#but especially in her baking

[riftdancing]

Softer question this time.

Question Three! Siyoh grew up in a bakery. She helped work it. She suffered for it. Does she still bake? Does she have a favorite recipe? A favorite food?

Siyoh's life at this point revolves around food and hospitality. She's dedicated her life to becoming a passionate culinarian and trades woman.

After the revolution Rex helped her reclaim her family's business by financing her purchase of the old family Bakery, which was at least still mostly intact. Now that the occupation had passed Siyoh wanted to restore the honor her parents had fostered before her and celebrate their memory.

She considered reopening a bakery, but with it brought many ill memories of living a life under occupation. Furthermore, since living in Limsa Lominsa she'd learned a lot about both Othardian and Eorzean cooking. Too, she learned many out West were not familiar with Eastern customs nor food, and this was something she wanted to change.

Siyoh is incredibly passionate about Doman (and Thavnarian) culture. She loves spreading the wisdom both her Mother and Father passed on to her about their traditions and culture. She's excited to share Eastern food with those who have never tried it before, and since the revolution brought so many new faces to the East it cultivated the perfect opportunity for her current business, the Umbral Udon, which operates out of the building which used to be her Mother's bakery.

A now thriving venture in the East, it serves primarily as a Ramen Shop/Noodle Bar. However, there is an RSVP only venture in which Siyoh cooks a multi-course meal for a group of up to six diners she calls 'A Taste of the East.' This is mostly for foreigners but some locals enjoy participating too. The goal of this meal is to introduce patrons to an assortment of both Hingan and Doman cuisine and educate them on the historical and cultural influences and significance of each dish.

As a trader following in her Father's footsteps and working with a lot of his pre-established contacts, Siyoh has access to a wide range of the most fresh and delicious ingredients on the Eastern roads, seas, and winds. Further more, as the Umbral Udon works hand in hand with her sister establishment, Azuma's 'The Doman Dragon', they also have a large plot of land where they work their own fresh foods and ingredients.

Her work ethic, trading know-how, and contacts are what likely originally caught Rex's eye and influenced him to finance both establishments. But also likely led to the early attractions between both Rex and Siyoh, who are now romantically involved much much later down the line.

These days, most of the labor for the Umbral Udon is worked by staff which have been carefully curated by Siyoh. Why? Because she has moved her business further West to be more involved with Firelight Trading Company leading their Hospitality division. (You know, so that she can be closer to her man and not an entire ocean apart...)

Part of her job entails things such as curating the menu and management of The Fireside. Which is why if you ever attend one of the Fireside in game roleplay events, you might catch Siyoh make an entrance in the last 20-30 minutes before close to take inventory, see what sold, make adjustments to the menu, and make sure the staff and Baristas (like Mihli and Sarrai) are happy.

So she absolutely still bakes. I don't think she bakes for sale any more, but rather more as a love language for those around her and to keep the memories of her Mother close.

When Siyoh was still spending time under As'htola's roof in Limsa Lominsa, I once wrote about how she covered her kitchen in currant tarts. She spent the entire day and night making them, desperate to perfect them because she could almost remember why they mattered so much to her. And that Starlight, she remembered it was because of her Mother.

So food and cooking, also played major parts in Siyoh regaining her memories and healing too.

Food is her love language, but also a universal language. Food brings people together.

#thanks for the ask! #riftdancing - answers #character - siyoh mari #establishment - the umbral udon #siyoh has a lot of favorite foods #it would probably be hard for her to pick just one #but she loves citrus #she adores using lemon in cooking #but especially in her baking #more so siyoh LOVES tangerines #I'm pretty sure as'htola also loved oranges/tangerines #so they shared that #I remember I used to write about her bringing baskets home to Tola some days #I also often write about Siyoh smelling like tangerine blossoms due to a perfume she makes and wears #eastern wise she absolutely loves any dish with glass noodles #glass noodles and a lot of fresh veggies #japchae (a korean noodle dish often served for celebrations) inspired I'm sure

[lieutenantbiscute]

Momma Mona with some of her boys <3

#shell shocked au #tmnt 2012 #2012 tmnt #tmnt mona lisa #rottmnt #Ralphie always leans down to Mona’s level when she speaks to him #Baby Don loved to be carried everywhere and snuggle often #especially since Mona had softer scales and wore nice soft shirts #just Mona being with her boys #need to draw her with the other extroverts! #Biscute baked

[luminarai]

shitty: damn autocorrect

jack: shits, this is a verbal conversation

shitty: so?? now do we need to talk about self-defeating versus self-deprecating humor again or what

#my art #omgcp #omgcheckplease #shitty b knight #jack zimmermann #check please #cecil continues her lurch down the memory lane that is check please #yes Jack is probably at a place where he can healthily balance making dry chirps about himself like that #but friends help friends check in on each other’s mental health every ince in a while #*once #even when naked and baked #in shitty’s case ESPECIALLY when he’s naked and baked tbh #also fuck j*ff b*zos etc etc #q

[asharaks]

potential karlach quests we could've had in place of repeatedly collecting items found randomly in the wilds and bringing them to some guy:

the infernal iron can only be found in specific locations (grymforge, for example) and requires defeating a difficult boss to obtain. this is the act 1/2 part of the quest, where things are simple and non challenging.

the soul coins can be used to forge a new engine for karlach, at the cost of the souls within; do you destroy others to save your own life? what would you do to get your hands on enough material to fix her? to ease her pain, even temporarily?

the enriched infernal iron used in the steelwatchers comes from a specific place in the hells and could be a potential avenue for a way to fix her heart, hinting at post-game/epilogue quests. as with astarion's scars, you have to go to raphael for help locating this and potentially give something up/perform a distasteful task in order to help a friend. how far are you willing to go? what are you willing to give up? what is she willing to give up?

as the bestie said I think karlach's quest lacks a real moral choice - do you become the thing you hate to get what you want? karlach's quest is so underdeveloped and there's so much potential for real tough choices there, both for her and the player, I just think it is a crime how rushed and short it all is:/

#especially when there's stuff literally baked into the worldbuilding that could help #what if she had an idea about the soul coins before she left avernus and that's why she chose this moment to make her escape #she's already using them for juice - what if. if she just gets enough. they can Fix her #what if you just need to Make a few more. what if these people are going to die anyway. what if their souls are doomed anyway #what if they're not good people anyway #does it matter? does any of it matter? #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #karlach

[hopeinthebox]

tagged by the gorgeous and fabulous @cordiallyfuturedwight and @aprylynn for february's roundup:

tagging the usual music favs: @jiminsproof @thvinyl @jimin-gaon @visionsofgideontheninth @spicyclematis @kimchokejin @jihopesjoint @monismochi plus @kimtaegis for the amy macdonald of it all 💜 and also you, dear reader. MWAH

#heads up! here comes the director's commentary: #16 Carriages - now listen. i love texas hold 'em as much as the next daddy lessons supremacist #but holy shit. it doesn't hold so much as a candle to this track. #just unbelievably stunning. i'm begging you to give it another chance if you skipped over it the first time #Don't Forget Me - me and kayla and apryl all having ms rogers in this month's list... i think we might be better than everyone else actuall #End Of Beginning - good GOD we couldn't gatekeep djo any longer but it's worth it if only for all the bear tiktok edits. #and thus i have fallen for this track all over again. yes CHEF #Showtime - now if you've known me long enough you'll know i'm an absolute sucker for british indie rock bands #especially if their frontman looks like they might not make it through another winter #so you can imagine catfish has had an inexplicable hold on me. anyway their comeback single is actually pretty good #This Is The Life - fantastic tune. 2007 if you can believe it? #what a time to be alive and at the school disco and you're singing the songs and thinking this is the life and so on and so forth #Loving You Will Be The Death Of Me - tom odell can do no wrong in my eyes (ears?) anyway. lovely lovely new album #Never Need Me - been loving rachel for a while now and this single is brilliant. highly recommended. #plus the video features florence pugh and if that doesn't sweeten the deal then christ i don't know what will #Baby Now That I've Found You - i didn't even realise this was a cover of the foundations until hearing it again recently #because alison krauss just has an incredible way of making them her own and thus it's been on repeat. #Deeper Well - okay so now i'm seeing the country thread through this month's picks. #this is another lovely new one. hearing it on the radio and the fact that they have to censor “i used to wake and bake” is hilarious to me #shoutout kayla again because great minds.. #Stay For Something - CMAT is phenomenal and if you haven't listened to her yet i can't recommend her entire discography enough. #she had her arsecrack out at the brits last night and well. i would die for her #(speaking of the brits. raye... i literally cried for her. go find the recording of her live at the royal albert hall. #-watch it twice and then come back and thank me) #artists-wise - most of these guys are consistently up there. #katie melua is a new feature this time because all my amy macdonald-ing put me back onto nine million bicycles. #used to get that one mixed up with 99 luftballoons but they're really very different. i'm a fool #so tl;dr: fantastic tunes. do listen #tag #receiptify

[realreulbbrband]

Also Jenny occasionally (and insistently) likes watching over Sillabub who did become quite invested in Jenny’s mice. She would just sit and stare at their tiny antics for hours on end, thinking they were strange little toys. This led Jenny into calling silla her “little mouse” not just because of the enthusiasm but because of silla’s little ears that were just barely visible through her mane.

#Jenny is one of those moms who's always wanted a daughter but just ended up having boys #(mungo carbuckety Gilbert) #so she's especially fond of kittensitting the little queens of the tribe #And sillabub loves getting to spend time in her aunt Jenny’s den because it’s always warm and smells like baked goods #My headcanons #sillabub #jennyanydots #CH

[dreamcrow]

skraelroc but sci-fi au

(give me an au and i'll give you five headcanons; thank you for the ask!)

i'm so sorry babbs all i saw is 'sci' and my brain filled in the rest before immediately blacking out. i am not sorry, however, for the person i am about to become

the third time you see skrael bonk his head against the doorframe of your flat—the first time you were sure you weren't mistaking things; he swears just like the schoolteachers do, dry and vicious, just under his breath—you laugh. you can't help it. his eyes go wide for all of a moment, a sharp, lovely blue against the red of his hair, before you see his shoulders set, and he ducks his head, and without turning round to you, he just says: "breathe not a word of this to them, and i'll take us by the dairy you like on the way home."

it isn't that she's keeping secrets. she is a secret, a big one, from how little bells and skrael have talked about it. they're a secret too. just one secret, just like her; but one just as dangerous, too.

green thing, salt thing, green-and-dreaming thing. the voice in her dreams is huge and mournful, a memory without memory. a jolt of pure animal terror shooting down her spine fit to pierce her heart. whither did they take you from us? what did they do to you?

the next time bellroc wakes up, small and cool and the perfect size to hug, right at her side, she asks, unprompted: "what's a lyctor, bells?"

the blood drains from their face so quickly, and they swear so sharply, so bitterly, even in that dry still voice, for a moment she thinks the two of them finally figured it out—that they've gotten their bodies back, that they've figured out what went wrong, that they've figured out who she is, at last. but when she glances over to them, and sees only the familiar jewel-brown eyes in the familiar boy-round face she's always known—well. her heart does fall, only a little.

i just think nari and nona would be friends,

#q&a #trollhunters #tales of arcadia #the arcane order #tlt #ask games #mine #WHAT'S GOING ON HERE YOU ASK... WISH I KNEW ¯\_( ᐛ )_/¯ #how did two dweebs get to even half-baked lyctorhood?? how did NARI?? who's her other half????? BIG SHRUG #concept too ballin. recent nona reread still fresh. #the need to see bells and/or skrael in ninth house getups is very powerful but i could not figure out how to make it work #especially since i apparently missed the fact that necromancers aren't born outside the houses...? #(not sure i buy it but i don't yet feel brave enough to publicly contradict even prevailing fanon) #but also. a bitch is simple. i cannot resist...stupid bodyswap plots

[zooweemama143]

hot bully take: there are so many complex group relationship dynamics being portrayed in bully and im honestly tired of how the fandom waters most of them down to "oh theyre all besties"

#the preps most frequently fall victim to this i think #you got these rich kids that would clearly backstab each other and weve got the fandom pretending they all like to go on shopping trips or #bake cookies or whatever which is like. disappointing considering how the power struggle is so interesting #im also not fond of how the preps are dumbed down in general but like. thats another topic #the same thing also happens w the jocks but to a lesser extent. especially w ted and damon's relationship #like theres so much potential for expanding on the jock hierarchy and how it affects their relationships which is just wholly ignored #the nerds and the greasers can arguably be considered as loyal to one another but even then i dont think its all sweet either #especially w the greasers and their disdain for lola and her relationship w johnny #bottom line: being in a clique together doesnt mean these people automatically like each other #i could go on but like im admittedly not as familiar w the townies and w the bullies (tho ill argue that theyre the most loyal) #anyways this isnt to rain on anyone's parade or anything you can ofc enjoy whatever hcs you want tho #i just wish there was more room for complexity since theres so much potential #bully scholarship edition #bully cce

[not-krys]

47. Creation [Abby, Miri]

Happy Last Wednesday of March! It's that time again, another theme to get the writing juices going. This time, we got the theme of creation!

Raw, unedited writing below. We got Leonardo making observations about Abby and Vincent in her section, while Miri's section is cute and sweet with Luke and Barbatos.

Check out my masterlist!

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Abby

Leonardo stood in the doorway of Vincent's room, sunlight pouring into the room, but there was something else in the room that could rival the sun in brightness and warmth.

Vincent's back was to him, his apron tied loosely around his torso. His feet were planted firmly on the floor as he sat on his stool. And if that had been the only thing of note, he might have left, to leave a fellow artist to his creation devices.

But the second set of feet, dangling between Vincent's, and a smaller hand holding onto a paintbrush in his, had the older vampire smiling with affection.

He remembered the day he had found Abby struggling to make her lines looser and how he had given her some tips, as an artist, but also to help with her general demeanor. Scrunched up like a nervous kitten wouldn't help her in the long run and he had hoped the message got across when he was teaching her.

Now, it seemed it was Vincent's turn to help her, much closer to her than he had been, sitting in his lap. Both of them were growing bolder, he thought. A natural process for Abby as she was overcoming her timidity, but she wasn't the only one growing bold. Leonardo looked at his hand, remembering when he had attempted to pat her head, something he had done countless times to encourage the little cara before, only for Vincent's hand to stop him, pushing him away from her not unlike a lover would protect his love from unwarranted advances.

He chuckled and pushed away from the door frame, closing the door fully behind him. He also couldn't help but see Vincent's hand tightening on Abby's thigh, a blue eye briefly glancing directly at him for a split second before returning his attention back to the painting session.

Even for all of his long life, Leonardo felt the briefest of chills from that single look and started walking away, lighting his cigarillo as he walked away.

"Cavolo…" he whispered, shaking his shoulders of their tension.

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Miri

Miri looked at the timer on her D.D.D and checked the time, Luke standing nearby. Barbatos held onto oven mitts that matched Miri's and Luke's mitts, a gentle smile on his face.

"Is it almost done?" Luke asked.

"It's pretty close, I think." Miri answered, checking the time one last time. "It should be pretty close to that cake we saw on Devilgram the other day."

"What was it called?"

"In the Human Realm, we called it a castella cake."

"And you bake it with steam?"

"Yep, that's what makes it so light and fluffy, along with all the air inside it. That's what makes it move like that."

"It wiggled so much in that Devilgram video, it looked alive!"

"I hope this one wiggles just as much!"

A soft beeping soon echoed in the kitchen, alerting all three to the time.

"Moment of truth, everyone!" Miri said, stepping to one side of the giant oven. Luke scrambled over to her side, oven mitts at the ready.

"Please be cautious as I open the door." said Barbatos, carefully pulling down on the handle.

Hot air soon filled the room, making Miri and Luke wince, but only momentarily as the smell of baked cake soon followed. Barbatos pulled the rack forward, hot water sloshing around in the pan.

"On the count of three," Barbatos said, putting his mitted hands on one side of the baking pan. Miri and Luke took the opposite corners, ready to lift the massive cake from its watery bath, which was both longer and stood taller than all three bakers combined.

On his command, the three lifted the massive cake, moving it to the nearby counter, amazed at how much it did indeed move and wiggle, dancing to their movements.

"Wahh!" Luke exclaimed, "it does move!"

"Told you it would!" Miri laughed.

Barbatos only smiled gently.

"I'm sure that everyone will be pleased with your efforts, both of you. A job well done."

"We all made it together!" Miri said, "and I think there should be enough for everyone! Even Beel!"

"Perhaps you should message them to come to the castle?" Barbatos was already turning away, intent on finding his master, hopefully still working on the paperwork left for him that day.

"Yeah, it's waaay too big for me to carry by myself. We can have a castella party!"

"Yeah!" Luke said, "I'll message Simeon and Solomon! They have to come too!"

#krys's adventures in fanfiction #wip wednesday #ikemen vampire #obey me #abigail clarke (oc) #miriam (obey me oc) #that moment where Vincent pushes off Leonardo's hand from MC's head in his route still pops up in my head once in a while #like as a brief lil reminder that Vince isn't always sunshine and rainbows #that experiencing the full spectrum of emotions is important #even the negative ones #I think Aki might be possessing me whenever that happens #on another note #had watched a vid about making a giant castella cake which is what inspired miri's entry #baking with friends is always fun #especially when you make giant jiggly cake #I had wanted to do one with Ophelia and Kennyo after I had played an event in SLBP #in SLBP Shingen's event story they were making prayer beads #and it was cute and I uwu'ed the entire story #(what I could finish of it anyway bc I started late and didn't get to the conclusion) #but I thought it would be a neat idea to transfer the idea over to Ophelia and Kennyo #but alas #ran out of steam and couldn't put it into the words I wanted #so it's in my idea pile for her

[goatpaste]

i do love jolynes trans swag, the kinda trans swag that no matter what you say about her gender its right

girl who goes on t, trans mtf trans, NB trans, whatever

im a fan

#goat chatter #in my heart jolyne has a lot of hand me down cloths from the men in her family #you know suzi donated all of josephs old hoe cloths because they were sitting around collecting dust #like.. in my heart especially leaning to my pillar fam au im like... #wham and joseph and suzi defiantly have all passed along some of their old cloths they dont wear or trinkets #jolyne has josephs old cloths thats shes mended and souped up a bit to meet her style #and wham has defiantly gifted her a knife or two during her teen years #suzi will bake jolyne treats and mail them to her along with something of josephs that he's not worn in awhile or barely uses anymore

[blue-howlite]

Whoever is sending me requests for the Doom Breaker guys and gals, just know that I love you.

I like writing about those weirdos and unfortunately lack in coming up with prompts sometimes, but you guys are a goldmine of concepts and ideas. I love it. Please keep doing it.

#Especially if it's requests for Ned or Fade I'm absolutely biased towards them #Dariel too that guy is a puppy rotating in my head like a cup in a microwave #And of course Altair because she's a menace and I love portraying her as such #Ophelia is so cute and goofy like she's one of the strongest ten but she's also such an affectionate person but doesn't express it much #Lucius is husband material served on a silver plate what are we even talking about #Zephyr is a bastard but I like him for that too such a well crafted character #Yeah basically any of these guys is good to request lol I'm thinking about adding others but maybe if I get specific requests #Oh platonic stuff is also cool and I should bake something with it like siblings concepts or besties or parents #I'm a sucker for non-romantic love and find comfort in such dynamics

[shadowglens]

(x)

#mine #ch: ione diem #i'm so glad i brought this girl back out of retirement because she means so much to me #i wanted this edit to be a lot more Interseting but lost steam halfway through #so have this half baked thing instead #anyway i'm v emotional about her network slide #especially gungi #the idea of ione having a padawan towards the end of the war makes me 😭🥺 and gungi is my favourite child from that one arc in tcw #the fact that he survives (at least the initial order 66 situation) also gives me the opportunity for him and ione to reunite at some point #😭😭😭 #also yeah i'm a sucker for jedi/clone ships (looks at codywan) so i just had to make my own #dylan my love!!!!! #the star wars brainrot is back ever since i finished my tcw rewatch and watched the bad batch all the way through afgasdjhfa #i'm sorry to my non star wars mutuals

[eddiediaaz]

there's a man and his wife at my apartment right now, redoing my bedroom ceiling, and the wife just SAVED MY LIFE

aka i was surprised by a huge ass spider on my fucking toothbrush and this fearless lady killed it for me!!!! (yes i am sorry for killing a spider, but i can only handle the small ones dfslkdfnsdsf. and yes i am throwing that toothbrush away)

#insects tw #spider tw #i seldomly see spiders in my apartment #especially since i got my kitten bagel 2 years ago #but DAMN that one was HUGE like bro. what the fuck #i'm still a bit shook lol not gonna lie #just so thankful she was there #i need to bake her cookies or something

[aroaessidhe]

2023 reads // twitter thread

D’Vaughn and Kris Plan A Wedding

Romance about two lesbians on a reality tv show where they have to pretend they’re engaged and plan a wedding in 6 weeks

one is a butch influencer, and one using the show to come out to her family

#D’Vaughn and Kris Plan A Wedding #aroaessidhe 2023 reads #ok we do love some lesbians #and the basis of the romance was pretty good! #but I don’t think i can read non-audio romance books anymore lol #it felt a little half baked to me especially the reality show concept #if this is a reality tv show…..are they being filmed? if they’re being filmed…..why do their families not suspect anything? #it;s brought up ONCE and like ‘for her big social media’ but.....idk man #also like the lying to your family…..oof! it’s just not acknowledged at the end???? other than like them being so overwhelmed by the display #of true love..... tbh it made me way too stressed #by like half way when they decide they’re in love with each other it kind of speedruns to the end - I would have liked it to be a LITTLE mor #more realistic - like; ‘i feel like i could fall in love with you; lets treat this as real and forget the show’ instead of just. we’re in lo #love now. completely. #i would still rec if youre looking for Black lesbian romance books tho!

[sweetandglovelyart]

Now that I’ve finished the most recent comic page I think I should actually try and do some proper drawings of some of my OCs. Get ready to see Taranza’s mom Theraphoza, I’m working on drawing her first 🕷️

#text post #Kirby #Kirby OCs #she was briefly in Knightfall in Dream Land on the previous page but since it’s set in the past that was her younger design #she looks a little different in the present so I’m working on her present day design #I’m also drawing Taranza with her he’s wearing his little king outfit I designed for him lmao #I keep talking about how he becomes the king of Floralia after Triple Deluxe in my AU #but I haven’t actually drawn him in his king attire yet #he mostly looks the same he just gets a crown and some embellishments that attach to his cape #I feel like he’d probably still dress casually most of the time after becoming king and he’d just put on the full attire for formal events #anyway I’m excited to do an actual proper drawing of Thera and show off her personality a bit more #she’s got a bit of a sadness about her (she has a tragic love life just like her son) but she’s very gentle and kind #I could see her really doting upon/fussing over her son since he’s her only child lmao #and she lost her husband/Taranza’s dad so I could see her being especially protective of Taranza because of that #she’d also act like a mom to all of his friends too #like she’d always make sure they’re well fed and would knit stuff for them to keep them warm lmao #she’d probably be good at knitting and she’d probably be good at baking stuff too #I could see her acting like a nice grandma to Kirby whenever Kirby visits Floralia lmao

[satanicspinosaurus]

A neighbor just came over to borrow a cup of sugar. I have never talked to this woman in my life.

She literally just looked at the people immediately around her and went "the fag is going to have a baking hobby, I can tell."

I feel like I am winning.

#logically my kitchenaid mixer is kind of loud #and I have to run it for a bit sometimes #so its probably an easier guess #but I also got to show her my decked out pantry #also yes I have given other neighbors baked goods before #especially the old couple they deserve it