#zeldadiarist

[zelinkcommunity]

Zelink Community is highlighting... @zeldadiarist!

"I'm a mixed media artist and writer from South America. I hold a special place in my heart for zelink and of course the LoZ franchise 💖 I create both canon and au content!"

Check out some of their work:

The Golden Chain (Rated Mature) Zelda, a young history teacher and heir to the throne of Hyrule lives a normal life along her bodyguard/appointed knight and childhood friend Link, a stern half-gerudo, half-hylian man of her same age, until the wheel of destiny tied to their names begins spinning again.

New Haircut BotW/TotK fanart depicting Link giving Zelda a haircut.

Welcome to Hyrule Castle! Art of Link and Zelda dressed in historical costumes, from the Golden Chain AU.

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@zeldadiarist can also be found on Instagram at @/zeldadiarist and Bluesky at @/zeldadiarist!

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[expanding-hyrule]

Expanding Hyrule Fic Archive

This is a collection of works and their links wherever they're uploaded. If you have a work you'd like to be added to the list, please reach out to the blog or reblog this post with the link to get it added!

For full archive lists on platform, check out our AO3 collection. This post is only archival, to keep the list from being too long, summaries are omitted for space.

Works by @abbyz-elda

A Link To The Stars (AO3)

Works by @alternate-triforce

Good Morning (AO3)

Works by @amelias-zelda-calamity-quintet

Goddess of Secrecy (AO3)

Mark of a Hero - Part 1 (AO3)

Restoration Age (Wattpad)

Cinders of Life (Wattpad)

Day After Destiny (Wattpad)

Works by @daeyumi

Cycle of the Stars (AO3)

Works by @deiliamedlini

Unbroken (AO3)

Works by @drsteggy

Uneasy Lies the Chosen of Farore (AO3)

Works by @justapixelthing

Remnants of the Past (AO3)

Works by @karama9

All That Hurts Us (AO3)

Hero (AO3)

No More. Not One Single Time More (AO3)

Works by @loz-untold-myths

The Mage's Lantern (AO3)

Falling Into Place (Stone Fate Pre-Story) (AO3)

Stone Fate (AO3)

The Princess's Heart (AO3)

Works by @mistresslrigtar

Captain Link Araki and the Harbinger of Destiny (AO3)

Works by @/nolandsman

Legacies and Bloodlines (AO3)

Works by @sillylildude

The Triforce Awakens (AO3)

Works by @sparkspsps

Princess Link: Engaged to my sister's kidnapper??? (AO3)

Works by @the--voided

Void's Grasp (AO3)

Works by @webhead3345

The Hero of the Dunes (AO3)

Works by @zeldadiarist

The Golden Chain (AO3)

[cooking-with-hailstones]

🎶 Shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and post the first ten tracks, then tag ten people.

Thanks for the tag @drsteggy !

So my on repeat for the last month is very boring because it's literally all role study for my opera lol, so I'll give you my shuffled top songs of all time 😁

1. Formation - Beyonce

2. Team - Evil (fka Babeo Baggins)

3. Dog Days Are Over - Florence + the Machine

4. On Paper - Arkells

5. You Only Live Once - Yuri!!! on ICE feat. w.hatano

6. Como - Yukon Blonde

7. Soft offering (for the oft suffering) - Hey Rosetta!

8. Miserable - Tokyo Police Club

9. Downtown - Evil (fka Babeo Baggins)

10. I am a heart - Hey Ocean!

This was fun 😁

No pressure tags @wordwelder @louwhose @pikayay213 @ginneke @derrickwildsun @ladyhoneydee @bahbahhh @wanderingnightingale @rebeccabobecca @zeldadiarist

[drsteggy]

Twenty Questions for Fic Writers

I was tagged by @cyraclove - thank you so much, I really enjoy these!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

39

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

175,330…I wrote 100k of that in 2020

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Legend of Zelda…mostly in my non canon but could be a game AU

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Uneasy Lies the Chosen of Farore

Reunion

Eternal Shipwreck of our Hopes

Nothing (but Flowers)

Homecoming

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I DO! I love having a little back and forth. I enjoy nerding out with people and maybe making friends

6. What is a fic you write with the angstiest ending?

7. What’s the fi. You wrote with the happiest ending?

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not that I’ve seen on AO3. I had an anonymous jerk on FFN, so I left there.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I DO. I write pretty vanilla but explicit stuff where everyone has a fun time. Sometimes it’s silly.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I am not really into crossovers unless the premise really makes sense to me.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I’m aware of.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

No, but I did have one turned into a podfic!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have not, not sure I have the personality for it.

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Hmmmmmmm Mulder/Scully and Link/Zelda

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

Nayru’s Counterpart. Though I’m considering a rewrite of the fic this is an offshoot of, and will roll it into that if said rewrite happens.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Action, combat in particular.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I love repeating words, sometimes in the same sentence…and then I can flip the other way and use a really ridiculous word when like….’said’ is perfectly fine.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in a fic?

I live in a place where I regularly hear people talk in languages I don’t understand, or maybe I can catch a word here and there, so I’d be fine with that if it makes sense in the fic. I don’t want to learn high elven or whatever while I’m reading, so it could be gibberish or maybe I catch a word or two. It depends on the story

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Fraggle Rock when I was like….13. In notebooks. That I still have. They were illustrated.

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

This is a super rude question.

I reread my own work. A lot of it was custom made for me! I think my favorite is still Uneasy Lies the Chosen of Farore. I love some of the arcs through it. I don’t look back on it and cringe, though I know I could do it better. It came during a time I needed it. I love it.

I am not sure who to tag here so….no pressure shouts to @zeldadiarist @m-r-levine @kittmoon @snidgetwidgeon and ummm @spicychestnut

[tsukuyomiland]

Wooo I'm so happy to see my old posts are still around somehow, with amazing people like you adding sweet content like this! I really regret removing them, as I thought it would fix something that never got fixed so it happened to be a futile move, but, at least these are still shared and working. I don't get notifications but people still enjoy my old Zelda art. Thank you very much! I remember those days as very sweet, mostly because the interactions were a great ease in a bad moment. Now I cherish those years dearly in my heart, even if those brought to me the worst thing of my life, it's small compared to all the good feelings I had back then, and the friends and mutuals I got in the way. ♥️

I can almost imagine a conversation between these two:

“And what do you say are these?”

“Rupees.”

“And you are…”

“Hiding them in plants to help the future Hero.”

“And you need me for…”

“Ripping the plants to see if the method works.”

“I see… *Personal note: become the deity of another land*”

[bahbahhh]

Still chipping away at the follower milestone fan art nominations. A quick sketch from the opening scene from Untranslatable Words by @zeldadiarist. This fic nominated by @silentprincess17. It is a really lovely TP zelink fic that showcases a quiet, sweet moment between Zelda and Link. I hope you enjoy!

[liv-andletdie]

For the ask game good sir - please tell me about “Bring Him Home” 🥹 specifically the segment with the line “Grief and worry mixed into gypsum and paint.” Because that paints such a good IMAGE in my mind omg

For anyone interested the fic can be found here on Ao3.

First of all I have to say thank you so much for asking about "Bring him Home" It's one of my fave pieces outside of the Zelink stuff I do and I'm really happy with how it turned out. The line you picked in particular is one of my all time favourites!

Also, before I continue I wanted to give a quick thanks to @zeldadiarist because she was a huge help when I was writing this piece. She knows more about art and art history than I ever will. She was truly instrumental in the creation of this fic and is a fantastic writer in her own right! Please everyone, if you love Zelink then do yourself a favour and check out her work, it's beautiful!

And now, without further ado

Something I wanted to do with "Bring him Home" was mirror Hyrule's current state with that of the Basilica. When Rusl first walks in I mention how it's fallen into neglect, pointing out the murals of the Goddesses and the stained glass windows. I really tried to highlight just how grand and beautiful this place would have been in it's heyday, and how broken it is now in comparison.

I wanted the reader to feel a little helpless. Rusl has come here for a reason, he's desperate for something and this is his last resort. A decayed place of worship, of sanctuary. Hyrule at war. Everything's at stake.

And it was imperative that I get that just right so that this section would have the impact I needed it to.

"Hylia… that’s what Shad had called her, right? The patron goddess of this land and it’s people. Sworn protector. Still standing tall and vigilant in the midst of a war, surrounded by decay. Her bright blue eyes looked flush with tears, her lips pressed together as if to force back a sob. Grief and worry mixed into gypsum and paint. Radiant and loving."

At the end of the aisle is a shrine to Hylia that has, somehow, survived the worst of the decay. She is the beating heart of the land and it's people, the fact that she still stands shows that Hyrule has not yet fallen.

The Princess has been captured (sacrificed herself by this point), the castle is sealed by a wall of Twilight Magic, and monsters roam the countryside. BUT! Hyrule still stands. All is not yet lost.

However there is another layer to this description. Rusl, as our perspective character, doesn't know Hylia ; Shad had to tell him her name. She isn't a part of daily life in Ordon as she in in Hyrule proper- to him, she is nothing more than a mural on a wall.

Of course, he understands that she is so much more than "Gypsum and Paint" that is why he's here after all. He's come to pray for his son's protection as he heads of into battle.

There was a section that I had to cut from the first draft that explored Rusl's thought process here, but it didn't flow with the rest of the story. To summarise, he's praying to a Goddess that he doesn't believe in because Link is Hylian. Everyone in Ordon is human, except for Link. Rusl believes that, separated from the Spirit Springs, Hylia is his last hope in his bid to protect his eldest son.

But she's still just paint on a wall.

He ends up breaking down, questioning if he has any real right to be here, begging on his hands and knees. He isn't one of her people so why should she care?

But she does care. She will always care. And by the end of the fic Rusl knows that and finds peace in the fact that his son will be protected.

[sillylildude]

I was tagged by @srah-the-violist (thanks for the tag! I love being part of these!).

RULES: make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

All my WIPs are labeled as “untitled” in my google drive so I’m gonna list the working titles instead:

“The Legend of Zelda: The Triforce Awakens”

“To Dreams Both Old And New”

“The Weight of Destiny”

“Cold Feet” (this is my only WIP that’s actually not a fanfic haha)

Gotta tag four people (and I’m so sorry if you’ve already been tagged in this):

@zolanort @barkspawn @fioreofthemarch @zeldadiarist

[silentprincess17]

20 Questions For Fic Writers

Tagged by my wonderful friends @zeldaelmo and @zeldadiarist

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1. How many works do you have on AO3?

28 :)

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

284,149!

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Legend of Zelda :) My first ever video game series that still has me on chokehold from the age of 10 lol

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Sometimes Things Have To Get Worse Before They Get Better A Hero Indeed

Sometimes better is only an illusion

A fated meeting

Sugar

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try my best!! I write for myself and be free of those weird whimsical scenarios that enter my brain at 5 am lol but I post to share with everyone and interact with the fandom :)

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Ooh that is difficult. Lots of my fics end with uncertainty and deal with angsty themes throughout. Probably the angstiest is sometimes things don’t get better they only get worse (featuring Yiga Link realising who he actually is)

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Ahaha please see above 😂😂😂 But probably that’s my regency Arranged marriage Zelink fic Sugar

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I don’t think I’ve ever gotten hate hate you know? Most of my comments are super wholesome :)

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

That is one thing I won’t ever write. Not because of some moral high ground or anything like that, mostly because I don’t really write fics that would make sense to have smut within them.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

Nope haha. I’ve referenced other fandoms in my fics sure (ten from doctor who my bae) but other than that no.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Don’t think so!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Another no! That’d be super cool though.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I did once! Nothing that’s published actually. It was before I wrote anything serious- my mate and I exchanged a google doc during the early days of the pandemic. Nothing much came of it but that’s actually what kick started my eventual fanfic writing!

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

Let us examine my tumblr heading and AO3 page… let me know if this remains unclear 😂

15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

Sadly my series on what happened 10,000 years ago. I have written the next two whole fics (200k words lol) but nothing beyond that. It seems like too huge a project now with how busy life is.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Tough question aha I do like my dialogues and I think my plots are generally robust!

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I think I can sometimes do too much telling and not enough showing. Working hard to try and make more balanced!!

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

Oooh that would be fun! I speak 5 languages and I sometimes incorporate bits and bobs but I’m always conscious of the fact that people generally may not understand it. And what is the reason for the alternate language?

19. First fandom you wrote for?

LoZ

20. Favorite fic you've ever written?

Gosh. You really ended this with a banger lol. Uhhhhhh Long fic is probably A Hero Indeed (mighty mental effort went into this lol) and one shot is An Eternal Darkness that Hides Echoes of a Time Past :)

[jangelorum]

🎶 Shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and post the first ten tracks, then tag ten people.

@zeldadiarist thank you ✨🫰

1. BIRTH OF VENUS by Banshee

2. End of the Road by Infected Mushroom

3. Eat your Young Beckon Choral Version by Hozier

4. Duvet Sped Up Version by bôa

5. RUN THRU ME by Milkblood

6. Natsunouta by UchikubiGokumonDoukoukai

7. Why is she hiding in the other man's eyes by |||||||||||||||||||||

8. Generation Cancelation by Little Big

9. Repetto X Mosaert by Stromae

10. Losing Sleep by Geller,wsteaway

Its all over the place lol only @theroachsankles gets these. Either way i'll also tag @queakenstein @cosmic-star-dust cause i havent been here in SO long i don't remember the usernames i Tagged all the time hsjfkfkg

[zelinkcommunity]

Thank you to everyone who participated in our second event of the year, Opposites Attract! If you haven’t already, please take a look at the fanfiction/artwork listed below. 

A special thank you to @sparrowsworkshop, @zeldadiarist, @playinggalaga, @louwhose @bahbahhh, @aheavenscorner, @linksthoughtbrambles, @bellecream, @brezchez, @zeldaelmo & our wonderful mods for such a great event!

Week One: blessed & cursed

Release Me by @sparrowsworkshop tumblr | ao3 blessed & cursed by @zeldadiarist tumblr Memories by @playinggalaga tumblr | ao3 A Time for Us by @louwhose tumblr | ao3 Windows by @bahbahhh tumblr | ao3 Windows (companion art) by @aheavenscorner tumblr

Week Two: flourish & wither

flourish & wither by @zeldadiarist tumblr Flourish (Deku Tree Link AU) by @sparrowsworkshop tumblr Flourish by @linksthoughtbrambles, @bellecream (rated M, see warnings on post) tumblr | ao3 Wither by @bellecream, @linksthoughtbrambles (rated M, see warnings) tumblr | ao3 A Little Light by @playinggalaga  tumblr | ao3 Moon River by @louwhose tumblr | ao3

Week Three: daybreak & twilight

daybreak & twilight by @zeldadiarist tumblr Twilight by @linksthoughtbrambles (rated M, see warnings) tumblr Daylight by @brezchez tumblr | ao3 Sunrise, Sunset by @louwhose tumblr | ao3 The Dress (page 1) by @bahbahhh tumblr

Week Four: hidden & revealed

Where Do I Begin by @louwhose tumblr | ao3 No Place Like Home by @zeldaelmo tumblr | ao3 The Dress (full comic) by @bahbahhh tumblr

[aurathian]

so many tags lately!! thanks @louwhose and @aheavenscorner for this one <3

Rules: In a new post, show the last line you wrote and tag as many people as there are words.

“Was that a bad idea?” he asked, all sense of decorum and–thank the Goddesses, Zelda thought–protocol flying out the window.

ummm i dont have that many ppl to tag and many of my friends have been tagged BUT @mikamoony @silentprincess17 @zeldadiarist in case u guys havent been tagged yet <333

[tsukuyomiland]

My last drawing of the year was actually the new Lady Lioness page, but this is the last actual illustration I've completed, so I'm leaving it as my last work for this year. A redraw of a scene from The Duel of the Reapers!

This has been a very special year. In general it has passed very calmly, until the last two months, when the Spanish edition of Flower from another garden was published in physical format and I was invited to Manga Barcelona to sign copies. It was a great experience, I met a lot of new people and I felt very loved by the readers and the publishing house. I got an amazing display at a big store in Barcelona during Christmas. The reviews are generally very good and it has made me very happy, and the national authors have welcomed me with great affection. I'm very grateful!

Apart from my satisfaction in terms of my professional progress, I'm very happy with my personal life: my son is now four years old and he is a very cute, sweet, affectionate and intelligent boy. He has shown to have an incredible capacity for mathematics (he has taught himself to add and subtract, and what kind of four-year-old understands and handles a concept like negative numbers?) and for music. He is a little stubborn, but very sociable. I love my boy. I'm so proud of him! And I adore him. Like my husband, seeing the two of them together is hilarious, they definitely have the same personality!

Another goal I set for myself this year was to improve my physical appearance and enter the world of historical reenactment. I have accomplished both! I have lost weight, my hair has improved and I have gotten closer than ever to the style of clothing I have always wanted. And as for recreation, it has been a success! I have no less than 3 dresses, 2 petticoats, 2 shirts, 2 corsets, 2 hats, 5 pairs of shoes, a parasol, and soon I will have a fourth dress, for which I only have to find a suitable fabric. It's been so much fun… and it's addictive! You just finish one, you immediately think about the next one… And you don't stop wanting to learn more and more!

As for unfulfilled goals, another year I have been unable to finish the second chapter of Lady Lioness. But, once again, like many times in my life, it seems that things happen for a reason, and the fact that the beginning of Lady Lioness has stretched so long over time has had a meaning. The only thing I know is that this year 2024 I'm going to work a lot on this comic.

I'm very grateful to all the people who have accompanied me throughout this year. My usual friends, my friends from university, my friends from the socials, my Gremio Gerudo, the sweet @zeldadiarist, my excuse from God @jangelorum, my always patient and pious Wolfess, nice and kind @theroachsankles, @sagara-megumi with whom I have taken my Sunday coffee in her beautiful rose tea set while we talked and gushed over Victorian dresses… Thank you!

And thanks to all of you, for being there. When I see those more than 13,000 notes in that drawing of angry Zelda, I'm happy to know that you haven't forgotten about me :') I hope to be a little more productive this year, even if it's difficult. Making comics is very hard!

Happy New Year!

[flutefemme]

Six Sentence Sunday

Thanks for the tag, @onewingedsparrow !

I give you six sentences from my Zelink Week fic, "The Minstrel and the Prince". Link gets a fiddle lesson and it isn't just Link's violin that's fiddling...😏🤭

"Stop overthinking, Link…" she whispered even closer. His sharp intake of breath at her featherlight touch only seemed to encourage her. "Stop thinking the music and feel it…" her hands slid down his shoulders to his arms until she had nearly covered him in an intimate embrace from behind. He began to play, his mind empty except for the feeling of her taking over his senses. He wasn't even sure what he was playing. He felt like he was on another plane of existence entirely until she slowly slipped away and he came back to himself, ending the melody.

@aheavenscorner , @zeldadiarist , @zeldaelmo , @bahbahhh feel free to join, no pressure!😉

[cooking-with-hailstones]

Tag 9 people you want to know better

(Making a new post but here’s the original!)

Thanks for the tag @aurathian! :D

3 ships: This is so hard to choose aaah! But just on gut instinct I’m going with Zelink, Garashir, and Stucky

1st ever ship: Oh gosh, well the first ship I ever got into the fandom for was Stucky, but the first characters I remember thinking now KISS would be Anakin and Padme (for the record, I’ve not engaged in any marvel media since black panther)

last song: Plush - stone temple pilots

last movie: I genuinely cannot remember an actual feature film, but the last full length thing I watched was Joe Lycett’s 2018 standup show (he’s fantastic btw if you’re looking for cool comedians to watch)

currently reading: Enjoying the daily updates of @zeldaelmo‘s Zelink advent calendar!

currently watching: Catching up on Taskmaster s14!! They’re all so brilliant - also if you are in need of a comfort show, I highly recommend taskmaster. (Here’s a clip: if you enjoy this you will freaking love the show)

currently consuming: About to go have dinner (veggie shepherds pie) but I’ve been sick for the last week so I’ve been mainlining mint tea and buckley’s

currently craving: Something deep fried and cheesy

Tags (absolutely no pressure whatsoever, if you’re tagged I just think you’re very cool, sorry for any repeats!) : @aheavenscorner @rebeccabobecca @wordwelder @fuwametal-writes @zeldadiarist @wanderingnightingale @zelink-inukag @silentprincess17 @drsteggy

[drsteggy]

Get to know me questions

Thanks for the tag @unmaskedcardinal I really do like these and I’m still working on the last thing you tagged me in lol.

Last song: I tend to go on walks and listen to stuff I can dissolve into. Today it was an EDM album that the twelve songs from the Ocarina of Time, which I am trying to finish. So the last thing listened to was a danceable version of Zelda’s Lullaby and I found it here

Favorite color: I love a deep, rich jewel tone purple

Currently watching: nothing, really? I’m not a big TV person most of the time. I find it hard to sit through something for an extended period, spouse and I have wildly different tastes in media.

Last movie: Romulus, which I thought was a pretty solid entry in the Alien franchise.

Sweet/spicy/savory: yes? Like it all. Let’s go.

Relationship status: married since 2009. I have a good partner. We have a compatible weirdness.

Current obsessions: the Ocarina of Time. I think I’m going to finally finish this game. It’s spilling over into other things at the moment. Professionally: multimodal pain control/management of osteoarthritis, especially in non canines. Everybody thinks about dogs. Cats and rabbits have bad joints, too.

Last thing I googled: appears to be show hours for New York Comic Con

Tagging…. @mistresslrigtar @cyraclove @zeldadiarist and anyone else who wants to play