AJElementus

See below the cut for closeups :)

(And yes, I know he wouldn't have the cloak at this point in the game, but... it was too cool to leave out :D)

Would love to hear what y'all think, I'm super excited about this one!

(*Turn up screen brightness for the full effect*)

I mean....

14 First Fanfic (never to see the light) seriously. Hide at all costs.

What did you expect me to choose?

lol yeah fair choice XD

The funny part is it's not even that bad... just super not well executed haha. (I mean, what fic are you referring to? I'm sure that doesn't exist in my google doc, this is not the fic you're looking for---)

So pretty much, it's a Young Justice fic - that was the first fandom I ever found, by accident, after I was curious about what Robin's real name was from Teen Titans (2004). (The episode where they teased the briefcase and then never showed us what was inside haunts me to this day.)

That spiraled into a revitalization of my love of Teen Titans, and also led to my finding out about young justice, where there was hope for an identity reveal (it apparently happened off screen, which I found out later, after binging the identity reveal fics and spending hours looking for the clip XD)

Anyway, I love identity reveal fics and decided to try one of my own:

In this fic, Young Justice is trying to protect Dick Grayson, but then Robin disappears, gasp! So, of course, the logical assumption is that Dick Grayson, who popped up in the same location Robin disappeared, is obviously the cause of Robin's disappearance. Cue suspicion, kidnapping, and Robin weighing whether or not to reveal his identity while being beyond frustrated that his teammates won't let this go. "Robin's fine, guys, I promise!" KF (as the sole team member who knows Robin's identity and who was suspiciously absent thus far in the story -- *cough for the angst and threadbare plot cough* ) comes back and mediates, before Robin decides to reveal his identity after all, to dropped jaws and many apologies XD

So although I'll never remake and post this one, it was a good first attempt at identity reveal and misunderstandings, which are still some of my favorite tropes to play with :)

Word count: 14,162

Chapter count: 8

Favorite Line: “Ganon,” Legend says, bite in his voice. “Haven’t I killed you enough times for you to stay dead?” 

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And then.

I start writing an interaction between Time and Lullaby, and with no planning, with no hesitation, out of nowhere Time says, "well what about this option you've never thought of and that will greatly complicate your plot, and that will get me to my boys faster?"

Ravio pops his head out from around Legend’s shoulder. 

“Is that the last of them?” he asks, voice tight.

“If you’re not going to help,” Legend says. “You should have just stayed in bed recovering like I told you to.”

Ravio puffs up, stepping around him and looking at him sternly. “Mr. Hero. I have helped plenty.”

Legend gives him a hard look, but at Ravio’s stern expression rolls his eyes. “Yes. The cloak is very helpful.”

“I rented it to you for free, Mr. Hero,” Ravio sniffs. “For free.”

I also am trying to bulk up my lore knowledge to be able to do this thing justice, so yoroshiku!! I'll be shouting random questions into the void, so any responses are appreciated XD

Here's one of the snippets I'm psyched about!!

And then, they march.

The journey is quiet. Tense, as they follow a path up the spire and dark energy encompasses the area more and more. The air oozes with it. It feels like Legend’s trying to breathe through molasses, trying to filter out ash. 

The higher they climb, the darker it gets as well, until everyone has some kind of light out, and their group is an oasis of brightness in a sea of black. Though even with their lights, dim in the onslaught of darkness, their forms are washed out in gray.

Legend’s eyes trace over his brothers, Warriors and Time grimly leading the way in flickering grayscale. Sky with the Master Sword out and pointed forward. Waves of darkness swirl past him as the sword literally pierces the black with its brilliant gold glow, one of the only colors left. Twilight and Wild come next, faint blue tracing over them from Wild’s glowing weapons. Even Four’s swirling eyes are gray, where usually they would be full of distinct color. His lantern swings, light mixing with the faint glow between Hyrule’s fingers. 

Legend holds out his own trusty lantern. Though, the flame in it flickers weakly, as if it's being smothered by the air as well. Wind’s footsteps sound distorted and distant beside Legend.

He fingers the bulge at his chest; the moonpearl is still hidden away under his tunic. (Just in case.)

It feels like both an eternity, and a moment, before the others are stopping.

Legend looks ahead to see a cavern yawning. In the darkness, there’s a single, monstrous silhouette. Waiting.