#wol x crystal exarch

[mightier]

apples & oranges They're both the kind of caretakers that would peel oranges/cut apples and spontaneously present each other a bowl of fruit.

[emimi-ane]

[Bad End]

[thenobleandsalacious]

Would it be ok if... I began writing a story? Maybe posting blurbs of it here? Just... inspired yet struggling to write. Yes, it's a G'rahaxWoL fic.

[rihlltalk]

✨ The Obligatory Pinned Post ✨

[ twitter | AO3 ] Pose by vermillion ❈ on The Glamour Dresser.

Hello hello! I'm Liyah, and welcome to my FFXIV sideblog!

I write fics and create gposes featuring my Warrior of Light, Zha'senah Rihll, and her brother, X'chai Rihll; you can read about them here. I'm also a big wolgraha shipper, so you'll also see works involving Zha'senah and her relationship with G'raha Tia (and also sometimes Thancred, I also enjoy wolcred from time to time).

While this blog is primarily a personal archive of my work, I also reblog fics and art and gposes and memes from other FFXIV creators as well. (I interact from @clouds-of-reveries - if you see that blog in your notifs, hi!)

MASTERLIST (updated periodically):

Cross: A young Miqo'te runs away from home and explores Eorzea. Fortunately for him, his solitary wanderings are short-lived. (Pre-ARR. Character backstory. Found family.)

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[teawithaphd]

Sorting Feelings Out - pt. 2

FFXIV

(unnamed) WOL x Crystal Exarch

f/m

Alisaie drops the broomstick, staring at Alphinaud with her mouth agape.  “Bed him!? You can’t be serious…” She pauses, clenching her head with both hands as a realization dawns on her. “Oh, no.. That means…that means…” She shakes her head. “No! By the Twelve, we cannot allow this to happen!”

The twins give the WOL ‘the talk’.

AO3

After things have long settled, the Warrior gets back to the task at hand and continues going through bookshelves.

Meanwhile, Alphinaud, now having his wits back about him, takes advantage of the fact that she’s occupied and sneaks outside, finding his twin sweeping some fallen leaves on the front yard.

“Alisaie, you will never believe what I had just overheard!”

She stops, looks up at him and frowns. 

“And pray, what is it that you overheard that you found so important that you must interrupt my train of thought? Was it the fae again?”

“N-no…” he shivers at the memory of the many “games” they wanted to play with them when the others went to find the Lightwarden of this area. “…Twelve, no…” he whips his head around before lowering his voice to a scandalous whisper, “but, evidently, it seems that our Warrior of Darkness harbors feelings for the Exarch and means to—“ he gulps before continuing, “—bed him!”

Alisaie drops the broomstick, staring at Alphinaud with her mouth agape. 

“Bed him!? You can’t be serious…”

She pauses, clenching her head with both hands as a realization dawns on her. “Oh, no.. That means…that means…” She shakes her head. “No! By the Twelve, we cannot allow this to happen!”

“Then, that settles it! Although…” Alphinaud brings his hand to his chin in thought. “How do we plan to go about a matter such as this..? ‘Tis not like they should not get together. They have done much and more for us, and they deserve that happiness, at least…”

“Yes, but I really don’t want to see Crystal-Warrior babies running around the Crystarium!”

“Nor do I…” 

The twins stand for a beat, humming as thoughts whirl in their heads. Suddenly, Alphinaud’s face lights up as an idea comes to him. He brings his hand up from his chin and snaps.

“Ah! Worry not, dear sister, I know just what to do!—“

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“So, what did you two bring me here for, again?”

Alphinaud clears his throat as he reaches for the jar of sugar cubes, dropping a couple into his cup.

“There are some matters of which Alisaie and I would like to discuss with you…so, we thought mayhap some tea to go along with it would be in order. Isn’t that right, Alisaie?”

She prays the dim lighting of the Cabinet of Curiosity covers the redness of her features while she silently nods. Her teacup clanks as she shakily brings it to her lips and takes a long sip.

She feels like cursing the Kojin for taking away her ability to drown herself in her tea as the Warrior stares down the two of them with a quirked eyebrow.

“Uh-huh.”

“I don’t make it quite as well as Tataru, but I think I made these refreshments decently enough. We will be here for awhile, after all…”

The Warrior drums her fingertips along the table, mumbling a ‘I don’t even drink bloody tea’ under her breath before speaking clearly.

“Well, out with it then. What ails you, Alphinaud?”

“R-right.” He straightens out his collar before continuing, “Well…you see, we have all noticed how, ever since he revealed his identity, you and the Exarch have grown much more in your companionship…”

Her ears droop as she brings a hand to her head, “Ugh, not you too…” 

“I will not tease you like Thancred did, if that is what you’re worried about.”

“Then, let me guess—you’re going to give me some more damn unmerited love advice.”

“No! Er, not quite, at least…Anyways, from my experience at your side, I have learned that you are not so well versed with building relationships, nor interacting with others as say…myself or Alisaie.”

The Warrior frowns, causing Alphinaud to frantically shake his hands.

“N-not to say you’re at fault for it! Quite the contrary…but we feel your lack of experience may prove an obstacle if you are to further explore your relationship with the Exarch—”

“The hells are you talking about?”

Alisaie stares blankly at the wall in front of her, suddenly wishing she was slaying Sin Eaters in the dry, blazing heat of Amh Araeng.

“—and that is why I have done extensive research, which I have brought along to share with you, in an effort to assist you in your endeavors.”

Alphinaud pulls a notebook from the pile beside him and opens it. He inspects the contents inside to carry on with his lecture. His face flushes red before silently closing the book and putting it aside. Taking a gulp, he continues.

“W-well, you see…”

He wrings his hands on his lap as the Keeper glares at him.

“Erm, w-when two people.. w-want to t-take the next step in their…relationship…and they want to b-become more…intimate…”

He shifts in his seat, clearing his throat before continuing, “T-they….they do…they—“

Alisaie abruptly slams her fists on the table and raises her voice.

“Alphinaud, by the Twelve, get to the point already!” 

“Agh.. well… when in a m-more intimate setting—“

Alisaie turns to the woman beside her and lowers her voice,

“Oh for the love of—, don’t bed the Exarch, ok?” 

The elezen scratches the back of her neck and looks down, “Or at least…if you really mean to do it…be safe about it…”

A wave of silence passes over the three of them, tensing the air of the mostly empty library.

The Keeper lowers her gaze, ears pinned to the back of her head.

“…what.”

The twins turn to each other, praying to the Twelve that they did not just bring about their own Final Days.

“…what did you just say?”

Lost for words, Alphinaud pours himself another cup of tea while Alisaie fiddles with a napkin.

“So you’re telling me…I hauled my arse from the Source, got pulled away from my duties to meet with you…for you to give me this load of chocobo shite.”

The twins, suddenly feeling ashamed of their actions, respond simultaneously.

“Yes.”

She gives a long, exasperated groan. 

“You’re lucky you’re not Thancred, otherwise, I would have killed you two a long time ago.”

Alphinaud pauses and then sighs in relief. “Well, now that that’s been taken care of…” He pulls his notebook from his pile of research once again, suddenly putting on a new face of confidence as he opens it. “Pray, where were we…”

He flips through its pages before stopping at a specific passage. He nods to himself before turning the book around to show its contents to the two of them. Alisaie covers her mouth to stop her sputtering before turning away from the very detailed drawings on the diagram displayed on the page.

“Well, you see, a man, or in your case, a male Miqo’te, possesses a certain attribute to allow for—“

“Oh, what manner of research are you all discussing, pray tell? ‘Tis not often I find you here in the Cabinet of Curiosity, my friend.”

Caught up in quelling her urge to strangle the two elezen in front of her, she almost doesn’t notice the crystal hand resting on the head of her chair.

“G’raha?!”

The Exarch pauses before giving her a gentle smile, still unused to the feeling of being called by his real name.

“I must confess ‘tis an unexpected, yet pleasant sight to see you taking part in the field of research as well.”

She looks up at him and sheepishly rubs the back of her neck.

“Yeah…”

Alisaie takes the chance while the Exarch is distracted to quickly reach across the table, slam the open notebook shut and haphazardly toss it back into the pile beside Alphinaud.

To their chagrin, he notices them hurriedly shuffling the book into place.

“Ah, I see you have been making great strides in your research. Is it mayhap for Eulmore’s political relations? Or is it for some other matter…?”

Alphinaud coughs, “Y-yes, this is to help with, um, p-politics! In Eulmore…”

“May I have a look at your progress? I have had much and more of my years here poured into research, and should there be any means of which I may aid you in such endeavors, you need but inquire of it.”

Alphinaud freezes as Alisaie’s jaw drops to the floor in horror. Looking to each other and then back to the Exarch, they begin to mouth their next excuse—only to be interrupted by a certain Warrior’s hand held up in the air.

“Actually, it just so happens Alphy was gonna pass it to me next.”

She holds her hand out to him, looking at him expectantly. “Alright, give it here.”

He hesitates before slowly grabbing the book from his pile, and gently places it in her hand.

She bears her long canines with a smile not reaching her eyes. The chair squeaks, echoes reverberating throughout the room as she stands. Three pairs of eyes follow as she slowly makes her way to the railing a few malms from them. She looks down at the book, then to the window across the railing before promptly chucking the book out the window as hard as she can, shattering the glass in the process.

The three can only look on in utter shock as she claps the dust away from her hands and walk calmly back to the table.

“There, vanquished at last.”

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[blahhee]

Happy Valentines day every one :3

[cantspelldragoonwithoutgoon]

some miqontent from a long while back because i still care them.

maybe i will bring minkha back as an alt at some point. she was very cute and sometimes i miss having a tail.

[nights-at-crystarium]

✧✦✧ “Fragments” - episode 29 ✧✦✧

You're an ancient wizard with boundless power at your command, and you're terrified of some children.

New reader? episode list on tumblr | webtoon

[backseatfishing]

finally finished my art for the romance cover challenge 😂 i wonder who the mystery author is...

[andi-tiucs]

[mightier]

July 2019 / April 2023 Redrawing the first wolexarch drawing I ever did... this is what happens when you fall in love with a blorbo for four years.

[necromeowncy]

The progression of their relationship. (Spoiler: G'raha gets to fuck that elf unprotected! 🙌)

[thenobleandsalacious]

Broken Shards, Crystalline Hearts

So uh, I did the thing... here's a blurb/prologue? I guess let me know if this is good/ok?

"No love, no friendship, can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever." - Francois Mauriac

Prologue

I don’t think anyone guessed that in the moment she would finally drop her mask and actually speak a name. After all, all these years, she barely spoke two words to anyone let alone in an intense situation such as that. To finally see a shred of life in those eyes of hers was incredible, but, looking back on it and on everything, why did it have to be him that caused that spark in her? Not saying that I’m jealous, but rather, confused. None of the other Scions, save for Urianger, seemed to know who this guy was and even he didn’t understand their connection. I even asked Alphinaud, who had been at the Warrior’s, no… at Keira’s side, and he wasn’t even aware. None of us dared to ask her when she initially went down this dour path, we were too scared to, honestly. It seemed as if she would ultimately break if we even so much as tried to broach the subject.

Yet something about this secretive man caused a fire in her unlike we had ever seen, the array of emotions on her face – joy, desperation, shock, and then bloodthirst when Emet-Selch pulled the damned trigger. None of us had even seen that much emotion from her in so long, we were all frozen as we processed the fact it even happened. The only thing we all took away from that, was if the Exarch didn’t survive til we got there, we’d most likely lose her to her own despair… and that’s something no amount of Light nor Dark could save.

Alisaie, a letter to home.

[moonlight-singer]

Moonlight memories: Anger

This is part of Ahr'in's memories collected during the expansions , mostly SHB and EW, some from earlier in time. -------------- LIST OF CHAPTERS HERE

[teawithaphd]

Masterpost

Master Post Master Post Master Post!!!

Here's a nice, organized list of all the fics I've got in this here blog, all wrapped up in a nice little ribbon. You're welcome. I'll be adding to this while I go, so feel free to check back here to see what I've got cookin'

If it's named and doesn't have a link yet, it's in my AO3. I'll bring it over but if you want to read ahead it's all in there already (greedy aren't you..)

Edit: Anything that's listed as Masterpost has, well, it's own masterpost, with links to all its chapters there. Otherwise, this masterpost would get too damn long, and I'm not about that life. uwu

Alright *cracks knuckles*

Let's get started

--------- The Menu ---------

Final Fantasy XIV:

Crystal Exarch x WOL:

Feelings are a Bitch (Fluff, Humor)

Kuporella

Sorting Feelings Out

Pt. 2

A Day in the Life of Eorzea University (Fluffy Humor AU)

In Other Words...

Partners?!

It's a Date... wait

A Mysterious Customer Appears!

The Lunch Date and Another Mysterious Customer Appears!

Heart to Heart

Words Left Unsaid

Coming Soon...

G'raha Tia x WOL

A Tale of Two Warriors (The long boi)

Masterpost

Under the Blood Moon (vampire x vampire hunter au)

The Hunt Begins

Sharpened Blade and Sharpened Mind

The Blood Moon Rises

(NSFW) Coming Soon... no pun intended

Scions Headcanons

The Scions on Pocky Day

The Scions and Their Tea

My WOLs and Their Tea

The Scions and Sleep

Coming Soon...

My WOLS

Meet My WOL Kitty (Panne Nini

Meet My WOL Kitty (T'orr Tia)

WOL Goods A La Carte~

QTD Wednesdays

Your WOL at the McDonalds

Coming Soon...

One Shots

To Save The Queen (T'orr x Mikoto NSFW)

NieR Replicant:

Nier x Reader:

Yonah Cooks Dinner

[opteekaal]

Ours is a long journey, but mine is even longer... how am I to live without you? Will you wait for me and go together once more?