#i'm so glad i never spoiled her romance for myself

[toastery]

alright guys, this game is killing me, i just had sex with minthara for the first time after the goblin party and then she put a knife to my throat with intention to kill and now im just in love with her, like yaaassss drow babe with deep seeded fear and horror and death in your past and very soul, ill follow you to moonrise and crush everything you believe and have put your faith into, we'll be broken, but beautiful together

[cyn-if]

Hello! Can I ask what the dynamics with the ROs are like? Also, I love your writing! :D

Thanks, glad you liked it!

Hmm, I wouldn't exactly trust myself answering this question exactly, but I can give some of my current insight on the dynamics. A lot of this will continue to be fleshed out as I write the "romance" tinted scenes. (I'm also not certain about what exactly you are looking for so hopefully my answer helps!) (I'm also going to try not to spoil much in these answers, but all the same they could give insights that you don't get with the game and by extension spoil certain things. You have been warned.)

Everix: Everix is very caring, in a soft way, preferring subtle gestures and displays of affections. They have a noble upbringing and some traditional views on relationships as a result, reigning in their emotion as most nobles are taught to do. More specific to the MC, the rune that gives them power over the MC unsettles them quite a lot. Furhermore, the situation the MC is in Everix sympathizes with quite a lot. They worry for the MC and see themself in them (at least at the start). The exact details of how the relationship will be a little up in the air depending on the MC. Any same sex relationships will furthermore be Everix's first relationship of that type and will be addressed.

Hayes: Hayes is a lot more forward with their intentions, preferring to "live a little" while they still can. They, like Everix, have a noble upbringing, yet buck against most of the decorum they were taught, but not necessarily the "keep your emotions in check" part. While Hayes may be quick to flirt with people and even enjoy one-night stand type relationships, they do not actually open up any more then that (at least haven't in their past). For their relationship/attraction to the MC, they are interested in the thrill that pursuing the MC gives them. The fear they experience around the MC brings something to their attraction that is different from the other people Hayes has had interest in. Hayes themself is a very physical person, showing affection through touch, both platonically and romantically. A lot of how Hayes will address their fears and desires for the MC will come later as the relationship develops.

Sam: Sam completely avoids emotional attachment to people and has since the MC was imprisoned. (This goes doubly so for a Sam that the MC admitted they loved romantically in the past). It will take a lot for the MC to get Sam to be willing to open up, let alone actually commit to a relationship. As the MC can learn, Sam has never been in a relationship (outside of a possible one with the MC). As you might be able to glean, Sam before the MC's imprisonment was fiery, passionate and a overbearing optimist and in their past possible relationship Sam would've been eager to do just about anything with the MC, as long as they did it together. But if that Sam will return is a mystery.

Quinn: Quinn has very different approaches to relationships then the other characters. Mainly stemming from her species. Being an Estriel, she outlives most of the other mortals around her and since she has chosen to leave her home she rarely associates with other Estriel. This of course has made it so that she doesn't truly connect with those she dates or gets with. At least not openly, most of the time hiding her true feelings or masking them, to attempt to save herself later. This was the case with Morganna's parents, despite the fact she did care for them a lot, she knew that they'd die long before she did, so tempered her own feelings for them. With the MC, she sees opportunity. The MC being something she has dedicated her life so far to studying, spending as much time with and learning as much as she can about the MC is something she wants. She is more then willing to enter a relationship with the MC to learn more. But at the same time, while it hasn't been proven, Quinn hypothesizes that Corruptants are immortal, so potentially she wouldn't need to temper her feelings towards them.

Maverick: Growing up surrounded by "family" in the cult cell he was in, isolated Maverick from a proper experience surrounding all things relationship. Add onto the alienation he faced due to his visions and status in the cult and Maverick has absolutely zero experience and similar levels of knowledge on dealing with feelings of attraction. The Cult's "sex-ed" is unsurprisingly not really focused on and thus Maverick is partly unaware of how/why he feels a lot of the way he feels. Mavericks own quiet and anxious personality don't really help him when it comes to admitting or addressing those feelings, and like Sam, a relationship with the MC will be the first/only one he has had up to the point. A lot of the relationship will be exploring that but even more specific to the MC is his worship/deification of the MC. Maverick will do basically whatever the MC says, but views the MC completely "untouchable"/out of his league. A romance with him will have to explore these types of themes.

Again, I'm not sure exactly about these types of things, and a lot of expansion will come when I write the scenes. Hopefully this answered your question!

I'll also add that while this story has character interaction and will have more romance, it is not a romance story, so I apologize in advance if I'm not that good at writing that type of stuff.

[colourprinter]

Probably too personal thoughts, feelings, and ramblings around Our Wonderland

A couple of warnings, this will likely spoil all of Our Wonderland and this will likely get personal on the thoughts and feelings. It's a personal look (and total ramble) at this game more than anything.

If you haven't played or don't know what Our Wonderland is, I don't know how you found this but you can find it for free on this link.

To keep the spoilers hidden and to prevent forcing , I've put everything in the expand below.

I found this game from the Queer Halloween Story Bundle on itch, I was looking around what was in the bundle and enountered this game. I had already played a visual novel from the bundle that didn't gel too well with me so my hopes weren't too high.

I had no idea what this free game in a bundle had in store.

I was casual during the intro, I don't know when it hit but I knew I was locked in when act 2 hit and I saw what the meat of this game really is.

Something in this game sucked me right in, and wouldn't let me go.

I can't say I remember every detail but I was quickly emotionally invested, trying (and almost always failing) to keep Iggy alive and seeing how this friend group had completely gone off the rails, how their wishes twist around them.

Everything gave me the feeling I believe it was meant to, Gidget's advances on Iggy, Orlam, Buck's outright brutality, Genzou trying to get out alive while throwing the worst words at Orlam (I think he's just like that anyway) and Iggy having the worst time of his life.

While that doesn't sound like much, I don't usually get a reaction from a lot, the mix of visual and words hits just right... or wrong given how horrifying some of this is. Well, some things in the game would easily get a reaction...

For a bit of context for the next parts, I am aro/ace, something I truely discovered myself in the middle of a relationship, not that I hate being in a relationship but I think I'm completely incapable of feeling romantic love, there's just... nothing there. With being ace, I kinda resented the way my brain would react, litrally wishing sometimes that I was ace, glad I grew out of that for my own sake.

I also tend to feel awkward enough around sex in video games. I got goaded into the House of Hope scene, the first time the game crashed to save me and the second time I went dead slient and fixed my eyes down, only looking up enough to see the choices... I've now got an agreement to never have that happen again.

So obviously Gitget's sections got a big reaction from me, I thankfully haven't had any expriences close to anything like that, I could understand Iggy's perspective.

But enough about the horrible stuff for the moment, I'm not going to explain that, yes, seeing Orlam's and Buck's scenes were also shockers because eating human flesh and brutally murdering people are kinda bad things as well.

What I want to focus on next is something I currently only have one full perspective of, the romance. I usually verbalise everything to myself in RPGs and VNs, doing silly little voices for everyone (doing 6 children voices at the end hurt) so when I was given the choice of an ending... obviously, I chose the Genzou ending. Usually I'd feel awkward and stilted reading out the words but this time, it felt nice, I haven't done the other endings but I'm sure they're just as good, even if they're not, I got at least one good romance which given that this topples my fav VN romance (Slay the Princess which is pratically a joke romance anyway), I'm more than happy with it.

Niceness is over, I have another list topper, worst thing I've ever encountered in a video game, something so bad that even being foribly censored (I'm not checking if there's a visible version this time), it made me sick to my stomach. The tree and the infant in Her branches. Now I've played though and done some horrible things in video games, including child murder, but the way the body is described, the way everyone reacts to it. I can't call it anything below truely horrible and I'm putting this above freaking turn based RPG murdering children, I thought after that nothing would get me again (I think doing it actually knocked a screw loose because I've suddenly stopped being a goodie two shoes in video games, that's how bad that was). I mean this as a compliment but that is the worst thing I have ever encountered in any media.

And I think because I've felt these strong emotions where I haven't been hit so hard before, I've become completely pulled into it all. The fanwork contest was the first bit of my own art I put online in years and that kick started me getting back into art as a hobby, something I don't think I would have gotten back into if I didn't do that bit of Iggy art to prove to myself that I could do it if I put myself into it.

So... Carrot, thank you so much for this game of romance, fun, death and wishes.

If I land on my feet, I'd like to make a game with multiple acespec PoVs one day, much less horror though.

[nadas-dirthalen]

Hey friend! Can’t wait to play veilguard 💕 I have my Rook all planned out. She’s going to be very spicy and romancing the pants off a sexy Crow.

All of my DA characters have started off sassy and end up softened by the world, as opposed to hardened. My warden, for example was a spoiled, pampered noble who lost everything but learned what she was really made of over the course of her adventures. Seeing people suffering, feeling the powerlessness at her inability to help everyone she comes across, it makes her kinder. Because while she cannot solve the world’s problems, she does not need to add to the misery by being cruel.

Also turns out all she ever wanted was to be loved for the imperfect, sassy brat she is. And she finds that with Alistair.

At least she has so far, haven’t finished the game yet but my god Leliana and Z are really fighting Ali for her attention 😹

Already planning separate play throughs for them both!

Hiiii, new friend!! I'm so happy to see someone also excited for Veilguard! I'm also fairly certain on the Lucanismance - but I honestly think I will be romancing every companion at LEAST once, which is a first in RPGs for me! I've never genuinely wanted to romance every single one before!

Oh, that's so cool! I've always been interested to hear more about the Cousland origin. But my Tabris went through a lot of the same - except she started very against helping anyone else in the world, due to her origins as an elf, and found worth in her companions that persuaded her to step up to the role of leader of the party (and savior of the world, but, yknow, lol). I try and let one singular word guide my characters' choices when I myself don't know what they would chose, and my Tabris' word was freedom. It's what guided her choices in the Landsmeet (which made me cry lol) and also at the end of the game (which made me cry even more!)

I'm so glad you'll be doing multiple Origins runs! It is TRULY a great game, and in my opinion an excellent thing to be doing right before Veilguard, because I feel like so much of Origins' core story (not our specific choices, but the premise) is going to be super relevant in Veilguard.

Thanks for reaching out!!! Lemme know when you finish Origins, I'm curious about your thoughts! <3

[welcome-to-oslov]

Aw man I love how you just described Tilrey:

"I do think by nature Tilrey is introverted and not someone who tends to rush into every situation and dominate it. He likes to let things wash over him, process, and then decide on a course of action. (That slowness is why Einara was frustrated by him!) But he’s also someone who has a strong will and ideas about how things should be, and he’s willing to take a leadership role to make things better."

I really like this personality type irl too so explains why I'm so in love with Tilrey! 🔥

The submissive question is SO interesting.

He absolutely experienced submission during those early years: submitting himself fully to someone else controlling his experience, feelings, sensations, what happens and to what degree and when it stops. The sex with Dhreill & Malsha; with Gourmanian from when the spanking started; probably some other times I'm not remembering or where we readers weren't present (yet).

Other times where he lost control of his emotions & had to go through things he didn't want to (in that car at sunset with Malsha & Krisha; ofc at Spring Fling once things got out of hand; that time in the Southern Range when Krisha fucked Tilrey & Tilrey lost it & asked Malsha, "Why do you do this to me? I hate you" which made Malsha fuck him too) -- I don't think those times count in the same way. He would experience those, I think, as being overwhelmed/painfully rather than overwhelmed/swept away.

Then many of the post-kettleboy encounters I'm also not sure whether I'd say totally count, since in many he was driven subconsciously by trying to recreate/overcome trauma (not just by desire).

Regardless, in all those types of scenarios, he couldn't really know true consensual D/s and if he'd like it of his own free will (as in that Davita example). He's never had a chance yet, till after he's free or after he meets Gersha. (Or Bror?! Not to spoil any upcoming AKoB chapters 🫣)

Now I want to go back and read all the post-kettleboy stories to see if I can find Tilrey genuinely diving into a submissive role solely for the sex & closeness with someone! I know he tried it with Gersha...

I’m so glad you like Tilrey’s personality type! I get tired of so-called alpha heroes in romance and SFF, myself, and love to explore other forms of strength that aren’t expressed in dominance.

Tilrey’s sexytimes with Einara (at the end of The Chase) are a breakthrough for him, even though he’s not romantically interested in her or vice versa. They’ve undergone similar forms of trauma, so she understands his need to reenact it in a way others don’t. Granted, all this is still tied to the trauma. But he feels much more peaceful afterward, and for the first time he really tells Gersha about the experience and why he needs it from someone who feels more comfortable giving it to him than Gersha does. And Gersha accepts that.

Tilrey may never get back to the person he was before the trauma, sexually and otherwise, but I think a big part of his journey is just accepting himself as he is now, “broken��� but still functional and capable of feeling joy. 🥹

[future-ghoost]

Hello it's me again, anon that's lowkey obsessed with Kyra and Shadowheart. I've read and am currently re-reading a War of Hearts (it's now a comfort fic of mine) before I catch up with Hand on a Dagger and I just- they're so sweet together, I can't. Like Tav is so tender with Shadowheart from the beginning and Shadowheart cannot help but be loving back, you've written their romance really well. The growth from when she started referring to Tav as "Her Ranger" to "I love you enough that I would let the world burn for you, but I love you more, still, because you would never make me"?? Incredible, I want to pass out. Like I can feel their affection through the screen, it's insane. Anyway, I'll try not to ramble too much sorry, wanted to ask for the ask game: 1, 3, 4, 5

oh hi anon 🙋‍♀️

No worries at all about rambling, you've just made my day 🥹 I'm so glad AWoH had become a comfort fic for you, it's so nice to know something I've written has become that to someone. (also I promise more updates will come, I just ran out of steam after the last chapter and have spent the last few months wondering which direction to take the story in)

Also I'm so glad you picked up on the transition of 'the Ranger' to 'her Ranger'. Shadowheart might not have admitted her feelings at the time, but I imagine she's rather possessive once she catches feelings.

1.What's your favourite dialogue you have given Shadowheart?

I've had to rerun through the whole of AWoH to find a line better than the one you quoted, because honestly that's my favourite line too. But I can't pick the same one as you so - Ch14, when Kyra and SH go to the beach so SH can learn to swim (in reference to tav asking SH to take off her clothes first) - " You're willing to deny your lover one final show before she drowns?" - I love a sassy Shadowheart.

I also had a look at Hand on a Dagger (this is from ch1, so it won't spoil it for you) - "I can read you like a book. All you want is for a beautiful woman to notice you – to know you. Well, you have my attention now… and I can take all the pain away."

3. What do you think your Shadowheart brings out of your Tav?

I answered this one in fogno's Ask, so I'll re-refer to that so I don't write another essay 😅

4. Which of Shadowheart’s personality traits are you drawn to the most?

Shadowheart shares personality traits that I find myself drawn to IRL. She's similar to my wife in that she's strong-willed, stubborn and determined, but in all the best ways. She's also incredibly caring, but you have to break through the icy exterior to get her to trust you and I find that so rewarding that your Tav can bring out the best traits in her, as long as they give her to time, space and patience she needs.

5. What parts of Shadowheart’s canon story impacted you the most?

I really related to SH's religious trauma, though not so much to her extent. I was going to write a whole thing about how I relate to it, but I know a lot of other people also have religious trauma so I'll save that for another day.

I think in the end game, as Shadowheart opens up to her new life, gets a bit braver and sees a future for herself - you can't help but feel a bit hopeful.

[yellowfingcr]

@izar-tarazed / continued from [ x ]

"Oh! OH! Yes! Yesyesyes! It's exactly The Ballad of Blade And Bitterroot!" Heysel immediately half-shouts, and by all means it is as if lightning had just struck her- she brightens, she wiggles, she points, all together, all quick! For a terrible indecisive moment there is the very real chance that the strength of her excitement might unbalance her off the wall. "I'm so glad you heard of it! It's incredibly real and incredibly good! Oh gods. Um. I'm assuming then that this is a case of someone borrowing a book and, ah, perhaps ending up in a... situation... in which they could no longer can take it back to the Roundtable Hold, given that I've found it in an abandoned shack... but! Yes! It is such a treasure of a story. Dazzling! I can never say no to chivalrous tales of romance myself, and Palma is so dreamy! The way she said- the way she replied- the scene- I shan't! I shan't say anything further lest I spoil you the experience. It will be my utmost pleasure to bring you the book! So maybe we can even chat about it, once you're done..."

Something sly, glittering in her eye, as she looks down at the fellow mage.

"...Though maaaybe you could share where you found the other, with Tala... I am so curious! See, this is where I wish I still could reach my house. The one I lived in before my death. Most of the money I made went into collecting art, and books were no exception, and I'm not ashamed to say that a good part of what I possessed were exactly romances. I would have loved to invite you to take any tome you liked. Especially during blood cult days." An understanding nod. Sort of: the elaborate chain of gestures and looks unfolding after her head tips down communicate that her blood cult meetings are more of a yearly affair.

"You should tell me what your favorite tales are, by the way. I understand that I am talking with a true connoisseur, and I long to expand the horizons of my romantic expertise."

[ontheodderside]

Why is the world so obsessed with Fairy Tale?

I caved. Everybody and their mother was raving about how amazing Stephen King's Fairy Tale was, and I really should know better by now than letting myself be drawn in by popular opinion, but it's Stephen King, supposedly one of the most masterful writers ever, so surely this must have been good?

It wasn't.

It wasn't even mediocre.

It just sucked.

And yes, I do like good fantasy. And I do like good YA, quite a bit. Emphasis on 'good'.

Just in case you aren't familiar with the premise, here's basically what the book is about: Charlie, a teenage boy, befriends an older man and his old dog, falls in love with the dog, finds a portal to a different reality that's plagued by its own horrors and goes on a personal quest. And no, none of this is super original, but even the least original premise can be made interesting, so don't let this deter you.

The part that bothers me most about this book is that the first 30% or so are actually... quite decent. That's the 'real-world' part. Sure, it has some plot holes, but also a couple of interesting characters, and overall an engaging storyline.

Then, Charlie descends into this other reality, and that's where our problems start.

First of all, you get almost 200 pages of... nothing happening. Charlie goes on his quest, meets people, describes everything he sees, and accomplishes what he set out to do. There are no challenges. There is no build-up. It's... boring. Those he meets along the way are more archetypes or caricatures than actual people. There is no humanity to them. Yes, I get that this is supposed to be a fairy tale, but there's a reason actual fairy tales aren't over 600 pages - you don't want to spend hours reading about people you truly couldn't care about less.

This is made worse by Charlie's inner monologue and how often he feels the need to tell the reader what things aren't. It starts with his ability to understand the language of the world he's in, even though the words are different. He really wants to drive home the point (why - I have no idea, it doesn't add anything to the story), so we're treated to dozens of his "well, that's what I heard, but not what was actually said" and unnecessary commentary.

"The answer seemed to be yes, but that wasn't all."

"I stood looking at this (...), but that wasn't why."

"I probably don't need to tell you (...) because you probably already know it."

"I thought it was because I'd gotten up, but that wasn't it."

"I'd thought of (...), it was true, but that wasn't what had made me hesitate."

"I could tell you it was because her hair was down tonight (...), but that wouldn't be true".

"I could have said I'd never thought of it, which was true, but that wasn't all of it."

Then, 60% in, we get a bit more interesting characters and a bit more of a plot. There's still very little reasoning as to why the things that happen are happening, but at least something is happening. This is probably the best part of the fantasy world, and it lasts about 100 pages.

And then we're treated to the most anti-climatic ending possible. But by then, I honestly was just glad it was over.

One more thing worth mentioning is how terrible (and I mean completely ridiculous) the romance is in this book. Here's who we have:

In chapter 11 we are introduced to this girl named Arnetta Freeman. Charlie agrees to go on a date with her and I'm not spoiling *anything* here, because she doesn't exist in the remainder of the book. The purpose of including her at all is beyond me.

Then we have Leah, whom Charlie falls madly in love with, which is partly because she's supposed beautiful, but honestly probably more because in an archetypical fairy tale, the main protagonist needs a love interest. Which, again, I get, but this love had nothing going for it.

And then, towards the very end, a different female character suddenly goes like "Will you lie with me, Charlie?" Which came completely out of the blue, since said character hadn't expressed any interest before that moment.

BUTTTTTT I've got some good news for you, as well. Apparently, for some reason, at the beginning of every chapter, you get a literal summary of everything that's going to happen in that chapter. So if you're still curious about this book, just read the chapter headings and save yourself hours of your life.

2/5. Would be 1/5 if not for the first 200 pages.

[daylight-dreams-world]

So I binge watched all 5 seasons of The Good Doctor in 10 days while recovering from tonsillectomy. Hooo boy it was a ride. I really love this show, sure it has some issues, but as a neurodivergent woman, I really really liked it. 🥰

I had seen first two seasons before, but watched them again. I love how Shaun and Lea's relationship progressed, how Shaun is always learning and evolving, how his relationships with his coworkers have blossomed. Oh and I loved almost all the medical stories. This is gonna be kind of like word vomit, sorry, but gotta get my thoughts out.

Season 1 is a classic, introduction to characters and the world, ending with Dr Glassman getting a really bad diagnosis, but Shaun pushing himself to find if it's the right one and saving him in the process. Also all the things with Lea. Hate Dr Melendez and Dr Andrews. Love Dr Kalu and Dr Browne. Shaun had a really bad childhood and it makes me so sad 😐 But also pretty relatable?

Season 2 intoduces Dr Lim, Dr Reznick, Dr Park and Dr Han. It's kind of heavier season? Dr Kalu has to leave, Dr Han is a fucking PRICK🙂 and I am glad Dr Andrews came to his fucking senses and protected Shaun. People are still questioning if Shaun should be working there during this season and it's.. sad.

Lea and Shaun become roommates, OMG they were roommates!!😳😳 I don't like Dr Reznick, she kinda reminds me of Haley from Stardew Valley. Dr Lim and Park are really nice. Melendez and Lim become a couple and it's SO CUTE! I love Claire's support for Shaun. ❤️ It was heartbreaking to find out about Dr Glassman's daughter though 😭

Season 3.. it's really good. Might be my favourite season so far? We see Shaun pursuing a relationship with Carly, getting closer and more comfortable with eachother. Eventually they break up and Shaun tries to tell Lea how he loves her, but she has insecurities and doesnt want a relationship. Shaun struggles with losing both Carly and Lea 🥺 Claire struggles a lot this season, Im glad that Lim and Melendez are helping. Reznick being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis is very fucking sad. She is SO driven to be a surgeon, but she probably has to give it up.

But my favourite part was probably the two-parter season finale. THE ENDING DESTROYED ME 😭😭😭😭😭😭 Melendez dying came out of NOWHERE, I was so hoping for a magical last minute cure which never came... I really loved Melendez this season and how he helped Claire. Also this taught me how you should never ignore "small" injuries, it's not worth to die for. They could've had the romance of the century 😭❤️

I am really glad the ending helped Lea realize how much she loves Shaun. Also Dr Park with that boy stuck under a bar that fell during the earthquake, slowly dying.. LET'S JUST SAY THERE WERE A LOT OF TEARS THIS SEASON 🥲🥲🥲

Season 4 starts with coronavirus two-parter opening. It's super sad and I am actually kinda surprised, that only Dr Lim ended up with PTSD. This season introduces us to new residents that Reznick, Park, Shaun, Claire, Lim and Andrews have to teach. Loved Olivia, but I was sure she was gonna quit. The other guy didn't really resonate with me, but it made me sad how they kinda made fun of polyamory. Dr Allen.. she's nice, but I don't really like overly religious people. Dr Asher Wolke, however, is my FAVOURITE?! after Shaun and Claire and Melendez? His story really resonated with me, him leaving his family and religion to be himself. Oh and it was so sad when he lost his freaking FIRST PATIENT?? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Him continueing CPR even though he knew it was futale.... Made me cry so hard.

Dr Reznick giving up surgery was really sad, I felt for her so much.

Meanwhile, Lea and Shaun's relationship is blossoming and turns out Lea is pregnant! I'm glad they showed us the option to abort. I kinda spoiled myself though 💀 Was scrolling through episodes list and saw about grief and well, that happened, they lost the baby. I don't EVER want kids myself, but they portrayed the loss very well and I felt a lot of empathy for both Lea and Shaun.

I really loved the season finale two-parter in Guatemala. To see how life is there, how privileged I am to have FREE healthcare. I knew Lim and that guy were going to get together, but I didn't really like it. I really liked how Lea at first refused to hold that woman's baby but then did and also helped all night. I think that really helped her deal with grief. Park and Reznick getting together was.. surprising but I like it? CLAIRE LEAVING WAS SAD :( We lost Melendez last season and well, at least Claire didn't DIE, but it was sad to see her go, especially since she is Shaun's best friend. Lea proposing was very surprising but nice!!

Season 5, final season for now, I didn't actually like THAT much? Maybe like 2nd best from the bottom. I hated, that The BITCH Salen posed as a PATIENT with ADHD and then turned out to be buyer of the hospital. I hated her guts, so much. Also hated Reznick and Andrews for a while, but at least they made up for their mistakes. First half of the season was just stressing me the hell out. Also Lea and Shaun fighting 😐 and having trouble deciding on the wedding. The Shaun Show and The Lea Show were very nice episodes ❤️ I am glad they finally married in the final episode, they teased us so much!

AND I AM FREAKING OUT ABOUT DR LIM AND THAT NURSE, GUYS PLS DON'T BE DEAD, YOU CAN'T DO THAT TO ME AFTER MELENDEZ WHICH I AM STILL NOT OVER WITH!!

That was a lot, you're a hero if you read this far, thank you! ❤️ I can't wait for the next season to break and mend my heart even more🥰❤️

[attheexactlyrighttimeandplace]

1-4 for the rop asks!

I'm so glad to play this game!

1. Favorite character?

There are so many likeable characters on this show, it's near impossible to make a choice.:(

Like who doesn't love Disa or Poppy?

To force myself to narrow this list, i'll add some criterions. To make a a character a favourite of mine, i need an impressive story arc that makes really the character stand out, a brillant actor/actress who clearly elevated what the script gave to him/her, a solid character development meaning that the dynamics/relationships and personal fate of this character have radically changed between the start and the end of the season.

With the addition of those conditions, it's a tie between Miriel, Arondir, Elendil, and Adar. All of them are played by brilliant actors but the truth is some of them don't have the three conditions, actually only one of them fullfills them all: Miriel and that's why i'm picking her as favourite.

The show has only showed us the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the potential and richness of her arc so far, and i say that even though i adore her scenes with Galadriel, her father Tar Palantir (how her heart is broken between her love for her father, her faith and her political responsability) and Elendil (their allegiance to the faithfuls). I'm convinced that it will deepen her characterization and her relationships with Elendil, Pharazôn, and Sauron depending if he will return or not to Nùmenor, when it will touch the heart of the story. Meanwhile, she's Nùmenor in a way that no other character managed to be, she merged symbolically with the island with authority, grace, charisma. I relate a lot to her indecision and her need to believe that a power beyond us lead our lives. Also have you look at Cynthia Addai-Robinson?! She's the most majestic and beautiful woman i have ever seen!

But It's really a tie because even without the character development, Joseph Mawle is the best actor of the show and i would watch hours of Adar doing nothing but staring at the sun, Arondir has the best arc: so dynamic and so balanced with the right mix of romance, tension and fights, Elendil is everything that i pictured him to be, Lloyd Owen owns the character forever etc...

Galadriel should have been on this list but her arc with Sauron spoiled everything.

2. Least favorite character?

It's a big unpopular opinion, but without hesitation: Sauron.

I think the writers have completely wasted his arc this season by binding him to Galadriel. The revelation of his identity should have been the highest point of his arc, but in the end it was reduced to be the only point of this arc?! The writers never bothered to give him something else outside Galadriel: no deep link to the Southlands not even after the eruption (he spent 5 minutes here before running to Eregion), or to Adar (their scene was completely overshadowed by Galadriel's scene with Adar).

I'm not satisfied by the casting either: Charlie Vickers should have stayed Halbrand. Playing Sauron required someone older, more experimented in my view, someone whose acting style was closer to Joseph Mawle and what he did with Adar.

But beyond the show, i really don't like Sauron at all in general: i have just finished the Silmarillion, and he's the weakest villain of the book just a servile follower without personality, who becomes The Dark Lord because he has no competition: he is the only immortal with a brain to have stucked around after the defeat of Morgoth (the rest were orcs or balrogs). I was more impressed and afraid of Fëanor's darkness (the uncle of Galadriel who was supposed to be one of the good guys and turned to be something else) than i was by Sauron's true evilness. Like Galadriel said in the Battle of the Five Armies (the film), Sauron was never more than the servant of Morgoth, and Peter Jackson made the right decision by limiting him to an eye in the LoTR films. He didn't deserve more and it worked very well visually.

3. Favorite side character?

A tie once again between the coolest family in Nùmenor (Elendil and his children), Disa and Poppy. Picking Disa because of my love for Sophia Nomvete, who is truly a queen of all our hearts. I fell for Disa's generosity, her voice, her love for her husband (they have the best romantic chemistry of the show, besides my favourite couple of course) and her connection to the mountain through her skill/gift. Her happiness is the light of the show.

4. Favorite story arc?

Not sure if this about the characters or the subplots covered in each land, but in the doubt i'll answer for both: Arondir and the Southlands had the best arc. In term of plot, it was perfectly balanced, the ideal mix of relationships, horror and action. The writing was superb for me because this arc was self contained: even without the rescue mission coming from Nùmenor, the story was complete. It could have ended on a far darker note with everyone dying except Arondir, and it would have still worked, it would have been tragic beyond words but it would have still be an amazing story.

Thank you for asking! 💛

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My friend Rosina has made a book tag for her love of Critical Role, over on Lace & Dagger Books and she tagged me today, so I will be doing my best to try and answer all her questions as much as I can!

With today’s tag, I’m going to be listing all the members so far of the chaotic Hells Bells and giving you prompts relating to them!

Ashton - A Non Binary Protagonist - Prince Sebastian from 'The Princess & The Dressmaker by Jen Wang - I could literally talk about this book all day, as soon as I read it became one of my favourite books of all time. The story of a prince who keeps his secret life as a woman a secret, he is revealed and accepted by his family and it's a wonderful story really meant for children but anyone can take from this book. I wish everyone got the chance to see this book.

Dorian - A book featuring complicated family dynamics - Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher - I mean, I read this book recently and it still stays with me. A mother who arranges her daughter's wedding to an awful prince, a sister who wants to save her even though the last words they spoke were not kind. It's an incredibly complicated dynamic but it makes this book one of my favourite books of this year. An incredible new fantasy.

Laudna – A spin-off book or one where characters from another book or series have popped in to say hi - The whole Love, Creekwood Series with Simon Vs The Homosapiens Agenda, Leah On The Offbeat and the novella Love Creekwood are the perfect example to me of how to explore a group of friends through a series of books. I loved Leah so much in 'Simon..' and I'm so glad she got her own book and her own romance.

Imogen - A Book That's related to sleep somehow - My Year of Rest And Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh - I didn't like this book, and I know books can't be for everyone but it did make me think about how much I needed some rest and this book is about sleeping a year away. The main character induces? herself into a medical slumber for a year and I don't know what happens as I never made it that far but everyone tells me it's worth it. So yeah, here's a book recommendation I guess.

Orym - A book with moons on the cover - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - This story is heartbreaking and charming and a fairy tale for the modern day. I guess the moral of the story is no time you wasted in doing something you loved, is ever something that is ever wasted.

Fearne - A book featuring an animal companion - The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb - I could recommend the whole trilogy of books for this, but I will say the relationship between Fitz and NightEyes in this series is incredible and the bond they have between the two of them is incredible and he deserves to live forever. The wolf I mean. All pets deserve to live forever to be honest.

Chetney - A Book That Surprised You - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - I'm not going to talk about this much because it's a big one for many people's TBR's, but that damned twist and reveal at the end stupefied me. I didn't see it coming at all. Deserved every star I gave it.

F.C.G - A book you have a complicated relationship with - Much like Rosina, I also enjoyed House of Earth & Blood but I am not going to read book two. After being spoiled for it, I would rather not put myself through that, no matter how spicy it gets. The first book is a really great read, and I highly recommend the audiobook but nope, big nope after hearing what happens in book two.

Bertrand - A book with a death that hit you hard - Familiar Things by Sok-Yong Hwang - Korean literature really likes to break your heart, well, in every book I've read from authors from South Korea, they hurt me like nothing else has, and the loss of one of the characters near the end of this book genuinely felt like someone had taken my heart and jumped on it. A really beautifully written book and poverty about existing in the only way you can, it's one of the best books I've read this year.

And that's it! Please let me know if you like Critical Role, I'd love to learn more!

And please let me know what you would choose for these prompts!

Vee xo.

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🎮 the persona series :3c

I'm only doing (vanilla) p5 because this post ended up being pretty long.

I'm on mobile as well so there is no under the cut I'm so so sorry

5: I appreciate the like message this game is going for but I feel like it's too torn on if it wants to be like a silly anime highschool game or like a serious game about society and abuse of power. Genuinely the writing in this game is so like weird and it contradicts it's themes all the time I don't get it. People are absolutely right through when they say this game peaks early. Madarame's palace feels so low stakes after Kamoshida's it's insane. I feel like the villains in this game a really weak in all honesty. Other then Kamoshida and Akechi none of them really leave and impact. I think Akechi was really well done though if I didn't go into this game spoiled already I wouldn't have expected the twist with him after he joins your party.

Gameplay is really fun though but I wish they leaned more into interrogations because there's not really a reason to do so other then acquiring new personas (which you can often get by just fighting enemies anyway). Baton pass is one of the absolute best additions to the game. Also one thing I like is them adding a specific like gameplay bonus to all the social links I hope they continue that in the next entry.

I wanna give my opinions on the party members but I don't know how to like put that in a paragraph so...

Morgana: I really like him one on one with Joker but I don't like his dynamic with a majority of the group though. I don't remember what they were arguing about in the sequence where Morgana leaves the group but I felt like it was dumb and they just wanted to create conflict within the group for the sake of it without them really having and solving an issue if that makes sense. I'm glad he didn't end up being human in the end though I think it would have been tired since that's what they did with Teddie (suppressing royale in my mind). He's a good cleric early game but once Makoto got mediarama I never once used him

Ryuji : my favourite party member character wise but unfortunately I don't have much to say about him. He's cool and I like him. I feel like he gets used as the butt of jokes too often and it feels kind of mean. Really liked his dynamic with the protag and I wish Atlus didn't hate gay people so he was a romance option. Gameplay wise one of my least favs unfortunately I really didn't vibe with his playstyle that much.

Ann: potentially really cool character that's whole story and arc is completely undercut by being sexualized to hell and back. Aside from that u didn't like her social link that much from what I got (I got her to 7). I liked when she was talking about herself but the like rivalry or whatever she had with the other model wasn't something I could find myself caring about at all.

Yusuke: I probably wouldn't really like him if it weren't for the fact that he reads as autistic and adhd to me. He's funny and I like his dynamic with Futaba. Gameplay wise he is one of my favs I love the baton pass power up mechanic. Also his confidant benefit is really helpful.

Makoto: probably my second fav party member but I would not be able to tell you why. I think making her an aspiring cop in a game about corruption of authority is the most tone deaf thing on earth. Mechanically a must have for my party her defense buffs and party heals are absolutely lifesavers.

Futaba: she's fun as a character and I like her dynamics with the rest of the group. As a navigator though she gets super grating super quickly she really really could have benefited from more lines. I don't have anything else to say about her but she also has autism and adhd

Haru: I love her design and I like what she brings to the group. I didn't like most of her links unfortunately. I nearly romanced her though she, and Hifumi are the only romance options I think really work with Joker in my brain. She has the coolest persona out of all the thieves. Mechanically she's one of the most fun party members. Her gun elements m attacks are so so fun and I like the grenade launcher alot.

Anyway I think Persona 5 is a good game with a crazy amount of issues unfortunately. If an rpg like this sounds like your sort of thing you'd probably like it. Also if you like FE it reminds me of some of the stuff I like about it

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Romance---I'm a brat--selfish---I see it

I can't sleep. And my mind is racing again. Like always. I've been thinking about how I am a brat sometimes. Ok most of the time. Always. Why am I like this.? The thing is. I so desperately want to be spoiled. But maybe he doesn't get it.? Ok. I know we both don't have a lot of money. And I know I should be spoiling him to. But what do I do?? He thinks even the pictures I send him are gifts. I'm glad he thinks so.. it look me so long to be able to become so confident that I send no makeup pictures more than with makeup. But ok. I want love letters. And flowers. And things like that. After our first trip. I wrote him and sent him pictures of myself. I want that.. I'm worried I'm going to be the romantic in this relationship. But He feels like he can't surprise me so I need to stop thinking of stuff. But then how will he know if I thought of something new.? Does he even want to make a scrap book together..? Or a goal bored.? Or is he only going to do them to make me happy. I really am a brat. I love him. For him. All that he is. Everything about him. His looks. His soul. His being. I would never want to change HIM. I just hope we can get some romance in our relationship. And it never dies. Huge step moving in together. We're never going to have the "picking her up for a date. " or "your place or mine." Or "come outside " surprises. But I will give those up because we are going to make our own lives and rules! We will have cartoon nights even when we're 45. We will go on spontaneous trips. We both don't want kids so we get to focus on our relationship, other family members and our careers. We get to make our own rules. And find new cute ways to make each other feel special. One thing for sure. There might be plenty of fish in the sea. But I already hooked mine and I'm never letting him go. 🍃❤️🔱💌 Jan.21-1:05am 2017