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Magic Doesn’t Come From Talent. It Comes From Pain

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Ashley.Millennial.American.
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Where is my Bridgerton/regency era Vox Machina fanfiction?

It is time for the ladies, whom have never met, to be presented to society and in front of Queen Allura who will decide who is the Diamond of the season. And for the suitors to find their future brides.

Vex’ahlia and Vax’ildan are the “bastards” of Lord Vessar but because he has given them his name, they are expected to up hold it and become parts of high society. That includes marriage. While Vex wants no part of it, if she is going to be forced into this she is at least going to make sure she has the best options. Which means being the Diamond of the season.

Vax has no desire to appease his father, or inherit the family holdings. But has the only son with two sisters he loves, he knows he must eventually settle down. And he refuses to settle for anything less than true love. He thinks it may be impossible until he sees her.

Keyleth has always done what she could to make her family proud, to her best abilities. She isn’t the perfect wife for a lord, she talks too much, is clumsy and hates the attention that comes with nobility. But she knows she must find the best match, for her family as she is the only child. She doesn’t see love being in the cards for her.

And the biggest news of the season, Duke Percival De Rolo is finally looking for a wife. After losing most of his family in a tragedy all except his sister Cassandra who is a couple years off from marriage, Percy locked himself away to commit to his studies. Now he has finally decided to take a wife, for the family legacy in Whitestone. He doesn’t think much will come of it, until he meets a woman who challenges him at every turn.

Also making her debut is Pike, a petite lady who doesn’t take the whole thing very serious. She is more than happy to live out her days with her best friend and grandfather’s ward Grog, just having fun. Grog, a man who stands above all the rest, only agreed to it all so he can make sure Pike doesn’t end up with anyone undeserving. Which is everyone in his mind.

Then there is the original rake, Scanlan. Who’s reputation has made him fairly unwelcome, especially to those who have daughters.

Edit: oh Vex and Percy will end up being a marriage of convenience at first. They like each other enough, she gets a grand title and he gets someone that will care for Whitestone as he does. And then of course they fall in love but with either admit it? Of course not!

And during the stay in Emon, Percy is staying at the Ashari house because his family and hers goes way back. The two are good friends and when someone comments about it being improper for him to stay at the same home as Keyleth he basically threatens them if they try to disparage his friend’s reputation again.

Vax falls hard and fast for Keyleth, and tries every way to woo her. Keyleth, while her feelings grow for him, knows she has to marry for her family’s status and that having feelings involved will only make it more complicated. She sees marriage as a job, not something out of love, much like Percy does. She also has another suitor Kashaw Vesh trying to win her hand, though against her better judgement she can’t take her eyes off Vax.

AND PIKE IS LADY SARENRAE ! Aka lady whistledown lmao

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EDIT 2:

A Perc’ahlia and Vaxleth excerpt

I enjoy the drabbles, I should do more of them

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There are a few Game Changer things this season that went pretty unused in the episodes that seem so intentional that I have to assume they're going to come back.

  • The swear jar in Sam Says 3 didn't pay out. You would think that they would just dock points if they were meant to disappear.
  • Sam checks his hands during announcing every episode.
  • Grant has been supposedly replaced twice, which didn't necessarily bear mentioning -- now this could just be an actual thing and Zac thought it would be funny to play Grant, but trust nothing on Game Changer.
  • Zac dropped several bits of Turner Classic trivia for no reason.
  • Every time they did the Wenis, the people participating in the dance changed -- thought it was supposed to be a time loop.
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I can’t stop thinking about Game Changer and if Sam is leading up to something.

But also Sam saying “bunch of goose eggs” now maybe I’m over thinking this but it made me think of Brennan’s infamous “I can’t win speech” with his big old goose egg. Which I feel like is the only other time someone has used goose egg in reference to a zero on the show.

And it’s like I have a tiny Sam Reich whispering in my ear “this means something..it has to..it’s all connected”

So now I’m thinking about rewatching all of Game Changer so I can find anyone else lay some eggs. And also for any other call backs I may have missed. Like maybe “Sam says everyone touch your wenis” in the Sam says episode.

I will crack your code, Mr. Reich and when I do I will have cracked Game Changer.

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Wait so maybe the reason Sera said “do you what was required “ is because of reincarnation?

Maybe because life has gotten more complicated, souls have so much left over business, so much baggage that they can’t naturally go on to be reincarnated? So the amount of souls ready to be reincarnated vs humans being born was totally off!

So the extermination isn’t actually what it seems, it’s wiping the slate clean so that they can move on and be renewed

But Adam doesn’t see it that way, he doesn’t know the truth! He just thinks he’s killing them when it’s really taking a short cut to help the souls!

It’s so late when I’m writing this so if it doesn’t make sense blame typos for now

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I want to make a mod where like twice a month, after you finish the community center, you can find Harvey organizing an AA meeting and depending on your heart levels with Shane and Pam they go to the meetings.

Hell if I can figure that out I’d make it so everyone is randomly using the community center I put my blood sweat and tears into repairing.

Like a book club, and they will give you their opinion on the book they read. Or Evelyn hosts a baking class to teach everyone her cookie recipe!

Or birthday parties ! Maybe depending on heart levels you can choose to host a birthday party for someone!

But modding is probably so hard…but hell I figured out html stuff for my MySpace page like 20 years ago

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What makes the farmer of Stardew Valley so... different?

What made the Junimos believe this twenty-something loser could be their saviour?

Why does everyone accept their behaviour, and choose to believe they're a friend when their behaviour is almost stalkerish?

Why did Mr Qi believe they were interesting enough to meet?

When anyone else visits the old community centre, they find an abondened building with rotted wood beams and plants growing through the floor, but when the Farmer explores, the spirits of a different world greet them at the door.

Everyone knows of these legendary fish, rumoured, but never seen. The Farmer can find them all with unnatural ease. Willy has worked in the fishing industry for his whole life and he only knew of their existence, and has not once been able to find one.

The explosive force of several kilos of dynamite should be enough to shred a person to pieces, but, it just knocks them around a little.

Aliens crash landed on his property. The witch cursed his farm, the skeletons cursed his luck. The fairies gave him blessings in return.

Why is it that when anyone else looks down, they see dirt, but when the Farmer looks, they find an ancient fossil of unknown origin? Why does regular food and drink change them at the atomic level?

Is it a blessing or a curse to be at the centre of the vortex, forever forced to play out century-old vendettas and be the change in a thousand lives? Wherever the farmer goes, the world moves with them, twisting itself around to curse and appease them as much as possible. Is the Farmer drawn to the supernatural, or is it the supernatural that finds the farmer so alluring?

And everywhere they go, Mr Qi watches, and waits.

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