#goodnight 💖💖💖

[broodwoof]

thinking about that blood bond more... 🤔

i wasn't kidding when i said all interpretations appeal to me. but my gut instinct/initial read of it is that it's a very weak thing. that it lets solas access rook's mind when they sleep, and lets him sort of... encourage their thoughts away from understanding what happened to varric

people are fragile, really. it's not hard to make us see things that aren't there, especially when we want them to be there. and solas is powerful - but there wasn't that much blood, either

he can influence them, and he can pull their consciousness to the prison he is in when they are asleep

but ik a common view - and again, a compelling one! - is that solas is literally speaking for varric. and that does appeal, bc to pick it apart and analyze what solas-as-varric is saying is fascinating... but honestly, i think i lean towards the idea that varric's voice is from rook's own memories. with their mind guided away from understanding that he is gone, they supplant what they expect onto the scene

and i think that's my... let's say "primary" read of that situation. but fr, the idea that it's more, stronger, has capabilities beyond encouragement and guidance towards fuller control, ough.... and ow!!!

because solas is... brutal 😔 there's no denying it! he has killed so many people. he sent the spirits of disruption to their death. he was willing to put the world at great risk, certainly, in order to remove the veil... for so long, the ends have justified the means

and they had to! he was building a rebellion against the most powerful beings in the entire world at that point. there's never going to be a clean path forward

and it's... complicated. it really, genuinely is. because until elgar'nan lay dead at rook's hands, the risk remained that the entirety of the blight would be unleashed. solas' goal was not only to remove the veil, but to put the remaining evanuris in the new prison

and throughout, he tries to do the best of the worst. with the spirits, he did not change them; he let them die as they were. with the veil, he was not uncaring towards those who were currently living, and he took steps to minimize the harm. the best of the worst. reduces suffering, even when he causes it

and he doesn't do this for acclaim or attention or praise. he does it because he doesn't want anyone to suffer (well... not entirely true: he wants his enemies to suffer. this man has a streak of bitter vengeance in him)

but all of this leads to the end of veilguard. the situation has changed. the blight is not a threat hanging above the entire world by a thread that only he (and mythal!) can clearly see. the threat is gone. actually gone. alone, he had never been able to stand against elgar'nan: rook, with everyone they assembled, managed what solas, in his isolation, never could

but he's wisdom. he can see that things have changed. he still feels drawn to his goal, of course! of course he does!!!! but up until elgar'nan's death, the ends justified the means. afterwards...

they no longer really do

and that moment, solas holding the dagger rook had given back to him, needed every voice that was present. i firmly believe that. and i firmly believe varric's voice was present, too. not the way it was for rook, but the way they all heard him

so, the blood bond. i think if he had the ability to, he absolutely would have used it against rook, to control and manipulate them. i think he would have been utterly brutal with it. but, as ever, the best of the worst. it doesn't justify it, just helps contextualize it

and - whatever the nature of the bond, whatever his abilities with it - it also contextualizes that moment when rook decides to hand him the dagger...

but y'know what else it contextualizes?

the veilguard's absolute faith in rook to make that decision. their certainty that, even if solas was influencing them, they would make the right choice, the best choice, regardless. they all chimed in with their advice, but they all left the decision to rook

and the thing is, we will never know the nature of the blood bond. we, like the veilguard, will never know the extent to which solas could influence, control, or manipulate rook

but it's rook's choice. and rook chose. and handing over the dagger...

varric's voice was there, even if he wasn't. but all the veilguard was there, too, hands on rook's, trusting them - even when they trusted him

idk guys. it fucks me up. 💖

[transgender-catboy]

I just got the best anon that I'm gonna have to try and answer tomorrow

[hwanwooyoung]

my knight in shining armour 🏍️

[choibamgyuuuu]

birthday cake kithes 😙🎂

[artscheese]

IM SORRYYYYYYYYY im sorry im gonna be annoying about them again…. I keep spamming them 🙈

Gonna post this here too before I sleep, goodnight

[swampybogg]

[gentlenotes-moved]

idk call me a conspiracy theorist but this whole "i don't deserve a good life" thing kinda seems like a lie. a trick pushed by Big Trauma.

[gennabi]

11:58p.m.

satan x gn!reader • 0.3k

romantic/(qpr?); fluff, comfort

[ pulling up a drabble before i mimimi ]

obey me masterlist | main masterlist

It takes you sliding yourself over his chest to pull his focus from the book in his hand. You're quiet. A little too quiet for a Friday night. He tucks a bookmark between the pages, setting down the horror romance novel you recommended on the bedside table.

Satan's gaze drops to your face: Your eyelids are shut. Unmoving, you still manage to take his breath away. He's not sure if he prides or fear in that. It's only when a grumble leaves your pouty lips that he's taken out of his trance.

"Why.. did yeu.. stopped.. readi..n..ng..?"

His eyebrows arch upwards in response, fingers naturally combing the hair away from your face as your eyes open blearily. Like a drag. A denial in its own. Humans can be so stubborn. He knows the request that comes after. A plea you always make despite the dazed state you're in.

"Read it.. fowr meeh.."

You claim you sleep better. He hardly believes that. But his hand slides down your scalp to your back, rubbing it slow and affectionate, his other hand reaching again yet for the piece of literature.

Satan starts off with a sigh, the noise coming out fond against his judgement, words pouring off his lips with a light and practiced ease. Your eyes close for a second time, head shifting to make yourself comfortable, a cute smile painting your lips. So it's definitely not his fault if he can't help pressing his lips to your temple when you doze off some time later.

[demigod-of-the-agni]

save me, pavitr. save me. pavitr, save me

[sainz100]

a few more Daniel moments from the 2024 Paris Supercross

[koroart]

Women 💕 ( Elinor doodle clean up ) WIP

[hwanwooyoung]

drunk soobin is so endearing to me <3

[soothedcerberus]

More wips because i cant stop??? Drafting aquato sib comics??

[paracosmicka]

apologies to everyone who just witnessed me speedrunning a mental breakdown i think i’m gonna log off and rewatch the until dawn fandubs and eat brownies until i fall asleep and then i think i’ll feel better in the morning lol

[epickiya722]

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[14dayswithyou]

I am really confused about this game. Is it like "Doki doki literature club" ? the game seems to break the fourth wall after getting bad endings and someone speaks in red text. Is it Ren and is he stuck in the game like Monica?Or is he and Redacted separate people, with him being a game character,but Redacted being some sort of entity who's stuck in the void of the game,or in it's code,and acknowledges that it's a game and someone's playing it and they speak to the player, not the game's protag?

✦゜ANSWERED: 14 Days With You is like 14 Days With You. It's not meant to be similar to DDLC in any way, and Ren isn't supposed to be like Monika or any other self-aware character.

Please don't associate 14DWY with other games just because they share similar tropes. /lh

But!! To answer your question: Ren isn't aware that Angel and the player are separate people. As of right now, he considers Angel and you as the same entity, and speaks to you as though you're part of his universe.

Ren is aware that his entire existence only comes into fruition whenever you play the game — but to him, that's considered normal — the same way getting wifi from trees and not discovering 80% of the ocean is considered normal for us. Nothing is out of place for him, and the way he interacts with his environment doesn't seem weird or out of place for him.

The Dead Ends are the only time Ren breaks the fourth wall, but it's still a massive WIP and there's not enough content for it to make much sense yet. But once more Days get released, this will be further explained!!