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this is such a kind message, tysm! here is a Messmer doodle for you along with all my appreciation (ɔ◔‿◔)ɔ♥ i hope you are thriving. 

And the ache - increased again -

As the distance grows the greater

anon this is SO specific to my fic but yes, headcanon accepted, especially since dancers are canon in Elden Ring and Tanith is confirmed to be one. i also really like the image of little Tanith learning to dance somewhere like Belurat, and later trying to pass some of that tradition on to Rya (if only to fix her posture).

i know this ask is old but because of it i’ve been incorporating a bunch of Tanith and Huw in various dance gestures/outfits in my random doodling and occasional studies so here is a selection for you. 

lots of La Bayadere and Scheherazade in here, though upon reflection Tanith is definitely Dance of the Seven Veils-adjacent (before receiving Rykard’s head on a platter, Salome-style).  

bonus Messmer posing with his spear. he may have shit posture but at least he moves elegantly in battle.

Instead of two snakes staring, you now got three.

Chapters: 10/10 COMPLETE Fandom: Elden Ring (Shadow of the Erdtree spoilers) Part 2 of O Mother Of My Misfortune. Part 1, A History of Iniquity, can be found here and is required reading.  Characters:  Messmer, St Trina/Miquella (are the same person, for a time), Rellana, Huw, Gaius, Radahn, Melina, Marika by virtue of her haunting absence; assorted Fire Knights and Black Knights. Mentions of all the demigod siblings.  Rating: M 

Summary: Trina pleads her case in the Shadow Lands, and Messmer learns things about his mother’s golden kingdom he’d rather not know. Generally canon-compliant, with excessive worldbuilding for the DLC during the crusade era. The shipping subplot remains for the lovers of the liege/knight dynamic, but gets a little messy. 

 “Let us have it, then. Whom do you serve?”

“In the Lands Between, he is called Miquella the Kind.”

The name curls in his mind like an arabesque wrought in gold; like the branch of a young sapling. 

“You are sworn to him?”

She smiles weakly. “As the light directs where the face of a flower must bloom: yes. He is my liege.”

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Chapters: 8/9 Fandom: Elden Ring (Shadow of the Erdtree spoilers) Part 2 of O Mother Of My Misfortune. Part 1, A History of Iniquity, can be found here and is required reading.  Characters:  Messmer, St Trina/Miquella (are the same person, for a time), Rellana, Huw, Gaius, Radahn, Melina, Marika by virtue of her haunting absence; assorted Fire Knights and Black Knights. Mentions of all the demigod siblings.  Rating: M 

Summary: Trina pleads her case in the Shadow Lands, and Messmer learns things about his mother’s golden kingdom he’d rather not know. Generally canon-compliant, with excessive worldbuilding for the DLC during the crusade era. The shipping subplot remains for the lovers of the liege/knight dynamic, but gets a little messy. 

“We are all drunk on the power of one god or another.” 

She pauses, chaste. Hesitant. The white gleam of lily, reassuring in its renewal. 

“My master would like to free us from that. Imagine it. Close your eyes. Let the flame in your chest die down. Untangle yourself from whatever abyss is inside you.” 

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Updated every week or two, reblogs always appreciated. 

Finlay:

Her’s are way more vitriolic in being “anti-headcanon”. These guys are a minority, but wow are they loud

Huw:

There’s less of it, especially compared to what Finlay is dealing with, and I was wondering why the mlm ship was getting more support until I saw this and realized a lot of people ship them for the bit and the bit alone

The main difference here is that Finlay is getting targeted for “Can’t a knight just be loyal to her lady” reasons, while Huw is getting “Can’t two guys just be friends” comments. It’s all very intriguing to me.

tysm anon! it's a lot of work, but the people who are vocal in their appreciation keep me going <3

I wish I had time to do more than doodle and edit, but as most of my free time is spent editing, here's a chapter seven-adjacent doodle.

Chapters: 7/9 Fandom: Elden Ring (Shadow of the Erdtree spoilers) Part 2 of O Mother Of My Misfortune. Part 1, A History of Iniquity, can be found here and is required reading.  Characters:  Messmer, St Trina/Miquella (are the same person, for a time), Rellana, Huw, Gaius, Radahn, Melina, Marika by virtue of her haunting absence; assorted Fire Knights and Black Knights. Mentions of all the demigod siblings.  Rating: M 

Summary: Trina pleads her case in the Shadow Lands, and Messmer learns things about his mother’s golden kingdom he’d rather not know. Generally canon-compliant, with excessive worldbuilding for the DLC during the crusade era. The shipping subplot remains for the lovers of the liege/knight dynamic, but gets a little messy. 

But he cannot fool himself: he is captivated by this creature. The soft smile, the lull of her voice. How she slanders his bloodline in the compassionate way one breaks sad news to a companion of the heart. The less she fears him, the closer he wants to bring her, until she is kneeling at his feet so that he may stretch out his arm and take a handful of her spun-silk hair, pluck the lily from her ear and wonder at how it does not wither.

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Updated every week, reblogs always appreciated.