thinking about Sel's shards as opposing maternal forces. dominion as in, "you are mine, and so I will destroy everything that stands in your way." devotion as in, "I am yours, and so I will sacrifice all that I have for you."

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thinking about Sel's shards as opposing maternal forces. dominion as in, "you are mine, and so I will destroy everything that stands in your way." devotion as in, "I am yours, and so I will sacrifice all that I have for you."
How Cosmere Characters Would Come Out
As requested by @im-bad-at-names-okay :)
Happy Pride Month! If Cosmere characters wanted to "come out," here is how they would do so.
1. Renarin: A series of unsigned letters
Lore drop: I came out via a letter to my parents when I was in high school.
Dalinar: The first note said, "Someone is gay." Dalinar: The second note said, "Someone you know." Dalinar: The third note said, "Someone in your family." Dalinar: The fourth note said, "One of your sons." Dalinar: ... Dalinar: I think I can predict what the fifth note will say.
2. Adolin: Tells people face-to-face
He just figures that telling people in person is the right thing to do.
Adolin: ...So anyway, I like men as well as women. May: Yes. I am aware. Adolin: Y-You are?? Did someone tell you?? May: You stare at a lot of butts. Adolin: ... Adolin: Yeah, okay, that makes sense.
3. Kaladin: The most dramatic moment possible
Think about every time Kaladin let someone know he was Radiant. Now apply that logic to Kaladin coming out.
Kaladin: [Glowing with stormlight, descending slowly from the sky] Kaladin: Romance. Sex. Gender. None of it--none of it--is compulsory, and none of it is for me! Lirin: You literally could have told us this normally at dinner last night. Hesina (elbowing him): Shhhh!
4. Wayne: Casually, conversationally
Wayne drops the lore as if it's no big deal, although he is admittedly a bit anxious the first time (when he tells Wax).
Wax: Listen, Wayne, if you want to be a good man... Wayne: Actually, I'm a girl today. Wax: [processing very quickly] Just today? Wayne: Well, we'll see, I guess. Sometimes it's just for a day. Sometimes it's a girl week. Wax: Noted. Wax: Listen, Wayne, if you want to be a good woman...
5. Rlain: Matter-of-factly
Rlain knows he has to make humans accept him as a person. Sometimes he tells them that he plays cards. Sometimes he tells them that he is gay.
Rlain: I'm Rlain. And this is my boyfriend, Renarin. The Alethi guy who was just talking shit about Singers: Uh... Rlain: Now you know something else about me. Rlain: Namely, I can pull.
6. Shallan: Eventually and with difficulty
Look, Shallan does not like to reveal lore about herself. Sometimes it takes being trapped in a cave in a high storm. Sometimes she makes her alters do it. It's a process.
Shallan (currently huddled with Kaladin in the little nook while the high storm rages outside) Shallan: ....A-And also, I think I have a crush on Jasnah! Shallan: Does that mean I like women??? Kaladin: Even worse, you might have bad taste in women! Shallan: What Kaladin: I shouldn't say my first thought.
7. Sazed: Makes Wax do it
This is always the Sazed-Harmony strategy.
Sazed: [communicating with Wax via his earring] Please tell everyone that my pronouns are now "they/them" so if they could stop using "he" for me, I'd appreciate it. Sazed: I know that there are other things going on, but it has been annoying me for hundreds of years now. Wax: ...You sent a kandra to command me to put in my earring for this...? Couldn't the kandra just do it...? Sazed: You try explaining pronouns to a kandra!
8. Vivenna: Just kinda assumed people knew
The short hair and the sword aren't enough??
Beard: Captain, we've been talking... Beard: And we've come up with a list of just three guys in all of Kholinar who we think MIGHT be worthy of going on a date with you! Vivenna: ...Try again, but with women. Beard: .... Beard: Oh! Vivenna (to herself): How much more obvious could I make it?
9. Jasnah: Writes a truly groundbreaking treatise
Jasnah is not going to bother coming out if it's not also scholarship.
Ethid: Your treatise on asexuality will truly have a lasting effect on scholarship. Jochi: I predict that the undertext referring to your own experiences will promote much speculation in future generations. Jasnah: Thank you, both. Jasnah: ...Glad that relationship was worth something.
10. Nikaro: Tells no one until they all figure it out for themselves
Nikaro can't shake the fear that everyone will leave if they know the truth, groundless as that fear may be.
Akane: Last week you had a boyfriend. Yumi: Correct. Akane: Today you have a girlfriend. Yumi: I do. Akane: Your girlfriend looks quite a bit like my old friend, Nikaro. Yumi: Fancy that. Akane: ... Akane: Congrats on the gender, Painter! Painter: ...It's that easy?
11. Dalinar: Unintentional lore drop
Dalinar is one of Those dads.
Dalinar: [comforting an adolescent Adolin] Dalinar: Adolin, do not be troubled by your crush on Jakamav. Dalinar: Every man has crushes on his male friends. Dalinar: It is very normal. .... Adolin (eight years later): WAIT A STORMING MINUTE
How Cosmere Characters Would Come Out
As requested by @im-bad-at-names-okay :)
Happy Pride Month! If Cosmere characters wanted to "come out," here is how they would do so.
1. Renarin: A series of unsigned letters
Lore drop: I came out via a letter to my parents when I was in high school.
Dalinar: The first note said, "Someone is gay." Dalinar: The second note said, "Someone you know." Dalinar: The third note said, "Someone in your family." Dalinar: The fourth note said, "One of your sons." Dalinar: ... Dalinar: I think I can predict what the fifth note will say.
2. Adolin: Tells people face-to-face
He just figures that telling people in person is the right thing to do.
Adolin: ...So anyway, I like men as well as women. May: Yes. I am aware. Adolin: Y-You are?? Did someone tell you?? May: You stare at a lot of butts. Adolin: ... Adolin: Yeah, okay, that makes sense.
3. Kaladin: The most dramatic moment possible
Think about every time Kaladin let someone know he was Radiant. Now apply that logic to Kaladin coming out.
Kaladin: [Glowing with stormlight, descending slowly from the sky] Kaladin: Romance. Sex. Gender. None of it--none of it--is compulsory, and none of it is for me! Lirin: You literally could have told us this normally at dinner last night. Hesina (elbowing him): Shhhh!
4. Wayne: Casually, conversationally
Wayne drops the lore as if it's no big deal, although he is admittedly a bit anxious the first time (when he tells Wax).
Wax: Listen, Wayne, if you want to be a good man... Wayne: Actually, I'm a girl today. Wax: [processing very quickly] Just today? Wayne: Well, we'll see, I guess. Sometimes it's just for a day. Sometimes it's a girl week. Wax: Noted. Wax: Listen, Wayne, if you want to be a good woman...
5. Rlain: Matter-of-factly
Rlain knows he has to make humans accept him as a person. Sometimes he tells them that he plays cards. Sometimes he tells them that he is gay.
Rlain: I'm Rlain. And this is my boyfriend, Renarin. The Alethi guy who was just talking shit about Singers: Uh... Rlain: Now you know something else about me. Rlain: Namely, I can pull.
6. Shallan: Eventually and with difficulty
Look, Shallan does not like to reveal lore about herself. Sometimes it takes being trapped in a cave in a high storm. Sometimes she makes her alters do it. It's a process.
Shallan (currently huddled with Kaladin in the little nook while the high storm rages outside) Shallan: ....A-And also, I think I have a crush on Jasnah! Shallan: Does that mean I like women??? Kaladin: Even worse, you might have bad taste in women! Shallan: What Kaladin: I shouldn't say my first thought.
7. Sazed: Makes Wax do it
This is always the Sazed-Harmony strategy.
Sazed: [communicating with Wax via his earring] Please tell everyone that my pronouns are now "they/them" so if they could stop using "he" for me, I'd appreciate it. Sazed: I know that there are other things going on, but it has been annoying me for hundreds of years now. Wax: ...You sent a kandra to command me to put in my earring for this...? Couldn't the kandra just do it...? Sazed: You try explaining pronouns to a kandra!
8. Vivenna: Just kinda assumed people knew
The short hair and the sword aren't enough??
Beard: Captain, we've been talking... Beard: And we've come up with a list of just three guys in all of Kholinar who we think MIGHT be worthy of going on a date with you! Vivenna: ...Try again, but with women. Beard: .... Beard: Oh! Vivenna (to herself): How much more obvious could I make it?
9. Jasnah: Writes a truly groundbreaking treatise
Jasnah is not going to bother coming out if it's not also scholarship.
Ethid: Your treatise on asexuality will truly have a lasting effect on scholarship. Jochi: I predict that the undertext referring to your own experiences will promote much speculation in future generations. Jasnah: Thank you, both. Jasnah: ...Glad that relationship was worth something.
10. Nikaro: Tells no one until they all figure it out for themselves
Nikaro can't shake the fear that everyone will leave if they know the truth, groundless as that fear may be.
Akane: Last week you had a boyfriend. Yumi: Correct. Akane: Today you have a girlfriend. Yumi: I do. Akane: Your girlfriend looks quite a bit like my old friend, Nikaro. Yumi: Fancy that. Akane: ... Akane: Congrats on the gender, Painter! Painter: ...It's that easy?
11. Dalinar: Unintentional lore drop
Dalinar is one of Those dads.
Dalinar: [comforting an adolescent Adolin] Dalinar: Adolin, do not be troubled by your crush on Jakamav. Dalinar: Every man has crushes on his male friends. Dalinar: It is very normal. .... Adolin (eight years later): WAIT A STORMING MINUTE
all women should be more hairy and sweaty and eat more food and laugh more loudly. my stance as a feminist and also my stance as a lesbian pervert
"You can't ship that!"
lol what are you gonna do, climb inside my mind and shut off the imagination switch?
This kind of response always fascinates me, so while I've got you here, can I just ask: legal by what standards? Do you mean real world standards, where laws vary from country to country, and in the case of the US, state to state? Or do you mean the fictitious laws set in place in the fictional setting of the ship? What standard exactly should we use to tell people "you're not allowed to enjoy this fictional thing?"
I know you didn't mean any harm by your response, but I feel it's important to reiterate that nothing gives anyone the right to police what people do in a fictional setting, full stop. Because at the end of the day, it's fiction, it's a fantasy, none of it is real, and so real world rules and standards do not apply. So, as long as you are not actively causing harm in a real world setting (i.e. harassing real people over fictional ships) then you do you.
a very important addition
Something that also drives me NUTS with this "uwu if it's legal" shit is like...
Y'all only EVER. Say it about sexual stuff. "Oh wow well if it's LEGAL-!" bitch my ass is out here playing DnD. I roleplay a devil-them who KILLS PEOPLE FOR A LIVING and yet I don't see y'all rushing to tell me that those thoughts are illegal and bad and noooo you can't do THAT, murder is ILLEGAL.
It's because y'all are a bunch of puritan weirdos about sex and I reblogged a post that hits why right on the nose but dear FUCK y'all need to really unpack all of your weirdness about sex. Like. Right now. Because it's all conservative bullshit.
its ok to be a weird little guy :)
Golden retriever!Adolin this, golden retriever!Adolin that.
What about german shepherd!Kaladin? He wants to protect you but he's not sure how and he gets nervous when he can't see you
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Fangirls Through the Ages by Lid Thom
smart puppy
Quick question. When someone asks what age you were in a certain year do you give the age that you were before or after your birthday that year?
Do you give the younger or older of the two ages you were that year?
I give the younger (age before your birthday in a given calendar year)
I give the older (age after your birthday in a given calendar year)
as a 2000's baby i use the year to remember my age so it's always technically the bigger age, i was 10 in 2010 and now im 26 in 2026
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Favorite stormlight archive characters? Favorite overall cosmere characters?
for stormlight specifically it tends to rotate, shallan was my favourite for a lot of it but im also very fond of renarin and as of the end of WaT i also love szeth and navani
cosmere overall? steris is definitely up there, i actually started to suspect she was autistic before i knew it was canon cause i related a LOT so i checked her wiki lmao, but i also really like the shade (forgot his name T-T) and dusk in isles of the emberdark
I love it when Renarin does the most natural, unobtrusive, logical thing I would also do in his situation and everybody is thinking about how odd he is. Autistic experience
tumblr is really cool cause i can post all my random thoughts about my current hyperfixation (the cosmere, of course) and sometimes people even respond to it which means i get to talk about the cosmere