men who fade in dust of warfare, fade fairer

she/her * 18+ by a lot* queer, poly and probably older than you. I write what I want. this is supposed to be fun.

[dustofwarfare]

SORRY I AM BACK pls look how clearly Makarov’s VA ships my OTP ty ty

[dustofwarfare]

prev anon here! thank you so much, i'll get to writing quickly madam i'd hate to disappoint. but a penny for your thoughts? i have a few questions abt the story/world building.

do you see dominance and submission as actual forces or energy that a person manipulates or is it expressed just through physical action? from s&v, it looks to be mainly shown through voice but at times it's a vibe? if it is more of a tangible force, what would wielding it entail? like does the dom imagine their power wrapping around their sub and the sub feels it slither around them? relatedly, considering who Makarov is and how strong his dominance is, how do you think he'd handle suddenly not commanding an army or people anymore? he had power even in prison but now he has nothing to order around. my vague idea is that Makarov would go into the hitman business under a new name and look, therefore he'd be taking orders instead which doesn't seem like something he'd enjoy doing.

would it also be a stretch to say that Graves grows a lot post fake death? since for most of his life he's been fighting his alignment and that's now been settled/overcome with Makarov. now, he's able to live without constantly pushing against it, knowing when to let loose, etc so Graves could mature past his abandonment complex kinda. also being known as Makarov's submissive and surviving the ordeal surely helps. after so long with Makarov, maybe most doms feel weak in comparison? i'm sorry for flooding your inbox plz dont kill me. this idea has been eating away at my sanity for the past week and i'm very happy to finally talk about it with you <3

Oh my gosh, are you kidding, I love talking about bio kink! I am in the midst of a huge project at the moment with my entire room looking like the Ground Zero site of a Makarov operation, but as soon as I’m done with that, I will answer! Yay omg!!!!

[milaeryn]

He's just a ghost...

+ Bonus: This Pharaoh gives you 1000 likes 🩵

[dustofwarfare]

watching things about tiktok/influencer drama and i realized something

as a person who's been in online transformative fandom spaces since 2002 (LJ baby!), influencer drama really is just normie!fandom. There are BNFs, scammers, plagiarists, lingo, BAG CHARMS, merch, you name it.

do they know you can be in fandoms that are fun, or....?

[codthrow]

In love with how you portray Graves so well! If you are taking requests, I've had this clear picture of Graves who got hit during training and has a nose bleed but still grins like a menace ~

oml not me struggling to make him look menacing……….

please have this drawing of him vaguely smiling at the person who gave him the nosebleed instead 😭

[dustofwarfare]

so you're the reason why i have makagraves brain worms rn, how dare you TToTT

but rlly tho, I recently discovered salt and vinegar and i CANNOT stop thinking about it, tysm for making this gem of a fic much love <3 if it's okay with you, could i write an accompanying fic to s&v? i have this idea stuck in the back of my mind where Makarov had supposedly died for the cause, leaving Graves behind and all that angst. but suprise, he's not dead bc why would he be and they met again years later. i'm an angst writer at heart so i really want to explore the aftermath of if shit hits the fan. i had an entire longfic planned in my head of it all going down but i'm terrible at writing these things out and I just want these two idiots to have emotional reunion sex.

for some reason, i think this is a 'one falls first, the other falls harder' situation where Graves remained loyal even after, taking care of the Inner Circle and Konni, still wearing his collar when he's particularly anxious, etc but is able to move on with his life. then you have Makarov who handles the separation well until he actually has to live through it and suffers alone not understanding why he's so attached.

so when they met up years later (instigated by Makarov maybe as he can't handle it anymore), they both think their relationship had gone cold way back when since that's kinda what happens when one of them fucking "dies". Makarov just wanted to see him one last time but is thrown when Graves tells him that his people are alive and well. They reveal neither of them has taken on a partner since and they still carry each other's dog tags plus some. one thing leads to another and Makarov sees Graves wearing the now very worn collar and he snaps. cue the desperate, nasty, unrestrained fucking into a hotel mattress. okay, didn't mean to type that much but i hope that explains the gist of it. credits would go to you ofc but its totally fine if you're not okay with this, no pressure. ima just reread s&v for the umpeeth time cause i need more of them so much ahhhhhh

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG YES PLS ahem I mean, why, of course that would be great I am a normal level of just awesome with that >>

:DDDDD!!!

I am always a million percent okay with anyone being inspired by anything I write, fandom is for funsies and anon, THIS SOUNDS FUN TO ME SO :DDD

thank you for the super nice words and the main reason i'd want a link is just 'cause I wanna reaaaad ahhhh <3

[kalimeh]

[kalimeh]

[codthrow]

Haii!! If you still taking requests, can you please draw Graves like single father? Or how he just play with somebody's baby, with shadows 🥹🪓

hello!! here’s some graves with child 👶

it's bring-your-baby-to-work whenever he can because he'll only ever be at ease if they're with him

[chaosi-art]

Wip

[lieutenantraziel]

Like Ophelia in her madness

[umedrawzz-deactivated20260422]

If you got the spoons, Graves in a fur coat? Or scared of a cat

I don’t think I’m capable of rendering him like this ever again. :,)

[lialucis]

Ooooough UUUUUMEEEEEE

I'm going to cry and throw up and eat the art 😭

[codthrow]

if you’re still open to requests…

some graves angst perhaps?

what’s the fun in having a blorbo if you don’t put him through the horrors™ every now and then?

mmmm cant say no to good ol angst!!

[dustofwarfare]

I AM PRETENDING THIS IS SALT AND VINEGAR GRAVES BECAUSE I SAID SO

[leeeen-90]

people who only use conventional social media are so funny bc they’ll casually be like “can I see your tumblr??” are you Insane. this is no instagram or twitter. this is my vault of secrets

[zpljajaja]

continue to publish my works from last year here :D

really love this one

[dustofwarfare]

is every artist in this fandom just incredible or

(This is so good!)

[pyr0nie]

i might just explode

[dustofwarfare]

Did I just start writing Makarov and Price, reboot, stuck in the Verdansk stadium during that "capture Makarov" mission from MW3 after the ceiling caved in? Yes, yes I did.

("Dusty, wdym, that ceiling never collapsed, you just shoot at some baddies and shove Mak through a tunnel and behind a bus while he weirdly monologues at you!"

Yes yes if you want to be BORING about it, sure. OR, the ceiling collapsed and they're both mildly injured, snark at each other and bang before they leave. That was the good ending! Don't worry, Ghost gets Soap out, then later -- well wait, that's gonna be in the fic :D)

:D? :D? :D >:D