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[tis-i-bi-oxirito]

Ok ok, so I have a (possibly bad) theory that isn’t really a theory but more my brain trying to figure stuff out

So, ever since Kingdom Hearts III, I’ve kinda been wondering, in the back of my messy, messy mind, why Ephemera helped (? I’m guessing he was the one leading the fallen kids, at least) Sora at the Keyblade Graveyard.

I mean, I get why, big heartless storm, xehanort being xehanort, xehanort being Ephemera’s descendent (that was kinda confirmed right? I don’t remember for sure) which kinda makes him his responsibility a bit, yada yada yada.

It’s more like, why didn’t he do it before. Like, it’s not the first confrontation against old man Xehanort chronogically in the series. Why didn’t Ephemera help at the confrontation at the end of BBS? I mean, Ven was his friend, surely he’d want to help him not, you know, die or even just get turned into a weapon of mass destruction? (I gotta mention: Vanitas gets helped by the fallen kids’ keyblades during that confrontation iirc, so was that because of the darkness? Because he used to be part Ventus so he kinda counts as a union leader? Why wasn’t Ven helped by the keyblades then? Did Ephemera try to help Ven but accidentally chose the wrong one (oopsie teehee, oh well, better luck next time)? Anyways that’s weird and has always bothered me ever since I knew whose keyblades those were)

One of the explanations I can see for Ephemera no helping then is that Xigbar was running interference or something. I guess he didn’t interfere in KH III because of the Book of Prophecies or something, idk. Maybe Ephemera also didn’t act because of something in the Book of Prophecies, idk, I’m just trying to find some explanations

(Actual theory under the cut ahah)

But yeah, anyways, my bad theory

It came to me, as I was eating tortellini in the dark at 11:30 PM after taking a longer-than-planned 5 hours nap, what if… Sora was Ephemera’s reincarnation? Ok ok that’s a really shaky theory, I’ll admit it, but I don’t control was goes on in that brain (ahah, Brain) of mine

In any case, back to what I was saying, tortellini, 5 hour nap, Sora is maybe Ephemera’s reincarnation, ok, right, yes, back on track. So, Ephemera totally, very definitely died, right? It’s been like, a couple of centuries most likely, so he is either super dead, some kind of ghost just haunting the Keyblade Graveyard, or he’s the world’s oldest grandpa. From what we’ve seen in khux, when someone dies (or at least a keyblade wielder) for realsies (kingdom hearts death tends to be, ha, ephemeral), they either become a dream eater or they go in the reincarnation cycle or whatever (from what I remember at least, it’s been a minute). So either Ephemera turned into a cute colourful animal that 100% deserves a pet, or he went on to reincarnate, ya know?

(He could have also said ‘fuck you rules of the universe, I never liked you anyways’ and created a third option for himself out of sheer will. If anyone could, it would be him)

But yeah anyways, that could explain why he only shows up, cool red scarf swaying in the wind anime style, to Sora. Like, maybe a small tiny part of his soul (heart?) remained

It could also explain why Sora’s heart healed Ven’s at the beginning of BBS. There’s the reason that Sora’s heart was a newborn one of course, but if he was Ephemera’s reincarnation, then it’s not hard to believe that he would be drawn in by Ven’s presence.

Also, Ephemera has an association with the color red due to his scarf. You know who else is usually associated with red? Sora (and Lea, whose entire existence is red, but this ain’t about him)

(I have also thought of the possibility that Sora is maybe Ephemera’s descendant instead, but that would mean that he’d be related to Xehanort which is wild, but I do think that that theory is even more shaky than the reincarnation one. Tbh, I think that Riku being Ephemera’s descendant could be more likely, which, again, would make him related to old man Xehanort. Omg i just had an idea for an AU where Riku is actually Xehanort’s son/grandson, but that’s a story for another day i guess)

So, yeah, here’s my bad and unlikely theory. This is my first time making a post of this kind and I still don’t know how tumblr works so I’m very sorry if this looks like an incomprehensible mess. Thanks for reading though :)

[bandtrees]

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU (POSITIVE)

OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. i dont think i can restrain my words for all this to TAGS this time holy SHIT oh my G O D. every time you make stuff for tttaac i just have to STARE at it for so long i was just sitting here wordlessly clicking through everything rereading it over and over before i could even begin to form WORDS what the

FUCK

it continues to make me so insane, though this was something we definitely wanted to do its just extremely surreal to see it actually happen, to know fig and i made something that inspires people to not only read it over and over but pick it apart and make beautiful things like THIS oh my god your grasp on colors and composition makes me utterly insane THE RED SKIN STITCHES OVER THE PLEASANT LITTLE RITSU ART GODDDD OH MY GOD YOUR TRADITIONAL STUFF IS UTTERLY GORGEOUS WHAT THE FUCK!!!!! i keep staring at that doodle page in particular its ALL so gorgeous but especially that page and how well you color things and compose stuff its so so so pretty i LOVE ITTTT

NEVER apologize i cant express enough how much it makes my entire year every time you post something for tttaac its something fig and i put so SO much heart and soul and love into for so long that to see it HAVE such an impact on someone is like... god god god it makes me SO happy i LOVE everything you make for this fic from the beautifully colored environments to the scene/character fanart to the silly little doodles to the jokes and commentary it makes us feel so SOOO LOVED. WHAT THE FUUUCK MANNN MAN WTF!!!AAAAAAAAA

THE HOUSE OF LEAVES REFERENCES!!!! god i need to read that book so bad it sounds so so up my alley i have many people close to me who adore that book and this is so so awesome im just. ouh. oohhhhmygod. this is so disjointed but i had to scream at you. youre adding years to fig and i's lifespan you're making us too powerful

THE GARAGE. THE GARAAAAAGE GOD GOD EVERY TIME YOU POST ART YOUR PAINTING AND COLORS ALL BLOW ME AWAY i cant just repeat myself but to live in someones head rent free like this is all i dream of as a creator ALL OF THIS IS SO GOOOD. LEARN MORE. THE FISH. THE RITSU AND SHOU. REIGEN IN THE FAMILY GUY DEATHPOSEKJGFDJGFKJ THE KITCHEN FALL SCENE. BRO. BROOO

“Then no matter where you are, in a crowded restaurant or on some desolate street or even in the comforts of your own home, you'll watch yourself dismantle every assurance you ever lived by. You'll stand aside as a great complexity intrudes, tearing apart, piece by piece, all of your carefully conceived denials, whether deliberate or unconscious. And then for better or worse you'll turn, unable to resist, though try to resist you still will, fighting with everything you've got not to face the thing you most dread, what is now, what will be, what has always come before, the creature you truly are, the creature we all are, buried in the nameless black of a name.

And then the nightmares will begin.” - Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves

What a surprise! I’m back at it again with fanart for The Times They are a Changin’ by @bandtrees and @tigsbitties ! Normal is not in my vocabulary.

And as per tradition, extras!

here’s a fun fact: I’ve tried a total of 7 times to draw my favorite scene and yet I Cannot. THIS HAS AGONIZED ME!

here’s another fun fact: I’ve been typing the abbreviation “TTTAAC” wrong for months. I added an extra “A”. I’m never living this down!

Anyway! Sorry for obsessing over y’all’s fic (again) it hits like a psychic blast to my brain!!!! So many things become (ESPECIALLY THE DEHUMANIZATION) in a reread it’s such a well crafted fic oh my GOD. If you haven’t already read it and you can stomach the tags please give it a read!!!!!! Could not recommend more!!! It will sit with you for days. Or maybe that’s just me

I also recommend listening to the Navidson Record (not the Poe album which is also good but not what I’m talking about) album “This is not for you.” (from House of Leaves) as a soundtrack for some moments because if I had to give this entire fic a soundtrack That would be it. If that makes sense. Not in order but like to match with certain scenes. You get what I mean!!