#dependent on rito to get around

[b3ar-arts]

so pizza tower ocs, huh

no name for these two yet, but i'm considering tilla (tortilla) and rito (quesarito)

[smallestapplin]

one of the best parts of romancing a non human person is them giving physical parts of themselves to you in courtship

Zoras and Ritos incorporating their scales/feathers into armors, clothings, weapons, jewelry, etc.

a handcrafted gift would be more than enough for anyone, but it’s a sign that this was made by them for you alone

idk why but hair accessories and hair decorations get me exceptionally weak and swooning 🙏🥰💖

∾ 【 Rouge Anon 】

YEESSS!!! Thank you for the loz requests Rouge anon I love you

-

-

Both Zora and Rito have similar ways of courtship, though still uniquely their own thing.

A Rito will soar into the sky, wings stretch wide as they pull off tight maneuvers, doing hard tricks in the air, all for you to see and impress you! Shaping clouds and showing off, just to hear you cheer. They will land in front of you, puffed proudly as you gush about them.

Zora will dive from great heights, jumping from the water they landed in to splash the water up as they leap and spin, making the air shine around them, showing you just how fast they can move in water and how fast they can get to you after such a show.

Rito split, depending on their personality, some will either make a nest to show to you, to get your praise of being a good home maker, or some will bring you nesting matierals so you could make the nest. If the ladder you are given many soft items, some of which belong to the Rito courting you, just so the nest smells like them.

Zora don’t have nest making, but they do have item making, whether it’s zora armor or some sort of jewelry with a shed of their scales or teeth, you will get a ring, bracelet, necklace, or earrings of one or both as the Zora lays a claim over you and shows the domain you are theirs.

Rito share that in they will gift their courted a plum feather of theirs, soft and plush, to symbolize how they feel about you and wish to grow with you in the future.

-

-

Revali

The champion Rito is that special case.

Revali maybe a bit snobbish but this also get s applied to any gift he gives you, he needs them to be perfect and of high quailty for you, he will not accept any less for the person he is courting.

When preening his feathers, trying to make himself look even better, a plum feather was plucked. Holding it up he knew it was the perfect one, so soft, a deep pale blue, and one from his neck so it smelt strongly of him.

Revali puffs proudly, knowing exactly what he wants to do.

That following day you are gifted an earring of that very feather, with sapphires adorning it, not only to help you combat the cold but also something strikingly Revali.

Along with a few nesting items he had to give you, but your eyes could hardly leave your mirror just in awe of how pretty it looks on you.

“My, I’m glad to see you enjoy my work so much.”

Revali stands behind you, feathers slick as he stands proudly.

“How can I not? It’s so beautiful…thank you, this is a wonderful gift.”

“My betrothed should only get the very best.”

He’s so smug, he almost forgot you were human and had no idea of Rito courting rituals.

Oops.

-

-

Sidon

Now, Sidon does too much, not in trying to be a show off, but just wanting to make sure without a shadow of a doubt that you are loved and very much wanted. From flashy moves in the water, to hunting a bunch of fish for you to show he’s a good provider, hell to even trying to subtly(not very subtly) get your measurements so he can craft you zora armor.

However he decides that’s not enough.

He crafts the zora armor for you very slowly because he’s using a mix of metal and his shed scales, making the armor red like him.

You will also be gifted a necklace, one of his shedded teeth, the sharpness of it is not lost on you, it’s adore with more of his scales and Topazes, to defend against the lightning.

Your jewels scream you are of nobility, even though you’re not and it’s just the king spoiling you rotten.

“Sidon, you don’t have to do all this just for me.”

“I must! I want the world to see you and know how loved you are, I can’t let you leave this domain unsure of my affections for you.”

He’s already kneeling in front of you, holding out a part of the zora armor, the red scales and chainmail glow in the dim light of the luminous stones of the kingdom.

“Please, allow me to court you and call you mine? It would be an honor above all else to awake to you.”

Sidon is a sap, he’s romantic at heart and just can’t stop himself from smiling wide as you agree.

[asktheritochampion]

How often do you moult? I've heard it's different from Rito to Rito but I got that information from a Hylian library, so I'm not sure how accurate it is. Do you tend to moult uniformly, or do you get random pin feathers in random spots?

There's two kinds of moult, a gradual moult, and a catastrophic moult. A gradual moult is where you'll grow small patches of new pinfeathers and pluck the old ones, and a catastrophic moult is where you shed large amounts of your feathers at once, leaving large bald spots on your body for a short time.

From ages one to six, chicks tend to undergo a catastrophic moult around once a month to reneiw their damaged babyfeathers. There will be a few days or so where they have very few feathers and rely on their parents for warmth.

From around six to eighteen, nineteen or so, fledglings instead only undergo a carastrophic moult perhaps once a year, however during adolecence when the body is changing, we will undergo fairly frequent gradual moults particularily on our wings and chests, it's different for everyone; some Rito moult several times a month and others might only moult every now and then.

In adulthood, we Rito tend to only undergo gradual moults a few times a year when feathers become damaged or worn; and typically no longer catastrophic moult - however a serious injury, illness or a period of intense stress can still trigger a carastrophic moult, I underwent one when I first awoke after my death.

With a gradual moult, some Rito get random individual pinfeathers all over, and others get them localised in little patches. Mine tend to happen in patches, but it really depends on the individual and their feathertype.

We typically moult all of our feathers multiple times throughout our lives - with the only exception being the plumes behind our heads, which we never shed and continue to grow from birth.

[critical-birb]

I have 203049920493 unfinished fanfictions as well as a longfic I'm suposed to be working on (a poor half-finished chapter is still sat in my drafts from my last day of work before Christmas...)

Yet between traveling up and down the continant to see family then ultimately getting sick because public transport sucks - I have worked on none of these the past two weeks and instead have been bouncing back and forth between two different revalink oneshots depending on my mood.

A super extremely wholesome one with a very 'tortoise and the hare' style race across Hyrule where they both keep getting distracted with side quests. Revali who's far faster being in the sky arrives at the finish hours before Link anyway and decides to nap by a tree for a bit because he's exhausted from all the tasks and wants to see Links dumb face when he thrashes him. He doesn't wake up when Link wanders past until he's right at the finish line, but instead of taking the win while Revali scrambles to get up, Link wanders back over and flops next to him because he could do with a nap too - and they both settle on a tie they can argue about in the morning.

And a completely emotionally devastating one where post Calamity the Champions revive but with their blight injuries and Zelda/Link are requested to Rito Village by Teba after Revali attempts to uh...return to being a ghost, after learning he'll never fly or shoot a bow again because his wing is too mangled. So Zelda makes Link stay behind in the Village to lowkey 'babysit' to ensure Revali doesn't do anything stupid again while she starts doing research into creating some sort of prosthetic wing, and Link ends up pissing Revali off following him around everywhere obsessively - but ultimately teaches him to use a sword and to swim and climb like a Hylian, and to find new purpose after losing everything important to him, and they grow closer even through some tough moments.

Tragically I will probably never finish or post either of them but lawd - know that dispite it all I am still tryina write SOMETHING always.

[shadowy-suitcase-herring-neck]

ABOUT YOUR CENTAUR AU which btw is amazing and stunning and the way you draw their animal halves is just perfect anatomy wise-

If you could give him a centaur half, what do you think Ravio would be?

(also the shenanigans that the horse/pony/unicorn-half gang would get up to is insane)

That's all, peace out!! <333

The Lorulian Counterparts Could go one of two ways in this au thing I think. The Hyrulian and Lorulian could be the same type of centaur. (in this case Ravio would also be a donkey Centaur) Or Lorulians could have their animal halfs reflect The dark world form of Their Hyrulian counterparts. In this case Ravio would be a bunny "centaur" (bunnytaur hehe). Which is kind of Incredibly strange to the Hylians since according to most those don't exist.

I think I'd be funny if Ravio has these incredibly fake looking "hooves" And Just says he's a goat or something. Legend is amazed that no one has seemed to question it so far.

Since We're on the topic of other Taurs I think The Royals would be Pegasus centaurs. They get wings :) The Zonai Would be Lion/ Sphinx taurs. It'd look SO cool.

Gerudo Would be different types of Desert Gazelles, Ibex, Antelope Centaurs. But like Really tall ones. That or They could be camel Centaurs. That would also be cool. Just desert animals with "Hooves" (Camels don't really have hooves but they'd be cool nonetheless.)

The Zora Are an interesting one. I'm not going to do Hippocampi for them since those will be the equivalent of Merfolk. (Legend gets a Hippocampus suit hehe :D ) The Zora should be able to move around on land and through water anyways. So for them probably like They'd look like a water dragon taur. (no wings) Four limbs and a Long tail. Like a Plesiosaur but with feet.

Rito I'm not sure would even need any change for the au but if I where to change them at all they'd be griffin "Centaurs"

The Gorons get Rocky Anklyosaurus Animal halfs. That or Stegosaurus. Depends on the Goron.

on a somewhat unrelated note A part of me really wants Marin to be kirin Centaur.

Don't have thoughts on anyone else at this point. Other than the fact that Lynel Disguise mask Wild has Is probably a lot more effective for certain people. (Twilight)

[deepseaorcapt]

Hi, saw you mention missing writing for Revali. Was curious how would you envision (HCs) a Revali that survived Calamity (AoC) but a time skip passes and the events of Totk begin?

Hello! Thanks for your suggestion, I honestly have been thinking and debating on this for quite some time. It seems like it's time that I finally put my ideas out in the world! My first time doing HCs but I hope you enjoy it!

Revali surviving the Calamity and his life with his spouse:

I like to think Revali gained some sort of scar from the fight with Windblight Ganon.

A long scar in the form of a beam that goes across his chest and the side of his neck when he got hit.

From an outsider’s perspective, it didn’t seem that deep, but the medics concluded it was much of an injury to tell him he shouldn’t exert much into physical activities.

Unfortunately, he still does overtrain from time-to-time to the dismay of his, now, spouse.

On top of that, he still leads the rito warriors, organizing the operations and their duties to protect Rito Village. Sometimes, he takes hours just training and planning with the village elder.

It takes a lot of convincing to get him to rest, but the moment he sees the desperation in your eyes, he sighs and heads home with your arm wrapped in his.

"Revali." 

"I know, I… I’m sorry"

Since the calamity, Revali has been trying to be better at depending on others, especially since he’s chosen to have you in his life, not wanting to hurt you more by shutting you out.

Still, bad habits die hard. At the very least, he tries.

Getting home, it became a habit to lightly caress the scar on his chest as you both lie in your shared hammock.

The sensation bothered him for the first couple of months, but eventually, he couldn't sleep without it.

It's like a comforting feeling that he's alive, lucky enough to survive and live with you. Fortunate enough to see Hyrule again in its glory; For that, he's extremely grateful to Goddess Hylia.

There are a lot of days where he wakes up in the middle of the night.

Throat dry and eyes wide, awakened by the nightmare that haunts him in the form of Windblight Ganon. 

It’s only when he feels your body lean towards him in the hammock when he relaxes.

On most days, you wake up feeling his panic, consoling and letting him find comfort in your embrace.

But in the rare instance you stay asleep, he takes a walk or a flight just around the village.

There is just this one time where you woke in the middle of the night, looking for his warm blanket of wings in your shared hammock. 

In a panic, you ran around the village. It was only when you noticed a string of smoke from the flight range that you finally let go of the breath you didn’t know you were holding.

Still a bit sleepy, you make your way to him. Finding him, staring at his bow once more with paranoia in his eyes.

Your embrace wakes him up from the thoughts that plagued his mind, his tears made yours water in response.

Since then, he has been trying his best to wake you up on those nights; Trying to actually ask for help, knowing that he doesn’t have to be alone anymore.

[navis-narratives]

Flying lesson

World: Age of Calamity

Genre: Revali being arrogant once again/ fluff

Description: Link wants to learn how to use his paraglider. And who would be a better teacher than the rito champion Revali himself? The only problem is that he doesn‘t want to babysit Link.

Nervously, the hero of the wild pranced around on the spot as he waited to meet the Rito warrior Revali for a second time. It had been several moons since their last encounter, and Link had been more than happy about that…

Nevertheless, he found himself in a situation in which he was dependent on the help of the arrogant Rito. Because as it turned out, the plan to stop Ganon also included the step of flying to the castle if running was no longer possible.

Yet the young knight had desperately wished never to have to see this cursed glider again. After all, this stupid piece of fabric had often caused him an odd bump and a mocking comment from the king.

As if the Highness of Hyrule could fly with it! Link would love to see that, as he was firmly convinced that Rhoam wouldn't make it either.

‘I heard you are back,’ a sassy voice came out of nowhere, startling the Hylian out of his thoughts.

‘Wh -….how, please?’ stammered the blonde-haired man, visibly confused and tilting his head as he didn't know what this stupid bird was talking about again.

‘Don't think I haven't seen your pathetic attempts at training with the paraglider. Even if you're training in the most hidden corner of this kingdom, I'll find you and make fun of you when I get the chance,’ the rito smirked, his emerald eyes sparkling challengingly.

But Link knew better than that and wasn't fazed by Revali's know-it-all comments. Revali was just waiting for the moment Link would snap and insult him back. And the Hylian really didn't want to do him that favour.

‘I'm glad to see you too, champion Revali,’ he greeted his counterpart emotionlessly and examined him from head to toe.

„Since when so formal, champion of the hylians?“, the rito answered in a mocking tone

Link struggled to suppress a growl, which he only managed to do because he was already piercing Revali with his gaze. How could this running fowl actually dare to call him rude indirectly?

‘I thought we had agreed to tolerate each other from now on,’ the young champion asked.

‘Oh, I was just having a little laugh. Don't take it so seriously,’ laughed the rito, an arrogant grin adorning his beak.

‘I hope so for your sake, Revali. So what now, will you help me?’ Link made his request again, but still just as unspecific as before. For Revali, this was a new opportunity to tease Link. and of course, the rito was more than happy to take it .

‘If you'd tell me what you want me to help you with, I might consider it,’ the rito champion teased, watching intently as Link's expression changed drastically within seconds.

Eyes rolling, he replied: ‘You said yourself that you knew why I'm here today. After all, you were spying on me while I was practicing.

Revali kept grinning stupidly to himself and slowly but intimidatingly began to circle Link.

‘Hmmm… funny, somehow I can't remember it right now. I would really appreciate it if you could help refresh my memory.’

As usual, Link tried to refrain from making an unnecessary comment, even though the rito would definitely have deserved to be insulted with every word of the Hylian language.

But Link had to rely on his flying skills and they both knew it. Just like the fact that the champion hated having to ask Revali for help.

This reluctance was further emphasised by the slight blush that crept onto his cheeks. Ashamed, Link looked at the wooden wall behind Revali so that he would no longer have to look into his watchful eyes.

‘Could…you maybe…help me to fly with the paraglider?’ he rattled off rather awkwardly and quickly, causing even Revali's arrogant facade to crumble briefly and he raised an eyebrow in surprise but satisfaction.

‘What was that Link? You spoke so quickly, I couldn't understand a thing,’ he announced, leaning down slightly to be at eye level with the hero.

‘If you want people to take you seriously, you have to speak slower. And louder’.

Rolling his eyes, the Hylian started again, this time looking the rito straight into the eyes. And somehow that didn't feel so bad… after all, he was also capable of being as confident as Revali. Well…sometimes.

‘ I said, “Could you please help me fly with the paraglider?”

‘There you go,’ the rito mumbled unimpressed and finally came to a halt. Once again, he looked Link up and down and clicked his tongue disapprovingly.

‘So you want to learn how to fly with that thing? You're called the Hero of Hyrule, but you fail at a simple task like this. That's despicable.’

Immediately, an annoyed snort could be heard from Link's direction, which was quickly covered by an extremely inauthentic cough from the blond-haired boy.

‘You know what… I honestly feel sorry for you. So don't think I'm doing this out of kindness,’ the warrior mocked and left the small chamber to go ahead before Link hurriedly followed him.

On the way, the two of them received plenty of curious looks - after all, it was common knowledge how little the two of them could stand each other. But Link wasn't used to anything else anyway, which is why he preferred to concentrate on the fascinating view, which impressed him even the second time around.

Due to the village's high location, the snow-capped mountains of the Hebra Hills were clearly visible in the distance, as well as the snowfield there, which glittered beautifully in the sunlight.

‘So…Link,’ the rito began his speech as he came to a halt in the middle of the flying range. As Link looked up curiously, he watched as the warrior adopted a rather strange-looking pose.

‘In this position, we take a run-up and gain the necessary momentum for our flight. With Hylians, though… that probably wouldn't make sense, after all, you're wingless,’ he commented, clearly in thought.

‘And how am I supposed to stand, in your opinion?’ Link asked, rolling his eyes and putting his hand on his hip.

‘Get your glider out,’ he was instructed by the warrior and followed this order without comment.

Awkwardly, Revali leant forwards and positioned the champion's arms and legs in some sort of flying position.

‘Ouch, that's dragging!’ grumbled the young knight, but immediately fell silent when he noticed the rito's warning look.

Because if he had to choose between a fall and a bit of muscle pain, he definitely preferred the second option.

‘And now jump,’ Revali grinned, pointing ahead with his wing, where there was nothing but yawning emptiness. So if Link were to fall, he would probably arrive at the bottom quite painfully, if alive at all.

Link inspected the ground uncertainly and swallowed nervously. Of course, he would never admit this to Revali, but now that the ground was so far below him, he suddenly felt a rather uneasy feeling in his stomach.

Nervously, the young champion took a few steps back so that he would no longer have to face this abyss.

‘Aww, is the great hero of Hyrule a bit afraid of heights?’ asked Revali, amused.

‘No, of course not. I was just… looking at the ground!’ stammered Link, trying to sound as natural as possible.

But Revali didn't let himself be put off and took off into the air, just to do a few pirouettes in the air. His grey-blue feathers clung tightly to his slender body, making him look even more majestic.

But as quickly as he had taken to the air, he landed again and at the sight of Link's frightened expression, his own features softened a little.

‘That…really isn't that hard…I can also…fly next to you if it makes you feel better,’ the rito warrior offered, smiling his first genuine smile of the day.

‘No, I… I'll manage!’ the hylian affirmed and took the handlebars of the paraglider once more with feigned courage.

Determined, he moved into the position he had previously been shown and was about to jump off when fear overcame him again. He wanted to show this stupid bird once and for all that he deserved his position as a hero, but now that he was standing on the edge, it was so much harder.

What if he let go of the paraglider and fell down without stopping? Or the sail was damaged and he would crash? Or he would embarrass himself again and Revali would laugh at him?

‘Hey Link, I'm really serious. I'm here to help you, not to torture you,’ Revali spoke softly and hesitantly as he rather awkwardly put an arm around the Hylian's shoulder.

The Hylian looked up in surprise and gazed into Revali's eyes, which shone with sincerity. And out of nowhere, a warmth arose inside him that he had never felt before. He felt safe and protected and wanted nothing more than to fly through the air with the paraglider.

And with a gentle nudge from Revali's wing, the matter was sealed. The young champion bravely took a little run-up before jumping off.

His fingernails dug into the wood of the handlebars as if frozen in place and Link squeezed his eyes shut in fear, but nothing happened. No crash, no embarrassment.

Instead, an exciting tingling sensation ran through the champion's entire body. Everything suddenly felt so light, like a huge cloud. And even if his first flight didn't look particularly graceful, Link felt freer than ever before.

‘Revali! Revali, look, I'm flying!’ he cheered happily, almost letting go of the glider.

‘You don't need to shout like that, I'm here,’ the rito clarified in an annoyed voice but couldn't hide his smile at Link's antics. Link's sky-blue eyes scanned his surroundings in amazement until he realised that Revali was flying right next to him, not taking his eyes off him for a second.

For a while, Link simply flew lazy circles above the Rito village until, after a few minutes, he was disappointed to realise that he was slowly losing height and was getting closer and closer to the safe ground.

Revali watched the spectacle with amusement until he decided to give Link another little thrill. Just before Link had a chance to land, the rito created a powerful updraft that lifted them both high into the sky again.

Revali was still more than proud of this trained power and never missed a chance to use it to show off. Okay, maybe it was also a bit of fun for him to see Link so happy and carefree.

Most people forgot that Link was only 17 and therefore still a child in his eyes when they talked about his many brutal adventures. So this time out was more than just good for him.

‘That feels funny,’ the hero complained as he felt the funny feeling of the updraft in his stomach. Oh yes, he really was still a small child.

But strangely enough, the Rito warrior no longer felt a single spark of hatred or jealousy. No, he even felt responsible for this child's well-being and simply wanted to see him carefree.

‘Too bad for you,’ Revali grinned teasingly and sent Link flying through the air with a powerful flap of his wings until he had floated a good distance away.

This caused Link to giggle like crazy and Revali to repeat this action until they were a good distance away from the village.

Revali carefully reached for the wine-red fabric of the sail and gently took it between the talons of his feet to ensure that they both landed safely on the Tabanta snowfield.

‘That was fun,’ the hero commented, grinning proudly as he quickly pulled on his snowquill - set to withstand the cold.

‘Shall we head back to the village now? We can also fly,’ suggested Revali, smiling as he noticed Link's bright eyes.

‘I take that as a yes.’

And at Link's eager nod, the rito created another updraft that carried the two of them back to the rito village.

And so the two champions spent the rest of the day with more flight practice, their enmity completely swept under the table.

[asksakitherito]

*You find a rolled up piece of paper tied to the doorway of your home addressed to you.*

Dear Mrs. Saki,

Hello there. I hope this letter finds you and your family in good health. I apologize that I did not give this to you directly. I'm very shy. It took a long time for me to decide whether to write this at all or suffer in silence in my dilemma.

You see, I think I have developed an attraction towards a friend of yours and Teba’s named Harth. But I'm unsure what to do since I learned he was once mated and has a daughter. From my interactions with him and my observations over months, I can tell he is kind and cares for his people. He is dedicated to his work and the well-being of his daughter, Molli. I think that's what drawn me to him.

I have never dated someone who already has a child before, and I want to get to know both of them better. I wish to be friends first before wanting to try to date since I know they are a package deal. I do like his daughter. Her curiosity about the world is very charming.

A little bit about me is I'm a traveling Rito, which is why you probably haven't seen me around constantly. With the current lock down, I'm going to be here for a while and depending on how things go, it might become more permanent.

I best end this here before I lose my nerve and throw this paper into the fire. I wait for your wisdom and how to go about this.

Signed,

Leela, the traveling rito.

Oh, how sweet!

While I cannot give you a definite answer I know for sure that Harth's choice will be heavily dependent on Molli. Harth will always put Molli first in any situation.

Outside of this I cannot say if he will reciprocate the intrest or not, Harth has told me that he is not seeking love. However I will not discourage you from trying.

Become friends with him first before anything else, then I'd sit with him and tell him flat out how you feel.

Harth deserves to have a lover in his life, he deserves to have someone to help hold him up and to help him raise Molli. But he may not want someone else to complicate his feelings towards you or his past wife.

If I were in your shoes I would take it one step at a time, don't try to splinter yourself into him and Molli's life. Taking it slow and being there to help him when he asks will be your best course of action.

[liminevator]

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL ARCHIVE STAFF: Please stop using our funding for these trivial "experiments" on anomalies, fellow denizens, or floors themselves, specifically the ones that are not requested for important documentation purposes, this explicitly includes but is not limited to:

- Trying to teach Skreepers how to speak, or any anomalies for that matter, please, its getting scary, I saw one in the wild the other day and it said my name.

- Attempting to find a piece of headwear that is immune to ID #0032 's hair, we still need to fix that hole in the ceiling.

- Any and all attempts to find a convoluted "exploit" around known dangers on certain floors UNLESS I have SPECIFICALLY ordered for it, and the necessary equipment to test it has been given to you. ESPECIALLY THE GIANT ACID PIT, NO WE CAN'T GET AROUND THAT ONE, PLEASE STOP IT.

- Documenting how much fur I shed depending on where I am in our facilities to see if it goes hand in hand with higher stress levels. What even makes you think of this???

And many more of course.

Please, if you guys get bored you know I can always find something helpful and fun for you to do, this is getting ridiculous.

Sincerely,

Doctor Rito Kusatta

[whatcha-reading-today]

Fanfic Spotlight: Beating Around the Bush | Umbreonix

Revali is a grumpy pilot who's life greatly improves (gets worse? depends on who you ask) when Link, an unhinged researcher needs to be flown all over for research purposes. This is such a cute and fun story and I love how Revali and Link work through building a relationship while trying to navigate not trying to strangle each other.

Read it here:

Author: Umbreonix

Author's Note:

Revali, an arrogant and sassy city man, moves to the small sub-artic village of Rito to set up his business as a bush pilot who transports scientists and mountaineers through the dangerous Hebra wilds in the furthest northern reaches of the country.

Life is pretty simple (AKA boring) until he starts working with a quiet researcher sent from the University of Central Hyrule who is seemingly insane enough to brace the rough tundra alone.

Revali spends his time now caught between worrying about the idiot and being utterly floored at his nonsensical (and sometimes feral) antics.

Words: 36,352

Complete?: No

[yarpharp]

So because I am strange and always fascinated by posing cultural questions when it comes to creating crossover fanfiction, I had this wild thought worm recently for no reason: If you dumped Link (Legend of Zelda) into Thedas (Dragon Age), how the fuck would everyone in Thedas react to him?

I mean, depending on how you interpret Link's character, he doesn't talk. At all. I've always been of the opinion he speaks via some form of generalized Sign Language, but Why Would Thedas Share Any Common Signs? And who's to say there IS a formalized sign language in Thedas? Maybe there is, but it's technically a dead language now. The Elvhenan were fucked up but extremely modernized, so maybe they did have a Sign Language. Maybe the Dalish still have a lot of it, because Sign is a great way to silently communicate and Not Alert The Asshole Shemlen.

Either way, Link doesn't talk. And even if he can communicate via Sign Language, I highly doubt Hylian sign is gonna be understood. So there's one issue.

Secondly: Hylians don't look exactly like Theodosian elves. Modern elves of Thedas are scrawny and small but not too small; eyes bigger than a human and with cat-like night vision. Link? Link is canonically 5'2" and quite fit. Not skinny built and quite healthy, generally soft nonbinary features, bright eyes (at least in recent games; Link's got big fucking blues that almost glow for a nice contrast in TotK/BotW), pointy but not super pointy ears. Compared to Theodosian elves which are designed to look "distinctly fantastically different" in comparison to humans, Link just looks like a very short human with elf ears. So people might get a bit baffled at his looks; he's elfy but to the left.

Third: Hyrule isn't anti-magic. Magic is so inherently tied into everything in all the Legend of Zelda games, we the players just accept it. Link can wield magic rods and staves with no issue. Gerudo can use fire magic or summon lightning storms. Link can use magical items to summon winds, or devices that can magically transport him far distances. Rito can summon gales instinctually. Zora have water/ice magic and healing powers. If Link dodges correctly, he can seemingly slow time for a moment to deal a flurry attack. He uses Rauru's arm's magical abilities without blinking. The Master Sword is literally the ultimate magical item with a spirit inside of it.

Can you imagine Link losing his weapon in battle and just picking up a staff without thinking, but WHOOPS Thedas is kinda religiously anti-magic and someone is watching him just SUDDENLY THROWING ICE SPELLS (thinking about those magic staffs in BotW/TotK with the default AoE ice spell) without any hesitation? That is Not Normal for them like it is for Link. And Link himself like... Serves a powerful princess with the bloodline of a goddess. She literally tosses around light magic and time magic and shit. He probably can't begin to fathom a society that shuns something that so integral to Hyrule/Hyrule's safety in the face of Ganondorf's machinations.

Idk this was a bizarre thought worm I had. Maybe I will write a fanfic. Maybe I won't. It's interesting to think about in an extremely nerdy way, lol.

(also Link would HATE Solas but LOVE The Iron Bull and The Chargers. Prove me wrong, I dare you.)

[hotcheetohatredwastaken]

7 & 10 or perish

7. Share a line/paragraph/snippet that you were especially proud of.

Okay so I love this chapter just for the fact that everything I've been setting up for 200,000+ words culminates in here (but this section I've chosen also should reveal nothing heu heu heu). Also @needfantasticstories complemented the wording of one of the sentences, and I seeing my work through another's eyes really makes me appreciate it? If you know what I'm saying? But yeah, I wrote this during the poetry section of my AP Literature class in high school, if you couldn't tell by my gratuitous use of alliteration, semicolons, and parallel sentence structure.

[Have I posted this before? I hope I haven't DX I am very proud of it. If I have let me know and I'll try to find something else]

Wild stepped into the ornate church. High stone ceilings flew overhead, lined with stained glass windows—depictions of their Golden Goddess—that sent shattered slivers of light dancing along the cold stone floor. Rows upon rows of lowly stone pews stood in ordered procession on either side of the walkway, stretching all the way to the raised platform at the front of the cathedral. A great statue, so unlike the one that he knew, loomed over it all. The Hylia he knew had hair of flowering vine, and robes of majestic moss; this one's every strand was spun of gold, this one's every fold formed of ivory. His Hylia’s face was of cracked calcite, worn down and rounded out over years of exposure to the elements; this one’s was of sharp, shining porcelain. Little gray wings he’d only ever seen tucked to her sides, like those of a Rito fledgling, were now golden and stretched out in their full glory. She did not lower her head over clasped hands in constant thought of her people, as said by her now-extinct priests; instead, her gaze was cast victoriously outwards, her hand thrust forwards like that of a sovereign, conquering queen. White rose petals drifted and fluttered gently down to lay scattered across the stone pews. They trailed after Wild, swirling around his ankles with every step, as he walked forwards in a dreamlike state to the foot of the statue. It only grew larger, more imposing, as he approached, and himself so much smaller.

10. What are your writing goals for the upcoming year?

Okay okay okay okay. Just because you asked, I'm going to end up having to write out my entire planned chapter by chapter schedule and pin it to the top of my blog, aren't I?

But for a summary, basically--right now I'm trying to finish up my Noble's Warning chapters, which will get me to through February and some of March, so that I can participate in FebWhump without juggling two projects. The Differences chapters, which are pretty much done besides a few select bits that actually need to be written, should carry me all the way to Spring Break and through. During Spring Break (cuz I'm a cringe college student) I will try to finalize enough to make it close to the Heal Chapters, which should free me up until finals are over in May/June-ish.

Summer is when things get real. That's when I'll evaluate how much of Arc 2 I have done and how much time I think I need to finish it. If I'm ahead of schedule, I'll make sure I've hit all the finishing touches for Arc 1 and start releasing chapters twice a week. If not, I'll give myself more time with the once a week updates. Plus, I want to take a break between Arc 1 and 2 just to let ya'll squirm, so that gives me at least a month, I think, depending how hard ya'll cry at me to continue. There's also a whole timeline thing there of whether I want to do flashbacks of a section or if I just wanna say F it we ball, but that's beside the point.

If I do once a week releases, I already have enough planned content for Arc 1 + the occasional Prologue pieces to get me through the entire year and then some. So yeah, that's the plan for the year :D

[aikoiya]

LoZ: Hyrulean Cultural Aesthetics

Important to note, Hylians, Sheikah, Gerudo, & Lupáns are all considered human.

Those with pointed ears are referred to as Cuspan & those without are called Ovelian.

Overall Cultural Influences:

Central Hyrule & Hylians specifically = Medieval Germanic & Arthurian English with some variation depending on location. All Hylian towns will likely have a little bit of this in them.

Ovelians = Rural, small town, down home, farmer, tough as nails, survivor, rough around the edges, traditional, conservative, but still rebellious, & generally very good-hearted. That means they are the rednecks, the cowboys, the military men, the American Southerners, the Vikings, & the Celts kind of characters. You're salt of the earth types. At least in feel, though not necessarily in culture. It's because of this that humans generally get along well with Gorons. Either way, humans stick mostly to the agricultural & ranching settlements for the most part.

Zora = Hard to tell as they generally don't wear clothing, but they do wear a lot of jewelry. If I had to give them clothes, I'd definitely say they'd be something flowy. Possibly Roman or Greek in fashion to go with the water theme? As for sensibilities, maybe a bit of French Rococo. I also get the impression that the Zora's Domain is actually divided into 2 levels: the Upper Domain & the Lower Domain. The Upper Domain is what we see in the games & consists of the commercial district & palace. The Lower Domain is entirely underwater & is where the Zora actually live. The reason we don't see it is because Link can't dive.

Rito = Northern Native American. Aldean specifically. Maybe a bit of Latin American.

Goron = A mix of Maori (Polynesian), African, Dwarven, & maybe a bit of Old West mining town, though it's hard to tell for certain as they generally don't wear clothing. At the same time, their general architecture seems to have a Town of Bedrock-type feel to it. Definitely something with a decent source of friendly machismo (not what is considered "toxic masculinity;" actual machismo). Something masculine & tribal, but also community oriented & friendly.

Gerudo = Egyptian/Middle Eastern Amazons with some Orc influence. Possibly with some hints of Hindu too. At least as far as fashion goes.

Korok/Kokiri = If Peter Pan & the Lost Boys were Hobbits.

Twili = Possibly Scandanavian? Also Chinese with some Japanese influences.

Mogma = They seem to be Brooklyn-ish. Maybe even a bit of an Italian-American Mob feel, but more so in the "friendly gangster" way. So, I'm seeing some Bensonhurst influences, which is a specifically Italian-American borough within Brooklyn, I believe. Maybe even a bit of New York Jewish? Like, they come across as being Italian mafia adjacent, but only in so much as the accent, the attitude, & family-oriented organization. Sort of an "it takes a village" & "we take care of our own" type of mentality. Not in any way actually mafia though & certainly not in the romanticized view of gangsters as I don't actually see the Mogmas being the types to actually commit crimes on the reg. And despite being avid treasure-hunters, they seem to have a general culture of altruistic generosity. By that, I mean that their love language is gift-giving.

Yeti = Norse Viking.

Minish = Borrowers.

Anouki = Inuit.

Lokomo = Possibly Greek?

Zonai = Mesoamerican.

*Búralupán = Gaelic, Celtic, & Nordic. (This is a race I made up, if you wanna know more, go to Wolf Link & the Lupán Race.)

Smaller Settlements:

Hateno = I'm getting Gaelic Scottish farming town. Also maybe a bit of Spain, Italy, & Greece. Mostly inhabited by humans, both Cuspan & Ovelian.

Kakariko = Japanese with maybe a touch of American Old West. While primarily Japanese, there's also some definite South Korean influences. Especially in their cooking.

Mabe = Rustic dairy ranching town vibes because I'm putting Lon Lon Ranch there. Based on how AoC & LA's Mabe was designed, their roofing is colorful terracotta tile & generally has ivy & such growing on their homes, so maybe Colonial Spanish. Mostly inhabited by humans.

Goponga = I'm getting rural Luisiana Bayou vibes, most likely due to it being located in a swamp. So, primarily Cajun, French, & Colonial Spanish with some Zora inspiration maybe. Mostly inhabited by humans & Zora.

Deya = Not sure yet, but I'm giving them a vineyard, peach orchard, & making them use them to make moscato, so maybe an old Tuscany winery & fishing village? Mostly inhabited by humans. From what we see in the games, it was actually the biggest settlement in Hyrule besides Castle Town, so it could've been a full-on town or city.

Ordon = Has a rural ranching feel & might be inspired by a southern agricultural town in Italy called Ordona. So, maybe rural Italy with American South mannerisms & sensibilities. Culturally, though, I get Gaelic Irish vibes. It might be the smials… Also, maybe a little bit of Welsh too. Either way, it's mostly inhabited by Ovelians & Lupáns (more Ovelian than Lupáns) with the occasional Hylian, Sheikah, & 1 or 2 Gerudo. (For more of their overall culture, go to Ordonian Culture & Ordon Cooking Culture.)

Lurelin = Rural Hawaiian fishing village. Maybe a little bit of Caribbean & Okinawan? With a little bit of Mesoamerican mixed in due to Zonai influence from the nearby ruins.

Ealiyah = Tibetan-flavored Gerudo farming & brewing town. Maybe a little bit of Russian & hints of Norse too? Also, interior decoration is eclectic & cluttered but cozy & colorful in a vibrant, rustic Bohemian sort of way. There are also some influences from humans, including Ovelians, Hylians, Lupàns, & even Sheikah to a degree as several of each race lives there too (all men), but overall, the culture remains mostly that Tibetan-Gerudo sort of style. They do a lot of weaving & sewing as well as dying. (This is a town I made up, for more on its culture & history, go to Ealiyah Town & the Highlands Gerudo.)

- Hànmalàn Hamlet = A small majority Upper Middle Eastern/Southeast Asian-flavored Gerudo settlement in the Faron Jungle with some Lurelinites & a number of Sheikah living there as well. Located in Damel Forest.

Tabantha Village = Norse with Rito, Yeti, & Lupán inspiration. So, old Norse Viking, Aldean, Celtic, & Gaelic with a Russian & Welsh accent. They use a lot of furs in their clothing. Mostly inhabited by Ovelians, Hylians, Rito, Yeti, & Lupán.

Shadow Hamlet = Dwarven possibly, with Goron inspiration. So, very masculine. Maybe a bit of Old Western Mining Town. A mix of Gorons, Hylians, & Ovelians tend to live here.

Koholint Domain = This is on the Koholina Archipelago, which Eventide Island is the smallest island of & will eventually become a fishing & port town. In-world, it has influence from Zora, Rito, & Lurelin. But, from a real world perspective, it's mostly Polynesian, coastal Native American, & coastal Hindu with some ancient coastal Greco-Roman (even Atlantis-like) influence for the underwater sections of the settlement. As well as in their formal fashion. There would likely be a tiny bit of Carribean & Okinawan influence in there too. The population is made up of Euryhaline Zora (able to survive in both salt & fresh water), Coastal Rito, & Lurelin humans. And, much like with how I think the Zora's Domain is built, the settlement's commercial district is on land, while the Zora residential area is underwater. The Rito & human residences, as well as the Cheiftain's home, are also on land. (For more on the specifics of this, go to Euryhaline Zora & Coastal Rito Port Town.)

Gatepost, Outpost, & East Post = These are all a package deal. These are mostly military towns, so that'll definitely factor in. They are positioned in such a way as to protect Oldcastle. Mostly inhabited by Hyrulean Humans, but with smatterings of the other races too.

Oldcastle = The site of OoT's Castle Town, a.k.a. the Great Plateau, so there'll be some DEEP historical significance going on. As such, it's mostly Medieval Germanic & Arthurian English. Mostly inhabited by Hyrulean Humans.

LoZ Cultural Masterlist

[zukeiran-cupcakes]

oi I just came back from the deads and LONG TIME NO POSTING BOUT MY OCSSS WTFFFFF

Meet Rito Kimura !!(<- the first name was an update)

Name: Rito Kimura(divided as Satoko, the light one, and Utena, the dark one)

Bday: September 5

Likes: i dunno lol(probably ice creams)

Dislikes: i dunno lol

MBTI: Depending on the mood

Height: 159cm

Pronouns: Any pronouns(except he/him since they hates being called like that)(non-binary girl)

Info: After being raised in the underground, Satoko was known to be a "threat" for the people around them and even the government wanted them to be killed. But after getting in to one of the schools in the city, then they felt being accepted by their classmates and other courses. Also their dream of dressing like the FutariPre girls came true.

Fun Facts !!

They shares same last name with Seiko Kimura from the Danganronpa series

The reason their body is splited in two is because they had a big tumour in the entire left side of their body and was forced to get a urgent surgery

Main Themes:

Their normal outfit is based on Cure Black from FutariPre and their hemoanima uniform is based on Cure Rouge and hairstyle on Cure Pine from Fresh Precure

She can actually split into two, which means 2 person; One is Satoko, the chill and nice one, and then Utena, the crazy and violent one, but don't worry, Utena won't hurt you unless you say something about her

[caraetdeul]

Saan Ka? | Ikadalawampu't Tatlong Kabanata

Choi Seungcheol x reader filo!smau

Paano kung sa paghahanap mo ng true love, ang makakatuluyan mo pala ay hindi ang kasama mong kumain sa date kundi ang naglilista ng order niyong pagkain?

A/N: probably by the next few chapters, try kong mas bilisan yung pagupdate since patapos na klase ko for this sem. It all depends din sa kung gaano ako kasipag sa pagasikaso ng writer's block ko HAHA

Main Masterlist | Saan Ka? Masterlist

Seungcheol didn’t know what to do with his hands at all.

It had only been 5 minutes since he got to the coffee shop and he had never felt more anxious in his life than right now. He can’t help but to glance at the door everytime the door chimes, wishing that Jane would enter through it any time now. Seungcheol only hoped that everything goes well. He wouldn’t know what to do if it didn’t. Dapat ata nag-order na ako bago ako umupo rito para naman may ginagawa ako habang naghihintay. Mukha na siguro akong tanga rito na walang kape sa kamay. I mean this is a coffee shop for pete’s sake. Bakit wala akong kape na hawak. Bilis na Seungcheol mag-order ka na habang wala pa si Jane—

As if being summoned by him, Jane sat right in front of him, snapping him out of his rapid train of thoughts. She had a comforting smile on her face, as if she knew what was going through his mind at the moment.

“Hi Cheol! Sorry na late ako nang kaunti. May inasikaso pa kasi akong project bago ako makaalis ng bahay. Nag-order na rin pala ako bago ako umupo rito kasi alam kong makakalimutan mo na naman.” Jane laughed, remembering how Seungcheol kept on forgetting to order food every single time the both of them had a date.

Seungcheol chuckled slightly, already feeling a bit more relaxed. He knew what she was trying to do. Jane may not be a psychologist but she was one heck of an empath. She knew that by initiating the conversation and starting it off with a light tone, Seungcheol wouldn’t feel too pressured when trying to talk about whatever he’s got on his mind. He also knew that too which is why he’s so thankful for her right now.

“Thank you Jane.” Seungcheol said, “‘Di ko talaga alam kung paano ako makakasurvive nang dahil sa’yo.”

“Probably starve to death.” She joked.

Seungcheol laughed once again, knowing she’s probably right in some sense.

It was only a few seconds after when the conversation fell silent. Seungcheol glanced around the room if the awkward silence was emanating from everyone or is it just him. 

He was about to open his mouth when they heard the barista behind the counter call out Jane’s name. Jane smiled at Seungcheol before she stood up to retrieve their order.

Seungcheol watched her get their drinks and walk back to their table. She place his drink before him as she sat back on her seat. When Jane smiled at him again, he realized that this was his cue to say whatever he wanted to say in the first place.

“Jane,” Seungcheol started, sipping his drink before continuing on, “please don’t take this the wrong way.”

Jane was about to respond when Seungcheol stopped her.

“Wait, wag ka muna magsalita. Patapusin mo muna ako before ka magreact.” Jane closed her mouth, nodding for Seungcheol to continue.

Seungcheol took a deep breath before telling her what he had wanted to tell since yesterday evening, “I want to end things between us.”

A beat of silence.

Two beats.

Three beats.

Seungcheol maintained his gaze on his drink, never looking up to see Jane’s facial expression. It was when the silence went on for a few more minutes that he finally decided to glance at Jane, confused at her lack of reaction.

Shock would be a true understatement when trying to describe what he felt when he saw Jane smiling.

Jane laughed at his perplexed expression which only confused him even more.

“Bakit ganyan mukha mo?”

“What do you mean bakit? I'm telling you that I'm ending things tapos nakangiti ka. Sinong matinong taong ngumingiti sa ganitong sitwasyon?”

“Well totoo naman. Except for the fact na expected ko na na mangyayari ‘to.”

“...what?”

Jane fiddled with her drink for a bit, a bittersweet smile now plastered on her face. She took a moment before replying to him.

“I’ve known since that day sa resto.”

Seungcheol didn’t know what to say. He expected a lot of ways how this could’ve panned out but not one of those predicted this.

Jane waited for a bit, trying to gauge his reaction. When he didn’t reply immediately, she continued to explain everything.

“I kinda knew na the moment na pumasok tayo sa resto. Alam mo naman na very observant ako and talagang alam ko na mga mannerisms mo. Well one of those is your habit to panic muna hangga’t di tayo nakakahanap ng mauupuan. But when we arrived sa resto, I was so shocked nung kalmado ka lang na naglakad papunta sa inupuan natin at the time. Add to that yung gulat at pagiging dismayado mo nung hindi yung girl na waitress ang lumapit sa atin noon which I assume is yung friend mong girl na lagi mong binabanggit sa akin. It wasn’t hard to put the pieces together after that.”

Seungcheol tried to find any malice or even jealousy in her words all throughout her explanation but he found none. That’s when he realized that she truly understood his situation and she was just waiting for him to admit it, not just to her, but to himself as well.

“I’m sorry, Jane. ‘Di ko intensyon na ganito mangyari sa atin. You are one of the best people I have ever met and ‘di mo deserve na mangyari ‘to sa’yo. So I’m really sorry for everything.” Seungcheol tried to keep eye contact with her, doing his best to let her know how sincere he is with his words.

Jane held his hand on top of the table, squeezing it to reassure him, “I know, Cheol. Don’t worry kasi gets ko naman. I’m just grateful na naging honest ka sa akin and didn’t resort to cheating like other people would.”

“Thank you for understanding, Jane.” Seungcheol smiled at her.

“Wait Cheol, may kailangan pa kasi akong ipasa na requirement bukas and di ko pa siya tapos.” Jane said, checking her watch.

“Okay lang. Hatid na kita pauwi sa inyo?”

“Hindi na. I think I need to be alone muna. Don’t worry, I just really need time to think.”

Jane stood up while fixing her things. Seungcheol followed right after, the both of them walking towards the exit.

“Okay. Ingat ka sa pag-uwi, Jane. Text ka kapag nakauwi ka na ah.” Seungcheol opened the door for her. Jane thanked him and agreed to his conditions.

Bidding farewell, they parted ways with a light heart. Jane towards her apartment and Seungcheol towards his car parked at the front of the coffee shop. Seungcheol may not have expected this outcome but he sure wouldn’t complain even for a bit.

Taglist: @moonwonuu @belladaises

[galestrings]

So the other races have chiefs, kings, or patriarchs. What do rito have? Do you trust your leaders?

"Ah -- have you come to negotiate with the Rito? Smart: in your time of need, you'll want to be standing behind our spears, make no mistake. Fear not: Master Revali is here to ensure your audience goes perfectly.

My people determine the authority of a person, not by blood, property, or wealth, but by his demonstrable knowledge. These are the Amou -- "Elders" in your tongue, although it is a bit of a misnomer: far too many Elders are dustier than the oldest fossils known to man, yes, but it's not a title reserved for the old.

No, regardless of the gray in your eyes, it's your lived experience that makes you an Elder. And at any given time, we may have one or, Spirits forbid, several, all bickering with each other over alliances and history and trade and other such esoteric nonsense.

No Elder is omnipotent, of course, nor are their rulings absolute on their own: each has his own brand of so-called wisdom, and the rest of us get the privilege of squabbling over it like agitated hens every time our neighbors sneeze. We may look more to one Elder over the others for guidance depending on the circumstances -- assuming we all agree on our priorities.

Tch. If only.

We've a few Elders at the moment, but I think I'm right to say Awka has the most weight to throw about right now; if you're looking for something passing for a representative of our interests, you'll want to speak to her. I expect she'll be sulking around somewhere near the village summit."