#the polycule ever actually

[arecaceae175]

Hi hello do you think that sksw Link would wake up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night after his journey panicking because he thinks he's wasting time and Zelda's in danger, only to find her and Groose at his side immediately, soothing him and letting him cry once he knows everyone's safe and it's all okay and over?

I like the thought of the three of them getting closer and bonding over the events of sksw, eventually becoming a poly relationship or the like. Being a support system for eachother and always offering hugs if they're needed.

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Link shot upright, gasping for breath. He whipped his head around, hands frantically searching for his sword. He was too late, Ghirahim was going to find Zelda and hurt her and kill her and Link was too late.

“Link!”

The works spun as a wave of dizziness crashed over Link. He choked on a sob as he fell backwards onto the bed-

The bed?

“Link, hey, come back. You’re safe.”

A hand touched his knee. Link flinched violently, his head banging against the headboard as he scrambled backwards.

“Oh, ouch.”

“Link, listen to my voice.”

“Zelda?” Link put all his energy into focusing his eyes on the golden hair framing her face. She was here, and she was alive.

“It’s me, I’m here. Groose is here too. You’re safe. We’re all safe,” Zelda said.

Another sob broke through and Link crumpled in on himself. Above him, Zelda tsked, then the mattress dipped as she moved.

“Can we touch you, love?” Zelda asked.

Link nodded through his tears and reached one hand towards her. She grasped his hand and held it to her chest, right over her heartbeat. Link let the beating ground him in the moment, where they were all here and safe.

Strong arms wrapped around his back. Link snuggled into the embrace and put his other hand on Groose’s arm against his chest.

“Do you want to talk about it?” Groose asked. His voice rumbled against Link’s back.

Link shook his head even as he opened his mouth to speak. “Too late. I thou-“ His voice broke. “I thought I was too late to save you.”

“Oh, Link.” Zelda wiggled underneath Groose’s arms until she was flush against Link’s side.

“I’m here. I’m safe. We’re okay.”

[hyog-blog]

Fangs of Fortune & Polyamory

I don't think I've ever seen a drama explore polycules or, dare I say, polyamory in such an effortless and non-toxic manner. The show that came closest to this trope, I think, was the Wachowski's Sens8, but it was more about mind-sharing in various sometimes increasingly intimate ways, which is a different angle altogether.

It's incredible to see a show explore actual human (or demon) relationships and different kinds of love within a team of close people who can be considered as a found family. It also touches upon their other relationships and familial bonds in a lighthearted, but respectful tone that discovers and acknowledges those different types of love, and fondness, and affection. I loved it to the point that I actually found it to be a healing experience for me.

We put so many labels on people and our own different types of loves and affections (along with a society still devoured by numerous taboos about same-sex relationships or about having different types of relationships all at once simultaneously). But that's like… we're doing it anyway (if we allow ourselves some exploration). Some people are like soulmates but you do not necessarily have that physical spark with them. Others may be like that toxic magnet that brings out the primal desire, but you wouldn't be able to build a relationship with them even if your life depended on it. While others, still, are more like friends that sometimes turn into lovers (or vice versa). And it's a whole net of interconnectedness. And it's about love more than anything else (in its various forms).

And I love how the show doesn't even draw those lines, so we don't have very definitive couples as actual couples, we just see people sharing different kinds of bonds and sometimes doing romantic things together (and that equation changes all the time, whether it's M/M or F/F or F/M). And those bonds also differ - they can be deep and important, or painful, or loving and hopeful, or brotherly, and isn't that what human relationships are all about? They don't necessarily fit into some formulas of being 'one and only' or 'till death does us apart', and there can be many important people in our lives - each with a different flavor.

I might not have the mental and energetic capacity to support multiple relationships like that, but this show enlightened me at least to the possibility of those different types of loves that can co-exist with each other and not be mutually exclusive. The beauty of Fangs of Fortune is that they actually showed us how all that can work, setting that tight-knit little family of the Demon Hunting Bureau as an example. Of course, there's lots of drama, and doomed narratives, but this undertone has been evident throughout the whole series and it just made me all warm and fuzzy inside (and wanting to write fics not only about couple relationships, but throuple and, if possible, polycule as well :D).

[thatdemiboymess]

[imprisoned-marrionetta]

What in the toxic yaoi…..

[socksran]

IF: MADELINE + MOLES = LOVE

AND: MADELINE + ME = LOVE

THEN MADELINE + ME + MOLES

(posing inspired by this piece!)

[moriipoda]

GOD i love them

[maryasmorevna]

can't believe a show based on a videogame (usually games adaptations are notoriously bad, which isn't the case here tho) gave me the beauty and the beast/twisted mirrors/enemies to traveling companions/ruthless antihero+optmistic but still badass heroine who takes none of his shit/age gap but make it sexy dynamic of my dreams. as much as i love maximus and i think he deserves the best writing ever because 1. he's a clever deconstruction of the aspiring Knight bro who's actually a bit of a loser and, as much as lucy, sees the world in black&white at first and then doesn't get what he thought he wanted but what he needs (or at least i hope he'll eventually get it), and 2. he's a cutie and i want an epic love story for him too, it's very funny how they tried to give us a puppy kind of romance and the tumblr girlies still fixated on the "toxic ~she bites his finger off and he cuts hers off and sews it on his hand in what we'll pretend it's a symbolic marriage rings exchange or whatever~ asshole who used to be a nice guy/good girl™ with a lot of spunk and hidden anger but unshakeable morals" kind of relationship.

[piierogis]

Les Mis deck of cards concept <3

It's criminal that there are no playing cards with Les Mis character illustrations. So, here's my concept on assigning characters to each card!

Originally it was only supposed to be the figure cards but it got out of control. Bless the amount of side characters in that book.

The two jokers would be Valjean and Cosette, with classic mirrored illustrations, where one side would be their younger self:

Here's the concept of the suits:

Please share your thoughts on who to move and where!!

There are still a few characters that could replace some of the ones there! Off the top of my head: Bouletruelle, Chapmathieu and the three convicts from his trial, Conventionnel G-, Marguerite, Sister Perpetue, Musichetta, Floreal, Musain girls, the lady from Gorbeau House, minor Patron Minette members

Some additional ideas under the cut.

Version with actual government figures as kings:

[kacievvbbbb]

Say what you will about the clown, but you can’t deny he is a clown of the people.

[offorestsongs]

"I know it sounds stupid, but... would you teach me how to kiss? You're about the only person I can ask!"

prequel/context for this

[can-a-tuna-fish]

Shaking my coin jar at you and pitifully offering up morsels of my vague richjer content.

[vero-niche]

doomed yaoi enjoyers pspspspspsps

[whorefordarlin]

iwfilwyoaoa thoughts but it's David and Darlin' this time

[mortimerlatrice]

tagged by @chanbig and @crescentlyautumn thank you for the tags ♡

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[wizardnaturalist]

finally started king of attolia and I absolutely love seeing eugenides from a much firmer deep outside pov. hes such a freak

[spingtail]

every day on this earth is another day being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment (having to see a whole thread of people saying the one (1) "androgynous"/even slightly just barely masc female character in a franchise looks better with her hair down because she's pretty)