#dai: two of swords

[danceswithdarkspawn]

Find the Word

Uh. Hello. I haven't done one of these in a while. Also I got slapped twice by @oceangirl24 and @fattybattysblog so thank you lovelies for that. Gonna do both in one go so lots of words.

Words given: chowder, clatter, visage, eternal, skeptical, irate, juggernaut, lime, superhero; reach, blood, metal, snicker, smirk, cough, hack, slice

Words for others: bird, nova, twilight, rain, fire, harsh, quiet, echo

Gonna Open Tag this because I think all my usual tagging suspects have played, but if you see this and would like to play, go ahead!

Two of Swords:

She took little pleasure in the mundane return routine she established months ago, something she did to calm her nerves after long hours of travel. The scrape of a brush across her gelding’s hide reminded her of shifting sand underfoot. Maker, she was sick of sand. The training yard’s clatter told her of Inquisition forces crashing against Adamant’s walls. An errant war cry from some children playing in the garden transformed into a dragon’s Red Lyrium roar, and she swiftly left for quieter spaces.

Broken Bird, chapter 3:

Leliana’s voice breaks me from my reverie. When I meet her eyes, they are brimming with a question. The fire frames her features, leaving no space hollow. There is something there in her visage, something beyond that of an unwitting Chantry Sister; a knowing that I cannot quite describe. Her eyes are piercing, staring through me, and I can feel my throat tighten. “Then why are you afraid?”

Stricken Canticles:

Reverences thick with the haze of sleep spill unendingly from her lips; her fingers leave trails of eternal flame in their wake. But she succumbs, spent, leaving me to marvel at her form in the wan light.

I’ve never been keen on religion. But I would defile this place again and again if only to worship her.

looooots of reaches Griffonheart Bonus Chapter:

Her boot hit something solid, and the back of her knee nearly buckled against some piece of furniture, and she sighed. Finally, Leliana thought, reaching back to catch herself on what she expected to be the edge of the bed. She instead found the back of a couch. It'll have to do, she thought, grabbing Ariel by the collar and collapsing onto it.

also lots of blood, for example, Broken Bird, chapter 9:

Morrigan laughs. I look up to find her staring down at her bandaged hand, fussing with the cloth. “Truly, I would never have guessed that a Grey Warden could have such an aversion to blood. Did you not imbibe darkspawn blood to become what you are?”

“What you did was blood magic,” I hiss. 

“Maybe it was,” she admits. Her arms recross, and she eyes me critically. “‘Tis a skill of Flemeth’s, and it served well, did it not? She will always bear the scar, but the wound is closed, and she is not at risk of infection.” Morrigan’s eyes search for a moment. “Why? Would you have preferred I did nothing? What if it spread to her blood? What if—”

...also a lot of metal, sensing a pattern, Broken Bird, chapter 10:

A scream echoes throughout the chapel, loud and bitter and rattling. Akin to a dragon; the dragon that watches with unknowable eyes. My fists feel raw against the floor, catching shards, pulling my hair, flailing against anything and everything. Bone breaks, glass shatters, metal groans underneath an ire that could destroy me utterly.

Broken Bird, chapter 11:

“You look like you’re in love, is all.”

My throat closes and I sputter, spewing out the drink. It hisses and flares dramatically against the fire, creating a torrent of flame in its wake. My throat, eyes and nose sting as I cough into my elbow. When I glare over at Eran, his expression is split between concern and mirth, but he breaks into laughter after a moment. “Fuck you,” I mumble into my arm.

Also from chapter 9:

“I have not told you to do anything.”

“Then what the fuck do you want?”

“‘Twas never about what I want, Warden. What do you want?”

I recoil. I can’t think past the scathing words that hack away at my throat, threatening to spill free. There is plenty I want, more things than I care to describe, or think about, or anything else. 

But more than anything, I think I want silence. I want its comfort and its peace. Things I’ve not known in a lifetime. 

“I don’t know.”

[verflares]

meteorologists report sky just a little bluer today, and it's because skyloft residents link and zelda are in love :)

also on inprnt :]

[awetfrog]

11 sword law

[benevolenterrancy]

I do NOT want to see what Baxia diving for a hug with Jin Guangyao looks like. x_x Poor guy will think Mingjue wants him murdered.

@little-meowyao Baxia is a Great Dane that thinks its a lapdog. JGY is not sure how to communicate to a volatile sabre spirit that it is most assuredly not.

continuation of this sword hug saga...

[kitdelune]

Faerasha Faelani

I had an idea for her design and had to draw this quick!

[dragondreamers]

200 DAYS OF HOUSE TARGARYEN ↳ day 87: daenerys targaryen in two swords

[horsechestnut]

AU to add to the list of AUs I'll never write: All of the Robins are de-aged to the age they were when they became Robin. Their memories are also reset to that point, and somehow they're in their Robin suits.

So you have a 16 year old Steph, desperately trying to wrangle 4 feral children who look nearly identical and won't tell her their names because "you do know what a secret identity is, don't you Stephanie?"

[b4kuch1n]

wizard of both ways

[seaghosst]

the long awaited (by me i didn’t like the old one) four swords leo redeisgn :) this is a bit later when he’s more healed cause i ddint wanna draw the crutches lmao

gonna ramble abt my thought process under the cut if people are interested

first idea when redesigning was to incorporate his canon gear into it cause he DOES still have that.

he put pieces of fabric with his brother’s colors on hi belt thing as a reminder of home. in a similar vein, he wears his mask around his wrist as a bracelet cause he doesn’t like wearing it when his brothers aren’t around to match w him

for the actual clothes, i wanted to try to imitate the style of clothes in neo edo? unsure of how successful i was with that. i thought he’d choose smth similar to the robe he wears in lair games cause this guy is fighting for ANY sense of familiarity. he then tried to sew on the hamato symbol. being a medic, the stitches themself r pretty good but the symbol is a little fucked cause he’s never done anything like that. it’s the thought that counts!

(masterpost)

[skitty-kirby]

Sword and Blade Caramelldansen

Now I don't know diddly squat about proper animation but...

13-year old me needed this. 23-year old me made it happen. :^) I may be cringe but I am freeeeeeeee

[ok-pop-1]

a "doodle" of sky and wars (and fi!) from @sapphicseasapphire's cryptids au!

[danceswithdarkspawn]

One-sentence fics: gratuitous sapphic use of raven symbolism.

Those damn birds are so gay.

[sillytunafish]

Swocket for the soul becuas for some reaosn thats the first thing i thought of drawinf with my remaining freetime

[vanderbilt-draws]

Character Design Is My Passion

[benevolenterrancy]

@hereticcryptid I appear to be slowly but surely developing an entire series about how Hensheng and Baxia apparently get fed up with their owners' inability to express their feelings and take matters into their own hands...

[acebabecd]

"How dare Orym be angry and constantly bring up his murdered loved ones whenever people act like their deaths were acceptable collateral, he needs to get over it and listen to others for once!" Is it crack? Is that what you smoke?