So as y'all know I’ve been hyperfixated mainly on FF14 and FFSOP as of late. Y'all also know that my royal s/i is my ff14 s/i because I want all my loves together~! (Canon be damned, my worlds now!)
BEWARE: Spoilers for FFSOP and FF14 (mainly Shadowbringers)
So I’ve been meaning to share my two commissions that I got from my absolute best friend @floweringforgetfulness I love them both equally! But I don’t know if this is my brain just thinking of things or if she intended this but I really love how when you look at them together it kind of shows Thancred’s growth with me.
Like on the left is when we first met so he is his Charming, more Carefree, chivalrous, flirty self trying to make the pretty new recruit swoon. But on the right is after we have both lost so much, so many of our friends, and we have technically even been separated for 5 years, so when we do reunite and like always I’m ready to throw myself head first into danger for the sake of everyone else and he has lived with this possible event of me dying and not being able to do anything about it, he loves me too much to let me go alone!
And I just absolutely adored it so again shout out to Ren and her amazing art!!
(Tiny vent: feel free to skip!) So it’s been a fun November so far… I’ve had burnout, midterms, holiday retail (looking forward to black Friday… AAA) 5 breakdowns in one day (NEW RECORD!) A scare with my cat, and still so much more. But I’m not here to vent, I’m here for three things.
With the holidays coming up, I’m having fun imagining what I’d get for my loves and what they’d get me! Like I’m someone who’s like, “Don’t worry, I really have what I want and don’t need anything!” So I end up being ‘yelled at’ by loved ones 'cause I already got them like 3 things but they’ve got no clue… ALSO Imagine my more rugged boys like Jack, Estinein, and Kaito thinking really hard on how I like cute plushes so they end up dragging along friends and being like “What the hell is a squishmellow? Does she have this? Do you think she’ll like it?” Just the idea of these big, 'angy’, guys somewhat frantically holding a squishy plush to their friend’s face.
Also thinking of my FF14/FF in general loves and siblings all interacting with each other and my day-to-day life since I love them all. Alphinaud and Alisaie are my siblings and I adopted them I do not care.
I KNOOOOOOW it’s f/o November and some of you are doing takeovers. Some of you already did them and ended it. Some are just wanting asks, SO even if you’re not tagged: feel free to comment on this and I’ll try to send you an ask or something 'cause I wanna be there for you. Also I’m braindead so feel free to be like: “Oh I wanna talk about x ship or x oc” and I’ll have something to come up with
Anyway here’s a super quick design of my s/i for @the-storyteller-and-her-soldiers ‘s royalty AU. I usually make my characters wear egl fashion because it’s fun do draw but in this case it was a very natural fit for the aesthetic. I wanted to design a character who contrasts with the healthy and strong empire and consequentially finds it hard to connect to her home country.
So as mentioned before I beat Final Fantasy: Strangers of Paradise! Not to mention that I can work the game’s lore into my Royal AU! So I’m just writing an outline of how it’d work. (Some, kind of, spoilers just in case any of you intend on playing! But I did my best to keep it vague)
Warnings: None really! Despite the title, it’s fluffy!
Ship: The Tale of a Delinquent and the Top Student (Robby x Myself)
Summary: So Robby opens up and wants to forgive his dad for never being there when his dad finally goes to him. Even though Rebecca’s happy for her love, she can’t help but envision a similar end to the one she had with her father… So even though she fears the repercussions, she wants to let her partner know all the things that she wished someone had told her…
“So yeah, my dad and I actually had a talk. A lot of things were said, but I really do think he wants to be there for me!” Robby explained, the smile on his face was as wide as it was genuine. It had spread so far that it even made the corners of his emerald eyes crinkle.
To hear such a joyous tone from the usually troubled man wasn’t unusual for Rebecca. But hearing such a tone while the conversation was in regards to her boyfriend’s father had been nonexistent up to this point. It warmed Rebecca’s heart to hear her partner have such an open-minded and forgiving perspective, yet his joy couldn’t fully stop the gnawing feeling in her frail bones that something wasn’t quite right. Though she didn’t want to be a cynic or ruin his mood with her own bias, so all she responded with was a soft smile and an even softer response of, “That’s great, Robby.”
Perhaps it was from how long they’d known each other, or maybe the fatigue engulfing Rebecca had eclipsed her usually superior acting skills, yet Robby saw right past it all. With his grin faltering and his hand planting itself on the small girl’s sloping shoulder, Robby questioned what was on her mind.
Rebecca bit her tongue for a moment, while her mahogany gaze burnt the wood porch beneath her. But she felt another sensation of warmth caressing her cheek. Looking up and seeing the concerned shimmers across her lover’s gaze blazed through Rebecca’s being and caused the young woman to melt under his touch.
With a sigh, she finally spoke, “I want to be happy for this revelation, I do. But I guess you can see that something isn’t sitting right with me…”
Rebecca paused, her gaze flickered to meet Robby’s once more, searching for any signs of hurt or anger. Yet there was only worry and contemplation amidst Robby’s furrowed brows and other sharpened features.
“You, of all the people I know, deserve all the love, affection, and attention from anyone. But your parents, especially your dad, have never given you what you deserve. So this may be my own bias from my own daddy issues speaking, but I’m worried. I hope your dad is serious about finally stepping up and being there. I do. But I guess what I’m trying to say is be careful. You know my father would promise me the world time and time again, hell, he even would show vague signs of progress! But time and time again, he’d break those promises and my heart. In the end, he couldn’t even keep a promise to walk me around the block… So please, just be careful with him. And god forbid, my fears of this not working out turn out to be right, don’t blame yourself. And please, don’t let yourself get wrapped up in the vicious cycle of hope and heartbreak as I did, okay? There are many people who love you, and I’m only saying this because I love you…”
Tears pricked the corners of Rebecca’s eyes as she took a step back. She took a sharp inhale and held her breath, waiting for the anger that Robby had to have been feeling to bubble over. She waited for the storm of emotions between the two to overcome the shaky silence. Yet, the chilled evening breeze continued to blow and the choir of crickets continued to be heard. The only indication that Rebecca had of their two souls not being paralyzed in their spots on this outdoor stage what when Robby’s toned arms wrapped around the maroon girl’s stature and crushed her against his chest.
At that moment, Rebecca’s flushed cheek was pressed right against the thunderous beat of her partner’s chest. A sharp inhale had been taken from the wind, although it hadn’t been Rebecca who had taken it this time. Robby’s arms trembled ever so subtly as his fingers traced along with every detail of Rebecca’s back.
