#about aern

[SWEATS NERVOUSLY BC THIS DIDNT GET BURIED NOPE....]

just doing moss and aernthota for these!

10. What lie do they most frequently remember telling? Does it haunt them?

Moss struggled a lot after her accident, but refused to take help from her brothers for any extended amount of time. After she was (basically) back to normal, she insisted on doing a lot on her own. She often lied about how her eye was doing just to be left to her own devices. Now her brothers aren’t entirely sure of the extent of her blindness (which she’s been able to compensate for over the years. She still hates it when anyone sits on her right though because she has to turn more just to see them ). It’s not something she’s haunted by necessarily, but it is something that crops up more often than she’d like.

Aern’s is a little more related to the MSQ/WoL story in that she has lied to Silver more than once about her dedication to their cause. Silver is the type to draw a hard line at how much he’s willing to sacrifice. Aern... really isn’t. She’d die for the cause if it came down to it, but she could never be honest with Silver about that. This omission only really comes up when things get particularly heated in the whole “save the realm” situation. It’s kept her up a fair amount as well. (This will all change when they have a chance to settle down and have their daughter. Once Sunny’s in her life, there’s nothing more important than her husband and child, realm be damned.)

30. Who do they most regret meeting?

This is so funny bc 

Moss regrets meeting a lot of people working for Miss Ariel. There were so many aggressive, violent, skeevy people who tried to prey on her while she was working that it became an innate reaction to bristle and shove people away (not to mention, so many people meant a lot of aetheric shifts which put her on edge more often than not). She doesn’t have a list of names but she could tell story after story and describe them in such awful detail because she’ll never forget their cruelty. And she regrets it now that she’s found herself surrounded by people who aren’t so predatory.

AND ON THE OTHER HAND... Aernthota really doesn’t regret meeting anyone per se. There are people who aren’t particularly memorable to her? And there are people she had to work against in order to save people? But none of them were exactly regrets. (JK FUCK ZENOS SHE COULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER PERSON WITHOUT MEETING HIM AS MUCH AS I LOVED HIM SHE WAS LIKE “OOOOOOO THIS BITCH RIGHT HERE FFFUUUUUUUUUCKKKKERRRRRRRRR” SO YEAH.)

A) Why are you excited about this character?

Moss is finally starting to get involved in plots and stories!! It’s so much fun getting to be a part of someone else’s story and not just constantly fiddle with hers! (which i mean eventually... there might be a chance to get into Moss’ background and story a little bit when things aren’t in the middle of.... So Much Stuff). But getting to see her interacting with people outside of her comfort zone is such a blast!

One night in a doman bar, Aernthota, A'on and Popo are hanging out, having a girls night (shocker) and p much gettin blasted to ease the tension. Popo pipes up how she doens't get what's so special about doman swords, since they seem so skinny compared to gladiator swords. the conversation goes on until the three decide to form a girl gang in the wee hours of the morning, getting kicked out of the bar laughing in the streets.

queue samurai instructor trying to avoid the three lovely but lethal ladies who seem to gang up on him for 'fancy sword' lessons.

OKAY SO I’M GONNA ANSWER THESE FOR AERN AND MOSS (mostly bc idk i actually thought about these some)

☮: Opinion on peace

Aern: “S’only right to end these kinds of conflicts, right? The dragons were wronged, so we’ve gotta make some amends there but... We had to stop Nidhogg. I made a promise to Alphinaud t’do that! I mean... Peace is somethin’ we’ve lived without for a very long time. We need more of it. Maybe one day, enough peace’ll let me just hang up my staff and settle in with Silver. Gods be good, wouldn’t that be somethin’. For now though... I mean. Ala Mhigo is still a problem. We won’t have peace until somethin’s done about that, right? Peace for all or peace for none, right? So I mean... If it takes a lil fightin’ t’get there, I’m not afraid of that. S’gotta be better than anyone else sufferin’.”

Moss: [softly grunts] “Peace is temporary. Ishgard needed saved. Only did it because damn beasts woulda gone further. Shoulda let their own conflict burn out. But nah. Ishgard won’t know peace. Too many of those types. Too much greed. Same with Ala Mhigo. But those bastards deserve better. Saw too much in the desert. Too much sufferin’. Willin’ to fight for them. But there’s no peace in it. No peace to be had. Wipe this damned world clean, and maybe then.”

✟ : Religious beliefs 

Aern: “I mean... We all believe in the Navigator, right? But dunno... Gods and stuff. They’re there? I guess. Dunno. I guess I’ve dealt with enough gods ‘n primals and such t’really think much about it! S’kinda nice t’think about someone keepin’ an eye on me though!”

Moss only shifts a little uncomfortably before shaking her head some. “Few gods out in the Spine. Fewer in the desert. Rather not think about it.”

✤ : Do they believe in luck?

Aern: “Ahaha! Luck’s kinda tricky, yeah? I mean, how much can I say is luck and how much of it is me bein’ good at what I do, right? I can always say luck got me outta the way or luck got me this ‘n that but.. dunno about that. S’gotta be real though. Just look at Silver! Luckiest lady in Eorzea t’have him. An’ the rest of my company! Didn’t work t’find them it just... happened. So dunno! Luck’s gotta be there but not gonna say I don’t just have th’ability t’do stuff either.”

26. What would be their theme song?

WE HAVE SUCH RADICALLY DIFFERENT MUSICAL TASTES but Bright by Echosmith is always a song I associate with these two.

29. one headcanon about this OTP that breaks your heart

okay so there are only a few sad things about these two mostly bc we try to keep things fluffy and lighthearted with them but

Character Theme Meme!

ıllıllı General Theme ıllıllı  Battle in the Witch’s Forest ~Two~ 

ıllıllı Happy Theme ıllıllı  Ordinary Day - Great Big Sea

ıllıllı Silliness Theme ıllıllı  S-Trip -TCY FORCE

ıllıllı Wandering/Strolling Theme ıllıllı Intermezzo For Harpsichord And Strings

ıllıllı Love Theme ıllıllı   Brand New - Ben Rector

ıllıllı Battle Theme ıllıllı You Think - Girl’s Generation

ıllıllı Sad Theme ıllıllı Cloudland Swing

ıllıllı Death Theme ıllıllı Agape - Bear’s Den

For where else could I go? Who else could I love but you?

how to cope with the darkness in a few easy steps (or: how to pretend like nothing is going wrong)

[Youtube] | [Spotify] | [8tracks]

(track list under the cut & warning for implied DRK spoilers)

i’m gonna toss two, one for aern and one for cele

Celesmont!The only person Celesmont ever grew close to at the Astrologian’s Guild was a bossy Elezen girl named Oliane. She’s still convinced that she’s the reason why he left and constantly sends letters to any city she believes he’s still in. Celesmont has collected them all and refuses to read any of them.