#trying to save you from yourself

[explodingstarlight]

weaponizing your newfound "youngest" child status

everyone go read @snailsnaps fic "Alpha Stage"-- de-aged Donnie is giving me LIFE

👉 something of a sequel to this

#leaning SO hard into that headcanon that raphie is a childhood nickname from his younger bros that he secretly ADORES #not so secretly--literally all his younger bros know they just save it for special occasions #like trying to get out of trouble--cough coughleocoughcough #NONE of them are above this tactic and i stand by that #pov: raph-STOP EATING THE POISON-hamato just found out you tested a unfinished serum on yourself #donnie- IT WAS LEO-hamato is the younger twin in my eyes because only the younger sibling snitches like that #i can say this cuz im the eldest in my household ahshhsbsjs #younger child behavior ™ #this does not mean that the disaster twins don't have a monthly cage match to decide who's 'older'/in charge #alphastage rise #rottmnt #fanart #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise donnie #turtle tots #rottmnt fic rec #donnie's channeling his inner theatre kid #my art #explodingstar art

[paperglader]

I’m a little obsessed with hsr’s mc so far cause she literally only has two modes:

1) imma smack you with this cone thing I just found

And

2) Literal wet dog. Dead in the eyes. Just done with everybody else’s shit from minute 0. Got dumped in the middle of a spaceship with no memories, no past or explanation, and now everyone’s trying to kill her at every turn. Just straight up not having a good a time.

+ she has a girlfriend

(She’s actually really funny too, and snarky, but I’m too lazy to find those screenshots)

Edit: I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT SHE HAS LIKE A BOMB IN HER CHEST. So. Like, the whole thing makes sense if you think about it.

#honkai star rail #stelle #march 7th #she would be a barbarian for sure #march 7th was like hey! there’s a stick laying over there you can try to defend yourself with it if you want! #and the woman just started swinging left and right #and then later she jumps unprumptedly in front of her to save her from getting scorched by a dragon-like creature #just cause #I diagnose her disaster gay and mentally ill #like they had literally just met and she just jumped #it worries me 😂

[corallapis]

No, never. Missy! I will never stand with Doctor!

#simm!master #missy #gomez!master #tenth doctor #twelfth doctor #doctor x master #doctor who #dwedit #dw #* #not even trying to consistently color this one soz ✌️ #so i was thinking abt the change in simm!master's attitude from eot (“get out of the way”) to s10 (“i will never stand with the doctor”)... #and like. what if you voluntarily saved the doctor by throwing yourself back into the time war #the war that you made yourself human to escape from the first time round #dragged back to gallifrey at the mercy of the ppl who you just opposed? (the people who engineered your insanity in the first place?) #when missy asks him to go to gallifrey with her & 12 says ''you'll be clapped irons'' yeah i'm sure it was a great deal more than that #for the deserter. for the person who they cursed as a child & still failed to bring about their salvation #for the someone who tried to kill the founder of all time lord society #and then when gallifrey is saved... does the doctor (again: whose life you saved!!! when you last saw each other) come looking for you? no #you have to get yourself out. and when you find yourself trapped & the doctor finally does appear... what does he say to you? #''so they cured your little condition and kicked you out'' !!!! #like. yeah. i think simm!master is totally in the right for not listening to a single thing 12 says past that point. lmao.

[glitchedmagic]

@theminecraftbee ‘s ficlets about Decked Out eating Tango have been living in my head rent free so here’s a little post-do thing of my own.

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“The server resets tonight.”

It’s been just over two months since Decked Out finished. Just over two months since anyone has seen or heard from Tango.

Zed knows what happened. Not the details. And he certainly couldn’t explain it to anyone else. But he knows.

And the gnawing feeling of guilt has kept him coming back to the dungeon. Every day.

Decked Out is asleep. Zed can walk through the citadel without a desperate need to throw himself to the ravengers. He can even wander below, into the redstone, without being electrocuted to death. Maybe it’s dead, but Zed doubts it. He knows it’s just sleeping. Eventually, it will wake up. It will be hungry and will lure whoever enters this world into its depths.

Maybe that’s when Tango will wake up too.

Zed won’t be here to see it.

“Who knows when you’ll be able to eat again?”

His voice is quiet but he knows the whole dungeon can hear him. He plays with the clasp on his gas mask. Tango’s storage room, where he lays on the dusty floor, has enough oxygen flowing through it still to allow him to breathe without the mask, though he’s already getting a bit of a headache. He’ll put the mask back on soon. Eventually.

“One last snack?”

He’s offered the dungeon himself hundreds of times these past few months. As a player, when it was live, hoping to spark a bit of his friend’s life back into him. Then after. Hoping for something. For a glimpse of flickering blue flame and wide eyes that had long since given up pretending to see.

There’s quiet.

There’s so much guilt in the quiet.

Don’t worry, Zed. Just a few months. Not too big of a project.

All good here. With level one done, the rest will go a lot quicker.

Yeah, level three got away from me a bit. Level four will be smaller, don’t worry.

Audio needed to be reworked, you know how it is. Soon.

Just tired, lost track of time last night.

Not too much longer now.

Don’t worry, I’ll be back to normal when the game’s done. Promise.

Did Tango know he was lying?

Zed is well aware that what he’s doing isn’t good for him. It’s ironic, how Tango pulled away from everyone, to eventually disappear in this cave. And now Zed’s doing the same thing.

It was always Tango pulling Zed out. Into the sun for a stupid game or a ridiculous project.  So it makes sense that without him, Zed can’t bring himself to leave the hole.

“I could break more redstone.” Zed offers the dungeon. “Really get you mad.”

He’d done that. About two weeks after Decked Out went dormant. He hadn’t gotten a reaction at the time. But the next day, everything was repaired.

That had spurred Zed into doing a stakeout. Break some stuff, sit and wait until the dungeon brought Tango out to fix it.

Zed had died down in the redstone, waiting. It hadn’t been a pleasant death.

That’s when Impulse had stepped in, staging his own intervention. But all it had done is make Zed feel more guilty.

An intervention for the guy who failed to do an intervention when Tango needed it most.

See? Ironic.

His head is starting to pound. He puts his mask back on.

“I want my friend back, you stupid castle,” He says through the mask. The dungeon understands him anyways.

He won’t be getting Tango back. He’s known that for much longer than he can admit.

Time passes. His phone dings a few times. It’s just the others. Making preparations. The server resets in just a few hours.

“Was it worth it?” Zed asks. “Not you, dumb dungeon. I’m asking Tango. Was it worth it? Did you make this choice? Did you know the consequences?”

Silence.

“Did you ever consider saying goodbye?”

The thing is? Tango was saying goodbye. In the only way he could. It was in the heartfelt artifacts crafted for each hermit. It was in his own voice, echoing words throughout the dungeon long after his own voice left him. It was in every ounce of the game.

None of them saw it until it was too late.

Zed stands. He has to be at spawn soon. He has stuff to pack. He has his own hole in the ground to say goodbye to.

He takes the long way out. Up into the main room of the citadel.

There’s a small part of him that hopes to see a glint of Tango. That’s what’s supposed to happen, right? A little wisp of blue fire. A soft voice. A gust of wind blowing a loose piece of paper across the floor. Something he can look at and be comforted by.

Nothing happens.

Zed knows that Tango’s gone.

He stands at the door. It’s open just a crack, just like he left it.

The night is clear.

“Goodbye, Tango.”

#second: its a horror story about losing yourself and being forced to accept it #me: a tragedy about not being able to say goodbye got it #also like????? in a world where death is meaningless??? THIS? THAT TYPE OF GRIEF??? HOW WOULD YOU DEAL #my 'tango is eaten by his base' hcs are a bit different from theirs but idc the vibe is very much the same #for a bit of horror that i couldn't squeeze in #i imagine that tango (as in like his physical body) is asleep somewhere in the redstone #its just impossible for anyone to find #yes the dungeon did that on purpose so none of those other stupid hermits can try and 'save him' #also idk how it would work in-world but everyone who will be playing decked out on the world download? #food for the dungeon #glitch talks #hermitcraft #tangotek #hermitfic

[jackgoodfellow]

Don't Starve is the only game I know that somehow senses my HUBRIS.

I was 2 MINUTES AWAY FROM THE FINAL PORTAL IN THE FINAL LEVEL OF ADVENTURE MODE WITHOUT CHEATING OR ANYTHING. I had spent DAYS working to win the game, 2 MINUTES away from the end! I had Chester! I had a billion pierogies! I had two activated touchstones! I had it all, baby!!!!

I even bragged to my wife that the game was almost easy now!

Big mistake. The Hubris Sensing Technology (TM) of the World's Most Unforgiving Game sensed my complacency and the next thing I knew I was barraged by more Clockwork Bishops than I have ever seen in a single place in my hundreds and hundreds of hours playing this evil evil game!!!

I got through more killer bees than I'd ever seen, and a huge dense forest of 1,000 spiders! All that I could handle!!

But I have NO IDEA what I was supposed to do about a bottleneck that involved 60 ranged attacks hitting me within 5 seconds and stun-locking me to death. I have never been so Humbled by a game, and I've been playing this game for so long!

I have made this art piece to commemorate the occasion.

DISCLAIMER/CREDIT:

To make this, I cut out sprites from the game and from other official art by Klei Games, and then I added all the lighting effects and arranged it all together.

The only other thing I actually drew for this is Wigfrid's hand holding the torch.

Normally, I illustrate every element of a piece I do; but for this, I just wanted to quickly communicate the High-Pitched Silly Screaming Horror of running into this monstrosity in the "all-darkness" level of Adventure Mode!!

EDIT: Someone confirmed for me after making this post that the *Impossible Bishop Gauntlet of Doom* was, in fact, a glitch. -- OR IS THAT JUST WHAT THE BISHOPS WANT ME TO THINK????

#my art #and also the official game art #together at last like fish and sticks #dst #don't starve #wigfrid #don't starve together #dst wigfrid #wigfrid don't starve #i went from hero to zero in SECONDS. what a game! #for context when you lose in Don't Starve you lose the whole save file no matter how many hours you have put in #the sequel Don't Starve Together is more forgiving. you're allowed to have save files in that one!! #but the original is an excellent game if you can emotionally distance yourself a little bc it can be DEVASTATING #I was emotionally prepared for this one but I have actually gotten really sad sometimes losing this game #so just be aware of that if you are interested in learning a game that is designed to kick you in the nuts! #on the upside the main way to unlock new characters is to die cuz that's when you get your XP! #it rewards trying many times #but also I literally hurt my hands playing for too long it's very addictive #my hands will be fine I just can't play video games for a few days #edit: apparently the bishop thing is a glitch that had been fixed on pc a few months back but not fixed on the switch which i was using

[ssaalexblake]

dw is a mid kid's sci-fi tv show and it's quality level has been mostly entirely consistent (mid, basically, with the occasional very good episode to balance out with crimes against humanity it sometimes produces) the whole reboot, and anybody acting like the Only thing going into peoples opinions of the characters are writing preferences are either Deeply naive or are trying to hide something they know people will not take kindly to.

#dw shit #but look. If you seriously think the one Single doctor without depth is 13 then that is a You having a woman issue. it just is. #there's lots of it #there's thousands upon thousands of words of meta about her and her characters online #as there is for Every Other Doctor #because they All have depth #if you fail to see it the one time you're Not presented with a dude that's not my problem #nor am i gonna hold any hands #i'm not trying to convince you of anything i'm not your mother #but sometimes a duck is just a duck and I will call it a duck #this isn't about Liking the story it's about having a brain not cooked in misogyny to even See it #to start with (you failed the challenge) #kinda hoping the large number of people living up rtd's ass will save gatwa from some of this treatment but i'm not holding my breath #'but I personally would never!' okay but... what about all your buddies??? what about everybody else?? if you're distancing yourself from #Those Bad People you are admitting they exist and there was no point getting pissed at me for pointing out they exist #the lady (gender neutral) doth protest too much #look i don't like Rose much (the og) but you can Bet i've seen some Questionable takes on why she's bad and i'll call them that #the classism and the sexism and the noxious fumes #you can just. Admit that. Even about characters you dislike lol pls

[sunnykeysmash]

wouldn't it be the best thing ever if actually, Mac is dating long distance because he's lying about who he is in order to pull off having a boyfriend in the first place

and that's what actually irritates dennis, because "you're supposed to find someone who loves you for exactly who you are" (like me).

we know dennis really values honesty in other people but especially in mac, being truthful, being yourself, and lying to get a bf would be a huge step backwards in that for Mac, and would INFURIATE dennis

#then it would make it extra hard when it turned out dennis did try to catfish him at one point #''so you lied as well!!!'' ''well it doesn't count when it was me. i was just trying to save you from yourself. because I know you'' #iasip #s16 spoilers #it's always sunny in philadelphia #always sunny #macdennis #macden

[rosenfey]

honestly I think the one good thing to take away from this is the realisation that I don't need to prove my love for a thing™ for it to be real. I don't need to post abt a character that I love for it to seem like my enjoyment of them is valid and I don't need to post abt my ships in order to seem like I am committed to them. my love for things is simply there and there is no competition, for the love I feel is mine and the way I tackle character dynamics is also truly unique because I am also the only me the world has. basically I don't need to seek validation for liking things by actively posting abt them and making content for them because something like that can't be measured by the amount of posts. when you truly love something it's something that comes from your heart and not the online presence you create, that's just separate. I am no less of a fan because I don't engage with ppl or don't post actively. the love is in there and I don't need to prove myself to anyone for it to be real and meaningful

#ambie.txt #I'm so done comparing myself to everyone. I am worth it on my own. I don't need to compete with anyone #my love for things is mine and it's different from anyone else's because we are all different also #and the way we enjoy things is unique to who we are as people #there is no competition if you truly love yourself and that's something I wanna try and do #I got a panic attack yesterday during the stream because I felt this pressure I need to liveblog it like everyone else #so that I prove that I love this game and gale. I know it's silly but it made me so miserable #seeing everyone post abt it I felt I need to do so as well. and then I broke down and couldn't watch it at all #so I'm gonna catch up now on my own pace. because I know my worth and I don't need to prove myself to anyone #love is love and it doesn't need open declarations online for it to be real #I will not exaggerate when I say gale saved my life because I was seriously considering ending it. and that's enough for me. #I'm going to focus on the love within me from now on

[lorephobic]

what if i actually did it this time

#oh my god #this is making me so insane actually #she was fourteen #and when her mother died #her father decided to pursue her because she looked like her mother #and she ran away from him but was traced by the money that she spent to try to get away #and when she was found by her father #he killed her #need all of you to watch calm with horses and realize with me how insane this is #dymphna #dymphna my baby #who will never get out #& arms stolen money that doesn't matter because it will always be traced and will always have blood on it #oh to save the ones you love by letting yourself be killed #oh to let the ones you love be killed to save yourself #patron saint of the mental health problems that ravaged her father in the first place #martyr of familial injustice #she was only fourteen

[herbie851]

I’ve seen a few people here talking about what shit friends Ray has. That they are terrible for ditching him when he is obviously self destructing. They should be there for him, taking care of him whenever he is drunk (so, always). I totally understand the sentiment but here’s the thing…

You can only try to save someone on a self destructive path for so long. This is a group who has been friends for a while. They have probably spent years trying to help Ray. How many times have they carried him home? How many times have they cleaned up the puke? Taken his car keys so he doesn’t drive? Calmed down others when he started a fight?

Sometimes, even when you love someone a lot, you have to recognize their part in their behavior. You can’t save someone who doesn’t want to be saved. Even with alcoholism and addiction, they have to choose to get sober.

So I don’t think they are necessarily shit for letting Ray face the weight of his decisions on his own. They may be shit for a million other reasons, but not this one.

And, to those of you out there who have friends like Ray, you don’t have to fall into a terrible place to save them. It’s ok to love your friend and accept that they are self destructing. It’s totally ok to be there for them, support them, but please realize that in the end it is their choice. Please take care of yourself.

#only friends the series #psa from an older queer I guess #I’ve been around a lot of really hurt people #and I’ve spent a lot of energy trying to save them #hell I grew up with an alcoholic father #but you can’t save someone who doesn’t want to be saved #take care of yourself too #but always take their car keys if they are fucked up #taxis are there for a reason #only friends #ofts #ofts ray

[ghostoffuturespast]

For the longest time, I always thought I wanted to be an artist.

#and in a roundabout sort of way i am #and i doubt i'll ever make anything that's “worthy” enough to hang in a museum or gallery #but sometimes it's a lot more gratifying inspiring other people and helping them make stuff #helped a kid in my class today who didn't have a parent with them make a flower and a bat and a butterfly #they just needed a lot of help but they were so proud of that flower they made and were so excited they could take it home #another kid made the cutest bunny and a little diorama for it out of a piece of bark and literal trash we picked up on the trail #even made a little tail out of a gold sequin that they magically collected from somewhere #had another kid bring back a whole ass tumbleweed with grand ambitions to decorate it but then had a sudden change of plans #so sure you can draw a cat on your piece of origami paper with the hot glue gun kid just don't burn yourself or use all the glue sticks #i don't know what the moral of this story is but look i just had a nice day okay #some days i'm out there attempting to save a whole ass ecosystem and trying to convince people to give a shit #other days hanging out with kids and gluing bits of nicely folded paper to a twig #rambling into the void #little ghost on the prairie #tag essay

[martyrbat]

true strength — batman secret files (2018) #1

(ID below cut!)

[ID: A short story with a guiding narration:

His knuckles ache with each blow, bone grinding into bone. The criminals shout what they always shout. And Superman comes from above. — We're shown Batman fighting against several men that are trying to overpower him. He blocks an attack as he strikes another man. Above him, in the far distance, Superman is soaring through the air to get to him and help.

Superman gives a speech. They've been friends for so long. Colleagues. Soldiers in the fight. Superman knows his soul, he says. He knows he's a good man, he says. — Now, in the safety of the Batcave, Batman sits in front of his computer desk. He's facing Superman, who's standing in front of him with his hand outstretched. He opens his fist to reveal what he's brought.

Inside the Phantom Zone there is an impossible universe. Inside the impossible universe is an impossible planet. On the impossible planet is a small, impossible rock. Platinum Kryptonite. — Bruce pushes his cowl off as Superman presents the radiant silver rock to him.

It gives you powers. Powers like Superman's. Superman tells him to touch it. “Just touch it, Bruce, just once, and it lasts a lifetime. Then you can fight as I fight, as you should fight. With true strength.” A smile. A whoosh. Superman leaves. — Superman leaves the Kryptonite on the desk before he departs. Bruce doesn't move any closer. He stares at it somberly, deep in thought.

He looks at the gift. His mind wanders. — A red-tinted multipanel sequence shows Bruce imagining a scenario if he did gain Superman's powers. A woman is being held hostage by the Joker. She has a gun pressed to her temple as she stares at Batman with fear. Silently begging him to help and to save her like how he's saved countless others. The Joker pulls the trigger. But before she can be another person he couldn't possibly save, Batman's eyes glow with red electricity. He vaporizes the bullet with heat vision before it can even finish leaving the barrel.

He keeps his hands at his side. His knuckles ache. At least two of them are broken. Footsteps echoing down the stairs. The smell of stirred milk and white sugar. A polite clearing of the throat. Alfred says nothing. Their routines are well established, words are unnecessary. — Bruce continues to stare intensely at the well-intended present as Alfred approaches him with a tray. Bruce finally tears his gaze away from the Kryptonite to look at his lifelong friend before looking down at the steaming teacup that Alfred hands him.

His hand shakes. His loose knuckles stab into his skin. He can’t hold on. He always has before. But now he can’t. — His hand continues to tremble and before he can take a single sip of the hot drink, the cup is shattering against the ground.

The pain is not great. Not as great as it has been. Not as great as a bullet burrowing, or a back breaking, or a knife sinking into his throat. This is nothing. But still. His knuckles ache. — Bruce grabs his own gloved hand, cradling the back of his broken knuckles. He looks up and quietly asks, “Alfred. Am I enough?”

END ID]

#happy sad boy sunday !!! #here's your reminder that imposter syndrome is something very real and something anyone can experience. #there'll always be those fears that you arent enough or capable of something. that others are better and you're a fraud #but those fears arent reality. you're where youre at and you're capable of doing these things #(rather it be art to writing to academia to saving a cursed city) because YOU put in the effort and made it possible. #just because you may struggle doesnt mean youre incapable of these things or you dont belong suddenly. it just means youre human. #its okay to struggle. its okay to have bad days even with things you been capable of doing flawlessly before. youre not suddenly #a failure. youre not lying to anyone or yourself. it just means you have to treat yourself with more patience and kindness and #remember to take a breath. remember to allow yourself to learn and grow or to approach something difficult with the wisdom that it wont #always be & that its okay to have an off day/week/month/year. youre human. these moments are going to happen. its inevitable. #you're still doing great and im proud of you for just being here. try to be proud of yourself too; u deserve it. #c: batman secret files (2018) | i: 1 #crypt's panels #transcrypts #posts from the crypt #bruce wayne #batman #superman #there's something to be said about clark trusting bruce enough to give him this opportunity but.... thats another post jdofhc

[innitnotfound]

Well, here they are. At least an hour of hard ass fucking work (genuinely people who like to make transparents are fucking masochistic. What the hell was that) and these are FINALLY done. They're in matching icon format too these are just easier to show off/less pictures :/

Characters belong to innit-inc, bwob-games and whatever their main because I'm 99% sure they have a main but idk what it is so ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

And also I have the flags and the transparents by themselves btw. If you even care :p

And also since somebody just RBed this and I forgot to add the first time, you can use these for whatever! Icons, Backgrounds... whatever the hell else you could use these for, all fair ground! all I care for is credit ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ that's all I give a shit about

#detective beebo #Oliver beebo x Ángel #pride icons #chibi's edits #chibi's icons #will tag properly later #Edit here to say: Hey kids! When you're making transparents with a border‚ don't be afraid to take creative liberties! #i'm so fucking serious PLEASE don't torture yourself like I did with beebo's border PLEASE it'll save you an hour of torment and STILL look #Also- if you recognize what color palette the rainbow with the crimson is from... Good 4 u :) #For those who don't: it's actually from detective beebo! Try to find it yourself‚ tis a little scavenger hunt :)

[fish-at-fish-fish-resort]

getting emotional about splatoon again. god. that fucking squid makes me feel things about my own life im crying all over my yogurt

#pov youve been into splatoon since the first game and in splatoon 3 theres the new capn and thats YOU. thats you those years ago. #thats the kid that saved up their money to buy a wii u. opening it up the first time digging for the splatoon download code hoping it works #ans then it does and then youre in this new colorful world full of whimsy and. and then you got splatoon 2 and a switch for Christmas #and now this lonely teen gets to experience that joy again. #of opening up the switch and putting in the cardridge and inputting the online subscription code hoping it works. and then it does. #and youre back in inkopolis. #and you get yourself octo expansion after watching a playthrough while abroad visiting your family. and you get to pick the looks of agent 3 #and the game asks you because thats you. thats the kid those years ago. thats the teen playing right now. thats you. #and now youre an adult. you preordered splatoon three. you played it on the bus drive home. and you enter the story mode. #and youre faced again with yourself. #that kid finding joy in this world when home wasnt the best. #that teen finding community and frienedship n this game when they had noone to talk to #and you realize how far youve come. and youre proud of yourself. and youre happy youre alive #and now youre an adult who doesnt know exactly where to go from here. but will keep trying. #if not for yourself now. then maybe for a future you who will remember this. then maybe for the past you that you look back to. #and im not even mentioning all the transgender stuff #im not normal about this game guys #fishbrain thoughts

[invinciblerodent]

brb, i have to go and. make strangled noises at nothing real quick; it just hit me over the head how Wyll's use of the metaphor of dancing as a stand-in for romance and intimacy really just. accompanies him all throughout his story, and how perfect it is

I guess I should have expected a character like him, that's both deeply poetic in his speech and courtly in his upbringing, would come to idealize a chivalric romance a bit, and translate his feelings on/of love to an element of courting that's as ritualistic and processional as ballroom dancing, but sometimes just realizing the obvious can really knock you off your feet for a second

like. just like how there is almost a blueprint to a perfect storybook romance in both stories and -consequently- in his head (I think romance might even be one of the literary genres with the highest number of unwritten rules that need to be fulfilled for a work to count as a romance), there is also a fairly strict method to a court dance. There is a series of well-known and practiced steps that was laid out in advance, and one is to perform them in succession, and in sync with one's partner. If one of the parties doesn't know or doesn't want to follow the rules/steps, it gets... tangled, messy, and you both stumble. The dance and the relationship both fall apart. The happy ending of a tale is not reached without all the steps in-between being followed, and he so dearly wants his fairytale ending, his happy, fulfilled love, I just---

it's such a perfect metaphor, and what makes it even more perfect is that Wyll is ostensibly aware of it, and he chose it, purposefully, and i don't want to watch the Act 3 commitment scene because I've not yet done it myself and don't want to spoil it, but I would be so surprised if he a.) made no mention of storybook romances, or b.) didn't just straight up propose y'know

i'm (metaphorically) crying, if it were possible to play this game on six different characters simultaneously without getting bored or confused I fucking would

#squirrel plays bg3 #yet another way my Trevelyan works very well in this situation for me #oc: raymond trevelyan #back in the day i made him... actually very similar to what Wyll is now #he was a young man of noble birth who grew up idealizing the storybook heroes of legends and romances #and while he wasn't really that stuck on the 'perfect romance' bits; being not interested in the ladies at all... #the Noble Hero On A White Steed image and the Charming Knight Saving the Realms images did appeal to him immensely #he was gregarious and brave and chivalrous and overall just... trying his absolute best to be good #he wanted to be the a gallant hero and to experience a sweeping passionate love- both wooing and being wooed #which he did get! and he did eventually find his happy ending! #only... the stories rarely mention that heroes don't often live this far past the end of their own tales #when the evil is slain and the damsel is saved; the story simply... ends #the characters; they live on frozen in the perfect moment of true love's first kiss #and nobody really talks about what happens after- not until you must experience it for yourself #so now he's... a burnt-out ex-knight #a has-been hero whose usefulness ceased and his happy ending was torn from him by pointless intrigue #and I just LOVE the thought of him finding a new happy ending; of starting over with someone who'll rekindle his passions #and dance the night away with him #YAY FOR TAG NOVELS

[anthonycrowley]

everyone be careful btw the last time we unearthed the script neil yelled at us publicly

#text #my post #mobi #also if you have access it’s probably smart to try to save a copy for yourself but you didn’t hear that from me