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Drakka 1/?

#MY MAN 🥰🥰🥰 #I wanna snack on that pouty lower lip of his #drakka #drakka hfw #hfw #horizon forbidden west

[pikapeppa]

Miss Congeniality (2000) dir. Donald Petrie

#😌😌😌 #except why is it in the minus degrees this morning where I live 😭💀 #miss congeniality #april 25

[pikapeppa]

Hi!

Just finished re-reading Desert Blooms and Western Wind, and gearing up for Becoming Whole and wanted to remind you how awesome you are!

But my actual point, I stumbled across you during my AloyxDrakka phase and then you managed to suck me right in to Kotaloy…

And then I got in to BG3, which you were right behind with Kiss me on the Mouth & Someone Great. And I have to confess I wasn’t all too keen on exploring a Halsin ship, let alone a HalsinxAstarionxTav ship but you’ve sucked me right in to that too…

And while my brain festered away on Rolan, I stumbled across Catskarky’s Mass Effect comics which preemptively started my GarrusxShepard phase (and forced me out to buy the trilogy which I’m now just concluding). And so anyway, that got me thinking and I vaguely recalled that I’d seen you had previously dabbled in the ME fanfic space and I was right, and I’ve come to this conclusion:

You are the ultimate source of good games and great ships (ignoring your unfortunate Shakarian oversight lol). So please, please share your wisdom! Recommend anything and everything. I literally value no one’s opinion more in this!

HAHAHA OKAY BUT this made me laugh, both with delight that you've enjoyed so many of my beloved ships -- but also because Shakarian is my OG ship. Garrus Vakarian is my first-ever OG videogame boyfriend LMAOOO. The reason I haven't written any significant fic for him is that my Shepard picks the control ending, meaning that she sacrifices herself to save the geth and EDI and thus she essentially "dies" and leaves beloved Garrus alone... and I could never write that. I can write angsty-ending ships, but I just don't have the heart to write a ship where one member of the pairing literally dies. (And no, I've never considered doing a non-canon workaround because I really like the control ending as it is, which may be an unpopular opinion, but I'm sticking to it!)

I have written one (1) Shakarian oneshot, though!! It was shortly after MELE came out and one of my BFFs got into Shakarian, so I wanted to see if I could bring myself to write them, but this oneshot is as far as I got, sadly 😭❤

(more below the cut!)

As for other game recommendations: off the top of my head, Dragon Age and the Witcher come to mind -- specifically Dragon Age: Inquisition and The Witcher 3, which are both the third installments of their respective series. DA:I has historically been the greatest source of fic inspiration for me, and my Geralt/Reader series might actually be my favourite body of work. You can play both of these games without having played the previous two games -- this is what I did, and both games are among my top 5 favourites!

To prepare for playing these games, beloved friends had recommended some primer articles for me, which basically just introduce you to the lore and the worldstate so you can jump in. Those articles are here, if you decide to check out these games:

The Witcher worldstate for dummies

The Dragon age worldstate for dummies

As for the rest of the Witcher and Dragon Age games: I can't speak for The Witcher 1 and 2, since I haven't played them, sadly! I played the first Dragon Age game (Origins) once, and I... struggled a lot because the gameplay shows its age now. I'M SORRY TO EVERYONE WHO SWEARS BY IT, but I just didn't enjoy playing all of it. The storytelling is good and the companions are a treat, but I wouldn't be able to play it a second time.

I loved Dragon Age 2, and I adore the companion dynamics in DA2 even moreso than in Inquisition, but I actually have only played DA2 one and a half times, mainly because the gameplay is also dated now. It's definitely playable though, certainly moreso than DA:O in my humble opinion, so I would recommend it! And I will say this for DA2: Fenris is the canon romance that I fell the hardest for and have written the most for, of all my videogame LIs. Take that to mean what you will. 🤣

If you like anime, my top two favourite animes are ones that I've also written for: Samurai Champloo (which would be considered retro now 😭💀) and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Both of these anime made me cry for very different reasons, and I highly recommend them! You also don't need to have played Cyberpunk 2077 in order to follow and enjoy Edgerunners (I haven't played it), so don't worry about that!

In terms of other recommendations, you can check out my writing masterpost, which lists all the fandoms I've written for and the ships within them. This could help you decide on what you want to play (or watch) next! ❤

If you want any more recommendations (movies, shows, books etc), feel free to hit me up with another ask or a DM! NOT THAT I CONSIDER MYSELF ANY KIND OF AUTHORITY ON ANYTHING LMAOOOO, I'M JUST A POTATO SMUT WRITER, I swear I'd only offer this if someone asked first 🤣🤣🤣

Enjoy!!! And THANK YOU GENUINELY for the praise!! You don't know how much it thrill me when people tell me that they got started with one of my ships and trusted me enough to try ones that they'd not considered before. It means the world! 😭❤❤❤

-- much love from your friendly neighbourhood Pika! xoxo

#fanfic writer's life #pikapeppa writes #i won't be a nuisance and tag all the fandoms and ships but PLEASE KNOW I'M CONSTANTLY THRILLED BY MULTIFANDOM READERS 😂🥰❤❤❤ #please forgive any typos too i should really be running off to shower and go beddy 🤣💀

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Genuinly just inhaled the chamomile and gwent series and I don’t know how long it’s been since you even thought about it but thank you so much honestly for writing it. I only know the Witcher games from my gamer friends (I just suck so bad at video games and have given up) and i am so glad I did or else I never would never have found this amazing piece of writing. Honestly I don’t know much about the relationship between Gerald or Yennefer and now I don’t even want to from how amazing this relationship was. Again, thank you for being your talented self and I’m so excited to read more of your work!!

Ahhh omg this is the nicest ask, thank you so much!!! 🥰 I'm so thrilled that you got to experience the game through your friends -- it's honestly one of my top-three favourite games of all time! And okay, I'm obviously biased, but I'm extremely flattered that you enjoyed my fic enough to not be curious about Geralt and Yennefer's past LMAO. 🤣

Thank YOU for taking the time to leave me this wonderful comment and for brightening my day!!! I will leave you with this happy Geralt in thanks!

For anyone who is curious and wants to check out the series: Chamomile and Gwent is here on AO3! Geralt x f!Reader, 3 fics, 600k+ words, rated E for smut! 🥰

-- love and thanks from your friendly neighbourhood Pikapeppa! xoxo

#geralt of rivia #geralt/reader #geralt x reader #geralt x y/n #geralt smut #the witcher #the witcher 3 #tw3 #pikapeppa writes #fanfic writer's life

[pikapeppa]

Breaking Bad 2.13 "ABQ" Better Call Saul 6.08 "Point and Shoot"

#fuck so many feelings 😭😭😭 #i loved Breaking Bad but honestly I loved Better Call Saul even more #SO MANY FUCKING FEELINGS #this is how you do a prequel right #breaking bad #better call saul

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We all know Scratch is the best boy 😁 (sorry Gale)

#I AM CRYING #THE FACT THAT ASTARION IS ALWAYS HERE TO COMMENT JUST MAKES ME SCREAM #he’s like the ‘toasty’ guy in Mortal Kombat #baldurs gate 3 #bg3 #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #Astarion #gale/tav #gale x tav

[pikapeppa]

Finally posting the HFW zine piece I did over a year ago. Meant to put it up a couple weeks ago and completely forgot, but it works out because today is Aloy's birthday!

While physical copies of the zine are sold out at this point, leftover merch and PDFs are still available to buy until the 6th here!

This artwork gets the award for longest I've ever spent on a single piece, clocking in at somewhere between 200-300 hours

#THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL 😭😭😭 #CATSHARKY OMG I HAD NO IDEA THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY YOU YOU'RE A DEITY WE DON'T DESERVE THEE #hfw #horizon forbidden west

[pikapeppa]

Astarion References

uncompressed + unedited full size images on google drive here

#AMAZINGGG #astarion #bg3 #baldur's gate 3

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Halsin References

uncompressed + unedited full size images on google drive here

#N I C E #halsin #bg3 #baldur's gate 3

[pikapeppa]

It's Drakka loving hours again, don't mind me

BONUS:

#bringing my pretty boy back around again 🥰 #drakka #drakka hfw #hfw #horizon forbidden west

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I'm returning to tumblr to join in the Baldur's Gate 3 fan art party! I'm obsessed with Halsin. Here's a dump of some Halsin fanart I've done recently.

#jdsjsjjshsdj I AM GOING INSANE OVER THIS LOVELY COLLECTION #Halsin #bg3 #baldur’s gate 3

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Well, how could I ignore their chemistry?

#omg STOP 😭❤️❤️❤️ THIS IS GORGEOUS #kotallo #kotaloy #aloy x kotallo #Aloy/Kotallo #hfw #horizon forbidden west

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I think he's very brave.

#POOR BOY 😭❤️❤️ #rolan #rolan bg3 #bg3 rolan #bg3 #baldur's gate 3

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Some more 'Ember is new to having a tail' shenanigans. This time both she and Astarion are learning something new.

(Cue everyone in camp looking over with raised eybrows)

#SOBBING THIS IS WONDERFUL FJSJCJSJHDHD #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #astarion/tav #astarion x tav

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"True, you can start over. You can be better than what he made you."

"I know you think this will set you free, but it won't. This power will trap you, just like it trapped Cazador."

BALDUR'S GATE 3 (2023) dev. Larian Studios

#LOVE HIM LOVE HIS DEVELOPMENT 🥹❤️❤️ #Astarion #bg3 #baldur’s gate 3

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I love a game with an archer protagonist, and Horizon does it very well!

#love this!! #i will say though that he seems unaware that Aloy does use different arrows for different bows #but that just means even more that the game makers got it right!! #horizon zero dawn #horizon forbidden west #hzd #hfw #aloy

[pikapeppa]

✨ Cooking ✨

He’s getting comfortable at the Base… Too much maybe ? 👀

Bonus :

#I see if on my dash I MUST REBOOB IT #kotallo #hfw #horizon forbidden west #🥰🥰🥰