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thebloker · 2 years

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not to combine every single piece of media I consume but (i am going to do that)

locked tomb but rqg 177. I have not had coherent thoughts but I am devastated

#just thought about. any of them. for more than a second.#HARROW AND GIDEONNN #god fuck dude #rqg 177 Compels me

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saltseashark · 3 years

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let them go on holiday

#rusty quill gaming #zolf smith #oscar wilde #fellas........ my first bit of rqg art that i post here............ is This Comic............ (screams)#IF I DIDNT DO IT IT WOULDVE BEEN STUCK IN MY HEAD FOR TOO LONG AND I WOULDVE DRIVEN MYSELF CRAZY #its pink. i know. its very pink. its fluffy. DoNt LoOk At mE i already get this from my flatmates theyre making fun because i havent shut up #about rqg 177 #ok bye im going to die of embarrassment like zolf now #does anyone want my rendition of the azu and carter scene too because i Totally Didnt Just Make The Thumbnails For That #my art

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thatoneaceinthecorner · 3 years

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There’s always hope.

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im-sure-i-love-you · 2 years

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hhh i have so many half formed thoughts about zolf and his coping mechanisms but half end abruptly and the other half just circle back to the fact that i love him your honour-

#rqg #rqg spoilers #something something when he's struggling he isolates himself from those he cares about #but he needs to do that because if you force yourself into his life he'll only isolate himself more #(which is why i think he and hamid didn't get along previously because zolf needs time and space and hamid's personality and outlook on the #world didn't allow for that)#so then i'm thinking that it really makes sense that it seems like he and wilde haven't talked in ages despite being so close previously #but they're on good terms and zolf genuinely seems to have missed him #because zolf needs time and space to deal with all the shit he experienced and wilde is letting him have that #(which i think is interesting when combined with the fact that wilde was waiting until zolf specifically asked to stay #/told him what he wanted #because i think it really shows how well they understand each other? and the parallels to 177 as well..... )#anyways he's trying so hard and i love him your honour #(also if you saw me attempt to make the same points in the tags of like 2 others posts..... it's fine <3)

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who-needs-words · 3 years

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TMA post-canon/post mag 200 fic where somewhere is RQG Garden of Yerlik

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cardboardqueen · 3 years

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among many things i’m having A Lot of Feelings about rqg howard carter and what an ADHD mood he’s been revealed to be

like, 177 cemented it for me but basically:

things we knew about carter

He will keep throwing himself at a problem even if he shouldn’t/ it’s a danger to him

He’s more mellow when he has something to do/ a problem to occupy himself with

his generally annoying behavior is to “bring people in”

and now in 177 (though it’s a bit abstract for obvious reasons)

he feels like everyone’s always yelling at him

he feels useless

he has trouble acknowledging the things he’s good at (art) as valuable

he keeps waiting for azu to get fed up with and abandon him

he feels caught in a loop of “people ask me to do the thing--> i can’t do the thing--> people ask me to do another thing--> i can’t do that thing either-->etc.”

the place he imagines is the safest is somewhere where he has to make himself small and quiet and invisible or someone will be angry with him for reasons he doesn’t totally understand

when azu explains that her support of him is unconditional and he’s not going to mess it up and drive her away, he blooms

like i might be projecting and i already knew this campaign doesn’t have innocent comic relief and I knew the zolf and oscar conversation was going to destroy me but oh man sometimes rpgs really are therapy huh?

#rqg #rqg spoilers #rqg 177 #rqg meta #rqg howard carter #cardboard post #cardboard meta #rusty quill gaming #rqgaming #azu #howard carter rqg #adhd #adhd headcanon #im absolutely projecting #and there's a whole other post in me about the zolf oscar convo #but jesus #kristsune #i heard you had feelings about carter well here you go me too #i looked it up the 'bring people in' thing is in 172

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youaremysunshine-court · 3 years

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My brain on repeat for the past ten minutes: oh my god are they making zoscar canon??

My brain right now: oh my god zoscar is canon??

#idc about all the pain this podcast has caused me this is worth it #rqg #rusty quill gaming #RQG spoilers #RQG 177 #zoscar #!!!!!!!!!

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varyathevillain · 3 years

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Cel: "It’s a lovely place "

Sassraa: "I know, that’s why it’s mine."

Cel: "That’s — I mean, you, you are lovely, and you deserve lovely things."

Sassraa: "I do, you’re right. You can stay. "

#RQG #RQG spoilers #RQG 177 #RQG Sassraa #Celiquillithon Sidebottom #just cannot-- just cannot BELIEVE Alex made me COMPLETELY **LOSE IT**#like. Sassraa indirectly calls Cel 'lovely'#and Sassraa has GOOD! SELF!! ESTEEM!!#i am Not Ever gonna think about Sassra and Cel without INSTANTLY remembering this #absolutely feral. like. im still shocked about this #many thanks to Charlie for transcribing; link on transcription itself ♥#text post #RQG quotes #RQ Gaming #Rusty Quill Gaming #Varya RQGposting

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crowleystolemyshoes · 3 years

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alright so carter didn't recognize azu but sassraa and wilde both knew their guides,, I'm not saying soulmate au but soulmate au

so if sassraa and wilde both remember the conversations they had,,,

#pretty sure I already posted about this but I Do Not Care #177 made me turn a full 180 I am now a die hard cel/sassraa qpr fan #rqg #rusty quill gaming #rqg 177

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queercore-curriculum · 3 years

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Love in a Time of Hardship: An Anthology of Zolf Smith/Oscar Wilde Fanfiction

Binding, cover design, and layout by me. Bound with hand-dyed variegated linen thread using a variation on a long stitch binding I designed myself. Here’s what’s inside:

At Your Convenience by @holoxam

A really lovely, intimate post-campaign fic in which Zolf and Wilde are in a QPR and don’t need to talk about it, thank you very much. I love this fic, it’s such a wonderful little slice of life and captures their dynamic so perfectly.

Would You Cast Me to the Wayside by lily_rainn

An incredibly thoughtful and humane depiction of Zolf and Wilde negotiating the beginning of their relationship. Neither of them have the vocabulary to fully understand what’s happening, but they’re trying so hard because they care so much about each other, and it’s just great.

The most dangerous thing is to love by @makesometime

An ancient Greek gods AU that’s just unbelievably good. makesometime seamlessly weaves Greek mythology into the RQG world all while not just maintaining perfect characterization, but actually elevating these characters to match the beautiful world she created.

Wake up by @makesometime

Zolf waiting for Wilde to wake up post-ep.177. This was the first RQG fic I ever read, and it’s very, very special to me. Zolf is so painfully tender and anxious, and it makes my heart ache every time.

Inevitable by Miri1984 / @icescrabblerjerky

“Post 177 Zolf and Wilde have sex and feelings,” really the most succinct way of putting it. Such an intense distillation of all my feelings about Zoscar!

What We Worship by Miri1984 / @icescrabblerjerky

AU where Wilde dies in the airship crash and doesn’t get better. Really wonderful worldbuilding for the RQG-universe afterlife, and so beautifully written and poignant.

The Right Questions by @newsbypostcard

Just two complicated and emotionally-repressed dudes negotiating their relationship after one of them rescues the other from death. Fuck, the characterization in this fic is so good. A prime example of why fic is so often better than canon.

Small Intimacies by @newsbypostcard

Zolf and Wilde go to bed and have a conversation. That’s it, that’s the fic, and it’s the single greatest “mortifying ordeal of being known” fic I have ever read. It's the kind of story I dream about finding, one that teaches me more about characters I love and illustrates exactly why they mean so much to me. A perfect fic, easily one of my favorite fics of all time.

Until We Meet Again by @queercore-curriculum

Zolf and Wilde cross paths after Zolf leaves Prague and while Wilde is still on the run from La Gourmand. Eh, I feel weird reccing my own fic, but I’m pretty proud of this one, actually.

Warm and Dry by @queercore-curriculum

Café AU where baker!Zolf teaches writer!Wilde how to bake bread. I had a lot of fun writing this, and if I can get my shit together I’ll finish writing the extended version, Coriander.

find your feet by @starstrung

Zolf and Wilde hide their relationship from Earhart aboard the Vengeance. I. LOVE. THIS. FIC. starstrung writes one of my all-time favorite Wildes, and this is an absolute delight to read. Zolf and Wilde often live in dark, angsty places, but this is just so joyful and fun and hot while still staying so true to character. I promise this fic will make your day brighter.

love is a sacrament by @starstrung

An 18-month time gap fic that’s just fucking perfect. Feat. an extra guarded Wilde (again, one of my all-time favorites) and an extra tender Zolf, and it’s so, so, so wonderful.

Woven Up by tuesdaycoming

A deep dive into Zolf’s backstory and his layers upon layers of grief. This fic just blew me away, brilliant worldbuilding and an absolute masterclass in showing-not-telling.

Absolutely Unlike Harrison Campbell by ZaliaChimera / @zalia

Zolf is bored and propositions Wilde to pass the time. This fic is very hot, but I also found it incredibly moving. ZaliaChimera takes a really unflinching look at these two very emotionally-repressed dudes that don’t particularly like one another and shows a different kind of intimacy than we often see in fic, one that’s a little rough around the edges and brutally honest.

Look, I may need to make a second Zoscar anthology, and another anthology of RQG mixed-bag ships--the RQG fandom is just so fucking talented. If you have any recs of your own, please send them my way!

More pics below the cut!

My Rusty Quill ficbinding shelf :D

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radiantmists · 3 years

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so i was scrolling through the rqg tag and saw some very good takes on QPR zolf-wilde and it got me thinking.

i know ben and alex didn’t do this on purpose, but the ‘confession’ scene in 177 just felt very aro to me.

because... as an aro person, something i find really scary is that there are people who I care about A Lot. for me personally it isn’t at the point where i want a full life-partners QPR with them, but i want to be friends with them forever, i want to make their lives better, i want them to turn to me when they need help. and moreover, i want those sentiments to be returned. i want to really matter to them, i want them to know me. and the bit that’s really difficult is that amatonormative society doesn’t give us many tools to express that depth of platonic love or to ask whether it’s returned.

so when wilde pushes zolf to confess that he needs him, it feels important. because wilde cares about zolf, but i can understand the terror of caring about someone that much, to the point where you’re willing to modify major life decisions based on keeping them in your life, and having no idea whether they see you as anything more than a friend who, sure, they care for, but whom they could allow to drift away naturally without feeling too bad about it if circumstances push them together.

the bit about the vacation together afterward is important because wilde is tired, but also because it’s confirmation that zolf wants-- needs-- wilde for himself, that he will continue to need him after the need to solve this problem, the basis of their whole acquaintance, has passed away.

basically-- i know they come at it in this nonspecific, deeply insecure way because ben and alex didnt know where exactly it was going; but in doing so, they pretty accurately simulated the experience of engaging in a type of love that doesn’t have norms, where no one ever knows where it’s going and you have no idea if the other person is even aware of the book you’re reading from.

#rqg #zolf smith & oscar wilde qpr #zoscar qpr #aro

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thebloker · 3 years

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“This place is apparently just hanging in space. There’s landscape, it’s not like a yawning void or anything, but it’s very very far away.”

#rqg #rqg 177 #I listen to this episode when I need to feel calm and comforted #the way these characters care about each other and treat each other so gently means a whole lot to me #my art

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lenaellsi · 2 years

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Just finished rqg finally in a big binge over the last few days after taking a pause around ep 196? 197? (not sure). NO thanks I hate it.

Idk if you listened to both q&a's?? So I'll recap this bit in some detail: at one point Alex says that people think the biggest turning point for wilde's character was losing his magic, but actually, it didn't fundamentally change his nature much; dying is the moment he would say did that.

Listened to that last night and today I'm thinking Hmm. Do you know Why everyone thinks/thought that? Because it makes narrative sense. It's stripping the ability of a man who is layers and layers of performance down to a forced reveal of more of his true self, certainly a Lot more than he is comfortable with or prepared for. MAGIC IS METAPHOR IT MEANS SOMETHING FOR A CHARACTER TO BE AN ILLUSIONIST..........!!

I guess that's the problem with making a character too much of a self insert (as Alex talks about his personal interrogations of burnout and responsibility coming to define the core of wilde as a character) - you lose the ability to step outside of it and consider their role as a Character In A Story.

Anyways. Sending this character meta thought to you because wilde. The rest of my stewing and gradually putting my disappointment into words over the next couple days I'll keep to my own blog lol

(Lowkey it’s because at every opportunity Alex is attempting to downplay the effects of losing magic on both the world and his NPCs because he knows that if you examine the actual consequences of that too deeply the ending becomes horrific)

OBVIOUSLY dying had a profound effect on Wilde, I love that and honestly would’ve liked to see more of it in podcast (though yes, I know, he’s not a PC, he doesn’t need that kind of focus, I understand, but consider: I love him) but that doesn’t negate what losing his magic did to him as a person. We see the shift from the trickster illusionist to the cold handler in season 4, and while the end result—Wilde keeping his thoughts and feelings from those around him—is the same, the methods are very different. It’s like…in seasons 1-3 he was surrounded by walls of mirrors, constantly reflecting different versions of himself so no one could tell which was real. And when the mirrors shattered in Damascus, he instead surrounded himself with solid stone. That’s still a significant change, even if 177 (and, I’d argue, his relationship with Zolf generally) was what actually brought those walls down.

I love that my brand is “cares too much about are cue gee Oscar Wilde.” That makes me very happy.

#rqg critical #rqg spoilers

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hikariposts · 2 years

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You’re amazingly skilled and your rqg art has always inspired me, thank you so much for being such an incredible part of the fandom!

Do you have a favorite moment or scene from each season/arc that you feel like sharing?

You rqg people are seriously way too kind wtf 🌼

Thank you so much @thatoneaceinthecorner and honestly, you're super talented as well and getting to know you has been extremely lovely

Gosh this is a big question. There are so many moments that I love from that bloody podcast. I'll try to pick the ones that immediately come to me when I think about each arc. It's gonna be a long one so bear with me:

London: my mind immediately went to Bertie the human statue because I think it's one of the first moments I legit laughed out loud while listening

Paris: the Party talking to Mr Ceiling about morality. It's 100% where I got hooked and from there I devoured the rest of the podcast. Special mention to Bertie's "I hate all of you, apart from Hamid. And you’re alright [pointing at Sasha]" because it killed me

Prague: Zolf's "there has been one thing that has got me through all of this and that’s Cambell’s books" followed by Hamid's vaguely disgusted "Oh, really?" and the way I could feel Zolf murdering stare even through an audio format.

Cairo: me getting emotional over Bryn getting emotional over Hamid getting emotional. Thank you Alex

Damascus: Grizzop crying because Sasha is important and he wants her to understand that. Special mention to Sasha and Wilde's pun fest because I love those two idiots so much

Rome: idk but definitely nOT HAMID FIREBALLING HIMSELF FOR FUCK'S SAKE BRYN

Ancient Rome: nope. Fuck ancient Rome

Japan: Zolf Smith. Just. Him. (special mention to Cel immediately asking if Zoscar was a thing after seeing the idiots interact for literally a split of second)

Hiroshima: Azu my beloved being beautiful and owning my heart and the conversation she has with Earhart

On the Vengeance: so so many beautiful moments. I cannot choose one. I cannot.

Northern Wastes: it's OBVIOUSLY "I need you Wilde" like COME ON. COME. ON. Both 176 and 177 were seriously incredible tho

The Garden: I want to say Wilde singing and Hamid being a badass

London 2.0: the utter joy in Alex's voice when he finally revealed "the one that got away" mystery

Svalbard: how well the Party worked together. I love them so much. Also let Hamid and Zolf be friends pls

London 3.0: Episode 207 and the way it ended my existence. Special bonus: the amount of sheer anxiety I experienced during these last few episodes at the thought of loosing members of the Party.

There are so many more moments that I loved tho. Feel free to write your own whoever is reading this so I can relive them as well. I love this podcast so much and I'm both scared and excited for the next and last episode. I’m sure it’s going to be epic

#hikarianswers #Hikariposts #rqgp

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screaming-introvertedly · 2 years

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Thinking about her (RQG 177 - Last Words (Part 2))

#rusty quill gaming #i will never be over it #'it' here being 'because /I/ need you Wilde'#rqg 177

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who-needs-words · 2 years

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Not me rebloging a bunch of RQG 174-177 stuff because I’m writing a fic about those eps and it’s making me ✨ emotional ✨

#Eli writes #RQG #RQG 174 #RQG 175 #RQG 176 #RQG 177 #there are only so many ways I can describe blood on snow okay?#oKaY #this is making me so emotional #ouch ouch ouchy #what me main tag this just watch #rqg zolf #RQG Wilde #YEAH THATS WHAT THE FIC IS ABOUT THEM THEM THOSE TWO I LOVE THEM

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