#Dess Ramble

[desultory-novice]

What is your opinion on the theory that void is related to kirby.

I know it's sort of an old theory, but I want to know your take/opinion on it.

Is it weird? I've found that as time goes on, I'm slightly less interested in the whole Void - Kirby connection mystery! Everyone already has their theories on it. I find I care more about Kirby and what he's doing than his origins or his species or where he came from.

I find myself hoping we never find out "where" Kirby came from, ya know? How is it supposed to change things, anyway? If we did have a single origin story for Kirby, that wouldn't answer MORE questions. That would just tell a number of people with differing theories, "Oops! We've decided to lock one of THE most flexible characters in gaming (1) down to a single identity. That means your concept of Kirby is now officially WRONG!" and my goodness, that sounds like the most un-Kirby statement I can think of!

(1) Gender, personal identity, physical form, language, even age! All these things are heavily debatable with Kirby! Anyone and everyone are supposed to be able to see themselves in Kirby. The more Kirby's existence is defined by his relationship to other characters, even Void and super popular ones like Meta Knight, the less we are able to be Kirby. (Unless you make your own custom puffball based on you, I suppose. But "having an OC" shouldn't be a necessary corollary to that statement either! You should always be able to be "Kirby.")

That tangent aside...

I did re-re-review the Void Termina pause screen lore, and when it talks about the 'countless numbers of Voids in the sky, twinkling like stars,' it is easy to imagine those as a species of Kirbys.

It's hard to be definite about it, because we have two depictions of Void post-game. One as Void as we know them. The glowing marble. The other being the fan theory that Void incarnated into Classic Kirby. Which, while a great theory, doesn't really make sense? It's not like Void goes back in time to Kirby's Dream Land...

:8-bit Green Greens starts playing: :Dess passionately ignores this:

...Okay, listen, you! Magolor being implied to have gone back in time to Kirby's Adventure for the sole purpose of watching King Deded throw bombs at Kirby so he can copy that idea for his theme park and then hop dimensions to one in which Meta Knight decides to not fail his initiative roll and single-handedly take down the HWC, facing a computer generated clone of Dark Matter just so that he can make a party favor is bad enough! Do you really want to induce a closed time-loop grandfather pardox into Kirby?!

So I tend to stick with the interpretation that post-Star Allies Void is just Void as we know them. In which case, it DOESN'T become a Kirby, it just takes after Kirby. Which is what Void does. Takes after people. Void is an emotionless mass of emotions that copies the traits of those who have the greatest influence on its awakening. It's possible the Dark Matter forms have more to do with the kind of stuff Hyness was messing around with. And didn't that one interview state that Void's similarities to Kirby are specifically a result of Kirby being there IN THAT MOMENT? Not that it was always a Kirby-like, but that Kirby arrived just in time to have a strong influence on it.

I mean, if we're going to compare Void to Kirby and say that those similarities are heavy indicators they are the same species, what about allllllllllll the other last bosses Void takes after?

It's true that Void's emulation abilities and Kirby's copy abilities do seem to pair up naturally. And they're both round. But...

Tbh, I don't know. But I am a little tired of it being treated as a given that "Kirby is Void but happy." Rather than Kirby being a member of those countless Voids in the sty, I like to think of Kirby as the progenitor of (post-game) Void and not the other way around! I think I like the idea that Kirby is the important one in this equation!

...Having said that, I will inevitably bring about The Curse (of Dess Always Being Proven Wrong About the Lore) and next game will come out proving that Kirby IS the same species as Void XD

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Despite what I said above about the tired thing, I did recently look up the Pokemon Puffy Pink hack (You can find the link for it on the resulting Youtube video. Sorry, I'm in a rush or I'd get you all the link) and I thought the idea of "Void" evolving into "Kirby" when they had a maxed out happiness stat was, in fact, adorable!

Dess is not completely jaded!/lh

[ferronickel]

Thinking bout the time someone yelled at me because they didn't understand butches.

[therefugeofbooks]

I was reading my book in the bus, as one does, and an old man sat by my side. He started to talk about books, and that he was sad his friend didn't like reading. And I was like, ok, a nice chat with an old man. But then, he started to ramble about the president wanting to implement communism in Brazil and I was like 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[l3viat8an]

Omg, God/Goddess MC😖😩

Golden horns that grow just above the ears and stop about 3 inches above their head

A third eye on their forehead that glows white

A birthmark on their stomach with a person balancing the 3 realms

MC's pupils are a raindrop (but yellow, you'll see why)

A white and gold striped halo that floats right above the horns

4 Large White, feathery wings, with some gold feathers. (Sorta like Lucifer's when he was holy😭)

And last but not least! Wait for it... Wait for it... Still waiting... THEY CRY GOLDEN TEARS 🤩 (so when they hit the floor, it turns solid)

Maybe MC had a bad day, they're stressed and tired, their body hurts. They have a headache from the brothers shenanigans and so they release the horns and halo they've been hiding(along with opening their third eye. Their back hurts from being curled up in a corner all day, so they let out their wings. They move to the middle of their bed, They're balling their eyes out. And then somebody walks in. (Maybe they have on a see-through shirt or croptop to see the birthmark)

I literally just wanna know how you feel abt the concept of this🤭

How do you think they will react? Maybe shookith🙈

Inspired by Tears Of Gold by Faouzia✨

Omgomg- this sounds sooo cool!! ‘n MC sounds so pretty!!! The horns!!!! The wingssss!!!!!! 😩

No matter who walks in MC has to answer some questions jsksjsj- (tho it’s worse with Lucifer or Satan because they’d want practically interrogate MC (jokes jokes-))

Imagine Mammon walking in ‘n being torn between trying to comfort MC and frozen in place because, like, gold tears are staining their bed and think of all the grimm that could be- comforting MC wins out but he’ll be asking about selling their mattresses later helpshsj

Or Lucifer walking in to apologize for dragging MC into another drama filled day, but they’re wrapped up in their wings crying. Wings and horn…gold tears he probably already knew MC was a god(dess) even if they didn’t tell him but he’ll try to calm them down by asking questions. Simple things at first just to get their focus on something else.

Asmo sees MC crying gold and wants to help- but when he moves to sit on the edge of their bed to comfort them he starts gently running his fingertips over their feathers…then he’ll realize what he’s done and apologize, saying they’re just so pretty…

Levi is stuck in the doorway- like I’m not sure he’ll be able to help or even move for a bit- one of the other brothers has to come slap him out of his awestruck state-

Satan freezes too- but it’s because he knows what he’s seeing and he knows when his emotions get like this he wants to be left alone. But it’s MC…he wants to help them, asks what’s wrong and- well he’ll just have to wait.

Beel or Belphie walking in and the first thing they think of is how much MC’s wings resemble Lucifer’s old wings. Those same white, fluffy, wings he used to wrap around them when they were scared- then slowly taking in the rest of MC’s body. The little horns, the third eye….the tears.

Uhhh- anyways- I rambled too much I’ll have to come back to this again when I’m actually, fully, awake shkahaja but I love the idea sm!!!!!

[asterstrike]

did some style exploration with my design for dess holiday :3c the shading style was heavily inspired by @calwasfound, so go check their art out! :D

[uncleskyrule]

Words: 262 Fandom: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom Rating: G Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Link/Zelda, Flora/Wild Characters: Link, Zelda, Wild, Flora Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Can be read as regular LoZ or LU, POV Zelda, Link/Zelda Fluff, Talking Link, Established Relationship, Dating, Fluff, Romance, Cute, Snow Day, Birthday, Flirting, Slice of Life, Drabble, Linktober, Linktober 2023, Collaboration, Fanart, Inspired by Fanart Series: Part 4 of different era, same spirit, Part 10 of nine heroes, one spirit, Part 37 of Linktober Summary: After a morning of snowboarding and skiing to celebrate Link’s birthday, Zelda treats Link to some hot cocoa in the little café next to the snow gear rental shop.

Linktober 2023 Day 29: Aquatic/Water Snow

The inspiration for this fic was this art of LU Wild as a snowboarder by my lovely friend and collaborator @inumbrapugnabimus-maybe​

Though this fic was written for our LU modern AU (”different era, same spirit”), it can be read as regular BotW Zelink.

[mx24]

even tho the knight is the primary antagonist at this point in Deltarune (bein th one directly opposing the goals of the Delta Warriors n all), i kinda like th thought that it's not THE end-game antagonist

[vilelittlecritter]

The device theory by Molly stars is my lord of the rings.

[valariemoon]

WAIT GUYS IF RUDY IS DEAD IN UNDERTALE THEN NOELLE AND DESS ARE STILL STUCK IN AN ABUSIVE HOUSEHOLD BUT THIS TIME THEIR ALONE WITH THEIR MOTHER OMG OMG

[professionalapathetic]

I think I've mentioned this theory on other sites a few times, so I should say it here too for posterity.

*ahem*

Dess is a human.

[desultory-novice]

March Kirby Birthdays!

Head's up, everyone! Following that zany little leap year day known as February 29th, we'll be heading into March, the month with the highest amount of Kirby Game/Character Birthdays! Everyone who wants to draw, write, or otherwise celebrate, mark your calendars!!

03/07 - Extra Epic Yarn (5 yrs old!) -it's just the port; no new characters introduced : )

03/16 - Star Allies (6 yrs old!) -The Three Mage Sisters (Flamberge, Francisca, and Zan) -Lord Hyness -Void Termina + Void

03/21 - DL 2 (29 yrs old!) + Super Star (28 yrs old!) -Rick, Coo, Kine -Gooey (alt 1 - first appearance) -Dark Matter Blade / Real Dark Matter -Bandanna Waddle Dee -The Meta-Knights (alt 1 - as a full crew w/ sailor dee and vul) -Marx -Galactic Nova

03/23 - Adventure (31 yrs old!) -Meta Knight -The Meta-Knights (alt 2 - first appearance; non-speaking) -Nightmare

03/24 - Canvas Curse (19 yrs old!) + Crystal Shards (24 yrs old!) -Drawcia -Ribbon -Adeleine (alt 1 - first appearance by this name) -Fairy Queen -Miracle Matter -02

03/25 - Forgotten Land (2 yrs old!) -Elfilin -The Beast Pack (Gorimondo, Clawroline, Sillydillo, Leongar) -Fecto Forgo + Fecto Elfilis

03/27 - Dream Land 3 (26 yrs old!) -Nago, Pitch, Chuchu -Gooey (alt 2 - first playable appearance) -Ado (alt 2 - first appearance if you believe Ado = Adeleine) -Zero

[patchwork-crow-writes]

...interesting.

In Chapter 1, you get flowers from Asgore.

In Chapter 2, you get chocolates from Undyne.

So, what kind of Valentine's day merchandise will we get in Chapter 3? A lovey-dovey card? A scented candle?

...saucy underwear...?

[freyafrida]

Writing Patterns

tagged by @batrachised, ty!!! :3

Rules: list the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern!

cheated slightly bc some of my last 10 fics were started like...over a decade ago (help) and my writing has changed a bit since then, so i included the most recent chapter too

how certain the journey (AOGG): "What does that mean?" Una asks. "'Wounded and missing.'" / The train rumbles steadily around them as they pass through Quebec, the sun beginning to set on this leg of the journey.

you said you like my stockings better on the floor (AOGG): It's snowing on the Island, Di had written last week, but not here in Toronto — instead it is only pouring freezing rain, threatening to storm.

the more that you say, the less i know (Uglies): David is on watch when he feels it.

there's another, not a sister (AOGG): The first dream comes the night after he sees a shell go off.

the clocks are black (Midnighters): Dess sighs, rubbing her eyes, trying to push sleep away.

leave me the way i was before (Uglies): David sees Shay again in the last place he thought he would, stumbling around the forest on the edge of the city.

think i could try this once again (Midnighters): For the first time in her life, Melissa is woken up by knocking on her bedroom door.

what they call hard feelings (Midnighters): Dess hates how normal everything becomes, afterward.

Arco Iris (AOGG): It's a full moon tonight, over Ingleside. / The clock has ticked into the morning, and Walter is still awake.

but i don't know who you are (AOGG): Walter looks fondly on Alice Parker from the moment she smiles at him instead of mocking his name.

it looks like i feel like "setting the scene" usually means either jumping in right before the action starts or laying out the scene by describing the weather (lol). also generally my opening sentences are shorter than the rest of my sentences, although they're still not super short or punchy usually.

also i guess i tend to start in the POV of the same characters (walter for aogg, dess in midnighters, and david for uglies), which i didn't notice i did so consistently! i think it's bc i mostly write romance where canonically, only one half of the pairing has feelings (una for walter, shay for david) and i like to write about the other half's perspective as they grow to return those feelings. so that's the reason for that, haha.

tagging @librarylexicon @noneedtoamputate and...i think i've seen this on all my other writing mutuals' blogs already? lmao feel free to do it/not do it if i missed you though :3

[transesyourgranddukes]

need to put that deer I hate and that shattered scientist I hate into fromville

the angst potential is SOOOO rife

the idea of Dess running away and finding Gaster in either a secret bunker or an RV with a talisman that’s super deep in the woods is so fun to me

and they’re both presumed dead by the townsfolk due to how long they’ve been missing OUGHHHH

[acerikus]

Thinking again about the possibility of knight!dess and the narrative impact that could have (not to mention, the inherent undertale parallels that would come with it)

[uncleskyrule]

new year, new Zelink fic!! if you're interested in reading a lil modern AU drabble of BotW Zelink on a snow day date inspired by @inumbrapugnabimus-maybe's art, like/reply/reblog this post and i'll tag you when i upload :)