#asexualastarion

[kirnet]

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As much as booktok and shallow publishing trends annoy me, I think people are only really outraged bc they view books as some sacred bastion of intelligence and culture rather than like. A vehicle of entertainment and information just like movies, shows, podcasts etc. don’t get me wrong, the change in the industry is alarming and really harms authors, but this is the same exact trend we see in all other mass media. Books are not more inherently ‘high brow’ than other forms of media, they just engage different parts of how you think because you have to read them rather than watch. And shitty shallow books always been widely available for mass entertainment ever since people could read on a large scale. That is inherently morally neutral. The crime of modern publishing and booktok isn’t that it disgraces a cult of the page, but that it leaves authors in the dust when it comes to marketing and promo

[kirnet]

ok uno reverse card what does everyone say in the entirely hypothetical scenario that piff goes down in combat? and does she have any unique reactions to anyone else going down?

TEEHEE

Companion goes down:

Generic: Damn it! How did that get past my ward?

Astarion: Remember, you're a vampire. Turn away from the light!

Gale: You don't get to go yet! Stand up!

Halsin: Halsin! stay with me, darling!

Karlach: No, Karlach! I still need to fix you!

Lae-zel: Lae'zel! I'll make them pay!

Shadowheart: Shadowheart! I won't let the darkness take you!

Wyll: Don't you lay a finger on him! Hold on, love!

Jaheira: Come on, Granny, it's not your time yet!

Minsc: Get up, you giant! I can't pick you up myself!

AND AVVID: Get up, Necromancer! This wouldn't always happen if you weren't always bled dry!

The extremely rare event Piff goes down:

Astarion: No! Get up. Someone help her!

Gale: Piff, I need- Piff? No!

Halsin: Stay awake! Hold on until I get to you!

Karlach: On your feet, soldier! I've seen you take worse.

Lae-zel: Tsk'va - I won't let death take you!

Shadowheart: Epiphany! How did this even happen?

Wyll: By the Triad, no! I'm almost there, love!

Jaheira: Come on, little cub. You're too young to take a rest.

Minsc: Boo says you have to get up, bossy one!

[kirnet]

🔈 for halrebe, kirnet, and atton (and any other kotor characters that I don’t know about)

Halrebe's song always has been and always will be alone made of ice - maldito

another certified Kirnet banger is Part ii - Paramore, but i'm pretty sure i've mentioned that one a lot over the years, so you also get jaded - spiritbox

atton... i have a lot of atton songs for my own oc atton rand. but the one that's always stuck with me over the years is the pit - silversun pickups. hearing "somebody somewhere will clean out your wounds with dirty fingers" as a child did something to my psyche that has been one of my fave lyrics forever... bonus is upbeat teeth - to whom it may

aspirations by good tiger is a kreia song. to mee <3333

[kirnet]

2 14 20 25 27 33 43 for Benny and raiden the people demand more Benny and raiden

2. What would they do if the other woke in a manic state after a nightmare?

Raiden: brush her hair back from her face if she allowed touch. Say a bunch of stupid enraging shit that had nothing to do with the nightmare, flirt with her. Anything to pull her out of the memory and put her attention onto him. Distract.

Benny: Sit there in silence until he was ready to talk abt it. be a steady constant presence. you don't have to explain anything to her bc she already knows

14. How do their personalities compliment each other? How do they clash?

Benny/Raiden are the complete opposite sides of the spectrum of the same person. Raiden is very charismatic, talkative, hedonistic, says nothing in a thousand words. He will distract in a thousand ways so that you think that you know him, but you only know what he wants you to. Benny is gruff, quiet, unwilling to give up any piece of herself until she chooses to. They clash bc Benny has absolutely no respect for the dishonest way Raiden handles things, and he hates how straight laced and holier than thou she is. They will argue about every single thing until the one single thing they do agree on, and then they will become an unstoppable force to destroy the target of their ire

20. Choose one song that perfectly describes their relationship.

Unfinished Business by White Lies and People Like Me, We Just Don't Play by Emarosa. And A Pearl by Mitski. And-

25. Do they have any hobbies they share?

Does weapon maintenance count? Raiden loves gambling drinking and whoring around, Benny loves to meditate and run combat drills.

27. Who is the light weight that needs to be taken care of after a party?

Benny. i don't think she's ever consumed alcohol in her life. She'd be the kind to start swinging on people and Raiden would film the whole thing

33. Who’s the better cook?

Benny actually! she takes over as the crew's secondary cook whenever Millie isn't up for cooking

43. Who would give their life for the other without a second thought?

:)

[kirnet]

Wyll and epiphany for the blorbo bingo I love them so much

Wyll and piff… the blade and the shield… OoOUGH

[kirnet]

Patron saint of insane blond baby girls, putting brunette bisexuals into situations, fifteen year old video games with clunky game play and terrible graphics, the Libby app, and short people

i have a varied portfolio its hard being in charge of so many things

[kirnet]

13, 14, and any other ones that you want to answer but haven’t been asked yet for the book questions!

13. What were your least favorite books of the year?

I think we're gonna have similar answers lol but Secret History... the Secret History we wrote during book club was so good. The premise had so much promise. I just hated all the characters, and nothing happened, and WE HAVE RAVENS IN CALIFORNIA DONNA

14. What books do you want to finish before the year is over?

I'm trying to finish the Southern Reach Trilogy (I've got like 80 more pages in Authority) and my library loan for Chain Gang All-Stars expires in 8 days, so hopefully that too! But I don't think that's gonna happen lol.

Also the most recent Murderbot book if I can squeeze it in!

[kirnet]

for bee gee three can i get 1,3, 8, 9, 10, 21?

1. the character everyone gets wrong

astarion is just the safe and only answer here. no, he wouldn’t say that. you’re thinking of wyll. also speaking of wyll i think people just assume that he’s the nice boring one tm when he is also a freak. i love him so much

3. screenshot or description of the worst take you’ve seen on tumblr

im too cowardly to go into the trenches so i dont leave my little safe bubble. the fenris/astarion and gale/anders comparisons make me homicidal tho

8. common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about

raphael is SO BAD AT SEX CANONICALLY. im sorry but its TRUE

9. worst part of canon

THE COMPLETE LACK OF WYLL. jesus. do my man justice give him his full amount of content. give him an act 3 story line that actually is a personal quest. absolute clown behavior they did him so dirty

10. worst part of fanon

i dont think i can think of anything rn… again i dont leave my little hole the world is so cold and scary. i guess just a general disrespect towards lae and wyll. also it is so incredibly horny. which i understand the game itself is also incredibly horny. but i think it often gets in the way of actually appreciating a character, especially when that character has issues around it like astarion

21. part of canon you think is overhyped

i dont understand the hype over isobel/aylin? dont get me wrong it’s great that there’s a main canon lesbian pairing, and i do really like aylin as a concept. (she’s very benny coded and i am but a man). but isobel is just. a wet blanket. its so boring i dont get it. i WANT to get it so bad

[kirnet]

Happy happy birthday!!!! I hope you had a great day!! ❤️❤️❤️🎂🎂🎉🎉🥳🥳

ABRAHAM RUTHIE BELOVED!!! ty ilysm mwah mwah

[kirnet]

HIIIIII HIIIIIIIII I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MY BELOVED WONDERFUL AMAZING EPIPHANY FROM YOUR BRAIN!!!!!!

Gen: 2 3 7 11, Story specific : 2 (eyes emoji) 3 8 11 (!), Romance: 7

HIIII BESTIE HIIII (this got very long lol)

Do the other companions have special comments or reactions upon recruiting your Tav?

Astarion: We only have room for one self-obsessed Baldurian in this camp, and I was here first.

Shadowheart: Keeping Epiphany around will make healing much, much easier.

Wyll: Don't you think Epiphany looks familiar? I swear I have seen her face before...

Karlach: Little blueberry's got spunk! Never seen a wizard take a hit like that before.

Lae'zel: She may be talented in the arcane, but if she asks me to carry her pack again, we leave her for the ghaik.

Gale: Good taste, my friend, to bring another wizard along! Though, some of her spellcasting seems a bit amateur... Ah! But we all have some relearning to do after the tadpole.

and if you talk to Piff right after: If Waterdeep wants to compare tomes, by all means. I know mine is bigger.

Does your Tav have any comments or advice when you recruit other companions?

She totally drools over Karlach with Shadowheart lol. She also is a little cagey when recruiting Wyll and warns the player to keep an eye on him. She's never met him, but her siblings and family all have on a few occasions, and all she knows is the rumors surrounding his disappearance from Baldur's Gate.

She also immediately hates Astarion. Starts grilling him about his past first thing.

Do they have their own personal quest that spans the course of the game? Can it take different branching paths depending on the choices the Player Character makes?

Her quest would overlap with Raphael! I'm not sure exactly how it would branch... I think it would be kind of similar to Gale's where there's the pursuit of power? You could either walk her own path, kill Raphael, and have her be more of a wizened adventurer, OR you can push her to sell her soul to Raph and get an insane power up in battle, thus repeating the same path that her grandmother took.

Are there any moments in the game that trigger unique dialogue for your character? (Like Gale’s anecdote about the barfight after you save the goblin prisoner)

hrmm... If you take her at any points when Raphael shows up she'd for sure have unique exchanges with him. Same with taking her to Devil's Fee. She'd probably throw out bits and pieces in the tiefling camp and Baldur's Gate, but I can't think of any specific moments. Most of them center around her adventures or with her noble past.

How do they advise the player character on Raphael?

At the beginning: Dancing with a devil is a good way for your toes to get smashed and your soul ripped from your chest. Listen to Raphael, absorb everything he says, and sniff out his weaknesses. Play along, for now, but don't trust a damn thing he says.

Post Act 2: The only thing greater than Raphael's power is his ego. Making deals with Astarion, tempting Mol... I hope you have been paying attention, my friend, because I intend to make him pay.

Act 3 Sharess Caress, if you encourage her to gain more power: Perhaps... Perhaps it is worth it. How much is a soul, anyway? (laughs harshly) A collection of hours, of memories? The world is ending, dear friend, and I have no use for soul without the city it belongs to.

Act 3 Sharess Caress, if you encourage her to keep her soul: Ha! Dear Grandfather thinks us mice? Then we will burrow like one. The Orphic Hammer is your decision, but I intend to enter the hells and burn that over-decorated monstrosity to the ground.

How do they react to Astarion biting the Player Character?

Disgust. Full disgust. She gives you a judgey look every morning that he feeds. Eventually she asks for a blood sample to see if there's any effect of consistent vampire feeding.

Do they have comments on who the Player Character chooses to spend the night with?

Astarion: (sigh) Of course you did.

Shadowheart: You and Shadowheart, heh? Treat her right, not that she'll need my help if you don't.

Wyll: I saw you speaking with Wyll last night. Looking to become the next Lord/Lady Ravengard, are we?

Karlach: You can't touch her? No matter, there are ways around that. Mage hand is only a cantrip!

Lae'zel: You are braver than me, my friend. Now, lead on! I enjoy watching you limp.

Gale: So, how was his tome?

Epiphany: How was last night, love? Still feeling sparks? (She laughs, and then cuts it off, her face replaced with a look of dawning horror). Dear gods, did I just giggle? Ugh. Go away. I don't want to talk to you.

Minthara: As morally bankrupt as you might be, I can't fault you for that decision.

What do they say if the PC tries to force them to go up on stage with Dribbles the Clown?

Haha! (waving with a large gorgeous smile) Have you heard of the Diamond Shield of Baldur's Gate? Pray she doesn't hear of you after this.

(That's her grandmother's common title, as she invented the globe of invulnerability spell and is a hot shot noble in the city. A very threatening woman with a threatening reputation)

What questions can Zethino ask the PC about Tav in the Love Test?

'We strive to do our utmost - to prove ourselves worthy. Tell me - of what is Epiphany most proud?' 1. Her family 2. Her intellect (correct!) 3. Her compassion

'Fear sits in the soul of all - to tame it, we must name it. Epiphany - what is her greatest fear?' 1. Facing Raphael 2. Failing to protect Baldur's Gate 3. Proving that her family's instinct to hide her was the correct one. (correct!)

A decade from now, what will she be doing? What will be her legacy? 1. The most respected wizard in all the planes, the Shield of Baldur's Gate. (correct!) 2. The esteemed Lady Hawkmour, beloved by her city. (correct!) 3. Raphael's cunning grandaughter.

[kirnet]

🔈 for the actium crew!!!!

SORRY IM SO LATE

Halin - Mistake by Middle Kids

Millie - Last Man Standing - Sturgill Simpson

Amara - Oxford Blood - Autoheart

Esther - Freakin' Out On the Interstate - Briston Maroney

Lenora - Fox Rain - Ghost Atlas

Erinle - When the War Came - The Decemberists

Raiden - Disasterology by Pierce the Veil (and Smooth Operator ofc)

Benny - Figure 8 - Paramore

Halin/Amara - Cowboys and Angels - George Michael

Benny/Raiden - Unfinished Business - White Lies AND A Pearl - Mitski bc im insane

[kirnet]

Tagged by @bethesdas !! 💕💗🫶

to create myself using this picrew and post the last song i listened to. It’s got clouds so you know im loving it.

Tagging @druidgroves @lvllns @rosebarsoap @asexualastarion @saintalessia and anyone who would like to do this :D

[kirnet]

2023 character wrapped (but I cheated)

Kirnet / Atton / Epiphany and Wyll / Dorotea Langford / Kim Kitsuragi / Stoja / Vash the Stampede / Murderbot / the entire crew and ship of the Actium from the hit webcomic Actium Alpha

tagged by @nsewell mwah mwah kiss kiss <3333

tagging uuhhh @maxthetruman @lavampira @rosebarsoap @asexualastarion @fourstores @coldshrugs @bryoria @valeroyeaux @mrs-theirin and anyone else who wants to follow this!!

[kirnet]

BOOK CLUB!!! (avvid belongs to @asexualastarion !)

[kirnet]

wip wednesday :D

tagged by the lovely amazing @nsewell mwah mwah!! tagging @lavampira @coldshrugs @evilbunnyking @asexualastarion and anyone else who got something going on!!

multiple a/n stuff going on and i prommy i prommy actium is being worked on. halin is monologue. all is right in the world. also clouds. working on a cloud thing rn heehee

I also just made some more paper! Tried to make it thinner this time. It’s… certainly technically paper! Improving, but I think third time will be the charm. also have a self portrait that i lost steam on before i really started lol. theres also that thing at the front, which is a failed attempt at making a paper screen out of a recycled peanut bag and a wooden frame, and the paper will not release from it. so i'm just going to use it as a canvas and paint something on it?? seems unique and fun.

also have some dbtw (blood warning):

Red splattered across the wall and pooled into the earth, leaching from the fox’s fur as it twitched and spasmed. Deep gashes were carved into its flank, criss-crossing every which way, skin and fur peeling in a vain attempt to save themselves. It panted, every breath causing the tear in its neck to gurgle and spit. The fox’s amber eyes were wide with terror and pain, fully alert.

Sacrifice.

Dorotea shook her head to force the word away. The poor thing, another victim of this place. She stepped forward, some naive human impulse to comfort it taking hold, but the fox yelped and thrashed, opening up more of its insides. Entrails spilled out onto the dirt, and Dorotea had to force herself to stop from recoiling. It was so loud in the artificial silence, and she couldn’t shake the feeling that it would give her away, that something hidden just beyond the darkness would hear it.

It snapped its jaws as she got closer, its back legs given up. It was dying, slowly and painfully. The only thing to do now was to put it out of its misery, try to cut the suffering short. The soil tamped down with a soft thump as Dorotea lowered to her knees, her dirty fingers skirting the ground for anything she could use. They found the cool edge of a stone, heavy in her palm when she picked it up.

[kirnet]

10 characters/10 fandoms/10 tags

ty @lavampira for tagging me!!

tagging @asexualastarion @valeroyeaux @voigtvir @keclan @nsewell @merry-harlowe @saintalessia @pensdragon @mrs-theirin @hnnny and YOU

Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars)

Nausicaa (Nausicca of the Valley of the Wind)

Inej Ghafa (Six of Crows)

Karlach Cliffgate (BG3)

Kim Kitsuragi (Disco Elysium)

Murderbot (The Murderbot Diaries)

Riza Hawkeye (FMA)

John Constantine (DC/Vertigo)

Nanami Kento (JJK)

Vash the Stampede (Trigun)

honorable mentions Byleth (FE3H), Camilla Hect (TLT), Rust Cohle (True Detective), Morrigan (Dragon Age), and Bucky Barnes (Marvel), Data (TNG), Nick Wiseman (Mind Blind), and the Actium Crew (the hit webcomic Actium Alpha). I love them all very much and I am cheating.