#man u coulda been so much more

[yellowocaballero]

#i love this au so much#Cody's and Obi Wans relationship just has me screaming#the characterisation of Cody#just like#cycles of abuse#Cody as a parent is like i know I'm not the parent i want to be and I'm more like my own parent than i ever wanted to be#but i can't change because i don't want to change because doing better is to admit that i did wrong in the first place#admitting i did wrong is to admit i had a choice but i had no choice#but actually i did and i made the best one. i had the best of intentions so it's fine. it'll never be fine.#i need to let my son kill me so he can be free of me. all i want is to be near my son. my presence can only hurt my son.#i need to give him closure. i need to make up for what i did. there is nothing to make up for. better me than anyone else.#I'll never apologise because to do so would to admit i had a choice and i was wrong but i had no choice so i must have been right#and then Obi Wan is like. i hate him he gave me nothing. i speak his language i see the world through the lens he gave me#I'm nothing like him. i understand him more than anyone. i don't want anything from him. all i want is his apology so he can be in my life#i never want to see him again. i miss the life i had with him. i have to hate him because if i don't I'll miss him.#God I'm so crazy about this metaphor. i needed this metaphor. what this represents is just so real @starwarsbutbetter

I love how you guys describe this series. I want to read the series you guys are describing. Can I read what you're reading. It sounds really good. I'm just vibing here.

But also you GET IT thank you!!!!! I think a fun thing about the way I wrote the series is that I get to approach the same character over the course of very many years, from very many viewpoints. From people who he raised and people who view themselves as his sworn enemy. People who are very, very good people and people who are very, very bad people. Some viewpoint characters never hear him say a true sentence and some get him saying things he wish he hadn't said. You never get the same read. It's similar to Ben - Obi-Wan's profound in people's nostalgic memories, but Ben himself is a pretty opaque and rarely seen guy. You end up with a lot of contradictions. A lot of different ways to understand the same guy. The story itself is constantly circling the drain of trying to understand Cody, and implied in that whole thing is the idea that Cody is...worth trying to understand.

As I writer I do believe in not spilling ink over trash, abusive men. In Padme's corner of the stories, I never talk about Anakin because he's not important - Padme's story is her own now, and she has to write it, and I won't give room to Anakin (The story of understanding Anakin is, maybe, Luke and Leia's story). But I am giving a lot of room to Cody. The act of spending so much time trying to understand this one character is a part of the story I'm telling, if that makes sense.

I think...the Bens in the world spend a lot of their adult lives trying to understand the Codys. So much shit happened from somebody who loved them and only tried to do their best for them and they just don't understand why. And it's this great unravelling, I think, of trying to understand how you became yourself...and it requires an understanding not just of the people involved, but of the global/national politics, the cultures, and the prejudices therein. It's an understanding that the Bens have to dig deep and uncover and untangle. This fic series, in a large way, that untangling. It's difficult and messy and heartbreaking. But the as the Bens of this world become adults, they feel an incredible compulsion to do it - not just in hopes of closure from that pain, but just in a search of desperately trying to figure out how not to become the Cody to their own kids. And you're standing there struggling to parcel out blame and anger and forgiveness, and maybe you should just go to iHOP instead?

I write about the subject of general trauma and cycles of abuse pretty frequently, but I think it's clearest here. Of course if you're getting other metaphors/allegories from it too then of course they are also here!! Damn this story in y'alls brains is really good!!!

I just binged all of your No Chip AU fics and I wanted to let you know I am so obsessed. I really loved the role swap au too but everything about the no chips au hit so hard. Cody having a choice, the gaslighting, everything with the good intentions, Cody the supervillain dad. Obi Wan willingly handing over all his weapons and trusting Cody was somehow so much more devastating than Cody trying to kill him. Also Fox and Rex and everyone else. Thank you for posting it, I love it so much.

THANKS I have no idea how that AU spiraled out of control but I couldn't stop thinking of ideas for it. I still have plenty of ideas that were never written - Fox & Sabi post-canon adventures, Cody's eventual redemption feat. Boba Fett, anything from Rebels. I would also rewrite the first story and More Than Zero, big time.

No Chip Cody's definitely one of the characters I've developed the most, and one of my favorites. In the end there ended up being something kind of tragic about that Cody. He was the best parent he knew how to be, the best man he knew how to be, and that person was the most evil person in the entire cast. For one reason or another, evil just always seemed like the best thing to do for his family. Over the course of the series you really do see him fall deeply in love with Obi-Wan, and you see him lose him because he couldn't admit when he was wrong. At the very end of it he's alone, the last remnant of a dying Empire, and he's hated by the many people who once loved him. He never felt like a bad person to me - just somebody who was always trying to pick the lesser of two evils, and who never knew good was an option.

It takes a while, and probably requires Cody's Great Redemption Story Feat. Boba Fett, but I think Ben forgives Cody one day. Ben's childhood had to have tremendously fucked him up in ways I think I understated, but I think Ben never wanted to hate Cody.

I also loved writing Rex BUGFUCK evil and Fox as the unproblematic fave. And Bly as both, somehow, simultaneously. Thanks for reading!!

[majoryeager104]

I NEED MORE TOUYA HEADCANNONS PLEASEEEEEEEEW

AHHH OK IM ON IT RN HERE U GO <3

Summary: Touya random hcs w and w/o s/o

Warnings: Language, Touya being too precious for this realm

He definitely has a teddy bear from childhood that he stole from the house after he woke up from his coma

It has a few little burn marks on it, but he thinks that gives it character

Can’t fall asleep without it 

Unless he has you, but still

That teddy bear is always within arms reach when he’s trying to sleep

One time Toga found it when she snuck into his room for a jacket cos she was cold

She’s been sworn to secrecy (he threatened to burn up her cardigan collection)

The first time you slept in his room, you asked about it

At first he was defensive

Like “yeah it’s mine tf u gonna do about it”

But then one day he walked in to see you asleep on his bed

Cuddling his teddy bear

He coulda died then and there

Definitely one of the very few pictures he has on his phone

Because he’s barely on that thing

It’s probably not the first one he’s had

I bet he accidentally burns them up on missions

So he just never takes it with him anywhere

Which always scares the shit out of you

Bc what’s the point of having it otherwise

You didn’t get it till he showed you all the pictures he had of you on there, and you realized he just didn’t want to lose them

Bc it’s a burner phone, so he doesn’t use it for much else

He has another phone for work, but that’s the one he keeps for pictures of you

And all the videos and memes you send him

He looks at them like a week after you send them

Yes he’s one of those 🧍

But he does look at every single one 

You make him playlists too, and he DEFINITELY listens to those

Bc he’s music addicted (might be a bit of projection hehe)

But yeah

It’s just a whole phone he keeps just for you

He wants those videos, memes, playlists, and cute photos of you bc he’s scared that one day he won’t have you anymore

But he’d never say any of that out loud

Even though he knows you’d understand 

Bc he’s scared 

Moving on before I cry 

He’d like Taylor Swift 

Hear me out guys

The emotional lyrics? The topic of betrayal? The style? The vibe? He’d love it. (Secretly ofc)

He’s literally “who’s afraid of little old me”

Like I can see him singing “The smallest man who ever lived” while crying in the car

“WERE YOU SENT BY SOMEONE 😭😭😭WHO WANTED ME DEAAD”

He’d secretly adore her country eras too

And you may or may not have dragged him to the Eras tour

And he may or may not have secretly been looking forward to it

He wore all black (he’s literally reputation) and ended up with a shit ton of friendship bracelets by the end of the night

He still has them

Tucked away in a drawer 

never to be seen by anyone else

But you ofc because the two of you trade

Moving on tho hehe

He’d be either a heavy af sleeper, or a light af sleeper

No in between

Like hes either not moving or he’s not sleeping. 

Maybe both

He probably watches you sleep when he can’t though

And if you have a nightmare he’d wake you up and get you water

And if he had a nightmare, he’d either wake up in a panic and just lay on top of you

Or you’d wake him up, and he’d still lay on top of you

You’re his personal pillow now

But he’s your heating pad 

So it’s fair. 

(He’s also this song tbh lmaooo and all the songs I mentioned are from TTPD but that’s because the album is so Touya coded ughhh 😭😭😭)

[oogaboogaspookyman]

@sm-baby

I COULD BE HAPPY WITH SOMEONE NEW BUT MY HEART ACHES

[JUST FOR YOU]

It's been a while, hasn't it?

The office door creaks open

"Heya Pom! Brought back the paper i asked you yesterday?" Jax sounded so cheery. So happy while you just sat there on the chair like a drunkard... Well he's not a romance guy, of course he would be happy on his own. Damn rabbit.

"Not a word? What, still miss Sir Dentures?" He chuckles. He doesn't stop chuckling. What a clown... Thinks the jester. Ironic.

"Hm..."

His smile fades into a sincere frown.

Sigh

"Look here, Pom... It was necessary. He's free, paid for restoring us, we're all good now. No more murder and i got my nice charming scarf back and my favorite brushes, i'm the cool art teacher again!"

"So turn the dumb frown upside down aaaand please give me the paper i asked you? Please and thank you?"

"You're not a romance guy, of course you're fine. [___]hole..."

...

Oh...

"Oh for the love of- the censor is still here?! God darn it, i wanna say the f word for once! I loved doing that!"

You grip onto the table until it began to crack at the memory of him. Him, him, him. That stupid fucking human.

"Pom you may wanna lay off the grip there, i paid a lot for tha-"

A chunk is crushed. Like paper.

...

"Ah..."

Pomni lets go, revealing the chokehold put on the table left a permanent mark.

"Did ya dissociate again? I spoke well 'n clear, i paid a lot for that one!"

"Suck me, rabbit, you can get your s[__]t yourself" Pomni gets up and storms off from the office with no more words.

"Eh... Christ she's not okay..." Jax sighs

"Wonder if things coulda been better?"

Nobody helps at all.

Gangle offered to distract her, have a play, but Pomni wasn't in the mood.

Zooble offered a smoke but she didn't wanna try that kind of stuff.

Bubble is too much of an agent of chaos to give a shit, offered to commit "one (1) arson".

Kinger is just too far gone in his dementia, lucid when it was fucking funny and nothing more...

Nobody helps.

He knew how to help...

Only he knew...

Him...

The door to Ragatha's room creaks open

"Oh hey Pomni! How's your day go... Oh..." Ragatha notices Pomni is not any form of happy, if anything she looks like she's empty inside and wants to die...

"Oh you're not alright... Would you like to talk over tea..?"

"Mm... Will you let me vent properly?" Pomni groaned, still doubting that she won't pull out the whole everything is fine bullshit

"Oh- u-uhm- yes of- of course! Of course, i- i apologize for my past behavior, i really wasn't in my... B- best moments, at the time..." Ragatha stuttered. Don't stutter, you pretentious... ... Anyhow.

"Okay... Do you remember... Caine?" Ragatha already caught wind of the situation...

"The human with the dentures head? Yes, i remember him just fine, he restored us..."

"Yeah..."

"He was a good man, although didn't have the best manners he was alright nonetheless, knew how to make some laugh..." Ragatha and Pomni chuckled at the memory of Caine's wacky way with words. Jumping jellybeans? Seriously? That's a man right there!

A good dude...

"..." Pomni's pupils turned into black scribbles at the thought of him. The chuckling had faded as soon as it started, replaced by...

"I loved that human, if i'm being honest... He knew how to cheer me up, how to make the situation seem less bigger than it actually is... He knew how to kiss, god did he know..." Ragatha let out an "oh my" after hearing Caine kissed her, what else did they do..?!

"He... He was... He's amazing. Just that, amazing..." Pomni sighed, sipping on the tea she's given... "I loved him..." She began to sniff, putting down her cup.

"Oh dearie, come here-" Ragatha put down her cup and welcomed Pomni with open arms, knowing full well she needed to let it out of her system.

And that she did. Pomni got up and hugged Ragatha as tight as she could, and began to sob her lonely heart away, "He loved you too, Pomni, that cannot be denied..." Ragatha spoke as she held Pomni close. The poor jester, so alone...

How ironic.

She has friends, and yet she's lonely.

Caine had filled up a hole nobody could fill, and now that he's gotten out of the game after restoring everyone to their better conditions... That hole is empty once more, a gaping void and nothing to fill it.

How lonely this jester must be...

But it was necessary. He's free now.

[baxteravenue]

https://www.tumblr.com/baxteravenue/743919302176047104/hiiiiiii-will-u-be-able-to-write-for-jack-again

YES PLS POST ALL OF THEM 😭😭😭😭 I luv ur writing miss u and ur writing

another one ;)

Druski had been trying to get you to do a skit with him forever, partially because you were the It girl that everyone was obsessed with and maybe partially because Jack Harlow had an insane crush on you that he had yet to make any move on and to be honest Druski was sick and tired of hearing him moan and groan about how “Y/N doesn’t even follow me man, I followed her and nothing… Why the fuck does she even follow you?” 

He was just about done with Jack, so he wanted to do something about it.

“No Druski, I’m not doing a skit…” You shook your head as you answered his phone call.

“Nah, nah, nah! It’s chill, not a skit well maybe kinda… It’s more like a cooking show but different.”

You couldn’t lie, you were interested. 

So that’s how you ended up at Druski’s house in Atlanta getting ready to cook a whole meal with his two friends Urban and Jack. 

You had walked in a little late, saying sorry as you rushed through the door. 

“Man, I told y’all she was gonna come!” Druski loudly yelled as a camera came up to you, “Look it’s Y/N and it’s not no clickbait… Say hi girl, make sure they know you ain’t no AI.”

You laughed while waving at the camera, “Hiiiiii.”

“Anyways now that we got everyone here, let me introduce y’all to the Chefs that are gonna be feeding me and the homies.” Druski moved the camera back to him, “We’re gonna really test these motherf*ckers and see how they can work together.” 

You looked over at the other people, Urban and Jack. You knew Urban, you had met him once at a party that someone had thrown and Jack well you knew of him… but you didn’t occasionally listen to his music.

“It’s nice to see you again,” You hugged Urban first, “And nice to meet you I’m Y/N.” You smiled at Jack shaking his hand which made him give you a confused look but nonetheless he shook your hand. 

“Nice to meet you Y/N, I’m Jack.” He responded, “I just want to let you know that I’m not the best cook.”

You laughed, shaking your head. “It’s all good I can pull us through this as long as yall just follow my lead.” 

Druski immediately cut in, “I don’t know about all that because here are the rules. Basically one of yall can’t hear nothing, the next one can't see, and the last one can’t do either. So you all have to rely on each other to not f*ck it up. Especially my kitchen.”

Your eyes widen, “What the hell Druski you didn’t mention any of this?” There was no way you were about to trust two guys you didn’t even know with open fire and knives around you like that.

Jack however did not care, he was hoping to impress you and earn your trust. God, he hardly knew you and yet here he was actively trying to get into a situation where his hand could potentially be cut or burnt off just for you.

Urban was just down with it all, he had seen the trend on Tiktok a couple days earlier and thought it looked fun. 

“I swear we’re not gonna let anything happen to you.” Jack smiled at you, which made you feel a little better.

“I don’t know I’m actually kinda clumsy with my hands so don’t put too much pressure on me.” Urban put his hands up in defense making you laugh.

You sighed, giving the three of them a look before shrugging. “Fuck it.”

“Alright, alright!” Druski nodded, “And before we start Coulda Been Records is not at fault for anyone's clumsy ass and we made all three of em’ sign an NDA.”

Druski had the three of you pick a paper out of hat with what position you were gonna be. 

You were going to be completely deaf with the headphones on blast, Jack couldn’t see anything with his blindfold, and Urban was going to be completely useless because he was both. 

“We’re making pasta!” You just knew you were screaming and it made you laugh, “I’m gonna carry us!”

“Damn shawty is yelling.” Jack laughed, but you couldn’t even hear him. “She fine though so she gets a pass, matter of fact it’s turning me on.”

“What did you say?”  You yelled at Jack.

Jack shrugged, putting up his hands. “Just lead the way!” 

[seepylilthing]

<sans snuggle enjoyer

ur little ficlet with the sleepy man was very cute.. I do not suppose.. Perhaps.. u could do one where he just wants hugs and kisses from reader but he's too shy to outright ask for them?? hides

It was one of those nights when you and your skeleton husband were just sitting on the couch watching some Mewmew Kissy Cutie together . You can't recall how many times the two if you had binge watched the whole series together, but it never got old . You were infatuated by characters like Mewmew, and somewhat envied how cute they were .

There was something you couldn't shake throughout your little marathon . A weird feeling of being stared at .

Oh . You were being stared at .

When you looked to your side, Sans had his eyes on you, it was almost as if he was mesmerized by the sight of you . You chuckled and arched a brow at him .

"Sans, honey, why are ya starin at me dude ?" You asked him .

He was silent, and his eyes shifted to the side . Small incoherent sounds, quiet words you could barely make out began to escape the skeleton .

"Sans . . . ?" You took into account the extra amount of blue on his face . . . He hadn't blushed that much since you proposed to him .

"i . . . uh . . ." Was all that came from the skeleton .

You place a hand on his cheek . You were about to ask him what was going on but were caught off gaurd by the skeleton absolutely melting into your touch, eye sockets falling shut as he let out a sigh .

Oh . Ohohoho . So that's what's up .

Your dear husband seems to be affection starved . Which . . . Frankly, it makes sense to you, considering how busy with work you've been . You keep coming home too tired to do much of anything but eat and sleep .

Well, needless to say, you didn't mind this . You had a smorgasbord of affection to give .

You lean closer to him, pressing a kiss to his other cheekbone, feeling him grip onto your shirt sleeves as he erupts in soft giggle . Oh, it was music to your ears .

You couldn't help but chuckle as you continued to cover the man's face in kisses, pulling him as close to you as you could . He just held onto you, melting into a mess of giggles .

"[Y/N] . . . !" He said your name so softly, it made your heart skip a beat .

"Sans . . . !" You cooed before pressing another soft kiss to his forehead .

You pressed your foreheads together, looking him in the eyes . You could have sworn his face was more blue than you'd ever seen it before, and well . . . It was a very precious sight to you .

"Is that what you were staring at me for . . . ?" You ask softly .

" . . . heh . . . yup . . ." He chuckles, wrapping his arms around you properly . "glad you got the message . . ."

"Loud n clear . . ." You say, before giving him one final kiss on the mouth .

He sighed with all the love in his heart, and when you pulled your lips away, his head tucked right into that comfy spot between your chin and your chest, as you cuddled him close .

"You coulda just said so from the start, funnybones . . ." You tell him .

"hmm . . . got a bit nervous . . ." He admits .

You let out a bit of a loud laugh .

"HA- S-SANS . . . I'm your SPOUSE, you goofball !" You hugged him a little tighter, rocking in place a bit . God, he's too cute .

"i-i know,,, jus didn't wanna bother ya ." He hugs back equally as tight .

"You could never bother me, my love . I promise ." You say, stroking the back of his skull . "You can always ask me for affection, alright ? It's kinda what I'm here for ."

He chuckled .

"ok . . . i love you, [Y/N] ." He says quietly .

"I love you, Sans . . ." You whisper back .

[frankburn]

look at this thang i was tagged in and actually ended up doing:] thank you dear @cannibalismpdf what a treat this is.

i did not keep track of most of these on letterboxd since i actually only started using it a couple of weeks ago, but i dug into my brain for this and am happy to say i watched more this year than i thought i did. and all of these i watched for the first time besides paranormal activity, but i first watched it as a little baby so it doesnt really count (even tho ive always had a clearer memory of those movies than most things) ok anyway ill keep the rest short simple and sweet

top 9 movies i watched this year:

good time (2017) - watched this january '24 after getting really into the curse, dont exactly remember what i was doing or where i was when i watched it. i do know that i rewatched it almost immediately after w my sister. just an overall good time 🤙

biosphere (2022) - watched more recently, and again rewatched almost immediately after but this time with friends who love to put up with my little movie moments. verrry silly and also lovely to see pregnant mark duplass whenever possible

hellraiser (1987) - yes yes this should have happened sooner but i also believe i watched it at the right time. one of my dear friends favorite movies and i am now blessed to understand why

funny games (2007) - okaaay now i watched this like 2 weeks ago all thanks to a wonderful recommendation from a lovely and sane-about-naomi-watts individual and it was all downhill from there. or like a lift off from there honestly. the movie itself is great i am a sucker for the inescapable and the doomed. very raw. now i especially love a man in this movie who is sweaty bloody crying and whining up a storm. when hes not like. on a boat with his son.

paranormal activity (2007) - i was going to put paranormal activity 5: the marked ones instead since i did in fact give it half a point higher than the first one, but its fine it all ties together. me and my sister actually watched all movies in the series (besides tokyo night) so that we could watch meatcanyons ranking of it and god. so much alcohol. wonderful movies wonderful times. this is one of those movies ill probably think abt on my deathbed

trap (2024) - fun movie! i absolutely enjoyed the first half, the setting of an arena concert was like the best part of it, so i was kind of sad when suddenly theres like... vans and homes 🙄 coulda been cus i was still on a concert high

the cook, the thief, his wife & her lover (1989) - wonderful disgusting movie. something i will need to rewatch again and SOON

late night with the devil (2023) - had to replace iwtv bc i for some reason forgot about this movie. how im not sure, considering this is probably my favorite movie i watched this year.

rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead (1990) - dont even try to talk to me abt this movie rn

well that does it. arent ya glad i didnt list all the tim roth movies ive already seen but have watched over and over again and could probably talk abt for hours if allowed the time and the right kind of attention. and i suppose the conclusion is i just really love to watch movies with loved ones. i guess ill try and tag some people now

@frmulcahy @confinesofmy @barryhbo2018 @unprojection @creepmovie or anyone else who would like to. sorry if u have already done this or hate to be tagged but hello anyway :]

[thatdeadaquarius]

OP your addtion about the Harbinger's reaction? Sent me wheezing to the moon 🤣🤣💀

I dont have any additions to Teyvat language yet (other anons have a more in depth explanations while mine is just shitposts wheEZE--) but I did have an idea for a Genshin AU.

I'm pretty sure everybody has heard about the blue alien people Avatar. Tribal people from another planet. (Also I just stumbled upon the forests of Sumeru while going through Chasm quests. The one that has giant mushrooms).

Imagine Genshin in the Avatar Au. Sumeru can be based on the first movie (It fits cause from what I can explore of Sumeru reminds me of the time I watched Avatar of the first time. Pure awe and wonder..) While the Water nation can be based on the 2nd movie, Hoyoverse hasnt released the name of the Water Country yet so we're just waiting. Mondstadt can be based on the upcoming 3rd (4th or 5th? Idk they had it lined up) movie that involves being high above the clouds. Kind of like the Jade palace or the Floating Abode in the serenitea pot.

Its all I could base for now since the other movies dont have that much info yet to be paired with Genshin's countries.

Bonus idea that randomnly popped into my head:

Still going with this Au but its sagau themed. Creator!Reader arrives to Teyvat and is considered as Eywa

NOW THIS

THIS IS AN ✨️IDEA✨️

I just want u to know i feel b l e s s e d that u put this in MY ask box , when this coulda been a whole post of ur own 💖💖🙏🙏

WARNING: So i havent seen the new movie, just the og Avatar one, and i totally loved that concept about Eywa and how their world works so ill refresh myself but if theres any new lore from the 2nd movie i aint got it yet 💁 srry babs

🎵 FROM THE DAY WE ARRIVED ON THE PLANEETTT

AND STEPPED OUT BLINKING INTO THE SUN

AND THE SUN ROSE HIGH IN A SAPPHIRE SKY

ITS THE CIRRRRCCCLLLEEE OF LIFFFFEEEE 🎵

^ except ur like the life itself bc ur god now

Thats why i put that there

This AU radiates that energy

♤

BRO I TOTALLY FORGOT ABT U MENTIONIMG THE COOL CHASM STUFF AND PICKED THAT GIF ALL ON MY OWN

BC I THOUGHT IF ANYTHING LOOKS LIKE EYWA TREE IN GENSHIN ITS THAT BEAUTIFUL MUSHROOM GOD

ANYWAYS-

So I accidentally posted this too early so keep refreshing or coming back bc if theres no "♡the beloveds♡" im still updating this then LMAO

SRRY GUYS

So anon's a genius and i could listen to u talk about this all day

I fucking love combining world building or lore together

Esp like making one the AU or just the setting like u said with Avatar worlds as settings and same characters-

EEEEEE U ARE EYWA- YESSSSS YESSSSSS I AM YOUR GOD BITCHES!!! SUCK ON MY BIG FAT MAN TIDDIES BITCHES RAHHHHH /REF

♧

So they deffo use "Eywa" as a term for you instead of your name

Honestly, before when u were a mysterious af planet creature thing (lets say u get isekaied there i mean)

Nobody rlly knew if u even could take a mortal form or even thought of that as a concept

I feel like the younger generations immortals and Teyvat's current countries kinda think of you Eywa as more of a passive entity life force thing

Rather than the older immortals and creatures that had seen thru eons or over the course of a couple thousand years

That u were very aware and intelligent

Not that ur energy or aura didnt tell them that alone

◇

So a little deeper into the Teyvat lore here but i dont see anybody else talking about it so I will

Originally, it was the Seven Sovriegns and you, and eventually Phanes and their Four Shades,

And they literally all quickly came to realize u literally made this planet and began to start the first traditions of worshipping you!

Like putting gifts or hand made goods at the base

(Ppl have also gotten a tradition from Morax/Rex Lapis and Guizhong and other adepti to leave birthday letters to offer you, which ties into what i say below⬇️)

Ya know,

Eywa the tree could even be a sort of source to the eyes of Teyvat of what you look like while u were playing the game

Like how Eywa's little jellyfish reach ppl in the forest and shit? I think?

So like i would imagine that whatever u make certain vessels or acolytes do most often, is what they think they should offer u :0

◇

Claymore users give u gemstones and ores

Bow users give u hunted game like fowl, or the treasure from puzzles that required arrows (like those bursting blue balloons?)

Catalysts and Polearms give u all kinda of crazy shit lmao

Bc they can be used for a vareity of things

◇

Bc of ur player status and abilities, people of Teyvat attribute a gain in power or talents or whatnot to you, Eywa

So say u actually physically there now, and u just wake up under the coolest sickest tree youve ever seen in ur life

Omg could u imagine????

Seeing Teyvat irl? But AVATAR WORLD IRL???!!!

You would stand there lookin around like a drunk fuck for like 20 minutes, maybe longer lmao

Its just so ✨️pretty✨️ here

Also the tree itself just feels like, the equivalent to ur bedroom basically but like specifically if it was hella comfy and like just the way u want it (all the decor is up, the floor is clean, u got like hot choco on ur desk, theres a candle burning, etc.)

♤

Oh so since ur like weirdly connected to the land, like u know how theres a voice line abt walking in that glowing aranara part of Sumeru and ur steps light up?

I saw that too in the OG avatar movie

So i feel like u would have a map with ALLLLL the peoples on it and little icons

U can focus on just vision users or bosses or big nature things like Dragonspine

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Oh so Eywa can control all animals and whatnot and so u as a mortal person can too

So anytime theres a threat u can deadass just become a pokemon trainer LMAO

Ok but think how badass it would be to just like,

Get the Primo Geovishap or Giant Bird Jadeplume Terror thingy to just leave their territory and wipeout some mfs

(coughunknowngodasomodaycough)

It would be fucking amazing

♧

Unrelated to above bc im just spitting out ideas srry guys

but like

I feel like if u were a lifeforce sort of ancient eldritch god for the entire goddamn continent of Teyvat let alone the whole planet-

You would have to maintain said continent/planet

Like, make sure the Irminsul is growing okay, protect from mfs like Dottore,

Stop diasters if ur Eywa too, esp bc u can hear prayers now, and would hear ppl crying out to help them geez

while the prayers of the many kinda just glob together to form the major "feeling" of the prayer for most creatures,

Vision users, gods, ancient creatures u can get their exact sentences

Basically more magic = better heard to connect with u

◇

Oh u know, i could even see it being even more manual or personal labor bc ur not like a tree connected to ur roots thruout the world technically

Like if volcanoes erupt in Natlan, the archon and gods there help and u r also wanted/needed in person for it to work

U would still be powerful, but yeah like say the tree was u just playing genshin before,

The game automatically regulated diasters and stuff other than what was supposed to happen in game

◇

So kinda bouncing off that I read smwhere that the Na'vi dont actually view Eywa as like omnipotent or omniscient

(like the God™️ from the Christian bible for a example of what your not)

And also! Dont blame/attribute natural diasters, plagues, or other bad stuff on Eywa

So good for you whew 💦

Ur actually supposed to kinda just be the collective lifeforce or Teyvat/world and nature, and a defender and guide of life :0

Which kinda fits with the whole "upgrading characters" thing actually

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Okay but I saw somewhere in SAGAU tag someone did another name instead of Creator to spice it up and its "All-Mother"

And interestingly, Eywa in Avatar is also called that and "Great Mother"!!

How fun :0

Also, the reason Eywa still got people with free-will is bc they kinda described the relationship to Eywa being something like a mother or parent

Maybe where name/titles came from ig?

Either way, ppl be calling u all types of nicknames u aint heard before lmao

I mean ur sacred, they dont just say ur name,

Nobody knows ur real name or what u call yourself

Just what they call u

Bc they couldnt communicate with u super well before, (the bday letters were the closest they got verbally, and even then they had to be addressed somewhat to ur first vessel the traveler to get thru/be seen)

Otherwise yeah u operating them lets say before on Earth you rlly felt like an eldritch nature deity 💀

Cause u guide them in battles, strengthen their talents and skills and bodies, and feed them food

If they were in battle like needing healing food, u help them heal by consuming it for them so they dont have to take a snack break in battle and

Let me tell u, these denizens of Teyvat who have to constantly deal with magic and monsters and abyss stuff, so a stroll outside ur house gets u in a fight...

...They are very grateful for that needless to say.

Plus i like to think u make fighting easier on them bc ur "guiding" their bodies

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Anyway thats a long winded way to say, help me think of all the names Teyvat's given you lmao:

Eywa

All-Mother / Great Mother

All-Father / Great Father

All-Parent? / Great Parent

Creator

Their Grace

Great Puppeteer

The Puppeteer

Soul of Teyvat

Greatest Soul

☆

She aint long bc im not that creative and this idea has sm potential too😔

I would love to be Eywa sounds fun and powerful af and i dont get expected to be Jesus and they know i dont cause the natural diasters, like that sounds nice

Aight im no genius and this writing feels like im just rambling like a drunk guy sittin on the sidewalk mumbling to myself, i had to stop writing 💀

Like that energy specifically-

So lmk if yall got any other cool titles or names :0

I couldn't think of anymore :/

Also srry about the updating this post and making u check back in if u already read this before i put the taglist

(Me putting the taglist means im done editing/writing this dw if u seein this)

Cheers,

🌒🌧🌊Aquarius♒️🌌🌘

♡my beloveds♡

@karmawonders / @0rah-s / @randomnatics / @glxssynarvi / @nexylaza / @genshin-impacts-me / @wholesomey-artist

[d-exterharrison]

𝒟𝑒𝓍𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝐻𝒶𝓇𝓇𝒾𝓈𝑜𝓃

Pronouns: He/They Birthday: 1st June 1995 (21) Species: Warlock Alliance: Neutral - Unaffiliated (occasional Resistance ally on request/payment) Occupation: Former/Aloof TA at Havensdale High Location: Inside the dome

So What Happened? 

Before prom night, Dexter (unfortunately) bumped into Juliette Palmer dancing down the street one night. She told him that they were going to go do something awesome. It was going to be life changing. They should have known that something was wrong- maybe they did- but they followed her nonetheless. Dexter never thought they’d be face to face with all powerful First Warlock, Engel, but there he was. The magic boost that Engel gave Dexter was like nothing they’d ever felt before... They felt like they were gonna die. They’d never felt more alive.

Calling Ian Morrison in a panic, shaking from the power coursing through their veins, everything they touched dissolving or turning into frickin’ skittles, Dexter needed saving. Juliette was too busy twirling around the trees and laughing. After that night, Dexter stopped using their magic.

Then, Dexter Harrison was having the biggest, most romantic, night of their life with official girlfriend Hailie Tyler on prom night (and Jason Bennett...). They were living life mostly in their own bubble- if you don’t count Hailie’s brief ghosting at the after party (with Kat Jones). Point was, it was a great night! And Dexter was dressed by the amazing Ian, so was a real diamond!

The next day, everyone finds out about Effy and Leo. Ian tells Dexter the truth about what happened - Juliette Palmer had killed them both and was now a warlock. It hit Dexter like a freight train. They should have known something like this was going to happen. They should have tried to help Juliette, keep her away from magic. They shoulda, coulda, woulda.

Graduation, Founder’s Festival... The world ends, you know? Dexter does all they can to keep their loved ones safe. They also dedicated at least a year of their life to the affectionately/tragically dubbed ‘Save Juliette’ bandwagon. Spoiler alert: Juliette did want to be saved. Dexter did their best though, even getting into scrapes with Chris Andrews who was always buzzing around.

Dexter becomes a Teaching Assistant at Havensdale High, keeping the students safe with magic in these trying times under the #Dome. They try not to judge, but after everything they’ve been through, they still can’t stand warlocks. They don’t understand Ian’s infatuation with Olivia Winters or Mark Morrison’s ‘relationship’ with Evelyn Prescott. #sideye

There was a ring in Dexter’s drawer in the apartment he now shared with Hailie when June 2016 came around. A ring for her. It was the second year anniversary from D-Day when Ian tried one last time to reach his sister Meghan Morrison. None of them could have anticipated that she would retaliate by snapping his neck.

It all happened so fast... No one was moving. Why was no one doing anything!? Dexter had to step in. They had to. It was the first big spell, the first big surge of power that they’d used since Juliette took them to Engel’s. They knew what they wanted-- they knew what would happen if they got it. Dexter Harrison brought Ian Morrison back to life and for that, they became a Warlock.

In iconic fashion, the moment their humanity flipped off, Dexter tossed their suede jacket over their shoulder-- enchanting it into a much cooler leather jacket. They smooched Meghan and peaced out of there forever!

Not caring at all was a new thing. Dexter is chilling all day, every day and spends every day truly not giving a F-U-C-K! Was that great for their relationship with Hailie? Nah but whatever, man. Technically, they were on-again, off-again from June 2016--February 2017 when her dad ended up in a magically induced coma. Too bad, so sad. She asked for Dexter’s help-- they said ‘nah’. End of story.

#yolo #newhairdontcare

Wanted Connections

tba

[starheirxero]

xero can you explain to me on earth and eclipse's relationship with each other

t. totally not planning on my lord lunar au nooo /silly

- 📦

BATS MY EYELASHES AT U INTRIGUED STYLE.

To be fair tho it depends on which variation of Eclipse we mean, because V1/V2 Eclipse only ever really got to have a few interactions with her that were mostly just Earth being like "are you okay?? what the fuck is up man??? i can tell there's something more here do you wanna talk about that at all instead of beating the shit out of people???" and Eclipse just going "FUCK OFF????????"

BUT. With V3/V4 Eclipse, they're much closer!! They're both pretty open and blunt with each other and, even tho Eclipse would never say it out loud, they care about each other a lot! Eclipse is still his usual emotionally constipated self so he's still snarky and whenever Earth expresses sadness for his past he's just like "i'm not gunna start crying or something you know." and he outright denied being friends with her (right after coming to her specifically so he could inform her of his long term plan LOL).

Honestly I think early Eclipse coulda been friends with Earth too if he hadn't died. badly. but we have new Eclipse friendship so yay yay hooray!!! ^_^

[quirkle2]

nobody asked but im typing out all the gripes i have w totk . they're mostly nick-picky tho i loved this game. complaints first, praises after

single biggest gripe i have with totk is that the main selling point of the game, the sky, does not feel nearly as expansive as it should. i feel like there coulda been waayyy more islands up there, and Bigger ones, like the one u start out on. i want bigger pieces of land to explore, not these tiny little rocks. it feels i've seen everything there is to see the moment i land. as far as i remember, there's no biomes in the sky islands either, except for the great sky one. there's no differences, and many of the islands are copy-pasted. still fun to explore and still beautiful, but i was expecting... more

while i love the depths with all my heart and being down there is an Experience, i do think it could've been improved with a little bit of variety. it looks the same wherever u go, with the exception of the eldin region and a few other lavafalls sprinkled about. i think some different biomes woulda been so cool

no post-game. i don't even necessarily want a fully fleshed out post-game, i literally just want the game and the world to acknowledge i beat ganon instead of dumping me back in time moments before the fight i just started. this is a common thing, i know, but i Hate the practice

u can't pet th efuckign dogs

what the hell happened to ganon's face in that one scene . i thought we were past weirdly impossible expressions like that one midna grin. why did it happen again in the year 2023.

why did ganon's intro scene before the final fight pan to his feet so much

kinda predictable story, in the sense that zelda turned into the light dragon. saw it comin a mile away, but this is just me being bitchy the story itself is still very fulfilling and good. just predictable, which isn't necessarily a bad thing

okay that was 7 complaints 2 of which were memes now sit back as i ramble abt the good stuff. already made a thread abt the little stuff i liked now it's the bigish stuff

the music in some of the areas is genuine fucking art. some of my favorites are the wind temple theme and it's approach track, the construct factory theme, dragonhead island, the bits of the calamity ganon theme in this game's final boss track, frozen rito village,,, so many pieces of genuine skill and talent

the wind temple is absolutely one of the best experiences i've had in a video game, not because of the puzzle design, but the temple design. the moment where you look up into the clouds with tulin and you see a giant airship silhouette highlighted by lightning,, the approach track that plays when ur getting higher into the air had chills running down my spine. what a cool fucking concept for a temple

there's already a post somewhere on tumblr abt this, but i love that the citizens of hyrule don't follow the typical "every man for himself" apocalyptic mindset. they help each other, constantly. they seek out people to help in their spare time. they shelter each other and volunteer to do hard work for the sake of everybody else. i just think that's rly endearing n nice. a good message

the entire fuse and ultrahand mechanics are SUPER fun. so endlessly creative. and i love that a lot of the time, the game doesn't hold ur hand. it doesn't even Grab ur hand, it pushes u off the ledge to teach you how to fly. it Makes u get creative with ur solutions. it makes u feel stupid a Lot, but sometimes it makes u feel like an absolute genius (anybody else have trouble with that one rail shrine? anybody else just launch themselves across the pit and rail grind to skip the thing entirely?)

tulin.

the vibes of the thunderhead isles were Incredible. i went up there before the clouds cleared, and i gotta say, even if the game Wants u to go up there later in the story, exploring those islands while the storm is still active is an entirely different experience, and i recommend it. if ur reading this before you've finished this part, just don't go to the actual dragonhead island . leave that for when it prompts u, trust me.

ganon's dragon design ? fucking killer

a lot of the new armor pieces are really beautiful. the miner's set looks so fuckin stupid but the headpiece is cool. all the torso pieces for the elemental dragon sets r Gorgeous

loved that the first half of the final boss took place in the depths, and the second half took place in the sky. nintendo has always been good at linking game elements with stories and this is no exception imo

LOVED when ganon's health bar stretched super far to the right. that was so silly and intimidating

in the final fight, the way ganon would only be affected by flurry rushes at first and not any random attacks, but then random attacks were the only way to hit him later. i know it was scripted, but it genuinely made it feel like he was learning to fight link better

the theme of cycles and the circular nature of time throughout this game is wonderful, and how it's mirrored in the first/last settings of the game is genius. how the game starts in a cave, and then part of the ending is in that same cave. how link dived alone into that pond below the great sky island at the start, and then at the very end he dived For Zelda in that very same pond

[navysealt4t]

hi artemis!

tosses those plans i mentioned working on at you

- zam's regearing and finally got everything together, feeling secure in the eclipse federation and being able to defend himself - only to see mapicc drop down from seemingly nowhere, sword in hand and already ready to strike him down - he freezes, fear making him unable to do much more than just stare and wonder how he found the base - its terrifying in a way that nothing has really been before - mapicc kills him without a second thought, and when he comes to again, he hardly even has a moment to catch his breath before he tries to run, only to get killed again - all their hard work is gone and the base is compromised and he can't even escape

(prompt: paralyzed by fear)

ALSO sorry i couldnt spritn for longer uahjmnm i am a sleevjy lil guy and i totally meant to go to sleep like thirty minutes ago

but! as well!!!

tossing this song your way bc i got reminded of it :3

WAH i coulda sworn i as we’re this last night. oh well

but oh man . getting trapped in a fucking endless cycle of death with no escape. damn i love that. i hope u enjoy writing it!!!

i got inspired by u and submitted a request for a bad things happen bingo (also a fluffy bingo lol) so >:) hehehe

and ough. yummy song. love a good song with death and emptiness

[gastlives]

hello Weld,

i guess those things are smarter than we thought

sophia….gr..

ok i ran out of uploading images smh so ill just copy n paste text

The Director took the hand of a uniform inside the helicopter, stepping inside, and Weld followed her up, refusing a helping hand.  The helicopter shifted slightly with the addition of his six hundred pounds of weight.

holy shit

“There will be more.  We’ve got a lead on a young man who could be joining as a new member, assuming we can get close enough to him to make the offer.  I trust you know your classifications?” “I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start: Mover, Shaker, Brute and Breaker. Master, Tinker, Blaster and Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

well good to note on

wtf is a TRUMP and a Stranger tho let me see what guys had been classified as master and shit before htis..

Thinker: Tattletale/Lisa (7) Tinker: Bakuda (6), Armsmaster, Kid Win (4), Leet, Uber (probs), Dragon Master: Canary (8), Skitter/Taylor (5)

dont remember much from the others also god damn canary is a high ass master maybe bitch is a changer

(wait uploading image worked??) oh u get two…

Brute/Changer: Weld

funny that they were only for villains before

welp now we know how that went

Tinker/Mover: this guy Striker: Clockblocker (7) Vista: Shaker (9)

crazy ass high shaker

guess ik what shaker might entail…

its kinda funny

wow kinda fucked up

Shadow Stalker: Breaker 3 | Sublabels: Stranger 2, Mover 1

damn…

man couldnt hookwolf hav died too

not the pure….

fucked up theres 2 nazi group offshoots now ig its better than one big one Hookwolf: Shaper 4, Brute 7 Purity: Blaster 8, Mover 4

at least coil is separate from undersiders 3 whole masters tho.. maybe grue is a master of daaarknesss? who knows im guessing theyre calling bitch and regent the sociopaths

im guessing thats labyrinth

Labyrinth: Probably Shaker 12

oh hey its the fancy schmancy school that taylor wanted to be transferred to..

also while i was searching grue called shadow stalker bloodthirsty yea no wonder the group could bond over their shared dislike of her if taylor's still yknowar yknow around

oh no wonder hes heavy as shit

i remember they mentioned he had the mark on his heel or smth wonder if its the thing that faultline mentioned prooobably

man how nice it wouldve been if taylor got that :/

thats… yea

me when they turn me (a ward) into a marketable plushie

power microagression

having more rogues sounds cool i think taylor probably coulda become that if yknow things

you were a meme……………….

lmao

yea yea we get it

well looks like some of them are still recovering from endbringer shit… this is going grea.t..

damn this is not going well…

ok so u wont be mean to kids i see

CRYING

poor weld

is this arc like a … ward pov kinda thing or smth?

anyway shadow stalker almost KILLED flechette kinda rude

ooohj

so thats it kinda cool to share classification w The Scion i guess lucky bich

me when im blasting

well u dont have to do all that for Sophia…

probably cuz she likes being violent

[sdyuteiaok]

Dang, so close to turning around a 0-2 start in today's draft, but I idiotically didn't factor in his goblin saccing to damage my guy so that trample damage could be just enough for lethal from a adapted Oozewagg. The Oozewagg was vexing the whole match because it enabled trample on his huge Chrysalis, meaning I had to respect it throughout since he was representing a lot of damage if I couldn't put up enough toughness against those two, as well as fend off his other big guys. I had a ton of Spawns that could chump, so everything else seemed fine for blocking, since nothing else trampled, but I just totally disregarded the damage-trample interaction, and I even had the solution (I believe--I can't exactly recall the damage I could absorb from the Chrysalis with 4 damage tacked on). But I believe I coulda survived the turn to win the next turn, either by damage, since he sent the team with negligible blockers, or by topdecking one of many solutions. He had three cards in deck, and I had so many answers, including the BR dualland which woulda just milled him out, but also I had the bite that gains life, and something else, if I recall. Anyway, if I'd put my Psychic Frog on the Oozewag in addition to my 7/7 Eldrazi, I could lose my hand for an additional 5 toughness at least, on top of the Frog's 2, so that wouldn't have been a problem, and he had no hand, so there were no tricks to play around--everything was on board. I had my third Chrysalis in hand waiting to go, though I coulda discarded it to the Frog if necessary. So frustrating--the game was so much of a staring contest, while we kept adding to the board with reachers and even flyers, and my board was definitely favored, since for a while I was using my U vehicle to generate energy or tap his Chrysalis every other turn--he eventually had to use his protection spell to just kill it, which was crucial, and then he played a Sphinx to tap down both my huge, reaching Chrysalises. I do wonder if I coulda stood to skip a couple taps since he was not looking confident in attacking for a couple turns anyway, and that woulda drawn me to some more action. I also had the decision point of playing the 1G mill4-grab1-spawn1, but I was worried I'd mill one of my game-winners since they were all non-permanent spells I wouldn't be able to pick up, and then I would also get closer to decking myself. Man, maybe I gotta get 17 lands since it's now been a couple games where I've wanted to go back and review the tape. I was so bummed by the poor start, but the draft was a little wacky, anyway, starting with the Frog and eventually getting 3 Chrysalsis. But I could never draw any of these reliably early. They would have been dominating if I were able to chain them. And I also didn't have too many huge plays--I coulda used maybe one more gigantic thing to cast. Man. Definitely want to review the draft, though, which I discovered is still a free feature on Untapped, you just have to click the show-draft button rather than simply scroll down, as you used to be able to. Anyway, grateful to scrape out 4 wins, especially after the terrible start, but man, I'm pretty sure that at least 5 were possible--and that woulda been the crucial infinitivo, too. But at least we have enough for another draft tomorrow, with still plenty left for the battle passes. Just gotta hope nothing crucial's in the shop for a couple days, while we build back our gold count to at least 10k.

[nobrainjustglitter]

forgot my wallet in the bathroom at a bar hosting a punk show. my phone was left too but it was returned to the bar... not the wallet. only realized at least an hour after. told myself i would save the worry for sober me. here i am.

well i still need sleep so to derail my impending panic- wanna hear a story?---

so middle school, like 5th grade, im using the bathroom at a high school football game. was there to goof with friends, good space to get away from adult supervision cuz we were really into doing stunts like Jackass. we loved it, as dumb as it was - adults not so much. guess they had a point, we all did get suspended later for having a "gnads of steel contest" during school, hilarious teachers had to write some sort of demerit/report of THAT. but, i digress.. 5th grade, uncracked egg of a child at a football game and i go to use the bathroom. i had my flip phone with me and was especially worried about dropping it on the nasty floor or worse, the toilet so i made sure it was safe in the tiny front pocket of my skinny jeans. time to flush, ive always been highly afraid(?) of having any contact with toilets and more mildly everthing in the room w/them. so usual maneuver, use my soccer talent and flush with my shoe. great move, works 99% of them time. this was the terrible 1%. turns out my pocket had a fat hole in it. my phone slipped all the way down my pant leg in an instant (me moving a quick as possible to get away from the flush prolly didnt help). SPLOOSH *wind waker battleship minigame mans*

the flush was on, full tilt and my dear flip phone rode the wave into the depths. I knew I coulda grabbed it b4 it was gone, but no, never- idk if there is any material thing that i would throw my ungloved hand into a toilet after. So watched my last moment with my 1st flip phone wash away, i reminisced(is that how u spell?) the good memories with a smile, the bad with a cringe, said goodbye to flippy and left the bathroom with pain in my heart. pain that i then washed my hands of and disposed into the bin on my way out, cuz i knew then somethings are out of my control, sometimes i flush my phone away like a pixar mouse in a tux, or my car gets towed 3 times in a row when my bank account is already red, sometimes im a bimbo that leaves her phone and wallet in the bathroom stall. sure if i was more careful all those things coulda been avoided, but i can only keep my guard up for so long, gets tiring, uk? so now i will remember my cute wallet, the sweet trinkets and memories that i kept in it instead of cash. i will be grateful i got my phone back so i could lock my cards from getting overdrafted by a stranger, plus all the photos, info, life, ect. stored in this wee device. i will not let the fear of consequences sink deep into my heart and like my 5th grade self, will just have to face reality (back then it was my mom) the next day.

good night frens

beware the dangers of bathrooms when ur a bimbo xoxo

[britcision]

The best part of this is that in 5e, clerics do not need a god

Like, fundamentally, on a base level, he’s wrong about how magic works

Cleric magic comes from their own belief, sometimes in a higher power sure, but that is not mandatory. You pick a domain, not a deity

Jester Lavorre deadass made her own god out of one deeply confused archfey who expected a warlock

He developed divine power through her and decided “this is cool I want more of this let’s start a cult” (and that went super great for him)

The central struggle of her character was her friends insisting her god was fake and she shouldn’t trust him, and telling him that he wasn’t shit and she didn’t need him, and him blatantly agreeing with them every single time because duh

Bitch made a god

She worked harder for her magic than Ludinus ever did, and no one ever told him he shouldn’t have it

Paladins too; they don’t get as much magic, but they get it from conviction to their oaths, not handed from a divine being

This dude who thinks he’s the best at magic, that he understands it in a way no one else can and therefore he can remake the world how he likes, who is still just salty that literally no one cares enough about him to make him a god… has no fucking clue how magic works

He’d have an argument against: warlocks

Warlocks are the only spellcasters who get their magic from an outside source, and that isn’t even consensual half the time

Just BOOP ENJOY THIS PACT USE THESE POWERS TO RELEASE ME DO NOT LOOK AT THE FINE PRINT

Even sorcerers can just pop up because “hey the magic’s fucked up in this area what can I say”

(Or because someone fucked a dragon, but frankly I consider fucking a dragon to be more work than Ludinus ever did too)

This bitch came up in the Calamity, fresh off the Age of Arcanum, magic spilling out of everyones’ tits, watched wizards specifically destroy the world by deciding they should be able to do what they want

(and that one paladin who hung out with too many wizards and decided his husband not being dead was Worse Actually and to forget instead of finding his ass xoxo zerxus i love u)

And decided “yeah this is definitely everyone else’s fault how dare gods exist and specifically the Raven Queen bish it coulda been me”

Someone just step on this man already so he can calm tf down and think critically

He MET JESTER. And he thinks someone had to give her magic like she wasn’t always the most magical thing in any given room

I hope she comes back to kick his ass with the power of the god She Specifically Made And He Then Had To Work Out What The Fuck To Do With Divine Power Because He Still Does Not Know

Fucking IMAGINE if the M9 had been the ones to backhand this bitch to the grave for literally no reason except letting Trent exist, they didn’t even KNOW what he was planning it would have been fucking incredible

Ludinus Da’leth really just sat there and said with his whole chest that clerics were unfair because wizards have to earn their power. Wizards get their power from learning, and it’s a feudal system so there is no part of that learning that is free. If you want to be a wizard you either need to get really damn lucky and fall into a scholarship or your parents have a shitton of money to begin with, and judging by how he acts and how he treats people it was definitely the latter. He had all the barriers to magical power removed for him before he was even born and he thinks he deserves the world for the little work he did put in, and now he’s here to talk to us about how unfair it is that other people are on the same level as him? Compared to clerics, who can be picked from anywhere and any situation because the gods don’t discriminate?

Every class of magic user works for their power, one way or another. Every single one, including warlocks and clerics and whoever else he despises, and he can’t handle it because that would make him less special. So he’ll drown Exandria in blood to rise even higher from his already lofty position and then demand you thank him for the privilege. A true man of the people, there.

[sammyloomis]

okay so i finished new tales and i certainly have some Opinions (obviously spoilers under the cut)

lets start with the good at least

i guess its the same as when i did my episode 1 “review” i like the new characters and that never really changed through the whole game honestly the motion capture stuff grew on me, and i really liked how the models faces added lines to account for expression changes and individual moments within the overall story were fun, like the morgue scene and sink or swim

now the cons..... which is kinda.... everything else hh

i really hate how this game feels like a cash grab to ride of the first tales success personally, i didnt particularly care for the first tales as it was, but this one just felt.... soulless

i hated how a lot of lore was overlooked, and on a personal note im upset gaige didnt get a vaultlander figure despite every other vault hunter getting one?? AND some Non vault hunters for some reason?? i feel like she keeps getting overlooked and it makes me upset

also athena being at the ceo thing makes No sense, it felt slapdash especially since they just used her og tales model which kinda confirmed to me they didnt plan for it to be like that at all, they just wanted another familiar face at the table so they wouldnt have to introduce a new character

speaking of the new characters, where the fuck did they all go?? barring stapleface who reappears in episode 5 only to be killed off, they all are introduced and then Never heard from again presumably, theyre gonna be used future games, but even so, having them so prominently in the trailers and promo stuff, to have them all just??? go away??? weird choice

and the final thing is the pacing honestly, i didnt think it was That Bad until the final episode that “climax” took so fucking long, the tension was long gone before it got even half way thru it also, you cant expect a scene to stay tense when u keep putting jokes in it, or having octavio stand up to dance around to the hold music despite almost getting shot with a DEATH LASER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR DOING THAT EXACT SAME THING

overall, i went into this with an open mind, and i really enjoyed the new main 3 characters, i wish id seen more of the supporting cast, but at the end of the day i really cant make myself overlook the glaring flaws of this game :[ ive come away from the story feeling kind of unsatisfied with how things shook out, and thats not to do with the ending i got (which was that all 3 of them lived but went their seperate ways)

ill give it like.... 4/10?? being generous with that tbh fghj