Dreaming Wide Awake

**Selena "Artemis" Wolfsong ** **Indie Kingdom Hearts OC ** *Crossovers and OC friendly* Side Image by Sammi [sorunort ]

[lcstkey]

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[lcstkey]

“ now’s not the time to play the martyr, got it? you’ve got a good long life ahead of you, and i intend to keep it that way. “ (from kijin "you are literally in the same age range as alphinaud, alisaie, and my baby sister; stop being reckless" lyzej)

@sunaerie | X'Kijin 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒.

Selena had ran ahead of their party, drawing in a mob that swiftly surround her from all sides. By the time her party members, including X'Kijin, caught up, the keybearer was being overwhelmed. After the mob was defeated, X'kijin is swift to interrupt and lecture her, pulling her back with a 'rescue' spell to prevent her from running ahead. She near turned to the taller miqo'te to protest, but found herself unable to come up with a counter as her breath gets caught in her throat.

"A good long life..."? What is that supposed to mean...?

Flashes of her village came to mind and recalled her frozen world had been fraught with danger. If the cold or the creatures lurking in the woods hadn't made them a meal, then the starvation would put them to an early grave. Perhaps doomed from the start, mayhap before she and her sister were born, all she had wanted before was to return home.

She remembered that Baba Yaga's forest would have once been an ideal solution. The witch and master of their woods had grown fond of the young keybearer and offered her a place by their side. Selena wondered if she would have learned their ways, including that of magic, and enjoyed each sunrise after sunrise in each other's company, had she not rejected it. But if Selena had stayed, and learned all she could with only her teacher as company, then what? Would the repetition and loneliness of that life been considered a good, long life?

Ophiuchus. Another star doomed to die. Criminality and death became entertainment for those living with high ranks. Prisoners fighting for the promise of freedom underneath the scarlet skies in a blood-soaked arena. Ebony snakes marked on the skin acting as shackles; one wrong move and the prisoner's neck snapped, or a bone was hazardously broken. She recalled that if the world hadn't fallen when it did, her life would not have cut short by battle, rather an illness her body couldn't defend from.

What did a "good, long life" look like in Eorzea?

Suddenly turning pale, Selena froze, eyes glossing over. Her mind suddenly screaming like radio static from a nonexistent linkpearl channel. She felt her hear hammer hard against her ribcage, trying to burst. That blank, wide-eyed expression revealing that the keybearer didn't understand what "a good, long life" is.

It isn't until her ears hear the sound of X'kijin calling her name that Selena is able to return to reality. She blinked and took in a deep breath. She attempted to steady herself and called the keyblade to her trembling hands.

"S-sorry. I'm okay. We should probably join the others. They may be wondering where we are."

[lcstkey]

[☮︎] "You're really pretty, you know?" Hope spoke up softly, looking over at her as they had a moment's rest. The two of them had been working hard together, killing heartless and collecting lux. They had been studying the other for a moment, just taking in details about the other that she had noticed, such how her dark hair complimented her pale eyes and skin, or how they seemed to touch their locket when in thought.

@kcytotheheart | Hope Send "You're really pretty" for my muse's reaction

The two of them were taking a moment to rest from collecting lux throughout Daybreak Town. Selena had settled in and swiftly grew accustomed to the routine of taking out the Heartless, as if she had done this before. However, there were occasions where she forgot to collect the lux to turn in at the end of the day.

Her forgetfulness was what brought Hope to join the Ursus faction and group up with her that day. The other was there to remind her to collect the lux the Heartless seemingly dropped. There was more than one occasion where Selena momentarily paused when picking up the lux and held it in her hand as if enthralled by its warmth and the light they emitted.

Would lux could have helped my...No, no need to dwell on the what if...Besides, I can't recall the Shadows...Heartless ever dropping this "lux".

"H-huh?" Taken aback by the sudden compliment, Selena glanced toward her, pocketing the lux for now, "Um, thank you, Hope." She awkwardly scratched her arm as a faint blush rose to her face.

I wonder what brought this up.

[lcstkey]

Yuffie shoves a yellow calla lily in her hand with a beaming smile.

@kisaragisecret | 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍  𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔  ( .  .  . )   inbox  prompts . yellow calla lily : a request to be friends .

"Thank you," Selena answered, gazing down at the yellow calla lily and smiled then softly smiled, "Of course we can be friends, Yuffie."

[solarisligatus]

It was easy enough to get everything set up at the very least. Food would be ready by the time everyone arrived, and with the other's help it was much quicker to even get the table ready. Usually something like this would take her half an hour at least just to find everything.

"Oh, yes. They're very cute little critters. Though... I don't remember what they're called. We don't have anything like them back home."

At least, to her knowledge. There were the karakul, surely, but nothing was quite these weird... fluffy things. She quite liked them! Wrangling them had been easy enough, she just hoped they wouldn't make too much of a mess given their small size.

[lcstkey]

With the two of them working together, the table and the prank was set up swiftly. She could only speculate what sort of darling creatures could be concealed inside the crates hidden beneath the chairs. The keybearer took a step back to study the table as if searching for something missing or out of place, but her mind wandered to the creatures inside the crates.

I wonder if they're squirrels or maybe they're something more furry and soft?

"Oh? Um, are you not from any of the city states in Eorzea, Miss Jubibi?" Selena asked with a moment of hesitation, not wishing to offend. As a complete outsider to Eorzea and this star, everything still felt alien and the keybearer struggled to connect.

Maybe with more time, I can feel more comfortable...

[dandelionrps]

𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍  𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔     (     .  .  .     )     inbox  prompts .

♡     send  flowers     according  to  which  type(s)     express  how  sender  feels  about  or  wants  from  receiver  .   

these  flowers  are  meant  to     come  with  notes     (    or    spoken  words  .ᐟ     add     whatever  you  desire     when  sending    )     that  clearly  state  what  they  mean ,     so     receiver  will  know     what  sender  is  trying  to  say .  

add  context    &     mix    &     match  to  your  needs .     create  whole  bouquets  if  you  like  .     happy  writing .ᐟ

white  azalea  :     a  compliment  toward  receiver’s  physical  beauty  .

pink  azalea  :     maternal  love     (     does  not  necessarily  have  to  be  gendered     )     from  parental  figure  to  child  .

red  azalea  :     a  request  for  receiver  to  take  care  of  themself  for  sender’s  sake  .

white  calla  lily  :     a  marriage  proposal  .

pink  calla  lily  :     a  confession  of  romantic  love  .

yellow  calla  lily  :     a  request  to  be  friends  .

purple  calla  lily  :     a  request  for  a  passionate  night  together  .

black  calla  lily  :     a  request  for  a  date     (     specify  what  it  entails     )  .

white  carnation  :     sympathy ,     condolences  .

pink  carnation  :     filial  love    (     from  child  to  parental  figure     )  .

red  carnation  :     possessiveness ,     as  if  to  say    ‘  you  are  mine  ’  .

yellow  carnation  :     rejection ,     disappointment  in  receiver ,     regret  .

purple  carnation  :     appreciation  for  receiver’s  whimsy  and /  or  unpredictability  .

multicolor  carnation  :     expressing  sorrow  that  sender  and  receiver  cannot  be  together  .

white  chrysanthemum  :     agape  love  .

pink  chrysanthemum  :     storge  love     (     from  parental  figure  to  child     )  .

red  chrysanthemum  :     eros  love  .

yellow  chrysanthemum  :     philia  love  .

cleome  :     sender  wants  to  run  away    /     elope  with  receiver  .

daffodil  :     desire  for  a  new  beginning    /     to  start  over  .

white  daisy  :     desire  to  have  a  child    /     start  a  family  with  receiver  .

yellow  daisy  :     encouragement  and  empathy  .

forget  -  me  -  not  :     an  expression  of  gratitude  for  the  memories  shared  with  receiver    /     a  desire  to  make  new  memories  with  receiver  .

white  heather  :     sender  pledges  to  always  protect  receiver  .

pink  heather  :     infatuation  and  obsession  with  receiver  .

white  hibiscus  :     a  request  for  peace  between  sender  and  receiver  .

pink  hibiscus  :     sender  wishes  to    ‘  show  receiver  off  ’     by  having  them  wear  this  flower  in  their  hair  .

red  hibiscus  :     a  deep  admiration  for  receiver’s  godlike  beauty  .

orange  hibiscus  :     a  compliment  toward  receiver’s  body  .

yellow  hibiscus  :     sibling  or  sibling  -  like  affection  .

yellow  hyacinth  :     jealousy  and  envy  .

blue  hyacinth  :     sincerity  and  earnestness  ,     wholehearted  regard  .

purple  hyacinth  :     deep  sorrow  ,     begging  for  forgiveness  ,     a  request  for  another  chance  .

white  iris  :     a  spiritual  connection  ,     a  soul  bond  .

blue  iris  :     having  faith  in  receiver  ,     trusting  them  implicitly  .

purple  iris  :     veneration  and  the  highest  possible  esteem  ,     regard  for  receiver’s  wisdom  .

lavender  :     gratitude  for  forgiveness    /     a  second  chance  ,     a  promise  to  be  better  for  receiver  .

lilac  :     innocent  attraction  ,     receiver  is  sender’s  first  love  .

white  lily  :     deep  respect  and  reverence  ,     unconditional  love    (     platonic  or  romantic    )  .

pink  lily  :     gentle  appreciation  and  gratitude  ,     a  kiss  on  the  cheek  .

tiger  lily  :     sender  is  proud  of  receiver  . 

lily  -  of  -  the  -  valley  :     receiver  completes  sender    /     makes  sender  feel  whole  .

white  magnolia  :     sender  thinks  receiver  is  perfect  .

pink  magnolia  :     a  regard  for  receiver’s  youthful  spirit  . 

purple  magnolia  :     sender  wishes  receiver  healing  .

pink  orchid  :     congratulatory     (     specify  what  for    )  .

blue  orchid  :     rarity  ,     there’s  no  one  else  in  the  world  like  receiver  .

purple  orchid  :     admiration  for  receiver’s  strength  and  perseverance  .

pink  peony  :     wishing  receiver  luck  and  good  fortune  .

red  peony  :     expression  of  honor  ,     a  compliment  toward  receiver’s  moral  character  .

white  poppy  :     mourning  a  shared  loved  one  ,     expressing  comfort  during  a  difficult  time  .

red  poppy  :     regard  for  the  fallen    /     for  what  or  who  has  been  lost  .

orange  poppy  :     wishing  receiver  success  ,     a  compliment  toward  receiver’s  resilience  .

 white  primrose  :     sender  misses  receiver    /     sender  is  sad  without  receiver  .

pink  primrose  :     sender  cannot  live  without  receiver  .

yellow  primrose  :     receiver  makes  sender  happy  .

purple  primrose  :     sender  is  enchanted  by  receiver  .

white  rose  :     desire  for  marriage    /     building  a  life  with  receiver  .

pink  rose  :     a  developing  crush  ,     regard  for  receiver’s  beauty    (     physical  and  beyond     )  .

red  rose  :     deep  romantic  love  ,     passionate  attraction  ,     unending  devotion  .

yellow  rose  :     deep  platonic  love  ,     the  warmth  of  friendship  ,     returning  the  joy  receiver  brings  .

sunflower  :     deep  adoration  ,     unending  loyalty  .

white  tulip  :     apology    /     desire  for  forgiveness  and  reconciliation  .

pink  tulip  :     the  transition  from  a  crush  to  deeper  romantic  love  .

red  tulip  :     deep  trust  and  undying  devotion  .

yellow  tulip  :     a  compliment  toward  receiver’s  smile    /     a  desire  to  see  receiver  smile  more  .

purple  tulip  :     eternal  love  ,     togetherness  in  every  lifetime  .

blue  violet  :     calming  love  and  affection  ,     an  expression  of  sender  being  a  better  person  with    /     around  receiver  .

purple  violet  :     a  compliment  toward  receiver’s  personal  growth  and  humility  .

[newsidequest]

"No, no, on the ground is perfectly fine --" He did not know what the box contained and therefore did not want to risk it being rattled around. Sylvain was already coming out from behind the counter to fetch it. "Where is this delivery from, might I ask?"

[lcstkey]

T-the ground? Alright... The young adventurer slowly put the crate down on the floor in front of the desk. Now peering down at the crate curiously, Artemis took several steps backward away from the box.

He seemed worried as though the crate could explode. I don't believe that my client would have knowingly sent me to deliver goods that'd go kaboom...right?

"The botanist's guild in Gridania, sir." She answered, deciding to not to mention that their guild master had appeared overly concerned about the delivery making it here on time.

[kcytotheheart]

@lcstkey liked for a random starter!

[✘] Kohaku rarely ever entered Daybreak Town, the only time that it was safe... was night time when most wielders were asleep. After all, it meant that they could go about leaving extra items around without being noticed. Normally they got Kokoro or Babaru to do it since the dreameaters were less likely to be stopped because of their appearance or the aura of darkness.

They were making their way back when they paused, brow furrowing as they... sensed the other before they saw them. Concern flickering across their face as they kept their head down.

[lcstkey]

Simply because the wielders of Daybreak Town rested during nightfall, the Heartless would deign to follow suit. The hooded keybearer had sneaked out of her quarters to ensure that these shadowy creatures left the slumbering wielders alone. She aimed to cull their numbers, so that none of these Heartless would escape to hide under their beds.

Selena neglected to collect the resulting lux behind. Perhaps to be collected by those who rose with the dawn or the Heartless that deigned to appear in the morning. She can't recall why she was supposed to.

Now, the hooded keybearer aimed to return to her quarters and kept her steps silent. However, before she could climb back up to her window, Selena paused at the base of the building and glanced around. Feeling as if she's being watched, she frowned and her brows furrowed.

Have I been caught by the Foretellers or...? Maybe I should do a round around the building in case it's a Shadow I sense...

[rpclefairy]

growing closer.

prompts for characters getting to know each other.

“i don't think you realize how much people notice you.”

“you don't seem particularly trusting. then again, maybe neither am i.”

“you have a habit of appearing at interesting moments.”

“you strike me as someone who trusts their gut. am i wrong?”

“i've noticed you always leave before everyone else.”

“i think you enjoy keeping people guessing.”

“you seem restless.”

“it's strange how you can be surrounded by people and still feel alone.”

“have i ever told you that you're difficult to read?”

“you look like you haven't slept.”

“you know this place well enough that i'm starting to wonder if you've always lived here.”

“do you ever worry about the kind of person you're becoming?”

“i've known a lot of people. none of them were quite like you.”

“i can't decide whether people truly change, or if they just become better at hiding parts of themselves.”

“i had the strangest dream last night. do you remember yours when you wake up?”

“the more i get to know you, the more i keep noticing little similarities between the two of us.”

“i didn't realize you'd remember that.”

“most people seem uncomfortable with silence. i never minded it much.”

“you seem to know more than you're saying.”

“you seem comfortable on your own. i wonder if that's the same thing as never feeling lonely.”

“do you always look this serious?”

“you're easier to talk to than i expected.”

“i've always thought trust is harder to earn than people pretend.”

“you always seem to be watching.”

“i think you've been avoiding me.”

“you're not at all what i thought you would be.”

“whenever i ignore my instincts, i end up regretting it. what about you?”

“i wasn't expecting to run into you again.”

“i can't tell if you're someone who enjoys solitude or just tolerates it.”

“i know it sounds childish, but i can't help believing some people are meant to find one another.”

“you make a terrible liar.”

“you don't strike me as the sort of person people forget.”

“i think people underestimate you.”

“i can't decide whether you're charming or frustrating.”

“i don't think i've seen you smile before.”

“i wasn't sure you'd come.”

“it's a little strange. i think i've started looking forward to seeing you.”

“sometimes i wonder if we ever really know anyone.”

“you're surprisingly good company.”

“i think most people would like to believe they're good. i'm not sure it's always that simple.”

“i think being truly understood is a far rarer thing than people realize.”

“i don't usually tell people this...”

“you make that look easy.”

[lcstkey]

Goodnight - HalaCG

[lcstkey]

A creeping rot over takes you...

Grief

Maybe the world was right, when it said what happened was not your fault. When it declared your innocence so many times that the words lost any value that they could have had. Maybe they were right. Maybe it was not your fault, back then. When you were so young, so bright eyed. But the chaos that followed, the destruction that you reigned over when the last good thing you had died? The pain that you unleashed, mimicking the agony trapped within your own heart? That was all you. Every ugly, rotten piece of that was all you.

Stolen from: @kcytotheheart

[memesomething]

Send me “🌺” + a plot idea you’ve been wanting to write which you think might fit our muses. no rules, just the first thing that comes to mind!

[lcstkey]

Late to the game but did Sel with this Picrew

[demilypyro]

Visit Original Link

best dungeon theme hands down

[lcstkey]

Hey, would anyone mind helping me out for a minute? I posted my Deliora hc post about an hour ago and I see that it's on my blog on my end. However, for some reason, it's also still showing up in my drafts when I could have sworn that I pressed post to publish it. Could someone confirm that it's posted on this blog?

I don't know if this is a tumblr glitch that added a copy of that post to my drafts after I posted it. Tumblr is a function website tm.

This also might be a cue for me to sleep too. x.x

[lcstkey]

Adding to this Deliora About

Deliora is thought to be the goddess of the lost, to guide her children home through her scarlet lantern. Like all stories passed down from generation to generation, her meaning became twisted and distorted over time. Despite time's distortion, Deliora's love for her children has never been brought to question.

Her influence sleeps in her children's Hearts, to be roused by their Heart's wounds when they are at their lowest to lure them into a mutual contract where their one wish can be granted at the steep price of their body and the memories of them erased from everyone's minds.

[This memory erasure curse has a limit. She can only erase the memories of her children, i.e. the villagers, not those from the worlds outside.]

Deliora wasn't only the goddess of the lost. She is the goddess of the lost causes, champion of her children's ambitions and dreams. As such, this goddess has strong ties to the Realm of Sleep and holds power in that realm.

In her primal AU, when Selena used herself as a vessel for her summoning, Deliora casted her influence around the surrounding environment inside the castrum, unintentionally pulling it into the Realm of Sleep. She didn't only make the inhabitants fall into deep slumber, they fell into a dream based on their Heart's wishes. If not well prepared, the intruders will become lost in the dream and trapped in her labyrinth.

[rp-meme-central]

Send “Braid” for my muse to braid your muse’s hair.

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