#lawrence darrington

[mayapapaya33]

I know it's almost certainly last on the "to be animated" list after Calamity and Dalen's Closet and the Search for Grog/Bob, but honestly, almost more than all of those, I want The Darrington Brigade to be Animated.

I want to see The Owlbear roll around and stealth impressively for no reason. I want the Owl and Bear puns and the cheesy "definitely not batman" jokes. I want Pretty and Macaroni Samsonite's ridiculous voices. I want the stupid duck jokes about Lionel that imply but never quite reveal anything, so you're left going... wait a minute... is he??? I want the Cerberus Assembly cameo. I want Hazel to stomp around as a one-woman band in the least stealthy manner possible. I want to see Tary's husband! I want them to fight Quackthulu and for the animation only audience to be so incredibly confused and to laugh so hard they bust a rib.

The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade is set in 826 PD which is between C1 and C2. Vox Machina are between 810-812PD and The Mighty Nein are between 835- 836PD. The search for Grog/Bob is directly after C1 in 812 PD because it only took 10 minutes for Grog to do something stupid after saving the world lol. Dalen's Closet is 813PD.

In the Animated universe, we are currently at the end of season 3 of TLOVM and they are working on The Mighty Nein. We don't know when exactly season 1 of The Mighty Nein is coming out but probably sometime in 2025. I think it would be really cool if at some point down the line, once TLOVM is complete, maybe once some of the Cerberus Assembly lore has happened in the Animated Mighty Nein, they released a special animated feature/ short film of the Darrington Brigade. It builds out the universe, it shows off more of the landscape, it shows a wider cast of characters and personalities and abilities, it gives lovely hints about the Cerberus Assembly's activities, it's also just hilarious and I want it.

[loquatius-seelie]

DARRINGTON BRIGADE MINIS!

and it includes Lawrence!!!!

(also they called The Owlbear "The Dark Owl" in this probably to avoid copyright but man that's really funny)

[rightpastnowhere]

fluffy HCs as requested bud <33

Vesper is absolutely spoiled by VM - they get better with it as time goes on [the Trickfoots have their own kids, and the rest have their responsibilities really settle in, and Vex and Percy learn that maybe spoiling a kid rotten isn't the best way to go] but this kid gets everything. Partially because she's the first baby and SO cute... partially because Vax just died and Vex is A Mess so they're all rallying to defeat this for her, for themselves, and it's very healing to make a lil baby smile and laugh.

Scanlan actually isn't the best at lullabies - the kids turn to Pike's huskier and softer voice at bedtime. Which Scanlan is Very Dramatic About, but he has the best songs for games and chores and good times and such. But Pike lulls them right to sleep, and also offers up sea shanties when they're working on chores as a family that require a rhythm.

Sorry, but you know Willhand'ildan absolutely fucking hates his name. He and Vax'ildan (Dan) bond over not really... knowing how to deal with being named after dead people, especially the same guy their parents feel guilty about not being able to save. So Dan and Wills actually end up being very close friends, and I HC they're fairly close friends too. I HC Dan as becoming a Druid in Zephrah, and if so he and Wills either send letters regularly or Wills works as a Tempest Blade there too (shhh hes FINE hes FINE he comes out COMPLETELY UNSCATHED SHHH).

Juniper's feelings are less complicated, because Scanlan had a lot more time to come to terms with his mother's death, and her name is a lot more common / namesake less well known so people don't immediately bug her about it. She feels really touched she has this connection to this woman only her dad knew.

Not v relevant but imagine an AU where Tary and Lawrence adopt a lil Fjord. (They both settle down in Port Damali, which is where Lawrence was living, and where Fjord grew up!) Consider Fjord with gay dads who absolutely trounce on standard ideas of masculinity from the word go, and also are prolific authors. Jester would get absolutely fucking starry-eyed when he tells her lmao

OH MY GOD VM BABIES ;;;;;

vesper being spoiled by a vm who feel guilty about vax and paranoid about this small fragile lil babbu and also who want to see her have more than they ever did... they overcorrect but it's so earnest and i love them oh my god

PIKE SINGING LULLABIES!! HELP!!!! OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS

poor wilhand'ildan was fucked over for LIFE (sam and ashley are giggling as they ruin this fictional child's life it's hilarious) and i do think that would be SUCH a heavy burden, but the thought of vax'ildeux and wills being buddies........ that warms my heart sm. AND LIVING IN ZEPHRAH WITH AUNTIE KEEKS......... BLESSED

juniper <33 she has no idea how much drama her named caused LMAO

OH MY GOD THAT'S SUCH A CUTE IDEA THO ?!?! AWWWWWWWWW

thank you so much for these,,,,,,, heart full of warm happiness <33 thank you

[pocketgalaxies]

the canonization of fuckin nobody in vm remembering who tary's husband is

[hayleysayshay]

The vibe I get that from Lawrence is that Tary is like ‘isn’t this man the hottest, most charismatic man in the whole entire world?’ And Lawrence is like the most plain-looking bookish man ever. The only person who laughs at his jokes is Tary. Excitement for him (other than what Tary and the brigade bring) is trying out a new jam for his toast. He’s just some guy. Tary is completely besotted though.

[silentassassin21]

no y'all don't understand how much i fucking adore taryon darrington, like maybe nobody loves him as much as me. he just loves vox machina so fucking much even when he's a little bit of a dick about it. like the way that from the start he thinks keyleth is so cool and capable and powerful and obviously that's kind of a joke from sam because keyleth is a bit of a mess (affectionate) but also it's so sweet when tary sees keyleth like jump off a boat and he decides that if their fearless leader is doing it then of course he must too. and the deep, genuine love he has for doty as his first and, for a long time, only friend and how hurt he is when he dies and, even though he can rebuild him, it wouldn't be the same. and while it's always funny when tary brings up his father because sam is funny, it's also so goddamn heartbreaking how scared tary is to go home and feel like he's failed his father again. and the scene where tary tells the group about lawrence and that he couldn't possibly have a future with him because all the adventurers in stories go home to beautiful maidens not older men is just so fucking real and while it's a little funny (because once again: sam), the way the group fucking melts and assures him that none of that is true and comforts him. not to mention his friendship with vex and how much they come to love and respect each other even when tary is being such a little shit. and the way that he immediately finds a kinship in percy and clearly considers him his friend so quickly even when percy is being standoffish and falls a little in love with him even while knowing he won't do anything about it because he loves vex and percy too much. and just the development of his relationship with the whole group who he never really understands are hesitant around him at first because of how much they have their own personal shit that has nothing to do with him but they end up opening up to him and loving him so dearly. shit this ended up being a lot of rambling about tary, i just love him so much, he's one of my favourite cr characters and i never see enough love for him. when i bought a bunch of keychains from an artist at avcon and the first one i asked for was the tary they looked so surprised and happy and said "nobody ever gets taryon" and i just. guys. he means so much to me and i'm not at the end of him being with vox machina but i'm getting close and as much as i love scanlan i'm going to be so sad when he leaves <3

[essayofthoughts]

📓 Who is the first member of Vox Machina to die after Vax (excluding Bertrand he doesn’t technically count anyway) and how do they die? What are the reactions of the rest of VM? How is the death honoured/grieved/commemorated among VM? Is the death grieved by any wider public? For example, if it’s Percy, how does that grief play out in Whitestone generally?

Tary is older than Percy and also is choosing to continue to adventure! So I think he's actually more likely to be the first to pass. That said, I do think he retires before he gets too much older - but I still think he's had rather more wear and tear and he's not as well known as the rest of VM, and certainly not as wealthy as Percy and Vex, so I do think he's likelier to die sooner.

I imagine it's probably a bit unexpected for VM? Tary being over in Wildemount means they probably don't see him quite as often as they do the rest of each other, and given Percy is... Percy, they probably expected him to go first - even Percy, probably.

I think they show up for his funeral, of course, and comfort Lawrence, Tary's sister, and (if alive) his mother. Howaardt Darrington most likely would have passed before and if not... well. I don't think he made a great impression on VM.

I think Vex, out of fondness for Tary, might help fund the Darrington Brigade, if any part of that was still extant, or otherwise support Tary's other endeavours - though probably makes sure that a capable accountant is handling those funds, most likely Tary's sister Maryanne. I also think, as a memorial, they all get very drunk and proceed to read excerpts from his books, even if it makes them burst out laughing at times, because better to remember someone with laughter and joy than with tears and grief alone.

I don't know that Tary's death would have a huge impact beyond VM and the Brigade - though I have a feeling that Tary leaves Doty to Percy and Vex. Percy did after all help Tary make Doty 2.0, and Vex is Tary's best friend - I could see him leaving them his last incarnation of Doty, and leaving Percy all his notes on creating automatons.

send in “📓” and I’ll roll a d10 and ramble some worldbuilding thoughts

[belphegor1982]

One of the things I love best about the whole tavern scene in CR1E94 ("Jugs and Rods") is that it's the opposite of a bi awakening - it's just Tary coming to the realisation of "Oh, nopenopenopenope. I'm gay. I am very very gay and women are fine but Not For Me."

And, you know, at this point this man has had sex with exactly two people (I'm choosing to believe he and Lawrence got to that part of their romance before Darrington Senior happened) and will (spoilers) spend the rest of his life with one of them and nothing can stop me from headcanoning him as a demisexual gay man. Because fuck yeah, ace headcanons 💜🤍🖤

[blorbologist]

💥💥💥💥💥

oh boy LMAO, let's do this!

💥 I HC that, post campaign, Gilmore remains in pretty close contact with Keyleth. Even though the polycule of our dreams never happened in canon, they do share this common pain and hole in their hearts that's a bit different to Vex's. Besides: Gil can Teleport and Keyleth can Transport via Plants, so it's trivial for one to pop by on a bad day and just... take quiet comfort in a friend who gets it (and isn't currently juggling a baby). So Keyleth will often be sequestered in the back of Gil's shop, or Gilmore will quietly work on an enchantment while walking through Zephrah with her.

💥Beau's father, Thoreau Lionett, and Tary's father, Howaardt Darrington, absolutely know eachother. The two most dickish, fucking huge asshole dads we've seen on CR, vaguely homophobic vibes (even though I know there isn't homophobia in Exandria they have the VIBES) and they're both rich assholes in Wildemount? Oh, they know eachother. Ugh.

💥Beau's 100% been to some of the Tal'Dorei and Marquet branches of the Soul, post-campaign. Just doin a little research and abusing the fact she can have Caleb Teleport her around. It's totally for research, Yasha is coming with to read. No they don't have sunglasses. It's not a vacation on the Soul's time and dime. Shut up.

💥I have a stupid HC that Tary and the Brigade have come very, very close to accidentally running into the Nein a few times over the campaign, only to miss meeting eachother by chance and a sliver of time.

💥I! Have briefly touched on this before, but Ima do it again because I'm so tired and only have one more lab report to grade, but. Gilmore would abso-fucking-lutely be Tary's type and I'm forever bummed we never got a scene of him having a Gay Panic. Because come on: Lawrence and Percy are both very intelligent, and Gil has the charm to blow both of them out of the water and make Tary's whiskers to a lil cartoon curl. It would also be funny to see Vax lose his mind laughing.

Hey people! I'm trying to finish grading lab reports and need motivation!

Send! Me! Some! Asks!

[dollarstoreartsupplies]

see the thing about taryon darrington is I adore him as is... a thirty year old pathetic wet golden cat of a man... but its so much fucking funnier when people write him as like a dramatic 19 year old.... sometimes I like to think he’s fully lied about his age and he’s just a little guy whose convinced he’s such a good actor that vox machina has been fooled into thinking he’s a full adult and they’re all like no yeah this is tary he’s our kid dont tell him though

[quinn-of-aebradore]

VM Relationship Moodboards

Perc’ahlia

Kimallura

Pikelan

Tary/Lawrence

Vaxleth

Grog & Pike

Keyleth & Percy

Vex & Vax

[tarydarrington]

vax: what was her name? tary: his name... it’s embarrassing.

[worryfornaught]

This passage about Tary in the Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount made me smile so much

[heart-aflame]

For the prompts (even though the timelines wouldn't add up) Lawrence Lorelei is Tary's Lawerence, after Tary returns to Wildemount and they start dating again Lawrence wants to introduce him to his family and let him in on the family secret.

Guess who had this in my drafts for like a year or two and forgot about it and only just saw it again! It’s me! This is what I am deciding is a prologue or short first chapter now. Someone else suggest a name for it please. 

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“You taught this kid right? Did your tutor thing and dated this kid, whose father fired you and tried to kill you? For dating his kid or whatever?”

“It was much more complicated then that, and neither of us were kids or children, but that is the jist of it yes.”

Benicio chuckled, making lawrence regret his word choice, “Ya sure you dont want me to…fuck him up a little? Father guy deserves it probably.”

“I would rather you not, from what Tary has told me, his father is a bit better then he had been before.”

Beni shrugged and stood, slapping Lawrence hard on the back as he left, “Whatever bro, offer stands either way. See you and your chew toy nerd later.”

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Lawrence tells his father first of his plans of course, once he returns to the castle grounds with the idea already fully formed and considered. It won’t be hard, he reasons, to introduce Taryon to him and his siblings when most have moved back into the house after the ordeal with their grandfather. Aurra visits, he’s sure that she will visit to meet his boyfriend. 

The concern on his fathers face isn’t disapproving, more weary as he always has been whenever the threat of their secret is concerned, Lawrence chooses to take that as a good sign once he’s done explaining everything, “You believe this man to be trustworthy, Lawrence?” he asks, after a few seconds contemplating. 

Lawrence nods without even considering hesitating. Why would he, when he had known and loved Tary for awhile, even while apart? “Of course. He even has grown a little more kind and caring, since I last saw him. I trust him with this father.” 

Haldor nods, worry not gone even as he stands from the chair to place a hand on his shoulder, “If you believe this is a good idea to pursue, I trust your judgement, both in entrusting him with this, and in dealing with the aftermath if it proves to be a problem.”

Lawrence nods tersely, understanding despite how his mouth dries at the thought, “Of course. I don’t think it would need to come to that, truly, he wouldn’t have anything to gain using it against us.” 

Haldor steps away, worry melting away as he slowly smiles, “Perhaps, but that is no matter right now. Invite him over for the day after tomorrow and I’ll arrange for a feast be made. If all goes well, I look forward to meeting who you have chosen to court with. Be sure to mention to you’re siblings of your intention so they also may meet him.” he instructs as he carefully ascended the stairs, out of the sitting room and towards his room. 

Lawrence watches him go, staring at the stairs for a minute as he considers his father’s words and the knowledge that he’d soon share everything he was with Taryon while his siblings would surely tease him about his crush.

“Well, shit.” he mutters, leaving the sitting room so he could find one of the staff to send a letter to where Tary said he was staying, before he searches the grounds for Benicio. 

[nicodranas]

It's too bad Tumblr doesn't have polls but I still want to hear people's opinions

Which is better?

Liam plays Tary's nerdy boyfriend, Larry.

Or

Travis plays Tary's nerdy werewolf boyfriend, Larry.