#maya replies

[soughtserenity-a]

" Goodddddd you can say that again. I turned him down but he still acts like he's got a shot at a relationship or something on the side but I dunno. Any guy who likes Ruthie or all people is not my type that girls such a loser. "

Pope at the front reg points at ivy and nods proudly. " Yes ! Finally see JJ ? Someone gets it maybe I should be working with her instead of you. "

" then who would cuddle you at nights big boy? " He purrs and laughs And maya shakes her head. " Uh... I guess I could tell him to fuck off but sometimes his try hardness comes in handy. I always have a ride. But don't worry I'm not like leading him on or anything he knows or should know we're just friends. I'm not the relationship type. "

"it's cause topper is just made he lost sarah to john b, not realizing that it takes more than money to keep a girl. anyone can make money but that's not going to make someone feel emotionally secure and safe with the person they are with. rafe and klece are just douchebags." she chuckled. hey, she might be close to the camerons but she can acknowledge their flaws too.

"that's a good business strategy, just make sure your income is more than what you're actually spending or you won't make it. but i've got faith in this place." she smiles before laughing as pope pops in to make a comment. "wouldn't dream of it, pope!" she calls back before turning her attention back on maya.

"you could just tell topper to fuck off, you know. it's not like it's hard. he might just get that constipated and confused look on his face for a few hours."

[perseruna]

I love your latest yen piece!! Would you describe your inspo/symbolism of it?

the most beautiful question ever to me of course <33

off the bat I didn't have much of a plan for this one, I just wanted to paint quite a simple portrait to get me back on my feet since I haven't painted or drawn in a while. Rossetti's the queen of hearts was my main inspiration for this when it came to pose/composition and feel, making my art feel and look as much pre raphaelite as I can is always what I strive for. here's my inspo board and first sketch/lines

I got obsessed with the image of the taxidermied bird as necklace/jewelry, and I thought it'd fit yen so so well, the original piece up there was done by Julia DeVille and her website is full of wondrous other creations that I definitely recommend to take a peek at. I changed the bird for a raven to fit yen, the lyrics to mitski's the deal were also present in my mind

I associate this song so deeply with her and with this illustration having a bird that represents her, but the bird is caged around her neck never again to take flight and she's wearing a choker that the bird is situated on tightly around her neck almost chocking her, there's this push and pull, a give and a take. and she's also wearing a dress and the fabric is imitating long flowy feathers to further drive her resemblance to the raven.

[ahamkara-apologist]

i guess my ask got devoured by the tumblr bug, but what do you think about the theory that the echo of riis is made from chelchis’s memories?

Oh, no worries, it didn't get eaten! I was just too busy writing fic to remember to answer it. Got the Misraaks/Taniks brainworms and couldn't let it slip before I did something with it.

I'm personally of the opinion that it's pretty much canon, with the Echo being made up of the memories of Riis that were communally lost in the Whirlwind, and Chelchis acting as its speaker. This is mostly because of what we know of the Echo of Command and the Garden-Way lorebook, where the Echoes seem to have a 'primary' speaker/figurehead, and Chelchis was singing her star-song. Eramis likely didn't recognize her because Eramis was a star tracker for the Dancers at the time, while Chelchis was the Kell of Stone, but I do think it's Chelchis who's the singer in the Echo. It just feels too odd otherwise

As for why Eramis was a better match for the Echo than Variks despite neither of them recognizing Chelchis's voice, I think it's because Variks was able to let go of Riis, while Eramis never could stop yearning to go home. Variks has been speaking about how he's given his home to the legends since D1, focusing instead on ensuring that his people survived in Sol, while Eramis could never stop thinking about what they lost, and how to get it back. Eramis also has the drive and the desire to just burn it all down and start anew, which means that she's stubborn enough to want to bring back Riis while also knowing that it will never be the same as it was before. Which are admirable, necessary qualities for anyone who's going into ecological restoration, lmao

Personally, my hope is that if they ever do a follow-up with Eramis, we get a lorebook like we did with Maya and the Quagu where we see that Chelchis and Eramis have been vibing together, with Chelchis offering some of the much-needed therapy that Eramis rebuked from the humans. Chelchis seemed like a big, solid, kind lady from the lorebook with years of both kellship and motherhood under her belt (good kells seem to be intrinsically tied to being a good parent in the lore, which is the only reason I mention this), so whatever trials Eramis faces in finding her family and restoring her homeworld, I hope that Chelchis would be there to offer comfort and support

[spookystarfishzombie]

[turnaboutfix]

this blog undepresses me

Glad to hear!

[benasabrina]

sabs hi!!!!! if you're still doing the affectionate moments ask thingy i thought a number 15 could be fun :))

15. A Hope We Don’t Get Caught Kiss - narumayo

Phoenix glanced around the office and then looked over to Maya as she sat on the sofa, humming softly to herself, and watching whatever show was on the television. His head tilted a bit and he hummed gently as well. After a beat, he stood up from his desk and walked over to and sat right next to her.

"Nick, hello!" she said and glanced over, her gaze quickly returning back to the program. "What's up?"

He pondered on whether or not he should do what he really wants to. Athena, Trucy, and Pearls would be back any second with dinner... and he really wanted to kiss Maya without getting caught.

"Nick...?" Maya finally turned her attention to Phoenix since he hasn't answered her. He was just staring at her and it caused her brow to raise. "Earth to Nick, hellooooooo?"

It was now or never, Phoenix thought. It's not that he minded the public display of affection, but he just knew he'd never hear the end of it from Trucy and especially Pearls. He's still not entirely sure how Athena would react to his boss kissing his girlfriend in the office.

His attention was finally brought back to Maya when she started snapping her fingers in front of his face. A faint smile appeared as he lifted a hand to caress her cheek. He chuckled when she blushed and leaned into his hand.

"What's all this about?" she asked, muting the TV. The blush still tinged her cheeks pink.

Phoenix didn't answer though. All he did was lean in and hope for the best. Their lips touched and Phoenix slowly moved his hands to pull her onto his lap. "Mm.." he moaned softly.

Maya, now on Phoenix's lap, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back with full force. She smile against the kiss, a soft giggle escaping her lips. "And here I thought you didn't want to do this in the office in case clients or your little protege see us," she whispered as she pulled away, lips still brushing against his.

"It's the excitement of it all, I suppose. The prospect of getting caught at any second... It's thrilling."

And just as Maya leaned in to kiss him again, the door is thrown open with Athena, Pearl, and Trucy in tow. Maya quickly jumped off Phoenix's lap and ended up falling ass first onto the floor. "Ow..."

"We're back, boss!" Athena called out. She noticed Maya on the floor. "Oh, is everything okay?" She listened in and noticed happiness and yet embarrassment in both Phoenix and Maya's heart. "Did something happen?"

"Mystic Maya! Why are you on the floor? Did Mister Nick do something to you?!" Pearl put her bag of stuff onto the coffee table and rushed to Maya's aid, helping her back onto the sofa.

"Daddy! What did you do?!" Trucy placed her hands on her hips and pouted.

Phoenix and Maya just looked at each other and laughed nervously. "We didn't do anything! Just watching the news!" they said in unison. There's no way they'd let the three girls know about their kissing escapade.

"News, right..." Athena said, noticing the blush on both of their cheeks.

[zoomire]

asking for Maya pretty pls 🙏🙏🙏

Hello lgbtq community

[noctishy]

Happy Saint Valentines (?)

[okartichoke]

Psst.... *slides this across table to you*

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61743991

[note from future me: HEY EVERYONE GO READ THIS FIC !!! :DDD]

I LITERALLY SQUEALLED WHEN I SAW THIS ASK YESTERDAY AND THEN HAVENT BEEN ALONE WITH FREE TIME UNTIL RIGHT NOW BUT OMG AM I EXCITED ! you're getting my live reactions now YIPPEE !!!

"In the laughing rivulets that filled his chest, it whispered maybe." I LOVE this sentence. This whole section is so vivid and MMMMMM

"He felt, and felt, and felt and there was barely even Phoenix anymore, just a haunted angry thing choking on feelings and moving on instinct." This quote isn't even half a page down from the last but there's genuinely already like a billion lines like this that are just spectacular; that with so few words move me so deeply

"She knelt beside the threadbare couch and took his hand, and begged him to get up. Said she’d be a better daughter... " OFIEJOIJWEFOEWA AND THAT'S NOT TO EVEN MENTION THE THE NEXT PARAGRAPH WITH TRUCY which actually made my eyes prick with tears

I really like the way you write Larry btw ! [edit from 30 minutes later me: i like how u write everyone actually x3,, fran and miles get special shoutouts too]

"—A voice in his dreams, it sounded like Mia" OFJEWOIAJFEOIFJDLFJOSJFELS

GUMSHOE IN A KNIT SCARF EEEEEKSKSSS SO CUTE

the little bit with everyone saying bye got me to chuckle xDD

OKAY CHAPTER 1 DONE!!!! CRYPTID.. CRYPTIID..... OMG... i knew this was going to be a good read but AHHH i loved it sm x333 you're dialogue is so fun. like the conversations feel real, and they go off on little tangents in really charming ways,, i really enjoyed the little moments like Maggey excitedly talking about being suspected a second time, or Phoenix holding the phone far from his ear during his call with Fran. (and that's just to name a couple examples) (ALSO FRAN CARING SO MUCH <333 I LOVE OMG) okokok onto chapter 2

wait oops i got sucked in and forgot to take live notes LOL,, anyways this comment is about the little reactions from Phoenix in regards to Miles' idiosyncracies,, specifically (in regards to MIles' grabbing his bicep) "That old habit. The Phoenix of a year ago would have ached at the sight. Current Phoenix just ached." and "Miles had gotten more expressive with his hands since his time away in Germany. Phoenix thought it suited him." I loved these inclusions so so so so much. it's like, despite everything, phoenix still cares so deeply. OH OH AND NOW PHOENIX LIGHTLY SCOLDING EDGEWORTH AGUHHH I LOVE !!! I LOVE !!

"'Yeah, you’re a pompous ruffly ass'" lmao

i guess i have a soft spot for phoenix and trucy's relationship bc woah here i am tearing up again at phoenix talking about her <333 you write him exactly how i imagine him <33

holy shit. the way you (or, Edgeworth, i guess) describes Wright's flavor of honesty? you've put his character into words so eloquently.. god i love him and i love you for writing him so good omg. and then the end of that short monologue hits like a truck aughghhhooooghhh

OH AND THEY'RE SO TENDER. HOW DARE THE CHAPTER END LIKE THAT BWAHAH FIOJOIAJDFJLSDKJFAOEIO AHH !!!

CRYPPTTIIDIDDDXDD AUUGHHHHHH !!!!! i need to stress again just how much i love your style of writing !!!!111! 1 the banter is so alive and the levity throughout (despite Phoenix's emotional state) makes the moments of tenderness and of the characters proving how deeply they care for each other hit so hard,, this was wonderful !!! thank you for sharing w the fandom and with me!! :DDD LOOKING FORWARD TO CHAPTER 3 FOAIWEJFLAKJD

[cottoncandywhispers]

Hi! I was wondering if you have any swiftie/swiftie belated accounts to follow? I’m new to Tumblr and want some new moots :)

hello!! yes of course!! there's a lot of amazing swiftie accounts here !! but right now my mind is not working so sorry everyone lol

@awesomewithoutme @dreamingofsleighs @doesntseeyourbeauty @ros3chu @frootielooties @

[putschki1969]

Hi Puts, first of thank you for keeping us updated on what's happening with kalafina. Sorry I just wanted to ask on your thoughts of Maya of kalafina singing <sprinter> by herself. I inserted the link below or you can go to YouTube and search kalafina sprinter Maya and it'll show sorry for bothering you

https://youtu.be/Xo2z1Pl2yW4?si=iLrnNBchuzF2lBSw

Hello there!

Don't worry, you are not bothering me. Although I think you will be disappointed with my reply.

I regularly get asks about Maya and I feel like people are coming here with this expectation of me having some profound thoughts on her but the truth is, I'm pretty neutral about Maya. I'm not here shedding any tears over her premature departure from the group. As far as I am concerned, she's never been a part of the Kalafina I know and love. Of course one can spend their time coming up with all sorts of what-if scenarios but I see no point in it. Another thing I won't be doing is pit the girls against each other. I've seen way too many people in this fandom diving head-first into an in-depth analysis of how Maya was the far superior singer in every regard and would've wiped the floor with Hikaru and Wakana if she had still been around.

Having said that, there's no denying that Maya was/is an incredibly talented vocalist who would have surely added some additional spice to Kalafina's music.

This unofficial karaoke cover of "sprinter" by Maya has been floating around for ages and I have probably mentioned it from time to time on my blog (whenever her name came up in an ask). I am not a big fan of the song as it is (unless we're talking about the acoustic version) so my reaction is bound to be rather lukewarm. Maya's solo version sounds perfectly fine to me, she has really nice control of her voice...Not much else to add here ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[seokmn]

hi luaaaaa!!!!

okay so I probably should have done this before (why do all my asks start with that??!?)

I just saw your card (mon amour card idk, hopefully yk what I’m talking abt) and I js realized we have so much in common

biases , music taste and I am js starting to love you sososo much so… I was just thinking we should talk more.

oki I talk a lot sorry

bai bae 💕💕

LMAOOO AND YEAH I KNOW WHAT U MEAN MY CARRD 😭

and omg imma dm u and we’re gonna TALK ABT IT WHATTT

[dreamcrush]

*⁀➷ . . . Maya Fey ໒꒱

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[bitesizedgummie]

you guys...

what's up with ace attorney and people's dads dying? (major spoilers (pw: aa trilogy, aj: aa, aai) ahead!!)

miles' dad in the dl6

maya's dad just doesn't exist i guess

so does pearl's

kay's dad in the recess of that trial

trucy's (biological) dad got conked on the head

apollo's dad died in a house fire AND his adoptive dad was murdered (thanks to veraspaintwateruwu and meow-meow-meow-meow-meow-meow-m in notes for telling me)

ema and lana's dad either didnt exist or died

franzy's dad went bye bye to rot in jail

gavin brothers' dad is never mentioned so probably dead/deadbeat too (thanks to drakkonyan in notes for sharing)

i'll add more if i remember but yeah, capcom needs to stop killing off ace attorney characters' dads

[juanabaloo]

also why the fuck can i not buy Maya Lopez gear, like a t-shirt? also - RELATED - why the fuck can i not buy Naru gear?

(Maya Lopez is the hero of the Marvel series Echo. Naru is the hero of the Prey movie, a prequel to the Predator franchise.)

you would think capitalism would mean this gear would be available. but fucking racism and/or anti-Native sentiment means these companies are throwing money away by not offering that.

all i can find for Echo / Maya are posters. all i can find for Prey / Naru is a figurine of the Predator! like i want a t-shirt i want a hoodie i want a hat. with Maya's face. with Naru's face. WTF.

[purpleneutrino]

oh i MUST ask about Eternal Pose 👀🧡💙

My girls!! 😭 This one is close to my heart and will probably take me a long time to finish. It's Nami POV and centered around how she deals with leaving Vivi behind at Alabasta, but never having confessed her feelings towards her. Vivi is desperate to stay in contact with Nami and the others (via letters or Den Den Mushi) but Nami firmly tells her no, as she is worried that it would put Vivi in danger if their correspondance was intercepted. She also wants to try and forget Vivi as much as possible for the sake of her own feelings. Vivi agrees, but she is also stubborn and makes attempts to contact Nami anyway. Nami's feelings make it hard to say no to her...

Here's a small snippet!

The second-hand shop sold a variety of sailing trinkets. As Nami made her way towards what looked like an amalgamation of navigational and shipwrights tools, she caught the eye of the day-dreaming cashier—a girl probably only a year or two younger than she was—and gave her a small smile and a nod. The girl blinked dazedly for a moment, giving her a shy smile back before glancing down at her newspaper, a light pink on her cheeks. The movement caused her shimmery mane of silver hair to catch the light, making it almost appear blue. 

Nami’s heart skipped a beat.

She turned back quickly to the disorganised shelves. They heaved with everything from sextants to piles upon piles of old maps and ship blueprints alike. There wasn’t anything in particular she was looking for, she was only here to pass the time and maybe pick up a new inkwell or two, but the habit of seeking out a good bargain was something that never truly went away, no matter how much berry she gained.

Her eyes fell upon a collection of dusty log poses, all in varying states of disrepair. Probably being sold for spare parts, she reasoned. There were also a few eternal poses amongst the pile that looked to be in better condition. She picked up the closest one to inspect it, dusting off the side where the destination should be carved into it, except the wood had become so worn that the name of the island was completely unreadable.

“Useless,” Nami muttered quietly to herself as she made to put it back on the shelf. No wonder it was so heavily marked down in price. Eternal poses weren’t exactly cheap.

Just before she could replace it on the shelf, she paused. The name on the eternal pose that had been hidden behind the one she held was now fully visible. Her hand shook a little as she reached for it, tracing the letters gently with her fingertip as she wiped away the dust.

“Alabasta…”

Nami bit her lip, turning it over in her hands under the guise of checking its condition—flawless—and price tag—way more berry than she could justify—when all the while her mind whirled with a sea of emotions. She stole a glance back at the cashier again, and her hair only seemed more blue.

The cashier looked up and spoke, but Nami could only hear her own heartbeat thundering in her ears.

“What?” Nami said faintly and the cashier gave her a kind smile before repeating herself.

“Do you need any help with anything?” 

“O-oh! No, I'm okay. Sorry I'm just browsing.”

The cashier’s smile became amused as she took in Nami’s flustered look.

“No problem! I’m here if you need anything.”

Nami watched curiously as the cashier gave her another quick once over before looking back down at her newspaper. Her cheeks were pink again.

Smiling, Nami observed the girl tucking her hair behind her ear, her eyes very clearly not reading the words in front of her at all. It was always flattering to be looked at in that way. On any other day, Nami might have even pursued it further, but…

She took a breath.

Mind calmer, Nami looked back down again at the eternal pose. She gripped it tighter.

Making a decision, she turned and walked back towards the till. The cashier smiled brightly.

“Just that one?” She said as Nami passed over the eternal pose to her.

Nami nodded, heart hammering as she counted up the last of her berry in her purse—the boys would have to make do without any more handouts today. She watched as the cashier read the name on the pose, mouthing the syllables silently to herself without any sign of recognition, before placing it carefully in a paper bag. 

“Does it point somewhere nice?” She said conversationally. “Somewhere sunny? Nice beaches?” Her eyes roamed over Nami again, taking in her long hair, worn loose, and her tangerine sundress. She passed Nami the bag as she spoke, their fingertips brushing. Her touch was warm.

Nami pulled away gently. Whether the cashier looked disappointed or not, she didn’t know. She kept her gaze on the bag instead, smiling.

“Home,” she said.