Today's thought: Sky was the second person from Skyloft in-game who made it down to the Surface. Zelda had the help and guidance of surface-dweller Impa as she adjusted to the change in altitude, air pressure, etc. When Groose joined them on the Surface, he remained at the Sealed Grounds, likely exerting himself but not to the aerobic level that Sky was. And, to be fair, Groose also had an Impa to look out for him while he adjusted.
Sky did not. Sky kept pushing himself like crazy come hell or high water, never stopping, barely resting, and running himself into the ground until the very end of his journey.
When you move from an area of low altitude to high altitude, you run the risk of altitude sickness because O2 levels are much lower and your body works harder to transport oxygen. When you move from an area of higher altitude to lower, though, the opposite can happen. Your cardiovascular system is so hyped about the extra O2 pumping through your veins that you might overdo it. And I get the feeling that he reaaaally overdid it.
So maybe some of that exhaustion isn't only due to all of our cardiovascular and pulmonary headcanons for the poor kid. Maybe some of it was that he was literally just running the rest of his body until things started to break down on him.
Ruby my love! It’s been a bit, I’m sorry for my absence haha
I was curious. For modern AU, what are some of the go-to songs your babies would play on a road trip?
Emma hi!!!🥰💖💖 always so nice to see you in my inbox 💕 this is a good question! I had to think on this for a while so sorry if you had to wait a bit for a reply🙈
All my kids have got different tastes so they’d all play pretty different things🤭
Jocie definitely strikes me as the type to play pop songs. Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, that kinda stuff! Especially love songs- those are her favorite!!!💖
Bee– I think she’d really like musicals!🎶 into the woods, Hamilton, Les miserables: she loves listening to soundtracks that tell stories!💕
Mund is probably the type who’d enjoy some soothing classical music😌 don’t ask me for specific titles because I can’t remember those fancy song names🙈
Finally Ace: I bet he’d like retro✨ 70s, 80s; he loves that stuff 🤘
So now that we’re all talking about modern aus… do you think Maekar and Lihua still end up happening? Their marriage was really complex and very arranged after all.
Also what kind of wedding do you think all your main couples had? Naerys and gwyane included!!! I’ve grown very fond of them!!!!
YAY I love modern AU questions they're my fav I have soooo many thoughts but i'll keep it wedding related in this post but if you have follow up questions/suggestions, plz send them my way <3
Maekar/Lihua
Definitely no arranged marriage for them in the modern era lol. In my AU for them, Maekar is a stressed single father tryna juggle six kids and Baelor tells him to put little Daeron and Aerion in therapy (the other kids are too young) after Dyanna's death because they're obviously not coping well. Lihua is the child psychologist the kids are referred to, and slowly she gets them to open up and trust her. She's widowed too and has two young boys (her sons are alive yay, blended family incoming lol).
Maekar falls first and harder, mostly just by how attentive she is with the boys and how whatever she's doing seems to be working and helping them cope with the grief (even tho Maekar is the sort to think the concept of therapy is nonsense lmao cuz why tf would u wanna air your dirty laundry to a total stranger). But he obviously doesn't act on it because that would ruin his kids' therapy sessions and he doesn't think it's reciprocated.
Slowest slowburn in history lmao would probably take years for grumpy Maekar to make a move of any sort, but the general theme of grief and finding understanding with a new person who has experienced the same loss is the same as in the canon fic. As for wedding, very, very private small affair with immediate family only I think. It's a second wedding for both of them so nothing crazy flashy and they're both very lowkey ppl.
ValarrDelphine
Valarr is the eldest grandson (shh it's actually Daeron who was born a couple months before lmao), and the firstborn of the firstborn so Grandma Myriah and Grandpa Daeron have very lavish hopes for his wedding. His wedding is basically the event of the season (Westeros's most eligible bachelor getting hitched lmao), but also very old money classy. Delphine is a vintage queen and she wants to thrift her wedding dress which sends these rich Targs into a tizzy because they'd be like why tf would u wanna wear secondhand clothes to your own wedding (sigh, they just don't get the value of a good vintage thrift find). Outfits are very vintage classy, venue is probably some family estate in the countryside.
Aerion/Jessamine
Also wedding of the season, but for an entirely different reason. Aerion is a flashy peacock and wants to outdo everyone with his wedding and he wants the tabloids talking about it. Also, everyone is surprised he's getting married at all because he's a notorious commitmentphobe and has had countless tabloid scandals due to his manho behaviour lmao. Everyone is also surprised that the person marrying him in the first place is notorious divorce lawyer Jess. Aerion's suit is probably over the top with the cape and everything lmao. Jess is very minimalist but he somehow convinces her to atleast somewhat match his energy (her dress is def alot less flashy).
Daeron/Amaryllis
Also cozy private vibes, though a little more extended family is invited compared to MaekarLihua. The engagement ring is the one Maekar proposed to Dyanna with (which is then passed on to one of Daella or Rhae's daughters because they don't have kids of their own). When the festivities get abit too much, the bride and groom sneak away to just vibe by themselves and have a snack while sharing stories of their silly relatives doing silly things.
Gwayne/Naerys
Can't believe they were mentioned they are so dear to me! Rhaenyra's planning her adopted sister's wedding and it is going to be LAVISH af lol, expect nothing less from the fashion diva herself. she helped design the dress. Gwayne's holding her hand the entire time, from the moment the vows are said till the very end of the night; he is not letting her out of his sight. Guest list is an average mix of close and extended family, nothing too crazy because he's the son of a second son and she's an adopted daughter.
F6: [Wedding-Dress or Tuxedo? (or something completely different?)]
Wedding-Dress, most definitely.🫣🤭🩷
I haven't thought of how I would like for mine to be, though🤔... But odds are it would be relatively simple, not overtly fancy nor expensive, but still so cute and elegant.😖💝
I'd also love for my bride to wear a dress... but ultimately, I'd leave that important choice up to her.😉💓 I love women in tuxedos too, and if she wanted to try something unique and off the wall, she'd have my total support and enthusiasm too.
artwork by @/eoljukko
G3: [A piece of wlw media which always gives you comfort.]
Aim for the Top 2! Diebuster, the romance between Nono & Lal'c, to be precise.
I can't give much details for spoiler reasons... Some people will also say my choice is terrible because [spoiler reasons]... But they're really one of my all-time favorite wlw couples ever.
Both are so brave & wonderful, and their story is so heartrending, but genuinely beautiful.🥹💜 Yet another big reason I love Aim for the Top 2! so much, highly recommended. (after watching the original, of course; 6 episodes each, 12 in total, and both are absolutely amazing)
Artwork by Saitou Yahu
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fellow aspec friends, I have a question for y'all and anyone else reading this. Do you ever immerse yourself in fictional relationships when it comes to sexual stuff only because imagining going further with your partner makes you feel dirty and/or gross? I am somewhere on the ace spectrum (I just say aceflux) because it really depends, but especially lately my partner has been trying to go further and I've been having bad thoughts regarding us doing stuff together. But we talk about fictional characters/original characters having relations very, very often, and it doesn't make me feel as scared/dirty with myself about it. I just wondered if anyone else related and/or understood where I was coming from
HI OMG YES so ive had sex one (1) time and i was not as into it as the other person was which i thought was weird bc like fictional shit is fine for me but in real life it was absolutely not SO i totally get what you're saying. like the thought of actually doing sexual shit is really gross to me as well idk why or how but it just weirds me out but with fiction it's so fine idek. i absolutely understand where you're coming from woooo!!
[Bumble's heart drops upon seeing Spade fall onto the floor]
[She quickly runs over, dropping to her knees to carefully secure Spade's head on her lap— doing her best to check for any visible damage. Her thumb grazed soothingly over her skin, brushing Spade's hair away from their face.]
{The DeckBoxes condition looked no better up close, rips and cresses covered her skin alongside a nasty looking burn on her right shoulder reaching down to her elbow. The fact she was able to fight in this condition seemed like a miracle in and of itself. Spade also seemed to flitch when your hand brushed her face before she visibly relaxed ever so slightly.}
{It doesn’t look like she’ll wake up quickly in her current condition. Her cards don’t look any better, the DeckBox having been dropped when Spade fell left them scattered about but the damage to at least a quarter of the deck was obvious. Seems Spade will be needing some replacements ASAP}
[Jekyll belongs to @duct-bugs ]
Jekyll yelps when Bumble runs past him to get to Spade. He follows suit and crouches right behind the human. A low whine escapes him, much to his dismay, at seeing Spade so fucked up. A pout forms on his face along with his tail tucking between his tail.
"I'm s-sorry," he whispers to no one in particular. His ears flatten against his head again before he rests his head on top of Bumble's shoulder.
