#wol x Widargelt

[berryzawati]

A FFXIV otome game based on the job quest npcs? More likely than you think!

Oh Layla, which one of these fighters is going to capture your heart?!

[semi-imaginary-place]

ffxiv job stuff and more msq procrastination 4.x

unlocked all the jobs and all my gatherers and crafters are at 90!

reaper mentor lady is so cool. ffxiv desperately needed women like her.

I guess warrior questline is just a romcom now. I do love the visual comedy of a row of roe dude and then tink tink tink they all go flying

so the ala mhigan royal line did survive.

widargelt need not choose between reviving the order and helping the resistance. the two aren't mutually exclusive. just like the choice of location isn't that hard. the resistance can use the old temple and you can base the new order of monks in that same temple. the real reason is probably because msq plot happens in rhalgr's reach and that would make the writers' jobs harder.

what ok we're going full royal conspiracy, I'm down. so mad king's theodric's royal purge super failed since his own son and nephew both escaped. oh this questline is going full anti-monarchy. that is a rather long way to make someone come only to make them go all the way back.

i knew monks and ala mhigo had a stong hong kong kungu fu cinema influence but we are going full bruce lee 60s hipee philosophy changing forms mixed martial arts to beats established 1 style masters.

huh this has been better than expected. i liked that all the 3 questlines have carried themes of siblinghood. 1-30 were about the two lalas, 30-50 was what happens when you have no siblings no one, 50-60 is about the cat sisters, 60-70 is about monk brotherhood.

dark knight! ah my soul crystal broke i dont think that's suppose to happen.

myste is the name for orphans. myste claims to be one and sid calls him out on it.

not more ghosts. this better not be another walking corpse.

what authority? is it me or it sid acting more wet cat like than usual.

... did we just kill a legal official? like another one? i dunno im kinda spiteful still haven't forgiven the whole falcons nest thing. then again he was abusing his power to beat a prisoner.

fray 2.0. is wol-kun have another public externalized breakdown?

couldn't we get Gallien some medical attention.

wol-kun really does have the most dramatic and public of mental breakdowns huh. slaps roof of pc this baby can fit so many people in thme

guilt masquerading as sorrow

always knew she had it in her

[greenmagic-oilspill]

OKAY REACTIONS TO THE TRAILER Little thing but I love that the thaumaturge guild masters are getting in on the action. It's nice to see established NPCs outside of the MSQ helping in the war effort Zenos' voice is not what I expected but I love it??? Holy shit I do not want to see any more Scions die any time soon but I think Y'shtola, Alisaie, and Krile are safe (but Krile looked like she was doing some kinda self sacrifice thing...). I love all the Scions so much Woo unexpected third beast tribe, we'll probably see their primal in the 4.x patches I loved how it seemed like the WoL was doing more in cutscenes!! Bet everyone will be happy about that.. like he used his sword to block an attack, but that'll obviously play out differently depending on what job you are. First Yojimbo and now Ixion????? I AM A HAPPY FFX FAN Still not much Thancred surprisingly. The only shot of him was the same one from the Revolutions video. I wonder if he'll have a small role. Estinien was a surprise. Didn't expect to see him return so quickly, but it's nice to see some Heavensward elements still involved. Now more Lucia and Hilda please?? Still no Widargelt though??? We even saw Oboro in Revolutions what is this shit Fordola is intense and I can't wait to see more of her. Hot damn. GOD SO MUCH TO DIGEST WHAT ELSE WAS THERE HMMM Susanoo and Lakshmi look cool, I'm excited for them. So did the other dungeon bosses that appeared. I think I saw David Bowie WE ARE GONNA RECREATE THE STORMBLOOD OPENING MOVIE WITH LYSE I AM HYPE. But what was that sword thing she was holding? There's gonna be so many big sprawling war scenes, I can't wait. This whole scenario will be intense and I have more feelings for this than I did going into Heavensward.

[berryzawati]

Rambling about wolnpc....

One of the reasons why I'm so deep into multishipping hell with my wol is that I love genuinely love exploring dynamics with different npcs. FFXIV throws so many awesome npcs at me, how can I just stick with one or two?

Ok, there's also the fact that she fell in love twice and the first time her lover died and the second time, the guy was already dead BUT...

As far as canon goes Layla had a whirlwind romance with Haurchefant. They fell in love fast and the romance ended just as fast at the Vault. It was a very cliched romance, Haurchefant swept Layla off her feet. Often literally. He was very affectionate with her and often times Layla was a bit shy, especially when they are in public. But she loved him just as much.

Her love for Ardbert was doomed due to the fact that he was already dead and not from the Source. Ardbert fell in love with Layla during Shadowbringers too but denied his feelings for her until the very end.

Layla felt like Ardbert was truly her soulmate and often wonders if she would feel similar about the other Azem shards. By then, Layla overcame her timidly and often persued Ardbert romantically and Ardbert was often unsure how to react to her advances - all the while he slowly fell for her. Also I constantly think of newlywed AUs for them lmfao

Layla and Leofard are friends with benefits but on a non-sexual level, they enjoy each other's company a lot. Leofard understands that Layla comes from a very different background and starts to banter with her accordingly. I call their dynamics charming rogue x graceful, courtly fighter.

Layla may act as if Leofard's teasing bothered her a little but deep down she appreciates him as a dear, dear companion. Someone who understands that the world is vast and that there is still so much for them to discover...

When it comes to non-canon ships, I'm afraid this is where my brainrot truly shines. I ship my wol with so many npcs, I sometimes even forget which minor msq/general npc I ship my wol with. It do be like that. Though these days I often think of job/role quest npcs.

As someone who ADORES job quest npcs, I was extremely sad that the stopped doing them in Shadowbringers.

Some of my favorites include:

Gransonwol. They're both tanks and they both lost a loved one. In my mind, Layla and Granson lick each other's wounds and get closer in the progress. Their personalities don't clash at all and they go well together.

But Granson is from the First and Layla is from the Source. Not only are they griefing but it is hard to deal with physical distance. This often leads to conflicts between them. Will they be able to overcome this? Who knows...

Oborowol. The first thing I think when I think of Layla and Oboro was how when she became a ninja, Oboro asked her to teach him about the culture of Eorzea. But Layla is not a native of Eorzea either! I think this may have lead to funny moments to them, Layla loves helping people, so she often answered all the question.

The second thing is:

Oboro's Zadnor field note gave me a lot inspiration. Layla may be experienced in all things romance but she can get pretty bashful and lets her partner lead. Oboro however is not really experienced, so she waits a long time for him to make a move on her. So, here's a rare case of Layla often taking charge in the relationship. Oboro is often thankful but eventually overcomes his own shyness, methinks.

Widargeltwol. Probably the ship that is connected to Layla's lore the most, even more than her canonical ships. Layla is half Ala Mhigan and her Ala Mhigan mother is one of the last surviving monks. This had a huge impact on Layla growing up. Growing up her mother strictly trained her to become a monk but Layla could not open a chakra despite her apititude for fighting and her strong body.

It wasn't until she met Widargelt during the first monk job quest that she opened her first chakra. Widargelt realized her potential and made plans to use her for his revenge against the Garleans (as shown during the ARR MNK job quests). I love this because during A Realm Reborn, Layla felt connected to the Ala Mhigans and started to see herself as an Ala Mhigan more and more.

So, queue in the angst when during the level 50 quest, Widargelt tried to kill her. Layla quickly became fond of Widargelt, so her heart broke after this but during the Heavensward quests they've mended their relationship fast. Even in the canonical timeline in which they don't end up together, Layla sees Widargelt as one of the most precious person she has met during her journey.

It is worth noting that Layla has kept her mother's identity hidden but after the events of the last ARR MNK quests, Layla confessed to Widargelt and Erik that her mother was a monk as well. They were the first people, Layla has told about her mother.

I think out of all my ships, this one is the one I'd label a slowburn. They saw each other as siblings in monkhood first but I also think that their romance is also a very smooth one once they realize their feelings. No need for big words, both know very well that the other has nothing but love in their heart. But first steps are hard...