#xyriath

The cabin stood out of the way, comparatively well-kept.  With a salary like the groundskeeper had received, like his father had received, the cabin's owner couldn’t keep the lands maintained, but he’d made sure that his own dwelling was presentable.

Shiro slipped his way through the trees, stepped up to the door, and knocked.

A thud, a curse, and Shiro’s heart somersaulted.  He was /mad/, coming here, risking everything—even the few things he actually wanted to keep.

Breathtakingly selfish, too.  But he’d spent all of his life being selfless for others; he wouldn’t let it destroy him.

Before Shiro could turn tail and run, the door swung open.

Meet Xyriath, a storyline writer for the zine!

Nerni is a writer of all sorts of weird AUs, which include dragons, Sphinxes, and cows. Her hobbies include crying over how much Shiro and Keith love each other, overworking herself on zines, and knitting.

What is your favourite VLD episode and why?

Oh gosh, tie between The Black Paladins and the Shiro parts of Space Mall (for the Shiro parts more than anything else, actually), because I love Shiro to death (and so does Keith).

What mythical/fantasy being would you be and why?

A dragon, maybe, but mostly because that would make it easier for me to date one.

Favorite fantasy/mythology book/movie/tv series/other?

Jupiter Ascending is the best fantasy movie of all time don't @ me.

What got you into writing/doing art?

Listen, terrible Kingdom Hearts self-insert fanfiction is a route that I imagine has led many of us to the time-honored tradition of writing Actually Good Things.  You will be relieved to know that none of it ever made it onto the internet, and most of it hasn't survived.

Find Xyriath here: tumblr | twitter | ao3

‘Only I’m allowed to dive in after Shiro after he’s jettisoned from Black and all of his armor has ripped off. I’m here to save his life and his modesty.’

A damsel in distress Shiro getting saved by Keith for @xyriath for @vldexchange

Okay so this is not related and I understand this is a serious post but literally once I wasn’t wearing a bra and I was standing next to my mom and she looked over and said, “You look like you have two nipples” (they’re pierced) IN PUBLIC anyway it was mortifying but my point is tbh you’re more likely to see the piercings than the actual nipples even WITHOUT the bra. Hi I’m very tired and apparently shitposting today.

Careless Whisker

When Roy started dating Ed, he knew that Ed could have a very singular focus on many things. Alchemy, for one. Family, for another. Ed, like anyone else, had other priorities in life, and Roy was perfectly content with that.Or so he thought, until the cat came into the picture.

Pairing: Edward Elric/Roy Mustang

Rating: G. Very very G. 

Words: 992

When Roy comes home, there’s no excited yelling, or babble, or stream of curses that usually greets him. In fact, the house is unusually quiet as he toes his shoes off and hangs his coat up.

“Ed?”

Nothing.

Nothing…except for the quiet, occasional murmur coming from down the hallway. They didn’t plan for any guests to be over, and if it were Al on a surprise visit, there’d be far more screaming and general ruckus.

Roy squints his eyes suspiciously. He thinks he might know who’s got Ed’s attention.

He pads quietly to their living room, poking his head around the door. Ed’s sitting cross-legged on the couch, and sure enough, their new kitten is with him. The cat is lying on his back, front paws tucked against itself and bottom leg sticking upwards. Roy watches, slightly amused, as Ed presses down on the protruding limb, only to watch it spring back up to point at their weathered ceiling again. Ed laughs, and the sounds gentles Roy’s annoyance a little.

But only a little.

“Ed?” His tone is a little more insistent as he enters the room, but Ed is still fascinated with the cat.

“Not now, Roy,” Ed says, in the same way you’d talk to an insistent five-year-old. Actually, it’s even worse because Roy has never heard Ed talk to a five-year-old—or any other child—in that tone of voice. It is reserved for Roy, and Roy alone.

He doesn’t know whether to be fond or offended. Probably a bit of both.

Little gift for @xyriath dedicated to her awesome story “Disinclined to Acquiesce”

Come on people, I know i’m not the only one who thought about these two in a dress. Pls tell me I wasn’t the only one xDD

Pirate! Lan Fan inspired by my dearest friend, @xyriath and her fic “Disinclined to Acquiesce”

I really like how that story is going so far, and I felt like doing something for it. Sure, I should’ve gone with RoyEd but then, Lan Fan is just too great to ignore. No, she hasn’t appeared on the story, yet, but I know that when she does, she will be awesome!