#ask meme answer

[tickfleato]

Cinnabar D7...

two for one special

[tinknevertalks]

For the ask game: 🤩 for Abby, ❓, 📖 for Waves, please. :D

Eeee, thanks for this lovely! XD (I need to get better at answering these straight away.)

🤩a WIP snippet about or with dialogue from ________ [name of a character]. If you don’t have one for that character, choose someone else! - Right, this is tangentially with Abby, but it's Nikola and Will talking. (Yeah, it's the (Abby/Will) + Helen (and maybe Nikola, I still haven't decided) fic.)

“Well, William, you don't have to be a genius to figure out that Helen has plans for you,” Nikola muttered to Will. Will tried ignoring him, reading the file in front of him, but Abby had joined their boss and Will knew that smile. It was her I'm so happy to see you but please can we go somewhere private and fool around smile, one he thought was just for him. Since when did she smile at Magnus like that? And since when did Magnus smile back like that, a secret in her eyes and a laugh on her lips? Why at Abby? Sighing, he asked, “What do you mean?” Nikola smirked. “It seems to me like Helen has taken your Agent Corrigan under her wing.” Leaning forward, like he was giving Will super secret information, he added, “Helen doesn't like when her fledglings aren't treated with the respect they deserve.” Will shook his head. “Wha--” “When it comes to matters of the heart, Helen stays out of the way. When it comes to matters more base - sex, Scoot - Helen takes matters in hand.” Nikola grinned, leaning back. “Like I said, Helen has plans for you.”

❓ any WIP snippet you want!

Ooooooh. Because I really need to get back on this, have a section from In The Nice Part of Town. 😁

Weeks passed. Helen tried not to change her behaviour, to keep a respectable distance from Nikola, but she couldn't help delighting in being drawn to him. What did that Taylor Swift song say? His magnetic field being a little too strong? Something like that. Like a iron filing she was constantly edging closer to him. And really, when it meant having a cuddle at night on the sofa, and him stroking her shoulder absentmindedly, who was she to argue with physics? Kissing his cheek on her way to work was just being friendly. And if he happened to kiss her cheek as he handed her a cuppa when she got home, well that was just the reciprocal nature of their friendship. Because they're just friends. Doing friend things. As friends. Helen knew, on a scale of one to hopelessly besotted, exactly where she was.

📖 a published snippet from _________ [published work of theirs you haven't had read yet, but are curious about]

Waves? You wanted a bit of Waves? Eeeeeeee! 🥰🥰🥰 Okies, right. Ack. This is part of the way in, but just know Helen and Nikola haven't spoken here in like four/five years. Enjoy!

Saturday in the mall was not how Nikola imagined spending his afternoon, but he needed new shoes. If he went earlier in the day, he wouldn't have to deal with too many people, and he wouldn't get another headache. That was the plan. He didn't get there until after lunch. Some kids were running around, yelling and squeaking. Parents were standing around chatting, ignoring their children behaving like the monsters they were, and Nikola's foot was cold. He had known for a while his shoes needed replacing but there it was, a tiny hole. Sighing, his defences up, he strode in. Helen's morning had been busy. Between chores, playing and Ashley singing Old McDonald, the house had been cleaned, clothes in the machine, homework done and lunch eaten. Now it was time for the most important part of the day. Shoe shopping. The shop was busy, and children were running around like headless chickens. “Alright, we need some sneakers for you, Henry, and some boots for you, Will. No running around, please.” “Ok!” the boys chorused, before dashing to the kids’ section. Ashley was pulling on Helen's hand, wanting to follow them. Smiling indulgently, glad her mental barriers were firmly in place, they walked briskly after them, Ashley stomping ahead. “Ooooff!” Someone had walked into her and caught her elbow before she fell over. “I'm sorry, I-- Helen?” The world slowed down. Flashes of memories filled his mind – his laugh, her smile, that kiss – as her bright blue eyes drank him in. “Nikola?” she breathed, her lips already forming a grin. Her heart was clattering against her ribcage. “Wh-- what are you doing here?” Who was that squeaking in her voice? He held up his other hand, face and mind wondrously blank to her. “Shoes.”

[eirasummersart]

Aight given thanks to my friends I got more into FF14 and saw Makoto your oc... part of me thinks she might be cute with Aymeric...

Aside that I may ship you with Kaeya in Genshin... unsure if he is your taste or nah so I apologise if he is not..

Twst wise... maybe Jack.

Anyways those are my offerings hope you have fun answering

Hii, Fumi! I'm so sorry for not answering this earlier, omg kaslhfkas I've been a mess answering asks (I have another one of yours, I'll tackle that later today if I don't get overwhelmed by other asks akslfhskal) Thanks for your LONG patience for this!

I believe this was for an ask game of "who do you ship me with" or something like that!

Also, first of all, you don't have to apologize for saying someone I might like or not, this is for fun and to see what other people think, so all answers are valid, some might be more funny or not depending on my tastes, but that's part of the game~

Now, for Makoto, she does have her own canon ship in my brain (another OC, idk if I've talked about them here ever), but I always like contemplating AUs with other ships, and I can kinda see that too 👀👀👀

Then with Kaeya... I mean, I think it could work, you're not wrong hahaha Although I do not fancy him as much, but I do like him a lot, and I'm sure I'd get along with him 🤭 But I do fancy his "brother" way more, so that could be a problem hahahaha

And for twst... Jack is someone that I keep getting on the "who's best suited for you" tests and such. IDK, he would? But also wouldn't? I have conflicted feelings about him hahaha He's just too... intense with romance, so I tend to say "no thanks" but I can see it, so you're also kinda right here~

Again, thanks for sending an ask for me to ramble <3 It's always appreciated. And thanks for your patience too!! 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️

[thewalrus-said]

For the Ask Meme: your choice of IwtV character, E, H and N?

Oooooooooooh.

For these questions..........and given who I am and how hard I've been thirsting.........I'll pick Santiago 😁

Experience (How experienced are they? Do they know what they’re doing?)

Not nearly as experienced as he pretends to be (or, possibly, thinks he is). I feel like he has a single-digit body count (for sex, anyway) that he's been fucking for decades, so it's like the "do you have ten years of experience or one year of experience ten times" thing.

As for the second question, I feel like he knows the technical aspects of it, but he'd be a fucking insufferable lay, like, he'd get you off competently enough but you'd want to gag him, or punch him afterward. Put a bag over his head. Something.

Hair (How well groomed are they, does the carpet match the drapes, etc.)

Santiago's definitely a dedicated manscaper. Idk much about hair dye options in the 1940s, but he looks to me like a bottle blond, so my first thought is that the carpet does not match the drapes, and then I think about it for another second and, he'd probably also dye the carpet to match, he's that sort of metrosexual. So yes, but neither are natural.

NO (Something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)

I feel like he's probably not all that kinky, by vampire standards (so bloodplay is probably a given but that counts as vanilla for vampires). He might benefit from some time as a submissive but he'd kill anyone who suggested it, just as a sort of unconscious self-protective instinct.

[findafight]

For that ask game: 8, 10, 24

Also, something I hate in fics is how some have everyone talk in therapy speak. Like have you seen these kids? The closest any of them have come to therapy is maybe Will after S1 with the lab saying it was to talk about how he was feeling, but it was more to understand the effects of the Upside Down. These kids do not have a detailed understanding of mental illnesses, symptoms, or coping strategies. (And even worse, it's everyone but Steve talking in therapy speak because he's written as too dumb to understand anything?)

Choose violence asks

8. common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about

oooh I've see more than I thought I would robin not being touchy. it's often accompanied by Eddie being touchy, which is probably true. While I think she's picky and possibly gets overwhelmed, I really do think she's so clingy with Steve. She doesn't like people she barely knows touching her but Steve's her pal! her rotten soldier! her sweetest of cheeses! She is going to be all over him she's gonna tuck her arm through his, she's going to fall asleep on him! sometimes yes I think she would be cuddling and go "ah. no more for me too much thank you" because sometimes you just need to not be touched but it's not all the time. I love steve and robin being sillies hanging off each other :)

10. worst part of fanon

ohhh uhg. idk. not a fan of when folks make pre s1 steve some mega bully? like he and tommy and carol just didn't register people outside their bubble existed. Robin says this! He wasn't shoving people into lockers or calling them slurs, he was just abivalent and ignored them or laughed if he heard they did something embarrassing. They picked on jon because of the pictures, the graffitti was stupid and hurtful, and steve said everything he did likely because he knew it was horrible to say and wanted a fight. He wanted to rile Nancy and Jon up! He was wrong and he knew it, he tried to fix it and then apologized. Doesn't make it okay but also doesn't mean he went around doing that kind of thing every week? Idk people try to make him cliche 80's hs bully when he was just some popular guy who didn't know the names of a lot of his class mates

24. topic that brings up the most rancid discourse

uhhhhhh blr. while i like the ship, some folks are like. waaaay too invested in it being canon, the most epic love story on tv, created from the start by brilliant writers who planned it from the beginning ,to the point of trying to gatekeep the ship because they think if you don't think it's canon/canon the same way they do you aren't fully acknowledging the depth of the characters and don't actually like the ship. my gosh. tj-lc behaviour. calm down. take a sip of water. watch a different show.

[townofcadence]

Restrained + 6 (for Jace?)

Restrained Starters 6. In a room with a locked door and barred windows

Jace mumbled first, the lilt of his Irish accent thicker in the wake of his return to consciousness. "mn...wha's happenin....?" He rubbed at his eyes first, a balled fist against one and then the other in succession, trying to rouse himself. The last thing he'd remembered was--- powder? Something glowing? And now he was... not home. Some room he'd never seen, though what he could see was hardly nothing, with the slats over the window blocking the outside light, and the overhead not on.

Jace shifts, only to blink when he realizes there's someone near him, on the same lumpy collection of blankets. His back aches just looking at it. He pokes and prods Dwight's shoulder. "Hey-- y'alrigh'? Is this-- no that's dumb--- but where are we?" He remembered someone being there before he passed out, and now he and Dwight were somewhere else and-- wait-- those weren't slats. Were those bars on the windows? Was this..... was this his first kidnapping??

Wow.

That's a new one for his list of achievements! Every paranormal investigator worth their salt had something like this happen, right? Like a rite of passage! It's kinda cool, so long as they don't die or something!

[kepesktribe]

What is their go to for making their partner feel loved?

This was a hard one because Ren tends to show it in every little thing he does... and most the time it is subconscious. He doesn't really need to show it because it is in every little thing he does as a part of how he is with Sorrel.

If I really had to pick what he does most... Florentel mostly does small touches. Little acts of affection to a touch starved man who had vocally expressed wanting Ren to show him physical affection. (And Sorrel is sure to reward those 100 times over in bed.) Arms brushing as they walk, the way he tangles his limbs with Sorrel when they cuddle in bed, legs secretly brushing under tables when they with others. And so much more.

He also tends to constantly remind Sorrel he is part of his family during conversations in passing. Since Sorrel doesn't have a family to go back to, and married into Ren's family, Ren is always including him with family things. He knows Sorrel has a scale from his father and aunt and a crest from his mother on a chain. So he made a crest of his own family to give Sorrel to add. He is always inviting him back home to Ishgard for family meals... and delivering gifts and messages from his mother, who instantly took Sorrel as her own. He even promised to teach Sorrel the family trade of candle making.

So I guess... to show Sorrel he is loved... Ren is always giving small bits of affection and constantly including him as family.

Thanks for the ask @yzeltia

~MK

[bungoustraypups]

For the writer ask game, number 10! What are your strengths?

im a good writer seriously meme (accepting)

my single greatest writing strength that i've had others point out time and time again and that i also agree i do very well, i'd say, is dialogue. i had no idea for a long time that people struggled to write dialogue, bc it came so easy to me.

however a lot of that has to do with me spending a LOT of time simply listening to how characters speak in visual/auditory media, as well as listening to how the people around me spoke, bc sadly due to being neurodivergent i was often shut out of a lot of social events so i had nothing else to do other than listen to people lmao

i also watched so many shows and movies over and over and over again that i memorized the dialogue so it became easy for me to like. further analyze speech patterns bc i didnt even have to watch it to remember what they sounded like. same with dialogue in some books i did that with

[robotlesbianjavert]

🤚Spinaraki🦎 14, 20, 39!!

yes. thank you. spinaraki forever.

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

in regards to how their personalities complement each other, this is an aspect of my ideal leader/second-in-command dynamic: i feel like shigaraki is more of a 'big picture' kind of person. he knows what he wants (the destruction of hero society - you can debate about the underlying desires there, like his victimhood being recognized or what the fuck ever, but it all feeds back into he does genuinely want to see hero society destroyed), while the specifics of how he gets what he wants are more come as they may. (twice was the one who brought overhaul to the league and therefore the quirk-erasing bullets, ujiko and machia were already on tap waiting to be unlocked, the mla made the first move). it's not that he's lazy, but he's more about turning the situations that land in his lap to his advantage rather than proactively pursuing them. he deals with his emptiness with a future-forward focus.

on the other hand, i believe that in a situation where he could truly flourish as a second-in-command, spinner would absolutely love to deal with the details and logistics of reaching that 'big picture'. i think he's more in need of something to do NOW, hence doing something crazy like running away from home to join a terrorist group with only being a hikikomori on his resume after seeing a serial killer on tv. he needs something to fill up his day in between big inspiring moments like 'whoa so true fake heroes should be murdered' and 'whoa so true society should just be destroyed entirely'. so between the two of them, you get shigaraki providing a big picture for spinner to actually concentrate his energy on, and you got spinner gearing to do the dirty work to ensure shigaraki can actually craft that big picture.

that's also a central clash between them, which i think 220 demonstrates. shigaraki's not exactly being lazy in searching out the doctor to try and hit a new phase in his 'destroy society' goal, but he's not exactly turning over every rock to find the doctor either; they're surviving day to day. and i've expressed this before i think, but i strongly believe that spinner's outburst is partly because not being able to constructively work towards something, being stuck in a rut is too familiar to his empty hikikomori days. so you get that friction during periods where forward momentum just is not happening.

another personal headcanon for them that i think fits for this question (and is kinda at odds with my prior answer) is in regards to their gaming habits. i feel like shigaraki is a more structurally-focused gamer, wants to 100% the game and manipulate the mechanics to their fullest extent. even when he talks about the newly-formed league as a sims game in the forest training arc, i think he's conceptualizing it as using people's skills appropriately. conversely, i think spinner is more interested in the lore of a game, or the ways that games can be considered art. not that he's not up to snuff on game mechanics and everything, and he'll still play a beat 'em up to pass the time, but he gets more excited when there's some element worth getting passionate about.

in this headcanon, there's a lot of room for shigaraki and spinner to talk to each other about games and have rigorous discussions about each other's perspectives and preferences. but alternatively they can also think the other is an IDIOT and a CHARLATAN and a FAKE GAMER and mercilessly rib each other about it. <3

20. Choose one song that perfectly describes their relationship.

ohhh boy. oh boy okay. man this is always a tricky question cuz it's so easy to just relate whatever good song to your otp. i did have this lil playlist from like 2019-2020 where i still really the songs to them, but i'd have to really sit down and consider this considering how much of my spinaraki understanding has evolved since then.

until then. crazy ex-girlfriend 'i hate everything but you' will never let me down.

39. Who would rescue an injured animal and nurse it back to health? What would the other think?

see now this is a tricky one cuz i don't think either of them would go out of their way to rescue injured animals. but i'll give it to spinner because a project like that would really help him feel good about himself. and shigaraki would see spinner taking care of this lil thing that everyone else has abandoned and ignored and resolutely be like i'm NOT mushy about this you cannot trick me into being mushy about this. me wanting to jump his bones and also fantasize about domestic life with him is unrelated.

i know that a lot of people take tenko's history with mon-chan to give him pets that he can love and therapize about, but as a jaded adult i think it would be a lot harder for him to bond with an animal. but that's all lead up to my secret true headcanon where he's like one of those dads who's like "no we don't need this pet i don't want this pet" but as soon as they get that pet it is napping on his lap and he's letting it and they are napping together. in that dad way. i assume for other guys' dads. it's a stereotype.

[midnight-blue-blood]

Social Circle, First

Social Circle: What's your OC's social circle? Are they obligated to spend time with others in their circle, or are they happy to be there? Has their social standing and social circle ever changed, and if so, how did your OC feel about it?

Fina moves through several social circles. One could argue, given her position, the entire domain is a 'circle' for her. That is less fun, however, so here is a more defenitive answer.

The Ventrue so love their orders and clubs and awards! Fina is not much different. I eill spaee you the details so I don't derail into a Ventrue rant! She moves in these circles as one might expect. There is a level of obligation, yes, but it is also good to be around others who understand. They understand getting their hands dirty, they understand offering the olive branch, they understand the importance of taking risks. They understand the weight of their blood.

Within the city, she is fairly inseperable from the Prince and Sheriff. For all their squabbling and petty annoyance, they do try to put the good of the domain first. She'd rather die than say anything nice about Walter, though. Even if she thinks it.

Her social standing has certainly changed. She climbs the Tower and the clan, having started as some no-name brat who probably ate her sire to a reliable asset and accepted peer.

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First: Has your OC ever been the one to leave first? Why did they go, and who did they leave behind? Do they regret it?

Fina has left many behind in her youth. This is partially due to her own curiosity (what's over the next hill?), pressure from within the clan (you're young and expendable you go over the hill), and external pressure (better move before the Sabbat looks too hard again).

[sarcasticsciencefictionwriter]

Also 'Teslen Baking Show', omg sounds perfect. Care to share more about this beauty? :D

Heh, I thought that was going to get some attention. I'm currently writing an enemies/costars AU for @starbuckxcarter. Which is definitely going to generate a larger story inspired by this one. Basically, Helen and Nikola end up starring in a baking show together where Nikola picks an alcohol and Helen bakes something to compliment it. They each have their own show and were forced together by the network to boost ratings during the summer months.

Here's a little snippet--I should have it posted sooner than any of the other WIPs, actually (again, not the beginning, but one of my favorite parts).

Helen snorted, standing up from the table and neatly brushing her skirt off. "I am far more pleasant than you. And what did you do all day?" she countered, glaring at him. "Be ordered around by you." "You measured flour and stole my ingredients while worshipping alcohol." Helen snapped. The crew ignored the back and forth between the two of them. While the two might have presented a charming, friendly, attractive pair on TV, they certainly didn't carry an ounce of that in real life. This argument was nothing new. Nikola picked up one of the macarons, pale pink, and held it up. "You make girly cookies. I, however, explore the complexities of alcohol and its relationship with food." "You run a glorified drinking show!"

Thanks for the ask! I love this story! (also, starbuckxcarter, if you read this, please get back to me on the story. I want to credit it properly.)

[tickfleato]

Diamond in 8C!

their hair is easier to color than i expected!

[tinknevertalks]

📝, 🦉and 😱for the writing asks

Eeee! Thanks for the ask. :D

📝 How many words do you have posted? - 295404. I write a lot of short things.

🦉 Is there another author that helped inspire you to write? - There's been a few. @rinari7 encouraged me so much (the very best beta reader *ever*). @ladyelysandra, @zebsfloppyears, and @xbleeple too. Oh! And @sarcasticsciencefictionwriter and @chartreuseian! The Sanctuary fam is such a wonderfully supportive group, even when we have different headcanons and theories and ships. 💕

😱 What's your greatest fear as a fanfic writer? - Accidentally plagiarising someone’s fic, or, “Oh, I've got her blocked. She's so shit but thinks she's hot shit and I can't deal with that on the daily.” I know it's a them thing if they wanna block me, but I so want everyone to like me that thinking someone thinks poorly of me makes me sad.

[eirasummersart]

[braid] for dalia with either mika or knives ^^

Refering to this.

Hii, An~ thanks for the ask! :D The fact that Dalia is your fave of my OCs is clearer as time passes /j it's ok~ I like drawing her too 😌

I decided to draw Knives this time since I love him and still hadn't had the chance~ I was unsure about if Knives would be good doing braids or not, so I went with him "really focused on doing it well" haha Dalia had an accident(?) during her day and her braids came lose, and Knives offered to help her redo her hair~~ that was the idea! Just a doodle tho~

She's laughing inside about how focused he is(?) but won't laugh outloud to not be mean hahah she just thinks it's cute~

If anyone else wants to send more, feel free~ one more on the ask box for now~

[dawnslight-aegis]

💙 for Kaede/Aymeric, 🧡 for Marzstinien, 💗 for Daava/Zaya

i'll get to the other babes in a bit but here's drunk smooching kaedemeric since it got a little out of hand length-wise. set during the party after ala mhigo's liberation, which kaede did NOT skip, because that's stupid and I make my own rules when canon disappoints me.

💙 drunken kiss / tipsy

Aymeric made his way through the crowds of soldiers that had crammed themselves into Ala Mhigo’s palace, the air filled with the sounds of triumph and merry-making, as the Eorzean Alliance celebrated their first true victory since Ishgard’s return to the fold. Tomorrow there would be a great deal of work to keep the land that they had clawed back from the Garleans, but tonight? Tonight was for celebration. A homecoming for some, and proof of their unity to many others.

A patchwork sea of Maelstrom red, Adder yellow, Flame blue, and Temple Knight steel spread out before him, the smaller clusters of Doman and Xaela colors standing out sharply, and the Ala Mhigan resistance at the center, unmissable in their boisterous waving of purple griffin standards, long kept in storage. ‘Twas towards this beating heart of the excitement that he wended his way, directed by an amused-but-understanding Scion sorceress who had taken pity on his poorly-concealed disappointment at not finding his Warrior of Light among their number.

Bodies swirled and pressed around him, but for once since stepping into the heat of the Gyr Abanian desert, he was glad of his armor. Between the sharp edges of his pauldrons and the brilliant blue of his surcoat, he stood out enough that it saved him from the worst of the jostling, as it often had at galas and soirees at home.

As he finally broke through the crowd, he found himself on the edge of an imprompto dance floor in front of the Ala Mhigan throne, voices raised around him in song. At first, he thought he had finally found what he sought, but the glimpse of golden scales he’d caught from the corner of his eye resolved itself into an older woman with black braided hair, rather than gold, partnered with a large highlander man: Kaede’s mother and stepfather, but the hero of the hour herself was nowhere to be seen.

An impact against his right side nearly drove him off balance, and instinctively he reached down to steady the red-clad figure that had barreled into him, while taking a quick step back to establish a polite distance between them. A bright crimson hat, sharply tapered and plumed with a snowy white griffin feather, tilted up as the person – woman? – followed him, one gloved hand reaching up to snag the collar of his armor and tug him down.

Only the close confines and the etiquette drummed into his brain from childhood – that no matter how improper her behavior, ‘twas not permissible to shove a lady away from one’s person and flee into the crowds, even if he really, really wanted to – that kept him from creating even more distance between them before he caught sight of the bright blue eyes in the shadow of the hat. Startled, he blinked as Kaede beamed up at him with a triumphant, “found you!” before rising up on her toes and crushing a messy but enthusiastic kiss against his lips.

Very briefly, his mother’s voice echoed in the back of his mind, cautioning him towards discretion and propriety, but he ignored it in favor of the novelty of having a very warm, eager woman in his arms, somewhere other than the privacy of his own home.

A woman who, if the scent of honey and the lack of restraint in her demeanor was any indication, was luminously, incandescently drunk.

Aymeric wrapped an arm around her midsection, bare fingertips resting on the lacing at the back of her doublet, his other hand brushing against the scales of her cheek as he uncurled himself enough to look her in the eye, despite her obvious disappointment at his strategic withdrawal. Bemused, he stared down at the uncharacteristically ruffled object of his affections, clad head-to-toe in a color he had never once seen her wear. If Kaede was normally cool, crystalline ice that refracted the light that shone from within, this version of her was all untamed heat and flame, her reserve melted away by joy and spirits.

He had seen her tipsy before, wine delightfully blunting the edge of her inhibitions, but never like this. It made him wonder if there were yet other facets of her that he had yet to appreciate in full, and he longed desperately for the chance to find out.

A fond smile curved his lips as he stared down at her. “So you have. Were you searching long?”

She shook her head, her hat listing perilously atop her golden curls. “Not long. Yer easy t’ find. Very blue.”

Aymeric blinked in surprise at the stronger touch of Limsan brogue that she normally kept to the very edges of her speech, then laughed as she patted his coat with a mock-serious face that swiftly dissolved into giggles.

He caught her gloved hand in his and brushed a kiss across the back of it. “As you are very red tonight, my lady.”

She held the corner of her coat with her free hand as she dipped a perfect curtsy, some remnant of her normal poise holding valiantly against the alcohol in her veins. “The attire of a Crimson Duelist, m’lord. Ala Mhigo’s own mage knights. Seemed fitting, even if the color isn’t particularly t’ my liking.”

“Well, you look lovely, regardless,” he murmured with a smile, and the answering warmth in her gaze held a promise that warmed his blood as well as any honey wine would have – but for the second time in less than a quarter bell, a small, feminine form collided with his side.

He glanced over, and had he been drinking, might have been convinced he was seeing double – but the blonde-haired, blue-eyed, scarlet-clad woman to his side he quickly identified as Lyse Hext, erstwhile Scion and one of the leaders of the Ala Mhigan resistance. She stepped back and patted his arm with a “sorry ‘bout that, Lord Commander,” and then looped both of her arms around Kaede’s free one, tugging back towards the dance floor as the minstrels led into a new, more energetic tune.

“C’mon, you owe me one, and I know you know how this one goes, I asked your parents already. Ishgard can have you some other night, tonight is for Ala Mhigo!”

A few nearby nearby soldiers drunkenly took up the cheer, and suddenly the air was filled with calls of “for Ala Mhigo!” that covered Kaede’s response as she nodded in acquiescence.

With one of her hands held between Lyse’s, she freed her other from his grip and tugged him by the back of his neck into another kiss, not lingering as she had, but hard and sharp and fast, leaving him feeling a bit breathless by the time she released him. Mischief sparkling in her eyes, she reached up and caught her hat as it finally fell free from her head, planting it squarely atop his, instead. “Be back soon, darlin’. Hold on t’ this for me, would ye?”

With the scintillant sound of her laughter yet ringing in his ears, he watched her dance, his heart fair aching with the rare delight of seeing her so incredibly, unabashedly happy.

‘Twas not every day he could aid in the liberation of part of her family’s homeland, but when he returned home, he’d at least have to see that his cellar was stocked with a few bottles of O’Ghomorran mead.

[findafight]

For the meme; 15, 18, 8 and 13

send me a fic writer ask

8. What kind of document do you use to you write? Microsoft Word? Google Docs? Straight in the AO3 text box?

I used to use Word but now I use google docs, except I'm looking for alternatives that are similar to docs (If you have suggestions I'd love them!) I like using my tablet to write at school or travel but post and edit from my laptop (better keyboard).

13. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Just on some of my tumblr rambles, never on ao3!

15. Are there words, phrases, mannerisms or scenes you tend to use a lot?

ah jeez. probably. I couldn't tell you what they are though. maybe sighing. I love a good sigh. I also love writing slower, quieter scenes that focus on sensations but sometimes I get impatient with mysellf

18. Recommend someone else fic! (And tag them if they have a tumblr!)

Robin's Friend Steve by @schrijverr loooove outsider pov fics. Especially of Robin and Steve being So Totally Normal Best Friends. love how robin and vickie are portrayed as having a little cute awkward friends, love how robin is CLEARLY a Weird Girl who doesn't quite Get when she's being made fun of. I love all of it so so so much!!!