my parents are technically an arranged marriage. the fun part is that they both knew they were aroace before it was an accepted thing, so they got married after meeting each other and talking just because both of them wanted a child but didn't wanna bother with the whole romance aspect of it.
they even wanted a courthouse wedding but my mom's family was against it so they had a full wedding but yeah, my parents are just buddies who happen to have a daughter :3
which is also why my parents don't give a fuck about me marrying or settling down because they know it doesn't really matter
of course, they're still traditional in some ways but crazy that they were so progressive in their time
Finally finished this lore piece! The clan’s wannabe Tidelord killer has dedicated his life to training for the murder of a god - but how will he react when he finds out Tidelord’s missing? Also, yes, my priestess doesn’t have a name yet.
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“What do you mean he’s gone?!?!”
[Priestess] pushed her way out of the main hall to find Poddlewise towering over Cabbage and Boreas in the clearing. The ridgeback continued to rant at the cowering hatchlings, oblivious to their discomfort.
“He can’t be gone, I’m supposed to kill him. What, did he just decide that using his godly powers to inflict suffering on countless helpless children was getting old and boring? That he’d rather bugger off to who knows where just to spite his nemesis? He’s probably gone and moved to a volcano on the moon, hasn’t he, just to make sure that all my time spent swimming was for nothing. He’s laughing now, knowing that I didn’t have to go through all that, knowing that I know that now I won’t even get to use the skills I’ve endured so much to obtain.” He flapped his wings a few times in agitation.
“Pod, you’re scaring the children,” [Priestess] began as she approached. “Step away and calm down.”
Poddlewise narrowed his eyes at her. “Did you know about this? Was anyone in this clan planning on actually ever telling me that the Tidelord was missing? Or did you just forget, even though even the hatchlings somehow know and are making games out of it?”
[Priestess] winced. In truth, the rest of the clan had gone back and forth on whether to tell him, but as no one had wanted to be the dragon to do it the matter had remained unaddressed. She had personally been clinging to the belief that the missing deity would be back any day now and therefore there was no need to rush into hasty confrontations. She paused a moment to consider her next words, aware that her screaming tickbird would give away any lies.
“The Gods have hardly felt the need to inform us mortals of their every action over the millennia. Water flight still thrives: their children are born healthy, their mages still cast, and the essence of their territory remains intact. If there were anything truly wrong it would be felt in the very fabric of Sornieth, yet the world remains balanced.”
“Balanced?” Poddlewise looked incredulous. “The Twisting Crescendo stopped, remember that? That ain’t right. And Edgar and the others have been talking of escalating tensions in the Wasteland. And Emperors! I’ve done my best to avoid listening - you know how couriers are - but if one “impossibility” is true, who knows? Maybe not all their tales are wild flights of fancy dreamt up by too many hours out in the Weather.”
“The world is moving on as normal. Dragons throughout Sornieth are going about their lives as usual. Strange events have always surrounded the Gods; that is their nature. They know what they are doing and we must have faith in them.”
Poddlewise laughed in disbelief. “The Gods have never known what they’re doing. I’ve heard enough of your speeches to know that you’ll never accept that, but you’ve surely heard enough of mine to know my stance on the matter. Now if you don’t have anything useful to say, I’m going to ask the maren what they know. They should be more help than anyone here.”
“You’re on speaking terms with the maren?” [Priestess] inquired sceptically. “Don’t you hate everything to do with the sea?”
“They are a useful source of information. I will need every resource at my disposal to kill a God. Which I still intend to do, as soon as I find his hiding place.” With that, Poddlewise launched into the air, before diving downwards and disappearing into the glistening water far below.
The parents one was so interesting and they're what I want to be in my life as an aroace person. I'm a Sol's parents stan
lmfao my parents getting their own stan is so funny
more lore:
i was raised in a completely gender neutral way. like i'm not sure how to describe it but till i was ready to start choosing my style, my parents made sure to not have any gender expectations (if that makes sense?)
so they never referred to me as "our daughter," only as "our child" (even now they call me the gender neutral term for baby in my native language) and basically my wardrobe was like half stuff from the "boys" section of clothes and the other half was "girls"
and my dad taught me sports and tinkering with machines and my mom taught me art and embroidery/sewing
and then eventually i grew up and wanted to start makeup and stuff and they were like yeah okay but until then basically they just raised me gn. there was no gendered language in our home
and i'm indian ethnically so there's a lot of "only boys can do this" crap which my dad blatantly disregarded many times and got into trouble with some "spiritual guide." and like usually babies get their ears pierced in my culture but my dad refused to let it happen until i was old enough to want them (jokes on him, i have 9 piercings now)
this is current lore and might make me seem kinda mean but eh
so in my family home, my aunt and uncle came to stay as guests FIVE YEARS AGO and never left despite my parents constantly telling them to leave. and they don't pay for ANYTHING. like not even for their share of the food.
and my grandma doesn't want them to leave so cant do anything about it currently. (my aunt is my dad's sister)
and they can't eat spicy food, so they make my mom cook separately for them and then for us.
so whenever i come home, i start adding spices to everything except like rice and lentils so they have to buy or cook their own food :3
i also cook something special for dinner everyday because i've been learning to cook more complicated stuff but i make it all spicy af so they can't have it.
okay so this lowkey freaked me out when it happened but!!
i cooked for a person who broke their arm, for about a month to help them out. they asked me out when they recovered and i rejected them.
then they texted me like a jilted ex and scared me shitless. i almost swore off helping people ever again. they sent me 164 texts in one night (i counted)
here's a sample:
(they're also calling me a nickname i despise here)
