#but i'm very happy with it

[the-prima-vista]

[goforth-ladymidnight]

Still Beautiful, Still Mine

Inspired by this image that I drew for Tamlin Week on my other blog, now with an angsty backstory!

For @praetorqueenreyna​, for being an awesome co-mod. 👍

Still Beautiful, Still Mine

Wordcount: 3.5k

Rating: M, for mature themes and references to blood and gore

Summary: In the weeks following his visit to Amarantha’s Court Under the Mountain, Lucien is still recovering from the loss of his eye. Nuan has made him a replacement out of gold, but the scars on his face are there to stay. When Tamlin comes to see him, Lucien cannot help but relive the events that brought them to this point, if only he could focus on what's standing right in front of him.

Excerpt:

Tamlin reached out a broad hand to cup Lucien’s left cheek, but Lucien pressed his palm against Tamlin’s chest, pushing him back. “Tam. Don’t.”

Tamlin’s curled fingers brushed against the sensitive scar tissue as his hand hovered in midair. “Why not? Does it still hurt?”

“No, but…” Lucien swallowed hard, shocked to discover that his eyes were filling with tears. Both of them. “I mean… It’s just…”

Tamlin’s hand came to rest against his lower jaw, away from the sensitive scars. “What?”

“I’m not—not beautiful, anymore,” he stammered, and felt his cheeks flush with shame. The High Fae were notoriously vain, and he was no exception.

“Yes, you are.”

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[wiithstars]

but you're untouchable, burning brighter than the sun and when you're close, i feel like coming undone in the middle of the night, when i'm in this dream it's like a million little stars spelling out your name you gotta come on, come on say that we'll be together

UPTOWN GIRL. billy joel. NONSENSE. sabrina carpenter. I WANNA BE YOUR GIRLFRIEND. girl in red. CRUSH. tessa violet. PRETTY GIRL. clairo. CAN I CALL YOU TONIGHT? dayglow. ARE YOU BORED YET? wallows feat. clairo. TEAR IN MY HEART. twenty one pilots. BETTER THAN THE BOYS. veyah. CHECK YES, JULIET. we the kings. IF YOU SHOULD TRY TO KISS HER. dressy bessy. DAYLIGHT. taylor swift. GIRLS. girl in red. I MET SARAH IN THE BATHROOM. awfultune. ALL I WANT IS TO BE YOUR GIRL. holly miranda. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (TAYLOR'S VERSION). taylor swift. MY FAVORITE PART. mac miller & ariana grande. TWO QUEENS IN A KING SIZED BED. girl in red. DELICATE. taylor swift. FALLING SLOWLY. glen hansard & marketa irglova. FLIGHTLESS BIRD, AMERICAN MOUTH. iron & wine. I SAW YOU IN A DREAM. the japanese house. UNTOUCHABLE (TAYLOR'S VERSION). taylor swift. FOOL. cavetown. I HOPE YOU THINK OF ME. lily williams. CAMPUS. vampire weekend. WHEN THE SUN LOVES THE MOON. reinaeiry. AUGUST. taylor swift. 1950. king princess. GOLD RUSH. taylor swift.

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[thesoftieanon]

(( Cool stuff imagine ))

The chain,sol and hesper are in time hyrule and are resting in hyrule fields. Half of the chain are looking in their bags to check on their stuff the others take whatever naps they can but blind is in the tall grass with a small bag of their own and humming a song while walk back to hand each links what they find.

Time: a old ocarina that belongs to saria

Warrior: a rare scroll in a old language

Twilight: a clear see through wolf tooth

Legend: a tiny stone that shape of a rabbit

Sky: a pure white feather of a unknown animal

Wild: a unknown fruit that have a sweet scent to it

Hyrule: a old book of different fairy kinds and even some have pixies too

Four: shiny kitstone that have four colors inside

Wind: blue seashell that he can hear the actual ocean

Sol: a plant that looks like the sun and can help regain sol in case of emergencies

Hesper: a old crown of moon that have small gems in it that glows in moonlight

Blind: those remain me of you! Oh I found this too!

Blind lift up a small dragon and the chain flip out since blind and tall grasses hold wonders.

Oh boy. I need to split this into parts.

Time

Time… Time is fine. He has… no idea how Blind found this. Not that he isn't happy to see it again, it just... brings back memories.

A lot of memories.

Some good, some...

It's really been that long, hasn't it? Since he left the woods. Since he started this journey.

He never expected it would take him this far.

He finds himself turning the pink ocarina in his hand slowly, like it was worth more than the blue one in his bag.

... He missed the Woods.

Warrior

He swears he's seen this language before. He can't remember where, but he's seen it.

The War took him all over the place, geographically and chronologically, so everything blurs together at this point, but he's certain he can pinpoint where this came from, given time. Maybe one of the others can help him identify and even read it.

But... is he going to like what he finds? Is it something that should even go back, or something he keeps?

The Old Man is much better at this time stuff than he is.

Twilight

He has no idea how the tooth is clear, but he does know what it is. This is pretty cool. A nice trinket. He has no idea what he'll do with it, but that's fine.

He looks around at the others. There's... varying reactions towards their items. Maybe some hit a bit too close to home...

He sees a fruit go flying, and he sighs, getting up to retrieve it.

Who would throw a perfectly good... banana?

... Oh.

Legend

Legend doesn't like being reminded of his other form.

It's so... vulnerable, being a rabbit. No way to defend yourself, no way to hide. That form strips down his walls and leaves him more open than he's prepared to be.

Not to mention the pink stays in his hair for weeks.

The stone in his hand is cold. He smooths his thumb over it.

... Yeah. Lucky.

He can't fault the child, but there's a small sting in knowing this reminds them of him. What does that even mean? All he can think of is-

"Hey, a lucky rabbit! Cool!"

That's certainly one way to describe him.

Sky

It reminds him of the fluffy white feathers on his Loftwing back in Hyrule, and he gets homesick all over again.

He misses Zelda. Misses her dearly. He can't wait for all of this to be over so he can hold her close and not let go for a month.

He considers this a good luck charm from her. One that sought him out over space and time.

Wild

He adds it to his red feather.

"Thank you- uh. Where'd you get a dragon, kiddo?"

Wild chucks the fruit out of reflex.

He knows the child means well, but...

He doesn't like bananas. Really doesn't like them.

... Maybe someone else will take it. Someone who isn't concerned about plátano-loving ninjas.

"Huh? What was that?"

"Nothing, nothing! Just... a bird."

... Plátano?

Where did he learn that word??

Hyrule

Hyrule wants to read this book cover to cover. It looks incredibly interesting, especially with it being about his sisters! He hoped it was accurate to them.

... One problem with that.

Hyrule... doesn't know how to read that well. Maybe he should be able to, but- who needs reading skills when you're on the run?

... Oh right.

He's on the run.

... He better start reading.

Four

Four doesn't think he's ever seen a kinstone like this in his life. He doubts he'll ever find the other half.

But he's okay with that, he determines as he turns it slowly, letting the light catch the different shades of red, blue, purple and green.

It reminds him of his adventure. All he's done, all he's learned and accomplished. It brings him a sense of inner peace.

He makes a note to add it to the string of kinstones on his side. Or maybe he'll make a necklace out of it.

This is shaping up to be his new favorite item.

Wind

Wind put the shell up to his ear right away, delighted when he heard the ocean.

It made him think of Aryll and Grandma, back in his Hyrule.

How were they doing? Were they watching the ocean, waiting for him to come back?

... He lowers the shell, hugging it gently to his chest.

He hopes they can be done with this adventure soon. He misses his family.

Sol

Sol liked flowers. And if he cupped his hands around the petals of this one, it glowed!

He thinks he'll keep this in his bag for a while. Maybe he can borrow a jar from one of the boys so it won't be crushed. Wild has so many, surely he could spare one?

It... reminds him of his other big sister, Hemera. She was always all warm and glowy. And he feels like he can do anything when he sees it!

Yeah. He'll keep this flower for a while.

Hesper

Hesper was never honored back home. She kept the camp safe, sure, but the campers preferred it when she did so hidden. In silence.

She wondered if they noticed how much she did for them now that she was gone. Maybe they had to keep the monsters in line themselves now, or they just brought in another shamed but powerful demigod to replace her.

Either way, she pitied them.

She wasn't sure what to expect when the child put the crown in her hands... it was beautiful. Something worthy of her mother's head.

And... it was hers.

Hesper had never felt honored before.

She quite liked the feeling.

Blind

"Along with everything else?" Warriors sets his scroll down, getting up slowly.

"Thank you- uh. Where did you get a dragon, kiddo?"

"In the grass!" The child grins in the direction of Sky.

"Doesn't sound like a wise idea..."

"Uh-huh! Why?"

"Should we... really let them have a dragon?" Hyrule gulps.

"Okay... Bubbah, let me see-" The dragon lunges at War's face, sending him stumbling back as it escapes from the child's grasp.

"Din- someone grab it!" The boys scramble to capture the slippery creature as it heads in Hesper's direction. "Hesper, watch out!"

Hesper looks at the dragon, calling back an old glare she would use on the monsters at camp. The dragon trips over itself, stumbling to a stop at her feet. Hesper tuts and picks it up, setting it in her lap.

"She can't be serious." Legend groans.

"A little scrawny now, but with time you'd make a powerful drákon indeed." She gives it a scratch and it settles down. "Bubbah?"

"Yes, Mama?"

"Are you taking responsibility for this dragon?"

"We have a dragon now?" Wild blinks.

"Yes, Mama!" The child exclaims excitedly, and Time rubs a hand over his face.

[ionomycin]

temple at the end of the road

[inkskinned]

she's singing in another room and my dog is asleep at my feet. my grandma asked me why i haven't found a man yet and i laughed. oh, you know. i like my house clean.

my girlfriend is also my man is also "my partner" if i'm in a professional setting. yesterday we went to a ren faire and a man mimed at me - you're together? and at my delighted nod, his baffled, you're gay? made me laugh. a woman with rainbow hair said i love the two of you together. you're both so beautiful it's absurd.

my dad introduced my partner as my "..... friend. or whatever" the other day. he knows we're dating. in the same way, i was never able to get my sister's husband to stop saying that's gay like it's 2008. he still uses the word fa***t, and my sister's defense of him has always been well, he's just kidding.

my lover and i dance to old music in a tiny kitchen. we judge new music together and take food critique very seriously. we watch love is blind before we fall asleep and agree that if they had a queer season, it would be bloody but also make for excellent tv. of fucking course queer people would know someone for only 2 weeks and agree to get married. what are you saying.

at a bar with friends, a man puts his hand on my wrist. got a boyfriend? and yes, i do have a boyfriend, she's amazing. i am texting her while i wander around a gas station named after geese. i am visiting a swing state for a wedding. in the candy aisle i overhear: she's actually like a lesbian it's disgusting. two teenage girls with packaged sandwiches in their hands, giggling. no literally, like. i'm not, like. okay with her being there while we're all, like, naked and changing.

my girlfriend and i tailgate, drink gin and cider out of cups. from the frat group beside us, a man corrects himself with one of his friends: bro, i mean, nonbinary entity, and it makes everyone around him laugh, myself included. he razzes his friend the same way i would have killed for at 19 years old - like nothing happened, he continues: you apply sunscreen like an alien. he does a little sassy (and fairly accurate) dance interpretation of the motion. his friend is laughing so hard they're crying.

i am lucky, i live in a safe neighborhood in a safe state. my masc passenger princess comes up from DC. i drive her for an hour to where all the leaves are a violent arrangement of color. we walk along the trails, letting autumn into our blood. in this part of the state, there's a lot of pickup trucks and trump signs. when we chastely kiss before getting into the car, i accidentally make eye contact with a woman holding her child's wrist. she looks disgusted. she looks fucking pissed.

two hours later my girl and i are eating dinner on a patio, soaking in the last warmth of new england sun before the chill of winter sets in. we are giggling and trying to talk through plastic vampire teeth. at another table, i see a young woman sit up straighter. i watch her watch us. she blushes and takes her partner's hand from across the table. shy, like the taste of evening has just become something deeper.

it's worth it for this moment, i think. my lover is still humming the same song she's been singing for four days straight and i don't want to kill her for it. her guitar is beside my bed. her toothbrush is in my bathroom. in a few moments i will make us lunch. we are lucky enough to have found each other. it is lucky enough to be in love.

[symphonyofsilence]

Let the poor man rest.

[notdysfunk]

Doodled some very happy boys!! Might colour it later... 🔆🌙

[cait-sith]

Day 15: Spark

[bulionis]

stobotnik kissy I drew for reaching 500 followers on Twitter 😳

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The squad of all time has arrived on scene.

[hansoeii]

Poolverine date! 🌸

[wanderingibon]

" I noticed that you've been smiling more, Lucanis. "

" ...Have I? ...Si, I suppose I have been. "

[beidak-art]

sleepless night

[hinamie]

in spite of everything, I had fun <3

[e-turn]

links to some translations under the cut

и заодно выложу пару любопытным образом перекликающихся переводов потрясающих фанфиков!

тьма нынче обретает жизнь великолепного автора @/goodlucktai

и еще одна покорившая меня зарисовка rem - а тени пусть уходят