#Pre botw zelimpa

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future/memories

Agh! Sorry this one isn't colored either hope it's okay

@zelimpaweek

[itzurhomiesky]

Day 2: Memory for @zelimpaweek

thank you to my sister @ynoszn for being a very big help on the lineart cleaning and coloring/rendering!!! couldn't have finished it without her :))

i imagine they met at a pretty young age (prolly when zel was 10 and impa at 12-13???) i'd like to think zelda was fond of frogs pre-botw. and growing up, impa eagerly learned to incorporate and summon frogs with her sheikah powers just for the princess sometimes :))

[noraiir-arts]

Does anyone else have very complicated ways of shipping?? like when i say "i ship them" i don't mean "oh they love each other so much they kiss each other and will be together forever" i ship characters but in a way that's unique to only them and/or only in certain scenarios

Like, for example Zelink- I think pre-calam zelink was one sided, i dislike post-calam zelink, but i sort of like totk zelink (yes i know they are the same two people) but only certain dynamics??? but i also think that its the type of love that goes unsaid, they just look out for and support each other, maybe its not entirely romantic but they are closer than friends. It's the type of closeness you can only get by knowing that no matter what lifetime you are in the other will always be there. I don't think its necessarily the type where they hide behind pillars to make out, or try to stay in a committed relationship, but more of a tired love, one that has been renewed throughout hundreds of lives, each time being something different.

But take skyward sword, i believe that it's easier to see romantic zelink here

or Miphlink - I don't really ship this, but it's a tragic one-sided love story that Mipha knew was doomed from the beginning. The other woman. Was never given enough time to tell Link how she felt, yet even if she had time he might not have returned her feelings. Now he barely remembers her. Maybe 100 years later she's a little embarrassed of herself, of what she wrote in her diary. Maybe it was a simple crush, mistaken for undying love and has dwindled over the past century. But now it's a sad love, the type where she grieves for what used to be, and what never will. But after being saved from Ruta she switches her sights towards the domain. She can see how much her brother has grown and is so proud of him. She knows Link will never remember her fully, but maybe it's for the best. No matter what, she will always be there to heal his wounds.

Tbh i was dragged into Revalink kicking and screaming, but now it's one of my favorites. - Their dynamics work so well, but oh no it's so sad. Started from a one-sided "rivalry" to some sort of friendship. Link never hated Revali, he didn't even dislike him. And Revali just wanted Link to be impressed, to understand why he was chosen for his role as pilot, and he wanted Link to prove himself to Revali (honestly i can go on a on about why revali was harsh to link in botw if anyone wants me to) But over time they both start to realize that they are more similar to each other than any of the other champions. They weren't born into noble families or blessed with magic. Revali learns about the vigorous training Link underwent after pulling the sword, and Link learns that Revali isn't the son of the elder or was an important figure in his village before becoming a champion, but a simple warrior just like Link. Their friendship grows and they become a great team, surprising mostly everyone. Maybe it grows into something more. Maybe neither of them know it. Maybe they just never admit it. Revali knows Link doesn't remember him. He doesn't want him to. He tells Link not to go asking about him to the princess. It's for the best, he will still be there to help Link after all. Maybe it's cruel to keep him from knowing. Well, Revali will be gone soon anyway. Maybe he hopes that Link will at least remember good things about him.

Honestly I love revalink aus, they are my fav!!

I think of Zelimpa (aoc) like a mix of how i described miphlink and revalink but im too tired to explain it rnnnnn

oh also urbosa/zelda's mom but i think that goes unsaid

but anyway these are just a few. Most of the time i can't use words to exactly explain something pictured in my head, (synesthesia is so silly) but i tried my best

[cooking-with-hailstones]

Should I start a new Zelimpa fic??

Concept for the fic came to me today, read more under the cut.

Ok so hear me out: pre-calamity botw

Link pulls the sword, and is then betrothed to Zelda. (I'm borrowing a little bit from Olive branches by Dayhaven)

Zelda is incredibly resentful of this for all the usual reasons, and for the fact that this means that her previous guard, her closest companion and best friend, Impa, is being demoted. She does not recognize her feelings for Impa as being romantic in nature, she's just resentful of the loss. She keeps sneaking out to the Sheikah tech labs both because of her love for the tech, and because she wants to spend more time with Impa.

Impa on the other hand is all too aware of her feelings for Zelda, but is keeping them very very close to her chest because she doesn't want to endanger the Sheikah's position in Hyrule in any way. She also doesn't realize that Zelda is in love with her, too. So, she's caught in this terrible back and forth of trying to get Zelda to warm up to her betrothed whom Zelda actively despises, pushing aside her own feelings, and making sure Zelda is safe and doesn't attract any unwarranted attention. Hylia forbid that Zelda makes anyone in court think that something might be happening between them. So she's just stewing in sapphic angst.

Link, for his part, figures all of this out fairly quickly. He starts playing wingman, arranging for Zelda to have extra weapons training sessions with impa, extra training in Sheikah culture, any conceivable reason he can think of to convince the king and Zelda's tutors for her to spend more time with Impa, he's on it. Neither Impa nor Zelda catch on until far too late. Zelda's just grateful to get to spend more time with Impa. Impa is like what the fuck what the fuck help. bitch ass swordsman why aren't you doing your job?? And he's just making himself popcorn waiting for these two useless lesbians to figure their shit out. (Bonus points for Ace Link because I think that would work very well)

[coconi]

Here's a preview of Kindred, the fic I wrote for @ageofcalamityzine, featuring Impa and Sidon as unlikely friends and comrades in arms.

If you'd like to snatch a copy of this gorgeous zine, you can do so here! 😊

[st-hedge]

don’t get me wrong I love Zelpha with my heart ass and soul, but my first sapphic botw ship was pre 100 year time jump zelimpa and I’m STARVED for content. Same with ss zelimpa, I think they have such a unique dynamic in that game,,, soft magic gfs who would straight up die for one another

Love this ship but also I don't want to give people another reason to call me a c*nt *dab* sorry if I don't make content for it even tho I'd love to make hw:aoc stuff (I don’t really know anything about them in ss, trying not to spoil too much on purpose)

[coconi]

Uhhhh song lyrics maybe?

It Comes Out Sounding Like I'm Sad, Or Maybe I'm Mad

Hmmm let's see... I feel like I would go with pre-Calamity BOTW zelimpa for this one? This has strong "accidental confession during a fight" vibes, so maybe Impa gets a little overprotective or gives the kind of comfort Zelda does not want at the moment and Zelda just explodes on her. It's messy, it ain't pretty, and I'd probably leave it unresolved with a very bewildered and flustered Impa watching Zelda (who is mentally kicking herself) walk away.