Coffee & Carbuncles
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The Scions of the Seventh Dawn have only been in Ishgard a short time when one of their resident Warriors of Light... relaxes a little. To the confusion of some of their hosts.
(Or, In Which Synnove Is a Mad Scientist At Heart, Synnove's Carbuncles Are Disarmingly Adorable, and Rereha Plots Matchmaking)
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- Part 1 of Coffee & Carbuncles
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Synnove's desire to see Lord Aymeric after months in Othard is matched only by Galette's, although in the carbuncle's case it has less to do with affection and more with reclaiming one of her favorite places to sit.
(Or, Galette Likes to Be Tall and Survey Her Domain (Which Is Everything) From On High)
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- Part 2 of Coffee & Carbuncles
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Ser Aymeric, unfortunately, had let his guard down after months without having to drag a certain carbuncle from the syrup bowl. Or the tea tray. Or the dessert table.
(Or, Galette Does Not Know the Meaning of the Word "Shame")
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- Part 3 of Coffee & Carbuncles
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A quiet moment at home in La Noscea with Synnove Greywolfe and her three precocious carbuncles.
(Or, Carbuncle Feeding Frenzy!)
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- Part 4 of Coffee & Carbuncles
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Synnove's office is a mess of bookshelves and ladders and nesting chalkboards wherever she can install them. This means she goes through chalk at a truly prodigious rate, and her friends all enable her and give her the fancy colored ones, but it also leads to chalk dust accumulating everywhere. There's only so much cleaning she and her faithful research assistant, Halulu Halu of the Wanderer's Palace, are able to realistically achieve.
And then a colleague creates a device to help.
(Or, One of Many Times Synnove Got Yelled At by the Guildmistress and the Admiral and Regreted Nothing.)
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- Part 5 of Coffee & Carbuncles
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Collection of completed prompt fills from the FFXIV Write 2017 challenge on Tumblr. Starring Synnove Greywolfe, full time Summoner and part time Warrior of Light, and featuring sassy friends, Arcanist's Guild ridiculousness, Ishgardian boyfriends, and (of course!) mischievous carbuncles.
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One new chapter will be posted daily throughout December. Tags will be updated as each prompt fill is added.
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- Part 6 of Coffee & Carbuncles
- Part 1 of Coffee & Carbuncles: FFXIV Write Challenge
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Ser Aymeric has once again put too much work on his plate, much to the consternation of his loyal subordinates. His ladylove has been called in to remedy the situation.
(Or, The Bonewicca Soother's Sabatons Are Super Sexy)
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- Part 7 of Coffee & Carbuncles
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Collection of completed prompt fills from the FFXIV Write 2018 challenge on Tumblr. Featuring, as ever, Synnove and her mischievous carbuncles, three fellow Warriors of Light, coworkers at the Arcanists' Guild, a certain Lord Commander, and their adventures throughout Eorzea.
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One new chapter will be uploaded daily throughout December. Tags will be updated as needed as each prompt fill is added. See the Table of Contents for individual summaries and necessary warnings.
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- Part 8 of Coffee & Carbuncles
- Part 2 of Coffee & Carbuncles: FFXIV Write Challenge
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Lupicide (pl. lupicides), noun. 1: The killing of a wolf or wolves. 2: A person who kills a wolf.
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The test of Seiryu's Wall goes flawlessly, and Heron can hear Synnove exchanging convoluted technobabble with the Ironworks engineers, with Rereha providing grossly inaccurate commentary for Alisaie and Hien's amusement.
And then a Garlean airship appears on the horizon, and their day just goes downhill from there.
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- Part 9 of Coffee & Carbuncles
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Collection of completed and cleaned up fills from the FFXIV Write 2019 Challenge on Tumblr. Featuring the quartet of Warriors of Light-turned-Darkness (Synnove Greywolfe, Rereha Reha, Dancing Heron, and Alakhai Noykin), a trio of mischievous carbuncles, explosions and obsessive research at the Arcanists' Guild, the Lord Commander of the Temple Knights of Ishgard, the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, a hero-turned-ghost, and an oracle finding her way in the world.
Contains spoilers for Shadowbringers MSQ where noted.
Prompt 30 [Darkness]: The Sunless Sea or, A Ghost's Hope. Spoilers for Shadowbringers MSQ up to the beginning of the second half of Kholusia.
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See the Table of Contents for individual summaries and necessary warnings of previously uploaded chapters.
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- Part 10 of Coffee & Carbuncles
- Part 3 of Coffee & Carbuncles: FFXIV Write Challenge
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Or, The Art of Carbuncle Summoning
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Scientific breakthroughs for fun, profit, and accidental-but-temporary emotional trauma! Aymeric, thankfully, won't hold (much) of a grudge against Rereha for making him choke on his tea.
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- Part 11 of Coffee & Carbuncles
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Retrouvailles, (n.), French. The joy of meeting or finding someone again after a long separation. Lit., rediscovery, reunion.
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It's been well over a moon since Synnove and Aymeric last saw one another, and neither are inclined to be patient any longer. Synnove's new dress simply provides welcome incentive.
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- Part 12 of Coffee & Carbuncles
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Collection of short ficlets, ask fics, and prompt responses from tumblr, cleaned up for the Archive, about the Squad of Light: Synnove Greywolfe, Rereha Reha, Dancing Heron, and Alakhai Noykin (plus carbuncles, and everyone else who gets dragged into their nonsense and/or collateral damage).
Please refer to the Table of Contents and notes at the beginning of each chapter for individual warnings where applicable.
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Latest Chapter: Tart Wars, or, Butter Tarts Are Serious Business.
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- Part 13 of Coffee & Carbuncles
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Or, Baby 'Buncles Break Physics (and Mom)
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Nero, Cid, and Synnove yell at one another about Garlean bioengineering and the Weapons project while Dancing Heron, on Jessie's request, makes sure they don't actually devolve into physical violence. Then a certain pair of baby carbuncles show up where they shouldn't, and the yelling gets louder.
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- Part 14 of Coffee & Carbuncles
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Or, The Borel-Greywolfe Household Is Full of Food Snobs
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Synnove pays a visit to Aymeric during the workday, with an ulterior motive in mind. Aymeric doesn't see the harm in playing along--at least until his lady shows her hand.
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- Part 15 of Coffee & Carbuncles
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Collection of completed and cleaned up prompt fills from the FFXIV Write 2020 hosted on Tumblr. Featuring, as always: the Squad of Light (Synnove Greywolfe, Rereha Reha, Dancing Heron, and Alakhai Noykin); carbuncles for whom physics is now an oft-discarded suggestion; a Lord Commander extraordinaire; the Scions of the Seventh Dawn; the chaosbringers of the Arcanists’ Guild; a dragon quite fond of crafting; and a host of shenanigans accidental and not.
Contains spoilers where noted for Shadowbringers through Patch 5.3: Reflections in Crystal.
Prompt 30 [Splinter]: Widow's Lament, or, The Fall of Ala Mhigo.
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One chapter will be uploaded daily throughout October, with tags added and rating adjusted as needed. Please refer to the Table of Contents for individual summaries and necessary warnings of previously uploaded chapters.
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- Part 16 of Coffee & Carbuncles
- Part 4 of Coffee & Carbuncles: FFXIV Write Challenge
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Aymeric returns later than intended one night, exhausted and worn from a long day politicking...and something is different about Synnove. Not bad, or wrong, just...different.
No doubt she'll tease him for his poor observation skills later. But the change, once he realizes what it is, is truly lovely.
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- Part 17 of Coffee & Carbuncles
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After months of hard work by Ishgardians and outsiders alike, the Firmament lies finished: the last of its homes ready to welcome the indigent of the Brume; its new businesses awaiting eager customers; and the warmth of Snowsoak prepared to soothe the aches and pains of its residents.
They've already had one impromptu party...time for another one!
(Contains mild spoilers for the final Ishgard Restoration quest chain beginning with "Not By Bread Alone.")
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- Part 18 of Coffee & Carbuncles
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Collection of assorted written fills from #FebHyurary, as hosted on both Twitter and Tumblr, featuring Synnove Greywolfe, arcanist and Warrior of Light, plus friends and family.
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Tags will be updated as new chapters are added. Please refer to the Table of Contents in the first chapter for individual summaries and any necessary warnings.
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- Part 19 of Coffee & Carbuncles
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Thermodynamic equilibrium, noun: a state of a physical system in which it is in mechanical, chemical, and thermal equilibrium and in which there is therefore no tendency for spontaneous change.
“He helps me achieve thermodynamic equilibrium. [...] I have cold hands. Aymeric has warm hands. Together, we maintain the ideal temperature for hand-holding.”
Snapshots of the relationship between Ser Aymeric de Borel, Lord Commander of the Temple Knights and Lord Speaker of the House of Lords for the Republic of Ishgard, and Mistress Synnove Greywolfe, Warrior of Light and Vice Chair of the Aetherophysics Department for the Arcanists' Guild of Mealvaan's Gate, for Wolmeric Week.
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Tags will be updated as new chapters are added. Please refer to the Table of Contents in the first chapter for individual summaries and any necessary warnings.
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- Part 20 of Coffee & Carbuncles