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salemcantupdate · 8 months

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Baldurs Gate shipping and who I am actively in love with

SO, currently romancing Gale because Astarion rejected me, full one said “I don’t wanna have sex with you, UGH, EW, imagine.” But Gale is so cute??? I don’t get whenever I see hate for him, especially cause we had astral projection sex which was absolutely fantastic. Wyll kissed me but I said “haha nah Gale” and I think I accidentally romanced Karlach??? I don’t know. Oh I also hugged the Guardian love him.

Now for shipping

SHADOWHEART AND LAE’ZEL IS SO FUCKING REAL TO ME OH MY GOD THEY GOTTA GET DOWN RIGHT NOW

They ARE rivals to lovers

Wyll and Karlach… they’re best friends. I’m sorry but all the women look like absolutely lesbians to me and I love that for them

But Wyll is so sweet and so cute and I do adore him, he’s so fun, but I built him so badly haha. Anyways, he is a WHORE, he flirts with EVERYONE, SLUT BOY, and he needs a happy ending. Don’t know with who though. And Karlach needs a short woman to peg.

Astarion is 100% asexual and I love him cause he’s just like me frfr which means he needs to be with me and only me. But also genuinely I think Astarion can only be happy with a redeemed Durge??? Like I think that’s the best path for him. Two monsters learning to be good together… GAH ITS SO CUTE. Either way, he’d need to be with someone who isn’t overly horny

Also once again I absolutely adore Gale. Gale is so good and so loving and he also absolutely loves body worship like he is hozier he was on his knees and worshipping his Goddess Mystra, loving her and now HE CHOOSES YOU IN HIS ROMANCE. HE BDKDCJKWHCISJDKWJD. I love him, so who should he be with? He’s more on the basic side overall, easy to get approval from, but also extremely romantic and loving, and autistic just like me frfr. So… actually maybe Wyll??? Wyll has some self worth issues especially after going all devil and Wyll is also a romantic? But ehhh… I dunno, it just doesn’t feel right.

Anyways, Halsin. I love the daddy bear man like YES he is absolutely fantastic and I love him so so so so much I want him carnally. But also I can’t really see him with most people haha. Maybe Gale though, imagine the astral projection scene but then Halsin is a bear, that’d be hilarious. But nah, I honestly like Halsin/Astarion/Reformed Durge Throuple. Essentially, finishing Astarion’s personal quest before initiation with Halsin will ensure that Astarion doesn’t get any self doubt. They are all on different parts of their journey for improvement, both Halsin and Astarion have severe issues with self doubt along with sexual trauma, and all of them have a “beast” inside. Durge with the Urge, Astarion being a vampire, and Halsin with his difficult-to-control wild shape. Plus Halsin to me is one of the most respectful and consent-focused characters, which I think would work well with what Astarion needs.

Ok so I wanna ship Karlach with some cute bard girl or something, someone just as fun and nice as she is. And you know what? Wyll and Gale is starting to grow on me. They’re both characters who try to “woo” Tav before doing anything, Gale with the Weave and Wyll with his dance.

Imagine, Gale teaching Wyll the secrets of the weave, likely Wyll has never interacted with it properly as his magic comes from a devil. This could help unlock Wyll and on some level separate him from Mizora. Oh wow, both these men have been manipulated and abused by extremely powerful non-humanoid women. They’re both self sacrificing gits who want to be the hero, both sacrificed much for power. I think it would start when Mizora first appears in camp, maybe. Gale would go to comfort Wyll over the transformation, maybe even compliment his horns. During the night of celebration Gale would see Wyll by the beach and offer to show him something magical, aka the Weave scene. They make some jokes and Wyll mentions the dancing, Gale prods, and Wyll says maybe another time.

GAH

I FEEL LIKE A FUCKING GENIUS

Alright, so, summary

Lae’zel and Shadowheart

Karlach and cute girl (if Alfira survived Durge I’d choose her but oh well)

Durge, Astarion, and Halsin

Gale and Wyll

EDIT: This post is no longer accurate to my views or feelings on the matter! I will write another one eventually since I actually know the characters a lot better. This was legit written before I even got to act 2 and I barely did anything in act 1

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sitp-recs · 28 days

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Hello Liv, hope you are well ❤️ Thank you for the amazing work you do, I am so glad I started following you.

I am struggling a bit at the moment, and was wondering if you had some cozy drarry to recommend? Could be hurt/comfort or anything else, but preferably not to explicit. If you know of some where either of them is dealing with figuring out they are asexual that would be great, but I haven't really found many fics with this before, so no worries if you don't.

Again thank you so much for all that you do, I really appreciate it ❣️

Hello darling, I’m sorry to hear it’s been a rough time for you 🫂 here are some of my favourite comfort fics that I’m always revisiting to lift my spirits. All of them are T-rated, except for Nice Things (M). I hope they help! Take care 💜

Ace Drarry:

Glowing by @cavendishbutterfly (10k)

Harry's lived alone and vampiric in his cottage for ages, until a long-lived Draco Malfoy suddenly shows up to answer an advertisement Harry had practically forgotten he'd put in the Prophet.

Passion Cake by @icmezzo (19k)

It’s all about desire. (Harry orders a magically enhanced cake from a chic London bakery, and from there it all goes to hell in a cake tin. Also, will someone please tell Harry what Passion Cake is?)

Little Deaths and How to Avoid Them (or Draco Malfoy's Guide to Stop Dying and Start Living Instead) by nerakrose and dustmouth (96k)

Malfoy is way too interested in coroner reports for somebody who's definitely not looking for ways to die, Harry wants to be friends with him, and Ginny wants to break up with Harry.

Misc:

Waiting for that Feeling by @sorrybutblog (4k)

Draco Malfoy has a car and Harry Potter is on the case! Featuring Muggle car repair, a road trip to Cornwall, and falling in love in a Ford Fiesta.

Thermodynamic Equilibrium by @dorthyanndrarry (5k)

Harry's far too hot. Draco's always cold. And somehow against all odds, together they create a perfect equilibrium.

Life goes not backward by @shealwaysreads (9k)

Harry still isn’t used to gifts, but this one is different. A story of coming home, finding safe ground, and the wild courage of putting down roots.

warmest part of the winter (orphaned, 11k)

It’s not even a balcony, it’s just a window with a bit of a ledge, and Draco’s read Shakespeare anyway, he knows how this one ends.

How We Throw Our Shadows Down by thistle_verse (14k)

Draco has finally found the perfect, rare piece to complete his collection. The only problem is that the item belongs to Harry Potter, the last wizard on earth Draco wants to ask another favour from.

The Snitch-Maker by Omi_Ohmy (21k)

Draco is content with his Snitches, with the tap tap tap of his hammer, and the tiny gears and sharp scent of metal in his workshop - until one day Harry Potter appears, asking for help to solve a rash of Snitch-tampering in the Quidditch world.

With Great Yawns and Stretchings by sugar_screw (22k)

The coffee is very good. Really. And the cats are so cute. That's why Harry goes so often.

Nice Things by aideomai (M, 22k)

The first thing that happened was Theodore Nott came back from France.

Doing the Lambeth Walk by @blamebrampton (26k)

There are only three traditional choices for the cashed-up hero after victory. Harry Potter is too young to settle down and provide the wizarding world with a happy ending, and has too acute a sense of humour to spiral downwards into a spectacular flame-out. That leaves a life of good works.

Follow the Water by @xanthippe74 (38k)

Harry Potter’s life is fine. Maybe a little dull and predictable, but he shouldn’t complain about that, right? When he unexpectedly finds himself at Luna’s house one afternoon, Harry gets invited to join the secret wonderland that she’s creating with a surprising group of friends.

Like Lightning at Your Fingertips by potterwatch (43k)

The problem with living with another insomniac is, eventually, they find out you’re one, too. When Harry and Draco return for their eighth year, they think they’ll see very little of each other. Then McGonagall assigns them to room together. And the castle starts breaking. And there’s that thing with Potter’s magic.

A Room Up There (And You In It) by @the-starryknight (59k)

When Preservationist Draco Malfoy was assigned to work on Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, he was excited to delve into the gorgeous Black family antiques. His excitement quickly ended when something in the House decided it did not like his presence one bit.

Art:

Going Postal by dustmouth

So Draco and Harry sort of maybe have a bit of a thing going. Which is all fine and good, but would probably be more effective if they managed to be on the same continent for more than five minutes at a time.

#asks #anon #Drarry reclist #comfort reads #ace drarry

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gonzo-rella · 2 years

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Imagine: Guillermo (Begrudgingly) Introducing You, His Asexual Friend, To Nandor

MASTERLIST | AO3 | KO-FI

Relationship(s): Guillermo de La Cruz x gn!(sex averse/neutral) asexual!virgin!reader (platonic), Nandor the Relentless x gn! (sex averse/neutral) asexual!virgin!reader (unspecified)

Warnings: Non-graphic references to sex. Maybe some things that could be viewed as a tad insensitive to aces, but please keep in mind that I’m ace and that this is just light-hearted fluff. (Let me know if I need to add any)

(A/N: I had this idea when watching the vampire orgy episode. I know that not all of my fellow aces are virgins, and that some are sexually active (good on you for getting that [insert genital/s of preference]). However, I figured it’d be nice to write a WWDITS ace!reader-insert fic, and I also figured having a virgin!reader would be a good premise for a quick, funny imagine. I’m definitely thinking of writing more Nandor x ace!reader stuff in the future so keep an eye out for that or even request some yourself. [Insert obligatory begging for WWDITS requests, because I love everyone in this polycule])

“Guillermo!” you greeted. Who knew you’d run into him in the party aisle of the supermarket?

You briefly eyed the camera crew who were following him and filming you.

Initially, he smiled genuinely, but faltered when he heard Nandor approach him from behind, remembering the vampire’s presence. However, he managed to promptly plaster the smile back on his face.

“Y/N! Hey...” he replied, his voice trembling slightly.

The unfamiliar man now beside him glanced between the two of you uncertainly, but his eyes finally landed on you. His smile seemed a tad strange, but it was endearing in its own way nonetheless.

“Guillermo,” he said, revealing his foreign accent, though you were more fixated on his eccentric (albeit quite snazzy) outfit. “Who is this?”

“Uh...this is my friend...Y/N.” Guillermo introduced stiffly. He looked over at you. “Y/N, this is...Nandor.”

“My, my, Guillermo,” Nandor murmured. “Your friend smells delectable.”

“Oh, uh, thanks, I guess.” you said sheepishly. “It’s just deodorant, though.”

Nandor looked at you blankly, though he continued to smile. He leaned down to Guillermo, bending his knees awkwardly so his mouth was level with his familiar’s ear.

“Guillermo, why don’t you invite them to the orgy?” he whispered with all the subtlety of a lightning strike. Guillermo’s face fell.

Your eyes widened and you swallowed your saliva.

“An...orgy?” you repeated incredulously. “That’s nice of you...to invite me. But, I’m not really an orgy kind of person. Or a sex kind of person, really.”

Noticing Nandor’s faded smile, you couldn’t help but continue to ramble to this man you barely knew. Heat rose to your cheeks.

“I’m not judgemental!” you blurted, painfully aware of Guillermo’s grimace (though you misinterpreted its meaning). “I’m just asexual...so I’m not really into people...in the sexual way...”

You finally forced your mouth shut.

“Even better.” Nandor declared.

His smile returned, even wider than before. You knitted your brows.

“Um-”

“You do not have to partake in the sexual intercourse.” he insisted. “You can come...for the food. There will be-”

Once again, he leaned down to speak in Guillermo’s ear. Guillermo stared into the lens of the camera. You glanced over at the camera too.

“Guillermo, what do these asexuals eat?”

Guillermo sighed, but his eyes almost lit up when he realised he may have had a way out of this conversation.

“Garlic bread.”

“No! You know that won’t do.” Nandor hissed at him scornfully. “Fucking guy.

“What else?”

“Cake...” Guillermo conceded through gritted teeth

“Cake?” you repeated. “I’m down for cake.”

Nandor grinned and rubbed his hands together in glee. “Cake you shall have, then.”

Once again, Guillermo, less than happy, sent a glare to the camera.

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blaecdog · 29 days

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GET TO KNOW THE MUN

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴜꜱᴇ(ꜱ) ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ?

okay story time besties. like most of you i've been on this hellsite for at least a decade, this may or may not be 'too personal' but i think i wanna share this anyway because it kinda explains the way i am now, why i left and why i came back. i'll keep it short (lie) so don't worry ehe. basically i found a best friend through this hobby, and through them many characters came to life. welp, i was friends with them for more than five years and then, you guessed it, something happened that made me cut ties. not getting into too much detail but the friendship suddenly felt very one-sided which was very heartbreaking for me and ultimately killed my desire to write on here. i really thought i would never return because it hurt too much, plus i was scared of possibly encountering them again. fast foward a year and bg3 releases. this damn game gave me so much comfort and so much inspiration. i ended up creating my vampire boy cain after as.tarion managed to become my new hyperfixation. i was scared shitless to be back. i felt out of place. also before i made cain, i tried to write with a fandomless oc and even worked on a multi based on greek myth. they say, third time is the charm, and my god it's true. cain opened the doors for me i was too scared to open myself. and everyone was so nice and welcoming, i am truly very grateful. writing means a lot to me, it's an outlet and so much more, i'm sure it's the same for many of you. anyway this is getting way too deep. cain happened because i'm a simp. and vance? he's an old concept i never got the chance to put out there.

ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ?

smut. i've never had a nsft thread in my whole career. i get why some write it but to me i see no point. first of all it makes me uncomfortable, idk if it's because i'm asexual or because i just don't vibe with it. either way, like already stated in my rules, while i refuse to write it out, i don't mind joking about it or letting things fade to black / up for imagination during threads.

ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ?

i really love to explore different dynamics between characters. nothing is ever white or black, there's so many depths and layers and i wanna see it all. a character is a sunshine, always happy? great but what if they are actually struggling with major depression and are on the wink of breaking? someone tries to be everyone's hero? cool. oh you think they're doing it because of the kindness of their heart? no lol, they're just scared of being all alone because they don't know how to form emotional bonds with others so they try to be please everyone, ignoring their own needs and desires. i enjoy every genre as long as characters get a chance to be more than just one fixed personality trait. oh and angst. i love angst.

ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴄᴀɴᴏɴꜱ?

god. fuck. i wish i knew. sometimes i wake up and randomly think of my oc, their past, their habits, how they felt. and if i'm lucky, i learn something new about them. i think the most important thing i had to learn when it comes to headcanons is that you can't force them to just appear. sometimes things come easy and you have many trivia info or solid headcanons from the get go, other times you shake your oc and beg them on knees to give you at least one crumble of info. honestly, music helps. getting into the right mindset and letting your mind run wild with all sort of possibilities is a great foundation.

ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ɪɴ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏʀ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴍᴜꜱɪᴄ?

i need music all the time, whether i write or simply exist. as mentioned above, music helps a lot to get into the right mindset. i also love the fact that each oc has their own music taste. i will never get over the fact that vance vibes with k-pop & j-hip hop.

ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʟᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴇꜱ ᴏʀ ᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ?

it really depends actually. if threads are plotted beforehand then i already have "a plan" where the directions is going and how vance will react. but in general i wing everything. idk why but to me it feels so much more authentic. if i read asks or replies i already have a clear idea of what van wants to say. at first he reacts in my head then when i sit down to write it out, i suddenly find van in a situation i didn't expect. and i love that. a lot. sometimes you gotta let things come to you naturally and just write what feels right.

ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ꜱʜɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ?

i do! which reminds me, i wanted to make a specific post about this even though i already talk about it in my rules. i'm here for any type of ship, platonic or romantic or straight up enemies. most importantly though? i love connecting people's ocs into van's canon verse. i was never into multi-shipping, unless it's for different verses. in general i love the idea of every event occuring in van's life to happen in one universe. so for example, if he meets character A and later meets character B, he'll mention character A. for this reason i probably won't do multiple romances. also i love suffering from slow burns, be it confessing love or enemies to friends. sign me the fuck up.

ᴡʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀʟɪᴀꜱ/ɴᴀᴍᴇ?

i kept changing it but right now it's cero and i think it'll stay that way. ever since my comkeback, i actually struggled to find "the right one" you feel. there's no deep meaning behind it other than me being a sk.yrim nerd and enjoying my murderous little jester cicero. in other news i'm a clown.

ᴀɢᴇ?

i'm a twenty six year old bottle of fine wine

ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏ?

september 16th, you better wish me a happy birthday :3c (this is a threat)

ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ(ꜱ)?

red, orange, yellow, pink and purple

ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ꜱᴏɴɢ(ꜱ)?

don't do this to me. like. i love music. i don't choose favorites. every song slaps. it's so hard to decide. you know what fuck the rules. i'll answer with my favorite genres instead: classic pop & rock, indie pop, video game soundtracks (yes fr), alt rock & punk, hip hop, k-pop & j-pop, classical, metal ... proceeds to name every genre

ʟᴀꜱᴛ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ?

two weeks ago my aunt forced me to watch damsel with her and i'm still trying to recover from it

ʟᴀꜱᴛ ꜱʜᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ?

still watching o.ne p.iece :)

ʟᴀꜱᴛ ꜱᴏɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ?

don't matter by kings of leon

ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ?

honestly, i'm not really into food and i only eat because my body needs to survive, i'm also a picky eater so safe my soul, but recently i've discovered my deep love for spaghetti carbonara, it's my ride or die

ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ꜱᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ?

fall and winter. i love spooky season and i love seeing trees changing colors and i love crunchy leaves. i love taking walks through a forest during fall. i love the weather in fall the most too, rain or sunshine idc it's a perfect mix and i vibe with it. as for winter, obviously it's the snow but sadly we don't get snowy days often.

ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴛᴜᴍʙʟʀ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ?

ah shit here we go. i didn't even see this question when i answered the first one. awkward. I MEAN. i really wanna say "not yet" but deep down i'm actually really scared of allowing another strong connection. i consider all of my moots as friends even if i don't chat with them on a daily basis. i'm an anxious opossum, screeching on the inside as we speak, but i definitely want to find the courage again to form actual friendships with people on here.

tagged by: @pinkminxed thanks subway sandwich tagging: @metrictita @un1awful @ofurizen @hopeharmed @hiisfire @attroxx @confettiguts @rexpyre @daisyscape @starpoacher @fauxwife @rotdame @cursedblessed

#// i think i did some oversharing here and there but idc #// now you know me and you have to live with it :3 #// also idk who already did this so i tagged mains #// don't feel obligated to do this tho #「 † 」 out of hell.

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laitoslittlemacaron · 5 months

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Forgive me if you've been asked this before, but what is it that really got you so interested in Laito? If you can put your finger on it - I can understand that he has a certain je ne sais quoi.

Hello!💕 thank you for this question first of all! Its so easy but so so hard to answer as well, but yeah he sure does;v;<3 i once did a little essay on this topic on his birthday actually haha where i mentioned all the things i like about him, but..how and why and what exactly is so complicated to find out for myself😭

one important thing about me is, that it takes quite a while for me to develop a crush and strong feelings but if they are there once, they sure are🫡 and the fact that im asexual!! which makes it funny that my brain chose to focus on him (opposites attract??), but it really just means that im unable to sexualize people, allowing me to view the world and people in another way. As in many kinds of pretty and aesthetics, like art works. And certain things dont hit me that hard like they do with non-asexual people. But i'm absolutely not on the no-touchy side of the spectrum tho, i sure love affection, kiss marks and everything else (even tho i need to know the other one and like them a lot, idk ive never been in a relationship lol) , and i do enjoy his drama cds a lot 😂😭

What i meant to say with that, i didnt get into Laito because i wanted to smash him!😆 there were so many interesting things about him, that got my brain more and more interested and addicted to him and his personality. and hes so so pretty, his eyes are my exact favourite colour and his hair is autumn colours, its so beautiful and i want to braid it hehe.🍂 (looks are not enough tho and it took me quite some time.) and before i could even notice it, bam, i think i fell for him, slowly but then pretty hard. (And now its been 8 years agshshjk whaaaat-)

Hmm.. I love dark fantasy and vampire stuff a lot!! Its the twisted, the horror, unexpected, thrilling, esp about him. Its really cool. and finding out just how much there actually is to Laito, one thing after another. Besides his light hearted, funny, dark&twisted and flirty character, there are also his real thoughts, when he gets poetic, emotional and philosophic, and just then how damn cuuute he can be, and how much he actually cares after he stops pushing away emotions, and how much dumb stuff you can do with him (referencing all the funny moments, bonus cds, and silly cds). I would love to go with into cute cafes together, or showing my macaron skills, and idk there were soo many cute and stupid ideas he had that made my heart flutter and laugh a lot 🤣🤧💖 and so much more!! he makes me happy and all the love that i have stored in me can go to him🫶 (i knoww that hes fictional, but hes so well written, with so many sides, and its so nice to have smth or smn around you that/who gives you happiness!!!) but jeez i also looove vampire stuff, but it HAS to be him 😂💚

#that was nice to think about and get out of my head!#this gave the excuse to dig a bit around in my brain thank youu #bc sometimes im confused myself #he gives me so much serotonin hahaa #diabolik lovers #laito sakamaki #personal #laito appreciation #asks

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the-modern-typewriter · 2 years

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What did you love about the first Twilight book?

I love how excited I was when I first read it, the genuine enjoyment I got out of it. I can't remember all the feelings now as it's been a long time, but I couldn't put those books down and I think that counts for something. I love that when I first read it, it felt something new and fresh and exciting, because at the time I hadn't come across girl meets supernatural creature to that extent before. After, sure. But not when I first read Twilight.

I loved the tension of the dangerous vampire who could kill the main character also being in love with her - I mean, I'm not saying its wholesome and sweet, but I'm a strong believer that not all stories have to be wholesome and sweet! That's a great conflict for a romance novel. It provides a legitimate obstacle against what Bella and Edward want and the relationship. It creates more tension than half the romance novels I read which didn't exactly hit the spot. It's the same reason I'm drawn to a lot of hero/villain and protagonist/antagonist stories. They want to be together, but there is a solid reason for it not to happen that is actually high stakes, feels authentic and isn't just the characters being stupid or dithering over whether they actually like it each other or not.

I liked that Edward was open (even obsessive) about his feelings. It made a nice change from being a teenager where everyone was awkward and flustered about everything, and finding out if someone liked you was this big thing because people didn't just come out an unambiguously say it so shamelessly.

Like, I didn't necessarily want fluff as a teenager?

I mean. Tell me honestly, if you've read my work:

“What if I'm not a superhero. What if I'm the bad guy?

Did any of you think I would read that line and not love Edward Cullen just a little bit?

And yeah, sparkling in the sunlight. Sure. I'll bite, I thought. They needed some reason they can go out for plot reasons and not burn in the sun, it fits the setting of Rainy Forks, and while I wasn't like 'ooh yay sparkles,' I don't remember it bothering me either. I was happy to read with suspension of disbelief because I'm just not the kind of person who gets too worked up by world building details.

As an asexual reader, in hindsight, I think the fact that for a lot of the books they didn't escalate the relationship in a physical way really worked for me.

I loved the character of Alice! Vampire baseball during a storm is actually quite a fun idea. I can buy into it.

Yes, Bella gets a lot of slack for often being quite a reactive, complacent protagonist. For caring about a boy over other things, possibly too much. But, especially as a teenager, I related to her a lot. I didn't want to always read the brave girl who went out and fought for what she wanted. That wasn't me. I wanted to be what people fought for. I wanted to turn up at a new school and have everyone secretly think I was pretty and brilliant, especially by the one person who didn't seem interested in anyone else, making me extra special. There's a wish fantasy there, which actually I think is fine for teenagers (and other readers!) to have.

She may not be my favourite protagonist ever, but I didn't have any problems with her. She cared for her family. She's observant (at least in paying attention to Edward's eyes, and let's be real, in the context of reading that novel, that is what we as the reader want to know about too!) Edward not being able to read her mind was interesting in Twilight because we didn't know where that plot line was going to go.

Also.

“And you're worried, not because you're headed to meet a houseful of vampires, but because you think those vampires won't approve of you, correct?” “That's right,” I answered immediately, hiding my surprise at his casual use of the word. He shook his head. “You're incredible.”

Amazing. So relatable, actually. This novel made me laugh!

While I acknowledge that it has it's problems - as a lot of stories do, for example sometimes the writing is clunky etc among other things. - I also think the first book is well paced.

You know from the start that Edward is a vampire. You know that something is going to go bad from the opening, because the opening raises that question, thus adding to the suspense alongside the romance of the first book. It's not about that. It's the journey. The when that information is going to drop on Bella and why.

I think that some of the anxieties that series taps into, such as the fear of growing old, connected into a lot of worries I had as a teenager, when half the time everyone is telling you that those are going to be the absolute best days of your life. So you're sitting there like, oh god, then what? I can't grow up yet, I haven't done any of the things! Bella's conflict around that and her desire to be a vampire made sense to me in that context, especially when a lot of the other books at the time were all about moving forwards and change and kinda didn't tap into that panic? At least not that I remember.

The conflict between Edward and Bella and the being a vampire thing, thematically? Actually has a lot to say about the conflicts of adolescence, and moving on and changing versus wanting everything to stay same. It roots it into something more then ‘oh, feeding on blood’. It felt like a lens specific to being a teenager.

I don't know. Maybe I wouldn't have such strong feelings about it if there wasn't such a backlash against it. But as it is, I think people are way too harsh on what is a fairly solid YA novel (given the amount of people who clearly resonated with it at the time, it did something right), and for a while in my life it really made me happy.

Sure, we can ask a lot more of books than that they make us happy, but also. That's not a small thing either.

#Twilight #book thoughts #I should be writing but #idk #anyone else feel me?#that got long sorry #I have feelings

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butchladymaria · 8 months

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1, 2 and 17 for the 🔥violence🔥 ask game?

also revisiting this SUPER late but -

OG POST HERE!!!

the character everyone gets wrong

would it be cliche of the guy who wrote a whole long thing about how the doll is misunderstood to say the doll is misunderstood? probably. i'm going to anyway though.

i feel like a lot of folks sometimes miss or overlook the horrifying implications of the doll? i wonder if a partial reason the horror innate to her character slips through the cracks is because she falls into the "level-up maiden" trope of the soulsborne series; which seems to be comprised of generally soft-spoken and/or somewhat submissive feminine women who help the player progress (even if they have goals of their own). i'm not here to argue that my interpretation of her is objectively correct here - but i do think the takes that posit her as a willingly subservient idealized fantasy of a woman are... shallow at best? it feels like some folks piece together that doll is made in the image of a dead woman by gerhman, and then... simply do not wrestle with the Implications of that.

for another example of this, just see adella. she seems to be reduced to "yandere psycho" at her most complex in a lot of fan interpretations, despite so much evidence indicating that it's much deeper than that.

all these examples make me wonder if the sentiment, subconscious or otherwise, that women are "meant" to be submissive and gentle is what leads these portrayals to go unquestioned or seen as more "normal" than if it were a man in that position. even maria, a canonically gender nonconforming character, has people bending over backwards to explain how she is actually totally a good little gender conformer because she... wears a hair ribbon…? (i wish i was exaggerating that claim but that has Been in my inbox lmao)

2. a compelling argument for why your fave would never top or bottom

i've given this a lot of thought, anon, and come to the conclusion that the best (and maybe funniest...?) interpretation of this question is to answer it as follows:

miss doll would indeed never top OR bottom, mostly because i see her as asexual. i feel like the way she unless you want to consider the implications of gerhman pulling a victor frankenstein and giving his creation working sex organs. but i like to think we live in a nice world instead of a world where that is canon. eugh.

then again, i guess doll body probably isn't stopping ranni from bisexually topping the tarnished...? hmm.

in all seriousness i don't tend to have strong opinions on top/bottomhood for bloodborne characters, because i think they're mostly too catholic to fuck!

17. there should be more of this type of fic/art

MORE BLOODBORNE YURI!!!!!!!!!!! vampires were literally and unironically MADE for lesbian barely-concealed-subtext babey!!!!

MORE BLOODBORNE TRANSGENDER!!!!!!!!!! i love trans people's takes on bloodborne! body horror is transition goals if you're not a coward!!!

i also just love cainhurst - artfight was a dream bc i saw SO many cute little knights :)

#percy answers :)#ask #anon #bloodborne #miss doll #lady maria

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spookymultimedia · 1 year

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All of my personal gender/sexuality headcannons for WWDITS characters!

Guillermo: He's a gay man. I've had the headcannon before it was even confirmed. I specifically think he's transgender,has had top surgery while he was Nandor's familiar and a phalloplasty that was funded by money he stole while working at Nadja's club lol. Good for him. I think he's stealth for the most part. I also think he's involved in the gay bear and kink community. He's a trans bear who's hoping to grow a nice beard someday. He's very jealous of Laszlo and Nandor.

Nandor: I think he's multisexual in general and would identify with bi, pan, poly or omni. I think Nandor is a cis man but I don't think he aligns his gender with the western ideas of gender but more with the genders within the Iranian culture he grew up in. He would definitely say that he's genderblind when it comes to attraction

Laszlo Cravensworth: I think he's a gender non-conforming cis man who identified as bisexual for years but also would identify as pansexual too later on. He's also canonly objectum. He might be in love with his piano and gets deeply aroused by it at times. Gender is a performance and he's going to have fun with it damn it

Nadja: I think shes a queer cis women. She's gone through countless identities for her sexuality and identifies with each and every one simultaneously. She's sapphic, lesbian, queer, bisexual and pansexual. She would describe her attraction to women as lesbian and I could see her rocking with the term bipan-lesbian. She's gay af

Colin Robinson: It is asexual and nonbinary if you want the short answer. The longer answer is that he's graysexual, demiromantic and panromantic. His gender is specifically that he's a demiboy/demimale who partially identifies with being male but also a gender that's nonhuman and alien. He doesn't identify as transgender sense it doesn't feel any specific gender dysphoria or bodily euphoria, it's just gender. It's got a hoard of xenogenders relating to him feeling digital, an eldrich horror or just a creature who's a thing that's digused as a normal human man. It also uses xenopronouns but that's mainly just an online thing. It/its and he/him are its favored pronouns. He's a kinky ace but he's gonna keep that to himself and Laszlo.

Sean: He's a cis guy who's questioning and bicurious but he'll call himself a gay ally who's 100% straight before admitting that. He's got "bi wife energy ✨️" He might also feel curious about the gay bear/otter community when it comes to queer masculinity. I feel it would help him accept his queerness more. He might feel like he's too masculine to be gay. He and Charmaine are very deep into the kink community.

Charmaine: She's queer and she's always known that. She idenfies with bisexual and sapphic but she likes the word sapphic more. She leans more towards men but there are some women that she feels attracted to. It's a very specific type *cough cough* ELVERA:MISTRESS OF THE DARK. She's not attracted to most women around her. Interesting how Nadja is the goth vampire gf of her dreams. That's so fascinating huh.

The Guide: She's a stealth trans woman who's pansexual please don't ask about her name she'll cry she doesn't know her name its been centuries she's still thinking about it just call her The Guide.

Marwa: She's pansexual and cis. She also feels intellectual attraction, aural attraction and attraction to one's voice/accent.

The Djinn: He's cis and pansexual. He's also a repressed virgin.

The Baron: He is intersex but idenfies as male. If you ask about his sex he'll assume you want to fuck him so be careful what personal things you ask 😁 if you don't want to fuck him mind your business. He doesn't identify with any sexuality. He just fucks as he pleases.

The Sire: The Sire is agender and his sex is a mystery don't try to find out you can't don't even entertain the idea. The Sire doesn't fuck with sexuality labels either. He's just chillin.

Evie Russell: She's a cis woman who's asexual and aromantic. She's also cupioromantic because she likes the act of dating and traditional romantic gestures but doesn't feel attraction at all.

Simon The Devious: He's a cis guy who's bi and having a steamy secret affair with Laszlo.

Derek: He's cis and pansexual

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wetcatspellcaster · 6 months

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I am eagerly Consuming An Honest Lie, which has bumped Pieces Still Stuck in Your Teeth to a beloved second place for the fic I'm most excited to read. Your dedication to that pale man's little funky brain, and his plotting and falling and confusion is blissfully stressful to me. I get it, and I do not get it at all times. I've never experienced that when reading before. The "EW, no don't say you love me" "but wait I kind of wanted you to" energy. Halsin's massive fucking tits. The whiplash of emotion between that line and where we ended. My dream of this is you release an annotated copy with little notes of either 1) what these blorbos are actually thinking/feeling or 2) what you were thinking when you wrote it. Also kudos on handling the anons flirting with you over your fic. Parasocial blah blah blah, but I feel like they're being utterly charmed and seduced by your creativity, vibes, and brain waves and that's kind of a bop.

Hi anon!!

Thank you for being so nice about An Honest Lie! I had a lot of apprehension/uncertainty about continuing A Bleeding Heart beyond early access even though people did request it in comments. Partly bc it's a fic that's quite close to my heart, but also early access is a much tighter narrative arc than full access lol. Full access is a lot of rambles, as you can already tell by the change in the chapter wordcounts. With all that to be anxious about behind the scenes, it's nice and heartwarming to know someone appreciates it. All in all, I like writing Astarion POV so it's nice to have that excuse again, even if he's 10 times more complicated than he used to be!

(Also Halsin has massive fucking tits. This is just facts. Even an asexual Astarion would recognise basic anatomy.) <- I'm afraid this is the kind of annotation you would receive, I do not know if this truly elaborates or improves upon the fanfic experience, my brain is not a very complicated place. A lot of the blorbos' thoughts are either 'anxiety4anxiety' or 'Insight roll: 2'. A lot of my thoughts are along the lines of 'have you spent three sentences describing someone's anxiety spiral AGAIN, *Miranda Priestly voice* Groundbreaking' or 'fuck, what bodyparts touch in this kiss to make it different from the last kiss???'

As to the final part of your message, 1. I'm fascinated by the concept that anyone could have a parasocial relationship with me, I'm literally Just Some Guy. 2. Listen, I don't get flirted with very often, so if writing emotionally stunted vampire twinks is what finally gets me bitches, then thank god, for I have few other skills. 3. My charisma modifier is negative IRL, so a little spice that I can take 3-5 business days to process is actually an ideal format for me. Like a letter in an Austen novel.

(unfortunately for you, I'm replying today bc I'm trying to clear my inbox before I travel 😊)

#asks #anons #lovely words from lovely people #wip: an honest lie #(this is the ask that finally gives an honest lie a tag!! how lovely <3 )

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sempercry · 2 years

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Let this be a mark of stupid/random things in your ask box-- an actual question to start though.

Favorite House of Ashes AU concept AND/OR Favorite HOA headcanon?

That is all (for now dun dun dun) 👁〰👁💛

Oooh oh no... I hope this doesn’t make you regret asking! I always tend to ramble and love having any excuse to talk on and on about this game 😂

Putting under a cut because it got ridiculous (big apology in advance... like seriously!):

AUs

Let me start by saying that for Jalim I think two HoA moments are really integral to them developing feelings for one another, and those would be (1) Jason and Salim opening up/clearing their consciences, and (2) Jason going back for Salim and Salim saving Jason's life with the stake throw.

With that established, my favorite Jalim AUs are the ones that still have their attraction/connection to each other formed through similar-ish acts of selflessness/sacrifice/vulnerability, being forced to overcome differences, and/or another demonstration of character that draws them in (as opposed to a purely physical attraction). I take the two scenes above as "aha" moments for both of them that I think opened up the possibilities for something more... otherwise the opportunity would be missed, not even considered among everything else going on. (open to differing thoughts on this! I just love them)

Touching on my favorite headcanons a little, I tend to lean toward a Jason who has suppressed a lot of his personal urges/desires at the expense of his own happiness and sense of “purpose” in life (and that may even have one-sided feelings for Nick that he'd never dare to express for a variety of angsty reasons). I suppose in some AU circumstances, he wouldn't have to feel as much pressure or need to hide who he is or who he's attracted to, but him hiding behind facades and denying feelings is such a large part of the character we see in the game that it's hard for me to imagine what a Jason who doesn't go through the defining moments in HoA is like. Thankfully others are more imaginative than me so I can explore through them. And of course I also want him to be free to live his best unrepressed life, too, so... *conflicted!*

ALL THAT BEING SAID I pretty much enjoy exploring any AU premise! And the short, simple answer I should have given is probably that I enjoy seeing art AUs of fantastical subjects (vampires, mermaids, bird people, etc.) but love reading fic AUs of the events in the game.

WAIT! Also AUs where the NPCs (Clarice, Dar, Joey, Merwin) get to live are also nice. I’ve seen the group dynamic done so well and everyone’s voices and personalities getting the chance to shine through. Plus then my tragic ship Clarachel is a possibility. Great stuff!

Headcanons

Since I’ve rambled on already about Jalim, here are my favorite headcanons of Jason with the other playable characters (I love Jason, can’t help it). Fair warning that I’m something of a canon stickler and favor in-game clues and actions and dialogue, if that helps explain my way of thinking on some of these and why I keep referring back to game events:

- (Nick) Whether Jason is consciously aware of his attraction to other men or not (or is asexual/demisexual), as said above I kind of like the headcanon of him having feelings for Nick that he’s too professional/responsible/afraid to act on. Like, in his mind, why ruin a good thing? Also, he doesn’t really want to get kicked out of the marines thanks to military policy at that time. So I’ve had the following premise in my head for a while and haven’t known what to do with it:

Probably a Nick-centric thing, where Nick tells Jason for the first time vaguely about his thing with Rachel, maybe a week or two before HoA, and how things seem to finally be looking up after the devastating checkpoint incident. Jason’s genuinely happy for Nick at the news, especially if it means he’ll stop trying to talk to him about the incident, and because privately the guilt hasn’t been letting up on his end. But Nick keeps going on about the mysterious jawn (he has to explain that one - “the what?” maybe Jason mishears as “john” 🤭) on base that seems to be the source of things looking up.

Jason tells Nicky he’s proud of him, but does so in that way where he says the concluding sentiment twice. And by this point, Nick already knows Jason’s tell when he’s lying, so he finds it odd but doesn’t push him on it. Worries a little, but he has time with Rachel to look forward to... so he lets it go. Little bittersweet.

Wasn’t ever sure if it’d make a better fic or comic, but now I’ve shared it and can be at peace haha. Free idea to whomever wants it/feels inspired.

So I don’t really ship Kaychek beyond friendship/quietly unrequited - in my mind, Nick isn’t interested in men at all. Like, I wouldn’t say he ever seems like he’s flirting with Jason, Eric, or Salim in the game, even when he has a good rapport or knows them well. I’m pretty open-minded with HoA’s many combos and options for ships, though - this is just sort of my default :) for the angst!!! Makes it all the sweeter then when Jason finds unexpected love with Salim... and the feelings are mutual, too. 🥰

- (Eric) In my mind, Jason never goes on to have a good relationship with Eric, even under best case circumstances where all playable characters live. After all, regardless of whether the colonel was being a hardass or nice when they met, Eric and his satellite put Jason’s team in danger. Some of them got killed. Eric couldn’t have known exactly what they’d find under the shepherds’ huts, nor that they’d be ambushed, but I’m not sure that’d matter much to Jason. And then with how little Eric was able to take command or lead in any useful way while they were going through hell... and he wanted him to leave Salim behind... I just don’t think he’d have much respect left for him by the end. Maybe if he’s able to hold his own in the hut finale, does his best to help smooth things over if Salim is captured, etc. but I dunno... As a result, it’s tempting to make him an antagonistic force in fics, which I understand is upsetting to some fans (sorry!). It’s just for the sake of that juicy conflict. Eric does have good qualities and is helpful in the game as a character, I’m just not sure how much Jason would see it that way. Again, I’d be open to reading fics exploring otherwise - give me all the content! 🙏🙏

- (Rachel) All “Queen Bitch” aside, I think Jason really does respect and appreciate Rachel in his own way (it’s a term of endearment! ;D). Meanwhile, he’s probably a refreshing presence for Rachel while in the HoA-- neutral to the relationship drama and focused on the task at hand. They have so many great interactions in the game, from promising to come back for her in the cocoon, to explaining the WP/apologizing for Eric, to talking about being sick/infected and Rachel being able to save Jason’s life AND disarm him twice. They’re a lot of fun and though I don’t really ship them together, I appreciate their working relationship. They can have disagreements about what to do about Clarice and Rachel’s infections, but that just makes it all the more interesting. At the least, he respects and appreciates that she wouldn’t have gotten him and his team into the situation in HoA in the first place.

Related note, currently contemplating a post-HoA fic where Eric and Nick have died, Salim walked off into the sunset, and Jason was able to tell CENTCOM where Rachel was cocooned. So thankfully she’s able to corroborate parts of his story and they help one another through the aftermath over many cold ones. Maybe they become temporary roomies, idk. ;) I was thinking Salim might have shot Eric, too, lending more drama since Rachel would have a hard time understanding why Jason would still want anything to do with Salim or be wanting to contact him. They’d share in their deep grief for Nick. Maybe Rachel would eventually help Jason reconnect with Salim. After all, the cocooning idea that saved her life was Salim’s idea. And it paid off... for better or worse.

So basically more angst and feelings. Anddd now I’ve spoiled it! But honestly if anyone’s made it this far, that’s fine 😆 I might not have time to actually write a whole multi-chapter thing, after all

Anyway, thank you for the ask and for coming to my Ted Talk 🙈 please accept these virtual cookies if you made it to the end 🍪🍪🍪 I just love these characters and all the possibilities, and I’ve had so much fun reading other people’s headcanons and AU faves. All interesting! Mad respect for everyone’s preferences in this fandom

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minestracalda · 1 year

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Attractiveness:

repulsive || hideous || ugly || not attractive || unappealing || not unattractive || meh || no preference || ok || mildly attractive || nice looking || cute || adorable || attractive || pleasant on the eyes || good looking || hot || sexy || beautiful || gorgeous || hot damn || would tap that || perfect || godlike || holy fuck there are no words

“Yuriko is so pretty, and to be honest her appearance fits her personality just right! white and blue fit her personality a lot~ She is adorable indeed!”

Personality:

grating || irritating || frustrating || boring || confusing at best || awkward || unreasonable || psychotic || disturbing || interesting || engaging || affectionate || aggressive || ambitious || anxious || artistic || bad tempered || bossy || charismatic || appealing || unappealing || creative || courageous || dependable || unreliable || unpredictable || predictable || devious || dim || extroverted || introverted || egotistical || gregarious || fabulous || impulsive || intelligent || sympathetic || talkative || up beat || peaceful || calming || badass || flexible

“I'd say these adjectives describe her at best! i would also add patient if it was an option, as i can just imagine how patient she must be considering that she has lived between vampires much more than i did. She has a good intellect, that's for sure! not many people these days read just as much as yuriko does. She also is a peaceful and pleasant girl to spend to spend time with!”

How likely they would have sex with them:

not if they were the last person on earth and the world was ending || fuck no! || never || no way || not likely || not sure || indifferent || I’m asexual || maybe || probably || it depends || fairly likely || likely || yeah sure || yes || would tap that || hell yes || fuck yes! || wishing that could happen right now || as many times as possible || we are already having sex

Level of friendship:

never in a million years || worst of enemies || enemies || rivals || indifferent || neutral || acquaintance || friendly toward each other || casual friends || friends || good friends || best friends || fuck buddies || bosom buddies || practically the same person || would die for them || true friends || my only friend ||

“Yuriko is one of my most important friends, i care for her very much. I'd consider her to be my best friend, even if i'm not sure she considers me as such. I love spending time with her, and i hope that is returned!~”

First impression of them:

I hate them so much || I don’t like them || I don’t trust them || they annoy me || they’re weird || I’m indifferent || meh || they seem alright || they’re growing on me || truce || I think I like them || I like them || I’m not sure if I trust them || I trust them || they’re cool || they’re genuine || I think we’re going to get along || I really like them || I think I’m in love || oh fuck they’re hot || I love them

“I appreciate how right from our first meeting Yuriko let me know that she is not a human. Even though it might not look as such, i can be quite wary about meeting new people. The fact that she told me right from the start after hearing my experience with other species gave me the proof that i could indeed trust her.”

Current impression on them:

“Yuriko is genuinely a nice girl, i'm lucky to have a friend like her and i trust her completely, even though it became hard for me to trust people with ease.”

How good of a kisser:

worst kisser ever || terrible || bad || awkward || just okay || alright || pretty good || good || makes me moan || excellent || exciting || oh god they’re good || I dream about it || fucking amazing || absolute perfection || we haven’t kissed

#yuriko tsukino #yuriko tsukino rp #minestracalda #marin shibata

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kauze-bridgerton · 1 year

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Attractiveness:

In fact, he's a very attractive person, his style is very cute too… but man, how come your feet don't hurt in those heels?

Personality:

I don't think we've ever had a conversation that lasted that long, no I can't say much about you. I believe he is a good and fun person, but at the same time mysterious.

How likely they would have sex with them:

… Well… Normally I tend to think about this kind of thing when people are really close to me.. But I can't deny that your body is attractive if we're only thinking about carnal desires.

Level of Friendship:

Like I said, I'm not quite sure how to answer that, since we've never had a conversation that lasted that long, I believe he's like a classmate to me…?

First impression of them:

Your resemblance to that disgusting vampire made me very suspicious of you at first, like… how am I supposed to know if you're not a crazy devotee of his? I never want to come across people like that again, how disgusting.

Current impression of them:

After a while, I started to trust you more, but we are still not friends… I would like to be closer to you, if you also want to get closer to me, of course… For some reason I I feel like people avoid me… Did I do something wrong?

How good of a kisser:

Hah… I-I would really like to meet a person and get close to them, before thinking about that kind of thing of course, but why not hm?

#kauzebridgerton #kauze bridgerton #ask #dialovers rp

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tm1o-a · 1 year

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☀ What's your rp pet peeve? ❀ What has made you completely lose your chill?

give me the tea honey

☀ What's your rp pet peeve?

okay, i will admit that i'm not even that sure this is a pet peeve? i'm not. entirely sure i have a pet peeve to begin with sjfjgk, i'm usually very understanding and hold judging regardless ( i mean, i'm the first one who makes mistakes many times, so i really don't feel like putting myself on a pedestal and getting mad at others easily ), but. but. it might come from my problems with the topic, but i get very... i guess nervous? if another roleplayer does an assumption about the sexual tastes of my muse(s), especially if in character. it's not common, it happened to me like twice in my life, maybe, but i really don't like to read a turn where the other muse acts or says something suggestive assuming my characters will like it, or does a commentary in the same way, especially if it's followed by comments like "like everybody does", "like everybody likes"... things like those. once again, it might be because of my problems with the topic, or the fact that i'm asexual and it... kind of feels like i'm being a bit erased, when i read sentences like "this is how everybody does this / likes this". i'm also fully aware that i might just take it worse than i should, but i'm still exploring and nervous about my asexuality, so these kind of things hit me in the wrong spots, probably. :') also let me add that it's just about the suggestive topic, because i usually have no problems at all with characters making assumption! we all do, in a way or another, and it's fun when a character thinks something about another that might be wrong! especially if it brings to one of my favourite tropes, the sweet sweet ✨ underestimating ✨ ( right, handsome jack? <3 ), it's just nice! but when it's about suggestive i just get a bit eeehh,, i guess it's something that makes me uncomfortable more than anything?

❀ What has made you completely lose your chill?

OKKE OKKE take the popcorns, because i'm not... sure it qualifies as me losing my chill, but it's one of those times i didn't just asked sorry and didn't take the blame ( and others said i was right so! power to me! <3 ). it's not a new story, so you might have heard it before, but regardless! i was playing in a play-by-chat and was enjoying my time there so much, with an oc that was a bijoux, one of the races the site gave - basically, a human who could turn into a cat, and i adored the race mostly because all us bijoux were not an organization, but a family, and it felt so so good. </3 it was amazing, i miss those days. but! in this site there were also vampires ( which, fun fact about me for anyone who doesn't know, i hate vampires. unless you give me a good interpretation like in dresden files, or make them 100% monsters like in bloodborne, i see a vampire and go EUGH ), which of course were the most popular race, and between them there was this one character that i ended up playing with. it wasn't bad, i might not like vampire but i'm not avoiding them, i always enjoy a good thread regardless of vampires, but at some point the vampire uses an ability on my character that allows him to control the direction of my character's thoughts for 24 hours. mind you, the direction of their thoughts. not their thoughts, even less their actions, just the general direction they can go. basically, if the vampire wanted my character to feel antipathy for someone else, he could, but he couldn't order him to straight up hate or kill the other. being a play-by-chat, the 24 hours were actual 24 hours and the thread is "in real time", meaning you would stay on chat and play in rapid turns until the end. if i have a play-by-chat thread now, it actually happens today at this hour, basically. but at some point the player tells me that they can't continue the thread because they have a commitment, to which i reply no problem! it was also usual to pause a thread and finish it as soon as possible in the next days in case it was needed, so we decide to play the next day, but i tell him i was booked for another thread as well for the next day. he says no problem, alright, bye! the next day, well. i was playing with my bijoux family, because i was booked up for it with them, as i said, and it was for the afternoon while the guy was free only in the evening. we're playing and having a good time, when the vampire's player suddenly comes in my dms and starts accusing me, yeah, accusing me! of ignoring our thread and deciding by myself, because he had plans for the ability and now i was ruining everything with this new thread!! how dared i!! his master plan was gone now!!! that was a time when i would beg sorry and hide at the first misunderstanding due to bad experiences, but this was... probably it was so sudden? that i just replied him that no, that's not true. you said you were okay with me having another thread before the end of ours, and in the current thread i was being very careful of not touching any point we were discussing in the paused one, to not ruin any idea that he was having. once again, he couldn't control my character, just the direction of his thoughts, and he was very specific about what he was asking him ( which i can't remember at the moment, but it had nothing to do with his family! ). moral of the story, he literally said "you're wrong, i'm right, good-fucking-bye i'm not roleplaying with you ever again", and when i talked about this with the player that was the ooc head of the bijoux she laughed and said "no yeah, he does it all the time, you did good. he's isolating himself in the community because of the way he acts.", and i felt validated sjfkfglh like, seriously, we were there to have fun. i wasn't going to be left feeling guilty because another person thought he was the king of the world.

𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚. / @infernalpursuit

#thank you for the ask!! ♪(´▽｀)#this went on for loooong didn't it sfjkh #long post //#❛❛ ¦ out of character. —— ( 𝐢 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢 𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠. )

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unhealthyfanobsession · 3 years

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I’m game. What’s your unpopular opinion about Amren?

Oh this is a GOOD ONE. Ok so we all know I think she should have stayed dead in ACOWAR, that’s not knew or even unpopular. I could RANT about Amren for a long time but that would just be repeating things that have already been said.

I think my most controversial Amren opinion is that I don’t like her and Varian. I wish Amren hadn’t been given a romantic partner at all. It felt quick and cheap and rushed and just a way to “pair her off” and ultimately stemmed, I think, from the author’s belief that one needs a partner in order to truly be happy. I think Vamren was written largely to show readers a softer side of Amren but 1. We do get that with her caring about the idiots around her which is a much more satisfying way to see that part of her in my opinion (the begrudging care that reminds me of the grinch saying I’m feeeeeling) and 2. I don’t think it’s necessary. She is supposedly this ancient primordial being who is so old and so powerful and so above the fae but then she falls in love with one? I guess I think if she was going to be given a partner it needed to be better explored. I also think Varian is often used to “temper” Amren like in ACOSF when he says “remember what we talked about… about being nice?” And that’s some bullshit. Once again forcing a female character to be “nice”. Amren has never cared for what anyone says or does or thinks and even when I disagree with her actions I can appreciate that she’s a completely independent character.

In summation, why will no one give me the dark, feared, asexual vampire queen I crave????

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fruitcoops · 3 years

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thank you SOMHCH for the ace reg fic.. would u write more maybe him talking to leo or remus or something?

Yeah! Someone sent in an ask a while ago talking about Remus and Reg’s friendship, especially how they would bond over books and movies, and I adore that headcanon. Sweater Weather credit goes to @lumosinlove!

“Reg, I got you a present!” Remus called as he closed the front door behind him. The house was nice and toasty compared to the freezing wind outside—he blew warm air into his hands and kicked his shoes off. “Regulus?”

“In here,” a voice answered from the kitchen. Remus ducked in and dropped his bag on the counter, rolling his sore shoulder out. Regulus continued stirring the batter in his mixing bowl after a quick glance in Remus’ direction. “Bonjour.”

“Hey. What’re you making?”

“Cake.”

Remus frowned. “Happy cake or anxiety cake?”

To his surprise, Regulus laughed. “Happy cake, don’t worry. Find anything good?”

“Mhmm. Erin says hi, by the way.” Remus dug in his bag and emerged with a paperback, which he slid across the island. “For you.”

“Aw, thanks.” Regulus’ smile widened and he set the bowl down to look at the cover. Something happened while I was out, Remus thought. Something big. “This looks really neat, Remus.”

“Thought you might get a kick out of it. It’s got vampires, but no sparkling and no unnecessary sexy stuff.” Regulus looked up at him with an astounding amount of affection and Remus paused, feeling a bit pinned. “…are you okay?”

“Thank you,” Regulus said softly.

“You’re welcome. We talked about the stupid vampire erotica the other day and this seemed like a good alternative. Did something happen while I was gone? Not that it’s a bad thing, but you’re in a really good mood.” A thought struck him. “Are you high?”

“What? No!” A familiar affronted look crossed his face and Remus relaxed. “Holy shit, it’s just been a good day.”

“Sorry, it’s just…between the cake and look, I was confused. Anything in particular you want to talk about?”

Regulus poured his batter into two cake pans and handed Remus the spatula. “I came out to Sirius and he was cool with it.”

Remus paused mid-lick. “You’re gay?”

“Asexual, actually.”

“Oh, neat. Were you worried Sirius wasn’t going to be accepting?”

Regulus shook his head. “I think I knew he would be okay with it, but I was still nervous. We haven’t exactly been close in the past.”

“Ah. Got it. Well, I’m glad I got you a book without whirlwind three-day romances, then. Just some good old fashioned creepy dead folks.” Remus grinned as Regulus laughed. It was a rare occurrence, hearing him laugh, but it was becoming more frequent the longer he was free of the Snakes.

“I’m really glad you’re okay with it,” Regulus said, closing the oven door and wiping his hands on the sides of his pants. He looked over with a faint, but genuine, smile. “Really.”

Remus desperately tried to suppress his embarrassed flush as he waved a hand awkwardly. “I’m just the brother’s boyfriend.”

“You’re important to Sirius. Like, really important. Also, you’re my friend, and I actually give a shit about your opinion.” Regulus shrugged slightly. “You’ve been so kind. That matters to me.” Remus stood there, speechless, as he picked up his novel and wandered into the living room. “Thanks again for the book.”

“Sure thing,” Remus said. He took a moment to collect his thoughts before hauling his bag off the counter and heading toward the stairs; maybe re-organizing a bookshelf or three would give him some time to process.

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