#knight!rhett

[anniesocsandgeneralstore]

what if tessa was a princess and rhett was the knight she fell in love with...

The summer castle was under siege. Enemy forces were just outside the gates, amassed to plunder and pillage and take Princess Tessa captive. She was not the heir to the throne, but she was an excellent bargaining chip in gaining the power they so desperately thought they wanted.

She raced from her chambers, holding her skirts in one hand and her prayer beads in the other. One bead for each of the Four Faiths that she prayed to for protection.

"Come, Your Highness! We must get you away from here!" her Crownsguard shouted as the castle delved into chaos, terrified screams and the distant rumble of catapults hitting their marks.

He pointed down a hall she knew led to a back entrance outside the castle gate. She could escape what she knew their evil plots to be. But as she looked around at the huddled servants, the crying commoners stuffed into the banquette hall...And thought of that lowly knight she knew would be stationed in the southern parapet, she couldn't do it.

"What about them?" Princess Tessa asked, gesturing to her people.

The people who trusted her to protect them.

"What of them?" her Crownsguard replied.

"They will be slaughtered! I cannot leave them to perish!"

She could not leave him. That lowly knight who called her by her first name and first name only. Who walked with her through the gardens under the guise of her protection. Who came to her chambers at night and removed his armor just for her. Who spoke to her so tenderly. Who loved her as herself - not a princess.

"There is nothing that you can do, Your Highness." Her Crownsguard gestured down the hall more fervently. "Please. Let us away before it is too late."

But it was too late. Another loud boom resounded through the castle. It made the very earth shake. Princess Tessa regained her balance as she clutched her prayer beads with new vigor. Then she ran to the window...

Only to see the outer wall crumbled, and the southern parapet half-standing.

Please, please, please.

Princess Tessa ran from the banquette hall, her Crownsguard screaming after her and trying his best to catch up in his full armor. But she was faster. Always had been. There were soldiers standing in ranks in the lower bailey - terrified men fifteen and older with spears or swords shoved into their hands. Trembling in suits of armor that didn't really fit. The enemy was fast approaching from the hole they had made in the outer wall. Tall men in dark armor ran at those inexperienced farmers with all that they had.

Only none of them expected for the princess they were fighting for to be running through the battle itself.

A few of the enemy soldiers watched as she ran through the lower bailey. Her silken skirts billowed in the breeze and her hair flowed in ringlets behind her - her tiara lost somewhere and she didn't even care. Princess Tessa ran right into the enemy, but none of them stopped her. They were just soldiers, they didn't know what the princess looked like. All of them, including their leader, expected her to be under lock and key in the holdfast.

She ran through rubble and dead bodies and her sworn enemy until she made it to what remained of the southern parapet.

Men in dark armor ran around her, towards the fight, but all she could see were the knights in the light gold armor of her people lying dead amongst the ancient, fallen stones. She rubbed her thumb over her prayer beads and began to look for her lowly knight.

Please, please, please prove I'm right.

Bloodied faces. Broken bones. None of them were her lowly knight. Maybe he wasn't stationed at the southern parapet after all. But there, on top of that pile of rubble, was a golden-clad form with her favor tied around his wrist. Sickly green arrows stuck out of his chest. He lay completely still.

And please, please, please don't bring me to tears when I just did my makeup so nice.

Princess Tessa climbed the pile of rubble. Dust still hung in the air. Her dress ripped and she didn't even notice. His helmet had come off at some point, beautiful brown hair hanging just below his ears. His eyes were closed. A bit of blood clung to the corner of his mouth. His sword was still clutched in his hand.

"Rhett," she gasped his name as she collapsed to her knees at his side.

Cradling him like she had so many times before, she drew him to lay in her lap. But his chest didn't move with each of his steady breaths. That small, kind smile did not grace his face. Her hands, dirtied and bleeding from moving rubble, clutched at him wherever she could reach. Her lowly knight. The man who saw her. Her tears made a small noise as they dropped against his armor. The man she loved.

Her prayer beads were nowhere to be found - and she didn't need them to pray to the gods.

"H-Heartbreak is one thing..." she tried to start, but stuttered on her tears. With a breath, she started again: "My ego's another...I beg you, don't embarrass me, motherfuckers...Please, please...Please! Please, please, please prove I'm right! Don't...!"

She could not speak anymore. Her tears choked the rest of the words from her throat. All she could do was hold her love as tight as her strength would let her and bury her face into his neck. Her tears wetted his skin, her rasping wails like that of the damned echoed against what was left of the stone over the din of battle. She knew her unspoken prayers would reach the gods she had always been so faithful to.

They wouldn't abandon her now.

Sir Rhett took a gasping breath. He jerked up into her as he took in great lungfuls of air. Princess Tessa pulled away from him to look into his dirty, blood-stained face. Blue eyes like a stormy sea stared back at her as he began to hold her back. Gauntleted hands clutching her waist as confusion filled his face. There were still arrows sticking out of his torso but it didn't even matter. He was alive. He was alive.

The gods had listened. Her prayers had been answered.

"Rhett," she whispered his name as tears and a smile fought on her countenance, hands cupping his stubbled cheeks like something holy.

"Tessa," he whispered back, glancing around at the scene, "Where...?"

But it was too late. A pair of hands grabbed the princess around the shoulders and lifted her from her love. She fought and screamed but it was no use against their strength. Rhett tried to get up, tried to save her, but his body felt foreign to him, like he was just waking up from a sleep too deep. Like he was paralyzed. But then an armored foot was planted on his chest and he couldn't have gotten up if he tried.

"Thank you, for making the princess so easy to capture," a dark, malicious voice rasped before Tessa was carried away, thrashing and shouting his name all the while.

And it wasn't until the fighting was done and silence filled the castle that Rhett was finally able to stand. That he was able to tighten the blue favor around his wrist. That he was able to take his sword and break the rods of every arrow lodged in his chest with one fell swoop.

The gods answered Princess Tessa's prayer - and he was going to make it worth their while.

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[sarahsmi13s]

The Chosen

moon knight but lewis pullman

"you're the only super power i've ever had"

Bob Floyd died during something completely unrelated to his job as a WSO. Pursuing a hobby while off duty, Lieutenant Floyd was exploring his archeological finds in Egypt before robbers seized him and stole the valuables he found. During the incident, Bob was fatally injured, barely making it inside a temple only to bleed out at the foot of statue. The statue belonging to Khonshu, the Egyptian god of the moon. He offered Bob a second chance, on one condition... Bob must be his Avatar and fight the evils he can not. And little do either know... Bob has a few extra tricks up his sleeve.

[link-sans-specs]

You ever smell the back of your glasses?

Brittany Broski

Rhett & Link Join Brittany Broski's Royal Court

[zeldadiarist]

Golden Chain AU: Worldbuilding

Hello! It's time I already shared these notes that have been sitting in my drive for ages - I wrote them in 2019!

Since I decided to gather everything in one post, it's going to be long, so read under the cut!

1. The basics

Name of the country: Great Kingdom of Hyrule

Regions: Central Hyrule, Hebra, Akkala, Eldin, Necluda, Lanayru, Faron, Gerudo.

Capital: Castletown.

Insular territories: Eventide Island, Tenoko Island, Wintre Island, Lanayru Sea Archipelago (Tingel, Ankel, Knuckel and Davide islands), Lomei Island.

Official Language: Hylian.

Measuring system: metric, established by Queen Zelda V (Botw) during Hyrule Restoration/Renaissance.

Approximate size: Hyrule is a small continent in itself. Every region has around 60-100k km2.

Population: around 30 million people. The population growth was really slow after the calamity (population was barely on the thousands)

Neighbors: Termina to the north (Frontier checkpoint is North Lomei/Deplian Badlands lol), Calatia to the Southwest (Checkpoint: Tanagar Canyon/Hemaars Descent). Both countries are considerably smaller, but developed and have active trade with Hyrule.

Time usage: 24-hour, sexagesimal system.

Seven day weeks. Naming convention:

Monday-Nayday

Tuesday- Twiliday

Wednesday- Wingsday

Thursday- Faesday

Friday- Faronday

Saturday- Timeday

Sunday- Dinsday

13 months of 28 days (lunar calendar), the remaining day is New Year’s.

National flower: Silent Princess

National motto: Post Tenebras Lux (After Darkness, Light comes)

Flag: Hylian crest in gold over three bands (green, blue, red)

Anthem: none, but Zelda's lullaby is the only tune associated to the kingdom.

Demonym: Hyrulean for them all, but also are used the ones describing regions/races: Hebran, Rito, Akkalan, Goron, Eldinian, Faroner, Hatenite, Necludan, Kakaricon, Fielder (central Hyrule), Towners (Castletown).

2. Historical structure

The kingdom of Hyrule counts years since its foundation, everything previous (pre and skyward sword) is prehistory, since there were no written records. Year zero is the crowning of the first king of Hyrule - the grandson of Sksw Link and Zelda. The establishment of the monarchy leads to a dynasty that is interrupted by the Calamity.

The modern history of Hyrule begins when the Hero of the Wild saves the kingdom, and the monarchy is re-established under agreement of the remaining settlements, tribes and kingdoms, bringing another Golden Age that ended with the reign of king Rhoam II, father of the “Bastard Queen” - Zelda’s grandmother Zelda (born Viridiana).

3. Political and internal organization

The Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and the regent is active in politics, as head of the state/executive power. The King/Queen is also the Commander in Chief of Hyrule's Self-Defense Forces (HSDF), comprised by:

Knights of Hyrule

Gerudo Guard

Royal Guard

Zora Guard

Goron Fighters (army and spec ops such as rescue and first response stuff)

Coast guard (Navy)

Air Rangers (Air Force, led mostly exclusively by Rito Warriors)

Civil Guard (police, firefighters, lifeguards)

Each one of the branches of the HSDF has a leader, commanded by the ruler in power.

People who want to join the HSDF enter Hyrule's knight academy, and undergo training for four years (two years basic training, two years specialization), and rotate through the regiments.

Hyrule's intelligence is the Sheikah. They sort of separated the Sheikah as institution from the warrior clan, but it's still comprised mostly by them. They also develop a lot of technology for civilian and industrial/defense purposes.

The legislative power lies on the 150 representatives of the High Council, elected every five years, with only one re-election term. They have a president, elected to represent them all during official acts. Name of current president: Rhett Groose.

The King/Queen besides the council has a set of ministers to assess them more directly, chosen after receiving nameless dossiers (blind selection). They stay in their positions until the ruler deems necessary. Longest length of ministries have been under Zelda VI’s reign: her initial cabinet stayed with her for over fifteen years.

Each region has a governor, Except for Lanayru, Eldin, Gerudo, in which the Chief/Regent of the tribe is the highest political authority.

The King/Queen is the highest ranking civil servant of the country. The house of Hyrule has ruled more or less steadily for 500 years after the Calamity.

The crown has a matriarchal rule.

The firstborn by birthright inherits the crown, but if at any point before the current ruler passes away or abdicts, the title goes to the next of kin - preferentially a daughter of the house.

Upon coronation, the ruler names a cabinet of ministers, and designs a knight to be their champion.

Five years after coronation, the citizens evaluate the ruler through a binding referendum. If the ruler is disapproved (over 60% reprobation), they are forced to terminate their rule and the next of kin takes the crown (every prince and princess receives the same education to be fit to rule). This measure can be invoked anytime again during the reign, through the people themselves, who have to bring the request through the high council. Queen Zelda V put this measure to avoid abuse of power and tyranny from the crown.

3.Towns and Cities

The cities are mostly the same settlements after the Calamity, and some others were recovered, turning into boroughs of larger cities, or small towns. Several new towns match the former stables they were once.

Hebra: Snowfield, Rito Village, Pondo’s Lodge

Eldin: Goron City, Foothill Town, Shadow Hamlet

Akkala: Tarrey Town, East Town, South Town

Lanayru: Zora’s Domain

Necluda: Kakariko Village, Hateno Town, Dueling Peaks Town

Faron: Lurelin Town, Lakeside Town, Highland Town

Gerudo: Gerudo Town, Canyon Town.

Central Hyrule: Outskirt Town, Riverside Town, Gatepost Town, Outpost Town, East Post Town, Deya Village, Rauru Town, Serenne Town, Castletown.

Great Plateau: Eastern Abbey Village

The capital of the Kingdom grew massive after the restoration period ended, and has several boroughs: The Quarry, Mabe, LonLon, Civic Center (formerly Castletown jail), Downtown (divided in Upper-Lower West/Upper-Lower East side).

4. National Parks and protected areas

Hyrule takes extreme care of its environment, not only because of ecology, but also because nature is sacred for being one of Farore’s gifts. Zelda VI (Viridiana) had to undo several older laws regarding industrialization, because they weren't sustainable and would destroy nature and the balance long term.

Main parks:

Hebra Mountains

Hyrule Great Forest (Deku Tree, sacred site)

Eldin Canyon/Death Mountain

Deep Akkala (Spring of Power)

Mount Lanayru (Spring of Wisdom)

Farone great forest & lake Floria (the green lung of Hyrule)

Gerudo desert (specifically some archaeological sites)

Pillars of Levia

Tanagar Canyon

Oseira plains

5. Economy

Hyrule’s currency is still the Rupee, abbreviated Rp. It’s still used in the same physical form, and fifty years from the start of the story in digital form, for electronic transactions and such.

Since for a long time the country lived barely there during the Calamity, people worked strongly to have self-sustainable communities, and this remained as a trait of the economy, which is circular: there is a strong repair - reuse - recycle culture. Zelda does a lot of thrift shopping, not only because she’s a cheapskate, but because it’s most common for the average citizen. Link has mostly new clothes because he uses tech gear (and due to his size he needs to get things custom made).

Communities generate their own energy, having a clean energy plant in their regions, all connected for a general supply if needed (Hebra has windmills, Gerudo solar panels and so on).

Hebra produces wood for construction, paper and others, central Hyrule, cattle and dairy, faron does agriculture, and fishing, lanayru manages water and electricity (hydroelectric plant in upland Zorana), Eldin does all mining and manufacture, Akkala and Necluda do Farming and agriculture besides industrial activity (Sheikah tech). Gerudo produces fabrics, glassware, tapestry, and luxury items, such as jewelry, high fashion clothes, etc.

Tourism is another of Hyrule's forte. People travel a lot, whether nationals or foreigners. The crown has always incentivated tourism (although they do not travel for leisure often, specially Zelda, who only knows Gerudo Town and Kakariko).

Monopolies are illegal, and the law establishes limits to the riches people can gain to avoid inequality gaps.

Taxes are according to income, and the return is very low, since they finance social insurance, health and education,and basic housing, which is free and universal.

Private property is allowed, and the trade is free but overseen by the state. Excess accumulation of riches is frowned upon - and researched by the Internal Revenue Service of Hyrule’s Treasury.

The minimum wage is for minimum work, but still a livable wage.

6.Spirituality

Hyrule as a secular state has no official religion. The church of Hylia is the most important one though, for Hylia is the guardian Goddess of the land, besides the Golden Three, the mother Goddesses.

The cult is very lax and open, pretty much like Shinto, with small shrines scattered across the land, taken care of by a Sheikah monk, or a priest or priestess of Hylia. The priests/ess hold no particular vow. They train for their duty at the great plateau complex. Zelda is a priestess of Hylia due to her powers, but she only partakes in certain rites, like funerals, weddings, and naming ceremonies.

People worship certain things/values associated with the Goddesses: Nature is revered for it is Farore's gift, same with education for Nayru, and martial discipline for Din (sorta like Greek areté/Roman Virtus). Hylia's attribute is spiritual enlightenment.

The Sage head of the great plateau complex is the highest spiritual authority in Hyrule along the high priestess of Hylia (role fulfilled by the ordained daughters of the royal line.)

7.Magic

By definition is the ability to use the energy that surrounds us in order to defend oneself or others. Most of the time invoking natural forces, like in the case of Din’s Fire, or akin to it.

Magic generated with the purpose of malicious harm, torture, cursing is considered dark magic and deemed forbidden. Exception: Zelda’s Phantom.

Magic has a set of rules:

use it for self preservation or to protect others, never for harm.

actions have consequences of equal dimension.

clear and pure intention must always be behind it, you cannot use it for evil purposes or illegal gain.

You cannot revive the dead. Necromancy is taboo.

The golden rule: what magic gives, magic takes, aka Equivalent Exchange. For a magic user to grow or earn power (such as unlocking sealing magic/the Triforce) they must let go of something as a sort of tribute.

Glamour spells are used as camouflage in certain occasions (like undercover missions), mostly by Sheikah agents.

There are incredibly few magic users nowadays in Hyrule: some Sheikah (less than ten, and mostly on glamour spells. Impa is one of them), Sage Rauru, and Princess Rutela of the Zora, a renowned healer (skilled, but not to the level of her aunt Mipha, who could almost bring people from the verge of death).

8. Culture

Common customs:

Every baby has a naming ceremony, ten days after their birth.

When children turn 10, there’s a small celebration about cherishing childhood, related to the hero of time. Kids (no matter the gender) wear green.

Coming of age is at 17. It is celebrated in a formal fashion, with a sort of party that is halfway between a graduation and a debutante ball. Zelda hated it because she felt like she was a walking meringue pie with her formal dress.

Gerudo

The structure of their society is matriarchal. Men generally have the role of caretakers, and do housework. Before the Calamity they were kept out of town, but after it, they were welcomed, incorporating to their society, participating in a more domestic fashion.

Since men were scarce or away, lesbian/pan relationships are completely normal. Women would take a concubine to procreate, or adopt. Now it's IVF and/or adoption.

Clothing is genderless for them, there’s no "feminine" or " masculine" style. The basic garments are linen caftans and pants, very colorful, and use lots of jewels. They are considered the most stylish and fashionable amongst the peoples of Hyrule.

They are extremely polite and well-mannered. You’ll never see a Gerudo cursing, lest in public. For the same reason, they are the best diplomats and speakers. Gorons are always thankful of how easy to understand they are.

They tend to be politely distant with strangers, but once they warm up to them, they are ride or die, brethren for life.

They were the first to recognize a third gender, and call them “vae” (portmanteau of vai+voe). The word permeated throughout the land. Vae covers all non-conforming gender expressions.

They are the masters of women’s studies, health, pregnancy and childrearing. If you have fertility issues, no matter the race, you go to see a Gerudo Ob-gyn, they’re the best.

Sand seals are still the region’s mascot.

Their cuisine is always flavorful, spicy, and fragrant - they will silently judge you if you don't season your food properly.

Youngsters at seventeen - last year of hs- go into a compulsory exchange program, equivalent to when the tribe women left the town to see the world.

Gerudo weddings have a very romantic ritual: couples meet under the full moon on Lover's Pond and eat a pomegranate together before the wedding. On the wedding day, after taking their vows (written on their own), one of their spouses takes the other on a ride around the town.

Funerals last a week: after a day of wake, the ceremony is held, then the body is cremated. At the seventh day, the ashes are thrown to the desert. After that, relatives stop wearing mourning clothes. They keep a small shrine at home with a picture and burning incense.

Live the same as humans, with an average of 85 years.

Rito

Very art-focused, they excel in music, but are into all arts and crafts as well. Every Rito knows to sing and play at least one instrument.

They used to be a very formal society regarding gender roles (women were discouraged into participating in martial arts and combat), but they slowly changed.

The Rito still have the tradition of a Village Bard. The current bearer of the position is Sagi Blackwing, father of Taka, Marshall of the Air Rangers.

Rito elect their chief democratically, and they have indefinite reelection terms.

They are very blunt and straightforward in nature, despite their graceful forms and manners. Gorons like that.

They are pescetarians. Fowl is kinda taboo, but will eat game or beef if necessary.

Rito families are very large. When a Rito sees another one somewhere, they say “I’m from the [insert family name] of [insert place]”, similarly to Scottish clans.

Weddings are lavish and have a very colorful party with lots of music and dancing.

Births have a very domestic celebration, but they go all over when their little ones learn to fly.

Funerals are very solemn. They burn the body, and throw the ashes to the wind, as the bard plays a beautiful requiem.

They live around 60-80 years.

Zora

Due to their status as the most long-lasting of the Hyrulean species, they are the keepers of the history of Hyrule, in charge of records and archives outside the castle.

Said records are kept in stone, like they have done for ages. But they use digital copies too nowadays.

They still pretty much have the same structure they had before and after the Calamity.

They have a strong sense of collectivity and equality. The ruler never takes political actions without the agreement of their subdits.

They excel in arts, history, and traditional martial arts.

Mostly pescetarian. They tolerate chicken, but don't eat red meat.

Masters of water sports and swimming. King Sidon is still the diving and swimming champ of the Domain - he still teaches the little ones to swim, “just like my sister taught me”.

King Sidon is the longest living individual being in the land with 605 years of age, he has the honorary title of “Venerable Sage”. He says he probably is going to be ready to pass onto the Sacred Realm when he sees “another Link being a Hylian Champion”.

They love being verbose. The Gorons have difficulty to understand them sometimes.

They are not so favorable of interspecies relationships, because of their longevity/ past history of tragic relationships.

Births are warmly celebrated. When Princess Rutela was born, the celebration lasted a month.

The funeral of a Zora is epic: they go Viking, and after a wake and a ceremony, they burn the body on a raft on the Lanayru sea. After that, the family hosts a feast to celebrate the departed.

Goron

You don’t have a family? 100% chance you’re getting adopted by them. Say hi to your 94976937832 new brothers.

Prepare to eat rocks, literally.

They don’t get puns unless they are rocky. Nor double entendres, so communication always has to be very clear and literal with them. They get along wonderfully with the Gerudo/Rito because of this, not so much with the Zora. Hylians/humans and Sheikah have to explain always things twice.

They reproduce asexually. They all come from the “mother rock”, a sort of nursery cave near the caldera of Death Mountain (a la Kindergarten from Steven Universe). They are all aces.

They use “goro goro” as pet word.

They have an almost childlike sense of wonder; they are super warm, open and welcoming to everyone.

They practice tough love, in the sense a goron hug is really tight. Like, you’ll be kinda dizzy for a solid 15 minutes.

They choose their chief through a trial of strength.

Goron sumo is the national sport, followed closely by goron golf.

They still don’t understand why all other races use those shiny rocks that are inedible (i.e. rubies, sapphires, diamonds, etc.). They say “why do you like to wear rubbish?” - I guess someone’s garbage is someone else’s treasure, bro.

Never interrupt an argument between two Gorons. It's RUDE.

They live around a hundred years. When they are about to die, they go back to the mother rock, to the same book they came from,and they fuse with it, giving way to the formation of another goron. They don't make a big deal over it, since they say 'brother went back to our mother'.

Hylian/Human

The only difference between a Hylian and a human is the ears. Who proved that? Science. It's a mutation. Deal with it. Thus, they have gotten over this complex of “race blessed by the goddesses” that existed until before the Calamity - except for a handful of twits.

Humans were scarce during the Calamity, but they slowly reappeared. The current rate is 55% Hylian, 45% human. They are more an ethnicity than a race.

Hospitality is very important for everyone, ever since the Calamity. There is always a spare room or couch to crash in, and there is always a seat at the table for anyone who needs it.

Every family acquaintance is dubbed "aunt/uncle/entle (nb term)".

Learned a lesson from the Gerudo and the Sheikah, and broke gender barriers to the point sports are not divided by gender.

Hylians are specialists in bakery and pastries. During the Restoration, hylians took to heart to recover the culinary traditions of central Hyrule.

Because of their love of carbs, they don't mind a bit of roundness around the edges (a chubby girl is dubbed 'a tiny Goddess', after the goddess statues)

Weddings are simple, mostly held at the house of a relative doing written vows, or a city hall one, to be later crowned with a feast with plenty of food, and a huge wedding cake.

Funerals are short, one day of wake, one day of funeral. The body is cremated, and the ashes put in a box that goes to a small grave relatives visit oftentimes.

The life span is in average 85-90 years.

Sheikah

"Pure" Sheikah do not exist. They can be mostly Sheikah, but they are mixed. Despite that, their genetic features (white hair, reddish brown eyes) are strong, and tend to be passed down.

Matriarchal society. The chief is almost always a woman, although male chiefs have existed, such as Lord Shigure, father of Impaz, current chief.

They still use their traditional clothes most of the time, and/or mix them with modern ones.

They still prefer traditional housing over modern buildings, at least at a residential/suburban level. The manor of the chief is built in traditional style too, and it's located at the center of the city. It's the oldest building in Necluda, and one of the oldest in modern Hyrule.

They cultivate traditional martial arts and other combat techniques, besides science (Akkala and Hateno labs are the tech centers).

Prepare to eat pumpkins in everything. And rice. And apple pie.

Extremely respectful of other people in general. They are amazing hosts. Their parties are incredible.

Weddings are very symbolic and full of rituals. The Sheikah chief offices it. Bride and groom meet each other at the gates of a shrine along their families, and the chief "merges" them by tying the bride and groom's hands with a red ribbon. Then both drink rice wine from the same cup, and then received the blessings of the Goddesses and the spirits of the land. Once married, they parade around the shrine along the whole family. At the gate the receive another blessing, as their families are now one.

Funerals are very solemn. They burn the body and bury the ashes at the cemetery, placing a jizo/goddess statue on top of it. Kakariko cemetery is the largest and most ancient of the country. Even the Royal family used to be buried there.

Their life span is the longest among humanoid species: 150 years.

9. Holidays

Hyrule has 6 big holidays:

“Day without time”: New Year, coincides with Spring Equinox, because of association with rebirth. People gather at home and feast on a big family dinner. One hour before midnight, all lights are out everywhere, and stay like that until midnight, where the royal family rings the bell of the castle at the same time as the new Temple of Time and light a torch that is used to light paper lamps, and get released to the sky. Everyone does the same at home with candles, and welcome the new year going to shrines/temple (if they are believers) or spend the day with their families - making resolutions you generally never accomplish or wishes at the temple is a funny tradition for everyone. Flower arrangements are the key decoration for the event, and goddess statues all over wear wildflower garlands, generally made by children. Zelda and Link love this holiday because they get to eat to their heart’s content. She also enjoys touring kids over the royal gardens - the great plateau temples and the Castle are fully open for visitors, King Daphnes and Queen Amaya welcoming them personally along Zelda, an activity that reinforces their image of “down to earth” royalty. Celebration lasts 5 days (it’s the two previous days, new year’s, the two following days to recover lol).

Summer Solstice/ Midsummer: Everybody loves this holiday because it’s all about having fun in the sun: people go on picnics, to the parks, or to the beach/lakes. Maypoles are placed everywhere, and a huge one is set in Hyrule Castle. Zelda hates the festivity because she sweats like a pig in a suit - it’s one of her official outings and has to dress formally, then change into an elaborate gown with floral motifs and a flower crown. Link loves it because he likes outdoor activities (and Zelda looking like a forest goddess). Similar to Japanese Obon (almost nobody works in the entire week). Goddess Statues are decorated with braided ribbons (blue,red,green).

Autumn Equinox/Harvest Festivities: Fall celebration is focused on thanking Farore for a good harvest, so the theme is gratitude… and food. Cornucopias are everywhere - so is anything pumpkin (Kakariko made a good campaign some decades ago to market their most beloved fall crop), and apple cider. Goddess Statues are decorated with offerings of apples and warm colored Akkala maple branches. The ugly sweater season begins - Link LOVES THEM.

Winter solstice/ The Longest Night: This is a celebration focused on the “light in the dark”: in the daytime, people go to cemeteries to pay respects to their dead, and after 6 pm people gather around to have nice evenings with friends and family, dining, baking treats, and drinking eggnog. People light bonfires on parks and gather around in the evening, singing folk songs, and houses are decorated with fairy lights, and paper lamps they buy for the occasion and keep one of them lit through winter until day of remembrance. Horrid thematic sweaters are almost mandatory, stars and snowfolk being the most common thematic (Link loves them; ironically for a desert child, he likes snow). Celebration lasts over the weekend.

Day of remembrance: third day of the third moon. A very solemn celebration regarding all the people that died during the Calamity, and the survival of all the races. It's tied with the Winter solstice and new year rites. People leave the now unlit paper lamps used through winter solstice, and garlands of silent princesses (they bloom all year round) as offerings at the memorial in Castletown square, fort Hateno, Akkala Citadel, Zora's domain, and the Temple of Time. Those lamps then are gathered and used in the new year.

Day of victory: celebration of the end of the calamity and the establishment of the new kingdom. Castle opens gates and all people dress up in historical costumes of the time. Zelda lives for this shit. Happens during the second week of the eighth month.

There are other regional celebrations, but they are not as relevant as those.

Music day (Rito): 22nd day of the eleventh moon

Goron Bowl (Goron sumo tournament finale, not a holiday in itself, but they go big about it): 28th of the second moon.

Guardian Mothers' day (Gerudo): 7th of the fifth moon

Champion festival (Zora): 14th of the sixth moon.

Other, more general celebrations exist (Teachers’ day, science day, arts day, etc), but they are not holidays.

On the legend of the hero

The relevance of the legends is very important, but has reached a status of pop culture staple, like the Greek gods. Reversions and reinterpretations of the legends are commonplace in media.

The childhood ceremony revolves around the legend of the child heroes, who wore bright green.

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That's all, sorry not sorry for the wall of text, I hope you find this interesting and complements your reading!

Tagging @expanding-hyrule because it's fitting!

[foreverrandomwritings]

Knight in Flannel

Summary: Rhett Abbott comes to your rescue in Wabangs only convenience store. 

Pairing: Rhett Abbott x afab!Reader

Warnings: Harassment, alcohol and swearing.

Word count: 1642

Masterlist

You had stopped at Wabangs only convenience store to pick up a list of stuff you had been compiling throughout the week. You had already gotten most of the list but still needed a handful of stuff. Rounding the corner for the chip aisle you were about to make your way down it until you ran into someone's chest. 

“I’m so sorry I wasn’t watching where I was going.” You said stepping back a couple feet looking up to see who you ran into. You didn’t recognize the man but the look on his face made you a little uncomfortable. So you went to step around him and go get the chips you needed. 

Right when you made your first step he stepped in front of you stopping you in your place. You stepped back and decided to just go down a different aisle instead. As you turned around you felt a hand grab your arm harshly. Hissing you tried to pull your arm out of the man's grasp which only had his hand squeezing harder. 

“Let go of me.” you hissed out at him yanking your arm again. He pulled you closer, having you stumble and drop your basket to the floor causing a loud clatter to echo out through the empty store. 

“No pretty girl, I think I want you to come home with me.” He said with a nasty grin looking you up and down. The smell of alcohol wafting to your nose had you scrunching your nose up in disgust. You were about to speak up again until you heard a voice behind you and a hand on the small of your back. 

“Hey darlin, I found that toothpaste you wanted.” The voice spoke out to you. You turned your head to look up at the face the voice belonged to, very much surprised to see Rhett Abbott. Before you could ask him what he was doing he had dropped the toothpaste into the basket on the floor and had his hand around the guy’s wrist. 

“I suggest you get your fucking hand off my girlfriend before we have a fucking problem. I ain’t joking Jay, I’ll tell your wife you’ve been drinking again.” He spat out at the guy, the veins on his hands prominent as the vice grip of his hand became tighter. The guy’s hand started to loosen around your arm until you were free. Rhett's hand stayed around his wrist however. 

“I’ll be right back darling, I just gotta take the trash out.” He spoke to you, dragging the guy out by his wrist. You took a deep breath and picked up your basket wondering what the hell just happened. You had never spoken to Rhett a day in your life yet here he was saving your day. Who knows what would’ve happened if he hadn’t been there. 

“Hey are you okay? Did he hurt you?” The low drawl of his voice broke you out of your thoughts. You didn’t know what to say to him so you just sat there staring at him, mouth slightly open. You had always known he was attractive but seeing him up close had your head spinning. The stetson on his head hiding his dirty blonde hair was a bit upsetting. Then your eyes made their way to his seeing the concerned look. You slowly worked your gaze down his face. The slight stubble had you wanting to run your fingers across it. You hadn’t realized he was talking until you looked at his lips seeing them moving. 

“Sorry, what did you say?” you asked him as you shook your head trying to clear your thoughts. He let out a deep laugh before talking again.

“I asked if he hurt you.” he waved a hand towards your arm. You looked down at your arm knowing it was bruising underneath the long sleeve shirt you had on. 

“It’s probably going to bruise a little but I’m alright. Thank you for coming over and helping me. I really appreciate it.” You said, shrugging your shoulders slightly. 

“No need to thank me.” He replied sheepishly, scratching at the small beard he was starting to grow. It hadn’t been going too well for him. It was patchy and extremely itchy. But he had been lazy and in need of a change so thought he would try it out. 

“Are you doing anything right now?” You asked him boldly, surprised at your own confidence. You had never asked anyone out before. If someone had told you a couple years ago you’d be standing in front of Rhett Abbott asking him out you wouldn't have believed them. You probably would’ve laughed in their face even. 

“Uh, just grabbing some groceries.” He answered you hesitantly. He wasn’t sure where the conversation was going and unsure whether he could trust you or not. 

“Do you wanna go grab lunch?” You didn’t want to leave his company so soon. You looked at him expectantly as he seemed to ponder the question.

“I could eat.” He replied simply shrugging his shoulders. He figured there wasn’t much harm in eating with you. He thought you were quite pretty anyhow. 

“Alright awesome! I’m gonna get the rest of my stuff then I’ll meet you at the diner up the road? Let’s say twenty minutes?” You asked him quickly not wanting to lose your confidence. 

“I’ll meet you there in twenty minutes.” He nodded at you. You both separated grabbing your stuff and then you were making your way to the diner. You went in and grabbed a table for the both of you. Your eyes scanned the menu as you waited for the cowboy to join you. 

The bell above the door rang out and you looked up from the paper in your hands. You could see a head of dirty blonde hair over the line of tall booths leading towards the door. You called out to him, waving him over to your table. He slid into the booth across from you as he greeted you. 

“I was thinking about it as I was driving over here and I swear I know you from somewhere.” He said as he studied your face. He knew everyone in Wabang, the perks of being such a small town. But he couldn’t place a name to your face. 

“I went to school here up until Freshman year of high school when my mom got a new job out of state. You were only a year older than me.” You thought back to the younger version of Rhett, big dreams of being a rodeo star. You’d wondered if he had achieved that dream. 

“Oh yea that makes sense! What has you back in Wabang?” The question caused a bitter taste in your mouth. 

“My grandparents are getting older and need some help around the house. They can’t afford to pay anybody. So I decided to come back and help them out.” It had worried you when you got the call that your grandfather had started showing signs of dementia. But you tried not to dwell on it as you looked at the man sat across from you. 

“I’m so sorry to hear that. I’m sure my ma and her group at the church would love to get some meals together for you guys if you’d like?” He asked you as the waitress came up to your table. You both ordered quickly, already knowing what you wanted. 

“That might be something I look into. It’s been a little hard for me to get to the store consistently and make food for every meal.” You would have a good amount of weight taken off your shoulders with that help. 

“I can give you my ma’s number then.” He held his hand out expectantly. You slipped your phone into his large palm admiring the way it dwarfed the device. 

“Why don’t you put your own in it as well.” You asked him hopefully. 

“I can do that.” He said with a smirk on his lips. Then he was sliding your phone back toward you. 

“When we were in school I remember all you could talk about was being a rodeo star. Is that something you’re currently pursuing?” His face lit up as he replied. Occasionally showing you photos and videos on his phone. The conversation came to a close as your food was brought to your table. You ate in comfortable silence enjoying each other's company. 

As the bill was placed on the table you both reached for it. Rhett grabbed it first, however, holding the paper close to him. A look of confusion on his face as he looked at you. You gave him a look of bewilderment as you held your hand out.

“What do you think you’re doing? I ain’t about to let a lady pay for her own food let alone mine.” His country accent was heavy as he spoke giving you a pointed look. 

“Please let me pay? I insist actually. As a thank you for being my Knight in flannel.” you pleaded with him as you reached for the bill again. He started to hand it over to you but paused as your fingers grazed the paper. 

“Only if you let me take you on a date this weekend.” He bargained with you, a blush came across your face.

“I could eat.” You mirrored his sentence from earlier. He gave you a small smile, hope filling both of you at the prospect of meeting again. You gave him his toothpaste that he had left in your basket at the convenience store before you parted ways. He laughed as you gave him the box. As you slipped into your car you pulled your phone out and changed his contact name from Rhett Abbott to Knight in flannel. You couldn’t wait for this weekend.

A/N: I was supposed to post part of ASLTW but a hiccup came up in my plans to finish it last night so you get Rhett Abbott instead!

Tags(open): @wkndwlff​ @sylviebell​ @eternallyvenus​

[miss-morgans-lover]

My Ships + Their Songs:

(PRDC Version)

Kendall/Shelby - They have a few, I can't pick between them, but:

Judas - Lady Gaga

Scotty Doesn't Know - Maddie Ross

Friends Don't Fuck - HAVEN

The Other Man - The Next Step

Secret Love - The Next Step

She Keeps Me Up - Nickleback

What Love Is About - XO-IQ

Kendall/Phillip - They have a couple, but the first one is them, imo:

Cool For The Summer - Demi Lovato

Paparazzi - Lady Gaga

Prince Ali - Annapantsu (version)

Kendall/Ivan, not as many for these two, but that's ok

Maneater - Nelly Furtado

From Now On - The Features

Partners In Crime - Set It Off

Kendall/Heckyl, the first one is so them, after 'nightmare in amber beach'

Troublemaker - Olly Murs

Heavy Metal Lover - Lady Gaga

In The End - Linkin Park

Beggin' - Måneskin

Chase/Riley (Chiley), these two are practically canon and we know it

My Love Mine All Mine - Mitski

I Wanna Be Yours - Arctic Monkeys

Live While We're Young - One Direction

Shut Up And Dance - WALK THE MOON

Your Man - Josh Turner

Shelby/Tyler, my canon babies <3333

Shut Up And Dance - WALK THE MOON

Firecracker - Josh Turner

I Was Made For Lovin' You - KISS

Teenagers - MCR

Brave - The Next Step

Phillip/James, The ship very few asked for, but I love sm

From Now On - The Features

What Love Is About - XO-IQ

Angel With A Shotgun - The Cab

Still Into You - Paramore

Mr Loverman - Ricky Montgomery

Phillip/Ivan, The definition of Knight/Prince

Can't Remember To Forget You - Shakira

Hood Rose - The Next Step

My Love, My Life - ABBA

Paparazzi - Lady Gaga

Gimmie More - Britney Spears

Tyler/Ivan, The enemies to lovers ship we didn't know we needed, but got anyway

Angel With A Shotgun - The Cab

Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift

Lay All Your Love On Me - ABBA

I Kissed A Boy - Jupither

Rivalry - The Next Step

Matt/Ivan, the ship @spookyblazecoffee made me ship

T- Shirt - Thomas Rhett

Best Friends Brother - Victorious Cast

Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy - Queen

Mr Loverman - Ricky Montgomery

Chase/Kendall, the ship I kinda ship, but more in a best friends with benefits way

Warrior Of The Mind - EPIC: The Troy Saga

We Doin' It - XO-IQ

Friends Don't Fuck - HAVEN

MAMMAMIA - Måneskin

I Found My Voice - Lost And Found Music Studios

Riley/Ivan, the Sword Bfs that are way too gay for eachother

Young + Tragic - Jackson Rathbone

Style - Taylor Swift

Unconditionally - Katy Perry

Heroes - Zayde Wolf

Partners In Crime - Set It Off

Riley/Heckyl, the ones that have way too much tension for the natur of their relationship

Angel With A Shotgun - The Cab

Can't Remember To Forget You - Shakira

Troublemaker - Olly Murs

Bad Romance - Lady Gaga

If I Killed Someone For You - Alec Benjamin

For The Thrill Of It - COUNTERFEIT

(@spookyblazecoffee @themundanemudperson @the-gays-ever @gayferret420 @rawrloooool @hesploro12 )

[themonotonysyndrome]

Hello, Mono!

I was curious, what would Deirdre and Dain’s parents do if there was ugly, and I mean UGLY things being said about them in the Press? I mean things that are just straight untrue, and goes BEYOND disrespectful. The best example I could think of would be something like, (i’ll take from whats being said about current celebs irl), like either of their children being called awful names, saying things about either of their kids weights, or just plainly being mean.

And for context, the kids did nothing to deserve it. Never said anything bad, or ruffled feathers.

How do you think Celly and Castin would react each? I feel like heads would roll, but im also curious as to who would be involved? Would anyone outside the parents make an effort to stop it?

Sorry if its an odd question, just something thats been on my mind. Have a good day, Mono!

I love this ask so much, Anon!

Because, aww, would you look that? Looks like the newspaper firm and a few journalists have forgotten who Celica is! They must not care about their loved ones because the moment they dare slander her children? Well, expect them to be 'mysteriously' injured one by one. Not killed. Just injured on the brink of death. They can try all they want to point fingers at the Baroness, but c'mon, this is a game she played when she was 14. You'd really think there'd be any evidence pointed at her?

If they were, well, her Knight would visit the manor to give her a reminder.

Anyway, she'll continue to target their friends, lovers, families, and pets until they beg at her feet, beg her to stop.

But that's not gonna be enough, though, because it's not her that they need to apologise, no? It's to the toddlers, Dain and Deirdre. So what Celica would do is dress her babies like the little prince and princess they are, have them on her lap, and let those people grovel for forgiveness. The very lives of their loved ones hinge on the whims of toddlers.

As for Castin? This would be the only time he would turn a blind eye to what his wife was doing. Although he's beyond pissed off at the journalist and newspaper firm, his main priority is to make sure the twins know nothing about what's going on. And since they're still young, they remain blissfully unaware, it's pretty easy.

When Rhett heard about this, he can't really do anything because, again, there's no evidence. He would try to talk to Castin and ask him to calm his wife the fuck down but would be dismayed that Castin would just shrug and say, "Shit happens."

Isolde would definitely check up on Celica afterwards. The moment she read how the twins were slandered, she knew she couldn't stop her bestie anyway.

At least no one died, right?

[anniesocsandgeneralstore]

okay everyone i need song recommendations about fighting battles or being a warrior or something of that nature

i'm working on another part for that knight!rhett and princess!tess thing but i have a very specific vision and i want to keep that theme of the song driving the theme of the writing

so please send some songs my way!

[mermaidsirennikita]

ARC REVIEW: Twisted Knight by K. Bromberg

4.5/5. Releases 9/24/24 (in audio).

The Vibes: Succession but make it romance, highKEY revenge, legit enemies to lovers in contemporary, match my freak etc etc

Heat Index: 7.5/5

The Basics:

Raised in a privileged but misogynistic community, Rowan Rothschild is determined to pick up the pieces after her grandmother's death and take her spot in the family business... whether or not her family actually supports that. Just as she's about to do so, her brother, Rhett, stabs her in the back with a plan to sell the majority of the company to the mysterious Holden Knight, a man who came out of nowhere to make his money in tech. So what does he want with the Rothschilds' spirits company? Rowan hates him off the bat, and he delights in it—while seeing something in her that the other men in the company don't. As the two enter into an untrusting—and very physical—alliance, both Rowan and Holden hurtle towards a clash with a price neither one is ready to pay.

The Review:

Well. That was a surprise.

I've never read K. Bromberg before, and in truth I kind of just went off the "enemies to lovers with angst" vibe. This was at the time (and maybe still is) categorized as fantasy romance on Goodreads, and the title and cover made me feel like it was? But it's very much not—this is a contemporary, Rich People Problems book. And I am... good with that. Because I gotta say, this kind of knocked it out of the park.

The problem with a lot of billionaire~ romances (and I'm not sure anyone is here—the Rothschilds definitely have a LOT of money, but not that money, and Holden is mentioned to be a multimillionaire but later appears to have more cash than Rowan expected) is that there's a lot of 'em.... and they have become very tropey, I've found. An enemies to lovers book theoretically set around the corporate world would often end up feeling like the heroine is just stomping her foot and saying HMPH, never actually opposing the hero on a serious level. The business is barely noted.

And billionaire alphas? So hard to write well these days. They don't talk like... people. They say the types of things I expect real life men who consider themselves "alphas" to say. But I don't want a real life "alpha male", I want a good one! (A fake one. From books.)

Twisted Knight seems to completely understand these issues and sail over them with ease. Rowan is a FABULOUS heroine. In a way, she gave Shiv Roy, but way more competent and way less of a horrible person (I say as someone who does love Shiv Roy, for the record). She's defiant of her family, but not unrealistically so. She's aware of her privilege... most of the time. But that doesn't mean she wasn't raised in it and doesn't unconsciously (or consciously) indulge in it. She has heart, but she also has her own goals, her self-centered aims, a willingness to, ultimately, be ruthless to get what she wants. And she's QUITE bratty.

Holden, on the other hand, has a more tragic backstory than Rowan... But he's also lost the plot, and the book paints him in a way that's hot and impressive but also HUMAN. Bromberg doesn't write him as if she's fawning over him, as if we should all just be sooooo impressed with this dude. He's a smug bastard. But the book is not smug ABOUT HIM. It's something that's kind of difficult to explain, but you can feel it in the writing. The writing is just... better.

Also, I felt like this guy was one step ahead of everyone for most of the book. But I never felt like he was INFALLIBLE. He could be aggressive with Rowan, but I never felt like she couldn't throw it right back at him (and she usually did). It felt to me like both of them were weakening in the face of love, not just her. Additionally, while they definitely have a caustic dynamic for the first half of the book or so... It's never over the top. Never did I feel like he was BULLYING her. Fucking with her head, yeah. However, these were evenly matched adults going to bat, and that, along with the higher stakes, put this in the category of enemies to lovers versus the softer rivals to lovers or the (in my opinion) dumber bully romance.

(All this being said, he does have a very classic but good revenge motivation, and you know. I supported those wrongs. Mostly.)

The thing is that I actually felt like I could see the progression of Holden and Rowan falling in love. The physical attraction is there off the bat... But even once they start hooking up? It's not love just yet. It's one of my favorite things, when done right: a physical fast burn and an emotional slow burn. And yes, this does it perfectly. These are sharky people, and they don't STOP being sharky people because they're falling in love. They're BOTH deeply uncomfortable with their feelings, not just him (how refreshing!). Rowan being like "oh no ew" to this man being SOFT and HUMAN in the afterglow? Amazing. Holden internally screaming while sitting in his car and watching her turn her lights off after she kicks him out for the night? Fabulous. GIVE ME IDIOTS WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO EMOTION.

At the same time, you have an interesting set of dynamics informing their relationship. There's the pressure from Rowan's family, who want her to settle down, marry the very stable and very boring CHAD WILLIAMS (that name...), there's here delightfully complex relationship with her douchey brother Rhet... I really appreciated that just because Rowan knows her brother is the worst, doesn't mean she doesn't love him. Because what else are you gonna do?

In a way, Holden's frustration with Rowan's loyalty to her family only made me feel like he truly LIKED her more. He respected her enough to know that she could do better.

I will say—while this book isn't a dark romance by any means, it IS angsty in the best possible way. And you do end on a cliffhanger. And as I realized this wasn't going to wrap up in one book, I was so hoping she wouldn't pull the punch, as I'd seen other authors do in the past.

Dude. She did not pull the punch. AT ALL. I was grinning as this ended.

READY. FOR. THE NEXT. NOOOOOW.

(On an audio note: very well done, both actually performed it, and if you like a male narrator who... gets into it.... Patrick Zeller does the work.)

The Sex:

Oh, also, this was stellar. Numerically there are 4 full scenes and one that comes... very close... but stopped short. And not because it was fade to black. Because someone Deserved It. Rowan runs Holden RAGGED, and he's fully aware.

There's a great variety here, not so much in terms of what is done, but in terms of the emotionality. You have the "get it out of our systems (but not really)" vibe, the fun vibe (uhhhh this book has sexy hide and seek, and it was the hottest thing I've read in a contemporary in a while), the "fraught intensity where we can't own our feelings" vibe, the "oh nooooooo we've gotten twisted up in the game" vibe.

Holden is very "I'M IN CHARGE" in the beginning, and as delightful as that was, I did kind of go "maybe this is where the book starts to slip and Rowan just becomes his willing little doll". NAH. She owns him. If you enjoy a scene where the hero gets so worked up that he basically embarrasses himself... YEAH.

I loved all of it.

Look man, I am STRAPPED. IN. Delighted to have found a new author, and excited to gobble up what else she has to offer (her backlist is expansive). Absolutely recommend this, especially if you're trying to find a billionaire romance that WORKS.

Thanks to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

[hederasgarden]

Surprise self-rec time! Pick 3 of your favorite things you’ve written and share them here, then put this in the inbox (anonymously or not) of your fellow writers to spread the positivity and help celebrate already written fics 💞

Thank you, Vee!

Interlinked (Blade Runner 2049 | Officer K x F!Reader)

This is hands down my favorite thing I’ve ever written. Officer K is such a unique character to write for, and I loved exploring an emotionally driven story rooted in two broken people coming together. Although there is some sexual content in the fic, I made a point to use distinct language in those scenes to keep the focus on their emotional connection. I also feel like I had some really great descriptive lines in this story.

Stand By Me Masterlist (Outer Range | Rhett Abbott x F!Reader)

This is my most ambitious story to date, and I hope to finish it. It has all my favorite tropes (fake dating, protective MC, forced proximity between two people who don’t know each other well, etc.). I really enjoy writing the tenuous moments where Rhett and the reader are trying to figure things out, as well as exploring the fear, anxiety, and uncertainty she feels. Plus, I have some fun plot twists coming up. I only wish the Rhett fandom were more active.

Nothing Lasts But Light (Moon Knight | Layla El-Faouly x Reader x Marc Spector)

I really enjoyed exploring an existing relationship between Layla and the reader that Marc becomes a part of. It’s angsty, smutty, and emotionally charged. This was one of my first times writing a threesome, and I enjoyed flexing my writing muscles to achieve that.

[coyotehusk]

high fantasy AU for Ryker, Mica, & co? Who would everyone be? How would the story change?

how dare you encourage me with new AU ideas

Gut reaction: Mica, a knight. Even better, maybe of half orc descent. The Delaney’s would be human royalty, reigning over a decent piece of land. They are know for their brutality, slaughtering whole villages that won’t submit to them.

Cyrus would also be a knight/right hand man, working along side Mica. They don’t get along very well, but have each others back during a fight.

Ryker and Rhett are the princes, but Adrian is not their real mother. Their father, the king, had them out of wedlock with an elvish woman. She died during birth and since twins were rare, their father took them in. He disguised their true nature by cropping their ears.

I think the twins would start to develop magic abilities, and humans are very anti magic, so maybe Adrian does everything she can to stunt their power’s growth (which I imagine to be painful).

Eventually, the twins would end up killing the king and run. Adrian, absolutely furious, sends Mica and Cyrus to find them.

There’s a few ways it could pan out. Lil bit of torture, lots of blood, maybe some guts 🤔

Thanks for the asks ^^

[arikitari-josei-osaka-naru]

Vision of The Great Shadow Youma

Late submission for @smvillainsweek 2023 Day 3, theme: Prophecy. This piece is also (loosely) inspired by the "Our Super Weapon R" fan manga from 2003, by Senhi Shinban and Kazuyuki Tsukine, though I've reworked the ideas to fit my own story: "The peace talks between the Golden Kingdom of Earth and the Silver Millennium Kingdom of the Moon were finally going well. The people of Earth would take more convincing, but Queen Calyce and Queen Serenity were already good friends, and agreed on a plan to establish nine "Crystal Points" within the Golden Kingdom, giving the Earth's people the same longevity enjoyed by those living on the Moon. Prince Endymion and his four Heavenly Knights were busy keeping the peace, fending off a series of energy-draining attacks (perpetrated by servants of a mysterious Dark Pact: the dark "Princess" Osakaite, and her minion, Ullmannite the spy). In the meanwhile, the prince sent his trusted assistants, the Seven Warriors of Fortune, to meet with the four guardian soldiers of the Moon Princess to help plan the Crystal Points. The shy young Warrior Bunbo and the kind genius Sailor Mercury got along quite well- but when Bunbo finally worked up his courage to shake her hand, he had a terrible vision- and the dreadful feeling that it was already too late...!" The day 4 piece goes with this one, and includes an explanation of the manga "Our Super Weapon R" (which has a different telling of the Seven Great Youma's adventures during the corruption of the Earth Kingdom):

[manyfandomocs]

(Note I say plan not post cause tbh these take a bit for me to finish planning but I am curious about what the people want)

[kimwexlers-brownhair]

But seriously, the audacity of Logan insisting he doesn't have mommy issues to Roman when all Logan wants from the women in his life is for them to mother him. Watch Marcia smooth his hair in the pilot and take care of him when he's sick and support every one of his decisions, and the second he perceives her as opposing him he moves on to Rhea, his knight in shining armor. Look at him propositioning Rhea right after she says she'll take care of things for him. Is it any wonder his last relationship is with his devoted PA, whose whole life revolves around taking charge of his schedule, home life, and comfort? Caroline was certainly the outlier, and that’s probably one of the reasons Logan turned to Sally-Anne and that their marriage collapsed. My guess is Caroline was the wife most like him in terms of temperament, and while I'm sure that first drew them together in a Rhett/Scarlett sort of way, Logan wants a mommy at the end of the day.

HOWEVER, I wonder if he had lived longer and if the kids continued to avoid him if he wouldn't eventually try to find someone he could play father to instead, what with him being a sadistic empty nester and all. I can see things eventually souring between him and Kerry over the elephant in the room, the audition tape. I wonder if as he got older and more isolated and abandoned, if he'd pick some poor, harmless ditz of a girl that he could bully and coddle by turns. Some helpless Clara Copperfield of a woman he could play Edward Murdstone to. And that would make him mad because throughout, he's only liked smart, strong women, and he sees this woman as weak, but just as he's drawn to his children the more they disappoint him, the more he'd be drawn to her. I don’t know where I'm going with this, except I love thinking about fucked up things and may one day write a horrible dark one-shot about Logan domineering some cis girl Charlie Kelly that's half "The Private and Intimate Life of the House" and half Clara/Murdstone. You're welcome for that mental picture.

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Happy Birthday Me!

☆★☆★→ Let's Celebrate Together! ←☆★☆★

by ME giving YOU something! My inbox will be open next week for moodboard requests that will then be posted on August 1st (my actual birthday)!

How long will my inbox be open for these moodboard celebration requests? ╰┈➤ July 16th - 22nd! Anon is also on if you prefer that!

How many requests are you allowed to send in? ╰┈➤ I'm going to set the limit at 2 per person for my own sanity's sake lol

What characters can be sent in?

Any of the TGM pilots (including Cyclone!)

Rhett Abbott

Rick Flag

Takeshi Kovacs

Robert Pattinson Batman

Eddie Munson

Steve Harrington

Aragorn

Eomer

Legolas

Bucky Barnes

Din Djarin

Oberyn Martell

Javier Peña

BONUS: if you really wanna tickle my heartstrings, you could send in one of my OCs. Check my blog navigation post for info on them!

How should you send in your requests? ╰┈➤If you follow me, you know I love a good AU. So I'm going to ask that each moodboard celebration request be a character + an AU/vibe that you would like to see. I won't list any of these out, since the amount feels infinite, but here are some examples and examples of how requests can be sent in: ╰┈➤"Eddie Munson + Knight AU" or "Legolas + Summer" or "Rick Flag + Dark Academia"

Again, taking Groovy 27 Moodboard Celebration requests starting TOMORROW THE 16TH and my inbox will close on the 22nd of July.

The moodboards will be posted throughout the day on August 1st!

tagging a few friends that seemed interested: @castle-of-ruin @lillyrosenight @becks-things @indynerdgirl @blue-aconite @slightly-psycho-multifan @newlibrary @a-reader-and-a-writer @uniquedreamlandcheesecake @ahopelessromanticwritersworld @fairyheart @theforevermorereject @yanna-banana