#being a fantasy nerd

[blueteller]

So many small details, which make TCF such an incredible story...

Remember back in the beginning, when Cale was getting his first Ancient Power, the Indestructible Shield? How On and Hong were there since the start, and how Cale told them to keep what they saw a secret?

Now, remember when Cale came to the tree for the last time, and was glad that the weather was foggy, because it would hide what was happening to outside viewers?

...I'm 100% convinced On created that fog on purpose. The clever girl figured out that Cale wanted to be unseenand could use some help. So, she created a fog cover for him on purpose. And that was before Cale took her and Hong in. She was already helping out.

It's a small detail, and Cale never realizes it, but it always makes me so happy to find little secrets in the background like that. And there are so many more to find, if you look for them.

Like that time Cale is in the Magic Tower, and the symbol on the wall is a star surrounded by five others. That implies that the Magic Tower was allied with the White Star before it fell. It never comes up again, but the detail is there, and it gives the entire Whipper Kingdom uprising so much more depth to it. Why wouldn't the bastards who experiment on people be allied with the final boss? It makes perfect sense!!

Or how Redika was the one to develop the new magic bombs, and by having Choi Han injuring him so much so early on, there are no more bombing incidents by Arm in the TCF timeline. I totally forgot about that one, and a fanfic had to remind me it was even a thing.

Or the fact that the White Crown, which consumes Dragon blood, left a phantom image upon the bone Dragon which Cale found in the swamp. It implies that the White Star had the Crown feed upon that Dragon as he killed him, and I made a whole theory how that battle left the White Star so injured he decided to break his plate on that spot and leave a piece of the Dominating Aura behind, to loose some "weight" from his over-burdened plate. And how it makes sense that the Dominating Aura would show Cale the glimpse of that Crown for a moment, despite it no longer being there, because the two are connected and the Dominating Aura definitely WANTED Cale to realize something was up.

Or that moment when the nobles are announced as they enter the meeting in the beginning of the story, and every named character plays a role later on: Antonio becomes an ally, and Karin becomes an enemy.

A tiny detail like Mayor Obante witnessing a Dragon's aura, and that Dragon being a "typical arrogant Dragon who tells everybody to kneel", who is later revealed to be Rasheel, and that description fits him perfectly.

So many wonderful details, some of which never come up again or for a long time... They all make this story so much richer.

[gonnadosomethingwmylife]

“Honey do you want to grab some mirrors and go play with Neal 😏?”

“Yes 🥺!”

A grown 48-year-old fbi agent who wants to go treasure hunting on his lunch break with his wife and his convict bff. peter burke ily

[kujakumai]

ftr my firm stance is that Atem was not zork'd. but he's the same guy as Yami Yugi regardless

[ewwww-what]

They are never beating the cozy allegations.

[syb-rooks]

Riz "photosynthesis is back :D" Gukgak, how I missed you

[smolandweirdwriter]

i've seen all the spoilery stuff about oisin & was so down to hate him. and let me tell you. i was so blindsided. hes a hot nerdy dragon. fuck me.

[imagineitdearies]

Congratulations on completing PS 🤍

I'm curious, how did you decide on Tyrus Aman'del as a name?

Thank you, feeling pretty proud! 🎉💃

Haha you guys are really out to expose my nerdiness, aren't you?

I admit, I just liked the name Tyrus when I was looking at names for this character. Less-common, but nothing too fancy or hard to pronounce. We can always save that for the last name, right?

Lol speaking of--I admit it, I'm a huge LOTR/Tolkien fan, so whenever I name prominent elves in my d&d campaigns I'm often looking at character names from the Tolkien-verse to borrow from or modify, or checking in on Quenya/Sindarin translators (here's my fav one). This time, I was browsing and saw the name "Amandil"--who is the father of Elendil, for anyone who knows what that means!

The name itself means "Lover of Aman," and Aman is the blessed realm where Tolkien elves sail to and the Valar live (also known as Valinor, the Undying Lands, etc.). Besides being a place, the word Aman means "unmarred" in Quenya, which I liked the idea of right off the bat given Tyrus has a near-death moment as a baby before he's saved from the sacrificial altar. But even though he does end up 'marred' and changed in many ways, when you put it all together "Amandil" means "Lover of Wholeness/Unbreakable-ness."

Aka . . . lover of Astarion 😉😂

And then I didn't want it to be exactly that name, which is where forgotten realms elf naming conventions come into play--apostrophes show up constantly (easy examples: Drizzt Do'Urden, Jarlaxle D'aerthe), so why not in this case? Which would leave us with "Aman'dil", except I didn't quite like the sound or look of that 😂 So changing it to "del" was just for my own sake.

I later learned that "del" on its own means "horror" in Sindarin?? Whoops? Or maybe a perfect mistake . . .

[fiishbones]

hey why was ep.46 of OUAW like that? why does nikkie like to see us suffer?

[clockworkreapers]

I couldn't decide which one I liked more so now there are two

[crimeronan]

One day Camila forgets to replenish her stock of coffee, leading to a very sleepy Hunter lying on the sofa, a very happy and content Luz that is right there with him, and a confused vet who needs to confront what she is hearing with her knowledge of the exact anatomical reason for why humans can't purr.

FKSDJH. camila going from gaslighting herself about hunter like "you are exhausted and crazy, camila. this is just a boy with genetic differences. you're being a discriminatory asshole and have to get a grip" to "i..... really think this boy might not be human" to "....is he an escaped secret government lab experiment. does he have cat DNA" to "....is LUZ an escaped secret government lab experiment?????"

someone help this woman.

[ziptieburns]

Sephiroth getting to choose a SOLDIERs to make into his puppy, courtesy of Shinra. The lower rank SOLDIERS all lined up and he chooses the one who can't keep eye contact with him. Titling his head from side to side and deciding on him. Taking him back to his room and needing to examine him, make sure he got a good dog. Giving him a thick, leather collar; the shiny tag reading "CLOUD" and the inner walls of the collar have "PROPERTY OF SEPHIROTH" branded onto it. Spreading his cunt and thinking hard about what could improve him. Flicking his tdick just to get a reaction. Laughing softly when he whines, he already knows his place. Jerking him off until he's so hard it hurts just to see how big he can get. Deciding that a higher dose of testosterone and a strict workout routine would help make him into the perfect pup.

[theloveinc]

mm kirishima tries stuffing his balls inside puppygirl!reader as a makeshift knot :(

He is … so stupid!!!!!!

So caught up in your mewling for him that he totally forgets puppygirls need a lil extra just to get them to the end. You’re begging and pleading from underneath with your cute, dark eyes, asking for it— pleasepleaseplease, Eiji, please!!!

And it’s not like he’s a virgin but he’s only been with human girls and boys before and has always been so damn fumbly w/ them….… being with you is the first time he’s really felt like a man and he doesn’t want to disappoint you so he just… tries… since he knows you can take it and…

…then you feel his chubby finger wiggling around in your puss trying to get his balls to sit right and it’s just… lmfaoooooooooooo…

(It gets you off but it’s not as good for you as it is for him, and you end up grumpy and he’s SO sorry because you deserve everything he has to offer and more, and next time he doesn’t know what he’s gonna do and, and, and—)

[vanlegion]

Counting down the hours to Restoration and suddenly I'm all:

[haellen-o]

[grumfield]

it’s insane how disgusting some 2ha fans are. proshitter rape apologists like you need to all stay far away from chu wanning … …

damn so does chu wanning have to stay away from himself or…

[laney-rockin]

Y'all think there's at least one human being on a starship that keeps thinking that Vulcan's are just space elves?

For example there would be an ensign on the Enterprise working under Spock that maybe read LOTR one too many times and now cannot see their commanding officer as anything other than a mystical star elf that also happens to know computing and astrophysics.

I like to think there's a little band of these people and all of them without fail have learned Vulcan just because it's more practical than the old fictional language of elvish.

I also like to think that if/when Kirk read LOTR he pokes a little bit of fun before Spock is quick to note that Vulcan's had their own version of elves that were just human beings and that he can 100% do the same type of jokes back to Kirk.