#everyone should have seen this coming

[ilikepjo24]

Hazel: I could strangle you.

Octavian: You're not tall enough.

Hazel: ...

Hazel: You've sunk low enough for me to reach.

[strangestblossom]

Shoutout to everyone forced to listen to me talk about Dragon Age but since I’m so excited to finally have a new game after a decade that I hyperventilate and have insane ramblings and I end up like this

[margindoodles2407]

Just a quick and gentle reminder that it is never, ever okay to wish harm, destruction, and death upon people.

Ever.

[pickled-flowers]

Ok so a while back I had a conversation with my friend's aunt. She's a trans woman well into her 50, who has kids and grandkids, and she came out when she was in her 40's. Me and my friends were talking about our queer space, and mentioned the well known "token cishet man"

Now, I'm sure most of us have that guy in our friend group, and it was common for us to just call him the straight guy. But my friend's aunt offered a different perspective ; she once was that token cishet man in a queer group of friends. Getting categorized so strongly as "the cis straight guy" made it harder for her to come out and accept herself. Since that talk with her, I've been careful about it, and guess what? Two women I've once called "the straightest person I know" (different occasions, and it was high school) now have girlfriends! You literally cannot know if someone is queer, and honestly most people are not the straight cisest person out there.

Anyways I'm not very articulate and English is not my friend but like I think everyone would benefit from being a little more careful about the way we treat our "token straight guy", she might be thankful later!

[starbuck]

Ravenous is Haunted

Within the lore of Ravenous, eating people causes you to “absorb [their] spirit,” but what does that mean in practice?

Ives mentions that eating someone brave gives you a surge of bravery, which is exactly how Boyd goes from too scared to move to single-handedly capturing the enemy command. The spirit of his fellow soldiers and specifically his commanding officer compel him to do it. But we know that this personality shift is not permanent, it abates. However, I believe that there are other more subtle influences that remain. 

There’s a whole collection of things Boyd, Ives, and Hart do and say that mirror the actions and words of the people they’ve eaten…

The protectiveness that Boyd shows towards the Fort Spencer crew after Ives arrives as colonel is a new trait for him and highly reminiscent of Reich’s protectiveness towards Toffler. From the moment he’s stuck with Ives at the fort, Boyd also immediately decides to murder him, the thing that Reich died furious at him for not doing, and never strays from this mission at all. Boyd and Ives both headbutt each other in their final fight, a Knox fighting move, and Boyd also attempts to strangle Ives at one point, which is Reich’s. Another example that I like is when Hart says to the chickens he’s feeding “run away! run for your lives!” which is what Toffler died doing. These are all small moments in isolation, but together they form a compelling picture. 

For another thing, you have Boyd mentioning to Hart near the end the “nightmares” he’s “still” having about Reich, Cleaves, and Knox. These aren’t just random trauma nightmares, they are specifically about the three people of the Fort Spencer crew that he’s eaten. And, considering how strongly Hart reacts to the mention of this, he is likely experiencing the same thing. Since it is canon that they have actually ABSORBED these people by eating them, I don’t think it’s a stretch at all to call this a haunting. 

Put these together and you have the people who have been eaten haunting the cannibal characters at night and maintaining at least some sway over them by day, often without them even realizing it… Fun stuff!

As far as Ives goes, I think that he is less affected by this phenomenon than Boyd and Hart are. He’s been eating people for much longer than they have, he has no moral compass whatsoever, and he has a very strong personality, so he’s not gonna let a little haunting get to him. That being said, who knows what quirks of his personality we might be able to attribute to people he’s eaten in the past if we knew more about them? I also think that his assumption that he is unaffected by the people he eats is a part of his downfall, and I’ll explain that in a moment. 

The last thing I want to talk about is the bell because that’s what REALLY gets me mmmmmmmmmmm… SO! During Boyd’s fight with Ives, there’s a moment where Ives has fled the room they were fighting in and Boyd doesn’t know where he is, so he’s checking behind all these random doors and not finding him when he hears a bell ringing in the courtyard. He goes out and sees the ringing bell but no one near it. Instead of going towards it where he knows Ives is likely waiting for him though, he walks towards the barn, as if in a daze. When he enters, he sees the bear trap and gets an “Aha!” look on his face. 

Now, who do we know who is associated with both that bell and a bear trap? It’s Reich! He is the only person we ever see ring that bell and (in a deleted scene) he uses bear traps as target practice, shooting at them to snap them shut while Boyd watches. So, at the very least, we can say that Reich indirectly inspires Boyd in that course of action. 

BUT, because I am me, I’d like to take it a step further by proposing that, since Reich is haunting both Boyd AND Ives, he influences Ives to ring the bell (with Ives not consciously thinking anything more of about than “this will surely get Boyd’s attention >:)”) and then influences Boyd to walk over to the barn instead of immediately continuing the fight so he can show him how to end it once and for all. Boyd asked Reich to “tell me what to do,” and Reich answered him!

I did also write a fic about this concept a few years ago if anyone is interested!

[greenerteacups]

What do you think of jkr as a writer? I for one has always felt like she didn’t treat her female characters well. It felt strange, being critical of her when she was god queen of the earth, and also being 10

I think most of the problems in her books can be chalked up to genre hopping. Books 1-3 are perfectly good and serviceable children's books — great children's books, even! They have compelling, relatable characters and juicy mystery plots. They have problems, sure, but for the first three books someone's ever written — especially someone with little or no background in creative writing — they're really fucking good. So: there's her flowers.

The last four books pivot sharply into much more emotionally complicated and sociopolitically loaded territory, because they're describing a war. And it's hard to write children's books about war. I would venture you can't really do it, at least without dramatically misrepresenting what war is! And so Rowling makes the executive decision somewhere during the writing of Book 4 that she's not going to flinch away from that, she's going to go for dramatic realism, and she kills Cedric Diggory to let us know. People had died in Harry Potter before, of course — Quirrell gets sent to the fucking shadow realm, for example. But children haven't. (It also gives parents who are reading these books with their children a warning shot: shit is about to get significantly more real, think twice before you buy the next one of these for your 10-year-old.) After that, Rowling starts leaning much more into dramatic realism, and the fast-paced mystery-novel plotting of the first few books is replaced by a slow, simmering political conflict that unfurls over the course of about a million words.

The problem — besides the fact that she's picking one of the hardest things to write about, like, in all of literature, war is really insanely complicated and emotionally intense and hard to portray well — is that she's now trying to use characters, plot points, and technologies she developed for a children's series to enact a sprawling war drama among teenagers and adults. So Hermione, who was a reasonably precocious snobby eleven-year-old, becomes this sort of encyclopedic all-knowing savant of the wizarding world, who somehow remains functional and mostly even-headed despite her identity being the chief target of a prolifically murderous terrorist group. Draco Malfoy, a schoolyard bully whose primary tools included 1. namecalling and 2. telling teacher, JOINS said terrorist group (and admittedly does react reasonably, i.e., has a total crashout and takes to sobbing in a girls' bathroom whenever he gets a free minute). Dumbledore, who starts out as "whimsical friendly winky-wink trustworthy grandfather type", ends up being Magical Winston Churchill in a violent game of spycraft and espionage, eventually revealing he's only been keeping Harry at all these seven years because he wants to KILL him! And like, maybe really good technical writing could smooth out these transitions and make the first-order dramatic choices seem more natural, but Rowling is like, a Fine Writer, technically speaking. meaning she's reasonably consistent in characterization, her plotting is well-paced and believable, she has a clear authorial voice, and her prose is readable. personally, that's not enough to get me to buy into some of the changes that happen in the later books, and because she stuffs these things so full with new elements every installment, a lot of stuff ends up getting glossed over.

And like, I still love the books. I think they're wonderful, and they taught me how to read. but i can say that and also say that Rowling probably did herself a disservice by trying to write four giant war novels as sequels to her first three mystery children's books.

[walkingstackofbooks]

Wish wish wishhhh we'd seen the reactions of Julian's friends to the enhancements reveal. Miles' was lovely, ofc, but we got like, a slice of Sisko and then crickets.

And obviously Garak's reaction would have been priceless, but also what about Jadzia? And Kira? And Odo? And and and... I just feel so robbed every time I remember we didn't see it :(

[griem]

ijbol idk man releasing screenshots of very polarizing things said in a private discord server between friends in a public "callout" post is #the most #tumblrific thing ive ever seen LOL.

#opinion 😱 in tags

[kentocidal]

sero hanta makes you reach down to put it in. if you even care. like he makes you squirm and laughs as you whimper when you feel his heady, leaky tip kiss your hole. “put it in, sweetheart,” he whispers to you, grabbing your hand and tugging it to his cock, “you gotta work a little more for it.”

[corvosdaughter]

pentiment not giving a definitive answer to the act i and ii mysteries isn't because all the suspects are equally likely to be guilty. i've seen people interpret it that way and then complain that the ending is a copout but like does anyone genuinely think ottilia did it. i know "possibly but uncertainly" is not that far off "equally likely" but i think it's an important distinction to make when it comes to understanding what the game is focused on.

it's not about who were the actual killers, it's not even about the circumstances that make it impossible for that to be known, it's about what made YOU point the finger at someone and the consequences of that choice. did you actually think they were guilty, or were they just an asshole? did you think it was someone else but held your tongue because they deserved to live? what about their age? community standing? did convenience factor into it? alternatively, what would happen if you dirtied someone's name and they were still around years later?

if there was a fixed answer everyone would just get caught up on whether they picked up all the hints and if they were chose the "right" or "wrong" path. that would detract from everything the game is trying to say. as it is, i think people who come away really wanting those mysteries solved, saying "i don't know who it was and therefore i might as well have spun a wheel and not wasted 15 hours to get here" have missed a lot of what it's really about.

[f-imaginings]

I have a genuine question being Aroace but I'm afraid to ask and my headcanon will go to waste.

But KMKY's Ford always seemed to be at least in some way the aroace look (being demi or gray that is), did you do it out of want, in the idea of looking, or is it just part of the character and you never thought of yourself in a sexuality for him?

I can definitely see Ford being ace!

I myself am demisexual so I definitely think some of that perspective leeched into how I write Ford. Because my own experience informed how I wrote him, little things like being kind of oblivious/frustrated when strangers flirt with him (the hand witch or the girl from college who worked in the aquarium with the legwarmers lmao) because they don't know him!!! So how dare they!!! Lmao, falling for Bill's mind first since it didn't really matter that he was a shape or a muse or whatever, the rest would work itself out, feeling seen and only crushing initially because it seemed like his mind was being appreciated first and foremost, and treating their sex life like an experiment/engaging with the kinks/power plays inherent rather than just going through the motions (because kink makes more sense sometimes than just some undefined biological urge that you're supposed to have but no one can explain it to you, yet it's perfectly understandable to go 'oh they like feeling powerless as a powerful being I understand that perfectly, now how can I get creative with it'.)

I definitely think he wanted romantic attention from Bill, and wanted to be valued romantically (hence going on a date with Susan and Cathy Crenshaw) but the idea of getting romantic attention from a stranger is unappealing (hence why he was so reluctant to go on the date with Susan) and wanted the sort of holistic acceptance that comes with ideas of romance (because then his polydactylism will be accepted along with his unique mind) but the traditional trappings of romantic relationships aren't that appealing (was worried that he would have to engage in gay culture/grow a moustache and have a makeover to be in this relationship ECT). Bill was great for him BC he accepted and actively sought out all of Ford's weirdness and the dark bits you're ashamed to show, and then got freaky with them lmao. And there's no way to cement a bond quicker than to show someone your most vulnerable parts and have them accept those things unconditionally. Turning shame into dependence right there. That truly is the no one knows you like I do trap, and that shit feels inescapable.

Because of my own experience I know that you can be demisexual and still have a preference for gender or looks, hence why he built the "flattering vessel" for Bill to not only be flattering by beauty standards in general but also subconsciously to be exactly what Ford found attractive. The kicker is that personality means more than good looks, so when Bill inhabited the body in a different way than Stanford expected but he still found his personality all the more fascinating because of it, that was probably what cinched his feelings BC he got to know more about Bill's weirdness and see how it matched his own.

I am giving you a big virtual hug anon BC no head canon is ever wasted, how you engage with a story you like is important and you deserve to feel seen and heard when you engage in content you like. If I can go some way towards making the fandom of this fic a safe welcoming place it's my privilege to do so as a writer!

[laurmaus]

all my pdh s2 doodles i need u guys to keep in mind i didnt know All That was gonna happen😭😭😭😭

[grinchwrapsupreme]

"God loves you so much he wont let you die horror trope" is basically the plot of the first few seasons of the venture bros from hank and deans perspective except instead of god its rusty and also they spend like 16 years not knowing this is happening

[cosmic-ships]

Old Republic Self-Insert.

{Picrew}{I lacked energy to draw so picrew it is. I do like the belty kinda design so that will prob be like my si outfit.}

[General]

Character’s full name: Kaden Reese

Character’s nickname: Starling

Reason for nickname: Given by Revan after noticing the freckles on Kaden’s cheeks and shoulders, comparing them to stars.

Birth date: May 27th

[Physical Appearance]

Height: 5’5”

Eye color: Green

Skin tone: Fair

Distinguishing marks: Freckles on their cheeks and shoulders

Predominant features: Sharp cheekbones, an intense, piercing gaze

Hair color: Purple with a fuchsia underlayer

Type of hair: Thick

Hairstyle: Medium-length, slightly tousled

Voice: Low and calm, with a hint of gravel; measured and deliberate in tone

[Personality]

Good personality traits: Loyal, intelligent, strong-willed, and compassionate toward those they trust

Bad personality traits: Stubborn, emotionally guarded, prone to sarcasm, and overly self-critical

Mood character is most often in: Stoic but observant

Sense of humor: Dry and witty, often bordering on sarcastic

Character’s greatest joy in life: Finding genuine connections with others despite their guarded nature

Character’s greatest fear: Losing the people they care about

Why? After losing everything during the fall of Taris, Kaden is terrified of experiencing that kind of devastation again.

What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete turmoil? Losing Revan to death or betrayal.

Character is most at ease when: Alone under the stars, or in quiet moments with someone they trust.

Most ill at ease when: Surrounded by strangers or thrust into emotionally vulnerable situations.

Enraged when: Innocents are harmed or manipulated.

Depressed or sad when: Dwelling on their past losses or feeling like they’ve failed those they care about.

Priorities: Protecting loved ones, finding meaning in their actions, and forging their own path.

Life philosophy: “The stars are constant, even in chaos. So must we be.”

If granted one wish, it would be: To undo the destruction of Taris and save their family.

Why? They carry deep guilt for not being able to save those they loved.

Character’s soft spot: Vulnerable moments of kindness from others.

Is this soft spot obvious to others? Not initially, as Kaden guards their emotions closely.

Greatest strength: Emotional resilience and strategic thinking.

Greatest vulnerability or weakness: Struggles to express their emotions, often bottling them up.

Biggest regret: Failing to protect their family during the Mandalorian Wars.

Minor regret: Missing an opportunity to reconcile with an old friend.

Biggest accomplishment: Surviving the fall of Taris and carving out a new life.

Minor accomplishment: Winning a local sparring competition on Taris as a teenager.

Past failures they would be embarrassed to have people know about: Letting someone they cared about down because they were too focused on self-preservation.

Why? They see themselves as someone who should be dependable and hate feeling like a burden.

Character’s darkest secret: They sometimes blame themselves for the destruction of Taris, even though it was beyond their control.

Does anyone else know? Only Revan, after much time and trust.

[Goals]

Drives and motivations: Seeking justice, protecting others, and finding a sense of belonging.

Immediate goals: Help Revan achieve his mission while maintaining their own moral code.

Long-term goals: Build a life where they and Revan can live in peace, free from the chaos of the galaxy.

How the character plans to accomplish these goals: By working strategically, using their skills and forging alliances carefully.

How other characters will be affected: Revan will find stability and emotional support in Kaden, and those around them will be inspired by their loyalty and bravery.

[Past]

Hometown: Taris

Type of childhood: Initially loving and stable, turned traumatic after the Mandalorian Wars.

Pets: None during childhood.

First memory: Watching their mother weave intricate tapestries under the light of a Tarisian sunset.

Most important childhood memory: Helping their family escape a small conflict, feeling a sense of responsibility and pride.

Why? It was the first time Kaden felt they could protect others.

Childhood hero: A local healer who saved many lives during a crisis.

Dream job: A diplomat or explorer.

Education: Informal but well-rounded, with a focus on survival skills after Taris’s fall.

Finances: Grew up modestly, later had to fend for themselves with very little.

[Present]

Current location: Traveling with Revan’s faction.

Currently living with: Primarily alone, though they often stay with Revan.

Pets: Loth-Cat named Zenith.(Male)

Occupation: Freelancer, often acting as a scout or strategist.

Finances: Self-sufficient but modest.

[Favorites]

Color: Purple, orange, red, and yellow

Least favorite color: Dull gray

Music: Instrumental pieces, especially those that feel melancholic yet hopeful.

Food: Spiced stew and flatbread.

Literature: Philosophical writings and tales of adventure.

Form of entertainment: Stargazing and quiet conversations.

Expressions: A wry smirk or a soft chuckle.

Mode of transportation: Speeder bikes or light starships.

Most prized possession: A small, worn necklace that belonged to their mother.

[Habits]

Hobbies: Drawing, stargazing, and practicing combat techniques.

How they would spend a rainy day: Reading or quietly reflecting by a window.

Spending habits: Careful and frugal.

Smokes: Yes.

Drinks: On special occasions.

What do they do too much of? Overthinking and isolating themselves.

What do they do too little of? Allow themselves to relax.

Extremely skilled at: Strategy, stealth, and hand-to-hand combat.

Extremely unskilled at: Cooking and small talk.

Nervous tics: Tapping their fingers or clenching their jaw.

Usual body posture: Relaxed but alert.

Mannerisms: Subtle but deliberate; often tilts their head slightly when listening intently.

Peculiarities: Rarely smiles but does so around those they love.

[Traits]

Optimist or pessimist? Realist with pessimistic tendencies.

Introvert or extrovert? Introvert.

Daredevil or cautious? A mix, leaning toward cautious.

Logical or emotional? Logical with underlying emotional depth.

Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat? Methodical.

Prefers working or relaxing? Prefers working.

Confident or unsure of themselves? Confident outwardly but unsure internally.

Animal lover? Yes.

[Self-Perception]

How they feel about themselves: Struggles with self-worth but remains determined to improve.

One word the character would use to describe self: Resilient.

One paragraph description of how the character would describe self: “I’m someone who’s had to adapt to survive. I may not always have the answers, but I don’t give up easily. I’m guarded because life hasn’t given me much reason to trust, but I care deeply about those who break through my walls. I’m not perfect, but I try to do what’s right—even when it feels impossible.”

What does the character consider their best personality trait? Their loyalty.

What does the character consider their worst personality trait? Their tendency to shut others out.

What does the character consider their best physical characteristic? Their eyes, which they’ve been told are striking.

What does the character consider their worst physical characteristic? Their scars, beauty marks, and freckles, though they wouldn’t admit it.

How does the character think others perceive them? As intimidating or cold at first, but dependable once they get to know them.

What would the character most like to change about themselves? Their inability to fully let go of the past.

[Relationships with Others]

Opinion of other people in general: Wary but willing to give people a chance.

Does the character hide their true opinions and emotions from others? Almost always.

Person character most hates: Malak, for his betrayal and destruction.

Best friend(s): Revan, though their relationship grows beyond friendship.

Love interest(s): Revan.

Person character goes to for advice: Revan or an older, wise figure in their group.

Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: Any vulnerable or innocent party they encounter.

Person character feels shy or awkward around: People who openly compliment or flirt with them.

Person character openly admires: Revan, for his leadership and determination.

Person character secretly admires: Those who can find joy and laughter even in the darkest times.

Most important person in character’s life before story starts: Their mother.

tag list:

@deepwatersiren || @gailpecks-soulmate || @heatobrienswife

@mahitosoulmate || @mauls-waifu || @little-miss-selfships

@literally-just-there || @gymleaderkylar || @dragonsmooch

[thegreatyin]

How did you manage to handle not one, but FOUR separate accounts in fl? I recently made the account for my HD little guy but having to do the tutorial again just seems miserable

there's... weirdly several answers to that question, actually??

a HUGE part of it is due to the way FL is structured. the 10-minute action timer is a core part of the game on a fundamental level, and the fact that i can very easily run out of stuff to do on one character and thus have an excuse to quickly and easily swap to another is just... convenient? satisfying? i'm not entirely sure how to explain it. the fact that i can make progress even while i am fundamentally simultaneously Not Making Progress is like pure dopamine for my freak insane awful little brain. there's just something really pleasing about spending all of my actions pursuing The Goal Of The Day™ on one account before casually swapping to another and doing the same without feeling like i'm wasting time or acting to the first account's explicit detriment. the downtime helps! the recharge time helps! the structure really really works!!

i'm technically only actively playing three, maybe two accounts minimum. the only reason the fourth (the one that'll be my future BaL playthrough) currently exists at all is so i can get his earlygame completely out of the way now and not have to waste time running through it all later, when what i actually want to do is play the ambition i've made myself wait a full year to play. and also getting free goodies as seasonal stuff happens,, something something surprise tools to help us later. the only two accounts i'd say i'm really "actively playing" at the moment are caeru and lark- and of the two, lark takes the most priority, since his ambition is the one i'm currently pursuing in earnest. for a couple months now- despite being My Main FL Character- the scoundrel has actually been pretty inactive on a gameplay front outside of the occasional progression in TLC and discordance content. purely by virtue of having Very little left to do outside of Very long-term grinds and vanities. they're in their "now what?" "now you can start playing the game" era. they've graduated to previous protagonist background cameo in a sequel anime series. they're like the yin FLPC equivalent of red at the top of mount silver. they're Literally just vibing rn. i only keep posting about them regardless because i'm insane and i will never ever ever ever ever let that bat go. but yeah, big TLDR, outside of doing the bare minimum to keep making waves/notability up every week, i'm not actually spending that much time on accounts i'm not currently actively interested in playing. and that accounts for way more gaming spoons than you might think.

i have a virtually lifelong history of playing MMOs, especially and specifically world of warcraft. i was born in the endless grind for useless video game pixel vanities and/or bragging rights. molded by it. you all have merely adapted to doing the same piece of content a pointlessly excessive amount of times for literally no reason besides whimsy and folly. me? i've done my time. i've served my sentence. i've spent weeks doing the original burning crusade netherwing dailies. i've devoted days to running praetorium over and over and over again, back-to-back, nonstop, long before square enix cut it in half and made it NOT take at minimum an hour and a half per run. i've perfected my silverwastes + auric basin goldfarming strategies. i've (almost) crafted dragonwrath tarecgosa's rest. i've killed the sha of anger so many times its dying scream of agony is embedded into the very fabric of my being. ""only"" doing making your name content four times over? that is nothing to me. it means nothing to me. it is so infinitesimal i can do the persuasive seduction quests in my sleep. it's not a matter of handling misery, or having the capacity, or even sighing as i remember the brass embassy raid segment of the watchful questline seriously i don't know why i keep forgetting that exists or what even is my problem with it i just am so consistently mildly inconvenienced by it and its highly specific resource requirements and it is the worst thing ever. maybe i'm just so used to the scoundrel's near-infinite money and troves of disposable items that i've completely forgotten what being poor is like. despite having done that step 3 fucking times now. ahem. anyway. i have transcended the feeble mortal bindings of my resistant-to-grinding flesh and ascended to a higher plane of enlightenment, they may call me insane but they will be the ones left laughing when they see what that "insanity" has wrought, i've usurped them, i've usurped them all-

hacks and coughs and awkwardly clears my throat. i mean. uh. um. Ahem.

the empress' court artistry + tales of the university nerfs helped too.

[crownedwille]

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