#ask bee

[beecarmine]

important question for the sleep mode au

does caine dream while he sleeps

and do those dreams involve digital sheep

ooooooh

yknow what

i didn't think about it before but i think that yes, yes he does

maybe he dreams of other things as well 👀

[bumblebeeonthistle]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💗 (No pressure!)

I am SO sorry for the late reply, but tysm for this ask I absolutely love it🫶🫶 If I had to choose my fav five fics I've written, I think it'd be these:

call my name (ongoing, wc 353k, 60/65)

✰ tags: Levi/reader, canonverse, slow burn, hurt/comfort, angst, Ackerman lore, smut ✰ summary: You are wanted. So is Levi, but nobody's stupid enough to mess with Humanity's Strongest. Little do they know that you're not one to be messed with either. And to be messing with you also means to be messing with him. As if having to worry about the titans wasn't enough. Or: You have enlisted in the military to join the Survey Corps, all to protect Eren. But when you meet a certain Captain, you discover that maybe, there is more to life than just worrying about that little brat. ✰ why it's one of my favs: it's my very first fic and it's my baby lol. it's not perfect and there are things I'd change if I'd started writing it today, but it holds a special place in my heart.

where you go, I'll go (completed, wc 3.2k, one-shot)

✰ tags: Levi/reader, canonverse, hurt/comfort, angst, no smut but Levi thinks dirty thoughts, unplanned pregnancy ✰ summary: Just before the Battle of Heaven and Earth, you discover something which might prevent both you and Levi from participating in the final war. ✰ why it's one of my favs: it's a spin-off of call my name and I had so much fun writing it!

the stars don't glow, the moon can't shine (ongoing, wc 9.8k, 1/2)

✰ tags: Levi/reader, royalty au, former thug!Levi turned knight!Levi, angst, smut ✰ summary: When Levi sees you for the first time, he immediately knows you don’t belong here, in the slums where the alleys are too dark for light to reach them and too light for stars to be seen. You’re elusive and bright and wonderful, like the sun and the moon and the stars he’s been starved for, for as long as he can remember. But then one day, you’re gone, as abruptly as you appeared into his life. Now, years later, he’s no longer a street rat but an anointed Knight in the Royal Guard. About to be married off to a faceless princess as reward for his prowess on the battlefield. And all he can think about is that he never got to learn your name. ✰ why it's one of my favs: I wrote it on a whim, but I ended up adoring Levi and reader in this one! also, I love royalty AUs XD

everyone knows you're Levi's – everyone except you... (completed, wc 950, blurb/hc/ one-shot thingy)

✰ tags: Levi/Reader, tooth-rotting fluff, childhood friends to lovers ✰ why it's one of my favs: I just really love the idea that Levi acts so different towards you that everyone immediately knows that you're taken, even if you're technically not dating lmao.

"Defy" (ongoing, wc 146.5k, 36/?)

✰ tags: Sakura/reader, Suo/reader, Nirei/reader, Kiryu/reader, Kaji/reader, Togame/reader, Endo/reader, reverse-harem (if you hadn't already guessed that from the tags lol), canonverse, gender bend, secret identity, fluff, angst, T+ rated ✰ summary: Your goal is to protect as many people as possible, and what better way to do that than to join Bofurin, the defenders of the town? There's only one problem: You’re a girl. Which is why you decide to enrol in Furin High disguised as a boy and using your brother’s name. Meanwhile, all the Furin boys wonder what it is about the new boy that makes them think and do all kinds of things they wouldn’t normally do… ✰ why it's one of my favs: my second fic ever! it's very different from my aot fics, much lighter and with a lot of fluffy and fun moments. it's been such a joy to write this as a break from all the violence and angst in my aot fics lol.

[pixelartpeach]

You're big on Zelda, so I'm curious. How would you rewrite TOTK, if given the writer's room?

Fun question! *cracks knuckles* Let's answer it.

I've answered about the disconnect between BotW and TotK before, so I'm going to take some of those ideas and run with them here.

I'm taking the intended route, for the sake of keeping coherence rather than just making up an entirely new Hyrule from scratch. Link and Zelda are the same as they are in BotW.

To start off, I like the Zonai.

I like that they're an entirely new race of people in Hyrule. I love how weird-looking they are. I love that they're not human race #87.

I also love their bastard not-Zonai lovechild thing. If we saw more examples of Zonai, I would love for this funky lil dude to be part of them, kind of like how the Zora have a ton of variation between them.

So why don't we do that? Why don't we give them a kingdom?

And why don't we put some meat on the bones of what was already built?

There are Zonai-esque ruins all over the Depths, mostly in mines for Zonaite.

Their color palette matches. Rauru's braids and Sonia's earrings match brightblooms.

And the three dragons, who have Zonai features (segmented, color-edged hair, long ears, blunt muzzles, scale beard mouths), could have been a catalyst.

A catalyst for what, though?

It starts with the Depths themselves, and the dragons breaking free.

See, in TotK, the three elemental dragons all dive in and out of the Depths chasms. There's no explanation as to why, and the only explanation we have for the chasms forming is that it was like...geysers of Gloom.

However, the dragons in BotW are confirmed to have carved these canyons:

So let's go back in time a little.

The Zonai live in the Depths. They're underground, away from all the chaos that Hyrule has ever had to endure. They worship the bargainer statues as gods, they collect the souls of those above that drip down into the world below.

They have a rich mining industry, and coliseums for their greatest warriors to test their mettle against captured monsters.

They have their Secret Stones, and the one who's allowed to hang onto those is their leader.

That'd be young Prince Rauru.

The elemental dragons, Dinraal, Naydra, and Farosh, are testaments to why no one can be allowed to have the Secret Stones. They were consumed by their power, literally.

One day, they break free, as if summoned by an unknown force. They tunnel through the ground and into the sky, connecting the world below to the one above.

The Hylians cautiously venture below, or the Zonai above. Prince Rauru, keeper of the Secret Stones, and Sonia, High Priestess of Hylia, meet.

They fall in love.

They marry.

Their marriage marks a unity between the Surface and the Depths.

(Maybe throw in a lil Skyward Sword continuity, mention that while Hylia sent the humans to the sky, the Zonai fled underground to avoid Demise, to keep the Secret Stones out of his grasp. You don't even have to name drop him, just say they went down to avoid destruction.)

Suddenly, Hyrule (the center part of the map, based around the Great Plateau, not the whole sub-kingdom conglomerate it exists as in BotW) undergoes a technological boom. Ganondorf, neighboring leader of the Gerudo, is interested. He talks trade with now-king Rauru, but there's the sub-plot of trying to get his secrets, which he steadily grows obsessed with.

Meanwhile, the Gerudo make their own expedition into the Depths.

There. The stage is set.

Now Zelda falls into the past.

She's found by Rauru and Sonia. Adopted as their daughter, more or less.

Also, the two of them have a small child. Nintendo, you CAN'T set them up as "they're her ancestors" and then kill them childless, descendants don't work like that. Zelda's immediately endeared to the kid, who reminds her of Link. Lil half-Zonai girl with a wooden sword who swings it at anything that moves. There are memories, it's cute.

In the past, Zelda witnesses, real time, Ganondorf going mad with power. They get along well at first, he's cordial, polite, a model diplomat. But she finds his troops in places they shouldn't be, confronts him about it and gets brushed off.

She tells Rauru, he's unwilling to throw suspicion onto Ganondorf. They're semi-friends and diplomacy is important! He's got to run this kingdom right. He can't fail, this is the biggest thing he's ever done!

(Sprinkle in a parallel to BotW Zel's fear of failure)

Some of the memories fill in gaps about Rauru's power, also. He's got what Link can do, minus Recall. Ultrahand and Fuse mainly, but Rauru's been experimenting with Ascend, excited because it'll make passage between the Depths and the Surface so much easier, and we see where Zel gets her scientific excitement from. Regardless of how different they look, they ARE family.

Ganondorf and Rauru get into a fight one day. A BAD fight. Maybe because Zelda tipped Rauru off, and despite telling her no, Rauru looked into it anyways. Regardless, they march out in opposite directions, and Zelda overheard it in the hallway. As Ganondorf leaves, he gives her the most SCATHING glare.

He then declares war on Hyrule.

Rauru makes a bid for allies, trying to get enough manpower to fight Ganondorf's impressive military. It's a struggle at first, but Zelda steps in, being the leader she's skilled at being and telling the others how crucial it is that they help. Ganondorf, meanwhile, turns to forbidden arts in his rage against Rauru, gets infected by Gloom/Malice, becomes scarily powerful. First Blood Moon. The Gerudo are kind of unnerved by him.

We see Zelda and Sonia helping with the war. Sonia's got light powers, Zelda's are stronger, together they can destroy entire ARMIES of monsters, saving their warriors on the battlefield. A few instances of Little Princess trying to be involved like the grown-ups are, getting huffy when she's told no.

In the aftermath of each fight, Rauru runs around, sealing away the monsters' latent energy with green spirals. That's where the Shrines come from, though in the past, they're Luminous Stones—it's all faded by present day, the light bled out of them.

Sonia is on the battlefield against Ganondorf one fateful night, Little Princess wanders onto the field, both the girls panic about it, and Sonia tries to run away with her while Zelda affords them cover. THAT'S when Ganondorf strikes her—he's fast like a ninja, rushes past Zelda, strikes Sonia.

She falls. Little Princess tumbles.

Zelda races to Little Princess's side, picks her up to run away with her as Ganondorf gets Sonia's stone, and he transforms into the Demon King. He raises his army. Little Princess screams, and we see an uncontrolled blast of Hylia's power, like an erratic attempt at what Zelda did at the end of BotW.

It fritzes, Zelda hugs her tight and ducks down to shield her, and the power cascades across the battlefield, affecting monsters AND people alike. The war is in shambles. Ganondorf stares at the child and her guardian, and retreats in a hurry.

Cue Rauru running to their side.

He grieves his wife. Little Princess is kept safe by Zelda. The Gerudo shun Ganondorf and join Rauru's side, and everyone involved in the war dedicates everything to one final assault against Ganondorf, one trap to finally END him, to force him into the Depths and fight him on the Zonai's own turf. The Secret Stones are distributed. Rauru knows what he has to do, and at the climax of the final battle, he uses his Secret Stone to amplify his sealing magic, knowing it'll kill him in the process and locking Ganondorf away in the Depths.

Except, it's not that simple.

Gloom bursts out of the newly trapped Ganondorf's chest, flooding the Depths, eliminating everyone in its path. That includes the Sages, the assaulting army, and the VAST majority of the Zonai. Its sole purpose is to gather enough strength over time for Ganondorf to break his shackles, because the Gloom wants OUT.

(Subtly implied that the Gloom is the first iteration of Demise's curse of hatred, maybe.)

And Zelda is alone. Trapped in the past, stuck with Little Princess, her Secret Stone, and the last of Mineru's notes.

Gloom continues to fume out of the Depths, so they're sealed off. The Blood Moon keeps spawning new monsters, so Little Princess and the remainders of the construct caretakers are sent up to the sky, for her protection. Zelda's the one that orchestrates it. Her people once hailed from the sky, and it's always been known as a place of safety for them.

Is this self-referential to the history she's building, or a Skyward Sword reference? Who knows.

They go skyward.

Then the Master Sword appears, and Zelda knows what she has to do. It's compounded, of course, by crushing guilt over the fact that Sonia's death happened on her watch. She tells Little Princess to look out for the world ahead, tells her to be strong, and brave, and everything she wishes her dad had told her. Then ends it with a final message.

"I'm leaving you something very important. Take good care of it."

Then she goes off alone to become a dragon.

Present day.

Link's not guided by Rauru, he's guided by a strange, beautiful woman who looks kind of like Zelda (albeit with Zonai hair, eyes, and long claws), who has a deep regret for the world below and who knows the lonely world above like the back of her hand. She teaches him the basics of his powers as he visits the shrines.

The Great Sky Island is otherwise normal.

You go to Hyrule. The Light Dragon's the one that breaks the cloud barrier, and as she does so, she sheds a single tear. By the time you get to the tear's location, it's spread a mural of the memory it contains around it.

Whenever you Recall a tear, the Light Dragon sheds a new one somewhere else, and it's up to you to follow.

You're chasing Zelda, twice over.

Besides that, Hyrule's Surface is...largely unchanged. I'm still upset that the pirates assaulting Lurelin weren't ACTUAL pirates, so guess what, they are now. Splinter faction of Yiga. Also, River Zora take over Lake Hylia, there's a spat between them and the Sea Zora, and Yona is the princess of the Rivers.

Then you've got the Depths.

That's where you find the ruins of the Zonai civilization, and you start piecing together the world it contains on your own. You aren't told, you're SHOWN.

Rauru's ghost finds and guides you here. He has a moment of "hey, isn't that MY arm?", upgrades your abilities or shows you how to use them more efficiently (ups your build limit, shows you how to un-Fuse, teaches you DEscend, gives you Autobuild, things like that), then DIES-dies. You escort his poe soul to a Bargainer statue.

The biggest change to the Depths, though, is that under the Gerudo Desert, you find PEOPLE.

So remember how the Gerudo launched their own expedition into the Depths in the past? How the Gloom killed almost everyone and the world below was sealed off?

There were a sparse few survivors of the Zonai, and some unfortunate Gerudo researchers that also got trapped. The people down there now are descendants of both. They're not Zonai anymore, though.

They're Lomei. They evolved like how the Rito evolved from the Zora in Wind Waker. Their tribe name comes from the Zonai word for "loneliness."

Regardless, they're initially inhospitable to Surfacers, because Surfacers are how they ended up how they did. If you sneak into their city, you're captured, like a few unfortunate Zonai Survey Team members that have wandered in, only YOU can escape via Ascend. OoT Gerudo parallel.

You can earn the Lomei's trust by doing things for them (maybe beating all three labyrinths as a rite of passage?), and then they let you into their cities. They've got their own brand of tech based off of old Zonai designs. One of the Lomei scientists is working on a mechsuit—that'll be the sage that Mineru passes her stone down to. And it fits doubly, both because the Lomei ARE the descendants of the Zonai and because the Lomei technician and Mineru are both scientists.

The Lomei people give you more pieces to the complicated Zonai-Hylian puzzle, and they're the ones that first tell you the legend of the dragons-from-Secret-Stones. So you can either learn it from them OR get it revealed in Zel's later memories.

Besides that, the present plot is pretty much as normal. Still the same bosses. Still the same sages-help-with-everything, though each sage you rescue gives you another piece of what really happened at the final fight (rather than the same cutscene over and over), telling you about how Rauru sacrificed himself and the effect it had on the rest of the Depths.

I will change where the Ganondorf's Army fight takes place, though. It's ACTUALLY very hidden, like the game was trying to imply it to be when you chase around Kohga. You do still have to do that, but he accidentally directs you to a place that's hidden in the tiniest crevice near Hyrule Castle, one that's very easy to miss and sitting in a veritable sea of Gloom. Once you finish the Kohga quest, a poe hovers outside of the crevice, which leads into an even deeper chasm that leads to the Underdepths.

The poe's your help to get through the maze there, and wherever it goes, Sundelions bloom at the corners. If you go early, before getting everything done, you have to navigate that place yourself, and it's a nightmare.

But you do it. You get to where everything started, and you beat the army, then Ganondorf, then he shoves his fist down his throat and goes dragon.

As he breaks through the ground and curls around Hyrule Castle, he SHATTERS it. The building crumbles to smithereens, crashing into the Depths below.

You beat Demon Dragon, Zelda catches you on her nose, it's over. You're in the spirit realm over sleeping Zelda.

The poe appears over your shoulder, drifts away from you, then materializes into Sonia. She says nothing, just activates Recall, turns Zelda back to normal, then cradles her in her arms. She gives her a kiss on the forehead, looks at you, then says the same line Zelda said to Little Princess ages ago, with the single change of one word.

"I'm leaving you something very important. Take good care of her."

She fades, as does the Spirit World.

You're falling.

Zelda's falling.

You catch her.

She wakes up, sees you, then hugs you and sobs into your shoulder.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Roll credits.

Bonus for the memory completionists, the True Ending has Zelda meeting the grown Little Princess up at the Great Sky Island, reconciling with her, both of them saying how proud they are of each other. Then Little Princess turns into a poe, and Zelda promises to take her to the Depths so she can be with her parents again. As they walk away, Sonia's poe tails after them.

And THAT is a way longer post than I expected to write. Whew.

[cakebeam]

Re: heated rivalry female characters, I am annoyed at what an easy cop out it was for Rose to just be 100% supportive of Shane and all "Let's be best friends!", and for Svetlana to be hanging around having sex with Ilya whenever and being his supportive bestie.

It's still like, women just exist in this story to support men, and to have no desires or needs of their own. They just serve men's needs and coddle their emotions (when the men deign to share those emotions). Why can't Rose be hurt and feel a hit to her self-esteem? Why can't Svetlana ask Ilya for more or else set boundaries on their relationship? I guess that would require too much effort and time, making them into fleshed-out characters.

Omg nonnie, 100%. That's literally any of us are asking for. Neither of these character's were meant to exist outside of Shane or Ilya's needs. Rose is literally a prop for Shane to have sex with and then dump his sh*t on and for her to support him after? Like, why not write her to be annoyed at the very least? Why are these women having to always be written to be the support for men after being used for s*x? Literally, just seen as a hole who will sleep with you or marry you if it helps YOUR life.

S*x workers exist, Shane could have paid for an escort and had the exact same acceptance story line on being gay - he didn't need to date someone but especially didn't need to be FRIENDS with her after dumping her. What the f*ck is up with women constantly having to be friends with male ex's in gay stories? Why do men deserve our constant forgiveness ALL THE TIME?

Svetlana I truly believe deserves to go on a kill bill manhunt in season 2 after Ilya used her for years while she supported his f*ck buddy relationship. Used her body, feelings (does she even have any? She's a woman so we'll never know) and future with her offering to get married for his legal protection. Does this woman not have any actual autonomy? She as a character deserved so much more than that bullsh*t.

[ceebeelamb]

I shouldn’t laugh but the lack of excitement around part 2 is hilarious to me. Half of fandom is pissed Eddie wasn’t in part one. The other half is pissed about the half that was pissed about Eddie not being in part one. We all know Bobby’s supposed to die and his funeral is in 2 weeks. We know Gerrard is back in some form for at least one more episode. There is no sign of Eddie coming back from TX. That man is back for at least two episodes. Good job Tim! 😂

[gallawitchxx]

Ugh I’m so happy you didn’t up and abandon the fandom with everyone else. I feel like everyone got brainwashed by the hockey show, even people I didn’t expect. Some of my favorite artists and writers. So chuffed you’re still with us 🖤

oh anon! this made me both happy & sad!

it's been strange around these parts since november 28, 2025, that's for sure! i admit - i'm not immune to the hockey show & i love it very much! the books too :) so i can't promise you'll never see it on my blog. but yes, i'm still here! i had my whole heart & dick stolen by a couple of married ex-felons in chicago! i'm comfy in a smaller fandom! i support everyone following their bliss! i think there's enough love to go around! i'm always happy to make new friends! i'm still writing & so are others!

love love love xx

[thehoneybeestings]

Hiiii would you like to write more veteran sevika x librarian reader? Same au

Where reader finds Sevika studying in the library, trying to earn her degree “I’m always preaching to the kids to try do something with their lives, though I should probably practice that”

You and Sevika slowly build a relationship over time, you looking after powder during finals, getting Sevika coffee from the staff room ect.

Have a good day :)

OHHH THIS IS SO SWEET WAIT 😭

i was already planning on writing pt. 2 to my veteran!sevika headcanons, but i love love this idea so much that i'll definitely either include it in pt. 2 or write a separate drabble/headcanon!

either way, i'll make sure to tag you :) tysm for the idea!!!! <333

[be-with-me-so-happily]

Can you write a fic were it’s reader asking Harry if he would still love her if she were a worm 😭😂 I just find it so hilarious

I wrote this in like 10 minutes. Hehe, it was fun! I'm so sorry it took me so long to respond to your ask. Hopefully you're still around and you like what I wrote for ya. Love you all 🩷

Sitting in bed, your phone in hand, you look over to the man beside you. He's sitting comfortably against the headboard, his tattoos canvased across his bare torso, and a book in hand. His bottom lip is pinched by his index finger and thumb, and his brow is furrowed in deep though as he absorbs the words on the page in front of him.

Your gaze flickers down to your phone for a moment, and you smile, trying hard not to giggle with the knowledge of what your plan is.

"Hey, H?" Your voice is quiet, and solemn, hoping you're letting off a more serious demeanor.

"Yes, love?" He responds, lowering his current read and turning his head over in your direction.

"Umm, well, I was just wondering..." You start off, wondering if your hesitation is persuasive. "Would you still love me... if I was a worm?"

"Why? Planning some major life change, are you?"

"Would you?"

"Look, when I said we should spend more time in the garden, I didn't mean-"

"Harry!" You giggle, unintentionally breaking the facade you were determined to hold up against his charm.

"Is this because I teased you about your dance moves yesterday? Because I think this is taking it a little too far." He smiles, twisting to face you and lifting his palms to squish them against your face. "You don't have to turn into a worm for me to love the way you wiggle..."

"Will you please answer the question."

"Well, I'd be very sad if you were a worm..." He replies, a mischievous smirk instantly digging into his cheek. "I don't want you to sleep in the dirt..."

"Oh, just forget it." You roll your eyes. Clearly he knows what you're trying to do, which means he's not going to give you a straight answer.

"Plus, if I was a bluebird..." He utters, pressing his lips gently against yours for a quick kiss. "It wouldn't turn out very well for you, little worm..."

"You're horrible." You pout, pushing away, turning your lamp off, scooting down, and pulling the covers right up under your chin. All in a false tantrum that he only chuckles at.

Harry slides over next to you, wrapping his arm around your waist and nuzzling his face into your neck.

"I'd rather us both be rabbits."

"What? Why rabbits?"

"So we can fuck like bunn-"

"Oh my god, Harry!"