#Aria will be a Crow

[purple-mushroom-cap]

not in the mha fandom but why didn't izuku js lie n say his quirk was some fuckass shit like tarot cards or whatever

"what's ur quirk izuku??"

"i can predict when it rains" n bro just has to look at the weather app every morning like boom no more bullying

[siebedraws]

I've not posted anything about this on tumblr before, but here are some various sketches and concepts for a fighting game I want to make.

[kinuphoto]

[draydelion]

◇ My Rook is an Antivan Crow! ◇

The sketch uvu

[bubblecat-co]

Saw @knowlsey post about the funny meme dynamics and went ahead and searched for some to make my own

Some Extra:

@i-creatied-au @a-mumbling-nerd @madrabbit014 @tiravi @booksncatsworld @alliminoobers @larknnightingale

[alystrin03]

hehe for the kiss prompts 21. Wildcard (dealers choice) for Alecto and Aria 👀👀

This prompt was really difficult because I really did not what to choose about our lovely elven girl! So, I've decided to do a non-lover kiss for once (just for once!!)

I like to think about Aria like a young, determined elf, focused on training and getting the best of her. Hope you like it @bubblecat-co !!

“Again” Covered in sweat and with an expression of rage that would scare anyone, Aria struggled to her feet. A relentless determination shone in her eyes.

Alecto sighed, raising her eyebrows. Viago's young protégée was an impressive pupil - her skill with poisons made that more than clear - but she still needed to hone some skills in combat and, above all, stealth. That was why she had agreed to her request to train her, knowing that if anyone could recognise the potential of a fledgling, it was Viago himself. He had a special gift for reading people, and the two-colored eyed elf was the most uncannily like him Alecto had ever seen. Paranoid, secretive and, thanks to the lessons of her instructor, an expert in poisons. Viago would never acknowledge it, but he was tremendously proud of her. 

However, something wasn't right. This was no ordinary practice: Aria was going at it with fury and a determination that bordered on foolishness. They had been at it for hours and she hadn't even agreed to rest for a few minutes. Alecto shook her head, knowing that for once it was her turn to be the voice of reason.

Without giving her time to reply, the young elf tried to surprise her again. But she was more experienced, and not only that, Alecto was the best in her House at stealth attacks. She let her get close enough for her to think she was going to succeed this time, turning at the last minute and throwing her back with a small wave of her hand. The Crow knew that if she let her continue Aria would not let up, so she walked over to her and straddled the young apprentice's body, preventing her from getting up. 

‘What are you doing?’ Alecto giggled. She was too used to Viago yelling at her that Aria's voice was soothing in comparison. ‘Again. I want to go on. I need to go on.’

‘You need a break. You've needed it for a while now, but I'm not going to bargain with you now. I will not be the one to tell Viago that his favorite student died of exhaustion, especially not while training with me.’

Aria pouted and pursed her lips, but did not respond. Alecto didn't plan to get up: she knew from experience that the elf would try to get to work again as soon as she was released. She allowed her a few seconds to catch her breath and realise that she had absolutely no control over whether she trained or not. 

‘Are you going to tell me what the hell is wrong with you?’ she asked, with some patience. Aria looked at her with flaming eyes, and Alecto was sure that if she could she would be sticking a knife in her neck as punishment for forcing her to stop. ‘This isn't you, Aria. You're smart. You're calculating. You know exactly how far to go and when to stop. But here you are, drenched in sweat as you make one mistake after another, rushing at every turn. You're so much better than this.’

Her prey let out a snort, but didn't respond. Alecto shrugged and made herself a little more comfortable on top of her: after all, she had all the time in the world. 

‘I'm sick of this,’ Aria's voice was barely a whisper, but she seemed to be more resigned. ‘I need to improve myself as much as I can. I need to get promoted for once and for all and be able to take on a real job. And for that I need to get better, but you won't let me.’

Alecto raised her eyebrows and looked at her sympathetically. She herself had been like that until not too long ago, and had learned to be patient the hard way. Not that she herself had too much patience now, she had to admit. She also knew, from experience, that words would do no good. Aria needed a solution that would satisfy her, but without humiliation.

‘Let's do one thing,’ she finally said, ‘since you are so determined, you have my word that I will personally teach you everything I know, as many days as you want. In return, you'll have to listen to me when I tell you it's time to rest and even more so, to stop. are we?’

Aria eyed her suspiciously, looking for the trick in her words. ‘What's the catch?’

She stretched her neck and arms, calmly. ‘None. I want you to go forth and do your best, but you won't if you don't know how to wait until you're ready. For what it's worth -’ she stood up, and held out her hand for Aria to do the same ’the hardest part isn't acting, it's knowing when not to act. But if you go into action unprepared, you'll be captured or worse, killed. And Viago will be unbearable."

Aria lowered her eyes, but seemed much calmer. ‘Any time I want?’

A mischievous grin peeked over her lips. He took her by the shoulders, and pressed a kiss to her forehead. She understood perfectly why Viago had taken her under his wings, and she herself was fond of Aria. ‘Any time.’

[bbangsuns]

skin to skin | nina zenik

requested?: no, this is more so something I wrote up pretty quickly in order to get back into the swing of things after being inactive for so long.

pairing: nina zenik x gn!reader (no use of y/n)

warnings?: none, just something short and sweet with our beloved bisexual, waffle loving heartrender <3 established relationship for this fic and somewhat bad writing due to how it’s been so long since i wrote anything…sorry about that y’all. i also never know how to end a story so sorry about the weird ending paragraph 💔

small rays of sunlight streamed through the openings of the curtain covering the window, rousing you from the peaceful slumber that you had found yourself in just moments ago and forcing a small groan to leave your mouth as you rubbed your eyes.

you carefully turned yourself around on the mattress in your room at the Slat, coming face to face with the sight that makes your heart speed up every time you see it; nina’s peaceful expression as she sleeps next to you, long brunette hair tousled and messy from the occasional turning throughout the night.

you raise your hand and let it hover close to her face, using your index finger to slowly and gently trace along the contours of her face, admiring all of the gorgeous features that cause your heart to flutter wildly in your chest every time you look at her.

“it’s quite rude to stare at someone when they’re sleeping, you know?”

you were pulled out of your thoughts when the sound of nina’s groggy voice broke the peaceful silence in the room, a smile immediately tugging at your lips upon seeing one of her eyes just barely opened and squinting in your direction while she rubs the other one and lets out a loud yawn.

“i’m not staring, i’m simply admiring…there’s a difference, love.” you said in a lame attempt to defend yourself, though you both knew that you were indeed staring at her while she slept but you couldn’t help it; she was just too pretty to not look at.

she mumbled something under her breath before moving even closer to you, bare bodies pressing together tightly when she hooked her leg around one of your own and tightened the grip her arms had around your waist, her head coming to rest on your chest.

“let’s just stay like this for the day…” you heard nina mumble into your ear, her face pressing into the crook of your neck and her breath fanning across your skin with every little exhale that escaped her nose or kiss that she pressed to your neck and shoulder.

that’s exactly how you spent your morning—cuddled up under the sheets with nina, listening to the birds chirping and enjoying the sensation of her skin brushing against your own, her heart beating in time with yours.

[ominous-faechild]

(Frey and Crow first "official" meeting) Crow: *trying to help Frey, but she's in the middle of a vortex of fire* Crow: "HEY, LADY! SHUT IT OFF!" Frey: "I DON'T KNOW HOW???" Crow: Aria: Both:

[ftbm2011]

Aria and ace

[ishgard]

Scribbling thoughts down, Aria's got 'three' verses:

Main Verse - she's the 13th shard of the WoL (Mana) and an antagonistic entity who may or may not 'kinda sorta' come begrudgingly along by the end of things. Amon's nightmare of a 'side project' forged together with dragon bits, a voidsent, and a dash of residual past life damage resonating through his psyche.

'Your Villain' - almost entirely the same as main except the connection to the WoL lifts out and she's a recurring NPC figure. (I don't actively RP but if you wanna imagine her terrorizing your narrative feel free. X'D)

WoL Verse - this isn't actually a thing it's just me kind of going 'that'd be interesting if it WAS a thing'. Unlikely to ever invest in it but her Azem would be Hecate. (a verse with no mana-connection is interesting in theory because it both destroys the core of who she is and frees her from it :'D)

[caramelmochacrow]

im tearing up and crying about the CoA event story rn abt airi and her connection to unichord and abyssmare because of how her character of the teacher/advisor to tsubaki, kyoko and happy ara is evolved to being the idol/goal to be to neo because aria was to her just. aough.

her character (and artemis in general) went from the background to literally the most important figure in d4 ever is just. ough.

(cut cause i rambled)

something about how aria taught airi how to sing with emotion and love and that the reason tsubaki and kyoko are the amazing vocalists they are. something about how because airi sang, she helped rinku reconnect with muni, make new connections and not be lonely with the stars anymore is. ??? something about how because of that, rei found her love for piano again and gave a certain dj the confidence to reach d4fes???? like. aughhghghg. something about how because artemis formed, aoi is the person she is now which let her save tsubaki??? something about how because aoi is who she is, it helped hiiro get over her fears??? something about how because aoi recruited nagisa, she isnt a lonely wanderer anymore?? something about how artemis formed, photon gained this chance to find new sides of themselves they never knew existed??? something about how because artemis is the reason photon is here, it inspired lyrilily to be a unit???

something about how tsubaki and kyoko along with lumina (the literal embodiment of aria) taught neo how to sing with emotion paralleling to what aria did w airi??? something about how even if neo went through so much hardship, because of the voice and singing of aria, she helped sophia, weronika and elsie be saved and be who they are??? something about how because lumina is the embodiment of aria, she helped kokoa move on from her resentment of michiru??? something about how she helped kokoa, hayate and michiru not be lonely anymore???

something about how almost all of those people were about to go through what aria did, but because of the people around them made them able to keep singing??? something about how because of the passion and love she passed it helped them find people who will make sure that, no matter how many times they fall, will always find a way to return to that passion???

something about how because aria passed her love of singing to airi she is still helping so many people find passion and regained passion even after she died???

why is the writing for this franchise so good?

[bubblecat-co]

Gonna do this for my gal

Rook Questionnaire

inspired by @cassieuncaged's BG3 Character Development Questions but for Rook instead!

1: Where in the Thedas is your Rook from?

2: What is your character's alignment?

3: Race and subclass?

4: If your Rook was a companion, where would they be found?

5: What emotion did they usually pick?

6: What companion are you platonically close with?

7: Romantically close with?

8: Who are they suspicious of?

9: Does your Rook get along with their chosen Faction?

10: Are they proficient in playing any instruments?

11: Weapon of choice?

12: What is their orientation?

13: What are their thoughts on killing? Is it a necessary evil or do they enjoy it?

14: What hobbies does your Rook have?

15: What NPCs do they like? Which one's do they dislike?

16: Do they have a favorite creature in the Thedas?

17: Do they enjoy life as an adventurer?

18: What would your Rook be doing if they weren't recruited by Varric?

19: How do you think they'll meet their end?

20: Would they side with Solas or fight him?

21: What is your Rook's favorite ability?

22: What languages is your character fluent in?

23: What do they do after an absolute crisis?

24: Does your character believe in the afterlife?

25: What specialization best represents your Rook?

26: What animal best represents your Rook?

27: What was their life like before the events of Veilguard?

28: Is your character the de facto leader of the party? Or do they consider someone else to be the leader?

29: If you could choose a different faction for your Rook, which one would they have joined and why?

30: What's your favorite thing about your Rook?

[draydelion]

Rook reveal(?) Aria De Riva 🐦‍⬛

Since there wasn't a suitable braid for my girl, I imagine she cut her hair like Mulan.

[bubblecat-co]

Rook's nicknames

Since I'm always thinking about the Rook Roost Au now. I was thinking how Aria probably would give everyone nicknames, kinda like how Varric tended to do. Maybe she has a line of logic maybe it's the vibes WHO knows but she gives them.

Here's a a current list of the rooks and their nicknames that I think Aria would give them! (The list will grow but these are what I have down for now)

Elysia - Royal (somehow she found out she's a pentaghast or it's because those are the Vibes Elysia gives)

Heliose ( @a-mumbling-nerd ) - Connejita (Bunny)

Isiah - Tesoro (Treasure)

Eleanor - Whisper

Esha ( @i-creatied-au ) - Orsacchiotto (Teddy Bear)

Hol - bracelets

Ambrose ( @knowlsey ) - Kicker (Litterally because of their diving kick)

Nels ( @madrabbit014 ) - Fighter, Amico

Shirevas ( @alliminoobers ) - Shiv (after getting their name wrong)

Tira ( @tiravi ) - Goldie

Reto - Freckles

Portia ( @booksncatsworld ) - Bellezza(beauty/loveliness), Charmer

Nameless ( @linposter ) - Neo, Niente (nothing)

Jerran ( @teamtakagi ) - Ruggish

Zephyr ( @larknnightingale ) - Z, Zeph, or doesn't get one

[theskoomacat]

i expected The Crow remake to be cringe but it was just pretty boring. like i know this is influenced by the knowledge of the original film's plot but you know it's bad when i think to myself "we GET it, they love each other, stop showing not telling and move on with the plot already"

[bubblecat-co]

I think this will be cute to do, ask away!

Questions for your Rook and their partner:

Does your Rook fall for their partner at first sight? If not, what moment made your Rook realize they're in love with them?

When does the partner realize that they're in love with Rook?

How long does it take for them to officially get together? Did any of the other Lighthouse members have any suspicions beforehand?

Do your Rook and their partner share the same faction? If so, does that affect their relationship at all? If not, what is your Rook's opinion of their partner's faction? What is the partner's opinion of Rook's faction?

Do they have different cultural backgrounds (e.g. a Rook who was raised in Antiva with Harding who was raised in Ferelden)? If so, do they ever share parts of their culture with each other? If they're similar, how do they celebrate their culture together?

What is their favorite thing to do together? Do they share any hobbies? Does your Rook teach their partner their own hobbies? Does the partner teach Rook theirs?

Are they a physically affectionate couple? Are they fine displaying those affections in public or do they prefer to be in private? If they're not, how do they prefer to show their love instead?

What does their ideal date look like? Do they go on much?

Does your Rook bring them out often? How are they like on the battlefield? Do they banter much?

Do they have any nicknames for each other? Who uses terms of endearment more?

Who says "I love you" first? What is the other's reaction? Who thinks it first?

Any inside jokes?

What song(s) do you associate with them?

Does your Rook get their partner any other gifts (besides the one already in-game)? Does the partner get Rook any? Any gifts that are particularly special?

What was the partner's reaction to Rook being imprisoned in the Fade? How did they cope? How did they react upon seeing Rook again?

How did your Rook react to getting trapped in the Fade and separated from their partner?

What is your Rook's favorite thing about their partner? What is the partner's favorite thing about Rook?

When all is said and done, where would they like to retire together? Is marriage in the cards for them? Children? Pets?