#galahadwilder

[yourblackhearts]

Bet you 10 bucks I can increase your follow count by at least 5 with one post

#Asks #She Speaks #galahadwilder #this is gonna be good

[mlwritersguild]

Chlonette / I Wasn’t Like This Before

The response to this prompt comes to us from @galahadwilder!

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The worst part of dealing with Chloé isn’t the pranks. It isn’t the mean-spirited comments. It isn’t the constant attempts to get Marinette thrown out of school. It isn’t even the outright violence. No, the worst part about dealing with Chloé is that Marinette remembers who she used to be before her mother left. And that Marinette may have had a tiny, teenie, itty-bitty baby crush on her.

Chloé was Marinette’s first kiss, “practicing that thing that grown-ups do in movies.” The two of them had gotten married by the slide in elementaire. They’d been best friends, sharing everything, everything, until Chloé’s mother had vanished and Marinette’s parents had stayed. And Chloé hadn’t forgiven. The worst part about dealing with Marinette isn’t the self-righteousness. It isn’t the sabotaging of Chloé’s plans. It isn’t the way the designer keeps turning the class against her. It isn’t even the stupid cracks about Chloé’s family, though those hurt quite a lot. No, the worst part about dealing with Marinette is that Chloé remembers how things used to be before her mother left. And that Chloé is hopelessly, helplessly, desperately in love with Marinette Dupain-Cheng. And she has no idea how to be her friend again.

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[queer-cosette]

You remember my soda preferences?

🥰

I feel loved

Galahad beloved you are one of my best friends on this farce of a website, in my head we are drinking ginger in my nonexistent furnished basement and I of course have bought in your favourite sparkling water despite personally finding the concept to be a crime against humanity because what kind of host would I be otherwise? 🩵🩵🩵

#coco speaks #beloved mutuals #galahadwilder

[gentil-minou]

Have you considered: puppeteer 2

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#I have a JOB i should be W O RK INGGGGGGG #asked and answered #galahadwilder

[casadefreewill]

Fic recs

I got two fics for you this week (month? We’ll see)

Notes to Self by GalahadWilder (@galahadwilder)

Adrien finds out midway through Oblivio that his assumption was wrong, and that Marinette is NOT his girlfriend. So he decides to do leave a message calling himself out for failing to properly appreciate the most incredible person he’s ever met.

Now, having been confronted with his mistakes, Adrien has realized that he has a lot to make up for—and a girl who needs to know exactly how much she means to him.

Yeah this last updated in 2019 so we’re probably not getting any more, BUT! It’s got that good good ‘oh shit I’ve fallen in love with the same girl/boy twice!’ adrinette. Also best mom-dad team Sabine and Tom! Also also hey Adrien, why don’t we try to start addressing your whole ‘putting all my happiness and dreams in the Marinette/Ladybug basket’ situation.

Anyways, good story, go read.

☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

And number two

Masks Within Masks by Kyprish_Prophetess

Donald found himself at odds without the kids around 24/7, so he decides to answer a call from SHUSH to come back online.

Everything spirals from there

I. Love. Disney. Ducks. Anyways, recently I’ve gotten back into fics that try to thread all the different Donald media together and this is one that I’ve recently loved the most. It focuses mostly on DT17 and Double Duck (which is honestly so rare) but the other ones are there and woven into the plot. It’s fun and Donald gets to be a cool SHUSH agent while still trying to balance family life and stumbling into superhero shenanigans. Also Launchpad is so great in this 💗

#fic rec #ml #miraculous ladybug #marinette dupain cheng #adrien agreste #ladybug #chat noir #post-oblivio #Notes to Self #GalahadWilder #dt17 #ducktales #double duck #disney ducks #donald duck #paperinik #Masks Within Masks #Kyprish_Prophetess

[mlcontentcreatorbirthdays]

It’s @galahadwilder ‘s birthday today!

Happy birthday, wishing you a fabulous day!

#miraculous ladybug #birthdays #birthday alert #happy bday GalahadWilder!

[kirain]

what do you think of this post about Gale? I saw it today and idk how to feel about it. h t t p s : // www. tumblr. com / galahadwilder / 741497332636467200

I couldn't disagree with it more, to be honest.

First of all, and I can't stress this enough, Mystra doesn't care about her followers. She cares about the state of the Weave and nothing more. If her followers don't worship her, if they're not useful to her, if they don't serve her purpose, they mean nothing to her. After she abandoned Gale, she had no interest in him until she realised she could use him to stop the Absolute—and she only wanted to stop the Absolute because it threatened the Weave. In general, Mystra doesn't care what people use magic for either, be it the most admirable heroics or the most depraved insanity you can imagine.

Case and point: Lorroakan. He is an arrogant wizard, far worse than Gale could ever hope to be, who uses magic for pure evil. When he beat Rolan, he undoubtedly used magic to do it. Do you think Mystra cared? Nope. You can help that nutjob achieve his goals, kill a demigod, turn him immortal, and give him free reign to abuse magic any way he wishes, but do you think Mystra cares? Nope. She doesn't. She doesn't care about people unless they benefit her. In fact, all three iterations of Mystra have a vast history of grooming, flat out 🍇, and the forced impregnation of unsuspecting mortal women. Despite being neutral good, Mystra is and has always been extremely vain, selfish, jealous, and problematic.

With that in mind, I'd like to break this post down piece by piece. Also, please be aware that when I use the word "you", I don't mean you specifically, anon. I'm more so addressing anyone who might be reading.

PS: Please no one harass this person's post. Their opinion is their own, and it's very respectful. At the end of the day, we're just talking about a video game.

Mystra didn't tell Gale not to juggle the torches. She didn't even tell him it was a torch. She let him go on believing it was a part of her missing Weave. Had she told him the truth, he would've stayed away. That's why he's so shocked in Act 3, when she finally reveals it's the Karsite Weave. He had no idea, and she likely never intended to tell him. She didn't before he went off in search of it, and she didn't the entire time he was locked away in his tower, scared and suffering. I can't for the life of me figure out why she wouldn't warn him, but I can only assume it's because she expected absolute obedience, or because she was getting bored of him and wanted him to mess up.

Whatever her reasons, she didn't tell Gale to leave the orb alone because he was "worthy" already. He clearly wasn't in her eyes, because he wanted her to see him as an equal. He wanted her to share her knowledge with him, which is perfectly fair in a healthy relationship. If you're dating a god and they treat you like a worshipper—that's all you are to them. A worshipper. A plaything. You're beneath them. You're unworthy. She told Gale to leave the orb alone because she wanted him to be complacent. She wanted to keep him in servitude. That's what she wants from all of her followers, though it's even worse when it's her lover.

In almost every story where a mortal loves a god, the mortal is either ascended into the heavens or the god gives up their divinity. And this isn't even specific to gods, but also vampires, werewolves, elves, and so on. Arwen, for example, gives up her immortality to be with Aragorn. Bella becomes a vampire to be with Edward. Hercules gives up his divinity to be with Meg. Elisa Esposito becomes aquatic to be with the creature. These are common tropes because it makes the couples equal.

Mystra contradicts herself by saying Gale was "always worthy", because her actions don't reflect it. He was a worthy distraction from her job, sure, but not worthy enough for her to treat him like an equal. So in order to prove it to her, to prove his love and devotion, he went after the one thing he knew she wanted—her missing Weave. Yes, she told him not to, and I agree he should've respected that, but this is on par with a woman telling her husband not to buy a bracelet she really, really wants because it's too expensive. If your husband worked extra hours and saved up enough to buy you that bracelet, would you divorce him?

Gale was completely unaware of the danger. He basically thought he was getting Mystra a bracelet. Had she taken the time to explain it to him, the whole catastrophe could have been avoided. He was just a hopeless romantic who wanted to surprise his girlfriend and prove he belonged at her side. The same girlfriend who very well could have made him her equal and shared her knowledge, but chose not to. Why? Because she's selfish. She didn't want an equal, she wanted a servant. We know this because, if you romance and ascend Gale, he will ascend you alongside him and give you your own domain! Mystra had the power to do this, or at least the ability to slowly ease him into it, but she refused. No matter how much he pleaded and proved his devotion to her, she refused.

Mystra did not save Gale when the orb embedded itself in his chest. He survived only because it fed on his gifts. He says as much, and so does she when you go to see her at the Temple. That's why, when we first meet him, he admits he used to be better at magic. He was once exceedingly powerful, but the orb basically knocked him down to level one. Mystra was perfectly happy to let him scramble to find items to absorb, knowing that he would inevitably run out and erupt. When we give him his third item in Act 1, the orb is becoming quenchless, and he knows his time is nigh. Mystra has nothing to do with satiating the orb until Act 2 and 3, and only because he becomes her wild card.

Gale: Mystra will consider forgiveness?

Elminster: She will consider ... what she considers to be forgiveness.

Even Elminster, her most faithful Chosen, knows her "forgiveness" isn't really forgiveness. It's an ultimatum. Do this for me and be welcomed into my hall, or die and literally go to hell. Why would Mystra make this offer? Well, because why else would Gale agree to kill himself only to end up in the Wall of the Faithless? How would that motivate him? Mystra didn't make this offer out of the kindness of her heart, she made it because she was desperate. Had the opportunity never presented itself, she would've let him die and suffer for all eternity, and possibly take hundreds of innocent people with him in the blast. She. Doesn't. Care. 🤷‍♀️

Now, one could argue Gale was asking for too much, but I'm going to have to call bullshit on that. First of all, Mystra showed him things no mortal has ever seen. It's only fair he'd want to share her world and learn as much as possible. Imagine if the Doctor from Doctor Who picked up some random people and took them on breathtaking adventures, but the audience got mad at them for wanting to see as much as they could. Amy, Clara, Rose, etc.—none of them could live a normal life after meeting him, and they wanted to learn as much about the universe as possible. But everyone loves those characters. They don't get mad. There's even several episodes where the companions call the Doctor out for not treating them as equals, and he admits he's wrong for doing that and adjusts his way of thinking.

I would argue that the only real divide between Mystra and Shar/Vlaakith is that Mystra doesn't inflict physical pain ... most of the time. That's it. Vlaakith and Shar only care about themselves and the effectiveness of their followers, but the exact same applies to Mystra. She is the Weave, and she only cares about the Weave; therefore, she only cares about herself. She had ample opportunity to help Gale or tell him the truth, but she didn't until it was convenient for her. The gods of D&D are basically the Greek Pantheon gods—a bunch of assholes toying with mortals, regardless of their alignment. The odd one is decent, but most are only out for themselves and their rule. Now, I will concur that Mystra is hardly the worst deity (in fact, she's unfortunately one of the better ones), but she's still not great and Gale is her victim.

To get a little controversial, I think the writers made a mistake. I know what they were going for, but I think they lost it along the way. At first, I was ready to stand with everyone and admit he belonged in the quintessential "overreaching wizard full of hubris" category, but upon researching the lore, getting to know Gale better, and doing several different playthroughs, I've come to vehemently disagree. First of all, before 5E (the current D&D edition), becoming a god was the ultimate goal for a lot of players, and that was perfectly acceptable, with many DMs providing celestial paths to make it possible. Moreover, many of the current gods were once human themselves, including Mystra!

Second, it's only hubris if you fail. Gale can ascend. He can succeed. Although it's not the canon outcome I would choose for him, he is right about the crown. He does his research and figures out how to reforge it. And he doesn't seek godhood to be worshipped, he seeks it to either free himself (and all mortals) from Mystra's chains, or for her to acknowledge and love him as an equal. His arrogance stems from insecurity; an insecurity Mystra herself planted and cultivated, and in the end he's not really arrogant atfter all. Does him wanting to be Mystra's equal make him selfish? Well, I suppose that depends on how you answer these questions:

Is your partner equal to you? If you don't think so, why are you leading them on? Why wouldn't you take steps to help them become your equal? Why are you holding them back instead of propping them up? If they show interest in your life, in your world, in the things you can do, why would you keep it to yourself, especially when you have the time and resources to share it?

Just some ambrosia for thought. 😉

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #bg3 tav #mystra #all my homies hate mystra

[lichjuno]

chlogami for @galahadwilder !! i'm your ashville secret santa!! :] happy holidays <3

(designs belong to @schsas !!)

#chlogami #miraculous ladybug #chloe bourgeois #kagami tsurugi #fanart #myart

[axrynic]

Featuring Caitlyn "has DEFINITELY snuck every woman in her social class into her bedroom" Kiramman

Based off of a tiktok audio and tumblr post by galahadwilder

Text:

Vi: Caitlyn!

Vi: How's your head?

Caitlyn: Well I haven't had any complaints yet.

Vi: 'scuse me?

Caitlyn: Oh! Uh. I think I'll live.

Patreon

#arcane meme #arcane incorrect quotes #arcane #arcane league of legends #piltover's finest #caitvi #caitlyn kiramman #vi #vi arcane #caitlyn arcane

[flightfoot]

do you have any fics featuring chat blanc?

Hm... I don't go for Chat Blanc to the extent that a lot of other people do, but I still have a few I can rec.

Ghost of a Memory by @galahadwilder

Chat Blanc was alone for months between the destruction of the world and the arrival of Ladybug. But... was he? Was he really? When Chat Blanc shattered the moon, all of the Miraculous were destroyed, save one. The Peacock, impossibly, survived. And Chat Blanc found it. What did he make? And was he better off alone?

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Bell the Cat by @heartfulselkie

Ladybug is the Miraculous Hero of Gallia. She has spent the past number of years fighting the minions of the tyrant Hawk Moth, only for the war to come to an abrupt end. News reveals that Hawk Moth was brutally slain by his own champion and captain of his own elite guard - the infamous knight Chat Blanc, known to wield pure destructon itself. With the disintegration of Hawk Moth's army, Chat Blanc is captured and imprisoned until his certain execution. Being a beloved hero and instrumental in the realm's defences during the war, Ladybug is offered a reward of her choosing. Instead of choosing a title or luxuries as expected she chooses...custody of Chat Blanc??? A new threat is rising in the chasm Hawk Moth left behind, and Ladybug believes Chat Blanc's knowledge and skill will be vital in what's to come. And perhaps he could also answer some questions that have plagued her since even before the war with Hawk Moth began..

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wild stray cat, you're a real gone guy by @sing-in-me-oh-muse

This wasn't how they were meant to fight Hawkmoth. Chat Noir wasn't supposed to chase down every single butterfly. He wasn't supposed to take them for himself, or become Chat Blanc every other night. He wasn't supposed to show up on Marinette's doorstep and cage her in her room. He wasn't meant to strangle all rational thought by his presence alone. And Marinette definitely wasn't supposed to fall in love with an akumatized version of her partner-in-arms.

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Saving My Life by @seasonofthegeek

Marinette is angry when Chat Noir disappears and the dark-haired, magenta-eyed Chat Blanc begins showing up and terrorizing the city until she finds out Chat Blanc isn't entirely what he appears.

#ask #ml fanfic rec #chat blanc #adrien agreste #miraculous ladybug

[yourblackhearts]

Filing this under "Reasons @galahadwilder probably regrets befriending me"

#She Speaks #My Capricorn moon ass is at it again (hi Alex) #fwiends #listen say what you will at least it's funny

[mlwritersguild]

for the March event: Kitty, Honestly (The History of Wrong Guys) for Marichat!

The response to this prompt comes to us from @galahadwilder!

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Post-Elation, Marinette realizes two things. First: Marinette can’t be with Chat Noir. Second: Chat Noir isn’t in love with Ladybug anymore.

Crushed, Marinette stays home from school the next day, until Chat Noir shows up at her balcony that evening after school to check on her. He looks about as wrecked as she feels, and the two of them make an agreement:

Stay friends.

Thus begins the Marichat friendship, where Chat Noir comes over a few nights a week to commiserate. But they keep… almost kissing. Almost loving. Almost. And so Marinette resolves to move on, by force if necessary, before they both go crazy..

She tries to date, to find other guys, but none of them feel right to her. She complains about it to Chat Noir, hoping to maybe dissuade him from pursuing her. This goes okay, until he finds out that her crush before him was Adrien.

Suddenly he’s weirdly invested in getting her together with Adrien? It doesn’t matter how much she tells him that won’t work, or how much she pursues anyone else. Every time she complains about another bad date, there he is, telling her to go for Adrien.

And is Adrien suddenly paying so much more attention to her than he used to?

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[cardiac-agreste]

Chapter 1 of my @mlbigbang fic, A Small but Stubborn Fire, is up!

An outsized thank you to @uptoolateart for everything to get this story to the finish line, and a big thank you to @raspberrycatapult for all the support. @naz-artz and @izanogi are artists for this story and you'll see their work later (the above picture is by me). Thanks to @mysticraven20 @wehadabondingmoment and @bohemianrhapsody711 for their help as well.

Chapter Teaser:

“Tom! Tom! It’s Marinette! I think someone’s got to her room!” Her voice trailed off, growing breathy as she flung herself onto her feet and sprinted for the door.

On the way out, she reached into her open gym bag and grabbed her tai chi sword, out of breath with fear before she’d even escaped the bedroom. She slammed into the jamb of the door and felt pain radiate from her shoulder, but it didn’t slow her down.

Shout out to @e-milieeee for her proposal for Marinette's Chinese name. And I would feel strange if I didn't at least acknowledge that—even though I had started working on this already—@galahadwilder posted a similar prompt on Tumblr at some point in 2023. I remember reading it and thinking how deliciously angsty his idea was and hoping that I could come close with my own inspired-by-real-events idea.

#sabine cheng #marinette dupain cheng #tom dupain #angst #miraculous ladybug #miraculous ladybug fanfiction #a small but stubborn fire #ml big bang 2023 #ml fic

[gentil-minou]

@mnino and I started watching love between a fairy and a devil and I kept being like “which of my moots is the one who likes this show I can’t remember” and I just saw it on your feed and was like “YOU”

OMG YES GOOD IT IS ME I AM THE MOOT WATCH IT AND LOVE IT AND TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT

#i shoupd properly warn you that there is some dub consent though #let me know if you want me to talk about more but its mostly forced kissing for the sake of plot and possessiveness #asked and answered #galahadwilder

[princess-of-the-corner]

https://www.tumblr.com/galahadwilder/745236508199583744/not-wizard-council-aristocrat-i-say-ok?source=share

Juleka

[seas-of-silver]

I saw this video about a girl pranking her boyfriend by referring to him as her husband while placing a food order, and he got so freaking happy about it - it immediately made me think of established relationship post-reveal Adrienette and so I sent the vid to @frostedpuffs's discord server and got to talking with her, @skribbz, @lesbitorte, @galahadwilder and @rustyace:

this honestly reads like a buggachat comic, so like... bugga... if you're looking for comic inspo, we humbly offer you our ideas~

#love square calling each other “husband” and “wife” #but they're only dating #established relationship #post reveal #I would love to see this as a buggachat comic ngl #convos in discord #fandom friends #miraculous ladybug #ml #adrien agreste #marinette dupain cheng #adrinette #ml love square #adrienette #alya cesaire #nino lahiffe