Ect.

hello

[winter-wise]

Something which came to me in a vision was someone trying to get dirt on Aral à la Vordarian and is trying to get Cordelia to divulge the fucked-up sexual proclivities which they are sure Aral must have and Cordelia just goes "Well if I'm being honest what really turns him on is when I put on a pair of practical trousers, some sturdy boots, and a good canvas shirt" and she's not even lying

Aral Vorkosigan blushing "Captain, I bought you an outfit. But you don't have to wear it. I just thought it might look nice on you. But you don't have to wear it!" the outfit in question: something which could be found in the wardrobe of any butch lesbian

[absolutely-not-a-cryptid]

My favourite catchphrase from any fictional character ever is from Gregor Vorbarra (and his badass foster mum): "Let's see what happens."

which is a pretty mundane sentence. but it's a lot less mundane when it's coming from the emperor of three planets who once drunkenly "fell" out a window and ran away to accidentally work in construction, and is one of two people who can consistently outscheme Miles Vorkosigan. He has the kind of pent up rage that can only be amassed by a lifetime of sitting through meetings with the dullest people alive. He is a quiet, mild mannered man who itches to watch the world burn.

"Let's see what happens" is a signal that Emperor Gregor has switched into chaos gremlin mode. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

[lifefilledwithstories]

[excetera-ad-infinitum]

my two favorite fandoms <3

[sisterdragonwithfeathers]

this is your random reminder to CHECK IF YOU'RE STILL HAVING FUN

are you enjoying scrolling tumblr? watching youtube? reading that book? playing that game? drawing that art? doing that activity? if not,

YOU CAN STOP AND DO SOMETHING ELSE

you don't have to stick to something that you are doing for fun if it isn't fun for you anymore. You can come back! If you've loved it before you are likely to love it again! but you can stop!

Don't get stuck in a loop of doing something that you think should be fun when it isn't! You can put it down for a bit! Maybe that's the very thing that will make it fun again later!

[lysimachias]

Not "The Character did nothing wrong" or "The Character is irredeemably awful" but a secret third thing: The Character may display moments of deep love & compassion, may even have a strong sense of ethics, and may also be capable of brutal cruelty that is irreconcilable with those traits. The constant tension between the different sides of The Character's nature is exactly what makes them compelling, and attempting to reduce them down to simply "a terrible person" or "innocent & misunderstood" is missing the point of the questions a media with nuanced characters is asking you to consider

[excetera-ad-infinitum]

what i've been trying to say for the past two years

[starfishlikestoread]

okay vorkosigan fans, I have a request/challenge... link me your favourite songs that feel like they could be about Aral/Cordelia as a relationship (either lyrically or musically)

I am asking partly as I am genuinely really curious what songs people associate with the ship, but also I may or may not be working on something and need some inspiration

[necromycologist]

LMAO

[excetera-ad-infinitum]

the fact that Aral is bisexual will never not be funny to me. like, Cordelia meets him and for half a book we just get this intense aura of "ew a conservative man" radiating off of her like military grade plutonium and then his ex boyfriend rolls up trying to kill her because he never got over the fact that Aral broke up with him also he's crazy but that's beside the point

like. top notch behavior. 0 notes. Aral can get some

[winter-wise]

Can't stand art of Miles where they've drawn him average height (or, god forbid, tall). Who the fuck is that guy.