sooooo, this is based on a one shot a friend made for me, for a little context: Luigi and Bowser had become closer after a serie of events, but King Boo decides to capture Luigi and marry him right on the spot (he got interested on him after some interactions at the beginning). The thing is, King Boo fking decides to marry him right on Bowser castle while he was gone, he even had to fight the koopalings bc of course they would, they know his father loves Luigi. Then the things from this comic happens, Bowser shows up and finds the weding happening, ready to throw hands.
So, yea, i just wanted to make some fanart for my friend xd
2K notes
·
View notes
Pete and the act of crying: Part 1
So, a wonderful discussion yesterday with @wretchedamaranth made me have Pete thoughts (as if I needed an excuse to have Pete thoughts in the first place) and I would like to express them. This time, it's about Pete and how he cries in the show.
One incredibly dumb argument against Build's acting by haters was that he wasn't good at crying, that his crying wasn't *believable*. I truly pity these people, because it shows they never understood the intricacies of Pete's character and it's a shame, because Build did such a phenomenal job portraying them. I would like to talk about them.
My main point is that Pete cries like a person who hasn't cried in literal years.
Pete's first instance of crying is seen in episode 13, during his breakdown with Vegas, who lashes out at him and holds a knife to his throat, as seen above.
Do you see that face? Do you see the pure pain and agony Pete is feeling? And because a picture isn't doing it justice at ALL, he it is in gif form:
DO YOU SEE THIS? DO YOU SEE THE QUIVERING OF HIS LIPS, HIS EYES SQUINTING, HIS BREATH BARELY BEING THERE? DO YOU SEE HIM FIXING HIS JAW, TRYING TO GULP, TRYING TO KEEP IT TOGETHER?
He's looking at Vegas dead in the eye while he's doing it, too. Like he should have known, he should have known this would happen, but why Vegas, why did you give me hope, why did you do this to me? It's so raw and the scene has barely started, I'll be here all day, okay.
And then the scene keeps going, and Pete's face is pain personified and then we get his monologue about not being a person, about being nothing, and his face smooths out. That doesn't mean he's back in control, because it's the calm before the storm, before he grabs the knife out of Vegas hand and places it in his throat again.
I'm here staring in awe, because he's still not shed a tear, but he sniffs at some point before grabbing the knife as he's talking, as if there's snot to pull back up, as if he's actually managed to express his grief fully. But he can't do that, his body won't allow that, it doesn't know how, it's been too long. It's fucking perfect.
Also, I love how the camera shakes as Pete is giving his monologue, thus subconsciously giving the message that Pete's pretty shaken up right now, if everything else wasn't making it obvious.
And then he grabs the knife and the pain multiplies and his face breaks again, way more than before, but the CAMERA IS BLURRED, IT'S NOT SHOWN CLEARLY, not until they show Vegas crying actual tears and apologizing, not until showing Pete's bloody palm.
This is the face we see, after Vegas apologizes:
Now Pete is getting there, the tears are almost spilled, but he's still repressed in his expression of grief and it's glorious because Pete has never experienced these emotions before. Pete has always been passive in his suicidal ideation, he has always let things happen to him that may result in death (a.k.a. his mission for the sake of Porsche) but now he's in such agony that he takes action.
And then the scene continues and oh? Are those tears my eyes are seeing?
We got them everybody. After Vegas says, "Don't leave me, I'm begging you," Pete sheds his first tear, and they continue to be shown when Vegas tells him to start over again and Pete is downright offended by the suggestion, as if Vegas means it in a way Pete would want, as if that's even fucking possible for them at all.
It's such a spectacular choice editing wise, because I'm pretty confident in my belief that this is from a different take than the other ones before it, due to how suddenly they appear on Pete's face. It fits the scene and the character so well.
Pete is downright sobbing at this point and I'm obsessed with the fact that no more tears are spilled. You can see that throughout the rest of the scene, as well as this moment in which he's breaking down in Vegas' arms after he says he'll remove the handcuff indirectly, while directly asking Pete to promise him he won't leave him.
HOW DO PEOPLE SEE THIS AND THINK BUILD DOESN'T CRY WELL? LOOK AT HIM!!! LOOK AT HOW DEVASTATED HE IS, LOOK AT HOW CONFLICTED HE FEELS ABOUT WHAT HE'S ABOUT TO DO, LOOK AT THE PAIN!!!
He doesn't NEED to sob and cry ugly, snotty tears for it to work because that's not who Pete IS. He's not Vegas, he doesn't even allow himself to grieve what he's losing here properly.
Have you ever had an instance in which you feel like crying, and you want to cry, but you're so numb that the tears just aren't coming? You're trying to push it out, you're trying super hard to get to the point when you'll be able to break down and seek relief from this crashing feeling in your chest, but your eyes are as dry as the Sahara desert?
Well, I feel that this is happening to Pete here, except he doesn't even know it's happening to him.
I'm fucking obsessed with this scene, it's my second favorite VP moment after the pill kiss, and one of the main reasons is the one that made me make this post. It's so tragic and beautifully relatable and I love it so, so much. I wanted to analyze all of Pete's crying scenes, but it'll make the post larger than a fucking book at this point, so I'll touch upon the other ones in a different one.
80 notes
·
View notes
Baldur's Gate Fic Recs:
Angst:
Reach Out For The Light by SheDragonOfTheWest (T) (1) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3)
Comedy:
fluff me, stuff me, take me home by yeahitshowed (T) (1) (Karlach x Lae'zel x Shadowheart) (AO3)
Hurt / Comfort:
A Fresh Start by denenned (E) (1) (knifeplay) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3)
even if the world collapses, i will be alright by birthright (soulborn) (E) (1) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (Late Act 2 / Act 3 Spoilers) (AO3)
Fiery Hearts by TooMuchTuna (unrated) (1) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3)
Only feel it when it's lost by SunsetSharkbite (E) (1) (Lae'zel x Shadowheart) (AO3) (Act 2 Spoilers)
Taking Care of Your Cleric for Dummies by Zetagoblin (E) (1) (Lae'zel x Shadowheart) (AO3)
OT3:
always an angel (never a god) by violetwreaths (E) (1) (Aylin x Isobel x Shadowheart) (AO3)
Handle Her by OrkButch (E) (1/2) (Karlach x Lae'zel x Shadowheart) (AO3)
Here for a good time, if it can't be a long time by SunsetSharkbite (E) (1) (Karlach x Lae'zel x Shadowheart) (AO3) (Act 2 Spoilers)
Take Me Under Your Wing by anotheropti (E) (1) (Aylin x Isobel x Shadowheart) (AO3) (Act 2 Spoilers)
PWP:
a call to flame by greeniris (E) (1) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3)
A Spider's Lyre by Stomes4 (E) (1) (Alfira x Minthara) (AO3)
Arcane Mishaps by anotheropti (E) (1) (trans!Karlach x trans!Shadowheart) (AO3)
Baldur's Gays Kinky Extravaganza - Calloused Hands by peachy_tiefling (E) (1) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3)
Black and Red and Smoking All Over by anotheropti (E) (1) (trans!Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3)
Clawed Down by the Skin She Wears by anotheropti (E) (1) (sub!Lae'zel x domme!Minthara) (AO3)
Cracks in Gold by anotheropti (E) (1) (Aylin x Isobel) (AO3)
don't burn your tastebuds, come get a lick of fame by mintsoir (E) (1) (Minthara x Shadowheart) (AO3)
House of Lust by NerdButton (E) (1) (Karlach x Lae'zel x Minthara x Shadowheart)
In Belonging, There is Hope by anotheropti (E) (1) (T4T) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3)
Kinktober day 4: Thigh-riding by Guess_im_the_foot_guy (E) (1) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3)
make it holy by foralprintshark (T) (1) (Lae'zel x Shadowheart) (AO3)
Non-Contact: Two Dates and a Furnace by Shars_will (E) (1) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3)
Trust & Consequences by dedenned (E) (1) (porn with feelings) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3)
Romance:
A Game Called Love by Nezanie (E) (2) (tiefling tail sex) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3) (Late act 2 / Act 3 spoilers)
A Warm Light In A Dark Cold Place by GodsFavouriteJester (E) (4/?) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3) ((Eventual spoilers))
Collapse Into Me, Sweet One by anotheropti (E) (1) (sub!Lae'zel x dom!Minthara) (AO3)
Hungry by Asynca (G) (1) (comedic) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3)
i closed my eyes inside of your darkness (and found your glow) by titasyliase (atechamcham) (T) (1) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3)
Infernal Heart by XaiBauGrove (E) (5/?) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3)
like a candy to an apple (you're so sweet on me) by teefling (E) (1) (trans!Alfira) (Alfira x Lakrissa) (AO3)
Rostered Night Off by Asynca (E) (1) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3)
The Need Arose by dargarine (T) (1) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3)
though i burn, how could i fall? by Jazzfordshire (E) (1) (Lae'zel x Shadowheart) (AO3) (Act 3 spoilers)
warm my bones by TheHomelyBadger (E) (1) (Karlach x Shadowheart) (AO3)
52 notes
·
View notes