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what's faemie?

Faemie is a ship that me and my wife came up with because we wanted our blorbos to fuck nasty but then? They fell in love......

Hello! Navi here! Polaris asked me to help write the post because well..... our blorbos....... It all started when Timie was thrown into a group RP I was in and then they and Fae got along too well and UH-OH!!

Would you believe me if I said these two split off from one original, proto-Fae?

I was gonna dig out my old notebook and showcase one of my first ever drawings of OoT-Fae from like 2016, but I can't seem to find it... Oh well, I do still have these doodles from like a couple years ago ESXRDCTFGV

But yeah, proto-Fae was Hylian, and she was Granny's actual granddaughter, and she was still a potion merchant. But other than that, she didn't have much going for her. Like deadass OoT-era Fae was about to be completely scrapped until Faemie happened and kinda just..... brought Fara into being....

Like I don't say this in hyperbole, Faemie is kinda sorta the reason why A Memory of Younger Days exists, because before we started shipping them, Timie was a much different, much sadder character. I don't want to speak for Polaris necessarily, but even from my own perspective, drawing and writing Timie just being allowed to be happy kinda made us sit down and realize like

"Hey wait... Why ARE we writing so much angst? We don't HAVE to make them miserable!"

yeah thats the long and short of it, hello ship that has destroyed everything.

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Also stop telling my husband to put Fierce Deity markings on Timie. It’s really annoying.

The new fandom discourse has certainly been, uh… interesting.

“All LU fans are the worst and can’t read! I hate how they dominate the fandom!”

“I hate Zelda fans who say we HAVE to play the games to enjoy fandom! They’re elitist gatekeepers who probably don’t even think BotW’s a real Zelda game!”

There are things about these blorbos that can really only be gleamed from an authentic playthrough, or at the very least watching someone else play it. Screenshots and headcanon and hearsay can only go so far, and it’s a very big reason why a chunk of the fandom (myself included) recommends doing a bit of research.

It’s not elitism, and it’s not gatekeeping. I literally just want y’all to enhance your experience with the fandom by having a greater understanding of the source material.

Engaging with the Zelda fandom solely through LU is, in my eyes, like engaging with Star Trek solely through the newer movies that came out.

Are you able to understand it by itself?

Sure.

Is there a lot of context that’s missing because they’re trying to call back these things that happened in the original series and you don’t understand why everyone cares so much about Khan and these dialogue parallels but something something it happened in the old one so???????

Yeah, it’s gonna be like that, too.

Honestly I can’t even say too much about LU fans not knowing stuff about the games, because I can’t even trust the Zelda fandom IN GENERAL to actually read anything that’s happening in them either.

A good chunk of the fandom honestly takes what “elder authorities” say on it at face value. I don’t think I need to repeat the whole incident I went through last year involving a certain someone and her thesis essay on Twilight Princess full of things that flat-out did not fucking happen.

Yet, hundreds, if not thousands of guests on tumblr have seen that essay, and they take it as the big “holy shit tp was so dark” essay instead of sitting down and actually thinking about the words that were written.

But I digress.

Yeah, LU has dominated most of the fandom. Arguably the reason why we have so many linksmeetau’s is because of how much Linked Universe exploded.

Do I like it?

No.

Do I understand all the LU x Reader stuff I see everywhere or all the fanon that was made just for this AU?

Not even a little.

Does that mean I should dunk on people who do?

Absolutely not!

I of all people am in no position to talk when it comes to weird fandom things. I ship Link with an OC. My literal favorite one is FIRST HERO. Who ain’t even CANON. Everything I have for him is SHIT I MADE UP!!

But ya know what?

I still know how to fucking READ!!!!!

You know what? Fuck it, I’m taking everything back.

I AM gatekeeping!

NOBODY’S allowed to touch the Zelda fandom until they learn some god damn READING COMPREHENSION!!

I’m kidding, of course.

But seriously like. Learn your fandom.

Linked Universe isn’t the source of every headcanon ever, and Linked Universe didn’t kill your grandma, okay?

You don’t have to be freaks like me and my husband, who pore over every in-game and meta detail for the sake of an AU. But I strongly encourage everyone to watch a playthrough of other Zelda games. And if you can play them, that’s even better!

Also like.

The headcanon of ALttP Link and Zelda being siblings doesn’t belong to Linked Universe. That’s a general fandom headcanon.

Just thought I’d clear that up.

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I always liked the anime illustrations in the original NES Zelda manual, and it saddened me to find out these weren’t actually part of a real animated promotion for the game. So I decided to take those illustrations and re-create them as if they were!

Enjoy this long-lost VHS promotion for the Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System!

Voice narration by Streamy McDreamy

Animated in Procreate and Procreate Dreams.

View this video on YouTube here.

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The new fandom discourse has certainly been, uh… interesting.

“All LU fans are the worst and can’t read! I hate how they dominate the fandom!”

“I hate Zelda fans who say we HAVE to play the games to enjoy fandom! They’re elitist gatekeepers who probably don’t even think BotW’s a real Zelda game!”

There are things about these blorbos that can really only be gleamed from an authentic playthrough, or at the very least watching someone else play it. Screenshots and headcanon and hearsay can only go so far, and it’s a very big reason why a chunk of the fandom (myself included) recommends doing a bit of research.

It’s not elitism, and it’s not gatekeeping. I literally just want y’all to enhance your experience with the fandom by having a greater understanding of the source material.

Engaging with the Zelda fandom solely through LU is, in my eyes, like engaging with Star Trek solely through the newer movies that came out.

Are you able to understand it by itself?

Sure.

Is there a lot of context that’s missing because they’re trying to call back these things that happened in the original series and you don’t understand why everyone cares so much about Khan and these dialogue parallels but something something it happened in the old one so???????

Yeah, it’s gonna be like that, too.

Honestly I can’t even say too much about LU fans not knowing stuff about the games, because I can’t even trust the Zelda fandom IN GENERAL to actually read anything that’s happening in them either.

A good chunk of the fandom honestly takes what “elder authorities” say on it at face value. I don’t think I need to repeat the whole incident I went through last year involving a certain someone and her thesis essay on Twilight Princess full of things that flat-out did not fucking happen.

Yet, hundreds, if not thousands of guests on tumblr have seen that essay, and they take it as the big “holy shit tp was so dark” essay instead of sitting down and actually thinking about the words that were written.

But I digress.

Yeah, LU has dominated most of the fandom. Arguably the reason why we have so many linksmeetau’s is because of how much Linked Universe exploded.

Do I like it?

No.

Do I understand all the LU x Reader stuff I see everywhere or all the fanon that was made just for this AU?

Not even a little.

Does that mean I should dunk on people who do?

Absolutely not!

I of all people am in no position to talk when it comes to weird fandom things. I ship Link with an OC. My literal favorite one is FIRST HERO. Who ain’t even CANON. Everything I have for him is SHIT I MADE UP!!

But ya know what?

I still know how to fucking READ!!!!!

You know what? Fuck it, I’m taking everything back.

I AM gatekeeping!

NOBODY’S allowed to touch the Zelda fandom until they learn some god damn READING COMPREHENSION!!

I’m kidding, of course.

But seriously like. Learn your fandom.

Linked Universe isn’t the source of every headcanon ever, and Linked Universe didn’t kill your grandma, okay?

You don’t have to be freaks like me and my husband, who pore over every in-game and meta detail for the sake of an AU. But I strongly encourage everyone to watch a playthrough of other Zelda games. And if you can play them, that’s even better!

Also like.

The headcanon of ALttP Link and Zelda being siblings doesn’t belong to Linked Universe. That’s a general fandom headcanon.

Just thought I’d clear that up.

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BITING. "Well in Linked Universe" "Well in the LU fandom" Shut up! Stop! Its a *fan comic*. Its a Good fancomic, but its not canon and its not mine either! Get off me! Legend of zelda is almost 40 years old and has so much stuff please just LOOK at it! Im Tired!

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I’m assuming the “age of creation” portion of the Sheikah’s history refers to my problematic Minecraft playing goddess who’s done nothing wrong ever.

Given that Impa was chosen by Hylia herself to travel to the future and aid her mortal vessel, I guess that’s the where the whole “born into servitude” part comes from. Which, given the recent voice notes from BotW/TotK, it’s not entirely surprising that this sort of classification has been here from the beginning.

Normally, I don’t like using Hyrule Encyclopedia as supplemental material. I think its depictions of the Gerudo as “noble thieves” and the Sheikah as literally being born to serve the royal family are pretty distasteful(?) if not just something that rubs me off the wrong way

However, certain other parts of it, such as its discussions of the life and culture of Hylians, are very interesting indeed, especially during the Twilight Era

Given that the developers wanted to delve into darker themes in Twilight Princess, and given that everyone in Castle Town refers to TP Link as swordsman (derogatory), I wonder if this classist divide was supposed to be more prominent

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Israel cuts Gaza's final internet line, plunging it into total communication blackout.

Israel bombed the last main fibre route in Gaza, which means that as of June 12, all internet and fixed-line communication services are now completely cut off, further isolating Gaza amidst an ongoing genocide.

I am seeing more and more calls from inside of Gaza for help with eSims as that is currently the only way they can connect internally and with the outside world.

- Buy eSIMs here.

- If you can't afford it, you can donate any amount to this eSIM fund.

- Instructions on how to buy and share eSIMs.

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We Are Here pt 1/?

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Reblog to give a trans man a kickass magic sword this pride month

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The troublemakers in question:

The baby cat who causes every problem yet can do no wrong:

The first kitty we ever adopted:

The face we found outside:

what's it like to have a wife? (this is 1000% positive in tone im genuinely just wondering)

its hard to put into words but I think I'm crazy

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put himself right on their plate

im imaging demises "hair" to be smoldering like coals, i just dont know how to draw it

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GANJIRA

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EDIT: YOU SHOULD CARE MORE ABOUT REAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

btw i’m not pushing like “boycotting the lilo and stitch is the greatest act of activism you can do in today’s climate”

i’m just like “not watching this movie is literally the bare minimum you can do to help not push an imperialistic tourist agenda that’s destroying native Hawai‘i. just don’t.” and im already pre-irritated bc i know like thirty people are gonna be like i knowww but. i just wanna.

Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement:

Current Issues Impacting Native Hawaiians:

Petitions and Donations Supporting Native Hawaiians & Their āina:

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BRUHHHHHH WHO WAS GONNA TELL ME THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES MOVIE WAS JUST RICH MAN PROPAGANDA???!?!?!?!?!