shewolfofvilnius

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Introducing: an art study and guide for how to draw Rolan from Baldur’s Gate 3, based on my own personal style!

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i don’t think people understand how much of life is grief. not just people dying, but losing the version of yourself you thought you’d become. grieving the city you had to leave. the friends you lost not in argument, but in silence. the summer that will never come back. the feeling that maybe you peaked at 12 when you were reading books under the covers and believing in forever

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everyone on replies is terrified of this fact but i just think it's so sweet and heartwarming. she's holding our hand and leading us somewhere secret and we're both giggling like kids. i love her

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starting a collection of Antoine on his crusade to convince everyone to take a break

bonus: Evka telling Antoine to take a break because he doesn't listen to his own advice

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When they called Veilguard the most romantic Dragon Age, they were talking about Evka and Antoine by the way.

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the most important thing to come out of Veilguard is how much of the fandom is going "if anything happens to Evka and/or Antoine, the next major threat against Thedas will be ME. also if you two need a third..."

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EVKA IVO Dragon Age: The Veilguard

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at a conference I attended recently, a researcher pointed to the difficulty of finding material in archives because so much depends on the metadata and the terminology used to describe things changes over time. "it would be so helpful," the researcher said, "if I typed 'lesbian' into the library of congress database, it would also show me results that were categorised in the 50s, when the materials were interpreted as 'intimate female friendships'"

which is what tag wrangles at Archive Of Our Own do incredibly effectively: searching for "omegaverse" also leads to "alpha/beta/omega dynamics" and "alternate universe: a/b/o" and so on. but ao3 achieves this frankly incredible categorisation and indexing system by the power of countless volunteers putting in hours and hours of unpaid and unthanked free time, and it's completely understandable that most archives do not have that kind of infrastructure, but also how incredible that a fan-run website has better searchability, classification, and accessibility than the library of congress

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i saw a post on twitter by a european saying americans are fake for their random compliments to strangers and their general cheery demeanor and like no. no no no you don’t understand. if you get a random compliment from an american on the street about your outfit or whatever, that is 100% genuine. we mean it. we aren’t lying we are making a small but fleeting connection with you because our lives are shitty but the human condition is enduring. oh god i’m clutching my chest

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Rhea Ripley X Karlach

Needed to not do commission work for a day, my brain is fried :P

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what i love most about Warden Rook with the Davrin romance is that there is almost immediately a flirt option and from that moment forward Rook and Davrin absolutely, 5000% have insane level 50 chemistry together with tons of lines that come off as either "two wardens who can't wait to undergo The Joining", or "Married Couple Together 25 Years Who Still FUCK" depending on the scene.

Even something like "Taash charges into battle recklessly" have the pair framed like they're long-married parents knowing they're about to have to bail their college kid out of jail.

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The albatrosses in a same-sex partnership | Frozen Planet II - BBC

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Low-key I feel like all the companions were kind of excited to end up going on A Quest™.

Gale: Oh sweet, I get to be so knowledgeable and smart and intelligent and informed this is is awesome!

Shadowheart: Oh sweet, I get to be so sexy and mysterious and cool and manipulative this is awesome!

Wyll: Oh sweet, I get to be so heroic and charming and capable and brooding and experienced this is awesome!

Astarion: Oh sweet, I get to be so suave and hot and free and happy this is awesome!

Lae'zel: Oh sweet, I get to be so condescending and knowledgeable and capable and badass and snarky this is awesome!

Karlach: FRIENDS!

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can I just say

I appreciate that Neve is so buttoned up and poised when you're out in the wild - her hair is tied back, she's veiled, she's wearing some kind of high necked jacket or robes, gloves, a cunty little hat

And then as soon as you get back to the lighthouse she's got her hair down, her tits out, and she's halfway through her second pot of coffee

Truly one of the women of all time, god I love her

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SAMPLE FROM MY LITTLE TAVARIA/ROLAN FAMILY ONE-SHOT

Rolan grinned. He had long come to accept that the growth of he and his siblings lives meant their eventual parting, but it simply made their reunions all the more delightful.  “A whole tenday, Ide. They’ll be here tomorrow.” “Yes! I have so many plans.  Umi-“ “Where IS your brother, Ide?” “Breakfast.” The two looked at their charge. Tavaria held her breath. “What's Umi having for breakfast, Ide?” “I got a fire going, heated up some sausages.” The parents had two questions.  Best not raise alarm levels just yet. Tavaria exhaled loudly, not ready to ask the other question. “Anything else? Growing kids can’t subside on sausage alone, we’ve talked about this with both of you. Umi was just starting to like vegetables.” “Oh, there was some day old bread. I checked it for the green stuff.  Oh, and some eggs too.” Rolan was more curious than Tavaria, and asked. “Ide, darling daughter, how was all of this cooked.” “I made it.  It was supposed to be a surprise when you two woke up. There’s plenty for everyone.” “Thank you, truly.  What I mean is that the fire was exhausted last night and the bellows is broken. The scrolls were locked up, so those wouldn’t have been available either.  I’m just curious, how did you heat up meat and cook eggs without a fire?” “Oh, there was a fire.” “What do you mean ‘there was a fire’, Ide?” “I made one.” Tavaria rose up out of bed now, looking at the beaming face of her daughter. “Ide, honey, what do you mean you made one?  Tell us specifically what you did.” “It’d be easier to show you.  I was gonna save the surprise, but…” The tiefling girl focused and concentrated for a moment, then aimed her hand at an unlit candle on the wall.  Whispering “Ignis”, her parents were shocked as a small trail of fire erupted from her finger and moments later had tracked over to the candle, lighting it. “Ide, when did…how…” “I’ve been reading in secret after you two went to bed. I wanted to…I wanted to surprise you. It’s just, dad you’re a wizard, mum’s a druid AND a bard, auntie Lia’s a sorceress, uncle Gale…even Aunt Lae’zel knows some spells.” “Ide, it is truly terrific that you’re interested in the study of magic. It warms my heart in ways you cannot fathom.  However, as I learned when I was your age, magic is best learned under the tutelage of others.  Much as your aunt Lia’s own abilities have grown under the mentorship of others, such study is best done under the care of those who wish to see you succeed. I am so proud of you for being able to do this on your own, however. I was a full year older than you before I managed to conjure my first fire spell.” Tavaria laughed, unable to resist. “Cal said it was just a few months after that you did the thing with the cat.”

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the veilguard save editor is a godsend. i was able to 'fix' my Inquisitor's appearance jankiness mid-save. LOVE THIS MOD.

like, both of them are supposed to be the same character (Vilkė Lavellan, sister of Gabi Surana pictured below)

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SAMPLE FROM MY LITTLE TAVARIA/ROLAN FAMILY ONE-SHOT

Rolan grinned. He had long come to accept that the growth of he and his siblings lives meant their eventual parting, but it simply made their reunions all the more delightful.  “A whole tenday, Ide. They’ll be here tomorrow.” “Yes! I have so many plans.  Umi-“ “Where IS your brother, Ide?” “Breakfast.” The two looked at their charge. Tavaria held her breath. “What's Umi having for breakfast, Ide?” “I got a fire going, heated up some sausages.” The parents had two questions.  Best not raise alarm levels just yet. Tavaria exhaled loudly, not ready to ask the other question. “Anything else? Growing kids can’t subside on sausage alone, we’ve talked about this with both of you. Umi was just starting to like vegetables.” “Oh, there was some day old bread. I checked it for the green stuff.  Oh, and some eggs too.” Rolan was more curious than Tavaria, and asked. “Ide, darling daughter, how was all of this cooked.” “I made it.  It was supposed to be a surprise when you two woke up. There’s plenty for everyone.” “Thank you, truly.  What I mean is that the fire was exhausted last night and the bellows is broken. The scrolls were locked up, so those wouldn’t have been available either.  I’m just curious, how did you heat up meat and cook eggs without a fire?” “Oh, there was a fire.” “What do you mean ‘there was a fire’, Ide?” “I made one.” Tavaria rose up out of bed now, looking at the beaming face of her daughter. “Ide, honey, what do you mean you made one?  Tell us specifically what you did.” “It’d be easier to show you.  I was gonna save the surprise, but…” The tiefling girl focused and concentrated for a moment, then aimed her hand at an unlit candle on the wall.  Whispering “Ignis”, her parents were shocked as a small trail of fire erupted from her finger and moments later had tracked over to the candle, lighting it. “Ide, when did…how…” “I’ve been reading in secret after you two went to bed. I wanted to…I wanted to surprise you. It’s just, dad you’re a wizard, mum’s a druid AND a bard, auntie Lia’s a sorceress, uncle Gale…even Aunt Lae’zel knows some spells.” “Ide, it is truly terrific that you’re interested in the study of magic. It warms my heart in ways you cannot fathom.  However, as I learned when I was your age, magic is best learned under the tutelage of others.  Much as your aunt Lia’s own abilities have grown under the mentorship of others, such study is best done under the care of those who wish to see you succeed. I am so proud of you for being able to do this on your own, however. I was a full year older than you before I managed to conjure my first fire spell.” Tavaria laughed, unable to resist. “Cal said it was just a few months after that you did the thing with the cat.”