#kassim atesh

[knight-engale]

I can't believe I've been playing on my phone with these two gay little people for two years now

@kassimtheairmage

[dreams-of-the-arcana]

Happy Birthday, Sunny! 🎊🎈🎉

@kassim-walks-on-air ! And happy early birthday to Kassim and Tikos (June 5th) a match made by fate 🥰☺️🥰 this beautiful piece is by the amazingly talented @miel-1411 ❤️

[xvi-the-tower]

@kassim-walks-on-air & @dreams-of-the-arcana

In a rare turn of events (rare enough to possibly alarm Kass and Tikos), Amaranth is the first out of bed.  On the pillow where her head should be is a neatly folded letter.  The bottom corner of the letter has very small, slightly sticky fingerprints.  The smell of breakfast is coming from the kitchen of their little cottage.

[devoraqs]

💖

💖 ‘  for your muse to ask mine out

Caspian had everything planned out. They were going to be smooth, charming, a little bit sexy, and Kassim was 100% going to say ‘yes’ to a date...right?

Well, they were committed now. 

It started as a friend’s day out, wandering round the marketplace, Kassim laughing at Caspian when they tried something too spicy that Kassim wolfed down with ease. 

Maybe I’m just not that great with hot stuff, Caspian signed, grinning sheepishly, maybe you could help me change that?

I can’t change your taste buds, Cas! they replied

I don’t know, because I think *you’re* hot stuff, and I think we’d be pretty great!

Kassim looked at them, working it out in the head, then they groaned,

That was a terrible pick up line.

Yeah...it kinda was. But... hey, do you fancy going out sometime? 

Kassim nudged them playfully,

I’d love that. And as terrible a pickup line as it was, it worked.

(Fun fact! Caspian also can sign!)

[dreams-of-the-arcana]

Loosely based on this prompt! Tikos discovers an unexpected treasure one day!

Pairing: Kassamatik (Kassim Atesh @kassim-walks-on-air, Amaranth Silva @xvi-the-tower, and Tikos)

Warnings: Massive amounts of tooth rotting fluff, mentions of abandonment

In The Woods

“Uh, Kassim? Amaranth? Are you home? Helloooo.”

Tikos Katsaros-Yakinthos’ low voice called out as he opened the door to the trio's cottage. A small bundle held in his arms definitely resembled the shirt he’d left in. Which he was currently missing.

Kass and Ama appeared curiously and concerned. Tikos never used anything but nicknames unless it was important. Just hearing their real names coming from him was enough to put the two on guard.

“Ti? What’s wrong?” Amaranth quickly looked him over for wounds. Her golden eyes moved rapidly.

Kassim carefully reached out to place a hand on Tikos bare arm. Their eyes drew down to the bundle, it was his shirt but nestled in it...

“A baby!?”

The forest was not Tikos normal route home but he hoped that the side track would be worth it. Ilya had mentioned a patch of rare flowers appearing near the path when they’d met earlier for a drink. While Ilya was more interested in describing the medicinal properties, Tikos’ first thought was that his loves deserved a bouquet of beautiful rare flowers. Though as he walked through the steadily darkening forest he remembered why he stuck to the sea.

“Roots! Holes! Με δουλεύεις!* How do people do this to relax?” He muttered to himself as he tripped over another rock on the path.

It’d been a long time since he cursed the mob that stole his eye but he offered up a mean thought about boils and uncomfortable sitting for them. The lack of depth perception usually didn’t bother him because out at sea he compensated with his magic but the trees of the forest interfered with the air. He was about to give up when a flash of color caught his eye.

“Finally,” he muttered.

Quickly he moved towards it expecting to finally get his hands on those flowers. Or maybe run into some bandits. A beast, even. He readied his dagger. At that point he’d happily welcome anything to relieve the tension of his little hike. Something!

... except a baby sleeping soundly inside a hollowed out tree stump.

“Uh...”

After a thorough look around the area in case it was a trap, he quickly stashed the dagger back in its sheath and moved closer. Nestled amongst the moss was a baby with dark pink hair and sparkly rosy cheeks. His brown eye widened and his mind started spinning.

“Μα καλά, τι σκεφτόσουν?!* Who would leave a baby out here? What kind of parents do you have? Oh what are we going to do.”

“And so we waited for a bit longer to see if anyone came back but I couldn’t let them stay out there all night. Even with me there,” Tikos finished telling his story.

Kassim and Amaranth had taken the baby from him and sat with them on a soft rug near the fireplace. They’d recovered from the shock quickly and dived directly into protective mode. First insisting on keeping the baby warm and then properly fed. Tikos looked on from the kitchen where he prepared a bottle of milk.

“I’ll go back in the morning and maybe leave Kiki as a look-out. No one’s getting a baby back until we have a discussion.”

He shook his head at the idea of parents just leaving their baby in the middle of the forest. Who knew how long they’d been out there before he’d come along. Even worse, how long would they have stayed out there if he hadn’t taken the detour.

“Here μικρή γλαύξ,” Tikos said as he handed the bottle over to Kassim.

They picked up the baby and sat back so they could rest the baby in their arms to eat. A soft smile graced their lips as the babe eagerly took the bottle.

“Oh I know that look,” Amaranth looked at the scene and teased. “Pretty cute baby, hm?”

Kassim blushed and focused on the baby.

”Just wondering who could leave such a precious thing.”

“Someone who either had no choice or doesn’t deserve their baby back,” Tikos grumbled. “Don’t worry, we’ll get to the bottom of it and make sure they’re safe. Desperation can make people do things that seem cruel or odd on the outside but made sense at the time.”

He slid down to sit behind Amaranth and let his legs rest on either side of her then pulled her against his chest. His mind hadn’t stopped racing since he’d found the baby but finally relaxed knowing the three of them were doing this together now. Everything seemed better when he had them close.

Ama curled up close and the two watched Kassim and the baby quietly for a moment. It made for such a domestic scene.

The fireplace lit up the area with a warm glow as Kassim gracefully sat with this strange baby. Adoration was plain across their face at the bundle in their arms and the babe stared back with an equally content look. Curiously it looked as though their cheeks were sparkling even more now but it could just be the firelight. They’d swapped Tikos’ thin shirt for a mismatch of fabrics and clothes they could get to fit then topped it off by swaddling the babe in a clean blanket. When the bottle was done Kassim gently lifted them up to pat their back. Small burps sounded from them which only made the adults melt inside. While doing that they finally met their lovers eyes.

“What?” They asked but the deepening blush gave them away. “Um... what do... what do you think we should call them...?”

“I think it’s a little early for that, darling.” Amaranth cautioned.

Tikos and Kassim nodded. It was hard to not fall in love with the baby immediately but getting too attached would just make the separation harder. They all had to remember this baby had a family and could be missed at that very moment.

“I’ll fix up a drawer or something as a cot. That way they’ll be safe and can sleep next to our bed.”

Tikos offered and got up to start working on it. Kassim and Amaranth just smiled at each other, they knew it was already too late for their husband.

Tikos stared down at the forest floor in disbelief. There in the dirt was his arrow marker he’d left just the night before. But now it pointed directly to a small sapling in the ground.

”So... this was... a tree yesterday?”

Tikos pinched the bridge of his nose to try and tide the growing headache.

“Yes, a fully mature tree stump that was hollow. It was filled with moss! The whole baby was in it and not even touching the edges!”

Kassim inspected the sapling closely, nothing indicated it was recently planted. By their knowledge the sapling looked to be a good two or three years old. They looked around at the trees nearby but nothing fit the description.

”Are you... are you sure, vehana? I know you can get turned around out here and your depth perception magic gets confused...”

Tikos huffed slightly and looked away, he didn’t like to acknowledge any weaknesses but coming from Kassim he knew it was well-intentioned.

“I know, μικρή γλαύξ. I made sure to mark the right one, triple checked.”

Kassim nodded, if he was confident that he checked then they believed him.

“There’s something in the air here... it’s faint though...”

“I did feel something strange last night. It’s why I was eager to get the babe home. I thought I could just come back again but I wouldn’t let them sit around any longer... forests are weird.”

Tikos crouched down in front of the sapling. Conflicting emotions flickered through his eye.

“You sprung up quick, aye? Straight from the dying tree...”

Weeks had passed since Tikos’ discovery in the woods. No one came to claim the baby in the time so the trio decided to keep her until someone did. They let the captain of the guard know and got everything sorted out. It was left unspoken that the longer time went on the less likely the baby’s family would show up. The Captain was content to leave the babe in their care, he knew they would love and care for her as if she was their own.

“Γεια*, Seffy, Firebug, μικρή γλαύξ! Who’s home?”

Tikos' voice sounded throughout the cottage as he walked in. Laughter answered him and led him into the family room where he found the three of them.

“Welcome home, darling!” Amaranth managed through giggles.

He leaned against a doorframe in the room. Kassim and Amaranth sat on the floor with baby Persephone between them, wiggling happily. Toys and entertainment covered the area and was quickly becoming the new normal for them. Persephone, as they decided to call her, had captivated them all nearly immediately. It started slow with someone bringing home a new outfit or moving something out because it had hard corners then before they knew it, she was everywhere. Bottles lined their kitchen, pieces of cloth were strategically placed around in case of a spitty baby, and the drawer turned cot was a permanent fixture by their bed. Tikos even started sleeping on the end closest to Persephone since he slept so lightly. Any noise of discomfort or discontent woke him up right away. Oftentimes Ama and Kass would wake up to find him spread out as usual but with a hand draped over in her cot. They teased him incessantly but he just smiled and said he worried she’d get lonely.

Persephone giggled away as Amaranth and Kassim were taking turns playing peekaboo. Her cheeks sparkled still, they’d quickly realized it really was her sparkling and not a trick of the light. It was a pretty clear sign that she was happy and also not an entirely normal child.

Tikos walked over to give all three of them a soft kiss before taking a seat. Persephone wriggled and reached out towards him excitedly from Amaranth’s arms.

“Oh look who’s happy. Do you want to go to Μπαμπάς*, darling?”

They all froze at that.

Ama touched her fingers to her lips in disbelief. Only Persephone was unfazed and continued to reach for Tikos. A small rare blush bloomed on his tanned freckled skin.

“Ti, I... I didn’t... uh-“

“No, it’s... it’s alright actually. I... I think I could get used to it, aye?”

Kassim and Amaranth beamed as he took Persephone.

“What do you think, Seffy? Can I be your Μπαμπάς? If so, what will we call your other parents?”

He flashed his signature cheeky grin at his lovers who both suddenly shared his blush. None of them could have anticipated how one little detour would turn out. Not even Asra predicted that the hunt for some flowers would turn into finding something so much more precious: a family.

** Με δουλεύεις - Are you kidding me?

Μα καλά, τι σκεφτόσουν - What were you thinking?!

Γεια - Hello

Μπαμπάς - Dad

[dreams-of-the-arcana]

Kassamatik soft hours 🥰

Pairing: Tikos x Kassim Atesh ( @kassim-walks-on-air) x Amaranth Silva ( @xvi-the-tower)

⚠️ Warnings: Pregnancy ⚠️

In The Night

“Tikos...”

A groan in response.

“Tiiikos...”

Another slightly louder groan.

“Zotikos, wake up.”

The pirate shot up ramrod straight brandishing a dagger with a sleepy face. The sudden movement also woke Kassim who laid on one side of him. While Amaranth started slightly from her position on the other side. The three of them were currently at home in Kassim’s cottage and had enjoyed a fairly uneventful day. With one big change to their usual routine.

Amaranth looked at her partners a bit embarrassed and absently stroked her swollen belly. She was six months pregnant and it brought out some unusual emotions.

“I, uh, well I just wanted to ask you something.”

Silence filled their dark bedroom. Kassim smiled softly and carefully slipped the dagger out of Tikos’ hand while the latter’s head cleared.

”What is it, Vehana?”

Kassim’s voice in their minds was soothing and supportive. While Tikos moved to pull Ama close in a hug.

“Do... do you two... do you still think I’m pretty?”

“Oh, Firebug,” Tikos cooed and held her tighter. “You’re beautiful. Even more beautiful with our little one growing inside you. Right, Καρδιά μου*?”

Kassim nodded and got up to crawl over the two of them until they got to Amaranth’s other side.

“Beautiful and strong, my spark.”

While they cuddled Amaranth from behind they placed a hand lovingly on her belly. Tikos moved one of his hands to entwine with Kassim’s on Ama’s belly. Both of them holding and reassuring her that she’s loved.

Amaranth sat in the middle feeling so incredibly warm and appreciated, just basking in her lover's praise.

“Thank you both.”

She settled in happily and started to drift back to sleep. But an amused voice spoke up.

“Did you just want to be cuddled?”

A secret smirk slipped on her face as she buried it in Tikos’ chest.

[knight-engale]

I love one (1) air magician

A little doodle of @peaceful-kassim‘s apprentice to blow off some steam~ Enjoy!

[knight-engale]

"It’s good to be home again.”

Morgan and @peaceful-kassim‘s Kassim! I got very carried away and made this way more complicated than it had to be. It was supposed to be a little sticker-doodle-thing like I usually do...not that anyone’s complaining, I’m sure.

I’ve been borderline giddy for the last few hours as I’ve been working on this. This is one of my top favorite ships and I haven’t done nearly enough art for it.

Background by Nix Hydra.