#iridescentgleam

[amiharana]

How do you think a modern revalink dynamic would change (if at all) from like dating for a year or two vs. being married for several years? Your most recent post gave me brainworms, and I'm curious if your thoughts line up with mine!

HI IRI i hope you're enjoying the brainworms <3 i had to think about your actual question for a little bit because i got too excited at the idea of married revalink LMAO

tbh revalink being married kind of reminds me of my own parents, who have been married 20+ years, who bicker with each other all the time, but still act like every dinner is their first date because my dad is a sap. so in that sense, i feel like revali and link would still be utterly infatuated with one another, not in the puppy love way, but rather in a more evolved, mature way i guess? like revali will still be extremely fond of link and just how he is as a person, but after being married for 20+ years, he'll look up from his bowl of oatmeal at the breakfast nook to watch link wash the dishes in a tank top and boxers, and feel the urge to get up to hug link from behind. so he does and link will melt into him, continuing to wash the dishes and revali will kiss the back of link's neck, and it's like. this is the most content that revali has ever been in his entire life... until their seven year old comes running into the kitchen screaming being chased by their older sibling and the dog, but you get the point.

the way i'm perceiving it right now, it's like. when they first started dating, you could tell that revalink's dynamic was gonna be "two stubborn shitheads who are so obsessed with each other and fight as flirting", but thirty years later, their dynamic is like "two stubborn shitheads who are still obsessed with each other, but it's like their souls are always falling in step with one another." revali and link know each other like the back of each other's hands, they can predict each other's every movement and thought, and they don't have to say a word to know what the other needs or wants. they both grow really soft and sentimental over each other, and no one expects that from revali particularly. he can still bite tho (especially if you insinuate anything negative about him, link, or their marriage/family) so y'all be on your guard!

i do want to emphasize though, revali doesn't lose his tsundere-ness lol. like i said, he can still bite! he'll always have that streak of pride and arrogance but it's been significantly tempered by link's presence which is why i want to note that he's softer, not soft. but if you can catch the way he looks at link, any doubt you could have held that he loves link will disappear in seconds.

as for link, he's probably a little less feral than he was when they first started dating, but he's still jumping revali's bones at any given opportunity. definitely the type to let everyone know he has a husband and he loves his husband very much. revali's presence in his life has made link significantly brighter and sweeter to everyone around him because revali is his rock and link knows he always has someone to support him up through everything, so he doesn't need to worry.

so to completely answer your question: it's not that their dynamic changes by a lot, it just evolved and got stronger and more powerful. like pokemon. 😃👍

[lu-fic-recommendation-of-the-day]

Legend Centric, Hylia is mean

https://archiveofourown.org/works/46131463

By: @iridescentgleam

Summary:

Legend has always had a complicated relationship with the Goddess Hylia. It was no secret amongst the Chain that he despised Her for the role She played in his life. But his hatred for Her extended much deeper than that. Oh, it was quite personal, that was for sure.

("'No! I thought You couldn’t reach me like this! Why only now do You demand to see me!?'

'Well, that is certainly not the way to speak to your oldest, most beloved mistress, now is it, Hero of Legend?' She -Hylia- scolded. 'Not when I have given you the chance to see how lucky you are. After all, there are eight other heroes out there, and you know that now. Any one of them could be my favorite, and yet, I chose you. I am positive any one of them would be delighted to serve me as you do now.'

'No!' I can’t have them near You, he thought, I would do anything to protect them from You.")

Tags:

Legend-centric

POV Legend

Legend Has a Bad Time

Legend Needs a Hug

Legend Angst

Protective Legend

Legend Has Feelings

Hylia Bashing

Courtesy of Legend

Fairy Hyrule

And the fact that he is the only one who

possesses his own magic in the group

is a very important plot point

Dungeons

Blood and Injury

Hallucinations

Torture

Psychological Torture

kind of?

I think?

Emotional Manipulation

Hurt/Comfort

Angst with a Happy Ending

I promise Legend will be okay

Found Family

The Chain as Found Family

why is that not a tag?

Whump

Legend Whump

Characters with dialogue get tagged but the whole Chain's mentioned at least once

Not Beta Read

Self-Indulgent

Word count: 5,292

Finished: Yes

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thank u sm for the tag @elibunn!! i love these tag games <3

three ships: revalink, bakudeku, and yoonmin ofc 😽 ill always be a #revalinker4lyfe. ive been back in my mha phase, and im a diehard bakudeku defender to my core. i don't actively ship yoonmin anymore but they're my two biases and i'll always love their duo + i haven't rlly been into other media lately, so they're my og ship

first ship: bro genuinely i think it was klance 😭 that was actually my introduction to fandom and shipping culture as a whole LOL

last song: jericho by iniko!! it's suchhh a good song, i've been listening to it a lot lately

last movie: MHA WORLD HEROES' MISSION 🙌 it's a tie between heroes rising as my fave mha movie, and i'd been wanting to rewatch it lately, so i did!! amazing as always, i LOVED seeing rody

currently reading: i regret to admit that i haven't picked up a book since june </3 fanfic-wise, tho, i just finished wherever you are by @official-mermaid and it was SOOOO GOOD OMG 😫 genuinely the best rodydeku fic out there, i couldn't put it down

currently watching: mha ofcc!! :> waiting impatiently for the next episode to be released PLEASEEE STUDIO BONES

currently eating: nothing atm, but i have been drinking water

currently craving: also water LOL. i'm lowk dehydrated rn

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[breannasfluff]

hello! I hope this ask finds you well and happy Christmas! I had this prompt twirling in my head for a while now, it goes like this:

The gang finds it's way in some kind of soul dungeon, they enter a room with a wall engraved with writings. The biggest of them tells that 'only the one's with the purest of soul will get through the door'. The deal is that all of them but Sky get through no problem. Sky's soul got crushed and beaten during the soul trials in his adventure, but the others don't know it and they assume the worst

Check out this post: https://www.tumblr.com/iridescentgleam/733709493885616128?source=share

Also on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38119612/chapters/113100223

I think there's some other takes in the reblogs, too.

A very similar idea to yours!

Merry Christmas!

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oooh that's such a pretty color!! 🥺🫶 ok wow this list is gonna be long, im sorry if i forget to tag anyone 😭

@wtungsten amethyst purple

@zee-nith blue-grey

@aejiee light peach

@kapncrunch sunset orange

@what-a-fella vibrant green

@theillegalpundealer sunflower yellow

@that-particularbug plum purple

@fancylittlecowboy deep red

@lovingspacecadet bright fire orange

@tomatoe-pie super dark purple

@amiharana shiny black

@iridescentgleam grass green

@noraiir-arts pale pink

@senchee foggy blue

@luchaaa revali blue

@parksrway parchment cream

@coniferkrow5 dark green

@some-internet-stranger electric pink

@ghirahimbo pastel yellow

@heleentje campfire orange

@zaana pale sky blue

mutuals i am politely asking you what color i remind you of

[amiharana]

I’m not sure if you’ve ever clarified this before (so forgive me if you have!) but, for a Revalink Modern AU, what clothing styles do you think these two would wear? And do you think they’d ever match??

i discussed it a bit over here! but i think at first, link would be like animated-tv-show character energy and just wear the same clothes everyday until he finally found his personal style, which actually resulted in him just wearing a bunch of wildly different things over the course of a week, some things fashionable, and others definitely questionable 😭

meanwhile you will never catch revali slipping! dude is wearing a bomber jacket, aviator glasses, layered necklaces, black leather loafers, etc. even if he's just going to get a coffee or do groceries, he is Dressed the Fuck Up at all times.

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iridescentgleam https://instagram.com/p/9ImyfRjhNc/

[amiharana]

7, 22, 27, and 38 for the writing ask game, if you don't mind! :D

(ask game from here)

7. What is your deepest joy about writing?

best part about writing is i can just write the most self-indulgent shit ever and then i read it back later and i'm like hell yeah this is exactly what i'm looking for! i'm not kidding i frequently go back through all my documents rereading all the concepting i wrote like it's a little bedtime story. no one can scratch my brainworms better than me fr! ☝️😀

22. How organized are you with your writing? Describe to me your organization method, if it exists. What tools do you use? Notebooks? Binders? Apps? The Cloud?

mm i'm fairly okay about the organization of my writing stuff. after i got my first laptop, all of my writing has been on computers and kept in my google drive. i'm actually considering making another account to transfer all my stuff over so my personal google acc has more space kasjdfkjsdj

i love making so many folders and color coding in there though. i'm planning on retitling all my fic document stuff in a certain way to make it easier to find them, but i don't know what way works for me yet. there a quite a few documents that are out of place because it's either there's not enough of the same-fandom documents to make a folder or i just don't know how i wanna organize it yet. reorganizing is a process i have not had a time for recently hehe

if you're talking about actual writing, i have a couple fics where i make a separate document for the outline i wrote and switch between the outline and the draft, e.g. my docs "[revalink] crystal snow draft" vs "[revalink] crystal snow outline". usually i do this because the way i wrote it in the outline conveys the exact emotion or image i want and use that as a reference while i write the draft. also it's just fun to see my own brain on display! otherwise i keep one huge document for each ship where i braindump my ideas onto, e.g. my doc "_revalink concept reservoir" and then just add headers/outline in the document. the revalink concept document is currently 80 pages long LMFAOKDJFDJK but it's a bit messy at the moment bc i've been copy pasting a lot of stuff in there

27. Who is the most stressful character you’ve ever written? Why?

hmm of the fics i've properly finished and uploaded, i don't think i've ever actually been stressed writing a character KDFHKDJFD i've mostly written soft cute self-indulgent stuff so it's not too difficult to write them being soft.

i guess what i'll say instead is i actually had a difficult time in general writing the 'like crazy' fic. most of the premise and style of the fic was something i had a hard time conveying, particularly writing link's character in that first half. i try to get in the heads of my characters when i write and figure out what they would do and why they would do it based on what i know about their character. and it was just. really hard to write link in the self-indulgence of what the vibes/lyrical meaning of the song 'like crazy' was while also keeping him within the boundaries of the character i perceive him as.

if anyone else reading this has some time to spare, you can read 'like crazy' here or the link pinned on my blog! it was my revalink week d7 fic hehe 🤍

38. What is something about your writing process YOU think is Really Weird? If you are comfortable, please share. If you’re not comfortable, what do you think cats say about us?

i wish i could tell you something outright insane or outlandish but i can't 😔 my writing process just consists of me laying in bed with my laptop and youtube on my switch hooked to the tv playing videos while i stare at a google doc for a couple minutes until the words come to me, rinse and repeat for as many days as needed until the fic is edited and finalized.

maybe the weirdest thing i've done while writing was either laying down on my side in bed like. semi-fetal position but arranging myself in a way where i could still type on my laptop, or when i got up to lay down and cuddle on the floor of my room with my dog for a little bit to take a break from writing. sorry for the boring answer 🙏

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thank u for the tag @amalthiaph!! 🫶

eggs: soft boiled :>

steak: hmm prob medium! i don't eat steak that much tho

milk: ugh i hate cow's milk. not a huge fan of nut alternatives either. ig soy milk is ok?

alcohol: i'm not an alcohol drinker and most of my family isn't either LOL 😭

warm drink: ooh yuzu tea!!

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[amiharana]

For that ask game, I’d have to say I love your descriptions the most!!! Whether you’re writing headcanons, short little ideas, or full-fledged oneshots, I feel like I can always picture exactly what you’re talking about, and they always hit me just right ngl 👌👌 And it’s great because they’re already such wonderful and very smart ideas! Like, for the earlier ask you answered about how they smell, I could picture all those scents and I was like, “Yes, you are so right” and that little tag you added about Revali dabbing his cologne on his neck and behind his ears??? I instantly got a mental image of that, you better BELIEVE lmao. Anyway, yeah 👍 Hope you have a great day!

(ask game from here; referenced revalink scent post here lmfao)

AWHHHH THANK YOU OOMFIE 🫶🫶 yeah for anyone that reads most of my revalink stuff, i tend to have an issue where i just cannot stop writing and the post gets so fawkin long, and it’s because when i have an idea, i have a very specific image of how it’s going to go down. i’m someone who is very particular and specific about the way i phrase things, and irl i have been called out multiple times for sounding too direct or too harsh because i try to word things as concisely as possible so there's no room for misunderstanding bc I DON'T EVEN REGISTER THAT I COME OFF AS MEAN IM SAWRRRRY LIKEKJDHFHKJDF ✋😭

but ye i just have such a specific image or scene or storyline in my head, i have to write out exactly how it looks in my mind or else i will never be free el oh el!

[amiharana]

First time submitting an ask tbh, so forgive me if I’m doing this wrong lmao, but for that colors ask game, you’re definitely pumpkin to me! I get very excited whenever I see you post Revalink things, and I’m never disappointed!

(ask game from here)

hey no worries you did it right! and thank you! i'm glad to hear that 🥺 i hope i can continue to post revalink things you will enjoy because there is still a quite lot more where those came from 🤑

[amiharana]

Hi back, amihan! 💛💛💛 I hope you're enjoying totk and taking care of yourself! :D

HI IRI I MISSED YOU 🫶 my health has seen better days LMAO but i'm having a lot of fun with totk ty! i hope you have been as well🤞🥺

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aww ty for the tag amalthia!!

last song: star walkin' by lil nas x

favorite color: purple 🫶

currently watching: the acolyte OMGGG the most recent episode was sooo good

spicy, savory, or sweet: savory ofc 😽

current obsession: mha unfortunately 😖 oh my god the chokehold it has me in is insane

npt: @iridescentgleam @senchee @noraiir-arts @wtungsten @aejiee @fancylittlecowboy @what-a-fella @theillegalpundealer @zeelai-reblogs

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Tagged by: @bell-of-indecision, thank you so much for tagging me <3

Last Song: Gmfu by Odetari,6arelyhuman

Favourite colour: Dark red, violet, pink

Currently watching: Death note, ep6

Spicy/Savoury/Sweet: Spicy

Relationship status: Single

Current Obsession: Mbti types and cognitive functions.

Tagging: @somin-yin @a-cloud-for-dreams @axepen @hinsaa-paramo-dharma @basic-bitch-alkali @rhysaka @blackknight-100 @squishywizardd @reykalot

[amiharana]

revalink tweets inspired by @iridescentgleam's replies in my last streamer au post about zelda insinuating that link is revali's discord kitten

[amiharana]

Hi it's slate anon your surnames post/the replies had me cackling and i love the idea of revali having a very Rito-sounding last name. on a more angsty note I do like to imagine he would pick his own last name (as per your orphaned hc for him) for one related to flight/archery. Writing his own destiny or something

For Hylians maybe because of Rhoam I imagine their names are just (Chosen name) (Middle name only royals can afford) (Place of birth). The royal family gets the surname Hyrule because they're meant to represent all of Hyrule and it's hard to convince the kingdom you serve them all equally if your name is literally Tabantha

So Links government name is Link Hateno. And with Hateno being a major settlement and Link being by far the most common name (as the name of the biggest cultural figure that's not sacred (ie hylia) or for royals (zelda)) he has the most basic combination of names ever it's laughable. there were 4 other Link Hatenos in his division only. If Revali writes a letter to his Link Hateno in the royal guard he gets a request back from the post office like "specify address rank and date of birth please". Being named Link he naturally had a number of nicknames but after he pulled the sword he just became Link. THE Link. But you already know who's taking whose last name in the marriage anyway

And good luck with your exam!🫡

(referencing this post)

HI SLATE ANON!!! 🫶🫶 thank you for the luck, i hope it rings true when i get my exam back 😭 come here and say hi @cryiling @iridescentgleam my anon thinks u guys are funny 😽

revali choosing his own last name because he was orphaned makes me so sad 😭💔 what if there's a rito traditional ritual where the family name is like. "given" to the child to formally recognize them as part of the family in a spiritual sense (connecting the child to all their spiritual ancestors of generations past). and revali's parents were killed before they could give revali their family name so he doesn't have one 😭 even though the other rito are allowed to tell revali what his family name would have been, he's not allowed to claim it as his last name because it wasn't given traditionally to him through the ritual and thus can't be "his" last name anymore and it ostracizes him even more from the rest of the kids. imagine getting bullied because you don't have a last name 😭

idk like the rito seem like a people of tradition, spirituality, and familial bonds like family is everything to them, therefore the concept of a family name is an extremely important identifying marker of each rito and where they come from. choosing your own last name isn't something that's common among the rito at all, because choosing a different last name than the one that was given to you as a child signifies that you have disinherited and detached yourself from your family. even people whose families have already passed don't just change their last names like that, because it would mean that their family spiritually would not have anymore descendents after that point.

in revali's case, his family is dead and he also wasn't given a last name so technically there's nothing wrong with him choosing his own last name, but the rito would have still been weird about it. when revali is chosen as a champion, he finally decides to choose his own last name and he chooses one that essentially means "one who perseveres." i'm spitballing a little here but maybe in rito script, it's basically like. a stylized way of writing the word "arrow." archery and the usage of arrows are important symbols of rito culture, because they're weapons and tools they use to hunt and protect themselves. they represent the rito's actual lives because of this and so became a symbol of vitality and perseverance. so in a sense, revali knows if he knocks his bow and his arrow always flies true, he will always persevere and make it out of a tough situation.

i like your idea about the hylian naming scheme! rhoam really is the only character in botw that has a proper full name, but since he's rich and royal he's not really hashtag Relatable ✋😒 it is pretty much the same naming scheme of the king in wind waker, king daphnes nohansen hyrule and i just found this reddit thread that gives possible etymological explanations for both daphnes and rhoam's names (daphnes = "person who was turned into a wooden boat of hyrule" and rhoam = "roaming shepherd of hyrule"), but i wonder what the narrative reasons they were named as such were. like are bosphoramus and nohansen the names of older family members or ancestors? do they have inherently royal meanings to them?

LINK BEING A COMMON NAME JUST GETS ME like you're absolutely right, of course everyone is naming their kid after a legendary hero in hopes that their kid will be Thee Link of the century but idk it's just so funny to me 😹😹😹 like "four other Link Hatenos in his division" YOU DKJFHDJKFHDHFKD link was NOT special until that fucking sword this fits in perfectly with his vibe of just being Some Guy.

ok but consider that rito don't really understand the idea of taking their spouse's last name when marrying because they have such a complex understanding of family names, spirituality, and their ancestors, so link trying to explain to revali that he wants to take revali's last name when they marry and revali is like ...? what the fuck are you talking about

link being like, "i wanna be a family with you 🥺" and revali being like "but what about your family???? you would abandon them so easily???" and link is just like. revali my family has been dead for a hundred years and my last name is literally hateno. DKFJDHJFKJD

[amiharana]

crow cryiling and iridescentgleam are so smart and creative u guys i have to go to work in like 30 minutes but i have to tell you all that they are Ok bye see u in 4 hours