#Crepewriting

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So, I had a flirty bit of fluff for @zelinkcommunity's event This or That, cake or soup week.

It turns out pure fluff does not hold my attention, so this... is not that. 🙈

Enjoy the spooky soup? (Look, there's some smoochy soup here too, okay.)

Thank you, @raurusthirdeye for poking my dead body with a stick while I laid facedown on the ground and contemplated fic writing. THE THING IS POSTED!

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Thanks for the tag! The last line I wrote just today sitting in my car actually:

"When she sits up, the head of Hylia is staring at her, eyes glowing with urgent white light."

From Of Trust and Trickery, chapter 3, which I have rewritten twice now.

&here's a 2 for 1 special, since I also edited my oneshot for Zelink Week today:

"The guards elbow each other and the maids smile and the overturned ants' nest settles."

From House Arrest and Other Subtleties, for Day 7 of Zelink Week.

Ahem. WHO TO TAG?! 😱

@leiladebees, @hurricane105, @abbyzwrites, @flutefemme, @1up-girl, and anyone with a sentence they'd like to post. Because friend, let me tell you, I want to read it. 🙃

Sorry if you've been tagged already.

Uh, last line tag... Thank you @mistresslrigtar!

Maybe he should give her a not so subtle reminder.

From Inspiration, Illusions, and other Inconveniences, coming to you in August!

I tag @louwhose @aegon-targaryen @jdetan @theangelicstoryteller @nocturnalfandomartist @deiliamedlini @kazraza @michpat6 @sparklyhyperbole @linktheacehero !

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Fanfic Masterlist

My handle on Ao3 is CrepesnLasagna2

All my works are SFW

Completed Works:

Charmed - BotW AU. Monsterhunter Link, Princess of Fairies Zelda. A gift fic for embyrintalics!

Cherished - Zelinktines 2024, BotW AU. Sequel to Charmed.

Birthday Seal-ebrations - Zelinktines 2024, BotW post-canon oneshot.

House Arrest and Other Subtleties - Zelink week 2024, BotW pre-canon oneshot, inspired by Pottetto's gorgeous art.

The Longest Burning Fire - Zelink Community prompt. Botw mid-canon (canon adjacent) oneshot. Link approaching end game.

Ongoing Works:

Of Trust and Trickery - Zelinktines 2024, BotW AU. Genie Link and Kidnapped Zelda.

Fanart by Pitchblackespresso ♡

Fanart by Runescrepes ♡

Writing tag on tumblr: #Crepewriting

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Bear man?! (Bear Hylian? 🤔)

Oh yes. Bear man!

I shall forewarn you that this one is rather angsty (with a comforting ending b/c deep in my heart I am a pudding pop)

TW for contemplated suicide, nonexplicit.

Have you ever heard the stories of the Bear King? They say he rules over the honeyvores of that dark forest beneath the frontier settlement on Angel Peak in Faron. He's said to morph between a blue eyed bear and a shaggy haired man whenever it pleases him. The forest is his home. It's unwise to hunt there without a token of good will to leave on the first stump you find. It's even more ill-advised to fool with one of his honeyvores.

The people of Angel Peak have learned this the hard way.

But they have hard times of their own. Sometimes grief and adversity consume a person; like when Zelda, an intelligent and helpful botanist loses her parents to a difficult winter. Spring arrives, and with it the news that her parents' debtors have come to collect. Presented with vile and unfathomable options, hopelessness drives her to the edge of a cliff on a stormy night.

Conflicted, she falls.

Only to wake to the snuffling nose of a blue eyed bear.

I do intend for this to turn very soft at a certain part of the story. But not before we cry a smidgen.

💜 Thank you muchly for the ask, my friend!!

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For the WIP game: of trust and trickery please!

Ohohoho! Thank you for the ask! Here is a snippet for you from the upcoming chapter 4.

(OT&T is a Botw zelink AU in which Zelda has been kidnapped by the Yiga for a failed ransom, but discovers a handsom unhelpful genie in her bid for freedom)

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They passed through the crowded areas without incident. Empty scaffolding and piles of rubble characterize the ever darkening halls. It looks a similar project to when the servant's halls were expanded beneath Hyrule's castle. Supportive logs are wedged upright every so often, temporary pillars to maintain structural integrity.

The Yiga are apparently widening their halls in this area.

"Link," she whispers. "Where are we going?"

He shakes his yiga head.

Zelda grits her teeth. This is the third time he's shut her down. The third time she's felt the stirring suspicion that perhaps where they're headed is actually straight to Kohga himself.

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WIP word search game

"Rules: In a new post use the words below (or choose your own) to find where they appear in your WIP/s and share those parts."

@mistresslrigtar thank you for both the tag and the fun words! They are hot, cooking, and uncertain.

I have only one, it seems. 😅

Uncertain.

Of Trust and Trickery chapter 4:

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Uncertainty brings the trust between them to a stall. It's his refusal to answer her entreaties that's down right corrosive. It eats at her. Their clever teamwork was a source of comfort. Confidence, even.

Not now, though. Now, he's somehow relegated her to the role of cargo.

Defiance churns, draining her extremities of warmth. Why can't she know where they're going?

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@aegon-targaryen, @flutefemme, @ladyhoneydee

😄 Consider yourself tagged if you want to play! Your words can be "obvious, deplete, and snare."

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For WIP ask game!

Every one of those sounds delightful, but cruise ship assassins? I love me a good mystery so fire away

Yes!! This one is relatively new.

@zeldaelmo also asked about it too!

"Cruise Ship Assassins

Do I spot a Spyxfamily reference/crossover here??? 👀"

Yes, absolutely 😂

The inspiration on this one is threefold;

-An Affair to Remember, with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr.

-The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie (the criminal syndicate and ocean liner scenes, specifically)

-Spy x Family

Cruise ship assasins is a TP zelink AU. TP Zelda is intelligent and sophisticated in a standoffish way, so I invisioned her in this role.

Zelda is the heiress to her family's jewelers empire. They own diamond mines, cut gems, and sell finished products. She's been summoned home from overseas, so to avoid tabloids and fanfare she independently books a cruise that will dock at her home city's port. She assumes a different name with false papers and all that.

Link, a talented ex spy, now assassin for hire is also on the cruise. More to the point—There's a special gem in her possession which marks her as his target.

She's been instructed to guard it dearly.

He's been tasked to steal it and make her death look accidental.

Except he's not the only one onboard who is dangerous, hired to kill, or not what they seem.

I intend for this to be 2-3 chapters at most.

It's my zelinktines project this year!

Thank you both for the ask!! 💖💖

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WIP Wednesday

From Chpt 3 Of Trust and Trickery (the cursed genie AU)

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What she needs to do is press on. Hunger ought to take a back seat to reason and logic. Gurgly protests sound again, her belly grieving its emptiness. It's an unflattering noise for a princess; demanding and needy. Weak, she thinks, frowning. The same weakness that earned her a place in murderous Yiga hands to begin with.

Her head bows over her arms, scrutinizing bare feet. Dirt rims around her toes, filthy from the floor of her cell and every other step she's taken in this goddess forsaken spit hole.

Several wet droplets plunk down atop her feet, catching her by surprise. Then it's her vision that swims with moisture, and with an even greater sense of ineptitude she's crying against her own will.

Which of course is exactly when he manifests back into the room from within a gust of smoke.

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😃😄🙃🤔🤨😬😬😱😖❌🤏😧😯😃 <- writing really do be like this but I am almost done with this chapter (again) I swear—

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Chapter 3!

We have an update! 🙃

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PLEASE tell me about either cruise ship assassins or 1920s exorcists

You got it boss. 😎💖

I have more to say about the 1920s exorcists AU so here we gooooo:

The gist of the main arc is that demons are growing in power and audacity, and hailing the return of their King. New Castle Town and all its steel and glass architecture and motorways was built upon the ruins of Old Castle Town, same as most major cities and villages. However, in the exorcists investigation of this dark phenomenon, the Order discovers waves of power eminating sporatically from the depths of these catacombs.

They are especially strong during the hours of power, which is inconvenient on its own.

But the worst part is that at their strongest, they measure awfully like a heartbeat.

Thank you for the ask!!!

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The final chapter of Cherished is here!!! 🥳

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WIP ask game for "of trust and trickery" (because of course)

Where did all delectable that tragic backstory/lore for genie Link come from? Somehow I assumed that, just like Disney, we weren't gonna get much of an explanation as to *what* a genie actually is, but this is much more interesting. Will it be brought up within the story as well eventually?

😭 "delectable!!" You flatter me, @pitchblackespresso!! 💖

as for the inspiration, I'm intrigued by the Sheikah Spirit orbs.

Were the ancient monks guarding them for the hero? Were they a form of lifesupport for the monks? And then the orbs were an added benefit to Link? Did Hylia make them? The Sheikah?

What if the monks who turned Yiga took their orbs with them?

And then I flipped through my copy of Arabian Nights before reshelving it and thought about djinn for a while, and here we are!

We begin to unravel Link's backstory in the second half of the 3rd chapter, which is undergoing its fourth (and hopefully final) rewrite currently because THERE IS MORE TO THE BACKSTORY 🥲 and HYLIA LORE and I'm trying to do it justice and also not miss opportunities to show their relationship shifting.

I also keep going 🤔 "I could probably fit this in there," and then deciding no- no- that goes in the chapter 4 bucket. Or even the chapter 5 bucket (which are outlined, praise the lord)

But the bulk of Link's very bad day story will be in chapter 4.

Here's a snippit of Ch 3's beginning;

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Cats are excellent listeners. They sit patiently, unthreatened by your honesty, flicking their tails every now and then in agreement. Best of all, they never ask leading questions or poke holes in your arguments.

Honeycomb is no exception. She's listened quietly and blinked calmly and sometimes even offered a comforting "ekk," to show she cares. Quite a long while has passed and the novelty of Zelda's presence and voice has worn off.

Yes, Honey is an excellent listener. Though, perhaps too objective an audience— because while Zelda paces circles fretting and muttering, Honeycomb dozes peacefully on the couch, unconvinced of any looming danger.

In fairness, Zelda's voice is very soothing, even when she's saying "I just think it's too simple," over and over again.

Link isn't there to volley rebuttals back and forth about the escape plan they've invented. She asked him to conduct reconnaissance, and off he whisked with a wink and a smirk.

In actuality, it's much easier to think without him there.

They spent what felt like the length of at least two council meetings in deep negotiation; she speculating and trying to see reason while he argued and attempted to curb his temper.

All those hours, and they only have five steps:

Zelda will wear the lamp and a stolen Yiga outfit and hide.

Link will disguise his appearance to be Zelda to fool the Yiga.

He will lead the Yiga on a wild chuu chase through the hideout.

The real Zelda will actually escape out the front entrance.

Link will return to the lamp around her neck either when he's been cornered, or when he's as far from the lamp as he can go, whichever comes first. 

"It's too simple." She tells Honeycomb again, ignoring the very faint cat snoring.

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Iloveyou THANK YOU FOR THE ASK!!! 😁

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💖Celebrating Zelinktines!!💖

Happy February, friends.

For "cozy," here's a happy continuation of Charmed.

@zelinktines24

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Didn't get a chance to post this yesterday! Chapter 2 of Cherished, for day 7 of Zelinktines,

Prompt: ⭐ star ⭐

@zelinktines24

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WIP Sentences

Rules: You are given a word - share one sentence/excerpt from your wip(s) that starts with each letter of that word!

Thank you, @silentsafflina for the tag and for your word, DOLL!

I definitely did not misunderstand the prompt and search my wips for the word 'doll," and then feel bummed when no results showed. 🥲 What? No. Incompetence? In MY brain?? We are laughing.

D.  -  "Don't tell me you're choosing this lifestyle just to spite your old man." Every vowel drips with superiority.  (Cruise Ship Assassins ch 1)

O.  -  ….Of all the times for him to be a perfect little cretin. (Of Trust and Trickery ch 4)

L.  -  Less than a day ago he was affronted over having to touch her at all. (Of Trust and Trickery ch 4)

L.  -  Large torches brightly burn upon the walls in the same hue, though all of it rests behind a watery veil rippling in fathomless currents. (Of Trust and Trickery ch 5)

And! And and! Thank you @zeldaelmo, for the tag and for your word, SPARK!

S.  -  "Sock it." Robbie calls, having glanced at the jumble of rusting bits she'd gathered. The sock gets closer to touching the floor every day, but it's part of the family now.  (Prince Link AU, ch 3)

P.  -  "Please tell me you're not actually sitting on my bed." She mumbles, eyes serenely closed. (Arena/Taming Wild Horses ch 8)

A.  -  "All institutions have their lifespan," Urbosa pauses, adjusting her readers. (1920s Exorcist AU ch 19)

R.  -  Rustling wind blows through the brush but there's too much stillness in it— the twang of an arrow launches past the back of her head. (Arena/Taming Wild Horses ch 2)

K.  -  Killers at a creeping pace; this species of demons are the head hunters of contentment, tenderness, and joy. (1920s Exorcist AU ch 3)

Thank you both for the tags!! 🥰

If you haven't played and you want to, tag. You're it. Your word is DICE! 🎲

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Happy Leap Day! And happy final day of Zelinktines. 💖

@zelinktines24

Prompt: 🧞‍♂️ make a wish 🧞‍♂️

In which Zelda makes an unusual discovery during her attempted escape from the Yiga.

SPOILER: it's a rude genie.