Me: Suddenly wondering if anyone realized "Link's Thought Brambles" both has literary meaning and a built-in pun.
Also me: Existential crisis.
Me, reading this: Pun- wh- what pun? *thinks about it a little more*
Me: OH LINK’S THOUGHT “RAMBLES”!
Me: haha cool.
I didn’t think about the pun until you said it. I literally was like: wow what a funny title for a fic… it can’t possibly have any other meaning aside from the literary meaning. *goes to read the fanfic without thinking about the title any further*
And then you said that and I almost screamed.
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You're right on, he definitely does have thought brambles. That's what I considered to be the 'literary' meaning, where it's a metaphor for what's going on inside Link's very messy head where he keeps getting stuck on things. Then the pun is the rambles thing. (Though now that I think about it, that also has literary meaning because he really is rambling a lot in his head 😂).
Maybe I'm mixing up some words, but I meant real brambles! Blackberry bushes! I thought the pun was Link thinking about food lol
I'm a bit shy of interacting online, but since I'm here I should say how wonderful your fic is! I'm so excited to see what comes next 🥰
You're not mixing it up at all 😄. The idea came from the bramble bushes in my garden! And you know what? DOUBLE PUN because I totally didn't think about the food thing specifically regarding the title, which means you're brilliant and have found the rare triple-meaning 😲🤩. I was using the in-game wildberry canes (all of Myrri's bouquets, really) as part of the imagery, too. I think I myself overly-limit in my head what I count as a "pun" because I'm used to thinking of them as intentionally corny jokes.
And also THANK YOU!!!!!! 🥰 I'm glad you're enjoying the fic! Writing it is such a labor of love, and it's wonderful to hear when people like it!!
Bonus bramble bush from my garden below the cut.