actual play sideblog

[exutrio]

orym reassuring dorian about his mom and dorian immediately kissing him :((((((((((( boyfriend bond :(((((((( they are so so so sweet :(((((((((

[vaxieth]

BELLS HELLS: new romantics

another happy pride month to the queerest party in exandria :’)

[real-kit-walker]

Going back to my "Occtis is going to turn himself into a bag of holding" crack theory, imagine Julien dipping him and pulling his rapier out of his chest Utena style

[tertiatachonis]

wow, when you factor in the censer chain still wrapped around Julien

it's like Occtis has himself a brand new dog :)

[real-kit-walker]

Julien "I was gonna sleep when Occtis slept but turns out he doesn't do that so I guess I'll stay awake forever now" Davinos I've missed you on my computer screen

[feralmalkavian]

Look the way some of y'all are getting real pushy and weird about Occtis Being A Virgin is far out of line.

Like, don't get me wrong, go nuts in your fanfic or ship art, let your freak flag fly, that's what fanwork is for! But can we not try actively push sexual headcanons and ships at these people who are at the end of the day doing their job creating a story that we get the privilege of enjoying?? Or at the very least not get overdramatic when they go 'nope, not important'???

Because some folks here are acting as if Virginity is either a character flaw to be fixed or a holy shipping grail to be bestowed. Alex going "Hey folks my recently deceased 20something dude who's deeply involved in horrific socio-political shit and who's being actively hunted by one of the most powerful factions in the game isn't exactly thinking about sex rn." has some of you all acting like it's the end of the world and it's kind of horrific in it's weird parasocial 'need' to know and also that seeming need for your personal headcanons to Be Correct About The Character 💀

You can ship whatever you want and get as wild with it as you want, but maybe remembering that the cast are still people who may actively be uncomfortable with what you're doing is not a bad idea.

[argan314]

Guys, is it gay to help the Lord of an enemy House whom you've pledged revenge on collect ingredients for spellcasting?

[playatrickongod]

had a terrifying thought of Julien and Occtis getting split up once they get back to dol-makjar and then remembered that Julien literally swore to be Occtis' shadow

[occtis-fanboy]

Occtis HAS to be gay panicking for his life watching Julian beat the shit out of his brother. I just know it.

[savs-creates]

Should we let these sleeping dogs lie?

[midnigtartist]

Hey can someone get me the gif of caleb tossing molly is swords? Tytyty

[lich-slap]

Deirta coming to the conclusion that the way to turn her heretic atheist son religious was to make him ritually sacrifice her after learning that he commited an act of treasonous apostasy specifically so he could save her honestly contextualizes so much of Essek's decision making skills.

[demigoddessqueens]

Braius, Dorian sneak, AND Ashton’s hammer? Release the Bells!!

[demigoddessqueens]

the difference between you and i is thinner than a razor

…hits different now

[villadiodatis]

I’m starting an Umavi yuricule after that episode. You guys were wild in your first life? And you touch hands like that? And we’ve confirmed Deirta is queer too? Yeah, I bet.

[anutzica]

i absolutely love how intertwined essek and caleb's stories are this season. these moments in particular capture the essence of their journeys thus far: accepting the death that they have brought upon their families. the broken expression on their faces, the shaking hands as they reach out to who is now lost forever; these men could not be any more similar.

essek, whose primary motivation for stealing the beacon was to find a cure for his mother, failed in his pursuit, was forced to kill her with his own hands, and has lost her soul forever. caleb, whose primary function was to brutally assassinate empire traitors, was so heavily indoctrinated that he believed that damning his family to a fire of his own making was an honor. while essek and caleb were both pushed to these circumstances by their nations, either through an oppressive religion or extremist propaganda, it was ultimately their decisions that caused their families' deaths, their hands that took their lives, and their eyes that watched them die.

essek and caleb are seemingly irredeemable, their truest sense of self now buried beneath their rage and suffering. if season one captured them at their lowest points, then season two will show us if they will choose to descend deeper into the pain caused by their own failures or if they will choose to claw their way out of it and remake themselves anew. their journeys moving forward will be fascinating to witness.

[foxxology]

i love watching essek spiral uwu