fionna and cake drawings before and after watching the episodes so far. itās nostalgic and somehow cathartic and poignant and relatable andāit just started
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The original in the bottom
Plus the picture I mainly drew but decided to draw the rest for funny
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some thoughts about astarion because i'm tired of the internet reducing him to one thing
when bg3 came out in early access, astarion was always seen as the extremely flirty, confident guy who enjoyed sex (or so we thought) and spoke about it like it was his favourite thing. he was also kinda marketed as the āsexy vampireā, so you can understand why many people saw him that way based on the little amount of content we had. even while playing act 1 and act 2, many players still might think of him like that because he does have a very charismatic personality and he asks to sleep with you very early on, so it just automatically makes you think heās genuinely happy doing that and being totally serious.
BUT!!!!!!! we end up finding out later on thatās NOT the case and it was all part of a plan to seduce us in order for him to gain protection. he opens up about his past and his trauma and how he was forced to use his body to lure people back to cazador. he struggles with intimacy and relationships in general because of this. thatās why i really hope that people stop reducing him to āhot sexy vampire that loves flirting and having sex with everyoneā when that is not who he is, heās literally traumatised because of sex due to being forced into it and heās slowly trying to heal. heās also so much more than just āthe hot vampireā, ya know? if you actually put in the effort to get to know him, you will see who he truly is underneath and he has many loveable traits to appreciate.
you may not see the āsoftā side of him very often because he hides it, but itās there!! one thing i noticed that really stood out to me was that when i gave food to an orphan in act 3 and he approved. back when you first met him, he probably wouldāve done the opposite or had no reaction at all. i also saw a clip of someone trying to romance karlach and astarion and he literally told tav to choose karlach over him because he can see that karlach loves her. he said normally an arrangement would work for him but after everything karlach has been through, he doesnāt want to get in the way or see her hurt. letting tav go is also hard for him as well but he still thought about someone else. he couldāve whined or been possessive or jealous but he didnāt do that at all. where are all those people who reduce astarion to āthe guy that flirts and sleeps with everyoneā now? seriously. thatās not what he does, and when he was forced into it by cazador, he was trying to survive, he didnāt do it for his own pleasure. itās not a āhotā personality trait of his, itās literally trauma. and because he did it so much, he got used to it, and that resulted in him disassociating and feeling empty.
apparently if you ask him to join you and sleep with the drows at the brothel (something i will never make him do in my playthroughs), he only says yes because he struggles to say no. but he disassociates. and if youāre in a high approval relationship with him and he loves you, he will feel safe enough to express his feelings and say heās not comfortable. this happens before you fight cazador. iām not sure if he gives the same response after, but either way, if he joins in, he will always disassociate and itās not something he wants to do despite what he may say.
that being said, itās obviously still okay to appreciate his beauty and attractiveness, because he is very beautiful. he appreciates it and even likes being called beautiful. calling him āhotā and āsexyā isnāt a bad thing either, we know he can be and i'm sure he knows it too! itās just annoying when people act like thatās ALL he is and they donāt even mention anything else about his character. the love scenes are beautifully done too (i personally prefer the second one after youāve stopped him from doing the ritual, because thatās the one where he decided he truly wanted it and felt safe and comfortable because he genuinely loves you), and i actually wouldāve been fine if they didnāt have any scenes like that at all because itās totally understandable and valid if he didnāt feel comfortable, but i just hope that people donāt take things too far and over-sexualise him just because of how he appeared to be in the first half of the game and the way heās often marketed on social media. and yes i know heās fictional and nothing on the internet is going to hurt his feelings!!!! itās more about the fact that he canonically has sexual trauma and many people still say really disturbing stuff even AFTER they find out about that, and it just makes me uncomfortable to think that people are okay with treating someone like a sexual object especially when they've said they're traumatised and it makes them uncomfortable. idk if this makes sense š
but yeah he doesn't want to flirt and sleep with everyone as i've seen people claim. and if in an alternate universe he did, and he did it on his OWN terms, and the other people he had relationships with enjoyed it too, then good for them! absolutely nothing wrong with that if there's consent, respect and honesty. however, that's not the case with what happened with astarion, because 1. he was forced into using his body WHEN HE DID NOT WANT TO and 2. he misled people and lured them to a miserable fate. it's so horrible and devastating for everyone involved. sex was never something fun for him, and it certainly isn't a "personality trait" of his. it was a survival tactic. he was forced to. he didnāt want to.
obviously when he becomes more comfortable, then it's totally understandable to get excited when he flirts and shows physical affection. he can be so charming, funny, sweet and romantic and i love that. itās so beautiful to see him heal, genuinely find comfort in someone for the first time and experience intimacy that he feels ready and comfortable for. he deserves to love and be loved on his own terms instead of being forced. but again, he is so much more than the guy we were introduced to at the beginning. the internet just sees one thing and sticks with it but i really hope people start to actually appreciate him for who he is and the complexity of his character.
aaaaand i just had to leave this here <3
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Tradition vs Modernity vs Comradery
+ context & lore:
In the first drawing, Fernando is wearing a capote de paseo, which is what bullfighters wear before the match begins, as seen below:
In the second, Seb is shouting the very familiar "OlĆ©" which is shouted by the crowd to praise the matador. He's a little brat, so of course he's yelling it for himself, but he did get many š
The third(which was a random sketch I had that I didn't think I'd finish tonight, so ignore if its messy) has very important context to me. Before going to the final act and killing the bull, matadors dedicate their montera(hat)(and symbolically: their kill) to a a specific person in the audience(or just the public as a whole.) Seb and Fernando are finally in the same color! Seb is bowing!!! And Fernando is honoring Seb!!!! Also ignore that I drew Seb's post-retirement hair. Though, maybe this drawing is supposed to represent Fernando making a dedication to his now-gone rival š(Seb: stop telling people im dead!)
Now, some more lore :D
So I talked about this in my last matador post but I'll expand more. I think it's very funny to characterize Fernando in this au as this fun-hating traditionalist. Because you have to understand; he's only this way when it comes to Seb. Because you absolutely KNOW he was doing silly, unserious shit back when he was younger. But absolutely god forbid Seb do anything silly.
It's very ironic because there literally is a part in the third act of a bull fight where it's basically encouraged to be a bit silly. This is a tad morbid, but basically right before they deliver the killing blow, some show their mastery over the bull by doing some superfluous action(ex. kissing the bull, kneeling in front of the bull.) There's some guy who literally would lean on the bull and mime taking a call. But anyways, Seb would def do this. I've not been able to draw it exactly how I want, but he would bend down and do his little bull horn symbol and mime charging at the bull. (Fernando, trying to make up reasons to hate Seb: oh my god, look at this blatant disrespect, look how he is disrespecting the bull, I cannot believe how rude this boy is!)
Also there's something to be said about how the matador shows mastery over the bull by kissing it or bowing to it...and Seb is technically the bull in this au and Fernando is the matador. There's just this unfortunate level of weird power inbalance that still lingers even though their rivalry is over and can't be affected anymore. There was no succinct answer about who truly was better because Seb was forced out of it. So there's always gonna be this level of "is he just pitying me? Is he just mocking me? Is he just patronizing me?" on Seb's part whenever Fernando praises him or makes dedications to him. And Fernando's always going to be haunted by the fact that there's no answer to who is truly better because he'll never know if Seb had reached his full potential or not. Anyways, they also have nasty sex while wearing their costumes and do weird bull/matador roleplay :)
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poyt 5 is such a fucking rollercoaster, yāall! like i feel like people may not like it bc itās so all over the place and it reads more like a book than a chapter šš in the sense that there isnāt just a beginning - middle - climax - end. Itās more like, a bazillion ups and downs, about three climaxes, three very emotional and poignant scenes (although I guess the main heart-wrenching scene is the big one in the middle, and then thereās a lot of mini heart-wrenches) and then thereās also a bit of comedic stuff which we havenāt seen in the other poyt parts, and some heavy romance stuff and revelation stuff, of course the main biggest climax, and then the ending and then the epilogueā¦
I guess Iām saying all this bc I feel like people will get bored halfway through bc itās so super long šššš Iām so so so anxious about people losing interest bc poyt 5 is very different structure wise šš I just threw EVERYTHING in without caution and now Iām editing and itās likeā¦ some scenes are way too long but then I donāt want to cut anything, I feel like everything is so important to the story!!! And I keep thinking back to poyt 4 to reassure myself, bc it was 22k words long but I remember some of you saying that it didnāt FEEL like 22k words bc it went by quickly! I JUST HOPE yāall feel the same way about poyt 5š
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ngl the little easter egg of furina crying when u go in/under the fountain of lucine where she says "so interminable... so lonely... just how much longer?" makes me genuinely sob, especially when considering how the prophecy "fontaine will be drowned and all of its citizens dissolved, only the hydro archon will remain crying in her throne" will have an even stronger presence in the next archon quests, along with the fact she has probably been dreading the days as it draws closer while she faces inner turmoil on what do to about it ;w;
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does any other demiromantic (or arosepc doesnt rlly matter) feel like. extremely awful when they experience romantic attraction or is that just me.
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I'm genuinely surprised by how little dawnbreaker content there is
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pierce ā£ dynamics: "Whenever I look at you..."
While their ''miscommunication flirting'' brings some levity, it canāt distract from the greater issues for long.
Jey is running from the war. He had to find a way to understand why choosing only Order made him feel like he was splitting. Needed to pursue Chaos, away from a group who kept villainizing it.
Heās using 96. In a similar whatever way 96 is probably using him.
Not that it should matter.
The Number is Astralās evil copy, not an individual. Just a cheap, broken replica., , ,,
>>extra zexoodle
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Random moments that happened to me at Concord ritual:
- Rain making a chewing motion w his hand and shaking his head at me when he (I guess) saw that Iād been chewing gum (sir I have anxiety, leave me be)
- Sodo tilting his head in confusion reading my sign then nodding at me when he understood
- Rain reaching for me during Mummy Dust and I was so close to grabbing him
-Copia singing to me during Kiss the Go Goat
- Phantom staring into my soul after finger tapping during Ritual
- Bruises on my sternum from the barricade
- Seeing Sodoās heavy breathing ahaHA (what if I di-)
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-`. TAG LIST POST ā¦
i cannot recall to save my life if i did this yet but i thought it would be cute (and helpful for my brain sizjzj) to join in with the besties and make a post for yāall if you wish to be tagged in oc content / tag games / quizzes/picrews / edits / etc !!!!!!!
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listen people can have their differing opinions thatās cool I just Personally Feel Like itās just so mean to be yelling that feedback such as likes on posts and a kudos on fics are āuselessā. What do u mean. Why. are ppl not expressing their feelings in a way that makes them comfortable ? ?
Like I Understand i guess in the sense of you donāt get to hear peoples opinions. I also feel kinda lonely and stuff when itās quiet feedback but calling anything useless sounds so WEIRD to me ??? What is the goal. And also yea they do something still Iām pretty sure????
Take ao3. Isnāt sort by kudos an option on there? If your goal is to be seen more or whatever then if people are looking for high kudos fics, then people giving ur fic a kudos isnāt useless yeah??
And then tumblr. People keep saying ālikes do nothing here thereās no algorithmā or whatever but thatās not really fully true. On your standard dashboard, sure, likes ādonāt do anythingā to move a post around on there. BUT thatās not the only place people find posts. If u are looking in the tags for posts, im p sure the default is to sort by popular posts. Thatās, as far as I understand, a TOTAL NOTES count. Likes are included. Likes help ur posts her higher in that āpopularā zone. I have several posts that have ended up in there in some small ship tags BECAUSE of all the likes, which does still have people seeing those posts now and then when theyāre in the tag.
AND Iām pretty sure itās a similar mechanic for the for you page. Iām sure we think people donāt use that feature but Iām pretty sure people do/ maybe new users. This is more of a theory on my part lol buttttt. Iāve noticed a few rare times where Iāve made an addition to a reblog on someone elseās post, there will be a stretch of time sometimes where random people that Do Not Follow Me keep liking/reblogging the post via my addition. WAY more times for it to just be a stray person wanting it from my addition without comments under (and I donāt think people do that when theyāre only liking the post lol). And the few times Iāve accidentally had my for you tab on, I believe it does show via other peopleās reblogs lol. So thatās just my way of saying total note count INCLUDING LIKES probably does put posts in peoples eyes on the for you tab / my experience tells me people do use that feature so itās not just sitting there dusty lol.
Anyway I like mostly understand why people want reblogs and comments, like I do prefer them too bc I like when people tell me what they r thinking (however sometimes people do not add their thoughts in the tags either and that is just how it is!). And I also understand some people maybe just donāt know that others like that kind of feedback and need to hear it first to feel encouraged. I think I just personally do not like the tone that a lot of posts have when they talk about it. When ur calling likes useless bc idk itās not the right kind of feedback u wanted so itās inferior ?? ššš I also feel like that intense vibe like, idk if this makes sense or if other people felt it too, but it negatively shifted my own perception too? Like. I thought likes were fine. But now with how intense people are about them and not meant if likes bc they just donāt count in ur eyes, now when people like instead of reblogging, I just think of all those posts and Iām like āhmm ok is my post bad did I make a bad post bc everyone says the likes arenāt good so if Iām getting likes I made A Bad Post. Itās Pity Feedbackā <- which is SO unhealthy and also tbh has a lot more to do with my own issues that are just getting influenced here so itās not all on those posts lol. I just Also Have Extra Issues š«”
Ok jeeze I donāt wanna sound soap boxy tho so Iām NOT letting people rb this aJsndjfcjfjfjcjfj and ppl can absolutely have different feelings and opinions about the situation itās fine. this is just. how I feel āļø
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I love how two of the best lines in all of AT (āFinn this is literally seriousā and āsee this is a good example of why I want to kill youā) are in the same episode
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Hate to be that bitch butā¦
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okay i think that kako and mirai went back to 1968 to the day of the festival, when amane was trying to repair the old clock, probably to go back in time and prevent tsukasa from making the deal with the entity of the house. so they probably went back to prevent tsukasa from preventing amane?
but that would mean that amane dies at four years old because of his illness???? so what happens to tsukasa?
and would it mean that there'll be another spectrum as mistery nĀ° 7? probably a real hanako-san???
and I think it's safe to assume that all the events of the manga haven't happened, as proved by aoi's hairstyle,,,
BUT nene and teru probably remember all? i mean,, akane did freeze their times, and it's canon that when that happens you're not affected by changes in time. plus, akane said something to teru, he gave him instructions, he wouldn't do that if he didn't expect him to remember it
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