#role recalls

[heartorbit]

the star you've longed for

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

so. so fukuchi implicitly believes fukuzawa incorruptible or at the very least the one he trusts in most, by agreeing that dictatorships are poisonous and yet still entrusting him with one order. but the intro to fukuzawa’s backstory we get is that he ultimately was changed by the nature of the assassinations he undertook; that he quit because he was starting to enjoy the killing. the ability to remain impartial and resist corruption of being is tied to the ability to step back from power. to step down when you’re ahead. but fukuzawa can no longer do that can he.

[ariadne-mouse]

If we are going to Pumat's next episode all I ask is that Pumat recognize Essek's disguise or pop on a lens that allows him to see through it and spends the rest of the time heavily winking and nodding that he's playing along that Essek is not Essek

[utilitycaster]

The thing about both Ioun and Selena is like. I get it. I really do. So much of our scientific knowledge - medical especially - comes from knowledge we gained in blood, and a lot of it was the blood of people who did not volunteer nor consent (nor were given opportunity to consent). What protections we have now are all recent, in many cases insufficient, and themselves subject to debate. Knowledge we lack and the safety and wellbeing of many people in the future often rest on the safety of a few people in the present; knowledge we have and the safety and wellbeing of many people in the present often comes from sources we should have never had access to.

You do want to have that information. You do not ever want to have to get it, and there's no good way to decide who should have access to it, but someone has to. There is absolutely no good answer at any stage of the process, and a goddess of knowledge and an archmage desperately trying to save her life's work both have to make a decision knowing none will be a good one.

[baylee-doodle]

She's more embarrassed about the 'I love' part than the 'weird ass' part

[danwhobrowses]

It shouldn't need to be said but I'm seeing a lot of vitriol towards Ashton about their actions and I have to say I don't agree with them.

At the clock tower Fearne brought up the shard, stated that in her opinion Ashton should take the shard because she didn't want it. Ashton decided then as a result they'd take it, but because it was an extreme risk made very aware to them all they knew the other Hells wouldn't allow them to go through with it. Ashton asked Fearne if she was okay with both of them going together alone with the plan, reiterating that they didn't want to put this on Fearne, that if they died Fearne would not be to blame, and that they have no intention of dying, and Fearne said yes.

Fearne having second thoughts at the Ziggurat was just worry, because she cares deeply for Ashton, Ashton kissing her was not manipulation either; it was letting go of fear, having no regret with the person they also care deeply for and taking the risk. And yeah, it was frightening, 10 rounds of perpetual fiery near-death situations and one actual death situation; Laura is fuming, Ashley cannot look, Liam is playing Mad World on loop in his mind, even Matt is completely on edge, but they survived. Accusations that Ashton manipulated Fearne to selfishly take the shard seem to misinterpret the shard saga as well as Fearne and Ashton's characters, they will get a very intense amount of chastising for sure, but it will be out of love, out of the fear that they were going to lose them, not because they thought Ash was manipulative.

[doodlebloo]

Anyone here ancient enough to remember our discussions about c!beeduo and platonic c!alliumduo set to Congratulations / Burn from Hamilton (irt c!Ranboo being a Traitor during NLM and setting off the prisonbTNT being revealed)

[buttercupshands]

wait a minute

stop.

stop it.

[gilmores-glorious-blog]

“be careful, you’re a heartbreaker” was crazy

[beedreamscape]

I know it's a coincidence but... their names end the same:

Loquatius

Braius

Also the surnames go Seelie and Doomseed

[chatdae]

love how the older skaters in the senior division give Yurio encouragement and that each time it pisses Yurio off. JJ is intentionally condescending so that makes sense, but with Viktor and Yuuri they're not even being condescending. Yurio's just dialed in on being a hater... and i love that for him <3

[pocketgalaxies]

aimee wearing her lil titty tassel shirt again. icon

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

I'm frightened of you knowing who I am but, could you possibly give me your frank frankly theories pretty please idc if you only have like 2.1 I want them regardless of how many you have.

mayhaps?

ah man i wish i had some to give! i think all of my Frank theories (at present) are tied into other theory posts! he simply doesn't have a lot to chew on yet

[essektheylyss]

The contrast between the presence of the Periphery in Candela Chapter 1 (a genuine obstacle to be navigated, occasionally a threat to the circle) versus Chapter 2 (occasionally mentioned but virtually never prioritized or considered) is so funny.

The Circle of Needle and Thread really looked at the secret police like, "We've got the heir to the subway baron around to bribe people if need be, we're caving in the skulls of decorated generals with splintered two-by-fours, I think this is above you boys' paygrade."

[vigilskeep]

companions who join the party after act 1 are at SUCH a disadvantage when the primary deciding factor for a 5 companion party is who i emotionally can’t live without

[contrivedcoincidences6]

Ricky Matsui and Caduceus Clay parallels