Hinako is a non-WoL, or maybe A WoL but not THAT WoL depending on one's perspective. Her story and presence is set in motion by MSQ developments and she gravitates back around toward certain events, but she mostly goes her own way—or otherwise walks into a supporting role for other narratives.

Hinako holds high regard for life, wild or otherwise. She approaches fauna with the firm belief that they deserve the same respect and dignity as spoken, even without the divine spark that could see them become auspices. She doesn't so much as hunt to eat without the kamis' graces. #oclore

Since I was planning a shrine maiden, I think I had taken into consideration archer/bard because lol kikyo inuyasha probably. Ultimately CNJ/WHM just made sense because of the shades of Shinto that can found in the class quests, clinched by the weapon Masakaki also being heavily themed this way.

Everyone thinks Mozu works out so she can carry and swing more swords but really it’s so she can carry her fiancée down the aisle on her shoulder (And also so she can carry and swing more swords)

ykw it's actually rather funny a continuation tease came with celebrating NieR Automata sales and then just two days later is Yoko Taro and Okabe on a new Evangelion. Somehow Eva joins the NieR canon this way.

It's taro or strawberry for Hina and 100% on the sugar if I'm being honest

it's never a good time to get mowed down by an enemy party before you can process it in frontline, but when it happens while they're like off the side of the screen and then they're just running by it's at least kinda funny

#ffxiv #yugiri

Every day I thank 🎨erubara76 for my life 🧵

referring to the statue guys in pilgrim's traverse and south horn as just "Men" is exceptionally funny to me and I'm not sure why

"Blessed are the dead that the rain rains upon." -Edward Thomas #ffxiv #gposers #gpose #reshade

Anyway, manifesting

god i forgot why did a garlean write this

heehee, first time-playing friend reached her

yeah #ffxiv

I kinda wish I had less self-reservations acting against me wrt posting boob despite having done it before lol Kept seeing that one recent post train and going "i don't knowwww"

[trips and scatters these all over the floor] hi

she so cute bruhhh. Bruhh

Today!

I'm like 90% sure my Onsal match a couple moments ago was with @sleepytank.bsky.social to which I can only say welp! 💀 #hinavpvp

fat tail friday again no problem!!! 🐊 ✧ #gpose ✧ #aura ✧ #sayana ✧

🦋 #landsmaiden ; #lichlights

Hinako's grandmother died before well before her own birth, while her grandfather became the main familial figure in her life from about the age of five. Morimoto was... bit of a hard-ass, but he taught Hina well. Kind of like if Heihachi Mishima wasn't a villain. #oclore

the snoofing

[ A Sunset Shared ] [ #ZayaPoses #ZayaYuuno ]

fat tail friday again no problem!!! 🐊 ✧ #gpose ✧ #aura ✧ #sayana ✧

Hinako remains quite civil. She doesn't go out of her way to antagonize those of high status and is even on good terms with some, like the Doman court or the Seedseers. Doesn't necessarily mean she tolerates all of them; she's capable of saying things that cut deep with coming off as crass. #oclore

Of course! Hinako's a responsible half-Hingan Yanxian, so she gives her rice a good rinse and doesn't think twice about it.

i'd say that went pretty well Basically just riding out the rest of the EXP needed for the wanyudo again atp #hinavpvp

Hinaposting may or may not continue until the morale improves because man am i dreading the near future thanks to work 🥹

For Hinako, tea's a must, always! On the best of days, this would accompany a traditional multi-dish breakfast of fish, radish, naturally rice and soup. Alternatively, a Doman could hardly go wrong with congee—be it on colder mornings or for the sheer versatility of it. #oclore

Beautiful moon mama being beautiful <3 Finally getting back to APs hehe Hyacinth Rheita #cozyAP #ffxiv #art #painting

You know I don't often explore Hinako's sexuality aside from when I do feel motivated to post or allude to wlw, but I marked her as bi and have stuck to that. These days it's been feeling more like she had a journey of self-discovery and realized she is firmly in love with the gamut of Women

I should make use of drafts in such a way that I actually review what I'm posting before I put it out there, so I don't fumble them with typos. Now I'm gonna be thinking about "gamrle" for a bit.

I hold admiration for peoples' lovely WoLs who've been realized through Crime, well beyond what the gamrle allows. It's made me wonder at times what Hinako would be if she was a newer creation. As barring some little concessions, I keep her rather close to vanilla. I wouldn't have it any other way.

There's perhaps a modicum of irony in that while it has miffed me that Geomancer is still not a fully playable class, if it HAD been added by Endwalker I could've potentially just rewritten Hinako into one. Instead we got that grain of shugendo which validated everything I already had going.

I think that at a fundamental level, Hinako is the same as she always has been, but as she was conceived prior to Stormblood, much of her background lore has been fleshed out or retconned to some extent. While she herself has only grown more vibrant and—err—narratively unchained, let's say.

is this your card? ✨ ✧ #gpose ✧ #aura ✧ #sayana ✧

Oh yeah I've been there. All shards represent some specific aspect of Hecate, their ancestral Ancient, with the Source's being "Hope". Save for a general disposition toward aether, all the shards were very different people from Hecate or Hinako at the time of their rejoining. #oclore

go my fluffy

not made from real dragons

Covered in confidence. #ffxiv #gposers #reshade #eorzeaphotos

Mera with dragonborn scales 😳 ✧ #elysianwings ✧

Happy Lunar New Year! Repost from my Twitter XIV fun-fact thread: FFXIV has a China-exclusive seasonal event with its own music. This song was briefly added to the global client, removed, and was only included in the Chinese game client until the Hot Pot mount was added to the game.

Hinako didn't have actually a definitive mount until Mount Rokkon, where a fragment of the defeated nue Shishio's soul became a shikigami (also gives combat support!). Although she's also since learned to fly herself by tengu magic. She prefers using either for more short-term stints. #oclore

Hinako was really more just an outcast, because of her quirks (talking to ghosts and whatnot). Most others were wary of her, and even kids who would approach her would get taken away by an adult. You could NOT bully young Hinako. She would stand up for herself, maybe throw you into a wall #oclore

Happy LNY ~ Fire horse timeee

I don't fully know how I would convey it, but I think of Tsukiko's flavor of thaumaturgy as a lunar shamanism, tinged in selenomancy. It's something literally so deeply ancient it carries hints of known arts but isn't actually rooted in them.