ᵇˡᵉˢˢᵉᵈ ᵇʸ T͟H͟E͟ G͟O͟D͟D͟E͟S͟S͟E͟S͟;

𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐈𝐅 𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐄, then every step forward will always be a step closer to home.

[blessifys]

a low activity, canon divergent, and private multimuse for characters from the legend of zelda series. blessed by naminé, twenty-one, he/they/it. previously triiforced / triloved / goddessblest. rules found on + follows back from dialhearts. breath of the wild link. ⤷ heavily intertwined with shathyar. ♡ heroes of the goddesses: playselect.

characters. cia. she/her. fierce deity. they/it. happy mask salesman. he/him. link, from twilight princess. he/him. midna. she/her. mineru. she/him. mipha. she/her. rauru. he/they. shade maeng, original character. she/they.

[wolfscourage]

hands tense. it's difficult to hide the tremble while set a small fire — they're mindful of the light, stoking just enough for warmth. every trip into the desert makes them nervous. anxious. they know that, somewhere, out there, are ruins swallowed deep by the sand. it's made worse by what will come. the mirror waits. the darkness waits. link pulls their legs to their chest once settled.

a steadying breath and they nod, firm and reassured. despite the knot in their gut. after zelda, they have to do this. with midna, they can do this. her demeanour is not missed, the avoidance as they try to meet her eye. eyes soften, and they bump her gently with an elbow.

... ‘ are you? ’

[blessifys-a-deactivated20250924]

❝ hey! ❞ she huffs, snapping back into her familiar demeanor / it's better like this. like slipping on a second skin, one that fits uncomfortably, yet fits all the same. midna sneers with something a bit too fond to be malicious; she disappears into the shadows to tug on their ear instead. ❝ rude, aren't you! as expected from a dog! ❞

( thank you. i'm sorry. i'm sorry, )

she settles down soon after, though. she appears again by propping her elbow on link's shoulder as she settles her cheek against her fist, head tilted against his in such a careful careless way. ( i'm sorry, thank you. ) ❝ i'll be fine. no matter what, i can just slip away ⅋ leave you to do all the hard work. that's why i asked about you, dummy! ❞

[blessifys-a-deactivated20250924]

▼ : the back of midna's hand still burns, etched in the dying light of the sun ( of zelda ) ── she hovers, still, in shadow ( afraid of the light ). the waters of lake hylia murmur softly as she watches── as always, she watches── link set up camp. tomorrow, to the desert. tomorrow, to fulfill her selfish wishes, ( he has been doing so already ). ❝ hey ... link. ❞ midna can't quite meet his gaze as she speaks. thank you. i'm sorry. ❝ are you ready? for the desert. ❞

[pancakemolybdenum]

painted this forever ago and never posted it but i want a game where this happens and also where midna and zelda smooch

heres a version thats less glowy

[promptling]

EPIC: THE ITHACA SAGA change pronouns as needed!

i'd rather lie than allow them to think they've won.

i never thought i'd resort to this.

i don't know how much longer i'll last.

it was far from the norm.

could it be some kind of sign?

is it finally time?

i'll be here, buying you time.

time is fleeting.

time to be the man of the house.

let the arrow fly.

i'd rather die than grow old without the best of you.

i would not have it any other way.

i never thought that it would end like this.

i'll be here waiting.

we've been here for hours.

can't you see we're being played?

haven't you noticed who's missing?

i heard he's on a diplomatic mission.

channel the fire inside your soul.

i've suffered every punishment and pain.

i have had enough.

we have the advantage.

somewhere in the shadows lurks an agile, deadly foe.

we've the numbers and the might.

you don't understand it.

this man plans for every fight.

keep your head down.

the odds can be tilted.

you don't think i know my own palace? i built it.

our leader is dead.

the rest of us are no longer a threat.

let's have open arms, instead.

he's more cunning than i assumed.

let's make the bastard rot.

throw down those weapons, and i'll ensure you'll be spared.

i don't want to hurt you.

i've come prepared.

your very presence has doomed him.

come and arm yourself.

mercy? mercy?

my mercy has long since drowned.

all of you are going to die.

you've filled my heart with hate.

i've dreamt of how i'd greet you.

i can't find the words.

i wish i could show you.

i never could outgrow you.

how time has flown.

i'd make the storm clouds cry for you.

i'd capture wind and sky for you.

i'm finally home.

how i've longed to see you.

i'll be there in a moment.

is it you?

have my prayers been answered?

am i dreaming once more?

you look different.

your eyes look tired.

is it really you, my love?

i am not the love you knew before.

would you fall in love with me again?

i know that you've been waiting.

what kinds of things did you do?

i traded friends like objects i could use.

all of it was to bring me back to you.

i am not the person you knew.

could you do me a favor?

a symbol of our love everlasting.

do you realize what you have asked me?

i will fall in love with you over and over again.

no matter how long it's been, you're mine.

don't tell me you're not the same person.

how long has it been?

[blessifys]

discussing something similar with bun but i’ve been tinkering with shade’s lore over the year and like. im thinking so hard about the fact that shade is a goddess who was so curious about humans she became one for a life, discovered such a friendship with (twilight princess era) link, and was so inconsolable at his inevitable passing that when she became a goddess again, she refused to linger around humans ever since. because being mortal is about being susceptible to death, and that is something she can never reconcile with in her heart.

[shathyar-deactivated20241220]

midna's presence is not entirely unexpected. the princess is a bird in a cage, singing her broken song for a realm cloaked in shadow. she mourns for her people, she does. zelda cannot recount how many hours she has spent weeping by the windows ; how many hours she's spent equally despondent to their agony. her grief comes in waves, as her mercy always had.

nothing has changed. the walls are different, but she is bound by unseen shackles to a past she has never known. ( the trifecta burns the back of her hand, gloves and a gentle touch can only stay the pain for so long. )

❝ nobody wearing a crown ever prospers. ❞ her dismal tone rings above the low thrum of the realm, of her people — the fireplace crackles the same as it has for the past several days, weeks, months. ❝ i thought i might find sympathy in you more than any other. perhaps i was mistaken. ❞

[blessifys]

( it frightens her—— just how easily @shathyar sees through her façade. no matter how long midna has spent perfecting it, no matter how strong her walls have become, the princess breaks through / effortlessly, its tricks mere smoke and mirrors. it angers her—— just how grateful she is to be seen. )

❝ sympathy? ha! ❞ midna laughs, the sound echoing across the stone walls. ❝ what sympathy do you deserve, as a denizen of the light? this is merely just desserts for you—— for your kind. ❞ centuries old hate becomes stale and useless, but midna uses it anyways. anything, anything—— to stay afloat. ❝ if it weren't for your ancestors, this never would have happened. ❞

she disappears from zelda's shadow, and instead hides among the walls—— atop the fireplace—— in the folds of the curtains—— she watches, peering at zelda's expression with unabashed curiosity. ( to see the ever-composed princess shatter. ) ❝ are you going to deny it? ❞

[blessifys]

@playselect, starter call —— she wants to help; she always has, even in her youth. perhaps this is why she was gifted her power—— but what use is it when it cannot heal what ails the heart? ( whose heart is it? ) ❝ to be honest, i quite envy you, your highness. ❞ the words are quiet, but they echo in the large hallways of zora’s domain, flowing with the sound of running water. mipha’s free hand flies to her lips, before it fllas, fiddling with the cords of her royal garb. ❝ i mean—— i’m sorry, princess zelda, that was a rather careless remark. please forgive me. ❞

[heartslight]

was it cruel to ask when the answer was so devoid of hope? or was it crueler to let the despair remain undisturbed? still world houses still hearts, battered in this world of nothingness until even memories begin to still. and yet, they persist here — maybe that was cruelest of all? ❛ it's not really much help for me, either. i guess some habits really are hard to beat! ❜ half hearted laughter barely makes it out before he's sighing, ready to slump onto the endless water. ❛ i’m sorry for mentioning it. i didn't mean to bring up any sad memories. ❜

[blessifys]

he reminds her of her hero, in a way. younger and much more talkative than the farm boy she'd plucked from the darkness, but he has the same heart. midna smiles softly, as melancholic as the one she gave link so long ago. ❝ quite the opposite, actually. i suppose it's just sad that ... i'm not there now. ❞ does that make it bittersweet, then? midna looks across the vast sea and sky for an answer. it does not offer any, nor solace or reprieve. ❝ and i bet you feel the same way, don't you? little hero. ❞ she teases him with a small pinch of his cheek, laughing again. she will make her own reprieve, then, from their shared heartache. ❝ it's written all over your face! ❞

[blessifys]

@swevene, starter call —— ❝ your village is so quaint. ❞ she doesn't mean it in a bad way, but if link takes it as such—— oh well. midna won't stop him. she floats out of his shadow to start picking things off of the shelf, books and figurines and other knick knacks finding their way into her hands as she traces their edges. in a way ... she's glad this little pocket of light survived. ( even if she can't admit it out loud. ) midna twists in the air to turn towards her companion, a teasing—— barely mocking—— grin on her face. ❝ so is your house. it's tiny! i thought you were a hero? ❞

[blessifys]

@heartslight, starter call —— ❝ go home? that'd be quite the feat. ❞ midna laughs behind her hand, but she can’t quite hide the sorrowful tinge to it. home—— the memory of it has lost its sharp edges but the shape of it is there. ( a courageous knight who stayed by her side, a princess who gave her the wisdom to push forward. a realm doused in twilight, cast aside by the gods. ) forgotten twilight princess traces her nails over the curves of her robes; yes, this is as close to home as she can get. ❝ even with your key, i may not be able to ever go back. ❞

[blessifys]

@shathyar, starter call —— ❝ you act like you're strong, but you gave up your kingdom at the first sign of adversity. ❞ does she have any space to talk? midna hides in zelda's shadow as she speaks, too afraid to step out—— too cowardly to face her. her sneer stretches along the smooth stone floor, broken only by the dying firelight. barbed words are her favorite form of weaponry but they ring hollow in the wake of devastation. ❝ how can you stand to be a contradiction? it makes me wonder how hyrule ever prospered with you at its top. ❞

[l-undeadarts]

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