#horizon fanfic

[alexxxaloy]

New chapter of The Sweet Escape - The Nora is out for Valentine's Day. And finally brings what our favorite blorbos deserved... some LOVE !!

Thank you to my lovely @chib95 for this beautiful illustration of the last chapter. Aloy in need of support during a tattoo session....

The Sweet Escape - The Nora - Chapter 14 - AlexxxAloy - Horizon (Video Games) [Archive of Our Own]

#ereloy #ereloy fanfic #aloy x erend #happy valentine's day #ereloy fanart #aloy and erend #horizon fanfic #hfw erend #horizon series #angst with a happy ending #fake marriage #tattoo session #face painting as foreplay

[anointedflame]

*chuckles* I’m insane

Anyway, here are all the settlements/important locations in the world of Horizon from both games. I tried to get them as close to the real world locations as possible although there was a lot of guesswork involved. The game maps are definitely distorted or scaled differently from the real world so stuff didn’t always fit exactly where it should.

Plainsong and Scalding Spear were both frustrating too because they’re based on real-world places but those places are nowhere close to where they appear in the game map. So I went with the approximate location of where they would be because having them stuck way off somewhere didn’t feel right.

I made this for my own fanfiction purposes because it was bothering me to read how Aloy could spend a day traveling between Vegas and San Francisco in other fics and I am too hung up on realism lmao. So I will be trying to stick to real world distances and travel time estimates in mine I think. But if you see anything that looks incorrect or know something more about real-world places, let me know and I will update it! Anyone is welcome to use this as a reference if they’d like, and I’d actually like to find a way to share the real Google Earth map to interact with it.

#horizon forbidden west #horizon zero dawn #horizon #horizon fanfic #horizon fanfic resource #Aloy #scalding spear #Meridian #isle of spires #hidden ember #plainsong #memorial grove #tenakth #carja #oseram #the nora #banuk

[littlelionpaw]

Summary:

Aloy visits Hidden Ember. She found a new Ornament for Stemmur and feels it her civic duty to deliver it to him as soon as she can. Because what would Hidden Ember be without its opulent light shows? Of course that is the only reason for her visit. A certain Oseram, who has been back from the Claim for a while now, has absolutely nothing to do with it. At all. - or: Aloy finally stops lying to herself.

Ereloy Week 2024 day 5: Satisfaction/“I love that about you.”/Somewhere entertaining the Old Ones

#ereloyweek2024 #horizon fanfic #horizon forbidden west #horizon photomode #ereloy #some fluff and happiness #friends to lovers #it's not unrequitted they're just dumbasses #horizon fandom

[meg-noel-art]

Had the honor of drawing Untalla and (hair down) Silga for @mehoymalloy and their fic which can be read here. Give it a look, it’s a wonderful and creative fic:

‘When the Darkness Comes’

#mehoymalloy #untalla #silga #hfw #horizon forbidden west #fanfic #commission #when the darkness comes #horizon fanfic #fic rec #my art #hzd #horizon zero dawn

[everybodylovesaloy]

RARE PAIR ROUND-UP MASTER LIST

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone that participated in the round-up!! We had some really amazing contributions, I recommend literally every single one of them. PLEASE give some love to these authors if you enjoyed their works, it's tough to get eyes on rare pair fics so toss some kudos and comments their way!

Fic:

Radiance by @mehoymalloy (Regalla/Nasadi)

Always by @pikapeppa (Fashav/Vanasha)

Steady by @garbage-dono (Atekka/Hekarro)

Sacred Lands by @bluntblade (Talanah/Nakoa)

One day we'll meet again by @melikochan (Tom Paech/Charles Ronson, Tilda van der Meer/Elisabet Sobeck, Alva/Federa, Chekkatah/Ikkotah)

Heavy in Your Arms by littleboxofwonders (Fashav/Ritakka)

bury these old knives by @foibles-fables (Atekka/Ritakka)

A Meeting of Ice and Sea by @dinokieranmadness (Ikrie/Seyka)

a wanderer, now by @souls-that-have-senses (Hekarro/Rost)

Art:

Leave Your Titles by the Door by @sorbetowl (Avad/Ersa)

Accompanying Art for Heavy in your Arms by @murmart (Fashav/Ritakka)

Thank you SO MUCH again to all the talented participants! You all did amazing!!

#rare pair roundup #everybody loves aloy #horizon forbidden west #horizon rare pairs #horizon fanfic #horizon fic #aloy horizon #horizon fanart #horizon zero dawn

[thefandomwritersblog]

Hekarro raised an eyebrow, his lips twitching into an almost-smirk. With her clearer vision, it was easier to make out the details of his face now than yesterday. His strong jawline, sparkling eyes, and prominent cheekbones made her stomach somersault in a way she hated to admit. A fine layer of white and blue paint—or maybe something entirely else—patterned his face in sharp, angular designs. It wasn't just his face; the rest of him was covered too. There were dark black stains beneath the white and blue, scattered across his skin like a rigid mosaic—tattoos with symbols she didn't recognize. Victoria felt the doorframe behind her, pressed against her back, as she stepped away from him. Hekarro followed her, inch by inch, cornering her until there was no escape. Her heart beat frantically, and her breathing became shallow as the sunlight illuminated his piercing eyes. Oh, they're gorgeous The thought crossed her mind before she could process it, and warmth flooded her cheeks in embarrassment. Like honey

Many thanks to @infernaldaydreams for bringing this scene to life with this commission. Were it possible to have infinite monies, I'd give them all to you so you could create all the beautiful things!

#hekarro #chief hekarro #old one oc #horizon fanart #ghost of the ten #hzd #hfw #hfw fanfic #horizon forbidden west #horizon edit #horizon fanfic #hfw fanart

[hartlesshart]

Making Plans

Big Bang Art: 1/2

Gradually, through his tinkering, he became aware of voices filtering through from the main communal area. Sylens did not often feel the need to go there, but he could imagine them, sitting around one of the ‘homely’ accessories which Zo had dragged in, talking, discussing, and getting nothing done. 

Had a fantastic time collaborating with Quote during this year’s @horizonbigbang Check out Quote’s marvelous adventure of Alva and Sylens here:

#sylens #horizon forbidden west #horizon zero dawn #horizon #horizon comic #alva hfw #alva #beta #aloy #aloy horizon #beta horizon #hzd #horizon big bang #hfw #horizon base #horizon fanart #horizon fanfic #my art

[alexadark13]

It’s a tricky one) Do you know that people who have lost limbs have phantom pains? Neurons send signals to the hand, for example, but do not receive a response. And the shortest way to redirect signals from the hand is the top of the head. It's look mysteries, but it's true))

#kotaloy #aloy x kotallo #kotallo x aloy #kotallo #aloy #hfw #horizon #horizon forbidden west #aloy fanart #hfw kotallo #hfw aloy #fanart #horizon fanart #my art #myart #artists on tumblr #art #Illustration #horizon fanfic #hzd zo

[meep-m33p]

More art for my fic Wrong Place, Wrong time! This is Avatar Aloy, but for the sake of preventing confusion, she uses the nickname Amber. As you can probably guess, she’s from an alternate universe where her world is bound by the elements of Avatar the last air bender. Her story is taken from my other long fics: Dawn of the Avatar and A Tale of Twin Stars on Ao3. She’s the newest addition to the time travel crew!

#hfw #hzd #aloy #horizon fanfic #horizon au #horizon forbidden west #horizon zero dawn

[pikapeppa]

In Becoming Whole, Aloy seemed much more willing to let Kotallo in. Sure, it wasn’t easy for her but she seemed so ready to trust him…

With Drakka though, she just seems so angry and so often shuts down when things get too real.

I can see that both versions of Aloy have the same concerns, insecurities, and trauma… but with Kotallo she seemed to want what she could have with him, and pushed herself to honestly share herself with him, even if it scared her or felt like a betrayal to her divine mission etc.

And with Drakka she just seems so much more tortured and haunted. I know that you fleshed out her reactions/feelings to Drakka a fair bit during his base visit, but it seems at odds with Kotallo’s version of Aloy.

Was there any particularly reason you’ve made Desert Bloom’s Aloy more reserved?

I know you’ve been winging a lot of this but do you have any thoughts on whether it’s a personality thing… a trust thing… anything? 😂

In my mind Drakka is the home she’s always wanted and is desperate to protect it… but I’d much prefer your pov lol

Sorry for the essay! Love your work x

Ah yes, the comparison of Aloy-with-Kotallo vs. Aloy-with-Drakka… This is what I bring on myself when writing two concurrent ships with Aloy (technically three including Avad LOL).

The way I see it, I haven’t made Aloy a different person in Desert Blooms compared to Becoming Whole. She was the same person with the same trauma/concerns/insecurities when she met Kotallo and when she met Drakka. It’s that Kotallo and Drakka are very different people, and the quality+amount of time she spent with each of them was VERY different, so her dynamics with each of them have resulted in relationships that look quite different. 

More below the cut!

One of the things I love so much about Aloy as a protag is that she’s so multifaceted: she can be gentle and empathetic, she can be sassy and lighthearted, and she can be downright rude/sharp (in the best way sometimes, e.g. with Studious Vuadis LMAO), and all of those mannerisms for her are in-character — and this is also reflective of how people are IRL. I know for sure that I act differently with my husband vs. with my closest girlfriends vs. with colleagues at work, but all of the ways I act are still “me”. Similarly, the “me” I was with my high school boyfriend is different from the “me” I am now with my husband. Part of that is time/age/experience, for sure, but it’s also a function of the man I was with/am with — but both versions of me are still “me”. Maybe this sounds stupid and self-explanatory, but we are changed and affected by the people we have relationships with, and this is why Aloy “seems” so different with Kotallo vs. Drakka. 

With Kotallo in Becoming Whole, there are so many reasons that Aloy opened up more quickly. I made a table to make it easier to compare these reasons side-by-side and because I’m a fucking nerd LOL. Please do tap to enlarge if you're so inclined, I'm sorry for the small font -- blame technical issues on my side for this 😂😭💀:

(Note that the above is based on headcanons unless otherwise stated.)

There’s probably more I could add to this table, but I think this is enough for now without me looking like Charlie Day in that meme LOL.

In any case, this reply might come a little late since some of your questions might get addressed in the chapter of Desert Blooms that I just posted 😂 but in any case, I hope this was an interesting response! 

-- love from your friendly neighbourhood Pika! xoxo

#aloy #kotallo #drakka #aloy/kotallo #aloy x kotallo #kotaloy #aloy/drakka #aloy x drakka #draloy #hfw #horizon forbidden west #horizon fanfic #horizon fic

[alexxxaloy]

I've been away for a few months, dealing with some personal s**t. But I'm back with 2 new chapters, and the next is coming soon. Dedicated to go to the end of the story which has lived rent free in my head for a year.

A relationship of this kind can't be smooth sailing. Spiraling down before things get better eventually.

Thank you for my mate @chib95 for this heartbreaking doodle. You're so talented my friend.

The Sweet Escape - The Nora - Chapter 10 - AlexxxAloy - Horizon (Video Games) [Archive of Our Own]

The Sweet Escape - The Nora - Chapter 11 - AlexxxAloy - Horizon (Video Games) [Archive of Our Own]

#ereloy #ereloy fanart #aloy and erend #ereloy fanfic #horizon fanfic #aloy x erend #hfw erend #horizon forbidden west #horizon series #so much angst

[cha-mij]

*cracks fingers and approaches keyboard and fic notes*.

LET'S DO THIS

with music. I need music.

#ao3 writer #writeblr #horizon fanfic #hzd fanfic #hfw fanfic #kotaloy #kotaloy au #kotaloy fanfic #horizon au #horizon zero dawn au #neolithic au #horizon zero dawn #horizon zero dawn soundtrack #hzd soundtrack #horizon forbidden west #hfw #hzd #aloy #aloy despite the nora #the proving #Bast was a bastard #Spotify

[littlelionpaw]

Summary:

Five years after Nemesis’ defeat life on earth thrives. Without the constant threat of deranged machines, trade routes have been revived, old grudges buried, and new friendships forged. The tribes live in relative peace and comfort. Life goes on. Except for Aloy. She is caught in a downwards spiral of guilt and lack of purpose. It should have been her. That thought pulls hard on her conscience, because lives have been lost in that final battle—and it should have been her! She had been denied this last sacrifice and she will never forgive Erend for it.

Ereloy Week 2024 day 3: Succumb/“What if we gave it a try?”/Surrounded by the sound of water.

#ereloyweek2024 #horizon fandom #photomode hzd #horizon fanfic #it's an angsty one #ereloy #post nemesis

[tjerra14]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Horizon (Video Games) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Aloy/Ikrie (Horizon) Characters: Ikrie (Horizon), Aloy (Horizon) Additional Tags: One Shot, Post-HZD The Frozen Wilds, Established Relationship, POV Second Person, Angst, Yearning, Non-Explicit Sex, Ikrie spends too much time in a cave, my ASG obsession named this fic, there's a lot of horns, and some horny, (yeah it's 1:30AM I should go to bed) Summary:

Time forsakes all meaning in solitude. The horn gives cadence to verses of being left and leaving, and each call carries the hope for isolation’s end. Her promise: I’ll be back. She will keep it. She has to. You have to believe that she will always, always return.

Ikrie waits for Aloy to come back.

#dropping this off here before i drop myself into bed #enjoy #aloy x ikrie #aloy/ikrie #horizon fanfic

[chloefraazers]

#horizon forbidden west #hfw fanfic #horizon fanfic #*aloy voice* might regret this #or could be fun! #either way it’s a good writing exercise to get the character voices #for ‘other’ i will say that i will not be writing aloy/tilda. i won’t go into it. please respect my decision.

[skjalla]

Chapter 3: tastes like fire (Part I)

When Aloy began to twist and strain, trying to reach a bruise near her left shoulder, Kotallo wordlessly plucked the jar of salve from her hands. He waited until she turned her back to him, then applied the medicine with firm but gentle touches. She allowed herself to relax into it, enjoying the tender care for a while, until they switched and she fastened a clean bandage over a nasty scrape on his lower back. "I'm sorry about that," Aloy murmured, finally breaking the silence, "I should've used more frost ammo to slow them down, make it easier for you to dodge—" "Don't apologize," Kotallo cut her off, though there was no edge to his voice. Aloy's fingers stilled nonetheless and he sighed. "It's a small price to pay. You didn't need to risk your life today by accompanying me there, and yet you did." His hand reached to lightly cover her own where it rested upon his waist, and he turned around to catch her eye. "I'm grateful, Aloy." Their gazes locked, and something seemed to ignite in the tiny space between them. The air was suddenly heavy with it — buzzing with a static charge that raised the hairs on Aloy's arms and made her forget any lingering pain she might have felt from her injuries. Kotallo's chest rose and fell with a deep, slow breath as he stared at her face. His lips parted softly. It was all the encouragement Aloy needed. "Can I kiss you?" she breathed, barely a whisper, and Kotallo moaned as he pulled her towards him.

Chapter 4: tastes like fire (Part II)

She reached out a hand, prompting the doors to slide open — and flinched back with a half-contained yelp. He was standing right there, Kotallo was, right outside her room with his arm raised as if about to knock, dressed in simple linen clothes instead of his usual armor and headpiece. Even more startling, though, was the fact that he was completely bare of all his paint. They both froze and gaped at each other for a long moment until Kotallo dropped his hand, straightening up. "Aloy," he said, and then, "Forgive me." She couldn't stop staring at his unpainted face, transfixed by the scattering of little moles dusted across his perfect skin. His throat moved as he swallowed. "I know you must be tired and that I should let you rest, but..." He trailed off when Aloy seized his forearm and yanked, pulling him with her over the threshold, and they fell together in a blaze-fire kiss. She arched into it with her entire being, rising up on her tiptoes and pushing her whole body flush against Kotallo's, wanting so badly to feel every part of him, and he met her in kind. Her arms locked around his neck at the same time his fingers found the hem of her tunic, stealing underneath and grazing her bare skin. Aloy jolted into him at the unfamiliar touch, pretty much hanging off his shoulders at this point because her knees most likely wouldn't have carried her anymore — not that it mattered. Kotallo was clutching her tightly, his mouth hot and hungry now as he devoured her, consumed her, and she could feel his carefully controlled restraint rapidly unraveling.

IT'S FINISHED!! 🎉 Aloy/Kotallo | Words: 13.4k | Chapters: 4/4

#my writing #horizon fanfic #horizon forbidden west #hfw #aloy #kotallo #kotaloy #aloy x kotallo