#past!aria

[gumy-shark]

one of the really fun things abt thinking abt ur ocs is when you realize you’ve gone from a concept to a story. and it’s got themes and shit

[inumbrapugnabimus-maybe]

*Reveals info page thingie with a flourish* ✨BEHOLD✨

sorry about my terrible handwriting…

ALSO OC ART DUMP >:D

Aka watch me finally begun to figure out Caea’s design

[wizzard890]

who do you consider to be the definitive "your guy" of yhe french revolution?

oh buddy you must be new here

[rawliverandcigarettes]

yeah really the more time goes on and the more I'm like, Aria T'loak is genuinely one of the most evil characters in the Mass Effect universe, and it's pretty wild the games don't ever really reckon with that in any meaningful way

like when you encounter almost any batarian (except the one who thinks you're cool for very superficial reasons) it's fair game to gouge their four eyes out of their skulls and bomb them to oblivion and back, but Aria T'loak doesn't even get a light tap on the wrist for hosting and profiting from the biggest slave trade hub outside of batarian space, not to mention owning slaves herself (sorry Omega DLC: indentured workers 🙄 because that changes everything) (my conspiracy theory is that "indentured workers" line comes from a rewrite that realized just harsh it would sound if she was just ousted out as a slave owner given Shepard's general hard stance on the matter, and so it was "softened" instead to maker her more approachable and "gray" instead of straight up the actual worst)

Like. I know she's hot and cool, psychologically fascinating (if you ignore all of the non-canon material) and says very interesting things about being an asari and all of the ways power is barred from you (in spite of your species supposedly being the leaders of the galaxy even if there are basically very little proofs this is actually the case culturally and politically speaking beyond what the Codex says) and how to take it anyway, and she is all of these things, but she also easily finds herself among the worst this universe has to offer by a long mile. She takes the boundless abuse and profit that comes with preying on systematically-enforced poverty and disempowerment, and then mixes it up with the acceptability of integrating Omega in the global economy (covertly but still, it's undeniable the connexions are there) and tightening relationships with the proper little politicians of the Citadel who are supposedly against everything she represents. Everyone is to blame in this arrangement of course, but she is the one maintaining it for her own benefit. And then she goes on to say "this is just how things work, I'm just a rebel following my own path, having to maintain a tight ship in a cruel cruel world I'm the only one shrewd enough to come on top of". And we believe her for some reason!!!! And I wish the games (especially in Mass Effect 3 + Omega DLC) would see that manipulative little charade for what it is!!!!

[blackmagickwolf]

*grips you gently by both shoulders* look at me, look at me in the eyes

Amphibia Supergirl AU

Anne as Kara Danvers

Marcy as Lena Luthor

Saha as Mon-El (BUT DONE RIGHT!)

the Danvers are the Plantars

do you see it? do you see my vision?

[bungouchronicles]

I've been listening to malice mizer for a pretty long time now aswell as some Versailles songs but I've been trying to get into more vkei bands this past week and it's all just so EXCITING!! Everything is so COOL!! I suppose it was just matter of time before I got really into vkei considering how much I already love the goth subculture and its music haha. If any vkei fans see this please give me recs!! :3

[ekingston]

I just stumbled upon your You me & holiday wine fic and binged it and may i just say thank you for your service 🫡🫡🫡 that work it’s everything to me and was just so fun to read!! you ate that up

hi hello & thank you so much! it makes me SO happy people are still discovering YMHW in 2024. i’m really glad you enjoyed it, it was a lot of fun to write as well!

[aria0fgold]

WAIT!!! I just remembered something. Core memory unlocked but like-- slightly bad one. Is there long lasting damage to the stomach from being starved for long periods of time? I think my stomach got fucked cuz of that actually.

[fuzzy-set]

I just completed Pasqal's personal quest, and I have... THOUGHTS. Spoilers below!

It turns out all the Haneumanns are his mentor, and they created Nomos, the ship spirit. Suspicious of its nature as a tech blight, they researched a way to kill machine spirits as the ultimate precaution. The choices presented was to let him become the circle again, or to assimilate the 6 members and let go of their epiphany, or just be Pasqal while letting go of the epiphany.

I could not choose, because on one hand, I hope that Pasqal could be himself, for I have grown very fond of the tech-priest. On the other hand, the knowledge, albeit dangerous, should not be lost. So I told him that I want him to say while preserving the knowledge, but he explained it wasn't possible. In the end he chose the second path, and when I talked to him, it was... Well, he had changed a lot. Part of him was still there, but I wonder whether that part would persist.

The problem is, I do not hate the circle. In fact I love the concept/entity, but I also love Pasqal. Not letting Pasqal ascend feels like I am limiting his potential, and this is something I could never do. And yet once he ascended, he would lose part of himself that I have come to love dearly. The angst... The angst is too much.

I should probably look at alternative outcomes later before making judgement, but for now I shall stick to my choice and see how it will end. However I have an inkling that no ending will truly please me, and that is ok- because I recognise the layers and the beauty of them, even if they are all, to some degree, tragedies.

And I thank Owlcat for creating such an fascinating character and an interesting quest. As someone who has always loved the Adeptus Mechanicus faction, the portrayal of Pasqal and other tech priests are very on point and incredibly nuanced.

Edit: I finished the game, and I got the ending that his circle went after the Dark Mechanicus. I am... 60% sure that Pasqal might be no more, but Amarnat Collective is back. I don't know what to feel about this... I am sad that the rogue trader has lost his friend, but on the other hand, the rogue trader doesn't want to be the one who prevents Amarnat from forming- it will be akin to murder. So yeah, I am really conflicted.

[softichill]

You've got big shoes to fill, kid

[ask-sonata-dusk]

Sonata: Sigh...I sure do miss her a lot, even if it's been a long time...

[sailingtheimaginarysea]

god i need to get off my ass one of these days and actually reach out to people on my own for things, instead of just sitting here and hoping people will reach out to me

[louuucifer]

Aurora is slowly getting used to her new life and the girls at the Apple are all extremely nice, if a bit over the top.

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[eclipsecrowned]

i am so back let's get ready for meme spam--

[evanbuckleysarms]

Watching PLL as an adult is really just a series of 😬😳😧 every time the adults are insistent on fucking those teenagers.

[imagineforeststudio]

Aria 🌼,Madison 💙 and Christina 🥀

(Like another universe where Aria is the oldest of all, and Christina is the youngest)

Aria - @mochi-chan-2006

Madison - @askkassandragf-v-2