I wanted to make a post version of a TikTok I made, so spoilers for Arcane S2, but hear me out-
Gold is needless to say, one of the most prominent colors in the show. You see it everywhere in Piltover, in the academy uniforms, within the Kiraman family, within the house Talis pallet, and most notably on Mel and Viktor, the two people Jayce holds dearest.
This might not seem important until you look at these parallels.
When Jayce is alone in the other universe, he's thinking of these two people, the ones he holds dearest. The fire compliments them greatly but also highlights the gold Mel is wearing. It's of great significance. Her worth is visible, obvious. Whereas Viktors only gold is his cane, made for him by Jayce. But the interesting thing is that both of them have their eyes closed. Why?
Because if Viktors eyes were open, you'd see the gold. The worth. And Jayce is realising he see's that in Viktor as well. And he's missing it because he's so far away. He walked out on Jayce. On them.
And while we're talking about objects and their association, what are eyes, if not a window to the soul?
Which is why this parallel is SO important.
It's not just what Jayce is looking at. It's what he's seeing. Worth. Value. Gold.
This is why it's so important that Jayce realises Viktors value is in his soul, no matter how corrupt it may become. Not that he didn't value Viktor before, simply that he knows exactly HOW he values his worth. Remember, the Hexcore completely changes Viktor, but especially his eyes.
His soul, in a sense, is gone because of what Jayce did. But Jayce can see it, even in sorcerer Viktor, that even if he ascends with the Hexcore, he's still Viktor, deep down. He's not gone.
Even if on the outside, he's a completely changed person, his wants, his values, his whole person, disabilities included, he has a wonderful soul. And he's still Jayces soulmate. Even if Viktor himself forgets.
Am I calling Jayce materialistic in a sense? Probably. (Not really)
Am I also saying gold is so heavily associated with Jayce that him seeing it in other places could be symbolic of his connection to a person? Perhaps.
Too many people focus on ONLY this frame (as tragic as it is)
Yes, Viktor looks this distraught because he never expected Jayce to hurt him, but additionally, because he's never expected Jayce to reject him. Jayce is and has always been the one person in his corner since he's known him.
Whereas THIS frame-
Is equally important. Because he isn't surprised. Not because he's ever expected Viktor to hurt him, but simply because he knows this isn't Viktor. It's the Hexcore. Something he always knew could hurt them both. And was personally responsible for having hurt Viktor with it.
Arcane S2 spoilers below the cut, but Jayviks, let's talk about THAT scene
I hate how the scene with Jayce going into the commune to do what he promised. It feels too fast-paced, too quick to appreciate, and not emotional enough on either part of Jayce or Viktor. But there's crumbs, and those crumbs keep me awake.
Viktors body, once he awakens from the hex-core, is, while at first rejected by Viktor, because he asked Jayce to destroy the Hexcore, but now he's fused with it, adored by Viktor eventually. He can help people, the thing he always wanted to do, he can be in peoples minds and understand them in a way the world as it was wouldn't otherwise allow. And of course the main thing: It's walking.
And yet, even as it withers with a bowling ball sized cavity in its chest, the closest thing he's ever had to a "perfect" body, he doesn't look to see the deed in all it's gore. He looks at Jayce.
Was betrayal or love pulling his eyes?
I don't know what's worse.
Maybe it's simply that as "evolved" as he sees himself, Jayce has always been the most perfect thing in the room to him. Even if he's hurting Viktor, Viktor knows he won't stop loving Jayce.
Once a little boy went to school.
One morning
The teacher said:
“Today we are going to make a picture.”
“Good!” thought the little boy.
He liked to make all kinds;
Lions and tigers,
Chickens and cows,
Trains and boats;
And he took out his box of crayons
And began to draw.
But the teacher said, “Wait!”
“It is not time to begin!”
And she waited until everyone looked ready.
“Now,” said the teacher,
“We are going to make flowers.”
“Good!” thought the little boy,
He liked to make beautiful ones
With his pink and orange and blue crayons.
But the teacher said “Wait!”
“And I will show you how.”
And it was red, with a green stem.
“There,” said the teacher,
“Now you may begin.”
The little boy looked at his teacher’s flower
Then he looked at his own flower.
He liked his flower better than the teacher’s
But he did not say this.
He just turned his paper over,
And made a flower like the teacher’s.
It was red, with a green stem.
On another day
The teacher said:
“Today we are going to make something with clay.”
“Good!” thought the little boy;
He liked clay.
He could make all kinds of things with clay:
Snakes and snowmen,
Elephants and mice,
Cars and trucks
And he began to pull and pinch
His ball of clay.
But the teacher said, “Wait!”
“It is not time to begin!”
And she waited until everyone looked ready.
“Now,” said the teacher,
“We are going to make a dish.”
“Good!” thought the little boy,
He liked to make dishes.
And he began to make some
That were all shapes and sizes.
But the teacher said “Wait!”
“And I will show you how.”
And she showed everyone how to make
One deep dish.
“There,” said the teacher,
“Now you may begin.”
The little boy looked at the teacher’s dish;
Then he looked at his own.
He liked his better than the teacher’s
But he did not say this.
He just rolled his clay into a big ball again
And made a dish like the teacher’s.
It was a deep dish.
And pretty soon
The little boy learned to wait,
And to watch
And to make things just like the teacher.
And pretty soon
He didn’t make things of his own anymore.
Then it happened
That the little boy and his family
Moved to another house,
In another city,
And the little boy
Had to go to another school.
The teacher said:
“Today we are going to make a picture.”
“Good!” thought the little boy.
And he waited for the teacher
To tell what to do.
But the teacher didn’t say anything.
She just walked around the room.
When she came to the little boy
She asked, “Don’t you want to make a picture?”
“Yes,” said the little boy.
“What are we going to make?”
“I don’t know until you make it,” said the teacher.
“How shall I make it?” asked the little boy.
“Why, anyway you like,” said the teacher.
“And any color?” asked the little boy.
“Any color,” said the teacher.
And he began to make a red flower with a green stem.
I hate that I hesitated to reblog this just because I expect people to think it’s pretentious or melodramatic when it’s seriously real as fuck and I’ve witnessed it
Watching it happen always makes me question, what's the harm? And I always have to realise its not about the harm. It's about the conformity. I cannot stress enough that conformity is the most quiet form of ownership.
Starting off, here's Eros, a half-elf (high elf) bard of small yet notable acclaim within Baldurs Gate and Wyrms Crossing. He's a whore, let's get into it 👀
A= Aftercare (what they're like after the act)
•He's nothing if not a good lay, and knows he likes things a little intense. Never one to accept bad reviews, he's very attentative, full of praise, happy to clean up and prepare food and drink. He's not one to dissapoint.
B= Body part (favorite body part their own or their lovers)
•On another person, he's 100% a tit man. Tits, eyes and mouths. That's what he's there for. All his favorite things in one straight line.
On himself, he gets a lot of compliments about his hands. Very rugged yet still gentle and well practiced.
C= Cum (anything that has to do with it)
•He loves using it to mark and claim his partner. He'd be lying if he said the idea of knocking someone up didn't turn him on. Watching it drip out of his lover is a major turn on, enough to get a second/third round out of him.
D= Dirty secret (Pretty self explanatory)
•He lost his virginity very young. 15th birthday is young even for half elves, but he doesn't regret it. He does regret that it was with someone who wasn't very kind to him, even though it was his first time.
E= Experience (do they know what they're doing)
• Eros is nothing if not a local whore, and has picked up enough tricks to impress the gods.
F= Favorite position
• If he's giving, typically he likes to give it from a chair. That way he can thrust, let his partner take control, or if he finishes first, he can sit them down and go down easily.
If he's receiving, lapdance, possibly reversed/with someone standing, but yeah.
G= Goofy (how serious are they)
• He never stays serious for long. He can do it for the sake of romance, but even then, he's got a laugh on him.
H= Hair (grooming habits)
•Everything is trimmed neatly. He's happy to shave comepletely, but otherwise just keeps things neat and pretty.
I= Intimacy (in the moment romantic or rough/dirty)
• Romance is what he lives for, rose petals, candles, wine, chocolate, compliments, eating pussy/dick all night long and loving it. But, he can do rough, granted he prefers to be roughed on.
J= Jack off (do they masturbate and how often)
•Semi-regular. Not every day by any means, but every coupe/few days. He's got a kinda high libido but he knows when he's doing too much.
K= Kink (kinks what they like possibly unusual)
• He likes the idea of being tied up and made to pleasure someone else. No freedom until the other person has cum at least 3 times, that sort of thing. He's also really into being blindfolded and at someone else's mercy for a while, too. Keeps his heart racing. Edging is a huge one of his. To be restricted by the wrists, gagged and touched until he can't take it.
L= Location (where they like to get it on)
•Hotels, bedrooms, alleyways, that's what he's used to. He's done it in a few kitchens and behind some buildings too, but for the most part, he prefers slightly secluded. He's willing to risk getting caught though.
M= Motivation (things that makes them tick/turn ons)
•Compliments, touches around the back of his neck, kisses down his chest and looks with hooded eyes. He'll pop a rod as soon as his partner gives him 'that' look, its almost embarrassing. He'll admit he's an attention whore first and foremost.
N= No (turnoffs or absolutely won't do)
• Absolutely no candle/wax play. Anything fire related, really. He's got enough burns in his opinion. It's a shame too, since he used to love it. He also just can't get the appeal of slapping during sex? Tight grip, bruising touches, scratches down his back, go for it. But slapping? Too much sting. And degradation. Hoo boy, no. He worries so much every day of his life if anyone likes him or his music and is constantly under the public eye. He can't take it in bed.
O= Oral (receiving or giving and how skillful they are)
• He loves eating pussy/dick. He's very skilled with his mouth, but even better with his hands. It's good because it means he can take a break without losing his pace, but some partners prefer it, which he's didsapointed by.
69 is an amazing pastime. Why not give and receive.
P= Pace (how fast they are and how long they last in bed)
•He likes it a little slower, more sensual. He can go a short 3 rounds with a relatively short recovery period. Or, he can do one long round, and get very loud.
Q= Quickie (do they prefer fast and hard)
•Will gladly indulge. His heart my ache for the romance, but his dick aches for pleasure.
R= Risk (do they like to try new things)
• All for it. As long as he has a safe word and his partner well understands his limits, he's down.
S= Stamina (how many times they can go and how long each round lasts)
•3 ten minute rounds or one 30 minute round. He's flexible enough to do more, but that's how his body works when left to its own devices.
T= Toys (are they game for using sex toys on themselves or lovers)
•He loves toys. A little embarrassed by them, but will try anything. He's sucked and sat on enough straps to appreciate all toys.
U= Unfair (how do they tease or do they enjoy suspense themselves)
• Will tease to an extent but is too much of a pleaser to hold off long. Being teased however? Edge him to your hearts content, just be warned, he's not quiet.
V= Volume (are they loud, what sounds, and do they talk)
•He's of the opinion that no beautiful sound should go unheard, including his own. He tries to keep it together, because otherwise he'll wake the neighbours, but won't hide when he likes something at all, with or without words.
W= Wild card (random sincannon of any sort)
•Kind of into CBT? He had an explorative ex try it on him, and he absolutely loved it. The problem is, he A) always comes embarrassingly fast (and loud) from it, and B) he can't relate it to anything but that ex, and has never said the wrong name during sex, but he worries if he does this with someone else, he will.
X= X-ray (what's down below in dem pants)
•Very solid 5.8 inches, nice girth, smooth skin and circumcised. It curves upwardsz with a prominent vain on the right. Very perked balls, almost no dangle at all, very round.
Y= Yearning (sexdrive level)
•A little higher than most, but he knows how to behave.
Z= Zzzz (do they sleep after if so how quickly after)
•Either immediately, or after about an hour. He'll always take care of his partner before he sleeps, but he can't hold a conversation well sometimes. He's too nut happy.
I'm also going to be doing this at the end of every list, so...
How many shots for you to spend the night with Eros?
Anyone else get really invested in their original characters, to the extent that you can complete the kinks A-Z list with more detail than necessary?
Cool, because I've been playing a lot of BG3 for the past yearish? And I've done it for every single one of my lil fuckers. So, in honour of me posting them over the coming days, imma give you a template for it, as well as give you a complete excuse to post your own. Please show me all your pretty Tav/Durge characters (or any other original characters) I need to know them like I know an ex I don't talk about.
Template under the cut so I don't fill someone's feed with NSFT shit
A= Aftercare (what they're like after the act)
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B= Body part (favorite body part their own or their lovers)
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C= Cum (anything that has to do with it)
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D= Dirty secret (Pretty self explanatory)
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E= Experience (do they know what they're doing)
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F= Favorite position
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G= Goofy (how serious are they)
•
H= Hair (grooming habits)
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I= Intimacy (in the moment romantic or rough/dirty)
•
J= Jack off (do they masturbate and how often)
•
K= Kink (kinks what they like possibly unusual)
•
L= Location (where they like to get it on)
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M= Motivation (things that makes them tick/turn ons)
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N= No (turnoffs or absolutely won't do)
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O= Oral (receiving or giving and how skillful they are)
•
P= Pace (how fast they are and how long they last in bed)
•
Q= Quickie (do they prefer fast and hard)
•
R= Risk (do they like to try new things)
•
S= Stamina (how many times they can go and how long each round lasts)
•
T= Toys (are they game for using sex toys on themselves or lovers)
•
U= Unfair (how do they tease or do they enjoy suspense themselves)
•
V= Volume (are they loud, what sounds, and do they talk)
•
W= Wild card (random sincannon of any sort)
•
X= X-ray (what's down below in dem pants)
•
Y= Yearning (sexdrive level)
•
Z= Zzzz (do they sleep after if so how quickly after)
Xmen fans, I'm having The Thoughts™ and I'd like to share a small scene, written basically as a screenplay script (And this totally isn't from the Xmen fanfiction I need to write up and post one of these days)
Kurt, walking into the kitchen one evening to eat/talk with Logan: "Oh, good evening students! How go your studies?"
Jubilee, Bobbie, Kitty and Anole, looking at eachother.
Kitty: "All good, Mr.Wagner."
Kurt, wanting to be helpful: "Is there anything I can help with? Shakespeare is a hard study, I'd be happy to-"
Kitty, while Bobby, Anole, and Jubilee get up and start leaving: "That's quite alright, I think we're just going to take this to the library and study there. Goodnight!"
Kurt, in uncomfortable silence: "...That keeps happening"
Logan, not having looked up from his plate: "What, the kids taking a walk whenever you show up?"
Kurt, nodding: "I don't understand. I know I've not been teaching very long but, surely they will have adjusted to my face by now, yes?"
Logan: "Ain't the face, Blue."
Kurt, sitting: "Then what?"
Logan: "Jubilee's had their fair share of Jesus crazy Foster parents, Bobbie was born to some, then Kitty and Anole have their own stories too."
Kurt, looking down at his cross chain: "...Oh"
Logan, still not looking up: "Yeah"
Kurt: "...I'd never do that to them, surely they know that, yes?"
Logan, looking up finally: "Give em time. They just need a reason to believe that you're different"
Kurt, tucking his cross into his shirt and standing: "Then I will"
//Next evening//
Kitty, Bobby, Anole and Jubilee look up to the sound of knocking at the small library doorway:
Kurt, leaned in said doorway: "Forgive me, but might I have a word?"
Students, all nervous, nod:
Kurt, taking a seat on a nearby table and taking a breath: "I-"
Jubilee: "We're sorry, Mr.Wagner, about yesterday. Logan told us you seemed upset and we didnt mean to-"
Kurt: "Ah, that is unnecessary. I'd actually like to apologise to you, if I may?"
Students, looking at eachother, confused.
Kurt: "I've heard about your bad experiences with people of my faith, so I know your unease around me is well founded. I'm more upset knowing there are people out there who judge you. Not just as mutants but as people that are also different in other ways too."
A nervous pause.
Kurt, smiling: "I mean, the bible is pretty long, but with the ten commandments, basically footnotes for the whole thing, they've no excuse to judge, it literally says right there"
Kitty giggles, Bobby smiles.
Kurt: "The point of this is- while I can't erase that some people think of themselves like He who died on the cross, despite their sins and judging you, I can assure you that I will not be like them."
Another pause.
Kurt: "You are safe around me. Regardless of who you love or how you express your souls. The only people that are not safe around me, are people that threaten you. That includes people who share my faith. There is not a single teaching that could justify you being persecuted for something you did not choose."
Jubilee, Bobby, Anole and Kitty all fall quiet, looking at eachother.
Kurt stands and turns to the door, having said his piece: "Right, I shall leave you to study. Apologies again for-"
Kurt pauses, feeling arms around his waist.
Anole and Kitty, hugging Kurt: "Thank you"
Jubilee and Bobby get up too, joining the hug.
Kurt, smiling: "Mein Gott, the bar really is in Hell for us isn't it? All I said was you won't be hate crimed in my presence"
Cut to Logan standing outside the door, hearing the quiet laughs of the students, smiling, before walking away. Kurt leaves eventually, closing the door behind himself, seeming a little misty in the eyes. He looks down to where is cross is still tucked away before pulling it out and letting it rest above his shirt proudly once again.
//Scene//
(I will write this in its entirety, I promise)
Being a fruity gentleman with a long history of bad experiences with the Catholic Church and catholics as a whole (I bare no ill will to the community) I struggle to feel safe among believers in God (Christians and Catholics specifically) and I've got plenty of friends in my generation who feel the same. And I was just thinking how Kurt would respond to that in the students at the Xaviers school.
This moment is so sweet. Big bad Wolverine who's never feared death, much less God, turns to his religious loved one and asks, knowing at the very least the two may be parted, if he deserves something good after this life. And hoo boy is he asking the right man.
Logan: "If you had to, I mean really had to pass judgement on my soul, could you fairly say I'd have a kind afterlife?"
Kurt: "Oh, that's a silly question. You are my very souls fire, and I refuse to believe a kind God would allow me to be by his side in eternity without you, whom deserves a kind God most. So yes, you will have a kind afterlife. And I shall love you there, just as I have here"
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