Nimona - Blog Posts
*How to Train Your Dragon referances intensify *
Headcanon: Ballister sleeps with a weighted blanket to help Ambrosius.
Why not Ambrosius himself? He keeps denying one would help with his anxiety. The poor boy has grown up his whole life expecting to be able to cope with the stress and pressure of being a direct descendant of Gloreth. He's not used to taking care of himself, and is being stubborn and adamant that he is very much okay, thank you very much, Ballister.
So, Ballister gets a weighted blanket for himself and sleeps with it. Ambrosius cuddles up to him while sleeping, so Ambrosius sleeps under the blanket as well. It's a lovely weight, a welcome one. He finds he quite enjoys it and that it helps him sleep easier.
As time passes, Ambrosius starts thinking weighted blankets aren't so bad after all. Maybe Bal had a point. Maybe it would help with his anxiety.
So Ambrosius gets a weighted blanket, too.
Turns out, Ambrosius isn't the only one the weighted blankets help--they help Ballister, too. It's a win for both of them.
I was able to get the Nimona graphic novel from the library and read it the other day! And it was INCREDIBLE. And I also have Thoughts. (More like delayed live-reactions.)
Under a cut because there are lots of photos!
The Agency sent me
Right off the bat, this reminded me of Starkid haha. That's when I knew this was gonna be good.
Can toss
I love when this happens. It's so satisfying, even when you're watching another person make the throw.
D o e s i t K I L L P E O P L E
Nimona's got her PRIORITIES straight!
Wait and see
Us: Are we there yet?
Neil: Wait and see and/or We'll get there when we get there
Evil mad scientist
Mad scientist = crazy crazy sexy. No wonder Ambrosius fell head over heels. Mad scientists my beloved 🥰🥰
Sir Goldenloin's codpiece
I don't even know what to say about this lmao. I almost cackled out loud in a cemetery, that's how funny this was xD (Don't question why I was in a cemetery--I was reading with my late grandma.)
Also please tell me Nimona was the reporter because that would be hilarious. I know it's heavily implied, but I am having trouble figuring out if it's actually her lol.
Science nerd 2.0: Anatomy nerd
I became so obsessed with anatomy after taking a dual credit course my junior year of high school. My teacher was fabulous and made the class so fun.
Anyway yeah, I am 100% Ballister here hahaha.
Robbing a bank
I adore this little chaos gremlin, her chaos reminds me so much of my own xD
World Domination
This was such a fun scene to watch, I'm so glad it was just as fun in the novel! I love this scene.
Fuck the Director
Does what it says on the tin. Fuck the Director.
And poor Ambrosius' lil blush 🥺🥺 Someone get him out of there.
Homoerotic swordfight
HOMOEROTIC SWORDFIGHT
Communication
Finally they're COMMUNICATING. Thank fuck, I was about ready to slap them both haha. Communication is severely underrated.
If I don't make it
The-- the classic-- The "I love you" before a big battle-- Because you know one or both of you might not make it-- ARRRGGHHH I ADORE THESE TWO. WHO GAVE ND STEVENSON THE RIGHT.
Baby shark (doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo)
She's not a girl, she's a SHARK *chomp chomp*. The shark drawing made me so fucking happy.
EARRING
Men in earrings. MEN IN EARRINGS. Need I say more?
Someone please give me more art of Ambrosius in earrings, please and thank you.
Awww this was so sweet. I love this shot of the two of them.
This was such a good fucking book. Go read it if you have the ability to!
two sides of the same coin
She’s afraid of being considered a monster, and acts chaotic and spunky but is actually extremely vulnerable.
When her fear takes over, she wants to destroy the monster.
She’s afraid of ever encountering a monster, and acts stoic and calm but is actually extremely vulnerable and unstable.
When her fear takes over, she wants to destroy the monster.
They’re actually more similar than we give them credit for.
Finally watched Nimona!!!
It was so good!!!
However I am here to say one specific thing
It is so sad that it is so realistic that Nimona had to die (well 'die') for people to see her differently. Ultimately either you relate, or you love them enough to change yourself for them (we like to think of Ballister very positively but he benefited from both of these things), or you must make great risks and sacrifices for the mere chance for some to change. And it is very sad that this is realistic.
This might be two characters but shh 🤫 other than that I don’t think this is too bad.
Not sure who I should tag so.. 🤷♀️
the og post was way too long so I'm making a new one
thanks for the tag @lombolica !! :D
You're stuck in a room with the last character in your gallery how safe are you
very safe
the worst thing that could happen is him being clumsy, so I think I'm alright (unless monsters find him I guess)
tagging (no pressure): @flaretheidiot @lemonic-whimssyy @wibbly-wobbly-blog @cryptidanathema @virtualunease @aurlworthfightingfor @angrysheep @sugarplumanderson @time-travelling-chaos @fateisnotafactor @monstrousmaws @sinfulauthor @idkaguyorsomething @vampireopossum and anyone who wants to do this!
They were so insane for this
This is literally them
OH MA GASH I LOVE IT 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 THANK YOU SO MUCH AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
A Promise For Revenge
Hihi! So I saw that @riririkinzi has a Nimona demon slayer au comic so that is what I expanded upon. I hope that is what you meant. Also I’m sorry if any requests take a while, I’m a student and mostly only get time to write on the weekends. Thank you for your patience, enjoy!
TW: mentions of death, dead bodies, decapitation Please let me know if I should add anything else
“Caw!! dead!! caw!! dead!! Stone Hashira Ballister dead!! caw!!” Nimona froze. No, there is no way he’s dead.
“He died after a confrontation with uppermoon two”
That stupid crow didn’t know what it's talking about. Ballister is fine, he's somewhere being awesome and slaying demons with ease. The demon she was in the middle of fighting with pounced but was cut short by Nimona who swiftly decapitated with a trail of flames behind her. Nimona ran out the door and down random hallways not sure where she was going. She had to find Ballister just to make sure he didn’t any help because he was not dead. She ran down hallways opening doors at random.
Taking a sharp turn she ran into someone in just as much of a frenzy as she was, Ambrosius, “Have you seen Ballister!”
“No I was just looking for him but this stupid place has a million rooms and it keeps changing and that stupid bird said Ballister…”
Nimona trailed off knowing the crows don’t say things that aren’t true. That realization and her anger manifested as tears streaming down her face before she knew what was happening. Ambrosious embraced her, his own tears escaping his eyes. Nimona’s body shook with sobs muffled by Ambrosious’ chest.
“He can’t be…y’know he just can’t” Nimona’s voice came from her mouth, small and timid like a scared childs.
Memories of Ballister training with her, tending to her injuries as she re-told her battles, and dinners they had together with Ambrosius. Ballister had become such a big part of her life, what she was going to do.
Ambrosius took a deep breath making eye contact with Nimona “He fought that uppermoon to make the world a safer place, even if it cost him his life” with a shaky breath he continued “We can’t let his sacrifice go to waste. We have to kill that demon”. His words were laced with venom as he talked about the demon that had taken Ballister away from him.
Nimona sniffled and straightened up “That demon is going to regret even touching Ballister”.
With that they both collected themselves and ran with a newfound determination letting their pain and grief fuel them. They searched every room they came across, quickly slaughtering any demons in their way. Eventually they opened a room with water covering the floor and bridges going in all different directions. Inside was a pale, blonde demon with a red dripping pattern on its hair. Surrounding it were piles of human bodies. The sight made Nimona and Amrosius sick. The demon turned around and they saw its eyes read uppermoon two. This was him, the demon who killed Ballister and Nimona was going to make good on her promise
Okay Ambro at the 2nd pic just shook me and ahhahahahahah lmao🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
More tiny Bal !
First part - kinda ? - here
Bal is rocking some dumb ass clothes and Ambrosius is.... Frankly terrifying lmao
The dress design is from @warlockintraining I just did the lil extra details
Can't you see how pretty he is?!?😫😫😫😫💖💗💖💗💖💗
YESSS LEZZZ GOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Collect, Regret, Rebuild
Written by @space-kase
Art by @euphreana
After yet another incident where Ambrosius is certain the man he loves is dead, Ballister miraculously comes back. There's only one thing...he has no memory of his life. Not of the Kingdom, not of Ambrosius, not even who he is. Oh, well. What's one more setback in their lately-rocky relationship?
Art by @riririkinzi
Content warnings and additional tags below the cut:
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: Gen, M/M, Multi
Fandom: Nimona (2023)
Relationships: Ballister Blackheart | Ballister Boldheart/Ambrosius Goldenloin, Ballister Blackheart | Ballister Boldheart & Nimona
Characters: Ambrosius Goldenloin, Ballister Blackheart | Ballister Boldheart
Additional Tags: Amnesia, Temporary Amnesia, Crying, Grief/Mourning, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Slow Dancing, Ambrosius Goldenloin's Complete Lack of Personal Space, Flashbacks, Panic Attacks, Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, implied genderfluid character, Past Violence, Nimona Big Bang 2024 (Nimona), Minor Character Death, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Canonical Character Death, Temporary Character Death, Past Character Death
Words: 10,890
Chapters: 1/1
Such Beauty and Grace😍🥰😚😊😘
But watch out⚠️⚠️
If he has heels he'll kick you in the face👠👠👠
Death of the institute
Yeah that Vigilante AU is about 54% an excuse for me to put Bal into fancy clothes :}
VILLAIN BALLISTER AU COMING SOON
Based on a fairytale and or disney movie, click the poll for you to guess
THE SILVER PROMISE AND THE GOLDEN BETRAYAL
An au in which Nimona and Ballister have more help and Ambrosius pulls his head out of his ass sooner.
THANK YOU AGAIN @mavka12 FOR THE HELP!!!!
And if you wanna hear the Gloreth version HERE
- Same stuff happens in the Gloreth version but when the wall was fully built, and people stopped going over, not even a knight, everyone rejoiced that the genocide is over.
- But Nimona still kept the sanctuary and army, cause they need to be prepared for any calamity.
- She send out the shapeshifters to spy on the kingdom and institute without being known for any updates.
- When she heard the news on Bal during the knight Ceremony, Nimona knew she Bal would be the perfect candidate as her right hand man for the job cause he's knew the institute inside out.
- Nimona knew the only way to convince Bal is by recruiting him herself, so like they encountered the same way in canon but when the destruction happened, instead of taking him back to the lair, she took him to the sanctuary beyond the wall.
- When Bal woke up, he was suprised by the unfamilar surrounding, and was greeted by the heelers and Nimona, then the asking happens like in the movie but with him wondering where he's in.
- Nimona explained that he's in the sanctuary of the Silver society, in the woods and most importantly beyond the wall.
- This completely shocked Bal from everything when he met Nimona, and asked why they took him, and wondering if there's suppost to be monsters.
- Nimona snapped him out of it saying there's no monsters at all, it's just a twisted lie and that she have to explain to him soon but he needs rest first.
- Later when Bal got out of bed, Nimona showed him around and explained everything from the sanctuary, he was quite intimidated, and nervous at the magical creatures and those with non full human blood .
- The fact about monsters is just a twisted lie, and the truth of Gloreth, and why she's doing this.
- It shocked Bal so hard, realizing that everything from the Whitewall is just a twisted lie a propaganda, he can only imagine how shocked Ambro would be that his bloodline is just a lie.
- Nimona explained that not only why she recruited Bal but one of her spies was able to find proof for his innocence, and showed him the footage of the Director switching his sword with the other that started it.
- Nimona revealed to Bal the fact that the institute's jacked system, and the ignorance of Poverty, and the real vunerable
- She made him choose that he must join them to clear out his name and take down the institute, or let them live a lie for more than 1000 of years.
- Bal accepts and joins Nimona, and so when Bal settled in his new room, she gave him new clothes and stuff, and tells that he had to get a tattoo to be apart of the sanctuary unless he has skin condition.
- So when Bal got his tattoo, they strapped him tightly and lay him down something cozy so it won't cause trouble, but Bal handled this like a champ that the tattoo prep was a sucesss, it was placed at the back.
- Things were going well for the next few days until Bal started to vomit frequently, the healers confirmed that Bal is actually pregnant.
- This meant that Bal must refrain from combat battles and training or any heavylifting during the pregnancy, and luckily Nimona and the others were there to lookout for him, but Bal felt that he wishes Ambro was there.
- Meanwhile back in the kingdom, Ambro became depressed and emotionless, he felt like he could have done something, so Bal would stay with him.
- The baby's Labor was a day before the due date, and the way she was delivered is in the lake.
- After the baby is born Ballister and Nimona name him Orion and Ballister notices that his son has poliosis.
- Ballister doesn't care about that and loves his son regardless of what he looks like and Nimona has a soft spot for him.
- After the baby is born, a year and a half passed as they prepared to confront the director.
As the 2 head to the kingdom, appearing infront of the knights, Ambro and the director, exposed her with the footage.
- But the director denies it and saying their lying, the knight believed Bal while the others doesn't and Ambro's stuck in between.
- The fight like the canon happens except crispy scene.
- When Bal struck the sword to the ground around Ambro, his last words to him before he and Nimona escape are "Everything we grew up believeing is just an exaggerated lie" with a harsh cold glare.
- As he and Nimona escape with a smoke bomb. The director knew she's from beyond the wall so she sent Ambro and the knights to go beyond and find the 2.
- One of the spies got notified on that and fled to Nimona about the news, she alert the sanctuary citizens to prepare everything for evactaution and fighters/magic users for Battle.
- Meanwhile for Ambro during the preperations, he wanders into the vault and looks through every book and scroll about the Gloreth, until he found a small old journal, that belong to Gloreth.
- In that journal is when Gloreth wrote the truth about her and Nimona, how they used to be best friends, how her parents influenced her that she's a monster, making her go back to the shadows and regretting it every single day.
- She regretting betraying Nimona but Gloreth knew it was the only way to protect Nimona from small minded folks clouded by fear.
- Soon as she got older and was sent to knighthood, she was commanded by the royals to exterminate the mythicals beyond the wall, and that's how Nimona formed the Silver society, to protect those from Gloreth and her army.
- Ambro was stunned and shocked that he froze in thought immediently, his mind repeating in circles of the words "It's just a lie" over and over for a bit realizing Bal was right, everything in the kingdom, the will of Gloreth, the bloodline, the legacy is just a lie and a propaganda.
- He knew he had to do something, so he hid the Journal with him back to his place, as he prepare himself for the expedition, the day came, citizens wished the knights a good luck and go beyond the wall, while for the Silver society.
- Citizens evacuated way before the knights came and was left was Nimona, Bal, guards and the protecters prepared for a battle.
- As the knights arrived, before the battle began, some knights joined the protecters saying they don't want to live in a lie and are tired of everyone expecting them to follow their family's footsteps, and wants to be free and so did Ambro, which lead Todd taking the lead.
- As the battle begans for a while the protecters won and the knights lost.
- After the battle the protecters accepted Ambro but wasn't ready trust him, so they gave him a warning that they got eyes on him if he makes a move, so half of the protecters, Nimona, Bal and Ambro return to Whitewall to finally take down the director and disband the institute.
- They fought off more knights while the protecters stalled them so the 3 can reach the directors office.
- And when they finally did, the director readys her lazer staff to shoot right at Ambro at his shoulder luckily, and one of the shifters sucessfully grabbed it quickly before more calamity happens then another from Nimona's army grabbed the director as she's now arrested.
- When she surrendered, Nimona grabbed the her neck saying that she's started it all for her sick fantasies to keep up the legacy that's just a twisted lie all those centuries, that Gloreth never slayed monsters, she slaughtered innocent mythical creatures and exterminated them that almost lead to genocide.
- She told her that what everyone believed is just a lie, Gloreth was just a child that betrayed her friend all because she was different, that adults taught her hate and fear.
- The monster never destroyed the village at all it was all on the villagers being clouded by fear all because of a girl who can shapeshift who they think she's a monster, and that girl was Nimona.
- The director was stunned but admits that she killed the queen and framed Bal and explaining why while slandering Bal in everyway, but she didn't know that it's being recorded live for the whole kingdom to see.
- The people are shocked from the truth yet outrage at the Director that they gathered infront of the institute, shouting that she deserves to be executed, that Queen Valerin and Ballister deserves justice, and to take down the wall and the institute.
- Soon as she's executed, Ambro announced the whole kingdom the truth of Gloreth and everything happending that Nimona decided not to disband but to restart the institute, the system, history and everything in the whitewall and taken the wall down as people are finally free to travel the world if they wished.
- Soon Bal told Ambro that he was pregnant while he was gone and had a child, and was shocked, but he can meet him when it's over.
- When Ambro met the child, his heart was melted and cried a bit when he held him.
DEMON SLAYER AU ANGSTY COMIC TIME
With:
Thunder Hashira Ambrosius
Stone Hashira Ballister
And Flame Hashira Nimona
Based on this
THE SILVER PROMISE AND THE GOLDEN BETRAYAL
An au where Nimona doesn't stay in the shadows with some help and leads the society to protect those from Gloreth's Reign!
SHOUT OUT TO @mavka12 FOR THE HELP!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! THIS AU WOULD'NT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WITHOUT YOUR CREATIVE WRITING!!!
- Set after the village burned down/betrayal, Nimona had run back to the shadows heartbroken, while Gloreth felt guilt inside.
- Soon Nimona spotted other shapeshifters and joins them, told them her story with the humans, they shifters were possibly aware of this as humans treated them as monsters too, not just them but other magical creatures too.
- Years past, Gloreth had grown her army, the wall and institute has been built, she was ordered to exterminate "monsters" outside the kingdom.
- Many lives of magical creatures and peacful monster and beast had been layed waste to Gloreth's path and many were killed all for her will.
- Nimona couldn't stand and watch, she had to do something, so she and the shapshifters formed a secret society to protect innocent lives and homes who Gloreth took away.
- Since Gloreth's kingdom was known for the Golden society, the secret one is called the Silver Society.
- From hearing her experience, everyone candidate Nimona as their leader, so she gathered the cunning, agile, and stealthy shifters and train them to keep on eye on Gloreth's update.
- They also need a location big enough for a safe sanctuary for those who withness the genocide, so she gathers everyone in the forest, and mage/sorcerer cast an invisibility spell to hide it. And uses the strongest beings to gaurd them.
- To prevent any destruction and genocide, she gathers the fighters and warriors to protect a village from Gloreth's reign with her coming along.
- Gloreth noticed how are almost the same soldiers know where their heading and how do they know their plans.
- It took a while with on of her spies following the Army, but they found where it led them too.
- As Gloreth finds out the sanctuary, passes through the barrier but the Guards blocked her, then half of the army distraced them as she and the other half were able to go through.
- As they Entered the village, the creatures gathered for saftey, as the protectors gathered with weapons ready.
- Then Nimona came as a bird and landed to her human form, greeted Gloreth after so long but Gloreth, pushed her to the ground, sword aiming at her and ready to strike, saying that she's done for, she found her after following her army.
- That's where the comic happens, and she shouted that Gloreth cause all of the pain and suffering the creatures endured, they glared with hatred and disgust at Gloreth.
- Turns out they fell into Nimona's trap, she was planning to kill Gloreth and her army, for revenge on hurting innocent beings and taking away their homes, but mostly, betraying Nimona.
- As the attack, began Sanctuary Army fought Gloreth's Army, while the 2 leaders fought alone against each other.
- Nimona's Army won, and Gloreth lost, the people of the Silver society won, and finally brought justice to the fallen.
- Gloreth, announced her Amry to drop their weapons, but the Army didn't listen and aim the weapons to Nimona.
- Nimona began to completely lash out at Gloreth of how she felt during the betrayal, and it hurts to have her only friend leaving her because of what others think, she'd say to Gloreth, "You've started this..... You wanted to be a hero since you were small, to slay a monster" "So you want me to be a monster huh? Fine!!!! I AM A MONSTER!!!"
- Then her dark form appeared and runs to her kingdom, but Gloreth follows Nimona as fast as she can.
- Like canon, she heads to the statue sword and tries to imae herself, until Gloreth stops her and apologize everything.
- Nimona shifted back and looks coldy at Gloreth with silence.
- Silence remains for a moment, but Gloreth broke it, saying how sorry she is for causing the genocide, for building an Army just for some twisted story, for letting people hurt Nimona all because of being clouded by fear, and most of all for Betraying her best friend.
- She drops her weapon near Nimona, screaming that she and the innocent creatures can hate her, despise her, blame her, spit and throw dirt at her name all she wants even kill her, because Gloreth knows she deserves it, she deserves to let Nimona kill her, her voice went raw telling Ninona that's not a monster and never will be and that she wanted to let Nimona know that she's sorry for evierything.
- Everyone in the kingdom and magical creatures were watching this and were suprised and shocked even heartbroken on Gloreth's words.
- Then Nimona grabs Gloreth's sword, she raised it up high, while Gloreth looked at her expression of accepting her fate as if she's finally accepting death, but suddenly, the sword, didn't go through Gloreth, it was through where she's laying at.
- As Nimona let go of the sword, she stared at Gloreth with a very cold yet stoned looking expression, turn her back on Gloreth, and walked away for a few steps staring down as tears dropped through her.
- Gloreth immediently got up and runs towards Nimona hugging her tightly at the back, wimpering "I'm sorry Nimona, I see you, and I love you" Gloreth sobbed.
- As unexpected, Nimona hugged back at Gloreth sobbing quitely, the folks who witnessing this were in awe, silently staring.
- After that night, Gloreth Declared that the Institute to be disband, and the wall teared down.
- Gloreth declared an Apology to the magical creature and beings, and offered them a home at the kingdom.
- Before the creatures moved, they must decide on restarting a system, to fix the mistakes, and rewrite the history with the truth.
- They expand their land now that it became a home for man and monster
- They honored the Protecters of the creatures for defending those who are truly vunderable
- As things were bad as before, Gloreth and Nimona's friendship were rebond and stronger that ever now that they vowed reach for the vunderable, and bring peace to all lands.
- As years past by, Nimona vowed to Gloreth that she'd watch over her Descentands till the last of their bloodline ends.
Note: This au is based on the Silver Society Concept that was scrapped from the movie
WHAT!? A NEW AU BASED ON THIS COMIC AND INSPIRED BY THE SILVER SOCIETY CONCEPT OF THE MOVIE?!?!? /☆o☆\
The comic here is inspired by the video on Tiktok here
Au description is coming soon everyone
GOLDENHEART WEEK
DAY SEVEN: ROLESWAP
For your Information on who's in the au?
Nimona/Gloreth
Ballister/Ambrosius
AND YES IT LOOKS TERRIBLE ON BAL!!!! I TRIED OKAY!!!!
GOLDENHEART WEEK
DAY FIVE: MODERN AU
DAY SIX: BEYOND THE WALL
I'm switching the day 6 prompt with the alternate as an excuse to draw them at the beach
GOLDENHEART WEEK
DAY THREE: MAGICAL CREATURE AU
DAY FOUR: GAY DADS AU
For Day 3 we got Ambrosius seranading his beautiful mermaid BF
And Day 4 we got Ballister scolding his husband and child for doing something stupid
GOLDENHEART WEEK DAY ONE: MEMORY
DAY TWO: APOLOGIES/FORGIVENESS
2 days prompts in 1 page, so I won't have to worry of time, right?
And run wild! Release your rage
Let the winds of wrath blow them away
Not gonna live in compliance-iance-iance
I'm not playin' the victim, no more
Time to go rage, let's punish them all
For their love, I'm done trying to trust
Not gonna live in compliance-iance-iance
Gonna play with fire, backlit
By the flames
Redesign from this post
Song inspired here with the english version here
I just love the songs both versions too much, it definitely reminds me of Nimona
SOOO CUTE YET SO FUNNY LOL🤣
"I'm sorry, please come back to me, I promise that I'll protect you at all cost this time"
Part 2 of the Prev art here
Thank you @mvjerbs for the qoute
HERE IT IS!!!
Some more fanart of @mvjerbs Prince Ballister AU
Now in Different outfits
