✦ You choose!
I'll do a couple that I didn't get to do
@reapersxfolly
Mae is an amazing writer and an amazing artist and I'm biased perhaps because I very clearly love Tseng but they've always had such a good grasp on him and its so validating to have similar thoughts and then also very thought provoking to have ones that differ
Mae's writing, their pose, is always something I've admired. They write so well and in tones that suit who they're writing
And their OC work is so compelling that even if they've not been on Ashe as much lately, and even if Ashe is going to have more SOLDIER focus now, she will always be canon to me
@shinrasfirst
Min is integral to my Tseng; their Rufus, their Rude, their Zack all have such an influence. Min is one of the people from the very begining of his lifespan that made him stick
They care so much about their characters, down to all these little details. I love their Rufus so much, and their Rude has left a lot of impact and very heavily influence how I see Rude. Chefs kiss
They float around now and make me excited every time i see their url pop up in my notes
@endweapon
As I've said, I love Dirge and i love anyone who loves Dirge. Count has the difficult task of writing a character who has a mainline game based around him as the antagonist but he is only actually in the mobile game as himself. And yet with some of the most limited and conflicting information a character can have, they've got one of the most complex muses that I follow here. Their mastery over Weiss is a subconscious reason I don't write mine much anymore; I'm so satisfied with seeing theirs around that i dont feel much of a need (and i mean this entirely positively, its a weird thing to phrase)
@speedchasing
Moogle comes and goes but every time I see them come back I get so excited. I love their Roche so much. He is so alive; they've taken a new edition who's biggest point is comic relief and they've written so much brilliance into him. I care so much for their flashy bastard. No matter how canon might treat Roche, Moogle's is more real and more canon to me
@ivory-paragon
James is brilliant. I most admire their Ru from a distance but I love him; he's so detailed and complex. Their writing is really wonderful and you have to respect such a long commitment to a character
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The past deserved to be in the past — a foundation for growth, for the future, Reno was a firm believer of such. People plastered a disgusting slew of inspirational sentiments across their shirts and with the decorations of their homes. Keeping the past buried like a corpse was nothing profound; it helped salve the soul from the rot of the ugly. Reno could keep quiet about all the horrid things he did even before reaching the age of eleven as well as the things which happened to him, yet the glory days of the electric company could not be suffocated into the recesses of his mind.
Smelling clean mountain air only made the redhead scowl with disgust, longing for the aroma of street food, lifestream pollution, and blood. He fucking hated it here. He fucking hated all the commoners who thought themselves better than cockroaches, better than the Turks. Ifrit, there were so many things Reno missed, but as long as he still had his fellow Turks . . he was not completely lost. Long gone was his ShinRa issued loft with its king sized bed, hot tub fit for three, and a cleaning service which worsened his sloth.
On the flip side, their limited resources had the Turks bunking in close, and it was possible that he and his partner had never been closer. Reno was radiant with the closeness even though they were demoted all their fancy gadgets; he was not sure, however, that Rude shared the same sentiment of kinship. Everyone believe Rude and Reno to be glued at their hip. For two people who were primarily solitary and did not give out their trust like flowing water, they were as close as two platonic friends could be.
Rude had still desired his space most nights . . likely to flirt with brunette bartenders. If the man was not in fact bald, the necessity of them sharing every common space would have made his hair fall out. At least that was what Reno told himself when negative thoughts plagued his mind. Even through his self deprecating thoughts, their big boss being stricken ill with geostigma, and no hint of ShinRa reclaiming its former glory, Reno still smirked. He smoked, too. Plenty of cartons gathered and burned through despite his best attempts to quit.
More than the ShinRa headquarters was demolished that fateful day. Foul smelling cigarette butt was smashed into the textured ground of the roof the redhead sat perched upon as he turned his attention from the wandering bumpkins to the sight of an energetic Elena following after Tseng. What a shitty time for someone to become an official Turk. At least Elena stayed loyal unlike the secondary Turks across the planet . . Reno had plenty of opinions regarding that lot. Their fearless leader was probably taking to the cool shadows of his temporary office; the man turned more and more vampiric as the geostigma progressed.
The cockroaches of the commoners would only amplify their displeasure and rumours if they saw the President so taken with illness. Rude was likely showering, or meditating, or jerking off — whatever the bald man's pointed look at his partner had been suggesting this morning. With Reno sick of smoking and nothing but smoking, he ignored his hunger pains and stretched himself out on the gravel roof top. He stretched like a feline in the sun when in reality he stretched his limbs to reach for his secret stash of whiskey. It was only noon. Lips barely had the time to touch the glass rim before he heard polished heels scraping against concrete.
( ❛ Don't tell me some street rat found me out . . ❜ )
Reno mumbled under his breath and screwed the top of the bottle back on before hiding it beneath his oversized sweater.
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violent action starters. 35 put my muse in a headlock. ( @shinrasfirst )
adjusting her gloves, elena glanced at the man in front of her. they were both clad in workout attire, devoid of their usual uniforms, yet he sported those unmistakable sunglasses, perched unyielding on his nose. how they stayed there through the rough exercises they'd been through already that day made her even more keen to take him by surprise and best him. this wasn't their first round together, but elena had been using her guns more recently, and thus felt like she needed to practice her martial arts and focus on her fists.
she stared across the room at him, taking in the way his sunglasses reflected the sun's rays as he adopted a defensive stance. they circled each other, measuring their moves. she had to find an opening, but where ?? she may be a prodigy at martial arts, but the training that turks went through was nothing to sneer at either. in a flash, elena lunged forward, feinting with a punch to his left side. he barely flinched, sidestepping with ease. raising her fist again, it simply grazed the side of his ribs as she tried to strike him. movement caught her eye and she leapt backwards, dodging a knee to her gut. he'd caught her out with one of those when she first began with the turks ; it had bruised her ego and caused her to kneel on the ground to catch her breath back. embarrassing.
as elena attempted to press the attack, rude countered her strikes with grace, his massive frame and agility a surprising combination. it seemed impossible to catch him off guard.
but she was determined. she feigned a high kick, causing him to raise his guard. in a flash, she dropped low, sweeping her leg and crashing it into his. skipping back slightly, the blonde watched as he landed on his back before darting in again.
with a mischievous grin, elena quickly moved behind rude and looped an arm around his neck, pulling just tightly enough to feel him freeze. she could feel him strain beneath her, but she held her ground. she wouldn't choke him out, he was a big guy — he could take it. he was a formidable opponent, and she respected that.
moments passed and she watched as he tapped her arm to signal his surrender. releasing the headlock, the blonde stood back and helped him to his feet. taking a moment to catch her breath, elena grinned at him, adrenaline coursing through her.
‘ wanna go again ?? ’
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Unprompted thingy 1/? || @shinrasfirst -- Sephiroth & Aerith
“People have forgotten this truth," the fox said. "But you mustn’t forget it. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed. You’re responsible for your rose.”
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A small collection of Aerith & Biggs headcanons for @shinrasfirst Part 1/?
Aerith used to hide out at his place when she’d had arguments with Elmyra. He’d always be a sweetie and give up his bed, but a couple of hours in, she’d always be shuffling on in to plonk next to him on the couch and tuck under his arm. soft, safe, place.
The first time they really kissed (aside from the usual cheek pecks) was in the middle of an argument. She was chewing him out for doing something reckless (it was probably blowing up the reactor lbr) and rather than listen to how he could’ve gotten himself killed he cut her off mid sentence and just smooched the worry right out of her. (Did it earn him a smack? Yes. But he got a lot more kisses after that.)
Aer’s the one that asked him out on a date-date first. Zack had to psych her up with the most adorable pep talk to do it, but she still got nervous and babbled a lot. She blushed so hard, from time to time, Biggs still calls her Strawberry.
Her favourite date they ever went on, saw him smuggling her out of Midgar to go and see some real green space. Trees, fields, flowers. She cried she was so happy. And then proceeded to give him plenty of grass stains while rolling around in said fields
If Shinra ever fell, she likes to think she’d have followed in his footsteps and become a teacher at Leaf House, so they could spend their time together making sure all those kids had a place they could belong.
Long before they ever dated, she used to use the LH kids to help tease him while they were playing. Covering him in fingerpaint, glitter, mud, etc. But he’d always get her back. Always. The gleeful laughter that ensued is one of her favourite sounds in all the world.
When she tries so hard to sell her flowers and nobody is buying so Biggs just buys the whole basket and when she comes home, they’re there. Wrapped up on the doorstep because nobody else ever remembers that florists might like flowers sometimes too.
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@shinrasfirst said: ❛ i only wanted to help . ❜ (from Zack c:)
NOTHING BUT VULNERABLE | ACCEPTING
Aerith can feel her heart beat so loudly inside her chest. Maybe it’s silly. It’s rare that she reacts this way... but she just got Zack back. She wondered what had happened to him for four years, had been mad at him at first, then had realized Shinra might have something to do with his disappearance. He even died once, but since Aerith, Cloud, Tifa and the others defeated the Whispers of Fate, he’s alive now. And she just REFUSES to lose him again. She just can’t.
“And you did.” She assures as she approaches him. She sighs, then hesitates for a short moment. She’s not even sure of how to voice the way she’s feeling right now. Without thinking, she takes one of Zack’s hands with her two hands. “Just... be more careful. Please.”
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❛ i’ve never seen a dragon before, what are they like? ❜ (from JOHNNY!!! 🤗)
medieval & fantasy sentence starters . accepting
There were never two equal nights at the Honey Bee Inn when Johnny was visiting. Melissa sincerely had to wonder how he happened to be in possession of one of her VIP cards - it of course meant that one of her honeygirls had selected him (out of all other customers) to be granted that privilege, but the reasons for that choice just eluded the madame.
Now, she wasn’t one to openly question the sanity of any of her employees who thought he was deserving of some special treatment - Johnny could be charismatic; he wasn’t a bad guy deep down (compared to other unsavory types who frequented Wall Market); and as far as he didn’t have too much to drink, he was usually able to stay clear from talking about the one lady that apparently owned his heart (unsurprisingly, most girls found the notion of some guy constantly pining after another woman to be off-putting when they were visiting, even if they were paid to keep someone company regardless of the conversation topics at hand).
On that night, however - he was even wilder than usual; his energy seemed to be off the charts, and his words were dropping from his lips at an even faster rate. Melissa had half a mind to throw him against a wall to see if he’d bounce back given how excited he sounded. At some point, one of the girls approached her with a look of concern - Johnny’s loud voice and overall strange behavior were causing problems for the nearby tables, and people were complaining.
Oh well - removing him without a good reason for doing so (he was just annoying; not dangerous) would not reflect well on her; to just ignore that he was being more enthusiastic than recommended was also not a possibility. Melissa then asked for the girls to escort Johnny to her own office - an honor that seemed to have him interested to follow the madame into her working space without a word.
It was a normal office - with none of the amenities and interesting things of the main lounge, but not many customers were admitted into the rooms closed off to the general public. That apparently felt special enough for Johnny while he examined everything, from the ground to the highest shelves of some bookcases - and then Melissa suddenly had an inkling of what was happening.
“Johnny, be honest with me - did you had anything to eat or drink before coming here?”
“Sure did, madam bee! This cute girl offered me this thing just outside when I was coming here - it was so good. Like... Very good,” he elaborated poorly, but his face told her plenty. Humming, the madame nodded, sitting on the edge of her desk. “I’ve been seeing things so much clearer now - when I move real fast, I swear I can see lights that weren’t there a second ago.”
Ah, that explained it - he had been drugged, obviously. Melissa had heard that some people had been preying on unsuspecting people, or just the types who seemed easy victims - and the inn proprietress had no doubt that Johnny fit the profile. He looked far too innocent to survive in Wall Market; the fact the hadn’t yet been arrested by the Don (or worse) was remarkable. It also meant that the man was probably without the money he thought he had - Melissa should keep him under surveillance until the side effects went away to prevent him from drinking her bottles dry without turning in a gil of profit.
“Madam bee - you are a queen, right?” he asked before dropping in one of the chairs right in front of her desk, and she nodded. Usually, she was pleased when people indulged her with callbacks to her self-styled role, but with Johnny...
“Oh, so I guess you’d know it! Dragons!” he smiled brilliantly at her, body propelling forwards with a sudden move that almost startled Melissa, “I’ve never seen a dragon before, what are they like?" he asked in what was a semi-conspiratorial whisper, and Melissa sighed, lifting both hands to massage her temple. Honestly - of all the things she could be doing on a Wednesday night... Babysitting Johnny had not been in her plans.
“Angry and mean, and of the fire-breathing kind. They only respect the wishes of the queen who raised them, so mine get very upset when I’m distressed by someone,” she said with a pointed look at his direction, and despite the ridiculousness of her words, Johnny did recoil and retreated in his chair. He looked sincerely terrified for a minute - almost enough to make Melissa regret her small white lie.
Almost.
“Now - why don’t you try and take a nap? That would please the queen, and a happy queen needs no dragons burning anyone to a crisp.”
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˗ˏˋ starter for @shinrasfirst ´ˎ˗ ↳ Reno & Rude
HE GRINS , punching the air in triumph. The two of them had the night off , which was a rare enough occurrence but each time they did -- they made sure they took advantage of it. ❝ Told ya red’s redemption had it in the bag! ❞ The chocobo races were on the tv and Reno had sworn that the red one would win. Proven right , he was happy. Hands on his hips as he looked at his partner who sat on the couch. Gone was his usual Turk attire -- replaced with comfier clothes , jogging trousers and a vest top. ❝ That birds bloody quick yanno. One minute he’s there an’ the next ? Gone. ❞
Reno flops onto the couch beside him. His hand resting on the other’s leg. Bright eyes glancing up at his partner , mischief evident in them. Reno had been blind at first to how Rude felt for him , even after he became aware it was a minefield to navigate. Reno wasn’t the easiest person in the world to get through to. Had he panicked ? Of course he had , but he’d come to realise that every part of him was safe with Rude. It always had been.
When had it become official between them ? Reno had no idea , he couldn’t say. It just was one day. It was easy with Rude. He didn’t have to hide who he was , he didn’t have to hide what he did. Rude knew everything about him , there was no secrets. The reasons he had for not dating didn’t apply to Rude and it had taken him far too long to realise that.
Swinging his legs over Rude’s , straddling his hips as he grinned at him. The palms of his hands against the other’s cheeks. ❝ Smile. Might never happen. ❞ Leaning down he kisses him softly. Once , twice , thrice -- before standing again and stretching with a grin on his own face.
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ANONYMOUS ASKED : Since Vaux is an OC I can't send anything about your portrayal like everyone is doing to others on the dash because it doesn't count. BUT! I thought I'd ask you for some blogs you really like or recommend for one reason or another? No specific order kinda thing! Go go go!
Ok - keeping these to the FF7 universe for the moment and mostly as what I could remember off the top of my head and stuck on mobile! Frankly, I absolutely adore everyone I follow and they are all very special to me, but let's just call these a special mention!
@ceaselxss || A given, really. Cas is a phenomenal bean and I absolutely adore them and their Tseng - always have and always will ❤️ ilu forever
@speedchasing || A wonderful person, a sensational writer! I love how much dimension they give to Roche, how they literally made me adore him SO much more just because of their portrayal ❤️
@sacredflorist || Such a beautiful characterisation and such beautiful writing, too! I love them on my dash! ❤️
@poeticphoenix || We love one dramatic bard, and so does Vaux! Always and forever absolutely love. Such beautiful writing and characterisation, my dash isn't complete without them. ❤️
@ivory-paragon || Legit probably one of the blogs I have followed for the longest time, mostly over on Vincent because his blog is so much older. My dash wouldn't be the same without them in it ❤️
@reapersxfolly || A amazing blog with such a beautiful and captivating way of writing! Everything I read of theirs draws me in! ❤️
@blitzrod || ✨ Sensational ✨ I love seeing them pop up on my dash! Definitely one of those blogs that generally makes my dash feel at home. ❤️
@badassbarmaid || Another blog I have followed for a long time on various other blogs, namely my Vincent, and they really do make my dash feel complete. I adore seeing them pop up and always love seeing what they write! ❤️
@bitterarcs || Oh, I can't even explain how much I enjoy seeing them on my dash. Their way of writing is just so so good, so captivating, and it's something that once you start reading, you can't stop. Amazing af 👌❤️
@chthonicsurge || I don't think tumblr has a character count big enough for me to gush about how much I adore their Nero. My love for the Tsviets is eternal and I utterly love forever one darkness child. Their characterisation, their lore expansion, their theories and everything... I just 😘👌No words, all amazement.
@obscureign || Gosh, I haven't been following them for long but I'm already just so in love by the way they write things, the way they set scenes, the way that their writing just naturally has you hanging on to every word they've written. I can't get enough and I always feel so honoured to receive a reply or to see them on my dash. They are a blessing ❤️
@mezzomorendo || The most precious of bebs. Adore forever. Stuck with me forever be it here or elsewhere. Always love their writing, their hcs, their everything! ❤️
@holyguardian || Vaux's bestie. He adores her, I adore you - it's a happy circle of adoration! Honestly though, I really love their writing and how much you can feel their emotion in the words they write ❤️
@shinrasfirst || Forever sensational, to be honest. I really love them to death and always love to see them hopping onto my dash! ❤️
@cwarscars || When I think of Heidegger, I think of Han: only Han. Honestly, I just adore their blog so very much. I've followed them for a long while now and my dash just doesn't feel complete without them there! ❤️
@gcldfanged || I ADORE. A D O R E. Honestly 👌 So wonderful, highlight of my dash, always!! ❤️
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GET TO KNOW ME: TOP 10 MOVIES.
━━━ list your top 10 favourite movies and tag friends to do the same
1. robocop (1987)
2. the shawshank redemption (1994)
3. twelve angry men (1957)
4. the sword of doom (1966)
5. the happiness of the katakuris (2001)
6. hardware (1990)
7. dawn of the dead (1978)
8. casablanca (1942)
9. the warriors (1979)
10. platoon (1986)
tagged by : i stole this from @omniterror while i salivated over her choice in films cause hot DAMN
tagging: @stingslikeabee @poeticphoenix @midgarwhispers @futurespacess @ubcs @infernocharged @shinrasfirst and everyone else, let me judge yo taste in films owo
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positivity for shinrasfirst : can I also request some love for @shinrasfirst? Despite the fact Min is not currently active, I have always admired her range with all these different muses, her enthusiasm for them and the insane ability to set the mood and draw me into anything she writes even when I'm not the one writing with her! It's true talent there, plus a lovely person to chat ooc as well that would make me board a plane to meet her across the ocean (well, hopefully after the pandemic!). All the love for her!
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“Of course I did.” The answer comes easily. He gazes down at Rufus, the difference in their height more pronounced in close confines like this. He could see the clear details of the blue in his eyes, the beautiful framing of his eyelashes.
He reaches up and brushes his knuckles across his jaw, a feather light touch. He knows the details of his face, could map them with his eyes closed.
“What do you need from me, my dear president?”
His voice is a teasing whisper, low and deep in his throat.
@shinrasfirst x
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SHIT. Things had turned from bad to ugly to worse, and things had not exactly started as pristine as Reno would have liked. First of all, the assignment had landed on their lap on Friday night when too many hours had been clocked in as it stood. And Reno wasn’t one to complain. . . Granted, the scarlet haired Turk complained every now and then, but with the communications system down, pain firing up his spine, and an injured Rude on his hands. His efforts to curse and complain were entirely warranted. The Turk removed the black blazer of his jacket, half of which had been burned and ripped, and threw balled it up as neatly as possible to place behind his partner’s head.
( ❛ Come on, buddy. I got’cha. How are you feelin’? How many fingers am I holding up? ❜ )
The Turk did not even receive the chance to bring up three fingers before Rude’s eyes before the bald man was muttering something about. . a DRESS !? Things were astronomically bad. If the words had transpired during any other time, Reno would have been left in hysterics. Sure, it was still a little funny, but Reno was concerned and attempted not to show it. Stay strong.
( ❛ I bet you imagine that in your sleep, too, Rude. I’m not here to judge especially since you’re properly imagining me as I am — hot. How are you feeling though? Do you feel like you have cotton in your mouth, ants all over your fingers? Stay with me, man. ❜ )
With out of fashion gentility, Reno used the back of his hand to gently pat away the sweat from Rude’s brow. It was hot as Sephiroth’s ire outside, yet the temperature of his partner’s flesh exceeded normalcy. Hands then moved for the bottom of his partner’s shirt, gingerly raising the sweat soaked shirt to inspect the small puncture wounds on his abdomen. A sour look overcame expression, and the shirt was dropped back into place. Reno stood up, stretched arms over his head, twisted his torso, and stretched amply before his next maneuver. He crouched down in front of Rude, turned around, and reached for his partner’s arms while looking over his shoulder.
He half dragged, half forced Rude forward to slump against Reno’s back. With Rude’s arms slung over his shoulders, he grabbed muscular legs, holding them flush against his waist, before lifting with great struggle. Breath practically shot out from nose and mouth with the exertion of carrying someone who greatly dominated him in weight and size, but he did manage to stand up on nearly straight legs. Several seconds were taken to regain his breath before he took a shaky step forward, then another, and another.
( ❛ You... you... owe... meee. ❜ )
( is this a love confession, rude ?? ) " i’m imagining what you would look like… in a dress. " @shinrasfirst
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// I’m still crying over how pretty Rufus Shinra is.
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@shinrasfirst replied |
"Why specifically ask for a SOLDIER? Unless you are secretly looking to be the one that gets bent over the desk, little Turk~" (Roche)
“Oh I just think it would be nice to put a SOLDIER in his place.”
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@shinrasfirst said: squish squish (Zack)
Squish Reno’s face
Aquamarine gaze giving a questioning look, hands not bothering from moving and doing something about— Zack’s hands repetitively pressing his face around. Pushing his bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance at the leather on the gloves rubbing into his skin, he grimaces while trying to understand what’s going in the other’s brain. Technically, it could just be a hamster wheel in there and he’d still perceive it to be normal, considering the man is almost always up to something random and reckless. How relatable.
“Zack—,” a fatuous call to his name in attempt to appear stern when he’s starting to find this to be amusing, “Oi, pay attention,” this time, a flippant tone to his voice as he motions his hands to grip onto his hands and put their actions to a stop, “What’s wit’cha?” Shiva knows he is looking funny with these hands squishing his face right now and it could be so why the latter isn’t taking him seriously.
“I don’t let just anyone touch my face, yanno? But, guess, since ya also wear a pretty one on yours then ya get a pass.”
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