In All Seriousness I Took A Death And Dying Course In College For Fun And That’s When I Fell In Love

Art by John Stone

Ok ok ok I knowwwwwwww I won't shut up about Stray but I just realized that the Slums was my favorite part of the game and lot of other players favorite part

Because that was the lowest tier of society, both robots and humans, and it's dirty and poor, and it's where all the trash from the upper levels gets tossed

BUT it's the most beautiful in that both societies formed a community despite the horrible conditions and dreaming of it all someday being better

Both robots and humans filled the darkness with light and songs, they nutured plants that would never see sunlight, and they loved each other 😭💕💕

The robots remembered the good things about humans and adopted that as part of their worldview, and all that love was passed on. It was never wasted and it was never in vain.

Despite the horrible conditions down there, they found a way to still continue on with hope, they found meaning in each other and making the best of what they had, and that makes the Slums more beautiful that the upper city

Ephlisa Yun—She of Little Faith. She who would see a promise unsworn.

My lvl 20 Oathbreaker for a one-shot!

The characterization in the last episode that I'm still the most excited about a day later, is Regular Guy Orym using all of the espionage and fieldcraft knowledge at his disposal to keep himself and Laudna safe and support the mission. Liam can be a powerhouse but he's so understated 90% of the time. He emotes lightly, says what he means in a few words, and as Orym he prioritizes asking everyone else questions over volunteering info himself. He's not secretive, just subtle.

Orym's been out on his own for several years after the attack, moving on deep and principled impulse along a storyline that, to him, must feel like it's flowing in the opposite direction of anything he can remember wanting. This little dude is an exercise in love as endurance and he sleeps draped over his friends and checks in on them in quiet moments, but he's ALSO a capital-E Elite soldier who earned a place alongside magical powerhouses with nothing but 3 ft of pure, concentrated whoop-ass. Orym wakes up at 5am every day and rolls over for pushups. He gets in front of you when he's rocking 3hp. He worked at the peak of his discipline for years and has travelled the world and he's still in his physical prime.

Orym texts you good luck right before your big exam even though you only mentioned what class period it was in once. I really like to see that guy take charge when the world comes after his non-negotiables. Unmovable object, making flower crowns, standing between one of strongest CR characters of all time and whatever threatens her... yeah, we're here for it, Liam. Can't wait to have my skull split open by 6 words of dialogue 100 episodes from now. When the Hells go to the moon, my vote for mission commander is cast.

whatever

gotta love the 70s

the impossible return

for real once you realize that you can actually wear whatever you want and call yourself whatever name and pronouns you want and have whatever interests you want and be whatever gender you want your life gets so much better and more fun

do you think haunting is requited?

In the right stories, the house and the haunting are the same. It's requited in the same way self-love is requited. Or perhaps more accurately, self-hate

he's got a bus, he's got a bike 🎵

[this took me weeks pls rb]