Two Vipers, perched on the windowsill of a Solution 9 apartment; on the right, Agate Daria, and on the left, her apparent uncle X'anvis Thrier
X'anvis, left, coming to terms with the fact he now has a niece, right, supposedly sired by his other self
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A scene plays out over several still images of R'alma, exhausted and weak, making his way around the Omphalos beseeching three of Eorzea's deities for a favor, with G'raha's assistance, while Snoegeim and Krile look after a newborn baby. The scene is narrated by Ar'lihn at some point in the future. "Shortly after I was born — too soon after, by all accounts — my parents actually met with the Twelve."
"From what I've been told, my dad had been promised a trio of boons in exchange for completing a set of trials for them, even though he was still weak from carrying me."
"In the end, after much discussion and thought, the decided to ask the gods for three blessings for me."
"First, they went to Byregot, and asked him to grant me strength — not for destruction, but for creation and protection."
~Blessings of the Twelve~
⚠️Spoilers for Myths of the Realm⚠️
After 6.5 has wrapped up, and after completing the trials of the gods, R'alma is granted three boons to ask whatever he will of them. As told by a third party...
(1/5)
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At the pavilion just up the hill from the Annex, R'alma comes across Y'shtola taking a break from her research on their investigations in the Void. Already exhausted from the walk, he steps in and calls out to get her attention. "Shtola! Gods, am I glad I found you here. I thought I'd have to go all the way up to Noumenon."
"Alma!" she exclaims, turning toward him with a fond look. "Good to see you up and about. Fully recovered, have we?"
"More or less," R'alma replies, rubbing self-consciously at the back of his neck. He really *hasn't* fully recovered, not by a long shot, but he simply cannot stand the idea of everyone fussing over him yet again. "Still suffering the aethersickness on occasion," he explains, skirting around the truth as much as he can. "Raha's starting to get worried over it."
"I tried to tell him it was probably nothing serious, but he wants me to get a second opinion anyway." His tone is dismissive and light, though the look on his face begins to betray that perhaps he is trying to convince himself just as much as her.
~In Sickness and In Health~
Part 3
In which Y'shtola has to break the news to a very clueless R'alma...
⚠️CW: Much less ambiguous discussions of mating cycles and pregnancy⚠️
(1/10)
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A short while after R'alma's arrival in Old Sharlayan, G'raha exits the Baldesion Annex, stretching his stiff limbs after a long day of work.
*I do hope he has done as I asked...* he muses to himself as he glances around.
R'alma does not appear to be anywhere nearby, however. *Now wherever could he have gone off to?* he wonders. *Krile mentioned he was in town...*
On a hunch, he starts off on the path up toward Noumenon, as the sun begins its downward tilt toward the horizon.
~In Sickness and In Health~
Part 2
⚠️CW: Very ambiguous discussions of mating cycles and pregnancy⚠️
This one's a long one, sorry guys...
(1/14)
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In the upstairs workshop of R'alma's apartment. R'alma is standing on a chair trying to reach the top shelf of the bookcase, while G'raha holds him steady by the waist.
He seems lost in thought as he stares at his partner's waist under his hands.
It looks — it *feels* — different somehow, but he can't quite put his finger on why.
A thought hits him, and he begins to voice it before considering it first. "Alma, have you..."
~In Sickness and In Health~
Part 1
⚠️CW: Weight discussion, very mild emetophobia (again)⚠️
This takes place after "Into the Void" part 2.
Also I don't know why, but I'm still always so nervous about posting this one..... 🫠
(1/7)
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A few days before the conversation with Estinien at Lapis Manalis. R'alma in his Viera form is at the Baldesion Annex, channeling aether into the Auri woman we saw previously. He is dressed in a baggy, oversized sweater and is wearing glasses. Generally, he looks far less put-together than we are used to seeing him.
After a moment, he slumps forward, releasing the aether he was channeling and clutching his side as he pants in mild exhaustion. "There," he huffs out. "That should be enough to keep you stable for a while. And allow you to roam a bit farther."
He turns then to address a third person in the room. "Was that sufficient to transfer your contract as well?" he asks.
Hecate, his voidsent avatar, is seated nearby, watching them with interest. She smiles as she replies, "...It is satisfactory, yes."
~Into the Void~
Part 4
⚠️Spoilers for 6.3!!⚠️
(1/4)
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Some weeks after the incident at the Voidgate, the party find themselves in Lapis Manalis, having dispatched their third Archfiend. R'alma has made use of the Shifter potions since, and has accompanied the party as an Auri woman.
Estinien is studying her carefully, as the pair stand away from the rest of the group along with R'alma's voidsent avatar. He has a wary look on his face.
Finally he breaks the relative silence, speaking low so as not to arouse suspicion. "Something's wrong."
R'alma is pulled out of her musings and turns to face him. "Excuse me?" she asks in surprise.
~Into the Void~
Part 3
⚠️Spoilers for 6.3!⚠️
This is the part where it gets really confusing if you haven't read Shifters yet btw. In short, R'alma makes a custom potion that allows him to change form at will.
(1/4)
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Mehryde's Meyhane, late evening. G'raha is at the counter speaking with the proprietress. G'raha: Do you perchance have something gentle on the stomach?
G'raha: Something light and refreshing. Like fruit, perhaps.
As the sun dips below the high horizon, G'raha makes his way back to Meghaduta, carrying his large package of refreshments. He has one stop to make before he can attend to what truly weighs on his mind...
After dropping off some of the fruit with Y'shtola, he enters another of the guest rooms with the remainder, glancing at the figure lying motionless on the bed as he passes by.
~Into the Void~
Part 2
⚠️6.2 spoilers⚠️
All shots were taken pre-DT.
(1/8)
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A male viera sits slumped in an oversized, ornate chair, looking thoroughly ravaged with one hand draped casually across his leg. His silky button-up shirt is open, exposing his tattooed torso in its entirety. He is wearing a pair of simple black heels, and his leather pants have been noticeably undone, tho nothing delicate is fully showing. His breathless expression has been covered in lipstick smears. Subsequent images in this thread are alternate angles of the same pose.
~Ravaged~
Taken pre-DT
(Probably over-labeled tbh, he is *mostly* clothed...)
(1/3)
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Wide shot of the group gathered in the throne room in Troia, after the second battle with Scarmiglione. R'alma has begun to wander away from the others, while his avatar Hecate stands nearby with his scythe.
He stops near the large, ornate open doors of the throne room entrance, leaning against one and breathing heavily...
...before clapping a hand over his mouth, eyes going wide...
...as he bends over double, trying not to throw up.
~Into the Void~
Part 1
⚠️6.2 spoilers. Also possible CW for emetophobia, but it is extremely minor.⚠️
All shots were taken pre-DT. Also technically a direct sequel to Shifters, so recommended you read that first.
Strap in.
(1/5)
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A shot meant to mimic a frame from HSR's short animation, Ichor of Two Dragons. Ichor of Two Phoenixes, if you will. R'alma, dressed in his caster gear and brandishing the Staff of the Demon, bearing down toward the image of Apollo, the last Seat of Azem and his ancient incarnation. The visage of a large phoenix swoops beside him. In contrast to the original inspiration, Apollo's arms are up and open, welcoming the symbolic gesture of R'alma forging his own destiny.
~Chase the Sun, Drink the Moon~
Or, that shot from Ichor of Two Dragons that lives rent-free in my head at all times....
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“You have to go, then?” R’alma’s hands twitched, as if he meant to take up G’raha’s own in that moment. But he didn’t. Instead, he leaned heavily on the back of the bench, as if seeking to anchor himself to something that was not easily moved. “I wish I didn’t,” he said softly – plaintively. “I really… really wish I could stay, Raha.”
Fighting to keep his own distress from showing on his face, G’raha forced a reassuring smile as his own fingers began to fiddle and pick at the leather bracer on his arm. “Well, you know what they say about wishes and horse-birds,” he said, hoping his voice sounded as light as he tried to make it. But he could already feel the heaviness creeping over his shoulders once more, the mire and the fog that had shrouded his heart these past moons. And his Hare hadn’t even turned to leave yet.
Though it was held at bay for but a moment at the comically quizzical look on R’alma’s face. The faintest smile tugged at the corners of his mouth, though it was tinged with sadness and didn’t quite extinguish the sense of wavering distress behind his eyes. “I’d always heard it said about fishes myself,” he quipped back halfheartedly. “But you’re right, regardless.” The Hare swallowed thickly then, a brief flash of pain washing over his face before he finally stood and turned reluctantly toward the airship docks. A thought occurred to G’raha then, and he reached out to grab the man’s wrist before he could run off.
“Wait. Alma, wait, what was that you were saying before? About making promises under the tree?” He couldn’t have imagined the woodsman looking any more distraught than he already was, but somehow the question seemed to accomplish just that. “I’m afraid I can’t make any,” R’alma whispered in reply, without turning back. “Not like what you’re thinking. But… But I can promise you that I’ll find you again, when I can. I don’t know when that’ll be, but… but I will, Raha. I will.”
"Alma, wait, what was that you were saying before? About making promises under the tree?"
"I'm afraid I can't make any. Not like what you're thinking..."
—The Fox and the Hare
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At last he stopped and leaned down, his hands resting on the stump that G’raha was sitting on. In an incredibly intimate gesture, he gently pressed their heads together. A small, shaky breath escaped him in that moment of suspension, their physical forms touching for the first time. “It’s not fair,” R’alma whispered. “I’m sorry, G’raha, but I have to go…”
G’raha was stunned motionless by the sudden tenderness of the moment. He wanted to reach out, his every instinct screamed at him to grab the taller man and keep him rooted to the spot by whatever means necessary. But his mind swirled with the unexpected closeness and vulnerability with which the soft admission was made, rendering his limbs immobile.
His mouth, however, was not quite so paralyzed. “Raha,” he breathed, nearly tripping over his words to get them out before the contact could be broken. “Please.” He wanted to preserve this quiet moment between them as long as he was possibly able. “Please, call me… Call me Raha.”
There was a beat of hesitancy between them as R’alma processed his own shock. G’raha couldn’t be sure if the man had any clue what a monumental allowance this was, but he figured someone as well-traveled as the Gleaner would have gathered something of traditional Miqo’te customs and culture. And besides, he had his own suspicions… “Alma, then,” the woodsman breathed in return. “You can call me Alma.”
"It's not fair. I'm sorry, G'raha, but I have to go..."
"Please, call me... Call me Raha..."
—The Fox and the Hare
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G'raha Tia, walking through abandoned Allagan ruins with a notepad and a quill pen in hand. "He was alone, in the process of documenting some initial observations while the rest of the team got settled at their lodgings in the nearby village, when he heard it – the unmistakable crackle of underbrush. Something tearing through the very forest he was in, making its way to who knows where in a terrible hurry. He glanced up, just in time to see a humanoid figure darting between the trees in the near distance. Intrigued, he lowered his notebook and pen, walking forward a few paces to try and get a better vantage through the bright foliage. And that was when he saw it. The flash of long, leporine ears covered in sleek black fur."
"According to the superstitions of my family, those born with the Fox’s crimson eyes are doomed to find their own Black Hare and go mad trying to catch it...”
—The Fox and the Hare
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"Who dares disturb my slumber?" 🦇
Nothing new for Halloween this year, but this is the pose I took last year.
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Uhhhhhhh happy DHIL banner day I guess........ 😭
I took this back in April. At the time, I Did Not Go Here, quite adamantly in fact. But I was sent a gear mod and a ref shot and asked to do a pose. And...... now here I am........
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Enjoying some downtime at the apartment.
or
The set that was infamously censored on tumblr for reasons still unknown to me.
[1/2]
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“Someone like me, constantly on the move… If I can help it, I try to plan out my time so that I have the luxury to take it slow and admire my surroundings."
—The Fox and the Hare
(Coming soon...)
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"If you could have any flower in the shop, which would you pick? They're on the house today, just for you."
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"Ahh, I see you are finally conscious."
"...mmph..."
"I have your coffee right here, love."
R'alma is NOT a morning person. Like, at all...
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vii. voice
[intentionally or not, he can fluster her too]
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R'alma: "Thancred, may I speak with you for a moment?"
Thancred (visibly confused): "Uhhhh...?"
R'alma: "Listen, I realize we have had our differences in the past, but I wanted to assure you that I have chosen to put them behind me."
R'alma: "It is my hope that we may come to be friends once more."
Shifters - Part 5
(1/5)
In which some of the other Scions get roped into the nonsense that is the final stages of testing for the Shifter potions...
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~My thirst for knowledge
knows no bounds...~ 🌊
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R'alma and G'raha stand staring at a collection of Shifter prototype potions. G'raha: "Now, remember, Alma..."
R'alma: "Yeah, yeah. Three days between doses. I got it."
R'alma: "I only take them when you're with me, and if anything goes wrong, I'll let you know right away."
R'alma: "Now. Let's see if we can get this thing to work."
Shifters - Part 4
(1/9)
In which I get to play around with character creator A LOT. 😏
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I had some interest over on twt, so I set up a ko-fi page so people can download the Reshade presets I use.
I have 12 presets that I've made for various pose sets that I liked enough to keep and reuse, and I've included all of them in this pack.
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