#missy rambles

[dragonbleps]

survived checking my bank account. i deserve a little treat

[missycolorful]

the way Ender King's greed-filled manipulation has been slow yet still fairly noticeable on q!Philza, is fascinating. It's the little things that ring loud.

It's q!Phil constantly saying "I'm poor" when he has thousands of coins and plenty of tasks he can do to gain more.

It's him trying to create a scam with the seashells as lootboxes, only to forego the idea, because he's too immersed in opening the seashells for loot on his own.

It's all the casual stealing and looting that would be normal among the rest of the islanders, but there's something more... obsessive in the way Phil does it.

It's him saying "Gotta get more things for me and my eggs," as he clutches two crying obsidian in his inventory, before the screen fades on today's stream.

Phil's all like "it's probably fine," as he sits at the balcony of his home, overlooking the horizon. He was looking around, as if expecting to see something. But the problem is, the Ender King isn't gonna just appear outta nowhere to claim him. He's being careful, slow, and methodical about all this, disturbingly so.

He's slowly corrupting q!Phil. The Ender King is already here.

[dragonbleps-fr]

[adonis-koo]

idk when I’ll actually write again, but have some sweet nothing!JK being just a little horny for MC on main 😭

[moonlightpaladin]

My sense of direction? Abysmal

[noamuth]

good news for drow everywhere. it's mushroom month!

[dalamusrex]

LORD WHAT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ASLEEP

@boarchasers @noodledragonsoup

YOU

[lovedbydeath]

"Sinful Sunday" this, "TMI Tuesday" that. it's time for:

Wholesome Whednesday

Ask my character questions about fun memories, favorite people, loved ones, pets, hopes for the future, or other things you can think of that might return a pleasant, happy answer*.

*Mileage my vary. Some characters are just angst or smut machines and you gotta get creative.

[aeternumrex]

Imagine, for a moment, you're at a butcher shop. You're getting fresh meat or what-have-you.

And a guy in a full, immaculate, 3-piece suit comes in, orders some beef or pig's blood, pays, then on his way out he opens the tub/container and begins drinking from it like someone who's just gotten his morning coffee..........

[dragonbleps]

what artists dont tell you is that every compliment is actually 100 compliments because they'll go back to re-read it 100 times and it'll make them feel fuzzy all over again every single time

[missycolorful]

q!Phil's instinct to isolate will always be his undoing, and the Ender King knows and is trying to use that to his advantage.

That seemed pretty clear when q!Fit told Philza that Tallulah mentioned "someone that protected them." Never a name, just that. And yet, immediately, Philza went to find Tallulah and confront her. His attitude, his everything, changed drastically. It's as if Ender had pulled a bit harder at those puppet strings he has on Philza when he realized someone might figure out what's going on. Ender doesn't want anyone clueing in on what's going on. And why would he let himself slip like that, why would he get so - dare I say - desperate, if it weren't for the fact that he's afraid? He's afraid of Phil's loved ones finding out and them helping Philza defeat him.

Phil being confronted by his loved ones made him see what had become of him because of Ender. He was able to push back against the pull of the Ender King, a motherfucking deity who has been getting stronger and stronger bit by bit, because his children have helped ground him a bit more in reality, and are helping him realize that he's in danger (as well as tragically, in some sense, he's the danger).

And the impact his family has is noticeable. Despite everything, after getting rid of the backpack, Phil seemed to snap out of it a bit. He spoke with a lot more clarity on what was happening to him. His demeanor had quieted and calmed, a lot more like his old self, when he returned to his kids. And he sought to fix what he had done, to ensure he never hurts his kids again. It all worked, but only because he had his loved ones help him along the way.

Which is I, like many others, think that q!Phil's decision to leave and exile himself until Friday, while an understandable decision on such an emotional day, actually isn't going to benefit him like he thinks it will. He's going to be all alone, with only a crow in a cage to keep him company. And, certainly, Ender will be there, too, ready claw into his mind now that he's vulnerable again. Whether this exile doesn't fix anything at all or even makes things worse, it's hard to say for certain.

All that we can say is, with all this in mind, it makes you realize: the Ender King can be vanquished, even in this state. He wouldn't be so vocal, letting himself become so noticeable, if that weren't the case. The support of his friends and family are what pull Phil out of the void, guide him toward the realization that this is wrong, i need to fix this. Phil just needs to let them help. Because that love, so far, has been powerful enough to overwhelm Ender's control on him. And I don't know if that'll be enough if things get worse, but who knows on this island?

[dragonbleps-fr]

I have to admit I'm a little bummed they're not more leopard-gecko-like

But I scried my leopard gecko, Mango, anyway uwu

[adonis-koo]

HYYH era is my roman empire

[moonlightpaladin]

Happy International Asexuality Day!

This Warrior of Light is Ace :)

[noamuth]

Not quite sure how Nilaufein looks in my head just yet. But I had to get this out of my system.

Nilaufein holding baby Dalamus. At the time Dal was born, Nilaufein was 70.

[dalamusrex]

(Late) TESfest23: Forgotten/Devotion

Image ID: A paper and pencil drawing of a child's netch toy peeking out of a leather shoulder bag. The bag is being carried on the shoulder of someone not pictured aside from an arm and hand holding the shoulder strap. The netch toy has some extra stitching in places of wear and tear. End ID.