#landwaker

[elxgantcaptain]

The siren was ever curious, ever since she'd found the written works of the landwakers she'd been venturing ever closer to where they'd rest. To the docks, to anchored ships at sea, to hopefully see if there was anything she could get her hands on before someone would notice it missing.

This was her first mistake, to get too close to this ship in hope someone would've left something within arms reach.

The second mistake? Actually trying to grab it by leaning in the ship, which leads to a very ungraceful fall into said ship. A crash, a thud, and a sharp scream that would draw anyone's attention. Leaving her trapped there within the confines of the ship.

She was by no means bound to the ocean, but without the components for the land-walking spell, she was very much a fish out of water as she'd hide behind the crates and debate just how she could pull herself back up to the porthole and wiggle back out into the sea.

It was getting late on the docks, having pulled in to port to allow for much needed restocking, trading and rest for the crew from the oceans waves. Hook didn't see much need to retreat to land, of course he had for a time but currently, he sat on deck by his desk by lamplight as the sun began to set, only Mr Smee on deck mopping with a skip in his step.

Down in the main deck, Smee had left a few of his snacks along with Hook's tonics and the shaving set (a hope of Smee's to get his Captain to relax.)

What followed next was the loud and most out of the blue thud and yelp, from both the creature and from Smee.

"MR SMEE! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO-"

"MERMAID! MERMAID!" the small man shouted in reply and Hook imminently shot to his feet, knocking his chair backwards and hurrying down the steps from the quarterdeck to the main.

"By my barnacles!" He gasped at the sight of the creature and he quickly drew his sword, pointing it at the girl's throat. Out here?! Away from Neverland?!

[sehyas]

@landwaker liked your post.

❝ my, my -- it’s been quite some time since i last laid eyes on you. ❞ a small huff of amusement passes red lips before she raises the sake glass to them. she doesn’t turn toward the other woman or anything of that sort, instead choosing to just continue sipping her plum wine like she had been. pleasantries didn’t have to be made face to face, after all.  

            ❝ to what do i owe the pleasure? a proposition? or were you just dying to see an old friend? ❞

[drachenblood]

         WHEN  ESTINIEN  SEARCHES  for  the  horizon,  he  finds  only  the  corpse  grey  smear  of  smoke -------  the  rising  ash  of  a  battle  that  has  RAGED  for  too  long.  From  one  war  to  another.  This  would  be  his  fate  after  all.  ❝ The  enemy  forces  have  quit  the  field  the  moment  their  prince  retreated.  There  is  no  need  to  continue  the  fight.  For  now. ❞  / @landwaker

[pinkparse]

you better be alive, top 5 foods that val likes to eat, and top 5 foods that val doesn't like to eat and top 5 reasons why its really sad avaldr's "best friend" is ileane and-

TOP 5 FOODS VAL LIKES TO EAT:

1. the fattiest, most marbled cut of (almost any) type of meat — sans lamb, he hates the smell of it

2. takoyaki, but he also loves octopus in general too

3. BREAD.... any sort of brioche! pastries go here too

4. curries! esp ones with coconut milk

5. anything homemade and filled with love, Big Softie... emotions have a taste

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TOP 5 LEAST FAVORITE FOODS:

1. impossible, he can eat anything

2. just kidding it’s anything with a goopy sort of texture

3. his dad used to make a lot of porridge / stews like. every since day

4. so he kinda just dislikes that texture just because it makes him gag from overexposure

5. sometimes he goes out of his way to eat it on purpose though as a way of keeping his dad’s memory alive to him.... ✌️😔.....

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TOP 5 REASONS WHY IT’S REALLY SAD AVALDR’S BEST FRIEND IS ILEANE

1. everyone else avoids him because they’re either intimidated or treat him as an outsider (naturally, a problem of his own making)

2. he’s a bastard but he can’t get away with it when it comes to ileane because she knows how to shut him down -- his alpha chad-like demeanor does not work on her

3. despite the fact that they don’t really have any like. friend-ly interactions per se, any sort of conversation that isn’t him being an asshole is probably the closest thing he’s experienced in regards to friendship

4. he notices her self destructive habits and is like:  damn... same hat... +Camaraderie 

5. the next best thing he has to a friend is val and they actively dislike each other

[hisburden-blog]

MORALS WERE MALLEABLE; in the end, no greater good would be reached if sacrifices were not made. In place of law and order stood the two: scions who cared not for a man’s titles or standing, but his deeds. Nonchalance was a mask Thancred wore frequently, his ability to keep his cool even in the face of the most despicable characters made his methods of inquiry all the more productive. As he turned to his companion he flashed a quick, knowing smile towards her before retreating to the door. “ If he gives you any trouble, you have my permission to cut out his tongue. ”

@landwaker

[questir]

✉

@landwaker / boss fight (accepting!)

Since Masaki’s fight revolves around his shamanistic upbringing versus current state, the weapons that drop probably have some sort of ritualistic imagery. Sort of a blend of this set from MHW and this particular set from Swallow’s Compass but with more fire. Gotta love that bone + fire aesthetic.

[fistofthesun]

👗

                                         FFXIV Screenshot Meme. | accepting.

Send 👗 to see them in a fancy dress. well, obviously a suit. 

Khashin does not really care for his appearance, in neither verse. He is fully aware that he is good-looking, but he still holds no particular interest in dressing well to please others. Albeit he does have a type, when it comes to appearance, and will also act upon, he will never judge another person based on how they look. He grew up with a different mindset: so even years after he left the Steppe he still keeps to the core of his principles.Suffice to say, in the beginning he just ran around in anything which was convenient for him to wear. Eventually, mostly due to people being annoyingly noisy about his clothes at times, this changed. Though, to be fair, he keeps his attitude and often does not act the way people would expect him to. (Which is why he, for example, still wears his usual gloves even when wearing a suit.)

[yotzuya]

    < ☾ > WATCH & WANDER; take a look at those faces, soiled, tainted by raw fear. You could see it in every corner, their fright deeply anchored in their pathetic, crushed frames; crawling beneath their skins, worming their way through blood ere seeping into their bones becoming a part of their pathetic ENTITY. -- you remember this sentiment, do you not? Paralyzed by FRIGHT, by the crippling threat of the unknown, unsure of what might happen next. A single wrench of the hand? A blunt object smashed against oh so delicate body? A fist rammed into one’s stomach / shoulder / face? Ah, remembrance was akin to a knife stuck in rotten heart & the fulfilling idea of taking REVENGE this wound’s only cure. The corners of her mouth would quirk: to form this ungodly SMIRK whilst her looming presence cast her shadow across latest victims akin to the cruelest moon. -- they had dared to flee, now it was time to pay.

          ❝ Lead our visitors down to the cellars. ❝ Soldiers moved instantly whilst one remained, a single hand wrapped around own waist, the other holding her pipe. She took a single inhale, piercing eyes wandering ‘til they found a worn lump of ‘refugees’ grouped to the right. Exhaled smoke spiraled up, making such a DRAMATIC PAUSE thus letting painful seconds pass & tick, tick, tick down. ❝ -- all but them. ❝   

             Fine brows wagered to lower, a step taken as if to ENCLOSE the distance hence allowing VICEROY to take a closer look at captured VERMIN; at the blood, the cracked mien, the bullet wounds / BRUISES beneath dirty rags! O, & they would suffer more; every last one of them would learn to RUE the day of their wretched / GOD DAMN birth! Beware, hers was a fickle disposition; rage loomed, fueled by everlasting hatred burning akin to a thousand fires in her chest. -- single feet brutally connected with a captive’s skull prompting a loud crack, sending him plummeting down only to permit said heel to come to rest on / DIG INTO his slumped form (an obstacle); to further INSPECT the marred features of their seemingly FINEST prisoner: Yukiko of the Katakura.  -- such a DELICIOUS treat.

           ❝ Oh, but we have a honored guest midst this miserable lot! One too noble to be treated as lowly as this worthless scum. -- bring her fourth. ❝  sickly sweet / menacing, her voice would carry on. && whilst the VICEROY returned to prior resting place, armed men roughly dragged the NOBLE LADY in front of the remaining, not yet dispatched rest. Cue a dark chuckle: they would stay & watch. ❝  I think now is the perfect time for a little guessing game! ❝   ➤ @landwaker / sc.

[samonji-ji-blog]

conditional for a headcanon or drabble!!

[ one word writing prompts - accepting ]

If, if, if. Everything comes with a cost, and no choice is made without sacrifice.

I like to think that Gosetsu, over the course of his career as a samurai and a general of Kaien’s army, has had to sacrifice his “higher thought” to perform well. Killing is not easy, not for someone as good-natured as he is. He knows every man and woman he fights has a family, and if not that, at least a friend, or even a pet waiting for them at home. He forces himself not to think of these things, not to consider the weight of those deaths or the wrongs of his nation he condones by ignoring and overlooking. If he doesn’t dumb himself down, he will destroy himself with his guilt.

I had a thought that he wanted to die in the siege of Doma Castle, mostly because he would have no place in the country’s peacetime. He’s old, he’s getting weaker, he’s never going to properly adjust back into civilian life after so long being an active blade– not that he has one, being the only survivor of any family he had. If he doesn’t die, he will be out of place.

Very few things are his choice in that regard, I think. But he chooses to impart his wisdom onto Hien, from his experiences– such as looking past the trappings of his upbringing and his experiences, to see the struggles of everyone below him. If he can do at least that, Doma will be better for it.

This is honestly a pretty weak reply for conditional, but I can’t think of another way to answer. I hope this is okay.

[questir-a]

thancred, huh?

@landwaker | can u make my boy blush in less than five words? (accepting!)

Masaki chokes and sputters on his tea and spends a good minute having a coughing fit. He can barely meet Ileane’s eyes afterwards. Is. Is he that stupidly obvious? He opens and closes his mouth a few times, making a fantastic impression of a gaping fish, before he clamps his mouth shut altogether out of habit. His countenance becomes very stonelike. The only thing that betrays his feelings is the subtle red color in his cheeks.

“... Huh,” is all he says.

[xsynergia]

♪♪

Send me ♪ for a song that reminds me of your muse

bonus: send ♬ for a song that reminds me of our muses together

A song about Ileane: Seven Devils by Florence + The Machine

[grinnauxthebull]

The Count’s request had been simple:  damage House Fortemp’s credibility by framing the foreigners for a crime.

The “how” and “what” was left entirely up to Grinnaux, and truth be told ‘twas painfully easy to do -- considering the young lass in particular seemed to enjoy socializing in the Forgotten Knight. And considering they were foreigners... well, who would take their word over that of the Heaven’s Ward if it were claimed they were consorting with heretics? There was already enough scrutiny towards them and House Fortemps for bringing them into the city.

And so here they were, standing before the High Adjudicator and other council members, as well as the gathered crowd of witnesses, in the Tribunal, the arena already locked into place for them to step into. The accused had claimed their right to a trial by combat, surprisingly enough -- a move that, in the Bull’s mind, was completely pointless, given the low probability that anyone would be able to defeat members of the Heaven’s Ward. Most knew it to be a lost cause and wouldn’t bother.

But this group? This group were foreigners after all, and knew not the ways of The Holy See or its inner workings. And that was more than all right with Ser Grinnaux, who never turned down the opportunity for a fight, no matter how one-sided it were. (There was no pity for the accused; this was what they had wanted.)

With a sneer, his large axe was brought forward, and he stepped onto the platform with Paulecrain immediately at his heels. The gate closed behind them to signal that there would be no backing down.

@landwaker

[xregency-blog]

@landwaker replied to your post

im gone bye

NO WAIT I CAN CHANGE,

[eastaldenardtradingcompany]

002 - alphinaud or arenvald

002 | Give me a character & I will tell you

ALPHINAUD

How I feel about this character: -LOUD SCREAMING TO THE DISTANCE AND COPIOUS AMOUNT OF SECOND HAND EMBARRASSMENT. BOY. Idon’tEvEN-

All the people I ship romantically with this character: NONE. Because he is a pure and innocent boy who has a very cute crush on the WoL that isn’t GOING ANYWHERE BECAUSE THE WOL IS A CHARACTER WITH STRONG MORAL FIBER WHO WON’T TAKES ADVANTAGE OF A SIXTEEN YEAR OLD BOY.

My non-romantic OTP for this character: Alphinaud and Estintien’s relationship gives me glee. Alphinaud and Alisaie’s relationship makes me fly to the moon.

My unpopular opinion about this character: Alisaie is the better twin -/shot. JKJK. They’re both precious! I think the only unpopular opinion would have been that WoL x Alphinaud one tbh. 

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I really liked 2.55 ok. Enough said.

my OTP: Alphinaud x Carbuncle Pile

my cross over ship: Don’t really have one. RIP.

a headcanon fact: Alphinaud is forced into being a drawing machine by Tataru to sell beautiful pics of everyone to earn money. It really started when Alphinaud drew a portrait of Haurchefant for the WoL and it just.... went down hill from there. Kyrile helped.

ARENVALD

How I feel about this character: Is this a puppy? IT IS A PUPPY!

All the people I ship romantically with this character: Pretty sure everyone he loved was dead.

My non-romantic OTP for this character: Arenvald and Alphinaud is like two blind man trying to lead each other. It’s cute.

My unpopular opinion about this character: I do not ship Arenvald and Fordola. I want their relationship to be a complicated one where it ended up Arenvald can respect Fordola but ultimately what she did in the past would never be forgotten. Likewise Fordola saw the errors of her mistakes but she will never regret what she done in the past because it was her choices and she will not apologize for trying to better herself.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: Seeing more of Arenvald from this point onward instead of us forgetting about him after Stormblood conclude.

my OTP: Arenvald x His fan crush on WoL

my cross over ship: Don’t really have one. RIP.

a headcanon fact: Arenvald is a fanboy of the WoL and he will passive aggressively fights anyone who slights the WoL. (I’m looking at you Estinien....)

[sehyas]

@landwaker​.

❝ come on. ❞ there’s an irritation in her tone that isn’t often present. she usually is all about airs, never letting anyone know just how she feels because that would be giving way too much away. ileane, while often appearing as someone that sehya does not get along with, is still often one person who does get to see when sehya is in particular moods, and this was no exception. manicured nails curl into the other’s arm to make sure she has a grip, and she tugs to ensure she has her attention.

         ❝ we’re getting out of here and getting a drink, and if you’re not drinking, you’re going to watch me drink. either way, we’re leaving. ❞

[questir]

not a starter because i already owe u like 4353 things but , ileane? pass up a chance to bully masaki? i think not. 🙄👔📓 (its probably alcohol)

@landwaker​ /nonverbal rp starters (accepting!)

The Xaela shrieks and flails uselessly as Ileane grabs him by the front of his tunic and drags him to the bar. He shall not be abused this way! Shan’t! Can’t! Won’t!

And then he’s seated on the bar while Ileane shoves a mug of... something into his hands. Masaki narrows his eyes at her, twisting his lips into a displeased grimace, before glaring down at the mug in his hands as if it’s to blame for everything wrong with the world. He takes a cautious sniff to confirm the bartenders aren’t serving piss. When he doesn’t smell anything weird (aside from that godsawful bitter smell from the beer) he sighs deeply just to put off drinking a little longer.

Ever since the whole incident where Ileane had gotten him drunk out of his mind and tried to hook him up with Thancred, Masaki is rightfully wary of whatever trickery she’s hidden up her sleeve. Still... he’s been pretty stressed from the recent work. Maybe a sip can’t hurt...