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Iconic Snoopy Clip of the Day 🎆🪩💫🔥
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Traitor (2010 Predator X Fem! Reader) Pt.3 Final
Its Time girly Pops
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"Yes love?", you ask, sitting up from your nest of furs and pelts, your mate slowly lowers himself to you.
"We are leaving...", he mumbled, "This trip was not successful, I was wrong to bring you here, I will take you home, and then come back alone when I can get a second chance"
You sighed, cupping your mates face, giving him a gentle kiss on the armored mask.
"Very well," you agreed, getting up from your nest, packing your items and then eventually getting on the ship and taking off back home.
It was a short trip back, you felt back you had ruined the trip by basically getting kidnapped by the game. Berserker could sense your sadness and promised that when you returned back to the clan, he would have a young one go to Earth and bring you back some nice Earth things, so that you could see some of the things that hail from your home planet. You smiled at this thought and proceeded to snuggle into your mates chest as he sat in the command room.
The return home was uneventful, as you were usually allowed to walk around, the first couple weeks home you weren't feeling so well. Often spending your mornings vomiting outside in the bushes, sleeping till noon, and eating weird foods that were even considered odd in yautja culture.
Berserker got quite nervous when you started getting moody, you never seemed to lash out at him, as you were afraid of upsetting him, but now you were a bit more annoyed at his mating advances, often refusing to go along with him on small hunts.
Worried you may have caught a strong virus, he took you to the clans healers, and the news was wonderful.
You were pregnant.
Your mates mandibles clicked with joy, and he purred into you, his claws grazing over your stomach gently, happy with the news he threw together a hunting party and went off into the local wilderness to find the largest animal he could to serve to you, as per tradition (that I made up).
He returned victorious, slaying the beast and presenting its skull and spine to you. It now hangs over the area where you decided to put your younglings sleeping bed.
Eventually as things go, days become weeks, and weeks become months, soon you were very swollen with child, carrying a yautja pup was very hard on your body, as you progressed you slowly began to slow down, not going out to hunt, you stopped doing chores, tending to be on bedrest more often that usual.
One day, while you were in a heated herbal bath, Berserker came in and joined you, causing the water to swish over a bit, he swayed over to you and wrapped his arms around your waist, placing his large hands over your stomach.
"(y/n)", he whispered, taking in a breathe of your hair.
"Yes love?" you ask, turning your head to look at him closer.
"The hunting spot came up again...I wish to go, but I will not go if you find it unacceptable for me to go."
You thought for a moment, as it took so long for him to get the spot for himself the first time, and now here you were ready to pop at any moment. Not wanting to be selfish you agreed that he could go, and that you would be fine.
Watching him, Tusk, and Falcon leave was a little heart breaking, you spent the time alone, thinking of names for the baby, learning to write in their language, and learning how to read their machines, as soon you would have your one communicator bracelet, so that when your mate goes off planet, you could still talk to him while he was gone.
He wasn't gone very long this time, he returned after a few days, you were so happy when you heard the news you waited at the landing dock for him to return. When those ship doors opened, you saw him walk off full of pride, new trophies tied to his belt, mostly human, perhaps he had hunted those humans from before. You ran into his arms, and he hugged you back, taking you up from under your legs, holding you up with his great strength.
"Was the hunt honorable?", you asked, feeling his dreads with your hands.
He carried you back to his home.
"I have many trophies to give to you my mate," he purred, leaving Tusk and Falcon to unload the ship.
But with their arrival back, Tusk and Falcon were sought out by other yautja women, and left the ship unattended, not knowing of what they brought back with them to their home planet.
While the darkness of night overtook the sky, two people stepped off planet, truing not to be scene by the lights coming off of the ship, they quickly scurried to the Jungle Hunters Clan. Taking note of the buildings, they looked around for anyone that would be out of place, something that wouldn't be needed by full blood yautja.
These two humans who have stepped off the ship, were familiar faces that had met you before. Isabelle and Royce, they had snuck onto the ship while your mate was hunting the others, Edwin and Nikolai did not make it, but they did not seem, bothered all that much, their minds were preferably stuck on their own survival.
Quickly scanning the many homes, their eyes landed on the ones that had a set of very small shoes sat outside the door, feet too small for yautja, but big enough for an adult to wear outside to cover the soles of their feet from the spikey ground.
The two of them walked up to the door, and gently pushed it in, not having locks on doors were often common on this planet, as it was dishonorable to attack someone while they were asleep. It was a code of like that many did not dare to cross, as it would bring dishonor upon themselves and their clans.
Walking throughout the halls of the place you called home, Isabelle and Royce walked through the kitchen rea, taking note of the abundance of fruit and veggies, often things yautja do not eat frequently, then walking past a living area where they saw a CD player and some discs of random artists.
"She's definitely here.." Royce whispered, continuing the sweep of the house, his eyes landing on the back room, which its doorway was covered with a large cloth.
Royce took a few moments to sneak up to the curtain, slowly pupping it back. In the middle of the room he could see the floating nest where Berserker and you slept. The two forms sleeping away peacefully on the bed, you curled up in his arms, while his limbs danged off the sides of the nest, hovering in the air.
Royce raised his hand above your mouth about to wake you up and smother your gasp, but Isabelle quickly ran up and stopped him
"What?", he whispered, annoyed that he was stopped.
"Look at her!" Isabelle, gestured to your body, "She's pregnant! This isn't a good idea"
Royce rolled his eyes, going back to his original plans, smothering his hand over your mouth and then tapping you awake.
You jolted awake, about to scream, but you felt a warm hand covers your mouth. You looked over to the owner of the hands owner, you felt tears sting your eyes, realizing the possible predicaments you were in.
Royce signals to you to come on, and slowly eases you off the bed, and out of your mates arms, trying not to wake up, and then sneaking you out of your home, Royce dragged you to the ship and shoved you towards it, pointing a pistol at you.
"Fly us home." he ordered, pointing the gun at you,
"I do-I don't know how to fly," you stammered
"Bullshit" he snarled, pushing you inside the ship and then forcing you into the pilots seat.
You felt uneasy as you were placed in the captains chair, the familiar hologram screen appearing before you, you slowly began to type into the control console, hitting enter.
Royce looked at you expectantly, watching you push buttons with symbols that didn't make sense to him at all, watching you hit the enter key, hoping that soon the ship would take off and they would be on their way way home. Yet nothing happened.
"What the hell was that?" he yelled, shoving your shoulder
"I don't know how to fly!" you cried,
"Royce, c'mon" Isabelle remarked, placing hand on your shoulder
Royce stomped back and forth, and looking out the open door of the ship, he began to see lights turn on, as yautja began to run towards the ship, his brain clicked.
Grabbing you by the hair, he dragged you to the front of the doors and threw you on the ground, you fell to the ground shielding your stomach from the fall.
"She fucking alerted them" Royce growled, pointing the pistol at the back of your head.
You looked up to see Berserker run at you, behind him Tusk and Falcon followed, along with other blooded members of the tribe.
Royce fired a warning shot a few inches away from your head, forcing all the yautja to stop in their tracks.
"Fucking traitor to your race," Royce spit at you, looking up at the yautja who were staring him down.
"I want to go home!," he shouted, "If I don't get to go home, neither does she"
You half expected for Berserker to have some sort of plan in dealing with this, but instead he slowly popped off his armored helmet, dropped his utilities belt, and walked up slowly towards the three of you. Isabelle had her gun pointed at your mate the whole time.
Clicking can be heard coming from your mates mandibles, as he pointed towards the captains chair, he calmly walked onto the ship, and silently typed on the keyboard, the rumbling of the ship started, indicating it was taking off.
Berserker then walked back, and picked you up slowly, not taking his eyes off of Royce and Isabelle. The ships door began to slowly shut, and since their window was closing, the two of them quickly hopped aboard the ship, and it slowly made its way off of the ground, and then eventually was floating through the air. Its thrusters slowly increasing in power.
As the thrusters began to glow a bright orange, your mate held his arm out in front of you, a single symbol was on his wrist brand, you looked at him and then at the ship. Smiling while doing so, you pushed the button, and together you watched the ship prepare are for takeoff, and then self detonate in the sky.
The clan erupted with roars and growls, chanting at the death of these humans who dared try and hold you hostage on their turf.
A part of you felt bad, you had just murdered the nicest human you've ever known, the first few humans you had met who had actually been to earth. Maybe you were a traitor to your race, but you were reassured, as the next days you found yourself in labor, and after that, you held close to your chest a small suckling, who was identical to his father.
Having his wrapped to your chest constantly apparently was a weird sight, as most mother of yautja did not care for their children the same way you did, but you didn't care, as your instincts were different, you were different.
He was the Berserker predator, and you his mate, the two of you from different sides of the planet.
One a grand warrior to his people and his race, and the other a loving mother, traitor to hers.
They were happy
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Thoughts on Kris x Ralsei
This is so long I had to split it up into parts - this is Part 1, which looks into how the roles that Kris and Ralsei are given contributes to the idea of their romance. As more parts are written, they'll be linked below in this handy-dandy TOC!
Part 1: And They Lived Happily Ever After <- (You Are Here!)
Part 1.5: I Believe Your Choices DO Matter
Part 2: A Pair of Star-Cross'd Lovers
Part 2.5: In Another World, We Could Have Been (Just) Friends
Okay, so.
Wanted to elaborate a bit on my viewpoint of this ship, because I don't think it's something I've ever really discussed before and I think it's actually a very interesting dynamic (or at least has the potential to be, depending on where the rest of Deltarune goes).
So, Kralsei is cute, isn't it? It's fun to hug the fluffy boy and watch him melt into incomprehensible stuttering and blushing. All the little signs he's really, really into Kris, all the cute little snippets of dialogue you can initiate with him, all the alone time they spend together, in both chapters... honestly, the game makes it hard not to root for this pairing.
And yeah, it's cute... in a very surface-level, don't-think-about-it-too-hard kind of way. But once you start thinking about it... hoo boy. There is. A LOT to unpack here. So much more is going on just under the surface, and once you see it, it's difficult to un-see it. And in my opinion, it makes the Kralsei dynamic so much more nuanced, more compelling, and potentially quite tragic.
Now, a disclaimer: it's fine to like this ship on a surface level. No real harm is being done, these are fictional characters and it doesn't matter what reason you enjoy it for - if it provides comfort to you and gets you through, then more power to you! This is more me sorting through my thoughts on the subject and is not a judgment on how others approach it. With that said, and in the spirit of full disclosure, this will go into slightly uncomfortable territory - picking apart the idea of destined love, the deconstruction of common romance tropes, how outside manipulation might play a part, and even the potentially incest-adjacent nature of the relationship. If you don't want to deal with any of that, you can stop reading right now, and that's okay. Please continue to enjoy Deltarune in the manner that is best for you, and thank you for your attention thus far :)
If you're still with me, then please click the read more and we'll get started.
Part 1: And They Lived Happily Ever After
The first thing you have to understand is that Deltarune is utterly determined to cram the notion of Kralsei down the player's throat. The game is not subtle about this in any way, shape or form. Everything from the narration, to the dialogue, to major game events, to item interactions, and even the roles that Kris and Ralsei play both in the story and the party, serves to reinforce the notion that these two are very likely to end up romantically involved with each other in some way.
Let's look at the characters first. Kris is portrayed as the noble knight - stoic, unwavering, courageous, a natural leader - clad in medieval-inspired plate armour and wielding a sword and shield. And Ralsei is the archetypal princess - demure, dainty, kindhearted, nurturing - who uses magic to heal his allies and pacify enemies.
I did not mistype there - Ralsei is a prince, but the characteristics associated with him are more commonly found amongst female healers in JRPGs. Think Fina from Skies of Arcadia, or Marle from Chrono Trigger (minus the temperment), and you might have an idea of what I'm on about.
Think of knights and princesses for a moment. Imagine St. George slaying the dragon to save a helpless damsel. Imagine Lancelot and Gwenevere. Robin Hood and Maid Marion. Link and Zelda. Squall and Rinoa. Every single fairy tale involving an imperilled princess and a knightly rescuer. For a more modern take, imagine The Bodyguard. Ness and Paula. I could go on, but then we'd be here all day.
Suffice it to say that there is a pretty entrenched tradition surrounding these archetypes - a male-coded, phsyically-adept, courageous, stoic, action-oriented figure, is paired with a female-coded, magically-adept (depending on the medium of course), less-physically-capable by comparison, emotional, and more passive foil. The (male-coded) knight protects and rescues, the (female-coded) princess nurtures and soothes.
It is a very, VERY emotionally-charged dynamic, by its very nature. Through their acts of service to their protectee, the Knight displays their devotion and care for the Princess, and is in turn emotionally-enriched and cared-for. There is a great deal of physical and emotional vulnerability between them, and it is therefore ideal for romance stories.
Look at Kris and Ralsei again, through this lens. Kris is immediately put into the role of Knight, and Ralsei quickly establishes himself as a classic Princess. Almost instantly, before you've even become aware of it, you've made the connection - they're going to fall in love, because that's what ALWAYS happens in these stories. Ralsei supports and encourages Kris, both in dialogue and in battle, and Kris...
...Kris, uh...
...they...
...hug Ralsei sometimes...?
...they... they give him a ribbon...?
...no, that can't be right.
But it is right, for two reasons. One, Kris doesn't have to do anything. The roles are already established, and Ralsei is playing his part like a pro. And two, Kris doesn't do any of those things in the first place - you do. It's the player who hugs Ralsei, who gives him the ribbon, who picks the dialogue options, who makes the connections. You're the Knight in this scenario, not Kris.
Because Kris doesn't get to make that choice. Kris has to do what you tell them to do. And many of us have already jumped to the conlusion that this romance is happening, becuase that's what always happens. The Knight and the Princess fall in love. They get married. They live happily ever after.
So we ship them, because hey, it's cute, and it's easy. I can't stress enough how easy the game makes this. I'm fairly convinced that Ralsei was designed by comittee, like the Funzo toy in that one episode of the Simpsons. Like he was created with the sole purpose of being the most disgustingly adorable, lovable, awkward little cinnamon bun that ever existed. Like he was created to generate the maximum emotional response in players. It's the cuteness response dialled up to 11, and we are almost hard-wired to want to protect this little bundle of fluff from any and all danger, because lookit how sweet and adorable he is! The glasses make his eyes look all big, his fluffiness is reminscent of that of baby animals, he stutters and fumbles his way through dialogue, and you just want to scoop him up and put him in your pocket or something.
And so, we're more than happy to fulfil the role of the Knight to Ralsei's Princess. Whether Kris actually wants to or not. Because it does become increasingly obvious that outside of our influence, Kris is still their own person, with their own goals and desires, but no real agency with which to pursue them. Would that we could know what they truly want, but we are never presented with an opportunity to find out.
The thing is, Kris is not particularly... knightly. They play pranks on their friends, they swipe sweet treats from their mother, they seem to enjoy getting a rise out of people, and particularly from Asriel, if the story about "dropping the lizard into the pit to jump higher" is any indication. They sleep through class, yet by Berdly's grudging admission they are the "third smartest in the class". The only reason they go to church is so they can drink the "sick fruit juice". They don't seem to have any issue with prank-calling their mom, while she's taking about them with their tutor, while they're standing just out of sight, while they're balancing a trash orb on their head.
Nothing about this behaviour screams "Knight." If anything, it would make more sense for Kris to have become a Rogue-type character upon entering the dark world. So the question remains - why is Kris forced into that role? And to what extent is the seemingly "fated" romance between Kris and Ralsei part of that role?
Folks, we have barely scratched the surface here. If I keep writing here this will become a novel, so I have to stop for everyone's sanity. But I will follow up soon, looking into the ideas of Purpose and Destiny and how they relate to Kralsei in-game. If you've stuck with me up to this point, let me just say thanks, because wow I wrote a lot here, and it's probably a bit rambly and says the same things two or three times, but I just. Had to get this onto the page in some way or another, so... here it is.
Thanks for reading, and see you in the next one :)
#essay#thoughts#rambling#deltarune#kris dreemurr#Ralsei#Kralsei#Krisei#shipping#romance#character archetypes#Knights and Princesses#long post#Part one of several#oh my god there's so much ground to go over here I didn't even know#and we're only TWO CHAPTERS in#no wonder I'm obsessed#theory
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Welcome to the Sweet Voice Cafe, a HLVRAI AU!
The cafe serves ice cream, hot drinks, and a few options of pastries! Their special includes different themed ice creams with sweet voice ingredients that give actual effects. (Calming, kindness, sleepiness, love, etc.) The decorations are loud and bright, driving away most “karens”. Sunkist is the mascot! The science team has a large apartment upstairs where they reside. It’s basically a collection of Outcodes. This is an AU where Black Mesa, aliens, and powers don’t exist. They simply exist in the Half Life video games. The government has taken notice of this establishment, but are so frightened by the unknown powers of these entities, that they don’t take action.
Information about all characters below!
Benrey (Benny)
He/It/They (He preferred) Nonbinary Omnisexual
He messed around and found out, escaping his reality for but a few minutes. The universe didn’t like that and hard reset, replacing them with an identical Benrey. He can visit his old AU, but if he ever tries to interact with someone he gets teleported out of distance. He eventually found the Sweet Voice Cafe. In his free time, he enjoys working there (it supplies sweet voice or works the cash register sometimes), playing video games, or traveling the multiverse, usually the latter.
Outfits include blues, purples, and pinks, plus sort of 80s aesthetics. Comfy clothes like hoodies and sweatshirts. It does have some casual hats, but his helmet is a comfort item.
Powers:
- Sweet Voice
- Multiverse Travel/Portals
- Glitching/Clipping
- Fast Healing/Immortality
- Flying/Floating
- Size Manipulation
Mr. Coomer
He/Him Trans Bisexual
He’s from an AU where he became self-aware way too early on and panicked. The game didn’t like that and expelled him from the universe. He floated in the void for a bit, but luckily not long enough to go crazy, less than a couple of days. He was rescued by Bubby and they ended up traveling together for a while before meeting the others and settling down. He became a co-owner of Sweet Voice Cafe, but enjoys working alongside everyone, usually greeting customers. He’s a very fun and extroverted manager, but takes harassment of his employees very seriously. A look alone can scare off the worst of customers.
Outfits include collared shirts, Hawaiian shirts, and rolled up sleeves. Likes green tones and bootleg brand logos.
Powers:
- Sweet Voice
- Advanced Biotech (extendo arms/legs, rocket launcher arm, artificial colon, etc.)
- Sometimes unable to feel pain and others times feels it to the extreme (not allowed to work with the hot items)
- Glow in the dark eyes/Night vision
- Can eat anything (he’s considered the trash disposal lol)
Bubby
He/Xim Agender Pansexual Demiromantic
Bubby’s world was dismantled very quickly by a virus, only a few minutes into gameplay. Bubby had only met Tommy for a short moment. When the world glitched out of existence, his body went into overdrive to protect him. Xe floated through the void for a long time in a coma. He finally awoke when a faceless NPC let him out. After exploring his powers, Xe traveled the multiverse alone at random for quite a while, a couple years at least. He met Coomer and they settled down in an unknown AU after about a year. He’s a co-owner of SVC, but prefers to work more behind the scenes, ordering people around in the kitchen and making hot drinks (no need to pay for machines yippee!). Although he’s strong enough to pick the AUs he goes to now, he only uses it to visit rage rooms lol. He has a couple pet Snarks named Pyro and Ember.
Fashion-wise, he would wear any type of outfit and SLAY. But his preferences include leather jackets, turtlenecks, and flowy skirts. He prefers cyan, black, red, and neon colors, especially if it has flame motifs. Xe doesn’t wear pastels unless it’s blue.
Powers:
- Ultimate Lifeform
- Pyrokinesis
- Controlled Multiversal Travel
- Turning into a car (and speaking to/controlling them)
- Translation of any language
- Telekinesis
- Pretty much any power you can think of. You have no idea what he will do next and he likes it that way.
Tommy Neapolitan
He/Him Cis Asexual Panromantic
Tommy hails from a world where he chose his last name based on ice cream, and loves smoothies instead of soda. He experienced the entire game before he was taken during his birthday party at Ben and Jerrys. (SVC) Gman, grieving from his loss, saw Tommy and embraced him, taking him with him to the next AU. With the lack of Tommy, his original world was overwritten to fix it, effectively replacing him. Gman and Tommy didn’t get along for the longest time, but now they’re on speaking terms, albeit tense. Tommy manages most of the ice cream department because of his expertise in flavors. He also does the bookkeeping.
Tommy wears mostly soft colors, usually yellow, orange, and pink coded. He prefers loose clothing, but ties it back when working with food.
Powers:
- Time powers
- Glow in the dark eyes/Night vision
- Sweet voice (better at reading than speaking it though)
- Semi-photographic memory
Gordon Martinez
He/Him Trans Bisexual
Because he hails from a “it is a game” AU, you can imagine how shocking it was when supernatural stuff happened in his OWN home, not in the VR set. To this day, he’s still unsure what exactly happened. Aliens? The government? Fairies? He doesn’t know and doesn’t care. When they started getting attacked, his first instinct was of course to protect his son. Soon enough, Bubby rescued them and brought them to SVC. He is divorced, but luckily Gordon has full custody and is just grateful his son is safe. He was more than happy to settle down, despite Joshua’s grumblings. He helps with the miscellaneous baking in the kitchen. His bestseller is his croissants! In his free time, he enjoys streaming or binge watching tv.
He’s drawn to warm colors for his outfits, usually oranges and browns. He likes sweaters or shirts with funny dad jokes. He has a couple of hoodies as well.
Powers
- Does being an absolute nerd count?
Joshua Martinez
He/Him
Joshua is 6 years old. He doesn't understand what happened, but whines to Gordon about missing his friends and why they can’t go back. He’s happy he gets a big room to himself now at least! Gordon eventually enrolled him in a nearby school. He enjoys cowboys, music, and video games. His least favorite class is math. He very much enjoys the free ice cream he gets from the shop. Benrey had to be scolded for giving him too much one time asdgfhjkl.
Tshirts with logos! Doesn’t have a color preference yet, but does enjoy his cowboy hat and assorted bandanas the team keeps getting him.
Powers:
- Puppy dog eyes you cannot resist (but should learn to)
George Mantle (GMan)
He/It Agender Aroace
George lost his Tommy in a freak accident that also wiped out his entire world. He wandered the multiverse aimlessly, unfortunately not finding any AUs with a Tommy either. It met a Slick once, but noticed how differently they sounded and acted, so he didn’t pry. The first Tommy he saw was Neapolitan. He immediately hugged him, and the universe decided “oh hey, angst” and kicked them both out. It took a very long time for the two to get on good terms. It tries its best in forming a connection though. Gman focuses on keeping the establishment running and secretly watches the government to make sure they don’t do something… unwise to his friends. He wants nothing to do with multiversal travel anymore, no siree.
He wears lots of suits. They’re just the most comfortable to him. They do end up varying in color and pattern. One time Tommy got him a long sleeved shirt with a pattern of a fake suit on it and he nearly cried. (Tommy took it to mean the gift was bad, but Gman was just moved his “son” was trying to make a connection.)
Powers:
- Time manipulation
- Clipping/glitching
- Teleportation
- Invisibility
- Glowing eyes/Night vision
- Could breathe in space/underwater but has no interest in doing so.
Forzen
He/She Bigender Abrosexual
Forzen doesn’t quite remember where he came from. She just woke up here one day, I guess. He doesn’t live with the science team and only shows up every once and a while as a customer. He only orders original Rocky Road ice cream. In reality, the government asked her to keep an eye on SVC. Since this is a world where aliens and supernatural occurrences don’t exist, they’re very unsure how to handle the situation. Frozen is laid back and bored over the whole thing. She’s just happy he gets a free living space and unlimited pizza and textbooks at his disposal. The government asked what he wanted to graduate in, and he never ever elaborated.
He mostly wears baggy t-shirts and jeans, sometimes cargo pants. Dull colors or funny phrases.
Powers:
- Teleportation
- Super Speed
- Indestructibility (this greatly frightens the government, especially after he denied wanting to fight for their military)
Darnold
They/He/She Genderfluid Asexual Demiromantic
Darnold is from an unknown AU. Maybe. They either remember and don’t want to talk about it, or don’t care. She very quickly adapts to the new place and the science team welcomed him into their apartment. He very much enjoys his place in the cafe, able to experiment and mix flavors and sweet voice combinations in his lab. Tommy tried to help gather sweet voice, but he’s not good enough at it himself, and Sunkist wouldn’t listen. So Darnold has to stock up on the sporadic times Benrey returns. They enjoy flying kites and playing TF2 in their spare time.
Their favorite outfit is sweater vests and she enjoys darker warm colors, like maroon and purple. She collects various bow ties.
Powers:
- Fast Healing
- Flying
- Not much else, but can invent stuff easily from scrap metal and spare parts
Sunkist
She/He/It
No one knows where Sunkist came from because, well, she can’t speak. As he is the perfect dog, he doesn’t shed, and is allowed to freely roam the cafe, or wherever else she’d like to wander off to. As the mascot, it is well beloved by the community. It can change his form from a flat (and slightly glowing and transparent) png to a human-sized dog at will. Very quickly bonded with Tommy and became a support when he was struggling with the situation. It cares for everyone on the science team, regardless of whether it listens to their demands or not.
Sometimes wears bandanas, collars, or bows with soda motifs. No one gifted it to her, she just appears with them sometimes and they may change when you blink . . .
Powers:
- Sweet Voice
- Immortal and indestructible
- Clipping and flying
- Teleportation
- Glowing (including in 3D form, but it's by random)
#hlvrai#hlvrai au#Sweet Voice Cafe#SVC au#benrey#dr coomer#dr bubby#tommy coolatta#(kinda)#gordon feetman#joshua hlvrai#gman hlvrai#forzen#darnold pepper#hlvrai sunkist#HarmonyTRE
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Hello, how would you rank the gaang+fire ladies in a best sense of style to worst of sense of style?
oooh fun! wait, is this modern au or not?? just in case, i’ll do both…
toph is the worst, obviously. she has no sense of style whatsoever. she does have her little pom pom opera headband, which is very cute, and honestly her fire nation fit is the cutest one (sorry katara), but i don’t think she actually gives a shit about any of that, she just happens to slay regardless because she can’t not slay. in modern au she mostly wears large shirts and sweatpants and flip flops, and yet somehow she still looks remarkably good “dressed like a slob” (katara’s words) because she is simply beautiful enough to pull it off.
i don’t think zuko has a bad sense of style, i actually think a lot of his outfits are genuinely cute (i esp love his one tank top in book 1 that’s such a look imo), but like toph, he also isn’t really putting effort in, so it’s not so much a “sense of style” as it is in his nature to serve cunt. in modern au he actively tries to spice up his wardrobe (with katara’s help), but then he never actually wears any of the stuff they bought together because he needs his emotional support favorite cardigan and/or black turtleneck. he can pull it off because he looks cute and cozy, but no is mistaking him for an expert in fashion any time soon.
i always wonder how aang found those monk’s robes in book 3, whether he made them himself, and if so, with which fabrics. so in that sense, he’s actually a diy style icon. but in modern au, he literally dresses like roman roy in the finale, walmart boys’ color block t shirt, so i’m docking points even though, again, he does look adorable and it is a Look in its own right. the light up heelys also add or dock points depending on who you ask.
from book 2 onward, sokka has a nice, simple outfit that is a good cut and a good color without being remotely flashy or complicated, and he accessorizes with weapons, which are both practical and spice up his outfit. “like toph, he also doesn’t give a shit about his looks, it’s just a coincidence that he looks good,” one could argue. but i think he knew what he was doing with that sleeveless top. and besides, he was excited by the fact that his bag matched his belt. in modern au, sokka doesn’t give a shit about style until adulthood, because he and katara just focus on their respective domains and thus katara has the monopoly on fashion, but then he starts figuring out his gender and sexuality and the world of fashion opens up for him. that said, his idea of going crazy is like, wearing a couple rings, so he’s still towards the middle bottom of this list.
azula doesn’t really have a sense of personal style, she just wears what she thinks looks best for her circumstances, and since her goal is to intimidate, she happens to slay. but if she was like, a farmer, she would not be bothering with the winged eyeliner and red lipstick and perfect hair, because that is a product of her environment rather than an internally motivated mode of self-expression. so in modern au, she trades shoulder spikes for shoulder pads, and knee high boots for tastefully high heels, but the effect is the same. respect me, fear me, take me seriously in my navy blue blazer.
suki never really gets to pick her own outfits unless you count the fire nation crop top, which is cute but obviously wouldn’t be her first pick in garb. that said, the kyoshi warrior armor obviously goes so hard and she looks great in it, so she’s a style icon just for that. in modern au, she dresses in a way that is deceptively simple but knows that it makes her look really hot to her target demographic (dykes and sokka). she generally just opts for flannel and cargo shorts, but on days where she’s on a mission, she’ll wear a short sleeved loose button up with half the sleeves undone, some necklaces, and no bra. and she’s a hero for that.
mai’s outfit is actually my favorite in the entire show (like, i would wear it), but there’s something kind of cutesy about her hair style that i feel like was probably imposed on her by her mother. like don’t get me wrong, it still looks good on her, but i can’t see her actually caring to maintain something so elaborate without the presence of external pressures. i can picture modern au mai’s sense of style so perfectly, though. soft flared pants, in a silky fabric; turtleneck tank tops; leather jackets: dark peacoats; dyke boots to stomp around in; mostly in various shades of dark red, dark blue, and black. she keeps it simple and classy, and has the freedom to experiment with hair styles more as well. when she’s alone, everyone is envious of her effortlessly chic steez, and yet, when she is with ty lee, everyone’s like “awww it’s cute that ty lee lets that kind of schlubby girl hang around her.”
ty lee puts effort into her appearance for the purposes of attracting specific results. she knows she’s beautiful, of course, but she also wants to be beautiful in a cute way, harmless and inviting. pink is less threatening than red, showing skin makes her seem vulnerable and desirable, her braid is simultaneously perfect and kind of messy. in modern au, ty lee would similarly be attuned to the cultivation of her aesthetic for a similar purpose. she wouldn’t just wear whatever she felt like, but rather would have an extremely curated wardrobe of outfits that all adhere to the same theme of making her look impossibly beautiful but in a cute and harmless way. idk man. there’s something wrong with her, i think, but also that thing might just be patriarchy.
katara is the only character who canonically takes an interest in fashion for the sake of fashion (iirc), and so that immediately elevates her in my opinion. she clearly cares a not insignificant amount about her appearance, and takes pride in looking good (as she should, because she’s beautiful). i love the idea that she got her book 2 outfit in the northern water tribe and was so excited about getting a new fit that she literally wore it the entire season even though it was springtime and she was sweating buckets. she’s so excited about dressing up in ba sing se, or when they steal clothes in the fire nation, or when she gets to take kyoshi’s clothing in “avatar day,” or when she goes to the spa with toph, or when she’s telling aunt wu about her skincare routine. it matters to her! and i think that as she gets older, and more resources are available, she gets to expand and experiment with her wardrobe more, and that’s really fun for her. and in modern au, she’d also love fashion of course, and would have a lot of opinions on how to participate in fashion ethically. her wardrobe would be kind of all over the place because it’s mostly thrifted, but she’d put so much effort into curating an outfit every day before she leaves the house, and she can go weeks if not months without repeating an outfit, not because she has an unlimited wardrobe, but because she’s really clever and thoughtful when it comes to what she pairs together on any given day. and she sometimes makes her own clothing, or modifies thrifted pieces, and that somehow looks great on her too. my point is, she wins in a landslide.
#yourlocalamoeba#asks#the gaang and#modern au#ish#to no one’s surprise the katara section is twice as long as everyone else’s
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Monster Spotlight: Lorthact the Unraveler
CR 25
Lawful Evil Medium Outsider
Inner Sea Bestiary, pg. 26
Ah, Lorthact. Those who've joined in 2nd Edition and who go through a very particular high-level module have a very high chance of encountering this infernal noble, but by then the years of living among mortals and the collapse of his safety nets and plans haven't been kind to him, and he's fallen from an intimidating CR 25 all the way to CR 16. Don't feel too bad for him, though, the reason for his immense paranoid stress is entirely self-inflicted. See, in ages past, Lorthact was a beloved Duke of Hell, serving both Geryon and Mephistopheles loyally and even having the favor of Asmodeus himself for his skill in twisting mages into the service of Hell... But he made an awful mistake, one that cost him everything and continues to cost him to this day, hundreds of years later.
He tried to betray Eiseth, Queen of the Erinyes, and reduce her from demigod into a powerless consort at his side. Eiseth's temper is so legendary that even Asmodeus holds up his hands and backs away whenever she becomes enraged, her one-woman warpaths wreaking the same level of destruction that entire armies would struggle to replicate, so when she learned of the Unraveler's plot to usurp her, there was no chance in Hell for him to get out unscathed. No amount of lying and ass-kissing allowed Lorthact to appease her, and to his horror he found that his two Archdevil sponsors had turned their backs on him, neither of them wishing to risk Eiseth's apocalyptic ire. You would think a Duke of Hell would know that Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, but Lorthact had to learn the hard way.
He fled Hell entirely because there was no longer any safety from her wrath, and though Eiseth's minions search the globe over constantly for any sign of his presence, his cleverness has allowed him to remained undetected. Not unharmed, mind, because the constant stress does get to him, but he's thus far evaded the sight of his foes, mortal and immortal alike, and has time to regroup and begin to plot. Now living unseen on Golarion, he manipulates the population of the land of Korvosa, hoping to one day amass enough power, wealth, and minions to either slay Eiseth or convince Asmodeus to force her to stay her hand. Time will tell if he'll succeed, but for now let's see what happens when it's the players who try unraveling the Unraveler...
Now, Lorthact's ability to hide from Eiseth is no overblown background detail for the purpose of a story, this man is very hard to find, to the point that any campaign starring him will likely revolve around figuring out he's even there. He's got a constant Mind Blank to shield himself from any attempt to detect or track him, and Alter Self at will to physically transform into whoever he needs to be. In addition, he has a unique ability called Temporal Anomaly, rendering him immune to all forms of Divination regardless of their reach or power, whether it be from a spell or something more mundane. NO form of future sight or prescience works against Lorthact, and no divination effect or ability can be used to predict his movements, his actions, or what effects his actions may have. The man is a walking breach in the weave of Fate, his actions and their ripple effects all but impossible to determine without divine insight, making him a foe that goes beyond unpredictable. Not even Foresight or Moment of Prescience provide any benefit against him, and all his attacks and abilities ignore such powers outright.
So he can mundanely disguise himself and thwart all magical attempts to find him. Already good! If Lorthact were content with living a commoner's life, he'd likely be set for the rest of eternity... but no Duke of Hell would settle for anything less than total conquest. It's literally in their blood, and as such he's been able to masquerade as various masters of the arcane arts for decades, and will likely continue to do so, slowly warping the land of Korvosa to his twisted will through total control of all magic and magic users within the land. There's a reason one of his titles is "the Ur-Magus," though like every fascist Lorthact relies on others doing all the heavy lifting and actual creative effort so he can reap the rewards for himself.
Lorthact can use Dominate Person at-will and Dominate Monster 1/day, and has Mass Suggestion at-will to gently persuade everyone in a given room to ignore how suddenly dull and unresponsive his primary target has become. Once he's got someone Dominated, he exists as a parasite in their minds, able to draw upon their powers for his own benefit; he's got a Spell Reservoir of 25 levels in his body that he can fill with stolen spell energy. If he's touching a Dominated victim he can siphon a spell from their mind as a full-round action, and if they're not within reach but remain on the same plane, he can instead siphon it over the course of 1 minute via the magical connection from the Dominate spell. In either case the magic is expended as though the victim had cast the spell, and Lorthact keeps the energy within him until he sees fit to use it. As mentioned, he can only hold up to 25 levels worth of spells, and he may only drain one spell at a time from a given caster... But with unrestricted access to every student, scholar, and archmage within Korvosa's largest magical college, there's almost no spell outside his reach if the DM wills it, and though HE can't be detected via any means, he can use his 1/day Limited Wish or at-will Greater Scrying without restriction to learn the capabilities of any party mounting an attack against him and prepare himself accordingly.
There is some mercy with his Spell Reservoir: He can only drain Arcane spells. Divine and Psychic magic is beyond his reach, though he may still Dominate/Suggest to casters and command them to use the magic for him. Being able to cast seemingly any spell with a moment of meditation is already an impressive feat, but Lorthact can take faking being an omnidisciplinary mage even further with Scholastic Masquerade, an ability I originally overlooked because I had forgotten how powerful a lot of Wizard School Powers are. Just take a look for yourself! Scholastic Masquerade allows the Unraveler to drain School Powers from a Dominated victim in the same manner as his Spell Reservoir, including using up the available levels in his reservoir to power it; he can lower his reservoir by 3 to copy one of the School's 1st level powers, by 6 to copy both of them, and by 9 to copy all of them. While he's copying these powers the original host cannot use them at all, and Lorthact uses the powers with the same strength his host would; he may be a powerful archmage, but if he's parisitizing a 10th level Illusion Wizard, he can only use the School Powers as if he were 10th level.
How, exactly, this works with School Powers which grant feats is up to the DM; I believe he gains them temporarily... which means he almost always wants someone with the Counterspell school in his repertoire to make sure he's got Improved Counterspell AND a 1/day immediate action to utilize his at-will Greater Dispel Magic to thwart an enemy caster's magic. It may not sound very impressive, but never discount just how powerful an immediate action to say No to a player's entire turn can be, even at 1/day!
Other potential School Powers he may want to have in his pocket include Transmutation's passive additions to his physical ability scores (just in case), Enchantment's Enchanting Smile, and literally everything under the Divination school. Seriously, for the low cost of 3 points out of his Reservoir pool, he can remove the surprise round entirely and get anywhere from +1 to +20 to his Initiative rolls depending on the strength of the mage he parisitizes, and the Foresight Subschool's Prescience gives him a second chance at any one d20 roll he makes every round for at least 3 rounds! The initiative is pretty big, though; if Lorthact goes first, or even close to first, he's got a menagerie of annoying tricks beyond whatever he may be stealing from his victims that make fighting him a pain in the ass.
He has Greater Invisibility and Freedom of Movement both at-will and no reason to ever let either expire if he thinks he's going to enter combat, with one typically giving him the chance to use the other. I've already mentioned his Greater Dispel Magic at-will, but do you know what's better? He's got the Quickened version 3/day! He's also got two feats that play well with it: Dispel Synergy and Destructive Dispel, the former inflicting a -2 penalty on all saves for anyone he successfully shucks with any dispelling effect, the latter stunning the target for a round if they fail a second save and sickening them even if they succeed. The two effects stack, which means that even if you succeed your saving throw versus being stunned, you still effectively have a -4 penalty to all saves for a round... and since Lorthact can do a Quickened version, that means you're open to a standard action Dominate, his 3/day Polymorph Any Object or, if he's feeling nice, Empowered Horrid Wilting to blast you AND the party for 30d6 typeless damage. Fun fact: Empowered Horrid Wilting is technically a 10th level spell, and he's able to use it 3/day!
At these levels, a party is likely relying on buff spells to keep up with their higher-level foes, so suddenly having them... well, unraveled can be a bit of a downer. But do you want to know what's worse? Losing all your magic items as well. Yes, Lorthact has access to Mage's Disjunction, among the most terrifying spells that can be leveled at a player party for multiple reasons, chief among them being that Disjunction doesn't make a dispel roll, it simply ends any and all spell effects within its 40ft radius burst. This does mean Destructive Dispel doesn't trigger (no party-wide stun/sicken!), but Dispel Synergy does, and thus anyone with even a meager +1 buff to one stat gets slapped with the penalty. Secondly, and even worse, any and all magic items within the radius must make a save or be shut off for 25 minutes.
... I highly recommend making it a mass dispel only, not out of mercy to your players, but out of pragmatism. Unless you're using some automated digital sheets, having to make saving throws for every item on every player and then recalculating their stats based on which of their items shuts down is a god damn nightmare. If you want to make it less annoying, having it shut off 'active' powers like Flaming or abilities which need to be willingly activated by the user while leaving 'passive' ones like flat stat or skill bonuses in place is acceptable. But, hey, if you don't mind the 45 minute turn, then by all means go crazy with it!
And speaking of 45 minute research periods, did you know Lorthact has Greater Shadow Conjuration AND Greater Shadow Evocation at-will? That's every Conjuration spell that summons a creature or creates an object of 6th level or lower and EVERY Evocation spell of 7th level or lower entirely at his fingertips all the time, making deciding just what he's going to do on his turn require even MORE time than the average caster. Sure, summoning shadow minions to his side might not be especially powerful since players can likely kill them in a single hit, but summoning giant walls of various substances is always useful even if the illusion can be seen through. Evocation also gives him a hell of a toolbox with stars like Prismatic Spray, Sirocco, Forcecage, and Hungry Darkness which have powerful effects even IF the enemy sees through them (and relying on magical True Seeing is often difficult given how dispel-happy he is)!
Lorthact's typical battle plan is thus to stock up on whatever spells and abilities he thinks will make his time against the party easier, slap Spell Turning, Greater Invisibility, and Freedom of Movement on himself, use Limited Wish to whatever capacity he needs, throw out Disjunction or GDM a few times, and then--and only then--engage by slinging out whatever spells he's stolen or can conjure with his shadow magic from a position of relative safety. Given that he has Time Stop, all of this and more can happen in the blink of an eye even if the party does catch him off-guard, and don't you dare think that you can do the same to HIM. Remember Temporal Anomaly from a few paragraphs ago? There's an additional line of text in it: if anyone uses Time Stop while within 60ft of him, HE can also move in the stopped time. This essentially traps the poor caster in a 1v1, and if he's spiteful, he may just dash over (his movespeed says 30ft, but he comes equipped with Boots of Speed for Haste on-demand) and seal both himself and his dance partner inside his 1/day Prismatic Sphere so he can beat them to death in peace even when time resumes.
While he typically avoids melee, he's no slouch in it. He's got a pair of claw attacks for 1d6+6 damage, which is pathetic, but he's also got a god damn Staff of Power because his kit isn't loaded enough. That staff can act as a +2 quarterstaff that he can use four five (forgot his boots of speed) times a round for 1d6+11 damage each, which he's more than willing to enhance with either Power Attack (-9 accuracy for +18 damage Whoops! someone pointed out that it's actually +27!), the Staff of Power's ability to double its own damage for 1 round (to 2d6+22), or both (2d6+76), allowing him some absolutely monstrous burst damage if he manages a Full-Attack to dissuade victims from staying in his melee range. Every single attack, be it his claws or his staff, also inflicts 1 point of Intelligence drain just as a little cherry on top, and taking even 1 point of Int from his victim grants him Foresight against them. No stranger to dealing damage, he's also adept at avoiding it with 45 AC (+2 vs people he's Int drained), DR 20/Good and Silver, and 36 Spell Resistance, plus whatever insane preparations he's made with what's essentially a custom spell list.
Also, fun fact I recalled about halfway through this but forgot to find a place for, so I'm putting it here at the end: the Magus and Bloodrager are both Arcane casters, allowing Lorthact to steal spells from their list at a lower level than they would be on the Sorc/Wiz list to save him room in his Reservoir. Just one of many, many, many, many factors to take into account when engaging one of the greatest mages there ever was!
It may literally be easier to get in contact with Eiseth and let her know where he is, and deal with the fallout after.
You can read more about him here.
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seungkwan best friend headcanons <3
a/n: another post for another lovely anon ! seungkwan is, as we all know, an icon, and i'm very envious of anyone and everyone that gets to call him their best friend !!! pics not mine <3
content: fluff | wc: 0.8k | warnings: none! | pairing: bestfriend!seungkwan x gn!reader | requests: open
seungkwan, through and through, is your number one
he's the kind of friend that just immediately feels important because he Gets. It.
when you two are together, you're actually unstoppable
like two baddies one porsche can exist in the same room and that's you and seungkwan !!!
tbh if you are going to a party, hangout, event, etc together, he will want to coordinate outfits
"i don't care if it's lunch with seokmin-hyung and soonyoung-hyung we HAVE. TO. SERVE."
and serve you will!!!
he will also serve you plenty of iconic reactions during that lunch because booseoksoon is the trifecta of comedy and seungkwan's role is reminding everyone how insane dk and hoshi are lmao
he just LOVES exaggerating his facial expressions and reactions when he gets secondhand embarrassment
if you are the one who embarrasses him, which happens from time to time, he will never let you live it down
any time one of his members comments on how you're cool/funny/smart/etc seungkwan will start listing every uncool, not funny, dumb, and embarrassing thing you've ever done
he's even including your preteen embarrassing stories like ??? why is he trusted with these secrets they're simply ammunition
good luck trying to bring up any time he's made a fool of himself or replying to his roasts by using memes of him via text or by holding up your phone during the conversation that's what i would do
in response to your efforts, he will double down. you and your pride are not making it out of this conversation alive
like boy!!! shutup
but he will not. his love language is making fun of you <3 and calling you cute but that one's usually done behind your back because he doesn't want it to go to your head
he does want to build you up though. in a very genuine way, he wants you to be confident in who you are and he will destroy anyone and anything who gets in the way of that!!
he leans on you for that too
no matter what's on his mind or where he's at, he knows he can go to you for comfort and reassurance
he's also the kind of friend who is SO real with you
like he won't sugarcoat things and will be honest with you so you don't get into any situation/mindset that's bad for you
he's very thoughtful in his honesty, and he never gives any criticism without it being constructive
but he values your trust so he wants to repay that by being transparent and telling you what you need to hear, even if it's not what you want to hear
and because he works so hard to be that real with you, you naturally adopt that approach too
any time he comes to you with a question, high-stakes or low-stakes, he can expect 100% honesty
you two really just hold each other up <3
it's like the dynamic in booksmart when the girls are dramatically complimenting each other like THAT'S the energy you and seungkwan have
it's a friendship serve! it's a friendship slay!
he's always inviting you to do stuff
going to a party? you're invited. going shopping? you're invited. going across the street to get a coffee? you're invited.
he just loves being in your presence and wants to hang out as much as he can between both of your schedules
like whenever he's with you he's having the time of his life
sure a lot of the time he shows it by rolling his eyes at you or deadpanning to anyone in the vicinity / the imaginary camera
but when he sees you he just goes :D because that's his bestie right there!!!!
y'all jam out together
karaoke is a state of mind
and seungkwan is the embodiment of that
he's the kind of best friend you blast lizzo with while you're dancing around the living room in your pjs
speaking of pjs
he actually loves sleepovers
like even if you can't spend the night together, he wants optimal sleepover activities and energy whenever possible
he probably buys you matching fuzzy hairbands to wear while you do sheet masks and watch movies :,-) they're ridiculous and that's why you love them :,-)
will take seventeen quizzes with you and laugh his ass off no matter which member you get assigned. unless it's him. then he is BEAMING with pride
and he will brag about it to every single one of his members, saying wow! my impact! so powerful!
if you're there when he's bragging, you absolutely need to drag him on how you're morphing into him because you're losing brain cells or something
seventeen will die laughing and praise you like the champion you are
meanwhile seungkwan goes from shocked to angry to impressed to proud
because once again he's thinking "that's my best friend right there!!!!"
all in all, seungkwan is the kind of bestie who makes you laugh harder than anyone else, and he's someone you can trust more than anyone else :,-)
he's loyal, caring, funny, and ready to fight at all times <3 good luck <3
seungkwan hmu if you're free this weekend we can get iced americanos and blast 00s pop music !!!
#seventeen#seventeen headcanons#bestfriend!seventeen#seventeen imagines#svt#seungkwan#seventeen seungkwan#seventeen fluff#seventeen x reader#seungkwan x reader#seungkwan fluff#svt seungkwan#svt headcanons#seventeen au#svt au#boo seungkwan#sweetkpopmusings
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Me remembering a random russian proverb and going like "oh. that reminds me of gabe actually"
The proverb in question is "Перед смертью не надышишься" (Pered smert'yu ne nadyshish'sya), literally "Can’t breath enough before death"
It can mean:
"Putting it off won't make it any easier"
"At the last moment, you can not manage to do what you had to do beforehand"
"You can't make up for lost time"
"It's too late for that now"
And it's also sometimes interpreted as like,, "well it's too late for that now, so no point in trying anyway"
And this made me think of AUs/HCs where Gabe actually Dies™️ (and I've pretty much accepted that it's the most likely thing to happen in canon too. who knows for sure tho, maybe not)
Like. He has so much stuff to do, so many topics to think of, so many emotions to go through (esp if he has Feelings™️ for V1, or anyone else for that matter), but whelp! too late for that loverboy!
And him either desperately trying to do at least something with the little time he has left, OR just. Giving up. Shutting down and waiting for everything to end
And about the "putting it off" part, makes me think that Gabriel must've had at least some trauma/issues related to the Council (about the time when they took the light from him, if nothing else), so it could've been hard for him to go back here, and actually deal with it, face it head on, but he did it anyway because it's not gonna get any easier if he waits
me rotating gabe in my head like in a microwave rn
as much as i obviously enjoy exploring gabriel as a fallen angel, i 100% agree that he's going to die in canon as ultrakill sees the world at the end of its lifespan and that goes for just about everything in it. and on a character level for gabriel, i think it makes sense for the exact reasons this proverb brings up: gabriel has had an end of life epiphany and, like everything else, it is too late now. his world has crashed down around him in his death throes, and all he can do is what is most important in the precious few hours he has left while the rest, all of the personal trauma he must harbor, will now remain forever untouched. but we've already seen whatever gabriel will do with that time remaining will be worthy of it.
the majority of the day he has left has likely already been spent, but he has used it fully to contemplate his long existence and then hearken to newfound autonomy - after which, he swiftly dispatches the entirety of the council to liberate heaven from their rule (the way he chooses to slay the final councilor has interesting parallels now to his execution of sisyphus, and i'm sure that figures into gabriel wishing to right wrongs he can't take back). we know after this he will depart forever from heaven, and his only destination can be hell to meet once again with v1 as he promised. gabriel has so much he could do, so much it could be argued he needs to do, but with his death impending and the very world around him crumbling with it, there is actually very little left for him to do realistically. gabriel is leaving a life full of regret that he will never remotely understand because he has no time for it, but he's ensuring that whatever can be tangibly, immediately addressed is. his life will never be put into context for him, but his death will be.
because gabriel leaves behind a cruel, bloody life that he once thought to be one of supreme order but is, instead, a mess. his time spent serving god had wronged so many, it had likely constantly gone against his own internal morals (that he no doubt punished himself over and over for, torturing himself over sins he now understands were compassion) - yet those feelings don't matter because ultimately he upheld god's will, he carried his banner of violence against humanity, and now there is no one to confront or repay with god and humans all dead. and under the rule of the council, he became a dog he must be disgusted with - they were not god, they never held that ultimate authority that at least he may have been able to shift the blame onto somewhat. they were angels just like him, perhaps higher in rank but not his ruler and certainly not his maker, yet he conformed to their every order, he furthered their political gains again at the expense of his morals. secretly he cared for those in limbo. secretly he cared for the ferrymen. secretly, perhaps, he was some kind of friend to hell. but then the council came and he obeyed them as unconditionally as he had god, reining terror on the citizens of hell and becoming their blight after ripping minos's crown from him as judge of hell. these are the festering regrets he will never account for, will never make reparations for - they are all dead, and he is dying.
so what can gabriel do except address his death and what brought him to it - a poor substitute for making sense of an entire life now left undone, but he seems to working within what he has instead of giving into panic or despair. and all he has left, all he has time for and all he knows he can manage in the hours remaining, is going to see v1 one last time. i'm sure with this, gabriel has a definite goal in mind: i think foremost is fully immersing himself in his feelings for v1 and just what this machine did for him. ultrakill, despite all appearances, is a love story in many ways, and i strongly believe gabriel's feelings toward v1 will be woven into that theme. he wants to feel his love as fully himself and now that he has realized it, to wrap himself in it after the revelation has occurred and allow it to flow through him with acceptance. it happens through a fight, of course, but what i don't know is what gabriel's ultimate goal for that fight will be - does he want his last act to be stopping v1, to have them die together in a sense, or does he desire to be killed by v1 rather than letting that loss of light take him? maybe gabriel would be content with either, but i think of him as a character with now well-defined ideas of what he wants, so i believe he's more likely to want something concrete.
#either way i think this man is gonna lose his head#the decapitation theme with him is just too strong#i would say there's a SLIGHT chance based on the narrative that gabriel actually lives#depending on the story they want to tell#but it's slight bc i think everyone is. gonna die lol#cake answers#gabriel
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Writing down my thoughts while watching monster high for the first time Pt. 2
alright y’all now we’re watching why do ghouls fall in love let’s go
oh oh new and improved intro
the one long shot as the intro is so cool
ohh shoot we 3D now
actually might like it better than the 2D
wait r they saying Valentine’s Day was literally made for Draculara?
im confused 😁
can I get a sugar daddy like clawd
CAN I GET DRACULARAS DAD?????
oh
um this is awkward
so guys it was all in our heads apparently 😊
clawdeen is kinda slaying this new animation style
oh this song goes so hard
the bats flying out of clawds wallet is so real
come again how old is draculara
why is she still in school
was she held back a few hundred years
and I thought my grades were bad
the cat people make me uncomfortable. stranger danger
damn these cats are menaces
arent they always
not the driving lessons book
just pass it the first time fr 🙄
GUYS
GUYS
GUYS
CUPID
SHES HERE
LOLL NOT THE STOOL CLAWD 😭😭
vampire daring charming???
“misunderstanding with the locals”?? 😭 what did girlie do??? 😭😭
is ghoulias back okay like fr
the collection of broken hearts is so extra
kinda metal idk I almost cant be mad
imagine eah characters trying to navigate the catacombs
girls would not last a minute
actually can someone make a fic I would totally read that
why am I just now realizing ghoulia can’t talk
like idk I just thought she was a bit quirky this whole time
WHY DOES DRACULARA HAVE KNIVES ON THE CEILING OF HER CAR
oh my god Draculara HIT HIM
FLOOR IT DRACULARA
she missed her chance :( vampire Elvis lives
The shot of them running towards each in slow motion just to maintain a 3 feet distance was so unnecessary
WAIT A MINUTE DRACULARA YOURE BETTER THAN THIS. YOU ALREADY HAVE A BOYFRIEND
why is dueces animation specifically so rough
he kind of reminds me of sparrow
i kinda like him
yes Draculara break it off
oh- um
THE ANIMATION ON THEIR PHONES OF DRACULARA DUMPING CLAWD?? WHO MADE THAT?? WHERE DID IT COME FROM?? 😭😭😭
wait a minute I recognize Frankie’s voice. Is that Barbie?
why does some random cow go to their school
CUPIDDDD
LOL NOT CLEO BREAKING THE CLASS
yeah Cupid shoot her
pow pow pow 💥🔫💥🔫💥🔫
okay now what the hell
get it together cupid
why does Cupid keep accidentally getting love enchanted? First clawd then Dexter lolll
the dog whistle?? 😭
clawds like. I guess you can say I got… W rizz...
”what u want” ABBY 😭😭 BEST CHARACTER ONG
this party looks kinda fire ngl
not sure how I feel about the food being served next to the body odor pit
okayyy frankieee kinda slaying her party look
cleo barely changing after being love enchanted to herself
Could this be considered a school shooting? like legally
um anyway Kitty Cheshire supremacy
rizz lord clawd
hell yea body odor pit for the win ✊🏻
why was the kiss sound so um squishy
abby is such an icon
okay it’s over
I liked this one a lot better than the last movie. I hope we see Cupid again or else I’ll rage
the pacing was like SO much better than the last movie.
my only complaints are that toralai and vampire Elvis's motivations either weren’t really explained or made no sense to me. Also the animation still isn’t great but what do you expect lol
oh wait one more complaint. where is Frankie’s personality. I do not see it
hopefully we get a good frankie episode to get to know her a bit more
also it keeps telling us clawdeen and draculara are best friends but not really showing it??
In conclusion clawd is the rizzard and Abby solos
#monster high#ever after high#eah#draculaura#abby bominable#clawdeen wolf#frankie stein#c.a. cupid#daring charming#kitty cheshire
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The Voices in the Slay The Princess D&D AU:
The Voices are the so-called worshipers of The Narrator and are, in the eyes of the Vessels, the villains that they need to defeat. In reality, however, they are their own party, and are under the assumption that the Vessels are the ones they need to take down. As the story goes on, the Voices slowly realize that they are being tricked, and they'll have to work with the Vessels in order to defeat The Narrator for once and for all, restoring choice and free will and reuniting the creators of the world.
The Hero is an aarakocra Oath of the Ancients paladin, and is the unofficial leader of the group. He was tasked with bringing the Voices together, and while the allure of a quest is hard to resist, he's hesitant to fully believe The Narrator, even as the god assures him that sacrificing the Vessels is the only way to save the world. Still, he's forbidden from interacting with the Vessels himself, leaving that job to his fellow adventurers...
The Broken is a kenku Light Domain cleric, and is a loyal and unwavering servant of The Apotheosis. He was raised in the church all his life, and has instilled in him a strong belief that he will always be lesser. He considers it his duty to always serve, and to obey without question... though, his lack of a spine makes it very easy for him to surrender in fights, hence why his encounter with The Tower left him with a ton of broken bones and her barely scathed. He's an excellent healer, though.
The Stubborn is a red dragonborn Path of the Totem Warrior barbarian, and was a famed prizefighter before he wound up going too far and accidentally murdered his opponent. Undeterred, he continues to search for a good fight, and he leapt at the chance to be the one to take down The Adversary herself. His dream is to one day become a champion of The Eye of the Needle, a great honor among dragonborn.
The Cold is a drow Shadow Magic sorcerer and an Assassin rogue, who views the world through a dull lens of nihilism and only cares about getting his next job. However, he can become so focused on the job at hand that he loses sight of the reason why he's doing it to begin with, which is why he killed The Spectre instead of taking her prisoner---hey, she was going to die anyway, why not get the job done quicker? He doesn't even care that he nearly ruined everything, and when they discover she came back as a ghost... that's lucky, at least.
The Paranoid is a human Biomancer artificer, who would be a well-known and renowned scientist if he wasn't an anxiety-ridden recluse. This partially stems from the fact that someone close to him stole his research and passed it off to someone else, and when he became unsuccessful in discovering who it was, he shut everyone out and resigned himself to a life spent alone, sleeping with one eye open. While he's growing closer with his new companions, The Nightmare haunts his dreams ever since he tried and failed to stake her through the heart---and he doesn't think that The Narrator can be trusted...
The Opportunist is a tiefling College of Eloquence bard and a Mastermind rogue, and is a very accomplished grifter who can swindle, charm, and flirt his way out of any situation. After a job went wrong and he lost all of the fortune he'd gained, however, he became desperate for a new fix---and he got it in the form of The Narrator's task. Bad luck that he wound up trying to catch the girl who was the hardest to fool, but he's never met a person who he couldn't charm.
The Skeptic is a warforged Inquisitor rogue and a Gunslinger fighter, and is a well-known detective who lives off of one thing and one thing only: to uncover truth. Needless to say, he doesn't trust The Narrator at all, but he can't resist the allure of a mystery that needs to be solved---and after The Prisoner evaded him so skillfully, he's all the more intrigued. He's not easily fooled, after all, and there's definitely more to this than their mysterious benefactor is letting on...
The Smitten is a half-elf College of Valor bard and the second son of a lord, which means that he got all the privilege, prestige, and pompous attitude of a noble with none of the responsibilities. He is, however, desperate to be known for anything other than his heritage, so when he's given the chance to go on an epic quest, he gladly takes it---until he realizes that his quest involves capturing and sacrificing the most beautiful maiden he has ever seen. Undeterred, he rides with his newfound companions in hopes of steering their quest in a new direction.
The Hunted is a harengon Gloomstalker ranger and a Beast warlock, who made a pact with The Den long ago so he could never be her prey. He travels with The Smitten due to The Narrator knowing full well that he could never complete his task alone... and also because, well, Smitty's target has a big fucking panther guarding her. He's one of the most street-smart members of the party, even though his nerves tend to rival those of Paranoid.
The Cheated is a goblin Way of Long Death monk, who in his youth was given the ability to be able to survive just about anything. Unfortunately, he soon discovered that that so-called "blessing" was a curse, as it led to him constantly getting thrown into horrible situations due to him probably being able to make it out unscathed. He's pretty bitter and irritated most of the time, and he has zero patience for anyone's bullshit. Needless to say, he's not happy that he got saddled with trying to take down Miss Knife Clown.
And last but certainly not least, The Contrarian is an owlin Wild Magic sorcerer, a traveling jester who cheerfully wanders the world looking to spread happiness and a little bit of chaos. He's only doing this because he's a good friend of Hero's, and he thinks that The Narrator's full of shit. Of course, his experience with The Stranger was, well, not what he expected, what with them not remembering who they were and immediately shifting back and forth into forms that they thought would scare him off... so, he's a little bit confused as to what to do next.
That's all I got for now... uh, send me asks if you wanna know more? I have thoughts!
#slay the princess#dnd#voice of the hero#voice of the broken#voice of the stubborn#voice of the cold#voice of the paranoid#voice of the opportunist#voice of the skeptic#voice of the smitten#voice of the hunted#voice of the cheated#voice of the contrarian#you'll notice that i tried to make most of them more inhuman races#even got a couple birds in there!
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ok really dumb rant about CV:Nocturne
Honestly, I shouldn’t really be surprised that they skipped like 300 years worth of games and went straight from CoD to Rondo, presumably following with SotN in like season 3 of it. I mean, how could they *not* bring back Alucard, y’know? And what would they even do for Christopher and Simon Belmont, just have Dracula magically resurrect like he does in the games, kinda completely invalidating the buildup to the massive fight from season 2?
And look, the legendary Simon Belmont really isn’t the most fleshed-out character, as opposed to Richter, who could actually be a really interesting character to explore in this adaptation. I mean, sure, he starts off as your typical noble hero, slaying monsters and saving maidens, the typical classic CV fare, but there’s just this lil something something in his dialogue with Dracula in Rondo that tells a much more important side to his character.
D: It is not by my own power that I am resurrected. It is a greed of humanity which calls me back. And thus, by might, I rule. Might becomes the one and only justice in this world!
R: Of all the self-serving claptrap! The same basic faith drives all people to seek, to come together, to move forward. That surely can't be an evil thing!
D: And yet, here I am. Do you not have any desires?
R: (hesitantly) Well...
Right there, The only moment we see Richter stagger thus far, when his true intentions are called into question. Yes, Richter is a hero through and through, but what happens after he fulfills his destiny? Of course, we see this in Symphony, where Richter’s desires cause him to be mesmerized by the Shaft, and end up resurrecting the very thing his family swore to destroy 700 years ago, just to show his own self-serving might. And, I can imagine that this very same folly is gonna happen in Nocturne as well, because you know the writers are just *begging* to do SotN!
So, it makes sense why they skip to Rondo, but, they didn’t have to skip everything...
in 1748, fifty years before the events of Rondo, a man named Maxim returned from a two-year training journey, gravely wounded from an apparent attack upon him, but with no memory of his entire expedition. However, he comes bearing news that a childhood friend of his, Lydie, had been kidnapped by an evil force. And the first person he goes to, his most trusted friend...
Juste Belmont
The Grandson of Simon Belmont, and eventual grandfather of Richter, Juste is surprised to learn of the unexpected return of Dracula’s Castle, and he and Maxim leave at once to investigate. And from here, the two embark on a story of confusion, betrayal, and the folly of pride and jealousy.
You see, Maxim, despite training as hard as he can, knows that he’ll never get the same notoriety as Juste, for no other reason than that Juste is of the legendary Belmont clan. But, it’s this very jealousy that allows the spirit of Dracula to enter Maxim’s heart, slowly corrupting him and causing Castle Dracula to return in the first place, fifty years early.
Sounds familiar?
And look, I’m not saying that Harmony of Dissonance needs an entire adaptation, i’m lying yes it does But at least a season or a few episodes dedicated to it would seriously help the story a lot! Just because Dracula isn’t alive, doesn’t mean that his spirit can’t influence the evil in people’s hearts, which would be a perfect parallel to how Richter eventually falls to his own desires. Honestly, Harmony as a whole is a really good prelude to Rondo and Symphony, and i do hope it at least gets a mention in the new series!
but if we can be real they probably wont even revive dracula anyway because he kinda just wanted to die in season 2 anyway and what are they just gonna have dracula fight alucard again after the whole “im killing my boy” speech so i guess my whole point is kinda moot unless what is he gonna revive carmilla or something sure she was actually in rondo but come on thats ridiculous
look man i just like harmony of dissonance
#castlevania#nocturne#cv#richter belmont#rondo of blood#symphony of the night#alucard#juste belmont#harmony of dissonance#rant
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prefacing this by saying that I DO love the movie and I do think it’s very good - I have just reread the nimona comic and there are a couple things that I do miss in the new version of the story. once again it’s still great. but some things about the comic that make it different are very special to me and I do want to highlight them
the fact that ballister’s been a villain for years!!! I love that. I love that he’s used to his position and not shying away from it. he’s been disappointed in the Institution for a long time and is not making any excuses for the system. he doesn’t want back.
there also goes his descent into villainy. not caused by some unforgivable crime he’s “commited” not a drastic event he just was pushed out because he didn’t fit the standard of what a knight should be anymore. he could still be a hero in the public eye he could still work hard his reputation could be pristine and it wouldn’t matter because he was tangibly not wanted
ambrosius. honorary rapunzel hair mention before we move onto even more important things like him being petty and jealous and selfish. I can’t stress enough that this guy blew his best and only friend’s arm off not because he posed any kind of danger but because he wanted the position ballister was about to get. yes he didn’t orchestrate it himself yes it wasn’t a conscious decision but ultimately when push came to shove he did pull the trigger. he did it for himself. and he did get the spot and he did keep it for years even though it meant he and ballister were apart. also the best thing about it. HE DIDN’T EVEN APOLOGIZE. he thought he did! surely! but no! he just kept bitching every time ballister brought up the topic of his arm like ok 🙄 what about something relevant for once. like I love him. he is ready to sacrifice himself for other people but he’s not a nice person. oh and also he is a little vain about his appearance. as a fun little sprinkle on top
I loved that the future knights were taken from common families and orphanages. the movie is making a different point but pulling young vulnerable people who often don’t have any choice in the matter in to serve the system is i think a relevant notion
also the more covert crimes against its people the Institution was committing in the comic. gathering poison and weapons right under the city with no care for people. not so covert but can’t forget suppressing the rallies! there was no Weapon about to destroy half the city per se not purposefully used at least but you still couldn’t say that the Institution wasn’t damaging
rumors that the mysterious creature replaced gloreth. just wanted to put it out there. that panel slays
I do like that bal and nimona’s initial fallout was caused by her lying and omitting things from him. he’s not scared of her as much as he’s hurt that she still (understandably from nimona’s point of view) doesn’t trust him
man’s she still goes to save him and endures violence to keep him alive because . love <3
the strong part stays the weak disintegrates. you ARE the strong part. AND SHE ISSSSS!!!!!
it’s not as outright plain happy as in the movie but the bittersweet ending does suit the comic and it does punch me in the gut so I can only nod in approval crouched on the ground a hot mess
I think that’s it for now I let it out of my system . love both stories recommend both stories watch and read nimona 💋
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The KinnPorsche Leading Gentlemen as Fragrances
Kinn - Juliette has a gun
A note from the perfume creator: " A gourmand accord of Vanilla and Neroli. An olfactive sweetness that regales the senses and provokes immediate pleasure." Like Kinn, if you find yourself on his good side.
Scent notes: Neroli, Raspberry, Caramel
OP verdict: Kinn is a whole damn meal and I am always down to chomp.
Porsche - This is him! Vibes of Freedom
Like Porsche, the perfume invokes a good mood, carefree days and a taste of freedom. Right now Porsche's dream of running a bar by the beach might be out of reach, but there's a season 2 and Porsche's happiness had better be the endgame!
Scent notes: Tangerine, Cardamom, Cypress
OP verdict: I ship Porsche with freedom and I wanna see them together.
Kim - Eros Flame
Just like Kim, the Eros Flame captures your heart and promises a burning, lasting passion. Whether it's prudent to get too close to the flame and get burnt is all up to you.
Scent notes: Patchouli, Rosemary, black pepper
OP verdict: There's no safer place to be than in Kim's favour. Get me a man who will slay a bar full of mfs for me even if he can't take credit for it. He might singe your whiskers if you get too close, but approach slowly and sweetly, and he'll be doing tricks for treats in no-time.
Chay - Babe Power
From the description of Babe Power by Missguided: "a perfume that lends confidence and charisma to help you achieve your goals".
This fragrance suits Chay, who is living the complete Y/N experience... and who has zero qualms about blocking his flame when Kim serves some trifling bullshit. Porschay really said "bitch I think the fuck not".
Scent notes: Pineapple, Peony, Cotton Candy
OP verdict: Chay is the one to watch. We say Kim is the stone cold calculated one, but Chay can make the lion say meow SO EASILY. He really has the Babe Power. :)
Pete - Devil's Food
There is no other match for the series' most edible character. Ask Vegas.
Scent notes: vanilla, spices, chocolate
OP verdict: it was either this or Pleasures Intense by Estee Lauder, but that fragrance got discontinued. I would commit atrocities for Pete.
Vegas - The Impudent Cousin Matthew
It's THE perfume for the edgy man who shows up to stir shit. It's that one cousin who always gets you into trouble at family reunions, and you really think he's an asshole, but gatherings really aren't fun or worth going to if he's not there.
Scent notes: mandarin orange, petitgrain, patchouli.
OP verdict: This is a really inaccessibly expensive perfume that's hard to get to - just like Vegas' loving, human core. Goes to show how powerful Pete is, who cracked Vegas like a nut and nibbled on the soft kernel until there was zero mafia left in Vegas.
#kinnporsche#silly stuff#the men as fragrances#pete#vegas#kim#chay#porsche#kinn#kimchay#vegaspete#kinnporsche the series#kinn anakinn theerapanyakul#porsche pachara kittisawasd#kim kimhant theerapanyakul#porschay pichaya kittisawasd#vegas kornwit theerapanyakun#pete phongsakorn saengtham#yummy
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oh boy oh boy it’s episode six time!!
- the only context i have going into this is that my friend who already watched the episodes said they made her upset so i am. Afraid.
- gorgeous opening shot with the lighthouse ngl
- ned who the fuck are you and also stay the fuck away from my boys
- okay but the line “my love, i’m still a musician at heart” goes so hard
- uh oh izzy and ed interaction
- y’know this is as close to closure as they’re gonna get tbh
- archie’s insane i love her
- fang sipping tea and being bitchy <3
- sad that the party was a lupete wedding :/
- godDAMNIT the twink is back
- god i love this crew so much
- lmao ed giving children knives (also taika’s daughters!!)
- “we own an inn” WHAT IF I SOBBED AND CRIED AND LOST MY MIND
- “minor prince, pirate queen who conquered all of china” i love her so much
- OH MY GOD WEE JOHN AND IZZY DRAG BONDING 😭😭😭
- i love that they’re all chill with ed now
- they’re all so hot and fun and goofy and i love them
- FUCKING SLAY KRISTIAN
- ngl i was very scared when izzy first came on singing but OH MY GOD.
- i forgot how good of a singer con is i am LOSING MY MIND
- oh my god oh my god oh my god
- the polycule dancing!!
- NO DONT INTERUPT IZZY >:(
- ed immediately pushing stede behind him at the first sign of danger 😩
- i love stede’s face when ed says “i only hang out with cool pirates”
- AHKSTKGKSJAJKSJS PROTECTIVE ED
- “no no no it’s me you want it’s me you want” what if i lost my entire mind
- “whatever this is it’s just going to turn me on” season one izzy could NEVER
- lmao didn’t even process that pete and lucius weren’t there they were just off fucking i guess
- “twenty four hours of freaky uninterrupted love” good for them.
- ed and izzy’s reactions to torture are so nonchalant what if i just. *psychoanalyses them*
- “i’m just doing it for the lolz” OH MY FUCKING GOD
- “maybe we just tell their stories.. and in a way isn’t that the best revenge?”
- please can these pirates mutiny against ned
- hellkat maggie my love <3
- stede being badass we love to see it!!
- “where’ve you been?” “we got engaged!” “aww i love that for you!!”
- okay i hate ricky but also he serves so much cunt
- lmao this ned plotline ended quickly
- this is the sexiest stede has ever been holy shit
- ed you gotta fuck him now
- oh my GOD did stede just refer to ed as his “friend” i—
- listen i know ed doesn’t like this and now stede has trauma but god that was badass
- they’re gonna fuck now i feel it in my bones
- AHAKFKYJSJSKD YES STEDE GRAB HIM BY THE COLLAR AND PUSH HIM AGAINST THE WALL ITS WHAT HE DESERVES /pos
- not the fucking cut to black 😭😭
- the crew singing along to izzy in the credits <3
- lmfao fang has a goat now (but he finally got a pet!!)
- god that episode was PERFECT. oh my god. i’m just. oh my god.
#so much for taking it slow!!#i love them so so dearly#our flag means death#ofmd#ofmd spoilers#ofmd season 2#eli.posts
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Adalynn has a crisis of faith after Mystra demands Gales life as penance, and Astarion realizes he's losing his grip on his careful plan.
Read below or on AO3 ♥
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It’s not often that Astarion finds himself taken by surprise. He’s come to know their little group quite well in the time they’ve been together.
He knows their dinner habits, their nighttime routines. Knows that Gale is usually the first to sleep, and Lae’zel the last.
Knows that Adalynn typically whispers a prayer to her Goddess before curling up to sleep, often sharing her pack with Scratch, or Hoot. Or occasionally himself, on the nights that she’s offered him blood.
So he is surprised, tonight, to find her bedroll empty of all but a snoozing dog and cub, tucked together in such a way as to suggest the tiefling had been there, in the middle.
Anyone else, he tells himself, he wouldn’t have gone looking. Wouldn’t have tracked the faint footsteps through the sparse woods at the edge of the cliff, headed toward the overlook and the rickety old cart that served as transport down to the Monastery.
Even as he tracks her, he tells himself he's only going because she is a willing blood source. One of the strongest members of their party.
Not because he cares. Not because her smile chisels at the ice around his heart with every day that goes by.
Certainly not because her touch warms him, in a way he doesn’t find himself flinching from - a touch he finds himself wanting, beyond that initial rendezvous in the woods, that initial seduction.
No no. None of that.
“You know, Darling, I thought I was supposed to be the sneaky one.” he says when he finds her, crouched near the edge of the final cliff leading to the cart, brows lifted in curiosity. “Yet the others are all sleeping like babes, and here you are, surprising me again.”
Adalynn snorts, a sound he’s become familiar with as one of reluctant amusement, glancing back at him over her shoulder. She’s carrying her mace, but not wearing any armor - part of how she’d been so stealthy, he realizes. The red of her shirt should stand out, yet somehow she blends perfectly into her surroundings, the only part of her that shows the bright blue of her eyes.
“I need to check something out, back at the Monastery.” she says, voice soft but firm. “There’s… something pulling at me. It’s hard to explain.”
“Is it the worm?”
“No. Something else.” Adalynn glances at him again, that same glowing blue, and says “Go back, or come with me, Astarion. But I’m going.”
There’s the barest hint of a plea in her words, the slightest request. And were it anyone else, or even a week ago, Astarion would have scoffed and turned around.
And yet. And yet.
“Alright, well, if we get killed by whatever it is that’s calling you, don’t blame me.” he says, and her expression shifts in the dark, lips turning just slightly up.
It’s enough to knock him off balance again, covering it with a cough as the tiefling leaps down to the ledge below, forcing him to jump after her.
Adalynn is quiet as they clamber into the cart, and Astarion takes the time to watch her, looking for anything off.
She seems pensive, and has since Elminster showed up at their camp earlier in the day - declaring Mystra’s penance for Gale, and his way of atoning.
Mystra. He realizes, eyes narrowing on the tiefling. Who was also Adalynn’s Goddess, though of a different sort.
Neither speaks as they reach the other side of the cliff, walking quietly back through the lower halls of the Monastery and the now empty Creche Y’llek. The halls are still littered with the bodies of the Githyanki that had tried to slaughter them, blood strewn on floors and walls, and something inside of him thinks good.
They had tried to slay Lae’zel, when she had believed they would cure her - they deserved worse than they got.
“I always thought I was special, you know. Like Gale.”
Astarion’s gaze shot back to the tiefling, brows raised. “I’m sorry, dear?”
“I was touched by magic, when I was young. Healing magic, but my parents always thanked Mystra, because there was a touch of divine there, too.” Adalynn’s focus is still on the path ahead, leading them back through the twisting paths and into the Inquisitor’s Chambers, “I’ve prayed to her all these years. Prayed to a Goddess that takes advantage of young people and twists them to do her will.”
He can’t quite hold back a wince, though he does bite his tongue. What can he say, truly? From all he’s heard of the Goddess, he’s not exactly a fan, either. Not when her solution to Gale’s problem had been blow yourself up.
And if her claws were in Adalynn, too… he didn’t like the thought of that.
“You sound as though you’ve made a decision.” he says instead, careful, watching her posture as she walks - heading for a back room they hadn’t bothered with, before, moving right past a fancy casket in the middle.
“I can’t follow a Goddess who would throw someone away like that.” Adalynn steps up to one of two statues in the room, glancing it over with a frown, “And I think… I think another God has been calling to me. Ever since we stepped into this Monastery.”
Astarion vaguely recalls the emblems and notations around the place, the broken statues and plaques - and the crest they had found, earlier in the day, before all of the nonsense with the Creche.
“You’re switching Gods?”
Adalynn steps up to the statue, takes hold of it, and pushes with a grunt. “I’m going to try.”
The statue resists for a moment before turning with a click, and he really shouldn’t be surprised, but somehow he is when the wall opens, light pulsing from within.
And that part of him that’s getting too close, too attached, too comfortable makes him step forward, flashing her a cheeky grin as he mounts the step.
“Let me check for traps first, Darling.” he says, all charm and guile, “It would be a shame for you to get all the way here, just to trip on a wire.”
Adalynn pauses, then smiles, and it’s another crack in his wall of ice.
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There are traps, and Astarion is able to disable them all before they can do any harm to the tiefling following slowly behind.
Soon enough they reach a cavernous room with mechanical rings beyond them, and he allows Adalynn to lead the way, wholly unsure and somewhat concerned.
There is something present in the room, some feeling of other that brushes over his senses, and it’s all he can do to keep from backing away as she walks calmly to the center.
The console rises to meet her, almost sensing her, and Adalynn places the crest into a waiting slot - one that triggers another console to rise, bearing a gift.
A mace, but one that’s glowing, giving off that same sense of other - of divine. And when Adalynn reaches out to grasp its handle, the thing gives off such a bright wave of light that Astarion winces and looks away, worried for a moment that his sunlight immunity has been banished.
It hasn’t, and when he can see again he looks back to the tiefling, catches her in time to see her dropping her old mace and strapping the new one to her back in its place, an aura of radiance about her.
And if he had been awed, secretly, by her before, he is wholly unprepared for this Adalynn. This woman he wants to know, after so many years of lying and games.
This Adalynn who finally looks complete, once more smiling, reaching for his hand as she passes him, leading him back out the way they came.
And it’s only once they’ve made it back across the chasm, and are climbing up the pathways and cliffs again in the faint morning light, that Astarion catches sight of the statue bearing the Gods name.
One that now seems to smile, as Adalynn passes with the mace.
Lathander, the Morninglord.
Astarion pauses at the base of it, only long enough to stare up at the statue's face and then down at the plaque, before catching up to the tiefling.
Thinking, quietly, May you be a better patron to Adalynn then the last. She suits the light.
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Submissions that didn’t make it into the Best Outfit Showdown! Including invalid ones. With the amount of characters nominated, the requirement to enter became three separate submissions! Apologies if a character you submitted didn’t make it in!
millie
“it's very cute! cute colours and it's realistic. her boots are a little off but her jacket makes up for it #millie sweep”
Leonard
“he's got that garden gnome-type swag. that spellcaster rizz. look me in the eyes and tell me this absolute LARPing chad isn't drowning in [REDACTED].”
Junior
“he looks more like a teenager than anyone else. I look at him and think "yeah that's a 13 year old". they peaked”
Bear Suit Izzy
“Go girl, you slay in that fursuit”
Izzy (in her swimsuit)
“Her outfit fits her personality pretty well already, and i think her swimsuit's even better! Especially when she has a harpon. She would have a harpon.”
pilot chef
“he didn't go to flight school but he DID buy a pilots outfit and that's what really counts :)”
jo
“she was so real for showing up to an internationally broadcasted reality TV show in a hoodie and sweatpants”
Ella
“Her dress is actually pretty! Also her dress behind above her knees fits the environment she's in”
anne maria
“she slays idk”
the ice dancers, both of them.
“they served”
sugar
“idk I like her”
mike
“Minecraft”
Julia
“It just really works for her”
Rodney
“I would wear that”
Lindsay's up the creek outfit; José; Jasmine
“It's sooo awesome I fucking love it.jkirt (jean skirt) and a cool red top?? Slay I love her sooo much
José has blue and black which slaaaays Alejandro's colour scheme I'm sooo sorry but also not really
Jasmine. Nuff said yeah boyyyyyyyyy!!!”
The local from bjorken telephone
“She SLAYED that swan. We all know that. No one else dresses better than her”
KITTY!!!
“Her outfit is totally cute and I think it holds up today :D”
Jasmine
“The colors look really good on her and work well with the environment (A female character with proper shoes! wow!) and her personality. The attention to detail that since shes so tall she doesnt really properly fit into her clothes is funny”
Heather
“It's cunty. It's iconic. It screams "early 2000s" and it's so HEATHER”
Scarlett
“really really fucking cute. Highlights aspects of her character which is especially good for her being a twist villain. The colors harmonize well especially in scenes with dark colored backgrounds”
Blaineley
“What can I say? She's hot. The outfit works”
“her outfit makes sense, unlike all of the others on this show”
Princess Courtney
“It’s purple and Courtney is pretty and I like her :)”
Drama Brothers Harold
“idk why he was in the last poll his fit goes hard”
jen
“her outfit is so cute. i love her sweater. plus she’s literally a fashion blogger”
Josee
“the color scheme is nice and idk she looks cute i love her”
Ellody
“she looks so nerdy it fits her character so well. and her outfit is just adorable”
courtney’s human cricket costume
“the little antenna are so cute. and she was so smart for coming up with it. she deserved to win that challenge”
courtney in the weird blonde wig
“the outfit isnt that special but it’s so iconic. that moment changed lives”
Laurie
“ok largely this is because i had a crush on her when i was 11”
Gwen’s pajamas
“How come Gwen goes to sleep wearing an awesome fit but when she wakes up she looks at her 3 shirts and goes "Yeah this is perfect"”
Chase…
“His outfit is good. Only his outfit. I'm a big fan of it. Chase himself sucks tho”
SIERRA CODY SHIRT
“I FUCKING LOVE YOU SIERRA”
HEATHER BUNNY PAJAMAS
“shes soooo cute!! why didnt they keep those i luv u heather it was nice to see.. heather that likes pink bunnies she tries to keep that side of herself secret too often<3”
military tank top chef
“tom of finland slay”
Prison fit duncan
“finally”
craptry sugar
“SUGA HOLLA!!! it was sooo cute i loved it the pink jeans looked great and i definitely prefer the pink and white color scheme to her regular outfit and i love her regular outfit too! but pink jeans!! i luv u sugar”
Intern Dakota
“SHE SLAYED THAT”
“slayed what else is there to say <3”
Cowboy Chris
“bro’s got the drip”
Shed
“I love their cat headphones and their gamer chair. super swag”
“Love the gaming chair :)”
Bridgette
“Her hoodie is super cute imo”
camel
“i have vague memories of a camel slaying in rr”
Ripaxel
“They rock my world like a hurricane”
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