Something I love about the four swords fandom is how we have collectively decided to ignore the canonical ending of the manga. Like I love that we all have different ideas about how/why the four end up staying split rather than merging back into Link again after defeating Vaati
I remember being so upset after finishing the manga for the first time that these characters I loved had sort of stopped existing? (especially after Shadow sacrificing himself/getting stuck in Link’s shadow???) And then there was the relief of going online and getting to see other people making stuff about these characters continuing to stay separate people! And going on more adventures! Or simply spending time together!! Not to mention all the amazing AUs people come up with that doesn’t involve them being the same person at all!
I guess what I’m saying is that I find it both hilarious and awesome that as a fandom we have kept these characters alive for the sake of the found-family trope, and have all found different ways of doing it
