VALOR CORRUPT. Canon-divergent human dual-wielding warrior Hero of Ferelden. Written by Merc. Not an anti-hero, just not a very good hero. Heretic and savior all in one. Join us, Brothers and Sisters. Join us in the Shadows where we stand Vigilant. Maybe we'll have a party while we're here.
On AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/Merkality
I don’t want to interact with anyone under 21, sorry I’m old, find cooler friends.
Some stuff!
> No transphobia/homophobia/misogyny/racism/etc. It’s 2024. Act like a person. TERFs fuck off.
> I try not to post “political” things on my RP blog but where “political” intersects with “humanity” you’ll see some opinions from me. If that’s not your thing that’s fine, but that is what it is. Don’t complain at me about it, I will not change.
> I rant about game lore sometimes. If I happen to mention a character that you play, I’m not talking about your version I’m talking about how I see a character in my own view of the game.
> I tag my ooc as “I forgot my ooc tag”, I talk a lot block the tag if you don’t want to see it.
> I only write with mutuals, and with RP blogs. No personals. It’s not personal (lol) I just want to keep my dash good.
> That said, if I follow you it does not necessarily mean I need to write with you or that I’m waiting on a follow-back. Maybe I just like your writing or opinions and want to read stuff. It’s not a grating thing for me if there’s no follow back. If it does bother you, I encourage you to soft block me. And if I follow again, it’s not because I did it on purpose, it’s bc I went “oh I thought I followed them” and followed. If you do it twice I’ll probably definitely notice. I am not ever trying to press boundaries, I’m just forgetful. If you don’t follow me and I like some kind of starter or meme call on mobile that wasn’t meant for me, apologies. I try to double-check.
> I may block or soft block for many reasons. I’ve been in the DA fandom a lot of years and I’ve seen Some Stuff and there are things that I just prefer to not have in my orbit.
> If you see me rb or share something from a shitty person please let me know, I don’t spend much time on Tumblr outside of DARP so I’ll likely just kind of miss it if someone is horrible. I’ll try to do the same for others.
> I write a lot of fanfiction, so I’m not here for y’all to fulfill my fantasies. I just want to write with other people and have fun! So most of my blog “decisions” are subject to change, come plot with me I’m very flexible.
> I LOVE MULTI-WARDEN VERSES.
> I usually send multiple asks / memes when I submit, it’s not a demand that you answer all of them it’s so you have options. If you only answer one, or if you answer none, that’s fine. Nothing I send is a demand. It’s just an option.
> In kind I tried doing asks in a separate post and I'm old and hated it. You can always ask to turn an ask reply into a whole thread. But I'm gonna continue to answer asks in the ask format.
> If we’re mutuals you are always free to be like “hey merc can you send me some character questions” and I will do that because it is a thing I love doing. Request “no angst” specifically if that’s how you feel at that moment bc otherwise there’s gonna be angst. Sorry.
> RP is for fun. I’m old and I’m tired. Don’t be pushy about replies or ships or anything or whatever please.
> You can IM me or send me asks or contact me on Discord at merkality.
> My tags are very simple. NSFW is tagged with #nsfw tag. Triggers are tagged with #[thing] cw
According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Ooh, black and yellow! Let's shake it up a little. Barry! Breakfast is ready! Coming! Hang on a second. Hello? Barry? Adam? Can you believe this is happening? I can't. I'll pick you up. Looking sharp. Use the stairs, Your father paid good money for those. Sorry. I'm excited. Here's the graduate. We're very proud of you, son. A perfect report card, all B's. Very proud. Ma! I got a thing going here. You got lint on your fuzz. Ow! That's me! Wave to us! We'll be in row 118,000. Bye! Barry, I told you, stop flying in the house! Hey, Adam. Hey, Barry. Is that fuzz gel? A little. Special day, graduation. Never thought I'd make it. Three days grade school, three days high school. Those were awkward. Three days college. I'm glad I took a day and hitchhiked around The Hive. You did come back different. Hi, Barry. Artie, growing a mustache? Looks good. Hear about Frankie? Yeah. You going to the funeral? No, I'm not going. Everybody knows, sting someone, you die. Don't waste it on a squirrel. Such a hothead. I guess he could have just gotten out of the way. I love this incorporating an amusement park into our day. That's why we don't need vacations. Boy, quite a bit of pomp under the circumstances. Well, Adam, today we are men. We are! Bee-men. Amen! Hallelujah! Students, faculty, distinguished bees, please welcome Dean Buzzwell. Welcome, New Hive City graduating class of 9:15. That concludes our ceremonies And begins your career at Honex Industries! Will we pick our job today? I heard it's just orientation. Heads up! Here we go. Keep your hands and antennas inside the tram at all times. Wonder what it'll be like? A little scary. Welcome to Honex, a division of Honesco and a part of the Hexagon Group. This is it! Wow. Wow. We know that you, as a bee, have worked your whole life to get to the point where you can work for your whole life. Honey begins when our valiant Pollen Jocks bring the nectar to The Hive. Our top-secret formula is automatically color-corrected, scent-adjusted and bubble-contoured into this soothing sweet syrup with its distinctive golden glow you know as... Honey! That girl was hot. She's my cousin! She is? Yes, we're all cousins.
Am I gonna use this series of sketches as an excuse to cry about how much unused potential each character in Awakening has? Maybe probably. But the fact that playing a Cousland you can recruit the son of a guy who literally killed your whole family and kickstarted your whole storyline and you only get one dialogue line to adress that is literally criminal. Going to Amaranthine after the Higheaver massacre is honestly a whole other topic to explore. The fact that this is now the keep that the HoF must watch over while every part of it is a constant reminder of the man who murdered their family- and if that wasn't enough here comes Howe junior and now HoF has to actually decide what to do with this guy and- wait he actually has the capacity to do self-reflection and admit he was wrong? People can actually do that?
I just think Nathaniel has a very neat little arc- arguably one of the most complete companion storylines in Awakening. I just think there was so much more potential for drama there and I guess I just have to make do with headcannons and silly doodles
As several people know, I've been on a mission this year to increase the amount of fanart of Nathaniel Howe. This frankly stunning piece comes from @redshift-art!!! They were excellent to commission and I highly recommend anyone lookin' for some character art hit them up.
I feel like Inara would be a much better traveler than me. She was so used to not having anything she was certain she could keep all throughout the Blight, traveling light is easy for her.
I (barely) survived two weeks of audit. I'm exhausted. It's so hot. I only made my boss a little mad at me, but I think we got through it.
I leave for Wisconsin on Sunday! I'm going to the Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibit in Chicago, a waterpark with my high school friends, and then to a camp-in concert with my bff, and trying to fit in seeing all my family around that.
All this to say, I remain busy. And I remain hiatus'd.
