#before strq

“You’re sure this is what you want?”

Taken aback, Cerise stared into Kite’s eyes. Pools of umber held a sense of hesitation and anxiety. He studied her and she him until her lips curled, giving some semblance of him an answer. Her body closed the space between them, crimson eyes never breaking their hold on his.

“Yes.” Her gently lay on his chest, molding to his form. The thudding of his heart only prompted a soft giggle from her as she continued. “I have never wanted anything more than this.”

The look in his eyes still wavered, his doubts and fears dancing through his head as this goddess smiled up at him.

“I can’t give you the life you deserve, Cerise. Osprey could-”

“Yes you can.”

The bold declaration startled him. His head cocked to the side, clearly not understanding such a simple statement. It held within its words an assumption that Kite held anything of value. No title, no birthright, no rank to speak of, and certainly little to no prospects. What could he possibly offer her as he is right now?

Cerise pressed on, “You have it in you to leave and start over. We both can. You’re intelligent, have a kind heart, you’re strong in more ways than just one, and hold skills that i’m still struggling to be mediocre at.”

He laughed, feeling his face grow more and more red. Compliments weren’t something he was ever prepared for, but to hear sweet proclamations come from this spunky beauty tugged at his heart. He had never felt an ache so pleasant.

“Kite, you’re beyond your prison here. They don’t deserve you. None of them. So, lets just leave. Lets start fresh and leave all of our regrets and sorrows behind. We can begin our life...truly begin it...together.”

The shape shifter had to pause, making Cerise a little uneasy. Suddenly, the warmth of Kite’s calloused hand brushed against her cheek. He bent his neck and brought himself closer to her wearing a smile that described his feelings far better than any phrase or sentence could.

“Marry me.”

Cerise’s breath hitched, her lips parting as if to ask if he was serious. She needn’t bother, Kite’s soft expression answered her question.

“Marry me, Cerise.” He repeated it once more, his thumb caressing her skin. The hesitation had disappeared from his eyes and his voice held no question. 

Her smile grew even wider as the word danced from her lips.

Kite: She said yes! She said yes!

Cerise: I said yes! I said yes!

I don’t draw these two, my Branwen parents, together nearly enough. And I love them so.

Continuation of this comic

@tikimanoo asked: Kite and Cerise C3? :)

Been toying with an idea where Kite and Cerise get turned into their child forms for an undetermined amount of time. 

Their adult friends, Lanthus and Violet, along with their adult children, all help the couple deal with their new form while trying to track down a way to fix their small stature.

Kite doesn’t take his new form well. Can’t drink, can’t make love to his wife, can’t properly lead his village. He is a cute, cranky “child” and Lanthus does the opposite of help.

Kite (c) to me

Before STRQ

Okay, so this is why I ended up not posting until right now I’M SORRY.

I present to you, my version of Qrow and Raven’s parents! Their story is unchanging, between MRAU, Head canon, and Happily Ever After AU.

A synopsis of Kite Branwen

Kite Branwen (based on the fable ‘Kaa’nang’)- “Illegitimate” (considered by his step-mother), bastard son of the Oceanic Tribe’s Chief, Eule (Owl in German) Branwen, Kite was not a conception of love between his parents. Mother being a POW of their tribe, she left him in the care of his father as soon as she was pardoned, around two years since his birth.

Kite grows up in the distant observation and something akin to care and protection of his father, while a commander of his, named Tawny, takes Kite in as her own and raises him despite harassment from the chiefess and fellow tribesmen and women. Finding out his semblance of Foresight, he is often used by his father to predict danger and attacks.

Despite step-mom Sienna’s best efforts to stunt him, Kite develops into a strong, highly skilled fighter (thanks to his father and mother) who can remain calm and stable on and off the battle field. He is a natural born leader, more-so than her own, “legitimate” children. Once he was offered the title of ‘General’, Sienna finally got her way and was able to take his title from him by enticing Kite’s then, now ex-boyfriend, Merlin. Taking Kite’s title without shame or guilt, Merlin immediately cuts Kite down in front of the entire tribe and also severs their relationship.

Betrayed and abandoned one too many times, Kite’s trust in others breaks. He constructs a wall of disdain and aloof disinterest around him and isolates himself from everyone in his Tribe. In an act of desperation and desire for peace in his life, he builds himself a small home at the edge of stable earth and near the shore; solitude and the ocean being his only friends.

His solitary life ends, however, when a trio of young women stumble upon their tribe and beg for help.

A synopsis of Cerise Demet

Cerise Demet (based on Ceres/Demeter) - A young woman who is running from a dangerous group of people and a situation she refuses to be in, Cerise, along with sister’s Heather and Olivia, stumble through a waterfall to find a long, winding cave behind it. Following the path, the three find themselves trespassing into an Oceanic tribe of shape-shifters, Faunus, and hunter’s.

Captured and taken before Chief Eule, he and Chiefess Sienna decide what to do with them. Offering their services, Cerise’s semblance enabling her to grow, destroy, and move plants at her will, and contribution to the tribe in exchange for hiding, the chief agrees.

Tawny offers her home and care to the girls, who are much appreciative. Cerise spots a small house near the shore, and asks Tawny who resides in such a tiny, secluded home. Without missing a beat, the older soldier replies with one phrase. “My troubled son.”

Interest peaked and curiosity getting the better of her, Cerise makes the decision to sneak out later that week and meet this mysterious ‘son’ of Tawny’s.

I might do a mini series on AO3 about Cerise and Kite, revealing her past and how the two of them got together, them being together, and whatever follows. I’m going to be including them in the Happily Ever After AU and doing sketches of the two of them on here.

@glitteringeva: Did I ever mention that... I love Merlin? Because I really, really do love Merlin.

I know you do, Eva. I know.