#vestra lenshe

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#sry for the swtor jumpscare #but I MISS MY STUPID IDIOT #swtor #vestra lenshe #talos drellik #sith inquisitor #yzstuff #yzswtor

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#furious dejarik match turns into therapy session #swtor #lana beniko #vestra lenshe #yzstuff #yzswtor #swtor 7.4.1 spoilers #vesface #yzsithwife

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yet another meeting on odessen... ves (+ lana) pic spam 29/oh no

#now these two are fighting sol/shart for my braincell #i can't take this my head's gonna explode #swtor #vestra lenshe #lana beniko #yzstuff #yzswtor #vesface #yzsithwife

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#staving off the urge to replay ves by posting gifs #i refuse. #i reFUSE- #swtor #vestra lenshe #andronikos revel #yzstuff #yzswtor

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cat behaviour

#love that it isn't just a nudge or casual push either #it's a full-on swat like we have Beef with the thing lmao #excellent interaction no notes #swtor #vestra lenshe #yzstuff #yzswtor #swtor 7.4 spoilers #I GUESS.

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how's the date going, ladies. killed each other yet?

#me yelling over cat fight noises: are yall having fun!!!! #swtor #lana beniko #vestra lenshe #yzstuff #yzswtor #swtor 7.4.1 spoilers

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"I will destroy the stars themselves if it means keeping you safe. I love you."

#top reason why these two make me go barkbARKBARK #softest love guarded by ruthless devotion #swtor #vestra lenshe #lana beniko #sith inquisitor #yzstuff #yzswtor #yzsithwife #vesface

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"We could start [your private dejarik lessons] now, if you like. After a drink, perhaps?"

#lana has tiddie jiggle physics but for her robes loll #swtor #lana beniko #vestra lenshe #sith inquisitor #yzstuff #yzswtor #this is lowkey the most romantic dialogue option i feel #no need for cheesy flirts; no need to please lana by jumping at her suggestion #just a simple promise: i will follow #and they both know it's true #in ves' case she has proven it time and again; following lana away from all the power and influence she grips so tight #'i'll follow you. i always will' + lana being happy enough to leave ves on her own knowing she will show up in the end #just screams emotional security

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ok i was gonna yell at ves for being an embarrassment again but then-

i noticed LANA VIBING ALONG

#SHE LOVES HER WIFE YOUR HONOUR #i know it's a generic emote but AH #right in the heart #'i am drunk on your joy' vibes #swtor #lana beniko #vestra lenshe #yzstuff #yzswtor

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#how are the lines so mundane yet the mood so horn-y #swtor #swtor spoilers #vestra lenshe #lana beniko #theron shan #yzstuff #yzswtor

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it's so fuckin funny to have a dejarik table as the reward for lana's date night in ves' context. imagine your wife wiped the table with your stupid ass and you get all angy cos you tried so hard to win >:(( you like winning and she knows it. she loves you enough to let the galaxy burn just for you but not enough to let you win one (1) game.

then one day she shows up with a brand new dejarik table and plops it down in your house as a reminder of your asskicking. 'darling i so enjoyed our game night :))) i look forward to kicking you in the teeth playing again'

#it's in character too cos lana always carries a needle to poke holes in ves' inflated ego #swtor #vestra lenshe #lana beniko #yzstuff #yzswtor

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bg3 is kissing simulator now

#playing bg3 for everything except bg3 loll #what even to tag this #vestra lenshe #lana beniko #swtor #i guess????? #yzstuff #yzswtor

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ves pic spam 30/oh no

#10/10 expression for a date with your wife #also ves feeling beaten down but still showing up cos wife wants to cheer her up but not having the energy to pretend #but who wants angst on this blog. haha. haaahahaha. #swtor #vestra lenshe #sith inquisitor #yzstuff #yzswtor #vesface #ME. #I WANT ANGST. #GIMME GIMME GIMME HOT TEARS AFTER MIDNIGHT

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ohhhh boy this gave me lots of Thoughts and simply giffing it isn't gonna purge them from my system so. time to talk about my sith clown

A lot of Vestra's character is about wearing masks, spinning lies, whatever is needed to build her reputation as a Sith Lord who can't be slowed down, can't be stopped, can't be hurt in a way that means something. Her vanity plays a huge part in this, encouraging rumours and basking in praises/flattery that she weaves into an image of invulnerability.

Darth Avriss is the product of all this, and it turns into a nigh-impossible ideal that Ves has to live up to every day - something she is capable of, of course, but it also hurts her in turn. She is only mortal, despite the immortal's mantle she drapes over her shoulders. What sacrifices must one make to seem as a god?

By the time of the Alliance, Ves is pretty much burning out quickly, hanging by a very short thread. Post-Zakuul, she burns out completely and withdraws from the public eye to recuperate. No expectations, no reputation to live up to, self-inflicted or not. When she returns, she's a little better. Not carrying that baggage but still feeling the ghost of its weight on her shoulders, the gazes from others who only knew her as Darth Avriss.

Lana knows all of this, knows better than to bullshit her with empty reassurances or compliments. But she also knows Ves sometimes pushes all her strengths and achievements onto Avriss; onto the Sith, instead of accepting them as the woman who had become that Sith. Somehow believing herself to be magnificent and wretched as the same time; strong and broken, beautiful and repulsive.

So she makes Ves acknowledge praise for herself. Not Darth Avriss, but herself. Because who is Avriss, if not Vestra becoming who she needed to be to survive, to thrive? Even if Ves doesn't like all she had done as Avriss, the strength needed to be that Sith was herculean. In fact, it took everything she had - and to make it look like nothing, easy as breathing, is only testament to her grace and willpower.

And Lana will hammer that fact into Vestra's skull with a comically oversized mallet until it takes.

(also blahblah, ves needing to let go of perfectionism and stop seeing mistakes and flaws as an indictment of her abilities and self-worth, but mygod this is long enough as it is. holy shit.)

#a post where i don't clown on ves??? #amazing. the planets must be aligned #swtor #vestra lenshe #lana beniko #yzstuff #yzswtor

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some crimes cannot be forgiven

#swtor #vestra lenshe #lana beniko #yzstuff #yzswtor #[vestra will remember that] #next time she goes down on lana #'hm. u know what would taste better? that ice cream you stole from me-' #'will u STOP i bought u TWO tubs in return'

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+ a few lightyears away, [Vestra greatly approves]

#swtor #aelirra #lana beniko #vestra lenshe #yzstuff #yzswtor