#minor spoilers but still

[tacogoats]

Thinking about a Durge who has rejected Bhaal, and whatever person they used to be, but still secretly longs for their lost memories. A Durge that, despite the answers the man could give them, would never re-ignite that strange passion they were shown they once had for Gortash. A Durge that has, for all purposes to the others in their party, moved on. A Durge that, six months after that day atop the Netherbrain, at a party celebrating their new life, receives a strange letter with an even stranger gadget hidden inside.

The meeting at the inauguration was a strange one. Despite Gortash's very obvious elation at seeing what he'd called his 'dearest friend', the man had no hesitation very proudly detailing the Dark Urge's grand scheme; their grand design for the world to be.

In front of all their friends and 'new' lover, of course.

They were furious, and rightly so. Gortash must have known what he was doing. To isolate them, to bring them back to him. The person who accepted them for all they were, all they are, and all they could be - together.

It wasn't enough to win the Dark Urge back to him, and although they'd tentatively teamed up in the end - he had died. Not by the Urge's hand, but in some ways, his own. The group had left Gortash's body within the Prism, and simply moved on. There were bigger problems, and no one really was sad to see him go. Right?

The Urge remembers a letter found in Moonrise Towers. Gortash liked gadgets, according to Ketheric. Evidence was abundant enough with the Steel Watchers, among other things. The item is strangely shaped, entirely too small, and with a simple touch, comes to life.

It reminds them of the strange picture they had seen at the Iron Throne. Gortash's visage shone through a glass, moving, talking - warning them to leave. Answering them, praising them for listening.

What a strange contraption, they'd thought all those months ago.

And then, now, there he was again. A picture, in their hand. A moving picture. Speaking with his voice, wearing his weary face - so, so weary - but not the same as before.

This had passed already. The voice did not answer them this time. It was simply impossible - the man was dead, but not quite gone in this moment.

He speaks of the inauguration like it had just happened. His joy at seeing his favourite 'assassin' again, which he says with a sad smile and a moment of silence. A heavy sigh follows, rubbing at his eyes - which they can see are so much darker than they last remember.

He is tired.

Gortash speaks of their time together, before Orin - and how Orin torments him day and night now that they had both confirmed the Urge's return. She appears with their face, taunting him some days. Other days she sends assassins that wear the same, and he simply cannot let his guard down anymore. But he knew it was them that day.

They can see the exhaustion that pulls down his features, makes his words heavier. This is not the Archduke speaking to him in this moment - it is a tired, broken down man that has just seen a ghost.

Yet they cling to every word anyway, because even though this is a broken down man who is terrified of the ghost - the man still hopes the ghost will remember him, too.

They don't. But he doesn't know that, not this little picture of him, anyway.

The picture says that if they are seeing this recording, it means he is already dead - and although he had planned to sway them back to his side, he may not have been given the chance, and refuses to allow the opportunity to share what the two of them once had slip away.

He would gift unto them the memories that he could, even beyond death. The bloody ones, the happy ones, the painful ones.

And he talks, he smiles, he even cries.

And so do they.

#durgetash #dark urge x gortash #i dont usually write gushy things but i am trying to write fic of this i need to yell a bit #this has been sitting in my drafts i release it to the world now #dont look at me im cringe #i just think that my own dark urge would always long for their memories despite withers's warnings and #knows that gortash is the only person who could give it to them and selfishly sides with him because of it #and when gortash dies he knows all is lost. and accepts it. he has a new life now. its okay. (its not okay) #and when they see that funky lil thing in the letter They Know. They KNOW it's from That man #and there's a moment of hesitation as those words from withers flash in their mind again but nope fuck it. selfishness wins. #and even though the man was a monster - they were once eachother's monsters and - there are his answers. some of them anyway. #and he can finally let go of that : ) #i dont have a writing tag nor do i want one rn this is a rarity for me #bg3 epilogue spoilers #minor spoilers but still

[lizzylucky]

Behold

#listen i saw her and i saw the dress and realized i had Artist Super Powers #fanart #toh #the owl house #watching and dreaming #toh spoilers #the owl house spoilers #minor spoilers but still #lizart #it just me #luz noceda #the owl house luz #toh luz #she's just so pretty 😭 #not-quinceanera quinceanera dress #yes

[kindness-ricochets]

"You're passable at demo. You're excellent at hostage." That was cruel, but that was Kaz. And the Barrel was a far rougher teacher than Kaz could ever be.

-Page 120 (directed at Wylan, Jesper's POV)

"You'll manage," Kaz said, though he knew asking Jesper to spend the night in a gambling den without placing a bet was a particular kind of cruelty.

-Page 131 (directed at Jesper, Kaz's POV)

Karma's a bitch, but nowhere near as big a bitch as Kaz Brekker.

Snark aside, it's hard to know if this is exactly a parallel when there's a lot of cruelty flying around whenever Kaz is... Kaz.

But it does demonstrate how Jesper doesn't really fit in the Barrel.

Oh, his skill set is great, he's valuable and useful and having fun, but deep down he acknowledges on the Ferolind that he's been more and more anxious, and pages 130-131 are just a cluster of Kaz needling Jesper emotionally. In Kaz's first narrated chapter (chapter 3, page 36) he has an exchange with Jesper--the first one on one conversation in which we see Jesper, and it's clear he's upset. Kaz knows that. Jesper doesn't like being kept in the dark--he feels slighted. The danger isn't the problem, the interpersonal exchanges, the mistrust, the Kaz of it all? That's the problem.

This actually carries on to Jesper's interaction with Inej (pages 61-62) when she fires Rojakke. Jesper doesn't act Barrel. He doesn't think Barrel. Inej knows she needs to handle this conflict herself and be seen as strong (which she is), but Jesper starts to get up because someone he cares about is being threatened. He never treats her as less or weaker for being a girl, so it can be assumed here that this isn't a gendered thing, it's just Inej, who's his friend, who shouldn't have to be alone right now.

Part of what's so fascinating about Jesper is that he genuinely doesn't fit in. He's exceptional and charismatic (some might argue that book characters can't be, but you tell me Jesper's dialogue doesn't just sparkle on your heart!) so it's easy to overlook how little he belongs.

Jesper's feelings for Wylan eventually do lead him to get in Kaz's way--hesitantly and minimally, yes, but those little steps have big echoes. And it's interesting to see that little split starting here, with Jesper acknowledging but hand-waving Kaz's cruelty mere pages before being barbed by it.

#six of crows #six of crows meta #jesper fahey #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #wylan van eck #six of crows spoilers #minor spoilers but still

[elijah-inmymind]

i have just watched my gender play out on a screen in front of me for two hours (i have just watched the Barbie movie)

#el has a life #barbie movie #barbie movie spoilers #minor spoilers but still #i need ken’s ‘i am kenough’ hoodie more than i need the air i breathe or the blood in my veins #earring magic ken was in it!!!!!!!!! #no cock ring tho he was the rebooted version with the barbie necklace #but still!!!! #cock ring version was in the credits lmao #i dressed up as earring magic ken it was great #i got to pull a fast one on some guys on the way out lmao #they went ‘ahaha hey ladies how was the barbie movie?’ #yknow #to make fun of us for dressing up to see the barbie movie in the year of our lord 2023 #and i looked at them in such delight when i responded ‘oh it was FAN-TASTIC i had a GREAT time :)’ in my deepest natural sounding voice #they walked right into that one #i had no choice #so funny tho that we walk out of a movie about gender roles and sexism and equality and immediately run into exactly the shitty men they #were talking about #AND THEY ALSO WALKED OUF OF THE BARBIE MOVIE BTW ITS MIDNIGHT THIS WAS THE LAST SCREENING OF THE DAY AND ONLY BARBIE WAS ON #U WATCHED A WHOLE TWO HOUR MOVIE ABOUT UR FLAWS AS A GROUP IN SOCIETY AND CAME OUT THINKING HAHA LOOK GIRLS WEARING PINK BET THEY SAW BARBIE #GIRLIES??????? #U COULDVE JUST WATCHED OPPENHEIMER NO ONE WAS STOPPING U

[anotherfagontheinternet]

help help im experiencing feelings about daigo dojima

#he called him his sonnnn i'm cryinggggg #yakuza 6 spoilers #minor spoilers but still

[swugflower]

Brucie Wayne gets interviewed and the question who, expect Batman, is his favorite Gotham hero.

After some awkward moments of silence, he blurts out that it’s Spoiler. Since she is the only one from the main active team that isn’t his kid and this way he avoids picking a favorite.

Meanwhile, the group chats explodes into chaos instantly.

#this post was supposed to be about who he thinks is the hottest #but a good chunk of them are still minors and I didn’t want anyone mad at me for a shit post written at 2am #so it turned into favorite #swugs ted talk #batman #bruce wayne #dc #batfam #dick grayson #jason todd #tim drake #cassandra cain #damian al ghul #duke Thomas #and yes I know Team Batman is way bigger but this is about the main bitches #stephanie brown #spoiler

[drjholtzmann]

Crowley drawing power up from Hell

bonus:

#good omens #crowley #my gifs #had a minor moment when i realised every time crowley draws on his powers for miracles he gestures from the ground up #and when aziraphale draws on his power he gestures/pulls downwards from heaven #good omens spoilers #if ppl still need that

[flowersforbrokenspiritz]

Just saw Gnosia spoilers Now

#text #minor spoilers but still

[kidovna]

anyone else go crazy reading the latest @campbyler chapter?

bonus:

#I still have butterflies in my stomach thinking about this scene #byler #stranger things #will byers #mike wheeler #byler fanart #artovna #fic #Mike calling will baby is now seared into my brain thank you very much. #I know in the fic mike did a stick figure of will #but I had to give my acnh genius son a minor style upgrade #acswy #acswy spoilers

[rooniper]

Hot take: the Spiderverse movies are quite possibly the most relatable superhero movies I’ve ever experienced because I’ve never seen a superhero movie nail the ‘being queer and closeted’ experience down to a T

Like the AMOUNT of experiences they get down so well is just

- not feeling accepted anywhere, even within your own community sometimes, feeling like a mistake no matter where you go

- hiding half your identity from your parents (I swear to god that scene where Miles is about to tell Rio he’s Spiderman in ATSV is literally me trying to come out to my parents and chickening out, it hurt to watch)

- fearing rejection from your parents (“Dad, do you really hate Spiderman?”)

- finding out the people you look up to and trust wouldn’t accept you and would actually try to harm you and the sheer terror that comes from it (god the Prowler reveal in the first movie still hurts me)

- gravitating more and more towards friends who are also queer because they get you (aka the spideys from different dimension just gravitating together)

- just. having a secret identity, in general

- the underlying theme of the movies that despite anything, despite the world rejecting you, despite your own community rejecting you, you are valid and you are loved and you should never forget that (which is not an inherently queer experience but g o d)

I could go on, but. Just. Dammit, these movies mean so much to me.

#atsv spoilers #minor but still #across the spiderverse #into the spiderverse #spiderverse #atsv #itsv

[mugwot]

travel troubles

#pre game! yay #if things take any minute longer Bonnie Will start attempting to blow people up with their mind #(isa is aware that he shall be the first casualty) #at first i thought this was a shopping trip taken too far but i think Bonbon would actually be into that #so they are probably trying to get a room at an inn #odile is offscreen about to murder some poor sap because she would not fit nto the composition very sad very tragic #isat spoilers #minor but still #isat #in stars and time #isat isabeau #isat mirabelle #isat bonnie #isat siffrin #based on real true events (me being impatient and my father refusing to fight me to pass the time) #my art

[zel-zo]

"You are the God I Made"

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Here's final act bird boy because I don't think just the princess should have a sick ass final boss form. Also if you know where I got the whole "wings have eyes and each represents one of the voices and they can speak to him" thing, uh, *throws smoke bomb*

#okay but if you do please tag it or link it or share #I just got out of a minor surgury and thr anesthesia is still wearing off #so ill tag later if no one else can figure it out #any who #zel-zo #my art #stp #slay the princess #stp spoilers #the long quiet #stp the long quiet #stp the hero #stp voices #fanart #artist on tumblr #voice of the hero #ugh nap time

[wyrmswears]

more of this fuckass idea (jay-centric doodles this time)

a couple people said they were thinking about making fanwork based off of the purgatory administration idea.. if anyone does please please please tag me 👁👁

#ninjago #lego ninjago #ninjago jay #ninjago administration #jay walker #re; villain jay: being dead actually makes you a formidable opponent! zane cant sense a heartbeat or thermal presence :) improved stealth #he wouldnt understand how jay kept getting the drop on them lol #jays death.. i like the idea of it being a really sucky mech crash after the merge. he doesnt die on impact and tries to contact the team. #no one receives his signal. #purgatory administration #suit jay #ninjago nya #ninjago zane #wyrm draws #ninjago dragons rising #ninjago dragons rising spoilers #for administration & jays presence in it & because i talk abt villain jay in the tags #jaya #ninjago jaya #cw blood #blood cw #just minor but still

[crunchycrystals]

anyways no architecture game :(((((( no "because you're my friend seaweed brain anymore stupid questions" :(((( no grover killing humans video game :(((((((( no slow reveal of the casino :(((((((( no them figuring it out through talking to people with different english over the years :((((((((( no fast cab driver with unlimited money :(((((((((

#crunchyposts #pjo show crit #pjo #pjotv #pjotv spoilers #pjo tv spoilers #i need to be a hater for a quick second #also a very minor thing im still sad didnt happen NO PERCY EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION DREAM :(((((((((((((( #100 #150 #200 #300 #where are yall coming from lol #400 #500

[deoidesign]

Hm... I'm feeling benevolent...

#every time i use the word 'benevolent' i remember that guy who called me 'sensei'??? #because he asked me for a crit and i was basically like 'i really dont like your comic' but obviously constructively #and then he kept messaging me asking for more critique and i had to tell him to stop #and then he made a video review of my last comic and the whole review was like #'yeah so i havent really read this comic. looks pretty sick though. i basically harassed her and she had to say to stop lol' #anyways. that was weird. he used the word benevolent a lot so i always think of him. sending good vibes hope hes still making comics #oh yeah also this is kind of spoilers but not really #sorta like afterword stuff #gotta sketch gotta get into the mindset... #im not sure if that counts as spoilers at all lmfao its just minor design changes #anyways. #time and time again #spoilers #what the hell i typed 'spoilers' and '911 spoilers' was the first option?????? #uh #adam and steve #ttawebcomic #sketches #sketch dump #these used to be patreon posts but its been like 5 months so. theyre free noe #the word 'benevolent' is literally an inside joke with myself now LOL

[bloodiegawz]

[slams you against the floor] ASCEND ASCEND ASCEND

#rain world #rw #rw downpour #i forget what im supposed to tag these with #rw artificer #rw saint #gawzdrawz #downpour spoilers #kinda minor but still #ummmm #eyestrain #<- ? i think ?