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hotnerdywizard · 3 months
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Larian: We think that Gale should sacrifice himself.
Me:
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lxvvie · 4 months
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*le sigh.*
I don't include specific physical descriptors in my content (and even if it's targeted towards a certain demographic, I keep it general anyway) because I aim for inclusivity. As the reader, I want you to be as immersed as possible in the stuff that I write.
I am an African-American woman who is rocking a bald fade (yes, I know I look like I could be part of the Dora Milaje). I came up reading fanfiction and didn't see much if any representation in it. I don't know how many people (black people especially) coming across my blog would find it relatable if I tailored the reader to fit how I look into my content.
I say this to say that just like black women (and black people) aren't a monolith, so, too, are the people who come across my work. They are from all walks of life be it race, ethnicity, sexuality, body type, nationality, etc., and the list goes on. Vibe wit it, babes. ❤️
ETA: This is just what I do with my writing. Everyone's approach to fanfiction is different so if what you're doing is working for you, keep at it.
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"Actually the hobbits in the movies were super inaccurate because Tolkien wanted everything to be strictly medieval" buddy if Jirt wanted the hobbits to be strictly medieval he wouldn't have given them working plumbing (ft. Pippin nearly flooding the bathroom) and waistcoats.
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lonesome-dreamsss · 6 months
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steve plays tony sappy love songs from the 40s!!! he also ventures into the 50s and 60s, hits ALL the old time-y songs. he's so in love and this is how he shows it best (along with his art of course, he has an entire sketchbook dedicated to tony).
the first time he does it, they're in the kitchen, steve's making them breakfast and tony is at the table with a coffee. steve's phone is set up, playing music, soft, quiet songs, mostly instrumentals. once he has the pancakes on a plate, he changes it to a billie holiday song. it's something so, so sappy and tony grins and is like "he's playing me love songs now?" and steve grins back and says "maybe. are you complaining?" the tips of tony's ears are pink but no, he isn't complaining, not one bit. when the song ends, tony kisses him and says "i love you too, y'know." and steve does know.
the next time, they're in tony's work shop, tony's playing around with some new suit ideas for the team and steve's drawing (tony as he is then, stained with oil smears, hair askew, absolutely beaming). steve smiles softly and requests that jarvis play this dean martin song. tony turns to look at him, that same grin he had the first time spreading across his face, "you're ridiculous." steve gives him his best who me? face and tony throws his head back and laughs.
tony takes them out of nyc, some place in upstate new york, so they could stargaze. he knows nothing about the stars, and steve is just as clueless, but it's less about that and more about just being with one another, experiencing the world's beauty together. though steve spends most of the time looking at tony because well, he's more beautiful then any star or moon. steve goes for bing crosby, and tony laughs into steve's shoulder, eyes shining in the silver lighting, "i'm starting to think you have a playlist all made up." steve presses a kiss to tony's head, "maybe i do." "sap." steve laughs, "only for you." tony then gives him the softest look, love so plainly there, and it leaves steve breathless, "aren't i lucky." steve thinks he's the lucky one.
they're in bed, tony had woken up from a nightmare and can't fall back asleep. steve's running his fingers through tony's hair and using his other hand to rub his thumb over tony's own hand. it seems to mellow tony out to some extent, but he's still tense and his eyes are glazed over, he's somewhere in his head, lost to whatever thoughts are consuming him. steve picks nat king cole now, though this time, he sings it himself. he's not a singer by any means, but he doesn't let that stop him. it pulls tony back to the present, and he cracks the tiniest of smiles. steve takes that as a win.
tony's hurt. he's hurt and he's unconscious and looks oh so pale and broken laying in the hospital bed. it's been nearly two days now, and steve is exhausted. he hasn't left the hospital chair, despite the rest of the team telling him he needs rest too. nat had almost dragged him out of there and to a shower and his bed, but he's nothing if not stubborn. she gave up, in the end, and told him to at least eat something, before leaving, saying she'd be back in the morning. steve clutches tony's hand, fighting the urge to cry yet again. he does the only thing he can think to do, the only thing that might be able to fix this in some way. he starts to sing. it's ella fitzgerald this time. his voice is dry, cracking with each word, but he keeps going. it's comforting, in a way, and he hopes it's comforting for tony too, hopes tony can even hear him. the tears come anyway, despite his best efforts, and the lyrics catch in his throat. then, in an answer to his prayers, tony squeezes his hand. it's weak but god, it's there and steve chokes out a sob, relief coursing through him. tony'll be okay.
"are you ready?" steve asks, moving to wrap his arms around tony's waist. "i was born ready, capsicle," tony says back with a wink, settling his arms around steve's neck. they fit together perfectly. frank sinatra starts to play, they had picked this one together, for this moment, and they start to dance. with the way tony's looking at him and the way the ring sits snug on his left hand, steve feels his heart swells in his chest and he can't help but lean in to kiss tony. tony smiles into the kiss and then laughs as everyone around them cheers. this is what pure happiness is, steve thinks, and rests his forehead against tony's. the song comes to a close and tony kisses him once more before tugging him towards the cake with a grin that rivals the brightness of the sun.
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milolovesbmc · 6 months
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I've decided all of the blorbos are asexual (projecting)
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the-last-butter · 2 years
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PLEASE ramble about Xinyan, Beidou, and Kazuha I’m begging you I’m kissing your ring
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OKAY HERE I GO!!!
Most of these are self-indulgent while some have some canon backing but regardless, enjoy the brain worms!!'
Spoilers for Summer Fantasia!
Beidou taught Xinyan how to wield a claymore. (Their normal attack pattern is the same except for Beidou's last kick) *
Beidou took Xinyan in because she sees parts of her younger self in Xinyan. *
Beidou is the tallest among the three, followed by Xinyan and then Kazuha. Secretly, Beidou's a bit worried that Xinyan might grow taller than her when her final growth spurt hits (because it'd mean she wouldn't be able to noogie Xinyan as easily.)
Beidou fully expects Kazuha to simply up and leave the Crux sometime soon to see the world (check her voice lines) but Kazuha has unconsciously made it his home/safe place and will find his way back to the Alcor no matter how far he travels. (At the end of his domain, Kazuha's childhood table and bonsai were aboard the Alcor.) So, need to worry about him leaving anytime soon, Beidou!
Kazuha and Xinyan have accidentally more or less become Beidou's protégées but she knows that the two of them have their own passions to follow and wish to see the world so has no plans of coaxing them into that role and making them stay with the crux. However, whether it be at the end of a tiring day or a long journey the both of them are welcomed back aboard the Alcor. Beidou hopes that the Alcor (and her) is the one place they can come back to without hesitation.
Beidou isn't a eyepatch collecter like a certain other captain but she has a very special one that she holds dear. It looks similar to her regular ones but has flames embroidered on it at the part where the string attaches. Xinyan had sewed it back up when it tore while battling a sea foe and Beidou's kept it in her collection of personal treasures ever since.
When Xinyan was younger and still lived with her parents, she used to run aboard Beidou's ship if she could when things got too much or she didn't have the energy to smile at her problems. There, she either seamlessly started working with the crew to take her mind off things or sang to a small bunch of sailors. Whenever Beidou noticed the tiredness in her eyes despite her peppy voice she used to drop everything she was doing and sit beside Xinyan to hear her sing. Even though Beidou didn't understand her music, she used to pay close attention to the lyrics and give her input according, even telling Xinyan stories from her voyages, hoping that they'd inspire her to write more songs.
It's not very often, but now and then when Kazuha feels particularly melancholic, he requests Beidou to spar with him, both to keep his blade sharp and because the electro that buzzes throughout reminds him of his homeland and dear friend.
Both Kazuha and Xinyan have accidentally called Beidou mom at least once.
Beidou and Xinyan once dragged Kazuha to one of Beidou's after-voyage parties at the Wanmin restaurant, though he enjoyed the meal he almost teared up red faced because of how spicy the two ladies liked their dishes. Now, every so often he takes his food just a bit spicier in hopes of developing his palate.
On voyages, Kazuha spends most of his time in the Crow's nest reading the winds or places where there is just the right amount of sun and shade. Xinyan on the other hand, spends her time on the deck chatting, singing or doing the heavy lifting. Beidou makes sure to check on the both of them for time to time and gives them a light-hearted yet stern sounding talk if they slack off too much.
It was just Xinyan before, but at one point even Kazuha became aware of just how often Beidou goes up the Jade chamber for "Just a game of chess" despite publicly hating on the Tianquan. Now the two of them will gang up to tease her about it.
When Kazuha saw Ningguang in person for the first time he genuinely wondered if how similar they looked had something to do with Beidou taking him in so readily.
Many a time the Millilth have tried to escort Kazuha back to the port thinking he was just a tourist under the Crux's protection who had accidentally wandered too far out in the desolate parts of Liyue. Beidou had to put up a notice with Kazuha's face reading "IF LOST DO NOT RETURN HIM TO BEIDOU!!! HE CAN MAKE HIS WAY BACK JUST FINE"
Being trained by none other than Beidou, Xinyan is very VERY strong physically. Beidou has asked her to take part in the crux clash repeatedly in order to humble some contestants but Xinyan always flusters and says that it's not really her area of expertise.
On their impromptu inspiration tour, Xinyan and Kazuha run into Tartaglia on Dragonspine. Xinyan's happiness is unbound after meeting dear Red after so long and asks Tart to tell her stories from his travels while they rest around a brazier, to which he obliges. Tartaglia (on Big Brother mode) offers to "rough that guy Kazuha up a bit just in case" to which Xinyan declines.
While song-writing together, Xinyan recalls all the Fisherman shanties Beidou used to sing. If it weren't coming from Xinyan, Kazuha would find the information of Beidou singing highly doubtful.
During their travels, there was at least one time that Xinyan genuinely forgot Kazuha could do his E skill and instead hoisted him up on her shoulders so that they could get over a ledge or scale a boulder.
Kazuha and Xinyan both have burn scars on their left hands and have shared the story of how they got it with each other. Kazuha got his from his friend's vision and Xinyan from an accident from the time she tried to imbue fire in her performances (before obtaining a pyro vision)
"Xinyan gives the best hugs. There is simply no competition." - Kazuha, Yun Jin, Xiangling, and Fischl.
Xinyan had once asked Kazuha what language the wind speaks to which his mind completely drew a blank.
Kazuha regrets that Xinyan had to spend most of her time in Inazuma fighting. He’s promised her that if they ever get the chance, he’d give her a proper tour of his homeland and show her everything that it has to offer.
When Xinyan performed atop her island at the GAA, a certain green-clad bard was heard playing the most peculiar tune outside cattails'. His usual listeners applauded the new and refreshing song while some with exceptionally keen ears commented that it sounded like half a melody, missing a piece. To which the bard simply replied that his partner had played along with him from elsewhere, and if they had strained their ears a bit, they could've heard her part of the song riding along the winds.*
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mando-abs · 1 month
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So far, I don’t see why people are comparing Din Djarin to Aragorn. Aragorn is so much nicer 😂😂😂
Din literally almost had a mando-tantrum when he was going to have to help Frog Lady and even got angry at her when she rightfully called his bluff. Did he help her and become friends with her in the end? Absolutely. But he’s always sour first when his best interests are compromised. Sure Grogu has made him a bit nicer since then, but he still bullies R5 and other droids on a regular basis.
Aragorn? He sees these sniffling hobbits who have no idea what they’re doing and he’s like “I am mother now.” No hesitation. He’s also very patient with them (even when he shouldn’t be). He realizes mistakes he’s made on his own and immediately apologizes for them. Like, when they were escaping Misty Mountain, he was so focused on getting everyone out of there that he forgot the hobbits had sustained injuries. So when he finally looked back at them, he was immediately like “oh shit guys, my bad. Lemme help with that.”
Din would never! He would just sigh and then help with the wounds.
I guess this all boils down to character and their professions. Din is a bounty hunter. He’s having to unlearn being selfish and emotionally guarded. He rejects being a leader because he knows having the people’s interest doesn’t come naturally. Aragorn is a ranger and a protector. He already has the best interests of people intrinsically. He is running away from being king because he’s afraid of becoming selfish because of his bloodline’s past, even though deep down he knows this isn’t true for himself.
So rather than comparing them, I think they’re different sides of the same coin. They mirror each other.
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pinkbeastie · 2 years
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alright. i’m just going to say it. the rings of power is actually decent. this is coming from a huge Tolkien fan who’s read all his books and seen both the hobbit and lotr. i get that Amazon kind of desecrated the elves’ hair and dwarves’ beards and that stuff, but guys, please. let people enjoy the show.
the actors are doing a fantastic job and so far, the scenes are really cool. warrior Galadriel is growing on me, and the scene where she kicks numenorian butt is epic. (as are the dynamics between Halbrand and Galadriel). but honestly, tumblr is a fun place to express ideas and just have fun with people who share your interests, not hate on actors and a show that took three years to create.
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scuddish · 2 years
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NICO HIRAGA as PAUL SUMMER OF ‘17 2017 | dir. Mikey Alfred
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queensabriel · 5 months
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Your LOTR Boromir lives fic ALREADY sounds amazing - are you willing to share anything about it or are you just focusing on working on it for now? Also I'd like to please ask about Gondorian names and how they're constructed and how you'd go about making one up (because I've got a LOTR fic in the early wip stages and a couple Gondor OCs that I still don't have names for, and I'd like to be accurate.)
Heehee oh i'm glad you're excited for it! I am kind of giving him a Jaime Lannister character arc (minus the, you know, twin stuff) in that instead of dying he's getting injured in a way that will affect him for the rest of his life and essentially mean that he can't be a warrior anymore and is going to have to rethink some large parts of his identity, as well as having the whole firsthand knowledge of how corrupting the ring can be. Also there's going to be some epic bestie friendship with Boromir and Eowyn, some really emotional shit when he's reunited with Merry & Pippin and also when he returns to Gondor finally.
I am also pondering the idea of working a plot in relating to my headcanon that the Arkenstone is one of the Silmarils, but i have to decide if that will be too much??? idk. AND YES LETS TALK GONDORIAN NAMES I'M HAPPY TO HELP.
HOKAY SO - you have a lot of options here, and they're all going to depend on the exact background of your characters and what you want their families to be like. A lot of people in Gondor who we're introduced to in canon are named after historical figures - Boromir is an example, Denethor another, also Faramir & Éowyn's grandson Barahir. So if you don't want to make up a name, you can literally just look at the family trees (all can be found on the lotr.fandom.com wiki) and pick something that you think fits. I'd also recommend looking them over to get a good feel for what names sound like.
But if you do want to do JRRT proud and dabble in some linguistics of your own you still have a lot of options for making up names! Names of Gondorian people are most commonly of Sindarin origin, but you don't have to hold tight to that. I personally think it would be very reasonable to have people with Rohirric names, and probably at least some with roots in Adûnaic - the language spoken in Númenor. (Especially if someone's parents are history buffs. Probably it would be weird for someone to have a completely Númenorian name like 'Ar-Zimraphel' but honestly as long as the strangeness is acknowledged you could go for it.
As for actual naming customs, everyone seems to just have the one name, I haven't really seen any examples of surnames or patronymics (other than being like "Faramir son of Denethor"), sometimes there will be references to lineage if someone comes from a Known Family - like Boromir being of the House of Húrin, but that's not really part of the name.
Here are some very useful sources:
Parf Edhellan is an amazingly comprehensive online dictionary, phrasebook and general information source for Tolkien linguistics, so if you're looking for specific word meanings that's the place to go. It's got every language JRRT made up.
If you want to grab some quick and easy premade Sindarin compound names, here is a very nice list to check out
Also I am always always happy to talk Tolkien stuff so if you wanna run anything by or bounce ideas off of me i am here for that :3
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this is one of my favorite k.yohei moments!!
#he's just so sweet!!#that's my husband right there!!! :D!!! he's such a great guy and i love how kind he is#ash rambles 💚#he's so comforting and sweet and i just wanna kiss him and tell him i love him! and thank him for being the best husband ever!!!#my s/i doesn't always feel great abt herself and pre-relationship he once gave her a whole 'you're worth it' speech#and ever since then she's been so comfortable being who she is around him#and hey clearly he did something right since they got married a few years later but still#my husband!!! he's the best!!! i love him#he's been on my mind a lot today#that and uh. you know how reboot d.ante is my bestie forever? and you know how he has a twin brother that's lowkey evil as shit?#that twin brother also happens to be my s/i's ex! he's a horrible guy but fuuuccckkk he's sooooooo attractive#also i'm so not okay about his dlc. THE STORYTELLING... THE SYMBOLISM... AHJSQHDJQHJEHA#yeah he's been on my mind. one of my fave characters <3 he broke my s/i's heart and has done horrible irredeemable things but he's so l#so well-written and also soooo hot hehe! sorry d.ante but- oh but d.ante's reaction to finding out they dated was so funny ajskajsj#d.ante assumes it was a one night kinda thing since my d.mc s/i does that a lot but. nope. his brother was all 'nope. she was my gf.'#anyhow that relationship ended horribly which is part of the reason why ash is the way she is- anyhow d.mc lore aside!!! once i start#talking about this game i seriously cant stop LMAAAOOO back to my husband!!#he's the best and he makes me feel so safe! i love my husband! kiss kiss kiss! also i really love kissing his wedding ring. he's just the#best! and he's such a great dad to my fankiddo too! i love this fankid <3 she doesnt have a name yet (i call her daughterdota) but she's#so cool! usually wears a hat like her dad! she can come off as kinda 😐 sometimes but she's sweet!! she loves her skateboard and her pet dog#who is a shiba inu named ginger! i love her <3 !#and i love my husband!!#okay it's getting late and i have class tomorrow- goodnight my friends!
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warrior-kitty · 2 years
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I, for one, am still 100% on board for Skuld being Subject X because all of the hints and tidbits of description we’ve got so far just lines up perfectly for her to be Skuld so if that’s somehow not the case I will face Nomura and walk backwards into hell
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blades-of-miquella · 1 year
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the new tumblr editor is fucking awful so i’m reposting this one old tumblr style
i had a whole thing typed out about being malenia's consort and realized you kind of meant it as a joke sdjhfs but i will say i think her cut dialogue is pretty clear that she's evaluating the tarnished based on their relationship with miquella, rather than herself, especially as miquella in the ending basically treating the tarnished as his consort anyways.
finlay as one of malenia's knight commanders reminds me of the hero winning the favor of the valkyrie more than anything else, this trial earning her the coveted erdtree burial(!):
[...] who in an unimaginable act of heroism carried the slumbering demigod Malenia all the way back to the Haligtree. She managed the feat alone, fending off all manner of foes along the way.
particularly of note is the reference of the sleeping valkyrie here. of course you could argue this isn't representative of any relationship at all, but i think it draws certain comparisons to mythological feats of heroism anyways.
miquella does indeed still have that rebirth motif, it's true; it's the natural consequence of rewriting a character so late in development. to segue here a bit, the twin princes underwent a very similar radical rewrite of their characters, where some core details were maintained but the tie they had to the abyss was completely pulled out of their character. even then, they still have ties to it, via the pilgrims, for example, or their own boss data...
a lot of the "rebirth" stuff is related (at least now) to his eternal youth though. the haligtree in particular is kind of a metaphor for miquella in that way - a young immature tree that forcibly had its growth stunted (and then it died) because of the influence of mohg, unable to mature into its intended form... his potential rebirth, the exiting of the cocoon, would be a rebirth as the maturation of himself and the realization of his godhood, rather than specifically paying service to the idea of rebirth the same way malenia and the cycle of rot does (as new life through death)
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magic-pincushion · 1 year
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So I started playing elden ring recently and I of course had to follow the monster factory tradition during my character creation. And after a long time of futzing with the sliders I created Dinah Playte
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She will become a menace to society and I am very proud of her.
But after I was playing for a few hours and being bad at the game, I couldn’t help but wonder what would happen if I were to go back to the character creator and set every single slider to 0. And with the supervision of my sibling, I did just that.
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The wretched zero.
Now I’m sure you would agree that this was a great success, but now I was asking the obvious question: what happens when you max out every slider?
And so
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zero was slowly
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Slowly
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Inflated. Until we got HEEROH!
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HEEROH had a bit more creative input. I thought he needed the biggest hair and the bushiest eyebrows while zero clearly had to have none of them. I left the makeup as default and simply bumped up the sliders. I don’t know what his hair color was supposed to be, but it’s white now because of the white hair slider.
Anyway, please give a warm welcome to the creation of these new friends!
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maglorslostsilmaril · 2 years
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DnD characters are just bits and pieces of our blorbos sewn together like Frankenstein’s monster
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i want to talk about how the first time "a chance for Faramir, captain of Gondor, to show his quality" was said to Faramir, it was with intent to mock him, to put him down and humiliate him. his father wanted to show him just how useless and unworthy he thought Faramir to be, that he needed to prove his 'quality' and that he's not good enough to call himself his son and never will be.
When Faramir gets a hold of Sam and Frodo, he immediately thinks that bringing them to his father will prove his 'quality' and that he may become worth something in his eyes. that maybe denethor will be proud of him for doing this one thing right.
In the end, he realises the importance of their journey and does not what his father would think is right, but what he thinks is right. Sam says those words as the highest compliment and with biggest respect. He helped Faramir see that the word 'quality' means much more than what his father says. He's done good by them and it meant so much to both Frodo and Sam. I can't imagine what he felt hearing that he finally finally did something right, something good and that he's shown the very highest quality.
His face shows just how much those words meant to him.
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