riddlesinthedark - Tumblr blog

[riddlesinthedark]

It is best to love first what you are fitted to love, I suppose: you must start somewhere and have some roots, and the soil of the Shire is deep.

[riddlesinthedark]

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (2022–)

[riddlesinthedark]

don't you wish to see her again? your hawke?

— (solas, hawke & varric)

.

everyone thinks varric is going to die (me included unfortunately) and he's my favourite character so this is extremely upsetting. to cope i drew some awful varrichawke angst meoww (my soul is in the depths of agony)

[riddlesinthedark]

ADXSGL ROMA PLS 😭 im sorry ive been gone so long, i am only back here for you,,, imysm 🥺🩵 i hope you're doing well!!! ��🩷

seeing @riddlesinthedark on the tl again........ nature is healing...... life is good again......

[riddlesinthedark]

Normalize using the word quest for everyday activities. Oh you want me to go to the store with you to pick up some coffee and chewing gum? We are now 2 hobbits on a quest to find the liquid of strength and the tablets of altered form. I'm bringing a fancy ring.

[riddlesinthedark]

guys how funny would it be if reavers in fable 4. hes probably grey and slower and somehow even meaner. and obviously still looks great. one thing he'll never lose: his fashion sense.

[riddlesinthedark]

DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD | OFFICIAL REVEAL-TRAILER 2024, dev. BioWare

[riddlesinthedark]

The most important day of the year has arrived.......... ITS ABI DAY!!! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ Happy birthday Queen Abi!!!! 🎉🎁 (also omg thank god its the weekend!! I hope you have LOTS of fun!!)

I made you a birthday card again this year! 🎀 -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sIaUwIaZ5p3fZ5ZB02saUE0kEsr7rZi5/view?usp=sharing

aaaaaand make sure you check Steam! (╹◡◠)

(btw when i was making the card i actually wrote 2022 at first... like not even 2023... just straight up 2 years too late.... i think im losing it,,)

AHH ROMAAAA 🩵🤍 thank you soooo much your message is so sweet!

I love the amazing birthday card, you're so talented it's so cuuuute 😭 💕 you even added the lil baldurs gate characters! i love it sm!!! You're the best person in the world, i hope you're doing well and are having a wonderful weekend 💜

And roma omg you didn't need to send me a steam gift!!!! you're mad! but thank you so so much that's so kind 💛 you better tell me as soon as you get your pc so i can spam you with steam gifts and games 🥰

(omg i completely understand i cannot believe it's 2024 we've been friends for so long now im so grateful!!! 😭💫💖)

[riddlesinthedark]

I MISS YOU SO SO MUCH 😭 but whaaaat?! oh noo roma im so sorry 😟 please let me know if there's anything i can do to help you 🙏 💙 ( brb currently on my way to aus to give whoever argued with you a piece of my mind!!! 😡 ) im all good ty i started a new job in jan so just been busy settling in and learning the ropes! 💕

ahhh thank you!! i did it really quick so its a mess 💀 buuut you should definitely watch it!! have you been watching the apothecary diaries too?? id highly recommend!!!! 💖

its missing @riddlesinthedark hours :((

[riddlesinthedark]

im so glad you're doing okay now roma! 🩵 i hope you've been having a lovely weekend so far and a great february 🥺🩷 what have you been up to? just remember you got this roma, you are amazing! ✊️

its missing @riddlesinthedark hours :((

[riddlesinthedark]

roma omg i was just thinking about you 🥺 (well i mean ofc you're on my mind 24/7 😉🩵) but i hope you're doing well! are you okay? virtually hugging you rn 😭 💞

i just saw your other message, you're looking for a job? im sending you good luck and lots of positive vibes your way, you got this!! 👊🩷

its missing @riddlesinthedark hours :((

[riddlesinthedark]

i would like to get to know your world, yuki

[riddlesinthedark]

ahh thank you roma!! you're right 👏 im so grateful i met youuuu 😭

i hope you've had a wonderful start to 2024 and that you're happy and healthy 🥰 💞

OMG THOSE BEAUTIFUL COOKIES!!! 😍 umm chef roma?? if there was an Australian bake off you need to sign up asap!! they look incredible 🤩 i need them in my life why must i be across the other side of the world 😫😫😫

@riddlesinthedark

Merry Christmas Abi!!! 🎁🎄I hope you have a super fun and relaxing christmas break! 🥺💚❤️

[riddlesinthedark]

thank you so much roma!! ❤️ and happy new year!!!!! it's actually insane, does this mean we've known each other for 4 years or have i lost count? 😭 anyway, i hope you have a fantastic 2024 you deserve all the happiness in the world 🎉💛✨️

@riddlesinthedark

Merry Christmas Abi!!! 🎁🎄I hope you have a super fun and relaxing christmas break! 🥺💚❤️

[riddlesinthedark]

AHH MERRY CHRISTMAS ROMA!! 💞 🎄☃️ thank you so much!! i hope you have the most wonderful time~ ♡ enjoy yourself and eat lots of delicious food 🥰💚❤️

@riddlesinthedark

Merry Christmas Abi!!! 🎁🎄I hope you have a super fun and relaxing christmas break! 🥺💚❤️

[riddlesinthedark]

I’m sure someone has talked about this before but one thing I absolutely love about tbosas is how Snow’s descent into villainy is never once presented as something that was inevitable

So many villain origin stories portray this idea of a person who tries incredibly hard to be a good person, who takes every opportunity to be kind and to better themselves, but are ultimately doomed to fail by the narrative. Their environment and their circumstances make it impossible for them to be a good person, and while this is effective from a storytelling point of view it’s not exactly accurate to real life

In real life there is always a point where a bad person makes the decision to do something bad, they make the decision to prioritise themselves, their own power, money or desires over someone else. That’s how real life dictators are made, they are presented with every opportunity to be good, and they purposefully choose to not take it

This makes Snow’s storyline so effective because he is given so many opportunities to do the right thing and yet, at every single turn, he chooses to serve himself instead, exactly like how real dictators are made

Snow, unlike most people we see in the capitol, is in a unique position where he could genuinely have the chance to understand and relate to the people from the districts. He, unlike his classmates, is poor and spends most nights going hungry, he witnessed firsthand the cruelty of the capitol when Clemensia was bitten by the snakes for nothing more than lying about doing her homework, when his sister was forced to sell herself on the streets in order to feed the both of them

Throughout his book, the three people he is closest to are Tigris (who dislikes the hunger games, is a rebel, and a victim of the capitol forced to turn to prostitution), Sejanus (who is originally from district 2, dislikes the capitol and knows he will never be accepted there, and also a rebel) and Lucy Gray (who is a victim of the hunger games, from district 12, and is also treated horribly by the capitol). These are all people who gave him an opportunity to realise the cruelty of the system he was in, a chance to directly confront his prejudices and see that people from the districts are just the same as him, and yet he still refuses to take the chance to change

He is given every opportunity, he’s sent away from the capitol to be a peacekeeper in the districts, he forms personal connections with people from the districts, he helps Sejanus perform funeral rites, and yet at every moral crossroads he comes to he makes the wrong decision. He didn’t have to become a villain, and yet he made the choice to do so anyway, despite every chance he was given

I think it’s a really effective portrayal of Snow as a character, and it’s a very effective villain origin story for the type of villain that Snow is. It never once excuses him from his actions because it highlights just how accountable he was for his actions

[riddlesinthedark]

So happy for Neil winning best performance!! So happy for him!