#i love this kid already

[gerudoevernight]

I've been thinking about the Fallen Timeline Hero of Time. Like, this kid had it rough. First, I'm pretty sure he was picked on by the Kokiri for not being Kokiri. Then his Tree Dad suddenly was not able to Dad, and he had to fight a big scary monster, but he was too late and his Tree Dad died. Then he had to leave the forest that he'd called home his whole life, found out that the rest of the world was not so great, then had to fight an unknown amount of monsters (we don't actually know when he died), and may or may not have died because of a big scary guy who was also the one responsible for him losing his Tree Dad.

He was a child. An. Actual. Child.

Therefore, I present to you:

Angst

The Linked Universe Chain goes to the Master Sword pedestal in Legend's or Hyrule's era (or Wild's, he's after the timeline merge) to discover a ghost child who has been there a Very Long Time. They immediately adopt this ghost child who doesn't really believe them when they say that Ganondorf is gone.

So Wind tells him the story of Ganondorf's defeat. Twilight adds his own.

But this kid isn't stupid, he knows that two conflicting stories of the same person's defeat is not how things are supposed to go.

And that's how the Hero of Time and a ghost child end up playing hide-and-seek storytime after dark in the Lost Woods. They end up back at the campsite.

Time sits down by a sleeping Warriors and rolls his shoulder. Link floats cross-legged a few inches above the ground. "So it's like a tree." Time hummed.

"I suppose so."

"Well then that's good. Dorfie can't poison the tree if he's gone."

Time chuckled at the little nickname. "No, he can't."

He didn't mention that Ganondorf could be revived, had been in the past.

"The saplings will be strong, then."

Time quirked a brow and looked at the kid. Gesturing, Link explained.

"When a branch from a tree falls, a little tree grows there. But sometimes the big tree is too big, and the little tree dies because it can't get enough light." Link pointed to the other Links. "There's plenty light for all the trees. Except that one," Link points at Twilight, "but you know that." No he doesn't actually, but Link keeps going. "The little trees will become big trees because there's enough light and they're not being crowded out and left behind."

It occurred to Time that they weren't talking about timelines anymore.

In short: This kid has no idea how to process everything that happened. Also I love him already. This has been a brief brainrot.

Also the kid calls Ganondorf, Dorfie because it makes him less scary.

[chris-sales-belly-ring]

Lindor has only known this kid for a few hours. 😭

[riickgrimes]

Man of his word. It only took a couple of lifetimes. I was in love with my son's best friend. I didn't know what to do. Then you asked for that toothpaste. I was damned if I wasn't gonna find something.

[jojolightningfingers]

i truly truly will never stop being tickled by how law's braincell count just plummets into the negatives whenever he's around luffy and kid SPECIFICALLY at the same time. like if it's one or the other he copes more or less just fine. kid's a shit-starter but he's predictable and easy (and fun) to rile up. luffy runs on baffling logic but he's fundamentally easy to get along with so long as you maintain your zen and understand that he usually doesn't MEAN to get under anybody's skin. separately they aggravate law in different ways. but when they're together kid's penchant for starting dickswinging contests (or inability to not take the bait of one) collides with luffy unhesitatingly answering with a one-up that no sane person would conceive of and what the hell is law supposed to do against THAT fuckin wombo combo. get left behind and called a bitch for it? not goddamn LIKELY!!

[otpadsis]

i want to squish him so bad he would make the funniest sound

[multistanninglifestyle]

You were supposed to be a side effect of the drugs

I’m not a hallucination

You’re a pipe dream

- The king’s men

So as a direct consequence of Nora Sakavic’s return and announcement of a spin off on Jean, I have once again been thrown into the depths of the never ending spiral of re-reading aftg. And it’s lovely, as always. Rip my grades tho💀.

[f1-stuff]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7cVB8qoZr5/?igsh=MXFsNW8wNm9qbWVpYg== the video of the hug! 🥹

🙃

[wyvernity]

been thinking about the sinnohtrio lately......plus misc other stuff

also, casual ko-fi drop!! get something in this sketchy style starting at $10 woop woop

[christakisbang]

[iffasart]

@campbenji JWCTcountdown: release day / free day

HAPPY CHAOS THEORY DAY!!!!

I'M SO EXCITEDDD :D

Edit: added some close-ups under the cut

[aenslem]

#me, on daily basis Chance Perdomo in GEN V (2023– )

[novelconcepts]

One of the most fundamentally interesting things to me about YJ and writing fic, specifically, is how the blame changes hands depending on the story. On whose perspective you're writing from. On whose story it is at a given moment. The very thing I dislike about viewers missing the point becomes so fascinating to me from within the narrative. Who are these characters when seen through the eyes of their peers?

Who does Jackie become? If you're Shauna, she's the love of your life, and your greatest rival, and the other half of your soul, and the person you blame for your dead dreams. If you're Van, she's the respected captain who earns none of your respect in the woods, the one who left you to die without blinking, the easiest target for teenage malice. If you're Natalie, she's competition for affection, the blabbermouth who can't leave well enough alone, the hands putting themselves to no good use. If you're Jackie? You're just a girl. You're so tired. You're so scared. You're losing face a little more every day, and you're made of despair, and you can't even trust your best friend. It's not your fault. It's not your fault. It's not your fault.

Who does Lottie become? If you're Natalie, she's your direct foil, the splinter under the edge of your thumbnail, the smart mouth to match your own, the confusing amalgamation of normal friend and mad ritual. If you're Misty, she's the first shred of obvious power in months, a leader who might need to be nudged back into line, a fascinating exercise in hitching your wagon to the right star early on. If you're Taissa, she's flat-nuts and endlessly frustrating, she's got your girlfriend's full attention, she's incredibly dangerous. If you're Lottie? You're just a girl. You're so tired. You're so scared. You've built a pedestal you can't keep your balance on, and you're not sure if you're right or going crazy, and you didn't want this. It's not your fault. It's not your fault. It's not your fault.

From outside the narrative, there is no bad guy. There is no blame. It is no one's fault. It is Man v. Nature, they are doing the best they can with an impossible situation. They're all trying to contribute what they can to the story, for better or worse.

From inside the narrative, you are a teenager trapped in a society constructed entirely of bare-bones-survival with the wildest assortment of girls. From inside the narrative, to stay human, you have to love and fight, respect and judge. Every story changes the game. Every story shifts the blame. A hero in one has the bloodiest hands in the next. And that, to me, is such a thrilling sandbox to play in.

[meep-meep-richie]

´´ You already know that i´m interested. ´´

[lettuceflower]

dion killing that (evil) 10 year old with absolutely no hesitation is in like the top 5 most iconic things any final fantasy character has ever done

[spielzeugkaiser]

This was supposed to be part of a 'Ciri starts to realize that (while it's obvious that Jaskier is in love with Geralt) this is not as one-sided as she thought it was' comic (or like in short, when you find out your dad has two hands) but then I decided to colour that panel and made it separate 🙈 also a Ciri under the cut:

She's going hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[forgetful-nerd]

POV: You’re an adult mutant ninja turtle whose about to be sucked into some multiverse bullshit

I love this dumb fic trope where everyone thinks the younger versions of tmnt are just…. the kids of the older versions. Bonus points if both sides just roll with it to troll the villains.