#gem roles

[heartorbit]

the star you've longed for

[uservillanelle]

JODIE COMER as WOMAN The End We Start From (2023/2024) dir. Mahalia Belo

[virgil-my-emo-son]

INTRULOGICAL

[ariadne-mouse]

"It's just Delilah."

[gunsatthaphan]

"I have no hope anymore."

[utilitycaster]

unbelievable that of the three evil-aligned Assembly members introduced in Campaign 2, the current standings are:

Trent: following decades of torturing teenagers and playing mindgames, imprisoned for 7 years, proceeded to invent an UNHINGED saw trap scenario in Blumenthal but get so fucked over by Antimagic Sphere that he is now bound to an Abyssal entity and sealed within a magic kinder egg.

Ludinus: destroyed the first post-Calamity above ground civilization on the western side of the Ashkeeper Peaks after decades of building a reputation as a rancid-vibe haver extraordinaire, and vampirizing fey to live longer. Pops up, presumably drawn by the word "Crimson", to found the Corrupt Wizard Advisory Council and gladly exploit the resources of the Dwendalian Empire while also being the powerful normie among psionics because you know his ass has NOT read the Patternist series. Missed a game-changing moon loophole that would have saved him potentially CENTURIES of efforts; Bells Hells stole the Torment Nexus AND his diary from his old apartment. Still alive, still Wizard Stupid Forever.

Vess: After some normal levels of being a bitch to shopkeepers and hired mercenaries and sipping tea in her cool bird mansion while secretly gaining the powers of an corrupted Lovecraftian Aeorian city, realized that maybe destroying the world was bad; got murdered by a resurrected mercenary who had decided destroying the world was AWESOME and then was Weekend at Bernie's-ed by the Mighty Nein for a while.

[shadowgast-recs-weekly]

Hidden Gems 7: A Shadowgast Rec List

This week we have the 7th hidden gem rec list! Check under the cut for 8 fics that have less than 150 kudos, and don't forget to comment and kudos if you like them!

Moths and Marigolds by Foxtrot66 (1741, Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: Major Character Death

The Clay family welcomes Essek to The Blooming Grove, helping him through a tough time.

Reccer says: A soft, atmospheric and sad glimpse in the future of what Essek's life might be like. I keep coming back to re-read. On top of that the illustrations are absolutely beautiful!

An illusion and the real thing by AFractionIrrational (6376, Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: Imprisonment, Interrogation

Caleb Widogast is less persuasive in the throne room and first meets Essek Thelyss under different circumstances - as his prisoner.

Reccer says: A very compelling and interesting canon divergent AU with those early Shadowgast mutual manipulation vibes

The Dancers and the Dreamers by royalgreen (allyoop) (7671, Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes

The night has finally arrived: it is the Jester and Fjord wedding, an event with no surprises whatsoever. Definitely nothing silly. An absolutely completely normal wedding. There are no secrets and definitely no shenanigans.

Reccer says: It's a Shadowgast-Centric look at the Fjorester wedding, with a lot of Nein-typical shenanigans and a lot of fluff. A very cozy read!

Judgment & Justice by BurdensOfTomorrow (57477, Mature) Reccer's Content Notes: past child abuse, referenced torture

The Trial of Trent Ikithon, former Archmage of Civil Influence.

Reccer says: I love this for the same reason I love highly specific AU's - the author is definitely bringing a lot of passion and experience into their writing, and with expert skill

Insinuation by JustNap (2502, Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes

Caleb and Essek have a very 'serious' talk about what is to come in the future.

Reccer says: This fic is so sweet, funny and heart-warming.

Coming in from the Cold by MorningBright (7165, Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: Panic attacks/disassociation

When Essek suffers a panic attack, Caleb helps him through it in a safe place and they discuss their complicated experiences with cold/snow. Set post-campaign 2.

Reccer says: It's sweet, amazing hurt/comfort

Running in the Rain by Luuuna03 (4637, General) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes

Essek didn't intend to break into Caleb's house, steal his food and fall asleep on his couch. It just sort of... happened...

Reccer says: Great fluff (and not just the cats)

Footsie by Northofthewall (2182, Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes

Essek discovers touch can be magical, overwhelming, addictive, and maybe has a little downside.

Reccer says: Essek losing his ability to concentrate over the smallest touch is just *chef's kiss*

Aeor is for Lovers is an 18+ Shadowgast Discord server. The above fanfic recommendations were pulled from our community for this weekly event. All fics, unless otherwise specified, will primarily feature Shadowgast. Have any questions about what this is? Check out the FAQ! Next week, we’ll be back with dark fics!

[its-your-mind]

Beauregard Lionett walking into a fae’s hut and offering everything - her old family, her new family, her power, herself - to save her friend with a kid who needs his mom. Beau always knew this time with The Mighty Nein wasn’t going to be forever. Her friends have futures, goals, families to go back to… and this joy she’s found with them was never going to last. All she could have really hoped for in the end was for her family to find joy after her. Think about it…

And then, almost before she’s finished sharing what she’s planning to do… Caleb starts walking. He knows misery. His life is one of punishment, and suffering, and he’s not going to let this person who he has grown to love like a sister take this fall for Nott, his closest friend, the one who saved him from himself, and so he’ll just have to come up with something. He’s got hopes, dreams, even a past that could come back and…

Caduceus, too, starts walking. He can take a little misery. His whole family has already left him and his home is dying. All he’s ever wanted was to make a difference and to serve his goddess. Maybe this is why the Wildmother brought these people to him in the first place. He’s been looking for some way he could help Nott, and here it is on a silver platter. All it would cost is…

But Caleb and Caduceus are both stopped in their tracks as the door slams shut in front of them, and the last thing any of The Mighty Nein see is Yasha’s long hair and as it disappears into the witch’s hut.

You were saying you want misery. I have it in spades.

[zecoritheweirdone]

eyyyy,, guess who's been drawing more of that hc x msa au?

been making a lot of scene redraws/edits for the past few days,, buuut i'm not quite done with them yet,, so i'll prolly share them another time. until then- here's a lil pearl design! mostly made these to finalize her design,, since the next scene i'm doing involves lewis,, sksnsks.

[errorlot]

If I had a nickel

[desertduality]

star wars au with Pearl as Luke, Scar as Leia, Gem as Han Solo, Cub(?) as Chewbacca, Mumbo as C-3PO, and Grian as R2-D2.

[goodmorninglovelies42]

*adds “Roy, Jamie, and Keeley visit Texas” to my list of fic ideas 📝*

[ittybittyremy]

I know that this was most likely the Wildmother's doing but I love the idea of Will watching this moment with her and being like "give my man some dramatic lighting, it's what he deserves"

[corniart]

Ofc I would fall into CR hole in 2023.

Have this flamboyant gnc tiefling. I love him.

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On another note I have officially moved into my new place!!!! More than 8 months of planning, and experiencing every single gotdamn inconvenience, I finally made it from coast to fucking coast! So this is my first drawing on my Wacom since February and i have missed her so so so dearly

[oksneasnake]

The thought that the Fall of Aeor (TM) is just the gods’ Thanksgiving dinner made me laugh so hard I choked. The gods! They really are just like us! 😂😂😂