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Dark and Light

Another drabble, this one for @1-renegade and her prompt:

PR089 - Hylia and Lolia have an argument.

"How could you?" calls the darkness, voice of the night.

Day sighs, stretches, and replies, "I did nothing, they acted alone."

The smell of a winter night pleas, "Without the Hero of Wisdom, Lorule will fall. Not today, maybe not tomorrow, but…"

A summer sunbeam shakes its head. "I cannot help. I cannot override free will. If the situation was reversed, if it was Link who—" The pause is the beat between lightning and thunder.

"I could not help you either."

"No."

"Then what are we supposed to do?" asks the twilight mist.

"Be happy for them," answers the dawn.

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Originally wrote “old man” but I misread it as “oh man” and yknow what yeah. Oh man is right

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midna. midna turn on my mp3 player. play monster by skillet.

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Off-brand Rapids Ride time!

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Time refers to his masks as "for children" and "a plaything" (contradicting what he says minutes earlier lol) and says that he doesn't use them anymore… but then why did he bring them on this adventure? Surely it must be for more than sentimental reasons, or why not just leave them at home with Malon?

He already has the Couple’s Mask hanging on his wall!

art credit @/linkeduniverse

So obviously he could have done that with the rest too, or otherwise put them away where they would be safe. But no, he specifically chose to bring them with him on this quest.

Why?

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Hi guys I'm new, have some doodle pages of Twi and Sky :) please click for full quality!

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boyy. why are you so Ears

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Hi !!! Here's some recent warm-up with Ocarina Link !

I feel like I haven't posted forever on tumblr ;v;

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I've been playing Twilight Princess for the second time lately so I drew this !

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fic idea: the chain reconvenes again for one last “adventure”, each taken weeks or months before their deaths

there’s no actual adventuring, and it’s mostly just travel. They fight no monsters, hunt no creatures. They simply travel, horseback to horseback, through various temples across various eras, solving puzzles and spending time together. A gift from the goddesses, one could say.

Wind ‘s far older, an old man easily in his 80’s (if not more). His skin is tanned by the sun, his hair is grey and faded, he has numerous scars across his body, and his left leg is replaced by a peg leg. But he hasn’t changed at all beyond age; he still plays the same pranks, tells stories with the same vigor, speaks about the great see with the same renowned. He talks about Tetra, and the new kingdom they started decades ago. He jokingly mourns about not having gone down at sea, but he doesn’t truly mind. In new hyrule, all new heroes and knights go to pay respects in the new temple of time, where the wind waker and phantom sword mark the grave of the hero of winds.

Hyrule looks the same, but he demeanor and stories tell tales many decades old. He radiates magic; flowers bloom around him, a stream of fairies follows him, and anyone who touches him feels their aches and injuries ebb away. Despite barely changing, he tells stories of magic and mystery, of a rebuild hyrule and how magic has returned. The hero of Hyrule’s death, and whether it qualifies as death, is commonly debated. Often around the new fairy fountain, blooming with magic and life once belonging to Hyrule himself, in the middle of Castle Town.

Twilight is older, in his late 60’s. Years of shepherding and farming has taken its toll on his body, but he will always claim it as worth it. He can’t lift nearly as much as in his youth, but he prides himself on being the strongest old man in town. Wolfie is old and grey now, the dark grey on his coat faded nearly to silver, and the sharpness of his eyes as faded. He never saw Midna again, but he will always say (with near-complete truth) that he is content. The Twilight Mirror was reconstructed 20 years after Twilight’s passing. It’s said that a woman with fiery red hair would be found every day along the humble tombstone at the top of the hill.

Wild is about the same age as Twilight. His body, once covered in scars, has gained a few more; his right arm is still charred and blackened from Gloom, and his right leg (and some of his fingers) have been replaced with Sheikah prosthetics. He still has his youthfulness though, in spite of his inability to travel and explore as far on foot, and tells stories about traveling with Zelda to find ingredients for his next recipe (a collection of which he carries in a book about 700 pages long). Travelers will soon find what remains of the shrine of resurrection. It was reconstructed and repurposed after the calamity, but it now has a new purpose. The Sheikah gave it a new symbol marking its new purpose- “rest”.

Four is older, maybe the same as Wild, and still the same height and just as quiet and agile. The four sword still rests against his back- or theirs, to be exact, since the colors have been separated for years, maybe decades at this point. They joke about it- four times the life experience and smithing knowledge came in handy, and they’re preparing for their next project. During the hyrulean civil war, one of the last battles of the war, it’s said that four elderly men, looking the exact same, stepped onto the battlefield, wielding the same sword. It’s said that days afterwards, a mother would flee with her newborn child into the forest, and that that hylian would be raised by the kokiri.

Sky is nearing 50, and that even though his demeanor and kind spirit havent changed, everyone can see the happiness in his eyes. He wears a royal cloak and tunic, and he tries to be discreet about it. But everyone can see the rings, encrusted with diamonds and jewels- wedding bands. Everyone can see the crown that he tries and fails to make an effort to hide in his bag. Everyone can see the picture of a family he smiles at when no one was looking. Everyone can see how complete he is. The first king of hyrule died suddenly but peacefully in his sleep beside his wife. It’s said that the sword that now laid in the temple of time glowed and pulsed, as if humming a somber tune.

Warriors, once a confident young captain, is now a confident young (in spirit) general. The same age as Sky, various scars on his body tell the stories of battles in subsequent decades, of his new achievements. He doesn’t boast his status (though will occasionally and jokingly pull rank in small arguments). He says he hasn’t settled down yet, but everyone notices the fond way he talks about Zelda. The hero of warriors died peacefully in his sleep the night after a royal banquet. Some blamed it on the wine, others blamed it on wartime injuries that never healed. Zelda would later jokingly blamed it on him feeling too fulfilled.

Legend is older, and has even more quests under his belt. He doesn’t tell most of his stories, he’s too tired and aching to get through a long lecture. But he is, for the first time in his life, content with where he is. He’s seen the whole world, seen every monster, every dungeon. And, in spite of not wanting the drama of becoming a legend (ha), was convinced to write a book of his adventures and exploits by Zelda and Ravio (under the condition that half of them were fake and that only he would know which were real). An addendum to Legend’s story adds that, in his final hours, he was visited by everyone important to him, one by one, living or ghost, enemy or ally. No one knew if this addendum was true or not, considering the rest of the book. The last words, added by Zelda and Ravio who witnessed it, spoke of his contentment.

Despite the struggles that come with travel and adventuring, all of them enjoyed it. They could fight together, explore together, see each other. They played music, sang, told stories for the months they spent together. They saw how different and grown each other. They saw how much they’ve changed since their last adventure together.

Time was the only one who hadn’t changed.

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You know what would be cool?

If Twilight had a raven friend

Like, in nature, crows and wolves actually form friendships/partnerships where they help the other hunt and act as protectors/lookouts for one another. They even play together! Now, add in the fact that Twi has experience with big birds, is a brooding emo cowboy, and adding a big raven or a crow and boom! Asthetics!

Drama!

Why stop at one? Let him have a whole murder! Wolves aren't meat to be alone, they're pack animals. Twi wouldn't join with a real pack, but he does have his humans back in Ordon, his cats, and now a murder of crows that just....follows him around.

The chain are gonna be freaked out as crap (especially Legend and Four who are used to birds being enemies) but who cares because Twilight looks like a total boss with this murder all just swarming around him at any given time!

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plopped this bad boy in procreate and colored it <3

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Say cheese!!

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if you are still taking requests might i suggest wind and warrior doing brotherly things 🥺

also your art is absolutely to die for. the style is stunning 💛

Aw thank you so much! <3 This might not be exactly what you were asking for but i hope you like it!

This is kinda based on something i used to do when my older brother and me were kids lol

My brother would be minding his own business and i would, sometimes quite literally, get in his space and just hang out for as long as he tolerated my presence. Good times.

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martyr