#dude is glorious

[baras3rk]

Everything would've been fine if Griffith chose being a pornstar as a profession instead.

[cabesswtaer]

this fucking sucks im going to [remembers suicide jokes are bad for your mental health] become god

[nonbinary-arsonists]

im being normal about viktor

[gunsatthaphan]

GMMTV Outing 2024 out of context (not that it would make more sense with context) - part 1

[pencildragons]

ok but. im losing my mind that loki spent CENTURIES in a time loop learning advanced physics just to save his friends. like. centuries. hundreds of years. and it was all for nought and in vain anyway. centuries of being what is functionally entirely alone. because no one else around him remembers this because it is the first time this has happened for them. and then . loki takes himself to the end of time to save the universe and in doing so damns himself to total isolation for Literally All Eternity. he can see the ones he loves but they cant see him. those centuries will be an eyeblink at the end. and . and . and. nobody touch me im going to sit at the bottom of the ocean for ten thousand years

[mushroominaforest]

Since it’s spooky month, let me show you all my incredible halloween costume from last year:

And some pictures of me out on halloween night:

[kelpermoosee]

Wall•E is like the biggest malefail but without the male part

[revvethasmythh]

I think something we're sleeping on in the Gale epilogue is that he says he wants to try writing books about our adventures, which directly puts him in competition with Volo, who is also writing about the same adventures

This would--inevitably--devolve into a writer/academic feud for the ages, spreading copious misinformation to the masses as both writers can accurately claim to be primary sources, with wildly different tellings between them. There will be synthesis commentary papers written about both of their works by historians for centuries, and even though Volo's is full of blatant lies it must be considered because he is....well, Volo. and, like, he was verifiably there and involved with everything. there is no world where that is not infuriating to an academic like Gale. Gale will be blowing a gasket for the rest of his life about being in competition with Volo's Tome of Lies. There will be sniping in the footnotes of all his papers at the bard for the rest of his life. Bitter bard vs academic warfare, that's what we're looking at here

[nounaarts]

Wukong in all his S3 fits. I love his choice in colours lmao

[ahdriking]

Mansuang (2023) Apo Nattawin as Khem

[rhysintherain]

@blackjackkent's liveblog of BG3 has inspired So Many Thoughts about the Emperor and Raphael and how they compare as characters.

It's come up that the Emperor's character writing could be intended to portray very different motivations based on how the player character responds to it, but personally I don't think that's it. At its core, I think the Emperor is being honest about its motivations: it only wants to survive. What it's not saying is that it will do anything to achieve that end, at the cost of anyone in its way. And the best tool it has to do that is the protagonist.

Its conversations with the protagonist always remind me of abusive relationship dynamics. it plays nice as long as that works, and changes tactics when nice doesn't get what it wants. It constantly reminds you that you need each other, that you couldn't survive without it, that it is the only one you can trust. It offers moments of vulnerability to lure you in, then tries to cut you off from any allies or courses of action it doesn't approve of.

The thing about abusive relationships is that they only turn violent and confrontational when the abuser doesn't get their way. Violence is a last resort, and most abusers prefer to manipulate people without it. Some people go years without discovering their abuser has the capacity for violence, because they never confront them on the control they exert.

And that's exactly how the Emperor relates to the protagonist. If you never question it, never choose a path it doesn't like, you never get pushback. As long as you play by its rules it has no reason to change tactics, because what it's doing is working.

It's only when the protagonist's aims clearly don't match its own that it resorts to threats. It's only when you call the Emperor's bluff, tell it you know it doesn't care about you, that it shows you the truth about its relationship with Stelmane.

Because the truth is, it only cares about its own survival and freedom. And it's very skilled at the game it's playing. It has a profound ability to judge what the protagonist needs to hear, and show them what they want to see. If you want to see a friend who transcends what a mind flayer is supposed to be, it plays that part flawlessly. If you see through that, it has other methods of control at its disposal.

And the Emperor is brilliantly written as a manipulator. It can convince you that it's been on your side all along. It leaves just enough doubt that you might never know the truth. It preys on trust, and exploits the protagonist's willingness to believe in the inherent goodness of people. It expresses trust and vulnerability to the protagonist, anticipating that they will return that trust in response, regardless of whether it can be trusted.

And the cool thing about Raphael is that he's a very similar type of character. He also knows that being nice gets you further than being dangerous. The difference between them is that Raphael isn't quite as good at it: he has a temper, and is quicker to drop the mask. He has an ego that won't let him tolerate even the slightest resistance without breaking character. He believes in bribery over trust, and it makes his act easier to see through. The protagonist can express the same doubt in both of them and get threats from Raphael and disappointment from the Emperor, which pushes them away from one and towards the other.

And one of the striking things about BG3 is the sheer range of dangerous people it throws at your party. You have the tyrant queen, who took power through betrayal and maintains it through disinformation. The power-hungry boss, who offers what you want only until his rise to power is threatened. The abusive parent, who sees his children as possessions who exist to entertain him. The political climber, who treats his loyalists as pawns in a long game of personal gain. The sadistic elite, who's never had to hide her cruelty to those she controls because that's what authority means in her social circle. The loving father, who cares so little for the rest of the world he'd burn it all down to keep his daughter safe.

It's all excellent writing, but the Emperor might be the masterpiece. You can play out the whole story without clearly seeing how it fits the pattern. It can be your loyal partner, standing at your side and protecting you from all those dangerous people.

But it doesn't have to be. If you question its protection and loyalty, it can also be your worst enemy, determined to use all your shared struggles and deepest secrets to tear you apart.

[looseinthecatroom]

Viktor/Silco shippers what in the sweet hells is your primary tag? I saw some pretty fanart and I want to subscribe to your newsletter.

[gunsatthaphan]

"thank you for coming into my life."

[iceeericeee]

Okay, ‘Off With His Shirt’ was such a good song. It just feels… not right… that they didn’t have Richard also take his top off along with Galavant.

[jmkho]

GOT 2 SET LISTS FOR HELPING THE RECORDING, PHOTOGRAPHY CREW, SECURITY, AND JEN IN AND OUT OF THE PHOTO PIT!! CRACKING JOKES & BEING NICE PAID OFF 😭😭😭😭😭

[purple-mushroom-cap]