actually have i ever told all of y'all i sort of panic-buttoned when i realized tyr didn't have a middle name and i wanted one for that piece i wrote about his old man having to recruit him into intelligence?
so anyway. tyr's middle name is vaiken. yes. yes after that. do of this what you will.
he rarely ever uses it and i think at this point its probably one of lana's secret blackmail points that she knows it and i think you'd see tyr deckard nearly pass away if she ever used it on him in public.
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one day, i will write an astarion origin novel.
it's in the universe, it is a goal for my future, I call dibs, look out wotc and larian, I'm coming for your boy.
aka my brain wouldn't shut up yesterday and now I have a vague plot concept and an imaginary trailer that won't leave my head.
the trailer opens with a fancy carriage with a personal entourage rumbling down the road. a shot of well-adorned wrists, pale hands turning the pages of a book, voice-over of Astarion describing a city, building up with a sense of intrigue until the footman goes "City ho, my lord!" and one poised hand parts the curtains over the windows to reveal a young Astarion with moon-green eyes peering out. his expression goes from curiosity to his signature smirk before there's a sweeping shot of the city itself, as the monologue culminates in its name.
Baldur's Gate.
we get a montage of shots of exciting things happening across the city, bright lights and bazaars and dances and clubs, then we watch the carriage stop in front of a grand manorhouse, where awaits an elf with longer silver curls and matching green eyes, who addresses Astarion with handsome head high and a familial grin. "Well, if it isn't our newest magistrate. Vianavia, baby brother."
"Solaire."
some glimpses of this guy in regalia, on a judge's seat, High Justice Solaire Ancunin. voiced over with something like "Mother thinks the city will ruin you. I, on the other hand, think you have what it takes to make it yours. Just follow my lead; I'll teach you everything you need to know."
the two brothers traversing the city, from business to leisure, ending at a gala, where solaire catches astarion by the shoulder to subtly murmur to him, naming the most crooked political figures in the room, ending with some big crime boss or something who he describes as someone who thinks himself Untouchable. then solaire gives stari a smirk. "And we're going to ruin him."
escalating montage of legal drama, noble finery, cloak and dagger shenanigans, glimpses of slums, solaire clapping astarion on the back, toasts with the crooked politicians, the two pouring over documents, solaire demonstrating a spell bc wizard, stari escaping out a window with someone in pursuit, a gur settlement in the city… ending with stari delivering a final, condemning statement in court. then a few more rapid-fire clips, including one of a group of gur with weapons drawn, before we cut to black and a dramatic pause.
then the darkness blinks groggily away before we get a shot from the ground, looking up at the city night sky, where an out-of-focus cazador leans over, looking smug. "poor little boy. i told you this city would eat you alive."
End.
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I thought your Damian in the Ortega PinUp post was Hollow Ground for a hot minute!!!! I was all “Ah, Ricardo has finally accepted that Daddy Ground kingpin of the city is in FACT, very Hot and charismatic,” but it was just Damien smiling and looking more mature and confident!!
God bless Ortega's heart, these two brothers are destined to look more like each other as they age…
Ortega's therapist is being put in the trenches every time he talks about his ███friend's relation and semblance with the man who killed his father figure. Hopefully they're paid enough by the Rangers lol.
I can't wait to have the three of them face each other in the book. It's going to be so messy 🥰🥰
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★ for the wonder dorks
Send me a ★ and I’ll bold what applies to your muse.
I like you / I hate you / I dislike you/ I love you / You are family (will be soon!!) / I would take a bullet for you / I would shoot you / I would lie to your face / I would say something cruel to you on purpose / I would say something cruel to you accidentally / I would cheat on you / I would physically hurt you / You annoy me / You amuse me / I’d laugh at you / I’d laugh with you / I’d manipulate you / You scare me / You confuse me / I wish I knew you better / I trust you / I don’t trust you / You inspire me / I consider you an equal / You are beneath me / You’re better than me / I would trust you with my life / I think you’re mean / I think you’re petty / I think you’re childish / I think you’re smart / I think you’re stupid / I think you’re a bad person / I think you’re a good person / I’m not sure what kind of person you are / I wish you would listen to me / I want to make you proud / I wish you would notice me / I want to impress you / I would hurt other people for you / I’m not sure how to make you happy / I’m a bad influence on you / You deserve better than me / We make a great team / I’d have a one night stand with you / I’d have a relationship with you / I would marry you / I fantasize about our life together / I would trust you with my most treasured belonging / I would tell you my darkest secrets / You disgust me / You intimidate me / I hope I intimidate you / I’d hug you / I’d let you hug me / I’m scared of losing you / I don’t think you like me / I want to be better for you / I respect you / I don’t respect you / You’re my mentor / You’re my friend / You’re my best friend / I have a crush on you / I could easily watch you die / I’d get drunk with you / I’d party with you / I’d comfort you / I’d prank you / I’d spike your drink / I’d act behind your back / I’d abandon you / I’d hurt you to get what I want / I would choose my happiness over yours / I would choose your happiness over mine / I despise how much I care for you / I need you / I’m dependent on you / I don’t know what I’d do without you / I’m scared of you leaving me / I’d give my life for you / You frustrate me / I’d call for you in a time of need / I would protect you / I’d visit you in the hospital / I’d carry you if you were hurt / I’d feel guilty if I hurt you / I’d let you be near me when I am vulnerable / I’d ignore a phone call from you / I’d call you at 3am / I’d break you out of jail / I’d get angry at you / I would shout at you / You’re too loud / You’re too quiet / You’re too sensitive / You can’t take a joke / You embarrass me / I feel nothing for you / You’re reckless / You’re bossy / You bore me / I would ask your advice / I would blame you for something I did / I would cry in your arms / You have the power to hurt affect me more than anyone else /
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i'm actually coming up with background for my ohcs (original horse characters) and having a blast. bastard was a young gelded work horse lambert encountered that had an abusive owner who lambert tied to a tree with bastard's tack. bastard promptly bit him and earned his name, but they eventually came to an understanding and bastard tolerated him so long as he gave him carrots and flowers and the occasional sugar cube or oatcake. he's a bigass 18 hand percheron with a docked white tail and a faintly dappled dark gray coat. after a few months of good treatment, bastard warmed up to lambert and lambert grew to love him and talks to him often (but he SWEARS he isn't like geralt and roach, and he's partially right bc most of the time he's shit talking someone or something rather than praising his horse). bastard is skittish around most other people and still a bit testy with lambert at times, but he's steadfast and fearless and will trample nekkers to death without batting an eye. also one time he kicked a bandit trying to rob him from lambert and killed him instantly, earning himself plenty of sugar cubes that night. he prefers the company of other horses to people and is friendly with aiden's mare sor'ca. he took a year or two to warm up to aiden, but will allow him to lead or ride him, though he still prefers lambert and is the definition of a one-person horse
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