Oranges. 🍊 There were no citrus fruits readily available where she grew up and they'll never stop being a treat to her. #ThorneLore
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A cathedral's stained glass window, illuminated by starlight.
Snowflakes falling hushed and soft on the branches of midnight mountain pines.
Running so hard, and so fast, that it burns in your chest and hurts to breathe, but you know that if you stop, it'll only hurt so much worse.
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You know that colour when you look at the sky after a rainstorm, and beams of sunlight are streaming down through the crowds? Or when there's a waft of smoke and dust motes and it collects every colour around it when a sunbeam shines through it unexpectedly?
That colour. #ThorneLore
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In private she'll call him "lover" while he'll simply call her "wife" (he loves the taste of that word in his mouth). He also sometimes calls her Zel, leftover from when he'd formally call her Mademoiselle in public during the many years when they hid their relationship. #SwordAndShield #ThorneLore
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We've officially entered the time of year where it could, theoretically, be Thorne's nameday. She has no idea when it is, but she knows it was sometime in spring.
Which means we're at the time of year where Aymeric simply picks a day to surprise her and they treat it as her nameday. #ThorneLore
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A few, but most importantly is Thorne's home village in Coerthas. I created an entire Duskwight society with history and lore that lived secluded in (and mostly underneath) the mountains there (heavily focused in Whitebrim), and that's where she was born and raised. #ThorneLore
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The words "Give me an NPC and I'll tell you their relation to my OC" appear in black lettering on a green background.
A screenshot from FFXIV. A portrait shot of the Warrior of Light, a Duskwight Elezen woman with green hair, fair skin, and a thornlike tattoo slashing across her eye. She’s situated amongst greenery so lush that she nearly blends into the background, belonging to it.
This is fun, why not #ThorneLore
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Thorne's actual name in Gelmorran means "jewel". Not a single type, but encompassing every precious stone that ever was and ever will be. The only jewel that mattered (until she didn't). #ThorneLore
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Fun fact, Estinien saw Thorne naked before Aymeric ever did because of specifically this instance. #ThorneLore
Neither batted an eye. They're soldiers, they were traveling; she needed to change, he needed something out of the tent. Never occurred to either of them that it was anything to fuss over.
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If she's REALLY honed in & focused in a mental capacity only (for example she's not a scholarly sort At All so reading any report takes more of her focus) she'll rest her elbow on her crossed arms or wherever & absently rub her thumb over the lower raised ridges of her eye scar. #ThorneLore
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When she was very young she called them Mother and Father, but somewhere along the line -- probably preteen-ish -- she started referring to them by their first names only. If she speaks of them at all now (doubtful), it will still be by their first names. #ThorneLore
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Blink and you'll miss it. She's quiet and subtle, and Aymeric never fails to spot it instantly. A loaded glance across a room, a quick brush of hands, an absent tuck of her hair behind her ear to show her long neck when she knows he's looking; a thousand little signs. #ThorneLore #SwordAndShield
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NSFW on a Tuesday morning, Thorne & Aymeric have fucked so often in public that neither can deny it's a kink. For them it's specifically the thrill of MAYBE getting caught at it; they've secretly fucked in dozens of church alcoves & alleyways now, especially early on.
#SwordAndShield #ThorneLore
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Herself.
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No spoilers for the raids but I'm sitting here blasting Everything Burns on repeat (as you do) and man. Do you ever think about Thorne and Aymeric at the Arcadion
#ThorneLore thread time
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They didn't wake up together; their first time was half-dressed, past midnight, up against the closed heavy curtains of a window in his office. Months of yearning finally culminating in not being able to take it anymore, desperate for each other in a way that they could no longer resist. #ThorneLore
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I've been mulling this over literally since the first tier dropped because she has SO many rock and metal songs on her playlist that would fit the vibe, but I really do think:
open.spotify.com/track/08gaUX...
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Thorne and Aymeric eloped, alone and in secret. He didn't really propose; she was leaving Ishgard for who knew how long, and they had a conversation that turned into "...Then marry me?" And Aymeric married them right then, while he still held power as acting Archbishop after the war. #ThorneLore
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She discovered pretty quickly after they started fooling around that Aymeric can get her to breathlessly curse in old Gelmorran if he wants (and he very much wants). #ThorneLore
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Canonically Thorne won't ever wear any sort of crop top, particularly after EW since her scarring is so severe. Nowadays she wears garments exclusively with armoured bodices built in; it makes her feel more secure after the injury and lengthy recovery process she went through. #ThorneLore
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She has a traditional Gelmorran name; "Thorne" is technically a nickname that she's taken on to be fully known by. Gelmorran names are kept secret, and only those very close to the individual are given the privilege.
At this point, Aymeric is the only other person alive who knows it. #ThorneLore
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They're dead. When the Calamity struck, the shockwaves penetrated deep into the earth, fracturing the ancient structures of their underground world. Not long after, a battle with the dragons above shattered those foundations entirely. The city collapsed, with everyone trapped inside. #ThorneLore
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A gpose from FFXIV. Aymeric stands with his forehead pressed to his wife's, their eyes closed. She, the Warrior of Light, is a Duskwight Elezen woman with fair skin, green hair, and a thornlike tattoo slashing across her eye. She is dressed in all black, with intricate wrapping gloves across her forearm where it rests up on Aymeric's chest. They stand in the shadows of an alcove in Ishgard, with the ethereal lights of the church's stained glass windows in the distance behind them like a halo.
otp question meme send me a pairing & a number, then I'll tell you: 1. Who is the most affectionate? 2. Big spoon/Little spoon? 3. Most common argument? 4. Favorite non-sexual activity? 5. Who is most likely to carry the other? 6. What is their favorite feature of their partner's? 7. What's the first thing that changes when they realize they have feelings for the other? 8. Nicknames? & if so, how did they originate? 9. Who worries the most? 10. Who remembers what the other one always orders at a restaurant? 11. Who tops? 12. Who initiates kisses? 13. Who reaches for the other's hand first? 14. Who kisses the hardest? 15. Who wakes up first? 16. Who wants to stay in bed just a little longer? 17. Who says I love you first? 18. Who leaves little notes in the other's one lunch? (Bonus: what does it usually say?) 19. Who tells their family/friends about their relationship first? 20. What do their family/friends think of their relationship? 21. Who is more likely to start dancing with the other? 22. Who cooks more/who is better at cooking? 23. Who comes up with cheesy pick up lines? 24. Who whispers inappropriate things in the other's ear during inappropriate times? 25. Who needs more assurance? 26. What would be their theme song? 27. Who would sing their child back to sleep? 28. What do they do when they're away from each other? 29. one headcanon about this OTP that breaks your heart 30. one headcanon about this OTP that mends it
I miss them, feel free to either use as a "one like = one answer" or ask for specific numbers. Let me yap about them.
#ThorneLore #SwordAndShield
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“Thorne” is actually a nickname — she has a traditional Germorran name only known to her parents and now, as her husband, to Aymeric.
Aymeric will also sometimes call her Zel, a play on “mademoiselle” from when their relationship was secret and they were very formal with one another. #ThorneLore
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Overall? She's not considered attractive. At all. Her face is scarred, her tattoo is jarring, she's strange & unsettling. Rare (and important to her story) is the person who thinks she's beautiful. It's also canon that there are hugely conflicting public reports on her appearance. #ThorneLore 1/2
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Thorne's tattoo is full of lore details.
She got it impulsively as a teenager to cover up the extensive and obvious scars from when an impassioned zealot from her clan attempted to carve her eyes out when she was a child. He was clumsy, ill-prepared, and she barely kept her vision. #ThorneLore 1/3
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Thorne wakes up to watch the sunrise as often as she possibly can. Child of darkness, in love with the light; she never saw the sun growing up, and wants to make up for lost time.
She's not upset if she misses it for whatever reason -- it's just something she prefers, given the option. #ThorneLore
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She never remembers her dreams, but she does have horrific night terrors quite often. She'll wake up with muscles aching from tension, her throat sore from frozen screams.
Aymeric's the one who sits through them, holding her close and safe while she shakes in her sleep. #ThorneLore #SwordAndShield
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The shoebill canonically still watches her from time to time, and always will.
The Ilyikty'i cub is fully canon; he followed her home and stayed. As he grows he becomes the most spoiled resident in all of Radz-at-Han, living like a king out of Thorne and Aymeric's apartment suites. #ThorneLore
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