#xenoblade selfshipping

[moved-to-void-kissed]

"Face Nemesis. Your frame is complete. As is the integration of your pilot.

This Homs.. She holds memories of the Heir of the Monado. She appears to have seen him as a friend. ..I wonder what she would have been like to know. But, that is not important here. It only means that her body will be an able vessel for you, my Lady. All that remains is the soul transfer.."

Okay! There's a lot to unpack here and I am more than happy to do so when it is not half past two in the morning if anyone wants me to (and if anyone does want me to then you are more than welcome to send an ask about it). However, long story short.. this is Citri, my new self-insert for the first Xenoblade Chronicles game! I will be using her to selfship with Vanea from now on; my previous self-insert, Mera, is not going to be a thing anymore.

Her role in the story may be evident to those who know her outfit, but to give a bit of information anyway.. Citri is a childhood friend of Shulk, having grown up in Colony 9 alongside him and his other friends. However, she was captured by the Mechon during their attack on the colony, and gets turned into the Face core unit for piloting Face Nemesis. She is made the vessel for Lady Meyneth, whom she promptly takes a massive shine to because Lady Meyneth is lovely, and slowly gets to know Vanea over time as well. Overall, not at all as angsty as you might expect, you'll be glad to know.

(Comments on and reblogs of my work are always okay and appreciated, but are never required!)

#a call from the void #creations from the void #made using MMD #xenoblade selfshipping #if you squint #this post is okay to reblog! #selfship #selfshipping #heart of the void #love: a wish for peace (vanea) #she is the one talking here #mother: soul of the mechonis (meyneth) #she is the one vanea is talking to #and finally #may I hereby introduce #self‑insert: vessel of nemesis (citri) #the one whom vanea is talking about #the mentioned ''heir to the monado'' is shulk but I am not sure that warrants his tag #of gods and titans (xenoblade chronicles) #spoilers for XC1 #eye contact tw #ask to tag #I had a lot of fun messing with spheres for this and I also edited her colour scheme to better match face nemesis #it took me a while to get her name down but I managed to follow the ''robot girls in xenoblade have flower names'' even if only by surname #since cerinthe means ''wax flower'' and is a genus of flowering plants #vanea here is talking as though she will never know citri but don't worry she does eventually get to talk to her #and then feelings happen #okay I should almost certainly sleep now though

[tiny-cloud-of-flowers]

Xeno Femslash February Day 1: Beginning (Lora/Aline)

Following a lead discovered by Haze, Lora travels to the small hamlet of Torigoth in search of her mother, Rynea. Although she is shocked to find the village left in ruins, she is determined to find survivors - and manages to find a Driver hidden in the nearby forest. (2360 words) Takes place near the beginning of Torna ~ The Golden Country. This piece was written for the “Beginning” prompt of the Xeno Femslash February event.

My friend @artificervaldi is running an event/prompt list for this month, aaand.. well, I wanted to have a go at writing some selfship pieces for some of the prompts, so this is my piece for the first one! I hope that this is alright ^-^

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Document transcript:

Travelling with the lord of Aletta himself was a vastly new experience to Lora - as was the might of the Blade he had resonated with. Everything was so different, from the decoration of the inter-Titan transport to his refreshing and light-hearted banter. It was quite clear that Jin was unsure of how to see the situation, but Haze's confidence in the lead she had found was granting her Driver the strength and the hope that she dared to let build up in herself. She found herself enjoying Addam's demeanour, even if Mythra's standoffish nature made for a stark contrast - yet even she had her moments of more genuine appreciation.

When the party, as they could perhaps now be termed, landed on the grass of Gormott, Lora was amazed by the Titan's rolling plains and verdant scenery. Despite the drizzle drifting down from skies above, the wide-open views felt no less dreary; if anything, the plant life seemed almost more invigorated for the water. It was not cold, but neither was it humid - a clear freshness punctuated the air and put a spring in everyone's steps as they made their way to their destination. At times, there were a few tense moments of keeping watch for Ardainian or Coeian forces potentially skirmishing over resources, but these groups were not a strong presence in the local vicinity. Everything felt that little bit new and exciting.

It was only as Torigoth came closer, and the mists of rain had risen into stormclouds as dark as the plumes of extinguished flame-smoke, that the tone of the mission plummeted completely.

Lora found herself gripped by worry that dived headfirst into panic once she realised what had happened, fears rising almost as strongly as if she had stumbled upon her birthplace torn to shreds. Her pace picked up into a sprint as she flew along the path leading to the razed hamlet, not slowing even as she passed through the thick stone walls and further along the path and forwards into what should have been a lively and calm village square but was instead now.. no more than a mere clearing amidst piles of blackened timber and burnt remnants of buildings. There were glimpses of fallen townsfolk, here and there in the chaos; these were peaceful farmers whose lives had been gluttonously cut short by looters.

"Oh, no.."

"Here, too?" Addam wondered aloud from behind her, staring grimly at the carnage wrought before him. "Gormott's an attractive target, but this? Whoever did this.. clearly had no compassion or respect for the people they killed.."

Mythra seemed decidedly less affected by the scene, even if she was frowning slightly as she examined it. "Whether it was Malos, or someone else. Either way, clearly they're all toast."

This casual dismissal earned her a chiding look from her Driver. "Mythra.."

Meanwhile, Jin had become keenly aware of how distraught his own Driver had become, despite her face not being visible from where he was standing. Mythra had reminded Milton before that Drivers and Blades were one in body and soul, and in that moment it certainly did feel as though some of her distress was tangibly adding to his concern.

"Lora.." he began, wondering whether to approach her.

There was a moment's pause before she spoke up. "It's.. It's okay." she then said, mustering up what levity she could. "Mother.. could have run away somewhere safe.."

Her words held little hope or confidence, and everyone would likely have settled into an uncomfortable silence had that silence not been punctured by the sound of armoured footsteps running up to the group.

"You there! A moment, if such may be spared!"

All attention gladly turned from the destruction, the party looked over to one side to see a very tall figure approaching from a side path. They were dressed in quite extravagant white and golden armour, with a long cape and skirt that came down to above their knees, plus silver gauntlet-like gloves and greaves - all of which combined to make an impressive first impression. They were also almost completely soaked through, as could be seen from how much their hair was dripping pitch-black from the rain.

"Might I presume thee to be travellers?" they continued to ask as they ran, stopping upon getting close enough to speak without having to call out.

Haze had been standing closest, and so was primed to step forward to address the stranger while they stopped to catch their breath, crosier in hand. "Are you okay? What happened here?"

In response, they simply shook their head, though it was more in a dismissive way than a negative answer. "Pray be not concerned as to my status. 'Tis that of my Driver for which I would deign to seek thine aid."

"So you're a Blade, then.." Lora mused - but at the sound of her voice, he frowned. He looked up after a moment only to find himself locking eyes with her - and his brow furrowed even more fiercely at the sight.

"Art thou not Lady-?" Then his voice caught in his throat, and he had to take another moment to reassess the situation. This caused Lora and Haze to glance between each other confusedly.

Mythra, on the other hand, was eyeing up the Blade with an unusual amount of interest, looking over the gleaming gold of their armour and the blue sword-shaped Core Crystal set in their chest. "Sure don't see Blades like you in places like this.. Who's your Driver, the lord of Gormott or something?"

"Do not jest so, lest thou receivest the wrong impression. Her name is Aline - a woman of Gormott, whose hair and height art alike to yours save in length." they explained. "She is dressed in verdant green, which may yet aid in her concealment from my view.. I bid her flee for safety at first sight of the brigands responsible for this travesty, yet she is wont to fear all conflict, and mine endeavours in dealing with such scoundrels hath left me wholly unknowing of her location."

The party listened carefully to his description, committing the details to memory. Addam was keen to take charge, his expression more serious than Lora had seen it since first meeting him.

"Right then." he declared as they finished. "A blonde Gormotti girl wearing green. Don't worry, my good fellow - we'll do what we can to find her."

"Full glad am I to hear this." replied the Blade, before pausing as if remembering something. "Ah! Pray forgive my discourtesy. Mine urgency did prevent the proper introductions; you all may address me as Avalon."

"It's good to meet you." Lora said quickly, though her mind seemed to be elsewhere. "I'm thinking that- since there are a few of us, we could split off into pairs to cover more ground. Maybe.. Jin, would you mind staying with Avalon?"

The ice-element Blade, who had clearly been rather taken by their attire, frowned slightly. "..Not outright, but will you and Haze be alright on your own?"

"Yes, don't worry." she insisted. "If anything happens, or you find Aline or anyone else, come back here to the square. I saw that the forest here encroaches on the village quite a bit, so.. if Haze and I look through there, you can check over the immediate area, and then Addam and Mythra can search in the fields to the north. Sound like a plan?"

Everyone quickly gave their assent, and set off to search for the girl.

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The rain had not relented, splashing down in heavy raindrops through the towering trees overhead. Haze and Lora were quickly but carefully picking their way through the drenched forest, expressions tense with apprehension. Neither woman was familiar with the flora or fauna of the Titan, and it also had not been clear whether Avalon was able to successfully rout all of the brigands, so the pair kept close together in order to observe without drawing too much attention to themselves. It was a tricky and tentative situation, searching for someone they had never even seen in an environment where she would be almost perfectly-camouflaged.

Trying as she might to concentrate, Lora's mind was racing too quickly to let her focus properly. The way in which Avalon had faltered at the sight and sound of her was unsettling, and most unexpected - yet the more she dwelled on the moment, the more she wondered if it could have meant something. It had been far too long since she last saw her mother, and.. the thought suddenly came to her that it was possible the two could share some resemblance. Which, of course, meant that Avalon was familiar with her. ..She didn't quite know how to feel about that, let alone right in this moment.

Meanwhile, Haze was looking around nervously, but finding the details of her surroundings difficult to discern in the driving storm. "My lady, do you think we should call out for her?"

"I think so." Lora replied. "Avalon said she might be scared, so if she's hiding, it might not be easy to find her ourselves. Besides, we don't want to startle her.."

The Blade gave a dutiful nod, and opened her mouth to cry Aline's name - but it was then that Lora's attention was caught once again, and she failed to hear it.

The trailing ends of a long grey scarf were fluttering in the wind that had just picked up, and their sudden movement drew her gaze to spy a startling peridot gleam just above where they began. As quickly as she had glimpsed it, it fled from view behind a tree whose bark almost shone in the low light from being so rain-saturated.

"Lady Lora? Is everything alright?"

Haze had now stepped into her field of view, her golden eyes examining Lora's own with some concern.

"Wait there a moment, Haze. I think someone else is here.."

As carefully as if she were approaching a sleeping Pippito, Lora kept her sights set on the scarf tails that were even now still just about visible from around the back of the tree trunk, and stepped forward slowly to investigate.

"We're not here to hurt you, if that's what you're worried about." she said to the tree trunk after a moment. "Avalon sent us.."

This seemed to have been the right thing to say, as a hand slowly crept its way around the side of the tree. Following it was the face of a shy young woman, whose drenched blonde hair was poking out from under her grey hood that had pockets for feline Gormotti ears. She was wearing a rustic sort of dress with light, puffy sleeves - and a green skirt and bodice, just as Avalon had implied. Her face was frozen by worry, wet with what could have been rainfall or tears, and her eyes seemed to catch what little light there was in the forest to shimmer with brimming anxiety.

Lora couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief from having found who she was looking for, but she could tell that the young woman was very shaken, and so maintained as gentle a kindness as possible.

"Hello there; my name is Lora. It's alright - I promise you don't need to be scared of us."

"Ah! I'm sorry!" she replied suddenly. "Um, I- I'm Aline.. And I think I might already know a bit about you, Lora.."

This remark caused Lora to blink in confusion as Aline nervously drew back from the soaking tree bark. She noticed that her heart was racing, and had to place her hand over her chest to try and settle it. Meanwhile, Haze had crept up behind her Driver, giving a gentle smile and wave that seemed to ease Aline's worries somewhat.

"My name is Haze." she said softly, after seeing her relax a bit. "I'm really glad we found you, Aline. You're not injured or anything, are you?"

"No, I'm fine, thank you. But- thank you for asking." she stated. "Sorry, I'm not.. normally this anxious, I promise.."

"Oh, please don't worry about that!" Lora exclaimed, almost sheepishly, to try and reassure her. "You'll be safe with us now, that I can assure you. Avalon is, too, in case you were worried - they'll be pleased to see you again, I'm sure."

This remark made Aline's eyes widen. "I didn't want to just leave them alone! But they insisted on this being safer, and.. I-I don't know whether anyone else managed to get out.."

Tears began to well up in her bright green eyes once again, and she raised a soaking-wet hand to unsuccessfully try to dry them. Lora felt a rush of intense pity for her, and quickly tried to sift through her things for a not-yet-completely-soaked handkerchief to use. She had meant to offer it to her, but Aline could do instead was blink as she felt the soft fabric on her face, and her eyes instinctively darted away in every direction to avoid being faced with Lora's.

"Thank you very much-!", she squeaked, causing Lora herself to feel slightly mortified. Why had she done that? She stopped herself and pulled backwards, taking in Aline's expression in full - and then realised the answer, as the fearful aura clouding her had now finally vanished. Haze, meanwhile, couldn't help but chuckle at the kind and instinctive gesture; it was clear that Lora had been worried about her wellbeing, on top of everything else going through her mind. Above them, the rain also began to ease slightly.

There was still a blanket of worry hanging over the three as they decided to make their way back, and each was bracing for a difficult scenario upon their return to the others. Even so, the fact that Haze and Lora had found at least two survivors of Torigoth felt like it had to be something - and that feeling that dared to feel positive was persistent in its slowly-rising nature. With Aline's wealth of experience as guidance, they found a straightforward path back out through the forest, returning to the ruined- but, at least, no longer smouldering - remnants of Torigoth.

And thus, girl met girl.

#heart of the void #creations from the void #selfshipping #this post is okay for anyone to reblog as long as my DNI is respected #love: knight of the people (lora) #selfship: to fight for what matters (lora/aline) #(or at least the beginnings of it - since this is how the two met!) #self‑insert: hope without courage (aline) #and also featuring #friend: shattered light (avalon) #who is my OC for this game! I.. tried. when it came to their speech patterns. #friend: windfall memories (haze) #plus others but to less of an extent #platonic F/Os #of gods and titans (xenoblade chronicles) #some of the dialogue here is directly taken from when I rendered a part of this in the past #I probably could have added those images back in actually.. but oh well #if you see them in there after the fact then that's what I have done!

[void-kissed]

taken life, given soul (Xenoblade Ship Week 2023 Day 1)

Vanea's work in constructing Face Nemesis requires a suitable pilot to house the soul of Lady Meyneth. After finally acquiring a worthy candidate, she is surprised to learn that the chosen Homs still lives after the procedure, and is even more surprised at her willingness to strike up conversation with a supposed enemy. (2311 words)The second part of this writing replaces the Face Nemesis cutscene from the end of Chapter Six.

This is the first meeting between Vanea and my self-insert, Citri! ..Not the most conventional or romantic of first meetings, but here it is in writing nonetheless! Despite being a couple of days late on the finishing, I decided that hopefully this could be fitted to this year's Xenoblade Chronicles ship week, as set up by a friend of mine - I hope that that's alright ^-^

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Document transcript:

The Central Factory that lay within the chest of the Mechonis was where all Homs were taken after their capture, ready to be repurposed in the bodies of the Faced Mechon and used to assault the titan they had once dwelled upon. The recent attack on Colony 9 had provided the Mechon with some valuable resources, even if some of the initial reports were conveying worrying news about a new wielder of the Monado arising. Within the metal walls of the facility, new Mechon soldiers of all kinds were constantly being manufactured, mass-produced Faces among them. All operations were brilliantly orchestrated by the lone man spearheading the charge against the Bionis, who even now was doubtless deep in thought about how best to proceed in his efforts.

However, in an illuminated chamber that sat above the rest of the vast factory, his sister - a similarly-tall Machina woman with long grey hair - was overseeing the automated construction of a vast white-silver figure. Its parts all towered above her, interlaced with golden details and a doubled red diamond on its helmet-like faceplate. Below the mechanical figure lay an additional array of compatible pieces resembling parts of a human body, ready and waiting for a pilot to be fitted into them. Dozens of individual pieces were being put together by fine machinery, each one being subtly tweaked or modified as the woman carefully adjusted the many glowing controls before her, but the overall structure had yet to be properly assembled.

"Lady Vanea." came a sudden voice from the communication system above the woman. "There is a matter which requires your attention."

"What is it?" Vanea responded, addressing the empty chamber with cautious, distracted uncertainty. "I am still trying to resolve the faults in this Face's digits; can the matter not wait until this is resolved?"

The other voice seemed to pause, but only for a moment, before continuing its announcement. "It is about the pilot for the Face you are currently working on. Two potential candidates have been identified by our preliminary systems."

That was enough to catch Vanea's ear, as her eyes widened slightly before she finally turned her head to face the other voice. "..Very well. Please bring them here immediately, then."

A few robotic chirps could be heard, before further machinery began to whir into action - this time at the other end of the chamber, which Vanea had now turned to face with her back to the silver Face's controls. Its parts continued to be constructed without her direction, aside from what should have eventually become its pilot's fingers, given that they still lacked the proper range of movement to be fitted onto such an important Faced Mechon.

After a few moments, an opening appeared in the dark metal floor of the chamber, and the bodies of two young Homs women were lifted up through it, held up by actuators from the factory. Both looked somewhat similar at the first glance, being the same height and appearing of similar age - they both had golden blonde hair (though one wore it in a long dishevelled plait where the other's only fell to just past her shoulders), and as they were each scanned for further information, Vanea could see on the displays that they both had dark green eyes. One had freckles dotting her shoulders and rounded cheeks, and was littered with a number of scrapes and bruises, while the other's skin was clearer and she appeared to have suffered one particularly significant wound that had clawed at her clavicle.

"..What about these Homs has marked them out as worthy vessels?" Vanea asked, before the continued operations of the myriad machines circling each Homs began to output the pertinent results on the floating screens around her in the chamber. Carefully examining the data that had been gathered, Vanea found the answers lying within each girl's scanned memories, snapshots playing from them like a slideshow - the pair clearly shared a long history with not only each other, but also several other inhabitants of their home colony, and one boy with light blonde hair stood out particularly strongly to the Machina.

"..The Heir of the Monado." she said aloud in recognition.  "They were both friends with him, it would seem.."

She pored over the memories closely, trying to glean what information she could about the two Homs' personalities from them. It seemed like somewhat of an invasion of privacy to do this, but it was of the utmost importance that everything was as perfect as it could be for her current project, so such measures had to be taken to ensure the correct compatibility. Finally, after some time, she had made her decision - it was the freckled Homs with the longer hair who would be used for this purpose, due to the piercing injury sustained by the other one potentially making it difficult for the key component to be added correctly. The glimpses of her many days spent pursuing scientific endeavours with the Monado's newest wielder had also caught Vanea's eye more strongly.

"Please take this girl and prepare her for piloting Nemesis." the Machina stated to her assistant machinery, before turning to look over her shoulder at the unfortunate error still blaring from the screens behind her. "..Adjust the current pilot specifications to her body plan, but- try to preserve her original hands, if possible. That may have to be the workaround for the defects in the current digits, non-ideal though it may be.."

She then sighed, and addressed the chosen girl's companion.

"This other one does still hold promise, though.. Perhaps see whether any of our experimental designs might be compatible with her frame - Azure, for example."

As the machinery around her whirred to action once more according to her choices, and each girl was sent to her fate, Vanea took a moment to compose herself, staring up at the pieces of her dream - the central prism of golden metal standing out above all others.

A vessel had finally been found to hold the soul of her people's goddess, and with her divine revival thus at hand, the time had come for the tides of war to shift.

As long as everything in this experiment proceeded as it was meant to, the end to such ceaseless conflict may have finally begun.

What a shame that the Homs' past would be erased in the process..

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Enough time had passed for all the preparations to be made. The Homs girl chosen by Vanea now had most of her body replaced by the mechanical components made beforehand, each piece now individually modified to ensure maximum compatibility with her remaining reconfigured immune and nervous systems. The only parts of her left that still appeared biological were her head above the neck and her hands past the wrists, though even they had received artificial upgrades below the surface to better serve as the Faced Mechon's central nerve unit.

This pilot unit was now being lifted into the central cockpit of the much larger silver Mechon, which had now itself been fully assembled. Its spiked and winged structure hovered high above Vanea like an angel, ready and waiting dutifully for its first activation as the final touches were smoothly made to its surfaces.

“Face Nemesis." Vanea began, addressing the construct above her.

"Your frame is complete.  

As is the integration of your pilot."

Some of the assistant Mechon receded, revealing the pilot's unconscious figure sat in place within Nemesis' torso.

"This Homs..  

She holds memories of the Heir of the Monado.  

She appears to have seen him as a friend.  

..I wonder what she would have been like to know.  

But, that is not important here.  

It only means that her body will be an able vessel for you, my Lady.  

All that remains is the soul transfer..”

All other machines departed as the final Mechon descended, carrying the golden metal prism in its grasp. With exactly-calculated precision, the triangular component was fitted onto the chest of the Homs pilot. There was a moment of silence, before familiar red energy started to flow through the body of Face Nemesis; the soul component then started to glow with power, before settling down again as the armoured plating closed over the cockpit chamber.

"..I have fulfilled my duty." Vanea stated, allowing herself to smile as everything finally fell into place.

"You and only you can bring about a new age on Mechonis -

no, the entire world.

My mistress,

Lady Meyneth."

She waited, and then became all too aware of how empty the chambers around her still felt.

"..Lady Meyneth?"

A feminine voice suddenly rang out through Nemesis' speakers, but it was not the kind and caring tone that the Machina so fondly recalled, even all these centuries since she had last heard it directly.

"Ah.. Where.. W-Where am I..?"

Vanea's own voice caught in her throat from hearing such an unexpected response, and her brow furrowed. "You.. Are you Lady Meyneth?"

"What?" came the other voice, sounding weary and confused from inside the Faced Mechon. "No, my name is Citri. Um.. What *is* all of this..?"

At that moment, all Vanea could do was blink. She had never spoken with a Face pilot directly before, and the concern rising inside of her about what she had done wrong was making it all but impossible for her to properly address the anomaly.

"Something has gone wrong with the soul transfer.." she mumbled to herself, beginning to anxiously flit between the different screens and keyboards in her vicinity. "Yet, the scans themselves seem to be indicating that everything is properly in place.. Her presence is clearly *detectable*, and yet the central core is not showing signs of *activity*-"

A sense of panic flared within her, and her ability to maintain a composed exterior was rapidly deteriorating.

"My dearest goddess, what have I done wrong..?"

As she stifled a sob, the sound of mechanical joints moving rang out through the chamber, before they stopped (having been moved in error) and the torso plating opened back up instead.

"Um.. When you say "central core", do you mean this part?"

A tiny *tap-tap* noise, much quieter than any type of metal hitting metal could produce, prompted Vanea to lift her gaze. The Homs girl - *Citri*, as she had called herself - was tapping her still-organic fingernail on the prism of golden metal that was fitted to the chest of her new body.

"..Yes, that is correct." Vanea admitted, blinking uncertainly again.

"It.. feels as though something is inside of it." she then tried to explain, tilting her head as much as the cockpit would allow her to. "Some*one*, rather, if.. what you were saying before about your goddess is true. But.. I'm not sure whether she can wake up yet?"

The Machina took a moment to consider Citri's words. "That would be unfortunate, but.. it is reassuring to know that you are able to sense her presence."

Citri gave a small nod, very tentatively, but her expression was uncertain.

"..What was supposed to have happened?" she then asked.

"That Lady Meyneth's soul would be swiftly transferred into your body, overwriting your own, for her subsequent use as a vessel to pilot Face Nemesis." Vanea stated matter-of-factly. Then she stopped.

"..That was rather callous of me, wasn't it?"

"Somewhat, yes." admitted Citri, who would have mustered a smile if not for how disoriented she still felt. "But if nothing else, you definitely answered me clearly with how you said it, so.. thank you."

An awkward silence then settled in between the two.

"..Could you possibly tell me more about what's happened? What you've done to me, and all?"

The genuine nature of such a question, and the absolute lack of malice that she had expected to permeate through any Homs unwillingly stolen by Mechon, made it impossible for Vanea to simply dismiss the girl's curiosity. Something softened in her expression, and she opened her mouth to try and form an explanation, but the same voice from before piped up through the communication systems as she did so.

"Lady Vanea." it called out. "Master Egil wishes to see you."

This made her pause with some uncertainty. "Understood. Tell him I will see him.. momentarily." she then settled on.

"Acknowledged."

The device whirred away as Vanea's gaze fell back onto Citri, her red eyes meeting her green ones for a moment before neither felt able to hold the gaze further.

"..I apologise for this interruption, but- you may have my word that I shall return to these chambers once I have finished meeting with my brother." she then said. "It may well be that Lady Meyneth has properly awakened by that time, but if not, then.. If you would listen to our story, then I see no harm in sharing it with you."

"I understand." replied Citri. "That means a lot, Vanea."

She smiled at the mention of her name. "You miss little, I see. Very well then. I shall return shortly, Citri."

With nothing more to say for the moment, she then left her alone within Face Nemesis.

Only *after* she had turned to leave the chamber did Vanea realise her own instinctive use of the girl's own name, and she was surprised to have found herself recalling it from one mention. Nevertheless, she persisted in her next objective, doing her utmost to regain her usual composure even as she silently came to the conclusion that it was a name she wished to remember, despite part of her also knowing it was not a name she should have ever had a chance to learn.

Thankfully for both, there would still be many opportunities in the days that followed to converse, and to learn, and to get to know each other more than either could have envisioned beforehand.

#a call from the void #creations from the void #my writing #xenoblade chronicles selfshipping #xenobladeshipweek23 #yes i'm using the proper tag no I don't care if other people see this i'm going to be brave #this post is okay for anyone to reblog as long as my DNI is respected! #heart of the void #selfshipping #love: a wish for peace (vanea) #selfship: a love to last millennia (vanea/citri) #or its beginnings at least #self‑insert: vessel of nemesis (citri) #of gods and titans (xenoblade chronicles) #another character also technically shows up but not very prominently #and lady meyneth is *supposed* to show up but doesn't #..I really feel like this needs some kind of content warning but I cannot think of how to word it right this second sorry #and on the note of right this second it is quarter past two in the morning oops #uhh. mechanisation I guess? would that work I don't know #i have no idea how accurate this is story- or character-wise I apologise #canon is what I make of it or something along those lines #anyway I hope this is okay

[flowering-darkness]

for the ask game : imagine waking up to the smell of food cooking in the kitchen, and its pyra preparing all of ur favorite dishes for u, no matter what they are and with all of ur taste needs in mind — not for any special occasion or anything, but just as a token of appreciation for being as you are and just another thing she wants to do to show you she loves you ! she'd also be happy if you helped too, shes perfectly capable of doing it on her own but spending more time with you in that way would make her even happier 🫶

(source: “✧ Try to fluster me! (self-ship edition!)” by selfshipseaside)

aww Clara this is really sweet to think about!! This would be so kind of Pyra to do, and I know that I would truly appreciate it~

Thank you so much for sending this in! It means a lot to me ^-^

#heart of the void #selfshipping #love: fire of the aegis (pyra) #selfship: to our own elysium (pyra/sapphire) #of gods and titans (xenoblade chronicles) #out of the inbox #selfshipping asks #clara tag! #..I like to think that pyra would be able to help me out a lot in terms of what I eat. but she also wouldn’t push it. which would mean a lot #like she can probably figure out how to make what I can eat but in a better way than I can normally make myself #and even though what I eat is very limited compared to what she probably does - the idea of her accepting and accommodating that #as someone who both enjoys and is very good at cooking #is just a very specific yet meaningful concept to me

[anguis-sapphire]

void's writing commissions

I now have a Ko-Fi page! I'm currently offering writing commissions there, in the form of either character letters or custom pieces of mini-fanfic.

Custom mini-fanfic: £8 for a 500-word piece of writing, which can be a selfship piece, OC x canon, or canon characters only!

Character letters: £10 for a 500-word letter from a character of your choice to you or a self-insert!

Both types of writing also have options to increase the minimum word count, if you'd like a longer piece!

I'm happy to write for a variety of different series, from Pokémon to Kingdom Hearts to Xenoblade Chronicles to FFXIV and more. If you have any questions, then please feel free to ask! ^-^

(Reblogs to help spread the word are greatly appreciated, but never required! Thank you for taking the time to read this~)

#a call from the void #posts made by me #my commissions #this post is okay to reblog #I'll aim to get all commissions completed within 10 days of them being ordered! #I've never done anything like this before so I'm hoping that it can work out!!

[beyond-dreams]

hello friends! happy pride - selfship promo!!

been seeing these run around all day but hello! I go by Fox or Mullin (they/them) and this is my selfshipping sideblog! I'm bisexual and nonbinary.

I've been lurking in the community for a bit, but I officially joined a few months ago;; I'm big on writing lore and character development for my S/Is!!

My Carrd, with a list of F/Os and their respective self-inserts (new + improved carrd! you might see some new faces!)

I also take writing commissions!

My big interests are:

Granblue Fantasy, Xenoblade Chronicles, Ace Attorney, The Witcher, Heaven Official's Blessing, Fire Emblem (specifically 3houses), Tiger and Bunny, Atelier Ryza, The Count of Monte Cristo and AI: The Somnium Files! (I also want to get back into playing Genshin, but I haven't had a ton of time;;)

Don't be afraid to say hi or stop by!

(proship and terfs don't look at me, thanks)

(links in case they don't work)

#fox talks #selfshipping #self ship community #self ship #self insert community #selfship promo

[melukonova]

USER INTERFACE.

ABOUT ME.

i/enfj & virgo! she/her or he/him, whichever you prefer. hajime iwaizumi’s stem gf!!! currently in my third year so if my posts are very minimal, i apologize for a busy schedule! hi, my name is sky :) i’d love to be friends!!! my askbox is also open if you’re too shy to show who you are (i get it because i get shy too). i am both a gamer & a writer in my free time. my favorite idea of a date is long walks around the beach and sitting on a beach while the night sky is out.

i have many pen names all around the board: panda / sky / altair / irelia / albion, etc. you may call me any one of them that suits what you like! i also kin a multitude of characters which include: oikawa tooru, tartaglia, irelia, futaba sakura, etc.

BEFORE YOU INTERACT / DO NOT INTERACT.

BYI

slow in writing and slow in replying, i prioritize my studies for the most part

sarcastic but i don’t really mean much by it, i like friendly banter

@silverflqmes is my best friend<3 we never shut up about each other.

i tend to hyperfixate on one thing a lot so that will be all i talk about for the next month.. or however long i’m into it

FINAL HAIKYUU QUEST IS REAL!!!!

don’t ask me for nsfw, i won’t write it. i do write with mature themes in mind so my blog is 17+ with those themes!

age must be in your bio or i’m blocking if you interact a lot and are under aged.

please don’t mention su!c!de in my inbox, it’s sensitive for me, same with guns/shootings, or sending me anything with the sounds of a gun

if i offend you, please communicate with me and i will do my best to fix it! whether it’s in a fic or based off of what i say in my asks.

DNI

don’t follow basically dni criteria

easily butthurt, proshipper, clout seeker, etc. it’s just unnecessary drama that i don’t want

you talk about my friends or my favs poorly

take advantage of people to a point where i feel more like a therapist than a friend

i’m okay with most things otherwise.

INTERESTS.

* not in order!

haikyuu, genshin, final fantasy, kingdom hearts, bleach, star wars, honkai: star rail, league of legends (lore only), pokemon, persona (3-5R) fate grand order (up to ab lb1 but love lb6), bungou stray dogs (up to s3 & wan), kirby, xenoblade chronicles, smash bros series, the galaxy, sci-fi, dc comics, music (edm & emo punk), fire emblem, stars, the sky, and shoujo animes (would love to talk about them)

currently listening to: my spotify playlist for reading!

SELFSHIPS.

- tagged under lore (🪷) so feel free to block that tag if you do not like them or if my selfships make you uncomfortable!

fate grand/order: oberon, melusiné, barghest, merlin

haikyuu: iwaizumi hajime

final fantasy: cloud, zack

italics - fav from that fandom

italics/bold - my main selfships

melukonova, 2023. 𓂃 ☄︎

#earthbound (🪀) #this was so overdue #i apologize LOL #anyway merlin is gonna be dunked in cold water soon after this gif

[deadendheavens]

hi im myth (myth for short) this is my cringefail selfship blog. im 23 and use he/him exclusively

i dont care if you ss with any of my f/os just be cool about it or i hit you with hammers.

if you send me art of my f/os I'll love you forever (platonically) + art reblogs 4 times a day on queue and sometimes more

follows/asks from @prosfair

any nsfw will be tagged as #nsfw text

please like when read!

THE BELOVEDS:

⚔️ Rokurou Rangetsu - Tales of Berseria

🪙 Eizen - Tales of Berseria

🍃 Zaveid - Tales of Zestiria

🌟 Zanza - Xenoblade Chronicles*

🎐 Hikari Ku - Octopath Traveler II

🪷 Kagetsu - Fire Emblem: Engage

💘 Fogado - Fire Emblem: Engage

⚡ Ryoma - Fire Emblem: Fates

🔥 Zapp Renfro - Kekkai Sensen

🔎 Tauro - Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

🕳️ Chaos - Hades

🐺 Zenkichi Hasegawa - Persona 5 Strikers

🎡 N Harmonia - Pokémon Series

🦚 Kaeya Alberich - Genshin Impact**

🐈 K'nen Tia - Final Fantasy XIV (OC)

🛠️ Spike Spiegel - Cowboy Bebop

🪓 Ardbert Hylfyst - Final Fantasy XIV

*I could fix him ok. I know this is a red flag but I swear

**I don't like genshin impact at all but I got attached to him

if you want to hear my reasoning for a specific emoji you can ask! they all have meanings :)

#mine #⚔️ #🪙 #🍃 #🌟 #🎐 #🪷 #🔥 #🔎 #🕳️ #🐺 #🎡 #🦚 #🐈 #💘 #🛠️ #⚡ #🪓

[to-wish-upon-starlight]

new writing blog!!

hi. all i do is write <3

my name is fox (they/them) and this is my multifandom writing blog! here you can find me answering requests of all kinds, including character letters, headcanons, short fic, etc etc - i hope you stick around for awhile!

what I write for: atelier ryza (games 1-3), genshin impact, fire emblem: three houses, and xenoblade chronicles 1 and 3 (haven't played 2 yet ^^) more may be added when i feel confident enough,,

what I take requests for: comfort character letters, headcanons (nsfw and sfw), short fic (less than 1,000 words), long fic (more than 1,000 words), and matchups! requests will be filled depending on how long the fic is

other blogs: @beyond-dreams (selfshipping blog), @captainmullin (granblue fantasy specific blog), @snowdropteaedits (edit/aesthetic requests blog)

#promo time! #x reader #multifandom #atelier ryza #genshin impact #fire emblem three houses #fe3h #fe3h x reader #genshin impact x reader #genshin x reader #xenoblade chronicles #xenoblade chronicles 3

[silverselfshippingchaos]

Welcome to xenoblade selfshipping!!! Even if you havent played the games Dunban wants to kiss you so bad. He told me himself

ABDKAHDKW THANK YOU!!!!

Thanks for the warm welcome!

... And for the Dunban kiss-

#i'll be more free next week so I'll pick the game up! it's also my birthday so i'll have an excuse to get a new game lol #d.unban just wont leave my head!!! i just met him only a few days ago but he's all i can think about!!! #cuddling and kissing him... hearing that pretty voice.. gah im blushing just thinking about it!!! #thank you! #answered #thatslikesometaldude #he's just so fine!!! i wanna kiss him so bad! #man ajsjaksj im so flustered!!! he told you himself huh? 😳 #in that case. he should kiss me-

[moved-to-void-kissed]

the courageless girl who so loved the knight of torna the mercenaries’ gem so beloved by an aegis blade the curious mind sent down to a world unfamiliar

Tag list: @alrest | @masterofmasters | @wazzuppy | @cherry-bomb-ships | @call--me--home | @ayatosamore | @xenobabble | @deltaepisode | @dawnszi | @pandapup | @altamont498 (to be tagged in my work, please use this post!)

As of the day of me posting this, there’s only one month to go until the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and I for one am extremely excited. So, I decided I would try my hand at remaking a render I made back in December to celebrate XC2’s anniversary, and this is the result! I like to think I’ve improved, not only because Sapphire and Calanthe’s designs are more finalised but also in things like the lighting. I hope you like it! ^-^

Comments on and reblogs of my work are always okay, and appreciated, but are never required!

#a call from the void #creations from the void #made using MMD #xenoblade selfshipping #this post is okay to reblog! #selfship #selfshipping #heart of the void #self‑insert: hope without courage (aline) #selfship: to fight for what matters (lora/aline) #it's alluded to #self‑insert: gem of garfont (sapphire) #selfship: to our own elysium (pyra/sapphire) #which is again alluded to #self‑insert: in a world displaced (calanthe) #I didn't technically mention KOS-MOS like I did with lora and pyra so I won't use my selfship tag for her here #eye contact tw #ask to tag #I had to make sure I got this out while it was still actually the 29th here haha #cut it a bit close but I got there in the end #if you want to see what the old render was then it’s linked in the post!

[tiny-cloud-of-flowers]

HIYA its been a while oomfie. I wanted to ask if I can ask questions that vaguely allude to XC3 -- nothing that hits your blacklist but like. Questions about say Ruby and what you think her class would hypothetically be in XC3 type thing

Hello, friend!! It has been a bit, but it’s nice to hear from you!! I hope that you’re doing well at the moment, and also, thank you for sending this!

It really means a lot to me that you want to know more about Ruby!!! I’d be happy to take questions about her, it’ll be a good way of developing her more. You can ask whatever you specifically want to ask, whether it’s about Ruby or anything else - I just can’t guarantee I’ll be able to answer in very much specific detail or in a way that’s very game story-compliant. But, I’ll still absolutely try and give it a go!! I do feel like I have at least a decent grasp on some of the XC3 characters, as a result of hearing people - largely you, actually! - talking about them online here and there, but I still have little-to-no experience of gameplay, either from playing my own copy or from watching footage online (since I have not done either of these things). I know someone did some really good blade and driver guides for XC2, so if they’ve done the same thing for the XC3 characters, that will hopefully be a good resource.

Regarding your hypothetical question about class, the one thing I can tell you is that Ruby would be an attacker class, because this both matches her parents (Pyra and Sapphire) and would fit in well with her friends from XC2 (Ursula and Poppi, who are a healer and rank respectively). ..That’s definitely all I have so far because I’ve only just decided on it, but I’ll definitely try and think about it more/am happy to talk it through with you if you want to know more!!

Thank you very much again for sending this in, it really means a lot - and I hope you have a good day!~

#heart of the void #oh no why won’t her tag show up #daughter: gem's little gem (ruby) #there we go. may the power of desktop trickery have prevailed #selfshipping fankids #of gods and titans (xenoblade chronicles) #out of the inbox #Belmont tag! #now that I think about it sapphire may not actually count as an attacker if she was in XC2 as a playable driver since she takes tora’s place #and poppi is a tank as alpha and QT and then I think an attacker by default only as QTpi #but.. I always think of her as being an attacker since the first things she learned how to wield were knives

[void-kissed]

I finally started working on a reference model for Ruby!! I don't think I've quite finalised the outfit yet, but I'm fairly happy with what I have so far, at least~

As a reminder, Ruby is my fankid for my selfship with Pyra, so she's the daughter of Pyra and Sapphire! She's very energetic and chaotic - a friend of mine kept referring to her as "little menace (affectionate)" when I was talking through design ideas with her, and that's definitely very accurate to her personality =P She's best friends with Poppi and Ursula, and her grandad (i.e. Vandham) absolutely dotes on her, hehe. So would a fair amount of the rest of the cast, I imagine!

I'm not going to use my tag list for this render since it isn't exactly a full thing (it's just for showing off the model, haha), but I am going to tag my friend @artificervaldi for inspiring me to work on this this evening, if that's alright. Thank you for your kind words, B!~

#a call from the void #creations from the void #technically #made using MMD #this post is okay for anyone to reblog as long as my DNI is respected #or just generally to comment on if you want to let me know what you think of ruby #but it's obviously not required since - again - this is not exactly a proper selfship render or anything #selfshipping #heart of the void #selfshipping fankids #daughter: ruby tag pending #I still need to think of a tag for her.. that'll come at some point i'm sure #selfship: to our own elysium (pyra/sapphire) #of gods and titans (xenoblade chronicles) #aaaand now i need to go to sleep because i need to get up early #echo's info posts #sort of. more like a reference post but still #yes that is the design of vandham's mantle on her scarf ^-^

[flowering-darkness]

"Darkness is love. There's nothing to fear."

Void/Astral (or Aria, if you want to and we're friends)

she/her or she(?)/her(?) | 20+ | sapphic ace

key info | my F/Os | my selfships | my self-inserts

this is my new selfship blog; for non-selfship things, I'm at @anguis-sapphire

games I selfship in include: Pokémon, Kingdom Hearts, Xenoblade Chronicles, Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and many more

my inbox is always open if you have anything to ask about!

#heart of the void #selfshipping #info post #^-^ #I am trying a new approach and I am hoping it will work out #so.. let's see! #this will be my pinned post - I also have more of a ''promo post''-like post to go around if desired as well

[anguis-sapphire]

Echo (or Aria, if mutuals) | she/her | 20 | sapphic ace

My carrd is linked here - please read it before following or interacting with me

This (@void-feather) is my primary blog - if you’re looking for my selfship blog, that’s @void-kissed

My inbox is always open for questions or comments!

I like a lot of different games, but some of the ones that I care about the most (and/or are generally likely to appear on this blog) include:

Kingdom Hearts Union X (hence my header/background)

Dragon Quest IX (hence my icon - it's an astral plume, inverted)

Pokémon Y, Omega Ruby, and Reborn (plus many others from the series)

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, Triple Deluxe, and Star Allies

Splatoon (all games, but 2 is the one I've played the most)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

There may be other games, and generally other things (vocalsynth content is a big one), as well!

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this if you have done so ^-^

#a call from the void #posts made by me #finally took the time to make a more cleaned-up post to be my pinned post #yes i'm using KHUX title nameplates as dividers. they look cool okay #(thank you roboloid for the asset website) #I should probably make a carrd specifically for this blog but that means giving up one of my other ones #info tag

[getitfrenchship]

For the end of the year asks, 1, 8, 9, and 19!

~ starshine-selfships

Song of the year

Take note I have no idea what music is, so usually songs I discover are found later than other folks. But based on my track record of "songs I played a lot", it's:

-a lot of Paradox Live songs (shout out to Ride Out and License to Kill) -Love Train & After Last Night from Silk Sonic -Gymnopedie no. 1 -AITSF and AINI's OST -the OP for Soul Hackers 2 -XBC3's OST

8. Game of the year

Had I not started working, I probably would've started the Yakuza series in its entirety (or at least 0). BUT ALAS... Started doing more game collecting at least now that I have my own cash (so far I'm really looking forward to playing Hotel Dusk). Most I played was definitely Xenoblade 3 because that's a big boy RPG that I wanted to really finish before it got spoiled and Legends Arceus. Maybe Scarlet, too? Oh, I also need to get back to Diofield Chronicles and Valkyrie Elysium. ...and see if i can get over my choice paralysis in triangle strategy...

9. Best month for me this year

For anime: October for sure. For games: I wanna say July since that's when Xenoblade 3 came out but eh that was when I really started working so I didn't have time to play. ...Maybe February since I decided that was otome month?

19. What am I excited for this next year

Usual upcoming seasonal anime and games that are to come out, maybe finally getting the anime DVDs I keep pushing off for my birthday in less than 6 months, so on and so forth

#thank you!