Tender Tendrils

Hello, I’m Tender Tendrils. I have a mature audiences only Archive of Our Own account under the username tendertendrils. Header image commissioned from ketchupkio.

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Commission for the lovely @tendertendrils1 💕 Ravio's thigh is on some Anatomy. Poor Link just has to suffer Ravio's whims (or not so poor Link, he likes it too much).

Tendrils' series Rupees and Rods (rated Explicit) is wonderfully written and I eat up every entry. Link and Ravio's relationship is so compelling (and they're hot together. That's very important). I really suggest you check it out if you haven't already.

This is Tendrils' own versions of Ravio and Link, please don't tag any AUs!!!

Closeup!!

[martyfive]

this one is for Juniper Blessing.

this isn’t about mermay, really. you can grab the free png on my patreon. print it out if you can and remember her name.

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Pspspsps @tendertendrils1

[tendertendrils1]

So I just finished reading Alexandra Rowland's Running Close to the Wind and Avra Helvaçi is basically if your Ravio was a sub. Great book if you like pirates and Terry Pratchett esque humor but I seriously kept thinking of Avra as Ravio basically the whole time and I blame you (complimentary)

I am unfamiliar with the series but she sounds like an interesting character! Pirates and Pratchett humor are both definite marks in favor! Happy to hear that dear Ravio has invested your brain enough to invite himself off to another adventure in a distant land!

[tendertendrils1]

Just a friendly anon checking in

Are you doing alright? Have you had any food or water recently?

I hope your day is going well, or if it isn't, that it gets better ❤️

This is months and months old at this point, so anon I'm not even sure if you're still around! But thank you for checking in, if I remember right this message came after a longer period of inactivity than usual for me. I was touched by your message and have been sitting on it for that little boost of seeing it in the inbox ever since.

At present I'm doing quite well! My girlfriend is also about to move in, so you may see posting frequency change again as we adjust. I hope you are also doing well, anon, if you're still around!

[tendertendrils1]

Hi I've come to share a thought I had about R&R

Obviously I know there'd have to he preoperative and talks had but for this we'll pretty Link and Ravio already did all that

But! Ravio and Link both using the sex plant at the same time sounds interesting, time consuming too but fun!

It would be fun! It would be very fun!

Unfortunately, it would also be wildly unsafe to have them simultaneously with judgement impaired to the rather dramatic degree that the sex plant impairs them. Risk Aware Consensual Kink (RACK) is a thing, but it is not something that this particular series delves into at present.

That said! You are completely correct: they would be at it for hours. They'd be scrambling for more of each other's skin (and other things). At least one of them would end up crying. They'd be switching holes without stopping to think what holes they'd just been in or how long they'd been there. They'd be tumbling around the house like the pair of lust-drunk idiots they are! They'd resurface thirsty and sticky and sore and ravenously hungry and probably nap for like a week afterwards.

[tendertendrils1]

Oh Hilda would have such a huge praise kink she deserves Zelda's sweet domming

She would and she does! Zelda would be such a sweet dom on the surface but there's a core of steel self-assurance running through her that Hilda would run herself up against and fold around beautifully.

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What if link and ralph had a reunion of sorts?

It could very well happen! Ralph is still out there, and still in contact with Din, and I do imagine she and Link will wander into each other's paths again eventually. Ralph and Link would fight like cats and dogs. They were petty and argumentative when they were together and they'd be just as snippy with each other now. Ravio would be exasperated until he realizes he's just got a bratty sub on his hands who is bringing out the ornery side in Link, too. He doesn't enjoy brat taming on the level Ralph would require nearly as much as what he's got going on with Link, but he'd do it for a bit of temporary peace!

[tendertendrils1]

Saw a picture of a blue baby parrot and I’m here to say I would fucking die for Moosh and it’s so cute how it’s clear Link also would die for Moosh, their interactions while not being quite the center focus and more or less background padding, it’s nice to see him being so soft for what is basically the bird equivalent of an adopted bebe. I’m always a fool for the “dad who was vehemently against getting the new pet but now they’re besties” trope. Hope to see more of them being cute in the future.

Also speaking of which, I know that before it’s been stated that Link and Ravio will never adopt a real baby. This isn’t at all to push the idea, but I was kind of curious about what specific reasons why both Ravio and Link are so against the idea, aside from the general implication that having a kid around would wreck the sexy mojo they’ve got going on. Would there ever be circumstances in which they would consider the possibility of it?

And now you have seen why Moosh exists! Aren't baby parrots so adorably, preciously ugly? Half naked little darlings when they're brand new and then look like raggedy mops when they're a little older. Link is absolutely the dude who did not want a cat but now that he HAS one they are inseparable. Grumpy exterior and interior full of love, that's Link! He's building more bird houses for outside and perches for inside and Moosh-safe enrichment items as we speak! There is much Link and Moosh cuteness to come! Zeffa is highly self-sufficient. Moosh is NOT. Moosh will forever be overly curious and clumsily up in her people's business.

As far as kids: Link and Ravio not having kids is pretty essential to the core theme of healing in the story, not because there's anything at all wrong with kids or wanting them, but because it is healing for me to write a story where children are not inherently required for someone to have a happy, fulfilling life.

But for the characters!

Ravio has done the cost/benefit analysis of having kids at multiple stages of his life and came down on the side of no kids every time. He likes having uninterrupted time for hobbies and his career and being able to give his partner his undivided attention when he's home! Now that he has money, he wants to be able to spend it on frivolous fancy things! And strip his man naked in the middle of the house on a whim. That's very important to him. Children would interfere with all of that.

For Link, when he was younger the idea of having kids was some begrudging thing tied to duty and expectation rather than any actual desire. After spending so many years in the hero business, he's fulfilled more than his fair share of duty to other people. Part of healing, for Link, looks like learning what a healthy level of selfishness looks like. He'd respond to the call of duty again if he absolutely had to, but he'd be suffering on a deeply personal level the entire time. That would make for a much less healthy environment for both him and any tiny people depending on him than if said tiny people were with someone who found joy and personal fulfillment in having them.

And they still have family! They have a future as the fun uncles to Gully's kids, and Zelda's daughter, and Irene's apprentice, and any potential political heirs Hilda might end up with. They're far happier that way than they would be with children of their own.

[miwiheroes]

talk to me dirty; talk to me sweet

[tendertendrils1]

Look at that fancy new header! Commissioned from the lovely @zarvasace as a little gift to myself for reaching part 50. Isn't it lovely? It'll be used here on tumblr for all update posts going forward!

On to the nitty gritty!

negotiating exciting new forays into extended sessions of denial and indulging in nighttime pleasure with Ravio's most precious bunnybutt

Link and Ravio have a series of successful discussions and Ravio puts new information to good use.

ALBW, Link/Ravio, rated Explicit

[tendertendrils1]

*reads the latest update of Rupees and Rods*

*gets to the bit of Link walking in on Zelda/Hilda*

*squints* Is that... is that a bit of sub!Hilda and dom!Zelda? Cuz Hilda deserves to be railed and praised

You've got a sharp eye! Yes it was!

They're a bit less into the power dynamics of it all than Link and Ravio are (I say, even as every time I imagine them together it's Zelda leading), but when it comes to interpersonal matters Zelda is more confident about initiating things. And Hilda's had very few people in her life she could trust wouldn't simply use 'I topped the queen in bed' as political clout. She kept power over a dying country by the skin of her teeth for years, she deserves to be able to let go and trust someone else with the decision making for a little bit! And I do think Zelda is mostly her kind self in bed, but I imagine she also enjoys getting to take off the 'wise queen' crown and leave bruises all over Hilda's backside every now and then.

[tendertendrils1]

Most Popular vs Favorite Stories

Thank you for tagging me, @batrogers !

To get "most popular," I looked at which stories appeared most often in the top 6 (had to go down that far to break a tie) for each category of hits, kudos, bookmarks, and comment threads (and skipped over an anonymous story I'm not yet willing to fess up to). Everything here is from Rupees and Rods, my long-running Link/Ravio series.

1: over a table. The very first in the series! Makes sense that people start here, and it establishes the dynamic of Ravio bossing Link around and Link being surly about it but liking it more than he cares to admit. Lots of denial, Ravio being a horrible bossy tease, and Link getting unexpected feelings about it.

2: against a wall. Part 2 of the series. Link decides he wants more of what he got in part 1. Sexy undressing, their first use of a toy and a stress pose.

3: over and over again. So the most popular are, in fact, the first three of the series in order. In a slight turnabout from over a table, this time Link has some potion-assisted help in finishing, well, over and over again. And again getting feelings about it. Ravio really wore him out! I think people liked this one for Link's emotional vulnerability.

My favorites!

1: letters sent: Link gets to tease Ravio for once! After tormenting him all day with the Hylian version of sexting, he then had the audacity to make Ravio work for it once he got home. We also got Zeffa out of this one, purely because I needed a way for Link to be sending those letters. I laughed so much while writing this one.

2: a new chair: One of my favorite stories to have Ravio showing rare, honest vulnerability, and a personal favorite moment with both himself and Link running, separately, to the same set of friends after they have an argument. Ravio's emotional response to Link adding him to the house wards later and both Link and Irene panicking over that was another character moment that's stuck with me. I barely even remember what they get up to in the second half, but this is also the story that gave us The Chair so it's a win all around.

3: a question. I still vividly remember Link's panic and needing to get advice while working himself up to popping the big question. I really enjoyed the quiet intimacy of the end of this one, too. It was hard won and marked a big turning point for Link's character!

(Honorable mentions to every time Ravio gets high enough (on pollen or otherwise) to really start running his mouth. That's always very fun!)

I'll tag @green--lake @legends-shorts and @kitchencatposts !

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As uhh *squints* gently demanded. Ganondorf in a bunny suit, but I made him into a demon king bunny. Happy fucking Easter

[tendertendrils1]

Rupees and Rods Update!

Part 50 is live!

Link and Ravio catch up with their friends in Hyrule, and Link finishes enough upgrades to the basement in Lorule for them to stop and celebrate in the best way they know how.

Rated Explicit, Link/Ravio, ALBW

[tendertendrils1]

Hello, love your r&r series ❤️ I read it a bit out of order at first so I could have missed it, but I was wondering: Ravio teases Link with orgasm denial, but have they ever gone further than a day with it? I've been torn on how it could either be fun or too much for them, and figured I could just ask if you had considered it.

Either way, thank you for writing these guys, love their dynamic!

They have not gone that long with it! In fact it's been some time since they last played much with it as more than a passing thought. But with some of the other dynamics they've been developing, Link's been thinking about it more again. (Fun fact in the upcoming update Link actually thinks clearly to himself that he should probably talk to Ravio about this very topic.) I'm yet undecided on just how long Ravio might make Link go, but I could certainly see them playing with longer and longer periods of time until they find that sweet spot between fun and not fun. So, if all goes according to plan, expect to see more on this topic soon!

[tendertendrils1]

Hi! I have a question, but first, I want to say that I LOVE your work and the way you write, not just sex but plot and the characterization and the way the character voice comes through!! I use your writing as inspiration for my own style sometimes just because I love the way you capture scenes and action and inner thoughts too.

Okay for my question: would you ever consider writing the somnophilia that is implied/discussed in R&R from Ravio's p.o.v?

Thank you so much! That's wonderful to hear its inspiring in any way to your own work! Keep on writing, the world can always use more people giving voice to their creative thoughts!

I have considered doing his point of view of that before, yes! It's one of those things that would be so, so much easier to write from his perspective than from Link's. Doing it from Link's was such a challenge that one time. And there was all that setup and that big emotional blowup around the topic! I really would love to go into some real detail with a scene like that with Link on the receiving end, get to show it going well and better express the enjoyment they both get out of it, so there's a very good change we'll be getting a Ravio POV of it at some point!

[tendertendrils1]

What if Link and Ravio curled up together like bunnies and Ravio falls asleep with his head on Link's thigh and Link falls asleep on Ravio's tummy

They deserve to be cute and cuddly and sleepy together

That sounds adorable and now I want to see it! They can spread blankets in front of the fire and get cozy with each other on the floor. Ravio's arms are going to end up wrapped around whatever part of Link he can reach from down there. Link can faceplant in Ravio's belly and ignore the world. The birds will probably invite themselves in. Group naptime!