#mind-link

[tendertenebrosity]

Not sure if any of you have read Ocean's Echo, but this is fanfic for it! Surit is a cinnamon roll and I wouldn't have him any other way, but this is an 'assholes-slowly-learning-not-to-be-assholes' blog, so.

I wouldn't get attached to these guys in their current incarnation because this is likely to become original fiction and then all of this will become noncanon, but it might as well go here in the meantime.

“It will feel like a key in a lock,” the pilot in the instructional video had said. “Or like one of those telescoping rods - I don’t know, it could feel like something totally different to you. But you’ll feel it click. Might be difficult if the reader has strong walls - sometimes it’s hard for them to drop them, but they have drugs for if that happens.”

“All right,” the medical technician said, pushing the scanner wand on its articulated arm aside. She managed to look bored; how many of these did she oversee? “When you’re ready, sir.”

Davi moved in as if he was going to write the person in front of him, but - all of him? He tried to encompass too much of the mind at once, was pushed back by slippery walls and lost his grip.

“Could you try to drop your defences, please?” he asked, distantly, all of his attention focused internally. Anxiety and insecurity gnawed at him. He wasn’t doing it properly. It should be done by now. It hadn’t sounded like a difficult procedure in the instructional vid.

The reader - Davi’s reader, as soon as he managed to actually do the procedure - took a deep breath that hitched in the middle. He looked small, even now that the guard had left; shorter than Davi, hair cropped close, the featureless prison scrubs loose and faded in stark contrast to Davi’s smart uniform. The ID cuff on his left wrist had a wooden gender token on it, plainer and somehow even less like jewellery than Davi’s button.

“I don’t…. Do I have defences up?”

Davi gave him a suspicious look, but the reader looked honestly bewildered behind his neat little glasses. No formal training, huh.

“Yes, you do,” Davi told him. They wouldn’t have stopped a determined probe, but this wasn’t a normal probe and they made things just slippery enough that he couldn’t get purchase. “If you can relax and be open, this will be a lot easier.”

“I’ll - I’ll try.”

And he did, Davi could feel it, the walls softening and thinning and the mind turning its face up to him and -

It wasn’t a click, but he could see why you’d describe it like that. Like the threads of a screw-top jar engaging. Like one of those intricately carved puzzle boxes that needed to be moved in a very specific way before they opened up. More than anything, the sense that two things that were supposed to fit together in a whole had finally found the orientation in which they did. Davi reached out and pushed those pieces together firmly.

And suddenly there was a presence, filling the tiny interview room, warm and alive and close enough that Davi felt like he was crammed up against the walls moving with its breathing. Breathing with it.

The reader’s knees buckled. Davi was somehow there as soon as it happened, to catch the slight frame in his arms and stop him tumbling to the hard metal floor. He’d known that was going to happen because the body was his, in some weird way. Part of him.

The technician spun in her chair, pressed a few buttons. “Successful sync,” she said. “All vitals looking good.”

No, Davi wanted to say. Wait. They can’t all be good. If they’re good why does this feel…

What did it feel like?

He still felt like Davi. He was just Davi with… something else stapled into the middle of his senses. It was difficult to talk around it, difficult to think around it.

The reader’s fingers moved against the chest of his uniform shirt. Stiff coarse fabric, the line of piping hard underneath his thumb - wait, what?

The fingers closed up as if to grasp him, but then flattened to push him away. Sensation, emotion, something poured out of the unfamiliar presence in Davi’s head. He struggled to name it but it was… bad. Like fighting against a torrent of dark water.

You’re in control of this, he told himself. You’re the architect. This is under your control. Get a grip.

He set his mental shoulders against the deluge, tried to rise above it. He made himself push the reader’s body away from his - not you, that is not you, keep all of that to yourself - prop the reader back up, set him on his feet. The reader was looking around the room, blinking, looking as stunned as Davi probably was.

What have you done? What have you DONE?

The thought arrived in his head, not so much in words but more the impression, but still crystal clear and foreign. Blank horror.

“You should probably head back to your quarters and rest,” the technician told him. “It’ll take a while for you both to settle into it.” She retrieved something from one of the cupboards in the med-bay - a rectangular packet of cloth. She slapped a packet of medication tabs on top of it and held it out to Davi. “Standard issue equipment for Agent Thirty-two; you shouldn’t need these, but just in case. Come back here tomorrow, or sooner if there are any issues. Do you need help getting him to your quarters?”

Davi didn’t question why she was giving the pack of uniforms to him and not to the reader, swaying and wavering in the middle of the room. Even if the other man hadn’t been on the brink of falling over or throwing up, he was Davi’s responsibility now.

He would always be Davi’s responsibility.

Oh Guidance lights what have I done…

Davi shook off the thought, exerted what he hoped was firm but gentle pressure on the alien presence in his head until it receded a little. He stepped forward and took the packet.

“No, that will be fine,” he said. “Our quarters aren’t far, and we can walk without assistance. Thank you.”

The technician gave him an odd look as he tucked it under his arm.

“Need a tissue, sir?”

“What?” Davi put a hand up to his face. To his complete surprise, his eyes were streaming with tears. He hadn’t even noticed.

The reader - Agent Thirty-two - Saelin Cor - made another small noise from behind Davi, a pained inhale. He was lifting one hand up to his temple, fingers pushing through his hair, and Davi was suddenly convinced that it was supposed to be much longer than it was, that having it short and prickly was strange and unfamiliar still.

Davi hadn’t needed to see him to know any of that.

“I’m fine,” he said roughly. Panic fluttered at the edges of his mind - what have I done what have we done what is this - and if not all of it receded when he shoved it away, well, it would improve. Nobody was expecting them to be out there at the bridge tomorrow. There was time to figure this out.

He blotted one side of his face with the heel of his hand, and turned away. “We’re fine. Come on - Agent Thirty-two. Let’s go home.”

Continued here.

#whump writing #fanfiction #Ocean's Echo fanfic #not my world #my OCs #incidentally Ocean's Echo is good and you should read it #mind-link #telepathic whumpee #Oppressed telepath #involuntary telepathy #non-consensual mind-link #Saelin and Davi

[cocteautwinslyrics]

#basically this is one of the best posts ill ever make #ok never mind its 40k entranas link yaaay #SoundCloud

[the-phantom-peach]

skyward sword… yeah <3

Crimson Loftwing

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#exploding the entire Skyward Sword ost with my mind #thinking a lot about SS lately #I could fill your dash with how much art I make of this game I’m so so obsessed with it #I did some character design stuff and misc doodles for funsies so I post here #feels so nice to make art for a game I loved so much as a kid #still top 3 loz games idc #I hope younger me is happy haha #okay please stop rambling #the legend of zelda #legend of zelda #skyward sword #tloz #loz #loz ss #skord #ss link #ss zelda #ss zelink #link #zelda #zelink #groose #fi #fledge #pipit #zelda art #nintendo #art #artists on tumblr #my art

[radiosummons]

This is supposed to be the outfit that "protects" Link from acquiring frostbite pfffttt

Between this top and the mandatory acrylics that come with the new arm, gotta say I'm loving how much Nintendo keeps leaning into GNC Link XD

MINI UPDATE: (Guys, I've already updated this post with the correct info. The "protects" part was supposed to be a joke about how skimpy the outfit was. I didn't realize the outfit gave an attack bonus at first, either. That was it. That was the post. You don't need to keep sending me messages trying to inform me about the frost attack. I know, I promise).

Update I: Just realized they gave him a set of blue acrylics for his left hand

Link really do be out here serving cunt 💅💅✨✨

Update II: Many thanks to the people who pointed out that this outfit gives you a special frost attack when in cold temperature areas, it doesn't actually protect you from the elements. I'll be honest, I am purposely avoiding any guides or walkthroughs for my TotK playthrough (since I'm trying to replicate my BotW experience). When I found the Frostbite Shirt, I was just happy that I finally had a piece of clothing that I thought could protect me from dying of hypothermia (was chugging spicy elixirs like you wouldn't believe) so I didn't notice the attack bonus until a bunch of you pointed it out lol

#radio plays #totk #totk spoilers #tears of the kingdom #totk link #nintendo out here #trying to make us go feral #over more gnc link content #they saw us lose our minds #over vai outfit link #lol and I'm not complaining #idk why the updates i added to the post #aren't showing up for some people #but lol yeah this doesn't protect you from cold temps #just gives you an attack bonus #idk link still looking cunty af to me regardless lol

[immortalthings]

I dare you - get me a Hyrule compendium on those things and I'll change my mind.

#tears of the kingdom #totk #legend of zelda #loz #gloom hands #change my mind #meme humor #totk enemies #malace #the legend of zelda #link loz #loz totk #loz link #loz botw #totk link #zelda totk #zelda #breath of the wild #my posts

[newttxt]

pls read the zosan fic “utilities included” and enjoy sanji making his own life as miserable as possible in plain view of his new roommate

from ch. 1 of utilities included (mind the tags and rating)

masterpost

#one piece #zoro #sanji #zosan #yes i proudly drew this for my friends fic. i think its genuinely charming and funny and well characterized #mind the tags and rating of course skfkdkfkkd #bree if ur out there… 🥰 #im gonna reply to this with the link once it posts (im scheduling this for tomorrow) but also u can find her on ao3 at strawhattery #utilities included

[verflares]

ah! the sillies :)

#zelink #zelda #link totk #totk #loz #botw #loz fanart #didnt really have anything in mind here i just like drawing them . sorry #+ experimenting with how i can make doodles more interesting w/o burning myself out because i get impatient/bored easily -_- #ANYWAY. gay people #my art

[emotinalsupportturtle]

umm what..

X-men '97 (2024)

#besties how gay is it to need a constant psychic reassurance that my best friend loves me to the extent that our minds are linked 24/7 #'xavier's sacrifice" i'm dead #cherik #erik lehnsherr #charles xavier #proffesor x #magneto #xmen #x men 97 #rogue #anna marie darkholme

[shellshooked]

children of the gods

#ACTUALLY i wanted to try doing a gustav klimt- esque piece so this is the result. #shoutout to klimt because i nearly lost my mind drawing all those patterns #i mean i like the piece myself but NEVER AGAIN #totk #tears of the kingdom #zelink #botw #breath of the wild #tloz #loz #tloz botw #tloz totk #loz totk #loz botw #botw zelink #totk zelink #zelda #link #zelda fanart #link fanart #my art #zelink fanart #tears of the kingdom fanart #the legend of zelda #legend of zelda #totk link #totk zelda #totk spoilers

[ovegakart]

Zelda needed an undercover bodyguard and Malon said Link could go if she got to go too. Arent they PRETTY?

some of these were drawn months and months ago and some of these were drawn over the last week as i procrastinate coloring the next chapter of the hero shade comic.

#MALON COMING IN WITH THE CHAIR #time in a dress #plot twist. time doesnt mind the dress at all #thats just his worried for his friend face #and worried for his wife #who wouldnt stay at home #linked universe #time linked universe #malon linked universe #lullaby linked universe

[ezdotjpg]

realized I never posted these! more bonus zeldas ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ might still make some tweaks to all these as I go

#lord knows i changed my mind for the links 1 million times #st zeldas armor alone has had like 3 variations lol #also #prince zel he/him thank u <3 #bonus links #bonuslinks #bonuslinksdotjpg #bonus oot zel #bonus hw zelda #bonus albw zelda #bonus st zelda

[myststone]

LOOK AT ITTTT

#Tears of the Kingdom #Losing my mind #Nintendo #Legend of Zelda #Link #Zelda #Loz #Botw #Botw 2 #Breath fo the Wild #Sequel #Art #Nintendo Direct #Direct #TotK #Beautiful #Triforce #Ganon #Courage #Wisdom #Power #Hyrule #Hylia

[roe-oo]

♡ 🍎 ← ・゜゜・． .・゜゜・ → 🍏 ♡

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#link to lyric video bc i think the MV is still under blockberry… #no rationale behind this one. just having fun in my mind #mcyt #mcyt fanart #gtws #desert duo #grian #grian fanart #hermitcraft #roe.art

[chrollohearttags]

meg baby, I promise we’ll all look the other way if you decide to strangle that chimera ant built bitch. I promise we won’t say nothing.

#nicki got to be one of the nastiest bitches I’ve ever seen in my life #you ain’t had a fucking hit in 10 yrs good enough to act the way you do #it’s crazy it took her being so vile to meg for ppl to get it #it’s always ‘protect blk women’ w/her until it’s somebody she don’t like lmao #and her only beef with her is that she collabed with cardi #the only one who stuck by her side mind you so ofc she #she’s been terrible and I remember back in 2017 when ppl jumped me for ‘defending a Latina woman’ over her #the same bitch that co opted a hashtag meant for missing and murdered blk women for her own bullshit #while cardi was using her platform to speak up for breonna Taylor and police brutality? oh okay #she’s a nasty witch and her karma will come #rap beef aside #‘how you got 3 Grammys and can’t stay on beat?’ #how are you the supposed queen and been rapping since Jesus was in Jerusalem but have zero? #bringing up her dead mother..you deserve to rot #cherry chats 🍒 #I’m so happy cardi no longer feeds into her bullshit and lets her stupid ass talk to the wall #all the new girls are outshining her and I’m so glad they don’t have to grovel to her #the fact that these girls just came out and are her competition says more abt nicki than it does Meg cardi latto or anybody else #her peers should be missy kim queen latifah etc #and yet she’s linking up with 23 year olds and beefing with girls 20 years her junior #guess that predator spirit run in the family huh

[ooppo]

Old art I never posted to this site! :)

#ooppoart #posting this while trying not to lose my mind over my cat putting my laptop into a fucking coma #link #loz #totk

[fenrir-flamekeeper]

what jaskier imagines it looks like when he says he’s the damsel in distress [ID under cut]

[ID: fully rendered digital drawing of Jaskier and Geralt from witcher netflix. Geralt has his right arm wrapped around Jaskier’s shoulders and pulls him in for a dramatic kiss. Geralt is wearing all black, and he is holding a bloody silver sword in his left hand. He is covered in blood. Jaskier is wearing his red coat, holding Geralt by the back of his neck. They’re standing in the middle of the forest, surrounded by fog, and glowing red eyes peek out from behind the fog. ID end.]

#digital art #my art #geraskier #geralt x jaskier #geralt of rivia #jaskier #witcher #witcher netflix #twn #yes geralt is left handed in my mind #they took left handed link from me #so let me at least have this sword wielding mute being a leftie #damsel in distress