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OH I DON'T LIKE THE IMPLICATIONS THAT WUKONG KNEW SOMETHING WAS UP WITH MK THE MOMENT HE SAW THE STONE
#this is.........oh i don't like this#the fact that he saw the stone but knew it wasn't his. these are HIS memories but THAT'S NOT WUKONG'S STONE#he knew something was up with mk but he didn't know WHAT#lego monkie kid#lmk#lego monkie kid sun wukong#lego monkie kid mk#lego monkie kid qi xiaotian#lmk mk#lmk sun wukong#lmk qi xiaotian#lmk sunburst duo#sun wukong#qi xiaotian
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when people refer to canon story-relevant kingdom hearts games as ‘spinoffs’ it makes me sad not only for the obvious reasons i always say but also bc like man i WISH this series had spinoffs. imagine what they could do if they had permission from nomura to truly go off the rails and ignore the greater canon for a second and just do some fun whimsical plotless thing in an alternate universe. imagine a fishing/boating game on destiny islands. kh fighting game. it is an injustice that we have been deprived of kingdom karts. can anyone hear me
#in terms of alternate gameplay and lack of reliance on plot#i feel like melody of memory is the closest thing kh has actually had to a spinoff#but even that is important in its own way in the end#union cross to a certain degree as well what with being an online multiplayer gacha type game#its original concept i would definitely classify as a spinoff game#bc it was set in a totally different world and time period and was supposed to be about customization and fun with friends#and nomura or someone said it wasn’t meant to be connected to the plot#but then like. he did very much go and give it a plot. like he went back on that almost immediately#and even then. given that the game is still very much combat and exploration#even from the beginning can it really be called a spinoff? it’s just kh in a different format#i’m talking like a game in which the objective is something totally different.#racing game or cooking game or fighting game or (another) rhythm game#ace attorney style detective game. dancing game. dude i don’t know#there are so many different flavors they could go with here#alas nomura is allergic to genuine whimsy which is hilarious given that this is a disney series#like he apparently was like ‘ohhh should we really let sora in smash? would it make sense in the story?’#my brother in christ surely we’re not supposed to interpret this as canon to kh right? right????#i guess it’s just that the kh franchise has a very specific pristine vibe he wants to maintain#which is disney shenanigans as a seasoning on top of a main dish of Stone Cold Serious Anime Plot#kingdom hearts#kh#mine: kh
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A few days ago I woke up bleary eyed, sat down at my computer, and spat this out.
Mostly just a bit of goofy sketching but here's magical boy (magical man?) submas
I'm not gonna flesh this out a whole bunch since there's not much I can really do with it, but some rough notes:
Both of them have two soul stones, one in the hat and one in the staff. In their base uniform, the staff's stone is on the back of their gloves, separating when activated
They're only able to activate their abilities when they're with each other. Though they can both separately fight and return to normal, they need each other to begin the reaction and use their powers. Should one of them go missing, the other will not be able to use their abilities
The stone can be removed from the staff, returning to the hand if it is. The purpose of doing this is to replace it with a pokeball, allowing the staff to channel the pokemon's moves along with its standard attacks (electricity for Emmet, fire for Ingo)
Ingo and Emmet can trade (or steal) clothes mid transformation, switching pieces or entire uniforms. Emmet will typically borrow Ingo's darker gloves and boots if he expects to get particularly violent in battle, while Ingo usually takes Emmet's white accessories since he finds them more classy than his full black uniform
They are able to float in their magical forms, mostly using the levitation to run loops around their opponents and pressure them from all sides
The only opponent is literally Team Plasma, this power is reserved solely for beating grunts, sages, or Ghetsis should they ever cross paths (technically the code is to defend the world from evil but for any other issue they'll either settle it normally or with pokemon battling)
This was mostly for shits and giggles but I hope you enjoy 👍
#submas#submas au#au#ingo#subway master ingo#ingo pokemon#nobori#emmet#subway master emmet#emmet pokemon#kudari#magical boy#mahou shounen#just between you and me‚ after a certain amount of time/stress‚ the stones will eventually lose sense of the other set and operate alone#in theory Warden Ingo could reactivate them by accident traversing the wilds of Hisui#and Emmet could reactivate them when Team Plasma resurfaces#By that point it's likely that their forms would've warped and shifted‚ no longer a set but two separate entities trying to operate alone#Perhaps I'll sketch that idea‚ it'd be funny to see Emmet's grief and rage turn his uniform into something foul#while Ingo's faint memories and new experiences leave him with a clean slate and a fresh uniform
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He's so small when you put him up against all he's lost.... Happy (late) birthday, Kakashi!
#while this wasn't intended for Kakashi Week#I think today's prompt of 'habit' fits it really poignantly#nurt#cannot Believe I was not informed of his birthday#had to find out through thymus' new fic (which is an absolute delight btw) smh#kakashi#My strategy on lighting is 'fuck around & find out'#same with perspective#and... everything really#I'm a sculptor I'm not supposed to have to worry about things like 'perspective' and 'lighting'#naruto#there are so many different versions of the memorial stone... I picked this one bc it fit my concept best#kakaobi#in spirit#how tf do I tag#you'd think I'd have figured it out by now#hatake kakashi#kid kakashi#kakashi fanart#kakashi hatake
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DUDE LOVELIE ROB IN MOB AU?!?!?!!!!!! 💪💪💪💪🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
D a m o b a u -
(Last human photo is normal Lovelie)
I was thinkin about what Mob Lovelie would be since it’s basically a requirement for me to make any new character have a part in it LMAO. For them I think the most appropriate would be them as a spy- a very good one at that since he is not bound to gender roles n shid and have a very thick track record of being a manipulative asshole KDJDHD
She can get any info they want- and with their skills in photography, can use it for the mob’s advantage in deeds or even blackmail
#I w a s gunna make them part of Dr Stone’s team#But again dr stone works alone#And I DOUBT dr stone wants another BEETLE bothering him smhh one that just so happens to be blood related to the one he’s stuck with#Also no Rob and Lovelie would not know they are siblings due to the memory loss#Not like it would matter anyway since she still hates him and he hates them back smhh typical sibling quarrel#Welcome home#welcome home oc#welcome home mob au#lovelie robs
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me explaining to anyone that will listen my headcanon that rote is a time loop. we’re reading fitz’ story but his story is his memories that he put into the stone wolf so the reader IS the stone wolf as we store his memories in us and they just keep going every time we pick up the book again for a reread. that’s why it’s so cathartic to go back to the start when you finish the series. It’s an old song. It’s a sad song. A tale from way back when. It’s a tragedy. And we’re gonna sing it again—
#sarah.txt#fitz and the fool spoilers#rote spoilers#rote#because one beloved mutual asked#like yes the story is fitz’ writing but it’s also bee writing fitz’ memories and then it’s bees memories and it’s also the memories that#get put into the stone wolf#like at the end of f&f it gets very messy to WHO is narrating Fitz pov#because when did he have the time to write his pov of f&f#and then he starts telling bee his memories using the exact first line from AA#so is it bee writing down Fitz’ words or is it Fitz memories in the stone wolf#if I think about it too long my head hurts#anyways#f&f spoilers#realm of the elderlings
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“eu costumava esperar por ti, see you tomorrow forever”
“because… gosto de você. did I butcher that?”
lines that are rotating in my brain today.
lorewise it kills me how one is a message for the “dead” and the other is words intended for the living, one feels heartbreaking while the other feels heartwarming, they were beautifully delivered
but meta? I keep thinking about how these are two native english speakers who practiced the phrases, because they wanted to have their characters express their emotion during these specific lore scenes in the portugese language. that’s amazing to see
#bless the qsmp#qsmp#qsmp badboyhalo#qsmp fitmc#qfit could’ve just said ‘I like you’ to qpac but he didn’t he admitted his feelings in pac’s language which is so….#qbad could’ve told qforever’s memorial stone ‘I used to/I will wait for you’ but he didn’t he made sure to say it in forever’s language#it’s just things like that y’know#got me in my feelings a bit#yeah.
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congratulations to Asagiri Gen for winning the Dead Wife Award while being neither a wife or dead
#i lied hes my wife#but seriously hes so dead wife core....#if there's ever a sequel that's set farther in the future u can bet that gen would be dead and this is how senku would remember him#or his ghost/memory would keep like poking fun at him when he's stressed#'oh my dear senku i would've thought you'd have learned by now when to let something rest...'#dr stone#dcst#gen asagiri#asagiri gen#drst
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I didn't watch stone ocean's anime when it came out because of the batches release so since jjba has rolled back around in my brain I was like ykw let me see what they did with the scenes between Pucci and Dio my good friend Dio. And now I'm out here losing my mind because girl. Girl. The music. THE CARESS???? Get out of here!!!!!!
And. Rip to the video (tfw tumblr limitations) but god. God. The scene on the bed...... look at diz............
#they had gay sex on all levels except physical#giorno has two bio fathers and a stepfather on his dad's side actually. and they gave him a weird green sibling together#and i don't even remember anything about their green baby is the thing because. 10ish years + shitty memory disease#all i remember is reading about and seeing that thang like woaaaaggg#+ for some reason i've always struggled with following along to araki's artstyle so it's harder for things to stick.....#it's why i never managed to finished pt8 in the end 😵💫 i really have to watch the anime pucci was my n2 jojo villain alongside kira <3#mytext#animanga#dio brando#diopucci#jjba#stone ocean
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despite summer being held on a pedestal and what not, her memorial is in a remote place, made of stone with simplistic design. there's no fanfare to it; the view, of course, can be absolutely gorgeous from the spot, but that alone gives it a feeling that this spot meant something to summer, e.g. it was her favorite spot on patch, and so on.
pyrrha meanwhile gets a whole park with a statue made in her likeness for a memorial, and knowing what pyrrha was like, i doubt she would have wanted it, a memorial in which she's elevated over all the other lives lost, even if it was in her hometown.
and that alone makes summer's memorial so interesting to me in its simplicity and remoteness, because clearly there was room for something much, much bigger that would have really solidified her place on the pedestal she was and is still held on by many and yet—
#still on a break i just needed to get this thought out of my head 'k#who chose the spot#was that something summer had planned ahead#“if i ever die i want a memorial stone here please and thank you”#and all that was left for tai was to honor that request#or was it chosen by tai#knowing what summer was like etc?
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Day three: Gifts.
“A secret rendezvous between a king and his knight to exchange gifts under the sole surveillance of the moon. The king looks longingly at the warrior, to which the warrior looks abashedly away. The knight offers up his tears, and the king, pebbles and a box of chocolate.”
Context is in the tags.
#i know this isn’t au day but im here again with the vampire metadede#for context. i headcanon meta knight to cry tears of blood (since he is a vampire)#i believe a bit ago i explained in an ask that when he cries of joy or good emotion his tears are smooth#but when he cries in agony his tears are sharp and jagged.#these ones are smooth. they also have a significance. these tears are from one of the times meta knight cried of happiness.#which involved king dedede#that’s why he is gifting him these stones (hardened blood tears) as a gift#they serve as memories of good times#also because dedede likes pebbles#and of course dedede is giving meta knight some pebbles and a box of chocolate#vampire meta knight#meta knight#king dedede#metadede#mtddweek2024#my art
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Little brother
#in other words. one of the shows producers finally gave context for wukong staring at the stone#apparently he was trying to find MK by ripping thru memories but the scroll kept returning him to the same spot#so he didn’t know MK is a stone monkey either. also confirmed that MK was born from the stone BUT that doesn’t technically make Swk his dad#although bodhi does mention that MK was born from the same stone egg unless he was speaking metaphorically. or that was a translation error#idk man I’m waiting for the dub to come out. shrugs#I do like the idea of wukong being more like an older sibling to MK. even if not technically#I feel like there is dad energy there but older sibling just makes me go ‘ah yea that makes sense now’#I do have to say I fucking hate perspective and I never want to do it again#edit: ok fuck wait I went back bodhi said he wasnt born from the same egg as Swk. but still#my art#myart#doodles#Lego monkie kid spoilers#lmk spoilers#monkie kid season 4#monkie kid#lmk#Lego monkie kid#lmk season 4 spoilers#lmk s4 spoilers#lmk s4#lmk sun wukong#lmk monkey king#sun wukong#lmk MK#technically#lmk xiaotian
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Any favorite moments with Baihe? Like witnessing her first steps? Something similar.
MASTER POST
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#lego monkie kid#lego monkie kid fanart#monkie kid#monkie kid fanart#lmk#lmk fanart#lmk mayor#monkie kid mayor#blue and violet#how sweet#this took me so long to do LMAO#drawing takes too long for me istg#at least it was fun to do#Baihe is such a sweet pea#and look its a Xiuying cameo!#her design isn't really set in stone here but thats basically what she looks like lmao#the time of these memories is vauge but the ones in the first panel would have been after Xiuying passed away#because Baihe was only two before that#so obviously there is a limit as to how much Baihe can do as a two year old lol#also Ling is not as concerned as they should be with Baihe holding a sword#don't worry the weapon is wooden
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Echoes of Wisdom Headcanon Countdown
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A side of Hylia that I feel doesn't get enough recognition is the side that was a powerful war goddess. (I blame mostly the Pre-SkSw manga for the common understanding of her. Seriously, giving all the credit of Hylia's actions to a Link they just made up? You're better than this, Himekawa!) By no means was she the villain everyone misinterprets her as, either. She was a fierce warrior for the forces of good, fighting for the protection of the land she grew to love more than just protect. And even if she was only ordered by her sisters to protect humanity, she valiantly fought alongside the people of the Surface World that she did not have time to save with the sky islands. Athough she could not use the Triforce, she was gifted with Din's incredible power. I imagine she had a collection of abilities that rang similar to that of Fairies, but also abilities like Recall, shapeshifting, and obviously the Sealing Power. She was capable of wiping out armies of beasts with a wave of her hand, striking them down with beams of sunlight - but Demise was her equal, and he would not be destroyed so easily. Among her efforts to stop him (Including the forging of weapons alongside human Sages, passing on her knowledge and forming the Sheikah Tribe from her most devoted followers), she even tried her hand at the creation of sentient robots like the ones her people made from the timeshift stones she gave to them. Granted, this was one of her creations that definitely wasn't as cute as the others... she ended up creating Guardians, to serve as a ruthless trial to the hero she predicted would come. Perhaps she even trained among them, in hopes that one day a knowledge in swordsmanship would benefit her successor?
#hylia is definitely way cooler than you think she is i promise you#that is a 10 foot tall (or more) bird woman who eats naila for breakfast without any milk#do not let the manga fool you she does NOT just sit there and look pretty#that is skyloftian agenda they just don't get it :(#also i fully hope zelda has memories of like turning into a bird or something so sometimes when she's alone she tries it lol#echoes of wisdom headcanon countdown#wise heart of hylia#legend of zelda#loz#tloz#the legend of zelda#album of hyrule#archive of hyrule#hyrule's gossip stones#nocturne's headcanons#hylia#goddess hylia#sksw hylia#skyward sword#skyward zelda#zelda skyward sword#skyward sword zelda#spirit maiden zelda#sksw guardians#tloz skyward sword#zelda#zelda headcanons#sksw headcanon#zelda headcanon#headcanon
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Hemisi hugged herself worriedly as her parents approached her. Ganondorf wasn't entirely sure what was bothering his daughter - things had been tense since the attack, but he had just ensured peace by swearing fealty to Rauru. This was supposed to be a moment of reprieve, a time for his family to not worry as he prepared for the future.
"Honey, what's wrong?" Nabooru asked before he could.
"I haven't found Link," Hemisi said, her voice anxious. "I've been looking everywhere for him. The guards won't really tell me much."
Ganondorf fel this ire rise. The guards likely were trying to protect Link, but they had no right to refuse information to the princess of the Gerudo. Such a slight would not be ignored. Not to mention he too wanted to know where the boy was.
"Leave this to me," he said crisply, walking away.
It didn't take much time (or threatening glares) to get what he needed. Link, apparently, was on a place called Thunderhead Island, one of the Zonai lands in the sky.
"Thunderhead Island?" Nabooru repeated after Ganondorf reported back. "We'd need a construct to get us up there, right?"
"Yeah," Hemisi answered. "Link's told me about the islands lots of times. Not many are allowed on them - it's usually just the royal family and the Sheikah."
"They'll allow me," Ganondorf rumbled, crossing his arms. "I am a king."
"Yes, but that island is also fairly volatile," Nabooru argued. "I'm better with lightning magic. I should go."
Personally, Ganondorf was far more inclined to go retrieve the boy himself, but he didn't contest the matter. Nabooru seemed rather set on the issue, and some things weren't worth arguing with her. As much as he admired her determination, he also knew she would fight him for so long that Hemisi would probably just sneak off to do the deed herself, and neither parent wanted that. The girl's abilities with lightning were formidable, but she would likely cause trouble if she went alone.
"Very well," he conceded. "We'll be waiting down here."
Nodding, Nabooru grabbed a cloak and headed towards the nearest construct. At activated at her approach, acknowledging in a mechanically musical chime, "May I help you?"
"I need to get to Thunderhead Island," Nabooru said.
The construct's reply was quick as ever. "That place is restricted."
"I am the queen of the Gerudo," Nabooru replied. "I have special access."
The construct paused a moment, processing, before noting, "I will need authorization for you to go there."
"This is an emergency," Nabooru argued. "You can speak to King Rauru about it afterwards if you please, I don't care, but one of my family is up there and I need to find him."
Although the construct was programmed to gate keep, she also knew giving a sense of urgency or danger would override its usual algorithm. Predictably, the construct questioned, "Is someone in danger?"
"I don't know," she answered honestly. "That's what I'm trying to find out."
The Zonai machine was silent for a moment before giving an admission. "This line of logic is acceptable. I will transport you to Thunderhead Island and report the matter to King Rauru."
"You do that," she sighed. It didn't really matter of Rauru knew. Nabooru wasn't exactly keen on causing a stir within hours of Ganondorf swearing his loyalty, especially given their history, but something Hemisi's anxiety and Link's very obvious disappearance was definitely concerning. Considering the ceremony that had just happened and the celebration that had followed, Link should have been one of the first people they saw.
The construct extended its hand in front of a stone circle, and the familiar green hue of Zonai technology activated, glowing in the circle's center. Nabooru stepped forward, letting it transport her, closing her eyes as her world shifted. The air grew much colder, even more frigid than she was expecting, and she suddenly felt a little short of breath. Goddess, she'd thought the Highlands were chilly. Why was the air so much stranger here? She was shocked into opening her eyes as her cloak was immediately bombarded by a wave of rain, thunder rumbling all around her. A circular fountain of water was in front of her, surrounded by stone architecture. She walked forward, off the platform on the ground that had received her. She needed to set to work soon, already feeling a little lightheaded.
A few steps ahead it became apparent that this island wasn't just an island, but an entire chain of them. Nabooru glanced around hesitantly, looking for some kind of Zonai device to help transport her from place to place, and found none. What was Link doing here? Where was he?
Nabooru looked between pillars, on and under benches, until she'd thoroughly searched the island she was on and the few she could see. But a flash of blonde caught her attention just as she was starting to wonder if Ganondorf had been wrong, and she squinted against the rainfall to see a teenager sitting on the ground, knees tucked into his chest, wearing the attire of the palace guards combined with a headdress and Gerudo earrings gifted to him by his betrothed.
Clamping her jaw shut against the tremors that tried to make her teeth chatter, Nabooru wrapped herself more tightly in her cloak, she found a set of stairs that at least connected to this little island, moving quickly down them. Link, for whatever reason, chose to sit outside a small building, ignoring a construct nearby that was tending to a tree. The boy was soaked to the bone, red skin paint that usually adorned his exposed arm having long been washed away from his tan complexion. His red eyes were dull, hidden under platinum blonde plaits plastered to his forehead. The sparkling splendor of the Gerudo headband and earrings was dulled considerably, and his top knot was half undone in the rain.
"Link," Nabooru called a little loudly so she could be heard. "What are you doing out here?"
Link didn't seem to react all that much, or at least it wasn't apparent in this awful weather. But she heard him mutter, "You're not supposed to be here."
"Nor should you be here," Nabooru accused mildly, walking towards him. She paused short of reaching him, seeing him clam up even more. "News of our arrival has been known for at least a week. Yet on the day that Ganondorf creates peace between the Gerudo and Hyrule, you hide from us? Hemisi's been looking for you."
"Ganondorf attacked Hyrule." Link's words were sharp, dark. He was clearly still upset about the molduga assault.
Nabooru sighed. This really wasn't the place to be having this discussion - she was freezing and dizzy, and if he got any more soaked the boy would practically be a Zora. "Yes. He did. You know him, sweetheart. He likes to test his boundaries before he concedes to them. But he's conceded."
Link tucked his chin to his chest, looking away.
"Honey, the fight is over," Nabooru pressed on, stepping closer to him. "And for the first time, the Gerudo now have an alliance with Hyrule. We're a part of it - this would mean you and Hemisi don't have to hide your relationship from the public eye anymore, that there is nothing to hide anymore. This is a joyous occasion, not a reason to be moping in the rain. Come down with me so you can be with your family, love."
She finally cleared the distance between them, crouching down and putting a hand on his shoulder. Link glared moodily at the lands below, eye lashes dripping with moisture. Quietly, almost to himself, he said, "Ganondorf never concedes."
"Well, he did," Nabooru emphasized slowly. Link had not been included in the discussion of their attack on Hyrule, had been completely blindsided as Ganondorf had suggested he and Hemisi play and explore near the mines that day so they wouldn't be involved. Nabooru knew that as a member of the Sheikah tribe he would likely take it harder than most Hyrulians, but she hadn't expected quite the grudge he seemed to be holding. "Come on, love. You're freezing."
Lightning struck a small spire at the top of the building they were sitting near, making Nabooru straighten up and prepare for another strike. Thunder clapped so loudly it made her chest vibrate. Link sighed, slowly pushing to his feet. He must have been sitting for some time, swaying a little unsteadily, and Nabooru put a hand on his shoulder, pulling him inside the structure. Constructs were indoors, stoking a fire, and she approached one. "Can you take us back to the Royal Plateau?"
The little machine beeped in the affirmative, guiding them to a hover platform that sent them back to the originating island. Nabooru's hands were on Link's shoulders the entire time, feeling them tremble under her, and she pulled him close so they could share her cloak. His skin was ice cold, making her inhale sharply a little when he brushed against her exposed arms and abdomen. A headache was brewing in her forehead, and she was certainly ready to leave this dreary place.
When the pair teleported back, Ganondorf and Hemisi were there waiting for them.
"Link!" Hemisi exclaimed, rushing forward and dragging him into a hug. "You idiot, why are you soaking wet?! Where've you been?!"
"Hon, can you spare your robe?" Nabooru asked, still holding the boy to her.
Her husband complied without question, pulling off his dark outer robe and holding it out. The parents exchanged Link, one set of arms to the other, and the boy was wrapped up and held against Ganondorf quickly. He didn't argue, he didn't protest, he didn't speak as Hemisi bombarded him with questions. The king and queen exchanged a look, and the family moved towards their provided quarters in the palace.
Eventually, Link started to speak softly to his betrothed, seeming less agitated with her, and soon the two were both cuddling under Ganondorf's large garment. Nabooru moved to fetch servants so they could get him fresh clothes and some warm food, and Hemisi moved quickly to the task as well, saying she was going to grab towels.
That left Ganondorf and Link.
"So were you up there sulking the entire time since the assault?" Ganondorf finally said, getting to the point as he knelt down to the boy's eye level.
"No." Link's reply wasn't quite snappish, but it was certainly sharp, though not nearly as sharp as his eyes. Ganondorf smiled at the fire in them, the anger and force of will that refused to bow down to anything. "Just for your arrival."
"If you thought we wouldn't find you, you clearly don't know us as well as you should," Ganondorf noted with mild humor, pulling the robe over the boy's head to dry his hair. He carefully removed the pins and tie holding the top knot, tucking them into a pouch on his belt. Link didn't protest, though his gaze did drift to the floor, softening, showing the wound he'd been bearing in his heart. Ganondorf felt... more than a little exasperated, but he'd known the boy would be upset. Still... "Hold whatever grudge you wish against me, child, but do not share your ire with Hemisi. She didn't know about the attack. I suggested you two be near the mines that day for a reason."
Link sighed heavily, closing his eyes.
"The fighting is over," Ganondorf emphasized, putting weight in his voice to end this pointless adolescent moping. Then he smiled. "And now the world can know your place in our family."
The boy glanced up, hope shimmering in crimson orbs, tempered by an intelligence he often hid behind innocence and silence. "Why did you do it?"
"Why did I attack?"
"No. Why did you give up?"
"I don't give up," Ganondorf retorted a little irritatedly, pausing his ministrations.
"I know," Link immediately acknowledge firmly. "So why? You don't acknowledge defeat."
"Oh, Link," Ganondorf hummed with gentle amusement, proud of the boy's insight. He was going to make a good prince. But it would make the next months a little difficult if the king wasn't careful. "A strong warrior refuses to give up, but a wise one knows when he is defeated. I am both. It's pointless to fight a force you cannot win against."
Link still looked skeptical, confused. Ganondorf added, "How else could we build peace for you and Hemisi?"
His words seemed to catch the boy off guard. For a moment, Ganondorf really wondered if Link didn't actually think they cared, despite having spent over a year being welcomed into the family. For a moment, the king wondered if the boy really was that dull, or somehow he and his wife hadn't done something right. And then Link bit his lip, shivering, and hugged himself, clearly trying to contain emotion and not quite succeeding.
Ganondorf sighed, letting the boy be vulnerable for a moment. He pulled him close, and Link sank into the embrace, curled in against his chest.
Link would be a good prince. Ganondorf knew this. He just needed to hone the boy a little more, reassure him and teach him, let him enjoy his time with Hemisi. A war was brewing soon. It was best to enjoy this time while he could.
#tears of the kingdom#totk#hero of shadow#ganondorf#nabooru#hemisi#writing#idk lovelies#this scene popped in my head and I couldn't get rid of it and couldn't go to bed until I'd written it so#Link knows Gan very well#he knows he doesn't just “give up” from a challenge#but he does not in the slightest fathom exactly how far Gan will go#so he just trusts his word#I always thought it was so weird that the order of Zelda's memories show a Gerudo assault first and THEN Gan's like “Let's be friends :D”#Like I figured he'd swear his fealty first and THEN try to attack and THEN realize he needed to get a secret stone#like I get it from Gan's perspective but from RAURU'S it seems a VERY dumb move to just let Gan wander your palace after that???#Like dude#Rauru#you're kind of an idiot#ESPECIALLY since ZELDA knew this guy was trouble#and he's already attacked your kingdom!!!#like#RAURU#king rauru#why man#you're an idiot#like I don't mind his character but#what the heck#dumb move#even Link thinks so lol
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'To Catch a Changeling' was the first episode where Jim actually kills someone (not counting goblins), and I've always wished there had been some kind of focus on the moral ramifications he experienced because of that.
Because there's no way he just went from being unable to kill a gnome, a creature considered a common pest, to killing a person with no afterthoughts other than: "oh man! I killed our only evidence of changelings in arcadia!"
Though I guess he could've just been doing a shit ton of compartmentalizing as well as justifying it to himself with the fact she was going to kill both him and Toby. But still, there's no way he didn't feel at least somewhat guilty.
#despite the fact he quickly learns to see trolls as people rather than 'creatures'#i feel like theres definitely a mental dissonance when it comes to killing them#because it's opponents that either explode into dust or turn to stone and crumble upon death#conpared to human deaths which are much messier#and much more traumatizing to a child than#again#opponents that literally turn into statues and crumble#but still I'm having a hard time believing he just killed that changeling lady and immediately moved on#without any kind of lingering guilt#tales of arcadia#wish we got to see the mental toll being trollhunter had on jim more in general#there is no way this kid isn't severely traumatized#but thats what fanfictions for ig#trollhunters#jim lake jr#also this is going off memory so i might be wrong abt her being his first kill#Moth.txt
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