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Whumptober day 31- emptiness, setbacks, take it easy
Read day 30
Happy Halloween!!! Thank you so much for sticking with me with month! This was a fun challenge and I’m so proud of myself for pushing through it 😊 I hope you guys like this one, it’s kinda mid imo but it’s pretty intense I suppose.
Warnings: stabbing, blood loss, hopelessness, kind of an unhappy ending oops 😬 everything’s fine tho it’s fine
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Age couldn’t help but hum along with Kass, Benji, and Linebeck’s music. They were playing some of Linebeck’s sea shanties, and it was getting more and more chaotic. Kass and Linebeck were remarkable singers, but Benji was pretty terrible, but they all sung loudly, laughing like maniacs at the end of every song. Age listened to them, laughing along whenever they erupted into laughter after a song. Age’s father walked up to them, looking like a mess and very frustrated.
“What are you all doing?” He asked angrily, a pitchfork resting on his shoulder while his prosthetic arm rested on his hip.
“Singing!” Kass answered, “care to join us?”
“No! I’m too busy working on the farm! No thanks to any of you!”
Benji gave an awkward chuckle but looked away while plucking his guitar. Linebeck gave a sigh and leaned back.
“Ammon, I’m a sailor, not a farmer,” he said, and the others nodded.
“Well I’m a soldier! But I’m still trying to make sure Talon’s farm doesn’t get ruined!” Ammon shouted.
“Man, I don’t get why both Talon and Rusl had to leave the farm,” Benji muttered, continuing to pluck his guitar. “They’re the farmers, we don’t know what we’re doing.”
Ammon sighed. “Talon is understandable, I’m not sure why Rusl left as well, but no matter! It doesn’t mean that you can just sit around lazing the day away!” He shot a look at Age, who sat up straight quickly. “What are you doing?”
“Ah– uh– I’m sorry father, I was just resting,” Age said quickly, and Ammon narrowed his eyes at him.
“Goddesses, what do you want from us Ammon?” Linebeck asked.
“I want some help! This farm work isn’t easy to do!”
Kass stood up, walking over to Ammon who was seething. “Now now, Ammon, tell us what to do and we will try to help. I’m sorry,” Kass said gently, which calmed Ammon down. Age was almost surprised at how calm Kass was in every situation, he was perfect for dealing with Wild’s… well… wild personality.
“Right, right,” Ammon let out a sigh. “I could use help grooming the horses, I’ve milked the cows, but if someone could feed the cuccos and clean the house, that’d be great, and also–”
“LOOK OUT!”
Age’s father was interrupted by Wild, who was chasing a round pig that was sprinting towards the men. They all shot up and moved out of the way as the pig nearly plowed through them, watching it run and stop just outside the ranch.
“Hey, don’t move towards it all at once,” Wild said breathlessly, resting his hands on his knees.
“Oh, I’m sorry, Link,” Kass said, “did that piglet escape?”
“Yeah, and I need to hurry and grab it before the others escape too!”
Linebeck let out a sigh of relief and crossed his arms. “You’ll never catch a pig by chasing it kid, you need to sneak up behind it, and then grab it before it knows what’s going on.”
“Oh great! You can catch it while I keep an eye on the other pigs!” Wild suggested with a smile. Linebeck looked at him in surprise.
“W-what? Noooo no no no my Link was always the pig catcher not me.”
“No, I think it’s a wonderful idea,” Ammon grinned, “Make yourself useful.”
Linebeck frowned then took off his overcoat, throwing it somewhere safe as he hesitantly walked over to the pig.
“Oh I need to watch this,” Benji said, running after the sailor. Age grinned and followed as well as his father grumbled. Linebeck was a good distance away from the pig, crouching down and crawling from behind the pig, being as quiet as possible. Benji snorted and Linebeck shot him a glare, cautiously moving closer to the pig.
“Oy, I thought you guys were going to help with the farm wor–”
“Yeah yeah, after this Ammon, shut up,” Benji interrupted, not taking his eyes off of Linebeck.
Ammon grumbled again, but he stayed with the others as they watched Linebeck. The sailor was close to the pig, and he quickly went to grab it, but it slipped out of his fingers, jumping over his head and onto his back. Linebeck let out a yelp as he went face first into the ground, getting dirt and mud all over himself. The others started laughing as he attempted to wrestle the pig, getting more and more dirty. Finally, he grabbed the pig and held it over his head, panting and glaring at the laughing group.
“Weren’t you guys going to do farm work?” He yelled. He looked at Wild who was still with the group. “Weren’t you going to keep an eye on the pigs?”
Wild scratched the back of his head while Benji snorted laughing. “It’s not my fault you’re so entertaining to watch.”
Linebeck grumbled and marched right past them, heading to the pig pen. “If one of those pigs escaped I’m not catching it!”
They all watched as Linebeck grumbled, and Kass smiled at Wild.
“It’s best to leave him alone while he blows off some steam.”
Wild shrugged. “Well, he can deal with the pigs then, if he’s gonna be such a grump.”
Kass chuckled and Wild’s gaze lingered over to Ammon, who was also watching him blankly. Kass quickly jumped in front of them, blocking off the view.
“Let’s go help with the horses! You like horses don’t you?” He suggested, and Wild agreed, the two walking towards the horses. Age sighed sadly. Ever since Wild met his father, he’d been pretending that he didn’t exist, but there were moments where he watched him for too long, and he would spiral. Thankfully, Kass was helping him through it, but it was very hard on his father. Age gave his father a small smile, who smiled back, but it quickly disappeared.
“Uh, ok, what the heck happened?” Benji asked, plucking his guitar strings. “Why are you and Kass avoiding each other?”
Ammon shook his head. “Me and Kass aren’t avoiding each other, it’s just… Wild.”
“Oh, right, your twin,” Benji looked at Age who shrugged.
“He’s not my twin, we’re… technically the same person.��� Age sighed. “It’s hard to explain, but he’s from a timeline where evil won, he’s been asleep for a hundred years and… um…” Age looked at his father who was staring ahead.
“Oh, I get it now,” Benji said softly. Age gave him an awkward smile.
“Yeah…”
It was silent for a long moment until Ammon moved away.
“Let’s finish the chores, alright?” He said softly, and the other two followed him.
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“Hey! Hyrule, can you hear me?”
Hyrule groaned as consciousness began to return to him. He opened his eyes and saw everyone huddled around him, with Windy holding a magic potion.
“Oh yeah, that’s definitely Benji’s kid,” a man next to Twilight chuckled. Hyrule frowned.
“How d’ya know m’ dad?” He said weakly, his words slurring. The man grinned at Time, who was next to a woman with red hair.
“Well he knows his dad, that’s good,” another man he didn’t recognize with a big nose said. “Are ya good to drink this potion, little one?”
Hyrule squinted at Windy who started to uncork the bottle. He nodded and let the others sit him up. He drank the potion carefully, being able to drink it himself as he felt his strength return to him.
“Thank the goddesses you’re doing’ better, Hyrule,” Windy said when he finished the bottle. “We were getting worried about you!”
Hyrule smiled, then looked at the people he didn’t know. “Who are they?” He asked, pointing at all four of them.
“Hyrule, this is my father-in-law Talon, and my wife, Malon,” Time introduced the both of them.
“Huh, Malon and Talon, that’s cute.”
Talon chuckled. “Gotta keep that Lon Lon name, yeah?”
Malon laughed and nodded. Hyrule smiled and looked over at the man who was side hugging Twilight.
“Oh! Hyrule, this is my pa, Rusl.”
Rusl waved at him and Hyrule tilted his head.
“You don’t look like him.”
“I’m adopted.”
Hyrule made an “oh” sound and looked at the serious looking man behind the colors.
“This is our father!” Red introduced him. The man gave a nod at Hyrule.
“The name is Leon.”
“Nice to meet you all,” Hyrule smiled at them, and Windy grabbed his arm, helping him up. “Uh, so you mentioned my dad?”
“Oh yes!” Talon pointed to a ranch in the distance, “He’ll be so happy to see you!”
“Is that where he is?”
“Yep! At Lon Lon ranch! We’re almost there!”
Hyrule nodded. “Now I get the Lon Lon name…”
Time chuckled and nudged him towards the ranch. “C’mon, we don’t want to dawdle now do we? Let’s find your father.”
Hyrule grinned, beginning to register the idea of seeing his father again. He truthfully didn’t know him very well, he was separated from him when he was ten years old, being apart from him for so long that he almost forgot everything about him. He’d only just reunited with him, and though it felt weird calling him father, he still found familiar comfort in him, and he was excited to see him again. He started walking, still feeling weak, but determination to see his father again kept him going. When they reached the entrance, Hyrule jogged towards the horses despite his dizziness, and he looked around, spotting Wild next to a giant bird man.
“WILD!” He yelled out, sprinting towards him, but he felt his legs weaken, and he suddenly started to fall face first into the grass. He let out a yelp, but something caught him and helped him up. He looked at his savior confused, and grinned when he recognized his father, beaming at him.
“Orchid!” he cried, and pulled him into a tight hug. Hyrule buried his face in his neck and melted into the embrace.
“H-hey dad,” he mumbled, his voice wavering. He got a lump in his throat and he blinked back the tears when his dad started running his hand through his curly hair.
“I’m so happy to see you safe, Orchid. Too many times we’ve been separated.”
“Yeah.”
The two held each other for a while until he heard people come up behind him. He saw Wild and the bird man who were smiling.
“Oh my goodness!” The birdman looked at the two. “I can see the family resemblance!”
Benji chuckled and gestured to Kass. “Orchid, this is Kass. Kass, Wild, this is my son, Orchid.”
Wild narrowed his eyes. “‘Orchid’? Is that like… your real name?”
Hyrule nodded shyly, and Wild chuckled.
“Why didn’t you say that when we came up with nicknames? I’m sure it beats ‘Hyrule’.”
Hyrule shrugged. “I don’t know… Um… you have a bird for a dad?”
Wild looked at Kass in shock, and he laughed nervously. “No! No! He’s uh… he’s Kass and he’s a good friend! Has great songs. Can dance really well too.”
It grew silent and they all glanced at each other awkwardly. Time walked up to them and smiled at Wild.
“Wild! You're here! Are the others at the ranch as well?” He asked, with everyone else joining them (and Twilight scolding Hyrule for running off). Wild shook his head.
“Just me and Age.”
“Oh my!” Talon chuckled at the sight of Wild. “You must be Ammon’s kid huh?”
Wild’s smirk faded, and a sense of unease filled the air. Hyrule looked at his dad who had a blank expression on his face, then at Kass who had his wings resting on Wild’s shoulders, who surprisingly looked upset. Talon looked at everyone’s reactions and frowned.
“Was it something I said?”
“No, no Talon you’re alright um,” Kass looked back at the horses he and Wild were taking care of, “let’s finish the job, shall we?”
Wild nodded and ran over to the horses. Hyrule watched, realizing who Ammon is. The group knew about Wild and Age’s situation, but Hyrule always forgot about how serious of a situation it was, and how much it affected Wild. Benji looked at Talon and the others, who all looked concerned.
“It’s complicated, Talon, so don’t worry about it.” Benji looked at Windy and smiled warmly. “So you must be Linebeck’s then, huh?”
Windy’s dark expression lit up. “Yes! Where is he?”
“Over at the pig pen. Careful though, he’s kinda pissed off right now.”
Windy giggled. “When is he not? I’m gonna go find him!” The little sailor turned and sprinted in the wrong direction.
“The pig pen is the other way,” Benji called out to him, and Windy quickly turned around and sprinted in the correct direction. Everyone laughed at him as he ran by, clearly excited to see his own dad. Or at least, Hyrule assumed this Linebeck guy was his dad.
“Well, guys, how about we find Ammon and his kid and make some introductions,” Benji started, eyeing the different Links, “I’ve been dying to meet your guys' kids.”
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Linebeck finished washing all the mud and dirt off of him, grumbling about the stains on his pale shirt. He put his hair in a ponytail and watched the pigs play around. They seemed to be fine, no risk of another one getting out, but he wasn’t in the mood to see the others. He’d be forced to do farmwork, and he hated farmwork. He grabbed his coat and shook it off, making sure it wasn’t dirty, until one of the pigs gave a desperate squeal and he spun around, looking at it weird.
“What’s wrong with you?”
The pigs started to back away into the corner of the pen and Linebeck frowned.
“What are you pigs doing?”
He knelt down and tilted his head at the pig’s strange behavior, but something cold and sharp touched his neck, and he froze.
“Scream and I’ll slit your throat,” the familiar voice of the man who’s caused this mess whispered in his ear.
“You,” Linebeck growled, not moving with the knife up against his throat.
“You know, it took me a long time to find you and your friends, and to find you here, goddesses, it's infuriating,” the puppeteer sneered, and Linebeck rolled his eyes.
“What do you want, you big baby.”
The puppeteer scoffed. “You and your friends have been nothing but a thorn in my side! Always trying to ruin my plans and getting in my way! And then you suddenly disappear, somewhere where I can’t find you,” the puppeteer spun Linebeck around with his sword pointed at his neck. Linebeck glared at the one eyed mask he wore. “I’ve had enough of you, and I want nothing more than to kill you all.”
“So then kill me, why are you monologing when you have me right here with your pretty little knife pressed up against my neck?”
The puppeteer didn’t say anything, his grip tightening on Linebeck’s shoulder. He looked behind him, checking to see if anyone was there, and he returned his attention to his hostage. “I had no idea that the Links were all your sons,” his head tilted, “perhaps you all could be of some use to me.”
Linebeck’s eyes widened. “If you think you’re gonna use me against my kid—“
“These Links have truthfully been a pain as well, and if using their family to get them to listen is what I have to do, then so be it. If it’ll mean making you all suffer, then so be it.”
Linebeck kicked the puppeteer in the chest as hard as he could, trying to dig his heels in his ribs. The puppeteer grunted as he fell back, holding his side, but before he could do anything else, a battle cry was heard, and he jumped away before Link was able to slash him with his sword.
Wait, Link.
Link?
“Link!” Linebeck shouted, not believing his eyes when he saw the boy that he’s been looking for standing right in front of him, pointing his sword against the puppeteer.
“Oh, you’re here too. Isn’t that just convenient,” the puppeteer snarled and swung his sword at Link, who blocked it with his own. The two fought, Link being calm and collected while the puppeteer was enraged and messy. Linebeck just watched the two of them, his heart beating a mile per second.
Come on you idiot, help him! He thought to himself, looking around for anything that he could use as a weapon, but he found nothing. When he looked back at the two, the puppeteer had grabbed Link and threw him over his shoulder. Link landed with a painful thud, and he let out a cry.
“Link!” Linebeck called out again, more worry in his voice. Goddesses, why couldn’t he do anything to help him? Why was he so useless?
“You know what? I don’t need all you Links to be alive!” The puppeteer shouted, pointing his sword at Link, “I can make do without one!”
Linebeck gasped and finally moved. He sprinted towards the puppeteer as he thrusted his sword at Link, and he jumped over his kid, trying to tackle the puppeteer before he stabbed him and—
Linebeck grunted as he felt pain explode through his abdomen. He was face to face with the puppeteer, and when he looked down, his sword sunken deep into his stomach.
“Well, that wasn’t supposed to happen,” the puppeteer said breathlessly, and he kicked Linebeck to the ground, pulling the sword out of him.
“Linebeck!” He heard Link scream, and he saw him enter his vision, horror apparent on his face. Linebeck groaned at the pain, and felt the world spin around him as he felt the hot blood pouring out of him. He heard shouts and swords clanging, but Link stayed by his side, putting pressure on his wound. Linebeck stared at him, the boy that he was stuck with for so many months, the boy that saved his life countless times, the boy that he’s spent hours stargazing on his ship. Tears poured out of his eyes, and he reached out to him.
“L-Link,” he said, struggling to speak. Link turned to him and looked over his face.
“Linebeck, I—I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry,” he started to cry as the blood poured out of his wound.
“I’m—I’m glad you’re alright, green monkey,” Linebeck reached out to cradle his round face, but he saw the blood all over his hands, and a wave of nausea and dizziness overwhelmed him. He squeezed his eyes shut, letting his hand drop. “Oh goddesses…”
He heard people talking, and another set of hands helped with the pressure.
“We need Hyrule! He’s losing a lot of blood!”
“Hyrule is busy right now, Windy, I’m sorry.”
“But he’s going to die!”
Linebeck heard rummaging and cursing, then a cheer.
“I have a red potion! It’ll have to do alright?”
Someone lifted up his head and he opened his eyes, seeing Rusl sitting over him.
“Ok, Linebeck, I need you to drink this,” he said, and he put the red potion to his lips. Linebeck tried to do just that, and as he sipped the potion, he felt a warm tingly feeling go through his body as some of the pain left his body. He felt like he’d been drinking the potion for forever though, and Linebeck couldn’t drink it anymore. He suddenly went limp, and Rusl cursed under his breath. “You’re not done, keep going, please.”
Linebeck felt the world go dark around him, and the voices grew muffled. He heard shouting and crying, then darkness.
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Age groaned as another wave of monsters charged him and his father. He didn’t know what happened, he was greeting his friends when the puppeteer arrived and sent monsters after them. The Gerudo guards, Time, and Talon took Malon inside, and the two men guarded the home, Hyrule and Benji were fighting off a pack of Lizalfos, Rusl and Twilight ran off to help Linebeck who got hurt, Kass and Wild were busy with bokoblins, and Leon and the colors all went after the puppeteer. He and his father were being bombarded with wizzrobes, and they were never ending.
“When did the puppeteer show up?” His father grunted as he killed a wizzrobe.
“No idea, he always shows up at the worst times!”
The wave of wizzrobes were finally killed by the two, and Age spotted the puppeteer running from Leon.
“C’mon.” Age took off where they were, and soon the puppeteer was surrounded.
“Nowhere to run you bastard,” Leon growled, pointing his sword at the puppeteer. The others copied him, pointing their swords so that the puppeteer had nowhere to run.
“What are you going to do now that I’m caught, hm?” The puppeteer asked, tilting his head. “Are you gonna get on your knees and beg me to take you home?”
Leon grabbed his throat and slammed him against the wall. “Shut up! Make the monsters go away or else I’ll–”
“What? You’ll torture me? Not very virtuous, first knight.”
Leon tightened his hold on his neck, and Age glanced at his father, who looked mortified. All the colors had unease written on their faces, and Leon sighed, loosening his grip. But when his hand pulled away slightly, Age saw goop fall off his neck. Leon jumped away as the puppet melted, and he spun around.
“That was a decoy! Where is the puppeteer?”
They all looked around frantically, and Age spotted the real puppeteer watching them. He lifted his hands, and a bright light assaulted his eyes. He yelled out in pain, feeling his skin burn from the light.
“Link!” He heard his father call out, and he felt a hand grab his arm. He reached out and embraced the person near him, feeling the world around him spin and change.
And then he opened his eyes.
He was lying on his back, and he knew that he was no longer in Lon Lon ranch. He sat up, noting that he was in a forest with thin trees littering the ground, and he saw the colors, calling out for their father. He looked around, confused on where his own father was. He was right there. Age was hugging him, he remembered. Where was he? He shot up and looked around frantically, but his father was gone, as was Leon. Age heard loud sobbing suddenly, and he searched for whoever was crying. Green spotted Age and ran up to him, with the others following.
“Age! What happened? Where’s my father?”
“I don’t know. My father is missing too.”
Red was crying and he stared in the direction where the sobbing was coming from. “Did we… did the puppeteer teleport us away?”
“Obviously you idiot!” Blue shouted. “The ranch looks nothing like this place!”
“Hey hey,” Age rested his hands on the two, speaking in a gentle voice, “let’s try to find the others, alright? The last thing we need to do is fight each other.”
Blue grumbled and followed Age when he jogged in the direction of the sobbing. There was a small clearing with fallen trees, and they saw Hyrule and Time huddled up next to each other, the traveler looked upset, while Time looked devastated. His head was resting in his hands as he stared blankly at Twilight, who was holding a sobbing Windy. Twilight was rubbing his back and whispering reassurances to him as he cried.
“What happened?” Red asked, and Twilight gave him a solemn look.
“He… his father got stabbed, but it’ll be alright. He drank half a red potion, which is better than nothing,” he said firmly, mostly to Windy than anyone else, but the sailor continued to cry. Age winced at every sob he made, Windy was such a strong young man. Seeing him this hysterical, it was hard to watch. The group heard running and they flinched when someone arrived, but it was just Wild. He looked relieved to see everyone, but he still had a desperate look in his eye.
“The puppeteer is nearby, we need to go. Now.”
Time stood up, fury apparent on his face. “Good, then I can deal with him once and for all.”
Age ran up to him and stopped him from moving any further. “He’s too strong for you, we need to see if we can find the others, alright?”
“That man took me from my home twice. My wife could give birth soon and I won’t be able to be there for her!” Time snapped, his voice cracking at the end. Age took a deep breath and rested his hands on his arms.
“I know, I know, but think about it, he sent us away from Lon Lon so we’d be away from everyone. He wants to isolate us, we must stay together and find help. We—“ he gestured to Windy “—are not ready for a fight against the puppeteer.”
Time glared at him for a moment, then the anger left his eyes, and helplessness took over as he stumbled back. Age grabbed him and held him steady.
“Woah, hey, take it easy, Time.”
Time let out a shaky breath and sat back down next to Hyrule. “Malon…” he whispered, burying his face in his hands.
“Guys… I know it’s hard, but we need to leave.” Wild looked behind him. “The puppeteer can’t find us like this.”
Everyone nodded and stood up with Twilight helping Windy, who was shaking. Wild and Age stayed in the back, listening for anything that could be chasing them, while watching the upset heroes in front of them. Age only hoped that their fathers were safe.
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“Where’s Link?”
Malon’s voice was shaking as Rusl put a bloody and unconscious Linebeck on the table. Benji stood near Talon, who was shaking pretty badly, looking confused and hurt. He had a deep scratch on his arm, and he stared at Linebeck in horror. It was chaos since the puppeteer attacked, Benji was with his son one second, and the next, he was gone. All the Links were gone, along with the puppeteer and his monsters. The men’s focus went to Linebeck who was practically dying from being stabbed. Rusl said that he drank some of the red potion, but the wound wasn’t fully healed, and he lost a lot of blood. Talon went to try to help, but Benji stopped him.
“Talon, maybe you should sit this one out,” he said softly.
“B-b-but he’ll d-die and I h-have to do something–”
“You’re shaking, and this is way out of your league, you know it.”
Talon took in a shaky breath, and Risa stepped up. “We can take care of him, you voe should go outside, alright?”
Talon nodded and headed for the door, with Malon following, asking where Link was. Benji looked at Linebeck who was pale and unmoving. He sent a quick prayer for his recovery, and went outside.
The men were all devastated in one way or another. Leon was cussing out and kicking the ground in fury, Ammon and Kass were comforting Talon and Malon, who were panicking, and Rusl…
The farmer went outside, and silent tears went down his face. Benji stared at him for a moment, then walked over to him, wrapping him in a hug. Rusl didn’t say anything, he just melted into the embrace and cried silently. Benji should be upset too, he’d lost his son three times now. First time, Orchid was only ten-years-old. Living with the guilt of losing him and possibly subjecting him to a terrible life was hard, but to see him alive and well six years later, it was a miracle. And then the puppeteer stole him away, and it felt like he lost him all over again. But now…. He just felt empty. He buried his face in Rusl’s shoulder and let out a sigh.
Now what were they going to do? They were back to square one, and this time, they weren’t in the same dimension as the Links. He thought that everything was going to be ok when he saw Orchid, but that didn’t last. It never did. He could tell the others felt a sense of hopelessness for finding their sons as well. And on top of that, they didn’t know if Linebeck was going to make it or not.
Their only hope was for some miracle to happen, but Benji didn’t think it would happen anytime soon. He just prayed that his son would at least be alright.
Please let him be alright…
#ok this isn’t written very well but#whumptober isn’t meant to be perfect all the time right??#anyways I am DONE#I am DONE WITH ALL OF THIS#WOOOOOOOO!!!#I hope you guys enjoyed my fics this month :)#they were fun and kind of painful to write#now i can draw more seriously now!#get ready for the last bit of whumptober art!#smiles writes#whumptober#whumptober 2023#whumptober day 31#link between links#strangers across eras#puppeteer reveal :o#ok ok so I always wrote the puppeteer to talk a lot for no reason#but his dialogue is so clunky and awkward#but I didn’t have time to make it sound good :c#I hope y’all like it regardless#I am FINALLY done
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barbie was a good movie but it was a very cishet experience of feminism which is totally cool and has its place!!! but idk didn’t feel as like… revolutionary as i somewhat expected? it was fun tho
#i’m sure it was also a quite White CisHet experience of feminism#but i am not in a place to make those statements#idk!!! i will see what everyone else thinks#obvs it’s only a movie it cannot address EVERYTHING wrong with the world#so this is not really a criticsm??#more just like. A Comment.#a lot of it was extremely wonderful though#okay spoilers in the next tags!!!#but smthn smthn barbie wanting to be human in the end smthn smthn the inherent humanness of women allowing yourself to be A Human Being#and not solely a woman#idk !!!#anyways i am done#barbie movie#barbie movie spoilers#kinda
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Found my fav Slay the Princess route recently. Dragon my beloved. Your horrifying beak mouth was an impossible-to-refuse lip syncing challenge 💖
Shoutouts to @blacktabbygames for making such a cool game!
#stp spoilers#slay the princess spoilers#stp dragon#stp the princess and the dragon#I FINISHED THIS LIKE 2 WEEKS AGO AND CONSISTENTLY FORGOT TO POST IT UNTIL I REMEMBERED JUST NOW LMAO FUCK#i made it for my showreel when i realised stp is full of good lines to lip sync to and ooohhhh what a fun challenge it was#and such a fun sketchy art style to emulate too. i dont think i quite nailed it but you have to take liberties when it's animation dont you#anyway this route makes me insane. getting to finally see ourself and finding out we're a SICK ASS GIANT DESTRUCTIVE CREATURE?!!!#the princess is so good at making me feel feeble and pathetic in this game. i had no idea. i am so so happy. this is gender euphoria#thank u my friend @rune-chaser for introducing me to this game bc it's so cool!!! and has made me cry more than once! yayyy!!!#stp#slay the princess#stp princess#stp the long quiet#my animations#my art#EDIT: changed the name in the desc from stp to slay the princess bc i want non stp players to know what the game is. shoulda done it sooner
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i would say that, mentally speaking, i'm in a good place right now! physically of course, the crows continue their chanting,
#'weaving spells with beaks and talons' whatever u wanna call it. sounds like chanting to me#anyway yes. that is a thing that is happening#yes i am aware of it. stop asking.#am i taking steps to stop this thing from happening? how. how the fuck do u suppose i should go about doing that?#yea i've done some dumb shit in my life#no i am NOT about to go INTERFERING with the CROWS
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Company Mandated Fancy Fits on the Tulpar 😏
Also had to include the REAL star of the show (and a bonus)


Based off of this and this. Thank you very much joetastic for being inspirational 👍
The REAL reason this is late

#just pretend I posted this like 6 days ago 😁👍#<-got distracted#sorry I’m Afflicted with The Curse and everything just takes me a long time#also right now I’m just kind of being experimental with my workflow and style right now so stuff is just naturally taking a bit longer#mouthwashing#mouthwashing fanart#anya mouthwashing#mouthwashing anya#nurse anya#curly mouthwashing#captain curly#mouthwashing curly#swansea mouthwashing#daisuke mouthwashing#jimmy mouthwashing#myart#anyway my new years resolution is to put more WOMEN in SUITS and MEN in DRESSES#had fun drawing this but still not too sure about the rendering style just yet. probably just gonna keep playing around with shit#IM DOING IT SCARED but im DOING IT#im also still trying to figure out how to Social Media#am i doing it right#GRAAAHHHHHHH I NEED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND FORMATTING POSTS#i have a more serious mouthwashing piece in the works but wanted to get this done first lol#honestly I have a buncha sketches I should post too#i like them but they’re not really composited very well if you catch my drift. been having trouble with sketch page layout recently#which is kind of antithetical to the idea of a sketch page but you know how it is with spaghetti#i doodled the others on the side and liked how they looked so i just put some color and basic shading on them#edit: realized i forgot to change the color of the ‘lapel’ on jims shirt lol
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"For most people, a rat is at best an unwelcome guest, and at worst, the target of immediate extermination. But in a field clinic in Tanzania, rats are colleagues—heroes even.
Far from a trash bin-dwelling NYC street rat, the African giant pouched rat is docile, intelligent, easier to train than some dogs, and for East Africans, the performer of lifesaving tuberculosis diagnoses every day.
400,000 new cases of tuberculosis (TB) were estimated to have been prevented by these rats, whose sense of smell would make a bloodhound take notice. As [TB is] the number-one killer among infectious diseases worldwide, many of those 400,000 can be translated into lives saved.
“Not only are we saving people’s lives, but we’re also changing these perspectives and raising awareness and appreciation for something as lowly as a rat,” said Cindy Fast, a behavioral neuroscientist who coaches the rodents for the nonprofit APOPO.
“Because our rats are our colleagues, and we really do see them as heroes.”
APOPO uses giant pouched rats to sniff out traces of TB in the saliva of patients. In parts of Tanzania, a saliva smear test under a microscope by a human may only be 20-40% effective at detecting TB.
By contrast, a giant pouched rat like Ms. Carolina, a now-retired service rat who worked for APOPO for 7 years, raised the rates of detection on TB samples by 40% in the clinic where she worked.

Pictured: An APOPO employee with one of their trained rats
It would take 4 days for scientists to analyze the number of samples that Carolina could screen in 20 minutes. For that reason, when Carolina retired last November, a party was thrown at the clinic in her honor, and she was given a cake.
TB is sometimes thought of as a thing of the past—a disease for which doctors used to prescribe “dry air,” leading a modern sense of humor to muse at the antiquated, pre-antibiotic medical advice.
But it remains the number-one cause of death globally from a single infectious pathogen, and Tefera Agizew, a physician and APOPO’s head of tuberculosis, told National Geographic that once people see what the nonprofit’s rodents can do to slow the spread, they “fall in love with them.”
3,000 times in her career did Carolina detect one of the six volatile compounds that can be used to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and she got a hero’s send-off to a special compound to live out the rest of her days with her closet friend and sniffer colleague Gilbert, in a shaded enclosure dubbed “Rat Florida.”
“We’ve made special little rat-friendly carrot cakes with little peanuts and things on it that the rat would enjoy,” Fast said. “Then we all stand around and we clap, and we give three cheers, hip hip hooray for the hero, and celebrate together. It’s really a touching moment.”
APOPO has made headlines for its use of these rats in other lifesaving tasks as well: landmine clearance.
One of the world’s great underreported scourges (a lot like TB, coincidentally) is landmine contamination. There are 110 million landmines or unexploded bombs in the ground right now in about 67 countries, covering thousands of square miles in potential danger. Thousands of civilians are killed or injured by these weapons every year.
GNN reported on APOPO’s demining efforts using pouched rats back in 2020. One rat named Magawa alone identified 39 landmines and 28 items of unexploded ordnance across an area the size of 20 football fields.
If at the start of this story you didn’t like rats, maybe Magawa and Carolina will have changed your mind."
-via Good News Network, March 31, 2025
#rats#rodents#hero rats#african pouched rat#tanzania#africa#east africa#landmine#tuberculosis#tb#public health#infectious diseases#good news#hope#listen guys I love rats SO MUCH so this is my fav news story in a while#rats are beautiful and brilliant and deserve the world#idc what you think#also this particular species of rat lives like 7-10 years which is a HUGE improvement on the 1-3 typical pet rats live#so although I almost certainly would never actually have done it#I am very sad to learn that it is illegal to bring them into the US#killing my dreams#anyway rats make great pets thanks for listening to me ramble#lore drop: I love rats
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So I have been reading svsss here is my first contribution to this fandom
#marim's art#[satisfaction points: -42069]#svsss#svsss fanart#shen qingqiu#luo binghe#bingqiu#liu qingge#shang qinghua#did I do this right#I am still avoiding spoilers so I apologize if this has been done 173727372 times already#I love sqq that’s my new bestie btw#scum villian self saving system#mxtx#mxtx svsss#girl how many tags do I use#based on the iconic hark a vagrant comic. u know the one#I love it and it felt very fitting#anyways if ur curious I just started vol 4 ;)#meme redraw
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Unintended consequence of creating my own Bill... He watches me draw now...
The Horrible Triangle in question:



#On the 3d glasses: it's exposure therapy and even if it wasnt: I can't break the geneva convention because I'm not at war. Anyway#i think this is the first billford kiss ive posted??? Which is hilarious. Ive done a lot of on these guys that I've drawn but not posted#genuinely i will be drawing and suddenly remember he is behind me. He initially watched me sleep but its safer on the shelf#his prototype brother still watches my bed tho. So while HE is Safe. I Am Not.#Gravity falls#Fan art#Bill Cipher#Comic#Doodles#Silly posting#custom plush#Gravity falls comic#Gravity falls fanart#Fanart#Billford#Ford pines my beloved. i am never giving you a break sorry#tbob / thisisnotawebsite lore my beloved also. giving him those 3d glasses is fun :)#cw eye contact#GF fanart#artists on tumblr#My art
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#am I the Barenaked Ladies? because IT'S ALL BEEN DONE (but I may as well post this version anyway). and IT'S BEEN#dean winchester#castiel#jack kline#destiel#spn crack#supernatural#spn#mine
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i'm exactly as normal about him as I thought I'd be
#my art#trigun stampede#vash the stampede#trigun#trigun vash#vash#tristamp#trigun stampede fanart#trigun fanart#idk the tags fr this fandom sorry its babys first trigun#im not abandoning jjk but expect more other stuff sprinkled in!! including trigun <333 including him <3#ANYWAY IM SOOOOO NORMAL ABTHIM IM SO NORMAL I PROMISE#im lying im sorry im feral about him i want unspeakable things done 2 him it was over the moment i heard his voice#but [redacted] thoughts aside#hes so fun to draw oh my god how did they make a character Exactly For Me how did they make one that ticks all my boxes#hes blond but like i can work with it i will get good at rendering blond hair for him <333 hes worth it <333333#i was cruisin along mindin my business having fun learning how 2 draw him and then i get 2 the arm . +24hrs to total drawtime#all my cheats ...my safety net of being able 2 use flesh to disguise th fact that u dont reeeeally know where tendons or joints go...#out th window. this prosthetic is practically an anatomically correct model. u can see EVERYTHINg#put my entire me into trying to figure it out h i think it is ok i think i like it#god i rly cant get over how he's just a combination of all the fun parts of drawing yuuji megumi AND gojo#he is the center of their triple venn diagram and i am EATING HIM ALIVE#sorry ill calm down .... fr now.... smile :)
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Long distance besties. This definitely happened after the third movie (source: trust me bro)
Based on this

#anyways time to yap in the tags 😋☝️#but first ummmm lemme just tag some shit#how to train your dragon#httyd#httyd hiccup#hiccup haddock#hiccup horrendous haddock iii#toothless#httyd toothless#ok i think that its done#anyways this definitely happaned after the dragons left like just trust me bro 🙏🙏🙏🙏#omfg i wanted to make this with hijack as well cause lol. do you get it. they're long distance LOLOLOL#maybe i will make it who knows. is it weird to make the same art trend with different characters??#OH WAIT FORGOT ANOTHER TAG#hicctooth#is this the duo name for them#or is it called#hictooth#doesnt matter. what matters is that theyre literally the definition of platonic soulmates bro#like wtf i love them#sorry for making them look miserable i didnt meant for them to look lile that 😭😭😭😭#omg with that being said#BROOOOOO I AM NOT GONNA DRAW DRAGONS ANYMORE IM DONEEEEE HOW DO YOU DRAW DRAGONS 😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏#anyways first attempt do you like it. SAY YES RIGHT NOW#if you read this much till the end you need to kiss me rn muah muah muah#also say i did a good job at making them look like cookies like#say it rn#okie bye byeeeeee#I FORGOT TO ADD HIS BRAID IM GONNA KMSSSSSS NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO#omg i failed
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DANA SCULLY & FOX MULDER — the x files
you were my friend and you told me the truth. even when the world was falling apart, you were my constant. my touchstone.
#my gifs#em.txf#the x files#txfedit#msr#msredit#useremsi#usergabriella#singinprincess#userairi#useramys12#usergeorgette#useralien#dailytxf#crimeshowsource#otpsource#*#fourteenthofaugust#anyway they have consumed my life#i am fucking SCREAMING#i was supposed to do a different set lol oops#WHEN SHE SAYS I'M IN THE MIDDLE#SHE'S SOOOOO CUTE#also i'm sure this has been done before but i had to
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Okay, guys, new game
Rb and put in the tags whose handwriting yours is most similar to !!

The above pic is from @/twstassets here
#Idk if this has been done before but eh it's okay#My handwriting switches up depending on the time of day#I think silver or jade for cursive and epel or idia for print#Actually if I put enough effort I think my calligraphy could replicate Azul's Vil's and Trein's#Anyway. Thank goodness I finally have a reference for these guys' handwritings#twisted wonderland#twst#twst ask game#ask game#Am I really gonna tag every character...? Yeah#riddle rosehearts#ace trappola#deuce spade#trey clover#cater diamond#leona kingscholar#jack howl#ruggie bucchi#azul ashengrotto#jade leech#floyd leech#kalim al asim#jamil viper#vil schoenheit#epel felmier#rook hunt#idia shroud#ortho shroud#Okay after the next tag there's no more tags#If y'all let this flop I'll be sad 😞 /j
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‘No one has painted me in over four hundred years.’
Based on one of the angels in Sandro Botticelli’s Madonna of the Pomegranate
Original artwork:


#my art#interview with the vampire#iwtv fanart#iwtv#amc iwtv#armand#iwtv armand#assad zaman#the vampire armand#amadeo#I know it’s been done before but#couldn’t resist putting him in a renaissance painting#and I absolutely fell in love with this one in the uffizi gallery so here you go :)#started this one months ago and bizarrely every time I worked on it I had to stop cause I felt sick#so anyway I’ve decided it’s cursed and am gonna leave it like this
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he brought them hot choccy :)
#smb fanart#super mario bros#super mario#luigi#bowser#bowuigi#luigi fanart#bowser fanart#i have decided i am done touching this piece#it's very messy anyways#:p#but i wanted to somewhat color it#my art#luigi literally wearing his heart on his sleeve
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Spite Loves...
#dragon age: veilguard#datv#Spite#spite dragon age#spite dellamorte#lucanis dellamorte#(adjacent)#Rook#zara renata#art: mine#I have had this sitting as a draft sketch / planned idea from like week 1 of veilguard release#back when I was still trying to grasp how to draw Lucanis / Spite#I'm glad I ended up setting it aside bc I'm so much more comfy with how to draw him now that it was sooo much easier#him and my rook tbh#honestly I am amazed I have not seen this meme for him yet???#is this meme old now?? am I old??? do the kids not know Ponyo Loves Revolution comic#(im joking but still amazed. if it's out there who ever else has made this joke your brain his huge and you're so smart)#I chose 'revenge' as I feel like I remember Mary specifically describing spite motivations re zara as revenge at some point...#im also so enamoured whenever people tag Spite as Spite Dellamorte... distinguished family member#anyway I'm glad to get this one off my list LOL it's been sitting in my procreate gallery taunting me for months#also wow 2 art posts in less than a week: i must be motivated or something :fingerguns:#tho its been a while since I've done a midnight art post and here we are again
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