#avenin

[3leggedmagpie]

In the shop, learning to make arrows.

Milap is @avenin's! Getting in some practice for a future project.

[genderfluid-culture-iss]

Having to have two+ wardrobes to make sure you have clothes for every gender occasion (therefore your place is always overrun with laundry)

YES

[lozpositivityproject]

@avenin thank you for human revali and Rito link forever 🥹

@avenin !!

[amiharana]

ok I was reading thru your tattoo/flower shop au and I had to share the brainrot.

I hc revali as indigenous (particularly great plains native american) and oh man, what if at some point he very hesitantly brings up with link that he wants to get facial tattoos or something similar that's significant to him but he's nervous?? And Link goes out of his way to learn traditional stick-n-poke techniques so he can be the one to give revali his tattoos?? And it's like super sweet and meaningful for them both and Link feels honored that revali trusts him enough to ask? (and also revali is scared shitless and Link has to stop several times so he doesnt mess up and hurt revali more than it typically would)

like what if though???

ahem (taps mic) Hello can anyone hear me. i haven't written a tumblr ask in ages i feel ancient

first of all, i'm glad to hear that you still think of my tattoo/flower shop au haha it's been way over a year now since i wrote it. i still very much appreciate everyone who drew art for it 🫶 i've had a few passing thoughts about writing it into an actual proper multi-chaptered fic but i've been busy wrestling with school, work, and my personal demons for the past year that it's been quite difficult to even think about writing anything. thank you to anyone who's still here; i appreciate you a lot 🤍

i love the hc of revali as indigenous and i think it really fits in with the presence of the rito people as we're introduced to in the games, but i won't touch on that too much since i'm not indigenous/well-versed in indigenous culture. you know what i Am well-versed in though? these gay ass mfs

i had to reread my own au post for this Lord it's been too long, i wrote back then that i thought of revali as someone who isn't too fond of tattoos and doesn't have a great pain tolerance for them, and i still believe in that LOL. mixing that in with a hc where revali is indigenous is quite interesting, because i would assume that tattoos are an important/frequently appearing aspect of the culture? revali's parents have also passed in this au and he's alone with no family running the shop, so perhaps revali was estranged from his indigenous culture while growing up/at some point and became interested in trying to connect with it as an adult. maybe he came across the topic of traditional tattoos and after researching about it, he became interested in getting one but again because of his low pain tolerance, he thought it probably may never happen. well...

during one of their shared lunch breaks perhaps at a new cafe that's opened up on tabantha street, revali absentmindedly mentions his family and the tattoos. link immediately looks up at him from his food, those lovely blue eyes searching his face curiously.

"traditional tattoos?" he says, cocking his head at revali. revali blinks. well, of course link would have interest in the topic since he was a fellow tattoo artist himself, but the way he was looking at revali was...

"well yes," revali continues. "i suppose i haven't really talked to you much about myself personally, have i? i'm an indigenous hyrulean and my blood is descended from the rito tribe, but i'm not well-versed in my own culture." he mumbles the last few words, looking down at his coffee. "my parents and i lived on reservation land until i was 5 and then we moved away to a bigger city for work. there weren't many other rito there and so i didn't grow up with a lot of other indigenous folk. i don't know much about my family or my culture because of it, and even after my parents passed, it's never come up until now." revali glances back at link, who is now watching him with rapt attention. he looks away again, his cheeks beginning to warm. "i thought it would be nice to connect with my culture by getting a traditional tattoo of the rito tribe, perhaps something small so i can handle it. though, i wouldn't be able to travel to the reservation to find a traditional tattooist because of the shop and neither do i know of any tattoo artists nearby that could do it..."

"i'll do it," link says suddenly. revali looks at him again and blinks. link's eyes are bright and wide, blazing with determination. he's still holding his sandwich in his hands.

"i-i couldn't ask that of you," revali says, heart skipping a beat. "you'd likely have to learn an entire new and unfamiliar technique, and—"

"i'll do it," link insists, placing the sandwich down and wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. his eyes are still trained on revali, just as insistent as his mouth is. revali swallows.

"use a napkin, please," he mutters, passing link one. the blond takes it and grins at him. "if it's something that you greatly desire to do... i will assist you in offering as much information as i can. i... appreciate it, link." i appreciate you, he thinks but the words get stuck in his throat. link's smile only grows.

thinking about link who researches rito tribal tattoos for a few weeks and reporting and discussing his findings with revali during their mon/wed lunch breaks. thinking about link who spends countless nights staying up compiling everything he finds into a document, the different types of tribal tattoos and their meanings, researching the materials and tools needed for traditional tattoos, sketching different tribal symbols endlessly for the perfect one for revali in between tattoo sessions with other clients, thinking about where on revali's body it would go, thinking about revali's warm skin under his hands... let's keep it PG link 🫡

the day finally arrives when link introduces the tattoo sketches to revali. link probably shows him a few ideas of a small rito symbol on his fingers, wrist, deltoid, ankle, and even ribs. HOWEVER. i really like the idea of the winged rito symbol across the back of revali's shoulders to represent his wings in canon? so what if. link who sketched a drawing of revali's back muscles with the winged rito symbol and he doesn't mean to show it to revali since it's a much bigger tattoo than revali wanted, but revali happens upon it anyway while scrolling through the sketches on link's ipad.

"what's this one?" revali says pointing at it.

link glances over at the screen and flushes. "oh, i didn't mean for you to see this one," he murmurs. he uses two fingers to zoom in on the image slightly. "i just had an idea for this particular symbol, so i sketched it out because i thought it'd look nice. i know you wanted a smaller one, so we can just focus on the first sketches—"

"it's beautiful," revali cuts him off, voice soft and still looking at the winged sketch. "how much do back tattoos hurt?" and link is jaw dropped, staring at him with hearts in his eyes LMFAOOOOOOOO

thinking about link who actually reaches out to a traditional tattooist from revali's tribe and asks if he can mentor link so he can learn their technique??? maybe link and revali who end up traveling to the reservation together so revali can visit and link can learn directly from the tattooist??? revalink road trip and sharing a bed trope??? link would probably only take a week tops to learn the technique since he's like a prodigal artist and the tattooist is impressed. also revali getting to spend time with and learn more about his culture from others from the tribe who live there 🥺

if revali does get the winged rito symbol tattoo on his back, he probably wouldn't get it as a solid color, maybe link would incorporate more tribal lineart into it like the totk zonai imagery? i've never gotten a tattoo so i don't know if back tattoos or the style of solid color tattoos would hurt, but regardless, link would make revali as comfortable as he can throughout all the sessions 🥺🥺🥺

originally when i read this ask and you mentioned facial tattoos, i thought about link gently holding revali's jaw between his pointer finger and thumb to readjust the positioning of his face in the midst of tattooing him, and revali sucking in a breath at the contact WAHHHH but with the direction i took with this post, i also thought about link laying a flat palm between revali's shoulder muscles, feeling the warmth of his skin and tracing his shoulder blades with a featherlight touch and revali getting flustered but muttering, "are you going to keep me in suspense?"

link traces a line down revali's spine. "are you sure you want to get this tattoo?" he murmurs. "we can still do the smaller ones instead if you want. i know how you feel about it, with your pain tolerance and all."

revali snorts, trying to mask his nervousness. "i've already made up my mind. it's a beautiful piece that you put a lot of thought into and i'm not backing out now. besides..." revali's voice lowers into a mumble. "i wouldn't have gone through with it if it was anyone else. i trust you."

link's cheeks pinked in the sweet way they do when revali catches him off-guard, but he can't take it back. he doesn't want to take it back, because it's true; revali trusts link for this with everything he has.

hhh . AHHHH . i just think. yeagh.

[daphnaea]

zodiac friendship: pisces (transmasc) + pisces (transfemme) for @avenin

[raviolibird]

I need you to understand that your tags on my revalink drawing (about low health dialogue) made me go fight windblight for like an hour last night so I could hear it

Isn't it great how it's canon that Revali cares about Link? The entire Vah Medoh dungeon is what made me ship Revalink. If you ever want to experience it without having to do the whole fight again, here are a few compilations: [video] [text]

[prettyboyvirgo]

Can you do a mlm Pisces x Aquarius moodboard?

Any color theme is great (just not *strictly* blue. Everyone always does only blue or purple for Pisces lol)

male pisces x male aquarius

[coconi]

For the writing game: Revalink (of course, romantic) and no.9 🙏🏻🍫

09. — chocolate

(I turned this into a modern, high school AU of sorts where the two idiots haven't been dating very long. Hope that's fine with you!)

"You can't be serious."

Never in his time spent on planet Earth has Revali been so grateful for the scant few inches he has on Link, allowing him to edge away from his—his partner's advances with relative ease. Willing his feathers to behave, he shoots a baleful glance at the oddly-shaped treat held firmly between Link's teeth, pointed straight at Revali's beak like the brittlest of blades.

A clear invitation.

Revali had known he was in for something when their last class of the day ended and Mipha placed a box of chocolates — Pocky, she'd called them — in Link's hands with a wink. Trepidation had pooled in Revali's gut then, as a spark of devious excitement lit up Link's eyes in a way that was decidedly not attractive. Not in the least.

So unattractive in fact, that Revali still refuses to meet Link's expectant gaze, focusing instead on the offending treat that keeps on poking at his face. Link's little huffs of breath are visible in the winter air as he steps on his toes to invade Revali's personal space, and his gloved hands clutch the box hard enough for its contents to snap.

How foolish.

After a few more fruitless attempts, Link mumbles something that sounds suspiciously like "pretty please". Revali scoffs at that, adjusting his scarf more securely around his neck despite how uncomfortably warm he feels underneath it.

"Now, it may have escaped your attention, as is often the case with you, but I happen to have a beak." He taps it with a feathered finger. "This absurd game of yours won't work on me."

He gets a hum and a pointed jab to his cheek in lieu of a reply. Irked, Revali chances a look at Link before he can catch himself, and he curses under his breath when he gets the brunt of what Zelda has affectionately dubbed "Link's Hylian retriever eyes", infamous all across campus for their effectiveness.

Whatever Revali may claim, everyone and their mother knows he is far from immune to their power.

Another poke and a pitiful whine, and Revali can feel his resolve slip through his fingers like sand as seconds mercilessly tick by. He schools his expression into what he hopes is nothing but miffed resignation, rolling his eyes for added effect.

"...Oh, fine," he sighs.

Link barely has time to beam at him before Revali leans forward and takes a big bite from the chocolate stick, almost grazing Link's lips in his frazzled haste. He sees no point in playing along with careful nibbles, after all: there is no kissing to be had as a prize for his troubles, and the cloying sweetness of cheap chocolate against his tongue feels like some weird form of mockery — a consolation prize.

Seeing Link frozen in place with a tiny piece of chocolate still peeking out of his mouth — what did he expect, really? — does not help Revali's ego in the slightest, even if the deep blush upon his cheeks is an ever welcome sight.

"What did I tell you? There's little point to such games when one of the parties involved doesn't have li—"

Revali's words die in his throat when Link's hand yanks on his scarf with surprising strength, forcing him down with an undignified squawk. Chapped lips chase the corner of his beak like they've done countless times in the course of the past few weeks, and Revali fails to suppress a shiver when Link's tongue darts out, pushing the last bit of chocolate into his open mouth.

"I don't know about that," Link says, licking chocolate off his lips and wiping a stray crumb off Revali's beak with a grin. "This works fine for me."

Snow begins to fall, peppering Link's hair with specs of white that appear to shimmer with the street lights, framing that infuriating, self-satisfied, disarming smile of his, and Revali—

Revali finds it incredibly hard to swallow the sweet treat melting in his mouth.