#say the wrong thing‚ a SidLink fic

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Say the Wrong Thing: a SidLink fic

Uhhh I'm making another intro post for this because why not :3

Link: archiveofourown.org/works/63756991

Sidon meets a curious hero whom catches his eye. They call themselves "Link"; who cares, they're pretty. Sidon wants to gain Link's favor by helping him more than he ever had to, but Link seems indifferent about him, focusing more on his mission than a prince.

Schedule: Um whenever I finish a chapter, I'm writing this as I go 😭

Rating: I'm still deciding but currently it's Teen and Up Audences

Warning: Graphic Depictions of Violence

Main Relationship: Link/Sidon

Main Tags:

Slow Burn

Friends to lovers

Fluff and Angst

Possibly Unrequited Love

Selectively Mute Link

OCD Sidon

Autistic Link

Summary:

Link is the Hero of Hyrule, and while he helps save Zora's Domain, the Prince is falling head-over-heels for him. Duty stops for no one, however, and Link has to leave the Domain while Sidon must marry a princess from another kingdom. Nothing can stop this, unless Link gets off his ass and talks to the prince and Sidon confesses to him.

This wouldn't be possible without my beta readers! Go check them out! They are: @raincoatpng, @captainbogwitch, @mildhaj, @cyrus-thenotsogreat, and @ratelps

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1. one step closer

A/N: Hello everyone!! I present to you my very first LoZ fic!!! And also my first ever poly ship fic that's been posted, so I hope I do this as well as I'd like to. This story is actually inspired by a post I came across that was posted by @fangirlingpuggle, who gave me permission to use their idea as story inspiration!! I'll provide a link to the post if you'd like to see it!! Now, one thing I'd like to say about this story is that it's not just a Sidlink fic or just a Linkona fic. It is also a Sidyona fic. It is all three ships. I will try to balance out each one, showing each individual love story, plus the big one of just all three together. I have not yet decided which ship will be getting together first, or if it'll be an all three all at once type of thing, and because of my indecision, I would like to hear from you guys, my lovely readers, as the story progresses, on which ship you think would make the most sense when it comes to getting together first. It all depends on how I write it out, of course, but I just wanted to let y'all know ahead of time!! Last thing, this chapter is a little short compared to where the other chapters will be at length-wise, but it's also just a letter exchange this chapter, so there will be lots more in the next chapter!! Enjoy!!

Inspiration Post

Pairing(s): N/A

Summary: Sidon and Yona exchange a series of letters, keeping each other updated on everything happening in their lives, as childhood friends do

Tag(s): N/A

Word Count: 2,258

Song Inspiration: A Thousand Years By Christina Perri

Not beta’d, all mistakes are my own.

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[Chapter 1]

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Dear Lady Yona,

I hope this letter finds you well. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you, things around here have been a bit busy. Vah Ruta, the divine beast that my late sister Mipha once piloted, well, something has gone wrong with it. It's caused a near constant downpour of rain here in our domain and if we don't find a way to stop it, our reservoir will flood over the dam and completely take over not only our home, but much of the rest of Hyrule as well. And of course, us Zoras can survive just fine in such a situation, but the others in our land cannot, none of them have such an affinity for water as the Zora do.

With that in mind, I am terribly worried. We've been doing so much research it's making my head spin. I'm not sure I can take staring at another book right now, especially when everything it says is completely useless to our attempts in finding a solution to this problem. I just pray that we find a way to stop it soon.

How are things over in your domain? Good, I hope. I would never wish anything like the mess here on anyone. I miss you much, my friend, though I know if you were to visit right now, I would not be very good company to keep. And alas, I cannot bring myself to leave home at a time like this. As prince, I must face this head on. But once this is all over, we can work out the details, I suppose, no matter how far off that is. Get back to me whenever you find the time to do so.

Sincerely,

Sidon

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Dear Prince Sidon,

Oh my. Please be careful. I, too, will be praying for a quick success in taming that divine beast. I wish I could help in some way. I am sending with this letter the few sheikah books I could find in our royal library, though I'm not sure if they'll be of any help, considering the sheikah have never spent much time here. But it's the least I can do. And do not worry about sending them back once you've looked over them. These have been collecting dust for decades over here. They will be much better off with you.

Things here in my domain are very well, though nothing very exciting has happened at the domain itself. However, recently, I've taken on two new handmaidens. Mother suggested I have them, especially since I've started doing a lot more traveling around our land. Khira and Chroma are lovely, when they're not bickering at least. Chroma can be a bit easily frazzled and Khira is usually very serious and strict. But I just try to remind them both that I am not counting on either of them being perfect. Just their companionship alone is wonderful to have.

But anyways. On your land, you have those winged tribe, yes? Those that resemble birds? I remember meeting one when we were younger, but I never had much contact with them besides that. But in my travels, I came across a very small village of them on our land! All the way across the sea! But they're much more colorful than the one I met. Brilliant greens and oranges and reds. I spent a few days there, learning about them and their culture. It's absolutely fascinating!

I may visit them again eventually, but for now, I've come back to the domain for awhile. I'll be setting out again soon, so I'll be sure to tell you lots more of my next adventure. And once this whole divine beast thing has settled down, I'll come visit your domain as soon as I can. Besides, mother has been a lot more pushy recently when it comes to our...arrangement. She believes it is time for me to finally marry, though I've tried to remind her that it's not just up to her and I, but you and your father as well. But there's no need to worry about that right now. That's for another time. Take care, dear Sidon, and I hope to hear from you again soon.

Yours,

Yona

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Dear Lady Yona,

Thank you so much for the texts you sent. I will be going through them soon.  The rain is still neverending, but we're learning to get used to it for now. It's all we can do. And do not worry, I am being as careful as I can be. But enough of that. I'm so glad to hear of you going on such wonderful adventures, Yona. The... winged tribe, as you say, those are the Rito. It is indeed fascinating to learn of some being on your land, I thought they were only in Hyrule. The way you've described them, I bet they are quite the sight. Maybe one day I shall get to see them as well.

Tell me, what is having handmaidens like? I've always wondered. I have nothing of the sort, though I'm okay with that. Is it true they always follow you around and try to do everything for you that you may usually do yourself? I could never imagine having to deal with such a thing. Though my only experience with them is the few vague memories I have of Mipha having one and the stories I've heard about them, so maybe I'm not one who could be so biased against them.

Oh, yes. Our arranged marriage does seem to be coming up more and more these days. Both here and there, it seems. Father has been talking about it as well. Says he wants me to be prepared for when I finally take the throne, but I'm not so sure that will be happening anytime soon. But I suppose it would be best for us all to talk about it eventually. Once Vah Ruta is back to her normal self, our domain will happily host both you and your mother. Until then, I can't wait to hear of all your adventures to come. Please do keep in touch to the best of your abilities during your travels, I will find great joy in reading about them.

Sincerely,

Sidon

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Dear Prince Sidon,

Ah, yes, the Rito! Forgive me for forgetting their name, it's been so long since I've heard it. Those I found here did not go by that name. They called themselves the Zitty. But they were the same species, I'm sure of it. Next time you find yourself on my land, I will definitely be sure to take you to see them. They're quite the lively bunch, and wonderful company to keep. I think you would fit in very well with them.

Silly Sidon. Yes, some handmaidens are very much like that. However, Khira and Chroma are not. While they do follow me to most places, they do not attempt to do something for me unless I ask it of them, thankfully. I could not handle being coddled in such a way either, so I am very grateful that they are not pushy in that regard. And no worries, I take none of your assumptions unkindly. I am happy to answer any questions you may have, about handmaidens or otherwise. You know that.

That sounds like a very good idea. I'm sure mother would love to spend some time overseas as well. Oh, it's been so long since I've paid a visit, I can't wait. Has any progress been made with Vah Ruta? Did my books help you at all? I apologize if they did not, though I hope that something has been found either way. Please keep me updated.

Yours,

Yona

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Dear Lady Yona,

Yona. I cannot believe what this day has become. I do apologize if my writing isn't the best, I just can't keep myself from shaking. So much has happened in just this last pass of the sun through the sky. I will start with this. All of our research finally paid off and the books you sent me were definitely of great help with that. We learned of the way Vah Ruta works, of her mechanisms and what controls the water she spews. The best solution is to shock her system with electricity, like shock arrows. However, as you know, electricity is deadly to Zora, therefore we cannot use them.

Because of this, we'd begun asking for help. Traveling a bit away from the domain and looking for travelers, asking if any of them would be willing. We had no luck finding such a person, until yesterday. A young traveler was making his way past and I asked for his help. Later I found out that many others had spoken to him as well about what was going on. I asked for his help and he actually said yes! I was beyond grateful. He carried with him armor and weaponry, including a bow and arrow, so I already had high hopes for his success. He made his way to our domain and I did as well, trying to guide him whenever our paths crossed.

I had asked his name when we first met, and I didn't think too much of it at first. His name is Link. I'm sure he wouldn't be the first to be named after such a well-known hero. However, upon bringing him to meet my father, I found that I had been wrong. My father knows this young man. Because this Link is the same exact Link from one hundred years ago! And he came here to our domain to fix Vah Ruta as part of his quest to complete what was started all those years ago.

Oh, Yona, he's even more amazing than either one of us has ever imagined. Even better than all of our childish wonders. Him and I worked together quite closely in order to get Vah Ruta working properly again. I carried him on my back as I swam through the reservoir, getting as close to Vah Ruta as I dared so that he could shoot each of her mechanisms. I would launch him up and he would shoot up into the air, pulling his bow out with such ease. Once he had an arrow nocked, it was like time slowed down just for him. He made perfect shots each time. And then he ventured inside the divine beast to destroy the beast inside, the waterblight created by Calamity Ganon all those years ago, the same one that killed my sister, Mipha.

As soon as he was inside, I returned to the domain and waited anxiously for his return. He was gone for so long. He only just returned about an hour before I'm writing this, and the moon was already high in the sky. And when he finally returned, he looked exhausted. But miraculously, not a single serious injury was on him. He was covered in scratches and bruises, dried blood on most of them, and dirt all over his face, but that was the worst of it. And Yona, oh Yona. He's so beautiful. He's fierce, determined, kind, and gorgeous. I can understand why my sister fell for him so. I can't get him out of my head and my entire body is positively vibrating with excitement.

Now that Vah Ruta is tamed, you must come right away. With your mother, too, of course. You must come and meet him. He'll be staying in the domain for a few weeks before he moves on, so he'll definitely still be here when you arrive. Oh, I can't wait for you to see him. Please, come as soon as you can.

Sincerely,

Sidon

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Dear Prince Sidon,

My friend, I write to you as my bags are being packed for my visit to your domain. Mother is delighted to be taking the trip and much like you, I find myself buzzing with excitement. What you've described...I cannot believe it. Link? The Link? How is that even possible? Oh, I'm sure you'll explain it when I get there. I'm so glad that the threat to your land is no more, I am so very grateful for whatever brought such a hero to your domain.

Oh, I want to know all about him. I haven't felt such a feeling since we were children, Sidon. And even now, my childish dreams are coming back to me, even if I know how silly they are. What do you think he thinks of you? What do you think he'll think of me? Do you think he likes women or men? Maybe both? What things does he like? What things does he dislike? I can't wait to ask.

Oh my, the excitement is overwhelming. I apologize for how short of a letter this is. It's mostly just to tell you that we will be leaving shortly and should arrive soon after this letter does. I cannot wait to see you again, Sidon. Make sure you put in a good word for me with our new hero friend, if it's not too much to ask.

Yours,

Yona

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A/N: What did y'all think?? Please let me know!! I'd love to hear your thoughts!!! All feedback is much appreciated!!!

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what do you think of miphvali? i recently began reading a really amazing ongoing fic on ao3 (if i remember correctly, it's titled i see you swimming in the sky) and now revali's little smile in the picture memory from the champions' ballad is making me go :')

it's literally the most unexpected ship and somehow it makes perfect sense lol

YO YES GOOD JOB ANON YOU HAVE GREAT TASTE THAT FIC IS THE BEST I CANNOT RECOMMEND IT ENOUGH ~~and also the author is a great person and i love them very much hi mabs mwah~~ THAT FIC SINGLE-HANDEDLY CONVERTED ME FROM “wow revpha is kinda cool i can see it” to “OH MY FUCKING GOD MY CHILDREN?!?!? MY CHAMPION CHILDREN ARE DATING EACH OTHER AND IT’S PERFECT?!?! THE BIRD CARES ABOUT THAT FISH. LOOK AT THEM. LOOK AT THEM CARING FOR ONE ANOTHER IN THEIR OWN SPECIAL WAYS HOLY FUCK”

I love it for a lot of the same reasons I like Revalink, but the atmosphere of revpha (or is it miphvali???) is much more distinct and unique. Like, revalink is angsty, and revpha got that angst too don’t get me wrong, but it’s also a lot more...cozy? or...strawberry sweet, vs a revalink chocolate cake sweet,,,,idk if that’s coherant....lol i just like the ship a lot now plus it pairs so well with zelink. (that’s the true beauty of these characters, zelink and revpha, then revalink and zelpha, zelda and revali seems to be a rare pair but i can see the potential, and obvious miphlink is cute! It’s all so perfect)

but YES YOU THERE, READER OF THIS POST, READ I SEE YOU SWIMMING IN THE SKY IT’S SO GOOD PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF HYLIA INDULGE IN THE REVALI/MIPHA SHIP I’VE BEEN DRAMATICALLY CONVERTED AND THAT’S A HARD THING TO DO ~~and also make sure to kudo and comment about the absolutely terrible cliffhanger the latest chapter is on right now to mabs heeheheheh~~

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For the ask game: 17 and 54

oo i always set myself up for these fav line, fav scene questions and then draw a complete blank when i try to remember anything I've ever written XD

17 what is your favorite line you’ve ever written?

I really had fun writing the entire scene that this snippet from Finding Link came out of. "...You’ll have to excuse my… partner. A hundred years floating in a sheikah pool has pruned his brain. His thoughts are waterlogged you see. Diluted. He is simple now.” He drew a wing around Link and pulled him in, cooing in sympathy. “A poor little simpleton. It’s not his fault..." 54 what’s a common writing tip that you almost always follow? Oh boy I willfully ignore so many of them XD I've got this internal thing though with repeating words that drives me up a wall XD unless it's something like 'a' or 'the' or those types of common words I don't like to see things repeated in the same paragraph or scene. I went a little nuts at the beginning of my sidlink week fic for example trying to find ways to avoid saying 'water' too often in the first scene when he was... underwater .

It's why I always break that other writing rule about how you should never use placeholder names for characters like "the knight" or "The blond". I will continue doing that no matter how cringy everyone finds it XD it helps that I usually write in the perspective of Revali though because it doesn't seem that wrong for him to be like "then the blond idiot opened his mouth and spoke"

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A Messy Love Through the Ages - A SidLink AOC fic (Chapter One)

Well. Turns out you have to be invited to AO3. So I guess this is going up on Tumblr until I get my invitation. What a way to come out of fanfiction writer retirement. 

Bit of warning; I have yet to play Age of Calamity yet. I traded in two of my unwanted games and had just enough to get a copy of the game, but it sits on my shelf waiting. Calling to me.

However, this RP was done with someone who has played Age of Calamity in all of its entirety; @wilclhero and I have our second RP that I’ve decided to flesh out because there are few AOC SidLink fics out there. So thank you @wilclhero for your permission and so many great ideas when developing this with me. :)

And I also sat through the 2-ish hours of cutscenes strung together on YouTube to make a film. So like…it’s fanfiction. No one is expecting 100% accuracy. And since this game throws out any time things that make sense in regards to the timeline in Breath of the Wild, I can do it too. Because Jeremy Bearimy said I could.

Chapter 1

It had been a long and treacherous battle. Mipha had been holding off Ganon’s Water Blight for as long as she could, but she had exhausted most of her powers. And as the monstrous beast loomed overhead she had thought for a moment this was the end.

But she would live to see another day. For out of nowhere a trident shot catapulted through the air, destroying what she had been expecting as the final blow that would end her life. And as she looked up at the Zora in front of her she gasped. His deep red scales that matched her own, that charisma in his grin, only a twinkle in his youth, fully realized from the shy boy she had known in this timeline. That voice calling out towards the scourge. “I will not let you take her again!”

“Sidon?”

And just in time too. Joining her side was the courageous hero, Champion Link of the Hylians. And just like that, the tides turned, and Ganon’s Blight was defeated. From the jaws of defeat, they emerged victorious.

But Link’s footsteps were heavy as he, Mipha, and Prince Sidon emerged from Vah Ruta. His mind was still spinning, utterly exhausted from the hours of nonstop battle leading up to this moment. Things had moved so quickly he barely had time to reflect; the Calamity was here, King Rhoam of Hyrule was dead, and he had only barely managed to drag his screaming daughter, Princess Zelda, from Calamity Ganon’s clutches.

It had been King Rhoam’s command. But he didn’t feel any less a coward as he pulled her away to safety instead of aiding him. Sure, he was Zelda’s personal knight, but this was the ruler of his Kingdom. What hero was he to leave the king for dead? And after all of their preparations, things seemed so hopeless. All of the other Champions were still trapped inside their assigned Divine Beasts.

All of their hard work, those sleepless nights, hours training and hardening themselves for battle…all for nothing. In that moment, even the Hero felt doubtful.

Hyrule was going to fall. And it would be all his fault.

His gaze ended up locked on the tall figure in front of him. This wasn’t the little prince he knew. The Sidon he, only knee-high to a grasshopper, was always so shy and so quiet. Where had this prince come from?

And why had he saved them—saved Link? No one had ever saved the Hero before. He was always the one doing the rescuing. He was supposed to risk his life for royalty, not the other way around.

What was this feeling?

As he trailed behind the siblings he slouched. He couldn’t remember a moment in his life he had felt so tired and hopeless. But there was still so much to do. Three more Divine Beasts. The Yiga Clan. Ganon.

“I…I can’t keep going…” he whispered, though apparently loud enough, as the siblings stopped in their tracks to face him. He was going to die, he knew it. He couldn’t protect everyone, and Ganon was going to win because of it.

Mipha approached Link, searching for the calming words that could pull Link from the depths of his hopelessness. Something to give him home. But she was still searching, mind still reeling from the recent events, pulling herself from despair and her resignation that she was going to die.

It was Sidon who spoke first and broke the silence. Sidon approached them both, crouched down to their level—when had the two of them gotten so small? He towered over the two of them. He took Link’s hands in his, a sun-kissed tan swallowed in a sea of red scales. Had things always been this small?

Sidon didn’t know the reason for what he said next. He remembered looking up to Link, literally and figuratively, but it hadn’t ever gone past gazing up to his elders and seeing greatness. And perhaps the tiniest boyhood crush. But he wouldn’t let the other know that. In that moment there was something else…he couldn’t put his fin on it.

He squeezed Link’s hands ever so slightly, the other looking him straight on before he spoke. “You can do it. I believe in you.”

Mipha nodded in encouragement. “That’s right. You can do it. I know it seems like all hope is lost, but we must believe. We survived this. Who isn’t to say we’ll survive even more?”

Link looked wide-eyed to Sidon and Mipha. He was already so spent; what if the other Champions were already dead? But…but he knew that he had to try. He had people believing in him.

With a nod, they set off. One down. Three more to go.

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It was hours before they were able to meet up again. But by the Goddess, that small amount of hope had been enough to get them all through. Everyone had now regrouped, and now with three additional party members from the future by their sides, they were triumphant in each and every battle against Ganon’s Blights.

But their most recent battle against the Thunder Blight had done a number on Link. It had been so fast, and seemed to land several blows on him despite the blond constantly adjusting his strategy to keep up with the blasted thing. And now, run ragged from exerting his energy in multiple battles, he needed Mipha’s help badly to recover.

Even with her healing powers being pushed to the limit that day, the Princess of the Zora still had room for her favourite Hylian. His skin practically sewed itself up again with her help, and he couldn’t help but feel a bit anxious despite Mipha having done this countless times before. He had always hated being the centre of attention, that feeling of constantly being watched.

What didn’t help was that it was the eyes of not one, not two, but three members of royalty keeping a close watch on his healing process. With his role keeping watch over Zelda and Mipha doing the healing, he hadn’t thought that her brother would be getting a front row seat to his broken and bruised body stitching itself back together again. For some reason, his gaze felt the most intimidating.

When their eyes met he looked away. The prince had saved him, and it was impossible to wipe that from his mind. If it hadn’t been for that first battle, for the prince quite literally dropping in from nowhere, and his words of encouragement, he would not have made it through the day.

Link was just a lowly knight. Why did they all care so much? Especially Sidon.

As the last of his wounds were treated he ended up looking over again, their eyes meeting once more. Once again, he quickly looked away, willing away the redness that threatened to spread across his cheeks. Goddess, what was wrong with him?

Sidon couldn’t see it, but he could feel something there as well. He had always been enamoured by the other as a child. He was tall (or at least back then he was), brave and…handsome? Yes, that was it. He couldn’t place that feeling in his youth, and had been unable to pursue any feelings he had as a hatchling. After this was all over perhaps he could--

“There,�� Mipha said as she was all finished. Link went to get his tunic, letting it fall back over his torso before going to pick up his sword. Even in the safety of their small, fortified camp, he could never let his guard down.

And it was then it hit Sidon. Yes, of course. Mipha was alive. His sister was alive! Those feelings he had had needed to be pushed aside; she had never been able to pursue her own happy ending in his timeline.  It seemed a shame, but it felt like the right thing to do. He wouldn’t get in the way of his sister’s affections for Link. He would see to it that she had her chance.

“Are you alright? Feeling better?”

Link nodded despite feeling like shit. While fantastic at fixing wounds, her healing powers could do nothing when it came to the exhaustion washing over him like a tidal wave. He tried to hide it, but it was obvious in the way he wobbled. Sidon, not wanting to interrupt but noticing the uneven sway in his step, put his hand to his back to even out his footing.

When Link looked to him in thanks he knew in that moment suppressing any burgeoning feelings was going to be a difficult task indeed. His balance restored, Sidon removed his hand, offering a charismatic smile to those in the tent with him. “You’ve all done well today, I knew we could do it!”

Ah, but it seemed perhaps he was just a bit too energetic for the mood in the room. It was late. Any leftover troops were gathered outside making quick meals to regain their strength. Perhaps it was time to eat and sleep. No doubt it would be a busy day tomorrow.

“It’s imperative we all rest. I’ll take my leave, I hope you all get an opportunity to get a good night’s rest.”

Mipha nodded and stood up. “Yes, I think that’s the best option.” Zelda only nodded in agreement, the weight of the day now resting heavily on her shoulders and rendering her silent.

But Link shook his head in protest. Not so much because he didn’t want to sleep; his body begged him for rest. But he had a job to do. How could he sleep with all that had happened today, with all that could still happen that evening? What happened if he wasn’t there, alert and ready to defend what was left of their small army.

Sidon seemed a bit shocked by Link’s answer, so he shook his head resolutely once again.

“…right…then I wish you all a lovely evening and a safe watch over us all tonight.”

With that, Mipha and Sidon exited the Zelda’s tent, Link following shortly after to keep guard outside. It wasn’t until they walked closer towards their own tents that Sidon really let his opinions be known.

“Does Champion Link really need permission to sleep at a time like this? Dear sister, this is ludicrous! We can’t just let that poor man stay up, it’s clear as day how exhausted he is!”

Mipha let out a small laugh, though it was mainly at her brother’s reaction rather than Link remaining awake. “I’m serious!” he continued. Didn’t you see the way he shook when he stood up and walked? Surely we won’t be able to put a dent in the Calamity if he’s in a similar state!”

She shook her head. “I was laughing at the way you’re so adamantly coming to his defense. It’s good to see that you’re still the hatchling I remember. Always kicking a fuss when he couldn’t get his way.” She meant no offense to her brother, and was quick to put his shock at her words to rest. “But you’ve grown…and it’s nice that your stubbornness for someone else’s sake rather than your own.”

She gave a heavy sigh though as she changed the topic. “I wish it were so easy to tell him to get some rest, believe me, I’ve tried. But it’s complicated. He takes his job as Zelda’s personal knight almost too seriously…”

Sidon huffed in response, crossing his arms, and then quickly uncrossing them as he saw his sister already laughing once more. Though as he passed a small faction of Hylian guards left over from King Rhoam’s army the wheels in his head began to turn. As he turned from his sister she looked on as he approached them, all smiles as he propositioned them for the chance that, as he would phrase it, could make or break their career as a knight and a hero.

“Gentlemen! I hope you are in high spirits after today’s grueling yet victorious fight! Say, are any of you lot on night watch? I was hoping we might have a moment to talk.”

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As Link stood outside the tent, soon taking a sitting position as his legs were too tired to continue standing, he was quickly met with a problem. While there was nothing going on around him that put them all in any heightened state of alertness, that meant his mind had nothing to occupy itself. And with nothing to stimulate his mind, he quickly found himself succumbing to sleep.

He tightened his grip on his sword to try and force himself to stay awake, but as he rolled his head to stretch his shoulders he felt his eyes becoming heavy. And then shaking his head awake only worked in the beginning. Frustrated, he finally rested his chin against his chest. Perhaps if he let himself relax, just a small bit, it would be enough to keep him going.

It wasn’t long until he dozed off, lucky that his sword didn’t go clattering onto the ground.

Nearby, Sidon was leading the guard brave enough to volunteer his services towards Princess Zelda’s tent. “I don’t know if this will work, your highness. Master Link is very particular and doesn’t appreciate others meddling in how he keeps watch over the princess.”

Sidon waved that concern away. “Oh no, no, no, don’t think of it as meddling! Think of it as…” he paused for a moment, he needed to really sell this, “training! Yes, her personal knight is the Hero of Hyrule after all, perhaps you could learn some useful tips from him! Consider this akin to an apprenticeship!”

As they got closer he raised his hand to wave to Link, fully committed to convincing the other that he ought to really show this eager guard the ropes of what it took to be a true hero. Though upon closer inspection, and thankfully before his boisterous voice said anything to disturb him, he noticed Link had fallen asleep. Aha. He knew the other had been tired.

“Hmm…” he said, pausing for one moment to think. It occurred to him moments later what he could do. "Wait right here," Sidon said, and quickly retreated to his tent, where he took one of the blankets that had been given to him to use off the mattress. It wasn’t in the best shape and was far too small for himself, but was the perfect size to cover Link’s small frame and provide him some form of warmth while he got some much-needed rest.

He made haste in going back towards Zelda's tent where the Hero sat sleeping and the other guard stood waiting nervously. When he returned he carefully draped it over Link’s body, careful as he got closer so he didn’t wake him.

Much better. He stood up and pat the other guard on the back. “You can put your best foot forward to stay on guard. Wake him in case anything happens, but I have the utmost faith you will rise to the occasion.”

Giving the guard a thumbs up and whispering his thanks, Sidon moved to return to his own tent.

TBC

Do I know the order of events in the game? No. Do I care? Maybe a little. But this game doesn’t care about continuity, so why should I?

This is my first time writing fanfiction in…uh…ten years? Okay well not my first time in ten years. My first time in ten years was a few weeks ago for the SidLink gift exchange. That said, it’s my first multi-chapter fic in ten years.

I’ll do my best to keep updates…somewhat regular. If I can crank out 2-3 chapters a month that would be awesome. But I’m busy as hell 80% of the time. And the 15% I’m not busy I tend to spend on a nap. Constitution Day is coming up though so I’ll have some free time at the end of April and beginning of May.

Fingers crossed. I desperately want to get into writing again. That gift exchange fic was a good kick in the pants and I hope it lasts.

Thanks. And see you.

[blog-of-the-wildd]

Link for the character asks (mostly because I want to see how you answer 6)

1: sexuality headcanon: HMM it depends of the fic i’m writing or my mood LMAO. i’ll just say he’s queer. i think that would fit him yea 🥂

2: otp: oh, that’s such a difficult question— jk, it’s definitely zelink. i have so many feelings for them ;.; they make me emotional (queerplatonic zelink especially ! )

3: brotp: beedle & link! they talk about bugs together :] 🐛 they are... .. croptop buddies... .. (daruk & link are pretty nice too !! )

4: notp: sidlink 😔👍🏼 dont get me wrong, they look good together and their potential is off the hooks! it’s just. the fandom ruined it for me wavsvddv

5: first headcanon that pops into my head: link as a reluctant hero (or/and a coward). i like to think he didn’t want to be a knight and was forced into the role. i headcanon he was decent at best and mediocre at most in most things except swordfighting, so he felt like he had no other choice.

another headcanon (i know what the instruction says but shhh) is that one of his parents is from lurelin. blue eyes arent common in hylians from central hyrule and such, so i like to think link has family in lurelin ! :]

also he’s neurodivergent

6: favorite line from this character: “excuuuse me, princess 🤨” (not from botw link but you said link in general so c: ) and his iconic HYAH

7: one way in which I relate to this character: we both want nice things for zelda. also we’re both short 😴

8: thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character: this is veery specific, but that scene in aoc in which he starts approaching mipha while she‘s talking about him makes me 😐🤔🔍 JSHDHFJF

9: cinnamon roll or problematic fave? problematic fave !! ❤️

[cashasthephonebox]

Fic Commissions: EDITED

There was a little confusion in regards to pricing so here's an updated version that hopefully makes sense. If you can't help by donating/ commissioning, then please signal boost this post by reblogging it.

So if you’ve been following my personal posts on my blog recently then you’ll know that I am quickly running out of money, facing my last month of being able to pay for my rent, and facing either moving back in with my parents or homelessness, neither of which will be good for my mental health.

I am currently trying to find a good way to deal with my mental illnesses as well as figure out what’s wrong with my in terms of my physical health. To cut a long story short, I am bedridden for a week every other month/ every three months, which makes it nearly impossible for me to hold down any kind of job. Not only that but working actually makes my physical and mental health deteriorate at a faster speed.

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Sidlink

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[bunnybobwrites]

Catharsis (Chapter 1)

Throughout his entire life, Brivere has insisted that Prion, late First Knight to the great King Dorephan of the Zoras, is his father. He kept insisting this even as he and his mother were stripped of nobility status, even as he failed prove that he had Prion’s ability to predict the future, even as everyone bullied him for being a liar. He continued to insist Prion’s parentage even when he slowly began to doubt it himself.

So when the time comes that Brivere is able to definitively prove that Prion is indeed his father and show that he was right all along, anyone would think that he would take the opportunity to do so in a heartbeat.

But for some reason, he doesn’t.

(This is a fanfiction for a fanfiction. Yes, I know, but I am completely obsessed with @banishfics Sidlink fanfic Coma Baby. Definitely check it out! Prepare for a long read that’s worth it. But you don’t need to have read all of it to get this fic, since a lot of things are explained within it.

Disclaimer: In no way does this have any true ties or canon to Coma Baby. It’s an indulgence AU to feed my obsession for Brivere drama.)

Bazz frowned, looking at the ruins around him. The records held for each soldier showed that this was indeed where Brivere lived, but they never said anything about how the place was destroyed in the earthquake months ago. The books and blankets neatly placed on top of the fallen pillars and walls hinted that they still lived here but just happened not to at the moment.

“Sir,” Tottika said behind him. “It is just a guess, but they may have gone to a nearby river or pond to sleep.”

Bazz turned to face his underling. “What makes you say that?”

“Well, it is a pretty common practice now, since many homes were destroyed after the earthquake. Most still live in the remains of their house since repairs are slow and costly, but because the water is safe to use now they sleep there instead of…” Tottika paused and gestured at the broken home before them. “You know, the graveyard of their old lives. Also, it is still early in the morning, so the brothers may just be resting elsewhere.”

Nodding his head, Bazz let out a deep sigh and rubbed one clawed hand to his temple.

“Is something wrong, sir?”

Bazz let out a small chuckle. “Nothing, Tottika. I was just hoping that they would actually be here so that our jobs would be easier.”

The other Zora nodded along. “Yes, I agree. We aren’t even supposed to be working so early, but the King announced that this retrieval mission was urgent.”

“All the more reason to head out then.” Bazz grunted as he patted Tottika on the shoulder. He raised his spear to get the attention of the other guards also searching the ruins. “Everyone! You are to spread out and search every inch of the nearby rivers and ponds. If neither of the brothers are found within two hours, we are to all reconvene in front of the barracks and discuss a different strategy. Is that clear?” he barked.

“Yes sir!” The soldiers yelled back in unison. They quickly dispersed in different directions. Bazz went towards the market, hoping to find someone who had actually seen one of the brothers.

About an hour and a half of searching went by without a single hint of where Brivere or Estuu were. As far as any of their neighbors knew, they were just a silent pair of brothers who kept to themselves. Those who actually knew about the controversy surrounding the two of them had learned to block out their presence years ago.

The only lead Bazz found was an Undercity merchant who claimed that a small, rosy Zora missing half of his arm had bought two fish from her and went “that way” with a vague roll of her hand towards the woods. The Guard Captain had no choice but to investigate; where one brother was, the other was bound to be there as well.

Half an hour passed without any trace of Brivere or Estuu in the woods surrounding the Domain. Bazz sighed and raised his hand to signal the other guards to call off the search, but stopped when a small hint of gold flashed in the corner of his eye. His head whipped around to see a figure hunched behind some trees, almost completely hidden by their low dangling leaves if it weren’t for the wind gently blowing them around.

Motioning for the nearby guards to follow him, Bazz quietly parted the leaves and approached the crouching Zora. Their head was tucked between their knees while their hands tightly gripped a silver scale longsword stabbed into the ground in front of them. Bazz didn’t even need to see their face to know it was Brivere, for he was the only Zora who used the odd weapon. He was also the only one to be able to appear so threatening even in his sleep.

Behind him, there was a small pond, so peaceful that there were barely any ripples disrupting its calm surface. It felt like a tiny sanctuary, protected from the outside world by the trees that tightly surrounded it.

Bazz took a step forward, feeling guilty for disrupting the peace but knowing that he had a job to do. Opening his mouth, Bazz tried to call out to Brivere, only to have the words stuck in his throat as a blade was swiftly pointed at it. The guards behind him flinched and quickly raised their weapons, all pointed at the blade’s wielder.

“Brivere.” Bazz breathed. “It’s just me.”

In all honesty, he didn’t know if that would actually encourage the other Zora to lower his longsword, considering the tense history between the two of them. Bazz had blocked Brivere’s attempt to trade rations for the sake of his ill brother months before. And while yes, it was a dick move, Bazz had justified it with how the brothers refused to give his now late friend medical care weeks before that.

He was relieved to watch Brivere’s dazed eyes blink and slowly come back into focus. “Oh.” Brivere said, quickly drawing back the blade. “I do apologize, Guard Captain. You startled me and in my tired state I did not realize it was you.”

“Think nothing of it.” Bazz said hesitantly. He couldn’t tell if Brivere was being hostile or not, but as always the golden Zora continued to wear a blank mask of indifference. To be honest, it irritated him a little. Bazz awkwardly cleared his throat, trying to dispel his personal feelings for the sake of professional business. “The King has been seeking your presence for quite some time now, but we have been unable to find you for hours since you were not home.”

Brivere slowly nodded, turning his head to look at the pond. “My brother is still distressed over the destruction of our house. He does not take sudden changes to his environment very well, especially since it was such a safe place for his whole life. We often come out here so he can peacefully rest.” Bazz glanced over Brivere’s shoulder, catching a small glimpse of rosy scales that shimmered under the water.

Looking back at Bazz, Brivere bowed his head. “I apologize again for the trouble. I just did not anticipate anyone looking for us this early in the morning.”

Bazz waved it away with his hand. “It is quite alright.” After an awkward pause, he spoke up again. “If you do not mind me asking, why did you not sleep in the pond with your brother? Surely that would be more comfortable than the hunched state we found you in.”

A weak scoff escaped Brivere’s mouth, and Bazz swore he saw a hint of a smile tug at the corner of his taut lips. “I do not know if you have noticed, Guard Captain, but the pond is awfully small. My brother has a strong aversion to touch, so I wanted to avoid making him uncomfortable. Plus, I can guard him better up here than down there.”

“You must really care for your brother.” Bazz said, hoping that the compliment would ease the tense situation. It clearly backfired when Brivere’s gaze hardened as he stood up. “Yes.” He said in a tight voice. “Everything I do is for him.”

Bazz cringed. He was definitely still mad about the food rations incident. He quickly changed the subject. “We should head out soon. It has been a few hours since the King has requested your presence.”

Nodding, Brivere turned around and bent over the small pond. He lightly and repeatedly smacked the calm surface with an open palm, confusing the hell out of Bazz until a small head popped out of the water.

Right. Bazz thought. His brother hates touch.

It took a few minutes for Brivere to explain the situation to Estuu, who sleepily nodded his head and dragged himself out of the water. The two of them quickly followed the guards to the river, jumping into the river and quickly swimming towards the castle.

;

           Brivere quietly walked alongside the rest of the soldiers, no one saying anything as they navigated the winding streets of the Domain. While this wasn’t out of the ordinary, since no one really talked to him outside of official business anyways, the atmosphere was definitely different. Since he was their superior officer as the Prince’s First Knight, usually the air had a sense of professionality and was at least comfortable, but today he would be surprised if he didn’t choke on the awkward tension around the group.

           He was glad that he at least had his younger brother around to keep himself grounded. Estuu quietly skittered behind him, trying to hide in his older brother’s shadow.

           “So.” Brivere said, breaking the silence. “Where is Prince Sidon?”

           Bazz, who was leading the group, looked over his shoulder at Brivere. “He is in the throne room. Why do you ask?”

           “Well, I am his First Knight. I am supposed to be by his side whenever we are called for official business. And the throne room? We usually meet at Mipha’s statue so that we can enter together.”

           “You will not be meeting the Prince nor stand alongside him today.”

           “…I beg your pardon?” Brivere asked, slowly.

           “The King has called for you specifically. Prince Sidon will still be there, but that is because he must be beside his father.”

           Anxiety pooled at the bottom of Brivere’s stomach, but he’d be damned if he let it show on his face. “Do you know the reason for which I have been called?”

           “To be quite honest, I have no idea. We have just been asked to escort you to the throne room.” Before he could ask any more questions, Bazz turned forward, clearly indicating that the conversation was over. And with those words, Brivere noticed that the guards who accompanied them had subtly formed a tight circle around himself and Estuu. Suddenly, he didn’t know if this was to protect them...

           …Or to prevent them from escaping.

[box4brains]

The REAL question is if Sidon has 3 or 4 D’s.

I know sharks can have 2Ds... but that area of his body isn’t the part that looks like the lower half of a shark... Sidons lower half is more humanoid than shark-like ... but do you know what part of Sidon *is* more shark-like, AND the lower half at that?

Yup, it’s his head-tailfin! So does it have 2Ds? Does Sidons main body have one or more?

I’m cackling evilly because Sidlink is my ace otp, so if people start questioning how many Ds Sidon has, my urge to f with people will raise its ugly head and point out that they’re asking the wrong question if they’re like “one or two?”

Like I’ll ship them romantically, but I prefer them to just be the ultimate bff pair. Not to say that there isn’t some magnificent art and fics out there that are nsfw in nature, I just think that it’s not necessarily the best thing about the pairing.

Like I have an idea for a fic in which Link, after the defeat of Calamity Ganon, is put in a difficult position bc he and Zelda try to unite and reastablish Hyrul and Basically get in a political pickle because powerful and influential families basically try to get influence by marriage. Not to Zelda, but to Link. (Something like fixing Hyrul and establishing rules of law and fixing borders and establishing relationships with the other races will take a lot of work, so the “gold diggers” see marriage to Link as a safe way into influence, while escaping most if not all responsibilities that marriage to Zelda would bring with it.)

And Link is all broken up about it, neither he nor Zelda can find a loophole for him NOT to get married without them pissing of and alienating people whose support they need.

Link has been traveling the relm fighting the last remains of monsters and making roads safer for travelers and with that job done, he basically makes a last stop in the domain (to say goodbye to Sidon) because he knows that there’s no avoiding the marriage once he gets back to the castle. And once he is married, he’ll be forced to stay home and care for his “wife”, a woman he’s hardly ever seen and has no feelings for, and the thought is killing him. Link doesn’t wanna marry! He wants to roam the world and have adventures!

When Sidon finds out what is wrong with his friend he’s appalled at the way the hylians are treating their hero. (His exactly words are something along the way of “You Hylians are certainly an amazing race of people, capable of the most impressive of acts - it’s just a shame that the only thing shorter than your lifespan is your memory” it’s Polite Royal Speak for calling the people trying to force Link into a marriage a bunch of ungrateful bitches)

Unwilling to just abandon Link to a loveless life of misery, Sidon sits down and try to brainstorm for a solution, only to realize that his declaration after the defeat of ruta could be seen as marriage proposal (the whole, link is part of their family and the domain would always be a home to Link).

Best of all, Zora laws allowes for Link to marry later down the line, should he find someone he wants (assuming he gets the approval of Sidon, and as long as it’s not someone that makes Link happy, Sidon won’t give his approval). Basically, Link will be married, and of the market, but instead of being tied down, Link’ll be free to do as he please. (Link might cry out of gratitude to finally finding an out)

After a lot of working out the details, and getting Zelda onboard, they basically manage to pull it off. And Link is happier (and free:er) than ever before.

Basically Sidon spends the rest of his life, after each death of his most precious friend, going out searching for the reincarnation of Link, only to befriend him again.

Much to the chagrin of his people (lmao)

Friend: tries to talk with me about the legendary 2D myth and hot sidlink stuff.

Me, with the most delighted tone: YES but imagine instead of that Link laying down on the bed, Sidon above him and the zora gently snuggling his forehead and saying a lot of sappy stuff because he’s an overly loving BF and Link is just laughing, happy, and delighted while they partake in the zora tradition of crest nuzzles even if Link has no crest.

Friend: Uh- Me, outright squealing: FOREHEAD SNUGGLIES!

[elliethecat]

Say the Wrong Thing (SidLink): Chapter 1

TRIGGER WARNINGS: anxiety, mentions of death, amnesia, crying (uhhh I hope this is enough 😔)

Rain.

So. much. rain.

That's all that Link could focus on while walking to the domain of the Zora.

Link couldn’t help but think about something his mother used to say:

A storm

The wind could

be light

could pick you up or something

The water could rise

all of this, it's beautiful

That's not how it went, was it? It was at least… something about a storm. Link was still at odds with his fractured mind after being healed at that shrine. He wanted to remember, but he couldn't.

He was scared. He was confused. He didn't have time to think about it. Here he was, discombobulated and having to save the whole entire world because some old lady wanted him to.

Just then, a voice called out to him.

“Hey there!” The voice called before jumping down from the lookout spire on the bridge Link was on. “You're a Hylian, aren't you? I was hoping to have a moment to talk!”

Link was startled for a moment, but he was fine with talking; he didn't have anything to do really. Though, this person was… definitely more pretty than the average person.

“Alright! I am Prince Sidon, Prince of the Zora People, and I am here to ask for help,” The man said. “You see, the Divine Beast Vah Ruta has been pouring water over Lanayru, and if this water continues the dam holding back the East Reservoir Lake will break and flood Hyrule! Will you help us, brave Hylian?”

“Sure,” Link signed. “Why can't you stop it?”

“The only way to shut off the Beast is by striking four power cores with shock arrows. Zora cannot hold shock arrows without being electrocuted, a Rito will not be able to fly in the rain, a Goron would be too heavy for me to carry, and the Gerudo barely visit. Therefore, a Hylian must help us.”

“Okay, I'll help you. What do I need to do?”

“Usually I would ask you to travel up the bank of the Zora River, but I can tell you are very hurt. Would you—”

“I'm fine.”

“Okay… Well then, you must go up the bank of the Zora River and across the Oren and Great Zora Bridges and across Luto's Crossing.”

“Thank you.”

Link then set off on the journey.

It was a long and tiring one, but with Sidon encouraging him now and then, Link was able to conquer it easily. Link couldn’t help but think that Sidon was incredibly sweet for encouraging him throughout the journey.

Once Link had arrived at Zora's Domain, he walked to the throne room and saw a very excited Sidon.

“Father! Muzu! It is the hero I have told you about!” Sidon exclaimed. “Ah, I never asked your name, Hero! What do you call yourself?”

“Link.” the Hero signed.

“That is a very wonderful name, Link! It's so very nice to meet you!”

“Hello, I am King Dorephan. Your name is Link, and you are a hero?” King Dorephan said.

“Yes.”

“That is very similar to the man whom my daughter Mipha loved,” Dorephan said.

“My king, are you blind?!” Muzu, Dorephan's advisor said. “That is obviously Link! He's the one who killed Mipha!”

“That is not how it happened at all, Muzu! Mipha was killed by Ganon, not Link.” Dorephan retorted.

“Stop arguing!” Sidon hissed. “If this is my sister's boyfriend, then the Zora Armor that she made should fit him.” Sidon then turned to Link. “You do know who Mipha is, correct?”

“No,” Link signed.

“Well then, follow me.”

Sidon walked down to the statue of Mipha in the town square as Muzu attempted to find the Zora Armor.

“This is what she looked like in life,” Sidon said. “She passed away 100 years from now due to The Calamity… Link?”

Link was looking at the statue and began to cry.

“Oh, Link! I'm so sorry! Follow me, I'll take you somewhere where no one will watch you cry.”

Sidon took Link's hand and walked him to his room in the palace.

Sidon sat down with Link on the bed he had. Sidon grabbed some tissues and gave them to Link so that he could wipe his eyes or blow his nose. After Link stopped crying, Sidon hugged Link and the knight quickly hugged back.

“Link, do you still love my sister?” Sidon softly asked.

“No,” the knight whispered. “But I know that she was a friend of mine. That's… that's all I remember.”

“Your voice is beautiful, Link.”

“No, yours is.”

[elliethecat]

Say the Wrong Thing, A SidLink fic navigation post! (Updated April 3rd, 2025)

Here I will put all of the chapters of my SidLink fic Say the Wrong Thing!

Introduction: [x]

Chapter 1: [x]

Chapter 2: [x]

Chapter 3: [x]

Chapter 4: [x]

Chapter 5: [x]

Chapter 6: [x]

Chapter 7: WIP

[elliethecat]

Say the Wrong Thing (SidLink): Chapter 2

TW: Blood

Once the knight had calmed down and both of them had become very embarrassed, the two walked back into the throne room and saw Muzu with the Zora Armor in his hands. Link took the armor without any words and put it on, the armor fitting perfectly.

“So it is you, Link,” King Dorephan said. “It's been very long since I've seen your face. You and Mipha were inseparable for a long time…”

“Okay,” Link signed. “Sidon said your domain needs help? What can I do?”

“You would need shock arrows, and the easiest way to acquire enough is by killing the Lynel on Ploymus Mountain. They shoot shock arrows from their bows.”

“I can do it, that's a promise.”

“Please be safe, Link!” Sidon begged.

“I'll be fine, Sidon.” Link signed. 

“Okay, very well.”

Link then set out to kill the Lynel and take the shock arrows it held.

Once Link climbed the mountain, he took out his sword and tried to sneakily hide from the Lynel. The Lynel saw him instantly and began to attack him. Link was a good fighter, but this creature was different. It attacked with such force it knocked the wind out of the Hero. Link was able to hold his ground, however. It was a wonder how this measly 149.86 centimeter tall Hylian was able to survive several attacks from a raging beast that would gladly rip anyone in twain if they even stepped close to it.

Link kept on dodging the swipes from the Lynel, attacking it with his blade and arrows whenever he could. It was painful and taxing on him, but Link kept it up because he knew it would help the Zora people.

It took a long several minutes, but at last the Beast was defeated. Link collected the shock arrows and began to walk back to Zora's Domain, even though the fight left him severely wounded. 

Once he arrived, Sidon quickly rushed to his side. 

“Oh my Hylia! Link! Are you okay?” The prince cried. 

“Do you want the short answer or the long answer?” Link signed. 

“Um… either one would be fine.”

“In short: no. The long answer is: I am in incredible pain, I would like to pass out, and I'm going to bite anyone who touches me.”

“Oh my… Follow me, Link.”

“Okay.”

Sidon led Link to the Veiled Falls for some reason. Once the two were in the water, Sidon began to use his healing magic to heal Link, starting with his arms.

“What are you doing?” Link signed.

“I'm healing you,” Sidon responded. Every Zora has slight control over water, but I have the ability to heal people using water; my sister did as well. I hear it was something from my mother's side of my family, but I do not remember for sure.”

“Oh, that's cool.”

“Yes… Now I don't think my magic can go through clothing so I'll—”

“On it.”

After Sidon was done healing Link (who luckily only had cuts on his arms and chest), the two went back to Zora's Domain. It was getting dark, and Sidon wanted to give Link a place to stay. So, Sidon let Link sleep in his room while he slept in the public sleeping pools that the domain had.

“Why do you want to sleep not in your room?” Link asked. “It's your room and you're just letting me sleep in your room.”

“I do not want you to be uncomfortable in the inn, nor do I want you to be uncomfortable by sleeping with me in my room,” Sidon said, a soft blush on his cheeks.

“You're blushing.”

“What? No I am not!”

“It's so obvious; just sleep in the same room as me.”

“No! You are sleeping alone in my chambers and that is final!”

“Okay, sure.”

Sidon then left the palace and went to sleep in the sleeping pools of Zora's Domain.

After Sidon had settled down in the water, he tried to fall asleep but was interrupted by a Zora.

“Prince Sidon?” Tula, a Zora who was absolutely obsessed with Sidon, said. “What are you doing here? Are you here to talk to me?”

“No,” Sidon responded. “I have a guest in my room and I wanted to allow them to be comfortable by leaving them alone.”

“Ooo! Who is it? Is it a Zora woman? Is it the Hylian?”

“It's the Hylian, Link.”

“Oh! Are you gay, Prince Sidon?”

“Uh… No. I don't think so, at least.”

"Sure, sure."

"Believe whatever you would like; now let me sleep."

Tona walked away with a huff; she wanted some tea on Sidon that she could spill to her friends. Sidon, meanwhile, happily fell asleep. He was tired and needed sleep; being a prince was exhausting. Though, after a bit Sidon woke back up and it was still as dark as pitch.

Meanwhile, Link couldn't sleep. He was tired, but he couldn't get to sleep for some reason. Maybe it was that he wasn't used to sleeping in water like Zora did, maybe it was that he couldn't sleep because he was too worried about having to save the world. Because of all of this, Link got up, got all of his equipment, opened a window in the room, and hopped out of the window.

Sidon thought he would get more work done, so he got up and noticed Link walking towards the East Reservoir Lake. What was he doing?

"Link?" Sidon called out. "Link?"

The knight only ignored him.

"LINK?!”

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Say the Wrong Thing (SidLink): Chapter 6

TW: alcohol, hangovers, and injuries

Medoh, Naboris, and Rudania. The last three Divine Beasts were eventually freed by Link. He was still occasionally thinking about the prince, although it was more of an afterthought. The prince was nothing right then, Link had to save Princess Zelda.

The castle loomed over Link. This was as deadly as his adventure would get; Guardians, malice, monsters, the whole lot. Link knew he could die, but he went into the castle anyway. Monster after monster, injury after injury. Pain faced Link as he trudged through the castle. He was alone, he was hurt, and he was tired. He couldn't rest for a moment in this hostile environment, nor could he even if he left because he needed to save Zelda.

It was a grueling battle, but Link was able to eventually save Zelda from the Calamity's grasp. Link had killed Dark Beast Ganon upon his horse Epona, and somehow Epona was totally fine. Link's condition was worse as this point; the malice from Ganon worsened his injury from Waterblight Ganon. He also acquired more, smaller injuries from Ganon's malice. The only things on Link's mind were that Zelda was saved and that he needed to visit Sidon.

It took a bit for Zelda to get used to everything, but once she did she instantly saw that Link was injured badly.

"Link! I'm so glad to see you, but you're hurt!" Zelda cried.

"I know," Link signed. "I know just the person to go to. We need to go to Zora's Domain."

"Why?"

"You'll see. There's a Zora who can heal pretty much all of the injuries I got."

"I... Okay, Link. I'll guide Epona; you should try and rest."

The two got on Epona and set off to Zora's Domain. Link tried his best to wrap up his wounds while riding Epona with Zelda, though it was mildly difficult because he was riding a horse.

"Thank you for saving me, Link," Zelda murmured.

"What else was I supposed to do? I'm the hero," Link mumbled back.

"That's true; you're my hero. You're my… knight in shining armor, as my father would say."

"You're sounding like a lovesick fool, Zelda."

"Who said I wasn't?"

"I hope you're joking."

"I am, don't worry."

Zelda and Link both laughed.

"You do know I'm a lesbian, right Link?" Zelda laughed.

"I totally knew that," Link joked. "Obviously I didn't, Zelda. That's nice to know, though. The last time I checked I was aroace."

"You better not tell anyone that; you'll break so many hearts like that!"

"Ha ha, very funny, Zelda."

"I'm proud of my sense of humor."

It took a bit, but they eventually got to the gates of Zora's Domain. Zelda found a place to put Epona, and they walked into the Domain. Link grabbed Zelda's hand and dragged her along with him as he went to find Sidon.

Sidon was talking with Bazz by the sleeping pools when he spotted Link. The Prince's face glowed like a thousand suns when he saw Link.

"Link! Link you are back!" Sidon exclaimed. "I have missed you so much!"

Sidon hugged Link tightly and nuzzled the knight's forehead with his crest. Sidon's hug was tight and knocked the wind out of Link, but the knight didn't really mind. Once Sidon set Link back on the ground but before he could start ranting to the knight, Link cleared his throat.

"Sidon, I'm happy to see you but I need you to heal me." Link informed the prince.

"Oh, I shall get right to it!" Sidon exclaimed.

Sidon began healing every wound Link had on him, though just like the last time, it took a while to heal the malice on him. While Sidon was healing Link's wounds, Link and Zelda talked and joked together. Sidon was able to hear Link say Zelda's name and obviously concluded that she was Zelda. Once Link was fully healed, Link hugged Sidon, got some paper and a pencil from his pocket, wrote something down, and gave it to Sidon.

"Thank you," Link said gratefully. "Here's my address in Hateno Village! Zelda doesn't really have any place to stay so she and I are going to go to my house in Hateno. Please stay in contact."

"Of course," Sidon promised. "I'll stay in touch with you."

Link gave Sidon one last hug and then he and Zelda went to get Epona and left with her.

Sidon sat with Bazz and looked at him with a frown.

"Bazz, I think Link and Zelda might be dating, as they're going to live together…" Sidon mumbled.

"You're being crazy; they're probably just friends," Bazz consoled.

"They seem so happy together; I doubt Link would be as happy as they are with Zelda if they were with me…"

"I think they would be happy with you, Sidon."

"If you think so…"

"Come on, it's getting late. Want to go hang out with me some more?"

"Sure, why not?"

Bazz and Sidon went to Bazz's guard chamber together, and Sidon found the alcohol Bazz had in his room. It had been about a month or so since Sidon had alcohol; Sidon only drank once a month at most. Sidon took a drink of the wine, and then another. He tried to space the drinks out a bit, but he eventually became drunk. Bazz was stuck holding Sidon in his arms and talking to his drunk boyfriend or queerplationic partner.

"Baaaazzzzzz…" Sidon mumbled.

"Yes, my prince?" Bazz questioned.

"You're pretty…"

"Thank you, my prince. You are pretty as well."

"No like… you're really pretty…"

"Ah, thank you, my prince. You are really pretty as well."

Sidon began playing with Bazz's head-tail, mumbled a few more nondescript phrases, nuzzled Bazz's neck, and fell asleep. Bazz laughed to himself, smiled, and softly patted Sidon's head. Sidon wasn't the worst to be around when he was drunk, but it definitely made the Zora Prince more affectionate.

It was already really late when Link and Zelda began to leave Zora's Domain, so they just decided to go to the inn and sleep there.

The next day, Link and Zelda woke up and walked out of the inn.

"We should go say goodbye to Sidon again," Link suggested.

"Sure, that would be nice," Zelda agreed.

The two went searching for Sidon all throughout the domain, and they eventually found him in his office. Link carefully opened the door and saw Sidon trying to write something but was obviously in pain.

"Hey, Sidon," Link whispered. "Is everything alright? Zelda and I just wanted to say goodbye."

"I just drank too much last night…" Sidon confessed. "I have a headache, I feel weak, I feel tired… I just feel like garbage."

"I'm so sorry; would you like Zelda and I to leave?"

"No, no, it is fine…"

"Sidon, it's obvious that you need rest. Come on, where's your room?"

"Third door on the left."

"Okay, come on."

Link took Sidon's hand and dragged him over to his room. Link walked into Sidon's sleeping pool with him and cuddled up close to him.

"I'll explore the Domain more; you two have a good rest," Zelda laughed.

"Have fun, Zel," Link replied.

"Thank you, Link."

"Of course."

Sidon was already fast asleep; he must've needed the rest. Link wasn't that tired, so he just stayed awake while holding the sleeping prince in his arms. Even though Link didn't think he liked Sidon, there was a certain… je ne sais quoi about the prince that he couldn't put his finger on. He was kind, pretty, helpful, selfless, et cetera. Sidon was everything Link could want in a partner, and he found himself falling for the prince as well.

"I have something to tell you when you wake up, sleepy guy," Link whispered as to not wake Sidon up. "That is if I remember to."

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Say the Wrong Thing (SidLink): Chapter 4

TW: alcohol, chronic pain, intrusive thoughts, violent imagery

Once the malice was fully removed, Link was relatively back to how he was before the fight with Waterblight Ganon. The wound ached from time to time and he needed support to stand on the worst days, but his condition was decent overall. He would spar with Sidon as an attempt to regain his strength and would let Sidon heal him and help him recover when he would overexert himself. No matter how much Sidon would try to convince him to stay one more day to recover, Link knew he needed to save the rest of Hyrule. Sidon wanted the knight to recover for a bit longer because he was still weak, but Link wouldn't listen to his complaints.

"Link, please listen to me," Sidon pleaded. "You aren't strong enough yet! You need my help to stand every other day! It's not a good idea to leave to fight monsters when you can't stand without my support on some days. It's not worth it to save Hyrule a bit quicker when you could get much more hurt than you already are."

"No," Link countered, "I have to leave. I have to save Hyrule."

"Please could you spend at least one more day with me?"

"Why? What would staying with you give me? I need to save Hyrule, not stay with a random prince while Hyrule collapses more."

"Link… Fine, you can leave, but please do not overexert yourself!"

"Okay, I'll try."

Link then left Zora's Domain after grabbing all of his equipment, leaving the prince behind. Sidon enjoyed Link's company; he was nice to be around, though he was very stubborn. Sidon thought that Link would fall and get hurt or get swept off his feet and harmed by monsters, even though Link was a great fighter. Link would probably be fine, but Sidon kept thinking that Link would get hurt horribly while attempting to save Hyrule. The only thing Sidon could do to get the thoughts of Link out of his head, was to write them down.

"1:

I have decided to start a new journal after Link left the Domain. I have been meaning to do this for a while at this point, and now I have been given a reason to finally make it. I have grown attached to the Hylian who came to the Domain to quell Divine Beast Vah Ruta, though I must admit they are quite stubborn. They do not seem to have appreciated my attempts to help them recover from their injuries, as they denied my attempts to have them stay one more day. From how their condition is at this point, I do not believe that they are fit to saving Hyrule until they heal more. The domain will always welcome their presence, but I do not think it would be wise of me to spend more time around them. I have grown too attached to them, and I mustn't develop feelings for them. My father is already planning my wedding to a Zora woman, and I must follow his wishes.".

Link was also thinking about Sidon, but not in the way Sidon was yearning for him. Link thought that Sidon was nice, but that he didn't understand what obligations Link had to fulfill. Link had to save all of Hyrule, while Sidon wanted to pamper Link like he was some kind of pet. Sidon had the best intentions in mind, but Link had more important business. Link didn't yearn for Sidon's company like Sidon did for him; Link didn't love Sidon like the Prince loved him. Link kept on helping people around Hyrule, while Sidon stayed in the Domain daydreaming about him.

Sidon was standing in the domain, his head resting on his hand while he was leaning on a railing. The Prince was daydreaming about Link, specially about him and Link being in a relationship and tenderly showing affection towards each other. Bazz walked up to the Prince and leaned on the railing by Sidon.

"Hey, what are you thinking about?" Bazz questioned casually.

"Hm?" Sidon murmured. "It is nothing, Bazz."

"I can tell you're thinking about something. You know you can tell me anything, right?"

"Yes, I know that very well. I've shared my deepest secrets with you, you took care of me while I was healing from that Octorok battle and heard a lot from me, et cetera et cetera."

"Yup. Wanna get some wine and then talk about it? I'm pretty sure my father has some of the really expensive stuff that we can steal."

"You know, why not? Why does your father even have any wine; I thought he did not drink."

"He doesn't, it's some stuff left over from when he was younger."

"Ah, I understand. Please, let us go."

Bazz led Sidon to the Guard Captain's Office where Seggin—Bazz's father—used to work before Bazz took over. Bazz somehow found a secret wine storage box that Seggin had hidden and he opened it. Bazz got out some wine from it, sealed the box shut, and smiled at Sidon.

"Want me to grab some glasses, or do you want to just drink from the bottle?" Bazz inquired with a smirk.

"Whichever you would like to do; I have a feeling I know exactly what you're thinking," Sidon replied.

"You're exactly right," Bazz laughed; both he and Sidon knew that he wanted both of them to drink straight from the bottle.

Bazz sat down on the edge of the sleeping pool contained in the office. Sidon sat down right next to him, and Bazz popped open the cork of the wine bottle. Bazz took a sip of it before passing it to Sidon.

"So, what's on your mind?" Bazz wondered.

"Well, remember that Hylian knight?" Sidon took a sip of the wine. "I think I may have a small crush on him."

"Do you now?"

"Yes, but I do not think he likes me back, nor do I think my father would agree to us being in a relationship."

"Fuck what your father says; it's your love life. He didn't say shit when we were dating back then."

"But Bazz, I am sure that my father is already planning my wedding to a Zora woman."

"Do you want to marry this Zora woman?"

"Not particularly."

"Then date who you want! If the king gets pissy about it then he can go fuck himself."

Sidon takes another sip of the wine. "Bazz, you are utterly full of horrible decisions."

"Yeah, just like you when we were younger."

"Don't bring up those times; I cringe at the thought of those days. I made so many horrible choices."

"Like?"

"Ending my relationship with you."

"I'm flattered, my prince."

Sidon was getting tipsy even though he only had about 5 swigs of the wine; he was usually sober all the time and he barely ate anything that day because he wasn't hungry. Sure, Sidon did love Link, but why couldn't he love Bazz too? He didn't want to though, at least yet. Maybe his tipsy self wanted to.

Bazz and Sidon finished up the bottle of wine, cuddled up together in the sleeping pool, and fell asleep.

Link, meanwhile, set up a campfire in the brisk autumn air. He was thinking about Sidon, sure, but it was nothing more. Sure Sidon was attractive, kind, helpful, and everything Link wanted in a partner, but that didn't mean he wanted to be in a relationship with him! Link was foolishly trying his best to deny his crush on the Zora Prince.

[elliethecat]

Introducing: Say the Wrong Thing, A SidLink fic!

This is a slow burn SidLink romance fanfiction taking place over The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and the seven years between them! This is an AU where Sidon and Yona never marry. Now I am a demisexual lesbian, so I'll try to make this as best as I can, but I may write something odd from time to time.

This is a completely SFW fic! The most inappropriate it will get will be kissing or suggestive touching! This fic may however contain themes of: depression, homophobia, transphobia, anxiety, violence, and other sensitive topics. All of these will be disclosed before each chapter.

The title of this fic comes from the chorus of the song Movies for Guys by Jane Remover!

[elliethecat]

Say the Wrong Thing (SidLink): Chapter 3

TW: Graphic depictions of violence, hurt/comfort, loss of consciousness, intrusive thoughts

Link did nothing but run off towards the lake. It was so dark outside; it was a death wish to try to fight Vah Ruta not only alone but in improper lighting. Link could easily slip into the water and drown or fall and get hurt on land. Only one who was too proud of himself or an idiot would try fighting a Divine Beast in these conditions. Sidon ran after Link as fast as he could; he didn't want his new-found friend to get hurt.

Once the prince caught up to Link, he saw Link standing there with his blade drawn while staring at the Divine Beast.

"Link…" Sidon huffed, "what do you think you're doing? If you try to fight Vah Ruta you are going to die."

"I'm not going to," Link mumbled.

"Why are you here, then?"

"I don't know."

"Link, my friend, I could get into trouble for letting you be in this dangerous of an area at this time of day. I do not want you to get hurt, and along with that my father will—"

"No one cares about your fucking father!"

"Link…?"

"Oh my Hylia I am so fucking sorry I didn't mean to—"

"No, it is fine, Link. I have heard way worse about my family on several occasions."

"Okay… I'm just tired and I didn't think before I said that and I didn't mean to be so rude."

"Link, I understand. Would you like to come with me to the domain? We can sleep in the same room if you would desire that."

"I'd love that."

Sidon took Link back to his room. The Prince slept in the pool on one side while Link slept on the other, though Sidon slowly drifted to Link's side throughout the night. This ended up with Sidon cuddling up to Link while they slept. Link was well aware of this because he was a light sleeper, but he didn't care one bit.

The next morning, Sidon went with Link up to where Vah Ruta was.

"Are you ready, Link?" Sidon questioned.

"Yes," Link signed.

"Do you have your shock arrows and bow?"

"Yes."

"Alright then, let us get started with reclaiming this Divine Beast."

Sidon got into the water and Link climbed onto his back.

"Hold on tight!" Sidon called out before beginning to swim.

Sidon swam fast around the beast as Link shattered each ice block from Vah Ruta came straight at them. Link timed each waterfall ascend and shot each power core with his shock arrows while Ganon's Malice desperately tried to kill them. The two were successful, and Link was able to board the engineering marvel that just tried to murder him in cold blood. Sidon waved to Link before the hero went into the Beast.

It was spacious, but there was malice and monsters everywhere. One by one, he was able to solve each and every puzzle that was in his way. Every time he got one of the terminals he heard Mipha's voice. He wanted to free Mipha, and he was going to do so if he had any say in the matter. He felt something while walking into the control room… fear. Link never felt scared that often, but he did then as he went to face the creature that killed Mipha.

Sidon, meanwhile, was pacing around the palace. His mind was running wild with things that may happen to Link; he didn't want to think these things but his mind didn't care one bit. Sidon thought that Link would get cut in half, blasted by a Guardian blast, impaled by something, or drown. Sidon knew that these were crazy and wouldn't happen because Link was an extremely good fighter, but they were still in the back of his mind.

"Link is going to get hurt in some way," Sidon mumbled to himself. "He's going to get hurt. Something's going to happen to him, I just know it will."

Link activated the control terminal, and Waterblight Ganon manifested in front of him. He was able to dodge most of the attacks, but the beast was able to sweep him off his feet and harm him severely. It hurt, but Link couldn't give up. He fought the beast until it finally fell. Link was covered in hundreds of cuts and his left leg was hit by malice from Waterblight Ganon. Link activated the terminal again, and Mipha appeared before him.

"Link, thank you," Mipha's Spirit remarked. "You freed me from the malice of Ganon. It's been so very long since I've seen your face. You must've been so confused when you woke up… Let me heal you; it is the least I could do."

Mipha's Spirit waked up to Link and healed him. Her magic wasn't as potent as it was when she was alive, so it only healed a few surface cuts. Mipha gave Mipha's Grace over to Link, and then she set him off back to Zora's Domain.

Link was still hurt badly; the cuts were sill there and the malice from Waterblight Ganon had began to drain his strength ever so slightly. While it wasn’t apparent just then, in no time Link would fall deathly ill. Link was too stubborn to ask for help from anyone, though. He would rather do everything himself just to prove that he could than ask for help; he feared that asking for help would make others look down on him as “too weak”. Sidon was similar in this regard, and he would try to make everything perfect no matter what. What would happen if he couldn’t make everything perfect? Sidon would either break down or he would replay his apparent “failures” over and over in his head.

These obsessions over what he thought were failures would cause Sidon to lock himself in his office for hours on end while he attempted to buff out any “mistakes” he could. Even if his work was perfect, Sidon would find the smallest and inconsequential flaws and would try to fix them even though they didn’t need fixing. If Link couldn’t do something he would put it off and eventually get frustrated and finally ask for help, unlike the prince. 

As Link walked through Zora’s Domain, he could feel his strength depleting. Just a few more meters, he would tell himself. These “few meters” seemed to get longer and longer as he got weaker and weaker. He tried to push through, but his injuries eventually caught up to him and he collapsed in the middle of Zora’s Domain. Luckily Bazz—the captain of the Zora Guard—was nearby and witnessed Link’s collapse. Bazz rushed to the Hero’s side.

”Someone get the healers!” Bazz exclaimed.

”Yes sir!” Dunma—another guard—called out before rushing away from the scene.

Link had passed out. Bazz tried his best to wake him up, but it didn’t work. Once the healers arrived, they took Link away into the water pools in the Domain. Bazz was following them, and Sidon saw Link on a stretcher.

”Bazz, what’s happening?” Sidon questioned, a look of dread on his face. 

“The hero collapsed in the Town Square; the healers are trying to help him.” Bazz replied.

”Oh no oh Hylia I KNEW this would happen! I should never had let him try to take back Vah Ruta!”

”Sidon, my prince, we couldn’t have known this would happen. It was a freak accident.”

”No! I KNEW that something would happen to him! I KNEW that he wouldn’t be fine! I KNEW that he would get hurt!”

“My prince—“

”BAZZ I KNEW HE WOULD GET HURT!”

”I… Alright, Sidon. Please try to calm down.”

”Okay, I’ll… try.”

Sidon ran down to the pools and saw a few Zora healing Link’s wounds. He wanted to heal Link, but he didn’t want to interrupt. Sidon sat down by the pool and gently held Link’s hand. The healers were able to heal Link’s wounds, but the malice would require more care. They left for the night, but Sidon stayed in place. He stayed up all night and held the Hero’s hand so that he wouldn’t feel alone. He had regained consciousness but the malice was still making him weak.

For three days Sidon stayed by Link’s side while he recovered, only getting up for food and water. Was it the best thing he could do? No, but he wanted to stay by Link’s side as much as possible. Sure, the healers tried to send him away, but he was the Prince. No one but The King could tell The Prince what to do. So Sidon sat there with the Hero.