#Kaia Jiang

[lunarosewood23]

"All I ask for is that you are safe and you are happy. I was blessed to know you and will be forever thankful to have called you a friend."

She felt his hand make a strange shape at her back and she squeezed him tighter. "Pray for a miracle."

Hi this hurt my soul. And frustrated me bc gfdi THE FUCKING PAULDRONS but also the gods damn gauntlets made the sign language look janky...but I did my best with it!! While also trying not to cry.

[inkblood-mistrieu]

👤 (Either Ming or Kaia!)

Okay, so I'm pretty sure everyone knows about how Foulques' influence affected Mingxia. He taught her the spear, but more than that was the unspoken lesson of rebellion- something any overworked adventurer would need.

Mingxia didn't start in Gridania though. She actually got her start in Limsa Lominsa, fresh off Carvallain's ship and not a single gil to her name. She enlisted as an adventurer with Baderon, but didn't leave La Noscea for a good year or two as she built up her funds and learned the art of arcanima. Acting Guildmaster Thubyrgeim is someone that Mingxia will affectionately refer to as "Teacher" no matter how long it's been since she set off on her own into the wilds of the world and magic.

Kaia, on the other hand, has a deep gratitude towards Ser Zephirin de Valhourdin. Long before the saga of Heavensward, and a bit after the gates of Ishgard closed, Kaia had bought an old workshop that she made into her forge. Had Ser Zephirin not come in that one day with a massive order, she would never had gotten her start in the city. She also considers Zephirin to be good company and good conversation, and the reason she knows as much about the city as she does.

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This weekly roundup includes fics written (at least in part) during the 1k1h sprints and/or the Weekend Writing Marathon events.

Fics are ordered first by fandom, then by word count from smallest to largest.

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The Rose Bride by treefrogie84

Supernatural, Wayward Sisters || Kaia/Cole, eventual Kaia/Claire || Teen & up || No major warnings apply || 5,367 words || Complete

Summary: So, her new school is weird. Most schools are, Claire's learned, especially prestigious boarding schools who have no reason to accept delinquent orphans but did for some reason. But no one ever explained to her that the student council had way more power than any other school she's been to and have their own dueling club? And now she's involved, because she won't let the vice-president run roughshod over everyone.

Other tags: Alternate Universe - Revolutionary Girl Utena Fusion, Canon-Typical Violence, Domestic Violence, Fencing

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A Proper Date by @roseclaw​

The Untamed/MDZS || Nie Huaisang/Jiang Cheng || Teen & up || No major warnings apply || 2,544 words || Complete

Summary: Wei Wuxian decides that Nie Huaisang needs an intervention and invites him and Jiang Wanyin to afterwork cocktails. There is a bet involved.

Other tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Secret Relationship, Fluff and Crack, NHS and JC play keep-away with the brain cell, Mild Sexual Language

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Lonesome, On’ry, and Mean by Wintersmith

The Witcher || Geralt/Jaskier || Explicit || No major warnings apply || 5,979 words || Complete

Summary: Jaskier's had no luck at this gig, but he does meet a handsome stranger who is just as alone. He might be a selfish, taciturn prick, but there's a sense of humor beneath all the grunting, and a burning intensity that lights Jaskier up. He wants the Witcher, and the Witcher wants him back, which is just as appealing. Jaskier will put up with a lot to keep Geralt's attention. Featuring bathroom hookups, complicated power dynamics, one sided banter, and a dash of leather.

Other tags: Casual Sex, Semi-Public Sex, Walk Into A Bar, Alternate Universe - Modern Witchers, Power Play, geralt rides a motorcycle, Geralt is a dick

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[mahalzevran]

Took this quiz for all of my OCs just because

Rhian Surana: Rogue Cultivator

Kaia Hawke: Yunmeng Jiang

Alden Hawke: Lanling Jin

Luwalhati Lavellan: Qishan Wen

Bolin Cadash:  Qinghe Nie

Neneng Shepard:  Rogue Cultivator

Hari Ryder:  Qishan Wen

[ravencrossffxiv]

I hope you wake up soon Zephirin...you’ve needed the nap after everything. But when you do, you’ll wake to a peaceful Ishgard. She’s healing, and she finally knows peace after a thousand years of war...and I hope you see everything that we’ve accomplished after you went to sleep, after your tempering. The people here at Ser Vaindreau’s Grace will see you well, and I think Kaia will see you well after you leave these halls. Kaia and Aymeric and even my family. 

((A good verse comparison to this post of Raven’s canon, where things have very much changed between timelines. Mentions Kaia Jiang, @inkblood-mistrieu‘s lady. :3))

[time4skool]

( KIM TAEHYUNG, CHOU TZUYU & CHA EUNWOO ) welcome to allston DEAN, KAIA & BECK, we’re so pleased you found it okay. we hope mikey didn’t give you any trouble but you only have 6 hours to unpack before orientation so hurry along!

↳ ( kim taehyung. 23. he/him. ) ––– LETS GO BULLDOGS, LETS GO! DEAN JUNG, i see you’ve made it to campus. i heard you got KICKED OUT from your last school because YOU VANDALISED THE SCHOOL HALL. that’s rough but i’m sure you’ll enjoy it here better anyway! did you see the new post about you on our school’s gossip page? they said you think you’re the main character of 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU. don’t let dean riverdale hear you say that that movie drives him bonkers! don’t you have a SOCIOLOGY exam to rush to? make sure you stop by wendy’s office on the way to complete your registration! ( est. she/her. )

↳ ( chou tzuyu. 20. she/her. ) ––– LETS GO BULLDOGS, LETS GO! KAIA JIANG, i see you’ve made it to campus. i heard you got REJECTED from your last school because YOU FORGOT TO FINISH THE APPLICATION. that’s rough but i’m sure you’ll enjoy it here better anyway! did you see the new post about you on our school’s gossip page? they said you think you’re the main character of CLUELESS. don’t let dean riverdale hear you say that that movie drives him bonkers! don’t you have a SOCIOLOGY exam to rush to? make sure you stop by wendy’s office on the way to complete your registration! ( cst. she/her. )

↳ ( cha eunwoo. 23. he/him. ) ––– LETS GO BULLDOGS, LETS GO! BECK SEO, i see you’ve made it to campus. i heard you got REJECTED from your last school because YOU DIDNT SHOW UP FOR YOUR INTERVIEW. that’s rough but i’m sure you’ll enjoy it here better anyway! did you see the new post about you on our school’s gossip page? they said you think you’re the main character of HAPPY DEATH DAY. don’t let dean riverdale hear you say that that movie drives him bonkers! don’t you have a BUSINESS exam to rush to? make sure you stop by wendy’s office on the way to complete your registration! ( cet. she/her. )

[vogueonyahoo]

江慶齡Aling Jiang 米蘭倫敦走秀心得：勇敢去闖就對了

江慶齡Aling Jiang這次在倫敦時裝周一共走了十場秀，連她自己都說：本來給自己心理建設，不管成績如何都要平靜接受，沒想到收穫超過預期。 「出國陸續近四年了，之前待在米蘭的時間較多，這是第一次踏入倫敦，心裡其實很忐忑，但一直告訴自己，人都已經到了還怕什麼呢，別怕，每場一試鏡都盡全力去跑，去闖就對了。」 凱渥經紀公司形容慶齡是個勇於踏出舒適圈的女孩，對於自己的工作非常專注專心，不管外在環境如何，總是盡力把自己的事情做到位。 Aling Jiang江慶齡也表示，每一場秀都必須是在幾千個亞洲模特兒中，爭取唯一的一兩個位置，其實非常不容易，所以當能走在T台上時，真的是內心澎湃、激動不已。 被品牌選中的理由，當然外表跟身材是一個評分標準，「但我想是有一部分是因為我的台步關係，我覺得台步也是一個很好展現個人特色風格的機會，可能品牌設計師或秀導對我走台步的風格很認同吧。」 倫敦的人做事講求效率、專業，倫敦人也很熱情。許多模特兒幾乎是秀一個接著一個的趕場，每場秀的妝容髮型也不同，妝髮師卻也能在短時間把一個妝容轉變成另外一個截然不同的模樣，而且必須應付來自不同國家的臉蛋，這樣的效率讓Aling十分敬佩。 「米蘭時裝周則充滿了一些隨性的氣息，時間安排得比較充裕，一有突發狀況便可以靈活應變，最主要還是歸因於義大利人慢工出細活的心性！熱情的化妝師、髮型師，有時會和模特兒聊天聊到渾然忘我，後台氣氛非常輕鬆、溫馨。」 論專業，台灣的模特兒真的不會輸給國外，Aling Jiang江慶齡深深感受到這一點，台灣是個講求高效率的國家，大家都非常準時，每個人都盡心盡力做好工作。 江慶齡分享她近年來累積的心得，也告訴有志闖蕩模特兒界的女孩，「要勇敢」。每個時尚城市偏好的模特兒類型不同，多去試就對了。

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延伸閱讀 Gia唐熒霜：我的夢想我負責 超模兒女Kaia Gerber和Presley Gerber顏值逆天，兄妹一起走倫敦時裝秀

[lunarosewood23]

@inkblood-mistrieu lets me pose with her girls so here's Mingxia, Kaia, and Yotsuyu in cute festival attire! As for why Yotsuyu's there well...

After she lost her memories, Ming and Kaia's dad adopted Yotsuyu, and even after she got them back she remembered the kindness of both Gosetsu and the Jiangs. It isn't until Endwalker that she actually calls them family and fully addresses the wrongs she has committed against the people of Doma, specifically in the EW phys ranged role quests. Yotsuyu is exiled from Doma after those quests and she ends up settling in Ishgard with a certain pyromancer.

[lunarosewood23]

I wanna to hold you close and never let you go I'm scared of losing you the most And with that thought alone It makes me realize I'm glad that I'm alive Even if the word is against us I will always stand by you and fight

"Tsunaida Te" (English version by AmaLee)

Thank you @inkblood-mistrieu for always letting me pose with your girls!! 

[lunarosewood23]

FFXIVWrite2022 Prompt 14: Attrition

Zephirin is very tired and drained from Everything™️. Kaia is doing her best to help. (Borrowing @inkblood-mistrieu’s girl Kaia, who we ship with Zephirin. And good lord they’re toothrottingly sweet)

Content Warning: Shitty mental health, possible allusions to a suicide attempt?

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Zephirin was exhausted, the feeling so bone deep he felt as though his whole body felt like iron pressed down by lead and tungsten. It took too much effort to do things even though he was capable of doing more than that, and he hated how much he ached from it, both physically and mentally.

Hells getting up felt like too much effort today, despite knowing all the work he needed to do, even if Kaia had closed the forge for a few days because of what happened, much as he begged her not to close up to deal with him.

He owed it to the others, who stayed up all night to drag him back from the edge he was standing on.

"Hey love?"

Especially her.

Zephirin looked up at Kaia as he pushed himself into a sitting position. "Is something the matter?"

She smiled and settled herself on his lap, holding him tightly. "Do you have the energy to walk down to the forge with me?"

He blinked, was there some work to be done? He must’ve either said it out loud or his face reacted in a way that clued her in on his thoughts.

"It's not work, my knight. I have a surprise for you." She explained with a small laugh.

He thought for a second as he relaxed in her arms. "I suppose a walk might do me some good. I should get up anyway if nothing else."

"After everything you deserve at least a sennight to lay in bed and rest if you want to." She mused as she cupped his face, her fingers rubbing small soothing circles against the base of his ears. He made a soft noise of content as he nuzzled his face against her, a laugh escaping his throat at her words.

"You'd let me too, I know. Were it up to you..."

"Of course I would darling silvergrace." She replied with a kiss to his lips before getting up and offering her hand. "Come on, it's outside past the equipment."

He took her hand and despite it taking more energy than it should he walked with her, telling him a funny story Mingxia told her involving her falling in the river in Sharlayan, and getting hit by a gleaner's boat.

He shook his head, a chuckle escaping every now and again, only Mingxia would get in that level of chaos in her schooling.

They had been talking that he didn’t even notice they had gone outside and he was stunned to find that she had put a type of hot spring bath house outside in their backyard, the high fence and walls giving complete privacy, a stairway up to their apartment completing the look.

"When did you...? Who...?" He stammered out, stunned by the addition. If this had been here before...

"Guerrique and Grinnaux helped set it up. It's been years in the making but I finished it up a few days ago. I got the idea to set it up after a certain someone told me about what you think is a vice of yours."

"Damnit Guerrique..." Zephirin muttered, though he wasn’t actually angry. He hated to admit his small indulgences, believing them to be hindrances to his goals, among other things.

Now though, after the end of the war and finally addressing the attritional trauma that had left him weary and worn down, perhaps such a vice wouldn't be so bad.

"Come on, wanna test it out?" She asked. He nodded slowly and after ridding himself of his sleep clothes stepped into the water, it felt incredible, and soon he felt calloused hands start to massage his back.

"You don't have to do that love." He tried to say. She pressed a kiss to his shoulder in response.

"I want to. After years of attrition from the war, of being a leader and provider for those around you, don’t you deserve to be taken care of too?" She asked him as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders.

"At least join me? Please?" He replied.

She kissed his cheek in response before getting rid of her own clothes and settling in next to him before continuing to rub circles into his back and along his shoulders.

He slumped against her. "You are a blessing." He mumbled.

"As are you my love. A blessing and a gift.” She mused as she held him, running her fingers all over his back and even playing with his hair.

[lunarosewood23]

FFXIVWrite2022 Prompt 18: Needles (EXTRA CREDIT!!)

Melisie is attacked, and nobody expects the old lady with knitting needles to be deadly. Borrows @inkblood-mistrieu’s Kaia, bc lets face it, Melisie adopted this girl the moment she knew just how far gone her boy was for this woman.

Content Warning: Violence

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"If you want them, then you're going to have to take them from our cold dead hands."

Melisie sighed, even though she absolutely agreed with Auriella and stood in complete solidarity with her, she still couldn't believe that the woman said such a thing to one of the heads of the church.

Though truth be told, with how marred her boy was and the horror on her face, she could believe that she'd die before anyone took her child away from her again.

After everything, deep down she knows she'd do the same for her sunset wind.

She sighed as she fiddled with her knitting needles, a beautiful set Mingxia made for her as a courtesy gift. Beautiful but sturdy things made of mythrite and jadeite. She had been trying for a new scarf, but it was still in the stage that she could turn the yarn into a blanket. Even though Zephirin was grown, she wanted him to have a nice homecoming gift. Though she guessed he'd have the best gift of all at his bedside.

She chuckled softly at the thought, but she heard a crash from below. Who in the world...

Suddenly her bedchamber door was broken down and she found herself with someone pointing a blade at her.

Her eyes hardened. "How rude of you to barge into a lady's bedchambers uninvited."

The person said nothing, only moving forward to strike. Still holding her knitting needles she pulled them from her project and held them as she remembered seeing that Au Ra girl hold her knives. She dodged and went for an opening, jabbing the knitting needles as hard as she could into the person's sides. She saw the gems begin to crackle with lightning, and the person screamed before slumping to the ground.

"Lady Melisie!!" Her handmaiden, a shy Hyuran lady, yelled then gasped in shock. "I-I'll call the Temple Knights!"

"They'll be here soon enough Melodie. Would you be willing to help make sure this gentleman here doesn't get away?" Melisie asked.

"Y-yes milady." She replied with a small bow, despite Melisie insisting that it wasn’t needed. She looked down at her would-be assailant and narrowed her eyes.

Why are Vault assassins coming after little old me? Unless...

"Melodie sweetheart I'm so sorry to ask more of you, but could you send a missive to Lady Chevraudan? And Lady Bourbagne? I have a bad feeling about this..." She asked as her linkpearl went off. "Valhourdin speaking?"

"Ms Melisie? It's Kaia, are you alright?"

"Kaia sweetheart! I was about to call you! Yes I'm well, or as well as I can be considering the Vault assassin on my bedchamber floor."

"You too??" Kaia asked, then swore under her breath. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine darling, the assassin however is an electrocuted lump. He's alive, but I do worry I hit him with too much lightning." She muses as she looks at her knitting needles, charging them with lightning to make them hot before tapping them on the wall to get rid of the blood before disinfecting them with fire. "The fact that I had to use your sister's lovely gift as makeshift weapons is very disheartening though. Such lovely knitting needles shouldn't have to be used as makeshift knives."

“I’m making my rounds around everybody in the Foundation. Maybe it’s a good idea to stay at the hospital or with Count de Dzemael. I have a bad feeling this is connected to the bastard who tried to talk us out of taking care of the knights considering we’re so close to getting the cure for tempering.” Kaia suggested.

“A wise suggestion. I’ll meet you at the hospital once the Temple Knights arrive to take care of my would-be assailant.” She replied as she put her knitting needles back with her project and tucked it into a bag. She had a bad feeling she wasn’t going to be sleeping the remainder of the night, might as well fiddle with that idea of a blanket while she was there.

[lunarosewood23]

FFXIVWrite2022 Prompt 16: Deiform

LEMONY CONTENT WARNING AHEAD

Skirted this in a google doc 30 minutes before time but the horny goblin brain has struck and hopefully this isn't utter garbage. Zephirin/OC, ft @inkblood-mistrieu's Kaia (who she has given me full permission to write with and actively encourages me to write spice with her characters). I also blame @beasthuntergalvus and @herohikara-wol, they enabled me, though I think after all the sad prompts Zephirin can have some sexy time with his wife, as a treat!

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She was so intoxicating...

Zephirin shivered, his ears burned as he ran his hands over her. "Will you tell me if I..."

"I will love. Your hands feel so good..." Kaia assured as she pulled him down for a kiss. "Touch me, eat me out, make love to me, do whatever you like. I'm yours."

The crassness of her words made his face burn all the more but he nodded as he slowly pressed kisses along her jaw and down her neck. He tried to keep his hands in more "acceptable" places but she gently squeezed his hands in an attempt to assure him he could do more, she was so relaxed and pliant under him as he drifted lower.

His hands found her breasts and he gave them a gentle squeeze, and he watched her give a soft gasp in response, though he tried to not keep her waiting too long. He pressed the most loving of kisses against her skin, along her breasts and going along her stomach, she was gorgeous, as though Halone hand chose her of all the people in this world to give to him.

How lucky he was...

"Zephirin? My knight, are you okay? Do you want to stop?" Kaia asked him, and he blinked, a flush of embarrassment dusting his already red cheeks.

"Forgive me, I was so caught up by how breath-taking you are. Such a deiform sight, I thought for a moment Halone graced Herself before me in you." He admits, which earns him a laugh, a blush dusting her cheeks.

"Such high praise from an angel made flesh. Though please don't stop, you feel wonderful." She replied with a smile, then shivered as he pressed kisses along her inner thighs.

He stared up at her through his lashes as he squeezed her thighs, spreading them apart to get to her opening to find her already wanting.

"Blessed Fury...already?" He breathed as he ran a finger along her opening only to rub circles around her clit.

A low moan was his response. "Of course love-mmm!!" She tried to say but he cut her off with a slow, experimental drag of his tongue. Hands dove into his soft blonde hair and he felt her legs drape over his back.

He mentally cursed his lack of experience, but he teased her opening, running his tongue along her folds and tracing circles along her clit, testing to see what noises he could draw out of her.

"You feel so good love...oh Twelve do that again!" She moaned when he rubbed his tongue along her clit. He moaned when she felt her thighs squeeze slightly around his head and teasing his ears. "More love..."

Oh he couldn't deny her. Even though his cock ached from denying himself even some pleasure he gave to her more and more as she asked, minding his teeth and trying to see what would draw out her release.

"Zephirin!!" She cried out as she rolled her hips against him, her thighs squeezing against his head as she came, her quim tart yet so sweet on his tongue. He slowly pulled away to press a kiss to her thigh, gazing up at her through his lashes, waiting for her to come down. "Oh my knight, so good...come here."

He crawled up on top of her only to be pulled down in a kiss, and felt her shiver under him when she felt him. "Don't deny yourself love, you feel so good."

He tried to say he wanted to give her more before he took for himself, but the words died on his lips when she reached between them to lightly stroke his cock. He gasped at her touch, his face burned all the way to his ears as he lightly rocked into her hand.

"I...I wanted to-!" He tried again but ended up biting on a knuckle to stop the low moan that tried to escape his throat. "Kaia...please..."

"Don't deny yourself, take what you want. Let me see you, hear you. I love you." She soothed as she took the hand he was using to cover his mouth and pulled him closer to where his cock lined up with her opening.

"I love you too." He breathed. "By the Fury I love you so much..."

"It's alright. Make love to me Zephirin."

The way she said his name in that moment seemed to hit something in his brain and he slowly slid into her, trying to not go too fast that he would possibly hurt her. Both of them let out moans of pleasure at the feeling of finally being joined so intimately, she was so tight despite her falling over the edge a little before. Her back arched into him and he watched her eyes roll back slightly, her legs wrapping around his waist to drag him closer. He brought his lips to hers in a searing kiss, trying to let her adjust to him before he moved, despite everything in him wanting to move.

"So good my knight...you can move." She breathed against his lips. "Don't hold back alright? I'm not gonna break so easily."

He moaned softly as he slowly thrust into her, the rhythm shaky but no less wonderful, and she met his thrusts with her hips as he wrapped an arm around her back while a hand found hers.

Somewhere amidst the hazy pleasure his lips found hers again, sharing messy kisses as a hand dove into his hair and brushed against his ear, making him shudder, his hips faltering only to speed up in pace.

"Twelve yes please~" She cried out. "More love, so good, harder..."

He couldn't refuse her, not when she asked like that. Oh she felt so good, the way she squeezed around him within and held him brought him so close already.

"I'm so close love...want you to fall with me, please, what can I-" He panted against her lips.

"'m there too, just a little-ah!! Zephirin!!"

She climaxed, the way she squeezed around him sent him hurtling over the edge and he hilted deep inside of her, spilling his seed and leaving him boneless on top of her, nuzzling his face in the crook of her neck, breathless and relaxed.

"That was amazing love..." She purred in content, her arms wrapped around him. "You are amazing." 

He blushed, his cheeks felt as though they'd be stained red if she kept up with her praise. 

"You are moreso. I...I really do appreciate you. I love you."

"I love you too."

[lunarosewood23]

FFXIVWrite2022 Prompt 27: Hail

The execution of Archbishop Thordan VII. @inkblood-mistrieu​ gave me an awesome idea for this that was supposed to be a two-parter, but I can’t get the first half done in time to the quality I want, so the back half is going up, but I will be slowly adding these edited ones to AO3 as things go along. Also borrows her girl Kaia, who has moved into my head with her elf husband who has taken up residence in my head.

Oh! This is the armor she’s wearing! She made it for Zephirin, it was supposed to be a gift celebrating his promotion as Lord Commander, but it got handed to Aymeric and he was given the role of Archmandrite. The gauntlets are made from his old greatsword before Shattered Heart!

Kaia watched Raven collapse as twelve thousand meteors struck Thordan. 

“All yours Kaia.” She yelled as his primal form dispersed, leaving only the old man, not even his knights remained, all twelve of them dispersed into aether.

Not even bodies to bury... She thought angrily. Her eyes stung and her left arm was torn to hells, but she still had it in her to go for one more strike.

Her arm screamed in protest as she got up and picked up Ragnarock. She could easily one hand her axe, but she would be the one who brought the headman's axe on Thordan’s head.

Thordan stared up at her in horror, her eyes likely still red from using her blood rage as she raised her axe. She felt something, or someone at her side that she couldn't see, her arm felt a little easier to lift.

"Hail to the King." She growled, though even to her ears it sounded distorted, as though someone else spoke with her as she brought her axe down on Thordan’s neck.

Blood splattered the arena as Thordan’s head rolled, the horrified stare left on his face as she killed him.

Her bloodlust sated, she collapsed, though she felt as though she had been caught and laid down on the ground. She heard someone rush over to her and tending to her arm but it's like time slowed down around her, and for a second she thought she saw him.

Her knight, the one she made the armor she wore for.

His spring green eyes held so much guilt in them, and she reached out with her good arm to try to reach him, to tell him it was alright, she knew it wasn't him. That there wasn't anything to forgive because she didn't blame him.

It's okay darling, it wasn’t your fault. I forgive you. I...I love you.

There was a warmth of aether, he was reaching for her and then he was gone.

She sat up, she was healed for the most part but she was exhausted as all hell, and part of her wondered if she imagined him.

She heard coughing and saw her little sister coughing up blood and she nearly bolted, trying to make sense of what happened. A limit break, and her saying she caught them all, but they all weren't there.

Kaia felt a headache coming on, likely from everything, but she couldn’t think long on it.

There was so much to be done.

[lunarosewood23]

@inkblood-mistrieu gave me full permission to design the next gen kids for Kaia and Zephirin, and tbh? They’re all really fucking cute.

The left one is Leodaire, who walks in his father’s footsteps and even takes up his father’s DRK blade. Feels like he has to be the most reserved when it comes to his brothers and cousins, but knows how to let loose, which is 110% his mother’s influence.

The middle is Sidimund, a hotheaded punchy dumbass who loves a good rough house and scuffle. Def has the most of his mother in him. Thinks sleeves are bullshit bc he needs his arms free. Takes up a SAM blade after a trip to Yanxia and learning about the history of the samurai.

The cutie on the right is Theophilain, or Theo for short. This boy has his mama’s future sight, and was blessed by the Fae, Feo Ul gave the family a beautiful star globe for him when he’s big enough to use it. He is the youngest of ALL the next gen kiddos and is a sweetheart. His brothers and cousins are all protective of him, even though they don’t need to be.

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“Going out love?”

“Not for long, just to the Crozier for something for lunch. Do you need anything?”

“Nah, just hurry back. Miss you already.”

He laughed as she hugged him from behind. “I will love.”

((Under a cut: RINGS!! I wish I could get a simple gold or silver band in game but these will have to do.))

[lunarosewood23]

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How do their personalities compliment each other? How do they clash?

I had t sit in voice with @inkblood-mistrieu with this one so sorry if it took me a bit. Also hi this got long... >.>

Compliment: Both Kaia and Zephirin are diligent in their work, both are very working types of people. Kaia will also gently drag Zephirin into trying new things and he follows in curiosity, but is thankful that if it turns out he doesn't like something or isn't good at it she won't judge him for it. I don't think Ishgard has ever seen a man so devoted and loving to his partner than Zephirin de Valhourdin, and Kaia is just as much right back.

Both of them also enable more of the other's better traits and traits they need to work on. Zephirin enables more of her kindness and empathy, along with showing a semblance of restraint when needed, she does know better but she knows her temper gets the better of her sometimes. Meanwhile Kaia enables more of his gentleness, and being more vocal with his needs, wants. and desires, and actually taking them, including opening up when he's having his bad mental days (because I HC that Zephirin has PTSD, anxiety and depression, along with a severe fear of being manipulated or tempered again after the bullshit with the Archbishop.)

Clash: Zephirin was raised to be a hard working man who should provide for his family, as his father did for his mother and him as a child. However Kaia is a working woman and has been her whole life and it would drive her insane if she sat idle. She has to often remind him that he doesn't have to carry the workload all by himself, it gets done faster and they get to spend more time together. She has to do this for him in many aspects, including with dealing with his bad days too.

Kaia's blunt and brash personality, while he loves her to death and he would never ask her to change, has often left him fretting that she's caused a fight with some nobility that may leave lasting damage against her. He will often let things go and deal with hurt feelings later while she will go fight someone and won't let something go until it's resolved. (He will admit later that he does love watching her verbally rip the nobles a new arsehole when they upset her and hopes someday they can be out of the public eye.)