#lightfallsword

[fairyknight]

@lightfallsword ● you bake it you buy it

● "Bleh!?" Baobhan's fangs accidentally bit down into her own lip after taking a bite of one of the cookies she'd baked. Fortunately she hadn't drawn blood, but if she had it probably would have tasted better than what she had made. Was it really that surprising? She was a princess, not a baker.

Well she wanted to believe she was good at baking!

"E-Eula! Did you switch my sugar with salt or something? Why aren't these sweet at all!?" Maybe if she'd read the labels a little more closely she wouldn't have accidentally used the wrong one herself.

[floralalchemy]

@lightfallsword

“these creatures are fascinating, aren’t they?”

albedo is more focused on capturing the likeness of the various animal and plant life around the area, using the camera of his phone to do so - after all, it’s much more advanced then the technology teyvat had barely started using for preserving a visual reference.

“i wonder what brings about such phenomena in animals…” he had seen stranger, maybe, but no such sight as an animal sporting extra appendages or odd shaped bodies. “are these normal in this area, do you know?”

[khaenriahn]

❝ Come on now. It's not that much of a disturbance, is it? It's just a little harmless fun. ❞ at least to him, there could be far more worse he's done in regards to disappointing his fellow knights. for now, he simply shrugs a little, aware that the other must know it to be true, given his many lectures from jean herself.

❝ If you're asked about the balloon, that means it's done its job. After all, it gives them something to talk about beyond the usual topics that float around, right? Oh, unless you're the type to enjoy those topics. Then I suppose it would pose a problem if something else took the spotlight. ❞

"Potential disturbance of the public peace, eh?" An exasperated sigh follows soon after as she stops to stand at his side, arms crossed. All things considered, it's a pretty harmless prank, but she knew how easily it was for people to run with a story. And how it'd make her patrols that much more annoying when she was asked to investigate something strange.

"I expected you to be more careful, cavalry captain. Conspiracy theorists love to ask me to investigate strange happenings. It won't be long until I'm asked about your balloon, too."

[isolaradiale]

sorry about that, i'd like to reapp eula lawrence from genshin impact please! her app is still under /app thank you!

Welcome back to spooky Isola Radiale, Eula!

You will be housed in HOUSE 113.

You will be given everything you had during your previous stay.

PLEASE NOTE: Because you were removed in an activity check, you have one week to make two in-character posts or else you will be considered inactive once more.

- ⋆ Aspidiske

[fairyknight]

@lightfallsword

● Baobhan had waited for Eula to return home. It was snowing outside, but it painted the perfect Christmas picture at least. Not that she really cared about the aesthetics. The moment her girlfriend had stepped in, the Archer had jumped into her arms and hung off of her after planting a kiss both on her neck, and then again on her lips before sliding off. A small box was held out. "Merry Christmas!"

Within was a pendant wrapped in a silver chain, with a blue gemstone hanging from it. "I know red isn't really your colour, so I had to figure out a way to dye it. Nonetheless! That gemstone was made with my blood. I... guess it's a little macabre, maybe? But this way you can always have a piece of me with you. Hehehe!"

[fairyknight]

After weeks of sneaking around with poor excuses, the day had finally come when the knight would be able to show what she'd been putting so much time and effort toward. While rather simple in presentation, the thought and time that went into making the carefully crafted paper mache heart colored in various pinks and blues made her certain that it wouldn't go unnoticed by her lover. The most important thing, however, was the piece of paper in Eula's other hand that she'd begin to read off of after handing the heart off to Baobhan.

"Because of you my mind has shed its winter And taken you as the season of the heart, Because of you no dreams can ever splinter To fragments, you are the magic that bonds each part. To my lovely Baobhan Sith, though I cannot rip my heart from my chest for obvious reasons... Let this paper heart symbolize how I belong to you entirely."

With that last line, she sets the paper aside and smiles before saying, "...That is to say, Happy Valentine's Day."

● Eula's attempts at hiding whatever she was doing had been poor enough. Baobhan wasn't so unobservant that she couldn't notice a change of behaviour in her own girlfriend, even though she didn't understand what she had been doing. She had tried to do a little snooping, but Eula was too careful. "...Ah!?" She froze in place when the knight began to recite a poem, completely taking her off guard.

To think words like those could move a once frostbitten heart. Words that didn't come from a place of manipulation, but from a place of warmth that wanted to caress a worn soul. The Servant's cheeks burned red as her fingers clenched the brim of her skirt. Her eyes would flicker to the heart that she had been gifted, clearly crafted meticulously. "You..."

In the past, this reaction would lead to her lambasting Eula with some sort of doublespeak as she hid her true feelings. But not in this instance. Her expression softened and she moved forward, not only wrapping an arm around the knight's back but using her other hand to caress the back of her head as she delivered a passionate kiss for a moment, raising a knee between Eula's legs. She showed a more bashful side when she stepped back.

"There was once a time when I never believed anyone would ever treat me kindly again. I wouldn't deserve it. I probably still don't. But you've proven me wrong. I-I love you." The heart was hugged to her chest with her free hand. But she reached for a large gift bag she had stashed on the couch to hand it to the knight. "Happy Valentine's Day!"

Inside was a bottle of wine. One she probably would have recognize. "You can find delicacies from other worlds in the Star Trail. That's... dandelion wine, right? From Mondstadt? I wanted to get you something familiar, so I bought about twelve bottles altogether. A simple task for me, if I do say so myself! Maybe we could drink some tonight, and... you know...?" She had to toss a little of her usual attitude in there.

"But there's more, too. Eula Lawrence... I've told you that I am a Servant, and what it means to have a Master." A hand was held out towards her girlfriend. "Would you be my Master as well as my partner?"

@lightfallsword

[fairyknight]

● It didn't matter if she was a Servant or not, it had taken a lot of energy to put together what she had on Nommin Island. Using her raw strength she had managed to break down tree after tree, creating a shelter with palm leaves overtop of what looked like sleeping quarters as well as a storage shed nearby.

A campfire was arranged nearby, logs around it for sitting. She'd even found an old barrel and set up a bath. It had taken hours, but in the end it was worth it. Baobhan felt like she had done something useful. Even if it meant braving the hot sun all day. She was so exhausted and hot.

"So? What do you think? Not too shabby, right?" She just wasn't sure why Eula was the one she'd found herself on the island with. What a stroke of mean luck, really. The knight was probably bored after Baobhan had insisted she'd get it all together by herself, but she had asked the Spindrift Knight to gather food. "Don't worry about the single bed. I ran out of nearby trees, and I don't really need to sleep anyways. At least not when you'll - YAWN - need to."

@lightfallsword

[windmadepoet]

Venti stomps his foot, clearly not liking that he was being accused of not caring.

"It's not playing with someone's heart if they're aware of the fact that there's no romantic feelings between either of us! It was a gesture of kindness from MONTHS ago! Are you telling me you remember everything that happened months ago?"

"If you've forgotten, then surely it wasn't that important to you, was it? Men are all the same. Playing with hearts, how uncouth." She disapproves.

[archaictold]

❝ Sorry! ❞ A pair of timid hands flag before him, waving off any potential ire. On his back sits a satchel full of books, deemed too heavy to carry in his arms this far out into the woods. ❝ I sometimes come out here to read when the weather and my schedule permit it. I didn't mean to spy... ❞ On someone he's briefly seen before, no less.

❝ It's just, I've never seen anyone with a sword technique quite like yours. It caught my interest. ❞ @lightfallsword —— one liners!

[fairyknight]

● Every second of this exchange had Baobhan's heart teetering on the edge. It was probably only natural that she'd feel anxious, but she'd long since lowered her guard with Eula. It must have been back when they had been stranded on that island when it had all started. She couldn't really do it with anyone else. She couldn't lower her guard act as vulnerable as she felt. With everyone else she continued to put up airs. She felt like she had to.

But she didn't feel that way with the Spindrift Knight at all. "I can support you too. Or at least try. I've never truly opened my heart to a human, you know."

Someone dafter might have wanted to hear the words "your past isn't important" but not Archer. She knew better than anyone the weight of her sins. No amount of reassurance could erase them from her history, and she'd already long decided that she wouldn't try. Baobhan's silver eyes stared into Eula's own gaze now that they were close. "Well, don't blame me if I'm bad at this whole dating thing. I don't have a lot of experience."

After all is said and done, and Baobhan makes it abundantly clear that what she wants is to be with Eula, the knight can't help but feel her heart skip a beat at the thought. Baobhan speaks of not being a good person, how she's done plenty of terrible things, and while that's certainly something that Eula has considered, she's willing to move past them so long as the other is willing to. She knows all too well that a person's past or origins shouldn't determine their future. As she feels Baobhan's hand gently cup her face, she leans into its warmth before speaking again, "I want to be with you, too. I won't say that your past isn't important, but it does not define who you are now."

"I'll stand by your side no matter what from now on." It's her own confirmation in so many words about how deeply she cares for her. No matter how many missteps Baobhan was going to make, all that mattered was that she genuinely tried. "And…" Eula trails off, followed by the smallest of smiles. "If you don't understand how I garnered feelings for you…I suppose I'll just have to spend time showing you from now on, won't I?"

[sweetretribution]

Constantly she was reminded of how her upbringing affected her in ways that mattered so little- the introduction put forth had her rushing slightly to finish her bite, even though her mouth being full didn't affect her ability to do the same at all. She settles for a half-shrug at the other woman's admittance, never having looked herself but finding her situation the same in light of that. Then her hands get to work, one snatching a mildly used napkin as the other procures a pen from her pocket. In neat cursive she quickly writes 'Neopolitan' and underlines it, then circles the 'Neo' twice before bringing her gaze up to lock with Eula's, hopeful she'll understand both her answer and how to proceed.

Ah, not much of a talker, it seemed. Either way, Eula's fine to sit in comfortable silence as either of them enjoy their treat. It doesn't last for long though, as the knight does her best to be good company. "Eula, by the way," Her name, that is. It's the least she could give. "A pleasure to meet someone with similar tastes. I hardly ever find anyone willing to look beyond initial appearances when it comes to foods."

[fairyknight]

● It was awful for the entire possibility of a world to be trimmed away, although it seemed like her Britain didn't meet quite the same end that the others had even if it was gone, nonetheless. It made sense that Eula would find her numbness to it a little unusual. "Hmm... It was a flawed place. I have a lot of bad feelings about it. The only real good there was my mother, so I don't necessarily care about the rest."

That... probably sounded heartless.

"Fairies aren't like how they are in human storybooks, you know. There were a few that were kind, and once upon a time I was one of those ones. But the kind were trampled underfoot by the strong. Used, abused, killed. That was the natural order of the world I come from. Even in the end I was killed through a betrayal, tricked and held hostage, before eventually having my limbs dismembered and my still breathing body tossed into the depths."

Recalling the memory reminded her of how she'd felt back that, and she used her arm to squeeze onto Eula more to remind herself that arm was still there. "I'm sure... some of that was deserved. But I only became cruel because my mother believed it was the only way for me to survive..."

Eula listens attentively to Baobhan's explanation regarding her homeland. Though she seems so casual in explaining, as if it doesn't affect her, the knight can't help but be bothered by it. "That's...awful," and though she tries not to bring down the mood, it feels noticeably more sullen.

"You speak as though it doesn't bother you, but you can't really be that removed from it all, can you?" Eula's less concerned with the merriment of the event now, as she pulls Baobhan away from the crowds of other couples so that they're allowed a bit more privacy.

"You've never spoken to me about this, but I suppose I never bothered to ask either." it made her feel guilty to speak so fondly of her own home when Baobhan's had been taken away from her.

[fairyknight]

● Baobhan Sith has actually been studying in secret ever since the pair had become an item officially. Watching romance novels, reading books of similar subject matter... But all of that cute stuff was things she could do easily. Even though they were technically easy. She hadn't had much physical closeness with another person before.

"I suppose you're right..." In the end she sounded rather deflated. Of course Eula would just act like this was a normal outing to her. It wasn't a bad thing, it was just very Eula. But at least it gave her the motivation to be bold.

She wrapped her arm around the knight's and then laced her fingers with the woman's own. "Then you should be okay with something like this, right?" Archer then allowed herself to lean against her girlfriend as they walked.

Ah, so that was it. This was indeed their first date as an official couple...and to be honest, Eula hadn't really put thought into that. Or rather, she felt like there wasn't any need to. When properly courting someone, she recalled the standards her family set upon her, but seeing as this wasn't Mondstadt and she had no love toward old traditions, she hadn't put much stock into them.

Seeing Baobhan be so stiff in regards to something similar, however, does give her pause. "Is there really any need to change our behavior? Other than the...obvious." The obvious in question was the normal shows of affection in public, which Eula thought she had done well. "Unless I'm missing something entirely."

[fairyknight]

● There was little point in denying the silence that lingered between the two once Baobhan had sat on the bed. Was it awkward? It certainly seemed that way. Few words were exchanged between the two women and on the Servant's part it was because she couldn't quite figure out what to say after revealing a moment of weakness to the human. To think she was even acting this way with a human... It would have been impossible for her old self.

"It's me, huh...?" She couldn't deny the possibility that this was true but Archer pouted about it nonetheless. The fairy admittedly was surprised Eula hadn't moved away from her once she'd pressed their backs together.

What she hadn't expected above all else was for their hands to touch without warning. Baobhan's heart beat quickly from the very brief touch they had shared. Even with their hands back to back already, hand holding was seen as a much more intimate gesture. It hadn't happened that way but it was still enough to leave her breathless momentarily.

And then came Eula's warning.

"That should be my line and yet you're still here even knowing what I am. Even if you were cursed... I would never spite that kindness." The rest of the night was very quiet.

"What reason would I have to make fun of you, Baobhan? It's just an observation." It's clear that Baobhan's trauma runs deep, so much that it seems to encompass her entirely. She is who she is because of the things she experienced and that was something Eula could relate to. Life hadn't been kind to either of them and they often found their personalities clashing with one another. But for once, there was a comfortable calm. A mutual understanding only achieved by Eula conceding earlier.

Somehow, laying here sharing a bed with Baobhan and listening to the sound of the waves, followed by the quiet chirping of crickets felt like something she could get used to. It felt…oddly peaceful. Different from when she camped by herself out in the Mondstadt wilds and when she sat around a campfire with her soldiers. The slight cold chill she felt as the fairy slid into bed next to her, their arms touching for a brief moment as she made herself comfortable against Eula's back. She's shared a bed with Amber before plenty of times and thought nothing of it, but this somehow felt a little more intimate than that.

Eula wonders why it is that she can feel her heart begin to beat just a little faster, excited for a reason she couldn't quite discern. "If anyone's reading too much into anything, it's definitely you." Another jab, but it was only to protect her own feelings this time, whatever they were. Eula moves her hand back, searching for Baobhan's and once she finds it, it's like electricity. But she doesn't hold it or anything, just pretends that it's an accident before moving it back to lay against her side. "…Getting too comfortable around me is a mistake. You need to be careful."

[windmadepoet]

"Well, you do have a lot to live up to. But you should spend your time here enjoying yourself too! We may not be in the city of Freedom, but by Barbatos, an opportunity like this is rare! This place is possibly bigger than Teyvat, I've yet to see a single fatui, and there's so much beauty before you!"

He cheers, bouncing up and down with glee. "Let's see, Eula, is there anything you've wanted to do as yourself, for yourself, without the concern of your name being tarnished? Something joyous?"

"...That is an interesting position, I will admit." Sitting on someone's shoulder as if he were some type of songbird...people here really did do the absolute most.

"Kaeya and Diluc?" That surprised her, but then again not really. It was more curious that she hadn't run into either of them yet, but seeing the type of people they were, it made sense. They all kept to themselves. Jean was the one who held them together if she even did that. "I see..."

"...A few, maybe. One in particular I guess. An odd girl." Other than that though... "I spend most of my time on work and keeping my blade work sharp. It wouldn't do for a Knight of Favonius to fall behind. You agree, don't you?"

[railheist]

"As long you don't mind gettin' an extra set of, uh, Windblooms, then I don't see the harm in it, no."

"It's something folks do for their sweethearts, ain't it? So as long as you've got one of those, then you're set."

"It's curious to think about all of the overlap holidays seem to have across worlds. Valentines here is very similar to Windblume...I wonder if celebrating both would be appropriate." she'd need to prepare yet another gift for Baobhan if she was actually going to do that...

"Would it be...too much to incorporate holidays in such a way?"