#nadia rambles

[softgrungeprophet]

this is all i want

#i googled tumblr 2012 dashboard and this is what came up #i want the ui from 10 years ago and the tag blocking replies and other basic qol improvements of now (tag editing is very nice) #nadia rambles #this is NOT about having notifications in-dash I don't fuckin care about that #this is about the SIDEBAR and navigability of the website #which is currently Dogshit by the way #if it requires a minimum of 2 clicks to access a basic feature it is not accessible lol

[oh-great-authoress]

Accidentally deleted all the tabs on my tablet 27 dead 85 injured

#nadia rambles #darn you multitasking on ipad in safari

[hoardlikegoldenirises]

I cannot tell if some of the likes i'm getting are bots or not but I'm just saying upfront, if you like a ton of posts of mine and you have no profile pic, no profile background, no posts, no or minimal description, i am probably going to report you as spam cause I don't trust that

#nadia rambles #just fyi #if you have a regular ass blog with pics and stuff i don't care about mass liking go NUTS i appreciate the support #but these like empty ass blogs.... mass liking? i don't trust that

[hiitsnadiathere]

sooo i'm trying to sync my email between my computer and phone and it does not work. pls someone kill me/help me. i don't really care which one

#nadia rambles #honestly though #i have no idea whats going on #i love my new computer but i also really really need this email adress to work

[dandydanthelion]

so its canon that lucio hit on julian in the past

i wish they had fucked one time

not because i ship them, really, i just think it would be hilarious

julian is like "i dont- i dont even know why i did that. i mean it was not that bad- not the best, not the worst-"

then nadia and asra just stare at julian with the most judgmental look

and julian apologizing profusely to nadia bc he thought he was being a homewrecker, and nadia saying she doesnt care who lucio sleeps with but she is disappointed that her friend would sleep with such a distasteful man like lucio

thats how julian got the plague actually, those two were being freaks in the bed

#dandelion's rambling #the arcana #the arcana game #julian devorak #julian the arcana #count lucio #lucio morgasson #lucio the arcana #nadia the arcana #nadia satrinava #asra the arcana #asra alzanar

[spagetighost]

every morning i have to pick clothes to wear and every morning i have to decide between nadia vulvokov she/they and robin buckley she/they. i just wasn't built for this your honour

#nadia vulvokov #russian doll #robin buckley #stranger things #it's true i'm headcannoning them and there's nothing anyone can do about it #spageti rambles

[iliveforyouilongforyouvesuvia]

Chandra who misses being able to speak with Nadia

She used to be able to have whole conversations with her - and when it was just the two of them in Vesuvia, in a foreign city slowly crumbling into ash, they kept each other fairly sane

And then Nadia's husband fell sick, and then Nadia made friends who kept walking into danger, and then when Nadia walked with them she fell asleep for three whole years, leaving Chandra all on her own

And when her mistress woke up again ... she didn't remember how to speak to her

Chandra who keeps hoping that, if she keeps waiting in the wings, Nadia will remember how to speak to her the same way Nadia was eventually able to wake up

#arcana brainbroth rambles #the arcana #the arcana game #the arcana headcanons #the arcana hc #nadia satrinava #nadia the arcana #chandra the arcana

[j-almori]

m6 as greek gods

(or other important figures in greek mythology)

note: this is more of a ramble than a proper headcanon/au post. and i must say that i am not that sure about all the comparisons — for some of the m6, it was harder to find characters of greek mythology that would resemble them well, and for others i found several characters that are comparable to them in some ways. and i just wanted to indulge in both these interests of mine so here it is

lucio:

ares, the god of violence in war and courage. besides lucio having a violent mindset by default ('kill or be killed', yknow) and most of the time trying to show bravado, which clearly ties to ares' main traits, there is another similarity which lies in how other people perceive lucio and ares: the fact that ares represented all the horrors of war didn't do well for his popularity among the greeks. majority of people didn't like him at all, and he had little respect as a god, often ending up humiliated in myths. it reminds me of how lucio wasn't actually liked nor respected among the people of vesuvia

cronos, the god of time. tbh i myself think this comparison isn't very fitting, but i like the fact that they have some specific parallels in their stories: 1) patricide :); 2) acting selfish and committing atrocities simply out of extreme fear of death; 3) being locked in one place after being defeated (cronos was defeated in war, lucio was.. metaphorically defeated by death. or you can see it as him being defeated by asra when they sabotaged the ritual) without an ability to escape the imprisonment (yes, lucio is again metaphorically imprisoned in the palace as a ghost before receiving external help) (i know the last point is forced but i'll keep it anyways :p)

another character that could resemble lucio is narcissus, but i think the parallels between them are a bit superficial

nadia: athena, the goddess of wisdom, strategy in war, craft. i don't think there's any other more suitable option for her, since they both possess and represent very similar traits. for nadia, war strategy could represent her rational approach to being a leader of vesuvia and her skill for battle and war tactics that are shown in the confrontation with the devil. besides, one of the main symbols of athena is an owl, much like in nadia's case

//about lucio and nadia being ares and athena: ares and athena's contrast in what they're representing in war is, i think, very similar to differences in lucio and nadia's view of leadership, what kind of rulers they wanted to be, and how they used their power to achieve their goals. lucio wanted to affirm his power by brute force and domination above all, punishing even those who help him (e.g. asra's parents), without thinking of long-term consequences. nadia sees that true power comes from strategy, maintaining balance, and a way of thinking that equally considers everyone's well-being.

muriel:

hades, the god of the dead. honestly my first reason for associating muriel with hades is hades' helm of invisibility, which instantly reminded me of muriel's gift-curse. another thing about hades that reminds me of muriel is how hades isn't often depicted in ancient greek art bc of people's fear of him, making his overall image very hazy, much like muriel doesn't leave any tangible memories of himself bc of his curse. they also resemble each other in how they are disconnected from the rest of the 'cast': in hades' case, it's how he's obliged to stay in the underworld to carry out his duty as the god of the dead, making it difficult for him to interact with other gods (besides, he himself doesn't show much interest in the affairs of the overworld); in muriel's case, it's how he also willingly chooses a solitary life in the woods, staying isolated from others

artemis, the goddess of wilderness, healing, purity. (she's also the goddess of hunt but that doesn't connect well with muriel so ignore that). she, like hades, is also a much more reserved goddess who prefers to stay in the forests surrounded only by animals and her nymphs (who are basically personified nature) than to participate in the olympians' drama. i would say that this comparison relies more on the importance of wild nature in relation to both artemis and muriel than on their character traits, since artemis doesn't hesitate to show her wrath and cruelty when punishing someone, unlike muriel

asra:

orpheus. i don't think it's really necessary to explain this choice if you're familiar with the myth

among the olympians, i would say that he resembles hermes the most — the god of roads, travelers, wit, humor, and too many other things to list them all. he has a unique role of a soul guide, who helps souls travel to the afterlife (well let's say that asra would be a soul guide for one particular soul and that he helped them travel back to life than vice versa). i'd say that hermes is a bit too mischevious and trickster-ish for asra, but i like how hermes' function of a traveler between realms fits to asra's magical abilities and frequent travels outside vesuvia.

ok i just realised that there's also hecate, the goddess of magic (!), crossroads, necromancy (!!) and ghosts — all things that asra is connected with, in some way. she, too, is a goddess who travels between realms. besides, people were placing shrines to hecate at the entrance of homes/temples to keep the dead spirits away, which reminds me of asra's protective spells against lucio's ghost. one of hecate's many symbols is a serpent, and, well... asra has faust, so...

julian: it was difficult to find a resembling enough figure for him, but here's what i decided:

dionysus, the god of wine, fertility, festivity, theatre. he's also referred to as a god of resurrection (!), and sometimes is said to be a foreigner (and i think the motif of being a foreigner is mostly present in julian's image, even though most of the m6 aren't native to vesuvia). despite dionysus being a popular god, there's a lot of uncertainty surrounding his origins and true identity, which could be tied to how julian likes to keep a mysterious external image of himself (imo) (and regarding dionysus' identity: he's sometimes said to be hades or zagreus, hades' son, both of which have death motifs, and, well, julian does have some deathly symbolism too)

note: i also thought of some similarities between julian and eros, but ultimately i didn't find this comparison fitting enough

portia:

hestia, the goddess of hearth, sacred fire, family. she is the youngest among children of cronus (after they were freed by zeus). she doesn't have much representation in mythology, being a non-confrontational and kind goddess who couldn't leave her duty of keeping the olympian hearth (therefore not taking part in any godly drama). still, she was very important to the greeks due to her being a keeper of the home and sacred fire: "among all mortals, she was chief of the goddesses." to say shortly, i think all these traits resemble portia very well, with her greatest assets being her caring, considerate and dutiful nature (she's literally responsible for the entire palace!!). and, like hestia, portia carries great importance in lives of the others without causing any drama or creating some aggrandized persona for herself: her sincere friendliness and attentiveness to others are enough for her to be greatly valued.

persephone, the goddess of spring, vegetation, nature (and the underworld but that's not really relevant in portia's case (afaik)). tbh this association is the least supported by facts, i just think portia and persephone have similar vibes

note: i must say that the arcana character whom i haven't gotten to know in much depth is portia, so i'm sorry if her description wasn't accurate enough

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that's all for my rambling today. thank you for reading! honestly this is the first time i'm writing smth like this, sorry if it's a bit all over the place (which it probably is). just wanted to finally write down these associations that have been plaguing my brain for some time now. (and i would be happy to read your thoughts on this too!)

last note: i definitely wouldn't call myself an expert on greek mythology, i mostly relied on my not-that-deep knowledge of it which i got from a bunch of different sources over the years + fact-checked some things while writing this. overall, don't take this too seriously

#the arcana #rambling #count lucio #lucio morgasson #julian devorak #portia devorak #muriel of the kokhuri #nadia satrinava #also i'm kinda anxious about misphrasing something bc i'm not a native english speaker so i'm sorry if smth sounds weird to you 💀💀 #AND this probably has been done before but idc :p #the arcana game #the arcana mystic romance #the arcana m6

[startingfires]

i can never know a moment's peace thanks to @aroassery and @rinezha

#the chaotic wives #the problematic duo #the loser league #nadia #kavya #ramblings of a rafaela

[secretarysong]

would like to imagine the old music nadia & zuke made while they were still in a band together sounded roughly like One More Year and Breathe Deeper by Tame Impala ... something about the psychedelic feel and the DRUMS man the way it all compliments each other there is just something sooo specific about it i can't even put it into words

UUUUUUAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH

#nettsy rambling #no straight roads #nsr zuke #nsr nadia #nsr eve #*visibly trembling*

[softgrungeprophet]

my kaine playlist is 2 and a half hours long...

okay well actually it's more like—

there's my primary Kaine playlist which is 2 and a half hours long and kind of doubles as a partial Janine playlist (still mostly Kaine but there's bound to be some overlap, all things considered):

and maybe it has some questionable song choices

—

There's my Spider-Man (well, really it's just Peter) playlist which is also 2 and a half hours long and has perhaps what some might call "too much" Blink-182 and pop punk on it:

—

There's a mixtape from Annabelle to Kaine which probably isn't done yet but is 40 minutes long:

—

There's a response from Kaine that he makes after leaving which is 44 minutes long and also probably technically not done yet:

—

There's also a playlist for the "worst year of peter's life" fic-in-progress which is 55 minutes long, probably complete, and which is sort of about Kaine but is also about Peter and in general about the entire situation that they've all been subjected to (including like, Flash's interactions with not-Peter (Ben)) and also a little bit about the past:

—

I don't have a playlist for Ben lol

#00/12 means 2000 / 2012 ftr which are partially related in terms of some of Peter's traumas in the AU #though 2012 specifically is more damaging as far as his long-term mental health goes (gee thanks professor warren) #of course it's not like it's the ONLY factor in his PTSD but it's arguably the most debilitating.... #anyway #nadia rambles #came in through the window last night #if it wouldn't be annoying and time consuming I would make youtube versions of these playlists but. that's a pain in my ass. #music #if i wanted to be truly extra I would restrict the last one to use only songs released prior to 2012 #but i don't feel like doing that #ALTHOUGH if i cut ''go ahead and cry'' ''real boy'' and ''dancing with a ghost'' it would be acceptable for 2012... #but i need the last one as a space filler to cut to ''unchained melody'' and the other two are like thematic #even if they are from 2023 #the mixtapes though—those are indeed only songs from earlier than 2015 (which is the year they are relevant to in the AU) #actually most of the songs on those are from between 1998 and 2007 LOL but i figure that works since annabelle is like... in her 20s #as far as the main big kaine and spider-man playlists i don't bother trying to restrict that by year #both because they're TECHNICALLY more than just AU playlists and also because they are more all encompassing conceptually #so like. they're not for a specific fic set in a specific year. so like sure yeah i'll slap whatever on there.

[oh-great-authoress]

I’m back bitchessssss

#nadia rambles

[hoardlikegoldenirises]

would also like to do the ladies (aracely and anya, cindy, maybe andi depending on what happens w/ her, maaaaybe julia but she's on the west coast) and miles at some point once i finish up peter's suits and do a cleaner lineup of kaine's but for obvious reasons i can't just use my peter parker template for them 😂

there's also some symbiote stuff that's reallllly up in the air but carnorpion is a guarantee LMAO but idk if i'll draw that. sorry mac that's like. work. just imagine how he looked when tradd moore drew him, but, red and slippery

there are still details about the timeline i'm figuring out in general though... even that electro-proof suit i only placed in 2013 recently...

#wait omfg i just realized in my notes i specify the symbiote base armor substrate is white.... it's just... it's the d isco elysium armor 💀 #nadia rambles

[hiitsnadiathere]

just read the flyer for my new meds and this shit is half the size of my bed. like what the actual fuck

#i mean i know it's all important #but still #this shit is huge #what the fuck #nadia rambles

[headofocs-inklesspen]

I’ve started replaying The Arcana and honestly? Devs should let Faust say fuck.

#crow rambles #the arcana #let the snake swear #if not Faust than Nadia #actually?? Please let Countess Nadia say fuck. I think she deserves it #‘Asra would be so upset’ ‘Asra would never teach Faust that kind of language’ I think they wouldn’t be surprised

[imperial-topaz2003]

SWTOR Companion Sexuality Headcanons

Instead of sleeping, I decided to slap this together. These are my personal headcanons as to the sexualities of SWTOR romance options. Please don't flame me for these, or else I will cry.

Let's get into this

Republic:

Kira Carsen: Bisexual, male-leaning

Doc: Heterosexual (duh)

Scourge: Demisexual, biromantic

Felix Iresso: Straight

Nadia Grell: Bi-curious

Zenith: Yeah, I got nothing

Corso Riggs: Hetero, more of a ladies' man than a men's man.

Risha Drayen: Bisexual, but male leaning, again

Akaavi Spar: Pansexual, to give the girls some love.

Aric Jorgan: Heteroflexible

Elara Dorne: Bi-curious

Imperial:

Vette: Straight as a line

Malavai Quinn: Bisexual, equally both ways, change my mind.

Light Jaesa: Gives off Demisexual vibes to me.

Dark Jaesa: Chaotic Heterosexual

Andronikos Revel: Probably straight.

Ashara Zavros : Also probably straight.

Khem Val: Demi ftw

Mako: Pansexual

Torian Cadera: Heteroflexible

Kaliyo Djannis:...complicated.

Vector Hyllus: Bisexual (BioWare plz)

Raina Temple: Most likely Hetero

Expansions:

Theron Shan: Bisexual, female-leaning

Lana Beniko: Bisexual, both ways equally

Koth Vortena: Gay, or at least male-leaning bi.

Arcann: Maybe Demisexual

Tau Idair: Pansexual

Anri: Lesbian

Arn Peralun: Hetero

Rass Ordo: Bisexual

If you guys are curious as to why I see it this way, feel free to ask! And if there's some other SWTOR character you want to hear an LGBT headcanon on, lemme know!

#swtor #lgbt headcanons #rambles #kira carsen #doc #lord scourge #felix iresso #nadia grell #zenith #corso riggs #risha drayen #akaavi spar #aric jorgan #elara dorne #vette #malavai quinn #jaesa willsaam #andronikos revel #ashara zavros #khem val #mako #torian cadera #kaliyo djannis #vector hyllus #raina temple #theron shan #lana beniko #koth vortena #arcann #tau idair