animentality:

(via a-collection-of-nonsense)

An Indecent Proposal

scentedstrangercreation:

Originally posted by togepies

Absolutely self-indulgent fluff. Fake proposal trope 🤡

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The wrench slipped from Garrus’ hand, bouncing off the thanix’s compressors and sliding beneath the cannon.

“Dammit.”

He crouched down and sprawled onto his back to slide under the battery. The opening was too narrow for his carapace, so he could only lean against it and stretch out his arm. His talons just barely grazed the tip of the wrench, spinning it hopelessly in place. Garrus sighed, tapping his head against the cannon’s base. His omnitool pinged on the opposite arm. He turned his head and watched the red light blink in its slow, deliberate rhythm.

There was no point in checking who it was from. He’d only just spoken to his father yesterday, and the message had been clear:

It’s time to stop playing mercenary and come home.

There was a position ready for him on Palaven, a good service role. One that would make his family proud. The past few years would be forgotten—the Normandy, his time on Omega, Cerberus. Even the battle at the Citadel was becoming a distant memory everyone wanted buried.

The bottom line was that the council wanted to move on—and Shepard was becoming a liability.

The light pulsed again. He wasn’t sure why he bothered putting off his response. Turians didn’t make requests. Garrus was being given an order—an opportunity—and there was only one answer.

Yes, sir.

The door to the battery hissed open.

“Garrus?” Shepard entered the room and the door shut behind her.

He tried to sit up, forgetting his arm was still jammed beneath the Thanix, and slammed into the steaming pipes, “Spirits,” he grunted, extracting his arm.

“Sleeping on the job?” Shepard crouched down beside him.

“We didn’t all get a palatial suite.” He squinted up into the light as Shepard came into focus above him.

“How’s the face holding up?” she gestured around her jaw.

Garrus sat up, touching the bandages around his face. “Don’t worry. I’ll still be pretty.”

“Thank god.” She offered her hand and he pulled himself up, “Wouldn’t want you scaring the children.”

He should have laughed, said something quippy back, but he was out of practice. Instead, he just stared at her for a minute in silence. He still wasn’t used to it—to her. Shepard was here. She was alive. He didn’t like thinking about it too much. Part of him was worried that if he wasn’t careful, he might wake up.

Garrus shook the thought from his mind and cleared his throat, “What do you need?”

Shepard held up a data pad, “Just wanted to go over—” Garrus’ omnitool pinged three times in quick succession. “You need to take that?”

“At some point.” he dismissed the messages without looking.

She looked at him curiously, but didn’t say anything.

“It’s—nothing. Just…” he’d have to tell her eventually. He just wasn’t sure when…or how.

She tapped the data pad against her leg and tilted her head slightly. He could tell she wanted to say more. But at Miranda’s request, she had been practicing her…restraint. He smiled. It was like she had to physically restrain each word before they bullied their way out of her mouth.

“Actually, we can do this later.” She gestured with the pad, “Want a drink?”

He waved her off, “I should probably get back to—”

“If you say calibrations, I’ll vent the battery.”

“Well, I won’t say it then.”

“Come on, don’t make me beg.” She turned around and started walking as if he’d already agreed, “have a drink with me.”

“It’s actually been more threatening than begging.”

“Oh, good. Then you’ll take it seriously.”

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annemarieyeretzian:

vax snarling “don’t you even dare.” standing protectively over keyleth’s body (bonus: marisha shouting “champion, my champion!”)

unfortunatelyevent:

thinking about vax orb getting dispelled and him reappearing on the ground, all bloodied and beaten for being used as the center of a massive fucking arcane beam designed to free a god killer, keyleth kneals down besides him, tears in her eyes, he turns his head towards her and just smiles, puts a hand on her cheek

“you know I’m in love with you right?” he whispers

and then vanishes into feathers

lindira:

I don’t know what’s funnier out of all the possibilities for how Ludinus and Otohan found out about Keyleth and Vax’s relationship:

1. They read The Daring Trials and Tribulations of Sir Taryon Darrington 
2. They read In the Belly of Dragons: The Legend of Scanlan Shorthalt and Vox Machina
3. They watched In the Belly of Dragons: The Legend of Scanlan Shorthalt and Vox Machina Musical Revue

(Yes, I do. It’s the last one.)

twinklestarss:

“You can hear this heavy sigh from Allura behind you, she’s like, (sighs). “I’m just, this "is my first time actually adventuring with you.”-Matt/Allura

“This is our method.”-Keyleth of the Air Ashari

Campaign 1 Episode 82: Deadly Echoes

fire-of-the-sun:

I really love this image and how it - more than any other promotional image for The Legend of Vox Machina Season 1 - represents and offers insight into each of the characters.

Percy is sitting among them but is disengaged from the revelry and looks self-serious as he cleans his glasses instead. He feels separate and colder.

Scanlan is playing his lute, indicating his talents as a bard, of course, but he’s also upside down, which portrays him as fun-loving and goofy. He’s also looking at Pike, who will be a future love interest.

Pike and Grog are best friends and that connection is clear here as they’re specifically interacting with each other and doing so with mugs of ale - which is a fitting addition given their love of drinking. Violence-loving Grog also seems especially pleased at their kill.

Keyleth and Vax are connected as they look at each from a distance - another excellent decision to connect them given their romantic feelings. Vax’s affections, like in the show, look more clear here and his pose is more open and casual while Keyleth’s body language and facial expression indicate she’s more shy and closed off.

Lastly, Vex is playfully interacting with her bear, Trinket, showcasing their bond and her affinity for animals as a Beast Master. She’s also sitting next to her brother, Vax.

And, of course, the monster they’re sitting on/next to is an obvious indication that they were successful hunters, which speaks to their role as mercenaries.

All in all, a wonderfully thought-out and executed piece of promotional art.

tiamat-zx:

GIF is from @skydreamt. Hope you don’t mind me using this.

I didn’t catch it the first time, but not only did Keyleth twirl the dagger like Vax would, she also threw it like he would, knowing he could summon it back once his hand was free and then do his thing.

Clutch teamwork from these two!

think-before-you-screenshot:

Something something you’re reincarnated with the face of the person you loved in your previous life:

Followed immediately by:

Is this anything? Because it feels like a THING.