[elpisbloomed]

WELL COME AND WELL MET --

ELPISBLOOMED: an independent, highly selective, private, multifandom multimuse feat. canons & ocs from fire emblem, final fantasy, and persona. loved by eevee / eva, she/her, 27. all graphics commissioned from hyruleshop.

to find the strength to continue, when all strength has left you. to find joy, even as darkness descends… and amidst deepest despair, light everlasting.

HOW LONG YOU'VE WANDERED, BURNED BRIGHT AS A STAR --

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[heartwilled]

      Granite Cave is familiar to him, in the way a childhood friend you haven't seen in quite some time is. The broad strokes of its passageways come to him as he steps through the tunnels, flashlight in hand, even if it's been quite some time since he'd been here. It's not a very large cave, all in all, and one he'd explored thoroughly during his days as a younger trainer, his then-Aron in tow. But he's been scouring every inch of Hoenn over the past couple years in search of answers to just what on earth Team Aqua and Team Magma had been up to, and when Brawly had mentioned something about some old murals down here, he'd beelined right towards them.

      ...well, towards the cave, anyhow. His search for information might be urgent, but it's hardly an emergency just yet—there's no harm in taking a little time to see how the place has changed over the years, is there? ( the answer might be that it's not by much, but Ochre seems happy to have a chance to poke around his old haunts, and that's reason enough to take the scenic route down ) They've got plenty of daylight, by the tick of his watch, and he's no stranger to camping should they truly run long. And they're just far enough off the beaten path that it feels as if he has the place to himself. Goodness knows that that is something to be savored, these days. And if he finds himself settling in with his tools at a location that looks promising, well, that's no one's business but his own, right?

      Still, when he hears his name and title called, he turns to the newcomer with an affable smile, one which turns just a tad apologetic as the flashlight strapped to his forehead shines right into her eyes. He's quick to remove it with only a little fumbling, adjusting so that the light illuminates the cavern they're in instead. The girl before him must have been exploring for a while, if the dirt on her knees and smeared across her traveling clothes and even her forehead is any indication, and she looks...kind of familiar? Though he's not sure he can place it—he meets plenty of kids like her during his travels, though he thinks the spark in her eye is just a bit different. Despite her gobsmacked expression, there's a glint of something in her eyes—thirst for adventure, perhaps, or even the kind of determination that carries challengers all the way to the League.

      "Oh! Yes, that's me." It takes him a moment to get into the swing of things, and he can hear Ochre snickering at his expense. Traitor. "My research has brought me down here, though I suppose I haven't gotten to what I'm actually here to research just yet." Ah, but he hasn't gotten her name yet, has he? "Sorry, and you are...?"

[elpisbloomed]

       apart from a flinch away from the light, ruby was relatively unbothered by it. she still can't believe her luck. the champion of the hoenn region! in the absence of her dad's occasional televised matches, the young trainer often found herself entranced by elite four's skills. so much style, and the confidence in their commands. their unwavering trust in their partners to carry the day. and with regards to steven himself... who wouldn't admire him? cool, collected, with a team to match!

       ( she couldn't help but be dazzled by both his presence and the aggron close by. she hoped she could be half the trainer he was. would fork be that big and strong when they evolved? )

       ❝ my name's ruby! ❞ the girl couldn't help a small, cheery wave as she beamed up at him, ❝ i'm a new trainer from littleroot town; i just got my second badge! ❞ there was a note of pride in her voice.

       ❝ when brawly told me about the mural, i didn't think i'd meet the champion down here! is that what your research is about? or is it that scaaaary soul-stealing jewel-eyed ghost they talk about in town? ❞

[elpisbloomed]

talking with a friend about hypocrisy in characters and ophelia's own hypocrisy wrt her feelings on self-sacrifice and:

[katakaios]

" my wish ? my wish is to fulfill everyone else's wishes ! and if i can't fulfill them, then send them on to tomorrow ! " independent and selective blog for: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐎, 𝐊𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐀, or '𝐏𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐍 ', of honkai star rail . (c)

[elpisbloomed]

so as mentioned previously about how ophelia, as a living star/embodiment of imaginary, can die from burning herself out -- that's largely tied to how many elements she uses at once. she has the capability to use all seven since the astro/imaginary element's functionality + the blessings of the archons allows her to do so, she just doesn't. she generally sticks to one, at most two (i.e. drawing on both dendro and geo in the aquila arc). copying all seven elements/drawing upon all seven archons' blessings at once guarantees she Will burn. and apart from the end of her teyvat journey, that has only happened one other time (3.7 + vague planarcadia spoilers under the cut).

aside from pyro remembrance that she's primarily utilized following the events of 3.4, ophelia draws upon the remaining six elements in the battle against irontomb. if not resurrected by trailblazer and cyrene, she would've died anyway, whether it be from irontomb itself, or by burning herself into nothing. because of her state of being prior to the resurrection, too, she's physiologically aware of said rebirth. since she returned to hsr's universe, she's always felt that lack of belonging, because in the eyes of the cosmos, she's not meant to be there anymore. physiologically, she suddenly doesn't feel that anymore after amphoreus. and it feels weird! but, her expending so much power against irontomb is also why she's largely passive and absent for pretty much all of 4.0. she's exhausted and dealing with what can only be described as vertigo and phantom pain -- combined with all the attention the astral express get on planarcadia, it's an awful combination so she wants to stay as far away from the limelight as she possibly can. however, she doesn't want to do nothing either, so even if she stays behind in the express with pom-pom, she'll investigate things on her own via internet.

[elpisbloomed]

bear with me on drafts for a bit; i have a few things i've already written during break times that i'll throw into the queue (eta on the dash, first week of august), but hsr has allllll my attention atm

[angelhht]

Snow

[elpisbloomed]

       ❝ ... yes, pain and misery are like shadows. they are a part of you. they follow you wherever you go. you remember them in your dreams, and they are the things you may never forget. but happiness is not the result of their absence either. reaching for it in spite of them... is part of the journey. ❞

[videonoir]

　　𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐝, not having to eye every bit of scenery in an otherwise empty landscape for any signs that the empire could be listening. they likely weren't, too busy with much more exciting prospects than a planet with little natural resources or labor to exploit, but he hadn't been alive this long without being cautious.

　　' ... fine. it couldn't hurt. ' maybe his patience, but he'd survived worse. and his ship wasn't too far away now; he'd only have to hear about the force and how powerful it was for so long.

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       ghost glanced at him again, her expression unreadable aside from the dulled spark of life glinting in her eyes. she understood the wariness, the stiffness in his shoulders. she herself wanted to crawl out of her skin. it placed an even bigger target upon the newly formed coordinated rebellion.

       ❝ ... for what it's worth, i'm sorry about this, ❞ not that apologies meant much in their tyrannical world. the bounty hunter kept her gaze trained on the ship ahead. ❝ i didn't want to put an escort at risk, but it's also a risk they didn't want to take. ❞

[elpisbloomed]

thinking about crux's speech development and how he goes from monotone, mechanical, speaking in more robot-like language like "i am functioning within normal parameters", to in amphoreus and planarcadia having his own personality, using contractions in his vocabulary, and even picking up slang from march 7th and the people he's met while trailblazing

[bloodycharge]

                — THAT KID IS NEVER COMING BACK.

( c. )

[typewriter-worries]

All About Love, bell hooks | Snow and Dirty Rain, Richard Siken

[elpisbloomed]

@epiosirida... Seen here is 1 Little Ica crawling onto Ophelia’s lap and making himself extra comfy for a nap. It’s fine right? You don’t mind? You can even pet him while he’s here!

       ophelia couldn't help a soft oh...! of surprise at the little memosprite's appearance. if he was here, hyacine can't be too far away. lips curled into a smile; he was adorable. she had nowhere to be yet, so she was content to let ica enjoy his nap.

       ❝ hello there, little ica, ❞ amusement lined her words. she paused for a moment's ponder before oh so gently petting his cotton-candy mane, with the extra offering of a careful scritch. her hand came to rest on his flank to make sure he didn't fall off in his sleep.

       ❝ i hope this is comfortable. you can stay as long as you like. ❞

[elpisbloomed]

@asinglespark... you've got this. and if you don't, we've got this. || celes @ yvonne <3

       oh dear, did he notice how distracted she was? the discussion with jacinthe's hologram, which caused her to arrive at wild zone 12 later than the others, left her uneasy and off-kilter. she thought her mask was flawless, nary a crack to be seen. perhaps he was paying closer attention since she revealed the extent of jacinthe's attempts to recruit her?

       yvonne never meant to worry him, or the rest of their friends. deep down, shame ate away at her insides from the knowledge that her problems affected them. it's not dignified, the world she came from had long declared. it's not appropriate around company.

       ( and célestin... oh célestin, her oldest and dearest friend, she's already done enough damage by falling silent throughout those five years. she couldn't bear to add more, not when he most needs friendship, support, and security. )

       on impulse, she reached out and squeezed his hand gratefully, for it was all she could do. ❝ but of course, mon ami -- together, there is nothing we can't achieve~ ❞

       just keep focused on the goal. there's a poor pokemon that needs their help. whatever jacinthe has in mind, whatever yvonne's own feelings may be, both can wait until this is all over.

[elpisbloomed]

since enough of crux's body is robotic/machine, it's possible to connect him directly to computers or other technology through a hidden panel on the nape of his neck that's the center of his cybernetic implants. theoretically, he could download information directly to his brain, or, in case of emergencies, brute force locked mechanisms when finding another workaround would take too much time ( if all else fails: break it down with his bat ). the panel on his nape is also how, when connected to an appropriate device, people ( primarily welt since his background makes him the best candidate ) can check on the condition of his cybernetics like running a deep level hardware scan.

[preservedcucumbers]

Here here now, don’t cry, you raised your hand for the assignment Tuck those ribbons under your helmet, be a good soldier

[elpisbloomed]

what does your heart look like?

broken, missing pieces that once were there

your heart has been torn before, chipped and maybe even shattered. some pieces will never be recovered, and you are shaped by the loss. but it can still be shaped into something tangible, something good, even with its flaws and imperfections. you don’t have to do all the work of rebuilding by yourself. allow other hands to leave their fingerprints on the new heart you create from the remnants.

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