#so take that as you will

[mitchasaurus-r3x]

Teacher jon and baker martin

[k4ppasta]

alternate route pt2

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[pokeberry5]

something like tim convinces himself that robin has to be a Boy™ and then steph becomes robin and shatters that conviction and all his repressed gender feelings come spilling out, but actually letting go of that conviction isn’t all that easy

if there's no homoerotic tension between you and the manifestation of your alter-ego that you’ve constructed in your mind, do you really have identity issues?

closeups + refs (leyendecker) + bonus:

[ollypopwrites]

They pulled Rook out of the fade only hours ago, and the first thing Emmrich hears as he leaves his room with an urgent letter meant for the Mourn Watch is weeping or at the very least talking (depending on your own headcanon) from the infirmary.

He’s heard Rook talking to Varric before, he’s felt the ache of empathy — his first instinct to reach out his hand and introduce his parents. I understand, it’s sprinkled through every turn through the Gardens.

Victory to the living. Shrines and deep affection for those who had walked amongst them who no longer do — understanding that the pomp and circumstance around death is also for those left behind and not just the dead themselves.

The Mourn Watch isn’t just a catchy name or a legacy, it’s a promise. Initiate Watchers are first and foremost introduced to the importance of grief. The entire reason they exist is to acknowledge the importance of a life lived. For every wail from a loved one was countless moments of joy, laughter, pain, love, and countless other emotions. Proof that a person mattered.

He’s heard weeping/final goodbyes so often, it never stops pulling at his heart strings, but over time it has become a comfort. But it hurts more to hear Rook.

Rook who has comforted every companion with a loss. Bellara and Cyrian. Davrin and his fellow Wardens. Harding and the Titans. Neve and Dock Town/the Viper or Alia’s victims. Lucanis and Caterina or Treviso and the blighted Crows. Taash and Shathaan. Emmrich and his lichdom or Manfred.

Rook has held their hand, been their strength and their guidance so they can all come out on the other side and become Heroes of the Veilguard.

Meanwhile, Rook’s been stuck in a state of denial for almost a year. Toyed with, offered empty hope that Varric was just hurt, just needed time to recover but was still their comfort and mentor. He was holding their hand while Rook became the Leader of the Veilguard. He was there whenever Rook had doubts or felt overwhelmed.

But none of it was real. And acceptance of the loss of Varric was forced on Rook at the same time Rook watched one of their companions die, thinking at least Lucanis had also joined them, and then got stuck in a prison meant to play on one of the hardest things to grapple with: regret.

For 3 weeks one of Emmrich’s dearest friends/his partner has been missing, only to come out of the Fade with fresh grief no one on the team knew they hadn’t yet had to face. And that’s what Emmrich is supposed to be good at.

That’s Mourn Watch basics. That’s everything he sees so often and affects him so deeply with his corpse whispering. It’s what he faced when he lost his parents. It is part of the reason he is as empathetic and gentle as he is.

But Solas put Rook through a long unwitting torture that was so convincing, so delicately played, that in turn Rook convinced the entire team nothing was amiss.

So, while I believe that, yes, Emmrich is fascinated by Solas. Emmrich has empathy for solas. Emmrich does have academic curiosities and interest in speaking with him.

I don’t believe, as a man who loves what the Mourn Watch does and who very dearly loves Rook (platonically or romantically), he’d have nothing to say about the cruelty of what Solas did to them.

[space-dem0n]

Office of

I added hints to all the entities in here. Can you find them all?

[reblogs>likes]

[z4g-reus]

Abracadabra, amor-oo-na-na

Abracadabra, morta-oo-ga-ga

[bamsara]

you ever thought about there being any followers who may have the hots for the pathetic wet cat we call narinder? there has to be at least one

I wouldn't say 'hots' persay but there is this one follower at the celebration/feast/wedding that gets quickly taught not to approuch the cat

I also have some bullet drafts for the lamb to briefly bring it up. How it happens varies but Narinder's reaction is all the same. They're currently placeholders for a scene I've yet to flesh out lmao

TW for some suggestive? dialogue

[erinwantstowrite]

okay but like i download my fics to epub so if you change it, i have to redownload it and rehighlight my like 250 highlights

which i was waiting to do until all the chapters were out

hmmm... compelling argument actually. this is the only reason i hesitated to go back and edit before... i guess i'll make myself wait until the first fic is done, then go back and edit

[icaruspendragon]

I made a post with a story about me and my brother, and ppl are tagging it saying I'm dean winchester. I've never seen supernatural is this an insult or a compliment? I seek your wisdom as an expert

you’re in therapy, right?

[blehbiez]

huzzah yearly tumblr post :3

[sparrowsocks]

I will actually sacrifice my first born child for the wedding costumes. Devsisters I will do ANYTHING.

[t3a-gh0st]

I miss them :(

[divorcedfiddleford]

it is friday my dudes (little hearts added by @tazmiilly)

[mud-castle]

curious, if the star mark bares significance, why were the marks placed were they were on Yellow and Cinders?

Great question.

Yellowfang's is on her foreleg, symbolizing that she's a cat who walks her own path and makes her own decisions. They're not the type to immediately go to their leader with every omen, but rather mull over what they've been shown and make the decision they think is best. However, cats with foreleg stars are known to be overly independent and stubborn.

Cinderpelt's is on her chest to symbolize her passion (Littlecloud has it on the same place too). She's a cat who always puts 100% into everything and is always eager to do their best. However, chest star cats are known to be overly emotional and occasionally obsessive.

It's important to note that the star placements is just something the cats believe. It may or may not be true. But, the world is magical so they could be onto something. I mean, the first ever medicine cat, Moth Flight, had a forehead star so that's got to mean something. Right? Maybe it's confirmation bias when the cat's star placement lines up with their personality. Maybe Starclan is playing games. Who knows.

[shrinkthisviolet]

I remember you mentioned that Tory felt guilty in season 3 after the fight. To clarify, her guilt was specifically about Miguel. She regretted that he got hurt, but she did not feel any remorse for Sam.

Fair point, anon - she does indeed specifically say "for what happened to Miguel, you know." It is indeed true that during s3 and s4, she is not overtly guilty about what she did to Sam...at least not consciously. Deep down, I believe she is.

Like...you can argue that everything Tory does to make peace with Sam in s4 is to keep Amanda's favor, and that's fair! And probably true to an extent. But Sam says "what the hell is she doing here?" and Tory is visibly uncomfortable and guilty-looking. She doesn't snap at Sam to buzz off or mind her own business, as is her usual response to deflecting attention from her vulnerability, but instead she visibly shrinks under Sam's gaze. There is guilt there imo, but she will not consciously acknowledge it yet.

I think her beating Sam in the tournament, seeing Sam laid out on the floor like that and vulnerable, is what pushes her guilt into her conscious forefront. And especially when she realizes she won the tournament unfairly...the two guilts get tangled together in her mind. So when she goes to tell Sam "you didn't lose the All-Valley"...this is a way of atoning for all of that, because to her, talk is cheap, actions are what matter. Sam is traumatized, and what good will Tory's words do? But this, to Tory, seems to do it: Sam extends the olive branch. So they're friends now...right?

Well...yes and no. Because there's still tension between them in s6, because they never actually talked about 2x10 and 3x10, and it boils over. And Sam apologizes first, because Tory will always have trouble being vulnerable on her own merits. And for her part, Tory gives a great apology (for 2x10 at least. 3x10 goes largely ignored iirc), taking full ownership for what she did and acknowledging how severe the pain was.

Mind you, I still hate that Sam apologized first in both s5 and s6. Tory should've been the one to apologize first, and I don't believe the writers actually understand them deeply enough for my explanation to be their intention. But it still fits to an extent with their characterizations, so...you know, there's that.

So like...you're right, anon, that Tory is not consciously guilty about what she did to Sam in s3 and s4. But I believe beyond that, she is. The struggle is just getting past her own hesitance to be vulnerable in order to give Sam the apology she deserves. And this is not to excuse Tory waiting so long, this is not to say Sam apologizing first is great...this is not even to say that I would've written their resolution the same way (I wouldn't have). But this is to say that Tory's regret is seeded in there, even if the writers didn't mean it in the way I've laid out here.