#a world without monsters

[themeeplord]

Safi'jiiva (from memory) preparing to use its big pretty attack that's gonna kill you dead

[venomgaia]

gal who calls you girliepop and collects bugs

[lurkerdemon]

Random DP x DC Thought #9:

The fight was desperately going on against the villains near a newly located Lazarus Pit, but despite the heroes best efforts they couldn't prevent one of their own suffering a fatal injury.

Per usual desperation to avoid having to go through life with that loss, the dead person is placed into the Lazarus Pit for revival. (The cost of a bout of possible madness could be dealt with, and at the very least it would remove another one of the pits from the world).

Except this time when the revived person comes back out of the waters, the Lazarus Pit doesn't leave. Shrinks certainly, but still roils and churns before a large, glowing creature with white fur looms over all those gathered. Their blue cape flutters slightly as it floats up above the waters.

"Greetings, I am Frostbite of the Far Frozen. I have come to request-"

A head of white hair and glowing green eyes pops up from behind the being's shoulder.

"STOP THROWING SO MANY PATIENTS INTO PORTALS! YOU'RE STRESSING OUT THE YETIS!"

[blind-alchemists]

the thing with Solas is that he's proud, and wise, and clever, and cunning, and regretful, and guilty, and honest when it'd be so much easier to lie, but while canon tells (and shows) us all of that, it doesn't tell us that the other deep-seated emotion that drives him is shame.

shame about what he did, shame about what he's going to do; shame about what he was, shame about what he is; shame about killing his friend; shame about viewing the people of the current Age as shadows; shame about not knowing better; shame about not wanting to know better; shame about a befriended/romanced Inquisitor, shame about the friends he made; shame about hiding in plain sight, shame about not telling the truth; shame about making the same mistake twice, knowing how it'll turn out; shame about his outbursts, shame about not being good enough; shame about feeling attached to the current Thedas, shame about not feeling attached enough to stop; shame about not having anything to be proud of anymore.

I was recently struggling with a scene that didn't go the way I thought it would, until I realized that neither pride nor guilt nor regret nor wariness was the the real motivation; they were just the result, the display, the cover: the real motivation was the shame.

and then everything kind of clicked into place, precisely because pride is such a focal point of Solas' character - if shame is a deep-seated emotion, it contradicts his pride, his wisdom, his intellect; if shame is a deep-seated emotion, it fuels his regret, his guilt, his determination; if shame is a deep-seated emotion, it's the one thing he's actually managed to conceal. (then again, I wonder if he's even aware that what he's feeling is shame.)

and, as I kept thinking about it, it kept making sense: to be ashamed is a grave sentence for someone like Solas, who's entire character revolves around his pride and his wisdom and his regret. he regrets enough of his mistakes to be disappointed, unsatisfied with himself, to be uncomfortable with what he's done; he's wise enough to know that he has no logical reason to feel ashamed for half of these things and yet even more reasons to feel ashamed for the other half; he's proud enough to loathe admitting to this shame. he gets wary if you poke at him, defensive if you manage to get to close to this sore spot, upset if you keep at it. his pride won't allow him to admit to his shame, and his wisdom won't allow him to not admit to it, and his shame won't allow him to speak about it, and that keeps him stuck in this vicious cycle.

[corseque]

I love that no matter what, when I get into a new fantasy setting I'm always "where is the oldest wizard in the entire world? I must see him at once" and am always very satisfied to gaze upon him and ponder him whenever I find him

[arrietty-rune]

Some Mermaid AU stuff with these little guys chilling at the sea

[yaraanderson]

Do you ever think about how everyone in the WLF are so friendly and conversational with Abby? Sure, she's well known for being competent and reliable at her job and is therefore high up in the hierarchy. But that doesn't automatically translate to respect and active like.

She's on a first name basis with a lot of people outside her actual friend group. She's earned trust through saving lives and obviously treats people well. They joke with her, say hi to her specifically and not just her group. She remembers things about them and goes out of her way to ask how they're doing, even when she's not close to them. For all that she can be singleminded and has killed many an enemy, she's naturally kind and empathetic, and it shows. Not just in her actions during the course of the game, but in how everyday people interact with her.

[myrmica]

notable fact that bbh is older than vitalasy is, does not suffer the same circumstances, comfortable/confident indulging in what vitalasy was too afraid to play into during s4. and ZAM is older now, went through all of that already, and has come to better understand what she wants. there is always going to be a possibility space where vitalasy playing into his scariness could have been something Fun for both of them, but it wasn't and the chance is gone, probably forever, because of their circumstances and because of this history between them. but like it's okay. i don't even care.

[stardust--ace]

i need to delete this blog bro it's not even the cringe demon anymore

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts 3 - Monstropolis

[italwayshadtobeyou]

[ficyorick]

the house of asterion by jorge luis borges (1947)

[fisheito]

opinions on eiden taking a shower in a public bathroom with bare feet i couldn't even enjoy the scene because i was so horrified eiden where are your shower slippers Jesus

you bring it up and i realise i had my suspending-disbelief-yaoi-immunity goggles on thru the whole scene believing that essence naturally acts as some sorta full-body magical shield against germs and disease 😅😅 i mean. how else are these mens gonna hoe out that severely and NOT get taken down by the most mundane sexually-or-platonically-transmitted infections

[theokusgallery]

I was reminded of that again. Okay if you think having empathy is essential to being a good person I will kill you. With warm thanks from your local zero-empathy haver

[psychicvoidtale]

Skin idea,,,??