmrich grew hot at the sight of it. “Just because you do the physical act of eating pussy doesn’t mean you’re any good at it,” Bellara let out a squeak and Emmrich found himself choking on his spit, having to cover his mouth as coughs came up. Out of all the things he was expecting to happen, that was decidedly not any of them, and it seemed Tythas was also taken aback as a very audible gasp came from that qunari and he sputtered before managing to get his words out. “I-, y-you never seemed to complain though!” His voice was significantly higher as he tried to speak, the admirers he had were also shocked. Rook snorted. “I was being nice,” He said, and try as he might, the older man could not stop the laugh that came out, which earned him a flash of a smile from Oz and a glare from the other qunari.

     Tythas’ eyes snapped back to the warrior and he attempted, poorly, to puff his chest out to try and get taller than Oz, but failing. “Y-you weren’t that good either,” He tried to sound confident, it did not work. “Don’t even,” Rook turned to Emmrich and Bellara, brow up with an unimpressed face. “15 seconds, took him 15 seconds to cum in my mouth,” The senior mage knew he had to be bright red, the way the man so casually talked about this but he knew it was about making a point, to one up this fool trying to slander him but still, it was a lot. “Took him over an hour before I decided to take pity, to fake it, cause I’m nice like that,” Emmrich could do a much better job. “Either way,” Once again, Rook took another step into Tythas’ space and stumbled back into his group of admirers who were now looking rather unimpressed at their leader’s failure to keep up with Oz’s goding. “If there’s three things I’m proud of, it’s,” He shoved his hand up, fist up.

     “How I eat pussy,”

     A finger popped up.

     “How I eat ass,”

     Another finger popped.

     “And how I suck dick,”

     Three fingers up, wiggling in the now bright red face of Tythas. Emmrich imagined his face looked quite the same but couldn’t deny that it was rather incredible how Oz kept a straight face, only a twinge of annoyance in his brows. The other qunari tried to speak, probably to confront the man, but all that came out was a choked off sound, words jumbled together and indistinguishable. A smirk grew on Rook’s face. “You’ll never hear a complaint from any of my lovers, can’t say the same for you though right? I suggest you back the fuck off and don’t piss me off, I’d hate to keep brusing your ego,” The words were harsh and decisive as the qunari spun to look at his companions, flashing them a wide smile as if everything was completely fine and he hadn’t just destroyed this poor idiot. “Shall we? We got spirits to take care of,” All Emmrich could do was nod, not trusting his voice, and he saw Bellara do the same, her face completely enveloped in red. He knew he wasn’t much better, the heat emitting from his face must have been radiant.

     Oz, however, wasn’t done just yet and turned to look at Tythas one last time before blowing the man a kiss, winking in the most patronizing way he could before taking off with a bounce to his step. The two he had with him scrambled after the qunari, sharing a look of shock as they followed, though no words were exchanged, he was certain they still were in too much shock to talk. They followed the bounding warrior through the doors to another part of the Necropolis, him whistling a tune as if everything that had just happened was nothing. Bellara recovered first as she ran up to Rook, laughing. "

     “Ok, what was that?!” Her voice was high, impressed and for once, a shy smile came across Oz. “Yeah, sorry about that. I can’t stand Tythas, he just needs to be humbled sometimes,” but he sighed, shaking his head. “I’m gonna regret that when Lady Ingellvar sends me an angry letter, she’s friends with his father, unfortunately, it was how we met and started dating,” A rather disgusted look came over his face. “So he’s…?” Bellara asked, seemingly not wanting to say anything and let the qunari fill in the blanks. “An ex, a shitty one at that but I guess that’s what I get,” A laugh echoed through the halls, relaxed and playful. His shoulders that had been tense the entire exchange finally dropped completely down, Emmrich noticed. “A whore like me is bound to have some bad eggs in the mix,” The senior mage frowned and stepped to be in stride with the other two. “Rook, you aren’t a-” A wave of the qunari’s hand cut him off. “No, no it’s ok. I am, I won’t deny it,” He gave Emmrich a wink, and his face flushed hot again. “How do you think I know I’m good at all those things,”

     Again, all the man could do was choke on his spit while poor Bellara let out yet another squeak as another laugh echoed throughout the halls. “Alright, alright, I’ll stop torturing you two. C’mon, let's go kill some demons,”

     Poor, poor suffering Emmrich Volkarin, the older man thought to himself as he collapsed onto his chair. The rest of their time in the Necropolis felt like ages as the crew tended to the spirits infesting the halls. His mind could not stop repeating the qunari words over, and over. “15 seconds, took him 15 seconds to cum in my mouth,” A dig but sweet whisps would Emmrich probably do the same were Oz to wrap that mouth around his dick. The older man buried his face in his hands. This wasn’t supposed to keep happening, he was supposed to stop this, and here he was, hardening, but this time he could perfectly hear the words in his ears, repeated over and over again. “How I eat pussy, how I eat ass, how I suck dick,” A strangled groan came from his throat. This was the worst thing that could happen, fueling this out of control fire, the necromancer was desperately trying to contain. Did Oz know how he tortured him so? How his words, those winks, his smile destroyed the self-control Emmrich had carefully crafted in his entire adult life? Well, except for when he was younger.

     This behavior was more… normal for a 20 to 25-year-old Emmrich. He was a bit insatiable, seeking out any warm body that could sate the need that burned in his hormonal young body. There wasn’t a night that didn’t go by where someone wasn’t warming his bed, sometimes the same people, sometimes different people, sometimes more than one person. He had been desperate those years, for touch, for pleasure, and he made sure to get his fill.

     Then he had hit 26 and decided he needed to stop said behavior and began the his refinement of his needs. And by his own account, he had done a pretty darn good job. He had had some relationships, a few serious ones, but when he came across Manfred, anything like that stopped developing, besides those few sexual satisfaction situations, but he wasn’t that same desperate 20-year-old that he had been, making sure to keep his gentlemanly appearance up even in those moments. Now, Oz was unknowingly breaking down those carefully crafted walls by just being… and Emmrich worried what it would do to his sanity.

     Now, the mage could ignore himself and attempt to do anything else, he could indulge himself and desperately try not to think of the qunari and his deep voice, but at this point, he knew what would happen were he to try to ignore his inner desire. Yielding to his dirty, old desires just felt inevitable, ignoring didn’t work as much as he tried (one night at dinner Oz had done something particularly charming Emmrich couldn’t stop thinking about but he tried to sleep it off only to wake up to a mess in his pants and on the sheets) so he thought, what the hell. He already knew he was a dirty, perverted man, why try to deny it to himself anymore?

     With a flick of his wrist, he heard his door lock (he learned his lesson after last time) and Manfred was out and about the Lighthouse, probably standing by the little area he had seemingly claimed. At least he had somewhat privacy, unless anyone went looking for him in the middle of the day, which with his luck, it was completely possible. And with how things had been going, it would probably be Oz as he always managed to find some way of showing up in these indulging dirty moments.

     With careful movement, Emmrich allowed his hand to drift down, one boney finger trailing down his hardening cock in his slacks. He wasn’t fully hard yet but easily getting there, still aroused from Oz’s display earlier. It had been very impressive, the confidence the qunari showed was unlike anything the necromancer had ever seen. The swagger he had, the way he didn’t back down and delivered every line to that Tythas character was exceptional. Anger flushed through the man at the thought of that other qunari, the insults he had slung at Rook being nothing but low blows. How he had ever been with such a prick was beyond Emmrich and felt more like Oz had dated him out of pity more than anything. Probably was, seeing how much better the qunari had been to the scum, how much more beautiful, how much more generous with pleasure he probably was.

     His dick gave a twitch.

     How easily he could imagine the bigger qunari, sitting on his knees in front of the older man, head resting on his thigh with eyes half lidded looking up at Emmrich with that easy smile. “So needy professor, all I did was insult a man and here you are, pink cheeks and hard cock,” He could imgaine the warrior licking his lips, eyes training down where his dick was outlined in his slacks. “I get you going that much? Just hearing that I’ve sucked and fucked make you this horny?” The senior necromancer nodded, his heart thumping in his chest. He could hear the teasing laugh he hoped Rook would give him, that sound that comes deep from his chest and rumbles like a purr. “Aww, poor Emmrich, I bet you would love nothing more than to use my mouth, to show me what a real man can do with a cock like yours,” Sweet death did he want that, to show off what a man of refined age can do but he feared that warmth of the qunari’s mouth would also prove his quick undoing. “No, no, I don’t think so. I think you’d be so good for me, Emmrich. You would show me pleasure I’d never dream of,” A whine he barely managed to stifle came up, his free hand shot to his mouth to cover up anymore sounds. He pinched his cock’s head through his pants, muscles spasming as the sparks it caused ran through his body, he had to bite down on his tongue.

     Copper filled his mouth but what did he care?

     Clumsily, the older man reached for his sash, undoing it without any of his usual finesse, then throwing it to the side. He went to reach for his buttons of his pants, but the imaginary Oz shook his head and coo’d. “Not yet, I want you just to touch yourself through your pants. Deny yourself for me, professor, don’t give into your baser desires yet,” Of course, the man obeyed, drawing his hands from the buttons to reach for his length through the slacks, careful to drag just one finger across it. As he followed it down, he made sure to press into the head with just a little extra force, chasing that feeling of arousal that made his back arch, his shoulders tense up and more groans to be muffled behind his hand. He could see the start of a stain beginning to form at the head. He wondered if Oz were here, would he kiss it through his pants, would he tease with his tongue and drive his fellow Mourn Watcher wild with barely enough pressure. Imaginary Oz smile grew teasing, the same one that had been on the man’s face when he walked in on the mage leaving the bath chambers those weeks ago, as if he had known what the older man had been doing.

     “Do you wish for my mouth on you, Emm? Wish to know the feeling of this warm mouth teasing you into insanity?”

     Yes, yes, yes, he wanted that. Wanted that more than anything in his life. Lichdom? Who needs to live forever when he could have the qunari at his feet, eyes locked into his as he teased his cock with that apparently very talented tongue? Or maybe he’d yearn for eternity but only if Oz was with him, so the two could live in the throes of pleasure forever, who cares about the ongoing of the world when he could have that instead? A shudder went through his body. What a filthy man he was, to yearn for such a thing. “Oh absolutely filthy professor, but what an image. Just you and me thrown in the waves of pleasure for the rest of forever,” Another moan tried to come from his chest as a spurt of pre-cum stained his pants even more at the image he had conjured in his mind. A chuckle came from the imaginary Oz and oh how Emmrich’s body reacted, flashes behind his eyelids as he threw his head back with a particularly harsh tug to his sensitive dick’s head.

     “Please,” He whispered out, wanting nothing more than to touch himself. A hum from the fake qunari at his feet came, rattling in his head. “Maybe. Should I let you touch? I wonder? Hmm… Take yourself out professor, but do not touch until I say so,” It was better than nothing as the older man gave a rapid nod before reaching with both hands to undo his pants, parting them just enough to be able to pull his underwear down and let his dick jump out, it bobbed as he finally managed to free himself. He bit down on his soft cheek to stop any noises. “Would you look at that, do you see how neglected it looks, Emmrich? Look how angry your head is, dripping all that pre-cum and all you’ve done is stroke yourself a few times through your pants. You are a nasty old man,” Yes, he was, this fantasy of a 23-year-old man at his feet, soothing him with dirty words and wonderful fantasies of what the two of them could do were they able, were he not a coward and would say something to Rook.

     “Focus now professor, take a good long look at you cock for me,” It felt embarrassing getting so hard, so aroused at just the sight of his dick but it was a glorious image to be sure. How he wished the real Oz were here to see, what would he say? Would it be anything like his fantasies? He watched as his cock twitched with intrest, begging for any sort of touch. He almost gave in when an imagined ‘tsk, tsk’ stopped him. “I didn’t say you could touch now, did I?” The necromancer shook his head, a bit of shame building heat in his cheeks. “I’m sorry,” He muttered to no one, yet the not real Oz hummed all the same. “You didn’t touch though so I am proud of you Emm, what a good boy you can be for me,” How sweet he spoke, how proud his words were as this imaginary Rook spoke down to him. It shouldn’t have made his cock twitch, it shouldn’t have made more pre-cum run down his length yet here he was, watching it happen. “You wonder what I would do with my mouth don’t you? How talented am I really, you want to know,” Whines bubbled in his throat as he thrashed his head to the side, desperately trying not to think too much into the words in earnest.

     Of course he wondered about the man’s talents, even before being provided with such vivid descriptions. There would be times at dinner where the qunari would be telling an animated story about a time of his adventure with Varric or in his younger years at the Necropolis where their mouth would work a certain way, his teeth would flash or his tongue would flick to wet their lips. Emmrich would watch those moments and just wonder, what was it the man’s mouth would provide, how would he please with that smirk? The need to touch himself reared its head again and slowly his hands drifted down, giving a quiet, pathetic plea under his breath to the imaginary Oz. A dark laugh swirled in his head, rumbling in the necromancer’s ears. “Alright professor, I believe you have earned your right to touch, go on,” Were this the real warrior, Emmrich would scream his thank you’s into the fade, let the man know his generosity was a great kindness but instead he just whined as a careful, cold hand wrapped around himself. Would the other hands be warmer? They had to be, there was no way the man didn’t run hot. Warm hands, warm mouth, what else could the older man possibly imagine to be warm as well?

     “Not that, not today, I want you to think of something else,” Rook’s voice broke through the man’s haze as he kept his up and down pace on his cock slow, deliberate, waiting for instruction. He couldn’t voice his words with fear of being caught, so he did his best to hum in question, the sound broke off into a groan muffled by his mouth. “My mouth, Emm, I want you to think about my mouth,” Imaginary Oz answered, light and airy despite this heavy demand he just placed on the necromancer’s lap. It would be a terrible idea, (just like all of this was). Emrrich knew himself. He knew how he was when it came to the qunari, and from now on he’d think about this whenever they would talk. It was the same situation he found himself in with all the other times. But how could he not, this fantasy was sworn deep in his dirty mind now, and if he couldn’t have the real thing, this would be the next best option.

     His morals lost out ad he let his head fall back, gripping the base of his cock letting him allow his mind to venture into the filthy once again.“There you go, I adore when you give in, it feels like such a prize,” The praise washed over the mage from his ears to his toes, he was probably burning a flushed red. He gave a squeeze to the head of his cock. Slippery pre-cum leaked down, giving him the slick he needed as his beloved honey oil was too far and he was in too deep to try to get up to get it. Careful, with his hand shaped in a ‘O’ Emmrich moved it down his shaft, toes curling at his slow pace as he tightened around his dick, thinking of the qunari’s warm mouth instead of his cold hand. Knowing Oz, he’d take stride in consuming the necromancer whole, he’d probably see it as a challenge to take the mage’s dick all the way down to the base. That’s how he’d start it, instantly going down just to have the older man thrash about, overwhelmed by the sudden sensation of warmth and tight muscle. Oh how he could imagine the barely possible smirk as the qunari would look up at him through half-lidded eyes, batting his lashes in the most teasing way. His hand tightened on his dick, feeling it twitch as he held onto the base tight.

     Oz would probably stay there for as long as he could, swallow around the man’s cock with finesse, talent gained through many hours of practice, Emmrich would hope he would want to practice on the mage again and again. The warrior would take deliberate swallows too, making them slow and smooth as he would moan around the entire length, having to hold the older man’s hips down as he would try to buck into the vibrating sensation. Cruel soul that Rook is, he’d probably pull all the way off when Emmrich would do that, shaking his head with a final lick to the sensitive angry head. “Don’t be greedy now, Emm. You should take what you are given with grace,” He’d whisper, giving a cheeky wink as he wouldn’t return his mouth to where the senior mage would want it so bad instead using his hand in a slow, ruthless manner. Whines spilled past his lips and echoed through his room, his pace on his cock not faltering though he did strain to listen that no one was coming running.

     Oh please let Oz come in.

     Nothing thankfully, disappointingly came and he returned his attention to his fantasy, under the eyes of a teasing, laughing qunari. “Watching you struggle to keep your noises in, seeing how desperate you are for my mouth. What a generous gift you have bestowed upon me, professor, if only you could see yourself now,” Emmrich shook his head, that would be terrible if anything, he wasn’t sure if he could handle the image of himself, red, wanting and desperate for the warrior’s mouth. Desperate to get his cock back deep into the youngers throat, to ram it in back and forth over and over. Imaginary Rook chuckled, the ghost of a kiss on his thigh as he did so. Emmrich tried to not think too much about that. That's what you want from me, Emmrich? Want to use my mouth for nothing more than pleasure? Nothing more than a cocksleeve for you to fuck and cum down? Filthy filthy man,” It shouldn’t have made his hips twitch up, it shouldn’t have made his back curl over himself as cum shot out of his dick onto his barely undone pants and yet there the was, panting in the mess of his own making, eyes staring down at the white mess on his hands and slacks. He expected shame to curl in his gut, but only arosoul still sat there because of course it did, one and done was not what happened anymore.

     “How reactive you are for me. I can’t wait for you to finally fuck my throat, I just know you’ll twitch and sputter at the feeling I give you,” This fake Oz was merciless as his words purred into the older man’s ears, rattling around in his head as the image flashed behind his eyes. Wasn’t a man of his age, of his refinement supposed to experience shame, shouldn’t it be burning in his gut and tugging him away from the high of his orgasm? Yet, it only seemed to fual the fire as he continued his movement of his cock, shuddering from the overstimulation of it all but only basking in the pain it provided. Pain and pleasure were beginning to become two sides of the same coin for the necromancer, something he had never fully explored but was becoming more prominent through his time at the Lighthouse, it seemed. “Such a mess you’ve made here. Do you wish I was here to clean it for you, professor? Lick it from your fingers, clean it from your pants with my tongue? Always avoiding where you want my mouth the most?” A choked out gasp came from Emmrich because of course that was what he wanted. That talented, quick tongue in between each finger, cleaning around each knuckle and ring with the reverence of a follower to their god? Oz wouldn’t leave a centimeter of skin unclean, that was something the mage knew with confidence, for the younger man was thorough in everything he did, this was no different.

     Now though, he let himself remain dirty, using the eum that had landed on his fingers to slick up his cock around, the warm feeling making another shudder run through the older man, his thighs tensing at the sensation. A grumbling moan hid deep within his chest as a curious hum came from the fake Rook still at his feet. “I wonder how many times I could make you come with just my mouth? Sure, we know you can at least go for two but at my mercy just how far could I get you to go Emm? Four? Five? Could I keep you on this chair for hours, giving me cum over and over again? Maybe we could even get to ten, for I am nothing if not greedy,” That thought was enough to make Emmrich’s hips buck again, a much more painful bite down on his tongue to desperate keep in the loud moan he felt trying to claw its way out. He gripped his base one last time before pulling his hand up to the head again, giving a loving rub to his slit as more pre-cum stuck to his thumb. “Wanna think about fucking my face Emmrich? Do you want to feel yourself up as you imagine it’s my mouth as you force it down my throat. I know you’d fuck with such ferosity. No man would ever come close to what you will provide me,” He tried not to let the smile form on his face at the thought of that. Jealousy was not a trait he tried to indulge because Emmrich knew he tended to go a little too far with it (The anger he constantly felt at the other companions for reciprocating Oz’s flirtations were a perfect example of his undesirable trait). But the passive feeling that failed in his stomach as he thought of doing such a thing to the warrior and the rasp that would be in his throat for days afterwards felt delicious. He’d have them go to the Necropolis and find that Tythas so the senior Mourn Watcher could bask as the bastrad heard his ex-lover’s voice so damaged and Oz would let him know exactly who did it too.

     The buck his hips gave at the thought was so aggressive his hand was forced off of his dick much to his disappointment. “You would love that wouldn’t you, showing me off to everyone so they would know just who did it,” A intense wave of pleasure ran through the man as he found he had to stand least he fall from the chair, quickly taking ahold of his dick again and letting his pace speed up. He’d grip the qunari by the hair, he had been growing it out and there would be more than enough for Emmrich to grab and he would just let himself go. Pistioning back and further, a slide of in and out at a rapid pace where spit up just drool out from the younger man’s mouth as moans would be muffled by the cock jamming in his throat. The older mage would not give him a moment of reprise as he would fuck down Oz’s throat, probably staring down to watch the red tint finally take over the younger man’s face, eyes rolled back in pleasure as he got used by the older man. His hands would hold onto the senior necromancer’s hips but only just to have something to touch, he’d be powerless against that rapid pace. Moans constantly cut off the more cock shoved into him, unforgivingly. Emmrich’s hips picked up their pace as he looked down to realize that he was fucking into the fist he had made, the closeset thing he would get to feeling what the qunari’s throat would be like.

     He tried to stop himself, he did, wanting to chase this sensation for just a little longer but that thought proved to be his undoing as the man’s balls tightened and he hunched over as cum once again shot out, this time splattering on the ground in front of where he stood. Something about the image made a laugh bubble out of his chest, forcing him to cover it with his clean hand as it shook through his body. The laughter made his still out cock bonnce a little which in turn made sensitive sparks shot through his body from the after math which only made him laugh more. It got so bad he fell to his knees in palpable overstimulation, white spots in his eyes as he struggled to catch his breath. He eventually forced himself to stop, not before allowing it to linger for at least a minute, to get as much out of his orgasmic post bliss high before he was at the threat of passing out. Finally, he got a lungful of air and his laughing slowed to a stop.

     Then a knock came to his door.

     “Emm? You in there?”

     Of course, of fucking course it was Oz, knocking at his door when Emmrich’s floor was covered in cum and his pants stained, face probably full of evidence of just what he was doing. He was just thankful he was smart enough to lock the door this time.

     “Y-Yes, Rook?” He called in a shaky voice, struggling to his feet as pins and needles formed in his legs from where he had awkwardly fallen on the stone floor. “We’re going to head to Treviso for dinner, wanted to know if you wanted to come along with,” Emmrich could have sobbed from embarrassment, from shame at the sweet younger man. Why did he have to be something so kind as to invite the necromancer out to dinner with the group when the mage had just been fucking his fist at the thought of pile driving into the qunari’s throat? Perhaps the gods had cast a spell on the older man to simply have the worst possible luck because how was it possible for him to be this unlucky 4 times in a row. “Uh, yes of course! I just need to get ready, is all, how much time do I have?” Emmrich could get ready fast, maybe even force himself to wear his dirty pants with just the sash to cover his shame. Maybe that would teach him for once and for all. “However much time you need, it is a bit of a fancier place but your usual should be more than enough, just meet us by the table when you’re ready,” Rook’s muffled voice was now warm and welcome, it only made the shame in Emmrich burn brighter. “Yes, I will. Thank you,” He went to say his name but bit his tongue at that. It felt dirty to, after what he just did. An affirmation from the qunari came before his heavy steps walked away, once again leaving the enecromancer with his thoughts.

     “Dirty, filthy, disgusting old man,” He cursed at himself as he turned to find a change of clothes, angrily wiping his still sweaty hand on the pants he planned to discard. He would have to figure something out to control these desires, be it through another partner, confessing himself to Oz, or just making sure to join every adventure out of the Lighthouse to hope combat would burn any energy available for these less than innocent activities. ‘Yes,’ He thought to himself as he found a clean pair of slacks. ‘I will have to take part in the hall of Valor with Rook and Taash from now on, I shan’t let this continue,’

     By the time he got cleaned up and dressed, there was clamoring of the group waiting for him at the table in the middle of the main room. It made his cheeks burn slightly, the thought of all his colleagues having to wait on him because he had no self control but he had to shake the thoughts from him. The last thing he needed was everyone noticing a blush on his cheeks from his traitorous thoughts. When he made his way down the stairs, he listened in on the conversation. “Well, wasn’t going to let him talk to me like that,” Oz’s voice rang out. “Yeah, but you said that to him?” Davrin asked in a manner that was equally amused as suspicious. Emmrich had gotten far enough down the stairs to see the qunari give a wide smile. “I’m all about the shock factor, you all know this,” His eyes darted over to the necromancer and Emmrich had to hide a swear under the gaze of the man. “Emmrich and Bellara will tell you, it’s no lie,” The other dalish elf gave a nod, her leg bouncing with excitement as she spoke. “It was pretty amazing, definitely not something I was expecting to hear but a good comeback nonetheless,” Bellara answered. Eyes fell to the older Mourn Watcher as the group waited for his answer, too, he cleared his throat of the spit built up, the amount that formed under the eyes of the qunari. “Yes, it was certainly unexpected but it seemed the other man deserved it for what he had said to you,” He replied, trying not to preen under the deep smile Rook gave him, nor as those eyes looked him up and down since the group’s attention was no longer on him. “See, totally legit, totally happened. Now I just have to wait for Lady Ingellvar to write or for Tythas to come up to me again, probably causing me of being a whore this time,” The senior mage frowned at this, crossing his arms.

     “You aren’t a whore Oz,” Emmrich insisted.

     There was a pause as the other Mourn Watcher looked over at him with a brow up and a way smile. “No, no I am, why do you think my tits are always out Emm?” Instantly, the group broke out into laughter as the older man looked at the younger one, mouth open in surprise as the qunari laughed to. He sent a wink to the necromancer, and a blush exploded onto the Mourn Watcher’s face. Shame should have built in his gut, just as it should have after he came to the thought of Oz for the nth time, but there wasn’t any, instead there was laughter again as he joined the group shaking his head. Unlike theirs, however, his was far more in disbelief, at himself for this mess he had found himself in, if only he could control himself.

     He would have to learn how to, lest this begins to get even more out of hand than it was.

whew this was a struggle and a half to write, depression came top try to eat me alive but I said no I have old man porn to write lmao

Here's the Ao3 link if you're intrested and I hope you have the coldest side of your pillow when you sleep next -<3 Skunch

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*Slams into your inbox and points at you* can I ask the rest of the remaining 60 questions for Lotusdragon? cause I need to know more abt em >:3 (/nf btw, it's a lot of questions so please do em at a comfortable pace)

1.Who would end a heated argument by defending their actions with ‘because I love you!’ ? I think since Quifrey cares much less for themselve, it'd be Neuvillette that said it. Quifrey as an individual is terrified of the weight of the Iudex. The title is a strong one and if they were to admit their feelings for him, it means that they would be telling someone of great power how they felt. So if they were arguing one day, probably over something Quifrey had done, Neuvillette would be the one to say those words.

2. What would they do if the other woke in a manic state after a nightmare? Quifrey is the one who suffers from nightmares of their past. And Neuvillette holds them close and hums to them when they happen, gently petting the top of their head, assuring them they are safe, and home. These nightmares happen alot. So Neuvillette is always ready with warm and open arms.

3. Do they wear the other’s clothes? They swap shirts. No one would notice, but Neuvillette's button downs are sometimes a little too long in the sleeves. And they also share jewelry. Necklaces, Bracelets, rings, Earrings

4. Which one is more protective? Who needs to be ‘protected’? Neuvillette, being a dragon, is definitely more protective of Quifrey. His primal nature sort of awakens when he bonds with Quifrey and he cannot help but be more protective and watchful of his partner. Quifrey most definitely would need it, as their wreckless behavior causes a lot of problems sometimes.

5. Describe their cozy night in. A cozy night in would be the two of them huddled on a couch, Neuvillette's arms around Quifrey as they talked about their day or if Quifrey listened or Neuvillette listened. They both like to talk and ramble and they love to hear each other ramble, so just that. Spending time together, sat side by side. They also like to do little things with their hands. So painting for Quif, or Prose. And Pottery for Neuvillette, or sometimes he likes to join Quifrey in painting as well. They also like board games like chess or mancala.

6. Who would beg the other not to leave? Who has to leave to protect the other? Neuvillette would beg them not to go, simply because Quifrey is terrified of Dottore's abilities and what he might do to Neuvillette. They would leave once knowing of Zwei's survival, and try to keep Neuvillette as safe as physically possible. Even if it meant staying away from him.

7.Would they build a pillow fort together just because? Unfortunately, Neither are the pillow fort type. But if it were started by a friend, Quifrey would join in with gremlin antics.

8. What happens if one of them gets sick? If Quifrey got sick, it would be due to their electrics not working. Them getting bogged by rain, or water, or their battery far too low. Neuvillette would have to take them to Amelie, or listen to her instructions to nurse Quif back to health. Fortunately, their body reacts like a humans when they're sick so the normal remedies(Medicine and soup) work for them. They just need different meds. When Neuvillette gets sick, Quifrey takes the time off to nurse him back to health. They would make him stay in bed, much to his displeasure, and would cause rain due to making him stay in bed.

9.What are their thoughts on having children? They actually adopt kid Bennett's age in the distant future. A moon dragon they name Aster, who was being kept captive in a traveling circus.

10. Describe their first date. On their first date, which neither dragon nor android had ever experienced, Quifrey dressed differently and the shock of seeing them, combined with unfettering nervousness, caused Monsieur Neuvillette to take on his full dragon form. He quickly gathered his wits, and Quifrey helped him regain his confidence after he turned back. And Quifrey had been just as nervous so it was a relief to see it happen.

And then, as a present, and to relieve that worry from Neuvillette's mind, Quifrey grew him a field of wildflowers, and they laid in the grass and flowers, just talking and enjoying the breeze. When it reached night time, Fireflies surrounded them, and neither of them really knows who started it, but they began dancing. Neither recalled quite how it happened but Neuvillette was the first to extend a hand and teach them, and Quifrey is a quick learner.

And they danced together, and as they danced, they pulled closer and closer, their mouths closing in, until they realized- the sun was rising, and they’d danced through the night. And they chuckled at their closeness and they were awkward as they pulled away, and Neuvillette kissed their hand instead. And Quifrey asked to lead Neuvillette home.

They got there and Neuvillette waved them goodbye and Furina was there with Wriothesley, who were about to send out a search party because he’s awkward with romantic incursions and didn’t tell anyone he was going on a date. And Wrio and Furina teased him mercilessly.

11. Do either try to hide their emotions if upset? Can the other still tell?

Quifrey often tries to hide their emotions because its something they're used to. They don't want to be a burden, and so they keep it locked up. But Neuvillette has a way of knowing exactly when something isn't right and will usually gently ease it out of them. They always let their guard down for him, but its so easy to lose themself to him. Neuvillette has the unfortunate circumstance of "it rains when I'm sad or upset." And Quifrey knows and won't let him spend a moment too upset. They'll let him cry if he needs to, but they won't let him be alone while he's crying.

12. Do they have many heated arguments? How do they smooth things over? Oh my god these two bicker like an old married couple over silly things, but they always manage to crack a smile, and kiss foreheads, and make up. They don't have huge spats, and argue over small things, but at the end of the day, they always apologize and are always quick to fix their own faults.

13. Who’s the bigger tease?' Neuvillette teases Quifrey in private, because he likes the particular shade of blue that likes to dash its way onto a certain someone's cheeks. He can't help it. He loves to make them blush and know he's the cause of it. Never would he ever show such a display to the public eye, but in private, well.~

14.How do their personalities compliment each other? How do they clash? Quifrey is sassy withdrawn with Neuvillette when they first meet, but then they become a bit playful, still whilst being very sassy. Neuvillette is calm and aloof and quick to snap back at Quifrey's words. When they're together, they're calmer, and they rarely fight. They are more in sync with one another than not.

15. Do they always say ‘i love you’ before leaving?

Not with words. With them, it's a simple glance, with motions, or with their eyes. They don't always need affirmational words. They know how the other feels after being together for a while. They DO sneak it in if they know they won't see each other for a while though. And its gentle, and they don't pull away for a long moment, cherishing the time they have.

16. Can they stay up all night just talking? Their first date consisted of them talking all night, so yes, they can. Their words can carry to the latest nights and into mornings. If Neuvillette and Quifrey both didn't have to work, they could probably spend time together forever, just rambling.

17. Who’s more likely to pull the other in by the waist and kiss them passionately? Neuvillette is more likely to kiss Quifrey because Quifrey is scared to make that move. They're terrified of the rejection so Neuvillette definitely would have to initiate, and Quifrey would melt UwU

18. How likely are they to have fur babies? How many and what kind? Not likely- Quifrey feels that it would be cruel to have animals when both of them work so diligently. Amelie has a pet chicken though. And Quifrey spoils her alot.

19. How do they feel about PDA?

Quifrey is super touch starved(Considering what they've gone through-). When they first got together, Quifrey flinched at Neuvillette's touch, and it made Neuvillette worried to touch them. But when they had their face cupped so lovingly by him for the first time, they cried. Neuvillette is more of a PDA giver? But it's not frequent. He usually initiates because Quifrey has it in their head that if they ask for attention, they'll be a burden. It's something the two of them work through a step at a time, but they're patient. After all, they have forever to discover each other. : )

20. Choose one song that perfectly describes their relationship.

Before they're together, From either perspective, it'd be this one: Your stupid face-Kaden Mackey

When they're together, its this one: Two-Sleeping at Last

21. Who would get into a fight to defend the other’s honor? Who tends to the other’s wounds? Quifrey is more likely to fight someone for Neuvillette, even though the Iudex is more than capable of defending and protecting himself, Quifrey is like a little guard dog hehe

22. What reminds each of their partner? Quifrey- Lavender, Amethyst, Sparkling water, Oceans, starfish, Sapphires, Stars Neuvillette- Flowers, Sunsets, Water, the Melusines, the smell of bread in the morning, the scent of coffee,sunflowers, Oranges

23. Who’s more likely to convince the other to stay in bed come morning? Quifrey would whine and ultimately pull Neuvillette back to their bed, and he'd give in with little chuckles, stating he could spare five, and he means it, five more minutes.

24. Who’s more likely to give the other a massage? Quifrey would give Neuvillette massages after long days in the office, because lord knows that man probably needs them. He'd come home after a long day of work and Quifrey would be waiting for him, body butter bottle in hand.

25. Do they have any hobbies they share? Yes actually. They both enjoy literature to a high degree. When Neuvillette isn't overworking himself, he often enjoys a bit of reading to clear his mind or take him else swhere. And Quifrey works in a library so what better way than to retrieve the books. They often sit back to back or across from each other whilest reading. They enjoy other hobbies too such as painting and writing poetry.

26. What are their vices? Quifrey is quick to judge based on rumors or others opinions. They are quick to lash out given their history, and not quick to trust. They're of the mind "trust no one" when they first mean anyone at all. This makes them snappy and hateful when you first get to know them. They're also hard to read and they tend to bottle up or hide their emotions.

Neuvillette struggles particularly to understand basic emotions and therefore doesn't always know how to react to situations. He comes off as aloof to outsiders because of this, and tends to seem coldhearted.

27. Who is the light weight that needs to be taken care of after a party? Neither of them goes to parties (unless Sylvie invited Quifrey to one), and Quifrey doesn't get drunk from drinking alcohol. Neuvillette drinks tea and water, but does not care for the taste of alcohol, so he does not partake in drinking it.

28. What are there thoughts on pet names? Do they have any? Quifrey- My Sapphire, Blueberry, Mister Iudex, Starlight, My Ocean, My Seafoam Sweet Neuvillette- Mon cœur, Raison d'etre, Mon Fleur, My Sunrise, Petal, Darling, My Love

29. Who is more likely to jump in an elevator? Who freaks out? Quifrey would jump to try and freak out Neuvillette but Neuvillette would just chastise them for it, not really be upset at all.

30. Your OTP gets to pick out each other’s outfits; what is each wearing? Quifrey-

Neuvillette-

31. Can they sit side by side without touching the other or are they handsy? They absolutely cannot. They are usually seen with their hands barely touching, or their knees touching.

32. Who’s the better story teller? Quifrey tells stories to the melusines sometimes when they're tired or bored or scared. They tell vast stories of tales of another world. Of Faeries and pixies and pirates. Things of braved lands and grand conquerors. Neuvillette sits by in awe, dragged into them just as much, if not more, than the melusines.

33. Who’s the better cook? Quifrey is more adept with cooking, simply because they have been cooking for Amelie for a long time. They are adept in most of one's general foods, if someone is around with the need to taste it. They love cooking for Sylvie and their partner, Zhongli, Whenever she's able to drag him along for it.

34. Who’s more likely to tell a dirty joke or story to make the other blush? Quifrey is a very blunt person so they would definitely 'slip up' and tell a dirty joke or story during dinner with friends just to gauge a reaction from Neuvillette. They do it purely of spite and gremlin antics.

35. Who’s more artistic? This is purely up for debate. Both quite enjoy art and prose. Quifrey is able to partake in it a bit more, however, and has more to show for it than Neuvillette does. But both are equal in terms of this.

36. Who’s more likely to fire up the stove at 2am because the other woke up in the middle of the night hungry? Neuvillette would 1000% cooke something for Quifrey if they could not sleep.

37. Which is more likely to swear? Quifrey, point and blank. They're a bit on edge and snappier. You would defintely get a fuck from them.

38. Who is more sexually experimental? Who’s more vanilla? Quifrey has multiple attachments so the two of them can experiment as they wish. Neuvillette can change forms and be fem or masc, so they can get a little crazy at times.

39. Who would rescue an injured animal and nurse it back to health? What would the other think? I think both would rescue an animal in different ways- Neuvillette would put it in a corner in his office, wrapped in his coat and check on it during the day and act a bit aloof about saving it, and act as if it's just a little thing and Quifrey is like enamored with him all over again. They give him such a cheeky grin, because they know he's being a softy, and offer to help, since he's sacrificed his coat to the animal.

Quifrey when rescuing an animal would be so quiet about it. Neuvillette would find them hunched over the ground, giving milk to a stray injured cat, and would hear them whispering the most gentle things to it, assuring it of survival and warmth. And he'd catch them scooping it into their arms to go get treated. Them and a scraggly cat. And they'd give him the most surprised expression and he'd find himself unable to hide the chuckle that escapes him.

40. Who has an insatiable appetite? And what does the other do to help?

Neuvillette has the more insatiable appetite, as his dragon form awakens, so too do its perks. Quifrey finds time to fullfill whatever needs may hinder his poor dragon,however, and isn’t afraid to take initiative.

41. Which one would take their jacket it off and drape over the other one because they were visibly shivering? Neuvillette watched Quifrey's form with interest, the other shivering in terror. Whatever memory had graced them, Neuvillette hated seeing them this way. "My love…"He whispered the words, tears welling up in Quifrey's eyes, sobs escaping them. Neuvillette swallowed. He'd never seen them like this. Never seen them this broken. He pulled the coat from his body, shrugging it from his shoulders before draping it over Quifrey's own shoulders. Quifrey looked up at him with empty eyes, and Neuvillette kissed their forehead gingerly. He draped his arm over them, pulling them closer."Whatever it is, mon coeur, We will face it together." He whispered.

42. What’s their favorite type of weather to enjoy together?

(Neuvillette isn't a big fan of the sun, and Quifrey can't really go out in the rain, but they both enjoy the snow quite a bit. Snow is a purer form of water, and Quifrey can withstand snowfall without harming their circuits.

Neuvillette enjoys the feeling of snow on his face, even if its very cold. And they like getting warm and toasty after going out in it for a bit. Fireplace cuddles are a neccessity, and Quifrey enjoys Cocoa and has gotten Neuvillette into enjoying it with them during the colder days.

43. Who would give their life for the other without a second thought? Quifrey's life means little to them so they would shove themselves in front of Neuvillette to save him without even so much as a second thought. They would rush in front of him and take the hit and would die without regrets.

44. Who would dance in the kitchen making dinner? Would the other join in or watch from the doorway? Quifrey would dance while cooking and would silently vibe while doing so, and Neuvillette would be the one lovingly watching them from the doorway.

45.Can they fall asleep without the other? They can, but they struggle to stay asleep. Quifrey is used to Neuvillette's presence and it helps them keep calm and sway any threatening or oncoming nightmares. Meanwhile, Neuvillette stays cold usually and is used to Quifrey's warmth. It helps him sleep better.

46. Would they get frisky at the movies by themselves? No, They both have a high upstanding and worry that they would be found out and choose instead to leave the movies early and take it home if they get in that mood.

47. Does either of them have a secret that could potentially ruin their relationship? Quifrey often wonders if their backstory, and their having literally killed someone will ever come back to haunt them. They know they are not free from the system of law, and worry that if Neuvillette knew, he might hate them, or lock them away. Knowing Neuvillette's strong sense of justice, They know it's a definite possibility Neuvillette could resent or hate them. They lock it away, but they know one day….

48.Who’s the better driver? Neuvillette would be the better driver, as Quifrey opts for motorcycles and bikes and is a bit more reckless.

49. Does either of them have a hard time being away from the other? Both of them struggle with being away from one another, although they would never admit it. There are multiple signs of this. Neuvillette being upset visibly when Furina mentions Quifrey being off that day, or Quifrey being told Neuvillette won't be in his office that day. They're annoying and won't say it, but they miss each other alot.

50. who’s more likely to do something out of spite? Quifrey 100%. Even to Neuvillette, they'd say or do anything just to be that person.

51. What’s a non verbal way they say I love you? Gentle touches that linger too long. Quifrey bringing Neuvillette water on a hot summer day, Neuvillette tucking a blanket over Quifrey's sleeping form.

52,Describe their weekend getaway? To get away, they'd probably go to somewhere like Mondstadt, where the breeze is cool and the water is cooler. This is home to Quifrey, but a welcomed vacation for Neuvillette. Quifrey would show Neuvillette their favorite places in Mondstadt, and introduce him to their favorite people, and show him a great time.

53.Would they ever go skinny dipping? Away from prying eyes, maybe. But again, there are eyes everywhere, and they would fear Neuvillette's title being on the line should they get caught doing something so scandalous. And the fact Quifrey is a robot and cannot be fully submerged in water.

54.Who’s more likely to carry the other to bed? Neuvillette would find Quifrey passed out in the lobby, waiting on him to get off work, and would carry them home and into their shared bed. He'd tuck them in and climb in gently beside them, pull them close, kiss the top of their head, and go to sleep with them soundly in his arms.

55.Do they like watching clouds or star gazing? Neuvillette is generally busy during the day and doesn't have much time for cloud gazing, And Quifrey doesn't get much time with their deliveries either. So when they can spare the time, they will sit, side by side, and spend just a quiet evening together, gently talking, whether it be about their day, or an upcoming case, or each other. They point out the stars as they talk, and just spend the evening appreciating each other's company.

56.What do they do turn the other on/put them in the mood? Quifrey is usually able to grab Neuvillette's attention by wearing something silky or lacey. Or sometimes its the way they move their hips a certain way, or a look they give him. Neuvillette catches Quifrey offguard sometimes, however, as he will purposefully unbutton his top buttons, leaving just the most of his chest exposed for Quifrey to have him dragged away.

57. Whose the serious one when grocery shopping and who likes to toss random things in the cart? Quifrey is the type to throw in random trinkets they don't need. Neuvillette gets frustrated with it but he IS a dragon so who is he to say something about hoarding items? He's also roped into it sometimes and can't help but following in Quifrey's footsteps. They're a bad influence.

58. Who’s more likely to hold a grudge after an argument? Quifrey, simply because of what they've gone through. They hold things closer, longer.

59. Who tops? Who bottoms?

They're both switches, although Quifrey bottoms more frequently. They have also fought for dominance. With one winning over the other, its all the more satisfying.

60. Who pulls the other closer when they’re sleeping? Quifrey is taller than Neuvillette, but they're often the little spoon. They're naturally warm and Neuvillette is cool to the touch, so their bodies balance each other. Neuvillette is the one who pulls Quifrey closer, arms wrapping around them protectively, a dragon's treasure.

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Mark Darrah video: 'Dragon Age: The Veilguard Has Shipped. Now What?? #/masseffect'

Video description:

"Dragon Age: The Veilguard has shipped. What happens at BioWare now? BioWare structurally finds itself in uncharted territory as it only has a single Project (Mass Effect) active. Chapters: 0:00 Veilguard is out, now what? 0:22 BioWare Structure and History 1:57 Growth 4:45 Consumption 6:28 Sustain 7:27 Contraction 11:14 Leadership Discontinuity 1 12:48 Leadership Discontinuity 2 14:14 One Project At A Time 16:33 Mass Effect 18:50 Will The People Be There? 22:18 FOCUS"

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Key notes from the vid and the comments underneath:

"Up front I should say that I have every confidence that Mass Effect [5] is in fact being worked on and that that project is going to receive all of the support from EA that it might need."

Slowly and painfully BioWare is figuring out that it simply can't do more than one project at a time anymore. It's now a single-project studio. Mark Darrah expects that both Edmonton and Austin will be working on ME5 together

ME5 effectively paused production for 15 months in order to help DA:TV ship

Right now other than some DA:TV clean up/final patches, everyone at BW is working on ME5

However ME5 isn't yet ready to suddenly have a team of 250-300 people working on it, so while some DA:TV devs moved onto it, some DA:TV devs were moved to/are moving to other parts of EA instead. The ME5 team started, but there is a long way between "start" and "ready to scale" up

The ME5 team is figuring out what ME5 is going to be & its structure, then will get ready to ramp up to a much bigger team size

"BW, for the first time really ever, is able to singularly focus on a single project, is able to put everything it has towards a single goal, which is making the best ME it possibly can."

But it remains to be seen whether BW will be able to get its people back when it needs them and is ready for them. There are a few reasons why this might prove difficult. Alternatively, on the flipside, this degree of focus might be exactly what BW needs to move it into the next phase of its life. "Maybe EA is going to prove to be incredibly effective at moving people around and when ME5 looks to start to grow maybe there will be no troubles".

We will probably have hints of what's going on [with ME5] within the next two years. "I have high hopes for ME. I think that once they figure out staffing, BW being focused on one game at a time is probably great for the studio" (though there may be growing pains to get there)

Does Mark Darrah foresee similar issues in the ME5 dev cycle to what DA:TV had? No, because ME5 hasn't had the same two big directional shifts, and it has had no leadership discontinuity (ME5 paused when they went to help DA:TV i.e. it didn't continue without a leader). But we should only really start counting ME5's dev cycle from today. "It really hasn't been that long with a significant team"

The ME5 teases in recent N7 Days were made by a "very small team"

There are still lots of veterans at BW

Mark Darrah doesn't expect to be involved in what BW makes next

More under cut due to length.

BW has existed in different ways/structures through its history. We're currently entering into an "unprecedented time" for BW

The purchase of BW by Elevation Partners, the purchase of BW by EA, when Ray Muzyka & Greg Zeschuk left BW, and the year 2017 in general are the 4 most important events (not including shipping games) that Mark Darrah feels have affected BW the most in its history

BW's strategy over time could be seen as having had 4 different phases: grow, consume, sustain, contract. In the contract phase, though BW maybe didn't realize it yet, the number of projects it was capable of running simultaneously was decreasing slowly/gradually. Why? Projects were getting more expensive, requiring more people/resources/time, and by this point BW had essentially burned off all its 'reserves' from the growth phase i.e. there was no longer any fat left to burn off

After DA:I shipped, Mark Darrah experienced that it was very difficult to find resources if your project wasn't the next project that was due out the door

DLC is a safety valve for processes and staff; a place for devs to work when other projects aren't quite ready for them yet; a place for the next gen of leaders to be grown. These things disappear as DLC does. Mark Darrah is pretty sure that the move away from DLC is coming from EA

In the contract phase, in 2013-14 Anthem was starved out by DA & ME:A. ME:A was also somewhat starved out by DA. Then when ME:A was in the driver's seat, it consumed most of the resources

In late 2016/early 2017 during the push to ship ME:A, as part of that BW began to experience leadership discontinuity. As the DA leader, Mark Darrah led a team of DA people onto ME:A to help it ship (the Dragon Age Finaling Team) for a few months. this sort of thing had happened at BW before but this was the first time when senior leadership moved off the projects they led to do this. this caused a change in philosophy in terms of the way that projects were run

When ME:A shipped and Casey Hudson came back to lead BW, there was then a much much larger leadership discontinuity with Anthem. The Montreal studio was supposed to move over onto Joplin to help kickstart it but it ended up getting taken away and given to the leadership in Montreal. but even if this had happened as it was supposed to, BW may not have been able to be in a place where it was going to be able to ship Anthem and Joplin simultaneously

Three quarters of the senior leadership on Joplin moved to Anthem or left BW. DA continued and became Morrison. The discontinuity had massive consequences for DA4

In 2021/22, this happened again in the opposite direction. The leadership team moved onto DA to help it ship, though rather than leaving some of the team in place, everyone moved. The other project (next Mass Effect) effectively ceased to exist for 15 months in order to help DA4 ship. In 2023 for the first time since 1995 BW was only working on 1 project (DA:TV) & there was nobody working on ME5 or remasters or side projects at that time. Now that DA:TV has shipped, apart from some people on cleanup and final patches, there is no plans for DA:TV DLC and "there is only Mass Effect". "Everyone at BW will be working on Mass Effect."

DA:TV being a 'direct sequel' would have been an unlikely path

With BW now focusing on a single project, Mark Darrah does worry that EA will get "itchy"

It'll be a [long] while to DA5 [hypothetically speaking, if it gets made]

MELE involved a lot of external devs

Shadow Realms was BioWare Austin and was due to: "partially places for people, partially a desire for Austin to get something new."

Mark Darrah expects that the devs are hearing everything being said about DA:TV

BW focuses more on consoles because of sales numbers

Unreal Engine 5 (which ME5 is on) is moving onto other EA projects as well, which may help

There are reasons why DA:TV is the way it is

BW has had external consultants on leadership and structure over the years

Mark Darrah expects that the next Dragon Age will once again be pretty different to the last iteration

BW Austin were brought in to help make Anthem. "What didn't happen (that should have) is that they should have had more directional control over the live service direction."

BW has had difficulty learning from previous games because at least one title was too far along TO learn. but a single game leads to staffing issues

Mark Darrah pitched a dev structure back in 2016/17 which would have had "3 fast follow games then a period of retooling"

EA doesn't really sell IPs

Chance of DA:TV DLC? "That's an EA question. And I expect EA's answer to be no". "I don't think we will see DLC. A new DA would be in the future."

"DA has been looking for larger audiences in every iteration. EA has never understood the franchise"

Remake DA:O or ME1? "While I think it would do well, I don't expect it to happen at any time soon. Also the skillsets required don't really over lap"

"The 3 previous games DAVe was are leaking through in places"

Diagram from the video which shows the flow of people throughout BW's history, made by a member of Mark Darrah's community.

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[ancientgoddessofegypt]

What About Us? A friendship psychic reading.

LEFT (1-3)

RIGHT (2-4)

The friendships we create are the ones most needed in our time of growing up and finding who we are in this world. For some of you, your new friendship group is coming. For a lot of you, current friendships need relearning, reshaping, and refocusing. There may be something going on under the surface, and will prepare to bloom soon come. Since this is the summer months, I would like to do something for friendships as love is always on our minds, but a platonic love that touches the stars is always certainly going to be harder to find <3

Anywho, without further a due. We can get started. So I hope you picked which one you feel the most called too. Lets begin ;)

Group 1 : This is for us. The beginning to the End.

If you have picked the one, its time to start a new friendship with someone new. You could be getting ready to go back to school in august, you could also be in groups (text chats, social media groups, volunteer groups, etc.) and this will be how you meet this new friend. You guys could go to the same school, university, job, career, or you could have found them when you were going to a concert, a park, event. you get my drift.This new friendship is going to cost you the old one, because they need time to figure out for themselves what they are lookin for in love, romance, friendship etc. and you could also be in a romantic partnership but also needing more platonic love to hit your corner.

All in all, this new found friend could be a soulmate of some sort. you guys just get it. Y'all know what y'all like and you guys pat each other on the back from time to time. It seems like you guys have known each other for ages, but its only been a few weeks/months.Plan a date with this person and see where things lead! Go shopping, go out to eat, go to a flower shop. Being spontaneous is how you'll meet.

Keywords: 111, Santa's Hat, 333, Bunnies, Awareness groups, Veterinarians, Poem, Talent shows, Concerts, Zodiac signs, Remember, Museums, Poetry nights, Sculpting, Movies, Fun nights, 666- Venusian pleasures, More life, Jumping for joy, Leo, Moon, Flowers, Pottery & Puppets.

Number sequences, 111, 333, 666, 717, 999, 1010

Group 2 : Crossroads, More to come in the Future.

So with this group, there is going to be a need to explore out of your home state, or maybe you may go to their home state. If you guys have been feeling bored this summer, then maybe its time to plan a trip somewhere like going camping, going to the river, or simply finding joy in new spaces. I feel a rekindle coming up for this group as well. Some of you may have to forgive somebody and vice versa. There could be a familiarity with this group, and the type of friends you want for yourself can come in the near future if you act more confident and free.

The more bold you are, the more the right people notice you, and then a friend group can commence.

Keywords: Crossroads (movie), Tumblr girl, Pizza dates, Online buddy, Road trip!!, Computers, Classroom, Video games, Anime, Donkeys, Cheetahs, Dragons, Beyonce.

Number sequences: 333, 888, 917, 326, 414, 909, 323, 7777, 8888, 2020, 2222, 2121, 3232, 101

Group 3: Where the wind goes, I'll become of you.

This is a beautiful connection! It's like a hippie type of love between the two of you. Just vibing with the waves, and not carrying where it takes you next.

You guys have a capacity to know what each other is thinking, a type of telepathic connection. A long lasting platonic energy between you and them. Gifts, talents, and abilities skyrocket when your with them because they boost your self esteem and help you along the way. This friendship group needs no reshaping, just simply being able to enjoy each others presence every time they meet.

Keywords: 1111, dream reality, riding around town, enjoying each others company, mountains, hike trails, forgiveness, compassion, 'im having the time of my life', 19 years old, cannabis, margaritas, dancing the night away.

Number sequences: 111, 222, 1111.

Group 4 : Let's have a girls night !

This group really needs to let go and let there hair down. Its time for a nice night with the ladies. You may need to get something off your chest, and thats what friends are for! You gotta get up out your comfort zone, and try hanging with your friends a lil while longer, you never know what can happen when you guys are together!

Keywords: Luxury dates, Club hopping, Sleep overs, Wine, Boy problems, Pajamas, Girls trip (movie), Cabin trip, Banquet, Movie nights.