#widaugast

[everlightblessing]

@widaugast​ asked: ❛  what are you talking about ?  ❜ (for astrid)

                 She forgets, sometimes, that things between them aren’t the same now as they used to be all those years ago-- that no matter how much has changed in the Empire in the last couple of months, it won’t give either of them those years of their lives back-- he doesn’t understand her with a simple look and a few words anymore, and she shouldn’t expect him to. “The Academy,” she gestures with her hands, as if it’s obvious where her point led to, “we both know you’re brilliant, Caleb, but that’s not all you are. You care about people, about this place, and with Trent being gone... you can help us fix that place for good, make sure those kids learn from good teachers. Teachers who want what’s best for them, not what’s best for the Empire.”

A small smile begins to appear on her features the moment her hands stop moving around and point towards him, palm up as her head tilts slightly. “Your friends wouldn’t mind, right?”

[chaosgone]

 @widaugast​   liked   the   starter   call   !

 WHIRLWIND   OF   CHAOS,   DAUGHER   OF   MISCHIEF,         to   be   sunshine   incarnate     &&     still   have   the   breath   to   spread   warmth     ;     she   falls   down   on   the   grass   next   to   him   with   all   the   ferocity   of   a   kitten   learning   to   hunt,   and   her   smile   is   just   as   sharp.         ❝     CALEB   !!     ❞         vowels   elongated   as   if   her   mouth   is   loathe   to   part   with   the   sounds,   all   paint   she’d   brought   along   with   her   gets   unceremoniously   dumped   into   his   lap.         ❝     okay   so   i   had   this   idea     ━━━     and   you   can   totally   like   ...   say   no   to   me,   no   big   deal,   but   !!     ❞         conspiratorial   now,   head   ducked   down   so   she   can   seek   out   his   gaze   with   hers.         ❝     can   i   uhhhh   ...   paint   on   your   arms   ??     ❞

[faetyd]

@widaugast​ murmured : ❛  you  are  the  brave  one .   ❜ (for Veth!) prompts - accepting.

      veth stares at him for a long moment; she seems lost in thought, searching his expression, before she exhales quietly and scoots closer to him. gingerly, she takes one of his larger hands in both of hers and squeezes. " it's because of you, caleb, ❞ veth begins, the tiniest smile playing at the corner of her lips.

      ❝ without you, none of my bravery would have been possible. i would have stayed a goblin — died as a goblin. i never would have seen my husband or son again. i would have stayed a monster until the real me was lost. ❞ her thumb brushes a careful, skirting line against the top of his hand. hers felt oddly cold and rough by comparison.

      ❝ you made me brave. you most of all. now, it's easy — as long as you're with me. i have something to fight for. give yourself some credit. ❞

[tricktress]

@widaugast​ asked : ❝ there is nothing you cannot do. ❞

       𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝, a smile playing at the corners of her mouth as she murmured an out-of-character bashful thank you. she let her chin rest between both palms, knuckles pushing both cheeks up so that when she caught his eyes again, hers were in the shape of twin half-moons, as bright as catha. she felt, for the moment, a second of rare privacy where she could lean in and whisper.

❝ you know, cayleb, you should tell yourself the same things you say to us. you deserve just as much kindness as what you give to us. I mean it. ❞

[unsungxheroes]

Caleb: You’re that smart?

Lux: Let’s put it this way: Have you heard of Plato? Aristotle? Socrates?

Caleb: Yes.

Lux: Morons.

[neinsided]

he’s bundled up  in  fjord’s  duvet  &  he’s  cranked  the  thermostat  an  indulgent  couple  of  degrees,  but  it’s  not  enough.  he  sometimes  wishes  he  was  blue  like  jester.  then  he  could  be  as  equally  delightful,  but  also  so  he  can  reap  the  benefits  of  not  completely  collapsing  into  uselessness  &  shivers  every  time  the  frost  started  to  gather  on  their  bathroom  mirrors.  he  could  also  get  a  better  flat,  he  supposes.  but  he  could  also  just  pull  in  local  resources.

[ SENT : 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚐𝚑𝚊𝚜𝚝 ] calebbbb [ SENT : 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚐𝚑𝚊𝚜𝚝 ] let me leech off your heater. fjord ddidn’t make me hot chocolate this morning which i guess is fair since he had to stay outside last night because of unexpected company but it wasnt like i locked him out or anything. he had a frree invitation to enter at any time@ noen of us would have minded. though i guess he’s also gone to work now so maybe that’s a big factor who knows he’s just being very mean today and your place is always so warm [ SENT : 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚐𝚑𝚊𝚜𝚝 ] i’ll send you a picture of me being absolutely pathetic if you want.

MODERN : @widaugast​

[bardbattled-mov]

uh oh, here we go.        ♡        @widaugast​.

❝ no -- no, no, no -- stop. stop right there, do not continue that sentiment. ❞   that is far from comforting. she’s exhausted, her magic is running on fumes. trouble is the last thing she’s prepared to be facing right now. her arrival in this town was supposed to be pleasant. she’s been daydreaming about sleeping in a bed for the first time in weeks, about a warm bath  &  a hot meal.   ❝ bilako... how do you fight, then? magic, weapon...? ❞

[deathinherited]

—————— @widaugast liked for a starter.

rows of drying herbs line the ceiling of nature’s bounty apothecary, where a lone shopkeep sits behind the counter with a decidedly bored expression on her face. that is, until the familiar chime of bells signals the arrival of a customer, and the young woman visibly perks up, her face reminiscent of sunshine in the way that it glows with her sudden cheer.   “ greetings! welcome to nature’s bounty. ”  gold-flecked eyes watch the stranger with a barely-suppressed curiosity: few have such pale skin and light-colored eyes on the coast as this stranger, but even fewer have cats. daelen nearly jumps at the opportunity in front of her:  “ you look like a man on a mission. but first -- would your kitty like some catnip? ”