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nidstiniens · 3 months ago

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#ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #ffxiv gpose #gpose #gposers #estinien #estinien varlineau #estinien wyrmblood #nidstinien #draconic estinien #my edits #ship: it's only you that matters #lore: maimed #i'm so sorry if the caption gets fucked up if you're not viewing on dash #but i've had this whole thing stuck in my head for weeks.

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nidstiniens · 9 months ago

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it was honestly just the most natural progression of things. i'd always headcanoned estinien and nara becoming very close friends after shadowbringers — she needed someone to help her get back on her feet who would do so in a way that wasn't overbearing, and, having had a lot of experience with all-consuming grief, he saw a lot of himself in her. they were two loners drawn to each other, platonic soulmates turned romantic soulmates, and they're just good for each other. they keep each other grounded without trying to change each other. they have their fair share of problems, of course, both of them being very new to what an actual relationship and an actual partnership in that regard mean, but they have a strong friendship as a foundation, as well as a really good support system in samir, aymeric, and the scions.

it's funny, because i've never been a fan of the friends-to-lovers trope until i started shipping them, and now the term "brain rot" barely covers it. i've never had an oc with an endgame ship, they always end up alone and heartbroken, and overcoming that grief on their own was always how i built them up again. and while that's awesome on it's own, i've learned that there's really something to be said about having a ship whose dynamic is... "you're not alone. i'm here. always will be."

Another random WoLQotD/OC question

I thought I'd ask this while I worked on my other questions. :)

If you're a WoL x NPC shipper, what drew you to that ship and why? What makes that ship the pinnacle for you and your oc? Is it that you love the canon character you write them with, you find their dynamic interesting or something in between?

If you're not a WoL x NPC shipper, but you have a ship with another person, how did that come about? What makes that ship fulfilling for you? Has the ship impacted your relationship with that other person? Feel free to gush, I wanna hear it!

Oh, and pictures are a must (if you have them).

#ffxiv #estinien #oc: nara #ship: it's only you that matters #writing them is also the most natural thing i've experienced in a long time #and i think it's because it's easy for me to cozy in up in their heads.#estinien gets all my issues with intimacy and nara gets all my hopeless romantic woes.#i feel like some of my mutuals who've been with me from the start of this blog are cheering #at least i like to think they are.#look guys! a healthy ship! IT'S GROWTH!

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skateboardtotheheart · 7 months ago

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there is just something about the difference between edwin's love interests and having the cat king's reaction to edwin in hell being "i'll be waiting when he gets back" vs charles "no version of this where i don't come get you" rowland convincing a powerful trans-dimensional being to open a door to hell just so he could get him back

i am insane

#like YES i know there is obviously so much more history between the boys than edwin and the cat king #and for everyone who's like “well how would the cat king have gotten to hell”#yall charles got LUCKY that the night nurse was there to open a door for him #you can bet your ass that if she hadn't been there he still would've figured out how to get there no matter what it took #but the cat king calling himself a romantic because he'll wait vs charles GOING TO HELL TO GET HIM BACK????#absolutely insane #i cannot handle these two #like i can vibe with the cat king #but charles x edwin for the WIN #obviously the circumstances between the characters are a lot different #but to me that changes absolutely nothing about the fact that charles who only thinks of edwin as a friend would do literally anything #vs the cat king who claims to have fallen for edwin doing literally nothing and just sulking about it #i don't even care if you dont ship charles and edwin #the love they have for each other will forever outweigh anything else #(ps if you ship catwin you simply do not need to interact with this post. you will not change my mind)#(you do not have to interact with posts you don't agree with)#dead boy detectives #dead boy detective agency #charles rowland #edwin payne #the cat king #painland #payneland #dbd netflix

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rosetterer · 3 months ago

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if you are mad that bucktommy is getting more attention than henren, you should be fucking furious that a non-canon mlm ship has been getting more attention than henren for YEARS

#no im not talking about people who have actually talked about this fairly and honestly #honestly as in henren does get less attention that mlm ships #i dont want to hear people saying WHAT ABOUT HENREN??? when they only started “caring” about them when bucktommy happened and bvddie didnt #say you want your ship to be real and dont pretend to care about shit that actually matters in the name of a fictional ship #bucktommy #henren #911 abc #tired #saw a hate post and just rolled my eyes #fuck off #fandom discourse

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paperglader · 5 months ago

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they really put alicent in bridgerton blue on the reunion and genuinely expected me to think that she didn’t in fact march all the way to dragonstone to get wifed up? bfr

#I am only a girl living in a society #I make connections #she looks so pretty in blue though I want more #also you’re telling me that rhaenyra saw her walk in all cute looking to not completely crumble at the sight of her?#like my girl got all dolled up for you do something #rhaenyra IS a puppy dog when it comes to those bambi eyes shut up #Alicent was like you think you want her? I’m the love of your life you moron #and rhaenyra is like I KNOW #like she’s been trying to get the other woman to realize that very thing for the last 15+ years #and alicent’s all heartbroken like oh so you’re taking her to wife #and rhaenyra is like nO? WHAT?? all dumb and speechless cause jealous alicent was definitely not on her bingo card this year #whilst also having her own mental breakdown #because how on earth is she meant to explain this to her councel #or jace for that matter #that sure was goint to be a fun future conversation to have with her heir #but also Alicent just strutted into the room and started acting like a scorned wife?#which left rhaenyra feeling like the asshole parent who stopped paying for child support after the divorce #but also she never wanted a divorce in the first place?? and alicent doesn’t seem to get this?#like she’s already figuring out how to most efficiently empty daemon’s chambers for the woman to move in permanently #but alicent’s still yapping off about not having a place in court anymore and fleeing across the sea #and rhaenyra can’t help the bitter taste in her mouth as she states how that ship came in a little too late for them and it is messyyyy #hotd leaks #house of the dragon leaks #hotd spoilers #house of the dragon #house of the dragon spoilers #rhaenicent #alicent hightower #rhaenyra targaryen #bridgerton

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crookedfivefingers · 2 months ago

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3.13 | ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʟᴏʀᴅꜱ

link to the post I accidentally wound up prattling endlessly about in the tags 💀

#doctor who #tenth doctor #martha jones #david tennant #freema agyeman #(good god. without even meaning to I went into 'psycho stream of consciousness tagging' mode. whoops)#always thinking of that one post #where OP mentions how the writing tries to make it seem like Ten looked right through Martha/etc #which is a good concept for demonstrating his grief. but also isnt what we really see throughout S3 #(not saying he wasn't a grieving MESS because he was. but he's a multi-faceted character and he can grieve AND value Martha simultaneously)#but we see such fierce protective instinct+trust; a bond between them that obviously isn't some one-sided affair #+ his clear intent to impress her/be admired and respected by her (apropos the post that inspired this sentiment)#but RTD obviously isn't the most infallible of writers #*cough* [list of reasons I cut down b/c long] *cough*#He can make Martha say “he's not seeing me/he doesn't look at me” but then you just watch with your eyes and you get a different story #It's like the opposite of when Moffat tries to make you believe someone is super important through bold claims without showing his work #instead RTD tries to make you believe Ten is functionally blind to Martha's existence while showing numerous examples of the contrary #then bring in the novels+myspace blog+cartoon that he all signed off on. Which tie together to create a canon backdrop #basically I said all of that to say this—#it's the whole reason I had to make this blog to get this sort of stuff off my chest (even if it's just for me sometimes)—#Ten not only SAW Martha—he trusted+respected+enjoyed+adored her. And it's a good thing #it doesn't cheapen his grief. I feel like people must think it does which is why I constantly see bad unnecessary takes about them #it just means that Martha was SO important to him and it's ok. they had a killer friendship outside the unrequited minutiae and it's ok #there's even a comic where 'someone' makes him believe she's Martha and he makes her change her appearance because “it's still too raw”#Just saying you don't say that sort of thing about someone whose existence you're all blasé about #Martha already gets fucked by the narrative in enough ways without people totally missing her significance in the Doctor's life #you don't have to ship them to appreciate them on a deeper level #anyway. fuck. if you actually read all of these then I'm so sorry #creating this blog has taught me that there are only like two people who feel the same way about tenmartha matters and it’s fine 😂#but if I didn’t give myself an outlet it would probably form a tumor SO there we are then

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sskk-manifesto · 5 months ago

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Bungou Stray Dogs: Dead Apple and how “ability users” (opposite to “normal people”) learning to accept themselves through the acceptance of their own abilities is a queer metaphor of acceptance of own's sexual orientation and gender: an essay by me

#bsd #bungou stray dogs #About: Dead Apple. Watched this a while ago with a friend and it was a lot of fun!!!#If you're reading this: thank you so much for hanging out with me I had such a good time (ㅅ´ ˘ )♡#Next to general considerations: wow they were right that Bungou Stray Dogs movie sure can Bungou Stray Dogs #It's always nice to see the detailed animation and elaborate backgrounds of movies. The animation quality compared to the manga is–#definitely noticeable and it's nice to see. That said... I still like the season 2 art style more? And I'm speaking strictly of art style.#The s2 one looks more soft and smooth while the da one is so much more rough.#The plot is... Very bsd-esque I don't think there's anything to add.#In my opinion Kyouka's arc is the one that turned out best tbh. I really like her narrative development and personal growth in this movie.#I like the complexity of her state of mind. how full of contradiction she is. I especially appreciate the recurring small changes of–#expression that indicate how she thinks differently from Atsushi even if she doesn't voice them. The fight between her cynicism and her–#kind nature. It's all very interesting.#Atsushi's development is interesting too. Although all the open questions about his ability we still have kind of leave me frustrated #I don't feel very strongly about Akutagawa in this movie? I mean‚ he's there. The ss/kk scenes are always great and in character and a joy–#to witness no matter what they do. He just doesn't shine particularly? Or at least personally I dont find the “proving my strength against–#myself” narrative arc to be particularly interesting. Imo it was a lot better flashed out in the da stage play! With the complexity that–#the dialogues with Chuuya added to the character. Dazai attacking him. And especially Aktgw understanding that Rashomon wasn't testing Aktg #but rather only expressing that unstoppable rage that is also Aktgw's own. About that I checked out the play and I really liked it!!#I only watched highlights (aka: ss/kk and chuu/aku scenes) but there's some stuff I really like. I like the conflict between Aktgw and–#Chuuya and how Chuuya messes up with Aktgw at first maliciously and then amiably. It's interesting how Atsushi himself observes that Kyouka #and Akutagawa get along. And especially the sskk almost-handholding and Atsushi saying Akutagawa has a nice profile were cute akjdhbsawhjb #Next. Da really is shipping paradise (╥﹏╥) Sorry but... It is. oda/zai. daz/atsu. ss/kk. s/kk. fuku/mori. chuu/aku. It really has everythin #and the moments are so good!!!! What else. Wish we'd see more of Tsujimura. And Christie. And women in general tbh.#Also‚‚‚‚‚ Atsushi's tiger form in this movie is ATROCIOUS. I've said it before but it's crazy how a franchises that relies so heavily on–#fanservice came up with something this hideous. Man the movie overall was pretty but Atsushi sure wasn't. Firmly stand by the belief–#that only Akutagawa would find that form attractive.#Oh last note. honestly if we're ready to accept a movie where an antidote has effect AFTER the person has effectively died then we really–#can't complain about any kind of insanity the manga brings up #random rambles

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dykedvonte · 3 months ago

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Honestly I see Jimmy's refusal to put Curly out of his misery less about his weird feelings of envy or his delusions but the fact Curly is all but stated to be a shield to Jimmy from his actions and people seeing the worst in him.

The only characters that Jimmy really interacts with one on one before the crash are Curly and Anya, two individuals he has wildly different relationships with. It's likely that Curly really did most of the talking between them as the pilots and the rest of the crew as staff. They didn't know of Jimmy's more reprehensible behaviors cause they never really had the chance to and Jimmy is subconsciously aware. If they had disliked him more than Anya would have told Swansea earlier or even Daisuke when things got really bad.

It's why he takes the immediate opportunity to blame Curly; He's the shield. He's saved Jimmy's ass more times than he can count and more times than Jimmy would ever admit. Even when he can't really do it anymore, he mentally shields himself from his own faults by putting Curly between them. Letting Curly die puts too much on him because he doesn't know how to function without a safety net.

In the end Curly only lives because Jimmy needs the idea that Curly will inevitably make things better to stay alive, meaning Curly has to live, no matter how much it pains him to do so.

#in short Jimmy doesnt only care about Curly #he only cares about the securtiy that Curly provides him #and i headcanon that the reason he tried to kill everyone is because he knew it was only a matter of time befor Curly realized this wasnt #somethgin benign Jimmy did that he could smooth over but somethign that Curly would repremand and condem him for and take his security away #like yes Curly did not react fast enough or strongly enough to what Anya told him but you could see him showing more concern over it as I d #understand the psychology behind people and more specifically men like Curly as he is hearing something horrible his friend did to someone #he cares about but has less of a bond with. he feels the need to protect his crew as people first and sadly Jimmy is still the person he wa #closest too yet I still think everything happened too fast for Curly to process as would you not grapple with the fact your closest friend #is a monster you must personally deal with? or that he did something so vile to someone else you have become protective over? Would you not #think of the relative power that friend holds and how if you approuch this wrong it could end badly for everyone? He had all these thoughts #but not enough time to think about them. Also how Jimmy was one of the main people in his personal life he felt a need to protect seeing as #he got him this job. Like imagine the one person you are really trying to make good is still bad after everythign and now you have to be th #hand of judgment youve shielded them from for so long like I do not think Curly handeled the initial situation with Anya correctly I dont #think it was the case of him not believing but not really knowing what to do and feel about it as a friend of both parties the captain and #guy going through his own shit and it says so much that he was dealing with all that so well compared to Jimmy who got everyone killed cuz #he thought being captain would be like sitting on the thrown and not emotionally mentally and physically taxing like I cant say Curly is th #best person due to his inaction but he is a good person doing the best with the knowledge and shitty resources he has cuz like also Id just #be terrified that my suicidal and nilihst bestie who clearly has an inferiority complex around me is the copilot who has access to the most #to the most important parts of the ship and the means to kill us all if he feels like him or his security are being threatened like #Anya and Curly just deserved better because they get put through the ringer like just put him in a class to teach him to be less trusting #anya mouthwashing #curly mouthwashing #captain curly #mouthwashing #mouthwashing game #mouthwashing curly #mouthwashing anya #mouthwashing jimmy #jimmy mouthwashing #mouthwashing spoilers

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doomed2repeat · 5 months ago

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Just sayin:

Some of these “Luke Newton fans” are not Luke Newton fans, they’re just Nicola Coughlan fans with boundary issues and a bad case of projection.

#if your support for him is dependent on being able to ship Lukola you don’t actually like him for him you just like him for her #Nicola gets support no matter what #Luke only gets support if they can fantasize about him being in love with Nic #the hate he gets for having his own life is weird #it’s not his PR team’s job to hide his girlfriend just because YALL are too invested in his personal life #polin #luke newton #nicola coughlan #lukola

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itmightrain · 16 days ago

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1x01 / 1x09

#the terror #the terror amc #james fitzjames #SDLFKJASLDKFJ james saying the same thing about franklin and francis #except when he said it about franklin he was a different and more foolish person #believing the lie of franklin's beneficent paternalism #(WHILE FRANKLIN IS LITERALLY LOWERING DYING DAVID YOUNG INTO THE ROW BOAT FOR CONVENIENCE SAKE!!!!!)#and then in 1x09 seeing and recognizing and feeling the depths of francis' genuine kindness and love and care for these men #even these men who had done harm to him!!!!!!#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#do you ever think about how 1x09 is about LOVE and TENDERNESS and how it MATTERS even when DEATH IS CERTAIN #do you ever think about how franklin's paternalism IS the british empire!!!#and scream!!!!!#more than god loves them!! more than queen and country loves them!! sent to die for nothing!!! for a trade route that would never work!#and if they had survived and returned home england would've still killed them!!#would've demanded they lie about their experience court martial-ed for losing the ships sent out again to starve to death for a new venture #did you know that three of the shackleton expedition survivors got home through hell only to turn around and die for england in WWI!!!#this show makes me insane!!!!!!!

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bite-the-bloody-hand · 5 months ago

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Setting aside the knee-jerk 'eeeeew you're in love with your cousin' reaction to Daeran's illusion in Areelu's Lab, I need to talk a second about what a profoundly telling character moment that is for both Daeran and Galfrey.

Daeran refers to Galfrey as the 'Queen of his dreams' and mentions it being twisted by demon logic when questioned. It makes sense that demons would immediately latch on to a psychosexual implication, but it's not about having a crush on her.

The desire to have Galfrey 'out of her armor' is the desire to reconnect with the last member of his family.

He mentions when you ask about his Mother that she was a 'real' mother as opposed to a 'Countess' mother, implying that she was less interested in raising him to be a Proper Noble and more interested in just being present as his only parent. This is indicated in the glimpses we see of his younger self at the party, and in his often-stated resentment towards the necessities of 'proper comportment.'

Galfrey also mentions how close she was to Silaena, referring to her as a 'real' family member, the only person she was truly close to. From the way both of them speak about her, Silaena Arendae was a central, stabilizing part of both of their lives. Galfrey also mentions what a sweet boy Daeran was as a small child, implying a much closer relationship than the current mutual polite revulsion. @thedosianexplorer surmised to me that it's likely Galfrey was once a beloved, comforting figure in young Daeran's life, and I agree. How could she be anything else to the son of someone she so loved? And how awful must it have been to both of them to have that taken away?

Losing the rest of their noble family was certainly a blow, but neither of them even mention their names. The moment Silaena died, however, that was when they were both orphaned. What makes it all the more tragic is the grief that could have brought them closer only served to completely sever their familial connection.

Galfrey has no clue about the true reason Daeran clings so desperately to enjoying life; all she knows is that he may have physically survived but the child she loved was very much dead with the rest of them - in its place an irresponsible, flippant, spoiled brat unwilling to fill the space Silaena left behind. Daeran has no way of communicating the truth to Galfrey, and acts resentfully towards who or whatever else she puts her attention towards, while flaunting his lifestyle at every opportunity.

His lifestyle, as such, is an Emperor's Wardrobe of red flags, but it's hard to see those flags through tunnel vision stained with demon blood. Neither of them are allowed to mourn, but at least Daeran can try to be happy. But as for Galfrey, thedosianexplorer put it best in this hypothetical line:

'How dare you let yourself be happy, I haven't let myself be happy since your mother died.'

The tragedy is that Daeran's need for secrecy and Galfrey's state- and self- imposed martyrdom has created an impenetrable armor between them, and I think is at the heart of the loneliness they both feel. The cruelty of that moment, where the dream of connection is twisted into a mean joke, still sits with me.

#pathfinder wotr #pf wotr #wotr daeran #daeran arendae #queen galfrey #wotr galfrey #Inspired by someone's reaction video to that scene lol #yeah yeah gross yeah whatever ANYWAY WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT THE CHARACTER #shrieking and rattling the bars of my cage #it's good writing folks #their relationship is so complex and so SAD #like no matter what you do or how good the endings are for either of them #they just never reconcile as far as I know #the only way they have a decent familial relationship is if you reset the whole god damn timeline #and that is so fucking sad to me #i mean if you do ship it please by all means freak it up #i'm just here to roll around in the tragedy of it all #navel gazing

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nidstiniens · 3 months ago

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#ffxiv #ffxiv gpose #gpose #gposers #estinien wyrmblood #estinien varlineau #nidstinien #wolstinien #my edits #oc: nara #nidnara #lore: maimed #ship: it's only you that matters #i posed this all by myself and i'm currently on the floor in shambles

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lesbianwyllravengard · 6 months ago

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No but Astarion wanting to be valued for more than sex and seen for something that's not just sex regardless of who romances him and Wyll wanting a chaste and genuine romance with sincere and committed courtship with no sex regardless of who romances him is insaneeeeee. I know everyone's talked about this before but everytime I stop to think about it I lose my mind. They couldn't be more narratively bound I'm clawing at the bars of my cage