#its just funny that That's happening in This context

[kathbunny]

Okay!! So!! Blah posted art of library monster Maxim so I am going to do a little bit writing for the au here on Tumblr bc why not!!

Context that you barely need due to the fact it won't be mentioned or be important:

• it is an isekai au! Pretty classic isekai stuff! VR-LA was a guy in a normal modern world, he liked a video game, something happened and he ended up in the game's world! Simple stuff, he runs off from home, starts the adventure from the game, cheeses some stuff with his knowledge. He's having a great time mostly.

• Maxim was a npc and optional boss fight! He was in the library, enforced its rules, etc. he just there, he has mechanical bugs as library assistants. He was well loved by the fandom, by his designer, by his two voice actors, by the writers, etc. he did willingly make himself this, but some of the negative effects weren't intentional, and he did not do it for mentally healthy reasons.

• the old crew are explorers and MR-SN dies at a certain time in the game unless you do a bunch of a side quests and explore a lot of places first. It was a meme bc most people don't do that or even talk to them enough to care, so learning about it every playthrough became just funny. VR-LA joins them after saving the world!

Anyway none of that matters bc this is just going to be about VR-LA and Maxim in the library. Writing time

CW repeated mention of blood and injury

VR-LA had a very specific routine each time he returned to the library. He cleaned off his boots outside, ensuring he brought in as little mud as possible from dragging himself through the desolate wilds around it. He stepped inside and removed his outer coat in the entryway, folding it and placing it into his bag, attempting to look presentable. He made sure any of his louder items were tucked away so any clanking, clicking, ticking, or chiming was kept to a minimum. Each step so he wouldn't break any of the rules of the library.

Today though, he couldn't. Snow was piling up outside the door, his sides aching from wounds that potions made harmless, his outer coat stuck to his vest from dried blood, his legs feeling like they may give out from lack of break and hours of movement. He stumbled to the first door, pressing his hand against the knocker which sat at the center, made to be in the shape of the same sort of monster as the library's protector. After a second, the ring within the mouth of the decoration knocked against the door on its own, and VR-LA heard a subtle click. Hopefully Maxim wouldn't mind VR-LA resting in only the entryway before he straightened up, VR-LA wasn't sure if he could handle that fight in this state.

VR-LA pulled the door open, immediately feeling a rush of warm air from within. He hurried into the entryway, pulling the door shut behind him. He sat on the floor, pulling his backpack off his shoulder. The game always made travelling like that seem so easy.

There was buzzing from above him, most likely one of the assistants coming to examine the guest. VR-LA rather hoped Maxim would be too busy to greet him immediately, even if that was unlikely. He leaned his head back against the wall, squinting up at the large mechanical bee. It turned away, going through a hexagon passageway built too high up the wall for a human to ever go through and deeper into the library.

VR-LA took a deep breath, his eyes feeling heavy from exhaustion. If he stayed leaning back like this, he probably wouldn't be able to stay awake. He pushed himself to sit up straighter, focusing on his coat and vest first. He wouldn't be able to remove them separately in their current state, so his vest would have to be unbuttoned first. He was lucky the blood wasn't his own or the shirt would have had to go too.

There was a loud slam of the door at the other end of the entryway, startling VR-LA right as his cold hands managed to get through the first button. And he was quickly up in the air, teeth holding onto the back of his coat. "VR-LA." Maxim growled. Today's the day. Today's the day Maxim throws VR-LA out forever. Maxim was carrying him into the library as he spoke in a rather muffled manner. "I have potions within my nest. Once your injuries are dealt with, we will discuss the cause-"

Oh! "I had a potion for them an hour ago, this blood isn't mine." VR-LA replied awkwardly.

"So you had been injured?"

"Yes?"

"Then it is a requirement you rest." Maxim dropped VR-LA onto a random couch, one far too tiny for the monster to put himself on, given he was almost as large as the elephants of VR-LA's original world. His sat on the ground in front of VR-LA, using his front paws to adjust VR-LA surprisingly nimbly, like he was more of a doll than a person, before VR-LA himself even got the chance to. Large claws were unbuttoning his vest more nimbly than his own could've, Maxim squinting to get the good look he needed. "How long were you in the cold while dressed like this?" Maxim asked, the beans of his paws briefly brushing against VR-LA's side as he tried to check under the vest to confirm VR-LA's words.

"Most of today?"

"It is nearly night and that is not nearly enough for the snow. The fabric is too thin." And with that, Maxim draped a wing over VR-LA. Soft feathers brushed against his face and sides, the rich coppers and browns of them glittering slightly in the light. "It will do your journey no good to die of cold."

[orlesian-accents]

Ooh yes, let's!

Assana Aldwir, elven rogue. This seemed like the game to play an elf, and boy was I right. And I don't regret the choice to be a rogue one bit. Female voice who was not Erika Ishii, because I was afraid I would only "hear" Erika. The accent was a delight. Also I picked the name ages ago by just choosing to feminise an elven word, before knowing about Assan or Felassan being in the game, so I just stumbled onto the elf equivalent of naming her John, I guess.

Always the funny options [almost always]

Veiljumpers! They seemed interesting and new. And considering I gave my Rook auburn hair and purple eyes, I fucking lucked right into the Veiljumper colouring.

I thought the Shadow Dragons were interesting, what I saw of them anyway, and really liked the Lords of Fortune.

Romanced Lucanis. I actually went in thinking I was going to be romancing Emmrick, but my boy Luca was just so impressive and Spite was too funny. I, too, was a little underwhelmed by the actual romance scenes though, but he's still a fantastic character. I just wish Mary Kirby had been around a bit more to finish writing it fully.

Saved Treviso (see above). Though I've been told since that pretty much the only reason to do so is just to romance Lucanis, and that the other choice is a lot more interesting narrative-wise.

Destroyed the Nadas Dirthalen - seems like a long-running theme in Dragon Age that knowledge/power at a dangerous price is never worth it

Griffons to Arlathan - see above. Plus they're just BABIES. Let them be FREE.

SAVED. MANFRED.

Ending: Picked Harding to scout it. Accidentally got Taash killed in battle as well, welp. Ashur died in the fight too - still don't know if that's changeable.

Important context for me as a person: When playing Inquisition, I played it right when it launched and my first ever romance choice was Solas. The twist and then Trespasser hit me like a ton of bricks and I never got over it, so the MAIN thing I wanted from the ending was a satisfying conclusion for that plotline - not necessarily happy ending, but something.

It took me 6 hours to finish the Endgame section. I was heavily emotional from the moment Harding died, and I was literally sobbing over Varric.

So by the time the Solas ending section happened I was CRYING. The sun was RISING. And my boy was breaking down in regrets and angst and pain and I loved every moment of it. Which is why whilst I know Veilguard has its faults, it gave me exactly what I wanted out of the Inquisition sequel game I feared we would never see and I love it for that.

ok i know ive been doing a lot of bitching about the game etc but putting that aside for a moment. Now that more people have finished Veilguard, I'm curious about people's first playthroughs!

What kind of Rook did you make (lineage, class, dialogue personality options, etc)?

What faction did you play as?

Fave companions and npc's?

Who did you romance?

The major choices--what'd you do? (which city, saved, notable companion routes you strongly prefer, what went down in act 3 and endgame...)

Any particular missions/lore you were excited about?

you don't have to be a mutual to reply to/reblog this! im just curious what we all veered to for the first run. i'm doing a second one now making different choices but it's interesting to compare people's first instincts.

[butdaddyilovehimmm]

Okay, but can we talk about how intimate this scene is?

[sittingonstandby]

— Catwoman (1993) #90

I have been laughing about this panel since I saw it. Cass’s posture, Catwoman’s pause, the complete unseriousness, and the fact this is mid chase scene.

Selina’s running for her life from Batman’s various other associates, then hits a dark lurking bat figure and just goes “Oh shit, Bat.” All further details are like the least of her worries right now.

[cozylittleartblog]

it coulda been you

[deoidesign]

Someone killed my boss last night and he sent me this I'm so fired

god I can't wait to make this comic.

[ge]

?!?!?!?!!?why is baek cheon so surprised chung myung has to piss@??!?#>#!>@$

[moe-broey]

Moe's last braincell aka Mani (it/its)

Inspo post:

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Soooo....... if you don't mind me asking

What was that about a cult in the human au👀👀👀

(I hope I'm getting that right and if not I'm referring to the one implied( ?) In I think the eddie short story you posted a while back)

I hope you have a good day/ night whenever you are <3 <3, you're like one of my fav welcome home creators rn <3 <3

HA uh it's not a real cult! it's more like a cult following if anything, the Guys™️ are just dramatic / passive-aggressive about it

a 'cult following of what' you may ask! well! it's a cult following of Wally! or more specifically, Wally's art. it isn't like, Famous or anything, but there's a niche group of art enthusiasts/snobs/etc that are borderline Obsessed with it (in my mind his art Is pretty funky! i like to think that he has mild associative synesthesia, which bleeds into his work along with his disregard for art 'rules' and the like)

it's not a huge problem? just a minor nuisance. and as a plus, it means that those people will pay absurd amounts for Wally's pieces when he sells them (or is doing commission work)!

Wally has mixed feelings about it. on one hand, he does Not mind attention & loves to talk about his art and meet new people. on the other hand, a lot of his "fans" are overbearing / over-familiar and blatantly misinterpret him and his art. so while Wally loves attending art shows etc, whenever he recognizes one of his "fans" walking over he'll often make an excuse to leave for a minute (or one of his friends will act as sort of a bodyguard lol)

[thedrotter]

redrew a few old expressions from february!!! one never notices how much their art style changes in some months till you compare side by side www

(the old ones for comparison ↓)

[bibuckleykinard]

how many times do we need to learn as people that irony and hyperbole can be harmful because 'jokes' aren't easily distinguished from genuine thoughts and feelings until we stop rewarding people for speaking or posting about violence

like even if you're joking/don't actually believe that/think whoever you are insulting is bad/immoral/fictional therefore deserves it - ad hominem attacks always do more harm to the people who share those characteristic then the individual you intend to cause harm to or discredit

[heaven-helpus]

watching house md with my mom and shes just pointing out all the medical malpractice and how toxicology reports do NOT come back that fast

[galpalkirk]

lestat truly baby trapped louis in the original novel. moves

[vocalsynths]

Engaged in some very silly catboy role play which was fun. Immediately after I started hallucinating the taste of blood and had to check that my gums weren't bleeding. I don't think the catboy gods like me.

[dragonheart2497]

Throwback to when I DMed a Dungeons and Dragons campaign with my ex’s mother as a player

[botanicallyinclinednerd]

Absolutely hilarious to me that I can not reliably recognize Daniel Shanks as Daniel in SG-1. If he's not wearing glasses or if he's beat up in some way, I can not reliably recognize him. It's so bad, I've never had this issue with a singular character before.