Tal: i have to do something to top liam at this point
Liam: top me, please
Tal: i was about to say, other than topping liam
Matt: he wants to be topped, badly

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Tal: i have to do something to top liam at this point
Liam: top me, please
Tal: i was about to say, other than topping liam
Matt: he wants to be topped, badly
Me, physically vibrating while watching Bolaire talk about Hal: is this it? Is this the season we get a Tal x Liam PC romance? Have they decided to stop verbally edging us after Perc’ildan, Widomauk, and Ashrym crumbs??? CAN I FINALLY LEAVE???
more smooches, it's orym's turn bc I just wanted to draw my littlest guy getting tossed around in various ways.
oh I meant to like actually report what was said but then I like fell asleep immediately and I didn't even think of it until I checked my notifications and saw @criticalrill and @mountainsboyhowdy reply to my post
so fwiw I phrased the question a bit differently to Taliesin and Liam based on the vibe of the conversation I was having with them
To Taliesin - Question was asked: "So. Orym and Ashton. What the fuck is up with that?"
Taliesin's Repsonse: Ashton was/is into Orym but realized like they were so damaged and felt it wasn’t fair to Orym to be with them until they dealt with their shit AND ALSO soft touches hurt but firm touches don’t so they are also unsure if Orym could handle that all the time. To which I said, “Orym has two hands is all I’m saying” and Taliesin laughed and said that was true.
-- To Liam - Question was asked: "You’ve spoken about how Dorian has been really crucial to Orym’s healing process, but it did seem like Orym was willing to playfully test the edges of those boundaries with Ashton for awhile too?” Liam's response: By the time things had really gotten rolling with Ashton, Orym realized he’d really fallen for Dorian hard to which I said "and what's not to love about Dorian?" which Liam repeated.
(I meant to say to Liam that Orym had two hands but Liam was so grateful that I'd made him a bracelet with Sprigg's coloring on it that he put it on right in front of me and said it was wonderful and special and I was so overwhelmed in that moment because when I'd started making bracelets for the cast, that was the first one I made so I was so happy Liam liked it.) -- So key Ashrym takeaways - We did not imagine it! There was a mutual attraction that was there at least for a little while and definitely is still there on Ashton's end actively if I'm interpreting what Taliesin said correctly whereas Orym's attractions might be a little more singularly focused on Dorian right now -Ashton likes to be manhandled both in and out of sex (Taliesin asked if they could demonstrate the pressure level on my arm and when I consented, he did. It was nice, it relieved the pain I normally feel in my forearms) -Dashrym or poly Orym who is dating both Ashton and Dorian (but Ash and Dorian are not dating each other) would not necessarily be out of the cards or unreasonable, especially in a post-campaign fic setting
orym, who wants to stay at the bloody bridge until the last possible second to make sure everyone gets up okay, at the risk of himself
VS
ashton, who refuses to let him self-sacrifice and picks him up and fireman tosses him straight into the portal, uncaring
God.
When Liam created a grieving widower he went all in on being a grieving widower.
Orym misses his husband Will so much. He cares so much for him and because of it he is crushingly lonely at night, even when being spooned by his best friends.
But time doesn't sit still for the living. So years go by for the widower. And he meets someone who brushes upon some feelings that he had held for only his husband for years.
"I really miss Dorian and sometimes I think that's okay and sometimes I think it isn't"
The feelings exist, it's undeniable, and sometimes he feels indulgent. But because those feelings are so wrapped up with Will, wouldn't it, in Orym's eyes, feel like a betrayal?
So he feels those feelings and then guilt trips himself over it.
Ashton: "Anybody who needs to take a second should probably take a second." *turns to Orym* "You don’t look too good."
Orym: *wincing* "Well, what's a second?" 😓
Ashton: "A second is however long it takes to make sure you're fine."
C4 pc romance prediction:
I’m calling it now Liam and Tal are finally going to have their pc romance. After Molly x Caleb and Ashrym crumbs I think third times the charm