#because this is somehow linked

[youchangedmedestiel]

Where does the idea of Dean having sex with men for money in his teens/early 20s come from?

I need to know because I didn't catch that in the show, and maybe I missed something or I simply doesn't remember it.

[uncharted-constellations]

The Princess and Hero of the First Great Calamity

The orange snoot is very important to me….

[mipmoth]

The "Who am I? Where am I? When am I?" Duo

[journey-to-the-attic]

approximation of an idea i had for how ik solves levi's ordeal whenever it's his turn for this weird demon puberty everyone in nb s2 is having

from this post

[asterlizard]

I watched full gameplay of Ocarina of Time for the first time

[rileymorph]

in my post-canon verse I think Vio doesn't try to bring Shadow Link back

actually, he actively tries to avoid outwardly acknowledging Shadow was even a part of his life. Vio wants Shadow to stay dead.

Vio betrayed Shadow for the sake of Hyrule, and if he could go back in time, he'd do the same exact thing again. but it doesn't change the fact that he damaged Shadow and his counterparts' trust in the process. maybe, in a way, it makes it worse. like he's appalled at himself for justifying how much pain he's caused. if Vio could excuse himself for betraying Shadow and hurting his comrades for "greater good", then what else would he excuse himself for? how far would he take it?

I think in a convoluted way, Vio doesn't necessarily feel guilty for what he did. he feels guilty for NOT feeling guilty in the moment. it's like a "wow I really did that" reflection kind of guilt

it's a deeply uncomfortable feeling to have, and Vio has no idea how to work through it. so instead, he just tried to repress it. Hyrule is saved, Zelda is saved, his family is alive and well. that's all that matters. Vio has to tell himself this in order to live with himself

but then Shadow comes back into Vio's life—against both of their wills—and Shadow is furious. that's when Vio realizes he doesn't have a choice: he can't run away from his guilt anymore

[amanitacurses]

[madcoincidence]

Related to this beauty of a post. Thank you @sightseertrespasser and @keferon for sharing the angst and fluff moment with me!

[heynhay]

let's drive out

[rawliverandgoronspice]

Can you perhaps elaborate on the "Ganondorf should get to pummel Rauru"

As far as I'm recalling, we don't actually get that much of their issues in totk? We see leaders clashing, and then essentially Ganondorf kills Sonia and steals the secret stone, kicking off the imprisoning war. It's been a minute since I looked at the lore of totk (No Urbosa, so I'm nowhere near as invested as I am in botw) so I wouldn't be surprised if there's something big I missed, or even subtext I never picked up on

Sure! It's always very funny to me to receive the occasional ask like this, since I have been Renowned as a Rauru hater since release, but to briefly recap my perspective: I think Rauru was one self-conscious writing decision away from being the most compelling morally gray character in all of the Zelda canon, but unfortunately is heralded as being a near-perfect ruler (though even his imperfection is an extremely unclear and unexamined flaw that no character ever hold him accountable for --except for Ganondorf, and even what Ganondorf does call him out on is also unclear and also depends on translation because it wouldn't be a Zelda game otherwise) even though Rauru is mostly responsible, not only for his own problems, but also for everybody else's --including, crucially, Zelda's.

In a few words, he cannot be excused (like Zelda or Rhoam) by having to bear the weight of a kingdom for his poor decisions since, you know, he invented the damn thing (then of course maybe he would have to uphold the zonai legacy or something, and this is his motivation, but we don't know, since the game isn't interested in giving us this kind of information). His repeated invitations to the gerudos (and others but the gerudos are the only one not drinking the kool aid? which should be completely ok), being this new ruler of a brand new kingdom that didn't exist 5 minutes prior and yet feeling like he is somehow owed extreme levels of loyalty and devotion from everyone around him, being considered reasonable by the writing, is really baffling to me. Him dismissing Zelda's warnings (as tame as they are, which is just incomprehensible writing contrivences) even though he accepts that she does indeed come from the future, from a Hyrule ravaged by war, is crazy. Him running off to hunt and leave his priestess-wife in charge of the kingdom he founded on her lands while still speaking over her politically is.... sure a choice that was made in the writing. Him then choosing to warn Ganondorf that Link is a guy that exists and will kick his ass, is literally the reason why Link doesn't get the advantage and gets his arm destroyed. And then, in spite of all that, in spite of having the full picture, Rauru is vague and utterly unhelpful as a spirit while Link recovers, pondering that it's so sad that Constructs have to toil for all eternity for no purpose... :(

And like, yes Rauru, indeed Rauru, but maybe, just maybe, that should tell us something about how incredibly self-centered this goat-dragon-dude is --not realizing what he was imposing to his servants and people for his own leisure, in the name of his peace. I don't think he is evil, as in: he's not a cackling unsubtle and vapid caricature like Ganondorf is, but wow is this guy the most self-unaware and entitled character accidentally written in a game that fails to realize the absolute metric ton of red flags inserted in every single one of his scenes that I've... ever seen.

Again, if all of this was intentional, he would have been a masterful character. Maybe my favorite guy.

But the game destroying all other characters' interiority (and botw's worlbduilding) to tell this incredibly uncompelling tragedy about this super-cool perfect king and his series of completely avoidable failures... yeah, that really did not sit well with me at all.

Other posts about the topic that I've written previously:

A post about imperialism themes and aesthetics in TotK (I think it probably deserves an update with more specific historical examples)

A post about intent VS execution (especially re: good rulers and good kingdoms, and why this trope needs to be earned --contrasting TotK and EoW)

So yeah! Rauru. Weirdo guy. Compelling weirdo guy I think, but in a way the fandom really uhh disagrees with overall haha

[weepingtalecowboy]

The most evil thing to do to the poor guy

Fanfic prompt: People often portray Legend as carrying scars from his adventures or having chronic pain

But rather than the usual battlefield death all by himself

It would be beyond cruel to let him simply retire but because of the injuries he has collected over time he ends up dying a short while after retirement

Like he ends up making it surviving anything the world throws at him

Just

To not make it because the cost of everything ended up costing him too much

If he knows about it it gets even more tragic

Honestly a linked universe except Legend is hyper aware that he is dying a slow and miserable death

He hopes he could maybe meet Marin at and apologize for everything when it happens and tell Everyone he still has left that he loves them personally

While the other links don’t know …

And being the idiot he is he hides it from everyone

Just a thought people…

[callizinc]

HELLOOOO CALLI, I hope you are having a good day!!! :D

I just wanted to talk about something I found, a supposedly cut piece of dialogue, from the purge event.... and I feel so bad and conflicted cause the person I got this from doesn't seem to want attention/interaction, so I'm choosing to not link the post itself, WHICH FEELS SO BAD TO NOT GIVE CREDIT, but idk what to do..... but anywayse

It's this:

Um. Ummmmm

Girl.....

"Everything hurts"??

"I'm doomed to suffer work after work for the rest of my life LET ME OUT OF HERE"????????

UM. GIRLIE.....

Like. Does she just. Not have a choice?? She said this is her destiny. Is she like. Maybe like a. Worker drone?? Cursed to forever toil (beyond death itself, as the watchers have said.... hmmmmm)??? Is this just her god forsaken purpose?

The post also mentions this dude:

(Which, curiously, they mentioned that this pose kinda mirrors ENA being stuck in the cubes at the end.... hmmm)

And like. If you talk to him in the auction area at the end, he also mentions that he was 'born with a purpose' and 'a disturbing relief is now in front of him', implying he's finally. Free.. or something..... IDK!!!

ITS JUST.

THIS IS SO INTERESTING... WHAT IS GOING ON WITH YOU ENAUR......

This could also mean not that much, seeing as this is cut dialogue after all, but idk. It does certainly seem to line up with the rest of the game in the end. And, well.... maybe it's just a commentary on how, as existential as it sounds, we ourselves are ALSO doomed to work forever in some sort of way if we want to survive... hashtag Capitalism, but. Idk. It just makes me so sad, dude. Why is ENA seemingly cursed to not be allowed any rest or happiness or joy or salvation ever 😭 SAVE MY GIRL!!!!!

(OK FIRST HFJGSKFDG. HI I did have a good day :] Thank you for the wishes and i hope yours is/was good too :D)

OK. SEEING THIS WHOLE THING IN MY INBOX. WAS LIKE RECEIVING A GIFT OF A COMICALLY LARGE RAINBOW SWIRLY LOLLIPOP. I GENUINELY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS DIALOGUE BEFORE, And obviously, still take it with a grain of salt, as i know you have too Cause it's literally not actually in the game: BUT STILL. ...STILL.

THIS IS FUCKING. CRAZY. I feel like even if these lines aren't actually "canon" they still really encapsulate the Torment Nexus she is fucking going through in such a cool way... For example, only breaking down and showing any sign of weakness in a place where she's Supposed to let loose and relax because she just Can't Fathom that she'd ever be able to Do that...

BUT THIS IS FASCINATING BECAUSE LIKE... IN HER ACTUAL PURGE DIALOGUE, SHE NEVER ACTUALLY... ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SHE'S SUFFERING? IF THAT MAKES SENSE? Like "i can't afford another minute of joy" Still makes me crazy and so on, and all that other stuff too, But none of it actually shows her saying that she's in any bad type of way at all. Rather that she just... Really shouldn't be in that place. 😭😭And then in this dialogue she straight up just says that she's fucking doomed LIKE WHAT DO YOU MEANNNNNNNNNNNNNNN????????????????????????????????????

(Maybe that's why this was cut/changed? to portray a slightly different version or mindset for her character, but. Shrug. No way of knowing either way and it doesn't matter i'm just #Twisted)

THAT CONNECTION WITH THE BUILDING GUY IS ALSO FUCKING CRAZY BUT I CAN TOTALLY SEE IT. I saw his dialogue for the first time in my last run and was... Flabbergasted 😭Soon i wanna go back and make a post on wtf he says and you will be the first one invited to it ok ....

AND. NO YEAH; I doubt knowing this text Exists will affect anything in the later game, but you're so right that it certainly lines up with the rest of the game, so i still find it fun and interesting—AND INSANE. I agree that it is absolutely continuing the rest of the game's commentary on #Capitalism and #SocietyBad But i am going to stop myself there because if i start talking about that theme i;ll never fucking stop.

FREE ENA!!!!!!!! FREE MY GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!! GIRL WHAT THE FUCK HAS HAPPENED TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blatantprinterpropaganda]

so far in the world of thamepo we've seen over and over that silently sacrificing your own happiness for the good of someone you love is ultimately never the way to go (thame tried it for the sake of the other mars members, jun for thame, and inevitably all the sacrifices po made for his ex who then promptly dumped him also feature in there), so my god, i hope that this well-intentioned lie of gam's comes to light at some point asap and she and pepper still get their happy end

[psychopomp-namine]

questions:

was this supposed to be the group photo they took (with the "best camera" their shop has) after lu guang moved in?

no bandages? so cheng xiaoshi wasn't kidnapped in another timeline? did he even do the vivian case before? <- actually this makes sense why lu guang seemed to not "predict" cheng xiaoshi being kidnapped when he was able to "predict" that he'll find the photo of shen miaomiao at a very specific time during the con

if the above are true, what changed that made them do the vivian case when it didn't happen before?

[linterteatime]

All the hollow knight gijinkas i have made so far, with links for easy find (◕_◕)

Troupe Master Grimm, Divine, The Radiance, Brumm, Broken Vessel

Quirrel, Mantis Lords, Traitor Lord, The Knight/Ghost, Tiso

Hornet, Lace, Myla, The Collector, Bretta

Pure Vessel, White Lady, Pale King

Marissa, The Hollow Knight, Iselda, Xero, Eternal Emilitia

Monomon The Teacher, Cornifer, Cloth, Jiji, Soulmaster

Hive Knight, Queen Vespa, Grey Mourner, Traitors Child, Marmu

God Seeker, Blue Child Joni, Herrah The Beast, Midwife

Nightmare King Grimm, Markoth, Gorb, Zote The Mighty, No Eyes

Grimmchild , Dung Defender, Moss Prophet, Grub, Grey Prince Zote

Paint Master Sheo, Nailmaster Oro And Mato, Nailsage Sly, Nailsmith, Lurien The Watcher

Salubra, God Tammer, Pale Lurker, Seer, Thistlewind

Small changes to Pure Vessel, Troupe Master Grimm, The Radiance

Fierce Dryya, Mister Mushroom, The Hunter, Snail Shaman

Isma, Revek, Steel Soul Jinn, Tuk

Flukemarm, Fluke Hermit, Dream Warrior Galien, Relic Seeker Lemm

Milibelle, Nosk, Elderbug, Maggot

Grimmkin Novice, Grimmkin Master, Grimmkin Nightmare, Elder Hu

Distant Villagers, Grimm Steed, Massive Moss Charger, Kingsmould

Unn, Cristal Guardian, False Knight/Mighty Hegemol, Watcher Knights

Gruz Mother, Vengefly King, Leg Eater, Menderbug

Willoh, Grubfather, Hot Spring Bugs, Mask Maker

The Last Stag/Old Stag, Brooding Mawlek, Little Fool, Soul Warrior

Ummu, Bardoon, Soul Twister, Volt Twister, Mistake, Folly

Extra stuff for the gijinkas + Fixes for old ones

Greenpath Vessel, Ellina The Chronicler, oblobbles, royal retainers

White Defender, Lord Fool, Winged Nosk, Grub Mimic

(Greenpath enemies): Mosscreep, Mossfly, Mosskin, Volatile mosskin, Fool eater, Squit, Obble, Gulka, Maskfly, Moss knight, Mossy vagabond, Durandoo, Duranda, Aluba

(Fog canyon enemies, The hive enemies, and 3 other ones without groups): Ooma, Uoma, Lumafly, Lifeseed, Bluggsac, Wingmould, Husk hive, Hive soldier, Hiveling, Hive guardian.

(Enemies from the abyss, ancient basin, and some others): knight's shade, siblings, lightseed, infected balloon, mawlurk, lesser mawlek, shadow creeper, entombed husk, void tendrils.

(Enemies from fungal wastes and a few mantises) : Ambloom, Fungling, Fungoon, Sporg, Fungified Husk, Shrumeling, Shrumal Warrior, Shrumal Ogre, Mantis Youth, Mantis Warrior, Mantis Petra.

(Enemies from the city of tears) : Husk Sentry, Heavy Sentry, Winged Sentry, Lance Sentry, Husk Dandy, Cowardly Husk/Lurien the Watcher's butler, Gluttonous Husk, Gorgeous Husk, Great Husk Sentry, Belfly.

Primal aspid, Aspid mother, Aspid hatchling, Aspid hunter, Little weaver, Tiktik, Vengefly, Crawlid, Boofly, Hopper, Great hopper, Baldur, Elder baldur.

stalking devout, spiny husk, garpede, deep hunter, corpse creeper, dirtcarver, carver hatcher, deepling, loodle, Kcin.

(spirits glade bugs + a random guard): Gravedigger, Millybug, Caspian, Dr Chagax, Atra, Garro, Grohac, Hex, Hundred Nail Warrior, Karina, Perpetos Noo, Molten, Magnus Strong, Waldie, Wayner, Wyatt, Boss, Poggy Thorax, Caelif & Fera Orthop, Husk Guard.

brumm/Nymm, volatile gruzzer, violent husk, slobbering husk, furious vengefly, winged fool, sturdy fool, heavy fool, shielded fool, death loodle, sharp baldur, battle obble, armoured squit, godseeker, godseekers, pilflip, mantis traitor, macebug.

flukefey, flukemon, flukemunga, fluke larva, turret zoteling, lanky zoteling, head of zote, fluke zoteling, zotes curse, heavy zoteling, winged zoteling, hopping zoteling, volatile zoteling, hwurmp, husk miner, crystallised husk, crystal crawler, crystal hunter, shardmite, glimback, husk hornhead, wandering husk, leaping husk, husk bully, husk warrior, giant fungal creature.

shadelord, weaver, weaverling, snail shamans, grimm troupe corpse, boon, aspid queen, unnamed moth.

Remakes of :Grimm, Radiance, Pure Vessel, Quirrel and Brumm.

(This is finished!)

[rileymorph]

four swords modern high school au

except it still it starts off with just Link being one guy. then he gets hit by a magical isekai truck, but instead of being sent to a differernt world, he splits into four. shenanigans ensue

also, they are all on the baseball team.