Man.
Me sitting here like the developers didn't spend 30 years building a multi-billion dollar epic to referee a forum argument about waifus. They wrote a story about broken people learning how to pick up the pieces of their lives.
The idea that “love” only means “romantic/sexual pairing” is one of the most spiritually impoverished fandom habits on earth. It’s such a small, cramped reading. A dollhouse-sized emotional vocabulary.
"That character is literally designed for you to like them, something is wrong if you don't!"
That's exactly why I don't like them buddy. Mood lighting, soft focus and swelling music and narrative insulation do not a good or likeable character, make.
Fandom has gotten so addicted to “interesting” meaning toxic, oppositional, morally fraught, or lore-drenched that they forget healthy-ish young crushes can be interesting because they’re awkward, small, funny, and human.
Release me from this timeline.
I had an unexpected sick day and couldn't do much else than sit around. So I followed the newest "James Julier Tutorial" and decided to add a character into the illustration.
It didn't quite turn out how I hoped it would? But I am still happy with the overall result.
can we pretend we are 12 again ?? so we can start drawing fan art for each other more and do more art trades again and reply to each other’s posts with things like “OMG THIS IS AWESOME !! <333” and draw lots of silly cringy little art that tends to our soul instead of engagement
@Lisa90449752 "But for now, we have to rescue and clean his dirty face in our imagination" HELLO, WHAT A SWEET SCENE? Thanks for the inspiration! And I shall do that, thank you so much for the recommendation! ❤
@Lisa90449752 It is!! (obvs Nere enjoyer here) Maybe what needs to happen is a very talented modder and some pooled money to hire back his voice actor to do some lines for a fan created companion mod... with... a romance option... maybe...
@Lisa90449752 They did? amazing! Now they just have to let us drag him around with us as well as Minthara. restitution for missing out on 2 other characters! C’mon Larian it would be unique, they already know each other and there are opinions! The banter. Pleaaase.