The healer has the bloodiest hands. You cannot treat a wound without knowing how deep it goes. You cannot heal pain by hiding it. You must accept. Accept the blood to make things better.
Solas, Dragon Age: Inquisition (via fenharelbooty)
Tag: Destiney Delvanguard
http://riskibusiness.tumblr.com/post/153270983178/this-looked-too-cute-a-chance-to-pass-up-since cause I got tired of scrolling. XD)
Work. She knew the dangers an pains of such work. She had done her fair share of odd jobs before finding her home among the Order. Her jobs were a bit more carefully selected now. At least any that she did on her own free time.
A frown crossed her features as he admitted why he was refusing her aid. It was a fine reason. She might have thought similarly had she not spent so much time around her current ’family’. Helping those who she had a feeling could not afford most people who would agree to help for a price. An what was wrong with just helping someone while asking for nothing in return on occasion. Nothing of course.
Before she could object though he had changed the subject. Clever. Obviously one used to dealing with faked smiles. Whether he was the one wearing them or just seeing through them, she didn’t know. A part of her wanted to deny it as she sometimes did. But she could make polite conversation to keep an eye on him. Last thing she wanted to was walk away an leave him to fend off anything in his state should something else pass by. The memories were not as sharp an jagged as they once were.
“A bit of both really. I met someone out here years ago. Well further northeast of here a bit. The circumstances that lead to our meeting… That’s the bad memory.” A sad smile as she thought about the incident. Her hand drifting up to her left shoulder. Fingertips resting over one spot in particular. The memory of an old wound though it never bothered her physically. Her uncle had done a good job repairing all the physical damage.
He had experience on both sides of a false smile. There was plenty of need, especially during jobs where he was set in a place of service as a way to gather information. At times all it took was a smile to put someone at ease, even if the smile didn’t quite reach your eyes. Learning to see through them was just as important, as well, for the simple sake of staying safe.
“Sorry to dredge up the past. Some things are better left buried.” Riski wrinkled his nose in sympathy for a moment. “You can keep going on your way if you want. Don’t want to make you stay.” The attacks were growing less frequent, as well as less intense and a little shorter each time. “Thanks, though. Appreciate the company.”
She shook her head as she held up her hand as if to stop the apology. She didn’t need apologies. It wasn’t his fault. Even if somethings were better left buried, this would always be something she refused to bury. It didn’t deserve to be buried. No matter how much it hurt. With time it had begun to hurt less slowly. But his thanks did bring about a genuine smile this time.
“I think I am content to wait. If nothing else my time among my free company has taught me it’s sometimes best to be stubborn with a patient. Sometimes they would rather do things that are not in their best interests.” She covers her mouth with a hand as she chuckles softly. She looks up to the sky with a warm smile. “An you are welcome. The leader of my company has a favorite saying. The words are in his native tongue but he says they mean ‘not alone’. So I am content to wait until you can walk away on your own safely. I have no where else I have to be today. No work to attend with the Order. I already finished the accounting before I came out here.”
Daisy who had been mostly content with fluttering about finally decided to take a seat on top of Riski’s head. Or at least attempt it. Which made Destiney chuckle at her sparkling companion. “Sorry. Daisy can be a handful at times.”
“Are you saying that you think I’m going to go do something stupid if you turn your back?” Riski asked, lifting his eyebrows in feigned surprise. “I’ll have you know that I,” he paused briefly, a grin tugging at the corner of his mouth, “would absolutely do that. Have we met before?” He shifted his position, pulling his knees up and resting his arms on them.
“So what’s your Order?” he asked, an obvious attempt to get Destiney to talk so he didn’t have to while in the electricity’s grip once more. He didn’t shoo the fairy off his head, letting her perch there undisturbed while he was held immobile – and even after the wave passed. He would continue to keep relatively still for her, rather than tilting his head as much as he usually tended to do while speaking to someone.
She hadn’t been expecting him to admit he would be the kind to go an get himself into more trouble. It was amusing none the less because he was at least good humored about it. Her eyes watched as he moved, curious if he was getting up. Not yet though apparently. Good. She was actually enjoying talking to him. Though she knew she was doing more talking then he was. She didn’t really mind though since he was probably doing it for a reason. She wasn’t the one who had been hit by a couerl after all.
“The Order of the Sword and Rose. It’s the free company I work for. I’m one of the healers. Though I also do the accounting and sometimes research. An a bit of…” her voice dropped for the final three words she was about to add, blush coloring her cheeks faintly. “novice fortune telling.” She coughed in attempt to cover the words quickly and shot a glare to her fairy companion who was laughing at her from her perch. She leans over towards him, attempting to swat at Daisy. The fairy merely dodges away an leaves her swiping at air. She sits back with a frown at the sparkling fairy as Daisy moves into the air in front of them. It might have looked childish but she stuck her tongue out at Daisy before continuing. “I tend to just do whatever they need me to do if I can do it. I enjoy being helpful.”
http://riskibusiness.tumblr.com/post/153270983178/this-looked-too-cute-a-chance-to-pass-up-since cause I got tired of scrolling. XD)
Work. She knew the dangers an pains of such work. She had done her fair share of odd jobs before finding her home among the Order. Her jobs were a bit more carefully selected now. At least any that she did on her own free time.
A frown crossed her features as he admitted why he was refusing her aid. It was a fine reason. She might have thought similarly had she not spent so much time around her current ’family’. Helping those who she had a feeling could not afford most people who would agree to help for a price. An what was wrong with just helping someone while asking for nothing in return on occasion. Nothing of course.
Before she could object though he had changed the subject. Clever. Obviously one used to dealing with faked smiles. Whether he was the one wearing them or just seeing through them, she didn’t know. A part of her wanted to deny it as she sometimes did. But she could make polite conversation to keep an eye on him. Last thing she wanted to was walk away an leave him to fend off anything in his state should something else pass by. The memories were not as sharp an jagged as they once were.
“A bit of both really. I met someone out here years ago. Well further northeast of here a bit. The circumstances that lead to our meeting… That’s the bad memory.” A sad smile as she thought about the incident. Her hand drifting up to her left shoulder. Fingertips resting over one spot in particular. The memory of an old wound though it never bothered her physically. Her uncle had done a good job repairing all the physical damage.
He had experience on both sides of a false smile. There was plenty of need, especially during jobs where he was set in a place of service as a way to gather information. At times all it took was a smile to put someone at ease, even if the smile didn’t quite reach your eyes. Learning to see through them was just as important, as well, for the simple sake of staying safe.
“Sorry to dredge up the past. Some things are better left buried.” Riski wrinkled his nose in sympathy for a moment. “You can keep going on your way if you want. Don’t want to make you stay.” The attacks were growing less frequent, as well as less intense and a little shorter each time. “Thanks, though. Appreciate the company.”
She shook her head as she held up her hand as if to stop the apology. She didn’t need apologies. It wasn’t his fault. Even if somethings were better left buried, this would always be something she refused to bury. It didn’t deserve to be buried. No matter how much it hurt. With time it had begun to hurt less slowly. But his thanks did bring about a genuine smile this time.
“I think I am content to wait. If nothing else my time among my free company has taught me it’s sometimes best to be stubborn with a patient. Sometimes they would rather do things that are not in their best interests.” She covers her mouth with a hand as she chuckles softly. She looks up to the sky with a warm smile. “An you are welcome. The leader of my company has a favorite saying. The words are in his native tongue but he says they mean ‘not alone’. So I am content to wait until you can walk away on your own safely. I have no where else I have to be today. No work to attend with the Order. I already finished the accounting before I came out here.”
Daisy who had been mostly content with fluttering about finally decided to take a seat on top of Riski’s head. Or at least attempt it. Which made Destiney chuckle at her sparkling companion. “Sorry. Daisy can be a handful at times.”
Seashell: What’s a sound that soothes you? Stars: What’s one wish you have?
(Thanks for asking @kyrelldreams & @kibuto. Both of you asked for the seashell one lol. An since you popped an ask I’m doing something special for you, Kyrell. Going to include Karigan for you in honor of our RP. 😀 Though I still need to finish her background. Not happy with what I did put up on the profile the other night.)
“I find the sound of rain to be soothing. No voices, no movement. Just the sound of the rain falling upon a roof or the trees. Or even the sound of a waterfall. The waves crashing. So pretty much just the sound of water in general.” A soft smile as she closes her eyes, thinking of one of those things she had just answered with.
She finally opens her eyes an tilts her head as she thinks upon the second question. “There are a lot of things I could wish for. An thinking about… If I wished for them an they came true I might be a different person today because of it. So in a way…” A tapping of her fingers against her desk. “I guess I would have to wish for the happiness and safety of those I love right now. Because as much as my past has hurt an broken me before… I’m glad I’ve ended up where I am right now. I’m glad to be with the people I can call my family. Even if a certain member… Is not particularly my favorite right now.”
“A soothing sound…” He puts a crooked finger up to his lips in thought on the question. It takes him a few moments before finally looking up again. “Music. Soft gentle music. Whether it be from an instrument or someone singing. Is not the saying music soothes the savage beast?” He laughs richly before waving his had as if to dismiss his own attempt at a joke. “Not that I am some savage beast mind you. But it does soothe this warrior’s heart.”
“As for one wish… That is difficult at best. There are many things I would like to wish for. Especially now. I guess… The best wish I could make would be to wish Haillenarte to be restored. It would mean less pain and suffering for the children of Haillenarte. I have so much respect for them an I hate to see them suffer for the fall of the Vigils. I wish I could ease their burdens.”
“My favorite sound that I find soothing is the wind. Howling or gentle. Because sometimes those howling winds mean a storm. I love storms but I also love to just enjoy a gentle breeze blowing through the trees and grasses. So definitely wind.” She says with a firm nod as she grins like a child with a prize.
“As for one wish… That’s a secret!” She holds up a finger an wiggles it back an forth like scolding someone. She laughs lightly before shrugging. “Well okay maybe it is not much of a secret. I wish to be a respected mercenary. I want to make a name for myself an earn respect. It’s a simple wish.”
Pictures~! Mostly from FC events. Which sometimes create wonderful picture chances for Dest. An I just had to leave the last one with the chat box cause it was hilarious. XD Chee had said something about Oni licking the doors. So Dest told him to go lick a door. An Oni got the right door up until Room 6. (Dest sitting on the fireplace was me being silly while helping Felix with his apartment decorations.)
@onidephor @kindlingdusk @cheetah-smith-ffxiv @jonahsage @eyesseeingbeyondtheveil @sunshineandlotus
Elemental questions
Earth:
- Leaf: What’s your favourite season?
- Tree: What’s the highest up you’ve ever been?
- Flower: What’s the prettiest thing you own?
- Grass: Do you prefer to be outside or inside?
- Soil: Have you ever planted something?
- Mountain: What’s the furthest you’ve ever travelled?
- Rock: What’s your favourite gemstone?
- Vines: What’s your aesthetic?
- Plant: What, in your opinion, is your best aspect?
- Forest: Where are you most calm?
- Mud: Do you like to do hands-on things?
- Bug: What’s your most irrational fear?
- Cave: Where’s your favourite hiding place?
- Garden: Where were you at this time last week?
- Spring: What’s your earliest memory?
Water:
- Tide: Can you swim/do you like to swim?
- Beach: If you could be one place right now, where would you be?
- Coral: Do you believe in mermaids?
- Seashell: What’s a sound that soothes you?
- Seaweed: Favourite sea creature?
- Saltwater: Cold showers or hot showers?
- Stream: When was the last time you had a bath?
- Ocean: Have you ever been sailing?
- Hurricane: If you had to save one thing, what would it be?
- Rain: What do you do when it rains?
- Thunderstorm: Do you like to be outside in the rain?
- Dew: What’s your favourite drink?
- Bubble: Do you live near the water?
- Snow: Does it snow where you live?
- Ice: What’s your favourite thing to do in the winter?
Air:
- Clouds: When was the last time you were on a plane?
- Breeze: What’s your favourite dessert food?
- Smoke: Who’s your favourite artist?
- Fog: Do you wear glasses?
- Wind: What’s your favourite song to dance to?
- Mist: Do you like fairytales?
- Sky: Do you like to wear dresses?
- Stars: What’s one wish you have?
- Flight: What are you most excited for right now?
- Float: What’s the first thing you think when you wake up?
- Breath: What type of music do you listen to?
- Bird: If you could fly, where would you fly to?
- Feather: How long do you usually sleep for?
- Balloon: What’s your favourite carnival ride?
- Space: Have you ever seen an eclipse?
Fire:
- Bonfire: What’s one thing you lost that you want back?
- Warmth: Who is the person nearest to you right now?
- Light: What time is it where you are?
- Volcano: What are you most afraid of?
- Sun: What would the person nearest to you right now say about you?
- Lava: Do you like to do reckless things?
- Flame: Have you ever burned something?
- Soot: Have you ever hurt someone you didn’t mean to?
- Coal: Have you ever been hurt by someone?
- Ash: Do you have any birthmarks/scars?
- Campfire: What’s your favourite childhood memory?
- Lightning: Are you afraid of storms?
- Energy: Pick one word to describe your life.
- Lantern: Are you afraid of the dark?
- Summer: What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done?
Seven Points: Destiney
(stolen borrowed from @duskrecluse)
One Insecurity
- Being good enough. She doubts herself quite often.
Two Fears
- Slimy things
- Fighting people
Three Turn-Ons
- Duskwights/Dark Skinned Wildwood
- Smart people she can have intellectual conversations with
- ??? (I couldn’t think of a third…)
Four Life Goals
- Become a better Healer
- Continue to help those she cares about
- Be someone her father would be proud of
- Find the reason she was spared that day she nearly died
Five Things That Make Her Happy
- Books!
- Sweets (Chocolate preferred)
- Music
- Looking up at the stars at night
- Being around her friends and family
Six Weaknesses
- Self doubt
- She can’t hurt other people
- Sweets
- Slimy things
- Someone close being mad at her
- Duskwights/Dark skinned Wildwood
Seven People/Things She Loves
- Her Husband
- Her family
- Her Free Company
- The Outsiders
- Her friends
- Books
- Stargazing
( ﾟдﾟ): What amazes your muse? (in a good way) ((from @sunshineandlotus ))
(Thanks for asking @sunshineandlotus)
“In a good way… Praise for a job well done. Because I am not expecting it. I really don’t think I am that good. I try to do my best but I am still learning. I make mistakes all the time. Whether it be in handling a situation poorly or missing something entirely. So I often don’t feel I’ve done well enough to deserve that praise yet… It makes me happy anyways. It’s amazing to think someone thought I did good enough at something to deserve such praise.”
“Hmm. Amaze me in a good way… I would have to say seeing what the rest of Eorzea is like beyond the areas controlled by Ishgard. Seeing all these wonders I’ve been missing out on for so very long. There are so many beautiful places. An such a diversity of people.”
（ ﾟДﾟ） : What does your muse do when surprised?
(Thanks for asking @sorceressofdurendaire)
“I think it would depend on the sort of surprised you are asking about. If it is good I’m bound to react better to it then if it is bad. I can sometimes be a bit jumpy and tense if surprised while stressed out. Most of the time I’m probably just going to be staring wide-eyed at whatever surprised me though.”
“I would not suggest surprising me. My first instinct is to defend myself. Years as a knight can do that to a person. Especially when dealing with dragons and heretics. I would hate to harm someone because they choose to surprise me. If someone does I just hope they do it a distance away from me so they are not harmed.”
For both Destiny and Lance question 22, and 23; opinion on romance? opinion on sex?
(Thanks for asking @michisilver)
“My opinion on romance? Well considering I am married… I am not looking for romance. There is no need. I do still enjoy a good romance novel though. Just because I am taken doesn’t mean I can’t watch or read others enjoying their romances. As for my opinion on…” She looks away, cheeks stained pink with blush. “On Sex… My husband and I came to an agreement on that long ago. He doesn’t want to know what I decide to do in our long absences of seeing each other. Sex is just that. Sex. It doesn’t have to have emotions attached to it.”
“Romance? Sex?! Are such questions really necessary?” Lance looks surprised and a bit embarrassed by the question. He sighs softly an scratches his cheek. “I enjoy romancing a partner. Doesn’t everyone want a bit of romance in their lives? As far as the other question…” He takes a deep breath an thinks a moment on how he wants to answer this. “I would not just sleep with anyone. I’m not that sort of man. I want a deeper connection with that person. I want it to be special.”
Spirit of the Warlock 