#no one can defeat them

[theoldkyokodied]

The Allegiance of the Ascended Vampire and the New God of Magic

#bloodweave #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #gale x astarion #astarion x gale #gale dekarios #astarion ancunin #yes this is about astarion helping gale defeat mystra and take her place with the crown in exchange for gale helping him with the ritual #the ‘they can make each other worse’ part of their relationship turned to the max #I enjoy them being reluctantly soft for each other more but from time to time I just think about how powerful they could get together #toxic evil boyfriends. take love and twist it up until it’s unrecognisable #I like to think that astarion approached gale with that offer after realising no one else in camp is gonna help him #and that he can use gales own hunger for power which backfired when astarion actually became emotionally invested in gale #and after gale kept his word despite everyone’s concerns astarion changed his plan from not fullfilling his end of the bargain to actually #helping gale kill mystra (mostly so that gale could belong to him and him alone. and letting him take the place as a god bc having a god #at you beck and call is definitely appealing. especially one as eager to please as gale) #anyway what I want to say with this is please please please let me kill mystra i don’t even care if the weave gets destroyed again

[nelkcats]

Bad places to take a nap

Danny could admit that Hello Kitty pajama pants and a star print shirt wasn't the best choice when it came to meeting another hero, but he was tired and didn't intend to meet another hero at two in the morning either.

After catching Skullker who had decided to leave town in the middle of the night, Danny heard someone calling him, and due to his panic he transformed into his human form. Better to catch a random than an illegal ghost, right?

The halfa could admit that he was a little sleepy when he thought about it. It was obvious that Red Hood didn't know what to make of the boy in pajamas in the middle of Crime Alley, he had expected to see the creature from the pits not someone basically helpless and half asleep holding a thermos of soup.

With a sigh Jason decided it was unwise to leave him there and carried the boy to his safe house, better that option than the random getting mugged. Danny did the wise thing in that strange situation: he fell asleep again in the vigilante's grip, if he had wanted to kill him he would have done it by now wouldn't he?

#dpxdc #the situation is Skullker's fault #he definitely didn't let Danny sleep that day #although no ghost lets him sleep #being a hero is hard work #and Danny's sleep schedule suffers accordingly #dp x dc #dc x dp #Jason heard about the two creatures from the pits #they seemed to be fighting #he chased them but it seemed that one defeated the other #he chased the one that was left and when he finally reached the place he met a boy in pajamas #Danny just wants to sleep #Jason can relate

[phoenixcatch7]

Okay so there's this idea for a fic I've been thinking of.

The jl are combating something that can only be touched with magic, jl dark is unresponsive (they got stuck in another dimension again), and cap - their only other magic user - is too injured.

But when they start stressing cap just slams a sheaf of papers of the table like 'pick between yourselves what powers you want, it's one each. Ig I'll sponsor you for today'.

Everyone: what?

Cap, spreading the papers to show each has a letter... Spelling out a magic word?: I'm serious. Do you want a cool new power? Consequence free? For as long as you need?

Batman:... Are you saying... You can... Give out powers?

Cap: my powers, yes. Flash, put Mercury back. That's pointless.

It'd be a great chance to have him explain his powers as a sort of reveal, including why he doesn't do it (it divides his power equally and thus severely weakens him). Also it would be very funny, I think, to see the jl in colour coded marvel suits being basically patroned by Billy. Batman has a blindingly white cowl. Flash has a cape. There's so much 'wait this chill childlike guy from some random city is actually insanely powerful' potential.

But also:

Batman, slowly pinwheeling through the air: how do I steer.

#dc captain marvel #shazam #captain marvel #billy batson #justice league #jla #batman #superman #wonder woman #dc flash #green lantern #martian manhunter #green arrow #With a limit of six it'd be a good cast size too #I can definitely see cap having to prod them away from playing to their strengths because otherwise that would be self defeating #Superman I'd have to give wisdom because like. He's got everything else #I'd give batman... Power. that'd probably be the trickiest to master in a short time? #I'd give flash super strength I think to balance it out. Maybe invulnerability? #Wonder woman can work with anything. Queen. She'd probably take super speed #Just leaves stamina and the one flash doesn't have. Depends who the final members are I guess. #Who do you think they should be? #Green lantern (wearing yellow): this feels wrong. #Green arrow (wearing purple): I think I need a new name. #Cap: well technically you're all my lieutenants now so you can just go by colours if you want lol #Batman: you will not call me lieutenant blue I am not five. We are not power rangers. #Gl: WELL I'M NOT GOING BY YELLOW LANTERN #1k #2k #!

[quirinah]

ummmmmmm guys this dungeons looking a little dark here..........................ummmm..... hello??? guys??

#quirinahdraws #darkest dungeon #darkest dungeon 2 #IVE BEEN IN THE TRENCHES SO I NEED 2 POST MY EARLY APRIL DRAWINGS FROM WHEN I WAS (am) PLAYING THIS GAME TERMINALLY.... #try to guess my favorite character (very difficult impossible /j) #notable moments include reynauld and dismas kicking the bucket in my first year to which i thought after the latter. ok at least theyre #together in death or watever. anyways i got a beyond the grave a week later with both of them and i could only revive one of them and my #first thought was wow! this would make great angst fodder! i should make a comic (and then i didnt) #but dismas is dead so i can never get the achievement but he basically carried me thru vvulf bc i didnt have any legend lvl frontliners and #i didnt know u could just sacrifice a hero to retreat. or that you had to destroy the bomb barrel HAHAHAHAH but we defeated vvulf SOMEHOW #sketchdump #digital #dd plague doctor #dd jester #dd shieldbreaker #dd arbalest #dd abomination #SORRY FOR YAOIFYING BIGBY THAT BADLY IDK WHAT HAPPENED...ETTO....... #my favorite builds are damage over time <3 number one blight buddy supporter #but marked for death r also my pookies....i just find marked builds a little awkward to use imo. but bh is like my blorbo #i find it funny drawing any of the charas bc i feel like i always draw characters a little too cutesy/colorful but its shrimpresting

[sketchy-tour]

HAPPY VERY LATE HALLOWEEN!!!

*flops onto the floor and cries*

#welcome home #welcome home puppet show #wally darling #welcome home arg #welcome home wally darling #wally darling fanart #welcome home art #dandy leon #my art #Literally so upset cause this was actually meant to be a multi piece mini comic of just...them. But ya kno #I'm late enough as is! So had to admit defeat and pick one to make into a singular piece #OH WELL!!!! #I'm still really happy with this in the end! #Still feel like my art style is so inconsistent but hey what can ya do #Also look at me posting more colored pieces! Can't wait to not find time for weeks again! fdsjdjkfds #auuuuggghhhhhh

[tswwwit]

How would dipper propose to bill? -without any devious intentions, just pure love 😍

He'd absolutely overthink it to hell and back.

We're talking making notes and charts and a list of Everything That Must Go Right for the Perfect Setup. He's made a list of seventy-three options and eliminated half of them. He's fussed over the ring and has three different options stored in his sock drawer, one in the bottle of shower gel Bill doesn't use, and one up in the rafters. There's an excel file with probabilities for weather and temperature and the mood Bill might be in at that exact moment.

Of course, all these things completely fall apart in the most chaotic manner possible, with a high chance of 'near-death experience' to boot.

Dipper ends up blurting out 'Marry me' after the battle, seizing Bill's hand while his own are all sticky with the blood of their enemies and the survivors groan in anguish in the obliterated wreckage. And it's the most romantic proposal Bill could ever ask for.

#answers #It only makes sense that a Chaotic and Impulsive proposal is the one that gets Bill's heart all a-flutter #Not something you can Plan for unfortunately #Sure Bill would have accepted if it was some hoity-toity meticulously planned thing #But this is SO much better. Lightyears more romantic! #The setting sun the color of the blood they spilled! The defeat of their enemies and the way this added insult to their injury! #The way that the person who ACTUALLY came close to killing either of them was each other after they started arguing mid-fight #Only to collapse back together in mutual frustrated lust/rage/love for a passionate kiss! #My word Bill does declare he nearly got the vapors #Dipper nearly had him swooning there for a second! Pretty decent attempt but no dice this time!

[sesamenom]

@general-illyrin @tar-thelien @who-needs-words I think you all mentioned being interested in the reverse gondolin au - is anyone interested in helping with wrangling the timelines, especially the second age stuff? Here's the current outline:

(Edit: anyone feel free to help out if you're interested!)

YT 14365 - Birth of Lomion

YT 14373/FA 1 - Death of Argon

FA

2 - Aredhel adopts Lomion

300 - Birth of Idril

316 - Turgon & Idril kidnapped by Eol

400 - Turgon & Idril rescued. Death of Eol

465 - Finrod more-peacefully passes throne to orodreth while on Quest. Everyone except beren still dies

472 - Nirnaeth. Turgon named High King of the Noldor.

476 - Turgon abdicates official title. Aredhel named High King of the Noldor.

496 - Tuor comes to Gondolin

502 - Wedding of Idril and Tuor

503 - Births of Earendil and Elwing. Idril begins to have foresight dreams about the Fall.

506 - Second Kinslaying. C^3 dead, celebrimbor stays in gondolin. Aredhel denounces the oath/kinslaying and disowns C^3

Elwing survives & is found by Oropher & Thranduil // Galadriel & Celeborn. oropher, thranduil, oropher's wife, and thranduil's then-gf // galadriel & celeborn take Elwing to Gondolin as refugees. The Silmaril is left hidden in the woods of melian's domain.

507 - Elwing comes to Gondolin.

509 - Idril captured by Morgoth. Idril reveals the location of Gondolin in exchange for an Oath to not harm her family (Turgon, Tuor, and Earendil). Idril rescued.

510 - Gondolin prepares for war with Morgoth.

513-522 - Siege of Gondolin. Deaths of Duilin and Rog. Gothmog slain by Aredhel the Huntress. First use of the Three Rings by Lomion and Celebrimbor in defense of Gondolin. House of the Hammer of Wrath destroyed.

523 - Maedhros believes a Silmaril is with Elwing at Gondolin.

525 - Earendil weds Elwing. Lomion weds ???. Adoption of Gil-Galad

532 - Births of Elrond and Elros.

538 - Third Kinslaying at Gondolin. Death of Amras. Elrond and Elros kidnapped by Maglor. Deaths of Elwing and Turgon. Second use of the Three Rings by Lomion and Celebrimbor. Deaths of Maedhros and Aredhel. Lomion named King of Gondolin and High King of the Noldor. Deaths of Salgant, Penlod, and Tuor. Earendil named Lord of the House of the Wing.

540-549 - War declared between Gondolin and the Feanorians of Himring over the Third Kinslaying and kidnapping of Princes Elrond and Elros.

549 - Elrond and Elros recovered. Feanorians and Gondolin severely weakened. Celebrimbor // Gil-Galad declared heir to the High Kingship.

552-554 - Second Siege & Fall of Gondolin. Third use of the Three Rings by Lomion and Celebrimbor. Deaths of Ecthelion, Glorfindel, Egalmoth, and Turgon. Idril and Celebrimbor lead survivors through the Secret Way.

555 - Gondolithlim refugees arrive at Sirion.

556 - Idril departs for Valinor.

558 - Earendil searches for Valinor.

560 - Havens of Sirion destroyed by Morgoth. Gondolithlim/Doriathrim survivors scattered. Elrond and Elros rescued (as adults) by Maglor.

572 - Morgoth controls Beleriand. Earendil and reembodied Elwing come to Valinor and rally the Host.

575-617 - War of Wrath

618 - Maglor claims the Silmaril from Eonwe's camp and casts himself into the Sea. Death of Maglor.

620 - End of the First Age.

SA

1 - Founding of the Grey Havens and Lindon under High King Lomion

2 - Elros becomes the first King of Numenor

c. 500 - Sauron returns to Middle-Earth in the East.

650 - Eregion is founded

1000 - Galadriel is given Vilya; Lomion wields Nenya

1170 - Annatar comes to Lindon and Lomion turns him away. Lomion warns Celebrimbor of Eregion of his suspicions.

1200 - Annatar comes to Eregion. Celebrimbor takes him in to monitor.

1250 - Celebrimbor creates the Seven; Lomion creates the Nine.

1410 - Annatar is kicked out of Eregion.

1600 - The One Ring is forged. Sauron remains in hiding.

1610 - Sauron begins to gather and prepare armies in the East.

1673 - War of the Elves and Sauron begins.

1675 - Sauron invades Eriador.

1677 - Fall of Ost-in-Edhil. Celebrimbor and Lomion remain at the House of the Mirdain. Death of Celebrimbor in battle // Fourth use of the Three in battle. Sauron does not learn of the Seven. Founding of Imladris.

1678 - Sauron defeated by the Numenoreans and the Elves of Lindon.

1679 - Sauron flees to Mordor. First White Council held.

3147 - Civil war in Numenor.

3225 - Ar-Pharazon seizes the Sceptre.

3228 - Elrond claims the Sceptre. Ar-Pharazon disowned. Tar-Miriel named Ruling Queen.

3232 - Sauron taken to Numenor as a prisoner.

3274 - Elrond kicks Sauron out of Numenor and outlaws the morgoth cult.

3310 - Morgoth cult publicly reappears.

3319 - Downfall of Numenor. Tar-Miriel leads a greater force of the Faithful away.

(green // blue means two main options, red means i need to think about it more)

The main details I'm figuring out right now are

does Celebrimbor still die at Eregion - I don't think he's getting captured/tortured, but he could still die in the battle. On the other hand, he could probably survive by using Narya & Lomion using Nenya, but that would definitely have repercussions further down the line

how does Idril's deal work - I'm currently thinking of Idril exchanging the location of Gondolin for her family's guaranteed safety, because it seems in character for Reverse Idril? But on the other hand, even if I limit it to immediate family at the time of the oath (tuor, turgon, earendil) then idk where turgon dies? Maybe Maglor can kill him but that seems kind of random

where and how does Turgon die

how does Prince Elrond's character even work

how does Numenor still fall when factoring in Prince Elrond - I'm thinking that the morgoth death cult gained enough traction during the time sauron was there that even after Elrond kicks him out, the cult still sticks around and reemerges later? The Fall still happens, but they never go to attack valinor and there's a good deal more Faithful (maybe 40-60%?)

#silm #silmarillion #not art #reverse gondolin au #basically elrond is giving me a Lot of trouble here #i tacked an extra 30 years onto the FA (so the SA dates are mostly shifted up by 30 years to balance it out; hence elros being king in SA 2 #this means e&e were adults during the Fall of Gondolin and the war of wrath and all #so instead of 'kind as summer' elrond of the last homely house in rivendell #we have gondolithrim veteran/dragonslayer Prince Elrond of Imladris Stronghold #and later the Bastion of the Faithful of Numenor #ironically enough he turned out way more feanorian when not raised by feanorians #instead of sirion e&e's defining Childhood Trauma was the gondolin kinslaying #in which mae and aredhel duel to the death while screaming at each other about fingon's fate and the Oath #and argon and elenwes deaths on the helcaraxe #also elwing fully died trying to protect them in this one #and then e&e were like 20something and sons/grandsons of two Lords durign the FoG so obviously they ended up fighting there too #and then again at the war of wrath #and by the mid SA elrond has already lived through so many wars he's running rather low on hope #so Prince Elrond still tries to be kind but is also substantially more willing to threaten people if need be #after eregion he founds imladris as a haven but also an impenetrable fortress #he saw the fall of gondolin and he knows that rivendell couldn't last forever #but he believes he can make it last long enough to defeat sauron first #or at least push him back so that the refugees of eregion can rebuild and survive #meanwhile celebrimbor takes up the last homely house role #but yeah Prince Elrond is pretty interesting #he intervenes more with numenor bc hes watching them self destruct and knows (bc foresight) exactly what would happen #so he tries (eventually in vain) to prevent it by disowning and exiling ar pharazon #and later exiling sauron around the time of the burning of nimloth #but it's too late and the morgoth cult already gained enough traction #on the other hand there's a lot more Faithful led by tar-miriel

[dent-de-leon]

And Essek was crying over Molly even *before* the body was resurrected. "It's just not fair" etc

yeSS that moment is just!! so good! And says so much about his character arc--

I've said this before, but what really gets me is that you can pinpoint the exact moment when Essek's heart starts to ache for Molly. The moment Essek "gets up in a huff"? When he storms off because he just can't fight back the tears any longer? It's right after he sees Caleb say his heartbroken goodbye to Mollymauk--finally returns that forehead kiss.

It's seeing that all too familiar sign of Caleb's love that makes Essek really feel for Mollymauk, makes him break down and shed tears for this person he's never even met. But he knew that Caleb loved him--that all of the Mighty Nein did--and just that was enough.

Before the resurrection ritual began, Essek isn't just skeptical. He's scared. "Are you sure this is even wise to attempt?" The rest of them are alive, and he just can't comprehend why Caleb would dare risk that for someone bound to Lucien's fate. And yet, after seeing the Nein express their love for this stranger again and again, seeing Caleb look actually defeated for the very first time? It shakes something in him.

There's something to Essek asking, "Caleb Widogast, have you ever accepted defeat?" The way Caleb admits so hopelessly, "Maybe today. For the first time." That makes me wonder if...Essek didn't briefly consider alternative ways to bring Mollymauk back. For a moment, I wonder if his thoughts even flitted back to that time travel circle in Aeor. I think losing Mollymauk for good would have made that possibility all the more tempting for Caleb.

Essek insisting it's just not fair? Looking at Caleb and asking him if he was truly giving up--if that's something he's even capable of? It just...makes me wonder. If the Divine Intervention never saved Tealeaf, if Essek had to just watch Caleb mourn and grieve and admit defeat? I think he was really considering for a moment if there were other means of reaching Molly's soul. If there was still some way to reunite Caleb and the rest of the Nein with this person they so dearly loved.

Also, if I recall correctly--when the Nein were working out the logistics of some teleportation spells in the reunion, Kingsley kept suggesting they give Essek a call. It would be just so fun to see them interact is what I'm saying--

#ess refusing to accept that molly is gone for good. that this can possibly be the end because it's just so unfair... #caleb ready to accept defeat for the very first time because losing molly again just broke his heart that much-- #ess reminding him that he was never one to give up-- #the way seeing molly finally open his eyes again after everything just overcomes caleb with so much joy and love as he watches #the others 'descend on molly' and rush to embrace them-- #the shadowidomaukery of it all

[deityofhearts]

sometimes I have thoughts about my little pony,,, (please ignore that there are errors a plenty and that my writing sucks i just word vomited this in my notes app without a second thought okay?)

#deity dialogue #I should probably just send this to stara and xena directly as they’re the ones who care most about my pinky thoughts but ya know #sorry for so much pony posting lately it’s been on my mind a lot can you tell? #I also think it should have taken multiple episodes for them to defeat nightmare moon and each episode should’ve revolved around twilight #and the rest of the mane six becoming friends #in the order of pinkie pie applejack rarity rainbow dash and fluttershy #and I think that nightmare moon and her character and pqst should’ve been explored more as well #and also she should’ve taunted the mane six in their nightmares via lunas dream magic #ugh #if only I was writing mlp and not like 11 when it aired

[the-obnoxious-sibling]

Buggy is so funny, he really caused all of his problems on his own and he’s angry about it. Babygirl you were the reason everything bad happened to you

he's incredibly looney tunes villain-coded. suffers the consequences of his actions in the funniest way possible. accidentally eats something he had wicked plans for and gets wicked plan'd himself. literally gets struck by lightning, does survive, but ends up a smoking heap while someone else walks away just fine. shoots his mouth off in front of the bigger, meaner baddies and gets beaten to a pulp off-screen to a soundtrack of clown horns.

#asked and answered #one piece #buggy #the shuggy & baffy parallels are so real #but buggy is also the yosemite sam to luffy's bugs bunny #…or any looney tunes baddie who wants bugs dead really #buggy contains multitudes and all of them are cartoonishly mean idiots #he can do it all (suffer a funny and humiliating defeat week after week without it ever getting old) #*buggy’s bad choices

[violetscacti-art]

The way that these two images, and these two images alone, are causing me so much undue stress

#rise of the tmnt #rise of the tmnt movie #rottmnt #rottmnt movie #i caught the logo on the helicopter during one of my many rewatches and im just ;w; #this confirms the existence of the earth protection force in rise and that means the existence of bishop as well #and if you've seen the 2k3 verse you will KNOW why that terrifies me #of course after the defeat of the shredder and the krang he is the next logical big threat #but that doesn't mean i have to like it!!!! #lmao watch them juke me out and make him a mostly comedic antagonist #But i don't trust the fact that this was their introduction OR that they have one of the krangs in their possession!!!! #and we've seen how terrifying rise can make its antagonists!!! #bishop is a whole new kind of threat to the boys!!! #im scared!!!!!! #im getting ahead of myself since we might not get anything more out of this series but just knowing the organization exists #i cannot rest easy

[akkivee]

thanks kawanishi-san

#this is vee speaking #that hypnama might as well just had iwasaki-san on stage with them for how much he inserted himself in it and they reacted to him LOL #iwasaki-san rosho’s number one yume struck again telling us he imagines rosho is saying he needs HIM in glory or dust instead of sasara lol #and as always go ‘head iwasaki-san you fight for your 2d man defeat sasara-san LOL #by principle we shouldn’t have all division hang outs but i feel like we can make exceptions LOL #c: kuukou👑

[sundered-souls]

Of mercy, rage and traitors

The Garleans' bodies laid still on the forest floor. Unconscious, some more hurt than others, all more fortunate than the man kneeling before her in forced penitence. Roots had taken hold of him, keeping him firmly on the ground, though he was still free to move his head to look at the Viera.

He didn't.

From her best guesses—his bruised face made difficult to see clearly—he was anticipating the movements of her boots. In fear they'd leave more contusions, certainly, though she hadn't touched him yet.

But Inge didn't move. She spoke, instead, each of her words enunciated clearly.

"I swore to myself a long time ago that I would help those in need and use my magic to preserve life over taking it.

I also promised my mother I would never leave our homeland... It has now been close to two decades since I have last seen her."

The Hyur stilled, his breath barely audible despite his broken nose and bloody mouth.

"You will listen and you will listen carefully, Laurentius Daye, because there are two things I absolutely detest in this world, and it is traitors and repeating myself.

Do I have your attention?"

No reaction. The tip of her staff pressed against his chin, forcing him to raise his head and meet her gaze.

"You can nod."

He nodded.

"Good."

The staff retreated as she breathed in slowly.

In involuntary mimicry, he did the same.

"We will return to Gridania together and you will not resist arrest. You will confess your crimes and take full responsibility for your actions. You will answer the Wood Wailers' questions in good faith and accept the judgement at the end of your trial. If you do so, I will ensure you are judged and treated fairly. If you do not or try to escape..."

She planted her staff at her side, her gaze never freeing the Hyur's.

"... I will find you again." She kept silent for a few seconds. "Is this arrangement amenable to you?"

He seemed to hesitate. With a flick of her hand, she lifted the silencing spell.

"You can speak. - Yes. - Yes, what? - I will do as you say. Ma'am. - We have an understanding, then."

Another flick of her hand and the roots that kept him in place returned to the soil. For a moment, she thought he was about to pick his lance and attack again. He didn't.

There was hope for him, it seemed.

"Get on your feet."

#OC: Inge #anyways #that ask about how my OCs would react if they were enraged inspired me to write! #here's the answer about Inge #also she's not the one who recruited him later #Aïcha did it not knowing what he'd done because he wasn't as forthcoming as in canon!MSQ since they hadn't met before #and she gives second chances to criminals too easily when she sees (or thinks she can see) parts of herself in them #he didn't have specific plans to get back at Inge but the humiliation of his defeat definitely played a role in him helping Ilberd #because I like the story better when my characters' actions cause trouble too x)

[mamawasatesttube]

i think, for me, a large part of why i refuse to accept edgy writers at dc trying to make batman an abusive parent (while ofc refusing to acknowledge that what they're writing is abuse) is that... the entire premise of the justice league, as a narrative tool, is that they are Good People. the second any of them turn a blind eye to one of their founding members abusing his kids, the superhero narrative falls apart. they can't be good people if they enable child abuse! this just turns them into, like, fucking cops. it doesn't WORK.

also like clark kent my good friend clark kent is the best man on the entire planet and he would not fucking say that. he would not be besties with a man who abuses his kids. and given that he is literally superman, it would be very hard to hide that from him. he would not fucking let that slide

but like. the entire concept of the dc universe where superheroes exist and we as an audience are supposed to root for them and believe in them. this falls apart when people go "actually, bruce hits dick and is extremely emotionally manipulative and etc etc etc". by all means let him fuck up, let him have flaws, and let him get things wrong, but to be a hero he fundamentally needs to be a good person. that's the entire point.

#like i cant stress it enough. making him shitty and abusive is just like oh superheroes? yeah theyre just cops #extrajudicial assholes with no oversight who can treat others as they please for crimes that may or may not exist #and who get the propaganda bonus for risking their lives uwu etc #the entire point of the fiction here is that they ARE good people. unlike cops! they cannot be cops!! #if they allow bad people to maintain power in their system NONE of them are good people and the narrative falls apart #and to me that defeats the purpose of the superhero genre!!!! #no one wants to root for them if they're fucking cops (im ignoring the centrists and people incapable of critical thinking here) #anyway. this wasnt prompted by anything in particular i was just thinking abt it last night and remembered that just now #rimi talks #bruce

[zukkaoru]

kind of obsessed with how fukuchi's line about "if you attack me one by one, i will kill you one by one" has held true through this entire arc. tachihara fought him alone, and he failed. jouno attacked him alone, and he failed. even when ranpo and fukuzawa went to confront him, they did it one by one (ranpo first with poe's book page, and fukuzawa second with his sword), and fukuchi eliminated them from the fight one by one. the only time anyone even escaped a confrontation was when atsushi and akutagawa finally worked together, fully and entirely trusting each other. it was when they finally attacked him as a combined force. if characters keep fighting against fukuchi one by one, they are going to continue to be defeated one by one.

#releasing this from the drafts too. be free #and the worst part is... it makes so much sense as to WHY each of these characters continuously goes at him solo #tachi jouno ranpo and fukuzawa ALL think they alone are the one who can defeat him #tachi is the only one who can manipulate metal and therefore gain control of fukuchi's sword #jouno can dematerialize and therefore avoid being struck with any blade #including one that can cross space and time #ranpo is literally the smartest person in the world #and fukuzawa is the one who knows fukuchi best #but separately they can't defeat him. had they all worked together #fukuchi never would have stood a chance #but they fought him one by one. and he took them out one by one. #the thing about bsd is it's clear the Big Bads can only be defeated when the characters work together #it's stated multiple times that the agency is at its best when they're all together #the characters are ALL stronger when they WORK TOGETHER #and yet.. when push comes to shove #many of them still believe that they alone are at the top. they alone are capable. and they either defeat the enemy themself #or they will die trying #and to some extent i think that comes from a place of 'let me fight alone so no one else dies' #but if you attack alone. you're all going to die alone #bsd spoilers

[deerlisteners]

the way the dmlx 3hopes supports end makes me scream and cry etc. like it’s crazy that they ended w The Carrying Scene in the first place but actually for real it is Crazy that it LITERALLY ended w felix carrying dimitri. like that is THE perfect end to their support arc here. felix reaches out to him over & over the entire game trying to help/get through to him………

(^ thank u felix for clearly stating ur thesis statement almost immediately in the B support)

and then of course the king awakens cutscene where felix is the one to actually physically reach out to dimitri in fhirdiad. esp in that scene DIMITRI is the one to turn away—literally every time felix reaches out to him he just does not get what he’s saying & turns him down bc he thinks he’s responsible for fixing everything alone. so for their support chain to end with dimitri ALLOWING felix to literally physically carry him to bed is just so so so so so good and significant and perfect it makes me unwell

#few3h #dimilix #ANOTHER FE POST LETS GOOO #ik this is a very surface level observation im just like. head in hands #i also have more to say abt why it’s significant that felix specifically is the one that connects w dimitri like this but i simply cannot #word it properly rn #i WILL add onto this #deertalking #dmlxposting #feposting #i fear all my fe posts are me reiterating the same points but whatever man i will repeat them all day #i’m also curious why in this timeline specifically dimitri told felix abt the uhhh Waking Dream situation #ig it makes sense considering they’re a lot closer in hopes plus i’m glad it happened i just think it’s rlly interesting that he told felix #here and. Nobody Else in either game #(i don’t remember if he outright confessed to byleth actually? probably he did) #(i gotta replay houses) #side note: in hopes when felix hits like 200 enemies defeated or smth dedue can go ‘you truly are the shield of faerghus’ or smth and i #thought that was REALLY sweet #i rlly rlly love their dynamic in this game too