Arlana Durand - Tumblr Posts
There's a good reason why Arlana sometimes calls her "brat" often....
Arlana calmly arcs a brow as she watches their face twist into a grimace, shoulders shuddering as the steaming mug of black coffee is placed back onto the table before it's pushed away. The Author stares at the cup as if it somehow personally offended them.
But knowing the deity as well as she did, it wouldn't surprise her to find out that's true.
"It's coffee..." Arlana drawls slowly as she raises her own cup to her lips, "Not poison."
The scowl deeps as they continue to stubbornly glare at the cup, arms folding at their chest with a quiet huff. Their bottom lip juts out in a childish pout and Arlana waits almost expectedly for a retort she knows is coming. It's mumbled out under their breath but the words are spoken loud enough for her to hear, "Could've fooled me..."
The Autumn afternoon found the streets decorated in colors of red and gold as the two of them sat outside a local coffee shop not far from Arlana's apartment. The Author had popped by earlier in the day to see if she wanted to go grab a coffee which wouldn't have been an odd request coming from anyone other than a deity. It was a little strange at first, the request feeling abnormally...normal...from their usual crazier ones. But they simply shrugged, explaining that it was merely because it's been a while since they had any and figured she would appreciate something normal for a change.
And while the gesture was oddly kind of them, Arlana can't help but to wonder how long it's been since they've had one if their disgusted response of the bitter liquid was anything to go by.
"If you don't like coffee-"
"I do though!" The Author cuts her off, head finally lifting to look her way, "But this stuff tastes like shit!"
"Language."
The scent of coffee mingled with the crisp air and dew, the ground still damp from the rain last night. Arlana picks up the crunching of leaves as people went about their business, drowned only by their chattering that blended together into a single white noise.
There was something pleasant about it all as it lulled her comfortably.
"Ugh, I can make a better cup of joe than this..." Arlana narrows cool gray eyes over the rim of her cup, there's no way she's trusting them to do that after they nearly burnt her kitchen trying to get cereal.
How that even happened was beyond her.
"You aren't stepping a foot in my kitchen so forget it."
"Well maybe next time, you can take me to a better coffee shop."
A cheeky grin stretches their lips as Arlana blinks at them with mild surprise before she tilts her head back to stare up at the clear blue sky.
She wonders about what the deity does when they aren't trying to drag her off on an adventure, when they aren't explore new worlds filled with wild wonders and thrills. Arlana knows they get lonely but how often were they like that? How long were they like that?
How many times did they have to say goodbye to people they've found companionship with?
"Uh, Arely?" The woman is startled from her thoughts, looking to see a face falsely youthful staring at her quizzically, "The sky ain't gonna fall just cause I wanna do something normal once in a while."
"Just making sure."
Dark blue eyes lift upwards in mocking exasperation, "You're lucky I enjoy your company."
She can't help how a smile tugs the corners of her mouth, hiding it behind her cup. Despite the tone, their words were said with honesty.
And Arlana enjoys their company too.
Author makes questionable purchases...
Quick doodles of the girls: Pen, Author, and Arlana
Author to Arlana: You're my friend, my bestest bud, my amiga-
Arlana to Author: You set my kitchen on fire last Saturday trying to make a grilled cheese....
"Willis Henry Durand! You're in so much trouble when I find your ass!"
The two boys freeze, eyes wide at the enraged voice booming from upstairs before the younger one blinks, slowly turning his dark eyes to stare at Pim, "...Your name is Willis?"
"My sister is coming down here to kill me and that's what you're concerned with?!"
AU and their weird food preferences
Despite their fondness for jelly beans, Author actually doesn't have a sweet-tooth. They don't mind chocolate but it's not something they go crazy over, they don't like caramel or nougat, gum is okay on certain occasions. Whenever Author and Arlana or Pim go out for coffee, they always their cup black - no cream, no milk, no sugar. Like their soul.
Pim suspects he's allergic to some kind of spice but he's not sure what (and too lazy to actually go get it checked, much to Arlana's dismay). As such, he tends to stay away from most spicy dishes. He's also not a fan of how spicy food hurts afterwards but if it's mild enough, he's fine with it.
Arlana has always been the most adventurous when it came to food - not so much because she's very fond of food, more so for the experience. That and her inability to say "no" whenever her kind old neighbour gives her a batch of fresh baked cinnamon raisin cookies. Arlana also isn't very fond of raisins. For reasons.
Pen doesn't like anything too chewy or crunchy (like gum or carrots). She finds the textures unpleasant and one time, she choked on a piece of jerky Pim gave her. So there's that. Pen loves licorices, not to anyone's surprise.
Arlana Durand (AU Series)
Arlana and Pim Durand: The Disaster Duo
The AU Gang enjoying the company of one goopy boi and totally not because Author may or may not have "borrowed" him...
Just something fun cause I haven't used my tablet in a while. I've been too busy playing Pokemon White.
Cause I really wanna see the subway twins- I mean...stop Team Plasma...yes, that.
Now the real question is...which twin fits with what character. I already know the answer tho :3
Not finished but it's midnight and I have work in the morning. But yeah, it's coming along nicely!
I went with Arla dressing in Emmet's outfit and Pim as Ingo. And for a good reason! Despite being older than Pim, Arlana is way more expressive than him. Pim is very polite most of the time and encouraging but if I were to pin one of them as having "manic energy", it'd definitely be her.
Just something fun cause I haven't used my tablet in a while. I've been too busy playing Pokemon White.
Cause I really wanna see the subway twins- I mean...stop Team Plasma...yes, that.
Now the real question is...which twin fits with what character. I already know the answer tho :3
Pim trying to do something nice for Ingo (since he's really good at crafting). Results were...unexpected
Don't worry, he's fine later on 🚂
Morning Coffee ☕
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