#Gulvi Dubna Vajat

[not-poignant]

Birthday Spotlight - Gulvi Dubna Vajat

[24th March - Aries]

Gulvi Dubna Vajat, the chaos-loving, determined, vicious killer and loving sister is the Unseelie swan maiden from the canon Fae Tales series. She's the lover of Fenwrel the Mouse Maiden, younger sister of Julvia Dubna Vajat, and bucks all the standards when she chose to become the first swan maiden to turn her back against the pacifistic ways of her kind so she could train with the Council of Lammergeiers and become a highly reputable and successful assassin who ended up working for the Raven Prince, in line to be the next Queen of the Unseelie Court.

Despite Gulvi's sometimes abrasive ways, she's always been well-liked among many readers. She's a staunch supporter of Gwyn's, a best friend to Ash, and for a time, Augus' declared enemy. She spent a few chapters just stabbing him to get revenge, because, well, he did kill almost her entire family.

Gulvi is a fantastic advice-giver, lives her own life, and is well-equipped to be Queen-in-waiting and Unseelie Queen. One day she'll take the throne for herself, and Gwyn is more than aware of it and more than happy for it to happen. Even if she did get him drunk all those separate times...

‘Make no mistake, you are lucky that I am friends with both Gwyn and Ash, for nothing would please me better than to come at you through your loved ones. Think about that, for a minute. I like that this hurts you. And if I didn’t think I’d be hurting this Court, and myself in the process, I would let Gwyn be executed by the Seelie Court in an instant just to watch you make more of these delicious, frightened expressions of yours. I can smell your fear, you horrid, mess of a fae, and I revel in it. You have not Ash’s sympathy, nor his support in this. And you do not have mine.'

~ Game Theory

From the Darkness We Rise - (fanfiction) Gulvi first appeared as an OC in this fanfiction in her swan maiden form, as an informant to Gwyn ap Nudd, even then an effective assassin who used French affectations in her speech and rubbed Jack Frost the wrong way every time she opened her mouth.

The Court of Five Thrones - Gulvi came through for Gwyn ap Nudd when Augus died (temporarily), offering him sage advice and getting him drunk. She's sent to assassinate many of Gwyn's enemies in order to manipulate people into giving Gwyn what he wants as King, she falls in love with Fenwrel, and pulls the heavy duty of serving as Queen-in-Waiting, all while nursing her fragile, near-death's-door older sister, who is stuck in swan form due to Augus' actions when he was once a villain.

Into Shadows We Fall - (fanfiction) Notable for appearing as Ash's best friend and Gwyn's ally, but she makes Jack too furious and he attempts to murder her, and in return, she stabs him with one of the best verbal repartees. It is her actions which serve as the turning point for Jack and Pitch, as she inadvertently severs a very important scarf in the process...

Game Theory - Drugging Ash, giving Gwyn advice even though they're on opposite sides, and stabbing Augus repeatedly while calling him a donkey are just all in a day's work for this graceful, ruthless, and surprisingly mature swan maiden.

Unwound - An interstitial between The Court of Five Thrones and The Ice Plague, this series explores Gwyn's occasional melancholy due to well...all the burdens he carries. Once more, Gulvi proves herself to be a staunch and true friend.

The Ice Plague I: The Forest of Fire - When Gwyn and Augus leave the Unseelie Court, Gulvi steps into her role as Queen-in-Waiting, but not before trying to forbid her sister Julvia from going on a grand quest (she fails, much to her anger).

The Ice Plague III: The Ice Plague - Gulvi has been working in the background throughout as Queen-in-Waiting with Fenwrel by her side, but we finally get to see her again, which comes as a profound relief for our ensemble team.

All That We Were, All That We Will Ever Be - In the final epilogue of Augus and Gwyn, in the Fae Tales canon, Gulvi is there watching vigil over a certain someone, even as she works a truly overwhelming job.

The Spoils of the Spoiled - High school student, girlfriend of Kayla (Gulvi is so incredibly lesbian), bitchy frenemy of Augus Each Uisge, best friend of Ash, and eventual friend of Gwyn ap Nudd. Gulvi is the one who suggests the detached apartment at the back of her house to Augus and Ash, giving them a place to live when they become homeless. She comforts Augus after he's molested by Efnisien, and she offers charming, funny, and sometimes caustic commentary throughout.

The Day the Ferris Wheel Came Down - High school student and best friend of Ash, Gulvi is up to her chaos-loving antics in this short oneshot!

The Best of Broken Resolutions - In one of my favourite AUs, Gulvi is a high-powered architect working with Gwyn ap Nudd who bitches out their work colleagues, judges all their outfits, and is immaculately fashionable. She's in a workplace relationship with Fenwrel, which isn't nearly the well-kept secret it should be.

Tumblr Prompts - Fae Tales - Anyone who asks me about whether I'll ever write any F/F should go here for a little kissing between Fenwrel and Gulvi in Basorexia.

With chaos as her heartsong in the Fae Tales canon, Gulvi embraces the chance to introduce a little unpredictability into the lives around her.

Despite this, Gulvi still has her swan-maiden roots, she is a loving, family-oriented, loyal friend and lover who just wants to have a good time in life.

A swan maiden who was raised a pacifist and then proved that her turning away from peace-loving ways wasn't 'just a phase' when she became one of the most notorious Unseelie assassins in the fae realm.

Any excuse to drink - which makes her a good friend for Ash

Protective of those around her. Once you are taken under her wing, she will fight tooth and nail for you, and sometimes against you, if you're your own worst enemy.

White wings, white hair, black eyes, and uses two kris daggers. She almost always is seen solely in hybrid form, never human or true form.

Helping Gwyn to get through the hard times with hard liquor and sisterly advice

Any time she insulted Augus, while Augus was powerless to retaliate

Saying 'La!' as a form of punctuation

Swearing

Despite her sometimes casual-seeming, party-loving nature, she possessed a courtier's tongue, holding her own against Albion at the end of Game Theory, and bringing both Augus and Gwyn to their senses multiple times.

Always loves an element of chaos in her life, though it's more muted when she's in human AUs, especially once she's in love.

Lesbian for life

Graceful and beautiful, and does not suffer fools

Gulvi is all about family whether she wants to be or not - chosen family and blood family

Will always find Julvia incredibly annoying and condescending while loving her fiercely

Tends to think of Augus as a bit of an idiot, all the way from 'too stupid to live' in Game Theory to 'I still love you though' in The Spoils of the Spoiled

I've always really loved swan maidens, after meeting them in The Bitterbynde Trilogy by Cecilia Dart-Thornton. I came up with a whole scaffolding of background for these beings, and still feel very fondly towards swan maidens so I'm not entirely surprised that when Gulvi was no longer a significant character in The Ice Plague because she was holding up the fort, Julvia became a significant character instead.

People always used to ask me if I shipped her and Ash, but Gulvi's love for Ash was never quite 'that' kind of love, even though she gave her heart to him. I always loved the idea of two best friends so bound together that the friendship would last an eternity.

Gulvi has tattoos of symbols on her arms from the Council of Lammergeiers as part of her initiation but I always forget she has them, so this is one of her biggest continuity errors in that I just don't mention them enough so we ALL forget.

I always like to imagine that Gulvi and the Raven Prince are actually extremely close, and we never see it because it's private - a friendship between two bird shifters.

Gulvi is from the fae side of Latvia - she's not French! She just picked up an affectation from the human realm because she liked it.

The reasons I gave my heart to him weren’t as clear as they should have been. They couldn’t be. They never are! Swans think they have such pure hearts, but… Ash is worthy, make no mistake, but I never wanted to be with him. Even as I gave him my heart, without his consent I might add, because he would have refused it – I knew I didn’t want to be with him. I didn’t want him to fuck me, I didn’t want to lie on a bed with him beyond collapsing together on a bed with marshmallows and fried foods while watching silly human movies about very profound things. He has always been a gentleman about it, even as I took something from the both of us the moment I staked him with the permanency of my love. But, Gwyn, I’ve never wanted to be with anyone. Ash gives me all of himself in our friendship. His love is a whole thing. He has such an abundance of it. It spills everywhere. It makes him do and say stupid things. It makes him wiser than he should be. He loves love. Whether it makes him a fool or seer. And me, with my cynical heart, I needed his idealism, his romanticism, all of it. He gives me something I have never been able to give myself. And he has enough of it – so much – that he can give it freely and I never have to worry about depleting him of anything. You see? Everyone thinks it’s unrequited. But that implies that it is one-sided, and it is not. They say unrequited love is not returned in kind, but he returns it. And they act as though I accidentally tripped over his feet, looked up, and fell in love with the stupid idiot he can be. But I did not. I made a conscious declaration to myself, to the world.

~ The Court of Five Thrones

[fallloverfic]

Rating: Mature

Fandom: Fae Tales - not_poignant

Relationship: Gwyn ap Nudd/Augus Each Uisge

Tags: Gwyn ap Nudd, Augus Each Uisge, Gulvi Dubna Vajat, Ash Glashtyn, Original Characters, The Raven Prince, Fluri the Mouse Maiden, The Nightingale, What If, Friendship, Angst with a Happy Ending, Injury Recovery, Rescue Missions, one-sided pining

Summary: When Seelie General Gwyn ap Nudd learns through his friend Gulvi Dubna Vajat of Ash Glashtyn’s desperation to find his missing brother, Augus Each Uisge, Gwyn wonders if everything really is okay with the fae everyone says is just on vacation, and goes to investigate.

"Found You", Chapter 1: Listen

For Faedom Week 2022, Day 1! Inspired by "Deeper into the Woods"!

[kauriart]

The Swan Queen

Gulvi Dubna Vajat from @not-poignant’s Fae Tales Verse, a massive series of original fics that just might be some of my favorite writing, ever.

[spyroforlife]

You know what since I’m thinking about Fae Tales now, I think it’s time... for me to match them to Troubled Birds! There’s a lot of characters so apologies if I leave out anyone you like, but I’m gonna try to do a good number of them. I’ll start with a few and put the rest under a cut because I’m sure this’ll be long. Here we go!

Gwyn ap Nudd:

Augus Each Uisge:

Ash Glashtyn:

Gulvi Dubna Vajat:

Julvia Dubna Vajat:

Fenwrel:

The Raven Prince:

Albion:

Ondine:

Crielle ferch Fnwy:

Efnisien ap Wledig (canon):

Mosk Manytrees:

Eran Iliakambar:

Davix:

Olphix:

Efinisien ap Wledig (Falling Falling Stars):

Arden Mercury:

[freyadragonlord]

Ash: if I punch myself in the face and it hurts, am I strong or weak?

Gulvi: strong

Gwyn: weak

Augus: an idiot, it's what you are

[invisiblejune]

References for the five thrones of the original work of @not-poignant​ Fae Tales Verse. In order, from top-left to bottom-right: Gwyn, Augus, Gulvi, Fenwrel and Ash.

Based on these references, i made some concepts for the thrones, that you can see here.

[each-uisge-and-glashtyn]

And because I am utter trash for the faedom, I present to you Powerpuff Gwyn, Augus, Gulvi, and Ash. Not terribly accurate, but oh well, limitations of using a creation game instead of drawing them yourself.

[burningbrokenantlers]

fae tales aesthetics: gulvi dubna vajat

to create order from chaos is a dangerous thing, especially for you

[not-poignant]

Pia, I'm so obsessed with UtB!!! I had a question, are Fenwrel and Gulvi in the universe and if so are they together? <3

Hi anon!

Yes, Fenwrel and Gulvi are in the universe, and they are together.

Fenwrel helps to run the sister facility to Hillview, and she's with Gulvi, who is definitely an omega :D

[fallloverfic]

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Fandom: Fae Tales - not_poignant

Pairing: Gwyn ap Nudd/Augus Each Uisge, Gwyn ap Nudd & Gulvi Dubna Vajat

Tags: Gwyn ap Nudd, Augus Each Uisge, Gulvi Dubna Vajat, Ash Glashtyn, Original Character, The Raven Prince, Fluri the Mouse-Maiden, The Nightingale, What If, Friendship is magic, Angst with a Happy Ending, Injury Recovery, Rescue Missions, one-sided pining, fix-it fic, non-con medical procedures, implied torture, hurt/comfort

Summary: When Seelie General Gwyn ap Nudd learns through his friend Gulvi Dubna Vajat of Ash Glashtyn’s desperation to find his missing brother, Augus Each Uisge, Gwyn wonders if everything really is okay with the fae everyone says is just on vacation, and goes to investigate.

"Found You", Chapter 3: Learn

Gwyn convalesces in the Unseelie Court, and learns what happened while he was resting.

For Faedom Week 2022, Day 4 @poigdomevents! Inspired by "The Court of Five Thrones"!

[simariethehawk]

All Hallows’ Eve! ( poem- Poigdom Week day 7)

All hallows eve Best night of the year When spirits and chaos Even order holds dear

As boo says the ghost I slip through the night Spreading havoc and fun The thrill of great fright

The skeleton dances, Bones rattling away The dance of the dead Until breaking of day

The witch shrieks and sings And I join in with laughter And set a car on fire The blaze burns ever after

I pass along a zombie Slowly shuffling his step I circle around him With jauntiest pep.

A werewolf’s fur Is fluffed up tonight He’s ready to party His teeth shining to bite

In the dead of the night The devil does screech His pitchfork bright red His skin just like bleach

All these young brats Prattling ‘trick or treat’ Clutching for feathers My wings take a beat

I flutter on home The night meets its end I’ll be back next year With my waterhorse friend

[justjokering]

I stand here before you, as the common fae stand before the lay of their lands. I touch you in your grief, as we are all touched by it; the passing of one of us into the lands that we will – all of us – to one day return.

Gulvi Dubna Vajat, The Court of Five Thrones by Not_Poignant

[ashtheglashtyn]

fae chocolates with Simarie and Hyacinthess

This is why Neither of us should be allowed to interact. but here are fancy chocolates to represent the fae cast.

Augus: 86%+ dark chocolate

Ash: milk chocolate outside and dark chocolate inside (I am adding a tiny bit of gooseberry to the center for reasons.)

Gwyn: white chocolate around dark chocolate with an almond in the center

Gulvi: dark chocolate around fruit (raspberry, blackberry, raisins, or gooseberry)

Albion: salt salt chocolate around salty caramel

Creille: white chocolate around 86%+ chocolate with either a walnut or something spicy (wasabi) in the center

TNK: 86%+ with liquorice liquor  inside

Raven prince: dark outside with strawberry/vanilla inside.

(86% dark is just the darkest I have ever seen so when we wanted something really dark we choose it. the word dark implies nothing darker than 72% in my book.)

[not-poignant]

Hello! Sorry if you've answered this before--I searched but didn't see anything. Do you have any ideas about other fae tales characters that might exist in the Underline universe that we haven't seen yet, like Ash or Gulvi? I know there's a full TRP story coming (hooray!!!) but was wondering if there are any little tasty morsels you might have about the others who won't be getting the spotlight 😊

Hi anon!

Ash is a peak alpha, and like most peak alphas, he's happiest not in a relationship, so we're not going to get a side story with him (much like Ash in the canon, he's not pairing off! He's aromantic and not interested in any kind of long-term sexual relationship)

Gulvi is with Fenwrel in the sister facility to Hillview! I don't write f/f (aside from in small oneshots), but they're definitely together. :D Fenwrel basically has Dr Gary's job - she manages/runs the sister facility to Hillview which has women omegas and omegas with uteruses, and alpha companions as well.

At the moment, I haven't felt pinged to write any other pairings or anything for the universe. Technically by the time it's done, it will have five separate serials dedicated to it which is more than I've ever written in any universe before, and is already very overwhelming to think about! Folks are always more than welcome to write fanfiction though. :)

[fallloverfic]

Rating: Mature

Fandom: Fae Tales - not_poignant

Pairing: Gwyn ap Nudd/Augus Each Uisge, Gwyn ap Nudd & Gulvi Dubna Vajat

Tags: Gwyn ap Nudd, Augus Each Uisge, Gulvi Dubna Vajat, Ash Glashtyn, Original Character, The Raven Prince, Fluri the Mouse-Maiden, The Nightingale, What If, Friendship is magic, Angst with a Happy Ending, Injury Recovery, Rescue Missions, one-sided pining, fix-it fic

Summary: When Seelie General Gwyn ap Nudd learns through his friend Gulvi Dubna Vajat of Ash Glashtyn’s desperation to find his missing brother, Augus Each Uisge, Gwyn wonders if everything really is okay with the fae everyone says is just on vacation, and goes to investigate.

"Found You", Chapter 2: Look

Gwyn follows up on a rumor, recruits a new ally, and travels to dangerous new places.

For Faedom Week 2022, Day 2 @poigdomevents! Inspired by "Game Theory"!

[kazechama]

Super late contribution for Poigdom Week Day 3 - Amusement Park

Sorry for this being only a sketch. Also sorry for the reading direction clock wise starting from Ash. I don't know how that happened.

I love Ash though.

Augus' font is Adine Kirnberg Alternate with some additional swirls from feathergraphy 2.

Gwyn's font is Before the Rain.

Ash's is me being childish.

Gulvi's is my actual handwriting.