365: April 30

Cayde and Ikora's friendship is very important to me specifically because Cayde never feels like he's good enough to be Ikora's friend. Guess what bud??? you isssss

Cayde was swamped. Since the threat of Crota had appeared on the horizon it was all reasonable hands on deck. Xander sent him a dozen reports and mission requests a day at least, often more. Cayde hadn't been Vanguard long enough to see what it was like when the Legion had something to sink it's teeth in to. And it was all important because he needed to get this stuff to Ikora and Zavala so they all could coordinate with Eris and maybe have a moment to reign Kass in as she stalked across the Russian steppe looking for any Hive to blow to smithereens. Hard keeping a hand on that girl. She just did whatever she wanted and how the fuck was a guy like Cayde supposed to handle her? And even without the Legion and Kass and Crota occupying his mind there were also dozens of mission requests and reports from Hunters and those who wanted to hire out their services. Sometimes he was grateful he was an EXO so he didn't get headaches because this would do it.

He looked up from his stack of reports he was organizing with Sundance when Ikora got to her feet. Zavala had left some time ago to go have some meeting or something with the Factions. Or maybe the Speaker? He'd not been paying too much attention. Her 'out' box was full and her own 'in' reports was a stalk a third of Cayde's. He tried not to be resentful. Ikora had been doing this longer, had been Vanguard during dire situations like this. She knew how to handle herself.

"You also leaving me to my own devices?" he joked. "Tired of seeing my mess," it was only sort of sarcastic. A lot of times Cayde's work and reports could consume the entire half of the table and the rest of it not reserved for Ikora and Zavala. He liked being able to see everything at once!

Ikora didn't smile but her eyebrows did move in a way Cayde had learned to interpret as amusement. "No, Zavala called me to join him in his meeting with Xander to discuss allocating Titan and Warlock resources to the Legion temporarily," she said.

Cayde sighed theatrically. "Of course, gotta go to a meeting with your fave Hunter and Big Blue. What am I supposed to do while you're gone?" as if the answer wasn't obvious. Finish his work. He'd be here all night though.

Ikora's face didn't move but her brows creased. He wasn't quite sure what that emotion was. Cayde had been Vanguard a few decades but some of Ikora's 'emotions' were still unknowable to him. "No he's staying here and keeping watch over the Hall," she said, almost befuddled.

Cayde was surprised when his voice box cracked as he said, "You got it, I'll hold down the fort." And what the fuck was wrong with his voice? He couldn't control the speaker in the back of his skull that acted as his voice but it was coming out almost... distorted?

"See that you do," Ikora said and left. Cayde stared after her.

Sundance flew up next to him. "That's cute! You're her favorite," she said cheerfully.

"Pft, yeah right," he scoffed and had to clear his throat to settle the sudden buzzing in his nerves. He couldn't get his voice box to chill out though and it kept making a noise that was almost unhearable and more a low vibration in his skull so it made all his servos and bolts shiver.

"Are you... crying?" Sundance asked him.

"What! No," he almost shouted.

"You look like you are," Sundance said smugly and floated around in front of him. "You're doing that flickering eye thing EXOs do."

"I am not. Shut up," he looked away from her and back at her reports. "You're distracting me. What was I doing?" he more said to himself. Sundance just giggled and highlighted the report he'd been looking at before Ikora had left. He picked it up. Right. This one. He leaned over the table so his hood hid the front of his face and looked down at the report.

"I think it's sweet," Sundance said nicely. "I'm glad you and Ikora are friends."

"Pft, yeah right," Cayde said dismissively. "Now quiet I'm trying to read this report," which he was having a hard time doing because of the vibrating from his voice box. He stood there staring at it, not able to even really read it, until the vibrating finally stopped and his vision cleared. Thank the Traveler Ikora or Zavala wasn't there to see him do that!

Hands tell a story- a brief look into the subtle moments of Shadow and Maria’s familia bond

You know what really fucks me up in this movie

Shadow and Maria and how they show their comfort and love through hand holding. What does Maria do when she first meets shadow extends a hand out to show him she’s friendly and just wants to be his friend. Show him that they are equals.

Hands Tell A Story- A Brief Look Into The Subtle Moments Of Shadow And Maria’s Familia Bond

What does Maria do when shadow is doubting his existence and whether he’s just a monster like GUN treats him as? She holds his hand to make him feel better, to show him he isn’t a monster. Because a monster wouldn’t hold her hand back. She’s trying to ground him to what is important. That she sees him for who he is. A little brother, a boy.

and when GUN does try to take him from her. He holds onto her hand so tightly. He’s so scared to be separated from her. Because he can’t and won’t leave without her. He’s trying to make sure they are both safe and not to far away from each other

But then… the explosion happens and he is forced to let go. The one time he let’s go of her hand, Maria is gone. No matter how tightly, how hard he tried to keep her with him. Gun took her away. Leaving him lonely, afraid and heartbroken. The one person he saw as his family, the only good thing in his life was ripped away.

Leaving Shadow to reach out… to nothing. He’s hoping she’s still there. Because she was always there. She always was there to hold his hand. She was always there to show him the love he thought he didn’t deserve. The one time he initiates reaching for her…. She’s dead.

Leaving him with just the memory of her light.

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florence-castle

1 year ago

DA:O Gif Set 002 | Alistair Romance - I'd Like To Talk To You, Privately.

DA:O gif set 002 | Alistair Romance - I'd like to talk to you, privately.

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florence-castle

10 months ago

“He’ll always be with you”

“I know, but he’s still not really here.”

Its been a whole frigging year. I’m gonna go cry. i fucking hate doing backgrounds

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florence-castle

1 year ago

"Despite Your Good Intentions" (x)

I have been working on this Lavellan/Cullen comic for so long and I think its in part because I hate kid!fic but I had a chance to make it Angsty and well...if you know anything about me that's my bread and butter. Thank you to @ladymdc for helping me wrap a lovely, trippy bow on the end of this short story.

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florence-castle

3 years ago

Airachnid Appreciation Post Because I’m Going To Miss Her While She’s Stuck In Stasis.

Airachnid appreciation post because I’m going to miss her while she’s stuck in stasis.

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florence-castle

7 months ago

could we get a genji x injured!reader? like they are on a mission and the reader gets hurt. angst or fluff, whatever you want to do! Tysm!

I'm Okay

Pairing: Genji x Injured GN Reader Warnings: Mentions of injuries and blood, passing out. I don't know if I could call this angst but ?? It's mostly fluff Word Count: 597

You knew you’d been shot. You felt it hit you, tear through your skin. It sent waves of pain through you and you couldn’t determine where you’d been hit, nor could you tell if you’d been hit more than once.

You must’ve cried out when you were hit because after you stumbled, arms helped stabilize you. Before you could register what was happening and who was holding you, you were being dragged through debris. You could hear someone speaking to you, though their words were jumbled and you couldn’t make much from them.

It was at that moment that you realized you were losing a lot of blood. You pressed your fist against your abdomen, trying to apply pressure as best you could.

Blood seeped around your fist, surely staining your shirt. A rock caught under your foot and you lurched forward. The ground came at you and you were going to let it happen. Maybe the person helping you would leave you to die.

The ground never came. Arms pulled you back upright and it was at that moment that you felt the cold metal of someone familiar. He whispered something to you, something you couldn’t pick up. Not with the ringing in your ears and the throbbing of your head.

You tried to speak, managing Genji’s name before the rest of your sentence fell into a slurred and jumbled mess. Genji shushed you, you could make that out, before he started walking with you again, presumably looking for Mercy so she could help you.

You remember hearing Genji shout before the ground met you and you passed out.

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A bright light shone through your eyelids. It startled you awake and you groaned, attempting to roll away from the light to go back to sleep. A cold hand came in contact with your shoulder and you groaned, mumbling under your breath as you turned toward the contact.

You sat up, wincing at the slight pain that shot through your abdomen. You ran your hand over your stomach and felt bandages wrapping around your midsection.

The hand on your shoulder moved to your hand, fingers intertwining with yours. You rubbed your eyes with your free hand before opening and taking in the room you were in.

Surprisingly, you were in your own room. The curtains were pulled open, the sun glaring into your room, providing the light that woke you.

The hand holding yours tugged gently and you almost laughed at the impatience. You squeezed his hand, turning to look at Genji. You could’ve sworn you saw him relax and heard a relieved sigh come from him.

He brought your hand up to where his lips would be, pressing the metal against the back of your hand in semblance of a kiss. You returned the gesture, bringing his hand up to your lips to press a soft kiss to the metal.

“You’re okay?” His voice brought a wave of gratitude over you and you smiled, pressing another kiss to his hand.

“I’m okay, I promise,” you reassure.

You felt a vent of warm air blow over you before the cyber ninja stood up, letting go of your hand in the process. Genji pressed his face to the crown of your head before reaching for a tray you hadn’t noticed was there.

“I’m sure you’re hungry.” You could hear a little hint of joy lacing his voice. Some of your favorite snacks were laid out on the tray and you couldn’t help but grin, nodding to him and scooting over to let him join you on the bed.

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