#i don't ascribe to that at all

[utilitycaster]

I think the two most obvious foils for Ludinus Da'leth across all of Critical Role are Essek and Keyleth, which is both fascinating given how different those two characters are from each other (Essek being a foil in terms of isolation, single-mindedness, harm in the name of ambition, knowledge, and other such wizard themes; Keyleth being a foil in terms of people who have lost something at a young age to the gods and bear resentment for it, political leadership, belief that the world belongs to mortalkind, and longevity) but also it's extremely funny that they both are the partners of Liam's character.

[uncanny-tranny]

You know, I feel like other trans people might get this, but it's honestly kind of refreshing when a cis person has, like, undeniable tboy/tgirl/whatever swag. It's like when you come across somebody who speaks the same language as you and you only find out when they start speaking it, too.

[coaarchived]

Just a quick reminder!

There is no wrong way to enjoy a media.

Whether you are in it for the story, the characters, the gameplay, the community, whatever your priority may be— there is no wrong way to love a piece of work.

Yes, even if you make "inaccurate" headcanons for characters you love.

Yes, even if you are more into the aesthetics than any deeper meaning.

Yes, even if you only engage with it through playthroughs or video analysis other secondary sources.

In the end, you and all the other fans are together in loving and supporting a piece of work. If somebody enjoys the content in a way you personally don't want to see, simply block and move on! The only "wrong" way to be a fan is to be one who is malicious and hurtful to others and to real people.

[daincrediblegg]

they should have arrested me when I was in high school and got so obsessed with tolkien that I ended up planning out a 4 stage fic with something like 55 discreet oc's. 5 of whom designed specifically to fuck principal characters.

[crispy-ghee]

Fun little thing I noticed in the background of the 86 3 point contest during dale ellis's first round, larry on the bench has his warm up shirt in his mouth while he's watching

Haha thanks for pointing that out, I think that's cute, actually.

To be fair this is also how I stim sometimes

[charaznablescanontoyota]

✐ al and rachel?

"you're staring," audrey says directly into his ear, deadpan, knocking the empty bottle of tequila into his shoulder.

al barely hears her over the throb of the music, but registers enough to know he's being made fun of. he feels heat rising to his face. blinks, for what feels like the first time in a minute.

the girl from the colosseum, the champion, is on the other end of the room. she's at least two heads taller than the gaggle of denizens around her; this, and the way her long hair whips around her face and shimmers in the shifting light of the dance floor makes it easy to stare. she's dancing, laughing, occasionally holding a conversation. she moves with the easy fluidity of a fighter or a gymnast, but positions her limbs like she isn't afraid to take up space. like she belongs here. like she fills the space she's in with intention.

al has no idea how long he's been watching her. he's felt somewhere to the left of himself for the brunt of it. but he'd probably be staring anyway, even if he wasn't half-dissociated. he hadn't noticed in the colosseum - there were too many things happening all at once - but this girl? the one who turned into a bear and a deer-thing and nearly eviscerated trish? she might be one of the prettiest girls he's ever seen.

that could also be the tequila talking. maybe. he does still have a buzz going.

"you should go dance with her," audrey yells, so close to his face that al can smell the alcohol on her breath.

"what? no!" he yells back. "why?"

"if you don't, i will," she says, tipping her chin up, half-serious-half-kidding.

"okay," al says, immediately pleased to take the out. "have fun."

"dude," audrey says. she doesn't need to elaborate. just the one word, accompanied by a hard shove to al's back, convey all the exasperation she needs to get across.

al yelps, very nearly tripping over his own feet. "i don't even know her name!"

"SO GO ASK HER," audrey shouts, so loud that some of the denizens near them hear it and turn their heads. the corner of the tequila bottle jabs against his spine.

al feels vaguely nauseous. there's no way to tell if it's all the shots or just the mortification creeping its way up his throat; he's a lot of things, but he is not a person who flirts. or a person who approaches girls with that kind of intent. still, he has the sense audrey might not let him live down anything less than a mission accomplished, and that's enough to make him stumble forwards.

if he embarrasses himself enough, he can only hope she'll come bail him out. since they're friends now. friends do that kind of thing, right?

[aeide-thea]

[amelikos]

Something about the way Spinel, Friede and Liko's first Pokemon all share (or will share) the Dark type under certain circumstances (Spinel's Blacky being Dark type, Friede's Lizardon becoming Dark type upon Terastalization, and Liko's Nyarote will eventually gain the Dark type if it evolves into Masquernya). And how all three of them craft strategies around diversions, creating distractions, observations and running away.

Also thinking about how Spinel's Orbem is a Psychic type, similarly to Liko's Tebrim. Psychic moves being used to restrain or limit movements, or stop opponent's moves and use them against them. (Liko's Tebrim using her Mind Power during the battle against Grusha to stop her opponent's Icicle Spears and send them right back at it really reminded me of Spinel using his Orbem's Psychic moves to restrain Friede's Lizardon's movements back in HZ014.)

[silverwhittlingknife]

Hey I was stalking ur page just now and tripped over the “dick and tim and food” posts and it made me think of how, during the “Robin in keystone city” arc, pizza is brought up at least twice, and both times tim specified that he doesn’t want pineapple on the pizza. BUT iirc tim normally enjoys or at the very least tolerates pineapple on pizza, and I wanted to know if you thought maybe tim was avoiding pineapple pizza bc it’s a tim and dick thing for him and he’d miss his brother or something

Or maybe I’m just being weird or something idk

HEADCANON ACCEPTED I LOVE THIS

(the context of the panel is that dick ordered pizza, and alfred told him that he could've made food, so dick is saying "uh huh but i bet you wouldn't willingly make anoudille and pineapple pizza though" and alfred is all "no i would NOT and i can barely tolerate that you're eating it in front of me")

anyway so YES clearly tim can't eat andouille or pineapple pizza without Dick!! it'd be lonely

[fideidefenswhore]

'stannes don't really like anne boleyn, they just like natalie dormer' vs. 'stannes can't cope with the tudors, because it's a portrayal of a flawed anne': fight!

[onblondes]

ough

[adelidae]

if (gestures vaguely at ot2) wasn't the case i could see rai mei & hikari in a lavender marriage situation but i don't really see them as a romantic ship

[luminiera-merge]

is anything more heartbreaking than seeing someone get into smth you're really into and not having them talk to you about it

[spiceberrie]

peppermint 'sir' patty historical he/him bi lesbian figure

[amberedcorpse]

Yarik song of the day.

[tibtew]

saeru is so funny to me because like. he Could technically attempt to actually Live as he seemingly wants to do, but instead he chooses to subject himself and everybody else to despair because "Mom Ignored Me That One Time 😢😢"