Read the fic on AO3 here. FIC WARNINGS BELOW THE CUT!
So this was all @somer-writes ' fault. All of it.
Somer, you see, posted the reference image (see below) and said, I quote, "Do this to Rulie." And I took that and ran with it.
I got halfway through the drawing when @hotcheetohatredwastaken asked, "Whose hands are those?" And I said, "Hold on, I have an idea. Give me a month to write a fic for it."
Dear readers, it took me the better part of a year to finish the fic.
Okay so maybe it was mostly my fault.
Things I regret: doing this drawing on cheap printer paper instead of tracing my sketch onto nicer paper. Things I don't regret: everything else.
8.5 x 11. Alcohol markers, colored pencils, micron pens, gel pens, and a liiittle bit of digital for the background & glow effect.
Reference image by McMike @slumberlands . See the original drawing here: https://slumberlands.tumblr.com/post/780017168336207872/taxidermy
[IMG: A drawing of Hyrule from Linked Universe in fairy form, in the middle of being pinned to a box like an entomological specimen. He is being pinned in a small, flat wooden box with a dark blue mat. Two hands, gloved in dark blue, hover over him holding pins. Four more pins hold down his wings. Hyrule is wearing layered brown and green tunics and brown pants, leather bracers, and boots. His wings are translucent and shaped a little like dragonfly wings; they have white veins that stand out. Hyrule has brown hair, pale skin, and green eyes. He has a horrified, frozen expression, his eyes are empty, and there are tear tracks on his cheeks. He is giving off a pink glow, which is reflected on the gloved hands, the pinheads, and his own wings. The background is black.]
