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[petitfarron]

What Type of Villain are You?

Got tagged by @gatheredfates, let's see what result my golden retriever got:

Sportsmanlike

You may be a villain with selfish goals, but you recognize that there are rules to this back and forth between heroes and villains. You have honor. Morals. Some may call you old fashioned, but there's a tradition to this whole evil business and you'll be damned if you let yourself break it. You offer hospitality to the heroes when you recognize you must, even when it gets in the way of your plans. You play dirty only when absolutely necessary. You honor your word and if you lose, it is with grace and dignity. You consider yourself classy, respectable, and while you realize you may be evil, you're not gonna let that make you an asshole.

Mm, yeah, I could see villain Dusk really sticking to the idea that just because he's working at cross purposes with 'heroes,' that doesn't mean he has to be a dick about it. I can't ... see him ever actually turning into one, but stranger things have happened, I suppose!

And hell, let's do a bonus round. What did you get, Mercuriel?

No Moral Compass

You are cold, analytical, and you strive to be as objective a person of flesh and blood can be. Either don't understand the concepts of good and evil, or you understand it perfectly and think it's a load of bull. Some may call you selfish, some may call you unfeeling, but you're just doing what you believe will yield the best results, plain and simple. Why bother with petty ideals of right or wrong, when you can do what will actively help those you give a fuck about? Your goals may be selfish or noble or anything in between, but you will not let anyone make you feel like garbage for going after them. You couldn't care less about what people brand you as. You just care about getting shit done by any means necessary.

Mercuriel understands the concepts of good and evil, he assures you.

I shall tag @alixennial, @petitfarron, @joiedecombat, @eorzeanflowers, and @shamelessdisplay, although obviously I'm curious about pretty much anyone so if you wanna do it, do it, I say!

Quiz is here!

[petitfarron]

— B A S I C S

Name: Bellinor Lanverlais

Nicknames: Dusk, which is the name he goes by in almost all circumstances. The vast majority of people don't know his actual first name.

Age: 39, I'll tick him over to 40 when Dawntrail starts. Happy birthday?

Nameday: 21st Sun of the Second Umbral Moon

Race: Elezen, Wildwoodishgardian

Gender: Dude

Orientation: Pansexual, polyamorous

Profession: Gunbreaker, will still do DRK and DRG things occasionally. Also a carpenter.

— P H Y S I C A L A S P E C T S

Hair: Blondie blond blond with some white highlights that he doesn't want to think about but luckily blend in pretty well. He also has a beard. He will never shave it.

Eyes: Dark Green

Skin: Light skinned, but does look like he goes into the sun occasionally. He promises he goes into the sun occasionally.

Tattoos/scars: Nope!

— F A M I L Y

Parents: Extremely alive. His father is named Bernon, and he was a pikeman in the Ishgardian military until he and his wife deserted left, and he is currently a maverick Wood Wailer who should probably hand in his badge. His mother is named Gwenolie, she was a chirugeon in Ishgard, which is how she met Bernon in the first place. She retired completely upon reaching Gridania ... as far as Gridania knows, at least.

Siblings: His twin sister, Orianne. Her nickname, of course, is Dawn. She's a botanist most of the time, unless she feels like the Scions are not doing a good enough job keeping an eye on her brother. Then she's a lancer who recently picked up reaper, since it's hard to feel like you're pulling your weight when your brother and his boyfriend bro are both extra special dragoons, you know?

Grandparents: ALSO VERY ALIVE, although they're all getting on in years. Gwenolie's parents are Lionnet and Aurelle Tirauland. Lionnet is a (mostly) retired chocobo trainer, Aurelle is a retired knight. Bernon's parents are Ciceroix and Iliette Lanverlais. Ciceroix was also a pikeman in the military (now retired) and Iliette is a retired archer.

In-laws and Other: It's kinda funny this asks for in-laws but not ... partners? Farron is Dusk's almost-husband, which makes Farron's semi-adopted dad, Bjalla, Dusk's almost-father-in-law. Farron also has two kids, twins, named Sverre and Kara, who seem keen to adopt Dusk. The twins live on the First. It's a whole thing. And Estinien is ... <waves hand vaguely>.

Pets: Dusk and Farron are currently raising two amaro babies, which probably count. Their names are Eo Lad and Sul Lad, and they're adorable. There's also Duck, of course, but he's not a pet.

— S K I L L S

Abilities: He has an excellent memory for names and visuals. He is an excellent carpenter. He's also usually pretty good in social situations.

Hobbies: He enjoys woodworking, playing piano or cello, or painting when it's Hobby Time.

— T R A I T S

Most Positive Traits: Kind, determined, resilient.

Most Negative Traits: Sore loser, has a very difficult time telling concise stories, tends to hide when he's Not Alright from most people.

— L I K E S

Colors: Greens and blues.

Smells: Sawdust, and the way super cold, crisp air smells.

Textures: I have never thought about this question, and I do not intend to start. He probably likes when he runs a hand over something he's sanded and it feels perfect, though. Does that count?

Drinks: Likes finding new teas to try. Also a closet wine snob.

— O T H E R D E T A I L S

Smokes: Not tobacco! :D

Drinks: As mentioned, he is into wine. He usually stops drinking once he feels himself getting tipsy, but ... not always.

Drugs: don't worry about it

Mount Issuance: His chocobo Pike, of course. He also has an amber draught chocobo named Lance.

Been Arrested: Uhhh unless that one time in Ul'dah counts, nope!

I was tagged by @alixennial, thank you! I don't want to tag every single FFXIV mutual I have, so uh ... if you're one of them, do the thing if you want. :P

#amazing dusk facts #he's such a dweeb #and we all love him #you hear me? #also honorable miss wiggles mention for pets #you monster #forgetting your adopted fuzzy daughter #divorce

[petitfarron]

Likes me a man that can cook

🥰 yet another Senshi because I’m enamored w that dwarf

[petitfarron]

Dusk's thoughts about Aymeric?

Look, I'm finally answering this!

Dusk really likes Aymeric, likely to the surprise of no one, and did not think he was particularly sketchy when they first met ... but only because by then he'd dealt with Ul'dahns enough that Aymeric was getting graded on a curve. Plus Haurchefant seemed to like him, that helped. He did want to die of second hand embarrassment when his dumb little brother tried to out-diplomacy the grown-ass man, but these things happen.

Currently, in the post-Endwalker patch times, he's pretty worried about him. Aymeric has a stressful job he didn't entirely want, and 2-3 friends he opens up to, and by the end of Endwalker, none of them are around for him to hang out with. Estinien keeps in touch, but never really goes back to Ishgard any more, Dusk is off doing Dusk things (with Estinien sometimes! He almost feels bad about it.), and Lucia is super busy in Garlemald. So Dusk really hopes Aymeric and Artoiriel hang out as friends sometimes, not just when they're stuck in the magic role quests together.

I like to think that Dusk tries to drop in on Aymeric to give the guy an excuse to leave his fucking office once in a while, but that's going to be harder for him to do once Dawntrail happens. Maybe he'll ask Tataru to try and arrange some playdates for Aymeric while he's gone.

Thank you for the ask. <3

[petitfarron]

2/24/24

What does your wol(oc)'s "thinking face" look like?

#He's trying so hard #The poor guy #Love his dumb ass ♡

[petitfarron]

tagged: character arc

So I won't lie, I find this result kinda boring/inaccurate for Dusk. He doesn't have a problem admitting he values love, that he thinks loving and being loved is one of the most important things a person can experience. All sorts of love, not just romantic, he's a huge fan of platonic and familial love too. So I feel like a romance/friendship arc involving Dusk ... he's not going to be the one growing or changing, learning to 'say the word love without faltering,' if that's the focus. He's going to be the one patiently giving the other person space and encouragement to feel safe enough to admit how they feel.

He's always known how important love is, and doesn't fret about it finding him ... he is well aware he just needs to look around. It's easy for him to see how loved he is, and he's already extremely grateful for it.

Would he like to retire from adventuring, which seems to always lead to saving the world in some way, to settle into the quiet domestic life this arc is offering? If he's completely honest? No. He doesn't see his adventuring as working at cross purposes with the love he experiences or wants to experience at all, and he thinks that love bolsters him when things are difficult. He saves the world because he loves it, loves the people in it, and wants them safe to love whomever they please, in whatever way they please, without worry.

Basically, on a superficial level, I understand how Dusk got this result, and how it would seem like an okay fit for him. But it's not my jam for him, not as the main character in that sort of arc, because he's long since embraced love as important and something to be shared with enthusiasm. That said ... he would be pretty good at being in a supporting role for someone else's romance/friendship arcs!

Thank you for the tag, @thefreelanceangel!

The quiz is here!

And I'll tag uhhh ... @petitfarron, @joiedecombat, @alixennial, @sarahsyna, and @houserosaire.

#And we love Dusk too #He's so stupidly wholesome #Sobbing #It's fine

[petitfarron]

me: I haven't done a gpose in over a month, blaaargh my brain: here's an idea do it do it do it do it

why is my brain like this

[petitfarron]

A man who will shower you with millions of red roses. Aww, just look at this boy in love.

[petitfarron]

My entry for the FanFest EU 2023 art contest! I had the idea somewhere in my mind ever since I finished Endwalker... wanted to show the winding journey through the Aitiascope dungeon

I made it as a finalist, which I'm still so blown away and happy about...

#this is amazing #ffxiv art #i have so many feelings...

[petitfarron]

boys boys boys boys boys...

is this anything

#dusk and farron #and a stranger #duck and miss wiggles too! #I love them so much #excuse me as I go cry

[petitfarron]

Tagged by @shamelessdisplay, thank you this was cute to do! <3

Last Song I Listened To:

I'm a massive power metal and folk music type of person so, um... yep. Just a giant fucking dweeb but hey it's fun music!

Currently Watching:

Vinland Saga ... I don't have a problem, you have a problem. Don't look at me.

Sweet/Savory/Spicy:

Savory food is definitely my favorite, followed by spicy stuff and then sweet. I'm getting old so sweet food makes my stomach churn more than it used to, boohoo.

Relationship Status:

I've been in a relationship with my lovely boyfriend for 9 years now and that kind of just dawned on me... what happened to time! Good lord.

Current Obsession:

I'm deep in the Wheel of Time series of books right now since I never read them when I was younger and, yeah... I'm very much obsessed with them right now.

Tagging: I, uh... whoever wants to do it, really! Idk who's done what on this website but I want to read all the things for whoever fills it out. GO FORTH AND HAVE FUN.

#ask game #i definitely am predictable asf

[petitfarron]

Whisper of the Heart not on this poll and I cryyyy.

#i love all of them though #bless ghibli #they all make me SOB

[petitfarron]

Foulques vs Ywain

Okay, lets talk about Foulques and Ywain. And why Foulques is honestly a better trainer than Ywain is. Ywain takes the new lancers into the guild, and then lets someone come at these new trainees who haven't even held their first training session with live steel. If they flinch, they are likely to be injured. then he has the nerve to constantly send us after said person as we are growing as lancers. and Ywain keeps talking about courage. -_-

Something interesting about Foulques's gear. He's wearing Hetairos Armguards. Those are found in 3 dungeons, Copperbell Mines (hard), Haukke Manor (Hard), and Pharos Sirius. All of which are level 50 dungeons. He's also got the Warden's Trousers (level 24), Doctore's Sollerets (level 20), Horn scale mail (level 38), and a plundered guisarme (level 15). His lowest gear piece is his weapon. And save for the horn scale mail, all of his gear is from a dungeon. He's a lot stronger than Ywain, and smarter (if I'm honest) when it comes to training a new lancer.

Does Foulques interfere with Ywain's challenges for the lancer quests? Yes. Is he watching over you to make sure you don't die? Also yes. He's also a victim of the rampant racism running through Gridania. The Gridanian's are heavily racist towards outsiders and Duskwight's (Mother Miounne seems to be the sole exception to that.)

The Wood Wailers aren't paid well. That's made obvious several times in the story (look at Laurentius ffs). And when Foulques and his (so-called buddies) stole from the guild because they weren't being paid enough to live with (oooh doesn't that sound familiar), when he stepped forward to confess, thinking that the rest of them would too, they threw him under the chocobo cart. Why? Because he's a duskwight.

Ywain didn't look into this. He didn't look into the why. He didn't even listen when Foulques tried to say he wasn't the only one who stole. He just had Foulques arrested. And only Foulques. The rest of that group? They're Wood Wailers now.

Foulques trains us to the best of his abilities because he saw something that he felt meant more than losing a potential good lancer to Ywain's bullshit. Yes he faltered with the lord of the bramble patch (Spear of Destiny quest), but holy hells, we'd just pissed off this massive boar, what the fuck was Ywain thinking!? Foulques was worried about us both getting killed and Ywain had likely been getting into his head.

Foulques was trying to prove himself, but Ywain wouldn't even give him a chance. I'm not surprised he got pissed off.

I wish, I really wish we had been given the chance to save Foulques. Get him the hells out of Gridania and the Black Shroud. Because I could see him having become a dragoon alongside the WoL.

feel free to add to this.

#Ffxiv #foulques of the mist #You're right and should say it louder #Ywain wasn't a monster #Ywain

[petitfarron]

He speaks truth

[petitfarron]

— B A S I C S

Name: Indie Von Galen

Nicknames: Noddy (only used by Thancred. Alphinaud tried it out once many moons ago which was awkward, he won't do that again.)

Age: She will possibly turn 30 during her sojourn on The First? We will only know for sure if/when she returns to The Source.

Nameday: 21st Sun of Fourth Astral Moon

Race: Hyur, Highlander

Gender: Female

Orientation: Bi, Demi

Profession: Monk/Adventurer/Professional Nuisance and part-time Botanist/Esthetician

— P H Y S I C A L A S P E C T S

Hair: Red (natural)

Eyes: Deep Red

Skin: Lightly tanned, lightly freckled.

Tattoos/scars: A few battle scars, no significant marks.

— F A M I L Y

Parents: Deceased. Both parents passed due to ill health around 10 years before Indie's adventuring career began. They were older parents, at least in their late forties when Indie came along. For some reason I can only picture her parents as Lalas when I try to imagine what they'd look like (that's not canon Indie lore yet).

Siblings: None.

Grandparents: Deceased. Indie has few but very fond memories of them.

In-laws and Other: Indie was widowed just a few years before setting off for Ul'dah, which was actually the main motivator for the journey. Indie married a fairly high ranking Imperial Officer (the controversy) who was executed for his, uh, military misconduct. It's a long story, not for here.

Pets: Indie has 3 pets: Cheech the Chewy pup lives in her FC room in Shirogane, Winston the Tiny Rat lives in her house in Mist, and Professor Shoebill who hangs out in the garden in Mist.

— S K I L L S

Abilities: Good rhythm memory, adaptability, determination and persistence

Hobbies: Parkour, storm chasing, gardening, writing in her journal / letters to friends / letters to the departed.

— T R A I T S

Most Positive Traits: Open-minded, kind, and enthusiastic.

Most Negative Traits: Stubborn, has difficulty asking for help.

— L I K E S

Colors: Reds and golds

Smells: Coconut, vanilla, sea air

Textures: Sand under bare feet

Drinks: Chamomile and honey tea

— O T H E R D E T A I L S

Smokes: Rarely, for medicinal (and occasionally recreational) purposes.

Drinks: Also rarely, but yes, though she doesn't handle it well and probably really shouldn't.

Drugs: Prefers to call them 'natural herbal remedies' tbh

Mount Issuance: Her company issue Chocobo, Elgar. She also has a few ponies but prefers to keep them away from potential conflict (and uneven ground!)

Been Arrested: A few attempted arrests but no convictions thanks to her connections (and smile ofc haha)

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Tagged by @iona-xiv and @tripl3cast (Thank you!)

Tagging (if you feel inclined to make one): @joiedecombat @sjofn-lofnsdottr @petitfarron @sarahsyna and anyone else that sees this and wants to make one - say I tagged you!

#oc indie von galen #ffxiv #i love learning quick indie facts! #tell us moooore ♡

[petitfarron]

#wolqotd! Was there ever a specific moment where the story touched on a topic your character is intimately familiar with or even an expert on? Did they grit their teeth and stay silent, or did you headcanon an entirely different take on the situation?

#Cackling because he's so precious #But also like guys #GUYS COME ON #He's the fucking WoL #Stop forgetting just because he's just a silly guy!

[petitfarron]

9- Write about your ship getting dressed up in fancy outfits together. 

yes I know how rude picking this one is

It only took me months to do this... I'm such a slacker. Forgive me. Or don't, understandable tbh. ♡ I'm just going to hide this nifty wall of, very fucking dramatic, writing under a cut because wow... shut up me? Good lord.

But come on. Farron is a drama queen about having to wear anything that resembles a suit, forever and always.

One would think such a beautiful morning filled with sunshine and birdsong would have been spent cozy in bed. Wrapped up in the warm, comforting arms of his beloved, sleepy whispers of a good morning or perhaps five more minutes spoken in hoarse tones before bubbly giggles as their silly antics could be heard from the covers. How nice that sounded, just like any other morning... peaceful, full of love and comfort; the perfect way to start one's day.

But no.

There were all important plans on this day. A fine event to attend. 'Oh, how wonderful and exciting!' Some might think. 'How lucky you are!' Others may rear their heads in envy.

Did these folk perhaps not understand that such luxuries entailed the Ultimate Suffering? The mandatory bullshit one had to go through to attend such outings? The way a suit itched... perhaps the way ruffles and frills always found a way to constantly be a hindrance? How such tailor-made clothing felt like a personal hell? The restriction?! How was one expected to move!

And that, my friends, was poor Farron's predicament this day. Torture! Of course, he would love nothing more than to attend any event with his handsome partner. But why in the seven hells was it a Special Occasion? He had agreed to yearly dress up times, not more!

Yet there he stood in their warm, relaxing bedroom, rays of sunlight peeking through the blinds, begging him to return to bed, to cuddle with the promise of breakfast on the horizon.

Instead, he stood by the wardrobe, a snarl on his lips as Dusk fought against his squirming and onslaught of complaints, trying valiantly to tie a godsdamned noose around his neck.

Or as some may call them: A Tie.

Farron was convinced they were one and the same. Regardless, he would end up strangling himself with it before the night was through. Unfortunately for him, he had agreed to this outing... how could he refuse the man he loved so? Especially when he needed the support? It couldn't be done. So he went through the whole song and dance. He brushed his hair, stuffed himself into the worst clothing known to man, and made himself a proper gentleman for another night. He would play his role. But oh, once the night was through...

Until that relief found him, however... he would take solace in one simple fact. Dusk looked amazing in a tie. If anything would get him through the torture, it would be that alone. A rare treat and one he would indulge in unashamedly.

As their preparations came to an end, the feral animal inside of Farron screaming for freedom, he silenced the growl by taking in the beauty of the light of his life. That alone calmed the rage, the disdain, and he let out a pointed sigh. Wrapping his confined arms around his lover, gaze locked on the man, he could only roll his eyes and relay a simple reminder that he would be due his payment for this treason later.

#Farron asks #he is literally a cat in a bee costume #pissed and not at all thriving #but he loves his stupid almost husband #so he'll bitch and complain #but he'll wear the damn suit #VERY angrily #thanks for asking! #you dweeb #ffxiv oc #viera