#dawn kaen

[moonmoon-ren]

REUNION

Part 5: an End and a Beginning

*yawwwnnnn* uhhww good morning Sequoia.

Good morning Ren. How do you feel ?

I feel alright, apart from a slight headache. Damn those two .... eheheh. Where are they anyway ?

Oh they were up early already and wanted to go outside for some running and training. A good thing they do that, otherwise they get too excited during the day later.

Ahhh.

You seem still to be absolutely not a morning viera, gahahaha!

Uhhh, not at all. But I guess we have something to discuss ?

Yes.

So what's the plan?

Sequoia sipped from his tea and placed the cup back on the plate.

I want to send Koori and Kaen on a mission. The last one.

Oh? What mission would that be ?

Well, Dorian and Faunus went to Thavnair. Ash and Akane went to Hingashi. Dawn, your mom and sisters are somewhere near the Range still. We all had to leave home bc of the war with the Empire. I want to bring them all back and live here with you in Eorzea. I know i said i want to disband the Treehouse Club. Now, our friendships are forever, but we also should have a proper life for ourselves. Our tribe doesnt exist anymore. The only tribe we have is our friends. I want to see us all together just one more time.

That would be nice, to see my friends again, and my family. But i have one question. How will the twins travel and find them?

They know the way back.

You know Sequoia... those lands are not really near...

I know.

Maybe i can help in some way. There is someone I know who can take the twins with him and make the trip much more efficient.

Oh? How do you mean? Sequoia asked this with great interest and looked at Ren.

During my time here in Eorzea I took part in many travels, and many adventures. Some of those took me to places that are not reachable by foot, nor by any transport overland. In every major Eorzean city there is a special bay for airships.

Airships?

Airships. Vessels that float in the sky, and can travel at greater speed and reach destinations much more faster then any horse or carriage. I know this guy, Cid who has one of those airships and might help me with taking the twins on their journey. If he agrees then their journey will be much more easier and very short.

That actually sounds like a goo-!

Sequoia and Ren's conversation suddenly got interrupted by the door swinging open and loud laughter.

Kaeeeeeennnnnn!

Kooriiii, you are the loser! nah nah naaaaahh!

Oh you two are also awake yet ?

As the twins catched their breath and saw Ren and Sequoia standing there they walked slowly towards them.

What are you two talking aboouutttt ?

Ren was explaining to me a possible route for your mission.

Sequoia stepped closer to Ren and placed his hand on Ren's left side. This made Ren startle a little bit. While it was the touch of Sequoia he wasn't used to this kind of touches. It gave him a very nice feeling however. Like he was warming up. He felt also that his cheeks started to warm up... blushing! The twins noticed this and looked at each other with a surprised and excited expression.

Sequoia motivated Ren to explain the rest of the journey to the twins, and their mission.

Yes Sequoiaaaaaa, all good and well but is this safe and can we trust this Cid ?

If Ren trusts him, the I do.

We also will need to travel a little bit to New Gridania from here. Cid will await us there. Or rather you two, Koori and Kaen.

Wait!? You're not going with us ?

No.

We stay in Eorzea. I want to stay with Ren in this new land for a while.

OOOoooowwwww.

What's that supposed to mean?

Nothing Sequoia, nothing. The twins answered in unison. When do we leave? It's a beautiful morning.

Hm, maybe we should enjoy the advantage of that and travel to the Castrum right away ?

I suggest that you, Ren, and the twins prepare to leave. I clean up the cabin here and make sure there are no visible traces of our presence here.

Mere moments later the group was ready to leave and set out to Castrum Oriens. The walk there was nice. They exchanged some stories about their adventures. But one thing that was very noticeable was the fact that Sequoia could not keep his eyes off Ren and he seemed to walk very close to Ren. This detail did not go unnoticed for the twins.

Noooo ???? Haahahagha!

Yes Sequoia, this is something that really happened.

I want to see these fluffy Moogles for sure. They seem very funny.

We will see it all Sequoia. Followed by a giggle from both Vieras

Pssst, Koori! whispered Kaen.

Kaen ?

Do you see what I see ?

Hmhmhm.

If those two are not madly in love with each other then no one is.

Heh, i wonder how long they will keep dancing around each other before they dare to admit that to one another.

Me too. They have been like that back in the Range too.

The group entered Castrum Oriens, and with that they were about to leave The Fringed behind them.

We need a map first.

There is a big table with maps! That's for meeeee Koorriiii! Kaen bolted away from the group towards the map table.

Kaen!

Koorrrrriiiiiiiii, everyone knows i'm the better navigator here.

EEEHHHH??? EVERYONE knows that you even can't read a map! Come give me that map!

Boys!

Koori, Kaen... calm down please. We don't need a map here. I know the way to Gridania.

Ren tried to explain to the twins that they would make use of Chocobo's to travel through the Black Shroud and reach the city of New Gridania. Soon the four Vieras left this area for good and traveled to New Gridania. Overal their journey was uneventfull as they used the main roads. Kaen and Koori had a few bickerish fights during their trip, as was to be expected from the twins. They also complained a lot about things they were not used to. Sequoia and Ren mostly ignored them and talked about home, adventure, Eorzea, every now and then a little innocent flirt. Occasionally the group stopped to rest or eat or take in the sights. One thing was sure: Ren was so happy and excited with the future prospect of travelling with Sequoia alone.

The four Vieras arrived at the city of New Gridania. After getting a little bit aquainted with the city and the area they made for The Roost where they enjoyed some refreshments and a hearthy dinner. Cid would soon arrive at the airshipbay.

Greetings Ren! shouted someone with a familiar voice,

Hah Cid! How are you doing these days ?

I'm well enough, can't complain. Ironworks keeps me busy, or improving the Enterprise. You know. So what is this cargo you mentioned?

The twins there.

Twins?!

Hello! said Koori and Kaen in unison again.

You never mentioned I had to transport twins, Vieras ... when you said "precious cargo" i expected something more ... material?

Hahaha, well these two are VERY precious to me.

Alright... you seem serious about it. What's the destination?

Sequoia you want to do the honor ?

So ehhh, mister Cid. These are Koori and Kaen. They are very close friends of me and Ren. I tasked them with visiting old friends of us and bringing them here to Eorzea.

Sounds easy enough.

Two destinations are sure: Thavnair and Hingashi. They will provide you with more details soon as you depart. There will be a third destination but I don't know where that is. It depends. I suspect Akane will know more.

I hope the laddies are not afraid of some manual labour ?

Eeeehhh ???

I will need help on the way there, those are not very close-by destinations. And we will need to make some stops for resources and food. But yes, i can take them there and i assume bring them back too ?

Yes please, in ONE piece hahaahah.

Koori an Kaen, for the first time in their life were silent and seemed to have a rather difficult moment.

S... Sequoia ?

R ... Ren ?

Can we get a hug ?

Right, I linkpearl Biggs and Wedge to prepare the Enterprise for departure.

Ofcourse you can get hugs!

Ren ... i'm afraid.

Don't be Kaen. Don't be. I would trust no one else other the Cid with this task. He will get you there safe and you will be back in no time again. And when you do, we have a grand party to celebrate.

Hehehe, I trust you Ren.

Take care of Koori please, be kind to Cid and help when he asks it.

I hope you take care of Sequoia too ... When Kaen said this he couldn't help but give Ren a meaningful smirk and a wink.

What do you mean Kaen ? I always take care of my friends.

Friends ... yeah yeah ... Ren Ren Ren ... are you sure you are just friends ? Koori! come on we need to go!

Sequoiaaa, i will ... *sobs* ... will ... miss you.

Oh Koori come on, its only a few weeks. You'll be back in no time.

Koorriiii!!! come onnnn!

Yesss!

Sequoia, can i just whisper something to you?

Hm ?

The Sun needs the Moon as much as the Moon needs the Sun. Both need each other to shine and have a purpose. I hope that in our absence you do the right thing.

Koori ? what do ...

Byeeeee, take care you two and we meet again soon!

As the twins shared a very meaningful hug with their dear friends Sequoia and Ren, they also tried to push in a sublte way, Ren and Sequoia a bit in a certain direction. The dance was about to end ? Ren and Sequoia waved the twins goodbye, bid them safe travels and returned to the waiting hall.

***

EPILOGUE

What now Sequoia ?

Hm ?

Yes, what now, what will we do ? where will we go ?

Oh! Sequoia let out a giggle.

Ren, you saw Eorzea already. You also told me about your adventures, and how you became the Warrior of Light. It's so cool and fascinating! But -

Sequoiiaaaaaaa, pleaseee. Warrior of Light or not ... please ... i'm just Ren.

Sorry. I know you asked to not-

Its okay. Ren only could smile and think that Sequoia looked so damn attractive when he went all cute on him.

Say, Ren, in your travels, did you found this place where you had the feeling of being somewhere in absolute peace and tranquility, where it feels like you are in a paradise, where you feel like all your sorrows go away, where you feel its just you and nature ?

Ren felt like being engulfed by Ifrits infernal flames.

I ... I ...

You, you ?

Eheheeh! Yes, as a matter in fact i know such a place.

Where is it ?

We need to go to another city for that first.

OH DEAR!

What's the matter?

The next and last airship to Limsa Lominsa is about to leave in a minute!

Limsomonsa ???

Limsa!

What is there ?

Tell you on the way! Come on!

Last one on board is a rotten egg!

And with that Sequoia and Ren set off to Limsa Lominsa where one story found its end and another was about to start.

[strywoven]

@vonerde has requested a story : With a gentle smile & chuckle would Gaia watch as the clock counted down to midnight, throwing her hands up into the air with a happy squeak. “Oh my god! Happy New Year, Kaen!” She chirped before leaning closer to them and pressing a soft kiss to their forehead with a smile.

new years things.

Rare is it that Kaen has company for New Years ( this , the rare time of the year kaen settles for taking time for themself after over-exerting themself the entire year ) .  But how could they say no to spending their evening with Gaia ?  Gaia was not only their friend but also someone they looked up to.  Kaen was wise enough not to put their foot in their mouth by mentioning it over the phone , but they were h o n o r e d that the Goddess had thought of THEM ( is it perhaps that she is just as lonesome ? that she might not have as many people in her life as kaen suspects ? perhaps they are more alike than kaen knows ) .

Thankfully , it made for one of those LOW-ENERGY / LOW-MAINTENANCE sort of evenings : ordering out for dinner , leftover cookies from Kaen’s holiday baking rush for dessert , and simply sitting around talking , drinking , and enjoying each other’s company while the hours whittled down until midnight.  It dawns on them , t h i s is what they have been missing !  Amid all that time spent worrying about keeping up their average , fending off threats from The Wyrd as the barriers between realms weakened , and all the other stuff in their life— Kaen always forgot to make time for themself ( & for the people that loved them ) .  Gods alive , another year of living in the human world and all they have done is waste it ( again ) working themself to the bone !  When will they l e a r n ?

A new year’s resolution , then : find the time , somehow.

Kaen turns their attention to the TV , a broadcast of the annual ball drop showing a live countdown until the new year.  Only a matter of time now !  3 - 2 - 1 — !  They jump slightly when Gaia squeaks in joy , her hands flung in their air.  The faun gives her a smile , ears folding to the sides ; she’s cute when she wants to be , isn’t she ?  Even as they open their mouth to give their own piece , the Goddess has already captured their cheeks in her hands , leaning forward to bestow a friendly k i s s to the top of their fiery crown.  Kaen comes ALIGHT at the gesture ; pink , yellow , orange , a show of flickering , gleaming hue all dancing through their crystalline accents at once like an array of flattered / flustered charm.  They g r i n at her , furred ears perking upright and giving a happy little wiggle.  ❝ ‘Appy New Year , Miss Gaia ! ❞  Kaen chirps back , followed by a giggle , ❝ Ah’m real glad ta’ be spendin’ th’ first moments wit’ ye.  But ‘ere’s ta’ many more years t’gether , aye ? ❞ The godling jumps to their feet , striking a pose , fist thumping their breast , divine fire brimming around them ( lo' how dramatic ) . ❝ New adventures , new wonders , nothin’ can stop us as long as we're wit' each other ! ❞

[aura-acolyte]

📼

[A happier memory, Mare at 12 years old, just having arrived in Littleroot Town. Though the general vibe appears more cheerful Mare still seems to have a lot weighing on her. As she walks through the streets she stubbornly avoids looking at anybody, keeping her eyes fixed to the ground.]

[Eventually she reaches Route 101. Completely ignoring Rule #1: don't go in the tall grass, she steps out onto the Route. She walks for a bit and seems to become more peaceful, listening to the chattering of the wild Pokemon.]

[Suddenly, a scream pierces the calm. Mare's Uncle, Professor Birch, comes running out of the trees, a Poochyena hot on his tail. He unslings his satchel and begins to rummage through it but stumbles and drops it.]

["Uncle Birch!?" Mare shouts, surprised.]

[The Professor glances her way, beginning to run in a circle, and is relieved. "Oh! Mare! Thank goodness! Quick! There are three Pokeballs in my bag! Grab one and throw it!"]

["Um... okay..." Mare says aprehensively.]

[She reaches into the bag and chooses a Pokeball at random. She throws the ball and out pops Kaen the Torchic. The air is suddenly electrified as understanding dawns on Mare. She is ready to battle.]

[alittlemxchievous]

Miss Kae, I had a daydream of you once. It was after you came home from a stressful day. And you took out your stress on me.

You went to the room you kept me tied up in. Tied up by my wrists, with my arms suspended in the air, still able to touch the ground, but barely. Wouldn't want me too comfy after all. You took out your Kaene and began to give me the most lovely shade of bruises, all over my body.

Beautiful purple marks left on my body, like paint on a canvas. And you the master at work.

Of course, such hard work leads one to perspire. And Miss Kae is far to elegant to have to tidy herself. That of course being my purpose. To take my tongue and glide it across wherever she deems appropriate. Giving me brief moments to appreciate her heavenly musk.

Time is an illusion in subspace, but all things must come to an end. That was when you took me down, a painter taking their canvas off the easel and began to tie me up in a pretty purple rope. Like a spider wrapping up her prey in a web of lavender.

The finishing touch, being the collar around my neck. I couldn't see the tag, but surely Miss Kae would pick an appropriate name.

She would take her elegant hand and lead me to a bed fit for a pet, naturally as I am beneath her. Before demanding a kiss, not on the lips, but her divine foot. For that is the place of someone beneath her.

The tag reads "Knight of pain and delight, property of their Royal Highness Kae of the court of Agony and Pleasure."

You knew the cost of your oath. You knew that when I return from court I am filled with anger and need. Yet you became my loyal knight. Destined to dawn steel and leather and rope. Eternally in service to me.

[shisui-uchiha-anon]

Shisui's anime play list

Shisui is real boy who loves to watch anime. This is his play list. The anime songs, endings and openings .

Blue Bird Naruto (Letra)

Epic Seven OST Story Theme 13

Princess Mononoke : Nobody Knows Your Heart

Wolf's Rain OST - Tsume no Suna

Black Butler Sebastian's Theme

Basilisk OST I - Jakumetsu

Dragon Ball GT: Ending/ Outro 3 (English)

Black Butler: Book of Circus

Most Emotional OSTs Ever : Hakuouki

精霊の舞～Dance of the Spirit

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Ending

K Project - Mikoto's Theme (Unit 01 Remix)

Kuroshitsuji BOtA Ost 20 Black Nature

K : return of kings ost mix

Dororo Opening Full『Ziyoou-vachi - Kaen』

Dororo Ending Full『amazarashi Sayonaragokko』

Wolf's Rain Opening

Hellsing Opening (Full Song)

It’s My Party (Obey Me! Ending Theme)

Wolf's Rain OST - Heaven's Not Enough

Naruto Shippuden Ending 4 : Mezamero! Yasei

Rap do Orochimaru (Naruto) - EU VOU VIVER PRA SEMPRE | NERD HITS

NARUTO OST guitar and vocal cover - SENYA (Itachi theme)

Naruto Opening 2 Full

Naruto - Ending 1 | Wind

Tempest Shadow - Open Up Your Eyes

Naruto Ending 13 | Yellow Moon (HD)

Naruto Badass Villain OST | AKATSUKI THEME | Guitar Cover

Naruto The Movie 2 OST - Temujin

Pain Hip-Hop Instrumental

Naruto Shippuuden - Senya [Itachi Theme] (DJFAB Trap Remix)

PIANO MEDLEY

Girei (Pain Theme)(David Sell Remix)

Naruto Shippuden - Ōtsutsuki Kaguya (Anigam3 Remix)

Naruto - Orochimaru's Theme (Kayou. Remix)

Nomedbeats - Naruto Blue Bird Hip Hop remix

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: ROAD TO BORUTO ‒ "Otherworld Divine Tree"

Become the Wind - Boruto Original Soundtrack (English Version)

Boruto Naruto the Movie OST - Spin and Burst

Itachi Uchiha- Tsuki no Ookisa

Akihisa Kondou - Black Night Town. Full

Sasuke theme kokuten extended

[Illusion Connect] Sinless Hell BGM

Rap da Akatsuki (Naruto)

Princess Mononoke

[ 킹스레이드 ] OST - "Not A Hero" (ENG ver.)

[KING's RAID] CH.10 Title Song "The Right" | Ⅹ: Rebellion

Attack on Titan S4 Episode 14 OST: Levi vs Zeke Theme (HQ COVER)

hello world - tsuda kenjiro project [nanami kento's va]

Don't Cry - Renka

Ancient Magus' Bride - "Here" (FULL Opening) JUNNA | ENGLISH ver | AmaLee

Kurenai No Ito - Instrumental Version (Hakuoki)

北へ (The North) - Hakuouki The Movie 2 OST15

Dawn Of A New Era - Hakuouki The Movie 2: Shikon Sokyu OST

Hakuouki Hekketsuroku - OST - Maikaze (Instrumental)

Takusare Ta Omoi - Hakuouki The Movie 2: Shikon Sokyu OST

Dragon Ball GT - Opening Song (English Version) HQ

Hakuouki AMV: Hijikata & Chizuru's Memories (1080p HD)

Rap do Tauz-Zoro ( One piece)

Tokyo Ghoul√A OST - Ajito

Tokyo Ghoul - Licht und Schatten - Yutaka Yamada [東京喰種-トーキョーグール- OST]

WITH YOU

Sesshomaru Theme

Inuyasha

Bleach Ost Fade To Black B03

Bleach ost A04a AND Bleach Irish Dance overlay HQ

Here opening Mahoutsukai no Yome Full

Dragon Ball - Makafushigi Adventure

[strywoven-moved]

Let’s discuss more about Allyra’s death !

Prior to Allyra being deployed for service , Kaen proposed they perform a bonding rite.  You may be thinking , ‘mav , isn’t that essentially just them mating ?’ and to that I say : no , no it’s certainly not.  What this does is INTERTWINE THE THREADS of the two parties involved.  Considering Kaen is already in part a mystic themself , they knew what this would likely mean.  Bonding with someone , weaving your fate-lines together , is - unsurprisingly - a VERY SACRED rite reserved only for the gods and their chosen few ( note : it doesn’t have to be romantic in nature , some of the Lessers have bonded with beloved underlings to keep them safe ; to-date , Cernunnos has only performed the rite himself twice ) .  Doing this offers an exchange of strength as well as weakness ; if Kaen is hurt , Allyra is hurt and vice-versa.  Kaen doing this IMMEDIATELY BEFORE Allyra is sent to fight for their clan is … Immensely reckless , and further supports the idea that the two’s tryst was frowned upon by the Council.  Kaen , however , quells Allyra’s disbelief by reminding her they’re doing it with GOOD INTENTIONS ( and assuredly they are , but the timing is horrible ) .

After performing the rite , after spending the night together , Allyra is sent off come dawn.  Kaen would later say their biggest regret is NOT saying they loved her when she left and instead simply telling her good-bye ; be well ; come home to me.  But , being a mystic , there’s a foreboding in them when they speak , when they watch her go with the others-- Something’s not well here and the threads are not as secure as they once were before.  Kaen , unfortunately , ignores this and pushes it aside.

Per the rite , Kaen is awoken some several days later into the campaign , in immense pain.  Immediately they seek Drachmah and they confess what they did.  He is frankly displeased ( but not shocked ) .  The elder soothsayer offers as much help as he can , attempting to keep them calm , but the pain is indescribable and tears through the godling’s abdomen , leaving a trail where Allyra’s been cut down.  Kaen hears it - faintly , like a vision just out of reach - Allyra , in her remaining words saying she is “no longer afraid of death,” a feat Kaen themself claimed to be capable of and taught her through their time together.

Cernunnos is rightly upset when he discovers this.  He tells Kaen that out of respect for Allyra’s family , they must be the one to stand for the gods and speak over the body through the funeral , as well as to bestow the boon onto the survivors.  Kaen believes this is punishment , and they’re not entirely wrong.

Allyra’s family - a proud sort of fae-like avians , known for their rich heritage of battle - are exceptionally grateful for Kaen’s being there.  In return , they present the godling with Allyra’s lance and although Kaen says they cannot accept such a token , the family insists.

After all is done , Kaen gives Allyra’s prized lance a place of reverence upon the wall in their room , crossed together with their first axe.  Kaen , to this day , still sustains the wound ‘cross their stomach and left-side.  Although much more subtle now , it never fails to upset them if brought up in conversation.  Oftentimes , Kaen wonders if they made a very grave mistake bonding themself to Allyra ; if , beyond that , loving so deeply was a mistake- if the grief it sowed was worth it.  Kaen has since then never permitted the Council to assign the another of the ranks to take Allyra’s place , believing rather firmly that no-one else was able to fill the role.

[wastelandsrunaway]

as if the redhead could get anymore brash, the door slams open with such force it bangs heavily against the wall behind it, "GOOD MO~ORNIN'!" accented trill sing-songs into angel's room at ungodly hour ( as usual, tradition has taught them to be up when the suns rise, uncaring of whom they disturb ). they frown into the dark room, clicking their tongue. this won't do!

striding into the room, they fling the curtains aside and allow in the glorious light of dawn. much better! "wake up!" kaen demands of their friend, turning around and rattling her mattress insistently. "'s important, ah've got somethin' fer ye!" once angel is at least somewhat coherent, kaen plops down beside her and presses a neatly wrapped parcel into her hands, their voice softening. "... ah've been waitin' ta' give this ta' ye, ah think ye'll like it."

inside is a first edition adventure novel from one of angel's favorite authors... and, it's autographed! kaen must've gone through a lot - and paid a lot - to get this.

Angel groans, face down on her pillow. While it was great that Kaen basically had free access to the Crawford house, the two families being close and doing business together and Angel and Kaen practically growing up together, it was moments like these that Angel kind of wished that the servants and security would bat an eye when Kaen, uh, intruded. At least to give her a warning that her dear friend was on the property.

She barely had time to sit up and open her eyes before a wrapped present was thrust into her hands. It took her sleep-laced mind a moment to process. Oh, right. It was the holidays. "Kaen...you know you don't have to get me anything."

Carefully, Angel unwraps the present, sleepy eyes widening at the contents. She's been meaning to get this book and add it to her collection but this...this was a collector's piece itself. "Kaen, you really didn't have to do this. But...thank you. I love it." Angel gives her friend one of her rare, genuine smiles.

"Oh! Hold on!" Angel carefully places her new book aside and leans over to reach her nightstand, practically falling off the bed in the process. She opens the drawer, pulling out a wrapped present herself. "I got you this!"

Inside this present, Kaen would find an old book: a classic and a favorite of theirs. It too was a first edition but from way back when. While it was obviously old, it was well taken care of and had that wonderful old book smell. Inside the cover tucked between the flyleaves, was a pressed bluebell from Angel's family garden, laminated and framed to act as a bookmark.

[millionsnife]

Been about a day or so since they've mentioned anything about the 'marriage'. In that time, Kaen has allowed their hands to mend from using the forge. A thought dawns on them in the evening as they're reading, though they don't lift their gaze from the pages unfurled in their lap. "Hey..." their foot nudges him, "...did ye wanna consumate th' marriage?" Asks it as nonchalantly as speaking of the weather. Kaen knows none of this is real to anyone but them but-- what did that ever matter?

Nai blinks, a little surprised about the question. It's not that doesn't want to but he doesn't not want to either. The idea in general never really came to mind, if he's honest.

"Do we need to? Do you want to?" If Kaen did then he supposed they might as well. "We could."

[tenebriism]

admittedly the godling is reluctant to depart, to give up his company. ears lowering, back to the great wizard, kaen stares off at the lonely streets beyond the threshold of his door ( just what are they lingering here for, anyways? ) . after a moment, kaen turns back to howl, a smile returning to their face as gentle hands reach up to coax him down to their level - small as they are. "thank ye fer a lovely evenin', mister 'owl," then, a chaste brush of lips to the corners of his own. "ah'll see ye agane, aye?" as if that's even a question.

Tarnished, as his reputation was, there's a mannerly side to Howl. Polite and gentlemanly, despite the bulk of his pursuits being solely out of lust, and his notoriously SELFISH habits of breaking the hearts of many. He doesn't intend to leave until certain Kaen shan't be followed by something threatening.

Yet, the pause has Howl somewhat WORRYING he's done something wrong, SAID something wrong ( wouldn't be the first time, and he's woefully confident it shan't be the last ). He really SHOULD learn how to be more optimistic, though, but then, he wouldn't be so humorously caught off GUARD when these moments of pleasantness are bestowed upon him -- one who does not DESERVE them, but, Gods, does he desire them so desperately.

" . . . oh-- ? " There it is again, the FLUTTER. Howl knows he's delusional, trying to call it anything else than what it ACTUALLY was, but it won't stop him from doing so. He only hopes the PINK that has settled upon both of his cheeks doesn't make him look silly--- his priorities, clearly, are about as straight as he is. " You . . . certainly will, " he whispers, realizing he's still lingering there, nearly chasing additional affection, even after Kaen has pulled away to, finally, depart.

They'll see each other again soon . . . so Kaen says, yet it's the realization, now just DAWNING upon Howl, that these continued meetings are the CRUELEST form of punishment possible, that has the wizard conjuring plans to AVOID that. Kaen, innocent and lovely . . . kind, warm, beautiful; they did not DESERVE to be so closely affiliated to a man who would, inevitably, come to HURT them no matter how much he may promise he does not WANT to. Though his reputation certainly preceded him, there is MUCH Howl has not yet told Kaen . . . much he does not WANT to.

Much he will not HAVE to, if they simply . . . never cross paths again. This is the right thing to do . . . right ?

Right ?

@strywoven ;; ♥

[space-lynn]

Hey I just wanted to say I love the unintentional gods au! Will you be posting more by any chance?

Yup! Here's Sasha's POV! But if you mean more after this... probably. The original character Dawn Kaen belongs to a friend of mine, while Nash Viseriox belongs to me. Enjoy reading!

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Being a god wasn’t easy. It wouldn’t be if you still had a few things from your mortal life to fix. And even if Sasha no longer had any of those, being a god still wasn’t easy. Sure, she’s free from school, free from political jobs (she might as well do something nice for her girlfriends for juggling mortal and cosmic duties), but she wasn’t free from her godly duties. Never will be, she supposed, but there were small instances that she enjoyed. Such as laying on a random rock in the middle of space, watching the ever changing multiverse around her.

A little much needed break from her cosmic duties. Peaceful, relaxing, and quiet--

“Hey, Sasha~”

“Waybright! There you are!”

--if it weren’t for her companions.

A soft groan escaped her lips and she cracked one eye open, tiredly glaring at the owners of those voices.

“Nash. Dawn,” she greeted.

If anyone thought that the Calamity Trio were the only deities around, they were wrong. There were others like them, modern gods born from unfortunate mortals who fully tapped into their prophesied power and became celestial beings. The two standing over her were examples of those mortals.

“Awwww. Don’t sound like that,” Dawn Kaen said, a bipedal fox, from a planet that worshipped her, and a goddess of death. Sasha had met her during an unsavory trip to another planet.

“Something on your mind, Waybright?” Nash Viseriox asked, sharp teeth bared into a grin she’s come to know as worried. She didn’t know what species he was or where he’s from, just that he reminded her of a dragonborn Marcy excitedly explained in a DnD session when they were ten. He was a space god much like her and they’d met when two kingdoms fought one another to prove which space god was best: him or her.

A dumb thing to fight over if you asked her.

“Was just trying to relax,” she muttered, stretching. She looked over at Dawn and asked, “What are you doing here, Dawn? Haven’t you got work to do?”

“Too many deaths,” the fox grumbled, then shrugged. “It’s gotten… meh.”

“Seriously?” Nash asked.

“Hey!” Dawn snarled, whirling to glare at him. “You try your hand at being a god of death!”

“Sure thing! I’ll be better at it than you.”

“What the fuck is that supposed to mean? If I were a god of the cosmos, I’d be doing a better job than--”

A deep rumbling noise echoed from somewhere to her left, interrupting her. Dawn’s ears stood up at that, her tail going in between her legs.

“Well,” she squeaked, “nevermind about that. I’ll go do my job and I’ll let you guys do your work! See you soon!”

She disappeared not a second after, leaving her and Nash alone.

The sound echoed once more and the two space gods turned towards it.

Devourers, shapeless creatures of the void who reincarnated after countless deaths and who loved to eat everything. It was the fucking reason why Sasha was gone for week or months, the reason why she couldn’t come home to her girlfriends everyday because she had to fight months-long battles against these things. Devourers weren’t the only celestial problems in the multiverse, and it was a space god’s calling to deal with those problems.

A loud whooshing sound came from beside her, and she glanced over to see Nash compress a hand-made black hole into a battle axe.

He smirked, “You ready?”

She stood up slowly and lazily smiled, star-forged swords appearing in her hands. “Always.”

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She came home late at night a week after that, the eldritch beast a foe she’d already met in battle. A foe she’d already know the weakness of. She slipped through the front door, locked it and padded into her and her girlfriends’ bedroom. Marcy and Anne were already asleep, so she carefully tiptoed around to snatch a few things for a quick shower, to ease her aching muscles, and a comfy change of clothes.

She silently made her way to their bed, slowly settled herself behind Marcy but the soft creak of the bed woke her partners’ up.

“Sash?”

“Sasha?”

Two groggy voices asked.

Fuck-

Two pairs of brown eyes slid to her.

“Hi,” she smiled softly. “Go back to sleep, I’m just… tucking myself in.”

“Hrmmm,” Anne grumbled, breathing almost even. “Welcrm hrm.”

“Thanks.”

Marcy rolled over, one hand out to grab at Sasha’s shirt. She tugged and the resulting pained hiss that escaped Sasha snapped the two in bed awake.

Damn her traitorous mouth!

Anne sat up immediately, brows furrowed. “Are you hurt?”

“No, I’m fine,” Sasha lied, trying her best to hide the pained expression on her face.

Marcy narrowed her eyes, the hand still touching Sasha’s shirt skimming across the fabric until it softly pressed into Sasha’s side. The blonde flinched, hand flying to her side.

She heard Anne curse under her breath, and Sasha felt the area around her flicker. She found herself on the bed soon after, in between Anne and Marcy. Anne had an arm wrapped around her, her free hand underneath Sasha’s shirt putting pressure on one of the very deep wounds as her powers helped it heal.

Sasha whimpered, eyes shutting tight and pushing herself deeper into Anne embrace.

“Sorry,” the brunette kissed her head.

“I didn’t know Devourers could do this,” Marcy frowned, arms coming around the blonde to comfort her.

“Bane,” Sasha gasped and Marcy winced.

“Makes sense.”

Anne and Marcy held onto Sasha as she bucked, whined or yelped, whispering sweet nothings into her ear to ease her. The blonde slumped afterwards, barely able to keep herself awake, energy drained from Anne using it to heal her grievous wounds.

“You okay?” the brunette asked.

“Yeah,” she muttered, “thanks.”

“No prob, Sashimi.”

Marcy held her hand and squeezed, “You should sleep.”

“You, too,” a mumble.

Anne and Marcy shared a smile, then took turns to press a kiss to Sasha’s lips. The blonde smiled sleepily.

“We will,” Marcy assured her.

“Good night, Sash,” the gods of life and knowledge said.

“G’night.”

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Will I make more for this AU? Probably... If I'm uninspired to write other snippets or continue my fics (I really need to focus on those XD). Always giving my thanks to @fermented-writers-block for this wonderful idea. I'll be taking a break from this AU to answer other requests and work on my fics.

I hope y'all enjoyed reading this! Have a nice morning, afternoon or evening! Until the next snippet!

[originofkaen]

Kaen and Mako!!!!

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[moonmoon-ren]

Sequoia and Dawn - Growing up as brothers

Keywords: FFXIV OC lore, brothers, abuse by father, protection, care, living in a Viera tribe, friendship matters

While both Dawn and Sequoia are separate characters, they both share a part of their lore till the Garlean invasion of Dalmasca and by extend the Skatay Range. At that point their stories and lore split up into separate stories.

Character chart: Dawn

Tribe: Greenleaf Tribe (ex!), Treehouse Club

Colorscheme: white, pastels, and greys. Soft earthy tones

Older brother of Sequoia

Quiet and very reserved character, very shy nature and will not actively approach anyone out of his own.

Trained as Woodwarder, weapon speciality: sword and shield

Defensive protector

Will go beyond his own limits to protect his brother Sequoia safe

Exiled after family incident

He was and is very confused about love

Character chart: Sequoia

Tribe: Greenleaf Tribe, Treehouse Club

Colorscheme: Gold and yellows, sometimes green

Younger brother of Dawn

Reserved but more open to others then his brother Dawn. Especially other Viera males who somehow got separated from the tribe or don't really feel like belonging

Trained as Woodwarder, lancer

Offensive protector

Will protect his loved ones no matter what

Left the tribe and Skatay Range after Garlean invasion

Always had a crush on his best friend Ren, but never told him that untill he found him again in Eorzea. In relationship with Ren now.

Dawn and Sequoia were both born into the Greenleaf tribe. Dawn being the eldest brother and Sequoia the youngest.

Their father, Vanirr Greenleaf, who has been the chief of the Greenleaf tribe for many years before their birth, set out on a travel to meet other chiefs of the surrounding tribes. On one of those meetings Vanirr met the beautiful Nimwé. A female Viera of the Lake Warders. It was love at first sight. Her tribe agreed to letting her leave the tribe and move with Vanirr back to the Greenleaf tribe. In the years to follow they had a wonderful relationship. Vanirr proved himself to be a very succesfull chief and husband. After a year their first son, Dawn was born. Dawn was everything his father could ask for, and he felt his legacy was secured. Sadly Vanirr had not the luck to see his eldest son grow up as there were small conflicts between a few tribes. He was needed at the borders of their territory. Those conflicts were of minor importance and after two years Vanirr returned home. He changed a little, the fact that he had to wage war against his own people was troubling him. He sought comfort in alcoholic beverages, dissappointing Nimwé. She barely recognised her husband anymore and cursed the day he decided to intervene in the tribal conflicts. Yet there was still love between them. On one of his more sober days she announced to him that she was pregant again.

Vanirr was very happy, and hoping for another strong son, like Dawn. Fate was cruel, their second son was born, but Nimwé died shortly after giving birth to Sequoia. Vanirr was furious and wanted to kill the baby, blaming the little Sequoia for the death of his mother. It was one of the tribe healers, Lily (Ren's mother) who intervened, preventing Vanirr from doing something as stupid as killing his own son. The tribe said goodbye to Nimwé. Dark days for the tribe were ahead. Vanirr sought more and more refuge in drinking, and living a derailed life.

Sequoia proved himself to be a quite resilient Viera. Often found comfort in the company of his brother Dawn who stood up many time for his little brother. Both boys enjoyed the "respect" from other boys in the tribe by being the sons of the chief. Sequoia himself turned out to be quite a caring Viera and developped a rare quality of sensing lonely vieras in the tribe. This is how he met his friends: Koori, Kaen. Twin brothers and orphans. They often hung around the village causing some amok or just being "them". At first they found it funny to tease and pester Sequoia a little bit, but when they found themselves in a really dire situation, it was Sequoia who jumped in their defense. Since that day they have been unseparatedly friends.

Shortly after, Sequoia met Ren. A young viera who was often bullied because of his "strange name". Ren was not a "pure viera". Despite looking as Viera as a Viera can look. Ren was the son of Lily and Naoko Kimura. Naoko was a Hingan merchant, and a viera of an old family that once left the Range and explored the world.

If there was one thing that Sequoia hated, then it was bullies. He had his reasons for that. Ren was first reluctant, having trust issues with people and thinking Sequoia had maybe other motives. It took a while before Ren got along with Sequoia. But more and more they hung out, Ren got introduced to Koori and Kaen, and also Sequoia's brother Dawn. This was the beginning of a very special friendship. More and more, the two boys enjoyed the company of each other and they develloped a very close friendship, a friendship that even turned into love unbeknownst to each other.

Behind the closed doors of their home Sequoia's life was anything but happy. Hated by his father Sequoia was often the victim of his father's aggresive behavior and more then once he got beaten or abused. Vanirr often was drunk and did not even saw or listened to reason. In this matter Sequoia stood often alone because for long time Dawn was not there, because of his training as Woodwarder. The Council of Elders were all friends of Vanirr and they did not listen to the young Sequoia. Sequoia often had to endure the abuse by his father. He sometimes shared the burdens of that with his close friends but often kept it just quiet and made up excuses for injuries.

Ren, Koori and Kaen wanted to do something about it, but being seen as outcasts in the tribe they could not reach out to the Elders. Koori and Kaen were orphans and had "weird colored fur" and Ren was the "stranger". Not many Vieras in the Greenleaf tribe were fond of helping them. Ren's mother Lily, was the village healer and often helped Sequoia with his bruises and injuries. One day however Sequoia was not seen for a few days. Thats when Ren, and KK decided to reach out to Dawn at the Training Grounds and inform Dawn of what was going on. Dawn rushed home and found Sequoia on the floor, bleeding and beat up.

Dawn who was otherwise a calm and very composed Viera lashed out at their father with the intention of killing the drunk Chief. Sequoia intervened because he understood the consequences. Dawn would not only be accused of patricide, but also of murdering the chief. Even if it would have been justified. He managed to calm his older brother. But Vanirr was enraged and shocked by Dawn's reaction.

Not wanting to lash out to Dawn, because Dawn was his favorite son, he just yelled that this day, this decision to attack his father was his biggest mistake. Normally the Tribal Law dictates that any attempt on the chief's life is punishable by death. Vanirr however had lack of certain traditions and kept this quiet. Instead he banished Dawn from the Greenleaf tribe. Dawn had a hard time accepting this fate. Because it would mean having to leave his brother behind.

He made a promise and threat to his father however. If Vanirr were to ever touch or lay a finger on Sequoia again, he would return and kill him. Vanirr laughed it away. Sequoia felt lost. Dawn took Sequoia outside to a quiet place and promised that he would do everything he could to keep his little brother safe.

During his training as Woodwarder, Dawn had met a few curious male Vieras who went by the name of Akane and Ash. Akane was a mage and oversaw the training parcours with some illusions to confuse the trainees, training their perception and intelligence. Ash was the battle master and trained the boys in the martial arts. Dawn became good friends with Ash. Dawn reached out to Ash this time to tell him of what Vanirr decided. Ash promised to Dawn to keep an eye over Sequoia and his friends. Ash and Akane, being exiled from their own tribe themselves moved in with the Greenleaf tribe and found their way to Sequoia, Ren Koori and Kaen. Akane and Ash also were couple, and were a few years older. They came up with the idea of founding a "secret gathering". They found a nice spot in the woods, secluded and built a treehouse there. For Ash and Akane it was a home, but also a refuge for Sequoia and his friends, and a place were Dawn could visit his little brother.

Thus the Treehouse Club was founded. In the years that followed Sequoia somehow found himself in better situation and his father did not seem to care about his whereabouts. Sequoia and Ren's friendship further developped more. And the Threehouse Club even expanded a little bit with two more members over time. Faunus a very shy and younger Viera who often spent time on his own in the woods or with the healers taking care of the plants and flowers. And Dorian, a wandering Rava Viera who had to leave the Golmoran Jungle in search for a new home because a forest fire destroyed his home. Dorian wandered a little bit in a wrong direction and found himself in the Range. Yet all found friendship and acceptance within this mini tribe called the "Threehouse Tribe".

Then misfortune struck again. His best friend Ren, had some ill news. Ren's father Naoko had to undertake a long travel to Hingashi. He had some trade business there and also wanted Ren to meet his grandfather. It was bad news, it struck hard. Especially since Vanirr also made it clear that he expected Sequoia to find a partner to marry after he completed his Woodwarder training (which was soon about to start as well).

But, Sequoia understood the situation, be it with a little bit of heartache. It was an important journey for Ren. The Kimura family as Ren had told him had some influence at the Bakufu (similar to the Japanese Shogunate) in Kugane due to being skilled samurais or merchants. The two boys said their goodbyes and reminded each other that they will see one another very soon again. And when they do they would have more stories to share.

Little did they know that, this day was a day that they both learn that life doesnt always go the way they think it goes, and for both boys tragedy awaited, lurking in the shadows.

(What happened to Ren is for another story)

Sequoia shortly after Ren's departure started his training as Wood Warder, under personal supervision of Ash who became his training buddy. The training was hard and cruel, mainly because Vanirr found it occasionaly fun to meddle in the course and make it exceptionally difficult for Sequoia, all in a drunk whim.

Sequoia however was even more resilient then he ever was, and grow as a Viera. Displaying quite impressive physical strength and intelligence. He finished his trained with brio and got accepted in the company of the other Wood Warders.

At that time his father was more often distracted with outside rumors. There was mentions and rumors of a threat. The Garlean Empire had invaded Dalmasca and progressed far through the land, coming close to the borders of the Range. Vanirr was suddenly concerned. The Greenleaf tribe lived close to the borders in the north, close to Dalmasca. What shortly followed was a catastrophe.

The war indeed reached the forests of the Skatay Range and many tribes found themselves in sudden need of taking up arms and uniting in defending the homeland. Even the Greenleaf tribe.

Dawn rushed as fast as he could back to his former tribe and searched for Sequoia, but it was already late. The fires of war had reached their territory. It was chaos.

Vanirr tried to lead the tribe into battle but because of his constant drunk nature one can take "tried" very literal. He abandoned his tribe and fled. It was Dawn and Sequoia who both took up the arms and tried to get as much as possible Vieras into safety trying to fend of the Garleans so that women and children could flee.

When they saw that they were on the losing hand and no match for the magitek weapons of the Garleans Dawn and Sequoia had to take a hard decision. Die or survive. Both brothers chose the latter. And made it their top priority to find , Ren's remaining family (Lily and Ren's sisters Natsumi and Yumi) and their friends (Treehouse club). This was no easy task. In between the fires, the bullets, the bombings, the war machina, they searched, and searched, and searched.

Dawn found Ren's family, alive and well. Sequoia found the other boys.

But their home was destroyed, the forest was crying, the flames raging. What mattered now was survival. But they all suddenly realised that with one fateful event a life can be over, just like that. And not one of them ever did anything in their lives that they actually dreamed of doing. All they had known was duty.

Dorian who knew a bit of the world proposed to take his lover Faunus with him to Thavnair, where they wanted to study alchemy and the art of dancing.

Akane expressed that he always wanted to see Hingashi. Ash only nodded and agreed to following his husband.

Koori and Kaen were a bit lost, being young still they had seen horrors, but they also fought very fiercely in the defense of their homes. they somehow worked best as duo and were exceptionally skilled with blades. Yet there they stood, defeated and looking at how the fire consumed the forest.

It was in that moment that they looked to Sequoia and reminded him of Ren. You have a promise to keep, Sequoia. Why not leave this pile of firewood now and set out to seek Ren? They asked. Sequoia seemed to find courage in those words and looked at his brother.

Dawn looked back and smiled. Ren is your destiny, little brother. Its up to you now "chief". Sequoia was visibly blushing. He asked Dawn what he would do? Thats where Dawn told Sequoia he would say his goodbyes and take Ren's family to safety, the true duty of a Woodwarder is to protect. And that was what he would do.

One day they would all be reunited again. But not today, today it was time to set out and survive.

Sequoia left the Range with Koori and Kaen with the goal to find Ren.

Dawn left with Ren's mother and sisters to keep them safe and find a place to live in peace till they can be reunited once again.

"Till we meet again little brother"

[strywoven]

closed. / @millionsnife

At l a s t , a moment of peace , a brief interlude where the abundance of curiosity seems sated.  Kaen is ( for now ) quiet , giving the conversation a pause as they resettle their position laying atop the Independent.  Head comes to rest against their folded arms , lazily crossed over his chest.  It’s not especially uncommon for one to keep the other awake ( sharing a bed has its consequences ) , but it is … RATHER LATE already .  Unfortunately , Kaen is more interested in picking Knives’ brain on the subject of his existence instead of sleeping.

❝ Ah ‘ave another question , ❞  Oh , OF COURSE they do !  It seems endless , they might be at this till dawn if not careful ( but kaen’s interest is always well-meaning ) .  ❝ Ye can connect with th’ other Plants , right ?  Like , feel wha’ they feel an’ stuff ? ❞  A pause , dark blues looking into his face.  They hesitate , then , unsure of themself and their question as teeth worry at their bottom lip.  Eventually , the words slip free , albeit quieter than before , ❝ Can- can ye do th’ same wit’ people , too ? ❞  There’s an unspoken ask – an unspoken request , perhaps – behind the words : Can you do the same with me ?

[diamondclaw21]

Nauka lin. (Learning the ropes.)

“Stay low Kaen, don’t want your head to clip the roof now do we?” The soldier insisted, pushing the young man’s head down as the two of them continued to crawl forwards on their stomachs. The young man gave a nod as the two crawled forwards, holding their machine guns in both hands as they crawled forwards. Soon enough, they were shooting at the firing range, training themselves (even if the soldier had honed his skills upon the flames of the war and his student was training in the cold shadow of the Cold War) carefully. Kaen grumbled when he missed several shots, causing him to grip his gun more aggressively. The soldier stopped him, a gentle hand on his shoulder. “You’re too focused on the target, focus on your technique.” He assured him softly. Kaen let out a sigh before he relaxed and began focusing and correcting his technique before firing and hitting the target. “There we go!” The soldier said joyfully, patting his back.

“So...you’re Diana’s husband?” The Marksman signed out curiously as they decided to talk the night away. It’d be easier like this, rather then remain guarded for the entire night with no let up. That made the soldier tired, and it wasn’t a good idea to be tired in these woods.

“Mhm. That I am.” The soldier replied back to him as he leaned back slightly though he kept his hand firmly held around the grip of his AK47. “...how’s she doing?” He asked the Marksman quietly. Not out of fear of the creatures outside (he had slew too many of their kind to really be terrified of them anymore) but more out of the fear that his wife was gone. Before he could hold her close to him again.

“She’s....surviving, her words not mine.” The Marksman signed back to him. He had known his teacher as a brave and independent woman, but also a woman who had fought with a furious rage. And even then, he had seen a quiet soft side to her. A quiet side that she hid away in the wilds she often trained in and away from the fires that lit up the barracks. A side that grieved and still desperately searched for her other half.

The soldier just nodded at that, looking at the fire for a long moment before he looked up at him. There were pain in those old eyes of his, pain that had not faded but seemingly only got worse. His eyes then squinted, looking him up and down again before a look of realisation dawned on him and he gave a nod at that. “You’re....you’re Kaen’s younger brother aren’t you?” He spoke with a confidence of a man who was sure of his estimate.

The marksman hesitated at that, eyes blinking at him quietly for a moment before he had to look him up and down again. The man who had saved his life, was pretty sure he knew him well, he had to reevaluate everything he knew about the man. “You’re Jakob?” The Marksman signed out in shock. The last pieces of the puzzle were slowly falling into shape. Now he realised why Kaen had refused to speak why he had a new teacher back then. The man hadn’t run away, rather he’d been stranded in his own home.

The soldier gave a simple nod at that, he could see some parts of his older brother in the boy. The curiousness and the cautionary look in his eyes remained the old man of Kaen. But the smaller build and the speed of the boy forced him to remember the boy wasn’t Kaen. “In the wood twisted flesh.” He remarked, some tone of cynicism in his voice.

“You...you don’t look like Jakob..” The Marksman signed. He hadn’t seen Kaen with his famed mentor many times but he couldn’t see the man they called “the bear man” anywhere in the man’s feature (though he could see it in his height and build).

The soldier chuckled, looking at him through the flames of the crackling fire. “That’s what age will do to you kid...it twists you....doesn’t help with this blasted forest.”

“Hey, kid, heard you were doing a patrol near that cursed wood.” Diana remarked as the two of them were sat by the campfire. Most of the others had left for the night and so only they were sat around the smouldering emebers that remained of the fire. The marksman gave a nod, he knew it was more then a patrol near. He was going into the belly of the blasted wood itself. Diana gave a nod and another long sip before she looked over at him. Her eyes were pained and tired, one could easily stare a thousand yards into her mind and they’d barely scratch the surface of her pain. “I lived near there once...” she mumbled, hands clutched around her flask like it was a life line. The marksman simply listened, he wouldn’t interrupt her here. “Just...do me a favour, if you find a man named Jakob there...” she let out a pained sigh, hands shaking as she took another sip. “Tell him that I’m still waiting for him to come back to me on his promise...”

“Diana...she’s still waiting for you to complete your promise...” The Marksman signed out. He might as well pass the message on now. Even if it had been, mother Mary knows, how long it had been since he’d been stuck in the blasted forest. Even if he didn’t know what that promise between the two of them was.

The soldier teared up at that, hand squeezing around his gun’s barrel as tears brimmed in his eyes. Pain squeezed his chest even more now as he took in a shaky breath. Now, in the bright glare of the fire light, he could see the glint of a wedding ring; hidden smartly underneath his leather gloves. “Of course that woman would wait....even after all that time...that stubborn woman...” he chuckled, pained now as he forced back tears. “I’d tell her to find her own happiness....that I’d be happy that I was just part of her life...but she’s loyal as she is stubborn...”

(The Marksman belongs to @nessietessimal !)

[qucintarchive]

POST 5 SONGS THAT REMIND YOU OF YOUR MUSE

1. D U S T C E L L - TOUBOU(ESCAPE)

     - “ Remember, no matter what, I can’t abandon my honesty “

2. S T E L L A  Y A N G ( COVER BY Y A H O N G ) - VILLAIN

     - “ Good easily fades away - Think twice before you like me  “

3. D U S T C E L L - 火焔(KAEN)

     - “ Boil the blue bathtub - [En’yakora En’yakora] - Give me to watch perfectly water without falling asleep - Empty set complement “

4. R E O L - KAMISAMA NI NATTA HI ( THE DAY I BECAME GOD )

     - “ Entwined distaste and complicated truth, the dawn dies in the harbor - Before I'd realized it I couldn't be a kid anymore “

5. K A G A M I N E  R E N & K A G A M I N E  L E N (COVER BY R E O L) - RED PURGE

     - “Something is beautiful, and I discovered bravado bourgeois monopolies them, yeah(X3) - God is dead now, classes is all over, [out of date] - So fire the House with their overweight”

tagged by: @s-talking​ ( this was fun!! ) tagging: YOU. No I wont @ anyone for this. Steal it! Take it!

[strywoven-moved]

what soft romance cliché are you? 

result for kaen.

oh .

the italicized oh.  often seen in romance novels and fanfics.  when a character looks at someone , wondering why their chest tightens when they're near , why their heart beats quicken at the slightest touches , why they lose their breath at the sight of them & suddenly realization dawns on them— oh.  they've been in love for a long time now.  you are soft & quiet , probably the most overlooked.  though when you love , you fall deeply.  i'm sure you have a lot of anxieties when it comes to love , & you're more inclined to fall in love with a longtime friend than a stranger.  though , your love is pure.  & maybe if you have someone in mind , this is your sign to tell them.

tagged : @thuganomxcs​ ( thank you !! )