something so scary but so sexy about the word “hallow”, particularly when it’s used to mean something you can do to someone rather than something. to hallow someone, to be hallowed. and it’s mostly word association i suppose but part of it to me is how close “hallow” is to “hollow”. turning someone holy, emptying them out of everything that actually makes them who they are in the process. do you understand. do you feel me
when I was 14 I worked in a grocery store and one day I got to bag Stephen King’s groceries and of course, being the little horror fiction nerd I am I was completely starstruck
I think he thought I was gonna ask for an autograph because I was not even lowkey staring I was full on moon-faced and bouncing and he kept looking over at me hesitantly like aw jeez kid fuck off
anyways I finally managed to squeak out that I was a huge fan and asked for advice on writing, “how do I write as well as you do?” in my horrible thick German accent and broken ass English and he gave me the best writing advice I have ever received
“shit kid, stop worrying about how other people do it and just write your story”
14 years later my wife and I nearly hit him with our car because he was jaywalking
dao and dai dalish elf players: which vallaslin does your dalish elf have? (in case of the solas situation, pick the one your lavellan used to have)
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my inquisitor shiala of clan lavellan used to have dirthamen’s vallaslin but then i decided that mythal’s vallaslin fits her better as a character. also then meeting mythal is slightly more dramatic. i chose the one that is on the forehead, lips, and under the eyes
ALT
