#maeves

Thank you for the ask! Sorry it took a while for me to answer though! I’ll be going with all my apprentices for this, hope that’s okay!

6. Magical talents.  Is there a specific type of magic that your character excels at?  Any magic they aren’t so great at?  Or do they actually shy away from magic altogether?

So Maeves is more inclined with earth magic compared to the other elements. With that, she’s also able to manipulate metal to some extent. This is probably why the apprentice has a knack for tinkering certain objects in the house, and basically anything she can get her hands on. One time, she’s even made little dolls as her workshop minions, although she can only manage to animate 3 at best.

Like her name suggests, Soleil is inclined to manifest light magic. She still hasn’t explored much of this though but what she, and others around her, can observe is the fact that the marks on her face glows brighter the stronger she exerts herself. Another ability that Soleil has is called “Pathokinesis”, which basically means that she could feel and alter people’s emotions. She used to practice this ability on others a lot, taking negatives and changing them to positive, however a certain encounter has changed her view on overusing this ability.

Playing this update had me going back to how I imagined Lucio from the first few chapters, with a little mix of the last few chapters as well. He may not be as mysterious as his first apperance but he’s definitely not as whiny(?) as the guy in the last few chapters. Also, he’s definitely a lot more open? Friendly? Well, he should be since we’re the only one who he could talk to tbh.

So I noticed that the devs added a little “Beauty and the Beast” thing in this chapter and well, I’M LIVING FOR IT. That line that our characters throws at him, the background, and how beasty Lucio looks seriosuly reminded me of that scene in the movie where Belle finds the Beast in his old room. Then that line Lucio throws back a little later? ugh

Now these are just other things Lucio throws at us that has made me soft.

LET’S NOT FORGET THIS SCENE TOO:

If this is not the softest thing Lucio has said I don’t even know.

So I’ll be positing another one of my moodboards/character boards today, this time of my brave girl Maeves Ginémont! She’s one of three OCs for @thearcanagame aside from Soleil and Haji, who I’ll be posting later today too hopefully.

A little more about the board under the cut!

So this is part 2 of the ask I got and I’ll be doing: 8. Romance.  What is something that your character and their LI love to do together?  How do they show affection?

AN: Okay as much as I want to do my apprentices with all their LIs, I’ll have to painstakingly choose one for each instead. I might do the rest later on but nothing’s certain.

Maeves x Valerius: Whenever Maeves would go and visit Valerius in his estate, it’s always been their routine to take a stroll along his vinery, updating each other about their lives while walking about, before moving to the gazebo for a drink. They may even pick grapes together when it’s in season and eat them later in the day as well. || As much as the phrase “actions speak louder than words” is true, there’s no doubt that words could still move people. Maeves loves uttering words of encouragement, affirmation, affection; love letters spoken to one another. She also loves how Valerius would be all flustered and turn a nice shade of red whenever she would randomly but honestly confess her adoration to him.

Soleil x Asra: Shopping at the market place is an activity these two loves doing a lot. It’s rather mundane but getting to do something as simple as looking for ingredients or playfully bickering over which scarf would look best on the other just makes the two immensely happy. Not to mention the fact that this is also an excuse for the two of them to hold hands longer than when they’re at the shop during “work” hours. || These two definitely shows affection by means of touch. Hugging is the best but even the slightest brush of their hands would send their hearts fluttering. Soleil really loves giving Asra hugs and kisses, letting out a breath of content every time he reciprocates the affection.

Maeves wouldn’t have any positions in particular but she is somewhat of a light sleeper. She wakes up at the slightest dip of the bed or drunken singing from the neighbors. Now cuddling before bed is okay but she will most likely have to scooch away a little for some breather later in the night. If her LI would pull her back in though, she wouldn’t fight it and would find a way to get back to sleep. She is definitely an early riser but getting out of bed at 5am/6am is rather difficult when your partner refuses to let you go. So she usually ends up staying 30 mins to an hour just laying there, trying to convice the other of letting her go for the day. A few kisses on the forhead and promises of returning in their arms would normally do the trick.

Soleil would usually sleep sprawled out. An arm over her head with the other on top of her stomach, almost always taking up the space of the whole bed with her legs. Would definitely have that one leg under sheets and the other out thing going on. This is how it usually goes, aside from some instances where she’s practically all over her LI- which they probably wouldn’t mind anyway. Ah, and she’s a little bit on the heavy sleeper side but an early riser. She’s usually up by 5/6am to do her chores but would eventually lay back down at about 8/9am if her lover isn’t up by then. A few minutes of cuddles wouldn’t hurt anybody.

Haji would usually be facing away or have some certain distance from his LI but would later move in for a snuggle. He loves resting his head on their chest and just stay there with his arms wrapped around the other and vice versa. He’s in between being a light sleeper and not which mostly depends on how tired he is, really. The only non-early bird of the trio, having been used to waking up at 9/10am. Would usually be woken up by his LI but would eventually fall asleep again unless told otherwise. He may or may not convince them to lay back down with him, even offering some massages/kisses/snuggles in return.