#human-/elf-looking ones for when they're interacting with people

[redbootsindoriath]

You guys were oddly supportive of my creepy-Morgoth drawing.  I’m concerned.

...

Anyway, here’s a mountain-sized Oromë who may or may not be fused to Nahar’s back.

That blurry thing above his right antler is a discarded drawing that didn’t erase properly, but we’re going to pretend it was intentional because if you look at it right you can pretend it’s Vala magic or something.  Maybe aurora borealis is the trail of his antlers as he rides across the sky and whenever he stops moving you can see it forming into ghostly outlines of animals and monsters.  Does Middle Earth already have lore for the northern lights or not?

#oromë #the man the myth the legends #three shinies #my trash #/end classification tags #i don't often draw valar as you all know but when i do you can usually divide them into three basic types #goofy simplified ones for comics #human-/elf-looking ones for when they're interacting with people #and ''sweet eru what in the name of elbereth is THAT???'' #also okay but i have this poetic weakness for creatures/things that are way too big framed against the sky #i have a recurring dream where there's a huge tree or a huge creature standing on the south horizon at nighttime #and of course this means i want oromë to show up in middle earth like that sometimes when he's in the mood #scares the bejabbers out of anybody who sees him but like it's cool and he's a vala so literally who's going to stop him? #i played around with a lot of different sizes for both oromë and the elf in this drawing #at one point i had the elf like half the size i ended up with and i went ''nah man that's just too ridiculous'' #but lowkey i wish i'd stayed with that version because why the heck not #the trees looked bigger in that one too #just kind of eerie and cool

[manicpixiefelix]

Felix volunteering as a Christmas elf in a mall or Christmas village and omg, him in his costume is so adorable and he's having so much fun in the way only a filthy rich trust fund kid can. There's a huge line of girls who just want to talk to him

okay but this is fantastic as someone who's worked as a santa's elf myself, i can picture this so well

because Felix makes it absolutely magical for the kids, always fully committed to the bit, treating them like absolute royalty and matching their excited energy to meet Santa. there's a line of girls for felix, yes, but there's also countless mothers who see this wonderful young man interacting with their kids and they suddenly feel like a teenager with a crush for the five minutes they get to interact with him.

there's a few different people who play santa throughout the week and Felix get to know them all. they're fond of his enthusiasm and he comes to love how many of them do this despite the low pay because it's worth it to make the children happy.

felix spending down time on a slow day sitting down like a little kid on the christmas set, listening to the santas tell stories about their favourite moments from the past few years since they'd started dressing as santa. he's so caught up in the magic of it all.

that being said, there's a few other elves that he works with and while they're all kind, not all of them can or want to match his energy. he also gets the nickname Buddy from the 2003 movie Elf, where Will Ferrell plays a human 'elf' who is much taller than all the actual elves. you get the idea. he also gets called this (at first jokingly) by quite a few of the people who come to meet Santa for the exact same reason. he's a very tall elf. i love him.

the other elves will always push felix towards the nervous or bratty children, as he's kind of magic at getting them settled.

while the other elves he works with quickly become immune to his nonsense and most of his charms, the one that sometimes catches people off guard is whenever he offers to hold babies of often frantic mothers, who usually have quite a few children to try and get settled in with Santa.

please im begging you, picture felix in an elf outfit, gently cradling and rocking a crying child, smiling so warmly down at the little baby in his arms, softly cooing 'it's alright, you're going to be such a perfect little angel for santa, aren't you?" and being so pleased when the baby stops crying and babbling at him. the mother is both surprised and relieved, and felix just shrugs like it's the easiest thing in the world, telling her it's no trouble at all.

however the minute someone mentions that he's going to be a good dad, he gets this panicked look that alarms his coworkers. they never bring that idea up again. (he's like 18 of course he panics lol)

felix being both flattered and horrified by his groupies, since most of them are teenage girls who try and flirt with him using christmas-themed pick up lines and he's never had to deal with being hit on at work before but It's Not Fun. yes the other elves find his predicament endlessly funny, but they do also cover for him without question when he gets too uncomfortable and needs to hide around the back of the set. they can, will, and have called security on his behalf and they will do it again.

it's for this reason that their team especially grows to be very close and quite good friends over the season. a lot of the older elves, or even just those who have been doing it a few years and may have some similar experiences (though usually not as frequent or as intense as felix's) become very protective over him. they get drinks together, and exchange little christmas gifts at the end of the season. felix is very excited to get all of his coworkers gifts, he picks them out all special and personalised on his day off. when he puts effort in, i genuinely believe felix could be a fantastic gift giver.... however i also believe he doesn't get invested often enough in the idea of given presents for that to be much of a known fact about him. in fact, i think his family believes he's terrible at giving gifts. anyways.

just...... christmas elf!felix being so enamoured by the magic of it all, even in the middle of a busy shopping mall. he so would be.

#felix catton x reader #felix catton imagine #saltburn x reader #saltburn imagine #felix cattons adventures in employment #it shouts back

[room-surprise]

Dungeon Meshi Season 1, Ep 4 Review

Spoilers below the cut! I have a lot of thoughts on this one so it's a bit long.

This is a slower episode, but I expected it to be. I worry that people will find this episode boring because there's not as much action or comedy as some of the other episodes, and what is here tends to be a lot more subtle, but this is honestly one of THE most important episodes of early Dungeon Meshi.

The pacing of this episode was great, Trigger allowed themselves to slow down and take the material more seriously when it was needed, and I really appreciate that.

Senshi and his connection to the dungeon, as always, makes me want to cry. Kui's focus on respect for the people who do the thankless, denigrated jobs in society like picking vegetables, cooking, and cleaning toilets always gets to me.

Senshi expressing the importance of being part of the ecosystem of the dungeon, and the balance of the world, protecting people not by killing monsters but by keeping the environment in check is so important to the core of Dungeon Meshi.

That, plus the sequence where Senshi refuses using magic to light a fire, instead wanting to do it by hand is also important. Later we'll get to see how magic can excel at some things that can't be done any other way, but for now it's time to focus on Senshi.

The way the party interacts with Senshi in this episode always makes me think of elderly people in Japan who are carrying on doing things the way it's always been done, even if the young people don't appreciate it or even know that they're doing it. The generational gap is a big issue in Japan, since there's so few young people and so many seniors…

It especially makes me think of the senior citizens that volunteered to go clean up the Fukushima nuclear disaster because they didn't want young people with their whole lives ahead of them to have to do it. I remember there was also an old man that took it upon himself to take care of the animals that had been left behind in the exclusion zone, Senshi's story reminds me a lot of him.

THE ANIMATION

The animation wasn't particularly exciting, but for the most part did what it needed to do. The only quibbles I have are minor ones:

There's a black-haired elf in the background of the tavern scene that had darker skin in the manga, and they made her lighter here. She's a recurring background character so I'm not super happy that they changed her skintone, since Dungeon Meshi goes out of it's way to include people of varied skin tones in crowd scenes, but I get that it was probably just to make the composition work. It still sucks though.

Most of the orcs look fine, but there were a pair of lady orcs that had purple-ish and green-ish fur that I thought looked a bit unnatural, compared to the earth tones of all the other orcs. I know Kui leans away from the unnatural skin tones thing (no blue elves, no green orcs) so I wasn't a fan of this, but it was subtle enough that I can forgive it.

I could tell the animators didn't really understand how the nose/snout/jaw situation of the orcs works, and as a result they were animating the orcs like normal human anime faces with a weird blob in the middle for a nose, instead of upturned noses that are part of a snout/mandible that effects the way the face works.

Obviously the animators are more familiar with how to draw standard human faces, and they had to cut costs on this episode by keeping the animation simple, but I didn't like how flat it all looked. Kui's solid construction (from later in the manga) is really missed here.

DUB vs SUB

The subtitles were passable, though at one point they called the dungeon lord the "lunatic magician" which gave me Yen Press war flashbacks. Thankfully the dub didn't do the same thing. Honestly I wouldn't even mind if they switch up what people call the dungeon lord anyway, since it's not like "mad magician" or "mad sorcerer" is a name or title. One of the things I've always hated about "Lunatic Magician" is the way it was used constantly, even in situations where it felt unnaturally stilted, like they had a brand trademark to maintain. The Lunatic Magician™! Now with 50% more lunacy!

As for the dub… The performances were all fine, and there weren't any glaring out of place modernisms, however I'm on the fence about what they decided to do with the orc leader, Zon.

Race and the clash between different groups is a major part of Dungeon Meshi, and this is the chapter that introduces the idea that the orcs are people and not subhuman monsters. It also introduces the idea that the orcs are a displaced ethnic group that lives in the dungeon because other races have chased them from the surface.

Imari Williams does a great job with his performance as Zon, and I appreciate that BangZoom got a person of color to play a character that's meant to be a minority. I hope that they'll continue this trend and that his sister Leed will also be voiced by a person of color, and that she'll speak in a dialect that matches Zon's.

HOWEVER… while Williams' performance is great, I'm not sure how I feel about the script.

Zon and the other orcs' dialog in the dub sounds like it's either borrowing from African American Vernacular English (AAVE), or it is broken English "caveman-speak" that orcs often use in other media.

I'm not familiar enough with AAVE to know if they're using it correctly, only familiar enough to identify that they are using some of the grammatical structures of it. The fact that they hired a black voice actor to deliver those lines makes me think it was an intentional choice.

I'd love to hear opinions from people who are more familiar with the subject. Are the orcs speaking broken English or are they following the grammatical rules of AAVE? How consistent is BangZoom's script in following those grammar rules?

In the original Japanese and in the manga, as far as I can tell the orcs just speak Japanese the same way as all the other characters, so there is no verbal signal of their cultural difference. This is important because this part of the story is all about telling us that the orcs are equal to the other characters.

So choosing to alter the way they speak for the dub is a creative choice that is attempting to communicate something to the English audience, though I am not sure if BangZoom is doing it effectively, or if they are communicating what they intend to communicate.

I do think that it's an interesting choice that they made, I wasn't expecting them to do it, and so I hope they're doing it deliberately, carefully and with sensitivity.

I wonder what kind of accents, if any, the orcs may have been given in other language dubs? If you listened to a different dub let me know! (Also, next week we get to see regular-sized Kabru instead of just Giant Kabru, I'm so excited.)

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #dunmeshi #my stuff #review #spoilers #orcs #senshi of izganda

[sovonight]

what's exhausting about bg3? I know me and a few others haven't been able to get it bc we're poor and I wanted your take on how it's exhausting if you don't mind

i called it exhausting for ace reasons so if you're not super ace you'll be fine. i do have other disappointments though:

visual character customization is lacking

like okay i'd bought the game blind so my disappointment is 100% on me, but can you blame me for assuming based on posts of people raving about the customization options and saying they 'made their oc' that there would be a fully-fledged cc with sliders for facial features and everything??

what you get is just a set of like 8 preset faces (for human/elf/half-elf/tiefling/etc at least) and 2-4 body options. there's an impressive amount of hairstyles at least, but what the fuck does that matter if i can't even really customize my character's face. there's not even much you can do with the textures--you only get a palette of pre-approved colors instead of a color picker, there's no option to flip or translate tattoos/facepaint, and you can't even layer makeup textures. the ui design here is very clunky too which just underlines how low of a priority it must've been

on one hand i get it, this all costs time and money and they clearly had a lot on their plate with the actual meat of the game, but on the other hand my character gets the most closeups on the camera in dialogue/cutscenes, so why can't i do more with their appearance?? the character customization possibilities everyone raved about really just boil down to class, stats, & numbers, so basically more like arpg character building, where it's more about gameplay than the character

don't get me wrong, the race/background/class you pick do influence dialogue options, but i can't do something as standard as sculpt my character's face?? are you kidding me?? like, if they're not gonna let me do that, then what the fuck are all these high res glossy graphics for?? everyone else in this game gets a unique look except for me, huh? if they care that little they might as well turn this back into a text-centric game and let me import a custom png for my character like in the old days

there are a few points in the game where i was like, they really took the trouble to write and pay a voice actor to voice responses based on player actions to that level of specificity… when that time and money could've been put towards the cc. like yeah it's impressive, but it's empty. i don't need this character to voice my exact actions--i KNOW i took those actions--i want something of worth to me.

navigating the map is kind of a pain

you use the keyboard to control the camera, and you use the mouse to click where you want the character to go. the issue i have with this is that the camera is SO frustrating to orient and zoom in and out sometimes--they go through great pains to try and not show the insides of any 3d models while you're moving the camera, and they'll cut away the rooftops and other levels for you, but sometimes the game just Doesn't Understand What I'm Trying To See. like they've made it so ~elegant~ and ~presentable~ that it gets in my way. i constantly feel like i'm fighting the controls--not just of the camera, but the movement too. tbf, i don't know how this could be made better so i think what they did was the best solution, but i do get very frustrated

there's no undo button if i click "hide" by accident

unlike literally every other button on the hotbar, there's no "click again to confirm" or "right click to cancel". they just instantly hide and that bonus action is WASTED

you can enable tutorial-like informative popups, but they forget to teach you some of the most basic ways to interact with the world

there's a heavy rock at some point that's "too heavy to throw" but is clearly meant to be interacted with. …you're supposed to click and drag to "drag" it away. i had to look up what to do with it and i'm not crazy because MANY people had the same question!! not to mention those small tunnels around the environment where your character's like "well I'M too large to fit in there" and i'm like "oh i'll summon my tiny familiar and have them scurry in there!" only for the tunnel to be like "uh your familiar can't interact with me actually". so i give up because i'm over it at that point and i go online hours later to look it up and SOMEONE SAYS YOU CAN SEND YOUR FAMILIAR THROUGH THE TUNN-- (at this point i have keeled over in rage)

you can press left alt to highlight interactable items, but they only highlight what they think is important based on their own mysterious criteria. you have to sweep around like it's an i-spy game to figure out ALL the interactables in the area

i would like this if the CAMERA WERE EASIER TO OPERATE and if--actually no! no! i would NEVER like this! either highlight everything or highlight nothing at all, don't waste my time! i understand that some stuff is left unhighlighted so that the characters can roll perception checks and go "OH! a hidden lever!" but JUST TELL ME OUTRIGHT WHERE THE CRATES ARE. i play with an unavoidable glare on my screen and also, frankly, i have better things to do than squint and pick out every item in the room. let me get my meagre satisfaction from looting and be done with it!

there is absolutely no firm indication of when you might be stepping into an exclusively romantic or sexual line of dialogue

i would like this if i could turn the sex off. like set sex to no. i'm a fan of not having too many dialogue indicators or visible approval bars, BUT ONLY when i know i can relax and feel comfortable in the game. this game loves suggestive wording so i can never tell whether a scene could just be played platonically or not. like (early spoiler) gale invites you to a private magic lesson that he says can only take place in an intimate setting, so you meet him after the party, alone. given the other conversations i'd just experienced (from the fighter & the vampire) i was like great this is going to be sexual isn't it, but i was weak and wanted character interaction so i gave in and i went--and then IT WASN'T??? in fact you could play it totally platonically?? so i almost MISSED a perfectly good companion interaction because of the overly suggestive way it was worded!

"sovo are you sure that isn't just gale's personality to say it like that" YES BECAUSE EVERY COMPANION EXHIBITS THIS. it's woven into the companions, into the narration, into all the word choices. it's just a suggestive game all around, the atmosphere NEVER goes away, even when it's just a false alarm. it's part of why it's so ABSOLUTELY exhausting--because i know every other person playing this and seeing this is having a blast, and i'm the only one out here with my guard up and 10 layers of emotional shielding because i CAN'T like any companions because they're GOING to proposition my character at some point and i WILL take emotional damage when my only options are "yes let's enter a fully animated sex scene!" or "no i fucking hate your guts". do you see?? do you see my pain?? where is the middle option--the compromise?? and oh yeah, the rest of the real life world thinks my complaints are baseless, ridiculous, and avoidable. "just don't fucking play, idiot!" but do i not deserve to have fun as well? can i not get a CRUMB of something in a world where i have to make everything myself?? just once, can i play a game and have it fit--not perfectly, but at least fit??

just give me the heart icons of da:2/da:i. tell me when i'm walking into a flag i don't want to raise. better yet, when the game asks whether or not you want nudity enabled, add an option there to opt out of romance too. i say romance even though all i want is to opt out of the sex dialogue options bc as we all know romance and sex can NEVER be separated--

anyway those are my gripes. the things i like about it are… well, there are a few fights where i was like, oh that's cool that it actually uses the environment and/or teaches you a mechanic about the game that you can put into use later. the environmental puzzles are interesting, but all satisfaction is lost when i have to look up the basic mechanics they rely on that i was never taught or made aware of in-game. but i don't play games like these for gameplay, i play them for the story and the companions and the romance, so given this specific game i guess i should just keel over and die

#sovo answers #kind of holding out hope that i can make it to sorcerous sundries to see it in 3d but since that's near the end and #i haven't even left the first map.. i'm not optimistic

[hmshermitcraft]

Despite popular belief, the Emperors did not die when the rapture came, not when a good majority of them were gods or supernatural hybrids or had relations to gods.

One of the emperors who survived happened to be Scott, who gravely brought up at a meeting of the remaining emperors (Joey had decided after being found and healed by Gem that he wanted nothing to do with the emperor life anymore and disappeared, Pixlriffs had disappeared to fulfill his role as the keeper of the dead, Katherine had returned to the Fae realm, and Shrub was out doing Wolf Spirit things) that if he were alive, then Xornoth likely was as well.

And thus began their search for both Jimmy (Who had gone missing and was not as easy to find as Lizzie was) and Xornoth.

It took months before they finally got the slightest lead on Xornoth, a blind man who only saw via his sensing of magic described Xornoth’s magic in perfect detail and gave them the direction they were headed in.

Perhaps if they stayed long enough for the old man to finish telling them about Xornoth’s stay in his village they would have been less rattled by the sight they came across.

They had found Xornoth, but they had, changed. The dark charcoal skin they were used to the demon having were reduced to simple patches that marred their skin, a head of hair growing in magenta rather than white, and eyes that looked just like they did when the demon was still elf. But that wasn’t the only shock, in fact the second sight rattled them either further.

Traveling with him was none other than Jimmy, a very very human Jimmy but Jimmy nonetheless.

(They supposed that Jimmy’s situation must have been like Lizzie’s, their powers and therefore memories drained along with their domain, Gem found herself worrying that they wouldn’t be able to fix Jimmy like they managed to with Lizzie)

Meanwhile Jimmy is incredibly confused on who these strange people are and would really just like them to leave him and his fiancé alone, he is already preoccupied enough with trying to find a way to cure Xornoth of the dark magic infecting their soul (Exor’s remaining magic) the odd feeling of familiarity when he looked at the cyan haired elf with a face like his fiancé didn’t matter.

- 🍪 anon

Scott doesn't know if it's worse that Xornoth themself doesn't remember. Would it be easier if he could pretend they'd done this out of spite? A target for his grief, turning it into anger.

But Xornoth is changed in more than just his appearance. Maybe it's poetic, for Scott's own lost memories to come full circle like this. (Though, he thinks he suffered enough forgetting his own brother.)

Jimmy is happy. Scott watches them interact like any almost ordinary couple would and feels as if he's looking in a mirror. Lizzie tells Jimmy they're siblings - though she leaves out the whole god thing. Scott can't blame her, considering he introduces himself to Jimmy like he's a stranger.

Gem catches Scott's arm as they walk to the tavern, led by Jimmy and Xornoth. She whispers that Scott doesn't need to help here. He can go back and continuing assisting with the rebuilding efforts - providing a haven for the many refugees. It's not the empires of old, but something new. Something unified emerging from the ruins of the past.

Scott knows he needs to see this through. He has the most knowledge of Exor and Aeor of all of them. He'll find a way to expunge the remaining magic from his brother and let them finally live the life they've always deserved.

The life Scott might have deserved, once upon a time.

#empiresshipping #ask #scott tag #jimmy tag #gem tag #xornoth tag #xornimmy #flower husbands #🍪 anon #mod 🎀 #angsty tw

[mdhwrites]

Since you mentioned it in a recent post, what do you think about TOH having a sympathetic main cast of mostly conventionally beautiful, humanoid characters while still preaching about how 'weirdos have to stick together'? Do you think there's some hypocrisy in how the show handles its less 'cute' characters?

I do think it's hypocritical and that in and of itself is a problem. It's also just really fucking boring and contributes to the problem of it feeding into the fantasy problem of "Our world but with more teeth."

So since I'm going to rip into this creative choice for the rest of this blog, let's first talk about the positives of having a cast that is effectively all humans, especially all good looking ones, instead of demons, monsters, etc. After all, we need to be fair. There's a lot that goes behind these choices and while the Isles has a lot of bizarre designs in the backgrounds, there had to be a point to all of the denizens we commonly interact with looking like generic elves. *flips through notes* *checks some papers* *flips through more notes* It makes fanart easy.

...OKAY FINE! That's only SOMEWHAT hyperbolic. The reason it makes fanart easier is also why it's really easy to just go with a cast of humans. We as a SPECIES inherently trust and connect better with those who look like ourselves, for better and mostly worse. This can be as specific as skin color and as abstract as simply the human form. Yes, for people like me who are proud monster fuckers, this line blurs but for common Joe Shmoe, they're going to want someone who looks fairly normal if they're going to get really invested.

Worse yet is if you look at modern cartoons. Bare minimum, Molly McGee and Amphibia. Yes, SOME people in those fandoms will draw the frogs and Scratch... But they ALL draw the trios of human characters. And yes, shipping matters here but I've also seen a good number of Amphibia artists just admit to spending way too much figuring out how to draw Sprig because the anatomy is wonky enough to make you question yourself. If they're all humans, you can still get by just fine with your normal style and lessons that most art books are going to teach you.

This isn't even untrue from a writing perspective. Just a cultural shift (and yes I'm calling myself out on this) can be enough to throw you WAY out of your comfort zone for how to write a character besides token elements like food. Throw in entirely different anatomy, skill sets inherent to biology, weaknesses similarly inherent to that biology, and you start to have a lot more questions you need to ask for a very basic level understanding of a character. Which seems like a good transition point to talking about the monstrous denizens of TOH. Specifically that there is ONE 'monster' in The Owl House main cast and that is King.

...

Can you tell me what the fuck is special about King? Besides being short and fluffy, his differing anatomy effectively NEVER comes into play. His magical blasts are practically replicated by Raine whistling. Make him an 8 year old elf child and the only thing you lose is his ancestry. Not his heritage, his ANCESTRY. That's pretty fucking weak.

Edit: Someone on Twitter pointed out to me that King's design is effectively just a furred Cubone and I hate knowing this.

Otherwise, the only inhumane thing about him is that they make him a dog. Which, you know... isn't exactly going very far down on the spectrum of likability for most people. In fact, this technique isn't anywhere near new. Toothless is just a giant cat and I love him for it but I wouldn't blame anyone who looked at the How to Train Your Dragon Dragons and went "I wish they acted like dragons." Because... They don't? They have the designs and move sets of dragons but most of their temperament is far more cat like, down to having dragon nip and being distracted by reflected light.

King is also the only foreground deviation for the protagonists. As I said when I first mentioned this, you can't even really go with Willow being heavier set. She is pretty much the textbook definition of "More to love" seeing as her being slightly heavier just gives her a softer design than the rest of the characters instead of being anywhere close to unappealing like one of Mabel's friends in Gravity Falls is. You're supposed to look at Willow and go "I bet she gives really good hugs" and that's about it. Her weight, much like her ethnicity frankly, is hardly what you're supposed to think about with her design besides basic contrast.

And she's still better than the rest of the cast who are models. Including Luz for that matter. Now the show's style doesn't lend itself well to distinguishing how pretty a character is besides their reactions from a different character... But it can also absolutely do ugly. And no one in this main cast is ugly. You want a NASTY scar, you're gonna have to look elsewhere than the tatted up teenage boy and the girl who has a little flair on one of her eyebrows. One is meant to look cool, the other is still the same job while also being slight enough not to embellish the main face too much.

Amity and Eda though are explicitly in text stated as REALLY PRETTY. Like model pretty from how people react to them. Yes, one of these people is Luz's girlfriend but literally any acknowledgement of her looks is more than Gus, Willow or any of the villains (especially positively) are given. Not even Odalia who is the best case against this argument. But, you know, those are Amity's genes running through Odalia. She's not gonna be ugly because then how are all of the Blight Children ready for a Vogue cover shoot?

And here's the thing: In most media, this isn't really a problem. People like attractive people and there's nothing wrong with that. I know people want more representation and they are right to want that but also most media is a fantasy of some sort. Especially for a basic wish fulfillment isekai like TOH, a really pretty harem is packaged explicitly into the fantasy because who doesn't want hot magical beings saying they're the best?

Except then there's the line of "Us Weirdos Gotta Stick Together," or the fact that Luz is stated to be bullied (but didn't actually look out of place amongst the cheerleaders or drama kids), or the fact that TOH theoretically peddled early on a Fantasy vs. Reality theme. It is a show that is meant to CELEBRATE the Other and be challenging to those who are commonly seen as better... But the Other isn't present. When they are... They're villains. Belos is the only character with a curse that doesn't make them pretty. It's really gruesome what the curse does to him, even before he becomes a full monster. Contrast that with Eda who sprouts feathers and that's really it? Then you have Tibbles, who is a literal pig, the evil publisher who is a lizard, the monster hunters who are orcs effectively, Warden Wrath who is a homunculus? There isn't actually a clear inspiration directly for him besides 'monster' which is part of why he's one of the best one off villains of the series. The closest to a protagonist monster is Hooty which the series goes out of its way to make most people mock, outright hate and/or be actively repulsed by him, especially if it's a character we're supposed to care about.

When it comes to the villains, there are two who stand out as prettier than the rest and they both have direct connections to the main cast. In fact, to Amity. Odalia who I talked about earlier and Boscha. I guess Matt if you want to count him but as far as looking like a basic ass bitch goes, you don't get much more basic than Matt without bleaching his skin. Boscha on the other hand's prettiness is pretty much the best argument we had before she was given a half assed redemption that she was going to be redeemed. Why else make her so much prettier than everyone else? Unless it was just fueled by "She is going to be next to Amity a few times and a Blight wouldn't interact with anyone too... alternative." None of Amity's friends are more monstrous than a third eye after all and that doesn't really hold Boscha back all that much. Frankly, it probably saved her from large forehead jokes akin to what Amity gets since they both have hairstyles that pull their hair back and that's a problem for the show's style.

What does all of this mean? Well, it means in a show that is trying to lift up those who feel like they don't belong, it's still reinforcing standard beauty ideals of society. Worse yet, it just kind of discredits that Luz meets ANY outcast. I wouldn't have called my friends in High School ugly of course but were any of us ready for the runway? Of course not. We didn't take care of ourselves right for that or just didn't have the right genes for it.

Because let's face it: The eyeball head girl was NEVER going to be a main character. And that's... also really boring. The fact that witches are just elves but without any of the culture, long lifespans (as far as we know) etc. like that is also just really boring. And for a fantasy show, especially one that pitches in the first episode that ANY folk tale we have originated here, that's not good. Especially since even if they look like elves, you could have still at least TRIED to make them interesting with things like the bile sac but that's a throwaway joke to the writers. And the saddest thing is... If you're a person who LIKES weird characters, or actually embraces their weirdness and so doesn't need to be told they'll have a Victoria Secrets model as a wife... What is TOH gonna do for you? Or for anyone who doesn't want designs that are less interesting and less unique than even Danny Phantom's. And that's from fucking Butch Hartman who is not exactly known for being a top tier artist. Like SAM as a goth is more alternative (especially for when the show first aired) than fucking ANYONE in the main cast of TOH. And that show debuted ALMOST TWENTY YEARS AGO. And Valerie even had a similar bodytype to Willow but with WAY more personality!

Now I'm just thinking about all the shows I grew up with like Total Drama Island that had so much fun with even their pretty boy designs. That's frankly my biggest issue. The pretty problem in TOH IS bad thematically. Above all else though... it's just boring. Boring and lazy. How these characters look don't mean ANYTHING to them. It doesn't say much about them, the show or anything else.

They're pretty just because the creator probably likes making pretty people and I can usually support. I support Yoko Taro after all. But Yoko Taro makes people (or androids which are based off humans). This is fantasy. You can do whatever you want and the TOH crew couldn't be assed enough to even do a demon.

In a world called the DEMON REALM! I think at that point, you need to ask why the fuck they're bothering with it being a fantasy show in the first place, let alone one trying to pitch itself as anything other than basic wish fulfillment.

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[v-arbellanaris]

Loghain in Ostagar when meeting any other Warden: *guarded, says something relevant to their background*

Loghain when meeting a female City Elf Warden: *flirty, welcoming*

I am looking 👀

I am looking 👀 <- loghain at ostagar MGKSDJGKDFJG he literally did not have to do any of that!!!!!!!!!!!!

no but.... not to get super real with it, but he did NOT have to do any of that. the only elves we really see around ostagar are messengers and servants - if you click on them as an elf they explicitly tell you that they can't believe one of their own is a grey warden, they're floored by it. and it always hit more for me to hear that ambient dialogue playing kal than faris.

every corner you run into at camp at ostagar, someone's mistaken you for a servant or a messenger, and they treat you like shit for it. even if you call them out on it, no one's really that apologetic about it. i wasn't aware that elves could join the grey wardens, jory points out - meaning well - to make it more obvious if you somehow didn't interact with anyone at the camp yet, those camped in the valley are all human.

what's that supposed to mean? i ask, as kal, trying to be civil. and jory tells me, just that in some places elves are not always permitted in the military.

then you meet loghain and he said, you're pretty for a grey warden. and, fresh out of her origin, i was uncomfortable with the acknowledgement at first - being pretty had gotten the wrong kind of attention already. but then loghain draws his shoulders back and he says, firmly, don't let anyone tell you that you don't belong. the first warden maric ever brought to ferelden was a woman. best warrior i've ever seen.

he is reassuring me - successfully. the hero of river dane is telling me: people here will act like you don't have a place here and that's bullshit. don't let anyone tell you that you don't belong. he doesn't need to do that, to go out of his way to tell me - to tell kal - this. no one else bothers, but if you go out of your way to talk to him, he tells you this - and it's unnecessary, because no one is watching, because no one cares about the hurt that one elf is feeling in the camp, because you should be so insignificant in the grand scheme of things. it's so unnecessary, but it's somehow so important to me that he does it.

#asks #rs: even now i ask for this ache.

[callsignbaphomet]

Lovey Dovey OC Prompt Thingy!

(01) Is your OC in love? If so, with whom, and for how long?

♥ Oracle: Yes! Very much in love with Angelus. He's been in love with him for over 100 years and counting.

♥ Fallout: Yes, he is, he’s pretty much head over heels in love with Angelus. Several months now. Third time he met up with him he really fell hard for him.

♥ Skyrim: Yes! And if you guessed with Angelus you’d be correct. For him it was pretty much love at first sight tbh.

(02) Does another OC love your OC? If so, whom, and does your OC know?

♥ Oracle: I wouldn't say he's in love with him but Mason is crushing really hard on him. Like haaaaaaaaard! Yeah, Jelani knows he has a crush on him but he doesn't know just how bad it is.

♥ Fallout: No. He pretty much keeps to himself and doesn't interact much with other people.

♥ Skyrim: Not really, no.

(03) Are there any romantic gestures that your OC loves?

♥ Oracle: If they're apart for whatever reason be it due to work, visiting family or some type of chore they send each other links to songs so they can listen to them at the same time while they chat. During full moons Jelani accompanies Angelus and other werewolves but after successfully hunting both Jelani and Angelus just walk the wooded areas of Ashstone in their perspective shifted forms until dawn. Then both take human form again and go for some breakfast and coffee (iced coffee for Jelani ‘cause he doesn't like hot drinks) at a nearby diner.

♥ Fallout: A little into the wooded area of Egret there is a tent and a campfire and Jelani loves spending time there since it’s quiet, peaceful and it’s close enough to the river that he can listen to it but not too close to freak Angelus out. Angelus knows this is his favorite spot so he often times brings in a lot of snacks and takes Jelani there, especially when he’s having a bad day, and both spend some time out there just enjoying each other’s company.

♥ Skyrim: Angelus has pretty much turned his entire life to almost nocturnal because of Jelani so at sundown Angelus goes with Jela to feed and they spend some time in the woods wandering and taking in each other’s company.

(04) Are there any romantic gestures that your OC hates?

♥ Oracle, Fallout, Skyrim: Honestly, no. Anything that is done out of love and care he appreciates a lot. Even if it’s something that isn’t to his taste he’ll still appreciate it because someone actually thought to do something nice to and for him and he appreciates every little gesture.

(05) What is the most romantic thing your OC has done for someone else?

♥ Oracle: So this was after the Chris situation. After Angelus recovered, physically, Jelani just dropped everything, took a month off and left with Angelus to a cabin in Nova Scotia because he knows Valp really loves it there. They spent a month up there just taking in nature and each other in complete peace and quiet.

♥ Fallout: Angelus has a wrist watch that belonged to the old merc he grew up with since he was a kid and it’s the only thing he has to remember him by but the battery on it died long ago and one of the gears was out of place. Jela took it to a guy he knew from when he worked as a guard for a caravan for a few weeks when he first got to Boston and had it fixed to the point where it looked brand new. He gave it to him and taught him how to tell the time correctly. He never takes it off.

♥ Skyrim: It took months of searching, bribes, and he spent about 75% of the gold he had saved up for emergencies but eventually Jelani found the thief that had stolen Angelus’s ring that belonged to his mother and on Angelus’s birthday he gave it to him. Needless to say, that elf cried all night long. That ring is the only thing he had to remember his mother by and when it was stolen he was devastated and didn’t think he’d ever see it again.

(06) What is the most romantic thing that has been done for your OC?

♥ Oracle: Uh…this is kind of ugly but before he got together with Angelus Jela had a boyfriend that was a pretty abusive piece of shit. Started small and escalated, he wore him down to the point where he could pretty much do anything to him and get away with it + this was during a time where something happened and he was pretty vulnerable and the guy took full advantage. The others found out and intervened so when Jela decided to break it off shit got violent…REALLY VIOLENT. He got obsessive and wouldn’t let Jela break up with him so he pretty much beat the shit out of him to the point of him breaking one of Jela’s arms and followed that up with other shit. He was completely unresponsive for two weeks. After that he told Loke what happened so Loke, Angelus and Trevor found the ex and let’s just say there was barely anything left to bury. Angelus stayed with Jela who pretty much secluded himself to the bed and didn’t leave except to shower. He just slept. He barely ate, didn’t get out of bed, was a crying mess and didn’t say anything though he didn’t have to. He and Angelus have a very good level of understanding and communication that both understand without the need to verbally communicate sometimes. Angelus dealt with everything while Jela was in that state, he wouldn’t let anyone except for Loke go near him. He was basically his own personal guard dog for weeks until he started talking again and then slowly moving. Jelani had long been in love with him but this just solidified his feelings for him and that was the same year Angelus confessed to Jelani that he was in love with him and the rest is history.

♥ Fallout: It was that day that he had that massive breakdown. Even after Jelani told Angelus everything that had been done to him and everything he went through and even after seeing all he did to himself he still stayed beside him. He remembers Angelus sitting him down at Power Noodles and getting some food for him, himself and for Dagny and sitting in silence. He was so thankful he didn’t ask about the cuts and scars all over his arms and even after everything he stayed over and even kept him company at night after he asked and didn’t try anything even though he was very well aware that Angelus wanted to. That’s pretty much the day he fell in love with him.

♥ Skyrim: Angelus fought off a horde of vampire hunters by himself after they had stopped to verify if Jelani was a vampire (there had been a growing number of checkpoints in the area). When out in public he usually uses a powerful enchanted necklace that conceals any and all visual signs of vampirism. He’s usually pretty chill when confronted but this time he was dealing with some very rowdy hunters and a fight broke out and the necklace was snatched from him and the illusion spell wore off. He tried fighting them back but they were carrying silver weapons and they almost killed him but Angelus intervened and managed to kill the group and brought him back home just in time. He spent every minute beside him until he recovered.

(07) How successful is your OC at flirting with others?

♥ Oracle: Pretty successful.

♥ Fallout: He used to be before that particular event happened.

♥ Skyrim: Not at all, he doesn’t actually even try to be honest.

(08) What is your OC’s dream marriage proposal?

♥ Oracle: I’m gonna be honest, he always thought/knew he was the one that would be doing the proposing which in fact is how it happened.

♥ Fallout, Skyrim: Something very intimate and private. He’s not one for attention and displays. As long as it’s honest and he can see that there was thought put into it he’s more than happy.

(09) What is your OC’s favorite small way to show their love?

♥ Oracle: Checking in on a loved one. Sometimes it’s the small things that mean way more than some grand gesture. Plus it opens up so that if someone needs to talk about something they can.

♥ Fallout: Hugs. For almost a year he hated the feeling of someone else touching him, even if the person meant no harm, he was automatically repulsed by the feeling of someone else touching him. To him it felt like being poked with hot needles over and over again and after he met Angelus and he respected his boundaries and asked if he could touch him he started to let his guard down around him, then eventually with other people. Angelus is constantly hugging him but he makes sure it’s okay to do so first so that really helped him get over his phobia of being touched.

♥ Skyrim: Little indirect touches. Like both him and Angelus are sitting close and their shoulders are touching, or both are lying in bed and one has a leg on the other’s leg, a momentary touch as they move around the manor or anywhere they’re at, somehow both ending up in each other’s arms in the middle of the night as they sleep.

(10) What is your OC’s favorite big way to show their love?

♥ Oracle, Fallout, Skyrim: Honestly? Sex. Yes, it can be trivial but when it’s with someone he cares about it takes on an entirely different meaning especially when it involves a lot of complex emotions. The act of being completely exposed with someone he cares about in his most vulnerable state is pretty big. Not to mention there are a lot of acts he will only do/have done on/to him that take a lot of trust. The more out there practices that he allows someone else to do to him are because he 100% trusts that person and trusts them not to intentionally hurt him.

(11) What do others love most about your OC?

(I’m assuming it’s other characters ‘cause if it’s actual people I’m shit outta luck with this OC)

♥ Oracle, Fallout, Skyrim: First of all, his loyalty to people. Even if you fucked him over he’ll help ‘cause it’s just the right thing to do and he can be a bit petty but not that petty. He’ll gladly put his own life on the line to help someone else, even if he barely knows the person or like I said fucked him over he will. He’s selfless to a fault. He’s always the first to volunteer to help out no matter how small or huge the problem is. He’s always clear and precise about his intentions and makes sure others are comfortable. I know I talk up a storm about how overprotective Loke is but the truth is Jelani is just as overprotective, maybe even more due to his inability to cope with people he cares about dying. If it’s a choice between him dying and someone else dying it’s a no brainer for him he’ll always pick the former. He’s like a walking cheerleader, he’ll always cheer you on and be 100% supportive of anything you wanna do or try out. He’ll put his own needs aside to help someone else with anything. He’ll be honest and offer any help you need but he’ll find that perfect balance between sugar-coating something and being truthful ‘cause honestly sometimes we need someone in our lives that’s straight with us without being an asshole about it and he’s that friend. He’d rather see the good in others before being full of pessimism but he isn’t a naive idiot either. He’s super chill to be around, if you wanna just sit in silence he’s totally up for that, if you wanna drive around listening to music he’s all for it, if you wanna be a total jackass he’s up for that too. When you’re feeling down in the dumps he will absolutely show up to your place, clean everything from top to bottom, make sure you drink water and will make you several meals so you can just focus on feeling better and will text every few hours to make sure you’re okay, eating and drinking water. Did I mention that he’s a teddy bear of a person that just loves to help and see others thrive and be happy already?

(12) What do you love most about your OC?

♥ Oracle, Fallout, Skyrim: Dude, at the risk of sounding like a jackass…of all the OCs I’ve ever come up with he’s the one I’m most proud of, the one I’m most enamored with. And at the risk of making someone reading this cringe hard he’s equal parts me. All of my OCs have parts of me in ‘em but Jelani and Angelus are me in so many ways. They’re past versions of me, they’ve evolved and changed with me, they’re both better versions of me. Both of them are versions of myself I wish I had the strength and courage to be. I live vicariously through both of them. In every aspect. Jelani means the entire world to me, there’s a reason he’s the “mascot”, the default for every video game you can create a character in. I learned and corrected so many horrible writing and world building mistakes with and through him. This man lives in my head 24/7 and has helped me in ways I don’t even dare say outloud and I love everything about him.

(13) How does your OC show their love to those that are not their partner(s)?

♥ Oracle, Fallout, Skyrim: By helping as much as he can with anything he can. Even if he can’t do it himself he’ll find some way to make sure someone gets the help they need. Even if he’s going through shit he’ll find some way to set his own shit aside to help someone. He’ll try his hardest to be there for someone that needs it.

(14) Does your OC have any romantic traditions?

♥ Oracle: He makes sure to make some time so that he and Angelus can get away for a month. As much as he loves his friends and family he’s constantly surrounded by them and his place always has people over which makes it a little hard to have some privacy as a married couple. So every so often, depending on things, he’ll take his husband and both will just go away, just the two of them for a month. He makes sure to make time for his family, his friends, his job and you can be damn sure he’s gonna make time for his husband and gods help you if you disturb his time with his husband. Anniversaries are always planned out weeks or even months ahead and he kinda tends to go overboard with them but it’s fine ‘cause Angelus loves every second of it and they get to have a lovely day together.

♥ Fallout: He and Angelus have only been together for around four months so there isn’t really much time to develop traditions per say. However, before going to bed they like to go on the roof and watch the stars, if the weather permits, for a while.

♥ Skyrim: Angelus likes to take a nap during the day so that when Jelani wakes up at sundown he can go with him to feed. It started when vampire hunter patrols became almost a plague but Angelus has kept up with it.

(15) What is your OC’s favorite type of Valentine’s Day candy?

♥ Oracle: Those cute little milk chocolates in the shape of hearts. He just thinks they’re really cute.

♥ Fallout: There’s an older lady in the Murkwater settlement that bakes cakes in the shape of a cute heart. Jelani walked over and got two of them, gave one to Angelus and both ate their little cakes after dinner while watching the night sky and drinking Nuka-Starlight (mix of quantum and cherry).

♥ Skyrim: …he can’t eat candy anymore…HOWEVER, Angelus has bought several heart shaped bottles and fills them with blood infused with different sweet flavors like honey, sugar and others.

(16) What is your OC’s ideal first date?

♥ Oracle: Honestly? Like really, really honestly? Take him to a bookstore, let him just manifest himself and watch him spend an ungodly amount on books he’ll go through in less than four months and then take him out for sushi and he’s all yours.

♥ Fallout: He likes exploring ruins so take him to a ruin. The older the better.

♥ Skyrim: Take him out for a stroll near a meadow or a river or lake, hiking up a mountain, visit a grove or a clearing, a forest–anything involving nature.

(17) Could your OC fall in love with someone they’ve never met in person?

♥ Oracle, Fallout, Skyrim: Sure, why not?

(18) Does your OC have a “type”?

♥ Oracle: Oh, yeah. Werewolves! And the more femme the better.

♥ Fallout, Skyrim: Honestly no.

(19) How highly does your OC value love (platonic, romantic, or otherwise)?

♥ Oracle, Fallout, Skyrim: Love is very high up there. It's seriously important. It fuels so much and can even be the one thing to help you come back from even the worst and darkest of places. At least that's how he sees it.

(20) How does your OC feel about public displays of affection?

♥ Oracle: He's 100% up for it. The way he sees it, if the straights can feel safe doing it then so can he.

♥ Fallout: He's actually okay with it. He can be a little reserved but as time passes he relaxes more.

♥ Skyrim: He's a bit shy but he's fine with it.

(21) Does your OC believe in love at first sight?

♥ Oracle, Fallout, Skyrim: Yes, he does.

(22) How often does your OC read romantic literature?

♥ Oracle, Fallout, Skyrim: Never. It’s really not his thing.

(23) What is your OC’s favorite nice thing to do for themselves?

♥ Oracle: Stay at home, read a book while Angelus lies on him while they cuddle each other.

♥ Fallout: Going out to the camp around a warm fire, resting his head on Angelus’s lap as he scratches his head while he reads a book out loud so Angelus can hear it.

♥ Skyrim: Falling asleep on Angelus's arms.

(24) How does your OC determine that they’re attracted to someone?

♥ Oracle, Fallout, Skyrim: If he spends more than 10 to 15 minutes thinking about that person then he's already interested.

(25) Does your OC believe in soulmates?

♥ Oracle, Fallout, Skyrim: Yes, he does! He absolutely does and he loves the entire idea of it. It’s so comforting to him to see it, feel it and experience it.

(26) Is your OC ever the first to say “I love you”?

♥ Oracle: Most of the time. Yeah. However, with Angelus it was different. It was actually Angelus who said it. He’d been dying to say it for well over 100 years but he didn't think he was interested in him so he never did.

♥ Fallout: Not usually. However, it was kinda different with Angelus. The first time they had sex he’d been having a lot of different feelings about him, plus he was feeling extremely vulnerable and sensitive. Mix that with the fact that he felt safe enough with him to have sex with him so in the heat of the moment he blurted it out. He got really flustered after he said it but as usual Angelus was very sweet and caring not to mention relieved ‘cause he’d been dying to say it but he didn't wanna pressure him.

♥ Skyrim: No, he’s a little too shy to be the first to say it.

(27) How does your OC typically spend their Valentine’s Day?

♥ Oracle: They do a little something different each year. Either something big and extravagant or something a little simple. Regardless of what they do, the point is to be together.

♥ Fallout: What I mentioned a few questions back. Jela gets the two little cakes, mixes some Nuka-Starlight and after dinner watch the stars as they eat the cakes, drink the soda and spend the night together.

♥ Skyrim: Angelus wakes him up with breakfast in bed. The cute bottles I mentioned before. They spend a few hours in bed. Then when the sun goes down they head down to a meadow where they have a little picnic by moonlight.

(28) What is something unconventional that your OC thinks is romantic?

♥ Oracle: Okay, so this is Jelani's most favorite thing. Ever! The apartment has three rooms: main, guest and a third they turned into the gaming room. All the consoles, obnoxiously giant tvs, pcs and such are in there. What else is in there? A corner reserved for Angelus's drawing stuff. His tablets, laptop, inks, pencils–everything he uses is there. There's also a big ol’ bean bag. Whenever the mood strikes him to draw he goes there so Jelani takes a book or two with him, pushes the bean bag next to him, sits and reads. Both of them are just doing their own thing without saying a single word to each other, somehow finding a way to touch one another and just being in each other's company.

♥ Fallout: Jela’s been teaching Angelus how to read and write as well as managing firearms. This lends itself for some bonding time that both of them really enjoy.

♥ Skyrim: So Loke has a garden where he grows some pretty rare herbs, roots and plants and in a corner of said garden he has some flowers that were his parents’s favorites as a way to keep their memory alive. But sometimes he’s so busy he barely has time to tend to the garden and a lot of those plants and herbs die. So Jelani has taken to bringing them back to life. What's the point of being a necromancer if you don't put it to good use? Angelus found out and has taken to helping Jelani in tending to the garden. It's kind of a thing they do and bond over while trying their best not to get caught.

(29) What is your OC’s favorite love song?

♥ Oracle: I don't know any love songs. I am being so serious right now, I really can't think of any. This ain't on the character, it's on me lol.

♥ Fallout: One More Tomorrow. It’s corny as shit and sappy and he knows it but after he had a massive break down and asked Angelus to sleep with him (as in keep him company, not as in fucking) the first song he heard the next morning was that one and for the first time he really listened to the lyrics and the first person he saw that morning was obviously Angelus and since then that song is like very soothing.

♥ Skyrim: N/A (there aren’t any songs outside of Ragnar the Red and The Dovahhkin Comes. How am I supposed to work with that??????)

(30) What is your OC’s favorite romantic movie?

♥ Oracle: Oh, no, no that’s not his thing but if I was to say something I guess you could say “The Fountain”.

♥ Fallout, Skyrim: N/A

#Jelani tag #fo: Jelani tag #tes: Jelani tag #oc ask game #oc ask meme #this was so fucking cute 🥺🥰

[theancienttombsoftime]

Legends have been told to generations of children about a God who once ruled the land. They where brave and like no other. The story doesn't end there because nobody has seen the god in decades.

You're a god; well, you used to be a god.

You've helped humanity grow from the very start of existence; you had many followers; you were a god to look up to, but all good things must come to an end.

The other gods have seen how powerful and influential you have become. And therefore became afraid of losing power. Deciding amongst themselves, they hatched a plan to seal you away for a long time.

Surprisingly, nobody told you about this and it all came as a surprise. And just like that, you were sealed away for decades in a tomb. Your people had not forgotten your kind deeds, and in remembrance, have told your story for decades to come.

But now you have awakened in a new decade.

Customize your God - gender, pronouns, sexuality, appearance, personality

Reclaim your rightful position as a god or just retire

Get revenge on those who sealed you away

Romance, befriend, or make enemies

Rule over a kingdom

Reclaim your lost power

And more.

God Alec of weather (he/him | a billion years old)

"if there's ever a chance you'll look at me the same again I'll take it"

Strong and powerful God was once known to be the closest to you until they betrayed you. Alec stands at 6'5" with short wavy blonde hair and a powerful build bronze skin amber eyes and a charmer. A player if you saw one Alec loves to drink and loves to Gamble they flirt with people all the time they always never want something serious and always seems to run away from their godly duties.

Adventurer Martha The elf (she/her | 300)

"it's crazy how I met you in this strange place but I love it"

An adventurer who stumbled upon you in the forest. Martha is 5'4" with olive skin and a voluptuous build long curly red hair and sparkling blue eyes. Martha loves adventure she's like wild animal carefree and outgoing the first one to step into danger without thinking.

Noble Ash The human (They/them | 23)

"you say you're this God yet you have no evidence"

Ruthless self-centered Noble they seem to find you crazy. Ash is 5'9" with pale skin and an average build they have shoulder length straight black hair with dark green eyes. Ash is closed off and refers to keep to themselves finding others around them crazy.

Baker Cory The angel (M/F/NB) | 31

"would you like to try my new pastries they're better than last time I promise"

Kind and loving Baker one of the kindest people you've met so far. Cory male is 5'7". Female Cory is 5'6". None binary Cory is 5'9". Cory has a plump build with thick purple hair and violet eyes. Cory is very kind and is willing to listen to anybody who wants to talk they give the best hugs.

Merchant Brook The Human (M/F/NB) | 24

"I don't care if you're lost if you're not going to buy anything leave"

Rude and short tempered very straightforward. Brook male is 6'1 with a strong build. Female Brook is 5'9" with a slender build. None binary Brook is 5'8" with a lean build. Brook has coily brown hair and brown skin with gray eyes. And is not one to back down from a fight regardless of size Brook doesn't fear anybody they like to take their own sides of arguments and if you don't agree with them they don't care.

Demo: TBA

Author Notes

This Project was started today so please bear with me And not sure when the demo is coming out but hopefully soon.

This is also my first time writing an interactive choice of script game and writing in general so any and all tips are welcome and appreciated.

This game is rated 16+ because of: Violence, blood and death, corpses, body horror, explicit depictions of gore.

#interactive fiction #dashingdon #choice of games #hosted games #wip intro #work in progress #romance #other ifs #interactive story #interactive novel #choose your own adventure #the ancient tombs of time #recommendations

[candysweetposts]

Hello, I just saw the post in which you present Kiyoko and I am very interested in knowing more about the 12 lords and about her 🫶🏻 excuse my bad english

Hi! BEHOLD! HERE THEY ARE!

I actually feel very good that I drew them. Now I have a clear image. These 12 lords are part of a union, something like the EU. They all have their own kingdoms but also are subjects to the one and only king who, to be honest, they don't like him. This is not because he's a bad king but because he seems immature (he's short and looks like a teen).

Between them, it's supposed to be harmony and collaboration, which is most of the time but some of these people are power-hungry and very selfish.

Here's a bit about each of them:

Ophyntan(dragon)- respected and loved by everyone; a tall lady and very strong

Kiyoko(kitsune)- is sort of a loner; people think that she and Ophy are dating secretly

Felicia(fairy)- the nicest fairy of them all; has a very high-pitched voice that could break glass

Marlevaur(elf)- a soft man, but very strong nevertheless and has very nice moves; gay?

Athenna(mermaid)- cool and lively; rarely leaves the sea and spends most of the time looking for corals.

Vlad(vampire)- the so-called "daughter killer", has a strange museum in his mansion and a superiority complex

Lauren(centaur)- hates intruders and won't hesitate to kill; the forest is a sacred place for her

Estelle (witch)- so-called "the scarlet witch", people thought she was dead but she's not... ?; Alice's grandmother

Freed(werewolf)- he and Lucifer are comparing for who had the most legitimate children, but he's far behind; cool dude nevertheless

Alize(unicorn)- is the most beautiful of all, even Snow White is jealous of her; very straightforward most of the time

Clovir(cyclops)- a tall dude with a big heart, wholesome but doesn't like to participate in official meetings

Raye(phoenix)- anger issues and can't keep a man, but very strong and delicate

Most of them took human forms because they think that humans are the most interesting and beautiful creatures since they're favored by God.

There are other lords out there but isn't much known about them or they refused to enter this "EU of magical creatures" for different reasons. This Union was formed after The Great War, when a large number of demons came to each kingdom and attacked everyone and since everyone was by themselves at the time it caused mass destruction. They barely won, so the queen at the time summoned all the lords and asked them to collaborate.

For context, the then-queen was mostly in charge of establishing and maintaining peace between humans and magical creatures and also was a door between everyone and Heaven. Yes, angels are also a door between everyone and heaven but they barely interact with anyone personally (I would like to make an introduction to them in the future).

So after that meeting, the ones who accepted were promised protection from demons and others who would harm any of their kingdoms and some other stuff. Oh, and they were asked to stop fighting each other (because yes, they were fighting a lot) because they were allies now. After that, some closed kingdoms opened their doors to people.

That was the beginning. It took a lot to build a connection between them, to allow marriages between people of different species, different species living in other kingdoms other than their own, etc.

... and that's what I could think for now. If you're interested in someone or something specifically, just ask.

I hope this helps!

Yeah, I used a lot of eldarya stuff.

#long ask #fantasy #my ocs #oc introduction #art

[atherix]

I loved Midnight Meetings. You absolutely nailed all of the character's voices, and all of their interactions were perfectly in character and very entertaining.

Scar and Mumbo both trying to claim they're normal and average guys, and Grian thinking about how humans don't have tails when he is a (former) human with wings. Idiots unite. I am so fond of them.

Very curious what Bdubs might have had to say on the matter of Mumbo's claim to Boatem...

I also remain curious about Mumbo's shadow magic and why he has it as a Turned. I keep thinking back to that one line about Mumbo wondering if he made a deal with a higher power. I suspect I am barking up the wrong tree, but I have managed to convince myself it is somehow linked to the connection between the Watchers, the Void, and the Boatem hole.

Laughing at all of the vampires being like "Scar doesn't live here? Tubbo is leaving??? How do you live like this Mumbo???"

"I wanna bring some stuff back for Etho and the others" made me laugh. I realise Bdubs probably meant the rest of the coven by "the others" but for a second I did go "how big is this polycule???"

*Looks at the whole repressed memory thing* I'm sure this will be fine and isn't foreshadowing that something terrible will happen where they urgently need to locate Blondie's coven *sweats nervously*

And Xisuma! "(Makes you wonder how powerful he is, if he's a Lord with that personality.)" Grian thinks, and I have to agree.

On that note, would you be willing to share some more details about void beasts? It sounds very cool.

Thank you so much <3 I try so hard to find their voices and hkfgkjgkfd I'm glad I'm succeeding to some degree <3 Thank you so much~

They're totally normal aren't they, the half-human Fae prince with way too much magic for his own health and the Vampire who was a Duke, a Governor, a Mayor and a Doctor who also has way too strong magic for his status? Totally normal. Okay but to be fair, Grian's definition of "human" is rather different from the Vampires' and Elf's definition. When they say "human" they mean humans and humanoid hybrids. When Grian says "human" he means just humans and not the hybrids....... for now. :) But yes they're all idiots I love them <3

BDubs just like "haha not my business!" He has no claim on Boatem after all, so <3

Mhmhmhmm yes I do wonder about Mumbo's shadow magic.... it is interesting isn't it that he's now getting involved in Watcher stuff isn't it.... hehe :)

A mate and child living away from the Coven House (manor, in this case) is absolutely unheard of for them <3 They just like "Mumbo what the fuck" hjfdskjfdkj

Oh no, you should absolutely be asking yourself how big is this polycule, bc um

Yeah Cleo and BDubs have a really big polycule <3 (the orange lines are future relationships tho- they haven't met those characters yet <3) But yes BDubs was talking about the rest of the coven lol <3

Oh nooo I'm suuuure the repressed memory thing isn't gonna come back up at the literal worst moment it possibly could, I'm sure it's all gonna be fiiiiine~

Look I am looking forward to having these Vampires go wild. Like you think Mumbo is strong right now but so far he's fought Vampires who are corrupted and/or have way too much hubris, but- well. Cleo and Xisuma 👀👀 Especially Xisuma 👀

Hmmmm Void Beasts? Well, in Midnight at least (bc Void Beasts are a thing in other MC fanfics if I am remembering correctly) a Void Beast is a creature of legend that is born and lives in the Void (which is, ofc, a central point of many of the religions of the world in Midnight), the only mortal creature that can survive there alongside the gods. Void Beasts themselves can't breathe oxygen, being evolved specifically for the Void. Xisuma can breathe oxygen, since he's a humanoid hybrid, but it's not the most comfortable thing for him which is why he wears his mask. Only a handful of people have seen him without the mask, as he only takes it off to feed. As for what Void Beasts look like- well. Hm :) I wonder about that heheh

#ask #Midnight Series #hermitshipping #What's this? Atherix actually answering their asks? #I know I'm surprised too #I pause for food now

[maglors-anion-gap]

Your response to Nelyo's ask set my thoughts spinning....

Maedhros and Elwing for the duobingo? >:)

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(Anyone who wants to send in a duo now is welcome to do so, I promise I'll answer them this time)

ough when you saw that "swinging the bat at the hornet's nest" square you knew exactly which pairing to ask for, didn't you??

first, if you're interested in Thee Moste Messed Up (Complimentary) Maedhros/Elwing fic Ever, check out Look To The Western Sky by @arofili

Okay so second bingo Ever and it's a crack ship with Devastating Mental Health Issues.

I'm going to start out by saying I don't think that you need an apology in order to begin healing, I don't think an apology is even the most meaningful step in healing, I don't think people need to accept your apology for you to begin healing yourself and becoming better, and I don't think people need to forgive or ever want to be around each other again in order to be truly healed. However...

I think that because elves are immortal, and do tend to fetch up in Valinor at some point (by boat or from out of elf-limbo) there are situations that are created by this that would not manifest in a human lifespan that do have to be resolved to some extent. Especially when elvish memory is forever, and when it will always be as clear as the first day.

This is the general appeal to me of any sort of interaction between elwing and maedhros. They are both such large figures in each others' lives that there presence is something the other has to grapple with psychologically. In each other's presence, they could very easily make each other better or make each other far worse.

I think my ideal maedhros/elwing fic is a post-reimbodiment fic that tests the limits of how much people can be healed within that sort of limbo-like death, and how much distance they have left to cover that can only be crossed in person in the presence of real people. Maedhros likely spends a long time dead. Elwing spends a long time alone. In a sense, they've both been dealt a crap hand. To be fair, maedhros makes his own bad choices in spectacular fashion, but that's still a pretty crappy descent. And elwing gets to live in a tower by the sea and the valar say her husband has to sail alone forever in the sky (but he gets conjugal rights, don't worry. ffff). I am very interested in stagnation - healing that gets to a point where you can mostly function and people think you're good to go but there's still black mold under the makeup....

All this to say: maedhros fetches up at her tower to... what? apologize? throw himself off the top of it? get properly killed? he didn't think this through At All. Some screaming and throwing of flower pots -> some very awkward conversations -> he starts coming round for dinner -> literally the most unhealthy enemies-with-benefits hatesex. no one is happy and everyone is scratching an itch. They're all acting selfishly because it feels good, and it takes a long time to separate what feels good from what is actually good for them and others.

Earendil knows/gets involved, firstly because I will take any opportunity to have a convoluted polycule situation, and second because he has his own issues. Bonus points if he's the one who fetches maglor home, less out of some supremely good initial will and more because studying him like a colorful bug makes him feel better about his own extremely messed up psyche and it gives him a hideous sort of satisfaction that maglor will stop eating for days in the presence of the silmaril and sort of waste away looking at it.

I emphasize that this is a very "I hope you die/ I hope we both die" situation for literally everyone here. No one has gotten therapy everyone is wounded and for a while they all take some awful delight in both wallowing in their own issues and hurting each other.

Obviously this can only last for so long before they hit rock bottom and have to climb back up.

Comedic potential: it's a very dark sort of comedy, it's not funny but you laugh.

Fandom made me hate it: this doesn't refer to the pairing, so much as the characters themselves. I started out with a neutral-positive view of pretty much everyone in the silm (not because they're good people but because they contribute tasty things to the narrative). Unfortunately, after spending a while in fandom I got a little burnt out with how people would twist canon about to support their thesis that "elwing is the worst person in the legendarium because x" or "elwing is the best, most long-suffering person in the legendarium because x" -- idk where i'm going with this, i just find some of that fic unpleasant, it's not fiction so much as it is a persuasive paper wearing some tolkien names. And half the time the ethical framework or whatever it rests on is, in my mind, bunk. I'm working towards letting go of interpetations that piss me off and going back to what I can analytically pull out of the text myself...

#maedhros #maglor #elwing #earendil #feanorians #peredhel #headcanon #asks #sigaldry-of-thu

[jay-avian]

Get To Know My OC

I saw this game going around, and I thought I'd join the fun! A few posts had an open tag, so here I am! I'm going to leave this an open tag for any of my followers as well (or anyone who sees this)

Choosing just one character is so hard... I think for now, I'll go with one of my favorites, Matthias Winterborne. He's not currently in any WIP, just an extra (DnD) character for now.

I sit in the local alehouse waiting for our new party member. He's supposedly very closed off, so I plan on asking loose questions today. Hopefully he takes them well. I look around for the person that was described to me: a young adult half-elf, tan skin, very short white hair, somewhat short for his race. And sure enough, he comes through the doors. I flag him down and we sit at one of the corner tables. I notice he's wearing a very nice looking pendant necklace. It's circular, with a crescent moon on the left and little snowflakes dotted around the rest.

"So, ready to start?" I ask.

He leans back in his seat, crosses his arms, and shrugs. "I don't see why not."

1. Are you named after anyone?

He scoffs. "First name, no. Not that I'm aware of. Last name, well, surely you've heard of my father: the great Elduin Winterborne, the Stellara's finest ranger." He makes a dramatic gesture with his hand as he says this. "My mother decided to give me his last name even though they were never married." "So why keep the name?" "To tarnish it," he says with a grin. I decide not to press further.

2. When was the last time you cried?

He furrows his brow a little. "Why is this pertinent information?" "It's not. Just looking for some honesty." "...Can I obstain?" "Yes you can." "Good."

3. Do you have kids?

"Nope. I don't have that sort of attachment, if that's what you're wondering."

4. Do you use sarcasm?

He smirks and tilts his head. "What's that?" I begin to wonder why my friend recommended this guy...

5. What's the first thing you notice about people?

"Honestly, either wealth or if they're safe to interact with." Ah, that explains it. Well, let's hope he's good at what he does.

6. What's your eye color?

He rolls his eyes. "I thought this was going to be a lot more serious." "I wanted to ease any tensions first. To let you know we're not out for secrets or anything. We don't care about that sort of stuff as long as we know we can trust you." "...But out of all questions.." "Okay fine, here. How about this?" (Note: they're a very light blue)

7. Scary stories (movies) or happy endings?

He thinks for a moment. "I don't mind a good ghost story every once in a while. Don't really care for sappy stuff, but if it's interesting, I'll hear the tale out. I'm much more interested in legends and myths more than anything."

8. Any special talents?

He grins again. "Now we're talking. I consider myself quite skilled at twisting words, bending rules, that sort of thing. I've also become quite good at making escapes when needed." "Duly noted."

9. Where were you born?

"Just a skimpy little village on the outskirts of the high elven kingdom. Surprisingly mostly comprised of humans, and the occasional goblin. They're nice enough people if you can believe it."

10. What are your hobbies?

"Eh, gambling mostly. I do enjoy dancing every now and then." "So keep you away from our money, good to know." "I'll have you know I'm very good at it." "So says your wanted posters in the next town over." "...Next question."

11. Have you any pets?

"I wish. I'd like a dog or a fox of some sort."

12. What sports do you play/have played?

"I like to take on a round or two of fencing. I prefer saber over the other two."

13. How tall are you?

He takes a somewhat sharp inhale. "Now you're just being insulting." I take a grin now. "It's just a simple question." "...Don't see why it's important." "Honesty." He sighs and rolls his eyes. "...5' 8".."

14. Favorite subject in school?

"Well I didn't go to an actual school, I was taught those sort of things by my mother and the other villagers. I can't really remember what I liked most... Perhaps reading literature."

15. Dream job?

"...Not really sure. I never liked actual work. I didn't mind wood working, I suppose." "Well, I appreciate you being cooperative. It was a pleasure to get to know you. I hope we'll work well in the coming months." "Months?? That's how long this is going to take?" "Hopefully not, but you never know." He lets out a sigh. "Well, as long as I'm getting paid what I'm due."

This was quite fun! Anyone who want to join in is welcome to. These were the exact questions I saw everyone else doing, but you're welcome to change them to get more out of your characters. I may do more of these for other OCs (or even another for Matt using your questions!)

#matthias my boy #i love my little mischief maker #oc intro #character intro #writers of tumblr #writing community #writeblr

[crossdressingdeath]

Just wanna say I really enjoy reading about your progress through Inquisition and reading your complaints about it. People so rarely speak badly about this game, it's a shame. Anyway, thank you for sharing your progress. :)

Honestly the thing is that... despite all evidence to the contrary, I really do like Inquisition. I've played it all the way through to completion (although never 100%) many times. Where it gets things right it gets them really, really right! In terms of visuals it is unarguably the prettiest Dragon Age thus far by miles (DA4 will probably blow it out of the water, 2014 graphics will not stand up all that well to 2023 graphics, but the point still stands that DAI is a very pretty game)! The characters that work are lovable and engaging and you really feel for them and their struggles! The romances that are handled well are incredibly touching! The main quests are at least in the abstract and out of context from the series as a whole well-written!

The trouble is that all the places where it shines just make the places where it really doesn't stand out all the more jarringly. Some of my favourite characters come from Inquisition, but that just makes the characters that are poorly written or unpleasant to interact with stand out that much more. The well-written romances make the ones that are uncomfortable or outright abusive all the more unpleasant to sit through. The good quests make the bad quests worse in comparison. And of course at its core Inquisition represents a lot of very ugly retcons about the Chantry and its victims all done in the name of making the Christianity allegory look better after two whole games dedicated to showing that unless you're a wealthy human Orlesian non-mage the institution as a whole wants you either dead or crushed beneath the boots of the Orlesian nobility. And it mostly does this by refusing to let you engage with anything set up in the previous games. You can't bring Cullen to trial for his part in Meredith's atrocities! The mage quest is flung out of the timeline of the game entirely so you can't actually talk to the mages and get to know their struggles! The Dalish gods are revealed to be slavers when there was absolutely fuck all to even suggest that in the previous games! Bioware took a series about oppressed people slowly gathering themselves to strike a blow against their oppressors... and then three games in tried to argue that the oppressors actually had a point. Hell, characters like Cullen and Sera would be a lot less unpleasant to deal with if you were ever allowed to call them out on the way they treat oppressed people who need support rather than more cruelty. And all that stuff is still there! It's just sitting there right in front of you! If you're playing a mage or a non-human (and especially an elf) it will be shoved in your face basically any time you talk to anyone, including some of your companions! But you're not allowed to touch it, and that... takes a game that otherwise would likely have been really good and brings it down a lot.

The best way I can think to put it is... Dragon Age Inquisition is a story with a lot of really horrible stuff just below the surface. A lot of Inquisitors are being forced into the position against their will, many of them being told they can't even worship their own gods because the dominant religion that persecutes them has decided, without their input and frequently despite their repeated denials to everyone who asks, that they're the herald of this religion's prophet. Your military commander was one of the faces of one of the worst atrocities committed against mages in the last century and you're not allowed to do shit about it, even if you yourself are a mage. Lavellan at least (can't speak to any of the others) can openly tell Josie that they are getting whispers and sideways looks just for being an elf despite the fact that by this point they've already sealed the fucking Breach at great risk to their own life, and in that same conversation say that their clan has had to defend themselves from people trying to kill them multiple times. You'll get shit for being a mage even if every hero of the current age has been one. All the "respect" you get comes from being the Inquisition's good little pet figurehead and playing the part of the Herald of Andraste. You are addressed as "Your Worship" even if you make it clear that you do not in any way want to be considered an Andrastian religious figure, and many of your own companions, your closest friends in the story, will treat you like Andraste's herald even if you explicitly tell them that you don't believe that and aren't okay with it. If you have the Jaws of Hakkon DLC you learn that the previous Inquisitor was a Dalish mage and the Chantry covered that up to fit their agenda, meaning they're likely to do that to you, too. And Bioware just... slaps a coat of paint over all of that and calls it good. If you're going to put in all this shit, you have to fucking do something with it! We could've had an incredible story about just how much damage unchecked organized religion backed by the military arm of an empire does to everyone who doesn't fit into its box of "good people"! But the Inquisitor isn't even allowed to be relieved when the nations of Thedas start calling for the Inquisition to be disbanded in Trespasser. If Inquisition had really committed to the story that the last two games had set up instead of backing out at the last minute in favour of a "both sides" story that just feels like a weak and frankly slightly disgusting copout it may well have been my favourite game, but as it is... well, there's a lot to complain about.

#dragon age inquisition #...no idea how much sense this makes. it's past midnight and i'm very tired #asks #anon

[alondradina]

Domaystic day 26!

Prompt: Losing each other in a crowd

Fandom: Dragon Age

Pairing: Solas/Ellana, Solas/Lavellan, Solavallen

Rating: G

Modern day AU

-

Solas trailed along behind Ellana as she investigated the various booths and 'oohed' over the random offerings of the street festival they had accidentally discovered. She didn't know what event they had wandered into, but she was willing to party for whatever cause. It didn't really matter in the end, though, she supposed. They weren't going to kick her out, and she was determined to get into everything she possibly could.

While examining a selection of strange looking candies, a disturbance caught her attention. A densely packed crowd milled around something on the other side of a large tent.

"Hurry!" A man yelled to someone behind him, "They're leaving!"

Curiosity piqued, Ellana left Solas behind as she threaded her way through the crowd. Breaking out into the open, she found herself facing a group of Qunari. One of them turned and rumbled something in Qunlat to the man behind him.

"Uh… Shanedan?" She greeted cautiously. Their heads whipped up, and she would have laughed at their shock if she knew they wouldn't get offended. One of the most important lessons she'd learned from Sera's ex-girlfriend, a Tal'Vashoth called Adaar, was that insulting someone of the Qun was a very bad idea.

A harried looking human pushed his way between two of the Qunari to grab her by the shoulders. "You speak Qunlat?!"

"Not all that great, but I know some basic stuff yeah," she answered, nervously eyeing the Qunari men who were watching the interaction intently. "Why?"

"I don't speak Qunlat. The only people I know who do are considered Tal'Vashoth, and these gentlemen will not speak with them."

"Ah." This sounded like the exact sort of situation she'd rather stay out of, but the guy was practically crying and the Qunari were looking antsy. She sighed. "What do you need from me?"

-

It didn't bother him, at first, when he turned around and found that she had disappeared. Ellana often wandered off to investigate whatever caught her interest. She would then return and regale him with whatever details she thought most interesting. It wasn't until it had passed the fifteen minute mark, and four unanswered phone calls later, that Solas started worrying.

Pulling up a photo of her on his phone, he began asking random passersby if they had seen her. Most of them answered with a no, but a couple dwarves said maybe and pointed him towards the most populated section of the street. Wading through the crowd, getting discouraged by the negative answers he was receiving now, Solas was about to give up and head back towards the car when someone said yes.

"Yeah, I saw that little elf girl. She's parading around with a gaggle of those Oxmen following her around like ducklings," an older man answered. He spat to the side and earned himself a glare from the woman he almost hit. Seemingly oblivious, or else uncaring, he nodded to the right. "They were headed for the bakery, I think."

"The bakery?"

The man shrugged. "Elf girl told the guy bossing her around that Oxmen love cookies."

Solas rubbed the bridge of his nose and thanked the old man, before forcing his way back into the crowd. Everyone seemed to be heading in the same direction, which made his life easier at least. He would have passed right by the bakery if he hadn't crashed into a Qunari Ashaad standing outside.

"Beg pardon," Solas said, quickly stepping away from the man.

The Ashaad's expression didn't change. The only indication Solas had that he had been noticed was a slow blink, before the man turned to a companion, and said something in Qunlat.

Pulling his phone out, Solas brought up the picture of Ellana again and pointed it in their direction. "I need to find her."

The Ashaad didn't respond, but the Karasaad he had been talking to leaned forward to get a better look. He elbowed his companion and nodded towards the bakery.

That was a good enough answer for Solas, who immediately moved around them and headed for the building. He'd only taken a few steps when he was hauled back by his arm.

"Hey!" Ellana's voice yelled. Solas jerked his head around to see her ducking under a Sten's arm.

The Ashaad released his hold, and let Solas go to his girlfriend. He resisted rubbing the sore spot on his arm, and instead focused on Ellana. "What are you doing?"

"Shopping," She hefted the large plastic bag she was holding, "for cupcakes."

"Cupcakes? I-"

"Ebatot tal-eb noms," the Ashaad complained to his companion. They watched as Ellana pulled out a box and held it out for them to see.

"They wanted cake, but I figured cupcakes would be easier," she said with a shrug. She opened the box and wiggled it enticingly.

Four of the Qunari surrounded them. An Ashaad Solas hadn't seen before reached forward and delicately snagged one. His pointed nails dug into it, and he held his other hand underneath to catch the crumbs that started falling.

He was taking his first bite when the Sten grabbed his. Soon all four Qunari were standing in the middle of the street, each one holding a cupcake. They ignored the watchful crowd as they stoically ate their treat.

"Thank goodness!" a human man Solas didn't know exclaimed, tripping over himself to grasp Ellana's shoulder. "I would never have guessed they wanted cake, of all things!"

"Yeah, I guess another Sten visited here once, really liked the cake at this particular bakery, and recommended it to them." She shrugged. "The festival threw them off when they trying to find it."

The Sten, having finished his cupcake, spoke to Ellana then. Solas' understanding of the language was minimal, but the conversation seemed friendly enough. By the time the last cupcake was gone, though, she seemed to be running low on topics to discuss. She looked almost grateful to the human when he relieved her of the box and started talking.

"Do they need anything else? Or can we get them out of here?"

"We will leave," the Sten said. His lips quirked when she started laughing at the look on the human's face.

"You could understand us the whole time?!" He yelled. The crowd surrounding them was split between laughter and outrage at the deceit.

Eye crinkles and slight lip quirks were the only signs that the Qunari were amused. Astonished, Solas noticed that the Ashaad he had initially bumped into had a dimple. Having only recently been involved in this charade, however, Solas found himself chuckling without reservations. Ellana, of course, was still laughing.

The human was not taking the joke as well as they were, however, and seemed to be seriously considering crying. "Why did you let me think that you couldn't understand?"

"The true character of a person is shown in such situations," the Sten answered, smacking Ellana on the back good-naturedly. Her laughter changed to a wheezing cough as the blow knocked all the air from her lungs. She gave him a thumbs up, and he allowed a chuckle to escape him. He nodded at the human. "Your determination to assist us was noted and appreciated. The Arishok will be pleased."

"The Ari- the Arishok?" The human whispered, face going pale. "He sent you?"

"In a way," was the only answer they got.

Though intrigued, Solas was more than ready to leave by the time Ellana managed to disentangle herself from the human.

"Panahedan!" She called over her shoulder as Solas tugged her along after him. "It was nice to meet you! Tell the Arishok Ellana says hi!"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/38724966/chapters/98211198

#dragon age #solas #domaystic2022 #my writing #solavellan #fanfic #fanfiction #ficlet #solas x lavellan #ellana lavellan #solas dragon age #qunari #cupcakes #sten

[eternoboros]

an eternal cycle, an eternal loop. the signet of infinity is fitting. infinity to her. infinity to this cycle.

fun. fruitless. fun. fruitless. fun. fruitless.

it's always the same.

the screaming is fun. the reactions she gets are fun. her efforts, however, are fruitless when it comes to what really matters. de-aging is annoying. if anything were to lead to her ruin, it would be that. there'd be no problem is she could simply re-age, simply grow like any normal person. that is not the case, though. she dies, she regresses, and she stays regressed. that, too, is infinite. but she is a genius. she is doctor mobius, and if she's gotten this far, she will get further and further. her goal will be reached. the amount of dead or discarded lab rats matter little. what matters is her goal. if her foolish, "old" self ( that mobius was pathetic. disappointing. the only mobius is her, the one that's leaning over an experimental table, ELF klein standing behind her ) couldn't do it, then she will. not because she has a "legacy" to fulfill. that pitiful woman couldn't find the missing piece, and thus, her, the real mobius will rectify that mistake.

active honkai reaction or not, if that thing that wore her face could create stigmata and MANTISes, then she should be able to fix the adverse affects-- at least, her own.

thus, she sits, looking over her most recent lab rat, trying to pry themselves from the examination table. it must hurt. people don't really react well to the honkai. it probably doesn't help that they're cut open, too. śeśa genes, the beast she's intertwined with. to see what the beast does to the inside of the human body, to see if she's missed anything. how it reacts in interactions with the brain, spinal fluid, bone marrow, the liver, so on and so forth. blood and fluid spill over, the brain squelches as she digs through it.

eventually her lab rat dies. no new discoveries. at least it it was fun. her hands and sleeves are coated, blood covering the white lab coat. all that's left to do is to dissect the remains. nevertheless, the woman sighs. she wanted results from the living, but maybe the dead will provide an answer this time.

" disappointing ... "

#LAB REPORTS. / WRITINGS. #experimentation // #gore // #violence // #shes so real to me. i love evil women. #sorry for bringing out this shit early she's just. mmmm evil scientist lady mmm yummy yummy