#man that dinner date with aymeric was gonna be one of the first times she was truly happy since the vault

[the-rogue-mockingjay]

You ever seen a girl so beautiful you started crying?

[biracialalistair]

Would it be cheating if I just asked all of them for Paliaym? Or like just the top half? 🧐

SLDFJSLDKFJSDF not cheating at ALL

(oof long post cut)

1. Who poses and who encourages the other by yelling sweet things at them?

i feel like both of them in equal parts. they are like. 110% each other's hype man/gal and both of them are so enamored with the other and thinks the other is the most attractive person in the world so they both bring this energy sldfjlskfjlksdjf

2. Who sighs and rests their head on their partner’s shoulder while the other pulls them closer?

aymeric. he's more often the one coming home late from a long day and pali's shoulders are a.) at resting height and b.) very soft and plush

3. Who is more likely to start a pillow fight at an obscure time at night?

paliea. she's definitely the more playful of the two but lbr the real answer here is marigold

4. How do they greet one another when they come home?

depending on the time of day, and depending on who is home first - if it's at a decent hour of the day it's usually a sound but chaste kiss, but if pali comes home late she's usually looking for a little more action lmao. if aymeric comes home late he either comes home to this (link is SFW, dont worry) or, fairly often, pali arranged very delectably and scantily clad having put the cubby to sleep already

5. Who laughs and exposes their cover when they try to playfully scare their partner?

aymeric. paliea is very good at being quiet/stealthy just from her worldly escapades but aymeric needs a little more practice

6. Who starts the dance off in the kitchen while they are baking cookies?

paliea!

7. Are they more likely to built a pillow fort with aesthetically pleasing string lights or sit in a bed of a truck looking up at the stars?

truck bed road trip DEFINITELY. they spend a good portion of their brief retirement just traveling around to places aymeric never had the chance to go while he was lord speaker (callback to the dinner date scene where he's like "ah i wish i could go travel with you" and we all collectively went "i'm gonna steal him") they take their honeymoon in othard but continue to wander around a while after that while they're waiting for their house to be built too

8. Who continually tries to prank the other but fails each time?

aymeric. i love the man but i don't think he would be a very good prankster. paliea on the other hand grew up as a bored heiress and prank is her middle name

9. Who is ready to throw down and who is ready to make a flower crown?

paliea: (◡‿◡✿)

paliea: (ʘ‿ʘ✿) “what you say ‘bout me”

paliea: (ʘ‿ʘ)ノ✿ “hold my flower”

aymeric: ✿＼(｡-_-｡) “Kick his ass, baby.  I got yo flower.”

10. Who gets the spider out of the house?

either. i am terrified of all bugs and insects so my power fantasy is imagining a household where there are not one, but TWO spider killers

11. Who laughs so hard that they make no sound and whose laugh can you hear from a mile away?

we've all heard aymeric's decadent politician laugh but i think his true, side-hurting laugh is one of those that turns more into a wheeze and goes silent. paliea is kind of loud in general and her laugh is really just as unabashed and while it's a pleasant sound it's not exactly ladylike

12. Who is more likely to create an absolute disaster in the kitchen?

i think probably aymeric. pali's not a GREAT cook but she's at least a decent one and knows her way around a kitchen. meanwhile i absolutely see aymeric as the kind of guy to eat nothing but fantasy takeout simply because his paperwork is piling up and he has to work through his lunch (and dinner) AGAIN. but he is probably an eager student when he finally gets an opportunity to learn things like how to cook

13. Who tries their best at a new hobby and who is ready to hype their partner up?

aymeric again i think is the one expanding his horizons and experience after the poor man's been chained to his desk for like 5 expansions. paliea, the wearer of many hats, is his biggest cheerleader at like, pottery class

14. They get looped into going to a party they don’t wanna go to, do they, A) Get out of it with a mediocre lie, (what is the lie) B) Go and decide to try and have a good time, C) Go and decide to start chaos or D) Go and steal some food?

B definitely. Both of them are no stranger to stuffy social functions, and while paliea is the one that chafes at them more by far (while aymeric doesn't mind, and usually THRIVES at these things) she sucks it up for his sake and tries to have a good time. granted, her idea of a good time is drinking as much free alcohol as possible and trying to get her beau alone long enough to do something extremely stupid

15. Who would be more likely to buy their partner socks with dinosaurs on them?

aymeric. he likes to get paliea little trinkets and things that remind him of her, and paliea likes that it's a physical representation of her being on his mind.

[goldbasar]

002 | Give me a character & I will tell you

AYMERIC DE BOREL! 

honestly gonna copy a lot of what I wrote to @emilyplaysgames a while back because it still explains how I feel about him.

How I feel about this character: Aymeric was written so fantastically over the course of 2.4 to 3.3 and went from a character I liked but wasn’t too invested in for a good while to one of my favorite MSQ characters- I mean just...look at his first scenes and standpoint and look at him now! He didn’t completely change, he always had that strength and good ideas, but HE MANAGED TO RISE; TO BECOME A BETTER VERSION OF HIMSELF, A MAN OF ACTION, A MAN WHO LOVES ISHGARD AND WILL FAST FORWARD //WITH// HIS PEOPLE, he brings upon change. “a divided ishgard will not survive.��� - CHILLS AT THIS QUOTE his comrades and friends helped him and he absolutely needs them. I love how he knows that and embraces that?? He gives me such a warm feeling of unity. it’s...so nice. it’s so nice for a city state with a cold history like ishgard. it gives you hope.

All the people I ship romantically with this character: AYMERIC/WARRIOR OF LIGHT !  ! !  I’m also a little bit interested in aymeric/zephirin because of canons & headcanons abt their past 

My non-romantic OTP for this character:  I actually really enjoy Aymeric + Alphinaud! 

My unpopular opinion about this character: - I strongly dislike any comparisons between aymeric + minfilia because they always include “both are useless in battle” which is so stupid. that’s not the point. aymeric did some things he didn’t think through but he had just as many moments where he really edged the story on and showed a lot of courage (patch 3.3 in general but also that scene where we storm the vault to rescue the brume folks) And Minfilia is a completely different character with a different role, and one can argue she deserves better writing, but that comparison that’s just there to badmouth them both got real old real fast.  - and one more unpopuar one, I THINK HE’S SUPER HANDSOME and I love his custom model, but your more common Elezen men with more prominent facial features such as cheekbones and eyebags and bigger noses are actually more my type .////.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: not have the dinner date be interrupted by alisaie’s sudden arc :C  in all seriousness though, I’m absolutely satisfied by his scenes. I just...want him to still be in the storyline from time to time and not just for plot convenience ;o;  OH! MAKE HIM GIVE US A QUEST THAT UNLOCKS ISHGARD AS A CHOSEABLE GRAND COMPANY, that’s one of my BIGGEST wishes for the game /; o;/

my OTP: umm I know the majority loves aymeric/estinien more but I’m all for the aymeric/warrior of light ship...it actually evolved into one of my favorites. I remember how many people immediatly shipped them since dreams of ice to 3.0 and loved aymeric (granted...his looks were prolly a bonus, and it’s not like I blame anyone ;;;;) , but to me, this ship fully blooms post-3.0, I appreciate the tidbits of trust-building and interest that happens before, but the HW patches made me FALL IN LOVE. it’s such lovely development and I actually FELT that bond the wol and aymeric have. IT DEVELOPED slowly and seems mutual and just all is around well-timed with the actual plot. they grow to trust each other so much because of the storyline and ishgard as a whole. There’s a lot meaning in that! what proves the ship’s personal worth to me is how....how //I// fell in love with it tbh? because yes, I have quite a few ships for my onyx (who is canon close so you can even set aside personal headcanons here) but none took me quite so much by surprise like aymeric/wol. I tell you, I didn’t FEEL it at first. everyone was, but I...did not. Yet I came to love them because of how well and slow-paced AND STORY RELEVANT their relationship went over two games. that’s why I think it stands out. I didn’t start shipping it for cute little things, for intriguing headcanons, a touching moment I loved or for something I saw coming, I ship it for the WHOLE THING. IT GREW ON ME. //IT TOOK TIME.// JUST AS THEY DID WITH BECOMING AS CLOSE AS THEY ARE NOW. and that....is something I appreciate a lot, they surprised me. they woke emotions in me. it’s good. it’s so good ;3; 

a headcanon fact: that aching wanderlust he feels will someday come and overroll him really bad and take a toll on him emotionally and he WILL be stressed from not indulging in it; AND from work, but he loves ishgard and he has a lot of people who love and support him (and there will be time for it regardless, he just has to learn to embrace it which isn’t easy, being the new leader of a city state as strict as ishgard also; sometimes the wol and him exchange letters to let the other know they’re fine?? CUTE???)

[dragons-bones]

A Spectacle for the Ages - Crack Edition

In deference to the fact that I’ve got friends still progressing through the FFXIV ARR and Heavensward storylines and that this got way too damned long, the following bit of crack is behind a cut/read more. Beware spoilers and scroll quickly if you’re on mobile and the cut decided to not work!

L’anywhoodle, CRACK AHOY.

IT’S TIME FOR A GRAND MELEE

IN THE RED CORNER:

A BUNCH OF BADASSES.

Heron and Rereha, observing: *EXCITED SHRIEKING, lots of Raubahn Aldynn (Heron) and Pipin Tarupin (Rereha) fan memorabilia being waved about* UL’DAH! UL’DAH! UL’DAH!

Alakhai: *holds head in embarrassment*

AND IN THE BLUE CORNER:

A BUNCH OF SUPER GORGEOUS BADASSES (and one little shit lordling).

Rereha: *dreamy sigh* I want to climb Lucia like a tree.

Heron: Saaaaaaame.

Alakhai: *waves to Hilda*

AAAAAAND JOINING THE BLUE TEAM,

THE ONE,

THE ONLY:

SYNNOVE GREYWOLFE!

Rereha, Heron, and Alakhai: *thunderous chanting* SYN-NO-VE! SYN-NO-VE! SYN-NO-VE!

(Note: So apparently the Unending Journey cutscene playback doesn’t include the House Fortemps armor glamour you actually had for the grand melee. As luck would have it, the glamour Synnove’s been trotting around in the past few days looks like the Foundation watch’s uniform, just in Synnove’s trademark deepwood green instead of a blue. Anyway, ONWARD.)

Synnove: I am here to save your asses, yet again, and sic Ivar on someone.

Ivar: *sitting at his mama’s feet like a good carbuncle**contemplates murdering everyone*

Aymeric: (My girlfriend is so amazing.)

Ivar: *contemplates murdering someone specific* Rrrrrr-

Synnove: Just so you’re aware, free-for-all combat is absolutely an appropriate romantic date for Ala Mhigans.

Aymeric: Duly noted.

Lucia: Flirt later, you two.

Temple Knight: I heard and saw nothing.

Ivar: RrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRR-

Rereha: *peering through a spyglass* Shite, he’s smiling.

Heron: They’re fucked.

Rereha: Yep.

Alakhai: He’s missing an arm.

Heron: He’s the Bull of Ala Mhigo! Undefeated in a thousand matches in the Coliseum! General of the Immortal Flames! It doesn’t matter.

LET’S GET IT ON

RED TEAM READY

BLUE TEAM READY

FIGHT!

(Insert giant free-for-all scrummage combat where your illustrious hostess Shadowflared and DoTed and Deathflared everything in sight.

Right up until the officiants marked two specific individuals with the Fury’s Gaze...)

Rereha: *practically falling out of the observation box as she shrieks and flails excitedly* WHO DO I CHEER FOR

Heron: *hauls Rereha back in, also screaming excitedly* SYNNOVE DUH HOLY SHITE SHE’S GONNA DIE BUT YOU CHEER FOR SYNNOVE

Alakhai: *rolling her eyes* Swiving Ul’dahns and their swiving bloodsport.

Synnove: (*internally screaming in equal parts delight and terror*)

Ivar: RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR-

Synnove: Sorry, sweetie, I’m gonna need the Immovable Force for this. *loud, piercing whistle*

Ivar: *grudgingly pops over to the observation box*

Tyr, Lord of Aggro: *tumbles out of the aether, lands with a loud, ground-shaking THUNK* Rah!

BUT SUDDENLY -

Cyclops: RAWR!

Rereha: Oh come the fuck on.

Thancred: I got this.

Heron: Thancred, are you certain you can-

Everyone: O_O

Alakhai: That was-

Rereha and Heron: Hot.

Alakhai: *vigorous nodding*

(Synnove: So that shot up to, like, third on my list of Sexiest Things I’ve Ever Seen.

Aymeric: ...What are the first two?

Synnove: Well, the second on the list is that ridiculously extra dragoon jump Estinien performed at the Aery when he stabbed out Nidhogg’s eye.

Aymeric: Ah, I’m familiar with that particular feat of arms, yes, that’s... an accurate rating. *ahem* And top of your list is...?

Synnove: Every time you sit down.

Aymeric: *BLUSH*

Synnove: >:3)

Thancred: As I said, I got this, carry on, everyone.

As always, Hilda remains one of the few sane individuals present.

And with the grand melee resuming, and having their most valuable combatant now doubly so on the field before fucking General Raubahn Aldynn -

The only thing worse than Ishgard losing: his girlfriend being KO’d.

The Bull of Ala Mhigo is Not Impressed with what the Ishgardians consider a proper shield wall.

Or their charge.

Synnove: I’m gonna die. It’s gonna be awesome, but I’m gonna die.

Aymeric: Fury take me.

Rereha: *pounding her fists on the edge of the observation box* HE’S GONNA CHARGE. HE’S GONNA CHARGE HEADFIRST I HAVEN’T SEEN THIS SINCE HIS LAST COLISEUM MATCH

Heron: :D!!!!!!!!!!

Alakhai: *covers her eyes, peers between fingers* Dusk Mother preserve...

Rereha: HE’S GONNA CHARGE AYMERIC

Synnove: D:!!!!!!!!!!

RAUBAHN ALDYNN NEEDS NO GODS DAMNED COMMENTARY.

Aymeric: Halone preserve, I’d rather face a dragon right now.

Rereha: Thal’s balls, I heard that hit from here.

Heron: *stars in eyes* I am reliving all the best parts of my childhood right now.

Rereha: RIGHT?!

Alakhai: Swiving Ul’dahns and their swiving bloodsport.

Synnove: *LOUD ANGRY NOISES* GENERAL IF YOU HARM A SINGLE HAIR ON HIS HEAD I SWEAR TO RHALGR-

Aymeric: (You’re deliberately trying to piss her off, aren’t you?)

Raubahn: (And it’s working so well. Sorry about this by the way.)

Aymeric: NO YOU’RE NOT

Raubahn: Nope, not even a little bit.

Alakhai: *winces* Owwwwwww

Rereha: IT’S LIKE SEEING ALL THE BEST HIGHLIGHTS FROM HIS COLISEUM DAYS

Heron: :D!!!!!!!!!!

Synnove: *incoherent noises of RAAAAAAAAAGE*

Tyr, Lord of Aggro: *concerned for Mama*

Ivar: *peers over edge of observation box, makes encouraging chittering noises at Mama that probably translate to, “Yes, give into your anger!”*

Raubahn: And now that that’s taken care of...

Rereha: WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK

Heron: Kill me now, I’m ready, I never thought I’d see that trick again, nothing will ever be this amazing.

Alakhai: As awesome as that is, there is something very wrong with you two.

Flame Veteran: Godsdamnit, General, watch the range on that!

Storm Veteran: Bleedin’ hells!

Temple Knight: WHAT DO THEY TEACH DOWN SOUTH

Aymeric: Are you kidding me.

(God, isn’t he pretty?)

(Rereha: Two men enter, one man leaves!

Heron: Wrong universe, Rere.)

Synnove: I’m going to beat you to death with my book.

(Synnove’s Inner Six-Year Old: I AM GOING UP ONE ON ONE WITH RAUBAHN ALDYNN ALL MY DREAMS HAVE COME TRUE)

Raubahn: Bring. It. On.

Hasn’t been hanging around Synnove long enough to pick up the worst of her Lominsan vocabulary yet, clearly.

Aymeric: Synnove!

Synnove: Don’t worry about me, babe.

Synnove: I’ll be just fine.

Raubahn: Going one-on-one against a sufficiently motivated and extraordinarily pissed off Warrior of Light.

Raubahn: Yep. Today’s a good day.

LET’S GET IT ON

(Rereha: *careens out of observation box, hustle up the tower the other Grand Company commanders have been using* Your Grace!

Nanamo: Yes?

Rereha: A THOUSAND GIL ON SYNNOVE TO WIN.

Nanamo: *narrows eyes* I’ll take that bet.

Merlwyb: Two thousand on Lieutenant Greywolfe.

Kan-E-Senna: Hmph, rubbing it again about that, I see. Two thousand on General Raubahn.

Rereha: >:D)

Anyway, ONE EPIC BEATDOWN LATER:

Raubahn: That. Was. Awesome.

Synnove: Gods damn right it was, hmph.

Heron: Holy shite.

Flame Veteran: Uhh...

Temple Knight: o.o

Rereha: *running around in a circle, screaming excitedly*

Alakhai: Okay, starting to see the appeal of this kind of nonsense.

Nanamo and Kan-E-Senna: Damnit.

Merlwyb: *smug as hell*

Aymeric: What is- oh.

Lucia: Hah!

Commander R’ashaht: Damnit, this is what we get for not calling dibs on our lieutenant ahead of time.

Hilda: You snooze you lose!

Way to state the obvious there, honey.

(I don’t have a witty comment here, just admire Aymeric’s jawline with me.)

Aymeric: All right, love?

Synnove: I just achieved the childhood dream of going one-on-one with my favorite gladiator and winning, I’m fan-fucking-tastic!

Raubahn: Worth it. So awesome.

Aymeric: My girlfriend is amazing.

Lucia: And I officially have no idea which one of you I’m more jealous of right now.

Hilda: Both!

Lucia: Mmm, yes, we’ll go with that.

Aymeric: VICTORY!

Ishgardians: WOOOHOOO!!!!!!!

Aymeric: So, dinner?

Synnove: Hells yes!

And so the Grand Companies lost way too much gil, the Ishgardians saved face and gained some (self-)respect, and the Warrior of Light totally got laid.

HUZZAH, WE’RE DONE, THE END

BONUS:

Aymeric: Emmanellain, if you don’t stop bothering Synnove, I will throw you off the Steps of Faith myself.