i am queer, my characters are queer, piss off if you don't like that.
if it wasn't clear i don't really censor myself so if you don't like cussing or me using the real word for things. no slurs
if i mess up please let me know! i don't have intentions of being racist/ableist/homophobic etc and if i accidentally say something that could come across as that please please please tell me so i can change
#chichi's art: all art
#chichi's babbles: all not art
#chichi's asks: all asks, requests, etc
#delete later: mostly my personal stuff, sometimes rants. i go through and delete these when i'm bored
asks are wide open, they give me something to think about other than the state of the world and my messy personal life :) please send them even if it's just like. a random sentence. it doesn't have to be a question and it doesn't even have to be about my current hyperfixation!
art requests are encouraged but not expected and all are attached without the expectation that i'll finish them lol i get bored very easily and it's not your fault blame the adhd
!!!BEING REDESIGNED!!! current project:
my links meet au! name pending, i will be designing characters as i play their games
#links meet au: everything that has to do with this au! name will change later when i come up with a more permanent name
!!!check these because they do update!!!
NAME GUIDE
lore post (pronouns and sexuality)
lore post (dark world/twili forms)
character sketches (1)
character sketches (2)
finished designs master post
current game:
tears of the kingdom (i realized i hadn't been enjoying the games because i've been rushing so i'm just wandering and doing whatever the hell i want. i'm currently trying to max out all armor sets before i move on to the second temple)
some rules:
shipping is ok! just respect their ages and sexualities (like don't ship a child with an adult or one of my lesbian characters with a man)
nothing overly nsfw, i'm ok with non-sexual nudity and blood and light gore
hoping to get myself back into drawing by going back to my roots (looking up hellenistic, neoclassical, romantic, or baroque sculptures and drawing them) (it's fun and i get to stare at boobs 90% of the time i love women)
the bliss of me finding a new fic last night that hadn't been updated in a while but i subscribed to it just in case. it just updated this morning!! hell yeah
what is the noncon obsession actually with Zelda authors lately? It’s gotten disturbing with how they’re even making zelink fics involve that. I was gonna say “I guess I got why they did it with ganondorf” but thinking more on it… it’s actually very cursed and kind of racist they decided the man from the desert should be a r*pist? Idk just thoughts the end of your post gave me
omg yeahhhhh. it just gives me the ick? it pisses me off too because i can't even block the tags because some of the best fics i've read have been about rape recovery and the healing from that so i can't really avoid a lot of the ones i don't like. FIC AUTHORS PLEASE TAG BETTER THERES NO HARM IN UPDATING TAGS PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.
anyways yeah the zelda fandom can be a special kind of racist to me where they justify their racism with either "it's just what the game was" (ok the game was racist have you see ocarina of time and the discourse surrounding it) or "at least i'm including the gerudo" (including in a racist way).
i just want silly and kinda angsty because the whole "fighting against fate" that link zelda and ganon have is interesting to me but a lot of what i find is rape. and like you said, not even with the villains (but mainly with specifically poc villains). i tried to read fics with urbosa but a lot of them featured either angry black woman or rape and idk it's been kinda killing my love for the fics
this goes back to what i said earlier, write what you want but for the love of god IF YOU POST IT PLEASE TAG CORRECTLY. idk i have strong feelings on this but take it all with a grain of salt because i am a cis white girl who should not be the end all be all on racism.
(edit: who also can't keep her thoughts straight apparently god i was rereading this and it's a mess of like ten different trains of thought running at once. can you tell i haven't taken my adhd meds in a while?)
this can be seen as just the games but i'll also provide the reasons behind my pairings in my links meet au
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every answer will be in response to this question:
do i ship zelink in this game? why?
skyward sword:
oh i ship zelink here. i'm a sucker for the childhood friends to lovers trope, and these two perfectly exemplify this. link's despair over zelda trapping herself in the stasis, her having him promise to wake her up that mirrors the beginning of how zelda would constantly wake him up at the academy? i live for this. they deserve to settle down and live a happy life after everything they've been through together. there are few straight ships i enjoy, and skyward sword zelink is absolutely one of them.
minish cap:
i mean maybe? i can see both them being together romantically or platonically, i'm up for either. they're really cute in-game and it is one of my favorite games. this is a game that does not really focus on romantic aspects unlike skyward sword or (dare i say) spirit tracks.
four sword/fsa:
this is another maybe. the link here i can see as with zelda, shadow, or even the four parts of himself. i'm not ride or die with any of them, but i also don't hate them whenever they come across my feed. if i had to choose one based off of the game alone, i'd probably have this link not date anyone.
ocarina of time/majoras mask:
yes? no? this is one i’m divided on. i don’t hate it, but i won’t willingly seek out this ship. i do believe that sheik is transmasc, and childhood zelda has a little bit she needs to figure out. this link and zelda i don’t really see as having any concrete romantic relationships, (maybe excluding malon for link? idk i think they’d be cute together but haven’t formed a final opinion) but this mostly consists of the fact that i believe that ocarina of time suffers from not fleshing out their character, something that may be fixed with the new remake.
link to the past/oracles/awakening:
nope, absolutely not. i love the headcanon that they’re twins, separated at birth because of the taboo of a prince. this zelda is one i don’t see any romantic partner for, but same with oot, it doesn't really have character depth as it’s focus. link and marin is cute to me, mainly for the whole fated-to-be-apart thing and the consequences of link’s actions on koholint, a damned if you do damned if you don’t situation.
link between worlds/triforce heroes:
dare i say, poly between link, zelda, ravio, and hilda? i’m basing this one mostly off of my links meet au, so lets go that. we know from dialogue in game that zelda has either a crush on link or wishes to have a close relationship with someone. with her and hilda, i just love wlw sue me. and the concept of dating the guy that broke into your house and scams you while running an illegal business out of said house is hilarious to me. link and hilda kinda give the “this is my gf and my gf’s gf” but maybe the grow close?
echoes of wisdom:
not really, no. i think it can be cute, but given that they don’t really interact until the end of the game, it doesn’t give me much to work off of to imagine a relationship between the two. i think they do trauma-bond, but in my links meet i have zelda dating dohna and link as aroace. i believe they fit better as a sort of found family instead of romantic
zelda 1/zelda 2:
maybe? these also suffer from the issue of next to no characterization. if i were to ship zelink in any of these i believe a good fanfiction could win me over, but without that it’s pretty meh
twilight princess:
i have to confess something…it was originally a no. I’M SORRY I KNOW. for my au it’s midzel all the way and this link and hyrule warriors link are together because i’m a sucker for linkshipping. but just in the game, not in my au, i see it now. i’ve enjoyed the arranged marriage aus the best, where they’re practically strangers but have to get to know each other through forced proximity just augh. anyways yeah i was against it but i think they’re sweet and silly and just a little stupid together. this is definitely one of the games where you can show me a ship and i’ll go “why the hell not” like midzel, zelink, midlink, or (peak) midzelink. i’m not picky thank you ao3 for saving me from the tp zelink hate
wind waker/phantom hourglass:
yes :) i think they’re silly :) it’s definitely malewife but you find out that link’s just as much of a badass as tetra. they both love each other very much but also love being absolute assholes with each other. i mean how do you think spirit tracks zelda came to be? anyways go my pirate duo, be annoying and act like you hate each other and insult each other but it’s your love language and you actually love each other very much
spirit tracks:
yes. what else can i say? this is one of my favorite games and the absolute devotion that link holds for zelda needs to be studied. yes yes i know a lot of it was because of the horrifying evil threatening to destroy the world but let a girl dream. the way he protects her from her fear of mice, her getting so excited to see the world, the absolute trust they hold in each other, the quips? they’re so cute and when they go for dates they sneak out together in a sort of callback to before cole revealed himself :) one of my favorite duos
hyrule warriors:
ok ok i see you guys and i’m with you but only in two scenarios: if link isn’t a fuckboy and is utterly devoted to zelda OR they both believe they’re just friends with benefits and are avoiding feelings. no other way. like i said earlier in my au this link is together with twilight princess link (city boy x country boy save me) and this zelda is together with linkle. that’s my preferred pairings but i will sometimes dip my toe into hyrule warriors zelink if it fits the conditions above
breath of the wild/tears of the kingdom:
going out with a bang. HELL YEAH. link wakes up, first thing he hears after being basically dead for 100 years is zelda but he has no memories of her (even though there was something going on have you seen the age of calamity cutscenes?), slowly remembering through the photos that she took, but still having major gaps, dying in her arms which awakens the sealing power that had elluded her for most of her life, building a life together, being some of the only people left to remember the devastation and loss of the calamity firsthand. they move in together in hateno, she makes clothes for him, the devastation of zelda’s sacrifice and dragonification, losing all sense of self and the certanity of never coming back, of never seeing link again, just to see him again, to rebuild together, to have someone who supports you and you can support them in return, who listens to your interests and actually cares about you? yeah no you can’t tell me that they don’t have something going on. i mean i do also ship sidlink but thats neither here nor there
honorable mention:
almost any form of ganondorf with them, wether its him with zelda, link, or both. but it has to be consensual. it’s so hard to find fics of these because so many are tagged rape/non con. but when its all consensual? *chefs kiss* bonus points if it’s not any established game but a brand new trio. bonus bonus points if they’re all aware of the cycle of demise and are trying to break it
Queen of Hyrule, albinism, 28 years old, lesbian, right handed, Triforce of Wisdom
Imminently following the War of Eras, Chief is crowned Queen of Hyrule. The switch from commander on the battlefield to bureaucratic queen is jarring for her, but she’s able to slowly start rebuilding with the help of her advisors. Dissenters in the court are abundant, many taking stances against her on basis of her blindness, caused by albinism. Proxi has taken the roll of a seeing-eye fairy, as Braille and other aid of the visually impaired was destroyed in her father’s attempt to disallow her from the throne. She recently got engaged to Linkle, Eras’ twin sister, providing a point of happiness in the court drama. She’s slowly trying to replace those on the court with people more qualified and less stuck on tradition, for rebuilding a country with all it’s people in mind has been made near impossible with advisors who were selected based on wealth.
hi hello i'm here to give some updates for my projects
chief's design should be going up (hopefully) today
then i'll start working on clover's
the zelink long post is still being worked on, just not as much recently
i have not designed mural yet, i just don't really have ideas for her
say hello to cloud (skyward sword link) and plume (skyward sword zelda)! took forever to think up name ideas but thank you everyone who helped (hiii links meet creators community you guys seriously saved me)
i've been stuck on a name for this au since i dont really have a story yet but a couple ideas have been floating, mainly "heroes across ages" but i'm not completely in love with it so we'll see
Royal Advisor, Hero of the War of Eras, 28 years old, gay, left handed, Triforce of Courage
During the war, Eras was accompanied by people from outside the reach of his Hyrule’s time. He formed a bond with the other three Links that were brought to help, finding brothers in [Wind Waker Link] and [Spirit Tracks Link], as well as becoming a father figure to Mask, who he later adopts. The end of the War of Eras both brought peace to Hyrule and exposed the cracks in the kingdom. Unable to live with the idea of dying in the line of duty and leaving a son behind—a son who lived in a different time entirely—Eras retired from the military, becoming an advisor to Chief. His PTSD from the war only gets worse when the Guardians of Time take up residence in the Temple of Souls, a constant reminder of Cia’s abuse and Lana’s manipulation. He clings to his small support system of Chief and Linkle, while still feeling the loss of his brothers and son, only able to imagine what their lives were like and immersing himself in fake milestones.
hiiiii i promise i'm still alive, june just hit me like a dump truck
both of my dogs needed the same knee surgery, i got cataract surgery, it's finally sinking in that i'm moving in a month or two, the world cup has me in a chokehold, i've fallen back into not eating much because i'm nauseous, allergies kicked me in the metaphorical balls, and my imposter syndrome/art block came back swinging!
i have eras and chief both completely colored, it's just been like pulling teeth to get myself to work on their little blurbs
i haven't been posting art and am getting horrible sleep
fuckkkkkk i know the recovery for this surgery is fine but wearing an eye shield to bed is killing me
like theres picky eaters. i'm a picky sleeper. the room has to be completely dark, no fan, cold, lots of blankets, pillow has to be slightly propped up, and NOTHING on my face
i'm bitching a little but i got the surgery last thursday. it's almost a week of 3-4 hours of sleep a night
tell me why the first live world cup game i decided to watch is this dogshit like i don't even know who to root for (i mean that might be a plus now i get to make fun of both teams)
i'm up late cause i'm hella anxious (whooo life changing decisions that i have no input on) so imma just laugh about the world cup.
trust me i'm qualified i played soccer for eight-ish years in elementary school where one game our goalie quit on us because we were losing 13-0
the DRAMA is hilarious to me. i was out at dinner watching the Uruguay vs Cabo Verde match and one of the guys TRIPS OVER HIS OWN FEET AND STARTS ROLLING ON THE GROUND. men's soccer (football whatever) is so funny like my old teammate got kicked in the head and the only reason she stopped playing was because her father dragged her off. we were in 5th grade. and a grown ass man can't keep it together (blah blah play it up for the foul i know)
just letting yall know that i will be getting cataract surgery on thursday and will be out of commission for about a week. i'm ok! it's a congenital cataract (a little blind spot in my eye) i've had since i was about two months old and i've been able to avoid surgery up until now, but it's started spreading. cataract surgery is actually one of the safest and quickest surgeries you can get and recovery is about a week, so i'll be gone from thursday till the week after
surgery went well, i apparently have a hole in my eye (it's fine they managed to fix it, it's like the most common complication in cataract surgery). im still a little loopy and tired from the anesthesia (i apparently woke up giggling) but recovery is gonna be a little different than i expected, i'm gonna be allowed to draw and stuff so expect eras in the next couple days
i have 20/20 vision in my left eye now!!! for context, when they first found my cataract when i was a couple months old i had 20/400 vision, then recently was only able to get to 20/60. still a little blurry and my eyelid is swollen but hey
