#four’s body is here anyway

[gust-jar-simulator]

I am not pretending this is good or even coherent, I just wanted to write Vaati reading Dark for filth and I made myself laugh so hard I almost spilled my tea.

Context: Vaati has been sealed in the Four Sword. Four is on the Linked Universe quest. Vaati has figured out how to possess Four, and none of them are at all aware of this since Four has odd mood swings anyway. Dark has just finished his “join the dark side, you already worked for us once before, once a traitor always a traitor” offer/blackmail, in full view of the rest of the Chain.

Let’s see how Vaati handles that.

~🌪️🐁🔮🐁🌪️~

“Are you done.”

Four’s grip on the sword was loose, expression flat even as the rest of the Chain flicked glances between him and the shadow coiling under the branches of a tree at the edge of camp, all bloody eyes and inviting hand. Dark’s little offer had been… damning, to say the least. Wars at the very least would have strong opinions about working for the enemy, and Hyrule always twitched violently at the mention of Ganon.

The longer Dark’s hand remained open, waiting, the higher Four’s brow arched, until he finally planted a hand on his hip with a scoff. “What, did I ruin your little script? I asked if you’re done. Did you get your little spiel over, your soliloquy done, fully dig your claws into the cracks of my character, or do you need a minute?” He smiled thinly, and gave a little mocking bow. “I’m the generous sort, I’ll even let you try again.”

“Four,” someone warned, but he didn’t bother glancing back to see who. Dark was starting to frown.

Tilting his head, the villain lowered his hand slowly and gave Four another once-over, slow and thoughtful. “Did they know?”

“Of course not, they’re knights.” As if that explained everything, and maybe it did. Four gestured loosely with his sword at the rest of the Chain, slowly beginning to pace. “They live by codes, laws, pretty sociological lies that make this bloody business seem… charming. Noble.” His eyes lingered on the Hero of Legend for a long moment, before turning to level Dark with a critical look, ears flicking curiously. “You came for me assuming I feel shame, which was your first mistake. I have made choices, and I will continue to make choices. Your second mistake was failing to provide a reason for me to care what you want.”

Somewhere, someone that sounded a lot like Legend started discretely calling for bets. Hyrule flashed him a thirty.

“They will reject you,” Dark murmured, wind in the trees and a chill on the conscience. “You will outlive your welcome, if you haven’t already, and the Goddess will chain you to them by the shackles of prophecy. I am your out, your only out.”

Something in Four’s face twisted, a poorly muffled cough covering some kind of honest-to-god retching noise as he tilted his head and bent a little, like if he peered closely enough he could see what Dark’s problem was. “Out of the goodness of your heart, I’m sure.” He said it like infestation of maggots, drawn-out and sickening. “This little savior complex is very cute, but you still neglect the basic tenets of villainous seduction. Should I be insulted? Are you insulting me. We’ve run over hill and dale to take your head, and you have the nerve to half ass throwing a schism between me and my allies. Put some effort into it, you idiot man, do you want me or not?”

It was hard to get a proper read on Dark, but whatever he’d been expecting, apparently it wasn’t criticism. Before he could properly get his wind back, though, Four was already pacing again, agitated and restless.

“At least Ganon knew how to treat a man. Farore’s wings, Dark, wine and dine me if you have to. I was offered power, territory, women, armies. The heads of my enemies on a platter.” He whirled, pointed his sword at the shadow more like a lecturing tool than a weapon. “Do you offer me a single magical artifact? A handful of devoted imps? Some… marginally nicer boots? No, you offer me your friendship like some kind of pathetic amateur. I have eight of those with me right now, theoretically. You did not make me a better offer- you made me a worse one after complicating my current position, and expected me to be charitable.” He stepped closer, took an audible sniff, and immediately leaned back. “For someone who reeks of water you’re a disgrace to the name of Nayru.”

Dark actually took a step back, eyes widening, before narrowing to bloody slits. The shadows seethed at the edges of the clearing, and the man they’d been hunting through time and space drew himself up. “I’m very sorry you feel that way. All you had to do was say no, you realize.”

“And miss my chance to be educational?” Four smiled, all teeth, and went so far as to sheathe his sword in the face of Dark’s rising magic. “I thought you did your research, Dark Link. I’m a hero of courage now, don’t you know- I do so enjoy being helpful.”

The shadows swelled, something creaking in their depths like the shift of scales, of armor, of invasion, but Four whipped up a hand in a commanding halt and Dark once again froze, off-kilter. Four tsked, sighing, and watched him with something like pity.

“There is no recovering from this,” he said gently. “Not right now. Please stop wasting my time, before I have to demonstrate exactly what you wanted to ally yourself with. It would be… unfortunate.” A small, sympathetic little smile, while magic sparked between his fingers. “And costly. I do want to see you try again, you know?”

The villain actually took that moment to laugh, short and unamused. “Again? You had your chance, Vaati. You can crawl to me when you’re ready to make real changes to this world.”

“Mm, six out of ten. Better, but not by much.” A snap, and the crackle between his fingers swelled, blooming with filaments of light that danced like jagged cracks in the air, static rising on the backs of everyone’s necks. Four made a lazy sort of wave, fingers twisting, and the orb lightning tracked the motion like a loyal and affectionate dog. Four peered around it, open and curious, the light drowning out his expression.

Dark got a perfect view of golden eyes on bloody sclera, as innocent as a child. “Water is vulnerable to lightning, isn’t it?”

The shadows vanished.

The day brightened, the birdsong returned, and where Dark had been he simply wasn’t. The orb lightning fizzled out into sparks, and Four took the moment to laugh to himself, since he deserved it.

Dark may have complicated things, but it would all be fixed with a clever lie or two. Vaati was well and truly dead, after all- that had to be true, if no one knew of him but the tragic heroes of the Four Sword. Dark had simply miscalculated. Their little Vio could take the fall, as he’d been expecting to for months.

Vaati took a breath, cleared his expression, and turned back to his “allies” with the hero Link’s clear grey eyes. No one had to know.

#my writing #loz vaati #lu four #lu dark link #four’s body is here anyway

[libr-0-cubicularist]

A thing I made based on the wonderful fic Corruption Loves Company by @hey-adora (clicheusername5678 on Ao3) ft. Biblically Accurate Vio

#Im going to need to buy new black markers holy shit #my art #traditional art #vidow #implied anyways #I deadass made a playlist for the fic while I worked on this #potential spoilers?? Maybe #Honestly I'm not quite sure what's happening here either interpret it as you will #fs zelda #shadow link #vio link #green link #four swords #fanart of fanfiction #heros shade #slight body horror #For the amount of stress burning the edges of the wings caused me #It really wasn't worth it lol #But I do like an excuse to burn shit #Using myself as a reference is all fun and games until I realize my hands are so small in proportion to the characters I'm drawing

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

Books of 2024: THE MESSAGE by K.A. Applegate, adapted by Chris Grine.

The original ANIMORPHS books were a hugely formative influence on....My Entire Life, Writerly and Otherwise, so I've been collecting the graphic novels as they come out, too!

#books #books of 2024 #animorphs #k.a. applegate #chris grine #the message #anyway i'm only actually reading book 4 for Books of 2024 lmao #but it seemed like a LOT of effort to take a picture of one (1) book #if i'll read said book in like half an hour lmao #so here they all are so far!! #they're very quick reads and i'm love illustrated body horror for children XD #i'm very overdue for my OG Series Reread #i used to do one every four years or so but stopped :( #i miss them i should try again #maybe when i unbury them from storage i'll put them at the top of the list #if i have a house someday.....

[realreadysetrose]

Can I interest the Tumblr Homestuck community in some mermaid Karkat I did last month cuz I haven’t stopped thinking about this AU since

#Sharpie bath but make it high fantasy #God I wish this was as easy as a sharpie bath #Four hours of grey body paint #At hour 2 I started to question how I got here #By hour 3 I was just disappointed in myself #Anyways hear me out #Ocean-side rock-explorer Dave finding this guy and going ‘damn that’s the angriest fish I’ve ever seen’ #‘I can’t even understand him but I think I just got absolutely cussed out in crab’ #‘Guess I’m in love’ #karkat vantas #homestuck #karkat cosplay #mermaidstuck #Mermaid karkat

[zeb-z]

bbh finally realized his insistence on revenge at the cost of himself isnt worth it and hurts his loved ones! and it only took seeing someone he loves also burn themselves in their hunt for vengeance in a way that’s somehow far more deadly and self destructive

#bad watched cellbit dig past bedrock and realized rock bottom is not where he should be #it only took four bodies to get the point across #crazy how that gives someone perspective I guess #anyways. here’s to hoping bad can do what everyone else has done for him which is dig in with their heels and keep him upright by sheer will #the power of love WILL prevail. or I’m going to blow things up #mcyt #qsmp #q!bbh #q!cellbit #cellbit #bbh #z speaks

[jumpstrike]

A little thought that came to me upon seeing Wild being cuddled by all those Tsum Tsum versions of the Chain in your art. Imagine that he knew about the group before officially meeting them cause he had the adorable beans with him already. Man just having a constant source of comfort while trying to save Hyrule during Breath of the Wild. Wild deserves some extra love cause he's been through a lot. Also Tsum Tsum Time and Time just staring at each other.

Storable friends that don't need anything besides love and attention!!! Best for lonely lonely knights on the road, very warm cuddles on cold winter nights and cooling comforts on hot summers.

#linked universe #lu #linkeduniverese #linked universe fanart #lu wild #lu twilight #lu time #lu warriors #lu sky #lu hyrule #lu four #lu legend #lu wind #legend of zelda #the gang is all here!!! #i had no room for warriors on wild's body so i summoned him from the ipad #i was gonna have him pinned under wild's hand or stuck. #but then i was like shit what if he you know chokes himself #anyway #thanks for the ask!!! #jumpsarts

[ezraphobicsoup]

the unending cosmic horrors of the universe versus A Song

#that’s what rockabye the musical was about im pretty sure #also that one dr who episode #or prolly more than one #i need to either become music or have like multiple bodies to listen to more music or just be completely swallowed by music #i’m normal about music aren’t i #this isn’t even about a specific song it’s about many many many of them #i dunno cause like i think that music is kinda just life isn’t it #i’ve said this before but yknow the inherent rhythms of movement in life is like the basis for music #yesterday i had a conversation about how would we play the piano if we had four arms & hands #and the conclusion was that instruments would have developed in a completely different way! the basic rhythm of our collective selves #and the way that we would act beyond music in terms of just surviving would be entirrely different #there was something more about that but i forget. #anyway the broader statement here is that art is an inherent part of being a human being and we are all art and we are all human beings #and that’s incredible really. like in an even broader sense i am alive and you are alive and that’s art maybe in some way #i’m not quite sure what i’m saying these are just the thoughts i regularly rotate in my brain like everyone else #ok tumbles and esteemed guests (1-3 people realistically) i leave you with those ramblings #have a good evening or otherwise time #ezra’s real life rambles #ezra likes music

[ereborne]

Song of the Day: April 30

"Breakeven" by The Script

#song of the day #cybersecurity videos completed today and we moved on to various types of workplace harassment and bigotry #what fun to complete four years' worth of compulsory office trainings back to back #surely tomorrow I will finish my gen-ed requirements and get to actually learn about finances. surely tomorrow. #anyway I couldn't mute or fastforward today's videos so I gave myself ten minutes to read fic as a special treat after each one finished #and at one point a character in the fic decided to use his heart and not his head and The Script started playing so loudly in my head #and did not leave #anyhow yesterday I said I'd give my two Teen Wolf song-related-fic-recs today and here they are! #fic rec #'with bloody feet across the hallowed ground' by owlpostagain - in which Stiles tells the literal truth! and it's a glorious trick! #absolutely delightful story. ticks over like perfect machinery. hits every emotional beat and then some #and 'The Sound As They Broke It Was Fearsome' by skoosiepants #an interesting setup--Teen Wolf and HP universes sort of merged--the Hale House is infinitely worse than the Shrieking Shack #also good character work but mostly it's the creativity of the merged world and the way it's introduced in the story that catches my mind #very good showing and not telling. what I think of as 'inset exposition' built right into the story #also it's a good song! 'I Guess I'll Forget the Sound I Guess I Guess' by Bodies of Water. some of the most memorable delivery ever #'up til that day I would hear them / and the sound as they broke it was fearsome #that was until your arms opened up wide / and the treasure therein was made mine'

[mumblesplash]

so i’ve been watching jojo’s bizarre adventure and i think i’ve figured out the source of all their powers

#this media analysis shit is easy #anyway fuckin love part 4 #like josuke is so Deeply fifteen in a way none of the other jojos are ever portrayed and it’s done so WELL #bc he’s not relatable at all! and i kinda love it!! #he’s genuinely self-possessed and confident enough that you really believe he would dress and present himself like that #and he’s easily grossed out but in a way where it makes his meticulously maintained appearance seem plausible but without making it his #Only Personality Trait for an easy running joke #and he’s got a realistic still-developing sense of right and wrong #but he’s a lil impulsive and greedy and you can tell when he’s encountering a new thing he hasn’t developed a moral framework for yet! #like he finds out aliens are real and immediately tries to use this knowledge to scam rohan #bc rohan is rich and they don’t get along and he doesn’t have spending money bc his mom put his lottery winnings in a locked account #bc he’s a kid!!! idk it just fucking rules the characterization is so unreasonably good in this season #the animation and visual presentation of part four is also especially cool it’s just good shit all around #i never thought i would be recommending any part of jjba for its mastery of facial expressions and body language but here we are #mumbling

[kimtaegis]

hate to say it but july kinda sucked

#please let me whine and list all the things that have troubled me this month #first off having to get serious about my master thesis and everything taking so much longer than I want it to (the anxiety. wow) #and mentally preparing to tackle two jobs AND finishing the thesis all at once soon (how......am I gonna do that) #well then ofc my car breaking down and having to spend my last savings on a new one #generally having to spend a shit load of money. all my money. gone within 2 months #wanting to have a big birthday party so badly only for it to get so stressful and Too Much for my introverted perfectionist ass #that I was the first and only one to feel (physically and mentally) sick about four hours in and had to leave my guests on their own #the usual old struggles flaring up again (as in too high expectations towards everything and everyone and myself that leave me disappointed #and on a more irrelevant note lmao: being one of the few people who doesn’t seem to have enjoyed barbenheimer that much? #same for jk’s solo and everything around it it's just not really for me #and thus feeling a little distanced from the fandom and from creating lately...I'll try again this weekend though I'll try #and last but not least my skin is being SO bad again rn that I just want to rip it off my whole body!!!!!!! #yeah! not at all how I wanted july to go! anyways august in a few days let’s move on and hope for the best #SORRY for being negative on here again. there were also nice things. like awi and al and all my other friends. #and birthday gifts and messages. <33

[hecksupremechips]

Teehee I got hugged today 🥰

#the klock keeps ticking #it was literally like 2 seconds but idk im like WOOOOO #like it wasnt long enough for me to be all satisfied touch wise nah im so starved itd take all night and day man #and also this particular person is uh. very special ahem. and it was like #i wrapped my arms around them best I could and i could just feel their hips and like their body squish under my hands #cuz theyre so squishy and sturdy at the same time it felt safe and its like. thats really scary actually #ive never ever felt safe hugging anyone this kinda thing is brand new to me #touch in general is new to me. at least consensual touch that i wanted and initiated #and i just felt really nervous cuz like i really love this person but sometimes its hard cuz like ‘guys’ dont hug each other often #or at least not in a case like this where we’re friends but theres this sorta avoidance around anything romantic #cuz we’re both very awkward and also uh. trying not to cross certain boundaries just yet we need time #but unfortunately im so aaaaa rn and touch starved and i was like im just gonna bite the bullet and ask if we can hug LIKE A DAMN GAY ASS #its like fuck i may as well propose marriage and get on all fours while im at it aaghhhhh why am i like this #but it was fine they werent weirded out or anything. not visibly anyway. and they hugged me!!! #me! of all people! im like so happy we got to hug but im also really pissed cuz it was really brief and i didnt get to memorize how they #felt and now im just like grrrrr. fucking tease why must i be so tortured i get the smallest taste and then poof its gone #i just wanna cuddle and hug them for hours and pull their hair and feel their body all over and uhhhhhhhhh #ahem. i may be getting too gay here huh. damn itttt. fuck me. how do you ask your mate if you can explore bodies #in a way that definitely isnt platonic without making things weird

[hal-o-ween]

The way she holds Lockheed in this panel is so cute, he's like a cat

#excalibur posting will continue. sorry not sorry. #im almost through the excalibur book i have right now but im going on vacation soon and i will definitely try to pick up more excalibur #stuff then. want to talk to the comic store employees about working there anyways #because walmart is truly horrible <3 #also extremely obsessed with how juggernaut was here for like four panels before getting mentally bodied by Rachel #she's so kick ass i love her

[orbdotexe]

i accidently wrote two pages for. Rancher of all things (??? hes officially a recurring background character now huh. Soon enough, TFE will have proper Destiny Lore Problems--) and i think im going to post it as a chapter two for Bury Me Shallow later

#Destiny Lore Problems being #randomass background characters daily life loretabs with no bearing on #the actual story lmao #please help me Exile is consuming my mind #(not entirely true but im not going to chant at people to read a lethal company fic. #i WILL however say it here: 'four of them!' on ao3? absolutely fucking amazing #never before have i giggled like a schoolgirl at unwilling bodyhorror and loss of identity. #masked my beloved. the first story is called you had a body) #ANYWAY that was severely off topic. sorry but that fic has given me actual brainrot. #TFE and Maskeds have obliterated any thoughts i could possibly have about anything else #about this actual short though: it is 90% shit talking other characters #Crow Lakshmi Wolf the Vanguard as a whole. everyone #ghost sort of gets shit talked. kinda #anyway yeah hunters are gossips queens spread the word #the forsaken exile #orb rambles

[iero]

Let it be known that one of my absolute worst flaws is I am a huge, HUGE homebody... At 29 years old... 

#personal #Rant in the tags but I just feel like letting this out... #I'm home for only the next eight hours and then I'm heading out for Pittsburgh. #And I'm already feeling like... homesick almost even though I'm still here in my house? #It's like... My body is SOO used to the normalcy of how I live that now that I'm breaking it I'm just NERVOUS. #I was so excited up until today when it went and hit me that it's tomorrow that my fight or flight kicked in. #It also doesn't help that I haven't left my area since the My Chem shows last September and that ended badly... #<- That's not to say I think this will but I just... have not gotten out since last year. #Like again I'm so used to my 'work go home eat sleep' routine that I literally won't let myself have fun LMAOO #And when I say 'let myself have fun' I mean travel to anywhere too far. #And I do want to reiterate that I live in PA. Like I live four hours away from Pitt and that's not even that bad... #I'm like such a recluse it's pathetic... #And my mom called me 30 minutes ago because her and her boyfriend are going on THEIR vacation next week to the beach and I literally just #like... started crying after she hung up from telling me to have fun this weekend. #Anyway it's the Mental Illness innit? Like there is something seriously wrong with me El-m-ayy-ooo

[impishtubist]

Ah yes, the delayed grief of living in a body that will always fail you, I was wondering when you would appear.

#every time i try to have a life my body intervenes and goes lol no #i thought my health was stable and i could actually start doing things for once #and then my body knocks me back down and reminds me that the only life i will ever know is confined to four walls #and things like making meals and taking out the trash are herculean tasks #never mind leaving my home and doing things that normal people my age would do #not to mention the ongoing pandemic every able bodied person has forgotten or is ignoring #anyway i hate it here lmao

[winterswhite]

If I had a dollar for every time in the past month that I could've been DOING things and being PRODUCTIVE but instead I'm stuck in a medical facility of some sort,

#hate my body fr #medical tw #i guess if it's needed #anyway #i've had blood drawn four times in the past month now #i hate it here #anposting