#it just doesnt hit the same way other things lmao;;; sometimes i put my ocs in devildom tho (on very rare occasions tho)

[cinnamon-bunni]

thank you for the tag!! not gonna lie, i did struggle a bit over deciding who to make with these picrews--i really wanted to do my fandom ocs, but sadly i couldnt recreate one of them very well;;; so! the first picrew is of my oc Belle, and then the second one is based off my sonic oc, Dorianna!

tagging (no pressure!): @gompereatsall @catboygirling @dooxliss @omelette-boy @mouseboyorsomething @nitunio, and anyone else who may want to! <3

↳ peek into this life ♡

Feel free to make yourself, your oc, blorbo, ship etc and a dessert to represent ^^

tags but no pressure: @antique-remains @umemiyan @misc-magic @jeschalynn @oopsiedaisymae

@silverrings-n-prettythings @arvandus @lonely-north-star @featheredcrowbones @taysifer

@theoxenfree @thebellearchives + anyone else :3

[lavellander]

more bc i am unstoppable now

I Am Thinking About My DA Protagonists’ Taste In Romantic Partners both their “usual” type and why they’re drawn to their canon love interest (and the hypothetical ones from other games). i expect no one to give a shit abt this except me lsdfjd but im on a roll and its a good exercise or whatever. i’m sure i’ll use it eventually?????

once again. i know no one gives a fuck but if anyone DOES happen to want to torture themselves and read this pls know all my ocs are bi except zaniyah, who is a lesbian<3

sarenan: 

general disclaimer that “in the circle love is just a game” etc etc etc so while she definitely is more inclined to romantic relationships, she only really had friends w benefits at most

she likes smart people! she likes fun people, she likes people who can get on board with her fucked up sense of humor. she’s witty and charming and loves to flirt just to flirt, and in the circle that wasn’t much of an issue lol. leliana is the first person she ever feels like...foot-in-mouth around, bc suddenly she likes and is attracted to someone and...that’s allowed? it’s all very foreign to her but she falls Real Hard, Real Fast

in a hypothetical da2 romance obviously isabela is extremely hot but also sarenan canonically has a foursome w her, leli, and zev so dLFKKDS it makes sense that bela’s the love interest of choice<3 (but also i think it would be like...friends-to-friends with benefits-to-lovers lol)

in a hypothetical dai romance once again josie is very hot and also so sweet and cute and delightful !!!!! idk if its just me but i see similarities bw origins leli and josie so again it just makes sense to me that josie is the LI for an inq romance :’)

(BUT for the most part. it is pretty hard for me to imagine sarenan w anyone but leli, bc they are the only couple i have that like. makes sense. lmfao)

maeve: 

actually doesnt often have romantic relationships? she has ~flings~ and rarely catches feelings. she describes her type as “anyone sexy” 

(her and isabela do in fact have a brief Thing but strictly no strings attached; this is bc i was very very adamant about romancing isabela when i played da2 and then anders fucking SNIPED me. so i incorporated it into canon i guess. lmao)

her attraction to anders is originally just “sexy tortured man” and then “sexy tortured man that gives free healthcare to poor people!!!!” and then - after it’s clear it won’t be a fwb situation - she realizes she has Actual feelings for him and is like well. its been a good run. guess i’ll die! until he reciprocates dflksdjf then they are kirkwall’s weirdest couple to everyone except themselves :’)

in a hypothetical dao romance her and zev would be classic fuckbuddies who accidentally start having a crush on each other, absolutely refuse to acknowledge it, then someone else in the friend group is like “oh my god PLEASE just kiss we are all going insane watching yall do this” <3

in a hypothetical dai romance im still torn bw sera and bull. maeve would just keep hitting on sera until sera did something about it; bull would be similar to zevran in the fuckbuddies-accidentally-caught-feelings dynamic

alani:

i feel like (depending on the size of the clan etc) alani was prob mostly involved w people she’d known almost all her life. she’s obviously attracted to other ppl who like to learn and stuff, but other than that it’s equal opportunity crushes ykwim. she doesn’t even Know she has a thing about people who are like. puzzles to be solved until solas lol

in a hypothetical dao romance she’d be drawn to alistair bc...who wouldnt be. hes adorable. they’re both warm friendly charming sunshines and i think it’d be natural for them to be drawn to one another. once she realizes he has Baggage she’s like oh. OH. i have to defend you against the world now

in a hypothetical da2 romance i thiiink it would be kinda similar to solas. like oh this bitch has a lot of emotional walls up, he’s got some real shit going on. I Like That. also mage rights, hes a sad sexy doctor, we love a revolutionary, etc. it makes sense imo

zaniyah:

similar to maeve i think she’s more of a fling person than a relationship person, but she has had a couple gfs. she’s not very comfy being super serious but she’s a good gf and is very devoted. generally speaking i think she just likes Hot Ladies but is esp drawn to quirky / weird ppl lol

in a hypothetical dao romance she’d like morrigan bc 1) she’s hot and 2) she’s standoffish lol. she’d take it upon herself to get morrigan to like her as like, a personal triumph, but then along the way realize she has a real crush on her and be like shit? fuck? (the same goes for morg. it would be an oh shit oh fuck moment on both ends)

in a hypothetical da2 romance i think her and merrill would be more like friends to lovers :’) zaniyahs immediately like “youre weird. i like you” also they bond bc dalish etc, and over time she starts liking her more and more. eventually zaniyah just cant take it anymore and kisses merrill, apologizes profusely, etc, and merrill’s like “oh. i thought we were dating?” sldkfjsLDKFJds i care them

(josie is kind of an outlier bc she’s so graceful, collected, knows what to do/say always, etc. i dont believe in love at first sight but if i did thats what zaniyah and josie would be<333)

ranae:

she doesnt like. have a type really. because she’s just been in love w her childhood best friend since forever and doesnt think of what she might like in other ppl bc well. he’s right there? she assumes they’ll be together forever, even if only platonically :( 

when she meets morrigan she’s like oh i like women too apparently. cool?? when she meets alistair shes a little put off by the fact that hes a golden retriever, then clings to him bc Trauma, then VERY begrudgingly realizes she has a crush on him but feels like shes betraying tamlen 

eventually she comes to terms w the fact that like. theres nothing she can do about tamlen unfortunately, and alistair is here and Loves Her and he’s been the only person to make her truly happy in a very long time. it takes a lot for her to think she deserves that, but she does, and the rest is history :’)

in a hypothetical da2 romance it makes perfect sense to me that she’d latch onto the other Elf Who Is Full Of Rage immediately. they are both very intense and it can put other people off sometimes but they dont really care! die mad about it, shem! etc

in a hypothetical dai romance she’d be drawn (platonically) to blackwall bc grey warden stuff, but subconsciously they both kind of feel like frauds, like they dont deserve happiness, etc; theyre both kinda brusque, at least at first, too. she just kinda sees him as a buddy til she watches him bonding w sera or with some kids or something and then shes like  😳 😳 😳 and then angry that shes like that lmao

[dovechim]

1,3,4,6,7,8,10 and 11 for Its okay, that’s love.

I LOVE U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ps gonna put this under a read more bc it’s a monster 

1: What inspired you to write the fic this way?Much of this fic was inspired by the kdrama by the same name. every time i watch it i always end up sobbing, no exceptions. i just think it’s one of the most well written dramas out there, one that hits really close to home and feels the most relatable to me. and i’ve always wanted to write a series too, and one that focuses on everyone, not just member x reader :)

2: What scene did you first put down?like i said before, i’m a boring person so i start practically every fic i write with the first scene that you read lmao 

3: What’s your favorite line of narration?

His voice is gruff, and deep down he admires you because you always know just what to say to him when he’s in one of those depressive episodes, or when he’s feeling so damn shitty about every single thing he has going for him. But when the tables are turned, he realizes that he has no actual idea what to say to you, and this is his pathetic attempt.- Ch 03

Because he’s Jeon Jeongguk, golden boy and star player, and he needs this so badly not just as a career for a livelihood, but because it’s all he’s ever known himself to be, and without it, what would he ever amount to? - Ch 04

4: What’s your favorite line of dialogue?vnvdcskjcds there’s so many i couldn’t possible pick just one!!! most of the character’s dialogues are things that i wish someone would say to me when i’m having a hard time, or things that i found comforting and inspiring when i was struggling. 

“Some days are great, some days not so great, but I’m doing the best I can.”- Yoongi, Ch 01

“Just treat them as patients when they’re in your consultation room, and try to see past their diagnoses at home, okay? Treat them like normal people, _____, cos that’s what they are. Remember we were taught to see people as more than their mental illnesses?” Taehyung, Ch 02

“She’s like a stubborn little mule who hates carrots, so she can’t be bribed.” Taehyung about OC, Ch 02

“You win some, you lose some.”- Yoongi, Ch 03

“Keep going. You’re doing a good job.” Yoongi, Ch 03

“What if and should have are the saddest words in the English language, did you know that?... And it’s okay. It’s okay to regret things, and it’s okay to make wrong decisions. You made the choice based on the current information that was available to you, and future-you might know differently, but that doesn’t invalidate your past decision.” Jeongguk, Ch 03

“We are the sum total of the choices that we make. Every crossroad you came across and the decisions you made were meant to lead you to this very place.” OC, Ch 03

“People who have anxiety or depression aren’t always anxious or depressed, they have good days and they have bad days. It’s just hard to see the signs because all we know and see are their good days, not their bad days where they can barely deal with themselves, not to mention letting someone else in.”

“Can we try to help them make the good days outnumber the bad days?”

“We can try, Jimin.” convo between OC and Jimin, Ch 04

“I don’t want you anymore, Hoseok.” OC, Ch 04

“...wouldn’t you like to know what it’s like to get fucked by something other than life?”

“What?” Seokjin snorts in response. “If you’re offering, then no.” convo between Taehyung and Seokjin, Ch 05

“Sometimes, I just want to talk about things with someone, tell them how I’m lost and how I don’t feel like existing anymore, but I don’t want them to be sad or worry about how to comfort me. I don’t want to be this toxic person who rains on everyone’s parade with these kind of thoughts, but I just want them to understand. I just want to tell someone. And then we can go on with our lives as per normal, and go get lamb skewers or something.” Jeongguk, Ch 05

5: What part was hardest to write?a lot of the filler scenes!!! like between all the major climatic events happening, and i have to say especially part 05 was the hardest to write!!

6: What makes this fic special or different from all your other fics?although a lot of my fics are inspired by my real life events, this one in particular is special to me bc its very close to home. a lot of the scenes and emotions i instil in the characters are based off my own experiences, and a lot of the dialogue/ advice that the characters give are also things that i think would help someone who’s going through a similar situation. 

and this fic is also in a way a part of my own journey of learning to accept and love myself, and coming to terms with my own flaws and letting others see them as well :)

7: Where did the title come from?it came from the kdrama :)

8: Did any real people or events inspire any part of it?jeongguk’s anxiety is partially modelled off my own anxiety, and jimin’s split personality actually came from an anon request a long time ago. hoseok’s illness was inspired by his wings solo clip, and jimin as a water polo player was inspiring by the spring day mv where he was wearing that cute beanie that looked like a water polo cap!!

9: Were there any alternate versions of this fic?hmmm not really, i can't even finish the fic as it is, let alone come up with alternate versions :”) 

10: Why did you choose this pairing for this particular story?one reason was because of the anon request for split personality jimin. but up to this point there’s not much romance in the story yet, because i want to emphasis that you can't always depend on romantic love to cure your mental illnesses. that’s a very unhealthy obsession that’s being perpetuated, and i wanted to focus on more platonic relationships first, as well as the loving yourself aspect. 

11: What do you like best about this fic?i love how everyone here is flawed and lacking in some way, but they still come together like a family to love and support each other (in their own little ways) through whatever happens. it feels like a slice of life kinda thing, where every one’s struggling to make it through, but it doesnt feel so bad because you know you have people who are struggling right beside you :) 

[lathrine]

☆ ☛ ❣ ✉ for any oc of your choice! I'd love to hear more about them tbh

ahhhh thank you, storm!! im gonna talk abt an old Pathfinder oc, Trig, since i’ve been thinking about her a lot lately :’) she’s one of my babies, so i hope you like her!!

☆ : Would they ever wish upon a falling star? If so, what would they wish?

gosh its so silly, but!!! trig would probably wish for something for whatever community she’s currently a part of? like pre-campaign, she’d wish for something that would benefit her old travelling companions, or her birth town. during the campaign it’d be for her current party, and post-campaign it’d be hands down something for ha’iel, her life partner who is a bird. and her wish would be for something very practical, like gear or resources or money!

and thats entirely because of her culture. once young gnomes hit young adulthood, they have to start pursuing New Experiences TM, or they start bleaching and... fade away, because they’re the descendants of fae whose biology never quite adapted to the mortal realm. without enough new stimulus in their lives, they die! its part of the reason she’s always seemed to strange and childish to her non-gnome companions! so trig finds it... very very strange that people would wish for like, true love or magical powers or the like. those are experiences meant to be journeyed, not earned. better to wish for mundane things that help support the life you already have!

the exception to that is definitely ha’iel. after some Shit Has Gone Down in her life and trig has really settled in for the long-haul with ha’iel, she would absolutely wish for something really personal for him. and i want to say it would be something very sweet and touching and nostalgic, but honestly the chances are good trig would just wish for a baby harness for ha’iel so she can throw fireballs at people from the air.

☛ : What is their typical response to being given orders?

HATES IT. HATES IT HATES IT HATES IT. depending on the person and situation, trig might follow the orders, like if her or a loved ones’ life is in peril. or like if someone is threatening her collection of terrifying taxidermy animals. but trig is chaotic neutral and doesn’t appreciate being pushed around in the slightest. if her life or possessions aren’t in Immediate Danger and the orders don’t align with her instincts, she’s more likely to go directly against them than she is to follow. sometimes!!! just to spite people!!!

and like, even if trig does follow orders? it’s probably part of a lead up to something she thinks is fucking hilarious. your probably gonna get pranked HARD and it might involve fire. probably involves fire. there’s definitely fire related to the pranking somehow.

❣: Describe a way that will earn affection (whether platonic or romantic) from them.

platonic affection is very easy to earn from trig! to the point where pretty much anything will get you it-- but especially, and specifically, sharing of your cultures, hobbies, goals, etc. etc. learning about new people is the easiest way to experience new stimuli, and catering to that drive of hers or offering it without prompting is the fastest way to be her new Best Friend!! 

on the other hand, trig’s romantic affection is damn near impossible to earn. because of their constant drive for new stimuli, gnomes... don’t believe in monogamy, and believe in long lasting relationships even less. there are exceptions, of course! but trig isn’t one, not in the beginning at least. she never approaches a relationship expecting (or wanting) it to last more than a week or two, at most, and doesn’t... doesn’t always communicate that effectively. or at all. the fae blood runs thicker in her veins than most, and sometimes trig has trouble understanding that very few other races and people operate like gnomes do. she’s indirectly hurt a lot of people because of it.

so i guess, at that point, a good way to earn her romantic affection would just be to give her space! dont place too many restrictions or expectations on her, especially ones that could be even vaguely misconstrued as orders lmao. 

✉ : Do they tend to rely on words or actions more?

actions will always, always, ALWAYS mean more to trig than words. words are just talking-- actions mean something is being done, not just thought about. @a-silent-protagonist (who is ha’iel’s player) replied to one of these the other day and said one of ha’iel’s gestures of affection would be sweeping his partner under his wing. that means SO MUCH MORE to trig than any “i love you” ever would, because its a physical, tangible expression of his affection. especially since he’s not very trusting or easy to get close to, so allowing her under his wing and close to his body is very exposing and makes him vulnerable to her.

and the same holds true for trig! she’d much rather demonstrate her thoughts or emotions than talk about them. she'd rather kiss a potential partner out of the blue than spend days flirting and courting, charge into a conflict hands blazing than wait for the Perfect Opportunity or talk strategy. trig will put herself in harms way for the people she likes, and let her actions put those she doesnt like in danger.

i just remembered this and i feel like its the PERFECT example: somewhere in the campaign world, there is an island with a tribe of goblins. despite a bitter rivalry between goblins and gnomes, trig is the god of this tribe. not because she was super clever or super charismatic or anything, but because trig got real fucking tired of the part arguing with the tribe’s chieftain so she set him on fire. because???? shut up thats why???? fire fixes all of life’s problems OKAY