#vivid's rambles

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been writing my third giggs dnd fic and I am using the fact that max is canonically afraid of the dark and all of you should be afraid

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hey guys I’m back why is everyone telling me to watch the latest giggs dnd session

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SPOILERS IF YOU HAVENT SEEN GIGGS SESSION 3 YET!!!!

but what are you opinions on the fact that max basically almost died alone and didnt say a word about it when his friends showed up to save him

ohhhhh I have SO MANY thoughts so get ready because I AM going to share them. I will put it under a break in case of spoilers and also because it's long lmao :)

so first of all, I think that it just really shows exactly how Max regards his own health, yk? when Broghini almost died, he rushed to his side immediately. he leapt in front of Mister Wizard to protect him. but when Max is the one on the verge of death? he doesn't mention it. and sure, part of this could be because he DIDNT die, but he must know how worried the others would get about him, right? he must know how close to death he was - he even used his bagpipes to call Ruby and Mister Wizard. and then he lied to them and told them that he handled it all by himself.

I've also been thinking that it might have something to do with how he views the crew. he called them for help, but they didn't arrive in time. they were LATE, and if Blaine wasn't there, he would have been stuck as stone. if I was him, that would make me lean towards trusting Blaine rather than the people who didn't make it there in time to protect him. even if he's been traveling with them for so long, now, I can't imagine that there's not even a little bit of doubt. especially right after his entire viewpoint of his religion has been turned upside down?? idk, I just feel like he must be super confused/disoriented already, and the fact that his friends didn't show up must not have helped. it must have felt so much easier to lie in that moment rather than tell the truth to a group of people who didn't even show up when he really, truly needed them (for the first time, I might add - was there any other time that Max was REALLY in true, genuine danger?)

also, I can't help but wonder if it has something to do with perceived weakness, yknow? when Blaine was trying to get Max to listen to him, he took away Max's ability to use Cure Wounds on himself. that HAS to leave an impression, especially because he's always been able to cure himself when he's needed to. maybe this serves as a reminder that he relies on someone (even a god) to have his spells, and he doesn't want to rely on anyone else (although, that one might be a stretch tbh).

...honestly I'm not totally sure where I was going with all of this? forgive me, a lot of this is very fragmented lol, just a clump of thoughts I've had about the situation. I've also only gotten to watch through it once, so I might be missing something!!!! ...I need to rewatch. but yeah, sorry for this being super fragmented!!! I hope that any of this made any sense at all, if you have any questions just lmk :)

anyways all this to say I've already started writing a third giggs dnd fic based on the headcanon that Max has a fear of being trapped >:D

thank you so much for the ask!!!! giggs dnd my beloved, I could talk about max blunder for years <333

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I choose to believe that max blunder's backstory actually did involve fire and that it wasn't just the fever. I need this to be true. for Reasons.

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conversation with friends over dinner:

friend: so you've NEVER had a crush

me: nope, never

friend: you've never looked at someone and thought "wow they're attractive"?

me: well - there's a difference between finding someone attractive and being attracted TO them? but I guess no?

friend: you sound like an NPC

me: ......

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hey so what if max blunder getting petrified in session 3 made him have an intense fear of being trapped and unable to escape because of how helpless he felt when he was turned to stone and what if he's been trying to pretend that it didn't affect him at all but what if he was thrown in a scenario that he didn't get a choice. just. what if.

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(Good) Announcement!!!!!

after six months, twenty five chapters, and 127,660 words - Beneath An Angry Sky is finally complete!!!!

I'll have much more to say (and probably get way more sappy) in the end notes of the last chapter, but just. thank you all so so much for sticking along for the journey. there are SO many people to thank and I can't possibly name them all, but I just want to say that you're all absolutely incredible. thank you for all of the support - you're truly the reason that I finished this project, which is the longest thing I've ever written. I cannot thank you all enough <3

in other news...get So Hype, because things after chapter 12 are going to get fun!!!!!

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worst part about having stuff to do in the morning is that I don't want to go to bed but I should. like it's almost 2 am and I really should have gone to bed three hours ago so like. why won't my brain let me.