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Oh my GOD

Endless TLOVM

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I have been mourning the loss of this context for Pass Through Fire ever since the episodes came out :(

also. i absolutely adored what lovm did with the pass through fire quote

but then it makes me emotional about the original context, so i have to share that too (minor plot spoilers ahead)

because it wasn't originally to do with the ashari at all. it was from patrick rothfuss' guest character, a blacksmith named kerrek, who helped vox machina fight against the dragon in westruun, and helped keyleth personally through some difficult stuff (he may yet appear on lovm, but given the context of the quote now i doubt we'll get all of it)

and a little after kerrek's episode, patrick rothfuss actually made a legit letter from kerrek to keyleth, with a present inside, and left it with matt until whatever point in the plot she was able to recieve it

which by coincidence was one of the hardest moments in the whole campaign for her

and this letter had marisha legit crying in the episode, because it's just. so beautiful, and so needed. and it goes:

Keyleth,

I write to let you and your companions know that the repair of Westruun is proceeding well. I will not bore you with the details. Suffice to say that our children are well-fed and safe, our elderly and infirm are cared for and comfortable. Without the help of you and yours, this would not be the case.

The folk in charge argue constantly, but that is to be expected, and it is no bad thing. They all want the same good things in different ways. I listen, mostly, and do what I can to make sure that they listen to each other. Without listening, nothing good can happen.

The town... when I say the repair is going well, it is a hard thing for me to talk about. I am not a particularly clever man, and much of this is new to me. When you make a mistake with metal, you can melt things down and start afresh. It is irritating, and it costs in time and soot and sweat, but it can be done. There is a comfort in iron, knowing that a fresh start is always possible. But a city is not a sword. It is a living thing, and living things defy simple fixing. Roots cannot be reforged. They scar, and broken branches must be cut and sealed with tar, and this makes me angry, as it always has, and my anger has no place to go.

It was easier when I was young. I could use my anger like a hammer against the world. I was so sure of myself and my friends and my rightness. I would hammer at the world, and breaking felt like making to me, and I was good at it. And while I was not wrong, neither was I entirely right. Nothing is simple.

I do not work in wood. I am not brave enough for that. There is a comfort in iron, a promise of safety, a second chance if mistakes are made. But a city is more a forest than a sword. No, it needs more tending than that.

Perhaps a city is like a garden, then. So these days, it seems I have become a gardener. I dig foundations in the earth. I sow rows of houses. I plan and plant. I watch the skies for rain and ruin. I cannot help but think that you would be better at this, but circumstance has put both of us in our own odd place. You are forced to be a hammer in the world, and my ungentle hands are learning how to tend a plot of land. We must do what we can do.

Did you know that there are some seeds that cannot sprout unless they are first burned? A friend once told me that. She was... she was a bookish sort. I think of gardening constantly these days. I wear your gift, and I think of you, and I think it is interesting that there are some living things that need to pass through fire before they flourish.

I ramble. You have the heart of a gardener, and because of this, you think of consequence, and your current path pains you. I am not wise, and I do not give advice, but I have come to know a few things: sometimes breaking is making. Even iron can start again. And there are many things that move through fire and find themselves much better for it afterward.

I have enclosed a gift. Once it was a sword, but it has changed. It is a small thing, and silly. Please forgive an old man for his foolishness. Still, I hope it brings you some small comfort.

Kindly, Kerr.

and the present inside the envelope? a ring, engraved with the phrase "I have passed through fire."

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Step 1: She throws it.

Step 2: I fire.

Step 3: It explodes.

Step 4: No structural damage, only damage to the creature.

Fluffernutter

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I am told this meme is two years old and Smaug has since slipped down to #19.

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That giant brought Jester down in THREE rounds. Bing, bang, boom. The only way they don’t all die is if Fjord gave up the key. 

Maybe a map would have made that a tiny bit clearer...

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Upon a sea that’s tossed and gray, We fight to keep the dreams at bay, For in our sleep we hope for peace, Lest the nightmares have their way.

Uk’otoa, Uk’otoa,  Keep him locked away.

IT'S MY BOY, UK'OTOA

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AAAH HOLY FUCK ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME WHAT AN INTRO WHAT THE FUCKKKK

Mighty Nein Time

Veth scream yes let's go.

I'm sorry for the person I will become over the next four hours. How the hell am I going to pay attention in my Postcolonial Literatures class? WHO KNOWS

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GodDAMN this feels like home!

The fucking music the fucking Brenattos the fucking Nicodranas let's GO.

Mighty Nein Time

Veth scream yes let's go.

I'm sorry for the person I will become over the next four hours. How the hell am I going to pay attention in my Postcolonial Literatures class? WHO KNOWS

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Wildemount Wildlings (Wild Out!) is the cutest money laundering scheme... ever?

Mighty Nein Time

Veth scream yes let's go.

I'm sorry for the person I will become over the next four hours. How the hell am I going to pay attention in my Postcolonial Literatures class? WHO KNOWS

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Mighty Nein Time

Veth scream yes let's go.

I'm sorry for the person I will become over the next four hours. How the hell am I going to pay attention in my Postcolonial Literatures class? WHO KNOWS

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my (104M) exes (72F) (39M) have unionized against me

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Insane dryer noise remix

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Just some impressions from the making of Fury Road to remind you that they used as less CGI as possible. Thank you George ♥

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Thanks dungeons and dragons for teaching me how to spell and correctly incorporate Cool Words into my vocabulary such as constitution, proficiency, dexterity, prestidigitation, initiative, and expeditious

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Hopping on the Vine compilation bandwagon, part 1/?

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Where there is a story about disgusting marketing practices, there is a story about Disney.

seriously i wish people understood that queerbaiting has almost nothing to do with the actual content of a story. two men can gaze soulfully into each other’s eyes for 45 minutes straight and then at the end be like “oh yes my good pal friend no homo” and its still not anything more than homoerotic and kind of stupid writing.

queerbaiting is a marketing technique to get gay people to buy a ticket. it’s hemming and hawing whenever someone asks about subtext, giving long answers that don’t mean anything to sort of imply “maybe you just need to wait and find out. ;)” it’s interviews where the actors talk about how much they love that particular relationship, and they think they will ~surprise~ you with how it turns out. it’s every single trailer showing these two people almost kissing, even as the creators talk about how offended they are that anyone would think it’s gay.  it’s disney’s 65th First Gay Character that they sort of imply might actually be a main character this time but is yet another nameless asshole. it’s evil, because it’s completely deliberately misrepresenting the actual media just to make a buck.