#HE LOVES TO DANCE TOO

[slusheeduck]

Fictober 2023 Day 15 - Prompt: "It's all right, I'm here now" Fandom: Baldur's Gate 3

“This is hopeless.” It wasn't often such a sentiment came from Wyll of all people, but the utter despair reflected in the mirror in front of him said that this was serious. Karlach caught sight of him as she passed, and she quickly went up to him.

“Something wrong?” she asked, looking him over. “Gods, you look like you just lost a fight with a Gelatinous Cube.”

“I tried what you said, with the seed oil and…” He let out a little sigh of despair. In his hands were a small bottle of seed oil and a washcloth, and it seemed like he’d gotten oil everywhere but his horns. “This is much harder than I thought. I have a new respect for every well-kept set of horns I see.”

Karlach clicked her tongue. “Aw, poor thing,” she said, then gestured for the oil and cloth. “But it’s all right, I’m here. Let Mama K get those horns spic and span.”

Wyll let out a grateful sigh, gladly passing them over. “Much obliged.” As Karlach bade him to sit, he looked a bit sheepish. “Between you and me? I’m a…little more concerned with appearances than I like letting on. It’s one of those things in court life that never quite go away.”

“Hey, nothing wrong with wanting to look good,” Karlach said, mopping up the oil.  She gave him a grin in the mirror. “We can’t all wake up as blazing hot as me every morning.”

Wyll laughed. He glanced up at her as she poured some oil into her palm. “Is this…weird? I mean, I spent a lot of time with tieflings, but if it’s something, ah, personal…”

“It’s not a sex thing,” Karlach assured. “A lot of romance writers just see the chance to use ‘horny’ literally and can’t stop themselves. It’s a bit funny, actually.” With practiced hands, she rubbed the oil along one of his horns. “In my experience, it’s like braiding hair. Get your friends in for a sleepover and talk about who’s cute while you’re getting all dolled up.” She grinned as she poured in a bit more oil in her palm. “So, Wyll, anyone you’ve been looking at?”

Wyll snorted. “The worm in my head’s taken me out of the dating pool for a while, I think,” he said. “Aw, I dunno, Lae’zel seems to like you. Could be worth a go.” She leaned down. “I saw her headed to your tent at the celebration…”

“I thought she just wanted to talk!” he said with a laugh. “We’d literally never spoken before then, and so I was talking about what we’d done so far, and she just stormed out.” He looks up at her. “What about you? You’ve cooled down enough to touch people—tried shooting your shot with anyone yet?”

Karlach sighed. “Nah. I had my hopes, I’ll admit, but I don’t think anyone’s quite ready to take ol’ Karlach for a ride yet.” She toweled off the excess oil. “Anyway, I don’t think anything’s gonna feel quite as good as kicking Gortash’s stupid face in. That might just do it for me, honestly.” She stepped back, looking over Wyll in the mirror. “There you are! Aren’t you a handsome devil?”

Wyll leaned his head back up to smile at her. “Thank you, Karlach. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate this. Anything I can do for you?”

“Well, if this were one of the romance novels you keep trying to hide from us, I’d say there’s a few things you could do,” Karlach said with a wink.

“I’m not…I don’t--!”

Karlach threw her head back in a laughk as Wyll rubbed his now-red face. “You really gotta be more careful when we’re packing up! I saw that copy of Wanting in Waterdeep that fell out of your bag last move.” She gave a big grin, rubbing his back. “Okay, okay. Really? Really really? I’d like to dance with you sometime.”

Wyll’s eyebrows rose as he got up to his feet. “You would?”

“Fuck yes, I would! I love dancing!” she said brightly. “I always wanted to learn those fancy upper-class dances.”

Wyll smiled, then gave a little flourish of his hand before giving her a deep bow. “Then, my lady, it would be my honor to ask you to dance.”

Fictober 2023 Drabble Master Post

[crismakesstuff]

in another world where things are a little different….

role swap au debbie and nolan inspired by this amazing fic

[tapakah0]

Well if we're unpacking EVERYTHING ~

[rationaliity]

dr ratio vs. the genius society | an analysis

this'll also be a comparison between ruan mei and dr. ratio so warning for that one too, just in case.

i saw this post by @chronical-lover

and firstly, i just want to say thank you, especially about mentioning how aeons don't care about humans because youre so right. i wanna expand a little bit on the comparison between his character and the genius' that we've met this far.

ratio ultimately failed to be recognized not because he wasn't smart enough, but because he was too human. he's human first, scientist second. he'll always be human first, he doesn't have it in him to act without emotions no matter how much he wants logic to dictate his every move. his entire character is that he believes every one has a human right to be alive, to learn and to grow. he's there to guide them, not necessarily in the nicest way, but still.

i think contrasting him with ruan mei in the story quest was a perfect idea. when you meet ruan mei, she's kind. she makes the trailblazer feel comfortable, even for just a little bit. she offers companionship, tea, and a conversation. but she does not care about the trailblazer or her creations, something painfully obvious in her actions. when the trailblazer was facing up against ruan mei's failed attempt to make a replica of the emanator of propagation, ruan mei was no where to be found. but you know who was, just in case he had to step in ? veritas ratio. even though both knew that the replica wasn't likely to hurt the trailblazer, ratio was there.

" since you're here, i won't intercede. but should you fail, i will be forced to prevent some avoidable misfortunes "

( i hate this man so much )

but he was there. he witnessed the fight, and once the threat was over, it was time to get going ( his words, not mine ). he was there to witness you fight, and should he had needed to, he would've stepped in to prevent us from any actual danger. however, when we approach ruan mei after the fight, and we look reasonably upset from her, we don't get an actual apology. she says she regrets her actions, but her words aren't actually about putting us in danger. she was upset that her experiment fell short, that she had made another predictable outcome.

" you look.. upset, correct ? i regret my actions. there's no defending what i've done. time and again, my experiments have fallen short, and they've always yielded predictable results. i made a clone but it.. doesn't hold a candle to the emanator. "

she did say that she would be there if the danger proved to be too great, but she was not. veritas, however, was. both of them said that they would step in if needed, but only one of them was actually in a position to do so. only one of them took preventative measures to make sure that you were safe from harm. and that is not the genius ruan mei, no matter what her words say.

ruan mei has a flowery way of speaking. not to say that she necessarily minces her words, she's upfront about a lot of things. but she lures the trailblazer into a false sense of security. she's introspective, and questions her own actions a lot. but she's never apologetic about the way that her actions put other people in danger, just that they don't yield the results she wants.

ratio, however, is curt. we meet him originally as a brooding, mysterious figure. he's mean, he doesn't use a lot of words to get his point across. he says what he means, and he's a fan of effective communication. he doesn't have to worry about himself, he knows who he is and how is actions affect himself and the people around him, and that leads to people assuming that he's egotistical ( which he might be , a little bit. as a treat ) but the reality is that ratio cares more about the people around him that he'll ever let on.

and that's where he fails. that's the fundamental difference between him and those within the genius society. ruan mei, herta, screwllum, and the other geniuses do not care about anything other than results. and yet ratio is kind. he's inherently kind, his actions are all for other people. he's saved a dozen worlds with his inventions. he's a scholar within the intelligentsia guild, and a doctor saving his patient's lives every single day. he wants to guide people from the shadows towards the right answer, he wants to make them use their brains and think.

he does not act without considering other people. he can't be a genius first, and a human second. and that's where he fails to gain nous' recognition. it's not that he's not not intelligent enough to be a genius, it's that even in his pursuit of knowledge, he has not forgone his humanity.

and perhaps, in nous' eyes, that's the difference between the mediocre and the genius. to erase every part of you, your emotions, your empathy, your humanity, in the pursuit of knowledge is what separates a genius from the masses. not having those barriers allows you to really dig deep into subjects that would otherwise be considered taboo or dangerous, because you don't care about how the outcome affects people as long as you can study it. as long as you can get answers out of what you're studying, it doesn't really matter what the test subjects are feeling.

ratio is too human, too caring, to ever be considered a genius in nous' eyes.

[ex0toxin]

matsuri 🏮🕺🎇

jsys week'24, day 2

[zivazivc]

my brainrot about these two can be measured in liters

[ryllen]

 𓆟 𓆞 𓇼 ⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚…

" of course you'd love the rain " x

[sopping-wet-cat]

its been a hot second since ive drawn anything ,, erm take this doodle i never posted here

[p4nishers]

there's something i need to say and yall can boo me for it but deep in my heart i'll always know i'm correct: crowley already forgave aziraphale. like already would take him back at one flutter of his eyelashes. that's all.

[uselessnbee]

i will always be a firm believer that this was Mike's oh no i like him moment

and that's why he immediately went after El because he likes her too right? she's cute and really pretty, she's cool she has powers and saved their lifes so many times already! and he really cares for her and missed her this year and it's like Nancy and Lucas said he must have a crush on her! that must be it. so maybe if he focuses on her these feelings for Will (whatever those feelings might be) will go away and he can be normal right?

and this was his oh fuck i'm in love with him and it won't just go away but it's too late now moment

[amazingdeadfish]

Why is mayor so silly🤨🎤

[digitalmyyth]

She’s soooooo awesome and epic love her <3333

And Roy is there too.

[sundry-whovengerslocked]

Doctor Who "Rogue" memes

I've made memes. enjoy.

(contains slight spoilers)

firstly, ones that are more encompassing:

regarding the episode itself:

and finally, Captain Jack Harkness stages of grief:

[julls]

these beautiful renders by UntoldArtist tell a little story (⺣◡⺣) Enver Gortash x Durge Juria ♡

[mydairpercabeth]

RIP, Leo Valdez. You would have loved Cowboy Carter.

[fairyofshampgyu]

A bit random but can’t stop thinking of tying beomie up with pretty pink silk bow ribbons <33 sjdjfuhh%%>€)£€%% tying up his dainty wrists with a bow, maybe one gagged around his mouth too or tying his legs to the bed just bondage with gyu and ribbons tied tight enough to leave pretty marks on his pretty body🎀 🎀 he’s such a pretty boy all tied up just having to take whatever you do to him, all yours to use as you please, whimpering and moaning softly underneath you but can’t move, your pretty doll <33

LIKE IS HE NOT MADE TO BE TIED UP W RIBBONS AND FUCKED LIKE THE PRETTY BOY HE IS ?!!>€€>>{€