Costa del Sol has been one of my favorite places in FFXIV. But this memory has made it even more special to me.

This took place about a year ago. Myself, my in-game husband, and 2 of our friends were hanging out. I took us to Costa del Sol to make it feel like we were hanging out at the beach together in real life. We swam in the water, talking, laughing, poking fun at each other, and just having the best time away from fighting dragons and the Garlean Empire.

We sat on the dock after our swim and our Au Ra friend, Lilian Fourshadow, got an idea. We were in a party and there were 4 of us, so she suggested that we do a leveling roulette as all DPS. We all agreed and changed to a DPS. I was a Samurai, my in-game husband Willice was a Red Mage, Lilian was a Monk, and finally our other friend Ace was a Black Mage. We queued and got Ifrit. Wondering how the heck we were going to do this, Willice pulled the boss and I ran after him with Lilian and Ace not far behind. In the end, we managed to do it. We cheered and laughed, all of us completely shocked. We exited the area and wanted to do it again. This time, we got Haukke Manor. For doing a dungeon as all DPS, we were doing really well. We couldn’t beat the last boss of the dungeon, but it was still a fun challenge for us.

From that day forward, we’ve been close friends. I called this group "My Light Party" because of what we mained. Lilian is a Warrior, Willice is an Astrologian, Ace is a Dragoon, and I'm a Bard. We even went and made our own Free Company and called it our home, working together to get the house in The Lavender Beds and recruit more people. I wouldn’t trade this friendship for anything in the world and I can’t wait to see what the future has for us!

(if selected, Bluebird Earring)