#not gonna tag it though

[madforhoran]

I don't think many AA stans realise that Larian was never presenting us with a dark kinky light BDSM romance in AA ending.

The whole 'degrading' kneeling scene was showing to the player from the very beginning that it's not going to be that, and now Larian doubled down with even more show rather than tell with the demeaning kisses (because clearly telling wasn't enough).

AA stans feel betrayed and offended... but the only reason they feel this way is because whatever fantasies they made up in their heads clash with Larian's story-telling...but it's not Larian's fault.

As BW said, AA ending is the players' failure to see the character beyond their fantasies and they (BW) were correct. However, it's not just in terms of sexual fantasies but also in terms of understanding the character in general.

These people went into the game to romance a supposedly evil incarnate spawn of Satan sexy looking vampire, the reasons for his behaviour be damned, and now they're dumbfounded that they're being "punished" in the AA ending.

Might come as shocking to you, but being an evil power-couple was never the theme or end goal with Astarion.

It was dealing with trauma.

Trauma with two diverging paths and what position you as the player have in resolving it. It was not about fixing or moralizing.

AA ending should serve as a cautionary tale. Game-wise, Astarion not only takes Cazador's place but turns his love interest into something that he hated throughout the entire game. It should be cautionary to anyone who is trying to help a traumatized person in real life. You cannot be the yesman and an enabler because both people involved will be worse-off.

AA ending is the easy way out, sticking your head in the sand...(if you have no options or nobody really helping you) instead of addressing the problem head-on. This is not your dark evil power-couple romance with a powerful and confident dom daddy.

[mooniety]

guys would it be legal to make meta huge(ish) & galacta knight a short old man

the idea of a tall 27yo man fangirling over a maybe physically 96yo man seems pretty cute to me

like the dude already has dementia with the crystallization thing, so let's just make make him a seemingly meek old man with the power to wipe the floor with his pink & white walking stick(s)

[stuckonaglacierwithmacgyver]

Farscape friends please help.

Has someone giffed the "you don't need to say it... you don't need to say it" conversation in Liars, Guns and Money Pt 1?

[egophiliac]

you know, I've been thinking about it, and there is actually one single scenario in which I would be okay with not getting a big ol' "Silver Vanrouge" out of Lilia.

(just kidding, I still need some "call me Silver, Mr. Vanrouge is my father" in my life, please don't let me down on this one Twst)

[salamispots]

dream wip

[skellyjingles]

Did "Beta" Jax and Ragatha from the concept art for fun (and yuri)

[arcanegifs]

they're really going for the "everyone going to be a little bit opposite of who they were in s1" theme in season 2 fr

[teamunee]

some hoyo headshots 💪

[spilycoris]

etc etc that one madoka comic but make it cotl etc etc . .

[factual-fantasy]

Pokemon Scarlet has been a comforting distraction for me lately. 🥹 Fightin those baddies. Collectin them shiny things and catchin them all's. Amongst other things-

But what's been the most fun about it is imagining my Haunter and Sylveon being extremely stupid and also being bestest friends forever and ever XDD

[babacontainsmultitudes]

RIP Will Campos the only person who was murdered this episode.

[excali-bruh]

Has this been done before?

[slavhew]

i may not show it but im

perpetually insane about them

[mipexch]

sixnine dump

[corndog-patrol]

if anyone needs some laughs, please look at this stupid comic i drew for v!mic and forgot about for ages

[algoreithms]

late night cecilia post because i'm brainrotting so fucking bad. she's the worst

+ slapshipping nonsense below the cut because i am a degenerate