#pastelfable

[swagginton-art]

Artfight Day 8!!! I also finished some up today on day 11, so expect that one soon, hopefully.

The cutie Miss Melody, belonging to @beekirby / @beekirbydrawsstuff

My girl Swagbae hanging out with my super awesome bud @heart-buzz

And @pastelfable 's master of fashion, rocking the one armed longsleeve. Genuinely want that irl.

[fairlybeloved]

@pastelfates

"Attention, citizens!" It was a Knight of some sort, facial features hidden behind a helmet. It made the announcement he projected to the surroundings slightly muffled, difficult to decipher if one wasn't paused in their daily comings and goings to pay it any mind.

"We are on the lookout for a dangerous fugitive at large! Black, spiky hair, blue eyes, six foot, two inches tall, large Buster Sword at his back----"

Said fugitive was hunkered down precariously behind a bush, not the best hiding place by itself, but especially not with a.... witness standing right at his side. A blonde haired girl, who, ironically, at least APPEARED to be looking straight at him.

Zack raised an index finger to his lips, brows furrowed in concern, quietly mouthing, 'Please don't say anything.' He looked to be injured, in a bad way himself, not in any condition to be scurrying away in a hurry as it was.

"If you SEE said fugitive, DO NOT APPROACH. Report to your local constabulary immediately." The Knight moved on, his voice carrying distantly now, a similar speech for the next set of nearby citizens.

[forgottenluck]

Confess your secrets to me and I'll tell you what you need to hear

you are holy, you are divine

you've eaten yourself alive long enough. it's time to pull yourself down from your cross. i promise you are good, you are pure. you do not have to be a martyr.

Tagged by: @altosk

Tagging: @bishonenprince @thalassancharm (for whichever muse is most active :o), @serenitasmusas (For Chihiro), @talesofourworlds (for any of your muses, do whoever is active at the moment), @ama-tcra-su @pastelfates (Sunny and Mana :D), @witchembrace (for barbara? Maybe?), and anyone else who wants to do this :D

[talesofourworlds]

@pastelfates liked for an Arise starter!

Rinwell didn't remember seeing this particular building before, but curiosity had gotten the better of her. The sign had made it sound like a blacksmith, but it looked a bit different from the ones she was used to. Then again, Rinwell reminded herself, the blacksmiths she and her friends had been to in the past had usually just taken up residence in the inns they'd visited. So this one must have been around for a while and she'd just... not seen it.

There's a chance they won't be willing to make spellbook upgrades, though, she reminded herself. It always had been lucky when the ones she'd been to before happened to have printing presses to make specific books for her to use in battle. As Rinwell walked inside, she didn't immediately see anything of the like. That didn't mean it wasn't worth asking. Now that she thought about it, though, she didn't immediately see anyone that might have worked there.

"Hello?" Rinwell called. "Is anyone here?" As soon as she found someone, she could inquire as to what sort of business they did. Mostly, Rinwell hoped to maybe get a new spellbook made. Provided, of course, that whoever worked there didn't have a problem with mages.

[strebcr]

(from Mana) ’ I prefer to be called evil genius. ’

"Villans are much more interesting characters anyway! Especially evil geniuses."

[constellationcrowned]

(Mana to Bo) Mana is a simple person, if someone is nice to her, she likes them. "I made you a friendship bracelet!" it's a simple beaded one.

"Another present? And just for me, too! I'm super lucky!" The sualokin wasn't wearing the flower she'd given him before but it was tucked safely away with his belongings and this gift was treated with the same amount of CARE AND AFFECTION. Large golden hues blink slowly as Bo watches the small mortal approach and put something around his wrist---a bracelet, one with black beads with the centers threaded through with veins of bright yellow and gold---and smiles warmly. What a lovely gift! "I promise to wear it all of the time, I really do! Oh, stay right there, okay? Don't move a muscle~"

Bo slips away for a few moments only to return with something of his own: A small and clearly well taken care of camera, which he holds up proudly. "This is an Inigo camera! Kiddo won't mind if we borrow it for a minute." Bo carefully winds his large, serpentine form around the young woman's back and once situated in a nice spot he peers over her shoulder and into her eyes, camera still in hand and at the ready.

"Do you want to TAKE A PHOTO WITH ME, Mana? This camera takes very special pictures you know~" Bat-like wings gingerly wrap around the mortal and draw her in even closer with the same notable care Bo was known for, "I think pictures and photos are wonderful gifts and if we have a photo of our time together it'll be impossible to forget; not that I could ever forget a kind girl like you even if I tried, and when we're apart you can look at it and hopefully YOU WON'T FEEL SO LONELY! We can take a bunch and I'll make you a nice scrapbook, I'm reallllyyyy good at making those! What do you say...?" Memories were important---and keeping them even more so.

[strebcrarchivess]

👁👄👁 for aaaa mana or sunny

Send 👁👄👁 for a shit post edit of your fucking muse!

La creatura

[ednaeflowers]

@pastelfates : (from Meebs) He is oddly not here to bicker for once, Sorey had wanted ice cream so he figured he'd make Edna a bowl. ❝Here.❞ the bowl is held out for her to take, ❝You have to clean your bowl when you're finished.❞

It is always concerning if he doesn't say anything sarcastic to her, so she squints at the bowl for a long moment before finally taking it upon seeing nothing weird being mixed into the contents. A part of her wants to complain about how she wanted orange and not vanilla just to see his reaction, but she isn't crass enough to do that when he made her ice cream that she never even asked for today. ( It didn't occur to her that he would ever do that for her, actually. ) Besides, ice cream is always good—and there are plenty of other methods to annoy him anyway.

❛  Okay, Nanny-leo,  ❜ she casually nods, feigning innocence as she takes the spoon to start eating. ❛  Do you also want me to show it to you later for you to inspect its cleanliness as well?  ❜

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[historias-multorum]

@pastelfates continuing from this.

"Well... If that's the case then, wouldn't what you're saying be just an opinion?" Serenity asked. "Because opinions are just our personal preferences and judgments without concert fact or evidence. You can say it but it is not back by information... right?"

[solivcgant]

[ from Sunny ] Surprise! He is getting a huge basket of chocolates and knitted flowers. Silly holidays give her an excuse to make a bunch of sweets. "Here ya go!"

considering the holiday, he expected something small. maybe even something homemade if he was LUCKY enough since sunny enjoyed baking. what he didn't expect was this. some huge basket practically covering her from his sight. "eh-- sunny? how long.. did this take for you to make?" he asked hesitantly while reaching forward to take the basket from her hands. it's one thing for someone like him to receive chocolates, but how does one repay the time spent over knitted flowers? even he wasn't sure what the white day gift guide looked like for something like THAT-- " thank you so much sunny, i think i'll have chocolates to last the entire year if i don't scarf them down in one sitting." he paused to look down at the knitted flowers decorating the basket, "and i'll put some of these behind my camera for my stream.. people have been saying i need to add more colours while i lose game."

[ofstarsandskies]

{from Mana} She's still slightly terrified of Julius and even Ludger but she has come to bring them gifts. For Ludger there is a few cookbooks and a few daggers. For Julius she made a few tomato plushies, and since Sunny said something about him wanting a prized possession box, he gets one with little cats carved into the side. And she brought Lulu some treats she got from the katz. "Happy holidays from my family to yours!"

@pastelfates cause the boys got gifts (and some in return~)

Right as Ludger's oven went off, so did their doorbell. Did Nova come early? "Nii-san, can you get the cookies?" It might be a gamble to ask, but surely Julius wouldn't set the house on fire opening an oven door. Guess they'd find out.

Anyway, the door! To his surprise, his guest wasn't Nova (well she wasn't too surprising; she's never early) or even Zig; Mana came bearing gifts! "Oh, Merry Verius Evening to you too, Mana!" Ludger greeted. "Could you step inside for a minute? I've got something for you in return!"

"Merry Verius Evening to you, Mana," Julius managed to not burn anything down by himself, allowing him to offer the welcome guest fresh, warm cookies. "We're both honored you'd come to personally deliver our gifts. Then again, finding an interdimensional mail courier is the bigger hassle." Not unless Lady Norn pulled small favors, wherever she was.

"While I stall for time, we have gifts for you and Ms. Sunny as well. We kept them in Ludger's room so Lulu didn't use the box as a scratching post--" A loud ting rang from the railing in Ludger's closet. He told him not to stash it too far back; little brothers never think ahead. "--So they should be unharmed. But while we wait, do you mind if I open mine?"

Julius set the cookie tray down on the table and opened his box. His eyes settled on the tomatoes first, big shock, giving them a gentle squeeze. Definitely plush; good thing he tested first. "These are lovely, Mana. My room needs a bit of sprucing up."

As for the cute kitty box, it took Julius a second to realize the inspiration behind it. When it clicked, he couldn't help a hearty chuckle, "Ms. Sunny got a good memory-- I didn't think she'd remember that compliment on her prized possession box idea." Suffice to say, he'd already put one thing: an old photo of Ludger's 10th birthday party Julius used to remember why he never stopped fighting.

How it held up without creasing this long, call it an Origin's miracle.

And after all that talking, Ludger returned with custom gift boxes cut into a sunflower and rabbit respectively. "Sorry for the wait! I uh-- I'm sure Julius said why," Julius' wry smile said as much. "I won't talk your ear off after you endured his stalling. Merry Verius Eve to you and Sunny!"

Mana's box held two items: the first, a hand-printed and published fifty paged animal pun book, illustrations included, by Julius himself. At its side would be a doll of the book's cover mascot, a custom sewn Bunnykins. Its arms were positioned and reinforced enough to hold Mana's new book, should she want to display them both.

Sunny's box also came with two separate things: Ludger's gift was a hand-selected copy of several Elympion and Rieze Maxian dishes cook book Ludger tortured a copy machine to cobble together. Julius' gift required some serious networking to recover a milennia old Spyrix casing which Julius managed to buff off the rust and dirt off of. Wouldn't trump her milennia old keepsakes, but it'd sure try its best.

"Enjoy the holiday your world celebrates! We're happy to have you around any day you'd like--" Wait a second... did Mana have cat treats in her hands? Well, it was the holidays; he'd let it go this once. "A-And I'll open my gift if you don't mind!"

A new set of twin daggers! Always good to have a backup-- his Ardent Vesperias weren't shining as much as they used to. "I'll never turn down a nice pair of weapons," He'd give them a test run out on the Highroad when it warmed up. The books though, oh they'd get used right away! "And cookbooks from another world? Sign me up every time! Thank you and your sister both! Keep warm and safe!"

[fairlybeloved]

@pastelfates

"Hmm, wha---?" Movements, which felt more instinctual than anything else, found near immediate resistance, halting him in his tracks. He had to truly open his eyes and focus to see that it was the hand of a stranger, decidedly rejecting any other action he might fathom he take instead. His body openly accepted the bold refusal, head flopping back against the pillow.

Soft pillow actually...

Soft bed, with warm fluffy blankets. How long had it been since he'd been able to hunker down in a real bed? In a real room? Not the woods or the hard patch of something or other he was normally exposed to instead.

"What building fell on me?" He asked to no one in particular. Or....

... the stranger he then remembered had guided him back to laying down.

"Wait." He squinted, the quintessential act of 'sharpening' the vision and enhancing the ability to process puzzling situations [if only it really worked that way in reality]. "I know you. I mean, I've talked to you before?" Which wasn't exactly the same thing.

[forgottenluck]

@pastelfates

He hadn't been expecting anyone. Since when did he have very many people that would be willing to visit....or know where to find him since he kept moving from place to place.

....Yet....the little angel always seemed to be able to figure out where he was. She'd pop up out of nowhere, spend a few days and then move on. It was endearing....and each time, he got to know just a little bit more about her.

He'd be lieing if he said he wasn't fond of her. She reminded him so often of the children that used to visit the shrines....though he knew all to well that she wasn't one. But there was something else about her. Something in his core...in the back of his mind. It lingered like a half forgotten dream. He often ignored it.

If he didn't acknowledge the want, the desire, then it didn't exist. He didn't need it.

If she considered him a friend enough to return to talk to him...that's all he needed. He didn't need anything more, didn't want anything else. Though the discussion of family rang in his ears like a bell.

Was that what it was? Did he see her as a little sister? Someone to care about, to protect--He didn't know. He didn't know and it wasn't important.

Even still....even still.....the words hit his ears and it took a few moments to register. What had she said? A rare moment for her to come by, and the first thing that he hears is.....

"...Eh?"

His reply is oh so eloquent.....he's completely hung up on the terminology she'd used. Had she....had she really called him 'big bro'? He went over it in his head....she had....she had!

Something warm settled down in his core, sticking pleasantly to him and he couldn't help the almost giddy feeling from showing on his face. Was this what happiness felt like? A sense of belonging that he'd never quite been able to grasp?

He didn't know. He didn't care. It was nice, and he still had to respond to her question.

"Of course. What kind of cookies are we having today?" He tried to not let the fact that he'd nearly broken show on his face, instead....a huge, happy grin was there. And not one of the fake ones he often wore...this was a real one.

[talesofourworlds]

"What, you’ve never put cereal in a blender before? Calling yourself a chef?” (Mana for uhh Ivar or Rinwell!)

"No, I... can't say that I have," Ivar answered. Was this a regular cooking method? Maybe it was and he'd just never heard of it. Nia Khera wasn't exactly known for technological advances like the ones he was starting to get used to seeing. Now he was curious, though. His head tilted.

"What are we making that needs blended cereal, anyway?"

[strebcr]

{From Mana} ❝May Mana haves all your solved cubes? I need ammo for my war!!❞

"Sure thing Mana! I have a whooole box of em!" Streber said sliding over an impressively sized box full of solved rubix cubes.

*You have now acquired a whole big ass box of solved rubix cubes! Use them wisely or don't, I'm not your mom!*