#so much character to chew on aaahh

[vorestarr]

that dialogue where you talk to Astarion after killing Lorroakan with Dame Aylin has stuck with me, so I finally looked up all the dialogue trees for that conversation, and. well. it's a lot.

the conversation starts with Astarion saying he expected her to be overjoyed, but instead she seemed tired. the first reply for the player is to suggest maybe vengeance isn't all it's cracked up to be, which Astarion dismisses, because of course he does. he's been dreaming of revenge for so long, he couldn't possibly entertain the idea that it won't feel incredible.

but the parts of the dialogue I'm most interested in are the response trees depending on whether Cazador is alive or not, and whether Astarion has ascended or not.

if Cazador is still alive, this is what Astarion says when you ask him how he expects to feel after killing him (black bar in image is to cut out the dialogue from a different tree and just show the relevant nodes):

he has to believe that he'll feel amazing after killing Cazador, that's what's kept him going through all of this.

and then, the really fascinating parts to me, are the ways he responds if Cazador is dead and he's ascended or not (tree 18-352 is what he says if he's ascended. tree 70-329-382 is what he says if he didn't ascend):

i love these moments for showing his different states of mind with ascension or not.

post ascension, he's never been better. it's all worth it, it has to be. he's focused on how good it felt to hurt the man who hurt him, steal his power and take back some of what was taken from him, of getting everything he wanted for 200 years.

for unascended Astarion, he's now got to grapple with the "now what?" post-revenge -- Cazador is dead, but Astarion is still a vampire, and everything Cazador did to him hasn't gone away, and now what does he have to drive him forward? he's lost and ungrounded and has so much to figure out about himself and the future.

i've mentioned this before but i think the thing that separates the two Astarion paths is that ascended Astarion knows how to be what he is - a hedonistic vampire lord. it's what he's known for centuries. spawn Astarion without Cazador doesn't know how to be what he is, and is forced to learn a different way to be.

[jyoongim]

A Deal With God

Themes: fem!reader, Morningstar!reader, Angst, mention of character death, secrets, religious themeAlastor being Alastor, fluff, slight smut, deal-making,  soul possession, Lilith a shitty mother/wife/sister, established relationship, difficult family dynamic, there’s a trope in here I just don’t know what to call it?

Chapter 1

chapter 2

You had ordered Niffty that some rooms needed to be spruced up and took the liberty to tidy up the lobby yourself.

You hummed to the sound of the song playing on the radio as you neatly stacked whatever plans Charlie was coming up with in the night.

Charlie.

Your heart ached for the Princess.

After Lilith left, the Princess had founded a hotel to help redeem the souls of the damned.

You were unsure of her plan, but you could never deny her.

damn those puppy eyes.

So here you were, seven years later, helping your niece with her wild endeavor.

But you weren’t alone; 

“Aaahh just the doll I wanted to see!” A radio-like voice chirped.

Alastor.

You smiled in greeting to the lanky demon.

Alastor, the famed and fearsome Radio Demon.

You were a bit skeptical when he showed up at your door, but when he offered to help Charlie you took him in.

Who were you to say no to help? You needed the extra hands.

”Hello Al, did you need something?” The tall demon smiled down at you as he shook his head.

”Nooo just thought I would check in. How’s Charlie’s new plan along?” You laughed “ooh their a coming thats for sure” nodding towards the board she had made the other night.

An idea popped into your head “Why don’t you make a commercial Al ” He went to make a comment, but you interrupted him “A proper commercial. The sinners need to know the benefits of the hotel and that there is hope”

you waltz up to him, a soft smile on your as you batted your eyes at him ”pretty please?” You wrapped your arms around him, pressing a kiss to his cheek.

He hummed, seeming to mull over the thought, chuckling

”fine fine”

You grinned “Thank you”

He whistled as he walked out the room, you smiled after him, getting back to your task.

Your phone ringed and you answered without seeing who called. “Hello?”

A nervous laugh responded “Heeeyyy bitch”

Lucifer.

You rolled your eyes “Hello to you too Luci ”

He groaned at the nickname.

”Ugghh so hows things been….” He wanted something.

“Whaaaaat? N-Nothing what makes you think I want something?” 

he couldn’t see your face, but you were making a pointed face.

”Okay okay its just- hows-hows Charlie?” He asked.

You frowned “Charlie is fine, through it wouldn’t hurt if you came by and saw your daughter Luci”

You hadn’t forgave him for setting Charlie up to chat with Heaven months ago when he should have been the one to settle things between them.

Charlie might have a optimistic view of the world, but she lacked experience. You should have been the one to be at that meeting.

But nevertheless.

”I-I don’t know about that…” he trailed off. But you were quick to fix that avoidant nature of his.

”Come to the hotel. Come see what your daughter is trying to do. No one would take this seriously if the King doesn’t approve himself. If not that, just come see your daughter Luci, she needs more than just me around” you felt bad for guilting him but this had to be done.

Charlie was growing into an excellent leader, you were sure she would make a great queen one day.

”so you’ll be here tomorrow? Great see you then. And don’t forget…I can see you so don’t make me drag your ass here tata”

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Charlie had gathered everyone to the lobby to come up with ways to recruit sinners to the hotel.

 Charlie was nothing if a perfectionist and always took on more than she could chew.

”Hey babe maybe its time to use some of that royal privilege” Vaggie suggested, she gave a quick look in your direction, making Charlie shake her head feverishly

”no no no my auntie has already done so much! I can’t ask her to do anything else”

You smiled, but chimed in to support Vaggie “She’s right Charlie.” Your niece gawked at you.

You approached her, slipping a arm around her shoulder in comfort “Now I know it’s been rough and weird between you and your father buuuuuuut I took the liberty in inviting him here” she groaned “what? Noooooooo” you shushed her whining

“Now now you’ll get to show him that what you’ve been doing is good for the kingdom. That your heart’s in the right place. He’ll help I promise”

Charlie rested her head on your shoulder, groaning in defeat

”w-when will he be here?”

”Oh in a hour”

”WHAT?!”

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“OH Charlie its so good to see you!” Lucifer exclaimed pulling his daughter into a tight hug.

You smiled, giggling as Charlie choked out a response to her father. You pulled him away from her, giving him a hug

”Nice to see you too Luci” the King blushed and looked around.

”sooooo this is what you two have been up to? It sure got some….character ” he said nervously.

“Well we had some help” you gestured to Alastor. Lucifer eyes narrowed slightly “uuuhhh hhhuuuhh suuurre and who might you be?” Alastor eye twitched before quickly shaking his hand “Alastor! Pleasure to meet you sir… I must say you are…much unimpressive than what I imagined” he mused, causing the man to deadpan.

You cleared your throat “Alastor here has been a tremendous help with the hotel. I don’t know what we would have done without him” you praised.

Lucifer growled as Alastor wrapped an arm around your waist pulling you into his side.

Alastor sneered at the monarch “Aaah yes what creative ladies I have here. I am HAPPY to fulfill any wish they desire” he grinned down at you, giving you a slight squeeze.

”hmmmm sister dear why don’t you show me around” he whacked Alastor’s hand with his cane and pulled your arm away from him with a tight smile.

Charlie and Alastor followed the two of you as you gave a quick briefing of the hotel, letting Charlie take over and show her dad around.

You sighed happily, it was nice to see Charlie interact with her dad. You hoped that he would see the big picture and offer her some guidance and support.

You leaned your head against Alastor’s shoulder, turning to return to the lobby

”Let’s leave those two to catch up shall we?”

He huffed but followed you anyway.

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“Well it is a very good plan b-but I don’t know Charlie” Lucifer sighed. Charlie’s face dropped. “Daaad this is the only way to prove to Heaven that sinners deserve a second chance”

Lucifer looked away from his daughter “Charlie you don’t understand-” she huffed,frustrated “what don’t I understand?  That my own father don’t believe in me? If Auntie can why can’t you?” She was holding back tears.

You were on the fence at first too, but you were willing to help her out. You supported her crazy ideas and even encouraged that she gave it her all. 

Yes it might have been far fetched,  but you believed that Charlie could do what Lucifer could not.

”Heaven wont listen to you Charlie! They didn’t listen to me. What makes you think you can change their minds?” 

You knew it was a tough question.

Charlie didn’t know the hardship of how Heaven operated.

How much Lucifer had spent centuries trying to convince them that humanity was capable of doing amazing things.

Hell, if sinners had mortal souls why couldn’t they change after death?

But you knew. Heaven was convinced that the rules were black and white. Hell was made to punish the most severe sinners.

of course this is flawed for several reasons

Hell was a punishment to all who fell.

Lucifer knew this.

But why couldn’t things change?

Charlie turned to you, a look of frustration and sadness on her face. You intervened. “Luci just one meeting. One meeting with Heaven so Charlie can at least try. I know you can’t see that things could change, but think about the possibility. Why should a sinner be damned if there’s a second chance? Heaven shouldn’t be able to decide what a person’s soul is capable of”

Lucifer sighed.

You always had a way of making him see possibilities in things.

If you believed in Charlie, then that must have meant…

”what are the odds in this succeeding” he asked you

You blinked. 

You knew what he was asking.

Your sight of everything was always nearly right.

”Theres a few bumps to sort out, but it’ll be fine” you said.

he grimaced.

”Ill even go to Heaven with her” you offered.

Charlie was going to need all the backup she needed up there.

Angels could be a piece of work.

Lucifer sighed, before turning to his daughter “Fine. One meeting-” Charlie launched herself at him, wrapping her arms around his small frame and she jumped around

”thank you thank you thank you!”

He smiled, returning her hug.

Charlie ran off to find Vaggie and tell her while you watched Lucifer.

”It wont stop anything” he said as you ushered him into the office.

You hummed, pouring a cup of tea as you looked out the window into the city on the horizon.

”You don’t know that” you whispered.

Silence filled the air between the two of you.

”H-have you…you know” he started to say nervously

You turned to him, seeing him fiddle with his wedding ring.

Your stomach curled.

”what” you growled out unintentionally 

he swallowed “Have you seen Lilith?”

You stilled. Your wrist burned in warning

promise me

”I can’t tell you that” you said curtly.

Lucifer glared at you “you’ve been saying that for years!”

”and you always get the same response” you said back

He stood up and angrily approached you.

”Have you no shame? I know you. You can’t lie to me!” He was starting to raise his voice

”Luci calm dow-” 

“NO! You can see everything! Everything and everyone! so tell me sister have you seen my wife…have you seen Lilith?!”

he was grabbing your arms, shaking.

You hated the look of despair on his face, hoping that you would at least tell him something.

But your wrist burned at his question, and your anger of being put in such a predicament got the better of you.

You hissed at him “No.” you held his glare, before he sighed letting you go. He ran a hand through his hair, backing away from you “Im sorry i-i didn’t mean that”

You clicked your tongue at him sighing

”Oh Luci…” you cupped his cheek, you couldn’t tell him where she was, no Lilith made sure of that,but you could show what you’ve seen.

Lucifer’s eyes widened as flashes of his wife appeared in his mind. He didn’t know where she was,but she seemed…happy.

”I know you worry about Charlie but I will never let anything happen to her. Heaven can act all high and mighty, but surely someone up there will see reason” you said to him, breaking him out of his trance.

He shook his head slightly, giving you a soft smile, nodding.

“Sooooo you and that bellhop…” he wiggled his eyebrows at you teasingly. You tensed, looking away embarrassed. He laughed “Oh? Shy? Not you” you glared at him, folding your arms across your chest in defense “w-what? Theres nothing wrong with me trying to pursue someone” you grumbled. Lucifer smiled. It was cute at how flush you were. 

You were always the serious one.

Never really doing things for yourself.

You always held duty and responsibility above all things.

So seeing you blush over some tacky, old times fuck  guy was refreshing.

So he teased “Oooh no the Queen can do anything or anyone she likes”

You growled at him, making him laugh harder as he gave you a hug and bid you goodbye as he teleported, leaving you with your thoughts.

“Well that was interesting” you whipped around to see Alastor walking from the shadows.

You laughed nervously, “Alastor! I didn’t hear you come in…how muuuch of that did you hear?”

He smiled down at you, tilting his head “ooooh nothing I wont repeat my dear” he tapped your nose.

He rested a hand on your lower back to escort you to your room like a proper gentleman.

He kissed you goodnight before venturing off to his radio tower. He had to organize some of his thoughts.

Alastor knew you were powerful he admits only that! but he hadn’t expected you to be the Queen of Hell itself.

Yes you were the Princess’s aunt but he just chalked it up to you just having power by blood alone.

The Queen of Hell….hmph. 

Pride swelled in his chest at the thought as well as a wicked smile graced his lips His darling was one of the most powerful in all of Hell that gave him a power trip and a lingering thought

How the fuck were you the Queen? 

Just how powerful were you?

And one last thought before he turned on his broadcast

How could he use that power you wielded?

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[thelordofgifs]

1, 12, and 21 for the ask game! — @emyn-arnens

(choose violence ask game)

1. the character everyone gets wrong

you know… I don’t think there is one? I’m not violent enough for this ask game clearly. There are certainly bad interpretations I’ve seen of many popular characters (Maedhros, Maglor, Fingon, Fëanor spring to mind in particular) but they aren’t universal. Let’s go with Fingon though – I HAVE seen him written well by a lot of people, but the trick with him is that he is complicated and multifaceted and if you don’t acknowledge that and write him as just “Maedhros’ boyfriend” you are not going to have a very compelling portrayal of him. He’s a murderer he’s a hero he’s god-blessed he’s abandoned by almost everyone he loves and he still has so much desperate hope LET FINGON BE FUCKED UP PLEASE.

12. the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them

oh no I’m too hive-minded for this one, I dislike most of the unpopular characters :( is Curufin unpopular? Can I say Curufin? Because I do actually like him a lot these days! He’s awful but his awfulness is SO understandable – that name! Canonically being Fëanor’s favourite son! How he’s the only Fëanorian to have a child of his own! How incredibly ride-or-die he is for Celegorm!! SO much to chew on aaahh. I didn’t care about him much before I started writing the fairest stars and now I love him actually so… shameless self-plug go and read my fic and then you’ll like him too :)

[mxddyhero]

top5 a3! events

Aaahh,, hi nana !! ^^/ tysm for the ask!!

Ough gosh,, trying not to be too biased off the top of my head, I'd have to say ...

Dazzling☆Beachside PASSION ! it was was first a3! event I ever played fully (I joined riiight at the end of Clockwork Heartbeat so I had no idea what I was doing) and Juza came home in my first ever 10 pull... oshi sign...

2nd Anniv event. It was suuuper bittersweet given it was the last en event ever BUT I got official #1 hyodler >:) so there was that...

The Last Runway. Yuki slays, Taichi character growth >>> I love them both so bad,, it was amazing they got an event like this together aaa AND MIKANSEI NA SORA DE SLAPS SO HARD ITS ONE OF MY FAVE A3! SONGS EVER-

Scarlet Mirror chews on the walls... gekka bros... scarlet game my beloved it's such a banger. Evil chikage,, the organisation lore,, juza is there too. Everything about it, chefs kiss OH Q TO JUU TOO-

5th anniv event. The new cards are absolutely GORGEOUS,, I loved the little teasers in (like the letters in each card spelling a phrase). It was just so fun !!!

If i was being suuuper biased fallen blood would be up there... so much juza development AND THE NACHI TEASE-

[ofstarsandvibranium]

Protect My Heart: Part 10

Fandom: Marvel (Bodyguard AU)

Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Reader

Summary: You’re an actress and after an assassination attempt on your life, your manager hires a bodyguard that will be with you 24/7.

A/N: For @buckthegrump ‘s writing challenge.

“Our next guess has become quite the talk ever since she starred in her movie “Damaged”. This is her first time here so she might be a bit nervous, but ladies and gentlemen, let’s all give a big warm welcome to Y/N L/N!!” James Corden announced and you waltzed onstage waving at the audience as you approached James. You quickly scanned the production crew and saw Bucky standing next to one of the producers. He was looking your way and giving you a thumbs up.

You gave him a quick nod and then smiled at James, “Hi!” you said excitedly as you hugged him, then proceeded to sit down.

“Hello! Y/N, it’s so nice to meet you!” 

“Thank you! It’s so nice to meet you too!”

“How’re you feeling?”

You scrunched up your face in hesitation, a face that amused the audience and made them laugh, “Nervous. This is my first time being on a late night television show! And I love your show, don’t get me wrong, Fallon, Kimmel, and all of those guys are great, but, I love the games and segments you do on this show.” you smiled wide.

James held his hand to his chest, “Thank you so much! That’s so sweet of you. So, let’s get down to business, you are starring in this movie called Damaged,” he pulls out a small poster of the movie, your face on it.

You nodded, “Yes. Yes, I am.”

“Tell us about it.”

You gave a deep breath and glanced Bucky’s way. He gave you a wink and mouthed, “You’re doing great.”

You bit your lip and then proceeded to explain the movie, “Well, It’s a romantic comedy of sorts. My character, Eva, thinks she’ll never find love despite there being many opportunities in front of her. And then she meets this guy named Bucky, I mean, Beckham, and he challenges her. She’s got her own issues and he does too and they’re constantly butting heads, but the whole point of the movie is that despite your faults and your insecurities, despite being, ya know, damaged,” you used air quotes for the word, “someone can and will love you.”

“Wow. That sounds amazing! And when does this movie officially come out?”

“It comes out July sixth! “

“Well, I can’t wait to see it. Here’s a sneak peek at Y/N’s movie Damaged!” 

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After the interview portion was over, there was a commercial break. You and James moved over to the Spill Your Guts and Fill Your Guts table, Bucky walking over to you with a smirk on his face.

“Well, all this looks delicious!” he said excitedly with a sarcastic tone.

You groaned and leaned your head into his chest, “Just looking at this stuff makes me wanna vomit!”

“Can’t wait to see that. By the way, don’t act like I didn’t catch your slip up.”

You scoffed, “Don’t flatter yourself too much, Barnes. I just saw you and your name came into mine instead of the character!”

He smirked at you, “Sure, sweetheart, sure.” 

“Alright. We’ll be starting soon, Y/N.” James said excitedly, “This is gonna be fun. I promise.”

You sat down in the chair across from him, “We’ll see, James, we’ll see.”

One of the producers counted down from five and then gave James a thumbs up, to which he then spoke up, “Welcome back everyone! I am joined with the lovely Y/N and we are going to play a rousing game of Spill Your Guts and Fill Your Guts!” the audience cheers and claps. When they fade, James proceeds to explain the game, “So, for those of you who don’t know how the game works, Y/N and I each have a set of cards that contain questions that we’ll ask each other. If the person can’t answer the question, they have to eat one of the gross selections the person picks for them. If they can answer it, then their stomachs will be very grateful for that!” you as well as the audience chuckles.

James looks up at you, “So, Y/N, how do you feel about this?”

“Ooohhh I’m not liking this already just by looking at these selections.”

“Well why don’t we get a look at them. Alright. So we have a cow blood cocktail, beetle nachos, thousand year old egg, bird saliva, goat testicles, fish smoothie, and ants on a log with actual ants on them.”

You shook your head, “Nope. Nope. Nope.”

James let out a sinister laugh, “You’ll enjoy this, Y/N, I promise. And hey, since you’re my guest, you can go first.”

You nod your head, “Alright. Since I saw your face with the cow blood cocktail, we’ll go with that first!” you spin the lazy susan his way so that the cow’s blood cocktail is right in front of him. You could see him shaking his head and you giggle to yourself as you pick up the first card, silently reading this to yourself then laughed, “Oh wow! Okay, James, out of all the guests you’ve had for Carpool Karaoke, who was your least favorite?”

“Oooouuuuu!” the crowd is filled with murmurs. 

“Oh come on!” James yells. 

He takes a deep breath and grabs the glass. Some of the audience and you are screaming, “No! James, don’t! Just answer-AAAHH!!” you scream as he takes a sip from the cup and immediately spits it out into the bucket beside him. Grabbing a glass of water and swishing the water in his mouth and spitting it out.

“That was horrid! Ugh!” he then looks at the layout and spins it so that the ants on a log are facing you, “Just for that, you get this these ants!” he smirks and grabs his question card, “Oh man. This...This is juicy.”

“Just say it, James!” you cry out.

“Y/N, did you really cheat on Brock Rumlow with your current bodyguard or is it all a publicity stunt?”

Your eyes go wide and you immediately look at Bucky whose pointing your way mouthing out, “Eat it!”

You groan as you grab a piece of celery with peanut butter and ants on top. You pout as you bite into it, quickly chewing through it and swallowing it. You throw your hands in the air victoriously, “I did it! Also, you can’t even taste the ants since the peanut butter is so thick.”

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After the game was over, the show was pretty much over. You thanked James and his crew for allowing you on the show. You took some pictures with him and then you and Bucky were on your way back to the airport to go home. 

Bucky’s arm was around you as you two walked out of the building paparazzi yelling at you two and taking pictures. Bucky guided you into the car and slammed the door behind him.

“You did great, Y/N. Other than your little slip up, I think they loved you.”

You shied away at Bucky’s compliment, “Thanks, Buck. It really did help knowing you were there. You made me feel a lot better.”

You looked at him, your eyes staring into his. They darted to his lips and back to his eyes. You felt yourself leaning closer to him and him leaning towards you. Your lips were just about to touch when you fell forward from a car hitting yours from behind. Why didn’t you put on your seatbelt?

“Are you okay?” Bucky asked concerningly.

You nodded, “Yeah. How ‘bout-” yours and Bucky’s door swung open and a pair of arms grabbed you, dragging you out of your car, “HEY! LET ME GO!”

“Y/N!” Bucky cried out and tried to grab for you, but someone else had grabbed him from behind and dragged him out of the car. 

“BUCKY!” you yelled out, your voice filled with so much fear. 

Bucky threw his head back into whoever was holding them, making that person stumble back. Bucky kicked and punched as many people who came his way, trying to get to you as the person holding you threw you into a black van. 

He twisted some guy’s arm, making him drop his gun. When Bucky went to grab it, someone hit the back of his head knocking him out. The last thing he heard was your scream and someone saying “We’re bringing him with us.”

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