#this is... so long...

[gingermaple]

I saw watcher Etho au and had to ask you to loredump whatever you have

i would be more than happy to do so!!!

etho's whole deal is that he is one of the first watchers (if not the first), being such an innovative and impressive player that it caught the eyes of the gods (ig the devs in this case?) who elevated him to a higher status.

(this serves as a huge parallel to grian as they are both players who became watchers by catching the eyes of higher powers, the only difference being that etho's experience was much less traumatic)

because of this, etho is ancient and one of the most powerful and respected watchers in the council. the thing is, etho does not give a singular fuck about what the watchers are doing and instead spends his time on hermitcraft or his own worlds doing his own thing, completely disconnected from the politics and happenings of the watchers.

he only appears before the watcher council when absolutely necessary, and the watchers are perfectly happy with this arrangement because it means they get to do whatever they want without intervention (etho being more than able to completely disrupt whatever they're doing if he decided he didn't like it).

More under the cut!

as for how it all goes in terms of a storyline: currently the basic premise is a story told in two "acts", the first part being told from mostly grian's pov and the second from mostly etho's, revolving around the two's experience with watchers. it would start with grian's escape from the watchers into season 6, some of his recovery, and then at some point his discovery that he isn't the only watcher on the server.

this, quite understandably, freaks him the fuck out, and he begins to spiral into distrust and worst-case scenarios, eventually working himself up to such a state where he decides to confront and possibly even fight etho both to find out what's going on and to protect himself/the other members from a perceived threat.

meanwhile etho, who is minding his own business unaware of any of this happening (he was likely aware from the moment grian joined that he was a watcher, but when grian never came to him about watcher things decided it was nothing to be concerned about), is suddenly met with the server's fledging watcher up all in a panic, he is understandably confused.

that is, until he finally gets the full story out of grian. then he's pissed.

[crabussy]

need everyone to know that the artist who created this iconic artwork:

is STILL creating wolf art TO THIS DAY. TEN YEARS LATER. proof that the world is beautiful. her username is wolfroad! you can find her art right here, and here are a few of her more recent pieces that I absolutely adore:

[lrndvs]

compliments from girls go hard

[piedpip3rrr]

What is this? A crossover episode???

[brightgoat]

[monstermonger]

~3 months traveling in my wife’s home-country -> 100 journal pages

[itsscaredycat]

so ok yeah fine i watched gravity falls again and read the book of bill

[opt1gan]

Two movies I like

[natalieleif]

"First, we must create a VESSEL."

"The CAGE, with human SOUL and parts!"

"Copies are monochrome, but you colored each of us in with care."

"Why don't you photocopy a Kris to play with us?"

"Between your fingers, a faint gray crease glittered stubbornly. You can never wash it all away."

"No one can choose who they are in this world."

"Who do you think taught you how to laugh? How to cry?"

"...When did you start being yourself?"

To be loved is to be changed in form.

[bookwyrminspiration]

god I would be UNSTOPPABLE if I was capable of consistently initiating tasks. just you wait. you'll be waiting a while but just you wait

[climbingthefloors]

obsessed with this baby hippo from thailand's khao khew zoo.. she has been so utterly betrayed by the world

[selkiesparrow]

Zoozve, my beloved

[kensatou]

good thing from jp twitter this week is queen of old man yaoi michiru sonoo discovering the term old man yaoi

update: somehow it got impossibly more wholesome

quick translation: おかえり: welcome home あ 終わった 終わった: ahhh, it's over! it's done! コーヒー? お茶?: coffee? tea? コ~ヒ~ ありがと: coffee, thank you~ ネクタイレア★★ ネクタイ取るレア★★★★: seeing him with a tie on, rarity level ★★, seeing him take a tie off, rarity level ★★★★ にあうな~: it suits him~

also please do follow: AraigumaSha: sensei's twitter account marureviere: maru, who does such valuable work highlighting bl manga for an international audience

[briskchips]

WHAT'S THAT PUPPET BOY?

[tawnysoup]

Found my fav Slay the Princess route recently. Dragon my beloved. Your horrifying beak mouth was an impossible-to-refuse lip syncing challenge 💖

Shoutouts to @blacktabbygames for making such a cool game!