#maeri

[skeletronza]

shes witnessing shenanigans :p x

[thesleepypencil]

Repostober day 27th

all of my favourite designs and pieces of Legend Lark/Dames and Dragons

bonus wip gif of the slake animation i still haven't finished because coloring takes forever and i have a job.

[laikamaeris]

and i made a new laika for myself. she has a maeri doll this time

[legendlarkpod]

A BEAUTEOUS GIFT HATH ARRIVED IN THE LEGENDLARK POSTBOX!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH TO SETH ON THE LEGENDLARK DISCORD FOR THESE BLESSINGS!!! 💙 ❤️ 💛 Did my best to document these lovely watercolors and detailed embroidery! We were so touched to receive these, it was such a delight to open the package and find them! 💖 ✨ We love to give credit where it is due, so let it be known the artist can be found on instagram at @how_we_roll_in_the_shire!

[lungguppies]

So despite spending weeks working on these tarot-themed cards for @legendlarkpod, I forgot to take my own pictures before I mailed them! Luckily Errol is a gentleman and scholar who documented them after they arrived, so thank you, Postmaster. Sadly, Tumblr is unhappy with the lovely video footage Errol took to show that many of these cards are shiny, so just take my word for it: I used a lot of metallic and shimmery paints!

Arcana:

Slake: Temperance

Kai: Death

Maeri: The Star

Fran: The Magician

Faelen: The Hanged Man

Corbin: Judgement

Did it take me another 2 months to finally post these on social media? Yes. Working in healthcare in the US is a nightmare and I stopped being a human being for a hot minute!

Anyway, go listen to LegendLark's podcast! Can't recommend it enough!

[cantdance]

here it is - my page illustration for @2dames2zine! i will be posting my spot illustration as well but i wanted to give this one its own post so i can be mushy about it. some personal info and tmi below the cut so you can ignore it if you want to

this piece became very personal for me as shortly after i started working on it, my mom passed away. i wont get too much into details but it felt very abrupt because she hadnt told anyone how bad her cancer was getting.

i ended up taking a week off of work to go through her things and start setting up a memorial service. during that time i considered dropping the zine, but ultimately decided not to and im glad i didnt. this piece got me through the worst of that time by giving me an outlet to focus on.

and i think the subject matter helped me, too, completely by accident. i had chosen the composition months beforehand without knowing how strangely poignant it would end up being, lol

this is all stuff that ive kept close to my chest for the past half a year, and i debated even saying anything about it now, but it feels important to me to say so that i can express how thankful i am to the r2fil mods and my fellow contributors. you helped me cope with the worst experience of my life, and you didnt even know it!

and id like to send enormous love to the legendlark crew, without whom none of this would have even been possible. the story you all created means the world to me.

i dont usually share this much on the internet, so thanks for reading if you did

[maeriquitecontrary]

Interesting little humans, hehe!

[lolotr]

Took me a hot minute, but here's my fic from @2dames2zine ft. art by the talented @cantdance!!!! I've said this in a million places, but I am so proud of the zine and our work on it, especially the mods, and I'm honored to have been a part of it.

Also formally thanking @thistlecrimes for making my entire life with their comments about my fic/the zine.

Finally, thank you to @legendlarkpod for just being the best dang podcast this side of the Mississippi.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/46105489

[lyricsolution-com]

ZEE5 Unveils Maeri – A Gripping Drama Of Family, Justice, And Revenge! | Web Series News

New Delhi: ZEE5 announces ‘Maeri’a thrilling drama series that delves into family, justice, and revenge. This drama revolves around the story of a mother, Tara Deshpande, who is pushed to the edge when her beloved daughter, Manasvi, is brutally assaulted by a group of influential young men. As the judicial system fails to deliver justice, Tara embarks on a dangerous, secret battle against the…

[hug-kiss-marry-kill-farm]

[drawnecromancy]

i think it's funny that in the brainspace i play with regarding Maeri, whether things go to shit for her or not depend on whether one NPC lives.

I have a tendency to take into account NPCs who died on accident in my playthrough. So, Baurus is dead. So is Jauffre.

This impacts how I write Maeri a lot.

...And I realized that any of the AUs where she doesn't fuck off into Oblivion (literally, in the Shivering Isles,) is an AU where Baurus isn't dead. She can live with Jauffre dying, she can survive Martin dying, but only if she has a close friend who kinda just grabs her and forces her to lean on everyone else as well.

Bc let's be real, the main universe where she fucks off into the Shivering Isles is because she's progressively closed herself off of friendships. She barely knows the other Blades, she was so focused on doing everything she could to help Martin save the world. She just breaks in half by the end of the main story. She travels Cyrodiil's roads with no goal.

in a universe where Baurus lives, she stops to chat more. She takes breaks. She gets to know everyone else in Cloud Ruler Temple. And when everything has gone wrong and the world is saved and her heart is broken, she goes home there, and she has people she can cry with.

[glorytoad]

Was Maeri x Laika ever implied to be thing early on? I legitimately can’t remember.

[artofshinga]

been so so overwhelmed and stressed lately so i needed a quick for-fun piece of my BG3 main (aka the only one whose game file i actually completed) Maerys, a noble high elf archfey warlock/bard, with a bonus headcanon that her archfey patron is her grandmother. she is great and i love her.

none of these poses have names/titles except the top left one which i've decided is called "trying to be cool and suave about scanning a fast food menu at 3am while blitzed out of your gourd"

[heyiwrotesomethings]

Sending gifts to Mary secretly, thank you!

Benefactor

Mary Saotome x They/Them Reader

A/N: Here you go, hope you enjoy! Word Count: 1,471

“Yumeko, did you leave this on my desk?” Mary asked, somewhat suspicious of the small paper bag sitting right in the middle of her desk.

Yumeko circled the desk, hands clasped behind her back. “Nope.”

“Suzui?” Mary interrogated further, glaring suspiciously at the boy.

“N-no!” Ryota held his hands in front of his chest defensively.

“And Ririka had nothing to do with it either, nor Itsuki…” Mary grumbled, looking down at the returned texts on her phone. “I don’t like this.”

“You won’t open it?” Yumeko asked, eyebrows arched.

“Why would I look into a random bag with no indication as to who the sender is? In this crazy school? I don’t think so. I’m not stupid.”

“I’m sure it’s fine Mary. How bad could it be?” Yumeko asked, skimming her fingers over the handle of the bag.

Mary crossed her arms. “It could be a trap. I’m not opening it.”

“Hmm… then I will take the gamble. I wouldn’t want to see this gift go to waste.” Yumeko stuck her hand into the back and was mildly disappointed to to only find a pack of pens. Granted they were really nice gel-ink pens, but for all the fuss Mary was making, Yumeko found it very underwhelming.

“Pens? Who the hell would want to give me pens?” Mary asked aloud, not really expecting an answer, but Ryota helpfully chimed in.

“Oh, weren’t you upset yesterday because you misplaced your favorite pen?”

“I wasn’t upset, just annoyed.” Mary clarified, because it was a very important distinction to her for some reason. “But the point is, if neither of you did it, then who? I only talked about it with you guys.”

“You were quite expressive about it Mary. I wouldn’t be surprised if the whole class heard all of your complaints.” Yumeko teased, taking a seat at her own desk.

Mary glared at Yumeko and then looked down at the paper bag and pens distrustfully. So someone in her class had been eavesdropping on her conversations, hm? Well, Mary didn’t like that one bit. She did however, need new pens, so after carefully inspecting the packaging, she caved in and tore it open, placing the new pens in her pencil case and tossing the garbage out. All the while, she observed the classroom with a watchful eye, wondering which among her classmates gifted them to her and for what reason.

***

By the next week, Mary had lowered her guard concerning the mysterious gift, finally writing it off as the non-threatening gesture that it was. However, when she entered the classroom, she was faced with another package. This time, it appeared to be a neatly packed bento in a disposable box. Nothing that would give Mary clue nor cause to find the person who left it there.

“Good morning, Mary. Oo! What do you have here?” Yumeko weaved around the desks once she entered the classroom herself. “I thought yesterday you said you wouldn’t have time to make your own lunch today because of that early morning gamble we agreed to. I remember you weren’t looking forward to having to pay for lunch here. Highway robbery, I think is what you called it.”

“I didn’t make this. Someone left it here.”

“This early in the morning?”

Mary’s eyes glinted. It was early, so early, that there were hardly any other students at school. She already suspected one of her classmates. She could go to all the usual dens, see who was around. Process of elimination!

“Outta my way!” Mary stormed past Yumeko and out of the classroom to search the hallways and gambling dens. She found a couple of her fellow second year Hana classmates, but when pressed, they all claimed not to know what she was talking about. They couldn’t even offer up any possible culprits in their place. It was aggravating.

“Did you find your secret gift giver?” Yumeko asked once Mary strode back into the classroom.

“No.” She grumbled and crossed her arms. “Not yet anyway.”

***

Mary arrived just before classes begun that morning, noting that the rest of her classmates had filed into their seats. She slid into her seat and exhaled into her hands, rubbing them together vigorously. It had snowed last night, and the gloves she usually wore had a hole in one of them. She would wear them anyway, but in this school with its snooty, rich students, it would be a death sentence, so she would have to go without until she could get new ones… or until her secret gift giver did. And this time, she would be ready.

After going about her day, casually mentioning the weather and how cold her hands were to Yumeko and Ryota, she felt she has successfully planted the bait. She would catch them this time.

The next morning, she arrived to school early and hid in the corner of the classroom. She had reason to believe the gift would be dropped off at her desk like the times before, but she also rigged a small camera in her shoe locker just in case they switched it up and decided to put the gift in there. They must surely know she’s onto them by now after all.

Mary was almost falling asleep the the corner when the back classroom door slid open and she jolted awake. She stayed hidden, watching the figure step into the dark classroom. They crept to Mary’s desk and deposited a small box and that was exactly what Mary had been waiting for. Before the person could exit the classroom again as if they had never been there, Mary turned on the light.

“Aha!”

“Ah!” (Y/n) yelped and tripped over one of the desk chairs, tumbling to the floor.

Mary cursed and strode over, “Hey, are you okay?”

“Yeah…” (Y/n) rubbed their ankle. “I’m fine…”

“Good.” Mary punched their shoulder.

“Ow!”

“Why are you sneaking around and leaving stuff for me on my desk?”

“I know you well enough that I know you wouldn’t accept the gifts if I tried to give them directly so I thought it was best to remain anonymous.” They rubbed their arm anxiously.

“You looking for favors?” Mary asked suspiciously.

“What? No!” (Y/n) gawked, “Of course not!”

“Then why are you doing this?”

(Y/n) flustered, “I just wanted to do some nice things for you because… well, because I like you and I think you’re awesome. I didn’t think you’d want anything grand so I listened to what you would tell your friends and got you little things that I thought you’d like or find useful. You aren’t mad… are you?”

It was Mary’s turn to fluster now, having (Y/n)’s concerned eyes looking up at her from the floor.

“N-no! Why would I be mad? Get off of the floor, you look pathetic.” Mary tugged (Y/n) to their feet. “I just think it was weird, that’s all.”

“Oh…” (Y/n) looked down at the floor and Mary internally slapped herself.

“Not bad weird just—“ she groaned, “thank you,” she murmured, “for the pens and the lunch and stuff. It was very thoughtful. I just don’t like surprises or mysteries. I have to deal with enough guessing games when at least one person tries to cheat me in every gamble.”

“I understand.” They smiled shyly and then picked up the thin box they had on Mary’s desk. “Then, here. This is from me… although, I guess that’s pretty clear now.”

“You don’t have to give me this you know.”

“I know, but I want to.” They smiled and presented her with the box, “Please, open it.”

Mary exhaled and took the box into her hands. She slid the ribbon off and popped the lid off, revealing a pair of warm-looking gloves. Pastel polka-dots with a cream base.

“I didn’t know what color would be best… but then I saw these and they reminded me of your thermos. Do you like them?”

Mary slipped one onto her hand. It felt almost as warm as her face felt in that moment.

“They’re more durable then I thought they would be just by looking at them. They’re really nice. I like them, thank you.”

“You’re welcome.” (Y/n) breathed a sigh of relief.

It was quiet for a long moment and then Mary cleared her throat.

“It’s so damn early that I haven’t had breakfast yet. Want to come with?”

“To the cafeteria?”

“Hell no,” Mary waved her hand, “that’s highway robbery. We’re going to the convenience store.”

“Sounds like fun.” (Y/n) followed her out of the classroom.

“Great, let’s go then. I need coffee.”

Mary slipped the second glove on and put her coat back on and they walked out of the school together. She was definitely going to treat (Y/n) to a couple warm treats once they arrived at their destination.

[legendlarkpod]

WHOA, HOT NEW MERCH COMING IN FRESH!!!! We have individual postcards and sets with art by friend of the pod @twitchyritchie!!! Featuring the guardians and Maeri in an alternate universe as college students! They did such an amazing job with the designs!!! 💚💙💜🧡✨ Find them and more at LegendLark.store! (And the summer sale continues through September 6th 2023, if you're looking to snag a sweet deal >> )

[skeletronza]

more @legendlarkpod doodles. guardians 👍

bonus falen :p