#fray esteem

Chapter 2: In which Surkukteni gets caught arguing with herself and somehow repairs a friendship

❆fandom: final fantasy xiv, ffxiv ❆characters: named warrior of light (Surkukteni), Orn Khai, Estinien Wyrmblood/Varlineau, Fray (Esteem) ❆relationship: eventual wolestinien, implied: wolysayle, estimeric, estinien/haurchefant ❆dynamic: m/f, referenced f/f and m/m ❆rating: e ❆key tags: xaela wol, bi+intersex+bigender wol, polyam wol, reconciliation fic, eventual friends with benefits, mutually thinking their feelings are unrequited (they're dumbasses), multiwol story ❆content warnings: cursing, referenced canon character death, canon typical existentialism, grieving, blood, blood and injures, gore relating to healing, arguing (the goal is to get better), internalized homophobia, eventual smut ❆chapters: 2/? {ongoing} ❆words: 8,233 (18,224 in total) ❆series: How to Obtain a Polycule (ft. Emotionally Constipated Dumbasses)

The fight with Faunehm went about as poorly as Surkukteni had expected it to go, only for it to then exceed her low expectations and further send her spiralling. Reopened wounds to her body and her pride set her in a dour mood, so it was only to be expected that Her Darkness should manifest to torment her ceaselessly. But lo and behold, it wasn't just her dark reflection that'd be the only one to confront her whilst she suffered through the worst of her wounds.

Rewrite and diverging canon for DRG60-70. Follows somehow, silence hurts the most chronologically (not super required, but I still suggest reading it first) and follows the reconciliation attempts between Surkukteni and Estinien after their falling out in Heavensward. First arc is finding Faunehm, second is trying to tease out how they can work together, third is the Oh Fuck arc where the E rating comes in.

Also I play favorites and this has one of my favorite scenes that I've ever written. I've been itching to get this one published, so poses at the link below:

For Wondrous Tails of FFXIV, “beach”. Post-Endwalker, ~550 words. Spoilers through 6.0 and for drk quests through 70. This twisted very sideways from where I intended it to go but here we are, I suppose.

Fray finally gets a chance to take the Warrior of Light to the beach.

FebHyurary #1: Intro

“If you could choose

Who you could be,

What you could be,

Which one would it be?”

                    Cole

Fray Esteem  |  Lord COLE

           Lion Ushiromiya

             Sayo  |  Lady Beatrice

❆fandom: final fantasy xiv, ffxiv ❆characters: named warriors of light (Surkukteni, Gwendoline, Seraphin, Teodore), ocs (Katsuro, Altan, W'khittri), Aymeric de Borel, Alphinaud Leveilleur, Estinien Wyrmblood/Varlineau, Fray {Esteem} ❆relationship: implied: wolysayle, wolaymeric, estimeric ❆dynamic: gen, implied f/f, m/f, m/m ❆rating: t ❆key tags: xaela wol, bi+intersex+bigender wol, multiwol story, recovery fic, POV swap (Surkukteni > ???), your inner demons are flirting with you, hurt/comfort ❆content warnings: cursing, injuries, recovery, grief-fueled bad decisions, gore, blood, referenced canon character death, gore relating to healing ❆chapters: 5/5 {complete} ❆words: 28,005 ❆series: How to Obtain a Polycule (ft. Emotionally Constipated Dumbasses)

The immediate aftermath of 3.3 and the final fight with Nidhogg. Surkukteni is stuck in a godsdamned Ishgardian infirmary for what feels like an eternity. She's unsure if the injury will ever allow her to walk again, let alone continue being a dragoon. While she's grateful for the visitors she receives, this mind-numbing recovery might drive her mad - or mayhaps, drive her to do something she may come to regret.

Just a normal day with Cole and his alter egos :D

Also true story with the Astro thing *Grabby hands at AST but don't wanna since my inventory's a mess and I can't access retainer as free acc*

I mean, if we're talking about his edginess, Kanon already fits the bill (JP Fray is more of a Big Sad tho instead of edgy, so I guess it's her Clairvaux side instead for this version?). But if we're talking about self-care, that's a different story.