POWER SWORN

[scourgeborn]

⸻⸻ 𝐵𝐸𝐹𝑂𝑅𝐸 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝐷𝐴𝑊𝑁 𝐻𝐴𝑆 𝐶𝑂𝑀𝐸, 𝐼'𝐷 𝐵𝐿𝑂𝐶𝐾 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑆𝑈𝑁.

𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐍. scorched by the sun ⸻ an independent & highly selective / private roleplaying blog for 𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐅 of legend of zelda, as imagined by harrow. extremely headcanon based. primarily centered in botw / totk. multiverse. mature themes present. please read rules before interacting. also found @/fenanera + @/halfholy.

                  𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐃. 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒. 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒. 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒. 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓.

ruling with: @valorborn, @sageborn credits: header art by st-hedge / icon by kifaprokumiv

𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒

first and foremost: the depiction of the gerudo in loz is heavily racist / orientalist; needless to say, that doesn't fly here. i aim to explore gerudo culture + ganondorf with respect to real SWANA and central asian influence ⸻ additionally, i am anti trump, anti ice, anti any -ist or -phobia you can possible think of. i will not tolerate any kind of racism, bigotry, or negativity whatsoever.

𝐈. mutuals only space! please don't interact unless we follow each other. this blog is primarily for friends; i don't follow first unless we know each other or i know you wouldn't mind me following you around. 𝐈𝐈. this blog is very low energy, with activity ranging from medium to low, probably on the lower end of the spectrum. this is not my only blog, and i have chronic + mental illness that can sometimes take me away for lengths at a time. please don't take slowness as an indicator of anything; if i follow you, i want to write with you! 𝐈𝐈𝐈. i don't tend to format heavily, except with post graphics and small text, bolds, and italics. i'm more than happy to switch things up for accessibility. you never have to match me. 𝐈𝐕. memes + interacting with plotting calls are the best way to write with me; prompts never expire on this blog. if it's in the tag, it's fair game. you can always turn ask responses into threads, i don't mind! i will probably ask you before i do so, vice versa. please never feel like you have to match length. do it at your pace, it's all good vibes here. 𝐕. shipping is totally fine with me! i prefer exploring chemistry, so i'm always open to doing chemistry threads to see if we can make it happen. if not, it's ok! dynamics of all kinds are welcome here. don't be shy - odds are if you ship it, so do i. 𝐕𝐈. i'm cool with mains, affiliations, and exclusivity - as a note, exclusivity will mostly pertain to ships if we come to that point, but for the most part, i'm open for business to whomever. 𝐕𝐈𝐈. potentially triggering material may be present, so please proceed with caution. i will not write with anyone under the age of 21+. i will always tag things; i use the "tw trigger" or "cw trigger" format. any kind of nsfw content will be strictly between good friends and will always be contained under a read-more. i'm more than happy to just fade to black.

[pocketseizure]

Modern AU Ganon comm by the suave and powerful Licoricies

[fenanera]

another very brief hiatus - 26th to 29th

hellooo i know this is on the back of a previous hiatus; my best friend's grandmother passed and i'm traveling to be with her family and show support. i wish i had things to queue but again, my brain's a little fried at the moment from so many things happening at once. after coming back from the funeral, i'll have a brief week or two when i plan to get a lot of writing done, before i have to set off again for yet another brief hiatus. like i said, may and june are the busiest months for me it seems. love you guys! be back soon

[scourgeborn]

when do you gaze at your soulmate ?

when they're dancing: you're not sure if they know you're there or not. you're not sure if it matters. you watch them sway to the music, watch as they twirl around and smile for no one but themselves. they're free and laughing. they're alive and vibrant. they're everything you might never be except when you're with them. so full of life it makes something in your chest tighten. there are frown lines at the corners of your mouth but your lips are smiling right now. rare. and often, only for them. they have light in their hearts and some days you fear the darkness in you might swallow it whole. but they'd never let you walk away. so make sure the darkness inside you keeps all the other monsters away from their tender heart.

tagged by: @deadwmn tagging: @sageborn, @valorborn, @soulsheld, @wakesleft, @zobrizys ( for any muse you'd like to do ), and YOU!

[scourgeborn]

and what IF there was a timeline that link and zelda abandoned what hyrule wanted and decided to help ganon. what if.

[rbhvleo]

it eats me alive.

[petaltexturedskies]

Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals

[scourgeborn]

nickname(s): harrow, cal, either one

zodiac: cancer (july cancer specifically )

last movie i saw: the equalizer was on the hotel movie channel

last thing i googled: ‘is the atmosphere thinner in ohio’

favorite musician: bring me the horizon, korn, idk i have a lot

song stuck in my head: not stuck but i’m listening to obsession by thornhill as i write this

other blogs: @fenanera and @goldblight and @halfholy

do i get asks: sometimes!! usually for memes

following: all the baddies across all blogs

amount of sleep: lol. lmao even.

lucky number: 13 ( my birthday )

what i’m wearing: black sweatpants, camo tank, grey hoodie, converse. comfy car clothes.

dream job: editor or something in publishing!

dream trip: i’ve never been to asia, yet. i’d love to see thailand!

favorite food: noodles of any kind.

play any instruments: piano and drums. i tried guitar for a bit. i sing, though!

languages: english, what gaeilge my family could teach me, french, bit of russian, i’m conversational in japanese

favorite songs: throne - bring me the horizon; twisted transistor - korn; climbing up the walls - radiohead; discipline - nine inch nails

random fact: i earned a black belt by 10 years old

describe yourself as aesthetic things: leftover redbull cans. heavy rain on a tin roof. crispy paperbacks. orange peels. soup on the stove.

tagged by: i stole this from @archaeval bc i was bored ( hello!! )

tagging: steal it from me!

[scourgeborn]

it’s an interesting thought that if ganon is soul-linked with link and zelda, he shares in their strife and it feeds his desire for power to fix things and find that balance. almost like he becomes the worst things they feel, too

[breadofsalvation]

men have one homoerotic rivalry and make it everyones problem for the rest of their life

[mintiedena]

New fanart of ganon

[sageborn]

meme / accepting @scourgeborn said: 15﹕ sender and receiver make eye contact across a busy room .

Hyrule Castle's ballroom bustles with important visitors from all the corners of Hyrule. Zora, freshwater and saltwater alike, flourish amongst the feathered Rito. Gorons mingle with the Hylians, their boisterous laughs ringing out and making the wine glasses sing as they quake. But the ones who catch the Princess' eye are the Gerudo, several of whom are sprinkled around the room, chatting as pleasantly and warmly as any other. They have remained outside of her father's rule, and so Zelda knows little and less about them, compared with those who have sworn fealty to the King.

Most specifically, however, Zelda's eyes land on a Gerudo man who clings to the shadows on the other side of the ballroom. The man, if she is understanding correctly.

"Is that him?" she whispers to her maidservant, Impa, who follows her eye line until she, too, is staring down the Gerudo man.

"That's him," she affirms. "But—Princess. Just because your father— What I mean to say is, you need not go through with—"

Zelda has already reached for two glasses of wine, which she holds in her delicately-gloved hands, and squares her shoulders. "I know, Impa," she says, "but for the good of Hyrule, I will." With that, she puts on Hyrule's most charming smile and begins her invasion of the Gerudo man's solitude.

"You must be Ganondorf," she says by way of greeting, though she does not bow as she does. The Hylian Royal Family does not bow, her father has always taught her, and she least of all. "I am Zelda. It's an honor to meet you." There will be a more formal introduction made later, she's sure, but for now, she would get to know her future husband on her own terms.

[scourgeborn]

There were few of his people that approved of this decision. The ones that had now fill this room, cautiously sharing in the celebration of a long conflict put to rest. Ganondorf observes their openness from his stolen corner as a parent watches their children, doubt at the ready. Half indulged, half inclined to intervene. The tenuous nature of this new peace was not lost on any of them, despite the revelry. The greatest, oldest dunes could still change in a day’s wind. Centuries of opposition would not so easily yield to a month’s deliberation.

A marriage would change little. A mirage is still a mirage to a desperate man.

But he would no sooner ask something from any of his people that he would not do himself. Taking a wife was simple sacrifice, compared to everything leading to the offer. And the Gerudo Valley is vast. Leagues of space to ignore one another — though it seemed Zelda would not grant him that absence here.

"Sav'aaq, princess." His hand raises to his heart. Proper introductions were meant to be made on the 'morrow — a hard and fast rule set by her father when the agreement was struck. But the old man was either light on his word, or in denial of how willful his daughter seemed to be. That earns Ganon’s approval, the hook of his smile sharpening on the absence of her bow. He'd had little knowledge of the princess thus far, save for the vague impression of what she looked like. It served him better that way, to be strangers. It saved him the labor of invention based on silty details.

The challenge of learning her would — at the very least — keep him entertained.

His hand tips away from his heart. The onus of good behavior would still be on him, as long as he was within these walls. "I am he — and your father must be out of the room. Or he is very used to you breaking rules." Ganon looks to the second glass in her hand. "Is that for me?"

[scourgeborn]

ganondorf is right in laughing in hyrule’s face because genuinely what do they do for anyone

[662607015]

far too old to care about fandom opinions i am an adult with a *sees a take* hm. never mind actually. i am in fact so blessed to have a huge brain and correct inconsequential opinions on fictional characters. there but for the grace of god go i

[scourgeborn]

obviously ganondorf has a mother but i'm sitting here disgruntled that there's absolutely no mention of what becomes of her. in oot, he's raised by koume and kotake and i like the idea that they act as elders / surrogates that guide him - in totk, they're no longer his mothers but acting right and left hands to him, and that's fine too - but it's so interesting to me that there's just ... zero attention to his birth-mother anywhere. is she given special status, when he's born, since he's din's champion? is she taken elsewhere, to not 'interfere' with his teaching? much to think about.

[petaltexturedskies]

Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals

[rosedaughter-deactivated2023101]

How terrible, that someone like you should exist in such a wretched story.