#pairing role-play

[ariadne-mouse]

I know I made a comment about M9 animated series and that if there's new Essek content I'm not going to be normal about it, but if Essek actually shows up in C3 in the next bit here (if BH need to go to Aeor and M9 have found their way to the centralized allies camp with Keyleth, best tour guides would be Caleb or Essek, the chances are small but do exist) I am absolutely not going to be normal about that either. You're all in danger

#to be clear Matt could absolutely drive Caleb instead and that would likely be more fitting since BH have met him and may trust him #the former PCs are NPCs now & thus are all fair game for parts to play in extended scenes/roles as VM have been #but Essek as a homegrown Matt Mercer NPC could be like putting on a beloved pair of shoes you haven't worn for a while #I'm absolutely not counting on it or emotionally investing in it; I'm along for the ride as always & this idle speculation is just for fun #BUT. essekwatch 2024 #critical role #op #essek thelyss

[merakiui]

you know how in twst they can sense if someone is magicless?

now imagine there’s a timeskip and you reunite with any of the twst boys and they sense powerful magic within you much to their surprise, only to reveal that it’s not from you but rather the baby growing inside your belly? and they’re like confused at first until they hear a familiar voice slowly approaching them

“that’s because i’m the father” and enters, say, any twst boy you have in mind but i was imagining azul in this scenario, i think it would be kinda funny but also cool cause he seems like the kind of a guy to make a dramatic entrance just to reveal he and the prefect are now in a relationship and expecting

I'd say this is very on brand for Azul considering he had the tweels drop down from seemingly the sky in the Octavinelle manga for this goofy entrance:

He would be so dramatic with the reveal. You know he rehearsed what he'll say in the mirror and he went through so many variations of "I'm the father" just so he can really make an impact and drive this reality home to his and your old schoolmates. But then he also can't stop feeling so smug upon seeing the shocked/envious/upset/etc expressions of his old classmates and the way they're so obviously still lusting after you. He just got lucky (read: he trapped you in a contract) and now he has you all to himself and the two of you are in love forever and will be starting a family together. <3

#twisted chit chat #looking directly at jade in that panel... he's sooooo sooo sooo OSOSOSOSOSOSO WOWOWOWWW I HATE HIM (I AM MADLY IN LOVE WITH HIM) #octavinelle is basically just three theatre kids role-playing the mafia (except two of them are from a crime family) #they're so silly i adore them #but also if i had a pair of twins who followed me around everywhere i'd want them to aid in my dramatic entrance too

[paperglader]

Jackie and Shauna are definitely winning at most fucked up canon wlw pairing at the moment... Just watched heavenly creatures for the first time and some things are clicking.

Once you realize that Jennifer's body and heavenly creatures set the tone for those two from the start everything sort of makes sense.

#there are plenty of fucked up wlw pairings but these two are def winning for me #it's pretty insane #it's a bit shocking how the writers didn't realize it was more than platonic friendship until after s1 aired #it's wild cause like you cast the actress that played lead on heavenly creatures to play the role #then you hire the director of jennifer's body to direct the pilot of a season where the core relationship is centered around those 2 girls #it's complex and layered and toxic and tragic and heartbreaking and pure and rotten and you make sure it lasts forever #and also you shot it and you hired actresses that have this insane chemistry that gets mistaken by romantic chemistry repeatedly irl #and yes it ends up reading as romantic cause it's a bit wild that all this things happened without intending to #idk I'm having many thoughts #yellowjackets #jackie x shauna #shauna x jackie #shackie #shaunajackie #jackieshauna

[juminsfakecat]

ji changwook as a pathetic heart of gold ex-boyfriend and shin hyesun as a goofy optimistic female lead going through a hard time? can’t believe there was a show made for just ME

#welcome to samdalri #DOOOO YALLL KNOW #HOW MUCH I LOVE MR QUEEN AND LOVESTUCK IN THE CITY #THIS IS LITERALLT MY FANON UNREALISTIC PAIRING COMING TRUE PLEASE IM DYING #IVR CRIED ALREADY AND ITS NOT EVEN A SAD SHOW #I JUST LOVE THEM BOTH SEPARATELY AND IT WORKS SO GOOD HERE FJDJDJJS #I loved her in mr queen so much bc she plays goofy cool girls so well like her demeanor and her energy gives old granny who makes dark jokes #AND LIKE UGH #ji changwook has been trying to be more comedic and romcom since he came back from the army #and I KNOW MY MANS POTIENTAL but his counterparts have not been good #not that they weren’t good at acting but the chemistry test just wasn’t there imo like his antagonist role is doing fine bc he has the look #but UGHHHHH YOU JUST HAD TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM DURING THE DRUNK CRYING SCENE IN LOVESTRUCK AND THATS WHERE I KNEW HIS BEST WAS THIS TYPE #loved him and jiwon actually bc he does ‘I’m pathetic for this complicated woman’ so well like idk how to explain it #their chemistry is great in samdalri bc her comedic timing and his pathetic guy thing is just so good I love it #it’s so SPECIFIC FOR ME

[12pt-times-new-roman]

in case anyone needed proof that aura of vitality is the best healing spell in the game, here you go.

#critical role #note watches c3 #critical role spoilers #critical role campaign 3 #critical role c3 #critical role liveblog #for context I played a twilight domain cleric and it's on their spell list #the spell alone is incredible but paired with the twilight domain's channel divinity #you get ridiculous passive healing per round #aura of life is also a really good one but it's a bit more situational #also I'm excluding power word heal here because it's a 9th level spell and as such is extremely inaccessible #whereas aura of vitality is 3rd level #'the game' being D&d 5e

[yashley]

laudna: that way we can message each other. fearne: oh right lol

#critical role #imogen x fearne #imogearne #but I mean I'm gonna chew on imogen saying that to be nice and immediately JUMPING on the first thing fcg said #yeah it's not above imogen's other interest but COMPELS me though a faun in your face and you're blushing harder than you probably should be #but we are absolutely a thousand percent not unpacking THAT. one unrequited love at a time. imogen's just too real I literally #there is a SAFETY and familiarity with laudna despite imogen's deeper feelings but fearne is so unpredictable with feelings it's a gamble #ESPECIALLY with their current heightened state pairing up with chaotic fearne when imogen's tryna keep her shit together in every way #I need fearne to zone of truth imogen because it is a show to me when fearne zeros in on imogen to shake her up it's SO GOOD #it's SUCH a bluff #like if fearne Wanted imogen to admit she wanted to be on a team with laudna then why was she so pleased when it didn't happen #granted unfortunately the team up was a complete disaster so I don't know I'm playing the game wrong I know that #fearne gives attention and imogen stammers i just don't know man #fearne desperately wanting to prove to imogen she can be capable and fix the coin toss for imogen hmmmmm #fearne pleading with imogen what should she Do and now she’s trying to suddenly be a respectable teacher and capable partner hmmm #they shake me by the shoulders begging me to see it means nothing

[sylphwing]

hm. i do not like chilshi 🤔

#sylph.txt #everyone likes to joke abt how much of an epic divorce man chilchuck is #but i dont think he ever even refers to her as his ex-wife. i could b wrong bc it's been a while since i read it tho #idk a lot of his arc is him learning to b more open w others (which is essentially what ended his relationship) #and u can see how much he's grown in the chapter where senshi goes into his past #to me it would b a lot sweeter for him to take on these lessons and go back to her and make things work #it's been 4 years but he's remained loyal to her depite their issues. idk to me it rlly does feel like he still loves her he's just a fool #it's made p clear that he's a coward and that he's quick to run away so actually committing to her would b a nice way to wrap things up #we don't get to see much of his wife so i get y ppl r quick to put him w the only other man in the party #but like senshi knows abt his wife too like i do not think he's gnna b making any moves here bc he has morals lmao #(*only other older man in the party. laios doesn't qualify for old man yaoi to most chilshi likers) #(even tho chilchuck isn't old either but shh they don't care abt that) #when it comes to senshi the changeling chapter def helped him w understanding how old the rest of the party is #but he clearly still views them as significantly younger than him #i don't think he views chil as a child anymore but for the majority of their time together he did #and so going from that to in a relationship is uhh rlly weird to me! #senshi has always taken a sort of parental role upon himself #w him romance is no where as interesting as the platonic bonds he has w the rest of the party #similar to how romance is entirely unimportant to izutsumi in the succubus chapter #idk i def don't hate the pairing and there r some takes on it that i find funny #but for me i just don't see anything between them i think ppl just want an m/m ship to play with #that ao3 gap is only gnna get bigger lmao

[sadcatjae]

Whumperee trope that I love: hurting others to save them.

Whumper hurts whumpee because if they get too close, whumpee will suffer terrible consequences. Or maybe whumpee is being threatened without their knowledge and only whumper allying with the enemy is keeping them alive.

Whumpee ends up loathing whumper and casting them as their nemesis, but whumper can't tell them it's all a lie, that they are acting so evil to protect them. All they can do is be despicable and play the villain because if they don't, and they fail to protect whumpee, they could never live with themselves.

#whump writing #whump prompt #villain whumpee #villain whump #whump scenario #villain x hero #imagine if this was the origin story of a vaillain x hero pairing #and every time they battle villain is filled with self loathing and regret #but they have to push on and play their role #and hero is none the wiser #hero thinks villain has betrayed them and become a villain through and through #and they want nothing but villains blood #just been thinking about all the misunderstandings in tteotm #this scenario in particular is delicious #whump

[werewolfsonpage211]

i think i figured out why i love both the mighty nein and deep space 9 so much

every found family needs:

#and its not just because both got 'nine' in them #ba dum tss #disclaimer: this is not that deep #it falls apart once you start looking at the relationships between the characters lmao #i just love playing memory with characters from different stories #i intentionally didnt write out allll the similarities i could think of but there are definitely more than one for each pairing #to me #feel free to steal the template (do tag me if you want - if it fits other characters im probably gonna like them!) #caleb/odo might be a bit too specific tho lmao #also yes the molly/dax inuendo is intentional #page #critical role #the mighty nein #mighty nein #the mighty nine #tmn #tm9 #m9 #cr m9 #cr c2 #cr2 #star trek #deep space 9 #ds9 #st ds9 #am i gonna tag all the characters yeesh #no

[stormyoceans]

the way i just KNOW that the moment vegas is gonna see pete - like really SEE him - he's gonna become obsessed with him

#pete is nice. pete is caring. pete can be the funny little guy who's friendly and not intimidating at all #and he can play into that role so well #'make yourself look dumb and innocuous don't let them notice you' #but pete is also observant and calculating and can read people better than anyone #and violence doesn't phase him #there's something dark lurking under pete's surface #and the moment vegas is going to get a glimpse of it he's never gonna be able to look away #they're both never going to be able to escape from each other and suddenly im so here for that #did not expect to come out of this episode with vegaspete feelings but here fucking are i guess #fucked up pairings are okay when they're about two consensual and equally fucked up people actually #kinnporsche #kinnporsche the series #vegaspete #m: txt

[sonknuxadow]

i think i do want amy and rouge to be in the next sonic movie, especially if its gonna be an sa2 adaptation, but i cant help but worry that if they try to introduce shadow AND rouge AND amy in the same movie then at least one of those characters (most likely amy. tbh.) isnt gonna get the amount of screentime and development that they deserve. especially considering in the game timeline amy was introduced much earlier and by sa2 was already an established character while rouge and shadow were the newcomers. and then theres also the human characters who are gonna be making the cast a lot bigger than it was in the game so more people to divide the screentime among. like what if amy is in sonic 3 and she gets like 5 minutes of screentime and her big moment with shadow is given to another character again

#though i guess the sa2 based story being amy's introduction #could also open an opportunity for her to play a bigger role in the plot than she did in the original ... hmm.... #ive seen some people suggest the idea of amy or rouge being introduced in the knuckles series but i dont think i want that either? #the knuckles series should act as something that adds to the experience but isnt necessary to understand the next movie #i know we're all extremely autistic about sonic here but try to think of it from the perspective of a casual viewer #if i were a casual viewer of a movie series and didnt actively keep up with news for it and didnt know about any spinoff stuff #and suddenly a new character who was introduced in secondary material shows up in the next movie #and the writing treats me as if im supposed to know who they are. i would find that confusing and annoying actually #also with the whole. big cast of characters making me worried that certain characters wont get as much screentime as they should thing #i know in sonic 2 their way of getting around this was like. putting the characters into groups and pairs #that they stick with for long portions of the movie instead of there being a bunch of solo scenes for each character #and the most plot relevant characters all kinda join up at the end and do stuff together #which i guess could probably work for sonic 3 . so maybe im worrying over nothing

[randomjreader]

One weird thing abt me is the fact that I don't like the branded pairing system IN THEORY, but in the same breath I can be aggressively manifesting a new series for my favourite branded pairs

#i want range #i wanna see my faves have chemistry with everybody #let my faves have different roles with different people who can play opposite them in a particular role beter #but at the same time #i love my branded pairs #i love the chemistry they have #i wanna see them work together all the time #so essentially pls give me a good mix yeah? #the joy of branded pairings is also more bcs of the real life frnship bcs it looks so fun and seratonin boosting #pondphuwin #firstkhaotung #milklove #joongdunk #geminifourth #viewjune #satangwinny #winnysatang #markford #forcebook #earthmix #jimmysea #ohmnanon #idk what to tag so im just tagging the LOL guys and my fave girls lol

[ariadne-mouse]

This is absolute nonsense based on aesthetics but if you blend Ethedok the Endless Shadow (night, winter, darkness) together with Vordo the Fateshaper (fate, order, "shaper" giving me crafts vibes), you get a vibe that feels like Laudna would fit right in. Too bad they got eaten

#cr spoilers #critical role #c3 #c3e60 #op #laudna #to be clear this is NOT like. actual analysis with a purpose #but if there was a deity or pair of deities that would suit Laudna's undead dollhouse-playing it would be Ethedok/Vordo #she deserves nice patron(s)

[sieglinde-freud]

ohhhtmgdd i j realized gay mod finally lets me give galeforce to gerome and laurent and yarne… ohmymgod…. full galeforce generation…. ohggfhhgg i love breaking this game…

#ann plays awakening #planning out my pairings rn and i j had that epiphany… #congratz to them for FINALLY breaking out of their support roles… omggg…. #UNFORTUNATELY i was gonna do vaike!lucina but he… he doesnt… pass down… galeforce… #might finally do chromgai instead. sorry vaike :( another time

[todayisafridaynight]

hi snap !! ^_^

in your opinion as the minedai guy, are mine's feelings for daigo reciprocated? or do you think it's more one sided

Its inarguable that daigo genuinely cherished mine as a confidant and a reliable ally. he valued mine not just for his stalwart loyalty, but how despite (or perhaps because of) that loyalty mine was prepared to disagree with daigo and not just be a self-serving yesman only after money or a semblance of power like other members of the tojo; because of mine’s readiness to risk going against daigo despite his position, daigo saw mine as someone who genuinely cared not just for him, but for the tojo clan that meant so much to him

When it comes to romantic feelings though, its never going to be as cut-and-dry as we’d like (unless you’re mine. Unless you’re a raging homosexual like mine.), so i can never- with confidence- say a character has romantic feelings for another (AGAIN. Unless You’re Mine). At the very least, it’s safe to say mine was more explicit about demonstrating that love, or at the very least he was given more chances to show how much he loved daigo, so it’ll always look one-sided going off of what we have so far <- delusional

If we want tho, we can have some fun with the franchise and implications and all. after the events of Y3 via an RGGO story, daigo visits the bar he and mine would frequent. Inside, the bartender brings up a special bottle of alcohol daigo was meant to share with mine, though because mine’s, daigo declines drinking it. Ultimately, he decided the bottle should only be opened if mine was there to share it with him, otherwise it would be pointless

I bring up this moment For Giggles because in Y7, kashiwagi the bartender weaves a similar story during nanba’s drink link. The story goes that he keeps an expensive brand of alcohol on his shelf because he wanted to give the bottle to his lover, though she died before they got the chance to share it and keeps it in honor of her

Obviously, the story’s just a silly front to trick people into coming in- but it is Dually funny considering the parallel to the mine/daigo situation..

#snap chats #tl;dr - i dont know <3 #THE LONGEST NON ANSWER OF MY LIFE LMAOOOOOO #in my heart of hearts i want to believe daigo loved mine the same but i wanna stay within reason to what my eyeballs see #the Y7 story is probably the best indication of daigo loving mine depending on how serious you wanna take it #cause evidently kashiwagi in the story is reflective of daigo #and though kashiwagi’s story was a lie he was still playing the role of a mourning lover #a pretty funny coincidence dont you think… #itd be one thing if The Saved Bottle story was something frequent in rgg #but its really only these two instances i can think of #either/or i always like it when pairings are ambiguous or ‘noncanon’ #so whether that hard confirmation comes or not ill be happy #also y4 will always be daigo’s widower moment to me. its just too logical #daigo doing all this dumb shit cause he misses his wife so sad so true can we get five likes #DAMN I HAVENT TYPED AN ESSAY IN NINE YEARS LOL long as hell post bye

[tumkaafiho]

sometimes I think... as much as I love srk... I hate hate hate how he's consistently paired with actresses MUCH younger than him. like i hate anushka-shah rukh, and esp deepika-shah rukh. it makes me uncomfortable. and i know that there's a precedent for men being paired with much younger women in indian cinema but that doesn't make it any less weird for me.

#like pls for one romance someone closer to ur own age like juhi or madhuri #or graduate out of playing the (hypermasc) male lead paired with a sexy young hot thing and do more roles like dr jehangir (dear zindagi) #because of heroes obsession with staying young we miss out on so much. esp cuz srk can actually act. #like imagine him across tabu??