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floats face down past your blog

[lgvalenzuela]

Things I never would have guessed from fandom osmosis before actually playing the Dragon Age games:

-Alistair is actually pretty smart, and has a lot of knoweledge to share about the topics he's interested about.

He's also not that shy, and flirts with a warden pretty smoothly, if a bit innocently for his lack of experience and general humorous persona.

And his primary motivator is revenge which is an interesting way to take a character like him.

-Zevran is the only character who actively searches for consent even in simple flirting like calling someone beautiful. If you tell him to stop he never makes a mention again.

He's also one of the most loyal and sentimental companions you can have. He cares a lot, want to admit it or not.

-Merrill is one of the most educated and smart characters on the series, she takes calculated risks based on her own studies and research, and the only reasons she fails is because nobody trusts her and refuses to treat her like an adult.

Part of it is also the game refusing to frame her as anything but a naive child when she's anything but.

-Isabela has the most emotional intelligence out of all the characters in DA2, she knows exactly what they're feeling and what they need to hear at all times. It's clear that she's wise and worldly, and just needs time to build confidence between her and the others because she's been hurt a lot and her respect is gained.

-Fenris has an amazing sense of humor and you can find him consistently laughing at both Hawke's and companions he likes silly jokes. He's just really deadpan when delivering his own jokes.

He's also considerably patient and doesn't lose his temper unless confronted with people who have actively abused him.

-Anders spent SEVEN YEARS protesting peacfully, and it took the risk of genocide on his people to reach the desperation of act 3.

-Dorian is incredibly reserved. He tries to avoid talking about his life with a veil of humor and sarcasm, but he's specially guarded around his sexuality and love life. He only comes out to the Inquisitor in a moment of fury to piss of his father and he may have not done so if not pressed.

If in a romance with Bull the only reason the others find out is because Bull exposes it in front of everyone (I wish they would have find out a better way to let the player find out than Bull ignoring Dorian's wishes of privacy)

If romanced by the Inquisitor he's in his first real relationship and it shows, he's lost most of the time but tries to hide it by acting cocky. It's really funny.

He's also a huge nerd, I wasn't expecting that but I was pleasantly surprised.

-The Iron Bull it's not just smart, he's so caring, he shows you around so you can meet the people, the ones nobody cares about, he introduces you to them.

-Sera also goes to the pile of characters who are really smart and nobody gives them credit for it. She says it herself, she's just really bad with words, but as long as you try to understand her she makes a lot of sense.

The game just gives you no other option than to treat her horribly, which I sense a pattern of framing the neurodivergent coded characters in a certain light with Merrill and Anders.

-Vivienne is the only one (with Dorian) that asks the Inquisitor if they're okay after Haven, and gives beautiful words of afirmation.

She's really affable if you bother to befriend her.

[lgvalenzuela]

Now that this is making the rounds again I'm gonna spill something on the Veilguard companions because it's the only game in the series where I've been here since the begining and I've played this game so much I might as well be an expert

-Davrin is incredibly smart, he might say he wasn't a smart kid. But writing a book on your expertise because you have beef with a dead author? Straight up nerd behaviour, I haven't seen someone so mad about books since Dorian threw my library books out the balcony

I love his narrative, I love that he didn't become a Warden because he had to but because he wanted to (which like...I'm pretty sure is a first as far as Warden companions?) He wanted a propuse. But becoming a Warden was so ingrained in his brain when you meet him that he's so convinced he's gonna die young he's preparing for his death actively, he's preparing Assan to be able to take care of himself (also if anyone thinks his whole narrative is about Assan I'm gonna start throwing hands)

His narrative can be taken multiple places due to player choice. But personally I'm really into this self sacrificing hero that just... Finds a reason to live.

-Harding's narrative is literally about toxic positivity, Lucanis literally spells it out on the scene where they have coffee together. She's refusing herself very righteus feelings of anger for what's been done to her people, and to her specifically. She's grieving through the whole game and for multiple reasons and she's on the verge of breaking down the whole time. Both her endings need her to accept this part of herself, the part that's mourning and the part that's angry.

Also the dressing down she gives Solas at the end? Mwa! Poetry. Queen shit.

-I don't know how to explain Bellara without going into personal life? But like a grieving neurodivergent asexual woman, kinda feels like they were just writing me at some points.

Her narrative with Cyrian was the first (and not last) time I cried. I love how her and Davrin represent the past and the future of their people. How you sometimes have to look into the past to see a clearer future, how the sins of the past don't define you but it DOES feel too easy to just say: Oh but it wasn't me, and this is not Who my people are now.

Also in general I love their dynamic, I love when I can actually see relationships grow and chance in game. And I can see Davrin and Bellara forming a strong bond and Davrin being that anchor that Bellara needs. Not like Cyrian! But he cares for her! And she needs someone to care for her, to remind her that its okay, and that not everything is her fault.

-Neve is not an ice queen, she just uses ice magic. But take her with you anywhere and she's full of jokes. Damn she even approves of most of Rook's purple dialogues. She loves It when you're a silly goose.

Her entire character revolves around caring. She's there because she cares, because nobody seemed to care so she had to step up, she's willing to sacrifice so much just because she knows people need her. She's righfuly mad if Minrathous is ravaged by the dragon but it's...honestly not that hard to get on her good side again? She seems a little more mad than Lucanis, Lucanis seems more sad. But she honestly doesn't seem to personally blame Rook. None of them do. Because they're smart enough to know it was an imposible choice from the start. And she can see Rook put in the work (well I mean if you as the player care enough)

-Taash is not fucking immature or stupid. Taash has trouble communicating, I think we would all benefict from knowing the difference oh my God. Did we not learn this lesson with Sera? (Stupid question I know)

Honestly it's a thing I've always loved about this franchise and these characters. They all communicate differently, they do depending on their upbringing and just...some people have trouble communicating! It's fine! Just give them a second! Maybe let them write some things down!

-Emmrich🧡 (that's all, send post. I'm gonna have something else to say when I've already post this I can see it)

-My biggest surprise is Lucanis for sure. Fun fact? Wasn't on my radar when the first or second trailer or whatever else material dropped. But my Rook was born as a joke, he wasn't suppoused to even be Rook on the first place, he was meant as a secondary character and shipping him with Lucanis was also a joke.

I love him dude. I have such a thing for characters that have a kind heart, the more surprising that they have it the more I love it. I'm so glad he wasn't a Zevran type (and I LOVE Zevran, but for that we already have him!) He was just a weird little ace that had no fucking idea what was happening most of the time.

This is only when It comes to romantic love because he's really observant. He so quickly realizes what's wrong with every companion, he only really has THAT type of relationship with Davrin because he's matching his energy and honestly I think both of them think it's kind of funny at some point. He's good with people but in such a weird way where he doesnt know he is? He's just... Happy. I think he's truly happy for the first time because he has people that can rely on him and he can fully take care of. And in turn you can show him that he's worth those things too.

[beetlethebug]

lucanis mentions in one of his romance scenes that to him, rook's voice is a comfort. Spite has a tendency to label people based on their scents. what if that is like? the most comforting sense to spite? smell. imagine him collecting lots of things that smell like rook. spite taking over lucanis' body just to shove their face into one of harding's lavender plants because it reminds them of rook. a rook from rivain who smells of spices and salt and spite, after learning that getting those things in their eyes is not a good time, making a little sachet to bring to their nose instead. perking up in stalls and instinctively looking for rook when they catch hints of chocolate, because it's rook's favorite and smells like them.

lucanis, through spite, getting a newfound appreciation for scented candles. who has to tell spite that no, they cannot take rook's clothes from the laundry. no, even if they would smell good.

[jame7t]

Dude my coworker left a scrumptious cookie unattended

[jame7t]

Uh, your honor? I scrumped it

[boxylic]

darien struggling to pick up a crab for 30 seconds

[ravens-lodge]

[hometoursandotherstuff]

When buyers don't like your over-the-top-decor and you can't sell the house. Funny, it has a Spanish villa look, but they did the interior in French (or at least that's what they say it is). The 1998 home in Paradise Valley, AZ has 5bds, 7ba, 8,768 sq ft. $7.75m. You gotta see this decor.

Le grande entrance. And, I mean grand. Look at all the gilding.

Yowzah! So, this is the sitting room. Okay, let's take it apart. They're gonna take their stuff, but they always leave the draperies, and you'll also have the fireplace, lighting, and wallpaper. Do you think that the new owner could do, like, a funky BoHo look? No! How about sophisticated gothic vampire? Yeah, that would work.

The formal dining room's style ties in with the sitting room.

The family room off the kitchen isn't too bad, it has nice wood paneling, but I'm not feeling the country check carpet.

There's a balcony above with a sitting area.

The kitchen's fancy, but I could live with it. Look at the nap nook. I don't know why they put a dark island in, though.

It's even got a little drop down table. I like how the arch looks like it's made with broken dishes.

Tile details.

The breakfast room has a desk that faces the family room, and it provides a clear view of the TV when you're at the table.

This is the pantry.

Going up the stairs- look at how that framed picture conforms to the curve of the wall. Mural on the ceiling. Interesting red chandelier.

The primary bedroom has lots of gold.

Look at the details on the tub.

Mural over the tub.

This closet's nice.

This actually looks like an elevator, although the listing doesn't mention one.

Look at the hallway. What a pain- the vacuum would be sucking up those long draperies.

This bedroom's kind of cute.

Pretty bath.

On the lower level there's more of a TV room than a home theater.

Wine cellar and bar. This is like a rathskeller. It's nice for entertaining. You can have medieval themed parties in your own mead hall with your dog, Grendel.

Outdoors there are the patios, pool, hot tub, fireplace, etc. All beautiful.

Basketball hoop.

1.09 acre lot.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/8353-N-58th-Pl-Paradise-Valley-AZ-85253/50188778_zpid/

[claudvain]

Doropetra ….. Doropetra save me … save me Doropetra 🧎‍♂️🧎‍♂️🧎‍♂️

(Based off a redraw meme I’ve seen on twit)

[bookcub]

I will always advocate for every queer person's right to be a fully autonomous sexual being-and that always must and always will include asexuals. Recognizing the significance of queer sex should not mean that every queer person should be mandated to meet an arbitrary sexual prerequisite in order for their queerness to be affirmed. Centering queerness around sex leaves very little room for queer folks for whom sex is insignificant, or for whom sex is never or rarely possible, or for queer folks who have never had sex before, or for queer folks whose only sexual experiences have been violent. It also leaves a lot of queer people, especially young ones, feeling pressured to have a certain amount or certain type of sex in order to legitimate or prove their queerness to themselves or to someone else.

-Sherronda J. Brown, Refusing compulsory sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture

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[flareonfloof]

Titanic-bound submersible suffered 'catastrophic implosion,' killing all 5 on board, US Coast Guard says | CNN

The Titanic-bound submersible that went missing on Sunday with five people on board suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” killing everyone on

since nobody is sourcing anything to do with the sub, here it is. this one is also true

[were--ralph]

it sucks that they probably knew this long before now and yet said nothing

[femmeharlequin-deactivated20240]

Oh the navy literally heard the implosion om their scanners and told them and they kept searching anyways because they said it was "inconclusive" lmao. Like they were informed immediately after it happened and went "yeah sure but what if it didn't implode"

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shoutout to whoever stole my amazon package containing nothing but a single pair of shoelaces.

[clickbeetle]

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[biggaybunny]

Tumblr staff: ten options is enough for polls, right? No one needs more than that on a regular basis. The average tumblr user: Hey guys which element of the periodic table do you think is the most fuckable?

[mrjamborn]

Artist Zach Brunner illustrates the perfect scenes of gay domesticity !

[membraneshock]

rip to all the “fuckyeah___” blogs that carried our society at one point </3

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[theprideful-deactivated20251201]

idk if it’s the mental illness but sharing literally any information feels like oversharing. i’ll be like “i skipped breakfast this morning” and immediately im like “i might as well have told them where i buried the money”

[theprideful-deactivated20251201]

how dare you insult me with something so completely factual

[seravph]

I think that in real life…. Relationships r like . Your partner WILL ‘trauma dump’ on you. You will have to perform ‘emotional labor’ for your partner. Your partner will make mistakes. You will also do all of these things. The very nature of love is irrational and problematic and difficult …. To expect a relationship to be free of these things is strange to me…. The point is that your relationship to that person is ultimately worth it, and worth growing with them, helping each other, seeing the worst parts of another person and being able to love them anyway

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