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Sorry to all those who may have wanted me to rush through this, but I felt like the game deserved taking my time with it. Plenty of side stuff still waiting for me to complete it, but all main story related content is complete.
With that out of the way, I am opening our ask box for Tears of the Kingdom related headcanons and asks. I don't know how many if any of the other mods are still around, but I will do my best to go through the asks we get and respond to those that I find interesting or want to expand on.
Some ground rules going forward:
All TotK related posts will be tagged TotK Spoilers
I can't speak for any of the other mods, but I don't due Reader or Self Insert stuff. I am here to explore and imagine scenarios involving canon characters within the game. If Reader/Self Insert stuff interests you, I encourage you to try and write your own!
Please keep asks age appropriate regarding the characters involved. For the sake of this blog, Riju will be treated as being 17 years old. Tulin is definitely younger than that. This obviously goes for any other child characters in the game.
Can't wait to start hearing from all of you who have stuck with us during the long wait between games!
💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 2 · TOTK Questions, Part One · Playing Tears Of The Kingdom, I've found myself with a few questions. Two of which are opinion b
💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · TOTK Questions, Part Two · A few days ago I made a post explaining I had a few questions from playing Tears Of The Kingdom,
My last question about Tears Of The Kingdom is really a pair of questions, and they aren't the sort I can really make a poll for. They're matters of time.
Firstly, how much time has passed between the end of Breath Of The Wild, and the start of Tears Of The Kingdom? We know it has to be a few years at least, because Tulin and the other rito kids are visibly older, and Hudson and Rhondson have a daughter who seems to be in her pre-teens. But unless I've missed something, we're never told how old any of these people are.
We aren't told how old Tulin is or how old a gerudo child is when they have to go to Gerudo Town, the latter of which would be the most helpful.
And the second question, is how much time passes between Link and Zelda encountering Ganon beneath the palace, and Link waking up in the sky?
Again, unless I missed something, the only clues we get are that Rito Village is running short of food, Zora's Domain has erected barricades to try and help deal with the sludge, and the marbel rock roast issue in Goron City has started to negativly affect things for them.
To me this would suggest it's been at least a few weeks, maybe a month since everything started, but it would be nice if Nintendo gave us somekind of indication in-game of how long this all took.
@totk-headcanons Do you have any thoughts on this?
Going solely based on guesstimating the age of the Hudson and Rhondson's daughter, somewhere between 6-7 years. She looks kindergarten age or first grade to my eyes, and then throw nine months off pregnancy and how ever long it took for them to actually start trying for a kid...
This would put Link and Zelda in their early 20's, Riju in her late teens and Tulin in his mid teens if Rito age at a comparable rate to Hylians.
Amity Blight/Luz Noceda (The Owl House) vs Faith Lehane/Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Amity/Luz
Faith/Buffy
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Hey, is this blog still alive? It's been a year since you posted anything.
As much as I would love to write more for this blog, the energy and excitement of seven years ago has dwindled and as much as I enjoyed TotK, it did not rekindle it the way I expected. I can't speak for the other mods, but I am not likely to make many new posts here.
That being said, the blog is not going anywhere. We're proud of what we've been able to provide people and the posts will remain in circulation until Tumblr itself dies, if I can help it.
Maybe I'll get that spark again in the future, but for now the blog will stay dormant.
I’ve had Wind Waker on the mind lately.. first zelda game I ever played & it’s so dear to my heart!! The art style and character designs are sooo iconic and don’t get me started on the MUSIC. I think I cried when I first heard the dragon roost island theme playing in botw
You might already have an ask like this, but you know how Goblin Sharks can launch their jaw forward to catch prey? Imagine Zoras doing that and Link, Zelda, and the other Champions reacting when they see it.
Link's just in the background 'didn't everyone know they could do that?' because he was childhood best friends with Mipha and there is no way he didn't see that more than once. Memories or not his knowledge of zoran biology and culture is nothing to sneeze at, and he is unfazed by whatever fuckery the fish have in store.
Zelda is utterly fascinated, just 'I need to understand how that mechanism works, please tell me everything you know about this.'
Tulin is just. Kid seeing a massive bug just 'ewww! That's gross! Do it again!'
Riju is. A little horrified. She didn't think jaws could Do That. She also is suddenly very aware of how many very sharp teeth they have.
Yunobo is just 'ooooooh, are you okay? That looked painful. I know it doesn't feel good when things aren't in the right spots' and everyone assumes he's talking about dislocation but he's really talking about like. A goron's back plate migrating to their shoulder or something. Something equally horrifying to the less alien races.
You said champions but I got ToTK on the brain, so it's sages. Sorry. Also, Sidon is just. Well aware that's a thing. *Blue
Link and Zelda talk about the her time as a dragon, specifically how link would sometimes just sit on her head as she flew about to feel close to her, he would show Zelda the picture of her Dragon form he put up in his Tarrey Town house (I did in my game), and Zelda would be fascinated by Link's leftover Light Dragon materials.
I also imagine that Link feels regret that he couldn't protect her again.
Thanks guys!
"Link, what are you doing?"
Opening his eyes, the Hero of Hyrule glances up from where he was sitting, just outside the front door of Zelda's home in Hateno. Link smiles up at her and it somehow only emphasizes his tiredness. "Good morning, Princess."
Zelda frowns. "Don't tell me you slept out here. You know you need to take better care of yourself."
"I take plenty good care of myself," Link says, shrugging as he gets to his feet. "And besides, I didn't feel like going back home to Tarrey Town just yet."
Her frown deepening, Zelda jabs a finger into Link's chest, nearly knocking him over. "I can tell when you're hiding something, Link. You know I can. Out with it."
A sad look crosses Link's face, his eyes turning down and away in a mix of grief and embarrassment. "It's... it's nothing."
"Don't you 'It's nothing...' me!" Zelda groans, exasperated. "Not after everything we've been through together. I deserve more than that and you know it. The truth, Link. What's wrong?"
Tears well up in Link's eyes as he nods, trying his best to regain his usual stoic composure. Pushing open the door, he takes Zelda by the hand and leads her inside to the dining room. With her questioning eyes watching closely, he reaches into his bag and begins placing items on the table.
A cutting of coarse, golden hair. A brilliant scale. A few pieces of hard material that seemed to shine with every color.
Zelda runs her hand over the collection. "Link... what is all this?"
His composure mostly restored, only his glistening eyes betray Link's feelings as he explains. "This is all you. The you that was not you. A clipping of your mane, a loose scale, loose bits of claw or horn that had been damaged by Hylia-knows-what." He takes a deep, shuddering breath before continuing. Any who knew him would be astounded to hear so many words from him at once.
"Zelda, when i woke up and you were gone... I was desperate to find you. I scoured all of Hyrule but all I could find of you were... memories. Impa called them Dragon's Tears but I somehow didn't make the connection until I saw the choice you made. Your sacrifice."
On and on he went, describing seeking her out in the sky, the days he spent up there with her. How he worked all the tangles from her mane, climbed the length of her body to tend damaged scales and remove stray bits of broken spike. More than anything, he stayed to spend time with her.
"When I think about the choice you made and those hundreds of thousands of years you spent... alone..." Tears streak down Link's face, his composure failing under the weight of his emotions. "My heart aches."
Zelda reaches her hand up, brushing aside a tear. "Oh, Link... You know I don't remember any of that time, don't you?"
Link shakes his head. "It doesn't matter. Just because you don't remember the loneliness doesn't mean it was any less real. Those tears were shed for a reason." His hand reaches up to take hers as he leans his head into her palm. Lifting his gaze, his read eyes meet her concerned gaze. "Nobody should ever have to go through that. Especially not you. You'd already done as much once, during the Calamity."
Memories of the hundred years she had spent restraining Ganon while Link recovered his strength buzzed in the back of Zelda's mind but she shook her head. "That's all in the past, everything will be okay now."
"I know. I can't stand the thought of you being so alone. And from here on out..." Rising to the balls of his feet, Link stretches up and presses his lips to hers in a kiss, "... I vow you never will be again."
Link and Zelda talk about the her time as a dragon, specifically how link would sometimes just sit on her head as she flew about to feel close to her, he would show Zelda the picture of her Dragon form he put up in his Tarrey Town house (I did in my game), and Zelda would be fascinated by Link's leftover Light Dragon materials.
I also imagine that Link feels regret that he couldn't protect her again.
Thanks guys!
"Link, what are you doing?"
Opening his eyes, the Hero of Hyrule glances up from where he was sitting, just outside the front door of Zelda's home in Hateno. Link smiles up at her and it somehow only emphasizes his tiredness. "Good morning, Princess."
Zelda frowns. "Don't tell me you slept out here. You know you need to take better care of yourself."
"I take plenty good care of myself," Link says, shrugging as he gets to his feet. "And besides, I didn't feel like going back home to Tarrey Town just yet."
Her frown deepening, Zelda jabs a finger into Link's chest, nearly knocking him over. "I can tell when you're hiding something, Link. You know I can. Out with it."
A sad look crosses Link's face, his eyes turning down and away in a mix of grief and embarrassment. "It's... it's nothing."
"Don't you 'It's nothing...' me!" Zelda groans, exasperated. "Not after everything we've been through together. I deserve more than that and you know it. The truth, Link. What's wrong?"
Tears well up in Link's eyes as he nods, trying his best to regain his usual stoic composure. Pushing open the door, he takes Zelda by the hand and leads her inside to the dining room. With her questioning eyes watching closely, he reaches into his bag and begins placing items on the table.
A cutting of coarse, golden hair. A brilliant scale. A few pieces of hard material that seemed to shine with every color.
Zelda runs her hand over the collection. "Link... what is all this?"
His composure mostly restored, only his glistening eyes betray Link's feelings as he explains. "This is all you. The you that was not you. A clipping of your mane, a loose scale, loose bits of claw or horn that had been damaged by Hylia-knows-what." He takes a deep, shuddering breath before continuing. Any who knew him would be astounded to hear so many words from him at once.
"Zelda, when i woke up and you were gone... I was desperate to find you. I scoured all of Hyrule but all I could find of you were... memories. Impa called them Dragon's Tears but I somehow didn't make the connection until I saw the choice you made. Your sacrifice."
On and on he went, describing seeking her out in the sky, the days he spent up there with her. How he worked all the tangles from her mane, climbed the length of her body to tend damaged scales and remove stray bits of broken spike. More than anything, he stayed to spend time with her.
"When I think about the choice you made and those hundreds of thousands of years you spent... alone..." Tears streak down Link's face, his composure failing under the weight of his emotions. "My heart aches."
Zelda reaches her hand up, brushing aside a tear. "Oh, Link... You know I don't remember any of that time, don't you?"
Link shakes his head. "It doesn't matter. Just because you don't remember the loneliness doesn't mean it was any less real. Those tears were shed for a reason." His hand reaches up to take hers as he leans his head into her palm. Lifting his gaze, his read eyes meet her concerned gaze. "Nobody should ever have to go through that. Especially not you. You'd already done as much once, during the Calamity."
Memories of the hundred years she had spent restraining Ganon while Link recovered his strength buzzed in the back of Zelda's mind but she shook her head. "That's all in the past, everything will be okay now."
"I know. I can't stand the thought of you being so alone. And from here on out..." Rising to the balls of his feet, Link stretches up and presses his lips to hers in a kiss, "... I vow you never will be again."
So, going forward, do you just want TOTK headcanons or are you okay with getting more BOTW ones too?
I ask, because I don't have any TOTK headcanons myself, but I have all new ones for BOTW, if you're up for them.
Although, they do concern Miphlink and Revalink, so if you're not okay with that, I'll refrain.
Personally, I'm still okay with BoTW asks. They may not get answered, because. I'll be honest, we haven't answered most of the ones we've gotten, either because they didn't interest anyone, or we didn't have time. But feel free to ask! We'll be more likely to answer ToTK ones though, since it's the one that just came out.
Sorry to all those who may have wanted me to rush through this, but I felt like the game deserved taking my time with it. Plenty of side stuff still waiting for me to complete it, but all main story related content is complete.
With that out of the way, I am opening our ask box for Tears of the Kingdom related headcanons and asks. I don't know how many if any of the other mods are still around, but I will do my best to go through the asks we get and respond to those that I find interesting or want to expand on.
Some ground rules going forward:
All TotK related posts will be tagged TotK Spoilers
I can't speak for any of the other mods, but I don't due Reader or Self Insert stuff. I am here to explore and imagine scenarios involving canon characters within the game. If Reader/Self Insert stuff interests you, I encourage you to try and write your own!
Please keep asks age appropriate regarding the characters involved. For the sake of this blog, Riju will be treated as being 17 years old. Tulin is definitely younger than that. This obviously goes for any other child characters in the game.
Can't wait to start hearing from all of you who have stuck with us during the long wait between games!
Blue here, and I have been vibrating waiting for the others to be ready! I'm with Voe on reader/insert stuff, just ain't my cup of tea. With that said, ask away! I can't wait to see what you guys have for us this go round!
Please don't put Tears of the Kingdom spoilers in our ask box. It's a long game and it will take us a while to get through it. Six years since the last game came out, some of us are in completely different stages of our lives since then.
Please respect our wishes and wait a few weeks before the TotK asks start coming in.
