Something about Aftermath that I really love no matter how many times I rewatch it (or the series as a whole lol) is that extremely hopeful and excited feeling in the last scene. It’s nothing but potential, open roads and open skies. They can go anywhere, do anything, be anything. I know pretty much everything that happens after they shoot off into hyperspace by heart now, they’re going to face so much hardship and tragedy alongside all the good things, but that hopeful feeling never fades whenever I watch the stars in Omega’s eyes. The creators really make you feel everything she’s feeling about this new adventure.
Like they fucking nailed it.
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also, thanks to the chat with @tadpole-apocalypse we had at like.. 3am, my mind's been absolutely infested by thoughts of feral astarion
his vampirism showing its claws when he just.. relaxes and forgets about the need to pretend. when he's just being a lil undead freak. super still. eyes like two beads glimmering in the dark, focused solely on his beloved. on their blood.
no thoughts in his head, just the instinct. to bite and tear and feed. to feel the warmth of the blood against his cool skin, against his tongue. to feel it rush down his esophagus to fill his belly. warm and tasty and full of life.
how he lies awake at night, listening to his lover's heartbeat, focuses on their pulse. how sweet it would be to feel it against his skin. as he wraps his arms around them, the predator instinct kicking in, restraining, holding, suffocating...
how he clings to the last traces of his humanity, but the temptation to give in is always there. and how it goes hand in hand with his insatiable hunger. the gnawing deep within his stomach. the endless pursuit of relief.
and when mal stands at the side of the bed at night, washing her face in the basin of water, her back turned against him.. astarion watches her naked form in the dark. her skin seems so pale against the darkness of the room. except for a little line, a black snake slithering its way down her inner thigh. she's unaware of it just yet, but astarion? it's all that exists in that moment. the smell, the sight, the temptation of her moonblood... the unexpected reminder of that sweet blood that she's full of. the blood he could spill and release and bathe him. how all it would take is one pounce. catching her unawares. he could tear her neck right open, just this one time. a prize he's been denied for so so long. or maybe he could wait? let her drift back into slumber, right next to him. watch the calm rise and fall of her chest before he brings his fangs to her throat. maybe she wouldn't even wake..
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Moon rises over the ocean tend to sneak up on you. I’ve never planned to go watch one, but I always happen upon it. In a way, it finds me when I need it.
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I don't understand this marchil thing what's the appeal
I JUST wrote about this haha
and knowing that you may not get to see the rest of someone's life doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy the moments you will get with them.
overall, I like their dynamic and chemistry...
at the start, it feels as though marcille is not very knowledgeable of the world outside of academics. she isn't comfortable in most of society because she's always seen as an outsider. she does her best to put up this image, and she cares a lot about it. but it's all based on this Fear that she's not enough or too much, and nobody will ever understand her. that she will always be alone.
I think Falin helped crack that in Marcille (og farcille truther); she showed her that it's okay to just slow down and notice the moment. to breathe it in and not even worry about the passing of time.... but Marcille was young and caught in her fears still... hard to shake them. so she took it more like a challenge, like, "how can I let everything I love slow down so much that I don't have to notice that it's left me???" so desperate to capture the things she loves.
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And Chilchuck is just like. this guy ??? and he could die so young ????? he had a life and a family and a moment to enjoy, and he's out here risking his precious short life ???? she's shocked she's concerned she's invested.
but we know Chilchuck has experienced loss. he's most likely experienced it so much that he doesn't even consider it *should* phase him. his parents are likely dead, his wife doesn't want him, his children are adults out living THEIR lives. halflings don't live that long, so what ?? it's his life and He is living it 🙄 he is an Adult and he can do what he wants !? who knows when it will end anyway !...?
and you know,, it's that. where they connect. like. you can't get too close to someone; they could die! they could leave you ???
Marcille wears her heart on her sleeve, yells,and fights and kicks for them. she can't say it but you Can See It. she can't leave a friend behind she can't stop herself from wanting the best for others.
Chilchuck cages himself in iron. he runs, and he hides. he can't stand to be responsible for others wellbeing, it only hurts. he can't let them know he cares because then he would have to acknowledge it himself.
but we SEE the group becoming more comfortable with the idea that they Do care about one another. and we see all of them get closer and worry for the others. opening up and saying as much.,
chilchuck sees the way marcille cares Whole-Heartedly, and he can't look away. he can't believe someone would be so foolish and has lived that long. has she not been hurt enough? how could she lay her heart out so willingly? it makes him curious, and it makes him concerned. it gets him too close in a way he doesnt usually let himself get. scary...
marcille sees chil closing himself out from others and can't help but want to know what's on his mind. can't believe someone could have NO time at ALL with their loved ones ?? and not want the most of it...? he loved! how could he not want to keep that??? he's running from something she would love to have. but she doesn't know the complexities of it all,
they have to learn how to change, how to grow as people. they gain a wider understanding of the world through each other (and the rest of the entire group and through the events of the manga OBVIOUSLY) ! !! ! and through their differences they find the same root fear and that same root love.
is this coherent I do not know. love and light ✨️🥰✌️
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