Only a few days after the meeting, Zelda, Lana and the Musician went out during one of the daily attacks on the gates to see the teen manipulate them first hand. Constant observation over the past months had shown that not every gate was active all the time so they found an out-of-the-way part of the field with a few inactive gates that would hopefully remain that way while they messed with the power in them. It was unnerving for the Musician to have an audience for this but he had been getting so much practice that he didn't even have to access his future memories anymore.
Lana watched tight-lipped as the teen put his hand into the gate, pulled out a sparkling line of magic and explained how it was the power line for this individual location. With a quick yank, he broke the flow of power and the gate immediately closed with a flash of golden light. The Musician walked over to another nearby gate and pointed to a thicker strand.
"This connects it to others. I've been working on how these interact the last month or two and with the right twist, I've been able to shut down 3 at once but I know I can do more. Aevum never used these gates in my time but she mentioned them to me once. Not sure why she uses them more now but they're not that hard to manipulate once you figure out the structure."
"Ah, well done Link! I didn't know we could touch these." Zelda reached a hand out towards the pulsing, dull surface of the mostly inactive gate but the teen grabbed her wrist and shook his head.
"Sorry, your Highness. I wouldn't suggest it. It took me a little while to get used to the feeling and I regularly use time magic. Maybe not a great idea for you right now. There's, uh, weird side effects to shoving your hands into time."
i do unironically think the best artists of our generation are posting to get 20 notes and 3 reblogs btw. that fanfic with like 45 kudos is some of the best stuff ever written. those OCs you carry around have some of the richest backstories and worldbuilding someone has ever seen. please do not think that reaching only a few people when you post means your art isn't worth celebrating.
There’s that post that’s like ‘everyone should get into a tiny niche fandom at least once’ fully agree, that was really fun -- but I would like to add that everyone should get into a fandom where their opinions run counter to major fanon because it really teaches you about sticking to your guns and trusting your interpretation of the text without having to rely on peer validation
[image id: a four-page comic. it is titled "immortality” after the poem by clare harner (more popularly known as “do not stand at my grave and weep”). the first page shows paleontologists digging up fossils at a dig. it reads, “do not stand at my grave and weep. i am not there. i do not sleep.” page two features several prehistoric creatures living in the wild. not featured but notable, each have modern descendants: horses, cetaceans, horsetail plants, and crocodilians. it reads, “i am a thousand winds that blow. i am the diamond glints on snow. i am the sunlight on ripened grain. i am the gentle autumn rain.” the third page shows archaeopteryx in the treetops and the skies, then a modern museum-goer reading the placard on a fossil display. it reads, “when you awaken in the morning’s hush, i am the swift uplifting rush, of quiet birds in circled flight. i am the soft stars that shine at night. do not stand at my grave and cry.” the fourth page shows a chicken in a field. it reads, “i am not there. i did not die” / end id]
a comic i made in about 15 hours for my school’s comic anthology. the theme was “evolution”
I just think that 'animals are living intelligent creatures that have feelings and deserve to be respected' and 'when done properly farming is beneficial to both people and animals and there's nothing wrong with raising and killing animals for food, clothing, and other products' are concepts that very much can and should coexist