#aluw wind (he/him)

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Twilights and a Wind

Kind of interesting to draw and color Wind and Twi together. I notice similarities and differences in the palettes this way.

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I love love love how you make everyone's ears so pointy

It really exaggerates the big elf ears they have

And so much more details

Imagine how cute it looks to flap their ears as kids

Is this a good time to kinda explain my ideas behind the ALUW elf ears?

(Wild is around 6-7, Twilight's around 10-11)

So first off: Only Hylians' ears start out soft enough to be so floppy when they're young. Not all Hylians' ears grow super long, it all depends on their genes. Basically their ear genes are the most diverse, compared to Sheikah and Gerudos.

However most ears, no matter the race, usually set either upturned or flat against the person's head. I wouldn't say it's rare, but it is uncommon for someone to have downturned-set ears. When they do, they're Hylian.

Whenever someone does have ears that are meant to be set downturned, it's possible that their ears don't set at all. The cartilage never hardens, and their ears are heavier than average. That's why Wild's ears are so floppy as a older teen/young adult.

Longer-eared Hylians may have better hearing.

Warrior's ears are quite weird because nobody's ears set like that. They're literally crooked at the tips. I don't have an explanation for this yet. The captain's never met their parents and their extended family don't have that trait. So I don't think it's genetic.

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Redesign of Wind because god damn it I can't cope with the way I draw him.

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queer hcs for all the links. geender pronouns all the good stuff

Ooooouuuhh Hi I gotcha

Time: Any gender, any pronouns. Coming from the woods where their family were all genderless tree children, Time never understood why anyone would call them a boy but honestly doesn't care. Call Time whatever you want, just make sure they know you're talking to/about them. Sometimes Malon will call them her wife, and in turn Time will call her husband.

Time is asexual. And for most of their life they thought babies came from cabbages.

Twilight: He's a cis man, he/him. Can confirm that Shad was Twilight's pan awakening. He never thought much about dating growing up. His mind was... focused on not dying. But he supposed that, since all the married couples in Ordon were a man and a woman, that's what he wanted for himself. Maybe a little gender nonconforming?

I wouldn't say that's not what he truly wanted at one point. I think, if he did find a woman he loved, he'd still be happy. But he and Shad are already happy together, and he wouldn't trade him for the world. It's hard to explain. Maybe one day I'll write a little exchange between them about this.

Warriors: He or They, preferably they/them. No gender label. Doesn't make a big fuss about being called a man, but only because they're actively blocking you out. They will literally just not listen to you anymore.

I like to think the captain is pan/aro. Romance indifferent. They may ask about dating from time to time, but doesn't really care.

Legend: Trans man, he/him. Internally? Maybe a bit of a hopeless romantic before he met Ravio. He talks about Ravio like: "He's a pain but he's MY pain and if anyone makes fun of him I'll kill them."

Functional bisexual. Not as useless as Wild is when someone attractive walks by.

Sky: Cis man, he/him. He wears black lipstick and paints his nails black. He thinks he's all that and a bag of chips. Call him pretty and you're gonna get a very conceited "I know <3"

Demisexual. In all honesty I don't think he and Sun are that big on PDA. A few hugs and kisses here and there, but overall, maybe they aren't that touchy.

Hyrule: Masc Agender, he/they. He has no preference in either of those pronouns. I guess he wouldn't care too much if you called him "she", but he would get confused and not pick up that you're talking about him.

He's acearo. consider qpr hyrule+wild

Wild: For a long time, Wild's parents didn't know if they were male or female. Right now, in ALUW, Wild is a boy, and uses they/them pronouns.

They're a Bi disaster, Demiromantic nightmare. They think everybody is pretty. But the moment you recommend going out with somebody, they get this weird nasty feeling in this stomach.

Four: Cis boy, he/him. in ALUW, the colors are basically treated like the emotions in Inside Out, so they don't differ in pronouns or gender.

He's gay and likes bad boys.

Wind: Trans boy, he/him. I don't think much about Wind and his romantic interests. I feel like he's more interested in adventuring and caring for his family.

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how does aluw wild get along with the other links? like is he closer to some than others? :0

I would say read the ask blog, but I guess this is a rambly recap of sorts. and Wild uses they/them pronouns in aluw. that change wasn't until recent arcs.

General- The Chain isn't sure how to properly deal with Wild. They're some strange kid who just showed up a couple months ago and either overshares or bottles up, there's rarely any in-between. Wild is intense to them but still is just as valuable as any other Link. They like Wild's food, are interested in what they know (because Wild has forbidden future knowledge), but just don't know how to fully work with them just yet. But they're all worried about Wild. They've just experienced 3 pretty intense interactions including Wild in the past few days. But that's ALUW spoilers.

In-dept rambles down below, but... Wild is the closest to Twilight, and the most distant to either Sky or Hyrule.

Time- He's cried over this kid. He thinks they're mentally fragile and paranoid (which isn't really true) because of what Wild's said about themself. At first, he thought Wild was just some rude-ass, cowardly kid. He thought Wild couldn't take care of themself, and he still somewhat does. But for how long can he think that after knowing they've survived on their own for months? Nowadays he's more caring towards Wild and hopes they'll one day feel comfortable with the chain.

Twilight- Twi's a loving and gentle person. He can say that he's only ever hated two people, and neither of them was even Ganondorf. He's starting to treat Wild as his own child. Even told Wild that he loves them, and he does. Wild reminds him of himself in some ways. And... he doesn't want Wild to feel the way he once felt.

Warriors- They wish they and Wild were closer. There are things Wars believes they could bond with Wild over. Even if those things are traumatic. Hopefully, we can get to see their convos in the near future.

Legend- I try to make Legend a lot friendlier than people think. He's very nice to Wild in his own little way. I guess he feels compassionate towards the champion. He might also see a little of himself in Wild. It's rarely ever shown in the story, but in a few posts, you might sense a thin lining of Wild's bitterness. Legend might be able to feel that.

Sky- Sky has a strange relationship with Wild. He doesn't necessarily like them or hate them. But he'll talk to them casually, you know? If their friendship grows a little more, I think they'd get in trouble a lot. Daredevil Duo?

Hyrule- He can relate to Wild's struggles with being hunted. He's the most curious and excited about Wild's era. He hopes it's a bigger version of his own and he wants Wild to talk about their era more. But Wild's pretty secretive about their journey and only just now talked about their home at length. Hyrule isn't as weirded out by the way Wild talks about their circumstance as the others are. I think Hyrule and Wild have a similar mindset, they're only a few steps away from the same personality.

I haven't thought far enough along to think of Four and Wind's relationship with Wild. But Wild acts like they're their little brothers/grandkids. Wild has snuck them rupees and has baked them snacks. They even gave Four and Wind nicknames. Wild sees themself in Wind, they're both big brothers after all. Four and Wild have the potential of growing closer. They're around the same age and Wild's really sus of Four. But that's it.

[BONUS] Wild- Wild hates Wild. That bitch is annoying and ruins their life at every turn.

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I know you hc some of the boys as Aromantic, and as a fellow aro and because its aro week, I'd love to hear and hc you have for them in that regards.

Let's see let's see. So when it comes to having hcs specifically based around romantic/sexual orientation Idk if this is what you would want. I hc 2 Links as aromantic (Hyrule and Warriors HA), 1 Link as demiromantic (Wild), and Shad is also demiromantic in ALUW. Then there's Wind as a candidate only because I can't bring myself to care about any of his ships and don't think he would even care about dating.

I don't know what to say haha. I think I need more time to think about it, not comfortable enough to talk about it on here.

I can say that I think the one I've thought about the most when it comes to this is Shad, and that's because I wanted to write a fic about him. Wild is second.

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Who’s your favorite and least favorite  character design in aluw

Oh gosh...

Well, I really like Twilight's design. I've been thinking a lot about him recently... if you couldn't tell already by the constant posting about him. I like his tunic the most because I made it several different colors and it looks sorta shiny.

I think my least favorite would have to be... maybe Winds? I feel like his design would have been stronger if I gave him black hair. It's one of those things that I can't change now. I did give him black hair in the modern au though, so that's nice.

regardless of who's my least favorite or favorite, I think the older adults (Time, Twi, and Wars) are the most difficult to draw. Their features are a lot more defined and slim than the others. even Sky is easier to draw because he's squishy.