You guys remember the epilogue slide from Trespasser if Dorian and the Iron Bull are in a relationship?
"On one occasion, Venatori forces ambushed Dorian, who likely would have died... had not an unnamed mercenary band led by a Tal-Vashoth warrior crossed Tevinter's border and mounted a dangerous rescue operation. The mercenaries left a trail of freed slaves and dead Venatori in their wake, enabling Dorian to escape. When asked about the Tal-Vashoth in question, Magister Pavus declined to comment."
"Far from Home (The Raven)" by Sam Tinnesz has the following lyrics in the second verse:
"I'm sending a raven
With blood on it's wings
Hoping it reaches you in time
And you know what it means
Cause out here in the darkness
And out of the light
If you get to me too late
Just know that I tried"
Dorian knew the attack was coming, but didn't have enough time to get himself out of harm's way. In a last, desperate attempt, he sent a raven to the Charger's last known location, knowing that they would probably not receive the message until well after the ambush was over and he was dead. He didn't have time to write much, so he just wrote "Venatori" and his location. And then all he could do was pray to the Maker for the raven to reach its destination in time.
This is the closest he gets to dying, the most successful plot to stop his efforts to reform Tevinter. He's alone, fighting several Venatori on his own, and he's losing. He's tiring, he's out of mana, and he's hurt.
He thinks of the Iron Bull, how Tevinter is still his homeland, but it isn't his home anymore. His home is in Bull's arms, and he'll never be there again. He tries to keep fighting, as long as he can, but he's slipping. The Venatori know it, they've started penning him in, drawing out the last of his power and aiming to neutralize, not to injure. This is it.
And then he hears "Horns Up!" and watches several familiar figures charge his opponents. One of them, the largest, barrels down the cultist in front of him. Dorian collapses, no longer able to support his own weight, but that's okay, because Bull is there to catch him. And he’s home now.
Just. Mood.
THE FACT THAT PETER HAD TO GO ON HIS TIPPY TOES TO KISS MJ MAKES ME SO SOFT IM-
Violet: WHAT’S THE PLAN?!
Ridoc: WHAT?! IT’S YOUR TURN TO COME UP WITH AN ESCAPE PLAN?!
Violet: IT’S THURSDAY?! THAT’S YOUR ESCAPE PLAN DAY?!
Ridoc: IT’S THURSDAY?! SHIT I’VE GOT AN APPOINTMENT AT 5
Violet: OH WELL I DO APOLOGISE FOR INTRUDING ON YOUR SALON TIME
Rhi: WHY DO WE ALWAYS END UP NEARLY FUCKING DYING I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING FOR LUNCH?!
Sawyer: HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN MISSING?!
Ridoc: OH WELL JUDGING BY THE ANGLE OF THE SUN - I DONT FUCKING KNOW?!
Rhi: 47 MINUTES!
Sawyer: NEW PLAN! NOBODY DIE FOR 13 MINUTES AND WE’LL BE SAVED BY A PISSED OFF XADEN WHO WAITED VIOLET’S FULL ‘FREEDOM TO DO STUPID SHIT’ HOUR
Everyone: SOLID PLAN!
Really Shiro?? You gonna play her like that?
Lady nagant is the probably best female character we can get
Wow, that's an incredibly low bar right there.
1. Let's introduce an attractive waifu, with no build-up, give her a kind of cliché backstory that doesn't even fit very well into the universe you created so far,
2. Have her pair up with another villain for no good reason whatsoever
3. hype her up to the sky only to behave totally dumb and be defeated very easily,
4. have her oscillate between having strong convictions so she can show greyness to the MC and being no-jutsued in 30 seconds flat by the MC doing something that every hero does
5. have her blow up smiling adoringly at you MC
6. Give her another moment of hyping up another male character for having shining eyes and stronger moral fiber than she does
7. Make her last act of "defiance" being basically revealing info that is a (very obvious) trap, just to show she has no agency whatsoever
8. Ship her off to a hospital and out of the story.
I wouldn't call this peak development of a female character. Nagant is a plot device to develop Deku's power and thinking and while her design was interesting, the writing around her was absolutely terrible.
If you want a well-written female character, I suggest looking at Toga or into Mt Lady's development, who started out like an attention hog in Chapter 1:
and then grew with the events - every step of the way:
showing her moral fibre
her understanding of hero work
her grit
Influencing the main plot and becoming a mature hero, who perseveres even when the fame, glory, adoration, perks are gone.
This is at least the type of development I look for in a character.
˗ˏˋ ☆ ˎˊ˗ Choose Your Fighter ˗ˏˋ ☆ ˎˊ˗
It’s been a year, I’m not over this and probably never will be, but this made me feel better and really happy.
So, in no particular order here’s what I think actually happened in Voltron season 8. I needed to make this happen.
This directly follows my “What REALLY Happened in Voltron Season 7” headcanons.
Keith confessing to Lance while the sunsets, and Lance smiling and realizing this what was he needed and wanted before accepting and saying it’s about time.
Allura accepting that her feelings for Lance were only platonic, and realizing she still has strong feelings for Lotor and offers him a chance to start again slowly.
The two get together soon after Lotor gets further in his rehabilitation
Pidge making another rover to follow her around
Coran getting the Castle of Lions 2.0 and him loving everything about it
Shiro getting to hang out with the paladins and spend time with them out of uniform.
Everyone wearing their casual clothes and not their garrison jackets.
Keith: I don’t have my jacket anymore
Lance: That’s okay, I went shopping and got you a new god awful cropped jacket
Keith: …this is perfect and I’m never taking it off.
Shiro getting to keep and use his paladin armor after Coran made some upgrades.
Lance using his sword to save Keith in a fight
Lance: Heh, like that samurai?
Lotor teaming up with Matt on a side mission and the two of them talking about alien technobabble while Adam groans about having to go along with them.
Coran making friends with Iverson, Curtis, and Adam and telling them ALL about Altea’s histories and how to properlly brew a batch of nunville.
Lotor opening wormholes and controlling the teladuv in place of Allura when she leaves the Atlas to fight alongside the team
Hunk showing Shay around the Atlas and giving her a bracelet made of seashells.
Shiro and Adam holding hands on clear day and giving each other gross kisses on the cheek
Hunk singing the clear day song to Keith around the Atlas just to get on Keith’s nerves.
Lotor and Pidge working together to get Allura a dress like her altean ones and both failing before recruiting Romelle and Adam to help because Gays™ have a fashion sense right? Right?
Hunk helping to repair one of the MFE ships and being really bright and talkative about it
Pidge making a small robotic rose pin for her mom that blooms and changes color based on the chemical readings in the room.
Keith getting splashed with quintessence and taking on galra features for a while and getting judged for his apearance by some of the more prejudiced Atlas crew, but the team stands up for him.
Kolivan and Krolia finding that handfuls of Blade of Macaroni members survived and they regroup.
Matt outright flirting with different BOM members.
Lotor fighting against Honverva on a planet’s surface and saying she made her decision by choosing quintessence and power over her family, and how he’s making his desicion to stand by his new family.
None of that weird entity stuff or talking with the paladins of old, instead it’s a proper showdown and a solid face off between the paladins, Allura, and Lotor against Honerva and her own army.
Shiro talking to his family and missing them but knowing they love him.
Lotor joining the blade of marmora on a mission and realizing he could’ve had this community and comradery his whole life.
Adam mentoring the MFE pilots and giving advice on different things
James reluctantly apologizing to Keith about bullying him (the other MFE pilots made him do it) and Keith saying it doesn’t matter anymore, but looking obviously upset about it.
Rizavi: …good job Griffin, you made it worse.
Griffin: I WHAT YOU TOLD ME TO! IT’S NOT MY FAULT
Lotor and Acxa reuniting and having a solid platonic friendship.
Lotor teasing Acxa about her crush on Veronica
Shiro and Adam getting married.
Allura and Lotor holding hands and standing in a field of juniberries on New Altea before kissing gently and leaning against each other.
Pidge working with Matt and other technological geniuses to improve society and work together to build and make things better.
Hunk working on different planes and having his own private garage for his machines, but still having time to cook and hang out with his friends.
Shiro getting to relax and just be free for the first time in years.
Keith and Lance proposing to each other on the beach with the sunset in the background.
Matt becoming a Loreal hair model.
Last night I was talking to my boyfriend, and I couldn’t think of the word ‘library’, so I said ‘book ranch’. He thought it was hilarious and started making up alternative names for ‘librarian’.
“Cowbook! Like cowboy! No…Readcher? Like Rancher? No, fuck this is hard…”
and just now I heard him yell “BOOKAROO” from the other end of the apartment in the most triumphant tone of voice i’ve ever heard
Your spouse was an important and powerful person, so it was no surprise you got kidnapped by their enemies. Unfortunately, that was the kidnappers' final mistake. Your spouse laughs when they get the ransom call. "Good luck. You will need it. Dear, be home soon. Dinner is ready. Love you."
What are you doing, Solas?
inspired by this incredible Iron Bull and Solas chess game edit by LethallanTV
how dare, Lucanis!!