god like even the context of Rayla going "I leapt to my certain death but YOU SAVED ME" is like. no wonder she refuses to consider the ugly alternative in 4x07. no wonder she's so steadfast that "You're the destiny is a book you write yourself guy" because she's seen Callum not only rewrite his own fate multiple times, but he's rewritten the end of her story countless times over, too

When will gods let you rest

I am once again losing my mind over how much 'grief' is one of the biggest drives in Destiny lore.

countless upon countless decisions because loss and grief twisted someone's guts so much, it pivoted their life in a whole other direction.

and it led some to vengeance, some to indifference, and some to the path of healing.

the Osmium siblings, Eris, Caiatl, Zavala, Crow, Mara, Elsie, Osiris, Saint-14, Saladin, Rasputin, more more more.

that devouring grief.

“I heard that before the Collapse, there used to be an art. It took broken things and put them back together with precious metals. It made something new and beautiful out of something that would have just been thrown away.” -The Crow from Destiny 2. This is yet another piece I approached again after remembering it existed because somehow the character's VA found it 3 years later and retweeted it. I don't know why my brain does this.

Illustration for "State of Radiance" - @zalia's amazing fic with some Unorthodox training methods (it's T-rated gen btw)

song link

"Another disturbing dream, my love...?"

My contribution for the O14 Week 2022 (what a timing btw!) hosted by @atmosfioric

now, do i personally believe that maya and franziska would actively try to get phoenix and edgeworth together? not really. BUT. i don't see the harm in people writing scenarios in which they would? ik this sounds silly since maya and franziska wingmaning is one of the more popular ace attorney fic tropes, but i feel like recently i've seen a lot of hate towards and and i don't understand why!

think of it this way: maya is phoenix's best friend and like pseudo little sister, they're extremely close, and i'm pretty sure she teases him about his love life AT LEAST once in canon (it could be more, or i could've completely made this up, but i've played the trilogy enough where if i tried i could probably find an example but it's late and i'm tired). anyway with that said, why WOULDN'T she care about them getting together? she's shown in the first game to be pretty invested in "the deal with [nick] and edgeworth" her words, not mine. i'm not one to speak on later games because i honestly haven't touched them in over two years and even then they were a complete blur and i forgot everything except that edgeworth looked really ugly from the front. but. if my memory serves me i don't think their dynamic changed much? i can't see her caring AS much at 28 as she would at 17, because obviously she's grown and matured, but i don't think she'd be completely uninterested like some people say. maybe she wouldn't be wearing comical disguises to spy on them, but i could see her encouraging nick, or idk just telling trucy stuff about their old cases to stir something up.

i think the franziska side of things is where i'm a little more understanding, but also not really. on one hand, i get that she's very well put together and mature seeming. on the other hand, that's only how she SEEMS. i won't get into a whole franziska analysis because this post is already longer than i wanted and no one wants to hear me ramble about her, but she's not really as mature as she seems. anyway, would she care THAT much? the answer may surprise you!

now think of it THIS way: edgeworth is franziska's little brother. despite how she acts sometimes she obviously loves him dearly, and would (probably) just want him to be happy, with whatever foolishness it may endure. phoenix wright is franziska's sworn enemy. she can't stand him and feels as though he has personally wronged her before they even met. absolutely hates his guts (except for when they investigate together then they can be friends). franziska is incredibly smart, but she's clearly not the best emotionally. even with that, though, she seems to understand how important edgeworth is to phoenix ("earthquake blah blah blah" "are you thinking of miles edgeworth blah blah blah"). she kind of just accepts this, even though it implies that phoenix (a man he only recently reconnected with) would be on a similar level of emotional connection as his sister. maybe she doesn't think much about it though. she's just like sure whatever you're his most dear and indispensable friend i don't care anymore. do people really think that, if somehow she came to the conclusion that edgeworth had feelings for phoenix she wouldn't care in any way??? i'm not saying it'd necessarily be positive and all "you go girlfriend!", but to say she wouldn't CARE is so wild. she'd probably be furious, and so maybe she wouldn't wingman. but she does CARE about her brother, and honestly if it were presented to her on the right way she probably would wingman. one "hey franziska. i bet you can't make your brother get with phoenix wright. if they get together without your guidance then that basically means edgeworth beat you btw" and she's suddenly invested. (dramatized, but you get the point)

tldr; maya and franziska are not so nonchalant and cool that they wouldn't care about one of the most significant people in their lives having feelings for their courtroom rival of over a decade. that is all.

you're so talented babe keep on trucking

It's Sora, Riku and Kairi's turn for pigeons.

They live on a (implied) tropical island chain, so the pigeons should be 'tropical'. Victoria Crown Pigeons for Sora, African Green Pigeons for Kairi, and a Luzon Bleeding Heart Dove for Riku.

Rayla always assuming that her destiny is set in stone ("I don't want to, but I have to" / "Callum, it's no use" / "I have to go after him" / "But I know our mission comes first") vs Rayla always arguing that Callum's isn't ("What now?" / 3x01's "Calm down" / "Humans could take their fates and change them" / "No one can control you or make your choices for you") like. Yeah

Quotes from the forsaken prince that make me unwell

something I want to get off my chest about Destiny is how intricately it intertwines so many big topics.

there is clovis bray and the exos. the question of immortality, of human hubris, how much is enough and where do you stop. human emotions in a metal shell, soul living on without a previous body, is it a blessing or a curse.

there is the question of power and tyranny. the osmium siblings, family. identity and the never ending search for self.

there is the question of the awoken, the cosmos, the unknown and the unknowable. grief and loss of loved ones, over and over, and how to deal with it - or not. it's about choices and consequences and responsibility for that which you made happen.

the earth, the warlords and two sides of the same story, between Earth citizens and the Eliksni. the search for home and making one when yours is lost. stories of people who are not there leading and in charge, stories about farmers and teachers and people on whom the world stands.

the Cabal, the foundation of traditions, both evolving and disappearing. parents and children, becoming better, becoming different.

and, of course, the light and the dark. the "good" and the "bad", but which is it and how do you choose when you can't have one without the other.

destiny is so good about this.

fuck. favorite destiny (2) final raid boss theme go. reblogs appreciated

you actually shouldn’t get into ace attorney if you aren’t already because i will just be going about my day before randomly being assaulted by the knowledge that a prominent and integral part of blackquill’s design are literal permanent TEAR TRACKS like when i say that i am DEVASTATED—