#shadow and adele

[ak-liano]

Inktober day 1 - campfire

[adel-memes]

I keep thinking of Shadow's death and there is a vision in my head that I don't know how to draw but like. You know how he basically poofed in sparkles. I keep thinking what if those were mirror shards reflecting light.

Like hear me out. He was pushed out of a dark mirror, he is Link's reflection. He is literally a walking mirror of what Link could've been or what he was in another life.

Then he broke the mirror and his death was him breaking apart like a mirror.

It would be more symbolic to interpret his vanishing was him falling apart like a mirror.

[mysweetcheesemygoodtimeboy]

Sports hypnosis scene having nothing to do with kiss cam incident 3638573 dead 61746 injured

[moons-now-seperate-art-blog]

I will take any excuse to push my Blue and Shadow Supreme duo agenda. Submission for @shipmonthfs with my favorite platonic duo ♡♡♡

(Also thank you @adel-memes for cooking up AUs with me, her Blue is in the first image with [one of] my Shadow :3c)

(Plus an angst comic cause u know I couldn't help myself from putting these guys in Situations)

[we-were-born-to-be-free]

I feel like Aleksander would legit be an Adele person...

Like whenever he's tired of trying to take over the world, he just puts on some good Adele and wallows in his sorrow...

But for real he is so Adele coded.

"WE COULD HAVE HAD IT ALLLLL"

[thisghosts-obsessions-again]

Adele's foreshadowing of Luke's fate and the subsequent elements that will play a major role in the incoming seasons! It's still good. I forgot how every kissing scenes in RC used to have MCs and characters puckering their lips ahahaha. Hilarious.

[snarky-wittgenstein]

Kai having secrets??

Oh this is too scandalous to bear

[apinchofm]

Book!Marcus and Phoebe

TV!Marcus and Phoebe

[enlighten3d]

;;i think i have brainrot

hi lark @thedndgoblinwholivesinyourwall .... i drew them again,,,, krita kept crashing while i did so and its not my best work but Oh Well......

its. its crane wives the moon will sing again. im not okay

with no light of my own / i shine only with the light you give me

aahhahaludkjfhds yeah i dont know how to do lighting okay

and the hair colours are Off bcs theyre impossible to do i swear /dramatic

okay !!! thats all [:

(under the cut is the version w my design of joshs sweater bcs,,, i can)

okay thats enoiugh from me, im going to go write fanfiction about block people

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[freezing82]

Ben Barnes covering "Make you feel my love" by Adele is one of the sweetest things I've ever listened to.

[adel-memes]

OKAY SO I already posted the fic inspired by this HC but HEAR ME OUT

Ok OK so Shadow's revivals post manga is USUALLY through 'xxxxx revived Shadow to give him a chance' examples that come to mind are: Vio, Zelda, Red

However!

While I love that take and DEFINITELY used it myself! Hell, I got story ideas based on different colors / characters reviving Shadow and what story unfolds from there. I LOVE that HC!!

But, I still personally think this kind of puts Shadow in an unfair position / not a good start and I definitely have an idea we could explore together <3

There are two main reasons and 1 extra ??? reason I believe this headcanon/piece of lore/etc would suck for him and it's:

1. Power Imbalance

2. Pride and his personality

3. Dark Mirror Shards or dark magic?

On the first point. I don't think the right term is power imbalance but it's the closest thing I got. Because him being revived by the heroes for example feels like 'oh I'm depending on Link' when his whole motive is behind separating and showing he could stand on his own and be a big threat even with or without Link.

It puts him in a 'oh do I have to forgive this person for reviving me after betraying my trust?' with Vio or 'She is another person of authority much like Ganon, do I have to obey/listen to her since she revived me?' with Zelda.

So it feels like some kind of imbalance, he can't ever view them fairly because that 'favor' puts him in a 'I owe you' position. It's sort of like a trap and EVEN if they don't want anything or are genuine, Shadow's pov and personality would clash and disagree with that sentiment.

Which brings me to my second reason:

Shadow being revived by the others does NOT guarantee he's a good guy. Sure he sacrificed and gave that whole speech, but 1 act out of desperation does not equal he is totally a good guy and would do the right thing always.

That feels like it strips away from his character. He had growth but what about the things we love about him? His cocky arrogance, his excessive show-off attitude, his pride? I know a popular take is him and Red being arson buddies, but if he's revived by Zelda.. would he risk burning things if it means the person of authority would be upset with him? I don't think so.

If he becomes dependent and has that 'oh they revived' take, then he will always have his pride threatened as well as sense of security. Because what does he do if he messes up? Does he always need their approval if he wants to live? Would his pride allow him to accept that state of life? Where is the line?

The take comes from not just 'oh I want him to have a chance to live' it comes from a 'oh I can fix him' perspective too.

Which feels.. like it would take Shadow's agency. It gives a 'oh they want me alive but not me, they're doing it out of guilt and want to change everything about me.' type of thinking and..

Would Shadow accept that? Accept ALL of that?

The answer I believe would be no.

And finally the third reason which is using the dark mirror or so to revive him. I definitely think this could be a bit messy for Shadow.

Using a mirror, something easy to break and lose, as his source of life? Something he tried to break?

Would he want something that can be stolen, broken, and easily gone if he lets out of his sight be his source of life?

Again, I don't think so.

Also I don't think the heroes would risk using dark magic to revive Shadow as much as they like him / want him back. (A whole other ramble 🏃‍♀️)

But does that mean Shadow stays dead?

Of course not. Wdym he's dead? No he's not. 🤨 who do you take me for?

So duh, I got an idea. Or a suggestion for what could revive Shadow and it definitely uses references from previous games.

After all, Shadow is a being of magic. So.. if not with the dark mirror.. and not the heroes or someone reviving him..

Then, what? Who? Just who would bring him back?

Or should I say, what would bring him back?

My suggestion is: Gratitude Crystals.

For context, gratitude crystals are a concept in skyward sword where Link has to do good deeds (helping others) and he would get these magic star-like crystals in return. After collecting 80 of them, he trades them to a sad monster who wishes to be human.

So in a way they're like wishing stars that have magic that is strong enough to change a demon to be human.

So if there's a solution made of magic, can't be easily broken, and does not take away Shadow's agency.. then I believe gratitude crystals could help offset the potential power imbalance.

And who was grateful / thankful at Shadow's sacrifice. The heroes. Green specifically.

So imagine with me, their gratitude forms that crystal for Shadow. He, being a creature of magic, attachs himself to those crystals instead of dark mirror. Separating himself from Ganon, Vaati, and Link.

Which brings me to the second point.

Okay, he's revived. He's alive. But what about his character? His motive?

I think it would change to being a good person.

Hear me out, Batreaux needed 80 to change from demon to human. So 1 crystal isn't enough to be someone's life source.

So what if it becomes a challenge for Shadow. Doing good deeds in exchange for the crystals and getting to live.

He gets to change as a person and grow with a genuine reason to why he wants to be good now without taking his agency away. Through that, I believe he would go to the heroes to make things right and they could have their slow-build in friendship or so.

And that is why I believe this is an idea worth exploring <3

Extra: I also like thinking Shadow loves stars, imagine how beautiful it is that his life source becomes starlike crystals too. I think it's symbolic <3

[briefbookreviewsuk]

Brief Book Review - First Wife's Shadow by Adele Parks

A Brief Book Review of First Wife's Shadow by Adele Parks

Published as a hardback by HQ ( an imprint of Harper Collins) in the United Kingdom on 4th July 2024.

Emma Westly , 47, a driven , successful CEO of a wind harvesting company becomes romantically involved with freelance photographer Matthew Charlton , a widower. Soon Emma's friends become concerned about their relationship as Matthew seems somewhat opaque when discussing his family and friends. Emma herself has concerns , namely that she is second best to Matthew's first wife Becky. Suddenly Emma's structured life is becoming messy with secrets emerging and a real sense of danger for Emma. A great psychological thriller from Adele Parks and a great summer read ! #bookreview #mysterybooks #books

Check out my review :

[bluebellhairpin]

Someone kick me up the pants and tell me to make this animation even if I think it'll turn out shitty.

[reneedenoailles]

ykw i'm gonna say adele solely because she ends up MARRIED to aaron while being the same age as sarah ..... and also her brother can die if you aren't close to him which just makes things even worse for her. personally i think she deserves better

[snarky-wittgenstein]

Th. They squarshed him..