#oc: avi’li sostomi

[lilas]

it wasn’t a crush, they’re in love actually

commissioned @harumeau for this amazing art of ayms and avi!! thank you so much this is absolutely gorgeous <3

[lilaspose]

saw @sylaurin do this with kab and I couldn’t resist hopping on the trend!

without taking new pics, post one of your OCs as:

a romanceable npc

a questgiving npc

the final boss

[myreia]

Sketches of Times Lost

Day 13: Butte

aureia and avi'li discover some "interesting" art on aymeric's wall. wol friendship (aureia and avi'li). set during heavensward patches. written for ffxivwrite2024. rated: teen 820 words ao3 link thank you to @lilas for letting me borrow avi! 💕

The hall is already packed by the time she arrives.

Aureia slips through the crowd, quiet and unnoticed. With her hair down to cover her ears and her nondescript clothing that says neither High House nor Brume, she may as well be just another Hyur come to see what the fuss is about. It’s quite a good showing, far more than she expected. Lowborn families cluster together, cautious yet excited. Some parents hold back excitable youths bouncing on the balls of their feet as if they are about to sprint the length of the hall; others sooth crying children already overwhelmed by the bright lights and loud sounds. Meanwhile, the highborn do as they do best—strolling the corridor with their heads held high, chatting loftily about current interhouse gossip.

There are too many people here to see much of a divide. It’s present, of course, but both sides have no choice but to mingle.

By design, of course.

A smile tugs at the corners of her lips. She slips around a Brume family of four, quickly stepping behind the eldest son to avoid eye contact with Artoirel, and makes her way to the edge of the hall. The gallery was Aymeric’s idea, a bid to bring highborn and lowborn together disguised as bringing culture to the Brume. Yet another part of the ongoing restoration efforts and to bridge the gap between Ishgard’s two halves. 

She can’t quite bring herself to tell him that most of the lowborn citizens are here for the food and not the paintings, but his heart is in the right place.

“Aureia, my dear!”

Oh, no. Artoirel spotted her after all, and now he’s walking towards her, his noticeable height making him stand out. The crowd ripples, splitting naturally to make way for the lord. She grimaces and looks away as if she hadn’t seen him, the back of her neck prickling. She has little desire to be trapped in a conversation with him today. Not after how their last one went.

Someone bumps her and an arm links through hers. “What d’you think of this one?” Avi’li says and pulls her away in a leisurely stroll, his white ears wiggling back and forth. “I like the… colours.”

“Thank gods,” Aureia breathes. “But what are you doing here, Avi?”

His eyes crinkle with mischief, tail swishing behind him.

Her brow furrows.

“Ah, yes! Right you are, the colours are fantastic,” he continues loudly, pulling her further away and in front of a line of paintings. “Very… Colour-y.”

“Yes,” she adds. “Very so. So much colour.”

“And detail, don’ forget about the detail.”

“The detail, yes!”

They pause, halting in front of a vivid painting that has not caught anyone else’s eye. If anything, most of the crowd has turned its back on it.

“Thanks for the rescue,” Aureia murmurs under her breath.

“Saw you strugglin’, thought I’d step in.” He grins. “What sort of friend would I be to leave you all alone to tangle with good ol’ Artoirel?”

“He’s not that bad.”

“No. He’s not.”

“But—”

He nods sagely. “But.” 

They fall silent.

“The artist must really find this subject interestin’,” Avi’li continues. “On account of all the detail.” He blinks and cocks his head to the side. “Bit of honesty, Aur: I don’t know what in the twelve hells I’m lookin’ at.”

“I…” She frowns and also cocks her head to the side, all thoughts of her narrow escape vanishing. “I don’t know either.”

“Maybe it’s better from the other side?”

They turn as one, tilting their heads.

“Nuh uh,” Avi’li says. “That only makes it more confusin.’”

“I think it’s supposed to be the Sea of Clouds?”

“You think?”

“A landscape, yes.”

“You’re kiddin’ me.”

“No, I really think it is!”

“Yeah, by someone who has maybe seen the Sea of Clouds once. In a dream.” He steps up to the painting, his arm still linked through hers, and leans in close. “I don’t see it.”

“I see some trees there.” She points, tracing a finger through the air. “And some rocks. And—uh—what do you call that thing—”

“What thing?”

“It’s a type of rock. A hill. A… butte?”

His lips twitch, his tail swishing back and forth. “Well, I see do see a butte,” he says. “A very butt-iful butte.”

“I—what?” She presses her lips together. “Hm.”

“Yeah.” Avi’li flashes her a grin, trying not to laugh. “‘Hm’ sounds about right.”

“Oh, no. That’s quite…” She tilts her head to the side. “If you look at it that way, that’s quite—”

“Expressive? Lovingly detailed? See, if you look here—”

“Oh, gods.”

He throws back his head laughs, cackling with mirth. “Once you see it, you can’t unsee. Now, who’s gonna tell Aymeric he put erotica on his wall?”

Aureia catches his eye. “You know,” she says lightly, “I don’t think he needs to know.”

[impossible-rat-babies]

oc-tober day 4–avi’li sostomi (he/him) for @lilas

[lilas]

it’s just a crush, it’ll pass i’m sure

thank you so much @nahpolitan for this gorgeous commission of avi’li and aymeric, back when it was just a one-sided (?) crush, I fucking adore this, his expression is so cute!!

[lilas]

inspired by some other glam journeys my friends have done, had to give Avi his own 🥺💕

[lilas]

i can be your angle or your devil 🪽😈

[lilas]

💃💃💃💃

[lilas]

27 for sleepy Avimeric? 🥺

27. “You twitch in your sleep.  It’s honestly one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen.”

A little moment to themselves | word count: 397 | just very fluffy

Thank you Ash! <3

Pale blue morning light colors the room when Aymeric wakes. His first thought is, unfortunately, of work: what he needs to do, who he needs to meet with, where he needs to be today. He turns his tasks over in his mind and rubs the sleep from his eyes with his free arm. Avi’li pins his other arm between the two of them, head resting against Aymeric’s shoulder and their legs threaded together.

Aymeric turns on his side and settles his arm around Avi’li’s shoulders, fingertips brushing through the hair at his neck. Avi’li stirs briefly, adjusts his head and buries it firmly against Aymeric’s nightshirt.

“The sun bids us good morning,” Aymeric murmurs, words slow, his voice softened with sleep that yet lingers. Avi’li’s breathing remains even, peppered with light snores that make Aymeric smile, adoration bright in his eyes.

“Lia…”

Aymeric glides his fingers across Avi’s nape, over his jaw, his lips. Featherlight touches on his skin. Avi’li’s tail twitches, thumps twice against Aymeric’s hip.

“Are you choosing to act stubborn this morning?” Avi’li’s ears twitch beneath his chin, drawing a bubbly laugh. “I am not sure if I ever realized how much you twitch in your sleep.”

“…not twitchy…” Avi’li’s voice is low, almost inaudible between them.

“Your tail keeps flicking.” On queue, the tail thumps again, twice, thrice. Another soft chuckle leaves Aymeric. “I must admit it is one of the cutest things I have witnessed someone do.”

Avi’li grunts, “You’re cute…”

Curving his touch up the side of his face, Aymeric runs his thumb over the edge of Avi’s ear, getting a small shiver in response. “Was your night too eventful?”

“Just the,” a yawn, “Firmament. Problems.”

Shifting again Avi’li adjusts so his cheek sits more comfortably against Aymeric, curls his legs up and leaves his tail to linger on Aymeric’s thigh. Slowly, and with much melodrama in the way his eyebrows furrow and his lips draw into a pout, Avi’li blinks his eyes open. Their bright green hue catches the ambient light, making them glow in the dim.

His lips meet Aymeric’s jaw, a kiss and a nuzzle, “Must we get up?”

“Not this moment,” Aymeric cups his cheek, draws in closer until their noses brush and their breath mingles, “We have a while to ourselves yet.”

They smile into the kiss, settling against each other in this rare moment of reprieve afforded them.

[lilas]

yugiri appreciation post

[lilas]

<- Apollo/Azem & Avi’li/WoL ->

[lilas]

don’t worry I’m still very obsessed with him <3

[lilas]

he can be a little annoying as a treat :>

[lilas]

ARR vs After SB

baby keeps growing up 🥹

[lilas]

landed in kugane 🌅

[lilas]

eros 1 and storge 4 for avi, and pretend this ask has several avi blinking emojis 😊

Eros 1. Is your OC romantic in the traditional sense? Do they enjoy giving or receiving gifts of flowers or confectionary? Or are there other courtship traditions from their culture of origin that are important to them?

Avi’li doesn’t care much for traditional courtship re: gifts and chocolate and flowers. He doesn’t mind it if his partner is into that, but he’s not going to think to do them lol.

Culturally, he and his family spent a lot of time together when he was growing up. He always had community around him. So, I think quality time is something he values more, especially as his notoriety grows, and privacy and chances to be alone with someone he loves becomes more important to him.

Storge 4. Does your OC have any siblings? Did their parents have a favourite growing up? Has their relationship with their sibling changed in adulthood? If they don't have any siblings then do they perhaps feel they have missed out on an important relationship? Do they have any especially close friends who go some way towards filling that role?

GIVING ME A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT AVI’S SIBLINGS! 🥹

Avi’li is the youngest of five siblings; Avi’a, Ime, Fina, and Avi’to. The Avis all have their own nicknames; Avi’a is Aya, Avi’to is Toa, and Avi’li is Lia.

I think Avi’li/Lia is definitely the favorite if only for being the youngest and babied most of his life (but his parents would never admit this to keep things fair.)

Aya, Ime, and Fina all have their own families by this point, with Fina’s kids being a little older than toddlers and Aya’s children being teenagers (when Avi’li visited home for the first since moving to Erozea he was shocked at how big his niblings were! 😭).

Toa actually left to be an adventurer years before Avi’li. He left their island when he was barely an adult, and ended up dying in the Calamity. The family didn’t know what had happened for a long time until news got to them by way of a trader.

Avi’li loves his family a lot. T^T