#lemon plays ffxiv

[lemonine]

my nearly 10 yr old computer i bought for heavensward seems to have struggled through the benchmark somehow... nenelas still cute even in upgraded graphics

[skialdi]

✨ these dorks ✨

Drawn with my lovely friend @every-lemon in mind

[okami-zero]

So after having finally seen one of the characters much written/talked about in a bunch of the fics that got me into playing FFXIV, I have come to the current conclusion regarding Emet-Selch/Solus:

Emet in fic: *scheming, slick, darkly mysterious mastermind, maybe not so bad?*

My current, based-on-cutscenes-so-far conclusion: *100% absolute chaotic evil shitgibbon with zero fucks to give and would probably kick puppies for funsies*

Now, that us my initial read on him and is in no way any sort of final call. I am just highly amused but the differences. Granted, he's only been like this around his grandson, maybe just for shock factor because he's trying to get a rise out of him (and he sort of did, Emperor shot him deqd from behind, not like it stuck LOL).

But yea, he currently seems more like Batman TAS Joker than anything else. But those fics also came in at a point farther along than I am in the game (I JUST finished Dohn Mheg last night), se we shall see how this chaotic evil gremlin of a man comports himself around the Warrior of Light/Darkness.

[mimble-sparklepudding]

✦ people I'd like to know better ✦

Tagged by: @briar-ffxiv & @naejlas-axe (and I think I was tagged by some other people ages ago but I was going through a thing sorry) - thank you!

Tagging: @elfie-kitten @cimarraskylark @houserosaire @reikatsukihana @pumpkinmagekupo @stalwart-spirit and anyone else who likes to try :)

last song i listened to: Bright Eyes by Art Garfunkel, which might sound a bit maudlin to be doing, but I am currently grieving for a sibling and Watership Down (the original film with proper amounts of blood and trauma, not the rubbish Netflix version) made a big impact upon me in childhood.

favorite color: White (even though my wardrobe is almost entirely black)

currently watching: Mostly lots of comforting and undemanding YouTube videos about puppies or shopping.

sweet/savoury/spicy?: Sweet. I will happily eat fondant icing on its own. To say nothing of cakes, pastries, sweets and puddings. Spicy I am not so keen on, my friends still remind me of the time I had the lemon and herb chicken in Nandos and still found it a bit too much (this was in contrast to my friend who had the chilli sauce from the black bottle with the skull on it).

relationship status: Forever Alone.

last thing you googled: "Animated Cute Otter Gif" to find something to cheer up my mum.

current obsession: Other than FFXIV, I've been been Playing Age of Empires with friends, which I'm not very good at, but it's a nice distraction.

[cynthffxiv]

FFXIV Polyamory Week

Day 2: Domestic Life | Mundane Tasks

Warnings: None

Spoilers: None

The gentle sounds of harp strings being plucked fill the house and filter out the back door to the garden, where Hades lounges on a chair in the sun with a book in hand. If he listens closely, he can hear Cynthia and Hythlodaeus quietly discussing the lyrics and style of a song.

After a few minutes, he goes back to reading, allowing his partners’ activities to fade into the background.

But with the warmth of the sun…

Well. He can close his eyes for a moment.

He knows he’s lost this particular fight when he hears the two still inside the house start to sing.

He wakes up to the sound of muffled giggles and the sound of something being put down on a nearby table.

Cracking an eye open, he sees Hythlodaeus placing down a pitcher of lemonade and a few glasses, and Cynthia is crouched next to the chair looking up at him.

“Hey, sleepyhead.” She says, poking him in the arm. “Weren’t you supposed to be doing some super important reading?”

“Checking a historical text for any inaccuracies, if I remember correctly.” Adds Hythlodaeus.

“I’m allowed to close my eyes for a moment.” He grumbles, sitting up in the chair. “And it better not have been Cynthia who made that. You always make it far too sour.”

“Hyth ‘fixed’ it after I made it. Not my fault the two of you can’t handle the taste of lemons.”

“And yet all of your friends agree with my opinion.”

She huffs, standing up and pulling two chairs closer to the one he’s in, and then hands him a glass.

“What? Not going to tell me what the two of you were up to?”

He takes a sip. Still a bit too sour.

“Well,” Starts Hythlodaeus, “When you told me some of the songs Cynthia’s village had passed down over the years were in Amaurotine, I was absolutely intrigued.”

“So originally I had just been playing the songs for him,” Cynthia says between sips of lemonade. “But the discussion ended up turning towards a comparison of my village’s music and the music commonly played in Amaurot’s concert halls.”

“Which, of course, led to me asking about different types of current-day music. But before we knew it, a few bells had passed, so we decided to check in on you.”

“Only to find out that you were partaking in your favorite hobby. So we decided to join you out here.”

The three of them talk as the sun crests and passes the highest point in the sky and the glass pitcher is empty, and when Hythlodaeus yawns, they retire to a darker and cooler place to nap.

[thelaughtercafe]

All's Fair In Love And War

Tea Type: Half and Half with a lemon (Tickles with jealousy and some suggestive tickling)

Potential Triggers: Nothing except suggestive tickling, and speaking of it!

Pairing: Thancred x F!Mi'qote! Reader x Estinien

Length: 2.2k+

Summary: A sequel of sorts to my tword headcanons for FFXIV. You can gather it fine from reading, but I’d recommend giving them a gander if you want to get the full picture!

“So , who’s this Estinien fellow Alphinaud told me you bonded with on your travels?”

You flinched, looking behind you to see Thancred with a taunting grin on his face and glittering eyes. You hadn’t even heard him enter House Fortemps. It hadn’t been long since you’d found him and healed the Dragoon in question from Nidhogg’s all encompassing affliction and seeing Alphinaud’s cheerful grin behind his back you growled his way, ignoring Thancred for the moment.

“You little brat- he hasn’t even been back a full week!”

Your upset only amused him further as the Summoner took a casual sip of his tea, meeting your gaze from over the rim of his book, Refia chirping happily from around his ankles.

“And? I thought it would serve to cheer him up to hear of your exploits. Besides, it felt only right to inform him another was in competition for his affections.”

You went bright red and were left sputtering.

“I-how-whatever gave you that idea?”

Alphinaud’s eyes flicked behind you and he snickered with a hum.

“Oh? Am I wrong then? You’re blushing mighty hard for one meant to be apparently unaffected.”

“I-I don’t have to answer that.”

You huffed, crossing your arms and were surprised as Alphinaud merely shrugged and stood, beginning to leave.

“Alright then. I’ll leave you to it; do try not to kill her, yes? She does have duties to attend to in a day or so.”

With that he was gone and the back of your neck prickled which could only mean…

A hesitant turn of your head and you smiled nervously at Estinien, the unmasked Dragoon staring you down with the faintest of smirks playing on his lips. Thancred looked to be on the verge of laughter at your back.

“…Do I want to ask how much you heard?”

“Much and more than you would’ve liked I suspect, as seems to be customary in our relationship by this point.”

Amusement was thick in his deep voice and you hid your face in your hands as Thancred approached and slung an arm over your shoulder.

“Well I for one, should very much like to know more about this relationship you developed in my impromptu absence."

His grin was sharp and from the tightness of his grip you knew he was the slightest bit jealous of Estinien, not that he’d ever dream of letting the Dragoon know of it.

Estinien, for his part, remained stoic as ever save the smallest of smirks, his eyes taking in all and giving away nothing.

"Hmph. I’m surprised she hasn’t already told you as much. Well, I’ve nothing to hide in any case. I believe she should be the one to tell all, however. What say you to taking this somewhere more private?”

You nodded eagerly, desperate to not be caught by Emmanellain or worse Haruchefant . He’d never let you live it down if he caught you like this and you were already drowning in embarrassment. You looked to Thancred to see his smile had strained thanks to Estinien’s prodding. You opened your mouth to suggest your quarters but Estinien was already opening the door for you all to exit.

“We can retreat to my quarters. The Dragoon barracks are all but abandoned in the wake of our victory and they’ve moved back in with their families. The building is essentially mine to do with as I please, according to Aymeric. No-one will overhear us.”

The walk to the barracks was silent until you broke it, trying to distract Thancred from glaring into Estinien’s back and instead speaking of your other Ishgardian friends and the other Scions alike. That relaxed him and his grip around your shoulder loosened. Even Estinien’s shoulders relaxed and you swore you caught him glancing back with a fond expression more than once.

“I can’t believe Alphinaud truly fell for that hair-dye prank. Alisaie near laughed herself hoarse.”

You playfully nudged him as you entered the barracks.

“Don’t think I didn’t see you stifling laughter too in the corner. You’re not as slick as you like to think, sir thief.”

Estinien opened his mouth to quip and you cut him off with a knowing smile.

“…and you’re not any better. You act all broody but I catch you smirking at Alphinaud and I’s antics all the time so don’t even try to deny it.”

He seemed affronted as he led you both up to his room but by the time he was closing and locking the door he was smirking again.

“True enough. That scene where you laughed yourself hoarse and nearly came from my voice alone was particularly smirk worthy, if I may so.”

The smugness was thick in his voice and you coughed, laughing nervously as Thancred froze.

“Y-You shouldn’t joke like that Estin-”

“Oh I assure you I’m not. Your friend wished to be informed of our relationship. Besides, you and I both know there’s better ways to make you laugh.”

“I’m going to end you. What happened to keeping it secret or regretting it!?”

“I didn’t explicitly say it, now did I? It’s still up to you if you wish to tell him and be punished.”

You sputtered at that in outrage but when you finally looked up at him, the impassive look on his face ensured you stayed silent.

Thancred finally broke his silence, removing his arm only so he could cross them across his chest and stare down at you.

“I see you’ve developed a bratty streak in my absence. Hmph. A pity. We’ll have to see that remedied.”

His eyes glittered in competition and you swallowed, hard.

“Either you tell me plain this little secret you and the Dragoon are dancing around or I’ll deliver a punishment all my own. I suggest you choose wisely which of us you’d prefer.”

His hands moved to his scabbard, and belt deftly removing both and you looked away to see Estinien removing his heavy armor as well, revealing a white t-shirt just underneath along with black sweats.

Great. So you were to choose between a punishment you knew what to expect and one you didn’t.  Unfortunately, you really wished their positions were reversed. Estinien wasn’t the type to change his method over jealousy- Thancred was and if you chose to keep your mouth shut you had no doubt he’d have no problem making you regret it. Thancred would never hurt you but he wasn’t the one who typically interrogated your enemies for nothing.

But say you did the opposite, and told? That’d just rile him up more you were sure of it. The fact that you explicitly told Estinien about your little kink before him?  When he’d teased you with it for so long while oblivious? Gods you couldn’t take the embarrassment. You risked a glance at Estinien, now fully out of his armor who merely raised an expectant eyebrow in response. Asshole. He was calling your bluff. Of course, all that wasn’t even including the public humiliation of being absolutely wrecked to the point of tears, likely until you safeworded if you told. Like it or not, the choice was made.

���Eyes up here gorgeous.”

You blushed as Thancred drew your gaze back to his, an amused smile tugging at his lips.

“What’s it gonna be?”

“…I can’t. I’m sorry Thancred.”

You could feel the way Estinien stood up taller in pride, the huff of laughter under his breath and your cheeks burned brighter as Thancred took you in.

“So it’s to be an interrogation, is it?”

“…that’s not as scary as you make it sound. I know you’d never hurt me.”

You tried to play it off in some vain attempt to make him change his mind but he only shrugged, easily seeing through you.

“Of course not. Pain isn’t the most effective method anyway until the psyches been worn down some. Not that I plan on using that either. No, I think you and I both know what I’m planning to do.”

You tried not to let it show on your face but you were nervous and before you could think better of it, you were pleading your case to Estinien.

“I didn’t tell, aren’t you going to help me? This is your fault after all!”

Estinien snickered, shaking his head.

“My fault? Interesting phrasing. It’s not my fault you’re so frightened of a little tickling by my hands you opted not to confide in your long term friend. The only help you’ll receive is if he asks for it. You’ll like it anyway, I’m sure.”

Your mouth fell open in betrayal.

“But you said-”

“That you couldn’t say anything without punishment. Nothing about my end. In any case, I’d worry about your current situation before it’s too late.”

Your eyes widened and you whirled to look at Thancred but he was already staring back at you with wide eyes.

“By the Twelve… you really…? This whole time? Ha. And here I thought I was imagining things. You really do like it.”

Your eyes moved past him to the window but you startled as Estinien’s long fingers squeezed your shoulder.

“I wouldn’t try it. I’d catch you even if you did manage the jump and Thancred is too quick for you to run towards the door, not to mention it’s already locked.”

He mumbled into your ear, causing you to shiver.

Thancred cracked his knuckles and you flushed, ducking your head but he was there to corner you against the wall just behind, Estinien moving back to let him do as he wished.

His fingertips once again guided your eyes to his and this time he held it.

“Oh no. You’ve hid your reactions from me far too long as it is. I want to savor this. You’re going to tell me, truthfully. Do you like being tickled? Have you gotten off to the idea of me teasing you until you come undone as many times as I wish? Hm?”

The self-satisfied smirk was evident on his lips as you squirmed and just about melted in his arms; already giving him his answer. He’d never seen their Warrior of Light so red before.

You nodded and Thancred was content to let you go, but Estinien pushed you back by your shoulder, just behind Thancred’s own, his azure eyes burning into you.

“We both know he wanted a verbal response. Give it to him.”

At the familiar dominance in his tone, you folded, eyes rushing to Thancred’s.

“Y-Yes I have. More than once! To both of you!”

You squeaked it out before looking to Estinien for approval, to which he nodded, hand moving from your shoulder to your head where he ran his fingers through your hair.

“Good girl.”

It was a quiet mumble, but the praise filled you with warmth where the adrenaline once was.

“To both of us, huh?”

Your eyes flew open at the playful lilt in Thancred’s voice.

Oh Gods had you really said that?

You were still too content with Estinien’s soothing ministrations to move but you looked nervously to your favorite thief.

But he wasn’t looking at you.

“Estinien. What say you to a friendly competition?

"There isn’t many in Coerthas. What would it entail?”

“Who can make her come undone the most? Winner gets to stay with her for the night and the loser has to be on guard duty and stay awake.”

“Not very high stakes but I’ll take it. As long as she agrees to it, of course.”

“That goes without saying.”

They both turned to you and as sheepish as you felt, you still agreed.

“…Okay. But we’re obviously including the typical safewords. Lahabrea for you, Thancred and Nidhogg for you, Estinien. Still okay to use?”

You always checked, ensuring the words weren’t triggering for them and both nodded.

“You both have more in common than I realized, actually. Huh. So…how are we doing this then?”

Thancred looked vaguely amused as he shrugged.

“I can always run out and fetch some restraints. You’re awfully calm given your earlier flusteredness, you know.”

“No need, I have my own. It’s the hair. Makes her melt. Ears too, and those triple as an extra erogenous and ticklish area so I target it often. Her back will have the same affect.”

Thancred’s eyes lit up at that.

“No way; I didn’t even know she was ticklish there!”

“Wait don’t-eep!”

You yelped as Thancred moved before you could stop him, nimble fingers slipping underneath your shirt and drawing patterns into your back, occasionally spidering or digging in slightly to make you squeak. Nonetheless, you melted forward into Estinien’s waiting chest and sighed in content, small giggles slipping out now and then.

“So this is why you tensed and would jump away whenever I tried to massage your shoulders. Could you get any cuter?”

You nuzzled Estinien and grumbled weakly, taking solace in his warmth.

“This isn’t playing fair.”

“You’ve got a safe word darling. You need only say it if you need us to stop at any time.”

His deep voice rumbled in your ear before his teeth pulled, making you arch a moment before a purr escaped you, making you gasp, flinch away and cover your mouth.

The two men froze.

“…Tell me you heard that too, Wyrmblood.”

“Loud and clear. Naughty kitten, hiding such sounds from us for so long.”

Both men’s voices had deepened in their lust and it was obvious to see it in the way their eyes darkened as well.

“Now then, why don’t we find out what other sounds you can make for us. Shall we truly get started?”

Breathless you could only whimper as Thancred tongued your throat, while Estinien retrieved the restraints.

“I’m fucked aren’t I?”

“Not yet you aren’t. But you will be. Thoroughly .”

[vahalia-cress-ffxiv]

About || Vahalia Cress

✧˖Animal: Some sort of snake, likely poisonous. She’s known for her prowess with poisons and antivenoms. She has earned herself the moniker of ‘witch’ by some because of this and her excellent craftsmanship with such things which also includes elixirs, tonics, potions and even opiates.

✧˖Color:  Blacks, deep shades of purples and greens though she has been known to wear the occasional white, grey or lavender.

✧˖Song: The Calling by The Amazing Devil

✧˖Number: Four.

✧˖Day or Night: Vahalia has no preference for night or day since she sees value in both. Her days are often spent on business while her nights include more pleasurable activities. Work hard, play harder. If she had to choose one she would probably say night.

✧˖Plant: Hemlock.

✧˖Smell: Her signature scent is light and more of a personal concoction than something she chooses to buy. It’s a mixture of black plum, vanilla and anise.

✧˖Gemstone: Vahalia has been known to wear rubies mostly as she typically likes how well it pairs with silver, silver being her preference instead of gold. I personally like to attribute Vahalia to topaz’s on a OOC level just because they remind me of her eyes.

✧˖Season: Autumn specifically because she dislikes the heat and she’s used to a bit of cold. She enjoys rain next to much of anything else and living in Ishgard it’s a little difficult with it being in a perpetual state of cold.

✧˖Place: Thavnair, more specifically Radz-at-han. She isn’t one for hot and sandy climates but she has come to enjoy that specific place for its rich foods, trade markets, and the company. 

✧˖Food: Generally fruits and anything she can take with her or eat on the fly in small quantities. Vahalia travels a lot and is often more business than not so she enjoys things she can ‘pick at’ and is easy to make or have around. Charcuterie boards are a favorite go-to for her. She’s not a picky eater and is pretty open to all sorts of food and trying varying dishes from all over and from other cultures. her favorite food overall are apples.

✧˖Eorzean Deity: None. Currently, she sees no point and often brushes the idea of such to the wayside though she had been brought up within her household to hold Halone in high regard – it’s simply a product of her deep-rooted Ishgardian ancestry through her Grandmother.

✧˖Eorzean Element(s): As a Red Mage she’s commonly familiar with fire but she personally favors lightning which is why I attribute her to verthunder the most both ICly and OOCly and is actively an aesthetic you’ll see on her blog. Not many people get to see her in action when action (fighting) is required. It is simply a choice of hers to keep her cards close to her chest rather than play them for all to see at any given moment.

✧˖Drink: Gin during the evenings when she partakes in alcohol and black tea with a wedge of lemon in the mornings and afternoons; sans cream, sugar, and any other frills some might enjoy. Tagged by: @islith thanks so much luv! ♡ Tagging: @promethea-silk - @osric-slater-ffxiv - @the-sycophant - @belgravexiv - @coeureina - @but-first--tea - @charm-in-spades - @fair-fae - @kanekuran - @nollette - And anyone else who hasn't done this yet but would like to!

[boileddogchicken]

get to know me! :3

hi! i'm suzi and i got tagged by @spaceace144 !!

last song: Sweet Bod by Lemon Demon! i was listening to the playlist i made for one of my dnd characters (shoutout to mel, the sorcerer ever) and sweet bod was actually the main inspiration for her as a character (she was mummified in honey for abt 100 years and then she came back to life)! but yeah i rlly like making and then listening to character playlists for my oc's (mostly ttrpg characters, but b'rsh bran the kitty ever gets to have 3 playlists)

currently reading: i am veeeeery slowly reading house of leaves, i rlly like it so far, its just that for me sitting down to read a book is kind of a commitment so i dont rlly read as often as i'd like to

currently watching: me and one of my housemates have been rewatching arcane, and before that she got me to watch the dragon prince! dragon prince was rlly fun and sweet, and i love cool fantasy stories :3

current obsession: i'm currently in 2 dnd campaigns with some friends (and i'm preparing to run my own!) and whenever i make oc's for anything i end up thinkin rlly hard abt them (shoutout to b'rsh bran the kitty ever, mel the flynn rider/jesus mashup the world wasn't ready for, and isadora who is just. so sad all the time.)

im also a HUGE fan of the magnus archives, i've been relistening to it at work recently and i managed to get several of my friends to start listening to it >:) i love it so much its such a cool setting and the characters are so neat and cool and i think abt it pretty much constantly

OH AND I REALLY LIKE SIGNALIS. PLEASE TALK TO ME ABOUT SIGNALIS. I AM SO NORMAL ABOUT SIGNALIS ITS THE GAME EVER I DONT EVEN USUALLY LIKE PLAYING SURVIVAL HORROR BUT THAT GAME DID SOMETHING TO MY BRAIN THAT I CANT EVEN COMPREHEND.

also of course i am always thinking abt ffxiv and b'rsh bran, the kitty ever :3 (i love her so much and shes so cool and silly and just. the kitty ever!) also my friends who play ffxiv all have rlly neat wols so i think abt their wols too :)

ok it's time to tag ppl!!!: @vrenabloom @gailiag @glacierbash @jydrophobic @blucifer08 @oseamonkeyo @ishtarintern @sleepyserena @spacesapphic770 @nova-remnants @winternimbus (feel free to participate if y'all wanna, but no pressure!)

[here-comes-the-bard]

in a streamer au, if they were to actually stream, vian totally does high-end content in ffxiv. i think they main dark knight and have a static (a fixed group of players to practice and clear high end content with). now am i saying this because i'm watching someone clear ultimates and it looks cool and i think vian is the most likely of my characters to do it? yes. i still feel passionately about it. they have a lot of fun with it because pushing to the limit in games is fun for them!

i might assign my characters ffxiv classes they'd play if they actually played the game (as opposed to if they were in an au...vian would be a reaper in an au where they were IN ffxiv btw) bc that's always a fun exercise when ffxiv grips my shoulder and digs its claws into my skin like "hello lemon :))"

[tsunflowers]

what race do you think lemon would play in ffxiv

[lemonine]

look at them

[militibus-ex-umbra]

Munday: Info About Wolfo!

Favorite color(s):  Blues, Blacks, Reds, and Purples.

Favorite flavor(s): Chocolate, Lemon, Raspberry, Blackberry, Lots of sweet and sour stuff.

Favorite genre(s):  Action, Dark Fantasy, Science Fiction, Science Fantasy, High Fantasy, Gothic Horror, Horror in general really, Cyberpunk.

Favorite music: Rock, Metal, Rap, Synthwave, classical, Alternative.

Favorite movie(s): Star Wars, The Thing, Alien, Aliens, Predator, Terminator 1 and 2,

Favorite series: Devil May Cry, Final Fantasy, SMT/Persona, Legend of Zelda, Hellsing, Drifters, Metal Gear, Yakuza, Cyberpunk, Star Wars, Dead Space, Halo, Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer 40k, Dangan Ronpa, Ace Attorney, RWBY, and a lot more I really like.

Last song: Answers (from FFXIV)

Last movie: The Crow (1994) Never saw it before but its become one of my faves.

Currently watching: Vinland Saga season 2 (while also reading it’s Manga.)

Currently working on: Writing both on tumblr and my own portfolio. While also playing a lot of RPGS I wanna beat.

Tagged by: @wolfsmuses​

Tagging: Whoever wants to do this!

[cappurrccino]

I posted 6,517 times in 2022

That's 573 more posts than 2021!

1,148 posts created (18%)

5,369 posts reblogged (82%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@rukafais

@soothinghymn

@warlordfelwinter

@wingedarrows

@xivu-arath

I tagged 4,821 of my posts in 2022

Only 26% of my posts had no tags

#//juri speaks - 1,265 posts

#juri's ffxiv - 421 posts

#the magnus archives - 346 posts

#ffxiv - 184 posts

#ffxiv: hw - 172 posts

#magnus archives - 152 posts

#hollow knight - 115 posts

#oc: lemon - 107 posts

#juri's grad school adventures - 100 posts

#malevolent podcast - 94 posts

Longest Tag: 139 characters

#i won with a little help from a cheater npc (but it was getting late and i think if he hadn't helped we'd still be there for 3 hrs yet lol)

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

G O D quincey trying to shoot dracula is even better than i expected bc this motherfucker just. Says Nothing. he just steps out of the conversation, leaves the room, goes outside, and shoots the goddamn window out, and only then is like “O SHIT, hang on, sorry guys, i’ll come explain myself”

10/10, very texan of him

302 notes - Posted October 1, 2022

#4

started thinking something along the lines of "aw, what's wrong with me that i feel bad for unsubscribing from company emails" but then i remembered sitting in on a marketing meeting during my internship and listening to them proudly talk about how they use like. behavioral psychology to figure out how best to manipulate people into using their services and i feel much less like there's something wrong with me now

304 notes - Posted November 30, 2022

#3

watching venom is fun bc absolutely nothing I osmsed from tumblr has been correct yet sgdkfgsjd

423 notes - Posted November 2, 2022

#2

maybe it's just bc im an adult with other things to do, or maybe I have too many interests, but I think my problem with a lot of modern games is that like... you know how every professor seems to think their class is your only class and heaps work on you accordingly? except you're taking multiple classes and have no time left?

it's kinda like that. So Many Games seem to be built with the idea that like. this is and will always be your Only Game, so it's built to be huge and grindy and take hundreds of hours to complete, and I feel like really all it does is make it unreplayable or too intimidating to start if you have other things going on in your life (which everyone does)

like... I'd like to replay DA:I a couple times to see what it's like as different characters with different choices but I think my first playthrough took nearly 200h, and sure, I could skip sidequests, but what if they're different? what if they impact the end of the story?

or hzd! I didn't get very far into the game bc I thought I had made decent progress until I realized the map zoomed out and I'd uncovered maybe 5% of it and I knew it would be another game that needs a massive investment

idk man, I just miss the days of like. halo reach and halo 4 and portal and the other 360 games I have that I played dozens of times, over and over and over, bc they told their story and didn't take a hundred hours of resource gathering to do so

1,991 notes - Posted January 5, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

ryan: [trying desperately to ask a ghost questions]

ghost: BEEFCAKE

ghost: VACCINE

ghost: WHAT'RE YOUR THOUGHTS

ryan: 🤨

4,100 notes - Posted September 23, 2022

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[plushchimera]

I have a problem with farming sims where I get too addicted to doing chores and have to force myself to stop playing. I also dislike doing chores in mmos (like I hated crafting quests in eso).

at the same time, I just keep thinking about logging back in ffxiv to make 15 different dishes for one guy, and how I need to plan a foraging expedition because I need lemons to make more food for the same dude

I’m also assuming there’s some sort of gardening system because I’m finding seeds and saplings??

you’re asking if I'm going to imply that ff14 is a farming sim? yes.

[citriarchive]

pinned post!!

lemon

23

they/he, but like, "he" in the "eldritch entity that transcends gender" way, not the masculine way, y'know

black

aroace(spec) nb lesbian

eldritch horror contained in a lemon

likes, follows, etc. come from @mob-cemetery even though i'm the ONLY bitch that uses tumblr 🥲

This year's song:

byf

DNIs don't really work + there's just too many specifics for me to put them here, but I pretty much avoid interacting if the vibes are rancid (generally this is for bigotry or being whatever creeps that prey on kids are calling themselves to fly under the radar). If I don't want you following me or interacting with me, I'll just block.

I occasionally post and rb stuff related to my mental health, but it's mostly just fandom stuff.

I don't like having discourse on my feed because it's stressful.

I'm horrible with DMs because of brain shit. Sorry!

interests

Talk to me about literally any of the following (will be edited as time goes on)! Bold + italicized interests are the things currently consuming my enitre brain rn:

Shows: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (esp. parts 1 and 2), BoJack Horseman, Sk8 the Infinity

Video games: FFXIV (up through patch 5.55; I haven't gotten through much of Endwalker yet!), Ace Attorney (currently playing through Farewell, My Turnabout), Stardew Valley, The Sims (especially 2 and 3), 3D Mario (esp. Sunshine and Galaxy...and SM3DW but that kinda doesn't count?), The Legend of Zelda (esp. Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and BotW), Cytus + Cytus II, FNAF (but fuck Scott Cawthon)

TTRPGs: Dungeons and Dragons, Vampire the Masquerade, The Witcher

Music: Ghost and Pals, Ghost, Masayoshi Soken (namely the FFXIV OST), Kristopher Maddigan (namely the Cuphead OSTs), Mili, Toby Fox (take a guess), Evanescence, The Mechanisms, MARINA

YouTubers: Scruffy, WeskAlber, EasySpeezy, Salmence, Ginny Di, One Shot Questers + others that I am subscribed to but my current interest is significantly reduced.

General: Fiction writing (including fanfic), psychology, sociology, statistics, music composition + music theory, speedrunning (which ig falls under video games but don't look at me), card games

I probably missed some because my brain cell fizzles out when I try to list my interests, lol.

tags

general:

#; random – stuff i couldn't think of a tag for

#; serious – serious topics that i feel strongly about and want to speak on and/or spread awareness about

#; me kin id – for stuff i find relatable that doesn't fit into anything else

#; mental health – stuff related to mental health, though i usually keep most of it to a different blog

#; physical health – i need a better tag for disability stuff but this is that

#; arts! crafts even! – tag for commissions/gift art!

video games:

#; gay-ce attorney – ace attorney (kinda obvious but i need consistency)

#; critically acclaimed mmorpg – ffxiv

ttrpgs:

#; the ttrpg tag(tm) – general/overarching ttrpg stuff

#; vane-glory – vane, my tzimisce from vampire the masquerade

#; this bard needs therapy – yaevinn, my bard from the witcher

#; all i have is rage – sareash, my paladin from wild beyond the witchlight

#; never-ending nightmares – ramsey, my city of mists character

#; cryophobia – vian, my sorcerer from time of the frostmaiden

contact

99.9% of my usernames are citriosis. :P It makes shit easier to remember for me. Ask for my Discord, though.

[mannakete]

#wolqotd’s from twitter, Collet Brunel edition

> Hoes does your wol(oc) feel about their name? (from RikaXIV on twt) related q:  depending on culture or circumstance, does your WoL have an alias or multiple names? How did they get their new name? (from OriWhiteDeer on twt)

Surprise, Collet is NOT her birthname. Due to an incident before she came to Eorzea, she forgot almost everything about herself and where she came from. In the first instance of “dude just go with it” in this post, she read a book on the ferry from Kugane to Limsa who’s main character was named ‘Collet Brunel’ (in Hingashi of course) so with a lack of anything else, she took that as her name.

She was born with the name Altani Malaguld. She’s a Raen from the Steppes.

>  Does your WoL have a signature hairstyle or is your WoL like me who fancies changing hairstyles every now and then? (from rinkunffxiv)

The hair you see in the screencap is the hair she will have for the rest of her life.

>  Just out of curiosity, how old are your WoLs in your canon? (from Mortinfami ART (answered last year))

As of now (pre-6.3), Collet is 26 years old.

> who's your wol/oc's favorite twin: alpinhaud, or alisaie? (from protractions on twt)

Collet likes Alisaie for many of the same reasons Raze does, they can just chat openly, gossip, but also because during Stormblood, she and Alisaie bonded a LOT due to Collet regaining her memories and all the trauma that came with it. Alphinaud tried to help, but there was just some things he couldn’t help her through. She still loves him dearly as much as she loves Alisaie or the other scions, but Alisaie was THERE when it mattered.

> I assume the question was about the WoL’s feelings about the end of Crystal Tower, but the tweet no longer exists sadly

Collet didn’t really realize just how much it hurt for a while to watch him disappear. When they met, she was still learning eorzean and had a very ‘punch me and i punch you back’ friendship. It wasn’t til she met the Exarch and how similar he felt to G’raha that it hit just how much she missed him. He was the only one who didn’t walk on eggshells around her.

It was especially, ESPECIALLY bad after the bs that he pulled after the Innocence trial.

>  I have another incredibly important wol question. summer theme let's go. could they crush a(n allagan) watermelon between their thighs. (from catnipfarm)

Collet can barely crack the outer rind. But she tries. Requires a ton of effort though.

> (Endwalker spoilers)  While recovering from the final fight with Zenos, who comes to visit them? Do they even want/allow visitors? (from InMyLeyLines)

Collet didn’t want visitors. She let them in to be polite but kept it short and stunted. They may have “violently” staged and intervention and refused to leave her by herself. Like Raze she was worried this was a dream

>  If your ffxiv character wasn't the warrior of light, what would they be instead? Job quest npc? Custom deliveries npc? Raid story npc? Whacky sidequest npc? (from Loudwindow)

Collet simply would not BE here, or if she did still manage to survive the steppes, she’d still be with her first family, the Rogue’s Guild. 

>  How did your WoL take learning about their Azem? (from faeth_s)

Collet doesn’t know how to take it. This would be her 3rd identity and she’d not sure if she could handle all of that.

>  What's the most unnatural job for your WoL to play? What's the least suited to them as a person/their combat style? (from byletri)

Dark Knight but she needs it for her story so essentially anything where she needs to be up close and personal. That did make the final fight with Zenos hilarious when they start punching him. That was funny 

>  Inspired by a recent question about what scents they like: I want to know what their magic smells like! If they're not a caster, are there any scents you associate with particular kinds of magic in general? (from InMyLeyLines)

Sweet and citrusy! Imagine sticking your face in a lemon cake.

>  WOL/OC question: what disciple of the land/hand jobs do you consider canon for your WOL? Is there any special context in their story? Are there some that they like and partake in but maybe aren't very good at? (from thancredulous)

Altani was good at cooking, weaving and leatherworking. All things she needed for her clan’s home life. Some of this stayed when she became Collet, but barely any of it is put into practice, except cooking.

>  Did your Wol want to be a Wol? (from RikaXIV)

A bit of yes and a bit of no. She wanted to remember who she was, but also because of the book’s influence, she’s the first to help when its needed. She wasn’t trying to be a hero, she just wanted to pay back the people that saved her when she first came to Eorzea and remember who she used to be.

>  What type of crier is your WoL? Loud, ugly-sobbing type, or perhaps it takes far too much to get even a single tear? (from WoLQuestions)

She doesn’t cry easily, but it’s also not hard to. When she’s sad, she’ll probably cry a little. 

>  On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being incredibly easy, and 10 being nearly impossible, how difficult is it to date your WoL/RP OC? (from ChubScarlet)

Realistically, 10. She’s in a WoLship with G’raha by the end of shadowbringers. Only solidified by Endwalker. For funsies, 7. You’d need to be direct and blunt, but she has the possibility of already being interested in you before you asked. 

>  everyone wants an ishgardian ballroom scene but how well would your wol actually handle all those noble lords and ladies mobbing them for dances (from radicrow)

She has two left feet when it comes to dancing, but she’s also too accommodating she’d try to give everyone a turn. But she wouldn’t enjoy it, really. It’s just going with the flow.

>  Who is your WoL’s emotional support? (from WoLQuestions)

At the beginning, the Rogue’s Guild were her emotional support and family. Somehow they taught her the Eorzean language and when she had nightmares about places she didn’t know and people she couldn’t remember, they were there for her. And they still are! Especially now that the Scions have publicly disbanded.

The Scions have also been her biggest support in their own ways. 

>  What kind of video games would your wol play in a modern AU? Any reason for that? (from CGekkou)

Collet will probably play Animal Crossing with not as much emphasis on exterior or interior design but just collecting and doing stuff. She might also be a mobile game player, very casual though. Maybe a certain monster collecting series. Has nothing to do with how I’ve named my character colette since xy

>  Your WoL returns to their childhood home. How do they react? (from AnrhiOri)

That section of Stormblood was half trauma, and half what we actually do in that zone. Her whole family was gone, she was left for dead as an offering to MAYBE stop the foretold calamity of her clan. Needless to say, the less time she spends there now, the better.  She has been getting better though.

>  What would be your WoL's catchphrase when you select them in the Trust menu? (from FF_XIV_EN (official)

Let's do our best!" 

Curiously, if she's selected as tank, she not only gets a different voice over, but her line changes to "I promise. Let's go."

>  Cringe/comedy/awkward scenario— given how known the WoL is now; what would YOUR WoL/D do if just outside the Rising Stones a bunch of obnoxious fans now gather to try and get a glimpse of them??? (from SmolWol)

She is absolutely trying to wade through the mob while also trying to greet everyone. She’s not going to be RUDE. Who do you think she is?

>  where was your wol during the calamity at the end of 1.0? (from bardings)

Before the Calamity, she lived on the Azim Steppes in a smaller offshoot of the Malaguld clan. They lived away from most of the major clans because of the amount of Raen mixed in. Collet has both Raen and Xaela blood.

Non qotd facts from my twt: > The book that changed her path in life is VERY obviously a reference to Tales of Symphonia > She absolutely used that as a weapon during arcanist training before being picked up by the Rogue’s Guild > Her Fray is actually the pieced together consciousness of Altani that she regained after the Azim Steppes plotline. Altani only manifests when Collet is a Dark Knight, this is what they agreed on. > Collet and G’Raha have mutually agreed on after Shadowbringers that if they ever need help, they would ACTUALLY call for help. This is what clues him in that something is horribly wrong during “In From The Cold” (considering she just went missing and showed up like nothing was wrong) and why he (and the scions) did not let her be alone during post-endwalker recovery > Her tolerance for spicy foods is pretty high > Sandwiches she owes V’kebbe: 27

Collet’s class path: (2.0) NIN > (2.1+) RDM > (3.0) DNC > (4.0) DNC(/DRK) > (5.0) DNC > (6.0) DNC