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[ivesambrose]

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The next chapter of your life indicates a period of discipline, structure and determination. Long term plans or goals instead of short term gratification. I feel previous months of stagnation, struggle and mental turmoil has led to you having the mindset of being rather unfazed towards anything because you have likely realised that regardless of what you 'see' you're in control. You've learnt to trust your intuition and inner guidance over anyone else. You might encounter power struggles in between but this will lead to emotional growth nonetheless.

There is a lot of joy, celebration and new connections to look forward to as well. It might seem like despite the good happening to you and what you've wanted for so long finally being yours, you feel rather defensive. Remember to push through despite past struggles. To fully be in the present and enjoy what you have and what you deserve. For some of you I do see you making really good friends but due to past experiences you're rather guarded towards them. The message I'm getting is that yes, do use discernment when dealing with people. Do establish necessary boundaries. But don't let promising friendships falter due to fears.

You can also expect your dreams to be more within reach, renewal and unexpected help coming through, the path getting clear when you least expect it, healing from mental strain that have remained unspoken.

Lastly, you will experience a balance in giving and receiving. This will be necessary when it comes to your material and spiritual growth.

The next chapter of your life calls for adjustment and change. Drastic ones. If it's causing you some tension know that this area of your life requires that change. You can't expect to step into the next chapter of your life otherwise. I see that this involves your daily routine, health, work, with opportunities of personal growth and recognition in those areas. You may also be stepping into a new role of responsibility that requires self discipline on your part. You will be pushed to focus on your physical health a lot more. So if you feel like you're getting sick often it's a sign to stress less about it and take mindful steps towards it instead. Be it getting a proper check up or holding yourself accountable. You don't have to rush anything however, improvement will happen gradually. Some of you likely just need more movement but not the kind that puts your body on overdrive. There will be rapid progress and sudden opportunities coming your way out of the blue, a lot of communication and even travel. Career wise, it's looking really good! You will also be transitioning away from a very difficult time of your life. You may also have new intellectual pursuits, you'd want to learn new things or will be acquiring a lot of necessary knowledge. you will also find yourself juggling many tasks or projects at once but this will lead to a sort of mastery over your life You'll be feeling rather accomplished.

The next chapter calls for self expression, communication as well as creativity however some challenges or conflicts might arise as you assert your individuality or learn to find your voice in new environments.

You can however, look forward to emotional growth, new beginnings in your emotional life as well creative expressions.

Steady and solid growth when it comes to your finances as well. Something that makes you feel like you don't need to rely on others and you have financial freedom so one less thing to feel anxious about that has possibly been weighing down on you far too much .

Once again, try not to over exhert yourself or you'll end up attaching the experience to something that should come to you rather smoothly. In other words, you really need to drop the mindsets of the people that have been projected onto you and have become your belief systems. It's time to make some of your own without losing sight of what you truly value.

You can also expect more mental clarity and better insights in regards to what to do, where to invest, your life's purpose and what truly brings you joy. But instead of running from it like you did before, you'll embrace it.

You might feel more drawn towards arts, aesthetics, cooking, gardening etc as well.

Having time and proper consideration towards things you earlier didn't have the state of mind for.

[pyxxiestyxx]

Something I have always loved about the HDG community has been the positivity. I hadn't ever written a story before 'joining' HDG with Five Lives, but I was welcomed here despite that, and I'm far from the only one. Provided you don't be a dick and respect both the setting and folks who are part of it, the community is a fantastic place to explore a passion for writing, and that freedom and encouragement to be creative is something to be celebrated.

There have been some incredible HDG stories that have come out in the last year alone, and I think that's in large part due to how comfortable places like the HDG discord are. I think it fits some of the common themes of HDG as well- that you matter, that your thoughts matter, and that we should look out for one another. I personally believe that one of the worst things to do to someone trying out a new passion is to give them too much criticism- save that for later, and let them enjoy the wonder! I think that's something the community does very well.

Of course, it also helps that folks new to HDG have incredible resources like the HDG Discord (which has volunteer staff who are very good at answering any tricky setting questions, called Lorets) and the Guide to Writing in HDG. It helps that we as a community have all agreed to play in the same sandbox without kicking over each other's castles. And it helps that so many folks are clearly so passionate about the setting, have found real and powerful emotions and growth from the stories.

Anyway, all that to say: if it's your first time writing but you have that idea in your head that you're sure is perfect for the HDG shared setting?

You should go for it.

[guiltycorp]

Damn i really want to know tf happened in the writing room of arcane s2. Some of the downgrades were inevitable due to the show's corporate limitations (not being able to progress the class war story in a meaningful way, having to tie things back to league of legends in terms of making playable characters more appealing to well, play... rip Mel and Viktor in particular), sure. But i still feel like it's even worse than that? There are so many bad decisions that i couldn't even start listing them all... the characters, plot, pacing, themes, it's just such a mess? Even the dialogue writing, it feels much more mm Marvel at its worst i suppose. What i am most bothered by is probably just the straight up harmful messaging so um... Cycles of violence and abuse can be broken by individual decisions to become a better person! Got nothing to do with systemic oppression, living conditions, mental health issues, you can just conveniently ignore aaall the social context, live laugh love and then things get better automatically yep, oppressors famously stop oppressing you when you show them that you're harmless and won't put up a fight anymore. Literally three out of three suicidal characters dying to redeem themselves? Not even in a tragic/cathartic way but in a bittersweet 'they finally atoned for their mistakes' way? Groundbreaking lmao. Romantic relationship between Vi and Caitlyn including no communication about their biggest fight, just conveniently skipping to sex and getting back together - would have loved that if it was framed as the unhealthy fucked up thing that it is, skipping over Vi's hurt and her background to once again become a cop, her girlfriend's direct underling at that (!) due to her not having any other support systems... But nope that was our cute lesbian romance wrapped up, a good thing all around, not concerning at all. Jayce telling Viktor that what he 'always admired about him' was his disability and his deadly disease (??? from a character who spent the whole s1 and first act of s2 desperately trying to help Viktor find a cure? sure) and that those imperfections don't need fixing, just wtf truly. Magic bullshit was also weird, some implications of 'natural magic is ok, but achieving that power through other means corrupts you into a crazy robot bitch or just wilts your trees i guess', but tbh it was written in such a weird and inconsistent way that we can skip this one... Yeah actually a lot of things were just such a mess that I feel silly pointing to specific moments or lines I didn't like, I mean duh, it barely makes sense as a story at all... I am happy we have s1 which comparatively was a masterpiece, and i also really enjoyed s2 act1, i truly believed it would lead somewhere good at the time, my mind still kind of cuts off the story at that point when i think about it, that WAS the open ending of the show to me (is it possible that there were rewrites? targeting act 2 and 3? idk, wishful thinking perhaps). Despite my extremely negative feelings about this season's conclusion i remain glad that so many people appreciate the show regardless, it is clear that there was STILL a lot of love in the process of its creation (although i'd argue that even some of the visual aspects of the show suffered in quality, once again i have to wonder about behind the scenes mood of it all) and i get very upset when i see creatives online despairing over reception of their projects even when i'm absolutely in the disgruntled crowd hahaha... ...however yeah, this wasn't great In a world that increasingly grows more and more right-wing politically... we really needed something different i think.

[babyseraphim]

thank you to @pipwasreal for typing up a video transcript!

George: Hi Nimm, it's George and Jayden here from Dead Boy Detectives, coming to you live from London. Thank you so much for requesting a cameo, it's a privilege and a pleasure to be doing one for you, Nimm. So, let's get straight to your question, 'cause it looks very interesting. You've said your question is a short one: "What type of mythology, creatures, or magic-y situations would you two have liked to have seen, had the show continued?"

Jayden: Ooh see, I'm such a sucker for, like, Greek gods.

[George hums thoughtfully/appreciatively]

Jayden: I would love to have seen, like, them be brought into that universe somehow, like we go to Greece and they're all there, like, all the gods, and we kind of have to solve cases and have the gods aid us, and maybe go and solve cases about some gods, I think that would have been so, so, so cool.

George: Well, it's funny you say that, because... [he laughs] Umm I... gosh, I think umm [laughing] I would've loved to cross over with Shrek!

[Both burst out laughing]

Jayden, laughing: I was not ready for that!

George: Ah, well, just 'cause I think the...

Jayden, laughing: Shrek?!

George: The interaction between Charles, Edwin and Shrek would be so funny!

[Both laugh]

George: Now, you've said, for the rest, you've said: "Your wonderful performances in Dead Boys-

Jayden, still laughing: Sorry...

George: -have really brought me so much joy in a very difficult year" and inspired you to start performing again.

Jayden: Whoo!

George: You're an opera singer! And you've been on a long break. You've also seen inspir... us... we've... you've seen us "inspire so much creativity in many artists and writers around the world, and it's been incredible to see, in a time when artists are so creatively exhausted." Well, listen, we get just as much back from you and, um, listen, I'm... well, I speak for both of us when I say I'm so pleased that you're performing again. I hope your health is improving and you're looking after yourself. Health is wealth, it's more important than anything else. And, um, maybe one day we'll get to see you perform opera.

Jayden: Please invite us!

George: Take care of yourself, Nimm. Bye!

My request for George and Jayden! It was a long one, and the end was more of a personal message, but I don't really mind sharing. They're literally SO funny

[astriiformes]

Re: that last reblog, I want to say this in a way that is not, just, like, patting myself on the back, but it has been standing out to me that one of the comments I've been getting the most on my fanfics recently is "I love how much research you've done!"

I think sometimes people underestimate how much audiences really genuinely enjoy when an author has clearly put in the work and gone down research rabbit holes and figured out how to weave real, interesting facts into their narrative (which is possible even in speculative fiction, if you're willing to get creative about it!). I know I personally love when stories teach me something--thinking about how much fun Pentiment is for having a real, actual bibliography of academic sources at the end, encouraging you to be inquisitive the same way the game devs were--or are clearly well-researched.

And not everyone has to employ the same insane level of attention to detail as I personally love, but specialagentartemis is so right about wanting stories to at least feel curious. I think that's one of the things really missing from a lot of media, and it's a shame because being a curious creator is some of the most fun you can have.

[olomaya]

Hey,you haven't posted in a minute so I wanted to check up on you. I hope you are doing well mentally and physically. BTW not trying to rush you to post a mod just want to know how you been as a regular person not as a Modder. Love your work and have a blessed day love

Hiya! Thanks so much for checking in and the sweet message! 🥹 I'm totally fine. I haven't been playing Sims in a while and I guess I only use this blog for sims related content hence why it's been so quiet. I'm in my farming sim era and have been playing a ton of Coral Island and now Luma Island (so I guess I'm in my farming island sim era). If you like farming games, I highly recommend both! And I still have the new Life is Strange waiting in my Steam page. I'm also working on/updating some mods for other games I play.

Add to that I've been watching some really good TV (Slow Horses anyone?) which has gotten me back into my creative writing and also spending way too much time on the AO3 Arcane page. 😭😭 So yeah, my absence is just the typical case of too many hobbies, not enough time!

Thanks so much for the love and check in -- that was really kind of you and I hope you're doing well too! 💖 Leaving this here as proof of life lol

[rockwgooglyeyes]

sorry for barging in your inbox again rock (this is para. unfortunately)

but I can't stop thinking about your new sillies..... first of all I notice the necklace around mentos neck, is that something of sentimental value given to her? it would be pretty fitting for memento to have a memento of her own

second, would mori and nyx know each other? in what way? (if this was answered already I'm so sorry) also will say that mori gives me very six little nightmares vibes and when I saw her profile I got flashbacks. she is Normal and possesses very concerning traits. What A Gal

third. memento mori ���� jioku

I think a lot about their relationship and how handshake emoji it is with jioku. and I love them both because they're both similar for the most part but they turn out differently during the important points

they were both originally best friends... then something went horribly wrong in their friendship that lead them to being essentially strangers.

while for memento mori they're both still haunted by the incident that caused their strained relationship (their actions around each other are poisoned by the memory of it and they are no longer on speaking terms), jiokus whole thing is about trying to bury the issue and make it seem like it never happened in the first place, essentially wiping the slate clean and attempting to build something on top of it while the monster lies under the surface. only one of them can remember what happened and he's dug a grave for himself trying to repress the memory.

also jioku 🤝 memento mori: being unfairly blamed by the other person which causes the inciting incident.... though the person who did it for each pair differs

kioku and memento spinning in a circle while jiu sees himself in mori and has a crisis

NEVER UNFORTUNATE PARA!!! i love you and your asks make me so happy, literally I was stimming so hard and squealing happily when I saw this . . . hhngfhfhh

^ literally me when i received this ask. Anyways let me get to the meat of this.

Mento's pendant is a memento, you are correct! It was given to her as a gift by Mori when they were children and despite the fact that they aren't really friends any longer, Mento keeps wearing the pendant. (also one of Mento's symbols in general is rings. Mori has lightning for hers). The joke of Mento's necklace is that it's her "memento" heh, great catch, Para!!

The funniest thing to me about Jioku/Memento Mori parallels is while Jioku tries to wipe the slate clean and pretend like nothing happened, Memento wishes that she could pretend and honestly she kind of does but Mori's vibes towards Mento are so absolutely hostile that it's impossible for Mento to fully play the part. This is one of the reasons that Mento is much more well liked that Mori, I would say- because Mento seems like the victim out of the two of them, when in reality, she's not. That's actually on purpose, as well. I wanted Memento to look really cute and harmless in comparison to Mori while Mori was actually the one who was betrayed out of the two of them. . . it was meant as a subversion of expectations >:)

Memento and Kioku getting along well while Jiu is horrified by how similar he is to Mori is so hilarious to me actually. Mori looks at Jiu and doesn't really think of him as similar to her but I do think she recognizes the immense guilt he carries and that said guilt is the reason why he's so cold. . . She doesn't know why he's guilty but she recognizes it. It's also really interesting how Mori and Jiu are kind of inflection points of each other? The way that they are both pretty similar and yet one was the one who was blamed and the other. well. the other was the bystander.

[petrichal]

It's absolutely a me thing, probably, but people who say that they hate an author and have the time to reiterate it endlessly but continues to support their work- without ever crediting the good part of the writing that makes them a fan to begin with- irks me so goddamn much.

An author and their work is very intrinsically tied together. They write their beliefs of the world in the text, their sociopolitical stance practically bleeds out from the pages. Of course this isn't the case when you're making a comic or book/any form of media for the sake of it being disturbing, but the point is, I need people to understand that an artist's work is an extension of themselves and you need to respect that especially if it's a work that you love and connect with.

[blujayonthewing]

the problem, basically, is that 'oh you're a good artist, so you must be really good at making art' is just 'oh you're really smart, so you must be really good at school' again

[kg2hub]

kindergala? more like: lou singlehandedly revives the kindergarten tumblr rp community part 2 electric boogaloo /lh /silly

[sisterdivinium]

As the owner of the post where the WN commentfic fest is taking place, I get notified of every single new addition (which can also apply to you if you have a DW account and track the post, btw!), be that a prompt, a fill or a comment -- and let me tell you just how giddy I get to see participants posting an idea, a story, or even just cheering others on <3

[deviousdiesel]

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[amiharana]

25 for the revalink prompts? Bonus for not the gerudo outfit

(ask game from here)

part two of You Guys Have the Same Brainworm in my Askbox. but aw darn ya got me anon!!! truthfully, if you want me to write this in canon, i'm not sure what other armor sets would incite the same sort of fluster the prompt implies? like i have a zelda wiki open on the botw armor page and i'm going through it like Hm. Not sexy enough. KJDFHJKDHF but i still wanna write this one in canon so we're gonna take the non-horny route on the definition of 'flustered' instead LMAO

👔 25. Link dresses up just to try and get Revali flustered.

"why in the name of the goddess do you have so much clothing?" revali grumbles, crossing his arms. he's sitting in the middle of their shared roost, surrounded by piles of link's collection of armor, growing more and more as the blond continues warping them out of the sheikah slate. how much could that little contraption hold?

"well, i didn't mean to get this much," link says, tapping at the slate. he holds one of his hands out and in the next second, a pair of opal earrings materializes out of blue light in his palm. "at first, it was just out of necessity. you know zelda left me with only one set of shirt and pants when i woke up? it was way too small and that shit had probably been molding for a hundred years."

he places the earrings on the table with the other jewelry he's pulled out of the slate so far. "i mean, thankfully i found some better pants on the great plateau, but i threw that shirt away as soon as i got to hateno. there's definitely some freak in akkala who got ahold of it somehow, though..."

"and then you just kept buying more?" revali says, peering at one of the piles. why did he have so many of the same green tunic?

"in my defense, i just found some of the stuff lying around hyrule!" link replies, raising both of his hands up in surrender. "but the stealth set is really useful, and the snowquill armor is my favorite of all of my armor." he smiles fondly at revali, and the rito can't help but melt a little bit under his songbird's gaze. "and i look really good in the gerudo top and sirwal." link wiggles his eyebrows at revali, his smile growing mischievous. "wanna see?"

warmth coils under revali's cheek feathers, but he wills it away as best as he can. "maybe another time, when you haven't made an actual nest out of our home," he mutters, looking away.

as he does, one of the armor pieces catches his attention. it's designed with glowing swirls of orange and dots of blue, reminiscent of ancient sheikah technology. "what's this one?" revali says, pulling the piece towards himself. the shoulder ridges sort of remind him of the crest of medoh's head...

link follows his gaze and hums. "that one's the ancient cuirass," he says. "you're supposed to wear it with the greaves over here—" link reaches over to a piece of the other side of revali, revealing matching pants. "and also the helm, but uh... the headpiece is honestly kinda goofy, so i just wear the diamond circlet because it's prettier."

he reaches back towards the table to find the circlet and places it on the head. link then places his hands under his chin and slightly turns his face to the side. "don't i make a prettier princess than zelda like this?"

revali snorts. "sure." he turns back to the cuirass. the orange glow honestly reminds him too much of windblight; the swirling patterns are too similar and he fights down a shiver. he has to remind himself that the sheikah technology had existed prior to the influence of ganon and that it was always meant to be used for good. "what does the helm look like?"

link giggles sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck. "well, uh, here's the one i bought from robbie..." he taps at the sheikah slate and something that looks vaguely like the head of a guardian materializes and drops in link's lap. he holds it up towards revali, grinning in a way that looks more like a grimace.

revali blinks once and then his eyes widen, staring in disbelief at the headpiece. "what... in hylia's name is that," he says taking the helm from link. at closer inspection, the glowing blue circles dotting the circumference of the helm are reminiscent of guardian eyes, or like windblight's. revali shivers this time; he decides he doesn't like the helm at all.

link laughs again nervously. "yeah, like i said, it looks goofy and i feel really silly wearing it..." he trails off, looking away before perking up again. "oh! i have other ancient helms that you might like better than this one."

"robbie made more?" revali says, looking up at link.

the blond shakes his head, tapping at the slate again. "nah, he only made that one, and these ones..." he pauses, chewing on his lip. "um... would you believe me if told you these ones fell out of the sky after i defeated the ganon blights?"

revali blinks once slowly and stares at link, searching his face for any hint of mischief. the only expression on his little jewel's face is hesitance and wariness. "and how exactly would they have done that?"

"dunno, i couldn't explain it even if i tried," link says, shrugging. he taps at the sheikah slate again and another helm materializes from blue light, dropping in the blond's lap. but this time, revali's eyes widen. "i have four of these ones and they all look like—"

"what the hell?" revali exclaims. "how— what— where did you—?!" it feels like every feather on revali's body has risen, standing straight up. he probably looks ridiculous right now, but every part of his body is flushing warm with a feeling he can't put a name to. the helm looks like exactly like medoh's head, or perhaps more accurately, a smaller version of it.

link stares at him, frozen in place holding the helm. "uh... like i said, it kinda just... fell out of the sky after i beat windblight..." chewing on his lip, he slowly holds the helm out to revali. "do you wanna...?

revali just stares at the headpiece with wide eyes for a moment. how did link even get a hold of this? it was supposed to be... slowly and warily, revali takes the helm from link and turns it over in his hands until he's looking at it head-on. it really looks just like medoh.

"you said it fell out of the sky," he murmurs, running the tip of a feathered finger over the ridges of the helm, "but why... why was it given to you... and how did it get to you if..." he trails off, finally speechless.

"if what?" link says softly, trying to prompt revali to continue.

"this is the divine helm of medoh," revali says, his voice quiet. "it's supposed to be a treasure gifted to the one who controls medoh. and as her champion, this was gifted to me back then. i lost it during the awakening of the calamity and after windblight took over..." revali resists the urge to tremble. "i don't know what happened to it. how it came to be in your hands is..."

"i don't know either," link says. "i don't know why it was given to me either. i have other helms that look like the heads of the other divine beasts, too. if that one was yours, then i guess those helms belong to the other champions. i should give them back..." the blond fidgets. "do you... want yours back? it's not like i use it that much anyway. it's just been sitting in the slate collecting dust— i mean, if it could collect dust in there, i don't know how it's stored—"

"it's fine," revali cuts him off, his voice soft. he's still staring at the helm. "just keep it with you for now. the role of the champions and the use of the divine beasts is obsolete now, with ganon sealed away. i wouldn't have a use for it either."

"are you sure?" link murmurs. revali looks back at him and his precious little jewel's eyes are wide and shining. revali doesn't know if it's possible to love a person more than what he feels for link in this moment.

"yes, i'm sure, songbird," he replies and hands the helm back. "it will probably be safer with you in the sheikah slate as well. you'll take good care of it, right?"

"of course," link responds immediately. "it's yours, of course i will." he turns back to the sheikah slate and taps at it again. in seconds, the helm dematerializes in blue light, presumably back into the slate. revali wonders then how anything is stored in there; is it an endlessly sheikah-blue space, floating forever in a void inaccessible from this world?

then, link sets the slate off to the side and crawls forward into revali's lap, wrapping his arms around revali's neck. like clockwork, the rito responds by wrapping his own arms around link's waist and holding him flush against his own body.

"i'm sorry," link blurts suddenly.

revali raises a brow. "what for?"

"that i had the helm. i should have realized that it would probably be yours."

revali snorts. "it was, in the past. i'm not sure i'm worthy enough to have it now, failing my role as a champion and no longer being required as one. you don't need to suffer any feathers over it, snowdrop."

"i guess..." link shifts in his hold so that the side of his head rests on revali's shoulder and he faces revali's neck. "but you are worthy. you're always worthy of it, 'vali, even if we don't need champions anymore. i love you, you know that, right?"

"i do," the rito responds softly. "and i love you as well, much more than you could ever fathom, songbird. thank you." he hears link hum, a content noise against his throat. they sit like that, wrapped in each other's embrace quietly for a couple moments until link speaks again.

"wanna see me in the gerudo fit now?"

"link—"

[cartoon-skeleton]

a lot of my teachers this year have randomly complimented me on my writing even when the class largely has nothing to do with it and tbh??!??! it's really nice and it makes me want to write more?!?!?!!?!?!

[blujayonthewing]

I've thought a lot about the several thousand year old gnome druid we met who was just bitter and jaded and had spent most of those millennia sitting in one place not doing anything in particular except mourning her tiefling wife who'd died millennia ago, and how disgusted and infuriated with her melliwyk is, personally but also as a gnome herself-- and I'm thinking about it again like. honestly I think it goes beyond general cultural values; that level of willful ongoing stagnation and joyless nihilism is probably completely seriously a gnomish sin

[miqojak]

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