I just really like the headcanons where Aymeric or his mum help teach Estinien how to fit his long hair under his super snug dragoon helmet! His own mom and brother had similar hair so it's one of the few tangible things he has that he can connect to his family. 🥺🥺
Blunt: Verb. To become blunt or dull.
Characters: Ayaka Mizushima (WoL), Estinien Wyrmblood
Expansion: Shadowbringers
Rating: G
Notes: Just a nice little moment between these two during the Shadowbringers patches (post-5.3 essentially)! No spoilers are mentioned.
“I think my legs are going to fall off,” Ayaka complained, lying across the ground. Her lance was discarded somewhere on the ground nearby. “They feel like they’re on fire.”
“Is that not… your speciality…?” Estinien questioned, not even looking her way as he continued with his pushups. She could tell he was sweating from the excursion and wondered how long his particular brand of stubbornness would last.
“You’re hilarious,” she drawled, staring up at the clouds lazily floating overhead. Some of them looked disturbed from her and Estinien’s jumping attempts. The clearing they found on the outskirts of Mor Dhona was free of any wanderers or monsters, which made it the perfect place to practice their jumping. Unfortunately, that meant they had free reign to goad each other as much as they pleased.
Which is how Ayaka found herself wondering if her legs were going to buckle under her if she tried standing up. She was definitely out of practice with her skills as a Dragoon.
She turned her head and looked towards her companion. Ayaka noted the way his arms were starting to quiver and raised a brow in Estinien’s direction. “Are you not tired?”
“I’m fine,” he grunted, although his shaking voice gave him away. “I'm used to pushing through the pain.”
Ayaka refrained from mentioning that wasn’t something one should get used to, mostly because it would be hypocritical coming from her. Alphinaud—and now Alisaie, too—chided her enough on it. Instead, she took in the various scars that littered Estinien’s body. Most of them looked like they belonged to dragon claws and, while her time fighting against Nidhogg’s brood had been short, she felt herself wince in sympathy at a few of them.
“I suppose the rush of the battlefield does that,” Ayaka murmured, thinking of her own moments. The memory of that fight in Ghimlyt came to mind, her desperation overpowering the pain she felt from Elidibus puppetting Zenos’ body. She hardly remembered the fact that she collapsed on the battlefield.
She heard him grunt, this time with a bit more pain, and sighed. Ayaka tried sitting up—and immediately regretting it—and grabbed her lance. She twirled it around and used the pole to poke Estinien in the side, causing the man to give a tiny shriek (that neither of them were going to talk about ever) and lose his balance. He flopped on his side like an unimpressed cat before rolling over onto his back, arms spread out.
He looked over in her direction, a horribly displeased look on his face. “Are you mad?” he asked, glaring.
Ayaka shrugged, throwing her lance a little bit further away and flopping on her back as well. “Maybe.”
“That would explain a lot.”
“Twice now you’ve made a joke today! Is the world ending?”
Estinien groaned, a pained look on his face for a split second. “Knowing our luck? Yes.”
That got a laugh out of Ayaka, with Estinien soon joining in. True, they both were probably in much more pain than they realized at the moment, but for now she’d enjoy cloud watching to pass the time. Either the pain would dull more considerably or one of their friends would notice their absence went on longer than planned—whichever came first.
If we're putting our lizzerds with NPCs, then of COURSE I'm putting Shuri with her WoL-canon husband.
Since I imagine the time bubble being rather long with the events of the expansion, Shuri and Estinien have been married for years since the events of Stormblood and have four children together (the youngest, Ysayle, being Ardbert's daughter bc Esti and Shuri have a poly marriage and Ardbert was in it until Shadowbringers broke my hearts).
A rather mischievous blue fairy decides to explore a dungeon...but oh dear, she’s attracted some unwanted attention~!
(I totally blame @autumnslance for this one, check out her Holiday AU’s with Aeryn and Thancred! The Lost Gentleman and the Vampire and Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf)
This year's been full of ups and downs, but we've made it to 2024. That's a huge achievement. I wanted to thank everyone who's been a part of this journey with me.
To my followers: I appreaciate you so much. I read every tag, every comment, and you all have been so nice and encouraging, it makes me want to create more things. I'm still here because of your support and kindness.
And thank you to my mutuals for tolerating me. You all deserve a special mention for being extra nice to me, whether we've talked a lot or not.
Good morning! I was tagged by @gwynbleidd and @katsigian in the past couple days to complete this uquiz as my OCs. thanks for tagging me 🫡🧡 I decided to take it as my silly little family from my silly little world because my world is all I'm thinking about lately as far as OC stuff goes….. and honestly I feel like these results gave me even more insight to how my characters operate and how they complement each other. Especially Kilian's result i think shows me a side to his already existing sadness that I hadn't considered enough before; i think a lot about his anger but not as much about his sadness, so this is exciting to explore. It was fun!!
Tagging some OC people + anyone else who wants to do it— @dekarios @perpetuagf @avallachs @aelyosos @latenna @dekariosgale @tanzelwil @margaritalaux-antille @alexios @fury-brand @maxthetruman @arduath @nightwardenminthara @retsuunohana @windupreaper @ravensgard @loveofdetail @jerichoes @darkjusticiars @bladeofavernus @killerspinal @mightymizora @katagawajr @camelliagwerm @bhalspawn @mythrae @gortash @euryalex @stwaidwen @ederteylegc @glamfellens @mac-tir @varlineaux @alistairs @magebastard @reapersynth @wrymbloods @habit and whoagh that's a lot of tags! And I still pwobably forgot someone anyways lets go
Despair— The tunnel never had a light. You wish for nothing because you know you'll receive nothing, and your hopes died out long ago. The only thing that keeps you going is the thrill of emptiness you feel when things don't turn out your way. It's bitter. It's proof. Proof that you don't feel this way for nothing.
Yearning— The pain in your chest bubbles knowing that what you want may never be yours. You're lost in a fantasy world, or consumed by what you wish you were or had as opposed to what you do. It's hard to appreciate what's around you when you're appreciating the hope of what could be instead.
Yearning— The pain in your chest bubbles knowing that what you want may never be yours. You're lost in a fantasy world, or consumed by what you wish you were or had as opposed to what you do. It's hard to appreciate what's around you when you're appreciating the hope of what could be instead.
(Duslach and Eabha having the same result, it's soulmatery)