#Mjrn

[megamog]

Final Fantasy XII Week - Day 4: "I won my freedom. Yet my past has been cut away forever."

[finestfantasyxii]

Art by Ryoma Ito for the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game.

[kaelkoth]

Yo voy a seguir adelante. Y seguiré adelante hasta cuando no haya un camino, hasta cuando todas las estrellas de Ozzi desaparezcan y en el firmamento no haya más que negro y vacío.

Mjrn en Define amor.

[srtapinklips]

[supernova-rsrcs]

*inhales agressively*

people with siblings: how do you feel about them?

[agirlnamednix]

Many many years ago, a talented hunter named Maja was born to refugee parents from Golmore Jungle. In honor of their destroyed village, they named their child after it: Maja Tep. Little did they know that their old playmate from before the razing of their original home was traveling the world, a true hero in the making...bearing the twinsoul to their newborn child.

[treexsong]

I'll protect you it's okay to hurt I'll embrace the wounds you shed To me, you're already a sin You're already a sin (Yeah)

Light it up for me, brighter, more, please Light it up for me more brightly, even the dark night Doesn't scare me if I'm with you Even if I've seen it a hundred times, I still lack so much The scars of the wounds that covered my heart As if only you could notice them You were so warm when you hugged me tight I guess I teared up for a moment, because it was the first time

I'll protect you it's okay to hurt I'll embrace the wounds you shed To me, you're already a sin I can't refuse because you're sweeter than evil You can burst into flames, you can wound me next to you If you like, I can be anything Yeah, you can hurt me, I don't care, yeah, you can burn me Unlike those who run away from you, I'll embrace you

Like a volcano Love at a temperature that can melt when touched Take me to you, way below to the end of the ground It's okay if everything burns down Even if I go back hundreds of times, my choice is always

(You) So I can melt into you Hug my body even if it hurts, it's okay (Woah) Among the cold and harsh waves I need your heat you are my volcano

I'm the drought, you're rain, I'm paper, you're a poem Your attention changes the brightness of my empty heart, you're light Your arms, my home, my breath, my God You grabbed me when I was falling fly again My falling days were sorrow But after you appeared my lifted mouth corners won't come down Why, why, why, don't wanna go back, back, back To you, who shines the brightest among others I'll give you everything Every day, every day, every day I can feel you Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow, I can't wait Wondering how your smile will brighten and make me laugh this time

I'll protect you it's okay to hurt I'll embrace the wounds you shed To me, you're already a sin I can't refuse because you're sweeter than evil You can burst into flames, you can wound me next to you If you like, I can be anything Yeah, you can hurt me, I don't care, yeah, you can burn me Unlike those who run away from you, I'll embrace you

Like a volcano Love at a temperature that can melt when touched Take me to you, way below to the end of the ground It's okay if everything burns down Even if I go back hundreds of times, my choice is always

I can't live without you you're the only one, even if I die Even if I'm reborn over and over again, it's only you I want to give only to you my heart is burning When I'm thinking of you, my mind is

Like a volcano Love at a temperature that can melt when touched Take me to you, way below to the end of the ground It's okay if everything burns down Even if I go back hundreds of times, my choice is always

So I can melt into you Hug my body even if it hurts, it's okay (Woah) Among the cold and harsh waves I need your heat you are my volcano

[delugedecade]

New Muses: Miscellaneous Franchise

Cartoons

Jessica Rabbit (WFRR) Chel (TRtED) Kidagakash "Kida" Nedakh (A:TLE)

Final Fantasy XII

Mjrn Jote Princess Ashelia B'Nargain Dalmasca

Hentai

Asagi "The Almighty Taimanin" Igawa Sakura "The Tomboy Taimanin" Igawa Murasaki "The Undying Taimanin" Yatsu Ingrid "Hell Knight Ingrid"

Farah (LoQO)

[srtapinklips]

Sounds like home

The feminine urge to CRUSH YOUR ENEMIES GRIND THEIR BONES INTO DIRT MAKE THEM REGRET THEY WERE EVER BORN

[megamog]

Final Fantasy XII Week - Day 6: Family

[freeusemuses]

So, how many of your muses secretly have a plushy they still sleep with?

Secretly? None of them. Everyone of them that sleeps with a stuffed plushie is by no means secretive about it.

Rouge has a stuffed Ursa from his gran-gran.

Drake’s stuffed Ursa is from his mother.

Nadûr has a Saber Cat plush. But Korrin claimed it, so he cuddles Korrin now.

Saphora has a stuffed dragon that squeaks.

Zion has a plush of Bahamut. Yuffie, Mjrn, and sometimes Y'sholta will steal it.

Lace has dozens of Pokémon plushies. Of course, they end up in Charlie's possession almost immediately after he returns to the hotel.

And finally I have 2 teddy bears I still sleep with. The bigger of the two I got from my Uncle Desmond. The smaller is from my biological mother (was adopted at 4 days old). And is the only thing I have from her.

[levin-stepper]

Boudoir photoshoot of Talaani. Thanks again Mjrn for helping me out with this!

[tenebriism]

Admittedly, that entire ordeal had been... CHAOS. Mentally, physically, emotionally for himself and everyone around him. Had he any recollection of the moments leading up to it, during, and even AFTER, they were foggy, at best, mayhap because he oft endeavored NOT to remember them if he could. The pieces were better left scattered, for there is no small amount of SHAME to be had in his foolishness and his recklessness.

Yet, she does not BLAME him for it. She does not scold him, and had never left him alone to deal with the consequences. Only has she ever sought to UNDERSTAND him, and to help him with an internal war he had tried so hard to fight all on his own, only to be swallowed by the overwhelming pain of it all.

" ... I do not deserve such words, " he mutters, knowing she will DISAGREE with him. Likely, she knows their differing stances shan't sway him any, for he shall always be unfathomably HARD on himself, when secretly, he yearns for a softness he has scarcely been shown to balance it out. The woman who stands before him, caressing his face and easing creases once thought to be PERMANENT, seems more than willing to be just that. " Your heart is just that good... it always has been. A purity near blinding, radiant... I've yet to figure out how it does not BURN me. It only draws me to you further, when once, I had tried so hard to deny myself of it to a point it hurt... "

The HEART takes permanent residence on the backburner when it comes to survival. It is hard to understand, and nigh impossible to satisfy or quell. It yearns for much and more and it has no PLACE amongst other priorities like strength, skill, resilience...

" I pray I, by some gracious miracle, continue to be worthy of your love. I want to be better... strive to be, in honor of the second chance at life I was only given because of you. " And many others, of course, like Aymeric and Alphinaud, but he knows he would not still be here were Mjrn not resolute in staying in his corner, as well.

His eyes are gentle as he beholds her, somehow softening even further than when they'd first decided to turn this evening into a sentimental occasion, and as he leans in to seize her lips, the husky utterance of an " I love you, too " eases from betwixt his own.

The gentle caress of his thumb across her cheek was enough to help her relax further, and a small smile crept against her lips. Estinien's words brought her more comfort than Mjrn had anticipated, and it nearly brought her to tears once more when he pulled away his hand only to bring her closer. Tucking back her ears, she leaned into his chest and wrapped her arms around his torso, his warmth easing the tension in her muscles.

Bright blue eyes closed in contentment at the feeling of his arms holding her, wanting to bask in the moment forever. Even the rhythm of his heartbeat soothed her. His question of why prompted her to lift her head, noticing he didn't meet her gaze. Soon, she lifted both hands to cup his face and gently coaxed him to look at her.

"Perhaps I should reword my previous statement. I realized how much you meant to me when you broke free from Nidhogg's grasp, begging me to kill you." She paused briefly, closing her eyes slowly before opening them once more. "Do you remember what I told you…? When I rushed to remove the eyes from you along with Alphinaud?"

If he failed to recall, Mjrn's expression would grow tender and loving. "I told you I would rather die than lose you too, that you were important to me." There was another pause as she allowed the Elezen to remember that moment. "You claim you are not a good man, but I disagree. While it is true that you can be fiercely stubborn and aloof, you are also kind, loyal, and honest. I have seen firsthand how much you have grown since we met, and words cannot describe how proud I am to be your friend and ally."

Her thumbs caressed his sharp cheekbones sweetly, her eyes crinkling with affection and warmth. "I fell in love with you because of who you are, and I accept you, flaws and all."

[graha-stan-account]

Once Bitten, Twice Shy: Day 11

Once bitten, twice shy: idiomatic. A person who has failed or been hurt when trying to do something is careful or fearful about doing it again. 

Present; Napha and Dajhir are on a sibling date in La Noscea. Once they get past bickering, Dajhir finally opens up a bit about his recent past.

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The moon was high over Camp Bronze Lake, the odd raindrop plunking down into the mineralized waters of the hot springs as the distant crickets of late summer renewed their song. 

"I know you think I'm a fool." K'dajhir turned away from the moon, facing his sister. "A harlot." He tilted his head. "As someone so straight-laced, it must be embarrassing for you." 

"I can't tell if you're putting yourself down, or putting me down." J'napha propelled herself along the floor of the spring toward him. 

"Neither. I survived a Calamity. What care should I have for the opinions of others?" He shrugged. "Don't you wonder why I changed my name?" 

"I do. And when I asked you told me to 'nevermind about that.'" 

"Because it's a long story. One that's apt to get my words all tangled and," he sighed heavily, "it's a lot." 

"So is this you telling me now, or," she gestured behind her with a thumb, "shall I towel off?" 

"Full glad am I of your interest." He narrowed his eyes at her. "'Tis a better tale than the one of why you changed your name, though I'm sure Mother would love to hear it." 

Napha rolled her eyes. "Those traditions used to mean something to some of us, Dajhir. Doesn't mean I'm above putting necessity before pride." 

"Oh, yes," he said with a sneer. "A matter of survival, most definitely. Ph." 

"You don't remember what it was like."

"I do," he said, his words heavy as an anchor. "You haven't been back though... have you?" 

Napha looked away, lips tightly pursed, silent. 

"Mm." K'dajhir nodded, having obtained the answer he expected. "Little Napha, slayer of primals, liberator of nations, Warrior of the newly-found Big Mouth, can't bear to show her face at home." 

"You left first."

"I had to. There was no future for me there, and no reason to go back." 

"You said the same of me." 

"I did, but they'd be proud of you." He looked down, adding a flippant slight: "Well, perhaps if you hadn't changed your name, Ja'napha." 

"What of you? Ran off to join a stronger tribe? Ashamed after proclaiming you'd toss it all away? After you swore up and down you'd be a city boy, an adventurer or what have you, only to run back to what's familiar?"

"I did not go back to tribe life. I was serious when I said I didn't want that. I'm just..." he seemed uncomfortable. "Sentimental. I knew you wouldn't understand." 

"Wouldn't understand? How can I even try if you don't explain?" 

K'dajhir sighed heavily. 

Napha insisted with a flare of her eyebrows. 

"His name was Mjrn." K'dajhir bit his lip and turned back to face the moon's soft glow. "I met him in Coerthas, a time after the Calamity. He was a hired guide for a band of adventurers I happened to cross paths with. They were making their way south toward the Rhotano Sea." He peeked at her, placing a hand on his chest. "Me, in the frigid wastes?" He let loose a nervous little laugh "Mjrn knew before I did I was half frost-bitten."

"l'm still not seeing..." 

"His mountain name, as he called it, was Kallvjnd." A smile split his face. "By the time we reached the coast, we chose to be bonded together. Nothing fancy. I adapted his surname to my name, because... I wanted everyone to know he was mine." He paused for a moment, staring into the dark water. "He wanted to do the same. Tribal Viera change their names when they settle somewhere new, did you know? He wanted to use my given name for his surname."

Napha stifled a laugh, unsure if it was appropriate. 

"Oh, trust that I explained that to him." A chuckle escaped. "The fool used it anyway." 

"Dajhir..."

"That's the thing with you adventurers. You're so damn good at leaving an impression, but you don't stick around long, do you? You take too many risks - and trust me I love you for it, I do - but," his ears bent back and his look of determination wavered, "loss either hardens you or softens you. I haven't decided which I am yet." 

"I'm sorry." 

K'dajhir smiled, his eyes sparkling with a glassy sheen. "Do not be. Out of it, there's things I've learned. Life is short, for instance. So have that drink... kiss that boy." He moved forward, grasping her by the shoulders, giving her a little shake. "Oh Napha, can't you see? I'm still looking for romance! I'm just not looking for love. That path, I've walked it – it's lovely –but it hurts too much to go bounding down again. Instead, I live for the day now. So I don't let them break my heart when they go. And I don't think Mjrn would begrudge me for that. I still wear his name, after all." 

[brightblessed]

@treexsong ♥'d

"Sorry you got caught up in that." Since he had joined the Scions, Roi had gained a reputation he was underserving of. It was easy for people to see him as a hero or a celebrity. It was a mercy that almost no one knew what he looked like. He could easily fit into a crowd without most people knowing who he was. And yet, there were times in which that blessing was a curse. Being accosted by bandits on the road wasn't something someone would expect from the person that chased the empire out of Eorzea and destroyed the Ultima Weapon. And he had half a mind to just kill them and be done with it. Still, he knew tensions were still high after the riots in Ul'Dah and he would prefer to avoid causing more strife in the city.

Luckily, Mjrn saw the situation and approached before Roi had to cast any spells. Seeing two adventurer's must have made them rethink, because it didn't take long for them to flee.

"Obviously, I could have taken them. But it's hard to be anything but fatal when you set someone on fire."

[agirlnamednix]

Uh-oh! Nix is retconning her OC lore again!

One sentence:

ZENOS IS THE BEASTLY HALF OF ARTEMIS

This is going to be just my hour-after-waking off-the-cuff rambling. I'll refine it later when I have spoons for that. >:D

LONG POST WARNING

So the deal with my WolOC is that they're actually two people who share a soul. Artemis is the huntress, does her own thing, works to capture escaped creations from Pandemonium. Apollo is Azem, the one everyone knows, the hero who succeeded Venat in the Convocation.

My ORIGINAL head canon was that Mjrd, Mjrn/Maja, and Ardbert were all weird mixtures of Artemis and Apollo. Eventually, Mjrd becomes Kariudo, the dark reflection of Artemis. Whereas Maja becomes Taiyo, the embodiment of Apollo.

But with Artemis being the huntress...and Zenos being all about the hunt...and Zenos seeing SO MUCH OF HIMSELF in the Warrior of Light...

What if Zenos is literally the other half of Artemis that Kari doesn't have?

What if Artemis DIDN'T get sundered properly? What if her soul remained entirely on the Source? What if Athena had done some fuckery with her, knowing that she was "a singularly resolute soul"?

WHAT IF LAHABREA WAS IN POSSESSION OF ARTEMIS'S SOUL THE ENTIRE TIME AND DIDN'T KNOW IT?

He would've eventually given it to Emet-Selch, right? "You'd make better use of this than I." And then Emet-Selch would've been like "Well, I don't need an entire soul, so I'll just cleave it in half and make a baby with it." He's known to do shit like that (re: Vauthry) and we know that Zenos was particularly juiced so like...what if he fucked around with his grandson's soul? What if he implanted half of Artemis into Zenos, likely not even knowing who she was? And before all of that, he'd already discarded the rest, having prepared for a soul to be stronger after the Seventh Umbral Calamity. So he cleaved Artemis in two, dumped one half into the Aetherial Sea, then held onto the other half. When Zenos was born, he shoved the half he still had into him before he was born, creating a soul-roided baby.

But unbeknownst to him, the other half of Artemis didn't dissipate like a normal soul. It immediately did what Artemis has always done: its own thing. And so about 50 years ago, Mjrd was born the bearer of the other half of Artemis's soul.

This removes a LOT of confusion regarding Artemis and Apollo. During the Seventh Rejoining, Kari would've gained a shard of Artemis, bringing her up to 8 of 14 on soul fragments. However, when she rejoined with Ardbert in Shadowbringers (putting her at 9 of 14 soulshards, Ardbert's being from Apollo) and then met Maja between Shadowbringers and Endwalker (Maja bearing 7 of 14 shards of Apollo), she passed on her extra soul shard to Maja, bringing them both to 8 of 14 soul shards of Artemis and Apollo respectively.

And so, moving into Endwalker, they worked together to prevent a new Final Days. But Maja (now going by Taiyo or just Tai) took center stage, being the one whom Elidibus remembered from Elpis, the one who went back in time without Kari, the one who set EVERYTHING IN MOTION. However, Kari is the one who kept fighting with Zenos, the one whose body he stole...and the reason he ended up traveling to Ultima Thule to fight alongside her and Tai. In my mind, Tai is the one who calls upon Azem's power, with Kari only being capable of that on The First because she's close enough to Azem's soul, while also carrying a piece of Apollo with her in the form of Ardbert.

"Light The Way" was for both Tai and Kari, with Taiyo being the one to protect them both. And then it was Kariudo who struck the killing blow.

However, after the battle...Zenos calls Kari out. And she's finally had enough of this dude. She knocks Tai unconscious and duels with Zenos. After all is said and done, Zenos lies still and Kari is barely hanging on. The teleporter remote thing lands next to Kari and she has just enough energy to knock it toward Taiyo. He teleports away, leaving Zenos and Kariudo, the entirety of Artemis's soul, stranded at the very bleeding edge of reality itself.

Maybe Artemis does her own thing and heads back. Maybe the two of them dying with no other aether around them but Artemis's soul causes her to reform into her pre-Sundering self. Maybe she just finally allows her aether to disperse into the universe.

It's utterly unknown.

And I ADORE the idea that I have that tiny sprig hanging off a clean cut stem...and have absolutely no reason to ever pursue it further. Having Kari's fate be completely ambiguous from the perspective of the other characters is just...OUGH IT'S TASTY. I LOVE that. The idea that Tai's last memory of his other half is turning around to get a fistful of fives. And then...he has no idea what happened to her. At all. Nobody does. Tai came back. Kari didn't.

And honestly? It doesn't need to be anything more. :D