#mavariel

[mavariel]

Ulfric, my old friend… what happened to you?

[mavariel]

Here’s a preliminary doodle of her :)

Hey remember when I said I was cooking up a new Skyrim oc? Meet Aeilif :)

Aeilif was born and raised in Riverwood. She married her long-time friend, Halbjorn, a member of the guard. They were happy for a time, saving up money to move up to Whiterun.

Until the imperial carriage brought back Halbjorn, dead. He had been stopped by the Thalmor, on the way home from Whiterun. Accused, misunderstood, swiftly executed.

Aeilif can’t bear to stay in Riverwood after Halbjorn’s death. She wanders for a time, hunting, doing odd jobs for coin. She finds herself in Whiterun after a narrow escape from Helgen and her own execution. The city she and Halbjorn were supposed to have been living in, right now.

Having honed her skills somewhat during her travels, Aeilif decides to join the Companions. It’s a source of stability compared to wandering, and the intense training helps dull her festering anger and numb the pain a bit.

[merilles]

Merry Christmas to my mutuals! I’m very grateful for all of their love and support this year. To thank them, I turned their OCs into chibis!

(Ethedis for @a-lonely-dunedain, Eilian for @vinyatar, Nibenaes for @yellow-faerie, Aeilif for @mavariel, Créa for @dunadaan, Daerhovan for @eomer, Honeysuckle for @shiremenace, Curunis for @linden-leaf, Lossrilleth for @fishing4stars, and Mentelossë for @elanna-elrondiel)

[pocket-vvardvark]

TY FOR THE TAG @skyrim-forever @sulphuricgrin @hircines-hunter @sanza-17 @theoneandonlysemla @dirty-bosmer I'm hugging y'all

I'd like to tag @fangsandsoftgrass @aviel-the-trans-bucket @lucius-the-sinful @thequeenofthewinter @scholarlyhermit @yewphoric @nyarevar @changelingsandothernonsense @caliblorn @firefly-factory @yansurnummu @hadvarandralof @snowy-weather @red-mountain-flower @mavariel I love all of you ♥️ no pressure

Um, I've been working on commissions in between writing my master's thesis, so I don't have a lot!! But, I offer some Alethia doin a little kick wip 😸

[hircines-hunter]

WIP Wednesday

Hi all!!! I could post some writing but uh it’s all spoilers for roaw. So yeah. I started to draw a cover for Sifarkas third story ‘clash of claw and steel’. Honestly it probably will be done today or tmrw….. lol gotta work on Farkas a bit more and Sifkni needs some work too. And I have to draw the spear tip….. (oh how I wanted to give spear of bitter mercy to sif. But she has Hircine’s other spear…..)

Tagging: @umbracirrus @bougainvillea-and-saltwater @sulphuricgrin @mavariel @thequeenofthewinter @oblivions-dawn @yewphoric @lobo-inu @pocket-vvardvark @lillxart @skyrim-forever @madamefluffnstuff @illumiera @kiir-do-faal-rahhe @23daemon and anyone else that wants to do it! No obligations or pressure!

[mavariel]

Hehehe she was a pleasure to draw!

It’s the girl. The High Queen herself.

Thank you so much to dear @mavariel for such a beautiful and wonderful surprise. She’s gorgeous. 🤩

[fangsandsoftgrass]

Thank you so much @pocket-vvardvark & @madamefluffnstuff for the tags wuahg 😭😭😭 here's my 2024 wrapped!!!!

Rules: it’s time to love yourselves! Choose your 5 (or so) favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought to the world in 2024. Tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

All of u guys I appreciate your presence and ur posts even if I've literally never said anything to you ASFKSBFK I've left likes bc u are cool and ily mwah 🫶 @aanthirin @aviel-the-trans-bucket @sanza-17 @progmetol @mavariel @vivifriend

@vriibot @bugdawgs @mewdas @sulphuricgrin @skyrim-forever @simpytheshrimpy69 @rvnwtch @ronin-of-valenwood @yewphoric

@illumiera @itsfennix @heartforransom @gay-of-waterdeep @handageddon @kiir-do-faal-rahhe @nyarevar @hircines-hunter

I know I never finished the selfshiptober prompts BUT☝️ I still posted quite a few pieces I am somewhat proud of LMAO. These are them :3c

1. A Shared Hobby (selfshiptober prompt)

2. Bats (a fennwedh fic)

3. Brambles (a followup to bats)

4. Snowberry Tonic (the moment™)

5. Hunt (a zesty selfshiptober prompt)

Thank u guys for letting me be a freak in public LMAO I love you all and happy new year!!!!!

[oblivions-dawn]

O, I Don't Have the Right

Senu posting for WIP Wednesday with EVIL?? Unheard of! Unless . . . Tagging @thequeenofthewinter, @yewphoric, @hircines-hunter, @umbracirrus, @mavariel, @bougainvillea-and-saltwater, @stormbeyondreality, @sylvienerevarine, @throughtrialbyfire, @bostoniangirl21, annnnnd YOU, criminal scum <3 There isn't too much of this chapter yet, but there are lots of plans, and . . . . Fufu. >:3c I'm not sorry.

Elenwen stood up, her hands clasped behind her back. She began to pace back and forth slowly yet deliberately, every scrape of her boots amplified by the wet and muddy gravel that coated the floor.

“It has come to our attention that the woman you travel with is the Dragonborn,” she stated in a light, matter-of-fact tone. “According to the reports that we have received from Cinnmir, the two of you are rather . . . close.”

Vigdis.

Serana inhaled sharply—and became submerged in those haunted ice-blue eyes, and the sweet, addictive scent of petrichor she knew so well. The memory of chapped pink lips burned against her own, the kiss hard and angry and desperate; the faint taste of wine splashed over her tongue as warm breath mingled in her mouth; freckled fingers dug into her waist; fiery curls entangled in her pale hands; their passionate dance accompanied by soft yet ragged gasps—

Something leathery grasped her chin. Her reverie shattered under sulphur eyes; Serana recoiled, tried to jerk her head out of the iron grip—but to no avail. She clenched her teeth, her pale lips parted to bare her fangs in defiance. The First Emissary of the Aldmeri Dominion merely smiled at her.

[grogpole]

Thank you for the tag @winecupwars!

9 people you want to know better tag

three ships: Uhhhh lets see...Courier Six / Cass from New Vegas, Dragonborn / Lydia from Skyrim, aaaaand Gideon Nav / Harrowhark Nonagesimus from The Locked Tomb!

first ship: Honestly it might well have been Courier Six and Cass lol

last song: Heel Turn 2 - Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1 by the Mountain Goats! God! What a song

last movie: Mad God (2021) By Phil Tippit! Visually stunning, second-half pacing was not my cup of tea sadly, still highly recommend tho

currently reading: Perdido Street Station by China Mieville for the second? third? time. It's very very very good. It's got cactus people, a man with thirteen mouths and excellent prose. Go read it.

currently watching: Amphibia! Again!

currently eating/ate: Got some chicken goujons and steamed veg in the fridge. yum.

currently craving: A coherent narrative to write and time to play my backlog of games

tagging @jiubilant @galoogamelady @falmerbrook @words-not-working-for-mouth @moicaire @mavariel but no pressure at all!

[moicaire]

Awwwww Vedathyr 😭😭😭😭 I hope he gets the love he deserves someday with someone who takes the time to get to know him <3

Hi!!!! I love your polls and art thanks for your awesome contribution! Here have some free Aeilif dumping :)

Aeilif grew up in Riverwood. Her parents owned a shop there, and when she was a young adult they moved to Cyrodiil to get away from the cold and start a new shop in the city. Aeilif stayed back to run the Riverwood shop herself. She married Halbjorn, her childhood best friend and Whiterun/Riverwood guard.

Their plan was to save up some money and then move to Whiterun, but he was killed on the road by a Thalmor justiciar with no warning. After that, she tried to continue running the store, but she felt too alone and isolated in Riverwood without Halbjorn or her parents. So she gathers up some supplies and hits the road by herself to earn some coin and try to run away from grief.

She ends up mistakenly captured by the empire (cue “hey you you’re finally awake”) and after the dragon attack escapes with Ralof. She runs to Whiterun to tell Jarl balgruuf what happens.

It’s not until she arrives that she realizes that she has lost all of her possessions and money with the exception of a few items she had on her person, so she can’t afford to go to the inn. But Aela happens to be there when she talks to Balgruuf, and invites her to Jorrvaskr for a rest.

Aeilif is reluctant, but ends up joining the companions, thinking it’s an easy way to keep traveling and making coin only with a bit more security. But the longer she’s there, the more she starts to care for her shield-siblings.

Things hit a turning point when she’s badly hurt on a mission to clear out some draugr. Farkas drags her all the way back to Jorrvaskr and they all go out of their way to help her recover and cheer her up. This is when she finally talks about being widowed, and when she realizes that she can open up to the companions, that they’re her family and they actually care about her.

All this time she is in fact the LDB but I think it takes her quite a while to acknowledge and pursue it. When she does, she’s supported and encouraged by the other companions. I havent fleshed that story out much yet but hope to write that eventually! I have this backstory started as its own fic that I might actually post :)

Can’t wait to hear about your OCs! My asks and messages are always open if you want to dump more!

GOD poor girl. fucking thalmor justiciars. its really sweet that she learns to find family and companionship (heh) again!! (also thank you! i'm glad y'all enjoy my polls and art!! <3)

fact for fact: vedathyr wants to get married and have kids and such, but he's so socially awkward that he's given up on ever having either

[mavariel]

Coming back from beyond the grave to offer you the most pathetic jarl in Skyrim <3

[thequeenofthewinter]

Work-in-Progress Wednesday

Salutations dearest friends, moots, and general Hellsite population! Today I unveil part of a new long fic which I have in the works for Veilguard. (Someone take this keyboard from me. I cannot stop myself. Ahem.) This is to be a post main event fic involving the Mourn Watch, some original plot, and--romance, of course, starring my Rook, Iris Ingellvar, and our beloved gentlemanly scholar, Emmrich Volkarin. I hope you will enjoy the nonsense I have in store. <3 There is no pressure to share (as always), but I love seeing what everyone does. I'm also sort of new to this fandom, so come say hi if you're a fellow Emmrich enjoyer. (I don't bite, and I promise I will try to be normal.) Alternatively, if you don't wish to be tagged, please let me know. I will not be offended. <3

Tagging: @oblivions-dawn @dirty-bosmer @skyrim-forever @theoneandonlysemla @firefly-factory @umbracirrus @sylvienerevarine @mavariel @ravenmind2001 @crowthatwalks @rachelajoseph

You are not Solas. You could never be so callous, nor so shortsighted.

Then why does she still feel so much regret?

The mirror falls from her hands, clattering onto her desk before becoming still. The end had been hard for all of them, but why does it still feel so raw like a gaping wound months after?

Close your eyes, back straight. She pulls her shoulders as far back against the chair as she can, the carved, hardwood surface unyielding as it digs against her skin. In for 4.  Air forces itself into her lungs, a small stuttering betraying how she truly feels despite the breathing exercise. Hold for 7. A single moment where there are no worries, no responsibilities, only her. The world falls silent. Out for 8. Expand. She can take up as much space as needed and finally let go.

One by one, tears slip down her face at last finding a space through the cracks.

“Rook?” A familiar voice snaps her back to the present, and she hurriedly wipes under her eyes even if she knows it is no use. Especially with him.

A small smile tries to tug its way at onto the corners of her lips, only half of a lie. In reality she is truly happy to see him despite her current reluctance for company. “Good evening, Emmrich. What brings you by at this hour?” 

Apparently she had forgotten to close the door to her office again, a bad habit she had gotten into for fear of being left alone. 

“I had finished early with assisting in the recalibration of some of our wisps, and thought that perhaps I would stop by to see how you are fairing.”

The events following their time in the Veilguard had changed all of them in irrevocable ways. None of them were left untouched. She can see it in the way her colleague holds himself, the extra caution he puts into his attire. It is nothing but an outward-facing façade for what he feels inside. Not that she is much better. 

“That’s very kind of you, but you didn’t need to go through the trouble. The hour is drawing late, and I know you have many things to—”

“I wanted to, Iris.” He reverts back to her given name, something which she has told him to call her by many times, and it is a small comfort to her that he does so now. 

Rook died when the Veilguard disbanded. All that remains is her.

[marahsfandomloves]

Thank you, @mavariel, for drawing this scene from my first fanfic after Taniiaae first phases into a werewolf where she was nervous about talking to Sinding.

[mavariel]

Merry Christmas friend!! ❤️❤️ Always a joy to draw them!!

Thank you my dear friend @mavariel for the amazing Saturalia (Christmas) portrait of Taniiaae, Sinding and their children Lucia and Aaiden. Its so adorable!

[merilles]

Tag Game: People I'd Like to Get to Know Better!

Thanks for the tag, @seagull-energy 💕

Last song: In Memoriam by The Oh Hellos. I put a playlist on shuffle while working on an art project.

Favourite colour: Pink! But green is slowly sneaking up on me 💚

Last book: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. I've committed to finally getting through the Stormlight Archive.

Last movie: It's a Wonderful Life (1946), to celebrate New Year's Eve.

Last TV show: It's been so long that I cannot remember.

Sweet/savoury/spicy: I'm a chronic sweet tooth, but I enjoy savoury and spicy as well.

Relationship status: Single, and I hope to stay that way :)

Last thing I googled: The meaning of a name on Behind The Name, my greatest resource for OCs.

Looking forward to: My bestie bought tickets to a Lotr/GoT-themed candelit concert in March and I'm SOOO excited!!! It was the best Christmas gift I could have asked for besides her friendship.

Current obsession: Skyrim is consuming all of my free time, it's not even funny. I'm having a lot of fun, though!

Tagging @eomer, @dunadaan, @mavariel, @yellow-faerie, @elanna-elrondiel, and whoever else would like to participate!

[hircines-hunter]

Farky Wifeys Lusine, Sifkni, and Aeilif

for me and @umbracirrus and @mavariel

Yes I just used in game screenshot for the BG IDGAF I'm not drawing Jorrvaskr. Besides I made it as an early bday for myself!