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[eatsbooks]

What do you think Rhysand's perspective forming moments have been like? What moments shaped and changed him throughout the years?

rhysand rhysand rhysand. i honestly think that he's had similar perspective-forming moments to eris. they're both heirs to largely corrupted courts with cruel, violent fathers; family they would do anything to protect no matter the cost to themselves; and aspirations of doing better by their people, both out of a sense of responsibility and to spite the pieces of them that are their fathers. they both have a crippling need for control and assume the burden of everything for themselves. but even with so much in common, they come away with very different views of themselves and the world.

one of the primary differences between them is that eris sees himself as an amoral guy (with rot in his blood) who will do anything to keep what he cares about safe, which means he isn't concerned with justifying his actions if that end is achieved but knows that he is accountable for them, while rhysand sees himself as a good guy who exclusively has to do immoral things for moral reasons, which means he genuinely doesn't think he should be held accountable for his actions. for rhysand, they are always justified as necessary and unavoidable—if there were another way, he would have found it; since he couldn't find another way, there was no option, and his actions can't truly be held against him.

the other main difference isn't quite in their trust of others, because i think they are both just as untrusting, but how they rationalize that lack of trust. eris truly doesn't trust anyone. he's been shown time and again that there's no one in his corner but himself, and he knows that as fact, so he can't let anyone else shoulder a burden for him—not when it comes to keep him safe and not when it comes to keeping themselves safe. he doesn't even let anyone else think he wants them to. meanwhile, rhysand does have people in his corner. powerful people who are ostensibly capable of caring for themselves but are still extremely reliant on him in some way. he makes them feel trusted by delegating inconsequential burdens and probably even convinces himself in the doing that he trusts them (just not with everything)—but he never actually does trust anyone, not to keep him safe and, just like eris, not to keep themselves safe.

i think the moments that shaped him into this sort of person started young. beron is a manipulative, mentally strenuous, physically abusive father, but rhysand's father could literally get into his brain to torment him. i bet rhysand's daemati training was torturous and constant. on guard, all the time, and taken vicious advantage of when that guard slipped. he was literally taught to wall himself off from everything in order to protect himself—but what's fucked is his father probably also framed this as keeping those he cared about safe. if your enemy can get in your head and see what matters to you, you are putting them in danger. on top of this, he knows no one else has mental fortifications as strong as him. if a daemati could get into the mind of someone he cares about and see that they're privy to his favor or are trusted with his secrets, this puts their wellbeing in jeopardy. (see: immediately teaching his mate to shield her mind.) so through this training, he learns that no one is as mentally fortified as him and something as simple as trusting others with information could be enough to get them killed.

then rhysand is thrown into the illyrian warcamps. they are brutish and harsh; they are physical and violent. he learns what he doesn't want to be like. he picks out what he needs from his training: combat skill, ruthlessness, leadership, etc. the rest, he demonizes. but he meets two boys who are different from the others there. they spark something in him. a sense of kinship that he hasn't known before, especially in this place of such difference to all he has known. they've been mistreated. they're raging against the world. they're broken, but they're still fighting. he wants to help them because seeing them like this resonates with his own plight. they make him feel less isolated. they make him feel like a good person, in a way his father is not. the problem is that he already knows that to be loved by him is a danger. so that means any harm that befalls them after he cares about them is, in some way, his fault. he has to keep them safe, no matter what, because if he lost them, it would confirm that truth to him.

not long after, rhysand lets someone else in. he meets another heir, golden and glittering green, and this male is just. so neglected. so isolated. so angry. mistreated and raging against the world, broken but fighting. unlike azriel and cassian, tamlin knows what it is to be an heir; he knows what it is to have a father like theirs. and now rhysand has seen that he can let some people in, as long as he is careful—as long as he keeps everything just so. if tamlin is an heir, too, isn't he also powerful enough to keep himself safe? if not, he can be. rhysand will ensure it. rhysand shows him how to protect not only his body but his mind, too. rhysand is so, so relieved to find someone else in this world who relates to his plight—to find someone in this world who defies what he has been taught by his father. and then ... he mentions, offhandedly, that his mother and sister are coming to visit him, and this results in their slaughter. regardless of whether rhysand thinks tamlin did this on purpose or that he was tortured for/pressured into giving up the information, this betral+loss wombo combo absolutely destroys rhysand. it confirms everything he has known to be true in one fell swoop.

so rhysand is certain that he cannot trust anyone more than himself because he is a danger to everyone in his life, but he has already tasted what love can feel like. he can't let that feeling go, and he knows his brothers won't abandon him. that's all that's keeping him going now. so he just has to control everything all the time and never let his fortifications slip for even one moment, and if he can do that, he can keep that which he loves safe and his.

[canisalbus]

horse post could be Machete and Ludovica's partner (I forgot her name) bonding, breaking free from societal norms

Oh dang, now we're cooking.

[castieldelamancha]

Dean comes up to Cas, he looks focused browsing around their library, looking for God knows what, frowning at the shelves like they have personally offended him, wearing Dean's old pajamas, his hair an absolute mess.

Dean is only human, he forgets why he was looking for Cas in the first place, he can only put his arms around him, kiss his temple. The hug is kinda awkward, at least until Cas turns to look at him, he puts his hands on Dean's chest and simply stares at him, his gaze piercing. His eyes meet Dean's in that way that used to unnerve him, only because he was scared about what Castiel could see. His very own soul, probably. Whatever he sees, be it light or that nasty darkness in the corners of his mind, Castiel seems to love it all. Dean lets him look, not looking away himself either, he pulls Cas closer, his biggest win, right here in his arms. It gets Cas all flustered, when he calls him that, and Dean enjoys a bit too much getting that kind of reaction out of him. He stares back and sees the moment that started it all, that changed them forever and brought them here even if neither of them could tell it was going to be like this back then, he sees his present and he sees his future. He sees the very edge of the universe, right where he would follow Cas if he had to.

Castiel is the first one to break, looking away, back at the shelves. Dean can see the corner of his mouth lifting lightly with a small, reserved smile, one he can feel himself mirroring.

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haiii!! i'm kenny! i go by he/him and i like to write and draw (mostly draw haha) my main interests r dgs and mp100. my fav rarepair would have to be hosolock !!

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HAIIII im seb!!!!!! i go by they/them!!! i am a musician and i ALSO draw!!!!! my main interests are aa, parappa the rapper/um jammer lammy, and also mp100!! my favorite rarepair in aa is PROBABLY emavera! or maybe myrobin hmmmmm lemme think about it,,, or kisevera since i made that,, IDK! UH H HAVE A NICE DAY👍

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Helloooo!! Im juno any/all and I love art. I’ve completed almost every ace attorney game and my current fav is tgaa2. My fav rarepair is probably either gorestrade or emaziska atm, my blog is coolandepicjuno if you want to check it out !!

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hai im kritter 👋 she/he prns only pls. i love ace attorney, especially tgaa and i love drawing!! also rarepairs + crackships my beloved. my fav rarepair is either shamseki, clayvier or kaybastian

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Hallo!! i'm willow and i love drawing gay people. I go by he/she/they!! i heart aa/tgaa and persona 5... if i had to choose my fav rairpair would probably be ryulock, vanlock, and the weirdgirl polycule

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[kedsandtubesocks]

blood on your name 👀 tell me more plssss

ALI HONEY HI THANKS FOR DROPPING BY 🥺✨

So blood on your name is a root tootin’ yee-hawin’ bad time of a fic LOL

It’s a old Wild West cowboy Ezra fic and it says a lot that the first title of this doc before I had the fic title was “Cowboy Ezra (evil)” LMAO

He’s a scoundrel, liar and a cheat, & is as dangerous as the desert itself but he’s ours (derogatory? maybe affectionate?)

This fic is also me just really embracing my 7th grade Texas history classes along with it being a love letter to the piece of my heart that i left in west texas when I lived there - then I’m just throwing evil con man cowboy Ezra in there lol!!!

[moonfedmouth]

[sparklykat-hideoutenthusiast]

Bc u asked for anonymous opinions, honestly ur so weird and I appreciate that a lot. We need more ppl like u in the world

Aw, thank you :)

The weird lady behind the screen appreciates you >:]

[4ngelsstar]

Angel’s Star

Don’t be so shy..

Head Divine angel - Asta

* Reminder: this is an ALTERNATIVE account for @ang3lofdivinity to handle more nsfw content. All fandoms (besides LN) reside on this account for me to write about, along with most of the rules from my other account (but, this isn’t a sfw account) I will mainly write for my hyperfixations + special interests.

Requests open?: Not as of currently. I will take them soon.

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All submitted ships!

This post will be a frequently updated list of each ship submitted thus far.

MLM(/LM) RAREPAIR:

Wellingarde - Richard Wellington and Matt Engarde (romantic)

Shamseki - William Shamspeare and Soseki Natsume (romantic)

Asobaroryuu - Kazuma Asougi, Ryuunosuke Naruhodou, and Barok van Zieks (romantic)

Hosolock - Satoru Hosonaga and Herlock Sholmes (romantic)

EggCamera - Ashley Graydon and Raiten Menimemo (romantic)

Marshallant - Jake Marshall and Valant Gramarye (romantic)

Valnix - Valant Gramarye and Phoenix Wright (romantic)

Marshallang - Jake Marshall and Shi-Long Lang (romantic)

Masterjedd (shortened to Jeddi) - Jeff Master and Tyrell Badd (romantic)

WLW(/LW) RAREPAIR:

Karmapaups - Franziska von Karma and Lauren Paups (up to interpretation)

Emaziska - Ema Skye and Franziska von Karma (romantic)

Starrskye - Angel Starr and Lana Skye (romantic)

Starrskyefey - Mia Fey, Angel Starr, and Lana Skye (romantic)

Starcourt - Angel Starr and Constance Courte (romantic)

Emavera - Ema Skye and Vera Misham (romantic)

Kisevera - Kisegawa and Vera Misham (romantic)

Trucyriam - Trucy Wright and Myriam Scuttlebutt (up to interpretation)

Cammisto - Cammy Meele and Calisto Yew (romantic)

Farafey - Kay Faraday and Maya Fey (romantic)

OTHER RAREPAIR (m/f, Other, crossover, selfship):

Maryuu - Maria Gorey and Ryuunosuke Naruhodou (romantic)

Team Spirit - Maya Fey and Scout - TF2 (romantic)

Chillock - Chilchuck Tims and Herlock Sholmes (romantic)

Reichillock - Reigen Arataka, Chilchuck Tims, and Herlock Sholmes (romantic)

Reilock - Reigen Arataka and Herlock Sholmes (romantic)

Kenlock - Mod Kenny and Herlock Sholmes (romantic)

Junra - Mod Juno (@coolandepicjuno) and Aura Blackquill (romantic)

Patchera - Patches and Vera Misham (romantic)

Marshallazar - Jake Marshall and Zora Salazar - Epithet Erased (romantic)

Kaybastian - Kay Faraday and Eustace Winner (romantic)

SEMI-POPULAR RAREPAIR:

Dickbutz - Larry Butz and Dick Gumshoe (romantic)

Gorestrade - Maria Gorey and Gina Lestrade (romantic)

Ginasusa - Gina Lestrade and Susato Mikotoba (romantic)

Myrobin - Myriam Scuttlebutt and Robin Newman (romantic)

Benbaro - Albert Harebrayne and Barok van Zieks (romantic)

Manosouta - Simeon Saint and Bronco Knight (romantic)

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[kedsandtubesocks]

Whiskey & Sour? 🤓

I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING VILLAIN I KNOW YOUR AGENDA & IM BLOCKING YOU

(Jk ily so much thank you bb)

Whiskey & Sour

Podcaster!Jack Daniels my beloved and beloathed…

Literally since you Paige & I discussed this idea I’ve been fighting with every inch of my little gremlin brain not to let it take over and write it in a fever rush cause oh my god…

Smooth talking Podcaster Jack Daniels I need to fight him outside a Denny’s

[crimsonrainwatersmycrops]

how will you feel if people started shipping Gwyn and koschei or Gwyn and beron?

If this was meant as a provocation joke's on you, if it's a genuine question then thank you because this gave me brain wormies.

Picture the absolutely exquisite fanart this would make: Koschei behind Gwyn, a hand on the swell of her ribcage just under her breast, one of her hands on top of his, their fingers almost intertwined. He leans close to her ear, maybe whispering darkly seductive things while holding up her Invoking Stone with his other hand as if to gently mock her, or encourage her in something. She is affected, but not swayed. Her gaze on him is firm and unyielding as she wields a dagger close to his throat with her other hand. She is glowing pure white and he is radiating darkness. Damn. Mmmmm....

With Beron I admit the inspo is a little bit murky. I'm imagining a meeting with the Autumn Court entourage and the newly renewed Valkyries, the instant antipathy Gwyn and Beron would feel for each other but also the flare of attraction and how both would hate it. She pegs him that same night because let's be honest, the only time Beron did a decent job around a vagina was when Eris was conceived. Angry reluctant allies hate sex for the win, truly.