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@nimona-week Finally Buddies,Here We Are! Day 7: Family

Look At That,It Wasn't So Cute That Two Lovely Gay Dads Who Adopted A Child Who Had 1000 Years Old? Yeah I Know It's Very Cute That I Really Agree :)

Anyway I Hope You Like It Everbody And Remember Drink Water Anytime ^^

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Nimona Week Drabbles

Not really any specific prompt but still inspired by @nimona-week as a whole!

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“You didn't tell me you could breathe fire,” Ballister said hesitantly.

Nimona's shoulders dropped. She wanted to be angry. At herself for letting her defenses down like that, and at him for making her think she could trust him. It didn't come. Instead, she was overcome with a grim acceptance. She should have known better. They were all the same, the lot of them.

“Oh…” was all that came out. It was barely more than a whisper.

She had not a drop of fight left in her.

“Hm,” Ballister said with a faint smile. “Metal. Best two out of three?”

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Find this work on AO3 (link)

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Looking at the Diamonds of the Sky

This is for @nimona-week , prompt: outside the wall (and alternate prompt: AU)

This is part of my Ballister AU

This takes place a couple of weeks after the wall fell down and the kingdom was evacuated.

Nimona lets her hair down as she goes into a field and then rests against a tree, looking up at the night sky and seeing the stars.

(I got these ideas from chapter 10 of Ballister)

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Note to Babysitter

A little ficlet for @nimona-week

Note to babysitter: Nimona is not a child. One should keep knives away from a child, but if one takes knives away from Nimona, they will find themself stabbed. Most likely by a knife.

Nimona is not a knife, but she can grow talons just as long and vicious as any butcher's prized posessions. Not that she has anytime recently—her velociraptor phase ended a few months ago. We hope. She's been spending a lot of time as a puppy, recently. Very cute. But you need to keep something in mind: Nimona is not a dog.

A dog’s bark is louder than its bite, but Nimona’s bite can be quite loud, especially when she has additional rows of teeth. Also, dogs cannot eat grapes. However, Nimona loves them, especially the shiny red-purple table grapes. She's fond of squishing them between her paws. Or claws. Or talons. Or sometimes, just her toes. She's been spending a lot of time with toes of late, particularly in the form of a three-foot-nothing boy. Hence the need for a babysitter, and for that babysitter to remember: Nimona is not a boy.

She uses she/her, and is far more intelligent and violent than a child. Treat that little boy with the respect a Nimona deserves.

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Nimona Week Day 7/April 5: family, punk, outside the wall

It's technically the last day of Nimona Week, but it's never too late to feel inspired and share some fanwork! We'll keep reblogging days, weeks, and months later — just tag this blog! Also keep your eyes posted for the participation and completionist badges!

Today's prompts are family, punk, and outside the wall. You can also use one of our alternate prompts: "I’m a lot of things”, 1000 years, panic attack, AU, and forgiveness.

Please feel free to create and share any kind of fanwork showcasing our favorite shapeshifting sidekick — doodles, drabbles, headcanons, poetry, longfic, fanvids, playlists, embroidery, etc. Both movie and comic versions of Nimona are welcome. Make whatever your dark heart desires, boss — just tag appropriately and consider adding it to our AO3 Collection!

Prompts & Tagging | FAQ | AO3 Collection

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@nimona-week Day 6: Dragon

Oh Yeah! I Really Love When Nimona Turns Themself Into A Dragon And Then Let A Fire Coming Out On Their Mouth,(It Was Showed In The Comic? Yes, But In The Movie I'm Not Sure...) It's Was Metal!!!

So Yes I Chosse *Dragon* In Nimona Week Day 6 And-

@nimona-week Day 6: "I'm Sorry"

"I'm Sorry...I'm So Sorry...I See You Nimona...And You Are Not Alone..."

Ah Yes,The Most Of My Favorite Part That It's Makes Me Almost Cry,It's Was So Much Emotional But At The Same Time I Really Love This Secne,Where Nimona Is Planning To K1ll Themself Until Ballister Stops Them And Then He Calm Them Down That He Really Sees Them And He Clams That They Are Not Alone This Time....It's Was So Beautiful That My Heart Breaks...

But Anyway I Hope You Enjoy It And Have A Good Day Everbody ^^ And Also Don't Forget To Drink Water Anytime

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Pink Dragon

This is for @nimona-week dragon

Just Nimona in her dragon form, a flying dragon in the middle of the night

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Nimona (2023) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Gloreth & Nimona (Nimona) Characters: Gloreth (Nimona), Nimona (Nimona) Additional Tags: Death, Character Death, Grief/Mourning, Afterlife, Character Turned Into a Ghost Series: Part 5 of Nimona Week 2025 Summary:

Gloreth had a wonderful husband, three beautiful children, seven beautiful grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren on the way on the night she passed in her sleep, just two weeks shy of her one hundred and first birthday.

A happy ending to a happy story. Truly, no less than what the Heroine of the Realm deserved.

Written for Nimona Week 2025. Day 5: blood | Gloreth | captive

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Mod note: I've been away from home much more than anticipated this week with long stretches of spotty/non-existent Internet, so my apologies for some delays in daily posts and reblogging! I am so excited by all the amazing art and fic!

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Nimona Weeks Day 6: history repeating, dragon, “I’m sorry”

Welcome to Day 6 of Nimona Week!

Today's prompts are history repeating, dragon, and “I’m sorry”. You can also use one of our alternate prompts: "I’m a lot of things”, 1000 years, panic attack, AU, and forgiveness.

Please feel free to create and share any kind of fanwork showcasing our favorite shapeshifting sidekick — doodles, drabbles, headcanons, poetry, longfic, fanvids, playlists, embroidery, etc. Both movie and comic versions of Nimona are welcome. Make whatever your dark heart desires, boss — just tag appropriately and consider adding it to our AO3 Collection!

Prompts & Tagging | FAQ | AO3 Collection

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Nimona Week Day 5/April 3: blood, Gloreth, captive

Welcome to Day 5 of Nimona Week!

Today's prompts are blood, Gloreth, and captive. You can also use one of our alternate prompts: "I’m a lot of things”, 1000 years, panic attack, AU, and forgiveness.

Please feel free to create and share any kind of fanwork showcasing our favorite shapeshifting sidekick — doodles, drabbles, headcanons, poetry, longfic, fanvids, playlists, embroidery, etc. Both movie and comic versions of Nimona are welcome. Make whatever your dark heart desires, boss — just tag appropriately and consider adding it to our AO3 Collection!

Prompts & Tagging | FAQ | AO3 Collection

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Nimona (2023) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Ballister Blackheart | Ballister Boldheart & Nimona, Ambrosius Goldenloin & Nimona, Ballister Blackheart | Ballister Boldheart & Ambrosius Goldenloin & Nimona, Ballister Blackheart | Ballister Boldheart/Ambrosius Goldenloin Characters: Nimona (Nimona), Ballister Blackheart | Ballister Boldheart, Ambrosius Goldenloin Series: Part 4 of Nimona Week 2025 Summary:

Nimona finally tells Ballister and Ambrosius about what really happened between her and Gloreth over a thousand years ago.

Written for Nimona Week 2025. Day 4: “Does it hurt?” | rage | statue

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Just best friends hanging out

Movie version:

Comic/webcomic

This is for @nimona-week, Gloreth

Both Nimona(s) and Gloreth(s) are just hanging out.

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Nimona Week - Day 5 - Gloreth

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In which Nims visits the grave of an old, complicated friend.

(The quote is from Fox and the Hound btw. Makes me think of these two.)

(Also tap and zoom on the second image please, Tumblr made it blurry 😭 maybe I’ll figure out posting on this damn site someday.)

And, with that, this is everything I managed to make for Nimona Week. Getting all 7 days was a kind of “Pie in the Sky” dream. So I’m not too bummed about not doing all 7. But, honestly? I made a bunch more than I could’ve ever expected. I was initially thinking I’d just get 2 things done. So 5 is insane.

But my creative battery’s drained at this point. I did have a fic using the “I’m sorry” prompt for day 6, (a 5 + 1 things fic) and I might finish it one day. But I was hitting a roadblock and I just don’t think I could figure it out in time. I might post headcanons or whatever if I can think of it for the rest, but these are all of my big projects.

Anyway, this was simultaneously stressful, fun, frustrating, and enjoyable. Lots of sleepless nights trying to get these all done. Will I do this again? Probably not. Or at most I might make a single thing. I did Inktober once and forgot how much I struggle when doing art challenges. But this is honestly the most fan content I’ve ever made in such a short timeframe and I feel super accomplished. And the giddiness I felt from finishing something? That was pretty cool!

Anyway, I’ll quit yapping. Thanks for your time, and thanks to everyone over @nimona-week for hosting this.~

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@nimona-week Day 5: Gloreth

Yes,Here We Are,Nimona Best Friend Who Uses To Apecct Them For Who They Are Until They Accidentally Made Fire On The Village Where They Don't Supposed To Do,Which Makes Their Best Friend Betrayed On Them For Thinking That It's Was Nimona Fault For Almost Destroying Her Home Which It's Not True...

I Almost Cry On That Secne When Gloreth Betrayed On Them And Then Cathes Of The Sward Toy When She Said These Words...

"Go Back Into The Shadows Where You Came"

Well...I Hope You Enjoy It And Have A Good Day Everbody...

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Abraded Trust

"Does it hurt?"

Nimona knew better than to dwell on the past. You want to talk about pain? That was pain.

She looked at the nick on her finger from chopping carrots. It wasn't really bleeding or anything, just stinging a little. She went back to chopping, working on getting a bunch of little matchsticks. Her finger would heal in a matter of moments. It was fine.

Still, in the back of her mind, she couldn't forget the question. Does it hurt. Does the fundamental nature of your being, your freedom, your joy—does it hurt?

If she counted other people's reactions to her, maybe it did. Her shifting had been paired with that agonizing rejection often enough. People she'd thought were friends...the moment they saw that, was the moment she was rejected. Sure, maybe they stuck around a little longer, but the instant she shifted was the one they marked her as other; it was always the reason they turned on her. It was why Gloreth had turned on her, why Anna had, why Chris had.... It was why Ballister had turned on her.

She paused for a moment, closing her eyes and shaking her head. That wasn't fair. Ballister had been brainwashed, but he'd overcome it. He'd apologized, more than once. He'd wanted her to live, and even now he wanted her to be happy and safe. Goldenloin was coming around, too. The whole Kingdom was. All it took was...her dying for them. Because even now, most of them still didn't understand her.

Does it hurt? Sorry, small-minded question.

Nimona scowled down at the cutting board, pinning down another carrot to chop. Boss hadn't been wrong about that—it had been small-minded. How could he have looked at her shifting and seen pain in it? Where did the fault lie, that she could understand other's feelings about her all too clearly, while they couldn't understand her at all?

And when they couldn't, when she knew they couldn't...why did she stay?

Sometimes she had to wonder if her standards were too low. That had to be part of it, right? That she was lonely enough, desperate enough, that she'd take fearful, small-minded, uncomprehending conversation over nothing. Hadn't she learned better a thousand years ago? But no, she still made the same mistake time and time again, no matter how many times it broke her heart.

Nimona grabbed another carrot with a sigh. Why was she thinking about this anyway? Things were good, lately. She'd survived, the Kingdom had pulled down its walls, Boss and the boyfriend were both supportive and friendly—Boss had turned downright protective. That was a new experience, very weird. She was still getting used to it.

Even so, it all came with this niggling little doubt. That someday she'd turn around, and the friends she was making would have turned on her again, leaving her to scream why, why am I so hard for you to love—!

"Nimona?"

She froze, her grip tightening on the knife. Ballister cleared his throat quietly behind her. "I...think that's enough carrots."

She stared at the pile blankly. It had started to spill off the cutting board and across the counter. "Oh. Yeah."

They stood together in silence for a long moment. Nimona itched to do something with her hands, but she couldn't think of what.

"Anything you want to talk about?" he asked.

She shook her head.

"Okay." Boss walked up beside her and she—she flinched.

He hesitated, taking a step away from her. "Okay," he repeated more quietly, an undertone of hurt in the word that he couldn't quite hide. "For bahn mi?"

She nodded.

He got out a pot, filling it with water one handed—he'd stopped wearing his robot arm at home. He set it on the stove, pulling out salt and sugar for her. Every move was slow, telegraphed. This wasn't the first time she'd flinched from him, after all.

She didn't want to flinch from him. They'd talked about what happened, she'd already forgiven him, but still she—still. On bad days, she just couldn't help but flinch. It was frustrating.

The pot was starting to boil. She'd added the salt and sugar and Ballister had made sure they dissolved. She should—

Boss passed her the vinegar.

"Thanks," she said. She glanced at the carrots. "That's...way too many. Wow."

Boss stole a piece of carrot, leaning against the counter. "Snack for later?" he asked.

"What, you're going to wait?"

"I can wait," he said, eating another carrot stick.

Nimona raised her eyebrows at him. "Sure you can."

Boss looked down at the carrot stick, thoughtful. "I hoarded food while I was at the Institute."

She straightened, surprised by the turn in the conversation. "You didn't get in trouble?"

He shrugged. "I got better at hiding it."

"How long?"

Ballister looked down at the carrots. "Meals were...regimented. They were consistent, they were good, but it was also the only time I got access to food. It made me...." He gestured vaguely, and she hummed in acknowledgement. She'd lived famines; she knew.

He glanced at her. "I think I only stopped when Ambrosius gave me the key to his apartment—and his pantry."

Now she understood what he was trying to say. Nimona swallowed hard. Her eyes stung from tears—or maybe it was just the vinegar. "I don't think trust works the same."

"Not really, no."

She dragged her hands over her face. "I forgave you. I want to be able to—ugh!"

"I know," he said, gentle yet hurt. "Believe me, I know. Take as long as you need."

"What if I can't?"

He hesitated, uncertain. "I...I'm sure that someday—"

"No, you don't get it, it's—" She shook her head. "You don't get it."

She couldn't stand to say can't, no matter how true it might be.

"...Is...is there anything I can do to...?"

"No." She rubbed her eyes. "Sorry. Just—I guess today is a bad day. It's not—" your fault, except it was, actually, in spite of everything he'd done and was still doing to try to make up for it. In spite of her forgiveness. In spite of what she wanted—

"Nimona," he said.

She wanted to believe she could trust him. Most days she did, at least lately. But she'd trusted him before, and all the others too. It wasn't fair, to think that he'd turn on her again, especially now, but it had happened enough that it was a pattern, a habit, worn into her very bones no matter what shape they took.

"Come here, kid," Boss whispered, holding out his arm, ready to hug her.

She fell into him, holding on tight as he curled around her and ruffled her hair. "It's just a bad day," she tried to reassure them both. "It's just a bad day, it'll be fine. It'll be fine."

Ballister didn't answer, just held her tighter. Maybe things would change. Maybe it would fall apart again. But at least for that single moment, she could trust him to hold her.

A single moment would have to be enough.

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@nimona-week Day:4 "Does It Hurt?"

Oh Yes Is Also My Favorite Part Where Ballister Noticed That One Of Nimona Leg Got Injured By A Arrow And Then After He Finally Take Arrow Away Of Their Leg,Nimona Still Looks A Little Bit Confused Without Screaming,When Ballister Said That They Should Scream Like The Rest Humans Do When They Feel Pain,Nimona Just Said "I'm Not A Human"

If Everything That You Saw Is Very Dark And Flashed Red,Then My Apologizes For That

But Anyway I Hope You Enjoy It ^^