#it's what he needs

[hexesandroses]

Dain ;)

whispers Thank you Juni.

First impression

I thought he was so cool. Loved his design, his smooth voice, doing his interlude quests. He came off as really intimidating and all-knowing back in v1.x so I was in awe lmao. I remember how I refused to complete the "Bough Keeper" quest because I couldn't get enough of staring at Dain :'D

Impression now

A sopping wet cat who deserves a break. I really like what little we've learned about him but I wish we could see him more than just once a year. Despite how mysterious and unreliable Dain can be I enjoy his little quirks, the jokes he makes in the character demos (?). It's difficult not to be fond of him because he really is just some guy who bears the weight of the world on his shoulders. That all said I would gladly repopulate Khaenri'ah with hi- [GUNSHOTS]

Favorite moment

The scene from the Chasm quest where Dain talks about the day Khaenri'ah fell: "...but this would mean nothing in the events that followed... royals, gentry, common folk, these identities made no difference. Against the might of the gods, the only identity that mattered was being from Khaenri'ah". How the expression on his face changes from one of sadness to that of anger. And the cutscene at the end of the quest was so beautiful as well!

Also him going "Vacation? Hmph, the very notion. This word has no business being in my vocabulary" in the end... never change, Dain

Idea for a story

Still stuck on that short Dainsleif x Reader story I briefly mentioned in containment chamber. I swear, once this semester ends...

Unpopular opinion

I'm almost scared to say this but... I don't care for dainslumi. I'm sorry. I just don't like it. I see the angst, I get the concept, but it's not for me. I live by the notion that two blondes shouldn't be shipped akjdkja

Favorite relationship

I don't really have one tbh! I enjoyed his interactions with Kaeya and would love to see them interact more if that counts lmao

Favorite headcanon

Because he's not angsty enough already: Dainsleif remembers little of his life before the cataclysm, but he could never forget the precious moments spent with his brother

[batcavescolony]

Katniss is such an unreliable narrator. She says "Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me" girl you deliver strawberries to the Mayor, you hunt and trade for the district, when you fell at Prim being chosen someone caught you, when you went to Prim people parted for you, when you volunteered EVERYONE stopped. Idk how to tell you but I think you're a pillar of the community.

[hinamie]

to moving forward

[justl-12]

the ticking time bomb alliance, place your bets on when it'll explode

i'm so excited to see where this team goes, because i do not trust them to make it to the end

[neveroceanblvd]

he might be the love of my life

[artkaninchenbau]

A h-heartfelt reunion..?

Bonus

[ashoss]

my lovely son waking me up to tell me he threw up.

us waking up my wonderful butlerfather to tell him he threw up.

[notasouleater]

sometimes you ship characters bc you think they should have a nice relationship and sometimes you ship characters bc you think they should have that things in shows like star trek where two characters are Very Obviously The Intended Couple but the show Refuses to let them get past tension

[paintedcrows]

In my heart, Ford once went to an ice dimension and got Really Good at ice skating, and now he's absolutely insufferable about it.

[mochasucculent]

Was looking at refs and since Viktor has two different leg braces I was wondering, do we think he wears them simultaneously?? The refs don't perfectly line up perspective-wise so it's hard to tell but parts of the one he wears during the Hexcore scenes look like they could maybe line up with the brace that he wears over his clothes, but also some parts really don't and look like they'd be super uncomfy. Also HOW does he take these on and off. Experts weigh in

[hansoeii]

this one's for you, edwin paine

[lindenhe]

I was practicing with clothes and got a little carried away~

Also a little contribution for the tailor!Astarion au, because my Tav is a bard with a noble background and usually has a need in fancy outfits.

[bean-spring]

Hot take and not to be a killjoy or the shipping police but people treating Viktor or Jinx's aroace headcanons as if they were canon is not the revolutionary take people think it is.

Headcanons are always all right but we have to acknowledge that they are somehow damaging when they apply to stereotypes. It might not be the case for everyone but most of the time people unconsciously assume that disability/mental illness=asexuality. These headcanons erase the freedom of attraction from people who are already seen as unable to have sexual/romantic experiences/desires, when it's completely untrue and harmful.

You can headcanon Viktor and Jinx as aroace, but I have seen people changing their minds once Viktor is no longer disabled (s2 with all of his other forms) and Jinx is no longer as mentally ill (alternate universe Powder). And it speaks wonders of how people see these characters.

"I never thought about Jinx being able to feel romantic/sexual attraction until s2!" To believe she's actually only capable of that when she's not "damaged" is incredibly disturbing. Especially since Jinx has always had a bit of a flirty personality too.

"I've always seen Viktor as asexual, I don't know why!" That's fine. You can headcanon him as ace. But I believe there is a reason behind it, most of the time, if for some inexplicable reason the "vibes" of the disabled character are making you think he's ace.

I say all of this being aroaspec myself, by the way. Headcanon all you want but going to people's posts commenting how "it's weird for you that they have romantic/sexual plots when they're clearly aroace" is not a win at all. It's a headcanon, after all, and it should be treated as such, and that's fine. But it also is damaging to spread stereotypes like these.

Of course the disabled character is asexual. Of course the mentally ill character is aromantic. It's not as revolutionary as you might think, tbh.

Fandom is not activism and it's all right to have any headcanons you want BUT some of them are filled with damaging stuff and perhaps we should look into ourselves more before treating these assumptions as something canon.

[wishfulsketching]

Ambessa would make Vander more protective over the Lanes and she would also not shut about crushing Piltover with her help, how could Silco resist that?? Giant, muscular people arguing about revolution/kicking Pilties in the face? Oof, Silco, you are done for.

[egophiliac]

2025 is the year of the DRAGON SLIPPERS

[nyanrial]

making little snowmen ⛄⛄