#By The Light of the Sun
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Anar'alah Belore
DWC November 2024 Day 4: Surrender/Tranquil OC: Lilliana Whitedawn, Sin'dorei "Felblood" @daily-writing-challenge Art Source, Artist
The long, lean blonde rode the path to the Whitedawn estate at a slow trot... closing her eyes, giving Tiberius the reins - old as he was, the faithful charger knew his way home well enough. She could feel the heat of the afternoon sun prickling at her skin, as her leathers grew warm... and for a moment, she let herself simply bask in the sun, drinking in the scent of a garden in bloom – pausing only a moment to enjoy a spot of shade beneath orange and yellow leaves.
That's when she saw it – the crimson strider heading towards her at practically break-neck speed - which could only mean one thing. She swung a leg up and over the massive equine, hopping down to brace herself as the bird came careening towards her.
“Minn'da!” The bird was upon her in no time – as was her daughter - the feathered creature having grown just as much as Caitiri had since she'd first received the bird as a gift... and a lesson in responsibility.
It still knocked the wind out of her, as the girl practically flung herself from the bird as it came to a halt – throwing her arms around her mother as she slammed into her, the older of the two rocking on her heels. She'd forgotten just how much bigger Caiti was now... no longer a little girl she could pick up in her arms and swing around; no longer climbing all over the couch with her mother, pretending to make Lily walk the plank – she would be a teenager in the next year. That thought alone made her chest tighten - and as she settled back onto her feet, she squeezed the girl tighter.
Caitiri squirmed, “Alright, alriiiiight -” wriggling her way out of her mother's arms, scrunching her nose up at the woman, “It hasn't been that long...” As if she hadn't been the one to race out to meet her mother, “Can I go back with you to Dornogal?”
And there it was. Lily supposed that, after all, this was not only her fault for bringing Caitiri along to the Dragon Isles, but... this was her daughter, after all... and they were cut from the same cloth. The heavy exhale through her nose was enough to see the preteen's features immediately crinkle in anticipation of the “No” that sound often preceded.
“Caitiri... this isn't like it was in the Dragon Isles. For one... I mean, you know that Eryth is busy – the Dragon Isles might be safe, for now, but we're not his only family – there's much the dragons still need to tend to. And he's really the only person I would trust to watch over you in a place like Dornogal – the only being powerful and trustworthy enough to keep an eye on my most precious treasure, hm?” She flicked the girl's nose, earning a faux-grimace, and a huff as the girl rubs at the spot. “Besides, it's more dangerous, as well. Even if Erythraestrasz were free to spend time with you and I every moment of every day... I still don't know if I would allow it. The things happening out there... not even the main city can truly be considered safe – and it's not peopled and guarded by dragons, either, like last time.”
The girl's crestfallen expression ate at her, as she brushed a strand of brunette hair back behind her daughter's long, slender ear, “I know... the taste of a 'no' on my tongue wounds me, as much as you.” How she hated those words – her own youth was not so far gone as to dull the memory of the ache of hearing such things, herself; no child likes the feeling of being left behind - of not being "enough," yet.
The young Sin'dorei rolls her eyes, however, and turns on a heel - to re-mount her bird – her mother quickly moving to do the same with her own steed, “It's so boring here with Aunt Ci. She's so stuffy, and never lets me do anything fun.”
By the Light, but it was like her own memory come to life... the brown hair, the sullen expression, and the open complaints about her aunt – it was all too familiar. But at least, with all the years that had passed, Lilliana had made peace with the Aunt who had raised her. She had been a child that Cecily hadn't expected – the woman and the child having lost a brother, and a father, respectively... and neither were prepared for the hardships to come. Cecily had been harsh... even cruel in her expectations and punishments – but she, too, had been lost in grief, with the responsibility of a child thrust upon her that she hadn't asked for – and they had both suffered for their inability, and eventual unwillingness, to work things out. But they were all the family each other had – and with time, and a concerted effort – they had reconnected, worked through the pains of Lilliana's own childhood... and she could confidently say that she felt safe with entrusting her own daughter to her Aunt "Ci," these days. The woman might be stern, and demanding – but she was no longer a broken woman, tormented with loss, struggling to raise a young child she'd never asked to bear responsibility for.
"You know, what she's teaching you is important... though I admittedly didn't enjoy having to sit around learning most of it, either. Some battles are won by blade, arrow, and spell... and others are won with wit, words, and poise." And a little bit of cheating, if a certain red-haired rogue had instilled anything into the towering blonde during their time together - but that was a lesson that could wait until Caitiri was a little bit older, herself.
“Yeah, yeah. Whatever.” Typical of a twelve year old, the frustrated mutter – but she let her daughter have this moment of frustration. To be a child on the cusp of her teen years, denied what seems like the adventure of a lifetime? She could mutter under her breath a bit, as a rebellious little treat.
Lilliana urged her steed forward, to ride alongside her daughter perched upon her bird, and the girl shot her a frustrated look – brows pinched, lips pressed flat - before simply prompting, “Well... tell me about it, at least! It's a brand new place! No one's EVER been there, right? Do the Dwarves really eat rocks? Do they all live in caves? I bet that's why there's so many spiders.”
The sun kissed her leather-clad shoulders anew, as they rode out from under the overhanging branches, closing in on their home, while Lily simply listened – allowing her daughter to chatter, the woman answering the occasional question peppered in along the way - allowing herself to enjoy the tranquility of the moment. This moment that never should have been, with a child she'd never planned for. Caitiri had been an “accident” – the child herself not the mistake, so much as the time spent with the man who had fathered her - but for as much as she had long regretted letting him woo her... the one good thing that that bastard Dayne had ever done, was to leave her this child that made her heart sing – that gave her hope not just for herself, but for a brighter Azeroth, in time.
But first... they had to save Azeroth – and that... that she would not tell her only child - the weight of the world would be her mother's to bear.
#dwc2024#novemberdwc2024#By The Light of the Sun#wow rp#wow oc#sin'dorei#world of warcraft writing#quel'thalas#sometimes someone does something in RP you didn't agree to...and you roll with it & own it & make it yours in the best possible way#and then one day years later you've been playing the game so long that this fictional kid is their own person with their own thoughts#And Lily is about as prepared as any other first time parent with their first pre-teen child xD#okay I stayed up too late writing and I will NOT over-edit...the last few times I kept staring at them until I was cross-eyed...#then still found a mistake in each one anyways...so fuck it! Anxiety can suck it!#Queueing this bad boy to post in the later morning instead of at 3am though xD#(It will never not be hilarious to me that Caitiri was in fact conceived at Fancy Cakes. Somewhere... Brae is still glowering...)#( ...and Lily is still groveling)
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this manatee looks like it’s in a skyrim loading screen
#lol good luck finding all of the photoshopped versions in the rb history. ‘manatee restored’ is still my favorite of all time#misc#I encourage anyone dyslexic to try rotating him in your mind. I can’t do that; which is why I’m asking you to.#also: a bunch of tags are surprised this isn’t ‘shopped#it’s the lighting. backlit by the sun (which is diffused through the water) but also forelit artificially#the artificial light - a flash pack or something - casts a hard shadow under the creatures arm#which normally wouldn’t be possible if backlit by the SUN; you’d see a less-hard/more-fragmented shadow above water#as light sources ‘compete’ in a sense - and since there aren’t any light sources which can outshine the literal sun#it looks a bit weird when the darkest shadow is being cast from any other origin point - which is what’s essentially happening here#I don’t know the mechanics of how light travels through water; but I know the effect is substantial even with relatively short distances#also: it’s been balanced and color corrected by the author of the photo - who made deliberate choices to bring out the full potential#so it’s not like it’s a fresh and untouched export#but the kind of ‘tacked on’ appearance of the creature is a result of the lighting conditions within the image
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- Evelyn Waugh, from Brideshead Revisited (1945)
#Evelyn Waugh#Brideshead Revisited#words#and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking#quotes#quote#lit#literature#dark academia aesthetic#academia aesthetic#chaotic academia#classic academia#light academia aesthetic#dark academia#soft academia#romantic academia#study motivation#studyspo#studyinspo#studying#study aesthetic#study notes#study space#studygram#study blog#light academia#classic literature#poetry#art academia#art
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#maviyenot#aesthetic#mountains#pretty#daylight#cave#sun#style#sunrise#nature#photography#cottage witch#cottagecore#naturecore#landscape#artwork#adventure#travel#traveling#nature photopragpy#artists on tumblr#curators on tumblr#cute#wonderful#the light#places
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by gettymuseum
#art#artcore#painting#medieval painting#aesthetic#museum#light acedemia#sun#moon#stars#curators on tumblr
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My little blorbo!!!1! He’s just a little guy :DDD *shot of a giant lava godzilla destroying mountains*
Shadowpeach Bio Parent AU (PREV / FIRST / NEXT )
Next part is coming on December 19th 1PM ET (bc that's my birthday and I need angst)
I know the breathing is shit if someone wants to re-animate it please do bc I'm not animator I just wanted to mess with Procreate animation assist
small reminder that I'll be LIVE on my TWITCH channel at 3PM ET TODAY!
lmao finally it’s been since THIS post that I wanted to draw this part of the story
Also! The pattern continues
#tw flashing#tw flashing lights#tw lightning#tw epilepsy#tw lights#my art#kyri45#comic#lmk#lego monkie kid#lmk fanart#lego monkie kid fanart#lmk season 5#lmk shadowpeach#shadowpeach bio parents au#lmk mk#lmk qi xiaotian#monkey mk#monkey qi xiaotian#lmk red son#red son#spicynoodle#lmk spicynoodles#lmk art#lmk pigsy#lmk sun wukong#lmk macaque#liu er mihou#dragon boy
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The Triumph of Light over Darkness by Franz von Matsch
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𝗑, 𝗑, 𝗑, 𝗑
#ahhh the sunbeams <3#cottagecore#nature#naturecore#warmcore#sun#sunbeam#sunbeams#forest#forestcore#light#summer aesthetic
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Cute cakes appreciation post
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Threads of fate, light of life
Loxley Tarot card - The Sun with Wheel of Fortune bits
#my art#finished commissions#dnd#tarot card#spirit of light#the sun#wheel of fortune#i loved working on this#theyre such a lovely character#and there are so many small parts and details
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i don’t mind suspending my disbelief for leverage’s person-sized ventilation shafts bc that’s pretty standard for the genre, but that doesn’t mean i won’t laugh a bit at some of the egregiously large vents. particularly in the crowning acheivement job (lev: red s2 finale) because - well just look at this lol! harry and parker, two adults, can kneel side by side in those vents. parker can sit upright.
that museum was made for vent crawling purposes. that’s just an extra room in the museum they forgot to decorate. the leverageverse has a thief union that successfully lobbied for a better working environment. these vents double as a playground for museum-goers’ children. i was crying with laughter thinking about this and harry’s vent crisis was NOT helping me remember that there was a serious heist thing going on lol, i love this show.
#leverage redemption#leverage#parker leverage#harry wilson#harry wilson leverage#parker#wren speaks#leverageposting#the sun roofs (or are they just lights?) really get me lmao#ALL of the person-sized vents are unrealistically large so this is not criticism! this is a generic convention!#vents are not human-sized and clean or remotely safe enough to reliably crawl through irl#but basically every building in every crime drama has comfortably person-sized vents#usually for knee crawling not even people lying on their stomach bc that’s difficult to move and looks sillier#and that thin layer of the ceiling under the vent is usually surprisingly built well enough to support a persons weight#and there’s no fans or rats or dust or bugs or that foil tube stuff i forgot the word for#and it’s often oddly well-lit. and that’s okay! it’s fiction! we’re having fun!#sewers tend to be unrealistically large + accessible + well-lit etc in fiction too.#anyway my point is i’m not saying this as criticism! just a neutral obserativion of something i found funny!
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Lights off, but only when moon breathes
He is struggling (if this gets popular enough I'll do best friend and maybe lights on)
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#maviyenot#photography#nature#naturecore#landscape#pretty#travel#traveling#photographers on tumblr#sky#sun#sunset#sea#seascape#sunshine#purple sunset#trees#aesthetic#cloudy#ocean#marine#light#colorful#cottage#vintage#view#style#sunrise#paradise#wholesale
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