#amesmp

Mercury was absolutely willing and ready to pin Sohr down and rip her limb from limb for an imagined threat, and is even more so now. The only thing stopping him is Díi's request.

If Aiolus actually attacks a Faeline then Díi will tear his soul out and eat it right there, and she won't flinch or regret it because Díi doesn't let herself feel regret. She is a scarier monster than Sohr because her lines are different and infinitely more violent and Sohr has already flinched back too many times, Díi won't pretend to be anything else for her.

Cats' best friend was an Elytrian and that friendship was taboo because they were dead serious about dissecting and eating each other if their immortality ever failed.

Cœra had the most Elytrian friends, and was the first to tell Violet not to waste her care on Elytrians because Cœra nearly died for daring to care about people who should have been her equals and ran anyway.

Sundae is Violet's favorite Faeline Mom and she's Flicker's worst nightmare because she is as insidious in her queenhood and kindness as Tux was in his cruelty and those three things are simply the same actions only separated by which side of the effects you're on.

"your last resort is my first response" and "I have never pretended to be anything else" and "I will not betray my people just because you have a weak stomach"

Before the Grey and the Graves: Seft (Tristi at the time) stands under the pale oak tree in front of her old brick house. Her back is to the 'camera' so we see her view. She is looking towards Origin and, more specifically, the Elytrian sky islands where you can barely see Sohr flying over her home in the wind Seft's ponytail shows as the hair and bow tilt to the right. Her left hand is on the trunk with the bat-like wings tucked in and shawl covering the joint in her back. The other wing is stretched out, revealing the shawl has an almost bone/rib pattern as it fades into the membrane of the wing. The membrane and shawl are both torn in places, with pieces missing on the edges and small holes higher up. This wing stretches out past the shade of the pale oak and hanging moss into the sunlight as if she wanted to join those in the sky. She doesn't as the edge of that wing burns, flames visible against the sky islands.

After the Grey and the Graves: Seft is curled up, one wing used as a blanket, in the center of her Death Garden (built by Cess). It's sunrise, gold and red light streaming in past the vines and glow berry, illuminating the brick work against the iron pillars. The sun hasn't reached where Seft sleeps, and where she is still in shadows the soul lanterns representing each death Cess felt glow pale blue. The skulk under her also glows, and pieces of it seem to reach up or clump up as if to offer a better blanket than her own limbs and shawl. The lantern light, where the sunlight doesn't touch, reflect the cage images of the same sleeping girl though they show the injuries that caused the deaths. They don't look malicious. They're just reflections (and not canon lol)

Sunlight's Requiem (Lyr)

And did you know I love you?

It’s quiet truth

Like waves and wind

The gentle shushing of voiceless things.

It’s broken cups

And empty hands

And claws kept carefully at bay.

All the things I never said---

Never did---

For fear I’d bring you harm.

And did you know I love you

In lullabies and hymns

In presents left by waysides

And listener’s quiet hums,

In flowers bloomed in darkness

By artificial suns.

And did you know I love you.

Is that too much to ask?

For broken things,

wandering things,

Of course you do:

The two "moms" of the server go on a bit of an outing!! Surely nothing bad would ever happen.