aziraphale’s eyes in this scene utterly destroy me but let me draw your attention to his mouth
i noticed before that michael has a tiny dimple in the right corner of his mouth when he smiles. if you look closely you can see its shadow here. it’s a flash, blink and you’ll miss it moment but i can’t unsee it
so while he’s upset and devastated, there is the tiniest inkling of a smile almost as if his subconsciousness is jumping for joy over the kiss and realization that crowley loves him!
the very next thing he does is touch his lips in a way acknowledging this powerful wave of conflicting emotions…
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Hey! So far I've not seen anyone make the connection yet, so I thought I'd drop a little bit of lore/character development for Shadowheart that no one else seems to have found yet. Or if they did, I haven't seen anyone mention it. Mild spoilers having to do with Auntie Ethel in Act 1 of BG3.
Just before you enter Ethel's home, on the left, is a well that you can drink from. It gives you +10 hit points and the condition refreshed. Recently, before I decided to fight Ethel this playthrough, I had everyone in my party drink from it for the extra HP. This included my Tav (a Lolth cleric), Wyll, Astarion, and Shadowheart.
Now, if you didn't already know this, those +10 hit points and the refreshed condition disappear when you engage in combat with Ethel and are replaced by another condition: nauseated. Everyone in my party received this condition except one person. Guess who? Here's a pic for reference.
As you can see, everyone in my party has the little nauseated icon except for Shadowheart. Ethel was dead at this point. The conditions don't wear off until you long rest, so I decided to loot her house before doing so. While I was doing just that, I found this book titled Mistress of the Night and Friends. In it, there's an explanation for why Shadowheart was not negatively affected by the well water.
The book describes a short story of a woman who had many friends, suitors, and a beloved mother who wished her daughter only happiness. But the mother passed away, and the woman wept, so much so that all of her previous friends and suitors and acquaintances left her. She then prayed for someone, anyone to ease the loneliness she felt. And who answered? None other but Shar, of course.
Shar convinced the woman that no one else loved the woman except for her, and that all she needed was faith in Shar. Shar then gave the woman a vial, and told her to take it to a man (likely a follower of Shar, also). She did so without question. The man tampered with the vial, instructed the woman to throw it down a well, and she did just so. The book then says that many people got sick and died, except for the woman devoted to Shar, who remained perfectly healthy.
I bet you can guess what well she threw the vial down!
The implication here is that because Shadowheart is such a devout follower of Shar, Shar allows her to keep the blessing of the well where everyone else in your party gets nauseated (sick). Kind of a neat little attention to detail that I wasn't expecting that early on in the game. Anyways, shout out to Larian for the small things in this game! I thought this was super interesting and unique. Not sure about how the hag has a connection to Shar's well, but with "Friends" in the title, I assume she would maybe have at least an amicable relationship with the dark goddess.
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we got some cast pics of the coming cast this april! super happy about this :]
first of all, i adore jinkx monsoon's casting already. i did some research and shes a wonderful performer, so im excited to see her bring audrey to life! and while i dont think identity should factor into someones casting, i do genuinely feel that a transfeminine audrey is fantastic. audrey's story really blooms even more when put through a trans lens. glad to have another trans-umbrella audrey to add to the roster of well-known audreys! (also if you havent checked out mj rodriguez, Do That.)
oh, and corbin bleu being back is fantastic as well! hes probably my favorite seymour casting for the off-broadway run, his seymour is such a doll. will never ever complain about his recasting
and... ok i cant say anything or make assumptions based on one singular photo but from the looks of it, orin will remain out-of-character and butchered as per usual. sigh. i still wanna see his performance so im trying to hunt down someone to commission for a bootleg. even if im not a fan (codeword: despise.) the off-broadway orin portrayal, i still need to keep tabs on the actors for maximum scrutiny. god give you mercy when i get to see your performance, james carpinello.
anyway. if you know anyone getting a slime tutorial of the new april cast, or someone who will let me commission them to get one, Tell Me. Please. okay bye :3
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