#rusl and uli

[bokettochild]

Opera house AU, how'd Ordon take to Legend?

I feel Rusl might've had a kneejerk reaction of "you have a son?! You had sex before marriage?!" until Twilight pontificates the whole deal

And i reckon that Legend gets along great with his grandparents, him and his uncle just dont visit Ordon as much as they like

Twilight was really uncertain about how to broach the subject with them at first. He's a very private person and also was in a weird place with the Ordon folks at the time. He was Rusl and Uli's foster-son for years, and while they loved him they weren't really able to adopt him, so after he grew out of the system they couldn't really afford to continue offering him a home, although they did everything they could to help him transition into adult life on his own by helping him get a job and an apartment.

He was only about 19 when Legend came into his care and he still wasn't sure how to address his relationship with their family, so he was avoiding them at that time to avoid making things weird. Once they tracked him down again though they were quite shocked to find that in the year since they'd last see him, he ended up in charge of an infant child? How?

Rusl and Uli's first reaction was "where's the mother? what happened? why did she leave you with the baby alone?". Sure, they were confused, but since it had been a bit and things were delicate they didn't want to scold first and ask questions later. Once Twilight explained though (and had a good overwhelmed cry in Uli's arms) they promised to help in any way that they could, and Uli brought over a ton of baby supplies to help him out.

Collin loved the idea of being an uncle and took to it like a charm. Uli and Rusl weren't sure what to think of being grandparents (it doesn't matter that Twilight isn't legally theirs, they love him like he is) but they handled it with more grace than one would expect.

Because Ordon is a bit away from Crown City, they don't get to visit much. Twilight did take Legend down to Ordon several weeks a year since he was a baby though, and the community there always looks forward to their visits. It's not like the opera, but it's still family there, and both of them love the breaks to rest in the country.

If I end up writing a full on fic series for this AU, and not just one shots about Dusk, than it's quite likely that the story would include Collin coming up to stay with Twi and Ledge so he can attend college in Crown City.

Rusl and Uli are Mami and PawPaw to Legend, and are much beloved, much to Twilight's joy.

Maybe I'll write a bit where, in the interest of teaching Dusk more about what she missed, Twilight takes her with them on a trip to Ordon? Who knows, I'm spit-balling.

That's how it worked out though, Uli and Rusl were shocked and worried, but accepted things pretty well and have been supporting our boys in any little way they can for years <3

[smilesrobotlover]

Did some ship templates for my fav ships lol. I love them all

[m5or]

I have a small theory as to why the bulblins kidnaped the kids in Ordon while Link got left behind. Time states that Ganondorf has become afraid of children in Heroes legacy. Ganon became paranoid after his encounter with the Hero of Time.

SO back to the era of Twilight Princess. The Hero of Time has a descendant. The Hero of Time has a bloodline and Ganondorf is a ruthless man. In this vision/flashback, we see Ganon doing his evil deeds before he is banished to the Twilight realm. I think this is showcasing us that Gannon caused the ruins in tp looking for baby Twilight.

I think that this war was the start of the resistance group. The members of the resistance look for and take care of any survivors. This is where Rusl finds little link. Rusl takes the child to Ordon and raises the boy with his wife Uli. Ordon is an isolated village. The Twilight realm is a perpetual twilight, Ganondorf would be unable to tell how much time has passed, or at least have a difficult time doing so. Until he is in the realm of light again. I think at the beginning of his return is unaware that baby Link is now a young adult. So he sends his henchmen to find and capture children expecting to find a young link eventually. (wind waker style-ish) thus the children in Ordon are kidnapped. oh dear remember when I said this was a small theory.

NOW I am aware that I said that Ganondorf was unaware for a little bit that little link grew up. I have a reason, it's Collin. don't tell me he wouldn't get mistaken for a young link. The blond hair color, the way his hair is parted down the middle? blue eyes? why such a display unless you're going to parade the poor kid all the way to Ganondorf. As a way to say i found the kid you were lookin for. we the players know that Colin has round ears but it's also interesting that out of all the village kids, Colin's ears are obscured by his hair on both sides. (clarifying that the design choice that we easily see the round ear tops of the other village kids intrigues me)

[skyloftian-nutcase]

Commissioned @smilesrobotlover and she wanted to draw these cuties and I am more than happy to say yes and lovelies just look at them they’re so precious ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I love them 😭❤️

[cutebutalsostabby]

If Twilight doesn't have an actual bed in his treehouse, do they have to cram the entire Chain in Rusl and Uli's place or camp outside??

I feel like that would be grounds for mutiny if Twilight forgot and then dragged them the whole way there just to sleep on the hard wooden floor.

I think he can have ONE bed, as a treat. They gave him one in the manga, and it's notoriously weird that he's the only one in the village without a bed. Even Time's far smaller and less sophisticated treehouse had a bed. Which I guess was weird in its own right (do Kokiri sleep? What about that one house that's just treasure chests? Weirdo Mido), but I still think Twilight should get one. Maybe it just temporarily vanished during the events of the game itself. Maybe it was out for repairs, or packed away for cleaning. Idk.

In any case. I think camping on the floor in Twilight's house would be way more comfortable than cramming into Rusl and Uli's small and heavily occupied home. They have multiple kids already! And two adults! And their house is smaller than his!

Plus, even if the floor is a little hard and uncomfortable to sleep on, it would at least be warm. See Exhibit A:

See that? TWO whole stoves, right next to each other. With plenty of wooden furniture nearby to keep them warm. And none of those silly "fire safety" grate things. Stretch out a few extra blankets and mats and you're good to go!

If that sounds less than desirable for whatever reason... honestly I think Ordon deserves its own inn. Maybe not a particularly large one, but they surely have visitors every now and then, even if just for seasonal events. I think it's fair game to add extra details like that when writing up fanfics or similar, even if they aren't strictly canon.

...Fire hazard sleepover WOULD be cheaper though. And honestly not that uncomfortable by the Chain's standards. They can deal with it.

[lu-fic-recommendation-of-the-day]

Another one

Stitch (series) by SunflowerAro

The only way I can describe it is this meme

Series Summary:

The Links have been thrown together against their will, and the more time they spend together, the more they learn about one another. Secrets can never remain hidden, after all.

AKA the series where I say 'what if' then do just that.

Series Tags:

Genderfluid Character

Genderfluid Wild

Misgendering

though it's unintentional

Time is supportive

Hurt/Comfort

Mild Gore

Blood

Angst

Crying

Hugs

Injuries

Self-Worth Issues

Nightmares

Slight Horror

Fluff

Character Death

but it's in a nightmare dw

Swearing

Snuggles

Wingfic

Sky has wings!!!

Secrets

Blood and Injury

Curses

Sky and Four are Best Friends

Fairy Hyrule

Self-Esteem Issues

Magic

Faerie lore

Hyrule Needs a Hug

Hyrule and Wild are Best Friends

Hyrule-centric

aroace hyrule

Near Death Experiences

Word count: 149,376

Finished: No

[ordonianhero]

I see Uli and Rusl still being parents when the chain visits. They ask for Link to stay with them, where he breaks down and cuddle him till sleep happens. Uli humming to him. Which Time learns to do. To help calm him. Music helps rancher when having a bad day. It’s a comfort. Ilia does the same thing.

[pebblesandpotatos]

Chapter 3!! 

[howtodrawyourdragon]

Dad December 2024 Day 1

Father In The Forest

Summary: Set before Twilight Princess. As a very young child, Link made the mistake of wandering into the forest.

Warnings: /

Rating: General

Words: 778

Prompt: Lost in the woods

Fandom: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Characters: Link, The Hero's Shade, Rusl, Uli

Pairing: Rusl/Uli

Author’s Notes: Hey! One of my rare Zelda fics! Probably the only Zelda fic I'll write for this month.

Enjoy!

-XOXOX-

He’s done something bad, hasn’t he? He’s done something really, really bad. Rusl told him not to go into the woods, not ever. It’s too dangerous for kids. There are wolves and boars out there, it’s so easy to get lost, there could even be bandits! And what does Link do? The exact opposite.

He just wanted to see what was out there, especially after Uncle Jaggle told him that north of the forest was the Kingdom of Hyrule. He has never seen it for himself before, has only heard his parents, aunts and uncles and perhaps the occasional traveler talk about it, and he wanted to see it with his own two eyes. Link thought it would just be a quick walk, no one would even notice he was gone! But now he’s here in the forest and he’s lost.

Turning and then turning again, he notices that the trees that surround him all look the same. He has wandered into a part of the forest he hasn't even been to with Rusl and he realizes that he doesn't know where to go.

'Just go back the way you came,' a tiny voice still trying to fight the growing fear tells him. That's easier said than done. After all the turning around he's been doing, he can no longer tell where exactly he came from. Did he come from between those two trees or between that one and the one with a cluster of mushrooms at the base?

His blue eyes wide and innocent, he looks at them and hopes to remember something. Doesn't Rusl always tell him to keep a careful eye out? To mark his way if he's not certain so he can always find his way back home? Well, neither did he mark his way nor watch his path. And as it grows darker, Link realizes he could very well be here all night.

"Hello? Rusl? Uli?" It doesn't feel natural for him to shout it out, he prefers to search for solutions by himself first, like Rusl taught him. But this feels like a special occasion.

"Are you lost?" A voice he doesn't recognize comes from a man he doesn't know. Link whirls around to see him standing there, leaning against a tree with an unreadable expression on his face.

He shakes his head, not willing to admit to it at first. Maybe a part of him is worried about getting into trouble.

The man leaves the tree to approach him, coming to a standstill at an arm's length of him before going to his knees.

"Are you sure? You're not supposed to be here yet. I can show you the way back," he promises him, his blue eyes, one much paler, boring into Link's. There is something familiar about his gaze and something comforting about his presence.

He is blue-eyed like him, blond like him, though his hair is a fair bit lighter. He wears the fur of a golden wolf upon his shoulders like a cape, it envelopes him. And even in the growing darkness of the night, it's almost like there's something of a glow to him. He's calming. Like him just being here means everything is going to be okay.

So Link nods, because he wants to go home now. Rising to his feet, the mysterious man offers him a hand that he takes. Together, they walk back to the village of Ordon.

-XOXOX-

It is on the very final minutes of the sun's descent that they're close enough to hear Link's name being called. He can hear Rusl and Uli, all his aunts and uncles, Mayor Bo, Ilia, and even Fado and his parents calling for him. He hasn't come home yet and, naturally, they've noticed.

When Rusl and Uli come into sight, Link let's go of the stranger's hand to run towards the parents who took him in. They catch sight of him almost immediately.

"Link, there you are!" Uli immediately drops to her knees to capture him in her arms. Rusl kneels next to them, laying a hand on Link's back. Bathing them in the light of torches, the rest of the village surrounds them to make sure the small boy is okay.

"We were worried about you, son. Where did you go?" Rusl asks, not as angry as Link feared. Even so, his words get stuck in his throat and he doesn't respond. The man doesn't need him to, he wraps his arms around both him as well as his wife.

When Link shoots a look over his shoulder to find the stranger who helped him find his way home, he realizes that he has disappeared.

[rastro-writes]

Funny idea my brain had

Wildlight visiting Uli and Rusl in Ordon, Rusl and Twilight are out, Wild and Uli are cooking.

Wild: your children are so energetic and happy here.

Uli: you and Link might have your own little ones running around at some point

Wild: Twilight’s pregnant!!?

Uli: …

Wild: wait-

Uli: I meant adopting.

Wild: I-…

Uli: Also, I know too much now.

Uli: Goddesses help these boys they’re as bad as each other.

[waroferas]

tp link’s childhood makes me so emo to think about tbqh

[smilesrobotlover]

Problem with having a husband the same size as you: he steals all your clothes

[m5or]

So I got my gran perants wii to work and have been playing Twilight Princess on it. It has been years, oh gosh I am old. Anyway I saw this little gem in Rusl and Uli's house.

So i think that is a very clear pointy ear. I wonder if it was young link who drew this. It would make sense to me. Cus collin is the youngest until the end credits when Uli gave birth.

[skyloftian-nutcase]

Remember the Shafows of Twilight fic where Twilight got revealed as a wolf and were was an ask about how Ulli won't let Twilight on the couch without a bath? Can you write that?

The stakes were higher than ever. Link refused to lose. Glaring determinedly, he settled his elbow on the table as Rusl sat across from him, mirroring his position. Colin shifted, filled with nervous and excited energy, and then he started to count down.

Both men's arms shook with exertion the instant Colin finished counting. Uli watched from the kitchen, rocking Hama steadily. Of all the family, she looked somehow the most invested but least emotional about it. Her gaze was seemingly neutral, but her eyes wouldn't leave the table.

Colin gasped as Link started to push Rusl's arm closer to the table. Rusl's grip tightened, face pulling with effort. Link smiled, knowing he was going to win.

And then Rusl exhaled heavily through his nose, putting all his energy into one last effort, catching Link off guard and slamming his fist into the table. Colin yelled in surprise, hands thrown into the air for emphasis.

From the kitchen, Uli let out a breath she'd been holding, smiling in victory.

Link wilted at the table, a seeming cloud looming over him.

"Then it's settled," Rusl huffed, panting. "The wolf gets a bath."

Link groaned.

That evening, with extreme reluctance, Link dragged his feet to the sacred spring. He didn't bother mentioning that the spring would likely transform him back immediately. There was absolutely no need to share that information.

Uli, on the other hand, was humming cheerfully as Rusl followed her with supplies in hand. Colin, despite multiple protests, was expressly forbidden from coming along. Link had to save his dignity somehow.

"Ma," he pleaded for the millionth time. "I'm clean already. What's the point of this?"

"Honey, when you were showing Colin your wolf form we all could smell it," Uli replied as gently as she could, but the words still made his cheeks flush in embarrassment. "And your fur is matted and bloody. I... I just want to help you wash that journey off you."

Link didn’t really have a rebuttal for that, words stolen away with his breath. The tenderness woven in the words that his guardian spoke immediately eliminated any other protest he might have, and he sighed reluctantly.

Did he truly want to wash such a journey off him? Did he truly want to let go?

Midna…

She said goodbye. He supposed he should too.

He didn’t want to say goodbye. It didn’t feel like it’s as over.

But he couldn’t say no to his mother, so he grabbed the shadow crystal and let the dark magic break and reshape him. It was a familiar sensation by now, intensely painful but only for a moment, and far less so now that he was expecting it. When the wolf shook free of the shadows, he tentatively stepped towards Uli and Rusl.

Uli smiled, kneeling onto the ground at the shore, arm stretched out invitingly. Link took another small step, listening to Rusl chuckle, and he felt his ears peel back in mild annoyance.

This was ridiculous. He didn’t need a bath. It was silly.

It was downright terrifying. He didn’t want to lose everything from his journey. He didn’t want to wash it off himself.

He didn’t know how to move forward.

Uli cupped her hands, letting sacred water sprinkle over Link. It was warm, relaxing, and he felt his body shiver as the dark magic that changed him tried to recede.

“This might not be the best place for this,” Rusl noted. Link glanced at him, disappointed that the man was already picking up that the water would change him back, but he also noticed a distinct unease to his guardian’s posture.

Rusl didn’t want to be here either. Somehow, his amusement had changed to anxiety. Link could sense it; he could smell it.

In an attempt to cheer Rusl and perhaps give a little act of defiance to Uli’s proposal in the first place, Link flopped on his side, splashing directly into the water and soaking his mother. The warmth wrapped around him like a hug, minimizing the pain as he shifted back, and he smiled up at his guardians as Uli spluttered and Rusl immediately looked relieved.

Does he really think it’s a gift if he gets that nervous? Link wondered, watching his father step toward him.

“Well, now you have an actual reason for a bath in both forms,” Rusl noted, and Link recognized that hew as now covered in mud.

Well… that backfired.

Uli tutted, rising, as Link spluttered for a comeback. Rusl tackled the protesting teenager. After a brief wrestling match, Link found himself in Rusl’s embrace, shivering from the breeze but warm against his guardian’s chest. Somehow, in the time they’d been playing, Uli had grabbed a large tub—the one they usually used for bathing anyway—and was filling it with water.

“Ma, I’m all clean now,” Link said quickly, looking himself over. He was soaking wet, but the mud was certainly gone.

“This is for your other form,” Uli insisted. “I got the water from upstream.”

“Does that make it less sacred…?” Rusl wondered quietly.

“Ordona hasn’t sat in it yet, I guess,” Link grumbled, growing irritated again.

“If we build a fire we can warm it up,” Uli noted with a smile.

Her face was too gentle to keep arguing with her, and Link sighed, leaning heavily against Rusl. He glanced up at him, catching his father’s attention, and Rusl held him a little tighter as if to ask what’s wrong?

“When I… you were…” Link swallowed, trying to find the words. He didn’t want to upset Rusl - things were tenuous enough after the night he’d discovered his ability.

“Link,” Rusl said quietly, gently. “I… we both are still trying to move on from that night. Your transformation doesn’t scare me. I know it’s you. You know that.”

“But—”

“My worries have nothing to do with you being a wolf,” Rusl interrupted. “Sometimes fathers just worry. I love you. Now come on, your mother’s waiting.”

Link sighed, not pushing the matter, but Rusl didn’t let him go as he guided him out of the water. Despite wanting to get it over with at this point, Uli made him wait until she was satisfied with the water temperature, dragging his embarrassment and anxiety out further.

Rusl distracted him with talk of sword fighting and tales from the Resistance, and eventually Link finally settled, nearly forgetting why they were at the spring in the first place.

Until Uli said the water was ready.

“Ma, do I have to?”

“Oh, Link, come on now, it isn’t that bad!”

Uli’s voice was growing more disappointed rather than exasperated, and Link felt a twinge of guilt. Sighing, he transformed once more. Rusl, with his back to the spring, gently nudged him forward, and Link grumbled, feeling it rumble in his chest like a growl before it shaped into a pathetic little howl of protest as it left his muzzle.

His parents laughed. They laughed at his plight.

Ears peeled, tail tucked, Link climbed carefully into the basin with Rusl’s help. As soon as the warm water started to seep into his coat, he swallowed, hesitantly relaxing into it. It… certainly felt nice. He resigned himself to his fate as Uli’s hands ran through his fur, gentle, careful, detangling as she went. He saw the tools stacked on a rock, gathered by Rusl over several trips to Castle Town, and he huffed again.

Link closed his eyes as Uli’s hands moved towards his face and muzzle. He closed his eyes, and for a moment time washed over him, hearing his mother’s screams on his first return to the village after transforming, feeling the steel of Rusl’s blade in his gut as he rested. He shriveled into himself a little, and Uli paused before carefully massaging along his nose, between his eyes, behind his ears. She started humming gently, a familiar tune he’d heard most of his life, and Link hated how his lupine form couldn’t hide his emotions like usual, hated how a little whine escaped his throat.

Uli leaned down and kissed his forehead, hugging him, careless of the soap suds she was getting on her. She didn’t speak, and he was thankful for it, as he felt his predicament couldn’t get much more humiliating, but somehow it soothed him anyway. As his mother continued, he dared to open his eyes, glancing at Rusl, who was watching him with a gentle smile. When they made eye contact, his guardian came in closer, cupping his muzzle with his hands and gently rubbing across the fur on his cheeks with his thumbs.

Link shivered a little, helpless and hating that fact. But he felt safe in their care, and… that was a sensation he hadn’t felt in a long time. Link had no need to worry about whether he actually felt safe - he would make a situation safe. Usually, he was the one people went to for safety. But here, in this quiet little moment, he relaxed.

He relaxed. He hadn’t done that since he’d gone fishing with Midna months ago, long before things had grown overwhelming and constant, before they’d managed to find most of the mirror shards, before urgency had kicked in over everything else.

With every new rinse, the stench of blood and dirt lessened. With every gentle caress, anxieties and tight muscles that hadn’t eased since fighting Ganondorf started to release.

Link stepped out of the tub, feeling utterly exhausted and rejuvenated, and he glanced at his guardians. They smiled back.

And then he got the sudden urge to get all this water off him. So he did.

He shook his coat vigorously, making Rusl and Uli yelp. If he could smirk in his wolf form, he would.

”Just for that, I’m using the puppy perfume,” Uli chided.

Link howled in protest, making a beeline for the woods, and Rusl grabbed him before he could flee. His ire was evident in each and every howl and yelp, in the way he wiggled so vigorously he covered his father in fur. Rusl only laughed, but he did finally concede, “Maybe we can avoid the puppy perfume, dear.”

With that threat rescinded, Link relaxed, held awkwardly in Rusl’s arms before grumbling and wiggling again. Put me down.

Rusl walked to the spring, grip tightening a little, before gently lowering him into the blessed waters. Link felt the dark magic recede, and he sighed, rising a little woozily, muscles still fairly relaxed, held steady by his guardian’s strong hands.

“There, see?” Rusl said with a smile, guiding Link out of the water. “That wasn’t so bad.”

“I didn’t get a chance to brush your coat,” Uli noted a little disappointedly.

“You already bathed me,” Link pointed out exasperatedly. “I don’t need pampering.”

“Your fur’s going to be all matted, hon.”

“I’ve had worse.”

“Leave it be, dear,” Rusl defended Link gently. “I think we could all benefit from a break.”

With that, Uli immediately switched tactics, insisting Link come home with them and rest. Link wanted to argue—it wasn’t like getting a bath was traumatic, not in the slightest, just embarrassing; it wasn’t like he hadn’t just had some kind of release from his journey, as she’d promised… it wasn’t like he was shivering and vulnerable all of a sudden, wanting to hold desperately on to that feeling of safety he’d just gotten back—but there was no argument in the world that would work against her.

Link let his parents guide him back to their house, and he found himself settled in front of the fire with a warm glass of milk. Colin was at his side in an instant, smiling and leaning against him. He paused, sniffing, making Link throw him a bewildered look.

“I thought you’d smell like the shampoo or something,” Colin said thoughtfully. “That form really does hide stuff.”

Link knew Colin meant it innocently, but given what Uli had said earlier, it really hit harder than it should. He shook the feeling off, elbowing his little brother. “Well, I’m glad. I don’t want to smell like roses.”

But what if he no longer held Midna’s scent in his fur either? His heart lurched a moment, chest feeling like he’d been punched, and his eyes widened a moment.

And then Rusl and Uli settled beside him with blankets and leftover biscuits from breakfast. And though Link still missed his friend so desperately, he knew he wasn’t at least completely alone.

And… perhaps washing some of the stains of his journey away had been a good idea after all.

[hugsandchaos]

Y’all know those fanfics where Link is in his wolf form in Ordon Village? I just want to say that I think it’d be hilarious if 95% of the time, he’s this quiet, mysterious, kind wolf either minding his own business or being surprisingly nice, but the other 5% is spent like a dramatic husky.

Like if he was chilling at the Ordon Spring and Rusl comes with the whole “Go on, get out of here!” thing, but Wolf Link straight up tells him “No!”

Uli shouldn’t find it funny that a wolf just said no like a sassy five year old refusing to go to bed, but it was too good.

[aldrendaux]

Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Link & Rusl (Legend of Zelda), Link & Uli (Legend of Zelda) Characters: Link (Legend of Zelda), Rusl (Legend of Zelda), Uli (Legend of Zelda), Renado (Legend of Zelda), Colin (Legend of Zelda) Additional Tags: Wolf Link (Legend of Zelda), Wolf Link Reveal, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Rusl finds out Link is a wolf in literally the worst way possible, Major Character Injury, Graphic depiction of injuries and wound care, I don't think it's too terrible but, but just throwing that out there, Rusl and Uli are Link's parents basically, Link (Legend of Zelda) Needs a Hug Summary:

When Link goes missing shortly after his adventure, Rusl is worried. Preparing to leave and search for him, he stumbles onto a wolf. This has to be a sign of trouble, right? Rusl thinks it is, and the swordsman attempts to eliminate the threat.

And then realizes that there is far, far more to this beast than he thought possible.

Wolf Link reveal story with a heavy dose of angst and whump.