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Hey I was wondering do you have anymore upcoming fics? I understand you're probably busy and there's no rush of course just want to know if you have any ideas for future fics. Love your writing

Thank you 💕 and yes, I do! I have one half-written for Ajak, two more for Palia and I'm thinking of starting to write for Mycroft Holmes (I still have to decide which version). It's just that I haven't had time to finish anything due to work

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Helloooo, how are you????

Hi hon! I'm fine, thanks, you?

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Hello, I read a one-shot of Julieta x Daughter, do you do roleplay? :3

Hi! No, sorry, I just write x reader fics (sometimes😅)

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Really miss you Zaf. I hope you're doing well and staying safe Hun. The world has been acting crazy and I hope you're taking care of yourself. Your stories have been keeping me comfort though so thank you for your work and helping others by sharing your talent 🩵🦋🌺

Awww thank you so much hon 💕 It means a lot to me to know my fics bring some comfort to someone, I hope you stay safe and well 💕

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I had this really weird kind of like memory. I thought you posted something last night and said something along the lines of

“Hey I won’t be writing anymore, I’m so sorry I just haven’t been able to think of anything. I will be deleting my account. Again, I’m so sorry. However, I know there are other writers for Julieta”

Which is perfectly fine, no judgement at all. I would be with you 100%. I was just confused so I checked and there wasn’t a post like that. So now I’m just very confused

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Nope, not from me hon! I haven't been around in days due to work

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Hi Hun how are you doing? I hope all is well.. I've missed you and glad to see you're back online..I hope you're in good health and I actually have a surprise for you 💝

sndasndáda I AM SO SORRY!!! My laptop ran out of space and it didn't let me open anything ;-; and since I left the sesion open, my phone didn't let me open tumblr from there either, it was a mess ;-; but I'm back!!! <3<3<3

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Does your kofi work?

Hi! I'm not really sure, I think not. I could never link paypal

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Not now, not yet (Eshe x F!Reader)

a/n: I used dialogues from the game, so some of the will sound familiar hehe

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“Say hi to Eshe for me”

You rolled your eyes, amused, as you left Zeki's shop, the grimalking laughing behind the counter. This was the third time in two days you'd been summoned to the magistrate's office, and honestly, you were getting a little worried.

It wasn't unusual for Eshe to want absolutely everything in order; it was part of her personality, and everyone in Kilima knew it, just as they knew how to keep their distance when something important was about to happen, because the woman tended to be incredibly perfectionist—well, more so than usual—and to demand more from everyone.

It happened with Duchess Kenyara's visit, and with Subira's arrival, circumstances in which you had learned not to ask too many questions and just do the tasks Eshe entrusted to you as best you could. You knew how important appearances were to her, and you didn't want to be the reason she was in a bad mood for a week if something went wrong and condemn the rest of the village for it.

However, this time was different, because there really wasn't anything extraordinary happening, at least not that you knew of. So why did it seem like the woman had more and more assignments for you, which, oddly enough, didn't seem all that important despite her claims?

Eshe was never one for socializing or small talk, too busy with her work, running the village. And yet, her office was becoming your second most visited stop after the lagoon.

Strange, very strange.

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She shouldn't be doing this, and she knew it. It was wrong, it was improper, and a woman of her class shouldn't be stooping to these tricks, especially not for something as simple and trivial as...longing.

She hated having to put a name to what was happening to her; it made it more real and dangerous, but Eshe had never been weak, and she wasn't going to lie to herself, not like this. As much as it made her stomach churn, she had to accept that she found herself yearning for the human's presence more and more.

She knew exactly when it had started: after Kenyara's visit, after the humiliation. She had yelled at the human, blaming her for the failure of the evening with the duchess, projecting her own frustration and stress onto her. Once she calmed down, she scolded herself for losing control so much, and as a woman of upright principles, she apologized.

She had assumed the girl would roll her eyes and leave with a "whatever" similar to what her daughter Kenyatta would do every time she tried to have a civil conversation with her. However, the human surprised her when she smiled at her and wholeheartedly accepted her apology and explanation.

Apart from Caleri, who had been a good friend for years, no one had ever accepted her explanations and forgiven her so easily. Most just nodded and inwardly judged her as the strict magistrate of Kilima. But not her...she really saw her, she saw Eshe, not the magistrate. And that made her heart skip a beat.

That was the moment when, for the older woman, she stopped being "the human" and became "Y/N," at least in her mind, because she wasn't going to admit it out loud just yet, and also when these... feelings began to surface.

At first, she ignored them, like most of her emotions; after all, she was adept at maintaining a strong front, the result of years of cleaning up after Kenli and doing the work of two people to keep the village running.

However, as her patience with her husband dwindled further, the treacherous little voice in the back of her mind grew more and more persistent. Eshe was no fool; she knew that everyone in Kilima, including Kenli himself, was aware that their marriage was a mere political move, one that, deep down, she had always believed was masterminded by Kenyara.

They had a daughter, yes, and although she loved Kenyatta in her own way, she couldn't deny that her conception had been purely out of obligation, and once that duty was fulfilled, she never shared a bed, or a room, with Kenli again. Truly, the only thing they had in common was their desire for Kenyatta to have the best life possible; unfortunately, even their approaches to this differed masterfully.

That's why she was certain that her reluctance to actively seek Y/N's company wasn't merely out of respect for her loveless marriage; after all, polygamy was perfectly common and acceptable in Palia. No, this was something more...it was fear.

Fear of history repeating itself, of once again exposing her weaknesses to another soul, of trusting and failing once more, of being betrayed when she felt most secure. Fear of the fact that no one had stirred these feelings in her since Kenyara, and even those hadn't been this...intense, or at least she didn't remember them that way.

That's why she couldn't let her guard down, not now, not yet…and still, she had summoned Y/N to her office once more.

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"Hello!" Y/N walked into Eshe's office at City Hall, no longer even bothering to knock.

"Ahh, someone who doesn't give me a splitting headache" Eshe replied in that tone that never let you know if she was being sincere or sarcastic.

"I have the juniper seeds you asked for, ma'am" you smiled as you placed the three small seeds on her desk.

"Finally! We can plant some classy trees in this village. Pine trees are so gauche, don't you think?" Eshe leaned back in her chair, her eyes fixed on you, not the seeds.

"Ehhh, wood is wood" you shrugged "Although yes, they would give this place a different touch... and it will be nice to see them grow after spending three hours in the forest and another two negotiating with Zeki to obtain them."

"That grimalkin, always taking every opportunity to earn extra pennies" the older woman rolled her eyes.

You just chuckled, knowing full well the animosity yet reluctantly respect these two had for each other. 

"...why are you bleeding?" Eshe's face suddenly darkened as she noticed the makeshift bandage on your shoulder.

"Oh...I hunted a couple of sernuks for Zeki while I was in the woods" you explained calmly.

"And you somehow managed to shoot yourself?" The woman raised an eyebrow, crossing her arms.

"No...but one of them managed to stab me with its antler before running away," you murmured.

The room fell silent for a while. Eshe's eyes were fixed on the wound, thinking, while you tried not to flinch under her gaze. She always managed to make you feel small under her gaze and make you blush a little, even if she didn't mean to. You assumed it was because of her intimidating and imposing aura, and not necessarily because of the butterflies her presence stirred in your stomach.

"Hurt for doing the grimalkin a favor" Eshe scoffed.

"I do favors for you too, ma'am" you defended yourself "For everyone in the village! Accidents happen."

"My requests never involve putting you directly in danger, though" Eshe narrowed her eyes.

She had made sure of that. She specifically spent hours planning her next request so it would be something easy to obtain, low risk, but also fancy enough to justify her asking for your help.

"...touché" you murmured.

"You need professional healing" the woman sighed and shook her head, standing up. "You'd better find Chayne"

"Yes, ma'am" you nodded, turning to leave.

"...Y/N, wait" she called after you, stopping you.

For a moment, she just stared at you, internally debating with herself and cursing your innate ability to make her question her own nature. It was wrong, she should have been strong... but your cursed eyes made her concede herself a small indulgence, a little mercy.

"You have a Water-type personality, don't you?" she asked in a soft tone extremely rare for her.

"I- yes" you murmured, confused by the change.

"Yours is the most virtuous of the four personalities." Eshe nodded. "You are guided by principle and empathy, and you wear your heart on your sleeve, just...a few words of warning, Y/N"

Suddenly, her hand was on your chin, holding you firmly but gently. You blushed a little, and that only seemed to amuse her because she smiled slightly as she tilted your face up, using the height difference to force you to look at her directly.

"Not everybody has your best interests in mind, even those you consider 'friends,' child" he said. "...you are a lovely being, too beautiful to lose yourself in bad decisions."

You swallowed nervously, feeling a shiver run down your spine as her thumb gently brushed your lower lip. Eshe allowed her eyes to linger on your mouth for a moment before pulling away.

"Do not trust blindly. I say this as someone who was in your shoes once..." she said, returning to her desk as if nothing had happened.

You left without another word. Your face was red, your legs weak, and your brain too foggy. All you could think about was the feel of her fingers on your skin, and the scent of her perfume that lingered on your senses.

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Not the same (Subira x F!Reader)

The Zaf writting after more than a year?! :0 This is short, but I hope you like it! Slowly learning to write again

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You ran downstairs, waving to Ashura as you flew off to Pavel's mines. You had to find some Palium for Sifuu and iron for Hodari. You didn't really know what they needed it for, but by now, you'd learned not to ask: it seemed like you were Kilima's official resource hunter, but you weren't complaining; at least you were having fun.

You knew there were still many mysteries to solve, especially the extinction of the ancient humans and the resurgence of a new branch of them. There was so much to learn, to understand, a piece of history that belonged to you and yet seemed so foreign.

Yet, for all the mysteries in the future, you felt comforted and protected by a village that, despite not belonging to their species, had opened the doors of their collective life to you. A little hard work and foraging was the least you could do for them, really.

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Subira looked at you through the window of her room at the inn as you walked down the path toward the central stables, feeling her heart race and the wave of guilt and doubt that always washed over her when she thought of you.

She knew it was wrong, that she shouldn't feel this way about anyone, especially someone who had literally materialized from the void a few months ago. Relationships were forbidden for a reason, and she had sworn loyalty to the order.

But it was becoming increasingly difficult to keep her loyalty from skewing toward her human.

It seemed silly, and a part of her scolded herself for her selfishness, but she couldn't deny that she truly thought of her as her human. The late-night escapades, the furtive glances, the brushes of hands as they walked side by side...the stolen kisses behind the inn and between missions. It was all too...intimate, private, and personal for the watcher not to feel a desire to belong, even if it was wrong.

This wasn't her home, and she had to remember that no matter how much it hurt…but it was too hard, and she wasn’t as strong as she had thought.

With each passing day, Subira found herself increasingly concerned about Y/N's well-being, whether she was eating well, feeling comfortable, and whether she wasn't overworking herself with so many materials she was collecting for everyone. The mission she was sent on seemed increasingly insignificant.

She had always hated feeling powerless, weak, and yet she didn't regret letting her guard down, baring her soul completely to a human whose existence shouldn't even be possible.

Maybe because of that smile.

Subira wasn't an idiot. She knew that once her mission in Kilima was complete, she would have to return to the capital, and as had been her custom since joining the order, never return. Perhaps that was why she spent as much time as she could justify with Y/N, to prolong her stay and create memories that she knew would haunt her for the rest of her life, along with longing, guilt, and regret.

Because she saw how most of the young men in the village looked at Y/N, and she knew that the human could have a life here with anyone she wanted after Subira left, but the older woman wouldn't break the rules for anyone else, and that was what set you two apart.

To you, she was just another option; to her, you were the only answer.

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Well

It's oficial! Habemus Palia masterlist! 🥳🎉🥳 (Might add more characters later)

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Palia characters

Subira

Not the same

Einar

Jel

Caleri

Eshe

Not now, not yet

Tamala

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"Palium is blue?"

Ma'am, you made me like three romance pins with Palium!

ain't no way Sifuu just told me she can't find any palium ore in the Elderwood

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Subira being jealous of Tamala is becoming my favorite thing in this game xD

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A long time not here, so I don't know if anyone will answer but ok.

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We're their emotional support human, your honor

i do love how so much of the game is the player character just doing whatever the fuck they want and all the npcs going well. that's okay actually <3 the rules don't apply to you sweetie <3 loopholes <3

they all really went that's our special little human what are you gonna do about it 🤨

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Buenas dias Mama, I got sick teeeheeee

Anyways im in love and im gonna sulk about it

Are you ok child?!

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BANDAAAAA SE ME JUNTÓ EL GANADOOOOOOOO

And then, Caleri appeared for another quest, so there was the three of them at the same place at once!!!! My gay ass and mommy issues can't stand so much beauty, send help