#more like pair bonding

[rat-detector-the-18th]

Egg :)

REBLOG: go to your blog and click the egg to see what hatches

[waitineedaname]

not romantic or platonic but a secret third thing (bonded pair)

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Alternative form of 'Hitting Wangxian with a Catboyification beam'

[danwhobrowses]

Now that Critical Role's VOD of episode 120 is out and everyone in the fandom's had a moment to breathe, simmer, and adjust to this all. I wanna do a big talk about my favourite idiot punk rock, Ashton Greymoore.

Because over these last few episodes, I've been so proud of them.

Many people have had vocal opinions on Ashton, not all of them positive either; I've seen many berate them and say they're selfish, not a team player, or that they 'don't add anything to the group'. But over the past few episodes, I feel like Ashton has been an unsung hero in the battles with Ludinus and Predathos, with their contributions, oftentimes selfless and cooperative, ending up providing the floor for others to deliver strong and impactful actions.

While Dorian and Imogen will rightfully get the lion's share of praise for their clutch moments - Dorian's Force Cage on Ludinus saving Liliana and defeating Predathos' first stage alongside Imogen's Power Word: Stun setting up Ludinus' death and defeating Predathos' second stage - Ashton's actions were often the prelude to moments that could not have succeeded without them, including these clutch moments. Their attack on Ludinus in 117 prompted the Silvery Barbs that burned up his reaction - which allowed Dorian to successfully use Force Cage without being Counterspelled, their high-damage attack on his neck hole in 118 broke Ludinus' concentration on Ravenous Void - which somehow later got credited to Chetney - which gave Imogen the freedom and mobility to get in range for Power Word: Stun, they got the Insight check whisper on Predathogen in 119 to know that Imogen was physically inside of the body and needed to be pried out - which Imogen achieved herself thanks in part to Fearne reaching her, and recently in 120 they pulled Imogen out of Predathos' maw, abandoning the Hammer synonymous with their character (to the point that Keyleth titled them the 'Paradox Hammer') to prioritize saving their friend, which - following Dorian's healing - gave her the chance to use the Ring of Remembrance for the finishing Meteor Swarm. Not to mention all the other damage they dealt and tanked throughout the four fights, the passive d4 bonuses and advantage they gave the party (almost acting partly as a secondary paladin or a tertiary bard) to buff their damage and saving throws, and accepting the risk of disintegration when Laudna used their Hammer's spell splitter - which forced Predathos to use its final Legendary Resistance.

The Disintegrate moment itself was tense because we all know that Ashton is high among the Hells who would sacrifice themselves to save the group - a mentality most of the Hells likely shared in this fight - but fortunately they don't have to, they'll never have to, and they gained something just as if not more valuable than a heroic sacrifice: they get to live. The person who before meeting these chucklefucks believed they'd likely die face-down in a ditch in some backwater alley and thrown into an unmarked grave AT BEST gets to live, and the people that mean most to them get to live thanks to their efforts, their successes. And that's the most important part; for all the times they couldn't help or save someone because they were unconscious or out of reach, for all the times they let their imposter syndrome tell them they're just a fuckup undeserving of trust, praise, or love, and for every fear they had that one day they'd mess up and this new family of theirs will abandon them like the Nobodies did, this time they were there standing beside their people to the very end - and they helped get them out alive. No mistakes, no carelessness, and no-one left behind.

For that, I am proud of Ashton Greymoore; not Bells Hells' Weapon but their Helm, not a Blunt Instrument but a Protector, and not a Hero who needs to do 'what needs to be done' but a Friend who is saving their people no matter the odds. Under all the hardened and rugged exterior that has always been who Ashton is - the perfectly flawed character they are.

[nightly-nightcat]

day 68 - the cryptid and the anomaly (do not separate)

[somegrumpynerd]

Some skeletons as kitty cats

Neko Sansume

[askgardenerwoods]

hi Emma! Who do you consider your friends do you have a crush on anybody?

" For crushes... "

[parcai]

not even being facetious when i say sjm would b taken 10x more seriously if she actually laid out tamsand as canonical lore (explains a LOT), and azriel as gay (doesn't have to be azris but that would work).

[fishareglorious]

i do a light chuckle once i remember hofmann and semmelweis are friends but then i remember semmelweis and marcus' suitcase interaction where they talk about her and i am once again inconsolable about this old woman's death

[104degrees]

honestly the best partner for kevin would probably be a random man he meets in like, the produce section of whole foods five years down the line and who knows nothing at all about exy, with no plans of learning any time soon -- and kevin being kevin, it kinda kills him at first, but this guy talks to him about history and classical music and travelling and has maybe the kindest eyes kevin has ever seen so hey, it might be worth a shot

[thelonelyshore-if]

For the poly romances, will we get with both of the ros at the same time or do you start dating one ro and the other joins later?

It depends!

With the Jay/Yasmin V, the MC can start seeing Yas much earlier than they start dating Jay.

With the Jay/Yas triad, I'm thinking it'll be a bit more of an 'I'm attracted to both of these people and oh look they're also maybe attracted to one another but their relationship is actually really complex rn'. MC will build their relationships separately first and then eventually a Conversation Will Be Had.

The Jay/Ravi (and especially Beck/Perri) traids will be much more 'we all get together at the same time', though they're both also complicated in their own ways!

You'll probably tallk to Jay&Ravi separately first, though, while I'm decently certain you'll admit your feelings to Beck&Perri together!

[amluart]

A moment after the Siege of Eregion

[maryasmorevna]

can't believe a show based on a videogame (usually games adaptations are notoriously bad, which isn't the case here tho) gave me the beauty and the beast/twisted mirrors/enemies to traveling companions/ruthless antihero+optmistic but still badass heroine who takes none of his shit/age gap but make it sexy dynamic of my dreams. as much as i love maximus and i think he deserves the best writing ever because 1. he's a clever deconstruction of the aspiring Knight bro who's actually a bit of a loser and, as much as lucy, sees the world in black&white at first and then doesn't get what he thought he wanted but what he needs (or at least i hope he'll eventually get it), and 2. he's a cutie and i want an epic love story for him too, it's very funny how they tried to give us a puppy kind of romance and the tumblr girlies still fixated on the "toxic ~she bites his finger off and he cuts hers off and sews it on his hand in what we'll pretend it's a symbolic marriage rings exchange or whatever~ asshole who used to be a nice guy/good girl™ with a lot of spunk and hidden anger but unshakeable morals" kind of relationship.

[proxentauri]

owahhh as promised my fanart of the wonderful alt jesse designs created by @lostinthewoodsomewhere !! please check out the original lovely art here. i hope the parts i filled in were what you had in mind!! :)

yeah like everything else i post this turned into fuck around and find out with funky colours. i think my art life got a lot better when i realized i didnt actually have to make colours realistic i could just make them look cool

[rga531]

[dazzelmethat]

I've been wanting to make a cyborg 009 style anatomy chart for a bit now. I've theorized my plant homunculi anatomy before in 2020 but I wanted to guess some possible pseudoscience names.

Ame used to be Ameoba and he used to be a single cell. I changed him to a plant to match his sister but I still do like to add some cell anatomy in there.