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obeetlebeetle · 2 years

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what if, by falling in love, you found yourself able and willing to protect those that cared about you? what if, unable to be anything but loyal, you finally devoted yourself to protecting someone who would protect you in turn? what if devotion to someone who loves you could be instrumental in your own salvation?

#i didnt say her name but it popped into your head anyways #god. if hob was in tlt he would simply get so eaten so fast #cav-coded little freak!#it is really interesting to see this crop up in a regency drama -- bc like obviously it's feeding off the same source material that taz.#..is using to critique certain aspects of love (pyrrha's toast to camilla be one of the more chilling lines in ntn)#but . well acofaf is obviously working in a very different register #i feel like actual play as a medium allows ppl to tell these very honest stories abt how community and affection actually work #bc we see hob and rue build all these other networks to work against their repressive systems #so love&devotion becomes a very different force -- one that is not undermined by the rules of their society #but instead undermines the rules themselves #insane day for me #kprue #acofaf #battlemaster of ceremonies #ruehob

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