TheAshenBlade

[guardianspirits13]

aro(sp)ace

[asterronaut]

my durgetash miis got married the other day. love wins happy pride month

[xxthevampirequeenxx]

A small detail that is so tragic, but so intriguing about Durgetash is that it feels like they were fated to always end in tragedy no matter what route they took.

If Durge had rejected Bhaal, then he would have killed them; if Durge had accepted Bhaal, then they would have been expected to kill Gortash.

Even in-game, there is no way to keep Gortash alive. Even if the Dark Urge allies with him up until the end, he is ends up getting killed by the Nether Brain.

I think that Durge and Gortash are not stupid, and probably were aware that it couldn’t possibly end well going into it.

Both of them lived lives where their fates where decided for them; Dark Urge by being the child of Bhaal and Gortash by being sold to Raphael and being made to feel that power was his only means of survival.

A relationship with each other, even if it could never end as they would have wanted was one thing that Durge and Gortash could have chosen on their own terms.

It’s simultaneously beautiful and also so incredibly sad.

[aro-ace-chaos]

I’m so tired of the “why do people hate aspecs, they aren’t doing anything?” argument. I know that it is an attempt to support us, but it fails so spectacularly to understand aromanticism, asexuality, and any other aspec identity that it’s actively frustrating.

We are doing something. We’re rejecting allonormative ideals and that’s a massive thing to do. We’re actively fighting not just to help other aspecs, but to help everyone, because amatonormativity (and allonormativity as a whole) hurt everyone. Single people who want to find a partner but can’t also deserve to be able to exist.

There are so many issues with the expectation of marriage, including:

A single income isn't enough to get by anymore

Having a spouse is almost necessary under the current medical system

Society shames and pressures people who are single to get into relationships constantly

Rejecting allonormativity means fighting against these things that hurt everyone.

So, no, aces and aros and other aspecs aren't "doing nothing." We're doing quite a lot.

[the-irreverend]

And stay safe everyone!

[nullpointr]

this pride month remember to love and appreciate aromanticism, aromantic people, aromantic love, aromantic relationships. this pride month get more aromantic

[smallpwbbles]

Happy pride month my peeps!! (Why the fuck are we half way thru the year already?)

[hanginglikeafruit]

How fitting of me to spend the first day of Pride Month going down a Durgetash rabbit hole

[theashenblade]

🤍🤍 send this anon to 5 fanfic writers who you love and appreciate!! KEEP WRITING!! love you so much!

aww, thank you so much!! I pinky promise I’m still working on some right now, life has just been slow right now 😅 but this means the world to me! ❤️

[animatedsentientmeat]

Reblog to give your moots a lil snack

🥨🥤🍪

[theashenblade]

do you ever think when durge and gortash first reached out to Ketheric and met him, he mixed the two up for who was Bhaal’s chosen and who was banes?

“surely, this disheveled dirty and greasy man who has not slept in days must be Bhaal’s chosen, and the stoic and intimidating person here must be banes chose- you’re telling me that *pointing to gortash* is the person representing bane? Him? Really?”

also inspired by the realization that really, no matter what species you play as durge for, they will always somehow have a cleaner face and better skin health than gortash. Gortash, a noble who can clean himself at any given moment and has access to whatever he desires, really. And durge, who has probably never taken a bath since they were 8, is constantly covered in blood, and literally lives in the sewers, somehow ends up having clearer skin than gortash. I feel like that has to torment gortash in some degree and I think it’s hilarious

[shaykai]

With how unhinged Gortash is and how well spoken Durge is, I fully believe it could take him a moment to figure it out (assuming they don’t directly introduce themselves as their respective gods chosen and or say some unhinged shit that would tip him off as to which god they belong to)

[theashenblade]

LOL yes absolutely. Gortash coming into moonrise with sticks and twigs in his hair as he plucks them out, and durge is still maintaining their intimidating appearance, leaving Ketheric impressed “banes chosen knows how to command a room” and durge points to the pathetic raccoon-man scrubbing the dirt and muck off of him like “actually, that’s him over there”

[theashenblade]

Chronically ill gortash, walk with me here…

he has that fancy cane we see him with in the act 3 intro, and while I feel like it’s mostly for decoration, (and as a chronically ill person,) I think it’s fun to think about the “what if it wasn’t” for him.

maybe he avoids using it in public, fearing both how it would perceive his image, as well as the amount of nobles that would get nosy about why he needs it (cue very tired sigh from gortash as he has to brush it off to get people out of his business). Him using it on his particularly bad days! And of course the tragic side of it, of him reluctant to use it in public, lest they (or bane) think of him as “weak” for it. Tired, Chronically Ill Gortash Who Just Wants A Break™️ where are you

[thedeafprophet]

One of my favourite things about a redeemed Dark Urge playthrough, is that it is a Came Back Wrong narrative from the perspective of anyone who knew them.

Oh sure, the face is the same, the voice, the form minus all the scarring. But all the actions have inverted, and they are now deadset against the very plan they put into motion. Fundamentally different then who they were before, it must be like looking in some weird, off-put fun house mirror.

The person who Orin removed from the playing board is not the person who came back. The one she measured herself against has stopped playing the game entirely. every behaviour that should be predictable is wrong

The person Gortash worked with on this plan, partnership, now is deadset against him, systematically dismantling the plan. How odd that must seem.

Yes, sure, The Dark Urge came back. But it isn't really them...

[theashenblade]

do you ever think when durge and gortash first reached out to Ketheric and met him, he mixed the two up for who was Bhaal’s chosen and who was banes?

“surely, this disheveled dirty and greasy man who has not slept in days must be Bhaal’s chosen, and the stoic and intimidating person here must be banes chose- you’re telling me that *pointing to gortash* is the person representing bane? Him? Really?”

also inspired by the realization that really, no matter what species you play as durge for, they will always somehow have a cleaner face and better skin health than gortash. Gortash, a noble who can clean himself at any given moment and has access to whatever he desires, really. And durge, who has probably never taken a bath since they were 8, is constantly covered in blood, and literally lives in the sewers, somehow ends up having clearer skin than gortash. I feel like that has to torment gortash in some degree and I think it’s hilarious

[citruskushh]

I love the shift here from almost looking shy while explaining things to durge, he missed you - he needs you to be on his side for this, to leaning in to temp them when they say "You are mistaken if you think I can control myself"

"Have you gone soft? I find that hard to believe. One's true nature always rises to the top."

He needs them to believe that he's the only one who truly knows and accepts them because that's what he believes

[thedorkurge]

What stage of durgetash brainrot is "Writing sad double-column poetry"

[theashenblade]

okay I have to say this is insanely incredible and now I’m hitting my fist against the wall sobbing so thank you

[theashenblade]

idk who needs to see this but about 2 years ago at comic con with a friend, I was able to ask Jason to wear this hat I had gotten. i like to picture what gortash himself would be like, wearing it around, I Don’t Know, Enjoy™️

[unkledeath]

Now we just gotta get him in the Gorts and we’ll have a perfect ensemble.

[theashenblade]

I WAS NOT AWARE THIS WAS A THING. OH MY BHAAL. We need the whole fit. T-shirt and socks as well… And maybe these boots