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If you're still taking requests, could you maybe draw imp Midna in the scenario of this base?
this was such a cute idea, thank u 🧡
#zelda#legend of zelda#twilight princess#twilight princess midna#midna#imp midna#zelda fanart#zelda tp#zelda twilight princess#daeyumi art#i just had to make it zelda’s hand in the pic okay#thanks for the request!
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need to live tweet my playing of totk but don't wanna be annoying on my irl so i'll just do it here. this is the first bit:
BEWARE: TOTK SPOILERS BELOW
"i know i'll be ok with you link" okay they are IN LOVE
WHERE IS LINK IN THE CUTSCENE. THEY HAVE TO SHOW HIM IN THE NEXT 10 SECONDS OR I WILL FRET
ZONAI????!!?!!?!??!?!?! (Listen i forgot the gameplay trailer)
me walking at a respectable pace as to not leave zelda's side
BABE THERE'S TOO MUCH MALICE HERE WHY ARE WE STILL GOING
just talked to zelda and she was like "i'm so excited!!!!" GIRL DO YOU NOT HAVE AN OUNCE OF SELF-PRESERVATION
swinging the sword swinging the sword
WAIT WHY DO I HAVE 30 HEARTS WHYYYYYYY DO I HAVE 30 HEARTS
THEY JUST ADDED AN INSTRUMENT OR TWO OH FRICK AND IT'S GETTING LOUDER oh i already love the sound engineering
GLOWY SPIRAL????
DON'T PICK UP THE TEAR BABY oh frick oh frick
OH THAT'S WHY I HAD 30. FOR THE DRAMA
CAN'T LOOK AT MY TYPING I'M WATCHING THE CHTSCENE
OH FRICK IT JUST SHATTERED OH FRICK
gamer lean on x games mode rn
mans said screw it i'm out. fly you fools
BRO I WAS TYPING THE ABOVE WHEN HE LUNGED AND I GOT SO NERVOUS THAT I'D HAVE TO FIGHT FJSKDKJSJDAHHDLADG THE JOYCONS ARE FLOPPING AROUNS ON MY ARMS
THAT TEAR BETTER PROTECT HER I HOPE THAT'S WHAT THAT GLOWY YELLOW WAS
BRO WHAT. THE BLUE GLOWING IS GOOD. this is so anakin skywalker of him btw
baby don't you worry i'm gonna make link level up so fast so he can come and get you
oop naked link again AND HIS SHORTS ARE SHORTER????
nice mani link
A MAN'S VOICE???????? WHO IS IT WHY DOES EVERYONE KNOW THEIR NAMES
okay so The Voice just gives him an arm. okay
the malice or whatever stopping just at the triforce is Symbolic, i think
is it really a master sword or is it a master Dagger
i rly be taking screenshots of everything like i'm a tourist
okay green hand thing go off!!! oop give it a high five and it turns blue and goes behind you as a save point
*taking notes* okay cogs are cogging.......gears are gearing..........
now why the frick did it have me dive like that. what was The Reason
i Forgor that link can tread water indefinitely. swimming king
not me searching every nook and cranny like there's gonna be secrets in this Cave
PANTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARCHAIC PANTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wait i put them on and now he looks like a gladiator.......cardboard skirt & Jesus sandals........ok shirtless king
oop just noticed his hair animations & the layers are CRAZY but it lookin good
wait so they was underground......and now in the sky...................i have Theories
they said aerial view shot once again but i mean AERIAL
ope no climbing, you're already too high in the sky
the lighting looks SO GOOD!
it's so silent up here i love it.
the MUSIC AHHHH
WAIT EVERYTHING'S AN ISLAND???? OH WE WAY THE FRICK UP IN THE SKY LINK. HOW CAN YOU BREATHE THAT THIN AIR
this game is making me fall In Love. with Silence
TREE BRANCH YES THE WORLD IS HEALING
apples. i could Cry
is that a broom?????
wait so the soldiers are bad and the stewards are good. it's just like real life!
why do i have the feeling that this is a /different/ princess zelda that left this to him.......oh nvm it's just the purah pad. what happened to the sheikah slate???
is link gonna look at pics on it and get emo
wait so. garden of time (ok Christianity reference). so zelda has lived through some trash already and is like poor link in the past. let's give him this
aw it's lonely :(
YES WE'RE GETTING ZELDA RIGHT AWAY I COULD CRY
ooh the purah pad looks slick (i'm so sorry but why does that sound like a tampon brand LIKEEEEE)
high five!!! oh wait high fives have OTHER FUNCTIONS???!?!
now why did the bridge have to do all that fancy stuff. (ik it's for stability or whatever don't @ me engineers)l
just smashed some pots. link's Primeval Urge
ok so linear path for Diving. got it.
that's a hot-footed frog.......................i could cry. i AM crying
picked up a rock. now i just have to see some Chickens
there are Grates in the ground and you can peek below. idk why i like that so much.
i am hunting these ostriches like i might die
THAT GUY SNUCK UP ON ME SO SILENTLY. I DECIDED I HATE FLOATING MACHINE ENEMIES (don't worry i was fine)
why did i try to light a frog on fire
#totk spoilers#okay that's it i have to go to work now but enjoy.#i do this bc i don't have a reaction yt channel but IF I DID#also i had to edit this ob my computer bc i accidentally added a poll and idk how to get rid of it#totk#tears of the kingdom#loz#playthrough
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okay im BACK in the spirit??? temple??? robot??? factory????? and im done with the last limb. i bet theres a boss. i KNOW theres a cutscene. lets fucking do this
bro this was LLLITERALLY in the trailers how did they put such endgame stuff in and we didnt know!!!
it's so funny. in the trailers we thought flux constructs were gonna be helpful and mineru's body was a boss. but they're bosses and she's helpful lol
god her voice sounds SO familiar
LINK CAN RIDE HER???? OH MY GOD
MECH GAME MECH GAME MECH GAME
oh my GODDD THIS IS WHAT ALL THOSE ARMORIES WERE FOR.......like PLOT WISE!!! i thought it was stupid to just have supplies sitting around
ok thats fucking bananas. im bad at fighting with her bc the enemies are too short lmfao
also im not sure im ready to do this boss thing. maybe i wanna go buy some more battery first...get more practice...
YOU CAN ATTACH A FAN AND DO A NARUTO RUN LOL
god i REALLY suck at fighting in the mech. it's weird! maybe bc i have emitters on her hands and not real weapons?!
oh sick you can give her cannons............
at this point like. i really can just let the gang kill the bad guys lol
the story path seems to be taking me directly to this path i was eyeing last night. i'm getting as far as the lightroot and then peacing out. like. i am getting my ASS beat down here
GLOOM HORRIBLINS?? will wonders never cease...
oooh good call on leaving. i can see a gloom hinox from here that i wouldve had to fight next...i have had more than enough of the story right now anyway, it's time to chill to keep it all Balanced
i bet if i went to lookout landing rn and talked to purah she'd be like I WONDER WHO THE FIFTH SAGE IS. let's try it
awww boo she can't travel with me until i get the secret stone.....
what a BUMMERRRRRR
oh wild!! you can explain about mineru to purah. then why tf cant i explain zelda is a dragon >:(
ok, actually, i decided i wanna go turn in that last claw to help the fucking mother statue or w/e. scary...........................
if im lucky i can just glide/dive there from the nearby tower lol
YOOOO wait dinraal's coming out of her hole...maybe i can snag a piece...
got one! i dont know if ive ever ridden dinraal for an extended period of time before...she is taking me so far from where i wanted to go. sigh
so, while i hate shooting the dragons, i love getting the little spike. i bet it feels sooooo good. like being groomed. a spa day for ms dinraal courtesy of one lunatic nonverbal swordsman
harder to admire the scenery from her back bc of the heat filter. NOT impossible. but harder
ugh there was a blood moon...i couldve gotten such cool pics but i was too slow :(
uh oh we're going down. girl i DONT wanna go back to the depths rn!!!
GOT MY SCALE. i was aiming at her fang but whatever. time to go back to the spring!!! i hope i can make it from here.......
MADE IT. whew. im not staying long idw to encounter any Hands
ok, so back to the mother goddess statue...
oh!!! she's okay again.......
wah she's SPARKLING. i'm welling up a little. it was so upsetting to see her toppled
omg she wants to give me a sword but my belongings are full. if it's the fucking goddess sword which 1. i got from amiibo and 2. MAKES NO SENSE...
well. it is.
finally spent my sage's wills on tulin. his arrows come in clutch and also i wanna go in order lol
i have to quit for now!! more later or tomorrow i suppose
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Number 7 pls!!
Also, who is that in your profile? If ya don’t mind me asking.
My profile pic is of Tamino Amir. He’s a Belgian-Egyptian artist and makes beautiful music. I would recommend him to anyone. I saw him live in February with Mitski and literally cried the entire time. He’s also drop dead gorgeous the man literally looks like a god.
I’m rambling.
Number 7: what tattoos i have and their meaning.
I’m actually really happy you asked that one because I have so many tattoos and i love them ALL!
Okay, I have 12 tattoos. I’ll try to keep it short tho.
1. “Spirit Lead Me” on my bicep. This was my 1st tattoo I got for my 18th bday. It’s from Psalm 143. I’m not really a religious person anymore, but I still appreciate the message. The whole verse is “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Show me what you want me to do, and let your gentle spirit lead me in the right path.”
2. A small bouquet of flowers on my hip. This one doesn’t have much meaning. It was a last minute tattoo i got because my friend was getting one and the artist was really chill and was like “you want one too?” And i just said sure and let him pick the art. Looking back, i don’t know why i did that😂
3. A Luna moth on my shoulder. I’ve always considered myself more of a moth than a butterfly, if that makes any sense. I took a picture of a Luna moth was i was 16 and i was obsessed with them ever since. Fun fact: the day i got it tattooed i got a Snapchat memory that i took that moth photo 3 years ago on the same day. It was just meant to be.
4. The master sword from Legend of Zelda on my arm. This one is kinda self explanatory. I just fucking love the games. I played my first was i was 9 years old and it became my entire personality for the rest of my life.
5. A soot sprite on my ankle. This one also doesn’t really have a meaning. A friend of mine had finished her tattoo apprenticeship and was doing small pieces on people as practice. So i asked her to practice on me and she gave me a cute little soot sprite.
6. “Set your heart ablaze” on my rib cage. I got this after the demon slayer movie. It’s one of my favorite animes, and Rengoku was such an important character to me.
7. An evil eye with a tear drop under the back of my neck. I’ve always worn the evil eye since i was young. I don’t remember when i started or why, but I’ve always had a necklace or a keychain or earrings with it on. I liked the idea of it on my back bc in my mind it wards off any negativity that people might send me when my back is turned.
8. A cecropia moth on my other shoulder. Not so much meaning behind this one. My other shoulder felt naked and i wanted to add symmetry with another insect. I chose the cecropia moth bc I found one in the woods one time and I felt like some kind of woodland fairy. It was literally the size of my hand.
9. 333. It’s my Angel number. I see it everywhere, and at least once a day. I was also born on the 3rd day of the 9th month and 3 was always a prevalent number growing up. (I was on bus #3. My childhood apt was #3. Me and my sibs make 3, ect)
10. A maple seed. I got this tattoo for my current partner. We’ve been together 7 years and on our second date we walked a nature trail and we had talked about watching the notebook later and I made a comment about “how romantic would it be if we kissed in the rain”, it was not raining that day. So he picked up handfuls of maple seeds and threw them in the air. They rained around us and he kissed me under them. It’s probably one of my favorite memories.
11. Peter Rabbit hugging his momma. This tattoo was dedicated to my mom. My nursery as a baby was Peter Rabbit themed, and I still have a lot of the decorations still in my room 24 years later :’) I also love my mom a lot.
12. A heart locket with my childhood cat in the frame. Pretty self explanatory. It was dedicated in his memory. He was literally the best cat ever and i miss him everyday. He passed on my 19th bday.
Thank you so much for asking Anon!!! I really enjoyed diving into this :)
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February 22 - 2024 Thursday
11:19pm
5.5/10
This morning I shaved my legs and face. I made spicy ramen, spam, and green beans for breakfast. I watched some Bluey while eating, and Twitch content.
Work was okay. I started on the last commission for this month and put out a YCH. After work I spent 1 hour in VRchat with Turkey and some strangers talking about our personal beliefs regarding selfishness and religion. It was refreshing because we weren't arguing or opposing one another, we had a genuine conversation where someone speaks and everyone else listens without interrupting. That feels rare. For lunch I made a custom supreme pizza in the pan and watched more Bluey. I did the last weekly request today and finished a good Celestia pic before starting another AI redraw with Fluttershy. I'm really hoping I can make some AI bozo mad by copying their "work" by hand and making it better. We do a little trolling. It just occurred to me how little I actually speak my mind in my own journal. I sort of act like I'm submitting an official report instead of getting myself out there. That sort of happened because I made it a point not to talk about my feelings too deeply but I feel it appropriate to at least talk about what I notice and appreciate and think. I had hung out in Ena's server speaking with her for a bit and we actually talked instead of the usual sort of filler we do, or at least I do. I had tried to TALK with David before this but he was in a Helldivers squad which was loud and annoying, not my energy today, especially while working. After drawing I worked on Plaz's world a little bit more. I do not know how long it will take in the slightest, but it will be a long time if the maximum time I put in per day is 1 hour. I originally estimated around 60 hours so thats 2 months if I have perfect attendance. But it'll get done when it gets done. I left when work was done expecting Daisy to be free soon. I watched a bit of a Zelda video where the guy went in-depth into NPC routines and design details. When I got bored, I tried joining David for some Helldivers and played 1 round before leaving to join Daisy in Just Dance which wasn't actually working for her. So I sat around a bit and booted up Skyrim when I thought she had gone to bed for the night. I created a new character and I'm going to try to keep it personal/offline so I don't have the obligation to stream it, I just want to chill. It's a very tall cat lady mommy knight. 7 feet tall or so. I named her Kei-Thi Crossmeadows, a Khajiit-esque combination of me and my bestie's names. I had a better name before but I lost that save file and I don't remember it but it was the same idea. Daisy did message when she actually got in bed so I started up 102 Dalmatians and completed a couple levels. We talked about our days as usual and shared some sweet words. After she fell asleep, I learned I can sniff out bones I am missing in levels, some of which I have to dig up so I can finally start 100%ing levels.
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I feel like I woke up halfway through writing and actually started speaking my mind again. I think reading this other girl's Tumblr journal has sorta helped. Getting other people's in depth and vulnerable perspectives helps wake me back up to how human we all are, including me. It reminds me that I matter in a way. The only problem is how long it takes to write, I'm already up pretty late so it's hard to justify that I keep writing. Anyways today I felt rested and ready to be creative so all went well. I felt strangely social, wanting to ask other people questions almost like I'm interviewing them.
3 Happy Things Today:
Doing a good job on the Celestia drawing
Chatting with Turkey about our beliefs
Playing PS1 for Daisy, and her company in general
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i think it’s fair to say that i’ve fallen far too in love with your zach one shots — not only do you capture his persona so well, it genuinely feels like i’m watching an episode of brothers & sisters
also, your ricky one shot was also so so so good!! you have no idea how grateful we all are that you pluck these characters from obscurity and portray their defining characteristics so accurately while also adding the loveliest fluffiest fluff of all time
i was wondering if you would consider writing a jealous!zach one shot? ngl, the (mutual) pining mixed with jealousy trope is my guilty pleasure and i feel like jealous zach would be 11/10
anyway, just wanted to say you’re fucking amazing and i adore your writing — i hope you’re having a great day!!
THANK YOU FOR THIS LOVELY ASK
(NB: Ok I know this is not Zach but it COULD be. It’s the right year. There are SO FEW pics of Zach so let’s just go with it).
Words: 1700 ~ Warnings: jealousy, pining, angst, fluff, one awesome kiss
Pairing: Zach Wellison x gn!reader
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YOU: Is it wrong to be attracted to the super in my building?
BFF: Why would it be wrong? Use it to curry favour! Get stuff fixed faster! What is he/she like?
YOU: Tall. Tanned. Dark blond. Has a tattoo - military maybe? Sexiest voice ever.
BFF: If you don’t get him, I will.
You set your phone down and smiled.
Maybe I should say something.
Zach had been the building super of your apartment block for the last three months. He was a massive improvement on the last guy, who spent his days playing Zelda and smoking weed and very occasionally getting off his ass to fix stuff.
He’d been to your place - conveniently next door to his, he had a live-in type gig - four times. The garbage disposal, the leaky faucet, the faucet again, and then the window.
Notes could be left in his mailbox downstairs by tenants who needed assistance. He always responded the same day, the next day at the very latest, and he always tried to arrange a time with the occupant that suited them.
He’d gotten all greasy and wet fixing the faucet, his plaid button-down clinging to him, and eventually he’d stripped it off, revealing a tattoo you hadn’t been brave enough to try and examine properly, and some serious biceps.
Next time I see him, you promise yourself.
BFF: Btw, what’s happening with the dude at no 16?
YOU: Nothing.
You’d engaged in a mild flirtation with the well-built guy across the hall. Sometimes he got your mail in his box by mistake and he dropped it off, but lately he hadn’t engaged with you, and you began to think he was just being friendly.
The next day, before you could properly think of what to write down for Zach, the washing machine that came with your place started to leak. You noticed when trying to take your clothes out of it.
“Crap!”
Rather than put a note in his box, you knocked on Zach’s door.
He opened it after a minute, surprise sketched on his handsome face, hair ruffled, sweat beading at the neck of his t-shirt. Past him, you could see weight lifting equipment on the floor, along with a small speaker playing 70s rock.
“Fleetwood Mac?” You ask, smiling. “They’re my favourite.”
“No kidding?” A smile tipped up one corner of his mouth. “So... “ His brown eyes met yours, warm, concerned. “Are you okay?”
“I hate to bother you directly, but my washer’s busted - leaking.”
“It’s no bother.” He glanced behind him. “Give me five, okay? I’ll be right there.”
“Thanks so much, Zach.”
He nods and closes the door. You’re about to turn back to your apartment when Well Built Guy - Damon, you think his name is - comes out of his own apartment.
“Hey,” he greets you.
“Oh, hey. How are you?”
He pushes a hand through his short, black hair. His single earring glints in the daylight; gives him a pleasingly piratical look. “I’m good. How are you?”
“Yeah, good - thanks.” You move again.
“Wait.” He takes a step closer in the small hall. “I was wondering if you - if you wanted to get coffee sometime? This place two blocks over does an amazing dark roast.”
“Oh, well-”
You’re cut off when Zach’s door swings open. He’s changed into a clean shirt, a forest-green henley, and he carries a faded red toolbox. His gaze darts between you and Damon, wary, and for a second, his mouth turns down.
As quickly as you see it, it’s gone.
“Sorry to interrupt,” he mutters, to you. “Can I go in?”
“I’ll let you in, Zach.” You turn your attention to Damon.”Catch you later?”
“Sure, sweet thing.”
He’s called you the nickname before but it’s never chafed until today.
Zach doesn’t react as you come to the door and let him in.
“Thanks for coming by so quickly.”
He doesn’t look at you. “You didn’t have to cut your time with your boyfriend short.” He sets his toolbox down by the washer and kneels, unbothered by the pool of water that begins to leech into the pale denim of his jeans.
“He isn’t my boyfriend.”
Zach sets about exploring the washer. “Okay.”
“He isn’t.” You stuff your hands in your pockets. “You want some coffee?”
For the first time, he looks up at you, and the expression in his honey-brown eyes is scraped bare, and then he looks away and the connection is lost. “Sure. Thanks. Black, one sugar.”
You busy yourself, just a few feet away - your kitchen is not big by any stretch of the imagination.
“Here you go.”
“Thanks.” He’s absorbed, only his waist and ass sticking out from the drum of the washer.
You potter off to do some work.
An half hour later, Zach knocks on the door of your tiny office - the only other “room” of your studio aside from the bathroom.
“All fixed.”
“Thank you so much, Zach.”
He swipes the back of his hand over his forehead, leaving a smear of grease. “No problem.”
“You’ve got a-” You reach up, every nerve on end, wanting to touch him.
A knock sounds at your door.
Dammit.
“Sorry,” you mutter.
You swing the door open and Damon is there with two coffees.
“I was on my way back from the office,” he says. “I thought you might like to - oh, the super’s still there. Not fixed yet, pal?”
Damon says it innocuously but you see Zach’s shoulders tense.
“Nope, all good.” He rubs the palms of his hands together in a “that’s done” gesture. “I’ll get out of your hair.”
“... Place next door is this amazing Italian,” Damon is saying, oblivious. “It’s pretty pricey but I’d love to take you there.”
Zach pushes between you and out of the door, but you see the crestfallen set of his shoulders as he goes.
The door swings shut behind him and you turn back to Damon, resigned to see this conversation out, and to make it clear that he’s kind, but you aren’t interested.
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That evening, you take the stairs down to the communal gym in your building. Well. Gym is stretching it. There’s one ancient rowing machine, one treadmill, a barbell that has seen much better days, and a CRT TV that only shows Judge Judy. But, you don’t have to pay for it, so it beats a gym contract elsewhere in the city.
When you push through the door, Zach is on the treadmill, earphones in. He’s wearing a sleeveless vest and your gaze is drawn to his intricate tattoo - an eagle perched on a world, an anchor hugging the globe. Marines.
Wow, you think - wow.
Sweat trickles down the back of his neck, and his thick, dark gold hair curls around his nape.
Now or never.
You walk over to the treadmill and drop your gym bag to announce your presence.
Zach turns, does a double take, and then presses a button on the treadmill to slow it down. He pulls his earphones out.
“Hey.”
“Hey, Zach.”
Curiosity flits across his features. “Something you need?”
You swallow. He looks so good, his pale gold skin slick with clean sweat, his breath coming in soft pants, his chest rising and falling, lean muscles delineated by the clinging vest.
“No. I mean, yes.”
“And you can’t get the guy at 16 to help?” he snarks.
You step back.
“Sorry,” Zach says, immediately. “I just…”
“He’s not my boyfriend,” you assure Zach.
Above his head, on the TV, Judge Judy silently reprimands a woman with six face piercings.
“He could be. Guy like him. Good job. He’d take you to fancy Italian places.”
You curl your hand around the arm of the treadmill. “Maybe I don’t want to go to fancy Italian places.”
Zach huffs out a breath, but you have his interest.
“Maybe I’d just like to hang out with you.”
Suspicion narrows his eyes. “Why?”
“Maybe I like you? Did you consider that? Maybe, for some bizarre reason, I think you’re nice and attractive?” you wave your arms, frustrated.
Zach folds his arms across his chest, pursing his lips. “I used to be a Marine, but I had to resign my commission because I got hit hard with PTSD. I lived on the street for two years.”
You hold his gaze as he speaks.
“Why are you telling me this?”
But then you know. He’s telling you so you’ll turn tail and go back to Damon, with his suits and fancy haircut and ability to take you out for $100 dinners.
He expects you to turn him down.
Because that’s what happens. What has happened and what he thinks will happen now.
Zach firms his lips and shakes his head slightly.
“Just go,” he says, so softly, mistaking your silence for pity, rather than resolve.
“No.” Instead, you lean up on your toes and touch your lips to his.
He starts, and then holds perfectly still. You break the kiss, and look up into his face, and he’s gazing at you like you hung the moon and all the stars.
“I like you, Zach,” you whisper. “And I don’t care if our first date is a picnic in the park.”
He blinks, turning away from you for a second, and then he ducks under the arm of the treadmill, and he’s so close that you breath catches.
“I’ve thought about this,” he murmurs, and then he cups your face in his hands and kisses you like he means it, lips and teeth and tongue, and it’s everything.
You spear your fingers into his hair and breathe him in, press yourself against the hard wall of his chest, sigh his name against his lips.
“I gotta shower,” he says, with clear reluctance, his voice half an octave lower, unsteady from a kiss that has rocked both your worlds. “Then, let’s see about that picnic.”
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I literally can’t stop thinking about how the finale is going to play out for Greta and Riley and was wondering if you could give me your theories if you have any.
Like we know that they’re finally going to talk to each other but who do you think is going to initiate the conversation? What’s going to happen that they finally breakdown and talk? Also, what do you think is going on with Luz? Do you think she’s the one that tells Greta about her and Riley or does Riley tell her herself? Why else would Luz be at the party though? I’m having such a hard time picturing how it’s all going to play out in this one episode. Like there’s so much that needs to be addressed will it even end on a good note for them?? If the season ends with them on bad terms and we don’t get a season 2 I’ll be devastated.
Sorry that’s a lot of questions but I just want to know how you think it’s all gonna go down. I’ve loved reading all of your other theories and analyses!
alright alright let me answer this question by question lmao but this is all speculation ofc because I have NO IDEA
because the pics we have of the conversation are in riley's room and because she's been the one to try to initiate conversation the past three times we've seen them talk - in ep 14 when riley yells at greta, the 'wow greta you look great' line (still can't believe she said this on a group facetime aljsfdjsald) and their final almost-convo in ep 15 - it seems most likely that it will be riley who pulls her aside so that they can be alone in a room together (for like the third time ever!!!) and so that she can finally hear the end of 'actually I wanted to tell you'
on the other hand I'm also thinking that maybe greta has had enough of being interrupted. she's been trying to have this out with riley for so long that maybe on this third attempt she just shuts them in a room together so that she can say her piece. if she's been thinking over this one conversation and all the different ways it could go endlessly for days then maybe she just hits the point where she can't hold it in for a second longer
from the sneak peek where greta says 'I can like someone, like really like them' the only thing that makes sense to me is her explaining that she is actually extremely into riley, that she can really like someone if she's connected with them and that that person is riley. in the hug at the end of the sneak peek greta looks like she's crying so I've seen people speculate that it's like a goodbye hug or something, but if I had finally spilled my guts to this girl that I'm all in on I'd probably be bawling too. maybe riley pulls her in to tell her that everything is going to be alright, and that she's valid and that riley still likes her so much no matter what?? they're always so tentative with touching each other and the only other time they've hugged it was pretty brief and awkward at x files night, so that hug honestly just looks like relief to me. it must feel so good for both of them just to hold onto each other like that - a mirror of the hug between chester and riley in ep 14. some people just make you feel correct
in terms of luz being there, the afterparty at riley's house is filled with a bunch of other random people from their school like the party in the pilot so it's not weird to me that she's there. maybe luz is regretting giving up on greta and is coming back for a second try, or maybe she's just there to either have a good time or start drama idk at this point
this dialogue from ep 15 has me really interested to see whether riley chooses to perpetuate her dad's cycle of dishonesty because she feels she has no choice, or if she decides to diverge from this doomed path that she thinks is set for her because of who her parents are
if they're doing it just for the drama then she's obviously going to keep it from greta and then luz will come along to ruin everything, but I think it would be much more interesting for them to queer this narrative of untruth and subvert those expectations that we have. riley's not stupid, she knows it's going to hurt greta but I would love if they let her realise that keeping this from greta now is just going to make things worse in the long run
she already has that threat of 'not yet' from luz hanging over her head, and it would be so cool and different for there to be this conversation between the two of them that is just completely honest and sets them up with a clean slate to continue their relationship on. not that I think it will happen really but I'd also love for greta to hear about the hook up and tell riley 'okay I understand that you were upset that night and that made you act in a way that you regret. I don't hate you, you're not a bad person and you're not your dad' rather than being some massive shocking revelation, like that kind of patience and acceptance of trauma is something that we never really see
I really hope that riley tells greta everything that's happening with her home life as well. the 'stuff I don't wanna tell you' line was so pointed and I need her to know that greta is literally just worried because she cares about her so much, and that she honestly does just want to hear what riley's struggling with so she can help her carry that load. we've had two specific instances in ep 1 and ep 9 (funny how the two halves of the season start with this) where riley and greta have been trying to check in and ask the other if they're okay and also get interrupted, so this is finally a chance to not only talk about their own feelings but everything outside of that as well
I really hope this season will end on a good note. obviously they won't be able to resolve everything but even just having a little moment of something at the end of the episode, like that quiet car ride with that tiny hopeful uptick that is bo replying to chester at the end of ep 8 is kind of enough for me as long as we get a season two. I've said this before but ending a season of a show about queer people on some cliffhanger of pain and misery and chaos just seems like the absolute wrong message for any creator who is also queer to send. like that's why we make art that represents ourselves, to tell kids that it does get better, and there is hope and light and love at the end of the tunnel
not to compare this show to euphoria because I think it’s reductive but there's this thing that sam levinson says about his show that I think really applies here too with how zelda and her dads talk about this show and it makes me feel at least a little bit optimistic about this final episode:
'It’s about how if you keep your heart open, there are people who can change your life, and it’s about love, and it’s a show about being seen and heard and known. It doesn’t cure everything but it sure as fuck helps.'
if you've gotten through this and you have twitter or instagram then go follow the official accounts, tweet something about how much you love this show and hashtag #renewgeneration so that we actually DO get a season 2 :-)
#genera+ion#generation hbo#greta x riley#riley x greta#luoreno#griley#i think i answered everything???#honestly though knowing from the trailer that they hug is enough for me#hugs are everything more good hugging on tv please#more pulling the girl you like into your arms to tell her everything's gonna be okay#answered#anonymous
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It’s You and Me - Chapter 4
It’s You and Me: A Hawkeye Fanfic
Series Masterlist
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Character Pairing: Clint Barton x F!Reader
Word Count: 1735
Rating: E
Warnings: Mentions of underage sex, and mentions of past child abuse, child sexual abuse and pornography
Synopsis: You and Clint Barton go way back. Since you joined the circus as a child, he took it upon himself to keep you away from the people who really wanted to hurt you. For years the two of you danced a line between dark and light.
When he chooses light the two of you go your separate ways.
Fifteen years later he tracks you down. Those feelings the two of you shared never went away, but now he is not only an Avengers but a single father. Can the two of you make it work after all this time when your lives have gone in such different directions?
A series told in flashbacks and current day.
Chapter 4: Then
Life in the circus could move on quickly. When Clint stopped seeing you around Jacques Duquesne, he stopped worrying about you and while he did still see you around from time-to-time, the two of you didn’t have a lot to do with each other. Unless you were in his field of vision, he didn’t spare you much of a thought. He had other things that occupied him anyway.
For starters, he had this general need to be the best at what he did. He practiced archery and swordsmanship so that people would be excited to see him. Crowds would pay money and he’d earn his place legitimately and wouldn’t be made to pickpockets or run any of the scams they had going at any one time.
There was also Eden. He’d been dating her since you showed up and it was getting hot and heavy pretty fast. He didn’t feel the need to be glued to her constantly but he definitely liked being with her more than not. Though it was hard to pick out exactly what it was that drew him to her. She knew more about him than he knew about her. She seemed to like listening to him prattle on about any old thing that popped into his head. She never really gave him anything back though and sometimes he did wonder if he just liked the way she made him feel. That thought never lasted long though. She was a hot, a good listener, and even better lay, and at seventeen there wasn’t much else he was looking for.
You showed up a few months after you arrived at the circus while Clint and Eden were making out behind the trailer he shared with his brother and a couple of the other younger guys in the troop. You stood awkwardly looking off to the side and Eden pulled back and looked at you.
“Can we help you?” She asked.
“I just wanted to talk to Clint,” you said, shifting awkwardly. “Sorry.”
Eden shrugged and got up. “I said I’d go rehearse a new routine with Ringmaster,” she said. “He’s all yours.”
Clint watched her leave, his eyes almost transfixed by the way her tattoos moved as she swayed her hips, and as she disappeared around the side of the big top, he turned his attention to you. “What’s up, kid?”
“You said you could teach me some things…” you said. “Does that offer still stand?”
Clint stood and looked around. “Jacques said something to you? I thought you were looking after some of the animals.”
You shrugged. “He said that the animals were all being looked after fine before I got here, and I needed to start earning my way.”
“Right,” Clint said with a nod. “Come on.”
You hurried after him, your legs moving twice as fast to keep up with the strides he was taking. “I’ll have to start with the basics, so you might need to find something in the meantime. When I was your age they made me pickpocket to pay my way and I’d already had about eight years of training,” Clint said. “But you don’t gotta pose for any photos. We can work out some other way you can make the money.”
“Oh yeah?” You snarked. “How exactly? I don’t know how to do shit.”
“Hey, I’m trying to help you here,” Clint said. “You want it or not?”
You looked at him like you were considering changing your mind before folding your hands over your chest and nodding.
“Maybe you can be my assistant until you get better,” Clint suggested, grabbing a couple of wooden swords from the weapons case. “I can shoot apples off your head or Twizzlers out of your mouth or something. Maybe we can play up the fact you’re a kid. Have you come out in a cutesy dress with a balloon and I’ll pop it. I dunno. I’ll think of something.”
You looked down at your feet and nodded. “Why are you willing to help me?”
Clint tapped the end of the sword on the dirt in front of him. “What he’s doin’ isn’t right. You’re a kid. You shouldn’t have to go through shit like that. And it’s not right a bunch of pedos have your pics now to get their rocks off too,” he said. “We’re supposed to be a family here, and I know their moral compass is really fucked, but you don’t do that to family.”
You nodded and neither of you said anything for a moment. Clint tossed you one of the swords and you caught it easily. Clint was thankful for that at least. Being naturally coordinated would take you further with this than his training would on its own. You looked up at him and offered him a small smile. “Thanks, Clint.”
“Yeah, don’t mention it,” he said. “Gotta get good first.”
He took a stance with the sword in front of him. “I’ll show you a routine and then I’ll go through it slowly with you. Then you can try it alone and I’ll correct what you’re doing wrong.”
You nodded and Clint started.
He stayed training with you until the bell for dinner was rung. There would be a show in an hour after that so he’d have to quickly change because he was usually the opening act these days. You had been focused hard during the training and Clint was surprised how quickly you were picking things up. You didn’t have the routine down perfectly, but if he went through the moves slowly you could follow along with him just fine. If you continued to improve like this, you’d be sparring within a couple of weeks.
Clint just had to figure out how to train you, think of a way to keep training you, keep his own routine fresh, work you into that routine, and have time for a personal life. He sat down at the bench next to Barney while you went and sat with Zelda and the other animal acts. Zelda immediately started talking to you. The two of you began talking animatedly as one of Zelda’s python’s circled its way down the snake charmer’s arm and onto the table.
Eden came out of a tent with Tiboldt, the circus’ ringmaster and leader. After scanning the table came she came to sit with Clint.
“What were you doing with the Ringmaster?” Clint asked, accusatory.
He had trust issues. He knew it but found them a little hard to keep under wraps. Jealousy was big for him - maybe a psychologist would say it had to do with his father’s abuse and the fact he bounced around foster care, making him think himself unworthy of love - but Clint had never been to see one, so all he knew for sure was he didn’t trust Eden not to run around on him.
“Working,” Eden said simply and ran her hand down Clint’s spine. “You jealous, baby?”
“No,” Clint huffed, and Barney began laughing.
“Sure you aren’t,” his brother taunted.
“You don’t have anything to worry about, Clint,” Eden assured him. “I only have eyes for you, and no one is allowed to touch me except you.”
Clint looked at her, his eyes traveling up the tattoos on her neck to her perfect face, framed by her long dark curls. She leaned in and teased her lips over his and he pushed forward, capturing them and kissing her passionately. Barney made a gagging sound beside him.
“Get a room would you?” He teased.
Clint pulled back and pulled a face at his brother. “Would if I could.”
Eden laughed softly and turned Clint’s face to hers again. “Don’t be jealous.”
“I wasn’t,” Clint lied.
“What did the kid want?” She said.
Clint looked over to you. You were laughing but there was something about the way you held yourself that told him you were still on edge and ready to fight if you needed to. He didn’t trust Jacques, and he didn’t trust Eden to keep the secret well enough to stop it from getting back to Jacques. If Jacques found out that Clint was training you, not only would you end up having to pose for photos to keep your spot in the circus, but Clint would be in a world of trouble too. Jacques had once promised Clint he’d never beat him, and while it had never happened, there were times where Clint was sure it was a close call. “Just had an idea about doing a routine with me,” Clint said. “I think she wants to get out from behind the scenes?”
“Her?” Eden asked, looking over at you. “What talents does that little shit shoveler have that she can possibly make your act any better?”
“Just being my target,” Clint said. “You know, the girl on the board. She’s small enough, it’d work.”
“I could do that for you,” Eden said, running a long nail along his jawline. “Imagine that? The two of us sharing an act?”
“If you were part of my act no one would be looking at me,” Clint said. “Besides, you know Tiboldt wouldn’t agree to that.”
She wrinkled her nose. “I suppose you’re right. And I suppose it’s good the little brat should start earning her keep.”
“Yeah,” Clint said with a frown. “It’ll be fine. All she has to do is not be shot by me and that’s mostly on me.”
“And you and I both know how good you are at hitting the right spot,” Eden teased.
“Seriously, you two,” Barney said, grimacing. “I’m trying to eat.”
Clint smiled but it was a distracted smile. One he wore to cover up the turmoil of his thoughts. He’d learned a lot of things while at the circus, and among them was if he played friendly and dumb - people underestimated him. He got up and wiped his hands. “Better go get ready for the curtain call. See you in a bit.”
Eden looked up at him startled. “Okay, baby. See you then.”
Clint scowled as he wandered off. Most of the time he was just used to how fucked up everything was here because it was his normal, and much less fucked up than what he came from. Then there were times like this where it hit him like a truck and he wondered if he’d ever really get free of it.
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#clint barton#clint barton x reader#hawkeye#hawkeye fanfic#fanfic#fanfiction#reader insert#trigger warning#it's you and me
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In Your Arms
Florian Munteanu x Black Reader
Warnings: Mentions of naked bodies (m/f), slight mentions of depression/depressive traits. EXTREME AMOUNTS OF FLUFF AND FEELS 😭. *None of the pics are mine. Credit to their original owners*
Prompt: Florian comes home from a stressful day of filming and seeks comfort in readers arms.
Inspiration: “All these soft, warm nights going to waste when I ought to be lying in your arms under the moon - the dearest arms in all the world - darling arms that I love to feel around me - How much longer - before they’ll be there to stay? When I do get home again, you’ll certainly have a most awful time ever moving me one inch from you”-love letter from Zelda Fitzgerald to husband F. Scott Fitzgerald
You’re clearing the kitchen when you hear the front door to your boyfriends flat slam shut. Florian had texted you about an hour ago and told you that he was on his way home from a day of filming his latest project.
You hear Florian step out of his shoes and place them near the front door, his gait unmistakable as he walks further into the flat. You wipe your hands on a dish towel as you see Flo walk past you, his face contorted in some strange emotion, not so much as a hello is muttered to you as he walks by.
“Flo, Florian, Iubitul meu” you say trying to get his attention, clearly seeing that he has something on his mind. He quickly turns his head to look at you when you speak in Romanian, his gym bag slung over his back as he turns his whole body to you. His expression is softened, only slightly as he looks at you. His usually vibrant eyes are distant and tired, somewhat cold as they appear to look right through you. You’d never seen that look on him before and are instantly worried.
“You okay babe?” You ask, throwing the dish towel on the counter top and walk over to him. When you near him, you reach up and cup one of his cheeks with your hand and he leans into your touch, eyes closed as he feels your soft skin on him. His large frame becomes smaller, almost timid and meek as you hold on to him. Your black skin a contrasting against his paler complexion as you hold his face in your hand.
“Rough day, I’m sorry Y/N. I’m gonna go shower and head to bed, I’m not really in the mood to talk.” He replies. You couldn’t tell earlier from standing farther away but his eyes are a little red and puffy when he opens them like he’d been crying, and you guess as much when you feel a wetness on his face as you run your thumb across it. You ask if he wants you to make him some food but he replies that he already ate as he walks towards the laundry room to drop off his clothes.
You catch a glimpse of him as he walks into the bathroom, a towel wrapped around his waist. You hear the water running for a few minutes without the shower being started and a strange sloshing sound. Thinking that Flo forgot about the water, you walk over to the bathroom door and knocks softly. You don’t hear a response but push the door open slightly, not wanting the hot water to run out before he gets in. You’re surprised to find Flo in the tub, his arms pulling his knees close to his body as the water continuously filling up as his head turns to look at you. You notice some residual makeup on his body and the faint scent of his sweat.
A chill runs down your spine as you notice the same look in his eyes, a type of sadness or sorrow that breaks your heart. You walk up to the tub, lean down and turn the water off, turning back to sit next to the tub on your knees to be at eye level with your boyfriend. Flo turns his head and watches your movements with indifference, his head returning to its original state as he stares at the wall.
“Florian, what’s wrong? Whatever it is, you can talk to me, you know that” you say, your heartbeat feeling like it’s about to burst out your chest as you reach your hand out to scratch the back of his head. Seconds feel like hours as the silence becomes deafening. “Do you want me to leave? If you need your space, I’ll give it to you, whatever you need” you whisper, not sure how to proceed. Taking his silence as an answer, you begin to get up. Water slouches as his arm shoots out and reaches for you.
“No dragâ, don’t go, please. Can you..can you stay with me a while” he pleads, his accent thick and moisture forming in his eyes. You nod, standing up to strip off your own clothes, kicking them aside. You grab a bottle of Lavender essential oils and drop a few in the tub. Instructing Flo to scoot up, you slide in behind him, placing your legs on either side of his hips. You wrap your arms as much as you can around him as you press your front to his back, him letting out a heartfelt long held sigh. You run your nose up his back, taking in his scent, kissing up his spine as you feel the tension in his back.
You hold Florian, gently rocking him as one of his large hands comes up to rest on yours. Suddenly the damn breaks and Florian begins to sob, his entire body shaking. You press your cheek to his back as you continue to rock him, his sobs growing in volume as you realize this is what he needs at this moment. You reassure him that you have him that everything will be alright and to let it out, anything to help soothe him in this moment. He pushes himself back so he’s laying more on you. Cupping water in your hands, you run the water down his back and chest as the lavender oil begins to work.
“Y/N” Flo says in a hushed tone, almost like he’s afraid you’re just part of his imagination, using his wrist to wipe at the tears on his face. Your strong, intimidating, giant teddy bear of a man was breaking down and along with it your heart. He had seen you cry, both in joy and sadness, never judging or criticizing you. He was always the shoulder you could lean on and now you would be that for him.
“I’m right here, I’m not going anywhere” you assure him. “I just want you to know, if you want to talk, we can talk, if you don’t, we don’t have to. Whenever and wherever you’re comfortable, I want you to know that I’ll be here to listen to you be it now, in a few hours or whenever” With that, you grab and pour a healthy amount of his body wash into your hands and lather it into his skin, washing him thoroughly from his day and then did the same to yourself.
“We had a scene today that really hit home with me. I used some of the negative moments from my past to help get into the mindset and I feel like it’s finally catching up. It happened when I was getting into the mindset for Drago, but this time I had to delve deeper and now...” he trailed the last part as you’re washing his broadened back. You give an encouraging squeeze of his shoulders for him to continue at his own pace “I just want to make sure that everybody knows that my take as Viktor Drago isn’t the only thing I have to offer with acting, that I’m not just some big intimidating guy who boxes and got lucky. I want to make everybody proud of me, Mama and Tata, my brothers, you” he adds, turning his head to look at you.
“Is that why you’ve been avoiding Mama’s calls?” You question, remembering how he mentioned he couldn’t speak to his mother when he was filming Creed 2 because she would know something was amiss with her son.
“Yeah, the last thing I need for her or Tata to do is worry about me. You too. I know that you’re here with me, but lately I feel like I’ve been distant and cold and I don’t mean it at all dragâ. Being here with you and doing this for me, it means more than you could ever know.”
“You don’t have to thank me Iubitul meu” you say, Flo smiling at the use of his native tongue. “I know that you would do it for me in a heartbeat. I know that you’re more than some ‘large intimidating man who boxes’” you quote. “I know that you’re a man determined, someone who loves his parents dearly, who would and could move heaven and earth for those closest to him. I know the serious man, the teddy bear, the giggly drunk, Big Nasty (whom I’m quite fond of), how you try to always constantly give every part of yourself to anything you do. I’ve seen your kindness and your strength. I’ve seen the best and the worst of you and everyday I fall more in love with you than I do now.”
You hug him tighter, both staying in the tub until the water loses its heat and your fingertips are prune-like. Eventually Flo pulls out the stopper and the water begins to drain. You get out first and wrap a fluffy red towel around your body and then wrap one around Flo’s waist as he gets out. Standing there you notice that he’s off in his head again, gently raising your hand you cup his cheek to bring him back to you. He brings you closer and kisses the top of your head, your ear pressed to his chest as you listen to his steady heartbeat.
The both of you do your nightly routines and instructing him to go to your bedroom, you make each of you a cup of chamomile tea. Upon entering you give Flo his cup and sit with him on the edge of the bed. You grab your Shea and Cocoa Butter lotion and lather it on your skin, doing the same thing to Flo as he continues to drink his tea. When you’re finished, you set the empty mugs on the counter and discard your towel on the floor, too bothered to return it to the bathroom or to put any clothes on.
You pull the covers of the bed back and climb in, tapping your chest to indicate for Flo to lay his head on your chest. He gives you a weary look, his large body a contrast to your smaller one. You give him a reassuring nod before he takes off his towel and he climbs into bed, nuzzling his nose between your breasts and inhaling your scent before laying his head over your heart and envelops you in his arms. Both of your naked bodies are intertwined together, your bodies fitting together like pieces of a puzzle. You grab the blanket and pull it over your bodies, kissing his head as sleep finally claims the both of you.
#florian munteanu#florian munteanu x reader#florian big nasty munteanu#big nasty#In Your Arms#one shot#fluff#boxer#German Romanian#Creed 2#viktor drago#writing#personal#inspiration#quotes#florian munteanu x black reader#i put this off for 2 months#it kept making me sad to write it#really proud i finally got it out
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travel to first city > get out of habit of playing Zelda in sleep-deprived travel and recovery days > stall out > pick game back up same day we started playing Dark Souls III again and wow the games do not mesh > oh well > travel to other city again, can’t play Dark Souls while here > tl;dr finally beat The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
My liveblog from ~50% to the end: game events, Navi as mechanic, time travel???, so much metadata, Gerudo are the very best, cyclical narrative are fascinating and I wish I wanted to play the other games, etc.; it is very long!
me:
hello dark Link is in this one
1) this is the 1.5 things i was not really spoiled for (in context of Ocarina) 2) oh my god i have so much fanart of this scene
what a well-done sequence! really subtle and eerie effects/use of reflection and clever combat and
like not skillful combat at all
“don’t lock on, try and sort of flail until you get around him then stab his butt wildly”
but pretty and the fade-out is really effective!
so much really good subtextual-to-the-point-of-not-existing narrative; fights with shadow selves are best trope?? i looked at that art again and! it v good! i remember finding this dynamic compelling even before familiar with canon in any way!
but it’s not explored, just, “you could explore this yourself, if you want”
me:
where is Link keep iron boots when not wear
that they don’t effect his weight
just curious
Missy:
don’t ask
they magic
also
it really amuses me that your biggest connection to OoT is
“i have sexy pics of Link and dark Link”
me:
what is the logic of traveling BACK to kid Link??? (there is no logic, i know, i know)
“you picked up the sword and were too young for it so we incubated you until ready” implies that
Kingdom Hearts-esque
he grew up in the jar, time passed but he wasn’t there for it
but then no! and he can go back! and
i get it would be awful to put collectables/shortcuts and then be like ARBITRARY UNPREDICTABLE CUT-OFF POINT
being able to pop back is polite; and having offered that, tying it into plot is clever
but
……..how???? it work?
[future Juu: Spirit Temple is best dungeon b/c it makes the time travel mechanic part of the core gameplay, aka the dungeons; but the time travel still fails to make sense, here or there or in the ending. maybe I read too much into chrysalis imagery b/c of my KH background? but the original wording, “we put you in sacred realm until you growed up,” just conflicts hugely with everything else time travel does in this game]
Missy:
in the room with the rolly boulders
HEY
HEY
HEY
HEY
HEY
HEY
GODDAMIT NAVI
I GET WE NEED TO AVOID THE BOULDERS YOU DON’T HAVE TO YELL ABOUT THEM NONSTOP
hey navi. you don’t like getting squished. i don’t like getting squished. HOW ABOUT YOU STOP SAYING HEY SO I DON’T JUST SQUISH YOU.
me:
i am so 50/50 on why everyone found Navi so annoying
i have this strong “it not her fault” feel
“it the limit of her programing”
Missy:
normally she fine
but sometimes
HEY HEY HEY HEY
me:
some of [the boy’s] retro game adventures in the time before waypoints are… interesting
like it’s super immersive which is great
more active exploration, less “mindlessly follow waypoint”
but they forget that in the samey-textured-fucking-identical-rooms you just … can’t pathfind naturally
i come away with this really strong sense of “oh that’s why we handhold” when actually! we could handhold less now that we can have unrecycled textures/assets and rooms that aren’t just boxes!
but you still spend the whole time (in retro games) wishing for
a waypoint or a fucking HUD or anything in the world that tells you how go where
[examples of retro games that fit this matrix: the original Thief series, the original Deus Ex]
and i feel like Navi is that
“in such a sprawling and potentially non-linear game, player needs an aid”
Missy:
esp when
HEY WHERE DO I GO?
HEY HEY LISTEN
sorta useful
me:
yeah she's good for "how to begin next dungeon" stuff
but for stuff like "what do these magic seeds do" "chickens????" she useless
and then she breaks out the advice for "DID YOU KNOW BOULDER MAKE THE SQUISH"
thanks navi, i had guessed
Missy:
hehe
yahh
me:
there’s actually--and, let us still preserve my overall ehhhhhhhhh opinion of Undertale, but--there’s a great sort of hat-tip to that trope
when helper NPC interrupts you while doing a puzzle so that you are forced to “fail” it
(need to push three buttons; NPC: “I’ll help you with timing!!”; reminder re: timing forces you to fail timing lol)
god aren’t vidya games cool
they’re like 50% experience/feelings/narrative and 50% mechanics/game design
it’s so interesting!!! i have feelings!!!!
me:
Bongo Bongo actually fav boss so far WITH savestates
without, probably hell
but with, save stating becomes another mechanic, another move to time, like saving after stunning second hand so i can make sure eye of truth + counter eye + dmg, and then reset to save state if i miss one of those steps which happens a lot
pacing great with savestates, very tense
without, probably just ragey
Missy:
yes
and yes
[future Juu: this became a consistent theme. I started using save states to avoid the constant walking back each time I returned to the game, but they universally made combat feel more strategic and dependent on my actions, and less flaily and dependent on ehhh controls]
me:
hello yes the Gerudo are extremely interesting
is very Amazons
Missy:
yes
except Ganondork
me:
like in any single-sex society, even those created by feminists (Joanna Russ, Nicola Griffith) i want more interrogation of sex=gender, how gender binary works when part of the binary is super unrepresented, characters forgoing binary entirely, etc.
esp. interesting here b/c they 1) do have very rare males 2) have contact with non-Gerudo men, so they’re exposed to a gender binary, but how does that impact their culture
“occasionally a man and then he becomes king of everything” is super icky for obvious reasons
but i wonder what the on-the-ground view of that is, like, they have their own leadership roles, 100 years is a long time to be periodically self-sustaining, does the average citizen even care
is it a figurehead monarchy “they just wear the pretty crown and look important; meanwhile, we rule ourselves” system
fucked up every cycle that Ganandorf shows up to be ~evil~
me:
obviously they do enough breeding outside their race to sustain it, but their culture is actually pretty self-contained/even xenophobic, so
how does culture sharing work, how does race work???? Gerudo have distinct skin tone, but are breeding with whiter people presumably a lot, what does mixed race look like??? or b/c ~magic~ is that not a thing, are the daughters all just Gerudo
wiki says we unno if they have contact with bio fathers, is there any cultural sharing???
what does Gerudo family unit look like; j/k it’s a “a lesbian and her extended lesbian family”
Missy:
Keep in mind
Historically speaking
*every* Gerudo male in known history is Ganondork
Following every game
And every timeline
So the king of everything may not be so much icky political as Gerudo + triforce of power = Ganon king of Gerudo/evil = harbinger of end of world and Hyrule reset
me:
so, Dark Souls-like, we’re sort of stuck in a timeline/event loop, looking at same sort of events in different times/iterations
(maybe it’s a reverse Jesus, like, they had this prophecy indefinitely but it didn’t effect daily life, but when it’s realized via Ganon we begin a sort of cycle of the game series)
Missy:
Most interesting bits there are the Twilight Princess stuff
Where the n64 Link is a shade waiting for end of world to pass on his knowledge before disappearing
Because yeah--Ganon loop seems like public Gerudo knowledge
But Link loop is less talked about. The hero of time is just the legend
me:
i’m sort of mad that aesthetic/the plot is just hero’s journey/here have the same narrative 2023842 times makes me not want to play others
while iterated narrative is such a great trope and does make me want to care
Missy:
Zelda future is open world
The narrative is apparently partially taking back seat
So the future lore from Twilight Princess would be tasty for you (esp. since Hyrule is bigger and more history has been written)
But then the open world of BotW is a different allure. You write your own story etc
me:
but open world just so ……………tired
the dumb shit one can do in BotW is interesting, i just
i like, you know, a narrative or sense of purpose
me:
i finish Ocarina i have questions
so Zelda sends him back to original time, everyone happy in future, life beautiful, sages together & everyone seems to know what’s occurred or at least that evil gone now
child Link shows up at temple, Navi is like bye bitch, child Link goes to see child Zelda
does he tell her to not fuck up > Ganondorf doesn’t come to power in new alternate timeline????
b/c either she’s like, hey, i know you want to be an adult now, but time to be a child and live through the reign of terror until future you saves shit, OR
they’re alternate timelining it and everything sages etc did won’t really exist, so why so long an epilogue focused on them
either way the time travel still doesn’t make sense since all the sword does is pop Link in chrysalis until old enough to use it??????/
Missy:
Ocarina -> timeline split
the adult saved timeline is the one that leads to Wind Waker, i think
tl;dr Link saves world and then goes poof oops
me:
“Regardless, Ocarina of Time has always been one of the centerpoint games in the chronology, with the events at the end of the game, where Zelda sends Link back to his youth, splitting the timeline.” (source)
okay
okay that’s a thing
Missy:
yeah
so Twilight Princess is the other branch
me:
Zelda: still fucking things up sorta
gj Zelda
she is the center of everything isn’t she, i guess, like, thus the title
Missy:
yes she is
Ganon-Link-Zelda
triforce
me:
“When the official timeline was revealed in Hyrule Historia, the placement of Ocarina of Time in the series was revealed to be of even greater value, as the events of the game actually split the series’s timeline into three branches.” (ibid.)
Missy:
oh yeah
third branch
we fucked up branch
as in you lose to Ganondork
and then.. snes game?
me:
god i love iterated narratives it really is a pity i don’t care about the worldbuilding (except lesbians obvs.) and also characters and also aesthetic and also hero’s journey and also gameplay
“Link is sent back to his childhood, leaving this branch without a Hero, as told in the prologue to The Wind Waker. Ganondorf eventually overcomes the Sages’ seal and attempts to take over Hyrule, but with no Hero to face the evil,” GJ ZELDA JEEZE
like tbf, Link telling Zelda > child timeline is also Link’s fault
and Link failing to defeat Ganon > grimdark timeline is also him
so he is central, triforce, etcetc
but Zelda is actually interesting
and Link is mostly fridge horror
so, shrug
that said, it some good fridge horror
i propose alternate timeline for another fanfic i never gon’ write
child Link almost warns Zelda, goes, wait, what about timeline shit, nvm, decides to just wait it out
seven years of increasing darkness
watching bad shit pile up
actually seeing it from the ground instead of in summary, it worse than he thought, “i done fucked up”
Missy:
do a triforce swap
Ganon comes out with wisdom
Zelda has power
Link still courage
me:
Ganon wisdom = grimest dark
b/c he would be smart enough to succeed
wisdom is power really, it’s more effective longterm than brute force
then Hyrule rip
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since i FINALLY finished the comic page im gonna make the poor choice of playing zelda ALL NIGHT get ready for The Longest Post which is full of Big Super Spoilers
since lynel thoroughly kicked my can last night i need defense food and preferably stronger weapons
i technically already had more than enough shock arrows to proceed but i wanna kill him!!!!
LMFAO I JUST COOKED SOMETHING THAT GIVES ME 21 EXTRA HEARTS...HOLY FUCK
okay but in all seriousness i only have like 3 defense things........
i guess i'll try it fuck i dont feel like scouring the world for ironshrooms rn
ok. slept on the bed to get my stamina wheel & 3 hearts, will use my 21 hearts when those run out, got 3 defense things for about 14m of defense, I Can Do This
really i wish i had a one-handed weapon, two-handers are so slow :/
well here we go again :|||
lol why does my heartrate always go up for shit like smh.....
getting better at dodging
ooh he hates my ice arrows
HAHAHA I MOUNTED HIM
maybe i can get a snapchat pic
YES i did i didn't attack him in that perfect moment but hey some thing are more important
NOOO FUCK I DIED
I FORGOT TO REFRESH MY DEFENSE ELIXIR BC I HAD GOTTEN UP AND FORGOT IT WAS ALMOST OUT
JESUS FUCK
im so fucking annoyed lmao i was so close
oh well at least now i can use that whole mount
aaand again
oh. im out of ice arrows.
YIKES i forgot to refresh my thing again just for a sec and almost died
YES i got a perfect dodge purely on accident NICE!!!!
i can see everything from shatterback point, even naydra, but im too scared to jump while the beast is down there
no yk what fuck it. im turning this paraglider around
first tho i really wanna wait to see if i can catch another rainbow...they were so pretty and i lost the other pics i took when i died ):
oh!!! there it is!!!!! and i was just about to give up
ah it last such a short time - but it comes at the same time every day, around 4:05
i'm sure it won;t appear here anymore after the divine beasts knocks it off with the water though, haha
okay.......time to dive
/saves first
AHAHAHA I DID IT
WOW THAT THING IS SO HUGE UP CLOSE BYE
i mean it didnt even move im just Scared. ok
duuude i gave the lynel pic to the lady and got swim pants?! FUCKING SICK where do i get a helm
okay time to go free the divine beast!!
haha wait i came out here without defense stuff. i didn't cook anymore
oh well yolo
or actually this is a game so i live as many times as i want #determination
i do still have some extra hearts left, and stamina, and some healing items, and even some electricity elixirs, sowow!! okay! still huge!!!!!
ah i love sidon so much
he tries so hard and he's so ready and he loves his people so dearly
i bet he's gonna die lol
if it's like, a sage thing, maybe he has to replace mipha if she really is gone
jesus please don't die sidon PLEASE
OH MY GOD I GET TO RIDE ON HIS BACK?
JFC THIS MUSIC IS SO COOL!!!! AAAAKDSHFGKLJ
OH MY GOD HE'S TALKING!!! IN THE FIGHT!!!!! IM CRYING THIS IS SO COOL SKDFHBG
oh my gos he's talking he's talking there's voice acting im literally dying i cant handle!!!!!! this!!!!!! i lvoe him so much
omg omg
dude that was SO cool
and link got to ride on his back and then say goodbye!!! and sidon BELIEVES in him!!!!!!!!!!
god i wish i had gotten the helm before i did this haha i looked up the location but i don't think i can back out now
MIPHA?
MIPHA IS TALKING TO ME??
I CAN HEAR MIPHA'S VOICE
I'M CRYING I KNEW SHE WAS STILL ALIVE
i feel like she's about to die like the old man like Move On but
to see her again!!!!!!! im so emotional
oh my god oh my god
no okay i can leave and i need a second too im gonna go get the helm
apparently theres a quest you can do that doesnt give you the helm but tells you where to find it? but i can do that later rn i just want complete armor
alright nice full set hell yeah
HOLY fuck i was paragliding back and i tried to paraglide over the divine beast and it fucking OBLITERATED ME jesus CHRIST
dude there are these absolutely freaky eyeball things you gotta shoot to get rid of gunk and the music gets all creepy near them lsdksjfgh
oh no i found the cockpit but it's all closed up...is her corpse in there? her ghost? oh my god it says the terminals are unactivated
i'll be honest im a BIT stuck here i hate to have to use a guide, but
NO wait oh my god my runes!!! dumbass
i can lift the bars lol
oh my god the CONTROLS are on???
I CAN MOVE IT?? HOLY SHIT
this map is fucking 3D a 3D map!!!! in the other games they were flat holy shit!!!!
i can even see it moving on the minimap!!! holy FUCK
LMAO i was trying to move this crank with stasis and all along i needed to use magnesis. jesus
uh the music got freaky as fuck after i did the first terminal??? no?? thank you????
LOL YOU GOTTA RIDE THE TRUNK oh my god. oh my god.jesus christ
i am so small. it is so big. oh my god
I FEEL UNSAFE!
who is the boss of this dungeon? there's gotta be a boss
don't tell me i fight it
or the undead mipha
jesus god
i have had to ride this trunk 3 times now and i am not at all comfortable
reminds me of the big windmill in mirror's edge
okay yep i did all the terminals and now the music is downright terrifying!!! nice good Okay
HOLY FUCK WHAT IS THAT BLUE LIGHT
MIPHA?
NOT MIPHA!!!
"my demise 100 years ago" is she Really gone
omg no mipahs talking to me as i fight!!!
im straight up gonna look up what to do im too weak and defense-potionless to do this the hard way
ooh motherfucker doesnt like my shock arrows and lynel bow ahaha
huh that was actually like SUPER easy compared to some of the other stuff i've done
eeeewwwwww
MIPHA? ARE YOU ALIVE OR DEAD IN THERE? oh god oh god
holy fuck
i straight up just cried
she's a spirit and i thought she was gonna like, move on? which is sad enough
but no she's hanging around to pilot the divine beast from the afterlife
she even talked to it i was so sad it's been her only companion for a century of course she fucking talks to it
and i was staying strong!!! i was!!!!!
but she talked about how she wished she could see her dad again and i cried lmao why does this game give me dad feels of all things
i hope she gets to see her dad one more time too i'm so sad she's really dead and not alive like link
jesus fuck
oooh dorephan's talking about the master sword...gimme gimme gimme!!!
aww he was nice to sidon as everyone should be!!!!
holy shit he's really big?? i didn't realize it but he's like twice link's height JESUS
man. i am fucking wrecked lol
time to...explore...the rest of the province...i guess
i got a trident but i can never use it bc it will break. it was mipha's!!!!
on the other hand all three pieces of armor, my shield, weapon, AND bow are all zora themed i took a pic of myself to remember it by lol bc they will all break
i wonder where i should go after this...?
my brother went up to death mountain but i kinda want to do something different so we have something to tell each other about
but i kinda want to do the same so we don't spoil each other
i also REALLY wanna do the southeastmost province for some reason, all that water
tbh tho im getting ahead of myself i still have lots of this left to cover
it's getting harder to tell where i've already been, haha - when the things had borders and there was less visible that was easier
ooooh mipha's ability brings me back from death and she speaks briefly to me ;_; and it's active again in 23 minutes nice!
so i guess each champion gives you a different one and you can chose which to have active but tbh this one seems like it's gonna be the most helpful already
aww i did a little quest in kakariko to root out a theif and i love the way they built up dorian's past that's so cool
i think i was supposed to be able to pick up that yiga dude's sword tho and it glitched on me bc i was too fast :/
ugh i'm doing this oen shrine puzzle where you have to mount a male deer
and i finally mounted one after losing 10000 times and it was past some hills it wouldn't climb down
every time i find one thats close enough they fucking bolt im so fed up :|
and my sheikah sensor isn't picking up any more so i must have literally scared away all of them. fantastic. what a huge waste of time!! guess i will go somewhere else!
also can't solve the puzzle on how to open the shrine at veiled falls so im just batting a thousand today so much for sidequesting tbqh
FOUND A BLUE MANED LYNEL
SO MUCH NOPE
urgh and a blue hinox
exploring might not be worth my time either tbh
yeah no that's two shrines i haven't been able to open and this has stopped being fun, got one more ridge to explore before im done with this province - and some weird islands waaaay out there too but idk if i can get to them yet, and i'd just as soon wait until i unlocked the one next to them
yyyeah looking at them from here it makes much more sense to explore them when i get to that province
at least im all done with this one!! still plenty of sidequests and stuff, but those i can come back t more easily...it's harder to remember which terrain i have and haven't covered when i don't do it like this
i was thinking about how big the divine beast was when i saw it in the distance and
this sounds nuts but i bet im right - what if that flying island thing is a divine beast. WHAT IF
and that is The Day's Liveblog, more tomorrow, except probably not much bc of stream
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OTP Game
Pick your top 10 OTPs without reading the questions
I have whole trashcan of ships, so I will focus on many fandoms.
Some might not be fully OTP, but ships I pretty much love as much.
Remember that this is just a game, so let's have fun and no ship wars, I don’t give a damn yo. You ship what you ship.
1. Batman x Joker
2. Ghirahim x Link
3. Kakuzu x Hidan
4. Botw! Link x Sidon
5. Aoba x Noiz
6. Yuri x Toru
7. Midnighter x Apollo
8. Geralt x Jaskier
9. Noiz x Koujaku
10. Link x Zelda
1. Do you remember the episode/scene/chapter that you first started shipping 6?
When Yuri and Toru are in bed and Yuri has few tears dropping, that was the point I was sold so damn hard.
2. Have you ever read a fanfic about 2?
Too much back in the day (Still reading, just less in general), even the shitty ones until I devolved taste and got tired to see Ghirahim written to be too ooc.
3. Has a picture of 4 ever been your screen saver/profile picture/tumblr screen saver?
Nope, mostly because I choose pics and then they kinda... Stay. But there’s possibility.
4. If 7 were to suddenly break up today, what would your reaction be?
Heartbroken, they’re made for each other.
5. Why is 1 so important?
Dynamic, overall mysterious relationship they have in canon. Straight up obsessive love and need, where both are opposites but still blending into this grey area. Batman needs laughter in his life, someone to be on his level and hear the truth once in a while. Joker needs Batman to exist, have a purpose and playmate.
6. Is 9 a funny ship or a serious ship?
Kinda funny ship? :,D Okay it’s funny ship, I love when they meet first time, Noiz presses buttons on purpose and manages to anger Koujaku (what seemed off to Aoba lol) right away when they first meet. Chemistry is there and I like to have side dish of hate fucks. It’s perfectly balanced for that.
7. Out of all the ships listed, which ship has the most chemistry?
Midnighter and Apollo. They’re, to this day so perfectly made to each other and still has problems in their life and relationship, but they manage to handle them together.
8. Out of all your ships listed, which ship has the strongest bond?
Without going with the Midnighter and Apollo again, I did say Batman and Joker, as they fulfill each other's life, but on other hand Link and Zelda are kinda bonded with fate so there’s that. On other Link can’t get rid of Ghirahim and vice versa. In conclusion was it whatever, Link gets someone stuck on him. ... What was the question again?
9. How many times have your read/watched 10’s fandom?
Seeing I’m only now playing the games, it would be once, but seeing I have been snorting media other ways for years... Who knows. Though from ship it’s self only few times have I seen them in even little bit romantic sense.
10. Which ship has lasted the longest?
In terms of time, Kakuzu x Hidan came first but I’m pretty sure I have shipped Ghirahim x Link most and longest in the end. So both.
11. How many times, if ever, has 6 broken up?
(Thank gods it hit to actually canon pair) uhhh none.
12. If the world was suddenly thrust into a zombie apocalypse, which ship would make it out alive, 2 or 8?
Just because I believe Jaskier would die, I have to go with Ghirahim and Link. They both have fighting experience, where Link is full blown knight and Ghirahim is... well, demon. Powerful one.
13. Did 7 ever have to hide their relationship for any reason?
Pretty sure they had to, specially as kids but as adults? They ain’t giving a fuck.
14. Is 4 still together?
Yes, at least if asked from me lol.
15. Is 10 canon?
Yes and No. Depending what game you look at, it might be more obvious, but most can be read as being good friends (what I’m absolutely in for, I lean more to platonic than romantic at least).
16. If all 10 ships were put into a couple’s Hunger Games, which couple would win?
Okay so technically both Kakuzu and Hidan are immortals. But Midnighter Apollo would get them too, come on one is super computer tactician and other has sun powers. Technically it’s a tie.
17. Has anybody ever tried to sabotage 5’s ship?
Noiz’s bad way of handling emotions and Aoba not accepting his emotions. Player’s bad choices.
18. Which ship would you defend to the death and beyond?
Pretty much all of them. But mostly GhiraLink, BatJokes and ApoMid, as those are stuck on me.
BatJokes has so much canon material to proof that there has to be something going on with them. Apollo and Midnighter are canonically married, but still some writers wants to break them up.
And one, what doesn’t have anything canon good in them: I simply think that Ghirahim deserved better and Link would be kind enough to help.
19. Do you spend hours a day going through 3’s tumblr page?
Well I’m now. Jk, Done it, will do again.
20. If an evil witch descended from the sky and told you that you had to pick one of the ten ships to break up forever or else she’d break them all forever, which ship would you sink?
Noiz and Koujaku. Those two hates each other and I could see, that they would break relationship sooner or later.
My tags
@obsidianbutterfly @suspiciouslandlady
And everyone who would like to do this. c:
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This week’s featured cosplayer is someone that we wanted to feature for a long time! Her name is Waifutella and she builds some of the most impressive cosplay but if you as her, she will say she is just the world’s okayest cosplayer. Temple of Geek has reached out to Waifutella to chat about her cosplay to which she graciously accepted. Continue on to learn about her cosplay, her fandoms, and her love for Nutella.
(Danniel Slade) Can you start off by telling me a little bit about yourself?
(Waifu Tella) I’m afraid there’s not really much to say! I’m a lot more boring than people give me credit for. I’m a full time student, cosplayer, and huge hecking nerd.
Photo by Emmy Mrozowska
(DS) Okay, I need to ask. What does your cosplay name, Waifutella, mean and how did you come up with it?
(WT) Waifutella is a combination of two words- the first being “waifu” (a term that anime fans know well). A waifu is a character who is so perfect you would snatch her up in a hot second and marry her if you could. The second word is nutella- anyone who follows me knows how much I adore it. It’s a bit of an addiction actually- I eat it straight from the jar, on the daily.
(DS) Why do you use the subtitle “world’s okayest cosplayer?”
(WT) *burts out singing Ingrid Michaelson’s “I just want to be okay”
I don’t do well with compliments. I’m a vending machine, compliments are a wrinkly dollar bill- it’s just really frustrating and uncomfortable for everyone involved. When I wore my first real cosplay (Bucky Barnes) to a convention and later posted pics on Instagram, people were complimenting it left and right, and I would insist that my work was at best okay. One of my friends joked that I was the “world’s okayest cosplayer” and… it just stuck ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Photo by Ernie Jay
(DS) What fandoms are you into?
(WT) Marvel (cinematic and comics) is definitely my go-to, particularly Captain America, Captain Marvel, and both Hawkeyes. I also adore Blizzard Games, (Overwatch/StarCraft II/Diablo III) No Game No Life, Welcome to Night Vale, the Tolkeinverse, HP (hufflepride!), The Witcher, Doctor Who, Legend of Zelda and Kingdom Hearts.
(DS) When did you get into cosplay?
(WT) My friend and I went to our first con together-SDCC- and all of our information about conventions was gathered through Tumblr posts. They made it seem like everyone there cosplayed, and I didn’t want to be the only person left out, so I brought along my Halloween costume. When we got there, it seemed like hardly anybody else was dressed up, but I had a lot of fun! So I kept doing it, and I’ve found it to be a really great and diverse creative outlet as well as a great way to make new friends. Excluding Halloween costumes, it’s been a little over two years now!
(DS) How do you choose what you are going to create for cosplay?
(WT) I’ve actually recently changed my entire approach to this. I used to make cosplays for characters that I liked well enough and weren’t a huge financial burden to make (textbooks aren’t as fun as cosplay, but they’re definitely my priority.). Nowadays, I need to be a hardcore fan of the character and the design. I’m tying to put a lot more craftsmanship and technique into my work; so I try to choose characters that I love enough to spend repeated all nighters working on. It means I haven’t had a steady stream of new content, but I’m a lot more excited to show everyone what I’ve accomplished!
(DS) In total, how many costumes have you created over the years?
(WT) Oh heck. Definitely more than seven. Ummm… I’ve done quite a few, and about half of those were so awful that they’ve never been shown to the internet (and they never will)
Photo by Michael Benedict
(DS) Do you have a favorite costume that you want to wear over and over?
(WT) I would love nothing more than to wear the winter soldier over and over again, but last time I was in it, I broke the elbow! So, sadly, it will have to wait until I can make a new arm.
(DS) What was your easiest build?
(WT) My easiest build was definately the punisher. I grabbed my gun, shoes and shorts from the winter soldier, roughed up and old pleather jacket, added paneling to the sleeves for aesthetic, and painted his logo on a T-shirt. That, plus wig styling, took the better part of an afternoon.
Photo by Michael Benedict
(DS) Now on the flip side, what was your hardest build?
(WT) My most difficult build- I would have to say it’s a tie between two characters. I’ve been working on Captain America and on Twilight Princess for the better part of a year, but every time I finish, I put it on and decide it’s not good enough to represent them properly. So I’ve remade them each at least six times. I think I’ve got them pretty much set this time around, though, so hopefully I can show the final versions off soon.
(DS) What is your favorite convention to cosplay at?
(WT) I think it’s going to be Blizzcon! Last year I went for the first time, and I didn’t really cosplay for it but it was such an amazing convention, it felt like home. I’ve got big plans for Blizzcon 2018, I’ve been working on the cosplays for months now- they’re definately my hugest builds yet.
(DS) Do you have a funny or embarrassing story that you are willing to share that happened while in cosplay?
(WT) So, my second time wearing my Winter Soldier cosplay at SDCC, it got a lot of attention. I was being stopped for photos left and right. Since people may not actually know you, they have a tendency to shout out your character’s name to get your attention (as its a lot more effective than shouting out “hey you” or “cosplayer!!” in a crowded con) I kind of got into it that year, whenever someone would shout out “Bucky” I would turn around and reply as best as I could in character, “Who the h*ll is Bucky?” People loved it. In the evening my friends and I went out for dinner- still in cosplay, and I was still getting pressed for photos left and right. I was waiting at the bar to get a drink and when I heard someone say “Bucky” I grabbed my airsoft rifle, turned around, gave the guy my best winter soldier deadpan and delivered my line, hand resting on the trigger. His face drained and he stammered out “my girlfriend..” turns out he was on a business trip and he and his friend were just grabbing dinner after a day at the office and he was telling his coworker about his girlfriend Becky. He had no idea what Comiccon was and had never even heard of my character. I felt awful! I ended up buying him and his friend a drink as my way of apologizing and reassuring him I wasn’t going to pelt them with airsoft bullets.
Photo by Hino Ben
(DS) Are you affiliated with any cosplay groups?
(WT) I’m not with any official groups, but I’m part of the @Cosplay_And_Babes Instagram family! I’m also a page model for @Hotandgeeky (also on the Instagram), and I’m definitely an advocate for @butternut_gouache’s #ForceAgainstCyberBullying campaign.
(DS) Looking back at your early cosplay years, is there anything you would tell yourself that you know now that you didn’t know then?
(WT) I’d tell myself not to wear a cosplay that I’m not 100% passionate about. There was a really brief period where I’d make a new costume for the sake of new social media content, and eventually I started getting pressured into wearing specific cosplays because “it would get you more Instagram followers” or “your followers would like that more.” The moment I let that last one start to effect me I had to take a break from cosplay and think about a few things. And honestly? It’s ridiculous that it was even pressured on me to do so. The people who advised that were 100% trying to help me out in their own way and I don’t harbor any resentment towards them for it, but catering to strangers on the internet isn’t me. I’m not getting paid to do this, I don’t have a Patreon, and I’m not here to try to get famous. I’m here to dress up like fictional characters and have fun with my friends, and I shouldn’t let anything influence that.
(DS) Do you have a cosplay that you consider empowering to wear?
(WT) Definately steve.
(DS) What is on your cosplay bucket list?
(WT) I’d love to cosplay every version of Captain America, Bucky Barnes and Peggy Carter one day.
(DS) Outside of cosplay, what do you do for fun?
(WT) I never have fun I’m too focused on my GPA! But okay, I also do archery, play video games and collect vinyl records.
(DS) Are there any other cosplayers that inspire you?
(WT) My best friend Mikky (@mikkydyer on the Insta, Internet do your thing) is a huge inspiration for me. I actually adapted my pants for Captain America and my new version of HydraCap and my upcoming Captain America cosplay from her work. Mikky is absolutely amazing, the craftsmanship and attention to detail she puts into each cosplay astounds me. As someone who never learned how to properly sew (I usually just put fabric in front of a machine and pray it doesn’t fall apart as I’m wearing it… yes that has happened before.) it’s really amazing to see people who put in proper technique and methods into their craft. Besides, she’s not just an inspiration to my cosplay, she’s an inspiration to my daily life, she’s without a doubt one of the best people I have ever had the privilege to meet, and the honor to call my friend.
Photo by Michael Benedict
(DS) What is your next convention that fans will see you at?
(WT) I really only go to one or two conventions a year- between school and finances, it gets rather difficult to do more than that- I’ll be at Blizzcon this November, and after that the only thing that I guarantee is SDCC 2019.
(DS) What would you say to someone who might want to build their first costume but don’t know how to get started?
(WT) Research the heck out of it! You can never find too much information on how to do something. Look at tutorials for characters with similar designs, different tutorials for the same pieces, research the materials you use, try to see how a bunch of other people have done it and use their methods to find what works best for you! And be sure to hit up your local thrift store (I’m partial to goodwill) and see if they have any pieces you can buy for your costume. There’s more than one way to make a cosplay. I started writing a series on my Tumblr page about cosplay research and building.
(DS) How can our readers find out more about you?
(WT) On Instagram @waifutella, On Twitter @waifutella, On Tumblr at waifutella.tumblr.com and on Kofi (bonus content) ko-fi.com/waifutella!
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Photo by Square Noodles Film & Photography | IG @square_noodles
Photo by Ernie Jay | IG @yo_ernie
Photo by Ernie Jay | IG @yo_ernie
Photo by Michael Benedict | IG @michaelbenedictla
Photo by Bill$ Costello | IG @billscostello
Photo by Square Noodles Film & Photography | IG @square_noodles
Photo by Ernie Jay | IG @yo_ernie
Photo by Ernie Jay | IG @yo_ernie
Photo by Michael Benedict | IG @michaelbenedictla
Temple of Geek's Featured #Cosplay - @Waifutella #Marvel #CaptainAmerica #WinterSoldier This week's featured cosplayer is someone that we wanted to feature for a long time! Her name is Waifutella and she builds some of the most impressive cosplay but if you as her, she will say she is just the world’s okayest cosplayer.
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