#fuck that guy

[arkon-z]

The moderately conservative Christian college I went to had no love for John Calvin. Good to know they were right, and perhaps weren't mad enough about him.

They used him as an example of how not to picture God's mercy, to give you an idea. "This guy got it super wrong." In fact, I think one of my professors read "Sinners in the hands of an angry God" just to dunk on him better.

Me, starting a video that says it's going to explain how Victorian poorhouses fucked up the concept of charity forever: ok, show me what you've got

Video: it starts with the ideas of the Christian philosopher --

Me: DON'T SAY IT DON'T FUCKING SAY IT

Video: -- John Calvin

Me:

[ramblingandpie]

The words "John Fucking Calvin" are said pretty frequently in my house.

[michaelpaul7]

[idiot-mushroom]

dsmp designs?? in 2024?? more likely than you think

[quitebashfulexe]

Feels like they would have a lot to vent about together (╯▔皿▔)╯

[arrowheadedbitch]

"It was Eurylochus' fault" "it was Odysseus' fault" "it was Polites' fault" shut up, stop blaming the tragedies on them and put the blame where it BELONGS! That stupid ass baby.

[kitweewoos]

Special Place in Hell for Us

[cararata]

What the fuck do yall know about pikmin huh

[escxelle]

about astarion and love

"astarion would never buy flowers for you like wyll or wax poetry for you like gale" etc. etc. blah blah blah

i hear people say this all the time and they always say it as if that's a bad thing.

like have you considered that not everyone wants traditional grand romantic gestures? astarion doesn't offer a fairytale romance, declaring his love from the rooftops of a burning building but he does offer a loyal companionship, a soft gentle romance that's just as meaningful.

you can yap yap yap all you want but i got the line "i'll be here when you're ready. i'll always be here, my love" in the final camp scenes which, yes, does show his committment and loyalty to you. he doesn't kiss you in the epilogue but he does hold your hand and he says that whatever the future holds, you'll be facing it together.

because astarion needs a companion more than a lover and honestly if you say that he needs a friend more than a lover after he confesses to you in act 2 (before you defeat ketheric in moonrise), his reaction is so much more meaningful than if you select any of the romance options (imo at least). he cares more about your companionship than he does your romance so no, he doesn't do traditional grand romantic gestures that you see in fairytales but that does not mean he cares about you or loves you any less than any of the other companions do.

soft astarion does exist canonically in the game so it's not ooc. his softness isn't like the other companions because astarion's trauma is vastly different to any of the other characters in the game. and no this softness is not infantilising him.

if you choose to romance astarion then you've chosen a lifelong loyal companion, who yes, will sometimes most likely kiss and tease you, flirt and sleep with you but that is not the main takeaway from that relationship. he probably won't even tell you that he loves you that often (like in the actual game itself) but it will be in his actions and his other words.

even in the game, astarion tells you that he wants you to see him as more than sex because he has a very difficult relationship with sex and romance. hence why he will decline having sex with the drow twins, hence why he's fine with you sleeping with halsin and he even asks if it's because the two of you haven't had sex in a while etc. etc. there are so many other examples i can list here. and furthermore, if you do choose the "you need a friend more than a lover" option after his act 2 confession, he says that he's had countless lovers but he cannot remember ever having a single friend.

i personally headcanon astarion as demisexual and demiromantic (yes i'm largely projecting but shhh) maybe even aroace so that your relationship is more of a queer platonic relationship because his post-game scenes are focused more on your companionship than your love or sex life (and because of all the other examples i used). me having this headcanon does not mean that i am infantilising him either by the way, you don't have to have sex to be an adult.

anyway, i'm rambling at this point but astarion is so dear to my heart so it upsets me so much when people just boil his character down to "hot sexy flirty vampire" or say that his romance is boring compared to the others because he doesn't love you like the others do etc. etc.

soft astarion my beloved <3 and yes he does exist (and no for the third time, this is not infantilising!)

(fyi i am only talking about spawn astarion here, ascended astarion can go rot in a coffin for all i care)

[thechaoticdruid]

Not my horny GOT loving ass thinking about an AU where (Fem) Tav is one of Cazador's mortal relatives, a niece if you will, and is sent to live with him after her family ends up dying in a fire. Cazador ends up planning on marrying Tav off for political gain, wanting to use her to manipulate her future husband (who in this instance I assume would be someone powerful amongst the nobility). The only issue is Tav is innocent and inexperienced, shy and meek. Not someone skilled in the art of seduction.

So Cazador assigns Astarion to be her 'teacher' and well through some events Tav ends up falling in love with Astarion and vice versa which very much complicates the fact that Tav has to marry someone else!

Can't help but also think about innocent sweet Tav melting his heart by always being concerned about Astarion during their 'lessons'.

She can tell something isn't right sometimes when he touches her and insists they don't have to do anything! That she would just deal with her uncle.

But of course Astarion is too afraid of what Cazador would do to either of them to let her do that.

Oh well I thought this was going to be a horny fic idea but then it turned into angst. Eh that's good too. The idea is up for grabs if anyone wants to take it, but @ me so I can read if you write it plz.

[i-am-literal-nightmare-fuel]

has this been done

[smolgaycat]

[somesoisauce]

I miss u ryan come bacccccck

[sabbathbloodysabbeth]

You know what idea I find really funny? When Eddie becomes a huge person in rock and roll and metal it would probably be around the same time as Guns n’roses. (Who from my understanding started in ‘85 and didn’t shoot off until their first album appetite of destruction was released in ‘87.) And I can’t tell you why but I’m pretty sure Eddie would end up having some beef with Axl Rose at some point.

[high-speed-r]

Early on into my time on the ACOTAR fandom, I called Rhysand “Rhys” like everyone else in his group does. But recently I’ve started calling him by his full name since, as he once said, his prisoners and enemies call him Rhysand

And you can bet your ass that he is certainly my enemy

[arrowheadedbitch]

I feel like Apollo would really feel for percy when he goes "I am SALLY JACKSON'S son!" He'd have such respect for him, be real.

Oh, you like your mom WAYYY more than your dad? FELT