#well thats the witcher for u

[imageingrunge]

Vereena the Bruxa 

[werebutch]

HAI!!!! HOW WAS YOUR CHRIMMY .. I HOPED IT WAS GOOD!!! :DD I got an axe (that is also a window breaker, knife, and compass and probably more but im fucking stupid), a wolf knife, BASS SKULLCANDY HEADPHONES THAT ARE LITERALLY INSANE, a robot dog LOL, a book about wolves, a mimecraft goat plush, a three days grace shirt, THE WITCHER FOR SWITCH and finally (well I can't remember rn) a vibrator that is a hammer because it made me laugh once and bjørn thought it was too good. HAHAA. and I went to a family Christmas FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IT WAS SO NICE I MET HIS FAMILY AND FELT SOO INCLUDED..T_T I love other rednecks. BAHAHA. <3 look they're in love. (Their son in the center) HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD DAY I LOVE YOU!!!!

Hi bex don’t worry it did send:) YAY!!!!!!! So glad to hear from u ilysm hiiiii wow that sounds so awesome ^__^ THATS SO FUCKING COOL… you got so much cool stuff this year omfg?!?!!seriously.. THATS SO COOL DAWGGG… love the hammer omfg all of these things are so u HAHAH.. HIS as in bjorn or his as in one of ur emo bitches?LMAO THAT SOUNDS SO NICE.. I’m so glad you got to have a good xmas sorry I’m like so happy for u I just don’t even know what to say LOLLLL.. wow that’s a whole family pic so beautiful ♥️♥️ you have to tell me specifically what headphones cuz..omfg.. I want to see how much $…. LOL

My Christmas was pretty nice on Xmas eve we went to my bff’s family’s huuuuge party I had a couple drinks but I did not feel it so that was a little sad cuz I hate alcohol so I drank it for NOTHING!!!!!!BAHAHAH BUT it was fun 😁 they had some really good food.. it was really funny cuz my bff still calls me this random nickname from my animal jam days so I fully had his family members calling me that since that’s all he told them.. so bizarre and funny to hear out loud LOL.

Xmas day my BFFs family got me some stuff but they don’t really know what I like soooHAHA but it’s cute!! I like the bread sponges.. also gave me a couple little things of vodka and rum LOL but yes.. we played a bunch of games and mtg which he’s super into now.. and mostly just chilled out!!! Having a lot of good food lately as well :)

Me and my family had xmas before I left so I will show u my stuff when I get home.. apparently all of it didn’t arrive in time so I will have more when I get back lol^__^

[lunarfortune]

im totally normal (lie) so heres a list of gunblaze au's just for fun

skinline au's

• ruined/runeterra

the one that started it all. based primarily after the global harrowing in which both sarah fortune and shyvana were under viego's influence. with demacia and bilgewater both reeling in the wake of the ruination, jarvan temporarily sends shyvana to bilgewater for her own protection as demacia rebuilds, because captain fortune is the only one willing to take in the dragon who turned her flame on her countrymen

(because sarah, too, understood what it was like to be controlled by the mists)

eventual throuple verse with katarina.

TAH HAS A FIC. BTW. IF U CARE.

• lunar beast miss fortune/hexplorer shyvana

i like to think that hexplorers are able to travel to different universes in the search of treasure (especially since multiple universes are hinted in several hexplorer splash arts), so this one is hexshyv dropping by during a lunar parade and sarah knows a cute "i just recently discovered im queer" gal when she sees one. sarah winds up accompanying shyv on her travels, maybe they also get married. for insurance purposes of course.

to cope with shyv usually bearing Too Much human in her designs and never enough of her draconic heritage i usually headcanon her with additional reptile-aligned aspects, so i think of hexshyv as akin to geckos regarding her skin texture and stuff

occasionally throuple verse with project kat

also related: lbmf/hexshyv/battle bunny miss fortune

shenanigan purposes. sarah flirts with herself in LoR if a copy of herself is played to the opponent's board so like. of course she would hit up alternate versions of herself. bbmf Also thinks hexshyv is very cute

• star guardian miss fortune/dark star shyvana

ripped away from her team during a battle into a black hole, sarah eventually comes to in a dead space with a massive star devouring dragon

• porcelain miss fortune/immortal journey shyvana

still cooking but thinking thoughts

• gun goddess miss fortune/super galaxy shyvana

whats a dragon with a dragon mech to do when one of the most dangerous bounty hunters of the universe decides you've caught her interest

"why does the dragon have a mech" do you know how big space is. do u expect her to fly through that on her own. the mech is just super convenient

• broken covenant miss fortune/arclight shyvana

still cooking, frankly trying to force myself to like broken covenant djkhsghjs

misc au's

• coven miss fortune/old god shyvana

indulgent bc these skins dont exist and i frankly dont trust riot to do old god shyv and Not just make her a conventionally attractive woman with minimal draconic aspects as per usual. shyv is a dormant god resurrected by sarah

• musicverse

modernverse with sarah as a singer thats sponsored by evelynn kda. throuple verse with kat

shyv and kat are roommates who encounter sarah as an up and coming singer at a club and have a. messy. relationship with her that she struggles to repair later

• egirl

modernverse. sarahs a streamer lmfao. shyv likes to play just dance :) throuple verse with kat.

could also be same verse as activate/captivate/annihilate but thats up to tah, idc either way

• siren

sarah being a siren very heavily based off the ones in the witcher but without the monster form bc i think conventionally attractive woman using her looks to lure in prey but her true form being monstrous is kinda boring and maybe sarah should just be fangy and dangerous while Also being pretty yknow. shyv is still a fire drake and happens to catch sarah by mistake while hunting the local waters, and well, sarahs not immune to flirting with fellow gal predators

[eziojensenthe3rd]

Midnight Gaming: Working Man Roguelikes

So last night I played both Immortal Redneck and Ziggurat past midnight, checked socials later to find....nothing notable to talk about it, though the countdown for the new nintendo direct is up as I write this so maybe I'll talk about something there after.

Ok directs over lets talk now.

Balatro has a crossover with several properties such as witcher, dave the diver, vampire survivors and amogus. Power wash simulator has a shrek crossover where you clean shreks swamp. Star overdrive looked to be cool with you travelling across a planet on a hoverboard. Goat simulator 3 on switch looks choppy and terrible. Stalker trilogy is coming to switch... why. I know these games came to console last year I think but these games are kinda janky on pc, not sure how they ran on xbox or ps5, can assume it'll run like DOGSHIT on switch, should be fun. FGC is eating good since Capcom Fighting Collection 2 is announced and it'll have POWER STONE 1 AND 2 INCLUDED! Never really played those games but i've heard a ton from people who were pining for that series to come back, so thats cool. DS Castlevanias are coming to switch in Dominus collection very cool. Mysims is back in cozy bundle that has the first game and kingdoms included. I enjoyed them for what they were on wii, an attempt to do a chibi sims game. So thats cool. Yakuza Kiwami is ported to switch, thats crazy and weird. Last yakuza game on Nintendo console was the 1 + 2 hd remaster on Wii U and it sold ass, so sega never bothered with yakuza on nintendo for a while. Why they decide to bring Kiwami 1 which is considered questionable in quality for some people and not port zero instead is beyond me.

Ok thats done, lets cover roguelikes

So I decided to a double feature of two games for this post today, talking about a couple of roguelike fps games that I liked. Some folks do reckon that roguelikes are a bit too common nowadays. In fairness, I can see how it may feel like a cheap way to stretch content in a sort of "play it again, it'll be different woooo" vibe but there are cases of games that utilise the randomness well and actually have a compelling base for a game that a roguelike approach adds to. Take Enter the Gungeon and Streets of Rogue for example. Here I'm gonna talk about two Roguelike fps games I played last night.

Immortal Redneck has you playing as a redneck who drove into Egypt and died. And then he became a mummy. So you have three pyramids you need to go in and clear out, each having some bosses you gotta fight and they are scripted bosses so once you figure them out, you can beat them easy. Progress works kinda like Rogue Legacy where you need to spend on passive upgrades and unlocks before you enter as you'll lose all your gold starting each run to prevent you from just banking it.

IR's combat loop of exploring the map and dealing with enemies is nice. The guns do feel punchy though there are some guns that feel more practical and some that feel more gimmicky such as the infinite ammo ankh that doesnt do a whole lot of damage but is infinite which can be helpful if you run out. You get ammo back when enemies drop a blue box or from a chest and there have been a couple times were I was low on ammo so discretion with your aim is important to keep in mind.

You can choose a god from your sarcophagus in the main hub which gives you some different stats, a starting weapon loadout and a power that recharges overtime such as a grappling hook, a decoy or a power that can turn dropped gold into healing items. You can even choose the redneck himself and he has dynamite bundles and an infinite ammo power. Like the game enough, I say give it a go when you find it on sale.

So Ziggurat is another Roguelike with you as a student wizard needing to clear a challenge to graduate. You have 4 magic groups that you can only carry 1 for each, your starting wand which recharges, spells, staffs and an alchemical weapon. Progress in Ziggurat is 5 levels to go through with unlocks tied to score so regardless if you win or die, you'll eventually unlock every perk, character and weapon in the game for the random table to choose from. Another thing to note is that theres multiple endings depending on difficulty and how thorough you go through so if you find the portal key and go straight to the boss then you'll end up with a worse ending.

Speaking of bosses, while IR had scripted bosses, Ziggurat has random bosses which honestly seem more like souped up big versions of the regular enemies that usually tend to spawn in those regular enemies during the battle. The exception is the end boss Cephaus who is the same in every run. You can choose from several characters to start a run with, each having different stats and starting perks such as a vampire that loses health slowly but gains it back from enemies, a cleric who has healing abilities and can't get divine punishment from offering to gods but more enemies spawn for them and etc.

Rooms in Immortal Redneck had some verticality so you do need to platform at times to get to enemies while Ziggurats rooms are mostly flat. Another to note is that each level has a hidden room with a free perk inside that you can find by looking for a cracked wall. Once you notice how all the rooms are layed out in a level, it become trivial to know where to look. Just know that all the rooms are connected via a grid and any spot where a door is likely to be placed will likely have a cracked wall. During your run you'll need to grab knowledge stones dropped from enemies in order to level up so you can select a perk but since they can despawn, you'll often need to run in and grab them during combat.

I liked Ziggurat enough for the variety in the perks and weapons you can get even while the levels are all rather samey. Theres a sequel already out that I should one day try out to see what they've done for that. Another game worth checking out when its on sale.

Thank you for reading this, feel free to leave feedback and game suggestions. Anons are currently on.

[thedeadthree]

— WHICH OF THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS IS YOUR OC?

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PRIDE

pride: "dangerously corrupt selfishness, the putting of one's own desires, urges, wants, and whims before the welfare of other people." basically, you're selfish. but hey, at least you love yourself!! that's a good thing. you know what you want and when you want it. you're very determined and tend to block out negativity in your life. good!! your ambitions might block your view of everyone else in your life, but deep down you know they're there and you care for them very deeply. you're very energized and invoke a lot of emotions in other people. your voice has a very big impact, so don't forget to use it (for the right reasons) :)

GREED

greed: "an artificial, rapacious desire and pursuit of material possessions." you're greedy (obviously). you have a very competitive nature and always strive to be the best. you also really like money but hey, who doesn't. your dream is to be rich and successful, and you'll do anything to get it. you have few friends, but the ones you do have are basically family to you. don't forget to slow down and cherish the people around you ;)

ENVY

envy: "a sad or resentful covetousness towards the traits or possessions of someone else." another sin of desire, you constantly feel upstaged by everyone else. you want everything you know you can't have, and tend to under-appreciate the things you do have. you're easily distracted and might be self-loathing. but that's okay because you're ambitious and determined. you can do anything you put your mind to, and are capable of a lot more than you think you are.

SLOTH

sloth: "a peculiar jumble of notions, dating from antiquity and including mental, spiritual, pathological, and physical states. an absence of interest or habitual disinclination to exertion." basically, you're careless. you have a lack of feeling for the world and the people in it. but actually, the most carelessness you have is for yourself. you tend to be self-loathing, when in reality you deserve the most. make a list of all the things you love about yourself and don't forget to appreciate all that you are and all that you do ;)

WRATH

wrath: "uncontrolled feelings of anger, rage, and even hatred. feelings of wrath can manifest in different ways, including impatience, hateful misanthropy, revenge, and self-destructive behavior." basically you have anger issues. you tend to seek vengeance and hold grudges for a loooooongggggg time. but that's only because you're looking out for yourself and the people you care about. you're not afraid of a fight and are very confrontational. you're strong-willed and thick-skinned. don't forget to show ur soft side every once in a while :)

LUST

lust: "intense longing or desire." you're just tryna get into everyone's pants now aren't you. honestly, good for you. you feel lonely a lot and happiest when giving or receiving love. you constantly wonder whether the people in your life truly need you or not. I'm sure you're a very friendly person with a big heart <3 and lots of love to give!! so give it!!

WRATH

wrath: "uncontrolled feelings of anger, rage, and even hatred. feelings of wrath can manifest in different ways, including impatience, hateful misanthropy, revenge, and self-destructive behavior." basically you have anger issues. you tend to seek vengeance and hold grudges for a loooooongggggg time. but that's only because you're looking out for yourself and the people you care about. you're not afraid of a fight and are very confrontational. you're strong-willed and thick-skinned. don't forget to show ur soft side every once in a while :)

[roughentumble]

Thought about de-aged Jaskier again, like immediately after he gets de-aged. Just suddenly nine years old again, with most of his memories temporarily gone, and he just looks up, up, up at Geralt (without any trace of fear bc even as a kid he just instinctively trusts Geralt) and goes, "Who are you?"

Geralt's internally freaking the fuck out but he manages to go, "I'm Geralt. I'm a friend."

And then his heart already breaks bc Jaskier just blinks up at him and goes, "But I don't have any friends."

awhhhh baby no ;a;

[shamblz]

CIRILLA MY BELOVED

[ahoge-fish]

Holiwis :3c

Hope ur doing ok over there and taking care

1. Loved the lil comic u did! ALEX AND JOTA LOOK SO PRETTY LIKE 😍✨✨✨

Alex the kujo momma bear my beloved 💕💕💕💕💕

(Berserk spoilers: when they get to the island with the fairy queen and stuff)

2. So i was coming back to berserk, just re- reading stuff and saw the part where guts and the moon boi r playing with sticks and it gave me witcher jota and ana (my oc) vibes (cuz papa joots UwU)

Like i just imagen jotaro training ana, him teaching her the way of sword and stuff, but i also think the rest of the crussaders would guide her when it comes to self defense as well!

I feel like it would be a bonding experience! Jotaro big hands just holding ana's tiny ones and making sure shes grabbing the sword right kxksjskksk💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

And when she gets her first monster kill (once shes more older i mean) she feels so accomplished and jota just being proud of her and just going all soft and saying "thats my girl" as he ruffles her hair 😢😢😭💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

I love them sm im gonna cry ;; ;;

Thank u for ur time and patience (sorry for the long asks i just wanted to share this hehehee)

Hiii!!! :DD I hope you're doing well too!!

I unfortunately am not so good, because I have a fever that almost reaches 38° ;v; yesterday I had 38° and a half, but idk it just seems to go up and down. But it'll go away!! It's just that now during the fucking hot summer I had to catch that, and I haven't been sick for like y e a r s!! But as I said, it'll go away :'')

1 But knowing that you loved my last post makes me feel so happy!!! NGJDBDJDB💖💖💖 Love the tags you put in the reblog, thank you so so so much for those and for your kindness 💖💖💖

2 MY HEART-- I- THIS IS LITERALLY SO FRICKING CUTE WHAT THE FU-

Gngnthtnfnth Jotaro being a dad teaching to his child Ana how to use a sword- really that concept os one of my biggest weakness :''D

He is so dedicated to teach his baby how to fight, because he knows that she has potential!!

AND THE HAIR RUFFLE??? I'm dead, THAT'S SO WHOLESOOOOME GBGBGBGBGBGBG💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

I loved that scene in Berserk and I'm loving this scene the same way *sob sob sob*

Omggg thank you for sharing this, really

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[mothmanismyuncle]

Vampire Jaskier 👀👀 or just non-human Jaskier if vampires aren't your think. Geraskier? Idk have fun fam, I trust your writing ✌✌

vampires AND non-human jask are totally my thing hueh hueh hueh

thank u love u jamie damned-delion at your service

“the bard, dandelion, at your service!” the man said with a deep bow and a flourish.

geralt had to admit, it was a good set.

“ah. i’ve never met an iteration of dandelion before,”

“our loss,” dandelion purred, eyeing geralt up and down.

“how many dandelions have there been? six? seven?”

“only about four hundred years worth,” the bard chuckled. “give or take.”

geralt, having little reference for how many years an unadulterated human had, merely sipped at his ale and nodded before sliding the stein back to the barkeep and making his way back upstairs.

“see you ‘round, master witcher,” dandelion called, despite geralt’s abrupt exit.

right. sure he would.

***

“master witcher!”

geralt knew that voice.

“dandelion,” he said, irritation lacing his speech. “you’re not subtle.”

“i beg your pardon?”

you better beg, geralt thought.

“the white wolf? seriously?” geralt held a hand to his furrowed brow. “not subtle.”

“i’m glad the song’s caught your ear,” dandelion replied, a mischievous sparkle in his eyes. “i make the entire continent know your name, and you’re cross with me?”

“thats not my name,”

“well, if you would have been so kind as to introduce yourself,”

“geralt.” he turned back to roach, ready to mount right back up, stopping at an inn for the night be damned.

“oh? where are you headed so soon?”

“away.”

“oh, splended! i was also headed that in that direction. perhaps i’ll accompany you in your travels!”

“it’s well past midnight, dandelion. you look like you were beginning to ply your trade.”

“you know, past midnight, by all means, should be the time to travel. no one deigns to take to the road at night because evergbody knows the bandits and ne’er-do-wells all attack at night. who are they robbing, it makes one wonder.”

“it doesnt,”

“they should be pouncing by day! why, if i were a bandit, which i’m not! in case you were worried,”

“i wasnt,”

“if i were, i’d attack by the noonday sun. more traffic, more chances of finding a suitable target, i genuinely don’t see a downside,”

geralt considered urging roach into a gallop, but she’d been ridden all day. she’d tire out before the next resting place for sure if he pushed his luck.

that’s what he told himself, anyway.

***

“a demon, you say?”

“a demon, they say.”

“well, what do you say?”

“i say demons don’t exist.”

“if they don’t exist, i’d very much like to see one,”

“if they don’t exist, i’m not going to get paid,”

“more’s the pity,” dandelion sighed. “you know, the whole thing is quite romantic. doomed from the start makes for a lovely song,”

“no,” geralt declared, forcibly putting space between himself and the bard. “no songs.”

“barring me from a song is like barring a hen from laying an egg!” dandelion crowed.

“then cross your legs?” geralt replied. dandelion’s turns of phrase were still a mystery. dandelion burst into uproarious laughter at his suggestion, however, so maybe he had said something right after all.

***

“if you’re going to kill me, get on with it. but the sylvan’s right. don’t call me human.”

“me neither, actually, so i just feel like we have a simple case of mistaken identity, hm?” dandelion broke in.

geralt blinked, screwed up his face, and tried to turn and look at the man tied to his back.

“what?” he asked, intelligently.

“dont worry, darling, virtually nobody gets it right the first time,”

“if youre not a human, then what—“

“maybe this isnt the time, love,”

the elves shifted uncomfortably, looking from torque to geralt to dandelion, back to torque.

with the wave of a hand, filavandrel had them untied, but geralt couldnt find it in him to be any more surprised than he already had been.

***

“there’s a song here,” dandelion quipped, tuning his gifted lute.

“no,” geralt grunted, rolling his eyes. “what are you?”

“a bard,” dandelion said simply, before wincing and looking back to geralt. “an anomaly, that’s for certain. i… do you remember when you when you asked me how many dandelions there had been?”

geralt hummed, motioning for dandelion to continue.

“it’s always just been me.”

in geralt’s head, the possibilities of what dandelion could be shifted ever so slightly to the left.

“and i swear to you, geralt, i’m not…” dandelion squared his shoulders. “if you must do your job after what i tell you, i— i understand. i do. but will you at least give me one last night before the end of all things?”

geralt nodded, slowly. its not as though a trail of dead bodies followed dandelion wherever he went, or ghastly things seemed to happen around the bard. he assumed the bard was an elf—

“i got caught here, after the conjunction of the spheres. i’m a vampire.”

“a—?!” geralt felt himself get a mite dizzy. “there’s— you!”

“oh my,” dandelion tried to steer him to a nearby log but geralt didnt budge. “i’m sorry for keeping this from you,”

“you said you were caught here after the conjunction?” asked geralt. dandelion looked mildly fraught for a moment before he nodded, taking a step back from the witcher. “so that means,”

“i suppose you’d call me a higher vampire,” he said with a sigh. “definitely less brutish than my local cousins,”

geralt couldnt help the snort that escaped at that.

“much, much less. in comparison, foppish,” he said, wondering if he was having some sort of medical emergency. latent concussion? perhaps a broken blood vessel in the brain?

dandelion was quieter than he had ever been in geralt’s presence.

“and humans?”

“only the consenting ones,” dandelion was quick to assure.

geralt hummed.

“well. i don’t know of anyone with enough money to force me to do my job at you,” he said honestly. “even a bard of your kind would cause me too much trouble to consider.”

dandelion let out a sigh and wavered on his feet, enough that geralt reached out to catch him.

“i don’t know if i’m at ease or not, but at least this won’t be our last night,” he looked up to geralt with worried eyes. “right? you’re not going to chase me away?”

“i’ve already tried everything i know,” geralt said flatly, sending a chuckle through dandelion. “and yet.”

“yet,” agreed dandelion. “i’ve got a while, yet.”

“so have i,” agreed geralt. “unless,”

“unless.” agreed dandelion with a smile. “well. that’s settled.”

they set up camp, falling into familiar rhythms and motion, before dandelion paused.

“does this mean i can get closer while you work?” he asked.

“not unless you want to take the contract,” geralt grunted from where he lit the fire. “maybe work a day in your life,”

this argument was familiar and full of dandelion’s melodrama and geralt’s dry teasing. everything fit so easily into place with the bard that even the thought of forcing him away made a pang run through his chest.

that, and he hadn’t been joking about the money. even dandelion, someone who once unleashed a squeal at a slug so dire that geralt had run half-dressed to save him, as a higher vampire… geralt likely wouldn’t win that fight.

“hang on,” geralt said, abruptly stopping what he was doing, fooling with the fire. “you didnt need me to carry you down that mountain.”

“i— well, not physically,” jaskier babbled, holding his hands out with a placating smile. “but i was emotionally wounded.”

“you played dead after those drowners got around me last summer,” geralt accused.

“you didn’t know i wasn’t human then!” dandelion shrieked, “what quicker way to show you!”

geralt let his shoulders slump, mentally cataloguing every time dandelion had needed carried, coddled, and otherwise fretted over in their acquaintanceship.

“maybe i just like being carried,” dandelion sniffed.

“you’re heavy,” geralt groaned. without warning, dandelion’s full weight bore down upon him, nearly taking out the struggling fire in the process.

“am i?” dandelion asked playfully, resting his head on the back of geralt’s. geralt shifted, forcing dandelion to ooze to the ground with much complaint.

geralt hadnt heard him coming at all, which shook him to his core. it also bode ill for mischief, but geralt was glad to know at least that of dandelion’s true nature.

“you can ask.” dandelion said quietly, still slumped to one side of geralt, head resting on geralt’s thigh.

“i trust you.” geralt replied, shocking the hell out of both of them.

dandelion didnt seem to have an answer to that, and instead, was content tuning his lute with his head on geralt’s lap.

geralt was content to let him.

[foccaccia]

music recs bls. preferably nothin by straight men but based on ur entire vibe i dont think i have to worry abt that lol

ok firstly, please PLEASE listen to G.L.O.S.S., they only have one album but it FUCKS. (also i don't know Dyke Drama as well but its Sadie Switchblade from G.L.O.S.S.' solo work and the album I bought was really good) (EDITED TO ADD A READMORE BC HOLY SHIT)

also, basic queer punk hours here but Against Me! is always, always worth it. laura jane grace my hero and beloved

Neighborhood Brats is a female fronted punk band. Actually, Dirt Cult Records has a number of pretty cool artists - I can't speak to all their gender/sexualities but their music is good. Dan Padilla (the band not the man lmao), Needles//Pins, Dead Years, Postage and, Feral Trash. I can't remember if Dear Landlord and Shallow Cuts are with Dirt Cult (i dont THINK so) but I do know they overlap with Dan Padilla.

Fangbanger is a really cool pop-ish punk band, and I haven't been into real pop punk in a long time but I really like them. Troll 2 is kind of folk punk, and by the tone of this ask I think you'd like them. i have a few Propoghandi songs i like (thrash punk), if you like ska you like Streetlight Manifesto. The Muslims and Fea my roommate got me into and both are really cool punk bands - the muslims is a queer poc crunchy punk band and fea is a san antonio based latina all female band. Ramshackle Glory is an anarchist punk band. GOGOL BORDELLO HOW COULD I FORGET YOU romani punk band from lower east side manhattan. i had a Sainte Catherine's cd on repeat for like 4 months straight when i was a teenager and honestly i was so valid for that.

and of course theres always the ramones, the replacements, husker du, the minutemen, the dead kennedys, black flag, the menzingers, etc.

Leaving punk, I know I just commented on a post about basic music but i really do like Florence + The Machine. Rip. The Amazing Devil is a bit, like, well the dude from the Witcher is in it so that says something but sometimes I want a song I can soulfully and really awfully sing along to. My roommate got me into Gloryhammer, so like, if you want weird ass concept metal albums, there u go. i recently remembered Luca Turilli (also known as Rhapsody and Luca Turilli's Rhapsody) exists, i was OBSESSED with these metal songs as a kid. oingo boingo is weird. i also really like Trocadero (shut up shut upppp i know its the red vs blue band but they do have cool music let me live). be steadwell and Grace Petrie are very queer, if thats what youre after. Palehound is kinda indie but some of thier songs get stuck in my head really easily. Ratatat is an electronic band that fits nothing else in this post but. a vibe. i had an Unwoman phase as a kid after that Night Vale Weather.

some single songs i really like but know less about the artist, of scattered genres: Who Wears The Pants?? by Soko, My Gap Feels Weird by Superchunk, Numbers (I Can Only Count To Four) by Psychostick (hehehe), For an Old Kentucky Anarchist by The Orphans, Sober Intentions by Apes of the State, Coffee God and Cigarettes by Mischief Brew, I'm Against the Government by Defiance Ohio, You're Not The Only Bear I Fisted by Schmekel, Butch In The Streets by Tribe 8, Deep Love by Lady Lamb, Dark Days by Pup, Racing Stripes by Aesop Rock, Old Number Seven by The Devil Makes Three, I'm So Sick by Flyleaf, I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore by Lucy Dacus, Lake Pontchartrain by Ludo, Devil's Point by Wicked Shallows, TKO by Le Tigre, Transvestites Can Be Cannibals Too by Harley Poe, Providence by Poor Man's Poison, and Wildflowers by Gouge Away.

this was ABSOLUTELY more than you asked for but i thought about music and got really excited, im sorry. also again i dont know how many of these artists are cishet men but also like, i like them and IM neither cis nor het so

[criticalrolo]

absolutely agree wit u that they put staggeringly little chemistry between geralt n yen in the third witcher game

really felt they were relying on whats built in the books n did their romance way too "no need to show much, its so well settled in for the characters"

show yennefer absolutely slaps, n her actress is amazing in the role (i will restrain from going ape shit bout her rn)

i do miss the "cold hard femme fatale" vibe of the games as it rly sold the vision of a powerful sorceress within the world, having such a complex chaos-control relationship with magic n hope they lean into it more in the show, but maybe its just me being reaaally into intimidating women...

in any case, show yen gets to actually have character arcs n lows n highs, which is extremely hard to do in the medium of games with an npc - theres very little time for dialogue, exposition n anything that isnt gameplay

the actress has softer features, but more than makes up for them in beauty, n in the universe where sorceresses alter themselves to be perfect, thats a core pillar of the character n im especially fond in how they drove it home, contrasting her before the transformation, with her in full glory, in control of the room (im also a sucker for good storytelling, sue me)

glad to see some love for show yen. where im from, we have a fb group bout the witcher n lemme tell u its one of the most excruciating things ever, with people constantly hating any of the actors who r darker than a paper bag (yea im talking full on calling people "monkeys" n a thousand other comments that would make ur hair stand on end, all masked as "they're not fit for the role" (which falls very flat when its selectively those n only those characters, played by non-white ppl), every cosplayer pic is "a better [character x]", because their standards r 1. white, n 2. big tits... yeah u could say that we slavs have some issues...

sincerely,

someone who absolutely did not mean for this to spiral into a novel

You are absolutely correct on all counts 🙌🏻 show yen is v fun and a really interesting character in my opinion (and she’s gorgeous alsdjjssldkdj) and game yen just feels. way flatter / JUST mean without a ton of cause tbh

[witcher-and-his-bard-archive]

You have probably talked about this but i'm kinda new...why do u think they haven't shown or give us anything regarding Jaskier? Like they mentioned him once in the wrap up video and thats it. We have Yen, Geralt and Ciri but no sight of Jaskier 🤨 (ps english is my 2nd language) (ps2: love ur tumblr)

Honestly, anon, I think the sad truth of it is Jask just isn’t a main character. We don’t follow his storyline, so they don’t have any of him in the previews and bts photos or anything (a MISTAKE). From what I know about season 2 and the stories they’re doing, there are at least two(?) that Jaskier/Dandelion was never a part of in the books, so it’s unlikely they’ll add him in the show. 

In my opinion, Jaskier is important to the fandom and the creators of the show, but sometimes adding characters (as much as we love them) into things they weren’t previously in makes it wonky and not as enjoyable for everyone. I know for me, watching The Hobbit for example I was like ‘yes I know why Frodo is here, but this is all very unnecessary’ and I think for the Witcher they’re trying to please book fans and probably game fans as well as newcomers to the series. 

TL;DR: Jaskier just isn’t a main character (even though he is in our hearts) and from a production point of view, it doesn’t make sense to load the teasers etc. up with a character who isn’t pivotal to the story. (Though I’m a big fan of the theory that it’s bc he’s coming back with a beard)

Thank you! and I hope this made some sort of sense? 

[asexualbookbird]

22 In 2022

Rules! Choose 22 books you want to read or goals you want to achieve in  2022. That’s it! It can be a mix of books and goals, or 22 books, or 22 goals…. it’s up to you. Then tag some friends to play along!

I was tagged by @agardenandlibrary and @bigcats-birds-and-books

The Ikessar Falcon by KS Villoso, as well as The Dragon of Jin-Sayeng but with my track record for finishing series I understand that's a stretch goal lol

The Burning God by RF Kuang, maybe I'm cheating because this is my next read of maybe I'm setting myself up for success

Steelstriker by Marie Lu, I was supposed to read this in December but life and crochet projects got in the way

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire, I did start this in October I think? But it needed more brain power than I had to give

Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa, this was in my stack of books to read before 2022 that I then ignored for six months

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen, the only reason I've yet to read this is because of who I am as a person and also I really love her writing and I won't have anything new of hers to read

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri, another from my read before 2022 pile

The Liars Knot by MA Carrick, I must know what my bastard of a son Vargo is up to

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir is it out yet? No. Do we have a release date? Actually goodreads says September but I'm not sure if that's accurate. I DON'T CARE, I WANT TO MEET NONA

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, it's been intimidating me since I bought it and it's finally time for me to attempt to read it or put it in the donation bin

more general book goals is to get through my "read before donating" stack thats still hanging around and taking up desk space. It does NOT spark joy and I want it gone

Breath of the Wild, yes I intended to play this while recovering from surgery but it just? Never happened??

Witcher: Blood and Wine, I've been putting this off because it's all that's left and I'm not ready to say goodbye and not have more witcher game to experience for the first time

SKYRIM! I want to play Skyrim! Unfortunately I only have it on switch, so I have to play unmodded, which everyone says is Bad?? dunno I want to be a cat person

Love Live! (anime), most definitely want to finish watching this series at least through Sunshine. The mobile game looks like its on its way out, so I want to get to the anime before its even more difficult to get a hold of

I have all the makings for a pride themed blanket that I want to at least start this year

I want to get into resin crafting, I have a bunch of fun ideas! Not sure how feasible this one is tbh considering price and need for a clean ventilated space

Oh! I want to crochet a net and hang on from my ceiling for all my stuffed animals lol I decided last year not to feel guilty or ashamed for the things that make me happy, like stuffed animals!

I think. This will be the year. I finally attempt to make croissants. I've been putting it off because croissant pastry dough is notoriously difficult to get right and if you screw it up there's no fixing it, and it's a LOT of work and I've been in pain lol but I want to try! Love those crispy crescents!!

I want to limit the books I buy, and if I do buy a book I either want it to be a book I've already read and want to keep as a friend, or read it within three months of acquiring it (I'm being generous I know me I won't read them right away lmao)

I have such a back log of puzzles that I need to do

THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES

this was as difficult as I feared thank u. I know by know making health goals is useless because health is uncontrollable. If this is the year I get a functioning computer, I'd also like to write Actual Reviews again and make more original content for this blog. I do really miss writing reviews!

I've lost track of who has done this already so if you want to do this here is me tagging you!

[ainti-pretty]

@persephonesveil uve enabled me (-:

heres some fun modern au young witcher hcs w geralt, eskel, and lambert but make it in ✨2021✨

(this is not polish deli au btw)

so.

-geralt and eskel are around 17 and lamberts around 16. theyve living with vesemir for around 4 years so they arent as afraid hes going to kick them out or abandon them as they were at the start, and while vesemirs glad they are more comfortable, it means hes in a house of bored teenagers in quarentine

-lambert has been in the midst of his emo teen phase, and if vesemir thought geralts was bad, this is 10x worse. he stomps everywhere and swears at everyone and in general is quite unpleasant. but on the bright side he at least helps vesemir in the kitchen (though hes not happy to do it) and keeps himself and his room relatively clean. its all vesemir can ask. he spends a lot of the time on the couch texting his not boyfriend aiden

-eskel has been working through some problems he found in his physics book for school, and for the better part of two weeks been trying to figure out the exact force to size ratio to make a catapult to launch one of geralts shoes over the house. with an actual catapult he made. vesemirs glad he at least is doing something academic. his room and state of cleanliness?? questionable, but to be fair he is building a 4ft catapult

-geralt has left his room maybe twice the whole quarentine and both times were to steal more sour cream and onion pringles. no one knows what he was doing in there, though vesemir knows its an absolute mess. fortunately, geralt seems to be getting tired of whatever he was doing, so vesemir hopes to see his face again

-anyway. eskel and geralt (when not in quarentine) are up to cause chaos at all times of the day, and despite geralt seeming shy, he is mainly the one who does the pranks, while eskel is the brains on the operation. however, as geralt has been in his room alone most of the time, eskel is getting bored, and its not like he can cause problems with lambert. for all his bitchyness, eskel knows hes terrified of getting on vesemirs bad side and is scared of what would happen should he really step out of line. eskel blames the man who once claimed to be lamberts father for that.

-so, eskel decides enough is enough and comes up with a plan to get geralt out of his room, and to get lambert doing something other than flirting with aiden.

-the plan isnt that complex, all it requires is a catapult. which eskel has completed. mostly. it still sometimes narrowly miss the window to vesemirs room. anyway, the plan is to launch something at where one of geralts wall is using something of lamberts, to make geralt mad at lambert, thus coming out of his room. or he'll steal geralts pringles and put them in lamberts room. he hasnt decided which plan he likes better.

-he eventually decides to steal the pringles. well, its not so much as decides as vesemir forcibly taking the catapult because he broke the window. either way, eskel realizes maybe his plan isnt as good as he thought.

-the problem? geralt wont fucking leave his room. eskel realizes he needs to cause a diversion, and thats what puzzles him for a week or so. if literally breaking a window doesnt get geralt to leave, he doesnt know what will.

-after a few weeks, his plan is set and ready. hes gonna make sure theres only two sour cream and onion pringles tins left, so when geralt goes out to get another thing of pringles, he knows there is only one left, so he'll tell vesemir to get more. vesemir will sigh and try to start a conservation, but will geralt flee before he does. thats when eskel gets to work. firstly, he knows that lamberts probably going to want to go to the store with vesemir (he hadnt left the house once since the start and it showed) and while he did that, he was going to steal the one tin of pringles left and put it in lamberts room. when lambert got home with vesemir, he would wait until vesemir and lambert couldnt see, and hide them in lamberts room. it was foolproof.

-so, the day of the heist rolls around and eskels so ready. everythings in place. geralt goes out to get his pringles. vesemir tries to talk to him. geralt ignores him after asking for more pringles. lambert overhears and begs vesemir to let him go. eskel steps in to convince vesemir. it doesnt take that much, to be honest, and off they go. eskel puts the pringles in lamberts room. when vesemir and lambert come back, they assume geralt took the last tin. eskel steals the rest of the pringles in the cabinet while lamberts in the bathroom. no one suspects a thing.

-it takes the next day for geralt to realize he has no pringles, and hes confused, because he knows lambert and vesemir went to the store, and he knows he asked for more. he even saw vesemir write it down on the grocery list! so he asks eskel, who he thinks would never touch his pringles.

-eskel, obviously, completely bullshits him and says he thought he saw them unpack them, and to maybe ask vesemir or lambert

-the pringles are currently in lamberts pants drawer. lambert doesnt know this yet.

-geralt goes to vesemir and asks, and vesemir shrugs and ignores him. two can play at the quiet game, and geralt scowls at him and goes to lambert

-lamberts like. what the fuck??? no i dont have ur pringles

-and geralt knows lambert ALSO really likes his pringles, and demands to check his room. he walks in and boom. there they are. in lamberts open pants drawer.

-"what the fuck?! why didnt you ask?"

-"i didnt fucking take them?? why the fuck would i take your fucking pringles?? how the fuck would i ask you haveng left your fucking shithole of a room in two months??"

-it gets worse, and geralts pissed bc lambert ""keeps lying to him"" and lamberts pissed bc he doesnt know what the hell geralts talking about, and vesemirs about to launch geralt using eskels catapult, and eskel??? he is no longer stuck in a quiet and boring house. hes content and just chilling

thank u for reading ik its long

[all-hail-the-witcher]

please, if you’re in the mood......... tell us more about pre-trials geralt

sorry this got buried in my ask box for a few days i run an ao3 tag blog also and things tend to get a little lost sometimes

here are my pre-trials geralt hcs:

-first of all, his Looks

-pre-trials geralt is Hot

-like okay, post-trials geralt is hot too but like you know what i mean

-he has long brown curly/wavy hair

-bright blue eyes

-his voice wasn't nearly as deep and rough, it was more smooth and he was very good at using it to sweet talk himself out of anything

-obviously he was tall, but like lean muscular, not as jacked as he is later

-and he was always smirking

-essentially he looked like that picture of henry cavill in the sweater

-this one:

-but his hair was a little longer and a little more curly

-and speaking of his hair

-he took much pride in it

-and he would do his best to upkeep his curls 

-he’d braid it, put it up, do fun intricate styles sometimes when he got bored and couldn’t sleep

-he wears leather bracelets

-and he always kept the laces or buttons on his shirt undone

-also he was a fan of just wearing the witcher equivalent of undershirts (chemises? idk)

-at that point he didnt have nearly as many scars, but he had a few from like training and shit

-in his opinion, they were enough to make him interesting and mysterious (and not a “monster”)

-he kept his shirts unlaced to show off the one slicing through his collar bone

-he would regularly work out shirtless (despite vesemir’s disapproval)

-and he’d put his freaking medallion between his teeth every now and then 

-his medallion is the equivalent of a fuck boys gold cross necklace

-essentially he's a fuckboy. a witcher fuck boy. 

-and everyone is in love with him

-and he knows it

-the younger baby witchers are so enamored by him (including one baby lambert) 

-and why wouldn't you be? he's attractive, he’s funny, he loves to pull pranks, and he can talk himself out of any situation

-oh thats the other thing about pre-trials geralt

-he talks. a lot.

-flirts with everyone. other trainees, the older witchers, even the mages (which comes back to bite him later)

-they claim he never uses the same line twice (he doesn't)

-he tries to learn as many languages as possible cause he knows people find it sexy when you speak another language

-and then there’s eskel

-he and geralt are Immediately Bros

-they look similar so they pull pranks on people 

-but it only works on the newbies usually cause everyone else can tell them apart by the fact that geralt’s far more outgoing and talkative and eskels a little quieter

-they know the whole keep inside out and backwards

-every secret passage, every room, every everything

-they hang out on the roof

-they have stashes of food and sweets and alcohol pretty much everywhere

-they “sneak out”

-and they throw parties

-well “parties” 

-which usually consist of getting a few other trainees together and drinking 

-they almost always get caught (cause hello they're in a keep full of fucking witchers) but geralt always talks them out of trouble

-they love pulling pranks on the mages cause they're so easy to annoy

-geralts the mastermind of all of them

-he steals their herbs, replaces them with other stuff, you know, classic hijinks 

-but they love trying to prank vesemir the most

-it never works

-but they still try

-and there are many rumors about geralt that circle the keep

-hes like the regina george of kaer morhen 

-people claim he's slept with everyone to the mages to trainees to witchers 

-he knows all these cool knife tricks and sword tricks

-part of witcher training at this point is being absolutely wooed by geralt

-so then the trials happen

-eskel and geralt have a big party the night before and for once vesemir doesn't try to interrupt because he knows most of them will probably die the next day

-and eskel and geralt are talking about how they're gonna have another big party after they all get through the trials 

-thats another thing

-most of the boys are at least a little terrified of the trials

-geralt is not 

-hes extremely confident and cocky

-he even picks his post trials name: geralt eric rodger du haute bellegarde 

-vesemir rolls his eyes, but knows there's no point in trying to change his mind 

-but anyway

-the trials happen

-geralt and eskel both survive along with a few others 

-and geralt’s eyes aren't blue anymore but thats okay cause he's still pretty much the same otherwise

-all the kiddos are relieved cause they likes geralt and eskel u know and if he can't survive the trials then what chance do they have?

-but then 

-one day a few days after the trials

-eskel notices that geralts not in their room and he's like hm cause they're still kinda recovering from the whole thing so where the hell would he go

-hes missing for a few days. maybe a week or two

-eskels freaking the fuck out

-no one knows where he is

-but then he's back

-but he’s not the same

-the mages got revenge on him for bugging them all those years by giving him extra mutations

-vesemirs pissed cause that wasn't what was supposed to happen

-geralts definitely different this time cause he lost more than just his eyes

-his long curls are gone, replaced by straight white hair

-he has fangs that make it awkward to talk cause he’s not used to them and he bites his lip

-even if he wanted to talk, that is, which he doesn't 

-cause during the extra mutations he had a potion that burned his vocal chords a little bit and now its all gruff and gravelly and it hurts to talk

-eskel realizes very very quickly that geralt is definitely not the same anymore

-starting with the fact that he refuses to look at eskel

-because they looked so similar before, so thats his biggest reminder

-eskel is extremely guilty and cuts his hair very short 

-but geralt still refuses to leave his room for some time

-cause now he thinks he looks and sounds like a monster, and he never wanted that

-everyone else though just falls more in love with him

-hes mysterious and striking and so different from all the other witchers

-he finishes his training as quickly as possible

-only speaking when absolutely necessary and otherwise just grunting (which everyone else finds incredibly sexy)

-he stops really caring about his body and just lets it gat scarred. it doesn't matter anyway what he looks like he's already a freak (in his head)

-and he doesn't flirt anymore. and he certainly doesn't smile. 

-and he changes his witcher name to something more simple and forgettable: geralt of rivia

-but the stories of him continue long after he's left the keep

-and on the occasion he comes home for the winter, the trainees all strain to catch a glimpse of the elusive geralt 

-every now and then when he gets really drunk he might crack a smirk or say one of his old pickup lines

-but other than that, pre-trials geralt is all but buried deep in his subconscious

-that is, until he meets jaskier

tag list cause i like these (hmu if you want on or off)

@percy-jackson-is-sexy-

@barlowarts

@eminasan

@llamasdumpsterfire

@stinastar

@nonegenderleftpain

@geraltrogerericduhautebellegarde

@geekymagicalpotato

@jaskierswolf

@toss-a-coin-to-your-stan-account

@toss-a-coin-to-your-lesbian

@littleredhotridinghood

@artemisthehuntress

@love-more-today-than-yesterday

@fontegagrilledcheese

@punksarcasticmisanthropicwriter

@acemoppet

@lookatgeraltmyboi

@gods-oopsie-woopsie

@eya-trying-to-function

@just-a-himbo-and-his-feral-bard

@julek

[yeraskier]

this is lowkey embarrassing but i’ve been following u on tumblr for months now and just Now went on ur ao3 page that u linked in ur bio and, well,, turns out you’re one of my favorite writers for the witcher,,,,, idk why i’m so shocked, the writing that you post on here always seemed 😳🥺💕🥺so good 😭❤️😳🥺 in a way that was kinda familiar but i never connected the dots.

hashtag big brain moment (😔)

that isnt embarrassing at all, this is honestly incredibly sweet and makes me so happy. its like you discovered me twice haha, i think thats cute. thank you love <3