less "blown off" and more "was late to"
6.5, Hikaru was delayed in returning to the Source because she overslept. And why did she oversleep?
Well, when the nightmares are bad, the most effective way of distracting and deescalating is via Numair...
#XIVExtended #numakaru
Hikaru re: Numair:
“Put an orange cat’s brain in an Elezen’s body. That’s Numair. :P”
#numakaru
Scenario B: #numakaru
Also no surname changes.
On Hikaru's side, it was a request from her mother Rei.
"Dragonia" is a powerful surname that ought to not be washed away through marriage.
Even when Rei got married, her husband wanted her to keep Dragonia as a surname because Rule of Cool.
re: #numakaru
Hikaru is EXTREMELY fortunate that Numair had already met her mother through Kiros, thus sparing everyone the iconic "meet the parent(s)" conversation.
Not that it any way *stopped* Rei from teasing Hikaru about the whole thing. :}}}
So really, Hikaru didn't dodge anything. XD
I’m sure Hikaru may have woken up suddenly a few times after *activities* realizing she forgot to put Excalibur and the Aegis Shield in the closet, and therefore Ardbert and Agrias heard *EVERYTHING* that went down.
*Existential Fear intensifies*
#numakaru
Hikaru... doesn't *specifically* use the term, but post-6.3 she sometimes makes references to the rare pleasant dreams she's had, where she feels like she's met Numair before in past incarnations
(meta: as long as they have existed in the same continuity, they have always been shipped)
#numakaru
Numair is the taller of the two, by 10cm.
Hikaru often has to stand on her toes a smidge just to reach him, depending on ground surface and other factors.
#numakaru
this is when Hikaru pauses after mixing the dough and looks over her shoulder because she *knows* Numair is hiding outside the kitchen doorway, sighs and waves the spoon to motion for him to come in.
(alternatively, she licks the spoon *very* provocatively, again knowing he's watching)
#numakaru
hello, I'm an artist
...but I hate that I'm still neck-deep in a huge depressing crisis of confidence. As much as I want to smash my face into Procreate and slather myself in #numakaru, I just freeze whenever I open the app. "Is it even right for me to do this anymore?" and such.
Hikaru re: Numair: "He's what happens when you transplant an orange cat's brain into an Elezen."
Numair re: Hikaru: "Radiance and generosity and... absolutely glaring daggers at me and I'm sure she's going to crush my toes again."
#numakaru
The extremely convenient intersection of “making decent progress in therapy to deal with a phobia” and “what do you mean this guy is talking to me like a real person and not putting me on a goddamn pedestal??” is how we get the XIV version of #numakaru.
Me: *uses the scenes in “You Are Invited” and “Twice Attempted” for significant character development*
Also me: *comes up with an excuse to add sexytime in 6.4 and 6.5*
(There’s still a smidge of character development/plot advancement but I really just wanted to stuff them in bed)
#numakaru
post-6.3, yes, Hikaru does.
A lot.
also: excuse to bring back the Sliding Scale of Oh No That's Hot because *someone* planted the idea of Numair growing out his hair and Hikaru is progressively Not OK. :}}}
#numakaru
On one hand, I was fortunate that I was in a position to assert full control of Numair when I got ghosted. I'll never have to worry about that ever again.
The other person alluded to ceding him to me for Quite Awhile but I liked having him be a Shared OC. 🧵
#numakaru
Hikaru's the one making the "lol, really? Another one?" face when Numair shows up with another gun he found (and will probably tear apart to analyze).
There's a reason why Hikaru had a small docking bay installed on her lawn. :P
#numakaru
Exhibit A: #numakaru
Numair gets recruited in 6.4 (after being a Machinist trainer for Kiros for 2 stories).
In 6.5 he and Hikaru create Light Dragon Devastation (Drill + Light Dragon Ruination) during the Zeromus trial. No kill like drill spam!
...this feels like something Numair would have said during Twice Attempted, being the first to undress.
(keywords being "would have," as he actually just kept quiet while letting Hikaru take in the sight and observed her reaction)
#numakaru
Exhibit B: #numakaru
once more, Hikaru has Machinist via Job Gleaning
Numair, on the other hand... probably hasn't held a proper sword/shield in his life and that's to say NOTHING about the holy magicks involved (and losing out on backup from Agrias and Ardbert because no Echo nor attunement)
this is very specifically about the instance in "Thirty One Stars"
There is a reason why Hikaru kept her back turned at that moment, because if she was actually looking at Numair when he said those words, she absolutely would have started crying right there. It's... a lot to take in. #numakaru 🧵
it really has been a Hot Minute since I gposed/drew #numakaru things
perhaps I should fix that 🤔
Exhibit A: #numakaru
Hikaru, through (minimal) fault of her own, just gets heaped upon with cash. There's her Scion paycheck, her Skywind Company pay and then SEVERAL Grand Company stipends.
Numair, on the other hand, has his Skysteel Manufactory salary package. (But it's nothing to sneeze at!)
exhibit a: #numakaru
It's usually Numair who does it, because he is considerably more bold about it between the two of them.
But once in awhile Hikaru is the first to the table. She has to be in the right mood to be the one to initiate, but when she does... 👀💦
specific to #numakaru:
Hikaru is not a fan. A lot of it is a fear of being photographed and her face being plastered on the tabloids. It's why she avoided going on stage with Numair during a previous Valentione's Day event, where he almost certainly would have confessed to her.
(1/?)
...thinking about this, it would be an adorable art piece (specifically, Numair dozing off on Hikaru's chest, and getting partially marshmallowed), and it's been a bit since I've drawn any #numakaru material.
Maybe if I cap my tomes early...
a scene from Twice Attempted Hikaru laying on Numair, both of them spent from a second round of consummation. :D
it's (almost) 3am
time to post more Twice Attempted
#numakaru #ocsky #art #XIVExtended
something I perpetually struggle to internalize.
As much as I love rolling around in the #numakaru mud (well, other self-indulgent topics but ESPECIALLY that one), I also get massive pangs of guilt because of it. It's an awful combination and I wish I didn't have it hanging over me.
…which means that I really ought to get those two #numakaru pieces done before then, because I will absolutely have my face plastered on my Switch when the game unlocks for digital preloads
