#a shining reason to live

[stained-glass-mustache]

i have been possessed by my 14 y/o self and am grinning and giggling and kicking my feet thinking about frerard

[star--nymph]

Vivienne's fear being 'becoming irrelevant' isn't something that's linked explicitly to her pride, no matter what Solas says about her (and the irony of Mr.Pride himself saying that should not be lost on you), it reveals what and who Vivienne truly is.

She's a survivalist.

Because we don't spend as much time in the Free Marches or Orlesian circles, we don't get to experience what being a mage is in these cultures. In Ferelden and Kirkwall, a mage is a lesser being without freedom no matter what they do--but in the Free Marches and Orlais specifically, mages are commodities that are given freedom so long as they play an entertaining enough role. They can explore the world if they have a noble patron, if they catch the right person's eye. They are, in a way, two sides of the same coin--refusing mages agency and forcing them to relay on higher powers. Vivienne lucked out, as sad as it is, when Bastion fell in love with her; she found someone who was contrarian enough to recognize her as a full person and also someone with power that could help her rise through the ranks. This is not to say that Vivienne on her own wasn't an exceedingly talented and intelligent individual--by nineteen she was already the youngest full fledged mage in Circle history and she was skilled enough to make herself an enchanter. But, I can not emphasize this enough, none of that matters if she didn't also play the Game and impress enough people.

Vivienne could have been the most brilliant mage in the history of Thedas and it means nothing if she was overlooked by nobility.

So when Bastion made her his mistress, she gained not just a lover but also a means to an end. Now she can use her magic to protect herself. Now she can roam where she wants and not be question for it because she's Madame Vivienne. Now, she can walk into the Orlasian court and belong there.

And what happens? Celene notices her and makes her the Court Enchanter, a position that has always been the equivalent of a jester. Vivienne took that title, ignored that it was essentially a glorified insult to who she is, and made it a position of power. She made the Court Enchanter into an advisor, a political rank. She had done the impossible and made mages an actual political entity in the Orlasian Court, something that wasn't seen outside of Tervinter (not counting what players can do under very specific conditions if they made mages in DAO and DA2).

All that, however, only continues as long as the court recognizes her as something worth their attention. Vivienne needs to maintain her act as Madame De Fer, The Lady of Iron, the Court Enchanter, The Jewel of the High Court, because the second she just becomes Vivienne, it's over for her. The assassins coming raining in, her name gets devoured by rumors and gossip, and she'll be found dead at bottom of the stair case with a dagger in her back if she's lucky.

So of course when the Circles fall apart during the Rebellion, she clings to that Loyalist Mages to maintain that structure--of course she moves her pieces to the Inquisition, knowing that if the Circle DOES fall, she at least as another place for herself and mages latch onto--of course when she hears that Celene replaced her with a new Court Enchanter that appeared out of no where, she grows to resent Morrigan.

Like, Morrigan literally pops up out of thin air, makes herself invaluable to Celene, and then plants herself in the place Vivienne had to claw her way up to and create so she could survive. Would you not be resentful when your life's work is usurped by some random witch of the wilds because she happened to charm the Empress? Everything Vivienne strived for all whisked away because the court find a gem who glimmers ever so slightly more than Vivienne.

So yes, Vivienne fears becoming irrelevant because the world has made it so that irrelevance for an Orlesian mage means death.

[smtown-tourist]

HYBE thinking they were insulting SHINee World by claiming Shawols to have a Superiority Complex when in reality we take that as a compliment and now use it as the new running joke inside the fandom is the kind of Chaotic Energy that SHINee instilled in us to have. We are our fathers’ children. Better luck next time, HYBE!

[mamanbou]

THIS GODDAMN HOMO

[highfalutin-son-of-a-gun]

I’m so mad at myself I missed Sky’s birthday😭

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SKY FLAHERTY!!!! <33333

[hanzajesthanza]

when sapkowski is all “i don’t believe in absolute evil” like he didn’t write like vilgefortz and leo bonhart and birkart grellenort likeeee okkkk but those guys were preeeetty evil though

[ya-what--ya-erster]

FANSIES OF TUMBLR

Do you know the reason the sun shines??

[sealrock]

wanted to show off the depth of their scar and how jagged it looks up close, a beautifully ugly scar. also made minor changes to their eyelashes, they're more sparse than full still tweaking their eyebags/dark circles to try and strike that perfect balance—they look somewhat less severe now compared to yesterday, and so far they appear well enough with reshade

[blinkinbrothershark]

Random Newsies Headcanon Yet Again! :3

(Modern Era:) Albert's father is Portugese (hence the Portugese surname, DaSilva) and his mother was Irish, but Albert and his two brothers were born in New York. Every summer since their mothers death, they would fly to Ireland to visit their grandmother and cousins for a few weeks.

When Albert was thirteen, he asked if Race could come too. His brothers were hesitant but eventually agreed. Albert's grandmother was thrilled to meet her grandson's best friend, and encouraged Race to come with them to visit every year. Soon enough, Race became like a grandson to her as well.

[gothiclit]

rip percy shelley you would've loved the overpriced vegan "forest" donut i am eating right now

[randomreasonstolive]

Reason to Live #8615

  The glimmer of sparkly hard snow while walking to school. – Guest Submission

(Please don't add negative comments to these posts.)

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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[geee-three]

rewatching alien stage after round 7 heres my thoughts on a prsk version:

sua -> haruka mizu -> an till -> akito ivan -> toya luka -> mafyu hyuna -> shiho

[espectres]

so tempted to add npcs. extensive ramble in the tags.

[dlstmxkakwldrlarchive]

In today's MBC 'I Live Alone' episode, during Key's segment they played Onew's 'Lullaby' feat Rocoberry, and they also briefly played Jonghyun's 'End Of a Day'

[pyrriax]

ANYWHO goodnight tumblr i'll be back on the art grind tomorrow i think 🙏