#thesolemnhour

[milk-crafting]

Bust comm for @thesolemnhour of her tav Clemency!!

If you're interested in a comm like this, my info is here!

[dujour13]

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Thank you Taylor ❤️ I agonized a while over which one to choose but I already posted a sad one, an upbeat one and a sappy one for Sia, so here's a heroic azata moment one for you:

Only Starward Gaze beats this for drama. Named the Fleshmarket chapter of The Lark & the Crow after it.

(spoilers for the azata path under the cut)

The title alone means so much to me. In the confrontation with Mephistopheles he says something to the effect that as a mortal with godlike powers the azata KC operates outside the laws of the universe, and all I could think of was the one little butterfly's wings stirring up hurricanes. Such a good image for my little chill everyman as he comes into his full power in the Abyss.

[cassynite]

28 and 33 for sparrow & daeran!

Aaah thank you so much Taylor!

28. What are their vacations like?

Oooh…good question. Vacations tend to be big affairs, per Daeran; he likes to make them special occasions. With his money it’s almost always “let’s go travel somewhere”—he’ll coordinate with festivals, area-specific locales, etc—places with something to do and something to learn, not necessarily the most “tourist-y” areas. Sparrow likes to learn about the history of the places they visit and enjoy the sights, but she’s almost always enjoying herself most in areas where there’s a beach or body of water to enjoy. She’s partial to boat rides and coastal cities herself and the few times she’s taken charge of planning those are where she tends to want to go.

33. What kind of presents do they get each other? Do they only do it on special occasions?

I actually wrote a small story here where Sparrow and Daeran exchange gifts! I’m going to stand by some of the details I put in there. Daeran is going to go for flashier gifts—surprise parties, clothes and jewelry he notices Sparrow might like, a room full of roses of course—things that make it clear he loves her and wants the world to know that as well. He also gifts her with things pretty consistently, because he enjoys how flustered and pleased it makes her. While big occasions, like holidays and her birthday, are definite gift-giving occasions, sometimes he’ll just do it for no reason at all. Sparrow’s kind of gifts are smaller and more likely to be cheaper but more personal—things she’s noticed Daeran comment on that he wouldn’t necessarily just get himself or be able to obtain on his own, or things she comes across she thinks he’d like. Hard-to-get books, tickets to an exclusive event he mentioned thinking about, mementos from places she had to visit without him, that sort of thing. They also tend to be more informal—for things like his birthday she tends to do things for him rather than give him physical gifts because she gets frustrated trying to actively find something to give to him on designated dates. It’s easier to ‘gift’ him special moments or put together something for him, and actually gift him things she just happens across.

[spyridonya]

💭for lulu, 💯for kadee!

@thesolemnhour - Fixed it! Thank you! <3

💭 THOUGHT BALLOON — what is your oc's MBTI, enneagram, and/or other personality aspects (if known/interested in)?

Lulu is a ENFP!:

People with ENFP preferences are stimulated by new people and new challenges. They adapt to change easily and are always ready for a change of scenery.

ENFPs are creative problem solvers. They’re always bouncing from one project to another. In doing so, they’ll often find more than one way to solve a problem or complete a task.

She's also a Ennagram 4w4:

Takes an artistic, romantic orientation to life, creating a beautiful, aesthetic environment to cultivate and prolong personal feelings. emotionally honest, humane. Ironic view of self and life: can be serious and funny.

💯 HUNDRED POINTS SYMBOL — share three random facts about your oc that others may not know.

Kadee's first kill was a quaist, and she felt terrible for weeks because she wasn't sure where they go when they die in the Abyss.

Nullification seems like a terrifying concept. It wasn't until she found out about the soul cycle until she stop being upset.

She cannot ride a horse and she was teased about it by her future husband, her future husband found his riding boot in manure a day after.

Kadira ears were pierced during the march to Drezen, she bought some nice gold hoops for herself before leaving Kenabras.

[cassynite]

6. Cassy. Oh my god. It has been like eight months since you wrote the Sparrow and Gregoriath fic, and I swear to god, I think about it every day. Simply the CRUNCHIEST relationship I ever encountered in all my time!! I think what Gregoriath shows for Sparrow in that moment is like the closest thing to love he's capable of, and it ENCHANTS me. You did SUCH a stellar job of characterizing both of them without ever having one of them actually say what they mean! I am eating that fic.

Taylor. Oh my god thank you???? Gregoriath is such an important shithead character in Sparrow's canon, I'm so glad it resonated with you. Gregoriath is the one person Sparrow fears most in the world, probably the only person she's ever truly hated....Gregoriath would respect her so much if only she weren't a slave. Does he wish she were actually his daughter? would it matter? all thorny lil thoughts i think when I write about them together. I so so appreciate it!!

[tentiebear]

philia 3, store 3, pragma 2 for sasli!❤️

AH thank you, what fun ones for her!!! <3

Philia 3: What qualities does your OC most value in a friend? Loyalty? Shared sense of humour? Or something else?

Ooooh, a good one. I think for Sasli her biggest value for friendship is her insatiable interest in learning. Can you teach her things? Maybe about her family history, of which she knows nothing? She so much prefers to learn from people than from books, so... show her. Explain to her. Be patient about it. She will love you!

However, she really also values creativity. That would be the top thing making her interested in spending time with someone no matter her feelings about them as a person. Play a song? Draw something? Write something? Please. Whatever rocks your boat. And she does not care how "good" it is, she's focusing on your face the whole time.

And finally, maybe the basest one for her, is acceptance. Letting people be who they are, and not trying to change them or judge them for it. This is what she does with her friends, and she loves to see them do it as well. That said, there is one (1) person she likes to tease. A lot! I think she and Agria have this one in common too hehe, albeit different motivations (she actually is just responding to him waging "war" but he unlocked her chaos mode in doing so and she will win).

Storge 3: How far does parental approval (imagined or expressed) impact upon their current sense of self-worth? What might they sacrifice or attempt to achieve in order to ensure the approval of their parents?

Oh my gods. I WANT to say nothing but....

Here's the thing. Her mom (a cambion) abandoned her to be raised by her dad (a tiefling). Her dad was...well he never accepted her truly because he never accepted himself. He chose to live among wood elves because he felt their live there was better than anywhere else. But he failed to calculate how much it would affect her to feel she had to hide so many parts of herself because they were unacceptable in that society.. She left as soon as he passed.

But if she were to meet her mom ever??!?!!?!? "Mommy, notice me, love me," yea, I sure expect that to happen. I don't think she would change who she is, but she would certainly try to lean harder into her fiendish line.

Pragma 2: What is the biggest challenge that your OC has had to overcome in a long-term relationship or friendship? What helped them get through this?

WOW. Biggest challenge in a friendship might be Mix being in love with her? Lots of people can't continue to be friends with folks they know want more with them. Um, let's just say she handled it by....not handling it. She really just doesn't address it and leaves him to his own devices. She doesn't stop him from giving of himself to her. She doesn't make it her problem at all. He wants to do what he wants to do, and he shouldn't expect anything more back! Luckily, this works with him. He doesn't expect anything back, and he doesn't expect her to love him back. And he keeps giving.

In a relationship - the biggest challenge is expressing her desires. I wrote a whole angsty thing I might publish someday of her telling herself horrible things after sleeping with someone she fell in love with, how it's over now and they don't want to see her again.. The frozen state she was in, not wanting to be a burden or ruin their perfect night, but wanting desperately for him to stay. The deep need in her gut for him not to leave. Here, the hurdle was jumped by two things, a) her failure to actually hide how she felt, and b) his actual interest in her. So, she got what she wanted anyway....

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[poetikat]

Things that make me happy: my cat biscuit :)

that content little face!! such a precious baby 🥺thank you, taylor