#crystalmarred

[lcstkey]

sorry for disturbing you. i thought a forgotten candle was burning. (From Alphy!)

@crystalmarred | Alphinaud Sleepy Hollow Sentence Starters

Hrm...If I plan to stay on this Star, is there anything I could do to make myself useful? Maybe there's something in one of my journals that might be of help?

Hearing the door to Dawn's Respite open, her head barely nods upward, only spotting the familiar ponytail the Red Mage sported in the candle light. She returns her gaze to the open journal on her lap and turns the page with her trembling right hand, grimacing from the pain snaking up her splinted arm to her shoulder.

"No worries, Alisaie. I was just doing some light reading. I'll be sure to remember to put the candle out before...Wait." Selena double takes and squints at the young Elezen, tilting her head. Since when does Alisaie wear a tie and her earring on the left ear? Or sound so...polite?

"Ah, sorry, you're not Alisaie, are you?" She sighs, rubbing her heavy eyes.

[vierandancer]

"I'm the greatest proof that you don't have to be good at art to make art." (from Krile)

This Meme || Accepting

"--Krile!" Meiko couldn't help but snort out a laugh, shaking her head. "Lass, it's not --" The Lalafell had said it so proudly, too. Meiko laughed again but covered her mouth, shaking her head. "Lass, it's really not that bad...!"

Not as bad as Alisaie's porxie. But she knew better than Alphinaud; she wouldn't say THAT out loud.

[lalannaoronir]

“It occurs to me that you are one of the only Drahn in the Scions,” G'raha said, before he realized the word he had spoken. “I… My apologies, I meant Au ra.” (G'raha using First names for things, go—)

"Yes, I noticed, too." Drahn? She had never heard that term before! But she doubted G'raha Tia was the type to call someone a foreign slur, so she shrugged off the mistake. "I imagine it is because Au Ra are not as common in Eorzea. And this organization began there, didn't it?"

[serandipity]

✦ (if you want to! no pressure!)

positivity time! Send me sparklies and I will say something nice about you and/ or your writing!

We've only had a few interactions thus far. I genuinely hope to write more with you and @/vierandancer once my draft box becomes less of a hell scape, but I've had fun with the thread with K'jin so far! Tbh, I respect people who can rp their wol oc's. I'm terrified of putting Mina on the dash outside of stuff for Benji

Because crab crab crab.

Anyway, I do prattle on about my dislike of aesthetics over actual writing a lot on those rp pet peeve posts, but I can say yours is a rarity in that the aesthetics are immaculate AND the writing has substance. We've found the unicorn. LET'SSSSS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

[omothercrystal]

"There's  some  good  in  this  world, Venat,  and  it's  worth  fighting  for. You know that better than anyone." (from Kijin)

"That I do," Venat nodded, allowing her furrowed brow to relax -- if only for a time. "You need not convince me, my friend. I, too, am perplexed by the me that I have become in your time. Fleeing the star is not a path that I can believe myself settling on."

She sighed. As troublesome as all this was to hear, she could not help but feel a little excited about the mystery as well. If Hades were around, he would make the pinchiest expression towards her demeanor.

"Come," she rose. "Let us seek out Hermes once more. We will learn nothing without action."

[thesilverfullcr]

Do you project onto your muses at all, giving them similar issues or traits to your own? What is your opinion on people who do this? + What is the strangest muse you have ever picked up to write, or the most difficult?

Munday Styles and Preferences | @crystalmarred

Do you project onto your muses at all, giving them similar issues or traits to your own? What is your opinion on people who do this?

Yeah, I do this sometimes, if it fits with the character I'm writing. I don't even do it intentionally sometimes, it just kind of happens. For instance, I'm LGBT+ so my characters are also in that acronym. I used to accidentally make them all my specific brand of LGBT+ness, whereas I don't do that so often anymore.

Obviously, I don't have a problem with it! I think you should feel free to stamp your characters with a specific brand of you, if that tickles your fancy.

What is the strangest muse you have ever picked up to write, or the most difficult?

Probably Estinien, honestly. I didn't have much of a desire to write him, and I'm not entirely sure why I started the blog in the first place, other than the fact that I was bored at work. Once I started writing him though (in a modern AU, mind you), it was like the two of us just clicked. Do I write him well? I cannot tell you. But I have a lot of fun with him. Turns out I have a lot of Estinien opinions. It was pretty weird to find out!

The most difficult muse was probably Genesis Rhapsodos from FFVII. He was very fickle and only came out in certain times, and then he'd have me write 10 pages for one reply, and then he'd leave again. I couldn't force him to do anything.

[theazureblade]

[ PUSH ] + [ REVERSE ] (from Kijin cause he's weak as hell to the cold fhghg)

Blizzard Prompts | Accepting!

[ PUSH ]: having just rescued the receiver from a blizzard, the sender insists on pushing the receiver closer to a fire to warm them up first.

“Had I known you were planning to visit tonight, I would have told you to come another time,” Aymeric said, arms folded across his chest as he surveyed the shivering miqo'te in his entryway. “The storm is nothing to be trifled with, and to think, you even got lost out there! You do realize that you could have died, do you not?”

X'kijin looked a miserable mess, covered in half melted snow and dripping onto the carpet. His ears and tail were drooping, and his shoulders were slumped. He was still shivering, even though he was inside the house, where the fires were burning bright and hot.

Aymeric sighed and shook his head. “Well, take off your jacket. And your boots, if you please,” he said.

Once that was done, Aymeric realized that X'kijin hadn't even been properly dressed for the weather, if the fact that he was still looking like a drowned cat was any indication. The wetness had seeped through layer after layer. No wonder he was so cold. He would have to strip down to his small clothes and wear something of Aymeric's tonight – because Aymeric was not sending him back home in this weather.

But for now...

Aymeric took X'kijin by the shoulders and marched him into the sitting room, where the fire was warmest. He gently pushed the miqo'te onto the rug. “Sit. Warm up. I'll have some tea made, and you can have a hot bath after tea.”

[lcstkey]

🌸 (from our girl Tataru, of course!)

@crystalmarred | Tataru Taru Send 🌸 to give my muse a single flower and see their reaction!

"Hey, I'm back Tataru!"

Selena had rushed into the Rising Stones with a grin on her face and Heinz trailing after her. In her mind, the bouts of seasickness from the round trip had been worth it; she has been able to attune to the aetheryte and the miniature aetherytes in Sharalyan. She will never need to take a round trip by ship and suffer from sea sickness again.

She fished the client's payment from her pouch and is about to hand it off to Tataru when the other handed her a purple cosmo flower. Silver eyes blink owlishly as she puts the payment down on the table and takes the flower before wrapping her arms around the receptionist in a tight hug.

"Thank you, Tataru."

[vierandancer]

"... Should I meow as sad as possible?" (from Kijin)

This Meme || Accepting

" ... Do you think that would work?" A'kihiko was genuinely asking. He looked at Kijin. Then he looked at the Garlean soldiers pointing their guns at them. He squinted... then tried to look as pathetic as possible. That was difficult when he was wearing full paladin gear, but --

"...Mrrow?"

[star-gazcr]

@crystalmarred » plotted starter

Learning magic came with its own set of problems that one had to master – not surprising, of course, but it was simply that Orion had not anticipated it.

He was in Gridania when he discovered this problem, practicing with his Carbuncle in the Shroud. It was a simple problem with a simple solution, when it came down to it; he was running out of mana frequently and having to resort to getting out his trusty lance to finish off the monster he was fighting. The solution, of course, was that he needed a supply of ethers to keep him going.

Being in Gridania, he didn't really care to travel all the way to Ul'dah to visit the alchemists' guild. But a quick scouring of the Shaded Bower turned up nothing but a point of advice. Apparently, there was an alchemist of some skill studying at the conjurers' guild, a miqo'te by the name of X'kijin.

And so, Orion headed for the conjurers' guild. He was subsequently directed to a corner of the structure, where he found a handsome miqo'te doing, well, something, with some bottles. Orion had to admit he was less than knowledgeable when it came to alchemy, and he had truly no idea what was going on.

“Well met,” he said to the miqo'te. “I'm looking for a man named X'kijin. Might that be you?”

[lalannaoronir]

“How long ye been with the Scions, exactly, lass?” A'aba asked, his question probably a bit odd to a woman who had undoubtedly been with the Scions for a decent while. “Been out fer a while on account'a gettin’ shot a couple times.” (Hands you extremely minor Scion that I'm pretending didn't die—)

"Shot? Oh, Sisters." She supposed those Garleans did have guns, though, didn't they? Lalanna shivered at the thought, but then shook her head. "I've only been here for a few veeks. I'm sorry to hear about your injury. I hope you are recovering vell?"

[serandipity]

7. What is something you didn’t think you have a problem writing it and now you stopped writing it? + 8. What makes you stray away from canon material and base your character, in case of canon muse, on your own headcanons?

Munday Ask memes

7. What is something you didn’t think you have a problem writing it and now you stopped writing it?

Mmmm... I used to write a lot of melodramatic content because my media consumption consists mostly of crappy life time movies. Especially on forum role-play. It wasn't good, but I was young by the standards of today and while I do still like to use useless melodrama as a plot I scale it way back for the brevity of my partners. It can get kind of exhausting if everything is drama drama drama drama all the time (even if its not real.)

8. What makes you stray away from canon material and base your character, in case of canon muse, on your own headcanons?

Big fan of if canon is stupid write your own (to an extent). I view canon like I would the dnd rulebook or the dm guide. You can follow it if you want but there's nothing stopping you from going off the walls and doing whatever you want. I know I really tend to stray away if the source material has lots of underlying misogyny and if the fandom itself is has a problem with it.

But also there's just stuff canon never touches or refuses to elaborate on and i like filling in the holes. You didn't specify? Great. My play ground now.

[omothercrystal]

"If you will not die for her, you had no right to ask her to die for you," spoken as part of a darkened prayer by Thancred—

She heard his words, accepting them with a pang of regret. Regardless of how readily the one called Minfilia accepted her role, it was a sacrifice. One of many that Hydaelyn had chosen to make for the greater good of the worlds, of the people that She loved so much.

She, too, would make Her own sacrifice. But not yet.

She hoped that he and the others who loved Minfilia so dearly -- and oh, did she deserve every ounce of that love -- could find closure and heal with time.

[thesilverfullcr]

☢ What calms you down after negativity? + ☠ What keeps you happy?

☢ What calms you down after negativity?

honestly, just stepping away from whatever's got me feeling down. i am, unfortunately, very bad at this. LOL.

☠ What keeps you happy?

my antidepressants i'm happy when i am having positive interactions with friends! ffxiv is a really fun game to play with people, and the rpc has been very sweet and welcoming too! <3

[theazureblade]

" come on! open your eyes! " (from Kijin!)

Wounded Prompts | Accepting!

@crystalmarred

“Mmm...trying,” Aymeric replied shortly. His head was swimming terribly and his vision felt like it was shorting out somehow, and it would have been nice to just close his eyes and let the dizziness pass. But X'kijin was insisting he stay awake, and, well, he supposed he ought listen to the healer.

He attempted to focus on – well, anything around him – but his eyes would not allow it. He struggled to remember what exactly had befallen him. It was a rush of confusion; he had simply been walking out in Ishgard, home from – no, he didn't remember. Had he hit his head? Or –

There had been a loud noise, he remembered that. And a searing pain in his back. A sound like an explosion and a pain like a knife, except worse. He had felt that pain before, after all, when – oh. He remembered suddenly, the man they had passed who had stared at him with sheer hatred in his eyes. Aymeric had dismissed it; one could not please everyone, and the changes he had spearheaded were not to everyone's liking.

Perhaps it had been too glib to ignore this man.

Luckily, he had X'kijin with him, a man well versed in healing magic and potioncraft. He drew in a shallow breath – for he could not manage more than that – and blinked up at where he thought the miqo'te might be.

“Have...I been shot?” he asked blankly.

[lcstkey]

hc + comfort

@crystalmarred Send me hc + a word of your choosing and I’ll write a headcanon relating to that word!

In majority of her Kingdom Hearts - related verses, Selena considered comfort a luxury she ill deserved. She doesn't chase after it nor does she take it for granted.

In her FF14 x KH AU, Selena does appreciate sleeping on a bed than outdoors, and tries to stop by an inn or her bedroom at the free company house more often to do so.

Regarding receiving comfort, Selena would still feel that she doesn't deserve it. Depending on the situation, she may view it as her own fault.

Regarding comforting someone else, she's more compassionate and empathetic than she gives herself credit for. Selena would hesitate and overthink it, but she'll figure out what to say/how to approach someone in need of it.