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raven-at-the-writing-desk · 2 days

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I read the post where you answered why you didn’t like Malleus and remembered that you placed Leona really highly on your favs list, and Leona is my favorite so do you mind me asking why do you like Leona?

[My TWST character tier list is here.]

[Anon is also referencing this Malleus post.]

THERE’S A REASON WHY L*ONA IS IN “Unfortunately Enjoy” TIER 😭 I think for like... over a year (2020-2021)? Probably closer to 1.5 years?? I really disliked him and swore up and down that I'd "never in my life simp for the fake cat". This was largely in part due to book 2, which to this day I believe did Leona a HUGE disservice and made him look very unintelligent and uninteresting. Then I was drip fed new Leona content as it steadily came out (vignettes, voice lines, event stories, his return in book 6) and my opinion of him vastly improved. Book 2 was just a really bad introduction to him and it greatly soured my first impressions. sjfyofqebfeiafns B-But now I'm too embarrassed to openly declare, "Yeah, I like a sad muscular l*on man. So what?" Some would say that's tsundere behavior... BUT I SAY I'M COMPLETELY JUSTIFIED FOR ACTING THIS WAY BECAUSE IT ISN'T EASY TO CONFESS WITH YOUR WHOLE CHEST THAT YOU LIKE KINGSCHOLAR OF ALL TWST CHARACTERS

... Anyway! For a much more expanded explanation, I'd recommend this post! It already states a lot of my thoughts, and I don't want to repeat them in yet another lengthy lion-related post. What I'll do instead is summarize the key points for you, plus add some commentary about Leona and Malleus at the end.

Admittedly, he is pretty. VERY pretty. I'm saying this as someone who normally really dislikes hair longer than shoulder length, the "wild"/bad boy aesthetic, and kemonomimi. Leona breaks ALL the rules and still somehow manages to wear everything and anything well because of his sheer confidence and natural grace. His physical features are also very striking... The sharp bright green eyes, the small waist and large chest (there's NO reason why he HAD to be built like that), his stupid smirk, etc.

His pettiness and sarcasm. Leona has, hands down, some of the funniest lines 🤡 I love that he has the balls to speak callously to everyone, including fellow dorm leaders and royalty. His best moments, however, are when he whips out the sarcasm on statements which are so patently untrue--like when he says he is a 'delicate prince' and a 'lost child', both moments from book 6. It's also hilarious whenever Leona speaks in a formal way, showing that he does have the education and the knowledge of how a prince should present himself, but just actively chooses to not make the effort and only does so mockingly or when social grace calls for it.

HIS BIG BRAIN FOLDS, HOLY COW (err, book 2 aside). Leona works smarter, not harder!! He's always one step ahead of everyone else, even if he appears sleepy or disinterested at the time. He figured out the trick behind the "indestructible" golden contracts, he sussed out Jamil WAY before book 4 ever came out (saying that Jamil has "eyes that always glare" and implying that Jamil poses a threat to Kalim's life; this is from Jamil's School Uniform vignette), he takes what he learns in textbooks and so easily translates it to real-world experiences (ie advising the first years on how to more efficiently mine magestones in Vargas Camp), etc. Additionally, Leona knows when to step in and when to be hands off. It's not done out of cowardice or laziness, but rather because he's thinking strategically. For example, he could have resisted capture at the hands of the Ferrymen, but he didn't because it would be smarter to just go with them willingly. It saves everyone a lot of time and energy, and it’s this kind of intelligent thinking that makes Leona really stand out.

He knows how to lead. There are many different types of beastmen, each with own beliefs, values, and traditions that are unique to their own group. As a result, it is very difficult to unify all beastmen within the Sunset Savanna under one rule. Guess who doesn't have this problem? THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S LEONA. There's a variety of beastmen in Savanaclaw, and he effortlessly rules over them and commands their respect.

He actively thinks about how to improve the Sunset Savanna. Leona's ideas are not always the best (like, yeah, you could introduce new technology to the country but expect significant social pushback from the people, who prioritize living in harmony with nature). However, I can really appreciate that he did not entirely turn his back on the people who feared his powers and talked him down. I think he eventually realized the flaws in his way of thinking and actively chose an energy and mining lab internship in hopes of researching ways to slowly implement changes that will benefit the Sunset Savanna while also remaining respectful of the people's beliefs. He is concerned about Falena's lax way of ruling and consistently brings up ideas in various voice lines about how they can improve the Sunset Savanna and its relationships with other countries and tourists. In spite of everything he went through, Leona never wants to hurt those who hurt him with their comments and comparisons to his elder brother. He does not ever want to tear down the system that kicked him down again and again, only wants to challenge it by proving his own merits and the merits of the other downtrodden that he leads.

As much as he wants to deny it, he cares about his underclassmen and goes out of his way to help them. There are sooo many examples of this that it cannot possibly fit in one bullet point. (I would really recommend reading the elongated post linked above, as I go into more detail on this.) Suffice to say, Leona has been shown guiding, instructing, and mentoring many other characters including, but not limited to: Epel, Ruggie, Jack, and various Savanaclaw mob students. This really hits me in the heart because I love reliable big brother characters 😭 EVEN THOUGH LEONA IS TECHNICALLY A YOUNGER BROTHER...

He understands his strengths—and he understands others' strengths too. This man is fully aware of his magical might and powerful presence. He uses every last bit of it to full effect and to attain his goals, whatever those may be. One of my favorite uses has to be In Fairy Gala!! He distracted some pixies by simply demanding water and their attention so his partners in crime could escape—and what’s more, this was a plan he came up with on the spot because their mission was being jeopardized by unforeseen events. Leona is also good about pinpointing people’s best attributes and then helping them hone it. This happens a lot during club practice, bur it also occurs in book 6 between him and Jamil. Speaking of…

THAT WHOLE BOOK 6 CONVERSATION WITH JAMIL DESERVES ITS OWN BULLET POINT. This part was peak mentor mode Leona 😭 Sure, maybe he wasn’t the kindest with his wording, but I felt this was the wake up call Jamil needed to hear. What really got me though was the part where Leona tells Jamil there’s still hope for him… “unlike me”. (I believe this part was translated differently in EN to make Leona’s ego sound more inflated (ie “I’m not like you”) which saddens me immensely.) It paints the image that Leona is still struggling to believe his efforts will amount to anything and that he believes more in his juniors than in himself :(( (which informs my headcanon that Leona mentors younger students so that they can have the bright future he doesn’t think he can have for himself).

Emotional complexity. When you get down to it, what started off as a very basic story of jealousy and inferiority complex actually resulted in a deeply flawed, traumatized, and scarred individual who continues to doubt and put himself down but is slowly recovering. Leona is smart and charismatic—he is everything a leader should be, but he doesn’t truly see his own worth. (Ironically, the only people who do are the ones who look up to him and follow him.) And now… Leona’s actually got his eyes set on graduating! He has his internship plans set! I think he’s made such big strides since book 2, and it’s been so rewarding seeing him regain his willingness to try and succeed return to him.

Looking back on it, it’s so ironic how things ended up working out. Initially, I was totally on Lilia’s side when he insulted Leona and said he would never be the kind of leader Malleus is. Now I’m realizing how Leona does many of the things I don’t see Malleus doing (despite Lilia claiming Malleus is more fit to be king than Leona is).

Malleus isn’t harming his people by any means, but it’s more like he’s… stagnant? Complacent? He’s satisfied with the status quo and is comfortable resting on his laurels. And because of that, Malleus doesn’t really seem to consider what he, as a leader, can do for others, be it for his dorm members or doe his country. (Part of this is also how isolated and opposed to change Briar Valley is, of course! That kind of culture definitely shapes Malleus’s thinking.) He tends to avoid situations which involve navigating social complexities rather than dealing with them himself. Think of Ghost Marriage, when Sebek proposes in his place. Think of Fairy Gala, when Silver is the one that ultimately resolves the conflict between the diurnal fae (who have historically not been friendly with nocturnal fae) and NRC. Malleus is so sheltered that has not truly been put in situations where he has to make tough decisions or where he has been challenged. He has never had to claw and scream and beg for people to see his worth.

Leona has been through that emotional wringer, and though he’s been hurt so badly, he still came out the other side. In running from the shadow of his family—of his older brother—Leona found solace in this new kingdom, Savanaclaw. It’s a place to build himself up, to stew over the ideas he has that have yet to be realized, all with a safe mental distance from home. It’s through the many hardships he has experienced that has refined his wit and given it a place to practice, to be used.

When it comes down to it, Leona and Malleus are two sides of the same coin. Both arrogant princes, the second born and crown prince, respectively, wishing for the other’s circumstances. Leona desperately wants that respect and recognition that Malleus has. Malleus longs for the intimacy and camaraderie that Leona is so easily able to cultivate and command. Leona has been forced to adapt, to learn, to grow from his scars. Malleus struggles with the concept of change (understandable, given his background) and actively denies reality if he finds the truth to be unpleasant. He’s not used to facing dilemmas that cannot be solved with magical strength, and has not ever been challenged in such a way. Malleus doesn’t know how to deal with that, which is partly why be panics and loses himself to emotions in book 7. (By the end of it, I’m sure he’ll be given the chance to see the error of his ways though 💦 or at least I hope he does??)

Their characters are very different, and that’s not a bad thing!! If anything, it makes their dynamic so interesting to observe and it offers varying interpretations of the same “prince” trope. I definitely know which of the two I personally prefer 🤡

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laithraihan · 2 days

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I was looking at your art with Minori and I just can't help but wonder what makes her have so much affection for Reigen? Does he act in a special way towards her? How does he return the affection? This is stirring all my braincells and I'm curious of your headcanons

(I'll preface this by saying: Please keep in mind that my answer is not meant to reflect canon at all and it's 100% just me making up stuff in my head because it's fun, and I'm writing this with the help of a translator so if my sentences sound weird then that's probably why)

I'd say her behavior towards Reigen would begin as hostile ("adult = intimidating authority figure, and I hate everyone who has power over me"), then it gradually transforms into playful rudeness probably after realizing Reigen does not place any importance in asserting his dominance or anything like that. Reigen is her punching bag that she uses whenever she has a bad day and needs to let out her anger, at the same time she wants to befriend him because she's not the type of person who can tolerate being on bad terms with someone. By being playfully rude, it makes the relationship between them less intimidating for Minori and puts both of them on equal ground. She'd only know Reigen as a reliable mentor (from her conversations with Mob) which is why she'd be somewhat scared of him at first.

As for Reigen's POV, he sees her as Mob's friend and wants her to feel welcome. He'd show a lot of enthusiasm, her responses wouldn't match his energy, and he'll notice that. So as time goes on, he'll speak to her less to respect whatever boundary she might have. Minori would interpret this as Reigen disliking her, and she can't cope with anybody disliking her regardless of who it is, so she fights back by showing affection. In Minori's eyes, this is done with the intent of bothering him. In Reigen's eyes, this is a very confusing act, so he'll either play along or be annoyed depending on what she's doing to him (both reactions will make Minori satisfied, just as long as he doesn't ignore her presence). I think Reigen would feel awkward showing affection until he figures out what goes on in Minori's head, because he wouldn't really know if it's okay for him to do that.

#asks #if you want a more genuine answer:#i have a 14 year old sister who behaves very similarly to minori #so sometimes i think of her behavior towards me and other people when drawing minori and reigen together

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icewindandboringhorror · 10 months

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recent lounging babey images

#he's so floppy recently and I hope it's just the heat. I think wamr weather makes everyone floppy and loungy #a beauntifulle boye...#cats #STILL working on posting some drafts. finishing new poll adventure.. other things... It's just hard with the weather and other things going #on. I've had a few more doctors appointments and other things to do recently that have to be done in a time limit #so I hvae to use my extremely limited energy working on that instead of doing the things I'd really rather do. :T #Main focuses though are keeping up better with doing and posting costumes + sculptures as main creative things. at least finishing the #main poll adventure story. Reworking the game I kind of abandoned for a few years. keeping up with game videos and a few other side things.#Especially the game though. I've been in a really worldbuildy mood recently. I just wish that was easier to manifest into something. I've #now put the worldbuilding slideshow reading video on pause for a while because it's SOOO long to do #and I think I should prioritize making games and stuff instead. but still other things. IT's just kind of like.. I have a whole world and #everything very built and planned out but now.. what do I do with it? what's the best way to share that? factual slideshows just going over #the information like a dictionary? make it into a game? write short stories? do art attached to the world? etc. etc. ?? There are so many #potential avenues I end up kind of flip flopping between them a lot because none really seem more beneficial than the others and they all #seem equally enjoyable and also equally hard so. It's like?? I guess just do what the hell ever and hope I made the right choice in terms o #cost benefit and reward for my time lol. ANYWAY.. Also why I'm in my 'trying to make friends' era still because I think having other creat #ive friends can help you find direction like.. people will meet each other and then go 'hey lol just for fun lets start a project together!#and then like 5 years later it's genuinely become something. etc. having other people to help weed out ideas and start small creative teams #together and etc. I feel is a very beneficial part of networking or whatever but also I have the social capacity of a stale bread roll and #am also inherently unrelatable to seemingly a majority of people due to my hermit wizard swag (detachment from general society and hyper #focus on fantasy worlds in my head gjhghj) so trying to meet people as a grown adult with social issues is Very easy and fun (it is not)#even very basic things like my core communication style is so incompatible with a lot of people it's like.. hhhh... People in this modern #age have GOT to stop being afraid of phone calls and/or text that is longer than 6 paragraphs. Work with me here. I WANT to talk to you. bu #I do not know what your emojis mean and it's physically impossible for me to type less than 85 sentences. please.. hhjgjgb #AAANYWAY!! I am working on things when I can given the circumstances (SUMMER).. hopefully some costume pictures and stuff soon. :'3 #I've not forgotten about my art and etc. - as usual I just am bad at social media and also functioning if it's above 65F lol

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trans-xianxian · 7 months

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AKHDMCUKSNDM Hours after essentially giving up on getting an education job I got an email back for a position I applied to literally yesterday?? which would be an after school teacher at a private school in the richy rich part of town which is actually so so funny to me but well. it's a job

#I was honestly like this private school isn't gonna get back to me but they replied less than 24 hours later LMAO #it's not exactly what I'd ideally be looking for but hey after school positions are pretty easy work #and more working w kids experience I can put on my resume #and allows enough free time to like. have energy and also volunteer somewhere that doing what I actually want to go into #so if they Do end up offering me a job it wouldn't be disappointing by any means #the idea of me working at a private school is sort of hilarious tho #I'll have to ask if body mods are okay 😭#I'm sure it'll be fine because I live in a city where everyone has dyed hair and nose piercings #and it's not like a Franchise #but ya always gotta ask #ghost posts #text

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traitorsinsalem · 9 months

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bg3 is crazy for being a massive $70 larian + wotc collab game whose accessibility menu features subtitles that are present for less than half of all idle character dialogue and almost zero battle dialogue

#succ speaks #not to be the 'paizo wouldn't let this happen' guy but god this is actually insane #like why even have an accessibility menu at that point? i'd rather watch a youtube video with automatic captions #same energy as devs complaining that everyone was making their pcs a white human guy in early access while they had no asian human options #like bro i just want to know what bestie karlach is saying but if u make her mumble with no captions even tho i have subtitles on #tf am i supposed to do.....🤨😡😭💀#baldur's gate 3 is fun but this is pissing me off. like i'm prob not gonna keep playing this solo & only play online with friends #it's fun but. not fun enough to mimic the actual wacky bullshit i do with charisma rogues and bards in dnd or pf #i think i'm also used to having real humans around for ttrpg antics and dynamic character interactions so bg3 feels bland in comparison lol #also because irl i can ask people to repeat what they just said 🙃🙃🙃#joining the mob by accident was admittedly funnier in bg3 than it was in dnd though considering i stumbled into the base out of nowhere #i guess it just falls under ny philosophy that dnd is most fun when wotc has zero actual say in what happens and what we can do 👍#however as much as pf > dnd...bg3 > kingmaker. i think pathfinder is just to true of a ttrpg to adapt into a video game super well #like. the writing in wotr was WAY better than bg3 but still sometimes bad enough to be infuriating ESPECIALLY in regards to iomedae #but the weird ass iomedae stuff is also true in the adventure path itself and plenty of other people have complained about it #but hey at least in wotr the subtitles told me what she was saying every time she spoke 👍#wotr was still rly fun tho no hate to the game in general this is a quick slam of being pissed at bg3 again 🙏🙏

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foolishnpd · 6 months

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I make a concerning post, but do not explicitly ask for or even expect attention for it

and then when I get no attention I just want to curl up and die because nobody loves me nobody cares about me I'm better off dead oh god

#lilyroaring #npd safe #tw suicide #I guess I should just beg for attention #or be more concerning via lying #or actually doing something concern worthy #I do sincerely despise lying...#I don't want to beg for attention #I just expect it when it's not warranted #and then feel awful for not receiving it #it's just proof #that I'm not loved #that I have no reason to be here #nobody cares if I live or die #unless I'm actively trying to die #I can't expect everyone to drop everything to care and love me just because I'm having some mild thoughts #nobody has the energy for that #and if they tried. I'd probably think they were faking concern anyways...#it's not like concern or pity would cure me anyways #it won't stop me from wanting to die #I might get a temporary high for a while from the attention #but in the end. the lack of it always hits 10x harder than getting it

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crown-ov-horns · 3 months

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I have this yearning to drag the characters and ships I hate through the dirt on my blog, but I just... I have no energy to waste on drama. And, I know it feels vile, I'm not really on a crusade to hurt others.

#diary pages #fandom #i just... i'd feel so great to say how much i fucking hate them and why #wrath for the win #but i... i don't know like i said i have no energy for drama #and i don't really want to ruin things for others like i don't want to make people feel bad for enjoying christmas music #avatr*ce ineffable morons cl*ace...#when it comes to ships #“blacklist” you say? everyone tags random pictures in the wn fandom as that ship #tbh i found you'll get literally no recognition in the wn fandom hnless you post that ship #i sound like i want fame (i mean who doesn't) i really just want friends #and fanfiction to read that wouldn't repulse me or be boring #when it comes to ships to be honest i don't like any mm ship ships need at least one woman for me to have appeal at all #it's not just wn fanfiction i can't find I like it's mkst fandoms #either they don't havs the ships i like or it's completely uninteresting concept or a vile prn #no hate do what thou wilt #i'll just... try to write the books i wanna read

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the-furies · 3 days

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thinking about [ ] and hoq apparently there's literally a tw for shipping [thing] i think that's really funny or this one artist we found is just downright hilarious

#pk;m Mind💙#'what are you talking about' shut up. anywaysfhfjfjfdjdkfkfjfjsjfjfdkfjfjdnfjgjd [dead by electric chair]#and i think that's why we don't follow more people in the [ ] fandom. Scary. like do what you want. [words] but we dont ship that. obviously #and that makes looking through the tags or looking for new accounts to follow that post about [ ] like walking through a minefield #i hope the amount of redacted shit in this post confuses everyone. Chxhxjsjdjfjdkdk #would love yo get more into this fandom because LITERALLY [word] but Because . because. so. we can't. i gues #or we'll just stick to posting our silley art about it and move on idk #the thought disorder is really disordering tonight lmao I'd elaborate but i don't have the energy #nor do i want to be killed for anything

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tigirl-and-co · 3 months

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i wish i was good at art so people would be interested in my ocs.

except that's a lie. i don't even really enjoy making art besides doodles. what i love is writing. so i think what i actually want is for everyone to fall in love with reading.

and like obviously i get it. im weird. i spent a large part of my youth reading wikis for games i never played, shows i never watched. i still do tbh. i have always loved seeking out superfluous information. bc it was *like* reading a story, except you only had the separate pieces and had to put them together like puzzle to get the whole story

it's a bit like history, now that i think about it.

and i LOVE finding somebody who has OCs with thousands of words of backstory. that's the fastest way to get me interested. a simple doodle and then a wiki entry of information.

idk. i guess im just venting a bit. it feels a bit unfair. every pro-OC post is geared towards artists. people who love to draw. but I just don't. i mean yeah i like making little doodles, but frankly it's about the same enjoyment i get from solving basic math equations.

and fucking obviously i love and treasure all my artist friends. if you are seeing this and you love to draw your OCs, I love you. I would never begrudge you your happiness.

it's times like these i wish forums hadn't really died out. i want a community. i want to make that connection. but i feel ignored bc my talents don't align with the current state of things in the greater community.

whatever. whatever. i just hate venting bc i worry about making people feel bad but sometimes I feel bad. and ive never been able to talk about feeling bad without getting yelled at. Which isn't healthy, of course, and I know that, and Im slowly trying to break the habit of just shoving it down. and Ive had a drink so im willing to be more open so uh. there, i guess. i feel like dogshit that i have neither the energy nor the inclination to draw my OCs and that it's literally fucking impossible to get your OCs noticed through writing. nothing really to be done about it. that's just how life goes. not all hobbies are meant for all people.

#titi talks #vent #all the time in my youth i would tell myself I'd just get good at drawing and then draw so-and-so idea #but it's been like a decade now. so frankly i think it's just not going to happen #like i said ive had a drink (and a strong one at that) so my ability to reason is slightly impaired #but ive mostly accepted it. ive swallowed down the bitter pill that nobody but me cares #and it's not like i haven't tried art! but it just takes so much goddamn energy to produce a result worth anything #my arts a bit shit. and that's fine! no shame in that #but it hurts a lot to post into a discord art channel #that has a RULE that you must acknowledge the previous poster's art before you may post your own #and STILL get fucking ignored. like they broke the rules to ignore you and everyone after agreed with it #or when you say 'this is the one thing I am proud of being able to draw'#and somebody you hold in high esteem goes #'hey do you wanna see me do that better and in a quarter of the time?'#AND AGAIN THIS IS NOT TO DISPARAGE THOSE WHOSE TALENT IS IN ART #YOU ARE WONDERFUL AND VALUABLE #i just wish *I* had some value #my talents earn me nothing. and it hurts.#and ive even stopped writing bc i don't have the energy often #and even if i did it's not like anybody gives half a shit

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running-in-the-dark · 3 months

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well I can already tell this is gonna be a bad night

today has just been fucking weird and hard. I'm in a bad mood. everything feels bad. (probably not helped by me not taking the new antidepressant last night so I wouldn't sleep all day)

the plan was for my friend to come over this weekend to help me pack. she did that last time and it helped a lot. (my husband could help, obviously, but he's in charge of other things that also need to get done. plus he's very bad at putting things into boxes.)

but the rail strike is still going on so it's likely that she won't be able to get here (or get back in time). so now that's suddenly a lot more stressful and the one thing that I thought would make it go okay is gone.

and I also have to like. at least reread my thesis a few times or whatever to study for the oral exam on Friday. which will make me want to die. because it is bad. so. that will be bad. and the thought of being asked questions about that piece of garbage for 30 fucking minutes is so horrifying that I genuinely do not know if I will be able to get through it without taking my Lorazepam beforehand (which I know is a horrible idea, and my psychiatrist told me twice that it's a bad idea, and I know it would just make me unbelievably stupid. but holy shit that is the scariest thing I can imagine.)

and of course instead of doing anything useful I'm now just sitting here feeling like shit (like last night, only worse)

#it'd just be so fucking nice if I could just.. have a break #it's just been nonstop awful shit since my dad's cancer diagnosis in 🤔 2015. I'm sorry but that's too long. I can't do it anymore. I just #need some damn time to fucking calm down #like yeah any outsider would probably look at my life and think 'well you haven't actually DONE anything in like 6 years'#yeah that's true #but I've also been sick and/or in pain pretty much since 2018. and some of that was fixed last year when I had my gallbladder removed but i #is still not good. first of all that did not work out so well for me. but also everything else is still not right and no one cares and I #just don't have the energy to fight to get a diagnosis #I'm just so tired #I really thought I'd just. go to uni. get my degree in 3 years like expected. get a job. move out. have a normal life FINALLY for the first #time ever #and NONE of that fucking happened #EVERYTHING WENT WRONG. again and again and again #and I am just. so. tired. I can't. I can't do it.#it feels so fucking pathetic to be like 'my life is soooo hard everyone feel bad for me' when there is just. objectively not that much wron #but it just. never. stops.#I've never had a fucking moment to just. sit down. and think. and make decisions about my life. everything just. happens to me #I just. feel so lost and stuck and doomed and it won't fucking get better! it won't! my life got better ONE TIME and it has been pure hell #since then #like. no. it won't get better. this will keep happening over and over and over #I'll never have a choice. not really. I fucked up my life permanently when I dropped out of school at 18 and tbh I wish I would've just bee #brave enough to do what I really wanted then (killing myself)#because fuck. this is not worth it #literally everyone I love is either really fucking far away or just. fictional.#I have no close relationships with anyone irl #everyone I know irl is mean and kind of an asshole. and I'm too useless to meet new people.#I just. I don't want to survive anymore I want to live but I can't have that so. what's the goddamn point #its gonna be fine. because I'm a fucking coward so I'll never do it anyway. but I fucking wish I could

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dungeons-and-dragon-age · 2 years

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Found a platonic version too >:)

template || picrew

cue rambling under the cut again >:3

Neira & Alistair

Neira's the type to get along with most people and she's really close with Morrigan and Leli (and in the postgame, Zevran), but Ali and her are inseparable

Her love language is more gift giving and acts of service, but while she doesn't initiate physical touch a lot she gladly accepts Alistair's

Neira is impossible to have playful quarrels with, she is no fun :(

Wasn't really sure where to put Neira on the many friends/loner scale, cos again like. She is on good or neutral terms with most people around her but she still isn't the most social person either

*gasp* Neira gossips?? Scandalous. Though she spends more time listening to Alistair gossip than gossiping herself lol

Kala & Zevran

"You had an abusive childhood being exploited by an organisation from a young age, forced to sell yourself to do their dirty work in order to survive in an environment that did not care for you or your life? Lmao me too"

whoops forgot to put Zev on the social/loner scale but he'd probably be farther to the left? Like he doesn't have many circles of close friends but he does have a lot of acquaintances and connections

Honestly Zevran is probably the only person who manages to make Ali jealous sometimes because he is the only other person she shares such a strong bond with (and bc i think Zev know exactly how to make him jealous to tease him lol)

Dunno if "Elf" counts as a nickname so I think Kala's place on the left on the nickname scale is justified lmao

Liam & Varric

they both have dad vibes but in different ways

would kill to not have to go on any more adventures ever

wasn't sure where to put Liam on the friendship scale either because he is a very social person but also only has one circle of very close friends that he is especially attached to. Kinda the same with Varric IG but he also kind of adopts every other person he sees

Also Liam nicknames most people he doesn't know bc he can't remember names for shit, but when it comes to his friends he doesn't use nicknames much more rarely

idek how to describe their friendship but they're just.. ughh i have Emotions about them ok

Lilian & Merrill

I think I've finally settled on their relationship being platonic (or queerplatonic idk) as opposed to romantic. Cos I just really love that these two and Isabela are all close and all care equally about one another even if they are no all romantically involved (I'm not saying there is no difference between romantic and platonic love but i am saying that they are equally meaningful)

Merrill may be cute and Lilian may be intense but they are both chaotic af together

I have a lot to say about them but too many thoughts, head full

Just know that I Care Them

June & Dorian

The way these two argue for the heck of it istg. Constant bickering back and forth for no reason but their own entertainment

magic nerrrrrddssss

dangerous concentration of fuck around and find out energy

June's openness and earnest affection has made Dorian.exe malfunction more than once

Why does he keep letting himself be dragged along on her adventures again???

Ari & Vivienne

Indulge in pretentious conceptual discussions and gossip

im getting tired my brain is mush i will continue this properly when i am more awake hfkfkdsk

#Very tempted to do this for all the friend squads #but i kept it to everyone's absolute clostest friend (excluding LIs) for now cos i'd be here all day otherwise lol #same story with the picrews lol i did not have the time or energy to draw everyoe #i would like to point out that ari and viv 1000% have pretentious conceptual discussions a lot #but they also talk shit a good amount which i why they are more in the middle of that spectrum #i did not realise that every one of these guys is younger than their best friends haha #also i did not realise until now how young most of these guys are in relation to their friend group haha #and yet they end up being the leader sort of person in their groups despite being one of the youngest #oc: neira surana #oc: kalagna brosca #oc: liam hawke #oc: lilian hawke #oc: june trevelyan #oc: ari adaar #my ocs #oc meme #relationship meme

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loregoddess · 7 months

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back on my nonsense (I'm replaying Three Hopes)

#between that and Houses it was the less mentally taxing to replay bc I don't have to keep track of as many things #also since my main thing is that I want to get class mastery for everyone in everything #the mental fuzz is real and I just wish things would Stop Happening so I could try to recover a bit of energy #until then though no new games bc I can't devote the time to really enjoy them only replays of stuff I don't have to think about too hard #and anyhow for as lackluster as the story writing is #Hopes is stupidly fun to play #like truly the ideal mix of Warriors and FE gameplay #and I'm on a harder difficulty to try and grind out more exp and hopefully I get more nonsense weapons #nothing will ever beat my favorite Gradivus w/ the +10 to basic and strong attacks but I might find some other nice weapons #also it'd be really nice to see if I could find this one unique battle quote I sweat I remember reading #bc I was thinking of making art for the FE rarepair thing and I'd love to use the quote if it actually exists in an art #but I have yet to find it in ANY of the current scripts but they're also missing a lot of optional battle dialogue SO #fingers crossed I didn't misread another battle quote bc of how hectic some of the maps get #anyhow I actually really do love this game a lot it's so fun to play #oracle of lore

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kingspuppet · 11 months

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Also I had meant to say this yesterday, but thank you to those who read my 6 am extremely personal ramble post from the other day (or I guess it was yesterday but still). I honestly wasn't really expecting anyone to do that or interact with it in any way, and to be honest I was more than fine with that because I just wanted to clear my head before I tried to sleep. But the fact that ya'll did that even though you really didn't have to actually meant a lot to me. Just the silent support of the likes alone felt really encouraging and supportive, and I honestly can't thank you guys enough for that. Especially since cutting off a parent is never easy and probably one of the hardest things I'll ever do. I was already proud of myself for setting my boundaries, but it really did feel like solidifying that I did the right thing to protect my peace and that others were supportive of my decision. So seriously, thank you. 💙

#; OOC || Bri ♟️#//All that being said though I'm still really drained from all of that happening.#//And I wanted to just relax yesterday and that didn't happen because things were hectic on top of it all.#//So I'm gonna try to spend the rest of today/this evening attempting to do just that.#//I'd like to get some reading and writing (RP/fic wise) done. Maybe also try to nap for a bit since my sleep has been terrible.#//I probably won't get to DM's and OOC stuff until later tonight or tomorrow as my energy is running pretty low right now.#//So apologies for that but I promise I will get to you soon!!#//Either way I'll se what I can accomplish alongside just taking care of myself and hopefully tomorrow I'll have more energy!#//But I hope everyone else has a wonderful rest of your day/night. 💙

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savrenim · 1 year

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Hello hello if you want more info about the rusty quill stuff here's the other side

a good breakdown: https://fataldrum.tumblr.com/post/703490177324220416/whos-afraid-of-bad-attempts-at-journalism

from an rq affiliate: https://www.tumblr.com/malevolentcast/703493906802868224/you-probably-already-know-about-this-but-an

more on reactions from others: https://eliias-bouchard.tumblr.com/post/703479494816743424/real-quick-summary-of-all-this-fay-fable

focusing on a misquote: https://dadhuddle.tumblr.com/post/703488191401984000/journalistic-integrity-re-newt-schottelkottes-rq

arc has a lot of solid posts but especially this one: https://callmearcturus.tumblr.com/post/703483865829949440/since-you-and-others-in-your-inbox-have-been

I'm not say rusty quill is 100% squeaky clean but it's more a business with growing pains during a pandemic and living cost crisis than some horrific "no ethical consumption under capitalism" corporation

oooh fascinating, fun to hear the other side of the story, I.... expected that it was probably not quite as one-sided as the medium article would make it appear, mostly because I have a fair number of friends in indie ttrpg design and between designers and writers and artists and editors and people who run gaming communities I have Seen Things Go So Messy So Many Times always in the splashiest ways

funny but not surprising to have nice evidence gathered for me that podcasting is the same, and also that Rusty Quill is not necessarily Pure Evil as the article would imply, I enjoyed tma and had a lot of mutuals who enjoyed their actual play stuff and while at this point I'm jaded enough by internet callout of Problematic Authorship being sensationalist and one-sided enough that it takes, like, JKR levels of The Author Is That Bad for me to decide to Drop A Fandom Over It, nice to know that I should categorize this in my head as 'petty small community infighting' and not 'large organized problematic institution'

#sorry if this answer is flippant I do not mean to be I am just So Tired in general in life #like the mood is running on five hours of sleep and three cans of coffee astral projecting #I'm a grad student and it's the end of the semester and I'm doing this instead of grading bc fuck my life #but like. generally defs good to know that the story isn't one sided #if I were less lazy I'd go and track down and personally source everyone's claims in all of the threads but like #I Do Not Have The Energy To Care #I'll leave both on my blog and people can reach their own conclusions

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