#i'm all over the place

[tulipe-rose]

SPOILERSSSSSS

YESSSS TANIZAKI AND NAOMI AREN'T INCESTOUSS I'M SO HAPPYYYY ARGHHH!!!!! ALSO LUCY MY BBG MY LOVE!!!! KYŌKA MY DAUGHTER!!!!! KENJI MY SON REST IN BUBBLES THAT WAS EXACTLY HOW I IMAGINED YOU'D GO OUT!!!!! ALSO TANIZAKI WENT OUT NOBARA STYLE THAT WAS SO FUCKING BADASS!!! I WILL REMEMBER YOU ALL YOU'RE LOVELY AND YOUR DEATHS WERE 10/10!! ALSO TETCHŌ MENTIONED!!!! WAHZHAHFHD WHERE IS NAOMI BTW??? ALSO ATSUSHI JUST GIVING UP CRUSHED ME ARGHHHH!!! FYODOR YOU SON OF A RODENT!!!! AKUTAGAWA COME GET YO RIVAL THIS CANNOT CONTINUE OR ELSE FYODOR OUGHTTA BRAINWASH HIM OR TRICK HIM INTO THINKING HE'D RESURRECT EVERYONE.

Okay, we're sane again :3

[blanketforcas]

https://www.tumblr.com/blanketforcas/739350698687365120

sorry, never getting over the gentle back of the hand to the tum in the first gif; oh the casual intimacy of it all!

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[prolix-yuy]

Hey friends, it's been a hot minute right?

I am very much vibing with Eddie Brock here because I've been having a HELL OF A TIME the last few weeks and clawing myself back up to the land of the living. Surgery's a bitch but I'm finally recovered enough to pop in and say HEY! I missed you guys!

I'd hoped to spend the last couple weeks reading and reblogging fic because "the recovery is supposed to be very easy!" (it was not) and "you'll be up and back to normal in no time!" (certainly didn't feel like it). While I don't have much to show for that right now, my TBR list is looking juicy and as the weather gets cooler and the holidays approach I am very excited to dig in to some tasty fic!

I'm also working on fic too! Not lately because of the aforementioned recovery, but I have a handful of stories I'm trying to tackle in October. Fingers crossed to get some of these done, here is an update!

Incubus!Dieter on the Red Carpet: from a tasty little ask from @haylzcyon, I'd love a little revisit just in time for Halloween!

Roll-a-Trope: Stuck in an Elevator: technically I missed @burntheedges deadline, but I still want to write the story so I'm gonna get it done regardless! Plus it's Jack, and I do love that silly cowboy.

They Were Roommates! Frankie: both a follow-up to the 2023 Bangathon story and a gift for @galaxyedging for participating in the 2024 Bangathon, this is half written and alllllllll Frankie being an absolute cocky ass and I'm loving it.

Ezra Beetlejuice: if I can get my ducks in a row and my cats in a heard, I'd love this to be my Halloween fic because I just rewatched Beetlejuice and I have IDEAS.

I have missed being on here the last few weeks and drooling over all the new Pedro content (GLADIATOR TRAILER ANYONE?!). The inspiration is flowing slowly, but it is flowing so hopefully more stories to come!

[fromtheasheslikeaphoenix]

tbh the scene where kafka comforted kikoru reestablished the fact that he feels like a warm, comforting hug most of the time. I won't elaborate or accept criticism

[rosenfey]

I finished veilguard last night. thoughts under the cut. (also spoilers)

I want to preface this by saying all of this is very subjective and it's just my thoughts and opinions. it's not an actual review of the game, just my impressions while it's still raw in my brain. my opinions might also change over time. this is just what I think several hours after I finished the game. also don't expect this to be coherent or nuanced. I have many feelings and not all of them are good.

let me just say that this is my favourite dragon age game so far. but also the one I am the most critical about. I would summarise it like this: there are bits of it where it's so good. it's so good that it's better than any video game I have ever played. the writing and the atmosphere in those cases is incredible and nothing I know of can top it. the problem to me is everything else. I wish that those instances would get to shine out more. the pacing of the game is what I have the most issue with. the beginning drags for so long and it takes a while until it gets going. and then it's over too soon. don't get me wrong, I get it. I get the appeal of having a shorter, more condensed game, where every sidequest matters. and I'm glad they moved on from the fetch quests of inquisition. but I personally feel like they went too far in the opposite extreme.

the game is incredibly linear to the point it's jarring. the fact that I am forced to go through bits of story and writing that are just. dragging on so much and could have been introduced later sucks. I really disliked how long it took to recruit all the companions and that they were tied to the main quest. especially since you can't choose who to recruit first and you get the main story missions forced in between. missions that could have been part of the story later. don't get me wrong. I love that the companion introductory quests are so meaningful and they tie to the main story. I just wish we could choose whom to recruit first. also from the mechanical standpoint, the fact that you get a tank until so much later in the game is just. bad. subjectively bad to me. the lack of agency whom to recruit first just sucks. so much to me. or the fact that it takes so long to get them all. idk. I found myself speeding through the game until I got to the companions I wanted to have in my party so I can explore the game with them. and then it's basically the end of act one. I wish we could get our companions earlier so we have more time with some of them to do the main quest and explore and stuff. I think this is because my fave 3 companions are literally the ones you recruit last, well into 10 hours of the game (and this is me speedrunning). this wouldn't be too much of an issue if the game wasn't overall so short.

it's the shortest dragon age game for me personally, based on the time it took me to complete it. and that makes me so sad. I know I just said I was basically speedrunning act one but this is because the stuff between companion quests just takes too long in the beginning. I am glad that they all get their big introduction quest and some of their stories are very well written though. I think that is why I am disappointed. I absolutely love some of the companions and their stories. it brings me back to dragon age II. I love games that focus on characters and their interactions and the found family trope so much. and veilguard really delivers there. some of the companions were really well written, some not so much, but I like and connect with most of them. it just sucks, personally, that all the companion stuff is locked behind the main quest and how dragging that can be sometimes.

there's just some bits of the game that are so so good. but they are trapped within bits that are so bad to the point it's jarring. and it makes me sad and bitter.

I know I said the game feels too short and linear but the fact that you get all your companions at the end of act one and that the second act is way shorter, and the third act is just the ending (which took me around 5 hours) is just so incredibly disappointing. and I feel like I didn't get to prolong the game much because there's not enough side content. it just makes me sad. what is there is very good though. side quests matter and the zones are less overwhelming. it's just. there's too little of the good stuff and too much of the padding and filler. and it's bad. it hurts. I wish there was more.

I think this is because I might be in the minority. I actually enjoyed the inquisition fetch quests (I know. I'm insane). I'm not saying I wish they were back. I'm glad they aren't. I just miss having more time to explore and run around with companions. I understand why they went away from it and I'm glad that the game is more condensed than inquisition. it just feels like it flashes by in the blink of an eye. and you are there like "oh is that it". I hit the point of no return so fast and remember being like "wait what there's nothing new??". it didn't feel like the satisfying end to a long adventure. it felt like playing a game with a lot of cut content and hasty rewrites.

[ ending spoilers ]

also the ending. I get why they did that I just felt like it took too long. I know that I keep complaining the game is too short and then say things are too long but that's the point. the stuff I adored felt so short compared to the things I personally disliked. I'm also not a fan of the me2 suicide mission choose who survives stuff. so yeah. I get that this just isn't for me. and it's okay.

[ secret ending spoilers ]

and the secret ending (post-credit scene) is just. idk man. I don't really like where the series is going with this. the way they went scorched earth on all the previous games basically means all we did in the past has been for nothing. and the implications that all the major events in the world have been caused by another hidden power from beyond the seas is just. I'm sorry it just grinds my gears. I hope they get more to it but so far it's pretty disappointing. the fact that we are told that the south is basically fallen is just. it's bad. I understand why they decided to make this a closing chapter of this era within the universe but. yeeah. idk man it's too soon and I'm just sad.

I have waited 10 years for this and it has been worth it, don't get me wrong. I'm just sad about the wasted potential. wish there were more of the good stuff and less of the bad but that's just how it is. I think that's why it hurts so much. because the things that are so good make the bad things feel much worse. the main quest. the pacing. the inconsistent writing. it's so jarring. it's still my favourite dragon age game which is such a contradiction. I know. I think that's why I care so much. I really really love some parts of the game. I'm just sad they didn't last longer.

[vrovij]

easy easy

[sweaterkittensahoy]

I am glad to report that even though it is still 90-ish outside, it really does make a difference. I feel a lot less wrung out from the heat. Which I am grateful for because I burned a lot of energy getting pissed off at the company bereavement policy, and i still need to get work done.

While the policy gives me leave if MY grandparent dies, I don't get that leave if it's Sean's grandparent and what the entire fuck. Every other direct in-law is on the list but not a spouse's grandparents??? I will be writing a fuck you letter about this to HR once I can write it without actually saying fuck you. What a garbage fucking line to draw for something like this.

[sebille]

okay i finished the FIRST part of the dark knight questline but they want me to level SO since i've read nothing but good things about the new raid we'll do that instead hjsdf

[kickassfu]

Acabei de postar isto no insta, por isso...decidi partilhar aqui também. (Just posted this on instagram so decided to share it here too)

Ig I'll leave a translation why not:

Sad day. No one learns from history. Always making the same mistakes. Everyone loses when the right gains a foothold. Fascism isn't democracy. We're all the same, and as such we should all have the same rights. Do not let hatred harden your heart.

[amethystina]

head in hands i love your updates so much. I'm on the verge of kidnapping gaon myself to piss yohan off so they finally sort their shit out but at the same time the slow burn is so delicious. I absolutely love your writing.

On another note, I read that you were struggling, and firstly I'd like to say that I'm so sorry for your loss. Nothing we can say about grief will make it easier but you're a strong person who I'm sure will overcome this as well. You the absolute world and this year just hasn't been kind to you, so I really hope good times are coming for you love. hugs and prayers 💗

I mean, while kidnapping Ga On would certainly cause something to happen, I'm not sure it would help since the ball is kind of in Ga On's court at this point x'D He's the one who needs to get a move on.

So I think you'd be more successful if you kidnapped Yo Han?

But yeah, we're going to be suffering through the slow burn for a while still. Ga On is getting closer to doing something about his terrible decision to reject Yo Han, but he's going to need another couple of nudges. But I'm going to make sure he gets them, don't you worry ;)

Thank you so much for your concern 💜 And yeah, there's very little one can say that will actually make grief easier, but it's also a part of life that we just have to learn to deal with. And, as terrible as it may sound, I've had a lot of practice. Though I will admit that this time it hit me pretty hard. Because, to me, there are different kinds of grief. Sometimes, you will grieve a relationship you lost long before they died — like with my grandmother — or the relationship you never got to have — like with my granddad, who I was never that close to, sadly enough — or you mourn the relationship you did have and the fact that it has now come to an end.

This is the third kind and, for me personally, the worst one. Because there are so many fond memories to remember and also missed opportunities to mourn, knowing that you'll never make any new ones. It's like twice the grief.

But I'm doing my best and I have no doubt that I'll make it through this as well. I always do. Next week is going to be a bit rough, though, since I'll be going to the funeral. Which requires some travelling that I might not actually be well enough to undertake, but I'm just going to ignore that.

Thank you again for the compassion and the kind words. I'm so grateful to know that there are so many people who care about me. Thank you 💜

[twcfaces]

they're even. bless.

[tulipe-rose]

So you're telling me that Francis is thirty two? That his daughter was probably not even a teenager when she died?

[berrystrawfanaa]

Okay, last week we saw Tim willing to sacrifice his job for them. And this week, we saw Lucy doing everything to get Tim out of the desk job. They did all that out of their love for each other. The things they would do for love. Okay, okay.. growth. Love that for them.

[felixknow]

I have been wondering and I know it probably won’t happen for a while but do you plan on making smau fics after the Invis asks are over? How have you been ?

Hope you are well much love 🥹🫶

Hiiiii!!!!

I've got this bizarre goal of writing all 100 for ot8 so at this rate the invis ask game will never end LMAO

Realistically there are some prompts I don't like very much even though I picked them -.- but I would like to do at least one member per number, and there are several numbers I really like and want to do for multiple people sooo...

I still have no idea when the game will end LMAO

But as long as I don't burn out I totally see myself staying here and writing a lot of stuff in the future, including the texts and drabbles I already make and maybe extending to larger fics. Who knows!

When I was a teenager I was into One Direction and wrote fanfic about them for 7 years, soooooooooo...

I just got to SKZ in April. I've got years ahead of me as long as they keep feeding me content 😎

[lewmagoo]

i haven't had a lick of time to write recently, which is unfortunate because i finally have inspiration to do so

[yourarmsmyhome]

here's my spotify wrapped

since u asked nicely 😜 but also I'm in awe when i look at your stats! @channieandhisgoonsquad

friends, I don't feel like tagging, so anybody that wants to do it please feel tagged by me 😁