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hannan telling vaelus “I think she hated us. … an eternity to have all of your complexity, all of your possibility, all of your dreams folded into an idyllic paradise where you would be punished for the most minor infraction. … our immortal lives given to us, and in exchange, we gave up the ability to have freedom... our own lives... our own stories. everything was hers. what is that other than hate?” and vaelus saying tearfully “that feels awful to hear. but I think you’re right.”

#hannan #vaelus #cr4

trailertrashgrog

the goddess of life refusing to allow her creations to create life of their own... forcing them to beg her for the blessing of bodily autonomy

#cr4 #Vaelus #hannan

kirknstuff

Lune by RuanZoe_

#clair obscur: expedition 33 #lune

annemarieyeretzian

wick pouring cyd a cup of water,,, no one else moved to do anything after (or even noticed that) cyd said he needed water so this is making me 🥺

#talcydimir pridesire #wicander halovar #critical role

turkwriter

Yanessa using her conversation with Wick to tell her she believes him and loves him and she's so glad he's back in the fold, while also using the conversation to outright tell him that she was planning on slitting his throat and would still do so if he ever thinks about betraying her in the future and will now keep a closer eye on him, like:

#Yanessa Halovar #Wicander Halovar #cr4

jonnyrig

Wick's occasional outbursts of anger are such an underrated aspect of his characterization. Beyond just being something refreshingly different from his usual sweet/sad/scared trinity, I think it shows A LOT about the environment he was raised in.

Wick is a patient man, he only actually breaks down into anger when he's already been pushed to his limit with stress. His grandmother refusing his pleas to spare Thjazi and Tyranny continually ignoring him, his first time on death's door, being insulted (and even punched) constantly by his allies, etc. And when he snaps it only directed at the cause of his frustration (Tyranny disobeying him, Thaisha killing one of the luxes in a spur of the moment, Julien punching him). And when he doesn't have someone in particular to snap at, he just simmers in self-resentment.

When he does lose his temper, it reflects on Yanessa in a couple interesting ways. For one, it honestly makes him resemble Yanessa's aggression a lot. It's quick, it's loud, and it's mean.

But moreso it reflects the effect growing up around her anger had on him and his ability to stand up for himself. He may have been his family's favorite child, but his reaction to Yanessa's outburst in episode 3 reads to me as someone who is used to seeing it and being cowed into submission by it, or seeing others be cowed by it.

It explains a lot about Wick, despite sometimes having misplaced confidence, being so hesitant to actually stand up for himself until his stress boils over into rage and he can't stop himself. Then he usually feels the need to apologize immediately afterword. Being in that environment trained him to be obedient and passive, even in the face of anger and insults.

He never learned to stand up for himself normally, so now he just lets his stress build up continuously until it boils over into aggression.

Angry Wick you'll always be famous I love you.

#wicander halovar #yesssss love him

thjazi is a drowned man!! the ones who sell their souls to keep it safe! that's why it was relevant! ofc he would...

#i just watched nullus tachonis appearence idk if they say it later #ross comments #cr4 #cr theories #thjazi fang

lewadny

happy june to everyone, especially my fellow aroaces

#project hail mary #ryland grace

lutheban

Rocky, once again, being baffled and STRESSED about human biology and the things his human does to keep healthy i dont think mr "my whole crew died of radiation sickness" likes the fact that his alien and most things on his planet needs it for survival very much xD previous