About Me
hey there!
i'm ariel. she/they. bi. 20s. writer by day and artist by night. lived in south korea and spain for a few years, but now live in nyc. reformed kpop stan.

formerly @thestewards

what to expect from my blog:
video games, rpgs, fantasy/sci-fi and art. this is a multifandom blog

non-fandom content (usually memes) is tagged as #misc. i tag for common stuff but pls feel free to ask if you need anything specific tagged <3

brave aioli | talking in circles

ariel. she/they. rpg nerd.

I make art when i get feral about something. formerly thestewards

  • EST
  • April 13
  • Currently Playing: CP2077
  • 2013–2026
  • hi i’m ariel or aioli! (she/they) late 20-something writer/artist living in nyc, previously spain and south korea.

    main interests: video games (mass effect, dragon age, baldur’s gate 3, cyberpunk 2077), star wars, avatar: the last airbender, IF games ilke wayfarer, general fantasy and sci-fi stuff. big shenko (shepard + kaidan) shipper.

    this is a multifandom blog so there’s a bit of everything. i tag all the common stuff, but feel free to reach out if you need anything specific tagged. 18+ only.

    (previous url: thestewards)

    8nin:

    “what’s stopping you from-“ listen i am so so sleepy

    amnesiaguy:

    fantasy is when currency is referred to as “gold” and sci fi is when currency is referred to as “credits”

    amorphousturtle:

    gammaraydeath:

    gammaraydeath:

    “garrus is the only ride or die on your crew” looking at you with big sad eyes because you forgot about ms karin chakwas

    JOKER TOO

    Love Garrus, but anyone saying he’s “ride or die” without context is slandering him and his story. =/

    EVERY time Shepard runs into and recruits him, something bad has just happened that makes him willing to drop everything. He’s not signing up because he’s ride or die, he’s signing up because doing so is (to him) obviously the best option for his goals.

    Saren investigation got blocked and Garrus is denied JUSTICE ON THE WRONG DOER ™? Oh look, a different Spectre also going after Saren. Better beg to go with them even though he only knows them by reputation!

    His team and friends all were killed by the gangs they were fighting, the mission he spent over a year pursing is blowing up around his ears (metaphorically), and he’s about fifteen minutes from getting blown up too? And then DOES get blown up? Oh hey, someone is here to keep him alive and give him a new purpose. What’s he going to do, stay with the gangs trying to murder him?

    His home planet (and the rest of the galaxy) is being besieged by Cuttlefish From Deep Space. He’s doing his best to live up to his Advisor On Stopping CFDS title, and it’s only slowing them down. And the Reigning Champion of “Stopping CFDS From Killing Us” shows up. Also, his boss just got promoted and is joining them. Why would he not go too?

    Sure, liking and trusting Shepard as a person makes the choice easier and keeps him from looking for alternatives, but in every case things are royally fucked when Shep shows up with an empty slot in the Party Selection Screen. Hell, the only difference between his recruitment and Tali’s is that Tali always happens later in the games and there was ONE (1) time things weren’t royally fucked for her so she had to finish her job before joining.

    Are we going to say that Wrex not abandoning his position as leader of this species to go running around with Shepard is a BAD thing? That Thane being deathly ill isn’t an excuse? That Miranda and Jack and Grunt and Mordin and everyone else having responsibilities and obligations that don’t center around You, The Player Character are flaws and not healthy character growth? I’m not fond of how it’s presented, but the VS saying “I don’t know what’s going on and I’m not disobeying orders until I do” on Horizon is a very reasonable stance when your dead friend shows up with a Space Nazi bumper sticker.

    And yeah, Joker only leaves the Normandy when EDI goes with him (thus technically is still with the ship), and the only reason there even is an option to not have Chakwas in ME3 is because she can DIE in ME2. She also fills out all the paperwork ahead of time in order to join the SR2. THAT’S dedication.

    rawrfatherwhatsthenews:

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    TMI just means Tell Me Immediately. Sorry not sorry 🤷🏻‍♀️

    gayteensupreme:

    rian johnson: hiii jeremy so sorry to hear about your horrific accident im so glad you recovered. would love to work together on the next knives out!!

    jeremy renner: oh wow nice im so flattered yknow things have been really tough after my various and extremely serious physical injuries including a collapsed lung and over 30 broken bones. so glad to get back into filmmaking

    rian johnson: ok so heres the pitch. im going to throw you down the fucking stairs

    energyprison:

    energyprison:

    people really think “i HATE this [genre/medium], so that should tell you how good this is when i say i liked it” is a good place to start their review from. like why would i listen to you. you hate the genre/medium. the one you like is probably not very good as an example of the genre or medium.

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    it makes you sound like this

    rontology:

    rontology:

    rontology:

    I love asking friends, without context, “what are you really into this week?” I’ll go first. this week I’m really into mouthwash and sudoku. Last week I was into peaches.

    we used to be a society on here!! reblog, don’t like! I want to hear what you’re into!!! I’m literally looking into the nyt game Pips!!!

    compiling my favourite responses

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    sadmortician:

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    wanted to draw my beautiful wife dana evans because she’s coming back to me in 4 days <3

    shit-kim-kitsuragi-would-say:

    buzzkillgirls:

    so. bad news. we have to keep going tomorrow. good news is that I’ll keep going with you

    Kim Kitsuragi would do this.

    vermiculaire:

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    BENOIT BLANC — “Do you see that?”

    PERCEPTION [Challenging : Failure] — There’s something strange about the photo. An inconsequential leather bag.

    JUD DUPLENTICY — “Yeah.”


    BENOIT BLANC — “Oh. That is, uh…”

    shinyobservationtree:

    (says anything with any kind of authority) -or something. yeah but honestly i dunno. i could be totally wrong here, ive just done a lot of research on the topic but what if i missed the one crucial piece that makes me totally wrong you know? I could be way off base, its like, just my opinion at this point. yeah i have no clue. sorry

    VIT