Just thought of something, let me know if that makes sense -
I was just reading another "Tav is not a spawn to Ascended Astarion because he calls them consort" type of argument and something struck me.
I remember reading somewhere before that Astarion insists on not using the name "spawn" and use "consort" instead much like Cazador avoided the "s-word" and used "family" instead.
Because.
Of course he would call his spawns his lovers. Of course he wants a harem of consorts, he thinks his only talent is sex. As ascended he never really got to the other side of thinking about himself, he never left the form his trauma molded him into, this hypersexual, emotionally avoidant (teasing and alluring) type of seducer. He never let go of the notion that his only value is his body and what it can provide in terms of sexual services.
I also think of the way ascended Astarion is dumbfounded when realizing he doesn't have all those powers Cazador was supposed to have. Perhaps those will come with time, but I think there's a real possibility that Cazador never had/was supposed to have them to begin with. He just lied to his "family" to keep them in check, to add another layer of control over the very real physical control he already had over them.
It has been brought to my attention by @starryjuicebox in the comments that ascended Astarion DOES in fact get his powers. He can summon ghouls and wolves in the final battle.
But all Cazador ever did to his spawns at the height of his cruelty were things a mere human could do: bury someone alive, starve them, imprison them, isolate them, brainwash them. None of those are mythical and exclusive to powerful vampires.
What breaks my heart even more for Tav-spawn is that they'll never be The One. They'll only be the first. The first one, much like Astarion was one of Cazador's first. Cazador's very first is not even in the game to be found or mentioned anymore. Perhaps they got away, but more likely they became a liability, as they saw Cazador's vulnerable beginnings and became a threat to the "all-powerful influential vampire" myth he was weaving around himself.
Tav is just the beginning. They're just a test drive. A trampoline for ascended Astarion to help him learn manipulating his future consorts and pitting them against one another. Pull them just right and push away at the perfect time. Just enough to give them a taste and leave them wishing for more.
And seeing how many fans of ascended Astarion there are in real life, it's already working. His harem is in the making.
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Fenglian week Day 3&4: Day + Unspoken - AU where feng xin finds xie lian in the mortal realm as nan feng and keeps his identity secret, thinking that xie lian doesn't want to see him anymore. xie lian falls for him again without realizing who he is, until he does.
remember to check out @fenglianweek to see everyone's beautiful works!!
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Ever elusive, reclusive and aloof, and yet some say that Time is somehow on your side, how quaint, that such a thing can come to favor something so small and yet so grand, befitting a paradox.
I got a little carried away ;;;; But he's my favorite and has been ever since I watched TUE when it aired when I was a kiddo. Even now with the graphic novel and some theories that I have about it and TUE, Clockwork remains my favorite character from DP and I don't think that's going to change, heh.
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I mean of course Evil Wolverine would say that. He’s the one stabbing people and then blaming children for it. It’s his THING.
It just goes to show how much you internalise the blame other people put on you, especially when you feel like you actually made a decision that caused it. (It’s the same thing he did to Fai!)
Of course if this were a very different manga there might have been an opening for Fai and Kurogane to outright attack Lava Lamp here, BUT I KNOW THESE GAYS. I KNOW THEM TOO WELL FOR THAT.
They are going to pat him on the head or the shoulder and make a joking remark that makes their feelings clear without directly admitting to having a feeling. I KNOW IT ALREADY.
YEAH SEE THERE WE GO.
Bonus points for Lava Lamp just CLOSING HIS EYES and OPENLY ACCEPTING ANYTHING THEY CHOOSE TO DO TO HIM. Because HE THINKS HE DESERVES IT.
He is NOT prepared for the open love and affection they give him instead.
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My fave thing about Jack on rewatch was realizing how internally unlike Sam he is, despite the symbolic, structural blocks of being a “gifted kid.” Emotionally? Nah.
Not if you’re paying attention.
I feel like @dawg-motif really helped me puzzle that out re: Jack’s valuation of blunt honesty and need for space and processing. And after that, it’s like Jack’s entire arc clicked into place for my brain.
There is such a temptation in fandom to assume he’s a copy-pasta of Sam because of his “doomed child” motif, or that he’s like Cas because of his literal-mindedness and sass. But emotionally? Not even close.
Or worse, there can be as assumption that his “performing!Jack” is how how he actually feels about things... Falling for Jack’s sunshiney ditzy act is like falling for Dean’s mythical Marlboro man act.
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I think one of my new favorite Sydcarmy scene that I've been watching on repeat is from s2E10 when Carmen gets locked in the freezer and he's desperately yelling at Marcus to get Syd. Carm starts saying "Marcus Get Syd For Me Please" to "GET SYD!", "GET FUCKING SYD!" Following this wonderful post by @devisrina and @currymanganese who pointed it out first.
JAW is such an amazing voice actor!
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Alastor’s voice and movements caught me SO OFF GUARD HERE! I was legit Charlie in this scene. This little moment came out of nowhere and now I can’t stop replaying it. Alastor’s being so playful right now, I can’t but imagine how he’d be with those drinks that Mimzy mentioned. If he’s like this sober kicking his legs back and forth on Charlie’s bed I CAN’T FATHOM what’s he’s like as a ‘kitten’ according to Mimzy. 😭😆😁😭
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Fanart of @ninja-knox-ur-sox-off’s Wobbly Hearts AU
I honestly don’t know how well you’ll be able to read my writing since it’s atrocious but hopefully you enjoy the art :D
I almost wrote a keyboard emoji heart but it looked strange on paper lol
The last three doodles are just me reacting to your fic. It’s so good ‼️‼️‼️
I tried to draw all the characters as close as I could get to the refs but I’m not super good at hyper realistic bodies so it just ended up being silly doodles 😅
Anyway I love your fic sm and I hope you like the fanart ❤️💕❤️💕
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