#◈▏▐ ❛ ᴘʀᴀʏɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ʟɪɢʜᴛ; ɢᴜɪᴅɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴡɪsʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀʟʟ ᴍʏ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ. ❜ ― ( headcanon )

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araceli hates swearing and tries to avoid it herself, but she very definitely swore up a storm when choosing to side with neither family. she was... really, really, angry at both sides and the frustration of it all was enough to make her snap briefly. 

it probably looked a little like this, honestly.

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random headcanon of the day: 

araceli’s japanese voice claim is yukari tamura, most notably with her voice for rika furude-- or at least, her true personality. the childish voice is how she sounded when she was a child. ( an example using both voices in the same scene. ) 

her english voice claim is christina vee, most notably her voice for homura akemi. ( two examples, though they’re pretty spoilery for the rebellion story. oops. )

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okay here’s a quick timeline  of araceli’s heroes verse because like, yeah. it got way more extensive than i anticipated thanks to plotting and whatnot!

> fates ends. anankos is slain, the time loop is broken. araceli, kaito, and aqua are free from the cycles. 

> the issue of valla is brought up. araceli, in a panic and wanting to protect her twin brother, her cousin, and their freedom and happiness, insists on taking the throne herself. 

> she closes herself off for a few days, and is summoned before kaito and aqua can talk some sense into her and coax her into the three-way system as far as ruling valla goes.

> however, she is summoned by veronica and thus under embla’s contract. 

> the contract is broken, but like xander and a few others, araceli chooses to remain behind because she could sense how lonely veronica was and ended up being reminded of growing up alone with kaito in the northern fortress. she does not approve of veronica’s aggression against askr, however, and will not deny it should the princess ask her. yet, she stays anyways.

> she becomes more of a caretaker and older sister figure to veronica than a combatant in her forces, but primarily uses her dragonstone when combat is necessary on her part, given the niche draconic fighters can fill compared to a full army of swordspeople. she does still have the yato, however.

> loki appears, manipulating veronica into helping her allow surtr access to zenith. araceli is distrustful, but cannot convince veronica to stop. 

> surtr enters zenith and book two begins. when veronica stands up to surtr and tries to defend the askrian villagers, surtr essentially imprisons her in her own castle for daring to run her mouth. araceli remains with her for the princess’ protection, and ensures veronica is never left alone just in case.

> summoner ingrid witnessed part of veronica’s stand against surtr, and grew worried for the princess’ safety. she sends feh to spy on embla castle, where araceli discovers and hides the owl from the emblian guards. she begins a correspondence with ingrid, slowly working out a plan to smuggle veronica out of embla and into the order of heroes’ protection, getting the rest of the heroes under embla’s banner to cooperate. meanwhile, ingrid summons kaito shortly before the plan is put into motion.

> the plan goes off without a hitch... until bruno’s untimely appearance, and with araceli’s cover blown ( and veronica’s disappearance discovered faster than planned ), she and the prince make a break for it. araceli fights primarily in her draconic form to clear a path, but sustains heavy injuries in the escape, and faints well before bruno can regroup with ingrid. 

> araceli awakes in the order’s infirmary and joyfully reunites with kaito.

> at first, once she is fit to walk around, she is rather closed off and prefers to attend to whatever it is veronica needs-- though if the princess is already being assisted by someone else, she will try to make herself useful in another way. it is around now that she begins to open up. any and all heroes based threads, unless plotted otherwise, will take place from here. 

> around the previous point’s time she meets, befriends, and falls in love with ephraim, eventually agreeing to return with him to renais. in the case where she is presumed single in heroes verse, she will decide to stay in askr after the war ends.

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i’ve been craving one lately so have an info dump for a harry potter au

araceli is a half-blood witch. anankos is from a highly distinguished, old pureblood family (one of the oldest, in fact--) and mikoto was a muggle with a  witch in her family several generations prior-- in fact, her sister arete is a witch herself, which is likely how anankos and mikoto met and fell in love to begin with.

she is raised in london. anankos holds a high ranking position in the ministry of magic, mikoto... i believe will be a teacher for a secondary school. or something. i suppose what mikoto’s up to isn’t super important if she’s a muggle. anankos’ half of the family isn’t too pleased with him for marrying a muggle, and the stress of the fallout weighs a little heavily on him. lilith is her younger sister by two years. 

sorted into gryffindor, and shares her dorm with at least azura, assuming azura is a fellow gryffindor. ( the other three in the dorm could be other female lords or important characters, like lucina, celica, or eirika. felicia and flora will also join her if they’re in gryffindor, too. )

her wand is made of red oak, and contains a unicorn tail hair. it’s around 12 1/4 inches long, and rather unbending. ( i took the pottermore quiz for this one tbh. ... the sorting too, i just couldn’t decide. ) 

she is unsure of what she wants to do with her life, though is considering a career in either the ministry of magic or magical education. in particular, she’s talented with charms, care of magical creatures, and transfiguration, but isn’t very good at potions. she actually enjoys history of magic... though not with binns teaching it. she could read the books for hours, though. offers to tutor her friends should they need it.

she is, however, a very talented flier and assuming it’s possible, would try out for the quidditch team and hopefully find herself in the position of chaser.

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i was thinking about it a bit today and as much as araceli wants to deny it, she does have preferences within the hoshidan and nohrian royal famiies-- at least, towards the older princes and princesses.

 she tends to gravitate more towards ryouma than xander, given the original timeline was birthright and those first memories of xander angrily and immediately calling her a traitor and not even hearing her out ( and later, his death ) are still ever present in her mind-- ryouma, as equally bad as his reaction was when the shoe was on the other foot, at least still somewhat believed in her-- assumed that she was bewitched or too afraid to turn away from nohr, and was even willing to negotiate when elise fell ill. 

she gravitates towards camilla over hinoka, if only because camilla will seek her out herself and is just so good at reading her that it feels more natural to go to camilla with a problem than hinoka-- hinoka’s still a wonderful help, of course, but her problem solving deals with the practical rather than the emotional. ( she’s also noticed the strain on hinoka’s and takumi’s relationship, and guilt over being the cause keeps her a little distant. ) also i haven’t had the chance to interact much with hinoka and i’m sad because i wANT TO BUT YKNOW...........

as far as elise, leo, takumi, and sakura go, they’re all younger than her and therefore all equally precious. 

she will never speak a word of this out loud, however, fearing the reactions she would get after claiming neutrality-- and such reactions would only fuel the belief that her beloved family sees her as nothing more than some shiny object to own and fight over.

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👶🎁🌺

thought provoking

👶 - If they have any, what is your muse’s relationship like with their children? Do they feel like they’re a good parent?

Okay I’m just gonna go ahead and preface this with the fact that the babyrealms are not canon to Araceli’s story. The only reason they might be referenced at all are in order to interact with the Fates second generation without issue for the sake of rp, and even then honestly I’d prefer such interactions to be in the same vein as Awakening; The children returning to the past from a ruined future to prevent it. Araceli will never have any children until the war is over, and she will raise them naturally.

That said, she didn’t ever expect that she would become a parent– After everything she’d been through she didn’t even think marriage would be in the cards someday, believing herself too broken and gloomy to ever want to begin with. She spends most of her first pregnancy ( or the process of adopting a child ) grappling with her self doubt and lack of self esteem, worrying that she won’t be a very good mother… But thanks to her gentle and caring personality takes to it like a fish to water. She worries about this quite a bit, especially as her children grow older, but usually her spouse is able to reassure her that she’s doing just fine. Her relationship with her children is very good, and she takes care to let them grow and learn for themselves while offering her aid or presence whenever they wish it. She’s just. A really good mom, okay.

( Her older child will be unplanned– Or, should she find herself in a marriage where heirs are expected, earlier than they were prepared for. The Kana twins were conceived specifically because Araceli and her spouse wanted a second child… They just weren’t anticipating a third. )

In Diana’s and the Kana’s case specifically, in which Araceli suddenly finds herself faced with her children from the future… She handles it much better than Ephraim does, deciding to tackle the unexpected turn of events from the angle of making friends. ( She may or may not have sought out Heroes from the world of Awakening to help her sort out her feelings on the matter and get advice. ) This has worked out for the most part, but Araceli can’t help but feel a little guilty for not being the woman her future children expected. She constantly worries about the dissonance between the radiant queen Diana described and, well… Her own self. 

TL;DR she’s a good mom who gets along very well with her kids, but harbours some insecurities about her ability as a parent and in the case of Heroes and Diana, how she stacks up compared to her future self. She does love her future kids very much all the same, though.

🎁 - Does your muse celebrate their birthday? If yes, how do they celebrate? If no, why not?

Araceli’s birthday, for those curious, is August 14th!

In the past, Araceli looked forward to her birthday– It usually meant a visit from her siblings, all her favourite foods, presents, and a day off from studying. Now she tries to avoid letting word get out that her birthday is approaching when that time of year draws close– She isn’t comfortable receiving so much attention and well wishes from the people around her, not after all she’s been through. She doesn’t think she deserves the acknowledgement and would prefer the day passing entirely unnoticed save for maybe Jakob taking extra care to prepare her favourite tea and cake for the occasion. Knowing her family, however, that’s impossible. 

That said, she would not mind a very quiet, intimate celebration with those she is close to– A nice dinner and some cake is all that she would ever hope for. A huge party would simply make her uncomfortable.

🌺 - Does your muse have a favorite flower? Why do they like it?

In general, she’s very fond of flowers and has a difficult time choosing favourites! Somewhere in her library sits a book on the language of flowers and she’s pored over it a few times, though it’s not something Araceli is overly knowledgeable about; To try and decipher any meanings in an arrangement she’d have to break out that book.

In particular, she’s drawn to lilies ( red spider lilies and lilies of the valley in particular ), forget me nots, roses, cherry blossoms, peonies, anemones, azaleas, hyacinths, lotus blossoms, and orchids. But really, any flower is precious to Araceli. A bouquet will always make a great gift!

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headcanon: strangers & uncomfortable situations.

when araceli is faced with a situation -- say, drinking with a certain former exalt she happens to be terrified of -- that makes her uncomfortable, her method of dealing with it is to just... let it happen and do her best to pacify the other person (or people) involved regardless of her own feelings. as far as she’s concerned, her feelings and comfort levels don’t matter... 

but others’ do. if someone else is in the room and looking uneasy, she will do her best to step in and either get them out of the situation or act as a distraction so that the other can escape. the one exception to this rule is if the other person or people attempt to attack her, as survival instinct kicks in and she will try to fight back.

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Harry Potter verse Araceli has a Nimbus 2000 and plays as a Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team. She received the broom as a birthday gift from her father the summer after making the team, and before that she rode a Cleansweep Seven. 

The Gryffindor Quidditch team ( tentatively ) includes...

Chasers: Araceli, Chrom, Ike

Beaters: Ephraim, Hector

Keeper: Eliwood

Seeker: Eirika

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ive been thinking about it all day so have a xenoblade chronicles x au headcanon dump

anankos was one of the officials of the earthlife colonization project, securing mikoto, kaito, araceli, and lilith spots on the white whale-- unlike maurice chausson, he couldn’t bear the thought of his family being left to burn on earth. that said, he gave up his own salvation to ensure theirs and remained behind when the arks departed, dying alongside the earth.

upon her lifepod being discovered and araceli being brought back to new los angeles, she decided to join blade after learning of her father’s sacrifice. she wanted to repay him for saving their lives and contribute to humanity’s future as best as she could, so working for blade seemed like the logical conclusion.

despite disliking fighting, araceli decided to join the harriers division, as she noticed how in badly need they were of recruits. when she’s not called on assignment or helping other members of blade on their own assignments, araceli tends to assist the mediators resolving problems around the city. 

as a playable character, cross would be able to recruit her in the residential district near the tennis court, resolving a problem between two humans. after chapter 5, the humans will change and become a nopon and a ma-non, then after chapter 9 she will move to the administrative district near the harrier’s sector of division drive.

her class is an alternative galactic knight, using dual guns and the photon saber in combat. initially, araceli used a photon saber made by grenada galactic group, but soon picked up one made by six stars once the wrothians allied with humanity and hasn’t looked back. her dual guns are made by candid & credible.

her art palette consists of astral horizon, starfall blossom, starfall rondo, galactic cataclysm, early bird, ghostwalker, primer, and sliding slinger.

araceli has a skell license, being a harrier, and operates a lailah model. she is among the first to have her skell outfitted with the flight module when lin finally completes it, and occasionally goes on a flight when she needs to clear her head. the skell’s name is the yato no kami, commonly shortened to the yato.

her biggest wish is to reunite with her remaining family, and often keeps tabs on the reclaimers’ progress on locating the lifehold. kaito and lilith may potentially be rescued, but until the lifehold is found, mikoto is missing.

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thought provoking

💋 - How does your muse feel about people who cheat? Do they see a reason for it, or is it completely immoral?

Araceli disapproves highly of cheaters– She takes the commitment of a relationship very seriously! She is of the opinion that if one is seriously considering betraying their partner in such a fashion, then perhaps it’s time for the relationship to end. After all, if the grass is clearly greener somewhere else, why stay?

🌠 - Would your muse make a wish on a star? If so, what would they wish for?

She would, yes! In fact, she has many times in her youth and still does. At first, it was to be rescued… Then the wishes soon became that the day she could formally join the Nohrian royal family would come soon. Once Araceli’s ordeal began, she wished for it to end– And by the time of Revelation, once the end was clearly nigh, she began to wish for everyone’s survival, happiness, and safety– And that should she fall in battle, that everyone would forget she ever existed to begin with. 

Post Revelation and in a Heroes verse, she wishes for purpose moving forward; To find new meaning to her life now that the goal she’d dedicated her entire being to for hundreds of years has been completed.

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HANDWRITING CAN TELL YOU A LOT ABOUT A PERSON. GO HERE AND REBLOG WITH YOUR CHARACTER’S HANDWRITING STYLE!

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tagging: @rxstorationlord, @anamnesisqueen, @starstruckmuses for l’arachel or innes!

Araceli’s handwriting is clear and legible on most days, though if she’s in a rush some letters tend to blur together-- Overall, however, the message is still easily discernible. She grew up with lessons to attend when Xander wasn’t training her, and as “Nohrian” royalty it was important she learn to keep a steady script. 

Her Hoshidan, however, is... A bit lacking. She’s trying, and definitely improving, but occasionally will have trouble with kanji or the like. 

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headcanon time!

OH MAN THAT’S A LOT BUT I GOT THIS

in the original timeline, araceli actually did take archery lessons from takumi. it was how they bonded the first go around, but after so long araceli doesn’t want to… tarnish those memories, in her mind? you know, aside from all the other emotional baggage.

she sometimes has nightmares about takumi’s jump in conquest and the later battle that keep her up at night. should takumi be the one to discover her awake, she refuses to say a word about it and instead turns her attention to him.

there are times she finds it difficult to look takumi in the eye because of the events of conquest.

she once, early on in the loops, tried to save takumi from jumping by using her dragon form, but ended up perishing herself. it is unknown what became of takumi in this particular cycle.

as a child, araceli used to read to a young takumi– a practice that would be taken up with leo and elise later in nohr. though she didn’t remember the hoshidan prince herself, she did note that reading to a younger sibling felt strangely familiar.

takumi’s kinshi is one of her favourite creatures in the army. 

however… she’s a little nervous around takumi’s dog. she tried petting the little guy once early on, and he bit her. she’s regarded the dog with wariness ever since.

she’ll always be takumi’s biggest cheerleader, especially after picking up on how the lack of an older sister figure in his life seems to have impacted him pretty negatively. ( thanks, hinoka. ) she also feels guilty that it’s because of her that the rift between sibs formed in the first place.

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CHARACTER INTERVIEW / repost, don’t reblog.

NAME: Araceli ALIAS: Ara, Celi (by Camilla) AGE: 22 SPECIES:  Half-dragon human

PERSONAL !

MORALITY:  lawful /   neutral   /  chaotic   /   good /   neutral   /   evil  /   true  . RELIGION:  Surprisingly not very religious, believes in the Dusk and Dawn Dragons, but doesn’t actually practice the faiths. Was more reverent of the Dusk Dragon in her childhood, though. SINS:  greed   /   gluttony   /   sloth   /   lust   /   pride   / envy  /   wrath . VIRTUES:  chastity   /   charity   /   diligence   /   humility   /  kindness  /  patience  / justice. KNOWN LANGUAGES: Hoshidan, Nohrian, Common SECRETS:  The time loop she is trapped in. The only one who remembers any of the previous timelines is Azura, and Araceli has only told four other people about it. 

PHYSICAL !

BUILD: scrawny  /   bony   / slender /   fit   /   athletic   /   curvy   /  herculean   /   pudgy   /  average.   HEIGHT: 5′5″ SCARS   /   BIRTHMARKS: Lost an eye in her kidnapping by Garon, and its hasty treatment left scarring. She also has long-faded scars from training with Xander in the Northern Fortress, as well as more recent ones from the latest timeline.  ABILITIES   /   POWERS: Skilled in swordplay, and due to being the Silent Dragon’s descendant she can activate and use Dragon Veins-- Due to being his direct descendant, she can assume a full or partial dragon form. RESTRICTIONS:  Transforming without a Dragonstone on hand is incredibly risky, especially if Araceli is in a state of emotional distress; It is incredibly easy to lose herself to the dragon’s fury, making her incredibly volatile and dangerous to be around.

FAVOURITES !

FOOD:  Sweets, notably cakes that pair well with tea, cheesecake, or montblanc cakes. If cake isn’t an option, she’s fond of salads with pecans, goat cheese, and grilled chicken. DRINK: Jakob’s original blend of peach tea. PIZZA TOPPING: Probably extra cheese ngl. COLOUR: Notably pinks, greens, blues, and lilac. Also fond of black and white. MUSIC GENRE:  She’s fond of haunting piano pieces. BOOK GENRE:  Romance and mystery. MOVIE GENRE: Rom-coms!  SEASON: Fall! CURSE WORD: A princess doesn’t swear! ( Unless influenced by a fit of mass cursing throughout camp. ) Though at her most incensed she’ll find herself saying ‘damn’ or ‘dastard’ or something along those lines. SCENT ( S ):  Florals, mint, anything soothing really.

FUN STUFF !

SINGS IN THE SHOWER: Sometimes, if she thinks no one will hear her. LIKES PUNS: Yes. Yes, she does. She thinks they’re clever.

Tagged by: i yoinked it from beep. <3 Tagging: SISTER SQUAD-- or you know, you, if you haven’t done it yet.

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headcanon time!

out of the hoshidan siblings, takumi is the one araceli trusts the most– purely because of his initial dislike of her. sakura is a close second. she understands ryoma and hinoka actually remember her from their childhood, but, while takumi might have too, he didn’t bother hiding his wariness and sakura was meeting her for, essentially, the first time. the fact that they don’t simply fawn over her like the older siblings and the nohrians is refreshing. takumi’s judgement is one she always takes into consideration– sometimes, over ryoma and xander, depending on the situation.

… and she feels like she deserves his skepticism and dislike anyways but that’s another story.

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character archetype quiz!

50% Caregiver

Friendly, sincere, and compassionate, the Caregiver finds their reward in helping others. No one could ask for a better best friend.

36% Visionary

Leave it to others to live by the status quo. The Visionary is interested in new ways of seeing, solutions not yet imagined, products not yet built.

14% Advocate

The Advocate is the one everyone wants on their side. In the name of justice, they are not afraid to challenge authority or speak up for others.

tagged by: no one, i yoinked it

tagging: anyone wearing white today!

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8!

shipping asks!

8 – Does your muse get jealous easily? 

hmmm… yes and no! 

long story short: it sucks watching people you care about form these connections and find happiness and feeling like you can never be a part of that.  ( this ceases being the case in revelation ofc ). on the other hand, her self loathing makes her feel like she isn’t allowed that happiness to begin with, but she wants the people she loves to be happy? so she just. endures any jealousy she feels and keeps it to herself. 

…i’m really tired and this probably makes no sense i’m sorry beep ily.