#tranquility tw

[sweetmage]

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I made this comic based on my friend @vivispec's amazing fic Long Shadow Cut Short

To use her own description:

'On her way out of Kirkwall, Marian Hawke finds a familiar figure in the midst of a brawl outside the Hanged Man…but the joy of finding her brother after such a long span is cut short when she finds he's met a fate worse than death.' It's so good and angsty, please check it out 💙 Also, this fic is a Marian POV prequel to my fic Your Fading Light (which also stars her Marian!) so please check that out too, if you'd like! :)

[This is an old reupload from my main account btw!]

[ch4nticle]

i’ve said it before but i think it’s easy for the chess club to forget that jessamine spent a large portion of her life in the circle until she just … makes mention of something like. supremely fucked up that happened in the circle, and everyone is just . . . sorry, what?

[valos-isatunoll]

a templar, seeing a dirty deepstalker "ANDRASTE SAVE ME IT'S THE ARCHDEMON!"

see i recognize 2 had its faults but it was the one installment where Tranquility was treated with the gravity and horror it warranted

Everyone forgets the Tranquil. In the end, even the whole damn series forgot the Tranquil, because it's yet another thing Veilguard couldn't be bothered to deal with in any depth, despite the titan plot relying on the concept.

Also: watching half the Circle run around cleaning up this mess while the templars sit outside hyperventilating continues to be an experience, let me tell you.

Why would you even bother recruiting the templars against the darkspawn? There's a 50/50 chance they see one hurlock and need to go have a lie down.

[cuppajj]

CREAM WAFER COOKIE - Penance’s Bishop // HOLY DART COOKIE - Penance’s Arrow

[chernychnyi]

touch starvation hell

[side-shuffling-hyperfixations]

Whumpril Day 25: Too Weak to Stand

When Leo felt the initial sting, he assumed it was the weeds and brambles lashing at his legs as he and Mikey fled to the trees. At the time he was too busy shoving his brother toward cover ahead of him to consider any alternative explanations; the exotic animal hunters were still on their heels.

After several minutes spent weaving false trails, Mikey hunkered down in the bushes to take a breather, surprised when Leo trudged over to drop heavily beside him. “Getting comfy? Maybe we can stake out here, use all these leafy greens as camouflage until they go away.”

“No, we need to keep moving. They probably expect us to stay grounded so instead we’ll, ah…scale the thicker areas of the canopy…fifty yards at a time.” Leo wished he sounded more decisive. Now that he was already sitting, a large part of him did want to just melt into the underbrush and hope it was over.

“Turtle Tarzans. They won’t see that coming,” Mikey agreed ruefully, hopping to his feet with an ease that had Leo hurrying to follow suit.

His legs skidded back out from under him without warning, scattering leaves and his orientation of the world simultaneously. If his vision weren’t pinwheeling, he would have seen Mikey cringe at his ungainly thud.

“Shh!”

“Sorry…I don’t know what’s…uh…” He trailed off, his train of thought slowing to a crawl. His joints had seemingly turned to jelly, nerves abuzz like they had fallen asleep.

Come to think of it, sleep sounded…very appealing right about now.

“Leo? Hey, are you good? Leo. Leo, why’re you zoning out on me?”

When Leo was shaken, he hardly felt it. By the time Mikey tensed, cursed frantically and yanked the tranquilizer dart free of his calf, he was already out.

[heartbunnymoth]

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3 versions of the same one cuz i couldnt pick

[sophisalunatic]

a hydrochloride Tranquilizer 🐎

[sweetmage]

Deathroot and Embrium for the OCs you most want to talk about (I can't decide!!)

Thank you for the ask!! <3 Let's see... Maybe I will do some characters I don't talk about often 🤔Also this got suuuuuper long! I am bad about that, sorry 😅 Embrium: What is the kindest thing anyone had ever done to your character, and do they remember or even know it happened?

One of the most pivotal moments during El'la's brief stay (about 2 years) in the circle was when they first met Owain. It was their first direct interaction with a tranquil mage and they implied that Owain was not a person because of what had been done to him. Their discussion on personhood and emotions really impacted El'la for several reasons: El'la is neurodivergent, they don't emote much, struggle significantly with understanding their own emotions and the emotions of others, and they have their own unique ways of processing and interacting with the world that others may fail to understand. Because of this, they were able to realize their ignorance in implying someone's situation (a cruel one at that, brought about through coercion and inspired by fear and shame) makes them less of a person. Someone close to her (Lorenzo, one of my other OCs) had been made tranquil (against regulations, at that). She never saw him, but she'd heard the news of it and was very unnerved by what that meant for him and what might have become of him. El'la and Lorenzo reconnect years later and she is better able to support and understand him. Most importantly, I think this event is what helped radicalize El'la. Living, breathing people were being exploited by the circle, used for labor and profit, their susceptible natures taken advantage of. On top of that, they were ostracized, othered, and used as examples as if their fate wasn't enough. El'la already despised the circle and the chantry as a whole, but this was certainly their tipping point. El'la aligned herself with the beliefs of libertarian fraternity and later the resolutionists. She also questioned the rest of the Chantry's warnings and teachings, seeking knowledge in "forbidden" practices and familiarizing herself with spirits, blood magic so that she may one day dispel the fears that had been ingrained in her and others about it and find a way to engage with these things in safe and informed manners. It wasn't a sweet and sugary kindness or an emotionally driven one at all, but the time he took to explain to them and undo their biases did more for them than anyone else could have. Deathroot: What is the most horrifying thing the Nightmare can cause your character to see? I am going to put this one under the cut because it contains horror elements and heavy themes relating to Tamlen, 'came back wrong' scenarios, and the like!

So Savil (pic included because, despite him being one of my OCs with the most detailed backstory as well a DAO and DAI playthrough, I basically never post about him for some reason😅) has a pretty clear and definitive fear. So for some backstory: ⚠ tw horror In his canon, after the ghoul attack on their camp, Tamlen is incapacitated but lives still. Savil informs the other Wardens that this is his friend and he would like some time alone to 'bury him', but he instead deserts the Wardens and runs off with Tamlen. Despite the dangers and ethical questions, he becomes consumed with finding a cure for him even as Tamlen loses more and more of himself. Sometime after DA2, Savil reunites with Merrill who, after much catch up, discussion, and hesitance cures Tamlen of the taint via blood magic. Initially it appears to be a "came back wrong" scenario, though as the years pass by he regains more of himself, his memories and motor skills slowly return, and is ultimately his happy and thankful for his life, but Savil remains horrified at the conditions he allowed him to live in for 7 years and how he selfishly played god with the life of someone he loved. Soooo... all that is to say, what he saw in the fade during DAI were the twisted forms of a Tamlen who was more grotesque and clearly suffering, a Merrill who was under duress and in despair, and many other ghoulish figures representing those he had cut down and never put in the effort to save like he did Tamlen. He has issues :)

[rusted-pipe-of-wisdom]

down my arms, thousand satellites suddenly discover the signs of life (x)

it's my baby's @laniardraws birthday, so I whipped out my tranquil feelings and drew our hc where maddox cuts red lyrium crystals out of samson's skin

[humbug-demartino]

[tryingdoesnthurt]

i should not be trusted with my medication

*edit: this is not a cry for help or anything. i will be okay. i just am going insane rn but i won't do shit dw

[polaroid-angel]

Valefar, what was your childhood like? It doesn’t seem like it was all that great…

(TW for implied child abuse/neglect)

For once, he dropped the theatrical act. He fumbled over his words, trying desperately to give words to the pain his childhood left him with.

How should he go about this? Explaining it gently?

It's hard to tell someone that you have been starved for hours because of a small mistake made; a mistake that a child would have made, punished by adult standards.

How should he tell them that he was left alone in his room with no one to listen to him cry? Not a single acknowledgement of his existence, proof that he was alive at all.

How does he tell them that every day, he could never go without accumulating bruises on his arms and legs? Carelessness and intentionality was difficult to separate if the child learned to lie, after all.

How does he say that he wishes he had a mother Who would celebrate his birthday instead of scorning him for it?

The question hung in his mind. After all, he still loved his mother. She had reason for it.

"... It's hard to put into words."

[ch4nticle]

i do think jessamine is mildly claustrophobic

[fionacle]

TL;DR: skip to the bottom to hear an altered version of Peace and Tranquility (don’t expect anything fancy)

And here’s the gif I made since images draw attention :)

Hello, people of tumblr!

So I’m messing around in GarageBand and currently have this altered version of Peace and Tranquility from A Hat in Time!

In your opinion, would it be better to reduce the bass to made it more smooth and good for sleeping, or make it hit harder for that nice slapping beat (I am using stupid words because I am not fluent in music-speak)

Here’s a short video showing clips to compare differences, and the audio file of the full altered one. I have GarageBand for mobile so I don’t have many editing options but I’m just seeing what I can do that’s cool :)

I’ll probably slow it a bit but up to you guys really

[quillfulwriter]

Chap. 8/9 | Rating: T

Cole wants to help. A mind metaphysically fractured is a bit more intense than his usual fare, but the choice isn't his to make either.

(The last chapter is complete already and will be posted probably tomorrow, lol.)