All have their worth

Nerdy INTP-T biology professor > Writing: tiny.cc/AO3_Myrddin > OCs: Elisara Tarael Lavellan. Hallenon Souren Lavellan. Vhera Surana. Marian Hawke. Brigit Trevelyan. Rhyver Shepard. Vakara Ryder > Avatar by @Spaced0lphin > Header by @lethendralis-paints

[ann-bg3-lol]

|▪︎A Healing Hand▪︎|

I never questioned your intentions even when your eyes were on another.

The one thing I do question is...

Your kindness.

The kindness you give to everyone

Is the same kindness that you decided to share with me.

I still do not understand it;

I was your enemy.

What's even more is that you seek me out even knowing this.

Your eyes find mine before I even think to consider it.

I look into your eyes and see something more

Something, curious.

A curiosity hidden deep and yet I see it clear as day,

One that also matches my own.

It's, refreshing,

New,

Terrifying.

And yet within you, I see a comfort that I haven't felt a very long time.

I'm not sure if I want to be aware of this just yet...

[ayesopod]

gortash comm for @thevaelguard !

[storybookprincess]

so back when my little brother was in high school, my mom went as a chaperone for their senior year field trip to an amusement park. which, you know, brave move to volunteer to supervise a bunch of high school seniors let loose in a wonderland of rollercoasters and sugar

my brother and his friends in this field trip group were truly great kids. but they were not above run of the mill teenage boy shenanigans. it’s the end of senior year, you and all your buddies are at the amusement park, you’re naturally going to want to act like a complete moron

there was one kid in the group who was especially prone to goofing around. committed to the bit, some may say. my mom knew that if nonsense was going to break out, he’d likely be at the center of it

so she goes up to this kid at the very start of the trip and says “hey, i’m kinda worried about this chaperoning thing. this might be a lot to ask, but can you help me keep an eye on everyone? you wouldn’t have to do anything big, just be an extra set of eyes for me.”

friends, this kid proceeded to run their field trip group like the fucking us marines. everyone is at the meet up spots at the designated time. everyone waits in line for the rides like a bunch of boy scouts. the second the horseplay gets too out of hand, this kid is getting it back under control

it’s incredible how differently people act based on the expectations you set. instead of going to this kid and saying “hey, i know you’re trouble, so i’ve got my eye on you,” my mom went “hey, i know you have influence in your peer group, so i think you can help me.”

treat someone like a problem, they’ll act like a problem. but give people a chance to help, make them feel important, and they usually rise far above the occasion. it was a stroke of genius that i’m honestly still in awe of

[miserybloom]

alistair's idealization of the wardens fascinates me to no end because if you prod him about it, even he can admit the wardens aren't so noble

(two dialogue lines from ostagar plus the coordinating vo comments)

duncan saved alistair = duncan is good

duncan is a warden = wardens are good. if not, that calls duncan's goodness into question. alistair can't tolerate that he struggles to integrate the facts that the wardens are a bit shady, that duncan himself is a bit shady! how could he be when he, to alistair, is the thing that saved him from a life of misery? he sees duncan and the wardens actively do questionable things but he has to kind of dismiss that bc even though he knows these are the facts about the wardens, he can't find a way to make this line up with his need for duncan and the wardens to be good.

this makes warden alistair in dai even more fascinating to me bc by that time he DOES integrate all this into a coherent point of view that aligns with his values. he doesn't try to sweep the wardens' shadiness under the rug anymore. the wardens are doing something he finds abhorrent. he loudly opposes it and takes action to do something meaningful about it. he fights for what he believes is right anyway. in origins, we can see alistair struggle with black and white thinking when he's too emotionally involved (see: duncan, loghain). but he notably doesn't do that at this point. the maturation!! the growth!! he could've either gone along because the wardens are his family (ergo good) or he could've simply ragequit and given up (bc now they're bad). but he doesn't do that. he doesn't put them into an all good or all bad box. he finds a way to fight it and try to shape the wardens into something that aligns with what he believes is right. i just think he's neat

[sashayed]

has anyone figured out how to turn off the thing where you love your pet so much it slides inexorably into grief-borrowing

[boomstab-papa]

[your-cosmic-creature]

“For me this glass is already broken. I enjoy it; I drink out of it. It holds my water admirably, sometimes even reflecting the sun in beautiful patterns. If I should tap it, it has a lovely ring to it. But when I put this glass on the shelf and the wind knocks it over or my elbow brushes it off the table and it falls to the ground and shatters, I say, ‘Of course.’ When I understand that the glass is already broken, every moment with it is precious.”

[nuvenn]

commander of the grey 🛡️⚔️

[dragonagenostalgiamonth]

We are happy to finally reveal our prompts!

DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS

1. Older blood, older oaths / Origins

2. For the good of Ferelden / Duty

3. In death, sacrifice / Grey Wardens

4. Gates once bright golden forever shut / The Blight

5. A rare thing to find amidst the darkness / Gift

6. The precipice of change / Witches of the Wilds

7. Our children, orphaned. light and song, stolen / Orzammar

DRAGON AGE II

1. All that remains / Family

2. The city of chains / Rivalry

3. The Hanged man / Friendship

4. Magic exists to serve man / Mage rebellion

5. The one bright light in Kirkwall / Hawke’s favor

6. The last straw / Choosing sides

7. Demands of the Qun / The Champion

DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION

1. Questioning beliefs / Faith

2. Here lies the abyss / The Fade

3. Those who will stand against the chaos / Inner circle

4. I have seen the throne of the gods and it was empty / The Magisterium

5. Amatus, kadan, vhenan / Companionship

6. An old pain from before / Trickery

7. Embrace us with arms and dress us with swords / Halamshiral

DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD

1. Fools rush in / Fractions

2. Would be gods / Eluvians

3. Those of flesh and those of Fade / The Lighthouse

4. Memories of a duet / Frescoes

5. I will always follow where you go / Bond

6. It’s not a good story unless the hero dies / Prison of regrets

7. Never again shall we submit / Elvhenan

ADDITIONAL DAYS

1. Signs and portents / Tarot

2. The ninth age / Annals of history

3. When he rises, everyone will see / Post-canon

[sevibun]

alistair, the lonely king

[sickbitterandcoveredinglitter]

I don’t think healthy people every really get chronic illness.

I have a friend I know from when we were both 6. She is the only person living nearby and so she saw me go from walking through limping to wheelchair on a daily basis. I keep her updated on my health even tho we rarely hang out anymore. She was gonna come over yesterday and I had to cancel. She asked if I can’t hang out later that day. When I said i won’t feel better later, that if I feel that bad in the morning later will only get worse she got annoyed and “joked” that I’m just finding excuses. And I was surprised, she knows all about me being disabled after all? So, a bit taken aback, I told her it’s a normal thing for me.

“But you got the diagnosis now, aren’t you better?? I thought you’ll get better now”

She was honestly surprised and it made me realize a thing. They don’t get it. They don’t get that getting diagnosed only equals benefits like welfare or parking spot for us, and sometimes better pain meds but that is just like pushing luck. That it’s a forever thing. That that one day we felt good a week ago was just a bright spot and doesn’t mean we won’t need our aids anymore, cause chronic illness is not linear and will make a great comeback in next four hours, and the next good day is planned on when we’re 70. Cause when abled people are sick, they get better. And our illness is just an excuse for them. And when we say we will never get better they think we’re being dramatic and pessimistic. And I don’t think they’ll ever get it, cause to get it you need to live it. And I want my friends to stay healthy and not go through hell.

[sickbitterandcoveredinglitter]

This is definitely okay to reblog and abled people are encouraged to reblog cause maybe it’ll help others understand

[sickbitterandcoveredinglitter]

Hello it’s me Lexa and this post is relevant again as I just had the Legit Same Talk with someone and I exhausted my number of fucks to give

[it-holic]

my forever otp

[pelmenga]

I’ve finished the first act of Dragon Age: Inquisition. I want to share screenshots from my playthrough with you! 😊

[like-the-chess-piece]

Rook Appreciation Week 2026 | Day 6 | Knives

Today’s drawing is a little different because it’s the only one I made that doesn’t actually show Rook in the drawing. However, it shows the knives that he uses most throughout his story. Twist of the Veil, Solas’s Lyrium Dagger, and Mythal’s Light are the knives that help Rook the most during his journey to save the world. Even as a mage, Rook is very skilled with a dagger and knows when one is needed. It was fun drawing each one, especially because I don’t draw things like this very often. I can’t believe tomorrow is the last day, but I’m really excited to show you what I did for the next prompt! In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this one 💕

Here’s the prompt list for anyone who’s interested! Made by @rookappreciationweek

[crazy-brazilian]

[ashillayn]

Lavellan calls Solas "Fen'Harel" when she's annoyed with him. For thousands of years, that name inspired fear in Dalish children all over; now it means he's going to get the tongue-lashing of a lifetime.

[wallromance]

shes the moment

[jesncin]

Superman and Martian Manhunter discuss alien fashion

[damianimated]

At Target this lady told her son he couldn’t have a Wonder Woman doll because “that’s for girls” and then bought her daughter the same one. It got me thinking about how often I see people bar young boys from appreciating girls/women as protagonists and heroes, and my own experience with it as a kid.