#dragon contemplates life

[the-dragon-hearted]

Yeaahhhh not me procrastinating rn

Writers when it's time to write the story no one forced them to come up with in the first place 🙄

[the-dragon-hearted]

It would be really funny if everyone in Liyue knew their god wasn't dead, but they literally could not prove it.

Listen, there's at least one alchemist who spent weeks fuming, because it makes no sense for mora to keep its divine transmutation powers if the divinity powering it is dead - unless of course mora is some sort of independent divine extension which would mean their god was capable of creating an independent medium free of ties to divinity - (that guy spends three weeks holed up in his house trying to rewrite transmutation logic from the ground up before giving up because his theorems aren't working).

So the alchemists assume Rex Lapis isn't dead, because mora still works. They have to. Nothing else makes sense. That logic works pretty well with businessmen too.

The historians are losing their goddamn minds because every mythos and legend is in here claiming that Rex Lapis was the undefeated do-not-fuck-with-under-any-circumstances archon so for him to just fall out of the fucking sky cannot be possible unless they have HUGE problems.

50% lean towards a possible upcoming rapture (Because ain't no way the water dragon demon guy and his scorned wife were the killers of Rex Lapis. Nah it had to be something way worse) The other 50% just shrug and say it's impossible for their god to have been killed and Liyue to still be standing. And don't try to tell them he wasn't murdered because if he DID die, then he was 100%, absolutely, totally, without question murdered. He fell out of the sky like a dramatic bastard and everyone saw, that ain't how gods die peacefully, no matter WHAT those folks in the Jade Chamber say.

The conspiracy theorists go craaazy later in the evening when there's too much wine and someone brings it up. It can be impressive how deep their conspiracies though. Qiqi has repeated the strangest of them to Baizhu who's quite sick and tired of this thank you very much -

But you see, the local business owners, a few weeks into their mourning, started to notice something... odd.

It was a new regular. Nice guy. Pretty pleasant, and could be prone to rambling. He's ridiculously knowledgeable on... everything, especially relating to Liyue, and against all better judgment, plenty of business owners have asked him for advice.

There are the legends, of course. Morax would play the part of a passing merchant and peer into the common folk's lives, often visiting smaller businesses and gracing them with his patronage.

It's a crazy thought, and anyone who has it doesn't voice it, but... listen... at some point some things just make sense. And if they take down their memorials to their fallen god - if they snuff out the candles of mourning on their mantel - who could say?

They just smile and keep the best of their merchandise set aside, offering what they can in the quietest way possible.

It's the worst/best-kept secret because no one can outwardly say it. Lady Ningguang avoids it in conversation with a curt cough, the Traveler can be a bad liar (well, Paimon can be a bad liar), and the man himself is so obvious that the only reason he hasn't been outed is because his boss is too busy trying to sell people premium coffins.

I mean little Susy saw him standing on a ROOF with the last of the Yaksha's last Lantern Rite! No, she's not lying -

It's a gut feeling (It's denial, the merchants from Inazuma say). There's proof (there's not, the scholars from Sumeru sigh). He's literally right there! (That 'he' in question is currently short on mora - some god of commerce, c'mon give me a break!).

Liyue Harbor's secret is that their god isn't dead. But they can't prove it. Yes, he fell out of the sky and yes it was this whole thing and yes he's been MIA for a while now and yes the adepti all say he's dead -

BUT LISTEN, TRUST ME, HE'S NOT -

[lagunapoint]

Solas's loneliness after the Inquisition - and the moment of saving lavellan from trouble :)

[linka-from-captain-planet]

since evidently this won't come up in DAV, my personal headcanon is that reconciled Celene and Briala were too busy fucking to show up in Trespasser specifically because they were having a sort of last hurrah before operationalizing the next necessary phase in Celene's rule: producing a legitimate heir

Celene avoided it for literal decades, but following the civil war and with the impending change in the Inquisition, and considering her age, it was just not something she could put off any longer if she wanted to preserve the Valmont line and her own legacy

(and it helps now that her relationship with Briala is more or less secure, so she doesn't feel as desperately clingy)

for her husband, I draft the late Duke Bastien's son, Laurent de Ghislain. As a Duke, the new head of the Council of Heralds, and a devout Andrastian, he's a suitably illustrious partner for an Empress but more importantly: the messiness. His elder sister, Calienne, was Gaspard's wife who murdered Celene's mother, and then took Celene's father out with her when Celene's father murdered her in retaliation. It feels very Orlesian and also makes Vivienne Celene's quasi mother-in-law, which is very fun for me

They manage to produce an heir in pretty short order and it's all Court Approval +10000 until - the second Celene finally fulfills her 'obligation' to the throne and is finally theoretically allowed to be publicly lesbian - Briala arrives at the child's christening with her hand on Celene's ass, pushing the pram, and the crier announces her as "Marquise of the Dales, Mistress to the Empress of Orlais" and it's like [Everyone disliked that]

[the-dragon-hearted]

Real and True

The problem w writing fiction is that you'll be like tee-hee I'm going to write a story about a fucked up little scenario that's got nothing to do with anything in real life, just some pure messed up nonsense, and then you finish it and take a step back and go aw rats I made a metaphor again

[vaguely-concerned]

I just *clenches fist with tears in my eyes* love the grand necropolis so much

[aterfish]

So i just binge watched all of the dragon prince and i have one thing to say:

What the fuck

[beachballlz]

Why is will graham always so fine (excluding norton)

[the-dragon-hearted]

OH GOD IT'S TOO TRUE -

[blluespirit]

I sort of like the thought that Zuko and Aang take the Sun Warriors' warning not to tell anyone about the dragons a little more seriously… and they keep it between them. Of course, they trust Sokka, Toph and Katara. Of course they know they wouldn’t tell anyone, but now three people (including Iroh) know the truth about Ran and Shaw. And that’s three too many when you’re trying to keep a secret.

(and there are other people at the temple as well - like Haru, Teo and The Duke - who, while trustworthy, aren’t as close to them as the others, and when it comes to secrets with as much consequence as this one, you can’t afford to take any chances.)

Furthermore, the culture within the Fire Nation since Sozin’s rein has been warped. The culture is not to respect the dragons as the original firebenders, it’s to conquer and kill them. It’s the ultimate proof of your strength as a firebender. All it takes is one mistake before rumour spreads, and people go looking for the ultimate hunt. It’s not something Zuko or Aang can risk.

Whether Katara, Toph and Sokka (and Suki) ever find out the truth is up to you. But post-war, after Zuko returns from a strange, poorly explained trip with a dragon, and eventually develops the ability to use rainbow fire, either the others have some questions about Aang’s knowing look, or they are finally let in on a monumental secret.

[the-dragon-hearted]

Mondstadt is the Teyvat Equivalent of Vegas

Listen. Listen.

It's the city of freedom and wine. There is a church in the middle of the city. You CANNOT tell me that people from other nations haven't packed their bags and savings and just gone for the WILD ragers. You CANNOT convince me Mondstadt isn't thought of in the same way Vegas is: wild, free, and batshit insane when you're out past Midnight. The pinnacle of parties, in fact - protected by the sacred, universal rule:

What happens in Monstadt stays in Monstadt.

You woke up in the hospital? 50/40 you did something stupid and got a serving of justice from Mondstadt's Batman OR you tried to fist fight a hilichurl. 10% chance you fell off a windmill.

So hungover you cannot move? The nun and the cavalry captain probably drank you under the table. That or literal GOD showed you the frailty of your liver.

Poisoned? Probably Diona. She didn't mean to, really -

Arrested? Lots of opportunities here actually. Highly probable that Klee enlisted you into one of her schemes and you're an accomplice now. For what? Arson, theft, the usual - oh you got caught trying to climb the Barbatos statue? Yeah, that's pretty common too.

No. You did not hallucinate, there is a big-ass wolf in the woods. He's our neighbor. Super chill guy. Just be glad you didn't run into one of the cubes, we had some really dedicated guy walk ALL the way out to one and almost die. It's more usual than you think -

It says here that you came in here with your spouse? Newly married? Congratulations. No, don't worry, this happens ALL the time, "Monstadt" marriages and all. It's what we get for having a big-ass church in the middle of the bar crawl central. Don't get all snippy, annulments are super easy you just need to - oh? You don't know where your new spouse is? Good news they probably ALSO forgot you exist. This happens ALL the time, Barbara can annul it if you really need. The paperwork's final though, Lisa likes to read through the reports for a good laugh -

[gwengoodrich]

I’m just imaging a situation post-Trespasser where my Warden Aeducan has really settled in to her new life as the Divine’s trophy wife, and one day, Leliana tells her “Don’t be mad, but I may have promised Inquisitor Lavellan that you’d have tea with her next month and give her some advice on navigating her post-world-saving life.” And of course she says yes, both because she loves her wife and she knows what happens to people who go against her wishes.

Unbeknownst to either of them, Varric learns about this and suggests to Hawke that she visit Lavellan the same day, to help lift her spirits, y’know? Merrill can come too and chat with Clan Lavellan’s Keeper.

Cut to Aeducan walking in on perennial fuckup Marian Hawke giving Lavellan some truly atrocious, if humorous, advice, and Hawke having to contend with the goddamn Hero of Ferelden strolling in to save the day once again.

And once the three of them get to talking, Aeducan has to be very careful, because she recognizes that it would be incredibly insensitive on multiple levels to other two women to say things along the lines of “Yeah, so my brother dying, me being forced out of the only home I’ve never known, then conscripted into a paramilitary organization that was completely foreign to my culture was honestly the best thing that ever happened to me. I got to save the world and receive near-universal fame for it, including being religiously venerated by my own people. Speaking of religion, my wife is considered something of a radical by her peers, but in spite of that, she was able to rise to a position of power, letting her push through reforms that include marrying me, cause she loves me so much that she’s not afraid to show me her ruthless side. Now we live in the lap of luxury together, being influential girlboss wives.”

In the end, they mostly engage in some good-natured shit-talking of their mutual friends and acquaintances. Before she leaves, however, Aeducan does encourage Lavellan to continue her painting and even offers to put in a good word with Leliana about commissioning some official Chantry murals from her about the history of the Inquisition.

[howtodrawyourdragon]

Contemplation At The Fire

Summary: Set in a Modern AU, Post-Apocalypse AU. Live Life AU. After the news has truly sunken in, Astrid has a moment of contemplation near the fire.

Warnings: Pregnancy mention

Rating: Teen and Up

Words: 592

Prompt: Scars, Slow hug

Fandom: How to Train Your Dragon

Characters: Hiccup (mentioned), Astrid, Snotlout

Pairing: OT6/Dragon Riders Polycule

Author’s Notes: For the first weekly prompts for Comfy-Vember that I have not yet been able to post. But Fluffy February is coming up and I kind of want to continue this AU then. Won't be doing the entire month, just the prompts that I want to do.

Enjoy!

[lost-oasis]

aha ahah ahahahahahhaa WHY THE FUCK DO I HAVE TO WORK

[fisherkn1ght]

OH MY GOD.

.. oh boy .. I'll be needing a tall mug of ale to recover from that blow!!😝(😔)

[readingwriter92]

The urge to finally read the lotr/hobbit has been hitting me again. And I keep having to remind myself of my lack of capability to read dense fantasy and also my lack of free time to read it in a reasonable amt of time to retain any of said dense fantasy lore.