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thatbrokenpromise · 6 months
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Some Four love after the poll got them no votes at all LOL. May yet clean it up a bit more, but for now I wanted to share. Design for my own AU.
There's a reason for their variation in looks and all, which I'll put under the cut. It's not super vital to my AU because Four themself has no fucking clue why its doing that, but if you're curious about the reasoning go for it.
Yes, go ahead, make all the grey-ace jokes you want about Shadow, it's not why he's in grey but its true.
If y'all looked at his bio, you'd notice I stated he's intersex via genetic mosaicism. Well, if you look at the pics above that comes out in some designs. Obviously Four has no idea why the split had the effects it did, but their weird genetics get scrambled by the splitting and results in varying expression of albinism, gender and -- as will come up in another fic soon -- their epilepsy.
They all still mainly use he/him, and only sometimes they. In terms of Word of God with this AU, I'm not going to be more specific on them being multiple because its a complex condition that probably was heavily influenced by the situation with the Four Sword when they were only fourteen. This, too, is something Four honestly isn't fully sure of themself: did the sword do this, or was he always like that?
I'll leave it up to y'all to fill in the blanks, because -- on top of all of the above -- Four will not give a straight answer unless it's absolutely necessary. So enjoy?
[ETA: Changed picture bc I rearranged the stripes and fixed a few lineart issues I'd ignored last time.]
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batrogers · 4 months
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LINK, WIELDER OF THE FOUR SWORD Four Swords Adventures, Four Swords Manga
[From my Link's Meet AU, That Broken Promise]
GENDER: Male (amab, intersex via genetic mosaicism) PRONOUNS: He/They HEIGHT: 5'2" AGE: 24 HEALTH: Myopia in left eye (red = severe/ vio = moderate), Seizures (green/blue when split)
WEAPONS: Ordinary sword, Bow, Fire rod ITEMS: Cursed pendant, Roc’s Feather, Moon pearl, Blue bracelet, Power bracelet SPELLS: Quake, Bombos
Four was Zelda’s childhood friend, close enough to be asked to join her and the Sages when they tried to check on the Four Sword. He was there for Shadow’s first appearance and Vaati’s return before he pulled the Four sword to go after them and split for the first time. After some time fighting with himself as much as Shadow and any o Vaati’s minions, ending only wit Vio’s betrayal and their reconciliation, they made it to the Palace of Winds, destroyed Vaati and sealed Ganondorf into the Four Sword.
Four is unsure himself how much of what he’s like now was true before he pulled the Sword. He is disinterested in talking about his past and frequently straight up lies about it. He and Zelda are still very close and often he runs her errands. He sought out a cursed pendant from the young witch in the Village o the Blue Maiden, in order to split back into four and to summon Shadow again. He’s on good terms with his father, but tells him little of his current life.
Four speaks when comfortable, is literate (except Red, who cannot see well enough), and does not know any sign language.
Four has various feelings about sexuality and taste: Green & Blue are involved with each other, Vio & Shadow are involved, and Red has had little interest in any partners. Given their complicated situation, only Vio ever takes outside partners for short term flings.
CURRENT MEDIA:
Five Times Link Hurt Himself (And When He Stopped) Not to Me, Not if its You, rated M for graphic injury (minor role) Meeting Nail, rated T for mature themes (minor role) Cave Frogs, rated T for violence and near-death (minor role) The Great Sea, rated T for threats of violence (Shadow POV) Fluff Dump: Watch me, rated G All Fours (my art)
Songs from the playlist for Four: Shake It Out, by Florence and the Machine Be Better At Listening, by Pomplamoose
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triforce-of-mischief · 8 months
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Febuwhump Day 3: "Bite down on this"
[warnings: broken bone]
characters from @thatbrokenpromise by @batrogers
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Far was pretty sure that Four was cursing him out. It was just a garbled mess anyway, and Far couldn’t pay him much mind because he had more important things to focus on.
Like Four’s leg, mangled and stretched out before him, his femur very obviously broken. If Far remembered correctly, it was one of the most painful bones to break, if not the most painful. So it made sense that Four was all but incoherent, acting like he was concussed as well. Far had already checked, and he was almost certain that the smaller man’s leg was the source of the entirety of the pain.
If not… that could wait until Four’s leg was set and healed. Far, by some miracle, had a fairy in his bag but it would be safer and easier to set the bone before releasing her.
Easier for the fairy, that was, not Four. This was going to hurt him a lot and Far couldn’t say he was looking forward to it.
Four raised a hand, pawing at his magic pendant, and Far caught his wrist before he could do anything with it.
“No, not yet,” Far scolded. “I don’t need more of you snarking at me before you’re even healed.”
Four grumbled at him as he took the opportunity to remove the leather bracer from that arm.
“Yeah, I know,” Far said, setting Four’s arm down and holding the bracer to his mouth. “But if you’re gonna snark at me, you’re gonna need to not bite through your tongue.”
Four glared at him, sullenly accepting the makeshift gag.
“Don’t worry, this’ll be quick. I have a lot of practice, plus I’ve got a fairy.” Far gave him a humorless smile, bracing himself to set the bone. “One, two-”
Four screamed around the gag, fading to shock as Far uncorked the bottle and let the fairy finish the work. They sat in silence for a minute, panting with exertion, then Four reached for his pendant once again. He twisted it with shaking fingers, summoning not three more of himself but simply his Shadow.
Shadow blinked, barely giving Far an acknowledging glance before he gently pulled the bracer from Four’s mouth. Four shuddered and tipped over, letting Shadow hold him in a rare show of trust that wasn’t often extended to the rest of them.
“Thank you,” Shadow said, nodding to Far.
Far tilted his head back and breathed, “No problem.”
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sunricgod · 2 years
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vance : *beating someone up*
bruce & finney : *cheering for him*
robin : yes i support trans rights, but i also support trans wrongs. that motherfucker deserved it. <3
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f1inl3ey · 2 years
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He’s infected almost everyone.
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Becca and braxton have been infected.
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Banks and Miguel have been infected.
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Brady and madeleine have been infected.
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Brady and Jordan have been infected.
TRISTAN WAS INFECTED TOO NOO
What has mason done 😭😭
This is a joke btw
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awcuse · 2 months
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in mourning of emrules(since it’s literally been like a week since i sent the email and there’s NOTHING) here are some tbp tweets. part four i think
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yeah i’ve lost all hope atp
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aquafire2008 · 8 months
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haii there so uh. uhm. my buddy made me read a legend of zelda book and i can feel the hyperfixation loading. what other legend of zelda stuff do u recommend for me
Hello, Tikycuki! Thanks for the ask!
Not sure what you've read from the LoZ fandom but I will give you a complete list of everything that I know of in this fandom to help with the brainrot! There are Mangas, AU's on Tumblr, and many, many games. List under the cut.
You can find a list of the games on my profile, but this list may be missing a few games.
Mangas:
Twilight Princess
A Link to the Past
Four Swords (Parts 1 and 2)
Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
Phantom Hourglass
Minish Cap
Majoras Mask?
Ocarina of Time?
Then Zelda AU's:
@linkeduniverse
@linked-maze
@linkedkeysau-official (Looking for voice actors)
@bonus-links
@minas-linkverse
@magikandmayhem
@link-rejoin
@limited-hero
@heroesspirit
@linkbetweenlinksau
@zelda-the-sacred-realm
@recalled11
@sea-salt-lemon-sugar (Splatoon AU of LU)
@thatbrokenpromise
@jhoca (Time, Twilight, Tears)
@its-roachii (Tears of the Kingdom, roll swap)
@modlinkeduniverse (Modern ask-the-nine-links)
@tentimesthecourage (Introducing Wild's brother)
@houseofheroesau
Other Zelda Blogs That I Recommend:
@breannasfluff (Amazing AU's. THE place to go if you want Ravioli content (not the pasta). Mainly LU content)
@ask-the-nine-links (LU incorrect quotes)
@ikaishere (Mainly LU content)
@arecaceae175 (LU Sky content + others)
@linkfollower (LU content)
@triforce-of-mischief (LU and TBP content)
@kaenith (Four Swords content)
@nyxsbotwtapestry (Recreating the BOTW tapestry irl)
@zarvasace (Four Swords and vidow content)
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gonegirlaccount · 10 months
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Hiii
I saw that you were writing again and I saw that u write for tbp so I was wondering if you could so a Vance Hopper with a reader with curly hair the promp being that they help him with his curls (I wanna do his hair so bad😭) if you do this tysm
Sure np! :D
Curls. (Vance Hopper + GN!reader)
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▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▄▀▄▀▄▀▄ It was Friday after school, which meant there was no school tomorrow. So you decided to go over to Vance’s house and stay the night. You knocked on the door and instead of Vance opening the door, it was his mom.
“Oh thank goodness you came (Y/N)! I was just about to call you. You’re the person Vance really wants to see but he won’t tell me why. Just go to his room.” She smiles at you then heads back to the living room. Why was Vance going to call you?
You slipped off your sneakers and left them near the door, then you headed towards the blond’s room. You knocked on the door and was greeted by the boy with a comb stuck in his frizzy hair. You covered your mouth as you giggled a little. “It’s not funny, (Y/N)..!”
The blond grumbled, his face a light red in embarrassment. “Okay, okay. So if I’m guessing correctly…you want me to help you with your hair? Am I right or am I not?” You smile at him.
“..you’re right. So, can you help or not?” He says. “Yeah I can help. I just gotta go get some supplies. Go to the bathroom, I’ll be back.”
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You came back into the house with a bag full of supplies you use for your curls, walking into the bathroom to see Vance exactly where you asked him to be.
you then grabbed a towel and wrapped it around Vance’s shoulders. “Alright put your head into the sink Vance.” The blond does what you say then you turn the water on, making sure every part of his hair is wet.
As soon as you were sure every part of his hair was wet, you lifted his head out of the sink. He looked in the mirror and saw his curls curling. “That’s all I had to do?” He says, getting ready to get out the bathroom. “Nope Vance, there’s still a lot to do. Can’t leave your hair like this or else it gets frizzy and tangled.” You grin.
He sighs. “First we have to detangle your hair.” You say, spraying a detangle mist into his hair. The blond starts coughing. “You got it in my mouth!” “Calm down, you’re acting like I poured the whole bottle in your mouth…”
After you successfully detangled his hair, you put in some curl creme. “Imma leave some supplies here so you can do this yourself, alright?” Vance nodded and you could see a tiny smile on him. You put his hair into a bun and decided to do finger-curls on him.
“This is how you tell how your curls want to be separated.” You comb his hair and see his curls separate into four. You then wrapped a strand of his hair around your finger, held it there then let it bounce into a curl.
“One strand down, only a few more to go!”
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”Ta-da! So, what do you think Vance?” You smiled as you got him up and led him to the mirror, showing off his new curly style.
The blond looked at his hair and felt it, a grin appearing on his face. “My hair looks fucking awesome!” He laughs, his grin widening.
You cleared your throat and looked at Vance with a raised eyebrow. “Oh. Right. Thanks, (Y/N).” He gives you a hug. And you hug him back.
“So I have to do this myself..” “once a week, Vance. I could do it for you if you’d like.” You tell Vance with a smile. “Yeah…could you do it for me?” “Ofcourse. Who am I to deny you?”
He grins and ruffles your hair, getting a giggle out of you.
“Wanna play pin-ball now?” “Hell yeah (Y/N)!”
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like and/or reblog if you want to pookies, I’d appreciate it 😜🫶🏽.
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insane-control-room · 18 days
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letters to the ocean
Barley gets letters from home.
ink demonth - sailor
TBP Rated: G Warnings: None AO3 Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/58729909 Length: 1000
The ocean is a tranquil, formidable friend.
Though, in the blink of an eye, it can become one's worst enemy and nightmare.
Whistling winds and careening, cascading waves; light dancing across the rippling surface as a lover winks playfully at their paramour, yet glinting as sharp as a snake's acicular, venomous tooth.
To live upon the sea is to accept one's complete and utter brevity.
Not only small in size compared to the vast depths; but starkly short lived, with a lifespan not even worth a flash of glimmering wave.
And if one were to fall into the immense abyss, within days there will be nothing left. 
Nothing, save from the remnants of what was before. 
The connections one makes with another being, no matter how far away they are. 
Such as letters and notes from home.
Collecting mail was always a momentous occasion on the rig. Sometimes it would be at a port, where a few bundles of letters were waiting at the docks; other times, it was a tanker coming to give them a fill and a scoop of the news, carrying along fragments of home.
For Barley, it was usually two to nine fragments of home.
From least to most, his aunts and uncles, those at the studio who Joey had brought close- he could count on at least one letter from at least one person each batch. There was, however, on occasion, no word from any of them- those instances typically clustered around moments when the studio was undergoing an animation or deadline crunch. Infrequent, yet occuring nonetheless.
Next, there was Linda - not that Barley's oldest sister did not care to write to him, but rather the fact that she was completely encircled by her own form of ocean: college and work, both of which were across the country as well as the sea. The rarity of her letters made them all the more touching to her seafaring sibling, who wrote back short notes and requests to learn more about her own schooling, including anecdotes of his oceanic research.
Boris wrote infrequently, oftentimes including notes in his sibling and parent's letters rather than creating his own in full. He would send recipes and reports on his culinary journey, as well as the hikes that he had taken. Usually he would write with Bendy or Alice, though at times he would join in on Edgar or Charley's letters.
Speaking of Charley... it hurt, a little bit, how sparingly his brother wrote to him. He and Charley had been close, closer than he was with his other siblings, so the distance now stung. Barley had initially been quite surprised by the lack of constant communication, though with time on the lulling ocean crests, came to accept that his brother had been hurt by his departure - as though a part of him was suddenly removed, and now that it was separate, there was a barrier that came just as sudden as the rift had appeared. Barley hoped that with time, and an effort, they would be able to communicate through the uncomfortable sloughs of water that seemed to split them apart, muffling their words and causing frustration as statements and true understanding was lost in translation. 
Bendy would write commonly- every four letters or so. In fact, now that Barley thought about it, he realized that Bendy literally wrote every four letters, precisely twice a month. Their letters were always exactly five pages long; and they spoke of everything and anything. Sometimes their letters were rather moody, but Barley felt touched that his sibling was able to confide in him. It was good to maintain the connection, to write back and silently say that he was there for them. 
More frequently - Alice. She wrote about politics, about history, about books. She would make recommendations (and often send them with the letter) and quote favorite lines. Her letters often had a dictative feel, a play by play write up of her day, interests, and proclamations. She wrote about how she was proud of their parents’ civic work, and told Barley that she was proud of him, too, for being one of the bravest people she knew. Barley wrote back that he thought that she was braver- a powerful young woman learning to navigate. He joked that he hoped that she was not taking lessons from their grandmother- to which Alice laughed through letters. 
Edgar wrote almost every time the mail came. He would send fabrics and designs he was working on, rambling of textiles and popular cuts. To Barley, the information was like a different language, something completely foreign to him. Yet it was his sibling’s interest, and he indulged Edgar in it, asking about why certain styles were fashionable and why others were less acceptable. It hardly made any sense to him, but then again, sailing made no sense to Edgar, so they were both content with sharing their passions while not fully grasping them. It was good enough to understand that their family member was happy. 
His father, Henry- he wrote every other time as well. He would check in on Barley, joke that all of his siblings and aunts and uncles had him covered in the communication aspect, and would apologize for not having much to say himself. Instead, he would ask Barley about how he was feeling, what he was learning, where he hoped to go. Barley would always enthusiastically reply to his Dad, agreeing readily to a promise for Henry to buy him a small boat as long as he’d lug around his dear old dad. 
His father, Joey… he wrote every time. His letters were awkward and clipped at times, uncomfortable with the distance and the knowledge that his son was upon the ocean. But they were always full of love, and they were always there at the next port. He often included little doodles, drawings. 
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Barley collected every letter, every recipe, every newsletter, every drawing- and smiled at the thought of his home. 
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lonelypersonhere · 9 days
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(just asking here so we dont flood ops notes lmao) soooo what are your favorite mcr songs so far ?¿ do you have a favorite album of theirs ??
oh my gosh ok. so. i personally like tbp (idc call me basic but it’s the kind of music i need rn so it’s what im liking the most)
i’ve been meaning to make tierlist(s?) of their songs bc i just can’t pick a favorite literally every single one i have heard are master pieces.
i tend to start listening to artists one album at a time until i can recognize almost all the songs, and so atm i’ve got all four (there’s only four albums right?) on my playlist. once i’ve really gotten danger days and bullets mostly recognizable, then i’m gonna listen to any singles and also the members solo songs too.
i did watch a couple of their music videos and live videos on youtube but i need to read about the lore of danger days still lol
while i can’t choose a favorite song i can say that i constantly have mama (and dead! too) stuck in my head. but tbh like all of their songs have just been rotating around my head since i started listening to them lolol.
but yeah :3
lmk your favs too tho
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away-ward · 4 months
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Nightfall Bonus Scene Summary: Will
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idk, the gif just seemed like something that would entertain will.
Will's chapter takes one month after the TBP orientation. He's in History class and already falling behind. And he feels horrible.
Right after class lets out, he goes out to the football field where he can watch Emmy practice. And he thinks a lot about Emmy. About her hair, and her smile, and her shoes, and how her glasses slip down her nose...
And then he's distracted by Damon Torrance sitting in a tree. Will decides that he likes him because it is really that simple. Damon gives him his first cigarette (gee, thanks), and tells him he plans on asking a few older girls if they'd like to go to the cove. Will scoffs, because of course older girls want with a freshman (crying because my fics are all being debunked before my eyes).
And then he's distracted by Michael and Kai who are going to the old gym for basketball try-outs. At this point, Will has a genius plan. If he's on the basketball team, Emmy will have to pay attention to him (laughing cause it worked). So he made up his mind to try out and goes to the gym (seriously, it took him all of five seconds to think of this plan and commit to it). He invites Damon but Damon says no and also sweating is gross.
Will, having never played basketball on a team before, pays attention to Kai and Michael, and falls into the game with them when all distractions are wiped away. He's astute, pays attention, picks up on details. But mostly, he feels charged. Focused.
Damon comes into the game, but after elbowing Kai in the eye, the coach calls an end to the game, and says that Will, Michael, and Kai have something and should stick together. Damon leaves without saying anything, and Michael goes after him because he knows what Damon can do for them.
Will thinks that the four of them...could be the new horsemen, just like his grandfather and his friends. He asks Kai if he's ever heard of Devil's night.
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Will's is the shortest chapter, I think, but it could be Kai's. Either way, there was so much here to pick up that that calls back to the series and I am excited to get into it.
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thatbrokenpromise · 7 months
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explaining things in circles and then i tripped:
if minish bites a person, the other person will die
if somebody bites far, they will die
if minish bites far, far will die
if minish bites far, will minish die?
Context first, since I haven't detailed this before LOL.
Far, because of the Blood Curse, has blood that makes people sick if they bite him (Ask How He Knows) I'm not sure that the blood itself would kill someone unless they drank a lot, it just makes them ill (because curse, also do you have any idea how many diseases Far might have??) and a target of Ganon's Minions because they're not the brightest and just notice someone has cursed blood in them and aren't picky about how it got there.
Minish got changed the second time he picked up the Four Sword. Among those changes was the Sword trying to make him more like it's maker, who -- in this AU -- was originally one of the Picori themselves. Through a series of logical jumps ("This game is too sweet, how can I make it more fun") and some Tears of the Kingdom spoilers, this turned into "What if there was venomous picori" and "What if the maker was one?"
So far the only place I've mentioned Minish being venomous is a brief joke about how I get rid of Tingle from my AU (He got bit, sorry Tingle fans. He's dead. Causally dead everywhere. All because of Minish.) I'm tossing around a few reveals but I'm not cagey about spoilers.
Anyways, because I don't think Far's blood is *fatally* poisonous but just very very cursed Minish will probably be fine. He will probably get sick though, because while he has some resistance to poisons and other natural effects he does NOT have resistance to curses and that's the problem.
He also would become a target for Ganon's Minions for a while, so let's hope if this happens Far has a fairy or a doll and they're NOT in Far's Hyrule.
Fortunately the person who'll probably find out Minish is venomous first is NOT Far.
It's actually likely to be Ordon.
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batrogers · 7 months
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Febuwhump Day 18: Too Weak To Move
That Broken Promise AU, Four (FSA) has had a seizure and Ordon's (TP) designated tank to carry him.
Four doesn't enjoy needing help, but Ordon's impossible to sway and a masochist.
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End of the Game
Summary: In the final room of the Palace of the Four Sword, Rabbit is surrounded by the bodies of his friends. When the same friend appears, unharmed, Rabbit doesn't know how to trust what is real and what is part of this deadly game.
Words: 500
Warnings: blood, vomit, description of corpses (including a decapitated one), panic attack
Notes: part of the paper dolls series; first fic / my art / @batrogers' art (mind the warnings for each)
Characters from @thatbrokenpromise
AO3
Please reblog to show your support! Likes do nothing.
Palace of the Four Sword, huh?
Four was glad, for Rabbit’s sake, that the other hero had never seen fit to meddle with this place. That did, however, make it a lot harder to go after him. The fox guarding the entrance of the dungeon was adamant that only one adventurer was allowed inside at a time. The only compromise they could reach was for Four to follow behind at a distance, waiting for Rabbit to kill each boss before the empty room would open to him. Each advancement was a small relief, but the wait was longer each time and Four didn’t recall Rabbit having any fairies on him.
How stupid that a dungeon centered around the magic of teamwork refuses to let it happen.
The door to what had to be the final room stayed closed for the longest time, and Four impatiently paced outside it. When the door slammed open at last, Four ran inside, unprepared for the stench of blood that was eerily unlike the monsters’ before. The floor was coated in it, green tiles stained and Four’s eyes followed a puddle of crimson that led to…
Four’s head. Red’s, severed at the neck and rolled away from the rest of his body that was sprawled on the floor. Four stared at the not-Red’s still face, at his mouth frozen in a tiny smile, until somebody screamed.
“No! I’m not fighting you again!” they cried, and finally Four saw Rabbit, standing over the clone of Vio’s body. The other hero recoiled, stumbling back until he tripped over the false Blue’s leg (slumped against the wall, an arrow buried deep in his throat). Rabbit collapsed and retched, vomit mixing with pooled blood.
Four winced and retrieved a waterskin, trying to ignore how disgustingly realistic the quartet of corpses were. Rabbit didn’t react until Four was crouching beside him, the water held out in silent offering. Cautiously, Rabbit took it, drank and spat, then turned his head away from the mess. He stared at Four, eyes clouded with fear and distrust.
Four leaned back and said, “I’m not here to fight you.”
“You could be another trap. Like my uncle- like Blind.” Rabbit’s breaths came faster with panic, and Four sighed.
“Here,” Four said and extended a hand to him, wrist up. Rabbit stared in disbelief but reached to feel Four’s pulse.
“I didn’t want to kill you,” Rabbit whispered, his voice choked with imminent tears.
Four grimaced, but shifted to take Rabbit’s hand. Rabbit was too shocked to struggle as Four muttered, “Just come here already,” and pulled him into a loose, awkward hug.
“I’m right here. You didn’t kill me.”
Four waited uncomfortably while Rabbit sobbed, but it was working. The contact proved that Four was alive, that neither of them would hurt each other, and it was Rabbit who pulled away first. The other hero wiped his face with his sleeve, visibly composing himself. Four stood and waited a moment before pulling Rabbit up too.
“C’mon, let’s get out of this nightmare.”
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can i just say i love what you've done with scourge???? if i were to do my own rewrite au i couldnt not take inspiration from what you've done with him LOL i think firestar sparing him and ripping off his collar instead is so poignant and helps further the intention of tbp much better than firestar just killing him. like i think even if u were to keep his rise of scourge backstory (bc iirc you've gutted it which is a perfectly fine decision) its a very tender way to end his arc you know? like he realizes that not all cats only care about themselves and there are some who value mercy. anyway. just wanted to let u know i love him and cherish him and really love how you've written his arc thus far.
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[ID: A sketch of BB!Scourge, known by Iceheart, giving a thumbs up]
Every time I reread TPB, Darkest Hour is a huge disappointment. All series long, we see how isolation causes problems for the Clans, that the code itself is flawed and deserves to be challenged, and that Tigerstar's biggest threat is how he can turn a society cruel.
Darkest Hour is the book that pivots on Firestar being a radical change to clan culture, decides that StarClan doesn't actually control anything, and that the final villain is an outsider, like Firestar...
Only this time, Firestar is fighting for the Clans to not change. The status quo is good, actually, Tigerstar didn't deserve to be murdered so horribly even though he killed tons of innocent people and it was self-defense, and after beating BloodClan for their right to exist, the forest four go right back to the isolationism that plagues the series to this day.
So I care very deeply about the Dramatic Necklace Removal change, I think it's one of my most important ones. The code's protection is for ALL cats, honor does not stop at the border, and Fire Alone can save the Clans because Firestar is symbolic of radical change.
Getting to have Scourge as part of ThunderClan is just extra sauce, really. I'm glad Iceheart's so loved lmao, I love him a lot too. Calm gay uncle who you keep forgetting was a mob boss.
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f1inl3ey · 2 years
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Robin has four big guys on his playlist because he finds it funny
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