#samson: i want to be a knight

[ravnloft]

anyway his name is samson o'dare and he was a farm boy devoutly following chauntea until an avatar of lathander showed up in the field one day and was all HAIL, SON OF SUN, HAND OF MY HAND, LIGHT OF MY WILL ON FAERUN, I DECREE YOU ARE MY HOLY KNIGHT ☀️🌻 so the poor kid has to deal with All That on top of second puberty

[elavoria]

WIP Wednesday

Tagged by @dirty-bosmer, @nostalgic-breton-girl, and @theoneandonlysemla, thank you! I tag you all back and also @sheirukitriesfandom, and whoever wants to join. :3

A short break from Isanna and co. for a little post-Trespasser Amaryllia and Samson, enjoying their first picnic together after he showed up and started helping at the clinic, with a bonus continuation under the cut:

She rolled onto her side to nestle against him, and after a moment of surprise, he shifted his arm to cradle her. “Gettin’ cozy, huh?” he asked with a fond smile that she returned with a mischievous one. “You’re very comfortable,” she pointed out. “And it’s the perfect weather for a nap.” As if in response to her words, a soft breeze rippled through the branches above them, sending the dappled sunlight dancing across them like so many drops of gold. “Mm,” he agreed. “Can’t argue with that.” Their gazes grew serious as love welled between them, and very gently, he pressed a tender, lingering kiss to her forehead. Her eyes closed in pleasure and her lips parted slightly as she savored the feel of his own, and when her eyes fluttered open again, she breathed, “Raleigh.” “Sweet dreams, sweetheart,” he said fondly. “Sweet dreams, dear heart,” she returned with a smile. She nestled closer to him to bury her head in his chest and breathe deeply of his scent, and a wave of contentment washed over her. They might never be able to know each other as intimately as they would like, but this, she decided as she felt sleep start to take her, this was enough.

She woke feeling rested and just as content, only to be struck by a jolt of fear as she noticed someone standing over them. She blinked herself awake, and when she discerned who it was, her heart leapt with joy. “Cullen!” she cried, grinning up at him from where she still lay at Samson’s side. “Come to join us?” “What?” he asked, too taken aback to be angry, though he quickly scowled when he realized just what she had asked. “No. Absolutely not.”

[nirikeehan]

How about 16: a tiny detail in canon that you want more people to appreciate

How about this bit from the World of Thedas, Part Two? Which heavily implies that when Samson was thrown out of the Templars, Cullen wrote an impassioned plea to Meredith to try to get the decision appealed, only for her to totally shoot him down. And then that Samson and Cullen were in contact afterward, Samson trying to get Cullen to smuggle him some lyrium, and Cullen sent him money instead.

I know Cullen isn't named here, but there's no other established Knight-Captain in Kirkwall during the DA2 timeline, and Cullen is the only character to admit knowing and liking Samson while he was still a Templar. I have written a lot about Samson and Cullen's friendship in Kirkwall, and this bit makes me happy that I'm probably not just inventing it wholesale. I also love the implication that Cullen might have caved and given Samson more lyrium if it hadn't been for fear of reprisal from Meredith. A smart move on his part, but it makes their falling out all the more fraught. Were there times in their past when Cullen was enabling Samson's worse behavior, and vice versa? Cullen's anger at Samson in Inquisition always felt to me like he was projecting a lot of his own self-loathing onto his former friend. So many juicy connotations.

Fandom asks here!

[dustinslovehandles]

I’ve been trying to find some Chuckie T makes but both YouTube and Daily Motion’s search algorithm sucks.

If you are able and do not mind doing so, do you have any links or even search suggestions for your favorite matches of his. Indy or AEW.

Ooooooh, SO excited to get an ask about this! Buckle in your seatbelts because I'm about to talk your ear off with match recommendations! <3

If you like his more light-hearted/silly stuff:

Chuck vs Orange for PWG: Honestly my comfort match with some really great wrestling too

Chuck vs Su Yung for FEST Wrestling: Intergender shenanigans for an indie title

Chuck and Orange vs Princess Kimberly/Jervis Cottonbelly: Intergender tag match with referee Bryce getting involved

Chuck and Jock Samson vs The Jollyville Jeepers for Olde Wrestling: I feel like any Olde Wrestling match counts as hilarious

Chuck vs ZSJ falls count anywhere: Zack and Chuck have a fight in a pub. Need I say more?

Honestly, pretty much any of the Chuck/Orange tag matches on youtube work, so if you like that sort of thing then I definitely recommend looking up "Chuck Taylor Orange Cassidy".

If you want more serious stuff though, Chuck has a lot of realy cool matches. His title run in PWG in (I think?) 2017 had a lot of great stuff, especially between him and Zack, and him and Ricochet. In chronological order:

Chuck vs Zack at Only Kings Understand Each Other

Chuck vs Zack at Pushin Forward Back

Chuck vs Ricochet at All Star Weekend

Chuck vs Ricochet at Mystery Vortex V (highlights only with music over; best I could find, sorry!)

Chuck vs Trent at Neon Knights (highlights with music again, but hey, it's the lads having a scrap!

There's a lot of cool stuff from when Chuck was younger and in his shitty baby heel era, and some stuff from AEW. I only really have access to youtube at the moment so here are some general recommendations from there that didn't fit into the above:

Chuck vs Fire Ant for Chikara: Shitty baby heel Chuck showing he had great chemistry with this guy from the start!

Best Friends vs Starboy Charlie and Olumide for AEW: I had to include this match. Fast flippy boys and Chuck getting his tits out.

Chuck vs Ricochet highlights: Not a specific matc, but highlights to music of a very baby Chuck and Ricochet doing cool stuff

Chuck vs Orange at Champions of the Galaxy live event: Chuck and Orange go cosplaying as wrestling trading cards

Chuck vs Lee Johnson for AEW: AEW Dark match from the lockdown era with some of the cripsest camera work, featuring Chuck's pretty green eyes

I'm sure there's a 101 matches I could have put and have missed but hopefully this helps! So happy to put something like this together for you!

[theinventory]

So with that new splatfest. I gotta ask.

Would you guys rather be a Wizard, Knight, or Ninja?

(Ooc ask since Cinny obviously wouldn't know about splatoon. But i myself really did wanna ask this lmao)

Oooo! This sounds like fun! So which one? Huh?

- MAX

Hold on little buddy, we all need to talk and agree on which one.

- Sam

So which one we on boys?

- The Player

Hmmm, well as far as I heard of, ninja seems like the best choice

- Ash Williams

But it seems too... stealthy. So I would just have to say wizard

- Tycho

Wizard no good. Brings big trouble. Heavy suggests Knight.

- Heavy Weapons Guy

But it seems a bit too weary if we all go Knight, so let's say we-

- Claptrap

Everyone! Listen. This is getting too out of hand. Besides, we don't want to start an argument while The Owner is trying to provide peace here at the moment.

- Winlsow

I take no side of this choice we were required to make.

- GLaDOS

Sooo.... Knight it is then?

- Brock Samson

Seems alright with me, I suppose. Not really the guy to choose these types of things. Not here at least

- Strong Bad

Well, I guess that's settled.

- The Player

[ariel-seagull-wings]

@thealmightyemprex @themousefromfantasyland @strawbebehmod @professorlehnsherr-almashy @fionapplespiano @knivxsanddespair @stormandforge

I think I found a timeline where we can imagine Mutants living and thriving in Webtoon comics style: is inspired by two individual What Ifs comics that can be considered set in the same universe: What IF 23 (1980): May Parker Was Bitten by the Radioactive Spider? and What IF 27 (1991): The Submariner Joined the Fantastic Four?

I call it The Fantastic Family timeline!

Basically, a lot more of sororority between super humans and mutants would start with Namor and Sue's marriage and birth of their son, Leonard McKenzie II, in this timeline: Namor is open and proud about being not only an Atlantean, but a Mutant as well.

While in the main 616 continuity, Reed and Sue were obsessed with being normal and respectable humans and were far from accepting of the possibility that their son Franklin Richard might be a mutant and would want to bond with fellow mutants, the Sue that married Namor of this timeline would learn to embrace her mutant child, be involved in mutant politics along her husband and son, and be open about Leonard wanting to find more about other mutants, as well as his Atlantean cultural heritage, when he becomes a teen, acting less posessive and over protective than she does in the 616 timeline.

Being the royalty of Atlantis, whose subjects are very loyal to them, Namor and young Leonard bring fellow Submariners to become important allies of mutantkind, turning the fight against human prejudice something more even.

May Parker, alive husband Ben Parker (as the family driver), her nephew Peter, his wife Mary Jane and their little daughter Annie May Parker become the Spider Family, that ocasionally teams up with the Fantastic Five while also mainly dealing with Street Level Crime alongside heroes like Daredevil, Luke Cage, Misty Knight, Colleen Wing and Jessica Jones.

On the cosmic scale, you would have the Defenders formed by Aarkus (Golden Age the Vision), The Hulk, his wife Jarella, She-Hulk, Betty Ross as Red Harpy, Doc Samson, Dr. Stephen Strange and the Silver Surfer.

And lead by Magneto, the X-Men would relocate their school to Alaska and get dual Canadian/US American Citizenship, alternating some groups to go in field missions while other groups stay to teach and protect the younger mutants.

Wolverine would still be an Alpha Flight member, that acts as a liaison between the Canadian Goverment and the X-Men

P.S: The Avengers don't need to exist

[girlvinland]

OC-tober Day 14 is Inspiration!

I’m going to drop some templates I used here for Covrin and Mercurio quite some time ago, but also elaborate more on them and other characters under a read more.

I’m going to be honest, I can’t find where this template originated from/who made it, so if you know, please let me know so I can give credit!

Anyway, more information under the cut! All of these are specifically for my Dark Souls OCs since that's been my main focus for quite a while now lol

Covrin - He was actually created for a short multi-person server RP and was developed more in a years-long RP. At the time, I didn't have any DS OCs, but when I thought about what kind of character I wanted to make, my first thought was a Morne knight because I loved Eygon's armor and think the characters from Carim are interesting. But rather than have him be like...the typical Carim asshole, I thought it would be nice to have a character from there who was kind and somewhat naive. Unfortunately things didn't stay that way after the accidental death of his maiden, as he ends up becoming pretty traumatized from the experience. But Cov is still Cov, it just takes him a while to return to himself.

Avalea - Covrin's maiden, she was always supposed to be a "caged bird" type of character, someone whose life essentially belonged to others, never having a say in what happened to her. She does gain awareness of this, and once she and Cov leave Carim, she rebels a little bit, trading her maiden's robes for clothing she prefers, running around and getting dirty, and eventually developing feelings for her knight. Her canon story ends in death, definitely a tragedy rather than a feel-good story.

Mercurio - Started as an NPC merchant-type character in a long-term RP, but was developed into a full character later on. I wanted a character who relied more on magic and charisma than brute strength, plus the merchant archetype is fun, thus Mercurio was born. They were inspired by a mix of characters I really love in other media + a friend's HCs around Oolacile. They have also been a way to explore ideas around gender exploration and experimentation. Merc is my favorite DS OC that I have.

Percival - Another Morne knight because I couldn't help myself lol. He was actually inspired by one of my best friends growing up in multiple ways (specifically some aspects of physical appearance and personality). Outside of that, I thought a lot about how Carim seems to be a very heteronormative place, so I wondered how LGBTQ+ people might be treated there and what their experiences would be, esp in the case of a gay knight who has a lifetime responsibility to a maiden.

Samson - In keeping with the Carim theme, I thought having a pardoner would be fun and that such a character could be an interesting potential love interest for Perci. Would they need to keep things secret? How would they go about it? I actually got really inspired by a lot of queer history and symbolism when making Sam, especially wrt flower language and Polari. Another thing that has inspired me a lot with him is the more religious/political stuff in Carim regarding Velka, the Way of White, Caitha, etc. I thought it would be cool to investigate the idea of a character who exists in a role that essentially becomes obsolete over time.

Cassandra - Percival's maiden, and someone I wanted to sort of be Avalea's opposite. She's abrasive and selfish, and doesn't really fit into the stereotype of a docile maiden. Honestly, I kind of spread traits about myself through my OCs, and she wasn't an exception. She's one of the characters that's been harder for me to develop sometimes because I see my own negative traits in her. However, she's reflective, and she changes over time. She's an archivist, and that part was actually inspired by some of my own work experience lol

Dominic - Since Perci and Sam had a less than ideal experience being queer in Carim, I wanted a character who embodied more of the joy of it. I thought Astora would be a good place for that, and honestly a lot of his traits came from the way I tend to think about Astora in general- sunny and optimistic. I feel like Dom had a pretty good week to himself, so stopping here for him!

[daitranscripts]

Skyhold Quest: Sit in Judgment

Raleigh Samson

Skyhold Masterpost Related Quest: What Pride Had Wrought Related: Cullen Cutscene Related: Dagna Conversation

Cullen: Forgive me, Inquisitor. For personal interest, I have relieved Josephine. As you might expect. Knight-Templar Samson, general to Corypheus, traitor to the Order. The blood on his hands cannot be measured. His head is too valuable to take. Kirkwall, Orlais: many would see him suffer. I can’t say I’m not one of them.

Dialogue options:

General: A serious matter. PC: Judging him will affect as many as his crimes. I won’t take it lightly. ㅤㅤ ㅤ

General: Too valuable to kill? Really? PC: The headsman’s axe isn’t enough? That’s an impressive amount of ill will. ㅤㅤ ㅤ

General: Don’t worry. He’ll suffer. PC: I can make him answer for what he’s done.

Samson: The red lyrium will steal your vengeance. You know what it does. Corypheus only delayed my corruption.

Cullen: Are you still loyal to that thing? He poisoned the Order, used them to kill thousands!

Samson: Templars have always been used. How many were left to rot, like I was, after the Chantry burned away their minds? Piss on it! I followed him so templars could at least die at their best! Same lie as the Chantry. The Prophet just isn’t as pretty.

Dialogue options:

Special (completed Before the Dawn): Maddox respected you. [1]

General: I want to be merciful. [2]

General: Your defense is pathetic. [3]

General: You coward. Blame yourself. [4]

1 - Special: Maddox respected you. PC: I found your people. They believed in you. Believed your cause was righteous. Samson: Not your business, Inquisitor. Cullen: Your friend Maddox was so loyal, he killed himself. For you. Samson: They were always going to die. I saw what Corypheus was doing, so yes, I fed them hope instead of despair. I made them believe their pain had purpose. Just like the Chantry does. Right, Commander? It ended as well as anything else I’ve done. Corypheus would kill me on sight. I’ll tell your people what they want. Everything I cared about is destroyed. [5]

2 - General: I want to be merciful. PC: I’m looking for a reason to be merciful, but you’re making it difficult. Samson: Did I ask for mercy? I know what I did. I know none of you can understand why. Cullen: You were always weak, and your leadership proves it. Samson: Every one of those templars would have suffered until nothing was left. And then be forced to kill and die. I gave them hope. Just like the Chantry. Just like you. But I’m weak, and you’re a savior. Do what you want, I’m done talking. [5]

3 - General: Your defense is pathetic. PC: You led them to their deaths, but did a good job? That’s your defense? Samson: I’m not offering a defense! What I did was a mercy for templars already lost. Cullen: You were always weak, and your leadership proves it. Samson: Every one of those templars would have suffered until nothing was left. And then be forced to kill and die. I gave them hope. Just like the Chantry. Just like you. But I’m weak, and you’re a savior. Do what you want, I’m done talking. [5]

4 - General: You coward. Blame yourself. PC: Coward. You pretend you had no choice, but you could have fought. Samson: I fought and lost, long before Corypheus! Your commander thinks he knows what that feels like. He’s wrong. Cullen: You were always weak, and your leadership proves it. Samson: Every one of those templars would have suffered until nothing was left. And then be forced to kill and die. I gave them hope. Just like the Chantry. Just like you. But I’m weak, and you’re a savior. Do what you want, I’m done talking. [5]

5 - Dialogue options:

Special (mentioned Maddox): Cullen will question you. [6] +Approves - Cole, Solas, Iron Bull +Slightly approves - Vivienne, Blackwall ㅤㅤ ㅤ

General (Dagna recruited): Dagna will study your powers. [7] +Approves - Solas +Slightly approves - Sera, Varric -Slightly disapproves - Dorian ㅤㅤ ㅤ

General: Interrogate him. [8] +Approves - Iron Bull +Slightly approves - Vivienne, Sera -Disapproves - Cole, Solas ㅤㅤ ㅤ

General: Let Kirkwall have you. [9] +Approves - Sera, Varric ㅤㅤ ㅤ

General: Shove this coward in a hole. [10] +Slightly approves - Sera -Disapproves - Cole ㅤㅤ ㅤ

General: Exile him to wilderness. [11] -Slightly disapproves - Cole, Iron Bull, Varric -Disapproves - Solas

6 - Special: Cullen will question you. PC: Very well. Samson, you will spend your remaining years serving the Inquisition. Cullen will be your handler. Perhaps he can get something useful out of you. Samson: I doubt the commander believe there’s anything worthy left in me. Cullen: You’re not wrong. But you served something greater than yourself once. Perhaps you can be made to remember that. Scene ends.

7 - General: Dagna will study your powers. PC: Samson, you can still be of use to good people. What you know is less important than what you are. My arcanist will study your resistance to red lyrium. Samson: Do as you will, Inquisitor. Your kind always does. Scene ends.

8 - General: Interrogate him. PC: You lost the right to choose your fate. You’ll help us, willingly or not. Cullen, extract what he knows. Samson: There’s no point, Inquisitor. There’s nothing left of me to break. Cullen: We shall see, traitor. You’ve forced it on us, and yourself. Scene ends.

9 - General: Let Kirkwall have you. PC: We could use more friends in the Free Marchers. We’ll barter you there. Samson, you are a traitor and a murderer. Kirkwall’s leaders will decide your fate. Samson: Do as you will, Inquisitor. Your kind always does.

10 - General: Shove this coward in a hole. PC: I’m sick of looking at you. There is no hole deep enough. Samson, you will spend your remaining days rotting in a cell. Get him out of here. Samson: Do as you will, Inquisitor. Your kind always does. Scene ends.

11 - General: Exile him to wilderness. PC: You don’t deserve a cell where you can die in comfort feeling sorry for yourself. If the lyrium takes you, Samson, let it happen while you and cold and alone. You are exiled. Samson: And when I lose myself, what then? You demand punishment for the lives I took, but release me to take more? Cullen: It’s too late for you to die like a templar. Look into dying like a Warden. Scene ends.

[bharv]

I saw a tentative request for Dragon Age, so I am here requesting The Sun + Samson? If this doesn't tickle the muse, though, I'd love to send another. 🖤

the sun: joy, friendship, prosperity; “I’m so happy.” possible AUs/settings/ideas: friends to lovers, love realization, coffee shop

He was given shining plate and a fine sword and shield, and two silver a month with an extra silver for valour, if he earned it. He was sworn in on All Soul's Day with a procession through Kirkwall; some of the other recruits had family watching, and he remembered feeling sad to not have anyone weep for him, but perhaps it was for the best.

By All Soul's Day the following year he had pawned his fine sword for one made of a poor metal; a trader in Lowtown made them special for Templars. "I know you need it," she said with a strange sort of kindness, one that he thought of for many years after. "Just make sure you keep it well oiled, it rusts faster than the finery."

The money he got for it was gone within the month. When he pawned his shield and came back to barracks without it, he was docked twice coin than he got for it.

At first he thought he was cursed. That it was something wrong inside him. He thought maybe it was a hex from a mage he'd wronged, but he had always tried to treat them kindly. He thought maybe he'd been born wrong, wasn't keeping his thoughts pure enough. Why did he need more, when the other recruits seemed fine with their allotment? What was it in him that was so greedy, so full of need and want? He checked for signs of a demon daily, for it was surely the only explaination. It was only when Knight-Lieutenant Lledas, a hardy, well tempered man not quite forty, passed in his sleep from the sweating that he started to think that maybe, maybe, it wasn't him at all.

Rutherford arrived on the anniversary of his death, a whimpering, scared boy with rumours that chased him like shades. When he had looked on him, that first day at the docks, what pity he had in him hardened, and he was sorry for it. He thought of how kind Lledas had been, how he had shown him the best way to polish his armour, and how he had slipped him some of his Lyrium two days before he had passed when he heard him wail in the night from the pain of the absence of it.

He wished he could be as good a man.

*

He has been given a cot to sleep in, a bed away from the biting cold of the prison cell. His shirt sticks to his skin now, the red is weeping through his sorry pale hide, but one of the mages from the gardens snuck him a nosegay that takes the worst of the stench from his breath.

In the days he works on the outer walls. This castle, though formidable, still has broken stone to mend, and what life he has left is best used to serve. That's what he was made for, wasn't it? Serve one master, serve another.

Cullen -- Commander of the Inquisition -- looks down upon him with a firm brow. He watches all of them, granted, but he knows why his gaze is set to him before all the others. It is not out of suspicion, or out of some kind of unfortunate nostalgia. No, he can smell the Lyrium on him, in him, and now he does not partake it sings to him.

A woman brings them lunch when they break, and he can see her speak to Cullen from a distance before she approaches. When she stops before him, he tries his best to smile.

"Just don't touch me and you'll be fine."

She blinks. "Pardon?"

"The Lyrium. It won't get you if you keep a bit of distance. Just put it down and I'll get it."

"Right."

She does not move, her thumbs gripping the edges of the parcel in her hands, stroking the muslin as her brow knots.

"Is there a problem?" he asks, and she shakes her head.

"Not a problem I. I just don't know what to say."

"Don't have to say nothing. Just drop the food. I know what I am to folks here."

"Do you?"

She drops to her knees as she pushes the parcel to him. He looks to Cullen, whose lips are pursed in a tight anger that he knows from experience will not be tempered.

"Do you remember a girl," she says, unwrapping the cloth with a haste that tells him that she, too, knows the limit of the Commander's patience. "In Kirkwall. A mage. Long black hair, curly. Green eyes. A scar on her lip from her Harrowing. She was called-"

"Lina," he says without even thinking. Lina, of course he remembers. He was there when she split that lip; he held her as she convulsed and spread the poultice with his gloved hand.

"Lina. And you remember."

"I failed her."

Lina did not make it out of Kirkwall. She was caught trying to escape with her lover who left her behind to save herself, she was told she would be made tranquil, and she made the choice many made, in her position.

"You tried. You tried. She wrote to us. She told us that you..."

He had forgotten that part, but it comes to him now. Him thrusting the note in her robe, pretending with the other men that he was taking her away for other things that made them laugh and leave them to privacy. He had told her she should have come to him in the first place, but that she could find a way to appeal, to seek clemency, and she had shaken her head, already defeated.

"Thank you for trying," the woman tells him, a tear forming at the corner of her eye. She wipes it hard, sniffs, and stands.

"Thank you," he says, surprised at how choked his voice sounds. He is not sad, he realises. He is not guilty. She is right. He tried. He tried, and he made mistakes, so many mistakes, but at least he tried. For just a moment his body does not feel heavy, the sweat does not make him shiver. For a moment he feels like he felt the first day that he held his sword.

"Thank you for. For the food."

[jokeringcutio]

Masterlist

[Edit: MASTERLIST IN THIS POST!! New stories always appear at the top of their category. I know, it's messy, will rearrange it someday.]

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The Black Phone (2022) Albert Shaw / The Grabber: Stories: *~* The Chance to make a Change (Grabber x Reader) When you end up in front of the Grabber’s house, you decide to take matters into your own hands and stop Albert Shaw from kidnapping and murdering these innocent boys like he does in the movie. You have good intentions. But will you succeed? (Rating Explicit, Lots of warnings and tags such as odler man/younger woman, age difference, size difference, rape/noncon, violence, dead dove: do not eat, kidnapping, stockholm syndrome, daddy kink, major character death, etc) *~* The Gift (Grabber x Reader) Your curiosity got the better of you (Mature, though not overtly explicit, kidnapping, older man/younger woman). *~* A Gift for his Gift - Albert Shaw / The Grabber x Reader Insert [ WARNINGS ] (Explicit, Dub/noncon elements/can be seen as a continuation of 'the gift'). Drabble: *~* A warm spring day in the garden with your family (implied kidnapping) * ~* You're kidnapped and have insomnia (Smut), Explicit, Non-con warning. *~* You're kidnapped and have amnesia [ Part 1 ], Mature. [ Part 2 ] *~* You're his new neighbor and meet him when Samson enters your garden. Sweet, light drabble, bit of flirting, Rating: Teen. *~* The Grabber returns for you after you escaped him. Modern AU. Mature. Imagine: *~* Albert Shaw x (Teacher afab) Reader - Search Party

Crossovers: Black Phone & Joker

Drabbles:

The Magician - Reader and Arthur go to see a show, but the Magician is getting a bit too friendly. Rating: PG13, no real warnings except jealousy and possessive men.

Moon Knight (Series 2022) Arthur Harrow: Fics: *~* Harrowing Love - Rating Explicit. Asylum Patient Harrow has to make a child with reader so Ammit's powers can escape. Excuse for loads of smut. Starts darkish with noncon, quickly transcends into consensual, fluff and romance. Strangers to Lovers. *~* HIS - Dr. Harrow x (F) Reader - Rating Mature. (You suffer from Amnesia and have forgotten that Doctor Harrow is actually your husband. Or have you? Dark twist. Warnings: Amnesia, Allusions to Smut, Mature themes, dub-con,betrayal, Jake Lockley x Reader mentioned.) * ~~ Prompt Fill: Cleopatra and the Cult Leader (Rating Teen: Arthur Harrow x Reader (You dress up for a party like Cleopatra. Arthur Harrow’s there, and he’s intrigued.) *~* Prompt Fill: Arhur Harrow x Reader | Lockley's Brilliant Plan (They thought a little student like you wouldn’t raise suspicion. They were wrong. Explicit, Smut, dubcon/noncon/reader is a spy for Lockley). Imagines: *~* Arthur Harrow x Amnesic Reader waking up (Rating T, Sweet tale ) *~* Imagine Prompt: Arthur Harrow visits his mother (Rating: T? Reader insert, mentioning of relationship, pregnancy, and other fam related things). *~* I'm the only one (Harrow x another fem. Harrow x Reader (unrequited?) Arthur Harrow wants something from you that he usually gets from another follower. You had claimed you would do anything to save his life, but you would not do that. *~* Happy Valentine's Day (Reader receives a rose. General rating, gender neutral reader) Includes edited image. *~* Imagine prompt: Arthur Harrow x Reader | Kaiserschmarrn (You visit Austria with your parents, M? Not explicit, but with a dark twist) *~*Imagine Prompt: Arthur Harrow x Reader (Reader resurrects Ammit scenario) Drabbles: *~* Arthur Harrow x Driver! Reader : Driver confesses she is in love with him. Rating: Teen, sweet drabble. *~* Arthur Harrow x Reader & Daughter: Seashells on the beach: Rating:General, Family/Fluff/Sweet Drabble *~* Arthur Harrow X Assassin Reader : Lentil Soup : Dark but decent version, Rating: Teen. *~* Arthur Harrow x Amnesic (Fem) Reader (His Wife) Sweet version *~* Arthur Harrow visits his mother (Reader insert) HeadCanons: *~*HC: Arthur Harrow & His Mom Headcannon. *~* Arthur Harrow giving Reader Pet Names

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Enola Holmes(2020): *~*Pine Cone Child : Enola/Sherlock Holmes, Enola/Linthorn (Mature, Read Warnings on AO3, currently on hold ) Pine Cone Child is a mature rated fanfic, mostly about Enola and her brother Sherlock pretending to be a married couple (his suggestion) to save Enola’s reputation and raise her child together. With angst, mature themes (check the warnings and the tags) light-hearted banter and lots of misunderstandings.

GIF van vanveronicango

Joker (2019) Arthur Fleck/Joker: Stories: *~*The Man Who Claimed To Be Yours - JokeringCutio (Breakingthestandards) - Joker (2019) [Archive of Our Own] (Arthur Fleck x Reader : You are Sophie’s hired babysitter, taking care of Gigi the best you can, when suddenly one day, Sophie’s neighbour is standing in the apartment. Explicit! Dark Themes. See all Warnings on AO3!) *~*The Princess and the Clown - JokeringCutio (Breakingthestandards) - Joker (2019) [Archive of Our Own] → You are a princess at a charity and Arthur is a clown. When you say something kind to him, he becomes obsessed with you. [ Modern Day AU. Mature. *~* No Family Man [ Chapter 1 |  Chapter 2]  On AO3 - Finished. Summary: You met Arthur when you were just in high school, but by the time you got into university, you knew you’d fallen for him. But then, when your parents moved, you lost him. Little did you know he would return for you. And to give you that baby you once said you wanted. Warnings: Dubcon, Kidnapping, Stockholm Syndrome? Daddy Kink, Older man x younger woman. 

Ficlets: ~*~ Savior Fill: I Need You (Reader Rescues Arthur from the boys who attack him, Joker returns the favor later on). A second fill, different to the one below this. ~ * ~ Savior Fill: I can handle myself (Reader rescues Arthur from the boys who attack him, Joker returns the favor by rescuing the reader later on). Warnings: (Mature for safety due to themes) Violence, (attempted) sexual assault, Crude Language, Clown beating, Blood, Murder. Drabbles:

Pregnant with Arthur's baby, there are complications (Angst)

You Meet Arthur in London years after leaving him without a word

Arthur sees Reader interact with their child

At the Movies- Reader goes to watch Joker again in Cinema and encounters him.

Arthur touching Himself on the phone - While speaking to reader, based on gif. (NSFW)

Arthur finds out that you are pregnant with his child

Continuation of Arthur finding reader is pregnant

Arthur with a chubbier/curvy S/O who is really soft

Reader makes Arthur cum in his pants and he calls them mommy

Prompt Fills: *~* NSFW ALPHABET for Arthur & Joker - Mature audiences only. Christmas Visit - JokeringCutio (Breakingthestandards) - Joker (2019) [Archive of Our Own] → { THIS FIC SOMEHOW IS LOST?? } Imagines: *~* Reader's Gary's friend and Arthur's Blind Date Imagine HeadCanons: *~* Arthur/Joker Love Language *~* Arthur/Joker at seeing their s/o injured in hospital *~* Arthur/Joker Pleasure with Younger Reader *~* Arthur/Joker Headcanons with a younger reader *~*Arthur/Joker Headcanons for Kissing *~* Arthur/Joker Headcanons for when S/O has been kidnapped *~* Arthur/Joker Headcanons on Flirting. *~* Arthur asking Reader’s parents if he can marry you *~* Turn ons and offs for Arthur/Joker *~* HC about how Arthur and Joker would like to receive and express affection  *~* Jealousy HC for Arthur & Joker *~* Arthur/Joker x Reader, Age Difference. How it Affects Readers View of him, baby talk  (= First chapter of No Family Man) *~*On the Mental Instability of Arthur Fleck: Could you live happily ever after with him? [ An essay on a serious note] Prompt idea: *~*Prompt idea: reader is a student visiting Arkham Asylum  *~*Prompt idea: With 3 pictures *~*Prompt idea: Father went to get cigarettes

Once Upon A Time: Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin Ficlet: ~ *~ Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin x Reader (18+ Age difference, Older Man/Younger Woman, Dub-con, loss of virginity, jealousy, boinking your best friend’s dad.)

Peter Pan/Hook & Related Fandoms: Captain James Hook (Any version unless specified): Headcanons: ~*~ Captain Hook's reaction to a S/O being really affectionate and having anxiety?

House of a 1000 Corpses/Devil's Rejects / 3 From Hell Drabble/Ficlet:

~*~ Otis B. Driftwood x (f) Reader "Migraine", Warnings: 18+, Menstruation/Period Kink, Dub-con, Reader has migraine, smut. ~*~ Otis B. Driftwood x (f) Reader "Third Time's a Charm", Warnings 18+, breeding kink/pregnancy/murder etc., Can be read as a continuation of the drabble below this one: How reader is rescued, eventually, by the police. But not before having kids with Otis. ~*~Otis B. Driftwood x (f) Reader, Modern Au, WARNINGS: 18+ due to themes. Otis and Baby take you to the hospital. You hope to find a means to escape your captors, but you discover something more. ~*~Otis B. Driftwood x (f) Reader, Modern Au. WARNINGS: 18+/Noncon/Murder etc. You met him online in a game, and now you regret it.

GIF van hiddleston-daily

Crimson Peak (2015) Headcanons: Headcanons for Alan with a sister

GIF van clintfbarton

Game Of Thrones (TV): Arya x Jaqen Imagine/Short story A Girl Named Arya

Doctor Who (TV) 12 Doctor x Clara Oswin Oswald Pride and Prejudice Prompt Fill (discontinued)

[superficialdomina]

Re: ~ 💖 ASK GAME 💖 ~

The way I wanted to ask you all of these… 😭 But, I managed to narrow it down to three! (Yay!) 😁

🎵🎧😏

I am once again interested in your ✨exquisite✨ music taste~ 🤭

🥰🥰🥰 as usual Knight, you are the sweetest.

(My music taste??!! "Taste"?!!! You flatter me, friend. My musical banquet is just a giant fucking mess of 90s noise and random indie Melbourne bands that make me feel things... But I'm so glad you also enjoy it!!)

🎵 Last song you listened to

According to Spotify, it was this excellent tune by John K Samson:

🎧 Headphones or earbuds

Headphones! My ears are freakishly small... So earbuds always hurt after a while. I have an aging pair of Bose QC45 that I wear pretty much constantly (it will be a sad day when they eventually die!)

😏 are you on discord?

I am not. Should I be? Is this what all you cool kids are doing? Tumblr is literally the only social media I have.

Thank you for asking Knight!!! 💖❤️💖❤️

[syrupwrit]

lasatfat asked: Happy Friday! How about “Now we're shut in for the night.” for Cullen/Samson?

Hello, thank you @lasatfat!! Answering on this blog.

Under the cut, please find about 546 words of some fairly dark and preslashy Cullen/Samson for @dadrunkwriting. CW: addiction, references to violence and suicide.

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In Samson’s memories, Cullen hadn’t been a bad lad. Little jumpy. Not good with the mages. Stammeringly awkward when he got scared or stirred up, which he often did. He hadn’t gotten drunk, or misbehaved, or snuck a single visitor back to their quarters in the months he and Samson had roomed together, but he’d had plenty of nightmares.

Over the years, Cullen had lost that awkwardness, as the Knight-Commander tightened her righteous fist around Kirkwall and Samson’s life spun out of control. Now it’s back. Not ten sensible sentences out of him since he was delivered to the Red Templars, half-dead from a lyrium overdose and ranting about his Inquisitor.

The bloody Inquisitor. Samson will enjoy taking that one down. His Templars die faster than the Inquisition soldiers, but at least they know he’s willing to undergo the same trials he puts them through.

Like tonight. It’s Samson, Cullen, and Cullen’s first dose of red lyrium, locked in a crypt with a strong door and a half-dozen men posted outside.

“They aren’t letting us out till morning,” Samson tells Cullen, who isn’t paying attention, staring instead at the vials of red that he has. One for Cullen, two for him. “It’ll be easier this way. I’ll be with you all the night, and if you… need a hand, I’ll give it.” A sword hand.

“Why…”

“You weren’t bad to me. It doesn’t seem right to shut you up by yourself.” To dash his brains out on the old stone wall, or wheeze his last with his face pressed to the filthy ground. He deserves better than that. All Samson’s people do.

It takes Cullen a moment to line up his words. In the wavering light of the crypt’s old torches, sweat gleams on his clammy, tired face. “Why have you been keeping me alive?”

“You’re more than what the Chantry made you, lad. I want you to see all that you could be.”

Cullen looks at the vials of red lyrium again. There’s conflict in his expression. Samson can’t tell what he’s thinking, but he can tell that he is thinking, more than he has in the past weeks.

“And if I don’t take it?” he challenges.

Cullen will take the red tonight, even if Samson has to force it down his pretty throat. “Then we’ll sleep.”

Never mind that Samson doesn’t sleep anymore. That used to be a warning sign, back when he was under the yoke of lyrium and the Chantry and the ever-watchful Knight-Commander. Now it’s just another sign of his strength.

Agony flickers across Cullen's torchlit face, still young and not all the way ruined. Samson sees it replaced for a moment by steely clarity, before Cullen nods and holds out his hands—still loosely bound around the wrists, though at this point it’s more symbolic than a real restraint.

Samson doesn’t trust him not to throw the vial, but he gives it to him anyway. Something shifts in his chest as he watches Cullen drink.

“You’re going to be incredible,” he promises. He can already see the monster that Cullen will become. A suitable captain for his men, an offering for the Elder One. Loyal and free and unafraid.

Cullen swallows, licks the sheen off his lips, closes his eyes.

[thryth-gaming]

Characters played in TTRPGs since 2000

I'm reposting this to my gaming blog. I'm updating it and I'm also going to mark which ones I've got Hero Forge minis of. I probably won't catch them all, there've been a few games in the last 23 years.

Definitely didn't catch all of them, but here's quite a few.

Campaign

D&D 3.5

Angwiel - snake-person (elf mechanically) Sorcerer/Cleric

Jhessail Crackstone - wererat (hengeyokai mechanically) Paladin/Rogue

Kya'Rei L'Di'Shinabon - Drow Ranger/Cleric

Yroling Xian'ri - hengeyokai cleric

Teryna - human (reincarnated fox familiar) ranger

Medora - human sorcerer/disciple of Medusa (homebrew prestige class)

Lheru - hengeyokai (spider) druid

D&D 5e

Shui Baenre - half-drow Lore Bard acolyte (child of Liriel Baenre and Fyodor of Rasheman) - Phandelver

Aisha Yethtai - tiefling knight in silver battlemaster - Storm Giant's Thunder/Dragon Heist (Hero Forge mini exists)

Weary - tiefling monster slayer - Curse of Strahd (Hero Forge mini exists)

Zihu - Yuan-ti Celestial Warlock (ancient couatl) Acolyte - homebrew (Hero Forge mini exists)

Zohuital - Yuan-ti Celestial Warlock (lillend sisters) Hermit - homebrew

Ranveig - scourge aasimar soldier valor bard - homebrew (Hero Forge mini exists)

Kanti Messner - Changeling Lore Bard/Celestial Warlock (Book of Exalted Deeds) - homebrew (Hero Forge mini exists)

Aramis Hopps - Harengon Drunken Master/Mastermind Charlatan - homebrew

Caress Melani - Yuan-ti Ancients Paladin, Courtesan of Sharess - Phandelver/Hoard of Dragon Queen (Hero Forge mini exists)

Proper Ruin - Yuan-ti Battlesmith, Lyceum Scholar - Netherdeep, (Hero Forge mini exists)

Mariah the Blue - Variant Human Draconic Sorcerer city investigator

Nesali - yuan-ti archaeologist Beast Barbarian, full of anxiety and self-esteem issues - Candlekeep (Hero Forge mini exists)

Nishan Domine - yuan-ti mercenary Totem Barbarian, tranquil fury, battlefield redecoration

Teena Valle - halfling Inquisitive rogue... died to a vampire in one session

Karen Essakye - Seattle resident githyanki law student turned scout rogue stuck in Ravenloft

Pathfinder 1e

Ide Shika - Human Fighter/Chevalier - Rise of the Runelands (Hero Forge mini exists)

Ahriah - Tiefling Witch - Homebrew

Pathfinder 2e

Sevic Rasitoria - Fetchling Beastkin (Bat) - Swashbuckler (Gymnast), Anathema Vaults

Vihra of Charity - Vishkanya Scalekeeper, Witch (Faith's Flamekeeper), Season of Phoenix - Urban Fantasy merger of Season of Ghosts and Fist of the Ruby Phoenix

Fabula Ultima

Only - Rogue/Tinkerer/Wayfarer - An uplifted harpy trying to uplift her species.

Scion 1e

Sang-Yoon Koga - The Trickster Fox, Las Vegas magician, daughter of Susano'o.

Juri Como - Daughter of Benzaitan, The Great Mangaka, "Social Ninja", Expert at Obfuscating Stupidity (Hero Forge mini exists)

Delilah Samson - Child of Loki, shapeshifter, illusionist, ex-cop, private eye, assistant to Hel (in her guise as a mortal lawyer)

Sa - Dark avenger, brutal slayer of criminals. [redacted]

Scion 2e

Lily Watson - Child of Inari, brat, tomb raider, reckless and selfish

Hilde Sifgard - Child of Sif, youtube daredevil

City of Mist

Patricia Althius - war vet, PTSD, vampire vigilante, daughter to a family of war profiteers and generations of shady dealings. Rift of Count of Monte Cristo/Lamashtu (Hero Forge mini exists)

Random - lab rat, feral teen, Rift of the Movie Monster, non-binary and ace AF (Hero Forge mini exists)

Indira Yi - Rift of Arthur Dent, streaming journalist, improbably lucky.

Fate

Katrina Stnad/Voivode Valeria Draculesti/The Wallachian - doctor, martial artist, ex-terrorist. Steampunk/Dieselpunk game.

Irene Breholm - Divine Blood game, dhampir, sidhe, born to the Breholm Sorcerer family... kinda a big civilian dork in over her head.

Jocasta - Sorceress, librarian, daughter of a Greco-Japanese crime family who just wants out. Constantly getting kidnapped. (Hero Forge mini exists)

Hero System

Megumi Morisato, aka "Greyskin" - dimensional phaser, tank, really damn hard to bring down, geeky fangirl with lots of superhero historical knowledge and trivia. (Hero Forge mini exists)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Cadynce Baker / Nya'd'cebrac - demon of blessings and protection, one sister of a paired set of demons, her sister being the spear to her shield. Professional game designer. (Hero Forge mini exists)

BESM 3rd

The Wallachian - see Fate, that campaign started in BESM and moved to Strands of Fate later.

Himura Tai-Wen - NSFW campaign, oni lady with lots of girlfirends ended up ascending to higher plane of existence.

Water Tribe Swordsman whose name I forget in Avatar game

Shadowrun

Keina Isawa - Oni shinto magician, wanted to be an idol singer, ended up a shadowrunner instead. (Hero Forge mini exists)

Lacey Chambers - human adept (social/pistol) spy, burned (Hero Forge mini exists)

Leyti - Finnish Changeling (foxlady) mystic adept, bar owner, fixer. uncertain on the name

Legend of Five Rings - 4th Edition

Moto Hotaru - born a scorpion, trained a shinobi, married a unicorn, became a diplomat, died to the Kargat, but tricked them into doing things that scuttled their operations in the area.

Chronicles of Darkness

Emma Terreal - Sin-Eater/Geist, bank accountant suffocated in a bank vault during a robbery. (Hero Forge mini exists)

Suzume Armitage - A young woman unknowingly a creation of magic.

Annika Walsh - engineer working on the space elevator

Key 13 - (Shadowrun setting with CofD rules) street samurai with experimental soul-active implants.

Monster of the Week

Niamh Miller - The Searcher, a teenager on the swim team who experienced a cosmic insight and is now eager to explore the supernatural.

One-Shots/Short-Runs

Monster of the Week

Whisp, The Libram of Whispered Prayers - The Talisman, a sentient magical book who can take human form.

Persia Mason - The Changeling, a teenaged gorgon living at a secret agency for monitoring supernatural things. (Hero Forge mini exists)

D&D 5e

Meesha Canidae - Shifter Merchant Diviner, socially awkward but unaware of it. (Hero Forge mini exists)

Valaine the Morbid - Shifter Swarmkeeper Entertainer, a bat shifter with a swarm of bats she performs shows with

Yuina Kendrick - a bitchy jurogumo (custom lineage) from Urban Arcana who got stuck in Ravenloft... and deserved it.

Kori the Storyteller - dhampir Spirit Bard, a dreaming soul animating her comatose body.

Erased - Variant Human Sage Undying Warlock (angel of death), absent-minded scholar who accidentaly got her name erased from reality.

Eve Niah - Halfling Undying Warlock (amused lich) with a bone whip, weirdly very cheerful

Cael - wood elf gorgon sorceress, former servant with memory problems.

Mutants and Masterminds

Queen Snake - doctor, martial artist, ritual mage, awakened snake-like powers when an experimental treatment mixing magic and medicine was injected into her during a hostage event. (Hero Forge mini exists)

Masks

Serpent Princess - The Beacon, daughter of Queen Snake, very eager to be a great hero and huge flirt.

One-Ring

High elf sorceress pre-gen character, forget the name

Apocalypse World

Nameless - doctor and gunfighter with snake-like mutations, seeking revenge on the one who changed and maimed her.

Fight with Spirit

Maeve Dumas - born to a martial arts family, secretly part of a competitive dance team

[nirikeehan]

TGIF! I went down the rabbit hold of the pick a title list and thought maybe Schuldgefühle (feeling of guilt) for Cullen & Samson would be really interesting!

THANK YOU MEL this was the perfect opportunity for me to noodle around with these two some more.

Please enjoy this installment of Kirkwall Kops

For @dadrunkwriting

WC: 988

CW: Descriptions of a dead body; references to suicide

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The apostate hung by the neck on a high lantern post, twisting slowly in the breeze blowing off the Lowtown harbor. The Kirkwall docks always smelled like vaguely rotten fish, and the stench of the corpse was doing nothing to improve it. Cullen brought his mailed fist to his nose to block the smell as he and Samson stared up at the grisly sight.

“Poor sod,” Samson muttered. 

Cullen couldn’t help but agree. They’d been assigned to the summons from the City Watch, whose missive reported a dead body that matched the description of one of their recent runaways. The Gallows held hundreds of mages, few of whom had made an impression on Cullen in the few months he’d been stationed in Kirkwall, but the crime had blurred this one’s features beyond recognition, even if he had. The face was bloated, the neck blackened, and the days had been especially warm lately, making messy work of the body. If it hadn’t been for the Circle robes and a distinctive tattoo winding up the apostate’s arm, he might never have been identified as one of theirs. 

“What was his name again?” Cullen asked. He felt bad that he couldn’t remember. 

“Trystan.” Samson sighed. “Trystan Marsh. All right lad. From Starkhaven originally, I think. Never had much to say.” 

Samson talked more with the charges than Cullen did; but then, he’d been here much longer. Trystan’s big escape had happened a couple weeks earlier, when he and a few other unhappy mages combined bedsheets, an ajar window and lax nighttime supervision to great effect. This one hadn’t been able to hack it in the outside world, apparently. There was no indication what had become of the other apostates.

“Did he give any indication he wanted to… you know?” Cullen didn’t know why it was so difficult to say. He felt guilty for a reason he couldn’t quite pinpoint. He certainly hadn’t been the knight on duty when Trystan and the others had escaped, but something about the volatile nature of so many of the Kirkwall mages brought up complicated feelings in him.

He had made his peace with the reality that they weren’t all Uldreds in the making, and fearing so was overreaction. However, despairing mages were dangerous mages, whether to others or themselves. For every clever caster who made it off the Gallows, there were several more desperate bids for a different kind of escape. The problem was getting so bad Meredith was considering putting bars on all the windows, even the ones several stories above the bay. 

Cullen harbored few illusions about this. It was difficult to make mages lives’ bearable when they were confined to a bleak rock in the middle of the water, in a structure full of narrow nooks and dark crannies. It depressed him at times, and the Templar barracks got most of the day’s sunlight. If the public safety benefits weren’t so obvious… 

Samson gave him a sharp look, one eyebrow cocked so high it was almost comical. “You think he did this to himself? Look with your eyes, kid.”

Startled, Cullen turned back to the hanged man. He’d been absorbed in the tragedy of it, ignorant of certain signs that suddenly presented themselves with disturbing clarity. The lantern post protruded from the side of a building, one with no discernible ledge beneath it to stand on, and the cobblestones below were empty. His wrists, hung limp at his sides, were chafed raw, as if he’d been bound. 

Cullen’s throat tightened. He dropped his hand and stared at Samson. “He was already dead when he was put up there.” 

Samson let out a slow breath. “Sure seems like it.”

“Why?”

“Fuck if I know.” Samson’s grey eyes went unfocused as he gazed toward the mouth of the shadowy alley.

“We have to report this,” Cullen said, a nervous sort of excitement encroaching on his voice. “It’s murder.”

Samson seemed to be barely listening. “Meredith won’t like it.” 

“So?” Cullen retorted. “Since when have you cared about what Meredith thinks?” It was, in fact, a favorite pastime of Samson’s to complain about their Knight-Commander and the various ways she found his very existence offensive. 

“That’s not what I mean.” Samson returned his attention to Cullen. He had an intensity to him Cullen found rare in people. When Samson looked at you, he seemed to really see you, and care about what he saw. There were also times when his gaze meant he wanted you to see something the way he did, and Cullen was usually anxious to oblige. “She’ll try to bury it. One less apostate to reckon with? She’d probably shake this sick fuck’s bloody hand.” 

“I don’t think she’d go that far,” Cullen said, though even as he said it, he felt uncertain. Meredith had taken a certain liking to him since he’d arrived in Kirkwall, with frequent check ups to gently steer him in the right direction since his disastrous exit from Kinloch Hold. He had noticed a through line in their discussions were her concerns about security in the Gallows and the ongoing threat of blood magic. But would those concerns trump murder? Cullen couldn’t picture it. 

Samson shook his head. “She’ll take it from us for sure. Two miscreants in charge of a murder investigation?”

“Speak for yourself,” Cullen quipped. 

“From her point of view. You’re a miscreant-by-association, at the least.” 

Cullen sighed. “So what are you suggesting we do?” 

“Don’t know yet.” Samson rubbed his unshaven chin; his joints cracked as he worked his jaw. “Who wants escaped mages dead is a question. And it what it means to string ‘em up like that.” 

Cullen glanced uneasily up at Trystan Marsh’s body. “To send a message,” he said, feeling a chill despite the heat of the day. 

“Right. But to who? Other mages?” Samson’s gaze joined Cullen’s, lingering on the tight knot of the noose. “Or to us?” 

[doki-doki-lesbian1225]

i uh. wrote track names and descriptions for a take on the same puppet

oh and uh. credits to rejona. because i used her take on top as a basis for samson being. a yeehaw.

oh yeah. samson is a yeehaw cowboy gunsmith who used to work with j.v before uh. getting split one way or another. i dunno maybe the dark worlds were connected and got separated when something happened (maybe fuckin'. the roaring is the term used to refer to it for funsies)

the lightners are uh. ever so slightly off for the fun of it. all that really matters is that Kris is Kriss, Susie is Suzy, and Ralsei is Ralzae

kriss always wanted to be a hero as a kid, and that's where the. whole like. knight aesthetic of their dark world design comes in. probably has a helmet and everything and is more specifically based on normal undyne. suzy is suzy. kriss and suzy are also like. closer than kris and susie? that or it's just. highlighted more.

oh and the soul's the narrator. because why not. also seamaker being bloodana is because. seamaker, dealmaker. i couldn't figure out a. a better pun out of clan bandana.

anyway

Samson, The Marksman Marionette "This is the 'Kris the Anything Muppet' replacement for my new and original AU, The Same Puppet (Emil's Take!) Think about it! Nobody's ever made an AU! [* [* h]] [* [* HOWDY THERE, MY (Good) PARDNER!]] [* [* YOU SURE (Bad), ALL ALONE BY YOUR (Ugly) SELF!]] [* [* MMMMMMMAYBE, MAYBE.. THE COMPANION YOU NEEDED ALL ALONG………]] [* [* WAS]] [* [* ( Gun!)]] [* Oh, you're not alone- You're just taking a detour for a friend-]"

BANG! "This is the 'Yo buddy,' replacement for for my new and original AU, The Same Puppet (Emil's Take!) Think about it! Nobody's ever made an AU! [* [* LISTEN PARDNER.]] [* [* YOU DON'T SEEM TO REALIZE JUST WHAT YOU'RE (Miss!)ING!]] [* [* POWER! POWER THAT WOULD MAKE THE (Big)GEST OF (Iron)S WEEP!!]] [* [* ALL YOU. HAVE TO DO. IS.]] [* [* (Three easy payments of $9.99), (Peas) AND (thank you and goodnight.)]] [* Samson really needs to listen. You DON'T need this. You just need to get through.]"

Tumbleweed Alley "This is the '5000 ping and counting' replacement for for my new and original AU, The Same Puppet (Emil's Take!) Think about it! Nobody's ever made an AU! [* [* ..WELL (, boy) HOWDY!]] [* [* YOU ACTUALLY MADE IT!]] [* [* WASN'T.. Expecting that..]] [* Yeah, yeah. You just ask Samson what he wanted you here for.] [* [* OH! RIGHT!]] [* [* ((canned laughter)), I CAN BE SUCH A (Clutz) SOMETIMES.."]] [* You mumble that it's spelt 'klutz'.] [* [* LISTEN, PARDNER. THE QUEEN. THE ONE RUNNING THIS WHOLE SHABANG.]] [* [* SHE'S KEEPING POWER FROM US, KRISS. THE ULTIMATE POWER.]] [* [* THE POWER OF. (E) (X).]] [* [* I NEED YOU TO. GET INTO. HER BBBBBASE. MENT. AND THEN. KRISS. TAKE THIS. BADGE. AND PUT IT. ON. THE MACHINE.]] [* ..the machine?] [* [* THE MACHINE. YOU'LL KNOW IT. WHEN YOU SEE IT.]] [* ..sure. You awkwardly wave Samson goodbye as you leave.]

Bloodana "This is the 'Seamaker' replacement for for my new and original AU, The Same Puppet (Emil's Take!) Think about it! Nobody's ever made an AU! [* You trudge through the murky red depths, making sure to hold the badge high.] [* You have no idea why it's so flooded down here. It's like they wanted to get rid of something. Or someone..] [* …] [* Stay strong, Kriss. I'm with you in the dark.]"

DRAW. "This is the 'desync' replacement for for my new and original AU, The Same Puppet (Emil's Take!) Think about it! Nobody's ever made an AU! [* [* HAW. HAWHAWHAWHAWHAWHA((manic cackling))]] [* [* KRISS. PARDNER. BUDDY.]] [* [* WE'RE FINALLY. I'M. WE'LL FINELLY BE.]] [* [* POWER. POWER. POWER.]] [* [* WE'LL GET SO WE'LL GET SO WE'LL GET SO-]] [* You stumble back, asking Samson to calm down a little.] [* [* ..CALM? DOWN?? BUDDY. PARDNER. KRISS.]] [* [* 'M. FINALLY. (Sheriff). I FINALLY (run this town). AND YA WANT ME T'? CALM? DOWN?]] [* [* YA DON'T. (make the calls), PARDNER.]] [* [* GO AHEAD 'N TRY.]] [* Samson points the barrel of his gun at your head.] [* You panic, barely managing to mumble Suzy's name.] [* [* HAW. HAWHAW. SEE. CALL ALL YA LIKE, KRISS.]] [* [* AIN'T NO ONE PICKIN' UP NO MORE. JUST LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED T'BE.]] [* [* I LIKED YA, BUDDY. I REALLY DID. BUTCHA DONE WENT AND OUTLIVED YER USEFULNESS. YER NOTHIN'.]] [* [* SO WHY DON'T WE JUST BACK UP A LITTLE. AND LET. M'LIL MAGNUM OPUS. (do the rest!)]] [* You scream Suzy's name.]

AND LET トイレ手榴弾 DO THE REST "This is the 'GIGA プリン' replacement for for my new and original AU, The Same Puppet (Emil's Take!) Think about it! Nobody's ever made an AU! [* [* OH. OH I DAMN GET IT NOW.]] [* [* YOU 'N YER. DAMN LIL POSSE. WANNA SHUT ME DOWN FER GOOD.]] [* [* YOU WANNA. TOSS OUT ERRYTHIN' I HAD.]] [* [* HAW. HAWHAW. WELL. GUESS WHAT, PARDNER.]] [* [* M'NOT STUPID. AND M'NOT DEFENSELESS. NOT NO MORE.]] [* [* WITH THE. POWER. OF. (E) (X).]] [* [* I'LL LETCHY'ALL IN ON A LIL GAME A FRIEND'A MINE USED TA PLAY.]] [* [* (If your HP drops to zero, YOU LOSE!)]] [* [* SO TAKE YER PACES. COUNT T'SUNDOWN.]] [* [* 'N DRAW.]] [* You brandish the Hero's Blade.] [* Suzy gives you an encouraging nod.] [* Ralzae seems to be panicking.] [* You face the DEALMAKER.]"

[wickedapostate]

for the DA oc ask game: What made your OC pick their specialization? | Does your OC want or have children? How do they feel about kids? | How good are they at lying? How much do they lie? all 3 for any oc you'd like!! (from @alistairkisser)

Meme / Accepting!

I'll be answering for Garrett Hawke!

What made your OC pick their specialization?

Garrett is a templar/reaver, and is someone who seeks power. Not in the traditional power hungry way, but instead because if he's the one with power in a situation, he can protect the people that matter to him. He got raised feeling like he had to protect his whole family, and that only got more intense after Malcolm's death.

It was the Templar specialization that came first. Garrett was someone who played friendly with the Order, who played to respectability politics to try to stay under the radar, and who spent a lot of time making connections with the people that could hurt him and his family most. All this to say, he had watched their tricks a fair bit, and frankly the Order terrified him. He figured being able to use their powers for good, that it could maybe be a reclamation of that terror, that it would be a good way to take their weapon from them so to speak.

It was only a couple days later after he made the decision to commit to it, and took his first dose of lyrium, that the crew met Samson, and he realized the price he was going to pay for the power to protect people. And indeed, over the years it's something he struggles with, and that nearly kills him with withdrawal once he's trapped in the Fade. However his templar abilities also were one of the things that kept him alive.

As for the reaver specialization, the crew had killed the dragon in the mines and Garrett recalled the myths related to drinking their blood. Figuring it couldn't be too bad, and given they'd soon be in the deep roads, it'd be worth it if even half of those rumors were true. Ultimately it was a good choice, he takes a lot of damage as the tank of the crew, and hanging on while injured is why he was able to finish the Arishok fight.

So in short, Garrett keeps fucking ingesting stuff without fully understanding what he's doing /half-joking

Does your OC want or have children? How do they feel about kids?

Garrett kinda has a kid, Taavi Hawke! Who Fenris took in while Garrett was in the Fade and assumed dead. I need to work out more about Taavi but in short about him: Qunari Cowboy

That out of the way, Garrett would love to have a kid. He is highly family oriented, and would love to be able to settle down into a domestic life with the people he cares about safe. He'd love to put down the sword. And he'd love to be able to give a kid the things he lacked: a sense of safety, and a sense of being unburdened.

Garrett is a trans man, and would be comfortable with being pregnant. Though doesn't have a preference between having a biological or adopted child.

As for kids not of his own, he likes them and likes joking around with them. He gets a kick out of coming off as cool, and kids find a lot of stuff cool.

How good are they at lying? How much do they lie?

Garrett is a very good liar, since he was young he's been lying. Telling the locals the fire they saw in the woods must have been from a camper. Acting like he'd like to be a Templar someday to endear the local knights. Telling his sister it didn't bother him how their father didn't spend much time with him. Say whatever it was that someone wanted to hear from him if it meant keeping them from hurting him or his family whether they meant to or not.

It almost became a compulsive thing. Usually when asked how he was doing he'd say good, or brush it off. Sometimes it would be a bad lie for the stake of a joke, or to sneak a later lie past the person. But for the most part, he had people well and fooled. Sometimes even he couldn't tell how he actually felt or what he thought of something.

The habit breaks though, in act 3, there's no pretending any of this is fine. It's never been fine, and Garrett can actually admit it at this point. Too late to avert anything that happens next, but enough to stand firm alongside his sister, and Anders, for what's right.

In the years since, he's still a very good liar, but the frequency has toned down a lot. Only when there's a very specific goal in mind.

Funnily though, he did lie a decent bit to Zinnia due to not fully trusting them and not knowing how she'd react to knowing the truth of what happened in Kirkwall, and not just the version Varric told.