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So with chapter 15 of adatl out, I decided to set out and find out if there's a sky island in totk that matches the one Dark wakes up on. I had some big points I needed to cover:

A bunch of Sundelions

A tree near a "flat stone set into the ground", which is tall enough that Dark could slump against it

The edge of the island is less than ten steps away from said tree

Other islands are visible in the distance

After some traveling (and getting derailed a bit along the way), I believe I have found a location that works both physically and thematically.

Welcome to Courage Island! Specifically the bit of land high above it where you get sent to start the associated skydiving minigame, which I discovered you could go and walk around during the minigame itself (and then biked up to get better screenshots).

Also have a bonus screenshot when I noticed just how darn big the in-game sundelions are.

And on that note, I believe I have some sketching to do :3

#starslog #adatl #did i have to do this much research when i could've just made up an island? #no but it was fun #also there's something deeply funny to me about hylia chucking Dark to a place literally named courage island

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Sleeping in Sundelions 🌻

For chapter 15 of my fic, A Dark Among the Lights!

#dark link #adatl #aaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAA #I HAVE SO MANY FEELINGS ABOUT THE NEW CHAPTER #JUST #AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #(i'll have more coherent thoughts later...probably)

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“I’m here to ruin whatever stupid quest you have your heroes on. So don’t bother with the tricks, your holiness. Just kill me and be done with it.”

Top ten activities to do when waking up after a near death experience: number 3 might surprise you! (Brought to you by the fic A Dark Among the Lights by LuckyLectio on AO3.

#my art #dark link #adatl #file name: This Cell Has Oddly Good Lighting #the best part about the internet is that nobody can tell what timezone i'm in when i'm posting this #on that note! i should probably sleep soon #for no reason in particular #i cannot tell you how many different angles i drew this at before settling on this one #i had wanted to do something neat with using the portal as a backdrop and dark as a silhouette #alas #i was emotionally invested in drawing the poor excuse for a bed #one day dark might get to enjoy the luxury of furniture that isn't fucked up

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I regret to inform you that Discord's new Terms of Service includes an arbitration clause. You can find it here https://discord.com/terms/#16. This clause includes an opt-out, which I have transcribed here:

You can decline this agreement to arbitrate by emailing an opt-out notice to [email protected] within 30 days of April 15, 2024 or when you first register your Discord account, whichever is later; otherwise, you shall be bound to arbitrate disputes in accordance with the terms of these paragraphs. If you opt out of these arbitration provisions, Discord also will not be bound by them.

These clauses are underhanded ways that corporations seek to deprive you of your right to participate in class-action lawsuits and your right to a jury trial. (This does only apply to us users ,other people still spread the word though )

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This amazing work I immediately binge read, please go read it it’s amazing

Inspired by this post

#XDD #love how you drew dark in the family guy death pose--he has spent an impressive amount of the story flopped on the ground #welcome aboard :D #dark link #lu time #lu twilight #adatl

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The “oh I could definitely write this fanfic in under 5000 words and it really wouldn’t take me that long” voice in your head is actually the devil speaking

#see i don't start worrying about the word count until it's surpassed 10k and shows no sign of stopping #shoutout to all the fics in my wips that heckle me as i attempt to sleep

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here we go again

#XD #he looks so done with it all #the expressiveness of the lineart is fantastic btw #link #loz

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it's a new record

(For my fic, A Dark Among the Lights!)

#dark link #adatl #i love him so much #he's such a smart little shit and his internal monologues are a delight to read

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“Then what did?” It’s Time that rounds on him, now. If there’s any recognition at the form Dark currently wears, he doesn’t show it. The hero walks up to and towers over Dark as the fairy flutters nearby.

For chapter 11 of my fic, A Dark Among the Lights!

#adatl #lu time #dark link #ooh love this angle! #dark looks so smol--c'mon time he's just a little guy #don't mind me as i proceed to reblog a bunch of posts consecutively #also YES time's armor is a nightmare #i think i'm starting to get the hang of it through sheer repetition but i have developed a new appreciation for when he just wears a tunic

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His eyes snap open with a gasp. He makes an aborted movement to sit up, only to have a hand gently, but firmly, stop the motion halfway up. Twilight sinks back into the pillow, exhausted from that simple movement.

Hey look! More art for the fic A Dark Among the Lights by LuckyLectio on AO3! A wonderful story in which nothing bad ever happens to the characters ^-^

Meme version under the cut!

#my art #lu twilight #lu time #adatl #file name: I'm Glad Everyone is Okay! #you would not believe how many times i redrew this #this was gonna be all dramatic with twilight staring down at the moonpeal in horror #but then the meme potential occurred to me and there was no going back

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Why has art chosen to forsake me

#starslog #i survive this hellscape of a week; and for what? #for my body to refuse to do the art? #the audacity

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a non-selective plan for the resurgence of fic commissions

#fandom history #fandom

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This isn't at all what you're going for, but I love the concept that the shadow was traveling across the timeline for something unrelated to the heroes. Like, the shadow turns around and does a double take because each hero independently saw a weird portal and decided to walk through.

Everything happens afterwards seems haphazardly thrown together because the shadow decided to commit to this whole dramatic crossover event and is making it up as they go.

So, there's an important question that I (personally) haven't seen being asked yet, so I'm going to speculate, because that's the good and proper thing to do when you don't have information, context, or anything whatsoever to inform your thoughts on a matter 👍

So yes, my big question is: why is the shadow hopping times to begin with?

We know that the chain is following the shadow, so we know why they are hopping through eras and going through these gates, but why does the shadow make them? We've seen that he's the source of the gates, and the boys have recently figured that out too, but why? Why is he making them? Why does he need to travel through time and does he have any control over it?

So far, we've seen two portals opened. Once it was in an attempt to escape our boys, but the second time? They already thought he was dead, so there was nothing to run from. They're not existent as a form of escape from the boys, but the fact that they opened in all of the heroes' eras and timelines to bring them together at all would either imply that the shadow has gathered them on purpose (popular theory) or perhaps that there's something in their worlds that he wants/needs.

What is he up to while our boys are bonding and traveling? Is he on the worlds worst grocery/errand run For Evil while nine heroes constantly try to stop him? Is his reason for traveling across times perhaps to gather something? Pieces of a something?

It wouldn't be a stretch to say that the black blooded monsters are a distraction to keep the boys busy, but there's also just the chance that the shadow is trying to kill them and thus empowering his army as much as possible. Still, that doesn't explain why he'd use the gates, even if it was just to gather a monster army.

Is he working for someone? Is there a bigger bad somewhere? Is he doing this of his own free will, and in that case, what is he doing? Why do the boys matter in the equation?

Perhaps- and I'm just spit baling right now- the shadow is gathering some sort of supplies, pieces of something, some artifacts or tools. He's gathering something while the boys wander cluelessly after him. He needs them to follow, needs to keep them close, but not too close on his tail. Why? Because he needs their power, or something that can be only achieved with all of them at once, in one place.

Is he planning to use them like magical batteries for some purpose? Is he going to pit them against puzzles and dungeons and foes he can't handle himself, in order to sweep in and reap the rewards? Why bring the heroes with? Why leave a clear path to follow him if he really wanted to escape?

What is the shadow's goal here?

#the direction you take in speculation is super cool--i'm just having fun over here with my completely inaccurate predictions #the shadow suffers the consequences of not picking up after themself #littering is the worst act of evil XD #starslog

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ocarina of time: adulthood

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take it.

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More random tropes that I fucking love: Becoming the mask you wore.

Like oh shit, this character who was sent to spy somewhere under a false identity suddenly realises they've started to genuinely become the person they claimed to be? Someone who's been telling the same lies about who they are for so long that they're actually forgetting that the story isn't true? Finding themselves genuinely doing the things they pretend to do in front of people, when they're alone and nobody's watching? Answering to a name that wasn't supposed to be theirs without thinking?

Ooohh-hoh-hoh, you lost track of yourself in pretending to be someone else? You were only supposed to impersonate somebody, a plausible background and a name you came up with on the spot, and now that the people you were supposed to infiltrate have become your true companions? You lost yourself in the game you played, and no you no longer know who you truly are, and where your true loyalties lie? And both sides would mark you a traitor if you came out with the truth. On a scale of one to ten, how bad did you fuck up.

Fuck that is a good trope. Never seen it done badly. Pour that shit on a table and I'll chop it into lines and snort it.

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A headache pulses between his temples as he makes his way back to his room. Which is less of a “room” and more of a cell carved out of a chunk of temple that the warped reality of the place had decided could be semi-permanent. Sometimes.

Surprise! Bet you weren't expecting two posts in the same week, let alone something from an earlier chapter :b As always, go read A Dark Among the Lights by LuckyLectio on AO3!

The room's design was influenced by Ganon's Tower in alttp, featuring a door mimic from the Minish Cap and (a bit obviously) some malice from botw. It was fun adding little details while keeping with the empty vibe I got from the description in the fic. Get this man a bed, not even necessarily to sleep in but just to have somewhere comfy to rest.

#my art #dark link #adatl #file name: Home is Where the Weapons Are #bonus points to people that know what exactly Dark is walking towards #hint--it's highlighted :3 #the perspective was a bit tricky...i may or may not have leveraged the fact that the dark palace's architecture is naturally a bit wonky #dark temple...whatever XD