A fantasy archer character with a dark-skinned humanoid body from the torso up, and black horse legs and tail with golden, cloven hooves from the waist down. They have a gold unicorn horn extending from the middle of their forehead, black hair that is more like a horse mane in texture, blue horse-like eyes, and light blue wings on their back. They are holding a wooden bow studded with iridescent gems, a quiver of arrows with iridescent flights strapped across their torso. They are holding one of the arrows which has a crystal arrowhead in one hand, the tip resting against their lower lip. Their ears are pointed and somewhat horse-shaped. They are wearing a blue tunic with gold brocade trim and gold cuffs on their neck, arms, legs and tail that are inset with iridescent gems. He is standing in front of a sandstone brick wall, on a floor covered with navy carpeting.

Finally after over a month as a WIP, my #oc for @crimsonchains.bsky.social's Star Crossed universe.

Name: Orion
Species: Winged Unifaun
Skill: Star Archer
Pronouns: They/Them, He/Him
Orientation: Asexual, Panromantic

#ocsky #fantasy #fantasyart #fantasycharacters #fantasysky #HuntressFirefall

Firefall, my Elf OC who was originally created in my image by @edibleflowers.bsky.social. I've finally drawn a new picture of her that I like. I last drew her in 2020 & I quit dying my hair since then so I've updated her to reflect that. Really happy with this one! #huntressfirefall #oc #elfenjoyers

Let Me Fall For You HuntressFirefall Summary: Victor Nikiforov was on his way to becoming a Living Legend in the sport of figure skating. After hitting his stride and winning back-to-back World Championships, the sport's biggest star was the overwhelming favorite to win gold in his third Olympics on home ice in Sochi, Russia. But when Yuri Katsuki pulls off the upset victory in Sochi at the young age of 21 and takes the gold, Victor begins to see his world and the people in it in a very different light -- and it turns out they see him differently as well. No longer knowing who he can rely on and finding he didn't know those close to him as well as he thought, when his skating career falters Victor makes a shocking choice that turns his world upside down in ways he did -- and didn't -- expect.

Let Me Fall For You by HuntressFirefall - Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) archiveofourown.org/works/17866373 via @ao3org #ao3 #yurionice #YOI #fanfiction #HuntressFirefall

My digital drawing, done in colored pencil style, of the character Otabek Altin from the anime Yuri On Ice, as he appears in a scene from my fanfiction “Let Me Fall For You”. He is skating his short program to Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s cover of “O Fortuna” at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. At this moment he has stopped at one end of the rink at a pause in the music, standing in a wide stance with legs spread and blades planted down firmly into the ice, hands clenched into fists. Otabek is an Asian man from Kazakhstan with dark, spiky hair with shaved sides, and a light tan complexion with brown eyes. His expression is determined to reflect his mindset of going into battle as a knight of the Round Table, as the program is inspired by the movie “Excalibur” which tells the story of King Arthur. His costume has an undershirt of simulated chainmail created with black stretch fabric and openwork mesh. There are pieces made of metallic structured fabric that created a chest plate, shoulder caps, and gauntlets of silver, and he is wearing silver stretch pants with silver knee caps to mimic armor. He is also wearing silver gloves and boot covers of the same fabric. The armor is trimmed with faux brown leather strap accents and belt with gunmetal colored buckles. Behind him are the boards at the edges of the rink, done in purple hues with snowflakes and geometric shapes, with an electric blue edge on top. The background curtains in the rink side area are also purple. The ice below his feet is grayish white and scratched from the skaters before him.

My digital colored pencil drawing of Otabek Altin as he appears in my #YuriOnIce fanfic "Let Me Fall For You" skating his short program to Trans-Siberian Orchestra's cover of "O Fortuna" at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Fic & music reference in replies. #HuntressFirefall #YOI

On That Night of All Nights, We Were Already There by HuntressFirefall Summary: Sara Crispino and Mila Babicheva own a high-end consignment fashion boutique in New York City. Through this they've made many friends, not the least of which are the superstar stylist team of Victor Nikiforov and Christophe Giacometti, up and coming designer Emil Nekola, and best friends and Broadway performers Yuri Katsuki and Phichit Chulanont. When by chance Mila and Sara's best clients are all in the shop at the same time and sparks fly, Mila comes up with a plan to see how many fires can be lit.

Rating: Mature Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/FF/MM/M Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) Relationships: Katsuki Yuuri/Victor NikiforovPhichit Chulanont/Christophe GiacomettiAnya/Georgi PopovichMila Babicheva/Sara CrispinoMichele Crispino/Emil NekolaOtabek Altin & Yuri PlisetskyChristophe Giacometti & Victor NikiforovPhichit Chulanont & Katsuki YuuriLilia Baranovskaya/Yakov Feltsman Characters: Victor NikiforovKatsuki YuuriPhichit ChulanontChristophe GiacomettiAnya (Yuri!!! on Ice)Georgi PopovichMila BabichevaSara CrispinoMichele CrispinoEmil NekolaOtabek AltinYuri PlisetskyLilia BaranovskayaYakov Feltsman Additional Tags: Found FamilyThanksgivingChristmasBlizzards & SnowstormsAlternate UniverseFashion Designer Victor NikiforovMusician Katsuki YuuriBroadway performer Phichit ChulanontCameo appearance by JJ/IsabellaInspired by Hallmark Christmas MoviesInspired by the video of Last ChristmasSong: Last Christmas (Wham!) Language: English

It is once again the time of year that I slide this fic across the table. It's honestly become my favorite #YOI fic I've written because I accomplished what I wanted to w/it.>>

On That Night of All Nights, We Were Already There - #HuntressFirefall - Yuri!!! on Ice archiveofourown.org/works/35595184

I wanted to capture the vibe I grew up with of being snowed in by our lake effect snowstorms, w/found family feels. While it's tagged for & has holiday vibes it's not religious at all but I think people still pass up it bc of that. archiveofourown.org/works/35595184 #YOI #YuriOnIce #huntressfirefall

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My drawing of Yuri Katsuki in a scene from my fic "Let Me Fall For You", skating his 2017-18 season short program to "Nyah" by Hans Zimmer, at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Read it here: archiveofourown.org/works/17866373

#YuriOnIce #YOI #HuntressFirefall #myart

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My artwork of Yuri Katsuki from #YuriOnIce as he appears in my fic Let Me Fall For You. #HuntressFirefall

Excerpt from my Yuri On Ice fic Let Me Fall For You: Victor was quiet for a few minutes as he managed to compose himself, eventually stepping back and running a hand through his hair, then grabbing a paper towel to wipe at his eyes and nose. “I didn't even congratulate you. You were ethereal, just... not of this earth when you skated. You're the best in the world now, no one can argue that,” Victor said softly. “I can't think of anyone better to pass the torch to.” Yuri frowned in confusion then. “What do you mean?” “I mean I think I shouldn't waste Celestino's time anymore. I should probably just retire now, it's pretty obvious isn't it?” Yuri felt the anger welling up so fast he was unable to stop it, his next words coming out unbidden. “Well if that's how you feel... let's end this.” Victor's face blanched white, eyes going wide. “What?” “This. Us. Might as well cut all the ties if you're just going to give up that way. How could you say such a thing?” Yuri cried, his voice shaking with the overt anger over Victor's words and the underlying thought of somehow losing him. “So you quit everything: skating, coaching, all of it. What happens then? You go back to Russia, disappear with your tail between your legs? Over a fucking fourth place finish? You fucking pull that and I'll never forgive you!” he shouted, fighting his own tears. “That's not the Victor I grew up believing in no matter what, the one who made me not want to give up, the one who made me want to be good enough to skate on the same ice as you enough to uproot everything I ever knew to get the best coach in the world. And now you just want to quit because of this? You do that and you will have wasted Coach's time, AND mine!”

From Let Me Fall For You - Yuri!!! on Ice archiveofourown.org/works/17866373 #HuntressFirefall

This scene ended up being a mix of 2 canon ones: The parking garage & the hotel room -- but then flipped on its head. I really enjoyed writing Yuri growing & finding his voice & strength in this fic.

An excerpt from my Yuri On Ice fic, "On That Night of All Nights, We Were Already There": “I… it’s not that. I… don’t know what it is, exactly. All I know is I’m kind of the exact opposite of Phichit. I’ve always kind of been okay being alone. So I… kind of don’t know what I’m doing.” Victor had to laugh at that. “Trust me, I’m no better, despite what you’ve probably read and heard about me. The couple of times I attempted to date barely lasted a week. I just tend to be Too Much for people. They think I’m pushy and overbearing and a workaholic but in reality I’m a bumbling idiot that makes more mistakes than gets it right.” “Well for starters… you can sit down, you know.” Victor blinked, then realized he was still standing at the door. “Oh… yeah…” He walked over to the bed, the last few steps tentative; when Yuri did not object, he sat down next to him. “Why are you all careful now but earlier you were being a very blatant flirt?” Yuri asked, tone bemused. “Because we’re in your bedroom and I don’t want to give you the wrong impression!” Victor replied, face flushing. “I told you I’m not good at this stuff!” “Oh trust me, nothing will happen that I don’t want to,” Yuri assured him. “Because I’ll probably hide from you.” It took Victor a second to catch the faux-seriousness in Yuri’s tone, laughing when it finally hit him. “Oh my god. You mean to tell me we’re both bumbling idiots?” “I’m pretty sure that’s what it’s looking like.”

From On That Night of All Nights, We Were Already There - Yuri!!! on Ice archiveofourown.org/works/35595184 #HuntressFirefall #YOI #fanfic

I just love writing Yuri & Victor having drunken banter okay? So much so that this is from an entirely different fic, but it's still one of my fav moments.

An excerpt from my Yuri On Ice fic "Let Me Fall For You": “I'm going to give you wine more often,” Victor murmured in a playful tone after an extended quiet where the pair collected their thoughts. “Sake works better,” Yuri replied. “And how do you know that?” “When I'd get buzzed on sake that's when... I'd have the best dreams.” “Yuuuriiii stop, I don't think I can get it up again to deal with this concept.” Yuri broke into another snortlaugh, hiding his face in Victor's chest. “Oh my god you are ridiculous!!!” “It's true. You wore me out completely. I think you got your revenge,” Victor said, his words mixed with a soft laugh. “So... I thought you said you didn't know what you were doing,” Yuri said, his tone teasing. “I've never done it for real!” Victor confirmed. “But... I've watched... movies.” “It's okay, Victor, you can say porn.”

From Let Me Fall For You by HuntressFirefall - Yuri!!! on Ice archiveofourown.org/works/17866373 #HuntressFirefall #YOI #fanfic

My favorite thing to write is dialogue, especially banter between two characters. I don't usually plan it out so it doesn't always hit on the 1st try but this time it did.

An excerpt from my Banana Fish fic, "Take Me As I Am": Once they were finished with their lattes they resumed their walk, veering off the main pathway to wander through the quieter trails. Around them the trees were filled with a periodic light breeze that would send a shower of vibrant leaves fluttering down, almost fluorescent in the afternoon sun. Ash watched as Eiji stepped off the path, weaving in between a few trees to get some photos of a pair of busy squirrels who were foraging around, leaping playfully and chasing each other. The sun's dappled patterns played over Eiji as he walked in further, his nearly waist-length, glossy black hair tied in a loose ponytail, a few errant strands of bangs dancing in the breeze. Eiji turned his camera's attention to the trees when the squirrels decided they didn't approve of company and scampered up into the branches, sending a few leaves fluttering down. Ash watched from where he leaned against a tree that was nearer to the path, smiling softly as Eiji had no issues finding a million things to make into another perfect shot that would be mounted and sold at the next artist exhibition he'd enter. Ash's lips then curled into a smile as Eiji burst into laughter when the squirrels came careening down the tree and flew across his path, startling him with their antics and tossing up some of the carpet of leaves at his feet. Ash, thinking to himself: I never thought you could be any more beautiful, yet here we are.

From Take Me As I Am - Banana Fish archiveofourown.org/works/16148624 #HuntressFirefall #BananaFish #ao3 #fixitfic

I had a very clear picture of the scene and atmosphere I wanted to portray here and it came out better than I'd hoped. I am a sucker for autumn vibes.

An excerpt from my Yuri On Ice fic "Of Selves and Souls", where Yuri uses his magical powers: Yuri ignited his gifts and was enveloped in a full golden-rainbow aura and the trees came to life, bursting into blue and green luminescence that cut through the gray of the overcast morning gloom. In unison, all of the Outlanders looked up. The distraction worked. "Humans. Idiots, all of you. So gullible, so simple to affect."

An excerpt from my Yuri On Ice fic, "Of Selves and Souls" that describes some of Yuri's magic abilities in use: The trees began to bend down, branches extending like snakes, entwining around several of the mercenaries including the one holding Phichit. Screams filled the clearing as the men were dragged from their horses, their last visions the faces of the tree spirits whose earth-energy began to consume them, their bodies being absorbed into the ancient trees, new branches in their places as one kind of living energy was used to fuel another. Within minutes, half of the Adamaran men were nothing more than living wood, leaves sprouting from richly-nourished new branches that raised to the sky, the trees they were now part of shimmering with energy.

From Of Selves and Souls - Yuri!!! on Ice archiveofourown.org/works/10839234 #HuntressFirefall #fanfic #ao3

Yuri's powers are reaching full potential and he is a little bit pissed off in this scene. Had to cut out a spoiler so there's two parts to this one.

An excerpt from my fic "Of Selves and Souls" that describes what Yuri, who is developing magic powers, hears when the birds sing: As the trio continued on down the path Yuri suddenly found himself at full attention. The birds were chattering about everything today. Most of them were expecting babies, one young robin mother was complaining about the chore of laying eggs (“It's not very comfortable, you boys get away easy, all you have to do is flash your red chests around”), a pair of finches were fighting over how to construct their nest (“More of the fuzz-head flowers!” “No, they fall apart too easy!”) and a group of sparrows were sparring over two females. Yuri found himself smiling because all of this was such serious business. Birds were rather intense creatures.

From Of Selves and Souls - Yuri!!! on Ice archiveofourown.org/works/10839234 #HuntressFirefall #fanfic #ao3

Yuri is developing magic powers and can hear animals speak. He finds out that the birds are saying a lot more than he knew. This fic is set in my original fantasy universe, Mythologica.

Yuri had chosen a second piece from the same movie soundtrack and by the same composer, entitled "The Father", to edit into the beginning. He set the mood with his gorgeous, flowing choreographic sequence into which he worked his first two jumping passes, a spread eagle-triple Axel-spread eagle and an effortless quadruple flip. As the main part of “East of Eden” began he paused, striking an elegant pose meant to evoke the gentle sway of trees. The triple flip that followed could almost be mistaken for a double. As the music swelled the layout began to getmore difficult, starting with the back-counter entrance to the triple Axel-triple toe loop combination. As the third movement began Yuri punctuated the build in the music with a spectacular back outside Ina Bauer. He was barely out of the position and was already setting up for the Lutz, deciding to go for the quadruple and landing it cleanly. With a few moments of connecting steps he was already into the setup for his trademark quadruple Salchow-triple loop, which he twizzled out of and into the quadruple toe-triple toe. He felt his body just slightly off in the air during the rotation of the second jump, the result a double on the back end. Yuri flowed into the first section of the step sequence, intricate twizzles and loops interpreting leaving a delicate pattern in the ice. The music swelled into the final, grandest section and the crowd erupted at another signature element: his spectacular change-edge spiral. Dropping down out of the spiral position to leap right up into a split falling leaf, he then picked up speed for the final jumping pass. A final, graceful stag leap, accompanied by the drumroll in the final swell of the music, preceded the closing spin sequence that included an illusion entrance and a Biellmann as the final position before he hit his ending pose.

From Let Me Fall For You - Yuri!!! on Ice archiveofourown.org/works/17866373 #HuntressFirefall

I felt the most immersed in skating description when writing Yuri's Olympic Team Event free program. I had it in my head from before I had even started the fic so I knew exactly what I wanted to say.

Screencap of an excerpt from my Visual Prison fic "For My Taste, For My Lust": Guil found his ruminations derailed completely, replaced by amusement. “I… am still taken aback at times with how you are changing.” “Is it a problem?” Guil seemed to mull the question over for a few moments. “No… of course not. I do suppose I am unused to anyone around me changing, as all those I associate with are vampires. But you are still half-human, and still maturing. There are times when I…” Ange’s brow furrowed curiously as he waited for Guil to continue, becoming concerned when a bittersweet smile crossed his face. “The humor emerging in your personality… the playful moments… at first, on the surface, they seem out of character for you and the quiet nature you have always possessed. But then… I remember why they are familiar… the teasing words, the banter you have engaged me in… you carry within you the carefree nature of Yutaka. Who you were truly meant to be is emerging now after all you have faced, even having grown up without him.” Ange felt a pang in his heart as he nodded for Guil to continue. “And after living for so long among those who are all they will ever be, their hearts, minds and souls frozen at the moment of their turning… I must remind myself that you have the rare gift of walking in both the human and vampire worlds, and of choosing to delay the moment you wish to preserve all you are until you can first become it.”

From "For My Taste, For My Lust" - Visual Prison archiveofourown.org/works/44746211 #HuntressFirefall #VisualPrison #fanfic #ao3

I am particularly happy with the last paragraph; it's probably one of my favorite things I've written. I really enjoyed writing future!Guil and future!Ange.

A portrait of Elvis Stojko, referenced from a photo taken by a friend. There's a few things I would change if I could, but I'm still happy with the shading work and what I learned about folds in fabric while doing it. Colored pencil/sketch paper, 1999. #HuntressFirefall #traditionalart #portraitart

My OC Mara in her costume for her exhibition program to "Kyrie" by Mr. Mister. I wish I'd made her tights nude color. Normally skates with her hair in a ponytail, but this was for a photo session so she's wearing it down. Colored pencil/sketch paper, 1999. #HuntressFirefall #OCart #traditionalart

Catching up on responses to this post. This scan is terrible as I had very little experience with scanning for the web in 1999, but I'm still very proud of how this turned out. My OC Tiana in a classic layback spin position. Colored pencil/sketch paper, 1999. #HuntressFirefall #OCart #traditionalart

My Elf OC, Dragonshield. He has bright yellow-blond shoulder-length hair with two braids in the front on either side of his head. He is wearing a fitted leather shirt in forest green with black trim. He is wearing hoop earrings in each ear made of malachite, along with a malachite bead at the end of each braid.

Dragonshield is the youngest warrior under Dragonheart's lead, having ascended to his place after first winning a competition where the prize was an apprenticeship with Dragonheart. He is a naturally-gifted swordsman & archer. Colored pencil/ink & sketch paper, 1999. #HuntressFirefall #elfenjoyers

My Elf OC, Stardragon. He is fair skinned, with glossy black hair and bright blue eyes. He is wearing a white leather vest with blue trim.

Stardragon is another of the warriors supervised by Dragonheart. Aside from being an expert swordsmith (especially on dragonback), he is also a very powerful healer who saved several lives during a long & brutal war. Colored pencil/ink & sketch paper, 1999. #HuntressFirefall #elfenjoyers

My Elf OC Skydragon. He has bright, wavy yellow-blond hair to his shoulders and blue eyes. He is wearing a cropped vest that laces up the front in a fire-orange color. He is standing with one arm folded behind his back.

Skydragon is one of the Dragonrider warriors under Dragonheart's purview. Aside from being a deadly warrior, he is also a low-level gemshaper which is why his hair is bright yellow. He is Recognized to Dragonheart's sister. Colored pencil/ink on sketch paper, 1999. #HuntressFirefall #elfenjoyers

My Elf OC, Mintah. She has light tan skin, green eyes, and long, straight black hair. She is wearing a flowy orange skirt and crop top that ties in the front and has long belled sleeves. There are two drawings of her on the same page; one is full-body and the other is a portrait-style close up.

Mintah is Dragonheart's Recognized lifemate & mother of Moonsinger. She is an homage to Leetah of ElfQuest as far as design, but she's not a healer. She is an expert at spinning & weaving silk & has taught Moonsinger the art as well. Colored pencil/sketch paper, 2004. #HuntressFirefall #elfenjoyers

My Elf OC Moonsinger. She has short, brown, wavy hair, a light tan complexion, and amber eyes. She is looking back over her shoulder at the viewer; her silk tunic is red.

Moonsinger is Dragonheart's daughter, and followed in his footsteps as a natural talent at sword wielding. Their tribe, the Dragonriders, are the warriors of Mythologica due in no small part to their bond-beasts being dragons. Colored pencil/sketch paper, 2002. #HuntressFirefall #elfenjoyers

My Elf OC, Dragonheart. He is wearing a tunic dyed in an ombre pattern that fades from deep red at the shoulders down to white, and trimmed with black satin. He is wearing a headband made of two ribbons of silk in black and red twisted together. He is standing en garde with his sword in front of him in a ceremonial stance.

Dragonheart is an Elf who is inspired by a fav figure skater of mine, Elvis Stojko. I am going to be revising him to not look so much like Elvis going forward though. He's shown in a ceremonial outfit from a story I wrote. From 2001, colored pencils/sketch paper. #HuntressFirefall #elfenjoyers

My Elf OC Emerald. She has bright ruby-red hair, green eyes, and is wearing a green leather corset laced with brown leather. Her face is heart-shaped and her ears are quite large and taper to a point.

Emerald is Vaalik & Garnet's daughter. Both Garnet's & her hair are ruby-red due to their gemshaping magic; they can form gemstones in their hands or from the earth. Emerald is a firecracker like her mother & a skilled archer. Colored pencil/sketchbook paper, 2002. #HuntressFirefall #elfenjoyers

My OC Vaalik of the BlackPaw tribe that lives in my fantasy universe, Mythologica. They are bonded to & ride black panthers. He is a stargazer & my homage to Skywise of ElfQuest. Vaalik is Lifemate of Garnet: bsky.app/profile/hunt... #HuntressFirefall #elfenjoyers Colored pencil/sketch paper, 2002.

Adding to this post from yesterday, this is my most recent artwork of Firefall. It was the first thing I did on my iPad. I am more or less happy with it, but I definitely want to update her as I have let my own gray hair grow out. (Also as a nod to my fav ElfQuest Elf, Skywise.) #HuntressFirefall

A paragraph from the LMFFY sequel fic I talked about the other day for #wordgamewednesday. I liked the atmosphere of the whole paragraph so I decided to screencap it and highlight the sentence with the prompt word. 🙂🍁🍂 #leaves #YOI #YuriOnIce #HuntressFirefall

Bumping the #YuriOnIce fic that I affectionately call my "Hallmark Christmas Movie Fic" w/a premise inspired by sappy holiday stories. I wanted to write a fic set in a snowstorm w/Tgiving/Xmas vibes & while I struggled w/it for about a year, I really love how it turned out. #HuntressFirefall #YOI