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Looking for specific Bloodweave fanfic recs:

I'm currently watching the High Rollers - Shadows of Athkatla game, and it's made me wonder if anyone's written a fic of Astarion hitting on a disguised Gale yet? I'd love to read it if there are any! (not necessarily based on this specific campaign, just the concept in general of Astarion hitting on Gale without realising is hilarious to me).

Has anyone found any yet? Written them yourself? Please send your recs, I'm starving! 🙏

#bloodweave #astarion x gale #gale x astarion #bg3 #bg3 fic #bg3 fanfiction

The complete destruction of the TWD fanbase must be studied in a lab. I don't think I've EVER watched a show with so little fan engagement as Daryl Dixon. And this is following in the footsteps of a franchise that once dominated the TV landscape. The viewing numbers for this show are abysmal, and before anyone "but it doesn't include streaming"s me, I KNOW the show is a dead horse being propped up by nothing but it being too expensive to cancel before s4 (probably) because NOBODY CARES. Do you know how rare it is to find a piece of media that no one cares about? Do you know what an incredible achievement this is?

There are only 212 fics on Ao3 for DD in total. That's nearly unheard of. 53 of them are Daryl/Reader and probably not really set in DD. Only 42 are Daryl/Carol, a pairing that was once so popular, you literally could not escape a mention/question about it whenever either of the actors were involved. They had MERCH. There are 4 fics with Daryl/Isabelle, his only on-screen kiss in the franchise. I can't find any fics for Carol/Antonio, their much-hyped "it" couple for the last 2 seasons they've tried shoving down our throat at every interview. No one cares about the relationships in that show. No one feels inspired to produce anything. I'm not sure I've ever been in a fandom where this happened. To have the writing be so completely uninspiring, people can't even be arsed to try to fix it... Incredible.

But it's only Ao3, maybe it's just not an audience that would write fics. Fair. But then I look at the official posts from the show/network accounts and they get less engagement than I got on Twitter before I deactivated, and I was NOT a big account with AMC numbers. It's just that NO ONE CARES. I see people posting old Caryl content on Twitter that gets more numbers than official DD promos. And it's not just the social media either! Every official interview I watch on YouTube has virtually no views and maybe 3 comments max. Articles? Forget it, crickets. No engagement whatsoever. People. Don't. Care. If there IS a comment anywhere, it's "when will Daryl and Rick reunite?"

NO ONE CARES ABOUT DD. It's like someone actively tried to make the least watched, least talked about show possible that no one would ever get emotionally invested in, and they've succeeded. And instead of fixing the stuff people have complained about back when some diehards still cared a tiny bit, they doubled down on the stuff no one cares about so now they're truly playing to an empty theater.

And I'm sure they're scratching their heads about why and pointing fingers, and blaming the fans for just not "getting it", but honestly? Respect. It's not easy to make something so incredibly bland, people can't even be arsed to hate it. So uninspiring, it's not even worth fixing. So unengaging, not even the dedicated hate-watchers would touch it. So milquetoast, you can't even get people to have stupid arguments in comment sections. You have created a show that birthed such an unbelievable amount of apathy, I wish there were awards for that that I could give you. You birthed a whole new genre of television. If s4 got cancelled tomorrow, I think it would take me a year to hear about it because no one would even bother mentioning it, and I'm one of five people who's actually watched s3 for some reason. You've made a show that does nothing for no one, and you somehow managed to get a budget for that. I applaud you. May we all fail upwards like that in our lives 🙏

#caryl #twd: daryl dixon #And obviously no shade to anyone working on the show #I'm sure the poor actors and crew are lovely and genuinely doing their best and I feel terrible for them #Because this is truly genuinely such an awfully bland show that I—resident bland oat meal lover—think it's too bland #But why certain people still have jobs at AMC and/or on that show is absolutely baffling #In any other industry these guys would have had to switch companies three times by now bc they're doing such a terrible job #Showbiz truly will never cease to amaze me

I understand this is niche, but I'm actually baffled that not a single person seems to have done a Death Stranding/TWD Caryl crossover? Am I just not finding it?? Am I truly the only person alive who's interested in this? Have I finally hit peak special interest that no one else shares in the world? I got so sidetracked by carrying cargo around for hours that I'm admittedly not far into the story, but the possibilities are already endless. Daryl with Sam's touch-phobia. Sam the lone porter meeting Carol... And I have an even more niche thing scratching at my head about Sam having a sort of Bladerunner 2049 type virtual girlfriend Carol who's with him 24/7 while he tries not to get eaten by black slime. And it's perfect because she literally cannot touch him but still give him emotional intimacy (and maybe she does exist irl somewhere but she's one of those hologram things when she's with Sam idk).

#caryl #And no I don't care about whatever ends up being canon in Death Stranding and don't spoil anything for me!#But Sam is my trash baby and I say this with love — Daryl 2.0 #They're so similar I have the urge to make a meme about it #But I will choose to see this as a good thing because their brand of trash appeals to me and so I'll take it #Anyway does anyone else know what I'm talking about because I need someone who gets it

Does anyone wanna beta a 40k+ so far unpublished NSFW Caryl fic or just read it and bully me into finishing it? Modern AU, no walkers, so sorry to the zombie fans, it's not their time. It's also a baby fic, sort of.

Short premise is: Carol and Daryl had a one-night stand thirteen years ago. They meet again by accident, and he finds out Carol's daughter Sophia is his daughter Sophia. Carol is still married to Ed. They try to facilitate Daryl getting to know his daughter without Ed finding out about the situation. Obviously, feelings are involved. Stuff happens. Life finds a way.

#caryl #I thought it would be a cold day in hell before I'd willingly put children in a story and yet here we are #Dad!Daryl has become everything to me and I want to show him to the world like a debutante at a ball #But I don't want to publish the fic before it's done mainly because I simply haven't found a title yet so here we are #It's long and it will get longer #But I do believe it's good so there's that #Don't take my word for it though — read it yourself!#At the low cost of becoming my friend and enduring whatever thoughts about this and other fics I may throw at you bc I have another long WIP #Anyway send me a DM if you're interested or hit me up on discord under lucelafonde #This contains smut so adults only please

Does anyone have Caryl fic recs where Daryl has 0 or next to no experience with women before her? I've always read him as a virgin who maaaaybe kissed before when he was young (if that), but it seems to be pretty difficult to find fics where he hasn't had experience in the past. Any rating is fine 🙏

#caryl #I get the appeal of him being all smooth and charming sometimes #But the main Daryl appeal to me is how immensely awkward and out of his depth he is when it comes to romance and physical intimacy #And it seems weirdly hard to find so please hook me up

I'm so curious where the Daryl Dixon show (thinks it) is going. Because like so many things in the flagship series, the narrative simply doesn't make sense if the point isn't Caryl. We're led to believe Daryl is hung up on Isabelle in the upcoming season and mourning his lost love (that he knew for a hot minute), but it just... Doesn't make sense for 2 major reasons (not to mention all the small ones):

1. Isabelle is DEAD. She ain't coming back. She's gone gone. Daryl feeling bad about it and mourning his lost love doesn't go anywhere narratively. If the point is him realising he WAS in love with her, that's the end of the road. It can't lead to anything. What's the payoff for that story? He spends all season moping about losing Isabelle, his one true love, and then... What? He's emotionally in tune enough to realise he loved her? To tell other people he loved her? And then what? He vows to never love again? Or he's like YOLO, I'm totally cool loving any stranger I meet now? What's the end goal here? What's the payoff? It doesn't make sense. The narrative is dead like Isabelle. Even Laurent has been kicked off-screen for a blank slate. So again, WHAT IS THE POINT?

2. Norman doesn't seem to think Daryl was in love with Isabelle and has been very resistant to talking about the kiss outside of complaining about mosquitoes in his mouth. Knowing that he must have known at that point that Isabelle would die soon, it makes sense that he didn't get invested and didn't think she was Daryl's one true love or anything. But then what was the point? Well, according to him:

So the entire storyline with Isabelle was just "dépaysant" - "a nice change of scenery that makes you look at things a different way." She was never written to be a serious love interest for Daryl. So what's the point? Why is Daryl sent on a journey to "make him look at things a different way", specifically with a potential lover?

From the rest of the season, and what the cast/crew have said about s3 (and what we've seen in clips/trailers), it sounds like Daryl IS realising he's tired of spending his whole life fighting and is looking for something else (and we keep hearing the theme of s3 is love). But again, why? Why with this random love interest never built to last? There's only 2 seasons left in this show. Are they going to try and make him fall for another total stranger in Europe? That doesn't explain his reaction to Isabelle's kiss (which was apparently just an experiment), her love confession, and when Carol tells him he loved her. Either he WAS in love with Isabelle (which again, won't go anywhere) or he's thinking about something (or someone) else.

The "something" might very well be his realisation that his old way of life isn't what he wants anymore. But why tie this to a romance? That could have just been accomplished with Laurent and wanting to raise the kid in peace and quiet. What's with him zoning out after leaving the married couple's place? It doesn't make sense to me to add any of this unless he's thinking about settling down with someone specific (which could have been Isabelle, but again, what's the point of that narrative now?).

So the "someone" else: how many options are there? Leah is dead. Daryl didn't seem terribly broken up over it either and didn't hesitate on that trigger, so I doubt it's anything to do with her. Connie is the only other option that's been even vaguely hinted at, and while she's been mentioned in DD - barely. And their goodbye at the end of the flagship show was beyond lacklustre if we're supposed to believe that Daryl left the community and has been pining over her ever since. I also doubt she's gonna join the cast in the last 2 seasons of DD, so the relationship would have no time to build until they get back to the US. So again, what's the point? The narrative can't really go anywhere unless Connie somehow manages to wash up in Spain.

For the millionth time since starting TWD, I'm left feeling like the narrative just doesn't make sense unless it's trying to hint at something Caryl-related. Which isn't to say that it IS, or that I think it will finally happen now after 15 years lol. I'm just scratching my head at what else they could possibly be trying to say with any of this, and I hate not knowing. If you agree/disagree/have any other thoughts/guesses etc, feel free to hit me up. We can scratch our heads together. I'm just... so confused about it, always.

#caryl #the book of carol #tboc #twd: daryl dixon #daryl dixon #the walking dead #Twd

Coming back from the dead once again to ask for someone who's looking to scream/cry about Caryl to please contact me at your earliest convenience. I've been on this ride for 15 years and every now and again I check if it's happened yet, and I made the mistake of doing it recently and now I'm rewatching the entire awful show for crumbs.

I offer:

Instant best friendship

Video clips of any Caryl moment I encounter during my rewatch

Multi-page essays about why this still has a hold on me 15 years later

An intense desire to read YOUR multi-page essays and every single thought you have about them in your brain. Literally nothing is too small. I will be your hyperfixation chamber and I'll thank you for it.

Please drop into my DMs ASAP, I may actually explode from all the thoughts floating around in my head if I can't find an outlet for them, and then who's going to write all those fics that need writing?? 💔

#caryl #The walking dead #Twd #If you think I'm above begging - don't #I can beg #I just need someone who Gets It #daryl x carol #carol x daryl

Coming back from the dead to talk about Hunger Games/SOTR. If you're currently going through the same thing, hit me up. Unless you genuinely loved and enjoyed every second of SOTR and you wouldn't find multi-wall texts about why capitalism kills everything you love eventually entertaining. Then maybe don't.

#Sotr critical #Sunrise on the reaping critical #I need someone who has also read or is reading this book to talk to me because I have a lot of Thoughts that need sharing #Ideally with an equally as salty friend #If you loved it I'm happy for you and wish you the best #If you want to talk to someone who comes up with increasingly ridiculous names for Laundry Dsoap I am your gal #Sotr #sunrise on the reaping

umulata

Commish based on @lucelafonde incredible divor--ROCKSTAR AU, 'Before You Go'. Am I a fan of cigs? Nah. Did I VIBRATE WITH EXCITEMENT when she asked me to draw this part of her fic? FUCK YEAH

#The way I ran to umus DMs when she opened commissions lol #Look at that Izzy T_T

drfriedrich

If angry why so babygirl shaped?

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appleteeth

Screencaps that made me laugh x OFMD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) 13

In retrospect what do you think of all the docking discourse?

Ha! Would you believe it if I told you that I've had dumber discourse since? 🤔

Honestly, it's ridiculous. Long story short, I thought a lot of people wouldn't know what it is (which was correct), but I figured the most that would happen is people would go "oh I didn't know that!" - if they'd mention it at all. Did I think it would start a debate that would split the Fandom and have people I otherwise liked softblock me for the high crime of not ending the story on anal? No.

I genuinely thought people were joking when the discourse started, so a lot of my initial replies were jokes in response, and I realised waaaaaay too late that people were serious 🤦 I dropped the chapter shortly before going to bed and woke up to... Whatever it was that happened.

It was weird. It was overblown. I have thoughts on WHY, but I'm controversial enough as is without airing them. Let's just say I should have taken it as my cue to peace out because it only got worse from there 😅

I'm glad a lot of people enjoyed it though and it put docking on their radar! I'm certainly not the only (and not even the first!) person to do it, not even in this fandom, but if it introduced more people to it, I guess it was worth it 🤷‍♀️

Hi there! Huge fan of Teach, sir. (no but seriously, such a good fic) I wanted to ask if it would be okay to add Teach to The Storygraph? It's a website to track reading, like Goodreads but more confidential. They allow people to add fics as 'not books', so they are unlisted (don't show up in search results unless you search the exact title + author). Only the title, number of pages, and blurb are uploaded. I would love to track my reading including fics but obviously up to you! All the best :)

Never heard of it, but sure! I don't really mind, go nuts. Glad you're enjoying the story! 😀