#~Musings~

[iron-hearts-ablaze]

Scorched Earth Karlach AU

Scorched earth; a military strategy to completely eliminate the enemies ability to fight the war. Including people, food, water, livestock and land.

In this AU, Karlach aims to scorch Gortash's earth. To ensure, before his demise, that everything he built crumbles around him. Keeping him alive just long enough to witness it all.

This would be a Karlach to suit more evil runs. Her anger is all-consuming. Her moral compass has been completely skewed, leaving her determined but selfish. She'd be far more violent and would approve of whatever method gets her to their goal faster. All these side quests like the grove, Moonrise Towers etc don't really concern her, she hasn't got time to care about them when she needs to get to Baldurs Gate to destroy Gortash.

Being told she is dying only spurs on her bloodlust. She willingly and eagerly uses soul coins for every big battle she's a part of and the usage has a toll on her body and mentality. She's a loose canon that is difficult to contain. She will not hesitate to go behind people's backs, sell them out or even betray them out right if they insist on getting in her way despite her warnings. She fares better with like minded individuals, ones that accept this darkness - or even encourage it. For those, she will still defend them as long as they don't hold her back or become a burden.

"What if you and I... well, what if we share a different destiny? Something a little more... scorched earth. Shock and awe. Blood and bone. And in the end, only one of us left standing. Isn't that what you want?" - The Homelander, The Boys.

Note; if anyone is familiar with the character of Billy Butcher from The Boys; Karlach would basically be him in personality and deranged determination. Like Butcher; her light, caring moments are quickly becoming few and far between.

If this kind of AU interests you, please don't hesitate to message me directly, or comment on this post if you'd like to know more/plot etc.

[demon-slayer-kaiden]

"Fuck...did I really forget to get milk at the store? How could I forget that." Kaiden said, grimacing as she looked in fridge moving items around in a vain hope of finding it.

Behind her she hears a little shake of a coin jar and her daughter's voice "M-m-mama you s-said a-a baaaaaad~ word!" Yuu shook the jar again. Kaiden turned to look at Yuu and sighs chuckling quietly.

"I feel like I'm gonna regret this rule sooner than later with you being so perceptive." she ruffled Yuu's hair, dropping a coin into jar. Yuu giggling and grinning, pretty proud of herself. Nothing gets passed her ears that's for sure.

[imperitvs]

// Osian will just stick multiple of these signs all over his tent. (People walk in anyway)

[iron-hearts-ablaze]

@galefcrce

*kisses you while you're in the middle of infodumping* Sorry, you're just being really sexy right now. Continue.

[knockknockwhosthereartistism]

I was inspired

[shamebats]

"There's no thought crimes and no thought heroisms" is honestly such a good piece of life advice.

You could be having the most fucked up problematic thoughts 24/7 but if you treat people with kindness, the good you do is the only thing that matters. But if you have only the purest thoughts and all the correct beliefs, it doesn't matter one bit if you spend most of your time being an asshole to people.

[plaidos]

if you’re a trans ally you have to be ok with seeing topless dudes with their tits out & girls with bulges in their jeans or skirts etc. trans bodies are normal, get used to them, they’re not going anywhere.

[imperitvs]

@swashbucklcr

Sometimes, it isn’t the one who takes your breath away, it’s the one that reminds you to breathe.

k.b. // by jennifer johnson

[tsunflowers]

book from the sky (tianshu) xu bing, 1989-91

I was so excited to see a copy of this in real life bc it's something I studied in art history. this is a book that was typeset and printed by hand using wooden blocks but every one of the characters was invented for the sake of the piece and does not correspond to any word in the Chinese language

[iron-hearts-ablaze]

// Hey you. Did you know:-

If you don't recruit Karlach, the Paladins eventually catch up with her and kill her. Unless the player intervenes; Karlach is always destined to die.

// Until next time, soldiers!

[demon-slayer-kaiden]

Cuddling in bed with Kaiden means accepting that a rude, jealous Akita is probably going to jump in bed and lay down in the middle.

[iron-hearts-ablaze]

// Why do I feel like this is Astarion and Karlach throughout their time in Avernus? Finally. Karlach is the brains 😆

@starcunin @spawnmade @bloodczar @bloodedstars

ty, astarion, for failing every fucking arcana check possible here to make this amazing comedy bit

[imperitvs]

// I always find the idea of such a sexually repressed and extremely private person like Osian being confronted/teased by a sexual deviant type who's very open about themselves to be an hilarious moment.

// The man wishes he had their confidence.

// Tease him, he'd fluster so damn easily. It's why it's such a twist when he does get comfortable with a certain someone, let's just say 😏

[arylleth]

to love someone is firstly to confess: i'm prepared to be devastated by you. by A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt

[septemberkisses]

the fact that i'm no longer the same age as the protagonists of novels and films i once connected to is so heartbreaking. there was a time when I looked forward to turning their age. i did. and i also outgrew them. i continue to age, but they don't; never will. the immortality of fiction is beautiful, but cruel.