#agthoven

[destiny-islanders]

I just wanted to say that I shared your latest comic with a friend that loves Kingdom Hearts but hasn't played past KH2 and she loved it and thought it was adorable.

Aw, I’m glad! Tell your friend I said thanks! :>

[wolveria]

I made green tea cupcakes and they’re delicious. This is the recipe I used. http://www.veganbaking.net/recipes/cakes/cupcakes/green-tea-cupcakes

I substituted vegetable oil for sunflower oil.

[avelera]

For the writing meme: Prayers to Broken Stone. He looked down to the hobbit before him. Bilbo was still, waiting for something, and Thorin’s expression twisted in anguish that must have been a horror to behold. “Why didn’t you kill me?”The bow and arrow clattered to the ground. Fíli and Kíli cried out in alarm as Bilbo broke free of their grasp, and in a few steps stood directly before Thorin.

Ooh! Thank you for sending this, this was an interesting moment!

It’s always a challenge between not banging the audience over the head with something and leaving it for them to interpret, versus the possibility that something gets lost in translation. 

SO, what’s happening here is the whole Company + Bilbo is waiting to see what happened, whether or not the Dragon will bring Thorin’s consciousness back to the surface. As you’ll recall, Bilbo basically challenged the Dragon to let them speak to Thorin to work out some kind of deal where the Dragon wouldn’t need to be killed, as the Dragon has just realized it’s cornered and if it can’t prove that Thorin is still alive in there somewhere, the Dwarves will just kill it as they have it surrounded, and it’s still too “young” and weak to defend itself (especially with Gandalf there).

That’s why when Thorin is caught in the dream sequence which is a representation of him being swallowed up by the Dragon’s consciousness, it comes to an abrupt halt when he overhears the words Bilbo had said to the Dragon in the previous chapter, “Let us be the judge of that.” - regarding whether they can let the Dragon live if Thorin is still in there. SO, the Dragon fearing for its own life allows Thorin’s consciousness to surface, presumably to bargain for both their lives. 

However, as Bilbo reflects later, they had no idea whether or not the Dragon would or could produce Thorin’s consciousness again, if he had indeed been completely swallowed up. And it would have served the Dragon well to close its eyes, pretend that it was summoning Thorin, and then when they all leaned in in anticipation, it would bake them with its fire breath. Bilbo is pretty much certain in that moment that it’s going to be a trick, that he’s going to lean in because he can’t help himself and get barbecued (and he’s actually somewhat ok with the idea in that moment of desperation, because, while I don’t write Bilbo as suicidal, in that particular moment to lose Thorin totally, to know he had died when the transformation began, would just be too much to bear).

Of course, Thorin doesn’t know any of this. He just knows he “lost” to the Dragon when he let it into his mind, he expected to be dead already, and when he opens his eyes, everyone is looking at him in horror and suspense. He doesn’t recognize that it’s horror at the Dragon, he thought it was obvious once it had arrived (once he was essentially “dead”) their only safe move would be to kill his body before it could become another full dragon in Erebor (his worst nightmare). 

“Why didn’t you kill me?”  is a uniquely Thorin thing to say with regards to these events. The Dragon would never say that. It’s how the Company and Bilbo know it really is Thorin in there.

In addition, Thorin and the Dragon have completely different body language. The Dragon is comfortable on all fours, Thorin is obviously not comfortable in a dragon body. We don’t really see here, but after resuming consciousness he is “sitting up”, rubbing his head, being in general a two-legged creature disoriented in a four-legged body. That, combined with him asking why they didn’t kill him, is instant proof for Bilbo and the Company that this is indeed Thorin and not a trick of the Dragon, so he’s not dead, so they do have one last chance to save him since the cure requires Thorin’s consciousness. Bilbo was waiting for that kind of irrefutable proof that Thorin is back, and everything after that is sheer relief, and of course it’s why the dwarves also drop their weapons and are no longer prepared to fight.

And of course, Thorin was not expecting the hug either ;)

[avelera]

19 and 22

For the Fanfic Trope meme: Put a number in my askbox and I’ll tell you my thoughts on the trope you’ve asked me about and if I’ve written it myself, or if I ever would

19) Aphrodisiacs

I have indeed written Aphrodisiacs! First in “Death by Flowers” (Bagginshield, Thorin + sex pollen) and another time in “Hide Not Thy Poison” (Mirkwood dungeon AU, Bagginshield & some hate-sex Thorinduil). It’s a guilty pleasure of both to read and write and I absolutely would write it again. I probably have at least a hundred unwritten fics with the premise that I’ve just never gotten around to because writing smut is an arduous process for me, a lack of time, or uncertainty about whether anyone would enjoy it other than myself. Fandom censorship is also a concern that’s killed a few of my plot bunnies in that direction. I do have my squick lines in some places with regards to reading it by other people, but overall it is definitely a favorite smut trope of mine. 

22) Apocalypse Fic

I’ve been very tempted to write a full version of the Worst Case Scenario drabble “orcs take Erebor in the Battle of Five Armies and kick off the War of the Ring 60 years early” but I have a weird story squick when it comes to End of the World stuff. Maybe the anime “Saikano” ruined it for me, but I get almost physically ill at the prospect of “end of the world” narratives that can’t be avoided as well as post-apocalyptics that can’t be undone. Their bleakness is something I just can’t handle and while I admit it means they’re powerful narratives for me, I get very twitchy and physically uncomfortable with stories that have “no win” scenarios which are just about people going through their final days with no hope in sight. Which I guess says I’m all for “Averting the Apocalypse” fics but not actual “This is the way the world ends and the people who suffered through it” fics. Probably because I’m afraid of death. 

Thank you for the questions!

[the-ipre]

For dice pallet, I play Anne Bonnie but if she didn't die in real life and canchanger her form. She's a gender fluid bisaster that is so done with everything.

Love Anne Bonnie!! What an icon, I hope this does her justice

[id: seven dice on a gray background. Clockwise from the top they are: a dark silver d12, an ivory d8, a sparkly purple d10, a pastel pink d4, a sparkly black d%, a frosted blue d6, and in the center is a marbled green and red d20 /end id]

[vividsunset]

For the alphabet ask game: A, E, I, O, U

A: Ahsoka

E: Eighth Brother

I: (Ida-Mae) “Sully” Sullivan

O: it’d be cheating to say Ozpin after this, since it’s a similar hat so uuhhhhhh Ollie? I guess?

U: Luminara Unduli (seriously, not a lot of “U” names out there)

[deadcatwithaflamethrower]

Wasn't sure if you knew, but the only way I can currently find your blog on mobile is to search for a post that you're tagged in. Otherwise if I do a normal search, you don't pop up.

Anonymous said: Congrats, you've avoided being muted.

Apparently not for long, Anon.

*flips off Tumblr*

[deadcatwithaflamethrower]

Hey flamethrower, I have a podcast recommendation. The Bright Sessions has a plot line that gives off serious Ashlesha vibes. It's about a therapist for those that have strange and unusual abilities.

There’s the rec, guys!

(Also, ooooh.)