Bodacious Alien Babes

Amara 'Rook' Ingellvar for the Rook's Roost Pride Parade

I work really well with an assignment so to speak - so this was a great excuse to practice something new. I have so much to learn but I'm really proud of how this turned out 😁

(Also, as a bonus - this is what she would have on her shirt in modern wear 😂)

Thanks for tagging me @rooks-dagger @sorcerousadventurer @tiravi @zennihilation @sunny374940 !

I did Shukaku here, so I’ll do Desiree this time around.

Thanks for the tags @serensama @jenn2d2 @sorcerousadventurer @mushrooms-x-moss @redaresss @fiberpunk027 @biowaredisasterbisexual and @viagosbrother

Gentle tags for @davrinsleftpectoral @zennihilation @lycheecatee @chaosherald @handsignals @serialsforbellara @sandcastlekings @hedwigoprah @kabsey @sunny374940 @xkatchy and whoever else wants to play.

As some of yall know I hit the writing like mad today and played catch up on ao3 reading. Going to sit down tonight and catch up on my weeks worth of tags (I worked this holiday weekend and lemme tell yall it was hell. Healthcare doesn't take breaks). So sorry I am behind but I took a breather and started working on my Rook Week Tarot Cards. Day 1 is for @blackwall-my-tiny-husband and Zalan as the Knight of Pentacles

Thank you for the tag @kogarashi-art and @mushrooms-x-moss. I love the early cosplay look and I'm loving Sylvie and Davrins relationship. I have been working on a few things. Finally got an idea for Rook week prompt But I think I can share...something.

So a little chapter2 for Iron Wills and Heavyweights.

"You remember how much we raised last year at the charity." Zea remembered it was a eye watering number. Enough that she could have brought her apartment and the gym and still have a ridiculous amount of left.

"That much?" Her voice echoed off the walls of the empty gym, higher than intended. Antoine laughed so hard, he nearly spilled his hot coffee from his 'worlds #1 tinker' mug

"Non non. Creators, I think Evka would have broke something. Namely me since I was closest." Putting his mug down on the chair. "It's still a lot of money and I know you. The amount you would make from your next fight depends on how long you can last." Zea was a powerful fighter. Her knock out ratios were unmatched. However, she didn't have good stamina. Despite running five miles as a warmup. That's all it was, a warmup. And not one she did regularly.

"Ok so first things first. Who is she and how many rounds."

"You know her. Canary."

"Canary? Gemma? She comes up to my navel." Antoine found himself failing to hold back a laugh.

"Maybe; but she has been climbing the ranks over the last few months and winning due to her speed and…"

"And?"

"Tiring her opponents out. Her longest bout went on for four rounds. You can barely hold on for two." Zea leaned back in her chair, arms crossed across her chest.

"Davrin would say otherwise." Mumbling under her breath low enough that one of Antoine brows shot up, confused.

TYSM for the tags @bronzieinthedas @in-the-drowning-deep @serensama @jenn2d2 @sorcerousadventurer & @kogarashi-art! Like always you have blown my flippin' socks off with your gorgeous art, cosplay, and writing!! 💕🔥

I'm still DEEP in Sylvie Mode over here!! TY for showing my girl so much love on her Song For Every Letter Post, it's been fun slowly dragging her grumpy ass (kicking & screaming) into the spotlight and trying to flesh her out even more as a character.

Speaking of, this Cowboy AU 'minific' has turned into a multi-fic highlights reel of Western!Sylvie and Dav's love story (Fern?? Writing more than she said she would?? Quel suprise lmao. 😂) Yes, even as my backlog of languishing WIPs scream at me from Ellipsus.

Me: "I'm gonna get to you I promise!!" The WIPs: FINISH OR KILL USSSSSS Me: "Shhhhhh" *closes the door and backs away slowly*

Anyhoooo, in the bit below, Sylvie is desperately trying not to feel things for a certain saloon owner...and y'all she's hilariously bad at it. As per usual I couldn't find it in me to cut any more from this post bc I'm just too damn excited to share more #Davellan. Like always there's no pressure to read, and I put the cut at a good stopping point if you'd like a taste and not the full meal.

Cheers! 🍻

🍹 Sylvie, at the Griffon, *definitely* not flirting with Davrin

"What about this one?"

She caught the glass Davrin slid across the bar and brought it up to her nose, giving the suspiciously red contents a cautious sniff.

"I'm not trying to poison you," he snickered.

Sylvie smirked. Davrin had steadily supplied her with random drinks throughout the entire night, incredulous upon discovering she didn't have a good answer when he asked what her typical go-to was. She just sort of drank what was available, or whatever made her seem the least suspicious while waiting around for a mark. And Dav had apparently made it his mission to help her figure it out.

"But what is it?" she asked.

"Just shut up and drink it."

Sylvie narrowed her eyes at him, but took a sip.

"Ackkk—fucking shit!" she sputtered. "Whatever the hell it is, it's bloody awful!"

Davrin let out one of those loud booming laughs. "Damn, Sylvs. Don't sugarcoat it or anything."

She snickered. "Sorry. But it's like drinking cold soup…that burns."

"Can't say I disagree with you, there," he said, chuckling. "I hate Bloody Marys."

She raised an eyebrow at him. "Then why the fuck did you make me one??"

"I wanted to see the look on your face."

"And? Was it worth it? I'd hate to disappoint," Sylvie deadpanned.

He leaned over the bar with a cheeky smirk, grabbing the glass and letting his fingers linger when they brushed against hers.

"Even better than I imagined."

…Bloody hell.

"You're a real piece of work Mr. Mahariel."

Davrin laughed again, somehow even louder this time. "Really? Wow. That's like Lucanis calling someone else 'broody'."

A loud scoff came from further down the bar.

"Mierda. I'm right here you know."

Tagged by @jenn2d2 and @sorcerousadventurer so far, thanks!

And I've got a cosplay check-in for you all! I mentioned before that I'm working on cosplay through the summer, with four costumes to get ready by the end of August. We'll see how that goes.

First off, Kid#3's Journey cloak: hasn't been worked on yet. I need to swing by Goodwill, but on a Monday when they've got extra sales on, and this past Monday was Memorial Day (even if Goodwill was open, I had other obligations to manage that day). I did, however, order one of those lightweight UV hoods on Amazon to redo the mask, and it arrived today, so we'll see what we can do with that.

Second, Kid#3's Aloy costume: is still just supplies, but that's more than nothing.

Here's everything we picked up for it (so far) laid out on my couch. Two red t-shirts, two blue t-shirts, a few brown t-shirts that could work for Aloy's base layer, a dark brown pair of pants that will probably work for her pants, and then a brown pair of jeans and two brown jackets (one faux suede, the other tweed I think?) to cobble together for the rest.

Step one is to worry about getting those base pieces done. Embellishment with (faux) fur, armor bits, beads, and fringe can come later. Belt pouches may very well end up being one or more purses or satchels I cannibalize for parts (something I do frequently). Hopefully whatever we put together doesn't end up too warm to wear.

More below the cut.

Thank you for tags @doctormur @serensama @jenn2d2 and @elishnord!

Let's go with some Mafia AU. Just Riley and Anders having some friendly chat.

Softly tagging: @woundedsoul12 @serensama @kabsey @himluv @cravingcoconutredbull @hedwigoprah @madamemortem @slothquisitor @jenn2d2 @wolfmoonwildflowers @blackwall-my-tiny-husband @necromanticsoul @serialsforbellara @sandcastlekings @handsignals @chaosherald @seaglassmelody @jukkaricity @davrinsleftpectoral @tevivinter @dread-red-queen @nyx-de-riva @flowersforthemachines @kogarashi-art @rooks-dagger @lycheecatee @pixiedurango @zennihilation @mushrooms-x-moss @trashwithvariety @wickedadaar @vishantikaffar @tarasmom @lemondelighted @dudewheresmynug

This exists. Let's not talk about why

I have no plans with this. It was sitting in my wip folder of stupid ideas that popped up at 3am. I may or may not have been high myself when this thought happened but I couldn't get the image out of my head.

so here ye be. Something I wrote, I think last year?

💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨

Emmrich awoke to find Zea side of the bed warmth fading. A sign she had been up for a while. Throwing on his green silk robe and slippers he ventured out of the bedroom in search of his beloved.

As he entered the library, a faint earthy smell hit his nose. A smell he instantly recognized. As a professor he couldn't tell you how many times he caught students smoking near very flammable materials. Giving little care about the subsistence  and more for protecting the ancient materials.

Following the scent that led to the courtyard. Growing stronger the closer he got. The doors swung open and he saw nothing immediately out of the ordinary.

"Hey handsome." A sultry, clearly inebriated voice was heard from above. He looked towards the statue, a pair of hands sticking from the ground and there she was hanging partially in the palm of one as the rest of her hung out in the air, upside down. Her limbs tangled in the fingers.

Emmrichs eyes bulged at the sight, how in all the fade did she manage to get up there? He rushed over to her, shocked and worried for her safety. 

"My word. Darling are you alright? How did you-"

"She climbed " came a voice below him. Davrin was on the floor leaning against the base of the statue, eyes blood shot. "I hoisted her, of course."

"A team effort. Like us going against the gods."  Zea sat up with a gasp and jumped down clumsily, much to Emmrichs dismay. "What if we got the gods high? Maybe that's all they needed was a good smoke sess." She grabbed Emmrich by the shoulders, eyes as blood shot as Davrins and wide as if she had just discovered the secrets of the fade.

Emmrichs eyes darted from his wide beloved and the sound asleep Davrin hunched over on the floor. 

“Darling, how high are you?”

“No, Em it’s hi, how are you?” Emmrich stared at her in amused disbelief. 

Okay, fine, @mushrooms-x-moss and @genjyoandgojyoandhakkai. You've inspired me to post this.

I don't remember exactly how this started, but I was chatting with @reaver-of-kirkwall, @jukkaricity, and @lycheecatee and I challenged everyone to put hair on a screenshot of Solas. And then we did.

Here you go. The opposite of "Peeled Lucanis," I guess.

Ok, Bryn, Jukkari, and Rose, dare you to post yours!

Oh, and if anyone else wants to join in and be silly (and put wigs, bad or glorious, on the Egg, the original screenshot is under the cut).

TY for this @kogarashi-art, I almost spit out my morning coffee (how did you know am 'almost spit-take' is my favorite way to start the day??? 😂

I made a few options for the Egg and couldn't decide which was more cursed, so I figured I'd share them all and let the people decide via poll below lmao.

Purple & Flirty

Your Mom's Friend, Carol

The Monroe

Rapunzel

kogarashi, @genjyoandgojyoandhakkai, @reaver-of-kirkwall, @jukkaricity, and @lycheecatee very curious of your thoughts here 🤣

Tags below the cut to spread the silly!!! 😂💕 Please let us know which wig is your pick for 'most cursed'!

Solas clearly enjoying himself at the concert

(Pls forgive the old art XD)

Also @mushrooms-x-moss

Raiders of the Lost Wigs

I blame @sorcerousadventurer for mentioning the words 'Solas' and 'wigs' in the same sentence as 'Indiana Jones' lmao

Tagging @kogarashi-art @lycheecatee @jukkaricity @genjyoandgojyoandhakkai because y'all are also responsible for this (glorious) mess 🤣💕

So ICYMI, when I played that 'Who Would You Cast As Rook' OC tag game a while ago, @grand-crow asked a very important question: who would I cast as Ayla's Emmrich? I settled on Mads Mikkelson (for a lot of reasons lol). And while writing Modern Emmrich, I sometimes use him for my Pinterest boards/for fashion inspo.

So of course when I came across pins of these Carlsberg lager ads, I immediately made my own stupid Emmrich versions.

I HAD TO, OKAY?! The spirits compelled me. 🤣

These also may or may not have inspired some plot in the 'still under construction' Modern/Yellow Bike/Shithead AU I've been working on with @sunny374940 & @lycheecatee 😂 but for now, I think they're still stupid enough to enjoy on their own, as is.

Tags below the cut just to say hi and to gently nudge y'all to post anything you thought may have been too stupid or silly to in honor of 'Sunday Sillies' (which is defo not a thing, I just happened to post 2 silly posts 2 Sundays in a row)! I know I for sure wanna see it!! 🙂‍↕️💕

@mushrooms-x-moss tagged me in some silliness earlier and while I don't have anything specific share, here's some memes I've made recently:

The Caterina graveside featuring Ariane is by the hilarious gatesofminrathous

Tagging @grad-writes @blackwall-my-tiny-husband @davrinsleftpectoral @kogarashi-art

🔥 What’s the pettiest thing they’ve ever argued about?

🧸 Who still has the very first gift the other ever gave them?

You will neveerrrrr be annoying to me <3

🔥- Who has the side of the bed closest to the bedroom door. Anders thinks he can best protect Ves with Justice; Ves thinks she can best protect Anders with her greatsword. Anders won, on this occasion.

🧸- Anders still has the pendant Ves had made from the bracer of her armour. It wasn't anything fancy, but Anders wears it every single day. If you look closely, you can see the scuffs from her previous battles on the face of it.

Okay, fine, @mushrooms-x-moss and @genjyoandgojyoandhakkai. You've inspired me to post this.

I don't remember exactly how this started, but I was chatting with @reaver-of-kirkwall, @jukkaricity, and @lycheecatee and I challenged everyone to put hair on a screenshot of Solas. And then we did.

Here you go. The opposite of "Peeled Lucanis," I guess.

Ok, Bryn, Jukkari, and Rose, dare you to post yours!

Oh, and if anyone else wants to join in and be silly (and put wigs, bad or glorious, on the Egg, the original screenshot is under the cut).

TY for this @kogarashi-art, I almost spit out my morning coffee (how did you know am 'almost spit-take' is my favorite way to start the day??? 😂

I made a few options for the Egg and couldn't decide which was more cursed, so I figured I'd share them all and let the people decide via poll below lmao.

Purple & Flirty

Your Mom's Friend, Carol

The Monroe

Rapunzel

kogarashi, @genjyoandgojyoandhakkai, @reaver-of-kirkwall, @jukkaricity, and @lycheecatee very curious of your thoughts here 🤣

Tags below the cut to spread the silly!!! 😂💕 Please let us know which wig is your pick for 'most cursed'!

Solas clearly enjoying himself at the concert

(Pls forgive the old art XD)

Also @mushrooms-x-moss

Thanks for the tags @chaosherald @redaresss @kogarashi-art @gatesofminrathous @jenn2d2 @cimmanombagel @mushrooms-x-moss @grad-writes @lemondelighted!

After a month, it's a trip to return to something I wrote in like three days but I completed the editing and now I'm just staring at it like an idiot waiting for more angst to well up. Have some more Three of Crows, from a section I revised yesterday. Yes, Zalan is in the bath now. No, it's not like *that* (but I'm sure he kinda wishes it was).

Aydenne watched Zalan’s eyes move across the page, a knot in his throat growing with every second. He’d read the letter a dozen times already, but somehow seeing someone else hold it made him feel like he was exposing a secret all over again. His fingers curled against his knee, trying to anchor himself.

When Zalan reached the line about Illario, he rolled his eyes so hard it was practically audible. Aydenne bit his cheek. Of course Zalan didn’t think much of Illario—he never had—but having it confirmed again still made something in Aydenne fold in on itself. He tried to keep his expression neutral, but they’d known each other too long for that.