#deepspace-vulture

[fairykazu]

LOVERS' OATH FT. XIAO ! cws: established relationship, in every universe, i'd find you, soulmates. notes: yes, ive been playing love and deepspace and yes, it is inspired by that. princess is used as a gender-neutral term but feel free to replace it with your preferred word, also i might write a part two idk yet masterlist + taglist: @aethion

an oath between two lovers who were forever bound by the soul bond, xiao was always destined to find you but it never meant that you two were guaranteed to fall in love with each other. it was the hundredth year that he was reincarnated into a new world. alas, he was tired. he knew it might take years to find you again but when xiao rested on top of a roof, admiring the moon. 

he smiled. 

it was the same moon that he had seen when he first met you where you helped him from forever being a royal pet to freedom. unlike the human form you’ve witnessed him in different universes. when you two first met, he was a beautiful bird that was bothersome to catch but heavily admired among the kingdoms. the vermillion bird was only caught once with the dragon lord but never again seen. 

until he was captured again by a human who pursued and used the dragon for his own personal gain. xiao was a gift from one of your suitors in your kingdom, you were such a naive princess but yet, he was the one who fell for you first. when the duke, childe, was telling you how he caught the vermillion bird.

the cruel retelling of the story made you wince, knowing what you would do next. after your birthday party had passed, it was midnight and the moon dawned before you. you visited the feathered animal, trapped in the ornate gilded cage with delicate details, already in your room. 

however, when you arrived, the vermillion bird was no longer a bird but instead avian. he was beautiful. admiring his porcelain / tanned skin bore scars that he had fought in countless battles and won; he was an affinity to the moon. but his wings? it completely contrasted the pale complexion he had. his peacock-like feathers, each one shone like rubies, reflecting the vibrant hues of the sunset. the deep emerald, green centerpiece of each quill took a resemblance to an eye. 

you crooned to him, not sure of what to call him,“hello, mr. vermillion?” 

despite being in awe of the sight, your trepidation of what would happen next worries you a little bit. he wasn’t looking at you but instead, he avoided your gaze like it would pierce his skin, leaving the golden cage bloodied with scarlet. “i’m so sorry about what duke childe had done to get you here.” 

you were like a vulture, you circled around the cage. he kept himself to one corner and moved to the next when you were near. frowning, you noticed a small pool of crimson on the marble floor, staining a macabre tapestry. “are you hurt?” 

he didn't want to be a prey to a foolish princess no less to be their pet. as much as xiao wanted to scoff, he stayed quiet, hoping your never-ending questions would fall to silence.

no reply.

you weren’t sure if the bird was able to speak the local language. “can i see your wound? i promise i won’t hurt you…” it was obvious in the avian’s eyes that he didn’t trust you. in every speckle of gold in his amber eyes, there was a speck of distrust.

you nodded, walking away from the cage and to the door. it's clear that he wouldn't trust me if i had guards protecting me if he did attack me.

cracking it open, you asked the guards if they could leave for thirty minutes. they were hesitated at first but after a couple pleas they left without saying another word. “i’ve called off the guards so you won’t be in danger. let me treat that injury and i’ll let you free. don’t you look at me like that?” 

he sheepishly looked away, guilty. sounding a little offended, “i’m not a cruel princess that the rumors say i am.” taking a box under your bed, a safety kit, you brought it to the cage.

before sitting on the marble floor, you were inspecting the injury, you sighed in relief, “thankfully, he didn’t injure you badly. this might hurt.” you took the tweezers and gently nabbed the cut with a cotton swab. thankfully, it wasn’t a deep one. 

he winced a little, his wings flinching with him. he tried to keep a calm demeanor but slowly relaxed in your embrace. 

“i’m sorry, i’m sorry. it would be done after–” you cleaned it once more. “–there you go!” you notice his gaze on you while you take the spool of bandages with the scissors. you paused before asking “can i?”, referring to his wings. 

he let out a hum. as you wrapped the wing, you made sure it was tight but not too tight in case he might have been uncomfortable. “are you okay?”

he only nodded. as promised, you led him to the balcony, the midnight skies were glimmering with stars. you glanced at him once more. when he stood on the railing, you noticed his bandages had fallen off and the wound had healed as quick as the wind seemed to hum around you two. just before he changed his form, he turned to you, “xiao.” 

“what?” 

“xiao’s my name. call me if you need me.” do birds like to return favors? that’s something you had to search up later with the librarians. as the bird took flight, it seemed to weave through the air with an almost ethereal grace, leaving a trail of crimson light in its wake. even though you had set him free, you knew that he’d be back. 

you were right. but you didn’t know how often he had come back to see you, you barely see him in the day but he found solace in your bedroom at night. as the line between dream and reality had blurred, your bond with xiao grew stronger. regardless of the amount of suitors that would line up all around the kingdom’s borders, they were rejected.

xiao recalled the night, the night you had embedded a little bit of him within your soul. it’s his favorite memory to revisit and he could paint every moment with vivid detail. the kingdom sooner or later accepted the princess’s oddity of rejecting princes and princesses, even princess ayaka or uniting a good alliance with the abyss, prince aether. all because of a bird that never leaves their side. 

as midnight drew near, he soared across the skies, noticing how the stars were no longer rivaling the bright beauty of yours. perched on the balcony, he chirped, a sound he would never have believed he’d make before. he heard your giggles and opened your double doors, the white curtains billowing from the breeze. “hello, xiao.” 

the moment he was in your embrace, he transformed from his bird form. as you played with his hair, braiding it a little. he rested on the nape of your neck. “princess, are you afraid of us ever ceasing from existence?” he asked, his words buzzing against your skin. his wings were folded in, tensed because this was a question he wanted to ask moons ago.

it was a likely fate. he was immortal, you weren’t. it was bound to happen. but you paused, your fingers stilled from his hair, he was afraid since he couldn’t even hear you breathe. it was strange. he could hear the pin drop of a townsperson sewing but not you. “... i fear it. i used to believe that i could find an elixir to live forever, to be with you forevermore. but i know that’s just naive to think.” 

he lifted his head away from you, “princess,” 

“you can call me by my name, xiao.” somehow, xiao never was able to get over the formalities in your relationship with him. maybe, blame the man who raised him.

“...name, it could be possible.” you chuckled, tracing his scars on his hands. 

“don’t humor me, xiao. i had grown up from the princess you knew.” 

“not humoring if it’s true. when i was growing up, i’ve heard from my siblings that an avian could bind their soul to someone to be reunited in every lifetime.” you interrupted, 

“that’s not being immortal, xiao.” 

“but you will be with me in every lifetime. isn’t that better?” xiao replied, knowing already that you accepted the idea. or maybe he was desperate to keep you in his life, he wasn’t sure how he was able to live without you. before, it was easy, your paths never condiverged. he hated to thank that stupid ginger but if he had to be bruised until he couldn’t breathe just to be by your side, he’d take it. 

“if you promise to find me.” 

“always.” he replied, stretching out his wings. there was one quill that was different from the others, it was glowing with a dewy golden color. he opened one of your hands, placing the plume into your palm; it pulsed with a luminous intensity. xiao gestured to you to hold it over your heart as you did what he instructed, the feather felt as if it reached out and touched the tips of your soul just before it became one with you. 

he kept his promise with you no matter what. even if the universe had it against him, making the relationship imbalance or never letting you within his embrace that crossed romance. despite the challenges and the obstacles he had faced, he managed to be intertwined in your fate. 

this time, he won’t lose you again. 

#astronetwrk #gender neutral reader #xiao x reader #xiao x you #genshin impact #genshin impact x reader

[yellow-faerie]

Mairon and Melkor for the ask game?

Oh yes!

I like it - it’s not an OTP but I do see both of them as in a very close relationship (whether platonic or romantic) where there is a lot of mutual respect. I dislike it when there’s a power indifference between them.

Not many thoughts but I like it.

#Angband #Mairon #Melkor #Tolkien #Ask #Ask Game #deepspace-vulture

[burning-quesadilla]

Thoughts on Maeglin? (You like a lot of my stuff Maeglin and I’m so curious!)

Thanks for the ask!

I LOVE HIM!!!! I also think that the narrative treated him horribly, and I could go on a very very long rambling about it but essentially we shouldn’t put as much of the blame on him as we do.

I really should draw him sometime soon...

#ask #ask game #deepspace-vulture #Maeglin

[saurons-pr-department]

1, 17, &19 for silm asks?

1. Favorite Section (Ainulindalë, etc.)? It would actually probably be the Ainulindalë or the Akallabêth. I just get really really into them while I’m reading them!

17. Are you glad the Last Battle isn’t in the published Silmarillion? (I’m taking this to mean that there isn’t a written out Last Battle in the published Silm, since I don’t think it’s written out anywhere and a question on whether or not I was happy that the concept wasn’t mentioned would be odd...)

Yes, because it’s this huuuuge playground to play in for head canons and fanfiction (once I’ve knitted my Mairon I will go back to writing, I promise! I really want to get to the next bit of my Dagor Dagorath fic!!). Though I’m surprised that there isn’t more floating around fandom space about it.

19. You get to save one character from dying. What would they do instead? Ooooffff, I kind of want to save Fëanor for shits and giggles. I have no idea what exactly he’d get up to, but I think it’s safe to say that whatever it would be would be epic, unhinged and something that he really could have done without doing XD 

#answered asks #deepspace-vulture #ask games

[elvish-sky]

4, 5, & 10?

hi! thank you so much for the ask! i’m not sure which this is for because i was annoying and posted a couple different ask games yesterday, so i’ll just answer for the Silmarillion asks if that’s ok!

4. Favorite Valar/Valier?

ooooooh tough one! i think Nienna is very interesting, but i’ve always been really drawn to Aulë. and Ulmo. Ulmo’s awesome!

5. Elves, Men, or Dwarves?

Elves, because a. Legolas, and b. i feel like i’d be an elf if i was in Middle-earth and they’re just really interesting.

10. What region of Middle-earth would you like to explore?

All of them! but i’d love to explore Himling specifically (maybe stumble across Maglor) and Ithilien! I’d also love to see Númenor, but only at it’s beginning.

#deepspace-vulture #maiasasks

[tilions]

age: mmm... 20?

pronouns and gender: she/they

zodiac sign: like piceses on a good day

romantic status: thriving

eye color: brown

hobbies: I’m gonna guess you’re really into history

introverted / extroverted: introverted, but not extremely so

favorite season: autumn

Age: Wrong but you were close.

Pronouns and gender: Yep! Although I'm pretty much open to all pronouns.

Zodiac sign: Nope I'm not not even on a good day. Skip ahead four or five zodaic signs.

Eye colour: Once again nope. They're bright blue with the tiniest hint of green.

Hobbies: Yessss! I love anything and everything history related.

Introvert/Extrovert: Introvert all the way, but I'm trying to be more involved with other people, which isn't the easiest thing to do at the moment if I think about it...

Favourite: Autumn is pretty to look at but I like spring more or like a really cold winter with snow and everything.

Thank you for your ask!

Edit: completely missed the romantic status one lol. I'm single and at the moment I really don't feel like doing anything about that

#ask thingies #deepspace-vulture

[slumbering-lore]

Thankyou @deepspace-vulture and @niphredilien !

Things that make me happy:

Rain!

When fictional characters who have experienced a lot of pain or stress finally get a reason to smile!

Non-spicy foods 👉🏽👈🏽

Birbs and Fishies!

Binging a work of fiction

#পত্র পেলাম #deepspace-vulture #niphredilien

[arofili]

I was tagged by @deepspace-vulture to make myself in this picrew! my hair’s too long but there weren’t many options lol

I tag @buffintruder @thatfeanorian @russingon @astral-romances (if you feel like it!)

#my face #tmi anna #tag games #fun in picrew #deepspace vulture

[armenelols]

I was tagged in this picrew by @procrastinationonvacation and @actuallyfeanor, thanks! ❤️

It was what I look like and what I want to look like so here we go:

My only dream is to have tameable hair so yeah :D (seriously, I have no idea what is going on with my hair, but without a ponytail it's horrible) I also wear glasses but couldn't find any that would look like mine.

Tagging @strung-by-fate, @theelfmaiden, @deepspace-vulture, @i-am-darth-feanor, @actuallymiriel and whoever else wants to!

(no pressure tho, you don't have to do it)

[theelfmaiden]

Pass the happy! 🤍 When you get this, reply with 5 things that make you happy and send this to the last 10 people in your notifications!

Aw, guys, sis and @deepspace-vulture, thank you so much! Passing the happy to you, too! ❤️

Okay, since it's two of you, lemme do "10 things that make me happy"! Lett'ce go!

1. family and friends (irl and online)

2. music

3. Tolkien

4. video games

5. drawing

6. food

7. learning something new

8. nailing something

9. seeing other people happy

10. a cozy place to stay in

+ bonus: pets, especially birds

#folks ask i answer! #about me #thanks again!

[burning-quesadilla]

if I had to guess... I’d say you have short hair, your dress really colourfully, you’re possibly a tortilla filled with cheese, perhaps tomatoes, possibly on fire but could just be lightly sizzled.

Thanks so much for the guess!

I used to have short hair *shudder* but no more! Sometimes I dress really comfortably, but usually I just put on a plain black and go from there(typically paired with a pair of jeans and a colorful cardigan/jacket, so kinda accurate!).

I am indeed a tortilla filled with cheese and tomatoes and how dare you forget the bacon!  Yes I’m lightly sizzled(and possibly on fire but shhh I don’t know that yet)🧀🍅🥓

Am I a taco🌮

#ask #ask game #deepspace-vulture #I'm a taco now

[yellow-faerie]

5, 24, & 73 for the OC asks??

Oh yes! I think I’ll do Rochind because I’ve been having feelings about them recently.

5 - What does your OC normally wear? What would your OC wear on a special night?

Rochind almost exclusively wears a tunic and breeches and their boots, only occasionally putting on an extra top or something if Nibenaes makes them.

24 - Who are the people your OC dislikes/hates?

They’re very chill so don’t really hate anyone apart from Morgoth and Sauron and occasionally Fëanor if the mood’s right.

73 - What is your OC’s favorite form of entertainment?

Horse-riding. When I say they’re obsessed with horses I mean they’re obsessed. Anything to do with horses and they’re happy for hours.

#OC: Rochind #Silmarillion #Tolkien #Fae's OCs #Headcanons #Ask #Ask Game #deepspace-vulture

[burning-quesadilla]

Mairon/Angmar?

Thanks so much for the ask!!

HOO BOY DO I SHIP THEM

Yeah I ship them a lot. The way I ship them is unrequited love on Angmar’s part with Mairon not interested, but I definitely wouldn’t mind them being in a romantic relationship!

#ask #ask game #deepspace-vulture #Mairon #Sauron #Angmar #Witch-king of angmar #Bangmar

[yellow-faerie]

🍃🌺🌙If you receive this you make somebody happy. Go and send this to ten of your followers who make you happy or somebody you think needs cheering up. If you get it back even better 🌙🌺🍃👉👈

Thank you so much! Have a picture of my cat!

#Not Fandom #Ask #deepspace-vulture

[burning-quesadilla]

age: 18

pronouns and gender: she/her

zodiac sign: trick question, none of the above

romantic status: s-single?

eye color: brown

hobbies: burning quesadillas... obviously

introverted / extroverted: extroverted

favorite season: autumn

Thanks so much for the ask!!

Age is kinda close, I actually use they/her but she/her is fine! Lol yes, and I am indeed single. Oooh good job my eyes are brown! Indeed I do burn quesadillas often. I’m actually more introverted, but sometimes I get a weird burst of energy(seratonin? happy chemical? idk) and turn into a temporary extrovert. That’s only irl tho, I’m basically the opposite on tumblr. YES Autumn is my favorite season(winter comes close behind tho) it’s so pretty, and the weather is perfect!(I live in Texas where 90% of the time it’s “die from overheating” temperature, so Autumn is amazing)

#ask #ask game #deepspace-vulture #single as a pringle and very much not ready to mingle(irl)

[yellow-faerie]

age:18?

pronouns and gender:she/they

zodiac sign:Taurus? I say that with no basis, it just feels right

romantic status: married to the job, the what the job is is tbd

eye color: brown

hobbies: I’m gonna go out of a limb and say your really into fantasy

introverted / extroverted: interoverted

favorite season: autumn. I can say this with 90% certainty

Age: I’m actually 16, as of March!

Pronouns/Gender: I think I’m more she/her

Zodiac Sign: I’m an Aries, not that that means much to me.

Romantic Status: Well, I’m single and I’ll probably stay that way for a while (I’m not massively interested in relationships). I’m looking for a job at the moment tho, so we shall wait and see on your assessment.

Eye Colour: Is brown!

Hobbies: would it surprise you if I said, yes, fantasy is definitely something I love?

Introverted/Extroverted: I would agree with introvert - I’ve got more since I was little

Favourite Season: You are 100% correct (I love all the seasons due to the possibilities in poetry but this probably just snatches the lead)

#Not Fandom #Ask Game #Ask #deepspace-vulture