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Whumptober 2026

Prompt No. 14: Broken Bones

Tears of the Kingdom

Link has faced all manner of beasts in his life, but he has faced nothing like the Gloom Hands. His first encounter with them leaves him broken and shaken, and he slinks to Lookout Landing for rest and a lecture from Purah.

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Big Jake

This really makes me want a dead hands one shot written by you 😩 I love the horror you put into describing an encounter with gloom hands for the first time cause they really just be popping up outta nowhere sometimes to cause problems they’re like how the guardians were in botw just an “oh shit time to scramble” moment 😂 Also I love purah, she’s just like on top of it as soon as Link shows up, obligatory lecture included for good measure. I think all versions of Link need someone to put them in a bed and make sure they stay there for a good long while 😂🙏 maybe she’ll tell the guard to close the entrance to the emergency shelter so he’s forced to stay there all night (ignoring the fact he can phase through the ceiling 😂) Epizeuxis: a word or phrase is repeated in immediate succession to create intense emotion urgency or emphasis. I mean there are several examples in this story “tighter. Tighter.” “Hurry hurry hurry” “pressing and pressing and pressing.” It sells the panic, fear, and desperation of Links struggle against a terrifying new foe and is brilliantly used. Thank you for the story 😁🔥