#like LOOOOOONG

[firehandlerfred]

Hello hi i got home at midnight because God has a favourite punching bag and it is yours truly. HOWEVER, this means I get to decompress by gushing about this damn episode.

a word of warning: I'm gonna be all over the place cause I'm gonna talk about what i remember as opposed to chronologically. Also spoilers for like, an 8 year old show ig.

SO, Critical role campaign one, episode 57: The Duskmeadow. One of, if not my favourite episode, and all without a single combat dice roll.

First and foremost: the voice acting. Good Lord above, I know they're professionals, but I am constantly blown away by the range and emotion they put into each sentence. From Viktor and the hat shopkeep, Gilmore Gilmore GILMORE. (smiling boy is forever in my repertoire). to the chill af suntree, to Vax in the temple of the Raven Queen, to keyleth and Vex talking to him after, to fucking S. Just phenomenal.

Second, Matthew Mercer, please write a book (idk if he has I'm still 8 years behind). His description of the Raven Queen temple was leagues above and beyond anything I could've ever imagined. I was fully prepared for it to be this creepy lair-esque location, with creaks and groans and spiderwebs and the like. But the way it was described, it felt like a warm place, if not slightly estranged. Imo it shows a beautiful side of death: it is not your friend, but it is warm, it's welcoming, it's beautiful and final and shining bright.

That said, the blood pool was fucking terrifying, especially when Matt started describing the liquid entering Vax's lungs and stuff.

And the Raven Queen herself was transcendent in my mind. A beautiful pale, lean and regal figure of finality and embrace. A deity who wishes to aid Man into his passage, and who adores her champions. The threads i could see in my mind's eye clear as day, and I almost got vertigo when Matt described the figure stretching down to infinity and holding Vax in the palm of her hand.

Now, Vax'hildan. Baby boy, reckless bastard, cunning rogue and awkward flirt Vax'hildan. He's been building up to this encounter for many episodes. He's been praying to his Goddess, following her rites and observing death and what comes after. His request to go to the temple was expected, and so was his refusal that his sister should come with

His relationship with Pike is so soothing to me: a man living in shadows most of his life, seeking help and advice from a holy woman, a literal beacon of light. (It also helps that Ashley is the best person ever and everyone loves her).

His performance this episode was spectacular too. His subdued demeanor and insistence that no, Vex'halia, anyone but you, please. His determination facing his matron, and subsequent relief/sadness at having cemented his place as her champion. The way he says "it is NOT what I wanted" hit me hard. Honestly this entire episode has some solid lines.

Percival. I've seen some people complain about his choice to go into the temple after Vax, and i mean, this is the same person who was barely heard for the first 30 episodes of the show. Who always makes way for the other players. To accuse him of trying to steal the spotlight was kinda insane to me.

Plus, i understand his choice to go into the temple. He's been surrounded by death for a while, his entire plan being to kill everyone involved in his family's murder then either off himself or have someone else do it. He's been confused and lost and quite frankly borderline suicidal with his explosion-prone devices and penchant to just. Run into the fray. So him going to the Goddess of Death is a logical course of action, especially for one like him and his mind.

I also Love how the description for the temple for his go around was somehow dimmer, colder, like he isn't welcome here. His discussion with the Raven Queen as well, her flat-out telling him he's broken, defective and wrong.

And then. Sam.Fucking.Reigel.

Anyone else, ANY other sentence would've fallen flat or barely got a chuckle, but this comedic genius going "i go to the temple" was so well timed that it instantly lifted the spirits of the table, and got them in gear for the next part. It is no exaggeration when people say Sam is one of the best players on that table.

Him and Travis both. The mechanical pencil breaking and the hat shop bit almost got me in trouble at work i was trying not to laugh out loud.

Also side note, but the way the players all look mesmerized whenever Matt describes something is so cute and nice. They love that man and his skills so much.

And finally, the Rakshasa plot twist at the end. The way Matt set it up so that Vax only has a silk robe on. The slow paced, weird sounding dialogue, the fucking voice transition??? when he goes full Rakshasa. The "can I insight check? - you would if you had the time" fucking CHILLS.

That's mostly it for me. If you reached this far, thank you for listening to my insane ramblings about an 8 year old, 1 in a 144 episodes of a show. This was super fun to write and honestly i might do it again for other episodes, if nothing else just to have my thoughts into writing somewhere. Love you all <3

Sorry I'm like, at episode 60 of c1 and I'm still foaming at the mouth at a certain episode.

Like, I'm at work so I'm NOT gonna type it now on my phone, but you best believe soon as I'm getting home I'm gonna diatribe that bitch

[theboxfort]

Object Ergonomics #1: Door pedals for armless objects

Text transcript in case it's hard to read:

"Both the handle and pedal unlocks the same mechanism" "Piano pedal-ish" "Refs" "Step on pedal" --> "Pull/Push"

[frankthesnek]

You know what low key makes me sad? The scene in Avengers when Fury finds Steve at the gym to recruit him.

Yeah yeah, Steve is glowing and sexy from working out, and his ass looks great in those sweats.... but think about that (not his ass the other thing). He's sweating. Like seriously sweating....

How long was he at the gym, by himself (having fucking flashbacks no less!) to have worked up that kind of a sweat? This is Captain America, its not easy to wind the guy but he is very clearly worn out and drenched here. The poor man has been all alone, taking out all his pent up painful memories and emotions on those bags for fucking hours probably. Then Fury just shows up to talk to him about the very thing he is having ptsd flashbacks about! Just uuuugh I hate it!

Steve I just want to hug you 🥺😭

[bonefall]

my system has had to help a very loud.. very aggressive alter.. well, calm down. he’s still very loud, but he just enjoys screaming!! he’s learned to be less mean to headmates/herself/others!! i honestly think it would be interesting if instead of them.. like.. eradicating the “evil voice”(????) they just!! yaknow!! talk!!!! communication between headmates is very important!! it’s how we make sure things run smoothly and get someone out of front if they can’t handle it!!! moonpaw and voice friendship..

Daring to hope that maybe we can see something like this play out. It would be fresh and interesting for this arc to feature a lot of self-reflection and communication-- in fact, I feel like that was missing from the last one. A lack of Sunbeam or Nightheart actually introspecting about their issues, neither identifying nor truly working through them, just progressing as characters when the plot needed them to.

I'm loving the story of Moonie that's being "woven" by systems coming into the inbox. Most pwDID seem to agree that conflict between Headpaw/Starpaw and Moonpaw isn't the problematic part, it's the "villainization" of the voice. The "vibe" is the desire to see Headpaw/Starpaw being treated as a person within the narrative, not just as a malicious "entity."

Even without this being about representation (tho that is still important), isn't that just... refreshing?

Aren't we tired of Evil Spirit influencing the cats to do bad stuff, while Good Spirit influences them to do good stuff? Do we really need another Ashfur so soon? Wouldn't it be nice if there was some narrative, textual nuance to the situation for once?

[twstgo]

Lizette Teller 🌕

credit to intro template

Overview:

A relatively cool headed individual, she prides herself in her ability to adapt to unexpected situations and her work drive to get what she wants. One big divergence in her story is that she was sent to NRC a year prior to when the plot actually starts. Lizette spent that time as Crowley’s full time errands girl, shadowing professors and self teaching about the world of Twisted Wonderland (after all who else could she really rely on to take her home but herself).

Despite the exacerbating chaos found in the daily life of Night Ravens College Liz enjoys the autonomy and freedoms she has, finding herself yearning to stay no matter how inevitable returning home feels.

Personality:

Believing that she has to be deserving of all the things she gets in life Lizette is ambitious, fiercely independent, and holds herself to impossibly high standards. While open to lending a hand to those she cares for Liz much more closed off about her own problems opting to resolve things herself. She is very goal oriented and prone to leadership, to that end she can come off as painfully blunt to her peers.

Underneath the front of a reliable and competent classmen is a vindictive perfectionist side, working hard more so as a means to flex superiority and soothe her own ego. Prone to projecting many insecurities brought over from her previous home life Liz is swift to cast judgement and retaliation to those that wrong her.

Much of her initial desire to return home stems from the petty need to show her estranged family that she could thrive, hell, even undermine them all with future successes. Over the course of the school years at NRC though she finds herself wavering, wanting instead to establish herself in the world of Twisted Wonderland and reassure her existence in it is valid.

tldr: born to villainess, forced to mellow out because everyone else is a bigger asshole

Trivia:

Floyd's nickname for her is dolphin and Rook's is still trickster

she hates being called by the nickname Lizzie

Teller is the maiden name of her birth mother. She took it up as a symbol of her resolve to live life on her own term.

Lizette’s legal surname is Yukimura back in her world as she is not of age to officially change it herself. No one is privy to this information in Twisted Wonderland though since she introduced herself as Teller out of caution.

Has a younger step brother back home whom she has unresolved tension with but ultimately cares deeply for

Plays with the ends of her hair/braid as a soothing mechanism

Broomquet Flowers and meaning:

hawthorn (May birth flower)- new beginnings, protection, healing stephanotis- “I want to travel with you”, desire for new chapter violet daffodil- selfishness, self-esteem gladiolus- integrity, faithfulness, honor amsonia- endurance, force of will

Reference:

[padfootagain]

THE FIRST DRAFT IS DONE!!!!!!!!!!

I'm crying, at this point...

The first draft of the Prof!AU Love in Verses is officially done!!! All 44 chapters are complete!!!

The posting schedule will be posted next week!!!

[not-poignant]

Here's some of it @bloodlessbhaalbabe - I don't know if I'm brilliant at it but I do have a lot of practice! :D All my art is under the username Ravenari, if anyone wants to search for more of it!

(I also have more in the 'my art' tag)

(This is all traditional art - coloured pencil / watercolour pencil / waterfast ink and some minor acrylic or watercolour touches on illustration board!)

[leavethebagelalone]

since i missed the full moon merch drop & standees, i recreated them to make my own! proud of how they turned out!

[might-be-tiny-gt]

Listen to the Audio Next Chapter

Read The Story Index | First Chapter

Welcome to Chapter 1 of the TAoLaW "dramatic" reading. What can I say, the theatre kid in me needed to record this in audio format. Have I mentioned how much I love this fic? Yes? Well I'm saying it again, I LOVE THE ART OF LOVE AND WAR!!! If you haven't read it please go read it.

The Art of Love and War Is written by @fireflywritesgt and the audio reading is recorded and posted with permision.

[cybertron-smash-or-pass]

Beast Wars Quickstrike

[deathsvvitch]

“ Don’t think you can hurt MY Family and leave. Alive. “

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This took!! So long!! My eyes started going static-y from sitting/working for so long bUT MAN IM HAPPY! I never draw stuff like this TvT

[corpish]

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[blushouyo]

little wip of a small comic i'm working on atm

[inquisitorcastellanos]

happy halloween or whatever ya dumb simps

[mugbowlfan]

Mugbowl jumpscare

I headcanon Bowlboy to have a love lenguaje similar to cats and other animals, like... Mugman would be chilling some day and suddenly find a dead rat near him and just know it was a gift from his unhinged boyfriend xd

[lylahammar]

jesus fucking christ I just watched I saw the TV glow and it's maybe the most I've ever been scared by a horror movie but it was SO good