Poorly Titled and Overly Verbose

Over 30, still staggering steadily somehow.

[charlataninred]

Love how tumblr has its own folk stories. Yeah the God of Arepo we’ve all heard the story and we all still cry about it. Yeah that one about the woman locked up for centuries finally getting free. That one about the witch who would marry anyone who could get her house key from her cat and it’s revealed she IS the cat after the narrator befriends the cat.

[meraarts]

Might I add:

The defeat of the wizard who made people choose how they’d be to be executed

The woman who raised the changeling alongside her biological child

The human who died of radiation poisoning after repairing the spaceship

[eater-of-hopes-and-dreams]

The adventures of a space roomba

Cinderella finding Araura (and falling in love)

I don’t know a snappy description but the my nemesis cynthia story certainly lives in my head

[blitzlowin]

hilariously, these are almost all in my fic tag. so, a compiled list from the notes (and some extras):

The God of Arepo (graphic novel 1 / 2 / 3) (ebook)

The Monster of Sentan

The Witch’s Cat

Raise Both Children

Stabby the Roomba (honorable mention)

Cinderella Marries the Prince (comic)

My Arch Nemesis Cynthia

Pirates and Mermaid

Eindred and the Witch

The Demon King

The Cornerwitch

Grandmother Beetroot

Apocalypse Daycare Worker

Grandmother Accidentally Summons a Demon

New Year Saga

A Story About Changelings

Ranger in the King’s Forest

The Difference Between a Hare and a Rabbit

Goblin Men (Canines)

[charlataninred]

I am in love with you /p

[the-thread-of-the-infinite]

What about the one with the princess locked in a tower learning to become a wizard? That’s lived in my mind for years and I haven’t seen it in a long time

[death-of-the-endless]

Oh, love that story, adding it to the list: 20. Princess Talia and adding a few more contenders 21. Thyme 22. The Monster under the Bed 23. A Meaningful Death 24. Humans are unstoppable…until they aren’t 25. The Monster under the Fridge 26. Antler Guy 27. Cleric slamming healing spells

[death-of-the-endless]

Adding a few more I remembered:  28. The Frog and the Scorpion 29. HSTHETE 30. The First Witch in the World 31. Imagine that Oceans were replaced by Forests  32. A Faerie taking a Name  33. The Dragon on the Farm  34. Synovus & Menace  35. Raising the Anti-Christ  36. Aliens vs. Flora & Fauna of Earth (pretty sure there are even more additions to the original post but I had this one saved)  37. Doctors without Borders…in Space!  38. The Villain-Wrangler  39. The Last Contact  40. The 100 Parent-Point Children  41. And the Heavens Wept  42. The Night Gentleman  43. The Serpent God and their Priestess 

[knottahooker]

44. No One Showed Up for the Last Storytime

[adamskiiii]

Wow! @writing-prompt-s contributing to like half of these!

[writing-prompt-s]

I can hardly take any credit for these stories! But I love sharing them. Unfortunately I cannot read all the prompt responses so please tag me if you want me to reblog a story that resonated with you so I can give it a little boost :)

[ramblingcj]

I’ve never been a fan of the this character doesn’t exist unless the Player Hand of God bestows life on them type of gameplay. 

Which is why I loved that Origins didn’t do that. All the origin stories are still canon no matter which one you choose.

Didn’t play as a City Elf or a Human Noble? Doesn’t matter, those events still happened and the guards at Howe’s estate will still talk about “the elves to broke in here” and some of the guards will still allude to the “take over” at Highever. And you will still see the battered body of Ser Gilmore in Fort Drakon.

Didn’t play as a Mage? Doesn’t matter. The event with Jowan still happened. He still managed to escape and get caught up in Loghain’s plot. And the Warden will encounter him no matter their Origin. 

Didn’t play as a Dwarf Noble? Doesn’t matter. What happened to Aeducan will be eluded to (though the character gets defaulted to male for some reason). And you will still find Gorim in Denerim selling DWARVEN CRAFTS! FINE DWARVEN CRAFTS! DIRECT FROM ORZAMMAR!

Didn’t play as a Dwarf Commoner? You will still encounter Leske imprisoned in the cell in the Carta Hideout. Along with a dead body. That Leske talks about as his friend who didn’t make it.

Didn’t play as a Dalish elf? Well, during Witch Hunt, Ariane will talk about encountering a fellow clan where two hunters found a mirror - one got sick and died, while the other vanished. Not to mention that Hawke will meet up with the Warden’s clan in Dragon Age 2.

The details might change, but the overall story is still there. Tabris will break in or be taken into the Arl’s estate. The attack on Highever still happens. Mahariel still got sick from the eluvian. Surana and/or Amell still helped Jowan trying to escape. Aeducan will still get exiled to the Deep Roads. Brosca will be taken by the Carta. All of those things are canon. 

So that’s what I’m headcanoning for DA:I. The other characters were still at the Conclave. All you did as the player was pick who survived, like in Origins. Cadash and Lavellan still went there to spy. Adaar still went there with their mercenary group to acts as enforcers/guards. Trevelyan still went there either as a Templar recruit or a mage from the Circle. 

Their stories are valid. They still existed. And they could potentially have been the Inquisitor if fate (or the player) had willed it. 

It is a shame that this didn’t continue in later games. Inquisition never did this. It would’ve been cool of each and every origin was alluded to in the game, but that never happens. Your origin or the other origins are barely mentioned.

And the main catalyst that set everything in motion? In Origins you play through Ostagar, but in Inquisition? It’s a fancy little title screen. Which honestly, for me, meant that the game started with disappointment. I wanted to play through that

[youhavethewrong]

Perhaps this is an obnoxious take on my part, but video games should, above all things, prioritize the ability of being paused. At any point. Regardless of whether it's during a cutscene, a special animation, or a time-based puzzle. You never know when you're gonna get a phone call, or someone will need you in another room, or you get a sudden urge to go to the bathroom, or you hear your cat licking plastic, or whatever. Other entertainment mediums like books, movies, and music can be paused whenever you want. Why do some games not give you the same luxury??

[cozyindungeon]

the way aragorn runs is so chaotic

[jesterbells]

@tathrin's tags have been vetted and approved

#that is a man who A: has tripped over his sword before and been laughed at by EVERY ELF IN RIVENDELL and is NOT going to do it again#and B: knows that he has more leg than anyone else in the room and is GOING TO USE IT BY GODS#he is COVERING GROUND with every step#he got that moniker of strider through HARD HONEST WORK (and very very big steps)#aragorn#lotr movies#viggo mortensen

[floating-in-the-blue]

#So basically. He runs like an actual real person would over uneven ground 😂#The Hollywood Run is pretty to watch sure but also takes place on a paved surface usually#There is no way to look dignified whilst running across lumpy bumpy ground down across a hill. Unless one is an actual gazelle#thankyou Mr. Viggo for that Real Human rep (saving @jonairadreaming's excellent tags because everyone who has ever tried running down an incline over uneven, possibly shifting, ground knows you try to get down there as fast as possible with the least amount of time of foot actually touching the ground and constantly being prepared to shift your weight to keep your balance. By the time the stones actually shift from your weight you already want to be two steps away)

[elodieunderglass]

He’s so leg

[quasi-normalcy]

Mel Brooks on taking studio notes:

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Just saw somebody refer to highly disposable collectibles (labubus, funko pops, stuff like that) as "landfillcore" and I'm stealing that.

[bananonbinary]

#Beanie babies were at least nice toys (via @tallgreenlady)

okay this has actually led me down the rabbit hole of the beanie baby environmental impact, and apparently the big problem is that they used to be stuffed with PVC pellets. the science in all that is REALLY over my head, but from what i can tell from wikipedia and some googling around, that's actually a suuuper nasty plastic to have your little kid potentially gnawing on. like, "may release noxious chemicals and give them lifelong respiration problems" nasty.

granted, the worst case scenario there is mostly from burning them, but you'll never guess what people commonly did after they became landfillcore.

[thecolorofthegame]

The problem really isn't even the product itself, it's that we treat ravenously buying things like it's just a hobby, when in truth, it's also falling for propaganda and a failure to reduce consumption.

These companies are convincing people to buy as much useless, plastic crap as possible, crap that can't be reused (because it isn't useful in the first place) and won't be recycled (not that recycling them would even do much).

There's nothing wrong with buying things you enjoy; the problem is that the person with a room full of 3000 unopened Funko Pops isn't enjoying the figurines, they're enjoying buying and owning. It's buying things for the sake of buying things, literally the opposite of reducing.

[homunculus-argument]

Things cats were right about all along:

Fuck staying hydrated by drinking enough water - eat! more! wet! food! (watermelon, cucumbers, SOUP!)

Feels great to be really high up in your house where you can see the whole place (loft bed loft bed loft bed loft bed!)

Express yourself as clearly as possible when people are touching you and you don't want them to.

Optional, but you can also express yourself clearly when your people are not touching you and you want them to.

Sometimes it's important to just go "hmm. actually, I don't care" and wander off.

You don't have to be the strongest or toughest to defend yourself, it's enough to just be difficult enough to not be worth the trouble.

Ghosts will eventually leave if you stare at them for long enough.

[batbetbitbotbut]

"focaccia, serves 4" yes all 4 me

[batbetbitbotbut]

"tiramisu, serves 2" yes all 2 myself

[dawnandpiplup]

“Pie, serves 8” yes I 8 it all

[the-zenith-calls]

My favorite scenes in the LotR books are the ones where Legolas has vital information and just decides it's not important to share.

Like when Gandalf spent literal PAGES trying to figure out why the vibes were off in Moria and Legolas chimes in with just "it's a balrog :) that shit's evil :) we're so fucked :)" like what do you MEAN you knew already and just didn't tell him??

Or at the beginning of Two Towers when Aragorn thinks there's something nearby so he puts his ear to the ground to listen, and then like 10 minutes later is like "hmmm i hear horses" and Legolas is just like "mm yep. there are 105 blond bitches with spears" like you just let your friend put his face in the dirt and you can SEE them??

Legolas please gain a sense of urgency

[knives-in-the-dishwater]

It's because legolas hasn't spent enough time with non-elves to remember that they don't know what he knows.

gandalf is scratching his head in moria, and legolas is thinking "oh man, the wizard noticed something off *besides* the obvious balrog that we all are aware of??"

"I wonder what aragorn is listening for? must be hard to hear, what with all of the horses. How many horses are there, actually? 1... 2... 3..."

[taavicleric]

"What do your elvish eyes see?" is Aragorn saying, as politely as possible, "Because the REST OF US are at a significant disadvantage, Prince Dipshit."

[alicentsgf]

no you do not need to hold fictional characters "accountable". they are not real.

[alicentsgf]

[jbt7493]

has anyone noticed that sometimes you take incorrect or undesirable actions instead of the correct and desirable ones? what's up with that

[chronicallyhomoerotic]

this is a poem. To me.

[maja-paja]

[demilypyro]

I'm not ace I'm just a misanthrope who hates everyone

[demilypyro]

girl forget sex I don't even want anyone near me. 10 foot radius. get out of my house. get out of my life.

[demilypyro]

[thememedaddy]

[isuggestrevolution]

i suggest not letting it get this far

[desinteresse]

So many women are looking for a “masc lesbian” but what they really mean is that they want a top who has their life together lmao

[desinteresse]

“You got masc vibes even though you are a femme” do I? Or do you just think that confidence and competence are inherently linked to masculinity?

[desinteresse]

Like if you want someone to top you till you cry then you should just say that. There are many women who can provide, many of them femme.

[desinteresse]

But also it’s kind of rude to assign gender roles and sexual preferences to someone just because they’re masc. just because she wears a snapback that doesn’t mean she’s a top or able to fix your car or whatever.

[gyrovagi]

the problem with employment is it gives you money to purchase video games but it takes away your time to play video games. Mao spoke of this