#earthsbreak

[firesflicker-blog]

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💟 for a kiss on a wound

          the cut upon aiyana’s palm is not deep, at least. deep enough to hurt and bleed, not deep enough to truly damage. not beyond repair. “it’ll ache when you move your hand for a while,” she says as she wraps aiyana’s palm in bandaging. “but it’s a nice clean cut, it should heal up alright. maybe with a little bit of a scar.” and then she does what she might have done for her sisters back home, when a wound is cleaned and bandaged. she lifts aiyana’s hand to press a kiss against her bandaged palm, then gives uninjured fingers a quick squeeze. “might want to be careful of your abilities, as well. i don’t know how they’ll feel with wounded hands.” 

( FIRE KISSED! : accepting )

[firesflicker-blog]

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💓 for a cheek kiss

          it’s the first thing she does as soon as she sits down beside aiyana - - - leans forward to press a kiss to the other girl’s cheek, quick and warm as a spark. “you were amazing out there, you know,” she says. “i know today wasn’t easy, but you were really brave.” their first real battle (small though it was) and their first real victory (although by narrow margins). it had not been an easy day, and estrid knew it must have left them all exhausted. “how are you feeling? doing alright?” 

( FIRE KISSED! : accepting )

[airsfly-blog]

a  mild  but  frustrated  sound  bubbles  in  his  throat,  brow  furrowed  and  hands  resting  in  fists  on  his  lap.  “that  doesn’t  mean  anything.”  he  is  the  air?  eun  knows  something  surges  within  him,  something  unknown  and  dangerous,  something  he  doesn’t  know  the  first  thing  about  harnessing.  is  that  all  he  is?  that  power?  that  ability  that  he  never  -  that  he  still  doesn’t  want? 

@earthsbreak from here.

[firesflicker-blog]

‘ of course i’m scared . i thought you of all people could understand that . ’

“i watched my father die when i was six years old,” she says. “i lived the rest of my life in exile with abilities i couldn’t understand, except to know that they could mean terrible things, if the wrong person found out. of course i understand fear.” there’s a crackle of frustration at the edges of her voice, like paper burning. it curls up and over and around itself, without ever reaching out for aiyana. 

“what i don’t understand is not wanting to do something about it.” not wanting to face it - - - she had learned long ago it was the only way. to barrel through her fear quick as she could, come out on the other side. she’s pacing in front of the fire, all quick motions. all pent-up energy, ready to ride out into the world, energy that did not like to be held back. but one glance at aiyana’s face and its edges soften. the crackling words go up in smoke, and she shakes her head. “i’m sorry,” she says. “i know you’re scared. we all are. you’d be a fool not to be.” 

( A MILLION LITTLE THINGS: accepting )

[watersrise-blog]

tentative bullet list of elemental details : 

the lands (maelstrom bay for water, the farmlands for earth, inferno glen for fire, the gusting hills for air) chooses the elemental.  there is no genetic / ancestral component though sometimes, as with iain’s family, there is already magic there with witches or sorcerers. 

elemental powers grow and can be drained before an elemental themselves reaches the height of their power.  using powers for too long can incapacitate an elemental.  this is easier to manage if they are in climates / environments that do not contain natural sources for their elements;  therefore, it is much easier to drain / debilitate the water and fire elementals until they are at their most powerful, able to draw heat and water from anything living. 

elementals’ eyes flash with specks of colors connected with their element when they use their powers;  eventually, the colors become permanent accents in their eyes. 

ex:  turquoise for iain, red-gold for estrid, per @firesflicker . 

when elementals choose to use their powers in questionable ways (ex:  draining water or oxygen from humans, wrecking whole environments, etc.) they become easier to corrupt, possibly leaning towards darkness, given the dangerous potential of their abilities. 

more to be added w/ help of @firesflicker ,  @earthsbreak ,  @airsfly !