#rost stories

[viperchick47]

It's been a week for me, so not gonna lie, posting To the Ends of the Earth was updated got buried. But has once again been uncovered! Let's have a little sneek peak this week, shall we?

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Rost swallowed. Kotallo was nothing like a brother to him, but he could understand the sentiment. “Once, years ago, I was gifted a daughter that didn’t belong to me.” He breathed through the quaking in his stomach. “She was a small, squalling, red-faced little terror.” He huffed. “I had no idea what to do with her. My own daughter had been killed days after her birth. I’d held her a hundred times, stared at her for hours, but my wife had taken care of her. Wouldn’t let me do anything. Said it was a mother’s job. So, there I was with an infant cradled in a warrior’s hands, and not the first idea how to care for her.”

The story took him back to those first few days when Aloy had taught him how to be what she needed, how to give when she demanded, how to take her screams, how to stop her tears before they could begin.

“She demanded everything from me. She’ll be twenty soon, and she still demands everything from me. I don’t think she realizes it, though.” Rost let a fond smile curl his mouth. “It was a nightmare those first weeks, figuring out how to clothe her, change her, feed her, wash her–girl children are so much harder to manage than boys. When she got older she didn’t understand why she couldn’t bathe with me. Said I was her father and it was my duty to wash behind her ears.”

Fashav scoffed, and then covered his mouth to muffle his laughter. “She’s so fearsome,” he gasped out, trying to catch a breath, “it’s hard to imagine her as an intractable child.”

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#horizon forbidden west #hfw #aloy #kotallo #hzd rost #fashav #desert clan #scalding spear #tenakth #hfw fic #hfw fanfic #memorial grove #child aloy #hfw slow burn #rost stories #lowland clan #regalla rebels #hades proving lab #hfw zo #zo #utaru #gaia #hfw gaia #zenith #dekka #hfw dekka #hekarro #kotaloy #kotallo x aloy

[forbiddenwestern]

I wish we could've gotten some testimony from someone in the Forbidden West that 25-30 years ago a Nora Death-Seeker came through Utaru and Tenakth lands looking for the bandits who killed his wife and daughter, but instead we got retcon that he never left the Sacred Lands

#I felt like that was a dope part of his story and it makes a connection between the two of them as aloy travels further west but whatever #horizon forbidden west #horizon zero dawn #rost #txt

[sylvanas-girlkisser]

The problem with Horizon modern AUs is that having Elisabet and Gaia as a lesbian couple with twin daughters Aloy and Beta is very cute.

But Aloy's unique brand of weirdness can only come from being raised in the woods by a PTSD stricken war veteran who doesn't consider himself to be alive; while having unfettered internet access

#Horizon zero dawn #aloy despite the nora #Firmly believe a modern AU should have Aloy and Rost as area cryptids #College AU where Aloy just tells the wildest story of her childhood and everyone thinks she's making it up #but no she really did teach herself to read #because her dad thought it was more important she learnt how to build IEDs and hunt deer

[hzdtrees]

Stillsands

#horizon forbidden west #hfw #aloy #tallneck #hfw photomode #i loved the tallnecks in zd #absolutely adored them here as well #as does aloy #i love how she talks to them #they're just gentle giants #not harming anyone #no wonder she likes them #and going by what she says when she sees her very first one in zd #rost told her about them #and she loved those stories #fixing this one felt good

[mrsdulac]

The Nora Legacy and Nora Valiant outfits better be in Horizon 3 or I’m suing

#they broke my heart #the least they can do is throw me a damn bone #I’ll be honest #idk if I’m even gonna play horizon 3 #forbidden west destroyed A LOT of my love for this franchise #and its killing me #like I’m already lowkey over forbidden west #!!!! #and it took me YEARS to get off zero dawn #they just dropped the ball in terms of story #and it made the game a lot less enjoyable for me #sad but true #and that’s not even counting the disrespectful handling of my favorite characters #so…yeah horizon 3 might me a spectate only game for me #we’ll see ig #horizon: forbidden west #varl #rost

[starsinoursystem]

⚠️ horizon forbidden west spoliers⚠️

AHHH I JUST GOT THE PART OF TRYING TO CONVINCE BETA TO COME TO GEMINI AND SHE ASKED WHAT HER DEFECT WAS AND ALOY STARTED TALKING ABOUT ROST AND IM CRYING BSHSBSHSHS MA HEART

#horizon #horizon forbidden west #aloy #beta #rost #crying rn #this game has very good story

[honestsister]

Started playing H:ZD again(just got a ps5 and want a refresh before I start forbidden west) and oh my got I forgot how gorgeous this game is/was

#THE INTRO SCENE????? #rost speaking so kindly to her #sharing the stories of his people #honest blurbs #*cries over them all over again*

[xamiipholia]

okay y'all seemed to like the last one so here's a few more Horizon 3 thoughts:

Aloy won’t die. It would completely upend the series’ themes and just be really nihilistic.

Since Nemesis is a gestalt entity I think it’s a safe bet that we’ll see Sam Witwer, Carrie-Anne Moss, etc again. I’m curious how they’re going to do it because at least structurally, it’s basically a reaper. Maybe it’ll use different Avatars when communicating like the Leviathan in ME3. 

It's gonna take some work to make a flashback/dream/vision not contrived but I would love to see Varl and Rost again. I think we deserve that.

Minerva is gonna have its work cut out for it blocking access to both the dormant Faro Swarm and the ZD terraforming system. 

I wouldn’t be surprised if Nemesis has some sort of corruption function that becomes the equivalent of the corruption in HZD. It would be a really fun tech showcase if GG uses Zenith nanotech for machine corruption and leans into mechanical body horror.

If we’re going to Ban-Ur I really really hope they do the work to make the Banuk less problematic and more fleshed out as a culture. A quasi-Spartan society absolutely would not survive in an extreme environment, *especially* without megafauna to hunt. The Banuk characters are lovely and well-written; they deserve a society as well thought out as the Utaru or Carja. I’m honestly fine if there’s retcons or revamps to the cultural lore because the whole “outsider barges in and becomes chief” is rooted in racist, colonial tropes and we just don’t really need that imo.

The most recent footage of Death Stranding 2 (also running on Decima) has me SO excited for the visuals. GG’s gonna knock it out. The facial rendering and animation that Kojima Productions are doing looks industry-peak and I’m sure GG’s gonna match that. Aloy’s Gay Panic™️ scene on the beach in HBS is already top-tier nonverbal storytelling through animation. Digital Foundry actually just posted a really cool tech breakdown of the current Decima engine. I’m especially excited about the environmental stuff. The ocean simulations in HFW are already incredible and I hope they increase verticality in the world. I can’t wait to see the Sacred Lands in current gen graphics. 

I really love Kotallo’s DIY arm and it’s so so important to his development but Beta and Gaia now have access to Zenith nanotech, maybe give your buddy a sick upgrade hmm?

Speaking of, I can’t wait to see Beta come into her own. She’s one of the best parts of HFW and Aloy’s character absolutely shines in a sibling dynamic. 

I wouldn’t get your hopes up for a romance mechanic. Everyone’s feelings on that aside, it would be really odd from a game development perspective to just overhaul part of how the narrative develops Aloy’s character in the last act of the story. Yeah, there are flashpoints but I would argue that the presence of choice in Horizon is smoke and mirrors- cosmetic at best. Kentucky Route Zero (which you should play) does something similar where the player is given a certain amount of control over the substance of individual conversations and scenarios and it does absolutely nothing to alter the plot, by design. I think it’s the same here - this isn’t really a choice-based RPG, the flashpoints don’t really affect anything plot-wise or for Aloy’s character development. Olin is still out of the story, Nil lives, Regalla still dies one way or another. Aloy’s character development is pretty firmly on rails (think Jin Sakai, not Shepard - you get to guide some momentary character reactions but that’s it). I don’t think HBS is a testing ground either - If they were gonna introduce a romance mechanic I think they’d just do it, and not spend two years making a direct continuation of HFW’s main quest and establishing a specific romance hard-baked into the plot, complete with multiple leitmotifs for the character relationship (which is something they haven’t done before afaik) just to introduce a side quest mechanic coming in 5 years. I genuinely can’t think of any game or dev that has beta tested a major alteration to upcoming game mechanics that way - it doesn’t really make any sense in terms of developer resources, and these games are extremely time-consuming to make. I know this is a thing a bunch of people want and I can totally empathize with that! I just think it’s probably not on the table. 

I would bet money the series will bookend itself and the epilogue will involve a) the naming of Zo and Varl’s kid and b) Lis’ pendant. 

Mostly I'm just looking forward to being surprised. One of my favorite things that Horizon does is use carefully established elements in the world to pull the plot in unexpected directions and keeping the world grounded while they lean into speculative science fiction. I can't wait to see what Guerrilla is cooking up

#horizon 3 #horizon zero dawn #horizon forbidden west #horizon #hfw #aloy #guerrilla games #hzd #horizon burning shores #horizon theories #well not so much theories as observation and vague speculation #and some zesty takes #I love this world though #erend #sylens #varl #kotallo #beta #alva

[cicadaknight]

wishlist for horizon 3:

more interactivity with the focus ui (solving holo puzzles, ui menus, holo calls with companions, listening to music, viewing data points and found content through the focus etc.)

aloy has outgrown her lone wolf tendencies, i wanna see her asking for help and company in her travels. super unlikely, but i would kill to have a party option where you can explore and fight with the squad.

customizing overriden mounts. (paint, armor, decor, names)

some element of choice with upgrading gear and weapons. rather than just having it be a linear set of upgrades, being able to choose between several unique mechanics or benefits. (i know the coils and skill tree basically function like this, so it would probably be more about functionality)

improving the ui for potions/traps/utilities. with everything they added in hfw and the dlc, there's no way in hell you can easily tap through 40+ utilities to find the right one in the heat of battle. it's so clunky compared to the rest of the system

removing tattoos from armor. like come on now, no way aloy's getting tattoos without it being a major choice. it's tacky and weird to use culturally significant tattoos as changeable decoration.

a main trans character who's entire dialogue and story isn't "everyone told me i was weird for wearing different armor or wanting to fight. so i became a cop." cannot get over how the tenakth, quen, and banuk have no real gender roles/limitations in their cultures, and yet...

insectoid machines! i wanna fly on a giant bee! throw hands with a metal praying mantis!

finally finding out who invaded the embrace, what happened to rost on his murderous hunt

#and obviously i want aloy to give kotallo a sea shell and all the other cute shit for each character #and of course i would like more smooches #that's a given #hfw #horizon forbidden west #h

[foibles-fables]

I have a question. How did you come to the wonderful conclusion that Aloy and Talanah would be a good couple? I can see the appeal in it, but I'd rather hear it from you

[CRACKS KNUCKLES] Watch me try to stay as concise as I can with this post, hahaha.

First thing I'll say is--I'm an absolute sucker for a strong-based friends to lovers ship. The loyalty, the devotion, the knowing each other before and after the world changes them and every stage between, the slow strengthening of feelings, the contending with blurred boundaries, the oh moment, the it was this all along, the I have always been here and so have you and so we will, the settling into even deeper contentment with the other, hoo boy I can go on and on. I especially like it when it comes in a sapphic flavor of the Burdened Chosen One and their Tender, Caring, Supportive Best Friend.

[looks directly at camera]

So you can already see where I'm coming from, here. But--truly, for me--it comes down to 1) the similarities AND innate differences in their life stories/situations and 2) their interactions in HZD. A combined one-two punch that crushed my windpipe and stole my lunch money.

I'm a sucker for a friends to lovers ship, and I'm also a sucker for a ship with compelling parallels. What interests me most about the Aloy/Talanah dynamic is that they're narrative mirrors, but foils in situation. Both are highly-skilled hunters; both driven by their fixation on a parental figure (either avenging or uncovering); both lost their father (figure) to a cruelty much too large for them, with their fathers' shared desire for them to survive; both inheriting new titles (Sunhawk, Alpha Prime) and shouldering the burdens of their deceased parental figure; both proving their place and worth in the world as based on, in Talanah's words, more than the nature of their birth alone; I could keep going. (Don't tempt me.) But here Aloy was an outcast, while Talanah is from one of the noblest houses of her tribe--the difference of change from without versus change from within, and all the ways in which both are complicated. So narrative mirrors coming from opposing situations--how does that make them alike, and how does it make them different? How does it change they way they navigated through the world, and how does it change the way they would navigate one another?

I also love to point out the fact that Talanah is the perfect example of what Rost was trying to demonstrate to Aloy in his final lesson. The strength to stand alone and to make a stand. Her dedication to a selfless cause--ambition not for her own sake, but to restore her family's legacy, and to change her culture. GOD. My fingers are going numb just thinking about it.

What I'm trying to say is that Talanah is in a unique position to see and empathize with the burden Aloy feels post-HZD, and I'm not sure I'll ever forgive the writers for not capitalizing on that during the pivotal time of HFW. Carrying on of your parent's legacy is not easy, and even if Talanah doesn't know it by weight, she knows it by shape. Importantly, to me--Talanah understands--she's lived analogous experiences to Aloy's--but she's also different enough to challenge her. In fact, it goes both ways. There's a mutuality to the way that they make up for what the other has maybe lacked--puzzle pieces instead of cognate shapes, or the same image repeated twice, amplifying itself. There's harmony where there could just be volume.

That got away from me, so I'll just keep on going with how their interactions in HZD fishhooked me. I made a post the other day about Aloy's joy in the Redmaw victory, and that's a major part of it. The rest is just--the sense of ease and understanding that comes out in all of their conversations? And how Talanah always and consistently from the beginning sees Aloy as Aloy, not a Seeker, not a savior, not an oddity, just based on her own merit alone? How she heard Aloy give herself a name--Aloy despite the Nora--says she'll remember it, and then does, TWICE? Every smile she brings out of Aloy, every moment of bare genuineness between them, that giggle from Aloy post-quest? And don't get me started on the "you made this possible, Aloy" parallel. Don't even let me think about "you'll always have a special home here, if you want it." It'll end badly for all of us, category 10 blorbo emergency.

But it's not only what Talanah can offer Aloy (a deep bond of loyalty and fondness, a sense of belongingness, the simple fact of being seen as exactly how you yourself want to be seen)--Aloy gives back to Talanah as well!! Much more deeply than just helping her earn the Sunhawk title and restoring her family's legacy. Think about their pre-Alight conversation: "I won't stand aside while one of mine fights alone. Not again." Aloy has become one of Talanah's--a person who has lost everyone dear to her. Something that must be absolutely terrifying (see my post-HZD Lanah characterization, lmao) but still worth fighting for.

I was lucky enough to read the entire Sunhawk comic directly after the credits rolled on HZD, and that again just blew me out of the water with how much sense they make. The fact that Talanah was the only one to see Aloy leave makes my brain wanna come gushing out of my ears. And how they just--keep running into one another (more on this in the next paragraph). But perhaps the most important comic moment is Talanah's affirmation of "you don't owe me anything" after Aloy apologizes for leaving. That right there is respect to Aloy's agency and personhood (versus instrumentality!!) and the burden Talanah can sense she's under. She trusts Aloy to have told her what was up, if she had wanted her to know. And trusts that whatever she is doing must be important. Even if it's been difficult to be without her, Talanah knows she can't ask Aloy for more than what she is or what she can give.

(that's not to say Talanah isn't hurt. I think she still is--and projects a lot of that hurt and attachment onto another woodsy hermit--but that's a topic for a different post. You can trust and accept something like this while still being hurt by it.)

You asked how I came to the conclusion of THEM, so I haven't really included HFW in this analysis (I was clearly a goner from HZD), but it's there too. The way Aloy just happens to find out Talanah is nearby after her entire worldview is cracked open at Latopolis, how seeking her out and finding her seems to just make things okay again despite everything? (again, the constant finding of each other.) The fondness of their reunion? "It feels good to hunt by your side again"? The easy way they settle into old comfortable patterns of conversation? The tone of You love him, don't you and Really??? and Come here.? It's just all there screaming at me. I can't.

I just. I love them so much. It's so clear to me how they already have helped and can continue to help each other grow. Especially now that the series has placed them in yet another paralleled situation post-HBS. From where I see it, they've been dancing around each other since the beginning. And the way they've both sought things with others (ALSO EACH HAVING PARALLELS TO THE OTHER) only to walk away makes me wanna go absolutely feral. I can very, very clearly see this playing out into an what was I looking for when there was you moment and it might actually be the thing that makes me perish

I'm so sorry if this was totally incoherent. I've got a lot of feelings about this ship and I'm gonna continue to make them your problem.

#this is embarrassingly long and wildly inarticulate i fear #I do hope it answers your question! #i will go down with this ship #(obviously) #horizon zero dawn #horizon forbidden west #aloy #talanah khane padish #aloy x talanah #hawk and thrush #manifesting video gaming's most satisfying slowburn #🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️

[razieldjinn]

Rost CANONICALLY went to the forbidden west, were told this in zero dawn when Teersa finally tells us his story, WHY are there not more fics where that’s explored? Where people in the west know him? I would kill for that

#horizon forbidden west #horizon zero dawn #Rost horizon #rost #aloy #forbidden west #hfw #hzd #zero dawn #fic recs #please #please give me fic recs

[em-dash-press]

What Is Flash Fiction?

You don’t have to write novel-length manuscripts to be a professional or hobby writer. You can also learn to conquer the world of flash fiction. Check out this quick guide to learn everything you need to know about the genre.

What Is Flash Fiction?

Flash fiction is a literature genre of short fictional stories. They can range from a few words to a few pages.

Although you’ll see word counts thrown around by well-meaning writers, the recommended length of a flash fiction story is typically set by the publisher printing them or the contest accepting them.

History of Flash Fiction

People have been telling stories likely since the beginning of time. We’ve seen them etched on cave walls and tablets across thousands of years.

There’s also a long history of verbal flash fiction. Cultures passed down their mythologies and lore by telling the same short stories to each new generation. 

A Western view of history might say that short stories began with Aesop’s fables in the 4th century BCE. However, Vishnu Sharma wrote the Panchatantra around 200 BCE. 

Since then, writers like Kate Chopin, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Xiao Hong, and more have made history with their short stories. It’s a genre full of potential but it’s often overlooked by those who believe the pinnacle of writing to be publishing novels.

Characteristics of Flash Fiction

The Page or Word Count

This factor changes depending on the publisher’s preferences. A team making a small chapbook for an indie press might say their flash fiction submissions can only be 500 words maximum. A creative writing magazine could have more pages for story submissions, so their flash fiction guidelines have a 2,000-word maximum.

Publishers can also change their preferences with each publication. A quarterly short story journal may need more page space for advertisers, so they require shorter stories for their fall edition than they did for their summer print.

Always check the guidelines to ensure you’re within the word count for any submission request you find. It’ll be alongside other guidelines like the accepted genres.

Standard Plot Points

Flash fiction is just like longer fiction — it almost always has a beginning, an inciting incident, a middle, and an end. Unless you’re writing for an experimental submission, try working these into your extra short stories. (Experimental calls for submissions may accept a paragraph or a sentence that tells a story without necessarily having all of these things.)

A Strong Sense of Place

Novels get the luxury of plot progression. You can let your characters introduce themselves to your reader gradually. As the plot unfolds, your readers will get more invested. They know there’s a great depth of story about to come.

Flash fiction has to snap the reader’s attention to your work. They’re reading it because it’s a faster form of literature. Your story needs a strong sense of place to ground it, so make your world-building vivid from the start.

You can rely on the traditional five senses to describe your initial scene and use the next few paragraphs or pages to bring the limited world to life through your character’s experiences.

Specific Word Choice

Flash fiction writers have less space to get their point across. The eventual editing that follows is going to be much sharper. Ensure that every sentence serves a purpose and you stand behind every word. If you’re unsure what you meant by something, it’s a waste of valuable page space.

Typically Fast Pacing

Most readers expect a faster story with flash fiction. They know they’re going to get a satisfying experience for 10 to 30 minutes of their time. Ensure your pacing is quick, regardless of how many traditional plot points your story actually has.

A traditional novel-length or even short story manuscript might throw in a scene for just character development or just plot. Flash fiction combines both. Give every scene a purpose to make your extra short stories successful.

Limited Character Rosters

Unfortunately for character readers, flash fiction also presents less time to get to know tons of people. However, many novels become hits with a primary core cast of three to five characters, so the number you choose for your flash fiction really depends on your story.

Introduce your characters within your pacing instead of setting up scenes to meet them outside of your plot. This goes back to giving every scene a purpose to speed up your pacing. If your reader only needs to feel engaged with one or two characters to understand what you’re telling them through your story, it’ll be a greater success compared to flash fiction that leaves many characters undeveloped.

Examples of Flash Fiction

6 Words: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn” by Ernest Hemingway (Supposedly)

Although we’re not sure who actually wrote this famous flash story, Ernest Hemingway often gets the credit. It tells a story by letting the reader fill in the gaps. It tells you what the story is about—a baby and the loss of it—but you get to imagine why. It makes the story effective because many people have experienced loss (of their babies or otherwise) and can relate to the guttural emptiness behind the fictional ad.

681 Words: “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid

This non-traditional flash fiction appears in creative writing classes because it’s a unique take on the genre. It uses a stream-of-consciousness approach to talk about girlhood and the complex relationship between a girl and her mom. Layered in between the stitched-together sentences are positive aspects of that same concept. I highly recommend reading it to transform how you think about story formatting.

1,159 Words: “Riddle” by Ogbewe Amadin

In less than 1,200 words, Amadin tells a story about how there are complex layers between the concepts of good and evil. The twist ending leaves readers questioning how they feel about the story’s message. It doesn’t always take a novel-length manuscript to keep readers thinking about your work long after they finish the last page.

How to Write Flash Fiction

1. Develop Your Characters

Character development is about more than their physical appearance or quirky traits. What do your characters care about? What are their relationships with each other?

Most importantly, know why each character matters. They each have to lend something to your theme or plot progression.

2. Make Everything Feel Real

You don’t need 100,000 words to make a fictional world come to life. You can use tools like vivid imagery, symbolism, the five senses, and even your characters’ relationships to help the reader sink into your story.

You’ll know you need to work on this element of your flash fiction if it reads more like dry narration than an in-depth experience.

3. Weave an Ever-Present Theme

Your story has to stay focused on why you’re writing it. That’s also known as your theme. If you ask yourself what each plot point does for the purpose of your theme, your flash fiction will become more to the point and purposeful.

4. Edit With Different Eyes

When it comes to publishing flash fiction, everything is about getting to the right word count for submission. Make sure you polish your grammar (a general spell-check tool is helpful in addition to software like Grammarly). You don’t want to waste your limited word count on things that don’t advance your plot or theme.

Common Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Flash Fiction

1. Not Writing With Theme In Mind

It’s easy to start a new story when you’re excited about a character, concept, or scene. It’s much harder to write a great story if you finish it and submit it for publication without identifying its theme.

Always match your flash fiction to at least one overarching theme. Without it, your story will feel aimless. It’s not good for flash fiction or any other type of creative writing.

2. Not Including a Twist

Stories always need at least one twist. That includes a super short flash fiction manuscript. Whether the twist is emotional, physical, or circumstantial, it should make the reader feel something because they’re already connected with and care about your characters.

3. Not Remembering Your Audience

Consider your potential audience’s demographics. You can also consider the potential publisher’s demographics if you have a specific contest or submission call in mind.

How will your audience best receive or learn from your theme? Is it something they’ll better understand through a shocking plot twist or do they need emotional development?

The audience’s age range and general reading interests play a big role in these decisions. It’s a good thing to reflect on before writing any type of story.

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Anyone can study flash fiction from an academic perspective with guides like this one. Break the genre apart to understand how it works, what makes it successful, and why readers like it. You’ll develop these skills in your creative practice to get started with your own short stories.

FAQs About Flash Fiction

What Is Flash Fiction?

Flash fiction is a short creative writing genre that includes stories between six and 2,000 words.

What Are the Flash Fiction Genres?

Writers can create stories of any subgenre when writing a flash fiction manuscript. If you want to write science fiction, fantasy, romance, or any other type of story, you can make it within a flash fiction format.

Who Publishes Flash Fiction?

Publishers calling for flash fiction may want shorter stories for various editions of their magazines, newsletters, journals, or contests. You can find groups publishing flash fiction by browsing incredible databases like Chill Subs or collecting submission calls through independent Google searches.

What Is the Rule for Flash Fiction?

Don’t go over your word count limit! Check the publisher’s requested word count and write within that framing. If you have a pre-written story you’d like to submit, you’ll need to make a copy and edit it down to the correct word count.

If you like what you see, please consider using the tip feature on my posts! I run this site for free, but will always appreciate the financial support. 💙

#flash fiction #what is flash fiction #writeblr #writing advice #writing flash fiction #writing tips #creative writing #writers of tumblr #writing community #writing #writing inspiration #writing help #writing resources

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[discar]

HZD Terraforming Base-001 Text Communications Network

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β: wheres kotallo

β: i wanted to talk to him about strike

HIMBO: HE'S OUT WITH ALOY.

β: ew

HIMBO: NOT LIKE THAT!

DIVINER: Aw, that means I owe Varl money!

ADMIN [GAIA]: Aloy and Kotallo have obtained the last parts necessary for Kotallo's artificial limb, and will be testing it shortly.

β: oh he got it working

Zo: Good, that means I don't have to keep talking him out of fighting a machine one-handed.

DIVINER: (⊙_⊙)

DIVINER: You what.

HIMBO: HE'S TENAKTH.

β: explain as if we didnt grow up scrambling in the mud

FlameHairSavior: Beta!

β: sorry

Zo: Oh, Aloy, are you two done?

ADMIN [GAIA]: They are not. They are in the middle of combat right now.

Zo: Please focus.

DIVINER: Please explain what you said!!

DIVINER: Why would he fight a machine when he's obviously injured and doesn't have to??

HIMBO: THE TENAKTH HAVE TO BE USEFUL TO THE TRIBE. IF THEY CAN'T FIGHT A MACHINE, THEY'RE NOT USEFUL. SO THEY FIGHT A MACHINE AND PROVE IT, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

DIVINER: (°ロ°)

HIMBO: I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

β: it means you people are crazy

HIMBO: IT'S NOT MY CULTURE.

β: fine

β: how do the crazy forge people who respect strength and swinging heavy things deal with physical disability

HIMBO: I MEAN, YOU DON'T REALLY NEED BOTH ARMS TO SWING A FORGE HAMMER.

DIVINER: But what if you did?? Or if he lost BOTH arms??

Zo: There is always work to be done, I am sure.

BoyNextDoor: Oh, we're getting to you later.

Zo: ...you seem angry.

BoyNextDoor: You didn't tell us that our friend was SUICIDAL.

Zo: It would have been unfair of me to enlist more people to argue against him.

BoyNextDoor: Fairness isn't the issue with suicide watch. The point is to talk him down. End of story.

Zo: Your people have an entire class of warrior for suicide missions.

BoyNextDoor: That's completely different and you know it.

DIVINER: Zo, how DO the Utaru handle disability?

β: subtle subject change

DIVINER: [CatGrantHush.gif]

Zo: The Utaru are not a particularly physical tribe. The disabled might need extra help, and in most cases cannot handle certain tasks such as lifting heavy loads, but there is always some way to contribute.

Zo: Most of our homes are woven, after all. That takes time, and another hand is always helpful.

β: what about the nora i thought you were all hunters

BoyNextDoor: Life is precious, and as long as you're alive, you can help. Stitchers weave clothing and patch up the wounded, and some of them were once Braves who are now too injured to hunt.

BoyNextDoor: Even if all they can do is talk and share their stories, there is something worthwhile.

FlameHairSavior: Unless they're an outcast.

Zo: Please focus on your fight.

MARSHAL Kotallo: The fight is done, and the limb serves well.

DIVINER: Yay!

BoyNextDoor: Aloy, you know I don't want to diminish your suffrage, but yours was a unique case. Most exiles only last a few months, and they're almost never children.

β: suffering

β: suffrage is a good thing

BoyNextDoor: Then why does it sound so similar?

ADMIN [GAIA]: Unfortunately, most of my etymology databases were stored with APOLLO, so I cannot answer that question.

β: and i definitely didnt bring any of those databases with me

FlameHairSavior: Varl, I know, okay? I know my situation was unheard of. It just... growing up like that was a lot, okay? I just need to complain.

BoyNextDoor: That's fair.

FlameHairSavior: And now that I think of it, exiles DID sometimes help the tribe. Rost was called to hunt those Sawtooths that attacked the village just before the Proving.

FlameHairSavior: Though he wasn't a normal exile either.

β: seems like theres always some slagging exception to every rule

Zo: Has Erend been teaching you to curse?

HIMBO: YOU SAID WE SHOULD SPEND MORE TIME TOGETHER!

BoyNextDoor: Not like that!

MARSHAL Kotallo: What did I just walk into?

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[candyfloss5000]

Being Zo and Varl's child headcanons

A/n: SPOILERS FOR HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST

Zo is the best mother in the world.

She teaches you how to respect Earth and all of its living organisms, she also tells what to fight for (your home, friends, innocent lives etc.)

Zo spends less of her time at "The Base" and in Plainsong after the Zeniths are defeated so she can focus more on you

Oh and you're 100% babysat by Aloy, Beta, Alva, Erend, Kotallo and Sona

Because of Aloy, Beta, Alva, Erend and Kotalla babysitting you since you were a toddler, calling them you're aunts and uncles has become a second nature to you.

Oh my god my poor baby Sona when she first met you :,(

My girl was in tears when she first saw you because of how much you resembled Varl when he was a baby

Zo first introduces you to "The Base" when you're thirteen she also gives you you're own Focus then aswell because she thinks your a responsible young person and deserve to know the knowledge of your ancestors

Aloy definitely teaches you how to hunt (with Zo's permission of course) whether it's the wildlife or machines. Moments when you use your Focus to identify machines weakspots with Aloy's guidance, make her realise how much you reminder her of her younger self and how much she reminds herself of Rost.

Beta does what she does with everyone else - she explains the knowledge of the Old Ones to you in simple terms to get you to comprehend it

Alva teaches you about all sorts of information from data cores whether its agriculture or astrology or hydrophysics just anything she finds fascinating or thinks you'll find fascinating

Erend is a big father figure to you. Aside from Aloy he was one of your father's dearest friends. Erend tells you stories of your father, how loyal he was to his friends, how selfless. Not a day goes by when he doesn't tell you how proud Varl would be of her

Kotalla doesn't visually show affection, as he shows it in different ways. To you his form of affection is teaching you how to be a warrior and teaching you how to perfect everything he's taught you. You might not visibly see it, but Kotalla does adore you and would fight for you anywhere, anyday

Sona takes you East for months at a time to show you where Varl grew up - the Nora, the Carja and the Oseram lands. She teaches you their cultures, beliefs and history.

Growing up without a father was rough for you. Yes, you had more than you could ask for, but there still is that one piece that's missing from your life. You're family has picked up on this, by how you zone out sometimes or go through periods of silence. Aloy found a slight coping mechanism for you because she uses the mechanism herself. Whenever you feel detached or conflicted you can activate a hologram of your father with your Focus to talk to. Aloy does this with a hologram of Rost and it helps her get through her long journeys.

Oh and don't think for one second that your family of warriors won't be there for you.

You've got an important arena trial? Auntie Alva is cheering you along all the way no matter what.

Bullies at school? Uncle Kotalla will send them a death stare that could stop their small pathetic hearts.

Kidnapped by bandits? Don't panic, your badass grandmother Sona will destroy them and come to your aid.

Threatened to be an Outcast by The Chorus because you're part Nora? Sit back and watch mother Zo talk some godamn sense into them.

Questioned on your intelligence? Auntie Beta will argue agaisnt them and pull up your progress on your knowledge of the Old Ones with her focus to prove them wrong

Allies turn on you? Uncle Erend won't hesitant to smash them apart with his hammer.

Mocked for being fatherless? Aunt Aloy will convince you to challenge them in the arena so you can beat their ass.

Got a lead on something big? They're with you all the way.

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[sobeckfamilyvalues]

hey man! i found you from ur story ghost n i love it!! cant wait for the next chapter! if that's still possible?

That's so sweet, thank you!! I promise I do still plan on continuing it, and I have quite a bit written already, but to be completely honest I sorta wrote myself into a corner that I haven't quite figured out how to get out of in a way that still feels up to the same standard of the rest of the story. I've been working on two chapters concurrently though, so when I do update it's gonna be a double feature 😁

I love this story a lot, and if I ever decide that I can't or don't want to finish it my plan is to post one final chapter laying out the plan for where the story was going to go, all of my drafts, and any half written scenes that have been lurking in my notes app!

Sneak peak under the cut as a thank you for such a nice message (and I suspect the comment posted earlier 😉)

Watching the Nora bustling about Mother’s Cradle as a child, she’d quickly learned to recognise family groups by the patterns painted on their faces. The same, they seemed to boldly proclaim, different parts of the same whole. When she’d asked Rost why they didn’t have matching paint like the other Nora families, he had responded gruffly.

Simultaneously though, watching Elisabet now felt like a surreptitious glimpse into her own future.

“We are outcasts,” he’d said, “we are part of nothing.”

Once, when she was feeling brave, she had tried to catch her reflection in the river, and with a slightly wobbly hand dripping with blueberry juice she had daubed the same simple lines that habitually encircled her foster father’s eyes. 

She’d expected him to be pleased, or at worst, exasperated. The horrified shake in his voice, his barely concealed anger when he told her to clean it off immediately however, had scared her so badly that she’d spent the next two days doing nothing but her chores, and those quietly. Rost had eventually left a little wooden watcher by her bedside along with a handful of wild raspberries -her favourites- by way of apology, but even so she had tried to ignore the braves’ face paint from that point on.

The first time she had met Sona however, there had still been that small, mutinous part of her consumed with fascination at the similarities between the war chief and her children. Sterner than Vala, harder than Varl, but there was a connection there, a resemblance nonetheless. She’d privately wondered at the effect that would have on a person, the sense of safety and resilience it must foster to see your face reflected back in the people around you, to know that your history is painted through the bones of your family like Banuk pigment on a cliff face, there for all the world to see. She remembered how her breath had caught seeing the hologram of Elisabet for the first time in the heart of All-Mother mountain, seeing a version of herself painted on someone else. 

#anon