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smolgloves · 2 days ago

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A Moment's Meditation

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Summary: Tav opens up about their past

Tw: Death mentions, blood mentions, angst

Dusk began to settle on the monastery, shades of reds and oranges splashed the sky, leaving a breathtaking view to watch together.

However, Tav was in a deep trance, their eyes shut as they sat cross legged on the worn down cobblestone. Freya had known monks were serious about their meditation but it had been two hours!

“You're going to miss it.”

Tav gave a faint smile. “Oh, I'm seeing it in ways you couldn't imagine.”

Freya couldn't help but roll her eyes. “I don't think I'll ever comprehend your monk phrases.”

“Is it so hard to believe that I can see a sunset with more than just sight?” They asked with a chuckle. “I can feel the rays of the sun on my skin, hear the birds chirping before they turn in for the evening, and I can sense the waning patience of a tiny companion wanting some company.”

Her face immediately flushed. “Y-You're making that last part up!”

Tav finally gave in, opening their eyes to see a flustered Freya standing on a vine tangled ledge. Their smile only broadened. “Okay, the last part was just me hearing your sighs.” They got up to look out at the view, leaning against the ledge just meters away from Freya. “But you're right, I shouldn't miss gazing upon the sunset.”

Finally, they could finally enjoy watching the sunset together! Freya's ulterior motive for tagging along with Tav was in effect, with everything going on, the two hardly had alone time together. If anything, Astarion had seized more time with Tav than her, but fortunately, he refuses to hang around when Tav is meditating.

Now she understands why.

“So… does this monastery help you… while you meditate?” Freya asked awkwardly.

“In a sense, I didn't practice the teachings of Lathander much, but this place does help me find peace amidst the chaos.”

In Freya's years of living, she didn't know much about monks, it wasn't like she saw a lot in Skaars Hollow. “How did you become a monk?”

A soft sigh emanated from their lips. “Now that is a story of the past.”

~~~

A young Tav had wandered the streets of Wyrm’s Crossing for days, traveling into alleys to dig through the trash. No one seemed to stop to help the child, they had no idea where to go. The world they grew up in had now turned terrifying, why couldn't mummy and daddy just wake up already?

It was a particularly chilly night for the lost halfling, huddling into the alley with their face buried in their knees. Tears fell down Tav's cheek, their world seemed uncertain now.

It wasn't until the sound of a crash broke the child from their sobs.

“Would you be quiet?” A male voice said. “Your recklessness will get us caught!”

“It's the dead of night, Tror. Who's out here?”

Despite their snappy tone, the feminine voice sounded soft and kind, like their mum. Pushing themselves off the cold ground, Tav shuffled over to investigate. Their eyes widened as they saw two beings much smaller than a halfling digging through a sack of trash that was torn open!

“You'd think the tenants of this place wouldn't throw out such exquisite stuff.” The dark haired woman said, holding up a hair pin that gleamed in the moonlight.

“They're elves,” Tror scoffed. “They probably threw it out cause it was last year's fashion.”

“Oh well, our gain.” The woman replied with a chuckle. “Now let's head to Sharess’ Caress, I bet they threw out a lot of food!”

As the two headed for the opening of the alley, Tav stepped out of the shadows. “E-excuse me, I need help.”

The tiny beings stopped in their tracks, letting silence filled the alley for a long time. It wasn't until Tav took a few steps closer that they moved.

“Stay back!” The tiny red headed man turned to face Tav, he pulled out a sewing pin like a sword pointed at Tav, while keeping in front of the woman. “Do not take another step!”

“I-I'm sorry…” Too many times Tav was met with nasty responses by people when they asked for help. Why did they think this time would be different?

“Hold on.” The woman stepped forward in the light, her honey colored eyes studied Tav like mum did when she was trying to find out if they were fibbing about something. After what felt like a million years to Tav, the tiny woman spoke. “You're a child.”

Tror grabbed the lady's wrist pulling her closer to him. “Does that matter, that's a big folk!”

A small giggle slipped out of the halfling's mouth, no one had ever called them big before.

“Oh hush, Tror, they can't be anymore than six summers old.” She broke away from him and smiled at Tav. “What sort of threat can a child pose?”

“Many that you neglect to think of apparently.” He grumbled.

“Pay him no mind, we just have to be extra careful due to our size.” She said, “My name is Piper, what is yours?”

“Tav.”

“Tav,” She repeated in a sweet voice. “What are you doing out here? It's not safe for a little one.”

“Mu-Mummy and daddy won't wake up.”

Piper pursed her lips. “Pray tell, what do you mean?”

They didn't know the answer, but hot tears pricked the corners of their eyes. Tav had spent an entire day trying to shake them awake, they didn't even sleep on their bed, they laid on the ground.

Tror stepped forward “Piper, there's blood on their shoes.”

When Tav was trying to wake up mum and dad, they were laying in a puddle of blood, but why did that matter? They get cuts when they play outside. “Did they get a bad cut?”

Piper's gaze softened at the child. “Something like that...”

Tror stepped in front of Piper. “This is all very sad, but we have to go.”

“We can't just leave them!”

“What would you have us do?” He ran his hands through his fiery colored hair. “Take them home?”

“Can I?” Tav asked. “Just so for a day, out of the cold?”

Piper's eyes only softened at Tav. “I'm afraid our home is too small for you, but don't worry, we'll do something.” She grew quiet, the motherly demeanor morphing into one of uncertainty. She stood there, glancing between Tav and the streets beyond them, the features on her face scrunched up as she racked her brain for an idea.

“The Open Hand Temple!” She gasped out. “The monks could help you!”

“The temple?!” Tror cried out. “That's on the other side of town!”

Piper glared at her partner with her hands on her hips. “It's the only place I know that would be safe for them.”

Tav had heard of the monks before, but they didn't know much about them, did mum and dad know more about them? “Will they really help me?”

“Of course they will.” Piper clasped her hands together. “Now, let's make haste, you shouldn't be out here any longer.”

She took confident strides towards the child, seeing her closer made Tav realize just how tiny she was, she didn't even reach their knees. “Kneel down, and hold your hands out like so.” She said, cupping her hands. Tav did exactly what she said, their eyes glued to her as she climbed into the child's hands.

She was so warm compared to Tav's icy hands; they felt a little bad she had to deal with that, but she didn't seem to mind. “Now, follow my instructions and we'll get you there before midnight.”

“Have you gone mad?” Tror shouted as he ran up to them. “We can't just guide a child through the streets, what If someone sees us?”

“At this hour?” Piper jeered. “You worry too much, my love.”

Fierce brown eyes glared up at the two. “I will not go along with this, I'm sorry Piper but this is too dangerous.”

“Okay.”

“Okay?”

Piper gave a shrug. “I'm not going to make you come on this dangerous quest with us. Just go back home and I'll be back within a tenday.”

His eyes nearly bulged out of his head. “You're serious?!”

Piper didn't respond to him, she just looked up at Tav with a smile. “Let's go hun.”

Tav was hesitant to go, they didn't want Piper in trouble, but finding a warm place was more dire. They stood up and headed out of the alley, they didn't get very far before the sound of feet hitting the road followed behind them.

“Okay, wait! I'll come along!”

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“And then I was taken to the temple. It wasn't until later that a monk took me to the mountains to train under the ways of the four elements.”

As Tav wrapped up their story, Freya could only conjure up more questions in her head. “And what of the borrowers?”

“They left before I reached the steps.” Tav smiled as they continued to reminisce. “I would leave out scraps of my food under my bed but I never saw them again.”

“I suppose that was to be the outcome.” Freya's words didn't match her views; she understood why they never kept in contact, but if she were in that position, she probably would have at least wanted to make sure the child was adjusting, maybe even give a proper goodbye. But Freya knew she was being biased.

“I wouldn't dare to hold that against them.” They broke away from Freya's gaze to watch the sun dip into the horizon. “They did a lot for me in that short moment, I'm not sure I'd be here if it weren't for them.”

“You mean with the tadpoles?” Freya gave a cheeky grin.

Tav snorted in response. “Oh absolutely! If it weren't for the tadpoles, I wouldn't have great company.”

“I guess you have a point, you and Astarion are becoming such good friends.” She teased back, but the borrower felt a trace of venom laced in her words.

“I'm not just talking about Astarion.” A dashing smirk flickered onto the halfling's lips. “I've had a soft spot for borrowers since I've met them, so meeting you has been one of my favorite memories so far.”

A blush scorched Freya's pale cheeks, hearing them say that was like a symphony to her. She couldn't believe that traveling with Tav would make her heart sputter like this, if only she knew if Tav thought of her this way. Freya turned towards the breathtaking view to enjoy this small moment with Tav. “Me too…”

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sundered-souls · 10 months ago

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FFXIV Roster

I roleplay my characters exclusively with my FC on Cerberus at the moment. Since we rp in a canon-divergent AU, expect the lore to be broken when I talk about them sometimes.

Short description of them all (with screenshots) under the cut!

Inge Sjasaris: aesthetics, meme tag

The Advocate: aesthetics, meme tag

Wolfe Ironfist: aesthetics, meme tag

A’idan Tia: aesthetics, meme tag

Astrid Fauconnoix: aesthetics, meme tag

Skaar Lhatyn: aesthetics, meme tag

Kazan Takeuchi: aesthetics, meme tag

Alakja Bloom: aesthetics, meme tag

Aïcha Bedi: aesthetics, meme tag

Name: Inge Sjasaris Origin: Golmore Jungle, village of Sjasaris Occupation: Adventurer, Warrior of Light (until Carteneau) IC job/class: White mage, archer, alchemist Lives in the Twelveswood, but she owns a house in the Lavender Beds

Romance: married to Yersinia (@inah-ffxiv)

Kind, stubborn and reckless, she has yet to meet her limits. In the meantime, she takes dumb risks, tries to help as many people as she can and drinks tea. A lot of tea.

Name: Unknown, gets called “The Advocate” Origin: Ishgard Occupation: Duelist “for hire” who really just works for free to defend people against accusations of heresy, ??? IC job/class: Dark Knight, ???, ??? Lives in Coerthas (formerly), 13th shard (post Endwalker, which isn’t known but I’m specifying it in case anyone would want to RP with him)

Romance: ???

Mysterious dark knight who made a name for himself by defending people at the Tribunal in Ishgard and winning all his cases so far. Unnaturally strong and off-putting, despite a behaviour most would describe as amiable if they could get over their instinctive fear of him.

Name: Astrid Fauconnoix Origin: Sharlayan Occupation: Historian IC job/class: / Lives in Mor Dhona. Currently in my FC verse, she’s in Doma and soon to go back to Sharlayan

Romance: single

Blushing historian who’d like nothing more than to be left in peace with her tea, pastries and research. She disappeared when the Isle of Val was destroyed and reappeared in the middle of nowhere years later, unable to say how, why or what had happened. She’s since learned that she did not, in fact, survive the destruction of the island and is looking for a way to be truly alive once more.

Name: A’idan Tia Origin: Moraby Drydocks Occupation: Baby adventurer (FC verse) IC job/class: Arcanist, carpenter Lives in Limsa Lominsa (formerly), Thavnair (current)

Romance: Lian (@adrayellinaeth)

Curious and enthusiastic catboy who decided to become an adventurer to explore the land for a few years, so he wouldn’t regret not seeing more of it before accomplishing his true dream: building his own submarine and exploring the depth of the ocean.

Chaos ensued.

Name: Wolfe Ironfist Origin: Ul’dah, though both his parents are from Gyr Abania Occupation: Sultansworn (formerly), PI & bounty hunter IC job/class: Paladin, botanist Lives in the Black Brush (formerly), in exile and homeless currently

Romance: Cathan (@inah-ffxiv) or he would if they weren’t both idiots in denial

A stubborn man with a good heart and a resting bitch face, for whom the Law was almost sacred until he's had to face reality: that, sometimes, the Law is unjust and you can't change it. Still trying to figure out what to do with himself.

Name: Skaar Lhatyn Origin: Ala Mhigo Occupation: Mercenary (formerly), itinerant monk, FC co-leader IC job/class: Monk, fisher Lives in Limsa Lominsa

Romance: married to X’yan Tia (who’s not on Tumblr)

Clever man who looks and often acts like a brute. Much more lenient with Ala Mhigans than with any person from another nation, he helps refugees go back to Gyr Abania after years helping them settle in La Noscea.

Name: Kazan Takeuchi Origin: Sui-no-Sato Occupation: Bodyguard IC job/class: Samurai Lives on the road

Romance: single

A traumatized man that sees himself as a shield and a weapon, nothing more. Travels the world at Seimei’s side, a wandering priest from Sui-no-Sato with bad decision-making skills (if you ask his bodyguard), while trying to find out who he is as a person.

Name: Alakja Bloom Origin: the Skatay Range Occupation: Soldier (formerly) IC job/class: Lancer, reaper (post EW) Lives in the Skatay Range (formerly), Garlemald (formerly), ??? (currently missing)

Romance: married

Name: Aïcha Bedi Origin: Thavnair Occupation: Warrior of Light, adventurer IC job/class: Dancer, paladin, machinist (as in, she’s a good shot but not interested in going any further than that, or shooting anybody at all for that matter) Lives in inns, but she’s looking into buying something in Thavnair

Romance: Estinien (post Endwalker)

After years in the mob, she did a 360 and tried to redeem herself. Despite a rocky start as an adventurer, she’s now in a much better place and with the world saved and her troubles behind her, she now has to figure out what peace means for her.

Hint: she threw herself at the first Potential Big Trouble she could find.

#blog maintenance #character roster

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binniesoob · 2 years ago

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@redeim tagged me to shuffle my playlist and share the first 10 songs that come up!

Thank u, i love to do these sm!! I'm also going to do this for both my kpop and non-kpop collection 👀

K-pop:

paint me naked - ten (when i say i need more solo music by him)

scent - i.m (getting excited thinking about getting more solo music from him <3)

beautiful pain - btob (ballads my beloveds <3)

one day at a time - ateez (🥺🤍)

I can't make you love me - kinda blue ft. hwasa (idk what but something about this song makes me want to listen to it again and again and again)

jazz bar - dreamcatcher (aka song i'm going to play in my own bookstore when i'll have one)

singularity - bts (one of their best songs, hands down)

shutdown - moonbyul ft. seori (we love a wlw anthem <3)

ice cream - txt (before i die i wanna be able to scream 'i scream you scream we all scream for ice cream' at a real concert or i'm delaying my death)

crazy like you - chungha ft. bibi (this should have been the title track, just saying)

Non-kpop:

i hear the day as come - matt maltese

toothpaste kisses - the maccabees

half alive - amber run

the kids don't wanna come home - declan mckenna

fool for you - zayn

read your mind - sabrina carpenter

vita paranoia - gazzelle

curious - hayley kiyoko

higher ground - skaar

that's so us - allie x

tagging lots of moots because i desperately need new music @autobahnmp3 @li-taiye @we-called-monsta-for-a-reason @pleasemeosaur @ghostfeather @ennuijpg @jaejoontrashpanda @zanzans @villainloving-mess if any of you wants to do it tho ofc <3

#tagged #tag games

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fleetingfigures · 4 years ago

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What is your biggest source of inspiration for Saerno and Luo?

Heyo Skaar, thanks for the random ask! But to answer your question, it's hard to pinpoint exactly one BIGGEST source of inspiration for the both of them, so forgive me if I just ramble and link random photos...

Ah Sae, my first FF OC, and the resident asshole of my lineup. Well, asshole is a strong word, so let's just attach 'well-intentioned' to it to soften the jab. Snarky, stubborn, and a bit too smart for his own good, he's definitely hard to get along with at first. However, beneath all the fronts and silvered words, lays the same child from years past, his arms wrapped tightly around his being, giving no inclination of letting go any time soon. It's then that you see what this is all from - fear.

At his core, Saerno's character is based around the concept of past traumas and overarching fears, and the struggles one goes through in accepting such things so as to move on with their lives. But even then, no one is perfect. There is no steady incline for Sae, he trips, he falls, he regresses into past behaviors and blocks people out because, well, that's what he's used to. It's hard to fully heal from one's wounds, and that's what I want to illustrate in his character. He has a reasoning for the way he is, but that is by no means an excuse. In learning to move on, he'll have to recognize and rectify the faults of his actions, both of the present and past.

Yet, at the same time, your wounds make you who you are. You can accept the past for what it is and move forward, but you're forever changed by it. He may have entered this world with an altruistic heart, and it may still yet linger, but his experiences have warped his perspective beyond repair.

Though, with character rambling out of the way, to touch upon less emotional inspiration for Sae, I do actually have a small compilation of characters that I find to be good wells to draw upon.

[From Left to Right, Top to Bottom:]

Lavi (D. Gray Man) Louis (Beastars) Ritsuka Uenoyama (Given) Rantaro Amami (Danganronpa V3) Ginko (Mushishi) Shuuhei Hisagi (Bleach)

Describing WHY each one fits would take an entire essay tbh, so if you know these characters, feel free to draw your own conclusions ;)

As for visual inspiration, searching Sae's inspo tag (#Dyeing Melodies) will give a good image of what it is that I assign to his aesthetical presence. Though, if I were to assign a few keywords, I'd say: Dark Academia, Raw and Sophistication.

Now onto the boyest boy that ever boyed, Luo Qiang! Much like Saerno, Luo Qiang is inspired first and foremost by a collection of driving themes as opposed to just one character in particular. While most of what you all have seen of him has been sunshine and rainbows, that is not exactly the full extent of what inspires his characterization. The main theme that I wanted to explore with Luo Qiang was one of lost innocence, a starry-eyed boy who aspires to so much, but is faced with the cruel realities of the world. He wishes for nothing more than to make his deceased family proud, to become a man worthy of the Luo name, but without their guidance or approval, he finds himself stumbling, his optimism and determination constantly being tested not only by the situations and people he finds himself involved in/with, but by the mounting of his own self-doubts as a consequence of said experiences.

The stars in his eyes may fade with time, his will shall never follow the same path. With lessons learned, and realities faced, Luo Qiang will instead channel his optimism and dogged determination into the goals before him; however this time, he is not going to be so pure about it. Now, any who have read his carrd will probably know that these goals are entirely based upon lies and hidden truths, which I knowingly set up! Having the basis of his constant inspiration be revealed as an utter falsehood will break him down, serving as his ultimate lesson. And how will he be built up after that? Well, it's entirely dependent upon the support he receives. Needless to say, I'm excited to see this play out in RP.

Once again, with the main story beat that drives my inspiration described, I'll move onto more tangible inspirations. Though, as opposed to Sae, and with him being a newer OC, I find it a tad harder to assign multiple characters as being sources of inspiration. The closest I've found, however, has got to be Tanjiro from Kimetsu no Yaiba. Actually, that anime as a whole I regard as a major visual inspiration for Luo Qiang and his fighting style.

Obviously he's no master of the blade now, but in the future I could definitely see some anime bullshit happening in regards to his swordsmanship. Though in that same vein, Yuzuriha from Under Night in Birth is also a source of inspiration for Luo Qiang, but this time more focused upon her visual presentations and combat style.

Like Saerno, you can find more visual aesthetic representations of Luo Qiang through his inspo tag (#Ephemeral Blooms). Keywords I'd associate with him would be: Blossom, Ancestry and Wanderer.

And as a capstone, it may be readily obvious, but much of Luo Qiang's character and aesthetics are definitely inspired by my own desire to better explore my own heritage. I know that the few examples I listed above are Japanese in origin (I'm allowed to do a bit of cultural fusion if Squeenix can), but much of what I strive to do for him is to try and bring Chinese culture into some form of spotlight. It makes sense that a majority of players wish to represent japanese aesthetics through their characters and companies seeing as FFXIV is produced there (and given how japanese media in general is exceedingly popular), but I feel Chinese culture deserves some love too, and I'll shove it out there through Luo Qiang and all my little Yanxian headcanons!

#ffxiv #asks #answers #Saerno Glista #Luo Qiang #Welp #I did the rambling thing again #lmao

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awkward-snake-girl · 4 years ago

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More Incorrect Quotes:

@littlemeangreen (tagging because muses)

Mattie:“I can't even imagine you throwing a punch.”

Leader:“No, neither can I.”

Mattie:“I can only imagine you, like, backhanding someone.”

Mattie:“Like a Lord.”

***

A-Bomb:“What do you think of the theory that you're secretly a demon?”

Nessa:“I love it. It may be true.”

***

Mattie:“Have you seen the chainsaw?”

Red:“What? Why?”

Mattie:“Oh, no reason. Cute girl stuff...”

***

Mattie: “So, how's the most amazing person in the world doing today?”

Skaar: “Skaar doesn’t know, how is Mattie today?”

Mattie, tearing up:“I’m fine...”

***

Mattie:“You read my diary?!”

Sal:“At first I didn't know it was your diary! I thought it was a very sad hand-written book.”

***

Ava:“Thanks for meeting me here.”

Mattie: “Are you kidding? I'd go anywhere to see a turtle. Where'd you find them?”

Ava: “There's no turtle, Mattie. I just wanted to get you here.”

Mattie: “Aw, now I'm gonna have to go online and look at turtles, or else I'm gonna be off the whole day.”

#jane’s memes

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majingojira · 5 years ago

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Stupid AU Thoughts...

I’ve been putting WAY to much thought into a Pro-Wrestling Marvel AU and I want to do some soundboard stuff.

Because why not?

Alright, in the “Atlas Wrestling Federation” they have a televised development league similar to NXT, where characters from Champions, Young Avengers, Runaways, etc, all do their stuff.

My Question for you is this: Who are the current title holders and who are the contenders.

We got the main men and women’s titles, a men’s tag-team and women’s tag-team title to fill out.

My current thoughts?

The Men’s champion, or the guy who wins it the most often, is obvious Miles Morales. I can think of Nova and Amadeus Cho as contenders, but few others.

Women’s champion? Easily Kamala Khan.

Nadia probably made a run for the belt recently, as did Andi Benton. Gwenpoole had a better run against her than most, but Kamala still reigns. But is there anyone else to consider?

Tag Team Champions? This is where it’s getting harder.

Men’s division champions are easily Hulkling and Wiccan, but who is out there challenging them for it?

Women’s Division? Nico Minoru and Karolina Dean, having recently defeated the team of America Chavez and Kate Bishop. Anya Corazon and May Parker may also be a tag-team to consider.

But again, I turn to you, Internet, for ideas.

And... because Marvel treats its teen villains worse than its teen heroes, It’s hard to think of who the top ‘heels’ in the show are. Most of the characters I mentioned are ‘faces’ or at least ‘heels with face heat’ like Stone Cold back in the day.

But who are the top true heels? Becky St. Jude/Lockdown? The Young Masters? The Freelancers? Skaar the Son of the Hulk?

Who?

I’ve given this so much thought I’m sort of paralyzed by all the data I have.

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