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cowboy crow

sequel to my cowboy alistair had to be zev lol

prints here!

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attempting to exhibit self control

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Yaoi-Off 2025-2: Elegy of a Broken World

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some crazy good fanfic in my google docs. whatever guy started writing it i hope he finishes it

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currently imagining the group solas glazing sessions in veilguard after they see one of his memories where they all sit around the table and discuss his thoughts and motivations explicitly out loud for people who are fucking idiots. but it’s the inquisition cast around the war table doing it about anders.

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did you know you can do anythingh with your ocs and no one can stop you.. did you know you can make aus of your ocs. you should make aus of your ocs

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hold on a second man…

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do you ever re-read your own wips like 'damn the bitch that wrote this oughta finish it'

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Any game can be a time loop game if you’re bad enough at it

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Female characters who are the sole voice of reason <<<<<<< Female characters who think of themselves as the sole voice of reason but who are actually just as insane as those around them

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stop writing for others and stop writing for yourself. stop writing altogether. daydream

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You can only reblog this today.

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A Thing About Photography

~850 words, Corina Brianta (not to be confused with Wayfarer's Corinne Briadis), OC musings, photography, spoiler-free, gen

I really want to upload it to ao3, but it has to wait until the weekend at the earliest. Happy birthday, @evertidings! Happy birthday, WTS! 🎉💕

Corina Corinne Brianta is the most trigger-happy person I know. If she wasn’t half as meticulous about transferring her photos regularly (a habit that certainly got more intense since she met a certain Rylan), I would seriously question how on Earth is her phone’s memory not at maximum capacity at all times.

Corinne Brianta thrives in the modern selfie culture. And why wouldn’t she? She certainly has the looks for it! If anyone should take “I feel hot” selfies, it should be Corinne and we should all sing praises to her for this sacrifice. What saves Corinne here, what makes her pull off an onslaught of selfies without coming off as ridiculously conceited, is that at no point is she trying to be an influencer. She has no desire for clout based on her looks – she wants to be acknowledged based on her skills. She takes photos because she likes it, she takes photos because she’s feeling hot, having fun, seeing something interesting, and if you’re her friend, then she’ll probably share it with you, but if you’re an Instagram follower, well, it’s tough luck. The vast majority of Corinne’s photos never end up there.

Contrary to what you may think about her, Corinne is an artist, and her Instagram account is somewhere between a public (and thus – highly curated) diary and a portfolio. What ends there is a selection of Corinne’s best photos - the ones that have passed Corinne’s muster, have been considered not intimate enough and have been approved of by any parties present on these photos.

What you must know is that being Corinne’s bestie entails of a baijilion of photos taken together, many of them being impromptu selfies of a low artistic value. It was never about artistic value with those. She browses through them whenever she's feeling low, reminding herself of the happier times (and grounding herself with a reminder of happy times still ahead) and, most importantly, reminding herself that she is being loved. Liked. Cared for. That her presence is enjoyed and looked forward to.

It's not the feeling that Corinne has taken out of her family home. Considered a family disappointment, Corinne was raised in a cold, detached household and pursued independence as quickly as she reasonably could (which was nowhere near quickly enough, I’ll tell you). Years after, she's still working through the trauma with her therapist's help. The photos help, too.

One of the most intimate gifts that Corinne can give you is a scrapbook full of the photos of you and the fun times that you two have spent together. If you got it, you’re either her cherished friend or her beloved. If you got it, you know well the feeling of the outrage (“I told you to delete that photo!”) mixing with the feeling of utter delight (at being seen). For all the harships that sticking with Corinne involves, such handmade gifts make it all worth it. Hang in there, Arion!

It may be silly to care so much about preserving small, fleeting moments like this. I very well can imagine it being so to anyone as old as Kian de Vries. You spend more than one lifetime realizing that everything in life is temporary. No matter how careful you are and no matter how much the technology advances, the physical objects are fragile, the data can be lost and the person’s memory is the worst of them all. To that, the answer is simple. Kian de Vries may have several lifetimes’s worth of a life, but Corinne the human has only this one. If she managed to let her preserved memories live for a little longer, bring enjoyment to her even a short while after they’ve already passed, it’s good enough in her book. (Obviously, the eternal fame and fortune would be nice, but working in NYC as a relatively newly independent person does temper one’s expectations in that regard. In any case, she’s not going to rush her big debut into the art world. Deep down, she’s convinced that one day, one way or another, her talent will be seen.)

For now, Corinne is busy moving her photos from one hard drive to another and printing out her favourites for her own use, including her own scrapbooks. To Arion’s chagrin, despite their years of work partnership / friendship and Arion’s hopelessly one-sided crush on Corinne, not a single picture of them has ended up on Corinne’s nightstand. To be fair, not a single picture of Rylan and Corinne has got there either. Corinne is saving up this spot for someone special. Who knows, maybe if she gets more comfortable with her ragtag group of misfits, she’ll end up – at least – sorely tempted to make this exception for them? Who knows what the future will hold.

Corinne’s 4 recent photography goals:

Get ____ amount of likes under a single photo.

Win Castelfiorentino Award 2025.

Take a photo with Rylan and Kian (willing, cannot look like he’s being held prisoner).

Take a photo with Kian (happy or amused).

Between you and me, I can say which one of these seem the most likely…

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does anyone want to do sidequests together

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in light of skype finally shutting down [#estonian loss] dont understand why broader emojis never incorporated the skype emo emoji. it is one of the most crucial emojis in the world and the only way to access it is being shut the fuck down.this world is so cruel to its endangered species.

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i was so sad, i drew a little bat so i wouldn’t be sad. and now i am no longer sad.

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genuinely one of the saddest parts of this new era of the internet is how hard it is to rick roll someone now. with people's attention spans shortening so much, they wouldn't even get through the first few bait seconds before clicking off the video. like i saw a comment that ended with "btw i made all of this up" and the replies kept treating it so seriously because none of them finished the entire 4 sentence comment. and We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I (do I) A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you