#- LAUDNA ARE YOU OKAY

[pinkieroy]

Laudna, whose parents thought having powers meant she could make a better life for herself, who got excited when she got invited for dinner with the Briarwoods because to them it meant that they saw her potential. Laudna thinking she is holding her girlfriend back from her powers and reaching her full potential, holding her back from flying as high as she could otherwise

#something about giving up the person you love so they can have a better shot at life #ahhdbdjdjkdkdkjsks #not okay #really not okay #imodna #critical role #cr spoilers #bells hells #laudna #imogen temult

[luminousstardust]

LAUDNA GET BEHIND ME

#WHY WON’T THIS BITCH STAY DEAD!!!!!!! #laudna sweetie you did nothing wrong you’ve had a very bad week okay #laudna #delilah briarwood #critical role #bells hells #bells hells spoilers #critical role spoilers #cr spoilers #tay liveblogs

[rosebushwitch]

you know sometimes I’m like even if Laudna and Imogen don’t end up together romantically they’re still a beautiful representation of the strength of female friendship and then I remember that time Imogen bought Laudna a gold ring with two snakes entwined around a ruby to apologise for a small fight they were in for a few days and I’m like oh no they’re in love and they do need to say it actually-

#I mean #I just rewatched that episode and BOY #and the bit where dusk is like flirting with laudna and Imogen just looks all sad #and orym notices and gives her a little hey you okay look #critical role #cr3 #southern gothic #laudna #imogen temult #imodna

[sgt-farron]

They made up and reaffirmed their promise to hold hands as they slept so if Imogen has a nightmare Laudna can be in the dreams with her so she doesn't have to face the storm alone :))) and I am normal about it!

#imodna #imogen temult #laudna #my art #and now featuring pate!! #i tried real hard on the perspective so hopefully it turned out okay #i just blove drawing hands #especially imodna hands #must be the gay in me #imogen x laudna #cr3 #critical role #can you spot the eggs in the text? #southerngothic #edit: easter eggs...

[bb-enablefreebuild]

dios apate, mother

#the background is WACKKK I was distracted by this weeks CR episode okay. I just finished it and I’m floored. fucking FLOORED!!!!!!! #if cr3 and tlt were crossed over wake and otohan would be chaos wives. #LAUDNA AND HARROW BEING BONE BESTIES????? ARE U KIDDING MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE #anyway. Irish wake be upon ye #tlt #the locked tomb #awake remembrance of these valiant dead #commander wake #Gideon nav #(by proxy) #(she’s technically cooking in the womb) #(you can’t see the belly very well tho)

[sparring-spirals]

i desperately need an episode of just the Bells sitting and talking to each other and checking in and touching base and bonding. both for "i live for that shit" reasons and because the amount of lore drops the last few episodes has left me yelling "MOON?" "HAUNTED?" "CITY?" "MOON CITY?" "RED?" "CAGE GOD EGG?" with increasing fervor and decreasing coherency. my brain was not built for this. i need like 80 minutes of everyone asking each other how they're feeling and in depth 1 on 1 talks and characters Vibing. CR please.

#you know how the bells hells REALLY need a nap? maybe i do too. 🤔 #anyway MOON CITY HAUNTED CAGE EGG FAKE GOD RED STORM MOON HAUNTED CITY? #critical role #cr spoilers #c3e30 #cr liveblogging #bell's hells #spar speaks #speculation #meta #PLE ASE #folks. im bad at lore and plot threads. i dont know how evident it is that my favored terrain is character dives but. my insight on Plot is #probably not the most helpful #like this is GREAT and FUN but im only gonna get LESS HELPFUL FROM HERE. .... having fun tho #okay maybe i do need sleep #Fearnes parents BARGAINED HER AWAY. fcg HAS BEEN A WHEEL AND ALSO HAD THEIR MEMORY REDONE. #LAUDNA IS STRUGGLING WITH DELILAH. #THE YU BETRAYAL? GOD theres so much happening #i need them to Chat

[that-one-scared-gay]

this whole laudna keyleth conversation kinda reads to me as marisha going "alright someone's gotta check on keyleth about all this and IT'S GONNA BE ME"

#keyleth of the air ashari #laudna #laudna cr #critical role #c3 e81 #like it makes sense for laudna to do it but also i feel like marisha wanted to have a convo with keyleth you know??? #idk something about players getting attached to characters and wanting them to be okay even when they're no longer playing

[yashley]

"I blew out a city by myself. A block, decimated." "Intentionally?" "No."

#critical role #imogen x fearne #imogearne #ygifs #but I'm literally obsessed it’s okay #it's easy for imogen to stay steadfast against chetney's/ashton's stagnant cynicism in their perception of Power* #it's easy to hold firm to the reassurances of laudna/fcg/orym of imogen's conviction of character but then you have fearne #the way fearne's nature naturally challenges? imogen's conviction of her own nature has me literally losing it it's Everything #fearne quietly saying Why Not as imogen's adamantly saying No #not cos it's what she Feels or even what she Wants but cos shes Afraid of herself she's Afraid of how much she wants to say Yes #the way imogen says I Will Not Meet You In The Middle and fearne just Looks at her and nods. and Knows. #the ugliness imogen hates/fears in herself that fearne doesn't see as ugliness to reassure imogen against is Something To Me #what else would a character who only sees fear and destruction in herself need but a character who only sees That as Greatness #to say you are not great Despite your flaws but your flaws* are not Flaws* and they are not destined to damn you #and imogen shuts that down immediately and it's Sooooooooo Good #if 4sd isn't ashley/laura actually talking about this dynamic then that's fine I don't care but it's literally insane #it's insane that fearne backs off it's insane that they both trigger that primal reaction in the other while actively avoiding it #fearne Wanting* to push imogen even a little but she stops out of fear of pushing imogen Away is . . . . #the way they make each other Question themselves like ooooo k

[miscellaneoustapes]

Imogen being jealous on the main. And Dusk having no mind to grasp?!?

#Imogen wasn’t even suspicious of evil motives #just didn’t like Dusk being around Laudna #lol girly that’s fruity #okay yeah you can be jealous of friends to #but SG romantic has me in a chokehold #but if they are platonic good for them too #also Wizard of Oz arm link ver cute #critical role #cr3 #critical role spoilers #cr3e28 #imodna #imogen temult #laudna #dusk cr #southern gothic #imogen x laudna

[leadmeastraylittlefairy]

rewatching imogen and laudna’s conversation from episode 49 is so bonkers now. imogen so clearly going through it

#like i am blushing #the implications #the i love yous #i don’t mind being your better half #imogens pauses??????????? #like jesus christ #ashley’s face after laudna/marisha says say what kills me #anyways i’m just rotating them in my brain #critical role #cr spoilers #critical role spoilers #imodna #c3e49 #bell’s hells #okay also thinking about #laudna telling imogen the most important power she possesses being choice #and imogen choosing laudna :)

[pocketgalaxies]

miss ma'am would you like to expand some thoughts on all of the imodna stuff from this past ep? i always love your takes on them :)

hello yes!!

ok starting with imogen. i can't believe it's basically canon that girl's been kinda in love with laudna for so long. like i knew it but i didn't Know it and now i Know it and don't know what to Do with it except be like oh babe. i'm so happy for you for making that move. and the speed at which imogen steered the conversation to that point as soon as they were alone is so endearing, the way she was about to overflow with the need to ask that question. also marisha being like "this wasn't supposed to happen to my dead girl" and laura going "i know :( i know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯" bc sometimes the character wants what the character wants and this character wanted this so so so so so so so so bad

LAUDNA ON THE OTHER HAND.

i've seen a few other ppl say this and i certainly agree that laudna's reaction to being asked "can i kiss you" and what happened afterward is very ambiguous and i'm so curious what the Hell fuck is going on in her head now

what does it mean when someone asks if they can kiss you and you just say "ALRIGHT." like it's not an inconvenience and it wouldn't bother you so sure they can do what they want, you don't mind. it's not a "yes i want you to do that" it's a "yes i won't be upset if you do that" and those are different!! it could easily be either "i was not expecting this holy shit what do i do oh my god wait what okay wait just let her do it first and figure it out later" because laudna as we all know is romantically emotionally stunted. but also it could be "imogen wants this and what imogen wants i will give to her no matter what it is and this is an easy thing to give" which is,hmm,,,,unhealthy

and then immediately launching into like. i think i need you to be with me in order to be a good person. i think i can't separate from you without destroying myself or hating myself. and imogen going "you're not a bad person" and laudna kissing her again like she needs to Consume that in order to believe it

i'm kinda swinging between multiple interpretations of this, the first being like. laudna recognizing that imogen is showing interest and commitment to her but also coming from such a harrowing experience and needing to put that on the table first. "i don't think you realize that i'm unstable. i'm a bad person. i'm unlovable because you're the only thing keeping me from hurting everyone else." she doesn't explicitly say it but it'd be easy to see the implication of "are you sure you want this, want me?" and imogen saying with so much quiet conviction "you're not a bad person you're not a bad person" is why she kissed her again, because she needed to hear it and hearing that imogen still wants her despite her warnings makes her more confident to initiate a lil kiss or two by herself too

but there are so many other routes to take it. did she recognize that kissing is what imogen wants and therefore kissed her only as a way to say thank you for calling me a good person, almost like a reward, a purely transactional thing on laudna's part? did she not enjoy the first kiss but feel like she needed to try again to maybe convince herself to like it because imogen is so nice and wonderful and amazing that she should like it, what if not liking it makes her an even worse person? did she kiss her because she didn't know what to say in response because she didn't believe imogen's words at all and it was an easy distraction? did she just want to kiss her again so bad so she just did it?

idk maybe we're all reading way too much into this dkfjskdfjs but i think any option could be believable and i have things i like and dislike about each theory, and i love the fact that it wasn't a straightforward "omg yes please kiss me we're dating now!" bc it's so chewy and juicy and fun. if laura and marisha aren't on the next episode of 4-sided dive i MIGHT fly to LA and storm the set

anyway regardless of what's going on in laudna's head, i think it's safe to say that it's not a great sign of her general State Of Mental Health when she was kissed by her bestest bestie and STILL bor'dor and delilah were what she wanted to talk about. i think you'd have to be in a Very bad place for a reunion and a kiss with your fav person to not distract you, at least for a little bit, from talking about that stuff. how imodna's relationship changes moving forward (if at all) will be v interesting to see and i'm so so ssosososo os osos oso so os excited.

oh also before i end this post, just want to acknowledge that i'm assuming laura and marisha discussed it during the break and decided to keep it a secret from the rest of the party. i'm SURE we'll see some interesting discussions about that moving forward, both from laudna and imogen when they're alone + the rest of the party once they find out. i'm not thinking too hard about that decision, i think there are countless mundane and harmless reasons to keep it a secret for now, so i'm just gonna look forward to future eps!!

#hope this was an okay read! it's v long. as always. #thanks for asking anon i'm flattered you want to hear my thoughts #anonymous #ask #answered #critical role #cr3 #cr spoilers #cr meta #nova shh #imogen temult #laudna cr #ship: imodna

[densitywell]

what happened with the shard gave Ashton some much needed perspective on his own power in his life and how his fuck ups are ultimately his responsibility, which are important lessons to learn! but instead of letting it be something empowering -i have control over what happens to me, i can change things- it seems to have mostly fed into the void of self loathing and worthlessness that already existed in them. I should've died instead of hurting Fearne. Ashton's anger at the gods or at fate might have been ineffective or misdirected, but it was also an acknowledgement that he might be worth something, that he might deserve better. and the first time they tried to turn that feeling into action it literally blew up in their face and ended with destiny itself rejecting his choice.

#critical role #ashton greymoore #c3 #i think ashton will be okay bc they'd already been learning bits and pieces of that lesson #and laudna actually mentioned it in the hells' talk abt their role in this fight - what he said to her in issylra abt doing what you can #controlling their own little corner of the universe. honestly learning to be realistic abt their own autonomy and capacity to change things #specifically within the context of the absolutely shit lot they've drawn in life and in this conflict #is a very good thing for the hells to be learning! but also man ashton buddy. woof #crposting

[dkmshaboogie]

Howdy once again folks, I return from the grave of professional school almost a doctor and with my first attempt at published smut!

This work is inspired by @distant--shadow's western AU artwork that absolutely rots my brain in the most delicious way (Please let me know if you don't want this out there!)

I hope you enjoy and that my writing hasn't suffered too much the past 3 years!

#critical role campaign 3 #crc3 #imogen temult #laudna #imodna #imogen x laudna #critical role fanfiction #Okay I think that's all the tags I want for this #Please be gentle with me I literally just had to get this out of my brain #I'm trying to kickstart myself back into writing and apparently this was the thing that got stuck in there #Had to knock it out of there as quick as possible #Hopefully my professor doesn't still look for my stuff <_< #anyway if you read this far have a lovely rest of your day #drink some water #take your meds

[revvethasmythh]

I think there is also something interesting about Ashton and Laudna getting labeled as "besties" when canonically they both actually have literal besties already. Imogen and FCG. Those are their actual, canon besties. Though I'm not sure how I feel about the "besties" label in general because 80% of the time I see it on the internet, it's meant passive aggressively and tbh sets off my fight or flight. Can we please just call them friends, like normal people, for once

#not siblings not besties but a secret third thing (normal goddamn friends) #okay but I also haven't seen the bestie-ification of any other pair and I have no idea why it's caught on so strong with these two #when I say that phrase triggers my fight or flight you guys I MEAN it like it reads as an insult before it reads as ''best friends'' #ashton greymoore #laudna

[sparring-spirals]

"Well hi I'm Keyleth" hiiiiii keyleth i love u. <3 :)

#kiki ilu #i mean i didnt proper watch c1 but im still full of love for you i cant imagine what c1 critters are doing are you all okay #critical role #cr spoilers #c3e35 #cr liveblogging #keyleth #laudna

[bluemoontarot]

"You know...I lost someone once too, and no one could save him either...no cleric, no doctor..."

Imogen raises her head, a voice she had never heard before whispering in her ear in the dead of night, as she lays beside the body of her fallen friend wrapped in a shroud with Gentle Repose keeping her fresh.

"Delilah."

She doesn't need to ask to know who it is.

"You're running out of time. And you know we both need her."

"You're not laying a hand on her. Not anymore."

"Then you lose her...forever. Is that really what you want, Imogen?"

Imogen looks over at Laudna, knowing their time is running out. Ten days was all they had before they need to bury her and move on...their last twenty-four hours is running out. Would Laudna be mad if she listened to Delilah? What about her friends?

"When no one would help me...I took matters into my own hands, and I brought my husband back myself. Love is a powerful emotion. And you have lots of it, my dear."

Delilah is only using her. She needs Laudna to complete whatever schemes she has. But Imogen is human. She never had anyone care for her as much as Laudna...Laudna, who never flinched or avoided her. Who didn't think of her as different, but beautiful. Laudna, who died for her, who held her during nightmares, who followed her to the edges of the world.

"...Can I answer in the morning?" She asks quietly, her voice shaky.

"Will you have time? Or will your friends dissuade you? Sure, it benefits me...but it also benefits you. You'll have her back. Do you have time to wait for them?"

Imogen swallows and imagines what her friends might say...they'd want her to ignore Delilah. They'd tell her to not trust her. They'd have to bury Laudna if no one showed up...and she knows no one is coming. They all know it. In eight hours she'll be putting Laudna in the ground forever. She'll never see Laudna again.

She will live her life without Laudna.

Her heart breaks all over again.

"Tell me. I want her back. We promised we'd get her back. Help me fix it."

"It's really quite simple...I'll have you back before sunrise...can you trust me for one night?"

Imogen stands, looking at her friends and then to the shroud before quietly stepping away from them all.

"....Yes."

#...What did you DO? #What I had to...no one else was going to help me... #I broke the world for us #OKAY BUT LIKE #VAMPIRE LAUDNA #Imogen comes back #and Laudna is sitting up wide eyed #and she looks at Imogen #Imogen in her grief giving into Delilah to get her back #oh my fucking gooOOODDDD #IMAGINE GUYS #Imogen Temult WHEN????? #Critical Role #C3 #Imogen Temult #Laudna #Delilah Briarwood #Imodna #imogen x laudna #laudna x imogen