#i would have followed him anywhere

[georgieluz]

i was so wrong

THIS was our 'the breaking point'

episode 7 was the real episode 7

#i legit dont wanna finish the episode #i'm so sad #he deserved so much better #i would have followed him anywhere #julian finally watches the pacific #although julian wishes he didn't

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

The Fourteen Hidden or "Bug" Audios In Order, With Reasoning

(i think! I'm fairly confident in this! I'm willing to Debate!)

12-14 / Howdy & Barnaby

[we know that Barnaby and Wally go to Howdy's every morning]

8-14 / Eddie & Frank

[the post office is right across from Howdy's]

6-14 / Julie & Frank

[Wally isn't scared of bugs, so he could be recruited to help with Frank's gardening problem]

1-14 / Howdy & Poppy

[Howdy mentions that he has a shipment waiting for his signature]

3-14 / Howdy & Sally

[it's possible that Wally went to Howdy's to get something for the beetles]

13-14 / Howdy & Eddie

[it looks like Wally just bought a box of apples, or something similar. Howdy signs for the shipment]

4-14 / Barnaby & Frank

[behind the pins, it looks like there's an apple or two on the ground. the shape and color is wrong for it to be tomatoes. an offering for the beetles?]

9-14 / Frank & Poppy

[the table is clear of yarn, and Frank references the damage done to his garden]

2-14 / Sally & Poppy

[there are cookies - Poppy mentioned to Frank that she might have a non-seed recipe for his butterflies]

10-14 / Julie & Sally

[Wally could have gone with Sally to help with the script reading]

5-14 / Barnaby & Eddie

[Eddie mentions that it's late in the day, and he already delivered the bowling balls]

7-14 / Eddie & Julie

[Barnaby calls, asking after Wally]

11-14 / Julie & Barnaby

[the lighting through the trees looks like afternoon/evening]

14-14 / Barnaby & Home

[the end deterioration is very final, and Barnaby references things that happened throughout his other audios]

#why yes i Did give myself a headache going through the mental gymnastics trying to make this cohesive #time to go take some tylenol! if im not immune to it yet that is! #dont make me go back to ibuprofen... it nearly gave me an ulcer on my stomach lining... #i also need everyone to know that i had 10 hour wii music playing while doing this #ANYWAY YEAH THIS HAS BEEN BUGGING ME FOR #uh. how long has it been since these audios dropped #SINCE THEN!!! #im still not entirely satisfied since some of the audios are just... so hard to place! #like some of them have indications - eddie saying its late in the day. howdy having a shipment waiting. the damage to the garden. etc #but some are just.... they could be anywhere #so i tried to follow a nonexistent through line #of 'hm. wally is with this person in this place so where would he end up next' #bc a neighbor might be like While You're Here! and thus two or so consecutive audios with the same neighbor #cause. he's already there. he might stick around or go along with them to do something else #yk. they just trade him off neighbor to neighbor #GAH IDK IDK IM NOT SATISFIED!!! #i feel like i have chunks that are Correct but agh. idk idk idk #homebogging #wh speculation #welcome home speculation #i think this counts as that! #the barnaby & eddie one - 5-14 - is whats tripping me up the most #and i think is the main thing keeping me deeply unsatisfied #cause eddie says its late in the day. so it must be near the end of the day's timeline #he already delivered the bowling balls and just aghggggg #biting biting biting- #no that one and eddie & julie - 7-14 #THE BARNABY PHONE CALL IS IMPORTANT TO PUTTING THESE IN ORDER I JUST KNOW IT #is it the first one??? like barn calls around to find wally for their morning walk? or does the howdy-barn audio come later #since they're having drinks instead of hot dogs? but they could have finished their hot dogs and stuck around for drinks-

[stardustdiiving]

How evil is arlecchino and what is she cooking

As of 4.2, I’m really curious what they’re planning with Arlecchino as a character, especially as a villain/antagonist/morally dubious character, and how far/which direction they may go with that

Intuitively my impression is we’ll see her do something way more “villainous” than she presents herself as being for majority of Fontaine’s AQ in front of us right—(which isn’t a surprise given that, you know, Arlecchino nor the House of Hearth have never been presented as 110% ethical LOL) but I find myself not being in complete agreement with most analysis or speculation threads I see about Arlecchino’s morality and the like, level of sinister people seem to ascribe to her.

Idk how to put it, especially in regards to her children I do agree they are not a wholesome found family, that Arlecchino is not above pulling strings or using them for her own ulterior motives, but I kind of hesitate on the idea she only cares about the Hearth children as a means to the end/things she can control and there’s nothing else going on with her characterization wise there. I’m not saying that impression seems remotely unreasonable or unfounded, but just that it feels there’s something intentionally missing in how we are supposed to conceptualize her as a person

My main reasoning for this hunch is the fact they have not elaborated on Arlecchino and the previous Knave—who Arlecchino is stated to have taken over the position from by force. The extra tidbits I think about are that 1) Arlecchino was previously an orphan in the Hearth 2) the previous Knave is described as way, way crueler to the children of than Heart than Arlecchino was from when she took control of the House

Often, people’s major indicators that the House of the Hearth is kind of super fucked up are the NPCs we meet in world quests who are part of it and clearly suffering. But one thing I haven’t ever seen people mention w this that i think is a very interesting detail is, in The Very Special Fortune Slip Inazuma worldquest, where we stop this House of Hearth guy (Efim Snezhevich) from manufacturing tension between Watasumi/the Shogunate to restart the war with his other Hearth subordinates, at the end of the quest we get this dialogue that reveals he had been acting under the previous Knave’s directives:

It’s also mentioned he’s employing this plan in an attempt to “rebuild the prestige of the Knave” following Signora’s death, iirc? Now, see, the dialogue itself says that this is “assuming our captive is telling the truth” so who knows what’s really going on, but I find this a really odd/interesting thing to highlight. I’m a bit fuzzy on other world quests with Hearth members, and am not saying none of them were acting and subsequently being treated poorly by our Arlecchino, but like, this gives me a lot of questions especially when paired with implications this previous Knave seemed to be way worse

Like, what drove Arlecchino to take over? How unexpected and controversial was this within the House? Assuming the above information is all true it definitely says something this guy went rogue and acted on what the previous Knave would want and didn’t think our Arlecchino would greenlight it, which does feel consistent with the previous Knave being described as basically worse & crueler than our Arlecchino. It also makes me question how much house of hearth things we’ve seen outside the main story are the work of our Arlecchino or if there’s a bigger divide of loyalty. Heck, I could be wrong but it doesn’t even seem like we know if the previous Knave is dead or not

This isn’t me saying Arlecchino couldn’t possibly be treating hearth children worse than she wants us to know, especially ones who aren’t her “favorites” the way the fontaine trio seem to be, but I really don’t feel sure about making a solid conclusion of her exact level of malice the way ppl r generally understanding it rn when it feels there’s going to be more about her. Just the idea of she, as a Hearth child, clashed with the previous leader who was known for being cruel, overtook their position and took on less harsh methods of leading that made at least some members with more power/possible closer proximity to the previous Knave go rogue and try to commit atrocities in the previous Knave’s name…I feel this leaves a lot of room to suggest there’s more going on with how Arlecchino is as a person

I don’t mind if she’s just very evil and deceptive bc if she totally had me fall for thinking she was less evil than she actually was that’s fun tbh. But I feel people suggest that’s all her character could be with no degree of like, “sympatheticness” or deep grey morality and that if her character did go there it would be automatically poor writing and genshin walking back on making a truly evil woman when IDK. I feel you can claim at this point they have left it open ended and it’s never been completely confirmed she’s pure evil. Also sometimes I just get a hunch and feel cautiously confident in Genshin executing certain characters well. Not all characters, just certain ones. Especially given Fontaine’s character writing being very good and a character like Lyney feeling very solid to me when any development with Arlecchino would likely involve him and his siblings as well, I honestly feel open to the idea of Arlecchino being satisfyingly written to be both villainous/morally dubious but “sympathetic/likable as a person” in ways outside of just her ruthlessness if that makes sense

If I’m wrong/they drop the ball with it more than I anticipate I’ll eat my hat but I am pretty excited about her character and which way they decide to go with it. I will say the only potential impression I have of where they’ll go with her has been wondering if it will go in a “cycles of abuse” direction—I’d be surprised if they ever elaborated on Arlecchino’s character especially in how she feels about things and her also growing up as an exploited child of the hearth wasn’t relevant

#arlecchino #see my track record with said hunch with when I feel I should let genshin cook has been #for months truthing my vision of xiao’s speififc brand of internalized dehumanization induced suicidal ideation #and how genshin will one day he will get another quest of sorts thst develops his character towards #the idea he’s allowed to live and enjoy people’s company and this will likely #also come with following through on yaksha lore and when they do this they will do him SO well and it will be peak genshin quest #all of this Months before the existence of perilous trails was even rumored #and then I was soo stubborn xiao would show up in 2023 lantern rite w more character introspection to follow up PT #and also from the first fontsine teaser I was in the trenches for furina bc I felt so confident #the main storyline would handle her very well & if genshin went anywhere near the direction of her #not being a ‘true archon’ & ppl were Wrong if they thought genshin woudlnt take her seriously #and HAHA. WWOOWOOWOWOEOEOOEOEE #I have also been sent into hysteria multiple times bc genshin keeps canonizing my exact ideas of my favorite character dynamics #and often exceeding my expectations that I thought were jsut wishful thinking #yes I predicted exactly how xiao would interact w Venti & zhongli on screen yes I predicted #the exact nature of hat radish friendship no I was wiped out on the floor #by nahida enrolling wanderer in college & calling him hat guy & zhongli saving xiao’s life #& xiao having hardcore social anxiety from zhongven flirting with each other st the dinner table #this sounds so conceited. see I often don’t know What genshin is cooking but k feel sure in knowing when soemthing is going to be #a shitshow or mediocre or when we need to let them cook. even if it takes 6+ months #TRUST ME <— guy who has been waiting on genshin to cook for several characters for multiple years and is still sure I will get my food #am I crazy. yes. am I also often right when I have hunches on when genshin is going to suck and when it’s going to be good esp character #writing wise. often yes #one day I will annihilate genshined impact with my bare hands #genshin #fern.txt #fandomferns

[tragically-but-finnally-yours]

i never would have been able to take voldemort seriously. like what do you mean that you couldn’t kill a toddler? you want me to devote my life to you but a baby bested you??

#pls. how could he have the audacity to come back after getting killed by a baby?? #my ego would be *ruined* #i would have ended myself after such a crushing defeat #how could anyone else follow him either?? #tom riddle #is his only redeeming quality #that man is just too fine #i’d follow that face anywhere #lord voldemort #harry potter #finn rambles

[sysig]

Is torial and asgore still together in the fell!handplates au? Is that the divergence from Canon? that instead of torial disagreeing with asgore about war and leaving she instead agreed and encouraged vengeance for their children?

If that is the case who do you think ends up living in the ruins? I know what probably happened with gaster but if he chooses to leave with the boys would he live In the ruins as an escape?

Haha, that was what I thought as well! I don't really know much about fanon-agreed-upon Fellplates tbqh, but when it came up in conversation, we talked about how since they're both on the same page vis a vis killing humans, they probably would still be together haha - or that Toriel still lives in the Ruins and only comes out to beat up Gaster lol

Personally I like her being in the castle with Asgore, murder power couple <3 And she'd have very direct access to bully Gaster! I see this as an absolute win

I'm not sure, Gaster escaping with the boys isn't something I'd considered before :0 I think the Ghosts definitely still hang around the Ruins, so I don't know how dangerous it would be for them to live there if they were hostile. There's also something? weird? about Fell!Mercyplates that I can't quite put my finger on haha

And remember, this is still Zarla's AU! I just it like a bunch ♥

#UT #Handplates #Fellplates #Fellplates!Ghoster's dialogue about Toriel really makes it seem like her treatment of him is recent doesn't it ♪ #That's what lead me to that conclusion anyhow :) #I'm still something of a sap even in this intentionally edgy set of circumstances lol - I like when they're all together! #Even if sometimes that means Certain Somebodies are being tossed around lol #I also think that if anyone would have the ability to move between the Ruins and the rest of the Underground it would be Toriel #Basically calls dibs on it lol #As long as whatever makes the exit impassable stays in her control I think she'd make the most sense to have it #I think it's at least implied to be magic? Like not just a key or other similar object #And Gaster couldn't break into it when Toriel disappeared so *shrug* #I suppose I could see him trying to make a mad dash for the Ruins but I don't think he'd actually be any safer there than anywhere else #If that was something he even thought to do or wanted to do haha #I dunno! I kinda just like him following the same self-destructive path he's always been on ♫ #Which involves him being the worst hehe <3

[unloneliest]

the problem of the matter is i did internalize so much of what ex friend believed about me. even though i knew he was wrong and knew what was happening and tried to stop it and if i took more action to stop it would have been abusing power i held in a way i couldn't live with myself for.

#A BAD PERSON TRYING TO RUIN YOUR LIFE WOULD'VE GOTTEN YOU FIRED AND EVICTED IN WINTER IN ALASKA YOU MOTHERFUCKER. WHICH I DID NOT DO #he was renting a room from my dad. for cheaper than he wouldve been able to find anywhere else. his brother was too #his brother didn't pay rent for over 6 months and my dad just forgave him the debt because my dad knew how much of a difference it wouldve #made when he was that age. and i had told him ex friend was family to me & my dad applied that to the brother too. bc he is a good person. #and one of the strongest parts of my support system. and i didn't say a word to him about what was happening until i knew he already had a #plan for when he would be ending ex friend's lease. so there would be no subconscious impact on ex friend's housing either #mgmt at work straight up asked me if i thought ex friend should be fired immediately multiple times and i'm in retrospect livid they put me #in that position but told them to go by the strike system in the employee handbook and to follow policy that ex friend knew perfectly. that #it couldn't be on me as acting assistant manager to choose #and after 10 months of workplace harassment i got a different job to save my life. ex friend didn't get fired. #he did saw trap shit to my brain!!!!!! jesus christ #he moved cross country to live with his long time gf he called his wife despite never having met irl. to a way more conservative state. #despite being gay. and she left him this summer lol #hadn't checked his twitter in over a year when it got pulled up frm an old link and i saw that. and when he was already at a low point too #me voice. oh no who could've seen this coming. from how you behave in every relationship in your life #may delete this in the morning. but i have to talk about it sometimes #i'm never reaching out for closure both bc he wouldn't give me any and because i know it would trigger him and i don't intentionally trigge #people. unlike him :) #vampire pit #like. i have to talk about it sometimes. i have to talk about it. #jam posts

[buttercupart]

why doesn't chara & asriel live with toriel at all?

everyone's gone on without you

#ok now to actually explain it and not just post no context imgs #it was a while from the time monsterkind was freed to when asriel and chara came back/came to the surface #and in that time life had continued going on without them. as it had the same way when they died #im thinking it was anywhere around a year before frisk in their infrequent trips to the underground #was able to convince flowey to take a piece of their soul so he could hold his goat form together somewhat #and bring him back to the surface #but for chara it took longer. two years maybe? from monster independence day to come back #because frisk had to first find out where chara's real original soul was being kept and then find it and stuff #i can talk about this another time its such a huge can of worms my god #BUT BASICALLY it was a few years and by the time both kids were integrating back into society #the lives of those they loved had changed so drastically #chara didnt know their parents split up. they didnt know asgore killed human children or that their mother went into isolation #not until the game events anyways #and when they cam to the surface and saw all of that stuff -in person- as well as how well/poorly one parent was doing over another #theyyyy didnt take it well. like their mother had a new partner (doesnt matter who take your pick) and was raising frisk #and their dad was super mega turbo divorced and depressed and had nothing but his garden #in their mind toriel didnt need them anymore. she had a new partner and a new human kid and chara had served their purpose #so they elected to stay with asgore so he would have Someone anyone in his life and asriel followed #iiittts a huge mess basically. huge emotional landmine mess of insane proportions #undertale #my art #ask

[thatgirlwithasquid]

yknow sometimes i wonder what kind of environment antis think theyre making cause when i first got into the st fandom i really wasn't that into billy. like. i enjoyed his character but i didn't love him

#personal bs #they really pushed me from mild enjoyment to outright adoration #just because they indirectly pushed me out of spaces for other ships and characters #most of the blogs i was following (that weren't billy/harringrove focused) would post out-of-nowhere about disliking billy fans #which just made me so uncomfortable as someone who mildly liked him and had been dipping my toes into that side of the fandom #so i just ended up unfollowing almost all the blogs in other parts of the st fandom and just remained in the billy side of things #not to say the billy fandom was/is perfect. theres drama here and some people deffo were a bit pretentious and gatekeep-y #but on a wider scale i felt more welcome and comfortable here than anywhere else #which is really sad because i did like other stuff and now the idea of some of it just leaves an unpleasant taste in my mouth #not because i dont like the canon material but because the fandom is now just associated with rudeness and unkind interactions in my mind #like. is that what they want? #maybe it is. maybe they want to alienate people so they can hate them more easily. i just find that a bit sad #sorry this is a bit of a downer post but i was just thinking about it rn #i cant even imagine what part of the fandom id have ended up in if it weren't for antis scaring me out of most other places #i was a fandom baby too. id only been in the andi mack fandom before this lol

[coachbeards]

beard having had groups he relied on back in kansas, i.e. chess teams and book clubs and i bet he still went to his na meetings and it's beard. he's genuinely a social person? even if people don't really think about it. he's the one who hangs out with more people outside of work than ted does. he's shown to be friends with renee the groundskeeper, kenneth the bus driver, mary and the buff boyfriend, the pub trio, and presumably a lot of others. beard uprooting his entire life, professionally and socially, just because ted asked him to so he has to find something to do....to not Replace what he lost, but continue what he lost, basically. he found a friday night chess team almost immediately. he met jane almost immediately. he needed something of his own since he lost things when he chose to move to richmond with ted.

#the show never ever mentioning beard's life back in kansas is so cruel to me as a beard stan. #beard is a genuinely social person who needs groups!!!!!!!! and he dropped EVERYTHING for ted. #he left his house. his social groups. professional life. all because ted was needing him ad beard would follow him anywhere #beard's kansas life haunts me like there's so many things i think about. beard still being close with his sober sponsor... #him sponsoring others himself...... having book clubs and chess clubs and hobbies and FRIENDS outside of ted...

[aphomic]

@phantoania replied ; doppo confirmed monster energy drinker??? mt dew drinker maybe even?????

ALL OF THEM!! anything that has caffeine and can keep him awake is good to go, even if the energy drink in question was incredibly sweet (he's not really a fan of drinks/food that are too sweet) he would still gulp that up, even if it tasted like medicine; the downside of all of this is that once a certain amount of time passes, he crashes down anywhere! in the subway, on the ground, in a toilet seat, you name it

#phantoania #/i always think about those documentaries about salarymen in japan and how its very common to see them falling asleep anywhere #even on the ground too #something like that happens to him #i feel like some days he would find it so troublesome to take the ride back home that he just rents a night somewhere close to his work pla #d.oppo logic follows as this; 'if i sleep somewhere around here that means i'll have more time to sleep'

[hella1975]

that™️ coworker: have I complimented you today?

me knowing he has twice already: no

him: well we can’t have that, you look lovely :)

#this fucking guy I’m gonna lose my street cred if he does one more sweet thing so HELP me #strawberries were involved again today it’s getting to be too much #and he’s leaving for uni soon and ISNT SURE IF HES COMING BACK? #and I was like ‘I should be the single reason you need to stay like why would you go anywhere when you get to work with ME’ #and he very softly smiled and went ‘that is a pretty good motivator’ #FUCK YOU #it’s like I knowwwww it’s just his personality and I’ve not seen him do it with the other girls #but I KNOW he must like it’s just one of them #BUT GODDDDD #do I even like him??? am I just so bowled over by genuinely sweet male attention with no ulterior motives??? help #yes this is the 27 year old idc anymore #I’m perpetuating a stereotype SUE ME #he’s possibly 26 btw like my memory is foggy #so hmmm check and mate he might only be seven years older than me #hella slaves to capitalism #also why have I got some radfem in my inbox referencing something I said weeks ago #have u been sitting on this one a while babe has it been stressing u out have u been thinking of me #I’m not answering the ask bc genuinely I do not care enough to indulge them #they either follow me in which case hiiii come off anon and we’ll discuss like adults #or they’re just starting fights randomly in which case I’m not fueling them by answering and they’ll never see this <3

[nerdie-faerie]

Was tryna say goodbye to my siblings before going back to uni but I couldn't find my littlest brother - who has a tendency to put himself in weird places then fall asleep - turns out this time he'd folded himself into the futon and fallen asleep

#Demon Spawn #hes always doing this it was so bizarre and stressful when he was little the gate to his room would be shut so logically theres nowhere #else he could be and yet he couldnt be seen anywhere and wouldnt respond like a fcked up magic trick and it would turn out that hed #crawled under his cot and fallen asleep but he cant get under his bed anymore and he wasnt on the floor so i was baffled #but they have this lil foam sofa that unfolds into a bed but can be partially unfolded to make a cube and thats where he was curled up #inside the futon that was chucked on too of their pile of toys so i was certain he couldnt be there but i underestimated the childs urge #to get into small spaces. my middle brother used to constantly wedge himself in small spaces to hide but hed never get to jump out and #scare people cus hed always realise he was stuck before anyone could find him and start screaming so much of him being lil was just tryna #find him after he got himself stuck somewhere youre tryna follow the shouting but hes hidden really well and really stupidly and he was #too lil to explain properly didnt stop him from wedging himself in places but at least he didnt fall asleep like that so he could actually #answer you unlike the littlest one

[dateko]

@GOJO I HAVE EVIDENCE THAT COULD LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF MINAGOJO

STOPPPPP this is very nasty evil and vile oh wow..... and you know what? we are so crazy in love that gojo wouldn't even bat an eyelash at this ask sawry :-/ you tried it tho

#suguru and i have a history and that is all. #u trying to ruin my life rn ohhhh okay #in another universe it would be us together because i would follow him anywhere if he asked and satoru wasn't committed enough #we have a very deep raw and real past together and that's between us sorry #જ⁀➴ love letters

[certified-anakinfucker]

for the character solidifying asks - 49 and 50 for the oc(s) of your choice !

hiiii oh my gosh is this the first time youve been in my ask box. i think so. i am so sorry it has taken me a literal month but here, i offer you my second favorite jedi dad and then a miserable wet rat of a seer character solidifying asks here

49. What about voice? Pitch? Strength? Tempo and rhythm of speech? Pronunciation? Accent? Hellir’-Amderak Edi Drovaddal // Hellir’ has a very smooth, soulful, I won’t say gentle but.. non-domineering voice. He is a Diplomat and must adjust his voice as needed for pretty much any situation but at rest he is quite soft-spoken, and pronounces his words pretty easily? He doesn’t speak so crisp when he’s not on the job. It’s between a mumble, and just on the tip of a smile. He’s VERY deliberate, no matter what the case may be. If he says it, he means it. And he has kept his native Balosar accent to him (which is like a typical Coruscanti Basic accent, just.. slightly to the left of the usual from what you hear on the surface but not quite found on any other level. A bit gruff, choppy at times, but never upset or accusatory or negative. It’s just a little to the left of it all.)

50. What are the prevailing facial expressions? Sour? Cheerful? Dominating? Jupso Onurimaa // He always looks like he’s suffering, because he usually is. It’s the slightly furrowed brow, a little frown to him, lips pressed tightly together, he’s got worry and remorse in his eyes more than anything else. He’s withdrawn even in expression, when anyone’s able to see it. He used to be very good at hiding this away from others but he’s slipped up majorly since resurrection, and if you see him with no veil…

#cheeri inquires #cheeri ocs #oc tag | [hellir'-amderak edi drovaddal] #oc tag | [jupso onurimaa] #IVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT JUPSO MORE RECENTLY THANKS TO @ KIWIKIPEDIA AND MANNNN #i almost feel bad for jupso. #like hellir' certainly had it difficult with being the one picking up in qui-gon's aftermath and he helped obi-wan work through a lot of #different traumas and how to move forward with what He feels is right rather than like.. following what qui-gon asked of him #he's already been a savior many times over and he just loves to see others grow because he himself was taught so well and carried on after #his master “mysteriously disappeared” (cough cough got vanished on purpose) #but then jupso is just kinda. really pathetic #he saw a prophecy that yoda and his four students would ultimately bring down the order if yoda. HIS OWN MASTER AT THE TIME. was not taken #out of the grandmaster position. but instead of going w the prophecy he just left the order entirely and went back home #his family and wife convinced him to go back and save the children at least but he refused to get anywhere near yoda #and thus allowed the prophecy to not only come to fruition but also allowed a consequential prophecy to manifest in one of his padawans #that pretty much said “good job. the force is about to break into physical shards and with it will come hell. have fun” #he couldn't even die in peace bc the grim reaper said no. LOL suffer

[llycaons]

not that they were on the ships list but some of the boring default m/f ships reminded me of how much I hate wq/jc. like 🤢🤢🤢🤢🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

#its got literally nothing. its lackluster. its mediocre. its empty of chemistry #its misogynistic. it ignores their respective values and perspectives #she does not like him at all. she does not trust him and knows he will fail her #he only offers to save her and not what she cares about #it would be a relationship based on debt and obligation whoch would be catastrophic for both of them #since jc wants unconditional love and not have a marriage bc she had no other choice #he also abandons her to die in a starving commune??? swoon ig???? #she treats him politely and heals his inuries bc thats what a doctor does...shes a healer.... #and their one moment of connection that might be construed as chemistry isbliterally about wwx #they both care so much more about wwx than about each other which is quite funny #jc has literally nothing to offer wq that she wants. #and his crush on her is very shallow since he doesn't actually know her and I dont think hed be happy in a relationship anyway #I don't even blame him too much for the comb since hes a self-concious and insecure young teenager just trying what's supposed to work #but of course it didn't go anywhere #shes also much more mature and probably several years older than him what are you people DOING #ugh I dislike boring ships of dudes who never met but the m/f ships #treated as 'default' just piss me off so much more #and quite frankly I don't think jc can handle a wife who won't follow his orders or do as he says #hes far too insecure for that and it always comes out as angry #like I dont think hed be violent to her but that would be such a toxic household #wq doesn't do what her own sect leader tells her to even tho her younger brother is being held hostage #even if she struck some kind of deal w jc I dont think she could be an obedient wife for long her moral compass is too strong #anyway bottom line is: leave her alone!!!! #cql txp

[sweetearthandnorthernsky]

re-reading epic quests and i totally forgot abt golasgil’s kicking the bucket 

#he actually doesn't in the books #so since i'm not really changing anything i'm just following that version #which means not killing him doesn't count as one of the 'npc save' rules i use #so yay! he gets to survive #unlike some others i might mention #and in case ur curious #basically the rules are that there are 4 'npc save' cards #[since thats how many alts that are involved in the fic] #which means there are 4 freebies #[with the caveat that it has to be Reasonable for sae/whoever to fix] #any more than that & i have to start swapping people for deaths #[ie; tadan's death gets switched w/ someone else] #bc then i would save Everyone and then sae's character arc goes YEET out the window #and also i'd feel like the narrative structure gets a lil too messed up #but that's mostly just for me writing these days that bind; it doesn't apply really anywhere else