#sicsemper

unprompted.   ♡  * always accepting !  @sicsemper

aside from rude’s tip on zack’s quickly-approaching arrival at the turk breakroom soon, the place was left empty— precisely due to the turks' schedule, which followed no known convention and had as much rhyme or reason as lazard’s disappearance. she figured the others would disapprove, but her aversion to employees taking smoke-breaks in any other HQ breakroom was greater. 

cissnei only knew zack had arrived by the way the room brightened. 

she couldn’t have predicted, however, what his hands would reveal: a significantly small cake, pristine white frosting and a plump strawberry to crown it. “zack, you remembered…” she managed to say amidst clearing her throat, a hand raising to hide her mouth and, raising it a little, the redness that she felt (and dreaded) quickly spreading on her face. “no, no— really, it’s enough,” and yet, there was the instinct to shake her head, to refuse it, because she has always known to not trust the unknown, and experiences hadn’t been any different. she couldn’t think straight like this— briefly, logic reached and grasped to remind her it wasn’t a scenario that required it, as foreign as that sounded. 

then again, it was a celebration. 

in milliseconds, it flashed across her eyes. the future. overseeing trainees, operations. filing sensitive reports. her shuriken’s dulled blade. the ongrowing attention towards a backwater town mako reactor failing, and the first class soldier candidates that would oversee the mission. her eyes returned to zack again, who she knew for a fact had not yet been relayed the mission, and felt like mourning a moment that hadn’t ended.

Unconventional munday asks!

             ↳ @glovesup​​ asked : 🤩 who is someone in your RPC that you admire? 

there’s a handful of people I could list here, but then I’d be worried I forgot someone ((((((((: so imma go with two because I couldn’t decide on just one ahsdsjhdgsdy

@sicsemper​​​  i attacked mika back in august last year, because i was absolutely in awe of his writing -- anything i would see on the dash, i would read, and i was waiting for my opportunity to creep in like !! everything he writes truly captures the depth of the character, down to the smallest detail -- his writing is **chef’s kiss**, and i aspire to write just half as decent as him. I don’t get the chance to read a lot of books, so this as close to it as i’m going to get right now. I live for his meta’s, when he starts going off on discord, i’m fed for the week. I’ve learnt so many extra little things about xv -- and considering i’ve been a long time fan, since versus -- it’s refreshing to analyse things in a new light -- like some of the lore and deeper references -- truly that man’s mind is wonderful, ( insane but -- ) and i thoroughly enjoy his presence -- tru m8 ;)

       “ Thank you for looking out for him. ” They were both stood on Skyhold’s battlements, overlooking the bustle of the courtyard below, but her gaze wouldn’t leave one particular figure, tall and beautiful and easy to spot in the crowd, in the same silver and blue uniform that she’d worn for the past decade with such pride. After all she’d heard of the Wardens since her departure from Ferelden on personal business, perhaps it was safe to say that pride had been damaged, somewhat, but Val could still remember those days when it had been a crime to call herself a Grey Warden at all. She hadn’t backed down then and she wouldn’t now, not when the Wardens in Orlais at least appeared to have been forgiven, if not entirely redeemed.

        There was a silent appreciation for that judgement, too, in the way her eyes finally shifted to her companion, to this Inquisitor her husband had told her so much about in his most recent letter. The letter that Val was happily using as her excuse to finally return to him. Another Dalish elf determined and ready to save the world, he’d said, and perhaps that was yet another reason why she’d hastened back to Ferelden at the first opportunity. To meet this elf that she already felt as if she knew, strangely enough, despite the pair only having exchanged a few words so far. The only real difference between them, she fancied, was that it had taken far longer for Val to get her castle.

        “ What Warden Commander Clarel did... ” Her voice trailed off, and she turned her head, struggling under the weight of the guilt that had been gnawing at her ever since she’d gotten word. “ I should have been here. I’m sorry I wasn’t. ”

UNPROMPTED ASKS !! // accepting @sicsemper always ♥

A soft gasp escapes her as the memories return (the girl she had been, sitting beside her friend as they looked at sky full of stars, speaking of leaving, of heroes, of promises). Tifa remembered the promise, of course; she had not known whether he would. It had been such a long time ago, and with everything... well, she would not have blamed him if it was something he had forgotten. 

Things are different now --- they are different now. And if part of her is content that Cloud still remembers, own rose-colored view of heroes and SOLDIERs had since been shattered. Most of all, Tifa has learned not to wait for a knight that would come and save her. This is not something Cloud can do for her, anyways, and besides, he had already helped Avalanche, helped her more than he even had to. It would not be fair to ask for more.

Tifa shifts closer to the wall, hands behind her back as leans against it, as if the weight of her feelings has finally caught up, forcing her to seek support. Her tone is still soft, though lacking some of its usual upbeatness; gaze, however, avoids him, gently turning up to stare at the ceiling above him before it is cast down and she is left to stare at her own feet. “Can’t say this is quite what I had in mind when I put that on you back when.”

The girl who had forced that promise out of him had no way to know where would they be now, and the boy who begrudginly agreed could not know how much she may be asking for. 

🔥🔥🔥 !! ➛   𝔖𝔢𝔫𝔡 𝔪𝔢 𝔞 “ 🔥 “ 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔞𝔫 𝔲𝔫𝔭𝔬𝔭𝔲𝔩𝔞𝔯 𝔬𝔭𝔦𝔫𝔦𝔬𝔫.     delivered by @sicsemper​

ooc.     ummm, okay!

gonna do a critical role take cause i’m so annoyed by how much some people misunderstand that cr still aren’t a big cooperation. they may be slightly, tiny bit bigger then some other indie studios, but just because of the kickstarter and all the merchandising they’re doing now people think they are on par with i don’t even know what. they can’t even use the kickstarter money for anything other than what they had said it’d be used - the tv show. they aren’t rich by any stretch. a lot of stuff costs a lot of money. hell even the production level they have costs a lot of shit. streaming it brings cost. there is a lot of financial behind the scenes stuff people aren’t taking into account because they don’t know how things work and can’t comprehend it. or don’t even want to try. because it’s easier hating this small company than realizing that they maybe are wrong.

listen i think we all love ships and shipping things. and that’s valid and okay. especially with ships you never expected to even happen. when your character kinda guides you towards the other character. forced shipping is obviously a big nope and goodbye. but people also forget that unrequited crushes are also a thing and can be quite interesting as character development too.