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FFXIV Write 2024 - Prompt #19: Taken

i'm not a writer by any means, but i absolutely had to take part in the ffxiv write 2024 challenge. this drabble is super rough and i may come back and expand on it later, but i'm just happy that i managed to write anything at all :^3

here's the link to the fic on ao3 if you wanna check it out there, otherwise continue below the break! many apologies for spelling/grammar/whatever errors, i don't know how to manage time efficiently totally not obvious by sharing something a day later UwU

PROMPT: TAKEN

Premise: He knew Gravy would dance with others at the ball, but Aymeric can't help but feel taken with jealousy as he watched person after person steal a dance with his Warrior.

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“You can just go up and dance with her, you know,” a voice said, having successfully interrupted Aymeric’s state of brooding and startling the poor elezen. Quickly composing himself, the Lord Commander turned to the perpetrator to apologize for appearing so glum, but his shoulders sagged in relief when he saw it was only Stephanivien. “I wasn’t joking, go on and ask the girl to dance before you glare everyone to death,” the eldest Haillenarte added, making Aymeric wince.

“Is it really that noticeable?” Aymeric stated more than asked, already knowing the answer.

“My friend, I had to convince Artoirel that you weren’t going to pull out your sword and skewer the next poor sod who asked Gravy’s hand for a dance!” Stephanivien exasperated dramatically with a wave of his hand. “I personally think it’d be hilarious if you did; it’d certainly bring more excitement to this absolute waste of time.” The machinist ran a hand through his blond hair and huffed in annoyance, his pale blue eyes scanning the room. “Ugh, this is the last time I let Art coerce me into attending one of these. He knows I have much to work on at the shop, I don’t have time to be stuck with these pricks and their hors d’oeuvres! And I have to wear this ridiculous garb that father insisted– ”

Aymeric tuned out Stephanivien’s ranting at that point and graciously accepted a glass of wine from a servant. He didn’t bother with a sip and threw his head back and downed the entire drink in one go, promptly returning the glass to the stunned server. His eyes trailed back towards the center of the dance floor and landed on the lone lalafell of the entire room…and the bastard she was dancing with. He couldn’t quite place who the man was, but Aymeric immediately disliked him for how Gravy obviously struggled to keep up with the elezen’s much longer legs.

The Lord Speaker frowned as he watched the Warrior try to tell her dance partner something, presumably to shorten his steps. He replied with yanking her harshly by the arm and pulled her up to his chest with a wicked grin, making the dancers around them gasp. Rage filled Aymeric as he marched his way to the pair, ready to beat the ever living shit out the fiend, but stopped a few steps short when Gravy, in all her gracefulness, slapped the man’s face with a resounding SMACK.

All noise immediately ceased in the ballroom as the man cried out in pain and dropped Gravy to clutch his cheek. She got up and nonchalantly dusted herself off as her dance partner’s companions came rushing to his aid. With one hand on her hip and the other pointed to wailing elezen, Gravy loudly said,

“That ain’t NO way to treat a person, ya pompous fuck! You oughta be ashamed of yerself!”

Aymeric stood there in disbelief as the ballroom erupted in laughter as the offender was dragged out before he let out a small chuckle himself.

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a gooby aah idea i've had in the making 4 a hot minute and finally made happen UwU posing dragons is fuckING HARD WHYYYYYYY

transcript below the break!

TRANSCRIPT

Panel 1: [DURING ESTINIEN AND VRTRA’S EARLY MORNING WALK ONE DAY…]

Panel 2: ???: There y’all lovebirds are!

Panel 3: Gravy Train: Vrtra, I needa talk to ya ‘bout somethin’, homie!

Panel 4: Gravy Train: <Whispering frantically>

Vrtra: Yes…yes…procuring those would be no issue…

Panel 6: Aymeric: Now what do you suppose they could be discussing so fervently about?

Estinien: Hmph, looks more like scheming. And I doubt it’ll end well for either of us <it never does when Gravy’s involved…>

Panel 7: [LATER THAT NIGHT AT MEHRYDE’S MEYHANE…]

Panel 9: Aymeric: WHOOOOOOOOOO THAT’S MY WIFE, EVERYONE!!! YOU LOOK MARVELOUS, DARLING!!

Estinien: This is…fine.[In a thought bubble by Estinien’s head] OH GODS HE’S HOT OH GODS HE’S HOT OH GODS HE’S HOT OH GODS HE’S HOT OH GODS

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im so normal about them 🥰

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gravy used to complain about her height until the day she met aymeric de borel UwU

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i hate them i hate them i hate them i hate them i hate them i hate them i hate them i hate them i hate them i hate them i hate them i hate them i hate them i hate them i hate them i hate them i hate them i hate them i hate

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they all share a single brain cell

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i forget that i'm a graphic designer and have the knowledge to photoshop goofy shit LMAO. this has been my phone's background for months UwU

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i rly like playing dolls in il mheg heehee 🤠

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i've had the same hairstyle since i first started playing ffxiv and just changed it the other night. i was on my way home when this goofy aah idea came to mind and i had to make it happen LMAO transcript below the break!

TRANSCRIPT

Panel 1: [WAITING AT ISHGARD’S AIRSHIP LANDING FOR THE WARRIOR OF LIGHT TO RETURN FROM TURAL]

Panel 2: Arrivals Attendant: Announcing the arrival of the Warrior of Light, Gravy Train!

Panel 3: Aymeric: Gravy! Welcome home, I pray your journey was–

Panel 4: Aymeric: Ah–Gravy??

Panel 5: Gravy Train: Howdy y’all! It’s so good to be back home!

Panel 6: [HER HAIRCUT BEFORE LEAVING FOR TURAL]

Panel 7: Count Edmont de Fortemps: Ah, welcome back, my dear! You’re positively glowing, wouldn’t you agree, Lord Speaker?

Panel 8: Count Edmont de Fortemps: …Lord Speaker?

Panel 9: Aymeric: <sniff> SH-SHE’S SOMEHOW EVEN MORE PERFECT THAN BEFORE! <sob>

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pls....just a crumb of housing...................

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friend showed me the tuliyollal palace jumping puzzle and of course i had to pose these two being annoying tourists UwU

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bby gposer here, welcome 2 my crib 🧍‍♂️

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posted this on my main but thought i'd share it here too, but EMBRACE THE CORNSERVANT 🌽🌽🌽

the pattern i referenced for the corn base was here! https://youtu.be/1etPH-B-NcU?si=ZXcv5lhS0ut0xyLO

i adjusted the puffs to only be 3dc clusters instead of 4 since i was trying to make it as easy as i could on my hands. the leaves and limbs were all free-handed!

crocheted for the first time in several months to make CORN 🌽the cornservant gives me all the serotonin lil guy's just so perfect