#zora deserved better

[bobapril]

Star Trek: Discovery finale rant and spoilers below the fold.

I am so mad about how Zora's story ended. We all know from "Calypso" how miserable she was, for so long. And sure, it's great they at least remembered that long enough to explain how she got there - but that explanation was actually insulting, both to her as a sentient being/friend to the crew, and to us as the audience. "Sorry, Zora, we have to dump you out in the middle of space all alone. Why? Well, it's a Red Directive - that's all we can tell you. Sure, you saved our asses time and time again. You literally handed us a weapon that would let us kill you at will just so we would trust you enough to let you live. And of course, you've got all the knowledge you need to become a galactic life-destroying AI, which you helped us take away from ANOTHER life-destroying AI and then chose not to use yourself...but we can't trust you with any details on why your abandonment is so important." "Oh, and by the way, sorry for leaving you all alone on this apparently mothballed ship for who knows how long - but hey, at least that was good practice for your next ultra-important mission of being abandoned forever!" For five years, I've been defending Michael Burnham from her detractors, extolling her virtues as quite possibly the most effective officer Starfleet ever produced. And I'll continue to do so - but this last task is a betrayal of everything she stands for. Zora deserves FAR better, as a sentient, as a crewmate, and as a friend. And so do we. Data sacrificed himself - repeatedly, as it happens - and that's fine, because he made those choices, with full knowledge of what he was doing and why circumstances made it necessary. Airiam was sacrificed, but though she had no choice, she was at least given the chance to see why it was necessary and to forgive those who were forced to do it. Zora was sacrificed - and given neither knowledge nor choice.

[ppeplastic]

The idea Link should move straight onto Mipha's little brother after her death is so disgusting and disrespectful to Mipha herself that I can't believe it often comes from Miphlink shippers

[lynxriderwrites]

Rating: E

Link froze, instinct prickling at the back of his neck and making his damp hair stand on end. At first, he couldn't determine what had caught his attention, listening intently for the sounds of scuffling feet, the hiss of wings, or a malicious cry in the absence of sight. But there was nothing but the burbling of dark water and the persistent thrum heavy on the air.

Link blinked and realized abruptly what he had been missing when two faint glowing pinpricks, nearly hidden beneath the flickering reflection of the master sword against the black water, blinked back.

“Sidon?” Link stuttered in disbelief as it surfaced. Had the prince somehow fallen down here with him? Had he been a part of a search party?

But before Link could relax, a massive clawed hand latched upon the shore, close enough for him to realize that its skin was far from the familiar red and it was rising, rising, rising above him, stealing his breath with a fresh wash of alarm. That. Was not Sidon.

Or: Link stumbles into the Depths before the events of Tears of the Kingdom and finds a shiny new fishman.

[rocklover719]

Do I want to finish this??? Yeah. Will it be good??? Debatable

[newly-feral]

If you are silent about your pain, they'll kill you and say you enjoyed it.

-Zora Neale Hurston

[autumnoakes]

these two characters should be much much taller than they are in their respective canons

make daughters of big guys also big. make them 10 feet tall if their dads are also 10 feet tall.

[victimsofyaoipoll]

Round 1

Propaganda Under Cut

Joan Watson

How were BBC Sherlock shippers so rancid about a WOMAN who wasnt even in the SAME SHOW?????

Lucy Liu real life victim of yaoi despite being on a DIFFERENT TV SHOW. And everyone was so busy hating her for getting in the way of johnlocke that they ignored the massive yuri potential of Elementary :(

she wasn't even in the same SHOW as the yaoi I've been convinced she deserves to win the entire poll. I was a Johnlocker but I did watch the first season of Elementary and it was fine????? It was totally okay????? Especially in hindsight given how hard Sherlock season four flopped. Also Lucy Liu is a queen and deserved zero vitriol for *checks notes* playing a character???? A fucking fictional character???????? Oh my god we were all SO mean to this show and we (or at least I) thought it was like The Good Fight™️, like we were defending BBC Sherlock against copyright infringement and straightwashing and Jonny Lee Miller's bizarre scarf, (it wasn't a good scarf I do stand by that) but then Elementary didn't make Holmes and Watson a couple either???? And also it didn't insult its audience constantly etc etc we've all seen the Hbomberguy Sherlock is Garbage video. This is really long sorry hashtag justice for Joan Watson.

Mipha

Honestly she's not just a victim of yaoi, tbh. Basically: she canonically had a massive crush on the protagonist, Link, which consistently gets swept under the rug or ignored entirely in favor of shipping Link with her brother Sidon, their fellow champion Revali, or Zelda herself. She deserves nice things and so many people just... completely overlook her??

She has a crush on Link, but so does her younger brother Sidon, who is much more affable and outgoing. Link/Sidon is the more popular ship. Mipha gets a lot of flak for being a weak female character who's only defined by her romantic relationship to the protagonist. That's not really fair; she has her own storyline about being the golden girl from her town who everyone looks up to, and the hole that's left in the town after her death. It is unfortunate that she is better remembered as the less compelling corner of a love triangle.

The princess of the Zora, sweetheart of the Zora's Domain. Champion pilot of the Divine Beast Vah Ruta. Master healer, cut down in her prime by an ancient evil. But you wouldn't know it, because she's reduced to someone who was in love with Link (the game's protagonist), and therefore has to be sidelined and villainized to ship Link with her younger brother Sidon or her fellow Champion Revali.

[vilandel]

Just a random thought I had, I apologize 😅

*After an exhausting royal gathering, in the kitchens of the Silva Palace* Vanessa: This was really dreadful. Nozel: I apologize, you didn't deserve that. Vanessa: You neither and don't forget, I only came because I didn't want to leave you alone with that bitch nearby. Asta: But isn't that also Rosettes sister? Rosette: It's deserved, knowing what piece of work Athénaïs is. Zora: I like that energy. Vanessa: Anyway, as delicious this hot chocolate with whipped cream is, I would also love a bath later on. Nozel: I can have the royal baths ready for you, if you want. Vanessa: And help to get rid out of this clothes. Nozel: Do you need one of the maids? Nebra: Is he Asta stupid or just tired? Vanessa: And a giant bed a specific kind of cuddles. Asta: We can have a group cuddle later, like you always want the Black Bulls to do, but are there really different kinds of cuddles? Vanessa: *pouting* But I don't want a group cuddle, I want one only my handsome eagle can give me. Asta: Huh? Nozel: *slow realization* Oh... if you mean... You know that the Library is nearer, right? Vanessa: Finally you get it! Oh, I love the hunger in your eyes. *makes out with him* Solid: Really, in front of my hot chocolate? Noelle: You didn't need to come with us if you want to do that... Oh my gosh, you're doing actually THAT! Nozel: Sorry, we finish our cups and then we go! Zora: Better get out right now, otherwise Little Miss Royal here is going to be in a bad mood for the night. OUCH, what was that for? Nebra: How dare you say that I'm going to be in a bad mood? Zora: Is not my fault that your big bro is thirsty about the wino! Asta: Huh? But they aren't drinking right now? Solid & Noelle: STOP, PLEASE, WE'RE DRINKING HERE! Nozel & Vanessa: *slowly taking second cups of hot chocolate while trying hard to keep their hands from one another* Nebra: It is YOU who puts me in a bad mood! Zora: Oh, wanna work this out! Your fucking bedroom, then! Nebra: Let's settle somewhere else, last time you broke my bed! Zora: We broke your stupid bed, you where there too! Solid & Noelle: Not you too, please... Nebra: You still owe me that bed, you were too wild! Zora: You didn't complained back then, princess! Asta: Oh, you did some workout on the bed? Solid & Noelle: NO, THEY DIDN'T! AND I DON'T WANNA KNOW! Rosette: Well, this weirdly entertaining.

[yoinkschief]

I remember watching this one movie called Us by Jordan Peele

What if the eddsworld lads were dropped in this universe lol

It's actually so funny that you ask that cause I just finished watching that movie after my friends recommended it to me !!!

The easy answer would be haha Spares ! And they just kill them all ofc, but I think thinking about it in the setting of Us is the best way to go about this,,,

To me I immediately go to character 1-to-1s, like who would be which character in the movie, yk ?

I think Edd would be Adelaide, I mean cause duh main characters, but also they just,,,, I dunno something about them fits, I think it's cause to me they both have that same instinct of wanting to protect everyone themselves but also holding all responsibility on their shoulders and not letting anyone else feel that weight if that makes sense (This is just a personal HC for Edd, but I think Adelaide might genuinely feel this way, at least in some regard, seeing as she hadn't told Gabe about her fears with Santa Cruz's beach until the movie, which sure could be for plot reasons but I don't see why she wouldn't have told him way sooner since they've been to the beach house before if it wasn't because she was scared to let him hear that cause he'd think she's crazy, yk, keeping all the "burden" to herself)

I think Tom would be Gabe, because I mean fucking look at them, goofy ass dads the both of them I mean it's perfect it fits something something TomEdd propaganda

Matt would be Zora in an odd sense,, I dunno him and Tord's character placements are a little flimsy to be fair,,, honestly I have Tord as Jason cause he's a little shit who loves fire

Also I'm mostly doing this because I would LOVE to see Eduardo and Jon as Kitty and Josh,,, I think Kitty would be Eduardo and Josh would be Jon, and I know a lot of people aren't going to agree with that but I see it with the times Kitty turns to Adelaide and is just like "I think about killing him sometimes" like as a joke obviously cause haha ball and chain, but also mostly because of the scene where Kitty's on the balcony and telling Josh to go and look outside since she heard something

and there's another reason why but it's cruel and would have minor spoilers for the movie

As for who's Becca and Lindsey I don't care I hate them bitches Mark can be both he's blonde enough for it

BUTTT thinking about this in a more "The boys but their next shenanigan is Us" it changes a bit

(WARNING: SPOILERS BEYOND THIS)

Leaning more into that whole "haha, Spares!" moment but mostly just for Bing and Larry cause they totally fucking would be the type to create soulless copies like that I mean they already fucking did and I will never forgive them from throwing Scribble Tom in the reject room he deserves to be free

But also imo if we're going down this route I think it would be better to have Tord as Adelaide with the whole leaving and coming back bit he did, I think it would be a great way to incorporate the twist if ykwim I don't wanna outright spoil anything yk but I think that would be the extent of like the one-to-one comparisons with the main cast versus eddsworld casting since everyone else has pretty different personalities

But they wouldn't hesitate to not give a damn and just kill every doppelganger they came across, I think the neighbors would still get killed but they'd show up in the next eddisode like nothing happened, and I think Edd would know about the whole twist at the end,,, kinda like how some people speculate Jason does :ppp

[creativesplat]

💘, 🐳, ⛩️, 🙊?

💘, 🐳, ⛩️, 🙊

💘 MIPHLINK!!! Do I have to say it? Absolutely 110% Miphlink. Honestly they are a pairing that I love more than all the other ships I have ever shipped, and I come back to them whenever other hyper fixations fizzle out or I want something comforting. I love them both so much. AoC is one of my favourite zelda games for that reason. (BoTW too, but the tragic lovers vibe is so sad)

Skyward Sword Zelink, a little bit, I wasn’t head over heals for them, but SS Zelda reminded me a fair bit of Mipha (if Mipha had been brought up in a less dangerous time and with less royal duties they would have probably been more similar), so that was that! 

I really wish I shipped Revali with someone, because I love the birb because he is stupid and fun to draw, initially I was a pining Miphvali shipper, but like, I wasn’t a massive fan of that, so maybe ZelVali? Some people ship that, and I’ve got to say the Revali and Zelda talking scene is one of my favourite cutscenes in BoTW, not to mention Zelda’s dialogue to Revali; If not romantic, definitely platonic. 

Teba and Saki are the adorable birb parents so I quite like their couple dynamic? Im not really the biggest shipper outside of Miphlink tbh.  

🐳

I honestly have no idea? Probably a Hylian (boring answer sorry!), but maybe a Rito. I love the decoration styles, and bright colours, and also they live in a cool climate and I do not like hot weather. So maybe a rito. 

⛩️

I think my favourite dungeon would have to be the Ancient Cystern in SS, I just love how beautiful the whole thing is, with all the lotus-y patterns and the pinks and turquoises and the flowers and stuff. ITs just so dang beautiful!! I also really loved the Sandship Dungeon. I think in terms of play through that was my favourite from start to finish. Location is SO much harder. Aesthetically Satori Mountain, and Rito village, story-wise and where I spend my most time in BoTW Zora’s domain, I also Love the Zora’s domain and Rito Village music. Also sweet cozy little skyloft is so nice and permanent and homely. The great plateau is so nostalgic and I love that too… AAA I don’t think I can pick! In AoC it has to be Scero’s Supplies, I know you can’t really go there, but the merging of Zora and Hateno architecture is just so beautiful and I LOVE IT SO MUCH! 

🙊

Ohhh… Unpopular Zelda opinions… I have quite a few of those. Ok. Here we go. 

ToTK is AWUFUL. Hot dang it is the worst thing ever. It wasn’t even the story that made me stop playing. It was one line from an NPC in Rito Village. Molli wants to make elemental arrows, and has an idea for arrow inventions, that can freeze enemies! No way that’s so cool, except… that is literally one of the main things in the last game. You can buy elemental arrows from the shops. Like what the heck? At least explain to me why a very common commodity that EVERYONE but Particularly the people who’s job it is to look after Bows (Harth and Moli) know about and have access to is somethign they want to invent now. I hate is. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I ha- anyway. I despise whatever Lazy idiot decided that was the way to go. Who cares about lore? Not us apparently. I also have a massive problem with the imperialist mass-destruction weapon wearing zonai as well. And as a historian I just love BoTW so much better than ToTK. It treats its history with respect, and nuance, and good golly thats not how ruins from 10,000 years ago would work and o my word stop suspending my disbelief!?! 

Anyway. I could rant for far longer about far more things, but I’ll leave it at that. 

Way more unpopular, and Zelink shippers please ignore this: I think BoTW Zelink is creepy. The power dynamic is insanely bad (princess and her servant who literally cannot disobey her father), and the age gap is also awful (16 turned 17 for one day and “20 something” from the BoTW art book). 

Also, the women deserve better from that fandom. But that’s not news.

Thank you so much for the ask Stars!

[miyuhpapayuh]

Twelve

Her new commute to work being cut down by ten minutes gives her plenty of time to sit on her new balcony and gear herself up for the day.

“Hey,” a voice calls, making her turn back towards the sliding door. A half-dressed Leon comes into view with a plate in his hand.

“Don't forget your breakfast.”

Sitting it on the table by her, he presses a kiss to her forehead. She smiles down at the french toast, bacon and eggs and then smiles up at him.

“Aw, you tried something new on me!”

He chuckles, leaning down to kiss her lips.

“Yeah, I had to! Couldn't have you thinking I only make waffles and pancakes for the woman that makes my toes curl.”

She giggles, crossing her legs under the table. He saw it, too, his low laughter falling in line with hers.

“Ah, what a man!”

“I know,” he nods enthusiastically, “you deserve waffles, French toast, cinnamon bagels with extra cream cheese, biscuits and gravy,..” he continued rattling things off in between wet kisses against her face.

“I'm holding you to the biscuits and gravy, cause that's one of my favorites.”

“Noted. Now try it and tell me how you like it.” He says, resting his hands on the chair as she cuts into the french toast, taking a bite.

“Delicious, like I definitely expected! Mm, so buttery!”

He smiles, actually patting himself on the back and making her laugh.

“So glad you like ‘em, sweet stuff. I gotta head out or ima be late, but I'll call you on my break, okay?”

“Okay. I gotta head out soon, myself.” She says, going back for another bite of her food, before standing up to hug Leon.

“We hangin’ out tonight?” He asks, wrapping his arms around her shoulders.

“I was thinkin’ we could all meet up at my job, after work. You round up your friends, I'll bring my sisters. Sounds cool?”

“Yeah, that sounds real cool,” he smiles, “look at you, gettin’ everybody together!”

She playfully rolls her eyes, “go to work, Leon Avery.”

“Aw, ‘kay, Zora-Jean. I'm out the door now.” He replies, placing plenty more kisses to her lips.

“Mmkay, I'll seriously see you later.” She laughs at their, still entwined, fingers.

“Okay, okay. I love you.” One more kiss.

“I love you, too.”

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Sitting at work, looking pretty with nobody to bother her was the absolute best!

It had been almost a month since Cory was fired, and Zora got Linda to agree with her, that him being gone really did her business some good.

They'd had a full house, every night, like she'd been dreaming about, which is why she ran it by Leon to finally bring his friends by.

They'd finally been able to open up their entire floor for customers and use that dusty old jukebox in the far corner.

“Hell, we might be able to get some people in here to sing and things! You know how restaurants do events?? We could do that!”

“We could!” Zora smiles at her beaming boss. “I hope you're ready to host it up, tonight! Told Leon and his friends all about you!”

“Oh, I've been waiting for this! Friends of yours are friends of mine, you know that, dear!” Linda says to Zora.

“The hungrier, the better?” She asks, as they both fall out in laughter.

“Absolutely! I cannot wait to meet ‘em.”

As another busy day came to a close, she got a text from Leon, he was going home to change and wondered if she wanted to ride back with him.

She replied in agreement, mentally preparing for the hour she'd given herself, to pull herself together as she rushed home.

Thanking god for closet space again, she sifts through her dresses— unable to bare another pair of pants sticking to her— and lands on an orange and white sundress, immediately pulling it out and hopping in the shower.

While brushing her teeth and drying her body, she mulls over which sandals to pair with the dress, already hearing Nique telling her to go with black! Everything goes with black!

She's not wrong, but Nique would never hear that… again.

Pulling the outfit on, she stands in front of the mirror and squints, tilting her head to one side.

“No.”

She pulls everything off and puts it back in its place, rummaging around for a totally different look in mind.

Stepping back in front of the mirror, she's rocking a white graphic t-shirt, tied in the back to show off the little bit of belly she wasn't self conscious about, a black skirt that hit mid-thigh and hugged her very well and red sandal-heels, showcasing her pretty brown legs in ways that are gonna make a certain somebody salivate.

“That's more like it.”

Dousing herself in a sandalwood and vanilla cloud, she fluffs her hair and grabs her phone, snapping a few pictures before heading back down the hallway.

Answering the door a beat after he knocks, she smirks at the way his jaw drops at her appearance.

“Don't go droolin’ on my new floor,” she quips, before grabbing the single white rose from his hand, putting it up to her nose.

“I ain't sorry. You look so damn good, baby.” He compliments, making her blush and pull him in for a kiss, which turns into a couple more.

“Thank you, it took me a minute to pull it together.”

“Yeah, me too. How I'm lookin’?” He asks, stepping back from her and spinning around for her. His all green ensemble was very on brand.

She fondly shakes her head. “You always look so good, boy. I'll be stealing this shirt next.”

“Ima start hiding my clothes from you,” he laughs.

“Oh, please! Don't act like I leave you bare.”

“Just about!” He jokes. “But, you ready to go, sweet stuff?”

“Yeah, I gotta head across the hall and see if Nique is ready.” She nods, as they head out of her apartment and across the way, where she knocks on Nique’s door.

Answering by poking her head out, she makes the couple snicker at her wide-eyed expression. Her hair was still in rollers.

"Hey friends!"

“Why are you not ready, yet?” Zora asks.

“Because you cannot rush perfection, Zora-Jean. You look scrumptious, by the way!”

“That's what I told her.” Leon smiles, earning a high-five from Nique.

“I'm almost done,” she turns her focus back to her friend. “Come inside and relax a little.”

Letting them in, Leon makes himself comfy on her couch while Zora follows Nique into her room to help her with an outfit.

“Okay, so are these grown, hard working men?”

“Yes, girl. First time I've seen a group of ‘em, up close.”

“Ooh, are they fine?? Be honest.”

“Yes, Nique. You think I'd be dragging all three of y'all down there if they weren't?”

“Listen, I just have to clarify. I know Leon is pretty, but his friends coulda been mud ducks and I've already had my share of them.”

“Trust me, you'll be pleased.”

“Okay, alright. Is this a plunging neck situation? Or is that too much?”

“Hm, considering it being a first meeting, yeah, let's save that for next time.”

“Okay, okay. How about this top?” She asks, pulling out a tan, long-sleeved crop top. “It accentuates my tatas.” She cheeses, making Zora laugh.

“Yeah, friend! This is actually cute, and now you can wear those khaki pants that I bought you!”

“Ooh, they make my ass look fantastic, too!”

“Hey Leon!”, the two hear from the living room, making Zora look at Nique, who shrugs.

“You don't know your own sisters’ voices or something?”

“I didn't ask you who it was, did I?” She quips with a raised brow.

“Nope, but you look clueless. They wanted to meet us here. I think Neoma bought—”

“D’ussé!” She shouts, making them laugh and hurry to get Nique fully ready, before they step out of her room and join Neoma, Lovita and Leon in the kitchen.

“Hey, baby sisters!” Lovita greets, handing Zora and Nique a shot glass. “Y'all look good!”

“Thanks, y'all do too! Lord, we pre-gamin’?”

“I feel like I'm back in college.” Leon snorts, making them laugh.

“I know! What are you tryna do to us, girl?”

“Oh, come on! It's just one shot! Start the night off right, right?”

“Right, yeah,” Zora nods, as do the others.

“Alright, then! To a good night!” She raises her shot and they follow suit, repeating her cheer and clinking their glasses to one another's.

“To a good night!”

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And a good night, it was.

After everyone got acquainted, Linda started them off with a round of cheesy potato bites, which Leon and Zora were super excited about.

“Don't be mad if these disappear while we're talking,” Darnell chuckles, plucking another one from the large plate.

“There's like sixty of them on the plate,” Neoma laughs, “if you inhale all of these, ima be concerned.”

“Right! You ate today, right?” Leon joins in on the taunting.

“Lay up off me, man. Yeah, I ate. And I'm gonna eat again.” He quips, making Nique and Neoma laugh, while Leon holds his hands up.

Lovita was too busy flirting with Clyde, and he was hanging on every word that left her glossed lips.

“Tell me your middle name ain't Alize,” he jokes, making her giggle a little too much for her liking.

“No, no. I love Lovita Alize Jenkins, though!”

“Who doesn't??” Zora says from across the table, catching her sister’s playful glare.

“She's right. Her and Cedric were my go-to. Too funny.”

“You remember they had those shirts with their faces on ‘em? I thought that was so cheesy and cute!”

“What? That's one of my favorite episodes!”

“Don't let them bother you. I love a man with an appetite.” Nique says to Darnell, grabbing another one of the bites for herself. He raises an eyebrow at her, to which she winks.

“Good to know,” he smirks, looking over at Craig, who's twirling one of Neoma’s twists around his finger.

“You are so pretty,” he says for the thousandth time, making her blush profusely.

“So are you,” she replies, feeling her insides burn as he flashes her a smile, those gold-capped canines peeking at her.

Everybody had matched off, making the head couple secretly high-five underneath the table and snicker to each other.

Several appetizers and heavily poured drinks later, the couples sit along the bar and listen to the live band that Linda found.

It consists of three super sweet guys. The lead singer can blow down anybody's favorite singer, the drummer can beat down the best of drums in the most incredible ways and the guitarist definitely lets his talent speak for itself.

“They sound really good, don't they?” Linda asks the group, getting a gaggle of yes’s back.

“I'm glad you could finally expand, cause it's jumpin’ in here!” Nique comments.

“Me too! Get out there and have a dance for me, all of ya.” She nudges her, slyly pushing her against Darnell.

“Ima get Zora on you!” Nique jokes, before looking to her left, finding him already honed in on her.

“You know this song?” She asks.

“Nah, but we can learn it.” He says, holding his hand out for her to grab as they find a spot on the floor.

“Oop, looks like Nique got ‘em!” Leon points to the two, quickly getting swatted by Zora.

“That ain't take long,” Lovita giggles, her and Zora’s jaws dropping as Neoma pulls Craig away from the bar.

“Don't wait up, chicken!” She teases her older sister.

“C'mon, don't let her show you up like that.” Clyde says, placing his hand over hers.

Zora was cheesing so hard, Leon had to pull her away before she bursted and ruined their moment.

“You wanna dance with me, huh?”

“Badly.” He leans closer to her, giving her another opportunity to inhale the godly scent that was coming off him.

 “Wow, you smell good.” She blurts, unable to help herself.

“I was just about to say that about you, beautiful.”

“Let's go dance, handsome.”

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“Tonight was so fun!”

“Yeah, it really was. We made off like real matchmakers.” Leon says, making them both laugh.

“We are real matchmakers! All we did was introduce them to each other and bam! Three new relationships, just like that!” She exclaims, plopping down on her bed and kicking off her sandals.

“Those hurt my feet,” she frowns, getting ready to contort her leg all types of crazy, til she's stopped by him pulling it up to his level, massaging it for her.

“Did you forget I was standing here or sumn?” He asks, chuckling after, at her harmless glare.

“No, you lank. I didn't think to ask.”

“You ain't gotta ask, baby. Put them purty feet on me, I'll get the hint.”

She giggles as he leans down and presses kisses to her feet. Her skirt began to ride up, as she quickly pulled it back down.

“All that ass in that skirt was a mystery to begin with!” He cracks, getting a harmless kick to the stomach.

“Shut up, it lasted the whole night!”

“You right.”

“I know. Gimme my feet back,” she laughs, tryna pull her legs from his grasp.

“Why? I was havin’ fun!”

“Sit down, at least. You're making me dizzy.” She says, patting the spot beside her.

He took a seat on her, now, deep navy blue sheets and pulled her legs into his lap, going back to rubbing her feet.

“Them drinks made you dizzy, don't do me.”

“Don't do— never mind,” she starts laughing, covering her face. He squints and laughs at her, even though he's not sure what's so funny. Her laugh was too damn infectious.

“What?”

“Nothing,” she drags out, still laughing at herself.

“Zora,” he laughs, pulling her hand away from her face, “you gotta share it cause it's got you in stitches.”

“It's not even funny, that's what's so funny!” She gets out between giggles.

“You're so damn goofy, Jean.” He fondly comments.

“Aw, Avery!” She squeals, reaching up to pinch his cheek, making him laugh and swat her hand away.

“Pinchin’ my cheeks like my mama, girl. What's got you so giggly?” He asks again, leaning down to her level.

“I was gonna make a joke about doing you, but I couldn't get it out.” She softly laughs, trying to suppress it.

But the expression on his face made it come back to full giggles. Her back found her mess of pillows as she covered her face once again.

With another shake of his head, he watches his liquored-up girlfriend giggle her life away.

She was precious.

“Oh man, that's an ab workout for ya,” she says after she's calmed down, leaning up on her elbows to meet his gaze.

“You done, now?” He asks.

“Yeah,” she smiles, “I'm done, now.”

“Good. You know what I wanna do?”

“What?”

“You.”

Ch. 13

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[getblackout503]

So this is the first chapter of the greyche spy au fanfic inspired by @jaycrakhead art, I started to create a story and they convinced me to act on it, so thanks jay, hope it’s good, upload schedule is finna be a mess, so jay make sure to bug me about when chapters are coming out, but anyways enjoy.

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Buzz Buzz Buzz

Grey’s phone didn’t ring often, but when It did it usually meant one thing.

A mission

“Hello?” Grey asked even though she knew full well who it was.

“Agent 461, you will go undercover at a party in order to infiltrate and, be an inside man for agent 479, as he steals the information our client requests, do you understand the mission and risk?” The voice on the other end of the phone explained and asked.

“Yes sir, always”

“Very good, you’re transport and clothes will arrive shortly, the party will start at 2000, be safe and if he is there, there’s no shame in running kid”

“Understood yami sir” as Grey ended the call she made her way to the entrance of the hotel she stayed in ‘Agent 479? Why him again?’ Grey didn’t like working with him, not because he was a bad partner, far from it actually, he had to be the organization’s best agent, it’s just whenever she was with him, well she didn’t know how to explain it, but she just can’t pay attention with getting nervous and embarrassed around him, she had a problem she knows, but it’s not like she can act on her feelings, because last time she did, it ruined her.

“Become my women, you’re better than this” A tall man tells a younger Grey as he offers her his hand

“Really?”

“Yes, you deserve the best” Grey takes his hand not knowing what she had done.

Grey shakes her head out of remembering that horrible decision and, ever since she’s never trusted her emotions fully, but for her line of work, what seemed as a flaw is actually an advantage for her, spies shouldn’t let emotions interfere with their missions and, that’s why she is considered one of the top spies in the organization, only beaten by some of her superior officers, one of which being agent 479, he was known for being, clever, ruthless, and most importantly quick on his feet and not afraid to get his hands dirty, he was the definition of the word spy, and that made Grey feel bad about her emotions even more, because as of recent they’ve been getting in the ways of her missions.

Take her last mission as an example, she and agent 479 had to go undercover at a fancy party, in order to keep their identity a secret they had to keep their arms locked together for most of the party until they had an opportunity to split up, the entire time she couldn’t stop blushing, and everytime she tried to say something it never came out the way she wanted it to, it’s a miracle they didn’t fail the mission because of her, and she wonders why they keep partnering her up with him, but she believes one of her superior wine drinking officers has something to do with it, but she could talk to her later, because her ride had just arrived.

“Good morning, my lovely lady” a brown hair man said to Grey in a flirtatious tone

“Good morning to you too finral” Grey said to her co-worker as they like to call themselves.

“Let me guess, with him again?”

Grey nods

“Well better you than me” Finral jokes as he starts driving to their location.

“Can’t you talk to vanessa, I know she’s the one up to this” Grey asked as finral’s face turned red.

“N-No, I can’t last time we talked well, um”

“Okay, okay, I get it finral” Grey sighed knowing it was out of her hands, she just begged the mission went well.

As they arrived at their destination, Grey got out with a suitcase and, made her way inside the building to get ready for the party, if all went well she could get home and, even maybe get to hang out with Zora today, though he seems like a bad boy prankster, Grey soon found out he’s just a cinnamon roll, she even considered him as a brother and, she believes that (possibly) he views her as a sister, although she didn’t have much to go off of beside how protective he can get with her when someone tries flirting with her, but it’s a hunch, walking in she went to the changing room to start preparing for the party soon to come and, she soon received a message from the second phone in the suitcase, it being equipped with everything she’ll need for the mission, her dark blue dress, high heels (which she despise), perfume, make up, and her revolver and hunting knife, you know the typical items one would take to a party and, especially for her, but the message was from agent 479, it reading.

‘I’m ready when you are’

Grey took a deep breath and, looked herself in the mirror one more time, before setting out for her mission.

“Get in and out, simple”

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Right?

[kharmii]

Here me out, -I spent a bunch of time thinking about this at work- but I think that Julius Novachrono gave Captain Yami a nudge to recruit Zora Ideale to the Black Bulls. He didn't come right out and order him to, but this is how it went down.

-So in an act of savage evil, a member of the Purple Orcas murders Zara Ideale because he's a commoner not knowing or caring that he's a single dad with a son who is now an orphan. Julius knows about Zora and even says, "Is that...?" when the child runs by him while he's visiting Zara's grave.

Despite knowing about the existence of Zara's son, Zora slips through the cracks and has a tough childhood. Revenge fantasies are constantly cycling in his thoughts throughout the years, and he is clever like his dad focusing on traps that use others' power against them while honing his magical technique. When he's in his late teens, he seeks revenge on the people who killed his father. While he successfully injures them, there's blow back that severely injures his face. It's unclear the details, (because I haven't fleshed it out in my mind) but it could be that his Uno Reverse Card spell got messed up causing some of the attack against him to get through that burned his lower face and neck. It could be a spell went wrong forcing him to draw runes on his own body spur-of-the-moment which caused him to injure himself. IE: His ash nature almost made himself ash.

Either way, he ended up injured on the point of death, and only an accidental tapping into forbidden magic saved his life but left him disfigured and forced to wrap part of his face, neck and chest to hide it. Years go by, and he gets better at exacting his revenge without any pain coming back on him. He is really, really careful and will only attack when he's 100% sure of success. He's very grounded in reality and has a good concept of his own mortality after that traumatic incident where he almost died.

Fast forward to Zora's early twenties when he has violently put a lot of corrupt magic knights in their place. Since anyone has since failed to apprehend Zora, complaints about a vigilante eventually get to Marx and through him, the Wizard King. The corrupt magic knights don't want to admit they were targeted for being dirty, so they frame it like they were approached by a male prostitute in a slutty little crop top who offered to turn tricks for cash. When they refused -they are pure magic knights who would never give into such temptation- Zora in a rage beat them up and ripped them off. "You'll know him when you see him", they claimed.

Julius, through a spirit of adventure, looks into it personally. At first, he believes the lies he was told, mainly that Zora does look like a typical street worker who's a perfect ten from the neck down but sort of a butterface. He eventually works out who Zora is and the motivation behind his actions. He feels sorry for him and doesn't want to punish him for doing them a useful service, albeit something illegal. The corrupt among them have it coming and should be kept on their toes.

One day when Yami is in the area, Julius tells him about Zora -his circumstances behind why he does what he does- and asks him to deal with him how he sees fit. He doesn't come out and ask Yami to recruit Zora, but he hopes that he will at least talk sense into him, even if he's not interested in letting him join. Yami finds Zora hard at work beating the crap out of some magic knights he believes deserve a comeuppance, and in a rage, Zora attacks him thinking he's part of their group.

Zora finds himself outclassed by Yami. He thinks....well, it was good while it lasted...... He believed death was imminent only to be taken by surprise when Yami throws him a Black Bulls cape with the 'take it or leave it' attitude.

Zora stews on this for weeks-months-years, like he wants to be a magic knight like his dad, but it would be awkward as frick to just show up at the Black Bulls base and confront a room full of strangers who might be evil people who'd chew him up and spit him out. They'd probably expect him to ditch his super awesome look modeled after the doll his dad gave him and make him dress up all classy and sheeit.. It didn't quite click that maybe the Black Bulls wouldn't care so much about appearances when their captain is a crusty chain-smoking guy in a wife-beater. He angsts over the expectation they'd look down on him for not being nobility, and they might not respect his abilities or take him seriously. Finally, he decides it's best to confront them on neutral ground to feel them out, but where to do it?

His chance comes when he finds out Xerx Lugner is invited to the Royal Knights Selection Exam. Since nobody knows who that even is, the usually level-headed careful Zora goes on a suicide mission to impersonate Xerx under the threat of capital punishment. Fuck it, his life is in shambles at this point with the fact he was given the opportunity to be a magic knight but is too messed up emotionally to take Yami up on it. It's better to go out with a bang while putting a bunch of them in their place right in the Wizard King's face.

Lucky for him, the Wizard King is a fun-loving guy who appreciates a good prank. He knows who Zora is but doesn't let on. Still, he was startled by Zora rocking up out of nowhere impersonating a magic knight whose whereabouts are unknown. When Zora puts an arm around him, he was repulsed by his injuries, his look that doesn't appear fully human, and the pungent nose-hair burning stench emanating off him because a stink bug went off in his pocket. Still, since they are vying for selection to fight a powerful unknown enemy, Julius thinks it would be good for the others to be exposed to an enigmatic person like Zora who might teach them out-of-the-box thinking.

Everyone else wonders why 'Xerx' calls himself the "Saint of Pure Ice" but they quickly come to the conclusion it's because he's a stone-cold douche. Even though Julius likes a good prank, he has regrets because he's more of the light-hearted prankster with a child-like spirit, whereas Zora is bitter and mean-spirited roasting the others in a way that cuts to their souls.

They also wonder why he has his tiddies out and wears low riding pants that shows most of his happy trail. After all, the doll his dad gave him (that he shows everybody like a weirdo) is fully clothed. "Because I have to draw runes on my own body sometimes," Zora eventually reveals, "It's easier to draw runes on my own body when there is a lot of exposed skin!"

[sweetsummercourier]

Small Spoiler for Zora's Domain in Tears of the Kingdom

It makes me very sad to see all the hate Yona is getting. She literally did nothing wrong. I mean, I very much wish she was more developed and to come into her own character, and not have thrown her in like that, but I think she's very sweet and her design has grown on me.

To the Sidlink shippers and oc/canon shippers: I understand. I understand why you are upset, and how you feel. I have my own oc/canon ship with Sidon, and finding out he now canonically has a partner sent me into a brief spiral of anxious ship possessiveness, and made me afraid that if I could never post my oc/canon art and writing again.

But it's going to be okay! We can still have our ships. Yona existing in canon does not eliminate our personal interpretations. There are AUs, fanfics, and fanart. People have already hopped on that Sidon and Yona are in a lavender marriage, or that they form a polyship. If it really bothers you, just ignore her. Pretend she doesn't exist, and carry on.

My point is, please be kind to Yona. She's a character who deserves better. A character having a partner has never stopped anyone from making oc/canon ships and other canon/canon ships before. In fact, this is only making me think more about my oc/canon ship with Sidon, and I'm in the works of making fanart of him and my oc... and I'm even contemplating of making a fanfic.

In addition, please do not spread Yona hate on this post, or message me Yona hate. I do like her, I wish more thought was put into her and she was developed more, but I'm not going hate her for existing.

[asksidon]

Hi! I was possibly wondering where you do a prompt where Sidon cheers up his S/O who's struggling with insecurities because of stretch marks they have?

You hate that you have to push Sidon away whenever he wants to swim with you. You haven't let him cuddle or make love to you in ages, always giving some feeble excuse or another that revolves around headaches or fatigue. You don't want to admit the real reason, the one that came to you as you watched Tula and her friends in the water. You weren't trying to compare yourself or consciously looking for reasons to beat yourself up, but the longer you looked at their gleaming, smooth bodies, the more insecure you felt.

You're trying not to think of that unworthiness as you divide your attention between a book and watching him swim. He begged you to get out of your clothes and go into the water with him, but you made an excuse about not wanting to get your hair wet. He promised he would take extra care not to splash you, but you shook your head. "Go ahead," you told him. "I'll be right here."

He glides up a waterfall in the distance and takes his time exploring the area over there. You begin to worry; you know sometimes he patrols for monsters even during these pleasant jaunts, but finally he swims back to your area and lays on his stomach next to you. He avoids your gaze as he says, "Is it something I've done?"

"Hmm?" You close your book to give him your full attention. His meaning doesn't click right away, but then you realize he's taken your avoidance as unhappiness toward him. "Oh. Gosh, no," you answer. "It's nothing, Sidon. Really. I just haven't felt up to much lately."

"It's very unlike you. I can't help but notice that you're wearing long pants in the thick of summer." He gestures toward your legs. "You've been avoiding anything to do with wearing fewer clothes or being close to me for weeks. I can't recall anything I've said that might make you do so, but if I have, I hope you would tell me so that I can offer you my deepest apologies. I think you're beautiful, however, so I think it must be unlikely that I've said anything amiss -- although I admit, sometimes even my sensitivities can miss the mark at times --"

He's babbling now, and you want to tell him how perfect he is. That he hasn't done or said anything wrong. That it's because he is so perfect that you know he deserves someone better. Someone like Tula, who bears no visible flaws anywhere on her body. The Zora are not shy, and you've seen her. How could he want a Hylian like you when he could have someone like that?

"--I've really gone off my point now, haven't I?" he says, and you realize you've missed a bit as you were lost in your thoughts. "Anyway, all that to say, if this is because you are somehow feeling self-conscious, then don't. Because if I am not a complete beast for saying so, I've been absolutely craving you for the last several weeks, and if you won't tell me what's going on soon, I fear I may implode from my desire for you."

You see his face redden at this confession, and all of a sudden, you feel terribly silly.

You've never seen him throw any lingering looks Tula's way, and he only talks to her if he needs her to complete some kind of mission. Lately, he's been giving her low-hanging fruit to make her feel useful, such as preparing care baskets for his guards and reporting any gossip of monster sightings heard in the Domain.

"I don't even want to say what was wrong, but I'm cured now," you reply. "I think I just needed to hear that. All of that. I crave you, too."

He doesn't answer immediately, but you can sense that he's relieved. His blush fades as he rolls over onto his back.

"I don't believe you." You realize he's teasing you as you see the glint of mischief in his eye. "You'll have to prove it, I'm afraid."

"Only if you promise never to be shy about that sort of thing again. Why would you think you're a beast for saying things like that?"

"Some of the thoughts I have about you . . . hmm, I'd better not go into it," he admits, the shyness coming back into his expression. "Afraid I can't promise, but I'll try to be more expressive. Are you sure you can't tell me what was bothering you, truly?"

You go silent for a while, then sigh. "Stretch marks." You realize you'll have to explain as confusion marks his features. He's never heard the term before.

"What are stretch marks?"

"They're on me. On my skin, lower down. I've had them for a while, but just . . . watching Tula and her friends the other day, I guess I became more conscious of them. They're all so beautiful. The Zora women, I mean. I don't know how to . . . how to compete with them."

You can see he still doesn't understand.

"You're beautiful too, and I wasn't aware of any competition," he reasons. "In fact, you would win if I were judging because you are more beautiful than them, if I'm being honest. I suppose I would not be the best unbiased judge, though. You have a hold over me, Y/N. Something unlike anyone else has ever had. I wish I could give you a glimpse inside my mind. Actually, I don't. Because then you would see what a beast I am, especially when it comes to you. You are absolutely irresistible to me. Do you know that? Do you understand it?" He sits up. "Would you show me these stretch marks? You needn't be shy. We're quite alone here."

You take in a deep breath and stand before him, then strip down to the areas that have been stopping you from being intimate with him. You force yourself to look him in the eye as you've revealed yourself, and you trace your fingers over one of the marks in question. "There's one," you say. "And another."

He brings his hand up to touch them with you. "This is what you were worried about?"

You nod, a shiver running up your spine at his fingers on you, brushing you with tenderness.

"I've noticed them, but I just thought they were scars. Sort of like the ones I have." He sits back. "You must not compare yourself to anyone else, Y/N. Will you tell me next time you start to feel that way? I can't help you or show you the error of your thinking if you won't talk to me."

Slowly, you nod. "I know. I'm sorry, Sidon."

"No apology needed." He pulls you down into his lap. "Now, will you allow me to show you how utterly incorrect you've been these last few weeks? Perhaps you'll allow me to share some of my beastly thoughts with you, if you're feeling brave . . ."

[breannasfluff]

The next morning in the Domain comes with an exuberant awakening. “Link! My dearest friend!”

Sidon’s cheerful greeting has the unfortunate side effect of waking up not only Wild but most of the rest of the Chain as well. They’re lucky no one else is staying at the inn.

Wild doesn’t mind, but Four is shooting him a truly vile look that is all Blue. “Sidon! Let’s move outside so the others can continue sleeping.”

“Too late for that,” someone—who might be Legend under the pile of blankets—mutters.

Grabbing Sidon’s hand, Wild tows him from the room before anyone else considers murder before breakfast. Outside, the sun is just peaking above the hills, casting a warm rosy light across the blue stone. The water sparkles and Wild shades his eyes until he turns slightly.

Only then does he turn his attention fully to the prince. “Sidon! I missed you!” He holds up his arms and the zora sweeps him into a crushing hug.

“I’ve missed you too! Oh, Link, I’ve been so worried about you on this journey! It’s been so little time since you finished the last, and those boys…” Sidon clearly doesn’t want to speak ill of them, but his arms tighten around Wild. “Shall we go catch breakfast and talk?”

“Sure!” The champion doesn’t hop down and Sidon supports him to climb up on his shoulder. This close, the zora carries the unique sweetness of fish and freshwater. It’s not the same as actual fish, but he’s yet to find a closer comparison.

Sidon strides through the Domain, waving a greeting to the few zora who are up. Wild’s legs brace him on the prince’s shoulders, leaving him free to lean against his head. He’s careful to keep the tail free and can’t help but smile when Sidon’s excitement bleeds into a tail wag.

There are scars across the skin on his head and Wild has no urge to add to them with his nips. Really, he needs to explain to Sidon what Fierce Deity said before he Claims him again. The thought has him wrinkling his nose and pressing firmer against cool scales. He doesn’t want to give up Sidon.

The prince checks his grip before diving into the waterfall and swimming upward. Wild whoops as they leap clear of the top and continue. At the top of the second Sidon lets his legs absorb the impact before walking forward. Toto Lake, with its sunken structures, is one of their favorite places to swim and catch breakfast.

The water isn’t as deep as in the Domain, but the ruins add a fun challenge to swim through.

“Ready, my friend?”

“Always!”

They dive into the water and break away from each other. Fish dart through the ruins; an easy catch. Wild stuffs one between his teeth and whacks the other with a rock, then swims to the shore. Sidon pulls himself out a moment later with a fish of his own; he likely already caught and ate one.

Wild holds out the wiggling fish and the prince bites off its head before handing it back. He offers the second fish for the same treatment, then settles on the grass to eat. The zora are some of the few who don’t squawk about raw fish and eating things whole. Sure, they taste good cooked, but it doesn’t beat fresh caught fish. Certainly not eaten in the early morning with his friend.

Sidon steals little glances at him before giving in. “It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, Link. How are things going with the group?”

“Better, actually.” He pauses to rip out another chunk of fish and chew. “Yeah, better. We had some bumps”—the situation with Sky comes to mind—”but some good changes, too. Did you know that Time has a mask with a deity in it?”

“Oh? Does he?” The prince manages polite interest—barely. Fish bones crack between his teeth when he takes a bite.

“Yeah! Fierce Deity! I wish you could meet him; he’s so cool! He’s like me.”

“Amazing?”

Wild blushes and looks down at his half-eaten fish. “I don’t think amazing is the word for it.”

“Link.” Sidon puts his fish down and turns to Wild, guiding his face to look up at him. “You are my most cherished friend. Anyone who doesn’t treat you with respect and kindness doesn’t deserve to be around you or counted in your opinion of yourself. It doesn’t matter what people say about you, because they are strangers. They don’t know you like I do.”

His cheeks are burning and he can’t keep eye contact. “You’re the only one who likes me.”

Sidon’s laugh is light and airy for his size. He laughs like his sister, even if Wild doesn’t remember how he knows this. “That’s not true and you know it.” He bops the champion on the nose, then picks up his fish. “You have Zelda and Riju. The Rito, yes? Beedle? The stablemasters? I’ve heard you mention many people who cherish you.”

“Fine,” Wild whines good-naturedly, and goes back to his fish. “Maybe you have a point.”

“Of course I do.”

They both work on their fish. Wild hands the remains of his first to Sidon, who happily eats the parts he doesn’t prefer. It’s as he’s working on the second fish that the prince starts again.

“So, this Fierce…Deity. Tell me more.”

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