I do not feel a strange sadness as dusk falls

They are free !

Find Apple in What could have been (playing out in front of you) !

(Careful, despite Apple looking cute and fun, this is an angsty fic !)

Find Fable in the Hero of Fable serie !

Quick scratchy art i did over this past weekend and did up a little today, took 20 hours but thatd okk ;3

On a unrelated note,

WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME WE WERE DOING A CAVE LIKE A NET DTIYS????????? ITS QUITE LITERALLY ONE OF MY FAVOURITE FICS OF ALL TIME???????????????????????

when i learned about the DTIYS (i gasped and was personally offended i didnt know) and i RAN to get my own drawing started, its a little rushed but thats ok :3

OUGGGGHHH getting shot by too much love. So honoured that you consider A cave like a net to be one of your favorite fics ?? What ?? Coming back real soon just gonna cry real quick—

hoWEVER

I WILL NOT LET MY PANTS CATCH FIRE

This is my first POSTED fic. This is the first fic I felt confident enough to put out there ! There has been MANY attempt at writing before this one. Now apologize to all my cringey unposted WIPs that helped me improve my writing style !!

This is all said in an extremely silly tone, but really, you're right, this isn't my first try at writing and I never wanted to pretend it was ! I have been writing for YEARS ! A least a decade ! I just. Didn't feel confident about it until recently, and thanks to LU fandom that looked kind enough to try to put my writing out there :]

THAT BEING SAID, let me consume your art.

The WATER ?!?!? Can we talk about how you rendered the water quickly ? Well it's beautiful. There

Actually the way you render all around is incredible ! There's so many touches of colors that make things pop, I see all the colors in Legend's tail... Gorgeous !

Speaking of him, LEGEND !!! My boy has such a great expression and body language there. I'm ovsessed with his hands in particular, he's not looking too sure of himself in how he reaches for the apple... It's just very expressive !

There's so many little details in the fins and tail !! And the look of his hair is great, too, it does look like it's floating around and getting poofy in water <3

I can't help but thinking that if you did this outside you were limited in colors, but I also refuse to believe it because it's just the perfect colors everywhere. He's pink with golden accents ! He's lined in purple ! There's NUANCES !!

For @lennsart 's DTYS !

The angle is so beautiful !! With the seaweed's shadow and all. The was Legend's tail sparkles is so satisfying, I can picture how the texture would feel.

And the fact that you managed to include Wild at such a dramatic angle is frankly impressive ! Look at this boy peeling an apple in one go without breaking the skin. Always a cook !

Hi @lennsart !

Found your dtiys challenge and just had to try it!

I imagined the caves to be more granite-like but the spiky blue look was fun to render

went a bit nuts when adding the luminous stones

Your mer Legend looks SO COOL !!! He is so pink I love it so much ! And the contrast with the blue background is just amazing there. Chef's kiss !

The expressions are so well done ! Legend looks just happy to just play with Wild. No more stressful thoughts ! I wouldn't say the same for Wild though...

All the little details, apples' core and seashells around Wild are such a good touch, too ! Boy's been here for a while :(

Legend looks unsure about this ceiling hand suddenly, with his expression and pose (clutching the seashell)... Made me think of the scene where they blow up one end of the cave to get him out. He's suspicious ! The red eyes are such a good look with his pink hair and tail though !

At first I thought Wild was just reaching for Legend, but then I realized he's lurING HIM WITH AN APPLE SLICE ! Adorable adorable ! His expression makes it look like they've been doing the game for a while, too, almost comfy...I'm holding them both very gently

And they probably did do that for a while, because the slate is having (squints) 29 seashells, oh my ! I snorted when I got it hahaha. (And I believe the other bubble is the wind waker ? Wind is calling !)

ba-ba-ba-baaa!!! *casually waltzes back into tumblr* *cups hands around mouth* …FIIISH!!! *leaves*

…Hey guys!! I’m back!! …sort of? I could very well disappear for another 3 months like I always do, but hopefully not! Now here is my submission for the beautiful DTIYS made by @lennsart!!

A dtiys apparently based on their wonderful fic, A Cave Like a Net, which..I have not read yet, but I swear I will eventually!! I just saw this challenge a few times on my recommended and barked like a starved dog looking for opportunities to contribute to lu Tumblr. Please spare me, I’m just a humble ADHD chipmunk I’ll read it later I swear,,,, “boooo! Tomato tomato!!”

In line with his trademark pinkness, Legend is loosely based on the pink grass guppy, which I got by looking up “pink fish” and taking the first result. Go me.

Now that this is said,,,

PRETTY AAAARTTTTTTTTTT !!!!! Legend's big poofy mermaid tail is beautiful ! And the hair being longer in places looks so good with the fins... I also love the look of keeping bracelets/jewels while he's mer-ified (definitely not having drawing ideas there...)

Plus the composition around Wild is SO COOL ! The way the luminous ore is surrounding him looks beautiful and make the light very powerful ! The fact that you kept the apple makes me happy hehehe <3 And the sheikah writing ??!! It goes so well with the light around !

I adore this fic and it’s perfect for mermay!

It's always interesting to see how people visualize the fic in these dtiys !! I see you gave Legend his clothes, which I always think looks cool and makes sense with the curse (he IS wearing a skirt hahaha !) And he's also leaning on he ceiling with one arm exactly how I pictured him <3

Poor Wild looks so uncomfortable ! It looks like he's looking at Lege's hand and assessing how much the transformation changed him... He's worried for his brother :[

I like the little shine on all the seashells too hahaha ! Maybe Wild is anxious, but he has plenty of cool rocks now <3

@lennsart

Hi. I love your fic. It deserves the 1000 kudos.

Oh I love Wild's pose so much !! I actually have a wip from ages ago where I tried to draw him like this too, laying down and reaching for Legend. Drawing someone in this pose is HARD (I would know, I gave up lmao), but it came out so good here !

His hair specifically are perfect, it shows the ponytail in a natural way ! And the hand near his face is conveying his anxiety so well. LOVE him !

And the tradeeee ! Legend giving out the seashell <3 his expression is great too, a little unaware, but kind nonetheless....

Heyy @lennsart !!

I tried to stick to ur original image pretty closely, but i did change a couple things,, hope you like it ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

Anyways,, I LOVEE ur fics, like you have such entertaining plots!!

Lowkey I’m gunna go reread ACLAN and I can’t wait to see what happens next in ‘What could have been (playing out in front of you)!!

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separate images + flats under the cut

GORGEOUS RENDITION !!!! I'm fascinated by Legend's tail fr fr. LOVE all the fins and details !

And my boy Wild looks so cool (even if concerned, poor guy) ! The light and atmosphere in the cave is beautiful too...

MER LEGEND (˶ˆᗜˆ˵)

ahem sorry it took so long,, procrastinating is my passion

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ALSO you should def go read “A cave like a net (and a spilled secret)” by Lennsart, it’s genuinely a 10/10 for me AND they’ve got a DTIYS going on

I saw the stunning DTIYS by @lennsart , based on their amazing fic A cave like a net (and a spilled secret), and i just had to participate!! I love everything to do with mer Legend, and i binged the fic in one sitting, if you all have time, please read it, i really recommend it!

You're saying you struggled with the background, but it is so well done with so many little details ??? The corals and small fish add so much life, and the glowing orbs gives such an eerie light to the drawing... it's really well done !!

I also love your mer Legend, the big fins on both sides of the tail are gorgeous ! There really is a movement with the tail and hair flowing in the same way. Just— BEAUTIFUL !

Hi @lennsart !

I hope you like my version of your scene from A cave like a net (and a spilled secret). I can't remember if this particular scene happened in your fic, but what marked me was the way Wild tried (in vain) to keep Legend in touch with his own humanity, so maybe at a symbolic level?...

Oh I LOVE the way you drew the scales on Legend's tail. And his eyes too !! My beautiful mermaid cursed son <3

Also love the way you drew the cave background ! The light and colors are so good !

Couldn't figure out which version I like better, so you get both!

There are so many more hcs I want to add, but I'm starting to hate my own work, so imma call it done before I never post it. I finished the lineart, thought about doing color, and decided not to. I neglected homework in favor of this. Plus, this way if anyone wants to join in the DTIYS but isn't particularly lineart happy, I am a-okay with ppl coloring it and sharing! (Just tag me, I wanna see and compliment!)

I like that you mentionned it's after the spin attack hahaha— Poor Legend is trying to mind his business here, and weird people are spinning on him ! You'd be miffed too !

The clothes version is really neat ! I like that he'd roll up his sleeves to let the arm fins free, it makes sense.