#astralyehga

[whitherliliesbloom]

Imagine it not being Ilya X Alphi... It can't not be Ilya X Alphi. I can't even imagine it.

Send me what characters you ship my muse with! (accepting)

I can scarce imagine it either. A world where Alphinaud isn’t head over heels for the hero that he’s spent so much time looking up to and trying to impress??? A world where Illya isn’t absolutely enamored by Alphinaud’s passion, determination and charmed by his wits??? A world where Alphinaud isn’t completely smitten by Illya’s gentleness and will to protect those she holds dear?? Blasphemy, I say! You’re so valid astra. 

#ask #out of mana #astralyehga #we've come so far #illya skawi #alphinaud #YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT #THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS NO ILLYANAUD #THEY LIVE ON IN MY HOPES AND DREAMS

[windup-dragoon]

So not exactly the AU you had mentioned @astralyehga​ as I had intended. But the end result I’m still happy with. Originally it was going to be Hien helps Kiri get a date with Aymeric, but in doing so and boosting her confidence, Hien realizes he has feelings for her. BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT HAPPENED. It kind of just wrote itself tbh. And at one point I was still going to go with that original idea, but then I thought I would have to write a second half and I thought the likelihood of me actually finishing it was pretty slim so. This is here instead. uwu THANK YOU FOR THE AU IDEA THOUGH I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. I even watched a rom com just to get in the writing mood. lmao. I watched the ugly truth bc it used to be one of my favorites. 

【Ｍｏｄｅｒｎ　Ｌｏｖｅｒｓ】

Hien x Kirishimi 

Word Count: 2,291

“To what do I owe this pleasure tonight, friend? Hard day at work?” 

The gym was always vacant at this time of night. When the street lights illuminated the city and traffic was nonexistent. The clock read well past midnight, marching ever forward in tandem with her weights lifting and falling from the bench. 

Mismatched eyes peeked out from beneath thick lashes at the owner of the voice who now kept her company. Hien, the owner and her personal trainer, grinned down at her. Her hold of the equipment slipped, the weights clattering back into place just behind her head. Kirishimi grimaced but sat upright from the bench. 

“You could say that.” Her hand raked through snow white hair as a sigh heaved itself from her lips. 

Hien crossed his arms with a quirked brow. “Didn’t you say you were meeting up with your friends tonight? Or was that next Friday?” 

Kirishimi didn’t respond. Instead the woman pitched herself forward, head in her hands. 

“Ah. Still sore. Got it.” 

This wasn’t the first time Kirishimi had been left to her own devices on a Friday, or even Saturday night. She often worked late, finishing paperwork that everyone else left abandoned until the next business day. Most times her plans would reschedule, only to never be realized. All of her friends, no matter how dear they were, had lives of their own. Each had a significant other to keep them company and enjoy the evening with. So when her own plans fell through? They were there to pick up the pieces and make the night spectacular with or without Kirishimi’s presence. 

Tonight had just been another defeated Friday night to Kirishimi. 

Hien, her trainer now for more than a few years, had known the story all too well. In her disheartened state, she wound up here at his gym, practicing her kick boxing or lifting weights. It was almost routine these days. But, in some small comfort, there were worse places she could have drifted to besides his gym. 

He sat on the bench beside her and draped a white cloth over her head. “How ‘bout a nice hot shower and I’ll get some sake? I’ve got left overs from dinner, if you’re hungry.” 

The offered towel was promptly used to scrub her face. “Sure.” 

-- 

How many times had she ended up in this very room? A small studio apartment over the gym that always smelled of honey and apples. From the kitchen, to the living room, all the way to the back where sliding doors led into Hien’s bedroom, all of it could be seen from the moment one walked in. The host himself stationed himself at his makeshift mini bar beside the glass doors leading to a tiny, unused balcony. The lighting of his apartment was dim, as usual, nothing but strings of fairy lights that she had helped him string up from corner to corner some months ago. 

He prepared a small tray for Kirishimi while she showered, sake for them to share and black styrofoam to-go boxes he had ordered earlier that evening. Surely he would have loved to cook dinner himself for the woman, but you burn one pizza and you’re immediately branded a poor chef forever after. With fire alarms howling into the night and a pillar of smoke being waved out the balcony doors, she had sworn off his cooking from then on. 

It was one of his favorite memories. 

Not long after Hien settled himself onto the only piece of furniture in his living room, a couch no less, Kirishimi elbowed the door open and padded barefoot into the apartment. Furiously she scrubbed her white hair with a clean towel, water still dripping down the front of her borrowed t-shirt and soaking the collar. In her urgency to leave the vast loneliness of her own apartment she had forgotten her freshly washed t-shirt, having little choice but to bum one from Hien instead. 

“Sorry ‘bout this. I’ll get it dry cleaned if you want.” Kiri spoke in between ruffling her hair like wet feathers and combing her fingers through the locks. 

Hien dismissed her with a smile. “Nonsense! It’s only a t-shirt. I have a million others, if you must know.” He teased. It wasn’t the first time he had lent one to her and he somehow doubted it would be the last. “Come sit and eat. Knowing you, you haven’t had a bite all day.” 

“Not true.” Kirishimi protested, plopping down in the seat beside him. The couch sunk a bit beneath their weight, forcing their shoulders together. “I had a doughnut at work.” 

He whistled. “Wow. A whole doughnut. Well, I won’t deny the nutritional value of a doughnut. Sprinkles?” 

“Yes. Brightly colored. Pink, maybe?” 

“Ah. Then certainly you don’t need chicken alfredo-” Hien leaned forward, about to grab her box when she uttered a small squeak in defiance. 

“Hold it right there, criminal scum! You really think I’d turn down alfredo?” 

Grinning, Hien shrugged. “I knew that’d get you.” He slid the box across the coffee table, handing her a fork and a poured drink as well. “Now,” He leaned back against the couch with arms behind his head. “You wanna talk about today?” 

“Not really.” Kiri sunk to the floor between the couch and table. Hien was quick to steal her towel and wedge it between the back of her head and the cushions of his only usable furniture. If she needed to spend the night, at least her bed wouldn’t be soaking wet from her hair thanks to his effort. 

“Kiri,” He drew out her name, an almost commanding tone. “You can’t bottle it up forever. The last time you tried you drank my bar dry and nearly puked on a couple passing by.” 

Silver brows drew together while miscolored eyes burned. “I won’t miss this time.” 

“Kirishimi!” Hien exhaled. “I’m being serious. Humor me?” 

The young woman, blowing out a sigh that lifted her hair from her cheeks, knocked back one cup full of sake. “Fine,” Reluctance filled her voice. “If you insist. 

“Bein’ that it’s Friday, everyone wanted out of the office early. But instead of working together to get it all done, people just up and left after lunch. I had to stay behind, again, to make sure everything got filed correctly and all. That new secretary was nice enough to at least announce she was leaving...” Kiri paused in her story, staring vacantly at the mess of noodles lumped together in the container before her. 

“She mentioned a big party downtown and that I should invite my friends to go out. We’d all have drinks and just chill after a long week. I don’t really like the idea of parties but I did wanna see the gang. Been pullin’ such long nights at work, I haven’t seen any of ‘em for a while. So after lockin’ up the office, I texted everyone. Shuri, Illya, Laurelis. But-” 

“They’re busy?” Hien finished when Kirishimi failed to continue. 

“Yeah...” Kirishimi shook her head and finally dipped her fork into her food. The noodles slithered round and round the utensil but she had no intention of eating just yet. “It’s fine! I mean, they’ve all got their own stuff goin’ on. They wanna spend time with their guys and live their lives. I’ll catch up with ‘em another day, yea? Just sucks bein’ alone...ya’know?”

“Mhm.” All the time he had known Kirishimi, since the day she waltzed into his gym and signed herself up, he had never known her to be obsessed with the idea of a boyfriend. Yet here she was, trying to deny the fact that it bothered her. From time to time the guys of the gym would flirt with her, ask her on dates and say pretty things to her, but they were never right for Kirishimi. Some would later admit to being intimidated by such an athletic woman while others just assumed she had money to spare. 

While she fought with her dinner, Hien spared a glance at his phone. A chat message he had started earlier that week filled the screen. 

Illya:: Have you asked her yet? 

Laurelis:: Hello!!! It’s getting late! Tell us something!! 

Shuri:: You had better not have chickened out! 

He couldn’t deny the guilt welling in his gut. Instead of asking Kirishimi to meet him at the gym, he had begged her friends to help him in his endeavors to reach her. They were kind enough to oblige but seeing the slump in Kiri’s shoulders made him regret that decision. The girls weren’t to blame. Though he doubted Kirishimi could ever be truly mad at them. They were like family to her; sisters to the bitter end. 

“Have you considered finding yourself a boyfriend?” Hien forced the words out of his mouth before he could second guess himself. He leaned forward, elbows on his knees now, taking a sip of his own sake. 

Kiri’s fork stopped spinning for a heartbeat. Eventually she snorted and arched a brow at him. “Yeah. It’s real easy, isn’t it? Lemme just go ask some rando’s if they wanna date me.” She huffed before taking a bite. 

“Please, do not ask random guys to date you.” He pleaded with a light smile. 

“Sorry, but I’m afraid that’s my only option. Or die alone, I guess. My cursed bloodline ends with me.” Kiri teased, dramatically quoting a line from a movie the two had but recently watched. 

“C’mon! You’re just being pessimistic. Surely there’s other guys in your life?” Hien leaned a little closer, desperate to catch a glimpse of her features while she nibbled at her food. 

“The guys at work are scared of me. Especially when I wear heels.” 

“You do that on purpose.” 

“I like feeling superior! They treat me like dirt anyway. Bunch o’ assholes.” 

“Anyone else?” 

“Nope.” 

“...What about me?” 

“What about-” Kiri turned toward Hien, a questioning look dancing in her eyes. But her words fell short when she noticed him. His green eyes watching her, holding her gaze. 

The sound of soft rain pelting the window soon filled the silence of the apartment. It was a romantic ambiance. A window in the kitchen, left open, let in the sweet scent of an approaching storm and the musky aroma of falling rain. 

Her heart jumped into her throat as they shared in the quiet moment. All the discussions she ever had with the girls about this very topic came rushing to mind as she searched for words to say in response. Many times she had lamented to the others about her feelings for Hien, always under the impression that he had eyes only for the cute girls who frequented his gym. The girls in tight outfits who giggled and winked at Hien when he taught them how to use specific equipment. She had always wanted to be like them, so flirtatious when asking for his number so they could keep in touch. Several times before she had assumed he had even dated one or two of them, fleeting as they were. 

Illya, Shuri, Laurelis, and even their significant others had demanded that she at least talk to Hien about it. To open her heart to see what transpired. But fear had kept her back. If he turned her down or realized her feelings, would he ask her to leave the gym? Who then would she turn to when she was alone at night, wanting anyone's voice but her own to fill the silence. Who would she spend her off days with watching movies or keep him from burning his own building down? It was the fear of being alone that chained her. 

But now... 

“Hien... You are... definitely a guy in my life.” Kirishimi managed to mutter, her cheeks burning with heat. 

“Took you that long to notice?” Hien teased. 

“Shuddup!” She huffed before crawling up onto the couch beside him once more. “You know what I meant. I didn’t think you thought of me like that...” 

Hien turned so his back was toward the armrest, his body fully facing her. “It’d be an awful lie to say I didn’t think about you every day. Some nights I wait downstairs... Just to see if you stop by.” 

“You could have texted me! You could have... said something...” 

“I was afraid I’d lose you. I wanted to make sure you felt the same. Your friends gave me one hell of an earful when I spoke to them.” Hien frowned at the memory. Three women demanding he be honest. Although quiet and polite, the trio had honestly frightened him. But if it hadn’t been for them, he may have never found out. His question left unanswered. 

“Hien...” Kiri, chewing a moment on her bottom lip, closed her eyes and reached for his hand with both of hers. “Hien, ya’ idiot! Of course I like you! I get stupid butterflies in my stomach when I see you. Gods know I look like a blushin’ idiot when you parade around the gym without yer shirt on. Or the fact that you’ve been my personal trainer for over a year when I don’t even need one-” 

“At least I don’t charge you for that.” Hien interrupted, a blossoming grin plastering his face. “Kirishimi, I’m sorry I’m not a rando off the street like you envisioned, but will you go out with me?” 

Snowy hair bounced wickedly as Kirishimi replied with an eager nod of her head. “Hells yes!” In unison they moved toward one another, Hien’s arms looping around her waist and drawing her onto his lap while her hands brought his face to hers, lips crashing in a heartbeat against the other. 

#|| Untold Stories #hien x wol #hien x kirishimi #Modern au #my babiesssss #BE HAPPY YOU LITTLE TOADS #ILY #i could cry #the alternate idea would have been cool too #like he's trying to get her to say she should date him #but then she gets a text from aymeric asking if she wanted to go out #when she leaves hien the girls text him asking how it went #and he's kind of heartbroken like #...it could have gone better #BUT I DIDN'T WRITE THAT SO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #maybe someday #thank you again for giving me such an au!! #astralyehga

[kugane-bois]

What is/was your character’s relationship with their father like?

“I never met my biological father. Don’t even know what tribe he was from or anything. But my father. The man who raised me. He treated me the same as everyone else. I wasn’t a Borlaaq to him. I was an Olkund. And he made sure everyone knew it.”

“My father is a Seeker of the Sun who wedded a Keeper of the Moon. And I was the fifth son. I am the youngest of the siblings. And was admittedly a bit of an oops. So dad was certainly focused on a bunch of other things. Namely the absolute mountain of kids he had bore with my mother. He’s not a bad man by any means. He was merely overwhelmed by having fifteen children and I can’t exactly fault him for that. And he’s honestly a good father. He tried his best with what he had.”

( @astralyehga )

#prompt #response #Thanks for the ask! #astralyehga

[eclipsing-maestro]

 What is/are your OC’s nickname(s) and how did it come about?

Vitale nickname is usually just V. Usually in the present times, she would be alright with people addressing her in a nickname of small term. Some would usually call her Vitty, and those who would call her that are the usually ones she’s close with in her past. Most of her life shes usually endures being labeled with alias’s like “Ghost” or “Clown.” Where she comes from, her entire name system is very unfamiliar, and yet being called Vitale would be simpler even though her full name is Urashiki Vitale Maestro. The last name “Maestro” is more of a clan-based name, so even others of non-related in this unknown system will have the last name “Maestro.”

To her, being called Vitale, to her, would make her whereabouts abit congested since shes always on her own and not use to the crowd (not saying she takes the approaches of others as a danger or threat or anything, only curiousity) 

Ever encountering her, she would only persuade you to call her V. 

Click her to Ask about my OC!

#Thanks for asking! #Vitale #Mysterious V #also kinda a weirdo but i love her #Ask about my OC #astralyehga

[starrysnowdrop]

Okay so basically when the squad kills Thordan, they free Aymeric of him. It sounds really vague and is really vague but the freedom might impact Yume's life in some way, you see...

@astralyehga I am assuming this is in reference to this post -> HERE

Hmmm, this is a very interesting idea that I never considered before! I had a hard time answering this TBH.

So, after pondering on this for some time, I do think this absolutely would impact Yume, and not only because she loves Aymeric. The rumors surrounding the circumstances of Aymeric’s birth affected him his entire life, and right after he finds out that the rumors are correct, his own father orders him to be tortured (for anyone reading, it is not just a headcanon, this is very subtly referenced to in the MSQ). So in other words, his father negatively impacted his life, and once Thordan is dead, he can finally begin the healing process.

As I have mentioned in other posts, Yume’s backstory has some eerie parallels to Aymeric’s story. For her, her father has negatively impacted her life, to the point that she was about to take her own life. Since she was exiled and not allowed to return home, even though her father directly isn’t involved in her life anymore, it is hard for her to heal and move on from these events because her father is still alive and in his same position as Daimyo. Her father hasn’t been brought to justice, so to speak.

So, the fact that she is able to bring Aymeric some closure and begin to heal, it is a great comfort to her. Even if she has some open wounds from her own past, she has the power to free Aymeric of his pain.

Thank you so much for this very thoughtful ask! Feel free to ask me anything! I’m am very happy to answer these, as it is fantastic in developing Yume’s character more.

#astralyehga #my mutuals #yumeaino #yume inspiration #yumeric #oc: paint it black #otp: your love is winter fire #thank you so much for the ask!!

[spotofmummery]

Happy birthday!

Thank you so much! :) 

#OOC #Thanks! #<3 #astralyehga

[bishysnaps]

At First Glance

Describe my OC in one gif:

Tagged by: @yuki-yukichan​, @astralyehga​, @juri-ffxiv​ @mai-takeda​ @fetteredcrowffxiv​ (Thanks for the tag!! <3)

Tagging: Not sure if these people have done it yet, but Imma tag them just in case! @danteredstonexiv​ @cigarettes-n-daisies​ @monster-of-master​ @lheott​

#tw: blood #tw: body #tagged stuff #thanks for the tags! #yuki-yukichan #astralyehga #juri-ffxiv #mai-takeda #fetteredcrowffxiv

[raenef]

*hugs you real tight* would you please send this to the first 10 people in your dash? Make sure someone gets a hug today and stay safe! ✨

♥♥♥♥♥

#tytyty #astralyehga

[yafaemi-but-gone-fishing]

Happy birthday!

Thank you! With a cute gif of cake, too. ^^

#peering in the mailbox // asks and replies #astralyehga #so many cake gifs. gods i cant wait to have cake. o.o #best part of birthdays honestly. the cake #cake talk in the tags 2.0. the cake never ends #ooh. the cakening. #and just thank you in general lol. i see your icon pop up in the notifs for liking things a lot! ^ #(i hope the thanks dont sound too ingenuine o.o very thank-ing lately lol.)

[mathemagiks]

Happy name day!

“Oh! Th-thank you...”

#Ehn Harmonia #'people are remembering my nameday holy shit' #astralyehga #Answers

[whitherliliesbloom]

Just here to let you know that you are good content to follow uwu

I respectfully disagree :)))))))))))))))))

butthankyousomuchfkfnjsoigjsiogjdgop

#out of mana #ask #astralyehga #i'm scared people came here after seeing some of the actual popular memes i do #which makes up a good 5% of my total content

[windup-dragoon]

ಸヮಸ: Do they lean back or forward when they laugh hard? Do they snort? Slap their knee? Do that seal-esque clap? Do they often laugh to the point that you can’t hear their laugh anymore?

Physical Detail Meme: @astralyehga 

@winduphien and @mintdrop also asked! 

A mixture of both, leaning forward and then falling backwards to share her laughter at the heavens above. She loves anything that makes her laugh to the point of tears and aching sides. There’s a little bit of a high pitched wheeze to her laughter. A snort is rare but does happen, which is usually what Hien tries to get out of her while cracking jokes or just having a good time in general. Her laughter is highly contagious. 

#|| Mognet #physical detail meme #KIRI LOVES TO LAUGH Y'ALL #SHE TELLS JOKES AND LOVES LISTENING TO THEM #her favorite though is the unsuspected laughter that makes her sides hurt #she'll stop laughing for ten minutes #then remember what happened and just cackle again #astralyehga

[kugane-bois]

♥ Do they enjoy talking to their partners before going to sleep or is it straight to dreamland?

“I’d assume if it was someone I was romantically involved with in that manner. I’d likely enjoy speaking to them. So yeah. I’d probably like that.”

“Just small conversations before bed while you’re snuggled up with your partner? Nothing better than that.”

( @astralyehga )

#prompt #response #Thanks for the ask! #astralyehga

[mai-takeda]

BEAUTIFUL PERSON AWARD! Once you are given this award, you’re supposed to paste it in the ask of 8 people who deserve it. If you break the chain nothing will happen, but it’s sweet to know someone thinks you’re beautiful inside and out. ❤ You’re always one of the first people to like my posts, and I just wanted to say I appreciate you dealing with my crazy blog! Thank you!❤️

THANK YOU hun! I appreciate the message and I appreciate YOU! Never stop being a sweetie! 

#astralyehga

[starrysnowdrop]

8skjfq I probably slept through it but still, a very late happy birthday!

Thank you so much @astralyehga!!! You were not late at all, and I just realized I received this, cuz I’m an idiot. Once again, thank you!!! 🥰😘

#ooc #astralyehga #birthday wishes

[thevoilinauttheory]

The Further by The Colourist

“Dreams are getting truly oh They're never gonna be revoked From the center of what's factual The room fills up with something cold Oh tell me what I'm lost in, lost in, lost in Never kind of warning (look around there's something more) Tell me what I'm lost in, lost in, lost in Never felt a feeling (look around there's something more)”

( For @astralyehga‘s X'hara! I was trying to find a song that accurately portrayed what kind of emotions X’hara might have felt, moving to Ishgard of all places - how the people might have treated her; unfortunately, all the songs I found just felt... well, too heavy? Too much rock, too much metal - I didn’t quite feel that with X’hara, it just seemed too over the top. I heard this song pop up on my Pandora radio while I played Terraria with my sister and went “that’s the one, that’s the song I’ve been looking for”! Hopefully you enjoy it as much as I did! Thank you so much for your patience and your descriptions of your characters! I can’t wait to see more of them in the future! )

#character music #music #astralyehga #the further #the colourist #//cmr