#regardless of their intentions. good or not

[thunderboltfire]

(I've written an essay in the tags so I can as well put it in the reblog)

Cozy game is a very vague term and I think it's mostly an aestetic descriptor that also describes some of the gameplay qualities, like a relaxed pace of the game focused on slow but steady progress and rather forgiving and manageable core mechanics that by default put more emphasis on dilligence than on reflex or strategy.

Of course the relaxing qualities are subjective and You can stress Yourself to death micromanaging and speedrunning Stardew Valley, but by default those mechanics should lead to a more slow-paced, accessible gameplay.

Most of the games I've seen it used for were life SIMs, farming RPGs or slow-paced shop management games with cutesy graphics meaning to evoke relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Applying the term to any low-poly and/or pixel game regardless of its actual genre mechanics and atmosphere is as weird as claiming that Baldur's Gate 3 is a 'girly game' (also a vague internet-borne descriptor) solely because You can make a pretty character and change the outfits.

It's not to say that there aren't games that expand upon the convention of a cozy game. A good example of a game that's actually playing with a convention of a cozy game is e.g. Graveyard Keeper, which has all the trappings of a slow-paced cutesy farming SIM except it's all made fun of in... quite a morbid way. Mechanically - and to a certain degree aestetically too - it fits the bill. It's very much a slow-paced farming/business management RPG/SIM and it has a really fun stylised top-down pixel artstyle with soft colors. The thematic whiplash is clearly a very intentional subversion of expectations.

Cozy game if used correctly (which it often isn't) is a useful quantifier for people seeking particular qualities of gameplay. It's basically on a same level as 'hardcore' which includes mostly unforgiving games with either a default high difficulty or a very high entry point of mechanics. I've seen it used for soulslikes but also Darkest Dungeon (which is a turn-based roguelike) and even Kingdom Come: Deliverance (historical RPG) due to its limited saves opportunity and challenging fencing mechanics. I think in this case it's also a matter of certain gameplay qualities, which may be influenced by mechanics, genre, or to a certain point, aestetics and atmosphere.

cozy game means fucking nothing. i saw someone call firewatch a cozy game. the game about child death. i saw someone say dredge was a cozy game thats secretly horror. theres nothing secret about the horror the main plot is about necromancy and the world ends. what the fuck are you talking about. is it bc the art style is nice to look at. oh im gonna watch my favorite chick flick the descent. what are you fucking talking about

[ranticore]

Deciding to make a slight Chastity [dragonborn] redesign for the 21st century.. he is a lawful good cleric who's the healer for a bunch of lowlife thieves and it's his job to be adjacent-to-but-not-quite-involved in criminal activity so that his god doesn't yank his powers away. Here's a man who runs desperately from one loophole to the next hoping that he won't accidentally hang himself on one

[ssupanova]

Abby Anderson x reader

Warnings -sub!abby, thigh riding, fingering,nipple play

Sorry @abbyandcaitlover i thought you said needy abby not pervy 🤦‍♀️

You and abby have been friends since time could tell,I mean obviously you guys have had youre fair share of failing-outs, and as you’ve grown and personality’s have differed, but you and abby are - will always be beyond inseparable.

So when abby started being kinda stand offish , you noticed. Theres just this weight in the air witch wasn’t their before. You pay attention to these things,but you dont ask, understanding that abs sometimes just gets in these slumps you dont push her. You’ve seen it before, enough to know theres a fat chance shes only going to ask for help even when she really needs it. You figure its just best to be there for her.

But lately, it’s like you’re the one tripping over something invisible.this isn’t like her usual mild isolation, it’s like shes straight up avoiding you.Every time you smile at her, she looks away.Every time you try make plans, she has a lousy excuse, but seems to have all the time of day for everyone else.

You try not to take it personally, but cant help but wonder if it was somthing you said? Or Did? Regardless she wasn’t talking about it and, you miss abby. You love spending time with her more than anyone in the world,abby probably understands you better than anyone you know,And shes such a good person to be around, shes not perfect but still you love all parts of her character, you could only hope this uncomfortable presence between you dosent linger for too long.

Abbys mad at you and its all your fault. she hates what you do to her, more so how it makes her feel, You’re just so fucking good to her and lately shes been struggling to ignore what shes been feeling about you. She first noticed this when she saw you flirting with some girl at the bar and it pissed her off, youre supposed to be her best freind and make her laugh and brush her hair behind her ears and only her. From then she couldnt stop thinking about you the warmth that creeps up in her stomach when she makes you laugh, how her face feels warm when you complement her, litterly just everything about you!

Shes now convinced you know what your doing , the constant small touches reminding her your by her side, how your so casual with you’re intentional teasing, uncovering the parts of her shes not willing to show anynody else, only you. abby feels so conflicted the constant fustration of wanting something she knows she cant have plus the fear of ruining somthing great is become less important than her desire to just tell you how much she is in love with you. And you’re so dedicated to been a good friends its so hard for her to be mad at you, as usual.

You knock ok her dorm door, foolishly antisipating a upbeat abby before being confronted by tired post workout abby, She’s sweaty, irritated, clearly not in the mood but you can’t keep pretending everything’s fine.

“Hey,” you start carefully, “can we talk?”

Abby gives a short nod, wipes her hands on her shirt. She doesn’t look at you.

You hesitate. “Did I do something?”

She exhales sharply through her nose and gives you a mocking sneer “Seriously?”

You blink. “I’m serious, Abby. You’ve been… a little shut off lately and if I messed something up, I want to know.”

Abby scofs “Yeah of course you just had to come and fix it, make things better” while throwing down her gym bag on the floor

“Excuse me, you’re the one who’s been distant lately, of couse i want to make things better” you say standing akwardly by her closed door

Her arms fold across her chest. Defensive. “I didn’t ask you to.”

You shake your head not even in a bitter way just pure confusion “abby you’re my best freind and i love you, why would i want us to fight”

She scoffs, but it’s quieter this time.

“Don’t say that.”

“Say what?”you urge sincerely.

“That you love me.” She shifts her weight, jaw tight “You throw it around like it’s nothing.”

You blink. “No i dont, you know i love you.”

“Yeah, well… ” She drags a hand down her face, frustrated. “You don’t get to say that like everything’s normal.”

“What’s not normal, Abby?” you ask, stepping closer. “Please tell me. Because I can’t keep guessing what I did wrong.”

She hesitates. Her stress visably growing on her face. You can see her fighting it, the urge to let it out and the fear of what happens if she does.

“I just…” she exhales, eyes flicking away from yours. “I feel things I don’t know what to do with when it comes to you. And it’s been messing with my head. So yeah, maybe I’ve been distant. I thought if I backed off, it’d go away.”

A beat passes.

“Did it?” you ask, barely above a whisper.

She laughs once , dry and sharp. “No.”

You stake a small step closer to her “You don’t have to push me away,” you say softly. “I would never like, judge you or any thing.” You look at Abbys face becoming emotional, taking a deep sigh

“You know i love you so much,” you admit “and if you’re saying you love me like that aswel, then i really want us to be together.”

“I really do to “abby confesses, closing her teary eyes and looking down, reluctantly leaning into your chest as she composes herself.

You gently grab her face and gently “can i kiss you” paitently waiting for her response you wipe her eyes looking deep at the face youve always loved.

“Yes please”

Leaning down (or up idc) you carfully Tavel closely to her lips.Then, slowly, finally, she leans in. And when her lips touch all the stress from before fades away,now all abbys thinking about is how much she loves you and how soft youre lips are.

When you pull back, neither of you speaks right away. Abby’s eyes are still closed. Her forehead leans against yours like she’s afraid that if she opens her eyes, you’ll be gone.

“I didn’t think you’d…” She trails off, shaking her head. “I thought I’d ruin everything”

“Nothing could ruin this” tenderly brushing her hair back.

“I’m not good at this,” she says, voice barely above a whisper.

“I don’t know wh-”

You lean in and lock lips with abby once again pushing your self closer together the kiss rapedly becomes more intense pushing your tongue past abbys teeth deepening the movment,abby lets out a throaty groan grabbing a fistful of youre hair guiding you to her more sensitive areas,the room starts to feels even warmer much like you and Abbys passionate embrase.

Your grab abby by her waist and guiding her to the dorms bed, Simultaneously ripping each others tops off in the process, kissing feverishly, hands everywhere,you follow the kiss down Abby’s neck roughly sucking the skin,leaving hot red marks

Abby falls onto the bed, back first,managing to not break the kiss breaking the kiss

Unbuckling her pants, and franticly ripping them off, just to pinpoint you’re focus back to her lips, wanting to take your time and really enjoy it.

“Touch me” Abby on the other hand shuddered, attemping to guid you’re attention where she needed it most though your hands are practically glues to her muscular core while you kiss every space on her bruised kneck

“ please touch me” she percicts,refusing to give her what she wants abby traps you in her arms spins you over and she lands on top. Straddling you all in one motion.You cant even process what happened as Abby begins shamelessly rutting against your thigh and whimpering and groaning into the crease of you’re neck desperate for relief shes needed for a long time.

“Fuck abby, slow down” You’re hands fluctuate to her hips and claw her firm ass, kneading the fat and guiding her movement on your thigh, abby pushes her top half up, both hands at either side of your head for bettter stability rutting against you even harder now, the angle provides a different sensation right into her warm core

you stare at her in pure admiration. Studying her full image, her hips are gyrating slow, in sensual circles, her breathy whimpers are enough to make you cum in you’re pants

“ thats it, just like that” you groan you can litterly feel her soaked cunt pulsing on you’re thigh through you’re layers of clothing

Abby whines falling back down on youre chest for a break and you take the opportunity you slide a hand through her panties, two of your fingers temptingly rubbing through the folds of her puffy clit,lubricating your finger with her wetness.

Pulling your interest back to abby, noticing her short heavy breaths, You want to hear her ask for it.

“ tell me what you want abby, let me hear you”

“I need you, fuck i need your fingers please” she shudders out,panting right into your ear, the sensation of her begging makes you eager to give her what she wants. You push your fingers in her, gently, letting the skin slowly stretch to accommodate you’re fingers, Each inch of you’re finger abby takes is mirrored by her quick breathy moans,

You’re gentle pace increases to hard thrusts,Curling youre fingers in her soft walls. Abbys slamming her hips into youre fingers for more intense penetration.

You can feel you’re core getting wetter and wetter watching Abby’s lewd performance,her pretty eyes shut, mouth slightly open and brows furrowing from the penetration and her need. With one final deep thrust you feel the pressure inside her collapse and abby lets go

Abby climbs back up to you’re level, You pull abby in face to face, both breathing heavy, planting soft tender kisses on her pretty face while you both come down,simultaneously tangling you’re limbs together in every possible attempt to pull each other closer in the small bed and you can finally relax in eachothers arms.

You both know you’re gonna have to talk about this later, hopefully after abby returns the favour. Whatever for now you just savour the moment.

[mortal-ethos]

I know this isn't the authorial intent of Summer Hikaru Died, but this is just one of the ways I've interpreted it and related to it

Through the lens of someone finally being unchained from depression, but not through Yoshiki. Through Hikaru

The way 'Hikaru' experiences the world for the first time, even with having memories of a lifetime of living. That's something I relate to heavily after having been able to stabilize my mental health more, getting into therapy, getting a good support system. It feels like you're finally experiencing the world you always knew about. And there's a distinct experience of feeling alone when you've struggled with depression your whole life, that when you're not alone anymore, everything else starts to slip into place. But there's still that fear, what if they leave. And then I'm alone again. But you push, and you keep living, really living.

You know what something tastes like, but then you taste it again. And this time, it feels real. This time, it gives you a surge of joy that looks out of place to anyone else. You watch that movie you've seen half a dozen times, and this time you do cry. You feel everything so strongly, and it feels like living. And you think to yourself, "this is what life is like for other people. This is what living is. Life is good." Hearing a song that you've heard a thousand times but now, it's different. You really hear the words now.

Obviously that history of just floating through life doesn't go away. The depression doesn't just go away, that darkness inside of you, that monster. Feeling like a robot, numb and going through the motions just to stay alive, questioning if you want to. But you also learn to accept it, because life is worth living regardless.

I'm excited to see how the rest of the anime goes but, that was something that stuck out to me.

[raileurta]

“Find a safe alternative that didn’t involve killing bots” I’m wondering how???? Can you, like…tofu burger a spark somehow????? (Lowkey would the kids not consider it as good as the bot killing source? like how some people don’t like veggie burgers lmao. Not because of the lack of killing but just cause it’s just…not the same, if that makes sense?)

If Jack is now optimus’ sworn enemy (even if he doesn’t want to be) what happens? Does Optimus keep quiet about it to see if Jack really does operate under unicrons influence? Does he choose to just quietly observe and try to figure out how Unicron did this to try and prevent it from happening again? Or does he just come out with it? Tell him to his face what this means? Would Jack have to leave? I can’t think of a scenario where Optimus tells him of the new enemy status and the two just hang around each other. Where would he even go? There aren’t many places of his size either, I doubt he’d try hiding with the cons after all that lol

What about the others? Arcee is definitely one of, if not the, most attached to him. Would she try to quietly visit him or would she leave outright? Would wheeljack and bulkhead have a moment where they compare what they’re doing for Miko and realise they’re probably not as firmly on Optimus’ side compared to the kids? What about the kids? They’re not oblivious, would they worry Optimus might think they’re a risk too and just leave with Jack? What if it acts as a sort of catalyst for the other two to become messengers somehow? Idk how but the self fulfilling prophecy angst while trying to avoid it is ooog >:)

On the flip side: If they actually followed unicrons orders, how would a messenger go about spreading word of him? Just walking into town and preaching doesn’t sound very feasible lmao

Optimus is very… well optimistic about a way to keep everyone safe and fed. This is what he thinks.

Tofu sparks are an interesting idea though.

When it comes to conflict Optimus will try the diplomatic solution first if he can do so. Jack hasn't proven to be hostile yet or show any intention of hurting any of the Autobots. He will try to figure out how much influence Unicron has over the boy and the potential threat he poses. Since Jack is in charge of “Freedom” that is what he will try to spread. Which Optimus is not opposed to at all, but he is waiting for what constitutes “Freedom” and if there can be too much of it. As remember Messengers invoke every negative and positive for the side of chaos they're a part of. The prime will be upfront about the implications of Jack’s new status. Optimus will assure him that he wishes not to harm him but if push comes to shove he will defend himself or anyone else from Jack. Regardless of Jack's intentions for the sake of safety he will be accompanied by at least one Autobot at all times while Fowler sets up another location for Jack to stay at. He's quite mature so I feel like he would understand.

Arcee is still Jack's wine aunt/second mom and she cares for him deeply. She however is quite loyal to Optimus and knows he would NEVER raise a hand against Jack unless absolutely forced to. In which case she knows Jack has been lost and or is dangerous. Which will make Arcee reluctantly fight him; until that day comes however she will be fighting tooth and nail to keep him safe.

Wheeljack is much more loose about his loyalty, especially since Optimus is an authoritarian figure and he's always been the loner. Miko on the other hand is his daughter that he found in the trash which Wheeljack loves more than life itself. The kid didn't ask for this (Maybe? Idk it's Miko) and he doesn't hold any resentment for her diet. He's ready to do anything for her.

Bulkhead on the other hand loves Miko oh so much but he is loyal to Optimus and sees him as a good friend. He's feeling lots of guilt for what he's doing and hiding it from everyone else. If it did come down to it he….. would choose Miko every time. He's not going to enjoy it but he will do it for her.

Jack is half aware of what Wheeljack and Bulkhead are doing, he doesn't have the details but he knows. He isn't paying it much mind currently as he's got his own problems to deal with. He's conflicted about Optimus. This much more than he is used to dealing with. He's in that awkward space of waiting to do something badly but doesn't know what to do.

Raf doesn't know what the Wreckers are doing but he knows something is up with them. He is very anxious about what is going to happen and what it means for them. He's far too nervous to ask Optimus so he turns to Bee for insight. The mech is also not sure what the next moves are and is in much of the dark as Raf is. So for the time Bee is just going to comfort the boy for now.

Miko is deeply aware of what is happening with her two dads. She doesn't feel much remorse for the decepticons, as they are quite literally trying to kill her and her friends everyday. She does feel some anxiety though on Optimus' reaction. While she is not as attached to him as the other Wreckers she still is close to him. Miko will drop him if he tries separating the other kids from the Autobots though.

Hmm. 🤔

There are many ways to do that. Lots of very creative ways. That I will talk about later.

[pitlanepeach]

White Mercedes is so deep and meaningful it's incredible work. I'm still so torn on my opinion about older brother and mom, I suppose I can empathize and think 'yeah it was hard for them and people react differently' but you know it's bittersweet when her mother threw her away while her dad and Susy were there too for the whole thing and still are there and supportive. Such an hard dynamic in the family :(

Can't wait to see how she develops her relationship with Oscar. I think regardless on how it goes down he will feel deeply for ana and I can't wait to see her being happy and loved without feeling guilty or shameful about it xx.

Also is Julie the only who knows everything? She mentioned when she introduced her to the world that she didn't had to be the helpless girl in the bathroom and when I first starting reading the first scene ever I thought it was what the tw was for but after the Germany flashback it's clear It was different...did happened more time than once? I think the vagueness is great! I'm just a bit slow in connecting the dots so if it's something you'll say more in future chapters I apologise!!

All my love to you xx have a good day 🩷

The vagueness is definitely on purpose, so if there’s anything that isn’t 100% clear, it’ll be cleared up at some point in the future of the fic!

I went into writing it with the intention that as readers, you guys would kind of be able to almost witness Ana’s spiral in pieces. Flashbacks, memories, etc.

But the engineer… yeah, that’s a situation that Ana has repressed deeply. But it was a catalyst for the next few years.

Thank you so much for taking the time to send this and I hope you keep enjoying the fic!!!💘🫶

[lordandgodoftheobvious]

Hey y'all remember how prior to the release of chapters 3 and 4 all the various knight theories hinged on which character could plausibly transform into a black skeletal deer monster? No? Of course not, because we had no idea what the Knight looked like.

And then every single prediction Kris Knight Theory made about chapter 3 came true--but at the end a monster showed up out of nowhere and Ralsei shouted "It's the Knight!", and based on nothing more than his say-so we were all like "Huh--guess that's the Knight."

I'm not saying he's lying or wrong, I'm merely trying to put things into perspective here. For all intents and purposes and by every metric we were using prior to the release of chapters 3 and 4, Kris Knight Theory IS true. Kris IS (working with) the Knight. Hell, they might have opened at least some of the other fountains--the dark world Kris created seemed awfully consistent with the others, after all. Probably at least one of Kris' co-conspirators in the Knight Conspiracy picked up some of the slack for the ones it'd be harder for them to do, but still--the point is, while we didn't have the complete picture, Kris Knight Theory IS true.

This is arguably semantic, since even those who are arguing that Kris ISN'T working with the Knight are doing so fully aware that they're going against the consensus--but this framing is important to how we think about the game.

For example: More than once I've heard Carol Knight Theory criticized as being "too obvious." Hell, reportedly Dess Knight Theory is being called too obvious, somehow. And fellas, regardless of which theory (if either) is true, this is simply not a valid argument to make--it did not GET more "obvious" than Kris Knight Theory; Kris literally opened a dark fountain on-screen.

Relatedly to that point, there also hasn't been a single red herring in this game so far. Things have not meant what we thought they meant, but NOTHING has meant nothing--Kris eating pie in the night was the funny option for what they could have been doing with that knife at the end of chapter 1, but it was ALSO part of their plan to get Susie to stay over, as evidenced by the fact that they also did things like plug the TV in.

Which in turn was part of their plan to have the Knight kidnap Undine, as evidenced by, well, everything everyone who theorized that Kris's plan was to lure Undine in cited as evidence for their theiry prior to the release--a theory that turned out to be true (other than the supposed motive of proving the existence of dark worlds), by they way, as evidenced by the fact that it worked.

Which in turn means that Kris was, indeed, doing something "evil" (I of course believe that they will turn out to have a damn good reason to be doing whatever the hell it is that they're doing, but you can't deny that they're an antagonistic force right now)--so even THAT theory turned out to be true, kind of.

My point in all this is this: there have been twists and turns along the road, and I'm sure there will be many more to come (including revelations which will force us to rethink EVERYTHING), but no piece of information the fandom has been led to believe was important has turned out NOT to be and the conclusions the fandom has reached based on logic and literary analysis have turned out to be, in their skeletons at least, broadly true.

Indeed, I can easily imagine that the reason Toby Fox didn't want to release chapter 3 on its own was that the cliffhanger it ended on WOULD be a red herring, or at least too close to one for comfort, since it's not immediately obvious what if anything Kris did in the bunker. (I mean, it's GONNA turn out to be SOMETHING--but it hasn't come up yet, and can you IMAGINE how VERY wrong theories about chapter 4 would have been if Toby Fox had released chapter 3 on its own???)

So yeah.

[murfpersonalblog]

EXACTLY. Even in the books, Lestat admitted multiple times that there's things he can't remember accurately; not even just cuz of trauma, but cuz the vampiric mind is NOT infallible; they get things mixed up and make mistakes, too. Plus, book!Les literally said that he lies all the time to people; he's the Brat Prince ffs; a freaking Trickster archetype; ofc he's a pathological liar; it's part of his charm! 🤣 Imma have to make a whole separate post about one of Lestat's most infamous book quotes:

So preach, OP! AMC!Lestat's arc shouldn't be hyperfocusing on tearing apart S1/S2, but rather contextualizing Lestat's thought processes--"why I do what I do;" as part of his character GROWTH, not character crystalization. The road to Hell is paved with good intentions; and regardless of Lestat's intentions, or what he meant to do or how he felt, 3 (three!) fledglings of his were irrefutably tortured and/or killed (all of them by Armand, cuz his 🥺 👉 👈 is Lestat's biggest blindspot that he repeatedly over/underestimated), following of a series of Les (in)actions and poor decisions:

Once is an accident (Nicki 🔥💀).

Twice is a "coincidence"/red flag (Claudia 🔥💀).

Thrice is a pattern of bad choices (Louis 🔥).

There's no point in S3 nitpicking every effing S1/S2 scene the fandom/Lestans didn't like or that painted Lestat in a bad light; except as a cowardly move to retcon & pander to certain demographics, rather than Rolin sticking to his principles as a writer wanting to tell a specific type of story, dark & effed up & gothic. If "vampires are monsters," well then Lestat's a monster, too! 🤷 Coddling him in bubble wrap does the entire show a disservice, as if his manchild pain eclipses the fact that Lestat isn't the one who ended up DEAD. His fledglings/Blood Children are; the ones that he was supposed to protect & provide for; him having made all these pretty speeches & promises that amounted to EFF ALL. Claudia is dead. Nicki is dead. NOTHING S3 adds or contradicts will ever change THAT truth. And I will die on the hill that that's on Lestat; eff what the popular consensus is; and any excuses or abuse apologia used to deflect his accountability.

There are scenes that I DO want revisited; not to prove that Lou/Armand/Claudia are dirty evil liars; but cuz there's HUGE time gaps all over this story, that aren't painting a fully accurate picture at all. And I have to wonder if all these gaps/inconsistencies in the timeline aren't cuz memory is a monster; and more cuz Rolin left a bunch of plotholes & unanswered questions he's still figuring out--Jacob Anderson literally admitted that Rolin didn't have everything planned out (likely cuz S3 hadn't been greenlit yet).

TL;DR: TVC's whole Gothic Horror story is driven by cause & effect; (in)actions having a "series of abhorrent consequences that followed."

Like it or not, Les was a FLOP!Maker who SUCKED as a Coven Master & head of his own household. The ONE (1) fledgling he made that survived Les' messiness fully intact (Gabrielle) literally peaced out & wanted nothing to do with his arse for the next 200 years! 🤦She outgrew Peter Pan! And the last fledgling Lestat made (excluding Mona Mayfair) was David Talbot, whom Les had to literally rape/force into becoming a vampire--and Les was sent to Hell(❓) by the Devil(❓) for doing it! 💀 (Even Anne Rice admitted several times that Lestat's entire effing book about Memnoch the Devil is unreliable.) So Lestans really need to stop acting like people look at Lestat with a side eye for no reason whatsoever.

ok it’s hating on… that part (you know the one) of the iwtv fandom time again

i really can’t overstate how much the idea that lestat will tell the actual truth pisses me off on like literally every level

most notably it undermines one of the core themes of louis’ story about the fallibility of memory and how it’s no less important for its imperfection. that the how and why you remember the events of your life impact who you are in the present just as much as the events themselves. and also just that it’s hard but worthwhile work to untangle the threads of a lifetime. for lestat to be able to spin a narrative free from any doubt means that that was actually all bs

but also, just from the perspective of someone who wants to engage with a good story, it makes lestat boring as hell. painting him as this perfect, seemingly omniscient guy beyond reproach rids him of interesting motivations behind his telling of his story for the audience to puzzle out and pick apart.

like lestat’s story should (and hopefully will) be as informed by how he wants to be seen, the context of his present day life, his personality, etc as the story of every other character is. and guess what? quite frankly, the fact that it’s his truth instead of the truth makes it matter more

[hanasnx]

thank goddd ive been blocking people even more liberally than i had before. tag cloggers, idea stealers, friends of ppl i think shouldn’t be on tumblr, anything that remotely annoys me or pisses me off. god it’s fantastic. this is what stopping and smelling the roses is like

[lazycranberrydoodles]

getting back into the untamed and i had a thought. / follow for more yllz babygirlism

[katerinaaqu]

The greatest problem with retellings is that they do not retell an old story. They tell an original story. Their writers just didn't want to invest and commit in original characters to tell it.

[fellsparks]

The harsh, sudden adjustment of her arm drags a grunt from her, and her head tilts back slightly as Nel catches a glint of Yunaka's dagger as it's adjusted to linger somewhere in front of her neck. Perhaps if she were a different person, there would be a hint of fear that pulses through her veins-- but instead, it's been a long time since she's felt this alive, adrenaline causing her heartbeat to thunder in her ears as her chest rises and falls at a staccato rhythm. Slowly, with every passing second, the wildfire in her veins begins to leave; the raw, electric force that dulls the pain and sharpens everything else no longer masking her injuries. There's clarity in a fight. Yet those moments have passed, and a throaty chuckle is all that she can manage as a retort to that simple request, glancing back at the other with eyes brimming with defiance and pride. Not a single hint of hesitation or apprehension, dampened bangs sticking messily to her face. This 'defeat' may come, but it will not end with her brought to her knees. Instead, the Fell Dragon raises her free arm in a gesture of surrender as her head aches, crusted blood already clotted across the slice she willingly took. Regardless of the way that the tables have turned against her, her ultimate goal has been achieved: an assessment, whose outcome is nothing but positive. "You are barely able to stand," Nel huffs, flexing the hand of the arm restrained. "Yet I will indulge you this once. I yield." She makes no move to free herself, head hanging for a moment as her eyes shut. A desperate attempt to keep the light out even for a few seconds, the insistent pressure in her skull creating something more than just discomfort. Nel can certainly feel the lag between intention and action, now that adrenaline isn't masking everything. "I will make good on my promise to you. But first." "... Are you alright?" It's definitely an interesting choice, to ask the woman she punched in the face if she feels alright... but wouldn't it be worse to say nothing? Besides, she does feel concern over the matter.

@dcggersedge

forge a different path

w/ @dcggersedge

[firestorm09890]

my post-chapter 4 thoughts on Kris and how they might feel about the player (based on my own run specifically)

[bunabi]

People like to pretend that only bigots think DATV is markedly different in focus + tone from the previous games and they REALLY like to be condescending to queer + Black + brown people who think that. Even tho it’s self-evident and is also not a unilateral bad thing or an insult. DATV is the only game my friend is okay with her son playing, bc it’s a game that doesn’t have overtly misogynist characters/sections. It’s a game that could have had a Teen rating, that has many queer and trans characters in it, and that’s a positive thing for many people! I dunno why it’s verboten to some people who like the game to just admit that!

It's unfortunate things turned out this way. The conversation has been totally polluted by people who have since moved on to hating Avowed lol.

Veilguard is a nice entry point. Its griffon hugs + pet-able cats + kinder companions + clearly defined lines between right and wrong absolutely make it a lot more palatable. Its a very streamlined and comfy experience with some of that classic Bioware DNA threaded throughout. It's not what I personally wanted but it's fine!

I think we should protect and uplift inclusive media, but critique should always be allowed. The quality of representation is just as important as the quantity.

[ohnoitsz1m]

Uhh post canon Barney

Man who has not had a break since the rescas and refuses to start now. Alyx and Gordon are hiding his gear as we speak while Kleiner distracts him.

I was sposed to do Alyx too but I blinked and it was 3 am so. Next time

Oh also I forgot to make a note but he does carry a sidearm

[zincbot]

i'm a huge huge fan of the dynamics and story that's present in the dreemur's divorce in deltarune. what a core for a story to be built around.