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[haikusandstareyes-blog]

ghost house

@nohrianlance

The water rushing in the garden outside echoed into the room she sat in. Legs tucked comfortably under her, Mitama’s gaze remained focused on her task at hand, calmly folding the sheets of paper that piled to her side. Before her sat a blank canvas, work slowly beginning to creep in from the lower right corner.

It was quiet, peaceful. For a moment Mitama could almost imagine she was still at her home, the place she had grown from infancy into adulthood.If she closed her eyes and let her mind slow, she could almost place herself back in her old room, with the soft footsteps of her caretakers passing the halls as they went about their tasks.

But this was not there, and Mitama was reminded of that by the approaching sound of armor towards where she sat. The room belonged to no one person, so she could not scold them for interrupting her. That did not mean she enjoyed it. She frowned and sighed as the door slid open. “To what great pleasure do I owe this approach? Is someone about to meet the gods?”

[thornedregalia]

Xander has two pets! If a warhorse can count as a pet, that is. Altair is the formal name of his warhorse but he answers to ‘Buddy’ much more willingly since that’s the name Xander originally gave him as a child. He’s bit embarrassed of that though, and has been trying for a while now to get the horse to answer to Altair.

Xander also has a pet cat that pretty much lives in his own personal rooms. Her name is StormBringer and true to her title, she is a force of nature. She’s a big, fluffy Norwegian forest cat that is only half as grumpy as she looks. The force of her purring has been known to knock over inkwells. 

Besides pets, Xander has a soft spot for rabbits. Whenever he gets overwhelmed while giving a speech, it always helps him to imagine the audience as a crowd of bunnies... This is a closely guarded secret of his. 

[subservio]

In Sheep’s Clothing [Event: Limstella & Silas]

@nohrianlance continued from here [x]

The man’s demeanor changes suddenly and a pink tint floods his cheeks. He does not seem composed now, his words trip over each other until he finds some stability, and his voice does not come across as certain and confident as Limstella had expected. Still, they stare back at him as he offers what explanation he can, and meets his eyes directly when he looks toward them again. His face still possesses some color, Limstella notices, though not as bright as before.

Talk of celebration intensifies their feeling of otherness, of being an outsider, unaware of what it is that is being celebrated. Their gaze breaks away and sweeps out across the crowd of chattering people in the center of the room. Beauty, Limstella can understand. The quintessence in the castle is indeed intoxicating.

“Then it is a celebration of beauty?” The food does not seem wasteful in that light. Those with powerful quintessence need energy to fuel it.

[thorned-regalia]

😘?

Honestly, Xander already likes Silas! He’s a hard working person, which Xander respects, and in a place like Nohr under rule by king Garon, it stands out when someone doesn’t bend to corruption. He is impressed by Silas’ loyalty to Nohr, and if he knew Silas better, he’d be impressed by his loyalty to his family as well. Xander just isn’t very keen on showing favor freely because he doesn’t want it to look as though Silas’ accomplishments due to Xander liking him. He also wouldn’t want to be the reason for Silas making any new enemies…If Silas were to get Xander to like him more than just as a soldier and a good man, it would probably be through doing some small kindness for him that doesn’t have anything to do with his duty. Xander works as hard as he can to give off an air of imperviousness, so he’s not used to others helping him because they believe he, personally needs or would even want help. Doing something as simple as saving him a meal when he arrives back at camp late, or checking in with him would mean a lot to Xander. 

[kumadewarrior]

💍 "The vendor called it a mood ring," Silas explains, holding a small simple ring in his palms. A swirl of colors are displayed on the ring, save for two large spots of blue-green on opposite sides. "You put it on your finger and it tells you how you're feeling. Oh! Hold on." With his other hand, Silas digs into his pockets and pulls out a color chart. "It came with this, so that you know what each color means."

Forging Bonds Exchange

It’s pretty, Laevatein thinks, blinking at the jewelry curiously. A mood ring, huh? Having a device to tell her how she’s feeling might be helpful when she’s not always sure herself.

(Then again, what if it tells her she’s feeling something negative she’d rather not think about? Perhaps it’s better to live in ignorance...)

Hesitantly she slips the ring on her finger and stares at it for a moment. “It turned kind of green,” she mumbles, not daring to look at the chart. “Is, uh, is that normal...?”

[bluewindsofrestoration]

🍷 Maybe there is more than just a few people that catch Silas’ eye. “Do you partake, milady?” he asks as he offers the girl a chilled glass of wine. “The attendants called this sangria, wine mixed with oranges and other fruits. It’s very sweet, far unlike any wine I’ve ever tasted.”

She liked the stranger’s smile. “I do, yes. Oh, that sounds refreshing!” She took the glass from him and sipped.

“Forgive me for not introducing myself. I am Eirika of Renais. And you are?”

[dumaschosen-blog]

For the Odd Questions Meme!

Prize: In yearbook fashion, what finishes the sentence “Most likely to…?”

Most likely to stare directly into the sun. Most likely to lead the next big revolution.

Neon: What is their first fairground ride of choice?

A roller coaster or drop tower! He likes the extreme ones that give you the most adrenaline.

Plot: What movie genre would the film of their life be?

A tie between rom-coms and superhero movies, because he’s here to have a good time.

Surprise: How good at they are keeping a surprise party secret?

Not very good. He’s loose-lipped when he gets excited about something.

Seat: Where do they like to sit on public transport? Front, back, window seat, on the top deck?

Top deck or window seat. He loves sightseeing and looking around his surroundings! It gives him a sense of exploration, and it’s easy to get lost in daydreams when he does that. 

Iconic: Pick a vine to represent your muse

Free taco but with mmm whatcha say specifically

Star: A constellation is named after your muse, how do they feel? What would it look like?

Alm already gets a whole continent named after him... He’d be very embarrassed and flattered and also confused? Because he can’t think of anything he’d do that would merit getting a constellation named after him. It would probably look like Duma’s symbol (the same one he has as a birthmark at the back of his left hand, because I’m unoriginal and can’t think of anything). 

Fortune Teller: What one success would your muse pick: love, riches, or success?

Love, because he values his interpersonal relationships a lot. Romantic and platonic both. He wouldn’t feel... right if it were just riches or success.

Blend: Pick three of their favourite fruits to make into a smoothie

Three Whole Oranges

Matching: Are they okay with wearing odd socks?

Definitely, especially when he gets lazy to pick the ones that actually match.

[nobaettadr]

By mun or muse! Zurvan - How would your muse define justice? Would they go to the utmost of ends to obtain justice for themselves, or for a loved one? uwu

                                                                        eikonic asks [ x ]

zurvan : how would your muse define justice? Would they go to the utmost of ends to obtain justice for themselves, or for a loved one? 

( @nohrianlance sent : “zurvan for the meme!” )

other jugdral muses can feel free to chime in on this, but i’ve always gotten the impression that jugdrali morals are very similar to those of the viking age. i’m nowhere near an expert on it, but the methodical and cold-blooded protocol surrounding vengeance and its relationship to preserving honor is something that can be found in more than one instance in jugdral. leif’s long-standing feud against travant for killing his parents, even though he barely knew his parents and only knew the story of their deaths through secondhand recalls, is demonstrative of this. in the same vein, his lifelong drive to reclaim leonster as its rightful heir is, i think, a product of the same line of thinking.

leif’s brand of justice manifests in ‘taking back something that was wrongfully taken from you’. clearly, it doesn’t have to be a personal slight, as leif feels obligated to retake leonster and avenge his parents in the name of his family and his bloodline, not just for — not at all for, in fact — himself. this reasoning is ingrained in him mostly as a result of the culture of jugdral that he grows up in, where this logic of righteous vengeance is condoned, even encouraged.

for better or worse, this means that leif has an ‘eye for an eye’ attitude about being wronged and seeking compensation for it. he’s liable to take up feuds and battles that probably aren’t the wisest because he feels compelled, by the justice he’s grown up living and being surrounded by, to do so, or else it reflects poorly on him, which means it reflects poorly on his country. i do think that the idea that letting injustices go unanswered is considered cowardly is culturally prominent, even if it may not be said or not every single person necessarily thinks that way. because leif is a very socially-conscious person, both for himself and for how he represents thracia, he is even more conscious of this.

he would do whatever it takes to obtain the appropriate justice for whatever slight he or someone close to him had been dealt. he sees it as not only right, but as his responsibility. doing anything less would be shirking his duty and would be considered cowardice. worst of all, it’d be dishonoring himself and whoever had been wronged.