#topic: moogles

[symphonicsoul]

A Prince's Thoughts || Accepting

@dont-call-me-a-lyre asked:

for seejvariil: 💭 + moogles (no specific one, just in general)

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ "Rorahm-Vahree said I had to hide when they were around. I couldn't let anyone see me when I was living with him so that meant the moogles too. Only Rorahm and Raiya-Vahree could see me. Even worse after what happened with that man. I don't know exactly what happened to him but I know Rorahm-Vahree was mad. He was friends with some of the moogles... I don't remember their names. I wasn't allowed to talk to them. They could tell the others that I was alive and that would have been bad.

They were strange though. Small little white creatures and I didn't really know what to make of them. They flew. They flew like I did and I so desperately wanted to talk to them but Rorahm said it was too dangerous. What if they told someone else that I was living with them? Even if they hadn't figured out that I was Misterican, if they told anyone else that someone was living with Rorahm and Raiya-Vahree then people would have started asking questions about who it was and then someone could have come to try to meet me...

and then - and then they would have tried to kill me again like that man did. Like Rorahm-Vahree's friend did. I could hardly leave home, let alone the forest. There was no way for me to meet anyone else and I suppose that was for the best. Windaria never would have excepted me even if I didn't mean them any harm. I would have loved to see their cities and how they lived. I would have loved to learn more about them before ...before the darkness spread.

I'm sorry, can we talk about something else please?"

[missazurerose]

If you're going to run Praetorium with 2 friends in the same outfit, getting a Jack Skellington WHM is the best random you can get other than someone else in the same outfit.

Cid is definitely going to wander the mall while we go to Hot Topic and pick us up later.

I also now strongly desire Brennan Lee Mulligan from Dropout to do Gaius' speech as Tim Curry

[helixoflife]

Stuck

Szél wakes up after binding with the Magun. Maybe some good can come out of it, even though it hurts like hell.

CW for descriptions of pain, broken bones, death, and neglect. Implied abuse and (former) suicidal ideation.

A long groan leaves the boy's lips as he wakes with his head in a sea of fog and his body in a world of pain.

This damned gun is going to kill him. He just knows it, with how it feels his heart is trying to crawl out of his ribs and his back feels as if it's been lit aflame. His right arm - oh, his arm is the worst of all by far. It feels like every bone in it has been blasted to pieces. He can't move it and he can't feel his hand. His shoulder throbs with every breath that he takes and it's impossible to do anything but remain in this face-down position and sob. That only makes it worse, but the pain feeds into another cry - it can't be possible to survive this kind of agony.

He just wishes it'd come faster. It's not as if he'll be missed, after all.

Not with Soil like his. There are plenty of grey souls and far more of every other color, but his own... his own was labeled "undetermined" at his very birth. It didn't match any specific known hue and for that reason, his suffering began the day he took his first breath.

None amounted to this, though. Not even fucking close.

"Szél, right? Are you... feeling... okay?" a voice calls. He can't place it.

It can't be one of his superiors. They never give a damn about his "well-being". They never will.

Words won't come. Nothing comes out of him except another sob.

Small, fuzzy hands work a pillow under his head. He forces his eyes open and looks through tear-stained vision while those same small hands wipe the tears from his face.

It's a Moogle. Not one he's ever met, but a Moogle for sure.

"My last name is Kupo," he says. "... Listen, I know we probably won't get much time together. But I'm assigned to you, so... we might as well make it a little better, right, kid?"

His Moogle, apparently. They must have arranged a partner for him just to rub it in how dispensable he is. He expects Kupo to scoff at him any minute for crying like this, for being so weak, yet those little hands just keep rubbing his face dry. This is the most kindness he's ever known, and it's right here at the end of his worthless life.

"Kupo," he chokes out. The sound is strangled and it makes his heart skip several beats. Muscles across his back twitch and spasm as if small earthquakes are taking place underneath his skin. "What- What happens after this-?"

"... I don't know, to be honest. No one else has ever made it this far. Not until you." And again tiny paws wipe his face. They're so gentle. "You're really tough, you know that? No one else ever even woke up completely. It just kept sapping their energy until they went straight to the Spiral."

There's a long pause before Kupo continues. It's hard to believe anyone would think all this sobbing is 'tough', but... apparently Kupo hadn't been joking.

"I can't believe they put the Magun on a kid."

"I'm- almost twenty, I think," he replies breathlessly. His arm howls in protest at the intake of air required.

Maybe he is twenty. It's always been guesswork. No one ever told him the date of his birth. He could be nineteen or even maybe eighteen for all he knows, but twenty is his best guess.

"... That's still a kid, Szél."

Another pause. He's the first to speak this time.

"Kupo?"

"Hm?"

"It's... stupid, but... can you- can you just- stay?"

"We're partners, silly. Of course I'm staying. And you know what?"

His eyes open again. His vision is still blurry. He's so tired.

"If you make it, you won't get rid of me. You're stuck for life, partner."

The corners of his mouth twitch into a smile. Being stuck with Kupo doesn't sound so bad. Being stuck with Kupo sounds like he'll be stuck with someone who finally gives a shit, or at least somebody who doesn't hate him just for daring to breathe the same air.

He starts to drift back into sleep, but for once in his life, he wants to wake up. If he can just get better, maybe he can be around Kupo some more. That sounds like a much more tolerable way to live instead of being totally alone forever.

[cq-studios]

For the fandom ask game: 22 for any of the Union Leaders!

(For this)

22. Give us a headcanon for [any of the NULs]

Okay, I’m gonna do a bunch rapid fire, because I don’t remember what I’ve said already lol

Since Ven was so young when he became a Keyblade wielder he lacked some basic education, so Brain taught him how to read

When Skuld and Ephemer were in a party together they used to have competitions to see who could get the most ingredients. They’d sell all the excessive amounts of ingredients to the Moogle after

In X Ephemer has to get Player to buy him a candle from the Moogle Shop. I like to believe that’s because he and Skuld got banned because were selling stuff to the Moogle more than they were buying and it got mad at them lol

Skuld is originally from the world that will become Arendelle

Kinda off topic but on it at the same time. Ava would disguise herself as a normal wielder and hang out with and around them. This is how she met Brain. Brain figured out it was her pretty quickly though, and they became friends because of it

I imagine Ephemer’s conspiracies were decently wide spread (considering how easily he gave them out to Player lol) and I think it’d be funny if Brain heard them but didn’t know they came from Ephemer until they’re talking one day

Since the way into the Clocktower is kind of a maze, I think it’d be funny if the NULs spent like a whole day trying to get in with Ephemer, the only one to have successfully broken in, in the lead

You know how Ven’s Break Time is just him spinning like a heccin’ top? I like to imagine that he can do that because he had too much free time as a child and that’s means lots of time to practice lol

In the novels Ephemer and Skuld are in two different Unions. Instead of Ephemer having switched after leaving Skuld’s party, I like to think that Ephemer joining her party was some kind of ‘protest’ of sorts about how party’s shouldn’t be Union exclusive

Speaking of Unions, Ephemer’s from Unicornus, Skuld is from Anguis, Brain was in Leopardus then switched to Vulples, Ven is from Leopardus, and Lauriam is from Ursus

And that’s all the UX specific ones I can think of off the top of my head right now (RIP Lauriam, I guess lol)

[avirael]

FFxivWrite 2024

Day 27 - Memory

Today they would finally meet the dragon Hraesvelgr. Finally they would see if this long journey had been worth anything. The day where the future of this war, the future of Ishgard and the dragons alike could be decided.

Nonetheless Estinien hadn’t spared A’viloh his daily dragoon training session after their breakfast. The later had been less meagre than before since the moogles had provided them with some food. The sooner was slowly improving too due to Estiniens patient explanations.

Slowly A’viloh began to feel like the Elezen was not just holding back half of his skills and power against him but like they were almost equal opponents instead. A’viloh had certainly not thought this possible after their first training fight, which had been horribly embarrassing for him.

Now, as they lowered their training spears, and caught their breath for a moment, Estinien reached out to him and patted him on the back, with almost the hint of a smile on his face.

“You’re getting really good at this! I am impressed how fast you learned!”

A’viloh was not good at accepting praise like that but it nonetheless made him feel incredibly proud. “Thank you… But that’s only because you are such a good teacher. My old teachers would certainly have disagreed with your opinion���”

“Don’t think I was born the fighter I am today. When I first trained with Alberic, not matter how motivated I was, I was a complete amateur too. I barely could tell the front and back end of a spear apart. Getting good takes time and training. And sometimes a proper motivation…”, Estinien said thoughtfully and crossed his arms in front of his chest.

Suddenly A’viloh remembered something the Elezen has said the day before. Estinien most of the time was a quite distant and harsh man. His only motivation some days seemed to be protecting his home and the wrath he felt for the great wyrm Nidhogg. But slowly A’viloh thought he started to understand him.

“Last evening, by the campfire…”, the Miqo’te started hesitantly, uncertainly if it was too intrusive to ask such a question. “…you said Nidhogg killed your family?”

The Elezen turned his face towards A’viloh and for a second he said nothing. Then he slowly nodded. “He did. And I will never forgive him, for as long the memory of this day still haunts me in my sleep… Like I said, I was not always a fighter… When my hometown was burned to ash by Nidhoggs flames I was the only one who survived, because that day I tended our sheep outside of the village. I saw the giant black monstrosity swoop down on my village and I could do nothing to stop it. When I arrived everything was too late already. My home, my parents, my little brother… all gone…”

“I’m sorry to hear this…”, A’viloh said and guiltily looked to the ground for having brought this topic up again.

“Don’t be.”, Estinien disagreed. “It made me who I am today, a fighter, Azure Dragon of Ishgard. What is the life I would have had in Ferndale against that?”

He said this with a firm tone but something in his voice gave A’viloh the impression that the Elezen did not quite believe his own words.

“You know…”, the Miqo’te offered weakly. “My family was murdered too. Not by dragon, but monsters nonetheless. They still scare me to this day but at least for the Amalj’aa I can say, that not all of them are bad…”

Estinien shook his head. “I am not claiming that all dragons are bad - by Halone! I can’t believe I just said that! - But Nidhogg. Nidhogg and his brood are! Everything he has done cannot be forgiven and I will not rest until I have my revenge for what he did…”

“I see…”, A’viloh nodded. “But let me tell you one thing… I took revenge on my families murderers. Twice even. I will not tell you now that this was a mistake I regret or that it will not make you feel better… But I can guarantee you that it will not heal your pain.”

Silently Estinien nodded and turned to return to the others. Then he paused.

“Maybe it will not heal my pain…”, he said. “But at least it will spare many more people the same fate.”

[moonmoon-ren]

The Break of (a new) Dawn - part 2

"Uhhh, it has been quite a month" an amused Ren looked at his journal again after writing the final words about his last adventure in Tural.

Ren sat in his garden, enjoying an apple, the sun was already shining at this early morning. The past two weeks had been heavy for Ren. Shortly before he left to Tural, last month, Ren acquired a small cottage in the Lavender Beds. The renovation works had to be postponed due to the sudden travels but it was worth it. Ren now finally had his own place he could call home. It became a new routine for him to take the time to write in his journal about his expierences but also about more emotional events that happened in his life. He found that writing is soothing, healing, but also forces him to understand all that happens and happened.

After a few final musings Ren stood up from the table, brought his plate inside and came back outside to water the plants in the flowerpots. He heard a faint moogle "beep" behind him, meaning that the postmoogle delivered some mail in his letterbox. Ren finished his chore and emptied the mailbox. It was then that Ren's seemingly normal morningroutine was disturbed by an overenthousiastic yell from afar. A high pitched voice that he recognised as no other:

"REEEENNNNN !!! YOU ARE BACKKK !!!"

Kaen.

Next to Ren suddenly stood a young Viera with coral red hair, and dressed in a color matching outfit: sneakers, jeans shorts, a singlet and a cap on his head, all in colors fitting his haircolor. Kaen seemed a little out of breath and was a bit sweaty. Ren remembered that the twins Koori and Kaen often used the early morning as their time to workout. Almost always unseparable from each other. This time there was only Kaen, no Koori. Something was off.

"Goodmorning Kaen, seems you found me." Ren let out and amused giggle.

"I ... I did huh. You are a dumb bunny and a scoundrel! You know that Ren ?"

"Why ?" Asked Ren even more amused.

"Well, dumb bunbun, because you return here, suddenly you have a house AND! You didn't TELL US!"

"I was going to, It's also not long since I returned here, I barely had any time for anything so far aside from making this cottage a place to call a home."

"Sequoia should give you bumslaps ..." Suddenly Ren froze and turned a bit sad upon hearing the name of his best friend and former lover. Kaen froze too, realising he shouldn't have said that, but then he said:

"He ... misses you Ren" Kaen stretched out his hand towards Ren's face, a tear was rolling over his cheeks. "We miss you too"

"Kaen, can we talk about something else please?"

Kaen struggled a bit with finding another conversation topic and actually decided to be stubborn. "No we can't Ren. I actually even have a question for you"

"Oh?" Ren looked slightly annoyed and surprised at the same time.

"Yes! So uuuhh, would you like to join us for dinner this evening?"

"Dinner ?" - Yes dinner, Ren, you know, foooooood"

"I know what dinner is Kaen, it's just that I don't really feel in the mood for it today and also I'm not sure if i'm actually ready to see Sequoia yet."

Kaen stepped a little bit closer towards Ren, and took Ren's hands in his smaller hands. Ren's hands felt warm and he could feel the veins running over the palm of Ren's hands. Trained hands of a battledancer he tought to himself.

"Ren, Sequoia had a rough time after you two decided to become stupid and breakup. He sought refuge in alcoholic beverages, some days he even did not came home, then he appeared again looking all beaten up and stinking of alcohol, blood and sweat. We decided to ask his brother Dawn to come look after Sequoia and that helped. But we all feel he is very depressed. I dont ask that you two suddenly make amends and do as if nothing happened. I only ask that you want to spend the evening with us today and share a meal with us. I think it will be good for him to see you. Will you not consider this for me, Ren ? If not for Sequoia then for me ?"

"Kaen, ..." Ren let out a deep sigh and gave his brain the time to reflect. "Alright"

Even though this was only one word, it was enough for Kaen to light up and smile. "Ren ! I promise you that this evening you will be in good company. And if something goes wrong, me and Koori are still there. But promise me Ren, please, that you will try ?"

"I promise that i will try. But that's all I promise."

'"Thats all i ask for. So, I see you this evening then, Ren! Don't be late!"

Ren found himself all of a sudden in a wave of emotions. He remembered how much he loved Sequoia, and how much he still loves him. He remembered how sweet and innocent they once were, how they became the bestest of friends, how they fell for one another and then ... he also remembered that moment where he started noticing that Sequoia often isolated himself and outright dissappeared for some days, without notice. These were the events that led to a fight that then eventually ended up in them breaking up. It all came back in a flash. But he promised that he would be strong.

Ren spent the rest of the morning with gardening, tending to his chocobo Chichiri, helping her with a sandbath and feathercare, making lunch, going out for a run and some excercises, an afternoon nap and then ... the moment to get ready for the dinnerdate.

The Dinner

"So, will you two misschievous boyos tell me why i needed to dress neat and wait here ?" Sequoia was a bit grumpy. He didn't really like all this mysterious behavior.

"Eeh, don't look at me Seq" said Koori with a slight annoyance in his voice. He did not know about his brother's plans.

" You are going to behave yourself this evening, right ? Sequoia ?"

"Yeah yeah, be kind and whatever. I just stay silent and hope that your mystery guest is a talker and not boring to listen at, eat my pizza slices and then bugger off to my bed and read some books or sleep. Not like I care."

At that moment as Kaen wanted to offer the cheeky Sequoia a fierce reply the doorbell rang. Kaen felt a warm change in the cold mood of the evening. Kaen and Koori walked towards the door to welcome their guest and Sequoia stayed seated on the sofa wanting to observe a bit from afar and out of sight. He would say hello when he felt like it.

"RENNNN!! SO YOU ARE THE SECRET GUEST !?" Koori couldn' handle his own excitement and hugged Ren as soon as he stepped inside, Kaen followed suit and before anything Ren found himself embraced by the twins. It felt good see them again.

They let Ren go again and allowed him to step more inside the room leading him to the kitchen. Ren started saying something wholesome like that he appreciated that he was invited and that it was nice to see them all again.

But then... he got interupted by a suprise hug that came from behind him. It was then that he noticed the heavy spicy scent of a perfume he recognised out of a thousand. Sequoia.

When the doorbell rang Sequoia did not pay much attention, yet he observed from afar. But when he saw who stood in the dooropening he felt like he fell through the sofa. Ren. Was he hallucinating ? He sat frozen in the sofa and followed the entire event. but then he stood up and walked to Ren.He actually didn't realise what was happening, he just did, almost automatic, he walked to Ren and embraced him.

The feeling Ren felt that moment was like coming home. Safety. Sequoia still had these strong arms. "Good evening Sequoia"

"I didn't know you were going to be our guest." He still embraced Ren. Koori stepped closer towards his brother and placed his hand on Kaen's schoulder. "You sneaky bunbun, not telling me, heh.

"Okay everyone, I suggest that we prepare dinner, Maybe Sequoia can take care of some nice drinks for us all ? And Ren you are our guest so pls take a seat at the table and relax"

Kaen shoved the pizza they prepared earlier the late afternoon in the oven. After some time the whole room was filled with the inviting scent of fresh food. It didn't take long for the pizza to be ready and soon all four sat at the table enjoying slices of pure happiness.

Ren was invited to tell about his adventures in Tural which was enjoyable for the company. But mostly for Sequoia who was intrigued by the tales of exploration and adventure. After a while Ren was done with his summary of what he expierenced in Tural. Sequoia was very excited about all this and felt more comfortable by the minute.

At that point Kaen silently whispered to his brother that it was time for them to take care of the dishes and leave the room.

"Ren? Sequoia ? We uhh, wish you both a great evening. We will go to our room so that you two have some time for yourselves to catch up with one another."

The twins said their good nights and got cuddles and pets from Ren and Sequoia. Sequoia whispered to Kaen "thank you for this evening" Kaen looked at Sequoia, and smirked "Don't make a mess of this now, see you tomorrow morning"

After the twins left to their own room Sequoia and Ren left the dinnertable and moved to the salon and made themselves comfortable on the sofa.

"Sequoia? Ren asked with a shy undertone in his voice. "Ren?"

"I'm happy that i'm here ...and that we can talk. I missed you a lot.

I missed you too Ren. No matter what happens or happened in the past you will always be my best friend. Always.

I want us to stay like that, Sequoia. Besties.

Sequoia stayed silent for a minute and then smiled and looked Ren straight into his eyes. "That's all i can ever ask for, my dear Ren".

Sequoia, I uhh, there is something i need to tell you. I want us to be honest with each other, and its better that you know this from me personally.

Okay, i'm listening. Sequoia said this with an intrigued look on his face.

"I met someone, in Tural, whom I really really like. A lot." It was clear that this came from Ren's heart, because he was blushing heavy.

Ren was still looking into Sequoia's eyes while saying that and could see that Sequoia held back a tear, but then he saw a smile forming on his lips again. Sequoia then took both Ren's hands into his, moved a bit closer to Ren and leaned in.

"Ren. My only wish for you is to be happy, follow your heart, spread your wings and fly into the open sky. You deserve that. And if you found love then you should take it, embrace it and enjoy the feeling. Like what you once gave me. We work, as besties but not as a couple. I'm too much of a free spirit for that, i want my freedom and I know it may be selfish of my not wanting to give that up. But that's the same as what i tell you: follow the heart, because a heart is always right. So, you give your everything for your lover! you hear me ? And hopefully one day we can meet and welcome them into our family. As ... (Sequoia smiled a little bit cheeky, clearly enjoying this), ehem! As chief of the Treehouse Bunnyboys tribe i give you my blessing."

They both burst out into laughter. Ohh shut up you crazy bunbun! Thank you, Sequoia. You know, this means so much to me. Just know, that I will always hold you dear into my heart too. All of you. No matter where we go, or what happens.

You're a Treehouse bun, Ren. That's a forever thing. Speaking of Treehouse ... Dawn and I finished the actual Treehouse last week.

"Ohhh ?" Ren asked slightly suprised

"Yes, maybe tomorrow you could stop by and then we can show you".

"I would love that very much. "

__

Will continue in further adventures :)

[chocobochaserstories]

Unhinged Final Fantasy Brainrot:

Talking about kinkiness in the Final Fantasy men, specifically seven. Now, we stumbled upon the topic of Reeve. On one hand, he could be a vanilla and sensual guy. Slow, caring, romantic. Or we could go a very different route. You see, Reeve is an Inspire. Now, if you're not familiar with this little character detail, it means he can breathe life into (generally inanimate) objects. Example? Cait Sith and the Fat Moogle, the Reeve Robot in Dirge- which was piloted by Cait so that one isn't a direct example but I digress. How does Reeve's nature feed into kinkiness? Obviously Lu, Cait is like his child, that's gross! I'm not going that route. I'm going the more braincelless route. If Reeve can inspire robots, do we think he can temporarily inspire his peen?

[pom-pom-party]

What is your favorite cuisine not from your home?

And what's your favorite color?

A lengthy hum and haw is given to answer the question. It was a serious topic after all, one's likes and dislikes; things that often meant a Mog or three was trying to get closer to you! A very good thing. His ears wiggled back and forth in time with the flick of his Pom-tail, before a slow nod as he spoke. "Dried fruits!" Kupo. "-Or the mushed up ice that tastes like fruits. We didn't have much of that where I come from." Culinary endevours for Moogles was a somewhat lacking department, why go through the effort to wait for a finished treat when you could just eat the Kupo Nuts as they were? "And I like uh... The sky? The specific one in the afternoon when there's no clouds." A bright color, vibrant and full of warmth from a distant sun. Upon the ground, it was a whole different hue than his mountaintop home.

[rumandsprite]

I've binged this beautiful mess for several days and, by god, does it deliver! !!!SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

Let me try going chronologically:

Zack!Cloud is absolutely adorable and shows very good acting because you can hear the difference from Zack's dialogue from Cloud's reaction when learning it's Nibelheim where they are heading to.

Definitely see those SephirothxZack fics going on rise after unsettlingly sweet expressions on Sephiroth during Nibelheim. Also those subtle changes on his face in that iconic town in flames scene, just wow.

Rufus's parade was one of the highlights, but some new guy Glenn shenaningans were there like "hello, if you'd like to know more about this subplot please consider buying some spinoff mobile game you've never heard of", because even in the end all I got from this was - Glenn is a) some dude in Wutai working for a man we never saw and who might not even exist, b) has some bitter history with Rufus and c) also is a Sephiroth clone.

Speaking of Rufus, eng voice actor is on point. He is the english equivalent of japanese voice actor who unfortunately seems to have been affected by illness. I'm very sad about that. But good job, eng va and his casting director!

While I'm on this topic, Reno's orignal va loss also saddens me. New jp va is a bit too nasal for me, and there's no Quinton Flynn to soften the blow.

Morikawa Toshiyuki is perfect as always in his rendition of Sephiroth. His gentle speech to Jenova in Nibelheim reactor is just... You just have to hear it.

Ahem. So, Rufus' offer in Junon really surprised me.

Moving on to Costa Del Sol, was nice to see the reason why Hojo appeared there of all places and, oh dear, they made him so creepy it's astounding. The way he so offhandedly and casually offered those girls to "birth a hero" is something else.

I'll skip Corel immediately to Golden Saucer. It's everything I wanted. It's everything I didn't know I wanted. The entrance introduction is Honey Bee all over again but even more cringe. There are no words for this level of cringe. I felt vindicated for the loss of that Honey Bee's bathtub scene in the Remake, that's how cringe it is. I'm sorry, I can't stop staring at Dio's chest.

Now, Cait Sith deserves its own paragraph. It's the best, the cutest, the coolest Cait Sith ever. This "Aeris-ha~n", awww. Animation and design is top-notch, from Cait's small dance to the ears to the moogle's belly jiggle. Reeve has to be some kind of animatronics genius. Also in eng version it has scottish accent. Know why? Because of this

Also, Ghost Hotel's front desk employee is hilarious. He seems to genuinely love his job, goddamn it.

Poor Rude having to work with Elena, lol. Nice sea-salt ice cream, by the way.

Some sidequests are my type of morbid humour. Check out this:

New Gi lore was interesting. Finally I learned how Black Materia was made. Also made interesting possible insight into Sephiroth, with being unable to join lifestream and all.

Vincent va is so good and in jp version I sometimes can hear Rufus's va past timbre. Also, that drip is sick.

Loveless scene was astounding. I'm talking about animation quality here. Dance moves look so smooth and natural, especially cloth mechanics, just look at Jessie's skirt! I have no idea how many hours they put into these.

New Nibelheim also makes more sense than in original. No more "wdym, nothing happened here". Also, Cloud remembered Zack but his mind makes up some things.

It's nice to see Cloud's gradual descent into madness, especially with Roche becoming that. (Why SC tattoo though. I know it's probably Sephiroth Cells, but I just can't unsee SephirothxCloud, lmao). Cloud chasing Aerith for black materia sent chills down my spine.

As did Sephiroth's hysterical laugh when his sword broke but Aerith still died. Yeah, sorry, dude. This is fixed.

Those AU scenes and some unchanging points are interesting to explore for fics though.

[ishgardian-nights]

FFxivWrite2023 #1 Envoy

Brother,

I am writing as promised, though I'm not sure when you will actually receive the letters. As friendly as they may be I do not trust the moogles here to deliver post- I'm not quite sure they would know what to do with it even if they agreed to do so. There are moogles here, oddly enough. And unlike the ones you've spoken about in the Twelveswood these don't seem bothered by being seen. Perhaps they simply aren't used to hiding. Or at least aren't particularly good at it. As I write we are resting just above the summit. It was thankfully an uneventful climb but even without being harassed by any of Nidhogg's lingering brood it isnt a trek I'd wish to make on the regular. We are a small party- not even a score including our birds. On purpose, of course. An envoy and escort would look rather poorly if they numbered in the several dozens. That said we seem to have gained the interest of a pair of welps who have followed us from Anyx Trine. I say welps, as to you and me they would be, considering neither is as big as a chocobo. Yet apparently even the smallest ones can be three times our age or more. The lady of the group we're escorting has been staying at the camp at Anyx Trine for months, she and the two fellows with her. They've gotten on quite well with the dravanians, and she spits out facts she's learned any time the topic comes up. She's bright and clearly optimistic, but she hesitates sometimes in a way that makes me think her work isnt the only reason she's been at the site since she got there. I can't imagine she gets a warm reception everywhere.

I remember the dragon fire and the snow and the smell of their breath when the flames went out. I don't think I'll ever not wake up hearing the beat of wings in the dark. But I'd also like to be the last ones that do. And maybe it sounds like I'm romanticizing a past I didn't know but if you could see what we see. Stone arches and curves rising hundreds of yalms high. Statues that dwarf the trees. The shapes of dragons carved out of rock adorn almost every structure. The same ruins as in the forelands, the ones we were told were heretic made.

It's stirring. You can see the entire camp mulling over their thoughts. I certainly have been. Alas I'm as much an artist as an envoy, so unfortunately you'll have to settle for a painting made of words. Heres to hoping you don't get all these letters at the same time and out of order.

-Elathain

[helixoflife]

Friend to Foe to Friend || Relationship with Kumo

This WILL contain spoilers for literally everything in the series! Also, this headcanon pertains specifically to @symphonicsoul 's portrayal of Kumo (hence the exclusivity).

Today, I'm going to talk about Kaze's most important relationship, and that's the one he has with White Cloud/Kumo.

At the beginning of the series, we see Kumo flash in Kaze's very sparse memories. He appears to be carrying the body of Aura, Kaze's sister. He then assumes that Kumo is responsible for the destruction of his world, as all he can connect and remember are Aura and Kumo. He feels drawn to him further by the fact Kumo is his literal counterpart and the Magun seems to seek him out.

In actuality, Windaria was destroyed by Chaos, not Kumo. What actually happened, you ask?

Well, first, Chaos destroyed the enemy kingdom of Misterica. Kumo, then known as Pilvi, survived, but ended up thrown through the dimensional tunnel to Windaria. Aura found the boy as an unconscious child in a field and brought him back to the house she and Kaze, then known as Szél, shared. Together, they nursed him back to health and Szél quickly took the boy under his wing. To avoid any Windarian soldiers finding and executing him, he and Aura renamed him Holdfény, or "small moon". Holdfény was a curious, loving, gentle child whom he grew to see as his family over the three years they spent living together.

Chaos then set its sights on Windaria and ripped it to shreds in the same manner. Aura, who had been gravely injured, sacrificed herself to help Szél summon Bahamut. Szél and Holdfény then fought side by side, both turning themselves into their true dragon forms.

Szél fused himself with Chaos, ordering Holdfény to strike them down to seal the galaxy destroying god away and prevent it from doing this again to another world.

There was a heavy toll to pay with that seal: Kaze's memories. He forgot almost everything, including his own name, and Chaos corrupted what little he did remember when he fused with it.

Ai and Yu gave him the name "Kaze" when he woke up in Wonderland 12 years later. He spends most of the series hellbent on destroying Kumo right up until nearly the finale when he finally understood that Chaos was the real threat. This time, Kumo is the one who fused himself with Chaos and Kaze was the one to seal it away.

Kumo's price was damage to his soul, such that he lost his own Mist. In FF:U After, he eventually regains it.

Presently, Kumo and Kaze travel together as companions. Kaze doesn't remember him very well to this day, but over the past several years in his present verse, Kumo has become his best friend.

Kumo is actually who he considers his best friend, but deep down, Kaze is scared to voice that whatsoever because he knows Chaos could resurface to rip away everything he loves all over again. He sees to it that he protects Kumo and makes sure his counterpart is happy with everything he has, but he does so quietly and from a distance. After all, the last time he was visibly caring for someone in his own memories, Chaos killed her. The friend that survived Windaria being torn apart and who found Kaze again in Wonderland was also killed (in the finale) and he knows Chaos wouldn't hesitate to take someone dear away again if given the chance.

Sometimes, another glimpse of a memory will be recovered, but that's something Kaze is experiencing little by little. The bond he has with Kumo now is different than the one that Szél had with Holdfény. Still, it is crucial. Still, it is the strongest bond that he has. Still, he considers Kumo to be the only thing he really has left to lose.

He will not verbally admit to caring for Kumo. He will never call Kumo his friend. He feels that it's just too dangerous. Instead, he'll often simply say that Kumo is "my Other", "my counterpart", or "my Moon" on the very rare chance that the circumstances allow for that.

He can't let himself show too much that he cares for anyone because he truly believes that means they'll die. Kumo is no exception to that.

[reptilianraver]

Clan Gully Field Report #1

Elyot here, Clan Gully's cannoneer. We've been tasked with doing what Clan Gully does best, exploring foreign lands and helping with whatever issues they may be facing.

Our initial home away from home is Trangelda. It's pretty rustic compared to Ivalice, but that hasn't dampened Kiya's enthuasium for acting the tourist.

I guess it'd be wise to go through the Clan roster while I'm on it.

Abelat is our Moogle fighter. He's a country boy who heard many a tale of adventure before signing up with us. While he's the smallest of the group, he definitely is strong (must be all the farm work) and is reliable. He always talks about what a knight oughta do, which is something I reckon most knights don't actively talk about every day. He's still young, though. He'll grow out of it.

Choco is Abelat's trusty Chocobo steed. He's an absolute terror in combat, but an utter goofball out of it. He sticks with Abelat pretty closely, which is well and good, I don't need him eating any of my tools.

Kiya is our Viera White Mage. From what I know, she traveled a fair amount of her life before this, and I get the feeling she joined the Clan just to have people to enjoy traveling with rather than for any financial reasons. She's deeply skilled with Magick, but can't describe it to save her life. It's all natural to her. Must be nice.

Professor Vitor is our Nou Mou Black Mage. Previously a Magick teacher at the Akademy, he is always willing to talk about Magick and all if its properties. It's hard to get a word in edgewise when he starts getting into it, though.

Syng us our Seeq Ranger. He used to be a bounty hunter and has a lot of connections from back then. He's friendly enough, but I always feel like there is something sketchy about him. He and Kiya get along really well, which I don't understand in the slightest. I know they've got history, I just don't see how they have history.

Lastly in our typical party is yours truly. Most Bangaa prefer to fight up close, but me, I've always liked a challenge and have always been too stubborn to listen to what people tell me I oughta do. My hand cannon is my pride and joy and I wouldn’t trade 'er for any other weapon.

Anyways, back on topic. Trangelda has a strange tradition of not allowing mercenaries to go out and take jobs until they complete a training quest. We had to go meet the king to be even allowed out to go take our trial. We were given a ring filled with what the king said was "Fame" and said that it would point us to our target in the dungeon. I can only imagine how k6ch Vitor would love to study this Fame, but our current job takes priority.

Our trial takes place in the Kraidia Caverns. We're going to have to be careful without the protection of a Judge. Battles tend to be a lot more deadly without them observing us. This means that unlike usual missions, the encounters we have in the dungeons here are going to be battles of attrition. I just hope we are ready.

[cornelianlute]

“Nonsense!” She places her hands on her hips and huffs. It is quite comical to see her, in her fine commoner clothes, with such an expression. Lowering her arms back to her sides she continues, “My parents have guests from all over the kingdom and beyond. I am sure they would understand if I were to have my own guests. Prince Luci of Elfheim would visit me often, so I do not see why they would object to my newest friends coming to stay.” However, she thinks, knowing her father and mother and even some of the servants, they would get their own ideas into their heads when it came to Sabin. Perhaps they'd even try to set the two of them up! No, no, no! Sarah already had eyes for someone, and she was already tired of her parents’ exploits when it came to marriage. “If there is one you'd like to take home with you, I do not mind paying for it. Consider it a gift of our friendship! And a girl always deserves to be spoiled!” She laughs. “I am just teasing about that part. But it is good, I believe, to dote on one's friends often.”

“Oh?” Sarah's eyes sparkle. “You have moogles back home, too?” Her grip on the jewelry box tightens as they make their way to the front to pay. “Oh, you must let me come visit some time! We don't have any moogles here in Cornelia and I've always wanted to meet one! Do you have… chocobos, too?” How lucky her friends were to be able to be around such creatures all the time. If only she were that lucky! The redness on her face only deepens as Sabin dances over the topic of cherished ones. Why was that? Embarrassed, she answers, “N-no… There's no one in particular. Besides, we should focus on getting you to the portrait displays! Oh, look. We are up next! Let's hurry and pay!” She's mortified that he had no response to her question and she feels silly for even asking now.

He rubs the back of his nape, smiling gently. ❝  Gee, lettin’ us stay in your castle? That’s mighty nice of ya, but we wouldn’t want to impose.  ❞ Well, maybe Relm would like to see a giant castle, but he genuinely doesn’t want to impose on Sarah so much. She’s already giving him a tour and humoring all of his silly requests, after all. If she had been a normal girl from town, perhaps it would’ve been easier to find common ground / but in retrospect, Sabin wasn’t a normal town guy either, and yet it actually feels like he and Sarah have a lot of common ground already with how both of them are of royal blood and seek for freedom. ( And while his circumstances are different from hers, Sabin understands being under parental pressure as well. ) ❝  Oh, I could?  ❞ he asks, a little skeptical and unsure. ❝  If they’re really good paintings, then I dunno if I have enough to afford even one of ‘em …  ❞ Dammit. There he goes not thinking it through again. ❝  Was thinkin’ I could just memorize ‘em and tell her the details or somethin’. I mean, she’s already gettin’ paints, so I shouldn’t spoil her too much.  ❞  

At the name, Sabin widens his eyes comically. ❝  Mog? Huh … I also have a moogle friend named ‘Mog’ back home!  ❞ What a small world … ❝  I’m pretty sure it’s not the same Mog, but that’s good! They seem really close. Hope they’re doin’ fine.  ❞ As for anyone else to shop for … ❝  There are others in mind, but with my hands full already, I think it’s fine to shop another time. Besides, you only got an hour before ya gotta leave, right? We should make the most of it.  ❞ He is curious about the blush on her face. ❝  … Unless you wanna shop for a little longer?  ❞

[mailmog]

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[bravenewwor1d]

I want to talk about Mario Hoops 3-on-3

Please talk about Mario Hoops to me ;___; That game is such an underrated gem and I have fond memories of playing it when I was younger...

I think that out of all the Mario spin-offs, Mario Hoops is sadly overshadowed by the community. That game deserves a lot of attention.

One aspect of the game that I especially really love is the music. The song in that game is such a banger, but what especially stuck to my mind even up to now has to be the character select screen music. I remember the first time I heard that song when I was younger, my brain was PERMANENTLY ALTERED BECAUSE OF HOW GOOD A CHARACTER SELECT SCREEN SONG IS.

Also speaking of the music, the composer for Mario Hoops, Masayoshi Soken, would later be the composer for Final Fantasy XIV and XVI.

YES. THAT'S RIGHT. To all my friends here who play FFXIV, the composer for that game also worked on Mario Hoops.

And while I'm on the topic of Final Fantasy, I find it funny that Mario Hoops of all things was my introduction to the Final Fantasy series. Real talk, I'm not the only person who thought that the Ninja, White Mage, Black Mage, Moogle, and Cactuar were Mario characters, eh?

White Mage especially. I thought that she was one of the Super Mario princesses. Nope, she's a Final Fantasy character, not a Mario princess.

And as for the artwork, I really love the unique, stylized artwork of the game.

Today I learned that the illustrator for Mario Hoops is Gen Kobayashi! If that name sounds familiar to you, that's the same person who did the artwork for the TWEWY series! YES.

Okay no wonder why I wanted Neku to appear in a Mario Hoops revival LOL

Jokes aside, Gen Kobayashi's art range and resume is quite insane because what do you mean that's the same person who worked on the artwork for these games-

[diamondangelkitten]

I tried to do this earlier, but landed up writing way too much, so here's attempt number 2 :D haha

Also, I only have a good pic of my main and her ship, but one day I'll have all of them and their partners!

Alinea and Estinien

I think the reason why I like them so much is that it wasn't an immediate attraction. During Heavensward, he pushed a lot of her buttons, even though for the most part they tended to agree on a lot of topics. It was only later on after she got back from the First that Alinea learned of what all Estinien had done and how he had been the one to save her at the Ghimlyt Dark. During the beginning of Endwalker, they try and become friends again, and land up bonding much more quickly this time round, even though Alinea isn't sure about if she wants to commit. After losing him at the beginning of Ultima Thule, Alinea realizes how much she cares for him, and after they both recuperate, they land up moving in together.

I love how they've both grown up and acknowledged their flaws. They have a good friendship and they're able to be honest with each other, while still being sassy and teasing.

Alira and Sidurgu

I love the two of them together because of how broken they are. When they first meet, they're both standoff-ish and don't want to let anyone else in. Only while Sid is helping her through her DRK training do they begin to open up and be vulnerable with each other. I love how Rielle and the Moogles will call them out on their nonsense, and how these two both are innately driven to want more for themselves.

They're definitely not the perfect couple, but they're open with each other and love one another fiercely. Alira also takes to Rielle immediately and Rielle is happy to have her as part of their family.

Annabeth and Gaius

Annabeth needs someone who is as protective as she is of her family. She's extremely calm and caring, and Gaius (who she meets way earlier than in MSQ) learns to be a lot more open with her. They both just want the people they love to be safe from the horrors of the world and they'll do whatever they can.

This one is very hard to elaborate on without going into plot, so I'll just say I love them for how tender they are with each other.

Aurora and Erenville

I love Aurora and Erenville together, because I think her optimism meets his realism in a way that doesn't drive the other batty. She's a very good listener and loves exploring the world, so now that the final days are over, she wants to take Erenville to all their combined favorite spots to be able to enjoy them peacefully. They start as friends who have coffee every morning and eventually it turns into more. They're both protective of each other, though not in a very showy way, but they care deeply, even if they're more private and discreet.

Another random WoLQotD/OC question

I thought I'd ask this while I worked on my other questions. :)

If you're a WoL x NPC shipper, what drew you to that ship and why? What makes that ship the pinnacle for you and your oc? Is it that you love the canon character you write them with, you find their dynamic interesting or something in between?

If you're not a WoL x NPC shipper, but you have a ship with another person, how did that come about? What makes that ship fulfilling for you? Has the ship impacted your relationship with that other person? Feel free to gush, I wanna hear it!

Oh, and pictures are a must (if you have them).