#~musings~

[dreamingkitsunewrites]

Just taking a moment to SCREAM how much I love this platform... Currently reading masterpiece after masterpiece tonight and can't even express how much the quality and talent of you all lovely people leave me speechless... Tumblr has become my safe place lately and I really want to thank each one of you, mooties and non, for making this virtual space so special 💜

[iron-hearts-ablaze]

Scorched Earth Karlach AU

Scorched earth; a military strategy to completely eliminate the enemies ability to fight the war. Including people, food, water, livestock and land.

In this AU, Karlach aims to scorch Gortash's earth. To ensure, before his demise, that everything he built crumbles around him. Keeping him alive just long enough to witness it all.

This would be a Karlach to suit more evil runs. Her anger is all-consuming. Her moral compass has been completely skewed, leaving her determined but selfish. She'd be far more violent and would approve of whatever method gets her to their goal faster. All these side quests like the grove, Moonrise Towers etc don't really concern her, she hasn't got time to care about them when she needs to get to Baldurs Gate to destroy Gortash.

Being told she is dying only spurs on her bloodlust. She willingly and eagerly uses soul coins for every big battle she's a part of and the usage has a toll on her body and mentality. She's a loose canon that is difficult to contain. She will not hesitate to go behind people's backs, sell them out or even betray them out right if they insist on getting in her way despite her warnings. She fares better with like minded individuals, ones that accept this darkness - or even encourage it. For those, she will still defend them as long as they don't hold her back or become a burden.

"What if you and I... well, what if we share a different destiny? Something a little more... scorched earth. Shock and awe. Blood and bone. And in the end, only one of us left standing. Isn't that what you want?" - The Homelander, The Boys.

Note; if anyone is familiar with the character of Billy Butcher from The Boys; Karlach would basically be him in personality and deranged determination. Like Butcher; her light, caring moments are quickly becoming few and far between.

If this kind of AU interests you, please don't hesitate to message me directly, or comment on this post if you'd like to know more/plot etc.

[demon-slayer-kaiden]

“Maybe I should take the kids to the park, it’s such a nice day. It would be a shame to stay cooped up all day.”

[imperitvs]

Osian: Possible Class Changes

// So! @darkurgc informed me of something extremely useful in making it a lot easier to explain Osian's progress through the game's story! Especially if going down his darker/evil ending route.

Hexblade Warlock

// A class coming to Patch 8, but already well established in D&D. Hexblade Warlocks' patrons came directly from the Shadowfell, and as such they can create shadowy weapons or weave dark magic into their spells! As Sage said to me; it'll be perfect for Osian's Accept Shadows route! Certainly makes it easier then Shar's blessing - just make him a Warlock instead. Which I already played around with the idea for Mizora interactions.

// So:- Osian, good/neutral run: Wizard (9), Thief (3) Osian, evil run: HexbladeWarlock (9), Thief (3)

// Use that knowledge as you wish! I'll definitely be playing around with it when I get the chance. I'll set up a tag for the routes. Basically think of it alongside the lines of Ascended Astarion/God Gale/Dark Justiciar SH etcetc

[moonlitazure]

"O-Oh! It's just about Christmas! Merry Christmas, everyone!"

"And a Happy Birthday to you, sexy.~"

"....." Kazuki sprays Jun with a water bottle like a naughty cat. "No. Bad Jun. No traumatizing the shrinking violets."

Loud Feline Hissing

[iron-hearts-ablaze]

@galefcrce

*kisses you while you're in the middle of infodumping* Sorry, you're just being really sexy right now. Continue.

[tsunflowers]

book from the sky (tianshu) xu bing, 1989-91

I was so excited to see a copy of this in real life bc it's something I studied in art history. this is a book that was typeset and printed by hand using wooden blocks but every one of the characters was invented for the sake of the piece and does not correspond to any word in the Chinese language

[cupcraft]

Also btw trump recognizing only "the two biological sexes" harms intersex people too. I am a researcher of sex and it's affects on disease, and sex is far more complicated than "two sexes" and it always will be. Sex is multifaceted and there are far more than two binary sexes. Keep that in mind too. Don't fall into bioessentialism as you fight for trans people and intersex people.

[shamebats]

If T makes you gain weight and E and antidepressants do it too, and so does enjoying good food and not being hungry all the time, then perhaps maybe sometimes joy & weight gain come hand in hand and that's good

[iron-hearts-ablaze]

// I know shipping with Ascended Astarion is a touchy subject but God damn I'm weak. Every time I listen to 'Ma Meilleure Ennemie' I think of AA and Karlach.

"You're the best thing to ever happen to me But also the worst thing to ever happen to me On that day when I met you, maybe I would rather That it never happened to me"

"I should stray away from you But as the saying goes "Bettеr than alone, is to be in bad company" "

"But my best enemy is you Flee from me, the worst is you and I But if you keep searching for my voice Forget me, the worst is you and I"

"What kind of emotion, is it hatred Or pure sweetness when I hear your name?"

// I... I CAN'T HELP IT, ALRIGHT?! I know it's Ekko/Powder's song but as soon as the lyrics I haven't been able to get AA/Karlach out of my head.

[demon-slayer-kaiden]

It's the baby's birthday today! Time for a dinosaur themed cake and presents!

[imperitvs]

"Our trials make us who we are, we're motivated by the scars that we're made of. We take our places in the dark and turn our hearts to the stars."

- Trials by Starset

[imperitvs]

@swashbucklcr

Sometimes, it isn’t the one who takes your breath away, it’s the one that reminds you to breathe.

k.b. // by jennifer johnson

[knockknockwhosthereartistism]

I was inspired

[septemberkisses]

the fact that i'm no longer the same age as the protagonists of novels and films i once connected to is so heartbreaking. there was a time when I looked forward to turning their age. i did. and i also outgrew them. i continue to age, but they don't; never will. the immortality of fiction is beautiful, but cruel.