#zelink week 2022 day 3

[louwhose]

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The Legend of Zelda

Zelink Week 2024: (SS) Under the Stars, (BotW) Fading, (MC) Blooming, (EoW) Enchantment, (AoL) Spellbound, (OoT) Sealed Fate, (ST) Reunion

Fable/Legend DTIYS, Idiot hair Link, Heaven's DTIYS, Twi's Skyrim AU, ALBW Rumors,  ghost link/ witch zelda, LU camping, ladye’s daybreak, lively bunch, LOZ sketch dump

Breath of the Wild

Zelda in Shining Armor (my comic)

Zelink Week 2022: One Last Look, Age, Rainy Day, Statue, Sparring, Rituals, Healing

Swords and Storms Cosmere Inktober: Puppet, Weapon, Glass, Chains, Flame, Miscreant, Lantern

Linktober: miniature | adventure pouch | boat/ship/vessel | nostalgia | secret | link | boss | storm | dream | zelda | deity | botanical

Link, Link but in a cool pose, March of the Koroks, Zelink Reunion, Zelink braids, Divine Zelda, Champions meme, Zelink in Gerudo outfits, Calvin and Hobbes Zelda and Link, Zelink kiss comic, Tebasaki Tackle, You are my Sunshine, "Pure" friends, Stained glass monster, Speedrunning a century meme, Anne AU, Swords and Storms AU, S&S incognito, Zelda pixie cut, Zelink reunion redraw, Witch Zelda, Fall Under Your Spell, Battle & Overgrown, Halloween Scholomance AU, I’m Not That Girl, Link would be best dad, Christmas zinc, link_inofficial, The Fallback Plan DTIYS, Physical Touch for Keik, Redraw, Loftwing Letters Zelink, Down Bad Christmas Link, OoT Parallels, Written in the Stars, chrsmsmsmss, Redraw (again), A Mother’s Love

Tears of the Kingdom

"BotW 2" with BACKGROUND, Dramatic BoTW 2 Link, Feral Link BoTW 2 prediction,  BotW 2/ LOTR animation, After the announcement, Ghost, After February Trailer, Journey, Save Him, B’s DTIYS, fond goodbye, Ruben’s Study

Ocarina of Time

Starting struggles, Zelink meet CUTE

Play-by-play sketchdumps: first, second, third + Shink, fourth, final

Expression meme: Link, Sheik, Golden Trio

smol zelink, Ending sad, OoT/ Stormlight, OoT 24th anniversary, 100% cannon secret marriage mistletoe kiss, Skipping Stones | Zelinktines Day 20: Meet Cute, OoT Zelink flangst, Zelink/Deku Mountain Greek inspired, Impertinence, BoTW Parallels, butch impa, wedding shink, magical girl, shink kiss, 200 DTIYS, masks, Sheik-xedo mask, fireboy and water girl, Impa drawing meme

Skyward Sword

Zelink at the start of the game, Groose on the surface hehe, Link with Nightblood, Loftwing Sunset, Sky sandals, Zelink hug, Play with Me, angy link, sweet DTIYS entry

Wind Waker

telink redesign, ocean adventures, Watery Smile, fancy goth vibes telink, recruit uniforms, telink dynamic

Spirit Tracks

Hand holding, birds, Ethereal

Minish Cap

Minish Cap Beginnings

Ren Faire Week: (1) Meeting, (2) Market, (3) Token of Favor, (4) Tournament, (5) Archery, (6) Dancing, (7) Until Then

Sousou no Frieren

sketches

Dwight in Shining Armor

Expression memes: 1, 2, 3, 4

Shining Smooch Week 2023: Yesterday, Marigold, Crown, Gothic, Heart, Wanderlust, Hero

Dwetta, A kiss like fireworks, Dwetta christmas, Baldric’s Koi fish, Sir Dwight, gotta kill this guy meme, Cow Advocate, Pie Knight, Dwetta (A2), Bald x Hexy F1

Cosmere

Swords and Storms Cosmere Inktober: Puppet, Weapon, Glass, Chains, Flame, Miscreant, Lantern

Rithmatist characters, Vin, Fancy Vin, Vin and Elend flirting, Melody + Icecream, Link with Nightblood, Miraculous / Stormlight Crossover, Swords and Storms AU, S&S incognito, OoT/ Stormlight, Soaring through the mists, rithmatist pose

Other

Hamin's Flower (Seasons of Blossom), Totally not a king Hesho (Starsight), That dallymart scene in turning red, Yona and Shirayuki, The spy family!!, Anya Smirk/punch (SPY x FAMILY), Anya Peanuts (SPY x FAMILY), Scholomance The Last Graduate vibes, Sesshomaru, TwiYor snuggles, Goblin, El and Orion <3 (Scholomance), FMAB Expression meme, Cecil (Answer Me, My Prince), Edwin, Defiant, slugs and delvers, Wonka, Volo and Akari, Ides of March, Apothecary diaries, Normal jk mafuyu, sketch dump

My Stuff

Fantasy OC???, Witch, Villainess Idiots (OCs), Mermaid Unicorn, Villainess Expression Meme OCs, sky island dragon

[telemna-hyelle]

Sweet is the Sound of Falling Rain (Zelink Week Day 3: Rainy Days)

Oot Zelink, from my totally 100% Canon secret marriage storyline

@zelinkweekofficial

It was a shame, Zelda thought, that such a lovely day had to be to wasted on an event like this. It was a lovely morning in early summer: the sun shone brightly, unhindered by the odd fluffy white cloud that drifted lazily by. A pleasant breeze stirred the leaves and kept the sun’s warmth at a comfortable level.

Unfortunately, the company wasn’t half so pleasant. Zelda had taken advantage of the lovely weather to host a party in the palace gardens, in order to talk with her various nobles, officials and visiting diplomats in a more relaxed manner. Such meetings were important, a good way for Zelda to breed goodwill while keep abreast of the goings on and opinions of those with power both within and without Hyrule.

Sadly, the more casual atmosphere meant that certain people (single men, young or otherwise) felt it was the perfect time to approach her. Prince Ralf of Labrynna was just reluctantly moving off to speak with someone else, which was unfortunate. Of all her suitors, Prince Ralf was the most likeable; always respectful and earnest enough in his affections that Zelda felt a little bad for him. Her affections, after all, were quite fixed elsewhere.

Sadly, his departure left Zelda open. The Queen saw movement in her periphery, turned, and clenched her jaw to hold back a groan.

Councilman Cole was a particularly odious little man who had been determinedly pursuing her for years. He had never attempted anything untoward yet, but something about his words and the look in his beady little eyes never failed to make Zelda feel like a butterfly he wanted to pin to a card and hang on the wall.

Link hated him with a passion.

I suppose it’s for the best that he’s busy today. Zelda thought as Councilman Cole came to a stop in front of her. So Link won’t have to struggle with the temptation to send Cole flying.

She extended her hand, somehow managing to keep her face impassive as Cole bent over it for far longer than politely necessary. As always, however, he backed off the moment before the contact became unacceptably long, which kept him safe from retaliation.

Zelda gritted her teeth. She almost wished he would linger for a moment longer, so she’d be justified in blasting him into a wall.

“Your most incandescent majesty!” The man was saying, his voice gratingly sweeting, like bread soaked with far too much honey. “What a pleasure it is to see you again. I hope you have not been suffering too much in my absence.”

“Thank you for your concern, but I have been managing quite well.” Her word were chilled enough that it would send the average unpleasant noble bowing and skittering away.

Chancellor Cole, sadly, seemed to be made of sterner stuff. He took a small step closer. Zelda carefully eased back.

“Of course, of course, I should have expected that,” He was saying, his tone even more cloying than before. “As always you soldier on, despite the burden of bearing the crown alone.”

Zelda cast a desperate gaze around the garden, hoping that someone would come to the rescue—but Link wasn’t here today.

Someone save me from this situation. She cast a pleading gaze heavenward.

A raindrop landed on her nose, immediately followed by a flash of light and an ear-splitting boom.

Dark clouds instantly overtook the sun, and rain feel down like a curtain dropping suddenly, immediately drenching the entire garden.

Zelda smiled brilliantly at Councilman Cole and the drooping state of his once-impeccably crafted moustache. “We shall have to table this conversation for a later time, sir. I’ll let you know once there is an opening available for you.”

And then, she was darting off through the gardens, calling instructions to startled servants and guests. And then, before anyone could stop her and invite her in for tea and conversation, Zelda stepped through a side door into the castle. The lock clicked shut behind her, and Zelda took the moment to lean against the door and breathe.

The thick stone of the castle walls muffled the rumbles of thunder and rain, while the high ceiling of the hallway carried what sound there was through the air. The effect was like a blanket of rain and thunder wrapping softly about her, the rhythmic noise nearly soothing and calming as her own lullaby.

She let out a sigh, letting the stress and anxieties caused by the councilman and his ilk seep from her shoulders. Then Zelda picked up her skirts and ran to her tower bedroom.

She slipped through the door and found Link right where she expected him to be—seated comfortably on the windowsill, staring out at the rain and idly playing on his ocarina. The tune struck her as oddly familiar, though she couldn’t recall ever hearing it before. It almost sounded like it could be a song she knew played backwards, but this wasn’t the time to analyze music.

“Link!”

Link, who had doubtlessly been aware of her entrance but had been intent on his music, lowered the ocarina and grinned at the address—just in time to catch Zelda as she flung herself across the room and into his arms. His noise of surprise was immediately cut off as Zelda’s lips found his, her arms twining about his neck. Link didn’t stay surprised for long; the next moment he was returning Zelda’s sentiment with equal enthusiasm, hands hastily stuffing the ocarina in his pouch before reaching up to tug Zelda closer.

After a minute Zelda leaned, grinning up at him. “My hero.”

Link smirked, reaching up to snag one of her hands and bring it to his lips. He pressed a kiss against her knuckles and winked. “I live to serve, my queen.”

Zelda’s grin dissolved into laughter. She leaned against his chest, shifting so she could see his face. Link’s fingers intertwined with her own, his thumb stroking the back of her hand idly. Zelda sighed in contentment, snuggling just a bit deeper into his embrace.

“I thought you would be gone until tonight.” She said at last, gently arching one inquisitive eyebrow. “When did you return?”

A slight scowl pulled at Link’s brows. “Just in time to see that creepy little man try and weasel up to you again. Since I’m not allowed to punch him….” He paused, sending Zelda a hopeful look.

Zelda bit her lip to hide a smile. “No, Link, we can’t go about punching our subjects. It’s not what a good ruler does, you know.”

“it’s not like I’m the king yet, you know.”

“Yes, you are.” Zelda raised her other eyebrow. “We might not have held your official coronation yet, but by virtue of marrying into the royal family, you became royal yourself.” She poked him. “Besides, even if you weren’t king, that doesn’t mean you can go around punching people.”

“Aw.” Link shifted, tucking Zelda’s head underneath his chin. “Not even when it’s a rat in human form who keeps bothering my wife?”

Zelda chuckled softly. “I promise, the instant he slips up and crosses the line, you can punch him.”

“I don’t want him to cross the line at all.” Link grumbled, squeezing his wife protectively. He let out a sigh. “I suppose there’s nothing for it then. I better stick by you all the time and make sure nothing happens.” He smirked. “I can see a lot of thunderstorms in our future.”

The queen laughed. “Speaking of such things, how long will this storm last?”

“I put enough magic into it to make it last until after sunset.” Link said cheerfully. “No more Councilman Cole for you to deal with today.”

“Excellent. Though discretion is the better part of valor.” Zelda mused, shifting slightly in his arms, sliding her hands up his chest to her shoulders. “Perhaps you should make your resolution to stick by my side effective immediately.”

“Oh?” There was a grin in Link’s tone. “And what shall we do, stuck in a room all by ourselves on a rainy day?”

“Hmm.” Zelda pressed a kiss to his temple, murmuring softly in his ear. “I can think of a few things.”

“Your majesty,” Link said, turning his head and catching Zelda’s chin in one hand. “I like the way you think.”

And as the room was filled with the brilliant flash of lightning passing by, he kissed her.

[aurathian]

Remembering Rain -- AO3

@zelinkweekofficial​ for zelink week 2022, day 3: rainy days

word count: 726

rating: T

fandom: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

summary: Link remembers the rain, both good and bad.

[clearwillow]

“See somethin’ you like?”

 “Q-Quit it,” Kagome tried to chide, but couldn’t help but blush and had to swallow down her growing arousal as they      had    to get ready for their rehearsal dinner. “You remember the deal, don’t you?”

 “No sex the week before the wedding,” Inuyasha growled.

 “You are the one teasing me, remember?” Kagome cleared her throat, gesturing towards his lack of clothes.

 “Sure,” Inuyasha scoffed, rolling his eyes as he crossed his arms over his beautiful chiseled chest, “your scent of citrus and ginger, your body sitting there in jeans and a tank top, you hair up and exposing your lithe neck–” Kagome gave him a look and he swallowed harshly. “Yeah, you ain’t a tease at all.”

from InuKag Week 2022, Day 6

Many birthday wishes to @lavendertwilight89 today 💕 I couldn’t get the image of a flustered and frustrated Kagome out of my head when I read this entry for InuKag week and it’s been a long while since I drew a hanyou in a towel lol

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[linksthoughtbrambles]

My masterlist - fics and lore

Zelink! Lots of BotW, some ALTTP, and a smattering of other Zelda. Some NSFW with warnings. Truly NSFW skippable in long fics.

I've officially written a lot. Mini-fics at top, then my beloved longfic, then ongoing things, one-shots, and lore.

Follow this link for my ongoing 500 follower celebration fic collection

Four fics are posted, 2 one-shots and 2 the start of new longfics. The 5th of 11 is on the way.

Mini-Fic Collections:

(Genres vary, some one-shots and some in larger AUs, rated G to E with clear labels).

3-Sentence Fic Collection I - on Tumblr

3-Sentence Fic Collection II - on Tumblr

3-Sentence Fic Collection III - on Tumblr - on Ao3

Zelink Week 2023 3-Sentence Fic Collection - on Tumblr - on Ao3

Linktober 2023 shortfic collection - on Tumblr, each has ao3 links

Zelink Week 2024 shortfic collection - on Tumblr, select works on ao3

Fics in Adventure Log+ AU:

Suggested reading order for this AU here.

Link's Thought Brambles - on Tumblr - on AO3 - (Zelink, Rom-Com, Drama, Action - complete work, 56 chapters, 203,000 words, rated M). - Link accidentally activates the Sheikah Slate's Adventure Log pre-Calamity, before its software has been updated by the Great Plateau Tower.  This software version produces a more... er... complete log.

Adventure Log+ - on Tumblr - on AO3 - (Sequel to Link's Thought Brambles, Zelink, Rom-Com, Drama, Action - work in progress, 14/? chapters, rated M). - When Link activated the Slate's beta Adventure Log, it changed everything. Now, Link and Zelda aim to bolster Hyrule beneath the looming threat of the Calamity, armed with more knowledge but hunted with renewed, fanatical fervor, for news of the Princess' abilities has spread.

Zelink Week 2022 Entries - Tumblr - (Ao3 links on each fic) - (Zelink, Romance, Comedy, Drama, including some poetry - 7 fics rated T to E with appropriate warnings). - Prequels to Link's Thought Brambles and short stories concurrent with it and Adventure Log+.

Teaser Fics for ZeldaGoesToo! ALTTP AU:

These will eventually be part of one much larger Link to the Past series, but for the moment they stand alone.

Flourish - on Tumblr - on AO3 - (Zelink, Drama, Romance, ~3500 words, rated M) - "Zelda’s voice so often struck Link in tinkling taps: wind chimes—delicate and harmonious. Unyielding."

Twilight - on Tumblr - on AO3 - (Zelink, Action, Dark Fantasy, Dread, ~2250 words, rated M) - Link and Zelda hurtle to the top of the Pyramid of Power, sent by Agahnim with his dying breath. They hurtle directly into battle in a dark reflection of their own world.

Dissonance - on Tumblr (as 2 parts: Crow and Dissonance) - on AO3 - (Zelink, Dark Fantasy, Drama, 3500 words, rated T) - Link and Zelda must survive harsh conditions and start to understand the Dark World.

Inevitable - on Tumblr - on AO3 - (Zelink, Dark Fantasy, Erotica, 3700 words, rated E) - Link and Zelda pursue their desires in the Sacred Realm.

Other Ongoing Fics:

Adventure Log- - on Tumblr - (Zelink, Rom-Com, Drama, Action, written partially as captions to screenshots - work in progress 21/?, rated T). - Link wakes up in the Shrine of Resurrection. The Slate receives his thoughts but doesn't log them verbatim. Lucky us, we get to listen in. (Not a sequel - this is canon-compliant, not an AU, just Link with the same backstory as Adventure Log+).

Adventures in Invertebrates - on Tumblr - on Ao3 - (Zelink, Hateno Homestead, ecology!, rom-com, rated T) - Link and Zelda are building a life for themselves in Hateno post-Calamity. One day, Link finds some very busy slugs and brings them home - Zelda educates him, and Link realizes invertebrates are cool.

Les Misérables de la Nature - on Tumblr - A Les Mis + Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild parody. I hope to replace the lyrics in every song in Les Mis with words sung by characters from BotW.

One-Shots:

The Seeds of Love, Well Worn - on Tumblr - on AO3 - (Romance, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, TotK Zelink, post-game, Canon-Compliant - 9400 words, rated T) - Link wants to give Zelda an extraordinary birthday present. She thinks he might be nuts.

Black Flowers Blossom - on Tumblr - on AO3 - (Drama, Romance, BotW Zelink, pre-Calamity, Canon-Compliant - 13,300 words, rated E - very nsfw) - A cruel prince is no match for love, even and especially in darkness.

Crow's Feet - on Tumblr - on AO3 - (Drama, Romance, TP Zelink, post-game, Canon-Compliant - 5100 words, rated T) - Zelda tries to move on after the events of Twilight Princess. She can't.

What Once Rang Hollow - on Tumblr - on AO3 - (Drama, Hurt/Comfort, BotW Zelink, Post-Calamity, Canon-Compliant - 9,000 words, rated T) - The great Akkala Citadel holds memories Zelda fears Link is not ready for.

The Long Climb Toward Summer - on Tumblr - on AO3 - (Drama, Hurt/Comfort, some fluff/humor, BotW Pre-Calamity, 7500 words, rated T) - An unusual winter solstice celebration prompts Zelda to take a close look at her knight—and her people.

The King's Royal Fry Cook - on Tumblr - on AO3 - (Inspired by this art by @chimpukampu, Short One-Shot, Humor - 1,409 words, rated T). - Sometimes, one cannot help but smile. One of those times is when eating the King's Fried Cucco. If you're a madman, that is...

LoZ Lore and Theory

Follow this link for my LoZ Lore and Theory Post List

[science-lings]

LU & BOTW Fic/ WIP List

UPDATED 11/5/2022

Of Dubious Sophistication: 6/? posted chapters, Wild meets the chain on a day where he has to act like a person and decides to fuck with their misconceptions of him.

Another Second Chance: 2/? classic Wild gets pulled into the AOC timeline and is tasked to help prevent the calamity. But he looks different enough from his counterpart that he doesn’t reveal his true identity. He accidentally parallels Astor in the whole mysterious sorcerer/ seer vibes as he both knows the future and popped out of nowhere in a dramatic cape and ancient technology. Lots of interaction between Wild and the champions and there is both angst and hijinks. There’s also stuff about the new champions as most of it follows the plot of AOC. Also Wolfie is there because I thought it would be funny for him to bop around the baby egg guardian.

The Silence of the Knight: BOTW pre-calamity fic that’s mostly an introspective fic about why Link went silent and how everyone around him reacts to his lack of outward emotions. I just saw the concept of people seeing him as not quite human because of his refusal to show any emotions and wanting to catch a glimpse of how/ if he reacts when tragedy strikes, just to see if he has the ability to feel anything at all.

Heavy in Your Arms: Wild hated getting his memories back. They could be triggered by seemingly anything, they forced the entire group to stop or have someone stay with him until he got over it, which mostly ended up being Twilight, and he tended to end up feeling terrible. Even the good ones were bittersweet, when he saw glimpses of a family that was long gone or a fleeting moment when his life wasn’t destined to be a nightmare, only to open his eyes a century later having lost everything.He knew it was starting to become a hindrance on their quest and the last thing he wanted to be was a burden. (part of a series focused on the Wolf Trio)

I’ve Seen Hell (But This is a Bit More My Style): BOTW Fem!Link fic focused on how being the first female incarnation of the Heroes Spirit would be treated with a little bit of Zelink as a forbidden relationship. Link is angry and all of her past lives are just as pissed as she is. She’s seen as a harbinger of the calamity rather than the hero sent to stop it. And she’s seen as a mistake of the goddess and proof that the 10,000 years of peace was now at an end. General woman problems you know? (Sequel incorporating LU in progress) also please mind the tags.

Swordcrossed Lovers: Fluffy oneshot of the above au, Link and Zelda go to Gerudo Town and flirt while sword fighting. Zelink Week 2022 prompt: Sparring. 

Champions Possessing Wild Oneshot Collection: The champions possess Wild sometimes, it leads to some shenanigans 

The Unironic Magical Properties of True Love: totk role swap, Zelda find where Link has been hiding since being stuck in the past.

Requests/ short oneshots:

The Idiots of the Wind: Wind makes friends with the spirit of Revali and they team up to mess with Wild, mildly traumatizing him in the process. 

A Waste of Pretty Faces: Wild and Warriors bond over something they didn’t expect (mind the warnings and tags)

To Kill What’s Already Dead: Set after sunset pt.7, Wild deals with not being allowed to see Twilight and with the very real possibility that his mentor is dying.

A Mosaic of Broken Glass: Link has a lot of scars, they don’t like them very much. Zelda is determined to help them work on loving themself. Non-Binary BOTW Link and I accidentally made Zelda asexual.

On Top Of The World: Day 1 prompt for Zelink week 2022- One Last Look, Link and Zelda reunite after the final battle with the calamity. Idk what to say it’s just pure fluff. 

Frightful & Delightful: Wintery LU fic that is Hyrule-centric for a secret santa. Hurt/comfort, but mostly fluff. 

3 Sentence Fics: Lots of short fics in one place, including LU, botw Zelink, and my own AUs!

The Many Duties of the Princesses Appointed Knight: Fluffy pre-calamity zelink hair braiding, not me basing a whole fic off of a vague idea... 

The Caretaker of Holy Things: OC fic made for a zelda creators collab, the Priestess of the Temple of Time remains at the great plateau while the calamity rages around her, unfortunately, she’s due to have visitors. 

Whumptober 2022:

Prompt 2: Nowhere to Run: Aryll from my priestesses AU meets the Fierce Deity for the first time.

Prompt 5: Hypothermia: Link and Zelda from my Golden Priestesses AU journey up to the Temple of Nayru to the spring of wisdom.

Prompt 9: Caught in the Storm: Zelda spends one hundred years fighting the calamity, even though he’s slumbering in the shrine of resurrection, Link still finds a way to help her keep her head above water.

Prompt 10: Whipping: Wild from my Fem!Wild AU has to reveal some things about her past after having a panic attack post-battle. Kind of a rewrite of part of the comic where Wild throws himself in front of Wind during a fight, you know the one. 

Prompt 15: Emotional Damage/ New Scars: Wild visits the forgotten temple after the events of LU, he mourns. 

Zelink Week 2023: 

Day 1: Yearning: All In Good Time: Fem! Zelink AU during the events of LU, Wild misses her Princess. 

Day 2: Forbidden: The Ballad of Frost and Flames: Fem!Zelink AU, pre-calamity while Link is still in hiding, they meet at a masquerade ball. 

Day 4: Hand in Hand: The Fable of the Dragon and the Phoenix: MAJOR TOTK SPOILERS, Zelda makes and eternal choice and Link learns to rise from the ashes.

Unpublished fics under the cut, please let me know if any of them interest you so I can prioritize what I should focus on writing!

Free to Hide: Zelda and Link attend a festival in disguises unbeknownst to each other and they end up spending the whole time together without knowing that there are eyes in the darkness watching them. Spy thriller/ romcom vibes. Also there’s gender stuff because Link wears a dress and Zelda is almost exclusively referred to with neutral pronouns.

The Last Champion: Wild gets all the champions abilities after their spirits move on, but in a more similar way to how they used them, mostly just Hyrule and him becoming magic buddies and Wild learns how to use his new magic abilities.

Between the Doors of Death: A mix of both LU and BOTW as it takes place while Wild is dead and he hangs out with his ghostly incarnations and dead family members. Lot’s of family headcanons and an appearance from the 10k hero.

No Goodbye is Forever: How the last day with the chain happens and everything after. Meeting up in the afterlife and a little bit of keeping Wild company during BOTW2.

Tainted Blood: Time, Twilight, and Wild are related. How they find out and how the magic that they used affects the bloodline. Malon as Malanya because I love the idea that she just turns into an eccentric horse god and was waiting for a child she had already met.

Son of the Storm: BOTW fic centered around Urbosa and Link because I love her and her mom energy is perfect. Definitely some gender stuff and found family vibes. Link deserves a mom and Urbosa saw this short blond child and didn’t even ask if anyone else was going to adopt him she just did it.

Hylia’s Chosen Children: BOTW Link and Zelda catch up on being shitty kids after the Calamity and preparing for it stole their childhoods from them. Pure fluff, let them be kids please. Lots of pranks and sleepovers with Riju and stuff like that. They’re both trying to learn how to be regular people without absolutely massive responsibilities.

The Bloodline of the Wolf: Similar to the one before as it’s focused on Time, Twilight, and Wild and how they’re biologically related but this one is more about their canon relationships and answering questions that the comic gave me. Like why only Twilight and Time know about Wild’s memories despite how we are to assume that the entire chain kind of came together at once, why them and all that.

When You Can’t Die: Wild and his strange relationship with death, as someone who has been resurrected countless times and literally cannot die. He still has the champions abilities and kind of forgets that it is very much not normal to die as much as he does.

What was Killed for Good: Wild and his struggle to be human, the shrine took more from him than his memories and replaced them with something else. He’s just very odd and the people around him notice more than he does. He doesn’t know what’s normal and he feels alienated because of how people react to him. He just wants to vibe in the woods and ride bears.

Breaking, Broken: You know how all the weapons in BOTW break and it’s super annoying? What if that was a curse and also applied to people? Anyway, Wild is touch starved and desperate not to accidentally hurt his friends. Fortunately, magic has loopholes.

A Strange Kind of Self Reflection: Wild has identity issues and gets stuck in beast form after catching Twilight’s Shadow crystal. I have the perfect idea for what animal he would be and you guys are not ready.

The Heroes Before: Pre-Calamity Link learns about his predecessors through artifacts and very old records in his attempt to prepare for Ganon’s return.

Damaged: Literally every Link is a little fucked up and this fic is an exploration about how it manifests.

Some Kind of Sauce: Wild Genderfluid fic featuring Lullaby/Sheik and sexism.

Age of Heroes: AOC but with the entire chain, idk, I don’t have much for this one other than wanting to have my own take on the trope.

Untitled fics ideas:

Kid!Wild series- Giving the child champions powers and accidentally touching the shadow crystal

Modern with magic AU

Wild gets sick and mistakes Four to be his long forgotten little sister

Pride fic

Gerudo Town fic

Masquerade Ball fic

Soulmate/ Soulmark fic

Cursed Animal fic

Superhero AU

Once Upon a Time AU (mostly in the way that it’s a mixture of a modern au and a fantasy world kind of thing)

Indiana Jones/ the Mummy AU: Zelink but Zelda is an archeologist and Link is an Adventurer/ Explorer type and they need each other but go from reluctant allies to lovers due to plot

BOTW roleswap AU: Prince Link and Champion Zelda, maybe I’ll add some trans vibes but who knows, not me

[fatefulfaerie]

Rainy Days

Zelink Week 2022 Day 3/7 @zelinkweekofficial

Word Count: 684

Incarnation: Ocarina of Time (during)

Trigger Warnings: None

Link slumped onto the bed in the Kakariko Inn, and for the first time in a while as he hugged a pillow, he let himself feel his injuries. Something in his left knee felt wonky, and his shoulder ached greatly from shielding himself from the attacks of murderous and vicous enemies, some that towered over him and struck fear into his heart. His heart hurt too, but he didn’t let himself think about that.

He was tired, tired like a hero shouldn't be. And here, in the privacy awarded to him by a closed door and the soothing tappage of falling rain outside, he could afford to relax. Tomorrow, when he moved on to Zora’s Domain to find the sage of the Water Temple, Link knew he would have his fill of battle.

The wooden door knocked thrice, and Link sighed further into his bed. He genuinely wanted to save Hyrule, but he had hoped providence would allow him just one night to rest.

Link got up begrudgingly with a slight groan, and sauntered over to the door. He opened it with an unforced frown, that somehow sank when no one met his eye line. A prank? Were there kids staying in this inn tonight? They better not be loud.

Yet as Link went to close the door, he happened to look down and notice a medium-sized crate. Link’s brow furrowed as his mind brewed thoughts of confusion.

It wasn’t too heavy, yet it wasn’t light either as he carried it over, lopping it onto his bed, which gave a slight bounce at the weight. He cranked it open with his Master Sword as if he’d done it a million times before.

His eyes scanned the inside contents for only a millisecond before he spotted the signature “Princess Zelda” below a small note with words not quite as alluring. His eyes widened and he gasped for air, before bolting out of the room and into the dusking rainy day.

“Zelda!” He yelled out, panting.

She was alive. He couldn’t believe it. He was elated.

“Zelda!” He repeated. The rain made him blink and squint as he looked out upon Kakariko. Only earthly figures were out in the open, Hylian citizens and Sheikah shadows on rooftops. The rain drenched him, flattened his already messy bangs against the sides of his head and soaked his red tunic.

She was alive. He couldn't believe it as he looked down to process it. The elation passed. Was she okay? Link looked back out at Kakariko, not knowing of the hidden princess hugging her arms and forcing herself to stay put as she heard his plaintive cries

Link returned to his room. Careful not to sully it with the water dripping from him, Link read the full note.

Link,

I heard you got a horse. This used to be given to esteemed knights of Hyrule. In my eyes, you earned it a long time ago.

Don’t lose hope and keep safe.

-Princess Zelda

It was succinct, and said nothing of where she was or how she was. But she was alive. This was her handwriting, the same neat, practiced writing that gave him permission to ascend Death Mountain seven years ago. No one else could mimic this hand. This was no trick.

“I’m trying, Zelda,” Link said softly and sincerely. “Don’t worry.”

The gift was a saddle, made of strong leather and nicer than anything he’d ever had. It was both sturdy and comfortable and would adorn Epona majestically. It had colors of precious gold and royal blue, and a triforce on either side. It was gorgeous, and a part of Hyrule that died seven years ago, the prosperous Hyrule, the strong and mighty Hyrule, the Hyrule that flaunted it’s riches with a pristine castle and a promising princess, a queen-to-be. She was a golden girl with eyes of sapphire, and Link’s nine-year-old heart could barely manage it. Link wondered, a silly thought considering all that still had to be done to save Hyrule, how the past seven years have treated her.

He sighed.

“I wish the same for you.”

[linktheacehero]

Day 6 of Zelink Week let's go! @zelinkweekofficial

Ao3 link:

Let my voice be your compass to the land of dreams

Link tossed and turned for a while now, but could just not attain the sleep he desperately wanted. It had been hours since he and Zelda had gone to sleep but it seemed that tonight would be one of those nights. Sighing in frustration, he got up and walked over to the grand window and looked out to the sky. There was no moon shining tonight, but rather a vast amount of stars adorning the night sky, with large gray clouds riding on the northern wind. It was a beautiful sight, he wondered perhaps if he could sketch it since he wasn’t going to rest anytime soon when he heard his wife stir from behind. 

“Darling?” he heard Zelda question, her voice soft from waking up. “Are you okay, what’s wrong?”

“Nothing, my love,” he reassured her. “I just couldn’t sleep.” She gave him a loving expression, and gestured for him to come back. He returned to bed and settled himself within her arms, a smile forming on his face knowing of what was to come. 

Zelda kissed her beloved’s head and began to softly sing her lullaby. Link could remember the first night they had done this, it was only after a few days he had returned from Termina and the nightmares had begun to prove too much for him that he couldn’t rest properly. So Zelda had decided to take matters into her own hands and stayed the night with him. She had cradled him and sung her song just like she was now, and after a few moments he’d fallen asleep. 

She held him closer to her as she continued to lull him to sleep. He would never grow tired of hearing her voice, her honey glazed voice that made him feel so at home and safe. Her hands gingerly intertwined in his hair, her fingers brushing his scalp in a soothing motion. 

“I love you,” Link whispered to her as he felt his eyelids grow heavier and heavier by the second. Just before he fell out of consciousness, he felt a pair of lips kiss his nose and heard his princess say, “Sleep well my dearest.”

I’m your faithful hero, my queen

As the early morning sun rose, so did her glorious Majesty. But as one rose with great, powerful, and warm rays the other wanted nothing but to just lay in bed for another 3 hours. Zelda had slept late again last night, overlooking important documents and papers that couldn’t wait til’ morning (at least that’s what her past self thought) and had to now prepare for an entire day of boring meetings. 

Debating whether or not to just call in sick and claim that she was too ill to attend the meetings, she begrudgingly  arose from the bed and mentally prepared herself for the long day.

“Morning sleepyhead,” she heard Link say. She turned to look at her husband and saw him holding a mug of what smelled strongly of

“Coffee!” she exclaimed.

 Link chuckled as he handed her the mug, “I noticed you stayed up late again last night, did you wrap up everything you need?” 

“Yeah,” she answered, taking a long sip from her drink. “I might need to revise a few things but I don’t know if I’ll be able to with all these meetings today.” She rested her head on his shoulder, it was only the morning and she already started to feel exhausted.

“Let me revise the papers,” Link offered, “You worry about the meetings.”

“You’re the absolute best thank you so much,” she said. “What did I do to deserve you?”

“Just being you was enough to catch my attention, love,” he commented and kissed her.

[hanyakonotfound]

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zelink week 2022, day 3 - rainy days

once i heard the prompt for this day, immediately knew what to do!! a n g s t. yeah i love this trope where link doesn't actually remeber, makes me sad but i love it.

anyways hope you guys enjoy it

[dykevirgo]

I posted 28,146 times in 2022

That's 14,818 more posts than 2021!

322 posts created (1%)

27,824 posts reblogged (99%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@zukkas

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I tagged 6,654 of my posts in 2022

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#ask game - 225 posts

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#the owl house - 208 posts

#asks - 186 posts

#ghirahim - 142 posts

#zelink - 135 posts

Longest Tag: 140 characters

#the expectation that everyone has to be reachable at all times just because most phones have internet and read receipts and shit

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

alright i’m jumping on-board. dni if you think astrology is bullshit, if you've never played a legend of zelda game, if you can't see your bedroom floor because it's so messy, if you don't like lemonade, if you like hot weather better than cold weather, if you only shower once a week, if you can sleep with socks on, if you don't eat three meals a day, if you have more than 3 URLs saved, if you listen to the same music regardless of your mood, if you don't have a library card, if you don't have a favorite animal, and if you're an only child.

31 notes - Posted March 10, 2022

#4

in my sleepy girl era

49 notes - Posted September 21, 2022

#3

HE

58 notes - Posted October 28, 2022

#2

i'm obsessed

65 notes - Posted March 9, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

crowley: [hits anathema with his car and takes her home] this is so sad, bentley play "bicycle race" by queen

71 notes - Posted October 1, 2022

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[rai-knightshade]

I posted 19,561 times in 2022

10 posts created (0%)

19,551 posts reblogged (100%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@wanderingnightingale

@parttimetrickster

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I tagged 2,620 of my posts in 2022

#zelink - 375 posts

#shirbert - 317 posts

#self reblog - 61 posts

#malec - 42 posts

#usamamo - 39 posts

#goncharov - 30 posts

#🥺🥺🥺🥺 - 21 posts

#unreality - 18 posts

#yes - 17 posts

#skyward sword - 16 posts

Longest Tag: 139 characters

#(i know he apologized in his acceptance speech but iirc the broadcast specifically mentioned he didnt apologize to chris rock specifically)

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

I see you liking every single thing on my YJK blog and now I have to stan

Have a baby Jaina with her aunt Mara

THANK YOU 😂😂😂 i was reminded of my childhood love of the Young Jedi Knights via a crossover with a completely different fandom And i may have fell down the rabbit hole last night 😅 thank you for keeping this fandom alive i was almost certain i was the only person left who remembered/cared about the EU/Legends kids, especially the ones who weren't Solos and Skywalkers 😓 they are PRECIOUS and i LOVE THEM

1 note - Posted May 20, 2022

#4

crash

1 note - Posted April 1, 2022

#3

Hey! 👀+💕 for the asks!

Current ask game!

👀 Do you have any words/phrases you use habitually? 

I really like word "hence", I heard it once in like third grade and I basically made it a core part of my personality from then on. Not sure how often I use it in fic tho.... Other than that, I think I use a lot of -ly words as descriptors; wryly, ruefully, brightly, etc. A bit basic I'll admit but they get the point across and I don't have to dig out a thesaurus to understand what a character is expressing.

💕 What is the WIP that you are most excited about?

Well as mentioned in the tags of my og reblog, I've only got one WIP that I'm actually working on right now! The working title is "rest your head close to my heart, never to part (baby o'mine)", which will probably stay the title cause I always use song lyrics 😂 I'm usually inspired by music to write so it's only natural, I think. It's a fic for Anne of Green Gables, specifically the Sullivan tv movie continuity remixed into the original book continuity. Set 8 years after the third movie and with zero regard for any supposed "fourth" movies you may have heard of, it centers on the eldest Blythe child, Dominic, and how he comes to a sudden realization about himself in relation to the rest of his family, and how his question of "where did I come from?" Is answered.

Or, "so you forgot to mention to your firstborn that he's adopted and now he's asking Questions™ because he's realized he's the blonde sheep of your black-, brown- and red-haired family, what do you do?" But in fic form 😂😂😂.

I'm excited to see it finished cause I've been working on it for weeks, and because it's the first fic I've written in... A year, I think? So to get it written out will be an amazing achievement for me! I'm not sure how it'll be received cause it's a) the most self-indulgent fluffy-ass piece I've ever written--even more so than my Bradyverse, which I didn't think was possible--and is explicitly canon to the Anne movie that literally only me and like 5 other people like 😅😅 but who cares it's family fluff time!

Thank you for the ask Zelmo!!

1 note - Posted February 16, 2022

#2

⏰ What time of day do you prefer to write? 📌 If all your fics/WIPs fell off a ship and were drowning (go with it), and you could only save one, which would it be?

Time of day: whenever I've got a free moment tbh 😂😂 which currently tends to be the evenings as I work the morning shift 5 days a week. I've written or edited during my lunch times before tho so it's far from a hard and fast rule. When the inspiration strikes, it strikes!

Pick one WIP to save: well considering I only have one WIP that I'm currently working on (sorry professors!macdalton au, hopefully I'll get back to you one day), I'd say it's gonna have to be that one, titled "rest your head close to my heart, never to part (baby o'mine)". Even if it wasn't my only wip tho it'd probly be the one I save cause it's also one of the longest-taking wip I've ever had (the Brady verse doesn't count that was less one full wip and more a bunch of little snippets) and the fact that I'm still not done even tho it's been weeks is like. Torture. So I *will* finish this goddamn fic if it kills me. Wouldn't be the first death in the series at least (tho to be clear, nobody dies in this fic. It... Just happens to be about the mc finding out he's an adopted orphan, so. Clearly somebody had to die along the way. Multiple somebodies, even.)

Thanks for the ask!

1 note - Posted February 15, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

He didn't even punch him, he slapped him.

So I've seen now! (I didn't watch the Oscars this was entirely secondhand.) Honestly like. It smells like bullshit to me man idk talk to me when somebody like, fully assaults someone on stage in a full on brawl or some shit THEN maybe we can talk about losing Oscars. Not a (honestly very easily justified) slap.

3 notes - Posted March 29, 2022

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[louwhose]

Rain is too easily associated with angst, so I refuse to do that. Here, some fluff! (Though I wouldn't be surprised to see angst in my stuff sometime this week. That's just who I am.)

@zelinkweekofficial

Zelink Week 2022 | July 13 | Day 3 | Rainy Day

One Last Look, Age, Statue, Sparring, Rituals, Healing

[flutefemme]

I posted 180 times in 2022

That's 180 more posts than 2021!

94 posts created (52%)

86 posts reblogged (48%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@zeldaelmo

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I tagged 89 of my posts in 2022

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#age of calamity - 69 posts

#zelink - 69 posts

#zelda x link - 64 posts

#zelda fanfiction - 22 posts

Longest Tag: 31 characters

#hyrule warriors age of calamity

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Every now and again I like to gift an author with an illustration of a fanfic of theirs that I have immensely enjoyed. This illustration is for @zeldaseyebrows fanfiction, "The Mushroom Risotto Incident" on Ao3. This is from Chapter 2, "Stir".

Link and Zelda fall into a sweet, confortable routine together, but Zelda just can't bring herself to confess her love to Link due to guilt from "accidentally" witnessing an embarrassing moment before Ganon was vanquished. The fic is rated E(18+) so please mind content warnings.

I love this sweet moment of adoration and cuddles.

50 notes - Posted October 15, 2022

#4

A celebratory drawing for my followers for reaching 200 on twitter and 40 on tumblr! Followers voted for Autumn BOTW Zelink in a tree! May I present just that😍😍😍

"Sittin' in a Tree"

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56 notes - Posted October 21, 2022

#3

"Aged", Day 2 of Zelink Week!

An illustration from my fanfic "The Zelink Chronicles" on wattpad. After 100 years, Zelda celebrates her first birthday post-Ganon and Link surprises her with her father's journal. Healing takes place. 100 years and finally some emotional closure.💙💙💙

@zelinkweekofficial

57 notes - Posted July 12, 2022

#2

"Statue"

Zelink Week Day 4!

Traditional colored pencil. Royal guard shenanigans are afoot! Can Zelda crack the statuesque guard outside her door? 😏

@zelinkweekofficial

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62 notes - Posted July 14, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

The Guard Outside the Door

Inspired by the comic below:

Zelda hummed as she walked out of her chambers, her research notes in hand. Glancing to her left, the Royal Guard stationed at her door stood as he always did since he was assigned his new post approximately two weeks prior. Taciturn and rigid, staring directly ahead with those icy blue eyes.

"Hello," Zelda made another attempt at getting him to at least look at her, but it was to no avail. He remained as he was without even the slightest indication that he had even heard her. She was mildly irritated. Her last guard always gave her a twinkly-eyed smile when she came or went, and it was something she had grown fond of in her comings and goings. This new guard, however, was a stick in the mud and absolutely no fun at all.

"It's polite to at least acknowledge when someone speaks to you," she huffed at him, putting her hands on her hips in disapproval. "You are not required to be rude to be my chamber guard."

Still no reaction.

She felt the scorn rise in her chest, and in an impulsive move, grabbed the guard's beret by the crest badge and yanked it down in front of his face. Crossing her arms to see if he would do anything, she was thwarted yet again. The guard didn't react whatsoever!

"UGH!" The princess rolled her eyes and stomped away in disgust, muttering about speaking to her father about the manners of his Royal Guard.

She missed the pair of azure eyes peek out from under a lopsided beret, following her every move until she was out of sight.

When she came back to her chambers that evening, she was in poor spirits. Much praying, meditating, and study proved fruitless yet again, and each day felt more like failure. As she approached her door, the guard stood--beret straightened--just as stoic as before.

"I don't suppose you'd have a smile for your princess, would you?" Zelda asked, her tone noticeably more demure than earlier that day.

He blinked, but gave no other reaction. Zelda frowned. She grabbed his beret, yanking it down over his eyes again.

"Fine. Be rude!" she snapped, and failed to hide her sob as she walked into her room and slammed the door.

In her haste, she missed a troubled brow and two icy blue eyes glance toward her door and then down at the stone floor.

The next morning, Zelda emerged from her chambers, glanced over at the sober guard, and continued to stare. When he offered no interaction or acknowledgement, she took a step closer. The blue-eyed guard continued to stand unaffected. Fuming inside, Zelda walked right up to the side of his face and stared, her nose and lips mere inches from his ear. 

"Why won't you acknowledge me?!" she whispered harshly under her breath. "Am I that repulsive that you eschew conversation?"

The guard swallowed hard. Then blinked. But nothing else. Zelda stomped her foot and growled loudly.

"Uuuughhh! You are positively INTRACTABLE!" She yanked his beret over his face and stormed off.

She missed the guard letting out the long, drawn out breath he was holding as he slumped up against the wall and put his hands over his face.

That evening was the annual ball, and Zelda dreaded it every year. Even at fifteen, she would be made to dance with unfamiliar potential suitors, some twice her age. One particular partner was especially attentive in all the wrong ways, and filled her chest with anxiety as she danced. An unwelcome hand too low on her back, an unmistakable brushing against her bosom, and a far-too-close-for-comfort pair of lips against her ear and neck. After his third dance with her (that she could not refuse), she had had enough. Complaining of a headache, she asked to retire to her room. As she left the Sanctum, she did not see the offending suitor follow her down the corridor. Before she rounded the corner to her bedroom door, a strong pair of hands grabbed her around the waist.

"Leaving so soon, my sweet pet? We've only just started our fun!" his inky dark tone made her shiver with fear. She wrenched herself out of his grasp, her words spitting out a retort.

"I would caution you to take care with your hands and your words, sir," she hissed. "Your advances are not welcome. It was inappropriate for you to follow me here!" She rounded the corner, and saw her dispassionate guard standing by her door. Her pursuer grabbed her by the wrist and yanked her back behind the corner and out of the sight of the guard. 

"You will do as I say, and I will act as I will, silly girl," he seethed at her resistance. She shrieked and slapped him in the face, throwing him off balance. It was just enough to get away and she ran back around the corner in a panic, but her guard was nowhere in sight. 

"GET BACK HERE YOU LITTLE--" but the voice behind the corner stopped abruptly as she heard a scuffle, a muffled cry, and a sickening thud. Then silence. Zelda backed up toward her door, the tears spilling over as she crumpled to the floor outside her room.

Suddenly, a soft pair of white gloved hands took gentle hold of her arms, lifting her up off the floor to standing. Her breathing came in sobs, and the comforting arms attached to the gloved hands held her close as she leaned her forehead onto a willing shoulder. Despite her anxiety, she felt safe enough to wrap her arms around his torso and squeeze tightly.

"Thank you," she whispered through her tears. "I don't know what would have happened if you weren't--" but the rest of the sentence was interrupted by a soft gloved hand stroking her hair. She melted into his arms and stayed there for what seemed like hours. She sniffed, and pulled back, and she was met with a pair of crystal blue eyes staring into hers with an expression she wasn't able to interpret. The corners of her lips turned up into a smile . Oh, it was a good thing he hadn't looked at her before, because she could fall for those eyes. The head-over-heels kind of fall.

She grinned playfully, grabbed the tip of his beret, and yanked it down over his face.

And this time, she didn't miss him sliding it back in place and giving her a wide, white-toothed smile.

77 notes - Posted July 30, 2022

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[aurathian]

Zelink Week 2022 Masterlist

here's my masterlist for @zelinkcommunity zelink week 2022! i didn't end up completing all the prompts but here are my entries anyway :)

Day 1: one last look - one last look

A series of last looks; five times Link saved Zelda and one time Zelda saved Link.

Day 2: age - for all time

With @zelzenik . Throughout their lives, Zelda and Link knew that they would love each other, for all time. Or, Zelda does not like the young boy her father appoints as her chosen knight... until, one day, she does.

Day 3: rainy days - Remembering Rain

Link remembers the rain, both good and bad.

Day 4: statue - statues

But when she looked to her knight Link, she saw a future she could forge on her own. A future that, with their mortal hands, they could carve themselves.

Day 7: healing - A Cool River and Her Dearest Knight

No matter how hard she scrubs, the blood never washes off.

[drsteggy]

Fanfic Master Post

Because it’s just getting out of hand. I am DrSteggy on AO3, and pretty much everywhere.

I write Legend of Zelda. It’s mostly Breath of the Wild flavored, but not exactly BOTW. I like ZeLink, but have not written much of it just yet.

Here is what we have. You need to be logged in to read.

The long fic:

Uneasy Lies the Chosen of Farore (revised) an update to my 2020 long fic (which is currently hidden in a private collection and will come back when I’m done posting this) about a 42 year old Link who finds himself overwhelmed and underprepared to deal with the obligations that come with his new sword. It’s not the legend you’re expecting to hear, but it’s the one I needed to write. Updates Saturday mornings.

The newest one shot

Crisis at Hyrule Castle my take on that whole Puppet Zelda deal from TOTK. Companion piece to Rising Storm, same universe as Reunion.

Everything else is below the cut

There is a series of short side fics off of Farore:

Pots in which we briefly examine the hero’s relationship to pottery

Cuccos in which we briefly examine the hero’s relationship to cuccos

The Hero of Thyme I think there are a lot of kids who get named Link, and here is one of them

Sunset in Lurelin Written as an experiment with softer stuff, it’s Actual Adult Link at the beginning of a relationship that you see the end of in the long fic

The Night Before Ordon written as an experiment with smut, this is a sexually explicit piece with middle age Link and Zelda

After the Boss Battle another sexually explicit piece with middle age Link and Zelda because years do not mean you can keep your hands off each other, it just means you fumble less

After the Wedding YES one more explicit go around with Mature!Link and Zelda

Reflection Zelda thinks back on some key points from the long fic, as the Hero snores like a monster. G rated fluff.

Nauru’s Counterpoint WIP with no set update schedule that retells Farore from Zelda’s point of view.

Link and Fancy the horsegirl!Link story I have threatened to write. This is about a ten year old future hero and his fabulous pink pony. G rated.

True Colors I lost a bet and had to write a mild emotional hurt/comfort with a side of platonic snuggling about my version of Link and Impa, who go from not really enemies to besties over the course of the long fic. Everyone won. G rated

ZeLink Week 2022 collection: One Last Look Age Rainy Days Sparring Healing

The Constant A series of five extended or missing scenes from Farore exploring the Link and I pa friendship. They go in chronological order starting with a very traumatized Link who doesn’t really trust the royal advisor sent to bring him back to the castle and ending as besties people watching over a beer. Written as part of a fic exchange.

The Risk of Love set between the end of Uneasy Lies the Chosen of Farore and Tris of the Wild’s wonderful Naive Melody Zelda shares a painful part of her past with Link

The Longest Night my winter solstice/Hyrule holiday fic in the Faroreverse

Straight up Breath of the Wild fics:

Everything so far is rated G

In Memorium written for a challenge on Amino, exploration of memory 17

Eternal Shipwreck of our Hopes character study of Urbosa as she waits in Vah Naboris, post Calamity

(Nothing But) Flowers Link and Zelda 3 months post Calamity, trying to figure out what’s next.

Homecoming- Link and Zelda spending their first night in Link’s Hateno home. Rated G. Yes.

Tempest- Prequel of sorts for Shipwreck. It’s the years and weeks before the Calamity through Urbosa’s lens.

They Stumble That Run Fast- character study on Breath of the Wild Link, meant to fit into the work of StudioRat specifically the series Nor Shall Death Brag

Today shows Breath of the Wild’s Zelda heading to Hyrule Castle to go put the Calamity in a head lock.

The Dragon at Lanayru set between BOTW and TOTK. I wrote it off a prompt before TOTK came out and somehow it still fits in the canon universe. Anyway. Marriage proposal that is just fluff and cute

This one is rated E

Reunion- could be a sequel to Homecoming, but both stand alone. Slow burn slice of life until it’s all hands on, uh, deck.

Tears of the Kingdom:

Rising Storm a Tears of the Kingdom one shot about redirecting your angst onto a Large Monster

The Ficlet Collection

Is a half dozen super short things I wrote off prompts from others in 2021. It’s all Zelda and includes from Skyward Sword, Breath of the Wild and the Farore-iverse.

The veterinary AU :

Minor Species written off a prompt, it’s about Vet!Link and his goldfish patient

And, the sole non Zelda thing I have...

Freak an X Files story that I wrote in 1999 and assumed lost until I stumbled over it on my hard drive in 2020. It’s about a unicorn.