#nimona knights

[unhingedfandoms]

Does anyone else ever think about those two knights from Nimona?

Like, aren't they the cutest friendship (couple, maybe?) of the whole movie????

[thetrashiestbaby]

[krytus]

the fact that he could Tell something was wrong. is so

[tampire]

Knight Soulmates Good Omens / Nimona

[ninjadeathblade]

Okay so we all know that Ballister and Ambrosius never got to have their nachos together but you know what we aren't talking about?

The way that Ballister immediately told the waiter "no olives, he's allergic".

Bro has been on nacho dates with his boyfriend before and I'm there for it.

Now I'm thinking about Nimona third-wheeling on a date of theirs.

Edit: Fanfic I wrote for this here

[sir-ballister-boldheart]

Broke: Post movie Goldenheart make up and become friends with Todd

Bespoke: Post movie Goldenheart make up and become friends with Otter Infodump Guy and his friend, Arm Cast Guy

[tarantula-hawk-wasp]

messiest gay "betrayal" in the kingdom

go stream Nimona right now I missed Ambrosius' long hair and cape from the comics but the undercut was a gay slay so

[gertruderobinsonscat]

While obviously no one is physically harming him I’m not over the fact that this literal child was thrust into the spotlight to have his worthiness questioned by the press/kingdom at large.

[sinvulkt]

Small Fandoms/Multifandom: Small Fandoms Fest

I just found this multifandom event!! 🎶

Description: Submit prompts for your favorite small fandoms to entice others to create fanfic or fanart! Prompt Submission closes November 21; Prompt Claims open November 23. We're very low pressure; there is no penalty for claiming a prompt and having RL or other fandom obligations get in the way of filling it. Plus, if you submit three fanworks, you get a pretty personalized button!

Dates:

Nov 1 - Nov 21: Prompt Submission Period

Nov 23: Prompts Available for Claiming & Posting Period Opens

Nov 23 - Jan 31: Posting Period

Jan 31: Final Day of Posting Period

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Let’s gooooooo 🎶

People of the fandoms in the tags, it’s our moment to shine! ✨️

(I actually checked, all those fandom have less than 2k fics on ao3. I was honestly suprised to see EPIC and BG3 were eligible, but hey, numbers don’t lie XD)

[abstract-moth]

One detail I really like in Nimona is that everyone is a terrible detective

Ballister is in the spotlight the most bc he’s actively trying to prove his innocence. Except he’s real bad at it. Like the first time we see him after the whole Queen killing fiasco, his notes on the wall show that he already suspects the Squire knows something.

But then he does literally nothing about it.

Instead he strolls into the Institute with an iron-clad “trust me bro I’m innocent” argument that leads to extremely predictable consequences.

After Nimona gets him out of that mess, he actually talks to the Squire and miraculously get proof of his innocence! And then he promptly decides to not make a backup copy of the recording... or secure a witness statement... or even ensure the safety of his single witness (some knight he is). Instead Ballister simply walks straight back into the Institute again with a new “trust me bro, I’m innocent just look at this thing in my pocket first” and predictably looses all his evidence.

Then a third time, he and Nimona get sneaky and record the Director’s actual confession, uploading it for everyone to see. But they only take a small soundbite, which backfires on them later when the Director makes the very logical “we have proof Boldheart is working with a literal shapeshifter, so maybe it was a shapeshifter that said that.” Ballister and Nimona didn’t even show that the Director was in possession of Ballister’s sword or that she tried to stab Ambrosius.

And Ballister (and by extension Nimona) aren’t the only terrible detectives. It’s implied that nobody did a proper investigation after the Queen’s death or else the Squire’s testimony would have been uncovered.

Plus Ambrosius‘ suggestion that ‘hey maybe we should watch the clip for ten seconds longer to see if there’s anything else we missed” seems like a novel idea instead of standard practice. And upon discovering Ballister’s real sword, Ambrosius also makes no attempt to secure evidence of it’s existence within the Institute (which could prove Ballister’s innocence) and instead gives it away. 

Taken at direct face value, this makes the characters seem incompetent and unintelligent. But the genius is that it makes perfect sense within the larger narrative of the story why the knights are not taught investigative or problem solving skills.

They live in a society where “monsters” exist.

If monsters were allowed to have a voice, to prove to others that perhaps they are actually innocent, it would fundamentally shatter the perception that the accused were evil monsters to begin with. And this, in turn, would bring the entire system crumbling down.

Their society is one where anyone can be labeled a monster and there is no room for questions or analysis.

Truth does not matter.

Facts do not matter.

There is simply blind obedience to those already in power.

And this leads to innocent people being hurt. 

[pdalicedraws]

Pulling your shirt on while hurrying downstairs? Really, Bal, do you want another concussion?

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[nimonabigbang]

To Be a Knight

Written by @sephyathredon-writing

Art by Ava Henry | @sssniperwolfsmugshot

A “Knight’s Tale” inspired AU. Ballister grew up an orphan on the streets. He’d watch the Knights as they paraded through the town on their way to the joust and dream of being one himself, though people told him it was impossible. Word of his wishes reached the ears of a Knight that took him in and had him work as a squire. When that same Knight is found dead and with one last round left to finish his tournament, Ballister is presented with an opportunity to be something greater, to be a Knight. Little does he know that trouble is brewing among the nobility, and little does he know that the future heir to the Kingdom is disguised among his competition.

Content warnings and additional tags below the cut:

Rating: General Audiences

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Category: M/M

Fandom: Nimona (2023)

Relationship: Ballister Blackheart | Ballister Boldheart/Ambrosius Goldenloin

Characters: Ballister Blackheart | Ballister Boldheart, Ambrosius Goldenloin, Nimona (Nimona), Diego the Squire (Nimona), Queen Valerin (Nimona), The Director (Nimona), Todd Sureblade

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Medieval, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Jousting, Mentioned Gloreth (Nimona), Classism, Squire Nimona, Herald Diego, Illustrations, Burns, Injury, Major Character Injury

Words: 14,354

Chapters: 1/1

[remarkablebookbean]

They missed a golden opportunity for Ballister to tip Ambrosius’s chin up in a homoerotic fashion in Nimona. I am talking about the scene where they have a badass sword fight and Ambrosius ends up on the ground. The perfect moment would’ve been right before Ballister said this

Ambrosius would’ve tensed and shut his eyes as the sword came towards him only for Bal to gently tip his chin up and they made eye contact. Then Bal would be whisked away by Todd and Ambrosius would be left with the ghost of the cold sword at his chin, so close to killing him yet wielded by someone who would never do something like that.

That would’ve been a perfect moment. The entire movie I wanted a chin tilt and when they started fighting I thought it was the moment and then it wasn’t, like wtf. I might write something like this just to correct this horrendous mistake.

[krytus]

can we also appreciate ballister nailing this guy in the dick and then using the shield which is still attached to him

[drunkenmantis]

Grumpy scrunkly

[lestats-ovaries]

been thinking about how ambrosius is largely shown commanding and acting as a leader to the knights for most of the movie, especially in the movie's climax. I also keep thinking about how he graduated at the same time as bal, and the time jump between then and the rest of the plot can't be longer than a few months.

all this to say that chances are, ambrosius was immediately forced into a position of leadership on account of his lineage, which puts his internal rant to the director in a whole new light