Good Bebes Deserve A Reblog.

Bebe Xander’s Pride!

Bebe Xander and his lil pride blanky. The colours may not all be in the right place, but his heart sure is. 

Ok so like if the argument is “Rauru questionable”… why? Why is he questionable? Because he’s powerful?

Ganondorf attacked him and he responded with restrained self defense. Ganondorf lobbed thinly veiled insults at him and his mixed race marriage in his own home, and Rauru responded with patient diplomacy.

One of the points made in the “Hyrule is imperialist” comments is the assumption that Rauru inviting Ganondorf and the Gerudo to join his kingdom basically amounted to a threat… except that’s really obviously not the case?

Rauru didn’t conquer them even after they attacked him. He didn’t conquer anybody. None of the other lands are under Hylian control. They all have their own leadership. They all manage their own resources. In BotW King Dorephan refers to Hylians as the Zora’s allies… not their masters.

Rauru established an alliance, not an empire.

People are concerned, saying “I hate how the other races are subservient to Hylians” except… they’re not. They don’t follow the royal family of Hyrule unquestioningly.

To get help from the other people, Zelda still had to make diplomacy trips and convince them to aid her. Convince them. Not command them. They’re loyal to her because she shows them the respect they deserve and is dedicated to caring for and protecting everyone. She’s not entitled to rule like Ganondorf thinks he is, people follow her because she’s a good leader and it seems to be the same with Rauru. He shared his immense power with others and sacrificed himself to protect everyone from being subjugated by Ganondorf.

Reading Rauru or Zelda as imperialist or Hyrule as an oppressive empire requires ignoring practically all of the canon text and projecting a number of things. So… why do people keep pushing that extremely shallow reading?

Call Nintendo out on its bullshit, by all means! The series has improved over the years because people voiced their legitimate concerns in the past. I just think this whole “imperialist propaganda” argument is completely off base and I really wish the people saying this stuff would pay more attention to the deliberate efforts Nintendo’s made to diversify the Hyrule royal family and the world of Hyrule at large.

Ol’ Xander showing off.

Wonder if he’s trying to catch the eye of a certain Englishman.

Since I’ve been seeing a lot of other skilled people showing off their Astor fanfics, I thought I would go ahead and post mine here. This is a sister fic to “The Intertwining of Light and Dark”, a fic I am co-writing with a friend @gdds-alexis. Warning though, it is explicit and Tumblr doesn’t often fancy such things. Hope you enjoy it!

Summary: An epilogue for "The Intertwining of Light and Dark". https://archiveofourown.org/works/28410243)

Link and Astor make a late-night journey to the Heart Break Pond for a much-needed bath. Of course Astor has other ideas...

Heck yes! Everyone is welcome to celebrate the possum seer!

FAQ

When is Astor Week?

November 14, 2021 - November 20, 2021

Hopefully this gives everyone enough time to prepare and also incorporate whatever we learn in the new DLC.

What kind of content is allowed?

Original content of any kind related to Astor from Age of Calamity. 

Of course, art and fanfiction will be the bread and butter of the content, but other types of content are acceptable as well (GMVs, memes, theories, essays, playlists ect.) Get creative!

Also all ships are allowed. This includes OCs and self-shippers. This week is going to be as inclusive as humanly possible. This is a ship and let ship event.

What kind of content isn’t allowed?

Explicit/NSFW visual art isn’t allowed on tumblr. Although you may post your NSFW art on a different platform (such as twitter) where it’s allowed and create a SWF version for tumblr.

M and E rated fanfics ARE allowed however, but should be posted in full to AO3 and then linked to tumblr, with an indication that it’s an M or E rated fic.

How do I participate?

Use @astorweek and I will reblog it. If your content is outside of tumblr (such as youtube, AO3) create a post linking to said content, and I will reblog your work. As long as your post contains some kind of indication you wish your work to be included in the event, it will be relogged here. (I usually check the #Astor tag regularly) If I happen to miss your work, you can message me, as well.

Tagging conventions I will use on this blog:

Astor X Canon Character - #Astorx(insert name of canon character here)

Astor X OC   -  #AstorxOC

selfship - #selfship

NSFW - #lemon

Rebloging since why not. Support real native artists and craftsfolk.

Found this on Facebook! BOOST!

Tell Etsy that #ThisIsNotNative

More Zellard? More Zellard.

Got more Zellard pics for everyone. This shit is great for ref art.

Chichen

Zellard Headcanons Pt. 2

Some more headcanons for our favorite bastard 

- In Rutoh village, Zellard is the village baby sitter. He has enough patience to handle roudy children. Zellard often acts as their mentor as well. 

-Zellard’s ears are his weak point. If you can reach them, give them a good rub and he’ll be blissed out in no time. His ears flutter when he’s happy too.

-Though Zellard was once a powerful hunter, after retiring he sold most of his weapons and armor. Some items were given to old friends or displayed in his house, a distant reminder of his past. 

-Zellard doesn’t speak much about his past and keeps his emotions to himself. He only provides his opinions when he deems it needed. Instead Zellard prefers to speak on current matters as to deflect any unwanted questions about himself. 

-He was once more open to others, but that was long ago... Red was one of the few humans he ever vented to, the young human being one of his few friends in his later years. We know how that ended.... 

-Thanks to his long life, Zellard has plenty of skills. Drawing, poetry, and lute playing are some of the things he does in his spare time. Sometimes he plays music to the children to get them to sleep. 

-Zellard himself is a light sleeper in part due to his years as an ever-alert hunter, and because of bad nightmares. He drinks soothing herbal tea to help his nerves, but doesn’t dare bring his struggles up to anyone. Besides, they don’t need to know, right? 

-Lastly, Zellard has a worldly taste, but he will always come back to Rutoh village’s classic crullers. Crullers aren’t just Alwin’s specialty, but a village tradition, and a snack the otherwise fit and athletic Zellard can’t resist. 

A scar study for Astor in “Intertwining of Light and Dark”. A collaborated with fellow writer and artist @gdds-alexis​ .