Bun In The Clouds

He/They, Trans and Queer, you can just call me Bun. Welcome to the place where I scream about my TOTK fics.

[cumulonimbuns]

Could you post a link to your fanfic/your AO3 please? I wanna read it :D

Yes, I definitely can!

Here’s a link to my ao3 acc: https://archiveofourown.org/users/StarseedV/pseuds/CumulonimBun

And here’s one for The Knight’s Self-Destruction (TKSD): https://archiveofourown.org/works/47696122/chapters/120225709

Atm TKSD is the only fic of mine, but I plan on changing that eventually! I have a lot of ideas running rampant in my brain (an insane amount, truly) but I fear if I start another one I’ll be less inclined to finish the first :P But one day…

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[artoutforblood]

I had a surge of inspo when I read The Knight's Self-Destruction by @cumulonimbuns that helped me through this art rut and kept my sanity through this several month long wifi blackout.

I love og Yona but something about this Yona who's ready to throw hands... uh, fins? with righteous fury absolutely delights me. In the fic she probably has a much different expression but I like how this turned out (and this is def the expression she has inside)

Also Zelda backing her up 👏👏👏 gettem

(also go read the fic its so full of angst and I love it)

[cumulonimbuns]

OH MY GOSH!!!!!

Oh, I cannot believe how long it’s taken me to see this, I took a major break from social media and so all of my notifications have been muted.

THIS IS SO STUNNING!!! It’s a perfect visual representation of how I picture this scene. The colors, expressions, lighting, ITS ALL SO PERFECT AHHHHHHH!!!!

Thank you so so soooo much for creating this beautiful piece of artwork. It brings me so much joy, like I can’t even put into words how happy this makes me. Gosh. Just, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

Been seriously stuck in a bad rut creatively, this is so lovely to see and remind myself of why I started this story in the first place.

Much love and keep up the awesome work!! You are so so talented <33333!!!!

[cumulonimbuns]

SCREAMING, HELLO?!?! Omg… I—I WASN’T EXPECTING THIS TODAY HOLY SHIT. I didn’t think an ask having a user name in there would alert the user, my brain is spinning.

Kenneduck, you have such wonderful art and I truly love ur comic so v much, it’s incredibly dear to me. 💖💖💖

Literally part of the reason I decided I wanted to start writing again was bc of your comic and I loved the idea the Sage’s can see Link.

I’m going to cry, this was the last thing I expected today hfhfhhf.

Oh god, if any newcomers show up here wondering wth this blog is—

Hi, I’m Bun, this is my fanfic blog (I do have an art blog @artsybun with some totk art), but I’m currently working on a totk SidLink fic with a LARGE dose of found family dumped in there. As well as Yona getting to be a menace to society <3

If that sounds like something you’d like then feel free to check it out! Or not, totally up to y’all lol!

[cumulonimbuns]

Excuse me a moment for TKSD, as I must scream.

(Pretend there's an 80 line long string of "AAAAAAHH" I don't want to actually fill up the dash with that much junk text)

I love it. Chef's kiss. Beautiful. Sidon my beloved. Link my beloved. Flying dragon breaking out of her mindless state my beloved. Mwah.

I feel it necessary that you are making my polyam partner very, very gooshy about the polyamourous society of Zora you've made. They've been having a rough time with so many "Yona jealous of link and sidon" and "Yona blocks off link from Sidon" shit, and you and the Secret Confessions To a Sage comic by @kenneduck have literally sent them to tears of the happiness of good, easy polyamoury. They've been very gooshy.

And I can't wait to see how Chapter 5 goes. The ending of chapter 4 was soo good, and I loved the entire story. The line in chapter 1 about how Link was a tool to use for the kingdom, not a person that can have desires Mmmmmmmm good shit angst. And the Whole Breakdown was so good and aaaa Link keeps fleeing. And Yona getting right under there and swooping Link out of there I love her. I love what you have done with her. Just. Aaaaah.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

I’ll scream for you, no worries lol!

But seriously thanks so much!!!!

And towards your partner, I COMPLETELY understand. I remember finishing TOTK and excitedly running to ao3. Only to see some of the first fics with Yona was just hating on her, or turning her character into a really mean lady who you’re supposed to root against. There’s nothing wrong enjoying your gay ships, but maybe don’t vilify female characters only bc they ‘get in the way’? It reminded me WAY TOO MUCH of my time in the Sonic fandom (I’m still a part of that fandom, always, love that silly blue hedgehog <3), and ppl would do the same to Amy in a lot Sonadow fics. WHICH DROVE ME INSANE.

I will always believe the hc of: wingman Yona, supportive wife Yona, or Poly Yona. They’re all wonderful <3 Just have these bitches love each other. It’s way more fun. I know once I complete TKSD I’d rlly rlly like to write a fic about SidYonZeLink, polyamory relationships are very dear to me, and I love exploring how complicated yet wonderfully caring they can be.

BUT OMG, I ALSO LOVE KENNEDUCK!!!! The Secret Confessions comic is just *chef kiss* GLORIOUS! I’m almost POSITIVE all of ya’ll have seen/read it, but if not—YOU BETTER GO RIGHT NOW AND DO SO!!! Their Yona is also so so so wonderful, she is so soft, and she and Sidon are so soft together. I love it.

I’m excited and nervous for chapter 5! I know a lot of y’all really wanna get to Link, but it felt important to write about the Sage’s to set up a couple of future events. I meant for it to be fairly short and then have a larger section dedicated to when they find Link, but thats… not exactly what happened. Atm the doc is at an even 19k word count (dunno how i managed that), and i still have a decent amount of things to write, SO…. Yeah. A lot of this chapter is really just about the Sages and the Sage’s bonding. If that’s not what you want than you can obviously wait til chapter 6, which spoilers, will be Link’s pov and ONLY about his recovery.

Thanks so much for all your kind words!! I rlly appreciate it <3<3<3

I hope everyone has a lovely day and that you enjoy future chapters and future fics!!

[cumulonimbuns]

Hi,

I want to say that i love your Story, it's written So amazing. The charakters are so real and there bonding is something i like very much.

The way you hold them together and the love for Link in so many ways is amazing. Love in the way of Love and of Family :)

Poor Link has gone trough so much but his family is taking care of him and I'm so excited about the next chapters.

I'm in love with your Yona, i think Nintendo have could done more with her in the game and Sidon and Link are amazing togehter.

There only a few storys on AO3 that I like to but yours is so amazing that i read it more than one time :)

I hope you have a nice weekend and I'm waiting, eagerly ;) patently for chapter 5.

PS: Your drawings are amazing too.

Hello!!

Thank you so so much! I really appreciate that :) I’m glad you like my characterization and the bonding bc thats A LOT of what chapter 5 is going to be about. Specifically regarding what the Sages we’re doing as they searched for Link and also a lot of found family (between the Sages) shenanigans going on. I swear to y’all THAT I AM WRITING, maybe a bit too much… its uh, it’s already longer than chapter 4, whoops.

Link is going through it, but now that chapter 4 is completed ya’ll don’t gotta worry about anymore big moments like him constantly running away or getting himself killed, his family is now here to put an end to that.

I’m so glad you enjoy my Yona!! Responded to an ask just before this one going into some bits about her character if you even want to check it out lol.

Thanks so much again!! I truly appreciate it <3<3<3 I can’t give an estimate on a release date just yet, but I essentially have three more POV sections to write. Though the last one, being Sidon’s, will be a bit longer I imagine.

PS: THANK YOU!!!!

[cumulonimbuns]

Hey, just wanted to say I love your fic! I didn't really like Yona as much in canon, but your version has won me over. :)

Hiya! Thanks so much for stopping by, sorry for the late response, I’ve been a bit busy lately.

But I’m so happy you enjoy my characterization of Yona!! 💕💕💕 I had a lot of concerns going in bc I knew how I was writing her was not at all how Nintendo was, and sometimes people do not enjoy major OOC stuff. But! A friend of mine said, ‘Is it really out of character when the developers gave her basically nothing?’ And I though, ya know what? You’re so right.

There’s nothing wrong with having a nice/sweet character, but I HATE when that’s the defining feature of them. Bc I think almost all of us would just classify Mrs. Yona as ‘nice’. So I wanted to add a lil bit of spice.

Yona is very nice, just more so to specific people or when she wants something. I want the big thing with my Yona to be that she’s intelligent, driven, and trying too hard to be nice. Doing her best to embody The Domain’s image of Mipha essentially. But as we know in TKSD masks are something to be taken off and destroyed rather than kept on, which she’s already taking steps to do so.

(I also love putting an ungodly amount of similarities/references between my Yona and Link, they’re very similar yet very different, which is a lot of fun to explore)

Sorry for the word vomit, I just love these guys v much. Thanks for stopping by!! 💖💖💖💖

[cumulonimbuns]

Yeehaw!!

Ao3 has stated they are back, though it may take time to adjust the cloud fare just so everyone is aware. I’ll attach a link to the post from them.

Thank you ao3 volunteer team!!

(Oh! And I will keep my big doc of TKSD up just in case + if people want to have it to read offline)

[cumulonimbuns]

HEY YOU! MY LOVELY READERS!!

As far as I know, ao3 is still down. Some people say they have managed to access it, but others are saying it’s still down. So I urge you all to wait until the volunteers give the all clear.

However, I decided to compile all of my docs into a big doc so you guys can read TKSD if you’d like. Chapter numbers and titles are listed as well.

If the Doc struggles (bc it is over 47k words) PLEASE let me know. I’ll compile the chapters separately into a drive if that’s the case.

Hope this can help some of y’all pass the time!!

💕💕💕

The Knight’s Self-Destruction

Chapter 1: Link Almost dying and waking up with no memories of who he used to be was awful. Not a pleasant experience that Link would eve

[cumulonimbuns]

hi, yesterday i stumbled across the knights self-destruction and got so hooked i stayed up until it was three in the morning and my head hurt and i physically couldnt keep reading, and now ive caught all the way up. i am so obsessed with everything, im always a slut for angst and thats what i initially clicked for but my GOSH i am so digging the relationships between zelda and link and sidon and yona and yona and link especially. i am so so so overjoyed to see link and zeldas relationship portrayed in such a queerplatonic-feeling way, being in a qpr myself. this fic may have had a hand in making me realize me being some flavor of poly so thanks for that. i adore the zora worldbuilding youve done with the distinction between heart and treasure and how both of these are so deeply committed and emotional ways of feeling towards one another. and GOSH the angsty scenes were delicious. yona is a riot, and i am so in love with her portrayal. much like link i fucking need zelda to see this.

and just when i thought more bliss wasnt possible i find your blog and see your wonderful art of this story.

also the scene with link breaking down in yonas arms and him wresting with the gang have my heart even though my all time favorite is the sages reactions to links breakdown and his reaction to them seeing him. also link telling zelda about what clouds feel like. god im just HGN. i am never getting my brain back to normal from this. have a nice day.

I MEANT TO RESPOND TO THIS AGES AGO BUT GOT BUSY. SO SORRY BOUT THAT!

First of all, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This made me very happy to read <3

I too am a slut for angst. I love to be hurt, but also need me that comfort. Which is why you all can take the solace in the fact that no story of mine will have an unhappy ending. SAD ENDINGS ARE FINE, I JUST CAN’T DO IT. I am not strong enough. I inflict much hurt but in the end it will be taken care of.

I’m glad the QPR vibes came across how I wanted them too!! I’ve always viewed/treated qpr’s with the same importance as romantic relationships bc they are!! So each pairing is as committed to one another as they would be to a romantic partner. It’s just how they express that love and some of the vibes are different. Another thing I’m so happy about is that you totally get where my brain was coming from with the ‘some flavor of poly’ bc in a way that’s exactly what’s happening. Like I said, qpr’s are just as valid and important as a romantic relationship, so there are some poly negotiations that goes down with all that. Making sure everyone is on the same page, comfortable, and agreeing.

It’s a bit hilarious how obsessed I’ve become with Yona. Nintendo barely gave us anything for this woman so I decided to run wild. Now I am completely insane with the amount of love I have for her, and it literally all stems from the fact I’ve turned her into my own character with all the random hc i threw on her at this point lmao. And I too need Zelda and Yona to meet.

And thank you so much for stopping by my blog to say hi and compliment my writing/art! It’s rlly made me smile. (And don’t worry, my brain is never returning to normalcy after this lmao, TOTK fan fiction/art has changed me as a person)

Here’s a lil doodle for you to show my appreciation (and a sorry for taking so long to respond fdhfhf, i know you probably don’t care, but I do)

<3<3<3<3 HOPE YOU HAVE A LOVELY DAY OR NIGHT!!! <3<3<3<3

[cumulonimbuns]

Heya! Just wanted to say I super super love Knight's Self-Destruction, has to be one of my absolute fav totk fics! Thank you so much for writing it, adn hope you have an awesome day! <3 (also I love the drawings you did for pride with link, sidon, yona and zelda - they're so cute!)

Hiya! TYSM!! I really appreciate that :) I’m so happy y’all have enjoyed this fic so much! It’s been a delight to write and even more so to share it with everyone. I hope you have an awesome day too!!! <3<3<3

(and tysm for that too!! I love those four a completely normal amount ((all lies)) and am rlly happy with how those pieces turned out!)

Also a funny, to me at least, side note. I spent the entire week drawing those suckers, like the minute i woke to the minute i fell asleep I was non stop drawing, so I completely destroyed my wrist—KIDDING,,, mostly. I did put some major strain on it but I have a brace specifically for when that happens so I’m all good. Note to self everyone: give yourself breaks whether that be writing, drawing, gaming, etc. Oh! And sleeping in a wrist brace is a great way to help. That’s what I do.

[artsybun]

WAS WORRIED I WOULDN’T FINISH THESE IN TIME BUT I DID!!

Last day of pride month I present to you, the absolutely insanity these characters bring me.

Listen, I’m well aware more than half these characters never interact, but with all the discourse due to Yona’s appearance in TOTK I simply think it would be neat if they all kissed, just a bit,,, I’ve existed in multi-shipping fandoms too long for my brain to think anything else lmao. You can have whatever opinions you like regarding your ships, I just think these bitches are cute and wanted to draw them being cute together <3

HAPPY PRIDE!!

Flag/color associations in order:

Gay (mlm) flag, Lesbian flag, Bi flag, Pan flag, trans flag, Ace flag, polyamory flag.

[cumulonimbuns]

HI! HI! HI! HI!

So, i made an art acc bc some art of mine got a lil bit of traction and i figured it’d be best to keep the art and fic blogs separate. BUT I ALSO RLLY WANT TO SHARE THESE DRAWINGS I DID!!

Made these for Pride Month and these four doofuses bc i love them an ungodly amount. (This doesn’t have anything to do with TKSD jsyk, i simply felt like drawing these guys being cute together.)

Hope you like, and HAPPY PRIDE!!!

[cumulonimbuns]

What will chapter 5 be titled?!!! Also just checking up to see how chapter 5 is coming!Bet it will be amazing as always:)

Funnily enough I’m quite terrible coming up with names for things lol! Which is why each chapter title is simply named after whoever’s pov. Since chapter five is from the Sages perspective it’ll most likely just be titled ‘The Sages’

And I’ve been working on and off ch 5 this week! I’m not too far ahead with it ngl. I’ve been trying to finish up some pride art pieces before Saturday since pride month essentially ends Friday at 12 am. I think you guys will like em! I’m very proud with how they’re coming along ^-^

But once I finish those writing will be my main priority :)

[cumulonimbuns]

Hope your having a relaxing vacation?!! :) We can't wait till you overwhelm us with your amazing writing again but until then have an amazing weekend!

Ty! Ty! I hope you have an amazing weekend as well!! 💖💖💖

Been really good to get all of my artsy urges out with drawing again, and I’ve been organizing chapter 5 events + brainstorming future chapter events as well!

I’m definitely gonna take this weekend for myself, I’ve been drawing so much and having too much fun to stop haha, but! I plan to write again starting Monday :)

[cumulonimbuns]

Had a lot of people asking about the scene when Link dismisses the sages so I drew it :3 I will say I totally forgot the fact it’s specifically the avatars that are there so I colored all of this before I realized lmao. But I liked the colored version too much to not use it so instead you get both!

(Did i purposely find a way to cover almost all of Mineru? Yes. I love her, but my god is she hard to draw fhfdjhf)

For those of ya’ll who don’t know me from ao3, this is from a fanfic I wrote. It is also a SidLink fic, jsyk, but obv there’s a lot of other things happening too lol.

[cumulonimbuns]

Maybe… Just maybe… Hope isn’t lost after all.

Found you.

Aka, one of my favorite scenes from TKSD

[cumulonimbuns]

I absolutely adore your fic, it's amazing and hits all the spots, it's glorious. GLORIOUS. And your art, ugh, my heart, I love Tulin and Link being bros.

TYSM!!! <3<3<3 I’m so glad ppl are liking it. This fic has been really fun and therapeutic for me to write. It’s been great seeing everyone’s reactions and responses.

And I love Tulin and Link so very much. They are brothers ur honor…

[cumulonimbuns]

Hi I just read all of tksd (so far), just absolutely devoured it but I'm sending an ask instead of commenting because I am so STOKED. I thought the wolf thing was a twilight princess reference but didn't know if it was just wishful thinking. Finally, a loz writer after my own heart. (Switch port WHEN, nintendo?)

Anyway, I love your fic so so much. Thank you for writing and sharing it. (And I did see you're taking a break. No rush, no pressure at all.)

SWITCH PORT WHEN NINTENDO?!?!

I need TP SO BAD. It was the first Zelda game I ever saw and it rotted my brain immensely. I never got to play it myself bc my siblings were older and didn’t like sharing lol, but I have watched a million play-throughs of that game.

Also TYSM!! I rlly appreciate you stopping by to say so <3 The response to this fic genuinely surprised me, but it’s been really lovely sharing it with y’all.

And ye! I’ll probably take this week to chill, and start up writing again next week. Won’t be a huge break, but enough time for my brain to settle from all the words I’ve been writing/reading.