#Windchasers

[bakudadadan]

...which way do you think he put the stickers on yone

[frosty-tian]

Day 1 of YoSante Week!

Encounter/Realization

When a pretty stranger walks past you and you get the wind knocked out of your name (and your little brother seems to suddenly know something about you which you apparently have no clue about).

Link to week’s prompts.:

[fl0ral-inkk]

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Windchaser has strong opinions about Starscream.. I wonder why that is…

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More transformers none sense with @spiderskull142

[mercless]

i would like to know more about hn talon's feathery ailment ... is it their demonic nature clashing with the angelic blood that is resulting in their worsening condition ? is there a reason why it is specifically feathers / bird-likeness as opposed to anything else ( i.e. would other demons undergo similar transformations if they also got contaminated with angel blood ) ? can you share more about how you envision the progression and prognosis ? will it kill them or will there be some sort of final stage of their transformation ( whether that's a bad thing because it only gets worse and worse , or a good thing because maybe now that it is complete , they won't be in as much pain and discomfort 🥺 ) ? is it at all affected by whatever they're doing / thinking / feeling / experiencing ( tamagotchi talon ... ) ? what do they do to manage their condition ? does it make them self-conscious or feel badly about their physical appearance ?

"-But it looks like the angels ain't done with you."

I don't recommend that anyone ingests angel blood (good thing that's a difficult thing to do these days) but I wouldn't want to definitively say how it works for anyone else either. and I think it makes sense if talon isn't too sure either, with not meeting anyone else in a similar predicament as they (yet... will get to this later) but say if it were another angel Talon had attacked and drank the blood of, I believe they would still be having similar symptoms, as angels are quite feathery beings (varus with his arm of feathers, irelia with her wings and other choicely placed feathers.) But the particular angel they stole from has had a specific impact on just how the blood has changed them.

The reason for their worsening condition is because the blood has a powerful influence, like an undiluted acid. And it is so dramatic of an change because this influence is the polar opposite to their demonic existence. The more that Talon fights against the changes, the less symbiotic the blood and their demonic nature melds, the more violent and painful the experience is for them. And without any interference either with understanding or other experiences, I see it as a bitter, drawn-out struggle. Just wallowing in fatalism until Talon is nothing more than an unrecognisable pile of bile, blood, and feathers that tore itself apart...

Fortunately for them, the more Talon interacts with their rotting world and the people (and creatures) also struggling in it, the more they will come to terms with their own potential, and reflect on how they can be something more than what they once were. Learning that they don't have to let their worst action define their existence. More than just accepting what they did, and putting in the effort to understand emotions and how to be an active part of life, will mean they are not stubbornly fighting against their affliction. This will increase the speed of it's progression, but also be far less painful of an experience since they won't be actively fighting against it. When Talon is unable to call upon any of their demonic abilities anymore, the physical changes of the affliction will be complete, but they will continue to learn and better themself in an attempt to make up for all the wrong and pain they have caused in their existence. I can picture this happening in two or three decades time, in which there is no longer any hellfire, brimstone or summoned weapons. Talon is no longer a demon, but maybe by then they'll also know if the powers that be would accept a malformed, inexperienced, makeshift samaritan as a stand-in. But that's a hopeful thought, thinking they'll live that long.

Going back to the symptoms of the affliction. Previously, Talon's form was one of shadow and brimstone, and they were able to phase in and out of being corporeal at will. Over time, this ability has been weakened - only able to vanish as a shadow for a moment at a time. Brimstone skin was made brittle until it fell away to soft flesh, hollow bone, and hair. Feathers have begun sprouting through this softer skin too, mostly across their left shoulder, arm and chest, but are beginning to sprout along their throat too. Talon used to pull them out by hand, but has forfeited the fight. Back to the left arm, a sort of carapace has begun to form over their left hand, along the thumb's metacarpal and back of the hand in layers of grey ash and weathered gold. This and the growth of the feathers is very similar to Varus' - the angel in which Talon killed and drunk the blood of - own feathers and angelic arm. But without any of the matching powers, it is a far less grand sight.

Although still considerably hot to the touch, Talon's core temperature has drastically lowered compared to the past. Whatever organs of malice and bile a demon has have made way for a growth in their chest, helping pump the foul angelic blood and pesky emotions around their body routinely, and push out more of their demonic essence every day, little by little. With this, it has already made their demonic powers incredibly weakened. Previously Talon also used to be able to disintegrate bodies with a slice of their hellish blades, but they just do not run hot enough anymore. The final physical symptom are their eyes. Once filled with hellfire, it is far more likely nowadays to see their extinguished, golden-brown irises instead. It is slightly controllable with their emotional state, or when using their powers though.

In other ways, the blood has made Talon far more empathetic, given them a conscience. Troubled with how their actions will effect others now, the suffering and cruelty of the world has become a pain all it's own. Dulling the delight in spreading fear and even disturbing the once simple exchange of souls, Talon is often contemplating their next course of action instead of only giving thought to their best interests. And how their previous, often violent actions, have caused so much.

The agony and illness of coughing up feathers and demonic bile leaves talon haggard and frail. Getting sleep and relaxation would help the most, but with their paranoia it is difficult for them to find places to fully lower their guard and properly rest. Talon's tried to get a room in the crossroad saloon before, but it's... never really worked out (Gragas doesn't let them). Hating and damning the ailment only makes it worse, since it's basically like trying to separate themself from something that has already been mixed in. Feathers get stuck in their many teeth, skin itches from keratin growing in. Fatigue and sensitivity to their own heartbeat. Talon tries their best to hide the majority of their symptoms. Their coughs and exhaustion are the most obvious.

For how the changed made by the affliction is making talon feel... I'm going to paraphrase from a previous message;

I say its dysmorphic but the more I think about it, it's also… having your health decline and your body changing along with it, at least with talons perspective right now since they're losing their demonic powers. dysphoric in the way that they're still holding on to the thought that this isn't what they're supposed to be, they're Supposed to be a being of shadow and hellfire not flesh and bone, let alone feathers and sympathy. so I want it to be much more about accepting that this is their body now moreso than finding a way to reverse the changes. That it's okay to change with age and wisdom as you open yourself up more to the world.

At this time, Talon misses being completely monstrous, of being frightening and having that implicit respect. They feel weaker than they really are because they continue to compare themself to the long-gone height of their power, and because their new physical changes make them feel vulnerable. Being constantly exhausted also doesn't help with any of this. Beyond this though, the only other thing they don't like about these changes is just that; it's different. The uncanny features still don't feel like that that's who they are, and there is this disconnect when others react to them, or comment on their looks.

poses I don't know, maybe Talon just needs some sort of big motivation to no longer see this affliction as a curse, but as an opportunity to be more than a demon that skulks in the shadows. And some encouragement that yes, that is in fact a good thing. Maybe like an ultimatum of some sorts.

[silverus-kvassus]

Terran The Dark Crest is a powerful and very large rock dragon working in Orion along with Tetra and Nimblax.

Terran is given a serious role in the squad — to protect his comrades and try to do everything to ensure that most of the attacks are inflicted on him. As befits all rock dragons, Terran has the highest endurance and strength, which allows it to withstand the onslaught of opponents for a long time. Tetra, Nimblax and other dragons from their squad are very fond of Terran, many see him as an older brother.

Styxor is my story, which I have been thinking about since 2019. As the creator of this story and these characters, all rights belong to me.

Styxor / Characters © Silverus (me)

Art © Silverus (me)

[dannimonart]

Native American Hatsune Miku by DannimonDesigns

[witchcraftandburialdirt]

✧ ━━ 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐃 ♡ 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐄𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐌𝐘 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒 @windchaser 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚃 ♡ 𝙵𝙾𝚁 𝙻𝙴𝙰𝙶𝚄𝙴 𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙴

○●●●● | ATTRACTION ⤷ Robin think's Yone is very handsome in looks and personality ○○●●● | AFFECTION ●●●●● | INTEREST ○○●●● | LOYALTY ○●●●● | TRUST

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These two hurt me due to how close they are to being able to help the other in the way the other needs - but the time they met rendered their trauma too ingrained for either of them to really like ... connect properly. They're both kindred spirits, but they both suffer too heavily to heal and this ends up putting them both in the hedgehog's dilemma: hedgehogs seek to move close to one another to share heat during cold weather, but their prickles end up pushing others away.

In a cold winter’s day, two hedgehogs cuddle close together for warm. But soon their spikes hurt the other. So they separate again. But then the cold forces them back together, and of course they end up hurting each other again. So the hedgehogs find an equilibrium: far enough to not be hurt by spikes, close enough to be somewhat warm. A compromise that leaves them unsatisfied, but it’s better than nothing. Schopenhauer argues that it’s better to be alone, to be your own source of warmth. While also realising that such is not possible for the vast majority of people: humans are social animals. 

Yone and Robin are so stupidly, ridiculously close to understanding eachother - but because they refuse to relinquish their spines, they never will. Robin won't believe his heart when it tells him that Yone is safe. No one is safe. I often wonder what would have happened if they'd met sooner, before life decided to ruin them both. Just knowing that maybe they could have connected when their hearts were more open, that they could have healed eachother, helped eachother and found a way to love their flaws too but were a bit too late in meeting? Ughhh it kills me to think about. They both want to care for eachother, but are unsure of how to. Unwell.

@windchaser 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚃 ♡ 𝙵𝙾𝚁 𝙼𝙾𝙳𝙴𝚁𝙽 𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙴

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I completely agree about their situationship issue; Robin has a similar problem with Yone as Yone to Robin - the I shouldn't trust this person but for some reason I do. But Robin's reaction falls into misunderstanding and once again his inability to properly connect; even though I genuinely believe Yone may be the only person to understand where he's coming from in his life. And that terrifies him, quite a bit, so he does the only thing he can do - build walls.

Safety, submission, and control at the price of seclusion. Is it worth it?

Yone is too polite to push his way closer to Robin, and Robin is unable to make that jump himself, so they end up once again stuck. I think if they hadn't met through work, like in their base verse, their relationship would be different. And naturally the yearning turns into the healthy dose of gay that infects their relations.

[agonizedembrace]

♡ spirit blossom ; high noon ; and if you want , i am curious if evelynn has heard of him in classic

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i think eve and yone have ... likely a shaky relationship at best. though at times i am sure they are on friendly terms, evelynn's nature probably unsettles/upset yone -- or that's what she suspects, and in turn that creates some tension from her side. that said, i do think he interests her quite a bit ; his story is compelling to her, especially when she considers his brother as well.

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you see, as it is widely known : evelynn is very interested in yone. sure, she finds him a mildly attractive fellow, who turns out to ( generally ) do good ... she cares little about that -- which is known. what she cares about is why she wasn't allowed to kill him, and being denied such a fact has further increased her interest in him. even now, as they're on more friendly terms, evelynn cannot shake away that feeling ( and desire ) to know what makes him so special.

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SO -- i do not think that they'd likely know each other in verse HFKJDSKJFHDSKJF, but with that said i do not think they'd get along well, if at all. she'd likely be a prime target for him, and if anything else she'd find the whole thing a little game. she would be interested in his azakana though, which might in turn cause her to toy with him.

[ashored]

❛   𝗦𝗨𝗖𝗛   𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗗𝗬   𝗜𝗡   𝗛𝗢𝗪   𝗬𝗢𝗨   𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗   :   /   𝗜𝗡   𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗘   𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗛𝗦   𝗦𝗪𝗜𝗠𝗦   𝗡𝗢   𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗥   ,   𝗡𝗢   𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪   𝗧𝗢   𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗   .   /   𝗘𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡   𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥   𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗   𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘   𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦   𝗖𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘   ,   /   𝗔𝗡𝗗   𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘   𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗚𝗚𝗟𝗘𝗦   𝗘𝗡𝗗   ,   𝗬𝗢𝗨   𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗗   𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥   𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗘   .   ❜

from   all   around   continues the   voice   , this faceless visitor of dream , ❛   𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹   𝘁𝗵𝗲   𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲   𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵   𝗻𝗼𝘁   𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿   𝗵𝗲𝗿   𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁   ?   :   𝘁𝗵𝗲   𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁   𝘆𝗼𝘂   𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱   𝗶𝘀   𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴   .   𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿   𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀   𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹   𝗱𝗶𝗲   ,   𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿   𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀   𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹   𝗱𝗿𝘆   ,   𝗮𝗻𝗱   𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿   𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗲𝘀   𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹   𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗻   .   𝗱𝗼   𝗻𝗼𝘁   𝘄𝗮𝘀��𝗲   𝘁𝗵𝗲   𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁   .   𝗶𝗻   𝘁𝗵𝗲   𝗲𝗻𝗱   ,   𝗮𝗹𝗹   𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁   𝘆𝗼𝘂   𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲   𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹   𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻   𝘁𝗼   𝘁𝗵𝗲   𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱   …   𝘀𝗼   𝘄𝗵𝘆   𝗻𝗼𝘁   𝗵𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻   𝘁𝗵𝗲   𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲   ?   — 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸   𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲   𝗶𝗻   𝘁𝗵𝗲   𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀   𝗻𝗼𝘄   .   ❜

𓆩✧𓆪 - Nami feels herself being pulled down before anything else. Eyes blink at the cold water rushing past her, desperately searching for a point of light beyond her own glowing source to be her guide in the deep black encompassing her. Although she knew she wasn't moving, not of her own volition anyway, the waters made the mermaid sink. Looking up, that's when she sees it; three shining lights far above her, fighting back against the darkness together. All the while she was being dragged further and further away in this rip current. Even as she desperately tries to fight back as fins kick, hand reaching up, reaching for her friends to join them, knowing deep down that every action was in vain acts like an anchor.

The voice of a melancholy tone fills the emptiness, then. Nami's attention turns in search for it's source. Worried for the words spoken, and - with her clouded senses unable to realise this was a terrible dream - that someone else was down in these depths too. They sound so far and too near all at once. if Nami reached out, would she be able to catch them? But then again, was that something she should do? The words alone were beautiful. Their finality and acceptance of the end of all. The loneliness struck her heart. Hands embrace one another before her, and she realises there is not even water, anymore. It was only this endless expanse, and the voice calling out to her. Urging her to see the pointlessness in her struggle.

But even with this immense pressure, Nami's light grows stronger.

"All my life, we hid in the depths from the dangers that threatened our world from above. The only light that ever shone strong enough to reach us were the Star Guardians that defended us and our home." Her voice feels small in the vast open, and Nami can only hope her reply is heard in turn. "I always dreamed of being able to save my people, to join such a wonderful cause. And I won't let the end happen before it's time while I'm still a Guardian."

If there was no sorrow here, then there was no joy, either. No celebrations of overcoming a difficult goal. No relief after anxiety. No love to continue harbouring, long after its source is gone.

"When I first breached the surface and saw the Sun rising over the horizon for the very first time… I want everyone to experience that, too." Even if peace in life was only achieved in small bursts from immense effort, it only made the reward sweeter. If existence was fated to return to nothingness one day, then Nami would cherish every moment she had. "You're right, in that eventually there is an end to everything… But that doesn't mean the present matters any less! What I love and care for now, I will forever! I will protect my home until there is no longer an ocean. I will look up at the sky with wonder, until there is nothing left to see!"

She is hurtling down, now. A sense of all of this ending approaches rapidly. But she needed to do one last thing. A hand reaches out past her light and into the darkness as the drag fights this extension. Struggling to keep it held out, sparkling tears of effort form at the corners of her eyes, and Nami calls out one last time, to whoever was all alone in the dark,

"So please, join me! I want to show you the horizon while it's still shining, too!"

[archivedolon]

[ 4:13:37 PM — aphelios ] : you've been in your room all day . did someone leave the blanket over your cage again ?

[ 4:13:59 PM — aphelios ] : here — enrichment for your enclosure :

image attached :

[ 4:14:14 PM — aphelios ] : come eat dinner .

[ sms : 요네형 🐔❤️ ] — so rude, you're the one who's supposed to take the blanket off [ sms : 요네형 🐔❤️ ] — moo deng (˃̣̣̥ᯅ˂̣̣̥) [ sms : 요네형 🐔❤️ ] — i want to hold her like that [ sms : 요네형 🐔❤️ ] — [ IMG ]

[ sms : 요네형 🐔❤️ ] — what's for dinner ᯣ_ᯣ

[moraymoth]

DREAMSLEEP EXTRA REFERENCE

Klaus' Past - Clove Windchaser

Clove is a snake person, in the reptile section of Dreamsleep. She lives in Silverplain District. She used to be friends with Ornella, who she used to be a crony too. She regretted everything she did under Ornellas control, and feels bad for the people she hurt. One of the people she hurt happened to be Klaus. She keeps trying to make amends, but she's always too stuck in her mind and her regrets.

She has a woodworking shop, with some ancient artifacts hidden in glass containers. With getting away from Ornella, she was able to collect herself up again. She found a love in wood carving, and treasures.

She's about 6'4 ontop of her tail, and 6'1 slithering. She has fangs that leave out venom if bitten.

She's about 19 when you meet her, and her age changes as she goes on.

[bakudadadan]

the reason why yone and aphelios are the only ones allowed to handle lyrics

[frosty-tian]

Day 3 of YoSante Week!

Proposal/(gentle) Touch

It was an unexpected offer, but certainly very, very sweet.

(And about dang time (for those two).)

Bonus doodle: The follow-up (mix-matched their concept art ideas because thought it would be neat if they referenced it in their casual wear at least).

Link to week’s prompts.:

[mercless]

as the powder witch lounges: yone is away . doing god knows what at this hour , he doesn't like to share . she thinks he could be making his rounds . she thinks he could be sneaking off to that magical bar to drink — though that uprightness of his , even if he does fit the bill of a man down on his luck , makes it hard to take slugging alcohol as being his vice . maybe he is with luna . she thinks , she thinks , she thinks . but more importantly — she is alone with talon . this is shockingly not the first time the gunslinger has left her alone with them , but it is the first time he has does so at night . this is bigger of a responsibility than it seems , and rell wonders if yone has said as much to talon . how would he have worded it ? — there is no way he would have told them the full story ( not only to preserve her own privacy , but because he'd go way over the allotted amount of words a day he is willing to spare on talon , she thinks wryly , and she rolls her eyes ) — but then what , a stern , ' if she sleeps and you aren't staying put , leave the light on ? ' ugh . it sounds ridiculous to even think it to herself , to imagine his voice . and it is ridiculous . she is meant to be sixteen years old , outgrown the need to be babysat — not a responsibility . or maybe it isn't like that . he has never called it so . maybe she is just insecure . maybe she is just overthinking the fact that she has not since the first time had to wake up alone in the dark , and that she cannot remember the last time the gunslinger hadn't been there . yeah . she could lie to herself like that . she could believe . yeah ! and so yone has left rell alone with talon . she would like to think that it's because he trusts the demon with at least this much . she would also like to think that he trusts talon more than any of them would guess . she believes this to be the case , but perhaps this is also a lie she likes to tell herself . maybe he just trusts her to be able to take care of herself , to make sure that talon does not get up to anything nefarious . maybe he has not let her alone with them , but them alone with her . and there is true threat in this — not just in her magic , but the way she descends upon them then , curiosity rabid ; there are sometimes questions that can only be asked when either of them is away . can i ask somethin' , she asks , though it is more of a formality at this point . she can ask questions ; whether talon's answer will satisfy them is a whole other matter . but there are always questions she wishes to ask , of talon , of yone . there are also questions that she does not want to ask . yet , or ever , she is unsure . a strange silence follows , and it's as if she's fired a blank . she is in her casual garb , laying on the bed with her bare feet towards the head of the bed , and she stares up at the ceiling . ❛ you know what ? ❜ she suddenly says , pushing herself up . ❛ how about we get outta' here and find somethin' fun to do , save the questions for later ? ol' rickety bones don't gotta' know — we can leave a note if that matters . ❜ already is she looking for something to write with , to write on — the gears in her head turning , she eyes the carpet mat and ventures that if she just lifts up a corner ... @windchaser (hi uh . touches the ground . something happened here .)

It is a hushed evening in this homely little room the gunslinger left them in, while he went out on his righteous errands. Refusing to elaborate, let alone be accompanied on his business with their kind of ilk. And as Talon has their boots kicked up on the chair turned to face them, arms sizzling like an low oil flame across their chest and musty hat upon their face, they were of two minds about it; It was a break from Yone's constant vigilance. Finally, to not be beneath the weight of his suspicious glare no matter the action or lack thereof they committed. Not so long ago he made it his job for the evening to watch the demon - unblinkingly, mind you. They had stared right on back until their eyes stung to confirm. Made their afflicted skin crawl sometimes, he did. It had been a spell since they had last known the freedom that was the dark veil shrouding the range, to finally be the scariest thing in the night again, at least in the immediate area. But then, they weren't outside in the quiet eve, the chorus of crickets and woeful birds quieting upon their arrival; even without seeing a hellspawn, the land and it's critters instinctively knew when a stranger to their mortal world approached. No, they were cooped up in this little inn room Yone had dumped both the young powder witch and them in. With little more than the orders to stay safe until his return, which only he knew the hour of. Of course.

Talon cared very little for who in fact was watching who in this situation. They would be the last to underestimate the lengths of which Rell's powers could bend and twist metal, but it wasn't as if they couldn't leave unnoticed. If Talon really wanted to. But then, Rell would be alone... Which wasn't their issue. It would be the haunted gunslinger's fault, if anyone's. His form of retribution just wasn't something they were looking forward to receiving anytime soon. So they sat as comfortable as they could, oil lantern bright enough for a human's vision to see that the corners of the room existed.

She had spoken up at some point, garnering a movement of Talon's head to now rest on an ear and face the source of her voice, their hat still covering every feature. But it had been some time since then. Enough cricket chirps has passed that they were left to wonder if the witch was stuck on what to ask first, and eyes consider closing and no longer take in the low light between strands and treated leather. Rell so did like to ask things of all sorts. Her constant questioning should be bothersome by now. Talon almost starts at the commotion, shuffling from their own lying position and lifting a hand to pull their hat away. Over it's jagged brim do they watch Rell rise from the mattress, and soon their own disgruntled boots meet the floorboards with two tired thuds. And even behind their exhausted features is there something new alight at her scheme; the clandestine plan, the potential antics, the threat of trouble if they meet it out in the night or they're caught returning late…

Fixing their hat atop their crown, Talon watches Rell look around the room and the small possessions their little entourage had stored for the night as curiosity tugs their head from side to side to follow along with her search. "What he don't know won't do no harm?" The corners of lips threaten to curl into a smile, even once she has begun to mess with the carpet. A little sign, that they were here once, but ultimately decided their time was better spent elsewhere. The thought of Yone finding it after a quick gander at the empty room, the imagined squint of his eyes and twist of his lips exposes Talon's teeth, for a breath. As long as the little witch returned unscathed... They finally stand with what effort remained unspent, the blades trailing behind them lifting and slithering daintily with a roll of their shoulders as to not get caught between chair rails. Watching as she lowered to the floor, they wait until hand has nearly met the boards to speak up again; "Go ahead if you wanna risk a scoldin' on property damage."

Humming in their throat, a hand rises to their hat again, taking hold of the brim as the top of their blond stands are revealed. "If we leave an additional alleviatin' sign, too..." With a final cant of their head in thought, Talon chucks the hat through the air, spinning and landing softly on the table where their abandoned chairs stood about. Making their way to the door, Talon reaches for the raggedy, beaten duster they insisted on keeping hold of. It came in handy to keep the suspicions of settlement inhabitants to the same level as they would be when any outsider walked their streets. Arms of brimstone and feathers respectively are tucked away into worn sleeves in turns, and their ashen eyes fix on Rell with a rare, quizzical look of their own.

"What do young witches get up to after dark for fun, these days?"

[silverus-kvassus]

Previously, Tetra had a rather grumpy disposition, while Nimblax always had everything easy and simple, and he did not know what seriousness was. As for Nimblax, he has hardly changed, while Tetra has now become a more cheerful, curious and good-natured dragoness. I sketched their characters straight from 2019.

Styxor is my story, which I have been thinking about since 2019. As the creator of this story and these characters, all rights belong to me.

Styxor / Characters © Silverus (me)

Art © Silverus (me)