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At some point in your life, you were taught that being slightly annoying is an unforgivable sin. Maybe it was by your parents or a teacher or a friend or a bully or an older sibling. But someone taught you that being slightly annoying is a crime punishable by death.

You must unlearn this.

You must accept that all people will be annoying at some point or another in their lives, maybe all of their lives, and that this is okay. It is okay for strangers on the bus, it is okay for children in the grocery store, it is okay for people on social media, and it is okay for you.

If you ever want to truly love your fellow humans, if you ever want to truly love yourself, you must have forgiveness for being annoying.

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“Name a confront character. Not a comfort character, but a CONFRONT character. One you’d like to punch in the face and beat the shit out of every chance you get”

WULBREN FREAKIN BONGLE goodbye.

#need i say more #the fact I can’t haymaker this tw*t is a crime #bg3 #wulbren bongle #baldurs gate 3 #dnd

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I don't want to hear the phrase "media consumption" ever again unless you mean this

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this man is a FREAK (lovingly)

#I love the idea of everyone in the wizard community already knowing gale was a little freaky #we all know/are horny little gremlin in our lives #but imagine #gale and his mindflayer beloved at a wizard mingle #And everyone immediately knows he gets down and dirty with those tentacles #ironically it was mindflayer beloved who dragged his ass out of the house #they are both so very proud of each other #bg3 #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #galemance #gale romance

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Another favourite interaction in the game.

I love Gale and Karlach, they have a really sweet friendship and the care they share for one another is one of the best dynamics in the game.

I like to think that regardless of the outcome of Karlach’s story, so long as he remains human, he still makes the Cleaver. If she dies he keeps it as a reminder of her, and as a reminder to keep his promises. If she goes to the hells, he takes it to Wither’s Party and presents it too her, teaches her the words that make it work.

Karlach is delighted, and returns to the Hells (with Wyll or Tav) and uses it as an awesome distraction. First the axe dances, enemies are mesmerised by this strange axe and then ruthlessly murders everyone on her hit list.

Karlach’s Kinetic Cleaver becomes almost as famous as she does.

#i’m not crying you’re crying #karlach #bg3 #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #baldur's gate 3 #karlach cliffgate #karlach’s kinetic cleaver

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“you should be at the club” i should be by the sea. i should be in the mountains. i should be awestruck and rendered speechless by the majesty of the natural world. if you even care

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I present to you my find

Saw this was a modern AU too. I think Rolan would appreciate the definition only to read it and roll his eyes.

Rapid fire:

Cal & Lia gift Rolan a mug. What does it say?

#bg3 rolan #holy rolan empire #rolan nation #modern au #help sent

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Dark Gale hasn't left my brain since the last time I drew him

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this is a poster i made for my call to action assignment in humanities! it's a bunch of basic and easy stretches for people who sit and work at a desk all day (me)

the idea is that you'd put the poster up above ur desk and do the stretches every 30 minutes or so,, the whole routine won't take more than about 6 minutes to complete and when done regularly it can prevent wrist, shoulder, neck and back pain! :)

all these stretches can be done while sitting (although i HIGHLY recommend you stand up and move around while taking a break from working)

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John Wick and his doggo ×

Alan Wake and Scratch √

AW2 X BG3

I laughed too much every time Alan said "Scratch" this "Scratch" that

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I just can't get Halsins confession scene out of my head. The way his voice is so quiet and soothing, the sound of the crickets in the background, his big eyes round and full of fear but he's pushing through it because tav is worth it.

He's travelled everywhere and seen things it would take lifetimes for other people to see but you - you helped him find himself again. A third (or more) of his life has been spent dealing with politics and curses, defending nature and currying favor with Silvanus to protect his childhood friend - you're the first person who truly gave him the freedom he wanted, you're the one who helps him find a purpose after *350 years* of wandering and dealing with other people's problems.

And he is *terrified* of fucking this up. Every word he speaks has been practiced carefully, recited, every angle considered, he is upfront, honest, and forward.

Halsin isn't a risk taker, he has a history of waiting for things to happen, biding his time until the right moment. It's how he wound up in captivity for 3 years, got captured by goblins (likely also planning on biding his time until the right opportunity) because he doesn't really feel time moving the way others do. What's a few months or years of captivity?

Until he meets you. You're a risk he's willing to take. He doesn't want to wait anymore. He wants to know now if he can dare ask for more. You have quite literally changed his life and turned it upside down, and for the first time in literal centuries, he can make choices for himself and this is the choice he wants to make.

He doesn't fall in love easily but he has fallen and he's fallen HARD

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I'm right.

scratch is about to flip the table on accident and cause WW3

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bringing you another Gale headcanon

Once you’re married to Gale, he insists on using your new full name as much as possible

It’s not just “Have you met my spouse, Tav?” It’s “Have you met my spouse, Tav Dekarios?”

It’s not just, “I’m sure you’ve heard of my wife, Tav.” It’s “I’m sure you’ve heard of my wife, Tav Dekarios.”

It’s not just, “I’d like to introduce my husband, Tav.” It’s “I’d like to introduce my husband, Tav Dekarios.”

He loves the way it fits with your name and the way it’s become something new for him. He loves that you wear it with pride. He especially loves when he hears you introduce yourself that way.

He insists he’s reinvented himself and grown to love his old name again, but the truth is, he’s never been more proud of the Dekarios name than when it becomes your name too

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I love how Astarion quotes The Tell-Tale Heart every once in a while. It's a rarer line, and initially I thought it was out of place (Neil is very well versed in theater, so I assumed it was a riff from him), but since reading an analysis of the work I think it was pretty purposeful.

The piece is all about fear and paranoia, things we know Astarion is plagued by despite how he might act. Similarly, the narrator of the story also tries to convince the reader that they are not as troubled as they seem. In the end, the narrator is consumed by the beating of the heart of the old man he killed and dismembered, the sound growing louder and louder until in a fit of rage he reveals the body to the police to absolve himself from the persistent beating.

Except the police never heard the heart beat, because it wasn't the old man's heart at all. The narrator was consumed by the sound of his own heart beating more and more rapidly in his chest from fear. He was the owner of the thing that forced him to reveal his true nature, he is the owner of the tell-tale heart.

And what happens with Astarion after you romance him? He realizes over time that, while he tried to deny his feelings and was initially only interested in manipulating you for his own means, he actually has grown to care for you. You have done something to his heart that hasn't happened in centuries, you have made it feel as if it has started beating again.

Therefore, his tell-tale heart leads him to admit his transgressions, which were committed out of fear and paranoia for his safety.

So the line is actually very, very apt. His confession during Act 2 is his own version of "Villains! Dissemble no more! I admit the deed! Tear up the planks! Here, here! It is the beating of his hideous heart!" Except, of course, it is his own heart that he is unearthing for us (and it's not so hideous, after all).

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A conversation about assorted Mega Man villains during a stream led to someone mentioning ‘paper clip man’

And I was “Lmao like Clippy?”

Then I had no choice from there 😂