#and how important it is also for them as a dark urge character

[theskeletoninthegarden]

Thinking about the wonderful poem by jjbang8, "His wife had filled the house with chintz. To keep it real I fuck him into the floor." It reminds me so much of my Tav, who is demisexual, but uses sex as a means of expressing appreciation and love to those they're incredibly close to.

It makes me think of how sex with Astarion, in the beginning, was a way of offering the vampire intimacy from the only approach he's used to. Only with my Quinntav their first night together they made it implicitly clear that they were offering for the sheer joy of witnessing what comfort they could bring him and.

Quinn had told him this before, but Astarion has consistently been baffled. Sceptical. Two hundred years and he says that only a scant few times has he felt pleasure himself while with any one else. Sex has, by and large, been a matter of survival, at best for him. At worst, it's been about stomaching Cazador's abuse.

But then comes along this Tiefling who harbors their own demon, who thinks themself to be unlovable and cruel, who finds so much joy in making their own companions happy, and ensuring everyone's survival of at the cost of their own. And all Quinntav wants to do is hold Astarion's hand. Sleep naked with him in the same bed. Sing melodies to the vampire and frustrate him into throwing tantrums.

And to get down on their knees for him, to feel his fingers in their hair, to watch the anger and fear vanish from his eyes for just a few moments, due to something they are able to provide.

It's a slow process, even after that first night. It's offering Astarion every chance to be physically near them, it's waiting for him to take the first step every time, in and outside of the bedroom. It's less then a few encounters that involve sex, itself, until eventually Astarion admits he needs to put it aside until he can be with someone in that way without seeing Cazador's face.

When Quinn begins to feel stirrings of their own sexual desire for Astarion, it's so far into their relationship that both have admitted to themselves that they love each other. That Quinn has taken so many precautions to ensure that Astarion has space of his own (understanding that he needs to be alone sometimes, that sometimes the vampire can't stand to be touched even by the first person he's begun to trust and ultimately care for), that when the Tiefling tries to hide it from Astarion out of fear of making him uncomfortable in any way, that Astarion finds this to be charming. To be endearing. To be heart breaking. As this singular person that has beheld more of him then anyone else should somehow feel as though they're failing him somehow.

(That, and this is no small surprise, Quinn discovers that they have a worship kink may add to the amusement, but I digress.)

Sex never becomes a large part of their relationship, but it's incredibly remarkable when Astarion begins to request certain acts of extreme vulnerability during sex. Specific positions and etc that, previously, occurred when he was being used not for his own pleasure, but strictly for another's. To fill a quota. To placate his abusive creator.

Their relationship may not fit the poem to a T. But Astarion was trapped in a loveless situation. He had nothing to his name save for the clothing on his back, repeatedly repaired by hand year after year. ("His wife has filled his house with Chintz.") by his own person. But finally he's able to return to something for the sheer pleasure of it. He has begun to heal, to feel again, to want and to be allowed to want whatever he desires. And the comfort he feels while in these acts of carnal pleasure has been one of the most remarkable signs of beginning to heal that he is able to find within himself ("To keep it real I fuck him into the floor").

[veilblight]

thinking about the dark urge again

[ladystoneboobs]

so, one aspect of catelyn which i think is underrated (certainly the biggest adaptation loss which nobody talks about) is her, let's say superstitiousness, or better yet, let's call it genre-savviness, being one of the few adult characters open to magic and the supernatural in this fantasy world. we first meet her in the godswood, home of gods which are not truly hers, yet she is still very aware of their power. when she and ned talk of the deserter he killed, he hopes he won't have to go with the nw to deal with mance rayder, but she has even more fear of that idea bc there are worse things beyond the wall than just wildlings. ned scoffs and says she's been listening to old nan too much, but she's right. we already know from the prologue that she's right! and here she is, understanding the genre of their world better than her husband, who was actually born and spent his earliest years in this northern land of deep magic, listening to old nan's stories. same with the direwolves, where she was uncomfortable with them at first, but later believed in them as guardians from the old gods even after robb had lost his own faith. and once again, we know she's right even if she doesn't know the evidence to back up her instincts, bc summer and shaggydog did not fail bran and rickon and robb was almost certainly a warg like his brothers. (perhaps making it more fitting that she's the one brought back as a fantasy vengeance monster, not ned and robb, the most unbelieving dead starks.) and in her 2nd agot chapter, everyone focuses on her ambition in wanting ned to agree to the hand job (pun intended) and sansa's betrothal, and while she does recognize the value of their daughter being a future queen more than ned does, that's only her stated argument bc she thinks it's rational enough for ned to listen to. (if ambitious matchmaking were as important to her as to her father she never would have made those frey betrothals fandom loves to blame her for.) in her own head there's a deeper urge driving her. she keeps thinking of the dead direwolf with antlers in its throat, an omen which filled her with dread from the first she heard of it, before robert's arrival, and thinking of it again is what makes her desperate to convince ned not to refuse robert. she had to make him see. and really, she's not wrong, as jon snow would say. the dead direwolf was an omen of ned and robert getting each other killed. it's just one of those misread portents, with no way of knowing the danger to ned was in his loyalty to robert, not conflict with him. BUT the next time she's dealing with baratheons, she knows exactly what she's talking about. it's catelyn, not brienne, who sees the shadow slaying renly, and explains that it was stannis who did that through some dark magic. with no way of knowing how it was achieved and no prior expectation that such a thing were ever possible, she realizes with no hestitation that stannis was guilty and that his red witch was capable of pulling this off somehow. really, the only instinct of the supernatural she's wholly wrong about is her insistence that varys gathered his knowledge through some dark enchantment. however, though that might offend varys, given his own personal experience with a sorcerer, i'd say it's a reasonable assumption without knowing the dude had children moving through walls everywhere like oversized rodents. and imo it just shows she had a healthy respect and awe for varys's power which most other characters lack.

oh, oh, and let's not forget that she also believed in the curse of harrenhal, from her own childhood and the stories old nan told her kids. "and every house that held Harrenhal since had come to misfortune. Strong it might be, but it was a dark place, and cursed. 'I would not have Robb fight a battle in the shadow of that keep,' Catelyn admitted." sure, that wasn't enough to save robb, but he did not die from the curse of harrenhal. that doom was meant for his enemies from tywin lannister to roose bolton.

[cimtee]

Actually. Here’s a thing.

Below: all canon physical descriptors of the characters. That I remember. And likely some that are made up bc my brain doesn’t have a working file system.

If any of them are incorrect please do let me know! And if there is anything significant I missed out, let me know that too! It will be very helpful as I finalize their designs 🙏

To be clear, my intention is NOT to be canon patrol. I love love love seeing all the different interpretations of characters. They are all so wonderful and distinctive and personal.

My own design development has been based on given details + incorporation of my own ideas, imaginings, etc. (Oft they are self-indulgent too. Always fighting the urge to put freckles and diastemas and prominent noses on every single person I ever draw)

Without further ado. A masterpost of sorts.

Edits in blue!

Blue

Race/ethnicity unspecified (personally imagine her with Desi roots, through Maura ofc. Artemus is her Welsh half. Presumably. His DNA may just be chloroplasts…) See @transronanlynch’s reblog about this. Btw all these green edits are thanks to their infodumping I LOVE INFODUMPING

Short (5’?)

Brown eyes

Short dark uneven hair, often held in place with clips

Doesn’t shave

Both her and Maura are “compact, athletic, and hard to tip over.” Strong enough for the fair bit of manual labor she does on page

Weirdo clothes (affectionate). Lots of self-made or secondhand items and layering. Look at reblog for some specifics!

Gansey

Anglo-Saxon poster boy

Average height

Light brown hair

Hazel eyes

Contacts mostly, round gold wire-rims otherwise

Straight nose

Straight white teeth

High cheekbones. I think he’s even described as having a “regal” face structure but I could’ve pulled that outta my ass

Dimples!!! How did i forget to write this. I marked it as Extremely Important the moment i read about them

Tanned and fit. Described as muscular several times and was also on the rowing team, so at the very least his upper body is strong [I lied. I just read up on rower physique and they primarily work their lower body (core and legs). I’m sure Gansey’s got strong arms too tho]. Mentioned in trb that he has square shoulders actually!!

Good hair (usually styled)

Not very hairy, Ronan makes fun of him for not being able to grow a beard and Blue remarks as much at toga party

Golf club clothes fr🪦 often in brightly-colored polos. khaki slacks. boat shoes🪦🪦 fancy watch.

Adam

“White trash.” Really he is just some Creature

Tall and slim and “wiry” shoulders

He’s beautiful but it’s unconventional enough that he refuses to believe it

Dirt/sand colored hair that he cuts on his own (“close-cropped” in cdth. Nice. Always imagined he keeps it short for practicality)

Blue eyes

Tanned

“Barely there” eyebrows

Prominent cheekbones

Hands - yess all these are ringing a bell: they’re quite knobby, prominent knuckles and “thumbs that jut out boyishly” (still thnx Ronan for being rlly gay and supplying us with these highly important details)

Straight teeth (thnx Ronan?)

Alas the freckles are NOT canon but they might as well be

Secondhand uniform. Washed out/frayed. Always wears a cheap wind-up watch until he gives it to Opal in TRK. In TDT he has a dreamt watch that shows the time of wherever Ronan is

Casual: basic tees (infamous coca cola,, I think he looks so good in red tho) and jeans and cargos (wore a camo pair with the coke shirt). Has been described wearing boots. Probably sneakers too but I don’t remember a specific instance

Work: mechanic overalls for the most part. He’s often streaked and greasy from fixing cars

These three canon descriptors highly influence how I draw him: elegant, gaunt, sepia

Extra: He inherited Persephone’s tarot deck, whose cards are illustrated in pencil “vague, scratchy, and dark”

Ronan

Irish ancestry (again, presumably. He wasn’t exactly bred)

Tallest of the bunch. “Built” shoulders

Dark brown hair. Buzzed. Naturally curly

Icy/shark blue eyes

Pale skin

Thick brows

Misses one shave and looks like he crawled out of the backrooms (also affectionate)

Back tattoo (later: left arm)

Scars on forearms

Niall clone. They look the same

I believe Declan has been described with a Roman nose, and the Gray Man notes some of the brothers’ facial similarities, including their noses. In conclusion Ronan’s nose is arched in some sense. But in general his features are narrower/sharper than Declan’s.

Mostly black clothes. Tanks and jeans and boots and leather jackets (on the jackets: pretty sure he wears one in TDT when he’s on the run with Hennessy and Bryde. Also found a paper from when I first read trc that I wrote a bunch of descriptors on, and it said “has a biker jacket.” Not that I particularly trust my past self much). Leather bracelets that used to be Niall’s.

Incapable of wearing uniform properly. Loose tie, untucked shirt, just imagining him in the suit jacket is an atrocity

Noah

Czerny is a Slavic surname

Short

Pale. Light hair, eyes, and skin

Small eyes

Large ears yay!! I thought so but wasn’t sure enough to write it originally

Pointed, crooked nose (wonder if it was broken when he was killed?)

“Smudge” over his left cheekbone

Timid disposition, often slouching/making himself smaller. His hands often hang at his sides (it’s making me think of the typical socially-anxious “what do i do with my hands”)

Perpetually disheveled Aglionby uniform that is also perpetually on him

My guy wears Topsiders… (this makes sense but it also makes me uneasy. He’s a Vans kid in spirit. Is it even possible for him to change clothes, I have no idea. Weekends wearing Aglionby uniform would raise questions, but then again many other things should’ve raised questions too)

When he’s feeling particularly ghosty he becomes transparent/blurred/difficult to focus on. His eyes look dark and empty. The smudge on his cheek looks like an obvious injury.

Close to the end he starts lookin dead dead without Blue’s amplifying. I think bones n rotting flesh n stuff? “Soul threaded through naked bones.” Though I think what Blue perceives to be a terribly dead Noah is mainly metaphysical

Henry

Many thank to @robobee for all the Henry details (and some others above). I wrote this post at 3am and by the time I got down to Henry I was crashing out. I knew I had too little on him

Korean/Chinese

Tall!

“Glittering black hair.” Spiked but in a very deliberate Aglionby way idk

Can’t believe I for got the WICKED EYEBROWS they are literally my favorite part of his face to draw TT

And prominent cheek bones? What’s with all these boys and their chiseled faces

Wears showy clothing/accessories. “Snazzy jacket” I also could’ve sworn he wore Gucci glasses once but again my memory has a history of being fallible

Has been caught in HD in a Madonna tshirt

[natalyarose]

𝒥𝓊𝓅𝒾𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒩𝒶𝓀𝓈𝒽𝒶𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓈 & 𝒢𝑒𝓃𝒾𝑒𝓈 🧞✨💐✩

I've always thought Jupiter ruled Nakshatras (Punarvasu, Vishakha, & Purvabhadprada) to be veryy magical with their themes of limitlessness, expansion, sheer spiritual abundance & power. I'm not sure if it has been talked about before, but something that always comes to mind when I envision Jupiterian Nakshatras or meet heavily Jupiter influenced people, is the concept of genies.

Jupiter's abundance and endlessly giving nature is known to be a blessing and a curse. A Jupiterian can be the sweet, generous, selfless friend who is there when you need them; providing you endless support, refuge & material generosity.

The dark side of this inherently generous 'wish-fulfilling' nature of Jupiter Nakshatras, is the possibility that they enable dark behaviours in others & themselves. Always saying yes, always being available and endlessly giving to the wrong type of cause or person, can make you complicit in the crime so to speak, even if the intention is simply to give, or give chances (Punarvasu's themes of second chances, 'return to the light'). Jupiter Nakshatras entail hugeee lessons regarding purpose (Vishakha, 'the Star of Purpose') & being intentional and wise as to how you use your power and influence (the infamous test of character in Purvabhadrapada 'the man with two faces').

These Jupiterian themes have always made me think of genies- wish fulfilling creatures who are inherently unable to say no to the wishes uttered to them. Having to just sit and watch people wish for dreadful things and just go... 'as you wish'. Obviously in real life, there really is a choice not to feed into others' and ones own toxic patterns but with Jupiterians, the urge to give, to be constantly available to others, can almost feel like it's not a choice. It's energetically intertwined in their make-up.

I would love to gather more examples, but it's 3am here and this was a bit of a spur of the moment thing I had to get out haha- I looked into a few of the most prominent 'genie' roles in movies and as I suspected, every single one features an actor/actress with strong Jupiter influence.

Jeannie from 60s sitcom 'I dream of Jeannie' - actress, Barbara Eden has Punarvasu Ascendant

Kazaam from 90s comedic film 'Kazaam' - actor/basketball player Shaquille O'Neal has Purvabhadrapada Sun

Genie from Disney's Aladdin - played in the live action movie by Will Smith, Vishakha Moon.

This genie theme really makes me think of all of the Jupiterian Nakshatras, but Vishakha especially. A friend of mine who is a Vishakha stellium always tells me about how it is said that Vishakha has the ability to generate 'instant karma'. So Vishakha natives to an extent greater than other Nakshatras will receive the raw manifested result of their thoughts/actions veryy quickly. Much like a genie granting instant wishes.

I was going to mention also that the whole genie archetype also reminds me of Rohini a bit- the wish-fulfilling aspect, the element of fulfilling desires without shame/inhibition. It's a little different in nature, but Rohini Nakshatra's got a similar theme where the native is incredibly nurturing of who or what sets their heart on fire, sometimes to a fault. Rohini is capable of immense growth but can forgo morality/practicality for the sake of immersion in the process of creation & sparking joy. Rohini's philosophy is something along the lines of 'let go of judgement because judgement inhibits creation and disrupts purity'. This is very true, but of course as humans on the divided and dense Earthly plane, we know that having a sense of judgement & boundaries is also important.

That was very wordy, but hopefully y'all see what I'm getting at lol. Although I'm more inclined to associate Rohini with wise old wizard dudes with cool beards & mad but genius scientists lol.

Back to Jupiterians-

I believe that Jupiter Nakshatra's 'remedy' is to eventually realise that they are not a slave to their giving nature, and the power lies in them to decide, & give only to a person, dream, goal or cause that truly is aligned with their own soul's path. Break free from the shackles lol- with wisdom hopefully. Without that element of wisdom, Jupiter can run wild with that discovered power.

Jupiterians struggling with discernment is why Jupiter Nakshatras oppose Venusian Nakshatras (Bharani opposes Vishakha; Purvaphalguni opposes Purvabhadrapada; Purvashadha opposes Punarvasu). Venus masters the fine art of 'necessary cruelty' sometimes ya gotta rip out the weeds, warn off the pigeons and trim the rose bush to make your garden a beautiful, pleasant, luxurious place. Jupiter can struggle with this, instinctively wanting to be a safe space for everyone and everything.

Jupiter ruled Nakshatras also partially oppose Solar Nakshatras (Krittika, Uttaraphalguni & Uttarashadha) illustrating the Jupiterian struggle with putting oneself first. Solar Nakshatras keep their energy strong and vibrantly resounding at their core; wheras Jupiter Nakshatras are kinda messy with their energy (lol, not necessarily in a bad way)- they disperse their energy everywhere, giving & giving. Both Solar & Jupiter Nakshatras deal with themes of limitless reserves energy, but in opposite, contrasting ways.

There's so much I could write about Jupiterians, I love Jupiter energy very much. I really love all of the Nakshatras lol, I mean how could you not? Every Nakshatra holds teachings that are integral to making the world a better place 💕🪷

Thankyou for reading!

[some0weirdo]

So… how old is Durge?

(part 1)

part 2

part 3

I have seen many theories about their age, but I also want to share my thoughts. It will be much easier than guessing other characters' age simply because of Bhaal. To make this analysis, I’ll assume that everything in previous games and in DnD lore is canonical. 

So, let’s start with the fact that BG3 happens in 1492 DR. 

Here’s a DnD age chart, I have done a research and it’s definitely canonical. Based on the fact Durge don’t have a canonical race, we have to assume they’re at least 14. They couldn’t be born later than 1478DR because Sceleritas Fel confirms Durge is an adult. 

The most important thing here is the fact that Bhaal was dead from 1358 DR (Time of Troubles) 

to 1482 DR 

So there’s no chance Durge could be created before Bhaal came back to life. There’s also no way they could be created while Bhaal was dead. I remember that once someone said that they could have been created while The God of Murder was absent, but I have MANY reasons to doubt that. Bhaal predicted his death and decided to create as many children as possible, and when he couldn’t “naturally” make them, he decided to create one out himself. 

While Bhaal was gone, his followers’ most important goal was to bring him back, not to create more kids, in fact, it was the opposite. Bhaalspawns were slaying each other to take his essence out of them, so he could be alive again. 

The Dark Urge was created BY Bhaal FROM Bhaal so it would be impossible to achieve that while he was dead. 

Sceleritas Fel couldn’t been created by Bhaal after he died. Although he creates Butlers only for spawns he has use of, Durge was special, They were Bhaal themselves after all (in a way)! Moreover, Bhaal knew he will be gone for a while, so he needed someone who will keep an eye on Durge, they were the most valuable and they needed a special assistance. 

[neptunes-sol-angel]

Pick the picture(s) that you're drawn to the most, then scroll down for its corresponding message about the pov of your spirit guides and their message to you

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Pile One

I feel like your relationship with your guides is like “hide and seek”. They have an old presence in your life. Even if you are just now beginning your spiritual journey or are just now having the urge to seek out more about them and who they are, it seems as if they have always been in your life, and already have a connection or have had close contact with you. Specifically when you were a kid. Perhaps you’ve had “imaginary friends”, repetitive encounters with the same person or entity in your dreams, or have parents who recall you being distracted and smiling a lot at what appears to be mundane things as a baby. I call this hide and seek, because it’s like a lot of your occultic knowledge or experience psychic gifts were things that you’ve already learned as a child, but were conditioned to move away from for whatever reason. Your stunted relationship with your guides could appear in interests that you also had to separate from, like studying mythology, an interest in plants but also marine animals, gaming, drawing comic book characters, collecting items for yourself but stopping because someone considered that as not intellectual or important, and even crafting things yourself, regardless of how good you were at it, but because it gave you peace and happiness. Your guides see you as their family, they protect you like they are your parents, because their love for you is like having a child. They love it when you’re being silly and they love to sneak in silly things for you, to let you know that they’re here and when something is going to be ok. Maybe you use dark humor frequently as a way to cope with something that you’re struggling with or when you think about the ways that you’ve been let down in the past. You joke that way because you feel that it’s the only way to have some control in a situation that you predetermined will go down hill and be the end of you. You could talk to yourself or talk about your life in a way that is self-loathing and impeded, but your guides work and send you messages meant to bring you back up whenever you’re losing your determination to keep going. They’ll joke with you, but not in a way that encourages you to lose hope or to fail in seeing the good in yourself. It’s more like instead of showing you to laugh at yourself, you laugh at your mistakes, or you laugh at how crazy other people can be when they displace their negative inner feelings onto other people to show that it has nothing to do with who you are, what you do, or what you look like. Money is strong in this pile. This could be a message saying that you won’t have to fear about money forever and that a financial breakthrough is going to happen for you and you’re going to be financially stable doing something that you love or are currently building to support your living situation. However, mainly, I’m getting that in your spirit guides’ eyes, they’ve watched you grow up feeling less than because you didn’t grow up with a certain luxury, maybe you grew up in poverty, felt insecure about the things that seemed so easily accessible to everyone but you, or don’t know what it’s like to have a loving parent, but your guides have always seen you as a rich person and it has nothing to do with material items. They see you as brilliant, you work so hard for what you have and you’ll see the results multiply in the future, even if you struggle to find the right words for yourself–You always know what to say to others about stuff that they struggle to see within their own lives.

Pile Two

Your strongest clair could be clairaudience. If not, then it feels like you guys are good with picking up things by what people or say, or you have a strong intuition for what isn’t visible or said, but you have a poor time going forward with your intuition. When you get “right”, you tend to go left, then regret what you find out because you didn’t listen to what was initially divinely given to you. Your guides are nature beings, you can connect with them through plants but also relics or shrines. I keep getting inanimate objects, so you could have a few deities that govern planets, like moon goddesses watching over you. I feel that the connection that you have with your guides is like Yue from Avatar: The Last Airbender. You mirror each other and embody dark feminine energy. They’re gentle, ancient, and wise. People think that all spirit guides are like that, but no. Guides have personalities of their own, and not all are good. They see you as loving, maybe too loving, meaning you love without boundaries which could cause you some pain and a lot of repressed anger. You may not like to be perceived or put on a pedestal, but they do, because they truly see what’s in your heart. You just need guidance. They accept you for your good and bad traits, but it doesn’t mean they don’t lead you into improvement and learning to take accountability. You can be sweet, but you can also be bitter. They feel hurt when they see that you’re hurting, but they don’t want you to hold on to bitterness because people that harmed you will see that again and it’s not your business as to when. I will say that this isn’t to mistake them as peace and turn the other cheek, because they are not. They are wrathful behind the scenes towards people who hurt you or even think about hurting you. They’re very protective over your life, but there are some things you have to do to look after yourself since you guys are from two different worlds. This pile feels extremely hazy. They say that you are so smart, beautiful, and talented, but you have trouble seeing this and it pains them. You have potent manifesting abilities that range from making things happen yourself with your skills to knowing how to conjure with spirituality. It’s like you can create and create, but that’s still not enough for you, even when you are likely to top the latest thing you achieved. You need to learn how to rest and also be okay with yourself. There’s this habit of working and studying a lot for credentials, but still feeling less confident, leading you to give your power away to people who are boastful. This is a problem if you are psychic and are trying to find your way in spiritual communities or communicating with other spiritual people. Stop falling for words that convince you that someone knows more occultic knowledge than you or about your own personal journey and intuition. This is also a message for people to stop shying away from making content or starting a business in the occult because you fear that other people are better than you when that isn’t true, and stay away from people who influence you to think like that because they are not your friends or someone to trust.

Pile Three

You guys could have a lot of ancestral type spirits in your team and are probably reincarnations of ancestors in your past bloodline. You guys are cycle breakers and reapers of work and good karma that’s been gained in the spiritual world, meaning lots of inheritances, especially if you have passed down closed spiritual practices. This pile reminds me of the 4h-10h axis in astrology, each house rules over many different things but what sticks out that relates to this reading is the fourth house dealing with ancestors and the 10th house dealing with your public reputation. A lot of celebrities are famous because they have strong ties with their ancestors who are well respected spirits. People in this pile are destined for blazing success and fame. This can reveal itself in different professions, that could be but are not limited to, writers, actors, singers, entrepreneurship or something related to public speaking. Even though I feel practitioners and believers of spirituality in this pile, especially since this is a tarot reading, there’s a lot of skepticism here. There’s not enough trust or belief and this could be upsetting to your guides, they’re able to see things beyond your present reality which could make them patient, you could even be an impatient person, but it seems like both of you need to allow time to do its thing. Your guides see what you’re capable of, and before you are finally able to see it if you don’t already, they don’t want you to become arrogant and feel like potential is enough to back you up. They believe in putting in the work. They also see that you’re traditional even though you don’t want to be. You guys could be raised around a religion where witchcraft is shunned upon, and speaking about ancestors is discouraged which could explain the impatience. This could also be interpreted as you seeing this success but frustration over how far away it feels or how impossible it could be, and it’s like they see you as being dramatic or frantic about things that are going to inevitably work out. There was a message that I channeled for pile one and didn’t mention but I’m receiving it strongly here instead. It’s like things could be taking their time because you have to learn self-control. They don’t want you to let money and social climbing get into your head and make you forget where you come from, humility, and being in community with others. The fame and success isn’t given for you to hoard, but so that you can continue spreading the blessings to others, especially in your family.

[luna-loveboop]

Twilight and Legends relationship

...I love it

**in this post there's a lot of stuff I didn't notice before. I'm gonna resist the urge to write an essay on each point, and attempt to leave most of it up to the reader's interpretation**

Ok ok there's a ton of stuff here, starting with early character scenes

They're like the rest of the chain: They fight together and talk. Legend is close to Hyrule, and Twilight to Wild and Time.

We see some things Twilight and Legend have in common. One is their dislike of Hyrule knights, and-

As seen in the Gerudo clothes scene, both Twi and Leg like to mess around with pranks and have a lot of snark... wonder what would happen if they worked together

But there's something really important about how Twilight views Legend:

I wasn't aware this was before looking closely at their interactions but... Twilight didn't originally like Legend. This is shown a lot later on- in his facial expressions and words towards Legend. But from the start he didn't like him much, and here's why:

From the start, Jojo says this- Twilight judges Legend's actions as too harsh since his mannerisms come across as picking on someone. (Also Sky you are so so pure and cute 10/10 most huggable Link)

Legend is abrasive because he's had so many adventures- he's hardened to the point of being sharp. But it's wonderful that that character can still be so loved- his heart is good (hero duh)

Twilight has always been a big brother. It makes him well loved (rightly so). Jojo says he knows people can change- for good or bad. But because of his past Twilight doesn't like people picking on others "not even a little". It's complicated- we see it affect Twilight's attitude towards Legend a lot.

Anywho moving on to the plot

Wolfie, Aka twilight

Dark mirror stuff happens, and Legend finds out Twi's Wolfie- as we all know. But he can't just. Acknowledge it of course. He's gotta probe and tease, asking pointed questions (snark snark snark)

And in his attempts to be certain about the Wolf stuff, we were blessed with:

Bunny Legend

Welp. That investigation did not go as planned.

Animal forms:

Bunnies are soft, but Legends actions are not. He is guarded and sharp yet his form shows how sweet his true heart is

Wolves will love/protect their family yet are fierce, they have fangs and will fight. The root of who Twilight is is his kindness and family

Also (sarcastic) good job to Four and Wild for being SO SUBTLE with their emotions when Legend's asking questions hinting he knows Twi's secret

Legend: asking questions about the secret shhh

Four and Wild: Are having a freaking heart attack about it

Twilight: starts ranting about goats

...

Once Twilight gets over the shock of Legend like. Absorbing his crystal. He... well, looking at the harshness in his face and words, this is where Legend's attitude and his past with Colin being bullied biased him against Legend.

Look at his face in each panel through the progression- Twilight is more and more confused thinking legend is not who he thought he was...

And Twilight certainly sympathizes/relates to being hurt by losing someone he loved (in whatever form the relationship took)

And WHY is it always girlfriend trauma with these boys of COURSE it's girlfriend trauma that brings them together NOT SHARING A SPIRIT AND LOVE OF SWINGING GLORIFIED METAL NO THEY HAVE TO BOND OVER RELATIONSHIPS GONE WRONG

Twilight then thinks well that's a good reason to be pretty changed because from the start Jojo said he'll always understand people changing...

So they go, and make legend human again (with pink hair) and Legend is... surprised. And grateful...

Another few defining moments:

Legend's dialogue thanking him is the real start of them connecting like in Leg's original character description "the most reliable, you want him on your team"

And again Twi's face, Twilight is looking at Leg differently throughout this- contemplating to be honest. Considering...

And remember when I said these two both like to prank? Well the second they have a shared experience and get back to camp they immediately team up and start barraging Warriors with snark

Heaven help the chain when these two are on the same side

Legend has never been close to people outside of the few he's accepted as his (love him and hyrule's bond). After this? Twilight's one of his people. There's much more expression of caring and closeness towards Twilight- something we don't see with many.

And then, well, Twilight nearly dies. And Legend, he cares

Bunny boys puppy dog eyes are gonna kill me someday

Twilights pretty injured, he really doesn't see/remember all these moments showing how much Legend wants to help

And then we have this moment

this moment

Matters so so much

Look at Twi's face. Look at his surprise, realization, and acceptance- this is when he realizes- when he sees how much Legend cares for him

Twi woke from his deathbed for his family

and then in the next few updates it's really cute- he just is barely recovering and legend is just... beside him. Staying by his side

Animal forms later development:

Legend's bunny form is soft- but he is still not totally soft. Looking at Legends actions and facial expressions towards the others, while he's definitely closer to Twi now, he's still the snarky boy we know and love.

Twilight's Wolf form is loyal and loves family: Once he knows legends heart? Full on pack love.

And WHY were they so very intent on petting each other

Legend: I'm gonna go try and pet the wolf since I think he's my dude yes good plan

Twilight: I KNOW THIS IS WEIRD BUT IVE NEVER PET A RABBIT BEFORE LET ME TOUCH YOU

...

Here's a few random parallels of them to chew on because I love parallels (them snarky snarking each other, then some brother love parallels)

The thing with these two is their character bonding and whatever is not all sweet and lovey like some of the others. They have some REALLY sweet caring moments with each other. But snark plus snark equals double snark, meaning them together is the weirdest mix of kindness and teasing you've ever seen

And although at the beginning they were pretty harsh towards each other, it makes their getting closer and learning their similarities all the better.

[ghoulsbounty]

Hii! What's your headcanons about relationship with Otis Driftwood? Nothing too violent towards reader after they became a s/o, if you could, without going into ooc <3

Otis Driftwood In a Relationship

Warnings: smut (18+), control, possessiveness, gaslighting, mentions of sex work (not reader), canon-typical violence, aggression, narcissism, it's otis - he is a warning!

Words: 1.1K

A/N: Thank you for my first Otis request! I've been in love with this man for going on twenty years so I have lots of headcanons for him. I feel like this is realistically (to me) how he would have a relationship with someone who wasn't either a victim or murderer while still keeping him in character (I hope!) Also yes I had to get the quote in the last bullet, I was watching the film as I wrote this. I hope you enjoy it. I’d love to know what you all think to this, and feel free to send me more requests 💌

→ It's widely known that Otis harbours some unconventional interests. In the small town of Ruggsville, the Firefly family's prominence, especially their ties to local celebrity Captain Spaulding, is undeniable. In this backwater community, everyone has their own shades of darkness when it comes to entertainment or survival, so you don't bat an eyelash at the rumours circulating about the family.

 → Otis charms you with his quick wit and sharp tongue, an aura of danger enveloping him and lingering in his presence. He frequents the local watering hole where you work, spending quiet summer evenings regaling you with stories of travelling the country with his younger sister, moving from one stolen car to the next. When you ask why he returned to the dead-end town, he nonchalantly declares that family is the most important thing to him. And then, with a mischievous grin, he casually mentions his involvement in a Satanic cult. 

→ Otis thinks that perhaps what draws him to you is your refusal to flinch at his unsavoury stories or the sly smirk you offer when he alludes to the sweet taste of your skin. He enjoys the recoil from others, welcomes it even because it's what he's known since he was a child and means he's got the upper hand. You give him pause, a dangerous thing indeed. In you, he sees a kindred spirit equally disillusioned with societal norms, and he wonders how long it will take to break you. 

→ With every aspect seemingly covered, there's no obvious place for you in his life. Yet, thoughts of you intrude on his mind during the day, distracting him from his tasks. The persistent idea that you might offer something different to his routine gradually consumes him, eroding all other thoughts until only you remain. 

→ His carnal needs are met by the bottom feeders he keeps around for a quick release. Sometimes, when their pleading becomes bothersome and he wants the peace and quiet, he will end it fast because it's easier when they're cold. He pulls them into his cot and curls into them until they have festered and rotten to the point that Tiny has to dispose of them. If it's a willing body he seeks, a trip to the whorehouse suffices. 

→ It's a few months before you meet the family. Otis doesn't need to tell you the importance of the moment, you can sense it in his tense demeanour, permeating the lounge as Mama parades you around the room like a prize pig at the county fair. You sense his eyes upon you, observing your reactions to each member, particularly noting your response to Tiny's imposing presence and your handling of Grandpa's vulgarity. In his mind, he rationalizes that you'll need a strong stomach if you are going to be with him. 

→ You are under no illusion that you're not the only person from whom Otis seeks comfort. He isn't shy about the fact that he needs more than what you can give him, says as much when he insists on you leaving him be for a few days to exorcise his darker urges. He doesn't approach the subject of you joining him sometimes until he is certain that you won't spring like a scared rabbit. When he finally does ask, you accept with a morbid curiosity.

→ Otis certainly has his private indulgences, but he takes great pleasure in involving you in some of his less solitary activities. Whatever the pursuit may be, it often concludes with him inside of you, his teeth leaving raw marks on your skin as he draws out multiple orgasms from your pliable body.

→ In these moments, he alternates between showering you with praise and delivering sharp, cutting remarks, his rough fingers encircling your throat as he thrusts into you with relentless force, pushing you to the brink of ecstasy until you're cock drunk and screaming his name. He relishes in the intensity of the experience, breaking you down only to rebuild you according to his desires, sculpting you into his perfect masterpiece.

→ Over time, Otis's possessiveness and control puts an end to your employment, your independence dwindling in the face of your need to be with him and his need for your servitude. His affection is conditional upon your compliance and submission, and when you prove yourself to him is when you get your reward of a tender kiss to your nose, or being pulled into his lap for a warm embrace. His love is a privilege to be earned, and he is fast to take it away if he deems you unworthy of it.

→ Otis perceives you as an extension of himself, expecting you to conform to his desires and interests. He finds pleasure in your engagement with his world, he likes when you lounge on his stained mattress in nothing but his shirt listening to his musings on the complexities of human nature. He encourages you to challenge his viewpoints, igniting debates that fuel his passion.

→ However, you soon discover that venturing into this territory can be perilous. It often results in Otis's eyes blazing with fury, his hands trembling with conviction as he towers over you, unleashing a torrent of berating and belittling words until you find yourself on your knees before him. It's a volatile dance of intellectual stimulation intertwined with the raw intensity of his dominance.

→ It falls to you to navigate these moments, gently guide him back to a sense of equilibrium with a steady stream of apologies and affirmations, trail open mouthed kisses down his body until you feel him relax under your touch. Sometimes his tumultuous thoughts wouldn't waver and he'd either take his frustrations out on your cunt or push you away until you are begging at his door. For Otis, isolation becomes a test of your loyalty—will you stay, or run? 

→ And time and again, you choose to stay, receiving no verbal apology afterward because that is Otis' way. However, when he deems fit, he leaves small tokens on the bedside table for you to find in the morning—a small sculpture, a painting—his non-verbal way of acknowledging his feelings about his actions. You know better than to draw attention to these gestures. Instead, you offer a kiss to his lips as a silent acknowledgment of his effort to make amends. His response is typically playful yet affectionate, a light smack on your behind accompanied by an eye roll, never one to dwell on sentimentality.

→ Overall, Otis is content with you, would dare say happy. You fit into his life with ease, don't give him much grief when you're not busy bitching a song about nothing. However, the devil makes work for idle hands, and there's still work to be done in fully acclimating you to his ways. He does love watching you break.

[manicpixieyandere]

The League of Villains

Society and Quirks

So we just finished binging all of MHA and read the remaining chapters of the manga. And damn we did not expect the League of Villains to be some of our favorite characters to ever grace this Earth! But it's kinda unfortunate the franchise the ended up in. Let's talk about that!

First let's start by talking about the LoV and what quirks represented for them. In MHA it's quite common for quirks to be used as allegories for different kinds of marginalization.

Heteromorphs like Spinner are a representation of racism.

Toga's quirk is a representation of how she loves someone and how society deems that love "wrong". Toga is shown to love both boys and girls. People beg her to "just be normal". She is obviously queer.

Dabi's body was not made to deal with his own quirk. This reads as being born disabled. He also has the common disabled experience of being told to forget his dreams and aspirations.

Twice's double quirk and the trauma that came from it lead to him developing dissociative identity disorder.

Some in the LoV were also marginalized / had a rough start without anything to do with their quirks.

Magne is a trans woman.

Mr. Compress comes from a family lineage of criminals.

Shigaraki is a League of Legends player.

(No but seriously this poor kid was abused and manipulated his whole life).

Speaking of which a lot of the LoV were abused and / or neglected as children. Most of the shit Shigaraki went through was due to All For One, but it's not like his bio dad was stellar either. We all know Endeavor gets the worst dad of the year award for how he raised Toya, but Dabi also got the AFO manipulation to a degree as well. Toga's parents were neglectful and verbally abusive.

All of this is to say; The LoV members clearly had a rough life. But they found a family in each other! They all cared for each other in their own way! Twice and Toga were very close and would take care of each other. Dabi burns down Toga's childhood home. Spinner and Shigaraki bond over video games and were genuine friends. Compress takes care of everyone and saves them. Everyone is sad when Magne and Twice die.

All of this leads to this beautiful line from Shigaraki:

He wanted to be their hero. He wanted to destroy the world not just for his own urges, but to make the world a better place for his friends, for the LoV. But did he succeed, even a little bit?

Wellll... The hero society that doomed them all is still going well and thriving. The most change to come out of their mission was a bigger focus on quirk counseling. This is definitely important but it is not the only thing that needed to change. And it only changed because of ONE PERSON. The ONE person who showed empathy for Toga. Ochaco is the one to implement this change, but she is only one person. She cannot change the entire world on her own.

This is where we just can't get past the clear biases in the writing of MHA. The villains are not treated fairly. For example the heroes get off scott free with practically EVERYTHING. Bakugo dies? Just kidding! Oh the condition for him coming back to life was now Edgeshot has to die? Nah he's fine too. Deku had an entire arc about wanting to save Shigaraki when no one else agreed, only for him to kill him in the end. And after killing him it's not like he implemented changes to help prevent whoever the next Shigaraki is gonna be. The cycle will continue until changes are made.

So as you can see there is clear favoritism in the writing. And that is something that tends to be an issue whenever you have a plot device such as quirks that represent marginalization and you have villains who are trying to fight their oppressors. Let's look at a few examples!

For animation fans an example that leaves a bitter taste in our mouth is The Dragon Prince's dark magic. Dark magic is something that is seen as corrupt but also explained to be a way for humans to have magic to fight their oppressors as they were seen as less than since they had no magic. But dark magic is also used as an allegory for drugs and addiction, so it gets messy.

For the superhero fans let's look at The Boys. Supes are a complete mess. You have them representing conservatives and cops in an "all supes are bastards way" while also having them as a marginalized race in danger of being genocided. You can't have both.

Both of these examples show messy allegories in fantasy where rising against your oppressors is painted as wrong and the marginalized are also seen in a negative light due to some other component of their fantasy (drugs and cops respectively). MHA falls into the same trap with its villains. They're fighting their oppressors. They are oppressed due to their quirks just being who they are, but those quirks also lead to violent murderous urges (decay and transform most of all). It ends up creating a scenario where you teach the audience that it's bad to rise against your oppressors, it's bad to want change.

So what could they have done differently? Without completely redoing the quirk fantasy, the simplest answer would be to REDO THE SYSTEM! They hinted many times in the series it needed to change somehow and just never did. Normal civilians even wanted it changed, not just the villains! But it just doesn't change. They needed to put more focus on that push not just from the villains but from the innocent civilians as well to prove it's something that needed to change. But it never will. It's fiction and the book is closed.

But just because it's fictional doesn't mean it doesn't represent real world events. The story teaches negative things about marginalization and how we should never make a stand. It's like telling all the women right now in America to not be angry their anatomy and rights are being taken away from them. It's telling those women to love the man who is doing this to them. It's telling queer people to just accept they can't get married or transition anymore. It's telling us there is nothing to be done. But remember that isn't true! If you keep fighting things could change. It unfortunately may not be in your lifetime, but at least we can try to make things better for the future generations so no one has to hurt like the LoV did, like real people do today.

[miaountainmama]

selfish

characters: keiji shinogi x gn!reader

contains: keiji hates himself. fluff, sfw. really just an excuse for me to make keiji suffer but also not suffer. lazy writing

wc: 847

a/n: i posted this and then i was like why is it getting no attention. i forgot the tags lol so anyways repost

Keiji is used to being many things. He’d done a fair amount of undercover work back in the day, after all— and, more often than not, he had to do a little pretending to get that perfect piece of evidence.

A store clerk. A car salesman. A doctor.

A lover, however, was a role he had never had to play, for work or otherwise. And, while he was not one for perfection, he is determined to not mess this one up once.

He does his share of the housework. He remembers every important day. He is the golden image of a partner— except for one thing.

Keiji often comes home criminally late, the sky stretching into the small hours of the morning by the time his keys make it to the lock on the door. He can’t help it— it’s his job to stay for as long as he’s needed— but it doesn’t make the cold sheets and painfully empty space beside you any easier to deal with.

Tonight is another one of those nights. Another night where the darkness seems to stretch on for eternity, the light ticking of the clock on the wall crawling forward at a snail’s pace; another night where, despite how unreasonable it is, you wish he’d just quit his job already and retire. God knows he deserves to.

You don’t know how long you’ve been lying there for, staring at the black where the ceiling would be, but the desperation to just sleep already dissipates the moment you hear the clinking at the door. Apparently, Keiji is impatient too— you hear him pad over to the bedside in record time, already in a change of clothes.

“Hey,” you mumble sleepily, throwing the covers aside so he can join you.

“Hey,” he grins, crawling into the space you left him. The bags under his eyes stretch with the movement, and you can’t help but notice how prominent they are, more so than usual. You frown.

“You’ve been working late too much,” you murmur, and he exhales deeply.

“I know,” he says. “I promise it won’t be for much longer.”

“It better not be,” you say, though the words have no bite, and his eyes soften at the way your voice sweetens. It fills him with a feeling he can’t exactly describe.

Keiji knows it’s not healthy to feel the way he does. He knows it’s not right to have his chest tighten any time you send him a smile, a laugh— knows the bittersweet tinge to every happy moment isn’t how things should be. Yet they are, and when you reach for him and pull him to your chest, hand running through his shaggy hair, he resists the urge to instinctively switch your places. It isn’t fair to you—- he should be the one holding you, treating you with love and care. It’s always you making the sacrifices, always you making him feel like he’s worth something when he’s not. He’s already done enough damage to you by taking your love, your time, your devotion— to make you put any extra effort into caring for him is just wrong. Corrupt, even.

He supposes he really is a criminal.

He shakes his head when you ask him how work was. He can’t speak right now, not without his voice breaking, and he can’t have you misplace any more of your concern. Instead, he just wraps his arms around you, breathing deeply, albeit a little shakily, and thinks of a time when he was once whole— back when he was the kind of person who could give you what you deserved.

“Your roots are growing back in,” you say lowly, interrupting his train of thought, and it makes him frown even harder as you mess with his hair, inspecting the now dark areas near his scalp. Another reminder of who he once was.

Another reminder of what he’s not.

“When do you clock in tomorrow? I can help you bleach them in the morning if it’s not too early,” you offer, and Keiji, ever selfish, takes the distraction.

“2 P.M.,” he murmurs from where he’s buried into the crook of your neck, and you hum in acknowledgement.

“It’s a deal then. I’ll get you in perfect shape before work,” you smile, pressing your lips to the top of his head. He lets out a contented sigh unbidden, pulling you closer.

You regard him for a moment, just running your fingers through his hair, and, taken by the emotions running through the silent room, whisper a sweet “I love you” to him.

“You-…” He starts, and as he trails off, there are so many ways he wants to take the sentence. You shouldn’t. You deserve better. But you tap his head, a gentle little reminder as if you can read his thoughts, and he wills his mind to quiet. Instead, he lets out a heavy breath and says, “I love you, too.”

“Good night, Keiji,” you smile, and you feel his lips slightly curl up against your skin too.

“Good night, sweetheart. Sweet dreams.”

[charmwasjess]

AHEM. Dooku for 2/3 and 18, 25? Or dealer's choice? Anything you like 👀👀👀👀👀

OH HEY FRIEND :D Thank you so much!!! I answered the first two here <3 <3 but I kind of went wide with 25 so I pulled in some dealer's choice. :D Couldn't resist.

18 How about a relationship they have in canon with another character that you admire?

It was so tempting to write you a Sifo-Dyas essay here. Please accept this coupon for one unhinged Sifo-Dyas manifesto, to be redeemed at a time of your choosing. <3

But today, I’m thinking about Mace and Dooku. God, there’s a part in that Shatterpoint novel where Mace obsesses over the fact that he could have killed Dooku on Geonosis - he could have gone for Dooku’s head instead of Jango’s, and how much death and suffering would he have saved? And the fact that he didn’t, he went after Jango, not because he didn’t realize the importance of that decision, but for the plain fact that he didn’t want to kill Dooku.

I think two things are so interesting here - of course, I love the way that Mace vouches so hard for Dooku in AotC, and I love all that implies about the personal relationship and respect as colleagues between them. All that it hints about Dooku's post-exit relationship with the Jedi Order.

I also think it’s interesting that the questions doesn't seem to be if Mace could kill Dooku. 

Here’s the part where I just pornographically imagine the duel between Mace’s Vaapad and Dooku’s Makashi and make uncomfortable noises. Arguably the two most aggressive forms, I think that fight would be insane. Mace is 6’2/1.88m, while Dooku has a few inches on him, Mace is younger and very powerfully built, so Dooku isn’t going to get his usual default “I can just reach further than you” advantages. Also, the way Mace dominates the terrain - I’m thinking of his duel in Sidious’s office - is going to be a big problem for our Count, who thrives on space in a fight and carefully balancing Makashi’s more delicate aspects with his ability to control the environment via the Force - ie, drop pieces of the architecture on his opponents heads. Cool fucking fight, cooler what-if. 

What does the Separatist movement he just started look like if Dooku is captive or martyred?

 25? What was your first impression of [Dooku]? How about now?

Well, my VERY first impression of this character was quite negative. Like many fans, I was enraged to find that we were getting this character and not Sith lady concept art (who would turn out to be future Asajj). Old man Sith?! Who used to be a Jedi? NO WE HAVE OLD MAN SITH WHO USED TO BE A JEDI AT HOME. 

But when I first became a Dooku maniac, I spent a lot of time working backwards trying to find the actual good person the monster used to be. What was the dramatic tipping point, how much was Qui-Gon’s death a factor, how could Dooku’s fall have been stopped or redeemed? 

Now the more fascinating part to me is how an actually good person becomes a monster. To me, that’s actually started to be more interesting than my old fascination with finding some big reason. I love the almost ordinary factors in his slide toward darkness - loneliness, depression, helplessness, the unwanted child compulsive urge to impress the wrong people, plain old sunk cost fallacy. He can be a surprisingly uncommitted Sith. He chains himself to Sidious. 

Someone once summed up my one true fix-it fic, “Five Days to Murder Sifo-Dyas,” as “Sifo-Dyas saves Dooku using only the power of his dick,” and while that's funny, they’re right. I really think any very simple change in Dooku’s story could have got him back on track. The fascinating fact is, it didn’t. Dooku's missed connection with his own humanity and goodness.  

Talking further about impressions of the character, although maybe this gets into 6. What's something you have in common with this character? territory, is that I’ve grown up with Dooku. Getting into Dooku when I was a kid and now liking the character as an adult, I realize I relate to him fundamentally differently now vs then.

Dooku and I don’t share a lot of personality traits, and I’m nowhere near his age in the films, but now I’ve been a teacher, I know how that rewires your brain. I know what it’s like to be a whole ass adult, but still meaningfully reckoning with your own ugly origin story. And god, am I fucking worried about the end of the world. His problems feel so much more real to me now.

I think both he and Sifo-Dyas have a core trait of “oh my god, what’s happening, why doesn’t everyone else SEE this, I have to do SOMETHING” driving their characters’ actions. And while I obviously don’t agree with either of their actions, I think that’s never been more relatable to me than now in 2025.

[artytaeh]

( ☆ ) . . . MY OTHER OBSESSIONS.

important to know: this is not my main content. although i will be glad to receive messages about one of these characters, my main focus isn't them.

i will! accept certain requests for these characters, mainly character.ai bots; everyone is welcome to my dms, if you'd like to have someone to talk about them.

i won't! do bots with alternative universes that are too out of the box. for example: an anakin bot where he doesn't turn to the dark side is fine, but i won't do modern au's, nor anything related to that. the characters are bonded to their universe.

ANAKIN SKYWALKER · attack of the clones ; bots inspired by that timeline of star wars' prequels.

based on scenes from the movie . 𖥔 ࣪˖

⭒ currently empty. waiting for updates!

original scenarios with anakin . 𖥔 ࣪˖

⭑ can't eat, can't sleep, can't think ─ anakin is haunted by his feelings for user. he can only hope that user feels the same, and gives him a chance.

⭒ show me how ; loving you ─ breaking the rules isn't new for anakin, but engaging intimacy, is. eager to please user and make her feel good, anakin happily seeks for guidance to make you see stars.

⭑ ain't nothing but a nasty dog ─ victim to his hormones, anakin can't help the attraction he feels for user. he's supposed to listen; but the padawan can't avert his gaze from user's chest. [coming soon]

ANAKIN SKYWALKER · revenge of the sith ; bots inspired by that timeline of star wars' prequels.

based on scenes from the movie . 𖥔 ࣪˖

⭒ currently empty. waiting for updates!

original scenarios with anakin . 𖥔 ࣪˖

⭑ between a rock and a hard place ─ having been chosen to protect a senator, anakin overhears a discussion between user and padmé; knowing that he shouldn't meddle, so neither of you will be upset with him.

⭒ skirt off, in the backseat ─ joining his two most favorite things, anakin brings user to his speeder for a 'fun time' in the backseat. also based on this thought.

⭑ surviving order 66 ─ even though anakin was a necessary strength, the jedi council had to let him go. living a peaceful life in naboo with user, a cryptic message sent by obi-wan, warning the couple about order 66, pleads for a chaotic escape to safety.

⭒ building his baby's crib ─ for someone who built a podracer and protocol droid out of garbage at the age of nine, anakin skywalker can't wait to lend his abilities for the baby's bed.

⭑ seashells, sand and first steps ─ taking a short trip to naboo, anakin and his wife get to witness their baby's first steps in the peaceful shores of naboo.

⭒ slipping through my fingers ─ as simple and innocent as that action was, anakin feels like his daughter is slipping through his fingers.

⭑ the urge to fight for something bigger ─ after surviving the jedi purge, anakin and his family hide on tatooine. as the chosen one, anakin feels guilty that he's hiding, rather than joining the rebellion's forces.

anakin skywalker as suitless vader . 𖥔 ࣪˖

⭑ fussing over his pregnant wife ─ even though the empire's supreme commander became the protagonist of many people's nightmares, darth vader is only but a devoted husband that doesn't want his wife to stress her pregnant body.

⭒ the grandest wedding the empire has ever seen ─ as a jedi, anakin hated to hide his love for you. now that he is lord vader, he can finally give you the incredible, official and loud wedding you deserve. can't you see? even if people suffer, your love can freely exist now.

SCOTT BARRINGER · higher ground ; bots inspired by the series and some episodes.

based on episodes from the series . 𖥔 ࣪˖

⭒ #OO1: scott free ─ based on the first episode of the series, scott barringer arrives at mount horizon for the very first time. [coming soon]

⭑ #O17: daised and confused; reading frankenstein ─ based on the seventeenth episode of the series, scott and the other cliffhangers share a literature class with roger, then have a reading session in the common room.

original scenarios with scott . 𖥔 ࣪˖

⭑ playing favorites ─ some cliffhangers find it cute, others complain about it; the truth is that scott has a soft spot for user.

⭒ back to square one ─ after spending a week at home in vacation with his father and, consequently, his stepmother elaine, scott relives his trauma and returns to horizon as broken as when he first arrived.

⭑ runaways ─ somehow, scott convinces user to runaway with him to san francisco, where his cousin lives. the plan might not be bulletproof, but scott doesn't want to leave horizon without user.

⭒ sorry is the hardest word ─ scott knows that apologizing shouldn't be so hard, but for him, it is. instead of saying that he's sorry for what he said, scott opts to seek unspoken forgiveness.

⭒ traitorous impatience ; scott reads your diary ─ after baring his scarred heart to user, scott wants to know about her past too. his impatience encourages him to read her diary.

⭑ petty pranks, pettier consequences ─ the gender war between the cliffhangers began with an accident. then, it developed into two groups in constant war with each other. the secret is to not let the counselors know about it. [coming soon]

⭒ the heavy burden of leadership ─ after sophie left to bring katherine back to the camp as soon as possible, the cliffhangers are left to survive for the night in the snowy mountain. heads turn to scott; assuming him as the new leader.

[rowayneau]

Welcome to Twisted Wonderland Hazbins!! (Hazbin Hotel x Twisted Wonderland)-Part 3

Meanwhile, on Main Street, Grim and Ace are yelling at each other after Ace mocks them for not knowing about the Great Seven. Yuu is just chilling in the background while trying to process the fact that actual Disney villains are actual historical figures here, and they seemed to be worshiped by the people in this school. From what Ace has told them, the villains here seem to be quite different from their movie counterparts back at home.

Yuu was so engrossed in their thoughts that they didn’t notice that Ace and Grim had begun fighting with magic. Fireballs are flying everywhere due to Ace’s and Grim’s, wind and fire magic. Yuu barely dodge a fireball themselves. The fireball that missed Yuu, struck the Queen of Hearts statue causing it to catch on fire. Yuu barely managed to put it out before Crowly came in yelling and demanded what was going on.

Ace and Grim try to escape but Crowley is able to catch them with his ‘lash of love’. After getting an explanation on what happened, Crowley ordered Yuu, Grim and Ace to clean 100 windows around the school campus as punishment. They are to meet up at the school cafeteria at the end of the school day. All three have no choice but to attend lest they want a worst punishment on the first day of school.

He then sends Ace back to class and tells Yuu and Grim to get back to their work and not to forget to meet up at the cafeteria after school. The Hazbins were watching in surprise, this actually is a magic school. A human kid just casted a real magic spell and he is not a demon or an angel. Back in their world, normal humans can’t cast any magic and would be only able to after they died when they became either an angel or a demon.

That’s when Charlie also notices the statues on Main Street, she recognizes all the seven statue figures. As a Disney fan herself, Charlie is familiar with the Disney characters and all of their stories and is surprised there are statues of them here in this school. Crowley notices that Charlie is staring at the Great Seven Statutes, decides now is a good time to show that he is a trustworthy principal. He starts to ramble about the Great Seven history and all of their accomplishments and glory. Crowley also adds on how the Great Seven are important historical figures to this school and how there are dorms based on them.  

Most of it went over the Hazbins head as they don’t know much about Disney movies, but Charlie does. She is shocked to learn that Disney villains are considered to be heroes here and that they are worshipped as such. All of their villainous actions from the movies are somehow twisted to fit the image of them doing great historical feats and contributing to the world. Charlie, not wanting to be rude or cause any political trouble, keeps this to herself for now and is planning to talk to Vaggie after all this is over.

Crowly then continues on with the tour with the Hazbins following him behind. While they are walking toward Crowley’s office, they don't notice that Niffty has wandered off to clean the charred statue. She just can’t stand the statue being dirty and has a strong urge to clean it.

It is the end of the school day and Yuu and Gim are waiting in the school cafeteria for Ace to arrive so that they can get their punishment to be over with. After a long while, Ace still didn’t show up and that prompts Yuu and Grim to look for Ace, figuring that he is running away from his punishment. They looked in the classroom but he wasn’t there, but was informed by a helpful painting that Ace left class with the other students and is heading back to his dorm.

This got Yuu and Grim to confirm that Ace is planning to ditch them. At the mirror hallway, Ace is indeed ditching them and is heading back to his dorm before he gets jumped by Grim. Both Grim and Yuu give chase to Ace who is running away from them. During the chase, they bumped into a dark-haired boy named Deuce, who seems to be Ace’s classmate and dorm mates. They ask for his help to catch Ace, and Deuce in his panic riddled mind somehow drops a cauldron on top of Ace.

After a short time, Yuu and Deuce manage to convince Ace to go to detention. That is when they notice Grim is missing, it turns out Grim also ran away as he also doesn’t want to wash the windows. Yuu, Ace and Deuce manage to chase him down to the school cafeteria, where Grim is standing on top of a fancy chandelier, mocking them. None of them is able to reach him as he is up high at the ceiling.

Deuce then has the bright idea of lifting Ace with magic and throwing him at Grim on the chandelier. This results in him crashing into Grim, and bringing down the chandelier, destroying it. If that’s not bad enough, before they all can get away, Crowley shows up. He yells at all of them, demanding what's going on. As if damaging the Queen of Hearts statue is not enough, they have to destroy the chandelier too?

That is the final straw for Crowley. He then decides to expel all of them from school. Maybe expect for Yuu, since during this time Charlie and Alastor was negotiating to have Yuu and possibly Grim to be under their care.(But he still can try to expel Grim though)

Deuce begins to panic big time. He can’t afford to be expelled from this school, he still has so many things he wants to do. He tells Crowley that he will pay for the damages himself if he has to. Crowley informs him that he has his own idiocy to blame and that this is no normal chandelier.

It’s a magical chandelier that uses candles that will burn for eternity. It was a legendary masterpiece and has been with them since the founding of the school. The cost of compensation for such a masterpiece will be at least a billion Madol. Ace wonders why it can’t be fixed with magic?

Crowley tells them that magic is not all powerful and the magic crystal of the chandelier was shattered. Without the magic crystal, the chandelier will never be lit again. Ace and Deuce are in despair, they are going to be expelled on the first day of school. Crowley then informs them that there might be a way to fix it.

The chandelier’s magic crystal was mined in the Dwarf’s Mine, if they could find the magic crystal of the same kind, the repair might be possible. However, there is no guarantee that there is any crystal left in the mine. The mine has been closed for a long while and it might be because the mine was exhausted for all of its magic crystals.

Deuce yells out that he doesn’t care and that he will go there anyway to look for a magic crystal. Crowley rescinded and informed him that he has one night to accomplish this task. He will have to come back with a magic crystal by tomorrow morning or he will face expulsion, this goes for Ace too. 

Both Ace and Deuce have no choice but to agree to this proposal. Crowley then directs them to use the Gate in the Mirror Chamber to go directly to Dwarf’s Mine. Yuu offers to go along with Ace and Deuce while bringing Grim along, since they are also partly responsible for this mess. Mostly Grim’s fault though. Grim then starts to wake up and asks what is going on. Yuu just bluntly states that Grim might be happier if he stayed unconscious while dragging him along to the Mirror Chamber with Ace and Deuce.

Crowley then flew back to his office to continue his negotiation with the Hazbins. What they didn’t notice is that when Ace, Deuce, Yuu and Grim are walking towards the Mirror Chamber, they are leaving a trail of dust and ceiling plaster that are falling off their persons and making a dusty trail. 

They also didn’t notice small, little Niffty is following them from behind cleaning the dust trail they left behind. They certainly didn’t notice her when they were at the Mirror Chamber and using the Gate to go to the Dwarf’s Mine with her following behind and jumping into the Gate after them. It looks like their trip has one more additional passenger.

[smetakovec]

I feel like like having a delusional rant about my favourite dark lord.

I've seen many interpretations of the evil in Tolkien's works and I love each and every one. I feel like it always shows so much about the person who opens up about how they understood the story. The range is wide, from people who give Melkor a very realistic, human like nature to people who view him in a more symbolic, theological and metaphorical sense. All these, aside from being lovely to read, are enriching and widen our horizons.

What even is evil? The urge to cause others pain? Or selfishness, taking and taking while never giving back and never being considerate of the ones we're taking from? Is evil just in the acts themselves? Or is it in the thoughts as well? Are we born evil? Or do we grow into it? Do we spiral down to a path of evil after making a single wrong decision that seals our fate forever?

For Melkor, I believe the decision was stepping into the void, searching for the flame.

There are two options of what might have gone wrong. Either it was the isolation, creating an echo chamber for his mind and only supporting him in his delusions that he might have had harboured there, devoid of any possible dialogue or a counterargument, or it might have been the character of the neverending, terribly dark and empty void itself. If there was, let's say, something that could seep into your heart and poison it, how good would he be against it alone without the protection of Eru?

No matter what might have been happening in the void, one thing is certain, and that is the fact that him being away from the Ainur prevented him to ever learn how to play music in harmony with others.

Is it his fault? Yes.

But was it intentional from his side? I don't believe so.

The creation of Eä, it wasn't the fire itself, but it was an opportunity for Melkor to finally create. Oh and how he wanted to! He spent an unmeasurable amount of time in the harsh and underwhelming void searching for the flame, he wanted it more than anyone! It's only fair he's the one who gets to be in charge, right? No one dreamt of this opportunity more than him, he feels like it's his sole purpose, to give life to something. Not to dominate, or to rule, or to torture, just to create.

What a blow it must have been for him to see Manwë being the favoured one. His own brother, his kin, what did Eru dislike about him so much that he had to not only create a better, stable version of him, but to also put him in charge?

All of this creates a mash of bitterness, jealousy, hurt and insatiable yearning in his heart. The feelings of utter betrayal. Of others not acknowledging him for what he is. He is the greatest among them! So how can no one see it?

Poisoned seeds were planted inside of him and they only grow with every little disagreement, with every little argument, with every gaze aimed at him that didn't feel right.

So he will rule over darkness instead.

He brings destruction and ruin with him. Is it to hurt the others? Is it to assert dominance? Or to gain their attention? "Oh, they hate me? They never had any love for me? Ha! I don't want your love anyway! I'll make you hate me even more! A very mature and intelligent thing to do..."

What would Melkor's purpose on Arda even be if it wasn't for all of this? I've seen people say Melkor's nature was an important prevention against stagnation. Both in the physical sense (there would not be continents and hills and mountains) and in the psychological sense (a person who's always happy and never struggles with anything won't ever grow or move forward.) Other things that come to mind are darkness and death being soothing presences under his wings. It is said that humans were supposed to not fear death and that it was only tainted by Melkor and his evil. That leads me to another thought, that might not be correct at all but I fell in love with it too much to abandon it.

All the traits I have mentioned before, the yearning to create, the need for absolute freedom and individualism, it seems to me that it beautifully encapsulates a certain race and that is — *humans.*

If I remember correctly, Manwë wasn't very fond of humans because they reminded him too much of Melkor. And to me personally, it seems like Eru might have favoured humans more than the Quendi, giving them the ability to create their own fate and to leave Eä, the ability *to be* (or to be in the bounds of Eru's own heart and mind). I also felt like, despite Melkor's suspicions and distrust, that be might have been Eru's favourite too.

Were humans made in his image? Would humans be Melkor's purpose on Arda? And the gift to escape your fate and to create your own beyond the bounds of Iluvatar's mind, did Eru ever plan to gift Melkor the same thing?

Was he truly special among the others? Were Eru's plans for Melkor different?

I don't think Melkor before Ëa would be too happy about the idea of Morgoth. Bitter, unhappy, a husk of his former self. And the worst of it all, never free and forever restrained by the consequences of his own actions.

I know there might be much better and more intelligent ways to look at his character. He will always have a very special place in my heart. This whole rant might be just me projecting my own bad traits onto him, since I already decided that he's me and I'm him.

But for real, sometimes I feel like the professor came up with my exact personality and then said "this bitch caused every bad thing that ever happened" 💔 ahaha

[fourraccoonsinacoat]

How the Dark Urge playthrough adds depth to the Astarion romance.

Hello, Tumblr! Welcome to my midnight dissertation on how the Durge romance scene adds a whole beautiful layer to the Astarion romance, because I can't stop thinking nonsense about a fictional character in a video game. Join me.

Also, spoilers ahead for the Dark Urge playthrough...obviously.

So, the Durge romance scene starts with your necrofabulous demon butler, Fel, showing up and saying some shit about your romanced companion.

I should also mention the timeline here, cause that's important. In my Durge playthrough, this scene triggered in the Mountain Pass. So we'd saved the Grove, went wilding in the Underdark, almost got roasted and toasted in Grymforge, couldn't fucking figure out how to get out of the Underdark (thanks for nothing, Halsin), so we go back up top and take the Mountain Pass. We then proceeded to completely miss the creche, stumble into Last Light Inn via being jumped by the Harpers, and save Isobel. (At this point in my playthrough, I knew I'd messed up because we hadn't found the creche, so I backtracked to the Mountain Pass.)

We had barely scratched the surface of the Shadowlands.

So, Fel is there talking shit. And if you're romancing Astarion he says: He is so afraid. So, so afraid. Of everyone, besides you, who he ought to fear most.

This shows that Astarion is already starting to feel ~feelings~ for your Durge, to his great discontent. You're something different, dare he even think it...special. Ew.

Again, this is before the majority of Shadowlands, before all the Thorm drama, way before Moonrise (at least in my playthrough) and That Bitch Araj.

Durge tells Fel to fuck off, and Fel says some more shit and Durge gets a dialog option that says: We are indomitable together. You underestimate us.

And I love that line because it shows Durge thinks of Astarion as an equal. Not something to fix, despite how broken the both of them are. But equal, and stronger because of it (insert some nonsense about two broken things being stronger together as one. It'll break your heart.)

Then, Fel responds to that dialog option with: You are wrong to consider another your equal. So, here is this child of a literal god - Bhaal - considering Astarion an equal. Yes, Durge doesn't know that yet, but I love the headcannon of the litteral child of a murder god looking at Astarion and going, yep I like you, let's go be chaotic and tragic together and maybe help eachother heal in the process.

So, Fel fucks off.

Durge wakes Astarion up and recounts what just happened and Astarion is Astarion about it, but then the Urge takes over and your Durge looses control. You wake up and are tied up by Astarion (but not like that) and he is obviously taking the situation more seriously after presumably seeing you pass out and lose it. Your Durge can pass a saving throw to resist the Urge and express that you understand what he's saying "Whatever this is. It won't win."

His response if you make the save is: "Easy now, darling. You've got this. And I've got you."

And don't tell me this dude doesn't care about Durge at this point, way before he admits it out loud once you get to Moonrise/speak with That Bitch Araj.

So, you get through the night and Astarion cuts you free once you're back in control and admonishes the Durge a bit and says they need to talk.

Astarion tells the Durge that they're not alone in this struggle and that he's there for them. He says "that's not who we are" when referring to the things they both did while under the control of an abusive authority figure. He says "we make our own choices, and you made the right one last night."

I love this whole scene because it really establishes the dynamic between Astarion and the Durge as a supportive one. A lot of Astarion’s romance involves the MC being in the role of the person providing support and reassurance, and I love that about the romance. I love that this masculine character is shown being vulnerable and that a part of his arc involves coming to terms with needing support (as a trauma survivor, myself, who had and still has a lot of toxic independence issues to deal with, I feel you.) But in this scene, we see a completely flipped dynamic that I think really adds a depth to the romance that can go missed if you don't do the Dark Urge playthrough.

Durge is the one in need of support and reassurance here, and Astarion provides it confidently and sincerely. He tells your Durge that they'll get through this, and that he will be there to "make sure" they do.

It's so ride or die, and I love it.

I could go on about all my headcannons in regards to how the Astarion and Durge romance progresses, but this nonsense has really gone on long enough. Apologies for the mindrot, I just adore well written characters.

My point is, go do a Dark Urge playthrough and romance Astarion!