#me at me: trust the process

[jonathanbyersphd]

Stared at fic for too long and now I kinda hate it. Love being a writer.

[lotus-pear]

11/20

[o0kawaii0o]

no mercy 😭

[visenyaism]

mysaria being the one to turn back and protect rhaenyra when daemon slipped away after making big promises and not delivering whatsoever yet again. i am going insane

[nicodiangeloing]

percy jackson is a new yorker. you know what there are a lot of in new york? italians. i know because i am one in new york. so percy jackson could be italian. so sally jackson could also be italian. so imagine the shock on nico di angelo’s face when sally starts screaming at percy in italian

[slothliart]

Angelic Claudeleine 🙏

Prints!

[xxplastic-cubexx]

filler

[vaguely-concerned]

there's something so incredibly sweet about how many times davrin notes in his journal that talking to rook helped him with something. he keeps bringing them out to touch grass and gaze at nugs out in the woods with him which I think must be very good for them, and their company clearly helps him work through and get more clarity on things he's been stuck on emotionally. it's just kind of lovely and a great little nuance in that relationship.

[mayasaura]

It really dawned on me watching episode 17, just how important this sequence of events is to Kabru and Laios' relationship, and how. Well. That's for a different post. I want to keep this one free of spoilers. (Certified Safe For Anime Only™)(There are spoilers for episode 17, tho. Obviously.)

Kabru's main concern has been, at least in part, revealed. He wants to figure out if Laios is capable of defeating the dungeon, and, if so, if Laios can be trusted with the power that might confer. The answer to his first question is simple. Yes. If anyone can defeat the dungeon, it's Laios.

The second question is where things get interesting. Can Laios be trusted with power?

In the aftermath of Laios' first fight with Toshiro, Kabru learns that while Laios has no particular respect for the law or conventional wisdom, he does have the humility to consider that his judgment might be flawed if he encounters conflict with someone he respects.

That is the face of a man taking notes, and I think he's making a cautious mark in Laios' favor. Laios doesn't really understand Toshiro's opinion, but he's listening.

Then, in the fight with the Falin-Dragon chimera, Kabru voices dissent—disgust, even—with Laios and Marcille's priorities.

You can practically see the Dragon Age style approval rating drop. Kabru disapproves. Minus fifteen hearts. If it had ended like this, I think Kabru would have lost all interest in Laios. Someone who would sacrifice a dozen lives out of sentiment can't be trusted.

Laios' response, and the way it builds on Kabru's earlier observation, is crucial.

He listened. And even better, he didn't listen blindly. He applied critical thought to Kabru's argument. What Kabru hears from him isn't just "I'm sorry, you were right," but also, "I understand and respect your position and priorities, and here's a very good argument for why killing what I still consider to be my sister is not in our best interest."

He processed Kabru's criticism and came to his own conclusions, and he did it fast. Not only that, but he's right. Kabru hadn't considered the potential consequences of killing the chimera.

Laios proved in this one exchange that he 1) isn't blinded by either his pride or his prejudice, 2) has the strength of character to not just fall back and surrender to someone else's judgment when he's uncertain, and 3) is smart enough to tactically outhink Kabru.

This is why Kabru is so invested in Laios liking him that he forces himself to eat the harpy omlette. This is why Kabru takes Laios' hand and makes sure he knows he wants to see him again. He doesn't understand Laios, and he still has strong reservations about him. Laios' interest in monsters scares him. But Laios has proved to Kabru that he might be capable of being the person Kabru needs him to be.

Top Ten Pictures Of The Moment He Won You Over (Taken Just Before Disaster).

[hajihiko]

[inklessletter]

Easy there, be gentle.

[jazzies-stuff]

@leovilweek Day 7-ish: Gala

I'M LATE BUT IT'S FINALLY HERE.

I had so much fun with this ship week and it was really cool seeing what others created!!

The pose is from here.

More under the cut:

+ me being shamelessly self-indulgent by adding my other twst ships

++ clean version of pt 1

+++ flat colours for pt 2 because I like how it looks

[doitbuckley]

tailspinning

buddie | explicit | 15k | feelings realization, some codependency, a little light stalking etc, true love and romance

He’s already here. There’s no harm in staying. Just for a couple minutes. Something could happen. Something could go terribly wrong. There could be, like, a robbery or something. Something could catch on fire, and Buck is a firefighter! An asteroid could even descend cinematically from the heavens ready to wipe out all of humanity. Accidents happen, Buck is intimately acquainted with this fact of life. Buck really wishes he had that coffee right about now. But he’s not gonna leave.

Or, Eddie tells Buck he’s moving to Texas. In response—as the world’s most supportive, caring and well-adjusted best friend—these are three things Buck absolutely does not do:

Keep tabs on Eddie, his calendar activity and his iPhone location so that he can spend as much time with Eddie as humanly possible before he leaves.

Almost violate California Penal Code 646.9.

Lose his entire fucking mind.

read on ao3!

[marronje]

Togachako week day 3:

blood 💕🌸✨

blood 🫀🌹☠️

I just couldn't choose one version and there's another alternative one under the cut

[optimistic-autistic]

I'm locked out of clip studio for the moment so MS paint it is

[cheebuss]

artblock lowkey goated