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so i have a new ship

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✨Captivated

I finally finished 🎉

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And so they came, at a friend's behest. To Ishgard, shining city on the mount, overlooking the dominion of Coerthas... A land that after a thousand years of war had forgotten what it meant to be at peace. 

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Heavensward.

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Yet ever do our aching souls point Heavensward

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HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY HEAVENSWARD!!!

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Beneath the armor

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Aymeric doing the Blow Bubbles emote💙

Oh he's so precious!! He couldn't do this emote pre-7.2 because he didn't have the new facial structure. Now he can and it's just delightful!

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idk I just wanted a quick Aymeric fix before heading to bed 💙

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sort of a redraw of my art a few years ago of Aymeric's scars. Also I've been wanting to draw him in a backless shirt lol.

HC is he's very conscious of his scars but his loved ones' repeated assurances and encouragements help a lot with it

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Summoner my beloved

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I love dancing green!! (hasn't even played the new patch yet but fell in love with his boss theme and design since i encountered it CRIESSSSS)

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The new metallic dark blue dye is too damn gorgeous not to put Aymeric in it. These were whipped up pretty quick just for indulgence's sake but Aymeric makes everything look fantastic. 💙

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Something I'd like to point out about Estinien.

When you first meet him, especially if you haven't run the Dragoon quests, or even if you have, it's easy to think he's this gruff, stoic asshole of a dragon slayer, right? But the interesting thing is, he's actually kind. A lot kinder than he first appears. And you can hear it in his vocal tones.

Given that he wears the helmet of his Drachen Mail all the time, we can't rely on visual cues. You really need to pay attention to his voice. And it really begins to show when we go with him to meet Lady Iceheart, Ysayle that first time.

He's stressed, he's trying to get Nidhogg to back off the city, and it seems like he's being stymied at every turn. But when Ysayle tells him the story of Hraesvelgr and Shiva, he listens. And says, "I believe you." He's running out of time, both literally and figuratively, but he's trying.

His voice is gentle and kind. To the woman who who broke the magical wardings on Ishgard and enabled a massive assault to occur against the city. He lost brother and sister Dragoons in that fight. He could have raged at her for it. Instead, he chose to listen and to be kind to her.

That kindness doesn't come from nowhere. He is literally putting his ass on the line, trying to make himself a bigger target to Nidhogg, to keep him from destroying the city of Ishgard. For the many people that he's never even met. Because he doesn't want to see his home burn again due to Nidhogg.

And then he gets told by Hraesvelgr that every Azure Dragoon has died before they reached two score and a half years. In plain speak, before they reach fifty years old. He's thirty-two. He's running out of time. And even though he's a man on a mission... he takes the time to teach Alphinaud to collect firewood and how to build a fire. Something that keeps being referred to as we go along.

Because he didn't have to do that. He could have just done it himself. But he did because he could see in Alphinaud, the little brother that he'd lost. So, rather than snapping at him, he teaches and guides him. Being a big brother. Showing kindness.

Hydaelyn herself says that Estinien is a man with a heart filled with love. And he is. His gruffness just hides how kind he can be.

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warm sunlight and gentle wind

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you're burning up the dance floor baby!

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KEEP GROOOOOOOVIN, BAEBEE 🐸🕺✨️

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Aymeric in the Assassin's ensemble for Reaper 💀

Because I was running around in that very ensemble the other day and decided to put Aymeric in it.

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pls SE i need more of this groovy guy