#they just wanted a nice bow

[senselessalchemist]

Bow problems (+ other nonsense)

[musubiki]

cat-shaped bow came to me in a dream

[5-pp-man]

hm.

[purple--queen]

It means so much to me that Kate (Hawkeye) is one of the first people that gets "recruted".

[antiqua-lugar]

I think basically everything that can be said about that interview regarding Gale has been said but I did see some people be like “Well, but Gale is annoying and his stans are just woobifying him” and like. 

Like, okay. Gale is annoying. And Lae’zel is mean, Shadowheart is a bitch, Astarion is a cunt, Karlach is happy all the time all the time and Wyll is boringly well adjusted. That’s…the first impression you get of them in Act 1. That’s not even their full arc in Act 1, that’s literally the first few minutes you get with them! And then all of Act 1 is just undoing all of that.

In Gale’s specific case, being annoying isn’t even his main flaw. Like it gets brought up, I think because the writers wanted to make sure we would know this is a flaw he actually has in case you, like me, did not even notice you were supposed to be annoyed by him. But it’s not a serious issue or something it’s even remotely implied he has to work on. They still all end up liking each other and working together and flirting at each other. He’s a nerd that talks a lot and unless you end up in a jealousy convo no one really cares. His blissfully happy ending is to become a professor. His infodumping is so good the narrative lets him do it forever.

Gale being annoying (or being bothersome for eating your artifacts) is the player’s problem. You don’t have to like him, you don’t have to like anyone, but the narrative is not there to make a big deal out of it. Why should it? Everyone is flawed and then they get better. If you ignore Gale for being annoying or stake Astarion for being a vampire or forget to save Mizora condemning Wyll to the hells it’s a you problem, just like it’s a you problem if you push Shadowheart to embrace Shar and then Shadowheart is cold to you. 

Which is why the writers saying “Well, Gale is annoying so the fact that he sacrifices himself helps him redeem himself” is bonkers (just like rewriting Lae’zel lines to be more palatable is bonkers). Like it’s not just a bad take, it’s a “Gale was annoying so I ignored him the whole game so I don't know what his deal is” take. From the writers. Of the game.

And the rest applies to other weird instances of writing during the game. Like yeah, you can treat Gale horribly, you can treat everyone horribly. You can take advantage of Astarion, you can sell out Shadowheart, you can cheat on Wyll with Mizora and then tell him it’s his own fucking fault for not “pulling out”. But the game doesn’t try to imply that it’s funny that Astarion dissociates during sex. But it somehow is when Gale has to be persuaded into group sex, bolts and then the morning after he is like “Can we just never talk of this again”. And like Gale isn’t special in this regard, there is some stuff with Halsin, Wyll (no seriously what was that short) and even Raphael that is frankly appalling, but it really doesn’t help with the “we just never talked to Gale” vibe. Like if you romance Gale there is a line in the brothel where you can say that if you wanted boring sex you would have just had sex... with Gale. 

Gale “I read tons of erotic books and I have so many ideas. Let's do it in the Weave so we can try as many as possible” Dekarios. 

Also, nevermind all the serious implications, “He wasn’t ready for [his sacrifice] before but now he is” it’s like not even what happens. Like it’s not even what he says. I should not be reading an interview with the writers of a game and be like “did they just skip all of the dialogue”. 

(That interview was also very weird about Karlach but also I just feel like that interview was weird in general, like they just were in a rush and couldn’t really talk in depth about anything so it was vague lines for everyone, it's just that those about Gale particularly sucked).

[faeryfrogs]

nothing that hasn't been said before, but I need bioware devs to make solas the secret companion of dreadwolf a la loghain mac tir in origins. to accept him as a companion you have to lose out on the approval and/or presence of another companion, who leaves your party (parallel to loghain-alistair and anders-sebastian). then the player base can take out their feelings on him. they can break the egg or put him to work fixing his mess. parallel to hawke/stroud/etc in inquisition, you can choose to have him sacrifice himself as well. would also like an option to mail him off to lavellan and let him face her wrath/rehabilitation. cathartic as hell

[forcedhesitation]

I MISSED THIS ENTIRELY MY FIRST TIME AROUND....THIS IS SO DAMN PRECIOUS?!!

[wi11owbird]

made a little comic <3 season of passage appreciation post, the evers

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

i don't even like video games so why have i been playing Red Dead 2 for the past eight hours gay

[usermoon]

🃏

[welcometogrouchland]

[ID: a digital illustration of Luz and Hunter from the owl house. Luz sits on the right with her hand on hunter's shoulder. Hunter sits on the left facing Luz. They're both in their designs from the end of Thanks to Them. Hunter has his eyes closed and is crying with a pained expression, while Luz looks on with tears in her eyes. The background is dark and the scene is dimly lit. The second image is a variation on the first image where a spectral version of flapjack sits on hunter's shoulder and Manny's hand in on Luz's shoulder. End ID]

Felt like posting something devious today. Do you think they'll ever talk about what they've lost? Bond over it? Mourn??? Grieve????

[sunnibits]

aaaa I just wanna hear izzy laugh so bad!! I want someone to crack him up and miraculously get a genuine smile out of him for the first time in like two decades. I want him to overhear some funny bit from the crew’s shared stories that actually makes him huff a little snort, only for him to immediately try to hide it. I want to hear that gravelly, deep rusty chuckle of his goddamnit!!! I want everyone to hear it and immediately whip their heads up in wide eyed shock. (is that… izzy?? laughing???? I didn’t even know he could DO that). (something in ed’s chest creaks a little to hear it again. it’s been so long since he’s heard that sound). I will not rest until my boy gets a tiny shred of happiness and that’s final!!!!

[menphinaswhitemage]

Bard level 90 obtained - 6 jobs remain

[theyellowhue]

If Prapai showed a little bit of restraint and continued to show Sky his phenomenal rizz, im 💯 sure that Sky would start assembling a Prapai shrine and sigh while lamenting his unrequited love for a sexy, successful older man. Sadly we didnt get this but Prapai annoying Sky with his big puppy energy is cute too i guess

[wheeler-things]

Hhhh the amount I want to read (could I write it? Yes. Will I write it? No) a college au/college era fic where Mike’s gay but thinks Will’s straight or at least not into him, and he’s trying to get over him, so when a cute guy comes over and they have a decent conversation and then the guy asks for Mike’s number and all of a sudden Mike realizes what was just happening was flirting and he makes the snap decision to be like “yeah sure okay” because… hey the guy’s cute and Mike likes guys and, yeah, Will’s right there and Mike’s not officially out to him, but it’s Will. It’s not like he’s going to be homophobic, and maybe this is a way Mike can come out without it having to be a Whole Conversation where he’s stuck having to lie about how he figured it out/who he likes. And, hey, maybe this guy will finally be the one that can help Mike get over his deep and long term love for pathetic crush on his best friend. Win-win.

And meanwhile Will is in hell, watching this random guy start flirting with Mike, and Mike’s?? Flirting back? Does he know he’s doing that?? And then the guy is bold enough to ask for Mike’s number and Will’s so sure this is the moment when Mike is about to realize what’s happening and… well maybe the upside to this is that at least this is a test run for Will to be a little more sure how Mike will react when HE eventually gets up the nerve to come out to him. Except?? Mike’s giving his number?? And blushing??? And agreeing that he’d love to get dinner sometime????? Will’s dying of jealousy and also dying of “wtf Mike’s liked boys this whole time and I didn’t know and now some random guy has appeared and gotten Mike to agree to a date in the first ten minutes of knowing each other????”

[stellarwaffles]

Hi I wanted to draw Kayla today