#i would love their friendship honestly

[hikarry]

Crowley's post-divorce assembled squad should be Nina and Anathema

No, they are not there to comfort him. They are there to give him shit and have drunk nights in his apartment while watching Golden Girls

Crowley: 6000 years! 6000 fucking years and all I get is an "I forgive you"?! He will see what he will need to forgive me for when I-

Nina: What? Storm Heaven and cause a scene?

Crowley:

Crowley: I could, if I wanted to

Anathema *snorts into her wine glass*: Right. You would have your ass handed to you in a silver platter

Crowley: You don't know what I'm capable of. I'm the fucking Serpent of Eden!

Nina: And so far that hasn't helped you much now, has it?

Anathema: Yeah, that little title of yours didn't make the angel stay, did it?

Crowley *downs the whole wine glass in one go*: Why do I even invite you guys over?

Nina: Because you are a depressed ancient supernatural entity that lost his only friend and we are the second best option

Crowley: Yeah yeah, and who's fault was that?! It was your stupid idea that fucked me!

Anathema: Technically Aziraphale probably would have left regardless if you confessed or not-

Crowley: Get out

Anathema: What if I do? *laughs* Will you call me again at 1 in the afternoon because you need "some witchy advice" but spend an hour complaining about your life instead?

Crowley *grabs a throw pillow*: Book girl, I'm warning you

Nina: Oh don't be ridiculous *grabs the pillow from his hand* Drink your wine and let's finish this episode. I need to work tomorrow

Anathema: And I need to go back to Tadfield to, you know, be with my husband

Crowley *grabs the pillow again and throws it against her face with a growl*

[majorxmaggiexboy]

love how early campaign Caleb has three levels of freaking tf out:

Being so scared during combat that he’s glued to the walls hiding in boxes singing to himself and dry heaving between attacks

Failing wisdom saving throws and completely freezing after successfully killing something with fire

Straight up getting so socially anxious that after a successful negotiation that he handles beautifully the dirt thing he does is go outside and pile his guts out

to be fair he’s still doing some of this to varying degrees even by episode 50 and on god I hope it doesn’t stop anytime soon, we stan one traumatized fraidy cat wizard

[juniper-clan]

MOON 20: Hier Kommt Die Sonne!

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[evesedenramblings]

I want to talk about the Greek Myth of Damon and Pythias and how I think it could tie into Project: Eden’s Garden. For those unfamiliar, the story of Damon and Pythias basically goes like this:

A man named Pythias is to be given the death penalty for his crimes of protesting tyrannical authority against a man named Dionysus (not the God, just named after him). However, Damon volunteers to take his place so Pythias can tend to his affairs (basically say final goodbyes). If Pythias does not return by a certain time, Damon shall be executed in his place. Pythias arrives in time and neither character dies, and Dionysus praises the two for their friendship and loyalty, and even asks to join the two in their friendship but is rejected.

It’s important to look at the framework of the story rather than the details. If we do that, I think there’s a lot to work with.

The story ties very neatly into the idea that Tozu’s Killing Game “continues until there’s only two people”, those two people in this context being Damon and Pythias, especially considering Tozu has the ongoing theme of lying! The Killing Game would end, but then maybe only one person gets to leave, and then begins the free-for-all seen in the Prologue. But then if Damon is Damon, who is Pythias supposed to be? Who is Damon willing to go against his entire ideology for with the belief they won’t kill each other? Honestly it’s too early to say. But that’s not all we can take from the story.

I think Tozu is our Dionysus. Dionysus is a tyrannical ruler named after, but not actually, a God, which is interesting in terms of a power complex. His role in the story is to pit Damon and Pythias against each other, making them doubt and question their trust for each other. The key difference is obviously Tozu will be relying on them to kill each other- however, should the story follow beat-by-beat, they won’t kill each other, and Tozu will be so impressed, he may let the two of them go. Frankly, I have another theory pertaining to Tozu that I haven’t created it into a proper post yet, but I think Tozu may try to bring them into his organization, and the two reject.

It’s an interesting story that makes for a fascinating theory. Considering how often the myth comes up in the origin of the name Damon, I imagine it has to have some form of relevancy. Not to mention the story is just a little bit too perfect of a character arc for Damon and a kick in the nuts for Tozu.

Brief aside: thanks to @panomiels-box for inspiring this analysis! They reminded me my “Damon and Pythias” draft exists and did their own analysis on Damon and Pythias. Our theories are pretty different which is why I’m not reblogging off their post, I’d hate to take away from their theory. Make sure to read theirs too, they make a lot of interesting points!

[asmodeusamaryllis]

Hearing hoping nothing she does impacts her later/those drugs don't fuck her system up too bad

[thesquiddygirl]

Fluff doesn’t know what his deal is but she likes the way he speaks (and smells) and he just likes that she listens to him yap and brag

I think they’d get along :)

[cankersoregirl]

I was afraid I’d lose him. So I got there late. And… as I entered, I saw him about to take pictures by himself. The first thing that I felt was… I wanted to hug him. No matter how bad I was to him, he’s still there for me. Every time that I’ve fallen or torn apart, he always runs up to me. He’ll come running and hug me. The same goes for this time, where he shows up. Am I happy? I’m really delighted. I really am. I’d like to thank Save for always being by my side till this very day.

DMD Friendship the Reality: It Takes Two EP. 5

[itscuntingseason]

something so satisfying about watching joe goldberg finally go to jail THE EVIL HAS BEEN DEFEATED

[qoldenskies]

Just read CC and am now thinking of The Movie. Two Years on and Donnie's getting better and Casey comes in, this kid who has only known Donnie from after the curse and has no comparisons and probably doesn't even know about the curse at all-learning slowly that Tello wasn't always like this (something something kid learning one of their parental figures/role models was abused and realizing how that shaped their personality)

i imagine f!donnie in cc would be very different from how most people interpret his canon self for suuuureee. like once he's doing better he's still a very timid people-pleaser, and that even extends to his behavior with strangers/acquaintances. he's got a lot of the general donnie-ness back but he's not brash and unabashed anymore, and he's quick to second guess himself. i'm sure this would carry to adulthood, so i could imagine CJ would see him as a very kind parental figure, not realizing that behavior is linked to trauma (especially because i dont think donnie would leave the base much before his death, not unless he really has to, because of combat trauma and because his role is imperative in the rebellion. still think he'd die first though... just 'cause it'd hurt)

^^ and speaking of that idea, ohhhh my god the way his death would tear the family apart. it might be fun to posit the idea of him dying when CJ is particularly young (as opposed to canon where both him and raph were confirmed to have died in their late 30s, this is an au we can go wild), so he remembers donnie MORE by the impact he left on his family, the way that they cracked and splintered apart and fucking lost it. oh my god they lost it. whoever was responsible for his death was nothing more than a crater in the earth when they were done with them LMFAO

seeing the way they all interact with him would both make it make sense and also be... disconcerting as fuck, because donnie is still actively struggling at that point, so he's a lot different. CJ's an adult now and he can TELL that isn't politeness, that's the behavior of someone that's genuinely terrified. i think he'd look at him like he was staring at a ghost, and it'd be uncomfortable for donnie who doesn't like being stared at. maybe they'd bond after everything is said and done though

[sylvancastor]

hiiii do we know the name of aegon's friends that appear on episode one?

Yes we do! They’re Martyn Reyne, Leon Estermont, and Eddard Waters!

From left to right it’s Martyn Reyne, Leon Estermont, and Eddard Waters!

[couldneverhurtusnow]

[chemistry] it's not a word that actors [use]. but you must endeavor a little bit to try and fall in love, in whatever that capacity is. and andrew is a very easy person to fall in love with. he's kind, generous, talented. we shot the film at the perfect junction in our friendship where there was a lot we didn't know about each other, but there was mutual admiration and respect. and a similar sense of humor. (...) yeah, it felt fizzy when we were acting. especially with that first scene at the door -- it's so well-written. you feel like you're dancing through the scene, you can go in loads of different ways, and if i went one way, andrew would go another. if that's what chemistry is, i was aware it was happening.

-- paul on chemistry and whether ‘they (andrew & paul) knew instantly that their onscreen relationship was working’ in all of us strangers, screendaily.com (1/31/24)

[kairithemang0]

Do I not ship tadmore romantically because it's straight? yeah probably. they will stay lesbian and bisexual besties with Tadius having feelings for a bit that he gets over and they're just good close friends until the end of time thank you good night <3

[aroaessidhe]

2025 reads / storygraph

Love Points To You

YA contemporary coming of age

an artist struggling to get used to the idea of moving in with her new stepmother & stepsister can't wait to go away to art school

when her ipad is destroyed, her rich classmate offers to buy her a replacement in exchange for concept art for an otome game she’s developing, and as they work on the game, they start to fall for each other

while she tries to get used to her new family situation, and the fact that her parents seem to be more invested in her stepsister’s future while ignoring hers

bi ace MC, bi demi LI

[badnewswhatsleft]

Sorry to be stupid but which band did Joe almost get "sold" to?? (I was thinking about it for so long and couldn't figure it out)

omg LOL no anon you're not stupid i will freely admit that 1. it was not a very good joke on my part and 2. i was coming at it from a weird angle anyway😭 i was mostly thinking convolutedly ab like. joe in relation to 2010 the damned things :')

[devilsskettle]

people arguing about whether or not it’s problematic to ship ian and poppy, and whether or not it’s problematic for be vocally against shipping ian and poppy, in the main tag. meanwhile i am looking for crumbs of danarachel because the entire fanbase has decided they’re boring. but danarachel date night though. danarachel workplace conflict of interest. danarachel adopting a dog. so many beautiful things happening so far in season 4