#bitterfrost

[fanclangen]

JasperClan

JasperClan is founded on a stormy newleaf day...

The seven cats had escaped from the burning forest, bounding onto the sandy beach, the salt water washing the ashes from their paws. Here, they would start their new life...

Jaspershade had been chosen to lead this new clan. They took on the name Jasperstar, and were hailed as founder of JasperClan.

Jasperstar chose Bassneedle, a shameless, long-furred silver marbled tabby and white tom, to lead by their side.

Slitjaw had always been a little strange, so it came to no one’s surprise when she was chosen by StarClan to become the first medicine cat of JasperClan.

Curlypatch had always been adventurous, so this new clan thing was right up his alley. His slight crush on Bassneedle definitely hadn’t been what persuaded him.

Daypaw had a lot of respect for Jasperstar for starting their own clan. She was incredibly excited to be their apprentice.

Pythonkit had followed the group all the way to their new beach home, so they adopted her in.

Gravelkit  had followed the group all the way to their new beach home, so they adopted her in.

The group had lost one of their own, Bitterfrost, along the way. He will never fade from their memory.

[shuang-hua]

songxiao at baixue for new year... they'll go inside in a minute ok...

this has alt text. extended description below the cut.

(a little late because i was sleepy yesterday... but thank you everyone for the prompts/suggestions!!! i've posted them below the cut too)

@shockingheaven @bitterfrosts combo (～￣▽￣)～

@demonicvulcan rest assured they will be staying up all night and snuggling all morning <333

@heyholmesletsgo i wish i had time to draw a dragon as well ; - ; i hope they have a nice time and that the dragon appears from the river to save a-qing one day in return * - *

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Extended main image ID:

Song Lan and Xiao Xingchen stand close together, exchanging kisses under the blossoming branches of a plum tree. They are lit by the glow from the windows of the room behind them, where others are gathering at a dinner table inside. The colour is loosely painted, bright orange light dappled among the pink petals and gilding the edges of the scene.

Ink and watercolour on paper.

[clemmykins]

This one spot in Bitterfrost Frontier... so pinkish yellow..

[lanwangjihouse]

tag of the week:

#xxc is in there going 😵‍💫 ✳ @amaranthinelover #gonna reincarnate w vertigo at birth </3 poor xingchen#stop shaking the baby! ✳ @chenqingssuibian #be more careful your uncle is in there! ✳ @bitterfrosts

[bluebudgie]

I heard it's GW2 map hours

And just because I feel like it. An appreciation post for LS3. The story throughout that season may have been a little choppy, but man if it didn't deliver in the map department.

Bloodstone Fen. Absolutely tiny and gimmicky. And so much fun. A new map aesthetic we've never seen before. Introduced new gliding masteries that felt somewhat relevant on release. Evading obstacles while flying? Getting adventurous now! Map completion in <15 minutes? Say no more, your ultimate keyfarm friend is here. Best experienced without mounts.

Ember Bay. A giant SKULL SHAPED volcano. Probably the most brutal jumping puzzle in the game. Doesn't get more metal than that. Introduced a new way to travel around the map. Which wasn't optional. You had to use it to get to places. Mounts made that obsolete though.

Bitterfrost Frontier. Another tiny one. Had that one mechanic where you had to craft a tonic to be able to enter a part of the map bc otherwise you'd freeze to death. Literally noone liked that mechanic but if you get into the freezing place and move to the right part of the mountain you get an absolutely gorgeous view. Also great forest section. And that one cheesy cherry tree lookout that used to be restricted but can now be flown into with mounts.

Lake Doric

Draconis Mons. Do I even need to say anything about that one. Oakheart Essence. Explore the map by becoming spider man. Absolutely gorgeous map with a fun layout and tight meta bosses. An amazing jumping puzzle that seems confusing at first, but once you figure out the clever hints that point you in the right direction becomes an absolute feast to complete. They truly didn't do anything quite like this map since 😔Best experienced without mounts.

Siren's Landing. Hey it's Orr! But it's less deadly and more varied. (ilu OG Orr no hatred here). First time we got a weird waypoints-that-aren't-waypoints mechanic. Trying to get up to the stupid spider boss with updrafts only was.... interesting. (Or was it a mastery point? Was it both?). Another amazing jumping puzzle! A perfect breather after the two complex puzzles in the maps before, but still posing a decent enough challenge.

LS3 had sooo much variety. Hell pit swamp! Fire! Ice! Jungle! Each map had such unique features. Absolute top tier season for map design.

[i-mybrunettelady]

gw2 screenshot ask game

Do we have gpose/photo capture mode? No, unfortunately, but it doesn't stop us from taking beautiful screenshots and gifs and making beautiful kiddos and dressing them up! In honor of that, I'm borrowing an ask game I once saw on the ff14 side of things - send someone a character you'd like to see and one of these prompts below! Screenshots and gifs are all welcome! I'll try to cover most of the game, too! Let's show how gorgeous Tyria and gw2 can be <3

Screenshot associated with base game (Central Tyria maps)

Screenshot associated with LWS1 (Southsun Cove)

Screenshot associated with LWS2 (Dry Top and Silverwastes)

Screenshot associated with Heart of Thorns (Verdant Brink, Auric Basin, Tangled Depths, Dragon's Stand)

Screenshot associated with LWS3 (Bloodstone Fen, Ember Bay, Bitterfrost Frontier, Lake Doric, Draconis Mons, Siren's Landing)

Screenshot associated with Path of Fire (Crystal Oasis, Elon Riverlands, Desolation, Domain of Vabbi, Desert Highlands)

Screenshot associated with LWS4 (Domain of Istan, Sandswept Isles, Domain of Kourna, Jahai Bluffs, Thunderhead Peak, Dragonfall)

Screenshot associated with Icebrood Saga (Grothmar Valley, Bjora Marches, Drizzlewood Coast)

Screenshot associated with End of Dragons (Seitung Province, New Kaineng City, Echovald Wilds, Dragon's End, Gyala Delve)

Screenshot associated with Secrets of the Obscure (Skywatch Archipelago, Wizard's Tower, Amnytas, Inner Nayos)

Screenshot associated with racial cities (Hoelbrak, Divinity's Reach, Rata Sum, Black Citadel, Grove + Lion's Arch)

[heyholmesletsgo]

Writing Patterns

rules: share the first line of your last ten published works or as many as you are able and see if there are any patterns!

Tagged by @peridot-tears, thank you :)

I'm gonna do 8 since it's been a year since I was last tagged on a similar sharing first lines post. All but one are MDZS/songxiao joined by a new fandom, Dead Boy Detectives!

Song Zichen loved routine. (Our Belonging, an Our Dining Table AU)

A single gunshot rings out in a public park near midnight, sending Wen Ruohan—arms raised, mid-speech, calling for all gangs to unite to take over the city—tumbling off a raised platform for all the invited, unarmed gang delegates to see. (The Wanderers (The Yicheng Sanren), a Warriors (1979) AU)

Completely soaked from a drawn out battle with water ghosts in an infested lake, Xiao Xingchen and Song Lan trudged into the nearest town. (Little Reason, farce/one shot)

As the influence and reach of the five major cultivation sects increased and grew wider, the further west Song Lan and Xiao Xingchen traveled into lands neither had been to before. (Shangri-La la la, fluff and crack, one shot)

The man was tall and handsome, but his affections fickle, fleeting. (The Two Births of Song Lan, fairy tale curse)

Freshly fired from his job at the supermarket—caught rescuing food they were going to throw out anyway, to bring home to his foster children—Xiao Xingchen returned home to find two life-changing pieces of paper in the mail. (Having A Proton Blast, Ghostbusters: Afterlife AU)

Song Lan has never been called to the principal’s office—ever, not in his entire academic life, nor in all his ten-year-old daughter’s previous years of attending school. (The Bad Luck Bunch, single parents meet-ugly)

Edwin Payne and Charles Rowland are hanging on the side of a building after a case, evading Death once again. (Beating Death, a Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey AU)

I do so love an em-dash :) I also seem to vacillate between something simple and a run on sentence :P

Tagging: @alectoperdita, @aoxue, @galauvant, @bitterfrosts, @wifiwuxians,

@thesilversun, @williamvapespeare and @snarkivistfic if you'd like to do it ♥

[aoxue]

WIP Folder Ask Game

Tagged by @scribbled-anecdotes !

Rules: make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous and tag as many people as you have WIPs. People send an ask with the title that most intrigues them, then you post a snippet or tell them something about it!

Oh boy, are there a lot of WIPs. With a lot of interesting names, as a window into the process. A lot of songxiao. A lot of variation in how much is written/how serious I am about actually finishing things.... I'm going to keep things limited to WIPs I've updated within the last year:

3chen drabbles

Better run king!

Celestial XXC/DnD AU

Chengsu

Combs

Come Back Alive

CSSR lives

Free Dad 2

GLASS YA

IN DIRE YICHENG WHERE WE LAY OUR SCENE

Interrupted

I Should Live in Salt

JC_XXC

Ladyhawke AU

Last Words of a Shooting Star

Leaving

One Day

Qingsu

t4t songxiao

Vampire AU

Violating ethics standards

WAKE UP

Wen yuanxiao

I am absolutely not tagging that many people, so @bitterfrosts @heyholmesletsgo @wifiwuxians (and anyone reading this who cares to), feel free?

[wyldblunt]

hi i saw you mention on an infusion-related post that you previewed infusions on "herta"? is that some kind of fan made plugin or something else? when i google it i only get results about the bloodstone gobbler predictably :/

if you use the herta gobbler while in auric basin, it actually applies the liquid aurillium infusion affect to your character!! so it's basically a workaround to preview ONLY that infusion on your character. (kind of similar to how the koda's warmth infusion and the effect you get while carrying one of the brazier torches in bitterfrost are the same)

[tricos-here]

🖋 × faryen 😳?

ahem. info dumps you about her family

-her mother, Jodis, used to be a pirate that primarily operated in the Far Shiverpeaks and the Janthir Bay, taking after her father. She’d already been trained as a Shaman of Wolf like her own mother, which she used to empower her crew - she returned to Hoelbrak when her mother fell ill and took over her responsibilities as a Wolf Havroun. She’s taught the kids (Faryen, Aelfsi, Rafe, Revna) about everything and anything, from sailing to stalking prey on land, how to use a bow and arrow as well and make them, how to make improvised weapons from the land and survive in the harsh climate of the Shivepeaks and so on

-her father, Einar, is a fisherman and a hunter, comes and goes from Hoelbrak, venturing out as far as the Bitterfrost Frontier, often accompanied by his own mother who’s a seasoned hunter. Though he’s bought into the ideology of Wolf after meeting Jodis, he’s mainly a follower of Bear. He’s likewise taught the kids a lot, like fishing and hunting, but with his profession and taking care of his mother who’s stubbornly continuing to live out in Frostgorge, he’s absent a lot

-Faryen and Aelfsi were born on 1308AE only minutes apart, despite their differences in personality they were inseparable growing up, until Fary left Hoelbrak with Eir in 1325AE, something Aelf is still salty about because she stayed behind to become Wolfborn alongside Rafe

Aelfsi is a ranger, she has a pet wolf and raven, named Hallie and Arne respectively, Hallie she adopted and raised as a cub from one of the many Wolf shrines they’d visit with their mother, and y she found injured in Borealis Forest once, which she mended back to health and have been inseparable since

-Rafe was found at the age of 10 (in 1313 AE) by their father, wandering around the Shiverpeaks by himself after his home was ransacked and his parents killed by the Svanir. With no other known family he was taken in and he readily picked up the role of the older brother to the girls. At some point he fell in with Skarti and Sigfast, joining the Wolfborn and would later vouch for his Aelf and Revna to join as well.

Before Fary left around 1325AE after gaining the title of Slayer of Issomir, he argued with her about staying in Hoelbrak and to not split up the pack, gifting her an arctic fox kit and alpine wolf cub in an attempt to convince her, but she flipped the argument on him and how they should join her instead, rather than sit around waiting for some prophesized hero to crack the Tooth of Jormag. Neither Rafe nor Aelfsi joined her though

- Revna was born in 1315AE, she was a timid girl growing up, preferring to stick close to their mother and observing the various rituals she’d perform as a Havroun. All three, Fary, Aelf and Rafe did pick up the mantle of the older siblings and would teach her anything they could, taking her out to hunting parties and moots etc. She’d join the Wolfborn too, fighting as a ranger though instead of utilizing any pets in combat she’d instead channel animal spirits

[goodappleapyl-has-moved]

The One where a Poor Little Cabbage has feelings. [5]

[First], [2], [3], [4], [6]

The Titans had fled before they could deal the finishing blow. There turned out to be three rather than the two they knew of. The Lowland Kodan were still in danger. That in itself was disappointing, she felt like she had failed her new friends. Yet that wasn't what had gotten to her.

Waiting Sorrow had agreed to return to the Tower after the battle, on the condition that Apyl not tell Isgarren that she had found the missing wizard. She was to make her own entrance. It was like someone had shoved her into the waters of the Bitterfrost Frontier, hearing Isgarren direct the words “you lied” at her. 

It was true, she had. Sorrow had asked her to and though she wasn't happy about keeping information from him, she put her trust in Waiting Sorrow's judgement.

She hadn't expected cold anger directed at her though. Apyl found herself wishing he had shouted at her instead, she could handle that. 

The conversation in the room faded into background noise as the panic set in. What if she was stripped of her title of Wayfinder? What if she was barred from the Tower? What if she could never see him again? In her spiraling mental state she failed to hear Isgarren direct the Dagda to take herself and Countess Anise home. It wasn’t until she felt the Jotun's hand on her back steering her out of the room that she regained her awareness.

“I don't want to leave yet,” Apyl said, a little too forcefully.

Dagda gave her a sympathetic look. “I don't think that is a very good idea,” she replied in a gentle tone. 

Apyl wondered for a brief moment if she knew of her feelings for Isgarren. She quickly thought of a plausible excuse for her to hang around.

“What I mean is, I was going to find Lyhr to ask to use his forge.” 

It wasn't until late into the night that the doors to the War Room opened once again. Whispers from Ward members descending from that level of the Tower had spoken of raised voices and heated exchanges of words erupting from inside. 

Waiting Sorrow was the first to leave, looking exhausted. It was a few more minutes before Isgarren emerged.

“Isgarren, wait!” Apyl cried, sprinting after him. “Please, let me explain!”

It should have come as no surprise to her when he ignored her. He was already in a foul mood, it was little wonder that he did not feel like hearing her out. Instead he continued along, ascending the staircase to his quarters. 

Apyl continued her pursuit, only to have the doors slammed in her face.

“Please…” she begged, pounding her fists. She knew how desperate she sounded, but she was past caring. She just needed him to listen. “Isgarren!”

She could hear a groan on the other side followed by the sound of a lock turning.

“Inside, before you wake the entire Tower!” Isgarren hissed, holding open the doors to his quarters. Apyl wasted no time in ducking under his arm.

She didn't even wait for him to close the door before she blurted out: “I'm sorry! I shouldn't have lied. But Sorrow never once changed my opinion of you! I swear on the Pale Tree, nothing she said could change that. Please, forgive me, don't be angry.” 

“I'm not mad, I'm disappointed,” the Wizard said flatly. “I had come to expect better of you.”

Apyl visibly winced. Disappointment was even worse than anger.

“Was it not days ago that you claimed to care for me? Yet now I find you lying to my face.” Isgarren let out a bitter laugh.

“I have feelings for you! Romantic feelings…It started some time after Peitha overthrew Eparch. They only seem to be getting stronger.”

A very awkward silence followed. Once more Apyl witnessed a confused expression cross the Seer's face. Confusion gave way to irritation and Isgarren glared down at her, all four of his arms crossed.

“If this is your idea of a joke, I find no humor in it,” he growled.

Apyl couldn't meet his gaze. She had stood shoulder to shoulder with political leaders of the world. She had battled Elder Dragons, demons and gods! Yet she had never felt more vulnerable than she had in that moment with the object of her affection staring her down.

“It isn't a joke,” she mumbled in response. “I wish it were, sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy. I keep acting irrationally, only to regret my actions later. Why do you think I'm here now?”

The few minutes it took for Isgarren to process her words felt like an entire age to Apyl. She could clearly see he was considering his next words carefully but found herself wishing that he would just get it over with.

“I am flattered, truly...but I have no interest in a romantic partnership.”

She could tell that this was the answer he had decided on, but it did nothing to lessen the blow for her. Hiking through the Tangled Depths of the Maguuma Jungle without a map seemed like a less painful experience at that moment.

“Ever since I lost Vass, I…”

Isgarren began to speak again but allowed the thought to trail off. He turned away and Apyl followed the direction of his gaze to the golden statue of the Forgotten Wizard by the doorway.

The topic of Vass's death was still a sensitive topic for the Seer. Apyl didn't know the details but it was clearly a traumatic event for everyone who had been there that day. It had been a catalyst in Waiting Sorrow's departure from the Tower.

“...Regardless,” Isgarren continued. “You are much too fragile, not to mention, mortal.”

Apyl felt her eye twitch. Whilst she understood he meant well, being called “fragile” after everything she had endured hit a nerve. 

“I've killed the Elder Dragons and a human god. I stopped the void from consuming Tyria! I fail to see how I am fragile.”

Rather than answer her, Isgarren kept his back turned to her, but Apyl could still see his hands clenching and unclenching. This “discussion” was causing him stress.

She sighed, letting go of her momentary anger.

“I'm sorry, this is the last thing you need right now,” Apyl apologized. 

The last thing she wanted was to hurt him and in her fear of him being angry at her, she had done just that. Isgarren was already processing Sorrow's return, he didn't need her little crush adding to that. 

“I'll leave you in peace.”

“Close the door on your way out,” the Seer said, still avoiding looking at her.

[unfortunatelycake]

Tagged by @bitterfrosts ! Thank you!

Last Song: The HU - Shihi Hutu

Favorite Color: Green

Last Book: Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse

Last Movie: Actually can’t remember. It might have been Die Hard lmao

Last Show: Rewatching The Mystic Nine right now. Before that I started watching Pretty Boy and Fangs of Fortune, but got sidetracked by the rewatching

Sweet/Spicy/Savory: Savoury! Criiiiisps!

Last Thing I Googled: one punch man garou. Was finding proof that Murata-sensei is equal opportunities thirst.

Current Obsession: None right now 🤷‍♀️

Looking Forward To: Zhou Shen concert!

Tagging: if you’re reading this, consider yourself tagged!

[clemmykins]

can you tell i like ansel adams and bitterfrost frontier no way couldn't be me

[mistfallengw2]

So Adamas is generally pretty nice, level-headed and such, but IBS really pushed him past his limit.

Once Adamas got over his survivor guilt and "made up for it" in Fort Trinity and many times afterwards, he became pretty set on keeping the ugly parts of his past firmly in the past. The Guard warband was not something he had to worry about anymore, who was dead and buried was dead and buried BUT he got his mother back somehow, and he was part of the Pact now so there was a lot more important stuff to focus on. He maybe got a bit too good at focusing on the now, and he was a bit too secure of himself when he decided to accept the personal Imperator's invitation he got before the Rally. He didn't really want to go, but he wanted to be there for his mother if she needed him… and he immediately regretted that.

Sure he got to meet the surviving cubs from his warband, and he later used his influence to get them out of the Legions so that they could build a life beyond their shared trauma, not just suffering the constant reminders of it while alone. Amazingly he had even found some semblance of extended family in the reformed Flame Legion, given his grandma had found her family was still alive, and they were so nice that one of them even saved his partners that same night. But he also met the Guard warband again. Farka and Vitka, he was mostly happy to see again and they seemed to as well, Terol was almost too nice compared to what she used to be, and Ravik actually apologized to him for all he did, but what little he got from Darva and the others was... something he would have preferred avoiding entirely. He felt again like a helpless wounded cub, and it weighed on him mercilessly as his whole mental state deteriorated in the following months.

The others blamed the whispers, but Jormag didn't even need to bother to plant the seed, as it all had added up over time. His brother was never the same after Iotta's whole deal, getting worse every time he crossed paths with her and especially after "freeing her", as he had put it, and he still had decided to deal with the one behind it all. Adamas had wanted to help, but he couldn't without making things worse. Leif, his partner's ex, was a topic they never liked to touch on, but Adamas had saved them from the norn in Bitterfrost and been there for them afterwards. And then, in Bjora, they had to kill the monstrosity Leif had become to save Adamas, and he could see the way it had changed them, how their flame was snuffed by what they had to do, yet they and Hel claimed it to be the best outcome. And he had seen what the warband he was never really part of was capable of. Darva was really the heartless monster that had terrified him along with the others, Farka was still too faint-hearted to do anything despite having the ability to, and Ravik, the only one who had truly attempted change, had saved him from the monster's bullet... and he had to be the one to mercy-kill him, instead of his Legionnaire.

Adamas didn't want another betraying bastard to hurt anyone else he cared about, least of all his family, and he'd do anything necessary to avoid it, even if it meant risking his life, even if it meant hurting those he cared about. Nothing but thoughts of revenge went through his mind as he chased the Frost Legion that had escaped from their citadel. He had potentially burnt bridges in his justified anger, but he didn't care: all he needed was one good shot, and he'd be on his way back. His gear kept him warm in the snowy landscape, but then the storm got worse. His paw slipped on the ice and passed through the fresh snow, and his body followed it, tumbling and hitting branches and rocks along the way. He was hurt, his gear was broken, and his head, at the bottom of that ditch, was now clear.

Cold and afraid, Adamas bunkered into a small cave, hoping to wait out the storm as he tried to fix his communicator with frostbitten paws, attempting to ignore the dragon's voice who offered him what he thought he wanted on the condition he accepted their deal. Darkness, an icy courtesy and panic followed, but the latter wasn't his.

Next thing he knew, his body was immersed in the lukewarm waters of a chamber full of comforting light. His sister was looking down towards him with a relieved, glimmering smile, and his heart and his fire were asleep not far from him. The clarity of shame and guilt made him sink, but all he found was warmth.

[eohachu]

So. Some time ago I reached 1000 followers on this blog, and I'm in the mood to celebrate, chat, and most importantly, take requests!! This is how it works:

Send me...

🦋 + make me choose (between dramas/films/characters/dynamics) 🌵 + ask me my favourite (drama/film/character/dynamic) ❓ for a surprise bag gifset 👀

Much love to everyone who supports my gifmaking, it really means a lot to see people enjoy my art <3

Took prompt inspo from @khaotunqs 🌈

Tagging a few people who I want to especially thank:

@bienmoreau @bitterfrosts @dengswei @evakant @flamingwell @gege @hedvig-ulrika @highwarlockkareena @huaschengs @jiaoliqiao @lan-xichens @lesbianmangoes @sandushengshou @shuangdaozhang @suibianjie @treemaidengeek @weiwuxian @yibo-wang @yohankang

i hope i forgot noone, if so, i'm so sorry and i love you 🥺💙

[madame-yus-wife]

movie tag game ❤︎︎

rules: without naming them, post a gif from ten of your favorite films, then tag ten people to do the same.

Thank you very much for tagging me, @old-man-ghost <3 My favourites change all the time so these are like the first ten I could think of:

Tagging: @efferd @agrippaspoleto @ikchen @themishening @bitterfrosts and everyone else who wishes to do this!