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okay, more HCs. This one is only Scara, so things might get a lil dark- I'm not normal about him. anywho: Scaramouche: -autistic. I am going to say this about every Harbinger, bc it's the truth. -most traumatized mfer in all of Teyvat. Seriously. someone give this guy a licensed therapist. -as Kabukimono, he's tried to eat several non edible items. This one is inspired by that one researcher who made up a story about him eating a humans arm. The image of little Scara munching on various dangerous items is so cute -related to the above: he still does it sometimes, to fuck with people. Dottore thinks its great. Pierro had to stop him from getting Kuni to eat a delusion. -Eyes (& markings) always glow at least slightly, even if he's not using his powers. Its not really noticeable in the day, but at night you can see it pretty well -hates Pantalone. Not bc he's jealous of him hanging out with Dottore or something (if anything, Pantalone gets jealous), but just because he is an ass. -Went to the Abyss again for a long time, just after Arlecchino became a Harbinger, and kind of forgot that Crucy was replaced. Came back and was like "who the FUCK- oh right". Why? because I think its funny -In general, has a better relationship with most of the female Harbingers than the male ones. -a little self indulgent, but I like to think that he was able to float a lil with electro as well. We see Raiden and Ei do it, and I think it'd be cute if he was able to as well, if to a lesser degree. -has used almost every element at some point, testing delusions with Dotty. Mostly bc I can't really imagine all those researchers just throwing 4 extra elements at shouki no kami and being like "figure it out" -speaking of delusions: I think he didn't use one. His electro is inert and I dont think he used another element. I see people headcanoning his delusion as Anemo, and I get it, but I don't like it all that much -SPEAKING of his electro being inert to his body- I refuse to believe he lost electro completely. The whole "oh he used up his divinity" is lazy. He can still connect to Irminsul, which he only learned while ascending, but he cant use electro anymore, something that he's had since birth? Bullshit. I understand him not using it, but I think it'd be more impactful if that was a voluntary choice. I'd really like to see him recover it over the course of the story -I think Youkai like him. Obviously this excludes Yae Miko, but I think as Kabukimono it wouldn't be strange to see him being followed by some Tanuki or the lesser Kitsune. I would really like to see him interact with the Youkai Children from that one Inazuma event, I think it'd be really cute. -I like seeing people write about him and Kujou Sara, both romantic, platonic and as enemies. The two of them are very similar in some aspects, and then radically different in others. I think it'd be really interesting to see Kujou Sara confronted with her own trauma being reflected onto Ei. I guess this is mostly because I just really like Sara and I want my favs to interact xD -more of a theory, but I think Pierro and Dottore, (will) remember him. He has a lot of foreshadowing in his voiceline about Pierro & Dotty, and other things. He's very clearly endgame/lore relevant, with his story not even being finished. -not a HC, but I wanted to mention it: I'm still stuck in Inversion of Genesis on my main account. I never played past it. I did the Fontaine and Natlan quests for friends/watched them online, but I'm still in IoG on my main, because I never fully decided on a name -last one bc character limit: I really like to imagine him interacting with Neuvilette. I think there could be a lot of interesting discussions had here- Neuvi would absolutely dissaprove of his attempt to overthrow Nahida, but at the same time I think he would, to some degree, understand his obsession with the gnosis. No, the gnosis/authority doesn't belong to Scara (or Ei, for that matter), but I think if you told Neuvi that Scara was quite literally created to hold it, he'd understand, to a degree.
#genshin impact#fatui#scaramouche#not a quote#I dont like shortening his name to Kuni but the character limit is annoying so oh well#these are by far not all my headcanons for him#but a lot of them are WAY to dark to post on an account mainly meant to be humorous#his story is very dear to me#but I do also have a lot of medical trauma so I like projecting that onto him#and that's...not funny for others. Useful for the fanfics though!#anyways#i might have to make another one just for Scara#or for his relationship to dottore because they're very complex#hope you enjoyed these tho!#i had to shorten this one so much for the character limit#I'm not a big fan of the sovereigns actually#especially of them being playable#but I'd sell my soul for Neuvi & Scara interactions
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Jude's Main Story
Chapters 9-10 Snippets
As directed by Darius, Nica was apparently skulking around and following Jude’s whereabouts. Jude catches him inside a pub. After some discussion, Nica reveals that a crime syndicate was monitoring Jude’s experiments. Even the British military was aware of it but Crown doesn’t know anything. Nica feels he is endangering “Robin” like this. Jude tries to push her away once more after that. He tells her that she messed up a contract for Raven and that they have lost over 10M pounds because of that. He terminates the contract he made with her. Not giving up, the MC visits the company president, only to find out Jude was deceiving her. After making up her mind, she visits Raven Co. workplace late at night when she heard a gunshot from Jude’s office. Mustering up courage, she took the gun Ellis had given her to threaten the crime syndicate members who were there to attack Jude. He was taken aback by her appearance and questioned her. They began arguing with each other over the reason why Jude was once again pushing her away. (Yes, all in front of those hooligans.)
They were like what the hell are you two doing.
"You shut up"
"Please shut up"
(We don’t care if you’re crime syndicate members. Don’t get in between us when we fight! XD)
After a brief fight among them, the syndicate members ran away. Prior to that, they placed a big pot by the door to prevent Mc and Jude from escaping. Yes, people, stuck in Jude’s office all night long. Phew!
Premium Story-
A lot of conversation happens between them and I’m sorry but it’s too long to summarize. The most important point is probably that Jude mentions about his promise to his sister of going to the moon. He said that they were both enduring difficult conditions and, in order to distract themselves from the pain, they started talking about unrealistic scenarios. That’s when she said that she wanted to go to the moon when Jude gets rich. He said that he had long ago forgotten about that childish promise, but it came rushing back to him after seeking revenge for his sister. He has devoted himself to that promise ever since, even though he believes it might be an impossible dream.
Also, apparently the night Jude enacted his revenge was the same night he met Ellis and also found out about his cursed ability.
"It was the first time I'd seen such a gentle smile on him."
I am SO WEAK to THAT SMILE! 😭😭❤️❤️
#jude jazza#ikemen series#ikemen villains#ikevil jude#cybird ikemen#cybird otome#ikevil#ikemen villains jude
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Re-watching the scene where Kant and Style talk outside the diner makes me wonder if Style only suggested Kant's dad's car because he thought Kant wouldn't agree to that deal.
The way he says it, all gleeful and teasing, it's clear he's not expecting Kant to say yes to this.
When Kant agrees, the expression on Style's face is almost fond amusement, like "Oh damn, bro, you're really agreeing to this?? You're THIS gone on him already? After one night??"
He even checks again, to see if Kant's serious, like he's half trying to talk Kant out of the deal.
(Love how the whole time Kant is So Serious. Every frame in this scene is Kant serving Soft, Sad, and Wistful eyes as he gazes longingly at Bison through the window.)
But I love what this shows of their friendship. Style will do this crazy thing for his friend just because Kant is in love (as far as Style's knows) for the first time and asking him to help. And yes, some of it is the car and his own ego/desire to put the hot jerk who refused his attempts at seduction in his place -- but its also kind of sweet. Style is presented in ep 1 as quite selfish and self-centered (not maliciously, but in a careless kind of way), but here we see him agreeing to something quite inconvenient for the sake of a friend.
There's some hints at how sweet their friendship is earlier in this episode actually. In the bowling alley, when Style is acting like a brat:
Maybe its just cuz First is too damn pretty for his own good, but his expression reads as slightly exasperated but very fond. It feels like Kant indulges Style's quirks and brashness a lot, so I can sort of see Style agreeing to get involved with a relative stranger just because his friend asked.
This also fits more naturally into my headcannon for Style being the most naive and therefore vulnerable character in the main cast. He's doing everything for (mostly) genuine reasons and I really hope we get to see an explosive reaction when he finds out that Kant didn't tell him about the whole police pressure situation, not to mention the assassin issue.
But I could also see Style finding out that Fadel is a dangerous assassin and being like, "Wait, and the worse you did to me was prick me lightly with a pin and drag me outside your diner?? Yeah you're definitely attracted to me." Which would be. So Hilarious. Imagine Fadel's face. xD
#also i love how flirty kant and style's banter is#style and kant def hooked up in the past and it shows#my hc depends on whether they've known each other since they were kids or if they met as adults#if they met as adults i bet it was when kant needed a mechanic for his stolen car side hustle#style seems the type to be quite unconcerned about petty crime so he may have been like 'dont tell and i wont ask' about it#so they become friends and probs one night when alcohol was involved but they were too lazy to go out they end up sleeping together#the sex was great but they realised they liked each other as friends more than they liked each other as bedmates#maybe they would've fallen back into bed together if either of them had ever faced a dry spell -- but look at them#no way either of them went home alone unless they wanted to#the heart killers#the heart killers the series#style#kant#kantbison#fadelstyle
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Favorite Characters
Hera - something about her imperfectness and queenliness that gets me. Oh, you want the Queen of the Gods to be a perfect benevolent goddess who accepts all her stepchildren and is as good and honest as a wife should be? Instead, you get a flawed woman, a sometimes bad mother, an angry and jealous wife who is obviously in love AND in contention with her husband simultaneously, and the obstacle to her godly stepchildren's paths. She's everything.
Hermes - he's a messenger god, a trickster, the guider of souls, Ares' savior, my favorite rep for ADHD (I have ADD), my little emo lad from the Lucian Dialogues, what's not to love?
Ares - he's a freak. a loveable wimp. I just really love his boyfailureness. And his love for his kids. And the jar myth. Hera's boy.
Athena - I still love Ares more but she's pretty hilarious and a big hater despite her normal characterization and I approve that. Chaotic Athena you are appreciated.
Helen of Sparta - yeah. her <3 dosed by Aphrodite, blamed for a war she didn't start, lost her own niece because of it, constantly calls herself a wh//re in the Iliad, and severely blames herself for the death of Trojans and Achaeans alike, said "Go fuck him yourself" to Aphrodite and stood her ground, forgiven by her husband in the Odyssey, came up on top. She's also everything.
Menelaus - I mean. they're a package deal. Love his moral dubiousness. Loved that he stood his ground against the guy who took his wife and almost ended the war had it not been for divine interference. Love his humanity, love that he protected Patroclus' body and was close to his friends, Odysseus. Love his struggles under Agamemnon. Love his love for Helen. He's the eternal husband.
Electra, Chrysothemis, Orestes- adding these three as just one of THE trios of greek mythology in my humble opinion. Children of Agamemnon, depressed members of the Curse of House Atreus and all so unique in their suffering.
Honorable mentions include Zeus, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Demeter, Orpheus and Eurydice, Pylades, Hector of Troy, Cassandra of Troy, Oenone, Medea, Thetis, Achilles, Patroclus, most of the Achaeans, Clytemnestra (only if done right btw), etc.
Favorite Myths
Top 6 (but its really any order)
Euripides Helen
The Oresteia Trilogy
Zeus and Hera's separation and reconciliation (wooden bride myth)
Orpheus and Eurydice
Ares and Hermes (Jar Myth)
Theogony / Origin of the Gods
Other myths/works I love
Homeric Cycle / Epic Cycle
The Odyssey
Palladium Heist
Zeus and Hera's 300-year honeymoon
Hera cursing Iynx (the witch who cursed Zeus to fall for Io)
Poseidon and Medusa
Apollo and Hera eating Lettuce
Zeus and Hermes with Baucis and Philemon
Dionysus and Polymnus/Hyplipnus (XD)
Hephaestus' revenge story
The Bacchae (Pentheus/Dionysus are toxic yaoi to me)
The Frogs (still not done with it tho)
Eros and Psyche
Heracles in the Gigantomachy
anyone is free to reblog with their version!!
Favorite character from Greek mythology + favorite myth from Greek mythology?
Favorite characters
I'll turn this into a tag game : @margaretkart @dootznbootz @sarafangirlart @aliciavance4228 @katerinaaqu @hermesmoly @go-rocksquadsfan @sanska @vint-knight .
And @anon (you can give your answer in another ask 😉).
So, I have a loooooooot of faves. This list is long.
Here are mine :
Nobody. Yeah, in reality, I hate mythology and just pretend I like it. Or I just love making puns about my favorite lying war criminal. Who didn't cheat btw.
Penelope. These two are soulmates, no ifs or buts. I always found her underrated and @dootznbootz 's ramblings on her confirm that. Cunning and sassy half-naiad queen.
"The delian twins", as I like to call them. Idk I really love their multifaceted natures of protectors and deadly huntress/inflictor of illnesses (with an affinity towards plague). And their familial bond is precious. And I like them both equally, even though I talk about Apollo a bit more ig.
Leto. She's precious. They're always ready to defend each other. Like when Apollo and Artemis killed Niobe's kids because she was disrespectful to Leto. Or when Leto came in to save her son from being thrown in Tartarus by Zeus. Or when baby Artemis helped her mother deliver her brother. She fought for her children and now they fight for her.
Hestia. Too bad there isn't more about her because I relate a lot to the concept of chilling at home and staying away from drama.
Ariadne. Because of her family's tragic history, her healing from it with Dionysus (in most versions) and overall, she's great. Also, it's funny how Theseus wanted to marry a child of Zeus but his ex girlfriend actually succeeded 😂. Speaking of her family tragedy...
Asterius. I bet most adaptation authors don't know who I am referring to 🤣. He's a man-eating monster, yes, but he grew up isolated, trapped and unloved. I feel so bad for him.
Perseus. The GOAT. Partly thanks to @sarafangirlart. I already liked him since I always knew he wanted to save his mother, but he genuinely grew on me since I read her posts. That and when I learned of his war against Dionysus. Extremely underrated story.
Athena. Idk I don't think I need to elaborate on why she's cool.
Hades. In retellings, I often hate him because he's either woobified or made into "Greek Satan" (at least in Disney he's fun), but he's genuinely cool in mythology. Morally gray Hades save me.
Hermes. From birth, he was always a little trickster. I love how many functions he has (messenger of the gods, god of merchants, thieves, communication, also a psychopomp btw). A very energetic and helpful god.
Asclepius. I think I should make a post explaining why he's great because, yeah, I don't talk much about him even though there are things to say (yeah it's because I did a lot of research on him).
And... finally... Dionysus 🤣. Of course he made it in this list. I dedicated a whole essay series about this god, come on !
Honorable mentions : Hector, Andromache, Menelaus, Demeter, Telemachus, Hephaestus, Hippolytus, Danae, Ares and many others.
Favorite myths/plays/poems
I already answered that but can't find the post. So I'll do it again, with some new answers in mind. Basically "the myths with the characters on the list".
It's either because they're that compelling or just hilarious.
The homeric cycle. Ok, an easy one.
The Bacchae by Euripides (mandatory reading if you want to understand Dionysus imo. No excuses).
The frogs by Aristophanes. Because it's funny.
Asclepius' story. Seriously I'll elaborate on it one day.
Hermes' birth story. Him stealing Apollo's cows and Apollo getting mad at his scallywag of a brother 🤣🤣. And then just him winning Apollo over with the lyre.
Pirithous and Theseus getting their asses stuck on a chair (yes this is my title for this story). I love to mock these two, especially Pirithous because... give this man a Darwin award please. No thoughts and no survival instincts in his brain 😂.
Orpheus and Eurydice. Simple but powerful.
The Argonautica. Aka a huge crossover. Seeing more interactions between all these heroes would be awesome (especially if we take every version into account 👀. So many faces...). It's funny how I love the Argonautica but never talk about Jason himself 🤣🤣. The embodiment of the protagonist who's less interesting than the other characters.
Perseus' war against Dionysus. A potential retelling about this myth would go so hard !! Especially since we could get a scary Dionysus. Hopefully it doesn't get ruined :(
Edit : some English mistakes I had to correct.
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Lucifer: MAMMON YOU LIL MOTHERFUCKER-
Lucifer: I mean-
*clears his throat*
Lucifer: Mammon, my dear brother...
#obey me#obey me shall we date#obey me one master to rule them all#obey me incorrect quotes#obey me crack#obey me lucifer#om lucifer#omswd lucifer#I'm not going to add Mammon since he's only mentioned but I like the quote.#From my friends. XD
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a selection of The Library's customers
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One day Hob will get used to The Library's many strange happenings. Maybe. Or probably not.
Today, it's the fact that there's a customer.
Sort of.
The small child who's essentially appeared in Dream's study frowns up at him, hands on her hips. She looks to be about nine. She's wearing a school uniform. Where are her parents?
"This," she says to Dream, horribly affronted, "is not the school library."
"I imagine it did not have what you needed," Dream says. Utterly unbothered by a random child wandering into his shop, seemingly out of nowhere. Hob watches with astonishment from where he's sitting at Dream's desk with a cup of coffee, evidently not needed for this interaction. "What were you looking for?"
"Unicorns," she declares.
It seems odd to Hob that a primary school library wouldn't have any fantasy books with unicorns in them, but what does he know. Dream nods with utter seriousness. "Please wait a moment," he says, and disappears into the bowels of the shop.
"How'd you get in here?" Hob asks as the girl sits down primly in a chair.
"I used the door, silly," she says. Not the front door, surely. Hob definitely hadn't seen her come up the stairs into the study.
Then her eyes light up. "Can I have a scone?"
Hob had brought over a container of them from the cafe, and Dream's been picking at them all morning. Hob passes the kid the container. What the hell else is he supposed to do?
Fortunately, Dream returns before Hob has to figure out what his adult responsibility is as regards an unaccompanied child that probably should be in school right now. Dream hands the girl a stack of at least ten books of varying sizes, presumably about unicorns. The girl looks through them, scrunches her nose up, and asks, "D'you have anything more scientific?"
Dream considers. Then hands her a large, flat book that he definitely hadn't been carrying a moment ago. The girl sets it on the ground, kneeling before it, flipping through the pages. It seems to be made up of scientific diagrams and large, full-color images. Hob sees viscera, organs, bones-- then the girl closes the book again. The cover says, Unicorn Anatomy: Piece by Piece.
The little girl smiles up at him, sharp and pixie-like. "Thank you, Mister Dream," she says, incredibly polite for a child currently grinning madly over unicorn dissections.
Dream nods solemnly. "I hope it will serve you well in your endeavors."
She trots off back into the stacks, to whatever door (?) she came from, and Hob turns to Dream. "Do you often get random children here?"
"The Library finds its customers," Dream says placidly. "She will find her way back to her classroom, worry not."
"Figured that, somehow."
Dream sets the other unicorn books aside and takes up a scone in their place, nibbling on it as he perches on the edge of his desk, looking down at Hob. He seems amused by Hob's confusion. "Why do you have a front door if people don't use it?" Hob asks.
"You use it," Dream points out. Which... is unexpectedly touching. Unexpectedly special.
"Fair enough," he agrees, voice tight.
--
Dream's next customer comes bursting in through a side door as Hob is helping Dream stack some new books. He runs in so fast he has to catch himself against the desk, his business suit tattered and smoking, his hair... literally on fire. He rapidly pats it out.
"Please," he begs, as Dream just observes him calmly from where he's sitting cross-legged on the floor. "I need--"
"1983 Alternate History," Dream fills in. "Yes, I'm sure you do. One moment, please."
As he disappears into the stacks, the customer leans against the desk, panting for breath. Hob doesn't think offering a scone is going to help in this case. He's not sure what else would help, either.
Fortunately, Dream returns quickly, handing the shaking man an equally tattered grey book that is indeed titled, in a concerning handwritten scrawl, User's Guide to 1983 - Alternate Version. And, subtitled: FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY.
"Thanks," breathes the man, clutching the book to him. And with no more explanation than that, he runs back through the door he came from. Hob thinks he catches a glimpse of something very large and very on fire through the doorway, but the door swings closed too fast to tell for sure.
"They would do well to pass that around rather than returning it," Dream says, before sitting back down and returning to his book sorting.
Hob is naturally curious, but he thinks about all the fire and this time decides he doesn't want to know.
--
"...Hi?"
For once, Hob has successfully convinced Dream to stop working for a moment. Dream is, in fact, currently sitting on his lap, resting his head on Hob's shoulder in a half-doze as Hob regales him with a university story that's certainly crazy enough to fit in with any of the books in The Library. But Library customers don't follow a nine - to - five schedule, Hob's learned this well enough by now.
Dream does not seem embarrassed to have been caught in this position. He just stands fluidly, stretching his arms over his head. "Yes?"
The young person standing hesitantly in the middle of the room -- might be eighteen? twenty? once he crossed thirty Hob lost the ability to tell young adults' ages with any accuracy, they all seem like kids -- twists their hands together and says, "Could you help me find a book?"
Dream nods and waits for them to tell him which one.
The kid glances back and forth between the two of them nervously, like they think one or both of them might judge their selection. Hob tries to look non-threatening, even though it's hard to look more non-threatening when he's already half-sunk into the couch, wearing sweatpants, and was just caught cuddling his boyfriend in a semi-public space. He's also certain that whatever book this kid might be after, The Library definitely has something more concerning and more questionable.
Like Alternate 1983 History, for example.
Dream probably already knows what they're looking for, too, he always does.
Dream just tilts his head in beckoning and walks off into the stacks, his customer following behind, still wringing their hands.
Hob's fully expecting only Dream to come back, for his customer to disappear through another exit -- none of which Hob can ever find later. But they both come back through around ten minutes later, Dream carrying a book with a yellow cover. The study is close and cozy enough that Hob can make out the title -- Gender Queer -- as Dream passes it over, and oh, yeah, he gets it now. Granted, Hob himself has always been more of the type to punch people out whenever they give him any shit, but he understands the impulse, the need, sometimes, to hide.
The teen clutches yellow-covered book close to their chest. "You can take it home," Dream says when they make no move to leave.
They look down at the cover and then back up at Dream. "...I'm not sure I can," they say at length. "It's too, um. Obvious."
Dream just raises an eyebrow. "Is it?"
Hob swears he didn't look away, but as he follows the teen customer's gaze back down, the book has definitely changed. The cover is blue now, and it seems to be about maths, though it's hard to make out from far away. The kid flips through the pages, and they must be different from before for they look up at Dream in disbelief.
Dream, the fucker, just winks. Presses the book closed again, upon which the cover returns to yellow.
"Algebra is scintillating," he drawls, turning away and snatching up the container of scones from a side table -- a not-insignificant part of Hob's job, at this point, is just keeping Dream in scones -- "and suitable for any young person. Take a scone with you, too." He holds out the container. "Hob's are the best."
And with a tiny smile, the kid takes one.
#btw of ALL the books so far mentioned in this au Gender Queer is the ONLY one that's actually a real book XD#all the others are made up#conservatives in the US keep scapegoating Gender Queer and trying to get it banned#love hob doing literally fuck all in this. like does he ever work? who knows#all he does is snog dream a lot. good life tbh#bookstore cryptid dream#dreamling#my writing#dreamling fic#a warm up to hopefully get my brain churning enough today to finish in waking dreams
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So there was a Callowmoore question on 4SD which has got people talking and since nobody will ask me about it I'm gonna get it out of my brain anyway.
For someone on 4SD as frequently as Taliesin, Callowmoore questions are rare and I think that partly comes from us fans not wanting to try and steer him but also because his answers tend to be complicated. He's quite plain with other stuff, but a lot also gets offered into interpretation when it comes to Ashton and Fearne.
And granted, we Callowmoores would love for him to pull a Liam and just up and say Ashton has feelings for her, but I think we all know that's not Tal's way; aside from the nuggets of wisdom, killer one-liners and unique homebrews, we tend to love Tal's characters for their actions and expressions, some of which subtle and rewarding to those paying attention. For this reason I have had to mull over this one minute answer for most of my day and figure out what I think he means by it, like blue curtains in a book.
To note though, 'I think' is the operative term, but I also don't believe that Tal has left Callowmoore better or worse by his response.
One of the interesting things I want to point out is that my interpretations are observing the divide between Taliesin's words and his roleplaying; it is not to say that Tal is being dishonest in his answers, but I also see it as the answers are what Ashton thinks and his roleplay is how they feel.
So no, Ashton isn't 'precious' about Fearne wandering off when sleeping beside each other, if she said no or came back safely it wouldn't have bothered them, and it's fair for Ashton to have preferred Fearne to have woke them up. And yet that doesn't deny the reaction Ashton had waking up to find her gone and fearing that she's in danger, and not there to help her; the panic, the anger, the impatience are all clear and instinctive reactions Ashton is having that imply that her being with them is important. They're not precious about Fearne waking up and leaving the bed before they wake, and yet they'll still smile upon waking and finding that she's still there.
The 'Adventurers with Benefits' is one of two comments I can see being used maliciously against shippers, but it's worth reminding that on the last Callowmoore question Tal was asked, he mentioned that Ashton doesn't believe that someone would love them. Ashton feels unlovable, and yet they still ask for intimacy with Fearne, leaning further into their connection but also not pressuring her into commitment. It's also worth pointing out that this is still a slow burn, even Jester questioned whether her feelings for Fjord were legitimate or a romanticized fantasy at one point, and Ashton is not privy to Fearne's feelings for them. Ashton frames it as Adventurers with Benefits because they don't allow themselves to entertain the idea of Fearne reciprocating feelings for them, and yet their impulse to kiss her before absorbing the shard, to frequently engage in physical contact at a growing rate, to playfully steal and share each other's clothing, the desire to defend her from harm or anyone that might have ulterior motives, and to willingly do anything and everything just for her to smile in their direction again, that paints more of a picture than just benefits.
Which finally gets us to Ashton's theory of love. Tal mentions that Ashton believes that love is 'wanting to trust somebody, but not trusting them'. Immediately: No, haters, I don't think this means Ashton doesn't trust Fearne, nor do I think it means that Ashton trusts Fearne so they don't love her. Ashton trusts all the Hells (well, maybe not Braius since they just met), but Fearne is special to them in a different way, they've already platonically said that they loved her when they first were using their titan forms. In addition, this could be an elaboration of the last time Tal brought up Ashton's opinion of Love on the post-shard Callowmoore question: 'love is ignorance and adorableness'. This is another thing that can develop, elaborate and/or change over time, but at the current moment Ashton's interpretation of love can come from environment; Imogen wants to trust Laudna but can't wholly trust her given Delilah, but even Ashton can see that they love each other. Tal also mentioned that Ashton is not very experienced in relationships - which kinda plays into my belief that Ashton and Fearne, while have had relationships, haven't had deep romantic feelings or proper intimacy before, which makes them discovering it with each other more special - so their understanding of love can only exist on what they assume it's like.
And yet what if you reworded the phrase in the same spirit? 'Love is trusting someone wholeheartedly even with nothing to reassure it', there have been many a time something looked to go south and faith was put in another anyway; the shard may be a bad example because it did go wrong but even though the red flags were there Ashton upon completing the process said 'thank you for trusting me', when Fearne took the shard Ashton was a bag full of panic their experience meant they couldn't trust that the shard wouldn't be just as bad for Fearne, and yet they still wanted to trust that Fearne would succeed. Ashton couldn't trust that whenever Fearne was wild shaped, cornered by Otohan, or taken away by Ira on Ruidus that she'd come back safe, and yet still wanted to trust that she would, Ashton couldn't confirm that Fearne wasn't a Doppelganger in Nanna Mori's trust trial - even when FCG and Imogen suspected it was her - and yet they still wanted to trust that it was her. Ashton's view on love may not be entirely right but it's not entirely wrong either, what is blind faith if not ignorant and adorable? Even with their interpretation, Ashton has put plenty of faith in Fearne even when the risk was high.
In conclusion, Ashton's behaviour towards Fearne do often imply a complexity rather than a discrepancy to Tal's 4SD statements, that maybe Ashton's emotions and subconscious are not in sync with their self-doubt driven thoughts, perhaps it is the way Ashton tempers their feelings to try and not get hurt by them or cause Fearne to get hurt by them again. Ashton's apology to her post-shard made a point of noting how she means a lot to them, and how hurting her was one of the worst things they have done, and as they work towards self-improvement and self-discovery, there will likely be a point where self-realisation comes into play too, and they can understand why what they're thinking differs to how they're feeling.
Again, this is all interpretation, speculation and observation, one that like the core statements doesn't add or subtract but fills in some gaps either way. Ashton's feelings are a complicated matter, which is likely why Tal entices and creates such speculation with a complicated answer. Right now Ashton clearly does care for Fearne and share a special relationship that's regrowing after suffering tension, loss and fear, blooming back into trust, joy and comfort, but save 5 Disney Greek Muses backing him up in a Gospel song they're not just gonna out and say they're in love
And Yet...
#critical role#cr3#cr3 spoilers#4sd spoilers#4sd#4 sided dive#callowmoore#ashton greymoore#fearne calloway#rockwild#fearne x ashton#ashton x fearne#taliesin jaffe#I know it's an essay but I don't get asks or chats and my brain just screams 'ask meeeee!'#Tal wouldn't be Tal if he wasn't keeping us on our toes but also c'mon Tal!#stuff like this is why I'm an anxious mess every BH Thursday and every Tal/Ashley on 4SD Tuesday#you don't understand I would chew my left arm off for them and I'm left handed!#to think I only peered into CR for some storytelling tips and a carton of milk and now look at me XD#but anyway one of them just needs to drink the courage I am starving here#and Sam's clearly starving too if he's made Braius to speed up all the ships#ofc continue the slow burn but also like be flirty about it? Make out a few times#make some love-a to burn Ludinus and/or Zathuda to a crisp?#did I mention AND YET#tag reader bonus: Fearne wears another one of Ashton's belts around her thigh for when things are getting spicy~
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Played more Slay The Princess with a friend and learned something new about the New Dawn ending
My first playthrough included Razor and Moment of Clarity so when I reached that ending, all of the voices were there. I didn't realize that only voices you unlock in your 5 routes are present.
But even more interestingly, one of our routes was Happily Ever After. And we never got any other Ch 3s. When we reached the end, Smitten was Not There...
All of which is to say -
That is a REALLY COOL DETAIL!
Now I'm curious if Smitten can return if you get him back through another Ch 3 after HEA
And also if he stays gone if HEA is your last route where he appears, after having been unlocked in an earlier Ch 3
And also now I kind of want to try mapping out a playthrough that gets me all 10 voices without going through Razor/Moment of Clarity
And also if that kind of run can be possible with HEA as one of the routes
#slay the princess#slay the princess spoilers#i feel like an all voices + no razor/moc run would not be possible with HEA#since you get a max of 2 voices per (allowed) route and you only get 5 routes#so a run that loses a voice will mean having to get him back (if possible) over unlocking another voice in a later run#similarly Stranger is probably also out for this run since it doesnt have a Ch 3#maybe you can squeeze out an extra route if you leave the cabin in one Ch 2? though not sure if that would keep the voice#(and also that feels like cheating xD)#this feels like a fun challenge :D#okay so far cheated and contrarian have to be ch 3 voices since razor/stranger are out#paranoid should still be okay as a ch 2 voice since nightmare can also lead to wraith instead of moc#(but i feel like he appears so often that he's better saved for a ch 3 xD)#pre-pristine cut Damsel & Prisoner also couldn't be done in one playthrough since doing one locks you out of the other Grey route#(not to mention both give Cold)#in pristine cut its fine as long as you branch to Cage for Prisoner#if you do prisoner -> grey you can't do damsel and must do witch -> thorn for smitten#since HEA loses a voice#(and obviously if you do prisoner -> grey spectre is out too)#and also paranoid since you have to do opportunist for smitten#and paranoid can only get you cold or opportunist
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Grojband, but as a band from an early 2000s shoujo manga
#I was literally just going about my day and then this idea hit me like a truck and I couldn't do anything else until I drew this#I'm apparently still on the nostalgia train and have no real intention of getting off anytime soon lol#next stop?#Who knows!#I pulled up so many reference images for this only to use like three of them T-T#you bet i made a bunch of sketches of them to make up for it!#you can probably tell which two mangas I referenced for this this#also this style is so hard???#artists just draw like this all the time???#just drawing laney nearly drained away all my sanity#also yes they are aged up because there is no way that they could look this dramatic and angsty at their actual ages XD#have i mentioned how much i love tumblr#I get to rant as much as i want down here and no one cares lol#grojband#corey riffin#laney penn#kin kujira#kon kujira#anime and manga#artists on tumblr#digital art#fanart#grojband fanart#shoujo manga#artist on tumblr#my art
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slight spoiler for sans route in @ut-acttoflirt
*you probably have you’re reasoning to what you do.
#Ig this is probably so random#Ik this is meant to be the scene where he kinda questions the players motive and its super serious#//yes this is meant to be a deeply emotional moment as yes it also question us whyare you so obsesssed with this tiny game#Playing it over and over again for what reason?#*is the suface really that terrible..?#And it kinda reflects Chara (back to azzy mentioning they didnt fall for a happy reason.)reflecting the player themselves wanting to escape#themselves and subsiquentily narritively trapping the character that you love so much in a never ending time loop.#i mean come on#thats good story telling right there#But i kinda butchered snas-#Its meant to be a real smile transitioning to a pained fake smile to avoiding confronting the issue even tho tthats his job as judge kinda#Resetting all the happy tragic sad endings back to 0 only because YOU selfishly want to spend more time with them#(Not to attack anyone ig its just areally good story and i mean i like restring everything-)#Beacuse doesnt it feel good?to be a part of something to belong if only for a short while?#AAAaGhAAA#I love this game#undertale#act to flirt#wACht out imma make some more fan art after i finnally get my motivation back-!!!!!!#XD
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Happy 20 years of not speaking to each other
#Evils said that Bondholder looks like Graham's dad as a joke and I took it too seriously as per always xD#IT'S SUCH A GOOD JOKE I HAD TO LMAO#Graham's mentioned lots of times in story that he does not have a good relationship with his parents#and that neither his mother or father were very present or caring about him while growing up#so what better to make his dad than a scheming business cretin in space#The astrocogs (other ttevh cogs will be included under that lable for our AU) work in a part of COGS.INC that's connected to the company#by an elevator that goes all the way up to the moon!!#most people think the elevator only goes up to Dave's mysterious office since he seems to be the only one with the key to it#but it turns out there's more to what's past that elevator than what meets the eye#the clouds and smog are so thick outside that even the people worlijg outside didn't know about the elevator and tower to the moon#toontown corporate clash#ttcc#toontown: corporate clash#imagionary rambles#ttcc au#pacesetter#graham ness payser#ttcc oc#ttevh#toontown event horizon#toontown: event horizon#space cadet#ttevh oc#bondholder#I think our Bondholder's name would be something like Richard Ness Payser#cause he paces people's richness; get it? through his binding bond contracts and stuff#both he and Dave are such strange Bossbots to me I love them both
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I almost wonder if there's any correlation with "Favorite Pasta When You Were In Middle School" to "Favorite MCYT Person"
Probably not but it would be interesting if there was
there may be! im not sure but this ask did inspire me to compare my long-term faves
a cannibalistic monster, the demon avatar of wrath itself, and one minecraft youtuber who wins
#the answer is they all win bc i have never stopped thinking about any of them#cannibalism mention#i... i dont think i have a type...? i cant really see any common denominators between them XD#theyre all like.? maybe mature idk. my headcanons for all of them are really specific adfjha#cpasta#creepypasta#i dont think i have an ej tag but it's because i have a very specific image of him in my mind and few artists meet those standards#i have a lot of mythos about my ej. it's complicated only i could possibly understand#om#obey me#satan#hc#mumbo#my art#art#asks!
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Mortal Kombat 1 Behind the Scenes AU: Why date a punk like him...
Author Note: A continuation to “Get. Lost.”, "Dating" & "Permission".
For context: Lin Kuei law forbid the younger son of Grandmaster to marry/be in relationship before the oldest (heir). But Harumi is visiting and Kuai Liang would like at least once asked her out officially so he is trying to get Bi-Han (aro & ace to the core) to fake date someone for a day so he could bend the law a bit without breaking directly tradition. Because of course Kuai Liang is all about tradition, whatever he likes it or not.
[Cage’s Mansion] [Waiting for Liu Kang] [Special Bonus] [Grandmaster’s commentary] [Climbing scene] [Madam Bo’s Inn] [Cage’s Mansion 2 (fire extinguisher)] [Medic] [Shang Tsung’s sad face] [Smoke’s Fall] [Scenography (1)] [Scenography (2)] [Show off!] [Favorite brother] [Climbing on the wall (nonsense)] [Tomas’ commentary] [Perfectly fine] [Sexy, sexy man~♪] [Brothers between filming - Scenography(3)] [Wrong team!] [Since when you two are friends?!] [I like being evil sorcerer more] [I forgot my line, sorry!] [Read the script Kuai!] [Get. Lost.] [Dating] [Permission]
#mortal kombat#mk1 behind the scenes au#shang tsung#liu kang#and of course one jealous#titan shang tsung#bi han#sub zero#bi han and shang tsung#fake dating for a day so kuai could ask harumi out#grandmaster knows#but he is the king of trolls and so he “forgot” mention that part to liu kang XD#and so the protective uncle liu kang is here to investigate how bi han the epitome of cryomancer (aro ace to the core)#get talked into dating shang tsung of all possible people so of course he suspect it is some sorcerer's trick#poor shang tsung for once he is not guilty of anything and he will be roasted not only by fire lord aka keeper of time#but also his titan self#RIP shang tsung it was fun as long it lasted though XD
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Me: *tells my mom I’ve been thinking people at work are controlling my mind again* My mom: No one can control your mind. But AI,
#it’s just. it’s LUCKY I’m in a headspace to recognize this stuff (only bc my period started and I thought OH that’s why I’m miserable) xD#actually psychotic#actually schizoaffective#unreality#im an adult btw. I feel like I have to disclaim when mentioning my mom. im 25.#idk what’s going on with my moms mental health. she’s super deep in conspiracy theories. shes not messing w me she does believe it.#anyway im just tryna avoid ever showing my face at work again bc i Messed Up. I'll have to go back Monday. sigh.#two years ive had this job. two years. and I talked abt. sigh.#they are all lying to me tho#words by seaweed
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i love how unhinged the anime is. esp since the dub aired on fucking DISNEY. like what the fuck-
#puppy rambles#yo-kai watch#i mean i think it was disney xd specifically which i think is meant to have an older age range#but like. still#i mean have you SEEN the manjimutt segments. and also b3-nk1#one of my favorite unhinged moments in the anime is in snack wars where nate imagines making a fuckin'. candy gundam. like#it's hilarious but also what were they on-#also all of springdale five-yo. it's hilarious but also it is. so chaotic#i don't know how they came up with it but it's amazing#idk how they came up with most things in the anime honestly though sfkldjdfslkfdjklsdf-#some of my favorite unhinged anime moments:#as i mentioned. the candy gundam in snack wars#yo-kai peppillon isn't that unhinged but it's still hilarious#the fitnolympics episode is also really funny#all of springdale five-yo. it is so unhinged#also the directator episodes. what is happening there#i'm fond of boyclops saying he climbs mount everest every morning. boyclops pallysol and lady longnek are hilarious tbh#there's honestly too many really unhinged moments for me to think of any specific ones-#i'm only on ep039 and it's already this unhinged#i'm saving watching more anime for october cuz i'm almost at the dracunyan episode so i wanna wait for spoopy month#that reminds me that i still haven't watched m01. i should do that at somepoint#it's good from what i remember#and then i have to wait for so l o n g to watch m02. cuz it's after ep098#and idk where m03 fits in to all this-#and i'm probably not gonna watch shadowside or y-school heroes#i wanna watch exclamation point n music note tho. idk where to watch them but i want to-
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So I have some good news regarding my mother — she should finally be able to come home soon! Naturally, this means I will be moving in with her soon as that's always been the plan, and I've been preparing for that and making sure we have everything we'll need for our place. I'll be a bit scarce and slow to get to things, but it's all falling into place at last! I'll still be working in the background when I can both here and on my other hub, but don't expect too much at this time haha.
EDIT: The official day is Tuesday the 27th!
#✰ — 𝒉 𝒐 𝒔 𝒕 𝒆 𝒔 𝒔 ,#✰ — 𝒏 𝒐 𝒕 𝒊 𝒄 𝒆 𝒔 ,#𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴(𝘀):#mother mention#[#i meant to get this up before now#as i did post an update on my cr hub#but i ended up passing out before i did#& then the next two days also were busy for me#xD#today has really only been my free day#& this week will also probably have me running around#all for good reasons tho#<3#𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁:#the day did change due to some things not aligning#but still soon!#]
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