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They/them. Random fandom stuff. Buffintruder on ao3. I have a Bartimaeus sideblog at serpent-of-the-silver-plumes and a Kamen Rider/Tokusatsu blog at notoneglance

[faint-taste-of-almonds]

All respect to Eva Stratt because when she said “at all costs” she meant that shit, none of that “at any cost except my loved ones or my soul” business

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[annabelle--cane]

talking about film stuff alone to the exclusion of book elements for a minute: it really reads to me that the thing actually getting to stratt in her last scene with grace isn't that she has to ask him to die for the cause, we've already established that it's not difficult for her to do that under these circumstances, it's that she has to do it against his will. her voice doesn't start going thin like she's holding back tears until she starts to explain that that they're going to force him despite his refusal, and three times over she asks him to stop fighting back, escalating to violence against him is the specific part she doesn't like. if he stays then he dies in thirty years with everyone else, if he goes then he dies in thirteen years as part of saving everyone else and also probably goes out less painfully, the death is broadly the same either way so it's not part of her arithmetic, but she didn't want to have to make his last memories on earth so distressing.

I saw a post around somewhere that I wish I'd saved about how it might have been less painful for grace if stratt had just told him from the get-go that he didn't have a choice about getting on the ship, and I think I agree; subjectively I feel like having a "no" ignored rather just being ordered into something in the first place is a worse experience. stratt not being upfront about it contradicts her usual "you now live on a boat" modus operandi, it prolongs the process and adds extra steps when they're already running on so little time, and I think it might be the one genuinely selfish decision she makes, letting grace believe he has a say in the matter for those three hours gives him time to agonize about it in his Dish Antenna Array Of Despair and opens him up to really feel that betrayal and removal of autonomy as hard as possible. and, let's be real, she goes into that meeting 99% sure he's not going to agree, that's why she has a doctor on standby and guards ready to give chase, but up until his last "you just can’t talk me into it" she's hoping that maybe he'll just say yes and she won't have to do something awful to someone she likes. keeping the opportunity open for the easy way instead of immediately taking the hard way also leaves the door open for the significantly more likely hardest way.

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mollys for your consideration

[thehappinessmachine]

ghost trick is an amazing game with exceptional writing, featuring a masterpiece of a villain who puppets every character from the background with manipulative powers like no other, and whose sinister plan is completely unraveled because he stood too close to a dog once

[queenaegon]

“give me a face you could love” so amber gives paragon fitzchivalry’s face. this is absolutely fucking insane btw

[sarbofarbie]

He loves me, he says, and I love him!

- Assassin’s Quest, Robin Hobb

Hope you like it!! I kinda got lazy and didn’t want to draw backgrounds 😅

[kilometresrufflefuck]

i also think the fact that after turnabout samurai will powers and phoenix kinda become friends is a source of significant torture to edgeworth even after edgeworth gets normal* because phoenix doesn't even appreciate what he's got. like will powers calls phoenix up to invite him to nice events, no you don't understand, the Steel Actual Samurai is Calling Phoenix Wright (His Lawyer), First, to Invite Him. to things. and phoenix is just like huh, he's social i guess. the steel actual fucking samurai. guess ill go to the premiere of the new 2 steel 2 samurai movie. with the steel actual real fucking legitimate samurai who called me first. don't have anything else to do. edgeworth is 99% sure will powers has a small crush on phoenix and phoenix does not even notice. he's just like yeah that will powers guy is friendly huh? i don't think he's got many friends if he's inviting his lawyer to stuff. and edgeworth is steaming jealous. and phoenix is like you wanna come? edgeworth is like I do not think I am welcome. phoenix is like sure you are, will likes you. edgeworth is like I Am Sure Your Dear Friend With Whom You Are On A First Name Basis (The Steel Samurai) Recalls The Time I Tried To Get Him (Steel Samurai) Convicted And Sentenced To Death. phoenix is like well he asks about you all the time. and edgeworth is like He Is Just Being Polite (He Is The Steel Samurai). I Am Going Now. To Brood. and the thing is edgeworth IS invited and will powers thinks he's hot but telling edgeworth this has a 73% chance of locking him in a torture gauntlet for all time

*"normal"

[karrythesiphonophore]

#another dimension to this: in the nrmts rship WP is edgeworth's hall pass#which is weird for someone they personally know but phoenix is chill about it because he knows#1) edgeworth would never do anything about it due to it would break his brain and#2) he would be ecstatic if edgeworth DID do this because it would be fucking hilarious#a long time later WP says to nick are you still with miles edgeworth? you're a lucky guy! and phoenix is like I HAVE TO CALL MY BOYFRIEND#EDGEWORTH GET OVER HERE NOW IT'S HAPPENING#rookposting#ace attorney#i think a lot of people have a crush on nick actually. he has that gormless unyielding hero vibe#watching a guy you barely know froth at the mouth in despair from the sheer effort of saving your life. it worked on Edgeworth

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[patiencefarseer]

he’s talking to civil bresinga

[authorinthemaking]

some days writing is ✨creative inspiration✨

other days it’s staring at a sentence for 10 minutes deciding if “walked” or “stepped” sounds better

[pocketsizedcrab]

still thinking about how fitz tried to convince the royal huntswoman (as in. the person whose job it is to Know About Animals) that a very obvious wolf was just a big dog. no one’s doing it like him

[beholderfiles]

Burrich be like Hey Fitz I am your father figure. I fucked your mum now I'm going to fuck and marry your girlfriend too.

[freakcliff]

Fitz + "My Fool" in the tawny man trilogy

[cloudabserk]

grace is like rocky be honest am i too clingy? and rocky is like grace i would mind meld with you if i could.

[atomikats]

my personal take on the matter

[pocketsizedcrab]

there were so many scenes i could’ve picked from here but i do think this was fitz’s biggest flop in the history of everything. just the entirety of fool’s assassin honestly

[a-hazel-in-the-dell]

fitz: “my fool” (affectionate)

chade: “your fool” (accusatory)

pretty sure these are the only two who use possessive language re beloved and this dynamic is making me a little bit insane