#chiangysmanyocs

[chiangyorange]

the chain but i put them in my oc world and force them to get local jobs <3

the world surrounds two sister towns on each side of one mountain— one called Farishire, the other Riplewein— connected by one large tunnel that runs through the mountain.

also ft. mal who is my best friend and is normal totally <3

more details under the cut, if you're interested in whats goin on!!

time, four, hyrule - the purple uniform is the Amarian Funeral Home (based in Farishire) uniform with black and purple being their predominant colors and different cuts of the purple "overlays" indicating internal rank within the home (the death culture in the sister towns is a Crucial element to the worldbuilding of the story of Withered Flower so like. i GOTTA put some of these guys in there)

wars, sky - twin mountain patrol! the two towns have a migrating patrol that goes around the mountain surrounding the two sister towns, but for now are based mainly Farishire for the season. they're wearing different colored under-tunics because each patrol is made up of one of each color on a team based off of role, not necessarily by traditional hierarchy

twilight, wild - in the local shepherds' uniform! there is a big emphasis on wool textile making and while the farm in Farishire isn't as impressive as the one in Riplewein, it's still big enough to need a few new hands once in a while

wind - while technically working within the same farm as twilight and wild, he's specifically wearing the novice uniform, mainly regulated to the domestic side of the work like lambing preparation and menial chores

legend - the other three main jobs didn't feel right to slot legend in easily. and then i remembered. there's also a massive ceramics culture. the links LOOOOOOVE breaking pots. this is fucking hilarious. legend is a thrower (someone who makes pottery specifically on a wheel) but hes really bad at being a thrower. he will NEVER make a successful mug. its written in the stars

[chiangyorange]

my favorite hobby!!! playign the missing person in my dnd campaign <3333

[chiangyorange]

i love making new dolls to play with <3 PLAY DOLLS WITH ME!!!!

Overall

THE LOST WOODS ARE FINE THEY DONT ACTUALLY BURN IT DOWN (theyre burning the corruption out but it still feels like a loss because after this it burns for DAYS and both pen and quill agonize over their actions because of it)

running with the idea that these two are from the timeline convergence, but before the ancient hero in botw. im personally leaning towards before (so before rauru's reign from totk)

there is no ONE GUY as the big bad-- i wanted to use that idea of how the calamity was less of a Guy and more of an Event, a natural force. so what happened to pen and quill here is the prelude to that

the idea that the moat around the lost woods was man made REALLY COMPELS ME. iirc the water around the forest was never there before?? at least thats what googling many screenshots of the lost woods is telling me

one BIG REASON that i made them both in their mid 20s compared to literally any zelink duo iteration in canon who are a LOT younger is because while those kids are saddled to save a big world and succeed, the adults here are saddled with a similar responsibility, but with a "smaller world" and "fail"

(more notes under here)

Link (Pen)

calico hair!!!! wanted to get sillay with the hair in general so that means THREE colors on the dome

the hair ribbons are a gift from zelda. she told her that the ribbons matched the color of her eyes and that changed her brain chemistry. lmao. gayass.

he has a younger brother (that is still unnamed for now but im tempted to name him colin bc. lol) he love love LOVES him soso much

not really formally trained with using a sword, but his younger brother absolutely drags his ass into learning with him so he knows by proxy

Zelda (Quill)

BIG OL BRAIDS!!! those tassel thingies that frame her face are supposed to replace the crown you normally see in other zeldas. she wears it by literally sewing it into place and her braid plaids are woven into each other. its uber complicated

bugs link a lot to braid her hair even tho hes busy and shes not. he has a bad habit of overworking and annoying him is the only way to get him to stop

this is sort of a timeline placement question too but i REALLY liked botw/totk zeldas blue dress in the memories, the sleeves and silhouette really stuck out to me so i borrowed a lot of elements from that to this one. the belts are definitely a reference older zelda designs though with the tassels

she dresses a lot more casual overall, DEFINITELY only dresses the bare minimum of fanciness of whats expected of her.

[chiangyorange]

imagine writing an essay about religious theory and you get arrested for heresy. and executed about it also in the most fucked up way imaginable. god. scarab i am so sorry girl

shes gonna get a good grade in haunting the narrative which is normal to want and possible to achieve

[chiangyorange]

matching pfps <3

i didnt shade the floor because i didnt feel like it, free will is real and alive and sometimes that means you dont shade something because you dont wanna

[chiangyorange]

ok i might be cooking here

[chiangyorange]

[twirls my hair] sooooooo what if you died and then people in history try to remake your image, but they miss the mark every time and then it comes to the point that no one in history knows that you look like anymore?

theoretically.

[chiangyorange]

oc posting for MY mental health <3 (i can and Will be enabled to talk abt them)