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azia | coldshrugs

@coldshrugs.bsky.social

she/they | 30s | black | EST

mostly ffxiv posting, occasional NSFW. no minors, please!
writer, gposer, bard main.

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azia | coldshrugs

@coldshrugs.bsky.social

the io/estinien illness is terminal, i fear. thank u for this gorgeous art @clefari.bsky.social !!

July 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM

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IRON SPARROW 𓆩❀𓆪 XIV

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happy birthday to @coldshrugs.bsky.social! here are the twins and little light to wish you a very good one. » tumblr
#ffxiv · #gposers · #elezen · #elezenhours · #エレゼン

A birthday card featuring two Duskwight cowboys in an old western town.

May 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM

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Yona 🦇 7.3

@tiredparasite.bsky.social

#ffxiv 🐸

April 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM

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dani

@shadowedvigil.bsky.social

blessed opportunity to show my forever fave d’alia meme again

💚 credit: @coldshrugs.bsky.social

My WoL, D’alia, up close to the screen with the Cornservant in the background. The text across the image says “parallel play with me.”

April 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM

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🌙🍛kae @ NEW VARIANT DUNGEON🍃💫

@pakchamkae.bsky.social

Gpose train 📸🚂 4 mutuals + 4 poses

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@coldshrugs.bsky.social
@bravenewshtola.bsky.social

Thank you for the tag 💜some faves from over the years till very recently. i have a clear bias ✌️😔

#kaegposes

Gpose from Final Fantasy XIV of my miqo'te wol Moro'a lying down on the golden grass in the final area of The Dead Ends, looking to his right where Haurchefant lies down beside him. White flowers with large round petals and yellow centers dot the grass behind them. Moro'a's tail curls close by Haurchefant's leg, and both wear contented expressions.

Gpose from Final Fantasy XIV of Thiuna from the Crystalline Mean CRP/LTW/WVR quests looking up at the night sky with her hands clasped together, wearing a hopeful smile. Moro'a, my miqo'te wol stands next to her, looking at her with an uncertain expression.

Gpose from Final Fantasy XIV of a miqo'te girl with blue hair dressed in the hypostatic healing gear from Euphrosyne, standing with her hands over her chest in prayer. Behind and above her looms Menphina. The moon glows incandescently above, and the ground is bathed in white light.

Gpose of my miqo'te Warrior of Light, Moro'a in a white shirt lying on beige-gold sand, smiling with his eyes closed as his right hand rests palm up on his forehead. To his right is Leofard wearing the same shirt, lying down facing the opposite direction as though upside down, his head resting on Moro'a's chest. His left eye is clearly visible as he looks up towards the viewer with a light smirk, and his right hand rests next to his head.

March 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM

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Tails♡Aesthetician Admirer

@poignanttails.bsky.social

✍️ Community Survey ✍️

Adding a picture for more visibility. I hope you take some time to answer and share this around!

forms.gle/fRHAJKHnqwoF...

#gpose

A Hingan Elezen by candlelight writing in a book with an ink brush. The text reads "Community Survey" in brushstroke lettering.

February 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM

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✨ misi ✨ comms closed!

@artofmisi.bsky.social

i'm doing a little giveaway to celebrate 200 followers! ✨

one (1) winner will win a character bust like the one below ⬇️

rules:
1 - follow me! new followers welcome
2 - repost
3 - drop your character in the comments

no AI images allowed / no bots or giveaway accounts

deadline: march 15th, 2025!

March 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM

azia | coldshrugs

@coldshrugs.bsky.social

i'm just so disappointed that someone i felt safe interacting with turned out to be racist, and instead of wanting to listen to and learn from a black perspective, blocked about it. enjoy that shrinking white circle.

anyway, i'm normal again.

February 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM

azia | coldshrugs

@coldshrugs.bsky.social

"not afraid to ask a black fella a hard quest" but definitely afraid to be questioned by a black fella. don't say you're white over and over and then get offended when POC ask you not to speak on their behalf because they "assume" you're white. YOU SAID IT!