Coffee & Cliffhangers

Welcome to the cafe, have a seat and enjoy yourself; there are new things added to the menu all the time! **Rotating Entrees:** FFXIV (Ascian and Ancient-centric) | Illiad/Odyssey | Les Miserables | Jurassic Park | The X-Files | Serial Experiments Lain | Sailor Moon | Warhammer 40K **Desserts** Malady (Warrior of Light, F. Roegadyn) | Talia (Azem, Ancient) | Tia & Xan (HythHadesAzem's children, Ancients) | Ajax (Word of Azem+, Ancient) | Lycoris (Head of QA at the Bureau of the Architect, Ancient) (Minors DNI, 30+ age)

[mudkipper]

[voidsentprinces]

[eorzeanpages]

[cafe-melanion]

SE knew what they were doing -- they had to!

[prokopetz]

Reasons why computer problems seem to mysteriously vanish as soon as a technician shows up:

You were spacing out and skipping a step somewhere without realising it, and you can’t reproduce it when you try to demonstrate it because now you’re paying attention to what you’re doing

It’s an intermittent electrical connection fault that’s being aggravated by movement/vibrations in your desk; you need to check your cables

The act of explaining the problem to someone caused you to figure out what you were doing wrong

The real cause of the problem was somewhere upstream of your terminal device – for example, at the network service provider – and it got fixed at the source while you were waiting

Your computer is in a location with poor airflow and is overheating; waiting for the technician to arrive gave it a chance to cool off

Despite all appearances to the contrary, modern computers actually have very good fault recovery, and most minor problems will sort themselves out on their own if you give it a minute

Magic

[obsidianpegasus-deactivated2025]

Reading my own fanfiction is basically just a rollercoaster of emotional whiplash.

20% of the time: “Hold on. I wrote this? This is fire. This is emotionally devastating in the best way. This scene is dripping with tension. I’m a literary perfectionist. Someone give me a book deal.”

80% of the time: “Straight to jail. Immediate prison. Why is everyone’s breath hitching?. I used the word ‘gaze’ three times in one paragraph like I was possessed. Did I think 'his eyes darkened' was profound? Why is everyone clenching their jaws? Why is someone whispering 'their name like a prayer' again?? No one talks like this. What is this dialogue. Why are there so many weird metaphors and em-dashes…”

[sauronns]

chaos conductor

[cafe-melanion]

Stunning

[4threset]

Cover art for an XIV Themis Zine I was invited to do! Thank you for having me!

[ruoyuart]

Here's an update on my Last Supper piece :) I'm still working on it!

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

me: I write for myself, not validation

also me after posting a fic *refreshes ao3 every five minutes*

(two things can be true)

[solrookera]

PSA

Just a heads up, there are bots going around on AO3 accusing people of using AI. Considering the timing, this is likely AI bros' retaliation for AO3 users calling them out for scraping their work. Examples of what you might be sent:

Screenshots from here.

If you get a comment like this, just report for spam and delete.

[lottiesnotebook]

This happened to me on Monday! Just to note, they seem to be using the usernames of real AO3/Tumblr users, which is creepy and upsetting, and also a weird way to sow discord in our communities.

[aeonchangeling]

As a fanfic writer, this makes me sick.

[waywardstraysau]

Letting me readers know about this nonsense. Don't bother with engaging if you get something like this, do as the OP says and continue to write.

[saprophilous]

Some recent icons I liked ⭐️

If you’re interested in one please fill out this form :) I do these between commissions. If the form is open I’ll take the order!

Access Google Forms with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).

Thank you for everyone’s patience! The computer breaking & changes in the states has set me behind, so I’m in catch-up mode but working ✌️

[saprophilous]

Some more recent examples 🌟

[nipuni]

"He's ancient and forever, He burns at the centre of time, He can see the turn of the universe. And... he's wonderful"

[raidenfanclub]

what the hell sure you can have this one too tumblr

[persianmom-deactivated20251026]

what will it be, boss? the comfort of misery or the pain of change?

[wizard-of-interesting-failure]

[contemptible-scoundrel]

I sent my inner child to work at a steel cable plant to make some extra cash and it got mangled in an industrial accident and died in the hospital so I really don't have to protect it or whatever anymore. good luck with your self care stuff though

[coffeeshopdrawings]

Severance

[cafe-melanion]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Final Fantasy XIV Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Emet-Selch/Hythlodaeus (Final Fantasy XIV), Azem/Original Ancient Character Characters: Azem (Final Fantasy XIV), Pre-Convocation Hades, Pre-Convocation Themis, Emet-Selch (Final Fantasy XIV), Elidibus (Final Fantasy XIV), Hythlodaeus (Final Fantasy XIV), Original Ancient Characters - Character Additional Tags: relationship red flags, Toxic Relationship, Humiliation, Emotional Manipulation, Insecurity, Unsundered World, Unresolved Romantic Tension, Original Locations, Revenge, Magical Violence, Adult Themes, Poor judgement Summary:

A new day, a new mission.

Azem finds herself outside the city-state of Leshein, a region known for its open hostility towards Amaurot. She has journeyed there at the behest of the Convocation baring a rare opportunity for authorized retaliation to a previous skirmish. In preparation for the upcoming conflict she calls out to her summons partners--and one of the responders is not someone she expected to see.

[elysionarts]

“To the best of your ability what is or was the color of your mother’s eyes?” - An Eagan Family Portrait 💧

Featuring: Helena, unnamed mother, Jame (unfortunately) and Helly (as a doll)

Closeups of raggedy Helly, baby Helena and unnamed mother

Update: I’ve been informed I can be graded on this if I include an analysis so here it is:

[cafe-melanion]

Severance, I miss you already!

[businessrocket444]

[athena-ishnuala]

Lament to the Creations -part 2-

The setting is if concept crystals hit by the Final Days meteors, the creature inside will be released and immediately turn into a terminus (ancient term for blasphemy) Thus the Bureau of the Architect became the most dangerous place in Amaurot.