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elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · Aug 16

📌 hi, i'm elspie

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elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 17m

WAAA THANK UUU 🥺💖

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elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 17m

#lsp:writes • suggestive text / just an outline and rough draft of the average chercred scene in the first half of 7.0

i admit i’m pleased w the dialogue esp in the last screenshot

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ears twitching, cherry turns around, her hand glowing as she reaches out, preparing to manifest a weapon just in case it isn’t him—despite his scent on the wind as it shifts direction and blows.

“going to strike me down?” he teases softly, his blurry shape coming into focus as he draws near. the glow from her hand gives her enough light to see his features sharpen as her eyes adjust. instantly, she’s flooded with a sense of relief—and her belly clenches and knots in anticipation at the same time.

“depends. what are you here for?” she asks coyly in return, her long tail swaying playfully behind her.

“you.”

he stalks forward, the predatory look on his face sending a thrill down her spine. he’s confident and smirking, his eyes trailing up and down her body, focusing on her freckled cleavage, her bared belly, her thick thighs. his gaze has weight, leaving her tingling before he even touches her.

breath catching, she takes a step back with every step he takes forward until they’re at the water’s edge. cherry’s tail puffs, her heart races, and her breathing quickens as she feels well and truly hunted, her excitement mixing with the thrilling feeling of controlled danger.

“you need not look at me like that,” she protests weakly, but she doesn’t mean it and he knows it.

“oh? but don’t i? after all, I have been tracking you for quite some time...”

her belly flops. despite the warm, humid air all around them, she shivers as he comes to a stop before her, their bodies almost touching. has he been dreaming of this?

“you talk about being a hunter,” he teases lowly, his hands grabbing hold of her hips. he pulls them toward his own; cherry gasps. “but you make such *delightful* prey.”

cherry is dumbfounded and overwhelmed, his touch setting her alight. it has been too long since they had a moment alone.

“th—thancred, i…”

his hips push against hers, his interest plain. she squirms with a soft whine.

“my, my,” he chuckles lowly. “look at the state of you.”

“incorrigible,” she manages, putting her hands on his chest. she squeezes over his breast appreciatively, soft fat and firm muscle under the cloth against her hand. he is so warm and solid, deliciously broad…

“have you missed me, darling?” he teases, his hands traveling back and forth along her hips, sliding under the pareo she threw on under the guise of dressing down for a quick bath in the lake.

“what does it look like?” she manages breathlessly. his hands grab her rear, squeezing as he pulls her closer. she grunts softly, arms snaking around his neck.

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“what does it look like?” she manages breathlessly. his hands grab her rear, squeezing as he pulls her closer. she grunts softly, arms snaking around his neck.

“you poor, needy thing,” he murmurs in mock sympathy. it is not every day he can make her so flustered and he is clearly relishing in it, preening proudly at the effect he has on her.

she lets him; she is not too proud to hide it.

“you look ready to fall apart for me, darling,” he says lowly, leaning down to mouth at her neck.

mouth dry, body trembling with anticipation, cherry presses closer. “what do you have planned for me?” she asks softly, happy—thrilled, even—to let him dictate their time together. it is a bit risky, after all, to sneak off at night like this. she suspects thancred feels confident enough to let his guard down because urianger is somewhere nearby watching for enemies, the wind carrying his scent from up river.

“a ravishing, of course,” he says simply, lips brushing against the sensitive skin of her neck. skilled hands quickly untie the knotted fabric from around her hips. he takes the time to drop the small skirt on a patch of flowers away from the muddy shore.

“sisters, thancred, have i missed you,” cherry sighs, sliding her hands under the hem of his undershirt. she pulls it over his head and adds it to the growing pile of their clothes as they undress one another.

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“hold on,” he murmurs. she wraps her arms around his neck and rests her head on his shoulder, holding still as he plops them both down in the tall grass with a quiet grunt.

no sooner have they settled in than does he roll them over, settling between her legs and peppering her face in kisses. cherry giggles and squirms against him, his beard tickling sensitive skin as he trails back down to busy himself with her neck.

“you are being so sweet, thancred,” she murmurs, but she is far from complaining.

“I have some atoning to do,” he murmurs. “I caught sight of you after the cave. i’ve never seen your tail so low.”

“just how long have you been spying on me?” she asks, threading her fingers through his hair. her gut clenches unpleasantly as he reminds her of his little sabotage on their way to many fires. it is to be expected; it is the competitive nature of the rites. she has already been plotting her revenge. but she could not deny to him that she was saddened by their current standing as competitors instead of allies.

“since the day you got into port, of course,” he says simply. “what kind of advisor would I be if I did not keep tabs on our biggest competition?”

he kisses her.

“what kind of husband would I be if I did not keep tabs on my wife?”

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elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · Aug 21

#lsp:writes • it’s my downtime during raid series and i can do what i want with it

or: thancred is *very* doting after one of cherry’s arcadion matches, and it definitely is not because he’s distracting himself

still coming down and panting for breath, thancred turns around, cups cherry’s face in his hands, and kisses her, and kisses her, and kisses her so sweetly, his thanks made clear. they stay like that for a few long moments, smiling and pressing lips together and giggling softly. it is so domestic it makes her heart ache.

“go on,” he murmurs between kisses. “go get dried off—and dressed—and rest. i’ll be out soon.”

reluctant, she reaches for his wash cloth. “but…”

“you’ve just taken great care of me, haven’t you, rhyse? you’ve done enough. go rest,” he says softly, taking the rag from her. she shuffles in place, her belly tight with affection from all the hannish petnames and sweet gestures.

“thancred,” she begins to protest weakly, but interrupts herself with a poorly timed yawn. he kisses her again.

“there’s my sweet, sleepy girl. go get ready for bed, darling.”

“but i—“

“i’ll be with you soon. promise.”

cherry is tired. she lets herself obey him.

“I love you,” she repeats between lazy kisses.

“love you.”

bundled up in a thin but highly absorbant towel, cherry dries off, puts her hair up in another, and grabs a robe hanging off of the back of the bathroom
door. wrapping it around herself, she plops on the sofa—utilitarian, bare bones—and waits for thancred to join her.

a holographic screen flickers before her over a console table. she picks up the tablet to control it, looking for something interesting to watch. she finds coverage of an arcadion match between two opponents she hasn’t seen before. thinking she’ll use it to study for her next fight, she settles in.

she doesn’t even register that she’s leaning her head back and closing her eyes. the next thing she knows, thancred is nudging her awake.

“come on, love. let me get you ready for bed.”

her body is heavy and leadend; moving feels almost agonizing. all she wants to do is throw herself in his lap and sleep and sleep and sleep. but she is loath to waste his time if he isn’t also tired…

“hm? no, no—it must still be the middle of the afternoon. we could still go out…”

her words are slurring.

“you just wrapped up a rather taxing battle. or have you forgotten?”

“i…”

“sit up, love. i’ll handle everything.”

“but…”

he nudges her again. this time, despite her protests, she is pliant. he sits beside her, gently turns her away from him, and takes her long red and white hair down from its towel, carefully drying it off before taking a comb to her thick mane.

before she knows it, a heavy braid is being draped over her shoulder, a delicate kiss placed to the bite on her neck, and then strong arms are lifting her, carrying her to the large bed in the back of the studio apartment.

the bed’s frame is the same as everything else in solution nine; dark, sleek, plain. the bedding atop the mattress is an eclectic mix of colorful quilts and soft furs, cherry’s own personal collection from radz-at-han and ishgard.

she studies thancred carefully as he fusses, setting her down over the blankets and gently undoing her robe, helping her out of her towel and making sure she’s completely dried off. if not for the numerous baths he’s given her over the years, she’d blush from how thorough he’s being.

he is intent. methodical. and when he catches her watching him, the tips of his ears color ever so slightly.

“what is it?” he murmurs, resuming his quest to busy himself.

cherry tilts her head, ears twitching. what has gotten into him?

“you are just so handsome,” she says, letting him slip the robe and towel out from under her. she doesn’t want to call him out on his coddling. he carries them to a hamper then digs around in a drawer, pulling out one of his undershirts and then a pair of her smalls.

“and you are just so stunning, love,” he replies, returning to her side. she lets him pull the baggy tank top over her head, but stops him as he goes to help her with her smalls.

“darling, i do think i can dress myself. but thank you,” she says, taking the underwear from him gently and putting it on. “you are being especially good to me today…”

he clears his throat. “you deserve to be spoiled,” he says. she knows he means it, but she knows something else is going on, too.

nearly immediately, he busies himself with something else—walking around and making sure all the blinds are closed and curtains drawn, fetching them both glasses of water, arranging the picked wildflowers in a makeshift vase. as she slides under the covers, cherry looks over at the combined calendar and chronometer—clock, she reminds herself—on her night stand.

it takes her a few long moments, but realization dawns on her.

it is ryne’s name day.

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elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 55m

cleared stone 30 yesterday… auuuggghhhhh

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elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 5d

— islands: a #wolcred one-shot

the warrior of light has been looking forward to being reunited with thancred waters for a long time—and he with her for even longer. they never thought it would go like this.

archiveofourown.org/works/71885601

#lsp:fic • #chercred

in a dimly lit room illuminated only by candlelight on a nearby table, cherry looks up at thancred with a fearful expression on her face. he stands before her, his back to the camera, which is angled over his shoulder. he holds her arm in one hand and cups her face in another, his expression obscured by the angle and his hair.

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elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 9h

i say this like i didn't publish a fic and have a second one ready to go any moment

elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 9h

chercred drought and it's all my doing

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elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 9h

feeling a profound sense of comfort and warmth thinking about thancred's gender again. this means nothing

elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 11h

tomorrow i go agane

elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 11h

i didn’t lie, i failed (trying to make little end caps on the sleeves to block off where i deleted skin and for some reason the faces i make are transparent even if i uv edit and i’m too tired to figure it out)

elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 1d

gonna publish form-fitting neotunic for chonk tomorrow please look forward to it

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elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 12h

GOOD LUCK AJ!!!!!

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cerwyn @bajamut-blast.bsky.social · 17h

FFXIV meme

fandaniel is pouring a drink for a very unamused looking zenos

"have we tried substance abuse my liege"

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samfl♡wer @samflowerr.bsky.social · 22h

a rare sighting ✨

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elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 15h

lrp and if i said chercred

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GlacierClear @glacierclear.bsky.social · 17h

to hold me like water.
or christ, hold me like a knife.

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lucy @ comms open @lucyisok.bsky.social · 16h

i missed feo ul, so glad theyre back!! i hope everyone's having a good time with the new deep dungeon!!

#lucyart | #ffxivart

smiling chibi of feo ul from final fantasy fourteen.

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elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 17h

it can be so helpful! original version was in a sort of ask meme, quote repost format like the one below :3

elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · Apr 14

share your oc's boundaries:

fanart:
⚠️ she must be fat / scaling enabled*

shipping:
✅ wolcred
✅ wolchefant
⚠️ only platonic otherwise + ask first**

fanfic/writing:
⚠️ ask first**

can others draw their oc w yours:
✅ OK

nsfw:
⚠️ solo: ask first**
⚠️ npcs: ask first**
❌ other ocs

izzy @ 7.3 @thanc.red · Apr 14

Share your OC’s boundaries:

Is fanart OK:
✅️ hellyea

Is shipping OK:
✅️ wolcred
⚠️ only platonic otherwise

Is fanfiction/writing OK:
✅️ hellyea

Can others draw their OC with yours:
✅️ hellyea

Is NSFW stuff OK:
❌ under no circumstances is this OK for others to do

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elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 17h

cherry is wish fulfillment (smiles with teeth

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it's mariel sealfarts 🦭 @sealfarts.bsky.social · 13d

different concept #kpopdemonhunters

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elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 17h

you do maximalism in such a Cohesive way that it just works so fucking well. khei has a lot going on in the best way possible!

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elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 17h

i am extremely unapproachable 🙇‍♀️ and if you do approach me i am extremely dry and uninteresting. gomen

elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 17h

i have printed every piece of art i have ever received and cherish it all dearly; nothing makes me happier than my creations inspiring others. i value the time and effort put into creative works. i want to make sure no one puts that work into something that will not be appreciated fully!

elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 17h

* = in the cases of art parties based on vanilla, i do not expect this
** = artists i've commed, worked with, or whose work i otherwise enjoy and trust get more leeway but be prepared to hear 'no' or some stipulations if you ask

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elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 17h

#lsp:cherry • oc boundaries:

fanart:
✅ she must be fat / scaling enabled*

ship art:
✅ wolcred
✅ wolchefant
❌ other ocs

fanfic/writing:
⚠️ ask first**

can others draw their oc w yours:
⚠️ platonic + non-serious only

nsfw:
⚠️ solo: ask first**
⚠️ npcs ships: ask first**
❌ other ocs

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elspie @ pilgrim's traverse @elspie.etheirys.social · 17h

actually i think that boundaries post is due for some updates and a proper tag hold on