#get to know ruby & beau

[pearlywritings]

“I give you this ring as a symbol of my love”

synopsis: little snippets about Genshin men and their wedding rings

pairing: Albedo, Ayato, Diluc, Childe, Kaeya, Thoma, Xiao, Zhongli (separately) x reader

tw: established relationship, pure fluff, mention of Childe’s real name, spoiler for Zhongli’s identity

word count: 2.3k+ words in total

Albedo

The Chief Alchemist is the most creative on this whole list when it comes to your wedding rings. First of all, they are undoubtedly matching, have the most intricate design he put a lot of meaning into and everything from the sketch to the final product was done by his own hands with your preferences and additions kept in mind. Secondly, he wouldn’t be himself if he didn’t make use of his vast knowledge and alchemy skills.

You have absolutely no idea how he managed to do it, but the man made some sort of connection between the two rings. Since both of you never take it off, even in biting cold both bands remain warm - because the skin of one another keeps it as such and transfers it to the twin ring, creating a constant heat exchange.

But that’s not all! Albedo is truly a genius, because he made metal receptive to the touch. If you rub your ring, your lover will receive a feeling as if you are gliding the tips of your fingers right where his own ring is wrapped and vice versa. This helps a lot when his work requires his presence on Dragonspine for a long period of time. You can exchange small kisses and caresses like this and it is really comforting and gives both of you strength to carry on with your tasks until you meet again.

And believe me, Albedo is aware how special and unique you feel ever since he presented you with such an invention for you two to share. Thus, if one day someone learns of your rings’ secret and comes to him with a request to create the same pair - he’ll refuse no matter how much mora offered. He worked hard to make you happy and every moment he managed is sacred to him.

Ayato

When you and Ayato were getting married there were no rings to exchange. While your wedding was grand and booming, it was simply because the head of one of the Commissions was to be wed. In reality the marriage was one of convenience, a necessary measure which was held according to all traditions with both spouses showing nothing more but reserve.

Of course the head of the Kamisato clan wouldn’t marry the first candidate offered to him, he wisely chose among all the options, and had quite a number of meetings to finally settle on you. From the very beginning the man showed you nothing less than respect, yet you knew you’d have to gain his trust as well.

What you didn’t expect was that after the first years of your wedlock you’d eventually manage to worm your way into Ayato’s heart. You were perfect. You genuinely cared for him, made amazing friends with his younger sister and became support not only for him, but for her as well; you treated everyone and everything wisely and pretty early in marriage he started actively asking for your insight, which, to his content, was mostly great. No wonder you’d spend a lot of time doing the Commission’s work, in the same room no less, which led to small talks, giving you both an opportunity to get to know each other. As time passed talks became longer, then turned to evening walks together and in the end to feeling like a real married couple.

It felt right to show the shift in your relationship somehow, so next time the two of you were on display to the public eye, the whispers ran through the crowd - the Kamisato spouses had matching golden bands wrapped around their ring fingers.

For Ayato these rings are the proof of finding happiness where he abandoned all hopes to find it.

Diluc

The Master of the Dawn Winery and the Darknight Hero would've never been believed to be obsessed with a small thing. Yet he absolutely is.

Whenever you come up to him, or pass by, or even just stand somewhere in the background, talking to the winery staff or your friends, ruby eyes search for your hand and for a beautiful ring wrapped around your finger, matching the one hidden under his glove.

Whenever you are close, just inches away from him, Diluc delicately holds your palm with his and plants a kiss to your knuckle, right above the golden band.

Whenever he is holding your hand, he absentmindedly runs his thumb to feel if the smooth metal is still there, always releasing a breath when he finds it. Smiles warmly as you notice and interlock your fingers.

Whenever the man feels nervous or stressed and you are sitting next to him, he'd pull off a glove, take your hand in his and start playing with your ring, twisting and rolling it on your finger, calming down instantly and concentrating on his work.

Yes, Diluc Ragnvindr is obsessed with your wedding ring, because that's what reminds him of the fact you've chosen him to be by your side out of everyone else.

Childe

This ginger man… I have no words to describe the happiness Ajax felt on your wedding day, when you entered his family in the best way possible. The first fond memory about your rings he has is because of Teucer, who was excited and begged you months before the wedding to let him carry them during the ceremony. Of course you assigned the duty to him and at that moment you honestly weren’t sure if the stars in his eyes were figurative and not real ones.

Hands down your husband never takes his ring off from the moment you slid it on his finger and I mean it. He doesn’t necessarily brag about it to everyone he meets, but people he more or less trusts and that do not pose any threat to his family have their ears bent by his talks of you. He may seem reckless and garrulous, but Childe does have a full understanding of when some words shouldn’t be spoken and some things should stay hidden.

Alone with you or when you stay at his parents’ house for the weekend though? He is a menace to your peace and quiet and becomes almost unbelievably ridiculous. The man uses the shiny thing on his finger to his advantage whenever you hand him the opportunity. Every time you call him a fool for something he's done wrong to annoy you, he gives you the widest grin and points to his ring finger, saying "I am a fool, but I am your fool. Forever", or “Huh, too bad you are STUCK with me till the day we die”. When you have enough and lightheartedly threaten him to take the ring away from him by a divorce, the man clutches his hand to his chest and turns away, trying to hide it as best as he can.

“You’ll have to pry it from my cold dead hands.”

Surely you don’t want your lover dead and he knows you don’t mean it, so it always ends with some affectionate banter and rings staying there where they belong.

Kaeya

The Cavalry Captain could never hope to find someone to love him, let alone accepting his marriage proposal after years of dating and arriving to the point of sharing a cozy domestic life months prior to him asking for your hand.

He loves you and he is absolutely devoted to you, so the wedding ring is a very important thing to him. Kaeya doesn't take it off unless there is a mission where he would not want to give his enemies the knowledge of him having a family and putting you at risk.

On missions outside the city he is always wearing it under his glove. But if he is in the city simply patrolling? He puts it on a chain and lets the band gleam in the sunlight right between his pecs. Kaeya is aware people stare at his chest a lot, so it's a win-win decision, cutting suitors' attempts in their wake and giving you a peace of mind (not like you really need it, you trust your husband).

Sometimes, when he works in his office, he lets the ring stay on the chain, so he can always reach for it and gently roll it between his fingers. His mind instantly fills with images of you and a content, uncharacteristic smile appears on his lips. His fellow knights have been witnesses to this expression, but, as Lisa loves to note, no one believes them.

Well, the higher-ups do, as there were a couple of times when Kaeya’s mind slipped in a dreamland and Jean had to draw his attention back with a polite coughing, but well, it just proves how much he loves you and how easily he is swayed by the sign of your commitment.

Thoma

So joyful to be your husband. You must be a very understanding person if you decided to accept this hella busy man’s proposal. In return he showers you with his love and affection whenever he has a free moment, even if it’s just stopping by while he is running errands to pass you a home-cooked meal and give you a kiss and preferably a big hug to remind you he is head over heels for you.

Needless to say his wedding ring is incredibly special to him. One quick glance at his hand - and he instantly thinks of you and dreams of the evening when he can hold you in his arms again. More than once was he caught doing this by either other workers of the Kamisato estate or vendors. It isn’t bad, they actually always gently aww at him and comment on how sweet he looks thinking of his loved one. But God forbid it’s Ayato who spots him… With Lady Ayaka it’s perfectly fine, she adores you and your relationship with Thoma to her is nothing but beautiful and dreamlike. Her older brother though doesn’t let any opportunity to tease Thomа go to waste, which always leaves the poor blonde with flaming cheeks and wish to scurry away and back to you.

However, as much as he’d love to have the sign of your commitment worn all the time, he has to take it off whenever he is cleaning around the estate. One time he nearly lost it because the thing slipped off his finger and ever since Thoma has a special little jewelry-box where he puts the ring to keep it safe, as he doesn’t want to risk losing something so essential. If he is inside, he takes the box with him from room to room as he tends to his tasks.

He makes sure to put the ring right back on his finger once he is free of his household duties and especially when he goes to the city.

Xiao

To Xiao human customs are not of a big interest. However you’ve always been curious about people you’ve been protecting for thousands of years. As your lover, the Yaksha is usually the one listening to everything you’ve learnt and found fascinating and while he marks some things as weird and inconvenient, he takes note of the facts you are particularly keen on.

When you tell him about what marriage is and how different it is from the bonding ritual the immortals practice, he only raises a brow. Speaking vows, exchanging pieces of metal (in most cases) and just signing some papers? And that’s it? Xiao huffs, crossing his arms.

You look at him with amusement plastered on your smiling face.

“Well, if that’s not that big of a deal, why don’t we try that then?”

“What?”

Xiao is stunned upon hearing your proposal. Your logic is - the ritual of immortals is the point of no backing off, so you would never force him into it, knowing perfectly well of his fear that the Karmic debt can potentially affect you too if the bond is established. But the wedding done like humans can be used as an alternative.

At first Xiao thinks of that as an unnecessary measure, of your way to tease him. You do not bring it up after that time and he doesn’t even think of it until his visit to Zhongli and his beloved. Throughout his whole stay for some unknown reason he cannot stop staring at their wedding rings. Though the two have been betrothed for thousands of years, not so long before Morax’s retirement they decided to get married the way humans do it too. The staring doesn’t go unnoticed by the former Lord of Geo and he relishes in the quite fresh memory of their wedding day.

By the end of his stay, Xiao is leaving their house with a thought planted in his head. He can’t help but wonder, how pretty your hand would look with a ring similar to his on it.

Zhongli

All those centuries ago you and Morax forged your marriage through a contract. The Lord of Geo knew little of human customs, but he was well-versed in establishing agreements, thus the marriage contract used to be the ultimate demonstration of how sacred your relationship was. The Archon felt the purr threatening to escape from the depths of his chest when you put your signature near his in the presence of adepti as your witnesses. The dragon in him was very pleased, but the possessive side of his wanted to leave a permanent mark on you. When he confessed you only smiled and offered to choose patterns you'd imprint on each others' bodies as a reminder that you belong to each other and he couldn't feel more blessed to have you as his.

The contract still exists and the beautiful matching tattoos are hidden under your clothes, however nowadays there is one more demonstration of your bond is present - beautiful bands wrapped around your ring fingers, created from ore and gems you picked and your husband gave shape to with his own hands.

Actually Zhongli loves these physical manifestations of your wedlock so much that he made the same ring but of a bigger size. Why? So he could wear it on one of the claws of his forepaw whenever he takes his dragon form. The dragon is a majestically looking creature, yet with how proud and pleased he appears there is always a special glow around his enourmous form.

If you chose to do the same and wear a ring while in your animal adeptus form? He'd be ecstatic.

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[grigori77]

The Mighty Nein: Echoes of the Solstice (Live Show from Mo-fucking WEMBLEY!)

Ah, a hype man ... okay then ...

My ... he's quite salty really, isn't he?

"All the bar staff are like: What team is this? I don't know, but none of them make eye-contact."

He's got a point, we are better at swearing ...

"In this country, the sentence: I twatted the twat in the twat ... makes perfect grammatical sense!"

Ah yes, the first ĺive show since the Pandemic ...

Oh, here we go ...

Fuck me, look at that FUCKING CROWD ... O.O

Ye gods, Ashley what the fuck are you doing to us AGAIN?!!! Bloody hell ... then Liam ... and Taliesin? Look at that SWAG!!! MARISHA!!! Incredible ... Laura! Wow ... that's like ... AND Travis ... basically Jester and Fjord in the flesh ... just a shame Laura's not blue ...

And then we we have SAM FUCKING RIEGEL ... never misses an opportunity, does he?

Matt's going nuts and I don't blame him ...

Ah yes ... what fresh hell is Riegel gonna unleash upon us THIS TIME? The audience are ahead of us already ... oh gods ... no, you really AREN'T Freddie Mercury, mate ...

Bloody hell ... that actually WORKED ... I'm extremely surprised ...

Ashley has an announcement? Blimey ... no wonder she's a little nervous ... oh, but she's getting into it already ... Nice ... and yeah, Crit Role Red Nose Day, always fun ...

Cosplayer nod! Nice! Liam: "Oh man, so many Sprinkles!"

Yay! Animated intro WITH AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION!!!

Liam: "I've had this dream!" Matt: "Thank you all so much for the trauma!"

Recap! Nice!

Oh, so they WERE just Shunted, then? Okay, so what happened then?

So we're about to find out ... where are they? Shush, sound effects problems! Blightshore? Intriguing ...

Ah, so he CAN talk ... Caleb: "It's been a while." No shit, mate!

Oh, so the magical disruption has knackered the collar too ... batter that thing off, Beau! "You know, your wife has shaved me with a greatsword, this should not be too challenging for you." Oh, NOW he's rethinking this plan? Minor Alchemy?

Sam: "No, I want her to punch you!" Liam (as Caleb): "I'm sitting right next to her, it's going to happen!"

Oh crap ... Matt, what are you saying? What the fuck is THAT shit supposed to mean?

Ah, Imogen ... Beau: "She was kind of cute." Caleb: "Don't cross the streams!"

SNAP!!! Thankfully collar not neck, at least ...

Yes! Get her to Yasha! Go! With Caduceus? Awesome ...

Hey! The Blooming Grove! They made it ... oh, this is PRETTY!!! Calliope! Awwwwww ...

BABYYYYYYYYY!!! :3 Ashley: "I touch her everywhere, make sure she's fine! Well ... maybe not EVERYWHERE ..." Caleb: "I've seen them like this when they've been apart for a few hours."

CADUCEUS!!! Yeah, boy!

Ooh! Munchies!

New armour? Sweet ... the "Oh no, I have to leave in a hurry kit"? Intriguing ...

Dream Beau can be an asshole, apparently ... Beau: "But if you felt like exploring, maybe ..." Yasha: "Oh, I didn't know that was on the table!"

Oh yeah, Veth has, like, PRIORITIES now ...

Beau's accidental kleptomania ... XD

A splinter from the Nein Heroes? Intriguing ... and they're on the ship! Yay ... docked? Oh, hey, Nicodranas! Sweet!

Good lord, what are they doing? Matt: "How did we start this so horny?"

REUNION!!! Yay!

Jester's been getting headaches from her Sending ... yeah, that's right, makes sense ...

Perception check? Oh, first roll ... Travis: "Nine!" The crowd cheers! Of course they do ...

ALL of the Assembly ... yeah ... Trent Ikithon, of course, I thought so ...

Yeah, get Veth! Yay ...

Weird dead seabeast? What is that shit?

Matt: "Interrupt MY story, why don't you?"

A Message to the Ruby ... and she has to roll a D100? Nuts ... 48? 14 points of Psychic damage? Oof ...

Yes, she COULD heal herself, but it's par for thd course, really ...

Blud! Hi!

Spooked seabeasts ... hmmm ...

The Brenatto residence ... here we go ...

VETH!!! Yay!

Veth: "The world has been turned upside down!" Beau: "What's wrong?" Veth: "I HAVE A FUCKING TEENAGER!!!"

Luc wants to be an adventurer? Of course he does ... yeah ... how old IS he? Veth: "Whatever feels right!"

Veth: "To be fair, I was drunk for most of his childhood." XD

So what's the plan?

Oh, Scrying? Yeah, try it!

I love how Jester's being do sweet about Ludinus, it's hilarious ... oh, NOW she gets it? Jester: "He's a douche, I hate him!" Yeah ...

Here we go then, go Jester ... Travis: "That's right, use the 5th Level, nothing can possibly go wrong ..."

Jester has a DICK COLLECTION now? LOL

Reminding Jester who Trent is ...

Oh hey, here's Artigan! Nice! Oh ... how rude!

Caduceus: "We're not big problem people." Jester: "Are you saying we're NOT going to push the Moon back into the sky?"

Oh wait ... is Veth NOT coming?

Jester: "Um ... the Lavish Chateau is NOT a whorehouse." Veth: "A speakeasy with benefits?"

Luc? Hi! Wow ... he's an EMO TEEN now? Interesting ...

Veth making fun of Fjord being the weakest of the Nein ...

UNCLE Caleb ... :3

Jester! DO NOT give Luc a tattoo!

Wow ... Veth REALLY IS bowing out ... that's so sad ...

Veth makes Jester take another 8 points of Psychic damage ... XD

Wow ... AWKWARD goodbye ...

To the Cobalt Soul in Rexxentrum? Okay ...

Everybody runs into the circle ... wait ... WHST THE FUCK?!!!

Luc? Seriously? Wow ... he even has a Character Sheet! He's do cute ... :3

Here we are, then ... and they've just realised they're not alone ...

Sam's doing an emo teen voice now ... I love it ... this is gonna be SO MUCH FUN ...

Are we EVER gonna learn howold he is?

Yasha: "Hit me!" Seriously?

Oh, so we're doing this ... and she CATCHES his punch ... of course she does. Adorable ...

And now he's in a huff ...

And now he's gonna try and hex Beau instead ... this really is getting funny now ... Beau: "I'll cover my eyes to make it more fair." XD

Ah ... Caleb gives him THE TALKING TO ...

Wow ... he's really good at THIS ... oh, totally working the heartstrings, definitely ...

Oh wow ... they're coming around ... oh, so they're giving CAD the deciding vote? This'll be interesting ... and he makes a good point.

Ground rules from Caleb ... as it should be ...

Caduceus casts Death Ward on Luc just to be safe ... Nice one, mate.

Ovedo? Okay ... apparently things are chaotic ... oh, this doesn't sound good ...

Matt once again using the feedback constructively ...

Ah, teenage bravado ...

Volither ... hmm, nice hair.

Aggy? Who's that?

Dark tunnel? Okay ... no, DEFINITELY not Luc in the lead ... an extra luck roll for him? Nice one, Caleb!

Oh shit ... the magic seals are DEAD. Not a good sign ...

Crap ... what the hell is THIS shit? Oh, that's fucking CREEPY ... scary monster monologue ...

Beau just closes the door on whatever the fuck THAT was ...

Oh, it's still going? He does love to go on and on ...

Hello who's this?

Wait ... a guest? Oh shit! It's Daniel! You sneaky bastard ...

A dwarf? Intriguing ... a blue kilt? Even more so ... and WINE? Hmmmm ... a bit tipsy, apparently ...

Whoa ... he bested Beau? Wow ... and then he offers her a DRINK ... of course she accepts. XD

Aggy: "Is that a little boy?" Luc: "I don't trust this guy, he looks over 30."

Luc: "Hey! Don't insult me and then explain it to me!"

Yes, Matthew, what HAS HE found?

"Unattended baggage" ... SNORT ...

See Invisibility ... oh, hello, Star Razor ...

Eldritch Blast! Yay!

Aggy HEADBUTTS the wall Fjord just attacked ... wow, and he just NUTTED a dozen open. Cute ...

Constitution check? 9? Oh, and what does THIS mean? Oh dear ...

He thinks Caduceus is a horse ... I love that ...

Daniel: "I look like a very small, short John Wick, by the way." XD

Aggy just walks RIGHT IN ... and now there's more illusory nonsense ... wait ... the Shadowhand? Ooooh ...

Ah, so ... going down, then? Hmmm ...

Oh dear, this doesn't look too good ... what now, then?

Wow .. clearly Aggy is NOT particularly bright ...

Whoops? Holy shit ... Nice dodge! He's now tumbling down the stairs and FLASHING EVERYBODY ... oh dear, what now? Another dexterity roll? NAT20!!! Nice ... he is UNSCATHED ...

Daniel: "I am just sucking the Dice Gods' dick!"

He is almost ACCIDENTALLY good at this ... oh, here we go ... CRITICAL FAIL!!! Finally ...

Oh dear, what has he gotten into now? 76 points of Force Damage? Holy fuck ... is Aggy DEAD ALREADY?!!! Fuck ... a DISINTEGRATION TRAP?!!! Shit ... so that's it? Aggy is DUST ...

Farewell, Daniel ...

Oh yes, that's right, technically he IS an Admiral ... Admiral Tusktooth. Nice ...

DO NOT let Luc check for traps ... oh yeah! Mage Hand ... and Jester Guides him too ... :3

Wow ... that's a lot of traps ...

Another magic mouth ... for the gods' sake ... he's so full of himself ...

Another door? Okay ... check for traps again ... and ANOTHER mouth ... even MATT is now acknowledging that Trent is full of himself ...

Oh you ARSEHOLE ... not cool to taunt Caleb like that ...

Ah yes, the Tower? Sweet ... yes, rest.

The Aeorian Security Cannon ... and a FLUFFERNUTTER?!!! Holy fuck ...

True Seeing ... oh dear ... now Caduceus has Beau tripping balls again ... fuck, a Nat20 for a full 27 perception ... sweet fuck ...

Athtiri Menthal ... huh?

Beau has a +16 to her Arcana? Fucking hell ...

Ashley once again Stop It-ing Sam when he sneezes. VERY LOUDLY this time, too ...

They're fighting Trent AND a thing, or Trent AS a thing ... lovely ...

Okay, so rest and regrouping, then ... back to Caleb's tower, then head out in the morning ...

Mahogany? Hmmm ... certain dirty minds, I swear ...

Okay, then ... and time for a break! Well then ...

Aaaaaah ... Welcome To Wildemount returns ... always fun ...

And we're back ... Heroes' Feast! Nice ...

Caleb has a personal talk with Luc, and gives him his Luck stone? Wow ... oh fuck, WISH?!!! Seriously? 5th Level Simulacrum ... so he's now CLONED himself ...

Yasha: "Whoa! There's no riding going on! Except on me ..."

"Beth"? Hmmmm ... typical teenage boy, clearly ...

Beau and Yasha and AT IT ... of course they do. And Fjord and Jester. Liam: "No-one more competitive than Laura Bailey."

Good night's rest ...

Beau finds TWO Calebs TWICE as insufferable ...

Luc chugs the weird Potion ... oh boy, what's this shit gonna do? Oh crap ...

Whoa ... wait, what ... oh no ... extra confidence? Oh that's not good ... crap ... Luc is DEFINITELY gonna be even more reckless now ...

Death Wards on both Luc AND Fjord, then ...

Crown of Stars? Crazy ...

Caleb 2 is now a sabertooth cat ... of course ...

And so now Caleb has come home ... group stealth check! Blessing of the Trickster to Yasha? And she doesn't even need it ... but Beau TANKS it ... at least everybody else rolls spectacular ...

Now what?

Ring of Telepathy ... and Trent is still insufferable ... and fucking NASTY with it too ...

This is just gonna be a fucking RECKONING ...

No ... Caleb, DO NOT say your fucking goodbyes right now ...

Assault of memories ... ouch ... this is just CRUEL ...

Two undead presences? Oh you fucking evil bastard ...

Jester goes in with Caleb ... Beau and Yasha go round back ...

"Uncle Deuce" ... Caduceus: "Oh, I'd forgotten about that ..."

The bastard REALLY HAS brought Caleb's parents back ... that's fucking monstrous ...

Insight check ... oh yeah, they're not right, definitely ...

Jester just goes STRAIGHT to Turn Undead ... and they BOTH fail? Fuck ... that's effective, at least ...

I'm sorry ... the house just EXPLODES?!!! Fuck ...

34 points of Fire damage? Oh wait ... no, Fjord has some protection! Nice ... just 17, then. Same for Jester, too ...

Well, they're definitely NOT his parents anymore ...

BATTLEMAP!!! YAY!!! Cue Sam's plug for Wizzkids ...

And ROLL FOR INITIATIVE!!!

Jester Invokes Duplicity! :3 Awwwww ... tiny voice Laura doing the Jester voice is adorable as she directs Matt ...

She attacks Trent with her Spiritual Weapon and HITS!!! Nice ... but it just MISSES him? WHAT?!!! Meanwhile while the duplicates scatter, she bolts out the door ...

Yasha Rages and bamfs out her wings for Radiant Soul! Nice ... charging in to get ready for attack next turn ...

Beau POWERWALKS inside ... and attacks Trent from behind ... but the punch does NOTHING?!!! Seriously, what the hell?

She attacks the dad ghoul instead ... POP POP!!! But it resists the Stun ... Flurry of BLOWS, then ... and Patient Defense.

A METEOR SWARM?!!! Seriously?

And that is just OUCH all round ... crap ... thank fuck for saves for most ... Caduceus takes THE FULL DAMAGE ... and so does Luc? Crap ... but he has Evasion? Oh, so just half, then ...

Fjord casts Hexblade's Curse on Trent, then throws FOUR Eldritch Blasts ... a miss on Trent, first misses on the dead dad, but the other 2 HIT!!! Boof-boof!

The undead back off but Beau gets an Attack of Opportunity ... daddy is FUCKED UP ...

Mind of Mercury? Nice, Beau! And she gets the first HDYWTDT! On the dad ... oh dear ... well, it's a mercy, really ...

Rapid Cast of Chain Lightning from Trent ... oh no, Caleb just Counterspells ... but he can't actually see him, so it misses? Ow ...

Shit ... Caleb is DOWN ...

Caleb 2 turns into a T-Rex! Okay then!

Death Save 1 fails? Oof ...

Luc casts See Invisibility ... Trent is ACTUALLY hiding behind the tree ... Laura: "Like a little bitch!"

Caduceus casts Mass Heal ... 100 each? Holy fuck ... that is all round a SWEET FUCKING SAVE!!!

Jester runs to find Trent ... Fortune's Favour? Nice ... something that doesn't need line of sight? So she just casts Anti-Magic Field his magic! Nice ... that's it, he's now REVEALED!!!

Yasha charges in best she can ... but she can't attack now ... crap ... so she just casts Zealous Presence and YELLS in his face while flowering everybody else ...

Beau charges in too and just SWINGS for him with her staff ... and TANKS the attack roll! Okay ... second strike ... Fortune's Favour! Oof ... Flurry of Blows! FINALLY hits ... 14 damage plus Stunning Strike ... but he shrugs it off ... then 17 and another Stunning Strike ... but he uses Legendary Resistance even though he Crit Fails ... Extract Aspects ... he's resistant to ALL magic? Interesting ...

Fuck, is he running? What is this thing? An artifact ... oh shit, is he changing? What's he doing?

Sam: "Guys, we're fighting Trent Ikithon in Wembley Stadium!"

Everybody's blasted back ...

An orb of black shadow is just growing ... and now he's just a great horrible black shadow creature ...

Whoa ... a SECOND Battlemap? Fuck ...

It's the whole town ... Trent is a FUCKING KAIJU!!! He's suckimg the life out of people and stuff ...

Hexblade's Curse! Go, Fjord!

Caleb stays prone, jnstead turns into Gelidon the Nightmare in Ivory? Whoa ... and Matt has the miniature ready! Wow ...

Caleb 2 charges in with Luc still on his Dino back ... but they keep a safe enough distance ...

Luc casts Enlarge on the T-Rex! Fuck ... Matt doesn't have a larger model for THAT ... Godzilla is now loose in the streets!

It attacks Fjord with a tendril ... Liam: "Keep your hentai out of this!"

Caduceus runs to Yasha ... Holy Weapon to her, so she has boosts to all her weaponry! Nice ...

Jester casts Gate to pull Artigan through in front of the creature. SHIT!!! And he is suitably SHOCKED by what she's got him into!

Arty casts Chain Lightning on it ... 38 points of lightning damage! Nice ...

Yasha charges in and attacks! Lots of damage maths, apparently ... 101 points of damage in ONE FUCKING HIT!!! The crowd goes wild! She attacks again! Another hit! 59 points this time! Bloody hell ...

Beau rushes in znd attacks ... Nat20! Yeah! And another hit! 19 damage, then 16! Flurry of Blows ... 20 misses? Oof ... Debilitating Damage? Oh, okay ... and now it's vulnerable to Ice Damage? Nice, Beau!

Oh fuck ... EVERYBODY takes 31 points of Necrotic damage? Ouch ... now it concentrates on Yasha ... Ire of Oblivion? Oof ... a Nat20 save? So she only takes 70 damage? Oh great ...

There's a weak spot? Okay then ...

Even Sentinel with a Nat20 doesn't stop it? Crap ...

Fjord takes 2 swipes with the Star Razor ... both hit! 42 points of damage, snd a Divine Smite for an extra 16! Nice ...

It responds with a Void Claw ... Fjord just hits the brakes and it just MISSES him ... phew!

Caleb just brings his whole dragon mass down on it and vomits ice into its face! 77 points of Ice Damage! Nice ... and he has a Frightening Presence? Okay then ...

Caleb 2-zilla bites the thing's arse ... no joy! Claw strike! Hits! 21 points, then 14!

Luc looks for the egg ... he casts Brenatto's Voltaic Bolt, then shoots the gun into the egg! 26 points of damage to the artifact! Okay ... that looks to be the sweet spot!

Caduceus prays to the Wildmother, makes the creature's ichor turn into ice ... now he can see through it to find out how it works ... he pulls out Yasha's Holy Weapon and inflicts 26 points of Radiant damage on the creature! Cool ...

Jester teams up with Arty to hold her spell with him ... Guiding Bolt with his Enhancement ... balls ... shit roll spoils the shot ... crap ...

Yasha flies up and goes RIGHT for the egg ... and misses! Agh! Reckless! Go again! Another miss! FUCK!!! Oh Fortune's Favour! Okay ... balls! That was ALMOST awesome ...

Beau RUNS UP the creature! Holy shit ... she tries go reach into the chest snd tear the egg free ... strength check! Marisha: "WITNESS ME!!! NATURAL 20!!!" The crowd EXPLODES!!!

Matt: "Beauregard Lionett, how do you want do this?" AAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!

She tears the egg free, which pulls Trent into it, throws it into Caleb's mouth, and he BITES IT TO FUCK!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!

Caleb has his vengeance at long last ... the survivors of the town applaud (as does the crowd). Nice ...

Jester congratulates Arty for saving the day ... oh flattery ... he gushes in response ... then she drags him into helping with the clean-up ...

The Calebs return to normal, Caleb sends what's left of the egg into some kind of nether realm. Then they big Luc up a bit, while still zlso grounding him.

Fuck ... Fjord just PROPOSED TO JESTER!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!! Matt: "You motherfucker!" Jester OF COURSE accepts ...

Caleb's cats prepare a feast for all, and there is celebration, but only a small victory against the larger backdrop of CHAOS from the Apogee Solstice ...

And that's it! Everybody takes a bow!

Well, this was a whole hell of a lot more epic than usual ... but altogether just the AWESOME reunion we wanted. I just hope it won't be the LAST time ...

#critical role #crit role spoilers #the mighty nein #echoes of the solstice #echoes of the Solstice spoilers #matt mercer #marisha ray #beauregard lionett #travis willingham #fjord stone #laura bailey #jester lavorre #liam o'brien #caleb widogast #ashley johnson #yasha nydoorin #taliesin jaffe #caduceus clay #sam riegel #luc brenatto #veth brenatto

[howlingday]

How about one where Tai tries to tell his girls that he's dating again before they get to Beacon, but he fumbles it so badly with his nerves that he freaks Ruby & Yang out instead.

Ruby is FREAKING OUT thinking her Dad won't let her go to Beacon while Yang is DYING on the inside thinking her Dad needs help giving Ruby "The TALK"....

Taiyang Fumbles

"Hold on, girls! Just a sec!"

"But Daaaaad~!" Ruby whined. "If we don't hurry, we'll miss the bullhead!"

"You can wait just a few minutes." Taiyang said with a roll of his eyes. "There will be other bullheads. Right now, though, I need to explain something to the two of you."

"Can't it wait until we get there," Yang offered, "or maybe on the way?"

"Nope, this is, uh, very important for you both to know. Especially you, Ruby."

"What?!" Ruby balked. "What did I do?"

"Nothing, but..." Taiyang knew he'd have to tell Ruby soon enough, but he didn't think it would be so soon. "See, the thing is, uh, you know how men and women are different, right?"

"Yeah?" Ruby quirked a brow.

"And how, well, sometimes a womman and a man will meet each other and things start going really well, and one thing leads to another, and..."

The sisters began to pale. Taiyang noticed this and flushed in response. He knew this would be a difficult topic, but he had to do this. His daughters deserved to know the truth.

Ruby started getting antsy. Dad was usually good with his words, being a teacher and all, but for some reason he'd get super nervous like this when she walked in on his phone conversations. He'd spend all day on the phone when she wanted to call Uncle Qrow to ask when he'd be home for training. Conversations between father and daughter would slow to a near halt, which means she'd be late for the bullhead! Hurry up, Dad~!

Yang recognized this flavor of nervousness. This was a "grown up talk" as he called it. She'd expected this, but she assumed it would be on her to explain the birds and the sweaty palms to her little sister. She didn't like it, but what else could she do? Still, if this was what had to be done, then she'd be the one to take the lead.

"Dad?" Yang interrupted. "I'll take care of it."

"Huh?"

"I get it. Really, I do, but Ruby's not a little girl anymore." She placed a hand on her sister's shoulder. "So just leave it to me."

"Oh..." Taiyang chuckled. "Yeah, I guess you are my daughter, too. Shoulda known you'd have it all figured out."

"Not all figured out, but I got the basics."

"Well, that's a relief." Taiyang chuckled. "So, how'd you figure out I started dating again?"

"..."

"..."

"...Oh."

"YOU DID WHAT?!" The sisters roared in unison.

---------------------------------------------------

"I won't be arriving for another week. Your failure and incompetence must be resolved by you and you alone. But I'm sure you can handle that, can't you, Roman?" There was a murmur on the other line. "Good. I'm glad we reached an understanding. I'll see you in a week. Ta-ta~."

Cinder placed her scroll in her case and called for a cab. "Take me to the ferry."

"Sure thing." The driver grunted as he tapped into his GPS. Unfortunately, he was a talker. "So, uh, why's ya in Vale?"

"I'm meeting someone." Cinder replied.

She was calm, collected, and always at the top of her game. Her rivals never lasted because she made sure they never started. No one on Remnant had the power to stop her.

"He's only the sweetest man I ever met~!" She gushed. "He's so strong, and kind, and funny, and rugged, and sweet, and..."

The driver rolled up his window as the woman continued to hug herself and gush about her beau in the backseat.

#rwby #ruby rose #yang xiao long #taiyang xiao long #tinder #cinder fall

[justalittlebluetiefling]

Also dude I love the conversation after the Ruby performs. Fjord asks Jester if she ever wishes she could do what her mom does. And her answer! “Be that pretty and graceful and sing really good and have a bunch of people think she’s wonderful?” And Fjord is just nodding along like, well, duh, because even if he doesn’t have feelings feelings for her now, he still thinks all these things about her. But we also get that insight into Jester right now and how she feels about herself, because her answer is, “No, of course not. I like myself just the way I am.” So, we know that Jester is cute and bubbly but oh god the self esteem issues and she’s trying to live up to this image of grace and beauty that she doesn’t feel.

Beau tells her that she’s pretty and graceful and Fjord adds on that her singing voice is nice. Because I don’t know if Travis meant it this way, but there’s another layer here, too, where he doesn’t answer when Jester asks where he heard her, but you have to remember that he was telling Beau and Caleb about how she was singing while they were captured and it was comforting. I don’t know. It’s just a super loaded conversation on so many levels and it’s so good.

#the pirate arc is the best #and i am including this episode in the pirate arc #in my head #cr2e33 #the mighty nein #mighty nein rewatch #a little bit of #fjorester

[aurumacadicus]

If you still want titles & pairings... how about Vainglorious with Starkbucks? (I love your writing & fics so so so much & i hope you're having a really good day)

I had to look up what this meant lmao. Thanks! You too!

Vainglorious

"This is your own fault, you know?" Bucky asked, picking through a bunch of flowers before he found a pretty hibiscus. He popped the entire thing into his mouth.

"Gross, you're supposed to suck the--" Tony began, but apparently he thought better of it, because he just shook his head and turned away.

Bucky plucked out a lily and took a bite out of one of the petals. "You're the one who thought it would be a good idea to tempt the fae," he continued, unperturbed.

Tony scowled. "I wasn't trying to tempt the fae. That's poisonous."

"Not to me," Bucky replied, shrugging. He turned to look over at the closet, where Steve was apparently packing all of Tony's clothes into a satchel that looked like it could only fit one shirt. "Doll, did Tony tempt us?"

"Of course he tempted us," Steve scoffed, beginning to wad up a silk shirt, which Tony squawked and snatched from him. He blinked at Tony, unimpressed, then reached in to grab another shirt to shove into the bag. "Walking through our circle, dressed in fine clothes, calling us assholes when we wouldn't let him leave--"

"Most people," Tony said loudly, shoving himself between Steve and the opening to his closet. He snatched the second shirt away from him. "Do not find being called an asshole attractive! Fucking cut it out, you brute, you're going to ruin all my clothes--"

Steve blinked at his empty hands, then looked back up at Tony, raising an eyebrow. "It's novel. People normally try very hard not to insult the fae."

"You deserve it and more!" Tony exclaimed, then slapped Steve's hand away from his diadem. "Don't touch that."

"We'd make you a better one," Steve huffed, sulking away from his closet. "Something grand, maybe, with gold and sapphires."

"Rubies," Bucky corrected, taking another bite of lily.

Tony hovered in front of his closet a moment longer, just to make sure Steve wouldn't dart back over when his guard was down, then grabbed the satchel to upend it. Half of all the clothes he owned came tumbling out.

"Be careful. I store spells in there," Bucky said, smirking when Tony immediately flipped the bag back upright.

"Put you in prettier clothes, too," Steve mused, eyes going dark and speculative. "Silks, and satins... some lace, maybe..."

"Ooh, lace!" Bucky agreed. He handed Steve the bouquet that some prospective beau had sent Tony. "Try the hibiscus. It's good."

Steve plucked one out. "Don't mind if I do."

"Stop eating my proposal gifts," Tony hissed, rushing over to snatch the vase out of Bucky's hands.

Steve and Bucky just frowned at him, unimpressed. "You don't need any proposals," Steve said. "You've promised yourself to us."

"I didn't know I was promising myself to you, you crafty bastards!" Tony exclaimed angrily. "And it won't even work! My country needs an heir." He frowned at them and hoped it didn't show any disappointment, because in other circumstances, he would have loved a roll in the hay with them. "You two don't really have the necessary parts."

"We can get you an heir," Bucky promised. The filthy grin on his face and spark of magic over his fingers didn't really leave a lot of questioning as to how.

Tony blinked at him slowly, disbelieving, then raised the vase over his head and threw it at him as hard as he could.

Steve caught it, but they both got splashed with water and slapped with flowers. "Okay, look, maybe we should talk about this," he offered hastily when he noticed Tony stomping over to where his other proposal gifts were. One of them looked like a sword.

"Maybe we should talk about this," Tony repeated, voice mocking, before he found the sword and grabbed it up.

"God damn it why are we so attracted to assholes," Bucky huffed, scrambling out of the way as Tony lunged toward them with a furious scream.

#ask meme #fic title meme #stuckony

[cringefaecompilation]

between imogen seeing her mother as this perfect untouchable goddess in her dreams that she aspired to be like, thinking her powers are a disgusting curse that make her inherently a threat but her mom's are fine, finding out her mother is alive and well only but working for the villains, getting emotionally manipulated by her mother into a paranoid spiral that she was in the wrong for being sad all of her friends were killed because they were "getting in the way of progress" (an action that disgusted orym so much that he and fearne vowed to kill liliana in secret and keep imogen from finding out about it), beau point blank telling imogen that they would have to kill her mother, orym finding a locket on a ruby vanguard member with a child in it, imogen begging her mother to see the light and realizing that she was also emotionally manipulated, bor’dor’s death being a horrifying event that ended badly on all ends that both orym and laudna felt like garbage about afterwards and discussed how bor’dor didn’t deserve it despite both of them knowing that he would send the bad guys right to them if they let him live, imogen believing hope beyond hope it was her mother that teleported them away at the excavation site, imogen begging keyleth that she wants to "fix" what ludinus’ cult started and her mother aided with…

it’s either going to end in another installment of THE INDOMITABLE HUMAN SPIRIT OF LAURA BAILEY defying the odds and letting there be a happy ending for the temults, or ludinus is going to kill liliana in front of imogen. and given how well she’s been rolling this campaign, either one has a completely reasonable chance of happening.

#critical role #critrole #imogen temult #character analysis #🍃

[kerrysdreamcorner]

𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐲 𝐀 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐢𝐭𝐞

An Ikemen Vampire Fan-Fiction

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A quiet, early morning in Paris spent between two lovers exchanging words in the language of… well, love.

𝕎𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤: Very soft, non-explicit NSFW, gentle biting and mention of blood

The first rays of sunlight began pouring in despite the drawn curtains, calling on the mortals and immortals of Paris to start their day.

It was rare for Ruby to still be hidden within the bed at this hour. Usually, she was awake and heading down to the stables the minute the sky turned orange to begin her chores. Though Monsieur Comte had offered her to work within the mansion, she insisted on helping in the stables. Horses were familiar to her, and at the time, it was where she felt safest. Not to mention that her own horse, Sarge, travelled back in time with her. She much preferred to care for him herself.

But it was the end of spring. The rain showers were beginning to slow down, the temperature was getting warmer, the grass was long and lush, and Sarge no longer had to spend his nights cooped up in a stall. He’d spent both day and night out in the pasture for the past week, meaning there was one less stall to clean and, thanks to the grass, he didn’t need grain anymore. Of course he and the other horses still needed to be checked on, but the evening stablehand had asked if they could switch shifts just for today.

“Napoleon.” Ruby called softly, twisting a little to look at the man clinging to her back. “Mon beau?”

She touched the arm locked around her waist. She knew it wouldn’t be nearly enough to wake him, but she always tried to start with gentle touches and work her way up to more drastic means.

Sighing softly, Ruby wiggled in his embrace until she was able to turn on her other side. Napoleon was, by far, the most beautiful man she’s ever seen. All the immortal residents of the mansion were attractive, but something about Napoleon struck a different cord in her heart. The light and dark tones of his hair, the unique sea green of his eyes, the sharpness of his features contrasting the softness of his skin.

Her recollection of history classes throughout her school years was vague, but none of that mattered now. The man before her now was someone she wanted to know through his own lips, not through the tales of others.

“Napoleon.” Ruby snuggled closer and traced the side of his jaw, leaning in to press her lips against his chin.

His brows furrowed in his sleep, head nuzzling deeper into the pillow. A start. She started tapping the pads of her fingers against his cheek, not too hard but enough for him to feel the sensation. It worked, those pretty eyes of his starting to flutter.

Ruby closed her eyes in anticipation for the kiss she knew was coming. He delivered without fail.

“Bonjour.” Ruby smiled at him, adoring how innocent he looked when gathering his barrings. “Did you sleep well?”

“I did.” Napoleon pulled her closer until there was no room for air to pass between them. The feel of his solid body made something stir in the pit of her stomach. “J'ai rêvé de toi.”

A giggle slipped past her lips as he started peppering her face with feather light kisses. “What does that mean?”

Ruby wasn’t fluent in French. She taught herself a few words and phrases, enough to manage some basics while she and Sarge were in Paris for an equestrian competition. If she had known the universe was going to throw her into the 19th century before the competition even began, she would have taken the time to learn more of the language.

She was slowly starting to pick up more of the vocabulary, but if learning an entire language was easy, she would have taught herself several by now.

“‘I dreamed of you.’” Napoleon translated, running his hand up and down the length of her arm. His touch did wonders to chase away the morning chill.

“J'ai rêvé de toi.” Ruby repeated, cringing at how choppy it sounded on her tongue.

He snickered and kissed the tip of her nose. “J'ai rêvé de toi.”

He eased her onto her back and rolled to hover above her, the blanket falling away to expose the upper halves of their bare bodies. The air left Ruby’s lungs, both from the chill nipping her skin and the sight of his beautiful body.

Napoleon’s hair tickled her cheek as he started working his lips down the side of her neck. “Tu es si belle.”

Ruby sighed and subconsciously tilted her head, giving him more room to work. “I know that one.”

‘You are so beautiful.’

Her body started to feel heavy, relaxed, yet her senses were heightened at the same time. Her skin tingled as his hand coasted down her side to hold her hip, lips moving to work on her chest. “Tu es… uh… romantique ce matin, mon amour.”

Napoleon smiled against her skin. “Je ne pouvais pas en avoir assez de toi hier soir.”

‘You are romantic this morning, my love.’

‘I couldn’t get enough of you last night.’

Ruby hummed as his lips locked around the peak of her left breast. She closed her eyes and let her weight sink into the mattress, eager to take whatever he was willing to give on this rare morning off.

Napoleon took his time, lathering her with attention until the only thing filling his senses was her. After releasing her right breast, he slid the hand on her hip to the sensitive skin between her thighs. “Tu me veux?”

“Oui.” Ruby breathed desperately, the fire in the pit of her stomach burning too intensely to ignore.

‘You want me?’

‘Yes.’

Her body gave no resistance, accepting him with ease. She moaned softly as his hips rocked against hers, making love to her slowly. Gently. Patiently. His kisses were slow and passionate, hands soothing and warm as they explored her body.

“Napoleon…” She whimpered, feeling the start of her release building.

He brought his lips to her ear, breath tickling her skin with each word. “Je n'ai jamais connu plus de joie que mon nom sur tes lèvres, mon amour.”

‘I've never known more joy than my name on your lips, my love.’

Ruby moaned, nails scratching against his back as she clung to him. She didn’t have the slightest clue of what he just said, with the exception of the term of endearment, but somehow not knowing made the knot in her stomach pull tighter. The softness of his tone, the beauty of his accent, how easily the words rolled off his tongue-

Ruby’s back arched with a soft cry, senses momentarily shutting off as her body worked through the rush of pleasure. It was Napoleon’s lips that brought her back to the physical world, doting her skin like a finger pointing to several destinations on a map.

She pulled him up for a kiss, and with a light shove, pushed him over until he fell onto his back. He sat up as she settled in his lap, wrapping his arms around her while returning to the warmth of her body. His lips resumed their exploration, revisiting her lips, neck, shoulders and chest.

Ruby’s skin ignited at the gentle brush of his fangs over the skin just above her right breast. “Ton sang me chante.”

‘Your blood sings to me.’

A shiver of anticipation ran down her spine. “Do it.”

A quick swipe of his tongue marked the area his fangs would puncture. The pain was sharp, tearing her flesh in a way that made her gasp, but it quickly switched into a sweeter sound. Warmth bloomed from the wound and spread through her body like wildfire. A feeling as though she were being caressed from the inside took over. And the beautiful groan he made at the first taste of her blood was enough to send her over the edge a second time. Not long later, Napoleon followed.

Ruby leaned all her weight against him when his fangs released her flesh, his gentle hands coming up to stroke her hair and draw shapes on her back. The aftershocks eased away, leaving her tired and tingly and satisfied. It left her feeling loved.

Napoleon kissed the top of her head. “Merci de m'aimer.”

She tilted her head up to meet his eyes. “Translation?”

He smiled and brushed a strand of hair from her cheek. “Thanks for loving me.”

Ruby’s heart skipped a beat, a natural smile making her own lips curl. “And thank you for loving me.”

The kiss they shared tasted faintly of blood, but that was okay. It was proof of how connected they were, and of how close they would remain until the end of time.

#x oc #ikemen vampire #napoleon bonaparte

[slumberpcrty]

♡ muse: beau dupont. switch. 31-36. retired fighter and personal trainer. cockney accent. tattooed. ♡ related kinks: bondage , breeding , cum shot , cunnilingus, double penetration, dubcon , feminization , forced masturbation , marking , pegging , size difference, somnophilia

BEAU'S FINGERS CLUTCH TIGHTLY AT HIS LOWER THIGH . well , not exactly . those tattooed digits hold a fistful of pleated , polyester hem , a virginal white that licks just underneath his knees to serve in stark contrast to his tanned skin , scarred and inked , wrinkled and abused , and in this moment he feels far more chaste than he should . likely , because this secret was supposed to die with him . no , fuck that , hell itself wasn't supposed to know . but , they entered his apartment unexpectedly ( that's what he gets for displaying trust in the shape of a unit key ) just to find his strong thighs strangled by a pleated skirt that would have to give to make it above his thighs , thighs which were currently cradled by lacy , blush pink . pink seemed an overstatement , given it was also used to describe the same color as his cheeks , and those were encroaching upon ruby red . " so , " that cockney accent begins , apples apple bobbing as he swallows thickly . " this ain't what it looks like . " no , because there's also something hidden that causes those muscled legs to quiver .

#okay im just gonna give this a shot lmfao

[sympathischeufos]

Moments I am looking forward to in the Mighty Nein animation series

(Spoilers obviously, but I will try to keep it vague)

the first meeting of everyone

every animation of Caleb's fire magic

"I am not the child in this relationship"

the flashback episode to Caleb's childhood

every single time Fjord gets bitten by small animals

Uk'otoa (Uk'otoa (Uk'otoa))

everything about Avantika

"Light them up, pretty!"

Nott's mud bath

Cupcake

the inevitable Ruby of the Sea song

...hopefully Valley Girl Beau

actually, Beau period (she is going to cause so much gay awakening)

whichever way they choose to animate Extract Aspects/Stunning Strike

all the pretty Stormlord animations

that one druid on that one island, you know

would really love to see the theft in Hupperdook (I know it's not plot relevant, but it is one of my favourite episodes)

the court of the Bright Queen

Pumat Sol, Pumat Sol, and also Pumat Sol

Essek just floating everywhere

#critical role #mighty nein #mighty nein animated

[mollywauk]

I think episode 8 might be one of my favourite episodes of the whole campaign, we have;

Jester drawing a dick on something she shouldn't

The return of Frumpkin to cat

Empire siblings Beau and Caleb being prickly and socially awkward at each other

Beau mail fraud

Fjord, do you have a last name? No.

The naming of the Mighty Nein

The Ruby of the Sea is the best lay ever

Caleb giving Nott a birthdate

THE SHITTY BANDITS DEBUT (edit, bad luck bandits?)

We all have syphilis. Extreme syphilis

Liam committing to the bit of being passed out on the table for a solid 10 minutes

What is a watch? / He only knows the Zemnian word for it. Caleb dear, it's a clockenticken / that is adorably fucking wrong

INSIGHT CHECK!!!

Introducing, Pumat Sols! He enchanted it we sell it

Just the gang finally getting to a city and all of the potential in that

#cr2 #cr2 rewatch #cr2 ep8 #the gates of zadash #the mighty nein #pumat sol #the shitty bandits #the bad luck bandits

[12pt-times-new-roman]

c3e51

This might be a shorter live-blogging post b/c I'm gonna try to focus on watching the episode more!

DDB watch: No sponsor!

This fucking coin and FCG's attitude towards it is legitimately starting to get on my nerves, lmao

Ira thinks the Malleus Key is missing a lens. Like the one the Bells Hells had that Ashton destroyed. So if Ludinus needed that, and Matt essentially planted it on the Bells Hells when they took it from Ira's machine, then it very well could have been a deus ex machina for Ludinus and the Vanguard, but Ashton destroyed it.

(I will say, related to that— it would be very cool and thematic if Ludinus was counting on the Bells Hells bringing that lens to him, because he can see the web of fate, and Ashton still destroyed it because they are so chaotic in nature that they are essentially impervious to that sight.)

FCG racial ability: They have a harmonious aeormaton ability that gives them advantage on checks made to identify or discern information about things they can see. It sounds like this is related to the ability that lets them cast identify once per day.

FCG connects their head wires to the arcane power core of the downed Warder, and they can control the thing like they're in Pacific Rim.

There are "trophies" lining the sides of the crater, hanging on spikes. There are some Judicator heads and a lot of holy symbols.

The excavated spire comes to about halfway up the crater. Dark iron plating surrounds it like armor, and residuum glows from its base. Four other smaller towers are angled toward the point. The dispel wave originates not from the spire or key, but from two devices along the base.

It seems like most of the people in the crater who are dressed in Ruby Vanguard robes are able to communicate telepathically. Which is kind of ominous! because telepathic communication is an inherent racial ability of kalashtars.

The four smaller spires are being filled with dunamis potions.

Otohan is here. Two vials are ejected from her backpack, and someone else installs another two.

Liliana is here too. She glides down from one of the catwalks and starts conversing with someone near the key.

It seems like each of these caverns off the main chamber house a cluster of arcane power sources, which tracks with Caleb and Beau's info that the Vanguard are adding more power sources and moving them into side chambers.

Entering in to one of them, they find a group of 5 guarding the power sources, and enter combat.

Members of the Paragon Call are forced to wear symbols of the Raven Queen as "part of their attire."

"Bad guys are still people. And you don't know why this person was here." Maybe that gets to the root of what separates the Bells Hells from the other main campaign parties. All of these people might've been on the other side of this fight, if the right conditions were met. The only difference between them and the people they're killing is circumstance.

Otohan enters the cavern with the Bells Hells.

And to break!

MORE random rolls from Liam and Marisha??

OH

As Otohan enters the chamber, Beau and Caleb detonate both of the machines that are producing the dispel wave. She runs, angrily, out of the chamber, back toward the key.

FCG falls in the airship. Ashton destroys the arcane power sources. So many things are happening at once.

Oh my god

the Mage-Hunter Golems look exactly like the ones in the Heirloom Sphere

AND LUDINUS IS HERE

Wearing "almost ceremonial garb, as opposed to armor." inbe4 Matt describes the Malleus Key activation as exactly like Ashton's visions of their father's ritual

Ryn might be shattered, Ludinus deactivates FCG's shell so they're just inside the automaton with no vision—

AAAAAA

Their stealth plan is fucked. Vanguard and Call operatives are swarming the key and the alcoves surrounding it.

However, their group deception check succeeds, so they're part of the fervor.

Everyone hears a singular voice. "Friends! Individuals who have come with us on this journey! Our timetable has been accelerated. Please, gather at the key." It's Otohan's voice. The Bells Hells hear this too, so they are currently — because of their successful deception checks — being considered as part of the Vanguard or the Call.

Caleb stands with the mage-hunter golem clasped around his neck. Beau walks down the ramp, with Liliana's hand extended toward her, controlling her.

"Thank you all for joining us. It seems we've had expected guests. Caleb, Beauregard — You have been thorns in all of our sides for quite some time. I think it's only fitting that I would give you front-row seats for what you've worked so hard to prevent." They are shacked and chained. "Someone, please, free our ornament." Ryn's right arm is broken off. "As I'm sure you all heard, we are working at an accelerated pace. A number of entities look to close, and I would hate to disappoint for the time being, so... [Green residuum veins light up the entire spire.] And it's taken many years of research to ensure that my appreciation for perfection can be rightly accomplished. [Armored sides of the spire shunt downward, exposing openings where dodecahedrons, rimmed in gold, are affixed.] Well, I guess it's time we brought it to us. [Energy charges into it, the device begins to flow, everyone feels themselves stop, you can't move, you can't breathe. The stars above, the storm, pass by. Hours go by in seconds, before the red moon is held aloft. All of you come back into place, and Ludinus' hand is somewhat withered and dark.] Very well."

MATT????

Combat.

Ludinus is on a platform above. Liliana floats above that platform. And there are many, many people.

A shadow obfuscates Ruidus before rapidly descending on Ludinus himself.

It's the Silver Sun! It descents at a rapid speed directly down into the tunnel, as Ludinus throws another hand up. A forcefield appears atop the key, and the airship impacts, killing dozens, dozens, dozens of the surrounding watchers, Paragon's Call, Vanguard members. No impact on the spire or the key itself.

We're in combat. There isn't gong to be too much lore during this.

But this is a doable fight. These people are not alone. They can free Caleb and Beau. The Ashari are on their way.

Ira survived. He's looking to find a different way to destroy the key.

Ludinus continues to speak. We're not in initiative yet. "The greatest lie ever told is that we need them. We are their gardens, their cattle. They created us to feed them with our faith, our hopes, our souls, lapping up their fables, giving them form, purpose, control... they did not give us this world, they took it from the Titans. Slew them in their home, and tilled its soil to harvest us for all eternity."

Ira survived. Xandis is nowhere to be seen, but Ira is trying to find another way to get to the key, to destroy it.

Ludinus speaks again. "But we, their special children, surpassed our masters. We questioned their games, we found our own will, our own power, our own drive to create that eclipsed their own. We unraveled their weave, and killed one of them, became one of them. Then, then, they feared us... The Calamity was not a tragedy, it was a punishment. Their war amounted to them little more than context, and we all suffered for our excellence. A genocidal admonishment for following our own will. They still fear us, hiding behind their gate, reaping our dreams as they deceive us to ceading our agency to their whims and squabbles. They should be afraid..."

"We're so split up." "That's a good thing, for AOE spells" travis no

Lilian reacts to Imogen's call. "Mama... mama. It doesn't have to be like this. [Where are you? I can't see you.] I love you. The better halves make a better whole. Please remember. [Imogen, I told you to run, I've been telling you to run. Why did you come here?] I wanna help you get free. It doesn't have to be like this. [It's the only way we can be free.] No. [We're seeds, you and me. Why do you think we have this power? Ruidusborn, exaltant, it's been building a bridge. We're the mooring.] This is all stuff he told you. How do you know he's telling the truth? [I just do.]"

A detonation off to the side. It was Ira. Liliana turns, looks — Ira begins to shift through the ruin, and as she puts a hand out, Liliana banishes Ira. (It was a bad dice roll. If Liliana keeps concentration for 1m, Ira stays gone.)

Ludinus continues to talk, to FCG. "You, you are not given life by any god, but my the hands of mortal creators like us. We are the new source of life, of creation. Stain my legacy all you wish; I have worked selflessly for a thousand years to find the means of shattering these chains of fate and oppression. Let me be your villain if it means liberation for all, and forever... born in you, chosen Ruidus-born. Seeds of Predathos' power. The burgeoning scions who now break these bonds, you have all gathered here for your true purpose... Everything scales, in the universe. Even ecosystems. Tonight, we unleash the natural predator of the gods. Tonight, the children inherit the world."

Ashton follows a beaten path, getting within about 10 feet of the key.

Faint mist emanates from all the Ruidus-born — including Imogen and Fearne.

A large boulder has slammed in from above as it begins to grow limbs, unravel, in the center. The Ashari have arrived — no. KEYLETH has arrived. "By the Voice of the Tempest, halt this." She casts mass cure wounds, and the Bells Hells, as well as a bunch of Ashari around, take 35hp of healing.

Ludinus looks down. "Right on time." He casts power word stun, and she's stunned to a round of Otohan's attacks. Now we roll initiative. But because Keyleth is in her earth elemental form, she essentially has a 120hp buffer between her and Otohan.

Otohan uses unleash incarnation, which is a 3rd level echo knight ability. And with an action surge, she takes down the elemental form. The backpack she has gives Otohan the echo knight abilities, but she's a psi-warrior by subclass.

"She goes for a heart strike. And where Otoahn's blade was, you see a mass of feathers... Standing over and protecting [Keyleth's] body, daggers in each hand. 'Don't you even dare.'"

VAXILDAN

Orym action surges against Otohan and gets a goading attack off. This battle is a mess and I can't keep track of it but I'm transcribing Ludinus and Liliana's dialogue as best I can. I'm slightly drunk but I'm TRYING OKAY

Liliana holds her action as she looks to Imogen. There's a chance here for her to flip sides.

Chetney leaps on to Ludinus' back. "You said something about... natural predators." His AC is 19, which Chetney hits — but he uses shield.

nat1 on Imogen's persuasion check against Liliana.

Ludinus speaks again. "And now, the final piece, The sliver of divinity. The lens... [Liliana casts a spell against the Champion of Ravens. He is condensed into a sphere of dark shadow. Just a sphere. Liliana places it into the empty spot in the machine.] And now... [The power isn't quite there.. explosions.] It'll have to do. It is time, my children. {other skyships begin to appear — Vasselheim and other forces, just as the red moon glows above. Every Ruidus-born in the chamber stands tall as red energy filters into the spire, drawn in, living batteries all pouring into the device as it rises and crackles, gathers, forms.] Let us destroy what will unmake them. [An incredible, thick beam of red energy fires into the sky, lights up and sets every cloud scattering, up towards the red moon. All the skyships crumble, blown away.] A thousand years. You couldn't stop me, you couldn't— it's too late. It's too late! [The nexus energy, the power of the leylines sparks and grows lighter, magical energy flows in all directions. The sky goes from pitch black to a multi-color explosion of arcane energy — into white. A familiar white.]"

Matt sits down.

The lights fade to white.

Images race — what happened? it is confusion, pain, fog, fugue.

Laudna. "You glance around, as your vision comes to. You see yourself sitting on the edge of a rocky cliff, the smell is sulfurous and acrid, acidic. Unfamiliar. You look around, and there are these pools of strange colored liquid under the night. An unfamiliar landscape — seems terrestrial. You look to your left, and you see Ashton, half-draped over this outcropping."

Ashton. "You see Laudna, you both see this chasm space below you. These little bits of natural geysers poofing steamy water. We won, we did it. Where are we? Where's everybody? You glance upwards, and 10 feet up."

Orym. You almost fall off the edge of this cliff, but you catch yourself. What is this? The Voice of the Tempest is nowhere to be seen.

The stars look familiar. No one else around. In some distance, just above the cloud line, the red moon, standing. A singular, solid red beam that vanishes below some far-off mountain line. They're in some kind of chasm, a valley.

FCG. "You hit something soft. It's the faintly dawn-like light cresting over some direction. You look around, and there's dust, but it's white, like fine crystal, like snow." They see no Catha, no Ruidus. Just dunes, white, crystalline. Rocky outcroppings, cliffside in the tundra, this snow-fallen desert. They see a snow-covered desert, cold air. To the east, a snow-capped mountain range, a snow-covered forest to the south. To the north, an ocean.

Fearne. Digging her way out of the snow by FCG. Chetney hears Fearne and FCG call out, as does Imogen. Chetney smells nothing of Laudna, Orym, or Ashton, but he knows where they are: the Crystal Sands Tundra, to the east of the Flotket Alps and Uthodurn.

"You split the party!" "Yeah!"

The party is split between two different parts of the planet. They still see the auroras in the sky, so the solstice isn't over yet. Laudna, FCG, Fearne, and Chetney are all in northern Wildemount, near Uthodurn; Ashton, Imogen, and Orym all seem to be in some other place, possibly near Kamordah (because of the geysers) or somewhere else with high levels of volcanic activity.

Travis hit the nail on the head. The Champion of Ravens was a required component of whatever Ludinus was doing, and Keyleth was the bait. There is no way they could've known Keyleth was coming, because the Bells Hells were the ones who called her in. She would not have been here without them. so Ludinus fucking KNOWS what's happening, he can see it all, he knows and this is all precisely to his plan. The key went off but it wasn't perfect, he was worried, concerned about the failing power sources — and the beam is still there, it's still boring. they all still have a chance to stop it.

#critical role #critical role c3 #critical role campaign 3 #critical role spoilers #critical role c3 spoilers #note watches c3 #drunkposting #only after the break #ADGHVHFBJGSLKFGdfaDHKGSK #VAX???? #long post #I lied this is definitely a long post

[arcturusreads]

Just Take A Moment || Shirbert

pairing: anne shirley cuthbert x gilbert blythe word count: 687 words request: yes/no prompt/summary:  "my head hurts" a/n: let me know if you guys have any anne/gilbert requests

"My head hurts," Gilbert dropped his head back against the tree trunk he was leaning against.

Looking up from her book, Anne looked over at her beau who was sitting beside her. "Bash and I told you that you needed to take a break."

"I know but I have three exams the week that I go back."

A gentle breeze rustled the leaves of the surrounding trees and Anne sighed. Both she and Gilbert had managed to make time to come home over Easter. In their letters since Christmas, neither had been sure if they'd be able to. Anne's workload had doubled with essays to write and books to analyse and she'd also taken on a role writing at the college newspaper. Gilbert's work never seemed to stop, he'd contemplated staying in Toronto to revise for his exams before deciding that maybe some time with his family in Prince Edward Island would be more beneficial.

Both of them knew that even though they'd be home, it wouldn't be a relaxing visit. Anne still needed to help around the house and Gilbert with the orchard and that had to be fit around their schoolwork. Whilst doing all of that, they were also trying to find time for each other. They'd managed to find a routine a few days in where after lunch, they'd take their wor, find a tree near the Blythe-Lacroix orchard and work together.

Ruby couldn't get her head around it when Anne had told the girls of her plan. "But you and Gilbert haven't seen each other in months! Wouldn't you want to spend time just looking into each other's eyes…" she had that trademark dreamy look over her face and Anne laughed.

It had been months since Anne had seen Gilbert but she knew how important it was that they studied. As much as she would have rather spent her time with him talking or going on walks or just being able to relax, she knew there would be time for that when they finished for the year.

"A short break isn't going to hurt you, Gil. It'll benefit you if anything. You're not going to retain any information if you keep working without any rest."

Gilbert arched a brow, a small smirk on his face. "Since when have you started to take breaks." He'd never known Anne to be the type of person to slow down.

"Since one of my lecturers told me that without proper rest, your brain isn't able to repair and retain all the information that you're trying to feed it. I thought a future doctor might know that," she prodded his arm, teasing.

Gilbert didn't reply, he just stared at Anne with a dazed look on his face. With the sun behind her, she looked utterly ethereal and he wanted to drink it all in.

Furrowing her brow, Anne gave him another prod. "See, you can't even pay attention to what I'm saying. You need a break, Dr Blytthe."

Gilbert didn't bother arguing with her, too embarrassed that he'd been caught staring. He would rather her believe he had just zoned out of their conversation because of tiredness.

"Come on, lay your head on my lap." Anne shifted in her seat, stretching her legs before straightening her skirt out.

"Huh?" Gilbert was slightly taken aback.

"When I was stressed about the Queen's entrance exams, Marill1 would have me put her head in my lap and play with my hair. It felt like I was living on a cloud for a little while. So, what are you waiting for?"

"But, Anne-" Gilbert began to protest, the impropriety of it all was not lost on him but it sounded like heaven.

"No one's around Gil," Anne had already known what his protests were going to be.

Gilbert's eyes did a quick sweep around before he sighed. Shuffling himself, he laid on his back, head in Anne's lap. Before her hands reached his head he quickly caught one of them, placing a kiss on her palm.

"You're truly amazing, Anne Shirley Cuthbert, and I don't know what I would do without you.

#anne of green gable #anne with an e #gilbert blythe #anne shirley #shirbert #anne shirley cuthbert #awae #sai writes #excuse me whilst i rearrange the alphabet

[novankenn]

"Ozpin's Fault AU"

Discoveries (917 Words)

Ruby was dreading going to classes. With all the weirdness that had been happening to JNPR, in particular, Jaune... she was finding it hard to focus on school. Things were just too distracting, of course it didn't help that Yang had shared the now infamous "Wedding Gown" photo to their whole friend group. So now Ruby was conflicted. Jaune was her first friend of Beacon. They shared many similar interests, comics, video games, action movies. Though she did wish he would seriously consider getting a ranged option.

But this conflict was not related to that desire. No, this conundrum was totally about what seeing Jaune as she was now as compared to what he was about two days ago. Ruby had been comparing pictures of Jaune. Taken by her or their friends, and she was noticing something, and it was confusing her. Sighing, she closed the photo application on her scroll, and open the browser function.

She had heard the Nora and Yang making comments about an OnlyFans page, Golden-something, so not feeling hungry and still having some time before her first class, Ruby navigated to the proper website. She still couldn't completely remember the channel name that Yang had mentioned, but she didn't feel like messaging her older half-sister to get it, so she just started to browse.

"PERFECTIONisSNOWANGEL? That looks like?"

/=/

After finishing her call with Qrow, and securing his assistance, she was on her way towards Ozpin's office when her scroll began to vibrate. Pulling it out, she looked to check the caller ID and froze in her tracks. It was one of her two twin sisters. Katherine Adel, Coco's mom. She was concerned that her youngest twin was calling out of the blue, so hesitantly she answered.

"Kat? This is a surprise."

"Glyn, you wouldn't believe what I just saw." Kat responded, a dangerous glint in her eyes.

"Oh, really?" Glynda schooled her features, preventing the apprehension that was rising with in her from showing upon her face.

"Yes, I was checking my scroll notifications from yesterday, as you know how busy I get, when inspiration strikes."

"I do." Kat was the most fashioned minded of the Goodwitch triplets. She turned her huntress training into a growing fashion empire, focused booth on elegance for the civilian population and function for the fashion conscious huntsman and huntress. "Coming up with anything..."

"I had all these posts from my darling little Coco," Katherine Adel cut off her oldest sister. "So artfully done, those picture, but I noticed something..."

"And what was that?" Glynda was having a hard time keeping her anxiety over the possibilities of this conversation going somewhere she wasn't ready to deal with.

"It was Coco's model. A darling of a young vixen. A real heartbreaker, she is..."

"Kat, you're starting to ramble."

"I guess I am, anyway," Kat gave Glynda the smile. It was almost as much of a trademark look as Glynda's stare. A look that promised trouble. "She bore such a resemblance to the family, almost a carbon image of Jade, Juniper and Jaune..."

Glynda began to sweat.

"Appeared to be the same age too..."

"Is... is this going somewhere, Kat?"

"I was trying to place the gorgeous girl, and then I remembered..." Kat's smile grew. " Around the time Jas was pregnant with the triplets, you sort of fell off the map.

"Oh gods, no." Glynda thought.

"Is there something you want to let your favourite sister in on, Glyn? A delectable secret you've been keeping from your precious and loved sisters?"

"No. Not that I can recall."

"Really?" Kat's eyes narrowed, but her smile never faltered. "No hidden away beau... a faunus hunk that gave you a precious bundle of joy?"

"No, please Gods no." Glynda begged in her mind.

"It hurts, you know."

"Hurts?"

"Yes, that you would hide such a thing from Jas and me." the smile turned to a pout. "Did you think we wouldn't accept her? That we are as backwater as that lout Alistair Winchester?"

"I..."

"Anyway," the smile returned. "I called Jas, and we've decided..."

"Fuck, shit, hell, kill me now!" Glynda's mind raced, as Katherine continued.

"... that we're coming for a visit. Jas, Jade and Juniper want to check up and Jaune, and we all..."

"Justifiable homicide. That is what it'll be when I get to that office, Ozpin." Glynda thought.

"... are coming to Beacon to meet our newest addition." Kat's smile deepened, "And we're expecting some answers. See you tomorrow!"

"Please no." Glynda whined as Kat hung-up. "Fuck my life!"

/=/

Ruby was so entranced with the free offerings of PERFECTIONisSNOWANGEL that she totally missed breakfast. Before her in a ratty flannel shirt, torn jeans and worn baseball cap, that her flowing white hair was pulled through, sat Weiss. She was on a simple wooden barstool, alone in a room, a well-used acoustic guitar on her lap, decorated with multiple band decals.

"I am doll eyes..." she sang in a low, almost mournful voice. A cover of a song from a band Ruby had never listened to. "... doll mouth, doll legs."

Ruby scanned her page, seeing her followed count, and the multiple videos locked behind a cheap paywall. One that she could easily afford to spring for. The last video posting was two years ago, and that made Ruby wonder a couple of things. One why Weiss had never told anyone about this part of her life. Why she seemed so morose, and what the reason was that PERFECTIONisSNOWANGEL stopped uploading content.

#ozpin's fault au #rwby #jaune arc #team jnpr #team rwby #female!jaune #foxfaunus!jaune #vixen!jaune #glynda goodwitch #ruby rose #wiess schnee #weiss has an only fans #weiss likes grundge and sings covers

[ahorsebyanyothername]

Hi I'm Beau, and the horses I care for are listed below. I work at a few barns, primarily I'm a part-time barn manager at a sanctuary for thoroughbreds. Pacific Northwest :)

Hugh (RIP 01/25/24) - thoroughbred, late 20s, died of kidney failure. A truly massive guy, he was a champion jumper before retiring to the sanctuary. Heart of gold and soulful eyes, he wandered freely between pastures and was generally the favorite.

Fred - thoroughbred, somewhere between 31 and 36, blind. He was a pony horse at the track and then later a hunter/jumper, and briefly a lesson horse, before he came to the sanctuary. One of his students still stops by to see him from time to time.

Atlas - thoroughbred, an old racer. He was passed around from home to home after his career on the track, and wasn't always treated well.

Jethro - thoroughbred, my favorite horse, a total jerk but he likes me. The most beautiful bay I've ever seen.

Patrick - thoroughbred, piss baby little bitch,on good days he's a total sweetheart though. His feet hurt because his soles are thin so he's always irritable. Biter.

Dalva- thoroughbred, second most beautiful bay I've ever seen. She's got a lot of spirit! She was passed around a few homes and not always treated well before she came to the sanctuary.

Marsha- thoroughbred. Perfect, amazing, and very opinionated old mare. Loves to be brushed. Mom to Chris, Horatio, and Hugh.

Chris - thoroughbred, idiot 1. You know how people say "two heads are better than one"?

Horatio - thoroughbred, idiot 2. When we put these two together, they get stupider.

Evie - thoroughbred, wonderful sweet stubborn old lady to those she's well loved by. "Evil Evie" to others.

Xander - thoroughbred, lovely gentle old gelding. Total pushover, follows Evie around like a puppy.

Angel - thoroughbred, first career racing, second career hunter/jumper. Her conformation was not well suited for jumping and she had to be retired. She's appropriately named in my opinion.

Bond - thoroughbred

Sara - thoroughbred, dapple grey, elderly. She was in a kill pen with 24 hours left til she would be shipped off to a slaughterhouse in Canada, when the sanctuary bought her. She had worms, but was otherwise in decent health. She ended up at the feedlot through no fault of her own, but because her owner had passed away.

Sylvester - thoroughbred

Amelia - thoroughbred, rehabilitated by Sound Equine Options after being seized by law enforcement from a home where she was neglected and had never been handled. She bonded immediately with Laney, who died in 2021. She is currently in pasture with Sampson.

Sampson - thoroughbred

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Rain - morgan

Lilly - morgan

Treasure - morgan

Grover - morgan

Tribute - morgan

Harley - morgan

Pepper - morgan

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Maeve - mustang

Jax, Lucy, Moonpie, Valor, Inca, Vinnie, Lily, King, Ruby, Fury, Cc

Dewey - thoroughbred, was in a kill pen when he was rescued. Found a good home with Paige who loves him very much.

Buddy, Ferrero, Touch, Bennie, Three Socks

Rococo - paso fino

Tango, Casper, Buddy, Sunny

Jolene - mustang

Athena

Who am I forgetting... at least 2 of em

[anxietiefling]

okay okay okay i'm just putting them out there, like little canapees for your enjoyment: my OC/concept notes for the Tiny Nein

luc brenatto - halfling - assassin rogue/illusion wizard: there's no way luc doesn't at least take one level in wizard; as we all know, veth's spitting image in all but looks, protective older brother, yeza's reason for premature grey hair

nora brenatto - halfling - evocation wizard: i don't know why, but somehow several fic writers agreed that veth will have a second child post canon and their name will be nora, sooo; also, completely spoiled by her godfather caleb; visually a true Tiny Veth

sasha widogast - half-drow - arcane trickster rogue: an extrovert little shit; jester's goddaughter

nima widogast - half-drow - divination wizard: an ambivert little shit; veth's goddaughter the twins are adopted at a few months old, Team Fuck Around and Find Out

ruby lavorre - tiefling variant/half-orc - cleric (life domain): red tiefling, golden eyes, black hair; she came out looking like marrion with fjord's eyes because i say: recessive genes exist, and at some point fjord got over his hang-ups to name her after his mother-in-laws work title; jester thinks it's brilliant; wildmother cleric, might fuck around and make her a paladin, too

livvy lavorre - tiefling variant/half-orc - wild magic sorceress: green tiefling, golden eyes, dark hair, tusks and horns; i kind of borrowed her description from @callingvoicemail and went from there? she's all chaos, including her arcane abilites; artie LOVES her but keeps his fingers away from her wisely

kevan nydoorin-lionett - half-orc - barbarian (path of the storm herald): in my mind, yasha and beau adopt all of the "difficult" children no one else wants and try extra hard to give them loving homes; this one gets adopted a little later as the middle child and finds a sense of calm and security in his momma's relationship to the stormlord

ferwen nydoorin-lionett - half-elf (high elf)- ranger/fighter (aracane archer): adopted as a toddler, brooding and snarky, lethal when provoked, the oldest daughterTM (it's a thing everywhere)

cyrus nydoorin-lionett- tiefling variant - storm sorcerer: dark blue tiefling with dark brown eyes and hair, a whole ass shadow and probably the shyest member of the tiny nein, hides behind ferwen even when he's gotten taller than her, adopted as a baby and therefore always everyone's baby

#critical role #critical role fanfiction #my writing

[jeanmoreaux]

why did you dislike ses4? and was there anything you enjoyed recently?

oh boy. i think it would be easier to tell you what i DID like about the season. i can count it on one hand. (1) ruby. she's my queen. (2) adam making it explicitly clear that he identifies with the bi label. (3) gillian anderson. she's just soooooo ugh. i love her. (4) NONE OF THE BAD BITCHES CHOOSING OTIS. maeve and ruby both deserve better fr. (5) aimee reclaiming some agency. cannot even think of a sixth thing. that's how bad this season did not worked for me. i said i was not gonna rant but i guess now i am gonna rant a little (trying to keep it short for both of our sakes).

i think there is definitely some more technical and objective stuff that's wrong and with this season and then there is some stuff i personally didn't like but that may work for other people.

objectively, i think the writing was severely lacking in quality. it was SO LAZY. even uninspired. the plot was meandering and the arcs fell extremely flat as a consequence. they randomly introduced interesting internal and external conflicts, sometimes even towards the end of the season, that could have spanned the entire eight episodes, but then they often just drop those ideas like hot potatoes—sometimes by the next episode, sometimes by THE NEXT SCENE (e.g. otis basically taking over a surrogate parent role or feeling like losing his mom, basically everything ruby-centric that wasn't oatis-related, jackson questioning his sexuality, etc.)!! other storylines that didn't have to last for several epsiodes (like jackson's cancer scare) went on for way too long. and the storylines they kept up for several episodes were mostly half-assed. the vivian & beau thing was surface level at most (and rushed af), the ace thing was soooo buried and shoved aside for stupider plotlines (they did o so dirty istfg), same with their approach to adding to the discourse on disability/accessibility, the exploration of jean's sister dealing with her abuse was just almost non-existent, eric's storyline reconciling his sexual and religious identities relied an cheap gimmicks, maeve finding her voice as a writer, jean's postnatal depression (how half-assed that was truly hurt my psych major brain), etc..... and then they dragged these storylines out without giving them any *substance*. like. i SKIPPED two episodes and missed NOTHING (i even did go back to jump through it just now to verify and, yup, did not miss a piece of information i did not gain or infer from the episodes i watched). you know a story is aimlessly wandering around when people can skip 2h of content and not even miss a shrivel of character development. i'd claim almost all storylines and arcs were handled badly. the only one that was well-structured and well-executed (from a storytelling standpoint) was the groff family arc (mind you, not the individual arcs but their arc as a family). AND I DON'T EVEN AGREE WITH THAT STORYLINE FROM AN IDEOLOGICAL STANDPOINT BUT STILL I LIKED IT THE MOST BECAUSE WRITING WISE IT WAS AT LEAST COMPETENTLY HANDLED!!!! like, that's so unfortunate. for me. and don't even get me started on the tonal dissonance WHITIN scenes and BETWEEN scenes. it was so so jarring at times and made the humour NOT land AT ALL (especially the physical humour because holyyy shit what was that). idk if that's editing's fault or if the writers made these decisions or if the producers and executives are to blame, but the inconsistency of mood and tone just really made me feel disconnected from the emotional moment. felt absolutely nothing about what was happening to these characters.

on a more personal level, i took issues with the way they wrote some characters and the content of some arcs. they really reduced maeve's character to nothing (like. i am sorry but her dialogue is so flat and boring, the most meaningful thing she said all season was probably at her mom's funeral.) otis literally learned jackshit. he's still kind of a self-absorbed dick. o was so underutilised and disrespected (they didn't even try to make the ace thing an important plotline). aimee was turned into a grotesque parody of herself. eric's story focusing on religion was HELL to me personally. like, i grew up catholic (which is different to the christianity eric practices but still...), and ngl the way they handled his 'religious' awakening just sent me up the wall. as a queer person who was very involved in church life from a young age and had to reconcile her faith with her queer identity, i felt like his story made a mockery of that struggle and that inner conflict. the visions were ridiculous. it felt like the writers were making fun of the struggle queer people face when (1) wanting to meaningfully engage with faith and religion *OR* (2) wanting to distance themselves from organised religion. additionally it felt like they were making fun of religion & religious faith as a whole, depicting it as this almost psychotic thing to believe in god. and they completely decoupled eric's personal journey to faith from what religion primarily is about for many, many people: community and connection. like, sure, they briefly brushed it i theory, but neglected to real get into the emotional reality and complexity of it. they very much glossed over the fact that religious communities are a source for moral/ethical and social control and even when you disagree with some aspects of the doctrine you will still be affected by it if you grew up in those circles. and your personal reckoning with religion will probably be more tied to THAT (the fear of losing love/support/part of your social circle, ostracisation (because even when you're okay with who you are right from the start it's something that doesn't feel good even when you prepare for it....), feeling disconnected from your former self, struggling to build your own belief system that you feel lie it truly belongs to you etc.). his entire journey was lacking any nuance and complexity in my opinion. and maybe that's because i personally had a different experience reconciling my faith with my sexual identity. i wasn't a self-hating queer either, but breaking away from religion still was a change in my life that impacted me very real and convoluted ways!!! (also like let's be real him becoming a pastor is gonna solve what exactly??? go through the homophobic system to change the homophobic system??? HUH with what power??? you're better of starting a new church fr.) idk. another thing that bugged me was the lack of chemistry in intimate scenes. like. jo and i watched these scenes and. nothing. the lack of chemistry really made me so uncomfortable. it almost made me question if i really do like sex lol. ALSO WHYYYY did they force the aimee and isaac relationship for no reason???? that really didn't have to have to happen. not that i hate it, it's whatever, but i was just so BORING to me. same with the otis and maeve thing. THEY WERE SO BORING. their drama this season was so repetitive and reminiscent of earlier conflicts between them it made me want to rip my hair out. i think i stopped caring about them as a couple after season 2. they don't fit and they don't work yet still the writers were trying to make them a thing for no reason. i could go on but this is already longer than i wanted it to be (yikes). i just want you to know that this season did so many things so badly i ended up not caring about ANYTHING that happened or ANY of the characters (except ruby). they could have all just disappeared and i wouldn't have cared one bit because they were all giving NOTHING. so basically, the season felt like this meme to me, but with a heavy, all-permeating, very petty & derogatory undertone:

okay so now for the things i did watch and enjoy recently (i assume you mean movies/tv shows because i my monthly wrap ups cover my reading). there are quite a few things, actually! ofc i watched barbie which was fun, and oppenheimer which was Very Good. oh, and i watched and liked set it up, and my brother sat me down and made me watch the two spider verse movies with him which i enjoyed a lot as well! my other brother made me watch the new puss in boots (liked that one, too). i also watched the first couple of episodes of the bear and i am very intrigued (gonna continue for sure)!! also finished glow a couple of month ago which was quite good but sadly prematurely cancelled. other than that i have been mostly rewatching stuff tbh (recently e.g. fleabag, schitt's creek, atla, succession, and the occasional movies like p&p 2005, emma 2020. also been in the mood for a rewatch of god's own country & the ghibli movies.). other than that, the movies/tv shows i reblog stuff from are generally things i enjoyed in the past (or at least partly enjoyed). idk there's a lot on my 'to watch list' but i am only making my way through it super slowly jhghjgjhjgjh

#thanks for the ask <3 #would love to hear what you have watched and loved recently!!! always open for recs. #and if you want to share your thoughts on ses4 or anything else i am all ears!! #anon #answer #schitt's creek #atla #succession