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hummingbird-games · 2 years

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this review/gameplay account will contain spoilers for Gilded Shadows so here’s your first and last chance to run off 😂

Y’all.

Y’ALL!!!

LOL I literally kicked other things to the curb so I could play at least one LI route and I’m so, so happy I could enjoy it all in one sitting!! (Ignoring the part where I can’t romance Rueben or Quill yet SKSKSKSK)

I don’t even know where to begin?? Esh, you wonderful soul, oh my God, I have been watching you in awe from afar for a LONG while now and I feel brave enough to say that I owe you my LIFE!!! Your mind?!? First Changelings and now Gilded Shadows?? AND we’re getting more content technically???

*sobs happily*

Final thoughts after my Lance route/first playthrough??

First off wanna pout that I did not get his “passionate” ending and my sister will never hear me shut up because I’m literally distraught because I made the choices that lead me to getting the “sweet” ending instead...

So after this post I will be going back through save files and making different choices just to have some passion in my life 😭😭😭

I’m too stupid for this game. LOL!! No but for real, there’s such an attention to detail with the codex entries and how much richer it makes the lore and world of this game and I will definitely be spending the next few months reading over every single entry and making sense of how it relates to my MC and outside of her

CGs?? Gorgeous. Frigging gorgeous and I’m not ashamed to go back into the main menu just to pull up the images again to stare at like a whole ass goober 🤧

I adore MC. Many games where you play an MC with a loose or well-defined one, sometimes you run the risk of getting annoyed or angry with them and their personality as a player but that was so not the case with GS!!

Caleb can catch me in the Walmart parking lot, I’m for real.

To think I was actually gonna try his route out and man am I glad I didn’t BECAUSE I WANT TO FIGHT HIM!!!

I’ll eventually try everyone out, but the petty in me might get his bad ending on purpose just to feel vindicated ☠️

As for other (available) routes I’m dying to try out?? The Crimson guys for sure. I think Endgame boys just trigger my fight response, and the writing is so well done that it’s easy to form an opinion as the player as to where you stand on in-game issues concerning the Espers and soceity and so on. AND I THERE’S STILL SHIT I DON’T KNOW!!! I love it here.

Love that the customization became more robust since the demo, and it never ceases to make me smile when I can make darker-skinned characters for these type of story games.

So in conclusion???? Play this game y’all. I know $30 is a bit steep for some so I encourage y’all to cop this when it eventually goes on sale.

Also, prepare to be sick of me at the end of the year because GS is totally going on my review post!

#Gilded Shadows #spoilers #game recommendations #gem's game gems #visual novel #otome games

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odinspattern · 2 months

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Do you have any songs or albums you associate with Tav and Astrid? It could be the lyrics of a song, the themes of an album, or just the general vibes of either, it doesn't matter why.

Bonus question: Do you have any OTP/ship songs for them and their LIs?

So for Astrid I have two songs for her.

As Bhaal’s favorite, and pre erhem, forced healing I suppose? her song is actually a Taylor Swift song; https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OttVZsCWMwk&pp=ygUieW91IG5lZWQgdG8gY2FsbSBkb3duIHRheWxvciBzd2lmdA%3D%3D

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Before anyone asks, yes, she was obnoxious and had very little chill about having chill. She is still a little obnoxious after, like sleeping nude in front of the fire, but nowhere near before. But also, with having 0 Chill, she does need to calm down, edgelord.

… which makes me realize that her arc is basically about going outside, touching grass, blowing some dandelion fluff and actually chilling.

Most of the game, I think this song is what describes most of her time in the game; https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hMNa5yVB5NQ&pp=ygUHQ29jeXR1cw%3D%3D

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There are several lines, like «Past the sickness and the bile,» which is how she views her Urge but «Dear God, please don’t let me drown,» that really does it.

TBH, the game just lags too much for me to play consistently atm, but in relationship this is her; https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-xLDjcsPQrw&pp=ygUVaSB3aWxsIGJlIGhlcmUgdGllc3Rv

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As for my Tav, I think their theme songs tend to blend a little.

Their main song is Impermanence by Major Parkinson; https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QWY5-0cqZ4A&pp=ygUcaW1wZXJtYW5lbmNlIG1ham9yIHBhcmtpbnNvbg%3D%3D

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It honestly describes how they move through the world, the belief that all that they give is all that they get. Unfortuneatly for them, they believe that it doesn’t add up, that they are not giving everything because obviously they’d get more or better circumstances back… a drow problem honestly, their soceity is built up to make you think that your efforts are to be rewarded and if you are not, it is your own moral failures that are to blame.,

When things get really bad, they move over «Don’t Let ‘em Bring You Down» by My Midnight Creeps; https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XMKRo_m6_uo&pp=ygUubXkgbWlkbmlnaHQgY3JlZXBzIGRvbid0IGxldCBpdCBicmluZyB5b3UgZG93bg%3D%3D

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Honestly this could go for Astrid too, but , only I think her amnesia dulls the edge here. I just love the lines; But you’ve been going for so long/you think that everything is gone.» Urgh, the delivery. Fighting to keep your, well, humanity, in lack of better term, despite how bad things are and what you are doing, under orders.

#Astrid the drow #Astrid Dawnbringer #baldurs gate 3 #music

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spikedavenport · 3 months

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so today at school i wrote this abt or soceity and more ik it has nothing to do with lab rats and stuff but i js wanna know what u guys think abt it and tell me if u like this. its pretty long idk if u guys wanna read it but if u do thx and plss give me feedback abt it.

Today’s society

Children and teens know and see today. that life doesn’t have to be this way they open their eyes and realize it’s not all about hate and lies. But what you say is what you get you get judged for having what they call a big mouth. All the racism and all the bets but just this way isn’t for the best they deserve best last put it to the test All the knifes and fights today when and why did it start this way is it the social media part to blame or all the wrong role models all the fame, but today’s life is all hard all this stuff never to leave. But the world will go on and on. Never to realize that this is wrong, but this is how it is, and you better live with that and just go on and on like society rats just like the society wants.

They are absolutely right It's tough to see all the negativity in today's society. Kids and teens are realizing that life doesn't have to be this way, and that's a powerful realization. It's frustrating when people judge you for speaking up and expressing your thoughts. Racism, violence, and all the negativity definitely aren't the best way to go. It's hard to pinpoint exactly why it started, but social media and bad role models might have played a role. Life can be challenging, and it feels like all this stuff never goes away. But you know what? We can't let it bring us down. We have to keep going, stay true to ourselves, and strive for a better world. Society might want us to conform, but we can make a difference by being kind, compassionate, and standing up for what's right. Let's keep pushing forward and show the world that there's a better way!

They talk about loyalty, but have no clue, what it means. They talk about equality. But don’t follow it. everyone have rights they say but we don’t they talk and talk but never take action. They talk a lot about loyalty, but sometimes they don't truly understand what it really means. Loyalty is about being faithful and dedicated to someone or something, like a friend, family, or even a team. It's important to stand by someone and support them, especially when they need it most, instead of just saying you're loyal without acting on it. They also talk about equality, which means treating everyone fairly and not discriminating against anyone based on things like their race, gender, or background. It's a nice concept, but unfortunately, not everyone follows it in their actions. Some people still judge and treat others differently, which goes against the idea of equality. People often say that everyone has rights, and it's true. Every individual has the right to be treated with respect, to be safe, to have their opinions heard, and to have access to the same opportunities in life. However, it's heartwarming when some individuals or groups are denied these rights because of their identity or other unfair reasons. The problem is that many people love to talk about these important matters, but they don't always take proper action to make a positive change. It's easy to say things and make promises, but what truly matters is actually taking steps to bring about the changes we want to see. Words alone are not enough we need actions to create real impact and improve our society. So, it's crucial for us, even at 17 years old, to understand these concepts and practice them in our own lives. We should strive to be loyal to our friends and family, to be fair and treat everyone equally, and to take action when we see injustice around us. We must become the generation that not only talks about these ideals but also lives by them, making the world a better and more equal place for all.

#bored #todays society

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whatareyoureallyafraidof · 7 years

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I wouldn’t believe a single word ManChildTrump says, even under oath. He’s a proven liar!

#ManChildTrump #ManChild Trump #CrybabyTrump #Crybaby Trump #Donald Trump #Trump #lie #lies #lying #liar #truth #soceity #Kellyanne Conway #Kellyanne Conjob #testify #oath #Bud Koenemund

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wildshadowtamer · 3 years

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Firelord Ursa AU Idea

okay so this is a really rough idea, but what if:

(Zuko would be 10-ish, Azula would be 8, pre-lu ten’s death, if only by a few months. the siege of ba sing se was probably delayed for one reason or another)

Ozai did something awful, as usual, and Ursa finally snaps, sick and tired of putting up with this trash man and watching people suffer by his hand. She first asks Azula (who she has kept close and safe from ozai’s control) and Zuko if their okay with her ‘dealing with’ their father, to which both are alright with, and she promises them they’ll have a step-dad in no time.

So, she poisons Ozai’s drink and has tea with iroh, lu ten, and the kids, and tells them to act upset when the messenger arrives with the news of his death. She completely gets away with it, and fake-mourns him for a while while she makes her plan to kill Azulon, too.

A month after Ozai’s death, Lu Ten and Iroh prepare to head to Ba Sing Se and begin the siege, but Ursa pleads with them not to, and they stay, saving Lu Ten’s life in the process.

(the rest under the cut bc Long)

After a convincing amount of time, Ursa gets the help of her children to create the traceless poison that she kills Azulon with in the night, the creation of it was a nice bonding moment for the family, and zuko quickly got over his ‘feeling bad for being an accomplice to murder’ after Azula mentioned some bad stuff Azulon likely did.

They once again fake shock, sadness, and mourning, and sit through his funeral. However, when the sages say it is Iroh who will be crowned, he rejects it and insists on Ursa to take the throne instead, and Ursa gets crowned firelord.

The first thing she does is stop the war, then lifts the ban of same-sex marriage, and slowly starts to heal the fire nation like 6 years early.

She gets with Ikem and goes to the SWT for a peace meeting, on one of the less intimidating ships, with her family (without Ikem bc he insisted on staying at the palace in case anything went wrong)

After all the formal meeting stuff is out of the way, Hakoda offers to let them stay for a bit, stating he understands the curiosity of young minds, and thinks it would be good for the children to learn about the other nations, so they dont end up like their father, Ursa agrees. Ursa, Kya, and Hakoda hit it off right away, Iroh and Kanna do too, likely telling embarassing stories about their children, Lu Ten falls head over heels for some water tribe boy his age (hes a hopeless gay), and the children meet Sokka and Katara, who they latch onto and make an inseparable bond with.

Sokka and Zuko go penguin sledding, Katara and Azula plan pranks like little sisters do, Lu Ten is trying and failing to ask this dude out bc his braincells left the moment he fell in love, and Ursa has successfully made steps towards peace with the southern water tribe.

They stay for a bit longer, and eventually have to leave, which none of the three kids want to, but they do go home after like an hour of “get on the boat, sweetie” “no”

Years pass, and the fire nation and water tribe children continue visiting eachother, and Lu ten does manage to ask the guy out after 3 years of silent pining.

But then, assassination attempts start popping up left and right while Hakoda and his family were visiting, when Zuko was about 13, and he asks the guards about whats going on, to which the guards dont answer, and Zuko decides to take it into his own hands.

He creates The Blue Spirit to avoid suspicion.

Zuko, along with Azula (the red spirit), investigate and eventually find themselves in the lair of Ozai’s Angels, a group badly named by Zhao, who was and still is fiercely loyal to Ozai (somewhat bc he was sleeping with him to get promotions), and has worse naming abilities than Sokka. A Fight happens, and Zhao ends up burning half of zuko’s face after his mask gets ripped off.

They nearly die, but Sokka, Lu Ten, and Katara burst in, and help them escape, breaking Sokka’s leg in the process. Sokka had figured out what Zuko was going to do, and had followed them to the lair entrance.

When they got back to the castle, they got both sokka and zuko medical help, and the others got told off for doing something so dangerous, and Lu Ten got in trouble for letting it happen

After Zuko woke up, he got mad, very mad. Mad at OA (Ozai’s Angels) in particular, and swore revenge on Zhao, who was quickly building up his underground society into something bigger and more dangerous. Zhao also got ahold of a dragon, somehow.

Zuko realised he had to find someone strong enough to help take down such a big, dangerous society, which now had the Dai Li on their side after Lu Ten helped Kuei realise how bad Ba Sing Se was getting under the Dai Li’s control.

and so, Zuko began on his quest to find the avatar. The others helped, going on their own adventures in their respective nations to find him. Zuko went to the northern and southern air temples with Iroh, Lu Ten and his boyfriend went to the earth kingdom, Katara searched the lands of the SWT, Sokka and Bato (hakoda was needed in the village) went to the northern water tribe, where he met Yue, and Azula (+ mai and ty lee) stayed and explored the fire nation. Between the lot of them, they had most ground covered.

After 2 years of searching and growth, it was Katara who found Aang in the ice berg, and quickly sent word to everyone else that the avatar was found.

After that, Aang and the regular group explored the world for masters to teach them, and quickly found out that Zhao was on the hunt, he had stolen a fire nation ship and was going across the world with the strongest of his soceity to find the heirs and the avatar. Zhao had visited Kyoshi Island and burnt it down, which the Gaang helped patch back up.

Zhao eventually headed for the northern water tribe, where the Gaang were to get Katara and Aang a waterbending master. Zhao’s soceity had grown significantly in the 2 years he was left unsupervised, big enough to make a dangerous fleet of firebenders.

Canon happens to an extent, Sokka falls hard for Yue, Yue dies, and Zuko carries Aang through a blizzard to make sure Zhao cant capture or kill him while hes in the spirit world. Aang goes into the avatar state, destroys the fleet, and Zhao very narrowly manages to avoid getting eaten by the ocean spirit, but gets a lot of scars for killing the moon.

The Gaang get seperated, however, and Appa gets injured, so Aang cant fly around to locate everyone else. After 3 weeks, they end up at the earth kingdom, and find a swamp, and they know who to search for next.

Gonna put the rest in a part 2 cuz this is getting long and thats a good place to end off on.

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preparetosufferemotionally · 3 years

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Home, Part 2: Memories of Yesterday

Prinxiety

TW: Flashbacks, past abuse, past abusive relationship, toxic anxiceit, references to s3xual things, slight anxiety attack, current abusive relationship, cursing (Some characters really like cursing), unsympathetic Deceit/Janus, Remus (But pretty calm), dissociation, PTSD, flashbacks, yelling, tears, arguing, threatening, guilt, and trauma.

The day started to go south when Roman got home. He had just picked up their son, Remy, from preschool. Virgil had been busy at work, drawing for books. Currently his favorite one to draw for was the story Roman had been working on. Of course, that was only Virgil’s first job. Virgil also had to work as a carer in an adoption center to make the extra money. Roman too had a second job, working as a director for the local theater, but it didn’t pay much and Roman was too stubborn to ask for more money. So Virgil rolled his eyes and told Roman to pick up Remy from preschool.

Roman ran a bit late, and was surprised when he ran into familiar faces in the building.

“It’s okay Remy, I’m sure your dad’s going to be here soon kiddo. For now, why don’t you go play with Emile, okay? He’s my kiddo. I’m sure you two will get along fine,” Patton encouraged with a smile, sending the two children off to play in a corner as he turned to his husband, glaring at him. Logan shrank backward, already anticipating pain.

Roman burst through the door, panting. Patton quickly schooled his features into a more pleasant expression, elbowing Logan into doing the same. Logan obeyed, stifling his shock when a more adult looking Roman entered. He quickly retreated, looking down.

“I am incredibly sorry I’m late Mr. Hart, there was so much traffic. Was Remy okay?” Roman asked as he composed himself, adjusting his hair slightly.

Patton walked toward Remy, who had jumped up excitedly at the sound of his dad’s voice. Emile quietly giggled, following Remy. Remy slowed down when he realized Emile was behind him, stopping to grab his hand. The two four year olds walked forward together towards their parents, who started to talk.

“Oh your kiddo was just fine Mr. Empire. He played with my son Emile for a little while, who came to visit today. Remy learned all about frogs today and built with blocks to create a castle.” Just as Remy let go of Emile’s hand to hug his dad, Roman swung him up in the air, sending a flurry of giggles through the little boy.

“That’s my boy!” Roman gently set him back on the ground, still holding his tiny hand, and putting on his jacket. “Thank you a ton much Mr. Hart, for...” Roman trailed off looking right at Patton’s face. “We’ve met before.” Patton giggled nervously, making sure to send a warning look to Logan, who looked pained.

“Well, you have come to pick up Remy before Mr. Empire.” Roman shook his head, slightly shooing off Remy to keep playing with Emile, which he did gladly.

“No, I met you somewhere else. Before that.” Then Roman’s gaze fell on the desperately trying to be non-existent Logan. “Logan?” Logan flinched backwards, trying to hide. Patton quickly realized Roman knew, so before he came to a dangerous conclusion, Patton grabbed Logan and pushed him slightly forward.

“Oh yes, we went to college together. I remember now. You were friends with my Logan.” Roman heard Patton, but stared slack jawed at Logan, who looked so different from the confident law student he had been friends with. Logan looked like a toothpick, thin and breakable, and he was missing his glasses. But more than looking breakable, he looked broken. There was something in his eyes Roman hadn’t seen before. Exhaustion? It seemed to fit, but it didn’t fully ecompse the full emotion in the squinting eyes. Roman finally spoke.

“So you got rid of those glasses, huh nerd?” Logan kept his mouth shut, avoiding Roman’s gaze. Patton answered for him.

“He lost his just recently actually. We’ve been trying to get a new pair but our eye doctor doesn’t have our prescription back from our last appointment.” Roman nodded sympathetically, watching Logan from the corner of his eye. “Virgil is your husband correct? Your son is a spitting image of him.” Roman nodded, smiling.

“Yes, dark and stormy night and I got married. If I knew you two were this close to us, I would have invited you to the wedding.”

“Oh we just moved here about a year ago,” Patton lied. Roman sighed sadly.

“Well, it's been great catching up with you, but I should probably get home. I don’t want to worry Virgil. Come here Remy! Time to go home to Papa!” Remy gave Emile a hug and then ran to Roman excitedly.

“Okay dad!” As Roman and Remy walked out the door, Roman offered one last thing.

“Since our boys liked hanging out with each other today, maybe they can have a playdate some time!”

“Sure thing! Goodbye now!” Roman hurried out the entrance, headed to the car. He quickly buckled in Remy, who complained he could do it himself. Roman didn’t listen, trying to get home in ten minutes, almost breaking twenty traffic laws in the process. Finally, he made it to their home. It was like a modest cottage like home in a nice neighborhood. He barely noticed as he pushed open the door, and ran in with Remy.

“Go put your coat away okay? I just want to check on your papa.” Remy grumbled, but listened. “Virgil, are you okay? I’m home! So sorry I’m late. I just lost track of time.” Shuddering breaths came from the “office” in their home.

“I’m fine,” Virgil called, slowly calming down from his anxiety attack. Breath in for four... Random events like showing up late often led to anxiety attacks, which Virgil wasn’t exactly sure he became used to, but he did expect them.

“Okay!” Roman said. “Do you think you can come downstairs? Remy’s home.” Virgil let out a shuddering breath, Out for four.

“Coming down as we speak.” Virgil quickly went down the short flight of stairs where Roman stood at the bottom. Roman smiled at Virgil, happy to see him.

When Virgil reached the bottom, Roman quickly asked, “Touching or no touching?” Virgil thought for a moment before answering.

“You can touch me, but not too much.” Roman smiled brightly and gave Virgil a quick hug. Virgil rolled his eyes, and hugged back.

“Hi papa!” Remy shouted excitedly, going to join the hug. Roman and Virgil smiled, and let him in. Virgil hugged him tightly.

“Hey kid, how was school?” Remy smiled as his dad let him go.

“Good! Dad ran a little late but Mr. Hart let me play with Emile!” Virgil looked at Roman.

“Who’s Emile?” Roman’s smile wavered slightly.

“Mr. Hart’s son who came to visit.” Virgil looked at him suspiciously. Roman quickly changed the subject.

“I heard you learned about frogs today! And built a castle! Can you tell me and your papa all about it!” Remy nodded ethusically, starting to rattle on about frogs. Virgil gave Roman a look, but listened to Remy.

Finally, when dinner ended, and Remy had been put to sleep, Virgil asked.

“Okay, what the hell was that about?” Roman awkwardly fiddled with his fingers, sitting back down on a kitchen stool across from Virgil. “I would like an answer.”

“Okay. So, Mr. Hart is Patton.” Virgil scrunched his nose up in confusion.

“Who’s that? Oh wait. Hang on. It's that asshole from college, isn’t it?” Roman nodded, sighing. “Didn’t he have a different last name though? Lügner?”

“Yes, but he changed his last name with his spouse.” Virgil furrowed his brow, as Roman watched him connect the dots.

“He married Logan,” Virgil said with the assurance of the morgue pronouncing a person dead. Roman didn’t need to ask why he knew. “That fucking bastard. I am going to find where he lives and kill him.”

“Darling, while of course I always support you, murder is frowned in polite soceity.” Virgil let out a frustrated groan of annoyance.

“I hate that family so fucking much. I hate them,” Virgil whispered, angry tears leaking out of his eyes. “They are fucking monsters.” Roman started to gently rub Virgil’s back, soothing him.

“I know darling. I’m so very sorry.” Virgil just kept crying into his hands, eventually turning around and embracing Roman, who kept soothing him, until Virgil began to calm down. He let out a humorless laugh.

“Sorry for the emotional outburst Ro.” Roman smiled.

“Not a problem stormy. I love and care about you. That's why I married you.” Virgil looked him up and down, smirking

“I suppose there was a reason I married you.”

“Love?”

“Tax benefits.” Roman dramatically placed his hand to his chest, offended.

“You have fooled me! Bewitched me! Tricked me!” Virgil stifled a laugh. “Betrayal, oh lover of mine, betrayal!” Virgil frowned slightly but tried to keep himself grounded. This is ACTUALLY a joke. He isn’t here. He doesn’t have power over you anymore.You’re OKAY. No. You aren’t. You’re weak and worthless and you can’t even take a damn joke. Virgil thought he heard Roman asking him something, but the noise in his head was too loud and the world was too blurry. Virgil held his head and covered his eyes,trying to shut out the voice and thoughts in his head. You have to let one of us win at some point. I don’t want to. Too late. Vaguely, Virgil heard Roman ask a question, but he slipped away.

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“You goddamn bitch,” Janus fumed, Virgil shrinking back on the bed. The two had been dating since sophomore year of high school, and now the two shared a dorm in college. “Are you trying to make me angry? Going out without telling me, sleeping in, and refusing to have sex? Its like you don’t care about me anymore.”

“I’m sorry,” Virgil mumbled. Janus scoffed.

“Yeah right. I bet you’re cheating on me. You are a “bisexual” after all.” Janus got in Virgil’s face. “A fucking whore. I can’t believe you’d actually betray me like this.” Virgil didn’t know when he started crying but tears were pouring down his face.

“NO! I-I-would never do that to you! I love you Jan! So so much!” Janus sneered, looking at Virgil dead in the eyes.

“Then prove it.”

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Roman knew when Virgil started rocking in place, he had to call Remus. He pressed his contact and prayed his brother would pick up. Much to Roman’s relief, he did.

“Hello Bottom!” Roman sighed.

“For the record I’m a switch. But that's beside the point. Virgil’s having a flashback and I want some backup in case Remy wakes up.”

“I’m on my way. Be there in five.”

“But you live twenty minutes away. To get here in five minutes you’d have to break numerous laws.”

“FUCK THE LAWS!” Remus screeched through the phone. Roman rolled his eyes and hung up. He then turned to Virgil, kneeling beside him. Roman knew he couldn’t stop the flashback, he just needed to support him. Virgil generally hated being touched in times of extreme panic, so Roman didn’t touch, but instead offered soothing words,knowing the only thing he could do.

“It's okay stormy. It’s just a flashback. It’s not real. I’m here. Everything’s going to be okay. You’re safe. Can you try and breathe for me?” Somehow, through the covered ears, Virgil heard him. Virgil let out a cry of pain and Roman’s heart broke.

“STOP PLEASE STOP! I SAID I WAS SORRY I PROMISE! I WON’T DO ANYTHING PLEASE ST-” VIrgil was cut off by his own sobs and no doubt something in the flashback.

Still, Roman kept going, trying to help. “In for six, out for six. I’ll do it with you.” Roman breathed as he said, as loudly as he could. Virgil whimpered and sobbed, but tried. Roman heard the screech of Remus’s car. The door opened quickly and quietly, and Remus went to the kitchen. He went next to his brother and started helping Virgil. This was one of the worst flashbacks Virgil had had in years.

“Hey Virge, it’s Remus. We’re all gonna breath together. Okay?” At first Virgil didn’t respond, still shaking and sobbing. Then he nodded. “In for four, out for five.” Remus did that with Virgil, while Roman kept assuring him he was safe. Slowly and surely, Virgil took his hands off his ears and started to open his eyes. Roman and Remus were calm and encouraging, soothing him, telling him to tell them what the room looked like.

At first Virgil described his first college dorm, that image burned into his eyelids. But eventually he began to see his home. The home where he lived with Roman and raised Remy. Where he was safe and secure. And Virgil was brought back. He was still shook and though he wanted to be hugged and comforted, he was deathly terrified of it. Roman drapped a heavy blanket over Virgil’s shoulders, one specifically for situations where grounding and security was needed. Remus went upstairs to make sure Remy was asleep. Virgil choked back a small sob.

“Sorry I freaked out. Again. I wish I could control this damn thing. Its so fucking painful. He’s never coming near me again, hasn’t in years, and he still can hurt me. He still has that fucking power. And I hate that.” Virgil hugged himself with his blanket.

“Hey, it's not your fault. I should have known that might trigger you. I’ll be more careful in the future.” Virgil chucked a pillow at him, angry.

“But that’s the thing! You shouldn’t have to worry about what triggers me! You shouldn’t have to ask just to tap my shoulder! You shouldn’t be worried that our child might wake up and be scared because his father is screaming and crying on the ground and no one can stop it! You don’t deserve this!” Virgil, said, emotions bubbling and breaking.

“No Virgil, you don’t. You don’t deserve to feel this type of pain.You deserve happiness and love. And that’s why I am here. Because I know you deserve everything in this world. And I am willing to do whatever it takes to prove to you that you’re worth the world to me. I will never stop loving you. And I will never stop trying to support and be there for you. I made a vow to love you until death, but I know I’ll love you long after.” Virgil went silent. “I will always be here, by your side.”

“Big promises princey,” Virgil exhaled quietly. Roman smiles gently at him.

“And I mean every word of them.” Virgil walks up to Roman, embracing him tightly. Roman hugs back, holding him like he’s the world. “You are the best thing that ever happened to me.”

“Right back at you princey,” Virgil whispers into Romans chest. Remus clears his throat and the two look up.

“I’ll go to the guest room soon so you two can be all romantic on your lonesome. But just thought I’d make you aware, your kid was out cold. He’s impossible to get to sleep but once he is, he is never waking up until morning.” Virgil smiles shakily at him.

“Thanks Remus.” Remus smiled, glancing at the two.

“Hey, what are awesome brother in-laws for?” Roman shoved him lightly.

“Going away?”

“Alright, alright jeez. Man, you two lovebirds act like you’re still in your honeymoon phase.” As Remus goes up the stairs, the two embrace, falling asleep on the couch, in the safety of the other’s arms.

(Just a note, I have never personally met someone who experiences flashbacks, so I wrote this one the best I could with the limited knowledge I have. Also, when I say -----FLASHBACK ENDS--- it just means that we don’t see any more of the flashback. It does not end until Virgil is fully situated and in the present.)

#unsympathetic deceit #unsympathetic patton #logicality #toxiclogicality #prinxiety #abuse #emotionalabuse #abusiverelationship #physicalabuse #sanders sides #roman sanders #virgil sanders #remus sanders #logan sanders #remy sanders #emile sanders #past abuse #trauma

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zuzuslastbraincell · 3 years

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For the salty ask game: 6, 10 and 16? <3

6: Has fandom ever made you enjoy a pairing you previously hated?

I never used to like kataang or maiko much, but I’m good with the former and really like the latter now.

while I’m still not a big fan of the kataang (without wanting to write an essay: ember island players ruins it for me), I’ve softened on it a lot largely just from seeing the content for it on here. they’re just honestly very sweet? I don’t know if it’ll last for practical reasons, but the idea of aang & katara offering each other hope from the beginning and until the end is just lovely.

as for maiko, I absolutely love the strength of mai & zuko’s dynamic (platonic or romantic) just from their boiling rock interactions alone. I feel like a lot of early s3 maiko very much demonstrates that they have some communication difficulties to work through together (thinking about the beach in particular here, but also the ‘are you cold?’ scene, as well as the break-up via letter interaction, that’s the big one) and in a sense mai represents part of zuko’s ‘ideal’ life as a perfect prince that he realises that he has to break from in the first half of s3, but I’ve come around to the idea that if they spent some time working through their communication issues they could really have something lovely? I do also think mai deserves a short break from the stifling culture of nobility/time to explore herself first, but after that? totally could work. like, i’m personally really attached to the gay zuko headcanon and always have been but a lot recent mutuals are maiko shippers and i’ve become very attached to maiko as well because of them (in parallel universes of course).

16: If you could change anything in the show, what would you change?

so many things....

1. less racist, more sensitive worldbuilding. crucially better south asian rep, clear south asian rep. this also means including removing the caricature of guru pathik and changing the design of combustion man (and p’li) not to include a reference to shiva. the show’s philosophies and vocabulary owes so much to south asian culture and the lack of representation in that aspect alone is shocking.

2. references to the fact that there are some air nomad survivors / descendents in hiding in various and that being a late s2 / s3 subplot. (maybe aang is still the last airbender tho? but certainly his culture won’t die with him). the culture isn’t perfectly preserved / has changed with time and enduring hardships, some things have been lost, but there are still survivors clinging on, proud. maybe it’s this community that helps with him the avatar state, not a random guru? or they could help him with his s3e1 dilemma about ‘blending in’, as many of them have discarded certain aspects of appearance in order to hide? i feel like this could add so much to aang’s arc in the latter half of the show.

3. better writing of the white lotus, with the white lotus as a international resistance org that operates in all nations, that uses old man’s pai sho club as a front. they’re introduced as opposing the dai li in ba sing se, as trying to organise resistance in secret, have ties to some local revolutionary/radical factions as they have a long standing rivalry with the dai li (& part of the reason the dai li side with azula is to crush the white lotus and resistance to their reign). iroh is not grand lotus but merely gets recruited in s2, as part of a redemption arc.

4. a subtle iroh redemption arc where iroh realises he cannot simply be passive and perhaps let the treasonous thought ”hm, maybe it would have been better if the avatar fought sozin” cross his mind - he needs to take a more active role in opposing the fire nation, and he joins the white lotus. i think he also needs to reckon quite specifically with the cost of the siege of ba sing se, he needs to make amends to those hurt from it on both sides - be confronted by fire nation defectors who left after the siege because why were their deaths less important that his son’s? as well as encounter how the siege left scars on the lower ring, in a less visible way (untrained lower ring residents formed resistance militia and generally died in huge numbers; plague and starvation greatly affected the lower ring, etc.). no iroh as a moral authority here - he’s morally grey trying to become good. also he doesn’t stick around in ba sing se, he realises the jasmine dragon, as lovely as it is, isn’t true redemption either, and at the end of the series he stays in the fire nation.

5. leading into point 3 (and 4): in s3 the gaang encounters and works with grassroots underground resistance in the fire nation. i think this is a better message than ‘oh the fire nation is a soceity ridden by class division that exploits its poorer / less privileged people and its own environment as long as it doesn’t affect the elite, and turns even its most privileged children into traumatised child soldiers and is indirectly hurt by its own colonialism and imperialistic culture, and that’s deeply sad’ - i think a better message is ‘the fire nation is a society with all those problems and you can do something about it. you can stand up. even though that’s scary.’ this resistance group is around for day of black sun (in fact they’re vital to it) and then you see a key member in boiling rock too.

6. no combustion man. honestly? weak writing. would much prefer zuko attempting to ‘stealthily’ track the gaang on the false premise of a ‘welcome home tour’ where he slips out under night to try and chase them down - this would mostly be alluded to in a few scenes. i also think this would get zuko to realise how much the fire nation itself has been hurt from war. i think the main early s3 plot points e.g. the beach episode still happens, as does the war meeting. i feel like zuko would need extra firepower to be a decent s3 threat - maybe he takes mai and ty lee with him? zuko ultimate lesbian ally takes bored lesbians from the palace for a knife throwing chi blocking field trip kjfshdj i’m joking. but seriously we could also have a combustion bender on board as well as a potential new character (i’m imagining someone like a younger p’li if i’m honest, same age range as zuko), as long as they have a character beyond being a scary assassin. maybe they defect early to the resistance group before the day of black sun, tell zuko they should too (but zuko doesn’t listen)? that’d be rad.

7. the existence of grassroots resistance would basically allow for the series to end with zuko being offerred the crown, but deciding to give it up / end the royal line. rather than a power vacuum, or iroh, the existance of resistance means there are clearly people (i.e. adults) who can fill that space. maybe this is a bit optimistic of me but i would just love to set up a scenario where zuko doesn’t become a boy-king of an imperialist nation and where absolute monarchy doesn’t continue, where there’s a clear shift in system. i understand the narrative power of zuko acknowledges he has inherited wealth and power that has been gained through exploitation and imperialism, and dedicating his whole life to undoing the damage his family has done, but i think he can do this without being the fire lord? in fact not being the fire lord is a good first step. zuko finds another way of doing exactly this.

8. talked about this a lot recently but better toph s3 representation & greater ties to the earth kingdom. also, i’d just appreciate a lot more flavour from the earth kingdom as a whole, and more prominent characters from there?

9. okay i’m not sure there is quite honestly space in the narrative for an azula redemption clearly on screen in as much depth as zuko’s but 1. i’d like iroh not to treat her horribly, thanks, and maybe even try to reach out to her at appropriate moments, maybe we see him (comically) say a lovely warm hello during her s2 appearances, maybe we see her play pai sho with him in s3 while he’s in prison in return for some secret info he’s not actually giving her while he’s not-so-subtly suggesting she should defy her father (but it’s too little too late, he already *chose* zuko in her eyes, and perhaps he did and is only just beginning to realise that) 2. i would like some hope and optimism at the end for azula. her breakdown is truly tragic but it feels like pain for pain’s sake in a sense - i would have loved for the finale scene with zuko & ozai replaced with a scene where someone visits azula and tells them they’ll be there for her and/or they love her. perhaps iroh, perhaps zuko (though i think that one would be more complicated obviously). i would love a post-finale scene where iroh sets up a tea shop somewhere in the fire nation where we see azula out the back, finishing up wiping down/mopping the patio, and before aang goes inside to say hi to his friends, we see them bump into each other - azula bows deeply, a clear apology, and aang accepts it. then we see azula runs off to go hang out with some friends before we follow aang inside as he encounters his own friends.

basically i’d rewrite a lot of s3. i’m dearly, dearly attached to s3, especially the second half, which has some of my favourite episodes of the entire season, but i think it’s flawed.

#drowning-in-cacophony #long post #sorry this ended up being REALLY long

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blurrywhitelies-blog · 5 years

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the problem with me is- everytime i think of a man, i already assume he very normally has what we usually the traits of "toxic masculinity". that's the reason i can't imagine true love happening. my brain can't stimulate the experience of falling in love, because love is supposed to be mutual, they need to be as vulnerable and open with you as you are. they need to be as scared of losing you as you are. and while the soceity has normalized these traits for women like me, i just can't bring myself to imagine a boy who will be scared of losing me. a boy who will cry on heartbreak. a boy who will strive to hold a relationship close. a man who will actually value the love i give him. a man who won't just expect things like sex and fun. i don't know what it's like to live without these beliefs, and i know this is wrong. it has literally come to this: i can not imagine boys without these "toxic" traits. i don't know what it's like to be a boy, and i don't know if it's just me. but i do know as a matter of fact that the soceity has failed our generation terribly, and if not anything else, has instilled things like toxic masculanity and misogyny deep into us. this is scary, because i feel myself under the influence of the lies.

#feminism #feminist #activism #sexism #patriarchy #misogyny #toxic masculinity #internalised misogyny

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highrankingdemoness · 6 years

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Some lgbt activists : hetreonormative aces are nothing but straight snowflakes who want to invade lgbt

The very same lgbt activist: why would someone invalidate a sexuality and make someone feel like they're problems dont exsist because they can't see them

Look. I get it. Fuck all the hetroromantoc (since yall only see to have a problem.with those/me) aces who tell you not to do pda, assume you are 110%lewd and support every destructive sterotype soceity has attach to gays lesbian and and bisexual.

I get it I do BUT for the love of God,Deity,Bullshit to not be a hypocrite please stop mocking all asexual especially the ones who are hetreonormative. No . No way in.hell have our struggles been as prominent or obvious as gay bi or lesbian but they are there.

And we are all not anti , gay stereotyping assholes. Or you know call me a snowflake , tell me you'll spend all time making sure hetreonormative aces know theyre just broken straight people like a straight person or whoever told you.

I'm still going to fight for your rights.

You deserve a wife or husband. You deserve to be able to adopt kids and work without someone knowing bed manners. I'm not going to treat you out ignorance like someone else treated you.

P.S rude ass hetreonormative aces ...stfu. no you cant tell a stranger now to passionately kiss thier partner. No you cannot modify or make lies about pride ...like bitch wtf?!

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grantffxiv · 6 years

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Regress!

In the cold streets of the Brume where many beggars, sons of whores, and bastards laid, forgotten by the honorific and materialistic soceity of Ishgard, lied a child, no older than the age of five, draped in a ragged cloak, his jet black hair tattered and mangled as his green eyes looked about fearfully as though there were monsters about to prey upon him. The child seemed to intently cover his ears with his small palms as he squeezed his eyes shut letting out whimpers as he tried to huddle close to a nearby fire…

“…Grant.” A voice called out which caused the child to look up towards a tall figure that seemed rather well dressed for someone walking the Brumes. The older boy that had approached was no older than his early teens as he was proudly clad in a squire’s attire. The boy looked ruefully towards the child as he seemed to let out a sigh before kneeling down to be eye level with the child who watched him passively, though without fear. “…Father threw you out again?” The child let out a whimper. “Mmmh..Nnn…” The boy let out another sigh. “Figures…He beat you again for talking didn’t he?” The child merely gave a meek and ashamed nod as the black haired and brown eyed boy continued to stare at him for a moment before gently placing a hand on the child’s shoulder. “…I’m so sorry little brother…He keeps…Ever since…Hmm…” The child looked to his brother as he simply shook his head, whimpering all the while. “Mmm..Mmm…No…” The child baredly managed to stammer out prompting the boy to shake his head. “No…It’s not your fault little brother…Hmm…Tell you what. This is what we’re going to do…We’re going to get you cleaned up, get you some of your favorite soup and we’ll go wolf watching again, how does that sound, buddy?” The boy asked with what seemed to be a reassuring smile as he offered his hand to the child. The child slowly reached out his small hand towards his brother’s hand, leaving one of his ears bare and revealing bandages at the end of his ear, stained red with blood. Despite the pain that was in the child’s eyes, he still nevertheless managed a cheerful smile towards his brother. “B-Bwo…” He stammered out as he seemed to cling to his borther’s hand. The brother gave the child another reassuring nod before he stood up and lead the child out of the Brume…..The child would admantly cling to his brother, hiding behind his leg as he saw others approach, whimpering in fear but nevertheless expressing happiness…At being protected by his hero.

#ffXIV #ff14 rp #regress #Grant yaeger #FFXIV rp #hyur midlander #ffxiv hyur #ishgard

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blackhoof-kra · 5 years

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Corporations, governments, institutions and entire cultures have systematically created the denial necessary for otherwise compassionate people to justify the inexcusable. It is difficult to like something or someone who disturbs you, this is understandable. From my point of view, having to live within a soceity that has assimilated my people and then on discovering that it is a system of lies, cruelty and destruction built on the acts of theft and violence committed towards other living beings, posing as progressive and that claim to be for the betterment of humanity, with very little understanding for tribal people and the animals, domestic or the free-living. I see and understand hypocrisy on a massive level, to the point where individuals don't realize how they are unconsciously collaborate with this system. Autumn 2018 Anim Blackhoof

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blackhoof-kra · 5 years

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