#rqg Oscar Wilde

[buildmeaboy]

Rusty quill gaming may not be a technically good ttrpg podcast, it's long and very slow at times, but I loved it so much the first time I listened. The show and the fandom did so much for me as a young aroace. Not only do they have a canonically greyace character, they also have a canon qpr (!) Young me had never even heard of that, it changed my worldview.

Not to mention that Wilde is often headcannoned as aro, making zoscar an aro4ace qpr which is frankly mind-blowing to me even today.

So I want to send a bit of love out into the world for the way they handled all of this, it really made a huge impact on 17 year old me <3

[just-an-enby-lemon]

Sasha, Melanie and Cel but is just Melanie making friends and trying to get them to kill Elias (alterbativally best ghost hunter trio).

Elias, Grizzop and Zolf but Elias is so busy going "what type of Peter Lukas is that and should I divorce him too" with Zolf he doesn't realize Grizzop killing him.

Martin and Wilde but is just Wilde way to elaborated excuses to not honestly review Martin's poetry and Martin's elaborated hidden tests around "is this an alternate historical figure or the Stranger being silly?".

Azu and Jon but is just cause Jon needs a hug and Azu is way to competent she could solve TMA with marbles, hugs and axes.

Hamid, Tim and TMA Sasha just cause I think they would be neat together. But mostly Hamid and Sasha research into danger zone repeatedly.

Bertie and Jurgen Leitner cause Leitner deserves to have to deal with Bertie and I think that Bertie would have a lot of underseved fun if he got eldrish permission to be openly fucked up and evil.

[crayonturtle]

remember how these three were in the same clothes all through death and resurrection?

[5-turtleducks-in-a-trenchcoat]

I was thinking about episode 174 again. I'm absolutely fine in case you can’t tell.

[areyouokaypanda]

Man has six kids and a mortgage and has the audacity to look like that.

[crustaceousfaggot]

Cannot stop thinking about him (fictionalized ttrpg npc version of a 19th century celebrity)

[phenomenice]

I'm super excited to be participating in the 2024 Rusty Quill Big Bang, illustrating pathways by @organchordsandlightning! I had an awesome time working on this -- the fic has so many twists and turns and of course Zolf is his hilarious self XD. Also Sasha is in 🧡.

The images IDs are attached to the images. I'll reblog in a moment with the fic!

[makesometime]

Sometimes you see a post that could have just come straight from your blorbos.

This is why Oscar has a nook. So he is out of the way.

[djs-drawing]

Yet another rqg doodle dump! I got new pens, so I'm trying out my freehand! Having a lot of fun!

[rustyelias]

Alright I've been taking note of Oscar Wilde references in rqg most are to or about rqg Wilde which make it 10x funnier to me

- I will show him the importance of being honest!!! -Bertie

- Bertie can resist everything except temptation -James

- you know what they say, Mr Wilde, the only thing worst then not being talked about is being drowned in a bucket by an angry priest of Poseiden -Hamid

- he's lying in the gutter and taking his turn to look at the stars -James

- Wilde rolled over and is now not looking at the stars -Alex

There are probably more but I'm only on 56 on my relisten so yeah :)

I may be back with more (I know Helen makes some near the end)

[marimo-art]

I don't do comics often. But I wanted to try my hand at one of my favorite exchanges in the entire show. Sasha and Wilde's pun exchange is my fav. [EDIT: I fixed the paneling to comply with the 180 rule. I cant believe forgot about that.]

[just-an-enby-lemon]

Dying with the fact that Wilde and Sasha had one soft bonding scene showing how if circunstances were different they would have been great friends that is also one of my favorite moments of the show, and then the same thing happened with Martin and Melanie including one of them disappearing in a portal not much after.

[crayonturtle]

the boys enjoying a show, a short story by @knifemartin

you can read the whole thing over here! i highly recommend it! (i do keep recommending the entire series all the time and i'm not about to stop anytime soon)

[a-multitude-of-cin]

Why is Zolf so hot when he's angry.

It's rude and unfair.

...- Oscar Wilde, probably

[areyouokaypanda]

Another year, another Rusty Quill Big Bang, hosted by @pilesofnonsense ! This is the first of two pieces I did for Zai's All There Is And Can Be.

[wordsandstrangeways]

Zoscar, 26 ❤️

I remain ashamed at my lead time in responding BUT I got here eventually. Once again, if anyone would like to see the original prompts list it can be found here: https://www.tumblr.com/wordsandstrangeways/756515740187787264

26. Write a kiss as an apology. Zocar, RQG.

It's cold, is the thing, and Oscar's certain that it's going to be eating at the places where Zolf's legs transition. He knows it is because it always does and he could offer to fetch the cream that helps but that would involve leaving his study and walking towards the banging, crashing noises that come from the kitchen that he knows are as performative as his own, stretching silence.

At least he doesn't feel it himself anymore, even if he wishes that the touch that came with Zolf's seeking warmth were still available to him.

He stretches out his fingers, setting down his pen with a sigh and rubbing his temples as he tries to set the hurt aside and just get on with things like he used to find so easy.

It takes him a minute to realise that the banging has stopped - lost as he is in his own thought - and the tentative knock at the door straightens his spine, as though he's in trouble.

"Yes?"

Zolf pushes into the room on his chair, a blanket over his knees and a tray on top of that. Two cups steam and a pot beside it that Oscar recognises is probably full of the seemingly divine apple concoction he can see in the cups.

"Thought you might be cold."

They both know the lie for what it is and Oscar pushes back from his desk to stand and move to stoke the dying ashes of the fire.

"Smells good," he says, a little brittle, but warming, "did you use something new?"

He didn't.

"Na," Zolf says setting the tray on the table and shifting to the sofa. He doesn't pat the seat, but Oscar sits anyway, "jus' the old favourites."

"We do like the old favourites."

It's awkward, and tense, and in a way, Oscar already finds himself relieved.

He bends, brushes his lips to Zolf's cheek as he picks up the cups and hands one over. Zolf takes his with firm, solid hands and puts it back on the table.

Oscar doesn't smile, but he softens, when Zolf reaches up with hot palm to cup his cheek.

The kiss, when it comes, inevitable and utterly telegraphed, is sweet and soft and Oscar finds himself melted before he even pauses to breathe.

"Ah," he says quietly, "the best of the old favourites."

Zolf doesn't say sorry, but he steadies Oscar's cup in his hand as he kisses him again, and that's alright, too.