#when i get sad i think about her
Explore tagged Tumblr posts
thetinylittlestar Ā· 1 year ago
Text
hot girls fall asleep scrolling on tumblr
0 notes
leafspiritz Ā· 10 months ago
Text
Tumblr media
- maybe youā€™re going to change the world
ā€” i think she already has
- sheā€™s certainly changed ours
820 notes Ā· View notes
stromblessed Ā· 1 year ago
Text
Mizu's spectacles, and the levels of her disguise
In drafting some more Blue Eye Samurai meta posts, I find myself writing out the comparisons between what Mizu can and cannot hide about herself, and how that affects how she moves through the world.
Tumblr media
Like, I get the jokes about Mizu's glasses, if only color contacts had existed back then, etc. etc., and I think (hope) that most viewers don't take the glasses jokes seriously, as in "I don't care about the suspension of disbelief because BES is a cartoon." But I wanted to write these thoughts out anyway without burying them in a text post about something else.
I think the points I'm going to lay out here are viewed very differently by different people, so please feel free to add to this post, reply, or put your thoughts in the tags!
Not only do Mizu's glasses not actually help her that much, there's surely more to Mizu's mixed race appearance than just the color of her eyes.
In my view, this was pointed out in episode 1:
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
I'm willing to bet most of us were expecting young Taigen to say "blue eyes," not "ROUND eyes."
Obviously this is still about Mizu's eyes, but not even spectacles can hide their shape.
I don't think the show is obligated to point out everything about Mizu's face that isn't quite as Japanese as the people around her expect. Though the creators have said that they specifically designed Mizu - and her clothes - to read both as "white" and as "Japanese," as well as both male and female. I think there's more about Mizu's features that read as "white" than just her eyes.
This is where my own headcanons start entering the picture, but it's my impression that people can just tell that Mizu looks different, whether or not they can put a finger on exactly how.
There's the little girl who looks at Mizu and then hides on the way into Kyoto:
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
When there's more to your face you'd like to cover up than just your eyes, big hats are a big help!
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
By the way, most of these examples have to come from the first half of the season, since by the second half, either Mizu is too preoccupied with fighting henchmen, or everyone Mizu is facing knows who she is already, and she therefore has no reason to hide her mixed race identity.
It's worth mentioning that the mere fact that Mizu has to hide multiple aspects of her identity - her mixed race and her sex - results in her having to choose clothes that really, really cover her up, which doesn't win her any favors either:
Tumblr media
(Zatoichi reference, anyone?)
If it were as easy as, for example, tying her glasses to her head and wa-lah, nobody would ever know she was half-white - then (1) Mizu would've just done that long ago, and (2) Mizu wouldn't be so on guard and on tenterhooks 100% of the time the way she's depicted in the show, even when her glasses are on.
Her spectacles sure don't help her in the brothel, which is full of observant women who are trying to seduce her, meaning they get good long looks at her:
Tumblr media Tumblr media
Mizu never takes her glasses off, but they still send a woman to her who has light eyes, thinking that must be what will interest a blue-eyed man:
Tumblr media
No wonder Mizu gets mad after this, lol
Tumblr media
So Mizu never takes her spectacles off in the brothel, it's dimly lit inside, and the women can still tell that she has blue eyes. I'm getting the sense that Mizu putting on her spectacles isn't a guarantee that people suddenly can't tell that she looks different.
And yet no one spots that she's female.
Mizu can hide her breasts, can wear her hair in the right style, can hide what's between her legs, can walk and talk and behave like a man - and she's been doing it for almost her entire life, to the point that not only is she very good at it, but the threat of being found out as female is deadly, but isn't presented in the show as omnipresent.
Let me explain.
She threatens Ringo for nearly saying the word "girl" out loud, because while she's constantly ostracized for being mixed race, being a woman traveling without a chaperone, carrying a sword, and disguised as a man will get her killed or flogged or arrested or some combination of these things.
Tumblr media Tumblr media
But in addition, it's been drilled into her since she was a child that if she is discovered as female, the combination of her being mixed race and female will identify her as someone extremely specific, someone known to some bad people, and she will be killed:
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
I think of it as Mizu thinking to herself, "Being found out as mixed race means I'm treated badly. Being found out as mixed race and a woman means I'm dead."
Mizu's hair is cut as a child. But she isn't made to wear a big hat, or cover her eyes somehow, or anything like that. Because hiding her sex is a more successful endeavor than hiding her race.
Ringo finds out she's female by accident, but once Mizu accepts the fact that he won't rat her out, she relaxes pretty early on in the season. Because the threat of being found out as female is mitigated pretty much 99.9%, since Mizu has gotten so good at being a man. And also, because most of the time, people see what they want to see. Even if Mizu's face makes her stand out as "not 100% Japanese," no one in the world of BES looks at Mizu's clothes, her bearing, her sword, hears her voice, and will ever in a million years conclude that she is a woman, because expectations around gender roles in the Edo period were so rigid and so widely enforced.
One detail that proved this to me is after the Four Fangs fight:
Tumblr media
Ringo takes off Mizu's clothes so he can stitch her up, then leaves her clothes off even after he's done. He doesn't even throw her cloak over her as a blanket or anything. There's a little a straw (pallet?) as a divider there on the left, but anyone could just peek around it and see Mizu and her chest bindings. (I think it's mostly there as a windbreaker.)
And Taigen is right there, but he doesn't give a shit:
Tumblr media
Opinions probably vary hugely on this, but my impression is that because the show doesn't make any kind of deal about Taigen being in the room with Mizu here, my guess is that Mizu isn't in any danger of Taigen thinking she's female. Even when I watched the show for the first time, I assumed that Taigen had seen Mizu out of her clothes here, and that he thought nothing of it.
Eat your heart out, Li Shang (Mulan 1998). I actually do think that this scene is a direct and purposeful side-eye to that movie, lol
There's obviously some nuance to how "severe" being mixed race is compared to how "severe" being a woman is for Mizu:
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
After all, Swordfather can't bear to listen to Mizu confess to being a woman.
So a Japanese man can go wherever he wants, whenever he wants in BES. A Japanese woman has limited options: marriage, religion, or a brothel. A mixed-race man is an eyesore in this story. A mixed-race woman is a death sentence.
May as well eliminate the female aspect, and do what you can about the mixed-race aspect. Because that's just realistic.
Meaning Mizu can avoid the strictures Edo society places on women. But she can't avoid the repercussions that come with being mixed race. And I truly don't think that it's just because "there's no brown contacts yet."
Tumblr media
543 notes Ā· View notes
surreal-duck Ā· 4 months ago
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
live drama adaptations part 2 (prev)
cast reveal and girls movie night šŸ”„
#i actually had the first three pages done for like. months now. and then i just forgot šŸ§ā€ā™‚ļø#theres one more part to this but as to when ill finish that. haha#duck scribbles#minicomic tag#midoyuzu#and a bit of tomohaji on the side#doodles#enstars#midori takamine#hajime shino#yuzuru fushimi#tori himemiya#ibara saegusa#this is. a lot better quality than the first initial one amsdkjgshdgsmd i kindaa wanna redo it but its already a multiple part one i dont#think ill do that to myself rn akjdgskjwkjgjkd#its been 8 months i doubt anyone would remember the initial one but its ok u dont have to read it#i completely made up this manga and am now a little sad its not a thing that exists#i wish haruno was a real character i could post mangacaps of#thought too hard about it and there isnt any way to fit it into here but there is also a fourth character harunos childhood gyaru friend#also in love w her. she ends up having some sort of alliance with naoto but obviously its in vain too but its all chill#manga ends with haruno opening her dream cafe and asahi later joins her there after training a new team to take care of their old one#naoto becomes a regular there also w his new bf :] happy ending !!!#wow i have drawn Way too much lately. forgive me for such behavior ill probably be posting a lot less from here on out askjdgksjhgs#needed the food for when im away from my laptop for a week....#guess ill never get to finish that other lil comic i had planned for that sleepover drawing i made back during rarepair week </3#does anyone actually read these anyhow. i talk too much maybe
163 notes Ā· View notes
spooky-activity Ā· 5 days ago
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media
My favorite visual gag in cartoons is "closet full of the exact same outfit".
101 notes Ā· View notes
suja-janee Ā· 2 months ago
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
My overall analysis on Sektor and Bi-Hanā€™s relationship and how I still think a Bi han redemption is possible.
If you donā€™t wanna read all this let me know, Iā€™ll give you a summary
77 notes Ā· View notes
dykedvonte Ā· 17 days ago
Text
Curly had two days to act and Swansea had two months.
I think itā€™s just interesting that every defense of Swansea not immediately acting are the same ones that are argued against for Curly. ā€œHe didnā€™t want to alert Daisuke or makes things worse for Anya either Jimmy!ā€ I mean people also assume that about Curly and the crew. ā€œHe has to think about his plan of action and a right moment!ā€ Again so did Curly, power and authority aside, he still would have to think of what he had to do. ā€œHe makes sure he doesnā€™t have to be around Jimmy!ā€ So did Curly and they only do this to an extent, both give Jimmy more than a few opening to keep harassing Anya.
This isnā€™t defense of Curly nor a damnation of Swansea. Their actions are very parallel to each others in tragic and sour ways when it comes to how they approached helping Anya. In the grand scheme of it all they both did the same thing: Nothing. No action either took stopped the inevitable outcome of her death nor Jimmyā€™s continued damage to themself.
The only real difference is Swansea didnā€™t like Jimmy which is pretty substantial, but also just as damning as Curly knowing how bad Jimmy could get to an extent. He had even less of a reason to wait, even more of a reason to act seeing as he was now worried for Anya AND Daisuke. He is not bound by the possible procedure as Captain and actively does not care about what happens next. So what does it matter if he acted in the moment? Why did he wait? I think heā€™s just as morally complex and grey as Curly and we hold him on a pedestal that still perpetuates things in rape culture the game critiques.
Itā€™s not just enough to dislike and be abrasive to predators/abusers like Jimmy. Itā€™s not enough to just put yourself between them and the other person. Itā€™s not enough to hold tensions when you know someone is vulnerable. He and Curly do the exact same things but on different sides of the coin. I ask how is it better to not turn a blind eye but still not really do anything about what you are seeing? Not until it affects you atleastā€¦
The game makes a big point to not put men doing the bare minimum or who wait to do more on pedestals and Iā€™m actually surprised so many are missing that point.
#like Iā€™m sorry two months? he couldnā€™t have explained it at all to Daisuke?#heā€™s no better than Curly and itā€™s likely Anya found comfort in the fact that Jimmy would at least avoid being around Swansea#tho everything he went off to drink or passed out she would be acutely reminded that things are still taking precedent in his head#she is not his top concern nor is seeking justice for her like he is admittedly more concerned about Daisuke he doesnā€™t mention her#outside of the fact that they were def talking about what Jimmy did and likely the fact he mightā€™ve crashed the ship but pls donā€™t mistake#his final acts as being majority for Anya. the game keeps showing how these men keep prioritizing things over her even when they say they#wonā€™t and itā€™s sad itā€™s so sad that we keep trying to say but what about him like they all do it#itā€™s not intentional but thatā€™s whatā€™s also bad about it like I doubt she made a suicide plan with him two months in advance#these characters are acting to get out of this and she knows her ending is not happy if she leaves or not sheā€™s taking that choice to do it#and hell Swansea might not have known by the way he speaks to Daisuke and Jimmy that that was her plan to khs#likely either to just keep her and Curly locked in med bay until they got rescued or died#but itā€™s all speculation and thinking and I can only implore people to think why are you giving Swansea more credit?#cause I see him bittersweetly so used to the negatives he cares not for futile efforts#two months vs two days and each time nothing was really done for her other than prolonging her suffering around Jimmy#Swansea slept outside utility was drunk most of the time and itā€™s clear Jimmy was able to have access to Anya whenever#I mean look at the teaser where they sit at the table he is far from her with Daisuke#like itā€™s just frustration at this point thinking any guy on that ship was doing good by Anya specifically and not for their own reasons#like at least Curly was direct on the issue he still did mostly Jack shit but Swansea doesnā€™t even let Jimmy know he knows#and thatā€™s another issue in rape culture of men avoiding calling other men what they are even if they hate them like#the game plays with the idea of knowing vs acknowledging and neither truly acknowledge it as a part of their actions#against Jimmy and god no one did better than Anya for Anya. they just werenā€™t heinous like Jimmy#mouthwashing#mouthwashing game#curly mouthwashing#captain curly#swansea mouthwashing#anya mouthwashing#nurse anya#itā€™s not all men but all men can and do play a part especially in the extreme scenario mouthwashing deposits
71 notes Ā· View notes
luck-of-the-drawings Ā· 8 months ago
Text
Tumblr media
[<==PREV PAGES] [NEXT PAGE==>(not out yet.wait a year.or maybe more.imagine.]
saw alot of comments on prev pages; saying 'i HATE that mean teacher! im gonna FIGHT HIM!!' & i LOVE the energy!! it WOULD be nice. to have that catharsis. but the story of young tidestrider is Not one of catharsis. it is a story of being so small and so special and sucking so bad.
#jrwi fanart#jrwi show#jrwi riptide#gillion tidestrider#GONNA START FORMATTING MY COMICS BETTER. W THE PROPER 'PREV' 'NEXT' LINKS#REALLY DIDNT EXPECT TO CONTINUE THIS SERIES BUT AAAUUUHH MY BRRAAAIN MY BRAIN IS SO IDEASSS. I HAVE 3 OTHER PAGES SKETCHED OUT#NO PROMISES ILL FINISH EM ANY TIME SOON OR EVER. MY WHIMS ARE THEIR OWN BEAST AND I ONLY DRAW ON MY WHIMS#THAT BEING SAID IF U COMMISSIONED ME ILL GEEETT TO YOUUU IM SORRYYYY. ART IS AN EMOTIONAL RELEASE FOR ME N BABY I HAVE EMOTIONS.#ESPECIALLY ABOUT GILLION TIDESTRIDER CHAMPION OF THE UNDERSEA HERO OF THE DEEP.for the desc here i put smth that i typed up in the tags of#another thing i made. i gotta make a proper Baby Gillion tag or smth. eventually.. eventually...I LOVE DRAWIN THIS LIL BABY GUY..#i also LOVE depicting the teachers as just being so fuckin mean. ofc theres variation in that. just like in all things.like the teacher her#idk if itll be mentioned but the octo lady is named Ms Octburn.an octopus pun based off the name of an actual councilor i had#when i was in elementary school i got bullied alot but teachers never did anything. i hated adults and didnt trust them.#but this councilor o mine was so genuinely sweet. i remember spending alot of time w her. she doesnt work there anymore.#but that one school adult that actually earns ur trust and is there for you when they can be.its SO important for a child i think#i hope she knows how much she helped me.youll see in the next page that ms octburn isnt perfect either.but she tries. they all try.somehow.#ALL these comics are gonna be inspired by somesorta experience o mine in the school system. school is so fucked up u ever thing abt that#AND GILLIOOOOONNN IN THE MOST FUCKED UP LITTLE SCHOOL OF ALL. MAINTAINED BY A CULT. CENTERED AROUND HIM. OUR CHOSEN ONE#I IMAGINE ALOT BANKS ON HIS SUCCESS. THIS IS THE WORLD. THE WHOLE WORLD. THE PROPHECY IS GOING TO COME TRUE N UR TELLIN ME#THAT ITS THIS LITTLE IDIOT THATS GONNA BE SAVING US? WHAT IF HE FAILS. IF HE CANT GET THIS RIGHT THEN HE WILL FAIL AND WE WILL DIE#WE NEED TO TRAIN HIM. WE NEED HIM TO LEARN. AND TO SUCCEED. OR ELSE WE'RE DEAD. WE'RE ALL FUCKING DEAD. I IMAGINE THAT MUST BE STRESSFUL#in other news i hope ppl actually giggle when they read these. they ARE intended to be comical. dark humor or whatever. like its also sad#this is intended to be a sad comic series. but a funny one too. does that make sense? god i hope so.saw some1 say they had flashbacks-#-reading this. like YES!! THE INTENDED EFFECT!! YOU GET ME!! i love seeing ppl get upset on this lil baby boys behalf. i LOVE seeing ppl-#-wail n weep n cry in the comments. i LOOOVE seeing ppl RELATE to baby gillion. and i love letting u all know that this wont be a happycomi#gillion gets his happiness arc in the actual show. this series is one of unfortunate events. teehehehe. do u guys remember that show#i keep listening to the lil songs from A Series of Unfortunate Events for inspiration. GOOD STUFF!!#anyway uuhh uhh thats all i got in my brain. for now. feed me ur comments give me ur input i NNEEEEEDD THHEEEMMMM
148 notes Ā· View notes
aardvaark Ā· 20 days ago
Text
even though i know the leverage team gets back together as soon as season 2 starts and we barely see any time of them being apart, it makes me unreasonably upset that they not only spent six months apart, but that they didn't know they'd all join back up eventually!! like wdym hardison spent months trying and failing to track down parker?? wdym parker gained a family and then spent half a year alone again?? wdym eliot had found a way to do some good or have some kind of purpose until it was suddenly over?? wdym nate & sophie had finally caught up with each other but came to realize that neither of them were in a place to have that relationship and spent months not knowing if that had been their last chance??
60 notes Ā· View notes
doverstar Ā· 8 months ago
Text
actually I love Tentoo and he is the Doctor and it was the only ending for Rose that worked and it is a huge gift to be able to have the man she loves grow old with her, they were always heading for that, y'all be quiet. I 100% understand the angst but it's okay, they're okay, good ending-
#did you want her to...not end up with the doctor?#she ended up with the doctor. she ended up with the doctor and they get to AGE together#they get to have a real honest relationship the way they both always genuinely wanted#it's hard that the full time lord version has to carry on without her but that is the way that character's story ALWAYS goes#the doctor does not get to keep ANYONE. it would be a different show if he did#meanwhile there is a version of that same face of his - the one that was MADE for love? particularly born out of love for ROSE? the one 1/2#2/2 that always wanted a FAMILY? and stability? and a normal life? the tenth doctor longed for that specifically because of rose#now he gets to have it AND be part-human so he doesn't have to watch her get old. he gets old WITH HER#and they're canonically growing their own Tardis so you don't even have to be sad that they're not adventuring in time and space as usual#because they ARE. it's the kindest ending for either character. and if the full time lord hadn't left without either of them-#-he would have had to lose them eventually. lose Rose because she's human? hello? painful? but instead he was selfless and left her-#-with a proper happy ending. which she CHOSE to have so you can't be like ā€œhe tricked her!ā€ she chose to kiss one of them and it was Tentoo#they are the same man. Rose won in this scenario.#and I GET IT I am with Billie Piper I think it will always feel a little off that she was left with Tentoo and not the full time lord#I understand. it still makes me a little sad. but I know it's a good ending writing-wise. really the ONLY ending.#yes I know about the popular idea of Immortal!Rose or Bad Wolf Rose or whatever and that's cute and all BUT - it's not a GOOD thing#it's not PREFERABLE to be immortal. Rose doesn't want to live forever. she wants to be with the man she LOVES forever.#she doesn't want to not die or adventure for all time. she wants to be there to hold his hand. and when Tentoo is born she gets THAT!#Immortal!Rose is tragic. the Doctor would not wish the burden of immortality on the woman he loves HELLO#anyway#I ship timepetals. that includes Tentoo/Rose. because he is the doctor#so there#I have more thoughts on Tentoo specifically but I digress#maybe if provoked in an Ask or something idk#doctorrose#timepetals#opinion piece#tenrose#tentoo#handy
135 notes Ā· View notes
sea-jello Ā· 3 months ago
Text
Tumblr media
hong kong miku,,,
#hopping on the trend jumpscare iā€™m from hong kong surprise#i havenā€™t seen that many hk mikus around#lowkey chat i think i kinda ate with this one#however i will say i am coloring in the dark so if any colors look off thatā€™s why#and also i havenā€™t opened this program in literal months i jumped straight into this no warmup no nothing#miku is what pulls me out of art block apparently i was locked in for 5 hours STRAIGHT#someone needs to teach me how to paint properly holy#not sure how i feel about the bottom left one but that was a quick one anyways#i am from hk originally but i havenā€™t been back in years so i have no idea about the culture other than food and mirror#OKAY let me explain the context#street food is a big thing in hk and quick and easy things like fish balls egg waffles and like siu mai and wonton noodles are popular#back then people really would just squat down on the side of the road or right in front of the shop to eat it and go#but i donā€™t think anyone does that anymore city life and all that#ohh i should have done instant noodles breakfasts god i loved those#if anyones from hk if you go to the causeway bay mtr station exit that leads up to the big road near sogo. do they still sell siu mai there#that shit was BANGER i remember asking for them all the time#a good majority of parents in hk would get their daughters ears pierced as a baby something about them not feeling as much pain idk#thatā€™s just what i was told#i used the neon for her friendly standard greeting cause i wanted to incorporate the neon signs somehow without actually drawing a whole bg#lots of neon signs in hk. i heard they had to take them down cause of light pollution which is sad but understandable#everyone got their shoes from dr kong. at least when i was younger they did#boy band is self explanatory. i heard theyā€™re really popular my mom listens to them#oh i had her messing with her shoes cause hk people move FAST. you stop for one second and you get shoved#so like a fun little allusion#gave her black roots just for fun. she is violating every school uniform code possible#this is all based off of my memory by the way so like. anyone who knows this better than i do hit me up#hatsune miku#miku from my culture#jellos scribbles#i havenā€™t tag yapped in so long welcome back my love i missed you
63 notes Ā· View notes
tategaminu Ā· 4 months ago
Text
Tumblr media
Poor Taylor would have existed just to get her heart crushed confirming even more that Rayla is the only one for CallumšŸ’ššŸ’œ
89 notes Ā· View notes
skyloftian-nutcase Ā· 3 months ago
Note
age of calamity prompt: mipha and link post water & fire mission? šŸ‘€
With all his strength, training, and the benefits of youth, there were few times Link truly ever felt absolutely exhausted. It had happened far more frequently in the last year, what with all the monster attacks making everyone feel like they were in all out war.
But now that war had actually arrived, Link learned a new level of exhaustion, born from a worry so deep in his heart and soul that he didnā€™t even know what to do with it.
When Ganon had taken control of all the technology theyā€™d worked so hard to learn and utilize, it had been such a defilement that Linkā€™s blood had boiled with rage while his heart froze with fear. His, Zeldaā€™s, and Impaā€™s determination helped them push through, of course, and heā€™d hardly had time to truly register any of his emotions once theyā€™d started moving once more.
He remembered the heart stopping terror as the initial realization hit him though. He remembered feeling his breath utterly stolen away in a dread, a knowledge that the capital was falling, he and Zelda were in danger, his family was in danger, the Champions were trappedā€”that Mipha was trapped, and, for one moment, he thought he was absolutely powerless to do anything about it.
But he wasnā€™t powerless. Theyā€™d gotten there in time, theyā€™d saved Mipha.
But it had been close. Hylia, it had been close. Sheā€™d looked absolutely exhausted - if it hadnā€™t been for Terrakoā€™s magic, for that manā€”Sidon, he reminded himself, marveling at how the little fledgling could turn into such a massive Zoraā€”then Mipha would haveā€¦ would haveā€¦
Sheā€™d barely had the words to even acknowledge him when heā€™d finally gotten there. And heā€™d had to rush off to save Daruk as well.
Now that all the Champions were safe, Link felt himself on the verge of collapse. Zelda was trying to rest, instead worrying and mourning. Link felt awful for her - despite all the lives theyā€™d saved, after all, sheā€™d still lost her father. Linkā€™s own father had barely escaped Castle Town and was recovering.
But now their friends were together once more, Divine Beasts ready for a counterattack. They were all impatient to do so much, to fight back now, even Link, willing to push through his exhaustion and end this.
There was no way they could fight right at this moment, though. Even Link couldnā€™t. But what he did want to do was check on Mipha. Heā€™d been with Zelda, trying to keep her company, and with his father, but his heart was aching and worrying for the Zora princess as well.
After all she wasā€¦ she was his friend.
Goddess, he couldnā€™t really lie to himself anymore. She was far more than a friend to him, and heā€™d almost lost her.
Link dragged his feet towards the palace. Of the four locations theyā€™d helped free from Ganonā€™s hold, Zoraā€™s Domain was the most fortified and therefore the safest, so it is where the majority of them were staying to recover until they could plan things out better in the morning. Mipha had been whisked away by her people upon exiting Van Ruta, and Link hadnā€™t seen her since.
He was allowed easy access to the palace, having visited Mipha multiple times and befriended her family (or, really, King Dorephan had essentially adopted him, he was so charismatically extroverted). The older Prince Sidon was excitedly talking to the king, missing Link entirely for he moment and giving him a chance to sneak into Miphaā€™s room.
He knocked, clearing his throat nervously (he wanted to see her, genuinely, but going to her bedroom seemedā€¦ inappropriate). Initially he heard nothing, and he worried a little more, cracking the door and calling her name softly. Silence was the answer, and he finally peeked around the door to see an empty room.
Where was she? Her family wasnā€™t distressed at all, so she couldnā€™t be in worse shape than he thought, right? Did they even know she wasnā€™t in here?
Link walked into the room quietly, closing the door behind him, examining everything. Miphaā€™s jewelry was on her little vanity - she always wore it when she went out, unlessā€¦
The one time Link saw her without her jewelry was when theyā€™d agreed to sneak out at night - sheā€™d commented that at the least, the headdress was too noisy for such a venture.
Wait. Surely she didnā€™tā€¦
Narrowing his eyes, Link moved towards the window by the shallow waters where she likely rested. Looking out, he could just make out the area theyā€™d designated for triaging the injured.
He had a funny feeling he knew where she was. Link climbed out of the window, crawling along the side of the palace so he could avoid scrutiny, and then hastily made his way back to the medical encampment. He saw a flesh of red, and he followed it toā€¦
His fatherā€™s bed. Where Mipha sat, hands glowing, slowly working on healing his wounds. For his part, Linkā€™s father was fast asleep, having been just as exhausted as everyone else - it was why Link had gone to be with Zelda and comfort her, as heā€™d felt fairly useless hovering anxiously over the man.
Mipha seemed to notice the scrutiny and glanced up, jumping, startled. ā€œLink!ā€
He was relieved to see her on her feet, so relieved. After their last encounterā€”goddess, she looked so much better.
But she was still tired. So, inevitably, the first thing out of his mouth was, ā€œWhy arenā€™t you resting?ā€
He wanted to kick himself. He should be thanking her for looking after his father, asking her how sheā€™s feeling instead of just scolding her.
But he was scared, tired, and angry too - why didnā€™t Mipha ever let herself get a break?
The entire situation was crashing down on him, and he didnā€™t know wha to do with all the emotions he was feeling. He didnā€™t want to take them out on Mipha, though, so he tried to keep his mouth shut and was nearly mortified to instead feel his eyes stinging with tears of frustration.
The magic glowing over his father subsided, and Mipha hugged herself a little insecurely. ā€œIā€¦ Iā€™d already been unable to assist any of the other Champions. I was resting, Link, but when I saw so many injured coming in, I knew the others would need help.ā€
ā€œYou were unable to help because youā€™d almost died,ā€ Link argued, his voice shaking. ā€œEveryone almost died.ā€
Mipha swallowed, easily reading how close Link was to falling apart. She clearly was shaken as wellā€”he could only imagine what it felt like to have been so close to death. He saw his friend bite her lip uncertainly, hands wringing in front of her. ā€œT-they did. Iā€¦ Link, I promisedā€¦ I promised Iā€™d protect you, and I almost failed.ā€
Link felt his breath get stolen away. Sheā€¦ he didnā€™t know what to say, only that he wanted to tell her over and over that this wasnā€™t somehow her fault.
ā€œI knew,ā€ Mipha continued quietly, and now her own voice shook. ā€œIā€¦ I figured I would be the weakest Champion. I was prepared to die if it was to happen. Butā€¦ Iā€¦ā€
Mipha sniffled, inhaling steadily to try and calm herself, closing her eyes. Link moved towards her in an instant, dragging her into a hug.
His mind and heart were screaming.
What kind of thing was that to say - I figured I would be the weakest Champion, was prepared to dieā€”had Mipha truly expected not to survive the encounter with Ganon? Yet sheā€™d pushed forward anyway, had promised to protect and heal Linkā€”
He didnā€™t know what to say, what to do, how to feel. He was horrified and terrified and felt so awful for her, he wanted to hold her for the rest of his life and tell her over and over that she had done nothing wrong, that she was an incredible fighter, that he would protect her. Mipha was trembling in his arms, crying quietly, finally letting her own stress out, and Link found himself crying too.
Words came forth before he knew what he was saying, genuine and raw and desperate to be heard. ā€œI love you.ā€
Miphaā€™s sniffles turned to outright sobs, and she slid her arms around him. Link rested his head atop hers, cheek pressed against smooth scales, tears slowly sliding downward.
ā€œLink, Iā€”Iā€™m s-sorryā€”ā€
Please donā€™t be.
ā€œWeā€™re at w-warā€”and Iā€”ā€
ā€œI know,ā€ he whispered.
He let her cry for a while longer, he let himself cry. He was too drained to figure out how to proceed, to worry about protocol or anything of the sort. He just wanted to be with her, to comfort her and let her hold him in return. He wanted this nightmare to be over, and for a moment, it was just them.
As their tears slowed, the pair slowly, hesitantly pulled apart.
Mipha spoke first, trying to get a hold of herself. ā€œThank youā€¦ thank you for saving me on Vah Ruta.ā€
Goddess, did she even need to thank him for such a thing? He countered, ā€œThank you for healing me so many times, for always being there. Iā€¦ Mipha, Iā€™ll always protect you. I promise.ā€
Mipha watched him a moment, smiling as a blush stained her white cheeks red. She looked down at her hands, suddenly seeming to remember her usually far more shy nature. ā€œDidā€¦ did you mean itā€¦?ā€
Link blinked, confused. ā€œMeanā€”why wouldnā€™t I meanā€”ā€
ā€œO-oh, no!ā€ Mipha interrupted, waving her hands. ā€œI meanā€”I know you would protect me, Link, weā€™re friends after all, and youā€™re a Hero andā€”ā€
Oh. He knew what she was asking.
Ofā€¦ of course he meant it. Heā€™d justā€¦ been not addressing it. Becauseā€¦ wellā€¦
Theyā€™d been friends when they were children. And heā€™d liked her a lot then too. More than any of the other Zora. He was attracted to her kindness, her compassionate heart, her silliness and desire to help. Before his little mind and heart knew what such a love was, he already loved her. Now that they were both older, that feeling had matured, andā€¦
Link swallowed, grabbing hold of his courage. ā€œYes. I meant it. I love you.ā€
His words derailed Miphaā€™s stuttered rambling. The silence gave him an opportunity to continue, saying, ā€œYouā€™re not weak. You gave that blight everything you had. Youā€™re an excellent fighter.ā€
ā€œLinkā€¦ā€ she muttered, clearly unsure what to say, but then she giggled, bubbly and emotional as it was, her eyes glistening with tears. ā€œIā€¦ā€
Link suddenly felt insecure, suddenly felt like maybe he shouldnā€™t quite have said everything he had. But heā€™dā€¦ she deserved to be comforted, if nothing else. But maybe he shouldnā€™t have saidā€¦
ā€œI love you too,ā€ Mipha finally replied.
ā€¦Oh. Oh.
Oh.
Did heā€¦ did sheā€¦ theyā€¦
She actually said it?!
Mipha having some sort of strong feelings for Link had been somewhat apparent for a little while now. Her tripping over herself around him had been downright endearing, honestly. But given that sheā€™d never admitted it, Link had figured it was because it was entirely inappropriate, or that perhaps her feelings were not the same as his. But herā€”she actuallyā€”
Heā€¦ he really wanted to kiss her. Instead, he just felt himself blush.
A heavy sigh resounded from behind them, and both teenagers nearly jumped out of their skin.
Whirling, they turned to see Abel staring at them under heavy lidded eyes, looking exhausted and exasperated at the same time.
ā€œPapa!ā€ Link gasped, rushing to his fatherā€™s side, and Mipha was quick on his heels. ā€œAre you alright?ā€
ā€œIā€™m about as well as you appear to be,ā€ his father replied, and he could sense the judgment from the man. He sucked in a cheek and bit on it, sheepish at being called out, but it wasnā€™t as if heā€™d had a chance to rest quiet yet. Heā€™d wanted to check on Mipha, and then all this had happened.
ā€œIā€™m so sorry, Sir Abel, I didnā€™t finish healing your wounds,ā€ Mipha hastily said, moving to the other side of the bed to get a better view.
ā€œYour Highness, thatā€™s unnecessary,ā€ Abel waved her off as respectfully as he could in his state. ā€œI appreciate your singular resolve to heal everyone - you are a good person, and a testament to the Zoraā€™s compassion. But Iā€¦ have a favor to ask of Your Highness, if youā€™ll allow me this.ā€
ā€œYes, of course,ā€ Mipha nodded eagerly, putting a hand on his shoulder. It was an automatic gesture, born from a kind heart, always eager to soothe, even if it was a little odd for her to be doing it to the seasoned knight. ā€œWhat is it?ā€
ā€œRest,ā€ Abel replied. It was disguised as a request, kind and gentle, but there was the slightest heaviness to his tone, one that Link knew intimately. This was a command, in the only way that the quiet knight could offer to a princess far above his station.
Mipha swallowed, mirroring Linkā€™s sheepish reaction, and let out a small laugh. ā€œA-ah. Well. Iā€”I suppose I could use a little more rest, but the othersā€”perhaps I can do so after I helpā€”ā€
ā€œYou would be disregarding my request, then, princess,ā€ Abel noted carefully.
Miphaā€™s mouth snapped shut. Link almost laughed - his father got her.
Heā€™d have to remember that trick
Sighing heavily in defeat, Mipha bowed her head. ā€œWell, Iā€”yes. Iā€™ll justā€”Iā€™ll go back to the palace, then. Sir Abel, Iā€”Iā€™m sorry I wasnā€™t able to heal you fully before I go, but Iā€”ā€
ā€œMipha,ā€ Link interrupted pleadingly. ā€œPlease, donā€™t be sorry. Youā€™ve done more than enough, I promise.ā€
His dear friend watched him before smiling gently, genuinely, lovingly. He smiled back at her, heart warming. They exchanged a quiet promise to continue their conversation later, and Mipha excused herself.
Abel sighed heavily again. Link glanced at him, worried. ā€œPapa?ā€
ā€œYou two are ridiculous,ā€ his father grumbled. ā€œIf Tilieth had been just as shy as me, you would have never been born.ā€
Link felt his cheeks scald with heat. ā€œP-Papa!ā€
His father didnā€™t comment further, respecting his privacy, but he did yank him into a hug, holding him hostage in the bed with him until the Hero of Hyrule settled in his embrace. Zoraā€™s Domain quieted as evening came, and everyone settled in to rest for the war to come.
Despite the dread hanging in the air, Link smiled, feeling lighter than he had in ages, heart full as Miphaā€™s words repeated in his mind, as he was safe in his fatherā€™s embrace.
I love you too.
57 notes Ā· View notes
fear-no-mort Ā· 11 months ago
Text
i cant get over the whole time in the real world rick just sat there watching over morty and when he woke up finally rick sounded SO happy the way he just yelled his name excitedly the second he woke up,,,
190 notes Ā· View notes
trappedinafantasy37 Ā· 3 months ago
Text
Tumblr media
"I want this one, she said."
61 notes Ā· View notes
carelessapples Ā· 6 months ago
Text
Tumblr media
queen rutela & prince ralis
146 notes Ā· View notes