#keeping up with the links au

[lindseybots]

(Click for better quality.) Based on an au that popped in my brain the other day that STILL refuses to leave me. I made a brief, bare basics post about this yesterday (featured under the break).

To expand on it a bit though, I feel like WW Link’s appearance would reflect how he looked during his adventures. That is to say, regardless of the fact he looks like a kid, I like to think he lived a long happy life. Still, I feel like his adventures had the biggest impact on the rest of his life, and I felt his appearance as a ghost/spirit would reflect that. I’m still trying to decide if I want to have him wearing his Outset outfit or the iconic green tunic. Maybe he can switch between the two as he pleases? Idk. 🤷‍♀️

I feel like ST Link grows up calling WW Link “Wind” or even various variations of “Sailor”. I know the “Wind” nickname has been used in a lot of Link crossover stuff, and I love it and it obviously fits him well. Plus, Niko definitely tells ST Link all about “the Hero of Winds”. ST Link’s a smart kid. He eventually connects the dots. I want WW Link to have a nickname for ST Link too. A term of endearment kinda thing more than anything else, y’know? I’m still deciding on what the nickname(s) would be though.

Transcript under the cut.

Niko: Just sit tight little Link. Ol’ Niko’ll take good care of ya.

I better go see about ordering supplies… How do I get food for him? maybe Alfonzo could bring some from Castle Town and then I could see about…

WW Link: Niko!! you can’t leave the baby unsupervised on a table!

Well, looks like it’s just you and me, huh, kid? This is fine! I’m an adult… even if I don’t look it anymore for some reason… a-and an older brother! I can keep an eye on ya! (Reminds me of being with Grandma and Aryll…)

Oh, you’re awake! Hello. it’s great to meet ya, Link! (It’s a bit weird to call someone else my name.)

Wait a second… WAIT YOU CAN SEE ME?!

*ST Link starts crying at the sudden shout*

WW Link: I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to yell. Please don’t cry. I was just surprised is all.

#I said if I was feeling brave I would post art for that au #I was feeling brave #so here’s a little mini comic #whether or not my bravery stays long enough to keep this up remains to be seen 😅 #I’ve never made a comic before soooo #I need a name for this au huh #I didn’t think I’d get this far 🧍‍♀️ #still working out details on this au so bare with me #my art #loz #loz wind waker #loz spirit tracks #loz spirit tracks au #wind waker #spirit tracks #st link #ww link #loz link #the legend of zelda #toon link #loz au #The Wind’s Track AU #The Wind’s Track #WT au #WT #the wind's track #the wind's track au #wt comic

[ixtaek]

LinkedUniverse, but the rides/mounts come along.

Crimson just chilling overhead no matter where they are

Like three different Eponas following them—they all come running if Time plays the song

Wind stubbornly dragging his boat behind him till Wild puts it in the slate, but insisting he take it out every night so Wind can sleep in it

Legend trying hard to keep his dignity when a kangaroo, baby dodongo, and flying bear are constantly scooping him up

Everyone thinks that Wild’s giant Gerudo horse is as bad as it will get—then he breaks out the Master Cycle

#linked universe #lu au #I dunno the mental image was just so wholesome till it became hilarious #no one knows how the mounts keep finding them #especially the boat HOW DOES IT KEEP SHOWING UP

[ninja-knox-ur-sox-off]

LEGO Ninjago Wobbly Hearts AU Refs

SKYLOR AND PIXAL TIME BBYYYYYYY Pixal's alternate fit is just her first design. She wears that as her work uniform and the ref here is her more casual outfit. My intent was for all of these to be flat coloured but Skylor's hair got to me I had to make it shiny. Anyway! That's the last of the refs folks!

[do not repost/save my art to other sites (including pintrest)or put it into AI thanks]

Kai & Nya | Lloyd & Zane | Cole & Jay | Skylor & Pixal

Wobbly Hearts Fic | what is wobbly hearts?

#LEGO Ninjago Wobbly Hearts AU #KNOX ART (me) #ninjago pixal #Ninjago Skylor #Skylor Chen #i forgot how to tag #ahem hope y'all's day is going well!!! #chillin with my banger of a watermark #hopefully its obknoxious enough it'll keep a-i people away #running a little late this morn the next chapter will be up shortly i just need to add links to art

[cervideity]

JOIN UP !!!!!!!!

#four swords #four swords manga #shadow link #red link #au again. smiles with all of my teeth #this is colorring practice at least that was the intention #wanted a good shadow reference for further stuff but i ended up making up more shit that im not sure i wanna keep AGAIN #cries and wails (its ok im getting there) #this is all part of reds master plan /hyp hes not fully on board with being evil but he IS fully on board with shadow. if that makes sense. #gives yoy 1 crumb

[thirstforhelmets]

Ganondorf x F!Reader: After your life! I’m -not- your wife AU

Ganondorf: How many times does this make it, Assassin? Four losses?

F!reader: *Beat up and nearly unconscious on the ground* 

F!Reader/Assassin/Future!Wife: *Has barely enough strength to flip him the bird before fully collapsing in exhaustion*

Ganondorf: *Smirks before eyeing the stolen Master Sword embedded in the ground nearby* 

Ganondorf: You’re lucky your tenacity for humiliation has kept that sword out of the whelp’s hands for this long.

Ganondorf: *Kneels down next to your head* 

Ganondorf: Expect me to visit your village next month.

Assassin: Urgh...

Ganondorf: I’ll be staying in your room the whole time as well.

Assassin: Fuck you, Gaan...

Ganondorf: *pauses for a moment*

Ganondorf: Our daughter still likes blue, right?

Assassin: *deep sighs*

#ganondorf x reader #ganondorf/reader #not your wife AU #imagine being competant enough to steal the master sword from Link for YEARS #and being too incompetant to be able to kill Ganon cause you like the idea of killing him in an honorable duel #ganon using you to passively keep tabs on the one sword that can kill him #but then you both become fuck buddies cause fuck yeah fighting kink #then you have his kid and he starts softening up #but not really because of his reputation #your parents kind of catch on cause he shows up a week or two a year #also daughter has his hair #no one is dumb enough to say it to his face though #that you and him are probably a couple #ganondorf

[natade-art]

after posting my selection of accidentally-slightly-varied designs for these three i went back and redid these profile portraits. they're a fun exercise in stylization tbh

ID: three profile-view portraits of my Link, Zelda, and Ganon. Link has brown hair now, freckles, and a blue scarf with white striped patterns. Zelda has short blonde hair and big triforce earrings, now also sporting a hood on her white undershirt. Ganon has stylized braids across the back of his head, ending in two long segments of hair which fall over his shoulders. end ID

#specifically noting in id either key design elements 2 me like the triforce earrings or links freckles/scarf #or the hair over ganons shoulder bc ive been determined to keep that thru all the design changes lol #and also newer changes like links darker hair or zeldas new hood or keeping ganons hair up instead of loose #zelda au #zelda #link #ganon

[amazingspider-z]

human Khaji Da designs are fun sooo. some doodles

why? idk they got zapped by a wizard or. something but anyway. since being bonded to Jaime is what let them self-actualize or. however it is you say that i thought it'd be fun if they were like. twinsies bc. something self image something brotherhood

(once again @wazzappp bc i am. osmosis-ing the mantis blades au. and the clawsies. and etc etc i just gotta. for the Horrors)

#jaime reyes #khaji da #reachling au #infiltration mode au #they are sooo sad about being split up and yes they are making it everyone elses problem #i keep going back and forth over whether they still have a psuedo-psychic link but. either way they can do the twin speak thing i think #when yk jaimes not acting as khaji-das filter now that everyone else can hear it #which. btw tagging khaji da uses it/they pronouns just cause

[werewolfsmile]

tysm for answering my qs about werewolf!eliot !! not to keep bugging you lol but i remember you mentioned in the tags of a post one time about a hc/au of parker being some sort of fae or otherworldly being who’s just kinda found herself here in the non-magical world - could you elaborate on that? like how come she’s in the non-fantasy part of the leverage universe, or whether the other characters know, etc? only if you want to of course, no pressure :) i’m really enjoying reading your posts about all these ideas!

You're welcome! And you're definitely not bugging me, I love getting the chance to ramble about my thought lol (werewolf!eliot post here) (link to the post and my tags that started this)

Honestly I don't have as clear ideas for Parker as I did for Eliot, but I imagine her being some kind of changeling or air/wind sprite that was left with humans for whatever reason.

(ooh i'm getting more ideas for this the more i think about it..)

okay, Parker is actually half-fey, half-human

no one really knows who her parents were or how she came to be on her own (me included lol), she was just found on a doorstep as a baby

the people who took her in had their own issues and the state eventually intervened and sent Parker into foster care

she found out at a very early age that she was different to other kids - she could move around without making a sound, she could fit into tiny spaces - all very helpful for a young girl in a foster system that was chewing her up and spitting her out

she also discovered that she could ... not turn invisible exactly, but she could be less visible if she wanted to be; all she has to do is think about not being seen and people's eyes just drift over her

Archie had absolutely no idea what she was when he got his hands on her, but even he knew that she was beyond just a gifted child

he only realised there was something magical about her after she fell off the roof of the warehouse he'd been training her in - then walked it off like it was no biggie

fey creatures love puzzles and riddles, so of course Parker has always had a natural affinity for puzzles (aka locks)

her super artistic talent is a trait that is Entirely Parker and, given that she entered a life of crime early and was surrounded by artistic masterpieces all the time, she never even considered that other people would draw/paint/whatever with any lower skill level

this contributes to her not understanding what the fuss is over art

she gave herself the name Parker when Archie met her and asked her name; it was the first thing that came to mind

she doesn't remember her birth name and isn't bothered by that in the slightest

Eliot was the first of the team to figure out she was fey - being a werewolf, he can smell and/or sense that kind of thing on others

Hardison suspected something was up with her, but then felt bad for thinking that, but then strange things kept happening around her so he started to keep a list ...

pretty much Hardison has a red-string conspiracy theory-style board of Parker Things. He's too terrified of offending her to ask her outright, but he's more convinced every day

(he's also more in love with her and just thinks her fey-ness is another thing to celebrate)

Parker finds Hardison's board of Parker Things and is utterly fascinated. It's like he understands her better than she understands herself. He's super flustered when he finds her poring over the board and tries to make excuses, but Parker's quick to steamroll over that and demands if he knows what she is

Eliot finds them 15 mins later, stuck in an endless loop of confusion over which of them actually knows what Parker is

he just rolls his eyes, says she's half-fey, it's obvious, like, "what? it's a very distinctive smell!"

which leads to how the hell would he know what the fey are and Eliot's like, oh crap, right, they still don't know I'm a werewolf whoops

Hardison and Parker stage a coming-out for her to Nate and Sophie

(Eliot refuses to be involved but still gets roped into carrying the banner. He's still finding glitter in his hair weeks later)

Sophie is thrilled about the reveal and confesses to being a siren (or some other supernatural/magical creature that can manipulate people, idk i have less thoughts about her than i do about parker)

Nate is all like are you kidding me right now what the hell is my life

after a lot of badgering, he confesses he didn't know about Parker, although he has been ... aware of magical beings for some time

no he will not be discussing this any further, can we just get back to the con now??

Parker finds that, now she's aware of her fey-ness, her magical abilities develop further

she doesn't quite gain the ability to fly but ... yeah okay, she can pretty much fly

she wants to test how far this flying ability goes - by, of course, jumping off tall buildings with Hardison in her arms (and no harness for either of them)

Hardison flat out refuses this, so Eliot somehow finds himself the unwilling victim

of course, Parker masters flying while carrying people in no time and proves it to Hardison by just grabbing him and jumping off a building one day

(he's still in therapy for it)

Parker also discovers she can make herself kind of ... misty

this skill is harder to learn but she's already been able to make her hand go misty and whoosh inside a lock

picking the lock is harder in this incorporeal state but Parker's instincts say there's a way to do this, so she keeps practising until she can pretty much disintegrate herself and float through locked doors to rematerialise on the other side

it's a nightmare for the whole team because, sure, it's not like locked doors stopped her in the past. But now she's so excited about it all the time that any concept of privacy completely leaves her brain and she jumps in and out of rooms and safes etc any time of day or night

Wow. This ended up longer than expected! Guess I did have some ideas about fey!Parker after all..

#parker leverage #leverage #fey #fey!parker #i need a tag to keep track of these... #leverage fantasy au #alec hardison #nate ford #sophie devereaux #eliot spencer #as always feel free to add your own ideas to any of this! #@ aardvaark sorry i didn't answer your questions about why parker ended up in the human world #just magic i guess #my posts #asks #sorry i forgot to include a link so i've edited this post ugh my bad

[ballad-of-elgado]

Don't ask him stupid questions, or any questions actually. Link will only give you stupid answers.

#monhun #loz au #monhun x loz #Link (elgado) #Zelda (elgado) #ballad-art #Fire Under Elgado #Look out 'other links' #'I'd cook em' was also an answer #Still trying to figure out proper au names for them. I keep calling him Elgado or Sapphire/Sapph (and Zelda 'Ruby') #god i fucking hate drawing hats -draws hats- #yes she does have the same exact hat just in a different color. they're besties who like matching. #if she looks like fiorayne; no she doesnt. #* its up now i promise. not an accident this time *

[skyloftian-nutcase]

Pick a blorbo vibe!

In the Forsaken AU, Zelda and Gerudo Link are conspiring how to get Mystery Link to reappear after vanishing in the Lost Woods (Zel: Ok, so what we need is a damsel in distress--you'll do just nicely // Gan: I AM NOT PRETENDING TO BE A DAMSEL). They're whispering heatedly in Zelda's fancy royal tent (that Gerudo Link has to assemble for her) just outside the Lost Woods.

In Breath of the Sky, Cloud and Zel are slowly making their way over to the picnic that Princess and Champion set up for everyone. Champ is nervously eating all the food. Mipha is hovering in the distance hoping everything is ok. It's sunny and warm and pleasant outside, at least, despite all the drama.

In the Imprisoning War Era, Hemisi and Link snuck out of the castle while he's still sick because Link wants to spend time with Hemisi and she 100% plans to kidnap him to the desert (or at least to the Gerudo designated quarters so he can be taken care of until he gets better). Ganondorf is exasperated. Impa is too. Hemisi and Link look like drowned cats because it's pouring outside and they definitely were not crawling across the walls and roof of the castle haha nope!

In the Wild Spirit AU, Abel, Link, and Lyra are getting ready to fight Calamity Ganon. Abel hears his boy's voice again for hte first time, but there's a giant malice monster to deal with, worry about that later, Abel! The castle is dark and ominous and cold, it's starting to storm outside, it's time to get to business!

In a Hyrule fresh from the Calamity, Abel and Tilieth are starting to make plans for the next part of their journey. Abel definitely keeps waking Link up simply because he can, because he needs to after going to Blatchery Plain, and Til has to eventually get on his case about letting their poor son sleep. It's daybreak in Kakariko, it's time to hit the road again.

In Zora's Domain, a little four-year-old is about to explore the great world around him and his father will absolutely have a heart attack over it. But Link's ready to have an adventure!

In the Dad Squad, the dads are having an intense game of rummy and literally nobody can get the rules right. Abel's pretty sure Rusl's cheating, Rusl can't be cheating because Abel's playing it wrong, and Fierce just wings it while also wondering what the purpose of this entire ordeal is (this doesn't seem very conducive to strategy building, but perhaps it's for little immature mortal minds and the adults just do it to keep up the skills they learned as boys).

In LU in Healthcare, Sky's napping and therefore misses Wind frantically texting him about Warriors, but the rain is so gentle on the roof, the forest is quiet, and he's exhausted. Time, however, gets the messages before going into surgery, and soon it'll be time to pick up the pieces.

#random rambles #y'all I tried to play rummy with coworkers recently #and I could not remember how to play #it was tragic #anyway the forsaken au is once again making me laugh #HOW MANY AUS DO I HAVE AT THIS POINT THIS IS RIDICULOUS #anyway where would y'all want to chill/have an adventure? #I can't decide #but Zelda dragging Gerudo Link into chaos is making me laugh a lot #and Hemisi being an agent of chaos and Link 100% going along with it is also cracking me up #Ganondorf's gonna get an aneurysm #Fierce will never figure out how rummy works because Rusl and Abel keep teaching him different rules #breath of the sky my poor neglected beloved #I have no motivation for that story at the moment sigh #I have too many ideas my brain is scrambled #gonna probably play totk and see if ambience puts me in a better mood sigh

[llumimoon]

The Talk (page 2)

Doodler AU post || start || next ||

Happy Lunar New Year!! Sorry about the repost, I got totally voided from the tags lol

This comic takes place shortly after the Doodler’s homunculus body was made. Lark and Sparrow try to figure out how they feel about the situation.

Dialogue under the cut!

Sparrow: Mae can barely keep track of the whole dungeon on her own and you want to add a magic child to her list?

Sparrow: The Doodler is our fault. It’s from our family, it’s our responsibility to take care of it.

Sparrow: (Plus you know Normal would be heartbroken if we got rid of them.)

Lark: Fine! What’s your grand idea then?

Sparrow: Uhhh… we could ask it what it wants to do…?

Lark: You’re kidding.

Sparrow: Seriously!! I mean it kind of worked last time?

Sparrow: Uhm, the… Doodler? Why do you want to look like… that? What are you trying to do here?

Doodle: [redacted]

Sparrow: Okay, I didn’t get that at all.

#dndads #dungons and daddies #dungeons and daddies season 2 #dndads s2 #sparrow oak #lark oak #the doodler #doodle dot au #cal draws #MANNNNN I keep forgetting that I need to add the links in later #after I’ve posted it #or else tumblr will fuckin yeet me out of the tags #but anyways tehe <3 hope u guys enjoy #i wanted to get this out before the weekend ended since I’m busy w/ school most days #ik the panels have been kind of simple but there’s a reason they’re that way! #also I think it’s funny that lark and sparrow are arguing a bunch while dot just enjoys her hot cocoa JAVAJSBFKF #no but actually I promise I’m changing up the posing/perspective soon #thetalkcomic

[talesfromthenorsesmouth]

more young Vicki and Edward. Vicki is preparing to go out and do some investigative journalism and Edward is shocked and hurt that she hasn't confided in him about something, while pretending he isn't being the Riddler on his lunch hour or whatever he's up to at the moment. Or maybe he's genuinely worried about her, it can be hard to tell- particularly if you're Edward

#riddler pi au #edward nygma #vicki vale #been thinking about the early days storyline #and how it will link up to the main story #key thing is that they both find each other utterly baffling as people #while being a lot more similar to each other than they realise #oh hey Vicki's hair looks different AGAIN why does this keep happening says person who causes this to happen

[skyward-floored]

I cannot describe the amount of joy the phrase "some-other purple themed guy" inspires.

Would Zelda's quest in this story take her through dungeons to find the sages, and if it does do you have favorite themes or ideas for some of the ones she'd brave?

(And oh wow, poor Link)

XD well I wasn't sure if I wanted Vaati or not, since he's usually a four swords bad guy and this is a Master Sword situation, but I haven't decided. Someone purple. Maybe Vaati 😂

There's definitely some dungeons she goes through, though I don't have ideas for all of them yet. The one I've thought about most is a crystal-themed one, where you have to push crystals around to reflect light in order to progress. You get the mirror shield here, though I'm thinking because of the dungeon it's in it'll be called the diamond shield or something like that.

That's the one I've thought the most about, but I have a few ideas for some others! I've got a lot of ideas overall for this, I love messing around with it :)

#and yes poor Link :( #he has such a hard time #and of course because I'm me I instantly think about how awful he'd feel around the lu Links #sure some of them messed up but he practically did NOTHING #he was actively working against Zelda almost the entire time #all he did was help take down Ganon in the end #doesn't feel like much of a hero at all #answers from the floor #lovely vaegtersang #Lost #link oc #legend of zelda au #also I'm not ignoring your other ask I'm just being very slow about answering it 😅 #I keep trying to collect my thoughts and they zoom away #but I'm working on it!

[marcusdoodlesalot]

Good Enough Chapter 1: So a Guy Walks into a Bar...

This is a birthday present to me.

#linked universe #lu twilight #linked universe au #lu modern au #shadlink #shad x link #link x shad #fan fiction #Happy early birthday to me #lets hope I keep up with this

[crescentfool]

recently, i’ve been thinking about what a 100% social link/confidant run is like from the perspective of the persona protagonists, rather than the player. i’ve always been a sucker for thinking about the type of narrative created by a person’s gameplay choices (it can be so fun and deep) so!! i wrote this analysis / musing.

some notes before we start: this was written with the lens of persona 3 being the most recent game i played- but the concepts are applicable to the p4/p5 protagonists as well! no spoilers for any of the games are mentioned; this is moreso a general discussion of ludonarrative dissonance with the game mechanics and narrative and how it makes for fun angst (ft. personal interpretation).

(more under the cut!)

the framework: game mechanics

in all of the games, the social link system’s existence coincides with the social stats mechanic. certain social links require a specific set of stats in order to initiate it, or surpass a certain rank. each game has around 20 of these- each of which represent the major arcana (+ some bonuses, e.g. aeon / jester / faith / councilor).

for any players going for a 100% social link run, this basically requires each social stat to be maxed out. anyone who’s followed a guide for a 100% run would know that the beginning of the game tends to be very “strict” with how time can be used, most of which involves getting the stats raised  as soon as possible.

outside of characterization and worldbuilding, completing social links are incentivized for a variety of gameplay reasons. so how could this completionist play style affect the protagonists?

prioritizing social stats over everything else: a general view

regardless of which protagonist you want to put under a petri dish, with a 100% run, you’re essentially asking the protagonist to form amicable bonds with 20 or so people, give or take. granted, not everyone becomes adjoined to the hip to the protagonist.

personally, i feel that forming 20 different bonds over the course of a year would be rather strenuous. during these 100% runs, the protagonists may feel that they’re spreading themselves thin trying to dedicate their resources to multiple different people as well as raising their “social stats.” i find the implications that this has on said bonds is so, utterly fascinating.

while this isn’t reflected in the game and would be better represented within a fic, i find it difficult to believe that this type of behavior doesn’t have any ramifications on the quality of the protagonist’s closer relationships (or their self-image, for that matter).

just… imagine calling one of your close friends but then they consistently give responses along the lines of “lmao sorry i’m busy doing other things,” and they rarely make the time of day for you. how would you feel? gameplay-wise, this deterioration of the relationship is best represented in persona 3 with social links reversing if you haven’t spent time with them in awhile.

part of my fascination with this concept is influenced by my own experiences. trying to maintain so many relationships can be difficult to keep up with and it quickly gets overwhelming (see dunbar’s number for more information). jumping between so many people also makes it difficult to focus on a few relationships meaningfully- meaning that relationships may be limited to being simple pleasantries. even then, ‘successfully’ keeping every relationship satisfying comes at the cost of being unable to pursue your own development and interests.

overall, i think that trying to do so many things ends up lowering the quality of the relationship(s) involved, especially when you also consider the fatigue from going to school as well as fighting shadows.

playing the therapist friend / listening role: a general view

another aspect of the 100% run that i think about is how the protagonists rarely open up to other people. a good chunk of SLs follow a storyline of the protagonist acting as a therapist friend/helping the other person through one central issue. some SLs are an exception to this and have a more casual “we’re just hanging out vibe.”

basically, SLs tend to be weighted toward the other character’s growth, moreso than the protagonist’s (which is handled by the main story). that said, the idea of mostly playing a listening role across most of your relationships and not having many that you feel comfortable to speak freely about your own stuff… feels really unbalanced and unhealthy?

i do think that part of the lack of “input” can be attributed to the silent-protagonist approach taken in the games (which is a whole ‘nother topic). but!! i find that each protagonist’s options, while limited, are fun to think about! some of the traits and interpretations i’ve seen for the differing protags, to name a few, include:

being afraid to open up / get attached and keeping people at arm’s distance as a result

needing to be around other people, even if it’s just listening them, to distract from their own struggles / pretend nothing’s wrong with them

enjoying helping others, being a good and careful listener who can provide an appropriate and helpful response

the willingness to prioritize others over themselves; a lack of self-preservation

compulsive people pleasing

at its worst, the lack of “protagonist talking” or equal reciprocation in response could be misinterpreted by the other person as disinterest (like they’re talking to a wall). alternatively- the lack of “personal tidbits” could be taken as, “you don’t trust me enough to be able to open up, huh.” and i just think that seeing this in a fic would be the biggest shitshow ever (and i would read that).

concluding thoughts:

overall, i feel that the protagonists taking a predominantly listening approach to several relationships at once can lead to compassion fatigue and general burnout. the protagonists are rarely at the receiving end of being listened to and/or having their issues worked through… and that’s kind of sad?

while the 100% social link run can provide great power to any persona fusions (and other cool battle abilities + hijinks)... i ultimately think that there’d be a lot of mental strain that would make achieving this much more difficult when you take a narrative-emphasized approach.

i do realize that it is possible to see the general vibe of this post as “100% social link is bad,” but like… there’s something i find really appealing about the messiness of attempting to manage so many relations at once- only to fall short in several of them and attempting to salvage the last bits of their sanity. when you think about the complications of the 100% SL run from the shoes of the protagonist… yeah!! that’s the good shit!

anyways! if anyone knows of any fics with this kinda vibe for the p3/4/5 protags… feel free to drop it in my askbox… i like them all VERY much :3c… and if this raised any food for thought- i’d be equally honored! let the protags go through shit i wanna see their emotions and coping mechanisms damn it! 👏

#persona 3 #persona 4 #persona 5 #yes it is 3am and im posting this. i couldn't sleep so i wanted to write something that i've been thinking abt as of late :x #highly recommend looking up ludonarrative dissonance btw! if ur interested in game storywriting its SOO interesting bc its definitely- #an occurence that happens every now and then in a video game. persona included. like.. when game mechanics tell one story but the narrative #-ends up contradicting that (or some other thing in reality ends up doing that...). does that even make sense?? #i tried to keep this post general to p3/4/5 but if you know me well enough you'll see how my p3 bias has shaped this post. lmao #i also could go on a tangent about how i feel about orpheus telos as a thing w/rt p3 social links BUT I WONT. unless...? #i have more i want to say on the topic (maybe will do so at a later time) but feel free to ask for more specific hcs with the protags? #maybe not p4kun though just bc ive only watched p4 so i havent had the time to let it sit btwn play sessions #anyway bye im just going to let this float in the void while i sleep. have a good day #meta #hc and au nonsense #lizzy speaks

[vvanessaives]

death and the devil walk into the office...wait that doesn’t sound like a good start

#OKAY SO...i did smth silly....JKDFDKJNKD sorry for having my thoughts plagued by my own ocs as if that's my fault!!! #beside the actual meaning of the tarots i chose & how it links to them let me say 2 words on the choice of photo bc i'm insane actually #smth smth the devil is disguised among us (the city background. the shadows hiding half of her face) smth smth the branches of life twisting #and intertwining with death (the neon branches linking with their arm. life & death fucked up opposite but indissoluble bond) #and the way akira is bringer of change and transformation in the life of the ppl around them...LISTEN I'M INSANE #don't make me start rambling bc i can keep on talking of themes and symbolism forever #also akira x eva au??? anyone?? just me? okay..HFKJDSFK sorry if i'm cringe with this post at least i'm free #*ocstuff #oc: akira #oc: evangelia #cyberpunk 2077 #cp2077 #also final reminder that akira uses they/them (sir death kjdshfk) and eva she/they (milord the devil lmao) that's it i'll shut up now <33 #scheduled posting