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starflungwaddledee · 7 months

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Okay you gave me permission so now it's time to go fully autistic

*inhale*

So something I'm really interested in (mostly for my Bandee x Marx bias) is that comic with Marx and Bandee interacting, like, what's their relationship in this au, how'd they get to that point and heck, what was even happening? also it kinda seems like Bandee may be the main guy in this au or is just really important which makes me happy as Bandee isn't treated the best by Nintendo at all (hell, Sakrai said he didn't add Bandee into smash because he didn't like him) so seeing Bandee get the spotlight always brings me joy

And about the Meta and Galacta comic, it seems like Bandee plays a factor here too, with the mention of him being what gets the most reaction out of Meta and that makes sense because canonically Bandee is the weakest of the four and most likely to die quite easily, so it would make sense for the others to be protective of him

ALSO META BEING SEALED AWAY AND GALACTA SAYING HE'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF, I'M ASSUMING BANDEE, DOES THAT MEAN GALACTA TAKES META'S PLACE??? HELLO???

anyway hi im really invested and also your art is fucking astounding

hell yea, fully autistic! the best kind of message! thank you also for the sweet words about my artwork ahhh! but hoo boy isn't this The Ask Ever. okay, let's get into it!

Bandee is, i think maybe obviously, my most specialist little guy ever and everything i make is likely about him in one way or another. so you're correct that he is indeed the main guy in both these AUs; he is the central protagonist which i think he deserves!!

(but he does also go through the angst blender a bit, just like... a warning. i adore happy endings but before that i do tend to meat-grind my faves pretty well in the drama machine.)

clockwork heart is actually a spin-off of awtdy (we do a little AU-ception in my household) which is our* primary au. (*a lot of my au work and headcanons are fleshed out very collaboratively with my girlfriend! the initial concept for awtdy was her idea, which i then very meanly shoved my bandee-important agenda into lmao)

awtdy sets this basic alternate world-state: during the Haltmann invasion, Galacta Knight defeats Meta Knight in battle and makes a wish on Star Dream to trade places.

this causes all sorts of terrible fun problems for everybody and basically gives rise to a bad timeline that a lot of folks do not come out of intact (rip floralia)

the Meta Knight vs Galacta Knight comic covers an important turning point in the story, where Meta Knight lets slip that he cares about Bandee the way he cares for Kirby. Meta Knight has an especially strong reaction to this for two reasons:

one is because, as you said, of the three remaining heroes Bandee is the most vulnerable-- seasoned and experienced fighter he may be, but against someone like Galacta Knight? 💦 he's still ultimately just a mortal dude. this obviously puts him at terrible risk, because Galacta Knight also considers him far more expendable than Kirby.

"i'll take good care of him" is transparently a threat and not actually... you know, kind.

secondly is because (unbeknownst to Galacta Knight) Bandee uniquely remembers Meta Knight. he knows that the timeline is screwed up and Galacta Knight is not meant to be there, and is actively working to rescue his real dad mentor. Meta Knight knows that if he's found out, Galacta Knight won't hesitate to kill him.

suffice to say the guilt of this would drive him capital i Insane!

as for the Marx "hurt like hell" comic, I am actually sorry to have to tell you that that scene is their first ever interaction in this au! 😂 in this alternate version of the story Marx is also aware of the timeline fuckery (due to his existence as an eldritch, temporal little creature) and he tracks Bandee down late in the game with a risky trade offer; which Bandee refuses. that's what's pictured in the comic!

it goes on for quite a long ways after that; though I don't know if it'll tickle your ship dynamic quite right because Marx is mildly antagonistic towards Bandee (and everyone) the whole time. so while they are cursed to be Stuck Together By The Narrative they are not really close or even particularly friendly.

they do indeed interact in it quite a lot, and I personally think Marx would gladly shoot his shot if he was offered it; but Bandee is neck-deep in a different ship for the entirety of awtdy and is especially miserable/pining as hell throughout clockwork heart.

but that's okay because Bandee is, uh-- totally fine!! he's normal. he's fine. he's very very fine and things will be very very okay.

#hopefully this last lil doodle is not too dark?#wanted to give u something for your marxdee needs bc i feel like i'm letting a fellow bandee rarepair shipper down 😭#watch me skirt actually dropping my rarepair tho. even rarer than marxdee apparently!#anyway thank you so so much for this ask and your interest?! blew my mind that anyone cared even a little bit about the stuff i'm making <3 #my art #bandana waddle dee #awtdy au #clockwork heart au #asks #cw angst #cw blood

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rex101111 · 9 months

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Finally gotten around to watching the three so far released episodes of My Adventures with Superman (in a way that is Totally Legal(TM) I Swear), and I love it! Its very sweet, very cute, just a really sunshine show with a lot of room to grow and some nice intrigue thrown in right away to let quietly simmer throughout it, very good.

A few noteable things i liked:

* Superman. Supes is...so good here. Just the perfect blend of modern Good Boy Shonen Protag and classic Farm Boy Clark he’s been since the 90′s. He’s a delight. Specifically I really liked how they established how central his “I’m here to help” thing to his character right off. He had a kite stuck on a tree, and his powers didn’t awaken when he wanted to this (very very slightly) selfish thing. A person is in danger? His powers roar to life right away. Pitch Perfect Superman.

* Lois!! She’s such a delight, honestly. Its a bit jarring since I just finished binging the old Superman cartoon from the 90′s, in which Lois is the hardass experienced reporter she’s been in just about everything since the late 90′s, but new Lois here is still very recognizably Lois Lane, the reporter that doesn’t think twice about putting herself in danger for a story, she’s just more puppy dog about because we get Intern Lane for the first time in a while. A thing I really liked about her is that, yeah, she wants to interview Superman for the big scoop...but her initial and main driving motivation for that is that she wants to say thank you to the person who saved her life. That’s just great.

Also also these two are totally a Gohan X Videl Au fanfic with the names changed and I am all for it lets fucking GO.

A couple things I’m undecided on:

* Fuckboi Deathstroke is...a choice. That’s for sure. I’m really torn because im so used to Slade being this totally in control, always scheming older dude with a rancid vibe you can only get from dating a 15 year old. (YEAH THAT’S A THING, YOU THINK HIS DYNAMIC WITH TERRA WAS FUCKED IN THE CARTOON??? HOW LITTLE YOU KNOW). So him being this young is throwing me. Granted, he’s still a douche, and a slimeball, and he introduces Amanda Waller into the narrative right away and I am always game for The Wall to show up and make things difficult, so I’m in the middle here. Lets see what they do.

* I want to like Jimmy, I do, but there’s just something about his energy that seems too...desperate. I dunno I think he needs a bit more fine tuning with his writing because he’s just a bit...too much for me. Which is not that bad honestly, he has his good moments, specifically when he teases Lois about Clark, but unlike those two he’s too surface level. Sure he and Lois stick around to help people but that’s...basic. Lois is driven to be a real reporter and is willing to stick her head into any bear trap that looks interesting enough. Jimmy is a...conspiracy theorist...lovely.

Okay, real talk, can we stop making conspiracy theorists main characters? Or treat it as some cute quirk? Because I swear these guys are never likeable enough to hold major screen time every episode. I swear if Jimmy says some bullshit about Lizard People I am going to McFreakin lose it.

And just because he’s right about the aliens and meta-humans and all the other shit doesn’t make that gimmick any less annoying! Give the guy something else! If he isn’t Superman’s Pal anymore, okay sure fine shifting dynamics is fine, but maybe give more weight to him and Clark knowing each other since college? Maybe have him visit his folks and show off how much he cares for Clark as a friend more specifically without the tinfoil hat bullshit? Please?

Anyway major nitpick above besides, good show! Go watch it! In a way that is totally legal but is sure to not give anyone in WB any money.

#my adventures with superman

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kravisaweeb · 1 year

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okay ive just been thinking about bkdk wayy too much recently (when am i not, though, honestly?) and i just Have to dump my thoughts somewhere. these are my own personal opinions and if you don't agree 100% (or at all) that's perfectly fine!

it's kinda Long and Rambly so beware lmao

so ive been reading more bkdk meta (of course) and like, i have so many conflicting feelings cause. y'all, no amount of evidence and logic and reasoning and thematic and narrative parallels and development and arc conclusions and build-up and Everything will make a weekly shonen jump main title gay. that's My opinion as a terribly bitter cynic, and it is in no way meant to rain on other people's parades (if you think they will be canon, you are more optimistic than i and are making the world a sweeter place). I've just been burnt too many times, i don't really expect anything from mainstream media At All—only indie content gets my unfiltered hype and hopes—and whenever things do shake up differently from what i thought, it's a nice surprise! cause the alternative is, This Mountain of Evidence and Development... and then oops get hit with the straightification beam on the last second.

"but it would be so unsatisfying! and completely out of nowhere! and just plain out of character! and ignore so much development! and it wouldn't make any sense at all with what has been established in the story!" Yeah. i know! im as angry and annoyed and disappointed about it as anyone. and yet, so many fucking times, that's how it goes. it would be terrible, and weird, and completely against everything that's been set up, and yet it would happen anyway. this is true even for things that are not shipping-related—ask game of thrones how it ended. cause executives are Executives everywhere, including the "west", which is """"supposedly"""" more liberal (lol, lmao). people with money that make all the decisions force creatives to comply, or fight with tooth and nail and blood and sweat and tears into allowing them to make the story they DO want to make. so it's really hard for me to see it in any other light, when i have seen it happen so many times before.

and yet.

And Yet. i cant help but think, but wonder—what is it all for then, anyway??

i can honestly say, taking off my shipping goggles for a moment, bkdks platonic relationship has ended. it really ended two years ago, culminating when bkg took a bullet for him, and then was cemented when he apologised, you know, to trample down any doubts. there we go, narrative concluded! from rival to best friend. all loose threads tied in terms of their relationship. if that's how it had ended, how it had stagnated, remained in stasis, with this New Dynamic the new canon going into the final battle then show over. yeah. typical shonen bestie stuff. it would have ended and i would have gone "oh they were in LOVE fr" forever, but knowing that people who were like "this is what besties are like! this is what siblings are like!" also had as much of a claim to their interpretation as mine (even if i didn't personally agree w it lmao)

BUT IT DIDN'T STOP THERE and i have to ask why???? WHY is it more central i Don't Get It. i dont understand? i really dont get it cause.... why? bkg is important to deku, yes. other people are also important to deku (all might, his mom, his other friends, civilians, any lost pet he has to kill himself over cause he is a Good Caring Shonen Protag). that has been established for forever. so i don't rly understand the necessity to further highlight that One part of his personality (caring about kacchan) to motivate him into fighting the Big Bad Villain, when 1. he would've fought the villain anyway cause that's what heroes do, and 2. it could have been a generic "you hurt my friends!!" and like lump in more people there, like in the first war arc where several people got hurt (aizawa, gran torino, etc).

but No! you hurt that guy. that guy, that while he was dying, the villain, textually, explicitly says, "i am hurting you because it will make deku angry and sad, since you are his most important person" (that's almost a fucking quote im basically QUOTING here). and it's like, what? lmao wait. what?? why???

what is it building up towards?? i dont get it. it's not going to build up to the apology/their relationship being mended (what we thought would be the climax of the whole thing), cause that already happened. there's no "oh my god if kacchan dies he'll never get to say sorry!" stakes, or "oh my god if deku fails he'll never be able to be friends with kacchan again!" stakes, cause like, that already did happen though. i mean i know obviously in real life, you do things for people just for their sake, not because of what it will mean for your narrative arc. but this is a made up story and thus needs storytelling reasons for shit to happen. so what is the reason for deku needing to be pushed, needing to be backed into a corner, over kacchan dying? why did bakugo have to die (had to get FRIDGED, it's a trope and everything), if not so that his death would fuel dekus rage (which we were told explicitly was the reason why)? why, out of everyone on the battlefield, out of everyone in the CAST, did it have to be bakugo, the one to make deku Lose It?

i mean we know why, but still. what? is it really, textually, canonically That?

i just don't get it. and secretly, deep deep inside, i really hope we get to find out soon

#bkdk #dkbk #bkdk meta #idk how to tag this lol #it's just me rambling!! cause i have so many FEELINGS

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disabled-stuck · 10 months

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HI ITS ME CHRONIC PAIN ANON BACK AGAIN... here's my thoughts on who of the human cast is Aware That They Have Chronic Pain Issues. srry ppl were discussing and im like, Wow, Time For Me In Hc Central

june's issues start to really develop and get bad post-game (in my headcanons), so for a long period of time she literally has no one to talk to about it bc she's self-isolating. she eventually tells nannasprite about it when nanna is guilt-tripping her into getting up (nanna voice: Whatever works, hoohoo!), and nanna is like. this is my only granddaughter. i will do whatever i can for her. (i love june & nanna's dynamic. could u tell.) jasprose also is like GIRL!!! You Are In Pain!!! nanna & jasprose team up of the century to get june egbert to Acknowledge Her Problems

dave NO clue NO idea WILL not talk about it. maybe EVENTUALLY tells karkat about it but i don't think she ever seeks out a diagnosis or tries to get one. hes got old ingrained trauma about seeing doctors, which is something he's trying to get over, but like, he already has 4 bajillion other things to unpack about his childhood and healthcare systems are not historically good about chronic pain, a dismissal of their symptoms might set them back in that regard. they're just homebrewing this shit for now.

rose: yeah, she knows. she doesn't talk about it in those terms, though. instead of saying "i have a horrible migraine and cannot get out of bed" she tells kanaya to text the gc that she's afflicted by the Broodfester Woes and cannot join them this evening. theyve sort of picked up by now what that means but she thinks it's funnier this way.

jade: HMMM. i think she put herself through her denial paces but actually i think going grimbark essentially caused her to not feel her chronic pain (a side effect of condy's semi-control over her body), and when she got shunted back into her body she had to face the reality where she DIDNT hurt all the time like wow thats how ppl normally feel? what the fuck????

jane: oh absolutely fucking not does not know. unlike jade, his pain got WORSE during crockertier. yet it still takes literally two decades for him to finally acknowledge that his stuff is NOT normal and the fact that her whole friend group has chronic pain doesn't help, which kind of sucks. jane voice: well sometimes i can get out of bed when i have a headache and rose can't, so clearly its not the same (as if jane doesn't force himself out of bed even when he really shouldnt!!!). roxy has to be the one to tell him.

roxy: yeah she knows it's chronic pain. she's been worried about getting cirrhosis for years, and so has been keeping up to date on her physical health as a result. she figured it out pretty quickly after a couple flareups. trickster mode made it worse for her.

dirk: hal has been telling him for YEARRRRRRRRS that his carpal tunnel is just that, carpal tunnel. and yet. AR: Dirk, if you do not take better care of yourself, you are never going to be capable of building me a body of my own. TT: 1. I'm fine. 2. I'm not building you a body anyways, so the point is moot. anyways he accepts it during the game bc he's like you know what. might as well admit it to myself. good thing, too, because it only gets worse after a couple decapitations.

jake: has pretty much always known, deep down, but like. she lives on an ISLAND. the hell is he going to do about it? no, better not to think about it. someday they'll be able to deal with it, but that day isn't today, and theres so much to do. so he represses it DEEPLY. normal action hero jake english doesn't have chronic pain, of course. she's a heroic manly lead, after all... (the deconstruction of that mindset sort of makes them acknowledge it, though.)

ANYWAYS I JUST RAMBLED AT YOU FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED WORDS HOPE U HAVE, A GOOD DAY/NIGHT/WHAT EVER

YYAYYY no you're so good nonnie thank u forever and ever

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livums · 8 months

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🤝 🗯️👵?

(Ask me about my WIP here!)

🤝Share a favorite WIP from another writeblr

oh hell yeah ajslkdfjkdsa ok there are so many im gonna lose it... BUT I will share, I suppose, a WIP that I got the chance to read some more from for a recent secret story swap! @vollzz's WIP Blackflame is such a delight--it's got pretty much everything I love to read about! Fantasy, intrigue, complex romance/relational dynamics, HEISTS..... it's just *chef's kiss* beautiful. I highly recommend!

👵🏼Who is your oldest (or oldest soul) main character?

This one's easy--it's Kesh!

she's "like, sixty." <3

🗯️What do you think is the most divisive or controversial aspect to your WIP?

So I decided to answer this one for The Marking Blood because it is something that has been on my mind the whole time I've been drafting it...

Anyways see below the cut for... controversy ig lol

I feel so bad saying this but it's so clear to me that if this story ever gets Out There somehow, Sylah is going to cause me a lot of problems. LOL. Like, she's the central protagonist of a story that already explores some darker themes/dynamics, and she's... not a good person. She's really not. She is obsessive, controlling, rigid, and harsh.

I am personally of the belief that protagonists do not have to be good people to be interesting and enjoyable protags. Sylah is, to me, one of the most entertaining characters I've ever written. I love her to bits. Her story and her internal struggles are so compelling to me.

There is a lot about Sylah that will be heavily (and possibly uncomfortably) relatable to some members of a certain demographic--she's the oldest child of emotionally neglectful & abusive parents. She didn't have any examples in her family of healthy interpersonal relationships. She is anxious. The Worst Case Scenario is on repeat in her head at all times. From a young age, all of her actions have dire consequences. She has to keep her sisters safe. She has to be in control.

So of course she drives away her One True Love. She's fucking mean! Everyone with an opinion that diverges from hers is juvenile and unreasonable, and they don't understand that if they don't listen to her, then bad things will happen. So she makes people listen to her. Her middle sister hates her for it! And rightly so!

The point of The Marking Blood is that, when you do what you can to survive an abusive childhood, the unfortunate truth is that these survival strategies will, at some point, stop serving you in your adult life. At worst, they'll cause you to hurt the people you love. And it is truly awful, and it's not your fault that this is how you learned to relate to others. But it is your responsibility to acknowledge this and work towards being a better friend, partner, sibling, whatever.

This is what Sylah has to learn. But it takes her a while! Because that's what the fucking book is about lol. And there are a lot of people who will not relate to her, and there will be readers who will be repulsed by the way she interacts with her family, or with her ex-girlfriend. And that's fine! But I am acknowledging that Sylah is not like. easy to approach, as a protagonist.

But for readers who will see parts of themselves in Sylah, I hope her journey, her arc, is able to inspire some reflection and hope.

#writeblr #writing community #writeblr community #ask game #asks #{roses there are many}#{sanguis in monte}

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itacestians-unite · 2 months

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I HAVE A QUESTION!! How do you think itacest spends family events like Christmas or New years? I personally hc them to go off somewhere alone so they can be gay together (lol) but im curious to hear your hcs :o

thanks for asking!

wait are we talking in like a human au because i have some THOUGHTS

i love familial stuff i have this concept in my head where the italies + their nyos + seborga are all siblings and live at home (probably somewhere in central italy) (no seborga doesn't get a nyo version i'm sorry) (he's also the youngest he's baby)

i do have a particular fic i've been wanting to write with this dynamic but it's specifically a veneziano x nyo romano fic…… i can talk about it if anyone's interested it's just one of those "siblings sneaking around trying to make out while nearly getting caught" type fics it's my love <3

BUT ANYWAY i'll stick to regular itacest for this ask. here's just a big dump of scenarios that came to mind (TW: religious guilt)

i love love familial stuff. i'm imagining a bunch of family coming over for the holidays and doing that thing family always does where they need to have an opinion on Everything. "your room is so messy. haven't you grown out of that by now?" and of course the infamous "when are you having kids? i want grandbabies."

they're all sitting around the table for lunch when the pestering truly begins.

feliciano goes along with it even though inside, his heart is tight and he's thinking to himself "we can never have kids. we can't even adopt one. i can't have a family with lovino. it'd be taboo it'd be weird and everyone would be asking why why why"

he forces this bright smile and rambles on from his ass, implying that he just wants to flirt around with women and stay single. rome from the other end of the table goes "haha, that's my boy!"

lovino doesn't entertain any of them. you ask when he's going to have kids and he goes "try fucking never. kids are brats who scream, cry, and shit themselves all the time."

a condescending eye roll. "you must know a lot about that."

"EXCUSE ME? i don't fucking shit myself but i'm sure that's a lot more than your creped ass can say in your old age"

lovino slams his hands down on the table and makes the whole thing shake. feliciano is mortified. most everyone else is unphased, though someone snaps at lovino not to shatter any dishes during his tantrum. this is nothing out of the ordinary with them.

family members start pestering lovino about when is he gonna get a wife, how he can't get a wife with that attitude. one of them starts listing off women they know who "might be able to put up with them." he turns down every single one with a scoff.

feliciano stares quietly the entire time this is ongoing, face slowly getting flushed, the grip on his fork getting tighter, until he eventually snaps, pleasant tone contrasting with the look of irritation in his eyes, "maybe lovino is like me and doesn't want to settle down yet."

"i don't think he has the personality to get away with that."

lovino snaps back without hesitation. he's then scolded for using blasphemies at the table.

i think they also argue a lot more around religious holidays. lovino is always volatile, but the guilt he's reminded of everyday makes him especially so. he can't decide whether to run to feliciano or avoid him, leave him for feliciano's own sake and fuck off somewhere far away. pushing and pulling, kissing and rejecting. feliciano is usually good at letting things side and suppressing his anger so well he doesn't even feel it, yet with the shame raging over him and lovino's increasingly pissy mood, getting unpredictably turned down for snuggles and kisses, he can't help but snap back, all passive aggressive, and that's just makes lovino even angrier. he tells feliciano to stop being a coward and talk real shit or keep his mouth shut. feliciano insists in exasperation that he doesn't want to fight and tries to run away, but lovino blocks him.

i don't see them having hate sex (feliciano, in particular, i don't think could handle it. but i think lovino would be all for it.) but it sounds fun to write nonetheless.

back to the religion part, their relationship is incest. it's gay. it's unholy. there's nothing saving it no matter how you look at it. they go to church together, come home together, do not sleep together that night out of shame.

feliciano feels that swirling pit of guilt in his stomach and tries to go to lovino for comfort, tries placing a kiss to his lips, forgetting himself in the feeling of someone he loves.

lovino snaps, shoving him off, his own guilt gnawing at his bones. "fuck, don't touch me."

"I just want to kiss you."

"you don't need to kiss me. there's not a single goddamn reason you'd ever need to kiss me."

"but… i want to. i love you." feliciano's hands wrap loosely, hesitantly around lovino's waist.

"i said don't fucking touch me! for god's sake, feliciano. you think i want my brother's hands all over my body? you think i'm a sick bastard who's into that?"

feliciano freezes, all teary-eyed as he releases lovino, takes two steps back. "i'm sorry. i just want to forget how gross it feels in my own body right now by loving yours instead."

he turns and leaves in a hurry. lovino slams a fist against the table, unsure if he hates himself more for hurting feliciano or for loving him.

they make up, eventually, and proceed to have some of their hottest sex.

heavy breathing in a dark room, naked bodies frotting against each other, feliciano's fingers digging into lovino's shoulders, lovino squeezing feliciano's hips so hard they bruise, hushed moans between desperate, wet kisses, trying so hard to stay quiet in the dead of night. if they lose themselves in the passion, they can run away from the sin of it all.

#ask #anonymous #hetalia #itacest #aph italy #aph veneziano #aph romano #hws italy #hws romano #aph north italy #aph south italy #tw incest #religious guilt #lemon.txt

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wherestoriescomefrom · 1 year

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if you had to introduce yourself through four books, what books would be they be? tagged by @metamatar thank u so much and i am v sorry for taking so long with responding to this <3

i am paralized by choices fr, but i think what rhu said in their post was also true that books you read when you're a teenager stick the longest. unfortunately for me one of the major ones was harry potter from which i have relentlessly disassociated over time so now that feels like no way to introduce myself. anyway

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. look i know it's not even my favourite (yeah, shockingly, my favourite is Mansfield Park) one amongst all of the books she wrote, but this was the first one i read, the first one i thought of when i thought ✨romance✨. i shudder to call it enemies to lovers also because the dynamic is so unique and the subject of every author's envy since miss austen dropped this beat in 1813. also you guys have no idea how much of my personality is inspired by this one, i have simply invented myself through the yearning and love that austen put in me. i wrote my master's thesis on emma.

Uprooted by Naomi Novik. this book saved my life during my master's. i had just gone through three years of undergraduate, and anyone who has studied literature will tell you that studying literature kind of sucks the life out of it. to discover it again takes something, and naomi novik entered my life, looked me in the eye, and said, "you're gonna fuckin love this. enemies to lovers, beauty and the beast, language based magic system, everything you love." and i fuckin fell for it, i was changed dramatically, i read all of the new age fantasy fiction of the fantasy renaissance. as u can see im just a romance gal.

Milk Teeth by Amrita Mahale. i hesitate to put this because i only read it this year, but since it's been living rent free in my mind since, i suppose we will just have say it's one of Those Ones. im not even sure if this one is as well written as it could have been but there were so many moments that made me feel like the author was crawling into my own skin, so, you know. the protagonist of the story was so interesting, the premise was so interesting, the dilemma and the political decision was so well framed,,,,, it is simply living in my mind since then.

The House that BJ Built by Anuja Chauhan. its basic and i know everyone's favourite is Those Pricey Thakur Girls but this one also happened to me and it just ushered in new kinds of reading for me. i know this is an unpopular opinion but loving delhi is such a central part of me that it just feels good to read about someone who falls in love in this city. also the protagonist is my absolute favourite, Bonu has my whole heart. i know she has like problems, i remember @whatdoesthefuturebehold and i had like a chat about it, but i can't help it, it's just my jam,,,,

The Truth by Terry Pratchett. sorry for cheating a little but i love this one so much. it's just got the best of pratchett in it, everything i love. meditations on the social contract, a printing press, fun romps with newspapers and the state of our reading public. plus that standard terry pratchett flair of just. militant decency. i know it makes sense as a standalone, but, holy shit, i'd have loved a sequel. i also struggled so much between putting this or tiffany aching, but i think i covered loving witches in Uprooted so you know, figured i'd throw in my love for print cultures.

shoutout to the Book of Indian Folk Tales of which i cannot remember the author. it's lying in my home in lucknow somewhere, i may post about it later. anyway thats me <3. let me tag @readingthenight @half-past-late @infantisimo and @khlur

#hello void this is ridiculosity #south asian writing #i talk about books for the hundredth time like its a new thing #i love u metamatar for tagging me in all this. during coursework i forget i actually like reading #you know cause i suffer when i have to read more hamlet than should be legally allowed

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crazykuroneko · 10 months

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fyi most of the time its the actor who chooses what category to submit at the emmys. for example brian cox chose to be in lead even though his character dies early on this season but he insisted. there's 3 lead actor submissions from succession alone and they probably will all get nominated.

so i'm pretty sure sam himself chose to be in supporting so as to let jacob have the lead while he still has the chance. tbh this feels like a strong sign that they are probably not going to be equal co-leads going forward but rather swap lead/supporting. also im sorry but where the hell are louis's storylines going to come from?? they don't exist in the books after iwtv. are they gonna get rid of all of lestat's plots in the books and re-write the whole thing? cause even if you try to stick louis in those plots he'll be supporting at best. i feel like there's a lot of unrealistic expectations re: how they can adapt these books and keep louis a main character... they literally can't. they'd have to throw most of it out.

as for the audience for the show well honestly i think the fact that their own podcast host (who they obviously chose cause she has a background in stuff relevant in the story) isn't into the central romance is not a good sign.

"where the hell are the louis' storylines come from?" this is why it's called adaptation! this is why Rolin threw a lot of things on show Louis; on top of the Catholic guilt and internalized homophobia, they threw in the racial dynamic, they threw in Louis being more active in damning Claudia, they threw in whatever the heck made Louis still staying with Claudia's killer until know, they threw in the '70s interview. They did all of that so they could build something original for Louis for the seasons forward (Rolin said it in their podcast!).

This is why I keep saying "let's wait for S2" because S1 doesn't tell you anything about how or in what way they'll adapt the seasons after that. Adapting IWTV until QoTD beat by beat chronologically is still feasible I guess, but later books?? How the hell will they adapt Memnoch? Idek. Especially if the theory that the modern Dubai is on Merrick timeline/adjacent is true, it means they're mix-matching the books' plot points and timeline. And they have fucked the timeline already anyway 🤷‍♀️

Building a whole arc for Louis will be their biggest challenge, but we're talking about writers and playwrights who have years and years of experience creating original stories. And so far, the new things they have been doing for Louis as a character has been extremely good.

#moi.txt #the show is doing their own thing despite still respecting the books' points #it's very possible!

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hiiiiii ok for both sky sea and starless hour if they were being adapted into a movie/tv show/etc what would the soundtrack be like??? any songs you would specifically have to include??? general vibe and type of instrumentation etc??? (this is also me saying if you have playlists i would like to see them and hear you explain them bc 👀)

okay SO for sky sea im just gonna hit some key points (since i've been using the same playlist since it was a space odyssey and haven't cleaned it up yet, some songs are no longer relevant) but tsh. oh boy. none of these are in a particular order sorry <3

(because i've committed the high crime of knowing more than one language. sorry some of these songs are not in english but im including translations to the best of my ability. also sorry this post is LONG long)

sky sea:

all time low - a love like war

keldan/aderyn anthem. literally just every line

"is this the end of us or just the means to start again"

i would say most of the song is referencing their past relationship except the last line (and maybe the repetition of "we go together or we don't go down at all") which is like. present day learning to fuckin deal with each other

muse - won't stand down

another keldan song sorry but like. come on

specifically when his revenge arc begins. somewhere in there he's gonna try to ruin the nation and then have to decide whether it's worth it to follow through :)

sleeping at last - neptune

literally NO idea where this one fits in bc it literally suits every one of the main four and lowkey every possible dynamic

"i'm only honest when it rains" etc etc

"i want to love you but i don't know how"

florence + the machine - king

melati my beloved <3

this is her theme song after she ascends to girlboss mode

5sos - lover of mine

keldan/seia

i think this one pretty much sums up their dedication to each other even tho they truly don't actually label that relationship it's just like. they're so absorbed in each other that they're like one single entity at this point. creepy but effective

side note this is really just a reflection of my 12 y.o. self's music taste idk why

for starless hour i actually have two playlists, one for like. instrumentals and the other for vibe inspiration. again trying to hit key points only but i don't know how to shut up

the ready set - the witching hour

"heard that energy is a constant state / nothing ever ends, it will only change"

"and then I fall into a hurricane of empty thoughts / where I become all my own problems when I swore I'd not"

"there's something telling me that I still have a lot to give / maybe there's beauty in uncertainty, I hope there is"

this one's literally 60% for the vibes because how can i not include a song called "the witching hour" on this playlist

but also i really like the feeling of sort of. cautious optimism in the song that feels really central to. maybe not the overall plot of tsh but definitely where i want the resolution to end up

monsta x - destroyer

"however many times it takes, rewind / i'll go to you, rewind / the ending is up to me anyway"

"i believe in destiny, i believe in us / ... / all of the memories in this vicious cycle"

"then the ending is complete / our string is already connected"

ignoring the time-travel themes of the song. god the idea of writing your own destiny. or like even though tsh doesn't have time travel i like the idea of trying over and over again to get it right. like i'm not giving them the chance to try but i like the idea.

also UGH red string of fate theory my beloved

lea - ende der welt

"this isn't the end of the world ... / just the end of us / this isn't the end of the world, even if it feels like it / it doesn't kill us"

"and when the sun goes down, is it just the earth that turns with us?"

i know the song is intended as a breakup song but again. come ON how can i not include it. it's literally called end of the world.

all time low - old scars / future hearts

"i don't wanna be the one that's left behind / don't blame me, don't hate me"

"i am lost inside this endless haze of life / but this life is mine to live"

again sort of in line with the idea of making your own decisions/writing your own future. i think it also fits neatly with delwyn's belief that only he is in control of his own choices? he's the one who picks his destiny. even tho in the end he chooses wrong, it's still his choice etc.

bastille - get home

again. literally the whole song but:

"we are the last people standing / at the end of the night / we are the greatest pretenders / in the cold morning light"

"how am i gonna get myself back home?"

this song goes along with the end of the story, once all the worst has come to pass and there's nothing left to change/prevent

and it's getting home in a literal sense because the story i think will take them pretty far from home. but also in the figurative sense of the journey changes them so much and how can they possibly go back to who/where they were?

jo sung mo - do you know (youtube link to my preferred cover)

"if you ask me why i didn't say anything / my heart aches, i can't answer"

"no matter how many times i'm born again and leave again / there's no world like this one where i met you"

"maybe this world is beautiful because of the traces of you"

"do you know today is the last day you and i will be under the same sky?"

another breakup song but GOD.

also sorry my translations are rough but i literally could not find an eng translation of the lyrics that i liked enough to use so i just made my own

anyway. haven't figured out how to word all of my feelings about this song so i'm hoping u will just Understand. thanks <3

stray kids - chronosaurus

not really an exact lyric to point to actually but i think this song captures the desperation and the "oh god i'm running out of time" vibe that i LOVE for tsh

the theme for instrumentals is yearning baby! loneliness and hope and "the light will come again" and "everything is so different than it was". extremely unquantifiable emotions with no lyrics to guide me. good luck bestie (this playlist is shorter tho because it's newer)

gone in a flash (spider-man: no way home)

the quiet loneliness.. the fade out... ugh i literally have no words

you're going to notice a lot of these instrumentals follow the same theme lmao

exit through the lobby (spider-man: no way home)

obsessed with the way this builds slowly and then fades out to the lone piano

on the nature of daylight (max richter)

this song would be included on the basis of title alone but it's also perfect. one of my long-time fave instrumental pieces out there

a knight of the seven kingdoms (got s8 soundtrack)

yes this is from game of thrones. yes it's a masterpiece. next question

a different idea of love (luke howard)

again. strings. there's something about string instrumentals that makes me sob every time.

manhattan sunrise (ola gjeilo)

PIANO. i really love this song and also the title and the vibe fit equally perfectly with tsh. the light dawning over the city. despite everything that's happened there is still hope.

maybe you can guess that this piece corresponds to the end of the plot

at dawn (hania rami)

once again. slow sad piano. what more do i need to say.

one day you finally knew (slowed remix) [chad lawson]

no comment. just vibes

(translation: this is the song that would play during the end credits of the movie. if it were a tv show it would only play during the last ep's credits tho)

#ben im obsessed with you and this question #u know i LOVE music but also i have adhd and thus zero organizational skills #someday i'll clean up the playlists and put them in order and import (export?) to spotify #today is not that day tho sorry <3 #i can find links to any of the songs if u wanna listen tho just dm me or something #i thought about including them anyway but decided i was too lazy lmao #the starless hour #ttotss #rabbit-rays #also im posting this without editing or rereading ANYTHING so i'm sorry if it's an incoherent mess. just know that i love you #and i loved this even tho i had no idea what to say half the time and im pretty sure i didn't even address ur actual question #.txt

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finished the sunshine court… jeannnn. neil (nathaniel)! my fav moments

everything about their house but ESPECIALLY the dog cutout. college upperclassman ass living space

cat kissing jean on the temple/top of his head/etc… 1 million hearts healed

parallels between foxes knowing not to ask and the trojans probably knowing but asking anyway PUSHY DYKES 4 LIFE!

also when cat (?) asks him about the sex toy lmfaooooooooooo please. pushy dykes 4 life

neil (nathaniel…) ordering that hit so casually jean doesnt even realize <333333

jean’s sister :( that just really worked for me

jeans sexual trauma i feel like was well constructed, not always well written or well played out by nora but i think the story of it slots effectively into what we know of the nest dynamic. that said i think for the centrality of that trauma throughline jean did not call himself a whore enough just saying 😐

things i did NOT like:

there was no reason for grayson to show up besides gratuitous violence and retraumatization. jeans comparison of him to drake was VERY apt as they were both completely 1 dimensional Bad Rapist Men but he had even less of a reason to physically show up than drake did. lol. thumbs down from me

what… was the plot???? like dont get me wrong it was an enjoyable read but literally nothing happened 🩷 nora & plot structure are still enemies it seems

i feel like nora’s understanding of trauma is heavily heavily weighted toward mental impacts but like… they have bodiesssss like for all the vulnerability and safety jean Was feeling he was so perky. Where is the exhaustion. where is the complete lack of executive functioning where is the sensory sensitivity where are the headaches where are the flashback hangovers!!!! complete lack of flashback hangovers. Sad

overall MUCH better than i expected. i was so scared lol. but i think nora did a great job characterizing the trojans and i like this version of jean and im so glad nora didnt involve the foxes overmuch lol. good fun! we’ll see where it goes with book 2…

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i will say though-- so i havent seen the trailer or teasers or the early released episode, so i dont really have predictions, but i do hope when i do watch it they focus more heavily on nine and shadow. Both have been the most interesting characters outside of sonic when onscreen (except rusty rose, but they kinda rushed and killed her character arc so im not really interested in what they do further unless its delving into how she became like that). I would like them to also find some way to treat the egg council more seriously and more threatening as villains, if they ARE still relevant villains in this. And, i know theyre 2/3rds of our alternate universe characters, which is the shows whole gimmick, but i hope boscage maze and no place kinda get pushed to the back. Sorry. Boscage is racist as hell, and no place never gets taken seriously enough by the writing for me to feel engaged.... Dread, Black Rose, and uhhh. Batton? their dynamic season 2 had the most potential to grab my attention but that plot also got kinda settled light-heartedly and eh. is it just me who feels that way. Also dread feels like a big miss on any knuckles commentary compared to nine tbh. while nine is like. Tails if he had a bad day and missed out on that support system he needed, dread is just.... a different greedy guy in a knuckles outfit. To me..... this is getting long anyways ideal vision for season 3 is nine, new yoke, shadow, and sonic focus, and boscage and no place getting shelved as much as they can-- OH YEAH. THE CHAOS EMERALD BETTER BE CENTRAL TO SOME SERIOUS SHIT. COME ON NOW. you cant introduce that element, something that important and powerful, draw attention to it being obtained then lost, and then ignore it. its like a sonic writing rule that the chaos emeralds are important, though i dont think we need all 7 here

#long post #also sorry if you like no place. i didnt mean it. well i did but also like youre fine. Ill be glad for ppl who like them #i meant it for boscage though i meant it so so so so much

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The Iron Bull/Dorian Pavus Fic Recs

Hello! I have now read over a hundred Bull/Dorian fics and would love to share my favourites with y’all (I’ll probably make similar fic recs for other DA pairings eventually). Some of these are criminally under-kudos’d or lack comments, so if you can please leave the authors some! They definitely deserve it! Also this got pretty long so I’m putting most of it under a cut!

Ouroboros by maliwanhellfire (M, 8K)

“So, he claims to be a time traveller,” Cullen said, slowly and with obvious disbelief.

“Would anyone be able to tell me what day it is?” Dorian asked.

“He's obviously a spy,” Cassandra replied.

“I hope it's not the third,” Dorian muttered.

Dorian has been living through his own personal Groundhog Year and he's finally decided to tell everybody. It doesn't matter though, this run's a wash anyway.

[this is literally my favourite Adoribull fic of all time. Like. I think about it constantly please please read it]

Unshakeable Bonds by Elthadriel (M, 7K)

When a spell convinces Bull that Dorian is a danger to the Inquisition, Krem is forced to try and keep Bull from killing Dorian until he can dispel the magic.

[if I’m in the mood for angst this is my go-to fic. I ADORE Krem protecting Dorian from Bull because Bull loves Dorian, and Krem would never let Bull destroy himself like that. It’s just. Yes. Yes to all of it]

O M'anam (and the rest of this series) by FoxNonny (T, 9K - series becomes E)

Mahanon wants nothing more than for the men he's in love with to realize that he's in love with them, and hopes that a long journey to the Hissing Wastes might help sort things out between them.

Getting thrown off a cliff was not part of his plan.

[okay so technically this one is Bull/Dorian/Inquisitor but GUYS ITS LITERALLY PERFECT ITS THE BEST DRAGON AGE SERIES IVE EVER READ IM OBSESSED WITH THE CHARACTER DYNAMICS I KNOW IM A SLUT FOR POLY BUT PLEASE READ THIS ONE - you won’t regret it]

Dark and Deep by triedunture (T, 9k)

Traveling the Deep Roads reveals the Iron Bull's fear of small, dark places. And other things.

[what can I say, I’m a sucker for fics where they get together before they jump into bed with each other because it just...it means there’s been a LOT of pining and is just a fun and different dynamic for these two]

Sucker Punch by annikora (M,3K)

In which the Iron Bull discovers that Dorian isn’t using his watchword because he doesn’t believe Bull would actually stop.

[of all the fics that explore Dorian, rough sex and watch words, this one is the best one. Because Dorian being surprised Bull would actually stop? And the way Bull loves him through this and just...everything about it. Yeah, it’s really, really well done and they’re both so in character the whole time]

How to Share a Bed Without Killing Each Other: a Love Story by electricshoebox (T, 7K)

Sleeping together is all well and good (very, very good) but sleeping together is... well, another beast entirely.

[the development in this one of their relationship and them falling in love? absolute chiefs kiss perfect brilliant well done]

No Patron Saint of Silent Restraint by electricshoebox (T, 1K)

He's Tal-Vashoth now. Tal-Va-fucking-shoth. Dorian comes to him in the aftermath.

[Oh YES. I always come back to this one when I want some Dorian/Bull hurt/comfort. Especially because BULL is the one getting comforted and the centrality of Krem/Bulls relationship and how that grounds Bull and Dorian getting it and just yes yes yes]

under me you quite so new by Margo_Kim (M, 3K)

Morning sex is a thing they do now that Dorian doesn't leave, and it turns out maybe they do more as well.

Bull is not an idiot. He tries not to be anyway, though there's something about Dorian that makes him a little stupider, a little lazier than usual. Dorian's prone to decadence when he lets himself feel safe enough to be, and maybe it's just the novelty of Dorian being decadent with him that makes Bull indulge.

[it’s soft it’s soft it’s soft]

Say I Do, Say I Don't by Orphan_Account (E, 8K)

Dorian and Bull have never been together at all, until they get married. Will they accidentally, awkwardly fall in love?

Well, no. Because Dorian is too smooth for that.

[this one is CRIMINALLY under-kudo’d like it’s amazing it’s one of the absolute best fics for these two and if I need to sell you any more? Bull calls Magister Pavus ‘Dad’ and it causes him to faint]

Ad Exilium by Jen_814 (T, 8K)

“What would happen,” Dorian asked speculatively, “if Ben-Hassrath told you to kill me?”

Bull grunted, apparently in amusement. “Oh, look at you. Thinking you’re so important you’d merit an assassination order.”

The Inquisition periodically sends Dorian to back up Iron Bull and the Chargers. It doesn't always go well.

[the chargers adopt Dorian! This is another one of those criminally under-kudo’s’d ones and it’s so well written it deserves so much more love]

Behind Closed Doors by homsantoft (tofsla) (M, 4K)

In another reality, the Iron Bull was loyal to the Qun. It's not until a dead Qunari is found in the Winter Palace that he really lets himself think about what that would have meant.

[it’s angsty guys, it’s sad and it’s angsty, but it DOES have a happy ending and it IS an excellent exploration of the Iron Bull and his character]

To Imagine the Sun by homsantoft (tofsla) (M, 6K)

An assault on a Venatori base turns more complicated than expected, and Dorian and Bull, separated from the group and with Dorian in no position to fight, have to try and hold out until help arrives.

[one thing y’all should know about me? I WILL read every love confession tag in any ship I’m into on ao3. Because it’s my jam. And this is one of the best love confession tagged fics for these two]

like a winter hath my absence been by kaffas (hoopoe) (M, 3K)

"'No, darling, you are not Hissrad. Not anymore.' It is another kaar-hissera, another dream that has yet to pass, but it leaves the Iron Bull wide awake, his breath coming in quick pants as the asala-taar threatens behind his ribs. It feels like saar-hissra. It feels like the aftermath of a nightmare.

A man's voice, sighing intimately, ardently. The shape of those words around a Tevinter accent."

The Iron Bull joins the Inquisition.

[this one is a little trippy, but in the best of ways. Bull dreams about the future, before it happens. Also, if you haven’t realised it yet, Bull and Krem’s friendship is very important to me, so I appreciate that this fic has a lot of good content between the two of them as well]

Speechless by Kaira_Angel (E, 7K)

“You’re speechless.” Bull points out. “That’s all it takes, someone giving a crap about you.”

Tevinter never did lend itself to delicacy. Dorian learned to adapt.

[break-ups and get togethers and Bull giving a damn about Dorian and dorian actually not knowing how to deal with that at all - I adore fics like this, and this one does it really well!]

Tenere by AuditoryCheesecake (G, 2K)

Dorian keeps things, sometimes. Silly, sentimental things.

[what can I say, I’m a slut for Dorian is secretly an absolute sap with his friends and loved ones]

Love (and other Southern Follies) by Acephalous (M, 12K)

Despite his best efforts, Dorian Pavus has fallen in love with the Iron Bull.

[I mean...how can you not enjoy something with THAT premise? Dorian falling in love with Bull and not thinking its requited but it is is absolutely my jam]

Everything Has Grown by Stardropdream (T, 1K)

Dorian waits and he waits and he waits for the flowers to burst from his throat.

[SO - maybe I have a little bit of a thing for hanahaki disease recently, when it’s got a happy ending - and I love how Dorian realises Bull loves him too in this one]

Selfish by December Dragon (T, 3K)

“You’re impossible,” he snapped without any fire, choosing to preen rather than look at that far-too-pleased grin.

“So you keep saying, but I promise I’m not just a really lucid fantasy come to life.”

“More like a nightmare…” Dorian still made no move to extricate himself again. He did, however, sigh. “Well, you now know all the risks, so you can now make the informed mistake of trying out what’s sure to be a mess.”

“Messy battles are the best,” Bull mused, fingers grazing idly up and down a tan arm. “They’re the most worth it.”

Neither the Iron Bull nor Dorian Pavus are particularly well-read on what it means to be in a relationship. Or to confront having deeper feelings than what their respective societies deemed acceptable. Somehow, they're just the perfect match - if they can only talk it out like mature adults first.

[once again, this one is just one that hits the spot because its just them...getting together, and working out what that means when they’ve not got much of a point of reference for these things]

Many Happy Returns by Penknife (T, 1k)

An undead horse would be a romantic gesture, but it would also be an undead horse. That's the drawback.

[I just really, really, really like the picture of Bull giving Dorian an undead horse - and that he’d even be willing to!]

Spiced Cocoa by Mozzarella (M, 4K)

Dorian perked up when the scent of warm cocoa hit his nostrils, and something familiar yet out of place. He stared down at the cup and saw the lightest sprinkling of red on the surface, which another careful sniff revealed to Dorian a hint of the hotter, red spice of chili powder.

“You’re mad,” Dorian said, though he couldn’t deny he was intrigued.

(In which Dorian and Bull share Krem's special curry, spicy hot cocoa, and feelings)

[this is one of the first fics I read for these two, and so I view it as sort a classic despite the fact that it is criminally under kudo’s’d]

Distant Smoke on the Horizon by zythepsary (M, 7K)

Bull falls in love. Slowly.

[very much what it says on the tin, but like I said SUCKER for them falling in love with each other and that being explored fully]

Elevation to Move Forward by santanico (M, 2K)

Dorian is insecure and worried Bull will eventually break off whatever it is they're doing, so he plans to move in with Bull without asking. Because talking about feelings? That's beyond Dorian Pavus.

[DUDE I think about this concept so often. Dorian just...moving in, without telling anyone, because of COURSE he would do that]

Either Way, I'm Here by Addyrobin (T, 1K)

The Iron Bull seems to prefer that no one sees who he is beneath his mask. He is a big, hulking beast of a Qunari who thrives on murder and sex, who can and will drink anyone under the table, a creature made of nothing but indulgences - yes, that's what he wants people to think. But Dorian knows better.

[I just think we should have more Bull/Dorian hurt/comfort fics where Bull is the one getting comforted]

#Adoribull #dorian pavus #the iron bull #dragon age #dai #dorian/bull #iron bull

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