Reminded again, as I periodically am, that there's a fair number of people in the fandom that think of Nott the Brave and Veth Brenatto as two different characters, and not fundamentally the same woman. In the absolute literal sense, this is false: Nott the Brave, returned to the body of her choice and using her real name once again, is absolutely precisely the same person she was before Caleb cast Transmogrification on her. This is, incidentally, one of her main sources of angst towards the end of the campaign! A part of Nott must have both feared (and, in some ways, hoped) that when she was changed back into a halfling, she would also be a different person. That the person she became traveling with the Nein would be an easy identity to shed, which she may have hoped for because it would be easier to fit herself back into her home life with Yeza and Luc--and because it would be easier to say goodbye to the Nein if that were the case. And she feared it because she liked this person she became, no matter how transgressive society would label her for it. And she loved the Nein and didn't want those feelings to be altered.
But she didn't change. Veth Brenatto is Nott the Brave and Nott the Brave is Veth Brenatto. This was always the point. That's why it's an anagram. It's just that when she's Veth Brenatto again, she is much more focused on the why of what she's doing. Why am I still with the Nein? Why am I still adventuring? Why do I have this reticence to return home to my family? Why don't I long for that quiet, domestic life the way I once did? Her emotional journey becomes intensely personal, sometimes subtly/quietly told, and wholly about what kind of future she wants for herself and how her choice could affect those around her. Her two families become anchor points pulling her in different directions and she has to deal with that. Which is a different story than what she was telling when she was still Nott the Brave. Nott's story was much simpler--I am a goblin and I hate it and I would like to be a halfling again. I would like to be able to be with my family again. It's straightforward and it's achieved! But that's not where it ends, because she still needs to figure out a real, functional future for herself once her goal has been achieved.
All this to say, I think when people say they prefer Nott over Veth, it's important to remember that you are reacting to a certain story arc for the character, not an entirely different character. It may also pay to ask yourselves why you think they're so different. Was "Nott" funnier than "Veth" to you? Does her ability to serve as comic relief fundamentally change whether you like her or not? Did you appreciate "Nott's" themes more than "Veth's"? Or did you even notice the themes being explored in Veth's later game at all?
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Also the reason I write Gortash so obsessed with Durge and literally holding them above everyone else is because
Imagine: You meet a child of god. A child of cruel and evil god who is an awful murderer. Killing is their Sole Purpose, the reason why they were even created.
And that person one day REFUSES their father, their GOD. Why? Because of you. A child of god defies a god for you. They are made for killing but refuse to kill YOU when their god commands them to.
They get betrayed and disgraced because of you. You think they're dead. BECAUSE they chose you over everything else.
And then they return and alright, the memory is lost, but it's still them. You know it's them.
Like imagine the power trip Gortash had to have upon the revelation what Durge disobeyed their god for HIM.
Of course he'd be obsessed. The child of god said only he matters.
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Will Zoro leave Luffy after they achieve their dreams? Not likely
Saying Zoro's gonna voluntarily leave Luffy at the end of OP so he can "live his own life" (i.e. get married, open a dojo, hang out in bars) is so wild to me. That's like saying Luffy's gonna give up adventuring so he can sit around and gorge himself on meat
First of all, it ignores that Zoro genuinely enjoys traveling with Luffy. Luffy (who's always getting into trouble) gives Zoro the chance to be his best self. And Zoro (who very much wants to be his best self) will always seize that chance with both hands
Second, both characters are like...the poster children of wanting to have their cake and eat it too. If you're Luffy or Zoro, you rarely need to make either/or choices. That's what makes them unique. It's why they've both got conqueror's haki! Basically: If Zoro wants to drink until he blacks out? If he wants to nap all day? Hell, if he wants to get lost in a paper bag?? He is like a big cat. He will do what he wants, wherever he is. He doesn't need to leave Luffy to get those things LOL
Third, Luffy's made it clear the Pirate King needs no less than the Greatest Swordsman by his side. Why would that suddenly stop once they've both achieved their dreams? Is Luffy going to quit being Pirate King? Why would he? Luffy wants to be the most free in the world, so he can live the life he wants...with the people he wants to live it with
In other words, Luffy isn't letting Zoro go without a fight — not unless Luffy genuinely feels he's no longer the type of man Zoro would want to travel with. And wouldn't that be the worst ending for both of them?
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Some more Dredge, fishing and other items
What’s what under the cut:
Custom Aberration fishing rod I don’t have a creepy and slightly disgusting name for
Necklace with shark teeth from Aberrations
Fishing tools or something idk. Also lockpicks
Fishing tackle box. Like hooks, line and bait and such
The Handkerchief, now with less dirt and grime of unknown origin!
The Ring, restored with more gems
The Book of the Deep
The Necklace, polished silver with emeralds
Blackstone Isle Key
The Music Box Key
The Music Box, it has been opened
Sinew Spindle. Idk how hand reels work but I added a handle and a spinning crank thing
The Pocket Watch
Knitted Wool Socks. To keep your feetsies warm :)
Damascus steel earrings
Tendon Rod. I love aberration stuff
Medicine. A pill bottle
Box of matches, light stuff on fire I guess
Journal/Notebook/Ships log?
Fish encyclopaedia
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★━━━ MASTER POST ; HONKAI STAR RAIL ━━━★
┏ Key ; ┓
● - nsfw content (mdni)
◎ - problematic content
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more content for certain topics rests in the honeyed gifts masterlist!
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Jing Yuan
BABY AU - Jing Yuan meeting you when you're pregnant (one) (two) (honeyed gifts)
Approaching him when someone's been following you (one) (two)
Using him while he's sleeping ●
Kissing him because of his teasing
Married and nobody knows (let's keep it that way)
He confronts you when you haven't been sleeping
Finding out you’re a stripper lol ●
His kink list ●
A hug
Corruption kink ● more corruption kink ●
Confessing love during sex ●
Getting caught in the office ●
Checking you for injuries - yandere ◎
Size kink and watching you grow up ◎ honeyed gifts
Eating you out (HC) ●
Confessing love (HC)
Jerking him off ● more ●
Wearing lingerie for him ●
You're quiet in bed ●
Small breast drabble ● more ●
Fucking the stress out of him ●
My love, mine, all mine - more
He slaps your tit during sex ●
Desiring you ●
Anastasia AU ◎
Waking up to him grinding on you ●
Slipping something in his drink ●
Taking care of you when you’re sick
Infidelity with Jing Yuan ●
Snow drabble
Noncon drabble ◎
Horrible Ex Jing Yuan ◎ + afterthoughts
Body dysphoria post sex
Washing you ◎
Jing Yuan who hasn’t bottomed in a Long Time ●
Jing Yuan bottoming AGAIN ●
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Gepard
Eating you out (HC) ●
Confessing love (HC)
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Kafka
Eating you out (HC) ●
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