#muse; i can talk

[buggachat]

Sometimes I think about how Adrien, throughout the series, constantly grapples with his fear of abandonment. Gabriel conditioned him to believe that any love he receives is purely transactional, and that to earn affection he has to prove his utility. Adrien is constantly trying to prove his worth to his father for scraps of affection, and Chat Noir infamously crumbles on-screen any time he feels as though he is replaceable to Ladybug. It's a constant insecurity of his, like everyone will just dump him like a sack of potatoes the moment they find out how useless he is.

Meanwhile, all Marinette wants to is ensure that Adrien is happy. Because she loves him. She doesn't give two shits about how """useful""" he is. She holds him and tells him that she will never abandon him (both as Ladynoir and as Adrienette), and her fantasies are about saving him, not about him being "useful" to her. Throughout their relationship, Adrien is forced to disappoint Marinette constantly for reasons outside of his control (amok commands), and yet Marinette is still there for him.

At Adrien's lowest point, when he is forcibly torn away from everyone who had ever showed him genuine care, locked away in an all-white room and at his most "useless", right after disappointing Marinette and unable to even join the final battle or contribute in any way, she still saves him. She still loves him. Because he doesn't have to prove anything to her. Because he is loved and cherished for who he is, not for what he does, and that love is not conditional. Adrien's "happy ending" at the end of the first arc wasn't about him finally proving how useful he can be, because he never actually cared about being useful — he just saw it as the only means to feel loved and needed. Instead, in the end, he found out that he was loved and needed no matter what.

#ml s5 spoilers #ml s5 finale spoilers #idk im musing dont mind me #(as always this post isnt an invitation to tell me why You dont like the show. if that's the case then you can make your own post) #i think the ''what does this say about adrien's agency'' reading of the show is fair and an interesting perspective #but personally i find the ''what does this say about adrien's inherent worth as a person / how does this play into his fear of abandonment' #to also be a super valid way to read the series that is just as relevant to his character arc and i don't see people talking about enough

[barilleon]

One thing that I've noticed about Baldur's Gate 3 is that sometimes it really does feel like your companions are being piloted by other players. Sure, there's the standard approval system that most CRPGs have nowadays, but there is an even more powerful mechanic at play here: giving the player the option to shut the fuck up.

There are tons of moments when your companions are forced to confront parts of their past they can't shake. You always have the option to speak up for them if you like, but most times you also have the option to say nothing (sometimes the prompt is literally "say nothing," sometimes it's "let [character] handle this."

And this is such an important tactic of playing at the table: turning the spotlight onto to another player and letting them handle it. Because the story isn't just about your player character, it's about all of you.

When you do choose that option, I've noticed more often than not that the character approves of you letting them take the wheel. When you try to speak up for them, they may not express disapproval, but it comes up in the fiction. I tried to defend Astarion once and an NPC was like, "You're letting swine speak for you now?" and Astarion shouted, "I don't need anyone to speak for me!" He's right! This is his moment! Why did I say anything?

Baldur's Gate doesn't have to do this! There's no actual person piloting your companions. And in games a lot of people will say it's usually best practice to keep the spotlight on the players. But BG3 is a video game based on a tabletop game, and I think this is one of the main differences between the two. Maybe it's a tiny detail, but giving the player the option to relinquish the spotlight (and oftentimes encouraging and rewarding it) is such an incredible detail, and faithful to the medium the game is trying to emulate.

It's also a great lesson for everyone who wants to be a good player at the table: if it's not your scene, consider shutting up and letting the spotlit player handle it.

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #spoiler-free musings #if you look at anything i've ever written about ttrpgs #every bad experience i've had can be found written between the lines #one time another player killed an npc from my backstory before i had the chance to talk to him!

[rueyam]

i love humble people. their presence is tender, unproblematic and full of warmth. people who are down-to-earth and find comfort in small mundanities make this world worth living.

#everytime i go to our local bakery there is this sweet elderly woman who talks to me with such a bright smile on her face #she‘s such a sweet soul who talks from the heart #sometimes she doesn’t even accept money #the smallest gestures can mean so much to me #mine #musings

[harbingersecho]

misrecognition is not ignorance

#rvb #locus #sam ortez #samuel ortez #red vs blue #rvb locus #mine #art #*23 #i've been meaning to do smth w/ locus and misrecognition and mirror stage and fragmented body for ages... he's SOOOO!!! #sometimes u stumble upon some lacan or some sartre and bc you're v normal you're like. this is sooo locus #its abt the SUBJECT AND THE OBJECT AND VISIBILITY AND MAN IS CONDEMNED TO BE FREE AURGH BARK BARK. ok. #anyway i can talk abt locus til im dead BUT... i shan't #i wish i was a better writer tho... i feel like all my writing is just pretentious incomprehensible stream of thought musings lol. rip #but look at that. i FINALLY fucking finished something. it's been like three weeks and i just have a bunch of wips lol

[romeowho]

I LIVE FOR BRIAN MURPHY'S FACE WHEN SOMEONE ELSE SOLVES A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE AND IT SINKS IN HIS HEAD

LIKE?!?!? IM LIVING

#this moment will live rent free in my mind #i love love love his face #dimension 20 #fantasy high #fantasy high freshman year #sara talks dimension 20 #sara's intoxicated musings #i tried to crop it so that there was no spoilers #i don't think this spoils more than murph's face #you can see the exact moment he's like oh OH SHIT

[apollos-boyfriend]

can someone hand out protection on the qsmp to prevent all these pregnancies. they're fucking more than the olympians who required special olympic branded protection. how do you fuck more than olympians. ?

the devil works hard but minecraft youtubers work harder [to make mpreg canon]

#muse talk #anon #i don't think anything could stop them tbh. #like u can try. but they'll find a way

[cak31ssuperi04]

fun fact: Them

#willos nation I have an important announcement to make #eyagh *disintegrates into powder and scatters into the wind forever* #that's all thank you for coming to my ted talk. #barbie mariposa #barbie mariposa and her butterfly fairy friends #barbie mariposa and the fairy princess #Had to attach a link to the last image because tumblr fucked the quality so bad #barbie #barbie movies #On a different note. They go on chore runs together. In my mind #I should've drawn that but you're going to hear it from me here instead #She invites him out on a laundry run to cut down on the being bored out of her mind and notices he's actually enthusiastic about it #Because like. Having grown up mostly sheltered and relatively(self-imposed or otherwise) isolated he #hadn't really had the experience of just Hanging Out very much #like hell yeah an excuse to leave the palace without having to deal with socializing with strangers. too much. #because she can deal with that. And i mean. he likes hanging out with her. #So she just keeps inviting him over for other menial chores. He's actually kindof competent at it and she really doesnt mind the extra help #cakeart #Also. also. She does poses for him. to draw. paint. whatever #Not in a weird way. in a figure drawing way. understand my vision. look me in the eye. #Artist/muse scenario in general. consider. consider. i'm correct #This post has been in my drafts since november it's not going to show up in the tags if I keep talking

[fcbarcelohna]

June 24, 1987

Happy Birthday Lionel Messi!

“I am a normal person. I have the same life as any human being. When I finish playing, doing my work, I have my family, my friends, and I live like any other person.”

#leomessiedit #fcbedit #messi #lionel messi #argnetina #arg nt #fc barcelona #gifs #edits #im going to cry #no one talk to me #soon i wont be making bday edits of him anymore #pls he can retire #dont leave me with these people leo #hes been one of my biggest muse (?) #idk what life is without him #im being erious #hes been a part of my life since i was a kid man #wtf #i want to end it all

[nebulanewts]

So here’s some more LL promo / collab art,this time with more Muse!! Which honestly is surprising,I get that it’s possibly because of the orchestra live that’s happening at some point this year but idc I’ll eat up any new art of my favs so idc 🤷‍♀️ also what’s weird is these pics are the only collab / promo things Muse has had so far,,which isn’t surprising but still the rest of the collab / promo art is mostly Niji and Liella with some others mixed in so there’s that :]

(Also you can buy the hoodies in the second art,which makes my favorite art of the two EVEN BETTER - …what I wouldn’t give to have the Kotori hoodie,they look so oversized and soft oughghgh)

#muse getting a random surge in new collabs and whatnot #is again a little surprising but DEFINITELY not unwelcome #atp i’ll take anything i missed my girls 🥺 #also can we talk about umi with a beanie??? #bc HELLO that’s so cute #and the closest we will ever get to seeing beret umi again chdjdj #love live #love live! #muse #honoka kousaka #kotori minami #umi sonoda #hanayo koizumi #rin hoshizora #maki nishikino #eli ayase #nozomi tojo #nico yazawa #mars babbling

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

i f. i fucking forgot a pencil so i cant scribble out this Thought i had while on a lil road trip today - basically i was thinkin about Wally, as ya do, and i asked myself why does Wally eat with his eyes? its such a Fascinating yet somewhat Out Of Place choice for him. how did Clown come up with that? its so unique. it stands tf out.

and then i remembered Frank & Poppy's convo for their 'bug' audio, and how he says "you eat with your eyes first" and like... thats a real phrase. ive heard it in my life. & it set off lil alarm bells in my head the first time i listened to the clip, i just hadnt connected the dots yet. so its feasible that thats why Wally eats the way that he does - and an in-universe explanation could be that Wally heard the phrase before he could learn how to eat 'properly', and took it literally

essentially:

Frank: you eat with your eyes!

Wally: *rdj meme format* you eat with your eyes

#also dont have wifi so i cant type out my musings on my laptop #and typing on my phone kinda Hurts #so! this is a note to myself to Talk About This and Scribble a silly thing Later! #in a couple of days! #no wonder he only eats when no one is looking.... #they all eat Normally but hes over there like 'oh shit oh fuck i dont know how to do that. uhhhhhhh' #i imagine he heard it and immediately internalized it forever #core memory. this action will have consequences. new skill unlocked. this cannot be undone. #wally just casually fucking with the laws of reality.... good for him! good for him #i mean why not! #its not like he knows what reality is! or the laws of physics! he doesnt have to obey what he doesnt understand! #someone says You Can Do This and hey. look at that. he can! #and wow this beef jerky im eating tastes like chemicals. #absolutely unprompted #homebogging #welcome home speculation #wh speculation #I HAVE BEEN SITTING ON THIS. FOR HOURS. DYING TO WRITE IT OUT AND POST #BUT I WAS IN THE CAR AND I GET CARSICK SO EASILY #so i couldnt.... #but now! now i am in this motel! relaxing! not moving! AND I CAN POST!!!! #anyhow i really need to get on posting more Thoughts bc i have so many #on wally's behavior on other characters & dialogue choices and just!!! Agh!!!! #speculation galore!!!! #ill have to wait though! sadly! #damn. i cant draw i cant Post. whats a bitch supposed to do #good thing i brought my crochet project smh #and a book <3

[ride-a-dromedary]

So we know Halsin obviously prefers terrestrial animals, but given the choice between flying animals and aquatic ones, which do you think he prefers?

Halsin loves all creatures of Toril, big and small, maggots included.😌

But something in my heart says he prefers flying animals if made to pick between those two options - partially for his fondness for ducks, but there were also just so many birds in the Grove and I feel like he had more chances to be very closely in their company more consistently. He would have loved those Ancient Giant Eagles on top of the Rosymorn Monastery.

I do feel like he would be fascinated by the astronomical biodiversity present in bodies of water - that would, at the very least, pique the academic interest. He strikes me as a swamp, pond and wave pool type of person.

#BG3 Musing #Halsin Posting #Jemi gets asks #autistichalsin #*emphasis on creatures - humanoids and shapeshifters are an entirely different story #The only real 'in canon' backup reason I can cite right off the top of my head as to why #is his fondness for ducks (and apparently swans and eagles if the unsubtle flirting with Gale is any indication) #he also does talk about bird nests a few times #otherwise it's a vibe and a vibe only

[condenysada]

something about robin being mary grayson's term of endearment for dick grayson, and the mantle of robin being passed on. do you think when dick calls the others robins, it's in the same way mary grayson called him robin?

#dc musings #dick grayson #the robin mantle is just so interesting to think about i can talk about it for so long

[riverofmemoriesft]

My love for Fairy Tail has reignited more than its typical state today.

Perhaps I’ll revisit some old, forgotten lost in the cellar ideas.

Perhaps I’ll do something in the actual canon-verse for once. And torment some emotions while I’m at it.

Perhaps I’ll draw something for Starfall or even write more for it.

Who knows.

#seriously just had some ideas slap me in the face #im talking Obsessive Impulsive/The Game of Life style ideas #also reconsidering In Tenebris and Songcraft for the first time in forever #and yarrow #yarrow deserves an update #but also I want to draw some starfall comic style thing #where did you come from muse can you please stay #fairy tail

[berylcluster]

WE ARE BEING ATTACKED????

@platiinums @impercre

#ahoy! i'll be your captain; ooc #i say more dumb things before 9 am than most people talk in a day; crack #i want your addresses so i can formally make a complaint #seriously i see all of you calling me and my muses dogs #I SEE YOU DONT THINK I DONT #jk ily all

[vaguely-concerned]

I am so mad about how desperately into pan I am. he was specifically made to fuck me up. they dangled him in front of me like 'hey would you like to see a sad clown trickster with emotional intimacy issues and a heart of, if not gold, then some mysterious alloy with qualities not at all unlike those of gold at the end of the day?' and I went 'boy would I!' and now I'm lost. I'm on my knees he's like if reyes vidal was actually redeemable instead of just a 'release my man he did do all of that but I don't care' situation

#the way he seems so genuinely *delighted* by grace finding her voice and wants her to be able to make her music again #even when she's not the muse anymore............ what the fuck that is the sweetest thing I've ever heard in my LIFE dude #low-key grace's biggest fan musically at least fhsajkd #stray gods #stray gods pan #(this is not a slam on reyes btw the fact that he's unconscionable is part of the appeal in that specific case lol) #I went into the game mostly blind and from what I had seen I fully intended to romance freddie #and then... this bitch shows up for literally one song and I have to restart the whole thing before I even get to challenging a queen #because I now desire the goat guy carnally and I want to duet with him for the rest of forever thank u #also I don't think I can ever not romance him now seeing the contrast between what he gets up to in the endings #what do you MEAN if you don't romance him he just goes off and no one knows where he is. he's still just so alone??? no not on my watch #(if freddie is dead ( :( ) and you romance him there's an *adorable* part in the epilogue where he tells you hekate has him running around #getting lost relics back in a series of distinctly indiana jones-esque misadventures and it sounds like he's having the time of his life #if this is what it takes for him to actually talk to his family without anyone being complete dicks about it I must solemnly accept #the terrible burden of kissing him on every single run through of this game. it cannot be helped it's out of my hands now)

[apollos-boyfriend]

Tubbi: “this is where I watched my dads divorce tommy”

Tommy: “Cowabummer”

(they’re in jordan’s living room)

#muse talk #anon #divorceverse #icarus draws #can i just say. somewhat side note #i don’t say this enough but i fucking love my tubbo design #i perfected their fucking hair. some of my best work if i do say so myself