where the wind takes you

7.x ● WoL ● dynamis ● lore heavy ● gpose ● sometimes reblogging ffxiv and non-ffxiv things • i am not a follow4follow type

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this account:

moved from twt bc I was getting tired and wanted a place where I could write more and see less of... twt fandom.

lore heavy, fic ideas, AU ideas, everything here is about my WoL and his shardmate.

housekeeping of places I'm at:

● ffxiv fics: AO3

more about the characters you'll see here:

my WoL is

Ceinos Amihan

He's a xaela-raen au ra born in one of the Ruby Sea communities beneath the waves. From a year old, he was raised in Thavnair. He left for Eorzea at age 22 and by 6.4, he's 27. Often, you'll see him accompanied by his little karakul.

In art you'll see his mixed scale pattern, which he has learned to feel pride in.

[Artist: kiguri/kiguryu/nomaismar]

Lambert

Lambert was born the day Cei touched down off the Ragnarok. He's the first lamb born to the flock on the Steppe that were a gift from the Mol tribe. He has extreme separation anxiety and a strong desire to make Cei smile everyday. His aether is a peculiar mix, familiar and warm.

My less-seen OC and Cei's shardmate from the Seventh:

Xevalien Arles

He's the sole survivor of the Seventh and his aether floated in the sea for years until he was pulled out during the events of Heavensward alongside Y'shtola. He worked behind the scenes to seek revenge against the Ascians and rebuild his magical strength with help from Y'mhitra and Master Matoys. His specialties are time-space and summoning magic. Prior to the rejoining he had perfected a spell to cross the dimensional plane though the price was far too great. As of 6.4, he is helping his fellow Azem shard, but mainly Y'shtola, with getting to the Thirteenth.

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Recently finished base-StB with Xev and its led me to the decision that Zenos isn't involved at all in EW, especially not in the fight against the Endsinger. Ilberd is such an interesting character and I want Shinryu to remain what it originally was, the pleas and rage of a man who had lost everything and would lose everything else to return what is gone.

Instead of riding on the back of Shinryu, Cei fights the Endsinger while Xev conjures up landscapes for him to stand upon from the deepest reaches of time and space. Places only he knew from the Seventh, places only Cei knew from his journey, places they walked together as they fought side-by-side until standing at the edge of the universe. I think thematically it makes more sense for both their stories, for the fight against Hermes' creation--an attempt at bonding with Azem himself--to be done only by their hands.

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Not yet our time.

I've been in a bit of a slump and decided to go back to square one on things I love for Cei and the lore I've built for him. I wanted to make a visual story that focuses on how he and Erenville, like with many others, came together at just the right moment. They had their separate journeys and still do, but as of post-EW they can continue on with each other. This took a lot of effort and planning with the poses, outfits, and hair changes for Cei. As well as writing the words. But I hope the message rings clear.

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Finishing up base StB and honestly it's like any other expac. Has its ups and downs, but the fights are good and the story trucks along. Replaying with Xev has given me a lot of ideas for Cei. And I caught up on job quests for smn and drk, both of which Cei canonically doesn't use. Those jobs suit Xev a lot more actually.

After the Shinryu fight I'll probably make a more solid decision on how to handle Zenos for Cei's lore, which also changes EW's final fight. But anyway, Cei and Xev take that fight on their own.

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Revolutions is such a solid song. It suits the ending of a longtime war. There's a sorrowful yearning and mourning yet hope. The warmth of the brass that slowly rises in answer to the singer's words, as if unsure, and then finally growing confident.

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Finishing up base StB and honestly it's like any other expac. Has its ups and downs, but the fights are good and the story trucks along. Replaying with Xev has given me a lot of ideas for Cei. And I caught up on job quests for smn and drk, both of which Cei canonically doesn't use. Those jobs suit Xev a lot more actually.

After the Shinryu fight I'll probably make a more solid decision on how to handle Zenos for Cei's lore, which also changes EW's final fight. But anyway, Cei and Xev take that fight on their own.

[mmariesr]

I tried to practice painting without lineart with this piece, i'm not satisfied with my artstyle these days and i am not sure what to do with it anymore...

[sad-sehna]

Estinien

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My home.

He knew that look all too well.

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Did a fun Halloween run for maps and Cei was doin the corn god's work.

Blonde!Cei doesn't need to look that good.

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Talzhan's Special Secret

It could be because of Feo Ul's blessing, or simply the fact that Talzhan himself was made from a mix of aether, but somehow since birth he's been able to see and "hear"….Could they be ghosts? Or something even less tangible, like memories of what was once there?

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Cei turned at the sound of footsteps and watched as Erenville sat and immediately slumped over in exhaustion. After a sigh, the obviously tired man finally spoke. "Finally asleep. I never thought he'd settle down."

Cei chuckled and offered a consoling pat. "He'd rather play with his papa. It shows how much he loves you."

Erenville shook his head, but didn't bother trying to hide the smile that tugged at his lips. "He could play with me all day and still have energy to fight me at bedtime."

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Bsky has exploded and is suddenly looking like twt with all the familiar accounts crowding my once empty timeline. I thought I left in peace over a year ago and now I'm shriveling up.

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Hi! I came across your fics on a03 and remembered i used to follow you on bird app and now im catching up on all things Ceino! I love your lore and storytelling

Hallo. Nice to see you again!

[wol-questions]

Does your WoL do hunt marks?

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If it helps keep a place safe, he will. He doesn't so much hunt for sport as he does as a request.

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Thinking of languages in FFXIV and I get that everyone has to conveniently speak one language, but I come from a world of "a lot of people speak a lot of languages, dialects included."

Cei grew up with his father's Ruby Sea Raen dialect, which has a little sprinkle of what they might speak in, say, Kugane. But his mother also taught him some of the Steppe language. If Othard is fantasy part-of-Asia, my gods there must be so many languages and dialects. And then, Cei grew up in Thavnair, which is fantasy other-parts-of-Asia. So he is probably speaking 2 or 3 languages and/or dialects. Maybe more. Plus whatever common language he learned from travelers that he solidifies a bit more upon moving to Eorzea.

And then there's Erenville who probably knows words of the Shetona language, plus Turali, and then also learned whatever the common language is that they would use in Sharlayan.

So their kid, Talzhan, is some wild polyglot whose first language was sign (common sign, but he knows other variants), and common is his main spoken language because his parents use it with each other. But, his other main languages are the Raen dialect (he's with his grandparents a lot), with Thavnair's main language sprinkled in, a bit of Steppe language here and there. Turali might be his second main language, and he practices the Shetona language with Erenville (and it's only sometimes). This kid is code-switching every 5 minutes at home and is in a constant state of "wait how do you say (this). It's like (this, in another language)" and the person he's talking to has no clue what the other language is.

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Paging @malewifelizard

Your hubs are waiting for you at the Ceirenville bath.

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Bunny Day

Be it rain or sunny day, Erenville always up to take Miru on a trip around Tural. Baby boy wanted to be gleaner like him when he grows up, be friends with the animals! And Erenville can't help but entertain the thought.