𝙘𝙧𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙗𝙮𝙨𝙨.

𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘳, 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥.

[abystal]

Private, selective & canon-divergent 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 from 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐘 𝐗𝐈𝐕, with verses in 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 / 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐗 and more.  Destined by 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐘. Est. January 2022. 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐒 will be present! 

RULES.  CARRD.  PROFILE.  BACKSTORY.

[abystal]

okay i know i haven’t logged on here in ages but i haven’t forgotten about this acc! adulting sucks and i don’t have much creative spoons for rping / writing in general after office work + coursework in the evenings ;;; but i finish my course in two weeks which should give me a little more free time to respond to things on here!

[sphynxrpmemes]

I just want to remind all of you lovelies that even if you have just one (1) partner who consistently writes with you, that's one person who keeps coming back to enjoy your writing, and that means so much more than a bunch of followers trying to piggyback off a large fandom blog's popularity by osmosis.

Threads that make you happy and go somewhere have always, and will always, matter more than your follower count. Never forget that. 💜 💜 💜

[abystal]

half nu.de shivali jump-scare but if y’all ever wondered what shivali’s body type is like. one of my pc player friends kindly fiddled with the bibo scalings

[abystal]

♛ - formal outfit

☾ *:･ﾟ⚖   » outfit headcanons. ❪ accepting! ❫

Shivali's fashion sense is primarily masculine leaning, however they're not adverse to wearing a sparkly dress every now and again! The only hard and fast rule is that the outfit MUST be purple!

Shivali wears purple suits the most on formal occasions, with a high-neck black shirt or bodice.

Shivali also wears purple, silk button up shirts with black formal trousers. They wear this on slightly less formal occasions.

When Shivali really wants to make a statement, they'd wear a glittery purple tulle ballgown, the shimmer perfectly matching the iridescence of their crystalline hand.

[alannasroleplaymemes-moved]

Outfit Headcanons

[psylccke]

alannasroleplaymemes:

Send a symbol below and I’ll describe or draw what my Muse wears in specific scenarios!

♔ -  pajamas / bedtime outfit ♕ - beach / swimsuit ♖ - spring outfit ♗ - summer outfit ♘- fall outfit ♟- winter outfit ♙ - date night ♚ - casual / everyday ♛ - formal outfit ♜ - gym / exercise / training outfit ♝- crisis / war / battle armor ☠ - Everyday Going-To-School uniform ☮ - Work Uniform ☯ - Outfit They Wore When They Were 8 ♠ - Clothes they wear when they just don’t care Ω -  Going-To-A-Party Outfit ♤ -  Look-At-Me-I’m-Hella-Attractive Outfit ♣ -   Lingerie / Underwear / Smallclothes ♧ -   An outfit they wear related to one of their hobbies ♥ -   A “traditional” outfit based on their heritage (i.e. kimono, sari, other folk costumes) ♡ -  Superhero / Super Villain costume ♦ -  Magical Girl / Magical Knight costume ♢ -  FINAL BOSS Armor ♞ - you specify another situation!

[abystal]

how do y’all write so fast

[abystal]

rarely jealous of those with crimes™ but i would also like to see shivali in different races lmao

[abystal]

☾ *:･ﾟ⚖   »  COLOUR SYMBOLISM & SHIVALI’S CHARACTER ARC

My first big lore post on this blog: Shivali’s colour schemes and why it’s so integral to their character arc! Shivali’s main character theme is their inner conflict between their “light” and “darkness”. For this section of the post, “light” and “darkness” refers to FF/XIV’s definition: umbral light (stasis) and astral darkness (growth).

⚖  Art in the diagram was comm’d by me, for me from Nyaaaki__ & rene0elric on Twitter. Do not steal or claim as your own!

At various points throughout the FF/XIV MSQ, Shivali’s colour scheme leans a certain direction on the spectrum shown above:

GOLD   »    Represents “true light” and is the colour of Shivali’s powers in their unsundered form Hecate (Azem). The tips of Azem’s hair are gold, as well as their eyes. Azem’s golden eyes are the only consistent feature across all of their shards.

ROSE GOLD   »    Represents a lean towards light or aetheric stasis. This only becomes apparent on the First when Shivali absorbed all the Lightwardens, and their magic took on this hue. The Lightwardens’ Light did not cure Shivali of their ‘corruption’.

FUCHSIA   »    Represents the “balance” between Shivali’s light and darkness. When Shivali uses magic, the sigils on their chest, the tips of their hair and their crystal claw all glow fuchsia.

PURPLE   »    Represents a lean towards darkness or aetheric corruption. The tips of Shivali’s hair and crystal claw are purple to represent this. The more “corruption” Shivali succumbs to, the darker the purple becomes. 

INDIGO   »    Represents “true darkness” and the abyss. The personification of Shivali’s darkness, Shivali’s Fray has indigo armour rather than the canonical blue, and Fray’s attacks are also indigo to represent the raw darkness within Shivali. If Shivali succumbs to their “corruption”, they will also adopt an indigo colour scheme.

Shivali spent their life believing that their darkness was a direct result of their parents’ aetheric experimentation on them, and that they were originally free of darkness in their unsundered form. However, following the events of End/walker, Venat tells them that Shivali was not originally from this world at all, and the meaning of their colour scheme changes entirely...

GOLD   »    Represents “dis-enlightenment” or sin. This is the colour of Xeha/nort’s eyes following his fall to darkness, along with those within Org/anisation XIII. In my interpretation of King/dom Hearts canon, “falling to darkness” means those who have strayed the noble path.

ROSE GOLD   »    Represents a lean towards “dis-enlightenment” or sin.

FUCHSIA   »    Represents the “balance” between sin and enlightenment. 

PURPLE   »    Represents a lean towards "enlightenment” or karma.

INDIGO   »    Represents “true enlightenment” or karma. In my original lore for Verum Rex (King/dom Hearts 3), karma is the sum of one’s fate and consequences from previous lifetimes, and purple is representative of this. You can read more about this headcanon on my Yozora blog.

Shivali was originally Khara, a keyblade wielder from the King/dom Hearts universe. Young and full of hubris, Khara strayed the noble path and traversed the Corridor of Darkness. After falling complete victim to darkness, Khara’s body, mind and soul was reduced to an amorphous shell as they reached the end of the universe. Ultima Thule.

Feeding on the aether of various worlds’ lifeforms, Khara regained enough of a physical form as they arrived on Etheirys... but not their memories. There on Etheirys, they were found by the Azem of the time-- Venat-- and spent the rest of their unsundered and sundered lives atoning for the sins they were oblivious about.

Shivali’s parents did not corrupt them with darkness: rather, they unlocked the innate darkness that lay dormant in Shivali over centuries of reincarnation: the very darkness that bound to their mind, body and soul during their time in the Corridor of Darkness. Through their countless heroic deeds as the Warrior of Light, Shivali had strengthened their karma enough to master their control over the darkness... and hear the voices of their home world reaching out to them...

[abystal]

going to be slowly transferring my headcanons / general ramblings about shivali from my twitter so forgive me talking into thin air these next couple of days lmao

[abystal]

@enavant​​​ asked:  [ STILL ]  uwu

☾ *:･ﾟ⚖   »  spicy ask hours. ( not accepting. )

The emergence of ivory stars ‘pon cloudless, periwinkle skies was the telltale sign of a blissful night. Lilac moonlight filtered through open inn room windows, accompanied by a cool yet gentle breeze, fluttering the translucent curtains of their four-poster bed. The draft was by no means uncomfortable, yet the change in temperature provided Shivali enough of an excuse to draw their lover into an innocuous embrace. Crystalline claws meandered up the length of J’isu’s bare thigh, stopping short at her hip and grasping it tenderly, before reeling the M’iqote into their chest.   

Muted yet mischievous chuckles bubbled from Shivali’s throat, saccharine kisses peppered in abundance upon J’isu’s neck and shoulders.  ❛  I hope you don’t mind the additional warmth, kitten...   ❜  The abyss mage purred, as amethyst appendages grew more adventurous in their exploration: diamantine digits drifting from J’isu’s waist, snaking over her abdomen and toying with the rim of her panties. Shivali pressed themselves against the M’iqote’s behind, pinning their lover against them whilst their claws finally slipped beneath satin, cold crystal running slow circles over J’isu’s clit.  ❛  ... Because I intend to make you much warmer.   ❜

[abystal]

💕 👉👈

☾ *:･ﾟ⚖   »  shipping interest check. ( always accepting! )

Have we discussed shipping before?: yes || no

My interest level overall: I’ve wanted this for so long || can’t wait || I think it’ll be fun || kinda feeling it || maybe with a lot of plotting || I need to think about it || not interested, sorry

How we should do this: jump right in || slow burn || pre-established || build up to it in a thread || anything goes Loifa

Dynamics I want to try out with our ship: friends to lovers || rivals to lovers || enemies to lovers || mutual pining || battle couple || childhood friends || high school sweethearts || star crossed lovers || long time lovers || old married couple || newlyweds || sickeningly sweet couple || secret lovers || fake dating/marriage || best friends hiding their feelings || arranged marriage || soulmates || other

Frost

Dynamics I want to try out with our ship: friends to lovers || rivals to lovers || enemies to lovers || mutual pining || battle couple || childhood friends || high school sweethearts || star crossed lovers || long time lovers || old married couple || newlyweds || sickeningly sweet couple || secret lovers || fake dating/marriage || best friends hiding their feelings || arranged marriage || soulmates || other

went with one NPC and one OC! With Loifa, this obviously depends on your portrayal but I think there's so many similarities in their backstories (victims of experimentation to fortify their aether, as a result getting supernatural powers, now hunting down the people who did it to them) which would be interesting to explore!!

And with Frost, I'm generally weak for the 'worlds apart' trope but also Shivali is shaking his hand because his prosthetic arm / her crystal arm, and their shared scars... I think they'd be a pillar of support for each other if Frost allowed it? Frost searching for the Warrior of Light and finding them /and/ a shoulder to lean on ♥

@aetherbled

[abystal]

💕 slam dunks this in your direction for whoever you might be interested in!

☾ *:･ﾟ⚖   »  shipping interest check. ( always accepting! )

Have we discussed shipping before?: yes || no

My interest level overall: I’ve wanted this for so long || can’t wait || I think it’ll be fun || kinda feeling it || maybe with a lot of plotting || I need to think about it || not interested, sorry

How we should do this: jump right in || slow burn || pre-established || build up to it in a thread || anything goes

Dynamics I want to try out with our ship: friends to lovers || rivals to lovers || enemies to lovers || mutual pining || battle couple || childhood friends || high school sweethearts || star crossed lovers || long time lovers || old married couple || newlyweds || sickeningly sweet couple || secret lovers || fake dating/marriage || best friends hiding their feelings || arranged marriage || soulmates || other

latches onto Kaia. I think these two would be so fun and I'm imagining a "flirty friends don't know whether the other is actually being serious or not" situation but I'm pretty much down to explore anything you have in mind! ♥  

@eredeha

[baijingting]

THE GLORY 더 글로리 (2022) dir. Ahn Gil Ho

[arnoldtua]

I'm not looking for a prince. Rather than a prince, I need an executioner who can help me in the hunt. THE GLORY (2022) dir. Ahn Gil Ho

[entirelyuncanny]

i love codependent relationships in fiction i love watching two messy people unforgivably in love with each other shatter the world around them i love seeing interpretations of love as a cosmic disastrous redemptive force i love watching love consume people whole i love looking at romantic relationships and going "oh that is so fucked up! good for them"

[saintmerva-deactivated20230418]

@abystal ⸸ post for you, my dear.

a letter is penned to the abyss mage, a piece of beautiful ishgardian parchment written by a fluent and elegant hand. the ink is reflective, like an oil slick, and the calligraphy is remniscent of noblewomen of eld -- then again, the speaker of nald'thal must invoke both halves of her divinity. the dead come naturally. riches and grandeur must be earned. affixed to the note is a crystalline rose, shining in the violet hues that reminded her so much of the other.

my dearest shivali, how i hope your travels are well. i have been spending a great deal of time in ul'dah these days, assisting the "beloved" sultana with a... well, a task that only her speaker can truly assist alongside. a goldsmith had this displayed in his case, and i could not help but think of you. hope you are doing well, my dear. pen me a story sometime, won't you? forever yours, revre.

[abystal]

Inked parchment was delivered expeditiously through the heart of Radz-at-Han, the letter exchanged between many Arkasodaran palms before finally landing in Shivali's hands. From the craftsmanship and handwriting alone, the abyss mage could already discern its sender. Mauve lips stretched wide as golden hues scanned the contents of the letter, before fishing out the crystalline rose that reminded the Viera of Shivali's countenance. Much like Revre herself, the trinket was gorgeous.

Shivali dropped everything to pen a response: plucking paper and Hannish ink from the nearby textiles quarter and retreating to a sunny corner of the city. Beneath lofty palm trees and motley walls did the abyss mage write their letter, the scent of frankincense from Shivali's hours in the High Crucible now printed upon the parchment. Sealing the envelope with purple wax and the Satrap's seal, the Warrior of Light made a swift stop by the bazaar, handpicking a selection of mithai before shipping the parcel to the Steps of Nald.

Radiant Revre, It's been a while since we last spoke! I'm writing to you from Thavnair. I've been giving the satrap a helping hand, since he's also studying the void... Small world, right? The weather is beautiful this time of year. I hope you're able to visit one day, I'd be happy to show you around, and give you a proper taste of some delicious Hannish cuisine! In the meantime, I hope this box of Hannish sweets arrives intact. Thank you for the trinket, it's beautiful! I was planning on returning to Ul'dah soon... perhaps we can meet up, should the gracious Sultana permit you an hour of freedom! I would love to get a reading from you again, and catch up of course! Warm wishes, Shivali