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yeah. im calling it the one foot in the grave au !! im not quiiiiite sure where i wanna take this, but i DO have a lot of thoughts, so buckle in for the ride

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(i mentioned that the og post was inspired by fics that i read of this/similar to this au, and since then a few people expressed interest in those, soooooo i thought i would drop em under the cut!! (plus a few freebies) some of them arent quite EXACTLY this concept, but who is going to argue against storytime? not me!!)

hold on, reaper by virtualpng

I'm A Riddle In Nine Syllables by SilverheartSP

Temporary Champion by Breanna

No Job Left Undone by Tricksterburd

freebies, for the vibes !

Interview between an Amateur Researcher and a Semi-Immortal 10-Year-Old by Random_ag

Moon's Tears by wyrmwood (archangelgf)

lost link (who are you?) by ExhoLox, toooliix

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yeah. im calling it the one foot in the grave au !! im not quiiiiite sure where i wanna take this, but i DO have a lot of thoughts, so buckle in for the ride

< og post

(i mentioned that the og post was inspired by fics that i read of this/similar to this au, and since then a few people expressed interest in those, soooooo i thought i would drop em under the cut!! (plus a few freebies) some of them arent quite EXACTLY this concept, but who is going to argue against storytime? not me!!)

hold on, reaper by virtualpng

I'm A Riddle In Nine Syllables by SilverheartSP

Temporary Champion by Breanna

No Job Left Undone by Tricksterburd

freebies, for the vibes !

Interview between an Amateur Researcher and a Semi-Immortal 10-Year-Old by Random_ag

Moon's Tears by wyrmwood (archangelgf)

lost link (who are you?) by ExhoLox, toooliix

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Didn't know what to draw. Have some ww links

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I got distracted by the game and a LOT of things happened so here’s rapid fire reactions:

- Link and Ilia are actually so stinking cute and I’m so here for it, gives me Skyward Sword Zelink vibes

- The way that Ilia and Colin got taken was absolutely FOUL. I screamed

- Wolf Link is so CUTE and his little noises are like my little doggies

- Midna is already kinda annoying me with her sass. Like GIRL I just turned into a wolf and you’re TEASING ME?

Midna: “Now you have to help yourself for a change!”

Me: “GIRL you’ve been NO HELP so far you’ve told me to just FIGURE IT OUT on my OWN so don’t act like you’ve been a helpful presence”

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a dream I had last night about the things you can do for other people even if they weren't done for you

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Ridiculous clothes brothers + silly FS Link doodles.

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a comic about different types of storytellers

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狼崽來，先代給你炒倆菜

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There was this park near where I grew up. I remember we’d just moved to the area so I was around six and we drove past and saw this waterfront area. My parents decided to check it out so we went for a walk. It was a lovely park, there’s a lazy slough, lots of trees, extremely picturesque. My parents ambled along the trail enjoying the nature while my siblings and I ranged around in their orbit like excitable moons.

Then I saw something odd. Something vibrantly alive down by the water that was entirely the wrong color. I called back my vital scouting info and my family gathered around me. We looked down the steep verge toward the slough, screened by underbrush. We couldn’t quite make out what it was. The only thing we could agree was that it certainly wasn’t a duck. However it was about duck sized and roughly duck shaped. It just wasn’t a duck.

This led to some heated debate amongst my siblings and I but we were forbidden to scramble down the muddy hill to harass the mystery animal. Reluctantly we continued down the trail, speculating wildly when a chicken popped out of a bush in front of us with a train of several chicks.

We froze. The chicken did not. She placidly herded her little puffs across the trail, pecking happily for seeds, unbothered by our proximity. My family had not yet delved into farming and this was the first time any of us kids had seen a chicken up close. It was like a fairytale thing, a creature we had seen over and over in books was suddenly here in the wilderness of the park. We all realized the mystery creature had likewise been a chicken.

Another couple came up the trail and saw us staring.

“Is this your first time at the park?” They asked?

We nodded.

They informed us that this park had become a dumping ground for unwanted chickens. Once the chickens were dumped they were park property and the locals didn’t mind the eccentric additions at all. No one looked after the chickens, but they got on surprisingly well.

As the years went by we visited the park regularly. Signs were added to warn people not to dump off chickens or they’d be fined. They were also excluded from snatching the existing chickens. The hope was that the chickens would eventually run their course and the park would go back to normal.

It did not.

Instead the menagerie grew. Peacocks cropped up occasionally, turkeys; and one visit we saw guinea fowl. But there were always chickens. Eventually feed dispenser were installed so park goers could pay a quarter to enjoy the motley flocks.

Because we’d moved into a house with land my mom started up a chicken coop and we got our very own chickens at the feed store like proper folks. The first rooster we had was a gentleman, politely clucking at us when came into the coop, but the second proved troublesome a year later. He either adored or hated me. Every time I entered the coop he’d dance and flounce and brandish his spurs.

My mom didn’t want to off him frankly she didn’t know how at that point but his fascination ended with him flying at me and the rooster was sentenced to banishment.

We drove to the park.

We saw him there for years afterward, clucking dutifully around a small flock of hens. He did pretty well in exile.

Anyone who’s kept chickens knows that eventually there’s always a tragedy. Ours happened when a neighbors dog broke into our coop and slaughtered the flock. I was absolutely distraught, my lovingly hand reared chicks all decimated in a flurry of senseless bloodlust. I have not loved a chicken since. They are too fragile to bear it.

After a few days of mourning my mom offered that she knew where to find some more chickens. To make up for the massacre she planned a night raid with us. We stayed up past our bedtime and drove to the park with tarp covered kennels in the back of the truck.

We crept down along the gravel parking lot, looking up into the trees, spotting the telltale lumps of shadows that meant chickens. We quickly developed a strategy. We picked a chicken branch, creeping close underneath. Then we reached the end of the branch and gave it a good shake until the roosting chicken glided down to the ground in confusion. It was easy to scoop them up and we went home the proud new owner of a handsome flock of chickens.

The Take a Chicken Leave a Chicken park is still a beloved feature of its neighborhood to this day.

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First time posting my knitting to tumblr. Look at my Bug Son

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I just finished 100% Twilight Princess again and I have many photos to share and things to say because I love this game so much!

First off I know I miss the Shade and look at the attention to details in when you’re howling with him.

(There will be more)

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Summary of art for 2024! I haven't drawn a lot throughout the year. As you can see, for some months all I can offer is a sketch. But I've certainly had very active months! Overall, I'm happy with this year's work. My top 3 are:

Bear catching Salmon

2. Zelda II comic: The Blood Curse (read here)

3. Chimpanzees on a tree

A growing passion of mine since last year is wildlife painting. I've improved since I first started drawing in this genre and I'm happy with the progress :D I'm also very happy that I'm starting to better figure out how to paint in gouache and acrylics.

I've met my goal of practice comic-making too. It's one comic, but it's still something! I've also surprised myself by trying to make some paleoart xD I know I'll be doing a lot of it for my comic set around the upper paleolithic. But the homotherium piece was just purely my curiosity trying to visualize the new findings of the mummy.

Onto next year!

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Really proud of this customizable print I did a few years back. Maybe I should update with a few TOTK clothing sets.

And prints are over here: store.kolbisneat.com

Happy Wednesday!

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Four year old beekeeper distracted by a roly-poly.

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Let's do something different! I swear I can request things that aren't FD. How about a grown up Wind Waker Link! 🫶

The fact you've never requested me for one tho... Anyways, here he is!

I have too many designs of this guy, help

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