Lonesome Guardian
He alone shall watch over the memory of a fallen hero
I almost gave up on this because I didn't know how to make the stone look at least somewhat decent... Glad I pushed through thou :D
Don't think I have ever put down so much energy on the background before... really like how this turned out... Even if the weird flame in the shadow is a little janky XD
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“The Family She Needs”
Hazel watched the two from afar, sitting off on the side porch of Xbalyav Ty'e. Upon Perseverance's insistence, Zero was teaching her how to read Eorzean. Hazel almost stepped in to teach in the Zero’s stead, as the Voidsent had only recently become proficient in reading the language herself. Zero on the other hand declined the Au Ra's offer, and in the end Hazel understood why. It was a chance for the Voidsent to both prove her mastery of the written language and to bond with Percy without Hazel acting as a mediary.
With her back to a pillar inside the establishment, Hazel could only make out a few words here and there from Zero and Percy as their voices blended into the sea of customers at the restaurant. Nevertheless, those few words Hazel could pick up from the young girl and the light they carried were enough to have a soft warmth bubble up in her chest. She thought nothing could possibly ruin this moment for her.
Until he showed up, with a hand on her shoulder.
"First it was Zero, and now Perseverance, you have quite the knack for adopting strays into your family, don't you?"
The rhetorical question left Thancred's mouth like an annoying poke at her horn. Hazel closed her eyes and tried to imagine the Scion away, repeating in her mind to not let him get to her.
"Ha ha." She lets out of her gritted teeth, taking note of the coy smirk the Hyur was sporting. Thancred always knew how best to get under her skin, usually leaving it at just light ribbing thankfully.
“So, how has being a mother been treating you?” He asks, leaning against another side of the pillar Hazel was against. The Au Ra turned her head to glare at the man. “Guardian, not mother.” She corrects, giving a flash of her fangs to try and dissuade Thancred from pressing the subject further. Unfortunately for her, the show of intimidation did not land with him the way she hoped. As the glint in his eyes changed to match his mischievous grin, Hazel braced herself for his incoming comment.
“Oh? Does being called a mother make you feel old? I cannot imagine what that would feel like.” His every word was dripping with sarcasm, calling back to Hazel’s teasing of him being a father to Ryne back in the First. He begrudgingly ignored her prodding in the beginning before eventually accepting the title in full. This is different though, she thinks to herself. This is entirely different…isn’t it?
The end of Hazel’s tail flicks in annoyance. “I don’t care about that, it’s just…” her words fall silent for a moment as she glances over at Zero and Perseverance again. The young girl was practically glued to the Voidsent’s arm, eyes wide as she took in all the words on the book’s pages. Hazel couldn’t help but also notice the ever so small curling of Zero’s lips into a smile as she continued to explain the words to Percy.
“It’s just,” the Au Ra continues. “Percy might not remember her mother anymore, but she still holds on to the idea of her. She still has her mother in her heart and loves her.” Pulling her eyes away from the two and toward Thancred, Hazel turns to face him directly. “Do you really expect me to go ‘Hey! I’m your mom now, it’s time to move on?’ Of course not!” She towers over the man, but Thancred doesn’t seem to budge an ilm.
Hazel raising her voice earned a few quizzical glances from the patrons around, but they just as quickly returned to their meals. "You're right, no one expects that of you." His calm yet firm tone snaps the Auri woman out of her slight haze of anger to find quite the serious expression staring her down. She takes a deep breath and lets go of Thancred's shirt...wait, when did she grab him? She clicks her tongue and mentally chastises herself for losing her cool, acting on impulse.
Thancred doesn't seem to let what she did phase him and continues with his point. "What does she want?" The Hyur looks past Hazel and towards the child sitting next to Zero. The Voidsent was helping her sound out a rather large word from the text currently. Hazel couldn't help but glance back and forth from Thancred and Percy, confused as to his point. "What kind of family does Perseverance want? Have you ever asked her that?"
The question sank into Hazel's heart like a dagger. With wistful eyes she looks towards the girl without saying a word. Thancred continues. "She has lost her family, and worse lost the memory of what a family is. But now she has you, but who are you to her? You said yourself before you are not looking to replace her old family but be a new one for her, right?" Hazel's tail droops, the tip grazing the wood floor of the building. She silently nods, not even able to make eye contact with Thancred. Thankfully he gets the message.
"She can still hold on to her love of who came before while embracing the love of those around her. The concepts aren't mutually exclusive you know." The comment hangs in the air for a moment before Hazel lets out a frustrated sigh in response. "I can't believe you of all people are-"
Her train of thought is interrupted by Thancred placing another hand on her shoulder. Unlike last time however, the Auri woman could feel a gentle reassurance come across his firm yet gentle grip. "It is because I am 'me of all people' that I can tell you this." Thancred's eyes darken for just a moment, averting his gaze ever so slightly as well. "Don't make the same mistakes I did. If you truly do love and care for Perseverance then give her the family she needs, whatever form that may take."
She didn't know how to respond, but from the sincere smile on Thancred's face it seemed she didn't have to. Hazel leans back against the pillar facing Zero and Percy as she brings a hand overtop the one on her shoulder. And so in silence Hazel stared out towards Zero, her partner, the love of her life. Slowly but surely her stare makes it's way to the side towards a brightly smiling Percy. Hazel could feel the same warmth building up in her heart when seeing such a sight. She could only hope that Percy felt the same warmth as well.
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Introducing my FFXIV Character
For more information on her backstory, refer to this post!
These pics are old but here you go! She's been through a lot.
Name: Xina Modazi
Race: Miqo'te, Keeper of the Moon
Class: Red Mage (Main)
Likes: Cactaur, tea, Fenrir (ironic isn't it), pretty women, Nanamo Ul Namo
Dislikes: Estinien, having to fight Fenrir :(, the fact that Thancred gets all the pretty women
Additional Notes:
Is in a polyamorous relationship with Thancred and G'raha Tia. She's okay with Thancred having relations with other women but she does get jealous. Not of the women; of him getting the women.
Since the assassination of Nanamo she has taken up Archery/Barding, Conjuring, and Lancing as well as Astrology.
Absolutely traumatized by having to fight a guy possessing Thancred's body
Also traumatized by the death of Nanamo Ul Namo
Just traumatized tm
Freezing her tail of in Ishgard.
I am at the VERY BEGINNING of Heavensward! PLEASE NO SPOILERS!
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Falling Asleep In Their Arms
requested by @mimble-sparklepudding I bring you a variety pack of the concept! (and in chronological order funnily enough haha)
Moonlight Serenade: It's never easy being an assistant but it can prove even more tiring when your boss is family to the most troublesome member of the Convocation. Lucky for Conner, the Emissary has always been one to listen to his woes.
Blood and Dark Magic: There were few people Stasia ever trusted in her long life, that it still felt a little unreal to have companionship in the form of Carly. And never before in her life did Carly ever feel safe and understood until Stasia took interest in her when passing though the general trainees with Emperor Solus.
Lover You Are Pure Light: To save the citizens of Old Sharlayan from Lady Akagane, Thancred assisted with bringing Siberite to her home in Thavnair to recuperate, and it was often that the Warrior of Light found herself falling asleep throughout the home yet wake in her bed each time.
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