#sky thinks its skytail

[iffondrels-library]

I sent the LU boys to the Wind Temple to fight Colgera. They're doing great!

[isekai-crow]

Sky Fish

So. Haven't posted in a while. But I have knowledge I NEED to share with the world. I can't think of a funny way to portray it so... -serves it up on a platter-

The Sky Fish familiar that Marcille makes in episode 22 / chapter 48.

This is "real".

This is the cryptid or UMA (read: yu-ma or Unidentified Mysterial Animals) known in Japan as the Sky Fish, and in English as a flying rod or rod.

So like, this is actually a thing. Japanese TV loves UFOs and Cryptids (or maybe I'm biased because my Beetle is the one who's obsessed but.) the timing for This Specfic Cryptid's popularity and when Ryoko Kui was writing/starting out with this story, are around the same time. This specific UMA had such an impact on me when i first saw it in TV 10ish years ago, that I was so excited about its appearance, and then confused and amused in equal measure when my Capybara had no idea what I was talking about.

AND THE TV SHOW I WATCHED! the original episode clip is still on youtube, although lacking English subtitles (although you can translate the auto generated subtitles to English if you want to try).

Basically, Jose Escamilla of Roswell, New Mexico (and several other sources around middle and South America) caught this UMA/Cryptid on video in 90s? But the story and other people catching them on video and in pictures still pop up, but with improved phone cameras, the proof that it's likely just bugs flying at just the right frame rate to make a long cat style image is more prevalent lol.

But this was/is a super popular UMA in Japan. Like, there are gacha minis, and figures, cryptid books, and other anime featuring these lil guys.

JoJo's bizarre adventures Stone Ocean's Sky High stand, Skytails from Zelda, and a Kemono Friend are some examples.

I want a lil sky fish figurine now...

But yea...

WOO SKY FISH CRYPTIDS FTW

[gingerdusk]

The sky islands, Bee. They are so boring. Please tell us how you would spice them up.

Biomes would be the easiest one. Higher isles with colder flora, lower ones with more greenery. Location-specific fauna, too; you find where the rainbow pigeons from Eldin go to roost, or you have frogs be exclusively above places like Faron.

Weather should impact the appearance of places. Crackly and dry above Eldin, slick and vibrant green above Faron, etc.

Skyward Sword references. The ruins of the Isle of Storms hovering off on its own. An island overgrown with pumpkins. Another one with bamboo—maybe a source of cane sugar. Fossilized Loftwing egg with a sidequest to revive it, you get a baby bird at your Tarrey Town house. Remlits. Please give me Remlits.

A set of floating isles that's made of one of the great skeletons, kept aloft by tree roots twined around it.

Instead of (or maybe alongside) Korok puzzles, places in the sky to plant Korok seeds and make new Deku Sprouts, similar to Wind Waker.

An Eventide archipelago challenge. Navigate with nothing.

A baby settlement. Some Zonai Survey thrill-seekers got a balloon up here and are trying to set up camp.

^ Expanding on this, turn it into a Tarrey Town kind of settlement. Help build bridges and ziplines between islands, build-your-own-Skyloft.

Dragon shrines that let you locate the dragons if you have their corresponding outfits.

Wreck of an observatory someone made years and years ago. The bed there still works, and there's environmental (NOT diary) storytelling of what the place used to be.

Wind Tribe. From Minish Cap. Caretakers of the skies.

More sky-only enemies. Aerocuda are good, and the constructs are decent, but I miss honest-to-goodness variety. Kargaroks, Skytails, etc! And make variations. I don't mean fire/electric/ice reskins, we have enough of those. I mean like, if they have different elements, give them different BEHAVIOR. Gleeoks are a good example of this.

A big puzzle in the sky that takes dedication to put together. Like, you know the shrine crystals? Imagine, you do all the sky ones, and they make a constellation you can see connect to each other at night of the Light Dragon. And at three different points on the constellation, you find three different Light Dragon armor pieces (which it is a CRIME there is no Light Dragon outfit).

The islands the Light Dragon flies over on her path should have a single Silent Princess at the center of each.

Just off the top of my head, could probably think up more.

[skittlewrites]

LU Boys Headcanons

Hey! I have some headcanons that I'd like to share, and most of these will make, at the very least, brief appearances in my stories. Some of the boys have more than others, but oh well.

To start us off, we have Wind!

-He certainly looks small and sweet, but he's a terror when he's angry.

-He's super protective of those he claims as family.

-The wind reacts to his emotions and feelings without prompting. It has a mind of its own when it comes to its champion.

-His hair is bleached blonde from all of the time he spends out on the ocean (He despises the cap of the hero's clothes).

-He can dual wield! I feel like this would be very fitting for him (This has made an appearance in ATS as well :) ).

-Full name is Link Aalto (Aalto is wave of water in Finnish)

More under the cut!

Wild

-He's super good with animals. Small, large, feral, domesticated, anything really. He understands them to a certain extent, and they generally understand him as well.

Legend

-He's one of the more graceful ones in the group, but the most graceful.

-Doesn't really have an issue with Hylia, and is a fan of Din and Nayru (During the Oracle of Ages/Seasons, he made good friends with them both, imo).

Time

*shrugs* nothing yet

Hyrule

*shrugs* nothing yet here either

Twilight

-Country accent 100%. When they're in his Hyrule, it gets so crazy thick and the others tease him relentlessly about it.

-Loves pumpkins. As Ordons' main crop, he's a huge fan of all things pumpkin, and he and Sky trade recipes.

-Best friends with Dusk, evolved into a relationship.

-Loves to gossip with Warriors.

Four

-Speaks the same dialect of Hylian that Sky does (Ancient Hylian), so they tend to gravitate to each other when they get frustrated or overwhelmed.

-Has a bit of an accent compared to the others, but its nowhere near as prominent as Sky's.

Sky

-He's the most graceful in the group. His fighting looks very similar to dancing in the sense that its fluid and smooth.

-He dances with Fi. During his quest and once Sun was stuck in the crystal, Fi would occasionally force him to slow down and stop pushing himself so hard. They would dance together, Fi teaching Sky some of her favorite dances, and Sky teaching her Skyloftian dances in return. They both loved it.

-Sky hasn't danced since Fi returned to the Sword.

-Sky has a prominent accent. In my head, it sounds kind of like Fi when she speaks in-game, melodious, smooth, and ancient.

-His ears are very expressive. They move with his expressions. Skyloftians also have much better hearing than other Hylians. This comes from spending so much time on their Loftwings, and the necessity of hearing others flying with them, and needing to be aware of Skytails.

-Sky will startle and/or spook easily, but he doesn't get genuinely terrified very often at all. There's only a few things that will truly scare him.

-He's really good with anything with wings, and cats. Since Remlits don't exist outside of his era, this translates over to cats imo.

-Uses a lot of statistics and probabilities. This carries over from Fi, and he's aware that he does it, but tries not to most of the time (Sun thinks its adorable).

-His anger is quiet. He doesn't typically yell, but he gives off an entirely different vibe when he's angry. Depending on the situation, he can sometimes be quick to frustration, but he'd never take it out on anyone except himself.

-Speaking of, he feels like most things are his fault. Huge guilt complex. Sun and Groose hate that he feels this way, but despite their best efforts, he finds a way to blame himself for most things. :(

-He's a silent crier. He's always been on the quieter end, and he doesn't like to bother people when he's overwhelmed or upset.

-He's very light. I feel like most of Sky's 'bulk' comes from his layers. Living in the sky, the nights must be frigid, and the wind certainly doesn't do anything to help. So, he wears multiple layers, all Skyloftians do. I fee like Skyloftians might have a different bone structure than other Hylians, especially as the Loftwings carry them around, and can catch them out of freefall so easily.

Warriors

-Loves pumpkin soup. Had some when he was on Skyloft in the War of Eras, and has wanted more ever since.

-He knows Fi fairly well, having spent so much time with her during the war. He and Sky sometimes talk about her for hours at a time.

-Gossips with Twilight.

-He can understand a good deal of Ancient Hylian, but not as much or as well as Four can.

-He struggles on and off with speaking. Proxi hangs around him more often than not, and she'll help out when he needs it.

Good grief, I didn't realize how much typing this would be. But regardless, here you have it! Sky's got more than the others because I love him and I have a lot of Feelings about him. I know that Time and Hyrule have nothing, but I don't know their characters very well, so I just don't know what to think about them. Lol.

Have a good day!

[biblicallyinaccuratespoons]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47072023?view_full_work=true

Not entirely sure why but I have a feeling you might like this-

No pressure to read it if you're busy or don't want to !!

DEAR HYLIA ABOVE THAT WAS A FUCKIN RIDE.

BESTIE, YOU WERE RIGHT. THAT ENTIRE THING IS RIGHT UP MY ALLEY. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A FIC LIKE THIS FOREVER AND YOU JUST HAPPEN TO DROP IT RIGHT INTO MY HANDS? THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! okay imma ramble about it now, its gonna be incoherent, but it's under the cut.

the amount of times i texted the words "sky is having a bad time" in all caps to my gf is insane. i am a fan of like, age-regression-adjacent fics (gestures to my own fic, Tiny Bunny) and like, sky is my sweet little angel who can do no wrong (which means i find any and every opportunity to make him feel the fandom's wrath of angst)

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa i'm so angry i'm not on my main laptop so i can't log in and leave one hell of a comment on it omfg.

like? the amount of times i just wanna reach into the words and hold the poor little guy?

also: spoilers now:

i personally love the head canon of sky having witnessed someone (his dad, groose's dad, etc) passing in front of him. it's just one of those headcanons that i keep on my special shelf. (along with chubby sky and poly sky, and his various other traumas, but that's another story for another day)

his dad being taken out by one of those skytails? b r u t a l. those fucks annoy the shit out of me whenever i'm playing. poor crimson has to go as fast as he can to stay away from those fuckers.

three years later his mom passing? also rough. judging by context, sky was four (?) when his dad was taken from him, meaning he would have been seven with no family left! augh! that ads such depth to losing zelda in his game! his other metaphorical family being lost too??? augh, so good!!

also: father time for the win!! "are you a dad?" well, honey, that depends, in what context? time is such a dad i love him.

also also: wild being great with kids i think it canon to his game. he always gets the sweetest dialogue options when he speaks with kids.

i should probably shut up because my hands are cramping now, but like, aaaaaaaa!!!!!!!

i immediately forgot what i was gonna say...

uh, fic good!! littol sky good!! 1000000000/10 read it NOW./lh

this has filled me with such inspiration thank you so much for sending me this <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

i hope sky can find it in himself to trust himself.

(i'm sobbing this was great <3)