If you shake a jar of ants, the ants will start to flail and attack, believing the issue is the other ants, rather than the person shaking the jar. Always ask yourself who may be shaking the jar.

"What character changed your brain chemistry?" and it's my own OCs

Lost in surrender #GPOSERS | #Drow | #Duskwight | #Elezen

Funfact - spiders are a sacred symbol to the Drow. Despite not really being religious, both Durafein & Viedyn will leave spiders alone. In FR Lore the gods exist in a very literal sense, so for Durafein & Viedyn it's not worth the risk of potentially crossing one of Lolth's messengers.

Dealing with the hyper religious people I used to be around in Florida is one reason I relate so well to the Drow & put OCs in that setting. Oh a priestess is threatening to send you to Lolth because she doesn't think you prayed hard enough? Been there, dude.

"The organization needs a martyr. How do you find a martyr? You do not find one, Mr. Vollmer. You choose one. You take one of no value, and you make him into a symbol. You wrap him in a flag, and you make his death work for you." - The Twilight Zone "He's Alive"

Restricting the expression of sexuality through fiction and art made by adults, for adults – including those you find personally disturbing or offputting – is conservative censorship, full stop. When that censorship disproportionately affects subgroups, that's also discrimination. For shame.

HAPPY FRIDAY! Posting this early (with permission) because everyone needs to see it right now. Sort of a "surprise comm" from @lunareth.bsky.social I only knew it was going to be Durafein! ^_^ She always draws his hair extra long and I always let her cuz it's gorgeous

Why tf does September always burn me out creatively? I'm struggling so bad over here. Not gonna let it get me this year.

My Half-Elf Eriyah! She's my D&D character from the same table as Durafein! She kinda developed a crush on him. But when I started FFXIV I wasn't aware of the wildwood+duskwight relations (or total lack of) That lore annoyed me and I REALLY like Viedyn so she got bumped for Drow content

Rare IRL - Inciting a strong emotional reaction is a form of manipulation, do not allow yourself to be manipulated, ESPECIALLY on social media. This doesn't mean you can't feel! Just check in with yourself! Chances are someone's hoping for your engagement & they may not deserve your energy

God I miss the old internet You had to choose to dial into it and hang up when you finished and it wasn't an endless scroll algorithmic hellscape designed to keep you there Your phone didn't listen to you 24/7 in order to advertise to you. We had strobing pop-up ads like a proper fucking society.

Oh my GOSH Yoshi P's speech from the Rising Event tho!?!? I don't usually mention "gameplay" stuff here and I won't spoil anything but that was.... Unexpected and kinda refreshing?! Highly recommend doing the event so you can hear it directly from him (in a way)

(Not my comm - I'm in queue!) But looooook at these LINES! I've literally got like 7 comms in this style because I love Lunareth's line work so much!

I have.....so many THOUGHTS on Drow and I keep trying to POST but my stupid HEAD is still sick with that cold and I'm so tired and everything is muddled BUT THE FEELINGS I FEEL THEY EXIST

Both Durafein & Viedyn are cis and use he/him Durafein is pronounced - ✅Dur-ah-fayn Viedyn is pronounced - ✅Vee-din Fun fact: I pronounce Viedyn's name wrong irl. I say Vy-din and someone on comms said "Uhh wouldn't it be a Vee sound?" Yes, yes it would! Only language I know and I'm BAD at it

because sometimes you just need to go touch some grass #gpose | #gposers | #eclipsepose

Back from vacation and what did I do instead of gposing?

Rare IRL (that ties back to xiv) At DragonCon - roomie throws a travel bottle of fireball at me I don't really drink but I threw it back as a flex Joke's on me I forgot it doesn't play nice with my meds Couldn't figure out why I kept mis-clicking (and failing) my Cosmic Tool recipes 😭

I'm so bad at conventions. Am I floating around in costume? No I'm playing FFXIV while eating frosted animal crackers but my badge is pretty!

There's a pose that has been worming around my brain for like 8 months... It would involve carefully positioning like 5-6 different hands which don't really have the necessary bones in-game and I'm so freaking scared

@lunareth.bsky.social is another artist I've commissioned and I trust her to depict my OCs undressed. ;) I think she's working on my 8th commission right now. She'd definitely love to draw your OCs especially if you're looking for something spicy you don't wanna gpose!

I've actually paid Hungry Ghost to do this and 10/10 highly recommend Commissions are actually the ONLY way I allow my OCs to be shown naked on social media!

Syr Memeqo'te is here to relate to you | #ffxivgpose | #gposers | #Miqote

if you want to take your feedback to SE start advocating/asking for more inclusive customization, like body types, pronoun options, muscle tone, age sliders, etc!! a really basic one for example is separating au ra horns from face type. don't focus on the loss of mare, ask them to fill the void.

Have a cozy corner of my island while I drown in crafts #FFXIV | #EorzeaPhotos | #FFXIVScreenshots

My FFXIV confession is that everyone is super cool and sexy

*Opens Bsky* "Alright FFXIV community - what are we up to today!?" ... Oh...

"Why didn't you gpose this weekend?" Well on FRIDAY I decided that I should get the gathering skysteel tools and after getting MIN and BTN I decided I -had- to get FSH Saturday was a marathon of suffering Sunday was a blur and I came to in the fucking Daidem at 11pm like "WHAT AM I DOING"

Im grabbing your shoulders when I say this Gpose is meant to be fun. You dont need plug-ins if you don't want them. You dont need shaders if you dont want them You dont need anything besides the willpower to just HAVE FUN.

Decided to try a 4-man "Oops all tanks!" run of Asphodelos: The First Circle (Savage) It works VERY WELL (in fact it makes it a breeze each tank can take a turn cheesing the knockback mech instead of swapping) We are gremlins and we love cheese prog, the more ridiculous the better honestly.

Spilling a few beans- Durafein is fiercely passionate, his impassive mask falls as soon as he realizes what's going on. He'll match his partners energy, then raise it. Viedyn is more methodical, he values power so he tends to get a feel for his partners before acting. #wolqotdafterdark

Replacing my gil rant because this one is WAY better! I love this! I LOVE SPITE! Will break to share spiteful (and QUALITY!) gil-making tips! Sorry I'm quoting (I know sometimes that's considered rude?) but I felt a desperate desire to gush & appreciate PROMINENTLY

Sorry - cozy vibe break Of all the grow spots I mooch - this one is by far my favorite

What an absolute gift to the "shoulder appreciation club" holy- #GPOSERS | #Elezen | #Duskwight | #ElezenHours

Interrupting for an important announcement. I actually care deeply about this because RMT grinds my gears. It's NOT HARD to make gil. It takes practice because it can be DC specific but it's not difficult If you're gonna involve real money, it's better ROI to buy an additional retainer

I don't vibe with the mod/vanilla debate I've got a subtle look that I prefer for my characters and there's certain modded looks I find distasteful and I don't enjoy, but when I see those I say - "Wow, they're enjoying their OCs how they want to enjoy them." and carry on

I'm (not) funny

Reposting this one by itself because it deserves it #GPOSERS | #Duskwight | #Elezen

anyone wanna run maintenance ex with me tonight? #ffxiv

Durafein- learning to reverie with Viedyn. It's one of the few times he truly felt safe. He always believed Viedyn was unstoppable. When Durafein got older, he'd insist on taking reverie with Viedyn when one of them was sick or injured, claiming it was "safer" So they'd rest sitting back-to-back

And that's enough of that! PVP is DONE until..... //checks notes// Tuesday....

IRL GPOSE INTERRUPTION AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! My husband just sent me this snap!

Fat-fingered a little thread before I was done but in retrospect I'm a gpose account & nobody needs to know what I think about hats But what REALLY distracted me was the auto correct trying to change "thing" to "cocks" WHAT So my train of thought has officially DEPARTED

Super quickie to "Celebrate" getting Durafein's Island Sanctuary to level 20 Because apparently I'm a masochist (screams) #GPOSERS | #FFXIV | #EorzeaPhotos

And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides #GPOSERS | #Elezen | #Duskwight | #Drow | #ElezenHours

Re: Prev shared post There's a small list of reasons I don't post explicit content. 1. I genuinely -enjoy- leaving people wanting/guessing 2. The limitations of the game irritate me 3. Don't wanna download MORE mods just to scale their junk 4. Posing. The. Fingers. Around. The. Cock. Oh. My. GODDD

Final Sting! A silly screenshot from Friday night FC shenanigans, but it actually came out kinda neat?! #FFXIV | #FFXIVScreenshot | #Duskwight | #Elezen The silly glam (which I'm glad you can't see all of) was mandatory. :P