naturesaarrow

[naturesaarrow]

Isaac try not to put noise filter over edited photo challenge. He can't.

[naturesaarrow]

What expression of love do you most represent?

Geraldus!

Watching somebody brush their teeth

it’s intimacy in unusual places. seeing their bare shoulder as they step out of the shower and ask you to pass them a towel. kissing with morning breath. they see you when you ugly cry, and get cut off in traffic, and take out your anger on a text book. you see them with the flu, talking in their sleep, exhausted from a day of work. you go to buy the groceries together: orange juice, eggs, a loaf of bread. none of it is mundane, not when you’re with them. you buy toothbrushes together in complementary colours and they sit together in your bathroom, perfect beside each other. you catch their eye in the mirror and for the first time, everything feels alright.

Tagged by: @eclipsedevune

Tagging: @harpershigh and anyone who wants to do it too

[naturesaarrow]

i wanna have more rps as Geraldus.... 😞

[naturesaarrow]

Revamped Rina's Timeline to include all the stuff I added in the carrd!

[naturesaarrow]

This is super important to Rina's character and i feel like i need to give it its own post instead of it just being in my carrd

Also important to know that a character is only going to know this if they're super close with her (aka probably not until act 3)

[naturesaarrow]

More harper geraldus wip

[naturesaarrow]

Rina wasn't oblivious to the moment of melancholy, but chose to ignore it — gods only knew she wasn't emotionally mature enough to handle that.

But Jaheira was right, Geraldus would like it no matter whay she gave. She would never understand why, but he had high respect for her, he'd treat any gift she gave with the utmost care, no matter how poorly it was made.

"Thank you, Jaheira." She mumbled. She would make Geraldus something, she didn't know what yet, and it would probably turn out bad, but she would do her best for him.

"Jaheira. You have had lovers before, yes?" Clears throat. "When it comes to gifts... What would you recommend? Asking for a friend of course..."

From @naturesaarrow (I have no one to ship with so this is the best way I can do anything valentines related 😔)

Jaheira blinked at the question, momentarily caught off guard. "Yes, I’ve had lovers before."

That much was obvious. What wasn't obvious — at least not until this very moment — was that she was horrible at giving gifts. Truly, an embarrassment.

Her idea of a romantic gesture? A well-crafted dagger for Astele. A sturdy set of boots for Khalid. Once, she’d even gifted Lyra a reinforced tent because her old one had been full of holes. Practical things. Useful things. Honestly, it was a wonder she'd managed to keep relationships for as long as she had.

She cleared her throat, mulling it over before finally speaking. "It’s not really about the object itself," she said, glancing away with a touch of sheepishness. "It’s about what it means. Pick something that reminds you of them. Something that says, 'I see you. I know you.'"

A pause. Then, with an almost self-deprecating smile, she added, "And if all else fails… a good bottle of wine never hurt anyone."

[naturesaarrow]

Got tagged again by @wrenthedruid so reblogging this here since I already did Rina :)

— OC ACTION TAG

cross out what your oc hasn't done yet

Killed Someone Under Orders | Had Someone Killed On Their Orders | Killed Someone In Self Defence | Spared Someone’s Life | Invented Something | Been Hungover | Kissed Someone | Slow-Danced | Been In A Long-Term Relationship | Had Sex | Had Sex And Regretted It | Had A One-Night Stand | Had A Threesome | Experimented With Their Sexuality | Had A Kid | Adopted A Kid | Wanted To Have A Family With Someone | Done Something On Impulse They Regretted | Gone Traveling | Had A Bounty Put On Them | Eaten An Insect | Been Groped By A Stranger | Been Groped By Someone They Know | Been Dumped | Dumped Someone | Smoked | Gotten High | Flirted With Someone To Get Free Drinks | Put Someone In A Headlock | Won a Bet | Lost a Bet | Forgiven Someone Who Wronged Them | Indulged In Petty Revenge | Hallucinated | Has A Noticeable Physical Defect | Gotten A Noticeable Scar | Been Permanently Disfigured Through Injury | Kneed Someone In The Groin | Had An Unattainable Crush| Laughed Themself To The Point Of Tears | Been Kidnapped | Been Sexually Assaulted | Been Brainwashed/Hypnotised | Had A Recurring Nightmare | Been Bullied | Bullied Someone | Experienced Survivor’s Guilt | Been Tied/Chained Up | Given Someone A Massage | Received A Massage | Been Backed Up Against A Wall | Shot Someone | Stabbed Someone | Saved Someone’s Life | Cheated On Someone | Been Cheated On | Been In An Open Relationship | Had A Friendship With Benefits | Been In A Queerplatonic Relationship | Had A Stalker | Been Betrayed | Been A Traitor | Been Possessed | Been In A Bar Fight | Been Thrown Out Of A Bar | Been Arrested | Broken Out Of Jail | Been To A Funeral | Been To A Brothel | Had Surgery | Broken Someone’s Trust | Broken Someone’s Heart | Had Their Heart Broken | Broken/Damaged Something Out Of Anger | Broken/Damaged Something Out Of Spite | Gotten A Piercing | Gotten A Tattoo | Used A Fake Name | Been Beaten Up | Been Tortured/Tortured Others | Been Abused | Been Blackmailed | Gotten Away With A Crime | Framed Someone Else For A Crime They Committed | Shared A Bed Platonically | Been In Love | Suffered From Sleep Paralysis | Been Forced To Flee Their Home | Learned A New Language | Joined A Rebellion | Fought On The Losing Side Of A War | Fought On The Winning Side Of A War | Become A Godparent | Become An Aunt/ Uncle

Tagging @sunrae08 @dreamingofthewild @helynedekarios @doe-eyes-dekarios @gale-force-storm and anybody who wants to try

[naturesaarrow]

Harper Geraldus

BG3 NPC'S 3/?

[naturesaarrow]

ooh number 2 / what's their tent setup for the tav ask game ? - @theartstore

30 Questions for Your Tav! [ Ask Meme ]

Rina is very untidy and unorganised. She doesn't have an actual tent set up until about half way through act 3. Before that she just had a bedroll and a makeshift bit of fabric she held up with various things for privacy.

[naturesaarrow]

17 and 22

Tav meme

30 Questions for Your Tav! [ Ask Meme ]

17. Do they have any enemies outside of the main plot? Any friends?

Pre game, Rina has no enemies - unless you count people she doesn't get along with, then it would be a long list 💀 She grew up in quite a secluded grove, so she didn't really get that sort of experience that would give her any enemies. As for friends, she didn't really have any of those either. She had a boyfriend for a year or so, but that didn't go very well because she was not in a good place at the time 😅 As for post-game, I imagine she would have lots of enemies. Being a Harper means pissing off a lot of people, not to mention you kind of inherit the Harper's enemies, like the Zhentarim.

22. How is your Tav's relationship with their family? Their parents?

Yeah so it isn't great.... First off, her dad is dead. He got ill when she was a teenager and she blames herself, a 'prodigy' healer for not being able to cure him. Before that happened, she had a great relationship with her parents, but she went into quite a deep depression afterwards. She distanced herself from everyone, including her mother, spending the majority of her time in the forest surrounding her grove. Even after she started to reintroduced herself to life in the grove, doing jobs and stuff again, she never really fixed her relationship with her mum. It isn't until post-game when she finally makes amends.

[naturesaarrow]

Now that was something Jaheira and Rina agreed on. A little scare now and then certainly builds character. And Rina definitely didn't think that because she enjoyed Geraldus' reactions whenever he was startled. He was just so adorable!

That comment about her being just like Jaheira in her youth surprised her, but she couldn't help the smirk that forced it's way on her lips at the comment of people flinching. Sure, Jaheira was saying that about herself, but in the same breath she had said Rina was just like her, so one could interpret it to be about herself as well.

"I can let things go, thank you very much." She glared, but there was an air of playfulness there. "Perhaps you were petty in your youth, but I am not."

“Yeah, but you should see the other guy.”

"Shut up." The druid reprimanded, uncaring for how her words might come across. Her expression was more telling than her words however, her tightly knit eyebrows and firm frown showed exactly how worried she was.

"I don't care what the other guy looks like. You're injured." Rina sighed, running her hand across her face before taking a deep breath to calm herself.

"You're getting slow in your old age." Rina mumbled, an attempt to make humour, perhaps to make her feel a little better, but her tone was a little off. Her hands twitched as she moved them to hover over her wound.

"Stay still...." She muttered softly, closing her eyes as a soft, green glow began to emit from her hands.

[naturesaarrow]

Romance Prompt Questions:

✨ First Times ✨

To spark some positive fandom enthusiasm, I thought I'd try creating a ~fun little ask prompt~, so here goes!

Send an ask with "The first time..." and fill in the rest with whatever you like - then receive snippets, headcanons, or a mix of both!

This can be serious ("the first time character A confided something in character B" / "the first time character B thought about kissing character A" / "the first time they dealt with loss together") or entirely silly ("the first time character A heard character B snoring" / "the first time character A's uniform was horribly out of place in front of character B" / "the first time they laughed so hard they cried together").

I encourage all writers and non-writers alike to participate however they wish! This isn't about creating mesmerizing prose, but about sharing in each others' love of the Characters™.

[naturesaarrow]

Anxiously sitting in his seat, Geraldus had become so lost in his own thoughts that he'd become oblivious to what was going on around him. It was only when there was a little girl stood directly in front of him and shouting at him with a wooden sword pointed at his chest, that he was ripped from his thoughts and flung straight into what he could only describe as heart palpitations. Was he being dramatic? Probably, but she'd certainly given him a fright based on the squeal he'd let out. To her credit, this was probably the first time she'd actually scared someone. And thar knowledge was rather embarrassing...

Of course, it was only a small fright and it didn't take long for Geraldus' brain to catch up and realise there was no threat here. When it did, he brought his hand to his chest and cleared his throat, trying to distract himself from the embarrassment that came from being frightened by a little girl.

"Erm— I-" Oh but he had no idea what to say, how does one even respond to this situation— what did she say- 'stand on your liver'? What does that even mean??

He was thinking of this too practically, too much, this was a child. He should just play along.

"I-I mean no harm." He lifted his arms, holding them up in surrender, and doing his best to sound scared—which wasn't that hard for him to be fair.

Open Starter

yeah, let's ignore my ever-growing pile of drafts take that, the family stuff got me today

On a good day, Jaheira’s home was nothing if not a battlefield of pure, unrelenting chaos.

Jhessem had just cut her own hair — rather unevenly, from the looks of it — and was now wailing over the disaster. Fig, meanwhile, stood at the veranda, wooden sword raised like a seasoned warrior, demanding to see some imaginary credentials from whoever gets close enough.

Jaheira barely had a moment to breathe before she turned on her heel, swiftly scooping Fig up under her arm as if she were nothing more than a sack of grain. "Apologies, mighty soldier," she said with exaggerated solemnity, "but I fear you take your post far too seriously."

Fig squealed with laughter, kicking her legs but making no real effort to escape.

"Jhessem, wait for me in the bathroom!" Jaheira called over the noise. "I'll be there in a moment!"

She scanned the room, eyes flicking from one child to the next. Where in the hells was Tate?

"Rion," she called, spotting her eldest lounging at the table with her feet propped up, a book in hand. "Where’s your brother?"

Without so much as glancing up, Rion lazily gestured toward Jord, who was at the stove, carefully stirring dinner.

Jaheira sighed. "The other brother."

Finally, Rion deigned to glance around, as if Tate might have magically appeared under the table or behind the furniture. She shrugged. "Dunno."

Jaheira sighed through her nose. "Would you be so kind as to search for him?"

Rion smirked, flipping a page. "Is a nine-year-old too much for the great High Harper?"

Jaheira narrowed her eyes, pressing her lips into a thin line. Damn the girl, testing her patience. “Gods, I don’t know who you take after."

"Oh, certainly not you," Rion said, grinning.

Jaheira rolled her eyes, pinching the bridge of her nose. "Rion. Please."

With an exaggerated groan, Rion dragged herself out of her chair, muttering something under her breath as she set off on her reluctant mission.

Jaheira finally set Fig down, who had been giggling all the while. She crouched, smoothing the child’s hair back. "New orders, soldier. Hold your position, keep watch, and do not let any intruders through until I return."

"Yes, Commander!" Fig threw a hand to her forehead in a dramatic salute.

The High Harper finally turned her attention to the guest. "Just give me five minutes. Alright, maybe ten. I’ll be right back — but by all means, make yourself at home. Put your feet up, raid the pantry, start a small revolution, I don’t know. Just don’t burn the place down."

[naturesaarrow]

PICK A SONG FOR EACH LETTER OF YOUR URL.

I couldn't get many from their playlist so I highlighted the ones that are,,,, (I did still try to find songs that worked for them though)

N — No good deed - Stephen Schwartz, Idina Menzel, Stephen Oremus A — Army Dreamers - Kate Bush T — That Distant Shore - Steven Universe, Jennifer Paz U — ur so pretty - Wasia Project R — Rider's Lullaby - Jessie Mueller E — Everything at Once - Lenka S — Smooth Operator - Sade A — A Sadness Runs Through Him - The Hoosiers A — A Human's Touch - TWRP, McKenna Rae R — Rule #4 - Fish in a Birdcage R — Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush O — Oh Klahomo - Jack Stauber W — When The Sun Loves The Moon - Reinaeiry

Tagged by @dev1lsadvocate

Tagging anyone who sees this

[naturesaarrow]

A Moment of Contact

Some little touches.

[breath] for sender to rest their face against receiver's neck.

[breathes] for receiver to rest their face against sender's neck.

[strong] for sender to rest their face on receiver's shoulder.

[stronger] for receiver to rest their face on sender's shoulder.

[whisper] for sender to brush their nose over receiver's ear.

[whispered] for receiver to brush their nose over sender's ear.

[ghost] for sender to trail their fingers over receiver's hand.

[ghosted] for receiver to trail their fingers over sender's hand.

[spine] for sender to trail their hand up receiver's back.

[spinal] for receiver to trail their hand up sender's back.

[caught] for sender to slide their hand into receiver's hair.

[catch] for receiver to slide their hand into sender's hair.

[hopeful] for sender to slide their arms around receiver from behind.

[hopefully] for receiver to slide their arms around sender from behind.

[blanket] for sender to cover receivers eyes.

[blanketed] for receiver to cover sender's eyes.

[held] for sender to snuggle up onto receiver's lap.

[holding] for receiver to snuggle onto sender's lap.

[want] for sender to hold receiver's thigh.

[wanted] for receiver to hold sender's thing.

[naturesaarrow]

Okay so Geraldus is a ranger, i know he's not a beastmaster ranger based off his combat in Danthelon's Dancing Axe, but considering he used to be a farmer I've been grappling with the idea of it. And that got me thinking what his animal partner could be and it is just so obvious. A little sheep. HE NEEDS A LITTLE SHEEP. IT WOULD BE SO CUTE 😭😭