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lipstickghoulie · 3 months

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💝Games of Love and Chance💘

Here’s a story that I wrote for Creative Corner’s Valentine’s Day exchange for the wonderful @carooosa! This was based on their ADHD Tav, which if you haven’t read about before, you can find them HERE! This is SFW for once so no warnings needed. Thanks for letting me walk around in your world for this one, Roo. 💌

(Astarion/gender neutral tiefling Tav, 1756 words, fluff, SFW)

Three months. Three months of what felt like near-bliss since defeating the netherbrain. Without the looming threat of ceremorphosis looming over you both, it felt like you and Astarion could finally breath. Yes, maybe you had been pressured a bit by any of the dukes still left standing into helping restore the city and help clear some of the rubble but you didn’t mind overly much (though Astarion complained grumpily about how your kind nature always led him along with you into these situations since he was your partner). This period of assisting with the rebuilding was relaxing in its own way and gave you both the opportunity to spend time together without the pressures of your adventures weighing you down.

You were already easily distracted enough on the best of days and it was nice to get to know Astarion better as you spent your nights together without the ultimate distraction of death being an ever-present shadow in your mind.

You found out that he was a lot harder to get up from his bed after a trance than he had been on the road, always grabbing at you with demanding fingers that tried to roll you underneath him like the world’s most squawking and squirming body pillow in an attempt to stop you from trying to get him out from under his massive pile of blankets.

You discovered that he was fond of embroidering whimsical designs into your clothing any time that you were apart; sprawling little cats across the collars of your shirts or fluttering moths edging the ankles of your breeches. It was true that he had stolen the thread from some oblivious merchant but you didn’t do much more about it than roll your eyes since you had no interest in changing his ways. Your love for him was true and unwavering even with his more criminal pastimes and at least he wasn’t actively stabbing someone so… you had to be grateful for small favors, at least. It was a sweet gesture on Astarion’s part all the same.

Since this was one of the few occasions that you were able to make your apologetic excuses to those temporarily running the city to get a break from the restoration efforts and have some time to yourselves, somehow you had both arrived on the idea of a nice, peaceful date at the summer street carnival. Astarion had never been able to enjoy one before since it was always a prime time where Cazador would expect his spawn to nab as many drunken victims as possible so this would be fun for him to actually experience it without any expectations, right? Maybe spend some time walking hand in hand, watch some fireworks…

Or it would have been peaceful if the vampire spawn hadn’t spotted a ramshackle display soon upon entering the block cordoned off for the event, the kobold barker perched on crates behind the counter proclaiming in a loud bray, “Come on, come on, don’t be shy, win your sweetheart a prize! Get the ball in the cup one time, couldn’t be easier, right? Three balls for a gold piece! It’s prize time, play now!”

Curious, you peered over to the display of possible rewards, a collection of stuffed animals stacked high behind the employee in a haphazard way that fortunately didn’t take away from their cuteness.

“Oh, adorable! They have one that looks like a cat!” You chirped with enthusiasm, rocking back on your heels as your eyes landed on a round, squishy ball with ears towards the front of the pile that did resemble a feline, if you squinted. Considering that it was probably constructed by the clumsy hands of the kobold running the game, you half expected Astarion to just pull you along and tell you that he’d sew you something better later on at home. But when you glanced over at him, his face was studying yours and there was something soft in his eyes before it darted away like a startled rabbit.

Astarion scoffed, rolling his eyes as he looked at you, a confident smirk stretching across his lips and showing a tip of fang that gleamed under the moonlight. His more sarcastic and airy demeanor back like someone yanking a curtain shut. “Easy. I’ll win you that toy in a few moments flat, you can shower me with praise and we can carry on with our quaint night about town.”

…Something else that you soon learned about your beloved was that he was absolutely dogshit at carnival games. You watched with a pained but encouraging smile as Astarion tried to throw the leather wrapped ball into the ceramic cup about ten feet away for about the thirtieth time, the ball bouncing cheerfully off the rim of the cup and spinning off onto the ground. The kobold wisely didn’t comment and didn’t make eye contact as Astarion hurriedly dug through his coin purse and slammed yet another gold piece down on the aged wood, snatching more balls out of the barker’s clawed grip.

“By the Nine Hells, this game is rigged,” Astarion hissed, rolling up the sleeves of his doublet in pure rage and consternation. A few silvery-white curls clung to his forehead where it shone with a damp sweat and his ear tips were pink where they poked out of his hair with both irritation and embarrassment. “I am the best rogue in the Gate, we saved the bloody world and you’re telling me that I can’t get a ball in a cup?! Impossible-“

Astarion paused in his tirade to try again to toss a ball, as if trying to catch the game off-guard in a sneak attack. It went wide and landed about a foot away from the cup, not touching it at all.

Your tail twitched behind you in secondhand embarrassment as the silence stretched on as you, Astarion and the kobold all stared at where it had landed for a few beats.

“…There is something illegal going on here and you will pay for it. I could kill a fly with an arrow with my eyes closed and I can’t make this shot with a hunk of animal skin? I don’t believe it,” Astarion threatened the carnival employee through gritted teeth, the remaining balls rubbing against each other hard enough in his vice grip that they squeaked.

Sighing, you gently put your palm on his forearm and pulled Astarion away, hopefully out of earshot of anyone else.

“I don’t care that much about the silly prize, I’d rather we just go on with our date,” You told him quietly, eyes as beseeching as could be. “I can’t stand seeing you this worked up on my account.”

“I’m not worked up, darling, it’s just…” Astarion hesitated, his tone softened and some of the irritable defensiveness leeched out of the hard set of his shoulders. “You do so much for everyone else, this whole damn city… for me. I wanted to do something for you, even if it was simply making sure that you get the world’s most hideous cat toy if you wanted it.”

Your heart felt like it might burst. Astarion always found some new way to surprise you and this was no exception. It’s not that you didn’t think he cared for you! He did show his love for you in his own way at every opportunity that he could. But rather, sometimes it was enough to make you cry that someone cared enough about what you wanted at all that they would inconvenience themselves to make sure you got it. You were so used to putting others first your whole life that any instance of someone doing the same for you was enough to nearly make you choke up to think about it.

After a few barely concealed sniffles, a thought occurred to you. Perking up, you said, “Wait, so you want me to get the prize but you don’t care how I get it, right? As long as I get what I wanted?”

Raising one of his perfectly manicured eyebrows, Astarion drawled out, “Yes, Tav, though I do think it’s a bit far away to steal without some effort.”

You shook your head at Astarion in fond exasperation, taking the balls out of his cool hands without another word. Stepping over to the counter, your hand as quick and certain as a monk’s fist in an unarmed strike, you lobbed one of the leather orbs towards the cup. It flew in without even touching the sides, as if it was guided in with divine intervention. Astarion started to sputter at your side but you still had one left to throw, landing it with the same easy precision as the first.

The kobold operating the stand let out a deafening sigh of relief, scrambling to grab two of the cat plushes and shoving them into your hands, beyond eager to get rid of you both before Astarion had another volatile outburst in his direction. The scaly creature rattled off at you, “Yes, yes, you won, two balls in cup, two prizes. Take your person out of here! Please and thank you, good bye.”

Taking the cue to leave, you grabbed your rewards cheerfully and pressed one into Astarion’s arms as you cradled your own.

“There! Now both of us should be happy! And look, they match!” You beamed at Astarion as you walked along once more, badly sewn cats in hand.

You saw his still baffled and borderline sore-loser pout still marring his lips so you nudged him playfully with your shoulder, explaining, “When I was a kid, I used to go wild at those games. I’d clear them out of their prizes to the point that they’d have posters up barring me from playing. I guess I still haven’t lost my touch.”

After a few more seconds of broody contemplation, Astarion chuckled and looked down at the plush in his grasp, his formerly bad mood breaking away under the light of your better one. “You’re full of surprises, aren’t you?” He murmured as he leaned forward to land a kiss where your jaw curved towards your ear, a spot that never failed to make you shiver. Victorious in accomplishing getting a reaction out of you even if he couldn’t win at a game, Astarion was ready to continue his outing with you.

And if the stuffed cats you won were frequently seen amongst Astarion’s mountain of pillows from then on, well… you were kind enough not to tease him about it.

#my fanfiction #my writing #astarion fanfic #astarion x gender neutral reader #ADHD Tav #gift fic #creative corner #creative corner prompts #astarion fluff #astarion fanfiction #astarion bg3

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ourstaturestouchtheskies · 3 months

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💘 valentine's 💘 day 💘

illustration from The Quiver of Love: A Collection of Valentines Ancients and Modern by Walter Crane and Kate Greenaway

hi y'all!

sending you all valentine's greetings! 💖💝

I just wanted to let y'all know about a couple things I'm planning to do on the blog for valentine's day 💕💕

I'll be the first to admit that valentine's day is not exactly a favorite holiday of mine, but it's hard to deny the appeal of the aesthetics. so, to that end, I thought we could have a little fun with it 🥰

here's what I've got lined up:

cursèd valentines 🥀💔

a series of "anti-valentines" that I designed last year that you can send to your belothèd or just to your other friends who aren't big on valentine's day. the designs feature some lovely arrangements of poisonous flowers lol

macabre valentines 💀❤️

a couple valentines I designed last year with some danse macabre imagery and lyrics from noah kahan's "everywhere, everything." these are romantic I suppose, but in a distinctly memento mori way

"ash-entines" ⚰️💕

considering that ash wednesday happens to coincide with valentine's day, I thought this would be a fun time to combine some traditional valentine's imagery with some good ol' ash wednesday bleakness lmao. I don't celebrate ash wednesday anymore, so this is really just more to indulge my love for the drama of it all than anything else

inbox valentines exchange 💘💝

since we can't drop valentines and candy into each other's decorated shoeboxes, feel free to pop into my inbox (on or off anon - whichever you prefer!) with an emoji or a "happy valentine's day" or whatever strikes your fancy, and I'll give you a silly little vintage valentine 🥰

okay, if you made it to the end, thanks for reading! that's all I've got for you today, but I hope you enjoy your valentine's day however you choose to celebrate!! 💕💖💘💝

#charlotte speaks #inbox valentines exchange 💘#charlotte’s macabre valentines #charlotte's cursed valentines #charlotte's ash-entines #valentines #valentines day #valentines cards #happy valentines day

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dreblrtine-gift-exchange · 1 year

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WELCOME TO DREBLR + DTBLR VALENTINE EXCHANGE

you can fill out the form here

Welcome to the Dreblr/Dteamblr Valentines Gift Exchange run by Nat @carpedzem and Sparrow @dreamsclock!!

Whether you’re here because you love c!Dream or because you love the Dream Team, we want to match you with someone who can make the perfect gift for you :) Fill out our form as accurately as possible, and remember: Dtblr, you’re welcome, but there IS a c!Dream positivity rule, so please respect it!

We of course don't expect everyone to create positive c!Dream content but we ask you to stop yourself from requesting negative one :) except that you can ask for other characters, or things unrelated to lore at all. We all just wanna have fun :)

Also don't fret about not being skilled enough to take part! All we are looking for if your willingness to make something out of love to another person!

You have until the 18th Jan midnight GMT to fill the form out, and until the week of the 14th Feb to get your gifts together. We will sent your pair as soon as possible, hopefully till the end of a next week! And start posting on Valentines! 💝💝💝💝

you can fill out the form here

#dreblr #dtblr #dreamwastaken #georgenotfound #sapnap

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theladyheroine · 2 months

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Types of Wizards! ✨

❥ This was just a fun idea since I’ve been reading lots of fantasy headcanons, I wanted to try! Plus I don’t see too many for magic-y stuff out there so this gave me a good idea!

❥ Also! Most of these are female centered but some of this can be for boys too! I just prefer the term wizard because it sounds cooler lol. But thank you! Enjoy!

Storybook Wizards 🤎

Usually has an owl or sparrows as a companion.

Quills are made from barn owl feathers.

Wands are made from cinnamomum trees, elm trees, or hazel trees.

Likes to feed the crickets that sing on the bookshelves. Some think it’s gross but they’re very nice!

Uses golden wax seals for nearly everything.

Collects old trinkets they find or receive from friends. They don’t work anymore or are just old, but has tried fixing them up.

Loves both books & scrolls, but thinks books are easier to hold onto. That one friend who decides to read one more chapter, but ends up reading all night.

Loves to wish on stars or dandelions but is too embarrassed to tell anyone.

Seems like a bit of a hermit, but is actually really friendly! Loves to interact with people & exchange different interests, quite talkative at times.

Either works at an archive or some kind of library, has a special little key that works only for them.

Weather Wizards 🌩️

Usually has a bird of prey as a companion, but don’t worry they’re friendly 😅🙏

Quills are made from crow feathers.

Wands are made from maple trees, pine trees, or baobab trees.

The ultimate bird parent!! Birds love them & they’re always putting out bird seed feeders or scraps of veggies.

Lives alone in a tall tower in the middle of the woods. Only goes to town when necessary & will turn into a grumpy pants if you knock on their door.

Sometimes storm clouds or rain will swirl around their house, usually due to spell testing or potions.

The weather is actually pretty nice when they’re around! Cool breezes, clear skies, warm sunny days; tries to deny it’s their work until the sunshine gets brighter.

Collects clean water in mason jars or glass bottles when it rains.

Likes to climb rooftops & chart the stars.

Can always sense when a storm is approaching, doesn’t matter what kind they’re spot on. Likely their job is to keep them at bay as a guardian or lookout.

Love Wizards 💝

Usually has a dove or a type of songbird as a companion.

Quills are made from white swan feathers.

Wands are made from cherry trees, camellia trees, or jasmine shrubs.

Has an easier time communicating with fauna.

Ladybugs are automatically attracted to them & will usually bring good luck to them throughout the day.

Stores their potions in old perfume bottles but will make perfume as a small side job. Has to label everything though.

Has a small rose bush growing outside of their window; likes to talk to it & believes plants have feelings.

Super affectionate! Either the mom friend or the cutsey clingy child friend.

Never forgets Valentine’s Day!! (I’m sorry I know it was last week!) Goes over the top every year & everyone either gets a bouquet or a little goodie bag. The size of the gift depends on who you are sometimes.

Business is a postal service for relationship problems but gets a lot of love letters to proofread. A bit embarrassed receiving one addressed to them.

Swamp Wizards 🐸

Usually has a crane or even a heron as a companion. But sometimes that makes it hard to get in them the house...

Quills are made from duck feathers.

Wands are made of mangrove trees, dogwood trees, or lilypad stems.

Defined as the oddballs of wizardry. They are known to travel a lot but usually live alone.

Uses an old timey ferry boat to get around, but has to use magic to get the paddle wheel moving. It’ll creak & stop like an old engine.

Probably the most experienced in floral/nature magic & their house is like an absolute jungle. Will even let moss grow out because “it wants to be there.”

Has tried more than once to kiss a frog & see if it’ll turn into their true love, but carries medicine around just in case.

Really loves milkweed flowers & will set up cute bundles in their home to make it smell good.

The best cook in the world but mostly uses magic to help.

Probably the friendliest person you’ll meet! Will tell all sorts of stories about their travels, the different kinds of people they’ve met, where to find the best berry bushes, how to care for tadpoles— It might be awhile before you can introduce yourself…

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takumihum · 1 month

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GerIta Week 2024 - All Days

Day 1 (Mar 16): Garden | “The colours are so vibrant!”

Flowers 🌸 💐 and colors for these prompts . There are shades represent cornflowers 💙 🟦 of Germany 🇩🇪 and lilly 🤍 ⬜of Italy 🇮🇹 ……

Day 2 (Mar 17): Celebration | "I'm glad I got to spend today with you."

Celebration for Valentines ♥️❤️❤️‍🔥❣️💕💞💓💗💖💘💝 🍫, White Day 🤍☁️☁️, and Italy 🇮🇹 ‘s birthday 🪅🎉🎁🎈🎈🥳 🎉 🎂

Day 3 (Mar 18): Ice cream | “I think you need a napkin.”

Ice creams 🍦 🍨 cakes 🎂 🍰 🧁 , chocolate 🍫 , sweets and drinks 🍬🍩🍭🍡🍧🍹 🥂🥤🧋 all over….

Day 4 (Mar 19): Plushies | “It’s cute, just like you!”

Plushies decorated on layers of pianos 🎹 and the Valentine Love Couple Chair

🛋🛋🧸🧸🧸🧸🎀♥️💖

🎹 🎹 🎹 🎹 🎹 🎹 🎹 🎹

Day 5 (Mar 20): Architecture | “Is this bringing up memories too?”

This handmade pop up card is paper Architecture 💌🔖📝📏📐✂️🌆💒 made by Ludwig 🇩🇪 lol 😆

There is also a sticker of Rome in Italy 🇮🇹 ( at the front of the card ) lol 😆

Day 6 (Mar 21): Butterfly kisses | “You’re so cute when you do that.”

Butterflies 🦋 🦋🦋🦋 surrounding the Valentine Heart Chair of plushies 🛋🛋🧸🧸🧸🧸🎀♥️💖

Day 7 (Mar 22): Free Day (or canon moment)

🇩🇪:

Happy birthday 🎉🎈🎁🎂🎊,

Feliciano 🇮🇹 💓💗💖💘💝💞💕❣️

Also, belated Celebration of Valentines and White Day

Let’s make some cakes 🎂, chocolate 🍫 , ice cream 🍨 , tea 🍵 and enjoy them in the garden of love 💐🌹🌷🌺🌸🌼🌻🪷💓💗💖💘💝💞💕❣️❤️, then cuddle with plushies🦉 🧸🧸🦉made by me and ….exchange butterflies kisses 🦋🦋💋💋💋💋💕❣️

I'm glad I got to spend today with you 🇩🇪🇮🇹💕

How about we cycling and spending this March 3️⃣ in Italy 🇮🇹 to dedicate to your birth month 3️⃣, dear ?

GerIta week 2024 - All days .

Finished 💯 percent.

I had no time to make Chibi GerIta for the pop up card…..so may be I will add some later or for another occasions.....

Thank you so incredibly much for the event @geritaweek

#mixed media #traditional art #ludwig beilschmidt #gerita #aphgermany #feliciano vargas #geritaweek #aphitaly #geritaweek2024 #day1 #day2 #day3 #day4 #day5 #day6 #day7

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hurtinghabits · 3 months

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hello, pariging nation 🐭🐗

for @voidcat-senket for a valentine's day exchange at @greedislandchallenge 💝

read it on ao3 👀

#hunter x hunter #hxh #hxh fanfic #fan fiction #pariging #ging freecss #pariston hill #greed island challenge #mine

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precuresecretexchange · 3 months

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And so, the Precure Secret Valentine gift exchange begins~! Time to discover all the nice gifts ~~ 💝🎁🎀💖

The gift exchange runs from February 12th to February 16th, so be sure to take a look as the gifts file in!

#announcement #Precure Secret Valentine #Precure Secret Valentine 2024

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chartreuseian · 1 month

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For the writer's asks: 🍉, 💝, 💥, and 💌, if you would be so kind. :)

Hiiiii! Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

🍉in what ways has writing helped you process trauma and/or navigate through your own life?

Ooof. Big questions for 6am on a Wednesday morning 😅 I'd say it's not so much about the content, but rather the process of writing that has helped me deal with some of the ups and downs. There is something so soothing about forcing myself in a schedule with it, and making it a part of my routine that means, when everything gets too much or I'm overwhelmed, it's like there's this built in happy place I can sink into. Even if what I produce that day is trash, the habit helps me manage everything else.

💝what is a fic that got a different response than you were expecting?

Oh, this is easy! People seemed to get very into the final Valentine's Day story I wrote, particularly the text exchange between the Sanctuary crew in which everyone is just teasing Will for being so out of it that he didn't realise Helen and Nikola were together. I mean, I liked it well enough, but I didn't expect other people to be so into it as well.

💥find your least kudos'd fic - say something wonderful about it.

Ha! Well, I had an easy answer but now my fic that had zero has one, which means I have a tie. My two most recent offerings in my new 'A Lifetime of Learning' series are the lowest.

'A Lesson in the Aesthetic Qualities' - I really love how I captured the developing relationship between James, Helen and John. It feels really authentic to me, and the way they play off one another I think builds really well over the rest of the series (even if it's not all posted yet).

'A Lesson in Domestication' - purely from a writing standpoint, I love the first line/last line circular-ness of it. Plus, I think it's pretty damn steamy, tbh.

💌share something with us about an up-and-coming work (WIP) that has you excited!

OK. So, I went hunting for something I thought you would enjoy and then I remembered this beauty that I smashed out last night... So it is part of the 'A Lifetime of Learning' series which is my 'the Five was also a sex thing AU'. In it, Helen, Nikola, John and James are a Thing and it changes the trajectory of their lives in some ways, but not others. One of the 'nots' is that Henry still comes along and Helen all but adopts him, except now he's sort of raised by all of them.

The following scene comes from when he's around 14 and dealing with the realisation that he's a HAP, and I am IN LOVE with the whole chapter:

Nikola reached over, placing a hand on the boy’s shoulder and offering what he hoped was a reassuring smile. There was a moment where he wondered if Henry might push off the contact, but before Nikola could withdraw his hand, Henry threw himself into his arms, wrapping long gangly limbs around his waist.

Nikola was mildly pleased that he didn't hesitate before wrapping his arms around the boy in response. They stayed like that for a few minutes, Nikola ignoring the poorly muffled sobs that he could feel dampening his tie and choosing to pat the boy's head rather than complain.

A few minutes later Henry pulled back with a final sniffle, obviously intent on avoiding Nikola gaze. In a swell of something that he felt could almost be considered paternal, Nikola reached out and tipped the boy's chin up until he could look him in the eye.

“You know it's going to be OK, right? We'll figure this out.”

#thank you :)#writing #fanfic

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asbestieos · 1 year

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[ Scout Announcement: Scout! ValEnsemble Stars ]

▽ Featured Cards

☆5 [ Burning Affection ] Harumi Kaneko

☆4 [ Timid Affection ] Kaoru Hakaze

☆3 [ Playful Affection ] Rei Sakuma

☆3 [ Silent Affection ] Anzu

▽ Synopsis

Kaoru worries about keeping up with the tradition of Valentine’s Day and gift-giving to all of his loved ones. Noticing how diligent he has been about celebrating Valentine’s, Harumi ponders how he would react to being the giftee rather than the gifter…

+ details and extras under the cut

hello @distortedsorrow (i cant tell if it tagged you-- v sorry if it didnt!)!! im your giftgiver for the @valensemblestars gift exchange!! i was so excited to receive a giftee who had an oc ship, its unreal!!! as you can see i went crazy and drew a fan event scout unbloomed for harumi ^_^!! shes super fun to draw thank you so much for submitting yr oc as a gift option 🙏!!!

dont worry too much abt the silly fake scout text up there, i thought itd be fun to deliver a fan scout concept ^_^ unfortunately im not strong enough to write up an actual fic or fan story, im not confident in my ability to write harumi well and ysbdjfbf i was too shy to seek your counsel so i might have made mistakes when drawing her.. my apolocheese if i have!! regardless big big thank you for submitting HaruKao as an option for your gift 💝‼️ theyve lived in my mind ever since i read your gift submission weehee

also!! youre free to use this art of harumi / share it however you please so long as you credit me :3 i formally apologize for how crunchy the gif is though </3

full card art with effects vvv

full card art without effects vvv

harukao renders vvv

harumi render vvv

+ sketches i did for funsies to get into the drawing mood ^_^

#valensemblestars2023 #enstars #ensemble stars #kaoru hakaze #enstars oc #harumi kaneko #harukao #ophanem art #stay silly my fast-beating heart

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amaiguri · 3 months

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In honor of WBW and Valentine’s Day, what is the cutest tradition for finding love/a partner in your world?

💝💝💝 Happy Valentine's Day! 💝💝💝

Let's see... for FINDING a partner specifically?

In Svanihk culture, the Spring Festival is like a job fair combined with a matchmaking festival -- it's about preparing for the future. I've never featured it in the center of the story but I imagine there's this electricity to the air as people go around and hvae their fortunes read during the day -- as well as meet new people and give out seeds for planting and exchange the earliest flower crowns of the year and so forth. Oh and probably, exchange food with people! Maybe there's yummy fried food and circle dancing and so forth... But at night, it's a more intimate affair.

Maybe you take a couple of horses out or paddle boat and talk more quietly to see if you're compatible...

The more hilarious tradition though is the selkie tradition of hurling seaweed at your intended. That's way funnier 🤣🪸🪸🪸

Thanks for the ask!

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#writeblr #valentines day #worldbuilding #worldbuilding wednesday #romance #amaiguri #yssaia

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lumiereandcogsworth · 4 months

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okay I know it’s technically weeks away BUT valentine’s day has been in my mind and I’m curious how Adam and Belle celebrate 👁️ (did this holiday exist back then? I have no clue)

LOVELY okay so every valentine’s day since i’ve been writing for these two yahoos, i just generally assume they go all out for the day. adam’s love language is gift giving so whether it’s in canon or modern au, you know that guy is getting belle a million gifts and they’re going to fancy dining establishments and seeing a show and all that good stuff. but your question made me want to dig in and actually look into the history of valentine’s day, SO I DID THAT!!

as i suspected, it is super super old. the oldest story is in 270 AD, when the roman empire had been at war for some time. apparently the soldiers were tired of fighting and wanted to marry their sweethearts and settle down with families. but emperor claude ii was like uhhhmmm No. so he made marriage briefly illegal?? but there was a priest called valentine who was still secretly performing weddings, defying the law for love!!! but emperor claude ii found out and threw him in jail. BUT THEN valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard!!! and supposedly, according to the legend, right before his execution, ON FEBRUARY 14th, he left a heart-shaped letter to the daughter and signed it “from your valentine.”

AND THAT IS SOOOOO ROMANTIC HELLO!!!!! defied the law AND died for love. A KING!!

valentine was declared a saint by pope gelase i in the 5th century, after the collapse of the roman empire.

the holiday didn’t become a thing until the middle ages, when the catholic church was trying to fight a pagan holiday for the roman god luperculus that was celebrated feb 13-15. the church was afraid of losing their power amidst europe so the pope made feb 14 st. valentine’s day to honor the guy who sacrificed his life for love.

there is ALSO a story specific to france, that in 1415, the duke of orléans was captured and taken prisoner in london and while he was there he was apparently writing love letters to his wife in france. and i guess there was one (or multiple?) specifically dated for valentine’s day, so it’s considered some of the first Valentine’s Day Letters™️ in france. because before that, in france, letters weren’t really exchanged on the day, it was more a social thing, like a singles mixer in the streets. single people go out and try to pair up. and anyone who is bitter can have a little bonfire and burn images of their exes. but that got out of hand quickly and the government banned that. hence the letter writing became more common.

and this is my own speculation but i would assume that gift giving only took place amongst the upper class at first, and then eventually the trend caught up in varying levels for everyone to the point that we’re at today! where a gift for your beloved on the day is quite common 💝

but anyway there’s your little history lesson!!!!!! was fun to flex my historian muscles thank you 🤓🤓🤓

to answer your question, basically, adam spoils the heck out of his wife and belle lets it happen because she’s as head over heels for her husband as he is for her. in canon they’re probably always in paris. they save their bigger trips for their anniversary and also they just travel a lot in general for king & queen reasons. paris is their home away from home ❤️ they probably stay for nearly a week, (this may vary depending on the ages of their kiddos, of course, they don’t like to leave their Babies for too long 🥺), go to a couple different shows, opera, theater, dance, etc. go for horseback rides, go to a ball (i’m debating if they put on a valentine’s day ball or if they attend one already happening. it’s super likely that adam wants to host it though because he loves hosting. But i could also just see a ball already taking place since it is a Known Holiday. but EITHER WAY THEY’RE DANCING!), and yeah just in general they’re being super in love and gross. i enjoy thinking about this day for them in modern au too, just because it’s a tad easier for my mind to picture, but yeah it’s definitely a holiday they love. they love a day dedicated to love ❤️

also i wrote this last year, it’s short and QUITE lovey dovey, Of Course.

#me when i remember i majored in history 🥴#WHEW! what a rush #lmao thanks though. i knew it was old and wasn’t worried about them not knowing about it BUT it was super fine to get the DEETS #*FUN!#tis a well established Day of Love by the time we get to my babies 😌 THANK GOODNESS!#thank you king!!!#alex tag #answered #batb headcanons #adelle #batb 2017 #history

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