#shadowstepper

[hatsampixie]

Y’all probably know what this is a reference to. ;)

Featuring a character from a darker Fangbone story I was cooking up back in 2017: A villainous shadowstepper named Blackblood.

Also made a slightly animated version.

[rexelectus]

Loving him was ℝ𝔼𝔻, as 𝓹𝓪𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓮 as every 𝓴𝓲𝓼𝓼 between us. Loving him was 𝔹𝕃𝕌𝔼, as 𝓬𝓪𝓵𝓶 as the 𝓶𝓮𝓵𝓸𝓭𝔂 that plays between our hearts. Loving him was ℙ𝕌ℝℙ𝕃𝔼, 𝓯𝓵𝓾𝓲𝓭 with the 𝓯𝓲𝓮𝓻𝓬𝓮𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼 of ℝ𝔼𝔻 and the 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓫𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂 of 𝔹𝕃𝕌𝔼.

[novuscaelum]

"Oh. I could ask Dad's tailor to make you some more stuff...and to get Dad to pay for it somehow if you don't have any money." Novus offered. 'It just can't be billions and billions of gil is all cause we gotta have money for other stuff. Want me to go an' ask him for you? I don't think he's busy. Maybe. But it might take a bit to get an answer if you don't mind waiting for one. Is that okay?"

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[novuscaelum]

"Whaddya mean? Do you get bad sunburn or something?" Novus inquired as he wandered over canting his head in slight confusion. "We probably got sunblock stuff around somewhere. I can always ask Mom if she knows where it is if I can't find it." Maybe Ardyn just didn't like the sun? Some adults were like that too. "Or...maybe we can hang out in the shade. Yeah! We can put up a whole bunch of umbrellas and do games and stuff like that under 'em. You wanna try?"

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[novuscaelum]

He takes a deep breath then opens his mouth.

"GREAT UNCLE ARDYN IS A SON OF A FREAKING BITCH FOR NOT LETTING ME USE SEASONING!"

[aeraofhisheart]

"Do you wish I was different?"

That was a question that Aera had to think for a moment on. She loved her Ardyn. She loved how gentle he was with her and how he did whatever she wished without question but she understood the question and why he had asked it.

"I wish our lives had not ended up as they did all of those years ago. I wish that the crystal and Bahamut had never been involved and I wish that we could have lived out our mortal lives with one another." She began softly, reaching for his hand.

Aera gently kissed the back of his fingers, sighing. "But no, my love. I do not wish you were different. If you were different, I would not love you as much as I do."

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[novuscaelum]

“Oh.” That was a bummer to hear. The presents were something that he could figure out later. Right now Novus had other exciting news to share. News that he hoped would lift the man’s spirits once he was told. “Oh right! Our Yule Ball is coming up and I asked Mama if it’s okay if I get to bring somebody. I didn’t tell her it was you that I asked cause I want it to be surprise for everybody.” the boy continued. “It’ll be lots of fun. There’s cake and cookies and a giant tree and maybe even presents!”

A smile blossomed on the Prince’s face as he spoke remembering last year’s party. “Can you come Uncle Ardyn?” Azure orbs widened ever so slightly hoping that would sway the man’s decision. “Please?”

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[novuscaelum]

"I'll tell Mom that you're not sharing." he retorted as he crossed his arms still continuing to wait. "I'm gonna be King someday so that means that you gotta do what I say."

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