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Iron Bull: So, Dorian, about last night...

The others in the squad:

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kids deserve so much more respect and it turns out that saying that is a great way to locate the horrible people in any community <3

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“You think every citizen should have access to free and accessible healthcare?”

Wrong!!!

I think that Asylum seekers and Migrant workers and The Undocumented and Everyone Else should get free healthcare too

I love immigration

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REBLOG IF IT'S OKAY FOR ME TO BOTHER YOU IF YOU'RE MY MUTUAL

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I adore Halsin. It makes me sad to know there are people who just see him as a pest. He has the biggest heart and such wisdom.

Today's "Halsin haters really do miss the entire point of his character huh" rant is the people who say Halsin is "only there because he got horny for you" and similar variations that imply he only feels shallow sexual attraction to you.

Like, we can debunk this JUST with his lines to you in his confession scene.

Halsin: I never quite realised how burdened I was, until I met you. The threat of the shadow curse, the politics of the grove... I was forgetting who I was, but you lifted the fog. Thank you.

He's not just talking about you lifting the curse or helping him work up the courage to leave his leadership role at the Grove behind. He's telling you he was lonely and depressed and that you were the first one to bring him any hope in easily a century, and that you helped him find himself again. You brought him clarity.

Player: You're welcome. Halsin: You're too modest. I wager you don't even know how extraordinary you truly are. But I do.

Halsin is an extremely humble and modest person himself; in the epilogue, he even jokingly threatens to turn into a mouse from the embarrassment if you tell him how incredible his achievements are. He identifies here with the experience of being both modest and overlooked, seeing the combination in you and knowing from experience how lonely it can be.

Halsin: I have lived a very long time. I have taken many lovers. My heart does not stir lightly. But it does now.

This is the part, hilariously, that people mistake as Halsin being solely motivated by sexual interest- him telling you how many lovers he's had. If they looked past that part into literally the same line they'd see that he's saying that while he will have sex whenever the urge strikes him, he doesn't often fall in love- and likely hasn't for a while. He's telling you that you're so special to him that you've managed to make him fall in love when this rarely happens for him. Kind of the opposite of just wanting sex!

Halsin: But tell me I'm wrong, and the matter can rest. I do not wish to sour our friendship, but I have to know if it can be something more.

And another sign that Halsin cares about you far beyond sex. He wants you in his life in any way, friend or lover, just as long as you're there. He just has to find out what your relationship can be first.

The alternate options to his first lines also show his care for you.

Player: I had my reasons for helping. You're a useful ally. Halsin: I want to be more than that to you. I have lived a very long time. I have taken many lovers. My heart does not stir lightly. But it does now.

Player: So the fog's lifted - what have you discovered? Halsin: You. I discovered you. I have lived a very long time. I have taken many lovers. My heart does not stir lightly. But it does now.

Player: It was nothing. Halsin: No. It was everything.  It allowed me to see you. Truly see you. I have lived a very long time. I have taken many lovers. My heart does not stir lightly. But it does now.

All slightly different ways of saying, again, how special you are to him. That seeing you for what you are opened his eyes. And remember how much time Halsin has spent being seen as only what he does, and not for who he actually is; him saying this is really important for him, too. He's telling you this isn't just hero-worship, and isn't just gratitude; it's truly seeing you for what you are, and falling in love with you on that basis.

Then, if you tell him you do feel the same:

Halsin: I was concerned perhaps my imagination was playing tricks on me - my stomach was in knots like some lovelorn ninety-year-old. If we do this, I need you to understand exactly what I do not ask of you: I will not ask you to dedicate yourself to me. I roam as nature wills me to, and your heart remains your own. I just wish to share in it.

He describes himself almost regressing to a younger time in his heartache for you. That's not something someone with his age and wisdom does often. And notice how here, in talking about his poly, he gives another line much of the fandom interprets as a sign he doesn't actually care, while if you look at it deeper, it's the opposite. He's giving you freedom- something incredibly important to him. He believes monogamy is constraining, though in a different dialogue tree, he acknowledges that it is the right fit for some. He is giving you the opportunity to love without being confined- which is his version of an ideal relationship. He is showing you affection the best way he knows how.

Halsin cares about you deeply, and is showing it in ways that a lot of others couldn't understand, but if you pay attention to his arc and characterization, or even just his literal words, it's so clear that he absolutely is head-over-heels in love with you. There's so much more than "just sex" here.

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Someone who’ll talk you through it 🥲

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The gods used all their powers when they sculpted you Astarion. Painting by Mandi Chartier 2025. Do not take and reupload. Reposts and shares are always welcome! -mc🖤

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I've been working on something

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Will Ramos of Lorna Shore. By Mandi Chartier 2025. Do not take and re-upload.

Reference photo is by naked_moon_photography on insta.

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I'm dying that this is on the 2025 set list... so beautiful.

We can spend the night in

Fascination

You can thread the needle

Time and time again

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This one goes out to all my Dimension 20 fan friends....i started a new BG3 run with my inspo being Ylfa Snorgelsson from the Neverafter season of D20. I'm going to multi class her as a druid as well. Grandma is the guardian 🤣

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Protect trans kids! 🐐🏳️‍⚧️

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Big news! I finally turned my pridesaur profile illustrations into actual patches and they look sooo preeettyyy

I MEAN JUST LOOK AT THEM!!

It took my a while to figure out and finetune the process, but I found a very professional dutch company, who was able to turn these challenging designs into actual iron-on patches and they look great!

If you are interested in owning one of these pretty pretty dinos, please consider supporting my silly art and visit my shop through the following link

I CURRENTLY RUN A 20% PRIDE MONTH SALE (May till end of June):

Esty page:

Patches link:

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2 days of hyperfocus has delivered this....

Viago De Riva. By Mandi Chartier 2025. This one is for you @katiebour 🖤 thanks for the idea!!

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Taking polite requests for my next painting...

I got 6 hours in yesterday @katiebour 🖤🖤

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Gethsemane. 2025 Mandi Chartier.