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morgana-ren · 9 months
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Astarion in a relationship with Tav slowly but surely gets more used to physical touch as a form of reassurance and comfort. In Baldur’s Gate Astarion gets more anxious, Tav sensing his anxiety holds his hand. It anchor’s him to reality. He gently strokes Tav’s hand with his thumb, it’s small but he’s extremely grateful.
Everyone in the party is chiding Astarion for his sudden change in attitude around Tav though. Especially Lae-zel.
It would take a very long time, and when it happened, it would become a sort of strange codependence. Vampires stand ever at the precipice of an endless, abyssal eternity, and I feel that makes them very susceptible to the traditional and almost primal idea of a 'mate.' You have to have some sort of anchor to reality when you're robbing the mind of its one certainly: mortality. Cazador clearly chose his cruelty and dominion, and I think that and his experience is influencing Astarion to do the same, but he isn't Cazador, and he shows that-- whether he means to or not.
During the early part of their adventures, Astarion is very heavily masked, or 'chameleoned' around everyone. He has this posh, pompous air of arrogance and flamboyance, and uses his wit and snide sarcasm as a defense mechanism to keep everyone at arm's length. You can see it start to crack when he gets emotional or is surprised, or even just doesn't have things go his way. He is rash, angry, and explosive - feral almost. A fanged creature baring claw and teeth because that is all he knows, and when threatened, he reverts to his true nature, despite that it was forced on him.
For example, when he is trying to inspect his scars and you offer to help and he is surprised, he snaps on you. He is quick to apologize and rescind what he said, but that's him putting that mask back on. It's clear he is very angry and losing control now that he can finally view his situation through an unobscured lens and it's still frustrating.
He quickly realizes that he's shown a crack in his armor and straightens his spine and sucks it up for the sake of the facade. It happens a few times, but it's so, so hard to wear that heavy mask for weeks into months as he travels, and harder still to hide from someone who cares about him when he's spent so long in the dark alone.
Astarion shows fairly early on that he isn't averse to touch— just touch he doesn't approve of. Assuming you do the right things, he'll lie with you fairly early, but he makes it relatively clear that this isn't love. He'll even tell you outright that he'd say it but it's a lie. He is purposefully distancing himself because he doesn't want any distractions, any weakness, any vulnerability.
But this is all new-- so dreadfully, and terribly new. He doesn't even remember his life before Cazador, so in a sense, all he has ever known has been cruelty. Thorns and brambles hardly make for comfort, especially when they're self-imposed. Eventually, he might come to the realization that he doesn't have to go at this alone, and why should he? Eternity is such a long time to spend on one's own.
He gets nervous. He gets anxious. He pushes on but there are situations that blatantly frighten him. He stiffens his upper lip and handles it like he thinks he should-- on his own, with his fear shoved aside in his mind and his goal in front-- but would relenting be such a bad thing?
Taking comfort where he can find it: In the kindred spirit he found on the roadside. Someone who happens to be one of the only ones that knows what he's going through at the moment-- and one of the only people in the world that seems to understand him on some level. Having someone at your side doesn't have to be a vulnerability-- it can be a strength. Two blades are better than one, and life is so much easier when you have someone there to watch your back.
It's a small touch-- gentle and hardly noticeable at all-- just a subtle hand-hold, or a little grasp on the arm; standing closely enough together that you can feel each other's warmth or perhaps a tiny, inconspicuous nuzzle. It means the world to him, when he allows it. It shows him he's not alone-- and he doesn't have to be. When they can't indulge fully in each other far from the fireside of camp, he can take comfort in Tav's warm and gentle touch no matter how far from the light he must stray.
As far as he is concerned, everyone else in their merry band of men can fuck off. He couldn't care less about their opinions. Perhaps they're bitter, or maybe they're jealous and covet what he's found in Tav. Either way, they can drown in their own tears over it.
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inalandofsadclowns · 6 months
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There was a small room in Camelot's castle with a door to the Queen's chambers. This small room was plain and quiet now, but once it used to be filled with the infant Prince Arthur's jingling voice and his colourful little clothes, blankets and toys. If Arthur were to marry and have children, this room would be inhabited by them. Of course, 20 years old Arthur had no similar plans or desires, in fact, he wasn't sure he ever would. Only one day he found himself in an extremely strange situation, where him, his wacky manservant and his sister (at least so he considered her at heart), and her handmaid of a lifetime wound up hiding a young druid boy to save his life. The realization hit him a little belatedly, but the room they hid the child in was the exact room next to that of his mother's. The one he spent his early childhood in. And as he stood there with Morgana, Merlin, Gwen and the little druid, Mordred, he felt like they were a small, very odd family–the truest one he's ever had, and for a lingering moment he felt like home.
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johannestevans · 4 months
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love how having magic is a metaphor for being queer in bbc merlin and how bc morgana is a woman, and bc metaphorically gaius can't conceive of lesbianism, despite being himself a metaphorical homosexual shielding another, he "shields" morgana by drugging her and lying to her
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gluttonemporium · 19 days
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hypnotized by morgana's fat,,wobbly,,perfect ass,,
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"Huh?"
He wasn't even trying to hypnotize you, or use any skills to do it - his butt naturally has that rythym.
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poetry-my-lord · 6 months
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I've been thinking about the cruel Morgana scene in 3x13, where she executes people of Camelot to gain knights' allegiance. Though I think it was too extreme for her at the time (it would be more proper in S4 or S5 imo), it creates a parallel between her and Uther in 1x01.
In 1x01, Uther executed a person on other people's eyes and Morgana looked at it from her room. She diverted her eyes but still could hear what was going on. In 3x13, Uther was imprisoned and had to watch or at least listen to the execution by Morgana. She paid him back with killing ones of his own, as he did to her before in her judgement.
It would be too easy to label Arthur = good, Morgana = bad in terms of ruling Camelot, but the parallel with Uther explains a lot as to why she did it.
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sorceress-queen · 1 year
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I rewatched this scene, and it gave me feels.
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apollos-boyfriend · 8 months
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if goro akechi is basically cpurpled than who do you think is like channah?
probably ann!!! esp because her beginning arc consists of everyone seeing her in a negative/distorted light bc of what her harasser has been spreading about her. VERY post-eggpire channiecore
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gemkun · 23 days
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@halchron said : ❛ the first time i met you, i had no idea you'd mean this much. ❜ SHUTKITA!! ↬ &. 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬.
      ⸻       engrossed   in   palettes   of   blues   and   greens   ,   accompanied   by   a   shimmer   ,   belonging   to   a   surface   that   encourages   critters   to   breach   ,   akira   spectates   aquatic   life.   joining   him   ,   aside   from   his   trusty   feline   companion   ,   is   none   other   than   the   renowned   prodigy.
  kitagawa   yusuke   ,   who   decors   himself   in   sleek   garb   ,   living   and   breathing   his   innate   art.   a   detail   ,   the   trickster   himself   had   complimented   when   they   first   met   up.   gazing   in   awe   and   wonderment   at   the   visage   of   his   confidant.
  which   now   switches   to   the   containers   that   surround   them   ,   housing   a   myriad   of   creatures.   exhibiting   their   array   of   patterns   and   colours   ,   where   illumination   reaches   the   pair   with   the   transparency   of   the   medium   they   swim   through.   producing   a   kaleidoscope   of   hues   ,   that   would   undoubtedly   pique   the   colour   theory   yusuke   often   dabbled   in.
  before   he   can   swivel   ,   to   gauge   whether   inspiration   had   struck   ,   it   is   instead   the   fox   that   chimes   in.   beating   the   wildcard   to   the   punch.
  at   first   ,   he   simply   blinks   —   once   then   twice   ,   as   if   he   were   still   comprehending   the   unprompted   confession.   before   he   smiles   ,   sweetly   ,   and   slings   an   arm   around   the   far   too   solemn   student   ,   initiating   his   bubble   of   a   chuckle.
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  ❝   yeah   ?   well   ,   the   feeling’s   mutual.   hey   ,   remember   the   first   time   we   met   ?   you   sure   scared   takamaki.   ❞   another   slip   of   mirth   circulates   around   the   tightknit   duo   ,   but   by   its   coda   ,   his   expression   softens.   leaving   his   voice   to   follow   suit.   ❝   you’ve   become   such   a   huge   part   of   my   life   ,   yusuke.   i   don’t   think   it’ll   ever   be   the   same   without   you.   ❞
  at   that   second   ,   his   palm   waves   ,   as   if   to   dismiss   the   sentimentality   that   wraps   his   phrasing.   ❝   ah   ,   well   ,   i   know   it   certainly   wouldn’t   be   as   colourful   as   it   is   now.   i   had   no   idea   there   were   so   many   different   shades   of   blue.   remind   me   again   ,   what   you   said   the   water   was   ?   ultramarine   ,   right   ?   ❞
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nextstopparis · 1 year
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lovelovelove fics where one of them is an author and at the end of the fic its just their dedication to the other that shit gets me every time i will never get sick of it
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shadowzgather · 3 months
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The following are just a few humanized duck verses for the sake of crossovers and will be added to or adjusted as necessary or desired. Not all muses will be in these Verse, nor are these fully fleshed out they are more like concepts but will be fleshed out as rp happens.
Persona 4/5 Verse
Drake Mallard and Jim Starling are twins that attend Shujin Acadamy as transfer students. Their parents divorced when they were still toddlers, and Drake's mom changed hers and Drake's surname to her maiden name after the split, each parent taking one of the boys. They are identical twins with blond hair and blue eyes. But they have the same personalities as their 91' cartoon counterparts.
Princapal Kobayakawa has convinced Drake to look into the Phantom Theives rumors as he is an up and coming detective, not unlike Goro Akechi. Jim is a thug that got into Shujin because his dad is loaded and has a lot of money that Kobayakawa is hoping to get a generous donation of.
Digimon Cyberslueth
Jim Mallard, Negaduck in EDEN, is the leader of a malicious Hacking group called The Fearsome Five. They are contracted and do a lot of shady work for Rie Kishibe.
His brother Drake, however, is a cyber detective working with their distant cousin Gorou Matayoshi. Darkwing dislikes hacking, but has a Digimon partner for the sake of his job.
Hazbin Hotel Sir Pentious AU from my main that is closer to canon.
More verse to be added.
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diverse-hearts-ocs · 4 months
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@crownshattered asked for a Starter
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It wouldn't be the first time in which the young girl would wake up from an obviously troubled dream, a scream breaking through the campsite, before she'd promptly placed her hands over her ears, trying to ignore the laughter that came from Lucas, a laughter she now could understand no one else could hear. He was her sin to carry....but that didn't make it any easier...as cruel as Mother had been, at least she could chase away these nightmares...
"Sorry, sorry...", she whispered into the darkness of the night, hands slowly lowering to rest within her lap instead, deep slow breaths taken to calm her racing heart, her gaze finally lifting to the nearby dark elf, "...I apologise if I woke you..."
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inalandofsadclowns · 6 months
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Nostalgic moments of Arthur Pendragon
A compilation in irregular order
10 years old Arthur and his valet at the time, after Arthur's early morning trainings going up to Morgana and Gwen to play board games.
Arthur and Morgana running into Uther's room after a loud and crowded banquet at night. Just the three of them, sitting there and spending time until both kids fell asleep in the king's bed.
A tavern to the Southwest from Camelot. He was 14 when Leon took him there in secret during their stay for a tedious conference. That was his first time seeing a similar establishment from inside, he was mesmerized by wild and expressive ambiance, the hearth fire and the spilled beer's shimmering on the tables.
That old song his nanny used to sing him to sleep to
The sweet smell of hot compote Cook used to make him when he fell ill as a child
The ballads Morgana insisted on explaining to him and examining him about them. Arthur always told her it was stupid, but really he enjoyed them and in his heart he thought fondly back to those afternoons and random questions.
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johannestevans · 4 months
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you could put lolly adefope and/or morgana robinson in literally anything and i would be so on board IMMEDIATELY and in a HEARTBEAT they're both so fucking good and they should be in everything ever
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gluttonemporium · 18 days
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Monaca, do you ever have cravings to just devour the asses of Futaba, Makoto, and all the other thicc Phantom Thieves?
(Gonna assume you meant Morgana there-)
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"What, me?! Nooo! Absolutely never!"
Ignore the way his gut ripples with hunger whenever he stands behind one of the curvy girls in his group. Or how he's constantly inviting Futaba to get close and lie on his belly.
Or how he always stuffs his face with Shadows and sushi pre AND post mission-
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timeguardians · 5 months
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@sirensought continued from X
Sopping wet curls cling to every inch of her countenance with bits of sea-weed lingering interspersed incriminatingly. Every step trudged forwards is AGONIZED and HAGGARD as Melody shuffles towards her father's study, leaving a trail of scarlet dribble in her wake. "D--Da--Dad?" Her voice tremulously catches as he rises from his chair. "I-- maybe- sort of--- kind--- of messed up." Her words are tinctured with pain.
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Ashamed, tear-flooded eyes turn up to meet his expecting that JUDGEMENT is about to be passed. She allows him to tip her head slowly upwards. "I--- I'm really-- sorry I -- I disobeyed you." The young princess utters between a series of forceful shivers. "I-- I ran away to -- to the SEA." A sea that she KNEW was FORBIDDEN. It was so forbidden there were WALLS built around the castle to keep her OUT.
Cold fingers remain CURLED about an IRON-BAR spearing her tired form, trying futilely to stay the bleeding. Yet, it still poured betwixted guarded fingers. "Mor--- Morgana ---" Melody whimpers. "I-- I trusted her to-- to -- help me. She-- she said that she could tell me-- wh-- who I-- I really am." Her frigid cheeks blanch. "She ---- said -- there's a -- a price to be paid fo-- for answers."
Tired eyes bid her father to follow her's downwards to where her hands are rigidly collapsed. "Th-- then sh-- she did --- this." The trembling of her frame amplifies TEN-FOLD. "P--please -- please don't be mad."
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