#bonus bits

[demonsreverie]

A Bonus Mini-Fic for A Voice From the Desert‼️

A Voe in the Desert 🏜️

[A sketch of ity-bity chibi Ganondorf with two little sand seal pups begging for his attention.]

“I ✨EXTRA✨ Promise I’ll take care of them‼️”

[drawfee-bit-locator]

hiii so ik this is super vague but there's a stream where someone sings something to the tune of "jukebox hero" and I feel like they use the word gravy? that could be incorrect tho. I know it's real bc I re-found it in a comp a while ago but lost it again. please and thank you :))

Bit Located!

At 1:03:46 of "A Stream Full of Bits" on Drawfee Extra

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Fun fact: they did this exact bit 3 years in a row, first in 2020 and then on Secret Sleepover Society in 2021 and 2022

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Shout out to user BrothSoupGravy

[btwmah]

Tony Touya Hawk Pro-Skater (Bonus Bit)

"I don't think I'm supposed to be standing this way," Izuku mused while staring at his wobbling feet. The skateboard underneath him wiggled by centimeters as he maintained his balance. Touya hummed in thought, scrolling back through the online video he'd pulled up just that morning.

The redhead let the video play without audio for a minute as Izuku bit his lip, subtly trying to adjust without letting the skateboard slip out from underneath him. Again. At least his elbows weren't scraped up too badly.

He could balance on the edges of high-rise buildings and pull graceful maneuvers on his rocket skates, but he can't stand still on a skateboard? Unfair. Perhaps he was too used to moving his body forward and not sideways?

"Try moving your left foot closer to the end," Touya advised after careful consideration.

"Alriiiiight," Izuku slowly said as he shifted. The tiny wobbles lessened.

"Okay, good!" Touya encouraged. He'd done much better on standing and moving slowly on the skateboard than Izuku, having gone first in the attempt. They were both outside the apartment complex on the smooth concrete before the sidewalk, where they wouldn't risk bumping into anyone.

"Now, brace with your front foot and push off the ground with your back. And bring it up to the position you're in now so you coast."

Izuku poked his tongue out in concentration as he followed the other's instructions. Touya made this part effortless, for how slowly he had rolled away in the end. The green-haired boy decided not to overthink it and pushed off. The skateboard moved across the concrete, Izuku keeping his knees low for his center of balance.

"Hell yeah!" Touya cheered, just as Izuku had whooped in glee when the younger boy got it first try.

Izuku tried recalling how to stop. He put his back foot down once more, trusting his leg muscles to keep him from moving.

Except the board didn't fully stop, throwing off his balance and he ended up stumbling away from the skateboard.

"Okay, not bad. We have the movement down!" Izuku said happily. He'd need to probably focus more on starting and stopping, but it wasn't scary actually moving on the board. Touya grinned in response.

"We can do turning next?"

Izuku glanced behind him at the growing crowds of people just walking through the area, stopping at the cafe, or heading to the beach. Maybe they shouldn't have done this on a weekend.

"Maybe we can do that when we have more space to actually move."

Touya walked up to Izuku, snickering, and reached down to pick up the skateboard. "True. Knowing our luck, we'll knock over someone and cause a concussion."

"You mean get a concussion or give one?"

"Probably both."

Izuku snorted. "You have a point. Okay, do you want to keep practicing getting on and off?"

"We can," Touya said, pulling out his phone again. "But there's also something I wanna try. Do you know that really popular American skateboarder decades ago?"

Izuku shook his head.

"Tenko has one of his video games, I think, I don't think we've played it much. But this Tony Hawk dude also made a whole bunch of tutorials on how to do tricks."

Izuku leaned over to peer at Touya's phone and whistled in surprise at the sheer amount of videos. Though there were plenty of thumbnails of a guy on a skateboard in midair and just...no. Baby steps. He told Touya this with a mock-frown, earning another bout of laughter in response.

"I'm not suggesting we start using ramps or something, but look, here, there are some stationary tricks. I wanna try a kickflip. Watch, see what he does?"

And yes, okay, with the instructions and the older blonde man in the video patiently explaining everything, a kickflip seemed like something Touya could do, even as a first-timer.

"Sure, go for it!" Izuku encouraged.

Touya grinned in response and dropped the skateboard down, eager.

-.-.-.-.-

Needless to say, Touya's twisted ankle didn't take long to heal but the stung pride from his friends' and soulmate's laughter hurt worse. Izuku couldn't escape the teasing either since besides the scrapes he got catching himself when falling off the board, he'd gotten knicked by the pieces of glass from the broken window they shattered near the apartment when the skateboard went flying.

They immediately called in for repairs and avoided the ensuing commotion of witnesses.

They decided to work more on the basics, perhaps on a less busy day. But they'd be skateboard pros in no time.

For now, Touya and Izuku just curled up and cracked open Tenko's old copy of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 9.

[justyouwaitsunshine]

So in honour of my new fic making me completely insane, for anyone who was even remotely interested in more details about the inspiration behind different parts of the fic here we are

In terms of specific tennis events I referenced (that I can remember lol, I cannot look at it again for spiritual reasons so this ois off the top of my head)

- The Senna Incident is inspired by the 1993 stabbing of Monica Seles on court in Hamburg, Germany. Fortunately, unlike Senna in the fic, Seles survived and eventually returned to playing and would win one more grand slam upon her return. Measures were put in place in an effort to make tennis safer and avoid future incidents like this, but Seles herself disputes the effectiveness of these measures and it has been seen plentifully, including at this year’s Wimbledon, that people can still get into court, although these are usually protestors, and getting weapons into tournaments, particularly bigger ones, is now much less likely

- Hamilton Hill is what is referred to irl as Henman Hill, named after former British no.1 Tim Henman. It was briefly referred to more commonly as Murray Mound due to Andy Murray’s success, although (unfortunately & I want to bring this the fuck back bc Andy deserves it) the name change didn’t really stick

- Wimbledon does genuinely have an 11pm curfew for play, enforced since the building of the roof for Centre Court due to noise concerns for local residents and public transport cutoff times. It is also true that outer courts must bend to the whims of the weather and rain delays often mean the middle Sunday which is not meant to see play does actually have play and there are often struggles to fit everything in in time

- Court 1 did not have a roof at the time this fic is based, but the completion of the roof was, as the fic says, done in time for the 2019 Championships as promised

- The 11+ hour game referenced is Isner v Mahut, a first round match at Wimbledon in 2010, the match took 11 hours and 5 minutes, the final set alone accounting for a little over 8 hours of that, it was genuinely played over the course of three days, the final result being an astonishing 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68 in Isner’s favour, the match holds various records, including both players served over 100 aces over the course of the match and being the longest tennis match in history and the year after this fic is set, Wimbledon in years since the fic is set, rules have been altered to avoid another instances like this (and a few other matches not quite so bad but with a similar issue) in the future, meaning it will most likely remain that way permanently

- Classic F1 drivers being commentators is inspired by the various former tennis stars who commentate, but primarily John McEnroe bc the man’s fucking everywhere lol

- Alonso & Halle is inspired by Federer and Halle, despite being the ‘King of Grass’ one of the few big titles Federer has never won is Queens, instead he signed a lifetime agreement with Halle, and has won it religiously, there’s two very distinctive groups of players who go to Queens vs Halle in preparing for Wimbledon, the prize money however notably isn’t different between the two tournaments, however there’s more financial incentive offered by Halle for notably players to come and play there

- The reason Wimbledon is generally known as the biggest tournament in tennis/it’s ‘hallowed ground’ is due to its being the oldest of all the grand slams, it has been held almost every year (with brief interludes for world wars & the pandemic) since 1877

- Also just mini Wimbledon facts for anyone who doesn’t know but is interested, the Duke of Kent genuinely was President of the All England Club (Wimbledon) for over five decades, he stepped down in 2021, SW19 is the postcode for the club and is often used to refer to it + pretty much any other little detail I mentioned should be true, I promise I did my research to fact check myself lol

- The tennis details in general, particularly about the tournaments, courts used & dates of matches should be relatively accurate, I triple checked but I was vaguely in a haze by that point

[demonsreverie]

Hello Chapter 33‼️ Let’s get this Goron Ambassador Meeting rolling~

[Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf positioned around the Triforce, each obtaining something wonderful. In the bottom right, Link stands, holding a pouch above his head! “The Great Fairy has given you an old pouch. There’s some Crunchy Chickpeas inside! Use it to store Bait.” To his left, Zelda sits up in her sleeping bag, adoring her new sleeping companion. “You have been gifted Zamira, the legendary sand seal. It is said no Gerudo fell in battle with her at their side. Use this to combat nightmares when sleep becomes the enemy.” And finally, above them, Ganondorf scowls with his sword drawn. “You acquired Murderous Rage. But your inventory is full…”]

[The closeups of Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf from the previous image! (Without the Triforce behind them.) Please see previous description for more details~]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61200367/chapters/164520478#workskin

Don’t forget to check out the Story Bonus in my previous post/reblog!! THE BOYS‼️🤍✨

[demonsreverie]

Bonus mini-fic for A Voice From the Desert‼️

The King of the Desert 👑

[A painting of King Ganondorf resting next to an exhausted Molduga named King Lucy. Above them, with a crown caught on one of his horns, is Snowflake the GOAT, reigning supreme. The sandy, domed cavern around them is lit by the glow of stones jutting from its walls.]

The two chapter addition to AVFtD and this panting are a thank you to everyone who’s interacted with our fic and the friends we’ve made along the way. Seriously, thank you 🤍✨ Thank you for every Kudo, Comment, Note, Reblog, EVERYTHING.

✨Close ups below the cut✨

[Snowflake the Goat, in all his disheveled glory. He wears a red and gold fraying tapestry tied down hastily with a thick brown rope. Theres a golden crown caught over one of his painted horns, and a glowing radiance surrounding him.]

[A close up on the exhausted molduga nicknamed King Lucy after a past king of Hyrule. One of his eyes is closed and partially buried in the sand, and his little tongue lolls out of his mouth.]

[King Ganondorf sitting in the sand next to King Lucy. He wears an outfit designed for storms such as this. Thick leathers, tall boots, the ends of his sleeves and pans tied down, and a wrap over his head and around his neck. His outfit is scuffed and thoroughly sandy from the storm and fighting. Despite this he looks to be in decent spirits. For the moment.]

Again. Thank you all so much 🤍👑✨

[drawfee-bit-locator]

I know you won't get to this in a while, don't worry, take your time. And thank you for everything you do

I've had this bit stuck in my head for a while. It's likely from a video, definitely not from SSS. It's the group talking about the plural of the word "bingus" and one of them suggests "bingi", so another one starts singing "bingi, the bingus guy" to the tune of "Bill Nye, the science guy"

Thank you in advance

Bit Located!

At 18:43 of "Randomly Generated Caution Signs Drawing Challenge" on Drawfee Show

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It's worth noting that they made this exact same joke at 1:30:15 of "The Bingy Stream (With Terence Wiggins)" on Drawfee Extra

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[bookdragonwrites]

Bodnant Garden

Since I mentioned that Prennant is based on Bodnant, I thought I'd post some of the pictures I took when I visited back in June 2016.

One of the first things you see: a long, long Laburnum arch.

Assorted tree pics. So. Many. Trees.

Lots of little streams and things. There really is a half-hidden path next to a mountain stream, and I think the second picture might be of part of that stream.

From near Bodnant Hall. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, I did not take any pictures of Bodnant Hall itself.

I do have tons of flower pics, so I might post those another time.