#more screenies incoming

[jaxplaysthesims]

one sunday in the winter… serene & stephan kept each other warm

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[folkbreeze]

Faves of 2023!

Tagged by @wolfavens (thank you so much!!)

Not so much best posts of each month, but more significant posts to me. Also this was my first year here (as folkbreeze at least) and wow... it was such a beautiful experience and i just realized how not cohesive this blog is, but it's fine to me. Anyway, long post incoming, gonna hide it under the cut so you won't have to suffer!

not tagging anyone this time but i encourage you to do it bc wow, a year is loooong

january

february

first ashe and lazza posts my babies

march

first version of the Fin house

april

the start of my orange era i guess

may

also known as the month when i made a spiritual connection with lazza

june

Ok, a lot happened in June... so one underrated (in my opinion obviously) post and also my pinned post is the love of my life and it happened in june

july

oh july, what a busy month you were! but let me show you what my favorite thing of all time is: taking photos of my sims as if they were making a family photo album. Might do a compilation of those to celebrate the year

august

they were the moment... for a really brief moment

september

september, the month of new beginnings and inevitable ends (aka the end of high school for lazza and the end of being in love with literally every single one of her potential friends)

october

uuuh i just like this screenie a lot idk why because it's 90% tree

*bonus bc spooky season

november

november was... a month. wow. i know.

december

not much happened here, but what happened was beautiful

If you reached this point, i love you🧡

[snailsaresnails]

Intro post!

Figured I should actually make one of these so it’ll be easier to navigate my blog n stuff

Hello my name is Kras :3 my pronouns are he/him

I’ve been playing sky since uhhh February of 2020 I believe? So I’m an old vet lol, started playing at the end of Rhythm

I’m not extremely active on this blog anymore but I do sometimes post funny screenshots of me and my friends and also art since sky is the only place I have OCs

If I was smart I would’ve made a dedicated tag for my friend screenies posts but I didn’t and it’s way to late now so-

But my art does have a tag! All my art will just be under #my art

Specific OCs or stories also have their own tags: #Ferris #Alchor #Abyssal Tides

I might go through an try to tag all of my funny screenshot posts in which case they’ll probably go under #screenies

Also look at the best post I’ve ever made that would also be pinned if it was possible to pin more than one thing </3

Anyways that’s all bye bye :3

[aethermimic]

This is going to be a fun one, because a lot of this stuff is still up in the air with Oyuun. Let's explore together!!

~ B A S I C S ~

Name: Oyuun Kha

Nicknames: Looking for a catchy title other than "Warrior of Light," one Eorzean publication dubbed her the "Aethermimic," a title she's come to take pride in.

Age: Early to mid 20s

Nameday: 22nd Sun of the First Astral Moon

Race: Au Ra, Xaela

Gender: Female 

Orientation: Demisexual

Profession: Scion of the Seventh Dawn, adventurer

~ P H Y S I C A L ~ A S P E C T S ~

Hair: Light brown with a spot of blonde on her right. She likes to braid her blonde patch, and let the rest of her hair fall freely.

Eyes: A piercing amber

Skin: A pale peach tone. Her skin is a little rough from many years living a nomadic life in the Steppe. She's taken better care of it since she's come to Eorzea, but saving the world isn't exactly light on labor.

Tattoos/scars: She has quite a few scars, again from enduring the hardships of the Steppe. She probably also has scars from events in XIV's story proper, but I haven't figured that part out yet.

~ F A M I L Y ~

Oyuun tends to be rather tight-lipped about her family, and efforts to get her to open up about the topic have fared poorly. (screenie credit: @/tsunael)

Parents: She was close with her mother, though doesn't speak of her much. She changes the topic when her father is mentioned.

Siblings: She's indicated that she's not an only child, but she hasn't volunteered any more than that.

Grandparents: She recalls fond memories of her grandmother, but she's clearly conflicted when the subject is brought up. They may have had a falling out for some reason...

 In-laws and Other:  She has an adventuring companion, Valtyra Eruyt. They originally met when Val found Oyuun recklessly braving things alone that she really shouldn't, and now Val sticks around because she's learned that following Oyuun gives a steady source of income.

Pets: Oyuun doesn't like the responsibility of owning a pet, so she doesn't have one. She'll happily feed/play with anyone else's pets though!

~ S K I L L S ~

Abilities: As her nickname suggests, Oyuun has a particular knack for identifying aetheric phenomena, and replicating it using arcanima -- that is, she's very good at mimicking spells. She tends to have difficulty learning via traditional methods, but once she knows a spell, she knows it.

Hobbies: She enjoys sketching in her journal, whether it's the flora around her, or a vista in the distance. She has quite a few flowers pressed in her journal, too.

~ T R A I T S ~

Most Positive Trait: Her curiosity. Oyuun has a ravenous mind, and wants to learn as much as she can about spellcraft, and most other things besides. She also enjoys teaching others when she can, though she has too little patience to ever pursue it as a profession.

Most Negative Trait: Her naivete and recklessness. Oyuun often doesn't think her plans through, preferring to take situations as they come. She's also far too trusting of people, though after the events of A Realm Reborn, that's changing...

~ L I K E S ~

Colors: Earth tones; especially golden yellow and many shades of green

Smells: Pine, wood scents, the nostalgic smell of fresh buuz

Textures: Leaves, parchment, the feedback of a quill as it writes, leather

Drinks: Fruity drinks (lemonade, juice, etc), cold water

~ O T H E R ~ D E T A I L S ~

Smokes: She's never tried. I don't think she'd like it, though.

Drinks: She'll have a drink every now and again, but she's not a fan of being too drunk. Perhaps she had a particularly drunken night she regrets?

Drugs: She's not interested. She might be okay with something that's the equivalent of IRL marijuana, but she wouldn't partake regularly.

Mount Issuance:  Her Grand Company chocobo, Khaliun!

Been Arrested: Technically yes -- by the Brass Blades at the Bloody Banquet. Charges were later dropped as the truth came to light, of course.

I was tagged on my main account (@/siesharp) by @iona-xiv and @tripl3cast, thank you for the tag and sorry it's so late!!! I'm not tagging anyone this time because I'm so late to the party but if you're reading this and want to do it, please do so and tag me if you want!

[lavoie-less-travelled]

With the power of the void, Thraes is Rude now.

Screenshot by @asallit-tia! Bless you so much for your time.

[mangopysims]

Harley ♥

[felixstark]

simping for felix in the first 43mins of “Filmriss” cuz HE’S ADORABLE AHHH

[Bonus] FELIX LOOKING TALL OH MY-

[athela-3]

My alternate CO team happens to have a pretty nice composition for this shot~

Citron is mildly pestering Tsuzuru as usual, Azuma is the calmly chuckling bystander, Arisu is hanging out with Sumi, oh and did I mention Sumi is eating sankaku watermelon? And Muku trying hard to cool down, of course~

[lovviesims]

Livvie (of Girls With Luv) 💫❤️

My current fave. I imagine she’s like the Hyuna of her group. Super confident, super alluring, the visual that everyone falls for. But I also feel like, like Hyuna, she’s able to turn her charm on and off. Like her stage presence is through the roof, but off stage she’s just really chill. That’s just my headcanon lol

[viscountessevie]

I don’t want this to take away from the current discussion on my blog and will be reblogging my other two posts again after this is posted but I just needed to expose this clown before I left for my hiatus (post on that will be up soon!) 

It's also a good laugh and a good way for me to decompress after the last two days we've had on this blog so that I would be able to be more present to answer future incoming asks. So enjoy me clowning on this hater [also ya non-binary pal has logged off for the time being - enjoying their lunch and watching Barbie so this post, my next post and reblogs are queued!]:

Here is the text for everyone (I know the pic is quite tiny sorry!):

For someone who spends there days writing essays about how much they hate everything and everyone except Simone you can’t write fanfic can you? 😂 so not only are you a bully who now has some sort of fetish for hating strangers especially if they’re white you also can’t write fanfic 😬 yikes. I mean I didn’t expect anything less from you

Let’s unpack this, shall we?

“They hate everything and everyone except Simone”

Also first off, actually even though this is hate, I’m so glad you used the correct pronouns I appreciate that but now that’s cleared up, back to clowning on you. 

UM WHERE??? I literally love the whole cast, the only one I dislike and have since lost respect for is Nicola and I’ve never been quiet about why - she has committed and fuelled microaggressions against her co-stars of colour and as a person of colour myself, I CANNOT in good conscious still support and admire someone like that. I am allowed to dislike celebrities who have a big platform if I don’t agree with their beliefs and the way they treat people right? We’re still in a time where we hold celebrities accountable, yes??? 

you can’t write fanfic can you?

That’s YOUR opinion, my AO3 numbers - which you have prolly seen, stalker - and my other fanfic’s numbers say otherwise. 

This is 499K (give or take for rereads) number of people who disagree with you and numbers don’t lie anon. Also if you didn’t like my fic, then don’t read it??? It’s clearly not for you??

so not only are you a bully who now has some sort of fetish for hating strangers especially if they’re white

WHOOO am I bullying?? Nicola Coughlan?? She doesn��t even know I exist!! Also here’s a mirror, dear anon. Read back your comment, who’s the one doing the bullying? Also “especially if they are white” I’m sorry most of the racists and bloggers I’ve encountered who have used microaggressions have happened to be white, is that my fault?? Did I birth them??

Also ewwww I do not sexually get off on hating people, that’s gross. Please go get a dictionary and look up the word fetish please.

We already covered you saying I can’t write fanfic, again the 499K number of people disagree. My my, you are repetitive, aren’t you.

I mean I didn’t expect anything less from you

Cool story and I said what I said bro. You seemed to have already have made up your mind about me, so just block me and move on. Why go find my AO3 to leave a message there when you can just drop a good ole hate anon on Tumblr. Like you really took time out of your day, found a way to leave anon messages (I don’t use AO3 a lot so if this is common knowledge oop) and then left that on my fic in an attempt to hurt me.

You really thought you did something huh, when in fact if everyone will look at the timestamp on the pic (would have taken a bigger close up of a screenie but I had to report that comment as spam asap), it says: 28th Jul 2022, 11:27PM UTC which was at 7am for me who even is up at that time? Not me. Anyways yes, this person thought they knew me sooo well to be able to read me for filth (which they also failed to do so) but didn’t realise I’m barely on AO3 so I only saw this only A WHOLE MONTH LATER which makes me laugh harder.

Anyways anon whoever you are, you titled your comment as “Sanji Is A Bully Who Can Dish It But Can’t Take It”, well you’re a -10 but can’t come off anon to tell me all of this to my face so,,,

After all is said and done, thank you for the month old laugh before I leave and again I really do appreciate you not misgendering me and using the wrong pronouns! That’s exactly how hate should be, “Imma disrespect them as a person and their writing but not their pronouns!!”

[Btw that above sentence is not an invite to send more hate, anything else moving forward will be reported, blocked and deleted. This was just funny to respond to and helped me refocus my mind from burnout so I can be more present for the upcoming conversations!]

Oh and I made a meme for this occasion, while a month late it still works: 

Nonsense being anon hate of course but I'm pretty surprised I went unscathed this long. It's been 34 days without any, so thanks anon you broke the streak sigh shame on you.

[Though if we count when they sent it, it's only 9 days but nah they don't count in the famous words of Colin so 34 days it is! It's funnier too nsjdksk]

Anyways back to the usual programming and reblogging my last few asks before I head off to my hiatus! Hope yall had a laugh too from this 😂

[yostresswritinggirl]

Nilou screenies incoming (that I had to redo because I accidentally pressed esc and it's all gone in a flash-)

Not me quickly making a spot in my teapot for these

Pardis Dhyai time

More incoming later-

(Cont.) I took a bunch of screenshots I hope they got through ashdkjasd why is pc tumblr so finicky

AHHHHHH IT'S HERE, THANK YOU SO MUCH, OH I CAN'T EVEN DECIDE WHICH ONE IS MY FAVORITE I LOVE IT I LOVE IT SO MUCH

I LOVE YOU MY CHILD, MAY YOUR NEXT PULLS BE THE BEST LUCK LOOK AT MY BABY AAAAAA

[whatsthisascianbullshit]

Blog Info

A little update is in order! As of patch 6.1 I’m up to date with MSQ, role quests, normal raids, and alliance raids. This blog is not spoiler free but I try to tag major patch spoilers with “(expansion name) spoilers” and include patches in that (so patches for 6.X will be covered with “Endwalker spoilers” for example). I also generally tag posts with the relevant expansion “ffxiv: (expansion name)”

This is not an RP blog but I am very attached to my WoLs and the shared canon I’ve made with my friends, plus I love all the different ask and tag posts and talking about my OCs. I’ve started to dip my toes into writing fics but at the moment they are uhhh for my groupchats only.

I have 3 WoLs I’m more actively playing, though Muireann is my main and the one I’ll mostly be talking about!

About Tag / Screenies and art of My Gorl

Name: Muireann Uais

Title: torn between “of the Seventh Dawn” and “Finder of False Gods” as her in game title. Headcanon title is “Godsbreaker”.

Battle class(es):

Arcane Historian (mashup of SMN and SCH)

Bladesinger (mashup of BRD and DRK)

Aspects of MNK used in both custom classes if enemies get too close

Profession(s):

Goldsmith, primary income is from patented designs sold through Eshtaime’s Aesthetics and she will occasionally take commissions. 

Adventurer, specifically a freelance adventurer who is not employed by the Scions though she is affiliated with them.

Family:

Silvaire Canaux (father)

Illiette Canaux (mother)

Raer Angathril (Muireann adopted him as her big brother, belongs to @azure-dragonsinger)

“Miss Hanna” (adopted maternal figure, Raer’s mother, also belongs to @azure-dragonsinger​)

General Info:

Muireann was born in Proud Creek, North Shroud after her parents fled Werlyt before it came under Garlaen occupation. She grew up in the small, primarily Duskwight community that had reclaimed the ruins there (this community is not based in canon, I just think it’s a neat idea)

She has been fascinated by stories and songs of adventurers since she was a child between that and not being able to play with other children 'normally’ due to her health issues she was something of a lonely child and never bothered to develop a proper sense of self-preservation.

Muireann is not the name given by her parents, she has an awkward relationship with her ‘childhood’ name and has not been called by it since she started journeying around on her own shortly after the Calamity. She keeps that name a secret and only one person outside of her listed family knows it.

She is not the Warrior of Light but does have the Echo. Hers manifests in the ability to convey her emotions and general intentions to animals and understand theirs in return in addition to the regular flashbacks and protection from tempering.

She is incredibly protective of her closest friends and following the events of ARR and HW she develops an intense fear of losing people and not being able to protect them. She has relatively frequent nightmares about it and it was her primary cause for pursuing greater and greater power. That is maybe changing in light of the most recent patch with a return to seeking out adventure and knowledge for the fun of it.

Despite her sometimes debilitating fear of losing others, she still has not developed much of a sense of self preservation, much to Selene’s annoyance.

She is quick to judge, quick to anger, and can be slow to forgive - particularly if her friends/family have been hurt in any way.

I ship Muireann with so many NPCs there are so many fics please send help.

Going to put Wyn under the cut and leave Sami out (for now) because while I love my alt gals, they aren’t nearly as developed ^^;

About tag / Screenies

Name: Rammthota Sundwilfwyn, or Wyn for short

Title: TBC

Battle Class(es): WAR, NIN. No custom classes as of yet

Profession:

Ship cook, Wyn worked on a ship before trying her hand as an adventurer and is a somewhat decent cook and fisher. Since she switched to the land she’s picked up botany to add to her repertoire.

Freelance guard, Wyn’s first few jobs were ad hoc, guarding shipments and stalls for Faezghim and Iron Thunder before she got referred up to Baderon for more regular work. 

Adventurer, is the newest addition, but it’s been working out well and has formed a small party with some other adventurers she kept running into.

Family: TBC

General Info:

Wyn was born and grew up on a pirate ship and has known how to swing an axe from a young age. Improving her skills was one of the bigger draws of moving to Limsa.

Wyn is largely oblivious to flirting and has very strong himbo energy.

She’s trying to convince the Lalafel she’s been adventuring with to let her throw him into a group of enemies so he can do the neat book-magic explosions.

[decadentdessert]

Lol this was such an old gross indulgent screenie/Teen Titans AU i made on impulse bc who doesn’t love AUs :’D I’ve thought of at least half the lore and story,,, or at least the stupid shit these five would probably do lmao. Long list incoming:

- The universe theyre set in is still somewhat the same: Shuggazoom and all that

- These guys have actually been a team for a while, and the “screenshot” above is just them actually having Antauri take lead for the first time and actually communicating together (albeit terribly)

- Mandarin, who was technically their leader and sorta brought the band of heroes together went MIA for now bc...he has very aggressive opinions on things about protecting the city and such

- (inserts Mandarin headcanon I saw somewhere here about how he isolated the whole team so theyd be more likely to listen and not rebel)

- Everyone has extremely conflicting opinions on the whole Mandarin thing, especially Sparx

- Antauri’s still trying to get used to the whole being “in charge” thing, but so far kinda in the limbo of succeeding/failing bc of his overall passiveness, thus Gibson and Sparx sometimes butt heads to the point of almost being disastrous 

- But everyone’s eventually learned Antauri actually has a limit to his patience and slowly form a silent rule of “dont piss him off” lol

- ANYWAYS Otto occasionally comes to hang around Gibson’s place and fix random equipment, or with his body parts

- Antauri sucks at cooking

- Sparx is the official second-in-command and he loves the title, until he has to actually take over and everything starts to explode. but he insists hes fine

- Yes, Nova’s a princess. Of Tamaran? I havent figured that part out yet

- Otto loves Nova’s home alien cuisine for some reason, to the horror of everyone else

- Just think about Antauri constantly yelling “HYPERFORCE GO!”

- And yes, they call themselves the “Hyperforce”

- Gibson wears those glasses not bc he needs them, but bc he thinks they make him look cooler

- Sparx likes to come up with stupid puns and punch lines before, during and/or after battle. insert Gibson and Nova facepalm

idk this is as far as im going haha. hyperforce go will always be in my heart even if it never gets a season 5 :’)

[b-ento]

Help with project? you get a screenie/blog rate :)

Yooooo if you could fill out this survey for my business project, that would be great; I'll throw in a blog rate/screenie if you do?? Pretty please and thanks~~~

Must have:

Annual income over $50,000 and travels twice or more a year

Plus over, 18 years old.

Link below:

https://bostonu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Ryy8JLuu4tcMi9

Yeah honor code here: if you filled out the survey, just send me an ask saying that you did it and I'll make a screenie/promo for y'all

It's a pretty crappy survey RIP 🤷🏻‍♀️thanks I appreciate it

[pikapeppa]

Peaks of Kadara

A fluffy, romantic Reyder one-shot based one of my own favourite Kadara screenies. 

Before takes place after Reyes and Mara take out the Roekaar base and before he asks for her help with Zia.  

After takes place in the first month of their relationship, before Mara hits the Archon’s flagship.

Before…

Mara landed lightly on the flattened ridge of the mountaintop. She stood slowly, and a delighted grin split her face as she admired the breathtaking view stretching before her.

Rugged peaks in shades of ochre and ash bit into the sky like the teeth of a huge predator. Textures of lichen and rock blended together seamlessly along the ridges of the mountains. Light, fluffy clouds of mist wreathed the peaks, including the one on which Mara stood, and the sky was the same perfect pale blue of a Canadian summer sky on Earth.  

To Mara’s right, the stark, shining majesty of a Remnant monolith shone in the Kadaran sun. Two blue beams of light stretched gracefully away from the monolith’s highest peak, no doubt towards the planet’s other two monoliths. The eerie turquoise shine of the monolith’s shiny alien surfaces served a beautiful juxtaposition to the random natural beauty of the Kadaran mountain range.

Mara removed her helmet and closed her eyes rapturously. Peebee and Vetra were collecting salvage and resources from the destroyed Rembots at the base of the monolith, and Mara had decided to take a quick 10-minute break to jumpjet up to this peak and simply enjoy the view. She breathed in deeply through her nose, feeling immensely contented. From this high up, the sulfurous smell of Kadara’s water was faint, and the air held the fresh scents of warm rock, dry grass, and… gunpowder and soap.

Mara heard a crunch of pebbles behind her, and abruptly snapped into alertness. She dropped her helmet and spun, simultaneously unsheathing her asari sword with her left hand, her right hand glowing with biotic power.

Reyes Vidal stood two metres away, hands in his pockets, looking completely at ease. “Pathfinder! Fancy seeing you here,” he said casually, as though they’d just run into each other in the Kadara market.

Mara felt a swooping sensation in her stomach, akin to the feeling of a roller coaster at the top of its drop. She slowly rose from her defensive position and sheathed her sword, biting the inside of her cheek hard to stop herself from smiling. Come on, Mara, she told herself. You might have the world’s biggest crush on him, but he doesn’t need to know that.

Mara gave a brisk businesslike nod. “Reyes. What are you doing all the way up here?”

Reyes took a step closer and shrugged. “I could ask you the same thing.” He smiled at her.

Mara could feel her cheeks getting hot at the devastating beauty of his smile. She purposely turned away from him and faced the view, certain that he’d see her feelings written all over her face if she looked at him for a moment longer. “We just activated that Remnant monolith. I thought I’d celebrate by enjoying the view. What’s your excuse?” She looked up at him, one corner of her lips pulled up in a flirtatious smirk.

Reyes came and stood next to her, his eyes on the horizon. “This is one of my favourite spots on Kadara. Total coincidence that I happen to find you here.” He shot her an equally flirtatious glance.

Mara couldn’t hide her smile any longer. She grinned and shook her head. “Uh-huh. Total coincidence, my ass. You’re the most well-informed person I know.”

Reyes folded his arms smugly. “True. But it really is a great view, isn’t it?”

Mara folded her arms as well and shifted her weight to her left hip… leaving only an inch of space between herself and Reyes. “It really is.”

They stood in companionable silence for a minute, maybe longer; Mara wasn’t sure. The majority of her mind was preoccupied with his proximity and with the electric current that seemed to be flowing between them. Underneath her armour, Mara could swear the fine hairs on her arms were standing on end at the mere tantalizing thought of his touch. The moment was undeniably rife with romantic potential.

What if she just kissed him right now?

But she barely knew him.

But would that be so terrible, to kiss a man she hardly knew?

Mara’s thoughts continued to swirl in a frenzy of excitement and nerves until her omni-tool lit up and buzzed with incoming call from Vetra. Mara answered the call immediately. “Vee. Report?”

“All cleaned up down here, Ryder. We’re ready to move on when you are.”

“Great. Be down in one minute.” Mara hung up and turned to Reyes, uncertain whether she was disappointed to end this quiet, intimate moment, or relieved for the excuse to escape her own spinning thoughts. She gave him a rueful smile. “Duty calls. See you around?”

Reyes smiled and patted her amicably on the shoulder. “Sure thing, Ryder. Don’t be a stranger.” He gave her a tiny wink - fucking smooth bastard, Mara thought as her traitorous heart thumped with attraction - then strolled away and jump-jetted down the mountain.

When he was out of sight, Mara turned back to the view and wrapped her arms around herself, savouring the tingly feeling of the butterflies in her stomach and chest. She grinned to herself, amused by the adolescent intensity of her crush on the gorgeous smuggler.

Maybe Mara hadn't been bold enough to make a move on him today, but there was still so much to do on Kadara. They were sure to run into Reyes again soon.

She had lots of time to build up her courage.

******************

After…

Mara landed lightly on the flattened ridge of the mountaintop. She stood slowly, and a grin split her face as she remembered the first time she’d enjoyed this view… and how Reyes had unexpectedly appeared at her side, for no other apparent reason than to enjoy it with her.

“You look like you're waiting for someone.”

A flush of anticipation jolted her belly, and her grin became even wider. She turned her head to look at Reyes as he strolled up casually to stand beside her, as handsome and at-ease as the last time they'd been on this peak together.

Mara shrugged with mock-casualness, then turned back to look out at the horizon. She could feel her heart rate increasing from his mere closeness. “Just admiring the view, you know. What brings you up here?”

Reyes turned to face her, then slowly reached over and turned her face to his with a firm hand cradling her neck. His thumb brushed the soft skin beneath her ear as he gazed at her, his hooded bronze eyes tracing the curves of her lips, the arch of her dark eyebrows. Mara blushed slightly under the intensity of his gaze, but she couldn’t look away from his face, the face she'd come to love better than any other in such a short space of time.

Reyes’ lips curled in a slow smile, and finally he answered her question, his eyes still on her face. “Same thing. Here to enjoy the view. And it's breathtaking.”

Mara smiled back at him. A feeling of total well-being washed over her like a warm wave and she stepped into his space, her hands curled against his abs as she pressed her body flush to his.

“I want to say something clever, but I feel like it would ruin this moment,” she joked, her voice husky.

Reyes’ eyes were serious as he smiled down at her, his hand sliding along her neck so he could brush his thumb against her lips. “Then don’t say anything,” he whispered. “Just kiss me.”

Mara complied eagerly, tilting her chin up to meet his lips. He slid his hand around to the back of her head to hold her more firmly, his lips sliding over hers to nip her bottom lip gently before he delved his sweet tongue into the heat of her mouth.

Mara wrapped her arms around his waist and tried to memorize this moment: the sound of wind, the sun gently heating her face, Reyes’ delicious scent of soap and gunpowder, and the sweet surge of emotion in her chest and throat as her lover held her close.

Of all the things she’d seen in Heleus, all the wonder and awe she’d felt, nothing could come come close to the joy she felt in this moment.

Please check out my AO3 for more Reyes fanfic! :)

[epchapman89]

Nice Package: Foreigner Coffee

Over at our sister site Sprudge Wine we’ve got an appetite for good looking wine bottles…but a good looking bottle of coffee? Now we’ve seen everything! Foreigner Coffee founder Brandon Paul Weaver (seasoned barista competitor, bartender extraordinaire, and occasional Sprudge Writer) teamed up with Elizabeth Chai (award-winning designer, Coffee Sprudgecast guest host and Sprudge contributor) to make a coffee package that really stands out.

To learn more, we spoke digitally with Brandon Paul Weaver from his home base of Seattle, Washington.

Hi Brandon Paul Weaver! Tell us a bit about Foreigner.

Foreigner a little roasting project that allows me to stay involved in the coffee world but on my own terms. Because it is not my main source of income, the business does not have to bear the weight of sustaining a human and is thereby afforded a little more freedom than other coffee roasters to make ethically minded choices. Essentially it is a repository for my idealism.

This is true in a few ways. Foremost, coffee itself is foreign. Unless you’re Ethiopian drinking coffee from Ethiopia (which is not my market), coffee is foreign. Yes it grows in Colombia et. al. but it is not from there. It was put there by someone at sometime. There is a story there and we often wash over these stories because they are not often pretty. My hope is that by implying this history, maybe we can start a conversation with consumers that can lead to a more equitable future for folks in coffee lands.

Second, people are foreign to each other. There is often some fear about people that are different from ourselves and people can react negatively to this fear. My hope is that we can use coffee as a means to facilitate interactions, share our stories, become familiar: “Let’s grab some coffee and chat!”

Ultimately, engagement with foreign-ness is embroidered in the fabric of the coffee world. For me, it is important to leverage this engagement toward a more equitable society. What if we confront the “foreign,” not with fear and rejection, but with earnest curiosity? Cultivating this sort of socio-cultural engagement with difference is the ultimate goal of this project.

Do you like the band Foreigner? LOL. To be honest, I wasn’t super familiar with the band outside of some Arrested Development references. Certain people like to bring up the band when I tell them the name of the project. I like to note that as far as bands of that era/coffee companies go, I’m in good company with Heart and Slayer.

When did the coffee package design debut? It debuted as a recipient of the Coffee Expo Design Lab Award in April of this year! I was thrilled that it received such an accolade with its birth. I also used Foreigner coffee in the US Coffee Champs, so the bottles were floating around that area too.

Who designed the package?

The package was designed by the incomparable Elizabeth Chai. She is a truly singular designer who has an astute understanding of the coffee industry and a tenacious ability to see projects through to their inception. I was honored that she took the project and am ecstatic with the results.

Brandon, the bottles are beautiful. But why bottles?

Because I look like a pirate! 99 Bottles of seeds on the wall, 99 bottles of seeds! No. Just kidding. A lot went into this decision beyond its aesthetic qualities and relative rarity. Part of my goal is to find creative ways to combat issues plaguing coffee. One of those issues is sustainability of products and the use of bottles allows me to buy back packaging from guests by offering them a discount on returned bottles. After cleaning them, I can reuse them and stamp them with a new coffee (like a passport) meaning that we have fully reusable packaging. This means you spend less, I spend less and we both generate less waste.

What coffee information do you share on the package?

I share a minimal amount of information. Basically just the farm, location, variety, and basic taste notes. I want the barrier to entry to be low for folks so that we can build a relationship before getting into the heavy stuff. I hope that people are taken by the beautiful design and that leads them to the deliciousness within. From there, hopefully we are building some trust and maybe they will ask about the name and we can get into the nitty gritty.

For the nerds, what kind of printy-labely-screeny process is it?

As per Liz Chai, “Labels are digital full color on Avon brilliant white, 80# classic linen text.”

I ran out of coffee. Can I get my bottle refilled?

Definitely. For local buyers who return bottles, I am happy to take a dollar off your next coffee. The more we recycle the more we all save!

Your website is selling out of coffee! When will more be available online?

There is more now! I just put up a fantastic washed Mexican coffee that is easily the best one of its kind I have ever had. It tastes like blackberries! I also have a Ndaroini from Nyeri, Kenya coming soon.

Where can I enjoy your coffees in the wild?

At the moment it is available at Liberty Bar, No Anchor and Squirrel Chops in Seattle.

Thanks so much! <3

THANK YOU OMG YOU’RE THE GREATEST.

Company: Foreigner Coffee Location: Seattle Country: United States Design Date: April 2017 Designer: Elizabeth Chai

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