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i was cuddling with my boyfriend last night when his shoulder started tensing up (like he was readjusting or gently pushing me off) and when i asked him if he was okay or needed me to move or something he went “no you’re fine, i was just imagining myself pulling a large rope. i didn’t even realize my shoulder was doing that lmao” then refused to elaborate and i have never been as attracted to him as i was in that moment.

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tag that oc that has a middle name (also what is it)

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#Fun fact for all the Damien enjoyers out there: Damien is his middle name actually!! :D #His full legal name is Nate Damien Harris and Nate was passed down through his family from his great grandpa from ww2 #Shaun also inherited the Nate name but Nora insisted on making it his middle name instead #so its Shaun Nate Harris :D #Damien tag

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sorry i didn't reply to your message i died

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before the poll, a quick definition of terms:

"mutual" - you found this post from a mutual (on their blog or your dash) "following" - you found this post from someone you're following, but who isn't following you "random" - you found this by scrolling through someone's blog, who you don't follow. this includes people following you "For You" - you found this on the For You page "recommended" - you found this in a "Check out these blogs" popup, or a "recommended" post when looking at a different post "other" - you found this post some other way. comment how? "reblog ✅" - you're going to reblog, queue, or schedule this post "reblog ❌" - you're NOT going to reblog, queue, or schedule this post

with that out of the way:

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#I've been patiently waiting to check ao3 for any fics on the show cuz i know masterpieces take time and its gonna produce some AMAZING ones #but in the meantime I am suffering. I cannot handle reading everything in a tag i would be scared

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Despite everything, it's still you.

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Despite everything, it's still you.

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Despite everything, it's still you.

#THIS ONEEEEEEEEE #THIS ONE #THIS ONE THIS ONE THIS ONEE #op this is making me blow up #/pos #oughhhhhhhhhh I am ill. the blood on his face in the second one #op i feel like i need to thank you for bringing this into creation #fallout 3 #fallout 4 #mayor maccready #rj maccready #maccready #others art

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danse's romance route has some potholes

so, this post woke me from my slumber, have a ramble

This has always been a weird point for me, but I never got around to really figuring out what it was exactly until just now. I think all of the romantic candidates have out-of-place flirting, at least here and there, but Danse consistently has dialogue options to flirt with him at exactly the wrong fuckin time. The odd thing about Danse is that, most of the time, the normal Good/Yes answer is more romantic or sincerely affectionate than the flirt.

So, the Flirts.

The only Flirt that works is when he talks about his fear of losing people, and Sole says, "I care too much about you to do that to you." It's the first Flirt, and he responds by saying you've given him "something to think about." I've gone on about how Danse has never truly felt cared for. Sole's voice acting also sells this Flirt by being somewhat timid, unsure of saying this, but wanting him to know.

Danse's talks go Kreig > Cutler > Haylen > Help Im A Robot. The first time you can flirt with him is in the Cutler chat, where the "I care about you" line comes up. It's not out of left field from the conversation. It's affectionate, it doesn't overstep, but it pushes the line and makes Danse consider "oh shit, there's a lil something something going on here."

The "Would you hold me?" line is much less subtle.

Danse talks about how he doubts himself after Cambridge and Sole's reference to him hugging Haylen makes it seem like they've just been waiting for him to shut up to use that line on him. It's out of place, it circles back to a topic we've moved on from, and it's so overt it sucker-punches everyone involved, including the player. It's blunt.

The other options of "I'm here whenever you need me" or "I'm glad you feel better" are less flirtatious, but they imply more direct concern and care for Danse. Both lines are about Danse, and Sole being there for him. The actual Flirt is what Danse can do for Sole. This is such a weird nitpick, I know, but it comes off not as romantic, but more like Sole is trying to hook up with him. That would work with someone like Hancock, or maybe Piper, but Danse's romance involves more subtlety and slow-burn elements. It's too forward.

So, in his final talk...

It's literally "Kitten I'll be honest, Daddy's about to kill himself" "haha no don't kill yourself you're soooo sexy"

It comes right after he's having a lot of emotions about his reason for living. This is not the time to put the responsibility of a relationship on someone. Again, this is a flaw of the 4 Affinity Talks system. If you're just going for a platonic relationship with Danse, his talks work great, but his character arc is unfinished anyway. They have to shoehorn romance in there, and it doesn't have the room to develop naturally. It's why Sole has to explicitly say "Would you hold me ;>".

The strangest part is that his neutral/Friendly dialogue options are more affectionate and relationship-building. Again, the other options in the Haylen talk comfort Danse and reassure him.

Honestly, I think the best option, for all romancable companions, is within arms reach. You know how, if you don't romance someone, they'll bring up their last talk again and give you a barn door of an opening to broach the subject of a relationship again? Just. Do that/ It's literally what I did when I romanced Danse; don't romance him as soon as possible. Let it marinate.

The second chance to romance him goes the exact same way, eyebrows to space and all. It just takes place after Danse confesses how close he feels to you and trusts you and not RIGHT AFTER BLIND BETRAYAL.

It's easy to fix the pacing just by not going for the smooch ASAP, but the flirting is awkward. It's worth noting that the line before the Haylen flirt "It's comforting to know that I can speak to you as more than just your commanding officer" has it's own Flirting tag on it. Danse flirts with Sole here, canonically.

A cheap and easy rewrite is Sole echoing the sentiment with something like, "It's comforting to know that you're more than my commanding officer." This leaves room for interpretation. What else is Danse? Sole has an idea, but leaves Danse to wonder about it. It also confirms to Danse "yes, we have a personal bond and this isn't just a work thing."

I think the core of Danse's romance is this dude realizing that he's loved and cared for, truly. Cait has a similar arc, but hers has different complications and contexts than Danse. Danse needs a slow-burn romance full of soft moments and instances of Sole reminding him of his own humanity, even long before the synth thing.

It's worth noting that the "i care too much about you" line is still kinda overshadowed by the "But I wanna be a mutant" joke. That joke makes him laugh, he jokes back without missing a beat, and it's a cute little bonding moment between him and Sole. Romance isn't just overt flirting, it's the little things that make you think the other person is special. How many people do you think can make Danse laugh? Especially about becoming a Super Mutant, right after being told about Cutler? Danse thinks Sole is funny. He thinks it's a cute little joke. He's charmed.

Then Sole sucker-punches him with an explicit ask of physical contact and emotional exploration and the moment is lost. For the Halyen talk, you could have an option where Sole asks, teasingly, if this is going on the report, and Danse laughs and contemplates what Maxson would think. Maybe he even comments about how rumors spread on the Prydwen, implying that he knows there is something between you two for people to gossip about. This would later tie in to The Reveal, where Maxson says the same thing.

#op you are SO right #i have to use that “it's comforting to know you're more than my commanding officer” bit in a fic someday omg. very excellent #I chose the mutant dialogue for the 1st time not too long ago and you make a GREAT point about him being charmed by it. yet another example #of him actually LIKING the sole survivor #which ultimately backfires on him due to the writing of our weird flirts 😭 #anyway great post op I enjoyed reading it #paladin danse #fallout 4

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get. his fucking tits out.

#me @ danse #<- prev tag #literally so fucking real

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Fallout OC Questionnaire: 5, 8, and 26

5: What’s their full name and does it have a meaning? Do they have any nicknames and how did they get em?

8: Do they have any medical conditions? Is medicine/ treatment available for them?

26: How do they come off to others? What first impression do they usually make?

"I can tell you that I definitely don't come off as the next silver shroud."

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MAXIMUS FALLOUT (2024— ) S01E03, "The Head"

#I already loved him from the trailers but the show just 🤌 blew me away with him #I love how much depth and range he has. he’s so cringefail but he’s also badass sometimes!! #maximus fallout #fallout tv show

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Nothing gives the same kind of random ego boost like managing to finally clean up your home and making it nice. Like ooh look at me, I'm living like people do, I made myself iced tea and I am eating my snack from a real plate. I got floors and shit.

#who’s watching me #literally me today

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“Some of these temporary buildings, built to only last for the duration of the pre-war conflict, still stand today. I stayed in many of them and trust me, many are as spartan today as they were when originally built, other than maybe a real bed, new roof, lighting or siding.

As Arcade used to say, all rooms look the same with your eyes shut.”

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the jerky man

#jerky man #cooper howard #the ghoul #fallout tv show #queue

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why do you draw Mr.House kinda… 😳

The amount of hours I've spent thinking about this fool is genuinely bananas