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was going to do more bells hells as text posts but. it's just ashton

#critical role #ashton greymoore #bells hells #cr3 #i'll probably do one each for the rest of the hells at some point but its ashton time #long post /#bhposting #crposting #crtextposts

the thing about "Chetney and FCG couldn't control their actions, Imogen is influenced by Predathos, Laudna has her abuser in her head, it's not comparable to what Ashton did!" is that you can split hairs and build a decent case for why what Ashton did is uniquely terrible, and how no amount of trauma and desperation can compare to a biological imperative or an outside malevolent influence, if you think they specifically deserve punishment. if you think he alone is unworthy of sympathy. but that's missing the point, which is: these conditions are essentially fantasy representations of the same types of real things that drove Ashton to take the shard. the Hells' monstrosities and wisdom saving throws don't separate them from their humanity but underline it, and the people who don't have the exact number of stress points they can take before they have a violent meltdown written on a sheet, or whose voice in their head telling them everyone they love will betray them isn't actually attached to an evil wizard.

the point of the Hells is not that there is a clear delineation between when someone is in control of their actions and when they aren’t but that there isn't, and that everything we do is buried beneath the weight of our desires and our histories and our bodies, and ultimately our responsibility. the point is that they’re all 'ticking time bombs' because of the lot they've drawn in life and the lessons it has taught them, and the point is that they're gonna fucking make it work anyways. the point is when Ashton tells Chetney that the next time he fucks up massively they'll be there for him and help him pick up the pieces, and that that's what the Hells are doing for Ashton right now. it's Chetney telling Fearne that both she and Ashton fucked up, and finding a way for her to get her anger out that isn't hurting either of them. it's Laudna knowing she can't control herself around Ashton and the shard and running away until she's calmed down. and it's the rest of the Hells welcoming her back with open arms in the morning, giving her patience and not judgement. the point is that these people who have been rejected and punished for their fuck ups their whole lives can try to be the best versions of themselves for each other, and be loved and forgiven even when they fail.

#critical role #bells hells #cr3 #ashton greymoore #crposting #i have. so many feelings abt them you guys #bhposting #cr #cr meta #more than our creators intended for us

Ashton in Jrusar is so funny bc they're like. clearly a massive loser. its just that everybody else in Bells Hells is an even bigger loser and also doesn't know this city or really cities in general so whenever anything happens they just all turn to him like "Ashton 🥺 what do we do" like a bunch of baby ducklings who imprinted on a mangy street dog. and then Ashton takes them to a guy he knows who he has to bribe before they'll actually tell him anything or even just. not immediately kick him out of their establishment. and then this person tells Ashton they're proud of him and amazed he actually has friends now and he's just like fuck i know right. and the rest of the Hells are increasingly confused and concerned but they just keep it pushing and ask Ashton questions like, "have you ever had a bounty put on you before?" to which they're like "yeah I probably have one on me right now"

#critical role #ashton greymoore #crposting #rlly though based on these reactions i think what went down with the Nobodies is very well known amongst these circles #and that it has probably had a very profound and noticeable effect on Ashton that was not just the obvious visual one #for the record this post is about how everyone deserves love. including mangy street dogs and weird losers who get kicked out of bars.#and also i mean Ashton's guidance IS very helpful their entire time in Jrusar. even if half the time their answer is 'fuck if i know'#bhposting

half-rewatching c3 for Reasons and early bells hells is making me insane. what do you mean they didn't always have the weight of the world slowly crushing them. they should literally be at the club

#bhposting #separate tag i think bc i am not gonna stop saying things about it #crposting #bells hells #critical role

ashton/taliesin laughing when fcg says imogen's specialty is "people" and then them later having the conversation on the skyship where they tell her she's scarier than them. true imogen understander <3

#the conversation is just sooo ashton and imogen though. so kind and gentle and also needling each other and being weirdos together #imogen asking abt him being from the valley ashton referencing what she's said abt hearing ppl's bad thoughts.#ashton reliving the fight w ratanish to bug her but specifically bringing up the detail abt their migraine; pain is better when its shared!#imogen makes fun of chetney (their favorite shared pastime besides stanning laudna). all hits baby #bhposting

Chetney and Cyrus telling Imogen how creepy they find her talking into their heads to be (and FCG reinforcing that by being like "hey she can't help it sometimes!"), and Ashton quietly saying they like it. and then when Imogen asks to speak into his mind later (clearly uncertain due to the earlier discussion) he's just like yeah any time it's fucking awesome. it's literally all so real you guys

#it is very fair to not like that but still. 💜#bhposting #crposting #pain is better when it's shared

Orym abt FCG: Does he do this all the time, does he quietly suffer?

#and the thing is Orym WASN’T really like that at this point yet!!! like reserved and quiet yes but still so much more open #and then after the first fight with otahan and ESPECIALLY after the solstice and issylra he has just. slowly shut down.#i am squeezing him like a stress ball.#bhposting #anyways. orym fcg dynamic is very funny its just two ppl telling each other to share their pain and rely on others for emotional support #while they themselves do not do that. just back and forth forever

hey FCG how could you think Ashton doesn't care about you after they told you he would kill anyone that made you feel bad. that they wanted you to find a reason to live. FCG do you get that all the pushing and prodding was Ashton's way of showing he cared because when you've been abandoned like they have any expression of love is an act of humiliation, because nobody will ever love you as much as you love them, FCG, and you know it and now they know it, too. they probably don't even want your love, anyways, FCG. nobody else has. FCG hey do you understand that Ashton's manufactured distance is a security blanket, that they can only stand to care for another person that will inevitably leave them if he pretends that he's already one foot out the door as well. and that they can't stop themselves from caring. did you know that FCG. FCG. FCG hey

#crposting #bhposting #critical role #cr spoilers #of course FCG doesn't know that they're like two. but that does not mean i don't want to shake his little robot self when i think abt it!#honestly though FCG NOT getting this makes a lot of sense. currently it feels a bit like FCG loves Ash but doesn't rlly like him #and definitely doesn't understand them. although you could see him start to get an idea as the ep went on