Courtesy of my dear friend Shauni @fireemblemxtextposts-realm, you really shouldnāt have, but thank you so much for making me able to spend my birthday with my husband (the other one was cut from the picture but heās there too).
I sleep with that Xander plushie everyday ever since I got him in like 2019, heās seen MUCH LOVEā¦ AND HEREāS FOR MANY MORE YEARS OF LOVE TO COME!! i love you so much Xander, EVEN MORE AS I AM NOW YOUR AGEā¦.
It had always been my dream to live in Japan and this year I finally made it, although only as a student for now. It was the Entrance Ceremony today too so it felt especially special for me. I felt welcomed and felt like my anxiety and worries were validated and that everything will be alright in the end. I hope I can continue to live here and hereās for another year of love with my husbands! May the next one be in Japan as well!
I love how the frame I took it, he looks SO DONE with me for toasting with a lil bear themed plastic cup. Sorry baby, this is the woman you chose to spend the rest of your life with!!!! SUCK IT UP!!!!
Been a bit over one year since I arrived in Japan and instead of settling down, things are getting more and more hectic by the day (started working) and every day is filled with anxiety, uneasiness and tons and tons of stress about things that were, things that are and things... that still yet to be (random lotr ref there), but it always feels comforting to go back to my husbands, Xander in particular, and have him just ONE SHOT me by hugging me so hard I die in his muscular, beefy arms... ahem...
Anyway, this is a bit ranty since I guess I'm lonelier than ever before, being all alone in Japan and all. He is my comfort, my home away from home, and what I'll always go back to even if I drift away to another fandom for a while. I love you!!! and happy birthday to me!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!!!! and RIP MIIVERSE! god i remember I had so much fun just screaming to the void by sharing those pictures there even though each one took FOREVER to uploadā¦ ahhh simpler timesā¦ HEREāS TO YET ANOTHER YEAR WITHOUT ITā¦
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!!! AND RIP MIIVERSE!!! I miss that place a lot sometimes, esp when I replay Awakening and stuff and wanna gush about my children or my husbandsā¦ ALAS, I saved all my thirst in there anyway, so hereās for another birthday celebration without it!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!! AND RIP MIIVERSE!!! my GOD has it been A DECADE since it Poofed out of existence??? time starts coming and doesn't stop coming doesn't it!!!
AND STILL, LET'S STAY STRONG MY FAMILY WISHING ME A HAPPY BIRTHDAY I LOVE YALL FOREVER!!
We want to thank everyone who made this week a happier one for submitting, reblogging and enjoying the works! It was a week filled with prompts to do justice to the Corriander/Kamarx ship!
So, thank you so much! And remember:
ITāS NOT TOO LATE TO SUBMIT YOUR WORKS!! :D
Weāll still hover around the tags for a few weeks, but you can always send us a message with the link of your work (ESPECIALLY if you submitted and we missed it for some reason!) so we can reblog it here!
I'm proud of the progress I've made in my art during this year, it feels nice to go over the blog over the past few years and actually SEE how much I've progressed.
I don't think i'll ever move on from Xander, from this ship. It meant so much for me when it came out and it's now basically part of my personality at this point. Corriander forever and Xander will remain king of my heart for all eternity
Kana: teaches them how to rawr!
Katerina: Gets too excited and awoos instead
Sieggy: I-is this how you do it? (you're doing your best bb, it's not nya though)
Kana: teaches them how to rawr!
Katerina: Gets too excited and awoos instead
Sieggy: I-is this how you do it? (you're doing your best bb, it's not nya though)
Kana: teaches them how to rawr!
Katerina: Gets too excited and awoos instead
Sieggy: I-is this how you do it? (you're doing your best bb, it's not nya though)
Kana: teaches them how to rawr!
Katerina: Gets too excited and awoos instead
Sieggy: I-is this how you do it? (you're doing your best bb, it's not nya though)
Happy birthday, Xander!! Love of my life, owner of my soul, thank you so much for existing and helping me fight through this block that's been going on for so long!!
Waking up before dawn was part of Crown Prince Xander's routine. Not only was he a light sleeper in general -- too much in his mind; too many responsibilities; too many burdens, regrets and dark thoughts all at once -- but dawn was the prime time to train so as to give him enough strength to brave the new day ahead.
That it was the day of his birth was inconsequential.
Birthdays in the Nohrian royal family had lost their meaning after too many losses had made the siblings ill at ease commemorating any such dates. Of course, a private little party was still held at least for Elise's sake in any of their birthdays -- which she believed it was of her own urging, though none of the siblings made any effort to tell her otherwise -- so there was a small celebration in sight later in the afternoon.
Irregardless of that, however, Xander would still attend to his duties and keep to his routine as usual.
... However, an unknown presence in his room made it seem like this day was not going to start as ordinarily as it was going to end.
"Who dares enter the Crown Prince's chambers unnanounced?" He asked with steel in his voice, reaching for the "decorative" sword placed atop his bedrest.
A small gasp and shuffling of cloth made its way to his ears, easening Xander's tension immediately.
"Big brother, it's me...!" Kamui whispered, just a tone over a mumble, but in the stillness of the room -- of the time, of the breaking of dawn -- he heard her voice clearly.
"Kamui...!" He didn't know if he should scold her or welcome her with open arms. "What are you doing here? If you are found out of your tower--" in the end, the scolding won, but only up until she shuffled her way to the corner of the bed.
She was completely bundled up underneath a cloak that was clearly too big for her -- it was one of his cloaks that had somehow made its way to her tower in one of his, well, let us say, visits.
Her cheeks, flushed from the cold, barely the only exposed part of her body, shimmered in the twilight. "I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't leave without permission, but... I wanted to be the first one to see you today." She bit her lower lip in a way that made him feel all twisted inside. He wanted to be the one to bite that lip, to suck it and to taste it--
"Huuu..." He breathed deeply, shooing away any impure thoughts. It did not help that it was morning and his, er, tent was completely up from the start. Seeing her act so adorably like that only stimulated him more, making it throb.
Hearing his troubled breathing, Kamui shuffed inside the cloak a bit more. She knew that it was risky, but she couldn't help it.
"I wanted to be the first one to wish you a happy birthday..." She looked up at him from below, an unconsious action that always disarmed him no matter how strict he had been with her previously.
(In truth, her simply pouting was already a critical hit to his heart anyway, but pouting and doing the puppy eyes was simply too much for him, who was weak to her; to her whims.)
Xander deflated, leaning on the headboard. He cocked his head towards her, smiling the way that only he could -- the way that made Kamui's legs tremble and her heart squeeze in her chest. "Come here," he opened his arms, inviting her in.
Eagerly did Kamui jump on the bed, throwing the cloak on the floor as she dove into Xander's arms -- the warmth of the replacement could never compare to the real thing, after all.
"Happy birthday, big brother -- Xander." She cleared her throat, correcting herself. During the day, she was so used to calling him big brother in front of their siblings that it sometimes slipped during their more intimate times.
Of course, she also knew that her calling him that during their... shared heat turned in on beyond measure, but that was for some other time. For now, she wanted to be the Kamui that loved him and was loved by him; the Kamui that would be with him in the future and walk alongside him.
She squeezed him in her embrace, then pulled away to sit on his lap with her legs on either side of his body so as to look him in the eyes. "Happy birthday..." she repeated, the intensity of his gaze making her bashfully look away. Still, she looked back into his deep, crimson eyes. "I love you, Xander. I'm so happy that you were born, and that we're here, together."
Xander's throat choked up for a moment, but he managed to gulp it down -- his adam's apple going up and down not going unnoticed by Kamui, who absolutely loved this positively masculine part of his body -- the warmth of her body permeating all the way to his heart.
Just moments ago he was coldly calculating the amount of time he would need to go through the day up until the little "surprise" party Elise would throw him, but now... now, his heart was filling up, slowly but surely, with joy; sprinkled in with a bit of will to live, even.
He wrapped both arms around Kamui's slender waist, digging his face into her shoulder.
The alluring scent she emanated; the softness of her skin coupled with the rigidity of her muscles; the wave of her hair and the sound of her heartbeat -- faster and faster the closer he approached -- all made him close his eyes, overwhelmed with emotion.
Just by having her in his arms, he already felt like he had everything.
He was just a man with a routine a few minutes ago.
Now, he was a man with a purpose, with a future; a man with a path and a companion to walk alongisde with.
"Thank you..." he croaked out, emotion pooling into his eyes, though never daring to trickle down. Her scent was just so overwhelming, so calming, so invigorating; so ravaging yet so down to earth.
Truly, he could ask nothing more than to be with her; in these moments before the dawn that would lead to the path towards their future together.
For now, in her embrace, Xander was simply a man. The happiest man in the world, as long as she was there with him.
October 28th - Respite ("You deserve some respite")
October 29th - Children
October 30th - Choices (āBecause all of my choices led me to your loveā)
October 31st - Trick or Treat
November 1st - Getting Ready for Winter
We're back with a few popular prompts from previous years, let's make this a good one!
Thank you everyone for the support and super special thanks to the amazing @yukiwrites for doing the banner art! Letās all spread the love so we can have another amazing shipping week!
To participate, you can submit your work to this blog or post it with the #corrianderweek2025Ā tag in the first 5 tags so we can reblog it here! If you want to make doubly sure we saw it, tag us with @corrianderweek!
If you have questions regarding the themes, donāt hesitate to ask! Weāll do all we can to break them down for your understanding :> Letās goooo!
