#sorry I am def a rambler

[staud]

2, 8, 27 for the hbo war ask game

2 - who are some your fav creators/mutuals?

this fandom has soo many talented creators! some of my fav mutuals would be @mutantmanifesto for her beautiful art. the way she uses watercolor is stunning but it's really her sketching style that Im in love with! there's so much character and texture in each of her drawings that makes her art so special to me!! one mutual I crush on from afar is @rebeccapearson! whenever I see their gifs on my feed, Im always in awe at their color. hbo war shows are beautifully shot yet very dark/gray, so I admire her talent in creating vibrant and eye-catching gifsets<3 there are so many more creators I'd like to call out but I fear im starting to yap so I'll shoutout just a few more! @lamialamia has a great sense of humor in both her fic and posts, @blood-mocha-latte is all-around talented in all kind of fanworks, and @supervalcsi is an amazing gifmaker who also started/runs THE @hbowardaily!!! 💗

8 - your fav hbowar content you've ever made?

in terms of gifs, I was really happy with how this gifset for bob came out in terms of color! for video edits, this bradnate one felt rewarding for me to experiment in AE with creating film effects and transitions. plus it was made for lenora and i love making edits for ppl which made it all more fun :)

27 - what's your fav moment during your time in the fandom?

definitely the recent secret santa exchange! it was super fun not only making gifts but also seeing everyone elses gifts, like this curation by bel is literally soooo so beautiful & this fic by rie sent me into a baberoe orbit. but my highlight was def receiving this fic by @ackackh - hes one of my fav writers ever & to have such a beautiful story written for me was just surreal!!!! :')

[berrymeter]

I wish I have a friend like that too lol before I started itsay everyone I follow were going off about bas so I thought I would too but there is also a part of me that low key has to go against everyone even when it comes to tv shows (?? it's the taurus rising ig) so ofc I ended up liking Teh more. Also like I said everyone was incredible acting wise but he just blew me away idk. There is also a part of me that is thinking of aro teh bc that and internalized homophobia is a crazy combo and I've been there and now I'm just thinking and rambling in your asks I'm sorry 😭

oh fellow taurus rising... 💞 (that's one of my least favourite placements on my chart but it's okay we need to love ourselves)

I understand exactly what u mean in that ur a contrarian 😭 I def am like that with a lot of stuff but when it comes to teh and bas even without having watched I just... can't choose a favourite? bc I don't see the point in pitting them against each other that way 😔 I just love both of them and want both of them to be happy, which is why a polyam was the easy solution to me amsnskdjk. I think what made me appreciative of bas is that he wasn't villainised like 'rivals' in dramas often are, he legit seems to be an angel and... well... I am sensitive

oooh that's an interesting hc!! even more so if it's because you relate to teh I think that makes it all the more meaningful... I wholeheartedly support ur hcs <3 I think relating to a character and giving them bits of yourself that you see in them can be such a great way to flesh them out when it comes to character analysis and just, it can be so... touching? to see yourself in these stories where they get happy endings and all? idk what I'm saying but to make it short Feelings Lots Of Em

don't apologise for rambling omg I love talking and listening to ppl talk 😔 this blog welcomes ramblers we are all ramblers here

[mr-blake]

Brick, Mordecai, Tina, Hammerlock siblings, and August for the ask thingy if you want? :~D

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ALSO I AM SO SORRY THIS TOOK ME FOREVER TO GET TO AAAHH

but here we go

Brick:

First impression: big funny chara in a duo dynamic, possibly recurring rival? heart of gold. too brief an appearance. (tftbl is what opened the door to borderlands for me so ye ckxbdk)

Impression now: Best Big Boi. Heart of gold. He's as full of muscle as he is full of love. I'd die for him. For the love of god let him have a dog that lives.

Favorite moment: Ohhh too many god. Like all of the commander lilith dlc. The whole "no one's ever said that to me before...I LOVE YOU MAN!!" Just. All the moments. There's also some bits at the end of the normal story of BL2 that are gold bUT one's a dirty joke so im hushity.

Idea for a story: iii got a fic/animatic idea that's been bonking around in my head for a while. It's mostly story that fills in between the gaps of the first and second bl games.

Unpopular opinion: pfbbbtt i cant rlly think of one except that he, along with the rest of the original vault hunters don't get enough love in the fandom? Granted, that's been like. Changing lately with BL3 coming out n the new Commander Lilith DLC finally being enough of a push to get some folks in the fandom lovin him.

Favorite relationship: well, obviously i ship him and mordy, but that relationship being golden is a given, so imma say the paternal bond he's got developing with Tina bc it's so fucking wholesome and sweet and also rlly funny bc they are both balls of chaos.

Favorite headcanon: oohh there's a lot of good ones. but rn the fave i can think of atm is that he has an actual living dog in bl3 bc it's what he deserves and it could very well just be missing a leg. Let him have a dozen dogs or more plz. Let the puppers be bffs with Talon too.

Mordecai:

First impression: tall scrawny mc-pointy beardy guy in a funny lil duo dynamic. Thinks he's rlly cool, and sounds like he practices things he says to people to try and make other people think he's cool but he's wearing a blanket wrapped around him like a toga shirt thing does he have back problems wonder if that works. his interactions with muscle man are adorable and cute plz tell me we can see more of them this is too brief of an appearance come back. (again, tftbl was my intro to bl, so find my happy surprise that he n brick were in all the rest of the bl games cjxkcb)

Impression now: tired bird grandpa with a heart of gold. he's the sweetest, most caring lad. I stan him so much he's such a great dad, he deserves better im so happy he's recovering. i love his sense of humor. i love his birds. he deserves happiness and the world and his b team family. i love him i love him i love him i love h-

Favorite moment: uNGH all of them. He has so many good moments, in and outside of the games. But rn imma just say the whole of the Commander Lilith dlc bc that was chock-full of Grade A Mordy content, from sweet and wholesome to rlly funny.

Idea for a story: Aaaalll my fic/art/animatic ideas basically. im kind of a gremlin when it comes to my ideas for some reason, but like it's hard to explain them without basically infodumping a summary of some big fic idea i have. But uH ig with my latest lil art comic i did?? it def involves my idea with which Mordecai and Roland first encountering Tina when she was little bc Dad Time™️.

Unpopular opinion: iiiiii rlly am not a fan of how a lot of the fandom has basically stuck him with the personality of Old Drunk™️ bc uH. For one, he's not anymore. He's recovering. And two, he wasn't always like that and people need to take note that for the duration of the main BL2 storyline, he was at one of the lowest points of his life which led him into falling deeper and deeper into alcoholism and being actually rather out of character for himself. So like. Commander Lilith DLC was a good glimpse at Mordy being presented more in character than ever. Not the other way around.

Favorite relationship: Besides the obvious of him being married to Brick and being a dad to Tina bc i adore that a lot and they are def faves, i;;;; rlly love his bonds with Lilith and also esp Roland. Like,,,, outside of the game,, mordy n roland have had some adventures and how they click and connect with each other is rlly interesting and fun and also a big thing i wanted to explore in one of my bigger fic ideas cjdbfkfb.

Favorite headcanon: he's a great friggin dad?? but like. that's canon. i have. a lot of hcs for him. I'd have to make a whole ass post just for him with those tbh.

Tina:

First impression: gremlin child

Impression now: chaos with a heart of gold (yes they all have hearts of gold chdbdkb). she's been through a lot and the whole chaotic persona she's built up seems to be a way to cover up a lot of the pain and suffering she's gone through. iiiim hype she's teamed up with her dads and she better be mcfuckin having these parents stay alive or ill die.

Favorite moment: the whole of the Commander Lilith DLC, but also the butt stallion mission that led to the origins of bl3's b team.

Idea for a story: same fic ideas ive mentioned before cjfjxkcb

Unpopular opinion: i am definitely critical with how various aspects of her character are portrayed, but that's on bad/problematic writing on gearbox's part so i kinda just. ignore those. like im sure a lot of folks who enjoy her character do.

Favorite relationship: her and all of her dads. im a sucker for found family

Favorite headcanon: it was both roland and mordecai who first found her which is why after roland's passing that she's protective of mordy. bc it was only roland and mordecai who knew her full story and had been trying to fill in paternal roles for her after the trauma of what hyperion did. and like hell she's going to lose another parent again.

also aHHH im soRRY I would do all but im such a rambler fbdkxBcfkb i hope just these 3 for this post is okay?