#rileymcdaniels

[xmenwickedgame]

@secondchancesmagneto @missgreentelepath @the-renegade-child-of-time @rileymcdaniels

Has it really been seven years???

[soracities]

re: age, I turned 30 a couple of weeks ago. honestly it's the best, and literally everyone I've talked to who is 30+ has said the exact same thing about turning 30. every single person, regardless of gender. I feel like a Real Adult now, and that comes with a type of confidence I couldn't have imagined or understood when I was in my 20s.

I think growing older is a gift. the passage of time can bring wisdom and understanding if you work on developing those traits. getting older means having more opportunities and more skills to do good things for yourself and others.

If you are a marginalized person, there is real power in getting older because it means you are surviving under systems that would prefer your subjugation and/or extermination. as a trans man, I take great pleasure in that, especially as many politicians and groups in my country, the United States, are trying so hard to kill me and my community by denying us access to things that save our lives and prevent our early deaths. just as delicious is the knowledge that my continued existence drives transphobic members of the queer community absolutely bonkers lol it's the ultimate power move to do nothing less than live my life as a trans man.

I think it's worth asking ourselves: why are we afraid of getting older? what do we believe the consequences will be? are these fears and beliefs realistic?

also critical is asking ourselves where these fears and beliefs come from and whether we can trust those sources to tell us the truth.

yes and yes a thousand times over and i truly absolutely love you for this, thank you, thank you. just as delicious is the knowledge that my continued existence drives transphobic members of the queer community absolutely bonkers lol it's the ultimate power move to do nothing less than live my life as a trans man -- this is absolutely it, entirely it and i'm genuinely so happy for you you have no idea...i hope more than anything life continues to open up so many infinitely rich things for you and that you can keep on growing into yourself in the most expansive and radical way imaginable and that it brings you no end of joy, meaning, and fulfillment! thank you so much again for sharing this it means everything <3

[theseourbodiesrp]

in another life, Neal is a professional art conservationist (conservator? which just sounds wrong to me because conservator means something different in American law) and Matthew brings an old family painting in to be conserved. Neal does an incredible job, naturally, and Matthew asks him out on a date????

Matt stares at the restored art, utterly speechless. It looks... transcendent. Holy.

Fucking magnificent.

When he can pull his eyes away from the piece, minutes or hours later, he looks at the restorer. Takes in his clean jawline, all the perfectly correct lines of his body. And wants him, so utterly and completely he's overwhelmed. He takes a few breaths, then touches his tongue to his top lip. Grins.

"Work that good? Deserves dinner." Turns to the artist, crowding too close. Still grinning. "Name a place, sweetheart. My treat."

[dreadwxlf]

@rileymcdaniels​ sent: I'm not surprised no one pointed out that Solas doesn't look like other elves."Solas, you don't look like other elves" and "Solas doesn't look like other elves"has the same energy as"huh, they don't look like other black people/Jewish peoplelother marginalized people" and "you don't look like other (marginalized people)"most decent people aren't going to say something rude like that lol the only one I could imagine saying this kind of thing is Sera 😂

~{That’s a good point -- I could see someone maybe mentioning it in passing to the Inquisitor, but probably not directly to Solas.}~

[magicaltalents]

@rileymcdaniels  /  "I'm never going to let Corypheus hurt you again," she tells him, deadly serious as she holds his icy hands between hers, ducking her head to blow on them for warmth. She found him a few hours ago in the snow. "He will have to tear me limb from limb first. And you are never leaving me behind again, do you fucking understand me?"

      “It was the only thing we could do,” Caleb insists, equal parts exhausted and stubborn as he fights back another shiver. Despite the warmth of the tent and the blankets drawn around him, it feels like the cold’s settled deep into his bones. He wonders if he’ll ever be rid of it. “It would’ve been worse if he’d gone after everyone.” He squeezes Riley’s hands as firmly as his stiff hands are able to. “I understand,” he assures, managing a small smile. And he does understand that. It won’t stop him from insisting if it’s for the best, but he does understand.

[infinitelydiverse]

@rileymcdaniels​  sent  “i will protect you, even if it costs me my life."  /  hyrule warriors  /  accepting.

      “don’t say that,” caleb snaps, sharper than he means for it to be. the thought of riley dying for any reason, let alone for him, cracks open something as fragile and jagged as shards of glass in his chest. it aches like ice in his bones, and he has a damn good idea of what that feels like. taking care to soften his voice, he repeats, “don’t say that. please.”

he rests his elbows on his knees and presses the heels of his hands into his eyes. how to explain this thing to her? this razor edged, unbelievably tender thing growing in his chest because of her, for her? “you... mean so much to me. you deserve better than dying on some battlefield. especially not for me.” he drops his hands from his face and meets her gaze. “i’m just a man, riley. that’s it. everything else is just... things, ideas people use me as a face for. people dying for the me they think i am is bad enough. please don’t die for me riley. enough people have already, and i couldn’t live with myself if you were one one of them too.”

[cardtricksandminormendings]

Riley's gonna give this boy a good hug. It's very secure and warm and she rests her head on his shoulder and then gives that tiny little squeeze to show she really means the hug

Quentin, startled, takes a moment to react, but then he hugs Riley back just as tightly, thinking she might need it as much as he does.

[centuriesuntold]

“ i never blamed you. not once. you came for me. that’s all that matters. ” from bb neal!

    final fantasy vii: advent children sentence starters !

   “It’s alright to be angry, you know.” The Doctor didn’t doubt that Neal meant what he said -- but emotions were rarely straightforward, especially for humans. Even more so for young humans. He sat cross-legged on one of the console room’s seats, looking awkward and unbalanced on a chair that wasn’t built for that kind of posture. “You should talk about it. Keeping it in your heart is only going to make it hurt more.”

[xmenwickedgame]

gladiolus and lilac for Gwen! @rileymcdaniels

gladiolus :   describe a moment from your muse’s life that they will never forget .

A moment Gwen will never forget? That time she accidentally eradicated the market place near the family home. It was the first time she lost control of her powers in a way that negatively impacted such a large area and group of people. Since she was around twelve or thirteen, she's been a little afraid of her powers, but that day really showed her how dangerous and destructive they could be. Thank goodness Erik talked her through restoring everything back to the way it was. I don't think she'd be able to live with so much innocent blood on her hands.

lilac :   what was your muse’s childhood like ?how has their upbringing affected them as they’ve aged ? 

Gwen is very very close with all three of her parents. She and X especially share a special bond: they both brought each other into the world, so to speak. As the baby of the family, she was certainly doted on and maybe sheltered a little bit. She grew up with so many people to teach her, play with and protect her. That said, because of her dangerous reality warping abilities, she was never taken far from the safety of their home for long, and as an adult, that kind of caution manifests as serious social anxiety.

All of this said, she had a happy childhood and loves her family more than anything else. They've helped her learn to cope with both her powers and anxiety, and when she gets older, she'll give back to them by literally altering reality to hide their home from the world.

Out of everyone in her family, I think Peter is Gwen's favorite sibling. Apart from being her only brother, he brings a little mischief to her life and she needed that, growing up.

[theseourbodiesrp]

@rileymcdaniels​

“Help me murder my brother.”

[dreadwxlf]

@rileymcdaniels​ sent:  vanilla Sunday meme: 8, 9

8 ~ Is your muse comfortable with, or proud of their body? Are they insecure?

~{Solas is uncomfortable in his body, but in the sense that the Veil renders it a hindrance. When first awakening from uthenera, he felt trapped and constricted in his own skin. Before the Veil, elves flowed easily from spectral to physical forms for a variety of purposes. Solas has become more used to being stuck in a physical body, but still finds it uncomfortable. In regards to his physical stature, he’s rather neutral to how he looks.}~

9 ~ Is your muse attracted to any features in particular?

~{Solas is an ass man if there ever was one; he also finds long legs attractive.}~

[magicaltalents-moved]

@rileymcdaniels from HERE.

Riley looks up because that’s not what she expected him to say. She doesn’t know what to say for a moment because he’s surprised her. He does that a lot, now that she thinks about it. He’s always more and better than what she expects people to be. It warms the very cold places in her heart even as it makes the ground underneath her feet uncertain.

When she thinks about the offer, she plans to reject it. She’s going to say, thank you, I’ll be alright. She’ll tell him, it’s just bad dreams and talking about them is enough, it’s already helped.

But then she goes to say all that, and she meets his gaze, and instead, she says, “Yeah, I – I do want that.” She swallows and looks down. “Can it be my room? The bed is a little small for two people, well, the whole room is a little small for two people, but it’s, you know, a little more private. I just – I don’t want people to say anything about you. Or about me. It’s not anyone’s business.”

      Riley hesitates for just long enough that Caleb can feel himself flushing with embarrassment. He can feel his insecurities beginning to tangle in a sharp mass, scratching at the insides of his ribs, because he’s sure she’ll turn him down. Which is her right, of course it is, but the thought of putting himself out there only to face rejection --- it stings. He can’t pretend it doesn’t, especially when it comes from Riley.

Thankfully she manages to stop him from spiraling too far into his own head. “Oh,” he says, unable to keep the small smile from his face. “Yeah, definitely. Whatever makes you feel more comfortable.” He glances around his own room and decides to admit something he hasn’t to anyone else. “This is the nicest, biggest room I’ve ever stayed in in my entire life, and I have no idea what to do with myself in it most of the time. It feels it belongs to someone else.”

He rises to his feet and pauses before holding his hand out to Riley. “C’mon, let’s get some rest. No offense, but you look like you could use some.”

[pilothearted]

"Hey, what's your name? First and last. And middle, if you're feeling saucy."

Angst Sentences || Hungrily Accepting

@rileymcdaniels

"My...name?" It takes Poe a few moments to register the question, his head swimming and swirling every direction possible. It feels like he has cotton stuffed into his ears, and when he takes a breath to respond, his chest jolts with a sharp pain that makes him wince.

But only just so.

"Poe...Poe Dameron." He rasps out, swallowing thickly. "Middle name..."

He offers a weak smile, and nothing more.

[magicaltalents]

@rileymcdaniels​  /  "Are you... blushing?"

      He is, but Caleb doesn’t think he can be blamed. Riley is always beautiful, but tonight, she is the most radiant woman in all of Skyhold. He can’t look at her without that realization striking him, without realizing how out of his depth he truly is with her. He can’t say any of that anymore than he can admit to why he’s blushing in the first place.

      Caleb takes another sip from his wine glass before setting it aside. “It’s possible,” he admits. “It’s been a very long evening, and I might’ve drank a bit too much wine.” It’s the only way to make these balls and their proposals and their politics tolerable. “It’s been an okay night outside of that. I’m glad to have a break thought. And I’m glad it’s with you.” Oh, he hadn’t meant to say that. The wine must’ve loosened his tongue more than he thought.

[thebibliosphere]

hey joy! i have a Very Important Question. i am in law school and i have practice oral argument this week for my legal writing class. this means i have to dress as formally as possible. i'm going with a dark green sweater, grey tie, white shirt, and grey pants. i will be very handsome obvs. but my question is -- how do i maintain my particular flavor of queer in my attire even as i must masquerade as a normie?

You know that’s a really good question and one I’m going to open up to the floor because I’m honestly unsure if any of my suggestions would be acceptable for formal attire. Largely because my idea of “formal queer” is “giant fuck off sun hat with rainbow ribbons”.

[cardtricksandminormendings]

"I think I am simply too hard to love," Wren says, an ironic twist to his mouth as he does. "But I'm unusually persuasive. I've been known to convince people to ignore that for a time."

"I mean. Thanks to time magic shenanigans, I can say, while being only twenty-seven, that I was basically divorced after decades and I'm still not sure why, so I can relate to feeling too hard to love, that's for sure. Maybe it's more a matter of luck, or timing. Something you can't control, anyway."