#that she wasn't talking

[lured-into-wonderland]

Continues from [here] with @astarablaze

( “All you must do is learn…” ) – turning around to the unknown voice Nunnally is trembling inside; though on the outside she attempts to appear confident. The demon girl didn’t expect anyone to hear her words. It’s not uncommon for her to speak with herself. To talk to the wind. To the clouds. To the darkness. To share her hopeless existence with creatures (yes, they are "creatures" for her) that would not judge her. But she’s never expecting the answer; and none was ever given to her. ...unless it was not for a stranger. For a passer-by like this man now in front of her. She can feel he’s not a human; that’s all that she can say without violating his mind (and herself in a way). But Nunnally doesn’t need to know. She’s curious, but she’s getting replies to her answers so rarely that not knowing is a state that’s most common for her. Perhaps even a preferred one.

She looks at him and doesn’t know what to do? Should she leave? Should she stay? Should she reply? Should she ask? So many possibilities. All of them just wrong.

“What should I learn?” – she decides to ask – “To fly? Or to accept that I can’t.” – that was a valid question in her mind. Should she rebel against the hand that perhaps was cruel, but also saved her life? Or should she accept that she’d never find out. And understand. Why she is the way she is.

Should she simply accept the fate of so many princesses before her? Forced into submission, deprived of love, for their country, for their family, for their fathers and brothers? Should she silently and obediently walk the path of her ancestors and those women that would follow her steps?

"And what would you do?” – she asks – “Would try to learn and risk to lose your wings? To fall down and…become forgotten?” – or discarded is what she really means.

It’s easy to give advice to others. It’s more difficult when you risk to disappoint. But she’s already one, so how much risk is there really for her?

“Will you teach me, then?” – does he know what she is?

#furie #nunnally #verse: demon #astarablaze #cause i found it more interesting #that she wasn't talking #to him

[nerdpoe]

Phantom, the newest addition to the Justice League, pulls Wonder Woman aside.

He has...a strange request.

He's nervous, flustered, fading in and out of the visible spectrum. It's clear that what he's about to ask of her is important to him, and even though she has an uncomfortable voice in the back of her head telling her this young hero is about to ask her out, she resolves to listen before she jumps to conclusions.

She's glad she did.

"Can...can you put a grave for me in Themyscira? I know it's just for women, but it's the safest place I can think of for it! I just...I don't have a grave, and Clockwork says it's starting to stunt my growth as a Ghost, and I have too many enemies on American soil, so. It's okay if you say no, though, I'll figure something out, it's fine."

Diana lets him ramble to the end, already knowing what her answer is going to be.

"We would be honored to host your grave, Phantom. Do you have any remains I can take home? Do you require a funeral service?"

Phantom looks...he looks beyond grateful. Close to tears.

"No, no remains. A symbolic grave is fine, it just. It has to have my real name on it, my mortal one." He says, looking hesitant. "Please don't reach out to my family, Wonder Woman. They don't know."

With that, he hands over a small slip of paper, torn from a notebook and clearly folded one too many times.

She takes it as though he were entrusting her with the rarest diamond in the world. She wants to, but she does not ask how they could not notice the death of someone so very bright.

Instead she nods, tucking the paper away.

Phantom will get a grand grave, one worthy of a friend to the Crown of Themyscira. She will ensure it.

#dpxdc #dcxdp #dp x dc #dc x dp #phanfic #story prompt #she builds him a superb grave #and makes it a point to leave flowers at it whenever she can #the paper also had his birthdate and deathdate #she doesn't know who clockwork is but she's heard phantom talk highly of him #so she trusts that this clockwork fellow wasn't joking around #she also makes it a point to take phantom for ice cream or other treats now that she knows he died so young #she keeps her word #she doesn't contact the fentons #she doesn't look into them #she's not bruce and she knows how to respect a boundary

[notbrucewayne48]

"aphobia doesn't exist"

bitch literally not that long ago an aroace youtuber animator was insulted by almost half of its community for being it

#i did some research about it and found out that the problem was principally that she had previous experience in the romantic area #so people just didn't take her seriously and said she was lying #even though she stated multiple times that she wasn't comfortable in those situations #now things are more calmed but damn #mind your own bussiness #i believe she knows more about herself than you #sorry if i offended you with this comment but i hate how aro/ace/aroace people are always left behind #insulted and rejected because they “dont know what they are talking about” #or because they “just have to wait for the right person” #or because they are “psychopaths and they are missing something” #i love that animator and she helped me realise a lot about myself #and now that i know the context i think i will start making a list and killing aphobes one by one #aromantic #arospec #asexual #aroace #acespec

[pumpkinrootbeer]

last two episodes like

Charlie made a deal with Alastor VINEBOOM Alastor verbally confirmed asexual in the show VINEBOOM Vaggie has wings VINEBOOM Alastor could see himself getting attached to all of them VINEBOOM Vox is hard for Alastor??? Vineboom??? Pentious kissed then died VINEBOOM Lucifer is here VINEBOOM Alastor is missing VINEBOOM Adam is dead VINEBOOM Vox is still abnormal about Alastor VINEBOOM Alastor is back and desperate to get out of his deal VINEBOOM PENTIOUS GOT REDEEMED AND LILITH IS IN HEAVEN VINEBOOM VINEBOOM VINEBOOM

#:v #hazbin hotel #the finale was really good #genuinely won be over with this show #alastor #hazbin hotel spoilers #charlie morningstar #sir pentious #Also I would argue he got confirmed aroace because Rosie wasn't talking about sex she was talking about romantic relationships in that scen #either way I'm thrilled this is a win for the asexuals I love my unhinged aroace crazy crazy deer man #his bit in the finale song gave him so much depth 😭 love him 🫶🫶 #if anyone wants to talk abt hazbin... My dms and asks are opennnnn 🫶🫶🫶 peace and love

[demigods-posts]

i really think the fandom kind of glosses over the trauma annabeth endured in ttc. like, the poor girl fell off the side of a cliff, was manipulated into holding the literal weight of the sky on her shoulders for hours, and (if i remember correctly) was tied up at one point. but this is all we can be certain happened because that's all of what percy saw. but what about what we didn't see? the poor girl probably spent the first few days immobilized and in so much physical pain once artemis took the sky from her. she was probably starved, or at the very least, not getting the amount of food and water she needed consistently. she probably spent most of her nights in an endless cycle of torment knowing that her friends were coming for her, but not knowing how long it would take them to find her. she probably quietly cried herself to sleep knowing the reason she was even in this mess was because of luke. i could go on and on, but you get my point.

#and it's not the fandom's fault because that entire first series is in percy's perspective #and he has his own shit to deal with #so as the audience #that's what were thinking of #but so many people talk about ttc like it wasn't as good because 'annabeth wasn't there' #that's because she got HELD HOSTAGE BY THE GUY WHO PROMISED TO STAY A FAMILY WITH #fuck luke btw🤠 #pjo #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo text post #the titan's curse #annabeth chase #annabeth angst #justice for our girl

[linusbenjamin]

Root + talking to The Machine (๑★ .̫ ★๑)

#and my favourite part is when people say 'what??' and she says 'i wasn't talking to you 😏😏😏' #person of interest #poiedit #tvedit #scifiedit #root #samantha groves #nikolatexla #she literally became the machine in the end 😭😭😭 #i knew the machine's gonna choose her as its voice and i still cried when i heard her

[thegreenthepeacetheorange]

three times katniss talks about peeta completely normally in catching fire

I watch as Peeta crosses to the table, the sunlight from the window picking up the glint of fresh snow in his blond hair. He looks strong and healthy, so different from the sick, starving boy I knew in the arena, and you can barely even notice his limp now. 

I hadn't thought about it much, but in the arena at least some of the boys got to keep their body hair whereas none of the girls did. I can remember Peeta's now, as I bathed him by the stream. Very blond in the sunlight, once the mud and blood had been washed away. 

I like to watch his hands as he works, making a blank page bloom with strokes of ink, adding touches of color to our previously black and yellowish book. His face takes on a special look when he concentrates. His usual easy expression is replaced by something more intense and removed that suggests an entire world locked away inside him. I've seen flashes of this before: in the arena, or when he speaks to a crowd, or that time he shoved the Peacekeepers' guns away from me in District 11. I don't know quite what to make of it. I also become a little fixated on his eyelashes, which ordinarily you don't notice much because they're so blond. But up close, in the sunlight slanting in from the window, they're a light golden color and so long I don't see how they keep from getting all tangled up when he blinks. 

(every time she describes him, which is often in this way, it's like in a romcom or movie where the hero steps in and he's bathed in some sort of otherworldly glow so we know that THIS is the person, this person bathed in golden light.)

#she is OBSESSED with peeta in the sunlight #constantly talking about him shining and shimmering and bathed in sunlight #what do we say again? DOWN BAD #it's like every time he's in front of her she's in awe #it's crazy to think she wasn't into him when she talks about him like this #everlark #katniss x peeta #katniss and peeta #peeta x katniss #katniss everdeen #peeta mellark #the hunger games #thg

[alexa-crowe]

A shape-shifter? What a pity. I thought we had killed a real clown.

#bg3edit #gamingedit #dailygaming #vgedit #minthara #minthara baenre #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #baldur's gate iii #bgiii #mine #had to separate off with her bc gale kept talking over her when i was recording even though she spoke up when i wasn't... #i love you gale but this is not about you!!!

[aquilaofarkham]

i've been thinking about this joke for months

#aquila talks #castlevania #castlevania nocturne #richter belmont #annette castlevania #richette #its ok tho she wasn't actually mad at him <3

[utilitycaster]

Talking as players outside the game is an incredibly important part of having good PC/PC D&D relationships, and obviously the characters involved in the relationship talking to each other in meaningful ways is crucial, but I think the importance of talking in-game in depth to other people is really underrated, in that it not only tells the other player what your character is feeling without having to reveal it in-game to them, but also serves to engage other characters in the story and deepen those platonic bonds to the point where they might even serve as confidants or wingmen. To give a bunch of examples and what they achieved:

Vax telling Gilmore he didn't want to string him along made it clear out of game that his feelings towards Keyleth were his priority, even though it happened where the other characters were not able to hear.

Similarly, Vex giving her blessing eventually after her initial resistance signaled to Liam that this would not be a major break between the twins.

Vax asking Vex what she intended to do about her feelings for Percy served not only as an opportunity for her to voice them to someone; it also serves as a big green light for Taliesin as Percy to kiss Vex later that episode (which he had already from Vex's resurrection ritual, but it underscores it).

Pike talking about Scanlan with Keyleth and Vex allows her to make it clear that she does ultimately like a lot of things about him despite sometimes being annoyed, and her talking to him through her earring while Scanlan is very much not there but Sam is at the table also serves as this kind of green light.

Jester asking Veth about kissing in relationship to Fjord lets Travis know where Jester is at and invests Veth in-game in the relationship.

Caleb asking Jester if she's "sweet on [Fjord]" lets her openly reassess her feelings after an intense arc and also indicates in-game that Caleb has noticed.

Beau waiting to hear the sound of thunder signals to Ashley (who was not at the table but who was presumably staying updated on events) that Beau has feelings for Yasha; it also allows those playing Yasha (often Matt for pure RP and Travis in combat) to return that flirting, since the baseline was already established.

Possibly the most obvious example, but Beau and Fjord's conversation on Rumblecusp not only clarifies to the whole table where everyone is (opening the door, for example, for the scenes in the beer garden a few episodes later of Caleb having Fjord and Jester dance together and Caduceus encouraging Yasha to pursue Beau) but very much serves as a green light to Ashley and Laura respectively. This is then mirrored by them talking after Beau has asked Yasha on a date and Fjord and Jester have kissed, and everyone involved can "debrief" with their partners not present in-game.

As mentioned, this is mostly about PC/PC relationships because PC/NPC is an inherently different dynamic mechanically though still should be a conversation, but Veth describing Yeza and Jester asking Caleb about his feelings about Essek both give Matt clues for playing these NPCs and how things might be received.

FRIDA mentioning their crush on FCG to Deanna means it's not a complete surprise to Sam, since it is a very sudden relationship, and lets him prepare and decide how FCG would feel in the moment, and also establishes how Deanna will feel about it.

Similarly in the C3 Uthodurn arc, Fearne going to Chetney about Deanna is an incredibly good move from Ashley (to the point that talking about this is what led me to write this whole post). It lets Travis play out where Chetney is. It lets Aabria therefore hear not only where Chetney is, but also know that Fearne is potentially interested. It establishes a ton of the dynamics for a relationship that out of game everyone knows will not have a full campaign to play out since one of the characters involved is a guest. And finally, it signals to Christian as FRIDA what the situation is in case Deanna confides in them.

#critical role #genuinely this came from hearing snippets of rose city and Ashley's choices as fearne and thinking through some of her greatest hits #and also just thinking about how like...and this is a separate post #but how silly little small talk and joking and tiny reciprocated moments are so much of the connective tissue of a relationship #like...there's a reason why ashley's characters' relationships are good even when she wasn't around a ton in past campaigns #and it's because she does try to make the characters have moments when they can so it will count #the i've seen you a lot line or like that awkward watch early on are tiny but do so much and let Marisha as Beau know to keep going

[tenspontaneite]

Kia says "a"

#my cats #kiadanta #she wasn't yawning here lmao she was talking #and what she said was an extremely small a

[wizardsix]

just saw people on twt getting mad that gale said a literal god wasn't good enough for him . i need people to understand that he didn't mean it like "I deserved more than a literal goddess" he meant that his actions were foolish and made it LOOK like he thought himself above one. that he should've been content with what he had, but felt he had to prove himself to her.

if you romance him he literally realizes that he didn't need to find validation in a god but within someone who understands humanity more than a god ever could.

please learn reading comprehension before making yourselves look stupid I'm so tired of this

#ALSO people saying that 'oh he had a literal god and wasn't satisfied' yeah lmao because she is incapable of compassion and genuine love #he literally admits that in act three. his own words #the gale slander is founded on stupid people not being able to understand how complicated this is #also yes gale DOES fall back into his power thirst in act three. because healing is not linear. #talking him down from killing himself doesn't mean he's suddenly better and over what mystra did #abuse survivors will often seek a way to gain power back. gale literally begins to resent the concept of gods and wants to destroy it #and honestly he's right. but dont tell him that #anyway gale deserves redemption #bg3 spoilers #baldur's gate 3 spoilers #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #gale dekarios #six speaks

[justasimpleraccoon]

The new helluva boss episode just come out and it's so fun. Beelzebub is great, the way it deepened Luna's character is great and we really got to see her bond with Blitzo.

I also noticed some few things about Beelzebub in general.

1) Contrarly to the previous prince that we saw, Asmodeus who doesnt look like a succubus and is much more closer to his biblical counterparts appearance wise, Bee surprisingly looks like a normal hellhound.

Look at her!!! if you ignore the wings, the hair and the extra arms, she almost look like a normal helllhound !!! Wich brings me to my next point.

2) she also seems much closer to the general populace than Asmodeus and other high-ranking demons.

She throws a big party where she invites hell's lower caste citizens and makes sure they are having fun. She literally makes food for them to enjoy. She even worries for Blitzo when he gets too drunk.

It makes me think a bit and I ended up with a mini Theory

Princes are high-ranking demons so they definitely have shape-shifting powers and maybe they can choose what they look like. Maybe Beelzebub looks so much like a hellhound because she makes a conscious choice to resemble them to bond better with her people.

if so it's a nice change of pace from the standard depiction of elite who don't care or even despise their own people. Brings a nice change of pace.

makes me like her even more

#Also notice how she talks about the other princes #like they are siblings #especially the whole bit about belphegor #such strong sister energy #a dynamic I wasn't expecting but I want to see more of #overall a great episode #and also congrats to the team #helluva boss #queen beelzebub #queen bee

[dollypopup]

we don't talk enough about how after Pen has her 'Walk down the stairs, I feel so beautiful' moment, and everyone sees her, and it all goes sour when Cressida rips her dress and Pen is presumably a flop at flirting and then runs off, the only person

let me repeat that, THE ONLY PERSON

who comes for her to make sure she's okay. . .is Colin. the only one who asks if she's alright, who compliments her to cheer her up, who goes after her, who voices aloud that he cares about her, who refuses to let her insult herself in that moment is Colin. Fucking. Bridgerton. The only one. Her Mama is at that party. Eloise. Both her sisters. But who goes to check on her? Who comes to ensure she's feeling alright?

And even after she calls him cruel, and insults herself, and storms off, what does he do? He gives her time, and then he goes to meet her, again. He comes to her, again. To her garden, to say he's sorry. To her home, to make amends. Extends his hand to her time and time and time again. She's special to him, and he makes that clear. She's special to him and he hates that he hurt her. She's special to him and he hates that she's hurting. He won't stand by and let that happen when he's there.

Colin Bridgerton has treated Penelope Featherington with more tenderness, respect, and admiration than anyone else in her life, and we need to scream about it more often. This man loves her. He loves her to her fucking bones. We should all be so lucky.

#give my man his fucking flowers #colin bridgerton #penelope featherington #polin #bridgerton #this fandom looooooves to talk about how he insulted her with 1 line in season 2 #but then what does he do ALL of season 3? #offers to help her and refuses to let her talk shit about herself and runs off after her when she's upset and cheers her up and hypes her u #and loves her aloud #he has loved her aloud all the fucking time but she didn't see it because it wasn't romantic (at that time) #colin has been the single kindest person to penelope in her entire life #and that includes penelope

[centaurianthropology]

My thoughts on C3E77

So apparently this one was controversial?

I'm going to say right now, I really loved everyone's decisions. They all fit the characters, but more they fit the players. I know that there are claims that Tal ignored all the warnings, but I actually think Matt may have misjudged the situation going in.

Ashley made it clear on 4SD that she did not want the shard. I think she's not really feeling the Dark Fearne storyline (and that's fair), and Matt seems to have missed that she genuinely didn't want to go down that route. Maybe he thought she was playing coy? Maybe they've been playing together so long he thought he knew a story she'd enjoy and missed her signals that she wasn't into it. I've done that before with some of my long-term players.

However that went down, Tal and she had a conversation after 4SD about what they wanted to do, and it was clear going into the episode that they at least had it planned out who was taking that shard, and it was going to be Ashton from the off. The fact that Matt was not expecting that somewhat surprises me. As Taliesin said: he put a big red backstory-shaped button in front of Ashton, and Ashton is terrified of losing people. If Fearne didn't want the shard, Ashton was going to dive on that grenade head-first. And part of Ashton wanted it. They are told they can't do something, and they will go about proving that old tree and everyone else wrong in the most self-destructive way possible. They are intensely punk in that way.

Matt may have designed the shard for Fearne, but this is not the first time that an item meant for one player ends up with another. Deathwalker's Ward was made for Percy, but through the events in the Sunken Tomb, it ended up with Vax and led to a hell of a story. And now something meant for Fearne goes to Ashton, and I have a feeling we're now in for another hell of a story. Because Ashton is now, essentially, a lava genasi, with three impossible things crammed into their broken body. Will they survive the campaign? I have no idea, but it has become clear that they don't expect to.

And honestly? This may well be what the Hells need, not in terms of power, but in terms of really realizing how self-destructive they all are. Marisha may say that no one loves a martyr, but Laudna was very much ready to play that role earlier this episode. Imogen is very self-destructive. So is Orym. So is FCG. The only two who have shown any degree of self-preservation are Fearne and Chet. The rest are bombs waiting for the most poetic moment to go off.

And today one of them did for a moment. They finally saw the end result that their self-destructive tendencies get them: Ashton blown into a thousand pieces, scattered across the top of the ziggurat. Deanna's ring saved him. Fearne's Aura of Life and FCG's Aura of Vitality saved him. Ashton could only roll and take damage.

Matt may have not designed it this way, but this was absolutely Ashton's 'where do you get your strength from' moment of the campaign, but in a very different way than Grog or Yasha experienced them. Because Ashton might just need this realization slapped into them by all their friends: this was dumb and they would have died because they didn't trust their friends. Because their strength and their salvation truly came from the people that love them.

Ashton has been, up until this point, a bit gung-ho to die for his friends. Honestly, they all are, and it's about time he and all the others learned how to live for their friends.

Anyway, hell of an episode, and a brutal but thrilling last hour. I was grinning right along with Sam. The mad fucker pulled it off by the skin of his teeth and by the grace of two friends dumping every bit of healing they had into him.

#critical role #ashton greymoore #taliesin jaffe #I love how this complicates everyone's relationships #and may actually make them talk about self-destructive bullshit #good #this was needed #and honestly good for both Ashley for sticking to not wanting a storyline she wasn't jiving with #and Taliesin for taking that lack of interest and running with it #cr spoilers #Ashley Johnson #Fearne Calloway

[yardsards]

anyone else have this experience?

#eliot posts #i've been told by a few ppl that knew me back then that i was hella bullied in elementary school #i do not remember being bullied at all #i knew i didn't have many friends but chalked that up to me choosing to spend that much time alone #i did not pick up on passive aggressive shit #and wasn't aware of my surroundings enough to realize when ppl were talking abt me behind my back #and i think brushed off direct mean comments as like haha you are such a jokester #i was reminded of this bc i was talking to a friend from high school last night #and she mentioned a time when me and her and another friend went out somewhere #and the employees were being super nice to her and our other friend but extremely rude and condescending to me #she was like ''it's been years and i am still peeved over that'' and i was like ''wait they were mean to me???'' #did not even notice a difference in our treatment #autism #autistic