#esmari

Escalin Week 2021 is almost here! This year, the week of November 7-13 will be the week of celebrating our favorite lovebirds/sins with a week of music, stories, and art. Post your art, stories and more on Tumblr and Twitter under the tags #escalinweek and #escalinweek2021! Remember to include these tags in the first 5 tags of your post.

In general, this event is not NSFW, hence, we will not be reblogging explicit NSFW/gore/heavy themes. However, we will reblog mild nudity/moderate gore and such. If they’re on par with the manga, especially manga panels directly out of the manga, we will reblog them. Please make sure to tag everything accordingly and include content warning when appropriate. We will also try to do so for the sake of everyone’s comfort level.

Under certain circumstances, we may reblog explicit NSFW works: We will reblog NSFW works if they’re tagged correctly, censored in some way and posted where users must consent to viewing the work.

For visual works, this means the explicit visuals must be cut off/censored, so the work is not explicit upon viewing in the preview. A link to an external site with tags such as NSFW, smut or lemon will do.

For fanfictions, you should add all appropriate tags and/or a clear summary, and a link to the entire work (such as AO3, FF, Wattpad, etc.)

There will absolutely be no stealing/plagiarism ever accepted, to respect the hard work and efforts of the amazing creators out there. Any violations will be reported and disqualified.

The prompts this year are:

DAY 1: THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY | KISS | BLUE

DAY 2: NO LIE | WHAT IF | EBONY

DAY 3: I’M YOURS | PERFECT | YELLOW

DAY 4: IS THIS LOVE | STAY | SILVER

DAY 5: KISS IT BETTER | EUPHORIA | AMBER

DAY 6: LIKE I'M GONNA LOSE YOU | SHELTER | GOLD

DAY 7: 'FREE DAY' (CHALLENGE) | RED

The reward for participating for at least any 3 days, or the challenge, will be a 100-word Escalin drabble with a prompt of your choice by our mods this year: Nitefyre, Rory (RoryWild on AO3, author of “How It Should Have Gone” and “Searching for the Light”), and Aisling (sailingskye on AO3, author of the “All Kinds of Trouble” series). Details on the challenge will be announced within the next 2 weeks!

To show our gratitude for your support for Escanor and Merlin, we will be dropping little gifts, lovingly curated by Nitefyre, Rory and Aisling, throughout the weeks leading up to this year’s Escalin week, for everyone who chooses to participate this year!

Maxxor: Biromantic and heterosexual, cis. He’s not open in romantic affection, usually in small gestures such as hand holding and quiet comradeship, or direct words when alone with his partner. Broship: Tangath Toborn (usually just hand holding and quiet comradeship). OTP: Intress (almost a monogamous relationship, but mostly romantic affection, such as sitting physically close together and hugging.)

Sidenote: Intress is infertile, and although Maxxor could’ve easily bed a different female to ensure a heir, he doesn’t want to. At all. He’s purely faithful to his partner, and that partner is Intress.

Chaor: Aromantic/grey-aro and demisexual, cis. In an environment where feelings can be exploited and blackmailed, and having lived in a harsh family environment (hc), Chaor doesn’t display any affection in public. However, when he is alone with his partner in a secluded room, he’s as physically as he can be. A lot of stroking of ego and flesh resides here. His only partner so far (actually can be considered mated; once you have a partner you can fully trust and let your guard down, you are mated to each other for life.) is Takinom, who can match him in terms of passion and power.

Danian Queens have a select circle of consorts of their own choosing, usually after one-on-one interaction to have consent, respect, and genuine affection. This can vary from a few hours to even weeks. Part of that is so that the consorts are comfortable with each other as well, to ensure trust, respect, and comfort.

Crown Prince Iflar: Panromantic and pansexual, trans. When he was young, Iflar was tired of being Crown Princess, so when he became of age, he officially declared himself Crown Prince to first his family, and then to the public. He proved his worth as a future king and a warrior, so there were not a lot of complaints. In terms of romance, Iflar can shift from a sophisticated specimen to a clueless child. In public, it’s a matter of words and maneuvering the Mipedian Courts. In private, he’s a little at loss with a partner, but in private, only affectionate gestures rule.

Prince Mudeenu: Heteroromantic and bisexual, cis. When he was younger, the equivalent of twenties for humans, Mudeenu flirted easily with many, and sometimes bedded a few (consensual and with protection). However, a near-scare with a potential heir smarted him up, and he hardly entertained himself at the Courts beyond appearance and flirting.

This is purely my own enjoyment here: once he accompanied his grandmother High Queen Mese-Ahar (my OC) to a far away location to check on its Dew Farmers. When he was there, a slender young Dew Farmer maiden caught his eye. She was courteous to him, hardly taking notice to his flirtations beyond a few remarks and banter. He was curious, and so began his courtship. It was a summer romance, a youthful fantasy that is like a fairy tale. But like plenty of youths, he was careless. Once he returned to the Capital, he had wanted to propose to the maiden. But the Mipedian Royals and the Courts distracted him, and the Tribe itself is a sickler for traditions. High Queen Mese-Ahar continued to do her rounds in that region, and late one night she came to the Royals with a sleeping little child. The mother, she explained, was killed by Shlurk. She was targeted, because she made her home away from the village to raise the child. Because she was unmarried, she was insulted by her peers. Because she decided to have the child, her arranged marriage and dowry were called off, and she was disowned by her own family. But, High Queen continued, she was determined to raise the little one on her own terms, and with her love. High Queen has her support, and tried to visit when she could. Sadly, she arrived in time to save the little child, but couldn’t save the mother. At this point, High Queen smacked Mudeenu, hard. As he lay on the floor stunned, tears in his eyes, the High Queen stated, “Your daughter needs you now.”