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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

All I’m saying is that my friend shouldn’t have told me he’s a size queen if he didn’t want me to immediately send him shit like this. And to make matters worse, he enjoys the books but I don’t think he’s seen these films.

screenshot of a post from cinemagicuniverse showing the poster for Dune Part Three. The poster is in shades of brown and in the center is something that looks like a phallus

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ok here’s my XIV Write wrap up! #XIVWrite #XIVWrite2026 I wrote about Tora more than anyone else, but I decided to separate entries about her youth from her adulthood. She had 12 total, 13 if you count the AU. Jacek featured in most of her stories, but there was only one where he was the focus.

Completed entries showing the month as a calendar with Sunday start. The days I completed were 1,2,3,4,5,9,10,11,12,15,17,18,21,22,24,25,28,29,30
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Statistics
Total Word Count: 14,131
Average word count: 744
Number of Entries: 19
SFW/NSFW: 17/2
Entries with Pairings: 5
Lowest/Highest: 313 words/1,799 words

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Frequent Characters:
Young Tora: 7 Older Tora: 5 Jacek :6 Gota: 4 Koana: 2 G’raha: 1
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One-off characters:
There was 1 entry each for the following: Eutrope, Retsarra, Kyawiweni, AU Tora, AU Jacek
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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In other words, I’m in Manhattan.

A crappy bus picture of Manhattan, New York City, taken from the west side of the island.

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

She looks like she's going to judge my rotation.

A screencap of Tora prime, standing on her deck in the Lavender Beds wearing Mage's robes and holding the pink fairy umbrella. Superimposed to the left and just above her head, two apples tall Tora is staring at the screen making the :3 face.

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Day 30 - Vestige The cousins reminisce in Tora's new cabin. OHMYGOOOOOOD IT'S THE LAAAAAST DAAAAYYYYYYYYY #FFXIVwrite #FFXIVwrite2026

Tora waved her hand, catching a thread of aether and igniting it across the candles that sat in the iron fixture that hung from the ceiling.

"And we might need to do some cleaning," she added, seeing more dust on the floor.

"Do you even have a bed yet?" Jacek asked, finally closing the door.

"Nie, but I have the camp bed for tonight and then we can go buy one tomorrow."

"I'd rather stay in the inn room," Jacek replied, ruffling his short hair with one hand. He'd always kept it long, but he wanted to "try something different" and she could tell he was regretting it.

"Go stay in the inn room then." Tora said. "I don't mind one more night of camping. I do not shit higher than my ass."

He laughed.

"I do not shit higher than my ass, but I also know the Inn has a place to shit."

Tora thought about that for a moment.

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When autocorrect is technically correct but it doesn't know why...

Angeiski which is a misspelling of Angieszki

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When you see only one set of footprints, that's when the Morbol ate me.

"Among English’s plethora of Latin derivatives is vestige, a word that traces back to the Latin noun vestigium, meaning "footstep, footprint, or track.""

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

28 - On Thin Ice I somehow refrained from writing a hockey AU. Mind the tags at the top, but not explicit. #FFXIVwrite #FFXIVwrite2026

"What is your problem?" she seethed as she slammed the door back shut.

"My problem with what?" Gota'a asked, not getting up from where he sat. He knew exactly what she was about to scold him for.

"You can't talk to Raelthota like that!" Tora slammed her fist on the table to try and get a rise out of him. "You don't get to order people around just because," she paused and then lowered her voice. "just because we're in bed with each other."

Of course she would see it like that.

"That's not what…" he lowered the tome and set it on the table. "Seven hells. I wasn't ordering her around. I was critiquing her poor use of strategy. I simply suggested that she change her tactics to avoid the possibility of an ambush."

"Well your tone was lacking in such noble intention."

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I mean, I think she's alt as fuck, but I prefer the term got- oh that's not what you meant.

A picture of Tora pre DT with white hair in space buns. She is wearing a black top reminiscent of MCR and holding her hands in front of her in some stupid hand position, idk I think I got this pose from Quen. Superimposed over the top right is a text box that reads, "Damn girl are you a hardcore band cause you have a lot of fucking breakdowns."

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

JESUS WEPT I wrote this in 45 minutes? It was more like an hour with pauses but still.

snippet showing 43 minutes active writing time

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Day 25 - Cynosure Explicit, mind the tags at the top. Remember that Tonawawta from the train prompt? 👀 #FFXIVwrite #FFXIVwrite2026

Kyawiweni responded in kind, his massive hands trailing ever so gently down Koana's spine. Feeling the swell of his ass. Running up and down his thigh a few times before moving to the closure on his pants. Hovering there inquisitvely.

Koana broke the kiss long enough to exhale a breathy, "yes," before crashing back into him, digging his nails into the man's shoulders as he undid both the front closure and the back where his tail came through.

"Little rough with those nails, Second Promise. I like that."

Kyawiweni cupped Koana's face between his fingers, then slid them a little lower to where it would just cut off Koana's airway. Koana's breath hitched, his eyes fluttering closed as a small moan escaped his lips.

"Ye like that?" he asked, releasing Koana's airway. Koana nodded.

"Lay down, Second Promise."

"Koana… you need not address me by my title in bed."

"Of course, Koana."

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Day 22 - Train Koana likes trains and he has... training. 😏 #FFXIVwrite #FFXIVwrite2026

"Those are some impressive muscles, Second Promise."

Koana looked around for the source of the voice. A Tonawawtan man knelt by the end of the tracks, a hammer in one hand and the other resting on the thigh of the leg that was bent out in front of him. His skin was a deep ochre, and brown eyes fixed on Koana from under his mop of dark hair. The expression on his face suggested he had been leering at Koana's abdomen while it had been exposed.

The Second Promise compulsively pushed his glasses up on his nose, looking down as he spoke.

"Father has trained us each in the ways of combat. I would not live up to his legacy otherwise," he said, attempting a dismissal.

"So you've brains and brawn, an attractive combination." The Tonawawtan man stood up as he spoke, coming over to stand in front of Koana. He was a full head taller, leaving Koana to stare at the curls of hair on the man's muscular chest where it was exposed by his open shirt.

Koana swallowed, his mouth suddenly dry.

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The dunks on Alphinaud will continue until morale improves.

[16:32]The tree is entirely covered in ice. Though it bathes in the light of the azure skies, it shows no signs of thawing.
[16:32]In this state, it will not yield so much as firewood.

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Day 21- Better Late Than Never This theme was perfectly timed because I had been writing this in my head before bed last night. #FFXIVwrite #FFXIVwrite2026

G'raha was about to stand and offer to take his turn making a pot of tea when Tataru came in the door. She looked quite upset as she hurried over.

"Please come upstairs with me for a moment," she whispered. "I have a problem and I don't know where anyone else is!"

G'raha did not hesitate to jump up. He heard the creak of a chair behind him, the only indication he had that Thancred followed. The Hyuran man still had an unnerving ability to step quietly even with the heavier armor he now favored.

In the hall with the door shut, Tataru did that nervous hop that Lalafell made when upset before explaining.

"There's someone upstairs who insists on seeing Tora, but ooooh I… I don't feel comfortable! But I don't know how to tell her no."

G'raha looked at Thancred, who returned his gaze with a resolved look.

"Who is this would-be visitor?" G'raha asked. "Why is it they make you so uncomfortable?"

"It's… do you remember Gota'a Panipahr?"

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Successful outing to the Baltimore Book Festival today! I was joking that is either my “pre T” photo or my “they lit up the room” photo lmao

Me, a heavy white person wearing a black tank top and leopard print jeans. I have a hoola hoop that I am hooping around my waist and I am making two peace signs with my fingers as I squint at the camera because the sun is in my face.

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Can you tell when I last logged him in? Man is freezing his nips off in the Empyreum...

Qata'a standing in a yard in the Empyreum wearing nothing but the Summer's Flame Pareo dyed white and the Endless Summer sandals.

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Day 17 - Fret The cousins encounter some trouble in Limsa and Tora decides it might be time to move. #FFXIVwrite #FFXIVwrite2026

Sometime around mid-afternoon, Tora changed the bandage on his face again, wiping the criss-cross scars with an antiseptic and placing a fresh piece of gauze.

"Have you had enough water? Would you like more tea?" she asked.

"I'm fine, Torazko, you can go back to whatever you were doing," Jacek insisted.

"You keep saying that, but if you don't stay hydrated you won't heal, dupak."

"I know! Ja pierdola, I fucking know okay?" He crossed his arms and deliberately stared at the wall of the inn room. Tora stayed where she was sat on the edge of the bed, fidgeting with a thread on the blanket.

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I think this might actually be my Evercold glam. It's the Dark Knight artifact armor but it's already purple and it works with the hat. Did I mention PURPLE?

Tora standing in her squadron barracks wearing the fallen armor set with the archmage hat and the occultum relic for black mage on her back. The armor is primarily black with purple accents.

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Feeling very normal about the way her scales peek through the beastmaster armor. Not actually nsfw, just hiding bc idk if we're still doing spoilers for BST

A close up of Tora's torso which shows her scales showing through a small gap right above her abdomen

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Day 12 - Fusion On the nuances of grieving something even when it's bad for you. #FFXIVwrite #FFXIVwrite2026

She knew it was senseless to mourn something that was slowly poisoning her, but she had been a champion. She'd had glory, and love, and she'd been happy.

Now she had a ghost and a sister who couldn't - or wouldn't - understand. So she picked up a new vice and drank herself into a stupor until she rode the air-wheeler back on autopilot.

A shadow fell over the bar, interrupting her brooding. She stiffened her posture and prepared to ignore whatever lout was about to proposition her.

"Eutrope," was all he said.

It was Retsarra's voice.

"You are the last person I want to see right now," she said petulantly, managing to keep her head from swiveling around.

"I know, but Yaana asked me to find you. She's worried."

"Well you found me, you can report back to her that I'm alive and she can stop worrying. Now, go."

"At least come outside and get some fresh air with me?" Retsarra asked.

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Listen, I know we hate Target... how do I pirate a sweater?

A navy blue sweater with a v neck and blue and red floral details down the sides

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Day 3 - Echelon Warning for military violence Apparently I had another one in me tonight. #FFXIVwrite #FFXIVwrite2026

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Day 11 - Oblivion *show left* Gota'a angst! *show right* #FFXIVwrite #FFXIVwrite2026

His tolerance was higher than it was when he met her, another of the many horrors he now had to reckon with. Reaching his preferred state of numbness was all the harder.

"Anything but her," he growled, taking another pull of the bottle.

Anything but her pink eyes, anything but the way they burned in his vision when he closed his own eyes. Anything but the wide eyed look of horror on her face when his knight had died.

Another pull. Another memory. This time the eyes were red, being shut behind a massive door in a tower made of crystal.

He had to leave, she'd see it. He couldn't watch another.

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If he fits, he sits. Spoilered for BST critter

Cu Sith in an awkward position in my squadron room that makes it look like he's trying to sit on a chair at the table.

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Day 5 - Preservation I continue to make efforts to catch up! #FFXIVwrite #FFXIVwrite2026

Torazna sighed and turned another page of the ancient tome she was pretending to read. Babcia was obligated to be at the festivities as head of the family, but Torazna still felt obligated to work on something in the hidden room where she studied the ancient rites of her people.

She'd been eight summers old when babcia first brought her down here to pick up her scythe and make the pact with one of their ancestors. They had to practice this battle art in secret ever since coming under the "rule" of the Garlean Empire; though Torazna knew that they had their own version of zbierać, their pacts made with voidsent instead of their ancestors.

Her fingers traced the edges of an illuminated letter through the soft gloves she wore to keep the pages from aging. Most things in the salt rock underground were preserved unnaturally well, but the oil from the soft pads of her fingers would ruin the page.

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Day 10 - Upbraiding I'm further behind than I'd like to be on xivwrite, but here's my attempt to get back in the saddle. #ffxivwrite #ffxivwrite2026

"Fourteen years, FOURTEEN YEARS THAT YOU'VE BEEN GONE."

"Yes, babcia." Tora replied, almost bored.

"And you waltz in here with your pathetic cousin and look! The cats have multiplied, how many do we have now?" Babcia continued to pace the length of the kitchen.

"I brought him back because his father is dying." She refused to let her grandmother get under her skin, not after all these years.

"Matka, what is the meaning of this racket?" came a familiar voice. Tora turned to find her mother in the doorway.

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Typing is going to hurt for a while. The Bluey bandaids were the only small box I could find at the CVS.

A picture of my hand with my index finger extended. The tip of my finger under my nail is wrapped in a Bluey band aid. Behind my hand are my black backpack, my bottle of Powerade, and the poop stain Marriott carpet.

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Tora S. Pumpkins @stardustpaste.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It didn’t end up being that visible in the picture, but I did actually draw a sign into the palm quire that I’m holding and I had the pen at the gap where I would have been closing the circle to activate it.

An image of a palm quire, a circular leather notepad with a leather cover, open to a page that has the sign for creating a tornado on it. A fountain pen is laid next to it with the tip touching the edge of the quire.

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