#lightening tattoo removal

[quantumclinicau]

[wolfeyedwitch]

Me: *is sad that body is being Uncooperative(TM)*

My brain: don't be sad, go get a tattoo! 🎵

Me: brain. Did you FORGET. That we are STILL DOING THE TATTOO REMOVAL THING. *points emphatically at blistered leg from laser treatment 2 days prior*

My brain: *shocked pikachu face*

Aka:

I want to deal with chronic illness shit by doing body mods, but the body mods must be done in ORDER and I'm NOT DONE WITH THE REMOVAL YET

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[oneofthosebells]

Sunday snippet

From untitled tattoo artist!Simon x drunk!Wilhelm fic (nearly finished, but I've put it on hold to try and get the next chapter of Incognito Mode out a bit sooner.)

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“If I wait until I’m sober they’ll talk me out of it.”

“Yes,” says Simon pointedly, even as he wonders who ‘they’ might be. “That’s why we don’t do it.  Tattoos are kind of permanent, we do like people to be sure.”  It’s not the only reason, but somehow he doesn’t think Wilhelm is going to take in a lecture about how alcohol thins the blood and makes tattooing more difficult right now.

“I just want…”  He leans on the front desk, resting his weight on his forearms, his eyes pleading where they’re fixed on Simon.  Simon swallows, his mouth suddenly dry for some reason.  “I just want something they can’t cover up or hide away, you know?  Something that’s mine.”

There’s a strange atmosphere that’s settled over them, the air thick as they look at each other across the desk, the shop so quiet they can hear the roar of traffic on the main road.

Simon swallows again and tries to lighten the mood.  “Okay, but they can cover it up though.”

Wilhelm frowns at him in confusion, head on one side.

“I mean, if you - they - needed to, they could cover a tattoo up with clothes or make-up, or they could airbrush it out of pictures.  Or they could get you to remove it altogether by laser.  It’s—” he nearly says ‘very expensive’ out of habit, remembers who he’s talking to and changes it to “—really painful, but it can be done.”

A pang of regret flashes through him at the way Wilhelm’s shoulders slump in defeat, the light going out of his eyes.

“What tattoo were you thinking of anyway?” Simon asks, partly out of guilt but mainly because actually some inner imp of curiosity does really want to know.

“Okay, right, so…”  Wilhelm gathers himself back up, pulling himself back into the conversation.  He blinks a couple of times as though trying to concentrate.  “Right. So this was my first thought, in big letters all down this arm: ‘Fuck The Monarchy’.”

Simon bursts out laughing.

[lilythepad]

TW: cnc, t slur, terfbreaking

Terf with "adult human female" womb tattoo that gets some disgusting stares at the feminist rally by a perverted clocky girl(me) and, enraged by being eyed down like candy, she confronts me by pushing me out of the protest.

Then she starts walking in my direction, yelling how she knows what i am, telling me i am a disgusting fetishist. That i should Stay away from the rally, and from her. I mockingly answer how shes the obsessed stalker and harraser, which further provokes her. "Shut up liar!" she screams, triggered, pressing her teeth together, and pushing me once, twice, and thrice. It is only then when I react, because in her anger and hysteria, she harassed me all the way into an alleway. So on her very next try i just grab her wrists, and pin her against the wall behind the dumpster, clawing my long nails into her wrists until a beautiful trail of blood is falling from them.

When she tries to scream, i suffocate her with my chest, making her fail, humilliated. A muzzled "Stoop" tries to squeeze itself between my tits, but she only manages massages me, making me more even more excited. Fully sadistic, i pin both her hands above her head, squeezing her fingers together. The cis bitch tries to break free, but i just kick her and press my chest against her even more. When she gets dizzy and lightheaded after being slightly brutalized, i start unbuttoning her tight shorts, making them drop and fall on the ground.

I rip her panties off with my nails dripping with her blood, and before she can even react I stuff her whory red panties inside her fucking mouth. "Since you only have pussy on your mouth, pussy is what youll be" I let go of her hands and pick her up so she starts grinding on my fat cock, which is tenting my skirt against her thigh "I know you love trannies deep down" I say as I lift her chin and a tear gently falls down her cheek, while bury it deep down her insides with a sadistic smile full of satisfaction. Her cries get worse, but slowly something starts breaking in her. I help her get corrupted "I know youre envious, but this is what you really want".

I move slowly for her to adapt, and her eyes lighten up as drool now starts falling from her muzzled mouth. I remove her panties from her mouth and she tries to fight back a little more "You're disgust–she lets out an embarrasingly loud moan before she can finish the sentence–". I feel her contractions and giggle; "Be grateful for the pleasure". She nods in disgust and embarrasment, still conflicted and freaked out of herself, but nonetheless clawing her nails against my back, revealing her more vulnerable and primal role. As she trembles waiting for me to go again I whisper "Glad you know your place cis cunt", she shakes even more before the penetration, and then, I slam it inside her, making her melt into my mold like a corrupted fleshlight. "I hate you!" she says between moans and sex scent, cumming again, and again, until I push her down on my fat girlcock and pulsate my seed deep into her. I lay her down, and, like a shaky and broken fucktoy, she can only moan and say how much she hates me. However she types her number into my phone as she does this, hoping for me to blackmail her Because terfs love to say lots of stuff but they love g,irlcock even more.

[ashwolffe]

Tw for brief mention of past abuse

Just a quick ramble/snippet from brainstorming with a mutual on a server.

Techno has many tattoos, some he got on a whim because he liked how it looked. There were a few that had stories behind it. Like the sunflower on his ankle, the crow on his wrist, and the black rose on his shoulder.Each represents an important person in his life.

The crow is Phil, his brother in all things but blood. Techno and Phil had gotten tattoos fresh out of paramedic school, celebrating their achievement.

(Phil had gotten a pig on his wrist.)

Tommy lightened up the room with his toddler antics and general mayhem. He may or not have earned the nickname sunflower from trying to eat one.

Kristin was the black rose. Beautiful to look at but covered in protective thorns. She has protected Techno more times than he can count, and welcomed him into her and Phil's home.

The others were something he got whims as stated before, but he got them for him. For himself and no one else. They represented him as he is and was.

The anchor reminded him to stay steadfast. Sleeves of tattoos covering his scars on his arms, removing the signs of abuse from others. They no longer hold that power over him.

They are a part of him, of Technoblade. And he is okay with that.

[jokerislandgirl32]

Do you have any personal design headcanons for Zach that differs from canon in anyway? Or is it pretty much just the canon design. Id love to hear whatever you come up with :)

Hiiii!!!! Thank you so much for this ask! Zach headcanons my beloved!

In general my design headcanons for Zach are very close to the canon designs, but I do have some headcanons that add to these designs or alter them. And admittedly, I am pulling some of these from a general Zach headcanon post I made a while back, it can be found here!

Most of the physical headcanons have not changed, but I am going to add to them and revamp them a bit 😊! Putting below the cut because it’s long! Some of the headcanons, as you’ll see, are exclusive to my Wild Violet AU!

Please note there is a mildly suggestive reference about his body hair, mentions of a near death experience, explosions, drinking, near drowning, CPR, scars, tattoos, and needles! There is also a shirtless image!

Freckles: When Zach exposes himself to prolonged sunlight his freckles from childhood come out again, and not just on his face. I feel like he is the type of person who has freckles on his face, arms, back, and chest. But he does not like that, so he stays out of the sun for this reason. 

Body/Facial Hair: Zach is more than capable of growing a full beard, and he has body hair elsewhere, but he either shaves or gets laser removal for the additional hair on his body. Zach is very neat and orderly, so he does not like to have an excessive amount of hair aggravating him. Managing the hair on his head on a daily basis is nearly too much for him.

He likes his triangular goatee though, so he keeps that on his face. When Zach doesn’t shave or laser remove the excess hair, his body hair is straight and jet black, and he feels like this looks odd with his skin tone, giving him more motivation to remove it. Oh, and the Zachbots or Violet do this for him more often than not. Maybe this is a bit tmi, but this guy likes to keep things neat and tidy below the belt… his goatee is not the only triangular patch of body hair he’s got 😆. I am so so so sorry….Oh, he also has a happy trail, okay, okay, I’m done now 😂.

In my Wild Violet AU, once Zach becomes a father (at some point after the twins or Victoria is born) he does allow his facial hair to grow into a beard. He is very particular about how his beard looks, and it is ALWAYS neatly trimmed and well groomed. 

Hair: Zach’s hair is naturally jet black and wavy. He uses hair gel to keep it tamed and slick. If he does not tame it after it gets wet it starts to become wavy. So Zach has to immediately comb his hair after getting out of the shower or getting it wet and put the gel in it, lest he end up with unruly locks.

As for that stray piece of hair on his forehead, that piece of hair is the one piece that refuses to be tamed. Zach starts his days with that piece pulled over to the side along with the rest of his hair, but within an hour it’s fallen astray. Zach used to get annoyed by it, but he’s come to accept it as fate. 

Oh and even though we have not seen it since the pilot, Zach has a widow’s peak, I’m feral over widow’s peaks so yes, Zach has one.

Eyes: Zach’s eye color changes depending on his emotions and the environment he is in. His eyes range from emerald to an electric green. If Zach is emotionally charged (angry, agitated, anxious, jealous) his eye color darkens. When he is calm, happy, or excited his eye color lightens. Similarly, when Zach is in brighter environments or lighting his eyes become lighter in color, or if he is in darker environments, or greener environments, his eyes become darker in color. 

Zach also has vision issues that result in him needing glasses, specifically for distance. Zach is very vain and hates to wear glasses, but he is too afraid to get vision corrective surgery or wear contacts, so as he ages and when he’s certain no one sees him, he wears glasses. I feel like he opts for rectangular lenses, but in my Wild Violet AU, Zach actually wore my OC Violet’s father’s glasses for a long time before he got frames and lenses of his own. Alden Tyler’s vision/needed prescription was identical to Zach’s. So…Zach wore glasses like this for a while: 

I like to imagine he walked around college for a year with these glasses before he went and got his own pair. And he only got his own glasses after 13-year-old Violet convinced him to do so 😂.

And I believe Zach has the bags and shadows under his eyes that we see in canon, even as Zach changes for the better in my AU, years of neglecting his health left a toll on his body, and his eyes will always bear this burden.

Tattoos/Scars: This is exclusive to my Wild Violet AU, but Zach has 2 tattoos and some scars. Even though Zach’s deathly afraid of needles, he bucks up his courage and gets 2 matching tattoos with Violet. One is an interlocking black Z and purple V on his inner right bicep, and the other is Alexandria’s initials and hand and footprint on his left shoulder. Violet has the same tattoos on the opposite arm and shoulder, so when they are standing together the tattoos are right beside each other. 

Zach has a few scars on his body. He has one scar on his lower back from a fall at summer camp that nearly resulted in him drowning. Violet saved him, gave him CPR, and tended to the wound, but the scar never leaves him. Zach has a scar on the left side of his neck and on the left side of his chest from an explosion in the chemistry lab at his high school prior to his graduation. This may or may not have been the result of a drunken and emotionally unstable teenage Zachary 😢. 

Body/Build: In my AU Zach’s built a bit differently. He’s still very skeleton like, but he has some muscle tone. He has small, yet obvious biceps. He has pecs and abs that, while not fantastic, are well formed. He does have a bit of a pudge to his belly, but in combination with his abs/pecs it blends well. I also think Zach’s legs are thin and toned. And his hands, Zach definitely has veins that are noticeable on his hands, why? Because I have a thing about visible veins in hands 😂. I imagine his body type is very similar to this, just with some more belly:

Feet: Zach definitely has that extra toe Aviva mentioned, I don’t care if we’ve seen animation to prove otherwise. The man has six toes on his left foot. The additional toe is called his “extra pinky toe.” Not related, but his twins Victor and Vallen inherit this extra toe. Zach nearly causes Violet to have a heart attack after their birth because she was still hyped up on the meds and forgot he had an extra toe as well. 

These are not exactly physical headcanons, but they relate to his appearance, so I’m throwing them in here as well. And you….you Eli, have caused some of these, it’s all your fault….but thank you 😂 

Clothing: Although we don’t see it in the show Zach always wears a belt with his pants, in the show he covers his belt, but I love to think he actually tucks his sweater in and has the belt showing. It’s a black belt as you’ve drawn him in, and it’s oh so stylish. 

Jewelry: I feel like he’s the type of man that wears a watch. He either has a silver watch or a black watch of some type. I don’t think it’s all that fancy, I feel like it’s solely for functionality and not style, and he perhaps has designed his own watch to serve his needs. So, it’s got his signature Z or V logo somewhere and his preferred color scheme. Since I headcanon Zach as ambidextrous, I feel like he will switch his watch to whichever hand he is not predominantly using in a given moment or day. 

In my AU, Zach does wear a wedding ring on his ring finger once he and Violet get married, the wedding band is also one he has fashioned himself and it’s silver colored. 

Zach Vibes 😍, image link

[zooophagous]

coverup anon here

My entire life I've been extremely against home tats. Like brutally against. But last year around December I discovered a scar from an abuser and in disgust of this scar I desperately wanted to cover it up.

I knew this guy through a friend who did decent home tats. Some were awful but some were even great! So I contacted him and saw him a week later.

(Coming there was a shock, I won't get into it because it's not entirely relevant. But I felt sick to my stomach and wanted to leave but was too scared to do so.)

Anyway to begin with the final stencil was way bigger than we originally had agreed on, but it looked good, so I said okay.

But the result was... At a distance it looks acceptable but the lines are thick and deep and wobbly as all hell. I've been considering doing a coverup but honestly I'm not sure how successful it's going to be, considering the depth and thickness of the lines. I'm also worried it's gonna cost me way more than I was estimating what a professional would take for the size I was originally considering.

But do you think it would even be possible to cover up something that covers most of my thigh and is deep and thick?

Sorry this got way more rambly and descriptive than I expected when I first wrote to you.

I'll begin by saying that I'm so sorry this happened, a tattoo should always be a situation where you feel safe and comfortable enough to speak up. I'm also sorry that you have a piece you're unhappy with. It can be a very defeating feeling.

Without seeing the piece, it's hard to say how difficult it is to cover. In general, you have to go bigger and darker than the original to cover it. That's why popular cover up options often include "the sick ass panther," or a raven, as these large black shapes cover things easily.

While only black can cover black, a talented touch up specialist can also disguise the shapes and break them up by strategically incorporating the underlying dark portions into the new tattoo.

I'd recommend finding an artist who specializes in covers, you'd be amazed at what can actually be hidden and how well it can be disguised. Things I never thought could be fully hidden totally disappear with the right artist.

As far as cost goes, see if your artist can break it down into sessions. It's often easier to afford one stage at a time instead of all at once. So two $300 appointments with space between versus one $600 appointment up front.

One thing to consider, if your piece is quite large and has a lot of black, is doing one or two laser sessions to lighten it first. Many times laser removal is used to lift out ink with the purpose of making it easier to cover, as opposed to totally obliterating the old piece. It doesn't have to be all the way gone. Laser is expensive but the prices on it have really improved in recent years.

The laser option is the more expensive option, so I'd find a coverup artist you like first and take their advice before going that route.

[targaryenluvs]

Hi! Congrats for your 100k likes!! 🫶🏻

I’d love to request for a matchup with a male character from House of the dragon if that’s okay!

my pronouns are she/her and I’m asexual biromantic. I’m an ESFJ and a Gemini. I have green eyes and dyed cherry red hair. I dress with vintage/fairy grunge clothes. Long skirts and corsets are my fav type of outfit. I wear lots of rings and crystal/pearl necklaces and love to exchange them with others. I also have tattoos, currently I have three but I’m planning to get more; and I recently got a vertical labret piercing. I love to wear makeup and come up with something creative and different everyday. Also if someone lets me do their makeup they’ll have my heart forever.

I’m the mom friend of the group, always there for everyone and my friends say that I’m really good at comforting people. I’m also calm and responsible, I usually am the one that takes care of other people. I’m very optimistic, I always try to see the good in everything and I often put other’s needs before my own. I love making others laugh to lighten the situation. I’m not afraid to stand up for myself or for someone else but sometimes it’s hard for me to say no to things. I also dislike when someone is too serious and really can’t take a joke as I tend to use humor as my coping mechanism. I’m also very ambitious, I always try to achieve my goals.

My love languages are, receiving, physical touch and words of affirmation and giving, quality time and words of affirmation.

I absolutely love listening to music, it helps me relax and I really like reading (I love reading out loud to others, when I read dialogues I act them out a little to help picture the scene). I especially love fantasy and I recently got into greek mythology. I also love watching horror movies even though it’s impossible to scare me. I also play Dungeons and Dragons with my friends anytime I can. also, I absolutely love musicals and I’m definitely a theatre kid.

Have a good day 🫶🏻

a/n: hi my love! thanks for participating and thank you for reading ❤️ i personally see you with…

aemond targaryen!

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take care

you’d been worried sick whilst waiting for your husband to return your chambers. to the point where you were borderline considering sending out your guards to look for the silver haired man.

your worries settled as the doors opened to make way for a particularly bruised up aemond, which had you out of your bed in seconds. “oh my heavens, what happened to you aemond?”

he ignored you, instead changing into the clothes laid out for him. you knew better than to push your husbands boundaries. but he could at least try to give you peace of mind.

“aemond—,”

“if i wanted to tell you i would’ve, no?”

that sure as hell made you quiet down, as you sat back down on your side of the bed. the silence irritated aemond, he didn’t mean to snap at you. you were the one person he actually cared for besides his family, which you were now.

you laid down quietly, staring off at the stars that shone through. aemond laid down next to you, trying to find the words that seemed right.

“will you read tonight?” a small smile came across your face, “of course, if you tell me why you’re bruised and cut.” aemond scoffed before straightening up, “i was only practicing, it was dark and i was distracted.”

your eyebrows furrowed as you sat up and turned to him, “what distracted you from training?”

“you.”

“oh?”

“do not. just read.” you grinned before picking up your book, “it is nice to know my dear husband actually thinks of me.” you teased as aemond removed his eyepatch, you couldn’t help but stare.

your favourite jewel.

[quantumclinicau]

[tornapartbythorns]

I'm super into body art and I was looking through scarification posts online. For yall that don't know, scarification is when designs are created on your skin, and said skin is peeled off, to create a scar of that design.

An example:

I found a post on reddit about a woman that had scarification done on her chest, and I noticed that she has double masectomy scars. I was hoping that she had her breasts removed for health reasons, but with this day in age, I can't be sure.

I like body modifications myself. I have facial and cartilage piercings, and I have a tattoo on my chest. But any modification that involves removing/slicing body parts DISGUSTS me. This includes conch removals and tongue splitting, and much more. The reddit post made me start to think that "top surgery" just has to be a trendy extreme body modification for girls and women. Body modifications are undoubtedly more acceptable than ever, and the more extreme forms would most likely gain social traction due to lightened stigma and social media. Top surgery cannot be any different. I've met and been around so many girls and women that crave top surgery. It's really no different from when I was in middle school and all the girls wanted nose piercings, and these girls and women talk about top surgery like it's a piercing as well. Its an impulsive decision, that's no big deal to get done and that there's no care of possible physical complications.

Except a piercing is having a needle shoved through your skin. "Top surgery" is a double masectomy; an entire surgical procedure. A piercing can be removed and the site will heal, and it'll leave a faint scar. But your breasts can never grow back. The hasty and apathetic attitude that girls and women carry about having their body parts removed is frightening. How can you care so little about your body to have your healthy *breasts* willingly and ecstatically removed? And how can it possibly be legal for surgeons to remove healthy tissue for no other reason besides "it makes me feel sad :("? I had severe body dysmorphia when I was in high school. It got so severe to the point that I couldn't even look at myself in the mirror, so I do understand where these girls are coming from. I wanted plastic surgery done to make me feel better, too.

But trust me, IT WILL NOT HELP. Giving into your insecurities and pain is not going to help alleviate it. These girls and women need strict counseling to figure out exactly *why* they don't want to be female and why they're so eager to have healthy tissue removed. Listening to your mental illness won't make it go away. I can't understand why trans people don't understand that.

[novaskincare123]

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[mysteriouslybluepirate]

Live Blog/My thoughts scene for scene ish for OFMD S2 Episodes 1-3

FULL SPOILERS FOR S2 EPS 1-3. Including a post credit scene for Episode 3 that includes a teaser for the episodes 4-5 and discussing scenes we haven't seen from the trailer.

My long form stuff usually gets seen by people outside of my circle so before this long post I want to preface with this-

Hi! Izzy is my favorite character. As of right now I have written just under 240k words about this guy and spent most of my time in this fandom in Izzy spaces. If that is a problem for you, this might not be the read.

But I got fed a 5 star meal and already see this season is a love letter to the fans and I am here to appreciate it. 

Please be warned. I personally think this season should have a warning on it for how it handles suicide, suicidal ideation, substance use and relationship abuse. I will be going in depth on this but handle it with respect as someone whose lived shit like this.

My first watch was without subtitles and on a big old tv screen. I I decided to miss a few things my first watch, choosing to turn off subtitles, and get surprised by dialogue and delivery(as I tend to read ahead). This watch is to confirm lines, appreciate delivery, and more. 

I have not read any meta, and this is blind before I see how all my mutuals freak out!!!!

Lines that fucked me up will be bolded. Just know I want to write an essay about them, and would given the chance. (sorry for spelling errors I watched this twice + stayed up for an extra 10 hours😅)

EPISODE 1:

I liked the recap, but I don’t think it’s enough for casual viewers who watched it maybe once ALSO. That Edit of Izzy’s ‘namby-pamby crying for his boyfriend’ IMMEDIATELY into the Toe Scene got a laugh out of me, because OWW. How had we not thought of that? 

I LOVE THE DREAM SCENE. Izzy beating him fair and square, but still losing. The stab in the killing side? THE MELODRAMA. The way this confirms Stede sees Izzy as a ‘big bad’ he needs to defeat to ‘win’ Ed. Him having the most 1 dimensional view of both him, Ed, and Izzy. A view how Stede is still an idiot unable to see nuance in people. Izzy smiling? The way he mutters his last words> God I love Con O’Neill. Let’s watch him maybe die 8 separate times and call it a season. 

It also got a good laugh out of me. Did I predict that that it was a dream when the teaser came out? Yeah. Still funny as shit.

‘Can’t be worse than you moaning Ed, Oh Ed’ FUNNY AS SHIT. 

I liked the ‘customer service’ montage. Swede, you deserve all the love you get. You are in good hands.  I think Stede’s part of this episode was just to lighten the rest of it. Hello to an antagonist of this season, and narrative foil to Stede, Prince Ricky.

I know it doesn’t matter who did Ed’s back tattoo, but the irony of Ed trusting someone enough to get it done is just funny. 

(Wedding Scene) I SQUEALED WHEN WE GOT THE RETURN OF ED’S EVIL THEME. Also, calling his crew the devils ‘kids’ is so fucking funny. HELLO CLASSIC ROCK IVE NEVER HEARD OF??? Welcome to the OFMD playlist. I love the montage of ‘Ed is working everyone to death’. Izzy got to threaten an English sailor. I know he’s happy with that. 

Yes. The wedding thing was absolutely over the line. RIP Ivan, you will be missed. I can’t wait for Frenchie to break down, and congrats to all the people who wrote Frenchie as emotionally distant, you’ve won! 

THE WAY IZZY SOUNDS SO TIRED ‘Yeah. They got cake.’ ALSO. Did I miss the knife throwing scene?? Was that just for the trailer? I think it was in a past edit and they removed it.

‘Can’t do the job? Someone else will’ (Ed to Izzy)- Izzy felt that he mattered to Ed. This one line reframes their entire relationship. This fucks Izzy up. I theorize as the main reason Izzy never did anything was because Ed was his captain. But they were still friends. Close. Trusted partners.  But Izzy is still expendable. Even after all this time. He is nothing. Maybe he knows Ed is doing this so he rebels, and kills him, but maybe he doesn't. Izzy cares about loyalty... we'll see.

Yes. The Izzy scene hurts. But after watching Ep 2, this is nothing. 

‘It is your job to-to follow my fucking orders’ (Izzy to crew) THIS IS NOT HOW I THOUGHT THIS LINE WOULD BE USED. Because he knows. He knows he’s fucked, and he’s struggling to accept the fact that he’s looking down the loaded barrel. He knows that he can’t make these people listen to him, not any more. He’s alone, and now the one thing he can do(be Ed’s first mate) is about to be stripped from him. Hell, it already is.

Spanish Jackie. I love you. I love you so much. Extort those fuckers. Semi clean water and education is a big deal! Also, this season overall is a HUGE win for my fellow Pete fans. Funny bastard. 

I have thoughts about Prince boy, but they can wait until he does something.

Stede’s flaw has always been his naivety, habit of judging once and never really questioning it, and his ego. Prince is able to take advantage of it. I don’t trust him. I think he’s a spy. I also like thinking Spanish Jackie is collecting husbands to certain tasks like it’s Pokémon. Need a bartender? Customer service husband. The books? Math husband. New Swedish husband? Masseuse.

HI IZZY ED SCENE ----

‘Because it’s fuckin’ treasure.’ Izzy. Izzy I fucking love you. God. The way he stiffens up. Knowing them not following orders means he will lose a toe. Fucking god. 

This to me confirms that Ed really wants to get Izzy to kill him in in ep 1. He will tear down every good memory they have just to get Izzy to give in. He doesn’t care about their past, he just wants to die. Izzy is a convenient violent punching bag because he can’t leave. He knows fully well that this crew doesn’t listen, and blames Izzy for a fact he can’t change. It’s fucked that he's shoving Izzy into this corner but he doesn't think there will be consequences. 

Honestly. I think Izzy knows his partner is at this edge, but he can’t do anything. This is why he gets the guts to talk back. Both here and later in front of the crew(more in a second).

The ‘you know me better than anyone has ever known me’ (Izzy to Ed) line kills me. Because it’s honest. For the rest of these episodes Izzy is so fucking honest It hurts. He can’t lie. Not to himself, not anymore. Not to Edward or the crews. He can't take advantage of any situation, or turn the tables. All he has is his words. He knows this, and yet here he is. Facing this abuse, and trying, because he wants to fix it. But he knows he’s not enough to snap Ed out. 

‘I have love for you’ (Izzy to Ed in cabin)Present tense…fucking hell. Izzy tries to pull Ed out by showing his soft center, and we can tell from Ed’s dismissive reaction that he already knows all this. But Ed isn’t talking. Izzy can’t read minds, he wants to help. I know he felt adrenaline spring through him after the confession, and with loose lips, he says just the wrong thing. HI MICROEXPRESSIONS ON CON. FUCKING AHH

‘Hang on Ed- Captain.’ (Izzy to Ed as Ed is marching out to the crew)OW. OUCH. OOF??? IZZY PANICING???? Trying to stop this???

The look on Izzy’s face when Ed holds the gun to himself is not shocked. Hurt, and he immediately closes himself off, like he genuinely thinks Ed would do it.  That’s what hurts. Also, I don’t know if hes doing a high pitch voice to imitate Izzy, but that’s my view of it. 

‘PACK IT IN' (Screamed by Izzy to Ed) THATS MY MAN!!! Stand up to Ed being shitty! GOD. Frenchie’s little head shake. Trying to warn Izzy, to tell him no :((((. But Izzy doesn’t care. He knows he’s not got too long left, so he might as well chew Ed out, to say the things everyone is thinking but are too scared to say. God, the way Ed teases the answer in front of everyone. -Say his name and I will shoot- sitting right there in his eyes, and Izzy GRINS and he says ‘Stede fuckin’ Bonnet’ and that is finally enough of an excuse for Ed to shoot. 

Look at the way Ed nods his head as Izzy says it, not even letting Izzy finish before saying it. He's done. All the other performative versions of violence, of being Blackbeard he does, I see a reason to say 'he's doing this as self hurt' but Idk. It feels like he wanted to, and now he can. So he does. The way everyone reacts hurts me. The way Ed steps over him, the way Ed pushes Frenchie into Izzy’s job. 

I know many fans, and myself before the show aired, thought the leg shooting would be too much. In all honesty. This is how I’d want it written. This entire episode has showcased Edward’s grown resentment to his friend mixed with self destructive impulses. Some might view this as being too much, but given episode 2, this is such a big fucking moment I can’t even comprehend it right now. 

Do I think Izzy’s love confession pushed Ed to this panic- ESPECIALLY after his last confession ended in Stede running away? Maybe. But I think Ed was mentally in a place where he couldn’t react with anything BUT dread. Thus making the Stede call back even worse. But I don’t know. 

That’s one end of the spectrum of how this scene can be interpreted (Ed shooting Izzy’s leg felt unjustified/uncalled for at this point in the story) now lets turn it around (The ‘Izzy deserved it’ fuck heads)

Lets be 100% clear here. 

I view Izzy turning the crew to the English was a catylist, BUT not a cause for them getting captured. Stede was wanted for murder, and would have gotten caught eventually. Hell, the fact Blackbeard was on the ship in S1 was a lucky guess that Chauncy was happy to take advantage of, that IZZY HAD TO SIGN THE ACT OF GRACE to get Ed out of.  

Can Ed hold Izzy responsible instead of taking accountability for his own actions? Yes. This episode shows that’s basically how he sees it. But we as fans are basically shown 5 different ways to view Izzy as sympathetic here. 

Now: Moving back into the episode (after 500 words of that…damn)--------------

Ricky is so dumb…. I don’t know if I love it or not.

I love ‘Susan’ (Zheng Yi Sao) but have some thoughts. I enjoy her, the way she holds herself like Ed did in episode 3, drawing that parallel. That and her Izzy narrative mirror of a first mate. Also, I hope the Swede and Spanish Jackie have a lovely season. I love them so much. 

(Yes! I got to inform the family of the history of the Queen of Pirates. I love what I do. )

One of my favorite crew scenes: Jim and Fang failing to correctly remember the story. I LOVE IT. I agree Archie, Jim trying to help Fang feel better is so fucking GOOD. Mixing the legend of the Monkey’s paw and Pinochio while cleaning up Izzy’s blood is so fucking…much. 

Hi another song I have never heard of??? (The whistle one, you will be going to the Ed Izzy divorce playlist)

Ed is pulling a Stede. Running away from every problem forgetting they dont exist. The second something tries to change he snaps. It hurts looking at Frenchie clearly trying to balance his family and Edward’s lack of empathy. I fucking love this episode, and think it’s up there for my favorites. This is a trend that will continue. 

EPISODE TWO:

Maybe my favorite piece of writing in ages. Can I just say they are Fucking WILD to call the Izzy/Ed episode ‘Red Flags’????? BECAUSE DEAR GOD

I watched the recap. It’s like, 3 scenes of stede, with Izzy geting shot and the final scene of Zheng Yi Sao. 

Classical song in opening: Etude No. 1, Op, 25. Going into the writing playlist. 

Buttons sleeping with his feet up, maybe to be close to the sea?

Now. I am going to use this moment to discuss a large criticism I have. The cutaways to scenes from S1. Now, do they feel fast, and awkward, yes. Should the writers trust their audience to tie the call back together? Yes. But for a casual audience I think these scenes are VERY necessary if you haven’t watched the show. I think they should be taken out, but I get why they’re there. 

‘Run From Me’ by Timber timbre THIS IS A FUCKING ED/IZZY SONG IN THE SHOW?!?!??!. WE DID IT. WE GOT 1! I don’t see any way how you could tie this is Ed/Stede. A song about the fear of hurting others and needing to always push people away. After last episode??? I fucking… I teared up on rewatch, because FUCK. It’s a scene with Ed playing with the dolls, but Izzy’s presence is right THERE. 

OMG OMG OMG- A PIRATE SHIP IS USING THE BELLS SYSTEM TO KEEP TRACK OF SHIFTS????? (Kind of? Not really? She just rang a bell. But just give me this).

Wee john & Buttons, I love you. ‘YES QUEEN!’ I CACKLED! I love the mispronouncing ‘China’ gag. 

‘I decided to take a chance on you…because’ Because they’re allies. Stede taking ‘soft’ as a compliment gives me life. 

LUCIUS!!!!! I FUCKING LOVE THEM!!! THE ‘OH MY GOD’ CALLBACK!!! THE HAPPY CREW SONG RETURNING?? 

I love that Stede is immediately like-*the vibes are off. What happened to my boy.* as soon as he sees him

Can I also say, I love that when we transition over to the Revenge, we see it from the front, sailing into frame. It’s such a good shot. 

I love that Ed is obviously in a manic period, FUCK. WHAT IF HE WAS CRYING OVER KILLING IZZY??? He wouldn't…but other than that, I can’t see specifically what he was crying about. 

‘No more booze, no more drugs, and more importantly, no more Izzy’ WHEN I TELL YOU I GASPED WHEN IT WAS REVEALED IZZY WAS KILLED THE FIRST TIME. God. Not by Ed, because Ed would never, but by FRENCHIE. No wonder they had to edit ‘Stede’ over that in the trailer… 

‘The new first mate always kills the old first mate’ - Okay, this bugs me. It’s not that the first mate is killed because ‘it’s law’. First mates were usually picked by their captain, but the Captain was democratically chosen. The first mate is loyal to the captain, as that is their job. The reason the first mate was killed when replaced was because the new Captain feared the old first mate could start a mutiny, and use the friendships built against a new person in power-

OH SHIT. DOES THIS MEANS ED KNEW IZZY WOULD MUTINY???? SO HE ORDERED FRENCHIE TO KILL HIM??

HOLY FUCK! :0

EDWARD YOU CONNIVING LITTLE BASTARD!!!!!

Hi secret passage :) To all the authors who also wrote them as tiny little hallways in the walls, rip. How did no one notice an extra room.

IZZY!!!! MY BOI

God, Izzy just knowing he’s fucked, and wanting to die now before Ed finds out is so fucking GOOD. ‘We just had him asleep’ JIM he’s a 50 year old man fading in and out of sleep due to an infection, not a toddler. I love that Izzy is just…so done. He didn’t expect the crew to help him out 🙁

HELLO OTHER SCENE IN THIS EPISODE I DIDN’T EXPECT TO LOVE-

God. I think my problem with Lucius in fanon was that he was always treated like he was above it all. The therapist. The loving partner. The jokester. But he has actual depth and Nathan is a brillian actor.

Hi Buttons being a sea god. I love that I wrote him as being creature adjacent ages ago. Bro can read Chinese AND got a fun magical ability. I can’t wait for that to pay off. 

THE OTHER SCENE I HAVE FEELINGS ABOUT. Pissed off Ed being so fucking cheery when confronting Frenchy is so unnerving. Ed isn’t dumb. He knows. He knows the moment he caught Frenchie with that box that he was helping keep Izzy alive but he needed it confirmed. Which Frenchie did. 

(This is the point where my bro woke up so I rewatched everything with him)

Dear god. CAN WE CLEAN IZZY? Bandage that leg? ANYTHING?

‘But he’s out dick’ (Jim to Archie about Izzy and why they want to keep him alive) FUCK YEAHHHH!!! I love it, but can we not do this in front of a passed out Izzy?

Oh, the way my gut dropped the first time I saw Ed on the stairway of the secret room. Keep that man away from him.

GOD THE WAY I FUCKING GROANED WHEN OLU MOVED THE SHIPS ON THAT MAP. I am so happy the show is portraying how a flagship of a fleet works!!!

Lucius smocking to relieve stress and sooth his anxiety. All that to not think about what's happened. THAT and Pete being the ‘softer’ partner, gives me life. 

Izzy/Ed scene in the hidden room.

HI IZZY! ‘Up in leg heaven’(Ed to Izzy) Does this line read like bad fic? Yes. Good think I write fic and think it's fucking hilarious.

I fucking CHERISH this scene- 

‘I dreamt you killed me.’ ‘good for you’ (Ed to Izzy, Izzy to Ed)I FUCKING LOVE YOU IZZY- you are so tired of Ed's shit. I would put the entirety of this scene and every micro expression from Izzy if I could. ALSO ‘Eddie????’’ WHY- FUCKING- THAT WAS A FANFIC LINE AND IT'S MAKING ME SAD :0.

We are so getting a flashback next episode, aren't we? Even if we don't I'm so satisfied seeing the past closeness hinted at in these 3 episodes.

‘Clean up your own mess I’ve been doing it my whole life.’ I fucking LOVE HIM!! Even when he's suffering through an infection he won't let Ed walk all over him. Then Ed gives him his gun. LITERALLY TELLING IZZY TO STILL CLEAN UP THE MESS. 

‘I loved you…best I could.’ OH FUCK> OH FUCK!!!!! How did I MISS THAT ON MY FIRST RUN? IZZY/ED CONFIRMED???? THE FUCK???? ED ADMITS THAT HE FUCKING LOVED HIM!!! FUCKING KILL ME. ALSO PAST TENSE! That better be because he thinks Izzy is dead and not that he doesn't love him anymore :((( 

I loved Stede mentoring Lucius in talking btw. 

‘Save the rest for Pete’ (Stede to Lucius) Aw. Stede can’t be the therapist. I also love that Pete got freaked out. It makes me happy. 

I love this whole pre-storm scene. The way we can see Ed adjusting the canon into the mast to blow it down. The general storm vibes. The tension. The way it reads like the fuckery scene in ep 4 with the storm. Ed being steps ahead. But instead of Ed doing something clever he's doing something self destructive.

‘Run From Me’ start playing in the background up again when Lucius' line about being broken and learning to cope. LEADING RIGHT INTO THE STORM SCENE- AHHHH.

The way JIM STOPS ARCHIE FROM FIGHTING. Literally replicating their arc from S1.

THE WAY IZZY SHOOTS ED TO PROTECT THE CREW FROM ED LITGHTING THE CANON WICK. THE FUCKING PAN UP REVEALING IZZY IS ALIVE AND *EMPTY*

‘YOU INDESTRUCTIBLE LITTLE FUCKER’ (Ed to Izzy) THESE TWO I SWEAR TO CHRIST!

GET ‘EM FANG! PROTECT IZZY

God I fucking love this episode. So fucking much. The fact Ed/Izzy divorce has multiple suicide attempts built in makes me feel things. I wouldn’t expect anything else. 

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EPISODE 3

‘I know, it’s been a day!’ (Zheng Yi Sao to Shadow guy)

I love the scene of her bargaining with the guy and think Zheng Yi Sao is going to build a pirate army to take over the Republic. She’s already taken over China. This is just for pride.

GOD I love the scene of Stede going through the ship. Mainly because it lets us see the hallway, and tells me more of the Ship's anatomy but that's not the point. 

I don't know how the Crew survived the storm, but DAMN. I'm so proud of all of them working together. We were all right to write fic like that.

Izzy just casually being devalued by Stede and how he just IMMEDIATELY looks to Frenchie. OW. FUCKING OW. Also the way Izzy said 'Bonnet' at the start of this scene makes me so happy. 

I ZONED OUT A BIT- FORGOT TO WRITE

Now we’re at the scene of Stede cleaning up the knives. Leading into Izzy and Stede bitching. I love this scene mirroring the one where Izzy tells Stede to ‘plumb the depths’. Because it’s a moment where Izzy tries to be honest to Stede, but it doesn’t work. I FUCKING LOVE THIS SCENE SO MUCH. Izzy holding his tongue just a bit trying to warn Stede. A person he is actively jealous of. Hell, he even takes accountability for his actions. He even tells Izzy a half truth that they didn’t kill Ed. 

IZZY IS FUCKING TRYING. BUT STEDE IS TOO STUBORN!!!! Why does Izzy always need to be the voice of reason, it’s bad for him :( He needs someone to treat him seriously. 

I love that Hornigold has all of Ed’s mannerisms from the start. That and all of Hornigolds memories are what Ed remembers about the things he hated about the man (the crab thing)

Is it sad that Ed is excited to live a normal life, but his gut(Hornigold) tells him not to be so naïve? Yeah. But I’m mad at him, so give me a day. 

I love Izzy in the jail scene. ALSO WHY IS FRENCHY LEANING THAT CLOSE TO IZZY-HELLO?? Izzy crying, closing his eyes. Not able to keep Ed safe because he still tried SO HARD to keep his body semi stable. They think he’s probably dead, and Izzy still keeps his corpse safe. EVEN AFTER ANYTHING. HE STILL LOVES HIM! :D D:

This is where the Pirate Queen isn’t fun anymore for me. I liked her, but then she threatened Olu if he said no?? I don’t like it! Especially as it seems Olu didn't get the hint.

The escape overall is very fucking sweet. Especially Izzy shushing people. I makes me happy :)- Also Buttons being a good first mate and giving orders as soon as they touch deck.  

I’M SORRY- IZZY THNAKING STEDE I saw it the first time, and freaked out, but the second?? DEAR GOD! I fucking love him. Give this man a hug. 

Also! I think the Mermaid scene is my 'Ohh Daddy' from S1. It’s a bit.. .much, I like the metaphor a lot. Eh. I don't know. I think they should have blured out Stede's face a bit with water. Reveal it's REALLY Stede when he gets closer. Hide the budget a but more or do a far away shot vs up close. Pretty but just a bit off.

ALSO: IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE Ep 3 POST CREDIT SCENE DO-AS I’M SPOILING IT. As a person who is writing a ‘cured object’ thing for this fandom… watch this undo like, 40k of my own words. Please let Izzy be a bit of a skeptic but he generally follows the vibes cause ‘legends’ ALSO murder lesbians!! ALSO IZZY/STEDE woops, sorry, IZZY & STEDE FRIENDSHIP ARC!!!

SO FINAL THOUGHTS: 

Things I didn’t like:

Dislike how we glosses over the discussion of a poly/open relationship for Oluwande and Jim. They both thought eachother were dead, so it doesn’t give me the ick as I bet some will. But the way Jim joked about it still felt wrong.

Glossing over Lucius’ trauma a bit with the puppet joke. I found it a bit in poor taste. 

The fact Izzy is on the episode ‘cover’ for episode 3 on Max, revealing he didn’t kill himself in ep2. I forgot about it midway in, but remembered it on rewatch. Like? IDK

The lack of content warnings, I get it, but damn the suicidal ideation stuff +mania episode+ abuse hit hard. 

It went by a bit quick, but they wrote themselves in a corner. The slow building dread of Ed being a dick, vs Stede just working at Jackie's to get money. So they started when everything was falling apart. AND they need to get The Queen and the Prince established. Judging by the next few episodes, hopefully it will slow down. I prefer this to skipping those things, obviously. But I was much more interested in Ed’s side of the story than Stede's.

Things I do like/Standouts:

Hi Con O’Neill. Can you start paying rent the way you live in my head? Seriously, every scene Izzy is in he steals it. I assume people are a bit peeved that Izzy is getting more attention than Olu&Frenchie&Jim & whatever other character a person likes. But I really think they sewed it in well. Seriously, it’s heartbreaking, and everything I could have asked for. I Love Every Delivery. I see these episodes as enough to turn people slightly sympathetic if they were haters of Izzy before.

ALSO: IZZY SAVING THE CREW. Putting himself in danger FIRST so he doesn't hurt anyone? Jim immediately seeing this and trusting him in the future. I can’t wait to see friendship bloom between him and the crew. That and Izzy's own self destructive habits get broken down as he learns to respect himself outside of hierarchy and Ed. Yes, even like this I want to fuck that man.

Stede- I enjoy that he seems more comfortable with the crew. Especially Pete and Buttons. I don’t have much to say, but I hope this new Izzy training episode means he’ll learn to trust Izzy. Not too much to say, but that's a good thing! Here soon instead of Ed being the focus of the 'deal with this' stick it will go to Stede 'I'm the captain :(' Bonnet

BUTTONS OH MY GOD- My favorite head canon became canon babes!!! I love it. I’m here for it. He's having a lovely time.

ALSO FRENCHIE!!! Hi babes! I missed you being a clever badass! I'm happy Ed didn't stab you.

Them taking Ed’s issues seriously. We got hints of addiction/abusive behavior last season, but they took that and ran with it. Add that to self destrictive behavior that scales up with every scene. Plus the one line from Lucius about how some people can’t be fixed…good stuff, I like how we're handling mental health. I’m not happy with him, but we have time. Taika clearly had fun. I also see myself in his mania and self-sabotaging behavior (non violent, but still wish washy moods for my part)

That and Izzy/Ed being what it is… I believe that Ed genuinely loves Izzy the only way he can, but it’s not enough. He can’t love Izzy the way he needs. Ed needs to apologize, obviously. I won’t be able to forgive him ‘till then. I don’t think Izzy should until he’s able to pull away from him a bit. 

Let's just say I can't wait till next week when we get lesbians and one of my favorite tropes.

(@ing mutuals I know have seen it that I would love to yell with @gydima @born-on-a-beach-teach @treesofgreen BUT do feel free to shout down below!!!)

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Tag Bio: Ifan Kaleid

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Tagging: @arinemone, @anneapocalypse, and any followers/moots who'd like to share a little more about their OCs!

B A S I C S

Name: Ifan Kaleid

Nickname(s): 'fan (pronounced like 'fun')

Age: Late Twenties (I use a floating timeline, he's best thought of as older than Lyse but younger than Y'shtola)

Nameday: 7th Sun of the 1st Umbral Moon

Race: Midlander Hyur

Gender: Cis Male

Orientation: Gay (mostly)

Profession: Disciple of Magic, Adventurer

P H Y S I C A L A S P E C T S

Hair: Ash brown which lightens easily from being in the sun, on the thicker side with a tendency to curl when wet. Prefers to leave it on the shaggier side so he can partly hide his eyes behind it, but only rarely grows it out past shoulder length.

Eyes: Dark blue, verging on grey. The term I use is "wine-dark".

Skin: Bronze/Olive.

Tattoos: Still debating on other tattoos, but he does have one canon marking - a representation of the Bravura ax on his right wrist, hafted with four sparking stars. He got it done in Limsa after his return to the Source to commemorate Ardbert and the other heroes of the First.

Scars: From least to most serious; two lacerations on the right shoulderblade from Nidhogg in Estinien's body, a bullet wound from Yotsuyu in Doma castle on the upper left pectoral, a diagonal slash across the torso from Elidibus in Zenos' body, and most notably a scar he received from one of Ifrit's fangs on his left side. That scar, which Ifan calls his 'godbrand', looks like the flesh was shattered and then glued back together with fire crystals and in many ways behaves more like a fire crystal than flesh - aether will build up in it over time and cause chronic pain, sometimes to the point of immobility. Rebalancing it is a task that falls to Krile and G'raha, especially since the latter spent years on the First refining pain relief treatments for what is an-almost unique condition.

F A M I L Y

Parents: Ifan doesn't know his birth parents and was handed over to the orphanage at Gydeo Abbey, a temple dedicated to Azeyma located near the Sagolii Desert. He was raised by the clerics there, and three of them are probably the closest people he has to parents. Sister Brazen Briar and her wife Sister U'zafye were the caretakers of the orphanage, and Brother Dedelai Totolai the librarian became Ifan's teacher in sorcery and surrogate father.

Siblings: No blood relatives, but he does have one of the other orphans from the Abbey who is very close to a brother; Feferito Seserito, who's currently a merchant operating under the East Aldenard Trading Company.

Grandparents: Doesn't know them.

In-laws and other: Plenty of found family! The Scions of the Seventh Dawn, of course, as well as his various love interests in his myriad timelines.

Pets: Ifan generally doesn't keep pets since he's out on the road so often, so the closest thing he has is his chocobo - Laios. He named him after a friendly and intelligent but very food-focused adventurer he became acquainted with in passing, and Ifan was reminded of his habits as well as his blond hair when seeing his new steed for the first time.

S K I L L S

Magic: Ifan calls himself a "magician" in the archaic sense of the term as someone identified by their study and performance of magic, and that's very representative of how central the arcane is to his character and his life. He's not the most powerful mage, nor does he have the biggest tank of aether - but he was trained by a former Dalmascan war mage, studied for two years each at Arrzaneth Ossuary and then Mealvaan's Gate, and has since spent the time picking up spellcraft from a huge variety of sources without much discrimination. He wants to know everything there is to know about magic, and to use that knowledge wisely as his patron would desire.

Domestic Magic (This needs its own entry, lol): For all the magecraft he's learned, spells which remove the need to do mundane chores remain his favorite. He's extremely well practiced with laundry and culinary magic and enjoys using magic to do menial tasks to the point he gives off the impression of being very tidy when in actuality he is a very messy individual and learned all this domestic magic precisely because he's lazy.

Reading: Books have always and will always be Ifan's first and best love. Sister Brazen made it her mission that every orphan at Gydeo Abbey would leave her charge both literate and able to do arithmetic, and while Ifan struggled with the latter due to having mild dyscalculia (which is also why he struggles with traditional arcanima), she instilled in him a love of reading that was only further reinforced by Dedelai being the Abbey librarian. Ifan usually has at least one or two books tucked away by magic somewhere on his person at all times, and is very much in the Scion book club along with G'raha, Y'shtola, and Urianger - excellent researcher, with a great memory.

Metalworking: Ifan picked up goldsmithing as a supplemental skill given the craft is very useful for spellcasters, but found in both it and blacksmithing a beloved hobby and outlet for stress which he continues with even to this day. He's actually very good at metalwork to the point he could probably make a living off it if he weren't a magician or adventurer; it's also why he's surprisingly strong for a mage, at least in his arms.

Dancing: I've written a little about my headcanons surrounding the performing arts in Ul'dah, and Ifan is definitely a big fan of his homeland's cultural love of dance. Not only that, he was actively encouraged to practice it by his master; much like Ul'dah, Dalmasca also has a strong tradition of dance, and Dedelai was a firm believer that being a skilled dancer is an excellent quality in a mage since it necessitates having good timing, coordination, and situational awareness.

Romance: I feel like this needs its own entry since Ifan, at least in his Warrior of Light incarnation, has the benefit of having had two very skilled mentors in the arts of love. The first being the man that Ifan calls 'Jacke of Hearts' (yes, that Jacke), whom he met before ARR while he was studying at the Arcanists' Guild. The other being the woman whose game was so good that even twelve thousand years later her student's reincarnated shard still kisses in a way best described as "lapsarian".

T R A I T S

Most positive trait: His kindness. I consider Ifan to be a villain-coded individual in that he's naturally empathetic to the point that the existence of injustice plants the seeds of (occasionally violent) anger in him, but that's tempered by his overwhelming desire to be a good man; he'll tamp down the anger and instead makes a point of living his life by being brave enough to be kind.

Most negative trait: His ambition. Ifan's "Fray" is named exactly that - Ambition, not Esteem - since his darkside is rooted in the drive to 'conquer' (in the Nietzschean sense) and rears itself when he's faced with the option of exploiting others for his own purposes. Naturally that leads to a lot of the classic behaviors from a very prideful person: he's stubborn, sharp-tongued, a show-off, and a bit of a sore loser.

L I K E S

Colors: Blue. Ifan used to see the indigo lithams worn by a few of the Seeker clans in the Sagolii when they'd visit to make donations to the Abbey, and a vibrant indigo or ultramarine remains his favorite color. For clothing, he's partial to white; the reason being that sun-bleached linen has a lot of spiritual connotations in Ul'dah, and is what Thaliak as depicted as wearing in my headcanons traditional Ul'dahn Iconography.

Smells: Petrichor, old books, Azeyma roses. The latter stems from Sister U'zafye keeping a garden of the blooms and making oil from them, which she'd use to keep her hands moisturized. Ifan picked up the habit and also uses it on his beard, too - so he's very pleasant to kiss, as you can imagine.

Textures: Good quality fabric. Hannish muslin is by and far his favorite thing to touch, and he has more than a few garments made of it despite its relative indecency in certain settings.

Food: Lentil curry, the hotter the better. Sister Brazen used to make Hellsguard-strength curry for feast days in the Abbey, and it became Ifan's comfort food. This preference has only gotten worse since he got his godbrand, as he now has an even higher spice tolerance.

Drinks: Coffee in the Ul'dahn (i.e. Turkish) style, with plenty of sugar, but he's also extremely partial to La Noscean lemon liqueurs which he first tried during his time at the Arcanists' Guild. He's also started developing a taste for Turali style hot chocolate with chili.

O T H E R D E T A I L S

Smokes: Socially. Tobacco doesn't do much for him, but as hookah is a beloved Ul'dahn tradition he's well used to having to light up in company.

Alcohol: Teaching him Esuna was a mistake, that's all I'll say.

Drugs: Privately. Ifan uses fogwood or even somnus for his chronic pain, but it isn't something he's proud of. He'll usually just hotbox at home with the door locked.

Been arrested: He's been taken into custody as the Warrior of Light, but he's only been arrested for a regular incident once during his time in Limsa Lominsa - for public indecency, no thanks to a certain rogue who hopped the twig and let Ifan take the fall. (He was a gentleman and bailed him out, at least)

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Alright, all I have left for the Loud House are 3D puzzles, geocaches, and Jenga. I tried lol.

For Scara and puppet reader’s wedding, it could either be a mix of both Sumeru and Inazuma? Or they have both. They have enough money to do that. I don’t imagine it to be very big. Small and intimate. Maybe Nahida should officiate the wedding… Hm, Ei would come, I believe. And with her, something to symbolize Makoto so both would be there for the pair. The Aranara should be wedding guests. They’re too cute to not invite.

I do have tentative ideas for the rings tho. I just want to joke about how fast Scara’s untying puppet reader’s obi cause he’s like lightening, aha sorry Cyno and Tighnari, I just had to. Scara legit having a smug look on his face when he realizes he’s the only one happily married. There’s exceptions yea (CtM) but would Traveler really want to have a team composing of Scara, Vyno, and Tighnari? There’s no Nahida to mediate unless… oh and Nahida might have puppet reader with her in Sumeru city when he’s out. Which does make me think that puppet reader covers up and is never seen without layers or their entire body covered except for Scara (and Dottore but that doesn’t count). But pretty puppet reader turning heads in Sumeru City (especially because of their kintsugi) is a THOUGHT. And Tighnari now has matching scars with them lol.

Bloom anon

Omg geochaces with these three?! That would be so cool, and the games, it's those activities that they can get along in but jenga is a really reaaaally rigged game (and don't worry about hcs for them, the first fic for poly kavetham is intentionally vague)

I did some searching and there's a LOT of things for their wedding that it's absurd, especially when mixed. But the funny bit is that most pre-wedding traditions in Inazuma Scaramouche had already unintentionally done, like providing labor to his future spouse and exchanging important items with one another. So when Ei told him about these, he was so proud that he was doing it right.

There's also the sakaki tree branch offering in the Japanese traditions, so imagine Nahida plucking two branches from Irminsul for the wedding skdbdikeks did you know in Persian traditions, when doing the "I do" part, the bride is actually asked three times to signify the journey of the husband's effort to work for their love? I think it's adorable to see Scara's smile growing in every "I do" aww

And there's also the Chuppah, the canopy held over the lovers where the four corners are raised by four close female friends during the wedding procession. So I'm thinking Paimon, Lumine, Ei, and Nahida (if Zhongli is the wedding officiator, if not, then Hu Tao). And finally, the shower of flowers but it's mainly the Aranara throwing sakura blooms at them <33

And definitely no to that team, Cyno would try to backstab that man every chance he gets lol but now that you say it, the clothes in Sumeru do cover up a lot of skin it would be perfect to wear those when they're in the city so they don't attract too much attention. But yes, with the Kintsugi and being artificially made, the attention is a definite must more so with the Lesser Lord accompanying them <33 Scara doesn't know whether to be smug or infuriated about this info (while rings are not part of the culture, I think this incident is what convinced him go get one)

Also fuck I forgot Tighnari got struck too ajdbxkankb they definitely have a closer bond then, and looking at Reader's kintsugi (can't really hide the ones on their face) he wonder if he should get his scars tattooed over with gold too, although the pain kind of scares him enough to back down every time. Their friendship would be the bridge to all four (Cyno and Scara) of them getting along honestly, at least to remove the obvious hostility.

Puppet reader 🤝 Tighnari struck by lightning while also having bfs with lightning powers