#this sidequest is kinda fun

[vulshokbersrker]

Want to see the newest scopes around Hyrule? Want to hear about the best places to go? Then you need to read the Lucky Clover Gazette! Your one place stop for all the happenings in the land!

I had some other colors for this design, but the green had so much more punch compared to the blue and red versions. Plus don't want ti double up on the red with the Hudson design.

[gauntletqueen]

When a non-horror game has a horror section, I often find it a little more effective or memorable than a full-on horror title's horror, in a way. I think that's because, for characters in fiction, they usually don't know they're about to experience a horror story, so they aren't mentally prepared at all. As the audience, we know that when we boot up Silent Hill, we're gonna see some scary stuff and can mentally prepare accordingly. But when some innocuous children's platformer or RPG or whatever suddenly throws genuine horror elements at me, I'm taken out of my comfort zone much more roughly since I don't expect it at all. I think that's neat :>

[dukeofthomas]

I can't find it now but there's a post about suspension of disbelief and how it's broken when the story starts trying to excuse it. "character gets knocked unconscious for hours but there's no further issues from this" okay 👍 "and actually this makes perfect sense because of this and that" um no it doesn't why are you lying to me. like i am willing to ignore the holes and the discrepancies!! all you need to do is let me and not bring unnecessary attention to it!!!

and all that is my issue with the whole robin child soldier argument. like i am willing to ignore it i am willing to engage with the fantasy literally all you need to do is NOT try to convince me that Actually It's Fine Because They Want To Do It or whatever. like literally just shut up about it and i can engage with the fantasy!!

[glassphinix]

she told me about her fear of wolves while we were in the creche and this shitpost manifested in my mind so strongly i had to stop playing the game and draw this immediately

[fluffypichu876]

i had to get creative to lit that cooking pot

[alma-amentet]

Damn...

Turns out I lost my Skyrim save. Most actual progress was in quicksave slot, and when starting Lyra, I saved it to a new one. Now it's nowhere to be found... gone

IDK what's going on. Well I have some other, the closest one is where I'm in Mehrunes Dagon shrine with Serana. Probably can restore it if I want to.

I was in Soul Cairn. Truly, I hated Soul Cairn, to the point of starting a new playthrough without having to seek the way out of there. Just to be able to do relaxed strolls, like before. Soul Cairn is dark, boring and harder to navigate. Found Valerica, wanted to do her quests and get out of there as soon as possible.

[samarecharm]

Neon White is great. I fuck up a stage and fall straight to the bottom, get an achievement called ‘Idiot Island- Reach Idiot Island’ for landing in the middle of nowhere instead of in the void, and laugh out loud while also internalizing this specific image for all of my remaining attempts

[c6jpg]

okay i love fontaine everyone is so ridiculous

[vaugarde]

man. hate to say it but i finished karma files and idk how i feel about it

[pangtasias-atelier]

Ka-ga can honestly kinda fuck off for like 99% of his treatment towards women but godamn if he doesn't make me care about irrelevant random ass NPCs far better than literally every new F-E game combined

For context, you see these letters after you accept a request to "save" a woman from her corrupt and abusive husband but it was all a lie

[alycvi]

[kaguya-muneuji]

hgrhgrhg work on big [redacted] project or play h.sr........

[last-rose-of-lothering]

wicked eyes and wicked hearts my beloved

[himejoshiangels]

Duke Thomas fic rec list

I've scowered every tag relating to him, combed thru the 'duke centric tag' at least 8 times, this is what ive come back with, at least my personal faves

necessary reminders - duke pov, outsider pov, and some social media following duke as he gets used to his day job as a vigilante. flows really well, has a good balance of sad and happy, and gets dukes character rlly well

that which you cannot bear - THIS FIC WILL BREAK YYOU duke is kidnapped and its only down from there!! this is like, one of the first duke fics I read and it's still labeled as such in my mind. its well based, sooo cohesive plot wise, and stays completely in character w all its characters, especially duke, while exploring such an interesting facet of him > his tendency to self-isolate, insistence on being independent, and his stubbornness. sooo much good angst just incredible stuff while also staying hopeful and grounded. ALSO duke is an intelligent badass throughout the fic which is an important detail 2 me

signal, n. a divine act - same author as the last one, absolutely insane concepts are explored and its just so well written srsly it's like poetry. digs into some of dukes ideologies so well. if u like holy imagery??? kind of but not rlly?? ig you'll love this

this whole series is just so fucking incredible but something about my bodies made of crushed little stars I don't fucking know it messed w my brain chemistry, I've recced it b 4 bcs it made me cry but read the whole series, it's all duke centric and just so good. Saki writes bruce and duke in a way that fizzes u up w emotion and focuses on such unique facets of dukes character/dynamics and sleep well my little sunshine is soo cute and fun and soft >when earth finds the stars - bonus presignal duke and jason fic, balances being incredibly fun with a realistic zoom in on duke before we are robin. he's quippy and witty and always at the edge of his rope

not mutually exclusive - tired of bruce being kinda shoved into the role of dukes capital F father when that's not quite what their dynamic is? Then this is the fic for you!! Just good duke and Bruce interactions overall, it's sad and hilarious with just incredible dialogue and peak Bruce and Duke interactions

signals and symptoms - a classic sickfic and like one of my fave bruce bonding fic ever ever EVERRR!! really introspective abt dukes character and just so well done

even exchanges - some of u are gonna hate me for reccing an incomplete fic and esp one that doesn't look like it's gonna be finished anytime soon but even exchanges is so formative to my duke characterizationalong with portraying such a fascinating dynamic w him and his new family. it delves into his messy and angsty experiences pre-becoming the signal and is overall written like several subsequent punches to the stomach. promise ur gonna bitch and moan about this fic as much as I do

scientific method - extremely cute fic, watch Duke bond w the bats and slowly get more comfortable with them over time as they all tru to figure out what the fuck this guys powers are. Really fun dynamic wise, the dialogue is crafty and captures the familiarity between the characters. Really realistic about day to day vigilante life and how genius the bats truly are. really slice of life fluffy shit w some bonus sciencey stuff

turn my voice human torch remind people what I’m fantastic for - truly a classic, Duke invites cass to slam poetry night. short n sweet I LOVE BUMBLEBATS RAHHHHHH

tradition - pure duke n bruce ice cream fluff

meal prep - real sad angst one shot ft. alfred

occupational health and safety violations - duke pov reverse robins but it's way out of order

write about flowers (at a time like this) - duke and dick fic where they meet pre we are robin. yes I just found this one yesterday yes I'm absolutely obsessed. it characterizes him so well and understands his thought process and motives and UGHH just tune in yall

sidequest: the viper pit - WE ARE ROBIN DND JUMANJI

signals of fear and hope - duke centric reverse robins, caters TTOME specifically it's so fire

and now here are fics that arent duke centric but he's in it and in character/well written and now forced into the back of the room aka some of my general faves that feature duke

gotham aviary - the batman fic where he just adopts a bunch of em truly adorable like the cutest thing you'll read

I walk the streets at night (with monsters in my mind) - dragon fic, absolutely goated 10/10

fight, flight - cass centric but duke plays a big role, they mean everything to me

[emelinstriker]

2nd pic's the one I was contemplating on whether to post it or not considering the dark humor of the topic. But then I went "fuck it" because this is like the minimum amount of dark humor or general tolerance one would need to be able to enjoy or even view the AU fhgfnghfng

Fun fact: That 2nd pic is a part of an actual voiceline from the game for a sidequest. Still one of my favorite sidequests cuz he does actually pay you quite well for just jumping- at least after laughing at you if you do jump :D

These are also kinda old doodles now at this point iirc- so oop-

[fluffypichu876]

i don't know much about ff14, but the crossover side quest in 15 was fun (the garuda fight was the highlight of the whole thing)