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i’d briefly like to talk about the “it was fine” dialogue option that happens the morning after gale’s Last Night Alive scene in act ii and about the fandom's general reaction to it.
gale is a character who evidently enjoys the occasional teasing. taking the piss out of your partner every once in a while can certainly be a way of showing affection. however, it is important to consider the context of the situation: what is at stake for him and his current emotional state, as well as what exactly had transpired between the two of them prior to said conversation.
gale: forgive me. these were already trying times before elminster delivered his missive. now, for me at least, they are potentially end times.
after he and tav had spent the night together and confessed their love to each other, gale is once again showing himself utterly vulnerable and is carefully asking them for reassurance.
gale: [..] i hope that night meant as much to you as it did to me.
gale: but you - you led me away from the edge.
gale: without your words, your touch... i fear i would have sought purpose and solace in that void. you reminded me what living can feel like.
he wants to check in with them, after both of them have shared something tender and very intimate, something he might even consider life-altering.
gale: we didn't just make love. we bonded, body and soul. i got lost in you.
it’s not even about gale “not being able to read social cues” and “not recognizing the fact that it was meant in jest.” in fact, i’d argue it is a rather tone-deaf, inconsiderate response and just genuinely a REALLY BAD TIME to joke at your partner's expense when they are actively baring their feelings to you and are asking you for reassurance.
i have seen people write off his reaction as “unwarranted” or “overtly dramatic” but in my humble opinion, it is pretty understandable given the nature of their conversation and what he is asking of them. it's also sad how there seems to be a general pattern of gale's emotions and boundaries getting played off as a joke, while other companions get shown the courtesy of thorough analysis/understanding. he is proud of his skill as a lover and the fact that he was able to bring them pleasure, yet his inquiry is less about him wanting tav to stroke his ego and more about him, once again, asking if you indeed share the same feelings for each other… after the emotional high has now passed.
gale has an ever-present need for clarity in his relationships, very likely due to the fact that this was something he couldn’t request of mystra. he might appear more sensitive in that regard compared to the other companions. he doesn’t want to take himself too seriously, but this still often clashes with his general feeling of inadequacy. where he is able to take criticism as long as it isn’t related to his performance, overall prowess and usefulness.
yes, his response is passive-aggressive and yes, he IS obviously hurt by what tav said. yet merely repeating “it was fine” in response to a heartfelt, genuine question could’ve as well been interpreted in that manner. if tav does clarify that they have only been joking, he apologizes to them instead. otherwise his dialogue remains the same, albeit said in a more embarrassed & awkward tone.
gale is a character who is dealing with deep-rooted self-worth issues and yet that doesn’t mean that he wants to be handled with kid gloves, far from it. he craves a relationship in which his emotional needs are recognized, respected and cared for, where he can be unabashedly open and vulnerable without facing ridicule nor pity for it. and he is more than willing to give the same in return.
also y’know — there is a time and a place.
#“briefly” they said (sorry can't shut up once i've started. you'll have to bear with me)#this has been bothering me for a while now#by all means roast your wizard to your hearts content#but maybe opt for his shortcomings that aren’t genuinely hurtful/rooted in his self-hatred#that only serve to further reinforce his belief that he is not worthy enough#when he is still very much dealing with the inevitability of his own untimely death and sacrifice#today’s lesson in empathy lmao#aka me once again getting emotionally invested in tragic pixel men#baldurs gate 3#bg3#gale dekarios#gale of waterdeep#bg3 meta#bg3 spoilers#datamined dialogue
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"Aang's arc and his actions in the finale were about him choosing attachment over his duty." Well, almost. But no. Because he very much did do his duty. Saved the world, stopped Ozai, restored balance, etc etc. He just did so in a way that did not sacrifice his attachments - to his culture or to his sense of self.
#I've seen a lot of ppl frame it as a 'individual vs obligation' thing and that the show#ultimately sends the message that your individual needs are more important than the needs of the#many - but like it DOESNT. the point is that you can serve the greater good without#having to SACRIFICE your own individual needs... you dont have to lose yourself....#atla
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i may be going insane
#my ramblings#lsk realizing the brutal truth that the relationship she wants with her son may not be salvageable#that all the sacrifices she made out of unconditional love only served to worsen their relationship#that she’s not the person he loves most and probably never will be#she only wants him to be alive and safe (because that’s what being a mother means right? one day he’ll embrace the truth thank her. right?)#but the only person accompanied him in his childhood#who comforted him when she couldn’t even bear to talk to him#is right in front of her. not knowing that her son will do whatever he can to make sure he survives. not knowing that he’ll die for him.#this is the most coherent i can be about this rn#anyways. back to your regularly scheduled programming#orv#omniscient reader’s viewpoint#kim dokja#yoo joonghyuk#lee sookyung
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not even an hour after indoctrinating narinder into the cult and they are already fighting
lamb's revenge
#cult of the lamb#cotl fanart#the lamb#cotl narinder#shitpost#cotl#when the god that you served tried to sacrifice you -so you overthrow him and make him join your cult that you made in his name-and now#hes constanly trying to fight you so you put him on outhouse cleaning duty as a punishment
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I am once again thinking about the reluctant ruler whose arc justly and correctly includes assuming the throne and taking responsibility for the people set before them
#it's about simba coming back to pride rock it's about aragorn using andúril to fight for middle earth and assuming the throne it's about#hiccup marrying astrid and assuming his role as chief and moses returning to egypt#and it's about irina loving her people so fully that when she claims all of her subjects as hers that chernobog must release them to her!!!#and it's about miryem choosing to stay with the staryk and repair the damage and assume responsibility for the land and people!!!!!#and! it's! about! gen!!!!#it's ALWAYS about gen!!!!#gen who didn't want to be king. who hated being king and only wanted to marry a queen but who obeyed his gods and became a king over kings#who lost his home and half his family and his HAND but who ushered in a new golden age.#and it's about sophos who ran away but who shot the ambassador and took back his kingdom#it's about duty and it's about sacrifice and it's always ALWAYS about doing the right thing even at great personal cost because it's about#submitting to a power higher than your own. of recognizing that the calling on life is one for serving others and having so much more to#answer for than just yourself. it's knowing duty is love is duty#i cant stand stories where the answer is 'give up the throne and reject your duty' because no!!! you dont get it!!!#thats how you get the monsters!!! thats how you get the prince turned into a beast and thats how you get every terrible weak king that#aragorn feared becoming#to accept your throne is to die to self!!! you are no longer you but 'king' or 'queen'#it's like queen mary says to qeii in the crown 'elizabeth mountbatten must die#elizabeth regina must take her place.'#that's terrifying! but it's also everything!!!!#die! to! self! die! to! self!!!!!!#lilac rambles#lilac goes to the movies#lion king#prince of egypt#lotr#spinning silver#the crown#tqt#the queen's thief#httyd
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The symbolism with Arthur Morgan and King Arthur from the Arthurian legends is going to make my mind explode in this essay I will-
#both characters embody qualities of heroism and virtue#striving to uphold principles of righteousness and honor in the face of injustice#the parallels of both men feeling the need to protect and sacrifice themselves for their own people#king arthur represents the 'idealized king' and the embodiment of chivalric values#while arthur morgan serves as a symbol of undying loyalty and moral complexity#THEY BOTH ARE MADE TO SEEM LIKE THEY'RE UNBREAKABLE FOR THE SAKE OF REASSURING THEIR PEOPLE#THEY WERE GIVEN NO CHOICE BUT TO WEAR A BRAVE FACE AND PUT THEMSELVES IN THE LINE OF FIRE#AND THEY BOTH WENT ON LONG JOURNEYS OF REDEMPTION WHEN FACED WITH THEIR OWN MORTALITY#RAAAHHH#anyways#rdr2#red dead redemption 2#mick squeaks#arthur morgan#arthurian mythology#king arthur#mick rants
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"Babe, I'm a thousand miles away
And I just don't know what to say
'Cause Jesus only loves a man who bruises
But darling we can clearly see
It's all life and fire and lunacy
And excuses and excuses and excuses"
Our first time suspending a chaos ball on a doubled pulley system. I was able to hoist @sacrificethelamb up an extra ~20" higher from our previous suspensions using a standard 2:1 pulley. This body net is comprised of ~ 50m of rope and took around 45min to create.
Shibari and photos: me
Beautiful ball: @sacrificethelamb
#shibari#suspension#rope#learning the ropes#sacrifice in my ropes#patricia's old fashioned chaos balls served hot!#chaos ball#chaotic rope#my rope photography#body net#nick cave
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something about the way misty says "if you save him the others will get you." she has already decided that she will not participate in killing natalie, like she left the cabin and was running around with everyone, already with the intention of helping natalie if she could even without javi drowning.
#the way travis AND javi AND misty all allied themselves to her in this episode makes me so crazy#but man#if misty had let everyone eat kristen they wouldnt have had to choose someone to kill yet#and nat wouldnt have been hunted in the first place#idk how much misty subscribes to 'the wilderness' i think shes a nonbeliever but will go with shit if it serves her own purposes#but when everyone else decides that the wilderness Chose javi#regardless of whether or not thats actually real#i think for misty what's real is that She Chose to Save Nat and Sacrifice Javi. and she has to carry that forever.#and be forever entwined with nat bc of it#yellowjackets#yj spoilers
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Happy Veterans Day
Thank you to all who've served. Your sacrifice and love for your country hasn't been forgotten. You are seen and you are loved. Thank you.
#veterans day#attack on titan#my dad served for 22 years#i'm acutely aware of the sacrifice that military personnel and their families have made#thank you
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Me and my friends put together this model starscream and finished it after 7 hours. Now I sleep
#had to sacrifice actual blood sweat and tears for her#she came out serving though#literally i accidentally posed her while trying to snap her leg on. and it was life changing (will be finding pics of that later..)#donovan talks#this makes the 4th starscream i own#if only i could get that lucky with finding shockwaves...#transformers#transformers g1#starscream
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As funny as the trolley problem and the suffering builds character memes are (and I do love them), I personally think it ascribes a belief to Miguel he doesn’t explicitly hold in the text.
“Bad things are gonna happen; it makes us who we are.“ is a line that belongs to Peter B. Miguel doesn’t even approach the idea to Miles of this model justifying the suffering it perpetuates, even if it’s an understandable byproduct because of what this model asks you to swallow, what it asks you to concede.
Why would he claim that suffering builds character? The one time he believes he defied fate, it backhanded him so hard he’s still reeling from the trauma, and it took at least 8 billion lives as collateral including Gabriella. What did that suffering teach him but a despairing submission to fate?
To Miguel’s understanding of what happened, there’s not even a trolley problem. It’s “you accept the terms fate deals you, or it will destroy everyone - including those you wanted to save - regardless”. His perspective is far more aligned to utilitarianism and fearing that massive human cost happening again, more than it is morally justifying why the canon operates as it does.
#atsv#miguel o’hara#tunes talks spiderverse#that man is in the terminal despair vortex guys#the very fact Miguel doesn’t question why his understanding of the canon operates as it does#serves to doublebind him back into his sunk cost fallacy thinking#he can’t turn back because it would make the costs worthless. and to question the canon would be to invoke what happened to him when he#tried to defy fate#<- all of this is to his mind I mean#the actual details areeeeeee complicated and don’t make complete sense. but I understand WHY he ignores those inconsistencies#because incredible recent trauma (within the past couple MONTHS) and to examine would be to make the sacrifices meaningless#not trying to dunk on Peter either. it’s just lots of different people trying to make sense of what they believe is a terrible but#necessary sacrifice to save the universe.
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I'll add myself to the pool of ppl who (might delusionally) believe gojo ain't dead dead
#karma.talks#jjk manga spoilers#jjk 236 leaks#listen. I was cackling in the work parking lot this morning looking at the server leaks#1. narratively his death would serve nothing for the plot. and the whole fight wouldn't have moved anything forward#2. head ain't cut off. eyes aren't destroyed. shoko and angel literally still on the same continent. body could be healed easy peasy#3. gojo was saying bye to his dead friends instead of them welcoming him? so he could be goin' off to limbo#or have his second enlightenment hit within the next couple chapters to off sukuna once and for all. and get to kenny#and 4. uhh kenny??? he still exists gege. can't have a fight with him paired with anyone else tbh just wouldn't thematically fit#best of both worlds scenario: kids kill sukuna with gojo's resurrection#gojo goes on to fight kenny. kenny dies by the six eyes and/or infinity once and for all and gojo sacrifices the six eyes and/or infinity#so kenny can no longer body swap and will end the tale of his terror. geto comes back into consciousness for a couple more moments#OR his body is at peace once and for all and THEN gojo dies from wounds / overexertion of his cursed energy#OR gojo lives but remains a normal human w/o the six eyes or limitless. and this is bc he cheated death twice and that's the toll#gege make some of this happen or you've given a good side character a nonsensical death (within the scope of the story and character arc)#give it 10 chapters to see where this goes. if he's dead dead that's a fumble of an ending to their fight and a death scene#btw if anyone wants to talk abt this more just DM me I ain't fighting the tag system over more spoilers
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- *yawns* I could use a nap.
- How can you even think about sleep at a time like this?!
- *shrugs* I dunno, dudes, but this serial killer business has me drained.
Day 6 - The Sacrifice/Fool
"We care about them, they're funny and relatable. Usually ridiculed by The Jock and The Bad Girl. As much as we care about them, they typically die a gruesome death, ultimately warning the others of just what kind of danger they're in."
from @windbrook's Slashed Challenge.
#i love him too and i reeeaaallly feel bad that probably dies a gruesome death#he's the dude that just kind of hangs around campus#no one knows what his major is and the classes they see him in don't add up to any degree they can think of#he sleeps through what classes he attends#and is very much the shaggy from scooby doo/stober stereotype#he's a pleasant dude to be around though so he has a lot of casual friends#most often he can be found loitering around the various buildings on campus#on this night in particular he was chilling outside the berkley building#most unfortunately#because he only went inside to use the bathroom before getting trapped with the rest of the cast#then serving as the comic relief of their group#i would totally write him intk another story though so he can live long enough to get a full plot just because i think he's neat#fredrick peterson#day 6#the sacrifice#the fool#windbrookslashed#sims 4#ts4#sims 4 screenshots#ts4 screenshots#tw bruises#tw injuries#tw death mention
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Mel for the unhinged character bingo!
yessss YEEEESSSSSSSSS
#ask me#so Mel is in the unenviable position of being a very strong character whose rights I support and whose wrongs I also fully support#BUT the way she's treated broadly in the fandom is so pervasive and so consistent and so frustrating to me that#I am in full -must protect my blorbo- mode with her at all times#-Mel's story is over so the only thing left for her to do is die-#-if Mel dies then J can get together with V and they will appreciate her for her sacrifice bc she died a hero who rejected Ambessa-#enough! enough I say!#what about proving to ambessa that she can take the throne for herself? what about the angst of defying her mother and her home country#and opposing those in Piltover who DO want war and want to raze the undercity#what about the magic that she's heavily foreshadowed to have and how it's different from hextech#and how it directly opposes but also parallels what is happening to Viktor#what about her -friends- abroad and the plot Mel was cooking through all of season 1 that has not been revealed yet#there's so much potential for her to have to confront the fact that J was slowly becoming a monster through season 1#and that she can't ignore the undercity forever#also what if whoever Ambessa says killed her brother comes after Mel too!#it is very frustrating to see Mel get dismissed as dead or evil or irredeemable or whatever when she is consistently#the most interesting person in the room in every single scene she's in and the character who shows the most conviction and change#so yeah i will take a bullet for her she is my blorbo I will despise any character who hurts her#and I would cradle her in my arms if she gave me a chance - which she would never! - but a girl can dream#however I also enjoy leaning into the idea that Mel is perceived as being a devil from the outside - Mel leans into it too when it serves#but it's in direct opposition to her ironclad values and the personality that she keeps hidden a layer down#I genuinely think that Mel will have a happy ending - or at least as happy an ending that an Arcane character can get lol#like I fully believe she will take the throne (Piltover) in the end but I can only guess at this point what that will cost her#I love putting Mel in situations but mainly to play with both how creative she can get and also how fucking far she will go to win#which is ANOTHER thing we know is probably true about Mel but has not been put on display yet#also Mel has already done a great job at separating what she wants for herself as a person from just being Ambessa's daughter#but Mel still deserves to get plenty of great therapy for that situation because OH GOD THAT CHILDHOOD FLASHBACK#also Kino is dead? maybe dead?? at least Mel fully believes he's dead so she needs therapy and hugs for that too#I am super normal about her can you tell
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im sorry but like the way lottie is not a natural leader shes a servant. like she serves the natural forces she deems to be good, she serves a greater purpose that she believes she has she serves the people she loves by offering them hope and purpose. shes not a leader shes not there to lead!!! even in her commune its her serving people her helping her creating a safe space. bro thats not a villain thats my babygirl! she bout to serve the antler queen so good next season!!!
#service top lottie is all im here to say 😞#pre wilderness lottie Maybe pillowprincess given the opportunity but like that wilderness brought out of her this need and like#im#gonna scream and cry about it#yellowjackets#lottie literally letting people walk all over her and we are supposed to think shes like the leader#bro shes the leader bcs thats the space the others made for her thats her way of serving her team#shes literally so eager to sacrifice herself babygirl has issues
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WHICH SYMBOLIC FRUIT ARE YOU?
Cherry. (Man, this is going to need some tag rambling; because while it's what I suspected and it's very fitting in many ways, I need to address one element).
In popular culture, cherries have come to represent sensuality, sex, and seduction. In the cult classic, Twin Peaks, Audrey Horne expresses her sexual expertise by tying a cherry stem with her tongue. "Cherry" is also used to refer to the concept of virginity: why? I don't know to be honest, but here we are. Much like the cherry, you're a sensual person who enjoys all the creature comforts the world offers. You enjoy delicious food, dynamic relationships, passionate lovemaking and stimulating conversation; however, you may also come across a touch vapid or shallow, due to your quickly fading attention when something has served its usefulness to you. To quote some man on tinder: "you're here for a good time, not a long time". You can come across, at times, slightly tart, carrying a bit of a bite to you that not everyone can handle. That’s okay: you’re an acquired taste!
Tagged: @basbousah (Thank you 🩷)
Tagging: I don't tend to tag for quizzes easily but this one was actually fun, so let's harass. @immobiliter (how about Furina?) @kushtibokt @genus83 @genius81 @spiderwarden @delusionaid (Wriothesley, or Zhongli— porque no los dos? 🤭) @apocryphis (Topaz) @aventvrina @resolutepath (Elio) @daybreakrising (Blade) @astrxlfinale @kahakera @cygnor @chasersglow @scrtilegii (Jing Yuan)... and anyone else who'd like to do it, say I tagged you because I'd love to see the results!
#[ games. ] the game only works when we follow the rules; though i'll be none the wiser if they're broken. let morality be your guide.#[ this has been open in a tab since yesterday. ]#[ okay but i actually /love/ this result. BUT LET ME SPECIFY-- to those who haven't read my other post. ]#[ please read 'sex' and 'seduction' through a very old fashioned lens. very old fashioned. ]#[ and then i think it's a lot more fitting. think film noir/1940s femme fatale /instead/ of the modern femme fatale and you got it. ]#[ seductive in the way that a woman can be inherently alluring. ]#[ sex in the way that it /is/ something she engages in. but in the way that one does without overindulging at all. no promiscuity. ]#[ i'm not saying religious-type 'it means everything'. but i'll forever live by that line by blade. ]#[ “she must have sought something extraordinary. everything she does comes at a great cost.” ]#[ the thing is-- he knows she lacks fear. so i don't see 'at a great cost' being a value tied to anything because of personal risk. ]#[ or fear of chasing after it. it also means something that it comes from blade. who likely also has an interesting tie to 'fear'. ]#[ but any way that means 'at a great cost' means investment/engagement (time. effort. sacrifice?) ]#[ which shows a deep rooted dedication to something. which speaks to me of a certain passion that needs to propel something like that. ]#[ and if we take passion into the equation-- then i think that fits for how she speaks and handles everything blade and tb-related. ]#[ then i also can see 'sex' very fitting. she would; when engaging in it; be incredibly all-encompassing but not in a 'dominatrix' way. ]#[ nor a traditional 'dominant' way. but simply incredibly present. engaged. passionate. ]#[ those two things can fit incredibly next to sensuality if you simply look at it from a specific lens that isn't casual and/or modern. ]#[ outside of that... dynamic relationships? ☑️ stimulating conversation? ☑️ which PLAYS INTO THE NEXT PART. ]#[ which is /yes/ she is bored. she gets bored. you /need/ to be able to stimulate her by having something of your own to interest her. ]#[ she also wouldn't/doesn't like people who serve her every whim. no. have your own interests. ]#[ as to elaborate on an acquired taste: she isn't everyone's cup of tea. if you don't have something that interests her-- you won't... ]#[ enjoy being around her. if she doesn't /like/ you. you won't think she's fun. in /that/ she's an acquired taste. ]#[ and has a bit of a bite. ]
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