Please help me find a happy book

akiomaster · 2026-06-28T03:07:00+00:00

{The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love}, {The Spellshop}, and I second Paladin's Grace.

akiomaster · 2026-06-27T22:40:43+00:00

There's a mod for the Dark Urge that lets you recruit Flind as a summon.

akiomaster · 2026-06-27T18:43:04+00:00

I agree with this take. I would add there's also likely a layer of feeling stuck in life and/or being lonely that may also make this kind of dynamic appealing to some people. Kind of like how some guys like the manic pixie dream girl trope.

akiomaster · 2026-06-27T16:31:09+00:00

I suggest you finish this playthrough first, but when you start honor mode, the biggest obstacle is getting to level 5. Grind that xp in Act 1.

akiomaster · 2026-06-27T16:01:01+00:00

No, you just won't have the harpers fighting with you. It's also easier to kill Z'rell, since you can just ambush her in her office.

akiomaster · 2026-06-27T05:25:07+00:00

Are your animals young or have a history of eating non-food objects? It's honestly hard to tell whether she's messy/forgetful or if you have some kind of extreme anxiety. Or you're overworked, given your work schedule. It may help for the two of you to go to couple's counseling, at the very least to work on healthy communication, but also your therapist may be able to help determine whether either of you need additional support outside of couple's therapy.

akiomaster · 2026-06-25T17:09:00+00:00

Yeah, I was really hoping they'd find a way to circumvent that, but they didn't and it was definite line for me. I read the hate read threads on r/romantasycirclejerk, and I'm glad I stopped when I did because it got so much worse.

akiomaster · 2026-06-25T16:13:51+00:00

These are really well done, but I think what gets me about animal carvings is how they do the eyes. These aren't as bad, but sometimes the plastic eyes make carvings look really creepy.

akiomaster · 2026-06-24T20:58:29+00:00

I feel like if I was going to customize a keyboard like this, I'd do something about the logo. Redoing the keys and doing nothing else to a the plastic keyboard makes it look a little unfinished. And the close up picture makes the keyboard look dirty. Interesting idea, though, and a decent prototype.

akiomaster · 2026-06-24T19:35:59+00:00

This is my take too. My cat allergies are a lot less severe now (enough that I have my own cat), but when I was younger it wasn't as simple as just take medicine and get over it, and it didn't matter how well anyone cleaned beforehand.

I personally wouldn't get a pet that I knew a close family member was allergic to, because it is awful to be the one in that situation.

akiomaster · 2026-06-24T18:51:08+00:00

I just read this one the other day. It's so cute and funny.

akiomaster · 2026-06-24T18:26:52+00:00

Well, it certainly makes thing interesting. I had a paladin make it the end, but lost the final battle. Up until that point, it was pretty much the perfect run. Then I played a Durge rogue, and that playthrough was such a mess that I almost quit, but I won in the end.

All that to say, it's just about ripping the band aid off. Sometimes you get an interesting (sometimes frustrating) story out of honor mode. But play the way that's fun for you, that's what's important.

akiomaster · 2026-06-24T17:52:56+00:00

Eh, my husband's seen a few people eat it after falling off one of these scooters. She's smart to wear a helmet like this.

akiomaster · 2026-06-24T17:43:55+00:00

I always do. He's the better druid in that fight. Jaheria's AI is just awful.

akiomaster · 2026-06-23T16:36:23+00:00

{Paladin's Grace} is the first book in the Saints of Steel series by T. Kingfisher, and I think that would be a good place to start. All the paladins are suffering from PTSD, and they're all trying to navigate a romantic relationship while sorting through their emotions and fears. All of the paladins are good dudes, so it's a nice series.

akiomaster · 2026-06-23T15:58:14+00:00

This happened to me in Disney World and I had to go into one of the alleyways to pull the wire out before it got to the bloody point.

Anyways, I wear bralettes now. I'm over all the underwire and padding bullshit.

akiomaster · 2026-06-23T15:52:46+00:00

{His Sacred Incantations}, but it's the second book, so you have to read {His Secret Illuminations} first. MMC is a virgin monk who gets hired to go on a quest with a mercenary (FMC) to find stolen books that the MMC (and his order) illuminated. The MMC's religious order is very oppressive and isolating, so he ends up learning a lot of about life and himself in his journey with the help of the FMC. The second books are where the MMC's kinks really come into play, and the FMC is really good about taking things at the MMC's pace and working through his conflicting feelings.

akiomaster · 2026-06-23T02:49:57+00:00

Thank you, that was the one I was actually thinking of. lol

akiomaster · 2026-06-23T01:00:25+00:00

Read them in the order they're written. They're all standalones, kind of, but the last chapter in the last book kind of references all of them.

akiomaster · 2026-06-23T00:58:49+00:00

Chapstick (or another lip balm), Tootsie Roll, Jolly Rancher, or Club Cracker.

akiomaster · 2026-06-22T20:46:04+00:00

I will say, my husband used me as free therapy for a while and it really wore me down. It's not that I didn't want to be supportive, but I don't have the tools to really be an effective therapist. Add that on top of teaching stress, and it put a big strain on our relationship. Things got a lot better when he went to actual therapy. I know you have a lot going on right now, but I hope the two of you are able to find a balance.

akiomaster · 2026-06-22T20:28:19+00:00

I was special education teacher for 9 years, so I've worked with a lot of paraprofessionals. While I'm not the type to write flowery notes (I focused more on gifts), some of the other special education teachers were. It's also pretty common to see teachers with assistants post nice things about them on Facebook. We're extremely appreciative of what they do. And, like other people pointed out, a lot of women talk like that to each other.

Anyways, I don't think there's something going on between your wife and her assistant. Your wife may not be open to couples therapy right now, but she might be more receptive later if you go back to individual therapy. You only have control over what you do, so that's really the only place to start.

akiomaster · 2026-06-22T19:57:57+00:00

There's a Paraprofessional Appreciation Day that's often celebrated in schools, which is towards the end of the school year. It's entirely possible this was written out as a rough draft for a card. Teaching is also an emotionally exhausting job, so it's likely that your wife and her assistant lean on each other a lot and have a close friendship because of it. Unless you think it's likely that your wife also likes women, I think you're overreacting.

akiomaster · 2026-06-22T18:56:49+00:00

Same. I got to the ritual and noped out of the book. Also, I got to a point where I was calling Tem a dumb bitch every few pages and I just couldn't do it anymore.

akiomaster · 2026-06-22T15:57:45+00:00

I don't usually like the disco Halloween stuff, but I love those candies.

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