#and Twi feels like garbage

[skyloftian-nutcase]

Hi Lofty!!

I love all your work and can't get enough of your Healthcare AU!🖤

Question though: We know the boys don't do great self care especially if they are sick or hurt. Malon seems like she would be just as strong headed and always say she's fine. But how would Time react to seeing her name pop up as a patient in the ED?

Like if she got into a car wreck (not a horrific one, though I'm sure Time would lose it) or had an incident with a horse and got banged up, maybe even a concussion, and was trying to refuse treatment because she's "fine", only for Time to burst in.

How would Time react to it all??

The sky had steadily darkened as they drove. Warriors' usual cheerful chatter died down before he'd finally started breathing softly in gentle, rhythmic patterns of sleep. Time glanced over at him on occasion with a fond smile and then he gently turned on a quiet music station on the radio to fill the void.

The emergency medicine conference had gone very well. The boys had learned a great deal, Time's talk was a success, and Sky had even gotten to see Sun briefly. After a good four days relaxing at the shore and getting training hours under their belts, they were ready to return home.

Time had one final class to teach today before they'd left, and he'd turned off his phone as a result. It was only now that he realized he'd forgotten to turn it back on, but he wasn't going to mess with it while he was driving. They'd be arriving home soon enough.

An hour later, Time escorted a sleepy Warriors to his apartment where Wind was cheerily waiting. After a few shared words and laughs and some hot chocolate, Time headed out. As he pulled into the long driveway leading up to the ranch, he saw a single light behind him and blew out a small sigh of relief - it was Sky's motorcycle, which meant he'd gotten there safely as well. Legend and Hyrule had carpooled separately, and he'd have to text them to confirm they were home.

When he finally parked the car and Sky pulled up beside him, Time turned on his phone. It vibrated once, twice, three, four, five, six times as he climbed out of the vehicle to check on Sky. Good grief, did the world end while I was driving?

It was probably the group chat.

Sky yawned as he pulled off his helmet, giving Time a tired smile.

"Hungry?" Time asked. "I'm sure Malon has something prepared."

"Food sounds nice," Sky hummed as he grabbed his luggage from the car and the pair made their way inside. While they walked, little details jumped out at Time, because no matter the situation or his level of calm or exhaustion, he couldn't not notice his surroundings.

Malon's car was missing. The gravel leading up to where it normally parked was tousled a little, like feet had shuffled back and forth.

Time paused.

Sky was unlocking the door, oblivious to the environment, but did note, "I wish they'd left the light on so I could see the key."

Lights. There were no lights. Not a single light in the house was on.

Time pulled out his phone, anxiety beginning to bubble in his chest.

He had multiple missed calls and more texts than could be displayed on the screen.

Sky entered the house just as Time unlocked his phone, and the pilot called confusedly, "Nobody's home!"

Hey. Tried to call but went straight to voicemail. Malon's sick. We're at the ER. She's stable, just dehydrated. Needs fluids. Don't know if staying overnight. She'll probably kill them first.

Time read the text from Twilight. The one, single, solitary text. The rest had been from Wild, who was anxiously giving update after update.

Then his phone started blowing up. Legend, Hyrule, Warriors, Four, and Wind were all texting now, having apparently just being told by Wild. Between that and the time stamps on the texts, they had just missed them.

Sky walked out slowly, phone in hand, likely reading similar information from the others. His head shot up immediately, eyebrows crinkled together in worry.

"Stay here," Time advised as he made his way back to the car, mind fixating on the issue.

"But--"

"Stay," Time insisted tersely. He wasn't entirely sure why he was so insistent on the matter, except that it gave him one less person to worry about if Sky wasn't perseverating on the matter alongside the surgeon himself as he drove to the hospital.

The drive felt like an eternity. He tried calling Twilight and got no answer, which only made him more worried. Wild wasn't answering either, and his persistent texts had stopped.

Twi just said she needed fluids, he tried to reassure himself. That's an easy fix.

But when had she gotten so ill that it was needed? What had happened? They'd only been gone a few days - what had he missed? He'd just talked to her yesterday, she'd seemed fine!

After an admittedly sloppy parking job in the garage, Time walked hastily into the emergency department, making his way past the triage desk and badging himself into the department. He caught sight of the status board and immediately found her name.

She was in one of the acute care areas. That was a good sign, at least. But the waiting room still had a few people in it, which meant she was higher priority than others. That could potentially be a bad sign.

His stomach churned even more as he tried to focus instead of spiral. He couldn't quite silence the pounding of his heart in his ears, he couldn't stop biting his tongue anxiously as he walked to her room. His usual, calm demeanor was quickly crumbling, and he was losing control of the situation fast.

When he reached her room, his phone buzzed just as he opened the door. He wasn't entirely sure how he would act, seeing his beloved wife in a stretcher, but the immediate wave of dizziness that slammed into him wasn't the first reaction he'd expected to have.

Time leaned heavily on the door, and Malon's surprised expression quickly changed to alarm. "Honey, I'm okay--"

"You're--" Time stammered, taking a shaky breath. "What's wrong?"

Twilight hastily walked up to him, guiding him to a chair beside her bed. He didn't quite notice Wild or Twilight for a moment, holding his wife's hand as she gave him a reassuring smile. It was less comforting than it should have been, given that her face looked drawn and tired and was drenched in sweat.

"I'm okay," she repeated tiredly. "Just a little sick. Threw up a lot. They gave me Zofran, so I'm doing better. Boy do I love that stuff."

"You look awful," Time blurted out. "You're pale, you're diaphoretic--"

"Oh stop spouting out an assessment," Malon hushed with a weak chuckle. "I'm just dehydrated. Couldn't hold anything down for a while. Look, see, they're giving me fluids now."

She held out her arm for inspection, and Time examined the 18G IV in her AC. She'd already gotten a 200mL bolus, and the fluids were still infusing. He looked at the monitor and saw the tachycardia, saw the hypotension, and he swallowed thickly.

Shock. She'd been going into shock.

"Do they know what's wrong?" he asked. "What's causing this?"

Malon blew out a dismissive breath. "Oh, just a bad stomach bug. Hit Wild earlier in the week."

Time immediately turned his attention to the two young men in the room, watching Wild shrivel into a corner. Twilight was strangely stiff, his expression closed off as his hand settled on Wild's shoulder.

"Boys," Malon directed at the pair. "Do you two mind getting me some water and a damp washcloth?"

The pair took the hint, exiting the room wordlessly and closing the door behind them.

"Link," Malon said gently, garnering her husband's attention. "I'm okay. I promise. You look paler than I do."

"I wasn't here," Time said suddenly, his voice choking up, his guilt and anxiety swirling in an uncomfortable mess of overwhelming emotions that he couldn't express in any given word. "You're sick. I'm--"

"You can't control everything, hon," Malon insisted. "Life isn't your OR."

Time bit back a rebuttal, because he knew she was right. It still made him feel utterly helpless, like he had been so, so long ago when he was a child. He hated it.

But he latched on to her words, latched on to the facts, latched on to the reality of the situation like he was in the OR. Because he could think in the OR, he could focus in the OR.

Malon is fine. She's sick, but she's stable. She was in shock but she's getting fluids. She's awake, her mental status is normal, she's oriented and talking to me.

"How are you feeling?" he finally asked.

Malon laughed. "Spoken like a true surgeon. Looking at the numbers before you look at your patient."

Time gave a pleading pout, though her little jab did cheer him up. If she was able to make quips about his patient care, then she wasn't feeling too terrible.

Then his wife sighed, leaning her head into the pillow and staring at the ceiling. "I'm tired. But not as nauseous as I was. And the fluids are helping. I knew I needed fluids. Figured I could handle it at home. Tried ginger ale, tried sprite, little sips of water between vomiting episodes, but I just couldn't keep anything down. I..."

Malon bit her lip, and the worried look on her face made Time's anxieties return tenfold.

"You what? What's wrong?" he asked quickly.

"I might've asked too much," Malon said, her voice shaking a little. "I just--I felt so ill, and I knew I was losing the fight with staying hydrated enough. I... I asked Twilight to do something I shouldn't have."

Time glanced out at the doorway, but with the curtain drawn he had no idea where the boys were. When he looked back at Malon, she was staring at the curtain too.

"What did you ask?" he prompted.

"I asked him to start an IV on me," Malon said finally, her expression falling further. "My hands were shaking too much, or I would've tried to just do it myself. I know he's just a basic EMT, but I also know he's done some tech work in the ED, so I figured the others had taught him how to start them. He... he really did try, but I was too dehydrated and the only vein he found blew, and... I think he feels bad about it. I shouldn't have asked him. But I was desperate and thought I could just fix it easily at home."

Time's eye traced along Malon's arm to see a small bruise that had developed from Twilight's attempt. He felt equal parts upset and concerned.

"This whole thing's a stupid mess," Malon grumbled. "The sooner I get some fluids the better. I think they'll just give me some ODT Zofran to go home and we'll be done."

She made it sound so normal. As if his wife weren't sitting in a hospital bed. As if his wife weren't so acutely ill she'd had a medical emergency.

Time spiraled a moment longer and then buried his face in his hand, leaning an elbow on the side rail of the stretcher. He and Malon had both seen and treated infinitely worse.

But it was different when it was a loved one.

This isn't even the first loved one you've seen in this position.

"I swear, you're all conspiring to each have a hospital stay," Time muttered, finally grounding himself in some levity as he squeezed his wife's hand.

Malon laughed at that. "Well, mine's less exciting than Twi almost blowing up his appendix. Or Sky getting shot. Or anything Wars has done."

"Wars didn't need an ED visit."

"Not yet, at least."

Time sighed, rubbing his face and then smiling at his wife. "Well. Either way. You're not getting out of bed for a few days."

Malon huffed, cheeks flushing in defiance. "I have things to do--"

"You're sick. I'm taking care of you."

"You? You're a surgeon! I'd be better off being taken care of by one of the barn cats!"

Time spluttered, "I can take care of my own sick wife!"

"You're not a nurse," Malon fired back. "You don't know how to take care of a patient, just how to fix them. There's a difference."

"Well, then, you'll just have to teach me," Time argued stubbornly, kissing her hand. "I'm taking care of you whether you like it or not."

Malon sighed, put out, and relented. Then she gave him a cheeky grin. "I'll be sure to demonstrate how you act when you're ill."

"Malon--"

"All the whining and moaning--"

"Malon, be merciful--"

"And the constant neediness--"

"That's just playing dirty and you know it."

His wife's laugh was far more energetic this time, giving him some peace in his still anxiously fluttering heart. Time took her hand in both of his once more, stroking it lovingly.

The peace of the moment was shattered when the curtain was nearly torn off its hooks as Legend led a stampede of young men into the room.

"Malon, are you okay--"

"Who's your physician, I'll make sure they're actually getting stuff done and moving things along--"

"Forget that, who's her nurse--"

"Are you hurting? Wild said your stomach hurt before--"

"Did the Zofran help?"

"Malon can we grab you anything?"

The pair stared at the group, overwhelmed for a moment, and then Malon smiled, eyes filling with tears. "I guess I have a lot of nurses taking care of me."

"You do," Time assured her, taking the damp washcloth out of Twilight's hands and placing it over her forehead. Malon hummed in contentment as she was surrounded by her husband and her boys, and despite the chaos of the area all around them, there was at least peace in one room in the emergency department that night.

#I'll have to do a follow up to this at some point #but just know Sky is busy setting up the house #and Twi feels like garbage #because it freaking sucks fishing a needle around in a loved one and failing to help anyway #it really freaking sucks #I'm glad you like the healthcare AU :D #everyone in this family sucks at self care ❤️ #I have had coworkers start IVs on themselves and resuscitate themselves when they were sick #I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again #healthcare workers would rather die than be a patient lol #writing #lu in healthcare #lu time #lu malon #malink #you ask skye answers #lovely shade pup cub #I keep reading your username as shade pup cup #like pup cups you get for doggies #Now I want ice cream

[rinstaro]

for which link would throw ur birth control in the garbage

time

twi

wild

four (specifically from blues influence, hes the emotion color and his constant emotion towards his s/o is breed)

-🐇

oh hi bunny!!!! you’re so right

cw: just talk about breeding

the thought of breeding you turns them on so much

time can’t even begin to understand why you even take those silly pills every day. as soon as he made you his spouse, he spent the night railing you til he was milked dry. the thought of having a tiny little hylian that looks like you running around pleases his very soul. and it only makes him worse

wild doesn’t want you out and about on adventures because what if you get hurt! or catch someone’s eye! he can’t have that, so he tries his best to stick you at home with a baby. he also wants to try at a somewhat normal life with you.

twilight and four are the very possessive type in my eyes. they act mostly normal outwardly, but deep down they want to mark you so much no one else would even look in your direction. when they finally get a hold of your birth control, they’re ecstatic. they don’t get tired quickly at all, so you’re screaming for hours with the way they pound you.

i also feel like twilight has something similar to a rut! so you might wanna get some backup birth control because once he gets rid of it, those animalistic urges are triggered almost immediately. 2+ hour sessions daily. good luck 👍🏼

#bunny.anon #kore.talks #link smut #link x reader smut #loz smut #link x reader #loz x reader #loz x reader smut #legend of zelda smut #legend of zelda x reader #legend of zelda x reader smut

[miniscrew-anon]

I love getting notifications about you reblogging or posting something cuz it's always about the blorbo, Four. You're collecting all the little pieces of lore and I love that. What are you planning on doing with it?

Well I’ll tell ya one thing I’m planning on doing with it:

———

Four waits eagerly. His eyes scan the kitchen, following Wild’s movements. He readies his hand, hovering his fingers just next to the precariously balanced coffee cup. The coffee is long cold - left there after Hyrule ran to catch his train - so there’s no threat of burns.

But it sure would be a shame for Wild’s brand new cashmere sweater to get stained with a nice cup of cold brew.

Everything has been set up - the whisk, the kitchen towel, the spoon rest. The trap has been laid. Now to spring it.

It starts with Wild reaching for the towel. Through avid research Four had deduced that Wild always uses the towel to wipe up the counters after cooking. So it’s no surprise when Wild absentmindedly picks it up, inadvertently putting the next piece into play.

The spoon rest, which had somehow been resting on the towel, clatters to the floor. The whisk goes with it, rolling under the kitchen table as Four predicted. Wild hums unhappily and goes to retrieve the dropped items.

The mechanic smiles, eagerly leaning forward.

Wild picks up the spoon rest - wooden, no chance of shattered glass - and then hunts down the whisk. Wild spots it and gets down on all fours to retrieve it. He crawls under the table.

Putting him directly under the coffee cup.

One slightly vengeful tap of the rim upturns the cup, pouring the brown liquid all over the back of Wild’s neck and back. The cook yelps, jumping up and bumping his head on the underside of the table.

Four pumps his fist in the air - bonus points!

“I cannot believe you.”

Twilight saddles up next to Four, staring down at Wild as the cook laments his sweater and his hair. He frowns disapprovingly at the blonde. “Is this really necessary?”

Four returns the look with a deadpan expression. “Yes. Very. It’s what’s making existence worthwhile.”

Twilight rolls his eyes at Four, sitting down in Warriors chair. “I never pegged you as petty.”

Wild stands up, grimacing and shivering as the coffee drips down his back. He walks towards Four, who doesn’t bother moving.

Wild walks straight through the smaller boy, shivering again but for a whole different reason.

The ghost feels moderate amounts of joy from the reaction.

Four points to Wild sharply. “He got me eaten by a zombie, Twi! He’s lucky I’m not trying to suck his soul out and drag it to hell! I think I’m allowed to cause a few minor inconveniences once in a while.”

Upstairs, Twi can hear Warrirors unhappy mumbling as he finds his flat iron broken yet again. The fifth one in a row broken right out of the package.

Twilight groans. “C’mon man! He was in mourning! They all were! Give them a break.”

“You’re just letting them get away with it because you’re flattered that Wild missed you so much that he tried to resurrect you. And that everyone had a nice family outing where they reburied you and said a bunch of nice things,” Four huffs, taking his usual spot. “You say I have no reason to be petty? Tell that to my garbage bag of a coffin! I didn’t get a nice memorial! I barely got mentioned at all! So yes, Twi, this is necessary.”

Twilight winced. Okay, maybe Four was just a tiny bit justified in causing some small amounts of chaos. Watching everyone kind of brush over Four’s gruesome death had been a little painful for all ghosts involved; the awkward silence when Time decided to just put Four’s corpse on the street curb for the Sheika had almost been enough to kill Twilight again. “It’s not like they didn’t care! They just didn’t make a big deal out of your death because they didn’t want Wild to feel guilty.”

Four gave him a flat stare. “Because goddess forbid Wild feel bad for shoveling my remains into a trashbag.”

Okay, again, fair. Still, Four’s continued efforts to mess with the house were starting to attract Ledge’s attention. Twilight isn’t sure if Legend would exorcise them, but he really doesn’t want to find out. “Okay, fine. But you can’t keep this up forever! They were under a lot of stress! And it’s not like this is all Wild’s fault.”

Four turned on him, eyes deader than his body after Zombie Twi turned him into a chew toy.

“He let me get eaten. By. A. Zombie.”

#hsh au #townhouse au #funeral derangements #lmao Four deserves to mess with them #just a little #like rearranging Legends ingredients #and tying Times shoelaces together #shorting out Winds computer

[drabbledragon]

Linktober: Forest

It’s been a while since I had some free time to write and since exams are done and over with, I can now keep having that free time. So I present to you all, two months late, day 9 of Linktober. Also, please be cautious of the warnings: it does get a bit gory at parts and of course if you get too uncomfortable, you can always just skip this chapter.

AO3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26749021/chapters/68583117

Summary: Nearly every one of the heroes' Hyrule is peaceful. Just nearly.

Warnings: Minor (teenager) character death, description of (teenage) character burning to death, and swearing. 

Day 9: Forest

The group looked curiously at the folded pile of cloaks Hyrule was offering them.

“If we’re heading into town, then you’re gonna have to wear one of these.”

The traveller didn’t miss the baffled glances he got in return, nor did he miss the hesitance they each displayed when reaching for their own part of the share.

“Why do we need to wear a cloak? We haven’t worn one in any other part of your Hyrule.” Sky questioned as he pulled the tattered piece of cloth over his head. The aforementioned apparel hung loosely around his body, falling just low enough to reach the top of his boots.

Hyrule opened his mouth to answer, thought better of it, and then just shook his head. “ We’ll need it here, trust me. Make sure you wear the hood on the back and whatever you do, don’t take it off until we’re alone.” He then proceeded to pull the hood of his own cloak up, and the others were quick to follow suit.

They wandered into town soon after, and they could immediately feel the hostile dread in the air. The place itself was a sea of uncontrollable weeds and messy dirt pathways, with abandoned buildings and makeshift homes placed haphazardly in crooked lines. Almost all the people they saw outside regarded the group with nasty and distrustful looks, with many of them going so far as to place a hand readily on the weapon hanging from their hips; they were anticipating some sort of attack, Twilight recognised, but he didn’t understand why.

The Hero of Hyrule eventually led them towards one of the bigger buildings in the back, and the broken door he opened wailed with a high - pitched creak. It appeared to be a run - down inn, and the young traveller promptly made his way to the front desk where a middle - aged woman eyed him with scrutiny.

“Hello, ma’am, four rooms, please.” Hyrule’s voice was soft and polite, and if he was unnerved by the woman’s gaze, he didn’t show it.

The tension in the air was nearly palpable, and the Links did their best to not let the innkeeper’s piercing gaze intimidate them. Once the woman had finally focused her attention back onto Hyrule, she questioned, “ What are you nine doing here?”

“We’re travellers, ma’am; we just came down from Darunia Town.”

“And your occupation?”

“We craft and sell instruments we make, ma’am.”

“Take off your hood.”

The group was nearly taken aback by the command, and a few of them were even ready to protest just based on the rude tone alone, but Hyrule didn’t care, and his fingers lingered at the edges of his hood for a moment before pulling it down. All of the heroes’s eyes widened at the sight before them: Hyrule’s usual brown hair had been colored a fiery orange and his eyes now shone with a light blue hue; his long and pointy ears had become rounded around the edges, making him appear more like a human and less like a Hylian. The hero looked to the woman expectantly, and after a few long seconds, she scoffed.

“20 Rupees for the rooms then.”

And so Hyrule paid, placing the gem delicately on the desk and accepting the keys. He led the group towards one of the rooms and locked the door without a word, and once he was sure that the nine of them were completely alone, he allowed his appearance to fade back to its usual self with a long, relieved sigh. He was bombarded with questions just a second later.

“Hyrule, what was that?”

“Seriously, what just happened?”

“Why’d you change your ears and eyes and hair, ‘Rule?”

“What’s that old lady’s problem? Why was she treating us like garbage?”

“What’s up with the people here? How come everyone’s looking at us weird?”

“Boys, enough.” Time had finally sounded over the fray, and when the rest of the heroes finally settled down, the eldest hero turned to the traveller and politely asked, “ Hyrule, what happened back there?”

The Hero of Time could tell the question bothered the other, if the sudden bite of his lip and darting green eyes were anything to go by; but after a few tense seconds, he finally piped up with, “ We needed a few rooms, so I got us a few rooms.”

“You need to elaborate on that. Why did you change your appearance? And why did you have us all wear cloaks?”

“Oh, well that’s, um ...” He struggled for a moment, and looked nervously to the floor as if the wooden boards would give him a sound answer. He could feel eight pairs of eyes boring right into his very being, and he couldn’t help but shrink under their anticipative gazes. “ It’s just a thing we need to do to … y’know, keep a low profile.”

“But why would we need to?” Warriors questioned next, taking an assertive step forward. “ Hundreds of other heroes have passed by here without any issues, correct? So with the exception of you, there really isn’t a need to go through the trouble of hiding ourselves; to them, we’re just ordinary Hylians looking for an overnight stay.”

“I know, I know, but it’s just -”

“We found another Hero of Hyrule!”

Their interrogation was abruptly cut short as a deep voice from outside suddenly caught their attention, and eight confused faces turned to look through the sole window in the room. From what little they could see, they were able to discern a large gruff man standing in the middle of the supposed town square, shouting the same message through cupped hands over and over again as he turned in all sorts of directions; just a few paces behind him stood three men, one of which was just a young boy with floppy brown hair, easily in his teens, and tightly bound around the wrists and ankles while the other two grown men supported him under the arms. Behind them was a slightly larger group that worked together to dig a large wooden pole into the ground, while others began piling sticks and wood around the structure as if to make a bonfire.

The heroes stood still, trying desperately to wrap their heads around the scene in front of them. That man … What did he keep calling out? ‘Another Hero of Hyrule’? But that made absolutely no sense: the Links all knew of one Hero of Hyrule and that was, well, Hyrule; but the man outside kept yelling out the title like it was something more than that - like it was some kind of breed rather than just one very specific person; couple that realisation with the strange structure the townspeople were setting up and that just released a whole new set of questions: what was so special about that one person versus everyone else in this town? Why was he tied up? What were the other people creating behind him? Why was there such a strong sense of bloodlust in the air?

“I don’t know what’s going on,” Twilight finally said, being the one to break the silence. “ But I do know that that guy needs help.”

He was about to take a step towards the door when a sudden hand clung fiercely to his pelt, and when he turned around, he was quietly surprised to find that it wasn’t a stoic Time stopping him, but rather an alarmed Hyrule.

“Twi, you can’t go out there right now.”

The ranchhand knitted his brows together. “ Huh? Why not?”

“It’s -.” He held his breath for a second before continuing in a small voice, “ It’s not safe there right now.”

“Well if you’re that concerned about safety,” The two heroes watched as Legend casually walked over to them before coming to a stop by Twilight’s side. “ Then I can stick with Farmboy here. One of us can make a distraction and the other can get the guy out; shouldn’t take more than ten minutes.”

The traveller only frantically shook his head in response, fixing his predecessor with a desperate look as he quickly said, “ No, the both of you can’t go either! It still won’t be safe!”

“Alright then,” Warriors added slowly as he made his way to the Ordonian in the same fashion. “ What about the three of us, then? Surely we’re enough to save that man now.”

But Hyrule only denied the group once again; and again when Wild offered to go, and again when Four offered to go, and again and again and again. Three faces had now become eight as the remaining heroes all looked to the Hero of Hyrule with a mix of confusion and impatience, each one of them asking a myriad of questions about what was so dangerous about the situation and why Hyrule of all people was preventing any of them from going. It was Wild who finally asked the key question with,

“‘Rule, are you hiding something?”

Those words made the traveller freeze, causing him to fall silent and fix the champion with a wide - eyed stare. It appears that the group had finally struck a chord in him, one that somehow instilled fear into their resident hero, and a few of them were starting to become worried at how quiet Hyrule had suddenly become at such a simple yet pivotal question. After what felt like hours, the traveller finally answered back:

“I’m sorry.”

Oh no.

That was all the Ordonian needed to hear before he was suddenly sprinting out of the small room and down the cramped hallway, ignoring the sudden shouts of surprise and alarm from his fellow heroes. He knew it - he knew from the moment he saw that young boy being dragged across the worn dirt by those men that there was something deeply wrong. He should’ve said something sooner - maybe something about how much Hyrule seemed to be dodging their questions - but he stupidly played along with this pointless game like he was some dog chasing its tail.

He just hoped he wasn’t too late to save him.

He felt the rotten wood press against his shoulder as he barged his way through the inn door and out into the cold night air, stumbling as the terrain suddenly switched from wood to dry dirt and overgrown weeds. He silently thanked the goddesses when he was steadily back on his feet in an instant and rushed towards the crowd centered around the square at a breakneck pace. He suddenly felt his stomach plummet as he heard the gruff man from before shout out:

“Death to the Hero of Hyrule!”

That was it. That was the only warning Twilight got before a torch was haphazardly thrown into the pile of wood and the flames started to climb the stake. Everything became unbearably bright, engulfed in a swirl of bright orange and blinding yellow as brown wood burned to black ash in an instant and the fire climbed higher up the pole without any bit of hesitation, right up to the poor teen who was bound to the very top. It only took mere seconds for the agonised screams to fill the air, and even less for Twilight to smell the distinct scent of burning flesh as the flames mercilessly engulfed the body. Once - pale skin turned into blistering red, and the light - brown hue of the boy’s hair started to disintegrate and leave nothing behind but a memory of what used to be there. The Ordonian’s instincts told him to get over there and do something because he was supposed to be a hero - he was one of the few that Hylia had chosen to protect everyone - but all he could do was watch helplessly from the back of the crowd, his stomach churning threateningly as it promised to expel everything he had eaten in the past week.

Goddesses, the crowd. The crowd was thrilled at the sight of one of their own burning helplessly from where he was bound, his agonised screams appearing to be music to their ears. They watched him writhe and scream and plead to be released but they just watched him with some sort of maniacal fascination that only a true cold - blooded serial killer could have. The crowd was smiling, cheering, even echoing the same phrase of “ Death to the Hero of Hyrule!” as they watched someone burn to death, and perhaps what terrified Twilight the most was that some of the people in the crowd were literal children, and they seemed to be entirely fine with watching someone their own age burning right in front of them.

He jumped when he felt a rough hand gently touch his shoulder, and he quickly spun on his heels to find the source, relaxing just a bit when he saw his mentor’s face staring back at him.

Time looked pale. Had he just witnessed the same thing Twilight had just a moment ago?  

“Let’s go.” His mentor said after a moment, nudging his head towards the direction that Hyrule was leading the rest of the heroes towards. Twilight wanted to protest - to firmly tell Time that “no, we need to do something” - but the only thing that came out was a shaky sigh. His whole body felt numb, and the remaining rush of adrenaline from before seemed to have sapped him of all his strength and left him with a hollow feeling in his chest, so he didn’t refuse Time’s firm grip around his wrist, and he didn’t protest as Time led him forward.

It didn’t take long for the group to reach the outer edges of the town, and it certainly didn’t take long for them to disappear into a nearby forest. They wove their way through overgrown bushes and drooping trees, and treaded through murky waters and destroyed campsites, and didn’t stop until they reached a dark and desolate clearing that was far from any type of civilization. It was quiet here, and it was a welcomed contrast from the deranged cheers that filled the small town.

Four was the first to speak up as he shakily asked, “ That … That wasn’t real, right? It was just some - some stupid trick, r - right?”

The only immediate response he received back was a heartbreaking whimper from Wind as he dug his face further into Warriors’s scarf.

“I’m sorry.” Came Hyrule’s eventual answer, but the sound was barely above a whisper and his throat strained to keep his voice level. Any hint of anxiety or desperation from before seemed to have been completely wiped away, his tone now a clear reflection of the guilt and regret that was no doubt plaguing his mind. A few heroes opened their mouths to respond, but Legend beat them all to the punch.

“No. No, all of this is bullshit.” He claimed, anger and disbelief clear in his features. “ There’s no way in hell that a bunch of townspeople would just pick up a random kid off the street and burn him alive just for fun. He must’ve been a monster in disguise or - or a traitor that’s killed innocent people or just … just something.” He looked to his protege for some kind of assurance, but felt his resolve start to fall apart when Hyrule refused to meet his eyes. He took a shuddering breath as he said, “‘Rule, tell me this isn’t what people are really like here. Tell me that these are just some sick fucks who get a kick out of torturing people.” His voice took on an uncharacteristically small tone as he continued, “ Tell me this isn’t what I left behind for you.”

The traveller ducked his head even lower and hunched his shoulders as he repeated even quieter than before, “ I’m really, really sorry -.”

“Hyrule, I believe you owe us an explanation.” Time cut in, but instead of the stern and demanding tone the group was expecting, they were all surprised to hear his request as a quiet and gentle one. Perhaps he did it because they were all in shock, or perhaps he did it because Hyrule looked like he was one second away from a complete breakdown, or perhaps he did it because he was just so morbidly curious and he didn’t want to scare away the resident hero by forcing the answer out of him. Regardless of the reason, it got Hyrule talking.

“The people of my Hyrule want me dead.”

He let the air of initial shock settle for a moment before continuing.

“They’ve been hunting me down ever since they knew I was the Hero of Courage here because they all knew the legend: one drop of the hero’s blood on Ganon’s ashes will revive him. At first it was just a silly old wives’ tale that got passed down from generation to generation, but a group of villagers broke into Hyrule Castle one night and found out it was true through one of the books we have in the Royal Library. Word spread from person to person and that’s when people started to get … scared of me.”

The traveller bit his lip for a moment, the memory of first hearing that news all those years ago playing fresh in his mind.

“They thought I was a ticking time bomb - one slipup when fighting a Moblin or a Zora and the entire kingdom was pretty much doomed - so a few people started to hunt me down in order to lock me up or something like that; they just wanted me far away from danger - a place where no monsters would be able to get me. They found me eventually and told me about their plan, but I just ignored them because Zelda was in trouble, and if I didn’t reunite the Triforce in time, then the whole kingdom would be taken over by some prince. I needed to travel across Hyrule; I couldn’t just hole myself away somewhere when the whole kingdom was in danger, so I kept going. Weeks would go by without anyone seeing me, and the number of people that feared I was dead started to grow. More groups started to form in order to find me quicker, and they started to camp out in forests and by rivers just to keep a lookout, but they kept coming back empty - handed and that just made everyone more terrified. Eventually those groups just started locking up people that looked like me just to get rid of a potential Hero of Hyrule, so that’s why I -.”

“That’s why you changed your ears, eyes, and hair with magic earlier, and why you made us wear cloaks: to throw people off our trail.” Legend interjected, and Hyrule nodded in confirmation.

“Right. They knew the Hero of Hyrule was Hylian, had green eyes, and brown hair, so they just locked up anyone who fit the bill, but they wouldn’t even look twice at a human with orange hair and blue eyes. So I was taught how to change my appearance from a magic - user I met in a cave one day, and although that kind of magic took a lot out of me at first, I eventually got a hold of it and was able to pass under everyone’s radar. I travelled from town to town, learning whatever I could from other magic - users and getting whatever I needed to survive in the wild in order to look for Ganon. But because I was so good at hiding, the people that were trying to find me were getting more desperate.”

“They were tired of locking people up and asking if they were the Hero of Hyrule or if they knew where the Hero of Hyrule was, and as more monsters started to surround the villages and kill those who dared to travel, things started to become more serious. The groups started to kill Hylians that looked like me, skipping the whole interrogation part and going straight for the quickest and painless kill they could do in order to remedy a little bit of their guilt. Of course they regretted killing innocent people; nobody wanted to kill someone that was just living their lives and had nothing to do with being Hylia’s Chosen, but they justified themselves by saying that it was either the life of one potential ‘Link’ or the entirety of the Kingdom, and of course they would want to save the kingdom. But months went by, and the monsters kept coming closer, and the real Hero of Hyrule still hadn’t been found, and those villagers got to the point where they were too scared to harvest crops or go hunting or even step outside of their houses. They felt like they were living in a nightmare, and they needed to get out there and kill me or else they would never be able to live a normal life ever again.”

“People started to come out of their houses, daggers and swords in their hands, and got to killing any ‘me’s they could find. The killings weren’t painless anymore: people who were scared of Ganon coming back to full power again started to release all their frustration and fear on innocent people by killing them in the most gruesome ways possible; it was an outlet to them, and now all that guilt from before was starting to turn into satisfaction. To them, it was just getting revenge on the Hero of Hyrule for all the pain and suffering I’ve caused them. Every person, even if you were a salesman or a farmer, started to have weapons by their side just in case I happened to walk into town, and everybody started to become more suspicious of any travellers because they knew the Hero of Hyrule was one. Whether you were a little kid or an old man just passing through, as soon as people saw that you had brown hair and green eyes, then you immediately became a target. They’ll stab you to death, drown you, burn you alive - whatever they needed to do to get rid of the Hero of Hyrule, just so they could make sure that Ganon never comes back. It’s been like that ever since.”

It was a terrible story, the other heroes had silently agreed - like a morbid fairytale gone wrong. It was ironic: the very people Hyrule was chosen to protect were now actively out to get him just for the sake of quelling their own fears.

“...So you’re just letting this happen?”

Eight startled faces all turned to the group’s ranchhand, who looked to the traveller with a deep frown and crossed arms. His lip curled upwards as he snarled out, “ You’re just letting innocent people die because you’re too much of a coward to go and save them?”

Twilight wasn’t actually sure what compelled him to say something like that. Maybe it was because the thought of innocent people dying struck a very strong chord in him, or maybe it was because the people dying were those as young as Talo and Malo and Colin, or as old as Rusl and Mayor Bo; maybe it was a combination of both, and just the knowledge that Hyrule was refusing to do anything about the situation made his blood boil.  

The resident hero looked to the other with a mixture of confusion and hurt, but an underlying wave of anger made his tone a little more clipped than he wanted it to be. “ I know I’m a coward, but I’m not just letting them die because I want them to. The people here are aggressive: once they think you’re the Hero of Hyrule, there’s no way you can back yourself out of that situation. Having someone to come and rescue you will only make things worse, and there’s a pretty good chance that you’d be the next one to die.”

“Well if you know all of that, then why aren’t you doing anything to stop all of that from happening? We saw you change your appearance, and you gave us all cloaks to - what? Be less suspicious? - so why aren’t you doing any of that for the people passing through town? You could’ve saved hundreds of lives here, Hyrule, but you’re just staying quiet and watching people die in front of you.”

“I’m not!” Hyrule answered back sharply. His nails dug painfully into his palms. “ I always try to help them when I can, but I can’t be in a hundred places at once. It’s not just Nabooru Town who’s doing this, but literally every other town in this kingdom. People will be dying whether I’m there or not, and there’s no way I can rescue everyone who’s been accused of being me and protect Zelda and the castle.”

“Then think of some other solution!” Twilight threw his hands up, letting all of his pent up rage and disgust finally get the better of him. “ Have your Hyrule Castle give them a safe place to live or create some group to find the people that want you dead and put them in prison! I don’t know, kill them if you have to! Those villagers there are no better than monsters, so there’s nothing left to salvage.”

The Ordonian said that last bit with complete and utter conviction as his subconscious flashed him that same memory of that boy burning to death, and the villagers around him smiling and cheering as they watched the scene with absolute glee. They really were no better than monsters at this point, were they? Cold, cruel, heartless monsters.

“They’re not monsters.” The traveller replied just as firm. “ They’re only the way they are because they’re scared. They know the Hero of Hyrule is still out there - that I’m still out there - and they know that one little slip up could cost them and their entire family their lives, so if they have the chance to control that, then they’ll try everything in their damn power to do so, even if it means killing innocent people. It’s not their fault that they think like that; it’s because they’re all - because Ganon’s - I’m just -.”

“It’s because of mass hysteria.” Warriors interjected, and when the group’s collective attention was brought to him, he hardened his features and explained. “ Consider this: the people of this kingdom know that Ganon could be revived at any second as long as his followers had Hyrule in their possession. If you were a simple villager who hasn’t seen your Hero for weeks on end, wouldn’t you start to panic and fear for the worst? Like the traveller said, a single drop of blood on Ganon’s ashes would be enough to bring him back to life, and even more would bring him back to full power, so I understand the people’s worry for having Hyrule wander alone in a territory riddled with monsters. One wrong move, and their entire livelihoods would disappear, and they most likely won’t have a hero to protect them if Ganon does go too far.”

Hyrule nodded with a grim look on his face, and then redirected his attention to the ranchhand. “ They’re not monsters, Twilight,” He repeated, his voice softer and more controlled than before. “ They’re scared. They’re scared because they don’t have any control over anything, so they do whatever they can to make them feel in - control, even if it’s something as horrible as killing their friends. I know I’m causing this, and I know I’m not doing anything to stop this, but the sooner I get to Ganon and defeat him once and for all, the sooner things can get back to normal.”

It was strange to hear one of their own so conscious and accepting of the horrors around them. Twilight knew that Time and Wild both have regrets about the past and refuse to accept it, and he was sure that Legend and Warriors were both hiding something as well based on all those times they woke up screaming in the middle of the night, but to hear Hyrule, a meek and timid teen that rarely spoke at all, so readily admit that his land was nearly beyond saving and that it was all his fault, was something breathtaking in and of itself. The traveller knew that monsters and his own people were constantly after him, and he knew that if he let himself relax for just a second, the chances of him getting captured and killed would skyrocket to an unbelievable level, but despite all odds, he still chose to defend a kingdom that didn’t even show him an ounce of gratitude. To press forward when the whole world is against you takes a great deal of dedication, and perhaps Hyrule was more of a selfless hero than he made himself out to be.

The Ordonian let his shoulders sag with defeat. “ You’re right: I don’t know anything about what you’re going through, and it was wrong of me to be angry at you.”

Hyrule’s features softened, and any indication of outrage melted into quiet understanding. “ It’s okay, I know you didn’t mean any of it; you were just upset at what you saw and I don’t blame you, but there’s more to the story than whatever you see on your first night in one of the towns here.” He met the ranchhand’s eyes and tried for a tiny smile. “ Things will get better - I know they will - but until then, I have to do what I need to.”

The group had decided to set up camp for the night, all of them silently agreeing that a spot among the trees and dirt was the only safe place left in Hyrule’s era. Most of the heroes turned in for the night without a word, and barely any of them had the courage to look at the dancing flames of the small campfire they had started. It was ironic: how could a thing that brought the group warmth and light and a place to sit and chatter every night kill an innocent person without hesitation? Would it bring them that same sense of comfort ever again, or would they constantly relive that memory of their night in Nabooru Town, watching an innocent child burn to death at the hands of those he considered family?

In the end, it was just Time and Hyrule left at their makeshift campfire, both of them silent as they were lost in their own thoughts; that is, until a success of long howls filled the night air.

The traveller tensed, breath catching in his throat for a second, before realisation dawned on him. “ That’s Wolfie, right?” He questioned, and when he received a nod of confirmation from the other, he knitted his brows in worry. “ But he sounds … really sad tonight ...”

“I think he’s crying.”

Hyrule turned to the elder hero with genuine confusion. “‘Crying’? Why would he be crying?”

Time stared absently at the bright orange flames in front of him. “ I think he’s crying for all those who’ve lost their souls to such a cruel fate.”

#linkeduniverse #LU Hyrule #LU Twilight #fanfic #linktober2020

[becauseleahflies]

Interview Questions Tag

rules: answer questions and tag 20 blogs you are contractually obligated to know better!

tagged by: @m00nk1ld my twi-bestie

tagging: @lamourche @gukslut @sugaurora @lily-liketheflowers @yoonia and whoever else wants to do it!

name/nickname: Leah. I don’t really have a nickname other than my best friend calls me Halfsquat... long story

pronouns: she/her

star sign: Aries sun, Leo moon, Taurus rising

height: 5′3″

time currently:  310:52 am on Saturday and I’m procrastinating writing by doing this :/

when is your birthday: april

favorite band/groups: BTS obviously, Def Leppard, Guns n Roses

favorite solo artist: I’m not sure I have a consistent favorite, it changes a lot. Lately I’ve been listening to a lot of Britney Spears and re-living my childhood, though. I also love Madonna

song stuck in your head: The Mighty Fall by Fall Out Boy. I listened to the Save Rock n Roll album the other night bc I randomly remembered how phenomenal the whole thing is.

last movie you watched: I don’t know, I don’t watch movies very often. Maybe Knock Knock? This Keanu Reeves movie but I did not like it.

last show you binged: The Night Stalker documentary

when you created your (main) blog: 2012 I believe

last thing you googled: 'respectful greeting in ancient Greece’ lol I am writing a book....

other blogs: none

why i chose my url: bc I got mad at myself for doing something stupid so said I am ‘quite the idiot’ lmao and then just never changed it and now I feel like it’s  a personal brand even though I only have like 2 followers

how many people are you following: I have no idea, probably several hundred or thousand

how many followers do you have: I think like 5 or 600

average hours of sleep: 10 lol sleep is my favorite part of the day

lucky number: 3

instruments: drums

dream job: author. I do this, but I don’t make enough money to do it full time so I have other job for now. It would be nice to make enough to live wherever I want and just write though

dream trip: there are SO many places I want to go but I think my ultimate dream trip would be a Middle Earth tour around New Zealand

favorite food: potato in all its forms

nationality:  garbage country (American)

favorite song: probably Silver Spoon by BTS (twins with @kpopfanfictrash ) although its hard to pick just one. I have a playlist on spotify of my all time favorite songs and there’s like 20 on there.

top three fictional universes you’d like to live in: Middle Earth, Kyoshi Island, Shokugeki - I want to eat the food so bad

#personal

[skyumoon]

A Strange Book

I blame @linkeduniverse-incorrect for putting the idea in my head

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Hyrule? An odd name, it's not everyday you here a group of heavily armed men call one of them the name of the beloved kingdom. Who has the audacity to name their child the name of the kingdom? He didn't even look the part, he was short,skinny, and by far the less muscular of the bunch, yes he had a pretty face but the child looked even more muscular than him!

The villagers looked at the boy as he was trading with a merchant.

“Hello boy, what would you like from my market?” a merchant the villagers are weary of, the merchant that sells actual tomes that most of them can't use. Like more powerful tomes, example:neró katastrofí, an ancient tome that can only be used by its chosen master

“How about that one?” hyrule pointed to a tome decorated in silvers and golds, with blue gems sprinkling around it. But what always caught a regular person was the giant blue gem in the middle. But what caught hyrules attention was the drawing he kind of felt when he looked at it, like an aura, kind of like when you pick up or come near the master sword.

‘That old book? What you name boy? You seem interesting”

“Uh...hyrule..and what the book about?”

“I can't even open it! But ill tell you this, the guy that gave it to me told that I have to give it its chosen master, none of the villagers in this old town could open it. Would you like to try?” the man looked sincere, as if he wanted to get the book away from him

“Sure!”

The man handed hyrule the book, it was pretty and felt right in his hands, he opened the book like it was any other. The man gaped at him

“Say boy, you can have it for free. Now run along” he smiled 

Hyrule nodded with a sunny smile and ran to the group who was waiting near a fountain

“What took you so long? Decided to sleep at an inn while we were waiting?” legend said

“Hey what's that fancy book you got there?” wind asked with pure innocence

“This? I don't know, the old man selling books asked me to open it and he just gave it to me, why don't you try?” hyrule laughed silently, they were probably going to able to open it because they are practically the same

Wind took it and attempted to open it but failed, he passed it to legend but yet even he was unable to open it. It went around the links but none of them opened it. Hyrule gave a confused stare as he opened the book with ease. The group just kind of accepted it, hey, sometimes one person in the group can do something better than the rest. Hyrule shrugged it off, it wasn't a big deal.

“Did we get everything?” time checked

“Yeah” twilight responded while checking off everything on their list

What they didn't notice was the people lurking in the shadows

“We’ve found him”

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it was far from warm when it was night when they're outside, the one thing keeping them  warm was the two fires wild set up in the middle of the camp. it was colder than usual since they were near the Hebra mountains. wind and four were munching on a pile of wild berries, the golden trio were talking about where they were headed next, warriors, legend, and hyrule were checking out the strange book hyrule had collected. Warriors picked it up and studied it

“It's ...pretty but strange to say the least. I wonder why hyrule’s the only one who can open it” warriors once again tried to open it

“Oh leave it, stop trying to open it, it's probably like the master sword where it chooses its master. And it just so happens to be hyrule, and only hyrule”

“But it's strange, we all have the triforce of courage, we all have the hero's spirit, we all fought evil with the master sword in hand or other magic sword, but why am I the only one who can open this fancy book?” hyrule sighed, this was going nowhere.

So hyrule but it in his bag, and laid down on his bedroll, But he couldn't help but wonder, what was the book meant for? Why is he the only one who can open it why did the man gave it to him for free? Why did he feel like he was meant to have it? Thoughts attacked his mind mercilessly. The campfires were kept on fire to secure warmth, as the links huddled together in their bedrolls they all fell asleep easily. But hyrule didn't, no no no. he was awake all night. He watched as four, twi, and wind switched watches. But hyrule was awake through it all.

it wasn't only his mindless thoughts that were keeping him awake, he felt a dark magic aura coming from the shadows. Something bad was going to happen, usually when monsters like wizzrobes or bokoblins with magic weapons had the faintest dark magic aura with the stench of whatever magic they are using, like bokoblins with fire arrows. That horrible burnt stench when they come near? Disgusting, terrible, gag worthy. It was like normal burning paper but so it was tagged along the bokoblins making it smell like a garbage land mine. With shit and corpses and- ew.

It wasn't long before the sun rose and time woke up to wake up everyone along with four.

“Man, time can you help me with sky?” four asked, time was helping twi get up.

“Uh yeah sure” hyrule got up by himself, he looked fine, just a bit more drowsy than when someone normally wakes up, of course he hid it easily so the others wouldn't find out, but when they started to hit the road it was like the dark aura became stronger, it wanted to make him puke at how horrible it became. He was obviously uncomfortable, but luckily they made it to rito village in time, it was night time by the time they arrived, the others admired divine beast vah medoh as it perched above the village, the links smiled at the rito as they welcomed them with open arms.

The inn was small but manageable they all managed to sleep in a bed, some of them had to share a bed but they didn't mind, there were much worse thing they had to be concerned about. But hyrule couldn't sleep again, so he got up and walked around the village, of course no one was awake besides the guards. Hyrule wondered about the book again. He took out of his bag and headed to the lake, it was quite the steep and he did get a few bruises but nothing he couldn't handle. The gem in the middle of the book seemed to glow when it was near the water

Hyrule flipped the book open and read, aloud. The book was of a spell book of sorts. 

*hold your hand out, and chant the spells whom who chooses which, beware this book may be great but those who lust for its power will go to extreme lengths to get whom who opened my book*

Strange. Hyrule chanted some gibberish words and suddenly a pike of ice emerged from the water, hyrule stumbled back and reread the book, it was a tome of sorts. He read it all throughout the night, he eventually walked to the store of rito village to grab something to eat, the owner was nice and gave him an apple pie saying something along the lines of

“Young kids need to grow!” 

Whatever, it wouldn't affect hyrule in any way, he sat down on the floor as the links began to wake, a good scare one day wouldn't hurt. But hyrule looked like absolute shit, he hadn't slept in 2 days, and maybe a third, but the horrible dark aura just kept getting stronger. It was suffocating, he felt safer near the water, but still felt unsafe. Soon everyone was awake it didn't take long for them to notice for horrible hyrule looked, his body was slumped and shaking, his hands were shaking and grabbing onto each other like there was no tomorrow, his head was down that they couldn't even see his face, legend approached him and lifted his head, hyrules face held a face showing mixed emotions like; sadness, pain, disgust, and fear. 

“What's wrong ‘rule?” 

“N-nothing, we should try to go to hyrule castle, maybe wild’s zelda is there”

“I don't know, she likes to move around but before i left to have an adventure with you guys, she was working to rebuild hyrule castle. So maybe she's there.”

“It's settled, lets go to hyrule castle” time said

The links collected their items and left to hyrule castle, they said goodbye to wilds friends and headed off, hyrule seemed a bit slower than normal, and he was holding the strange book close to his chest, as if something was going to pop out of nowhere. And to his not so surprise, they were.

They immediately grabbed their weapons, they were near a large body of water thankfully. Hyrule memorized a few 'spells' from his book, well. Enough to fight back with it. The ambush was big, very big, almost an army.  

How in the name of hylia were they supposed to fight them off?

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I still blame you ranger

#lu #linked universe #wild #breath of the wild - world #hyrule #wind #four #time #sky #warriors #legend #twilight #i blame ranger #for my new addiction to #writing the heroes of hyrule #thingy #>:(

[cocochannel00]

Surprise on Set

(Y/n) takes the kids to surprise Harry on the set of his new film

Kids Ages: Connor (5), Rebecca (3), Grayson and Riley (1)

You hated the California heat. Ok, that was a lie, what you hated was running behind your kids in the California heat. You could feel the sweat dripping down your face as you raced down the escalator chasing Connor as he tried to escape your grasp. The saving grace of this trip was Harry's sister Gemma who came along to help you take care of the kids on your surprise visit to go see Harry on set. Scooping a giggling Connor into your arms you turned around to see Gemma walking behind you with the twins in their stroller and Rebecca holding her hand as she drags her blue blanket across the airport floor.

Walking towards baggage claim you grab a cart and sat Connor in it as you waited for your bags. Loading the three suitcases onto the cart was a struggle but after a couple grunts and the help of a stranger you were all ready to go. Pushing the cart slowly while Rebecca hugged and latched on to your flowy pant leg. 

"Connor where are we going?" Gemma asked him as she tickled his belly while pushing the twin’s stroller towards the exit.

"Daddy, daddy" He yelled as he jumped up and down in his seat. You grinned at him and kissed his head before walking towards the doors. You passed Connor and Rebecca a pair of sunglasses while Gemma covered the twins’ stroller with a blanket to hide them from view. As the automated doors opened you heard piercing screams and the flash of cameras which could only mean that someone had found out about your visit. All of Harry's fans were waiting behind the metal fence as you walked past. You waved and smiled at them as cameras flashed from every angle as you rushed towards the waiting car.

You prayed that Harry was working so that he couldn't go on his phone to see the news and spoil the surprise. Connor loved the crowd, always blowing kisses and smiling at the fans but Rebecca was much shyer, choosing to hide her face in your leg as you made it to the car where Jeff was waiting. He grabbed the cart of luggage from you and greeted you with a smile. You hugged him quickly before putting Connor and Becca in their car seats before helping Gemma get Gray and Riley in. Once everyone was buckled and secure Gemma got in the front seat alongside Jeff while you squeeze in between Gray and Riley, making sure you could see the other two in the far back.

"How was the trip?" Jeff asked as he looked at you through the rear view mirror.

"A little hectic with the twins crying during security, but other than that I think it was ok. How have you been? I feel like I haven't seen you in forever."

"Not since Christmas when I stole Harry from you. Perhaps not one of our finest memories but the last none the less" he replied as he made a left at the light.

"Oh yes, I think I owe you an apology for whacking you with the candy cane, sorry" you replied giving him an innocent look.

"What! When was this? How did you let me miss this! Please tell me you whacked Harry too!" Gemma chimed in as she turned to look at you with both a look of shock and amusement. 

"Yeah, it was a bit of a rough send-off for both of them. Harry had to go back to filming and we had just spent the day after Christmas together when Jeff here showed up with his suitcase telling Harry that they had to go. Harry had said he be home for at least a couple more days, but the filming schedule got moved around so he had to go. I was so mad that I threw a candy cane at Jeff and it left a pretty nasty bruise on his arm from what I remember. The one I threw at Harry stuck to his hair," you stated with a smirk.

"Well I can't say you didn't deserve it, Jeff," Gemma said with a chuckle.

"At least I was only hit with a candy cane, Harry got the worse of it. I had to get him to give me his phone for the week cause he was going insane with (Y/n)’s silent treatment." Jeff said as we continued to drive down the narrow dirt roads that were leading to the set.

"Yes Well, that's what he gets for ruining my Christmas and for breaking his promise. Not to mention he missed the twins birthday party which we had been planning for weeks" you retorted.

"Ah, I remember that part. Harry called me so much at the party asking how you guys were that I forced you to call him back" Gemma replied as the gate in front of you slowly opened.

"Ok so Harry doesn't know you're here and he still has some filming to do so I'm going to bring you guys to his trailer and you can wait there till I come and get you," Jeff said as we all nodded.

"Daddy daddy" Becca and Connor screamed as Riley and Grayson slowly woke up from their naps. You guys pulled in to what looked like a garage and slowly got out of the car. As Jeff helped Becca and Connor you opened up the twins' stroller.

"(Y/n) we can leave everything in the car for now. I’m sure you all are hungry so why don’t you grab a quick bite to eat before I show you Harry’s trailer." He says as he grabs the stroller from you and begins to push the twins towards the large tables of food.

 After you all grab a bite to eat which consisted mainly of you munching on a sandwich while grabbing a plate of cookies for your kids to eat later. Once you had grabbed a couple of water bottles Jeff began to walk your group to Harry’s trailer. As Jeff knock cautiously on the door you prayed that Harry hadn’t made to much of a mess like he does at home on a daily basis. When you didn’t get a response Jeff opened the door and  Connor and Becca rushed in to jump on the bed as Gray and Riley began to squeal and shimmy in their seats.

For the most part, Harry had managed to not destroy the small two-room trailer however he had clothes scattered across the various pieces of furniture along with a pile of empty water bottles lying in the overflowing garbage bin. He had always been lazy when it came to garbage so you weren't at all surprised. Sighing you watched as Connor and Becca continued to jump up and down on the bed while Gemma played with the twins on the floor who were now occupied by two stuffed animals they had both brought on the flight with them. 

After waiting in there for an hour you decided to take out his trash and go get yourself a cup of coffee to hopefully wake you up a bit. Connor and Becca both jumped at the opportunity to leave and decided to join you.

"You both are staying right next to me the whole time, do we understand?" You stated firmly.

They both nodded their heads and slowly walked next to you. You chucked the bag into a nearby garbage bin and grabbed both of your kids' hands as you walked back to the table of food. You could faintly hear Harry's voice as he filmed a scene nearby but you ignored it and continued towards the table in the corner of the room. You grabbed three water bottles and a bowl of fruit to bring to twins.

"Ok guys let's head back we don't want-" you started saying until you realized both your kids were gone. You cursed before dropping everything you had grabbed onto the table and ran out of the room to search for them.

"Connor! Rebecca! Comeback here this instant" you yelled as you ran around set looking for them. Crew members stared and some even tried to help out by calling their names but you still couldn’t find them. Just as you were about to panic one of the lighting technicians yelled your name and pointed towards two large doors.  You thanked her quickly before running towards the doors. When you turned the corner you caught a glimpse of Becca's shirt as she ran behind Connor.

"Rebecca Anne you stop right there" you yelled as she giggled and ran around the next corner. You heard their sharp squeals as the director yelled cut. 

“Fucking hell” you swore as you slowed down your run and sighed as you took a deep breath and brushed your hair quickly with your hands. As you turned the corner you saw the look of shock on Harry's face as Becca and Connor ran straight at him. He bent down quickly ready to receive the impact of their hugs. You realized it was too late to fix the surprise now so you walked towards the director, Jim, who Harry had worked with before to apologize.

"I'm so sorry Jim, I tried to keep them in the trailer but they slipped out when I was grabbing water," you said softly.

"That's alright we were going on break anyway. (Y/n) it's nice to see you again. How is everything with the twins? They've both gotten so big since last time I saw them. I'm sure Harry is glad to see them and most importantly you" he said as he wrapped you in a hug before calling for a ten-minute break. You gave him a quick goodbye before you made your way over to your kids as they animatedly described the entire trip to Harry. As they continued to explain everything from the plane ride to the paparazzi encounter, Harry spotted you and gave you a soft smile. You returned the smile and walked up to him as he carefully stood up and opened his arms for you to walk into his embrace while squeezing in a chaste kiss before your kids began pulling on his pant leg.

"I missed you so much (Y/n) you have no idea," he mumbled into your ear as hugged you tightly to his chest and placed a soft kiss to your temple.

"I missed you too, H" you replied as your kids began yelling again.

You looked down and ruffled Connor's hair before separating from Harry and telling him to follow you to the trailer for the rest of his surprise. Becca and Connor quickly caught on and grabbed Harry's arms before dragging him to the trailer. Harry hadn't seen the twins since the last visit nearly two months ago and now they had both become absolute rascals since they learned how to properly walk on their feet. 

You and Harry walked hand in hand as your kids began to race to the trailer. As you got closer you could faintly hear Gemma talking to the twins inside. Harry’s face lit up once he realized who was on the other side of the door and he quickly walked up the steps to open the door. Ever so slowly Harry walked towards the twins as they sat on his bed with Gemma, bouncing up and down on the mattress.

"Hello loves," Harry said as both twins turned the attention towards the door. Once they saw their dad Gray and Riley began to shout animatedly. 

“Dadda Dadda Dadda” the twins squealed. 

Riley was the first to get up as he balanced on the bed and Gemma carefully placed him on the ground so he could race towards Harry as his brother followed close behind. Harry quickly picked Gray and Riley up in both arms and hugged them tightly laughing as they screamed “dadda” numerous times. Tears brimmed your eyes as you witnessed the encounter and you quickly grabbed your phone to record the moment.

Quietly you came up behind Harry and rested your head on his back, giving him a soft kiss on his cheek. He smiled down at you and kissed your forehead before continuing to talk to the twins as he grabbed Gemma and wrapped her in a bear hug. Connor tugged on your pants and raised his arms as he sat on the floor waiting for you to pick him up. You crouched down and groaned as you carefully picked Connor up from the floor. 

"Come you guys get together," Gemma said as she grabbed her phone off the counter.

Harry grabbed the twins from the bed and walked over to you as you scooped Rebecca up from the couch where she was munching on a cookie. You laughed as Connor grabbed for Harry's arm as he smiled up at you. You stood next to Harry as Rebecca decided to place her hands over your eyes as Gemma tried to get everyone to look at her phone. You chuckled at this as you couldn't see anything due to the tiny chubby hands in your way. Harry took the opportunity to place a kiss onto your cheek as the click of Gemma's phone sounded.

"Please use one of these for your next Christmas card," she begged as she scrolled through all the pictures from today.

“Oh we definitely will now come here and join the Styles family selfie so we can send it to mom” Harry stated as Gemma laughed and walked over. 

Harry took far to many selfies which mainly consisted of his head getting in the way of everyone else’s and taking up half the screen but after what felt like the 100th one you finally got one where everyone was visible and smiling. Harry sent the picture to Anne and began to get ready to go back to finish filming his last scene of the day. 

After Harry's filming was over for the day you all went back to the car as Jeff dropped you all off at the hotel you were staying at for the next week. Gemma agreed to have a “sleepover with her favorite niece and nephew” so Connor and Becca were sleeping in her room while you and Harry set up two cribs for the twins in your room. Once everyone was settled down, you and Harry went straight to bed, tired from all of today’s surprises and adventures. That night you slept soundly in Harry's arms as he hugged you tightly to his chest.

"I love you (Y/n)" he whispered as he placed kissed along your collar bone. 

"I love you too Harry" you reply back as you drifted off to sleep.

#harry styles imagine #harry styles one shot #harry styles fluff #Harry Styles #harry styles preference #harry styles blurb #harry styles concept

[mckittyarts]

(1)Ohh! LU is short for Linked Universe!! that's the au where the links gather together for a quest! they have a blog! aaaaaaaa I love both of those headcanons for oot??? those tattoos are neat!! (can you tell I'm weak for tattoos/body markings in general lol) LMAO I feel bad for warriors but wild isn't the Responsible One™ for a reason But I bet they could teach everyone the basics after a while hahaha, yeah, we actually discussed how many different types of ears the links have in the LU server

aAAA thank you i’m glad to hear you like my headcanons!! it’s actually really nice to get asks like this because it gives and my buddy a chance to flesh out our headcanons even more so thank you for all you really sweet asks!! they really do mean a lot– and welcome to the fandom!! i actually think i’ve seen that blog around and i really like the designs! it’s pretty cool to see other interpretations of these characters because there’s so many different ways to see them, it’s the whole reason i was inspired to post my versions to begin with honestly!but anyways, to answer some questions;

 - about the cooking thing, i’d like to think Wild is the best one at cooking by far because he’s the only one who’s had to rely on food(and also the fact that he’s a glutton in canon). Twi and most of the others who grew up in more advanced societies are around average, the kids a little less than average(Engi > Minish > Wind in terms of cooking ability), while Time and Sky are absolute garbage at cooking. Time doesn’t care if he has royal blood, he Can and Will eat whatever garbage is even remotely edible and while Wild isn’t scared of cramming bugs into his food he prefers to make something nicer because it tastes better.- about potions; asdfGHJK YES most of them would be absolutely HORRIFIED if he did that,, most of them just buy them and have no clue where the ingredients are from so they’re in for a nasty surprise lol– Albi would be the one exception because you actually do collect monster guts/tails/horns in that game to buy different types of potions, Twi and Wind would only be a little concerned since their potions are made out of Chu(Chu) jelly(Twi can even just scoop the raw Chu corpse into a bottle and drink it as a potion because i guess he’s a nasty boy now too), while Time, being everyone’s favourite ghost soul eating grandpa, wouldn’t even give it a second thought. the rest are pretty opposed to consuming monster guts though - about my little angry boy; Minish is a little bit of both if that makes sense?? and it really depends on who it is and what they did to make him mad,, if someone just says something insensitive offhand(happens way too often with Wind around tbh that boy has no filter lmao), he tends to just pout and be annoyed for a while, but he has a really short fuse and if someone repeats those actions two or three times, he tends to snap at them(usually just yelling a short retort or slapping their hand away, something like that) - for the others, it’s pretty rare for most of them to get mad, but Sky’s definitely the silent, seething rage type of guy that’s for sure(Twi too honestly but it’s so so rare for him), Time and Wind(and Minish) are probably more explosive when truly mad, but the rest just get snappy and annoyed,, it should be said that it’s really rare for most of them to get angry though(except for Sky, Minish and Alti), and there are some characters like Engi who are Just Too Nice To Show Anger

anyways!!! sorry for the wall of text asdfg,, i’m just really passionate about my sons but im too tired to do any doodles for my headcanons today so :( i’m super happy to answer any other questions though!! i hope you(and everyone else!!) has a good day anon!!

#I SWEAR ILL DRAW SOMETHING SOON GUYS IM JUST HAVING A TIRESOME WEEK #ask #anon #the legend of zelda #tloz #headcanons #not art #long post??

[chcosdcrk-blog]

( kim taehyung, he/him ) — did you see aro volturi walking through the streets of forks? the twenty-five / three thousand+ ( twi ) vampire of the volturi coven has been in town for three months. people in town seem to say that they're charming and involved, but i’ve definitely seen them acting pretty sadistic and obsessive, too. hopefully they don’t cause too much trouble in town.

*vine vc here*  hey, thanks for checking in, I’M STILL A PIECE OF GARBAGE. i hope no one cringed for that, because ... i did. i’m atlas, twenty-one, college trash, a little irresponsible and a little obsessed over villains. can you blame me? they’re lovable. anywhore, here is a little sum up about aro, hope you like ... my version of him ( or i’ll yeet myself out a window ).

- it is believed that aro was born in greece but at this point, who is really counting, am i right? the only important part of this story is that his family was one of the richest of his village and that everyone worshiped them. honestly, because they had no choice. the other important fact is that aro was turned one day before his twenty-fifth birthday and the bitch still lies about it. like dude, you're more than 3000+ years old, it doesn't matter anymore but it so does

- found marcus and caius, we all know the story of the volturi creation, not gonna dip into that too deep because ... well, i need to speak with y'all, so i'm going to focus more on this little asshole and i don't intend to cut the little part because we all know ... huge asshole

- the boy carries himself like he's the most beautiful and powerful man in the world when he knows damn well he would be nothing without his coven. but they don't need to know that. no, but in all seriousness, there are two sides to aro ( i always liked to believe he was a gemini, because give me a double personality bitch ): the super charming, the i'm the life of the party guy, that can be super reachable and very reasonable; and there's ... less than ideal aro, the sadistic little shit that smiles at you while ripping your heart out. he needs serious anger management classes

- huge paranoid. always thinks he's being stabbed in the back. will glare at you until you feel uncomfortable enough to say you soiled yourself in 3rd grade. like he couldn't touch you and see it himself. like. idiot. mentioning this: he always wears leather gloves, especially in the last year because he's getting a little fed up on seeing the girl you had sex with last night. like nope. what are you doing

- will destroy you if you mention his age but damn well ... he ... he's a huge father. especially to his coven, he loves pinching cheeks, especially jane and alec. you're growing up so fast, aro, at some point, to get the answer but ... we don't grow.

i wanted to make this intro longer but ... my laptop is being a little shizzle so i am gonna ... post when i end the biography and stats ... okay. thank you for coming to my ted talk.

#dawned.intro

[skyloftian-nutcase]

Thoughts on the LU boys and being sick

Time: Generally, he tries to be a responsible adult. He keeps things to himself, but if he sees something getting out of hand he'll admit defeat. He isn't in denial about being sick so much as just shouldering it on his own because that's just what he does. But let me tell you, his way of handling and bearing his illness depends entirely upon location. If he's on the road, he tries to address it privately and doesn't complain. If he's at home, he's going to annoy the heck out of Malon and vie for attention because why not be a gremlin when he has the opportunity? He's safe at home, he can be silly at home, he can let his loving wife take care of him or get exasperated at him, depending on the severity.

Warriors: He's also a responsible adult! Really, he is, once you get passed the unreasonable paranoia of getting everyone else sick. He'll take care of himself just fine. But heaven forbid it progress beyond something simple, because Warriors would rather die than let someone get near him. This usually results in bargaining or arguing, or in him hiding it so well until he's incapable of doing anything.

Twilight: Ah, yes, another responsible person HAHA I'm just kidding this is Twi we're talking about. He doesn't get sick, after all. Oh, no. Never gets sick. Nope. And if he does he still doesn't get sick and you'd better not say to his face that he's ill because he will deny it. He will literally flee and hide so that others don't have to take care of him. Unlike Wars it isn't paranoia about spreading disease so much as a desire to not force anybody else to take care of him. Nobody is going to see him falter, nobody is going to have to care for him, he refuses to let that happen. The others have endured far worse than him, after all, he can handle this, thanks. He'll suffer in silence until Time, Warriors, or Wild tracks him down, and then it's game over.

Sky: This poor, poor baby. If you really think about it, Sky has literally no immunity to anything on the Surface. He'll catch just about anything, and his reaction to it varies from sniffles and being quietly miserable or downright freaking dying. When Sky coughs the whole group freezes and then proceeds to set up Sky Watch so someone always has eyes on him in case he collapses. Because he has collapsed. Multiple times. And no one ever knows when it's going to happen because Sky absolutely hates admitting that something is wrong. He refuses to admit it because he refuses to let it slow him down. He's gotten so used to feeling like garbage one way or another that he just shoulders it and sometimes even he doesn't know when it's bad or not. Sky honestly feels really awful about worrying everyone and tries to insist on taking care of himself, but he really can't help it, and it just piles on the whole guilt complex of wow this is all my fault and they have to take care of me.

Legend: This boy right here goes so hard in two different directions. If he's just regular sick, he makes sure everyone knows how miserable he is and is a huge grouch. If he's really ill then he gets vulnerable, and that's when everyone worries. If Legend isn't complaining every five seconds about how this sucks and it's the worst thing ever, then he's not doing great.

Wind: Wind is the baby of the group, so he has two different ways he can take this depending on his mood. If he feels crummy and just wants to be taken care of, he will milk this for all that it's worth. Because all he has to do is just let out the slightest whimper or throw a little pout and all the boys will be jumping in to help. But if he has something to prove, or he feels like he hasn't been shown the respect he deserves as a Hero of Courage lately then he'll shoulder it and fight tooth and nail before admitting defeat. Surprisingly he's one of the more responsible Links - if he gets too sick he'll ask for time to rest or for help. But it takes a bit for him to reach that point.

Hyrule: This kid travels on his own for years with barely any interaction. If he gets sick, he just rolls with it. He'll keep trudging along. He won't bother hiding his illness, but he won't make a fuss over it either. If he feels like he's going to get a fever he'll find somewhere safe to hunker down and rest. He tends to feel very unsafe when he's sick and out in the wilderness, and he becomes hyper aware and paranoid about everything. He doubles up on potions, he doubles up on magic, he acts like he's going to go to war because he knows he's vulnerable and he knows that's when they'll strike. It takes multiple times for the Chain to remind him that they'll protect him and he doesn't have to worry as much. Is usually reluctant to accept help simply because he's not comfortable with being near others while so vulnerable, but if he's sick enough he'll take it and feel reassured by it.

Wild: Kind of similar to Hyrule, but he usually will hunker down and make a whole bunch of food on top of building a veritable fortress. He is not used to being taken care of, and being the touch starved and emotional wreck that he is, he will eat up all the care he can get, though he tries to insist to continue cooking for everyone until Wars is all you'll infect the food this and for heaven's sake you're literally coughing on the stew that.

Four: He’s surprisingly sensible if it’s bad enough. But if it’s just something mild, he’ll accept a little help but you can quickly tip his scale between being helpful and babying him, and I’d that scale gets tipped he starts getting a little snippy. He’s got it, thanks. Being sick tends to make him a little grouchy. When he’s Split, it’s a completely different story. Red is super needy, Blue is pissed, Green tries to carry on without slowing down, and Vio just gets very pensive and drags his feet about everything. Four tries to avoid Splitting when he’s sick because it’s absolute chaos trying to coordinate anything that way.

#some of these are my own headcanons #some of this is projecting #and some of it comes from others' headcanons that I have adopted into my own #but overall this is how I think the boys would be if they got sick #I started working it out for my sickfics and now I have a reference post lol hurray #linkeduniverse #linked universe #sicktember

[shadowcipher17]

Least/Worst Episodes Of Friendship is Magic

Ok so before Season 9 starts I wanna knock out my best and worst episodes of Friendship is Magic so I’m starting with the least/worst episodes first because the list is actually easy but here’s a few things to note:

When I say “Least” it means that the episode isn’t bad or I hated it but just that the other episodes were better than that one.

Two Parter’s aren’t counting in this list. (That’s a separate post itself)

Season 2 and Season 4 have no bad episodes that I can say are either “the worst” or “my least favorite”. I enjoyed all of them from each season.

And with that let’s get started!

Season 1 Episode 6: Boast Busters

This is my least favorite episode of season 1 simply because Trixie’s personality is very annoying but besides her prideful and snobbish attitude, the rest of the episode was alright. But the only reason I remember Boast Busters is because of Trixie’s terrible attitude and Twilight putting the Ursa Minor to sleep.

Best Part- Twilight using her magic to put the Ursa to sleep

Worst Part- Trixie being a boasting jerk to inflate her own ego

Season 3 Episode 5: Magic Duel

I originally was going to put this as my least favorite episode of Season 3 but now that I think about it, its the worst. This episode starts off the trend of fan service episodes. This episode was only to bring back Trixie and that’s it. Her revenge on Twilight is garbage considering she ultimately did it to herself (and Snips and Snails). This episode didn’t need to exist period.

Now let’s hit the worst episodes.

Season 5 Episode 21: What About Discord?

Easily the worst episode of Season 5. Yes I liked Party Pooped ten times better. I honestly never thought I would disappointed in Fluttershy of all ponies for something but this episode proved me wrong. Discord and the Mane 5 were in the wrong completely. The “orange” joke was awful. And if it was such a great weekend they would be able to tell Twilight about instead of shoving in her face that it was the best weekend ever and that she needed to be there. The lesson was supposed to be it’s ok to feel jealous...ok cause we know what happens to creatures in MLP that get jealous. Also, Discord was a hypocrite in this episode because he suffered the same exact problem in “Make New Friends But Keep Discord” The ONLY and I mean ONLY good thing about this episode was Twilight yelled at everyone. Tara Strong did an amazing job during that scene. Twilight sounded genuinely pissed off as she should and had every right to be.

Season 6 Episode 6: No Second Prances

This made me full blown hate Starlight and Trixie returns to be an asshole to Twilight after she forgave her...why am I not surprised. Let me make this simple before I get pissed off real quick just for remembering this episode exists.

Trixie did you really expect people to forget about how you enslaved Ponyville and became a tyrannical dictator. You saved up and bought the Alicorn Amulet with full intention to get revenge on Twilight. Ironically this is what Starlight should’ve gotten from her villagers but didn’t.

Starlight expects ponies to feel sorry for her and constantly guilt trips but doesn’t put any effort except when it comes to what she wants and using magic.

There’s only one good thing that came out of this episode and that’s this:

OK! I got those horrific episodes out the way. Let’s move on.

Season 7 Episode 10: A Royal Problem

So basically this was Friends Forever Issue 38...but done worse. First, Starlight messes stuff up and serves no external consequences and gets praised for her screw up. Nothing new. Like I said about Magic Duel...fanservice episode. That’s all this was. We finally get an episode with the two sisters being normal...but they have to argue and bicker like kids of whose job is the hardest which initially started the whole Nightmare Moon conflict to begin with. In terms of who had the hardest job even before we get to the climax it was always gonna be Luna. Also Celestia has little to no experience about the dream realm and ponies most likely had nightmares because of it. Also Daybreaker isn’t impressive at all. She’s just either:

An older version of Twilight in her enraged form

Nightmare Moon with a flaming mane, orange armor, and white

There are so many ways this could’ve been resolved easily but that’s for another time however two good things: Nightmare and Ballerina Twi

Season 8 Episode 8: The Parent Map

I can now conclude that any title that deals with “Map” is going to be boring. I was bored of The Cutie Map and I was bored of this one. Stellar Flare and Firelight were good and the other residents of Sire’s Hollow...but I didn’t really care for the episode that much and with the exception of those two it’s really a forgettable episode. Also Sunburst apparently can’t be in an episode without Starlight...

And that’s my list for the worst episodes of each season in Friendship is Magic

#mlp #friendship is magic #worst episodes

[earthnashes]

oh i get it for arranged marriage it kinda goes like this twil beening show around ponvlly by applejack and pinkie and show her were she can try hunting RD is the body guard so she is keeping rack of rarity shy takes this time to point out her full feeling for twi that start a fight and twi bring rarity the kitten witch brakes up the fight between she and rarity or somthing like that

Nah, they’re simply taking her out of the palace because they think it’s good for her: nothing good would come from her remaining cooped up and refusing to see the world she’s now a part of. It could also improve her public image, her out and about and interacting with other ponies civilly instead of leaving her character to the wild imaginations of the country (which has done her little good).

The whole birthday present thing comes later, including getting Opal for Rarity.

As for the argument it isn’t so much Rarity’s feelings for Twi that starts the fight: they are cordial at this point but it isn’t so much being in love as it is them becoming friends first. No, it’s the political implications of Rarity getting married to Twilight has. The marriage is, at it’s most basic, a physical show of alliance between Saddle Arabia and Equestria, basically staking the claim: this country is my family, and I will not quarrel with family. At a deeper level it is establishing deeper trading negotiations and sharing resources, including militaristic ones, for when (not if, when) the war comes knocking at both countries’ doors. The war that is seemingly background noise for a lot of this story but still very present and one of the reasons behind the marriage in the first place.

Fluttershy and Rarity get in an argument that puts a strain on their relationship for several reasons. For one, Fluttershy doesn’t agree with an arranged marriage, especially one where Rarity barely had any say, which Rarity certainly agrees with herself but points out Twilight was forced into this too: the couple are not to blame here. For two, political reasons: allying with Saddle Arabia has split Equestria with the decision, almost half against it while the other half are for it (but not necessarily because they are accepting of change, but because they see it as a necessary evil to be stronger). Allying with a known enemy of the Flutterponies has put a strain on Equestria’s reliance on them and Fluttershy, as ambassador, must address these concerns. That includes swaying the king and queen to call the marriage off if need be.

And for three, Fluttershy is scared for Rarity and her safety. Which is legitimate: after marrying Twilight, both parties have received a number of threats, claiming how they’d kill the sphinx and rid Equestria of the filth it brought upon itself, or removing the king and queen from their thrones as they are not fit to rule, killing Rarity for “ignoring” the cries of their country and being negligent toward her people’s wants, for agreeing to wed with a monster.

But there is more to Fluttershy’s fear, and that is pre-learned prejudice. Fluttershy claims she is voicing the concerns of her people and, yes, she is: a lot of the xenophobic garbage they spout is stuff she doesn’t believe. But some of it is still there (and she isn’t really aware that she has these prejudice yet): she fears lurking somewhere in Twilight’s soul is a predator just waiting for the chance to pounce on an unsuspecting pony, something to be cautious of, something that is less an individual and more an animal who knows how to talk. Something dangerous that Rarity should separate from for her own good, and for Twi’s.

That is what makes them argue. But it also makes Rarity question everything: it’s still so early in their budding friendship, Rarity truly doesn’t know anything about Twilight. What if everything Shy says is true? Rarity can’t claim herself free from these lingering thoughts, because before she interacted with Twilight, she found herself caving to some of the rumors and stereotypes about Sphinx. She shoved them away when she actually met Twilight, but that doesn’t mean they completely disappeared: sometimes she stares too long at Twilight’s claws, her long pointed rows of teeth. Sometimes she feels the tinest spark of anxiety when Twilight turns her eyes on her and stalks toward her with all the power and predatory gait of a lion. And ponies are omnivorous: hunting and eating meat is absolutely nothing new to her, but even then she can’t help a wince when she watches Twi tear into the roasted leg of the palace’s most recent catch from an early morning hunt.

And Fluttershy has only brought those doubts back to the forefront of her mind, and in her struggle to battle against them, she and Twilight begin to drift a part again.

But, this will also bring to light something Twi doesn’t really realize until now (maybe with the help of Rainbow Dash): she isn’t truly contributing to their relationship. It’s always Rarity who has to approach her, Rarity who initiates the conversations and keeps them going, Rarity who is making the larger effort between the two, Rarity who reaches out. And sure, Twi participates when she does, but outside of that? Not really. This is more a 80-20 thing than it is a half-and-half, and in Rarity’s time of need, Twi kind of just… shies away. Waits for Rarity to make a move instead of her trying to reach out herself. After a talk with Rainbow, that’s when Twi begins making a conscious effort, one of which includes her going out and trying to find her a gift (which results in her finding Opal).

[toytulini]

Oh god the dvr recorded a new ep of bones I fear I'm gonna end up watching it even tho at this point in my life I think I legitimately HATE this show with like a burning depth and anger

#toy txt post #ill stave it off w some criminal minds #not as bad #but bones.........awful #bad bad show #i need to let it go but im so pissed off i need to know #how do they fuck it up this time??? how much farther downhill can this garbage show go #how is it i was able to get myself to stop watching ouat but i cant stop watching this shitfest #its so bad #its soo bad #im dying #the cissexism alone #u cant!!! automatically!! assume gender!! from skeletons!!! u oversimplified psuedoscieney FUCK #i may not know enough abt forensic anthropology to prove u undeniably wrong but CLREARLY niether do u #showwriters #not to mention the race assunptions based on skeleton feel.....racist most likely #but like #i swear to fucking god they act like theres twi versions of skeleton: superdudery manly male skeleton #and hyperfemeinine ultra woman female skeleton #THATS! NOT! HOW! LIFE! WORKS! U FUCKER!!! #holy shit #i havent even watched it i just paused criminal minds so i could complain abt bones showing its ugly face #in my dvr and here i am already seething and im not even watchjng it #i hate it so much #this is just talking abt the innacuracy and oversimplification of complex science shit and constant. blatant cissexism #im not even touching what theyve done to dr. brennan and zach addy as characters #or any of them #rly #honestly....give me this show #let me take over i almost guarantee u i can do better except for i hate things not being explainable so id have to turn

[34choco]

im trying to see if a second watch will make me like the mlp movie more but i think it’s just solidifying how much i hate this animation. it’s like they totally threw the book in the trash for how these ponies are supposed to move and emote and in trying to be more detailed they made them less expressive and slower to react. and their mouths can’t keep up with the voice acting because every lip flap is just fucking throwing their jaw as far as it can go!! 

like, the villain’s motivation makes no sense, she wants to help the storm king steal the princesses magic so that she can get her horn back because breaking her horn is why her friends abandoned her. except when twilight offers tempest a new life and friendship, she says she doesn’t want friends. so what would she accomplish by getting her horn back? nothing. she doesn’t want to destroy everyone, she doesn’t want world domination, she doesn’t really care if the storm king succeeds, so her entire point falls flat. she didn’t even need to be in this movie except that they wanted a cool edgy horse with a tragic past.

except they did that way fucking better with the tv show’s pastel pony villains. their motivations make sense, their pretty aesthetic doesn’t make them less intimidating, and with logical motivations, they don’t have to fall for (super obvious from ten miles away) betrayal by a higher up villain to turn them around so they can be reformed. examples include: sunset shimmer, starlight glimmer, or if you want to go for a darker look they even have a few of those with sci-twi/midnight sparkle, princess luna/nightmare moon, OR if you want one that wasn’t reformed, look no further than queen chrysalis!!!! what i’m saying is mlp:fim KNOWS how to do villains!!!! this movie does not!!!

they didn’t even manage a good internal conflict! the emotional climax is twilight being left behind by her friends after she tries to take things into her own hands, which she did after being frustrated with her friends FOR THINGS THAT SHE’S TOTALLY JUSTIFIED IN BEING MAD ABOUT!!! twilight was being reasonably cautious in jumping ship thinking the pirates would betray them. again, that’s a valid concern when just before this leg of their journey they were betrayed by someone who made themself out to be a trustworthy and helpful friend! (and yes, i know he immediately regretted that decision as soon as rarity was genuinely kind to him, but they didn’t get the chance to see that.) and trying to steal the magic pearl thingy was definitely not the way to go, but by that point she had plenty of reason to think the seaponies wouldn’t be willing to help. the queen seemed entirely uninterested in the wellbeing of creatures that weren’t her own, nobody outside of equestria they’d met had seemed to share quite the same values as ponies, so twilight didn’t know how to appeal to them, and her friends made stupid decisions that put them in even more danger. the other ponies should have tried to discuss things with her before doing all that stuff that made her not trust them.

the songs? not great. not terrible, except that fucking mess tempest “sang” (more like squawked and and then autotuned the shit out of). and i’m really not a fan of sia in this movie, not because she’s bad or anything, but because it’s SO fucking WEIRD to hear her fake ass accent when singing after she spoke like everyone else in the beginning of the movie. there’s no way i’m the only person who feels that way. anyway, the music in the show is much better at integrating itself into the story and moving things forward. the only song that really felt like it fit in like mlp songs usually do was the one pinkie pie sang with skystar. the others felt really forced in there, twilight herself says it’s not a great time for a song when rainbow started hers. the first song in the movie really set the precedent for how awkward transitions into the musical numbers would be.

another issue i had was like, inconsistency with existing characters? 

first one was songbird serenade. i get that movies usually include some famous person doing a song for promotional purposes, but the movie already has a ton of stars making cameos, and in universe the already established the pop star, countess coluratura. why not bring her back and have lady gaga do her voice for the movie? they’re already similar enough in style and sound, and lady gaga is known to like mlp (although i think she’s into retro mlp). it would make more sense to invite someone they’re actually Friends with to perform at their Friendship festival.

secondly,  the princesses were taken out SO easily???? we’ve seen the princesses have the power to have like, fucking dbz level fights. all it takes is the equivalent of a good soccer player to take out FOUR ALL-POWERFUL PRINCESSES, two of which have THOUSANDS of years of honing their abilities over their attacker. there wasn’t even a struggle. luna could have transported into somebody’s dream to escape, i’m sure at least one pony in all of equestria could have been taking an afternoon nap. but no, she gets like thirty feet and fuckin futbolpop-berrykick bops her with that magic-stone-ball thing. even twilight was captured super easily, when she’s arguably the strongest of all the alicorns in a fight.

third. our beloved characters that didn’t even have cameos till the end credits. WHERE were discord, trixie, and starlight during all this???? discord and starlight are NOT the type of characters to sit out and let stuff like this resolve itself! and there’s no explanation as to why they’re not at this huge festival! not even a throwaway line! discord fucking loves parties, you know he would be there!!! starlight is always with twilight, they live together, so what would her excuse even be? wouldn’t a friendship festival be the perfect opportunity for twilight to teach her some new lessons? they could have said, oh, starlight is out helping trixie with a show out of town, but nope! nothing! we just pretend they don’t exist even though this is the canonverse!

this movie wasn’t even just a cash grab! (although turning the mane 6 into seaponies totally was lol) they used it to set up the new goal for the next season of the show!!!! it just didn’t need to be any of this garbage that they went with. the main thing they needed to accomplish was traveling to multiple different realms outside of equestria and befriend other types of creatures, establishing that twilight’s job as the princess of friendship and her friends as the holders of the elements of harmony were not done once they got through to all of equestria. i’m pretty sure you could ask a bunch of random longtime fans of the show and 8 out of 10 could come up with a better story for the movie on the spot.

i’m not saying the movie can’t be enjoyed as is, i’m saying that it’s not up to par with the cartoon it stems from, and as a fan of the show it’s disappointing that a theatrical release would be so poor quality in comparison to a tv series of which the movie’s writers were veterans of.

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