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I was at a super small con last October and decided to take Archaic Link out- I did some of this build before Tears of the Kingdom actually was out, hence the non screen accurate belt. I prefer the beads and macrame I did anyway, so I’m not changing it. Still sort of struggling with the wig, though this was one of its better days. I’ve since upgraded my sandals to something that looks a little closer to the game too. Honestly, I go out in something like this and other people do not notice I have the wrong shoes or whatever, they are just excited about the whole thing or focus on the shield or my busted up sword. Those little things niggle at me and me alone.
Anyway, tiny con had an official photographer who thought I looked cool and shot a bunch of photos - this was held at a ski lodge in the off season, but it was pretty cold. We did what we could before getting chased back inside by the lodge staff and then I heard nothing for a few months. Which happens. I get photos taken at cons a lot by people and it’s rare for me to see them. I didn’t pay for a shoot, so I was kinda like ok whatever, I’m not going to get nuts about it.
And then one random day the photographer is like here are your photos! And yeah, we did some good work that day. Images are by rxsuperstar on IG
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Link wandered through a daydream as he brushed down Zelda's horse. It was a rare hour, a quiet one, because his princess was sleeping in. He guarded her late into the evening so that she could map the stars far from any village's light.
Peace suited her.
He wasn't quite sure he felt the same. Protecting her was much easier now, with monsters being fewer, their strength deeply diminished, and thanks to their bond- Zelda did not try to ditch him at every bend. He was sure that he could take a nap and still be able to protect her. That's exactly how shit goes wrong, but he's still sure he could.
She had so many purposes. So many things she wanted to do and discover and wrangle into the laws of the world she understood. He had one purpose- to guard her.
And, in truth, she really didn't need him anymore.
She asked every fourth day what Link wanted to do. She disguised her concern in jokes- "What terrible monster do you want to make cake out of, today?" And every time she giggled through his explination that monster extract is not the same as monster parts, and a moblin cake would be a terrible thing indeed. She would ask if there was enough sugar in hyrule to make a moblin cake better than fireproof lotion.
The one time he tried to do something, anything, that was his idea instead of hers, was monster chai. It was so bad they were sick for two days. Certainly a funny story, but not one worth repeating. Ever.
Tarrytown thrived.
Travellers were more common.
The Yiga were cowering around the grave of their master.
The castle was safely roped off and a new settlement was in the hands of Purah.
"Honestly, I should have looked for you here, first." Zelda's voice drifted through the stable's beams. "You should eat."
"Ate." Link stroked the brush down the horse again. "Good omlette. Should try it."
"Oh," she leaned on the gate with a hand to her chest in mock surprise. "One omlette? And you're full? We must get you to the healers right away. I will abide no such tragedy."
Link snorted. "I mean there's no danger hiding in the breakfast. I'll take care of things."
"Link." When he turned, she stood properly, squared and firm. Regal. "We have the day to rest and relax. There is nothing that needs taking care of, except for you."
He paused. He hadn't meant to.
"You will not learn to live in the now without practice." She said, quieter- but not softer. "So long as I am a princess, I will uphold my duty to nurture and protect my people."
He furrowed his brow. "I thought... you weren't building a new throne."
"I will not," Zelda agreed. "However for each of my subjects that remain from the days before, I will dedicate myself less. So, let me ask you again. Am I still your princess?"
He found himself in the trap, but did not evade it. "Always."
"Then your well being is my investment." Now she softened her voice. "Would you like to have breakfast with me?"
He nodded.
"Good, because I heard the omlettes were good; I will enjoy them better with good company."
Defeated, and smiling a little, he hung up the brush. "Better still paired with a little bacon."
She swooned- a little exaggerated. "You always know just the right thing to say. I'd be lost without you. Bacon it is."
She didn't need him.
But she wanted him there, and slowly he learned that's what he needed.
I forgot this was in my inbox. Thank you, Saph, I was having a crappy week when you sent this and I really enjoyed it
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Reblog if you want your followers to ask you anything they're curious about.
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What's the trope name for when someone finds out they're the Chosen One(tm) and is like "No, thank you" and goes and does something else
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I know "60s housewives who invented slash fanfiction" has taken on a life of its own as a phrase, but Kirk/Spock didn't really exist until the 70s and THOSE WOMEN HAD JOBS. They were teachers and librarians and bookkeepers and scientists and they damn well spent their own money going to conventions, printing zines, buying fanart and making fandom happen. Put some respect on their names.
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Well, I’m gonna try this and see what happens
Hi, I’m looking for a beta. I spent last November rewriting a long fic I wrote in 2020, and I’m looking for someone to do SPAG and generally look for rough spots/holes I’m missing.
The fandom is Legend of Zelda, though it is not attached to a specific game. A working knowledge of Zelda lore is probably helpful, but honestly I didn’t have that when I was writing it.
The rewrite is done and clocks in at about 103k (the original fic - which I will link here - was 88k). It’s a character driven adventure story with a slow burn romance, though that is not the focus of the story. There is smut (and I’m probably rewriting that as I’m not really happy with it) and the pairing is M/F
My original plan was to have my usual beta do the work, but they have a lot going on in their personal life and are unable to do it. This fic is my baby, but I’m not really precious about it- I take crit well. Ihave not started posting it as I really want a second set of eyeballs first and I’m not planning on posting until I have a decent buffer for it -and then I’m planning weekly.
I don’t feel my own editing skills are great so I hesitate to offer beta work in return. I can write something for you in return, if you like my style- we can discuss specifics if needed
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if it sucks hit da bricks <- litany against sunk cost
take it easy but take it <- litany against burnout/apathy cycle
fuck it we ball <- litany against perfectionism
now say something beautiful and true <- litany against irony poisoning
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Wait, so you said that you can learn to trust others by building friendships, but how does one go about doing that? Wouldn't someone I don't know be creeped out or annoyed if I suddenly walked up and started talking to them?
Friendships are built of repeated low-stakes interactions and returned bids for attention with slowly increasing intimacy over time.
It takes a long time to make friends as an adult. People will probably think you're weird if you just walk up and start talking to them as though you are already their friend (people think it's weird when I do this, I try not to do this) but people won't think it's weird if you're someone they've seen a few times who says "hey" and then gradually has more conversations (consisting of more words) with them.
I cheat at forming adult friendships by joining groups where people meet regularly. If you're part of a radio club that meets once a week and you just join up to talk about radios, eventually those will be your radio friends.
If there's a hiking meetup near you and you go regularly, you will eventually have hiking friends.
Deeper friendships are formed with people from those kinds of groups when you do things with them outside of the context of the original interaction; if you go camping with your radio friend, that person is probably more friend than acquaintance. If you go to the movies with a hiking friend who likes the same horror movies as you do, that is deepening the friendship.
In, like 2011 Large Bastard decided he wanted more friends to do stuff with so he started a local radio meetup. These people started as strangers who shared an interest. Now they are people who give each other rides after surgery and help each other move and have started businesses together and have gone on many radio-based camping trips and have worked on each other's cars.
Finding a meetup or starting a meetup is genuinely the cheat-code for making friends.
This is also how making friendships at schools works - you're around a group of people very regularly and eventually you get to know them better and you start figuring out who you get along with and you start spending more time with those people.
If you want to do this in the most fast and dramatic way possible, join a band.
In 2020 I wrote something of a primer on how to turn low-stakes interactions with neighbors and acquaintances into more meaningful relationships; check the notes of this post over the next couple days, I'll dig up the link and share it in a reblog.
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just curious as they're always things i've never questioned just doing but people in my life are often surprised that i don't mind doing them alone
🔁 pls reblog for sample size
#comfortable doing all of those things solo#there was a time in my life where if I wanted to do a thing I didn’t have anyone to do it with#so if I wanted to do it#I just did it#love the group experience but solo is great#it’s why I haven’t sought out a pack for cosplay
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Keep being awesome 🥳🥳🥳
Thank you so much !!!! 💜💜💜
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Happy birthday dear heart!!
💜💜💜
Thank you so much Anon!!
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I leveled up today.
And I heard from every person who matters. Chosen/found family is still family.
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“Is it okay if I draw fanart of your fanfic?👉🏼👈🏼”
My brother in Christ we shall have a spring wedding
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🔹 Someone else's fiction cannot cause you physical harm.
🔹If someone else's fiction is causing you emotional or psychological harm, or distress, you can put it down and not read/watch it.
🔹Your emotional well-being is not the responsibility of fiction writers.
🔹Someone else's fiction is not about your personal trauma.
🔹When reading or watching fiction, you always have the power. You can always stop. You are never reading fiction without your own consent.
🔹Fiction writers are not responsible for other people's mental health.
🔹The content of a piece of fiction does not reflect on the morality of its author.
🔹Just because someone writes about bad things happening, doesn't mean they want those things to happen.
🔹Don't like? Don't read.
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Is that guardian targeting the princess? Maybe I should go grab a pot lid.
Photo by thatwitchroanom on IG
#breath of the wild#legend of zelda#link cosplay#my midlife crisis is more fun than yours#botw#cosplay
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