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[shadesofblades]

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Au Ra August 2023: Day 2

(@soulshards-ffxiv took these amazing screens of Bites and Sebits with @midnightmagicks' Enkh and my Shunbai! An arm wrestle between Bites and Shunbai with Seb and Enkh observing.)

[midnightmagicks]

FFXIV 30 Day Writing Challenge Day 26: Zip

Zip: Move at high speed.

TW: NSFW !! Naughty kitsune ahead

It had been….a few months now. A few months with not so much a wisp of Daichi’s existence. It wasn’t entirely unlike the odd yokai to disappear for a time, zipping in and out of their lives upon his own whims. This was however…one of the longest amounts of time he’d gone without bothering Hajime. Unfortunately for Daichi though, Hajime was petty. 

Upon receiving the explicit (and rudely put) instruction not to enter his little portal domain, Hajime complied completely. He wouldn’t so much as think about that place. The place he knew Daichi was more than likely stuck in, currently. A lesson in the consequences of taking a tone with the fickle kitsune that is Hajime.

But, unfortunately for Hajime, Daichi had finally gotten out. 

And after a rampage in the sun and sea, he found himself standing on the interior of Hajime’s room. There was an intensity behind his stare that manifested around him, pulses of energy coming from hairline cracks along his body. He smirked, though his eyes held nothing friendly. 

“Well, hello there Hajime.  Lovely to see you again. Did you miss me?” Hajime looked over the teacup that had just made its way to his lips. So much for his peace and quiet. With a roll of his eyes, he set the teacup delicately down, not bothering to stand nor look at the intruder. His tail flicked lazily and as his gaze was on his own clawed hand. He flexed it in thinly veiled threat when his eyes drifted to the other; The guise of apathy oozing from his tone when he finally spoke. 

“Is there nothing better to do with your new-found freedom than ruin my day? I’m sure you have other things to attend to.”

Daichi’s muscles tensed, a vein popping on his forehead. Clearly agitated, his tail swished violently and he bared his fangs in a dangerous grin. “I’ve had several months ruined because you couldn’t be bothered to come find me.” “Am I your keeper? Why is that my responsibility?” “Not that I enjoy admitting this to you, you self centered ass, but you’re powerful enough to break me through the barrier that occasionally traps me.” “I seem to recall you being the one to tell me to stay out of your space.” “That obviously doesn’t apply when I’m trapped.”

“You never specified that.” The pair bickered back and forth as Daichi got increasingly agitated. He dug his claws into the palms of his hands as his body trembled with barely contained energy. Hajime seemed calm and collected, simply relaxing on his couch. This only enraged Daichi further. He couldn’t take it. 

With a snarl, his form shifted and stuttered as he teleported almost instantly across the room and on top of Hajime, pinning him against the couch with his hands gripping his collar. 

“I could kill you right now, you annoying prick. I will tear your throat out with my teeth–”

Hajime grinned wickedly, seemingly unconcerned with the sudden violence. His hands gripped Daichi’s upper arms, claws digging in enough to draw blood as he dragged crimson lines down towards his elbows. 

“I invite you to try, pup. Though…I do think there are better ways for you to occupy your obnoxious mouth.”

Despite his pettiness, Hajime had to admit he was *bored*. And what better way to cure boredom? His eyes drifted over the other’s rage-filled features, lingering on his lips before looking back into those mismatched eyes. 

Those eyes widened at the words, seemingly taken….completely off guard. For a moment. His eyebrows furrowed, and he growled lowly. “I won’t be nice to you, Hajime.” “I’m not asking you to be.” Daichi sat there, hands still gripping the other’s collar, unmoving. He stared as if battling something in his own brain. The swirl of feelings and pent-up energy confusing his thoughts. Too slow. Hajime grew impatient and huffed before snapping “Useless idiot.” at him and surging forward, crashing their lips together harshly. There was no affection or gentleness in it. All animalistic urges. That was enough to snap Daichi from his haze and he growled again, finally releasing the other’s shirt to begin fumbling with the complicated and pretentious robes Hajime was wearing. He’d managed to get the robes parted in time for Hajime to bite his bottom lip. Harshly. Daichi’s face reeled back and he swore, Bringing a hand up to harshly grab Hajime’s jaw. He tasted blood and would have felt a surge of anger had Hajime not whined at his grip.  That sent a different feeling prickling across his skin and he flicked his tail, feeling weirdly proud.

“Huh…interesting.”

“Shu–Shut up, Daichi.”

All the while, Daichi’s free hand had undone the tie on the front of Hajime’s pants, his touch wandering until his hand was around the blonde man’s length. This made Hajime dig his nails in harder, muscles twitching as he desperately searched for more friction. 

Daichi grinned, firmly pressing their lips together, blood from the earlier bite staining the other as well. When he pulled away, he looked at Hajime’s face, seeing his pupils blown wide and cheeks reddened. Smugly, he spoke in between catching his breath,

“You look pathetically desperate.”

“Relying on Leeja for– for entertainment gets old after a while, you know.”

The other’s expression changed and he groaned, pulling a face.

“.....Can you not talk about him while my hand is shoved down your pants, please?”

Hajime barked a laugh at the other's disgusted tone. His laugh faded into a stuttered sigh quickly as Daichi moved his hand quickly, effectively shutting the smaller kitsune up for a moment. Squirming against that hand, Hajime looked into mismatched eyes with his remaining shred of defiance. His breathing was heavy, but he squared his jaw. 

“You wo– *hnngh*-- won't make me beg. *Get on with it.*”

As he said, it wasn’t a beg. It was a demand.  

“Easy, hime. I'm in control right now–”

“Daichi, I will skin you alive if you ever call me that again–”

“Stop acting like a princess, then.” Daichi jolted violently when he felt a hand snake across the front of his pants suddenly before slipping down under the band of his underwear. A finger caressed the head with too much gentleness before the hand wrapped around his shaft. Hajime leaned in, grinning against his throat as Daichi hissed out a strangeled sounding “Fuck-”. Slowly but with purpose, Hajime moved hand down and then back up, repeating this motion a few times. He felt the other’s tensing and quivering with his movements, chuckling cruelly as he froze his motions. Daichi growled and Hajime bit down on the junction between shoulder and neck, causing another snarl. “Hajime…” “Shut up and behave. I’m not done playing with you yet, pup. You're not the one in charge anymore.”

----------- Daichi belongs to @soulshards :) I have decided I cannot submit these at the deadline because it STRESSES ME OUT so I am doing this entirely chaotically for the remainder of ffxivwrite yeehaw lessgo--

[sunderedazem]

Soulshards (Ch 4)

Self-Appointed Sibling (Mid-ARR, Coerthas)

Chapter rating: Gen, No Archive Warnings Apply, Sickfic

Summary:

Coerthas is a cold place, and its clime is cruel to foreigners used to the sunny warmth of southern Eorzea. Especially if they're the type to push too hard and too fast, and burn the candle at both ends, as is the young Scion now grumbling and feverish in one of Camp Dragonhead's sickrooms.

Haurchefant will see them well, however. It's the least he can do - and Count Edmont de Fortemps agrees wholeheartedly.

(Haurchefant POV. Set just before the Stone Vigil)

Ao3 Link!

Start Snippet: There was only so much the poor lad could take, and if what Haurchefant had heard from the young Miqo’te’s erstwhile companions was true, his troubles had begun far earlier than his arrival in Coerthas, unpleasant as it must have seemed at the time. Nay- the grief he must have carried to this point must have finally worn him through. To no surprise, to be sure – the young man had already been all over Coerthas it seemed, rescuing members of House Durendaire, House Haillenarte, and even his own House Fortemps from both heretics and false accusations of heresy. And while Haurchefant had at first only allowed a passing interest and sympathy for the Scions’ pleas to find their missing airship, Corrain’s single-minded drive and soft-smiling dedication to simply making the world he lived in better had entirely stolen away the hearts of those around him. Lord Portelaine and Lord Drillemont of House Durendaire and the young Lord Francel of House Haillenarte, among many others, all now looked upon him with both respect and the warm affections one would afford to a folk hero. And Haurchefant himself found that he should be included in that number, though not unwittingly. Thus endeared, he’d taken it upon himself to provide for the young warrior and his companions now, both as thanks for unmasking Guillaime as a false Inquisitor and heretic to boot, and as- well, a mere expression of his own gratitude for the pleasure of making Corrain’s acquaintance.

[estinininininen]

FFXIV: Can you imagine the Ascians' reactions to Midgardsormr landing on this planet? They didn't know about life on other stars. If they missed his actual landing they'd be gallivanting around, jumping to the other shards, teehee we'll get that dastardly Venat, and then they come back and find

this thing

protecting a lake full of aether, it's the size of a skyscraper from the World Unsundered, it's immortal, it has funky aether they can't sense or manipulate like other sundered beings' aether, its soul is in its eyes, it's incredibly strong, it seems to be able to change its shape, holy shit it's like it's unsundered is it even ethical to fight this thing, and it may also be able to eat people to get their souls and then that soulshard is kinda immortal again? how did Venat come up with this thing -

And then the lizard opens its mouth to the nice mortals that are hanging around asking questions and it says, completely intelligent, that a goddess called Hydaelyn let him stay on this planet if he protects the lake and does her a favor every now and then. Oh, and meet his first baby. The other 6 are going to hatch at some point.

I think the Ascian in the awestruck crowd would have just shat out of their borrowed body on the spot and gone running to the others like "You will not BELIEVE what that fucking bitch beat us to"

[briar-ffxiv]

Character Associations: Briar Redfeather

Fill out 3 or more symbolic associations for each category!

(Lovely art by @calico-heart )

✧EMOTIONS/FEELINGS✧

hopeful - The world can be a better place. He knows it can. curious - There's so much to see and learn. lonely - He doesn't have to be alone forever, does he? determined - to survive, to thrive, to grow brave - fear won't stop him

✧COLORS✧

green - growth, spring coming, hope, home blue - cool water, healing magic, rain white - kiss of winter, the bright moon, the touch of frost brown - the giving earth, the ancient trees, the steady feel of his bow red - boldness, a fox, survival, blood on the ground

✧SCENTS✧

wood - beloved bow, steady staff, the safety of home iron - blade, blood, a blacksmith's hammer, rebuilding leather - the creak of armour, the feel of a saddle under him wool - his sheep, home, the comfort of warmth around him patchouli - the forest, the rain, the comfort of a familiar person

✧OBJECTS✧

bow - a steady, comforting weight in his hand, a connection to the father he never knew cloak - his mother's. A reminder that he was once loved and that she's with him still stave - he is both a shepherd and a wanderer. He'll keep those with him as safe as he can. satchel - it has what he needs. It is security no matter what happens. journal - memories kept safe, special moments preserved

✧BODY LANGUAGE✧

restless hands - nervous, but hopeful, afraid to mess things up tilted head - a lack of understanding, but a craving to know bitten lip - so many things to say but unsure of the words furrowed brow - he's trying very hard to figure this out gentle touch - he's there and he wants to help if he can

✧AESTHETICS✧

forest - beautiful, but dangerous, full of green growing things but also predators unicorn - delicate and beautiful, pure and fierce, unlikely defender briar rose - a wild flower, beautiful but there are thorns, tougher than first appearances bare feet - humble, giving, connected with the earth red hair -hidden fire, strong spirit, willful and a bit of temper lamb - innocence, sacrifice, gentleness, forgiveness

Tagged by: @calico-heart - thank you! <3

Tagging: @shadesofblades @midnightmagicks @aidoneus-forgeron @starsworn @vythanis @soulshards-ffxiv @prettygayway @naejlas-axe @scholarlostintime @cantspelldragoonwithoutgoon @miqomischief @thefrostflower @ythealleycat @spotofmummery @ainyan @actualanxiousswampwitch @fluffyscholar and anyone else that wants to do it! <3

[lal-ffxiv]

WIP Whenever

it just so happens to be Wednesday though. Thank you for the tag @painted-scales!

I've been working all week on this piece between @yulin-xiv, Luken, and staff of the Hideaway. It still in a very rough draft as ig got very out of hand but hope to share it soon. Here is a bit of it:

Being in halls of House Silence had trepidation over him in a force. It was crushing his lungs, heart and bones together. Every step closer to the Mistress' inner courtyard seemed to be malm away then shrink to an ilm as his perception warped. Luken breathed in the scent of the burning incense. He could hear the rain pelting down on the building and he could see the door leading to the courtyard. He could feel the handle of the door in his hand and he felt himself pull the door open.

-

Fun fact! Last week in answering your ask on how domineering my oc is I mention that Luken isn't because for a time he had no agency or autonomy and that time was his employment with the Lady of the House of Silence.

Tagging: @thevikingwoman @placesyoucallhome @kepesktribe @hostilemakeover @selnyam @wanderingdragoon @soulshards @confusedtia

Non-FFXIV related i've been working on write for my one piece ocs but I only work on it a sentence at a time as lack of focus.

[coffeehands]

( Lee for @soulshards-ffxiv ❤️ )

[wayward-travelers]

8. did you have a muse you tried to play, but didn't feel connected to?

(Munday asks - accepting even though it's not monday anymore XD)

Oh yeah, several! Even just sticking to FFXIV.

The first iteration of Alakja was a himbo, but I suck at writing silly people so I've rewrote him completely not long ago. He's not necessarily very serious now, but he can at least put two and two together :'D

The first iteration of Griveroix was not too far from how he currently is, but the new one is more refined and I did change a few key aspects. He's not as unlucky and he's less of a loser, though still very much a coward. His relationship to Carvalhain isn't as close as it was, because it constrained him too much when I was trying to do something without the pirate captain. I also switched his constant feeling of longing for one of dread and apparently it works better. I think that, for the most part, the problem came from his backstory. It couldn't find ways to connect everything to my satisfaction so it didn't feel (to me) like he was a person in his own right. And I have a hard time connecting to a muse I don't understand. So I shelved him for like... three years? until I eventually got a revelation.

And then you have Wolfe. Wolfe is a special case, in the sense that I loved writing him in his first universe but I've never managed to connect with him in the same way in FFXIV. I'm not exactly sure why, but I think he just works better in a relatively confined environment. One I can influence more than, say, Ul'dah :'D So this version of him is one I couldn't really connect too, much to my displeasure because I miss the old him. I tried, though. I really did. But for now he's shelved.

There's also a bunch of characters that I'm not really sure even appeared on this blog xD One in particular that I'll probably recycle at some point, likely more as a retainer than a full-fledged character.

Thanks for the ask, @soulshards!

[valdiis]

5 Songs I'm Into RN

Tagged by @soulshards-ooc (Thank you! I love these!)

Too Sweet by Hozier (CW: Bugs in the video)

You know you’re bright as the morning As soft as the rain Pretty as a vine As sweet as a grape If you can sit in a barrel Maybe I’ll wait

Honestly, I don't care if it makes me basic or w/e, I love everything this strange bog man puts out. This song is such a jam too.

Firestorm by Danny Schmidt

I made my way from Spain to France A naked sort of paper dance There were stamps to beg for and palms demanding grease They said there’s nothing they could do They said there’s tricks that get you through Was a time I would have nailed those palms to trees

There's several really clever turns of phrase in this song and it is such a strong OC song too.

Lake Pontchartrain by Ludo

That's how it happened, why would I lie? There were no bodies, I've got none to hide I'm just a boy, lost his friends in the rain Any more questions, just go and ask Lake Pontchartrain

It's just fun, okay?

The Man by The Killers

When it comes to Friday, I always earn (Ooh-ooh) Don't try to teach me, I got nothing to learn 'Cause baby I'm gifted You see what I mean? USDA certified lean

This song is so ridiculous and wonderful. I know that the Killers in general are Horribly Depressing(TM) because my husband listens to a lot of them, but this song makes me smile.

Slumber Party by Ashnikko

Me and your girlfriend playing dress up in my house I gave your girlfriend cunnilingus on my couch She cute, kawaii, hentai boobies, that excites me I think she really likes me Ask politely, can I ooo ooo ooo

You may have noticed that I have a thing for ridiculous songs lately. Does it get more ridiculous than this one? Also, what a burn.

Tagging: @shieke, @canalstreetbaker, @so-called-yokai, @briar-ffxiv, and @shadesofblades

[avaritia-ffxiv]

5 Songs I'm Into RN

1. Tuoni - Kuolonpyörä

I LOVE the lyrics in this. But it's Finnish. And if you look up a translation, the chorus is wrong. And the chorus is the best part. So I'm a lil salty about that and had to translate it MYSELF for captainqster when sending it to them like "OMG THIS IS SO GNB GIOVANNA"

But it is, it really is her.

(Also the correct chorus goes like this:)

Pyörä pyörii - läpi ihmiselämän (The wheel turns - through human life) Pyörä pyörii - aina nauttii vähemmän (The wheel turns - always enjoys less) Pyörä pyörii - ei hellitä ikinä (The wheel turns - never relents) Kuolonpyörä - liekki ja kipinä (Wheel of death - flame and spark)

2. Beyond Awareness - Crime

This is from Nazaire's playlist.

Will I ever be fine? Do I belong in another life? Oh please show me the place where I can leave this behind Can't replace what's inside I'm all out of will to carry on with this life But if I just closed my eyes for now It's a crime

Apparently this is a Finnish band too?? The more you know. Anyway yeah very Nazaire, makes me vibe in his name.

3. Bloodbound - The Warlock's Trail

Hey it's a Swedish band this time. That's so far off.

Either way, this is from D&D Gia's playlist

In the mist of the morning a winter's day Came a man in robe from far away Out of ashes and clay of the magic vale 'Cause sorrow sail on the warlock's trail

Idk if I've ever talked about him? He's a ruthless little thing, and a warlock, so the song suits him p nicely.

4. Hozier & Bear McCreary - Blood Upon the Snow

It's not from some version of Gia's playlist!!! It's from Damonient's. I fucking love this song and it really... Gets his mood across, I feel? The melancholy, it's so good.

To all things housed in her silence Nature offers a violence The bear that keeps to his own line The wolf that seeks always his own kind The world that hardens as the harsher winter holds The parent forced to eat its young before it grows It's not my arms that will fail me But this world takes more strength than it gave me The trees deny themselves nothing that makes them grow No rain fall, no sunshine No blood upon the snow

I still haven't gotten around to doing a lil gpose to it with him.

5. Project Vela - War on Falling Stars

Embracing the darkness Telling you that it'll be okay But it's more than harmless This disease will rip your soul away I don't want to live my life by your beliefs I don't want to be caught up in vanity I don't want to swallow pills you offer me I just need to suppress these memories

This is from Saga's v2 playlist, soooooo himst after his corruption arc 'cause we can't have good sweet pure characters in this house, must ruin their whole outlook.

Tagged by @captainqster

Tagging idk who hasn't gotten tagged yet so if you've already gotten tagged or don't feel like it just ignore this but @soulshards-ooc @shadesofblades @vmbral (YES I KNOW YOU ALREADY GOT TAGGED BUT I WILL TAG YOU AGAIN) @cosmicharm (same at you) @midnightmagicks

@abalathia @shieke @briar-ffxiv @allyennah

Honorary mentions and a whole bunch of spotify links under the cut:

Bad Omens - Kingdom of Cards (from Amthan's playlist)

I made my way through hell again, I paid for my mistakes Next time, I think I'll stay awhile and pour myself a drink When I return, I'll look for you, so listen for your name If you can make it out above the roaring of the flames If it's the mask you want, then it's the mask that you will get But when I take it off, remember that you asked for this I tore myself apart to give you all that I could give Don't think that I will let it go, don't think that I'll forget I thought I wanted legacy, I thought I wanted fame I didn't know I'd lose all my loved ones in exchange Left 'em all behind and yeah, for that, I am ashamed But that's the price I'm paying 'til I'm buried in my grave

Blacklite District - Goodbye (rock mix) (from Gia and Saga v2's playlists)

Goodbye Say goodbye to the knife That you sharpen with your life Say goodbye To the dark side Goodbye Say goodbye to the lies And the pain You hold inside Say goodbye to that old life Goodbye

Hollywood Undead ft. Hyro the Hero - Comin' Through the Stereo (from Narin's playlist)

I'm going to the top and nobody's gonna stop me now Another nightmare and it's coming through the stеreo Keep going 'til I drop, 'til the hands on the clock run out Anothеr nightmare and it's coming through the stereo Straight out the gate, got them bodies dropping Ain't no grave that can hold my coffin I'm going to the top and nobody's gonna stop me now Another nightmare and it's coming through the stereo

Battle Beast - Where Angels Fear to Fly (from Nazaire's playlist)

I spread my wings and like the midnight sun I will be rising Into the frozen heights, where stars are born And where they die I'm lighting up horizons With thunder and lightning Through the darkest skies Whеre even angеls fear to fly

I COULD GO ON FOR SO MUCH LONGER, DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH MUSIC I LISTEN TO. But also yeah if I can't make it related to one character or other, it can't keep my interest.

Good thing I have a gazillion characters!

[soulshards-ooc]

Main blog over at @soulshards, likes and follows come from there.

Side blog with my special boy Ezie @bloodredhands.

This is for reblogs/shouting at my friends and people in the FFXIV community!!

[shadesofblades]

shunbai and bites #7 mistletoe meme yes and thank you biting may be included :)

They bite as a sign of affection (mostly)...

[midnightmagicks]

FFXIV 30 Day Writing Challenge Day 3: Tempest

Tempest: The idea of anger or fighting.

Shattering glass. Insults. Swearing. More shattering glass. More insults. 

The inside of Lillian’s quarters was a mess. Everything that was once on her desk had been violently swept onto the floor. Glass shards scattered around the room in every corner and a wet spot had begun to run down the wall next to the door, flowers sadly flung onto the ground and falling apart. 

Lillian stood to the side of her desk, breathing heavily and glaring murderously at a rather nervous looking miqo’te man whose head was seemingly the target of the shattered flower vase. He held his hands up shakily, looking to the few other silent figures in the room. Most were seemingly too terrified to speak, nervously glancing between each other. There was one individual in a chair near Lillian’s captain chair who simply looked bored. He held a book, occasionally glancing to the terrified figures in the room with a blank expression or to the back of Lillian with a small smirk. He seemed to be the only one not afraid of her current wrath. 

The sharp bite of Lillain’s angry voice snapped the miqo’te man’s attention back to her and he cowered further. “Well?! Is that it then? Are you truly that worthless?” He wilted, struggling to speak for a moment before clearing his throat, voice still weak. 

“I–Well…Ma’am– Captain! Captain. If I had realized what a tempest my report would make I would have just–”

“TEMPEST?!”

The aforementioned captain bellowed, causing everyone, minus the elezen man, who looked up in….pity? Perhaps? to flinch and stare at the ground. It seemed that he had said the wrong thing. “I will give you. Five steps.” She ground out, striding behind her desk and pulling a flintlock from a drawer beneath. The room went still. The miqo’te’s eyes were nearly the size of dinner plates. “F-Five steps?” “Yes. Five steps to get the hells out of my office and off of my ship before I repaint my office with the inside of your skull.” A click echoed the room as she drew the hammer of the flintlock back, pulling it up to aim at the man’s forehead. 

“That goes for all of you. OUT. NOW.” The quarters were empty in moments. The men scrambled, tripped over each other, yelled, and got out of her sight before she decided five steps was too many. She set the hammer back, exhaling slowly and pinching the bridge of her nose. Idiots. All of them. The Elezen behind her, smirk on his face, spoke up finally. “That, my dear, is one reason I absolutely adore you.”

She huffed, tossing a glance over her shoulder at the him. "You're a lucky man, Kiros Verville."

Ayyy thank you @soulshards for allowing me to KINDA steal Kiros LOL

[sunderedazem]

Soulshards (Ch 3)

Horrorstruck (Mid-ARR, Waking Sands Massacre)

Chapter rating: Teen, No Archive Warnings Apply

Summary: Titan's Bane returns to the Waking Sands victorious. Only silence is there to greet him. (WoL POV)

Ao3 Link!

Start Snippet:

It was too quiet. Far too quiet for the usual subtle bustle of the cheerful port town that doubled as the Scions’ favored base of operations. And yet that was only the immediate surround of the steep stone docks of Vesper Bay, the lack of merchants’ echoes and haggling creating a suffocating silence as he strode back toward the place he’d so recently come to call home.  It was enough to make every ilm of his skin prickle, all his fur stand on end like he was a Miqo’tten whelp in the orphanage again, watching the sky fall and burn and Dalamud shatter, and terror settled in the pit of his stomach, heavier than lead. He’d only just spoken with Minfilia over the linkpearl less than thirty-six hours ago, just prior to boarding a ship from Limsa Lominsa. Was it possible something had happened in so short a time? Sometimes, he cursed the overkeen hearing of his sensitive ears. Even by Miqo’te standards he was particular about sound, catching odd whispers and echoes from yalms away on occasion and so this- silence. It clung to him like fear clung to prey. Ominous and looming.

[briar-ffxiv]

what sky are you…?

stormy sky

You don't shy away from expressing yourself. Your emotions can be unpredictable, but you try not to stifle them. You're passionate to a fault. You are fiercely loyal and won't hesitate to defend and protect the people and things you care about, but you can be impatient at times - with yourself and with others. Sometimes you turn to "easier" emotions like anger when you don't know how to handle things like guilt, grief, or helplessness

[ Quiz Here! ]

Tagged by: @prudentfolly (sorta! Thank you! )

Tagging: @thefrostflower @valdiis @placesyoucallhome @shadesofblades @midnightmagicks @avaritia-ffxiv @prettygayway @soulshards-ffxiv @chocoblep @houserosaire @calico-heart @seasaltandcopper @paintedscales @brazenelk @elfie-kitten @spotofmummery @sealrock & anyone else!

[lal-ffxiv]

🍂 leaves: what does your editing process look like? how does your wip typically change as you work on it?

my editing process is looking for the red squiggles of misspelled words or reading it again and finding missing words after I posted it, but editing is the very, very last step of the process. Long answer below the cut.

Thank you so much @soulshards for sending this ask!

I'm going to use the latest piece of Luka's Story as my example of how a WIP changes as I work on it because I worked on it for almost 4 years. I started the piece for the prompt Part in the FFXIV Write in 2020 where I had written the first part for the prompt clamour .

I don't have orginal draft anymore since I write drafts on my phone as my phone doesn't have spell check and it helps me not edit while I write. I do have copy of the .txt file though. So 1st draft looks like this.

This draft goes through several revisions. The first draft gets expanded by adding context to actions, more emotions and scene or summary.

When I was coming back from hiatus this year I said I would get this write done so I collected every draft. It looks like this:

These are the drafts side by side with my core idea at the top (30 pages). This is /are the drafts in chronological order by scene with final the revision (21 pages).

That goes into another doc where it is edited. During this I still felt it was missing something. It wasn't complete to me, so I actually had go back to my draft of clamor to a scene I had cut to expand on that.

Then final edits are done on tumblr's draft since it can change the formatting of my paragraph breaks and gets words that docs misses.

This one write got sectioned into four pieces which tell the story I want to tell in the best way I can write now and I'm sure I still errors in grammar or typos or issues with my syntax but I'm writing and its good enough for me.

(This answer doesn't included reseacrch which is its whole own process)

Published pieces here: 1 2 3 4

Not all writes are so long though. Some do go from 1st draft to edits because its good enough of me on how the idea is translated in the writing. Like my writes for ffxivwrite this year.

This this one goes through one revision before edits, but this one goes straight to edits. (Last one doesn't show the research I did on ferns though.)

Thank you so much for asking this ask and letting me go off for an hour about my writing process. I love you. Thank you again.