#the slow demise

[shearlin]

Hot take about Sky angst, regarding the curse of Demise, because I haven't seen anyone talking about this possibility in all those years I've been in LU fandom.

Guys...

Sky has no idea about the curse

Because think about it. Why would he know about it?

My man has been electrocuted multiple times, with magical - basically divine - lightnings in attempt to defeat Demise. All the while fighting for his life with a literal GOD OF EVIL, after spending an entire afternoon fighting an army of monsters and a Demon Lord/creepy ass Sword Spirit. Not even mentioning how worried sick he must have been that entire time, if this time he was also too late too save Zelda.

(always too late too slow not enough and late late late)

I don't know about you, but I don't think he was in any state of body or mind to listen to some dudes last words, when he had to focus on not passing out because he has to make sure Zelda/Sun is alright.

(It got a bit long so rest of the rant under the cut)

Fi gave him clear, that Demise received a mortal blow and that now it's only a matter of time until he dies and that was all Sky needed to stop paying any attention.

Just go through the motions. His vision is blurry, but that's alright just stay awake. Fi chimes to rise his sword. He does. There is some black smoke suddenly surrounding him, but Fi get's rid of it with her light so it's fine. It's probably why she asked him to rise her skyward. The last fifteen minutes he's been following her directions nearly blindly anyway, because his mind is still foggy, he's not sure where he is or what he is doing he just have to get to Zelda.

And then she's there. And everything is fine.

Impa fades, Fi sleeps and he finally rests. Or rather crashes as the exhaustion finally catches up to him.

But he recovers, as best as he can, and live on.

And then eight other heroes, just like him, appear and take him on a quest across the time. They become friends. Then brothers. Soon he feels like they knew each other their entire lives and can't imagine how he can move on after the inevitable goodbyes.

He is so happy that no matter what, there will always be someone among his people, someone from or even outside of Hyrule, to stand up against evil, no matter how many times it will try to show it's ugly face. He's a bit bummed that there even is a need for a hero to show up, but hey! He is not so naive to think people are and always will be only good. Things happen. Some people are just terrible, and some take it out on the entire world.

But somewhere along the line, he starts to notice... something weird.

They all fought that same guy (some of them even multiple times!) called Ganon or Ganondorf. And while he is overjoyed that none of them even heard the name of Demise, he feels kind of singled out. Few of them mentioned an idea of reincarnation. Mentioning Zeldas' connection through blood of the Goddess and their connection through a spirit.

A spirit of a hero.

He always though it was a figure of speech. A way to describe someone courageous who fulfills the quota of being a hero.

But it's not about a spirit of a hero.

No.

It's the Spirit of the Hero.

His Spirit.

An idea begins to form. A distant memory he didn't even knew he had. Maybe nightmares about that fateful fight starting to get clearer by night. Maybe he spends some time talking to Fi and he does not like the feeling he gets from her chimes, even if she can't really talk in her slumber. Maybe he even prays to Hylia in some distant era in an unfamiliar place, so she can deny or confirm his suspicions.

Goddesses, please, may he be wrong.

Because he loves them all like a family. Because they are family. Because he has seen their haunted expressions and blank eyes, he has heard their stories and horrors they went through and nearly all of them were so young, too young, and the thought that he was the direct cause of it-

Sky had no idea that Demise trapped his spirit in a cycle of reincarnation. He had no time to process it or find coping mechanisms before the adventure with the chain happened. He found out during it, slowly putting it together and coming apart at the seems before their eyes.

Sky didn't know about the curse.

And I say, it could be really interesting to watch Sky fall.

(And if anyone knows a fic exploring this idea please let me know! I searched but couldn't find any)

[my-thoughts-and-junk]

the father [solar lunacy] the son [you move to dayshift but aren't paid any more, go figure] and the holy spirit [i see you, sundrop!]

[carry-on-my-wayward-butt]

THIS IS SO MUCH FUN WTF

[junstrr]

eva children 😒😡😐

[lokislytherin]

daniel harem tier list

jay stole my phone to write this thanks to @ashikarin for the enabling (yes we are still on call. adson (hudson ahn) 🤝 chae warren)

1) love transcends speech: jay

2) i guess you're okay: zoe, johan

3) i don't like you that much but fine: crystal, eli

4) sunshine protectors special mention: zack, vasco, mijin

5) what the fuck are you doing here: goo, hudson, samuel, dg

6) get the fuck out of this list: gun

[justghoulythingz]

y’all… i need to stop collecting walton characters before it gets too out of hand. deputy steve naish has been heavy on my mind. i’ve been itching to write a little horror anyway.

[littlemouserat]

So mad at the car who ran the red light/ almost ran me over, that i bought muffins and now I'm gonna eat them angrily.

[bonkalore]

📆 (for the OC ask game)

📅 If your OC had one day left to live, how would they spend it?

Oof, gosh... Technically this also kind of happens within the story towards the end. 😅 Comes down to him just wanting to be with his loved ones and for them to know undeniably that he loves them. There are too many things he wishes he could cram in and do with them, almost to the point of paralysis, so he'd just focus on what he can do in the moment and that's just spending time with them while he can. Wants to be physically close with them. Definitely would want to have sex at least one more time if possible lol He'd pass on what he can and try to make peace with his loved ones.

[ssreeder]

ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod it’s HAPPENING this is NOT a DRILL

anyways I’m in bed hacking up a lung and delirious on cough medicine, so this leekie reaction episode is brought to you by Rikodien, our sponser for this evening :D

saw the chapter title and instantly began mentally rubbing my hands together like a greedy little gremlin I’m so EXCITED

oh shit not the suicidal sokka era… man pls just *kachow* back together like an overstretched elastic band bc codependency is wayyyy better than this shit come on dude

okay but like… sokka taking on zuko characteristics due to zuko being out of commission was Not what I expected, and yet I cannot say it’s entirely surprising

“I’m fine” GIRL YOU ARE LITERALLY IN THE MIDST OF A MENTAL BREAKDOWN

“Sokka wouldn’t do anything to hurt anyone” AANG. AANG. PLS I KNOW YOU WANT TO SEE THE GOOD IN OTHERS AND THAT YOURE A PACIFIST BUT. A A N G.

toph my bestie, the loml, an actual angel, yes INDEED why DOES sokka want to murder quon surely there’s a REASON

uh-oh.

not the zuko situation… rasu baby pls hold strong I Cannot have you being captured

aang. it’s times like these where I have to take deep breaths and remember you are 12 years old bc otherwise I will SCREAM

actually side note, but I would be really interested to hear 1. your feelings on iroh 2. your feelings on iroh IN THIS FIC, bc I personally am not a huge iroh fan for a multitude of reasons (sorry not sorry) so I wanna know how I’m supposed to read him in this universe (also just love hearing your thoughts and opinions but also no I don’t we’re divorced shut up)

thank GOD general how has some brain cells fr

suki is the real mvp of this chapter, she has the patience of the saint I honestly could never. FINALLY THE TRUTH YAYYYYY IM OH SO HAPPY TO HEAR SOKKA FINALLY TELL THE TRUTH

goddammit. why are they teenagers the emotions are just always so HIGH ugh I hate hormones. suki was doing so well ;-; (I don’t blame her or anything but DUDE COME ON)

aang and sokka friendship >>>>>

FUCKINF FINALY SOLKA IS GOONG TO ZUKEO OMGBG

ykw I’m just gonna leave those typos. I think they accurately convey my excitement.

sreedie. istg if pt 1 of the zukka reunion is sokka just WATCHING THROUGH A WINDOW IM GOING TO MURDER YOU

oh thank fuck he’s through the window. love you sreedie <3

not iroh just observing sokka go feral as a picture of absolute passivity lmao

okay I know this is a serious moment but I’m really enjoying the liab trivia night that sokka is hosting rn

I am actually,, extraordinarily pleased with how this chapter went. so uh.. no notes (ignore the several hundred words of notes above)

my heart was POUNDING and now I need to rest and recover. love ya sreeds <3

LEEKIE YOURE SICK?!?! (It’s been like almost two weeks so I hope you’re better) the audacity.

I think it’s hilarious how much of a reaction that title got heheeeee I’m funny.

Sokka spent 90% of RIA trying to get Zuko to stop doing what Sokka is spending 100% of ITF doing lol. It’s called progression damn it

Oh gosh my thoughts on Iroh? I don’t know where to start. I kind of want you to read Iroh how you want in this fic & see if you can figure out my feelings about the man from that? Hmmm? Call it… playing hard to get ;) ((just because we’re divorced doesn’t mean we can’t still play games))

Some people were mad at Suki for leaving after Sokka told her everything but seriously she is like what? 16??? Lied to & manipulated by someone she cared about & then told pfft there’s someone else. Nahhh girls allowed to have hurt feelings & she is allowed to want to bitch slap Sokka for that. (Just because Sokka is hurting doesn’t mean he gets to hurt others sorry buddddddyyy)

Hahaha Sokka did a really good job being there for Zuko but a terrible job keeping their closeness a secret haha: <3

LEEEEEKKKKKIIIEEEEE ok I don’t love you because you’re a lightbulb smashing ex wife but I do hope you’re feeling better & if now I’ll toss some soup through your window <3 (ok I still love you byyeeee)

[starconsequence]

ZELDA: Last Light to Cast a Shadow

Hylia's child is burdened with such a heavy duty, raised to be her hero's weapon. Her hero's companion. However, fate carries a star-written, unavoidable consequence, and a struggle for power from an old flame burns down the world around her. Hylia is faced with a choice she never wanted to make.

AO3 PROLOGUE & CHAPTER 1

[llumimoon]

Somebody stop me I keep making dndads AUs and plotting them all out and doing nothing with them 😭

[tumkaafiho]

i am so so so so sad rn and i hate that i have to keep doing my normal day to day life activities as usual but at the same time these activities are probably the only thing keeping me from falling apart and losing myself to the void

[kharonion]

1 2 5 7 12 for any ship :)

ship asks | oc list — Decided to answer for my dearest Gail and Charon. I feel like I haven't blabbered about them in too long. 😭

1 | How do they fall asleep? Wake up? Any daily rituals?

It's mandatory that they sleep so close that they share their body warmth—or in Charon's case, body chilliness. Usually, Gail will have their head on his shoulder or chest, nuzzled close enough to hear his heartbeat, and Charon will hold them tight in one arm while the other hand is tangled in their frizzy hair. And they often wake up exactly like that; neither are big movers in their sleep.

Both are big on routine, so they have bedtime and morning ones that they abide by like clockwork. Mostly, it's tiny displays of affection like soft kisses and mumbled pillow talk. Granted they don't conk out, Gail will read to Charon until he dozes off, especially on his rougher nights.

2 | How’s their team work? Do they share well?

Surprisingly, they compliment each other very well in the thick of combat; Gail picks from afar while Charon pressures from medium to close range. They have an intricate nonverbal system of communication they use both on and off the field and a dynamic that startles people with how in-tune it is—unexpected from a meek vault dweller and a large ghoul bodyguard.

5 | Nicknames? Pet names? Any in-jokes?

Gail doesn't have many for him, as most make Charon uncomfortable. The one he doesn't mind from their lips is "bear", especially when it's uttered in that mousy tone in the privacy of their own home.

Charon also is sparse with his pet names for Gail largely due to just... not having circumstance to give any. They break that mold, though, and he (unconsciously) turns to his native tongue to provide. His trademarks are "pchelka" [little bee] and "mysha" [mouse].

7 | What annoys them the most about their partner? Would they change it if they could?

For Gail, it's Charon's stubbornness, which he inadvertently disguises as simply "doing his duty." He's often insistent that he take the brunt of things, that he stays awake for watch all through the night even in their home. And it still grinds their gears; they would do anything to make him cozy enough to actually rest more often.

Charon's gripe is similar in nature; he hates how much Gail works. Often, they will be up until the wee hours of the morning studying, researching, writing, working... and Charon has to drag them to bed.

For both, though, they wouldn't change anything about it. It's a part of what brings them closer, strengthens their relationship, makes them who they are.

12 | Is there a wedding? What was the proposal like? Any kind of honeymoon?

Not an official one, no. They play everything by ear and what feels right because neither have any right idea how it even works, frankly; Gail only knows of the idea of it from the few they witnessed in the vault.

Charon does propose... in his own... weird way. It's blunt and efficient—as Charon always is. A heartfelt statement that he "wishes not to serve anyone else" and a ring he'd crafted with his own hands, all sealed with a kiss that's oddly passionate from a man as walled off as he is. Though there wasn't any bowing to a knee or Gail excitedly screaming "yes", it was a proposal all the same, and Gail readily accepted it with a beaming smile and waterlogged eyes.

They didn't purposely go on a honeymoon—again, them not knowing of that practice at all—but they do go on one without meaning to. It started as a trip to check in on the ghouls at Tenpenny Tower, and Roy insisted the two stay a bit in the penthouse suite, especially after seeing the ring sat around Gail's neck—"Enjoy a weekend to yourselves for once, you love birds." It was an odd time of nothing happening for the two that they didn't know they needed.

[blissfulalchemist]

When the world is at peace what is there for a hero to do to pass the time....Write a self help book! Continuing to save souls in two worlds one page turn at a time....

Happy early Birthday @belorage​!! You have gotten me sucked into this world and this is your reward for such crimes actions. Anyway 10/10 would recommend this man’s philosophy on being a hero.

[leatherbookmark]

almost 20 minutes into the 2005 p&p and i’m in love with everyone in this club. especially mr bingley and i, too, would lose my mind at the mere thought of marrying such a wonderful mess

[immamapletreekid]

*gets into yet another piece of media only for it to take over all my waking thoughts* here we go again