#one of them was volo though bc. well. lmao.

[espurr-roba]

finally designed my Missing Link keykid!

she's intended to be the total opposite of talos at a glance, but the core of them is still the same. basically the question of "what would talos be unfettered by her connections and fears" and running a marathon with it

[50cal-fullauto-astarion]

Dumbass bg3 shipping nonsense under the cut.

My Tav is a heavy stoner, has had to cut back on it since hitting the road, just bc supply doesn’t meet demand on the road. By the time act 3 rolls around, she and Astarion are twined around each others little fingers with the finest of red thread, and they hadn’t consolidated their separate tents into one spot. Neither are sure they’re ready for that, and they’re both getting used to having spaces that are solely their own. But that doesn’t often stop them sliding through one flap or another to sleep body-to-body.

It’s not much of a surprise for Astarion to come to her tent, and find her on her side with her good eye glazed over (the odd, filigreed prosthetic Volo paid her back with over the original organ he’d dug out—the result of his ignorance egged on by her desperation—in a small jar of some cleanser or another) as she reads a book the size of a small house. There’s a bowl with a schlocked-together assortment of cheese, blackberries, and candied nuts within reaching distance of her one arm, and a skin of mead hanging off a stool so she can shoot it straight in her mouth when she’s thirsty.

“Ah, look at you,” he starts, sort of prim, but only for show. He doesn’t much care what she gets up to so long as it’s not either selling one of the two of them up the river, or hurting one of them. “A perfect little hedonist. You’d just make a Satyr die on the spot.”

“Commoners aren’t s’posed to look upon gods,” she mumbles, “or some shit.”

“Well said. Remember that later when Mystra strikes you blind because you want custody of her fuck-toy,” he snorts, pulling his shirt off to replace it with one of hers. Perks of a slightly taller partner that likes their clothing loose and soft.

“Uh-huh.”

“You’re not paying attention to me. Unbelievable.”

Her eyes drift slowly up to him, and a crooked grin pours like syrup over her mouth. “Hey, lover.”

“Mhm,” he hums, tightly, lips pursed and brows raised. “Yes?”

She moves to lie on her back, her half-buttoned shirt spreading to reveal the freckled green skin of her chest, and drops her hand coquettishly and weakly curled next to her head. “You should add th-this image to your dead wife montage,” she tries to murmur in a sickeningly sweet, irritatingly baby-talk-y voice that she knows he finds repulsive.

“You can sleep alone. You know that, yes? I don’t have to sleep in here—we’re twenty short feet from my tent,” he threatens, nose wrinkling as his skin crawls.

“Nooo,” she cedes, going limp except to snatch another blackberry from the bowl, which she then eats. She blinks at him, though, and gives him a searching look. “Nothin’ about the wife comment, then?”

“Honestly, I’ve had worse proposals, but I’m still rejecting it.”

“Figures.”

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I don’t know how to end this bc it was stored to be shorter lmao. He does stay in the tent and she reads repulsive smut to him from the book she had

[nemesis-is-my-middle-name]

The only other thing I can think of that they might keep Volo around for, besides being a good salesman when he actually bothers, is that maybe he goes so far off the beaten path that he occasionally finds pockets of people they can sell things to. That doesn't quite work well in Hisui since there's just the three groups, but who knows, maybe he isn't actually a native and they picked him up as a stray elsewhere.

I feel like it'd be especially scandalous for wardens in the mirelands and icelands to be in a relationship with a warden of the opposing faction, because those are where the clans are. They have people from their own clans nearby they could pick from, unlike in, say, the coastlands, where they're the only ones around so getting cozy with the other human there is pretty common. What makes it even funnier about it being Gaeric is that by necessity they'd have to meet up indoors, since I'm sure that there's no way a regular Diamond Clan member is gonna be as cold resistant as he is. Which leaves like two, maybe three, options: Gaeric's dwelling in the Pearl Clan, the temple, and maybe the other warden's tent if they have one and aren't living in the temple. Which would make it a little hard to be surreptitious, considering that iirc the temple has a Pearl Clan member guarding the door. I do wonder how the other warden would pull off explaining where they got their kid though, other than maybe "oh I had a liaison with a Ginko Guild merchant one night."

Who would she have borrowed them from though?? Especially considering they're so powerful. No idea when or why she'd have gone to the volcano, but hell, maybe she was in the highlands one day and found one in a distortion bubble. Her rhyperior is the highest level by a good amount, and that's easy enough to get if she takes a quick flight over to the highlands to pick up a rhydon (or it's gifted to her, like Lian's goomy probably was), and she can get any of the electivire line in the icelands especially once she has a ground type. The question then would be where is she keeping them when she's out flying around??

Ohhh, that's true. Adaman would have the incentive to ask Irida right after Sabi was appointed, whereas Irida would likely have waited for a while to see if Ingo was able to thrive once he was out of the freezing cold or if it still wouldn't be enough. Sabi is also somewhat of a more immediate concern, given that she's a child who, precognition or not, likely won't really know how to fend entirely for herself. If Ingo was like, actively dying, that'd be one thing, but since it's a fairly slow decline she probably would wait to see how he does before taking the issue into her own hands. I feel like he probably would go straight to Irida, since he figures she's honestly more likely to take offense to him not bothering to ask her to her face than she is to him asking her to keep an eye on Sabi lol, but if he did go for a warden it'd probably be Ingo bc he's closer, Adaman can actually go to the highlands without serious prep, and also he's also probably easier to find far enough away from the Pearl Clan settlement to avoid being seen by Irida, bc otherwise what's the point lol (not that Gaeric doesn't go far afield from the settlement, but it's really too cold for Adaman to spend potentially hours wandering around trying to find him, especially with a partner that's weak to almost everything up there).

Wait, that's a good point that they probably historically are pretty well acquainted to hares, so Ingo would be even more concerning to them. That might have actually helped get him sympathy from them too on top of him saving baby sneasler, if they've never seen another type of hare before so from a glance he looks like a shaved, starving, off-color arctic/showshoe hare lmao. And then when they see him out in the wild and he acts so off... well, it just raises a lot of red flags, is all.

ooh that's an interesting thought! i do think ginter's group isn't hisui-specific and wanders around like, johto-kanto-hoenn as well. and the ginkgo guild as a whole is global which i think i've talked about somewhere before. so he probably would have ample opportunity to bother other regions, lol. though i do think he has to be from hisui though, bc otherwise his viewing himself as the rightful champion of arceus (and even knowing anything about arceus at all to start with) starts to make No sense. not that anything about volo's motives or decisions makes sense to start with.

mmm that's a good point re: it being more taboo for icelands/mirelands wardens to have any relationship with the other clan. and them not having a lot of opportunities for privacy. though i doubt braviary's warden lives in the temple considering it really doesn't seem set up for habitation that we know of. ...sidenote, what even is the deal with snowpoint temple in pla?? i mean it contains regigigas, but iirc it doesn't seem like the clans. know? that? so what do they think it's for? why are they maintaining it?? usually temples are For Things! (now i'm getting really off topic but i DO think there's a connection/parallel btwn snowpoint temple in the icelands, and solaceon in the mirelands. they're both temples/sacred sites, located in the region home to one clan, seemingly under the domain of the opposite warden despite that.) anyway yeah, the ginkgo guild is probably a lot more socially acceptable than the pearl clan, even if it's not strictly approved of per se.

yeah this is why i'm not convinced they're strictly canon in a non-gameplay sense, bc of a) where did she get magmortar and b) whare are the LOGISTICS of this tiny child who rides a giant bird around all the time somehow keeping three big grounded pokemon as partners. it would make WAY more sense for her to have more flying-types or icelands mons! but that's besides the point

i could see adaman thinking that irida might be more offended at his avoiding her. whereas him actually asking her, specifically, about his warden might be seen as sort of a gesture of trust? like, we're both cooperating now, let's open this new connection between us by lowering the clan divides for wardens somewhat. which, in turn, would definitely make irida way more comfortable asking the diamond clan about ingo.

yeah!! i wonder if, if the mirelands don't see a lot of lagomorphs, that might be yet another reason that they see him as Theirs. like he's a weird hare that makes everyone nervous, yeah, but he's still a hare, which means he's pearl clan and theirs to look after. if that makes sense?

[ashtray-girl]

some of my all-time fave italian songs:

Gli Uomini Non Cambiano - Mia Martini

Amarsi Un Po’ - Lucio Battisti

Fuliggine - Mina

Specchi Riflessi - Mina & Celentano

Apri Il Cuore - Adriano Celentano

Hanno Ucciso L’Uomo Ragno - 883 (*)

Amore Disperato - Nada

Zeta Reticoli - Meganoidi

Io Sto Bene - CCCP Fedeli alla Linea

La Mia Parte Intollerante - Caparezza

Dalla Parte Del Toro - Caparezza

Abiura Di Me - Caparezza

Domani Smetto - Articolo 31

Non E’ Un Film - Articolo 31

Gente Che Spera - Articolo 31 (ft. Reverendo)

Acida - Prozac+

Cagna - Prozac+

Angelo - Prozac+

Tolleranza Zero - Punkreas

Fata Morgana - Litfiba

Il Volo - Litfiba

Vivere Il Mio Tempo - Litfiba

Tribù - Piero Pelù

Amore Immaginato - Piero Pelù (ft. Anggun) (**)

Un Altro Ballo - Gemelli Diversi

Qualcosa Di Grande - Lunapop

50 Special - Lunapop

Niente Di Più - Lunapop

Lost In The Weekend - Cesare Cremonini

La Mia Storia Tra Le Dita - Gianluca Grignani

Mama Maé - Negrita

Che Rumore Fa La Felicità - Negrita

Viaggia Insieme A Me - Eiffel 65

Il Mio Nemico - Daniele Silvestri (***)

Via Le Mani Dagli Occhi - Negramaro

Cade La Pioggia - Negramaro (ft. Jovanotti / Lorenzo Cherubini)

Basta Così - Negramaro (ft. Elisa)

Eppure Sentire (Un Senso Di Te) - Elisa

Gli Ostacoli Del Cuore - Elisa (ft. Ligabue)

Sei Solo Tu - Nek (ft. Laura Pausini)

Briciole - Noemi

L’amore Si Odia - Noemi (ft. Fiorella Mannoia)

Vieni Da Me - Le Vibrazioni

Le Cose Che Non Dici - Tiziano Ferro (****)

Rosso Relativo - Tiziano Ferro

Xdono - Tiziano Ferro

Il Confine - Tiziano Ferro

Ti Scatterò Una Foto - Tiziano Ferro

Hai Delle Isole Negli Occhi - Tiziano Ferro

Due Destini - Tiromancino

La Descrizione Di Un Attimo - Tiromancino

Alfonso - Levante

Cuori D’Artificio - Levante

Farfalle - Levante

Contare Fino A Dieci - Levante

Ciao Per Sempre - Levante

Pezzo Di Me - Levante (ft. Max Gazzé)

Eri Bellissima - Ligabue

Cosa Vuoi Che Sia - Ligabue

Ossigeno - Raf

Ballo - Raf

Tutti I Miei Sbagli - Subsonica (*****)

Nuova Ossessione - Subsonica

Incantevole - Subsonica

La Glaciazione - Subsonica

66 (Diabolus In Musica) - Linea 77 ft. Subsonica

Rose Viola - Ghemon (******)

Criminale Emozionale - Ghemon

Happy Days - Ghali

Wily Wily - Ghali (*******)

Piromani - Le Luci Della Centrale Elettrica

Il Tempo Passa Per Noi - L’Orso

Morirò Da Re - Maneskin

Immortale - Maneskin

Ultimo Ostacolo - Paola Turci

FEMME - Francesca Michielin

Uramaki - Mahmood

Asia Occidente - Mahmood

Barrio - Mahmood

Rapide - Mahmood

Come No - Baby K

Quelli Che Benpensano - Frankie Hi-NRG MC

Rivoluzione - Frankie Hi-NRG MC (ft. Roy Paci & Enrico Ruggeri)

Quello Che Non C’è - Afterhours

Viba - Verdena

Angie - Verdena

Attento - Yane (********)

Cosa Mi Manchi A Fare - Calcutta

Un Film Sul Panico - Caponord (*********)

L’Autunno Che Cade - Caponord

Andromeda - Elodie (**********)

Pensare Male - The Kolors & Elodie

Musica (E Il Resto Scompare) - Elettra Lamborghini

Non Sei Come Me - Achille Lauro

Angelo Blu - Achille Lauro (ft. Cosimo)

Mamacita - Achille Lauro (ft. Vins)

1990 - Achille Lauro

Cadillac - Achille Lauro

Delinquente - Achille Lauro

Me Ne Frego - Achille Lauro

Carillon - Nahaze (ft. Achille Lauro)

(*) the title literally means: “They Killed Spider-Man” and the lyrics are just about... trying to understand who actually did it. also i’m pretty sure if you’re over 18 and you don’t know the entire song by heart, they revoke your citizenship (**) this is half in Italian and half in English, so it might be more accessible if you don’t speak Italian and want to understand (at least partially) what the lyrics are about (***) Daniele Silvestri said FUCK American imperialism back in ‘02, we stan a visionary king (****) when this song first came out i was far too young to pay attention to the lyrics, but listening to it now i’m honestly surprised ppl didn’t talk abt it more at the time, bc they’re essentially abt being a closeted gay man and Tiziano Ferro came out years later but i mean... come on. it’s not like the clues weren’t there from the beginning (the title literally means “The Things You Don’t Say”) (*****) Subsonica are actually in the top 3 of my fave bands ever. i don’t talk much abt them on here bc their fandom is minuscule but they really do mean a lot to me, i’ve seen them live like 6 times and it was hard not to put their entire discography on here, bc i basically like all of their songs and i genuinely think they’re one of the best bands we have (and, from what i’ve heard, they seem like lovely ppl as well) (******) as much as i loved Mahmood’s Soldi and i’m glad it won, this would’ve actually been my winner for Sanremo 2019. i think it’s one of the best italian songs of the last 5 years and Ghemon deserves FAR more credit for it (it’s about domestic violence but the lyrics are so delicate and compassionate, and the video is visually stunning) (*******) Ghali grew up in Milan but his family is Tunisian, so the lyrics are a mixture of Italian, Arabic and French (********) Yane is a local artist from my area and i’m honestly gutted he’s not more well-known bc i think he’s really talented. even though this song is from a few years ago i still think it should’ve been a hit and i can’t accept the fact that nobody knows abt it lmao (*********) this is another band nobody seems to know abt and it was actually my parents who introduced it to me. i’m not even sure they’re still active anymore, but i still think they’re criminally underrated (**********) my winner for Sanremo 2020. i still can’t get over the fact that she ended up 7th!! also, she kicks ass in general and her new album is great from start to finish, so maybe give her a chance and stream This Is Elodie, pls and ty.