currently dreaming

It's been said time and time again by other people that Emet-Selch would do anything for his fellow man but I think this scene is where we see it come straight from him at it's purest. I think of all moments across Shadowbringers and Endwalker, this is my favourite moment of his.

happy pride to them

(based on this)

Day 4: Dark

FFXIV Vanilla Gpose Challenge #7: Landscape

Rumours whispered of an elixir that could tantalise the senses and bring someone to paroxysms of divine joy with only a single drop on their tongue, so potent and sought after that a single vial could command millions of koban. Nobody knew from whom nor whence the elixir originated; only that after the visions of heavenly pleasure faded, the drinker is left with a thirst that could only be quenched by more and more of the elixir, increasing with every swallow until it drove them to madness. While liable to empty the coffers of even the richest of hedonists, it was not necessarily difficult to obtain; in fact, the elixir could easily be purchased in the markets of Kogane Dori should one possess the requisite koban, its unassuming vials hiding in plain sight amidst other medicines and poisons of the mundane kind.

vanilla gpose challenge - rest

I don't normally work with pastels so this was different for sure and I don't know if I did it right

Day 7: Landscape

vanilla gpose challenge - landscape

Baelsar's Wall was an eyesore, that much nearly every person in Gridania could agree on. It was a symbol of the Black Wolf's arrogance, an ugly reminder of his ambitions of conquering Eorzea. It stood stark and bleak across the landscape, marking the border between the Black Shroud and Gyr Abania and further deepening the divide between the two formerly-warring nations. It was a monument to a great many number of things; but for Sasariku, it would always be a reminder of the friend he failed to save—the one who used to stand where he stood now, gazing longingly eastwards home.

Man and chocobo alike gazed at that which was once Yyasulani; now ensconced in a crackling dome of energy, with lightning flashing intermittently within, the distant sight of it marred the view of the plains of Shaaloani considerably. It was a beacon of danger and things unknown, and it would be prudent to rest before attempting to breach it. Raginmar would not be travelling through unfamiliar lands, not after his travels with Wuk Lamat and the Scions, but not even he dared to traverse that fusion of two worlds, so riddled by catastrophe, without care.

(another big thanks to @the-waking-sands (birdie) for the photo set! you can see more of their work on their bsky!)

(another big thanks to @the-waking-sands (birdie) for the photo set! you can see more of their work on their bsky!)