#and also sorry if it makes no sense

[hollysoda]

Okay

So

I might be losing my fucking mind over the Servants of the Springs = Zonai theory, and have spent the day trying to draw them and failing badly because heavy detail in art is my weakness

So fuck it we ball

Here is my interpretation/FULL theory on what I think is going on with these dragons

Although they are named after the Golden Goddesses, they’re not necessarily goddesses. Yes, they came down from the skies like the other Zonai and were revered as being deities but they didn’t create anything like in the original myth from oot. The description of the dragons never mentions anything godlike about them and instead they’re called servants. That kinda makes me think that they simply took care of their respective springs; perhaps they were priestesses, and the Frostbite, Ember and Charged sets are their respective religious clothing. Also I should note here that they are sisters!

Obviously they have secret stones, and despite not being called them they are essentially sages (also I would love if these secret stones are actually triangle shaped but I might be wishing for too much). Naydra is the Sage/Priestess of Wisdom, Dinraal is the Sage/Priestess or Power, and Farosh the Sage/Priestess of Courage.

Naydra is the eldest of the three. She is calm and level-headed, and loves her sisters dearly. She is a source of knowledge for Zonai kind. Her secret stone amplifies her ability to calm her surroundings, easing anger and causing threats to forget what even made them attack in the first place (known as Naydra’s Aura)

Dinraal is the middle child. She is stubborn and snarky, but still has the heart to hear people out. Along with spring duties, she is also responsible for overseeing Zonai warriors and their training. Her secret stone amplifies her overall fighting prowess; increasing strength, speed and agility as well as dealing fiery damage (known as Dinraal’s Blaze)

Farosh is the youngest. She is lively and curious, but still manages to take her job seriously when she has to. When she isn’t caring for her spring she is busy exploring Faron and everything else Hyrule has to offer. Her secret stone amplifies her ability to shield herself with electricity, shocking anything that attacks her and allowing her to plough through enemies (known as Farosh’s Spark)

As for why they ended up as dragons in the first place it’s kinda hard to say, but I have a couple of theories

Theory 1: they were under threat, and consuming a secret stone was the only way to protect both themselves and their springs. Zonai are revered as gods and no doubt, as we see in totk, the people of Hyrule upon hearing of these Secret Stones desired the power they could bestow on the wielder. Perhaps Ganondorf made an earlier attack on the Zonai, and before going for Sonia he made an attempt on the sisters (he seems to know of draconification, even though we don’t see him ever learn of it). Either way, the sisters know that they can’t let their Secret Stones land into the hands of evil, and there’s no way they can survive against an army while keeping their springs safe. So, as an ultimate sacrifice to save Hyrule, they eat their stones at their springs, and the entirety of the land quakes as three dragons rise into the sky.

Theory 2: Zonai extinction. By totk we know the last two living Zonai (in Hyrule, at least) were Rauru and Mineru. Something had to have wiped out all of the Zonai that first came to Hyrule. Perhaps it was disease? Or maybe an ancient war, before Rauru rose to the throne? I’m leaning towards war. Consuming a Secret Stone seems to be something that one would only do if they were desperate. Zelda was desperate to help Link and return to him, Ganondorf was desperate for power. Naydra, Dinraal and Farosh were desperate for the Zonai to live on and protect an ounce of their culture; their springs. Maybe they even hoped that one day they would be able to come back as Zonai? (Both theories are assuming they even knew about draconification before swallowing their stones. Can you imagine swallowing your secret stone, thinking it won’t do anything but then suddenly you’re a dragon?? Scary)

Mineru was a close friend of the sisters. They all came down to Hyrule when they were young and grew up together. She was forced to watch her friends turn into dragons and couldn’t do anything to stop them. Thats why she is so upset when Zelda ultimately decides to swallow her secret stone. Zelda is, possibly, her last surviving friend, and even though Mineru is close to death in that memory she dies knowing she once again failed to save a friend

If Nintendo were to make a dlc of this I think it would be similar to Champion’s Ballad. Kass returns after researching and learning ancient Zonai songs and many of them are about the dragons. Link travels Hyrule and new sky islands, doing shrines inspired by the three sisters and uncovering some of their final memories. He never gets to meet the sisters, nor wake them from their eternal slumber (mostly for the sake of the game being able to continue afterwards, imagine doing the dlc and not being able to see the dragons afterwards lmao) but he manages to ensure their springs are safe and bring some peace to the dragons.

[polarsirens]

Blimey.

[spoopdeedoop]

king and harbinger, old and young

[turtleblogatlast]

Leo learns something about himself 🏳️‍⚧️

Based roughly on this old post.

Bonus:

[Leo is taking the fact that he was born biologically female simultaneously very well and also not so well but overall he’s mostly coping with the fact that it was Draxum that just essentially gave him the turtle equivalent of ‘The Talk’.]

[a-most-beloved-fool]

makes me a little sad when star trek ignores IDIC. like. vulcans are logical. that is true. But 'logical', for vulcans, does not amount to 'without compassion,' and it definitely doesn't amount to 'racial superiority.' Belief in 'infinite diversity in infinite combinations' should NOT result in the weird racist/speciest stuff we're getting in some of the newer treks. It does make sense that some vulcans are discriminatory. They're still flawed. But that should not be common or expected, like it seems to be in SNW. If it is, then it's a race of hypocrites, which. doesn't seem very true to Star Trek's message.

I think TOS Spock does a pretty good job of embodying this. Not always, it was the 60s, after all, but mostly. He was often trying to find non-violent routes, and get by without killing - even if they were in danger or had already been attacked. (See: the mugato, and the horta (until Kirk was the one in danger, lmao. t'hy'la > IDIC), the Gorn ship). Kirk, in his eulogy, calls him the most human soul he's ever known, and I've always read that as Kirk calling out Spock's overwhelming compassion.

It's just so much more interesting when Vulcans get to be radically compassionate. I want them to believe that everything and everyone has value. I want them to respect all ways of being. I want them to find ways for even very non-humanoid aliens to exist unfettered in society. I want them to see hybrids and think that it's amazing. Also, like, disability rep. I want Vulcans to have The Most Accessible Planet and available resources because they want everyone to feel accepted and valued. It makes for better characters and more interesting stories.

[confessionseddie]

Every day, you heal a little bit more. Then one morning, you wake up and losing her isn't the first thing you think about.

BOBBY NASH and EDDIE DIAZ for @wernerherzogs

[soosoosoup]

treasure planet au, last of the batch (Poppy & Floyd)

[a-scary-lack-of-common-sense]

I need to make Ford into a goddamn Disney Princess that can communicate with animals except he just has a special connection with the supernatural. Do you understand when I say that I need him to have a BOND with the strange creatures and anomalies of the nature in Gravity Falls. DO YOU SEE MY VISION WHEN I SAY THAT THE FOREST ITSELF IS FRIENDS WITH HIM. DO YOU GET WHAT I MEAN WHEN I SAY THAT THE MYSTERIOUS MAILBOX WOULD SOMETIMES GIVE HIM WARNINGS; AND HOW STEVE THE TREE GIANT WOULD SOMETIMES SCOOCH THINGS OVER SO HE DOESN'T TRIP WHILE HE HAS HIS FACE BURIED INSIDE HIS JOURNAL; OR HOW ALL THE CREATURES WITHIN GRAVITY FALLS JUST UNANIMOUSLY IS COOL WITH STANFORD WHILE HE HIMSELF HAS NO IDEA. HE IS SPIRITUALLY CONNECTED WITH THE FOREST IN SOME ELDRITCH MANNER BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW. DO YOU SEE MY VISION??

[ciderjacks]

despite Laios low self esteem making him think that if he’d been eaten, Chilchuck and Marcille wouldn’t have helped Falin,

theres a small part of me that thinks the reason Chilchuck stayed with the party and went back in the dungeon in the first place was because he didn’t want to leave Laios alone. That Laios was moreso the reason he stayed.

[thetisming]

amatonormativity: a romantic partner should be the most important person in EVERYONE'S life

NOT amatonormativity: MY romantic partner is the most important person in MY life, but i understand this is not the same for other people

allosexnormativity: EVERYONE should have sex and sex is something EVERYONE needs/wants/should want

NOT allosexnormativity: I PERSONALLY enjoy sex and love having sex because it makes ME feel good, but other people dont feel the same and that's okay

platonormativity: having friends is important for EVERYONE and EVERYONE needs/has/should have friends

NOT platonormativity: having friends is important to ME and I PERSONALLY love having friends, but there are people who dont and theres nothing wrong with that

faminormativity (is that the word?): family is important for EVERYONE and EVERYONE needs to have their family

NOT faminormativity: family is important to ME and I PERSONALLY need my family with me, but other people dont feel the same and i understand that

lovenormativity (again, not sure if this is a word): EVERYBODY feels love and there's something wrong wiith you if you dont

NOT lovenormativity: I PERSONALLY feel love and love people, but not everyone does and that's completely okay!

NOT amatonormativity: i dont have friends/have any desire to have friends, i am happy with other relationships/no relationships at all

NOT platonormativity: i dont have any desire to be in a romantic relationships, and i am happy with my platonic relationships

NOT allosexnormativity: i like hooking up with people and having one night stands or friends with benefits

NOT faminormativity: i care about my family deeply and am close with family members

NOT lovenormativity: i feel love for people i care about

it's not normative to personally enjoy something, so long as you respect that other people simply arent like you and aren't going to like the same things as you. taking down normativity is a two way street, allos and aspecs need to do it. support your local aros, aces, apls, afams and other aspecs today! remember to challange all normativities, and to not enforce other normativity by saying how bullshit other normativities are!

nothing is universal. romance is not universal. sex is not universal. friendship is not universal. family is not universal. love is not universal. nothing is universal.

[sakuyuii]

adrien runs? well yes!

also…she’s still getting used to labels (too oblivious to notice his pun), and she may or may have not knew exactly where he would be …

i csnt help but need to say this is cornball sorry anyways i crave season 6

[cowardlykrow]

“Not my circus, not my monkeys”… Except those are his monkeys and they are the circus

[kelocitta]

Anthro Au Survivor drafts feat. too much worldbuilding because I cant just put pants on a slugcat like a normal person & my godawful handwriting

The Survivor (Their full, scavenger-given name includes the 'The') was separated from their family while traveling between colonies and stranded in the dangerous unpopulated wilds. Against all odds they managed to survive (and wander) far longer than they should have been able, but rather than reconnecting with their (or another) slugcat family, they instead made contact with one of the many wandering scavenger troops- But unfortunately not one that had ever met a slugcat nor had any idea what to make of a stranded one. Regardless the group gave it their best, ended up committing to the role of slugparents, and The Survivor and their troop still consider themselves close family long after Survivor finally reconnected with their sibling. (They're a bit of a mess though, understandably)

[meamiki]

silly comic based on a time i struggled to read live on stream :thumbsup:

context clip compilation below ASDASDFASA

(cw for brief mention of hospitals/strokes)

[mohntilyet]

illario as the grandchild that is most like caterina is something i'm loving to chew on. the grandson that took her lessons to heart the most. kill anyone who sees your face and knows your name, "we are not revolutionaries", the first out of the two to prioritise the contract. power at any cost, and the only one to lean into the unnecessary abuse that their grandmother told them was tradition. why is anyone surprised he allied with the venatori? and then there's illario's considerable skill in infiltration and manipulating any mark, he has always had the charisma that lucanis lacked. illario isn't attached, he has/can/will use someone and immediately drop them; "that does free me from promises i don't intend to keep". he can lie about how much he cares so well that he fools a magister into believing he loves her. he kills zara without hesitation to cover his own tracks, meanwhile lucanis blindly promises a young girl in the middle of a siege that he will help her find her father. even the lessons about family stick with him, and in this entire messy power struggle, he never actually orders anyone to directly kill caterina or lucanis, not until he's backed into a corner.

and even after all that. despite even lucanis believing illario should be first talon, lucanis is still the better killer. illario is not strong enough to be the brutal assassin caterina needs him to be. so when lucanis seems to fill the role his mother left, grief and love for her dead heir apparent remains, and any of the other qualities caterina needs in her next talon doesn't matter. whatever his mother was, lucanis has to be. what illario does doesn't matter, because he will always be second best to caterina's memory of her favored daughter.

[wispscribbles]

Ghost who's gone prematurely grey due to his lovely past (and Soap who doesn't mind)