#abidethetempest

[grimlock]

made you a birthday doodle of the goober!! 👉👈

THIS IS SO CUTE OMGGGGG thank you so much??? staring at him 😭

[partydemoman]

12, 28, and 97 please!

OH MY GOD I MISSED THIS FOR LIKE 3 WEEKS SOMEHOW???? SORRY!!!

Anyway:

12. if you could be fluent in any language which one would it be?: It would have to be either Elvish from lotr (specifically Sindarin) or Eliksni from a certain someone's amazing conlang :3

28. what are you best at?: There's a few things it could be. I'm good at organizing things, I'm decent with computers (both software and hardware), I've been learning 3d modeling for the past few years, and I've been GMing ttrpg games for a couple years longer than that.

97. do you make a wish at 11:11?: No, I don't. I don't even know basically anything about that, besides the obvious implied by the name lol.

[wolvereaux]

18 and 25

18 - favorite pair of shoes

that I own right now? my work boots

that I've owned ever? my camp tivas

25 - best day ever

tossup between the first time we met and the first day I was visiting you back in January <3

honorable mention to the day Bee yelled herself into my life, tho. I was sleep deprived and doing my Best, and drove to three different vet clinics to get her scanned for a chip that didn't end up existing (and then to a pet supplies store to get food and a litterbox). wild times.

[wolvereaux]

4, 20, and 23! >:3c

4. Movie of the year? V is for Vendetta. Definitely one of the more memorable ones we've watched together thus far, I think!

20. What’s something you learned this year? what sexual attraction feels like that I'm demi and not ace like I thought I was

23. If you could send a message to yourself back on the first day of the year, what would it be? COMPLAIN HARDER ABOUT YOUR SHOULDER TO YOUR EMPLOYER. Dap will be right about the flirting, stop letting your brain chew on itself about it. And ask for help when you need it, because you're gonna have to.

context

[flowers-of-io]

7 please!

7. Softest/most comforting fic you wrote this year

I suppose it would be Field Research for the sheer topic (Eido exploring Crimson Days traditions, including hot chocolate and skating), but I'm also very tempted to put unless you play it good and right and Pretences up there as well. The first is a zaiatl love confession written Before Things Went To Shit (read: TFS), and the second is about Immaru, Savathûn, and drinking mulled wine by the river. And stargazing. And hugs.

[wolvereaux]

shitty blog summary: my partner's blog >:3cccc

[wolvereaux]

9 and Tal from the music ask game

Gunning For You [Noyze Jinx Remix] by QUIX, Nevve, & Noyze Jinx & Talwyn - I'm pretty sure this is on Skipper's playlist and if not, I meant to put it on there at some point adlksflkj Heads up, this turned out a lot more angsty than I meant it to (and a lot longer. Whoops). --

"I don't do commitment, Leo."

"I know." The ghost's voice was gentle as she spun into her Lightbearer's line of sight and got him to look up at her. "But it's been centuries. I think it's worth giving it another try."

Talwyn opened their apartment door in silence, leaning to the side to let Leo in before following after her and carefully shutting the door behind them. A myriad of feelings swirled in his chest and tangled in his throat. They tightened when his eyes caught the sight of the Sunbreaker mark that was carefully folded up and displayed on the hallway bookshelf as he moved towards the bathroom. He forced himself to keep moving, to push past the memory and process it before it became too hard to breathe.

He turned the sink on and picked up his toothbrush, leaving the light off and ignoring the mirror as he mindlessly went through the motions of getting ready for bed.

"He deserves better than what I can offer him." Talwyn's shoulders were hunched when he finally spoke. "I'm…" he swallowed heavily. The word 'broken' had dug its claws in his chest, refusing to come out even as it sliced through him. "I—"

"Isn't that his decision to make?" Leo asked him softly, cutting into his thoughts before he could spiral further.

Talwyn wiped an arm across his face and turned on the tap before his sniffling could become audible. He quickly ducked his face under the water in an attempt to drown the tears before they could fall more thickly than they already were, and took his time rinsing the toothpaste out of his mouth before he had to stand up and dry off his face with a towel.

He ached with want. Traveler above, he wanted this more than he could remember wanting almost anything else.

And he'd been slipping. He'd been having to quell the urge to reach for Sigil's hand whenever they were in the same room, forcefully covering it over with flippant remarks to hide the way his heart pounded in his chest. He'd been catching himself looking at the exo while his attention was somewhere else, and had to repeatedly force himself to look away. Worst of all he kept finding himself lingering after their goodbyes, letting the silence stretch out in order to put off walking back to his own apartment alone just for a little longer.

Like tonight.

Only this time, he'd blown a kiss after Sigil before he could stop himself.

Traveler, he was so stupid.

Face still hidden in the towel, Talwyn stood frozen under the weight of his own shame as he relived the moment in his mind. Thankfully the door had already been shut, leaving Leo as the only witness to his heartsick longing. Loyal, patient Leo who was the forced audience to his endless internal self-destruction.

He didn't deserve her either.

His shoulders began to shake with silent sobs as something load bearing crumpled in his chest.

"Oh, Lion Cub."

Leo dipped down and landed on his shoulder, settling her shell against his neck. Talwyn didn't have the heart to push her away. --

link to the ask game

[wolvereaux]

11 for Baby Lion >:3c

mean 2 me in this house

11. What scene are you most hyped for this chapter/fic?

the same scene I'm most afraid to write, which is the wound care scene (I've been doing longform RP for so long the rule of 'only play your characters in your responses' is all but hardwired into my brain).

the ask game in question