It's November. It's November first. Yesterday was October 31st, so October is over. ...it's over. Is it over?
Inktober, artober, whumptober, flufftober, linktober, every tag ending with -tober that's been circulating for the past month... is it over? I don't know why it's just hit me but...
This matters. So I will try to get the message across, even though I'm not the best at it sometimes
Fanartists, fan writers, artists, fic writers, people making comics, every single one of you that has created art for the past month...
Thank you
This is my first October on tumblr. When I started seeing the "tober" tags, seeing the posts from artists with wips, saying they were going to make something every day to a prompt, making masterposts to update with each day, I thought "cool"
But every day this month, I have gotten on here and smiled.
And I don't mean smiled. I mean I smiled at least 20 times every time I got on the app because I saw all the art and fics. I got to see artists/writers connect stories through different day prompts. I saw people having the most brilliant ideas and creativity, flowing from their hands into their posts. I saw artists responding to continuous asks, telling them how amazing they are. I saw artists getting behind, and keeping going.
I saw Free. Beautiful. Emotional. Amazing. Original. Creative. Art.
Every day
I haven't committed to anything of this before, so I can't directly relate to what you guys were thinking and feeling. But I'm willing to guess; I think you probably enjoyed it, because most won't do such a huge project unless they enjoy it. I think you probably saw it as a challenge you were willing to fulfill, and an opportunity to grow and develop your skills.
... but I'm also willing to bet you did it for us. For people like me, who love art, but don't do this specific type, who are in fandoms, who love tracking and watching you art and sending you compliments, who take joy in your work. For the other artists (and writers!) who admire each others styles and love to learn from each other.
If anyone ever tries to tell me that humans are inherently evil again, I will strap them to a chair, pull up these posts and say look. Look at what these people did. Look me in the eyes and tell me these sorts of actions don't come from the most loving hearts. Tell me these people don't want to make others happy, that they aren't inherently good. And I will tell you you're wrong.
I have so much going on, yet somehow it slipped into my life that I was constantly looking at your art for the joy of it without me even noticing.
And how is it possible. That we have such a beautiful community of people here that we will share. And communicate. And exchange compliments. And literally do things and send asks solely for the purpose of making someone smile.
I'm almost crying by now. God I can't express it well enough! But I am so. So. Grateful
You guys brought me a month of joy! You gave headcanons, and art, and stories!
Even yesterday, Halloween, I was blown away. Because I had expected... I didn't expect anything. And then I log on and see people sending happy halloween asks, exchanging doodles of candy, and headcanons and gifs.
And some are still catching up to the schedule or whatever, and that's ok! But at the beginning of this post, when I was simply realizing it was November, I asked myself "is it over?"
Is it over?
... I don't think so. I've seen artists say they're going to continue and expand on a piece they made and especially liked this month. Some people are still continuing, catching up to a voluntary deadline. All those masterposts with your whump/fluff/link/ink tober art? I know many as well as myself will be going through, looking over your posts with smiles, catching up on some things they missed this month... it will continue in the people and artists I didn't know existed before, but now follow. In the skills and growth in creativity! In the community we've grown, and art you've made, and the art to come, at a normal rate like every other month, even if it's not October anymore!
But my artists, writers... thank you so much. I don't know if you guys know how valuable and amazing you are. How incredible it is that you exist! People say it's amazing we exist under a sky of such stars, but how incredible is it that you made a stranger on the internet smile every day! Your life is so. So. Valuable. I can't even express how grateful I am that you exist, that you somehow are selfless enough to share the most beautiful parts of yourself simply to create, and to create joy. Thank you so so much.
(And this applies to all artists, in any fandoms, not just mine. And I'm just as grateful to people who couldn't do something every day, or only one day! You still share your art, you're just as... incredible. You are incredible.)
Okay.
So I'm gonna do this, and if others want to do it in the reblogs that's great! I do not care at all about reblogging or likes, but I want to make the people that have brought me such joy some appreciation- I hope I can bring you even a smidgen of the light you have brought into my life. So I'm gonna tag all the artists/writers I know of/can think of that have done any sort of October challenge, all of you creators that have made me smile. If people wanna want to tag others in the reblogs or replies to spread love that's cool.
(Basically I don't know social customs or anything at all, so if you don't want me to tag or if I was supposed to do something different or something let me know I have no idea what I'm supposed to do)(if I like accidentally tagged someone who isn't an artist/writer or forgot someone I follow... sorry)
To all the artists and writers out there: thank you so much!!! You are amazing and I'm glad you exist. Your life is precious, and you matter. Thank you so much for sharing your beauty with us, we love you too!!!!!
... yeah. Just want yall to feel loved... because you are. Again, thank you. Thank you so so much to my beautiful creators who create joy as well as art, who keep storytelling alive. Just... thank you.
Day 29 and a few other idk I cant be bothered to count
ANyways I keep finding audios I think would be funny with the chain so expect some more content like this even after Octobers over. We're just gonna see how long I can go drawing the Chain till I get tired of em ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(click for higher quality!!) even if their adventure is over, the boys want to see their brothers again!!! please ignore the fact my artsyle changed 3 times in the process of making this!!
“It’s Tarrey Town’s fall festival and It’s a costume party, which means you all need costumes.” Wild opened up three trunks stuffed full of clothes,
“We can’t just go as heroes?” Twilight asked before being booed by everyone in the room. “Fine, sheesh!”
Wild stepped back as his brothers descended on his wardrobe. If he had a lot of outfits when he first met them, he was overflowing with them now.
“Wild, you are never getting this back,” Warriors said in awe as he posed in the mirror. He was utterly captivated by the Frostbite set, adjusting the blue horn headpiece and looking over his shoulder to check out the backless top.
Legend had gone oddly silent at the Cece hat, eyes wide and jaw slack. “This isn’t a hat, it’s a work of art,” he finally murmured when he could form words again.
“I’m sure there’s an outfit that goes with it in here somewhere,” WIld said, rooting through the trunk. With an aha and a flourish, he pulled out one of Cece’s mushroom patterned dresses. Legend took the dress and went silent again before stripping down to put it on.
“Ooooh, I like this,” Sky said as he held up the Glide mask before digging out the rest of the set.
Four had pulled out the Miner’s helmet and seemed quite happy with just that, while Wind called dibs on the bokoblin mask. They were running around snarling at each other.
Twilight chose the Barbarian set, which made everyone groan and roll their eyes, to which Twilight stuck out his tongue and set the headpiece on his brow. It suited him, to be fair.
“Find something you like?” Wild asked Time, who was holding up the Ember headpiece.
“This is quite impressive,” Time said as he looked it over. “Are you sure you’re okay with us borrowing them?”
“I still have that other mask you recognized way back when, if you want that instead?” Wild asked.
Time chuckled. “Thanks, but no thanks. I’ll go with this one.”
Hyrule looked over Time’s shoulder at the glowing horns. “Are there any other outfits with a headpiece like that?” Hyrule asked
Wild gave him a grin and pulled out the Charged set. “Best part is, you don’t need shoes.”
Hyrule’s eyes lit up as he ran his fingers over the fabric and the headdress. “There’s some serious magic woven into this,” he said.
“Only during a lightning storm,” Wild said cryptically.
Once everyone had donned their costumes, they gathered at the door to make the walk around the hill to Tarrey Town.
“Wild, you don’t have a costume on,” Wind pointed out.
“Oh no, mine is the best,” Wild said as he held up a strangle looking belt. He put it on and a second later Wild was gone, replaced by a seven-foot-tall cat man thing.
Every jaw in the room dropped, to which the cat man gave a thumbs up and headed for the door.
It took several seconds for the group to break out of their stupor and chase after Wild before he got too far ahead.
Words: 1,387
Fandom: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
Rating: G
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hyrule & Legend & Wild, Legend & Wild
Characters: Wild, Legend, Hyrule
Additional Tags: POV Wild, Legend-centric, Wild is a Little Shit, Banter, Humor, Brotherly Bonding, Slice of Life, Caves, Spelunking, Ikaishere's DTIYS Challenge, Linktober, Linktober 2023, LU Linktober, Linked Universe Discord Server's LUtober Prompt Challenge
Series: Part 8 of nine heroes, one spirit, Part 35 of Linktober
Summary:
“If you’re looking for a torch, you’re not gonna need it,” Wild said.
Legend gestured to the void-like darkness ahead of them. “Contrary to popular belief, I don’t have night vision.”
Wild grinned. “You will soon.”
Linktober 2023 Day 28: Light/Sparkle/Bright &
LUtober 2023 Day 11: Glowing
Welcome to my contribution to @ikaishere's DTIYS challenge! I didn't actually plan on doing something since I can't draw that well, but as soon as I saw @twilight-linkess's art of Legend, Wild, and Hyrule admiring a brightbloom, I was hit with inspiration and here we are.
I had plans for todays LU prompt and then life slapped me so take low quality sketches instead. Its like almost midnight but I haven't gone to bed yet so it still counts as day one right?
LU-Tober Day 1
Prompt: Games
From the LU Discord list
Anyways I find the idea of giving the Chain a TV and a switch and having them play their games ridiculously amusing for no reason, so here's my doodles based on that + my experience playing through ALTTP, BOTW, Links awakening + The original game
Also bonus sketches of Legend + Wild hating everything.
The time is here for LU-tober once again! If you use any prompts, feel free to use our hashtags, #LUtober and #LUtober2023, to share your works with the LU community!