#archer talks writing.

[remma-demma]

Critically underused part of G’raha Tia’s character that he’s a good singer

#I have like three or four songs on my n’ephraha plays list that are like ‘I’ll write a song for you’ #if he didn’t abandon archer for blm he could totally have been a bard #bard g’raha bard g’raha bard g’raha #thinking of him in that fuckass lvl 80 artifact gear that’s just. JEANS #DENIM!! #maybe that’s lvl 70 I can’t exactly remember #I think it’s 80 because I remember going to the tempest #him talking to Grenoldt or whatever his name is and being like. um. can I commission you for an outfit #*tucks hair behind nonexistent human ear* #G’raha tia #g’raha #g'raha tia #g'raha #N’ephele’s notes #my post #to draw #art ref

[archer-kacey]

Joey Drew is Gay and there's no way around it (Pt 5)

So what about the women in Joey's life? Well, we hear a fair amount about two women in particular- Lottie, and Abby Lambert.

First, there's Lottie, a telecommunications girl who befriends Joey. She takes a quick liking to him, but Joey seems to have an aversion to any displays of affection she shows him.

In fact, he claims to "not have time for girls" in general, and this seems to be his reasoning behind not pursuing Lottie romantically.

Immediately following this...watertight explanation, Joey goes on a little side quest. See, Lottie notices odd initials on his boots:

She goes on a long search to find the previous owner, updating Joey with her findings often. However, she gets very down on herself when the effort seems to lead to nowhere, and grows weary as many of the men she's been sending messages to are continuously reported dead.

Note how Joey responds to her more somber attitude as the days go on:

He creates an elaborate lie in order to "solve" the mystery, entertain her, and spare her some of the pain of her depression.

It seems the "I don't have time and I'm too selfish" excuse doesn't really hold up. How odd, I was quite sure Joey Drew was being honest and introspective here.

This story gets even weirder, though. Nathan points out via footnote that he couldn't ever find the correspondences between Joey and Lottie- so the legitimacy of this tale is immediately called into question.

If it is completely fabricated, then Joey literally made up a story in which he keeps 99 feet away at all times from an extremely attractive and sweet woman who was very interested in him. If this is the case, it also seems to be some hardcore fishing for cool guy points. Joey comes out looking like a saint, AND he doesn't actually have to go out and catch girl cooties.

This brings us to the end of Lottie's tale, so let's talk about the (only?) confirmed real woman friend of Joey's.

Abby Lambert is the initial artist friend that introduced Joey to Henry. She seems to be his closest woman friend and confidant, and he ends up trusting her to run the art department as a whole.

Notice both her and Joey's reaction when she invites him as her date to an art salon.

In the middle of the skit they perform at said art salon, Joey takes a second to emphasize that they were just friends- an already stated fact.

It's all fake, but even during something so simple, he still makes it a point to clarify that they aren't involved romantically in any way.

If Abby and Lottie are anything to go by, he has a weirdly hypervigilant attitude when it comes to romance with women.

Regarding Abby specifically, here's more food for thought.

While not outright stated, Abby is very queer-coded herself. She's outside the "norm" for women at the time, both in wardrobe choice and attitude. She has a commanding presence, a streak of "rude" humor, and seems to be uncomfortable in dresses, preferring not to wear them at all if she can help it.

While there is no outright confirmation of her sexuality or identity, she sits outside the strict male/female roles of American society at the time.

This has no bearing on Joey's sexuality in a direct sense, but it still does beg the question: could there be a reason why Joey felt more comfortable around a woman who was not as rigid in her gender presentation? He doesn't seem to care that she wears men's suits, in fact he seems to be drawn towards her differences rather than repelled by them.

Even if there is no gaydar involved in how they found each other, there is a marked difference between the women Joey keeps close (Abby), versus the women Joey does not keep so close (Lottie.)

Now, to attempt to end this juggernaut. How about I cram in some odds and ends in the final part? Because yes, believe it or not, there's STILL MORE.

Part 6>

#why does joey talk about abby more than he talks about his own mother like sir what happens in that not very beautiful brain of yours #joey drew #batim #batdr #joey drew is gay #lottie bendy #abby lambert #archer writes

[rizaposting]

i would also love to know more about your 03 project that i have seen you mention a couple times 👀 Is it something you are drawing or writing¿

Ahh! Man I wish I had more to show for it, but I've basically been thinking about it non-stop for the past several months. I wanted to get it started this year for the 20th anniversary but the latter half of 2023 was chaotic because I moved. o|-<

It's nothing too groundbreaking, just my attempt at reconciling what happened between the end of the anime to Roy deciding he was going to go be emo in the mountains, address what little we saw of them in CoS and how I think they would reconcile, and then also explore what their life together would look like afterwards...

I think it's going to be 3 multi-chapter pieces of writing with supplemental art. It's mostly Riza-focused (because she is my little el wiwi) but I also want to give Roy a fair shake and address the Crippling Mental Illness they both have refused to acknowledge. There will be plenty of angst and me putting Riza through Situations and making her the most miserable she's ever been in her whole life, but it's to highlight her character growth and experiences, and there will be a happy ending. Because I think making them struggle and suffer for nothing goes against FMA's themes, and I'm a sap and want Riza to get all the kisses in the world because she deserves them.

I don't have very much to show for it, but here's a half-finished WIP from way earlier in the year about Roy not wanting Riza to see his wounds

#THANK YOU for asking! ;w; I wish I had more to show for it but right now it mostly exists in my brain and in excited unorganized ramblings #answered asks #fma #fma03 #rizaposting #unnamed 03 royai project #Roy's eyepatch is so fucking big and there's 2 possibilities in my head: #1) archer really fucked his face up superficially (but failed to actually shoot him in a way that would kill him lmao get good IDIOT) #2) roy is being dramatic #i went with the former in this one and accidentally make him zuko #crystal art and writing #fic talk

[bumblingbabooshka]

I don’t typically like when star trek characters reference legacy characters just to talk about how great and perfect they are but I do like this route where even though Tuvok calls him a great visionary in the end he brings Spock up to say he argued with him. I think this is the way of the future. Lean in. Star Trek characters should say things like ‘An old man cut me off in space traffic the other day. I think it was McCoy?’ and another should nod and shake their head like he’s always doing that shit

#'I met Jonathan Archer and he smelled like wet dog?? Seemed nice though.' <- more stories like this #Also since Janeway idolizes ppl like Sulu I want her to occasionally bug Tuvok for more stories about working with him after she finds out #that they were alive at the same time on the same ship and have Tuvok begrudgingly tell her I don't know...we didn't talk much and I was #busy at the time...one time Kirk sneezed on the bridge. It was quite loud. #<- what he doesn't say is that Tuvok had a handkerchief but did NOT give it to Kirk bc he was concerned about being called a suckup again #Tuvok what do you MEAN you 'spoke out against [it]'??? You aren't a politician??? HEHEHE did you write an open letter??? #Tuvok old man moments...Tuvok's children cringing: dad please DON'T bring up your initial opposition to the Klingon-Federation alliance #Tuvok's low estimation of Klingons...B'Elanna..you sit back. I'LL get him!!!!! #I mean everyone in star trek ever like every non klingon character has a low estimation of Klingons for Some Reason* #*You Know. #but I'm a Tuvok girlie so it's my job to rake him across the coals for it from time to time v_v #-sniffs and salutes- gotta kill that old man for my babygirl -fires a cartoon canon at him and he flies into the sky and becomes a star- #love you Tuvok <3 #Tom I smashed with a mallet #cartoonishly large for whimsy but just overall more gruesome

[that-fruitier-emo]

|| TFE/Vic's OC Master Post || Part 1 || Characters ||

Edwyn Percius Vanhaggen

[Green eyes, he/him pronouns]

He does have top surgery scars

He prefers to wear videogame graphic tshirts, and hoodies (hoodies are either orange or magenta)

Whenever he wears button down or polo shirts he never buttons the top two buttons

He usually wears navy blue or black jeans that have tears in the kneecaps

His left wrist is covered in friendship bracelets

Wears crystal necklaces of multiple colors

Black converse style shoes with stage blood spatters on the tips

His sleep wear is a "My chemical romance" t-shirt and boxers

He dyes his hair brown to match Archer and Julie halfway though book 2

Absolutely fucking skinny

Changes his last name to Broadren after his 18th birthday

Cedric Gordon Vanhaggen

[Blue eyes, he/they pronouns]

Usually wears darker colored band tees

Navy blue zip-up hoodies

Likes wearing chokers of all kinds

Interchanges between back fingerless gloves and black and white striped fingerless gloves

Nail polish is either jet black, or deep red

Always wears either navy blue ripped jeans, or dark grey sweat pants

Black high top shoes with pen doodles on the tip and sides

His sleep wear is just his street clothes

Multiple ear piercings

Archer Alexander Broadren

[Brown eyes, he/him pronouns]

He usually enjoys wearing more natural/neutral colors (greys, greens, dull blues, yellows, browns and blacks)

His style normally looks like the other picture above

Always wears a grey tank top underneath his t-shirts

Will layer t-shirts over long sleeve shirts

Likes to wear jeans without holes

Knee socks, usually cartoon themed

Wears sort of rusty looking necklaces

Wears a lot of beaded bracelets

Brown converse

Darker freckles

Acne mostly just on his face

Way more phisicaly fit than Edwyn

Long legs

Sleep wear is a black tank top and basketball shorts

Julie (Juliette) Genevieve Broadren

[Brown eyes, she/her pronouns]

Most of her jewelry is fruit themed

Her makeup inspiration is mostly drag queens, but her daily makeup is much more tame

Likes to wear rings

Makes her own jewelry

Likes wearing baggier clothes for casual wear

Despite dressing mainly for comfort, she's never apposed to getting dolled up

Same darkish freckles as Archer, just with clearer skin with less noticable acne

A lot of her t-shirts are themed after boy bands, or male celebrities she likes

Lights blue zip-up hoodies

Detests flannels, she thinks they look unflattering on her

She usually wears light blue men's jeans because she believes in pockets

When she's not wearing full jeans, she's wearing shorter jean shorts with patterned leggings underneath

She wears black converse, and ankle socks

Occasionally she wears ankle bracelets, and a fake nose ring

Likes painting her nails more pastel colors

If she knows she's going to be taking a photo she puts a small amount of glitter on her face to make her cheeks sparkle

Likes to wear headbands on specific occasions

Every once in a while will wear a flower crown

@todds-diary @thatdumbgoth

#tfe rambles #noodles talks #oc content #{edwyn} #{cedric} #{archer} #{julie} #tfe writes #noodles writes

[magnuficent76]

Okay heres a thing I think makes. A semblance of sense. In my head I often call Jonah and Archer "the two sides of an injured dog's complex" because of their approaches to being hurt.

Jonah is dog-coded the same way a wild-dog is still like. A dog. He will survive off of scraps and get by in a limb and be dirty and stinky and all, but beneath that goofy facade and easy going demeanor there's a lot of unacounted cleverness that not a lot of people get to appreciate because its always hidden behind teeth. He survives because that's all he knows how to do, and sometimes its a pain in the ass because it REALLY would be easier to just be dead sometimes. Yet, he'll still bite and snarl and lick at his wounds because he just has a viscious need to LIVE. He needs attention so badly and he never notices it until he gets a small taste, to which he responds by immediately reproducing the same behaviors. Affection starved guy who never noticed how much he longed for a taste of love until he got a bite, and now he's scarfing it down wildly.....

Archer is dog-coded in a very different way. He's more like someone's beloved pet dog who wandered a bit too far from home and got lost, except that never happened. He's been made for love and he craves it SO badly, so it hurts even more when he doesn't get the affection he feels he rightfully deserves. He's learned to use his teeth only to defend himself, but he really can't hunt on his own. His malice comes not from a place of genuine evil, but from a place of injustice. He's hurt and limping and he NEEDS attention, so when he gets a little bit of that comfort from people like Katagawa, he immediately becomes a lap dog, ready to do whatever it takes to keep receiving that little bit of affection. This dude has never in his life been told he's doing a good job so if you even give him a thumbs-up he's all over you immediately. The love he needs and craves is so vague to him that anything that remotely resembles the idea of it will work as a substitute, which is also why (for a guy with fame for manipulating people) he's so easy to bend. He will become any dog you need so long as you reward him for it. He's normal <3

They're my boys (mentally scarred men I give issues to)

#magocs #my oc stuff #original character #original art #magoriginals #txt #my posts #my writing #writing #Caede Tales #oc: jonah #oc: Archer #ocs #fan characters #my ocs #original characters #sorry im normal #Symbolism Talk

[madillhethen]

The thing I really love about Yu Mei-Ren is that no one expects her to be any foil/parallel to Archer/Shirou because it’s just not obvious. She’s not made to be the obvious foil like Gilgamesh to Emiya, or the half foil/parallel of Cu to Archer, or even the obvious reminiscence that Saber is to Archer. People think Yu Mei-Ren is just a True Ancestor so in love with her husband and that’s her motivation, and no one would connect that to Archer/Shirou because there’s no direct conflict to pit the other against another.

But this Chaldea’s Thriller Night lays it out pretty well that she does contain something you can relate to Archer/Shirou. Not only do both Emiya and her take a well-deserve center stage in this event but Emiya also shows up in her interlude. Before I thought it was a bit random of why any character he should show up in her interlude.

It got me thinking after she says this in the event.

In UBW, Shirou confronts is ideals/dream head on and despite the path it led Archer down, he decides he was going to go down it all the same. Stardust is a theme that is pretty much associated with Archer. He’s not the starlight that Saber is, the star that Shirou hopes to become, he’s the aftermath of what the ideal truly is, destroyed and broken—he’s stardust.

Yu Mei-Ren refers to herself as stardust because she is no longer how she used to be—an elemental spirit in love who lost her husband and wandered for thousands of years, wishing for death and lamenting. She’s only gotten back what she’s lost, and even as the stardust, she presses on which at the end of UBW Archer does too after having his Hope renewed.

The foil/parallel I see it as that she is an elemental spirit who wished nothing to do with humanity and Archer a man who wanted to save humanity, both fought for some survival of themselves and eventually lost the things they wanted to keep (his ideal; her husband). Both trapped in an endless cycle of pain, him constantly killing as a CG and her constantly being killed and hunted by humanity.

On a slightly different note, throughout the event despite numerous warnings, Yu Mei-Ren keeps dying which is more comical in the event, and because she’s immortal, it gets brushed off. In a similar light, Shirou is constantly wounded nearly mortally many times throughout each routes, but thanks to Saber’s sheath, he comes back as if nothing happens. During the Zombie Movie Segmant, Yu Mei-Ren risks her life to save the others and willingly let’s herself die (only to come back in a comedic way later) but her resolve reminded me of how Shirou fully accepts Archer’s Arm in Heaven’s Feel and decides to face Heracles (a mindless servant at that point like the zombies).

Towards the end of the event, Xu Fu wants to give Yu Mei-Ren death, what she wanted so long ago because that’s the way to end her suffering. But Yu Mei-Ren refuses, and accepts the fact her path may very well end up suffering again and she may go on, angry at her past self (sounds familiar? Archer is literally that.)

Regardless of it, Yu Mei-Ren decides the path she has now, the happiness she has found, is worth it. Like Shirou decided that his dream isn’t wrong, he would continue down that path.

Of course, there’s a segment where she is fighting her doppelgänger but gives up, and makes a reference to UBW of Archer’s own conflict to Shirou, which Archer is visibly pained by.

Even if her choices to not die will come to haunt her later, she accepts that her choice now and before (this event tries not to spoiler LB3 but you can connect the dots) to be reunited with her husband are not wrong.

Which I really loved this event for touching upon these subjects, and having Emiya being such a delight during it all. His story was already told but he gets to still be a guiding figure in an event that reminiscences his own arc.

#Mad’s Fate #fate grand order #fgo #emiya #archer emiya #heroic spirit emiya #Shirou emiya #yu mei ren #Chaldea’s thriller night #summer camp #i feel I could’ve worded this better #it just had me thinking #there’s also stuff you can relate to the dreams and illusions section with Kiara but i wanted to talk specifically about Yu #i swear I’ll just be writing ten different analyses of how different characters relate to Shirou/Archer #someone once said they would write a Bedivere/Shirou analysis and I’ve no idea if they did but I want to read it #one day I will compile a whole a essay on the Three Knights + Gil #i still need to do my Medusa one #I’m just relating everything back to Archer because he’s my favorite and y’all get to see what goes in my brain #mad’s fgo #but I swear I love this event so much it was really well done imo

[tfe-writes]

Rn in my story Edwyn is horny shaming Archer like...

Bro, what gives you that right?

What gives u the right Mr. "I'm gonna sprawl across two sleeping bags so I can cuddle my bf." Mr. "I'm gonna intentionally give my bf a hickey right before this camping trip."

B R O

#tfe writes #oc content #noodles talks #tfe rambles #noodles writes #gay #mlm #{edwyn} #{rowan} #{rowed} #{archer} #tw suggestive

[lanarchers]

Back to lanarchers URL, I am having brainrot and writing a Lanarcher fic to cope… I miss Archer and Lana so much, and everyone else too!

Please look forward to my fic, I haven’t written in years so I’m not sure how good it’s gonna be (plus it’s my first Archer fic) but I’m ready to try because I really need them together. 😭

#I really wish archer wasn’t over #I haven’t even seen the end yet but I know it’s not gonna make me happy #so uhh I’m writing a happy end fic #archer #archer fx #archer fxx #lanarcher #text post #Rhys talks

[hzdtrees]

The Cordon, pt. 1

#horizon forbidden west #hfw #hfw photomode #the way i just discovered i can upload multiple pics at once #after doing this for almost two years #tbf my previous internet connection would've cried and then walked out of the door #never to return #anyway. have some utaru views #the lighting is a little difficult here #and while i originally didn't like the place much #(it's nice in passing but less so in staying if that makes sense?) #i now have a soft spot for it ever since writing ikrie staying with the cordon archers for a little #sad we don't get to interact with them #they walk around spouting their standard npc lines before heph goes haywire on the utaru #and afterwards they're just gone #i would've loved to talk to them #or even have a little quest with them

[sailorshadzter]

Taylor Swift Lyrics That Convince Me She's a Jonsa

feel free to send as writing prompts <3

The rest of the world was black and white, but we were in screaming color

We were built to fall apart, then fall back together

When the sun came up, you were lookin' at me

Long night, with your hands up in my hair, echoes of your footsteps on the stairs

And you should think about the consequence of you touching my hand in a darkened room

I feel like I might sink and drown and die

My love had been frozen, deep blue, but you painted me golden

You said there was nothing in the world that could stop it

I loved you in spite of deep fears that the world would divide us

He built a fire just to keep me warm

Trust him like a brother, yeah, you know I did one thing right

Starry eyes sparking up my darkest night

Slowly I said, "You don't need to save me, but would you run away with me?"

I'm always waiting for you to be waiting below

Said, "I'm fine," but it wasn't true, I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you

And I snuck in through the garden gate, every night that summer just to seal my fate

Have I known you twenty seconds or twenty years?

Can I go where you go?

Can we always be this close forever and ever?

My heart's been borrowed and yours has been blue

All's well that ends well to end up with you

Help me hold on to you

I search for your dark side

I wake in the night, I pace like a ghost

It's you and me, there's nothing like this

And I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends

I see you everywhere

Tryna find a part of me that you didn't touch

Quiet my fears with the touch of your hand

I know heaven's a thing, I go there when you touch me, honey

I don't wanna look at anything else now that I saw you

I've been sleeping so long in a twenty-year dark night

I wounded the good and I trusted the wicked

Maybe you ran with the wolves and refused to settle down

I once believed love would be (black and white), but it's golden (golden)

You drew stars around my scars, but now I'm bleeding

Marked me like a bloodstain, I knew you

But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss

I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs

And I knew you'd come back to me

I think I've seen this film before and I didn't like the ending

Like you'd get your knuckles bloody for me

Those eyes add insult to injury

There is no amount of cryin' I can do for you

All this time, we always walked a very thin line

And if I'm on fire, you'll be made of ashes, too

And I can go anywhere I want, anywhere I want, just not home

And I still talk to you when I'm screaming at the sky

I know they said the end is near

I'm still a believer but I don't know why

I'm still trying everything to keep you looking at me

Whispers of "Are you sure?" "Never have I ever before"

With you, I fall down

But you dream of some epiphany, just one single glimpse of relief to make some sense of what you've seen

But I'm a fire and I'll keep your brittle heart warm

I am ash from your fire

You knew it still hurts underneath my scars

Wherever you stray, I follow

Head on the pillow, I could feel you sneaking in

Show me the places where the others gave you scars

Your touch brought forth an incandescent glow

My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand

Your opal eyes are all I wish to see

My house of stone, your ivy grows and now I'm covered in you

It's a goddamn blaze in the dark and you started it

It's the goddamn fight of my life and you started it

I see you every day now

I feel you, no matter what

And I wake with your memory over me

And time can't stop me quite like you did

My hand was the one you reached for

And maybe it's the past that's talking

#jonsa #actuallyjonsa #jon x sansa #writing prompts #taylor swift sentence starters #taylor swift is a jonsa #lets not even begin about lover #or how the archer is entirely a song about sansa stark #it all fits #i will die on this hill #we wont talk about exile #definitely will not talk about exile

[strawbearri-frog]

1 and 11

What’s your favorite part of the writing process?

coming up with ideas and brainstorming, probably. it’s so fun when a little seed grows into something interesting.

11. What was the last color you used in your current WIP/most recent project?

(I’ll assume this means when is the last time I described a colour in a wip)

red dirt! Before that I believe it was white fingertips :)

#asks #ask games #my writing #this is from Miseryguts #evilwriter37 #archer <3 #kye talks #🍓

[archer-kacey]

Joey Drew is Gay and there's no way around it (Pt 6)

Finally, to finish my Joeysplaining.

Firstly, Donaldson and Eckhart.

Joey seemed to get along well with them, and Nathan gives us the not-so-needed confirmation that these two men were in fact real people. Nathan also notes that Joey relayed their personalities with a great deal of accuracy.

Joey mentions later that they went overseas and died in the war.

It's open to interpretation whether or not he was interested in them, but I feel that's irrelevant. Their presence in his life and later deaths seems to have left a lasting impact.

(I could go on a whooole tangent about how losing his friends to war could have played into his fear of death AND how it was maybe another reason why he tried so hard to keep an iron grip on Henry, buuut that's frankly bordering on theory territory sooo I'll reel it back in.)

Since that's about it for Donaldson and Eckhart, we'll hop skip and jump over to Bertrum now.

There's this interaction, which happens towards the end of the autobiography:

Here we see Joey missing the point entirely. Bertrum was making a joke, the joke being "funny" because they aren't actually on a date. Them dating would be a silly concept from his perspective.

This flies over Joey's head. Joey is literally tipsy and still trying to figure out if Bertrum is playing hard to get or not. WHICH WOULD BE IRRELEVANT TO A STRAIGHT MAN. I'M JUST SAYING.

He also calls him "Bert/Bertie" a few times which just leaves me with more questions than answers. Sir, how many of your original staff do you have a crush on? Be honest, now.

Bonus: Joey serving his country by wishing that his fellow soldiers would change uniform a little slower.

Bonus 2: Joey what is this

TL;DR

At this point, it makes more sense narratively speaking if Joey is gay, or at the very least, queer. This mainly shows in the way he went about trying to create a family, his attitudes towards the various men in his life in both Illusion of Living and the Bendy game series, and finally, the fact that he shoved a bunch of art and band kids in the same brick rectangle with no air conditioning and expected things to work out.

#also! Joey being gay does not negate him being other identities like Ace for example #this was mostly meant to focus on the information that seemed to suggest he is gay #joey is a pretty complex character believe it or not and I'd like to do multiple deep dives about him #also a deep dive about Wally but that's a task that would require HELLA research because he just shows up when he feels like it #I want to talk about every Bendy character in detail to be honest #joey drew #batim #batdr #joey drew is gay #archer writes

[breadedsinner]

Six-Sentence Sebhawke Sunday

***

“Why do you use a bow anyways?" snorted Sera. "You’re all... down there.”

Cadash groaned. “First of all, I am tall for a dwarf. Second, if height is all there is to it, maybe we should both give our bows to Vivienne and Bull. You’re the shortest person among us who’s not a dwarf.”

“No! What? That’s not –no!”

“Then are you going to let me finish?”

“Pfft, fine, fine.”

"All right, just watch me hit the target first then we'll talk about stance."

Hawke took a seat by the training grounds, her movement whisper-quiet, as to not disturb the practicing archers. She smiled, watching the Inquisitor instruct Sera, and Sera nodding and mimicking her movement with enthusiasm. Hawke sighed, wishing her own archers had gotten along so well.

Inquisitor Cadash seemed to have some sort of composite bow, Hawke observed, scrounging up what notes on the subject she had collected in her mind. It was small and curvy, much like the Inquisitor herself, with angular dwarven carvings and a thick handle. The string had a silvery singing snap to it when she fired. Her draw was much shorter and quicker than Sebastian’s; his was like the fluttering flap of a bird’s wing, hers was a flash of teeth from a hunting cat, snatching up prey.

She remembered Sebastian saying his was composite too, though his was clearly built in a different way; carved from different tree, with elongated and elegant limbs. She remembered him explaining that the bow she retrieved for him—a massive and unwieldy creature—was actually a longbow, made for picking off enemy soldiers of castle towers, but the finer details were fuzzy in her mind. Instead, she remembered the glitter of his eyes, the way slight crinkles framed his face just so as he smiled, the joy that laced the lilt of his voice as he explained the details; why a composite bow was better suited for the work they did, but there was a marvel in the way his grandfather could wield the Starkhaven longbow, and shoot the smallest of targets from yards away, atop the ramparts.

Hawke sighed; her face flushed. It seemed her interest was less on the archery and more on the archer, like a starry-eyed schoolgirl.

#Dragon Age #Hawke #Sebastian Vael #Sebhawke #The Inquisitor #Sera #Cadash #Hopefully this warrants tagging #Tether Fic #Not an expert on the subject but I was oddly inspired by a post that talked about the different bows LOTOR-Hobbit characters had #And so I wondered which archers would use what and under what circumstances #....This is also me justifying never giving Seb the Starkhaven bow because by then he always has a better one lmao #But I am gathering a long bow is maybe not the right tool for fighting in the city in close corners #Also Sera is my Cadash's daughter and they laugh at Varric because his shots do veer left #That's karmic justice #Judith Hawke #Writing Tag #Also Sebastian is autistic and Hawke finds his infodumping charming

[kanerallels]

I would like to know who Jack Archer is, soooo... 1, 6 and 8 for him? Pretty please?

Aww thanks for the ask!!

1: answered here!

6: What is their purpose in the story? Ooh, good question! So, quick clarification-- he's in my original fairy tale retelling book series that I'm working on. And his purpose... to point the main character towards her goal, I guess? Also punch out his brother in law (which was dumb), be an overall pretty solid dad and husband, and be a pirate captain

8: What is their backstory? Dang you really went for it, didn't you? I am actually really excited to answer this one! Okay so Jack grew up in this village in the mountains (which I now realize I have yet to name. Let's call them the..........Beddor mountains! Moving on past that rabbit trail) with his two sisters (he is a middle child which explains SO MUCH about him) and his parents.

When he was young, his older sister Esther disappeared. Literally, she disappeared into thin air. Everyone (except him and his other sister) thought she was dead. A couple years later, his younger sister.... kinda got sold into indentured servitude. By their dad. Jack, being his overprotective self, was not super happy about this.

He did his best to keep in contact with her, but suddenly stopped getting letters from her one day. The last letter he ever received wasn't a letter so much as a package. Which contained three beans.

Since this is a fairy tale retelling, I think you can guess what happened next (beanstalk, giant slaying, etc.) Except he didn't come back at the end, and it wasn't a castle he wound up on. It was a (slightly magical) pirate ship, which he promptly stole with the help of a handful of captives, two of which became his best friends!

Okay, that was REALLY long and you probably didn't want all of that, but here we are. Sorry it got so long, and thank you so much for asking!

OC ask game!

#thanks for the ask!! #and i apologize for the ramble #i just don't have a whole lot of opportunities to talk about these blorbos from my brain #and jack has SUCH a good backstory #it's one of my favorites! #oc ask game #ask game #my ocs #jack archer #hazel rambles about her original writing

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All these fuckers have full legal names, you just need to ask ;)

Edwyn || Cedric || Archer

Rowan || Marshall || Eli

Julie || Corbin || N/A

There's reasoning behind some of it 😁

#tfe rambles #noodles talks #oc content #{birds-still-sing-on-stormy-days} #{edwyn} #{elias jerome} #{julie} #{cedric} #{corbin} #{archer} #{marshall} #{rowan} #tfe writes