#loud and louder

[ultimategenshintournament]

Ultimate Besties Tournament: Round 1

Propaganda below cut

Ragbros (submitted 2 times):

From a storytelling perspective, in a game where the premise is reuniting with your lost sibling, these two are excellent foils as siblings who are technically separated but always within reach of each other. I bet that drives the traveler batty, that these two could technically reconcile at any time but Don’t. If you guys aren’t using your free ‘reconcile with your sibling’ card, then give it to them. And one’s even got connections to Khaenri’ah and the Abyss Order! Are these two good siblings to each other? Well. No not really. But the way they were best friends when they were kids and are now bitterly awkward after Diluc’s fratricide attempt (I know he was in a terrible headspace but cmon man. Should’ve at least apologized afterwards.) yet still hang out even in the beginning of the game (see: hanging out in Venti’s story quest and family vacation in GAA 1) is very entertaining. The mask is off now, Diluc. Do you still care about your brother? Kaeya’s internal conflict is very tasty too, still considering Diluc family even if he doesn’t really count himself a Ragnvindr anymore (if he ever did…), and it’s a wonderful narrative metaphor for his conflict of whether he considers himself a Mondstadter despite loving his second home. Kaeya’s a character with a lot of depth from his origins alone, but his personal relationships with the other Mondstadt characters really elevate that and his internal struggles, and none are as important as the family that welcomed him into Mond in the first place. With the exception of the travelers (and Paimon!), I think this is the most important platonic relationship in the game.

Ragbros angst and love makes the world go ‘round

Loud and Louder (submitted 1 time):

They build off of each other's bits SO WELL. Peak silly behavior from them both :DD

*Disclaimer: "Ultimate Besties Tournament" is simply the best name I could think of. Characters do not necessarily have to be besties or even friends. This tournament is about the most interesting platonic dynamic.

*Second disclaimer: This is not a space to argue for why a relationship is romantic. None of the relationships between playable characters are canonically romantic. You can choose to interpret characters and their relationships however you please. But for the sake of this tournament, all relationships are strictly platonic.

[sneezarify]

People who can’t/won’t stifle. There’s a special place in heaven waiting for u istg <3

[3-aem]

i choose to believe he is sooo comfy from the scritches and not just doing whatever gets him treats

[explodingstarlight]

spent a month mashing two of my long term hyperfixations together into an AU, bone apple teeth

I wouldn't consider this a crossover as much as an inspired AU because autism brain drew parallels between the two narratives and I think it would be fun to explore the earlier years of the apocalypse, before the world is absolutely decimated (alongside many of the resources), before the fam loses Donnie and Raph, et cetera. I have Plans™

Paying homage to this iconic panel from The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem:

Still finalizing each of the bro's code names, but here are the initial drafts and close-ups of their designs:

Riff-Raph

Donamite

Antimatter Master-Plan

Magic Mic

[royalarchivist]

More clips from the video of Technoblade and Etoiles playing together on United UHC! I actually hadn't finished watching the entire video before editing this compilation, so that twist ending REALLY caught me off-guard.

Remember to check out check out Techno's original video, and as always: Subscribe to Technoblade! 👑🐷🎗️

[ Part 1 || Part 2 || Subtitle Transcript ↓ ]

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Technoblade: Welp, I'm ready to die instantly. Tell me when you're done, I just almost walked off with like - without the Enchant table and anvil. Would have been pretty awkward.

Etoiles: It's my enchant table.

Technoblade: Ok.

Etoiles: I want to give it to the mode.

Technoblade: Just remember the anvil as well.

Etoiles: Yeah, you can grab the anvil.

Technoblade: Nope, I'm gone.

Etoiles: [Laughs]

Technoblade: I ain't carrying that thing! It's heavy!

Technoblade: I'm not used to this feeling of like, actually having stuff.

Teammate: Right?

Technoblade: This has never happened before.

Etoiles: [Laughs] Can I have that because I forgot my Enchant table?

Teammate: Oh my god.

Technoblade: Nope.

Etoiles: Yeah, like really.

Technoblade: I gave you ONE JOB!

Etoiles: [Laughs]

Teammate: Do you guys think hot dogs count as sandwiches?

Technoblade: Do you think it's too late to change teammates?

Teammate: [Warning that another team is coming]

Technoblade: Oh god, it's Ginger, run!

Etoiles: I'm running out, I'm running out!

Technoblade: Oh god!

Technoblade: Run run run run run. Run run run.

Etoiles: Just a prank, bro~

Teammate: Why is Etoiles behind them?!

Technoblade: I don't know, man. They're - they just-

Teammate: WHY IS HE BEHIND THEM?!

Technoblade: Wait, ARE YOU THE MOLE?

Teammate: The mole?!

Teammate: Etoiles is the mole!

Technoblade: Etoiles, you piece of trash!

Technoblade: I'M GETTIN' 5v1'ed, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Was a 4v1 not enough?

Etoiles: Sorry, Techno.

Tecnoblade: WHAT IS THIS 5v1?! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Teammate: C'mon Techno, you got this!

Technoblade: Oh, yeah, let me just 5v1.

Etoiles: You got this!

Technoblade: AAAAAAAAA Leave me alone!

Etoiles: Techno!

Technoblade: WHYYYYYYY

Technoblade: Can I get like, free therapy after this?

[canon-gabriel-quotes]

Transcript:

Sorlag, you are God’s most beautiful creature.

In searching of all the cosmos, we have not found a being of such perfection.

I wish only to bathe in the blood you splash upon me, the blood of all your victims.

And in an act of worship let you drink it.

*nervous laugh* Hi Sorlag~

Audio source

[rat-rosemary]

Ranboo couldn't breathe. He had fallen into a spiral for seemingly no reason, and now he couldn't get any oxygen in, no matter how hard he tired to follow the square breathing technique Techno had shown him.

Ranboo

"No no no please I can't I cant-"

The walls were closing around him, obsidian burying him alive-

Ranboo listen

Old wounds opening once more, all alone but it felt like he was back in New Lmanburg, screaming and accusations of things he doesn't remember doing-

"I swear I tried so hard I didn't mean it please-"

RANBOO

The next gasping breath he took felt like it was ripped out of him, tears of relief as his form was changed against his will, the shift enough to snap him out of the spiral, like shoving your hands in ice.

Ranboo slumped into the floor, his new wings covering him, soft and fluffy and grounding.

Ranboo

No nevermind, back to panic time. Because that was Dream's voice and Dream was supposed to be in prison and no one was supposed to know about the panic room-

But the room was empty.

"Dream?"

Ranboo called out, his voice rough, cracking embarrassingly

Yes?

"I- Where are you?"

He leaned against a wall,pushing himself up into shaky legs

I'm right here

Dream's voice cooed back, sounding completely directionless. There was something about it that made Ranboo's shoulders loosen, and he feels a bit guilty about it. Dream might be their God, but he's also Dream.

"Here where? Y-You're supposed to be in prison."

Ranboo turned around, covering himself with his wings as he searched the small room. There isn't much to it, there shouldn't be anywhere for Dream to hide in, yet he can't find him. He doesn't even have a couch in here!

I am in prison.

"What? Then. Oh void I have actually gone insane"

A chuckle sounded on his head, and Ranboo felt like something had nudged his mind, a pyscic equivalent of a cat bumping it's head against his forehead.

No, I'm in your head. Don't have another panic attack.

"Wha- How? Why?"

He keeps spinning around, scouring the room. Somehow he would be more relieved if he found Dream now.

You were praying

Dream starts, pausing awkwardly for a moment

Very very loudly

"No I wasn't! I was-"

Panicking. How do you think animals pray to me Ranboo?

"Oh."

Yeah

They fall into silence and Ranboo sits down again, still shaky and unsteady.

It does feel better to not be alone tho. To have the quiet reassurance of someone else with him, even if it's Dream and even if he's not really here.

So... what happen?

"It was... nothing."

It didn't feel like nothing. Ranboo you have no clue how loud you were.

Ranboo squeezed his eyes closed, hiding his face in his hands. Void, this was his personal hell.

"I guess," he hesitated, fluffing up his wings and curling up further under them as he hid his face in his knees, "I've been overwhelmed lately I think? Which is stupid because all the wars are over because- uh."

Because I'm in prison?

"Yes! Or at least they were supposed to be. But everyone is so tense and there's all these politics and ugh! It's supposed to be better now! But it's so scary all the time"

That sucks buddy

Dream's voice had a tilt of dry humor and bitterness that Ranboo didn't really get

I don't know, go take a swim about it? Get away from all this shit?

"I can't swim Dream, I'm an enderman hybrid!"

Of course you can, just-

And then Ranboo was falling over, barely catching himself before he face planted the cold obsidian as his wings and legs dissappear, being replaced with a tail.

"...I'm a seal."

Laughter rang in his head once more, and Dream let go of his form, the tail staying just a few seconds more before splitting back into his normal legs

You're a seal

"And I can just. Do that. And jump into the ocean. And get no burns"

Yes, why would you?

"Well, because I'm an enderman-"

You are. Until you're a seal. And then you're not.

"Oh."

All the response Ranboo got was a small wave of fondness and the mental equivalent of an eye roll. He stood once more, leaning against a wall as he made his way out of the panic room.

From there he walked straight to the ocean, feeling a sticky mix of terror and wonder as he reached the shore.

Dream had left him when he left the panic room, but he once more reached for the god, shaking as he reached the waves bobbing gently against the ice.

With a leap of faith Ranboo jumped in, squeezing his eyes shut as he sank.

Swim

And Ranboo did, opening his eyes and sliding across the water, kept warm by the fur scattered across him. His skin did not burn.

[quotidian-oblivion]

How did i only just realize that I sound like a teenage boy in audios????????????

That's not how i sound???

[puppetgearing]

niko drawing his family yes

[bunnelbaby]

🔊 Loud Age Regressor and Loud Age Dreamer flags for regressors and dreamers who are involuntarily or voluntarily more vocal/speak at a higher volume level in their headspace for any reason (please reblog if you save)!

(Based on these flags!)

[thegoodmorningman]

Enter The Dawn.

[ricciardoe]

cheers for my best boy only <3

[kawaiichibiart]

Jinko my beloved <3

[t4tdanvis]

every time i see "mspec "lesbians" dni" i give another character a contradictory identity btw

[hephaestuscrew]

When it becomes clear that Pryce is threatening to walk Minkowski out of an airlock in Ep57 The Devil's Plaything, Eiffel says No for three lines in a row. The first of these lines is a low Oh no of horrified realisation. The third is a defiant shout against the idea that he'd surrender. But nowadays it's the second of these lines that gets me the most: a No that's soft, understated, almost breathed, not addressed to Minkowski or Pryce, just a word which escapes him as the full reality of what might happen sinks in. It's quiet enough that it'd be easy to miss if you were listening in a loud place. It's not an initial sound of realisation. It's not an attempt at defiance. It's not Eiffel trying to plead with Pryce or snap Minkowski out of Pryce's control. He'll do those things later: yelling at both Pryce and Minkowski, banging against the airlock door, crying out in desperation. But before that, he breathes the word No, and he's not trying to communicate anything to anyone. He's just whispering No, expressing beneath his breath - perhaps unconsciously - that this cannot happen. Minkowski cannot die.

[bubblegumflavor]

Joshua Boone on Dallas Winston:

"I play Dallas Winston and I think what I love most about the character is how loud he loves but how it goes unheard. You know, we overlook the nuance in how love show up."