#a‘viloh tia

[avirael]

Thank you dear @shibaikyatto for tagging me! :3

Of course Shi and A‘vi share the same result once again 🤭🥲

For Rael this felt a little difficult and I‘m not quite sure about the result 🙈

But here they are anyway:

A‘viloh Tia

romance/friendship arc

you started this story a little hard, or awkward, or stubborn. that's okay. it's harder than it should be to admit, but what you really want is love. that's what your story is all about - not just the act of loving, but the allowance of it. the confession that you do not want to fight or bleed or save the world, but to simply feel the way two hands fit so easily together. you will have two chairs and a table and you will shut your blinds, and you will say the word love without faltering. this is a happy ending, and you do not need to feel guilty. it hurts our hands to fight - never to hold.

Rael Hyskaris

redemption arc

your story had a pretty rough start and you did some things you're not proud of, but you made the choice to change. i won't go through how important it is to accept responsibility and keep striving to improve or whatever because you know that already. what i think you should know is that your fuel does not need to be shame. you don’t need to stand over the bathroom sink with your blood in your hands until you can no longer make out your reflection. you will look at your face and you will see the person you used to be, but that person no longer exists. today, you are looking, and that makes all the difference.

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As usual I‘m not a big fan of making people feel pressured to do things like this, so no tagging, but if you see this and are curious feel free to take the quiz and show me your result:

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[avirael]

FFxivWrite 2023

Day 16 - Jerk

"Ah Rael! It’s good to see you return safely.", the Serpent Commander Vorsaile Heuloix said. "What brings you to me today?"

To A'viloh’s surprise, Rael put on a polite smile. He had already wondered if the Viera had a genetic defect that made them physically incapable of smiling but here it was! It was a pretty smile even, like everything about the Viera was undeniably pretty. It made A'viloh even more annoyed about the fact that all he ever got from them was a grumpy scowl although he really had tried to strike up a conversation on their way to Gridania.

"We are here on behalf of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn. You requested their support because of a problem with the Ixal?", the Viera explained getting straight to business.

"Yes, it‘s more of a potential problem though. But tell me who is your friend? I‘ve never seen him around here before?", Vorsaile asked eying A'viloh.

"We are not frie-", A'viloh tried to correct but Rael was faster.

"This is A'viloh Tia, he also works for the Scions. He‘s a pugilist from Ul'dah and he‘s only been to Gridania… twice before?" Rael turned to A'viloh with a questioning expression on their face.

"Once.", A'viloh offered. "This is my second time here."

"See, so it’s no surprise you haven’t seen him before.", Rael said once again turned to the Serpent Commander and smiling amiably.

"Alright. Well, if he‘s with you, that’s enough reason for me to trust him.", Vorsaile said and then went on to explain the task he had for them.

There had been an increasing number of thefts in the North Shroud and the Order of the Twin Adder feared that the Ixal might be responsible. Rael and A'viloh were supposed to investigate the area and ask around for more information.

As they left the Adders Nest A'viloh asked mit furrowed brow: "Why did he eye me like this?"

"Don’t think too much of it.", the Viera explained. "The people in Gridania are a naturally distrustful lot. But once you get to know them, they are actually very nice. It’s nothing personal…"

"Nothing personal, huh?", A'viloh repeated but kind of doubted it.

The two of them spent the whole morning patrolling through the South Shroud, talking with the guards and keeping an eye out for Ixal but without much result.

At noon they decided to take a break in Hyrstmill and eat lunch. Afterwards they talked to the villagers about their task when a girl approached them. She explained that she had heard why they were here and asked them for help with a problem that might have to do with their task.

She then explained that lately she received several anonymous gifts, some of them pretty expensive, along with an invitation. Furthermore she found out her secret admirer’s name and that he was a wanted thief.

"I doubt that we are talking about the same thief here. Our culprit is after a little more practical things than jewels and silks…", A'viloh wondered out loud.

"But of course we are going to help you anyway. It‘s not like we would leave a helpless girl alone to deal with her stalker all on her own, right A‘viloh?", Rael quickly added and stared at the Miqo'te expectantly.

A'viloh blinked surprised. "Of course not! I wasn’t trying to suggest otherwise!"

So they let the girl explain the details and went out to the spot the thief had suggested for their meeting. There was nothing to see though, so they decided to split up and search the surroundings.

After a while Rael discovered something between the bushes that looked like an abandoned fireplace. They knelt down and examined the remains for clues when suddenly they felt a cold blade pressed to their throat.

"Hold still and I won’t harm you.", a voice said behind them. "Why are you here? Did the Adders send you to look for me?"

Rael defensively raised their arms. "Emeria send me."

"Don’t lie to me!", the voice growled angrily.

"I‘m not lying, I swear! She‘s scared of you and send me to talk to you on her behalf.", Rael explained.

"You’re a liar! She doesn’t have any reason to be scared of me!", the man yelled. "If you don’t tell me the truth right now, I‘m gonna cut your throat and leave you here for your Adder-friends to find!"

Rael hoped this was an empty threat and their mind raced to find a way to talk themself out of this when suddenly a heavy thud sounded behind him. The blade disappeared from their throat and the man collapsed beside them.

Confused the Viera turned around and saw A'viloh standing behind them with a heavy stick in his hands. "Are you okay?", he asked with a mixture of shock and worry on his face.

Rael ran a hand over their throat. "I think so. Thank you, A'viloh, honestly. I don’t know what I would have done without you."

"Oh, I‘m sure you would have come up with something.", the Miqo'te chuckled nervously and rubbed their neck. "What should we do with your new friend here?" With the branch in his hand he pointed at the unconscious man on the ground.

Rael thought for a second and then said: "I think it’s best if we tie him up and go tell the guards in Hyrstmill."

A'viloh nodded in agreement and so they tied up his hands and his feets in case he would wake up.

"What’s that?", A'viloh asked and gestured at something peeking from the man’s pocket. Rael bowed down and took it. "I think it’s a letter… and look! It’s addressed at Emeria."

They decided to take it back to Emeria, who already awaited their return. She was glad to see them safely return and then read the letter they presented her.

"If it wasn’t so creepy, I would almost call that love letter sweet…", A'viloh said and Emeria also seemed a little confused by the letter.

She asked them to bring her gifts to Miounne in Gridania, so she could return them to their respective owners. Rael and A'viloh talked to the guards and made their way back to the place where they had left the man but apart from his cut ties there was no trace left of him. The guards decided to search for clues and Rael and A'viloh traveled on towards Gridania.

Back at the Carline Canopy Miounne was surprised to hear their tale. She promised to return the stolen goods to their owners and explained to them the truth about Emeria and her admirer. In reality the man was her older brother, who as a boy had started stealing things to make his sister happy, and was therefore disowned by their parents. Miounne thanked them for their kind help and invited them to dinner to thank them.

"What a sad story…", Rael said as they sat down to eat.

A'viloh sighed and agreed. "I wish we could have done more for them…"

For a moment they silently ate, before Rael cleared their throat. "Thank you once again, A'viloh. I think I need to apologize to you. Without your help this could have ended very differently. I behaved rudely to you and thought you were an idiot, but I was horribly wrong. I‘m sorry."

For a moment A'viloh just speechlessly stared at them, then he laughed. "Ah, don’t worry! You are also a lot nicer than I expected. If it makes you feel any better, I was convinced that you‘re a heartless, mean jerk!"

Then both of them laughed and proceeded to have a nice evening at the Carline Canopy. The Ixal would have to wait for another day…

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