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[shieldbcund]

🎄 CHRISTMAS TREE — what is your oc's favorite holiday? + 🤍 WHITE HEART — what are three of your oc's neutral/questionable traits?

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🎄 CHRISTMAS TREE — what is your oc's favorite holiday?

Elouan's favorite holiday is Starlight! It should come to no surprise given his friendly and kind nature. He has fond memories of helping his mother get the Botanist's Guild and all of Old Gridania set up for some snowy, starlight fun!

🤍 WHITE HEART — what are three of your oc's neutral/questionable traits?

Three of Elouans' "questionable" traits are hard to pinpoint, let alone think on. I'd have to say one is very-well from his Bloodsands days: bloodlust. Elouan did what he had to do to make it in the Sands and stay afloat in Ul'Dah. Even so, there comes a point where the disgust and horror fades away for something more...cruel.

Another would be, ironically, his loyalty. He proves himself a steadfast ally for those he cares for. He'd do all that he can to protect and guarantee their safety, even when it means straying from cultural or social norms. Case in point? His best, closest friend is a heretic in Ishgard, someone time and again that proves what they both are in their core could get them killed.

Third trait? Most likely his kindness. If not for the reasons he is kind, but for how people approach it. Many people view it as a tool or a means of manipulation. When will the mask fall? What could possibly hide behind such a caring, selfless visage? In the end, however, the reality that he really is kind could be more disconcerting than comforting.

@morganaux

[futurefreedomau]

Do you guys have any family photos?

"Here's some I have on hand."

[guroseinsei]

trying to get to the very first draft in my drafts so i can finally just free my drafts from the 2k posts waiting for me to post them, :")

[leagueraised]

" back for round two, are you, bug? " he asked, glancing over at the older boy. he knew that if it weren't for the suit, he would have easily won the fight against jaime. despite damian's words, however, he had no intention of actually fighting the boy. even he knew better than that.

@bluebeatle

[inevitablemoment]

“Do you know what I believe in? / Look into my eyes / And see...

I usually associate this song with Rollisi, but after 22x06, I can’t help but hear it and think of Nolam.

[foxeddin]

Intro Post!!

Hiya, you can call me Clementine (or Beau or edgar, guess whose trying out new names lmao)! I use he/they pronouns!

I like The Magnus archives, Will Wood, Good omens, Camp here and there, stardew valley, Bungo Stray Dogs, Banana fish, honkai star rail, Woe.begone and a lot of other stuff! Feel free to ask if Im in any fandoms!

Feel free to message me, especially if we’re mutuals! I don’t bite, I swear!! :DD

Tags I use:

Fun times with friends: Reblog or Tag games

My art: Self explanatory

Polls: Polls

Other peoples art: Also self explanatory

Favourites: Some of my fav pieces of art

For future reference: Mostly just for me, things I want to come back to and reference

I tag it with what fandom its from/what characters are in it as well!! Please tell me if I need to add tags!!

Have a great day!! :DD

[error404vnotfound]

imagine being wanted

[defilerwyrm]

I'm torn. On the one hand, he shot Reagan, which was objectively good and should have been done more often.

On the other hand, he did it for creepish reasons.

Idk. There's that whole debate about ends vs means. But really, I think it would be great to have a painting on my wall that, when someone went "oh that's an interesting piece," I could look them in the eyes and say "thanks, it's by the guy who shot Reagan"

The guy who shot Ronald Reagan has been selling cat paintings on ebay

He has 100% positive feedback

[shieldbcund]

💯 HUNDRED POINTS SYMBOL — share three random facts about your oc that others may not know.

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💯 HUNDRED POINTS SYMBOL — share three random facts about your oc that others may not know.

Elouan is right handed! Yes, he writes, draws, et cetera with his right hand. He has cousins in Ishgard that he is not on good terms with, however, if only due to being from the Shroud. Don't talk about 'em? Don't know 'em! He enlisted the help of a trainer in Ishgard to teach his chocobo, Soleil, how to fly. She's the standard variation imported to the major city-states, leaving her to learn what her Ishgardian kin innately know.

@syerraffxiv

[featherstcnes]

"i've known you for years, and you haven't changed a bit." - daisy for nat

the two of them had worked together for longer than natasha could count. after beginning to work at shield, she'd started to work with daisy. it had been an adjustment, to say the least. after so long of working alone, never relying on another person... having to work with someone and navigate a new life with a partner was a change of pace. it had taken her a long time to come to terms with that, but she had. and she was glad for it. because sitting here across from daisy, the both of them sharing a drink, it felt more like a home than she'd ever had before.

hearing daisy's comment, natasha looked at her and raised a brow. " i'm going to choose to take that as a compliment, " natasha started, her finger tapping on the bottle of the beer she was holding. she was conditioned to always act a certain way, to hold herself a certain way. she'd definitely changed a lot once she started working at shield and settled in, and being around daisy made her feel oddly comfortable. " you haven't changed either. except you talk back to me more because you know i won't get pissed off at you. " a slight grin rose on her lips. " kidding. mostly. "

a meme i lost hehe

[links-studies]

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Here's the link to the donation post for my followers. I pray you can reach safety- I'm keeping you and your family in heart and mind.

[defilerwyrm]

I have decent health insurance, but I also live an hour away from the closest hospital. Damn right I'm getting some of these.

These are $30 for one but stitches at the hospital are more expensive so this is pretty damn great

[alloutofgoddesses]

I am SO pissed right now and I can’t even talk about why

[mythvoiced]

“sometimes life deals you a bad hand, but you can still play your cards right and win.” kazuki

@astremourante | more random dialogue prompts | ♥

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Hanafuda cards are smaller than the ramino cards that permeate through pop culture, or even Spanish and Italian playing cards most used by those two peninsulas.

There's no frame of comparison between them, you play different games, they even feel different between a pair of fingers.

Stiff, thicker, black-backed rectangles. Their stiffness makes them more difficult to bend. There's no accidental folding on the edges that would allow players to guess from the back what card is hiding in their opponent's palm, unlike a poker card that could forever doom a deck by being just slightly off in one corner.

Kazuki hates playing cards.

But he likes owning cards. He likes pretending he likes playing. He doesn't like being tricked into a game by a socio-political encounter threatening socio-political consequences should he refuse. But he definitely likes winning those games.

It feels like he's losing here.

Koi-koi is a relatively common card game... in Japan.

She is smarter than she pretends to be.

He doesn't want to play her.

He's just shuffling the cards on the small table's surface, flipping them around and admiring the suits as if he'd never seen them before, with the distant nonchalance of someone who'll forget them again the moment the drawings disappear.

An inoshishi, a plain tanzaku, two kasu cards.

She must be talking of herself here, right? is almost all Kazuki can think when he lifts his eyes from his meaningless time-wasting, and drags it across her features. His face remains impassive as his gaze drags itself almost adoringly along her arms, paints the curve of her waist, the way her shoulders move and her hair falls when she shifts, tilts, sways in any way imaginable.

They have such beautiful women themselves. Why can't Inoue simply choose one of them?

Are any of them as beautiful as her? Do any of the women in your halls, in your clubs, in your bars, and karaokes, make you clutch your lungs with the same ferocity she does?

Do you dream of any of them?

Do you dream to kiss and then kill?

"I'm not fond of games," Kazuki says, with the tone of someone who's had to introduce that truth far too many times before, usually met with the usual annoying reaction. He's never been fond of games. He's been taught not to be pretty early on in life.

He leans back with a heavy sigh, shuffling the cards back into a messy pile, distaste and disinterest battling for sovereignty on his face when a few cards slip and fall off the wooden plane of the table.

He meets her eyes.

"I don't remember wanting to play any of yours."

[shieldbcund]

😓 DOWNCAST FACE WITH SWEAT — is your oc open-minded or stubborn? are they inquisitive or do they prefer to keep to their bubble of knowledge?

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😓 DOWNCAST FACE WITH SWEAT — is your oc open-minded or stubborn? are they inquisitive or do they prefer to keep to their bubble of knowledge?

Elouan is open-minded when it comes to knowledge, learning, and otherwise discovering what there is. As a wayward soul, being open-minded is a must in order to truly appreciate his travels. However, his stubborn streak can arise when relationships, work, and feelings are involved. Nonetheless, he enjoys learning for learning's sake and loves to hear others' experiences!

@silentletterwords

[violetdawn001]

Excuse me while I save this for a reference...

How To Write A Chase Scene

Before anyone takes off running, the reader needs to know why this matters. The chase can’t just be about two people running, it’s gotta have a reason. Is your hero sprinting for their life because the villain has a knife? Or maybe they’re chasing someone who just stole something valuable, and if they don’t catch them, it’s game over for everyone. Whatever the reason, make it clear early on. The higher the stakes, the more the reader will care about how this chase plays out. They’ll feel that surge of panic, knowing what’s on the line.

Sure, a chase scene is fast, people are running, dodging, maybe even falling. But not every second needs to be at full speed. If it’s too frantic from start to finish, the reader might get numb to the action. Instead, throw in some rhythm. Use quick, sharp sentences when things get intense, like someone stumbling or almost getting caught. But then slow it down for a second. Maybe they hit a dead end or pause to look around. Those brief moments of slow-down add suspense because they feel like the calm before the storm kicks up again.

Don’t let the setting just be a backdrop. The world around them should become a part of the chase. Maybe they’re tearing through a marketplace, dodging carts and knocking over tables, or sprinting down alleyways with trash cans crashing behind them. If they’re running through the woods, you’ve got low-hanging branches, roots, slippery mud, and the constant threat of tripping. Describing the environment makes the scene more vivid, but it also adds layers of tension. It’s not just two people running in a straight line, it’s two people trying to navigate through chaos.

Running isn’t easy, especially when you’re running for your life. This isn’t some smooth, graceful sprint where they look cool the whole time. Your character’s lungs should be burning, their legs aching, maybe their side starts to cramp. They’re gasping for air, barely holding it together. These details will remind the reader that this chase is taking a real toll. And the harder it gets for your character to keep going, the more the tension ramps up because the reader will wonder if they’ll actually make it.

Don’t make it too easy. The villain should almost catch your hero or the hero should almost grab the villain. But something happens last second to change the outcome. Maybe the villain’s fingers brush the hero’s coat as they sprint around a corner, but they manage to slip out of reach just in time. Or maybe your hero almost gets close enough to tackle the villain, but slips on some gravel, losing precious seconds.

And Don’t let the chase end in a way that feels too predictable. Whether your character gets away or is caught, it should be because of something clever. Maybe they spot a hiding place that’s almost impossible to notice, or they use their surroundings to mislead their pursuer. Or, the person chasing them pulls a fast one, Laying a trap, cutting off their escape route, or sending the hero down the wrong path. You want the end to feel earned, like it took quick thinking and ingenuity, not just dumb luck or fate.

if you have any questions or feedback on writing materials, please send me an email at Luna-azzurra@outlook.com ✍🏻