#tenmillionbees

[cassynite]

family reunion from hell!!!!

@transprincecaspian @amatres Everyone wants to see my failgirl failing I see!

I've talked about this occasionally on the discord but Faith Plays Dumb is set about a year and change after the events of WOTR. Evaethi Arvanxi, the daughter of Sparrow's former master and the woman Sparrow had to impersonate for years, shows up at Heaven's Edge to see Sparrow again. It features Sparrow confronting the old dynamics she was forced to exist in, confronting the pain of her past, and Daeran and Sparrow's First Big Fight.

Also Evaethi. It definitely features Evaethi supposedly trying her best!

Snippet below the cut:

"It's you!" she keeps saying. "It's you, it's you, it's you--Eva!" I thought you were gone forever. I thought I failed you. The emotion, full and warm and only slightly thorny, presses into Sparrow's lungs and up her throat, leaving no room for words. She only presses her head against the thick wool of Evaethi's scarf and holds her tighter. Warm, real, alive, and healthy. She never could have hoped for more. Evaethi is as uninterested in ending the embrace as Sparrow, and happily babbles into Sparrow's ear while she holds onto her. "Gods, you're still light as a feather! And what's with those feathers, huh? You're lookin' half-bird these days! Next thing you know you'll start growing wings and ripping up your fancy dress--that color is so bright! Is that the fashion in Mendev? You'd think they'd like things darker, what with how cold and dreary it is--but you're a lady now for real, aren't you, that's what [name] and [name] were saying when we came up this way, that you were lady of the house--I knew you'd manage it, Eva--" "My wife's name is Sparrow." Daeran's voice cuts through the never-ending chatter and silences Evaethi. "I'm sure you're aware of that already, are you not? Since you lived with her for many years as she kept you from assassination attempts and having to dance with undesirable nobles at balls?" Evaethi lets go and steps back, leaving Sparrow cold. "I'm sorry, who're you?" She doesn't sound angry, but then, she's never been the kind to get angry. Daeran, on the other hand, looks glacially furious. Sparrow steps in between them, placing a hand on Daeran's sleeve. "Evaethi, this is my husband, Count Daeran Arendae. Daeran, this is my--this is Lady Evaethi of House Arvanxi." "Charmed." Daeran's gaze is cold and sharp as seaglass; he does not even nod to her, a slight of station that would have left anyone of noble birth insulted, but which Evaethi does not seem to notice. He places one hand over Sparrow's on his arm, the touch almost enough to soothe the nerves jangling ever since Evaethi let her go. "And what business do you have at Heaven's Edge?" "To...to visit?" Evaethi's expression takes on a familiar turn--that of a kicked puppy, who is unsure where the hostility came from or how it connects to her. If it continues, there will be tears, but her voice doesn't have that familiar warble when she responds just yet.

[milk-crafting]

Bust comm of @tenmillionbees 's oc Laurel!!

[dujour13]

7, 25, 29 for the ask game for siavash , if its not too late :))

Hello Onyx! Thank you 💕💕

7. Do they have any unusual fears?

I wouldn’t say any that are unusual. Abandonment, death, seeing people in pain. He’s not squeamish about much but somebody writhing in agony might make him faint, so CLW was one of the first spells he learned and once he goes mythic he loves spreading that soothing azata magic around.

25. Do they have a daily/nightly routine?

Siavash doesn’t vibe with routines much. He sleeps when he’s tired. Dressed or not. Flung across the bed sideways or on the floor by the fire or on his desk, during the Crusade. He does like to keep the bardic charm fresh so he has a lazy cantrip or two for shaving and basic cleanliness, and when he has time he loves luxurious baths almost as much as Daeran. However unlike Daeran, he wouldn’t hesitate to strip and jump into a pond, even pretty cold and/or filled with mutant Worldwound frogs. (That pwotr beach party? He would be skinny dipping.)

29. If they were real would you be friends with them?

Answered here! Basically he's a lot to handle for long periods of time and he'd probably find me boring, but in my head we're pals.

[spyridonya]

△ kadira, do you think you'll ever truly move on from your childhood? do you think you'll become your mother?

△ - Send me a triangle to as my muse a very personal question, I'll rate it 1-10 how hard it is to answer!

"Which one?"

The quick retort, the sharpness that's hidden under fear, anxiety, and longing unusual in her tone. Still, the tail behind her swishes with irritation before she makes the effort to coil it around her ankle and calf.

She knows who they mean.

"... I don't know." She admits quietly, "I don't know if I can move on without help. So much of what I've become and believed is tied into that role and that loss of childhood. It makes everything one step more that I need to follow, just to keep up."

She chews on her lip for a moment. "I don't think I would become her. From what she said about her lost child and her purposes for creating the Worldwound, wasn't she playing with the concept of godhood and narcissism long prior?" The tension on her tail relaxes slightly, "Though, I don't know what I'd do if someone killed my child."

Not kill hundreds of thousands more, she'd like to think.

8/10 - Kadee knows she's forever haunted by what's happened to her.

[outeremissary]

12, 15, 31? you can pick which is for who if you want :)

Hello there! I'm not sure we've met. Thanks for the ask- I'm not sure how much exposition I should be providing, so I'll just answer like usual (I guess I have a character summary page here?).

[prompt]

12. Are they an overall healthy person? Do they make for a good patient or a terror?

Carmen is a generally very healthy person. She's active, she's strong, and she's thoughtful with her diet and daily activity. Even as a kid she was vibrant, active, and rarely ever got sick (although when some but or other did get her it laid her out for days). She's always been fortunate to recover quickly from injury as well. Although not often bedridden, she tends to be a fairly easy (if apologetic) patient. She's restless though, and she'll always be asking when she can be back up. If one isn't firm with her they might find her attempting to push herself back to daily routine quicker than she should. Past a point her patience does run out and she becomes far less easy to handle- the urgency of her work makes her liable to argue that she needs to be back out there now instead of in another week.

Coincidentally, a similar ask was answered for Balthazar here. He's not an especially healthy person. With his frailty and poor constitution he's susceptible to all types of misfortune.

15. What is the first thing people notice about them?

For Carmen, it's certainly her imposing air. She always carries herself with proper posture and even in her casual wear dresses with a bit of knightly decorum. She's also tall with a naturally severe gaze that pairs well (or poorly) with the fact she doesn't often smile. When she's mounted and in full armor, she cuts a striking figure- a regal knight or a terrifying warrior, depending on who you are.

For Balthazar, it's often his unusual pallor and the soft glow that tends to accompany him even when his halo is suppressed. He has an unnatural air that can't be concealed easily. Once they've grown in, his wings leap out like nothing else as a first impression- here's a bona fide angel! Of course, Balthazar tries to put his own touch into the impression he makes with the way he dresses, and that's memorable in its own way: flamboyant, frilly, colorful, and certainly a style all his own.

31. Your character has been invited to a masquerade ball. What mask do they wear?

For Carmen, the most important thing would be that it was unobtrusive. A plain domino mask with eye holes that allow her to see clearly would suit her best- that's as out of the way as possible and not ostentatious at all. If pressed to have some form of decoration she'd opt for a simple rose pattern across it. It's only appropriate to wear her emblem.

For Balthazar, certainly something ornate and eye-catching... It wouldn't be a mask that covered his mouth- his expressions are a mask of their own, and they need to be visible to onlookers to make their intended impression. He'd love to wear something finely gilded and covered with delicately traced patterns. Something like feathers, perhaps, or something more neutrally floral. If it didn't seem unbalancing, perhaps white feathers at the sides would also be suitably dramatic. Accents on the mask, whether painted or picked out in tiny stones, would have been chosen to match his outfit, and the bright ribbon fastening the mask would likewise match the accept colors of what he wore.

[milk-crafting]

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[cassynite]

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🥺 Thank you so much Onyx!!!

[cassynite]

8 for sparrow :)

Thank you so much Onyx!!

8. Do they collect anything? If so what and why?

Sparrow does not! In fact, she puts very little stock in material possessions--it's one more thing that could be taken away or used against her, another attachment that could be ripped from her. Her natural living state is very spartan, though that slowly gets better once she's married and Daeran's presence lets her fill the space with them both :) But she never really gets in the habit of collecting anything!