she/they, no strong preference. not a minor (20+).
i’m an aspiring fanfic writer who thinks about pixel cat people too much. feel free to send an ask anytime, i'm shy but don’t bite.
here’s my writing tag
here for a specific oc?
> yomi kaifu - au ra conjurer/healer with a sunny disposition
> zezene zene - mischievous and chaotic lalafell rogue who (usually) does what’s right
> verre hyskaris - a sharp but stoic viera mechanic with an intense curiosity for machinery
> nohku taalre - my (retired) mooncat main character, kept here for posterity and gpose archival needs
my actual warrior of light is currently in the middle of heavy reworks (female hrothgar planned, working name: Nailah). here’s her tag
here for something else?
> cool art - i’m no artist but these people certainly are
> prompts - mostly for my own use, separated into character development and writing and image for better searching. if a prompt catches your eye, feel free to send me one!
wrt in from the cold i do believe that there is a sexual assault allegory present within the story it is trying to tell or at the very least that is a potential reading that i subscribe to. it isn’t JUST about the violation of bodily autonomy itself although that is certainly a factor—i think the framing of how the violation occurs and the purpose and intent behind the violation are also important to context. the process of abduction -> the fake dinner date -> zenos quite literally forcing himself inside the wol against their will and using their body for his own ends, for the purposes of sating his curiosity and inciting a reaction from them is just something i cannot read any other way really. i’m not saying zenos is LITERALLY a rapist nor is this the only interpretation of this scene out there but it’s an angle i can see more than not tbh. either way i think it’s ridiculous how little impact on the narrative this entire sequence has
7.5 babbles (full msq and araid spoilers below cut)
so uh. first off what the fuck is gonna be in 7.55 lmao, we speedran getting expac motivations and villain reveals with halmarut's visit (that scene was incredible, she's quite compelling so far and the winterers having internal politics of their own with calyx's words at the end of the patch??? holy shit dude) (that said if they bring up zenos one more goddamn time im going to punch someone, let that fucker stay gone (though tbf they at least had a point with it, bringing up a sense of aimlessness that the wol is apparently feeling right now? could be interesting to explore. just not through zenos comparisons, fuck that guy im his biggest hater lmao))
i loved the string voidsent's design, makes me wonder if different reapers get different abilities based on who they make pacts with (could be good oc fodder... (oh god i gotta rewrite so many oc things))
the alliance raid ending made me cry, something about seeing the ff11 characters together with "we'll keep the lights on" just fucked me up emotionally (i dont even play 11!) - also shinryuul ja ja was so goofy but so cool at the same time lol, had the biggest smile on my face fighting it
this year for fanfest i embroidered the titania shadowbox! (yes the whole thing)
process and wip pics under the cut!
basic outline/pattern was drawn in procreate based off of ref pics in the game, and i did a rough color map to plan which sections were what color and where the transitions would be. i printed the outline onto water soluble stabilizer for a guide when embroidering. pieces were cut out and i did a simple running stitch to tack them onto the cloth. everything managed to fit in 3 8” hoops with some amount of tetrising.
interlude: shaping so much wire to match the wing outlines so they can somewhat stand freely
outline of the different sections was done with backstitch in the respective color and the wire was couched down (black thread in the middle is to mark the color transitions bc it was a little hard to see)
stabilizer was then washed away since i already had the outline down and i didn’t want to embroider through the paper. also no idea if i was doing it wrong or my stabilizer was old, but it didn’t wash away fully under the stitches so i had to spend a few hours removing shreds of paper with a pin and tweezers. fun times!
once everything is dry, whip stitch to cover the wire, and long and short stitch for everything else, 1 strand for the colors and 2 for the black. rinse and repeat for the rest of the wings
main body done, now cut everything out! wow that’s a lot of pieces..
+ the back, just for fun (the wire tails were kept long to put everything together.. we’ll come back to that)
the staff is made from felt. flower petals were made similar to the wings, with a wire slip outline so they could be shaped and curled like petals. buttonhole stitch this time to cover the wire, and whipped backstitch for the petal center. knots/thread tails at the petal base since they would be mostly covered. for the stem(?) part, it’s a triangular piece if felt rolled into a log, the free edge whip stitched in the back to hide the seam. the petals were attached to the inside at the top so when you roll it the wires are all hidden. i also some wire along the side for added sturdiness. sorry i don’t have a lot of pics of this i was too annoyed while making it lol
construction time! fabric over sturdy cardboard would be the background showing in the frame (no glass), and i punched a small hole in the cardboard somewhere around the middle to feed the wires through. the general plan: the center wing piece would form a hoop to slide the staff in, and all of the other wing wires would wrap around the hoop. the wire that made up the hoop would then feed through the hole in the cardboard and get sandwiched between the cardboard and the back of the frame so the whole thing can be supported. the result: this abomination
but! everything ended up fitting and the staff is removable so success! some finishing touches:
green glass bead at the center of the staff petals, held in place by wire
smaller beads at the center of the wing piece to mimic the in game model
wire inside a piece green yarn to wrap around the staff
and that’s it! as a thanks for making it through this whole thing, have a secret 4th pic that i submitted but wasn’t included in the ffxiv single image compilation lol
