This has kinda been a thing that I haven’t really seen talked about or addressed too much, but I can’t be the only one who hasn’t thought about it.
But isn’t anyone else a little hesitant to enter other fandom spaces with the notion of also being in the FSA fandom for the shipping taboo?
Trying to explain it is a mess, and the last time it was addressed it blew up into a discourse that threatened to tear the fandom to shreds, as small as it already was. And when this happened a lot of the creators within it kinda just went quiet-
I don’t want to start any arguments or discourse, but I feel as though this is something that should be talked about a little bit more. Or at least explained in a way that makes sense// I’m unfortunately not eloquent enough to do so myself // :(
This one focuses mostly on shadow XD since maybe i will do the others better someday else-
Also for lizzylucky! Thank you SOOOO MUCH!! i will be sure to do four someday were its him in focus! and maybe its the linked universe four you want? then i can do that too!
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
