#swamp swim

[council--board]

Maybe a Brother long legs stimboard?

Brother Long Legs from Rain World stimboard

Requested by: rainworldguy26

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[scintillatingshortgirl19]

god okay so this quote by carmen maria machado from her memoir in the dream house -

“I had a room to myself as a kid, but my mother was always quick to point out that it wasn’t my room, it was her room and I was merely permitted to occupy it. Her point, of course, was that my parents had earned everything and I was merely borrowing the space, and while this is technically true I cannot help but marvel at the singular damage of this dark idea: That my existence as a child was a kind of debt and nothing, no matter how small, was mine. That no space was truly private; anything of mine could be forfeited at someone else’s whim."

- got me thinking about house likely not feeling ownership in his own home as a kid due to his dad's discipline methods, and the way he clings to his spaces as an adult (aka his apartment and his office)

and THEN it got me thinking about house getting kicked out of his and wilson's shared apartment in late season 6.

imagine, if you will. you're a kid with an abusive military father who makes it clear that you don't actually own anything and that you will only ever be a guest in his house. your father regularly takes away the roof over your head as a form of discipline. your father regularly violates your bodily autonomy by forcing you to take ice baths. your father's job means you spend your childhood moving from place to place without you having any say in the matter. your father shows you that even the food you eat is not an inherent right but a generous gift, and it can and will be taken away if you're late to the table.

so you grow up, and your spaces are really important to you. you stay in the same apartment and have the same office for years and years and you make both of them feel truly yours. they belong to you. no one can take them away from you anymore.

and then you make changes, painful ones. it's horrible and difficult and terrifying but it's worth it. and then your best friend offers you a new home, a space for you to share. together, the two of you make it yours. you live in a place that is owned by your best friend but it's nothing like living in the places owned by your dad. it's safe here. there's love here. this home belongs to both of you.

and then your best friend reconnects with his ex, and you're relegated to second place like you always are when there's a woman in his life, and he asks you to leave.

and you realize you had forgotten what it's like to be reminded that your home was never truly yours.

[smilysstuff]

cannot stop thinking abt ur swampy au.... can i have some swamp puppy caboose ....

Ye *gives*

[dimalink]

Beaver is swimming in a river amongst the thickets

Beaver was sitting near the river. And, he wants to have some refresh. So, of course, it is little shadows here, he is in a little shade. But, anyway, it is a good summer day. Simple thing - beaver in a shade. Near the water. He was looking at the water.

And he makes a decision – he will go to water and feel refresh. He will swim, at the other side of the river. So, it is near. And little water is so refreshing. So, it is, straight, across the grass. Which is growing in the water.

Water is so dark blue. Dark color. And calm, so makes you feel calm. Beaver likes water. He likes to swim. And, by the way, his little house is in these places. Near the water.

Beaver can swim very good. And, so, he is swimming near the thickets. It is always interesting. There are places, where there are lots of thickets. It is lots of grass growing. And, there are places, where you can calm to swim. Whole water paths. And do not touch even a single thicket. It is funny.  And it happens that you need to swim straight though bushes and grass. And with a nose to touch a grass. It is, also, a funny thing. So, every time, it is a unique path. To the other side of the river. Though the thickets.

So, in someplace it is dark. In a shade of a high trees. And someway - it is a wide field. And it is simple, there at the other side. It is so green. So, a little, you walk there and bugs are singing their songs. Lots of them. And, someplace far, it is swamps type. So, there, you can see a different birds. Birds are always doing their own things. And such a water thickets are going someplace in a far.

Beaver, he is explorer of a river. He all the time goes by the shore. And start to swim later by river. Water element is calling for him. And he is swimming across, to the other side. He walks there. Later, he again swim across. Or, he can swim forward by the river. It is amazing places are here!

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[peninsulaisms]

creek water baptism

[sci-bax]

Sebastian Solace sleeping peaceful in 4k hyper resolution oculus meta quest 2 quality

Drew him sleeping cause of this:

Same drawing but without the slight darker filter over it:

I wanna draw fish man angst

Also its 4am so im going to sleep goodnight, or goodmorning idk

[simplegeneral]

Through the swamps and jungles, lies a ferocious beast... Who is an exceptional swimmer btw, would you dare have his swimming lessons?

[dailybehbeh]

Behbeh

[skyward-floored]

Hey Sky, hope one of these seems like a nice distraction (and feel better soon!): (fun version): Berry (or Swamp), like all Links, is supernaturally good at mini-games. Because he's lived in a town (or swamp) without an archery range, guessing game, or anything he doesn't know this until his quest takes him to a larger settlement, where he finds out he simply can't not win at these things. He immediately goes bananas and takes full advantage of his goddess-given ability to win carnival swag.

(fun or angsty depending how you spin it) Swamp link has to go to a desert temple, immediately concludes he does not like the desert, spends a few days looking for a special tunic a la Zora's/Goron's/etc since clearly it's too dry to survive without some kind of protective clothing -- is horrified to discover he might just have to use his regular clothing.

That second one tickled me the most (though I like that first one a bunch too). Tried to go for a bit fun and angsty, though i'm not sure i succeeded. Regardless, long story short: Swamp doesn't like the desert.

...

Link stared at the expanse of sand in front of him, nothing but a handful of rock formations breaking up the rolling dunes. Normally he’d be excited to explore an area he’d never visited, but... he could already tell he wouldn’t like it.

When he’d first heard of the desert, he’d assumed he’d just need some sort of new tunic or something to make it comfortable, since that was what he did for most other places he’d come across. But he’d looked everywhere, and asked everyone he could think of, and nobody had heard anything about a tunic that would make the desert more bearable.

A merchant close to the entrance had warned him to bring extra water and keep his face covered, but that was it. Link just couldn’t believe he was supposed to trek through all of that empty sand without any divine tunic protection. What use was being a hero if he didn’t get divine tunic protection?!

Oh well. There was nothing to it.

He needed to go through it, and go through it he would.

Link sighed, and stepped onto the sand, beginning what would hopefully be a short trek through the desert.

...

Several hours later, Link felt like he’d made no progress.

The sun beat down on him mercilessly, harsh and bright, and he could feel sand working its way onto and into every bit of him, shoes and shirt and everything. He’d fought some weird spiky monsters that had poked up through the sand, and some bird things, but while they were annoying, it was nothing compared how dry it was. Link had already drank half of his water, and he still felt drier than he had his whole life, even with the beads of sweat trickling down his brow.

Sand and rocks. An occasional monster. Dry, hot, blistering wind.

Link felt like he was shriveling into a raisin.

He checked the map he’d been given, and groaned, the distance he still had to go much too long. Maybe he needed a quick break. To go with the multiple other quick breaks he’d already taken.

Link plodded towards a rock that stuck up from the sand, casting the tiniest bit of shade on the ground. He slumped next to it, panting like a dog, and drank more of his precious water, wishing he could dunk it over his head. If only there was a pond around here that he could jump in, he’d feel better immediately. Even if it was just something he could dip his head into and get his hair wet.

But no. Nothing but sand stretched out endlessly before him. Sand and rocks. And an occasional scraggly plant that looked more dead than alive.

Stupid sand. Stupid rocks. Stupid dead plants that if they were smart would go live in the swamp instead of here.

Link sighed wearily, and stood back up, stumbling as his vision wobbled. It fixed itself after a moment, the bright sunlight coming back into view, and Link shook his head, trying to shoo away his dizziness.

He really wished he was back home right now.

Link took in a steadying breath, then kept going, kicking up sand as he went. What a crummy place. Who would ever want to live somewhere so dry?

The sand he kicked didn’t answer him, and Link scowled at it, wiping a drop of sweat off his brow.

He kept plodding his way over the dunes, squinting through the sun, trying to follow his map. It must have been outdated though, since Link was supposed to have come across a rock shaped like a lizard by now, and hadn’t seen anything of the sort.

In fact... he wasn’t sure this was a map of this desert at all.

Link moaned, swiping hair out of his face as he scanned the horizon. He saw no landmarks like the one on his map, and he wasn’t even sure which direction he’d come from.

He was lost. Great.

“Can’t you give me a break?!” he yelled up at the sun, but it kept shining on him anyway.

Link grumbled, but he was too hot and dry to be any angrier, and he kept plodding forward, too tired to even kick at the sand anymore. Shouldn’t he at least be close to where he’d been trying to get by now? That merchant had said the temple wasn’t that far.

Course, he’d also been the one that had sold him that map.

Link’s foot caught on something and he fell face-first into the sand, the tiny grains getting even more all over him and sticking to his face. He raised his head and spat out the sand that had gotten in his mouth, wiping shakily at his face.

He was done. Nope. He hated the desert. He was hot and exhausted and so dry he felt like he was going to be sick, he was done.

Link spat out more sand, and tried to swallow away the dry feeling in his throat. He'd been homesick on and off on his journey, but right now... this was the worst he’d felt it. He wanted to go home so badly it hurt. He wanted to take a dip in the water around the village, swim with his family, he wanted to feel rain on his face, he wanted shade and trees and his mother’s fish pie.

But mostly he just... wanted water.

Link clutched at the sand, angrily throwing a handful of it away from him, and shakily sat up, wiping more sweat and sand from his face. He was going to go to the nearest rock formation with some reasonable shade, and take a nap. And then he was going to go back and give that merchant a piece of his mind. He'd figure out what else to do later.

Link looked around, and spotting some rocks in the distance that looked like a good choice, plodded wearily in their direction. His annoyance gave him some strength, and though he nearly tripped multiple times on his trek, he managed to make it without any significant injury or the like.

Feet dragging, Link stumbled over to the shaded side of the outcropping of rocks, blearily taking in the handful of plants poking up around them. He looked around for a good spot to crash, then froze, eyes going wide.

Hidden among the rocks was a small pond.

A pond.

Link stared for all of two seconds, then scrambled forward, nearly tripping in his haste. He leapt straight into the water with a laugh, cool water rushing over his head and giving him instant relief. It was the perfect temperature, and Link stayed under as long as he could hold his breath, practically feeling his energy return.

He surfaced with a small gasp, wiping away the bit of sand that was still stubbornly stuck to him, and paddled over to the edge, drinking some water as he went. It was nothing compared to home, but it was water and relief, and Link couldn't have been happier.

Thank goodness.

Link set his head on a rock, closing his eyes and keeping the rest of himself submerged, smiling at the feel of the water against his skin. The pond didn't entirely fix his problems, but it sure did help with the worst of them. Everything always seemed better when he was in the water.

Link sighed, and sank lower into the pond, sipping a bit more of it and relishing the coolness on his throat. He could go trek around the horrible dry desert again later.

For now... he would take a break.

And then find something better to wear in this horrible place.

[witchtaunter]

A kirin offering a ride to various frogs and toads for Render Point

[illarian-rambling]

Important PSA for writers! Maybe, if you're super cool and smart, you can figure out which of your characters can swim before you put them in a flooded basement. Because sometimes, if you're less cool and smart, you get to the scene and realize the answer is none...

[grottweiler]

Swimming with gators

[0xy--m0r0n]

can you guess? more thunderpike.

and for the record, pike totally didn't put that lotus on thunder's head.

[viiridiangreen]

I'm not even gonna try to get in the game till tonight tbh. I learned my lesson:

Once upon a time my IRL fireteam and I (my partner and our friend who lives a few states over) organised a LAN party with Special Chemical Treats for our first DLC drop (beyond light) and we popped em at reset & couldn't play till the wee hours so we just. rode out most of the trip by engaging in edifying meatspace activities like Getting In The Very Unheated Pool At Thev Exact Same Time That A Cold Front Moved In As A Storm (it had been positively Scorching before), and also Strawberry Mint Mojito Concoctions.

The first metaphorical faceful of windswept snow and the fuckign plural voice of the Witness and the first taste of a new subclass and the fuckign beautiful ass environments at midnight did feel pretty nuts in that state tho

[hometownrockstar]

Just putting the poll there for fun but you can also leave a reply telling and elaborating please because i am curious and want to hear from my muts what they think i like warrior cats :-) i would be from RiverClan btw

[lunasilvis]

Where would a woman be without her slippers/loafers/cozy indoor attire. you tell me 💛