#Portia and pepi imagine

[iliveforyouilongforyouvesuvia]

Portia who, having spent the majority of her life with grandmothers, acts like one herself when she's not thinking about it.

"Tsk"ing if you get out of the bath and don't dry your hair right away

Keeping candies in her bag at all times for any random child she encounters

Idly gossiping in the kindest, most nurturing tone as she absolutely rips someone to shreds with her roasts

Still purchasing random sweaters two sizes too large for Julian every fall so he "has room to grow into it"

One day she finds two wicker rocking chairs in the market at a steal of a price and the moment she sets them out on her porch she's reached peak grandmotherhood. She and Pepi spend hours outside in the sun on her days off, rocking leisurely as she covers her lap with the third crocheted blanket of the month for her coworker's new baby and sips from her (spiked) cup of tea.

You'd tease her for it, but the matching rocking chair is so comfy and the cookies she baked are so scrumptious and the way Pepi purrs like a motor on your shoulder is too perfect to disturb.

[anni1600]

More Portia, 'cause yes💜

I drew this free hand and only later noticed how her sleeves are usually short, so, I made a quick imagine to justify the change

As soon as it got cooler Portia got her longer uniform out. It is now Winter in Vesuvia. Portia is inside her cottage, the shutters closed, and cuddles inside warm blankets as she cross-stitches a colorful flower field. She yearns for the spring to arrive, so her flowers will bloom around her once again, enveloping her in their scent.

She looks up, noticing how the comforting purrs aren't there anymore. Come to think of it, she hasn't heard them in a while. Worried she leaves her fortress of warmth and coziness and looks around. Pepi is nowhere to be found, not on the counters, inside the oven nor under the bed. She made up her mind to search for her on the fields next, that's when she hears scratches on the wooden house door.

Swiftly she opens the door, and there is Pepi. Her fur is covered in quickly melting snowflakes. Portia scoops her up in her arms, "I was worried about you, you rascal" she says as she is warming her up. "Don't scare me like this again, do you hear me?" Pepi meows back. Portia giggles "apology accepted. I am glad we had this talk." She brings Pepi close to her face and let the noses touch "Boop."

(@imjustfloatingaway)

[greyspirehollow]

Vesuvia weekly ; The courtiers' Guilty Pleasures !

Pairing : The courtiers x reader Fandom : The Arcana visual novel Warnings : none. Pure fluff.

Volta :

I like to believe she loves dancing, like ballet, and the opera ; she loves the pretty dresses and the music,, and will secretly try and get some costumes custom tailored for herself, which she'll keep preciously in her closet and put on when she's alone, to admire herself in the mirror and imagine being on stage, amidst the crowd of pretty dancing people and musicians.

I'm pretty sure she would love to be able to fight. Being short comes with a lot of disadvantages,, I'm pretty sure she would like placing a few punches or kicks just right in people sometimes. Maybe she's already asked Vulgora to train her in the past, too.

Loves going to Portia's cottage. Loves Pepi. The flowers. The leaves. It's all so pretty ! And Portia's so nice !

She'll get all flustered and stutter if you ever ask about those secret hobbies of hers, but she'd want to share too, and even get a little frustrated by her conflicting emotions.

Vulgora :

I think they like being calmer and softer when no one's around, and to be treated calmly and with kindness (I'm sure they like being hugged, but you will never for the life of them see them admit it).

They like to play chess with the Countess, even if they loose systematically.

I have a feeling they'd love to go hunting too, with or without a falcon/dogs, or someone else's company.

I think behind their very loud and impulsive facade, they're a rather secretive person, not used to open up about things other than the plainly obvious, and so their little hobbies would be hard to discover unless you look into them a little, or generally get interested in them.

Valdemar :

I think they can play the violin, and some forgotten old instruments. They like how they have to make their finders dance over the instruments to make music.

They're a pretty manual person I think, and can craft little things here and there when they're bored ; pretty sure they tried embroidery even. Very steady hands (heh.)

and fashion. No one can convince me otherwise ; they have a sense of fashion and just don't exploit it. They don't dress often, if ever, or openly comment on people's outfits. but they COULD. IF ONLY THEY DID ARGH-

Secretive person as well. But you'd have no way of discovering any of that if they didn't want you to.

Vlastomil :

Always loved the sound a harp makes. He'd kill to learn how to play it, but he's never dared to take that initiative. It's just such a beautiful instrument, so calming, and it looks really nice to have it lean against you...

I think he'd also enjoy taking walks in the forest, and go lay down in some fresh and humid dirt, listening to the little river nearby, the chirp of birds, the leaves in the wind, the rays of sunlight peeking through...

We know how much he loves his worms, but what if he liked other things as well? what about isopods? tiny lil things.

You may surprise him indulging once or twice, but he'll always stammer a half-made-up excuse and shift the topic of the conversation quickly

Valerius :

Cat person. Loves cats. Wants cats just so he can sit in a big chair and have one on his lap and pet it menacingly while he sips his wine. Will not admit it.

LOVES velvet. Would wear velvet every day of his life if he could ; but he feels it's maybe a little too much in certain scenarios, so avoids it. He does have a cape in the back of his closet, which he wears sometimes when the halls of the Palace are desert.

Actually like to let his hair down ; thinks it gives him a mysterious charm (which yeah, if he styled it a little better), and one time you caught him mindlessly twirling his fingers into his strands.

He's not necessarily secretive, it's just he's learned court etiquette a lot, and so has taken the habit of hiding and bottling his personality down. That part at least.

[taduki]

Hey, Taduki, I recently started reading your Arcana headcanons. They’re great! I have a headcanon request if you’re interested. M6 with an MC who has a habit of turning into cats and other animals, eventually leading to heightened senses in their human form too.

Now I see why arcana asks pages are so stressed out 😭 I’m worried about disappointin’ y’all. It’s ok tho this looks fun. REALLY sorry it took so long… I’m writing this with specific powers in mind, comparing them to the powers Atreus has from the God of War series.

M6 w/ an MC Who Can Transform into Animals and Use Their Abilities

Asra

If you ask him about your relearning of abilities when you came back, he’ll have an entire book of the shenanigans you got up to: picking a fight with the stove salamander, ��Which one’s the real Faust?”, “MC, don’t eat that !!”, the list just goes on, and for the sake of old memories, you like reliving some of those moments or maybe tying up loose ends you may have caused. (No wonder why the stove salamander was always so moody around you and your cold eggs).

It was honestly stressful, so you can imagine their relief and confidence in your abilities now. He had little to no worries about leaving you at the shop alone once you got used to them. This, of course, led to the events in the story.

This turns out to be a two sided coin though because they watched you learn and grow your instincts and it only made them want you more. You’re so gifted and special, they are so fascinated with you. Just imagine your adventures with them!

On your adventures, they ask for your help way-finding, gathering, and other useful activities, but sometimes they just like to humor you by asking of you the impossible. “MC, could you take a sniff at the stars? See where we are?”, and that smug grin plastered on his face makes you want to prove them wrong so badly, so you make it up based on the actual knowledge of your location to find your way ahead, and every. single. time. they just tease you, “That’s my lover, alright.”

You had little relations with Aisha and Salim at first, so they didn’t know of your abilities, like AT ALL. So, what does the mysterious and powerful Asra The Magician do? They propose you prank them, of course, and whatever you two did became an inside job for years to come. Aisha and Salim are interested in your powers. They’re powerful magicians too, yes, but you transform with such ease. So easily that you’ve retained the instincts of the animals you can turn into. It’s safe to say they’re reassured of you as a partner for dear Asra.

Julian

You have many opportunities to spook him while he’s working.

What’s that thing behind the ink pot? Oh, it’s you! You’re a mouse. Oh, now you’re a bird. Aww what cute little creature are you going to become now? — AHH A TIGER!!

Of course, he admires your capability to retain some of the animalistic abilities while you’re in human form. He may or may not be secretly super interested in your capabilities, but knows not to pry. He’s just proud of your independent magic.

You make the funny habit of being a part of his costumes/disguises. Now “Julio” has a pet squirrel !!

Secretly loves when you sneak your way to him unexpectedly. He loves surprises if they’re you. Follow him while he’s on an errand and when he comes home, mention something casually about it and he’ll turn around, so certain and wide-eyed like, “YOU were that cat!”, when you were actually the falcon flying overhead.

On the very rare occasion that he is called upon to aid an injured animal, he’ll mention it, but won’t expect you to help. Whether you’re actually knowledgeable about the anatomy of the animal or not, you find ways to help like cleaning or standing guard for their comfort. You might also find you can empathize with them. Tell Julian where not to touch, how he can better handle them, etc.

At the end of the day, he is forever grateful for you. He’ll give you all of his love as a reward…

Portia

Dealing with Pepi constantly interrupting her work was a real pain in her day, so if you’re willing to offer, she’ll be so relieved.

That’s not the bulk of it obviously, Portia loves new things and you’re all new things in one !!

At first, she treats it like a game. “A duck!! Ooh, what about one of those fancy birds in the garden?”, so if you decide to indulge her, she’ll be going about her business on palace grounds and suddenly get an MC wolf jumpscare from the bushes. Every day, she eyes the animals suspiciously, wondering if they’re you.

If you can interact with the animals, you could help her take care of them if you’d like. “Could you pollinate the flowers for me? Pleaseeeee?”

Oh, the delightful jokes of making her hair into a bird’s nest…

If you can get her away from her work, it’ll be easy to have fun. Go for a little shopping trip in town!! It’s a mission to find specific things for good prices, and you succeed every time. Her heart bursts with her love for you when you pick up little things that remind you of her.

Palace gossip is so funny now because she’ll hear one thing, and you’ll hear another thing somewhere else entirely, so you two just end up theorizing in the afternoons. Afternoon tea is now full of even more giggles and incredulous gasps. At this point, you’re pretty sure you’ve collected every backstory in Vesuvia.

Nadia

She’s just happy she can find more ways to provide for you. There is plenty of space in the gardens if you want to roam free or sniff flowers or just take a nice nap in the sun. If you really so wish, she’ll be happy to personally set up a room for your needs.

You surprise her everyday it seems like. Every time she thinks she’s seen it all, you defy her expectations, and it delights her (and potentially startles Chandra).

Speaking of Chandra, depending on what form you’ve taken on, you might want to give her space. She’s fully aware that’s you who just looks like an animal, but she’s very headstrong and instinctual. Even if Nadia has talked to her, she’s still a bit stubborn about it and will only interact with you if you’re in human form.

Of course, there are some exceptions to Chandra’s rule. She’ll be a little more comfortable and friendly if you’re in owl form. She may preen you. Other times, she will step in to protect you if you’re in danger.

When Nadia is in Business Mode, she’ll ask for your input on issues about animals in Vesuvia if you’re comfortable about it. She wants to find ethical solutions for every party in Vesuvia, which includes animals. How can she help the Flooded District while taking care of the fish and other underwater creatures? She honestly might not have even considered this in her plans if she didn’t meet someone with your abilities.

She does not hesitate to ask for your help outside of the palace. She is very confident in your abilities and admires you for them. You have earned high respect from various visiting parties, including the animals.

Muriel

Maybe Muriel doesn’t like humans that much, but he still loves you even if you’re another human he has to trust and talk to and — … Where did this cat come from?

Blinks a few times before letting the crazy catch up to him. “MC…?”

He doesn’t know how to feel about it at first, but then he remembers he literally lives in the forest with all the animals ever. This leads to both relief and worry. Relief because he finds it easier to get settled with you now that he can apply some of his knowledge to take care of you, but worries about letting you roam around in certain forms because how will he be able to protect you?

Inanna literally knows it’s you but still gets startled when you switch in front of her. Some forms make her worried about shoving or stepping on you, but the other ones she’s perfectly fine with. The best way to play with her is switching to a form around the same size as her that can run and/or jump fast. Some days, you just spent hanging out with her, exploring the forest together, and by the time you two come back to Muriel, he’s just happy to have you two back.

Sometimes he gets a little wistfully jealous of the animals that spend so much time with you. He didn’t imagine he could, but it’s more of like, “It’s too quiet. I miss them…”, and, “I want to spend time with them too…” He tries not to let it get to him, but if it’s really bothering at some point, he’ll tell you outright, “I want to be with you”, and proceed to become a bumbling mess of “I mean, AROUND you” and whatnots.

If you incline to spend more time with him, he’ll be so grateful, yet guilty that you’re having to hold back because of him. With enough time and patience, you two would work something out where some days you come home before dinner time and spent the rest of the day with him and leave after he feeds the chickens. Go ahead and pretend you’re one of the chickens!! Show him this can be fun too!

He so badly wants you to be happy. He loves you so.

Lucio

You have GOT to tell or demonstrate this to Lucio as soon as possible or he will try to hunt you for game. If he does try to hunt you and you transform back, he’ll be all over you with the following statements:

“Oh GOD, I’m so sorry MC! Are you okay?!” “That was really cool by the way.”

Once he’s past the awkward part, he has so many questions. How far can you jump? How high can you climb? CAN YOU FLY??? Can you become imaginary creatures?

Whether you can or can’t accomplish these feats, he also has many ideas. You two are journeymen now, and you live day to day off the spoils of your hunts and adventures. He thinks, with your abilities, you two could become much more efficient, and you ask him what he plans to do with the rewards, and he gets all flustered like he doesn’t want to take you on a nice, luxurious date.

When you explain you can use some of your abilities in your present human form, he is silently relieved he won’t have to keep checking if the animals he’s hunting are you. He’s moreso impressed, though. Whenever you tell him something like “it smells like rain”, he asks what it smells like for no particular reason. He just finds it fun to ask about and likes imagining what you’re sensing.

New friend for Mercedes and Melchior !! They’re very perceptive, and have no problems differentiating you from other animals, so when Lucio loses you in a field of bunnies, he can count on them to help out, but occasionally he’ll insist on being able to find you just so he can impress you. It never works in his favor though, and he gets a nasty bunny bite… “I didn’t even know they could bite!!”

[garf-lover96]

i know about fagottino... and i thought

fagottino prezioso... cat...

rowan and pepi...

how does rowan act with pepi

i thought about this ask for more than a second and decided that answering this question for ALL the familiars would be more interesting. also you read my mind again because i swear i was thinking about Rowan spending time with Pepi the day before you sent it omfg

Pepi: he visits Portia's cottage to hang out with her and Pepi equally. makes sure to always bring her a treat and occasionally a new toy. sweeps her up into his arms and smothers her in kisses and compliments as a greeting 'ojjjj Pepitka how radiant you are today :)'. also lets her loaf on him for hours. Bluebell loves playing with her too, they chase each other around a bunch

Malak: Rowan makes sure that he and Julian bond with each other enough, he really wants to help them understand each other better. but he also coddles him soooooo much and it kind of pisses Julian off when he takes the bird's side in a conflict....... i mean, he is a bird guy, what did you expect. Bluebell was initially pretty nervous around him but she got over it and they're besties now! they just bicker sometimes as housemates do

Faust: long term besties! Rowan has a soft spot for reptiles because of her. loves her silly little tongue and her body texture so he doesn't mind her squeezing him, also is willing to let her hang out on him like he's a tree at all times. a little too squeamish to feed her a dead rat himself but is fascinated by the way she just..... gulps them down. woah..? really loves babying her and calling her silly nicknames as well. Bluebell and Faust are like that photo of a snake hanging from a roof and squeezing a bird but /pos /affectionate (Rowan and Bluebell are both very squeezable)

Melchior and Mercedes: (i'm assuming the dogs stayed at the palace after Lucio was exiled??? there was no mention of what happened to them in Julian's route so..) Rowan actually goes out of his way to visit and play with them, he adores them so much. literally fell in love with them at first sight. they're precious angels that can do no evil. he'd roll around in mud with them if that would make them happy. Bluebell likes to get them riled up and fly away immediately after so she doesn't get caught by the JAWS

Chandra: he was a little stiff around her at first??? imagine going to a bird playdate with your trusty little magpie and the other bird looks like a smaller version of a biblically accurate angel. he warmed up to her after a few visits and pets her freely now. likes holding her in his lap and watching her head turn to insane angles. Bluebell's a little jealous of her glamour...

Inanna: he doesn't visit Muriel all that much so he's not used to being around her. he's still scared that she'll bite his face off and prefers to let her approach first if she feels like it. he goes pretty stiff while petting her too... i mean my god why does this guy have a whole ass wolf living in a house with him, it makes him uneasy. Bluebell stays away from her, she wouldn't risk being eaten

animals. love them so much

[lovely-dove69]

The Arcana M6 with pregnant MC!

Asra: They were ecstatic! They peppered your facd with kisses, immediately dropping on their knees and pressing their cheek against your belly. During your pregnancy, they were there at your beck and call, doing evrrything to keep you and the baby healthy.

Julian: *surprised pikachu face* How were you pregnant? Like he wasnt pouncing on you every chance he could. Being a doctor helped a lot, so your pregnancy wasnt hard. If you asked for something, even at 3am, he would glady get it, you were carrying his twins after all (Asra felt two life-forms)!

Nadia: PAMPERED. You are treated like a goddess, given the best clothes, medicines, ect. Nadia always made sure someone kept an eye on you, mostly Portia since she would be the godmother. She would definetly play the organ(instrument) for you and the baby.

Portia: Yay, Pepi will have a sibling! This sweet girl will nake ALL your cravings, no matter how weird they are! Pepi tends to rest on your baby bump, purring at each tiny movement from the baby. She is so happy to have a baby on the way.

Muriel: No duh you got pregnant, baby boy has a huge breeding kink! He was honestly afraid at first, I mean, he's huge! What if the baby hurt you at birth? What if he himself accidentally hurt you?! After a lot of reassurance, he did anything he could. He built a small crib, with animals carved into it, and even found a plushie that looked like Inanna! Imagine it, what if your triplets were like Muriel?

Lucio: He stopped bragging about a supposed battle, lookimg at you in shock. Since his childhoos wasnt that great, he wasnt that happy about a child. It took him a month to come to terms and enjpy the thought, though he needed reassurance that he would be a good father. He demands the best for you and your unbornchild.

[thearcanawriter]

The M6 celebrating pride Month with MC's!

(These are my MC's but feel free to imagine them to be anybody else! )

Asra & Ferra:

-Asra is Non binary & Bisexual, and Ferra is Bisexual.

-Both will use magic and glitter to make floating flags.

-Face paint? Face paint.

-Makes themed food

-They're all out on this. Somebody stop them-

Nadia & Jace:

-Nadia is bisexual, Jace is Non-binary & Lesbian

-Jace thinks it's a perfect time for dates, and Nadia doesn't understand why.

-Acceptance. E v e r y w h e r e

-Jace talks to everybody about LGBTQ news during this time period.

-Nadia buys some decor for their room to fit in with the vibe, according to Jace's suggestions.

Julian and Xander:

-Julian is Bisexual, Xander is Trans-masc & Bisexual

-Both almost forgets that it's pride month

-says "happy pride month" to everybody they see now

-both gets invited by Portia to her cottage for 'pride dinner'

-Julian stares blankly at the coloured food. "Is it healthy? Does it cause sickness? What is the ingredients? Tell me-"

Muriel and Karrie:

-Muriel is Bisexual, Karrie is Pansexual

-Muriel isn't really fond of this holiday, but puts up some decorations inside the hut

-They really just snuggle up in the cozy hut and talk about LGBTQ things

-Muriel carved and painted a themed wooden wolf to gift to Karrie

-Karrie makes him a gift back, a drawing of him and Karrie holding pride flags

Portia & Karlie:

-Portia is Bisexual, Karlie is Genderfluid, Pansexual.

-Has a 'pride dinner' on the first or second day of June, and invites Julian and Xander over

-Gives Julian the recipe to her rainbow dishes after they're done to stop his pacing

-Has balloons for the dinner

-Tells Pepi everything about LGBT stuff

Lucio & Alastor:

-Lucio is Bisexual, Alastor is Demi-Gender and Gay

-Lucio definitely has a pride party at the Palace, despite Alastor's rejecting

-Invited almost all Vesuvia for this party

-Alastor hates crowds, so he'll be in his room until they leave

-Xander will be ranting to Lucio for the hundredth time that he doesn't like parties and please don't have them again

(Sorry the Last parts were a bit rushed, so i'm truly sorry for the quality-)

[wiltingdecay]

Banana Pancakes

Some fashionably late Ruasha fluff for Portia's birthday!

Word count: 1.6k

Rating: T (some swearing and one (1) sex joke because it's these two)

Pairing: Rowan Aisling x Portia Devorak

"Rowan?"

Rowan's heart sank.

"No," they groan petulantly in response, without turning to look at her. If they couldn't see her, they could almost pretend she hadn't actually gotten up - her voice was merely a figment of their sleep-deprived imagination. "Go back to bed."

"Are you... making breakfast?"

They could hear the smile in Portia's voice, but it didn't do much to heal Rowan's wounded pride.

"It was supposed to be a surprise..." Rowan had no choice but to admit defeat. They sigh, errant curls fluttering out of their face from the force of it. "I was going to bring it to you in bed. Start your birthday off right."

It had all been going to plan so far. Figuring out how to wake up before Portia had been tricky; she always rose with the sun, and now that they didn't have the shop to worry about, Rowan was barely functional before ten o’clock on a good morning. Pepi, ever the innovator, had come up with a most elegant solution; as soon as the first rays of sunlight woke her up, she had stealthily crawled to the bed where Rowan slept beside Portia, and bit their foot until they eventually startled awake.

(It might have taken a little more encouragement to actually wake Rowan up than either of them expected, but the bleeding had stopped quickly enough).

Once Rowan was finally up, it was simply a matter of getting out of bed and making it to the kitchen without alerting his still peacefully sleeping wife. If he hadn't been under the pressure of the ticking clock, he might have taken a few moments to simply admire her for longer. It was so rare he got to see her like this, dozing without a care in the world in the dappled lighting of early dawn, casting soft, cozy shadows over her smiling face, surrounded by a halo of auburn curls that caught aflame in the sunlight.

He would've reached out and stroked her smooth, adorably rounded cheek if it wouldn't have almost certainly woken her up. As it was, he only allowed himself a few seconds to steal a longing glance at her sleeping form, all soft curves and inviting warmth, before leaving the bedroom and gently shutting the door between them.

On quiet feet Rowan crept into the kitchen, gathering ingredients as carefully as he could so as to not spill or drop anything that could cause a clatter. Pepi wasn't of much help, what with her unfortunate lack of hands, but she made for incredibly adorable moral support as Rowan lined everything up on the counter and used their magic to light the stove. While they waited for it to come to the right temperature, they mashed the ingredients together in the mixing bowl and whisked gently until the resulting batter seemed to be the right consistency. Rowan was an astoundingly mediocre cook, especially compared to their darling wife, but any fool could whip up some halfway-decent banana pancakes.

"What'ya think, Pepi?" Rowan whispered to the rotund little cat as they offered her the mixing bowl to sniff. "Is it OK?"

Pepi chirped as quietly as a cat could chirp, and that was all the encouragement Rowan needed. Once the stove was hot enough, Rowan melted a generous amount of butter in a skillet and carefully spooned in a ladle-ful of the pancake mixture. Rowan kept kept eyes glued to it the entire time it cooked, gnawing anxiously on their finger as they tried to guess when they needed to flip it.

Once the bubbles that were forming on top started to pop, they tentatively took hold of the handle, took a deep breath, and flicked the skillet up in the air. The pancake jumped, turned over in the air, and landed neatly back down on its uncooked side. The side that had been cooking was an appetising shade of golden-brown, not so much as an edge burnt.

Rowan let out the breath they'd been holding and grinned goofily, punching the air in quiet triumph. If they'd been making this breakfast for themself, they frankly wouldn't care less what happened to it; if they burnt it, they'd just shrug, throw it out, and eat some toast instead.

But this had to be perfect. It was for Portia, and perfection was no less than she deserved. On her birthday, or any other day of the year.

Rowan managed to get through a second pancake still without incident, and had been on the third when Portia crept up on them. Infuriatingly, they probably would have stopped at three; they'd been planning on serving the pancakes with some tea, some fresh berries, and yoghurt with honey, just to make sure she had enough. If they'd been just a little faster with their preparation, they probably would've had everything finished just as Portia was waking up.

Their train of thought is interrupted as Portia sidles up to them, wrapping her arms around their waist from behind. She's not tall enough to look over their shoulder, so she peers around their left arm instead.

"You made banana pancakes?" She says incredulously, her beautiful eyes crinkling as a broad smile begins to make its way across her face.

Rowan nods slightly, giving the third pancake a half-hearted flip; unfortunately it's not quite ready, and the uncooked side splatters unattractively across the skillet as it's turned over.

"Fuck's sake," they curse. "I mean, uh. Yeah. I looked through your cookbooks after you went to bed last night. This recipe seemed simple enough, and I knew you'd like it... if I didn't cock it up, anyway."

Portia just laughs, giving Rowan a firm squeeze around the middle. "Baby, they smell amazing. And even if they didn't, it's the thought that counts."  She plants a warm, soft kiss on their upper arm, just below the sleeve of the loose nightshirt they wore. "Thank you for thinking of me."

Rowan's lips part around a sigh, and he leans back into her embrace. "I think I'm always thinking of you, mo ghrá geal."

Portia snickers. "Mostly impure thoughts, I'd imagine."

At that, Rowan turns their head to look down at her, smiling wryly. She's dressed only in the gossamer babydoll she'd worn to bed, the straps slipping down her arms, hair wild and tumbling down her shoulders. Just as beautiful as the day they met her, the day they married her, and every day in between.

"Oh, naturally. I'm sure you've noticed I only made enough pancakes for you. I had a different breakfast in mind."

They wink as obnoxiously as they possibly can, and Portia bursts into a fit of giggles, swatting at them affectionately.

"Oh, you're incorrigible."

Rowan turns the final pancake out onto the plate. It's a mess, but it's properly cooked, and nothing a small avalanche of powdered sugar won't fix. In any case, he can say with confidence that Portia will love it. "You love me."

They can almost feel Portia's lips through their shirt as she smiles against their back. "I do."

Rowan turns in her embrace, ducking down to claim her lips in a gentle kiss. She cups their cheeks in both of her smaller hands, smiling into the kiss as they rest their own hands on her shoulders.

"This," Rowan thinks to themself, lost in a haze of dreamlike wonder. "This is what bliss feels like."

No matter how many years they've been with her, that feeling has never faded. Every minute spent with her, they think about how lucky they are to have her. Every kiss still feels like their first.

Rowan pecks her lips once more after they eventually part, drawing another giggle out of her.

"Go sit down," they tell her softly, gesturing to the kitchen table. "I'll bring everything over in a minute."

Portia sits at the head of the table like a queen in her throne, covering her eyes as Rowan approaches with a loaded tray a few minutes later to maintain the illusion of surprise. They chuckled warmly as they set the tray down in front of her, taking the seat by her side.

"OK, you can look now."

The plate of pancakes, decorated with sugar, and Rowan's best attempt at drawing a cat with syrup. A small bowl of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and pitted cherries. Another bowl of yoghurt and honey. A cup of sweet mango tea. And of course, an assortment of carefully wrapped gifts.

Even as Portia uncovers her eyes and takes it all in, Rowan can't help but feel nervous. She'll like it, of course - they're her spouse, for gods' sake, they know what she likes by now - but is it enough? Could anything ever really be enough, for such a wonderful woman who never asks for much, but deserves everything the world has to offer and more?

Their worries shatter almost instantly as Portia gets up from her seat and flings her arms around them.

"Rowan, it's perfect!" She gifts them in turn with a big, smacking kiss on their cheek as she squeezes them tightly. Rowan laughs, hugging her back with such enthusiasm that they practically pull her into their lap. "You're perfect, my little firefly. Thank you so, so much."

Her words certainly leave Rowan feeling like a firefly, aglow with love as they bask in her happiness. Smiling softly, they reach up to tuck a lock of hair behind her ear, at the same time stroking her cheek as they had wanted to do when she was sleeping.

"You're more than welcome. Happy birthday, Pasha."

[fox-daddy]

I did one for each of my arcana Mc's

Kyle; who stole borrowed Faust, Malak and Chandra for a photo.

Bluebell; who I can just imagine saying 'pretty fucked up looking dog, ammi right?' To Portia while holding pepi.

Hunter: looking like a villain, it's something they would've wanted.

Open for whoever wants to do it.

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@eristheabomination thank you for the inspo and the piccrew!!!!

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go tag your moots!!!

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[vesuviasdarlings]

Main Six: When you’re sick

Asra

- Perhaps the most likely to detect when you’re even a little bit sick

- He struggles not to smother you a bit, trying to make sure that you have enough coats, enough food, enough love

- Faust curls on your chest and makes sure that you’re toasty warm!

- Asra will probably make you lots of tea, making your shop smell absolutely divine with the healing properties within the herbs

- At the end of the night, he lays beside you and pulls you tightly to his chest, Faust twined amongst you both, uncaring of how sick you might be

Julian

- He insists immediately on taking care of you, no matter what you tell him

- You must stay in bed and listen to him. After all, he is a doctor

- Lots of theatrics, bursting into the room with his full medical kit and using a funny tone of voice to make you smile

- Of course, he uses the opportunity to make lots of innuendos. He tells you that you’re very hot, temperature-wise and literally, and suggests he knows a few unorthodox ways to make you feel better

- In all seriousness, he’s very concerned. He will keep you in bed until you’re feeling better and insists on getting everything you need

Nadia

- She reacts swiftly and without thinking, ordering that you stay in her bed

- Nadia might not have much time in the day - what with meetings and her workload - but she is always stopping to see you and bring small surprises like sweet treats, and fragrant flowers

- When she finally can return to you, she spends every moment at your side

- Her private bathing chambers will probably be a safe haven for the two of you where she can help you to feel your best

- Soaks in healing herbs and fragrant lavender

- Only the very best doctors can attend to you, even if you only have a mild symptom, and she’ll be there to hold your hand the whole time

Muriel

- Poor Muriel, he’s so terrified for your sake and carries you everywhere

- He makes a little love nest for you in front of the fire, consisting of soft furs and blankets

- He’s not the best at helping you to recover, but he’ll ask Asra to provide healing magic and soothing herbs

- Muriel makes you his priority, running to you if you cough and bringing water

- Inanna sits faithfully by your side, nosing your palms and neck, whining and fetching Muriel if you need him

- Muriel sleeps beside you with Inanna guarding the two of you, and he will hold you in a vice grip so he can feel if you cough or wince in the night

Portia

- Portia thinks it’s the perfect opportunity to return your care for her

- She enjoys having you in her humble home, it means she can spend more time with you

- However, she does get quiet concerned for you and will ask her brother to stop in to make sure you’re recovering

- In the mean time, Portia provides hot soup, cool drinks, and her loving embrace

- Even Pepi joins and curls on your lap, peeping at Portia enthusiastically when you’re in need of something

Lucio

(I can’t find gifs for these two, but I will eventually!! x)

- Poor you, having become Lucio’s excuse to do nothing but lay with you

- He loves that he can selfishly keep you at his side now, but he’s genuinely concerned and will grimace every time you cough, stir or flinch

- He orders servants and doctors alike to tend to you, but always under his watchful eye and for no longer than necessary - the rest of the time is his to spend with you

- Lucio showers you in your favourite things; food, flowers, trinkets, gifts, everything under the sun

- He doesn’t really say I love you, so this is his chance to really show you how much he cares, stroking his fingers along your skin and telling you stories

- But, in rightful Lucio fashion, he’s also playful with you. Suggestive as always, wiggling his brows and saying he can kiss you wherever you need him, that he’ll really warm you up when you’re cold

[iliveforyouilongforyouvesuvia]

Pepi has decided that, as her new best friend after Portia, it is only right for you to know everything she thinks you should know. Which turns out to be everything she knows.

Which fishies are best eaten fresh and which fishies are even better after they've decomposed in the sun for a bit. Which geese are the most fun to claw at. How to trip annoying courtiers. The best places to find a good sunbeam to nap in at different times of day. Which cooks are most likely to give you a treat or let you sample what they're making if you stop by at a good time.

Portia's favorite things. Portia's least favorite things. The one embarrassing thing Portia did when she was fourteen which haunts her to this day and which she told Pepi about late one night when she couldn't sleep. How much Portia cares about the Countess, and how small she starts to feel next to her sometimes. How much she missed her brother and how much anger she tries not to carry. How much she changed when you appeared in her life. How much she adores you, wants you, cares about you, misses you, thinks of you, loves you -

And, of course, the trivial matters that Pepi casually mentions when there's nothing else to talk about. Like the secret rooms that haven't been stepped in for decades, or the full extent of the labyrinth under the castle, or the assassination plot she overheard last night at the gate while she was hunting mice -

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DIDN'T KNOW????

[major-arcaba]

The Main Six and Anime:

Asra: a huge fucking weeb. You bond over anime. He uses your memory wipe to re-introduce you to some of the best animes, lowkey jealous you get to experience them for the first time again

Portia: she IMMEDIATELY falls for it as soon as you show it to her. Will absolutely cosplay with you. She becomes a catgirl and will start saying “nya~” regularly, if she hadn’t already.

Nadia “Anime is for cultured citizens” Satrinava: at first is only interested in it cause you are, but soon she actually genuinely likes it, especially the fighting animes. She gives you anime swords.

Muriel: doesn’t watch tv. He lives in the woods.

Asra showed him it once but he was more concerned with everything else. You show him again now and he still doesn’t truly understand the appeal but doesn’t mind when you, Asra and he have epic anime binging parties.

Julian: introducing him to anime was either a BAD idea or the best thing you’ve ever done. He won’t shut up with the cringey Japanese phrases. He tries to act like an anime protagonist ALL THE TIME. He comes up with shitty ocs regularly and will show them off proudly to you. They’re exclusively ones that either have his personality or yours.

Lucio: Calls everyone “weeb” as an insult and acts like hes above anime. He’s actually secretly the biggest fucking weeb himself, but won’t admit it. When he learns you’re a weeb, he makes fun of you mercilessly until he gets outed as a weeb himself, then he only acts like fighting anime’s are the only ones worth time, but in actuality he’s a sucker for a good shounen.

[anni1600]

The Arcana Masterlist

All of my art is filed under the "#Anni1600 art" hashtag

Last update: 01.10.2024

Asra Alnazar

Cuddles during the Masquerade

Angel Asra

Asra makes the pact

Julian Devorak

A rowdy raven date

In bed - suggestive

Samsung note drawing

Nadia Satrinava

Early morning hours

Nadia poll - bathtub CG wip

>Bathtub CG

Good job Chibi

Seducing Countess

Happy Birthday

Nightsky Doodle

Muriel Kokhuri

Good luck Chibi

Portia Devorak

Domestic life w apprentice

Pepi petting hours

Trespassing w Pasha

Boop + imagine

Lucio Morgasson

Kisses from Chibi Lucio

cheer up sketch

My apprentice Dahlia

Matching pfp's

Penelope (familiar)

Revamp

Winterball walk

Multiple characters

Chibi doodle

All encouragement Chibi's

[daddy-satrinava]

Salty ask: 20

20. What is the purest ship in the fandom?

Sure y’all ships are cute but why on earth are we sleeping on Portia x Muriel??

[taduki]

M6 w/ a skittish MC

Skittish as in jumpy and playful. The definitions also add frisky, but we ain��t doing allat tonight… I added in something calling squeaking to these hcs. What I mean is like a little “eep!”, when someone gets scared.

Asra

Squeaky toy fan #1.

Hugs you tightly in an attempt to hear the squeak. Other than that, doesn’t pay much attention to it.

They’re way more interested in this child-like, playful side of you. Once the shop closes, it’s playtime!! You and Asra play Find the Faust and run around the shop looking for a familiar wriggly tail or head. It’s always full of giggles, especially when Asra jumps out of shadowy corners to spook you for no reason.

Both of you try to keep tame when going into the heavy traffic parts of Vesuvia, but once something gets you guys started, there is no going back. It could be anything from Asra slinking behind you and going invisible to Faust playing peekaboo in the rafters.

Neither of you can EVER get pickpocketed when you’re together. You’re high alert and Asra is like a magic buffer for you. In the shadier areas of your travels, people attempt SO often, you two find it different ways to mess with the thief each time. Examples including: making an army out of eating utensils at an outdoor restaurant, bringing armor stands alive, and making an invisible wall where the thief runs away to.

On nights when you can’t sleep and horsing around doesn’t help, they’ll meet you in your dreams so you both can get rest and you can play to your heart’s content with them.

Your getaways are the best vacations because they’re like dreams. With Asra, it feels like any magic is possible, and they want to explore it all with you.

Julian

You are running around everywhere in the South End. He can’t keep up! Are you on a sugar high?! Why are you so jumpy…?

Alright, a trip to the Rowdy Raven for you!! Let’s get all that energy out with a dance party and a fancy drink !!

Sometimes it’s fun for him, like when you. Other times, he’s very worried for your safety even when you reassure him you can handle yourself. You really just want him to have fun with you, so you played one prank on him, dyeing his one of his coats pink. Then, he played one on you, acting like he was a burglar (before you trapped him in a closet and he unmasked himself). It then escalated into a prank war, because where else would it go? He would never let you get away with a prank!

(He is ticklish GET HIM !!)

Mazelinka’s immediate reaction is “Oh god, there’s two of them”.

Also purposefully startles you just for the “eep!”

Also also makes him want to protect you from things you’re scared of. He’s a bit of a worrywart when it comes to you… Even despite your clearly powerful capabilities, he still worries, but he’s working on it. He just doesn’t want you to get hurt…

Portia

Squeaky toy fan #2.

Also compares you to Pepi. She says you look like a puffy cat when you’re startled.

Occasionally, Pepi will scare YOU just for funzies and it turns into a zoomies race every time. All Portia hears during it is just, “EEK!!”, and “prrrbt!!”

Luckily, her cottage is a huge space to mess around. You’re super excited at first to see all the cool plants and run around the open field, but after a day or two, you realize wow, there’s like nothing else to do here.

Portia’s response? A list of things you could try like journaling, gardening, tie-dying… TIE-DYING?? All of your white clothes are now as colorful as the rainbow. Oops.

You realize the list soon becomes a bucket list, and you intend to check everything off it, and Portia walks in to you’d doing the craziest things like, “MC, why are you doing cat yoga?” Okay, she wrote that one just to humor you, but Pepi seems to be enjoying it…

She starts joining in on some of the hair-brained things she pulled out the depths of her imagination and actually finds some of them lots of fun!! She’d never tried abstract painting before, and she still doesn’t get it, but she’s more interested in how the paint got in her hair.

When you two finally reach the end of the list, a celebration is held, and she asks what sorts of things you plan to do now. So, you ask her what’s the first thing to come out of her mind, and that ends up being the next new adventure for you guys.

Nadia

Sort of surprised at first, but loves your enthusiasm and energy. Melts her heart.

She’s used to a long life of self preservation and refinement. She is unfamiliar with your type of playfulness, so you compare it to like how the kids in the streets run around and play. Hearing this, she tries buying you toys you might like. If those fail, she tries toys she had as a child like ribbon dancing ribbons and puzzle boxes.

If you like dress up, she will get SO excited. She loved playing dress up as a kid too!! It escalates from stuff in her closet to asking if you’d like the palace tailors to take a hand at your design ideas. If you’d like it to go that far, you grow new relationships with the tailors and Nadia is very pleased with everything you design. If word gets around to her sisters, get ready for sudden maximum involvement. Nasmira is excited about the new ideas, Natiqa wants one in her size, Navra is amazed with the colors, and so on.

Catches you doodling on a notepad during a boring event/meeting and just smiles knowingly at you.

Palace? More like PLAYHOUSE !! This is the best place to get lost and run around. Okay maybe not run around… For the sake of the chamberlain’s heart, please. The garden might be more suitable !!

If you are easily startled, the palace servants notice quickly and quietly. Nadia has no need to tell them what to do. She is sure they are aware enough.

If you are away from the palace, however, and something shakes you up, she’ll be on her feet to protect you and reassure you if needed.

Muriel

Unstoppable force (playful MC) versus Immovable object (Muriel).

You tried playing Chase MC!! But he would just slowly walk over to where he last saw you and grunt. He thought you wanted to show him something……..

He thinks it’s cute that you run and jump around a lot, but he’s worried about you getting hurt, so if he thinks you’ll fall or trip, he’ll stand there with his arms open, waiting for you, and you just plop into his arms because they were open. He is flustered but keeps doing it because he secretly loves it…

You find yourself very restless living at Muriel’s hut, seeing as there’s not much to do… but at least you have INANNA!! She LOVEESSS to run around and play with you outside when she gets bursts of energy. There is a very nice nap time afterwards and Muriel, he loves you, but he also appreciates the peace and quiet of the post-playtime.

He suddenly realizes he’s dating Snow White because every animal in the forest is your friend. Sometimes he’ll come back to the hut and you’re just kinda having an animal tea party outside with nuts and berries in bowls.

The first time you squeak, he thinks there’s a mouse in the hut, but his ears led him to you. You hurriedly explain to to him best you can and he’s just like, “Cute…”

If you’re startled by certain things, he’ll take note and be more careful around them. Inanna and some of the forest animals are aware too, and will actively avoid those things if you’re with them. What? Nooooo he’s not jealous of the animals!!

Lucio

Thinks it’s so funny.

He claims you act like the dogs when they’re excited, except you’re way cuter and you make playtime much more interesting. 👀

You and the dogs look like cartoon characters when you peer around a wall. All he sees is two long snouts and a bundle of hair.

Once of the first things he ever saw you do was jump a foot into the air when Mercedes and Melchior followed you into the abandoned wing. Seeing as it was like the first possibly funny thing he’d seen three years, he never forgot it and brings it up whenever it happens super often.

If you squeak, all the thoughts in his brain go to mush for a second. Like, if he’s in the middle of talking, something startles you, and you make that noise, he will loudly trail off his sentence and stare at you. If you don’t like him pointing it out, he’ll try his very best to brush over it with awkward laughter and “Where was I?”s, but if you let him do whatever, he’ll call you cute before teasing you that you sound like a chew toy.

It happened once with Morga over. Much to Lucio’s dismay, Morga was invited to the palace by Nadia conveniently on the same day you two dropped in for a quick lunch. While Lucio was talking about something, a servant in the hall dropped and shattered a dish, startling you two and making you squeal. Morga was deeply unimpressed, but mainly because she thought Lucio was scared by a plate. She’d met you before and is knowledgeable about this quirk of yours, but not Lucio’s reaction to it. If you explain to her in private, she says nothing and just tells Lucio he’s obviously never done the dirty with you before.

Now it bothers him even more than before because that statement is all he can think of when it happens.

[mochidrabbles]

The Arcana | Portia Headcanons (feat. Pepi)

Loves soaps and spa treatments. Nadia got her into them by giving her some of her own, and now Portia is totally hooked.

Loves to have spa days. Pepi even has his own towel and it’s not uncommon to see them both all toweled up with cucumbers over their eyes, Portia in a face cream during her time off.

She’d 100% love to have spa days with her s/o too

Most of her plants are outside in the garden, but she has a few small houseplants. Her favourite is a small tomato plant in the window above her kitchen sink; she named it skittles and she says hello to it every morning.

Pepi tries to eat Skittles often leading to Portia chasing her around the house. Pepi thinks it’s a game.

When Portia is sad Pepi brings her random little things to try to make her feel better. String, ribbons, socks, ect… anything she thinks Portia might like

Portia has about 100 decorative pillow all over her home. Every one of them has an adorable picture or saying and about half of them are cat related

Pepi has her own pillow stash too with toys she picked out herself crammed into the most luxurious cat bed you can imagine (it was a birthday gift from Nadia.)

Because yes, Portia absolutely celebrates Pepi’s birthday. She gets a ‘cake’ every year (though it’s actually made of tuna and some of her other favourites.)

Can and will drink literally anyone and everyone under the table. Don’t try her you might die

Also immune to hangovers.

Portia is a good cook in general but her breakfast food is to die for. Best pancakes and omelettes in all of Vesivia.

Goes to bed super early. She has to start work at the crack of dawn, so she’s gotten used to an early bedtime. She conks out at about 7-8pm every night.

So yeah Portia is 100% that friend that makes crazy night out plans and falls asleep half way through lmao. First to fall asleep during sleepovers for sure.