#thresh

[i-m-snek]

Thresh always has a blast in the clover! <3

[enolezdrata]

Helimar Indoril for Maria Lykova Thresh/Erlok Grael for @oncuteran Насир аль-Язда Мидеан Башара аль-Кахрид for @kosh-san

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thresh / set / FEB2026

[aurelion-solar]

Teamfight Tactics: Space Gods Portraits

[be-the-glenn-to-my-maggie]

I just reread The Hunger Games for the first time since I was 12 in preparation for reading Sunrise on the Reaping. Here is everything I had totally forgotten about since I am now 25:

-that Peeta lost a fucking lEG to the mutts and has a fake leg for the rest of the series

-they had fucking night vision sunglasses in the arena

-Rue and Katniss were only allies for a day :(

-The mutts slowly eat Cato for the entire night because he was wearing invisible body armor, like that scene was horrific. It's bad in the movie, it's like 2000% worse in this book. The entire night, Peeta is bleeding out while Cato slowly gets chewed. He fights the mutts for an hour before he goes down, I can't even imagine.

-Thresh was chilling in a random field part of the arena we never see for the whole Games

-I finished the book and still don't know Foxface's name.

-Gale is not annoying in book 1, but he's so annoying in book 2. Like the entire first part of the book is Katniss worrying about shit, things getting way worse in District 12, and Gale being a little bitch. I don't know why I can't get past his utter inability to make space for her experience in the games.

-Kinda funny Peeta gets a debilitating leg wound twice in one Hunger Games

-I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT MADGE AND I'M OBSESSED WITH HER??? SHE GAVE THE PIN LIKE WHAT AN ICON.

-That the disabled boy from District Nine lives for so long.

-That Seneca Crane barely exists, all he does is get mentioned twice, fuck up IMMENSELY, and get murdered.

-That Katniss's prep team were just as if not more important in humanizing the capital citizens as Effie. God, that scene in octavia where they dress Katniss in her wedding dress for her interview. Cinna has talked to them because last time they were crying and making Katniss console them about her death. This scene when Octavia cries, Venia sends her out. Flavius makes it mostly through then starts crying and Venia finishes by herself silently, something that the prep team never is. Then she grabs Katniss' hands and tells Katniss it was an honor to make her look her best. I fully cried. They seem silly and foolish when we meet them before, but they see Katniss as a person who deserves better. As soon as they were corrected by Cinna, they immediately change their behavior and treat her as he asked. It's just such a human moment for them and for Katniss, who has always seen them as they see her, uneducated and strange.

-That Suzanne somehow convinced us frosting is the same as camoflage.

-That all the capital food sounds so good.

-I love the moment with Peeta being bad at hunting with Katniss because he's loud in the woods. I think it's just her most empathetic moment. It's like, the biggest contrast between him and Gale, right, he doesn't fit in her world, and she's annoyed with him. Instead of taking it personally he tells her to have him collect herbs and berries instead and even makes a joke about it. I think she even thinks like some guys would've taken it personally but not Peeta. It makes me think about how Gale would've taken it so personally. And then right after she thinks about how he went along with her and was making concessions for her and agrees to go back to the cave instead of sleeping in a tree like she wants. It's just so empathetic of her and she's like, a character who thinks she's so unempathetic. But her thoughts always are.

-How literally obvious it was all the victors were working to save Katniss and Peeta and Katniss was still like what's the ulterior motive here huh? Do we all just think Peeta is the best, because that makes sense. Just funny, like it's almost exactly the same as the first book where as the reader it's hard to see Peeta as anything but truly head over heels for Katniss, whereas she just thinks he might be trying to kill her.

-Mags is barely there and yet I remember her so well. Same with Wiress honestly.

-Didn't remember Finnick and Johanna being as good of friends as they were. When they called for each other on the beach, or checked in with each other- I am desperate to know their friendship backstory.

-Also desperate to know how Haymitch and Johanna's convo went when he told her she had to fetch Wiress and Beetee in order for Katniss to trust her, what a guy. What a conversation to be a fly on the wall for.

-Cashmere and Gloss, what is up guys, worst careers of all time there, that cornucopia attack was so bad. We're sneak attacking WIRESS??? Please.

-Even after Haymitch explains what happened during Beetee's plan, I still have no idea. Wire is cut. I assume the plan won't work. But Beetee actually only wanted to fry the forcefield. Why separate them all like that? So confused. ALSO WHERE DID PEETA GO AND HOW DID HE END UP THERE? Somewhere off fighting Brutus but not with Finnick, I am still baffled by this scene. Katniss sees Finnick and Enobaria come out of the jungle together at one point and I am endlessly fascinated by that, and by Enobaria as a character. Enobaria girl, what is up with you? Not in on the revolution but so ready for the capital kids to compete in games, please tell me more.

-They rewatch old games at one point: has no one noticed you can't watch game 10? I wonder about this all the time.

-Totally forgot about Chaff and Seeder and I miss them so much??? Seeder deserves the world okay. AND STOP KILLING HAYMITCH’s BEST FRIENDS. I wonder what changed, when Haymitch originally suggests Chaff and Seeder to Katniss as allies. But later he forces Finnick and Johanna on her, not them. Why? I assume they were in on the revolution?

- I forgot about the female morphing who dies for Peeta. Her death was so beautiful, and the way he sent her off really is what Katniss sees in him that she can’t see in herself: that deep down goodness. She sent Rue off that way first.

-Also still has me giggling kicking my feet that the entire rebellion plan hinged on keeping Peeta alive because Haymitch said Katniss wouldn’t work with anyone if he died. All these adults trying to stage a revolution and Haymitch slams his hands on the war table to be like "You gotta save her boyfriend or the revolution is over."

-ALSO giggling kicking my feet over Katniss suspiciously trying to figure out why everyone is keeping Peeta alive and she’s pretty sure it’s because they all see how good he is, like no girl you’re down bad.

-Then Haymitch is tragically proven right by Katniss’ attitude when she gets to 13. She said she needs him, then is instantly proven right lol it's not funny.

-(this is dark but how hard do we think Gale tried to get ANY merchants out of 12, because I think it wasn’t hard AT ALL).

-Barely any of Catching Fire takes place in the arena at all. I kept updating my mom, showing her where I was in the book and telling her I still wasn't at the arena yet.

-Gale drove me inSANE in Mockingjay. He was being normal, helpful even and then he would make some absurd comment to Katniss about her feelings for him. Dude. You are talking to the walking embodiment of PTSD, she's tOO BUSY FOR YOU. This clearly is not the time. And it would be so condescending, like "I wouldn't stand a chance if this happened" like telling her about her feelings and how she'd react oh it made me mad.

-Also, again, obsessed with Katniss's prep team. Oh my god I love what they represent. Gale arguing with Katniss over how she can defend them?? Infuriating. Like, you weren't there dude what do you know? He was just so condescending. Also Ocatvia being so young really hurt me. Posy telling her she'd be beautiful any color she was and Gale acting like they were normal to help Katniss, ugh, top five Gale moments, more of the prep team.

-Squad 451, especially Pollux and Castor, I love you and miss you. Icons I forgot about all of them literally. Castor's story of how it took five years for their family to buy Pollux's way out of the sewers??? How many more people are like that in the capitol? What did Pollux do to become an avox? I want to know more.

-I especially forgot and missed Messalla. There were so many more capitol rebels who were working on the front lines than I think I remember, and they highlighted that silly comment Messalla made about the apartment value right before all the skin was melted off of him like a human candle. Horrifying. I really like that they made it clear everyone suffers under a regime like that, even if it's different, and solidarity is important.

-Something about the way Haymitch and Katniss talk to each other just gets me. Them both accusing each other for being the reason they lost Peeta and then forgiving each other? Also the way he like, in the background staunchly defends and works to help Peeta recover while Katniss is like wandering around or in district 2? Obsessed. They are like the same person so they are simultaneously able to hold each other to a higher standard than they hold themselves, but also able to forgive each other more than they can forgive themselves. You get what I'm saying???

-Johanna and Katniss roommates training montage when? Forgot all about it, I don't even remember liking Johanna that much the first time. But the way she so matter of factly cuts to the root of the problem every time; telling Katniss about her and Peeta's time being tortured when Katniss asks, answering Peeta's questions about why Gale wouldn't have believed he'd be like that if he hadn't seen it himself: that he's the evil mutt version, not Katniss. I was like oh, the value of that honestly for Katniss who cannot read into anything to save her life, and for Peeta who can't tell what's real, is monumental.

-Also Gale made that comment about feeling the same type of anger that Peeta was when Katniss was in the first Hunger Games; wild. Like, that comment took me so aback I had to read it multiple times. Like, he couldn't really be telling her he was feeling homicidal rage at watching her kiss another boy in the TELEVISED MURDER GAMES. When I catch that man. He's a great character and he's realistic and honest, but god he just says all the wrong things all the time.

-Darius the Peacekeeper. Talk about a guy that haunts the narrative, I feel like this guy was in the back more than Katniss' dad. Peeta's description of his death will stick with me forever now, I had forgotten it!! Thanks!!!

This is getting too long and I have so many thoughts but: rereading childhood books that hold up is a WILD ride. Recommend me your everlark fanfictions, or even hayffie. I'm in a THG vibe now.

[justafewberries]

Obsessed with how Thresh doesn’t call Katniss “District 12” despite how Clove did just moments prior.

No. He calls her Fire Girl. He doesn’t see her as a piece in the games. He names her from her rebellion.

[chaotic-zora]

It’s the top-ranking warrior and loose cannonball of Volica, Thresh! Rambunctious, playful, and overtly friendly, Thresh has a humorous outlook on life and is prone to dragging others into his wild (and at times dangerous) shenanigans. He’s also extremely flirtatious (even with friends). 

Celebrating zora may with a new reference sheet and full updated bio! See below for an in-depth overview of Thresh’s lore & more art (by others).

✦ Overview ✦

Pronouns: He/Him/They/Them (Trans-masculine)

Height: 6 ft. - 7 in.

Species: Thresher & Tiger Shark w/ Wolfos Ancestry

Profession: Warrior

Special Ability: Pressure. This technique allows Thresh to (up to) double their opponent(s) gravity, slowing them and forcing them to expend twice the amount of energy to attack. When this ability is sustained too long, Thresh's gills will bleed excessively. 

Sexuality: Pansexual

Partners: Paired with Nyvor, Castov ( @gargoylesister), Axel ( @vaquero-azul), and Fat Fin ( @songs-of-the-windfish) (in development). [Note: Thresh is (open) polyamorous. They are open to flirting, flings, and friendships w/ benefits. Though available, Thresh is unlikely to take additional romantic partners without extensive interaction/development.]

✦ Personality ✦

Uninhibited by the judgment of others, Thresh is a free spirit with a positive outlook on life. He’s known to face adversity not with a smile, but with a cheerful grin. Life is his playground, chaos is his friend, and he intends to have fun. His sociable personality, eccentric behavior, and penchant for mischief has earned him friends, lovers, and enemies alike. 

Thresh isn’t the sharpest tool in the armory (he’s smart in some areas, and slower in others, an act first think later type), but he’s earnest, oddly insightful at times, and cares deeply for others. He won’t hesitate to stick up for those in need, even at the risk of getting in trouble. He’s ride or die, literally. 

*Art by @songs-of-the-windfish, post can be found here!

Frequently consumed by bouts of wanderlust, Thresh is known to disappear at random intervals, for long spans of time from his domain. He tends to get easily distracted, and his terrible sense of direction often results in him getting lost.

“WHADDYA MEAN I'M 50 MILES EAST OF WHERE I’M SUPPOSED TO BE?!?” 

*Art by @songs-of-the-windfish, post can be found here!

A near infinite supply of energy contributes to his chaotic lifestyle. With plenty of energy to burn, he only sleeps a whopping four hours a day!                  

Sharing food is one of his love languages, and he’ll try any food presented to him even at the risk of getting sick. Slights involving food (such as refusing to share/stealing food) is also the easiest way to insult him. 

*Art by @gargoylesister, post can be found here!

Thresh may be horny on main (in front of my seaweed salad?), but he’s respectful. He’ll only flirt with those who receive it well. The comfort of others is important to him, and he respects no's and those who do not care for it.

*Art by @songs-of-the-windfish and @gargoylesister, posts can be found here (on the left) and here (on the right)!

✦ Lore ✦

[!Warning! Thresh’s history includes elements of child neglect, corporal punishment, and parental death. Nothing is descriptive, but for those who would prefer not to read these subjects please skip to section ☆ Heart of a Knight ☆]

☆ A Tumultuous Childhood ☆ 

As a bright-eyed guppy with a contagious smile, those who knew Thresh during his childhood never suspected the troubling conditions brewing at home. Thresh’s father was distant, neglectful, rarely acknowledging the existence of a child he never wanted. His mother, though kind, passed away shortly after his birth. 

Young and unable to put words to his father's neglect, Thresh began acting out. His unruly behavior was a desperate cry for attention. But when it won him his father's attention, it was only in the form of punishment. This reality became normal for him, and as he grew, he became known amongst others for his rebellious and fun-seeking personality. Learning to entertain himself away from home.

It wasn't until one day (in Thresh’s preteens), when his father simply disappeared, that things changed.

☆ A New Family - A Precious Gift ☆ 

After his father's disappearance, Thresh is adopted by extended family (Aunt Aenora and Step-Uncle Hytro). He is raised alongside his younger cousin, Fen’an. Lovingly treated like one of their own, Thresh blooms under the tentative care of his new family.

They recognize Thresh’s disruptive outbursts and restlessness as the endless exuberance of an energetic preteen and occupy his time with activities. He learns to bow hunt, is taken hoop swimming (agility courses), and is taught dagger throwing (an outlet for his anger).

Formally a knight, Hytro notices Thresh’s penchant (and obsession) with weapons. Hytro’s career was willfully cut short, finding he did not have the courage nor skill to stand against monsters. Passing his dream onto Thresh, he gifts them the ceremonial dagger he received during knighthood, and begins to teach them how to fight. 

It’s only upon discovering Thresh is stashing stolen blades on his side of the sleeping pool (“If I do this I’ll become one with the blade!”), is skipping educational lessons (resulting in him becoming illiterate) in favor of practice, and challenging fledgling knights to battle do Aenora and Hytro realize Thresh may be a little too fixated on training.

☆ A Tragic Accident - A Fear of Ghosts ☆

Disaster strikes. 

A cave-in occurs at the volcanic mines where Hytro works. Unbeknown to the search and rescue team, that day Thresh (now a late preteen) had (once again) disobeyed regulations and followed Hytro into the mines. It took three days for the rescue team to dig through the collapsed tunnel, where they found Thresh trapped in a soil void.

He was the only survivor. 

Thresh still blames themself for Hytro’s untimely death, who heroically shoved them out of the way of crumbling stone to prevent them from getting buried, sacrificing himself in the process. And within that darkened void, surrounded by rubble and silt, the voices of those who passed echoed about, murmuring things to him.

Haunted by these memories, Thresh now holds an immense fear of ghosts, never having realized they were trying to comfort him.

☆ Heart of a.... Knight? - Beginnings ☆

Determined to follow in Hytro’s footsteps and carry his dream to fruition, Thresh (late teens) enlists as a knight in training. Unfortunately….

 “...Wtf? I have to study literature to be a knight? What do books have to do with fighting!?!”

…he quickly learns knights are formally educated, disciplined, and uniformly trained. Unruly, illiterate, and a unique fighter with a blatant disregard for authority figures, Thresh is the exact opposite of what knights are conditioned to be. He refuses to be brought in line, and within a year of enlisting is kicked out. 

However, not one to overlook potential, the acting Knight Captain sends Thresh to join Volica’s Warrior Division, a group of contract based fighters who operate independently, are paid based on results, and exhibit different fighting styles/utilize unique weapons. 

Just a bit pissed about being discharged, Thresh sets the Captain’s desk on fire, fills the barrack sleeping pools with piranhas, and unleashes a bright-eyed crab army into the Hall of Knights. He’s disciplined for his actions (naughty zoras get a week of clean up duties) then directly delivered to Necalli, the “unofficial leader” of the warrior division, like a scruffed cat by one very disgruntled Captain. 

☆ Heart of a Knight Warrior - Necalli’s Tutelage ☆ 

The warrior division ends up being a boon for Thresh. They easily acclimate to the division's laissez-faire style and with free reign to do whatever they want train endlessly. After some persistence (read: enthusiastic challenges and poor shadowing) Thresh catches the eye of Necalli, the domain’s oldest and most seasoned warrior. She takes Thresh as an apprentice, and under her tutelage they excel.  

*Art by @thealphabard, post can be found here!

☆ Heart of a Warrior - Fighting Style Intermission ☆

Quote - “If your opponent is smiling in a fight, it’s not confidence, it’s a warning. Run.”

An unpredictable menace on the battlefield, Thresh prioritizes instinct and thrill over strategy to dominate opponents. It’s like playing a game of chess against an opponent who will randomly eat the chess pieces and introduce cards into the game (Checkmate? Hah, you fool, you forgot about my beyblade.” “Wait your- whAT ARE YOU DOING?”), he’s a wildcard.

Don’t let his penchant for fun fool you though, he understands what he is doing and is downright dangerous when out for blood.

*Art by @mochiobonio, post can be found here!

Thresh wields hand daggers, specialized arched short blades, reinforced weighted rope (to lasso and subdue opponents), and a bow and arrow for long range attacks. He is proficient in hand-to-tail combat, which involves whipping his tail at speeds up to 80+ mph to disorient/disarm opponents via precision strikes.

In close combat, Thresh redirects and targets vital points to incapacitate opponents. Though decently strong,Thresh favors speed, flexibility, and stamina on the battlefield over strength to overcome larger opponents. If they pull out the reinforced rope you are either considered a top tier THREAT, or they're trying to lure you into a bit of fun….

*Art by @songs-of-the-windfish, post can be found here!

☆ Heart of a Warrior- The Honor of Blueed Metal  ☆

Precious few are granted the honor to wear blueed metal, a specialized armor reserved for Volica’s prestigious fighters who’ve committed great acts of heroism to protect their Domain (certified BAMF’s).

Thresh earned the right to wear blueed metal during Volica’s Era of Blood & Ice (an era spanning Link’s 100 year slumber, during which Volica endured a constant onslaught of monsters), after he defeated a wayward Fire Gleeok alongside Captain Silvyr.

It was a bright and beautiful sunny day. Newly bloomed flowers painted the grassy fields before them in soft hues of purple and pink, and a refreshing summer breeze carried the scent… of…. smoke?.... and….malice? HOLY FUCK THERE IS A GLEEOK FLYING STRAIGHT TOWARDS THEM- 

Thresh’s snarl of alarm alerts Silvyr, who reacts reflexively to the forewarning, summoning a pillar of ice to defend them based on the direction Thresh is looking. It springs from the ground, towering in size, and Thresh ducks behind it alongside Silvyr.

Surprise attack thwarted, the Fire Gleeok roars in rage. Fire builds within the left head's maw, which is then launched at their impromptu sanctuary in the form of a concentrated beam. Even while pressed against the ice blockade Thresh can feel his scales searing from the heat's intensity, soothed only by the water droplets dripping onto his body from the steadily melting pillar.  

“Sooooo,” he starts, “I know I was joking earlier about us double teaming someone but talk about wild coincidences amiright-”

“Shut up. I’m trying to concentrate,” Silvyr is understandably irate, as they try to brainstorm a solution to the deadly situation they’ve suddenly found themselves in. Thresh understands their frazzlement, a Gleeok this close to the Domain is unheard of, and their brethren are unprepared to face a foe of this nature. Their forces are still recovering from the last blood moon, and this thing could easily fly over Volica’s Grand Ice Blockade. 

If this thing gets past them, it will mean countless more deaths. Further still, he can’t help but notice the tense clench of Silvyr’s jaw. Fire was their biggest weakness, and this thing was basically the flying embodiment of their worst nightmare. It was a terrible matchup. 

They hated seeing Silvyr look so uncertain. So-

“You're such a kill joy, ya know that? Listen, just launch me at the thing, we’ll figure the rest out later!”

Silvyr’s dorsal fin twitches with annoyance. They don’t like the wild (and knowing) look in Thresh’s red eyes, the others smile far too wide for the opponent they’re facing. 

“Abosolutely not, you’ll get killed.”

“No I won’t.”

“Yes you will.”

“Your ice is meltingggggg-”

“Enough. Silence. Let me concentra- Thresh gET BACK HERE-”

Expression borderline feral, Thresh bolts out from behind their half melted protective barrier. He has only a few seconds before the Gleeok notices him, and redirects its attack towards him, “LAUNCH ME OR I DIE.”

You fucking menace. Left with no choice, Silvyr obliges. They summon a flattened ice pillar beneath Thresh, and watch as it launches him into the sky and directly at the Gleeok with extreme force. 

Thresh takes care of the rest.

Burned, bloodied, and barely conscious (yet somehow still grinning), Thresh survives the fight. Though impulsive, Thresh’s skill and instincts are what secure their victory against the Gleeok. When Silvyr tells the Queen of what occurred she, in accordance with Volica’s customs, gifts Thresh a piece of armor to be polished and blueed. This becomes the chest piece he now wears. 

☆ Volica’s Famine, True Love, and an Uprising ☆

Thresh falls deeply in love with Nyvor, a medic from the Faron Sea recruited to heal Volica’s ailing queen. Unfortunately a famine develops, and as it progresses, he makes some rash choices…..

*Art by @songs-of-the-windfish, post can be found here!

An extensive overview of the events of Volica’s famine and the coup Silvyr led alongside Necalli can be read here (see Timeline - Where it all goes to Shit).

☆ Era of Tribulations - The Present ☆

After the defeat of the Demon King by the Chosen Hero, monster attacks subside significantly against Volica, and combined with Volica’s Grand Ice Blockade, land attacks now rarely reach the Domain.

With fewer monsters to fight, and the Uprising having rooted out Volica’s sources of corruption, Thresh (now married to Nyvor) has found himself with significantly more time on his hands. Due to his unique ancestry and upbringing Thresh is among the few zora capable of tracking and hunting large game on land, thus he fills his time with hunting food for his domain.

When not hunting, he is either traveling or completing whatever assignments (no matter how odd) Silvyr assigns him (or both). In addition to this, Silvyr has secretly assigned Thresh to train the next generation of fighters and land hunters. 

I say secretly because Thresh has no idea Silvyr’s many tasks are actually training assignments. He just thinks he’s supposed to surprise attack others for morality boosts, and that these group hunting sessions are fun little hangouts.

✦ Partners ✦

Dedicated, starry eyed, and extremely flirtatious, Thresh loves to love others (more about his love type here). He leads an open polyamorous lifestyle and has taken multiple mates, all whom he respects and adores for the unique individuals that they are.

☆  Nyvor ☆ 

Kind, nurturing, altruistic, and soft spoken, Nyvor is a medic with powerful healing magic from the Faron Sea. Recruited by a Volican envoy, and tasked with the duty to heal Volica’s ailing queen, he relocated to Volica during the domain's era of famine.

Soon after his arrival, he met Thresh, whom he quickly became enamored by. Thresh in turn tumbled head over fins in love with Nyvor, smitten by his gentle demeanor, beauty, aptitude, and benevolent nature. 

Unfortunately, Nyvor was incredibly dense to Thresh’s pursuits, and combined with the falling regime they danced around each other for nearly 15 years, forming an incredibly deep bond in said time (see Volica’s Timeline - Where it all goes to Shit).

Now married, these two are utterly in love. They respect each other's autonomy, have a secure and trusting relationship, and are beacons of support for each other during times of hardship.

☆ Axel ( @vaquero-azul)☆ 

On one sunny evening, approximately 100 miles in the opposite direction of where he should be (read: lost again), Thresh stumbles upon a docked pirate ship wafting with the delicious scent of cooked meat, and damn was he hungry….

There he meets Axel, Captain of the ship. Their start is rocky, but after some flirting, a spar, and Thresh restocking the food supply he demolished, Thresh gains Axel’s trust, and soon after their affections. Axel’s adventurous personality, energetic disposition, and romantic nature has stolen Thresh’s heart, and they are now long-distance partners.

*Art by @vaquero-azul, post can be found here!

☆  Castov ( @gargoylesister)☆ 

After the events of Labor of Love, Thresh is assigned to escort Diplomat Silvyr home from Zora’s Domain. Along the way he encounters Castov…

*Art by @gargoylesister, post can be found here!

Instantly enamored with the large zora, Thresh offers (read: while flirting) to accompany Castov to Zora’s Domain as his “seeing eye shark”. Along the way they form a connection. Thresh enjoys Castov’s oddball personality, cool as a cucumber demeanor, hot old-man looks, and finds his long lived tales to be utterly fascinating. It takes time and more meetings for things to go from benefits to serious, but Castov is now one of Thresh’s & Nyvor’s long distance partners.

☆ Fat Fin ( @songs-of-the-windfish)☆  

To say Fat Fin has enraptured Thresh’s interest would be an understatement…

Their first meeting is upon the Shattered Mass Keys, where Thresh witnesses one of Fat Fin’s infamous matches with the Boss Brawler (Big Blue). Interest piqued, Thresh approaches Fat Fin after the match. They end up getting along like a house on fire, and soon after one very saucy letter and more shameless flirting, their friendship evolves into one with benefits.

Enamored by the zorca’s unabashed authenticity, Thresh admires Fat Fin’s confidence, thoughtful awareness, and handsome good looks. He is now in the process of pursuing Fat Fin romantically, with the intention to court him so they may become partners. 

*Art by @songs-of-the-windfish, post on the right can be found here!

✦ Additional Information ✦

☆ Wolfos Ancestry ☆ 

Thresh’s maternal grandfather was a Wolfos (specifically the OOT/MM Wolfos). More on this can be read here.

Although his zora genes won out, the mix of monster ancestry within his bloodline has resulted in some unexpected effects including: paw-like feet, the ability to sprint on all fours, ridiculous levels of enjoyment when digging, wolf speak (able to communicate limitedly with dogs and wolves. Silvyr: Thresh what are you doing? Thresh: I'm asking this dog for directions), and blood moons causing heightened everything (senses, energy, aggressiveness, ect.).

Volica is in good standing with the migratory Wolfos pack Thresh is descended from. Some Wolfos even live in Volica!

☆ Friendships ☆  

Thresh’s longest standing friendship is with Silvyr. One would think with the way these two squabble that they dislike each other, but it's actually the opposite, the magnitude of which they care for each other runs as deep as their extensive history. At one point they even courted (they’ve found they work better as friends)!

If spotted in Zora’s Domain, it’s 99% likely Thresh is visiting his best friend, Akos ( @thealphabard)! Together these two get into all sorts of dangerous shenanigans (read: Thresh showing up at 2 am on Akos’ doorstep to drag said introverted fish out of his home for fun) and initiate many mutual ass kickings (read: spars). Although Akos can be prickly, Thresh finds security in the other's softer nature for close companions, and values his friendship immensely. 

*Art by @thealphabard, post can be found here!

Hook Shot ( @songs-of-the-windfish) is a zorca Thresh has become close with, to the point of (somewhat jokingly) referring to her as his mom. Their friendship started with their shared love for humor and raunchy jokes, but has since evolved into a close bond. With Hook Shot, Thresh shows their rarer insightful side, for she is willing to see them beyond the surface, just as they do her.

ESIS ( @gargoylesister) IS A FILTHY CANDY STEALER AND THRESH IS HELL BENT ON REVENGE. Their rivalry with the other knows no bounds. 

*Art by @gargoylesister, the post of this one is somewhere...

Xayna ( @hylian-heart-throb) is a hylian Thresh has found himself somewhat infatuated with. During her visit to Volica, he (illegally) snuck out specialized zora hylian armor from Volica's armory, so they could go for an underwater swim together. He enjoys her fiery personality and aims to develop a deeper friendship with her!

*Art by @hylian-heart-throb, post can be found here!

(This section is still under development. I have more individuals I intend to add! If our oc’s have interacted and/or we’ve talked about them together feel free to let me know via a comment or message that you would like them to be included here!)

☆ S.M.A.S.H Tournament ☆  

(This section is still under development. I will be adding the individuals Thresh faced off against in @songs-of-the-windfish S.M.A.S.H Tournament here!)

☆ Other Facts ☆

Has a substantial collection of seashells, many of which hold stories to them. His favorites are the Common Tower Shell and the Spider Conch. Gifting a seashell to him with thought and intent softens his heart.

Enjoys weaponeering (weapon creation & attack). Has gone to blacksmiths with some wild ideas (“Can you tie a blade to the end of my tail? Okay hear me out ....exploding arrow bomb but with daggers. BOOM CARNAGE”) most of which.....don't work.  

Has a weapon shopping addiction. Stressed? He's out buying daggers by the dozen to cope. Thresh alone could support Volica's dagger production. Find a dagger at the bottom of a communal pool? Probably Thresh's. See a pile of daggers in Nyvor's clinic? Yeah he's running out of places to store them. Got a gift from Thresh? Oh how sweet- it's a dagger. He even uses them to help apply eyeshadow.

Violence IS the answer to everything. (“What if we just….kill him? BAM problem solved.”)

His Domain accounts for his sporadic travel time by assigning him missions with “fake” early due dates, ensuring he actually gets shit done on time. Monster culling is his best/favored activity, with hunting being a close second.

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On Thresh

I found out recently that some people don't like Thresh and this upset me. Because I think he's great. I consider him the Patron Saint of "Talk Shit, Get Hit."

Futher, I think there are a couple times in the text when Collins intentionally links Thresh and Katniss.

"If only I was his size, I could get away with sullen and hostile and it would be just fine!" - THG

Basically, he is who Katniss wants to be. And from what little we know of his home life, that is not dissimilar from hers either. The family that represents him in CF is a younger sister and a grandmother. A little sis and a sickly parent figure. Same as Katniss.

Also in THG, Katniss apologizes to Lavinia saying she wished she intervened when she was being hurt. "It was wrong," she says, very clearly, to sit and watch while someone is hurt. And Thresh is someone who does intervene when he sees something he doesn't approve of happening. He rescues Katniss.

Thresh must have been hidden, as Katniss and Gale were under their rock, but he chose to come out and face the danger.

“You said her name. I heard you. You kill her?” Another thought brings a fresh wave of rage to his features. “You cut her up like you were going to cut up this girl here?”

And while it is the mention of Rue that spurs him to action via anger, not Katniss's plight necessarily, he does disapprove of Clove's actions. And I don't think anyone would blame him if he killed Katniss and didn't ask her this,

“What’d she mean? About Rue being your ally?”

He's curious about what happened to Rue. I always assumed this was because he felt guilty he couldn't help her. (Katniss goes on about how Gale, Cato and heavy people can't climb trees. Thresh is the biggest. There's real reasons he can't be with Rue besides the fact that a 12yo has never won and she has to die for him to go back to his family.) So when Katniss speaks of singing her to sleep, he feels he is the one failed to help someone.

Conflicting emotions cross Thresh’s face. He lowers the rock and points at me, almost accusingly. “Just this one time, I let you go. For the little girl. You and me, we’re even then. No more owed. You understand?”

And obviously, the most obvious reference to Thresh being similar to Katniss is both of them being concerned about "owing."

“I think we would like Thresh. I think he’d be our friend back in District Twelve,” I say.

It's interesting she says "our" friend and not "my" friend. She doesn't think he's like Gale, her friend. It's not that Katniss considers herself to have a lot of friends. He's someone both Peeta and Katniss would like and get along with, which I think is a higher bar.