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lok ming 樂明, 25, it/its, tme. aka @eastgaysian. this is my gamer's den for primarily dragon age and rogue trader, which is to say i post all kinds of bullshit and never maintag anything
doodle tag + 'polished' art + writing. i think lyrium causes impotence and thedosian women are subject to the andraste-witch dichotomy.
don't make me tap the sign (read the wretched of middle earth by charles w. mills)
carrd oc directory here (eternal wip); tag links below ⬇️
*widely praised poetic quote in a foreword by a usamerican translator voice* see this language.... it's not like other languages. sometimes it has metaphors. or abstract thinking. sometimes a word has several meanings. sometimes a lot of meaning can be condensed into two words. sometimes those words even have etymologies. sometimes if you translate idioms or break down the components of words you can get something pretty cool in english. and naturally this gives us essential insight into the timeless national character of its people
been working on unlearning male defaultism in the ways I speak to people and I've replaces "guys" with "crew". and you know what? it's SO fun. addressing the readers of my posts with a "kia ora crew!" and saying farewell to my friends with a "bye crew!!" is so delightful. everyone should adopt a fun way to address people. peace and love
he is Not gender locked but the fem inquisitor route is like Controversial bc it does become progressively more apparent that he Is gay. and also he will never connect this dot himself. there’s a solid chance he breaks up with u at the end for #duty
in the m inquisitor route u can sleep with him two (2) times. 1) immediately after his wife visits the inquisition when he’s like definitely mid breakdown. and 2) immediately after a vicious bloody protracted battle when he comes back from the front lines covered in gore still in his armour and is more violently Alive than he’s ever been in the game before or ever will be again
caden trevelyan romanceable companion controversy because after a certain point you can only continue the romance by effectively ordering him as inquisitor/religiously manipulating him as the herald of andraste
Unfuckable. or actually true version that nobody would ever allow to get put into a video game is you can only get a fade-to-black if you pull the same coercive implications move. and then he's fully clothed while the inquisitor isn't and dialogue immediately establishes that he wouldn't allow any attempts to touch him. if you try to force the issue he freaks out and leaves, and it's kind of a breakup-fakeout where if you apologize he's like I think it's best if our relationship returns to how it was before, but if you keep pushing you finally get the trans reveal. and then can uncomfortable power dynamics with coercive implications fuck him if you want, which is fine and ethical because he likes it. and everybody would fight about all of this forever.
the point where you have to order him to accept your advances comes way earlier if you're trying to flirt with him as a man. nobody can agree on whether this is homophobic and playing into predatory gay stereotyping or a thought-provoking depiction of his internalized homophobia
caden trevelyan romanceable companion controversy because after a certain point you can only continue the romance by effectively ordering him as inquisitor/religiously manipulating him as the herald of andraste
Unfuckable. or actually true version that nobody would ever allow to get put into a video game is you can only get a fade-to-black if you pull the same coercive implications move. and then he's fully clothed while the inquisitor isn't and dialogue immediately establishes that he wouldn't allow any attempts to touch him. if you try to force the issue he freaks out and leaves, and it's kind of a breakup-fakeout where if you apologize he's like I think it's best if our relationship returns to how it was before, but if you keep pushing you finally get the trans reveal. and then can uncomfortable power dynamics with coercive implications fuck him if you want, which is fine and ethical because he likes it. and everybody would fight about all of this forever.
caden trevelyan romanceable companion controversy because after a certain point you can only continue the romance by effectively ordering him as inquisitor/religiously manipulating him as the herald of andraste
↖ sapadal apologist but imo like. it's not fair to call the merge ending the envoy's 'fault' if being lovingly and obsessively smothered isn't actually what they wanted, but i think it is kind of. What did you think would happen after all you've learned. sapadal is an adolescent god who was locked in solitary confinement for centuries and then suddenly out of nowhere they had you. you saw what they did to giatta's parents peeking through the bars by accident! merging with them only reinforces the idea that they only have You to relate to and rely on, and while you have a pretty significant emotional influence on them, they are still the god that made you. making the proposal already supposes that your individuality and your life is something that can be intruded on or effectively sacrificed for the sake of everyone else. you're suggesting making yourself sapadal's new two-person prison. they'll gleefully accept that deal because they are so fucking lonely and desperate. but watch out!
