#as much as i love raistlin

[tatzelwyrm]

"So are you disappointed?" Raistlin asked. "No," Sturm replied. "I may have lost a hero, but I have found a friend. What about you? Magius was your hero." "I have found both a hero and a friend," said Raistlin. "You must find it hard, knowing as you do that Magius is destined to die a terrible death," said Sturm. You have no idea, Raistlin thought.

You know, given that the Twins Trilogy ends with "Raistlin discovers he has a heart and undooms the world", you know what would be a really funny way to end this book?

#dragonlance #dragons of fate #raistlin majere #dragons of fate spoilers #this book is giving me so much joy #raistlin at the beginning of the book: we must preserve the original timeline at all costs #raistin: after two days of having an epic wizard bromance with magius: uh oh #it's okay raistlin #i too was madly in love with magius after like 5 pages #are we sure this guy is a wizard? #because im convinced he put alls his points into charisma

[vorbarrsultana]

this user is trying and failing to process tonight's the last trial

#this was hands down their best show i've been to #and i've heard that there were sound problems during the broadcast but everything was perfect live #and raistlin was perfect and crysania and takhisis and caramon and DALAMAR #(raistlin and dalamar's little interaction at the meeting with crysania was so 💔) #(and during the fall of istar he ran to caramon first! AND THE HUG i'll recover from it next month probably) #(and caramon & crysania finally felt like genuine friends! like they had a connection that wasn't raistlin!!) #and raistsania..... i can ramble about them the whole night they were amazing and he was so gentle with her and she trusted him so much😭💔 #her worried /raist... raistlin?../ when they entered the abyss will haunt me #also THE KISS he was so enamored yes he fell in love he cannot deny it #AND DALAMAR MY BELOVED #he was so funny and endearing and dramatic and he got to coughing raistlin first #dalaraistsania(??) rights! #anyway i'm going to sleep #or try to sleep more likely #dragonlance #the last trial #dragonlance musical

[acepalindrome]

On one hand, I wanna read the new Dragonlance books, because Raistlin was my og poor little meow meow, my very first horrible problematic little bastard man of my heart, you’re responsible for so much of your own suffering because you destroyed every remotely positive relationship in your life by being a giant shithead (affectionate.)

BUT. I’m also scared how it’s gonna be handled. Yes I would like an alternate universe where Raistlin learns to be maybe less of a selfish dickhole who almost ends the whole world because of vintage dnd evil wizard hubris. BUT. What if it’s not handled well. I would be so disappointed.

#i thiiiink there’s only one book out so far that ends with the #’surprise! timetraveling shenanigans with raistlin! again!’ cliffhanger #and i don’t think there was actually that much raistlin in the book? #but it sets things up before he goes full black cloak so that maybe he can choose differently this time #i dunno man. i just love that awful mean bitch

[darklinaforever]

“If you loved me, you would have let me go by now.”

“It is because I love you that I won’t.”

I love these dialogues from Addies and Luc in the invisible life of addie larue. It totally represents two different perspectives on love.

Addie, like many people, thinks that love is purely selfless and good. (While she herself can have selfish actions or thoughts) Luc thinks that love is selfish, or at least can be. (Because to say that Luc is purely selfish would be quite hypocritical given all the events of the books and what he does there. Luc is much more complicated than that)

But I like that these two sentences summarize these two visions of love.

Love is selfless. Love is selfish. When in fact... it can be both, separately or together. Love can be something uniquely good and positive. Just as it can be negative. And sometimes it's both together. They are simply different forms of the same feeling.

All this to say that I hate when people try to say that love must be pure, good and selfless. It's bullshit. Whether in fiction or reality. The difference is that in fiction you can explore relationships with toxic connotations without risk, unlike real life or if there are red flags, you obviously have to just run to protect yourself.

Justice for romances like Luc & Addie, Jane Eyre & Rochester, Heathcliff & Catherine (Wuthering Heights), Coriolanus Snow & Lucy Gray Bird (The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), Christine & Erik (The Phantom of the Opera), Thomas & Edith (Crimson Peak), Hannibal & Will (Hannibal), Hannibal & Clarice (Hannibal), Raistlin & Crysania (Dragonlance), Sarah & Jareth (Labyrinth), Qu Xiao Feng & Li Cheng Yi (Goodbye My Princess), The Darkling & Alina (Grisha), Mare & Maven (Red Queen), Julian & Jenny (The Forbidden Game), and so so many others...

Not without kidding, there are so many examples in general, but also that I know and love that it is impossible to cite them all !

#the invisible life of addie larue #ve shwab #v.e. schwab #luc #addie #addie larue #addieluc #addie x luc #luc x addie #addie and luc #luc and addie #snowbaird #erikstine #hannigran #sareth #darklina #alarkling #mareven #jane x rochester #catherine x heathcliff #edith x thomas #raistlin x crysania #hannibal x clarice #goodbye my princess #qu xiao feng x li cheng yi #qu xiao feng and li cheng yi #li cheng yi and qu xiao feng #the forbidden game #l.j. smith

[wizardbracket]

Round 4: Match 3 of 8

Why they deserve to be the ultimate wizard according to YOU:

Carter Kane:

Vanquished (so far): Sadie Kane, Alex Russo, Miriel

"Vote Carter! He's the best, and he's a spectacular wizard"

"Carter's a nerd. He wears nice clothes. He loves libraries and reading and nerd shit. He would make a wonderful wizard. He is a closeted homosexual […] and we all know that nerdy gays make the best wizards."

“I love this man with all my heart and soul”

Ged:

Vanquished (so far): Raistlin Majere, Marcia Overstrand, Magnus Bane

"His emotional arc of learning to accept his flaws and also to be more humble is just… so relatable"

"This man is truly tapped into powers that are old and deep and dangerous. and he is also. crucially. just some guy"

"If ged doesnt win this whole thing im calling bullshit"

"Ged didn't become archmage and then quit to go herd goats to lost a poll bracket"

“The mix of pride and wounds. The gentleness and power. The greatness and the goats. I love my boy so much.”

“This man went to wizard school and beat up his own shadow”

#wizardbracket #polls #tumblr polls #carter kane #kane chronciles #rick riordan #ged #sparrowhawk #a wizard of earthsea #earthsea

[dyspunktional-revan]

Today's mobility aid update: apparently, I am now a Full Time Wizard Staff User.

_

Tl;dr: I'm a cane user who needs more support and has shoulder problems, I am beginning a cosplay of a dnd wizard, and turns out that apparently a staff is better for me than a cane.

(still planning to try forearm crutches and would like a powerchair eventually but well, I'll compare all those too. And for now, I have my staff.)

& also, the wizard I'm cosplaying, Raistlin Majere from Dragonlance, is canonically very disabled and uses his staff as a mobility aid.

_

Backstory: https://www.tumblr.com/dyspunktional-revan/717836384898023424, also some follow-up https://www.tumblr.com/dyspunktional-revan/719407235725492224 (I did try two canes and it was *horrible* on my shoulders).

And now I've been planning a cosplay of Raistlin Majere (who, by the way, canonically uses his staff as a mobility aid!! A young mobility aid user (25 in the first book (Dragonlance series), had to use a mobility aid since 21)! A disabled magic-user who is disabled not because he is magic-user (has been disabled all his life, an event that disabled him much more at 21 was related to magic but the disabilities themselves were not magical — his body was just severely weakened and broke down more; and *couldn't be healed* for magical reasons but not from magical afflictions)! And more and more and more I love Raistlin so much).

There had been several things at home that could go for the staff's pole but they all needed work and weren't very handy to walk with. But now I got a new one — a drape runner that wasn't holding in the wall and had to be taken off; and — this particular one was already an appropriate length. And empty inside, and thin and firm enough at the same time thanks to being metal (wrapped in some kind of plastic). I still had to give it some tip to stand on, and it wasn't even cut straight. It's 25mm and the standard cane tip is made for 20mm.

And then my mother had a genius idea. She took an old cane tip, and *shoved it in*. And it holds perfectly.

Now to the mobility aid part!

So, now I have a proto-staff I can actually walk with, and at first I felt like my cane was mostly better. But then I wanted to stand up and my legs hurt really bad, I took my cane at first but then I decided to take the staff instead — it can offer more support, especially if I hold it with both hands.

After a while, I put it down and took my cane — and realized that the staff was actually better. My shoulder instantly felt much worse. Idk about the rest because I just put down the cane and took up the staff again, and had been using it for the rest of the day.

I'll probably still need to use a more conventional mobility aid outside (when not in costume)... For one thing, I don't think anyone's going to offer a bus seat to a guy with a wizard staff rather than a cane or a crutch (eh. Also that applies to when in costume too, thought about that long before I'd thought of actually using the staff as a mobility aid outside of cosplay).

Although perhaps btw I could, like, try to ask, hey I have leg problems, I actually use a cane when not cosplaying, could you please,, Idk.

As I said in tl;dr, I'm still planning to try other mobility aids, planning to buy at least one forearm crutch as soon as I can go out (currently ill). I'll compare that and the staff too, might alternate like folx do alternate their conventional mobility aids? And eventually I would like a powerchair, don't know if it can ever become possible for me.

#leviathan.txt #disabilityposting #disabled #disability #disabled life #mobility aid user #cane user #chronic pain #disabled cosplayer #cosplay life #cosplay wip #dragonlance #raistlin majere #dyspunktional #repetition cw

[curiouselleth]

🦷🏜️🦴🎨

Hi, thanks for the ask @wayfaringminstrel!

🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on

Sleep is more important than homework. 9/10 times sleep is so much more important. I recognize there's final essays due at midnight and giant art projects due at the beginning of class in the morning, but SLEEP.

🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work?

I love anything that picks out a certain piece, like a little scene or bits of dialogue, or especially any about characterization or plot. I think about a comments I got on Finrod's characterization in my fic "How Can We heal?" daily. I adore comments on how the reader feels afterwards, I really do! But I don't have much experience so feedback and comments like that show me I'm doing things right, technically-wise.

🦴 ⇢ is there a piece of media that inspires your writing? 

I wouldn't say there's a specific piece of media. I have gotten individual ideas from things, like songs from the Last Trial or vague concepts from shows like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it

oooh that's so hard! I've been adoring @echo-bleu's series of Last Trial character sketches, though I can't pick a favorite I love them SO much

The Assorted Raistlins - Takhisis and Crysania -

#ask #asks

[valandhirwriter]

Pick 3 of your favorite characters. Tell us when and how you fell in love with them. Inquiring minds want to know :)

Then tag 3 or more people, hopefully who aren't shy :D.

3 of my favourite characters.... that's quite the challenge I have to admit. Because I read a lot and had a lot of favourite chars accordingly. But, here we go, I will try to give this a bit of bandwith, because I have character types that speak to me much easier than others.

Boromir of Gondor

When did I fall in love with this character? At about 13, when I first read Lord of the Rings. I remember reading through the story, and wondering why none of his companions would try and reach out to him. Legolas and Gimli waste time arguing whether bow or sword is the better weapon, while beside them their comrade is slowly drifting off into darkness. Boromir also had some vibes of Hagan of Tronege from the Niebelungenlied to me, also a character who is considered dark, fierce and also fiercely loyal. While many consider Hagen the bad guy of the story, I also liked him best. The early picture of Boromir that I had in my mind, was close to the book describtion, black hair, very tall, haunted grey eyes and a scar on his forehead. Naturally when the movies came along, my favourite actor Sean Bean had the role, and the picture changed around a little. Watching his interpretation of Boromir seeded the first ideas for a story arc about him in my brain, though it would take me another ten years to sit myself down and write the story. In that story i then explored many of the questions I had since first reading the novel: What drove Boromir to such extremes? What happened to Gondor? How did Aragorn leaving after the Umbar campaign impact Gondor long.term? Even after finishing that huge arc, I still love Boromir as a character. His story has been with me for a long time, and will hopefully remain with me for a long time still.

2. Raistlin Majere

I discovered the dragonlance books by accident in my teens. And while the quality of the novels can be called into question, their humour certainly still echoes with me. That and... Raistlin. He was the character I found fascinating at once, and not just because he was the only one in the group actually using his brain. Unfortunately the authors had set up his split from the group and later his "fall" in War of the Twins, instead of really exploring the character with more depth. There was so much potential there, so much aspects to tell a story. Raistlin had the potential to be one of those compelling dark characters, who casn make the heroes torn, because while not with them on principle, their help is still invaluable. I sometimes consider writing a story about him, beginning from before his trials at the Tower of Wayreth and building the AU from there. But I would have to take huge liberties, and have yet to find just the right story companion for him. What draw me to Raistlin is his intelligence, also his detachment, his ability to see the situation for what it is, and not need delusions about hope or good, to sustain himself. He sees what is, and doesn't despair but come up with a plan. That nickname "the sly one" hit me hard when I first read about him, because it told me how judgemental those friends of his were.

3. Eskel

Ciri arriving in Kaer Morhen, and getting frightened by one of Geralt's comrades, because his face is clawed up in some manner... I still remember reading that scene, some time in the 90ies. I was curios at once, especially as scarface, ahm Eskel, proved to be a nice guy in the few scenes he had in the book. I liked him, and I wanted to know more about him. I came up with several stories how he had gotten his scars, and who he was outside of just one of Geralt's brothers. Unfortunately the author never bothered to tell us more about him. Then came the games and I was only marginally enticed by them. Some aspects are good, others are meh... and I will honestly admit that I am still so-so about the Diedre tale. Then came Netflix... and wow was I pissed. Eskel needed his own heroic story I decided and well... it happened. He's still my favourite Witcher, and hopefully will remain so.

Honourable Mentions

Lan al Mandragoran

Wheel of time was another series I devoured in the late 90ies (and on as new books came out), and Lan was my favourite character in them. I was sure he would die in Tarmon Gai'don, but that did not hinder me devouring everything about him. And what a confrontation in the last battle. Reading that, i was sure, so sure, he'd not come out of this alive, and so happy when he did. I would love to write a story about him and Tam meeting at the Blood Snow and upsetting the entire applecart of events.

Athos

Athos from the Three Musketeers is another childhood hero, from reading the books (Three Musketeers/Twenty Years After/ The Viscount of Bragelonne) when I was a young teen. I like Athos, is aloofness, his honour, is utter reality-defying sticking with said honour, and also his haunted past. He was one of my first fanfic subjects (cringe, the stories were so bad) and i still adore him to this day.

Tagging @regis-favorite-raven, @do-androids-dream-ao3acc, @lohrendrell and @eskel-loves-lilbleater to talk about their favourite characters and how they encountered them.

#ask game #nice asks #favorite characters #reading

[redrascal1]

In Disney romance is dead.

My advice for anyone who loves a good romance - you won't find it in Disney.

They are known for making some of the most romantic animated films of all time - Beauty and The Beast (90s version) is a classic example.

But recently Disney have been pouring cold water on romance in their movies.

And, believe it or not, the rot began waaay back in 2010 with of all things Alice in Wonderland.

It was a delightful film. Most of all I loved the chemistry between Mian Wasikowska's 'old soul' Alice and Johnny Depp's charming but tormented Tarrant Hightopp (aka Hatter).

I was saddened when at the end she returned to 'real life' and to a life without romance, but heartened when they announced a sequel...only for Alice to once again leave Wonderland, this time for a reason I found appalling - to look after her mother, an unpleasant woman who showed little affection for Alice - and she also had another daughter she was much closer to.

Any reason to keep Alice and the Hatter apart for ever.

And please - don't start with the 'Johnny is too old for Mia' crap, because this isn't about Johnny and Mia, but Alice and the Hatter, and Alice was the more mature one!

But, since AiW I have noticed bit by bit romance in Disney productions is dying.

Mulan - the live action version removed the romantic lead.

Star Wars - Han and Leia's relationship had come to an end. Finn/Rose is quashed in TROS.

And of course, 'Goddess of Jedi Dogma Rey'......doesn't need a boyfriend. Doesn't need anyone and anybody, apparently.

Now it has happened with Loki.

Loki, Thor's tormented God of Mischief, will spend eternity trapped in a tree with no one to love him. Because these days it seems that there is no redemption but death.

Waaaay back in my 20s I was an avid reader of the Dragonlance books. My favourite character was Raistlin Majere. Physically frail but incredibly strong willed and powerful, I pitied and despised him in equal measures when I first started reading the books, but my opinion changed dramatically when he did one thing.

As the heroes were escaping danger Raistlin suddenly went back, to his friends' chagrin, and returned with - Bupu, the little gully dwarf who had been their guide. And who the big, strong men - had completely forgot about. And the only one willing to risk his life to save her was Raistlin.

I started to love his character then.

Probably one of the most tragic figures in fantasy I desperately wanted Raistlin redeemed. Don't get me wrong - he did some terrible things. But, it all came from a place of pain. And I wanted him to get a 'happy ending'. Because this is fantasy folks - and if you can't find happy endings in make believe, where can you find them?

But ultimately....he didn't. I was devastated.

But, there was always Star Wars.

Not anymore.

The Skywalkers are all dead, along with Han Solo. And apparently Adam Driver confirmed in a recent interview Ben aka Kylo...was never meant to be redeemed. That he was meant to die evil.

And also...Harrison Ford actually didn't want Han to die in TFA. Despite years ago wanting to kill his character off, Ford over the years mellowed a lot to him.

Abrams wanted him to die at his son's hands so we, the audience, would hate Kylo. That we would cheer his death. That we would embrace Rey as his replacement.

But they made a drastic mistake.

Because Rey - is a bore.

She may tick the boxes but she is frankly utterly unmemorable as a hero. She's an archetype.

The most memorable character was Kylo. And the 'reylo' romance was the highlight of the ST. No matter how much Finn fans moan. No matter how much the 'woke' criticised it. Because Rey was at her most interesting when interacting with Kylo.

And it wasn't just we fans of it who noticed it - Rian Johnson did.

And the critics did.

But, Disney refused to listen and gave us TROS. Now they intend to continue with their soulless heroine in a new film, or series of films, whilst removing the prince from their forthcoming LA Snow White.

Why?

To satisfy #metoo, who apparently were the 'consultants' on the LA Little Mermaid? Which underperformed at the BO?

Frankly, to quote Rhett Butler ....I myself don't give a damn.

Bad enough that Raistlin had a sad ending. Bad enough Loki did. But Star Wars, the film series that had at its heart a message of hope - sorry Disney, SW was the last straw. I loved it for forty plus years. I was 12 when I first saw it. I was 54 when I watched it die with TROS.

Disney turned Lucas's saga into a horror story. And it was meant to be a fairytale.

Fairytales have happy endings. Real life is often heartbreaking and disappointing. Fairy Tales are our escape.

Disney, once the master of fairtales....have completely crushed them.

No romance. No love. No forgiveness.

No redemption but death.

If all someone can expect is that....why bother 'turning good'? Why bother at all?

[jonphaedrus]

I need you to know how much I adore raistlin majere as a blorbo he's also like one of my first blorbos I was obsessed with evil wizards for a while because of him. I think I read every book he appeared.

there is just something about raistlin majere he has been capturing minds and hearts and dicks (gender neutral) for 40+ yrs. he's aa multiply disabled genius white haired anime shitboy playing straight man to an entire universe. he's nebulously evil aligned but he's one of the kindest people in the entire world. he's a completely useless bisexual. he has never touched a boob in his life and if he did he would die. dalamar's chest does not count as a boob it's too flat for that. he's got a god complex. he's totally incapable of handling any degree of responsibility. every decision he's ever made has been the worst decision. the gods themselves rely on him as their get out of jail free card. he put himself into hell to prove a point. if he ever speaks to his ex girlfriend again he will fuck her on the floor to keep it real. he is spiritually incapable of ever not committing to a bit. his books defined an entire genre of antihero and time travel plotline and established the timeline divergence structure in use in modern fantasy. he'd literally fistfight a ghost even if he would lose. his entire family can't stand him. but they also love him because he might be an asshole but he's their asshole. he is the guy of all time.

[megan-karau]

Raistlin x/and Crysania mini AU where they're just cute lil critters

they're for an animatic i'm working on

yeh i love dragonlance so much is literally the only novels i read :D

i love the new trilogy :) so much drama lol

#dragonlance #raistlin majere #raistlin #crysania #crysania tarinius #the last trial #Последнее Испытание #raisania #rasania #crystlin???

[vorbarrsultana]

incomplete list of things that destroyed me today:

maxim's raistlin. his mage is a ball of bitterness and determination which only heightens the sense of tragedy — for this raistlin there's no other ending but "the lord of nothing". i also feel like this raistlin is played like a smartest raistlin because he gets so, so frustrated every time he has to explain something. in "by takhisis, i'm surrounded by idiots" kind of way.

irina's crysania. she's the softest. most naive priestess i've seen, and it was so heartbreaking to watch her completely shatter in istar scenes.

(and the most forceful raistlin and most gentle crysania were fascinating together)

DALAMAR. he was amazing? wonderful? extra charismatic?? 1000/10 the dark elf we love? i also loved how much of a performer he was today. this dalamar enjoyed every minute of playing conclave like a fiddle. and the way his demeanor changed completely every time he shared a scene with raistlin? delicious.

caramon broke my heart. the end.

no, not the end. THE SCENES. so many wonderful interactions.

literally one of the first phrases was "shalafi?", and during the meeting in the temple dalamar and crysania simultaneously reached for raistlin while he was coughing on the floor....

then the tavern, and bonus tika and dalamar interaction?? priceless, i love it. they were very snarky.

also, caramon kneeling before his magnificent wife? as he should.

raistlin treated crysania like she was made of glass during "the prosecutor", and i really liked it! or maybe i'm used to other mages just dragging their priestesses in less gentle manner.

"the temptation by compassion" hit really hard BECAUSE this crysania was the softest. someone hug her, please?

THE ARENA. caramon's "what the hell are you?" after the minotaur had appeared was priceless. and raistlin was anxiously fiddling with his fingers, see, he loves caramon, and gets angry with himself for that, and takes that out on his brother. get this mage some therapy.

the group hug during the fall of istar was hearwarming and painful at the same time. we can't have nice things, right, raistlin?

also, ALSO. maxim and ksenia (as takhisis) sounded eerily similar when they were sarcastic. "isn't that just the echo of her words", hmmm?

then the childhood of the mage which was fantastic because raistlin was ANGRY.

"sedution" was so soft. and i've counted three raistlin and crysania kisses in the show!

"the lullaby" shattered my heart. it's interesting choice to have caramon sing it to raistlin's mantle because the brother he grew up with isn't here anymore. it's over.

(crysania sang her oath to raistlin's mantle too which is fascinating? she binds herself to the idea of raistlin that's in her head, not the real man.)

THE TRIAL BY FIRE WAS THE BEST SCENE. so many amazing little moments. raistlin, who started singing it very professionallyTM, turning to crysania the moment she laid her hand on his cheek and just going with it?? wow. AND THE KISS.

etherius's abyss is the most terrifying version of it, fight me.

(and maxim looked very small there, GIVE THE MAGE A HUG)

"the denial" was heartbreaking and inevitable. the only possible conclusion for this raistlin. the vocals on "the price is not too high!" though? you had to hear it.

and the final eight lines of "the lord of nothing" (after raistlin dropped on his knees) looked visually stunning from the audience perspective.

in conclusion, i'm so very not normal about them.

#the last trial #dragonlance musical #raistlin majere #crysania tarinius #последнее испытание

[first-and-last-neocount]

Whumptober Teaser Post

So much for not going for completion. X'D

Here's the general game plan - I've come up with a prompt choice/general plot for each day, and I'm going to start writing them immediately. Whether or not I actually try for completion during the month of October is going to depend on how much I can get written during September - if I have 21 or more done by October 1st, I'll try to finish them all, but I'm not going to let myself try to write more than 10 fics during the actual month of posting to prevent myself from stressing right into burnout again. I'll do periodic updates during September on how many I have written so far to give a general picture of whether completion is likely or not.

I'm not doing purely Coldfire this time! As much as I love it, I think that trying to work on that many fills for only one fandom at a time might have been part of my problem last year, so I'm going to shake it up this year. (Fully half of them are still Coldfire but I can only vary so much from my essential nature, lol.) Below is a photo of my pretty multicolored notes, and under the cut is a transcription/elaboration of the info; the day, the fandom, and the ship/extremely vague premise of each planned fill! (Keeping which prompt I picked from each day a secret for now :P)

Actually readable version:

Day 1 - Coldfire Trilogy - It Walks Among Us, It Walks Within installment.

Day 2 - DragonLance - Astinus/Raistlin canon divergence fic set during the Legends trilogy.

Day 3 - Coldfire Trilogy - You'll Tell to Me What'll Happen to Me chapter.

Day 4 - DragonLance - Astinus/Raistlin fic chapter.

Day 5 - Melanie Rawn's Dragon Prince trilogy - Andry/Pol canon divergence fic set during The Star Scroll.

Day 6 - Coldfire Trilogy - You'll Tell to Me What'll Happen to Me chapter.

Day 7 - Resident Evil - Weskennedy RE4 canon divergence fic.

Day 8 - Coldfire Trilogy - You'll Tell to Me What'll Happen to Me chapter.

Day 9 - Bloodborne - Laurence/Ludwig, sequel to Erit Praemium Sanguine Sanctum.

Day 10 - Shannara - Garet Jax/Jair fic set during the Dark Wraith of Shannara graphic novel.

Day 11 - Resident Evil - Weskennedy RE4 fic chapter.

Day 12 - Grimm - Sean/Nick canon divergence set during the episode Three Coins in a Fuschbau.

Day 13 - Coldfire Trilogy - You'll Tell to Me What'll Happen to Me chapter.

Day 14 - Grimm - Sean/Nick canon divergence chapter.

Day 15 - Coldfire Trilogy - You'll Tell to Me What'll Happen to Me chapter.

Day 16 - Coldfire Trilogy - You'll Tell to Me What'll Happen to Me chapter.

Day 17 - Resident Evil - Weskennedy RE4 fic chapter.

Day 18 - Resident Evil - Weskennedy RE4 fic chapter.

Day 19 - DragonLance - Astinus/Raistlin fic chapter.

Day 20 - Coldfire Trilogy - It Walks Among Us, It Walks Within installment.

Day 21 - Coldfire Trilogy - It Walks Among Us, It Walks Within installment.

Day 22 - Star Wars - Rexakin canon divergence set during the Clone Wars.

Day 23 - Coldfire Trilogy - It Walks Among Us, It Walks Within installment.

Day 24 - Star Wars - Rexakin canon divergence chapter.

Day 25 - Star Wars - Rexakin canon divergence chapter.

Day 26 - Star Wars - Rexakin canon divergence chapter.

Day 27 - Coldfire Trilogy - You'll Tell to Me What'll Happen to Me chapter.

Day 28 - Coldfire Trilogy - You'll Tell to Me What'll Happen to Me chapter.

Day 29 - Coldfire Trilogy - It Walks Among Us, It Walks Within installment.

Day 30 - Coldfire Trilogy - You'll Tell to Me What'll Happen to Me chapter.

Day 31 - Coldfire Trilogy - 'Cause I Loved You For Too Long final chapter.

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As you guys can probably tell, I've been kind of holding back on You'll Tell to Me What'll Happen to Me since I started suspecting I might want to do Whumptober, because that fic is nothing but whump (in TV Tropes language I think it would qualify as a Trauma Conga Line). I'm also dipping my toes into some fandoms I really enjoy but haven't written for yet, so we'll see how that goes, lol.

I'm going to bite the bullet this year and post these things properly; everything will be getting uploaded to AO3 and then linked to Tumblr instead of posting directly here, because these will be going up out of order with each other like always and it's so much less confusing for everyone if they're at least properly structured in a series on AO3. Plus, this go round, I should have the time to do final edits/AO3 uploads more easily without the horrific crunch of still trying to write them all at the last minute!

I'll admit I'm really curious to see if any of my follower have ever read Melanie Rawn's books, I read them around the same time I read Black Sun Rising, and although they didn't shape my personality quite as fundamentally as Coldfire did they're still very dear to me. Shannara as well, given that I started reading that series when I was nine, and a lot of my own writing voice (and certainly my love of imagery) was inspired by Terry Brooks.

Now, into the grand adventure of actually writing all of these! XD

#the neocount writes #whumptober pregame #going to use that tag for all planning updates #trying to balance my excitement with not biting off more than i can chew lol

[deaddoveadventures]

⋆ NAME?: Dove / Ev

⋆ PRONOUNS?: he/him but I'm not outed irl.

⋆ MOST ACTIVE MUSE(S)?: Curumë but tbh also Raistlin but I am too nervous about getting him wrong and thus shy away from writing more for him

⋆ RP PET PEEVES?: Roleplay Answers that don't have any hooks in them and thus don't drive the story forward. Give me something active to work with, there are only so many times I can come up with everything on my own. Don't just make your character react, make them act! (Or add Environmental and Atmospheric cues that my Character can react to)

⋆ EXPERIENCE / HOW MANY YEARS?: I lost count. I've been rping since I was 11 and I am now over 30.

⋆ FLUFF, ANGST, OR SMUT?: I am an Angst whore! But I want Fluff in between to make the Angst hit harder and to actually build character relationships. Depends on the muse, however. I also love Whump. I don't care much about smut, and I suck at writing it. But if it fits into the story I will write it.

⋆ PLOTS OR MEMES?: Both! Sometimes Memes can be really good Ice breakers. And plot can come second to see where it should go! Or sometimes you want / need to plot first because else interaction might be difficult. I guess the mix does it.

⋆ LONG OR SHORT REPLIES?: Length is not as important as content. You can give me 3 pages of just describing one single object and it will do less than 2 paragraphs of describing what your character does, says, feels, and what the mood of the room is, and then I can actually work with it! My own replies vary as well. I suffer from always feeling like I need to match my partner or feeling that I write too little, though, for myself.

⋆ TIME TO WRITE?: The night, after midnight. Sadly I can't always do it because of work.

⋆ ARE YOU LIKE YOUR MUSE(S)?: So in all honesty, yes and no. For both of them. Curumë specifically actually incorporates a lot of my personality traits and traumas. He (originally) was based on my Tav in BG3. BG3 was my coping game while dealing with the aftermath of an extremely toxic relationship and breakup. BG3 turned out to be about the abuse cycle in its essence and thus made me obsessed. And I put a lot of needs and wants and wishes of what I should have done into Curumë. The theme of Freedom and the fight against being controlled is a huge part that both haunt/ed me (and him). It also made me vibe hardcore with Astarion, but I shy away from writing him because it feels like a competition. And also Curumë is more personal, more catered to what I personally experienced.

I write him like an Asshole because that is the part that is the opposite of me. But it is - sometimes - what I wish I had done, instead of people pleasing and being a "I can Fix him" person. Anyway, this got a bit personal I am sorry.

As for Raistlin sadly he is also a lot like me. But also not. I actually want to rp and write for him because he is so relatable. I started out reading the books dealing with his character development specifically and it was scary how someone could put some of my own experiences as a (constantly rejected) disabled person with a nondisabled sibling into one character so well. I'd say Raistlin is someone I could have become if I hadn't gone to therapy and decided to deal with my inner demons. The biggest difference between him and me though is the hunger for power, because I don't have that. I do have a need for adoration though, ngl.

Tagged by: @windwithinmyveins thank you so much!

Tagging: @astralfox0893 @springvaletales

Bonus, my desk:

As you can see, I suck at keeping my place tidy. Also, yes, the wig is there because I am working on a Raistlin Cosplay irl.

#about the mun #ooc #dash games

[wizardbracket]

Round 3: Match 6 of 16

Why they deserve to be the ultimate wizard according to YOU:

Ged:

Vanquished (so far): Raistlin Majere, Marcia Overstrand

"Ged breaks your heart in a good way every book"

"Ged didn't become archmage and then quit to go herd goats to lost a poll bracket"

"Ged is a POC queer protag ... he's arguably one of the most powerful beings IN Earthsea and he learns wisdom above all else which tempers him"

“The mix of pride and wounds. The gentleness and power. The greatness and the goats. I love my boy so much.”

“He is simply a little wizard guy who goes on little wizard adventures and journeys of self-discovery.”

“This man went to wizard school and beat up his own shadow”

Magnus Bane:

Vanquished (so far): Harry Dresden, Galadriel Higgins

"He hates YA plot nonsense so much but keeps getting dragged into it anyways ... he throws birthday parties for his cat (who is named Chairman Meow)

"GLITTER"

"Queer Indonesian wizard who has been aggressively bi since the 1800s and has no fucks left to give about anyone’s nonsense"

"Banned from Peru"

"My man invented the portal"

"Vote for bisexual legend cat manic glitter enjoyer magic man"

“He's a bisexual immortal wizard who ends up romancing a repressed gay demon hunter”

#polls #ged #sparrowhawk #a wizard of earthsea #magnus bane #shadowhunters

[emeraldskulblaka]

If you want to continue the Earl Carpenter and Maxim Rakovsky parallels, you should start manifesting Maxim as Dalamar in October 😆

There are four excellent Etherius Dalamares and as much as I love Maxim, I'd rather see him as Raistlin again (even though seeing him go feral in the Abyss scenes would be a nice change) xD

I wouldn't say no to a Fëanorian though! Bring the Finrod rock opera back, please!

#ask #raistlin and the phantom are such miserable and wretched little creatures #and I adore maxim and earl #the parallels were so easy to spot #and now maxim's career is taking off and earl's career is back #we love to see it