Stark of the Fae Folk

34 years old. DM They/them. N7 Elite. Stranded in the Last Frontier. This blog is the musings of an unstable nerd who has a bad habit of describing themself in the third person. Within you will find Art, Cosplay, Cats, Occasional Porn, More Cats, Anything that really stikes my fancy really.

[delicatedoggie-deactivated20250]

can i be weird in a horny way real quick.

[nic0las-uncaged]

don't be afraid to be fucking weird on here cuz this is just a giant room full of nerds who don't know how to socialize properly

[ilikedetectives]

Neve Gallus in The Relentless Sleuth

[misterkusaka]

who gave him this dagger 😭

[anemonetea]

When Catarina isn't home. Tell me I'm wrong.

(Big-birding down the door with... whatever this cursed nonsense is. I love these two.)

[krembruleed]

the veilguard ( ˘ ³˘)♥

[scipunk]

Cowboy Bebop TV Series (1998)

[ginger-ale-official]

Well what’s the fucking point then

[the-french-belphegor]

I finished my rewatch/relisten of the Vox Machina campaign in mid-December (although I recently re-embarked on the second half of the Chroma Conclave arc hoping season 3 of TLVOM will be announced (released?? 🤞) by the time I reach "A Bard's Lament"). Predictably, I bawled, AGAIN, but by then I'd already been scribbling and sketching ideas for this for... a couple of weeks? Hence the little WIP preview last month.

I'll never shut up about this moment. It's just as beautiful as it's heartbreaking, in- and off-game, especially taking into account all the context of characters/people involved.

Also, bonus, because after I finished sketching that 6th frame I thought a hug was needed.

"You broke my heart." and all of ours as well 💔

[radcaduceus]

#look there's been many incredible moments in cr. but in my opinion nothing has topped the sheer weight of this one.#like. sam had a secret plan bc sam always has a secret plan#he's a really clever player and scanlan thrives on being able to pull out something crazy in the nick of time#and throughout this fight he is SO careful and SO clever#he's constantly maneuvering himself to perfectly block vecna's attacks without matt realising#but he uses his 7th level countering vecna's feeblemind on marisha - bc if they lose keyleth they lose the fight#his 8th counters vecna's banishment on pike and grog#bc if they lose grog they don't have all the trammels and their ability to banish vecna goes way down#and then there's the teleport. and sam hasn't even told everyone his secret plan but he knows he can't use his 9th#bc he needs to use that wish after this fight but before the raven queen comes for vax for this to work - he cannot wait another day#but teleport is 7th level. if he counters with any other remaining spell slot it's gonna come down to a dice roll#a single roll where if you lose vecna wins the whole world. and even then he asks. is it worth it.#they don't know the actual question they're answering but it's 'is saving the world worth losing vax'. and of course vax would say yes#but there's a moment where everyone is celebrating that scanlan still had a 9th level. and no one's realised yet why sam is mourning#and it KILLS me (tags via @your-turn-to-role)

[tythis]

Best way I can describe how I am feeling, is that I have been choking on my own heart all week. I can't dislodge it from my throat no matter how hard I try.

[tythis]

I have been on the verge of a sobbing breakdown all week, and I have no idea when it will finally strike.

[rainbowcaleb]

Dani [echoing across the soundstage off screen]:

FUCK YOU

[mareastrorum]

THAT WAS THE BEST FUCKING EPISODE OF THE CAMPAIGN.

[kerosene-in-a-blender]

Travis, two hours into the combat: This is my first turn I'm very excited

[sparring-spirals]

[revvethasmythh]

ashley: he said he was proud of me?? is that what he said??

marisha: he also said he hates you. like yeah, but in the same sentence he said he hates you

[cobaltsoulsearcher]

With both Ashton’s chronic pain and acquired disabilities and Ashley’s casual mention of her ADHD, I’d just like to say how important and meaningful and how grateful I am to see a cast of successful, beloved folks talking about being disabled & anormative. They don’t owe us nothing talking about stuff like this, but sharing it feels like a warm hug and support and ahhh.

For those of you who don’t know, Matt and Liam and Taliesin have both spoken frankly about depression, and Ashley and Travis and Matt have all shared about being/having ADHD, and Matt has also spoken about Body Dysmorphia and growing up with a stutter, among other things. Dani Carr also has mentioned chronic pain, and Liam has hyperacoustis he mentions on occasion (and also one ear that has a different range of hearing) and Taliesin has TMJ and essential tremor:

Ashton’s pain comes from Taliesin’s experience.

Imogen’s overwhelm comes from Laura’s own processing of sound.

Matt could describe painful spells so well because he knows what it’s like.

Liam’s Quest feels so powerful because it explores real experienced hopelessness in the face of depression.

And obviously not everything has been explained—I’d never want to assume a person has PTSD or body issues or anything else based on character, because at the end of the day well researched and realistic depictions are important no matter who they come from and critical role does that better than anything else I’ve ever seen—we know different characters show different elements of their players. And it’s so refreshing and empowering to see disability included as one of those features, without shame or any attempt to be kept hidden.

Thank you, cast of critical role.

Updated with feedback from notes!