#my favorite party members

[theoriginalsapphic]

If Mike had the same focus on his mental health as part of his character arc in season 4 like Max did, he wouldn’t be as a disliked character by the general audience as he currently is.

I’m being serious.

Their behaviors throughout season 4 are similar enough to draw parallels between them.

They both treat Lucas like crap in less than ideal terms.

They both get their declining academic performance pointed out by another character.

They are both hiding things from people, and being open and honest about it could help them but they won’t do it.

They both mistreat and push away someone they love.

They both lack self-preservation, which leads them to have suicidal tendencies and put their lives at risk.

The show even makes a point of putting Mike next to Max in two of the symptoms mentioned in the Vecna’s curse.

The only difference is that Max’s character has a huge focus this season, and most of it is centers on her deteriorating mental state. On the other hand, the only time Mike gets a chance to explicitly and verbally acknowledge that he is struggling with something, he admonishes himself for caring about something so irrelevant considering the ongoing situation, and the scene shifts to be about Will and his disguised confession through the painting.

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So, with all being said... what could this possibly mean for Mike in season 5? Well, Ms. Kelly said it best:

#mike wheeler #max mayfield #byler #<<< target audience #poor lucas; i guess that it's the price he pays for being the only emotional stable member of the party #also before anyone try to say anything #i absolutely loved max's storyline this season and will's confession in the van is one of more favorite scenes #so don't put words in my words and make me out to be someone i'm not

[monstertidbits]

i love them so much

#guess who are my favorite members of kabru's party #they genuinely look so good im so happy

[kiwipineappleparasol]

The Joy of being able to blow up your Potential Party Members 💣 (I can’t actually remember if it worked on the tree with Sushie on my recent playthrough, but I absolutely tried it. The one with Watt is actual dialogue though)

#paper mario #paper mario 64 #bombette #super mario #the kiwi scribbling zone #Bombette is my Favorite party member in this game so she gets her Own tag

[waitineedaname]

2,12 chilchuck

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

knowing that he is a middle-aged man with three grown children is the funniest shit in the world and also recontextualizes his character really well. like, no wonder he's the way he is. he's the oldest one in the party if you adjust for lifespans/age of maturity! everyone sees him and thinks he's a kid, meanwhile from his perspective the rest of them are children that he's just trying to keep ALIVE

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

I think he's bisexual in a "has never thought about it and doesn't put a label on it" kind of way. one of his daughters is like "dad have you ever kissed a man" and he's like "well sure" and then refuses to elaborate. prying personal information out of him is like pulling teeth already, so I doubt the rest of the party would ever learn this, but I'm sure marcille would lose her fucking mind about it. chilchuck doesn't think it's that big a deal, he's just like "yeah I find men attractive, doesn't everybody?" but also he refuses to mention this to anyone because that is his personal business and he's abiding by professional courtesy

#asks #notedchampagne #I love chilchuck so much. what a guy #I would say he's my favorite member of the main party but that feels like choosing a favorite child #I love them all so much #he's just particularly fun to me #especially considering the fact that he's probably the most normal member of the party #everyone else are different flavors of freak #while he's just a divorced dad that runs a union

[xenodile]

The limited character class selection is probably the weakest part of Rogue Trader as a party based RPG.

Of the party members you get in a typical run, there are 3 Warriors, 3 Operatives, 2 Soldiers, and 2 Officers. One of the recruitable Soldiers is locked into Arch-militant, and one of the recruitable Warriors is locked to Assassin.

Assuming you choose different tier 2 archetypes for each character, it's not possible to not have any party overlap.

#Rogue Trader #Like if I want use my favorite party members what do I play #If I go operative sniper that's already done by Yrliet #Cassia is the best Officer possible #Argenta is already a good Arch-militant Soldier #Heinrix and Idira both have 2 psyker trees open to them while a player can only start with one

[an-unraveling-unknown]

Here have my unasked for Baldur’s Gate 3* lukewarm take; Astarion is so deeply cat-coded its absurd

#Sources: Baldur’s Gate 3 and experiences with my most goodest boy (his name is William Shakespurr) #astarion #baldur's gate 3 #*because I have bodily thrown myself at it in hopes for a new hyperfixation to submerge myself in. it worked #listen. I can give you my character's deepest and darkest fears #how deeply their complicated dynamic with their sibling has carved into them to the point of instinct against rational thought #and even their favorite type of sea slug #(it changes monthly but as of current day its the leaf-gilled sea slug) #but I cannot for the life of me discern whatever their class should be and it'll probably stay that way for several months #this may or may not be because all my knowledge comes from YouTube/wiki's and I know next to nothing about dnd but thats besides the point #(all of the available party members have my heart and I would go through the worst the world has to offer for them in a single beat) /srs #baldur's gate iii

[blujayonthewing]

person in chat in my friend's stream: what's dungeon meshi

me: [SLAMS THROUGH THE WALL LIKE THE KOOLAID MAN]

#they asked like 'any y'all watch anime' and I was like 'well I just watched 2 eps of dungeon meshi 5 times between them because I'm normal' #to be fair the elevator pitch IS very brief and normal #especially to a person who also plays dnd #'oh it's about an adventuring party going into a dungeon to try to save a party member who got eaten by a dragon' #'they have to reach her before it's too late to resurrect her so to save time and resources they cook and eat monsters they encounter' #'and the art is incredible and my favorite' #and like to be honest? the story gains a lot of complexity and is excellent but this pitch is still really the heart of the appeal for me #the SPECULATIVE FANTASY BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY and the ART and HOW MUCH I LOVE THE CHARACTERS!! #anyway please read dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi Good #also watch the sub on netflix

[hmm-ctrl]

heeehehe (evil laughter) so guess who got mildly obsessed with media

bonus :)

#yes anton is still my favorite #since most party members cant see bosch but nowak definitely talks to him #i like to think theyve made a silent pact not to mention it #because nobody really?? mentions it (with the exception of boyle #bc like. nowak is so nice ?? dude is just a nice guy sometimes. #yeah anyways. im cringe but im free #soeepy #brutal orchestra #i was gonna add some text that said like yeah we all just like him too much to leave so we don't call him out

[sezja]

If I had to pick a favorite FFIX party member I couldn't and I wouldn't and I'd fight you to the death about it <3

#i don't even think i could rank them #every time i see any of them i'm like 'ah! zidane! my favorie party member! #'ah! garnet! my favorite party member!' #'ah! freya! my favorite party member!' #'ah! eiko! my-'

[notebooknonbinary]

when Mike and Will are in first grade, they attempt to run away. This is spurred by two things: Lonnie Byers’ general presence, and the boys’ current favorite book series, the Boxcar Children. The thought of living in a train car seems super cool to them, and since they live so near to train tracks, they figure that there must be an abandoned train car or two somewhere nearby. They begin trying to gather supplies—as discreetly as two six year olds are able to, which isn’t very discrete. Jonathan, age 11, finds out almost immediately. When he tries to convince them why it’s a bad idea, they—with their little kid logic—actually convince him to go along with it, at least for a little bit. With the condition that he goes with (after all, there’s an older sibling taking care of the kids in BCC, right?). He helps them pack a little better, maybe talks to Joyce about the kids going on a camping trip (to get away from Lonnie for the weekend), maybe implying (lying) that there will be Actual Adults there with them. And there’s no need to make excuses to Mike’s parents—Karen is pregnant with Holly and the whole house is focused on getting ready for the new baby. Karen will likely just think he’s at the Byers’ house. So over a weekend (starting on a Friday after school), Mike, Will, and Jonathan go exploring— looking for a boxcar or any abandoned train car—mostly looking along the train tracks. They eventually find the Junkyard—which the kiddos get excited about anyway (even Jon bc Boxcar Children was his book first shut up), so they proceed to search for hidden gems. They find a bunch of little treasures (a cracked but useable magnifying glass, an old working radio, and even a set of slightly cracked dishes in the trunk of one of the cars), but their biggest discovery is an old Bus. Jonathan tells them that, at least for tonight, it’s almost as good as a boxcar. Mike and Will immediately agree and the trio set out to make the space livable (to kid standards, at least). Set up their blankets and sleeping bags, etc. Jonathan reads to them (from the Boxcar children ofc). And the weekend goes along in a similar vein. The younger boys get homesick by Sunday morning, ofc, so they agree that the Bus can be Their secret place that they go to sometimes. Like the boxcar in the Children’s backyard. (And then Jonathan forgets about it after a while bc I completely forgot about the whole bit in S1E7 where they’re trying to find the kids—won’t remember til they go to pick up the Party and then Jon will want to hit himself for forgetting. The rest of the Party (once they become friends) don’t know about it. It stays a Mike and Will thing—until the Bus is p much destroyed in S2 RIP Bus). Joyce never finds out. (At least not for a v long time—maybe it’s one of the memories Mike uses when Will is possessed by the MF) Not about This run away attempt anyway.

Will tries to run away the second time when they’re in fourth grade. Again, mostly bc Lonnie Byers and his A+ parenting. And plus Will thinks one less child might make things easier on his mom. By this time, Lucas and Dustin are their friends too (and thus voices of reason, bc Mike is an enabler who probably immediately offered up his basement). So they’re talking about it—going over the pros and cons (Mike is still advocating for his basement), but Karen happens to overhear and it’s immediately Game Over: Joyce is told. She is, ofc, devastated. And they have a long talk about how much she would miss him if he were gone (ouch I hurt myself😃). So that’s the last time he actually tries to run away (Joyce gives brief thought that that might be what’s happened at the beginning of S1, but with the confirmation that Mike is Not in the Know, she thinks it’s v unlikely).

(And then during/after the divorce, if Will wants to run away, he either runs to Mike’s house to spend the night, or he runs to Castle Byers… He runs to it in the Upside Down. He runs to it after his possession has been lifted—as his friends (Mike) begin to pull away. And, after a Fight with Mike, he runs to it one last time…then there’s no longer any place in Hawkins Will can run away to.)

When they move to Lenora, Will thinks about running away back to Hawkins. He doesn’t go through with it though, because Mike hasn’t really been responding to his letters, and thus there’s no one to conspire with. Plus, with El, he doesn’t want to leave her alone. She’s quickly become a sister to him, and he knows (even tho school sucks for her), she likely wouldn’t want to run away from Joyce and Jonathan—considering she already lost Hop.

Once Will and Mike get together post-whatever happens in s5, Will tells him about almost running away to Hawkins (to Mike), and, it turns out, Mike had almost the exact same thought (esp when he couldn’t come for Christmas). Like he told Will during SB, Hawkins isn’t the same without Will there. They talk about ‘running away’ from Hawkins after they graduate high school—basically going to college out of state. “It’s not really running away if I’m with you, though. You’re home.” Michael Wheeler is full of cheese.

#again I dunno what this is but here #have a running away byler hc(s?) #why yes I will project my favorite childhood book and my childhood urge to run away onto Any and All of my favorite characters #stranger things #byler #will byers #mike wheeler #vee attempts to write #maybe one day I’ll write this out Coherently and post it on Ao3 but not rn we gotta drive like 8hrs tomorrow and it’s 11pm rn #Also Why Yes I do Hc that out of the four original Party members Neither Mike nor Will are the Voices of Reasons. #most often it’s Lucas. but sometimes (like half of s1) it’s Dustin. it’s almost never the other two #long post #not part of my fic series Technically but like it’s not Not part of it either #i should Probably format this or something but tbh I’m getting a headache so no thank u #also I’m sorry I wrote this when I was half asleep so it might be Shit and Also ooc I hope it isn’t but #byler headcanon #byler hc #bylers out here making good theory posts and I’m just like Will and Mike Run Away sometimes probably #this is sort of like a 3+1 sort of Not-fic thing ye? or like a 3+1+1 idk #vee fic

[utilitycaster]

all clear! I LOVE THIS ARC

#i need to stress that technically my favorite party member is in the other group #and i am still having a GREAT time because i am very beautiful and very powerful #so get on my level i could do this for another 2-3 months easy #critical role spoilers

[barbieaiden]

she's in a perpetual state of "i was literally a noble wtf am i doing here"

#i've literally taken so so many screenshots of her and she looks confused or like she's contemplating in 100% of them #this game definitely isn't perfect but it's very refreshing tbh #granted i haven't played a lot of newer rpgs so maybe i've just missed out on the good ones #also can't really have a definitive opinion because i don't think i even have 10 hours on this game yet but #but either way i think the dialogue options are nice and i think the characters respond nicely to them in a way that doesn't feel like #they'd respond the same no matter what i picked. you know #and i like how my party members bring up things that i did and stuff it's very nice #my favorite thing about it is that it had nice hairs tbh idk what it is with rpgs and having such ugly hairs

[chemicalbrew]

ot2 really is the comfort food of video games

#figured I'd get back to it for a bit to be slightly less insane and like. ahhh. yeah i like the it #i am getting started with the 4 party members i have been neglecting :) #and like. I've also been neglecting the job license stuff so i was like. well i don't have options warrior agnea for now it is #AND. its so fuckin hilarious #when hikari uses aggressive slash he goes 'my blade sings' (and i clap bc really this is my favorite voicework in the whole game-) #but when agnea uses it she goes 'my blade dances' and i laughed soooo hard like OF COURSE #and then coupled with their travel banter and crossed path its like. the fuck. this is actually kinda cute im enjoying the it #the them if you will #anyway whatever i just wanted to say this. #zero.txt

[chromaji]

there’s definitely some secret sssSSAWCE that i’m missing in OFB’s battle system but i’m not sure what. like there’s no need to complicate the battle system, but something about it just feels like something is missing.

#devin is devving #like when i think of games with 2 party members i think of ttyd which has the action commands #and im like… should i add THAT? no. but then what. #when i type sauce like that its in the tone of that ‘see you’ve got my favorite food categories. the rice. the chicken. & the SSSCHAWCE’ vid

[ginshariboy]

i genuinely hope that baldur's gate 3 getting this much praise and attention encourages people try out the old games because they are so so good

#spicy opinion tho: avert your eyes when beamdog content shows up if you get the enhanced editions #its not very good sorry #the only good thing they added was wilson but getting wilson was so annoying because it meant dealing with other party members they added #also im biased because the original games are my favorite #they werent necessary to play 3 but if you play 1 and 2 it will enhance your experience when you go back to 3 i prommy

[demonologue]

Tavuary weekly prompt 1: Fluff

I’m sure camp is a favourite place for many of us, but it is legitimately the best part of the game for me. The wild and untamed boost of ace serotonin I get from tucking the party in for the night and giving them all forehead kisses... I have to force myself not to long rest more than necessary.

Title: All Is Well

Characters: Gale, Lae'zel, Shadowheart, Astarion, Scratch, Tav

Rating: T

Summary: Just a druid dad doing his best to take care of this found family.

All Is Well

Finally, another long day has come to an end. Camp has gone quiet in that way it tends to do when fatigue is about to win out over the hunger, petty squabbles, and inventory management. It’s time to tuck everyone in before your long rest. 

You start with Gale. Maybe it’s cheating to get the bedtime story first, but he’s so good at telling them. It always makes you smile. Is he for real? It doesn’t matter. Sometimes finding joy in what’s on the surface is safe. You know his secret, and you have an agreement about it. Just like your agreement with Lae’zel to murder each other if you start to turn. 

She’s next, giving you a curt nod as you walk over. That leather undergarment is something. She’s something. You want to tell her how impressed you are with all the progress she’s made in the short time you’ve known one another. Is she young for a Githyanki? You have no damn clue. But she feels like a new recruit somehow. You want to give her the space respect demands, but you also want to support her when she lets you. It happens now and then. The two of you have made progress. 

“Greetings.” A lot of progress.

“Just coming by to say goodnight,” you tell her. “I’d say sweet dreams, but I feel like you’ll just curse at me in Gith.” 

She does. “K’chakhi.” But there’s a certain quirk to her lips. Maybe it’s just you, but her insults sound more affectionate than they used to.

You chuckle. “See you in the morning.” 

“Not if I see you first, istik.”

You walk away smiling. Ignore Astarion, as he stands outside his tent, poised like an actor about to monologue, pretending to read. There will be no sweet good night there. 

You have an agreement with him, too, but it’s a sinister, one-sided one. You know you’re being used, but it’s the only thing he’ll accept from you right now. Will it be enough to facilitate a change later? Is change even possible for someone like him? 

You’re ready to do what is necessary if he shows his true colors or harms the others. For now, you’ve agreed to watch one another’s backs, and you think he might be considering loosely holding up his end of the bargain. That has to be enough for now. But he gets no good night. You feel sure he’d just reply with a snarky retort anyway.

Finally, you’re here. And you just watch Shadowheart praying quietly for a few moments. She looks up and sees you before you make yourself known. “Lady of Sorrows guide us. Did you want something?” There’s always this sadness that lingers in the air around her, but right now, it’s more concentrated. Like a dart fired into the shield of devotion with which she guards her heart. 

“You alright?” you ask softly. 

“What a strange thing to ask.” She stands and turns her back to you, pretending to look out at the horizon. Her tone is clearly an imitation of someone else. Perhaps that Mother Superior she’s told you about. Someone cold and uncaring. But it’s not her. 

“Is it?” You move up to stand behind her. Just out of arm’s reach, you feel it before you see it. Tears like starlight slipping down her cheeks. “Oh, kitten. I’m sorry.” 

You never know what to say to her. Nothing is ever quite right. And words are never enough. So you move close and rest your chin on top of her head, careful not to touch her with any other part of you. This is your secret language, just the two of you. How you ask permission. 

“I don’t know–!” Her voice cuts off, her shoulders trembling. You gently wrap your arms around her, and just stand quietly as she cries. Like a comforting tree bearing silent witness. Eventually, she turns toward you and rests her head against your chest. She never returns the embrace, and that’s perfectly okay. 

Times like this, it’s hard for you, too. Hard not to think about the little girl who will never grow into a woman. How much this woman, trying so hard to hide the little girl inside her, reminds you of your own daughter. Maybe the stoic tree lets slip a tear, too.

“I’m so proud of you,” you tell her softly. “You’re doing so well. Better and better every day.” 

This summons forth more tears. The clerics of Shar are not big on positive reinforcement, you guess. 

“Thank you,” she says at last, when the tears have finally subsided. Shadowheart steps back, and it’s over, her autonomy restored. She stands on her own again. 

“Any time,” you tell her warmly. And grin. “Don’t tell the others, but you know...you’re my favourite.” 

It startles a half smile from her. “You’re the only one I trust, so I suppose you’re mine, too.” 

“Sleep tight,” you tell her with a little wave. “Don’t let the–er. Well. If he does, make sure it’s consensual.” 

“I’d sooner kill him.” 

“That’s my girl.” The ghost of a smile remains as you walk back to the campfire, feeling more tired with every step. 

“Were you two talking about me again? I feel like you were.” Silent feet fall into step beside you. “You know I can always tell.”

“Would you just fuck off?” So much for savoring a moment. His pervasive anxiety is toxic and contagious. Of course he listens to everything everyone says, always. Surrounded by shadows, this one, mind and body. 

“Honestly, darling, you���re not quite my type.” 

“Go to bed, Astarion.” 

“I thought that’s what we were attempting to arrange. Or you were. As I said, I’m not much interested in the big, muscley, goody-goody type.” He waves a hand in your direction, gesturing idly at ‘all that.’

“Go sleep on your own bedroll. Alone. Please.” He gets under your skin too easily. You don’t mean to speak so harshly, but you always do. Take a deep breath. “When you’re ready. Obviously, I’m not telling you what to do.” 

“Bloody well right you’re not!” He looks down his nose at you the way he always looks down his nose at you (which is a neat trick, considering he’s almost a foot shorter than you are). That effortless air of superiority mixed with naked disgust. His sickly sweet tone drifts back to you over his shoulder as he slinks away: “Sweet dreams~” 

You bite back the urge to tell him to fuck off again. “Behave.”

“I wouldn’t dream of it, darling.”

You know deep in your gut, you’re going to have to kill him eventually. But not today. Please, gods. Can you just rest, just this once? 

You must have been more tired than you thought. When you open your eyes, everyone else is sound asleep, gathered around the fire. You have that dizzy feeling that means your nightly offering has been accepted. Glance over and see him resting silently with the others. It’s the only time he looks remotely at peace.

At the edge of the firelight, Scratch looks out watchfully at the darkness. You call for him in a language he understands, and he pads over to lie down, his comforting bulk leaning against you. You push your fingers into his soft, white fur and slip into a blissfully dreamless sleep.

#bg3 #tavuary #fanfiction #just a drood dude #cozy dad vibes #hugs for party members who need them #fuck off astarion #my sweet baby girl shart #let's go lae'zel #gale is my favorite eccentric grandpa #scratch is goodest boy