I know this isn’t what this is aiming at, but this is fitting so well with my headcanon that Link knows of the games (ofc he doesn’t know they’re games and manga, but whatever) and he starts getting sick of it after a while. After all, so many deaths and tragedies sort of get to you over time
Coliseum Au part 2!! (part 1 here)
i told yall i’d finish it eventually!! this scene gave me more trouble than i thought it would but im satisfied with the outcome so far :) If youre new here, this is a continuation of an au where instead of becoming part of the royal guard, link ended up a fighter at the coliseum!
Your grandparents were cold, detached, and uncaring.They had little to no time for you, and were often away, leaving you to your own devices. When they were home, they grew tired of your presence quickly, often sending you to another room, telling you to go and do something elsewhere. Despite all of this, living with them, was better then living with your parents. Not that living with your parents was even an option anymore.
There were upsides to living with your grandparents. Because they cared so little for you, other than ensuring you had your physical needs cared for, you mostly got to do as you pleased, only now without so much fear of being abruptly targeted for something outside of your control. Your grandparents simply didn’t care enough to be hateful towards you, and the servants treated you more as an annoying chore rather than a person.
Since they spent most of their time elsewhere, and their estate was so massive, you rarely ran into any of the servants employed there, especially when you figured out how much of the estate went completely unused. You essentially had the run of the place. If you could get into it, you could use it. So long as it was in the unused parts of the building and grounds, no one could tell you otherwise.
One evening, after having been sent from the room again, you found yourself wandering the halls, using your curious nature to smother the loneliness, focusing instead on the mysteries of these forgotten rooms. It was easier this way.
A breeze rushed by you suddenly, tugging at your clothes, a sound brushing past your ears, like a whisper on the breeze, beckoning, begging. Curiosity claiming you fully, you pressed a hand to the wall, following some unknown urging, one you had felt only faintly in brief moments, since you came here. Deeper and deeper you wandered into the building, taking shortcuts through rooms you hadn’t yet seen, and hallways and stair cases you didn’t know existed.
Eventually, you found yourself in a quiet hall. There were no doors, but there was a single massive tapestry, at one end. The tapestry was covered in dust, the images impossible to really make out under all the filth and natural decay. As you stood before it, you felt that breeze again, though there were no windows. Quietly, you realised, it was coming from behind the tapestry. It took no small amount of effort for you to get past it, eventually resorting to crawling on your knees, but you managed it.
Standing in the centre of the dusty circular room, was a large crystal cluster, rising from the ground, as though the building had been built around it. Every inch of the room was covered in dull markings, each carved into the stone, in intricate complex patterns. As you moved closer to the crystals, you could see the faintest glow from the centre. That strange desperate beckoning brushed against you again, and you found yourself raising your hands, pressing them gently to the cool crystal.
Feelings flooded you, almost overwhelmingly, before they seemed to notice your discomfort and pulled back, their next brush, more gentle. The building, the entire estate, was alive, had been for a very very long time. How long had it spent, forgotten and cast aside? It was so lonely, so achingly desperate for, someone, anyone to care, to connect with. You knew those feelings well, perhaps that was why you could hear their cries when others couldn’t? What ever the reason, it didn’t matter now.
You could feel the tears pouring down your face, and you knew, that in its own way, the building was probably crying too. None of that mattered anymore. Neither of you would ever be alone again. You had each other, you were connected now, and life was only just beginning.
Neither your grandparents nor the servants, noticed how the estate seemed somehow lighter, warmer, more alive. Things were about to change.
You’ve always had difficulty falling asleep, though you’re sure anyone would if they saw a hunched figure watching them from the corner of their room every time they tried to sleep. Nothing ever happens to you when you do fall asleep, but by then you get very little sleep, and wake up anxious.
One night you decide to pretend to fall asleep. After ten minutes of laying there, you wonder if anythings actually going to happen, when suddenly you feel deathly cold, clawed fingers, gently brush over your warm skin. Your blankets are tucked tighter around you, and a rasping voice speaks quietly in the room.
“Sleep well little one.”
A small compilation of Chapter Titles (or dialogue pieces, who knows) for all of you WritersTM out there
Oof. I am, in fact, a hypocrite.
Falling, Falling, Failed
There’s an actual elephant in the room.
Why where we taught cursive?: A monologue by a poor ADHD cinnamon roll
Fuck Shakespeare, said the time-traveler.
Shreksexual
I’m such a homosexual
What’s a… hoo-man? Hue-man?
CRAYONS!
wait, how did we get to space? I zoned out.
Boys Wear Pink
“what if the tickles in your throat are actually tiny pixies who slide down your throat when your sleeping then lay eggs in your- im gonna shut up now”
Oof, Im dead. Do you want your sword back?
Seriously, are we not gonna talk about the elephant?
+ I Feel Like This Is - Ohp, Yep, What Did I Tell You Guys
+ REVENGE OF THE VOID PLATYPUSES
+ Negativity Bring Us Here. To Death
+ And Off To Death We Go!
+ Nearly Made A Lethal Typo Again
+ Why Am I Friends With You
+ Remember When (name) Tried To Kill Me? Good Times
+ I Don’t Care About The Duck Curse, I Just Wanna Find My Slipper
+ I’d Do More But I Wanna Keep The Universe From Exploding
+ High School Musical 59
+ *coughs up liquid void*
+ There’s A Surprising Amount Of Death Here
+ And Also Void. Did I Mention Void?
+ Meet The Not-Grim Reaper
+ (name: *says something*) “Explain.”
+ *eats* “Ew.”
+ We All Just Wanna Go Home, You Aren’t Special
+ I… I Really Don’t Think You Understand
+ STOP SETTING THINGS ON FIRE
+ Save Me
+ HHHHHHHH
+ Ack
+ No
+ WE NEED MORE BANANAS
+ “How Did You Guys Meet?” “He Killed An Assassin Right In Front Of Me And Later Pranked Me With Cat Posters.”
+ Because This Is Totally How Normal Relationships Start
+ But To Find The Answer, We Must Go See My Grandfather’s Friend’s Great-aunt’s Neighbor’s Pet Dragon
+ What Are You Talking About, We’re Perfectly Sane
+ “I Haven’t Slept In Three Weeks.” “Same.”
+ PLEASE STOP SETTING THE LAWN MOWER ON FIRE
+ *cries into cottage cheese*
+ *whispers* “Heck”
+ It Has Just Now Occurred To This Author That These Are Not Actually Chapter Titles, But Seeing As They Do Not Know What They Actually Are Besides Shitposts, Chapter Titles They Shall Be Called
So my unobservant ass took all of 6 months to notice this, but all The Sophomore book chapters are named after famous songs. SO I thought it would be fun to put them all into playlists for people to check out! I’ll be updating Book 2 as it progresses.
(Note: I think that some of these are song lyrics as opposed to titles as there weren’t famous songs with those names. Also, some of the original tracks aren’t on Spotify so I had to improvise)
The Sophomore, Book 1 | listen here
Chapter 1: “Semi-Charmed Life” by Third Eye Blind
Chapter 2: “All The Small Things” by Blink-182 (chapter title “Carry Me Home”)
Chapter 3: “Run-Around” by Blues Traveler
Chapter 4: “Bills, Bills, Bills” by Destiny’s Child
Chapter 5: “Party Up” by DMX
Chapter 6: “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana
Chapter 7: “Livin’ La Vida Loca” by Ricky Martin
Chapter 8: “I Want It That Way” by Backstreet Boys
Chapter 9: “Barbie Girl” by Aqua
Chapter 10: “Animal Instinct” by The Cranberries
Chapter 11: “Sabotage” by The Beastie Boys
Chapter 12: “You Get What You Give” by New Radicals
Chapter 13: “You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morissette
Chapter 14: “Un-Break My Heart” by Toni Braxton
Chapter 15: “Bitter Sweet Symphony“ by The Verve
Chapter 16: “…Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears
Chapter 17: “It’s The End of the World as We Know It” by R.E.M.
The Sophomore, Book 2 | listen here
Chapter 1: “Hanging By A Moment” by Lifehouse
Chapter 2: “The Middle” by Jimmy Eat World (chapter title “Everything Will Be Alright” - this one I’m not 100% on)
Chapter 3: “Independent Women, Pt. 1” by Destiny’s Child
Chapter 4: “Come Away With Me” by Norah Jones
Chapter 5: “Take A Bow” by Rihanna
Chapter 6: “Daddy Wasn’t There” from Austin Powers: Goldmember (loool)
Chapter 7: “Try Again” by Aaliyah
Chapter 8: “Family Affair” by Mary J. Blige
Chapter 9: “Bye Bye Bye” by *Nsync
Chapter 10: “Get The Party Started” by P!nk
Chapter 11: “Beautiful Day” by U2
Chapter 12: “Just Dance” by Lady Gaga feat. Colby O’Donis
Chapter 13: “U Got It Bad” by Usher
Chapter 14: “Graduation (Friends Forever)” by Vitamin C
Chapter 15: “Not Ready to Make Nice” by Dixie Chicks
Anyway I’m off to go resign from my music industry job in disgrace because it took me this long to realize this
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