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[hanthell]

they were in the kitchen  ,  searching for something to eat.   it wasn’t as though they were hungry  ,  not like how they were when they were younger  ,  but they wanted to find something to feed the birds.   the birds were the ones who looked hungry.          ❝   is there   . . .   anything that’s not bread  ??   ❞     ( @almyrn​ )

[crestologies]

[ wound ] // @almyrn​

He was a brute — a handsome brute, but still a brute none-the-less. Linhardt didn’t know which pain was worse, the pain from when the arrow hit his shoulder or the pain from Claude pulling the arrow out of his shoulder like it was nothing. The amount of blood that came out of his shoulder was enough to make him vomit. “If you’re going to pull it out like that, you could at least give me a fair bit of warning, Claude.” How could he be so foolish? He knew moving forward was only revealing himself to the enemy. He got what he deserved, it was a way that fate was punishing him for disobeying the proper battle order. Magic users stay in the back, especially the healers. There was one thing he enjoyed about this though. Feeling Claude’s firm hands against — by contrast — Linhardt’s smoother skin, felt like heaven. Despite the pain he was feeling, Linhardt felt protected within the warm grasp he was in. I should get injured more often when Claude is around, letting a smirk slip out of his usual stone face. Maybe he could just abuse the injury for just a bit. “You know it would be proper for you to check up on me until I am fully healed. I would do the same for you, you know.”

[aelsell]

@almyrn​ asked: If you had to chose a boss battle theme for that character you are struggling with, what would it be? & what would the battle be like, if they were the final boss in a game? 

I think that is the best question I ever received and I spend way too much time thinking about it. Thank you so much! Were this book a game I’d like to steal the work of Marcin Przybyłowicz & Mikolai Stroinski, aka The Witcher 3 OST, mixing it with a little Linking Park. But that’s basically all my books, so... As for Lynn, the character I am struggling with? She is the boss battle, I can tell you as much. But in a sense that no one expects her. (looking at Flora because we are getting a little spoiler-y here). You have to defeat her twice. First time is on a green hill/mountain top, nothing but the clear blue sky around the two of you. You trusted her, fell for her, but now she betrays you, using your fears and nightmares against you. It’s a battle where she commands the winds, her magic being as strong as a storm. And you cannot defeat her. All you can do is run and survive. It is a little like the fight against the Ophiri mage in Hearts of Stone. She keeps throwing a freaking tornado of dirt and earth and wind at you and you are thrown back each and every time, unable to get close enough for an attack while she deals too much damage. The final battle would be at the end of the Game, you go deep into the old catacombs of the city, where they build houses upon collapsed ruins. You have to defeat all kinds of nightmares and demons on your way to her, descovering the ancient lyceum of one of the oldest Witch Covens known to mankind. Deeper and deeper you delve into the dark, surrounded by flickering candles, blood scriptures and runes upon the walls, ancient books littering the ground... While you discover the ruins and haunted places of the city’s underworld, the score that plays is 2500 Tons Of Awesome by Ramin Djawadi from the Pacific Rim OST, the signature tune of Lynn’s brother. You have to go through him before you can get to her. Bruised and broken you finally stand face to face with her again, an ancient mausoleum, a round stone room, the huge ceiling held up by five big pillars. She throws her tornados at you again, a storm in the form of a woman. And this time you have nowhere to escape to. Lynn is able to sense your thoughts so she always knows where you are going first. You have to hold out until tow thirds of both your mana and your health are gone, she feels sure of her victory by then and throws one last whirlwind at you, in an attempt to end it. You need to stand in front of one of the pillars, throwing yourself to the side in the last moment, so she destroys the pillar instead. You need to destroy three out of five pillars like that, leaving the one close to the entrance for last to make sure you can escape when the ceiling collapses and burries her underneath it. The only way to defeat Lynn is to make her defeat herself. You can never be sure if she is really dead though and you stay haunted by the encounter and the things you saw in the lyceum for the rest of your life.  Throughout all that plays The Shatterdome, another of Djawadi’s amazing songs for Pacific Rim. So that is definitely her boss battle theme. 

[crestologies]

@almyrn​

“Claude, if you use your investigative skills I feel as if we can both get behind the mysteries of Garreg Mach.”

There was no doubt the two somewhat shared a brain. Linhardt assumed the two of them could be great allies to each other, but the relationship would mostly benefit Linhardt. Claude was a more investigative unit, his absence was certainly a great way to sneak in a nap. That and getting rid of part of the tactical duo of Claude and Byleth would give Linhardt time enough to make up an excuse to miss the next war meeting. “You certainly have enough charisma for the both of us. We probably won’t get anything out of Seteth, but perhaps you can try to trip up Flayn? Or maybe we can collude to give Hanneman’s office a nice look through?”

[hanthell]

@almyrn​   said   :   [ braid ] *   [ braid ] for your muse to braid mine’s hair 

the last person to ever touch their hair was their father before they left remire village.     it was just a gentle brush ,   one that a normal father would give to their child ,   something they stopped being when their stepmother joined the family.     still ,   they accepted the fatherly touch before leaving ,   without looking back.     nowadays ,   they managed their own hair ,   left out flowing ,   while only tied up during practical situations.     however ,   when someone ,   the leader of the golden deer asked to mess with their hair ,   who were they to refuse  ??               ❝   you’re really good at braiding hair ,   claude.     are there any other styles you know  ??   ❞

[crocusblooms]

                               @almyrn​ sent a prompt:

“   you  want  me  to  punch  him  in  the  face  ??   ” / violent solidarity is best solidarity

          Violence was not normally her first instinct when hurt by others; in fact, as a response to most situations, she condemned it. There was no denying, however, the smile that crept up upon her lips at Claude’s question as he came to her defense. Perhaps it was not the violence itself that had struck a happy cord within her, but the act of solidarity he had displayed  --  something she had been lacking for some time. 

        “ Hmmmm... ”  For a few seconds, she considered the fate of the man who had wronged her  --  and giggled.  “ ...no. Don’t punch him... I think you’re better with a bow! ”