Serein

note: stardust has officially asked me to take care of her sona while she is absent from the wiki. i will care for her well, friend <3
Stardust 	Stardust
 	
Artist 	Epiphlyte
Background Information	Background Information
Creator 	Stardust
Main Attributes 	Complexity / thoughtfulness / reservedness / imagination / musicality / self-doubt / empathy
Elemental Attributes 	Stars / raindrops / mist / galaxies / breeze / aether / moonlight
Theme Animal 	Nightingale
Theme Colors 	Light silver / pastel blue / dove gray / pale periwinkle / deep cerulean
Aesthetics 	Feathers / fairy lights / books / origami / piano keys / notebooks / soft drizzle / gentle snow / stargazing / frosted windows
MBTI Personality 	INFJ-T
Character Information 	Character Information
Age 	7 D.Y. (15 H.Y.)
Gender 	Female
Occupation 	Student / pianist / writer
Orientation 	Biromantic demisexual
Tribe 	Ice/Rain
Goal 	To be happy with who she is
Residence 	Sanctuary
Relatives 	Malamute, Vireo, Ambience
Likes 	Writing / feeling accepted / being alone / reading / music / birds / stars / being respected / holidays / flying / feeling at peace / short conversations / having friends
Dislikes 	Feeling pressured / long conversations / crowded or cramped places / physical activity / inconsideration / being shut out / feeling insecure
Strengths 	Intelligence / creativity / empathy / humor / loyalty
Weaknesses 	Sensitive / shy / insecure / indecisive / paranoid / weak
Quote 	"excuse me what"
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I want to spend an afternoon in the wilderness with my closest friends. I want to soar through clouds and sleep beneath the stars, to run about in meadows and to catch lightning bugs in jars.
I want to create something beautiful, something that leaves the world better than it was when I entered it. I want to weave a world of music by touching piano keys, or to dream up a universe that readers lose themselves in.
I want to feel like I belong, spending quiet evenings at home doing absolutely anything. I want to walk into a crowd and be welcomed boisterously. I want to have someone I can lean on, to confide in and to whisper my deepest thoughts to.
I want to laugh and to cry and to fall in love. To do it all.
I want to write my own story. And it's not finished yet, but I have plans.
this quiet dreamer is the sona of stardust. code inspired by firesides <3
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When looking at Stardust, the first thing one would think would be "small." Most gazes would skip over her polished, diamond-shaped scales, reminiscent of a window blanketed in frost. Or the silver spectacles resting on her snout that her talons wander to whenever she's nervous. Perhaps even the copper brace encircling her back right leg, padded with leather and shining wearily in the sun. But instead, dragons notice one thing first, and one thing only: her size.
In truth, Stardust isn't incredibly tiny for her age. She just barely measures up to the average height of other dragons in her grade, and she's not unhealthily skinny either. No, she only appears small because of the way she carries herself. Head bowed, wings folded, tail brought in close toward her torso. Often, in public, her posture is quite tense and stiff - being in loud, unfamiliar environments has that effect on her. Her build is also quite frail and thin. She's not malnourished, it's just how she is.
Being a hybrid, Stardust has a mixture of both tribes' traits. However, most of her traits come from her father, and this can be seen in her mostly-IceWing build and features. However, she's significantly less muscular than most IceWings, and she's missing the characteristic barbed tail. In addition, she has the RainWing ruff, prehensile tail, and fangs, while her IceWing spikes are significantly less numerous than other dragons of the tribe. 
Stardust's scales carry an odd quality to reflect light, yet somehow trap it at the same time. When natural sun shines on her body, her scales seem to catch and hold it, leaving smudgy smears instead of just reflecting it off. Overall it gives her a soft, ethereal look, a wisp of a dragon with smoky bits of color floating right on the surface of her body. This looks particularly strange in shadows, for she'll practically melt into the darkness due to the absorbance. In full-on sunlight, though, Stardust's scales will reflect the light normally.
Light silver-blue mainscales plate most of Stardust's body, while her underscales are a very pale silver, easily mistaken as white. Her horns and talons are a slightly darker shade of metallic gray. Pastel sky blue colors the scales that run along the top of her spine and the small scales that freckle her talons, making it look like she just ran through snow. These small scales are the only part of her body that can morph colors, although they change with her mood and not at will.
Her RainWing ruff is a shade of washed-out baby blue, dotted with tiny silver speckles. Stardust's metallic gray IceWing spikes run down her spine normally, but they're slightly floppy and are far less sharp than her father's. Her eyes are a faded shade of blue, shot through with doe-brown streaks that are brought out rarely, but noticeable when they are. In different light levels they are varying shades of blue, from baby to turquoise to cyan. Often they're darting around quickly, taking note of her surroundings, or downcast to the ground, but in emotionally charged situations they can become so intense other dragons have to look away.
The undersides of her wings are mainly snow-white, bright and shiny. However, they are flecked all over with tiny specks in all shades of blue, dotting the membrane, spicing it up with splashes of color. Most dragons don't know about this trait because she often keeps her wings folded tightly to her body, but it's certainly a good way to get her friends' attention while standing far away from them.
Something from Stardust's RainWing mother is the small foggy patterns gathering around the ends of her limbs (snout, tail, wings, and legs). They shift positions slightly over the course of her day, but again, she can't control their movement. The patterns are colored in cool pastel colors - green, blue, and violet. The overall effect is tiny clouds floating on her scales, and although that may sound strange, it adds to Stardust's air of quiet and imagination.
On the end of Stardust's snout perches a pair of spectacles, silver-framed and circular. Whenever she gets nervous, her talons will automatically fly up to her glasses and start fiddling with them, a bad habit that she can't seem to break. Besides these glasses, Stardust rarely wears any other accessories, although if it's an especially momentous occasion she'll succumb to her mother's wishes and don a necklace or bracelet. She refuses to ever part with her spectacles, though - one, she's nearly blind without them, and two, she always needs something to fidget with whether she's walking or sitting or standing still.
A copper brace encircles Stardust's front right leg, three strips wrapping around her leg horizontally and two stripes connecting them vertically. The inner parts are padded with softer leather. It gives her a small limp, barely visible unless one looks very closely. It may look old-fashioned, but there's not a hint of rust gleaming on it - she takes good care of it, no matter how much it is to her distaste. Stardust wears this because the bones in her leg are crooked, due to a growth issue. The brace helps keep the angle under control as she continues to grow. She might be able to get it off someday, but for now, she's stuck with it.
Surprisingly, Stardust's voice is quite low, her vocal range a husky and rich alto. She has voice cracks quite frequently, a fact she's aware of and likes to joke about. Sometimes she sings along to songs on the radio - never in front of anyone else though - undeterred by the fact that she can only hit most of the male parts and almost never the female ones. Most of the time it's soft and barely noticeable: "speak up" is a term she hears far too often. With her friends, though, it can fluctuate between dryly ironic and boisterously happy. She usually uses average words in everyday conversation, but don't be fooled by that. She has thousands of other words she "collects" and stores in the back of her head, waiting for the right time to be used.
When moving, Stardust weaves through crowds easily and slips by most dragons unnoticed, due to her quiet demeanor. Although her gait may look graceful, she's rather clumsy and often trips over the tiniest things. Due to this, her knees are covered with faded scars and scratches from falling on or tripping over various objects. She walks quickly, with her head down, and her eyes cast toward the ground. Stardust has issues with eye contact, and most of the time, she can't bring herself to meet the gazes of others, no matter how close she is to them.
Stardust often wears a neutral face, but when with her closest friends one might catch sight of a brilliant grin and sparkling eyes. Most of the time, though, her expression betrays nothing to what lies within.
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In all honesty, it's difficult to pin down Stardust's true character. Quiet? Friendly? Gentle? Snarky? As paradoxical as it may seem, all these words - and more - describe her to similar extents. Stardust has a multi-faceted personality with so many traits that it would take hours to describe.
When first meeting her, one might peg her as a shy, slightly awkward character. Her words are stuttering and her demeanor meek when she talks to strangers. Around dragons she isn't comfortable with, she feels oddly nervous. Her thoughts are perfectly coherent, but her words scramble on the way out of her mouth. As a result, she often goes out of her way to avoid being in crowds, as talking to new dragons often drains her. She requires time alone to "recharge" her social batteries, and if she doesn't get this time, she'll become drained and tired.
However, keep it up, and she might become more comfortable around you. The more someone talks to Stardust, the more she'll interact back. The best way to get her to open up is by asking her about her interests - she'll almost immediately go off on how much she loves reading or music or astronomy or birds or... well, the list is long. It's a slow process, but ultimately one could find it very rewarding.
This often gets to the point where her friends and family could refer to her as "a quiet extrovert." Among groups of dragons she knows and loves, she can get very loud and raise her voice even above others. These gatherings give her a sense of belonging, and she feels like she can do almost anything without being judged. It's in these situations that her sense of humor shines through the most: often she can drive her friends into laughter with a single (albeit cheesy) joke.
But there's one clear catch. Stardust can talk for hours with somebody else about their personal life, but she tactfully skirts around her own. She's exceedingly private, and her thoughts and feelings are known by no one other than herself. Even with her closest friends, the most Stardust will share about herself is "I had a rough day. What about you?" and change the conversation to talk about someone - anything - else. She doesn't have full-blown trust issues, but she definitely has problems with wanting to get close to someone and then opening up to that someone. Privacy is practically her middle name.
One of Stardust's worst flaws - and strengths - is her sensitivity. It's a weakness because of the fact that she's easily offended by what someone says or does. Even a cold-sounding message can get her spiraling into a pit of worry about if she did something wrong. She then recounts the events of that day, wondering if anything she did could even have barely affected that dragon, and then envisions all the possible paths trying to see what went wrong- all this from a few words.
And if someone outright insults her, she'll retreat into a shell and refuse to talk about said insult and what it was to. Often she'll get over it in a few hours, but if the jibe was to her writing, for example, she'd refuse to write for a couple days. Even if it seems like Stardust has gotten over it, rest assured that the hurt is still floating around in her mind. Unfortunately, she knows that she's probably being overly dramatic, but she can't seem to "toughen up", like her parents tell her to do.
On the bright side, her sensitivity makes her one of the most empathetic dragons around. She's able to read the emotions of her close friends easily (not so much strangers though) by watching their body language and calculating the tone of their voice. Feelings are a language she is fluent in, but the downside is that she's not especially skilled at comforting dragons once she manages to pinpoint their mood. Sometimes she manages to offer advice that helps their situation slightly, but usually she is only able to summon up a few vaguely helpful words and sit there awkwardly.
Stardust is really not good at expressing herself verbally, but writing is another story. Her pencil seems to take on a life of its own, dancing across the paper and painting a picture with an endless sea of words. She loves, loves, loves creative writing, loves it to the point where she'll skip sleeping to work on her novel instead. Stardust has a huge imagination and has dreamed up numerous fictional worlds, both consciously and subconsciously. Unfortunately, this means she's very good at scaring herself at night.
She loves to think outside the box and coming up with outrageous theories (and yes, sometimes conspiracy theories). At night, it often takes her quite a bit to fall asleep - her body may be still, but her mind is almost always racing with thoughts and ideas. Stardust is quite philosophical and finds herself reflecting on the deeper metaphorical meaning of things. She sees the world through a positive lens, and even though it may have gone to ruin, she believes the dragon race can fix it through harmony and cooperation.
Stardust is extremely conflict-averse and will do almost anything to avoid things like arguments. She is keenly aware that this makes her look spineless in others eyes, and she's really trying to improve herself, but when the angry words turn on her as she just tries to help? When she gets involved in the fighting and experiences the animosity first-hand? She hates it, she hates it all. Whenever her friends or family are fighting, there's a sick churning feeling in the pit of her stomach, casting a dark shadow over whatever she's doing at that moment.
When it's her loved ones who are being unfair, Stardust gets caught in a nearly-inescapable web of fear and confusion. She always tries her best to see the good side of dragons, so when they turn around and present their dark side too, she gets overwhelmed. Stardust has no idea how to confront dragons on a good day - it only gets worse in these situations. She tries her absolute best to stay out of drama, since she's seen it spiral out of control and hurt her closest friend before.
The tendency to question herself pervades everything she does. Each decision Stardust makes is punctuated with "what will ___ think" and "is this the right thing to do" and "will this hurt ___'s feelings" and a million other worries. She's selfless to the point where she'll refuse to do something if she thinks it will even slightly hurt someone she loves - or, heck, even if it's just an acquaintance. Her passion for helping others often leads to tiring herself out and absolutely exhaustion. In this unhealthy state, she can fall into a pit of melancholy, over-exaggerating and seeing everything negatively.
Negative events, whether they happen to her or her loved ones or some poor dragonet in a rundown city, affect Stardust negatively too. Seeing dragons she loves in a sad state brings down her mood greatly, and she'll often mope about after trying to comfort them in a sort of secondhand sadness. Reading articles about a far off place affect her in rather the same way - after going through the news of the day, it's not uncommon for Stardust to feel upset or distraught. Her family has caught her crying at her laptop multiple times because of some disturbance in Pyrrhia's peace.
One of Stardust's greatest flaws may be her desire to impress everyone. In complete honesty, she's a people-pleaser, always trying to take other dragons' opinions into account before she makes her own decisions. She often gives up something of her own - say, mental well-being or advantages - to help others. She cares a great deal about what others think about her, and although she'd like to say she marches to the beat of her own drum, Stardust often fades into the background instead. It's really much easier to go with the flow, in her opinion. 
She's also quite perfectionistic and places a lot of stock in her successes. As a result, even the smallest misstep can send her constantly-fluctuating self-esteem crashing down. Stardust tends to look back on her past with guilt or regret, wondering what could have been if she hadn't messed up here, or there, or... well, anywhere. She's constantly building others up, but she frequently forgets to do the same for herself.
Persistence is absolutely one of Stardust's greatest assets. If she starts something, have no doubt that she will see the project completely through. Almost nothing can make her give up on something she starts. Often she has a big "project" she's working on, and currently, that would be her novel. She's very private about the things she does, mostly because she always puts a piece of herself into it, and showing someone else that piece would feel like laying herself bare on a surgical table for someone else to poke at.
And finally? Stardust isn't really proud of who she is. When she looks at herself, she can only see the cautiousness to the point of being cowardly, and the sensitivity that leads to breakdowns in private. She truly wants to become a better dragon, but she's just not sure how. Is she really good at heart?
In her opinion, that's for others to tell.
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Strengths
*Musicality
*Creativity
*Empathy
*Intelligence
*Humor
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Weaknesses
*Unathletic
*Twisted leg
*Sensitivity
*People-pleaser
*Nervousness
*Perfectionism
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Notice: Stardust's backstory is based off mine, and almost all of it is very similar to my real life. Almost every single event is a dragonized version of something that has happened to me. I would prefer if you didn't criticize it.
The thing about Stardust's history is that there's no Big Thing, with capitals and drama and lots of adventure. She's just your average hybrid, growing up in your average city.
Decades after the SandWing War of Succession, Pyrrhia is at peace. Cities are scattered all over the continent, in kingdoms and territories and everywhere in between. Towns located in kingdoms are usually predominantly made up of the tribe of dragons from that kingdom, but others are more evenly mixed. And it was in one of these former towns that Malamute and Vireo met.
It was Malamute's home, this small town on the edge of the frosty tundra, made up of dragons of the ice. Vireo was a RainWing diplomat, fiery and bright and sent to this town for discussions about something-or-other. She had arranged to stay with a family of IceWings, but she had never guessed how charming and quick their oldest son would be.
Vireo spent quite a long time in that town, far longer than the discussions she had traveled there for. She had no family back home, nothing to tie her to the rainforest, so why not explore this new place? Weeks stretched into months bled into years, and before they knew it, Malumute had proposed to Vireo, and she said yes.
Soon there was an egg, small and silvery, tucked into a nest. They chose the name Serein for the dragonet that emerged, after the fine, light rain falling on the day she hatched. Malamute and Vireo loved her very much, showering her with kindness and comfort, and the first few years of her dragonethood were bliss.
But then her sister hatched. Ambience was loud and confusing, toddling around the house as Vireo and Malumute trailed in her wake, laughing. Serein followed her too, but with a scowl on her tiny face. She didn't understand why this tiny purple dragonet had managed to steal almost all of her parents' attention when she couldn't even walk right.
For a few months, Serein tried everything she could to get her parents back, and looking at her. Finally, when she nearly broke a lamp on her latest adrenaline rush, her parents sat her down and gave her a stern talking-to, Ambience gurgling nonsense dragonet-speak from the side. Vireo and Malumute apologized for their lack of attention, but they also rebuked her for her "reckless behavior," and so Serein quieted down again.
She learned to respect her sister, learned to love her, their parents watching both of them this time. Serein read Ambience picture books and concocted wild stories about princesses and glory- her own newfound passion - and taught her how to run without tripping over her own tail. She matured, developing a caring instinct. And over time, Ambience did too.
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Family
This section is for the dragonized forms of Stardust's real-life relatives.
Malamute
father | IceWing | scientist
father
Vireo
mother | RainWing | diplomat
mother
Ambience
younger sister | IceWing-RainWing | student | artist
little sister
Goshawk & Bright
uncle & aunt (on mother's side) | SkyWing & RainWing | engineer & architect
uncle, mother's brother-in-law, and aunt, mother's sister
Durian & Miracle
grandparents (on mother's side) | RainWings | retired 
mother's parents
Topaz
cousin | SkyWing-RainWing | student
young cousin on mother's side
>Howl & Hourglass
uncle & aunt (on father's side) | IceWing & SandWing | teachers
uncle, father's brother, and aunt, father's sister in law
Peppermint & Ibex
grandparents (on father's side) | IceWings | retired 
father's parents
Crevasse, Glare, & Diamondback
cousins | IceWing-SandWings | students
three cousins on father's side. studying economics, biology, and elementary-school-stuff, respectively
Friends
This section is for the dragonized forms of Stardust's real-life friends.
Aster
friend | RainWing | student | athlete
first friend in new school
Cordelia
friend | SeaWing | student | artist
artistic bestie (that's a tongue twister)
Wren
friend | SkyWing | student | musician
practically do everything together!
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Gypsum
friend | SandWing | student | musician
met years ago, became closer this year
Flower
friend/crush | IceWing-SkyWing-RainWing | student | musician
When Stardust thinks about Flower, the first thought that pops into her head is "She's amazing." The second thought is "Why are crushes so difficult and how can I get rid of one?" She's not sure when, or why, or how her feelings toward Flower came into play. Only that they're there, making her grin whenever she sees the tribrid.
The two of them became friends around three years ago, and they clicked immediately. Flower's humor and Stardust's observance fit together like two peas in a pod. They worked on advanced math homework, messed around in band, partnered up for writing projects, even worked on a report arguing for LGBT+ rights together.
But recently, Stardust's platonic love has morphed into... something more. Butterflies materialize in her stomach whenever Flower seeks her out. She searches for the tribrid more often than many of her other friends. Stardust is fairly good at hiding her emotions, so she's pretty sure Flower doesn't suspect anything. But the flip side, despite her empathetic nature, is that she has no idea how Flower feels toward her.
Rook
friend | NightWing-SandWing | student | mathematician
Stardust's relationship with Rook is complicated, though far from bad. In fact, they used to have crushes on each other, a long, long time ago (read: two years). Rook confessed to her just recently, but she hasn't told him yet that she used to have feelings toward him too, being too shy to do so. Her crush on him died when she realized that they would not be compatible as romantic partners - platonic suits them just fine.
They met each other through their school's jazz band, and then again at their debate studio, the latter being Rook's favorite and the former being Stardust's. Even though they seemed very unlikely to form a friendship, they did, laughing and joking around whenever they could. In the debate studio, they're mortal enemies, but outside of that, they're wonderful friends.
Rook isn't the closest friend Stardust has, but he's close enough for Stardust's friends to start chanting their ship name whenever he walks by. Neither of them mind much. After the great crush debacle, they know there won't be anything remotely romantic happening between them.
Fanon
This section is for sonas of other wikians; feel free to ask for yours to be put in! I only have one restriction: we must have had a conversation before. If I accept your sona, I'd appreciate it if you put Stardust into your sona's relationships too.
Acuity
IceWing | student | Essence's sona
Stardust and Acuity had instant platonic chemistry when they first met. They haven't known each other for an incredibly long time, but they've already connected deeply. Both of them are quite similar, both in personality and interests. The two of them love to chat about these things in their frequent light-hearted conversations.
It's not just jokes with them all the time, though. Each one's empathetic nature makes them the perfect confidant for the other. Whenever Acuity is struggling, Stardust wants to be there for her, listening to her problems, trying to help her overcome them. They trust each other greatly and will always be there to listen to each other.
Stardust admires the older dragon's skills with emotional writing and hugely developed characters. However, her favorite thing about Acuity is by far her personality - the one that makes her believe they'll be friends for a long time yet.
Candy Heart
SkyWing | student | Sby's sona
Candy Heart is such a fun presence for Stardust to talk to - whenever they seek each other out, Stardust knows she can expect a satisfying, energetic interaction. They're not especially close, but they talk often, and Stardust always enjoys these chats. She hopes they can get closer in the future through roleplaying or just hanging out.
Stardust looks up to the SkyWing dragoness, her energy and her skills in writing. Candy Heart has an easy way of talking that makes Stardust want to open up to her, which she likes - she acts kind and positive to everyone who deserves it, a trait Stardust values greatly.
Their personalities are a bit contrasting, Stardust with her quiet introversion and Candy Heart with her bright extroversion. However, this really doesn't hold them back, as it almost makes Candy Heart easier for Stardust to talk to. They're becoming closer by the day, and Stardust is sure it will end in nothing but good.
Inlet
SeaWing-IceWing | author | Delta's sona
Stardust is proud to say that she is good friends with Inlet, and they always have been. They met quite a while ago and have been growing ever closer since then, chatting and joking around. She always has fun with Inlet, and she can't remember a single negative interaction between the two of them.
She considers Inlet kind, friendly, and just a great dragon to be around, overall. Stardust knows that she can count on the Sea-Ice hybrid to give her bright, friendly replies, even if she may not be feeling up to it. She is optimistic that they'll be able to stay close in the future.
Inlet's skills in writing and character-developing are amazing, to Stardust, and sometimes she'll find herself gravitating toward the other dragon's works when she's bored and wants something to read. She considers Inlet to be a talented dragon and can definitely see her publishing a scroll someday.
Waves
SeaWing | student | Destiny's sona
Although they haven't known each other for that long, Stardust likes seeing Waves around, and she enjoys her company. She is always happy to give the SeaWing advice whenever she would like some, and she hopes that in the future, Waves will feel comfortable doing the same.
Currently, they are not especially close, though they have talked a few times, and Stardust enjoyed those conversations. She appreciates how dedicated Waves is to her work, and how often she sees her around editing her characters. Waves' passion for art is also admirable to Stardust.
They share lots of mutual friends, so perhaps in the future, Waves and Stardust will get closer. The latter is looking forward to that prospect.
Khonsu
HiveWing-SkyWing | student | Droplet's sona
Stardust clearly remembers when she met Khonsu, bonding over the cuteness of a certain figment of Stardust's imagination. From there, their friendship blossomed swiftly and surely. For a while, they didn't interact much, but Khonsu contacted Stardust recently and they're becoming just as close as they used to be once more.
Ever since they introduced themselves to each other, Stardust has respected practically everything about Khonsu. Her energy and friendliness to everyone she meets, her creativity and the fact that she's just bursting with ideas, and her drive to make those ideas real.
They've got plans to create something amazing together, and saying Stardust is "excited" would be an understatement. She's positive that they won't drift apart again, and stay good friends until the unforeseeable future.
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reference
please use the above ref when drawing her! it was created by SSE, with edited Joy Ang bases! <3
art
StardustCloud take 2.png|lovely headshot by cloud
Screenshot 2019-11-03 at 3.20.58 PM.png|as a human, by FSH <3
Stardust-aesthetic.png|aesthetic by essence, thank you so much!!
The Sunflower group4-1.png|headshot by granite, thanks a ton!!
Serien msp doodle.png|totally epic fullbody by pearl
Stardust4stardust.png|art that the amazing droplet didn't have to do, but did anyway.
Starflower.jpeg|starflower ship aesthetic by sby :3
StardustSunset.png|prize headshot by sunset
Stardustpride.frayfae.jpg|gorgeous pride headshot by fray!
2D526F14-F23F-409D-9AFF-C72F16A64707.jpeg|pen headshot done by the talented sneaky
4E1E5C7A-5B80-4DEA-AFAB-DF2C6DFF879D.png|soft headshot by destiny :D
Batch 1 .png|she's in the upper right by indigo!
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