Greta Gerwig made a film that was critically acclaimed, culturally impactful, hilarious, unique, visually exceptional, perfectly cast and acted, left people laughing, crying and thinking AND made a billion dollars at the box office.
i’ve been thinking about Astarion being protective in battle and i simply don’t think he’s capable of it because of how AVOIDANT he is. getting emotionally close to someone is painful for Astarion. at least in the early stages of his freedom, being protective of someone means something he isn’t willing to admit… even to himself!
Tav gets downed in a battle and Astarion, without thinking, cries out “No! You can’t die, get up damn you!” Once the levity of what he has said sinks in he immediately retreats within himself.
When the battle is over he lets Shadowheart tend to Tav as he slinks stone faced back to camp. There’s a heavy ball of worry, shame, and fear tearing up his chest. he sulks in his tent until nightfall spending the hours berating himself for caring, and simultaneously not caring enough to have stayed and helped. He gets up to go to Tav before turning back around over and over again until he’s able to gather the courage. He slides through camp silently, into Tav’s tent, and kneels by their bedroll. Astarion takes their hand, cursing them the entire time. Cursing them for getting hurt, cursing them for making him want to learn to care for someone besides himself. He checks their bandages, making sure they’re taught enough, and sits a silent vigil over Tav the entire night. He’s gone before Tav stirs in the morning, leaving only the faint smell of rosemary and bergamont behind!
“guys like blackbeard, they live for adventure!” my dude this guy wanted to take a heckin nap. if you’d stripped him out of that leather and put him in one of your fussy nightgowns and took a lil sunlit nap in your cute lil daybed with him you guys could’ve been making out before roach hit the dinner bell and married by the next morning
"Imagine if Elriel happens, how will Sarah explain the shadows vanishing/skittering away ? There’s no explanation other than that the shadows don’t like her."
Huh..? What are they on NOW ? The shadows were literally playing wingman when Azriel was gifting Elain the necklace. Them skittering away is not a sign of dislike but a sign of nervousness. They were nervous as their master was at that moment. And it's fu*king adorable. Please read that part of the bonus again, smdh.
"He pulled the small velvet box from the shadows around him."
"Elain Sucked in a soft breath that whispered over his skin. His shadows skittered back at the sound."
"Azriel let his shadows whisk away the box"
"His shadows whispered in his ear that Elain had gone upstairs."