#he's actually cute and decent

[pia55tri]

A who likes many sports x B who excels in many sports

[theplotwizard]

Pit is finally here! Just hanging out with his Lady Palutena Pallas Athena ✌️😁

[moeblob]

Ananza realizing that Deacon's mom was a devoted follower of hers THEREFORE that's her son now, too! And she will dote on him and love him and never pick on him like all the other deities tend to do. That's her precious little boy who lives in another city and rarely gets to see her!

[forcedhesitation]

dead by daylight-- the game where you can play as steve harrington from stranger things, and can get sent to partake in a match of murder hide and seek at midwich elementary from silent hill, where you can then use a lute to perform bardic inspiration from dungeons and dragons to give a bonus to your teammates, except for the one who is being chased by nemesis from resident evil 3.

[resident-gay-bitch]

little rich boy sirius who gets disowned and can barely survive without his expensive brands and the basic human need to eat at least once a day meeting the entirely too generous james potter who just falls for the vanity and sincerity of the reformed rich boy and decides that once sirius stops caring about brands and status and rich boy things and just cares about what matters in life he decides to spoil his boyfriend to pieces because he’s secretly sitting on a fucking fortune

[kroosluvr]

If Ann, Ryuji and Ren are the Shujin trio, and Sumi, Akechi and Ren are the Royal trio. What should we call the Futaba, Sumi, Yusuke trio that remained when all the other thieves left? The Tokio Trio? The hungry trio? No one thinks about them post game except for a donzen people, but still

THE HUNGRY TRIO I GIGGLED LMFOAGSJDKHGKJKW this is such a good concept tho wtf i didnt think abt this... life post p5r.. :')

i already love all their indiv friendships so this trio would work so well... i can def see them like trying to force each other to self-care properly jKKJKJSDFKJW sumi making bentos for both of them bc those two keep forgetting to eat!!! yusuke making sure futaba and sumi get proper sleep!!!!!! futaba keepin a close line on both of them and making sure "IF ANYTHINGS UP U BETTER COME TALK TO ME FIRST BEFORE U DO ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[valiant-portabella-pirkko]

this guy just made a mentor proud of him for the first time in his life and he is trying SO HARD to be normal about it

(guess who's been playing personal story on a tiny rat lately...)

[sonknuxadow]

they werent lying that knuckles series barely has knuckles in it

[problemswithbooks]

More Dain Stuff

So I'm still thinking about Dain and more so, who he might end the story with.

Now, I'm 98.9% sure Violet will stick with Xaden. Not saying it couldn't be interesting if, after the whole Venin thing and their already rocky relationship they broke up, but at the same time that's not how romance novels are written. The story might have dragons, but it is primarily a romance book. Xaden has always been the main focus of Violet and they got together in the first book--just like other fantasy/romance books; think Edward/Bella or Alina/Mal. Plus, most of her audience really like them together; not having them as end game would be alienating her readers.

So Dain's not ending up with Violet. To be honest he could end the story single if he survives, but I'd be a little surprised. Many authors even outside the romance genre have a habit of pairing up their characters at the end. It would be nice if the series didn't go that route, especially if it didn't have a time-skipped epilogue, but I'm expecting at least the main side characters to get paired up to some extent since it is a romance book.

That leaves the question of who he could be paired up with. It's hard to say at this point because he hasn't had many interactions with anyone besides Violet. The few times other characters mention him, most don't really like him. They're are Violet's friends or Marked, so they already have a poor opinion of him or hate him for Liam's death.

I'm not saying that Yarros couldn't have those characters change their opinion of Dain in later books (I really hope they do) and then pair him off with one of them. The issue is that I think most of Violet's close group have been given hints already to who they'll end up with. Sawyer is crushing on Jesinia, Imogen on Garrick. Rhiannon is with Tara, who will hopefully get better established as a character in later books. Though brief Sloane and Cam have some flirtation and in a lot of ways it would make a lot of sense to have them end up together, particularity if Cam becomes King. It would fully show the Marked ones are apart of the kingdom again and fully trusted.

Now, Ridoc is a possibility, but only if Dain is established as bi (which isn't impossible). The biggest hurdle there is that Ridoc is the exact opposite of Dain in a lot of ways. He's the goofball, while Dain is portrayed as a strict. Ridoc doesn't like him. It's really doubtful they'd get along. That could change as the series goes on; Ridoc could show a more serious side, while Dain could lighten up. Violet said he used to smile and laugh a lot, be less of a rule follower. Maybe Ridoc could bring that back out. I think it could be pretty cute and honesty it'd be cool if Yarros put an end to a love triangle by pairing up the spare with another guy.

One possibility though that I really find interesting and I could see is Cat.

First of all she also needs paired up as that failed third wheel of a love triangle with Xaden. There is a man in her Gryphon Flier group that likes her, so that might be who she gets put with in the end, but if that does happen I hope he gets a bit more screen time given how important Cat has been at least during Iron Flame.

Second, their powers complement each other. Dain can see memories (pretty much read minds to an extent) while Cat can manipulate emotions as long as they're present. I could easily see these two using teamwork to get stuff done. Cat could get someone upset enough that they lower their shields so Dain can read them, or Dain could read someones memories and give Cat the best ammunition to get them into the state of mind she needs to manipulate their emotions. Physical fights wouldn't change much but in intelligence work they could be really good as a team.

Third, I want a Flier/Rider romance and Cat's the most prominent Gyphon Flier we have as of Iron Flame. She's third in line for the throne which is interesting and could mean she ends up as Queen. Giving her a dragon Rider partner could be a good way of showing that even once the Venin are gone Navarre and Poromeil are still allies. Also would be interesting to see how a relationship like that was seen by the dragons.

Fourth, it'd be a bit funny. Cat is Xaden's ex, while Dain was Violet's first crush and childhood friend. I doubt Xaden would care much, since he never cared about Cat, but I think Violet would have many conflicting feelings about it which would be fun to see her stress over. By the end of Iron Flame she seems to have grown to respect Cat and Cat respects her in return, but I it wasn't that long ago she hated her. Meanwhile, although she was furious at Dain, he was her best friend for fifteen years.

It'd just be funny to see Violet struggling with that sort of roller coaster of emotions and perhaps catching herself thinking similar things Dain said to her about Xaden. I mean I could see her first thought being Cat is getting close to Dain to mess with her, since she can't get to Xaden anymore. Having her catch herself and realize she's making snap judgments could lead to some interesting conversations with both Dain and Cat or even Xaden talking to her more about his past with Cat. Just cool character interactions all around!

Fifth, character development. Dain is seen as Mr. By the Book, and although there probably isn't some rule against Flier/Rider relationships (because they've never worked together before) it could still be seen as wrong. They might be working together but they were enemies for hundreds of years. Dain picking Cat despite it being seen as against the spirit of the Codex continues his growth as getting over his issue of putting rules before people he cares about.

Meanwhile Cat, although tackling her anti-Dragon Rider hate and working with Violet has another flaw the one that was probably the biggest reason her and Xaden broke up. She wanted a crown. Now, I actually don't think this is a terrible thing for her to want given what we know of her and her situation. Poromeil has been essentially left to die by Navarre for hundreds of years. Frankly it makes sense Cat would want political power so she could use it to form an alliance with a Kingdom that might be strong enough to save her home.

Still the story makes it appear to be a flaw--that she wanted a crown over love. So, in that sense picking Dain, someone who isn't a prince or king, and has very little sway with anyone with power (Xaden hates him, and he deserted the army so he doesn't have any allies on that front either--dude is not getting a good job no mater whose in charge) shows she'll pick over over a crown. Even if afterwards she still gets the throne of Poromeil for whatever reason, it'd still prove she picked Dain over power.

So, that's my essay on possible end ships for Dain. I sort of still think he'll die--I'm always prepared for a character I like to die. But if he does live and get paired up I'd say it'd be Cat, with Ridoc as a runner up.

[bigsmallworld]

This is how my inner 2013 me, being first and foremost a James McAvoy fangirl, is about to burst seeing him finally getting all the praise and credit (and simps) he deserves thanks to Speak No Evil.

I’m also looking forward to actually having the energy to go and see it some day soon.

[poyitjdr]

nothing like a guy you know breaking his hand, doing jack shit about it, and being a little shit in *just* the right way that it gets you to be a little shit back and you end up laughing together

and then once you leave you remember you’ve been medically trained for this exact kinda thing for over a decade and your brain suddenly supplies a cozy lil fantasy of you bandaging him up, suddenly forcing you to realize that *fuck* you’ve got your dumb little heart involved again, haven’t you

[exopelagic]

i said i wouldn’t do it this time but it’s 3am and mods asleep. boy

[fictionadventurer]

Me: Mildly worried that my sister bought me the Mr. Roger's Neighborhood card game for Christmas. Sure, it's supposedly for adults, but it still implies I'm childish. I have slightly more nostalgia for the series than the rest of the family, but it's not like it was ever a major part of my personality, so it's slightly offensive that she thought of me as the obvious recipient for this gift.

Also me: Why is there no Anna Platypus card in this deck?? How do Officer Clemmons and Henrietta Cow get billing over the entire Platypus family??

[backtodecembertv]

my ex's standards for a girlfriend are apparently "sweet and not insane" (in his words). very funny to me that this is the criteria i met. i can see how i could be perceived as "sweet," but i am definitely insane

[azuregold]

So up until December last year, I wouldn't say I particularly liked Epel. I didn't dislike him either (at least not post-chapter 5), but he was just kinda there. I didn't have strong feelings one way or the other.

I think Epel decided to take that personally. "You will like me, dagnabbit!" he yelled, as his dorm card spooked me at pity for Halloween Riddle. And then again on the anniversary banner. And then his birthday card, also on the anniversary banner. And then his dorm card again, on Beans Floyd's banner (that level 90 Epel came in handy for chapter 6, I can tell you).

And now Harveston is here, with Epel's Applepom SSR. It's so pretty, my favorite of his cards, and it's useful in battles, too. But I had too many other priorities this year to roll for it properly.

"If you like me that much, then prove it!" I said, as I tossed my one allotted multi to get the SR. "You came all those times when I didn't want you, you'd better come now, when I do!" I thought, as I used all my single keys. "If you come home this time, I might actually start liking you!" I told him, as I did a few daily singles.

Well, it took a few days, but today's single finally bore fruit:

The winter apple is mine! First time the daily single has ever come through for me, and I'm really glad it happened with this one. :')

Anyway, I might like Epel now. Just a bit. A certain exasperated fondness born from exposure.

[drivemysoul]

Why did Kirito only meet Asuna’s mother in the Ordinal Scale movie? She has a father and brother too, did he not want to meet them?

he already met her dad and her brother!! he met her dad during the alfheim incident, just before the fairy dance arc started, and he met her brother before the start of the phantom bullet arc, but they weren’t actively hanging out until after project alicization ended