The Real Griffin McElroy

(voice of a guy whos really going through it right now) i should relisten to taz balance

Hey everybody, for real, playing to frustrate each other is not a fun way to play because we're all on the same team and that team is to have fun together and to make it fun for all our audiences. And so when people make plays just to frustrate each other and just to troll each other, there's enough of that in the world today, of people trolling each other just to be mean and to be hurtful, and if we're gonna play in this space together we need to do it because we want each other to have fun and not because we're trying to frustrate each other, cause there's enough frustrating things in the world right now and there's enough we can't control, and one of the things we can control is that everyone is here to have fun and not waste each others' time and so when we make decisions that are meant to troll each other, that's something that bad people do.

ID: Digital drawing of Taako, Magnus, and Merle in greyscale. Taako and Magnus stand facing the viewer. They smile at the viewer, cheeks flushed. Magnus's arms are crossed. Taako leans an arm on Magnus's shoulder and raises his brows. His other hand is on his hip. Merle sits on Magnus's shoulders, winking, stroking his beard and smiling. End ID.

an important thing to note is that although taako is both gay and lup’s best friend, he is not her gay best friend. kravitz is her gay best friend. she says something along the lines of “kravitz is the gay best friend i never had” and taako gets all offended like what are you talking about?? i’m your gay best friend. you’ve had a gay best friend your entire life. you were literally born with a gay best friend. and she’s like no you’re not. you’re my lameass gay brother its different. kravitz is bitchy and into drama and fashion. when i ask what kravitz thinks about how i look he gives me actual good advice and gasses me up while doing it. you have a mullet. the other night i asked if you wanted to watch drag race and you said no i want to watch masterchef and you made me watch masterchef. and taako’s like you love masterchef and we had a great time. and lup is like yes i do and we did but that’s not my point

[image: an illustration of Sloane. She’s illuminated from beneath and dressed in robes and cape, her form ending at the knee, giving the impression that she’s floating. She’s holding a whip in both hands and has long hair that’s blowing in the wind. She’s wearing a raven’s mask that obscures most of her face. The eyes of the mask are blank white. There are translucent vines twisting around and behind her form.]

[Image description: art of Lup from The Adventure Zone. She's a slender elf, with light olive-brown skin. She blushes nervously, running a hand through her sleek black hair. Lup wears a white shirt with a boob window and red pants, with big pink roses behind her. End ID.]

never let your dreams be dreams. This post is 5 years old, and now it has a description bc someone asked nicely. The world is a beautiful place

[image description: a drawing of Joaquin in front of a green square and Taako in front of a red circle beneath him. They’re both holding up tacos, smiling. Joaquin has brown skin, dark brown curly hair pulled into a low ponytail, and he’s wearing a flame-patterned apron that says “S.B Tacos” on it. Taako is an elf with light brown skin and long blonde hair. He’s wearing a green wizard hat and matching capelet, and his eyes are closed happily.]

really fucking sucks that the catalyst for the mcelroy brothers' "downfall" was when one of them *checks notes* displayed symptoms of the mental illness he was very open about, in a way that was deeply embarrassing but ultimately pretty harmless

i can't help but think about something he said on his podcast with teresa, about how he tends to dominate conversations without realizing it. they came up with a nonverbal signal for when he's doing that, so he can back down a bit. iirc, this was before he knew he had npd, so like, he was working to manage these tendencies on his own! he's as close to a "~good little narc~" as you could possibly get. he's everything people theoretically want from ppl with personality disorders. god forbid he slip one fucking time.