#dt ff

[eriyu]

a day later than I'd hoped, but the Dawntrail 7.0 script is complete!

and it's the first section of the MSQ to be complete with not only optional dialogue, but also WoL gender differences. \o/

[aotopmha]

Small Dawntrail thoughts:

Spoilers for all of the MSQ!

I do not get the complaint that the Warrior of Light is "just standing there" for "all of MSQ" I've seen around.

We get plenty of moments to be cool.

When we do hold back it is either for the purpose of teaching or... we don't.

We step up immediately when things do get more serious.

But the entire first half is about letting Wuk Lamat learn. We are here to be support.

And the thing is, I remember there being two very prevailing complaints around all the way from 6.0 to 6.5:

1) People were tired of the WoL being at the center of attention and this special Chosen One.

2) People wanted a break from the Scions and for the story to do "new stuff". SO MANY actually did want them dead, gone.

So they gave people exactly what they wanted and now they're unhappy.

0bviously, I do not know of the overlap of people in this. But it's all of the "very smart and critical" people that are here to tell you how much this thing you like is bad, just like a certain subset of people criticizing Endwalker.

And I think they struck such a good balance! I like the WoL being the mysterious, cool, strong teacher and adventurer. It's one of the strongest aspects of this expansion because it is new and a logical progression.

We haven't had an actual role switch since ARR.

But this is one of the criticisms I feel misses the point of the story the most.

[starspaceace]

pictomancer tweets im stealing

[brasiliangp]

dts: season 6

[fjotla-vithir]

Good tank quests

[mrsbsmooth]

So I saw that @cycat-carisi did a short fic where we got the return of Ozzy the way the girlies deserved. And I know, I know, Lewie stayed single. But I kiiiindaaa wanted to do one for him anyway because I missed him so here you go: a random quick fuckabout of what Lewie should've done.

EVERY MINUTE

Lewie/MC - 1000+ words - Teen and Up

(Or read on Ao3)

Lewie breathed a sigh of relief as Bella walked in. 

Single. 

A quick speech, something about not feeling a spark, and Bella was at his side again, squeezing him gently around the middle as they took their seats next to Grace, Ozzy, Amelia, Marshall, Roberto and Flo. 

“Thanks for sticking,” he whispered.

“Not gonna watch my best mate in here go home,” she whispered back. “Especially–”

Her cheeks twitched in a smirk, and she rolled her lips together, silencing herself.

Especially what?

But he couldn’t get Bella’s attention. She glanced over at Flo and Ivy, furrowing her brow as she quickly went to greet them.

It was weird. Based on the ceremony so far, he was surprised that Amelia and Roberto hadn’t gone last. Ozzy having an identical twin, and Amelia bringing him back to the villa? Surely that was a bigger bombshell than Elliot bringing Ivy back. Even the Hamish explosion was bigger news than Elliot and Ivy. 

Ever since Siobhan had gone home, Elliot was single. He was free to crack on as much as he wanted, and he definitely hadn’t wasted that opportunity. Siobhan’s side of the bed hadn’t even been cold before he’d invited Ivy into it. 

Lewie’s heart sank as he thought about it, but he seemed to be the only one. Each of the girls had beamed when they walked in, looking thrilled and happy to be returning to their original guy, or hand in hand with someone new. It was a lovely atmosphere, actually, especially Elliot and Ivy, who seemed from the very first day to have just clicked. Kind of like how Lewie had with Siobhan. Everyone was looking for a connection in here, and Elliot seemed to have found it with Ivy.

Good for him, I guess.

Maya, the host, instructed Elliot to stand, and he did so, helping Ivy to her feet with care.

“Elliot, you decided to twist. Why is that?”

Elliot smiled warmly at her. “Ivy is an absolute worldie, of course. She checks a lot of my boxes, and luckily, she tells me I check quite a few of hers. I’m so glad I had the opportunity to meet her.”

He turned back to Maya, who smiled and nodded. Her eyes flickered to Lewie, before asking Elliot yet another question.

“And you don’t miss Siobhan?”

Elliot’s face fell, and he also glanced at Lewie, frowning as he responded.

“Of course I miss her, she was a real presence in the villa. I think everyone will miss her. I do… regret… that I might’ve gotten in the way of Lewie spending one last day with her, though. It seemed like they had something really special. And in hindsight, yeah… I feel bad that I got in the way of that.”

Lewie shot him a sad smile, nodding his acknowledgement of the half-apology.

“Lewie, how do you feel about that?” Maya asked. 

He shrugged. “I can’t really blame him for shooting his shot. Siobhan was… something else.”

“Do you regret not following her out?”

He breathed a heavy sigh. 

That question had plagued him for days. From about five minutes after she’d left the villa, he’d been wrestling with it. He would’ve left Bella at risk. He didn’t even know if that was what Siobhan would’ve wanted. It was a lot of pressure to put on a new relationship, and they never could’ve guaranteed it would work out. 

But he knew his answer. 

“Every minute of every fucking day.”

Bella’s eyes widened at hearing him swear, and the other girls giggled, glancing between themselves. He furrowed his brow at them, a little annoyed at the fact they seemed to find it funny. 

“Do you think she knows that?” Maya asked. 

“I hope so,” he responded. “I’m hoping she won’t be upset that I didn’t.”

“Well, why don’t you just ask her?”

The door of the villa swung open, and Lewie’s stomach flipped.

No way.

He was on his feet before he even saw her, his heart racing as he tried to get a better look. It couldn’t be, it had to be a prank. There was no way.

But suddenly, there she was. In a skin-tight black dress, her long hair loose around her shoulders. 

She was there. 

She was back. 

And suddenly, he was moving.

He vaguely recalled pushing Elliot out of his way, tripping over himself as he damn near vaulted the firepit. He was across the lawn before he could think, up the stairs before he took a breath, his arms around her, his lips on hers, falling back through the doorway before he could even figure out if she’d brought someone with her or not. 

She whimpered as she threw her arms around his neck, grasping handfuls of his hair as she pulled him closer. He did the same; one hand in her hair, one on her lower back, holding her against him. It still wasn’t close enough. Tongues, lips, desperate hands, grabbing and pulling at each other as he pushed her up against the wall. He was struggling to hold back, and he could feel she was too, pulling him against her with a chorus of tiny, frantic moans.

He could vaguely hear raucous laughter from the firepit outside, but he didn’t care; they could make fun of him as much as they liked. He knew what he wanted, and it was right here in his arms– where she fucking belonged.

He broke apart from her for only a moment, taking a deep breath.

“If you leave again, I’m going with you,” he gasped. “I need you to know that.”

“I know, babe, I know,” she said, her breath heavy. “And I’m not going anywhere without you either. I promise.”

He brought his lips back to hers, kissing her deeply, and he could feel her smiling into the kiss. He couldn’t help but smile back, stroking his thumb over her cheek, as he felt his body start to relax once more. He’d realised while she was away that his body was wound tighter when he was away from her. He slept rough, he felt worse, and the days didn’t seem as bright.

As he kissed her over and over, he ran his hands over the patches of her bare skin that always drove him wild.

He loved everything about her.

He loved how he felt with her.

He–

He paused for a second, smiling into the kiss once more.

Maybe he’d save that one for later. 

[yzeltia]

[prjctjenova]

"Take what's in my chest and leave your mark, You just wanna wear my rhinestone heart..." ❤️

[jbcatboyedits]

*Me on Saturday seeing I had Reddit notifications and my twitter was not loading*

"somethings happened in the FFXIV fandom: Dawntrails Date drop?"

Well I guess I have to edit the video stills

Lol yeah, two mentions in under six months what's going on? I'm happy but I'm never getting used to hearing him talk about G'raha.

[saenleni]

New adventure

[eriyu]

going absolutely bonkers over how much this reddit thread is making me rethink lore

there are a LOT of things that make a LOT more sense when you separate "life force" into a third thing besides soul and memory. i still need time to process all of them. and i have questions about individual scenes/events still, like i want a list of times 生命力 was used in JP but life force wasn't in EN. but holy shit.

[aotopmha]

Wuk Lamat actually is a bigotry filter.

That's fantastic.

I'm so glad her character is making all of the assholes go away within any of the discussion spaces because the English VA is trans.

The game itself has been great in terms of moderation to me personally.

The most I've gotten is a snippy line here and there.

But wanting to discuss it online is another thing and has brought out some of the worst people.

But thanks to this, got some good blocks off and red flags sorted.

Slurs, blocked and gone.

Imagine not resorting to slurs towards real people when talking about a fictional character you dislike.

[foxybatty]

https://www.twitch.tv/foxybatty FFXIV vibes <3

[brasiliangp]

“there never feels like a time where I’m not gonna be a Mercedes driver” all men do is walk this Earth and LIE

[chaosinstigator]

yea no that hurt like a motherfucker

[mrsbsmooth]

New Fic Alert!

(Yes, it's Lewie)

Read now on Ao3

If You Want One Of Us - (6.7k+ words) 🔥🌷

The realisation froze him, his entire body stiff as the blood left his face. He stepped back, almost on autopilot, and he took her hand. It was slender, and warm, like Ally’s always was. But as he ran his hand over her fingertips, his stomach dropped. 

Oh God, he was going to be sick.