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Ashrym Moments E112

Once again I’m sure I missed stuff cause chaos. And I watch on beacon so I’ve already finished the episode. Not that it’ll matter this week:

Ash and Orym both absorbing things and getting dex bonuses

If I missed any, drop those in the comments

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I might have started a new HuskerDust fic…

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Ashrym Moments E111

I watch on beacon at 2x speed so spoilers. You’ve been warned.

Y’all…. It was too much chaos to catch any moments. I couldn’t tell what body language/facial expressions belonged to who. So I got nothing. I was overwhelmed but in a great way.

If anyone noticed anything, leave it in the comments.

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Ashrym moments E110

Spoiler warning, I watch on beacon so this is for the whole episode. You’ve been warned.

Tal agreeing with Orym about saying goodbyes

Orym and ash saying nice about fearnes 69 gold

Ashton wanting to help Orym get Opal back

As always, as some in the comments cause I definitely miss stuff watching at 2x speed but my attention span isn’t good enough for 1x.

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there are many uses for druidcraft

(full-size: pillowfort | bsky)

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Ashrym moments E109

I watch on beacon so spoilers ahead for the rest of the episode.

Slim pickings this week.

Ashton backing up Orym with the matron

Ash running over to back up Orym against vespin after Orym gets rocked(and nearly going off the edge to flank)

Add any I missed in the comments.

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This! In fact, I bet anytime the fandom complains about ash being an asshole, you can probably timestamp right before the moment when they complained of chronic pain.

I wonder how many of these complainers are able bodied…

Reminder for people wanting to drag Ashton: those conversations were happening while he had 2 levels of Exhaustion, which Taliesin has repeatedly said gives Ashton a migraine. So, you know, they're not at their kindest or most thoughtful state.

I'm not saying Ashton would suddenly change their mind if that weren't the case, but I do think they'd be less prickly and more willing to hear the other's points if he wasn’t fighting through so much pain just to be present in the conversation.

This is also why Ashton removed himself from the conversation. They did not want to fight with any of the others and knew they were cranky and lacking filter enough that it was going to happen if they stuck around. So Ashton pulled out, knowing that more conversation later is possible/likely and that he'll probably be in better shape to talk reasonably then.

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Ashrym Moments E108

I watch on Beacon at 2x speed so you've been warned.

Not a lot this episode, but I don't fucking care, I will catch them all. You can pry Ashrym out of my cold, dead hands.

When threat is present, orym and ash both go into action together

Then Orym going to join Ash!

“Hi”

Orym using Ashton’s attack as distraction to attack himself (or trying to, Matt didn’t allow it)

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mad respect for our shared delusion 🤝 keep fighting the good fight

Tal and Liam both admitted their characters had feels in the beginning so I’m rolling with that. Dorian coming back probably smashes canon chances but in my mind they totally realize they’re in love and settle down post canon 🤣

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Ashrym Moments 107

BEACON SPOILERS! I watch on beacon. These are spoilers for the whole episode.

Not much, so I've included some cute Liam and Tal moments, too. Fight me.

Liam and Tal planning during the fight (look, we’re not getting canon, gimme this)

Liam patting Tal’s back after that epic nat 20

Ash asking Orym if he needs help getting out

Then double checking

Orym making a face when Ash says he can finally say something to a god… knowing it’s a bad idea, and yet he doesn’t stop them

When ash says they have friends “for now”, Orym looked SO PAINED by that. Like it hurt him so much that Ash thought their friendship was temporary

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Ashrym moments 106

A little late cause I was tired. Spoilers for 106. Comment the ones I missed.

Ash watching Orym climb wall (checking out that ass)

Or and ash stay on the wall together

Ash catching Orym when he fails stealth check

Unrelated… Sam needs to stop cause I’m starting to ship Braius and Dorian which I know isn’t going to happen cause Dorian and Orym are pining for each other. The punk.

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oh I meant to like actually report what was said but then I like fell asleep immediately and I didn't even think of it until I checked my notifications and saw @criticalrill and @mountainsboyhowdy reply to my post

so fwiw I phrased the question a bit differently to Taliesin and Liam based on the vibe of the conversation I was having with them

To Taliesin - Question was asked: "So. Orym and Ashton. What the fuck is up with that?"

Taliesin's Repsonse: Ashton was/is into Orym but realized like they were so damaged and felt it wasn’t fair to Orym to be with them until they dealt with their shit AND ALSO soft touches hurt but firm touches don’t so they are also unsure if Orym could handle that all the time. To which I said, “Orym has two hands is all I’m saying” and Taliesin laughed and said that was true.

-- To Liam - Question was asked: "You’ve spoken about how Dorian has been really crucial to Orym’s healing process, but it did seem like Orym was willing to playfully test the edges of those boundaries with Ashton for awhile too?” Liam's response: By the time things had really gotten rolling with Ashton, Orym realized he’d really fallen for Dorian hard to which I said "and what's not to love about Dorian?" which Liam repeated.

(I meant to say to Liam that Orym had two hands but Liam was so grateful that I'd made him a bracelet with Sprigg's coloring on it that he put it on right in front of me and said it was wonderful and special and I was so overwhelmed in that moment because when I'd started making bracelets for the cast, that was the first one I made so I was so happy Liam liked it.) -- So key Ashrym takeaways - We did not imagine it! There was a mutual attraction that was there at least for a little while and definitely is still there on Ashton's end actively if I'm interpreting what Taliesin said correctly whereas Orym's attractions might be a little more singularly focused on Dorian right now -Ashton likes to be manhandled both in and out of sex (Taliesin asked if they could demonstrate the pressure level on my arm and when I consented, he did. It was nice, it relieved the pain I normally feel in my forearms) -Dashrym or poly Orym who is dating both Ashton and Dorian (but Ash and Dorian are not dating each other) would not necessarily be out of the cards or unreasonable, especially in a post-campaign fic setting

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Ashrym moments 105

Don’t hate me y’all, but I totally forgot to take notes again. I got so caught up! A 3 way reunion finale?!? I was distracted. So please, add them in the comments.

Orym either not speaking up or me not hearing him to say ash shouldn’t speak

Ashrym hug that was probably tal and Liam but fuck you I’m counting it

Orym looking proud? after Ashton’s speech on why they should be there

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Ashrym Moments E104

I watch on beacon at 2x speed. You’ve been warned.

Regardless of canon, I will keep doing this cause they’re perfect together and in my mind, they definitely get together at some point. Maybe after campaign. Or just in my head lol.

Orym supporting Ashton gently during the council

Ash and Orym examining new sword and miss the tree beating up Chetney

Ash supporting Orym’s idea about destroying the bridge

Ash specifying they weren’t disagreeing with Orym

Ash again backing up Orym (and Laudna) when asking Dorian about his brother

Add any I missed in the comments

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Anyone else worried about Ashton walking into the council room with the fucking Bright Queen with dunamis flashing in their skull????? Cause I am! It took Essek five minutes to figure it out. (Exaggeration)

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This! I’ve seen a few “I just can’t understand Ashton’s point” floating around and really??? You can’t??? They’re wrong. They’re swinging a bit too far to the extreme. But it’s easy to see how they got there. In fact, they did the same thing with the shard. Hopefully the lessons from the shard will kick in and he’ll take a step back and evaluate, but this isn’t something so easy to learn from. Not letting your feelings get away from you when your world goes to shit is fucking hard.

It is genuinely not surprising that Ashton has such a strong The Gods Are Going To Kill Us take on the situation, given what they specifically have seen and what they have to relate to. They're about two weeks out from 1.) getting done violence onto them by an angel and then 2.) being told they have a bit of a dead thing that the gods tried to kill inside them. Then they go and put a lot of effort into getting that dead scrap to wake up (with disastrous consequences illustrating how incredibly volatile its power is). Then they have their only religious friend blow up in front of them. Then they watch a movie trilogy where the only non-god main character is another earth genasi broken-walking-timebomb whose main purpose on the mission is to explode when the gods need him to. They don't see the Lawbearer weep for her son, they only see the Emissary, a child, crying because he's afraid to die. Then they go to Vasselheim, the city of the gods, and see the corpse of a Titan, the dead thing the gods killed, yanked out of the earth and puppeted by one wannabe god and now desecrated in death by the overconfident followers of all the others. They're making something beautiful out of it, they're living on it, and normally he'd be in favor of that but they don't even know its name. They're building new temples on the corpse of the old world, hollowing it out and starting fresh, and Ashton is a part of that old world. They cannot stop being connected to a power the gods seem to, at best, be willing to weaponize. That would make anyone paranoid; given their background it's impressive that he's not more combative, tbh.

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Ashrym Moments E103

I watch on beacon on 2x speed so you’ve been warned. This is for the whole episode.

Once more, kind of forgot so this is from memory. Please add the ones I missed in the comments.

Ash and Orym helping each other during the ritual

Ash immediately agreeing with Orym about fuck ludinus

Orym looking nervous while Essek examined ash