Aetherophysics for Fun and Profit

DT || 30+ || She/Her FFXIV - Crystal DC: Balmung || I was DT long before 7.0 and Yoshi-P owes me royalties Primarily an FFXIV space with a smattering of assorted other interests, plus writing and the occasional personal post. Not an RP blog. Icon art by @punchelfdraws. Sidebar art by Eliza Stark.

[dragons-bones]

Carbuncle Shenanigans Ahoy!

Welcome to the blog, here is your friendly neighborhood pinned post for easy reference! This is primarily a blog for Final Fantasy XIV but also includes whatever else your hostess enjoys; an aggressive tagging policy is in effect for both my own cataloging purposes and others’ blacklist needs.

But since you’re likely here for FFXIV and possibly my own characters, without further ado:

The Squad of Light:

Synnove Greywolfe: Ala Mhigan Highlander arcanist, Vice Chair of the Arcanists’ Guild Aetherophysics Department, Breaker of Physics and Mother of Carbuncles (five of ‘em!). Married to SCIENCE! and also in a committed relationship with Ser Aymeric de Borel. FFXIV main and receiver of the lion’s share of attention on this blog.

Rereha Reha: Dunesfolk bard (FFXIV in terms of mechanics, D&D in terms of stereotypes), Ul’dahn socialite by birth and utterly lacking in shame. (“What’s ‘shame?’ Can you eat it?”) An excuse to insert some levity into MSQ via Shenanigans and to lean on the fourth wall. If she’s being serious, start running, because shit's probably gotten real.

Dancing Heron: Hellsguard paladin mercenary, the Actual Adult/Mom Friend of the group, stress knitter, and a woman who deserves a vacation to a sunny beach with lots of free margaritas for putting up with these three lunatics she calls sisters. Generally the reason the Squad (mostly) stays on track with a minimum of collateral damage.

Alakhai Noykin: Xaela rogue (in the Upright Thievery way), Stabber of Kidneys and Other Squishy Bits; Behold the Field in Which She Grows Her Fucks and See That It Is Barren. She’s here to enable Synnove and Rereha’s bullshit and pretend Heron’s ‘I’m Not Mad, I’m Just Disappointed’ face doesn’t work on her. (It totally does.)

Assorted Other Links (for Desktop Users):

The Squad: Proper profiles for the Squad with links to their assorted tags. DT’s Writing: What it says on the tin! DT on Ao3: Where all the writing bits go after a polish! DT’s Screenshots: Self-explanatory! DT’s Witchcraft and Sorcery: Special subset of my screenshot tag for photosets made using posing tools AKA The Forbidden Tools AKA Crime Tools AKA Void Magic AKA Insert Your Favorite Euphemism For Breaking ToS Here. Aymeric x Synnove: Because I’m shipper trash. Will I ever have a fancy ship name for them? Survey says no. Character Art: Commissioned and gift art of the Squad plus other characters.

[aeridium]

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

[normalmammal]

you’re eric bogosian you’re like 70something and you think your days of being a big dick bisexual are over and then you sign on to play a character on some vampire show and within three years you’re posting oldguy thirst traps that make assad zaman foam at the mouth in your instagram comments

[lucidlymelanated]

Your 30s aren't too late. Don't let nobody tell you that stupid shit.

[aetherograph]

Your 40s aren't too late. Don't let nobody tell you that stupid shit.

[loisfreakinglane]

#as long as you're alive it's literally never too late

[belgania]

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | 7 of ?

[344j3]

don’t worry guys i’m gonna fix everything. *turns on lord of the rings*

[punchelfdraws]

YCH Pinup for @rilgon of the inimitable miss Honey B. Lovely!

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[emeships]

#WhatDatMean

[dragons-bones]

i will fucking call it "chariot" and "dynamo" after the heat death of the fucking universe

[dragons-bones]

#honestly when I was in an FC that raided savage#most often what we called them was “get in get in get in” and “out out out out” @ecosystem-administrator

this is the way!

[anphsstuff]

my Hornet sketch

[dragons-bones]

i will fucking call it "chariot" and "dynamo" after the heat death of the fucking universe

[absolem0]

This is a threat

[sunwingsunset]

MASS EFFECT 2 ↳ Scenery

[kaiifolio]

the wind will always welcome you home, so come— rest your weary wings 🕊️🍃

[fenrishion]

alphinaud get back to work

[nunchler]

obviously bigotry isnt rational but "women are naturally worse at spatial reasoning and math" is a wild opinion to have when women have historically been the primary textile producers in a lot of societies. have you ever seen a tablet weaving pattern

[aidan-khontus]

Amazing cosplays today!