#notw spoiler

[maluspumilaa]

i am having feelings about imogen’s ruidus murder time moment(s) actually guys

#notw 2 self edit the blur to b less. face. clear face. #response to self from a later malus. tumblr quality is just ass. it is not actually that blurred. #critical role #malus art #cr fanart #critical role campaign 3 #cr spoilers #imogen temult #cr imogen #critical role fanart

[my-fancy-hat]

I think people are taking the panic barganing too literally but the subtext of a potential SA trauma from Denji wouldn't be out-of-pocket considering his abusive relationship with the yakuzas and his father evoking in this repulsion toward men/misandry. The thing is, Denji doesn't like Yoshida at all, he finds him annoying and an asshole, but if it comes to Nayuta, he's "willing to have gay sex" if it secures her safety. Guys, I think it's an example, an hyperbole of that statement: he is capable of doing anything for his loved ones, to the point to do the thing he idolizes and respects the most (sex) with another man. Since he couldn't do much to protect Aki and Power in the past, his dignity, integrity, desires and preferences aren't important to him anymore. That's heartbreaking.

#chainsaw man #chainsaw man spoilers #still i dont want to frame denji has bi or yoshida as a r*pist he's shady af but not like that wtf #i will defend them both #also #dawg there's no way in hell these two will be friends i wanted my slice of life arc #notw aside looks like fjmt is digging onto the sexuality topic and if he wants denji to explore #i hope he doesnt frame mlm relationships or gay man as depraved or abusive since man=bad is smth denji as to unlearn at some point #the sole exception was aki and aki only #he already wrote a good representation (a bit fetichizing must admit) of lesbians and polyamory and ik he's an ally #this would be interesting and very risky at the same time. lets see

[logarithmicpanda]

The Narrow Road Between Desires VS The Lightning Tree

I reread both simultaneously to be able to have a more objective opinion on them.

TL;DR the new version of the story adds, on top of the illustrations, several additional scenes and some very welcome revisions. It is a kinder, queerer, and more magical version of the same story. For me it is definitely worth the read!

Spoilers below:

First let's crunch the raw numbers. Based on the audiobook version TLT has an estimated 27,807 words and TNRBD is at 71,760 words, so almost three times at long. The sections in TLT are arranged a bit differently than in TNRBD but I will use them to do a more detailed breakdown below:

TLT:

Morning: The Narrow Road (29p)

TNRBD:

Dawn: Artistry (6p) Morning: Embril (18p) Mid morning: The Narrow Road (40p) Mid-day: Birds (8p)

Total: 72 pages

The same events are covered, but TNRBD expends on Bast and Kote's characterization. I think the story takes place before NOTW btw, because Bast looks intrigued when Kostrel jokingly tells him to write a book if he knows so much. I think that was was made Bast try to have Kote write his memoirs himself, a while before Chronicler ever sets foot in the Waystone Inn.

The order in which Bast does his turns around the tree changes, the breaking way first, then the making way. I'm not sure yet how I interpret that lol.

One of the boys is changed to a girl, and the first secret she gives about a man sleeping with someone who is not his wife implies that it might be an open relationship in this version (everyone knows, including the wife).

A girl named Gretta in TLT is now Grett, and explicitly referred to using they/them.

New divination system introduced, with things called Embrils that Bast uses kinda like runes, to do tosses

Instead of a shepherdess, Bast charms a shepherd (Bi!Bast for the win) who very cutely embroiders stuff on Bast's pants while mending them

The bargain with Kostrel is more complex, touches on Fae magic and debts, and Bast gets tricked into accepting the gift of a penance coin...

When Kostrel asks Bast to describe Emberlee's breast to him, Bast says he will only do it if she gives her permission

When Bast takes his bath, both men and women are watching (in both versions, he very well knows they are there)

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TLT:

Afternoon: Birds and Bees (32p)

TNRBD:

Mid-day: Birds (continued, 16p) Noon: Obligation (17p) Afternoon: Still (33p) Moonrise: Sweetness (11p) Evening: riddles (7p)

Total: 84 pages

I had forgotten, but TLT already had bits of queerness, namely the little girl who saw "mama kiss the maid", and when Bast goes watch Emberlee bathe, it is strongly implied she was among the women watching him earlier. In TNRBD, that is expended upon.

When the little girl wants to know if her kitten is a boy or a girl, there's this quote that I really liked: Bast would rather tell the bigger truth than the smaller one anyway. "Bows and dresses don't matter much," he said. "She decided she's a girl, so she's a girl."

The girl is also smarter in this version

Rike has a hold on Bast because of the penance coin, so there's a bit of additional plot around that

Rike's sister is named earlier instead of being an afterthought

Bast does some magic on Rike to get rid of his obligation

The description of the still is longer, and the alcohol has a different flavor (no opinion on that but some people might theorize about it lol)

There's a second Embril throw, and Kostrel admits Emberlee told him where she bathed expressly so Bast could find her

Bast, Emberlee, Kholi and Dax (the shepherd) seem to be a polycule and everyone knows haha

Grett is mentioned again, along with "harthan tea" which I assume is fantasy HRT xD

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TLT:

Evening: Lessons (17p)

TNRBD:

Sunset: lies (17p) Twilight: carrots (1p) Night: demons (15p) Midnight: lessons (11p)

Total: 44 pages

The conclusion to the story has a long additional scene and a few more changes

Instead of Martin punching a tinker because he was assaulting a young girl, he punches the tinker because he had pushed down Old Cob

A scene where Rike washes his face and Bast notices the bruises he has from his father beating him have been moved later in TNRBD

There's a prediction from the Embrils that gets realized here, and the way the narration speaks of Bast and his desires impacting the world feel very reminiscent of TSROST, I wonder if Auri is using Grammarie? Is it just another name for Shaping?

Longer description that empathizes that Bast beat the shit out of Rike's father

There's an entirely new scene of Bast talking to Rike and helping him heal from his terror of becoming an abuser like his dad

I particularly liked that last bit, the story was always a commentary on the cycle of abuse, but this version makes it clear it can be broken. Overall, as I said in the intro, TNRBD is a lot kinder as a story. And meaner towards abusive fathers which is always a plus for me lmao. Bast is made very explicitly queer, as are some of the side characters, and the women are better treated as a whole, with more emphasis on consent. I have to say, in both versions Bast offers to take Kote to where Emberlee bathes, and there's no mention of her agreeing to that, so eh.

But I really appreciate the changes that have been made, and the extra magic. Plus the illustrations are lovely as the moon. I'm even more excited about Doors of Stone now (who knew it was possible lol) because I feel like Pat has grown a lot as a writer since WMF :D

#the narrow road between desires #the kingkiller chronicle #reblog later #my meta #the lightning tree

[graciegra]

Vesemir kissing 70yo Illyana is peak immortal romance

#the witcher #nightmare of the wolf #vesemir #witcher vesemir #witcher illyana #notw spoiler #notw #thats what im always hoping when i see inmortals or slow aging people #pls who will want a bratty teen #grace talks

[bamf-jaskier]

Young Geralt confirmed to have blonde hair and blue-green eyes in Nightmare of the Wolf

Geralt before the Trials:

Geralt after the Trials and escaping the Sacking of Kaer Morhen:

Also as a bonus here’s all the Witcher trainees who escaped Kaer Morhen:

#yes I will be posting gifs soon #also these designs are clearly based on their Netflix versions #I’m going to write a post about it but Witchers we’re highkey awful and evil in this movie #well not all of them Rip gay icon Luka but most of them #nightmare of the Wolf #the Witcher #vesemir #geralt #lambert #Remus #eskel #notw #myposts #notw spoiler

[demigoddessqueens]

Netflix understands so well

#filmedit #netflix #castlevania #trevor belmont #vesemiredit #vesemir #theo james #richard armitage #the witcher series #witcher #the witcher nightmare of the wolf #notw spoiler #notwedit #notw #the witcher: nightmare of the wolf #nightmare of the wolf #scruffy grumpy guy with heart of gold

[srapsodia]

“Make ‘em somethin’ more”

Thinking about purpose, costs, and internalizing harmful lessons.

#vesemir #nightmare of the wolf #the witcher: nightmare of the wolf #notw #nightmare of the wolf spoilers #the witcher spoilers #the witcher #the witcher fanart #my art #I HAVE MANY THOUGHTS. MANY THOUGHTS HEAD FULL #I really liked the movie and im adopting some of it as canon #like the reasons vesemir has to justify all the attrocities witchers do when training new 'recruits' #he fully believes in the cause and im like. YEAH YEAH THOSE ARE THE FUCKED UP BELIEFS I WANTED TO SEE #we are IGNORING the timeline stuff though cause it's dumb and too forced AND i want the cat school betrayal #cw blood

[ajaxskingdom]

I'm care them so fucking dearly, dude

#notw spoilers #witcher vesemir #vesemir #witcher luka #luka #the witcher #the witcher nightmare of the wolf #I will do anything for these two men #In MY canon Luka is alive and helped Vesemir raise the others while also helping him after Illyana's death #/lh btw #I am 100% writing a fic based off that tho

[jlyarts]

#ok last post about notw for now LMAO #notw #spoilers #nightmare of the wolf #nightmare of the wolf spoilers #Vesemir #tw3

[skaldingrayne]

Yo! Kaer Morhen's fanon hot springs now CONFIRMED canon!

Who's joining me for a soak?

Just gotta find one that's not already in use...

@continentcakeshop

#the witcher #the witcher fanfiction #witcher fanfiction #witcher crack #witcher fanfic #the witcher fanfic #nightmare of the wolf #witcher shitpost #kaer morhen #kaer morhen's fanon hotsprings #notw spoilers #notw #look i know the screen grabs are shitty but that's on Netflix's anti-screenshot code #yes i'm already working on the Sven/Luka fixit fic #there's 5k words already posted and i will get to them I promise

[raedas]

*hands you extreme angst in the form of a raeda fic* have fun with this one beloveds !!! written for dev on owlfight :]

#nova rambles #my writing #toh #toh spoilers #raeda #raine whispers #eda clawthorne #owl fight 2021 #I COULD HAVE . I COULD HAVE SWORN I POSTED THIS LAST NIGHT AND I WENT TO SR IT SINCE I DIDNT SEE ANY NOTWS #LITTLE DID I KNOW I JJST … FORGOT ?£|?{¥{?]! #shamsi writes

[zagubionywilk]

i’m validated in the fact that baby geralt had freckles thank you and goodnight 

#miles watches notw tw #nightmare of the wolf spoilers #{ THANKS. that's the only lil morsel of canon im taking from the movie } #⚔️ // i'm here i'm queer and lets get this meditation started ( mun ) #⚔️ // home was the daughter who could not be with us ( to be deleted )

[twelvemagpies]

well that was certainly a film, wasn't it

cannae wait to ruthlessly cherry-pick it for vague details to wrangle into my own canon pie

#this isn't ~fandom wank~ or anything the film was fine #more than anything i'm just confused why twn seems to contradict its own canon with notw #letting alone any of the other canons #anyway! the animation was great and it's an interesting watch #and i can't wait to see how other writers are gonna try to wrangle it into making sense in canon #since a couple throwaway lines and what twn says about the year it takes place throw such a spanner in the works #bc i have so many thoughts about this film but i'm not gonna yell about them in public fjdskla also i don't wanna spoiler people #also one of the witchers is queer ig? but in like.....the disney way i'm afraid #also twn did me dirty with a character named luka after i literally just posted a fic with a witcher by that name i stg #the witcher #nightmare of the wolf #tire fire talks

[the-bluebirdy]

diversity win! the innocent people being brutally slaughtered by a monster in the beginning of the Netflix Original Movie “Nightmare of the Wolf” are a black family! :)

#like. that was a choice that was made. #notw spoilers i guess #death tw #violence tw #piep watches notw

[bamf-jaskier]

Nightmare of the Wolf Summary:

Vesemir is a selfish ass who doesn’t realize until 50 minutes in that there is more to life than coin

#but WOW that music and animation is 🥵🥵🥵 #the witcher #nightmare of the wolf #vesemir #the Witcher netflix #notw #myposts #notw spoiler

[demigoddessqueens]

Does it ever drive you crazy

Just how fast the night changes?

#netflix #filmedit #witcher #the witcher series #netflix the witcher #geralt von riva #geralt #geralt of rivia #the witcher: nightmare of the wolf #notw #nightmare of the wolf #notw spoilers #notwedit #witcher notw #notw spoiler