❝ isabela was right, ❞ willa isn't looking at him, by design, but at the roof of the ship's hold. she had come to kirkwall much the same way as merrill, years ago. a cargo hold stuffed full of refugees. this one just contained she and varric and smelled considerably better, but she felt a mite queasier. she lowered her eyes to look at the templar lurking in corner, concentrating on keeping her docile. no doubt he was the cause. at least it meant she didn't have to bother coming up with excuses for not eating what was offered. she tries for a smile at him. ❝ it's better on deck. ❞
@dracaeons asked:ㅤmay i have this dance?
fenrisㅤ+ㅤwilla.
❝ you dance? ❞ㅤwilla takes his proffered hand with a rare, radiant smile - either ignorant of or ignoring the low murmur that went up from the assembled guests.ㅤhightown parties, she had quickly learned, were less for dancing and drinking and more for gossip. just as well for her, mother loved to hear it when she returned. the fresh-minted lady amell dipped an elegant curtsyㅤ( "elegant for a farm girl, anyway," she's sure they'll say )ㅤand let herself be led to the dancefloor.ㅤ❝ i warn you, i may step on your feet. ❞
Connor Jessup at the TIFF 2023 premiere of the movie Wildcat, starring Maya Hawke, Willa Fitzgerald, Laura Linney and many others, directed by Ethan Hawke.
In contrast to the horror games, a heist thriller centered on seven bank robbers trying to escape the city after their heist goes wrong. Just like “Until Dawn”, “The Quarry”, and “The Dark Pictures Anthology”, the lives of each bank robber depends on the choices the player makes, as well as passing quick-time events.
Also, it’s not just about keeping your character alive. A character’s storyline can also end if they get arrested.
(For example, a scenario where you can choose to open fire on the police or hide in a convenience store. If you open fire, then the police kill your character. If you hide in the store, then you have to do a set of QTEs to avoid detection. If you fail your QTEs, your character gets arrested, which also ends their storyline)
The Playable Characters aka the Bank Robbers
1) William Fichtner (Alex Mahone from “Prison Break”) as Vincent, the team leader
2) Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton/Hawkeye from the MCU) as Carl, the second-in-command
3) Willa Fitzgerald (Roscoe Conklin from “Reacher”) as Sophia, the safe cracker
4) Daniel Henney (Lan Mandragoran from “The Wheel of Time”) as Patrick, the getaway driver
5) Trevor Jackson (Aaron Jackson from “Grown-ish”) as Marcus, the tech guy in charge of disabling the alarms
6) Nick Blood (Lance Hunter from “Agents of SHIELD”) as Adam, one of two robbers in charge of crowd control
7) Michelle Rodriguez (Letty Ortiz from “The Fast and the Furious”) as Miranda, one of two robbers in charge of crowd control
Other Characters
1) Giancarlo Esposito (Gus Fring from “Breaking Bad”) as Detective Raymond West, the lead officer and the main antagonist of the game
2) Maya Hawke (Robin Buckley from “Stranger Things”) as Allison, one of the bank tellers who the robbers take hostage. Depending on the player’s actions, Allison can either help the robbers escape or betray them.
sorry to add onto that last post again, this is also why in da2 she ends up with interest in fenris and sebastian. they reinforce the idea that she’s “not like other mages” - ideally all three of them grow out of this mentality, perhaps at least 2/3 do, but in da2 specifically … that can be noted as a significant factor in her relationship with both.
Thru the Riff is an 18+ interactive fiction revolving around music and the paranormal. It follows you, a journalist working for Star-Dust Magazine, in your newest gig of “interviewing” the members of the “hottest rock band” around, MANHUNT. You’ll work to uncover the bands secrets in your own… creative ways, and find out the truths as to why their stardom is surrounded by scandal.
Content Warnings: violence, foul language, suggestive themes, substance abuse, possession and other paranormal related themes, and more.
You’ve spent the past three years of your life trying to climb the corporate ladder at Star-Dust Magazine, a magazine focusing on the secrets and personal lives of the biggest bands and musicians of your time. You were hired as a journalist alongside your best friend, and have worked on countless jobs and interviews together, most of them being your best work despite your bosses trepidation.
However, your most recent jobs have seemingly all ended as busts, your boss describing them as “fluff pieces” rather than the raw, true pieces that she wants. She’s given you an ultimatum: give her something truly fitting for Star-Dust, or she’ll refer you to a different career path.
Seemingly at rock bottom, you’re given a golden opportunity — MANHUNT, one of the biggest rock bands around, has gone viral for a scandal revolving around one of the members volatile departure from the band. It’s the perfect opportunity to use the bands mystery to your advantage.
The bad news? MANHUNT has never accepted written or filmed interviews that they can’t control, and they’ve refused countless interview invitations from Star-Dust in the past. The good news? Now with their rhythm guitarist very publicly leaving the band, they have to open auditions to replace her.
If only things could be as simple as they seem.
Customize your main characters gender, pronouns, physical appearance, personality and views. As well as choose their skill and interest in music, and their belief in the occult. Do they like the kind of music MANHUNT creates? Can they play any instruments themselves? Do they believe in any sort of occult or spiritual beings? How do those questions tie together? Only one way to find out.
Audition to join the band! MANHUNT needs a new rhythm guitarist, and you see this as the perfect opportunity to get an insider look on the band. Will you be genuine or secretive with your audition? Meet your future bandmates and impress or disappoint them.
Choose from four romance options; MANHUNT’s distant lead singer who has more secrets than they let on, MANHUNT’s drummer who has integrated you into the band without complaint, your guitar tech who has taken a special interest in you, or your best friend who has tagged along for the job.
Develop friendships with the rest of the band and help or destroy MANHUNT’s public image.
Oh, and don’t forget to write your piece for Star-Dust, your job literally depends on it. Find out as much as you can. Find out too much. Don’t get hurt.
Maxim / Maxine “Max” Hawke (RO, gender selectable) — The rather broody lead singer of MANHUNT. Max is the perfect fit for a rockstar, broody in their personal life but an all-out force of energy on stage, wooing crowds of thousands (and mortifying their parents) without issue. As personable as they appear to be on stage, they seem like they want nothing to do with you. It’ll be difficult getting close to them, especially with how odd they seem to be acting offstage.
Roman / Romona Woods (RO, gender selectable) — MANHUNT’s drummer who has a roguish appearance with a heart of gold. They may not look like the most approachable of people, but they’ll surprise you with their boundless energy and bubbly social skills. They’re the most accepting of your arrival to the band so far and are genuinely excited to get to know you.
Beck Moreau (RO, they/them) — Your own personal guitar tech! Well, not technically yours as they used to be Willa’s tech before she left but, regardless they’re tagging along to MANHUNT’s shows and maintaining your equipment for you. They’re loud and can be pretty irritating, and they seem to have a special interest in pushing your buttons. Can you handle the headache they give you?
Gabriel / Gabrielle Moretti (RO, gender selectable) — Your quiet, kind hearted best friend from your childhood. The two of you have been thick as thieves since you were young, and somehow you found yourselves tackling the same career path in adulthood. They’re kind and have been there for you throughout your struggles working for Star-Dust. They decided to come along with you on your newest job to “keep you safe” but, is that really… it?
… and be prepared to meet the rest of the band!
Finn Kellett (he/him), MANHUNT’s perpetually tired manager, Nex Warren (he/they), MANHUNT’s apathetic bassist who couldn’t care less about your arrival, Juliet Beckford (she/her), MANHUNT’s energetic lead guitarist who has a special interest in the unknown, and Willa Perez (she/her), MANHUNT’s rhythm guitarist before you came along, of whom you know very little about.
Author’s Note: Thru the Riff is a passion project of mine (Wil) and Elliot’s, so development will be entirely based on our free time and understanding of how to create our first interactive fiction. We hope you’ll enjoy what we create!
You read something which you thought only happened to you, and you discover that it happened 100 years ago to Dostoyevsky. This is a very great liberation for the suffering, struggling person, who always thinks that he is alone. This is why art is important.
—Conversations with James Baldwin.
this is my love letter to all the bookworms in the tarot community— pick a pile & i'll give you a list of genres + book suggestions carrying important messages to you.
I. THE FIRST
To the daydreamers and the escapists; to the ones that need to rest before following what you need follow.
AUTHORS – Ursula K. Le Guin; Louise Gluck; Mary Oliver; Jane Austen.
BOOKS FOR YOU–
‘The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins Her Life’s Work at 72 – Molly Peacock'
‘Good Bones – Maggie Smith’
‘If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho – Translation by Anne Carson’
‘Owls and Other Fantasies – Mary Oliver’
‘Dog Songs – Mary Oliver’
‘Emma – Jane Austen’
‘Howl’s Moving Castle – Diana Wynne Jones’
‘The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’
‘Death Comes for the Archbishop – Willa Cather’
‘Sonnets from the Portuguese – Elizabeth Barrett Browning’
‘The Hawk and the Dove – Penelope Wilcock’
‘The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll: The Search for Dare Wright’
‘The Ink Dark Moon – Ono no Komachi & Izumi Shikibu’
‘Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll’
‘The Letters of Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf’
‘Little Women – Louisa May Alcott’
‘Anne of Green Gables – L.M. Montgomery’
‘Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins – Emma Donoghue’
II. THE SECOND
For the ones that carry the ache to learn and know everything; to the ones bored with life's commodities & seriousness. For the ones that question everything around them – as they should do.
You do not need to fit in. Don't change yourself for other people. If they want to see you this way, then become the proud witch in the edge of the woods.
AUTHORS– Carmen Maria Machado, Kate Moore, Grady Hendrix.
BOOKS FOR YOU–
‘My Sister, The Serial Killer – Oyinkan Braithwaite'
‘The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales – Oliver Sacks'
‘St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves – Karen Russell'
‘Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife – Mary Roach’
‘The Hitchhiker Guide to Galaxy – Douglas Adams'
‘Inferno – Dante Alighieri'
'Magic for Beginners – Kelly Link'
‘Lace Bone Beast: Poems & Other Fairytales for Wicked Girls – N.L. Shompole'
‘Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found – Frances Larson’
'The Woman They Could Not Silence – Kate Moore'
‘The Dictionary of Lost Words – Pip Williams'
‘She Kills Me: The True Stories of History’s Deadliest Women – Jennifer Wright’
‘Anatomy: A Love Story – Dana Schwartz'
‘Pretty Dead Queens – Alexa Donne'
‘I’m Glad My Mom Died – Jennette McCurdy'
'Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus – Bill Wasik'
‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina – Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’
III. THE THIRD
You need to put your sadness somewhere. If you can't, remember that someone has done it before – and transformed it into a story. Let the words you'll read be the resting place for whatever you're feeling right now; let yourself remember that not even your pain is lonely in this world.