Coming up with your own rarepair rules actually, because then you get to come up with a ship name for them and no one can tell you otherwise.

So Micaiah Fire Emblem and Titania Fire Emblem are now MicaTit.

Uhhh I could use some input/opinions from people who have been fans of FE10 for longer than me for some fic planning

Ike’s ending mentions him leaving on a journey from which he never returns, and Soren can join him on that. Titania’s ending though mentions that she remains second in command for Greil’s Mercenaries - so, do the mercenaries stick around without Ike (and potentially Soren), and if so, how? I personally would think that they’d just dissolve without Ike and Soren since nobody else could really step up after them in my opinion.

WIP WEDNESDAY FRIDAY

Slimmed-down post/rules, but originally taken from kedreeva (and directly taken from suzukiblu)

It’s WIP Wednesday on a Friday! The Archive is down so there must be fic on tumblr. it’s the rules.

Here’s how it works:

• I will post the file names of five WIPs, and will also post a snippet of new content from one of them to get the ball rolling.
• Send me an ask with the name of one of the listed WIPs and I will write you a minimum of three sentences in that WIP in response!
• Multiple asks are fine ^-^

If you’re reading this, you’re invited!

WIP names:

With Tar-Telepta, Aran Morinórea (coruling Mordor for fun and aesthetics; silvergifting; on ao3 here):

• Homecoming (hello everyone meet my husband he is also king now!)

Without Tar-Telepta:

• Spring Forward (sticking ost-in-edhil annatar in the ring. during the council of elrond. for fun)
• Non-Euclidean Nan Elmoth (Maeglin mind controlling Glorfindel for fun and aesthetics; part 2, First Meetings; the boys get to Gondolin)
• Mysterious Milf in the Woods (this elvish princess is worried her husband will see me 😜 wait, shit, for worse reasons than that; aredhel/haleth)

Non-Silmarillion:

• Divine and Immortal Grandpa (Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn but Lehran isn’t a fucking coward; polycule of the four great heroes)

snippet from Divine and Immortal Grandpa:

In the aftermath of the Great Flood, Altina and Lehran go east while Dheginsea and Soan go west. Refugees trickle into their settlements. The beorc call Altina their queen, the emissary of the goddess, their apostle. Lehran marries her, properly, with Ashera in her tower and Yune in her medallion and their friends and their people to witness.

Altina’s belly grows, and she and Lehran both swell with pride at the idea of their child, a true union of the peoples, with a beorc mother, a birdfolk father, and uncles from the beast and dragon tribes. Not even Dheginsea, whose late father told stories from his childhood nearly a thousand years ago now, knows of a precedent for this. It’s a miracle.

Lehran attends the birth. He sings, songs of calm and of healing for his wife and his child. The midwife delivers Altina of her daughter.

Lehran’s voice breaks on the infant’s first cry. He doubles over, coughing, he can’t catch his breath – his very feathers ache with this, this fit – he passes out on the floor.

his name is Ferd. Based off that one european incel freak on Twitter

I love all the details in Nailah’s design. I’m glad I was able to include them on her badge!

My badges are $15 and $5 shipping to the US! DM me if you’re interested!

Drawing Skrimir is so fun, especially his big wavy hair! The colors for this badge are so pretty!

The second picture is of the back of the badge, and the third one is the art outside of the badge.

My badges are $15 and $5 shipping to the US! DM me if you’re interested!

Smell the flowers

Tracklist

01 Ferd I

02 Ferd II

03 Ferd III

04 Ferd IV

05 Ferd V

Credits

This digital release is cut from the 24bit Master Source.

Produced by Aleksander Gjessing aka GSSG

Mastered by Brice Deloose at Incidence Studio
Layout by Mark Wagner

Distributed by Triple Vision

This is PITCH42.

i have 3 OCs that were inspired by the herons in the tellius games… and i JUST learned that in the tellius lore the royal herons have at least 3 additional siblings that are never mentioned and the gender of those 3 mystery siblings match the gender of the 3 OCs i made…. THIS FUCKING ROCKS

You have not appeased the Reyson.

so tru of him

Showdown

Doing a bit more background experiments with this one. I’m pretty pleased with how this turned out! (Just… don’t look too hard at the perspective… it makes zero sense.)

Sound Bites Presents: His Favorite Studio Albums of 2023

Hop in to the Sound Bites time machine for a sonic journey back through January to December of the year nearly passed to revisit the blog’s favorite studio albums of 2023.

Presented in alphabetical order:

Bob Dylan - Shadow Kingdom - While such schemes - studio remakes of classic songs - are almost always bound to failure, Dylan and Shadow Kingdom buck that trend in the biggest of ways. Full review here.

FERD - Feelin’ Like the Wind - Under-produced and rootsy, FERD’s debut album sounds as if it was recorded in someone’s back yard. Review.

Rhiannon Giddens - You’re the One - Nearly on par with 2017’s Freedom Highway, Giddens’ high-water mark to date. Review.

Andy Hall - Squareneck Soul - Infamous Stringduster Hall adroitly spools threads of contemplation amid a record that is expressly a celebration. Review.

The Infamous Stringdusters - A Tribute to Flatt & Scruggs - It’s sweet. It’s just too bad A Tribute to Flatt & Scruggs is so short. Review.

Taj Mahal - Savoy - A message to contemporary artists thinking of making a Great American Songbook album: Mahal already did it better. Review.

Brad Mehldau - Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays the Beatles - Every note is worth hearing. Review.

Aoife O’Donovan - The Apathy Sessions and Age of Apathy Solo Sessions - Long-time followers are already familiar with 18 of Sessions’ 20 tracks and in that regard the “new” album is slightly disappointing. But couple it with Solo Sessions - on which left only her acoustic guitar and her tenderest vocals - and any disappointments dissipate. Sessions review; Solo Sessions review.

Todd Snider - Crank It, We’re Doomed Doomed - Released after 17 years in dry dock, Doomed finds Snider standing at the crossroads of folk, country, neo-funk and rock ‘n’ roll with a masterpiece on his hands. Review.

Bella White - Among other Things - If Just Like Leaving was a strong hint, Among other Things is confirmation - White is the real deal. Review.

12/26/23

FERD at Rambling House, Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 11, 2023

If you don’t know FERD, you don’t know modern, old-time music.

Formed around titular bandleader Ferd Moyse and completed with banjoist Matt Morelock and upright bassist Chris Stevens, the trio makes a lot of noise as the three guys never have fewer than four instruments working (more on that in a bit). And FERD’s joyful noise filled Columbus, Ohio’s, Rambling House Nov. 11, where 40 or so fans do-si-do’d in front of the stage as the band worked its way through songs from its debut, Feelin’ Like the Wind, and other, as-yet-unrecorded tracks during what can only be described as an urban hootenanny.

Moyse in action; see more photos on Sound Bites’ Facebook page

Former Hackensaw Boy - and Nov. 11 birthday boy - Moyse is center stage, singing and playing fiddle while seated on a suitcase that serves as a kick drum, which he pedals with his right foot while his left boot is outfitted with a tambourine. Dude works hard and sweat was pouring down his face and neck a couple of songs into the band’s hour-long first set.

“They say you only get a certain number of Saturday nights,” Moyse said before the 70-minute second half, which bled into early Sunday morning, when about half of the audience had melted away.

“I’m glad for this one.”

On one side of him is Morelock, a non-traditional banjo player who uses his instrument for leads and rhythm along with flourishes to accentuate the music. He occasionally added mouth harp and a wrought-iron triangle to the mix to insert playful, rustic sounds to FERD’s template. Morelock is like a rural hype man, singing joyful harmonies, making hilarious faces and striking over-exaggerated poses as Marty Feldman eyes let everyone in on the silent gags.

On the other side stands the counterbalancing and silent Stevens. His face covered by a long, heavy beard and with a hat down over his forehead, the bassist looked intensely at Moyse and Morelock, seeking quiet cues that allow him to give his compatriots the sonic floor they need to do their respective thangs.

This was an intimate gig in a venue not much bigger than a large family room, allowing the band to talk with audience members and make the gathering feel like a house party that denim- and work-shirt-wearing musicians came to after a day in the fields.

But then the real work began. FERD’s music is uncomplicated, but its collective musicianship is complex.

Moyse is a lead singer and instrumentalist - his out-of-the -1930s fiddle is FERD’s center of gravity - and rhythm section in one; Morelock is a versatile accompanist who adds visuals with knee bends, smiles and frowns and triangle tosses that sometimes were caught flawlessly and sometimes were not; and Stevens is the steady counterweight. There are raucous songs with lyrics such as “Classic Beauty” and “Flyin’ off the Rails,” which sounded like it might but just as obviously would not. And there are hard-swinging instrumentals such as “Blues a Bébé,” which demonstrate triangles and Jew’s harps are serious instruments.

But for all the fun it packs, FERD is a serious music-making enterprise that’s not to be missed.

Grade card: FERD at Rambling House - 11/11/23 - A-

11/12/23

Sound Images: FERD at Rambling House, Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 11, 2023

Have you FERD the news?

Former Hackensaw Boy Ferd Moyse has a new trio with banjoist Matt Morelock and bassist Chris Stevens, dubbed, naturally, FERD. They wrapped a run of shows in Columbus, Ohio’s, Rambling House Nov. 11 and Sound Bites was there to document the urban hootenanny in words and photos.

You can see some of the images above and the rest on Sound Bites’ Facebook page. And stop back to everyone’s favorite blog later to today read the full review.

11/12/23

Wow hey actually fuck fire emblem radiant dawn and like specifically fuck micaiah hate that character. I’m on part 3-6 where you’re micaiah after being Ike. Literally hate this nationalist ass bitch like die girlie, die not questioning why you’re killing a group of minorities for your wack ass sus as hell king.

Here’s my buddy Ferd playing some fiddle

neri neset … bansullar … nordafjells / liti kjesti … gamlestev … sordelen … guds godhet  -  various artists  (ferd: music without borders)

Charles was surprised at finding the delicious-looking brownies outside his door. He smiled, and picked the plate of brownies up. They must be from Ferd, in thanks for Charles giving him the teddy bear.

He brought the brownies inside and put them in the refrigerator for later, after assuring they were not steaming hot.

@sixtymillionoverdueideas