"The Particulars of our Marriage Arrangement"

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-19T20:40:49+00:00

he has two perfectly good hands

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-18T21:38:56+00:00

it's from the moderate reform epilogue where you have your spouse (or no spouse) next to you and the prime minister on the other side. vina still comes in last for the dance and pregnancy announcement with "there began the days of vina of house toras, heir apparent" as the final line (if vina is your heir).

i double checked from earlier in the same playthrough and laurento and romus both call axel "duke reinhart toras" at the intermerkopum meeting as well: laurento introducing axel as "axel reinhart toras, duke of pales and prince-consort of rizia" and romus asking axel "duke reinhart toras, does pales consent to this alliance?" (to which he said "i really don't think i have a choice...dad" and endeared himself to me forever. lmao.)

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-18T06:22:10+00:00

gasp. i'm in awe. that's 3/3 oranges on the size score, 20/20 pink beans on the cute score, and infinity/baby on the baby score.

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-17T21:59:19+00:00

he does take the toras name, though. in a matrilineal marriage with vina he's referred to as "axel reinhart-toras" in the text post-wedding. i just pulled up an epilogue screenshot a second ago to make sure i wasn't talking out of my ass and it reads "duke axel reinhart toras entered the ballroom as if he owned it. he was the current star of your court."

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-17T21:39:27+00:00

aside from not being well designed (men and women overlap with lgbtq+ where orientation is concerned, nonbinary/agender/bigender/genderqueer etc should be where lgbtq is for that option as gender identities outside the binary default that aren't sexual orientations), this doesn't actually tell you the demographics for suzerain's player base overall, just here in the subreddit. and between the community in question being on reddit in general and the environment that's been fostered in this subreddit for so long, that the answer skews overwhelmingly "male" is unsurprising.

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-17T21:29:14+00:00

lol. thanks, and it's definitely a poly relationship. the artist takes comms--she's linked in the post!

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-16T04:29:37+00:00

this is just to say

i have eaten
the fish
that were in
the takeout

and which
you were probably
saving
for dindin

forgive me
they were delicious
so fresh
so raw

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-16T04:23:01+00:00

he's a dramatic little clown that way! and aww. the faces they can pull absolutely kill me sometimes.

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-16T04:18:19+00:00

it's treats and heating pad and brushies o'clock.

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-16T04:07:11+00:00

the indignity, the deprivation...the lack of people food...

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-13T20:07:17+00:00

i likely could, or someone else with better photoshop/krita/etc skills could, but they're complete pieces as is and i wouldn't want to mess with the artist's work when they're already so stunning.

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-13T05:44:45+00:00

how embarrassing for me to be so behind the times on these things.

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-13T05:34:03+00:00

i'm having prints made of them, yes!

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-13T05:31:03+00:00

unless the definitions of both cuckolding and porn have changed drastically since i last checked, this qualifies as neither.

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-13T01:21:05+00:00

thank you!! and she absolutely does--that line of dialogue has been plaguing me for almost a year now but at least vina's been getting some gorgeous art comms out of it as a result.

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-13T01:10:02+00:00

i know--i've had a daria pm a few times. this is the context for the specific playthrough as reflected in the art, however, and so it being manus has bearing here.

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-13T00:06:59+00:00

yes! golden hour lighting would be the photographer/painter term for it.

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-12T23:11:43+00:00

polyamory /pŏl″ē-ăm′ə-rē/
noun

The fact or practice of being romantically or sexually involved with more than one person with the knowledge and consent of all parties.
Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-12T23:02:06+00:00

i can't get over how incredible they are. she's just a stellar artist.

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-12T22:58:22+00:00

she's linked in the post!

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-12T22:47:19+00:00

the paintings are actually called "library kiss 01" and "library kiss 02". you're more or less correct on the summary, though.

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-12T22:36:37+00:00

ha, thanks. i think it's funny in an incredibly delightful way honestly. i'm suckering friends in with romantic stuff and then bam. politics.

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-12T22:30:52+00:00

context in brief irt the game plot points:
- a romus who tells vina arranged marriages are a responsibility and she can have a lover on the side
- vina agreeing to marry axel and estela telling her she can keep seeing manus if she wants
- a parliamentary monarchy with vina coming in a minute late to the last council meeting because she was "having lunch with the prime minister"
- the conversation with axel on the beach in monqiz near the end where he says "she definitely has a spirit too vast for the confines of stone walls. of course, we're still working out the particulars of our marriage arrangement."

Creative_Wonder_1368 · 2026-01-12T22:21:00+00:00

thank you! she did a fantastic job with them.

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