#and honestly it's making me v. happy

[fandom-geek]

i think the thing that really gets me about pre-canon durge is their absolute sense of duty, and their utter isolation outside of the cult of bhaal.

most of the cultists seem eager to see durge upon their return, and one even says they were the first to feed him flesh. gortash tells them of an exhibition of a bhaalspawn's corpse and another bhaalspawn's creations and durge immediately plans to attack the hall of wonder to recover them. they then apparently entrust said bhaalspawn's corpse to sceleritas fel to "restore" through taxidermy. they deride orin for her artistry with corpses explicitly because "bhaal will never care" and because orin "[does] not understand lord bhaal".

even their infamous prayer for forgiveness is framed around their absolute submission to bhaal's plans, and the crime that requires forgiveness? admiring his rival's chosen. that's one line, and the next three paragraphs are swearing to carry out his plan exactly as they've been told to, all for his forgiveness.

hell, even their room reinforces this. orin has barely touched the place aside from installing her mother's corpse and her manifesto - and that is some of the only decoration. what was it before orin, an empty room with skulls, a bed, a desk, some chests and a wardrobe?

the durge didn't have any semblance of a life outside of bhaal, aside from gortash. and is it any surprise? the only other hint they ever had a life outside of the cult is the flashback of kid durge murdering their adopted family, all thanks to their father's urging.

bhaal even tries to force them back into isolation after they've been tadpoled by forcing them to kill alfira, and then trying to force a durge who resists him to kill their lover. if they continue resisting, bhaal kills them. bhaal will not allow them to have a life outside of him and, if it weren't for jergal, he would've succeeded.

#bg3 spoilers #the dark urge #honestly writing this all out it's weird that bhaal doesn't try to kill your party when you're at the temple #it'd be perfectly in line with everything else he'd done to durge up until that moment #also just makes me think of how sceleritas will tell an evil durge that the worst thing they've ever done #is giving a beggar a coin without asking for anything in return #ymmv and everyone has their own headcanons but pre canon durge was not a happy or enthusiastic participant as far as canon shows #which is reinforced by gortash saying you've always been better at controlling your urges than orin! #why would durge bother to do that when 'all father wants is death in droves death in numbers'! #honestly i think it's v reasonable to think that durge could've been tempted into bane worship given what little we know of them pre canon #anyway haven't played evil durge myself so very curious abt any insights from that route #baldur's gate

[smash-chu]

Another collection of piñata related art, all for the fan-game project i'm taking part of to make concepts for~

#viva pinata #viva piñata #vp #my designs #my art #smash-chu's art #yes i know i misspelled wobbegong :V #honestly if anyone would throw money at me to make pinatas i would be so happy cause i love making these critters #it's genuinely a very fun thing to do

[insertsomthinawesome]

GUESS WHO IS NOW A KLEE HAVER!!! 😭😭 Legit only A ENTIRE YEAR LATER BUT BABY CAME HOME!!!! Anyways Nai and Albedo have like, almost the exact same Eye and Hair color. I originally wanted to draw Vash in Albedo's coat... but the fact that Nai looked more like Albedo haunted me, and then I realized that Albedo has a younger sibling and the rest is history asdlfjdsLKJDSGLKJSDGSD -NO ROMANCE INCLUDED-

#Genshin Impact #Trigun Stampede #Trigun Stampede spoilers #For vash's scars :p #Vash the Stampede #Millions Knives #Knives Trigun Stampede #Vash Trigun Stampede #klee #klee genshin impact #Isa's fanart #insertsomthinawesome #July2023 #So this was not at all originally intended as celebratory Klee pull art (the Nai albedo piece is like 2 months or more old lol) #but me realizing that I could make it that gave me the motivation to finish this all xD #I pulled klee like. ages ago on july 4th but I'm still happy i did so there SDLFJSDLKJGDSG #This was hilarious to do honestly HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. It feels like its been a hot second since my more unhinged fanart #this was a lot of fun in the end HAHAHAHA #That last one of Klee and Vash was especially delightful to put together ;;v;; #Sweethearts. the both of them. #Vash is so stressed out by having all of Klee's explosives alsdfjDSLKFJSLKDJGSDLG

[monster-noises]

Got some Horns Gender = Affirmed.

he/him

#creatures features #people #I work on halloween this year so I wanted to be able to wear Something #so I'm going as a subtle work-friendly Demon Boy also kinda just the way I draw myself #though honestly the line between those two is Awful thin #they aren't Exact to my Actual horns has but they're closer than I was expecting to find #I wanted to get wings too but they didn't have any v-v #no bat wings Nor any black angel wings #which strikes me as a complete oversight honestly #but genuinely they make me so happy... #the final look is gunna be all black pants + turtleneck and a long red cardigan #if I could get away with keeping the glasses on all day I would but I think that would get Tricky

[latejulys]

someone just commented on my physical appearance UNPROMPTED????

#havent even been talking to him for months and he just suddenly pops up to say something insensitive bc he saw my sister's ig story of her- #-going to the gym #just when i was feeling v good abt myself!! lmfao 😭 #both physically and mentally too!! #i've genuinely never felt this shitty wow don't think i ever got this insecure abt anything anyone's ever said to me??? #but any hoot!! i got into one of my dream management/graduate trainee programs today so 😋 #ok but honestly i'm just mentioning this to make myself feel better bc at least!! that part of my day genuinely made me feel so happy (to an #extent i havent felt in a while) #but to end my day on this shitty note... wow #HE SAID ALL THAT AT 1 AM TOO LIKE??? genuinely out of nowehere #*nowhere #anyway #men really r something huh #y.txt

[chadsuke]

Books Read in 2023:

Delicious in Dungeon Vol. 3 by Ryoko Kui (2016)

Delicious in Dungeon Vol. 4 by Ryoko Kui (2017)

She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat Vol. 2 by Sakaomi Yuzaki (2021)

Crossplay Love: Otaku x Punk Vol. 3 by Toru (2023)

I'm in Love with the Villainess Vol. 1 by Aonoshimo, Inori, & Hanagata (2020)

I'm in Love with the Villainess Vol. 2 by Aonoshimo, Inori, & Hanagata (2021)

I'm in Love with the Villainess Vol. 3 by Aonoshimo, Inori, & Hanagata (2021)

I'm in Love with the Villainess Vol. 4 by Aonoshimo, Inori, & Hanagata (2022)

Midnight Radio by Iolanda Zanfardino (2019)

[ID: Covers of aforementioned books. End ID.]

#2023media #gigi.txt #dungeon meshi always killing it. having a great time #the tonal shift when they pull out her SKULL is so. #its good. its v good. #she loves 2 cook is literally best yuri manga of all time no crit allowed it makes me so HAPPY #i drop everything to read new volumes on my manga site #crossplay love is a silly delight i always enjoy that manga #i do highly rec it. its yaoi and yuri all at once and shenanigans #i'm in love with the villainess was... fine? #i honestly expected to be more enthralled esp bc i love isekai but i really wasn't #i don't really like the mc rae that much and i don't get why she likes her LI claire! i don't! #not that i see why she would hate her but i just. truly don't get what is going on in their heads much of the time #and i don't like the act rae puts on At All like they discuss it in text but i Don't Like It #idk. i've subbed to it on my manga site but i didn't find it gripping? #i'm hoping the light novel will grip me more. #also the fucking inc*st plot came out of NOWHERE that was awful i hope those characters never come back #anyway midnight radio was really good and made me cry #four semi-intertwined stories in a fantastic chromatic way

[broh3m3]

WAKE UP NEW BURKE CONTENT-

#im a burke lover first a person second and an artist rock bottom #genuinely hadnt had much interps or ideas at all on his younger appearance so honestly this is everything to me im just love him #his face is so shaped!! #the colours!! thank u sm to the artist who rendered him u did amazing!! #given his attire im assuming rn that this could possibly be his iteration had he accepted the uni's invitation? i'm wondering;; #also side note wondering what they did w the emissary figure that was previewed before or if its just gonna be in game furniture now ;v; #still happy tho aa AND THE LAB RAT HUNTERS GETTING BUFFS #sorry luca and tracy ur gonna have to take one for the team OTL #idv ramblings #burke lapadura and his power to make me happy #OK I GO NOW-

[reverie-starlight]

I've been feeling extremely depressed this week, but I kid you not kuroo's bday is bringing me back to life today so if you see me going a bit wild on the dash, don't mind me <3

#reverie rambles #it does feel kinda silly that this is the reason my mood is lifted #(not for any reason other than being judged for it in the past and it makes me a bit self conscious now but I'm getting better abt it) #especially bc I'm not doing anything special for it lol #but at the same time #I'm just so glad to have a reason to feel happy again I'm not gonna think too hard abt it #mind you I'm also seeing a couple friends today so that helps #but it's mostly the bday honestly #haikyuu- singlehandedly pressing the pause button on rev's depressive episodes since 2020 lmfao #kuroo is v special to me <3 #one of the absolute best comfort characters I've ever had for sure. #anyway sob sob yeah yeah stop rambling rev you're so sappy

[sysig]

Dying about stick figures rn (Patreon)

#Doodles #AvA #Decided that since all of AvM Season 3 is out and compiled that would be a good thing to watch - and also all of Part V to start on Part VI #Because eating a whole bunch of A Thing at once is totally not a recipe for Things To Happen in my brain lol #Nah I'm happy about it ♪ I keep Meaning to do other things and then- :P Such is the way #Anyway it's been too long since I've drawn them <3 And I realized I have everyone's colours in pencil now! Not just ink! #Makes for some chunky lads at times - Red probably got the worst of it overall lol - but it's decently fun :D #My drawing teeny-tiny was amped up since y'know. They're stick figures - but did not take into account that my pencils are a little wide #Did not change after discovering this either lol you cannot remove me from my love of doodling tiny #Love 'em ♥ #I still hold my fondness for The Dark Lord/The Chosen One! Yes I've seen all of Part V I just mentioned that! Lol #They are husbands I'm not in denial you're in denial #And then The King and Purple just kinda completely took over my attention lol ♪ I love them <3 #Flawed lads both of them! Puzzle pieces shaped like each other's broken hearts #Nothing kills me faster than adopted kids crossing the touch barrier with their adopted parent and being open and safe with each other I die #I'm quite happy with Purple's hug there ah <3 For that reason but also the way his arms are wrapped around his dad haha #It's cute! :D I'm pleased ♫ #I can imagine a lot of these in the animated style and honestly it's got me a little itching to give it a go #There's a reason stick figure animation is so popular! Beginner-friendly haha

[milfygerard]

Where did you get four months? They were very much together at the Grammys right before her tour started.

Not Physically! And not seen at a party with her! If you look a the pr removed timeline (multiple breakup/falling apart songs recorded for and then cut from/bonus tracked for midnights esp YLM hits different and dear reader, the lover house packed up/burning imagery in the visuals that likely took at least over a month if not more time to create considering the complexity of the tour, the end of the Lavender Haze and Bejeweled MVs implying a breakup as well as the Karma vid that was likely filmed pre-tour around jan-feb which includes a visual reference to the breakup, the fact songs from TTPD was being worked on before midnights was even released) It's far more likely they broke up at an unconfirmed time likely before or around the release of Midnights, possibly earlier considering how private they were as a couple.

I also want to note that if this is the case, i am not at all begrudging taylor for this. I fully think that keeping the breakup under wraps until the eras tour was about a month in progress, allowing for the tour (and midnights as an album) to stand separate from personal strife or potential PR drama, as well as giving her time to grieve and at least start to recover. I'm not always a fan of her PR and her death grip on the narrative but in this case it was necessary for her to not just for her sanity's sake but also for her art and her career. PR work and creating relationship narratives is just another part of her job and her art, it doesnt make her "fake" or anything it just makes her an image conscious celebrity which she has always been.

Unless Taylor or some reliable source close to the situation releases a tell all with exact names and dates, we'll likely never know, but I think its important to take Taylor at her word that she is artistically a narrative builder and professionally a shrewd marketer, and that her public persona and its story is as much apart of that as her writing and songs.

#ask #anonymous #taylor swift #shes been in this life arguable since the age of 13 and has been a true public figure since 16-17 #shes an expert of public presentations of private relationships its part of the job of Being Famous #her and travis dont get spotted on public dates by accident #<- honestly i include the bahamas swimming beach shots/paps catching a private kiss in that which shes been utilizing since harry. Her #desired vs undesired pap shots are v different and i dont think shes had an undesired one since rep imo. Shes very much in control #she knows how to dissappear #she seems happy w travis and i think she wants everyone to know that! its PR utilization #Built public narratives allow for a separated private relationship where people dont have to dig bc they already have ''private'' beach pic #like this is part of what makes taylor interesting! its a delicate tightrope that she walks and she walks it w precision #thats all sorry for the long response to a short question i just have a lot of thoughts on taylors pr work as of recent #2 clarifications 1. i do not think travis is some sort of beard or prship at this point however i still do not care about him #and 2. i still understand why people would be upset w the pap candids esp if they disagree w me on thinking its preplanned paps #ok thats actually all.

[space-ninja-fashion-show]

Having a Wonderful time deciding that actually in my verse, platonic life partners/platonic marriage is a widespread and widely accepted thing just bc i want it to be

#obviously aroace ppl arent the only ones who can have/want platonic relationships that are deeper than just 'friendship' #but it is a typically aroace feeling/issue #kata's chatter #this is honestly mainly just in general bc it makes me happy #tho it is also relevant to 1) north and higgins and how they view their relationship #and 2) alden and kodiak who probably Would have been platonic life partners in their human lives #were they not yknow. outlaws and wanted criminals and all #just yet another level to both their genuinely v deep running friendship #and their absolutely infuriating level of pining

[armafidelium]

something i look forward to hopefully exploring in his phel's canon verse is him gaining trust in others and kinda just . . . learning to be a person outside of his duty. we'll see how long that kinda stuff takes but i enjoy exploration like that

#● ☾ ⭑ 𝗠ᵒᵒᶰˡᶤᵍʰᵗ ᵛᶤᵍᶤˡ ( ooc ) #// just rambles but yeah that's smth i'm excited to eventually flesh out and like give him friends & support #// since hs he has the group and it honestly makes me eternally happy that universe did that for him #// like him having a genuine friend outside of his sister would kinda just mean so much and be v big imo #// bc it means he's accepting he can have flaws and trust others and just i can't word rn #// i have a lot of emotions abt phel and using this to get out some of my present foul mood with thoughts #// i have plenty of just things i wish for him #// maybe one day he learns love but my biggest wish first is him to learn to be human to be him #// bc i picture he's very reliant on the noctum to avoid the way his heart aches over the lives he takes #// over how he wishes it wasn't him and his sister with this duty sometimes #// i have thoughts #// this got a lot of tags wow #// idk why i like writing thoughts in tags vs post text it's force of habit #// makes my words seem quieter bc i hate taking up space #// but yeah now i'm gonna go lay down and think abt phel being happy #● ☾ ⭑ 𝗠ᵒᵒᶰˡᶤᵍʰᵗ ᵛᶤᵍᶤˡ ( tbd )

[ashmcgivern]

O hay BotW Link, it's been a minute!

@hyah-through-hyrule sorta put me up to redrawing an old piece of art of mine, which you can find here.

Is this better than the old one? I wouldn't say so, it's just different. It's interesting to see where my style has changed and what has stayed the same over the past 4 years or so. I personally like the way I draw better these days, but there's a cartoony charm to the old stuff. My old Zelda art still generates a lot of notes and I'm happy that people are still enjoying them.

I think the most important distinction between the two though is the amount of time I spent drawing - the old one I'm near positive I remember taking a few hours, this one only took me 20 minutes. If that isn't objective improvement, I don't know what is!

#zelda #breath of the wild #legend of zelda #botw link #botw #asharts #yea idk what else to say honestly! #i am obsessed with dnd now so I draw a lot of that #and honestly I dont share most of what I scribble out #I should #but i do miss being a participant in the zelda fandom #i am a busy pro these days #botw came out when I was still in college #i am still v happy people enjoy my old art even if it makes me physically cringe #its a thing I really only get here on tumblr

[flowered-mp3]

#hi guys... i know that i havent been the most active lately... mostly because work is hectic right now and all my free time is spent with #family friends and my bf #to be honest i don't know if i'll return to writing... I've slowly been losing motivation but it really is a shame #i've loved my time here and i don't know where my journey will go next #but i will keep my blog up for now and reblog stuff occasionally. #honestly it seems that since full time work and bf got combined I've had less and less time! its just a part of life #and i'm incredibly grateful for those who gave me advice durinf my online dating era... it all led up to my life right now and i couldn’t #be happier. sure our relationship isn't perfect and he isn’t but i truly feel that he's perfect for me. i'm the happiest that i've even been #and i'm thankful for u all that commented on my shitposts and talked me through it all. it got me through and even my bf thanks u all for #getting me through it as well :) #idk why i feel so sappy right now but i'm just feeling grateful. #and happy hehe. my bf met one of my oldest friends from my hometown and he just. idk. after we drove back he told me that he realized that #he's v protective of me when he's walking dt with me lol (it's filled with very strange people that yell) and i could tell lowkey because #his hand would squeeze mine and he would pull me toward him or beside or infront when we talked past sus people #and idk he was looking at me a certain way and i was like stop looking at me (he was gonna make me blush lol) but he just said 'why am i not #allowed to look at my future wife' ! #and u guys i wanted to SCREAM like... wow my bf lowkey has rizz tf lol #idk i'm happy 😊 thats the life update see u guys sometimes :) #e.txt

[dreamaze]

CREATOR TAG GAME ⟡ coloring before & after tagged by: @shorelinnes, @wonjinist, & @wabisaba, thank you! ♡ tagging: @slowrabbitpd, @jjaes, @hyungheons, @kyunsies (i’m almost 2 weeks late to when this was going around, so if you’ve already done it sorry for the second tag! no pressure either way!)

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#i've discussed my coloring process in past games & don't have much to add #been dabbling with some new things here & there on occasion #honestly i am surprised? flattered? when anyone recognizes a pattern to my coloring #especially lately i feel like i've been aiming for Vibes but... it varies by set & is dependent on what i'm attempting to express with it #....... this is a nice way of saying it feels like i'm flying by the seat of my pants 99% of the time <3 #wings.gifs #for fun #p.s. where is this love is such a pretty video but omfg that original color palette #p.p.s. this is now FULL (nearly) of mx compared to when i last did it 5 months ago & that makes me v happy <3

[elegyofthemoon]

ik the point of that anon ask like a day? two days ago (idk what day it is o 7 o) was not to respond but whoever sent that 'letter' ish you stole my heart and i'd buy you a bouquet if i could with your favorite flowers

#i love letters !!! #i love sending my friends letters ;; v ;; #i wonder if i should do some for christmas #if this exam doesnt get pushed back like i hope #im actually getting a two week holiday by accident LOL #so itd be cool to actually use the time to do some things for friends ;; v ;; #anyways i think about that message a lot it was honestly really sweet and aldksjfah i didnt think i was capable of making others feel that #*way laksjdfhlkjh #snow speaks #i cant words properly with like how much it means to me its more im just happy if im able to make you feel a little more like yourself!! #or that youre able to feel a little lighter #youre probably a close friend tbh and i wont say who bc i dont want to be wrong and make myself look like a fool #but ;; v ;; if you feel lighter or more like yourself then thats what you deserve! #anyways i tried to not respond to the message but i just love it a lot slkdjfahlh #OH YEAH I NEED TO RETAG ALL THAT #for when im down ! and then i can go read those and go ; v ;