#riz anon

[emeritus-fuckers]

I was the one who requested the painter!Reader x Terzo hcs, read them just now and paired with the new ones about Secondo I'm absolutely ecstatic 🥹 Thank you so much, they were great reads, funnily enough helped me kick artist block. And the promise of Yandere!Terzo content???? Unholy shit guys, don't threaten us with a good time 🤭

~ Riz 💚

Hi Riz, good to see you here again!!

I'm glad I managed to help you somehow, even if it was completely accidental! And Yandere!Terzo will probably be published tonight, since I'm almost done with it, only one chapter left.

I should probably warn you, so far I've made both my test readers cry. And they have not seen the whole thing, just some small teasers. I blame Terzo.

- Jez

[jq37]

Would it be possible for you to briefly outline the gist of the Bad Kid’s relationships to each other in terms of individual pairs (i.e. Fig and Kristen, Riz and Fabian, Adaine and Gorgug, etc)? And if that’s too much, maybe specifically the Fig ones (I’m trying to get a sense of her friendships because they are so important to her).

This is SOOOOO late but I didn't have the time to write it when you sent it and then I figured I might as well wait till the end of the season to get a full picture and give the best answer. Hope it was worth the wait!

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Fig and Fabian: Fig and Fabian are the two that most closely fit the classic "cool kid" archetype (though obviously we know Fig is mainly a big sweetheart and Fabian is a loser no matter how high he rolls). As far back as S1 they were playing the party faces and schmoozing Penelope together. I think their friendship now is exemplified by the fact that when Fabian wanted to threaten his banker, Fig was there as his first mate to help out, no questions asked and no payment required. They're each others, "I can count on you to do this bullshit with me," friends.

Fig and Riz: I think Fig knows she doesn't necessarily have as much in common with Riz naturally as she does with some of her other friends but she obviously respects and deeply cares for him. The main reason she started taking her classes seriously Junior Year is because the whole party passing together was really stressing him out and she spent some of her very limited downtime sending Riz a, "Thinking of you" not to lift his spirits (though she signed it from Gorgug because she can't help being chaotic). Similarly, I think Riz obviously cares a ton for Fig even though he finds 70% of what she does crazy. Think about him following behind her to clean things up as she pretended to be a doctor and had to do surgery in Freshman Year. But I think she's helped him lean into his chaotic side a bit more as well--I always think about their side mission to hell in Soph year and her going, "Hiss at her litigator!" And at the end of Junior Year, he comes to the conclusion of, "I gotta let her do her own thing and not pressure her to live by my standards." So lots of mutual respect.

Fig and Gorgug: Fig and Gorgug have been besties and bandmates since Freshman Year. I've always had the sense that Fig has some big sister style protective feelings towards Gorgug since he's often the gentle giant of the group and this season, she hyped him up a ton with his Barbificer stuff. I would argue that, besides his parents, Fig is Gorgug's biggest cheerleader.

Fig and Adaine: Fig ALSO has sister energy with Adaine but it's less "protective older sister" and more "odd couple playfully clashing". Think them burning spellslots to fight for the best rooms in Mordred in Soph year and Adaine foaming at the mouth to get info about her crush on Ayda. They're living under the same roof so we have to assume they have a lot more interactions that we don't see and I feel like Adaine probably really enjoys that she gets to have closer to a normal sibling relationship with Fig since her blood sister is Aelwyn and that relationship is intense and meaningful but nothing approaching normal. The teasing is there but so is the genuine love--remember how devastated Fig was when Adaine was taken to Falinel in Soph year despite their best efforts? And her long hug during the Baron fight this season even though they were VERY MUCH on the clock. And Fig was Wingwomaning hard (along with the rest of the Bad Kids) to help her notice Oisin. Also think about Fig having a whole crisis of self during The Last Stand and turning to Adaine for reassurance and Adaine just going, what? Girl, no you're awesome and painting an arcane bullseye on her target so she could smite like crazy. Despite the playful ribbing, they have very supportive sister energy. "Absolutely my king, whatever you want."

Fig and Kristen: I think Fig and Kristen have two big things is common. One is they're both very chaotic people and the other is they have both gone through kind of intense rebellious periods spurred by or resulting in family trauma. Because of that, I think they likely get each other a bit better than the others might (and we can see that Fig followed in Kristen's footsteps a ton this season god-wise). Fig also decided to take on the protective, German Shepherd role over Kristen this past season which I think is partially for the bit, partially about personal development, and partially about just how much she genuinely wants to help protect Kristen.

Fabian and Riz: Classic jock/nerd friendship. The original Bardy Boys. The kind of friendship that is made special by the absolute lack of obvious commonality between the two parties. "The Ball" is a friendly nickname now. Oh how the turns have tabled.

Fabian and Gorgug: Fabian started out the series by attacking Gorgug for no good reason while he was being gifted a tin flower and midway through this season he was like Gorgug, you're quitting Bloodrush? I'm gonna miss you :(((((( even though they're still fully in a party together and spend so much time together. The bro energy has completely solidified. It's also funny that Fabian texted Gorgug like, "Congrats on making it with Mary Ann!" and Gorgug was like, "You do know I've had sex before, right? I come from an extremely sex positive household and I had a steady girlfriend for two years who also came from an extremely sex positive household." Fabian has all the aesthetics of a cool kid but Gorgug is actually about that life, lol.

Fabian and Adaine: This is another pair that I think has serious sibling energy (and not just bc they both have posh high elf backgrounds). I'm thinking about Fabian yelling for Adaine's help during The Last Stand (even though she was like why am I the one you're calling for help right now???). I'm also thinking about Adaine being like Fabian hit me :( during the Baron encounter and Fabian being outraged at the thought that he would ever hit her. I think if you asked Fabian, he'd say his best friends are Riz and Adaine (which is really funny considering they're the nerds of the group).

Fabian and Kristen: Bad decision buddies with no game who are still somehow getting their kisses in.

Riz and Gorgug: I think that Riz was one of the Bad Kids who realized how smart Gorgug really is the fastest. He's always like, "Nice one Gorgug," when he offhandedly comes up with a connection that helps solve the mystery and I feel like they have to work on gear and gadgets together. I think the fact that Riz believed Fig's lie that Gorgug wrote him the encouraging note says a lot and the fact that Gorgug immediately made him a real present (the Medal of Wit) also says a lot.

Riz and Adaine: Party nerds, investigation buddies, voices of reason with specific things that get them unreasonably angry. They are the only ones who were excited that there was an academic portion of The Last Stand. Riz made Adaine a folder with nothing in it at the beginning of Junior Year to say, "I'm not worried about you but I want you to be included anyway." Adaine in a conversation to I don't remember who said that she knows that at the very least she and Riz are going to college together. When everyone was wasting questions questioning Bakur, Riz told everyone to shut up except for Adaine and himself. They are the braincells of the operation and they have party nerd solidarity.

Riz and Kristen: I think Riz has a similar relationship to Kristen that he does to Fig. This season he was her right hand man with campaign stuff but ended the season like hey, do you. I don't want to put pressure on you. And Kristen in turn I think appreciated his efforts a bit more by the end of the season. I feel like it's easy to feel like their relationship is unbalanced but I think Riz is a lot like his dad and he not only feels weird when he's not working but also shows his love by working so it's more symbiotic than it may seem at surface level.

Gorgug and Adaine: Gorgug and Adaine don't interact the most, but I feel in my heart that they have a lot of chill, lo-fi study time together. This is me extrapolating a bit but I think they kind of inherently balance each other out. Gorgug being mechanically big and full of rage but really sweet. Adaine being small and polite but full of so much rage. In-universe you know she spends a ton of time standing directly behind him and casting spells while he soaks damage. That's gotta give you a special kind of camaraderie.

Gorgug and Kristen: Whenever I think about Gorgug and Kristen, I always picture them in Sophomore Year, Going Through It with their girlfriends at the same time, lol.

Adaine and Kristen: I think Adaine and Kristen's whole relationship is best summed up by three actions. (1) Adaine casting Friends on her to make her go to school so she won't fail and then Kristen giving her the Help action to be charmed. (2) Kristen making the effort to be mean-nice to Aelwyn because presumably Adaine told her she likes that better. (3) K2 being sent way and Kristen being like, "I did enjoy having a sister" and Adaine immediately going, "I'm your sister." (Which, from her history, you know isn't something she'd say lightly). I think Adaine is often exasperated by the insane shit Kristen does (see eg: ribbon dancing) but she was also right there hyping her up and helping her cover during the "Passed the test to give me new spells" fiasco at the food trucks. At the end of the day, Kristen respects the hell out of Adaine and Adaine is ride or die for Kristen.

[sir-ballister-boldheart]

who's more likely to be lactose intolerant -Ballister or Ambrosius????

They are both lactose intolerant because they are both Asians

[operationslipperypuppet]

What are your thoughts on fabian and riz's friendship dynamic? I love them sm :')

oh man they’re so fun

Fabian does consider Riz to be his best friend but isn’t as good at articulating that as all his other friends are so he doesn’t really say it. But the rare occasions he does mean a lot to Riz.

As much as the Hangman openly hates when Riz rides on him, I think Fabian goes out of his way to drive past Riz’s office on the way to school and gives himself enough time to go in and drag Riz out if he sees the light is still on. Because he knows Riz hates missing school despite how close he comes to it almost daily.

Since everything that happened on Leviathan, Riz will most often attack an enemy that Fabian is in melee with. He’s still dealing with the guilt of not being there to help Fabian when he needed help the most so he unconsciously (or consciously, I’m not sure) attempts to do that every chance he gets.

They do still use the chat that’s just them and Gorgug that they made for the first time in Boys’ Night. Mostly it’s Fabian saying “Riz could you please explain to me what the fuck Adaine is talking about when you get a chance. I stopped listening for a second and now I’m baffled.” But they do have an insane meme “competition” going where they will send memes (usually edited to be about their specific situations) back and forth and whichever ones Gorgug interacts with are winners. Gorgug is unaware of this rule.

[incorrect-fh-quotes]

Riz: I can’t argue with my mom about anything, every time I try to she just says "Shut up, I taught you to use a spoon." How do you even respond to that!

[audible301]

I really hope the finale includes pc characters having rage-outs and whatnot, even though it’ll probably be straight PC vs NPC melee, just because like. Bad kids vs a gorgug or adaine they can’t just despell magic on would rule. PvP my beloved.

Gorgug and Adaine are the two where we’ve had some talk about what would happen and I think that they’d be incredibly interesting (and very deadly).

That being said I fully believe that their angel, their little shrimp, the man holding them together, Riz Gukgak has Batman esque files on everybody’s weaknesses just in case. A raged out Riz (a Riz who took most of his stress tokens for his friends) would be a whole different kind of dangerous. Riz who would move heaven and earth to keep his friends together no matter how much sleep he’s losing trying to keep the chaos from taking over. Riz who loves his friends dearly and does not care that they have made his life harder. Kristen who’s campaign he spent all year breaking his back for. Fig who can treat school like a joke despite knowing how important it is to him. Fabian who isn’t going to have struggle to pay for college the way Riz is. And somewhere in the back of his head Baron telling him that they will all find a partner one day and he’ll be alone. Riz does not blame his friends for any of it but a raged out Riz might not extend the same curtesy to them.

(Also I kind of do need Fabian “what are you talking about I did not attack Adaine” Aramais Seacaster to rage out. )

[gods-favorite-autistic]

Not a question, but imagine if you will a Regina George esque tantrum that leads to Kipperlilly having a picture of riz on a dartboard. Like something happens in freshman year and she just stomps through her house planning his downfall

Oh my god yes she has a burn book that is literally just pages upon pages of stuff the bad kids have done and Riz is in there like 50 times

[sawsession]

i think that riz's love is an "i'd die for you" kinda love and fig's love is an "i'd live for you" kinda love.

i know fig is the type to say she'd die for you, but in terms of their actions (specifically in jy) this is the vibe i'm getting.

it's just that riz is happy to take on stress for his friends. sure he feels it weighing on him, but he thinks he can take it. he'll easily sacrifice his wellbeing for them. and fig will go to class for them, she'll even change her class to something that she thinks will better benefit them. she's willing to put effort into improving herself if it's for the sake of her friends

[iamnotawomanimagod]

do you think Riz is aro/ace?

Isn't that pretty much canon? Even if Murph hasn't had Riz "come out" with those exact words, Riz has been pretty clear about it. And Brennan straight up said it at one point:

This was during an Adventuring Party for The Seven (episode 8,) so I guess it's not technically "canon" and more "word of god." That's all I really need though. Tbh I think just the way Murph plays Riz is enough proof by itself.

I didn't think this was even a question or controversial, I love that Riz is aro/ace!

[alliepretends]

i could be wrong and this could be outdated information, but on the D20 wiki riz page, under trivia it says that riz is confirmed asexual, and implied to be aromantic but this is NOT confirmed, and i think this worries me a lot in the fandom. it was the same with adaine before the introduction of oisin, where she was still fluid in her sexuality because she is a teenager. i feel like (and don't get me wrong, this is a very valid feeling considering the lack of representation) that there is so much pressure on riz the character and murph the player right now from the fandom, and i worry that if there is ever any sort of romantic or qpr storyline for riz, there will be a huge amount of criticism as a result, because so many people have put their hopes of representation on this character. i don't really have a point to make, but in terms of the TTRPG show space, dimension 20 has done so much already, and i really, really fear the fandom turning against them for how they might choose to represent their characters.

I think that's a fair concern. I also think it's something we have to be able to have a balanced conversation on. Technically, Riz is neither confirmed to be asexual or aromantic. Brennan's word of god confirmation in an Adventuring Party for another season is something they could walk back. And they would be well within their rights as creators to do so. They would also be within their rights to make Riz canon ace only and not aro. However, the aromantic coding in Sophmore Year was pretty heavy, and although my understanding is that the Dropout cast steers away from the internet now, I don't believe they did after the release of Sophmore Year. And Dropout likely has some kind of PR team that is aware of the discussion of the aromantic coding. If they've backed themselves into a corner with a story they don't want to or don't feel comfortable telling, I would hope they find a way of communicating that to the audience that's respectful of the pre-existing aro coding. Because this is such an underrepresented community and we do deserve some respectful consideration. If they fail to do this, I don't think that makes them bad creators or bad performers. I don't think anyone should turn against them (although the internet being what it is I'm sure some will, that's just a sad reality of internet culture). That said, I think there's a difference between being respectful of creators as people, and shutting down valid criticism. I think it would be fair for aromantic people to be hurt and disappointed if this happened. And I think it would be fair for those people to voice that hurt and disappointment. You're right that there's a lot of pressure. And that can lead to dangerous situations for online celebrities. But I don't think we should ignore the heavy aromantic coding and pretend we're not eager for this representation just because the creators might shy away from the pressure of it at the last minute. Nor do I think we should avoid criticizing our favorite creators when they don't live up to our expectations, just because some people might take it too far. A no bummers fandom attitude can stifle thoughtful discussion just as much as an overly vitriolic one can.

Also, I think a canon qpr developing for Riz would be fine with almost everyone. What I'm talking about with fandom shipping culture is very different than that happening with real representation. If that's the direction they go in canon, that's still a valid aromantic story to tell. (Although, to be frank, if a canon qpr did happen for Riz, I think the chances of it being with Fabain are pretty low. The idea that they are the closest of the Bad Kids isn't really supported by canon, in my opinion, if you take your shipping goggles off.)

I hope this makes sense

[gilears]

thinking again about how the official d20 accounts posted baron clips in the junior year lead up..... What does it mean......... (they posted several sy clips of several different things so the baron clips don't inherently mean anything, but they also posted the origin clip of the night yorb and we all know that actually was hyping up the night yorb in jy.....) What Does It All Mean................

NO I KNOW..... AT THE VERY LEAST THE NIGHT YORB CLIP WAS INTENTIONALLY HYPING WHICH SETS THE PRECEDENT THAT ANY OF THE CLIPS COULD BE INTENTIONALLY HYPING. I AM CHOOSING TO BELIEVE THE BARON ONES ARE like listen

we have murph talking about how riz "loses" the belief that youre gonna have all your friends with you after high school. we have him saying that riz is trying to keep the group together. we have riz in e1 being grossed out and annoyed by fabian and ecaf's flirting. we even have murph in fearful symmetry saying "that is truly riz's worst fear and he is not prepared to deal with that right now so he's going to use logic to get out of this" (paraphrasing but that was the gen idea). we have my green heaven. we have brennan saying because riz is ace, is asexual in an ap for the seven (WHICH i believe 100% he NEVER would have said/decided if he and murph hadnt talked EXTENSIVELY about riz's character and direction previously). we have me putting all my psychic energy into telepathically connecting with brian murphy to make sure he knows how to say the words "asexual" and "aromantic" out loud.

maybe im wearing my clown shoes here but i think theres a real chance something aroace happens to riz this season. and just know that if it does i will be hosting a party i will be popping non-alcoholic bottles for everyone

[emeritus-fuckers]

Awh the last post about mispronounced Italian, I love it! <3 Returning to y'all's works after shift to boost my mood again, I should probably pick a little nickname for myself to be somehow recognized lol

Anyway out of curiosity, I'm sure you guys have your fave Papas and Papa fics. Which Papas and why? Also what fics? You don't have to say if you don't want to! ❤️

~ Riz 💚

My favorite Papa is Nihil, I love his robes and the amount of detail that goes to them. And he is the OG lore-wise. When it comes to fanfics, I enjoy anything on our blog honestly, I also really like the demo of a Nihil x reader Jez is making for my birthday (not published yet lol). I also really love "To Catch a Cardinal" by @copias-girl - Kay

As for me, I don't think I have a favorite Papa? I'm a Copia kinnie, so I obviously love him a lot, but tbh I love them all, which is kinda why I write for them. The Papa I simp for the most is Secondo, my Comfort Papa is Primo, my favorite Papa to write is Nihil and as for Terzo... He's the personified chaos I aspire to be. As for fics, since I'm the writer on our blog, I guess I have a kinda different view on our fanfics, but I really enjoyed writing Nihil with a tipsy s/o, even if I had to rewrite the whole thing because Tumblr hates me. As for a favorite fanfic, though, I'd have to go with "I will be there, don't you cry" by @terzosghestie because I'm a huge sucker for any interactions between the Emeritus brothers, especially any content with Primo raising his brothers. It helps me deal with my own issues in a way - Jez

[jq37]

it’s really important to me that Oisin is not evil and adaine dates him i just think she deserves a nice dragonborn buff loser boyfriend

OBVIOUSLY I say this with the caveat that if Siobhan/Adaine aren't interested that's totally valid.

But also COME ON. How cute would it be?

-She gets another wizard in her social life who will actually understand when she says stuff like, "Abjurative grammar is prescriptive."

-Summer Nights "Tell Me More, Tell Me More" energy from the other Bad Kids and Aelwyn.

-Hot, dorky nerd who thinks she's really cool (because she is) to hype her up.

-She gets to shove his defection to their side in Kipperlilly's face which she'd love because she is a petty bitch first and a wizard second.

What's not to like? Also, Brennan is behind a lot of super cute romantic content in D20 (he's gotten lines I really love as Ayda, Esther, Hob, and Dale just off the top of my head) and I think Adaine deserves some of that as she's in the midst of her third potential apocalypse.

As a treat.

[sir-ballister-boldheart]

This fandom is so disgusting. Why the fuck are you sexualizing everything? Ambrosius ✨tops✨ SJUT THE FUCK UP. THST IS AN OVERGROWN GOLDEN RETRIVER. You are all sick. It's a fucking animation for kids. KIDS. Why do you have to sexualize everything that breathes? You can't have one gay relationship that you don't boil down to fucking. entering the fandom, I decided that hey family friendly, it's nice to finally have something safe but not, because you are perverted and you reduce absolutely everything to one thing. I will not mention arts because... I just want to forget about their existence.

Lol go outside and touch grass. Adults making raunchy posts about two consenting adults in a movie that was adapted from a comic that was very much not family friendly is nothing to throw a hissy fit over

If you want "family friendly" go and watch Disney movies with gay characters. Oh right, you can't because they fucking scrapped this same movie with a gay kiss because it's not "family friendly"

[operationslipperypuppet]

SO glad the tattoos are in the official art. That scene is one of my faves for sure. Also Riz being the most tatted up of the bad kids is so real. So fun. So Murph coded. “Bold fashion choice” indeed

Oh yeah i love the inclusion of the tattoos. It’s such good art I’m so freaking pumped for the new season

[ink-wells-and-feathers]

i read ur system riz and adaine fic and its really awesome !!! you inspired me to write my own

thank you so much!! it's fully based on our own system things and it helped us feel less alone. reach out to us when it's done we'd love to read and promote it!