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[zylphiacrowley]

Heehee! I picked one from each section- answer as many or little as you like!

I.2- What was their first impression of eachother?

II.12- Do they hide anything from eachother, big or small?

III.9- What reminds them of eachother?

IV.13- Do they have any “couple traditions”, or family traditions?

I will answer them all!

I.2: So this isn't the very first impression but it was still within the first couple of hours of meeting each other. Their very first impression went like this:

Erenville: *thinking to himself* Please don't come over here and try to interrogate me, I have too much work to do and I don't feel like answering inane questions. X'vahl: Hey so, you're a gleaner right? Can I ask you a few things? Erenville: (internally screaming) ...make it quick, I'm busy.

the thoughts going through each of their minds during that set that I linked up there though are more like this:

X'vahl: Oh... oh shit. No. I cannot fall for someone right now. I have too much on my plate already and... I just... I can't. Erenville: Who... are you exactly?

So I guess Erenville's first impression was: Annoyed yet intrigued. and X'vahl's was: OH FUCK PLEASE NO.

II.12: I don't think that either of them purposely hide anything from each other (aside from where I am currently in the retelling of their MSQ journey where Erenville isn't telling X'vahl about Cahciua, but even then that's less "he's trying to hide something" and more "he's just trying to deal with this on his own"). I think X'vahl hasn't ever mentioned that he had an older brother but seeing as X'vahl never even met him it wouldn't likely come up that often and he also probably doesn't talk as much about his actual childhood but again, less because he's trying to hide anything and more because he just doesn't like to talk about it in general.

III.9: Erenville keeps the bracelet that X'vahl gave him with him at all times now so that's always a reminder for him (I still want to come up with something for Erenville to give to X'vahl as well, but I'm still working on it). Wildlife also now reminds X'vahl of Erenville and he often finds himself stopping more often to think about any he encounters and wondering what sort of knowledge Erenville might have about it. Oh also deer remind Erenville of X'vahl as well, mostly because of Flag.

IV.13: I don't think they currently have any traditions since they only recently started dating, but I think that in the future they would. I'd like to imagine some holiday traditions that blend Eorzean or Hannish traditions with Shetona traditions (I'd also like to think that X'vahl would make a concerted effort to help Erenville keep some Shetona traditions intact as Erenville remembers them as best he could as well since there probably isn't as many people practicing Shetona traditions anymore). As far as specific to just them I think maybe traveling to specific destinations (like Radz-at-Han most likely at Levi's request) would be a yearly thing for them. I also think that they probably go back to the Island every year around the same time they did the first time as a sort of unofficial anniversary.

Oh my gosh sorry this one got kind of long. ^^' Thank you for the questions though~! ♥

[candycryptids]

If your OC were in love, how might they recognise this? Or would they be too much in denial? (For anyone!)

Ishi'li is in love with his best friend.

It starts with a rivalry, silly and joking, racing through the shroud and competing over stupid things. Finish this leve first, get to this outpost on foot faster-

But he doesn't have time for love and romance right now. There's a primal to fight, there's an ascian to stop, they're all literally on the run from the law. There's dragons.

It takes Ishi far longer to recognize being in love with Kizuna than it takes for Kizuna to have fallen in love with Ishi, but the catch is that neither of them think the other likes them that way, among other reasons. It takes Fae Intervention lmfao. Ishi first recognizes it... because other people point it out, and when they spend time apart he's thinking about Kizuna, and when he's not thinking about Kizuna.... he's still thinking about Kizuna. So-

🫣🫢 this was probs meant to be a vaguer question about love in general but I've been spinning the idiots non stop. Lol.

[The Questions of Love]

[aetherial-slumber]

Urianger ur so profound haha....

Reference Tweet and some beautiful Urianger and boobies under the cut

thanks babe for helping me figure out what to do with speech boxes and where they go you're the beeessst <3333 @dustedbooksandreadingnooks

Also Mochiie (the au'ra) is an intersex man and uses he/him Thaaaanks <3

[dustedbooksandreadingnooks]

Long overdue blog makeover!

Zombiesockfuckinglovescardfight -> dustedbooksandreadingnooks blog name may change several more times im undecided rn

[candycryptids]

Khorloo prefers to observe- from a distance. A great distance. Watching people live out their day to day lives….

featuring.. featuring... a lot of people... so many people... uhm... under a cut! With closeups!

FEATURING- from @cindernet-exploded , Shyssa, U’nia, A’vyra, Oketra, and Itself!

Ris from @this-is-ris

E-Nishka from @e-nishka-aosh

Flidais from @selnyam

Verbaros from @cerbaros

Percy from @sealrock

Ashe from @gatheredfates

X’vahl and Lyra from @zylphiacrowley

ALSO Lizzy from @lizzy-calaxio (she’s there I swear….😭 I didn’t get to focus on her a!)

Keathan from @dustedbooksandreadingnooks

Aaand there’s a Wind-up Kea to be spotted, from @nhaneh

And also my self insert is there OvO and Lev, Sasha [Krystdraga] and Ishi’li from myself… uwu

I’m pretty sure that’s everybody @v@ but I will update this with MORE tags if I find out I missed people 😤

Oh also the teensy blue bird is named Zaya…

This all happened cos I wanted to pose people watching in a tree…. But there was like, no people at all? Not even a little bit? So I gathered as many people as I could find publicly available and then kinda, Scrimbled them around as little as possible because 25 actors is a LOT of. It’s a lot of everything. Don’t do that.

Also why the hell does that tree sway 😭😂😂😂 [oh my god there’s a tag limit of 30]

[candycryptids]

Night Out In Solution 9

There's a braincell but Keathan's the only one with it, and they're tired. Everyone's split up to go find more people, though! Wonder who they'll find....

>Follow Ishi'li? >Follow Khorloo? >Follow Tangy? >Follow Keathan? >Follow Levraut? >Follow Chuu?

This post is a work in progress and will be updated with links to future posts as I make them! Please look forward to it :3

Keathan (They/She/He) belongs to @dustedbooksandreadingnooks Shout out also to the [FFXIV Dialogue Maker] + [Speech Bubble Maker]

If my computer explodes because I decided to pose more than 18 actors then so fuckin be it

ALSO this whole thing was inspired by [This Comic]

[candycryptids]

Aether, Siren, Empyreum, Ward 4, plot 26 (in Tangy Tangeroo's FC room)

Tangy finally has an FC Room ! It's meant to look like a room in the Rising Stones, converted from Storage to full living space... with some storage still cluttering a corner or two, haha. There's plenty of things to eat and a drizzly view of the Crystal Tower outside! Feel free to stop by and take a look around :> (and at the other FC rooms too! Me and @dustedbooksandreadingnooks have done 6-11 personally ;3)

[candycryptids]

I'm superbly unwell about Them as well also. Kizuna belongs to @dustedbooksandreadingnooks

[candycryptids]

Day 2 of Glamtober- Autumn

The perfect outfit for decorating the yard for the season! …. Did anyone feel a chill just now…? Sebastian- Skull Eyepatch (Dragoon Blue) Thavnairian Wool Autumn Shirt (Pastel Blue, Iris Purple) False Nails (gloom purple) Gleaner's Breeches Fieldfiends Costume Workboots Keathan- Varsity Flatcap (slate grey) Artful Afflatus Workshirt (Dark red) Artful Afflatus Halfgloves Artful Afflatus Hose (charcoal Grey) Artful Afflatus Workboots (Keathan belongs to @dustedbooksandreadingnooks )

Shader used is [Neneko Fluffy] also featuring Autumn Leaf Shower [XMA] Autumn Gleaner [TGD] and Pumpkin Props [XMA]

[Full Glamtober Prompt List] Bonus closeups + a crumb of lore under the cut-

Sebastian AKA Sasha AKA Krystdraga is a warrior of light who never was. Called to the source by Hydaelyn in the same way Ishi’li was, he picked up the role of Champion for Hydaelyn with more trepidation- so he’s very fortunate that other brave souls picked up the mantle so strongly, and with competence. Now he pursues gardening and botany with a green thumb, and seeks a way back to his own home.

The man adopts names like a terrible habit, being born Sasha and adopting the name Sebastian because it sounded more Sea-Worthy, and then on his arrival to Eitherys he picked up a Roegadyn name; Krystdraga, or Crystal Bearer. The Keathan of this world and the Keathan of his home share shocking similarities, yet in some ways they are so very different. He hopes to bring home lots of new stories to his Goddess uvu

Oh also- the pile of leaves is Keathan’s Slime puddle named Neru, and all the autumn leaves have gotten stuck to it’s little body and now it looks like an Autumnal greener cleaner 🥰

Ok bye mwah!

Oh wait- this is outside of my own house in game, in Aether-Siren Lavender Beds Ward 11 plot I think like, 26 or somethin.

[candycryptids]

Some sorta Khorloo character study.... but also I just wanted to get pictures of his first glamours eheheh

The last picture is that specific feeling when you're not doing anything wrong at all, but you see somebody, and you're hit with the sudden anxiety that you shouldn't be there, so you have to hide. If only he knew Krystdraga would Get That Feeling SO WELL. ah well. As it goes. Features Keathan from @dustedbooksandreadingnooks

[candycryptids]

Glamtober Day 8- Ilsaberd Full prompt list [here]

Contemplative train rides in the heavy snow. Chuu’s good at what she’s doing here. Proud of it, even. She has underlings interns. And yet. Even buried in her own projects, there drifts an ominous feeling of Something about to go catastrophically wrong. And if her colleagues won’t listen…… perhaps it’s time to seek out a change of scenery.

Editing for the Trains screens done by my very talented husband @dustedbooksandreadingnooks💖

shader in full body is [Neneko Gameplay Vanilla Enhanced] Chuu is wearing: Indagator's Goggles of Crafting Indagator's Coat of Crafting (Jet Black) Replica Sky Pirate's Gauntlets of Maiming (Ash Grey) Wake Doctors Bottoms (Not visible but they're there!) Rebel Boots Cactuar Earring

[candycryptids]

The Princess, and her Guard Dog Knight

....... aka I felt super unwell so I tossed together the most barebones AU silliness, featuring @dustedbooksandreadingnooks 's Kizuna. And her trusted kitty. She's telling him about her itinerary for the day and which families hate her guts so he can keep an eye out for treacheries 💕💕

[candycryptids]

Khorloo just keeps picking up odd jobs- this one, he's supposed to give out roses to passers by ! And, fortunate for him, it didn't seem to rain until after he finished for the day.

Though he wasn't expect Krystdraga to find him the next day with a big bouquet of Peach and White roses... "For Sincerity, Gratitude, and Innocence. Thank you for giving my beloved a flower the other day," and then he left! Quiet as as mouse, which is incredible for his size.

Still, they're nice smelling roses :') Maybe he's got more friends in Gridania than he realized u vu

Also! Keathan belongs to @dustedbooksandreadingnooks and uses They/She/He pronouns.



incapable of taking shots without some bonus ones I liked but didn't quite make the cut ! so it GOES ! (his shirt goes from red to pink because I realized it would look better but only after I'd lost the angle on the very first shot where his shirt was Red as the day is long. smh)

[candycryptids]

Fandom Peeps to Get to Know Better

Tagged by @oneiroy (aaaa ty !!!!!)

three ships I like: Urianger/WoL (nearly any wol. I'm. Love Urianger ships.) Kizuna/Ishi'li/Mochiie/G'raha (the truest endgame polycule... I am... Nuts. About Them.) aand- Johnny/Tataru (this isn't a joke but for the sake of another fandom-) Josuke/Okuyasu (from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, I'm so enamored with their bond.) (also bonus; the Leverage OT3; Parker/Eliott/Hardison)

last song you heard: Currently listening to "Calm Before The Storm" by Nobuo Uematsu :> it's from this [Spotify Playlist] I put on while building with husband in Enshrouded

favorite childhood book: Abarat!!! ABARAT!!!! ABARAAAAT!!!!! (by Clive Barker) (It rewired my brain as a kid, the illustrations ....)

currently reading: A Hercule Poirot novel- "Third Girl" it's been... interesting so far. I haven't worked out what's happened yet but I'm excited for more clues to the puzzle :eyes:

currently watching: Leverage season 2 baybeee~ It's our Annual Re-watch >:3

currently consuming: Just ate a slice of Terry's Dark Chocolate Orange.... They're so good... (I think we're having Tteokbokki for dinner tho OwO)

currently craving: There used to be a place like a half hour from our apartment that made these mini Taiyaki filled with chocolate cream n other flavors and I miss it. I want a dozen so so badly TTvTT Oh, also Pizza? Desperately craving a Zalot's Sweet Revenge pizza :T

Mmmm... Summoning @dustedbooksandreadingnooks , @ser-corviknight , @cindernet-exploded , aaaand~ @archaiclumina (disregard the tag if you've done this before already tho! And if you see this and wanna do it you can say I tagged you. Cos I've tagged you in my heart)

[candycryptids]

"You be safe out there tonight, and have fun, but don't have too much fun, and if that Boy breaks your heart I'll slay the God Slayer, I swear to the Twelve divines!"

"And you! Toto, if you're done eavesdropping, the inventory does in fact need a final count!" "Pffheheh..."

"RHALGR'S BEARD WHEN'D YOU GET HERE?!" "LAN...guage... uh.."

"KIZUNAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"

Kizuna belongs to @dustedbooksandreadingnooks - Kizuna has a very quiet step for being so big and was quietly waiting for Momma Jusumhi to finish talking to Ishi'li... Which is why everyones so startled to see him xD

(also yes hi this is Ishi'li's family, Ishi'a, Ishi'to, Cora, and Mama Ishi. Her husband is minding the business back home)

[candycryptids]

hmmmmm A1

"Don't overdo it miliy, you're already doing plenty with remodeling the house." "I just want to be sure it's perfect for you, kroshka..."

Features Keathan from @dustedbooksandreadingnooks [Pair Prompts straight to my inbox]