#zelink writer

[marimbles]

“Paths like this one are sometimes called ‘desire paths.’ … They mark a journey of wishes … of tireless yearning.”

— @bahbahhh, “desire path”

this fic has not left my mind since I read it!! it’s absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for the delicious zelink 💜

[smellbringer]

Settling a Debate in the Zelda Fandom

I've been paying attention to Tears of the Kingdom Discourse, namely the argument on whether the Link bought the house in Hateno Village in Breath of the Wild that Zelda moved into before TOTK.

Some argue, "No, she clearly lives alone, they call it Zelda's house and no one remembers Link."

Some argue that they clearly do as why would someone need a secret room like Zelda does if they live alone.

One thing people forget however is that when you go back to Tarrey Town in TOTK, Hudson will remember Link and state his gratitude for what Link did to help found the town in BOTW.

But in BOTW Link can only do the Tarrey Town Founding quest if he bought the Hateno house. So that seemingly settles it, Link and Zelda lived in the Hateno house between BOTW and TOTK and probably hit the yoinky sploinky.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to lurk for a few months again and not post shit in the meantime.

[jxsterr]

hey. what if link was so consumed by grief he was angry. cuz a tired link is brilliant, a riddled-with-illness-and-depressed link is even better, but what about a link that is so sick of all of this happening to both zelda and him that he's just FURIOUS.

like he's angry as fuck at how, despite everything they have done to protect hyrule, they're right back where they started. all that effort they put into sealing the calamity, those a hundred years link spent asleep just to be able to live again and those a hundred years zelda spent tearing herself apart just to hold that beast back, all for it to be for nothing. all that effort to dispel the ganon from their time only for ganondorf to appear from another time. it's borderline comical. link has to laugh or he'll cry. he's so tired of this constant fight but he's only tired for himself, when it comes to thinking about how much zelda has suffered and continues to suffer it conjures anger so vivid he feels it in his chest. he's so angry at how much the world continues to punish someone who has done nothing to deserve it, someone who has given her all for the people of this world and more and yet she cannot even feel the grace of peace for longer than a few years. she of all people deserves a break more than anything and he finds himself wishing he'd fallen instead of her.

link finds it hard to process or even care about the goings on in lookout landing after he finally wakes up (again). purah is babbling in his ear about something to do with increasing monster attacks but it's impossible to remain present when his mind is so torn up over zelda, his zelda. gods. she really is gone, isn't she? he doesn't know where she is, doesn't know if she's still breathing, or if he'll ever see those emerald eyes again. it's so much harder this time because last time he didn't even know her—at least not as much as he knows her now. her face was blurry back then and her voice was something so familiar yet so distant, but now he loves her. he knows her inside out, knows her favourite tea to drink in the early mornings and what books she'll pull from the bookcase based on her mood. the sun died that day and so has a part of him.

the air beside him feels so thick with emptiness that he finds himself getting lost in helping the local folks just to fill it, taking up a few errands and joining in with the monster control forces just for someone by his side. weeks pass since her fall and link finds himself stuck in the anger phase of grief. it feels like a disease, he doesn't like how angry he feels but goddess he can't stop feeling this way. it's just so fucking unfair. more often than not link finds himself venturing out of lookout landing deep in the night just to kill. not defeat, not vanquish, but to draw blood in a feeble attempt to quench the burning rage inside his soul. he tears his pathetic excuse of a sword mercilessly through the flesh of unsuspecting bokoblins, slices through the tendons of gloom hands and unleashes the full extent of his fury onto the phantoms of ganondorf's shrivelled form. he yells as he plummets the tip of his sword through the phantom's chest until it disperses into thin wisps of gloom, but it's still not enough. it's never going to be enough. he repeats the same useless task every night yet it does nothing to change anything. he's still angry.

purah's told him about the phenomenas pestering the four corners of hyrule but he can't bring himself to focus on the world just yet, so he goes to mount lanayru. he's waist deep in frozen water with hands clasped around one another when he begins his plea to the goddess. he asks her why zelda was served a fate as cruel as this, and why he seems forever cursed to walk hyrule alone. she doesn't answer. it irritates link, so he repeats himself louder. she still doesn't answer. he's yelling at her now, using the full extent of vocal cords that have barely moved since he awoke, and driving his fists through the spring water in an act of overwhelming frustration. answer me! tell me why we have to endure this! he cries, but the goddess is evermore silent. he chokes out a sob, and then, in a moment of fury, unleashes words undeserving of anyone to hear, not even ganondorf himself. he needs something that will just sit there and take it and right now he's beginning to understand the frustration zelda felt all those years ago when all her efforts went under appreciated. he decides this act is some sort of revenge for how the goddess has ignored them, even if it really isn't her fault; he just needs to feel like he's done anything of use when he's been rendered so powerless. his bitterness only continues to grow the longer she ignores him, until he's exhausted himself from the outburst and stands in the water until his limbs go numb. pathetically quiet, he curses the goddess.

when link learns of zelda's fate after the final tear, he goes missing for weeks. the only noticeable trace of him in the world is the sudden lack of monsters in some areas of hyrule, namely the lynels. the tears had acted as a sort of comfort to know that at least wherever zelda was, she was able to find some sort of comfort or happiness there. the memory of zelda and sonia made him cry hysterically afterwards, of course she still finds a way to speak of him even when they're separated by a millennia or more—but the final tear makes him feel like the air was knocked out of him. he can't even think about it, he tried to ignore zelda's dragon floating aimlessly about the skies for the first few days but the grief became too much. he finds himself cross legged on her snout, braiding blue nightshades amongst silent princesses in her mane, taking comfort in talking to her about the weight of everything on his shoulders. purah's search party is useless when he spends the first week or so constantly by zelda's side, sleeping in amongst the warmth of her locks and offering her buttered apples whenever she perched. "hey, old girl."

seeing zelda this way, knowing she has destroyed herself just so that he may prevail in the fight against the enemy who caused all this suffering.. link vows to become his worst nightmare.

[thesadpuffin]

Character lineup for my Zelda High School AU fanfiction! "One Thing About You" on a03

[desireofthestage]

every day i mourn the post-botw/pre-totk animated show i completely made up in my head. please chronicalize zelink and their time in hateno. i want to see them feeding ducks. i want to see them training together. i want to see link babysitting the children. i want to see zelda lifting a log over her shoulders. ​zelda getting 50 different haircuts? link helping her and purah with their experiments? ZELINK TEACHERS? please show me what the hell happened in those 7 years

[mistresslrigtar]

I’m starting something new this year! Each month I’m going to recommend a Zelink story on AO3 that is a personal favorite. Depending on the response I may turn this into a separate blog.

This month I’m recommending A Hylian Romance by sillythings (I’ve read this one 3 times!)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/13865346/chapters/31895592

This was one of the first Zelink stories I read when I discovered the fandom and it is still my absolute favorite. It is told from the Court Poet’s perspective and is an interesting study in what love and sacrifice look like when witnessed from an observer’s perspective.

Enjoy!!

[farore-or-less]

Okay, I’ll play 💕 thank you for the tag love!

Three Ships: Zelink (loz), Perc’halia (Vox Machina), and Edwin (FMA)

First Ship: First ship, ever? Probably Brock and Misty from Pokémon lol. Or maybe Kiki and Tombo

Favorite Color: Green

Last Song: I’ve been into Tems lately, Free Mind is 👌🏾

Last Movie in Theaters: Batman and it was an hour too long 🫠

Last Show: Last of Us

Currently Watching: Soccer because the fiancé has it on in the background

Currently Working On: way too many fic WIPs to count ���� But I hope to get the final chapter of Signed, Sealed, Delivered out this weekend!

Current Obsession: writing an Atlantis au with my dear friend 🥰💕 also a ZelGanLink RP with two of my other friends that is just 🔥

Rules: Tag nine people you want to get to know better

Thanks for the tag @louwhose !

Three Ships: Zelink, Malink, and Sylki

First ship: umm idk Finn McMissile/Holly Shiftwell I guess? But I like barely shipped them. It was more of a ‘oh well this fic is pretty good so I’ll put up with the pairing’ kinda thing XD If we’re talking first serious ship then Sylki

Fave colour: blue

Last song: Heartbreak Feels So Good by Fall Out Boy

Last movie in theaters: Thor Love and Thunder I think? I don’t go to theaters much lol

Last show: Hero’s Purpose

Currently watching: …nothing (I’ve been too busy playing Majora’s Mask lol)

Currently reading: whatever fluffy or whumpy fic I can get my hands on

Currently working on: too many wips

Current obsession: Legend of Zelda and Linked Universe (it’s not obvious at all 🙃)

No pressure tags: @telemna-hyelle @skyward-floored @tired-twili @zeldaelmo @blossomingwaters @uncleskyrule @srah-the-violist aaand I can’t think of anyone else cause my brain has stopped cooperating

[firefliesnightcore]

"He's different.

That's the only word that comes to mind.

Different.

It sticks to her teeth when she tries to say it, lodging itself uncomfortably in her mouth until all she can do is swallow it whole and pray it doesn't choke her. 

Normally, in such a context, it would seem derogatory. A snide remark on a person's character when one doesn't have anything bad to say, but nothing good either. Like a hideous vase worth a fortune or a bouquet of beautiful flowers that turn out to be weeds. It's awkward and creates a blip in polite conversation that must be glossed over with a forced smile and weak chuckle.

Or, perhaps, it's the perfect word for when nothing else quite makes sense.

Like now, for instance."

SUMMARY: Zelda is struggling to accept how drastically her knight has changed from who he used to be. Thankfully, for better or worse, he's found a few brothers who are willing to lend a helpful word.

[lily-alphonse]

"My Piece of Home" by Lily Alphonse

Zelink Week 2024 Day 1: Under the Stars

Rating: Teen

Words: 2,684

“You know we can always come back to visit whenever you want.” “Yeah I know,” Zelda said quietly to the stars, packing away thoughts of their future in the back of her mind, and turning to look at him with a smile. “Are you ready?” “After you, milady.” He gestured to the edge. Excitement. Excitement, not anxiety, she repeated like a mantra as she looked over the edge again. It almost felt like the first time she flew as a child, the same trepidation.

On their final night as residents of Skyloft, Link and Zelda enjoy the newfound freedom to fly their Loftwings at night. But Link also has a surprise in store…

>>Read on AO3<<

Created for Zelink Week 2024 @zelinkcommunity

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Special thanks to @zeldaelmo and @greatskeletongothfan for help with the Loftwing names :)

[itcantbe]

itcantbe's Legend of Zelda fic master list

Tumblr-only stories:

sifting through the system for the piece that knows my name: (BOTW Zelink, rated T) Breath of the Wild sci-fi AU part 2

Difficult People: (BOTW Zelink, rated G) this is the worm crackfic

Save Yourself: (BOTW Retail AU, rated G) a Black Friday calamity

Ring A Bell: (BOTW, rated G) Zelda recovers a memory

on ao3:

The Legend of Kink: Spicy One Shots and Drabbles: 18 chapters, rated E and M. Mostly zelink.

Elixirs & Engagements: Rated G, 9 chapters (complete). BOTW Regency Era Zelink Romance AU

Sweet Little Lies: One-shot, post-calamity zelink, rated G.

you snooze you lose, rated E: BOTW/AOC miphzel/zelpha/mipha x zelda

one in the hand: rated E. BOTW zelink one shot, originally chapter 11 of "The Legend of Kink."

Under the Boardwalk: 5 chapters, rated E, complete. Modern/Theme park AU written for Zelink Week 2021.

All My Past and Futures: One-shot, rated T. Canon divergent zelink AU.

Now Everything Is Easy ‘Cause of You: one shot, rated M. Post-calamity zelink.

there are many things I would like to say to you (but I don’t know how): rated T. Written with Nendil for Zelinktines Month 2022. Featuring artwork by @aquaticpal!

Whumptober 2021: rated T. Seven whumpy zelink stories, some connected, some standalone.

The Book of Divine Pleasures: incomplete. rated E. At one Link/Impa chapter for now. May never be completed.

Every Time I Itch I Wind Up Scratchin' You: 2/2, rated E. It's the sex ants fic as seen in "The Legend of Kink." Includes original artwork.

Dread: rated G. Robbie/Zelda ficlet written for a rare pair prompt.

Wild: rated M. Dead dove zelink thing published for Whumptober 2022. I might finish it some day.

Creating a Champion: Series, rated T. Baby's first fanfic! A series of one-shots exploring what "resurrection" can mean and what really makes a champion.

nasty side account:

if wishes were fishes: 4 chapters, rated E. an entire mess of kinks but primarily oviposition. includes zelink, miphlink, miphvali, zelimpa, zelinkpa and link x lizalfo.

the queen's ambassador: rated E. Two chapters (for now). filthy zelink.

[abbyz-elda]

Introduction

Hi everyone!

My name is Abby, and I love writing Zelda fanfiction! My original blog, abbyzwrites, used to hold a lot of my Zelda stuff, but I'm splitting my Zelda content from my original content and making this my new Zelda blog!

A master list of all of my works will be coming to you in a bit, but the link to my Ao3 account is on my profile!

I mainly write Zelink fluff, and you can find a mix of longer and shorter fics on my profile.

Excited to post even more fun Zelda content!

[zariahthechocolatecookie]

alright so there's been this zelink fic on my mind for a bit now - not gonna write it anytime soon (i think) but I figured I might as well share it, see if people would wanna read it, that sorta thing. so here goes!

it starts up at the end of botw, when link & zelda reunite. I don't have solid plans, but in my head this story kind of has two "phases". the first is a 'road trip' - link & zelda & some ocs for variety travel around hyrule, assessing damage, helping rebuild, doing some research on sheikah tech, that sort of thing. lots of slow-burn and some 'will they won't they' stuff because both of them are in denial about their feelings & oblivious that the other also has feelings. the end of this phase is them completing the road trip & realizing hyrule doesn't need/want a leader/princess anymore - so zelda can afford to try to have a "normal" life.

phase two is zelda & link attempting to be normal, with a heavy focus on Hateno village because I could talk for AGES about that location. confessing feelings, getting together, figuring out how to live like normal people and all that, etc.

there's not really a definitive plan for the end (either it's happy or there's some references to stuff leading up to totk) but that's the idea! anyone got thoughts? feedback? want to see / wouldn't want to see?

[iti-iskuna]

To Sow You Back Up Like a Garden

Category: F/M

Rating: Mature (Graphic Depictions of Violence)

Word Count: 3,520

“Well,” Zelda sighed, “I supposed we have some time to…” Her voice trailed off as she turned around to face Link. She had barely caught it, the smallest crack of his invisible armor, but she saw it nonetheless: a slight grimace as his torso twisted away from the door, his left hand—his offhand—trailing on the doorknob. “Link?” Zelda stepped toward him cautiously. “Are you alright?” Her silent knight remained true to his reputation. As he nodded stiffly in response, she could see a flash of pain flicker in his bright blue eyes. His bottom lip puckered ever so slightly, as if he trapped the inner flesh of it between his teeth. “Link.” Zelda closed the distance between them, her jaw set and her breath quickening. “Show me.”

>>Read on AO3<<

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@zelinkcommunity

[zeldaelmo]

Countdown fic to The Legend of Zelda — Echoes of Wisdom!

Summary: Bodyguard by day, artist by night—apart from Link's manageable crush on Hyrule's Princess, his life is pretty boring. That is, until one of his artworks attracts the attention of a blogger who anonymously publishes erotica about the Heroes and Princesses of old. Before he knows it, he's in the midst of a flirty online friendship with "Tetra" who happens to know a little too much about castle life.

Rated explicit! Updates three times a week until the release date of EoW!

Inspiration, Illusions and other Inconveniences

Chapter one - Three Steps Behind

Three steps behind. Not further away from her and Hylia forbid, never closer to her.

Link's gaze flickered between the bobbing tips of Princess Zelda's chin-length hair and the people on the sidewalk. Families were usually no threat, often too busy within themselves. His eyes moved to the little pearls that dangled from her earlobes and flew back ahead, to the teens on the other side of the road. Too absorbed in gossip to notice the princess of Hyrule and her bodyguard walking right past them. Okay, good.

He took a breath, eyes now on the giant screen of a department store; they were still going to make it in time. He allowed himself a moment to linger on the way her shoulders rolled when she glided over the pavement, but tore his eyes away again just as quickly. Always three steps behind, that was his place.

A tiny shriek rang out from behind a postcard rack, and something sent the whole thing spinning. Not good. School kids — the secret peril of his job. And yup, there was one of those menaces, waving shyly with a picture of her, his missing front tooth on full display. She stopped, her brilliant smile tinting the clatter of the souvenir shop in golden light. Even the mugs with her face printed on them paled against the original and they were best sellers among the grannies of Hyrule.

Her smile was so bright that Link nearly bumped into her.

Great. Excellent. Perfect. He couldn't stare a kid down!

I have to give my friend and beta reader @mistresslrigtar a special shout out. I started this fic in... 2022, then put it on hold for another project. Two attempts to get back to writing it failed.

I asked Missy if she could maybe help me sort the problems out and since she luckily also likes modern AUs, she agreed. And so we tackled the messy plot and I aimed to finish it this year. To keep myself from backing out, I also signed up for the @wipbigbang and what can I say, here I am, posting it. I still have few chapters to wrap up, but I'm positive that'll work out.

Missy did an amazing job as a beta, both in picking me up and telling me what worked and more importantly what didn't work. I had to rewrite three chapters and counting, but that's exactly what a good beta makes you do if it's necessary.

So, thank you, Missy, you're the best. 🙏🏼

[links-bomb-arrows-go-brr]

Me: -notices that Zelda is taller than Link-

My rational side: Zelda is simply just taller than Link.

My angst loving side: LINK IS LOCKED AT THE AGE HE WAS WHEN HE WAS PUT IN THE SHRINE OF RESURRECTION! ZELDA IS AGING AND HE’S NOT!

[myth0mani-art]

Does anyone know any good Fanfictions including my tagged pairings/fandoms down below?

I have the urge to read but I can't find anything I'm easily hooked to at the moment, which sucks.