#she's a romance option for sure

[cyberneticnipples]

Dove is a Raffen Shiv - Maybe ex-Raffen would be more apt. The gang’s Little Bird wandered off to find her niche in Night City. A light step and desperation to survive make for a preem smuggler, the added timid charm doesn't hurt for distracting customs agents. Not someone you'd want on your six in a firefight, but will be there to meticulously pull the needle and thread and generously pour synth tequila when you need patching up. Haunted by her time with the Wraiths, she'll lend an ear and give sage advice beyond her years. A gentle heart and surprisingly raspy voice grace your presence for a quick cig and a light.

I realized Dove is a companion OC more than she is a main character OC. So I decided to write her a lil flavor text blurb for my own official unofficial handbook.

[mumblesplash]

watching through some baldur's gate videos for funsies bc i'm not much of an 'actually playing games' person and after seeing a few clips of people romancing astarion i got curious what a karlach romance looked like, searched for a playthrough and was absolutely blindsided when the player character was a man. somehow completely forgot men could be attracted to women

[bitchfitch]

I've started playing Potion Permit, and so far it's one of my favorite games I've messed around with, but the most big brained move the devs made was giving you a dog on day 1, and then making that dog able to track NPCs and lead you directly to them no matter where they are in the town.

[fromtheseventhhell]

Zutaras are really the original self-insert, "we understand the story soooooo much better than everybody else" girlies and they just never moved on

[foxx-queen]

image taken moments before disaster (orin appeared, got her new romance bug) but I love her so much

[fictionadventurer]

An underrated benefit of love triangles is that they allow you to have a love story where the ending isn't immediately obvious. In your standard romance, the two leads meet, and then it's just a matter of time until they hit the plot beats that lead to the happily ever after. But the love triangle gives you two plotlines! Two different dynamics! Two valid directions for the plot to veer that will still lead to a romantic happy ending without that ending being a foregone conclusion.

The main character can grow and change in multiple different ways because there are two men on equal standing with her, who can have an influence on her in different ways, giving her multiple different lenses to help her understand who she is and who she really wants to be. When it's done right, the story will be satisfying no matter what the endgame is, because the point is going along on the journey and seeing who the characters become. And the great thing is that you don't know who they'll become because there are two valid options, so the entire story can be surprising, which is so refreshing when so many love stories are so predictable.

[idletrait]

Also for anyone who likes raising sims PLAY VOLCANO PRINCESS. I got it for less than £8 since it's on sale and it's got so much content.

*spoiler under cut*

and its got furries 😏 

[valaloy]

So crazy that when zero dawn came out I was like. That is a lesbian. I see it in her eyes…

And then Forbidden West confirms with the DLC,,,, so close to my birthday too I was eating GOOD

so true anon. as you can see, I stanned Vala/Aloy from day 1. I was in there in the first few hours of the game going omg she has a crushhhhhh. Anyway they're canon to me <3

That being said the difference in how Aloy acts with women versus men is so crazy, like I swear I was going 👀 at every interaction. She's just so warm and happy and open with the ladies, while with men she's so much more standoffish. The only guys that I think she's actually genuine with in the entirety of the two games are Varl and Erend, and maybeeee Kotallo by the end of HFW when he's all caught up to speed on what's going on. That being said though, those relationships once again read so differently to me than any she has with women. She'll be all flirty and blush and be cute with the girls, while with Varl/Erend/Kotallo I feel like it's very "yeah we are bros, we're cool" vibe they have going on, which is also good. She deserves to have friends!

Anyway I have been on lesbian Aloy train since day 1. Nothing else makes sense to me.

[just1gnome]

"that sounds tediously boring"

gnome beat the game

here they are on the boat

[tuxedo-rabbit]

Hmmm...

[idolbound]

"Stout."

"Stannard."

At some point before Meredith 'defects' from Militech to Arasaka, she and her rival, Meredith Stout end up having so much tension that it manifests in a one night stand. They only ever refer to each other by last name, and it only ever happens once. Stout always questioned her loyalty to the corp, and what her intentions were - and it infuriated her to see Stannard rise in ranks ahead of her despite having fewer years of service. Stout had to know what Stannard had that she didn't — and she sought it out firsthand.

[waterdeepthroat]

it really is hell trying to figure out which companions are monogamous so i can plan my next playthroughs

[eye-of-yelough]

wait i just realised Naishe the handersbela baby (who is Not a canon part of my worldstate because Isabela Would Not Fucking Have Anders’ Baby but i still think of her often) would make suuuch a good lord of fortune mage rook… aged up of course because canonically she’d be like. 14.

anyway. because i can’t control myself.

eyeliner sharp enough to kill god. because she will.

[fraudulent-cheese]

guys help i accidentally made Gwent interesting to myself

I think they're mid as FUCK in Island and obviously the way their break-up was handled in Action was. You know. Awful, and i wished Trent just had a fucking conversation with her instead of the whole 9 thing, but...

I love the idea of them as friendly exes, these two teens that did have feelings for eachother while they were both figuring themselves out and how their breakup was a result of a lack of communication (ideally on both parties) and teenage mistakes and that came from the stresses of Reality TV and retroactively not knowing what their feelings for the other were or the source exactly of their issues, and being able to confide or at least seek advice from someone who they once considered their romantic partner is just. Sweet, i guess.

Like especially post Action, Trent and Gwen are both in pretty unique positions with Trent being the lead guitarist in a popular Boy Band and Gwen being a content creator on a late 2000s early 2010s internet having Internet slap-fights with Heather, and both of them being considered big celebrities due to their roles on this super popular reality show in canon. I doubt they would have many people that they could trust in that way, while relating to their own struggles.

TLDR i like the idea of a friendship between two teens who are going through it™ but find solace in eachother and learning to communicate properly in their relationships, platonic or romantic.

[the-insomniac-emporium]

Top 5 fave NPC’s on RL?

this is an incredibly difficult question asdfghjkl, and the answer depends on one important factor: does Mia count?? I assume not, but if she does count it's this:

Mia

Mia Winters

Mia (about to stab MC)

Cornelius (who I HC to have a weird rivalry with Mia for literally no reason)

Winters, Mia

And if she doesn't count it's this, not in any particular order:

Livia (I think being next to her would magically make my anxiety better. she's that friend that radiates enough confidence to make you believe in the world a little more, ya know?)

Esteria (I want to sit next to her in silence while we both read)

Anamaria (she's so cute asdfghjkl I want to squish her cheeks)

The Stans (they would have several fewer problems if they just kissed each other with tongue)

Giselle (she's a lil feisty, and she gets bonus points for having a similar body type to me + glasses)

[lilmeowmeowsagelesath]

✨ options for a familiar ✨

*though onyx is only available if you’re close with them !!