@esca-ss @nehasy For my Escaflowne Secret Santa, Nehasy. :) I used two of your stories for the inspo! "Miguel watched as several white flakes landed on Dilandau’s jacket, creating a fascinating contrast between the slick black leather and their intricate fractal patterns.  They made the uniform seem even darker somehow against their brightness.  Those which landed in his silver hair seemed to almost become a part of him, vanishing against his exotic colouration. " -except from Skips and Stones

Wolf in the Moonlight

"Bold of you."

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"Those crimson eyes seemed to peel away that last layer to his soul and found his core.  Ruthlessly, they studied the essence of Miguel, seeking to understand all that he was and ever would be. 

HELLO HELLO, I’m going out from the shadows to bring with all my love my Christmas gift to all the lovely Esca community and specially for @nehasy! Hope you like it, dear <3

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NOTE: This is for @yearlyesca’s Pic’n’Fic, with the prompt “Memories” for my partner @nehasy. We both are extremely fond of Dilandau so, of course, this story had to feature him in some way.

My earlier ideas for this were too close to my story “Fireproof” and “Moving up to Higher Ground” (inspired by Nehasy’s art) but then I found myself seeking inspiration from music, as usual. So, the result has various influences, from “Jenny of Oldstones” and Game of Thrones in general, and even “Poor, Unfortunate, Souls” from The Little Mermaid, just because. There’s a bit of oracle of Delphi vibes here as well because I wanted to add to the mythos of Escaflowne and Gaea. Varie makes a special appearance here as well since I always got the sense that she is everyone’s spirit guide somehow.

 But this is a Dilandau story so there is fire. There must always be fire.

“In the Cards”

My part of the Pic’n’Fic with @nehasy based on their fic of the same name for @yearlyesca.

Shame on me, I actually forgot I had signed up to do this until the fics got posted, but thankfully I had plenty of time to fulfill my part of the trade.

Hells no!! He was a traitor to the Zaibach Empire!! And after all they did to...er... FOR him!!! I mean look at that hand! You think those grow in trees? That's some prime tech there. Ungrateful bastard.