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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 16h

o7 I'm Stygian, an on-and-off gposer with a passion for writing and often found rambling about my OCs in WoLqotds! My main two are my miqo'te, Zhyk, and my au ra, Vachir.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The banquet, Waking Sands massacre, & a deleted quest: "The Warden Works in Mysterious Ways." After the massacre there's too many bodies for the cemetary, they must be buried with the Calamity victims. The WoL is advised to pray to Azeyma; it might invoke her divine judgement. So you do and...

Offer a prayer at the mark of the Warden.

Start of cutscene.

As you kneel before the mark of the Warden in a moment of quiet solitude, you breathe deep of the dry desert air. The roar of the rushing waters is punctuated by the faint chirping of vilekin and the shrill cries of a hawk. The gods, however, remain silent...

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Pass it along - please let us see your pfp in its full glory! It's actually not a real gpose or anything, but a snipped image off my adventurer plate, which means it's crunchy AF in full but looks pretty all right as a pfp

a male miqo'te wreathed in flame, clenched fist held up before him with a determined look on his face.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

A little comic about being gifted new gear, or rather— ⋆ The Time J'yhuh Learned About Zhyk's Horns ⋆ ✦ #gpose 💜 #wildspark 💚 #wolship 🪻 #jyhuhtia 🍃 #zhyklore ✦

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

might not have the correct hair color until 8.0 (hopefully) but hello there sir 🫶

beastmaster mentor j'yhuh tia as a retainer

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Zhyk has a very natural RBF and it's one of the reasons I love him so much

a standing idle pose of zhyk with his arms crossed, rbf on display

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🔅 Beneath Sun-kissed Skies 🔅 ✦ #gpose 💜 #wildspark 💚 #wolship 🪻 #jyhuhtia 🍃 #zhyklore ✦

Zhyk and J'yhuh, two male miqo'te, dozing in the afternoon sun. J'yhuh sits with his back against a tree, head tilted to rest atop Zhyk's, while Zhyk leans back into J'yhuh. One of J'yhuh's arms wraps around Zhyk, holding him as they nap, and one of Zhyk's hands rests atop J'yhuh's knee. Their tails twine around one another affectionately.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

And finally I'm able to see the place I'm meant to be 𖹭 ✦ #gpose 💜 #wildspark 💚 #wolship ✦

Zhyk and J'yhuh beside a campfire late at night. J'yhuh rests on his back, smiling, looking up not toward the stars but to Zhyk who leans over him with a fond expression.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

went to work on bst, stopped to parasol ☔

j'yhuh tia and my oc, zhyk, standing beneath a parasol as it rains

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Day 30: Vestige SFW | No Spoilers | 1554 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ (And so I end #FFXIVWrite with something bittersweet but also heartwarming, with a silly little tie-in to the ship name at the finale.) 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/2nmhWVu... ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore 🪻 #wildspark ✦

"You can be a hell of a persistent blighter, y'know that?" Zhyk whispers, heart hammering in his chest.

"I take that as a compliment. Being a blighter gained me a skilled handler." J'yhuh smiles tenderly, his voice low and dulcet. "Being persistent earned me your trust."

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Day 29: Layer SFW | No Spoilers | 1695 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ (Wound care, my beloved! A mild version, but also a glimpse at more lore regarding Zhyk's hands.😌) 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/4e2ls12... ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore 🪻 #wildspark ✦

"Where did you learn?"

Zhyk paused in the middle of affixing the dressing, fingertips lingering near J'yhuh's ear. Yet he said nothing as he continued in lieu of an answer, waiting until he was certain the bandage would hold, protection that would hopefully staunch any blood until they reached town in a few bells.

"…my mother," Zhyk finally answered as he retrieved the yarrow from J'yhuh's grasp, returning it to his own rucksack. "We lived in the Wood. She hunted oft. Needed to know how to treat herself whether near or far of our kin."

The stilted explanation required no further prodding, for now. J'yhuh grazed the side of his head, feeling the layer of gauze carefully wrapped. "A wise woman. She taught you well."

Are you proud yet, mam?

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Day 28: On Thin Ice SFW | No Spoilers | 1319 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ [Mild CW: Fear of Drowning] 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/60mmp8DRLvOgvMHJpiHkVm/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-28---On-Thin-Ice?theme=icicle ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore 🪻 #starcrossed 🪻 #wildspark ✦

The large coeurl saunters toward them, ears and eyes alert to their surroundings. Her bright eyes glint as she peers between the two men, landing on J'yhuh in expectation. He gives her sturdy shoulder a pat. "You'd carry Zhyk across the river if he asked, wouldn't you?"

Golden eyes turn to Zhyk.

He attempts to keep his expression aloof.

Her chuff is equally, if not more, blasé.

"Don't think she's so keen on it. Prob'ly thinks it's a bad idea to…" Zhyk trails off as Cœur meanders toward the ice-covered river and paws at it, glancing back at the two miqo'te. Lightning sparks off the ends of her whiskers, the crackling sound a common way for her to gain attention.

"You were saying?" J'yhuh asks with a cheeky grin.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Their height difference isn't that much but *wistful sighing* #wildspark

two miqo'te standing in a clearing in the black shroud, looking at one another

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Day 27: Confabulate SFW | No Spoilers | 395 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ [Mild CW: Implied violence, death, & panic attack] (Dialogue only attempt 💬) 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/46Xe7nLOFnnKFuZf1IPFKp/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-27---Confabulate?theme=wickedFog ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore 🪻 #wildspark ✦

"Sulk all you like. Head up, let me clean some of this blood."

"Told you it's not mine—"

"If not yours, then whose?"

"…"

"…What happened out there, handler?"

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Day 26: Susurrus SFW | No Spoilers | 1860 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ (Reconciliation fluff time.) 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/3FKYGSFu9EUNgQFRDHLEId/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-26---Susurrus?theme=aura ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore 🪻 #wildspark ✦

He rustled through a sturdy rucksack, digging past dried rations and crumpled missives, nudging aside spare bandages and sentimental gifts, and found nestled atop a treasured sketchbook the small wooden container he'd come to deliver.

Cœur raised her head lazily on Zhyk's approach. Her golden eyes gleamed in the low luminescence of the fire, regarding him passively as if she had been waiting for the day he'd return. She dipped her muzzle slightly as he held out a palm, leaning forward to bunt her snout against his fingertips in greeting.

"She's been restless since you left."

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I can't say it's my most favorite that I've ever written (I have a lot of works I'm proud of & picking one sentence is HARD), but I do love the implications of this one. #zhyklore #starcrossed #stygwrites

There is no one behind him. No arms to embrace. No voice to tease. No mouth to kiss.

There is only a ghost in the mirror and a Shade in the corner of his eye—to be haunted is to be loved, he tells himself.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Day 25: Cynosure SFW | No Spoilers | 961 Words | Vachir 🐉 (Perspective from 🐯 @beekcafe.bsky.social's character; I think it went well! 🥰) 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/3OJyZzaZ1FDc1pImTFUhrK/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-25---Cynosure?theme=afterglow ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🌹 #stygwrites 🌹 #vachlore 🌹 #thunderstorm ✦

Laughter spills from the group and Tiger's horn picks out one in particular—the thunderous, yet warm guffaw of his employer. Even now Vachir sits a good two or three fulms above present company, the au ra distinct in his bulk. It makes it easy to note the easy-going smile on his face; the familiar crinkle at the corners of his eyes and the peek of a sharp fang.

It also makes it easy to see as Vachir glances aside and discerns Tiger's location, a flicker of curiosity darting across his angular features. To his present company Vachir speaks and Tiger infers it to be a pardon for his impeding absence—pray, a moment whilst I see to my assistant—which is confirmed seconds later as Vachir rises.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Day 24: Drift SFW | No Spoilers | 858 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ (Because I love little moments between Zhyk & Temur.) 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/76drrvbemmlpY94u2G3a4G/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-24---Drift?theme=aura ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore 🪻 #starcrossed ✦

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Day 23: Egress SFW | No Spoilers | 1434 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ (Not enough drama/angst in my recent posts, so time for a FIGHT.) 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/1wfBK0uzi8wSn8SrUe0RdW/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-23---Egress?theme=aura ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore 🪻 #wildspark ✦

"Talk to me, handler. Don't up and run." J'yhuh's expression was grim, focused, trying to read past the roiling anger in Zhyk's body language. He knew he should allow Zhyk to leave, let the man cool his head, but something else demanded he confront the issue here. Now. Before it grew to be something beyond them.

Before he might not see the other miqo'te again.

"Let go," Zhyk warned, low and quiet.

"Not until I know you're going to talk."

A dark violet tail whipped through the air; he was never good at hiding his emotions. "Let. Go."

"…No."

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Day 22: Train SFW | No Spoilers | 1408 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ CW: Mild Violence 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/5u6GVpHz3w18qZL4RuJ7bi/FFXIV-Write-2026-Prompt-22---Train?theme=aura ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore 🪻 #wildspark ✦

Aether spills into view, a crystallization of energy. A flashover of material unseen to most, soulspun magicks erupting in a contained torrent of heat, vivid azure flames igniting in the palm of his hand. The shape of scythe forms in smoke and flame—as Zhyk darts forward, the weapon becomes as tangible and weighted as any other, crashing into a hastily lifted shield.

Sparks fly between them as metal screeches against metal. The raging fire clings to the curved edge of the scythe's blade, each strike producing a flare of heat. Yet when he manages to snag the tip into his opponent's armor the blaze dims, flickering low like a candle.

The scorching heat, too, diminishes.

"Kind of you," the blonde miqo'te quips and brandishes his shield, cracking hard against the scythe to dislodge it.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Day 21: Better Late Than Never SFW | No Spoilers | 773 Words | Vachir 🐉 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/41SG2P236bNOlhjGL3ZmkD/FFXIV-Write-2026-Prompt-21---Better-Late-Than-Never?theme=orchidNoir ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🌹 #stygwrites 🌹 #vachlore 🌹 #thunderstorm ✦

"I asked a handsome, capable man to help me. Of course he would listen."

Vachir's eyebrow lifted. "Tigerlily does not seem the sort."

Delicate laughter trickled from Shigeyasu as he turned to set the teapot down. "He is your employee. I spoke your name and set him to task. Ambitious it seems." He straightened the sleeve of his kimono before kneeling comfortably across from Vachir on a cushion at the low table. "Or driven by a desire to impress his employer, perhaps? Conduct unforgotten, forever a thought in your mind?"

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Day 20 (Free Day): Syrup SFW | No Spoilers | 100 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ (An actual drabble, woaw!) 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/1RRQsoLyMBe5iL8RZnodqc/FFXIV-Write-2026-Prompt-20---Syrup?theme=maple ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore 🪻 #wildspark ✦

His hands are sticky from collecting full buckets of maple sap in the cool spring morning, exchanged for empty pails. The sun's burgeoning warmth dances across Zhyk's face as he rests near the provided campfire, clutching a mug of hot spiced cider, teeth chattering.

J'yhuh chuckles beside him, a mug of his own between similarly sticky palms. Work, coin, and company shared—why not warmth as well? He leans his shoulder into Zhyk's, their breath clouding the space before them in tandem, quiet comfortable conversation as they watch the guild inventory their work.

Zhyk smiles softly, tail curling around J'yhuh's.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Day 19: Liminal SFW (Mild Gore/Violence) | No Spoilers | 357 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/PRxZHGc9Q845RWWCJWZBX/FFXIV-Write-2026-Prompt-19---Liminal?theme=figEspresso ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore ✦

For Zhyk, sleep is best done when his body cannot take another step. When he's forced to seek last minute shelter and lay down his arms, succumbing to the body's weakness. When all that remains is the blessed comfort of stillness and silence.

Yet at times it feels as if he lingers on the precipice, heartbeat slowing. The space between grows longer and longer—

Thump…

…

…

…thump.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Day 18: Reason SFW | No Spoilers | 612 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ (Yeah okay so maybe I might like Zhyk x J'yhuh a little bit--) 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/5eYvU5Kru3N3ifisjJj4F7/FFXIV-Write-2026-Prompt-18---Reason?theme=orchidNoir ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore 🪻 #wildspark 🪻 #slowburn ✦

"…I already accepted the drink. You've no need to keep heaping on praise."

"And what if I wanted to?"

The question was asked so smoothly and blithely that Zhyk almost thought he misheard it. A mouthful of mead ended up down the wrong hatch, causing him to cough and sputter, cheeks warming—

—due to the mead, of course—

—until he'd gotten under control enough to shoot J'yhuh a disgruntled glare.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Day 17: Fret SFW | No Spoilers | 422 Words | Vachir 🐉 CW: Implied Violence 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/7h5ofLYGbUMftV2L4vYOGM/FFXIV-Write-2026-Prompt-17---Fret?theme=figEspresso ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🌹 #stygwrites 🌹 #vachlore 🌹 #thunderstorm ✦

I tried to convince them otherwise.

He shakes the thought from his mind; he has no time to dwell on such things. The dread creeping along his spine will have to wait until he's found time alone, when he can lament the breaking of vows and curse the "blessing" so cast upon him.

The sounds of battle filter toward him faintly. Steel clashing against steel, the crackle of lightning, a growled shout he knows is Tiger's.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Day 16: Steel SFW | No Spoilers | 1033 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ (As I'm not going into BST quest lore, I'm not considering J'yhuh himself a spoiler.💖) 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/1KrgZiIcLaToILHybzMwnh/FFXIV-Write-2026-Prompt-16---Steel?theme=aura ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore 🪻 #wildspark ✦

Stripped to simple linens and with a waterlogged collection of kindling, J'yhuh plies flint to steel. Tiny sparks glint and leap from his hands, gold-orange promises of warmth for bodies damp with cold. They land among the gathered foliage, a valiant effort to start a fire, but the kindling just won't catch.

Zhyk looks to the storm outside, the cascade of water thundering overhead. It's an odd comfort despite how he hates the chill his sodden clothing brings. He crouches next to the improvised campfire, heedless of the sparks glimmering in the air, and presses a palm flat beside the wet kindling.

J'yhuh halts. "Zhyk, what are you—"

A wisp of smoke curls from beneath his hand.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Day 15: Prodigy SFW | No Spoilers | 238 Words | Vachir 🐉 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/5thgPTo12x9wQGEQ2rCrY6/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-15---Prodigy?theme=redVelvet ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🌹 #stygwrites 🌹 #vachlore ✦

Vachir had always wondered what talent he possessed. He could not weave artistic delights nor sing like the birds overhead nor keep a melody, however simple, on the morin khuur. He was prone to frustration, short-tempered and rash, storming away from what he could not accomplish as easily as his brother.

Only as he grew older did he regret how desperately he clung to the idea of innate talent, how much he longed to be skilled in something, anything.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Day 14: Against the Grain SFW | Minor Spoilers (BST NPC) | 931 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/4UQuZAU5uEnc3hoVft8gU/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-14---Against-the-Grain?theme=aura ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore ✦

J'yhuh stirs the stew and whistles, summoning a drowsing Loosefrox to his side. He ladles a bowlful for the goblin before urging her to rest; there was a long day ahead tomorrow. "Well, fletching an arrow wasn't one of those things. You've the upper ground this time, handler."

A sound mixed between an stifled chuckle and a pleased hum slips from Zhyk's mouth. His tail twitches against the ground in agitation, yet his ears lower fondly. Strange how a simple word—a role of minor importance—could pull him in directions both tender and skeptical. He flips the arrow shaft in his hand and sets to carving out the nock. "Small hill to climb. I've not much talent in this. Nothing beautiful, s'just something what works."

"Efficiency is its own sort of beauty." Another bowl of stew ladled and placed carefully beside Zhyk, though this time J'yhuh lingers to peer over his shoulder.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Always and forever this prickly, complicated, yearning catte. He's been with me from the start and brought bring me back to writing after nearly a decade lapse. His story is supposed to be about overcoming odds and proof that someone doesn't need to be "easy to love" to be loved.

a male miqo'te with a confident expression and dressed in spike and fur armor, one arm thrust to the side while the other holds the handle of a greatsword.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Day 13: Covenant SFW | Minor Spoilers (BST NPC) | 640 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/17cSxLXUFaAQ8eirRDkTqT/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-13---Covenant?theme=aura ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore ✦

"If you decide you'd like a teacher in future…" J'yhuh offers softly, but Zhyk denies him yet again. There's a flicker of something in J'yhuh's eye, an assessment perhaps, though no push for Zhyk to accept.

There is a push of the Cu Sith at his back, the broad dirtied forehead of the beast thumping into Zhyk's spine affectionately.

A ghost of a smile as he scritches behind its horn.

It tries to rifle through his rucksack.

He chides it tenderly and fetches strips of dried jerky meant for dinner.

The Cu Sith eats, inhaling what it's offered.

Hunger, as well, is a feeling Zhyk knows far too keenly, a gnawing sensation beyond only the belly and further into the soul. An emptiness unending, voidal in nature. At least he can fill this creature's stomach and ease its appetite.

J'yhuh hums.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Day 12: Fusion SFW | No Spoilers | 333 Words | Vachir 🐉 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/6lqdF5uZvQg9KFwCEBdH3b/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-12---Fusion?theme=aero ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🌹 #stygwrites 🌹 #vachlore 🌹 #thunderstorm ✦

Vachir took several paces back, putting space between them. He waited until Tiger's breathing evened out, then lowered into a defensive stance. "Again," he commanded, beckoning with a tilt of his horn. "We train until dusk."

As Tiger shifted his weight and studied his mentor's form, Vachir couldn't help but feel a burgeoning joy in their shared comradery.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Day 11: Oblivion NSFW (Body Horror) | No Spoilers | 1071 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ He fears—is he hallucinating, haunted, or hollow? 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/4dOFcyIaPHRPuLXBXmHXpD/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-11---Oblivion?theme=resistance ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore 🪻 #starcrossed 🪻 #devouringflame ✦

"Breathe, [little flame]," the Shade whispered, his lips close enough for Zhyk to feel the warmth as he spoke.

A ghost, a vision, a trick, what did it matter?

Slowly, he allowed himself to lean into Temur's side and the Shade shifted to allow him. "I keep trying to come to you, but I've not found a way yet." An admission kept close to the heart, something dreadful and pitiable, the desperate desire to destroy oneself. But if he could be rid of his pact, it was worth the price.

…wasn't it?

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Day 9: Upbraiding SFW | No Spoilers | 884 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ (Actually focuses on his mother, but Zhyk makes a small appearance at the end.) 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/1rGXEqcWBHotrw2XY8KBX3/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-10---Upbraiding?theme=aura ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore ✦

In the silence that followed, Sehya sighed and gathered the loose strands of hair that had fallen from her bun, jostled free by the ferocity of her argument. Bull-headed, both of them. Like mother, like daughter. Mahvi would never see eye to eye, would she? Too entrenched in the old way—that men must not remain with the clan, that they were best entertained as brief dalliances—and Mihrab's exuberant offering to see Sehya across the salt with him had soured any attempt at a relationship immediately.

As Mahvi had said, a man was attempting to spirit a sister of the clan away and in the matriarch's eyes, that was the greatest sin of all.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Day 9: Boustrophedon SFW | No Spoilers | 92 Words | Vachir 🐉 (Attempted poetry.) 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/1SfroDaMBbUGsucvHBAwaB/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-9---Boustrophedon?theme=afterglow ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🌹 #stygwrites 🌹 #vachlore 🌹 ✦

the ocean's tide

the farmer's plow

clans and their cattle, nomadic

birds flocked in winter migration

to and fro, to and fro

is it nature or is it nurture?

is he beholden to lineage, destined to return?

from blood to water to blood again,

(he claims kin not by flesh, but by heart)

to and fro, to and fro

like words upon parchment, his eyes strained

a story told with ink that twists and turns

back and forth, the cycle repeats

(he will not keep to these chains)

He turns the page.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Day 8: Strain SFW | No Spoilers | 686 Words | Vachir 🐉 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/5PZbnk23e9VdAHpapFXNjQ/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-8---Strain?theme=afterglow ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🌹 #stygwrites 🌹 #vachlore 🌹 #thunderstorm ✦

Vachir sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose, squeezing his eyes closed. He could still see an echo of the tome before him, pale yellow parchment covered in lines of sprawling script. The leather bindings of the book were older, the cover frayed around the edges. The librarian had expressed he take the utmost care while borrowing it and Vachir had sworn his due diligence—the book would not leave his apartment unless it was being returned to the library itself.

He had also sworn to read every word upon those pages before it was time to return it, yet here he was with a headache brewing behind his eyes.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Day 7: Ignorance is Bliss SFW | Mild All Saints' NPC Spoilers | 1234 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/3Mr0PEg5f3sx6ppcgZjnNl/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-7---Ignorance-is-Bliss?theme=pumpkinSpice ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore 🪻 #devouringflame ✦

She gave a small bow in greeting, sweeping her black robe in a mock curtsy. "I have seen you before among the mortals who make merry this day. But this…" She made a small gesture with her hand, as if to touch something unseen near him. "…heh, do not overextend your welcome, brother. This is a time for all to partake; you will not gorge yourself under my watch."

Zhyk regarded the woman suspiciously, eyes narrowing as she spoke. That shock of fear returned, becoming a twisting in his belly. On instinct he sniffed the air, following imperceptible strands of aether to—

Oh.

A voidsent.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Day 6: Dance (Free Day) SFW | No Spoilers | 486 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ (Personal Keeper of the Moon lore.) 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/LHhEcP1uo71Egjdwe2vcr/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-6---Dance?theme=aura ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore ✦

In the grove his clan sisters gather, clad in ceremony dress. Brilliant paint decorates each face, smooth wooden ornaments pin long strands of hair, blessed weapons of the hunt glitter with traces of soulspun enchantment.

Their feet move with practiced precision, bodies weaving to and fro, joyous melody sung to the heavens. The Grand Huntress makes her entrance as the young women part, bows and spears creating a make-shift path towards a little girl who stands wide-eyed and rosy-cheeked, chest heaving from the exertion of celebration.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Day 5: Preservation SFW | No Spoilers | 1461 Words | Vachir 🐉 | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ A glimpse at a potential future. 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/6bhi5nQd6CJnxChp2RwGfe/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-5---Preservation?theme=retrograde ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore 🌹 #vachlore 🌹 #firebolt ✦

Vachir approached his guest but lingered at the threshold of the shoji partitions, regarding the young man with a curious gaze. A small woven bowl sat beside the miqo'te, a deep violet tail curled protectively around it. Several strawberries lay within, yet untouched despite Vachir knowing of his guest's oft rumbling stomach. The boy held a sketchbook in his lap angled against one arm as he shaded the edges of a flower petal with a nub of charcoal. Clenched carefully between his teeth was one of the fruits, not forgotten or ignored, but kept as a prize for when his concentration waned.

Without making a sound, Vachir rested his hand on the partition frame and leaned forward, vibrant golden and crimson eyes tracing the lines of the drawing, then looked toward the plant the young man was so focused on.

"…s'a honeysuckle."

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Day 4: Surge NSFW | No Spoilers | 804 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ CW: Dubious Consent, Attempted Force, Violence. 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/4DUQrRHcztUpQ7Y2NHH7gr/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-4---Surge?theme=retrograde ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore 🪻 #devouringflame ✦

The hum becomes a song, his blood begins to sing, and he can't help but listen to the siren's call this time with how near he is to it. His fangs sink into soft, pliable flesh, piercing the barrier between him and sweet ambrosia.

But it's not as decadent a taste when the aether hits his tongue. The chorus rises as the scent of mildew overpowers him, released by the bite. Copper and chalky bitterness coat his mouth. He shuts his eyes as the world grows hazy like a heat shimmer causing his sight to muddle, the fluoresce of aether-infused objects a faint glow behind his eyelids.

He feels warm.

No, he feels hot.

Blistering.

Burning.

But still he feeds.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Day 3: Echelon Mostly SFW | No Spoilers | 1015 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ CW: Allusions/Threats of Violence, Derogatory Language, Bigotry. 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/7bexIF6ePK7oh4sgrtc90p/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-3---Echelon?theme=retrograde ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore ✦

The miqo'te bristles. His ears pin flat and his tail thrashes, shocks of violet fur easily revealing his agitation. He has to bite his tongue; he's a short, scrawny, scrappy lad, but he's seen thirteen summers!

He won't even remark on the comment about his mam.

What else would he expect from a Wood Wailer though, other than insults and threats of violence for those who dared live beyond Gridania's walls? His mother had taught him to avoid those of similar garb, noting leathers of green and brown with masks to hide from the elementals.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Day 2: Register SFW | No Spoilers | 538 Words | Vachir 🐉 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/4mxDPOlXiB0IbPBHMZd6u3/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-2---Register?theme=retrograde ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🌹 #stygwrites 🌹 #vachlore ✦

He cannot create in the same manner as his brother. He has little patience for music, little sense for paints, little grace for crafts.

Brutish and bullying—that was how his peers saw him these days and he leaned into it. Someone had to protect the tribe.

If he could not create, he could destroy.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Day 1: Key SFW | No Spoilers | 613 Words | Zhyk 🐈‍⬛ 🔗: ellipsus.com/read/4zogBbWimOHJesIjPsNvw9/XIV-Write-2026-Prompt-1---Key?theme=retrograde ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🪻 #stygwrites 🪻 #zhyklore ✦

He could knock, he knows.

He could rifle through his belongings to find the linkpearl he knows is connected to them, calling for permission.

He could even give up the idea of a roof overhead and a warm hearth to lay by, instead turning back to the streets or the wilderness around him and find shelter outdoors.

He's slept beneath the stars for years and years, in less than pleasant conditions before.

But tonight he doesn't want to.

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⋆ Stygian ⋆ @aeonianflames.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Here's my thread for #FFXIVWrite this year! 🧵 Full entries will be hosted on Ellipsus with links in each post below (along with character tags, warnings, and brief synopsis). Have fun everyone! 💜 ✦ #FFXIVWrite2026 🐈‍⬛ #stygwrites ✦

A purple haired male miqo'te sits near a rocky outcropping overlooking the ruins of a fallen civilization floating over a large lake. As the sun slowly sets in the background, he holds an open notebook and pen in hand, contemplating what to write next.

In the lower left corner of the screenshot, the text "FFXIV Write 2026" is written.

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