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“You would choose me?” he asked softly.
“Yes. Not the Hero, but you, Link. Could you choose me, too?”
He started to nod, then put his voice behind it. “Yes.”
She looked at him, and he looked back, and she couldn’t shake the feeling that something momentous was taking place. The girl with the Goddess blood and the boy with the spirit of the Hero, bound together by fate to fight a war they never wanted a part in. To fight a war that began millennia ago, to protect a world that should have been protecting them. Having no choice, but making one anyway.
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A look between the memories, of the life of a princess in the face of Calamity. 100 years ago, this is how it all began.Series
- Part 1 of The Long Way Home
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11 Mar 2026
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The sky begins to darken into a cornflower blue that would cost no less than an arm and leg at the Kochi Dye Shop, throwing cream colored snow into stark relief. His Princess turned Priestess steps out of Link’s arms just as the first few hints of lavender begin to bleed up from the horizon, he aches with the distance immediately.
“I suppose,” Zelda’s voice is impossibly soft, thin in a way he’s come to know means she’s close to tears, “it’s time for me to begin.”
The Crown Princess of Hyrule inhales slowly through her nose when her feet first touch sacred water. Bare fingers twitch almost imperceptibly against his palm before pulling away, and Link watches with his heart in his mouth as Zelda smoothly steps down into the spring.
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10 Mar 2026
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Copious Coprolites by Conjecture
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
08 Nov 2023
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Zelda is set to oversee a new archaeology site inside the Great Hyrule Forest, supported by Professor Purah, and at the mercy of Park Rangers who know how to navigate through the fog. When artifact thieves pose a threat for Zelda's once in a lifetime research, she finds herself not alone in the name of archaeological discovery.
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09 Mar 2026
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Ruin the Courtship by badtooth
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
04 Mar 2026
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“Well then?” There’s a wry smile on her face. Link wonders if it doesn’t seem a little forced. “Aren’t you going to ask me if I know any nice girls?”
You're a nice girl, he wants to say.
Except she isn’t.
Because Zelda isn’t nice.
She’s perfect.
Suitors arrive in Hyrule for the chance to claim Zelda’s hand in marriage, much to the chagrin of the Princess and her chosen knight.
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07 Mar 2026
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Subtleties of a Suitor by AshleysWrittenWords for intangibly_yours
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
22 Aug 2020
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Pre-calamity AU where Zelda’s powers awaken in time, but not everything is back to normal after Calamity Ganon is defeated.
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She paused her pen strokes and glared at the page, willing herself to connect thoughts to words and words to paper."We don’t meet anymore, we haven’t since before the monster was sealed away. Even though the night prior haunted my dreams for weeks following my expressed wishes to cease these small moments of privacy. No matter how sweet and innocent they could be. As you know, in my heart of hearts I can’t bind him to me when-"
When Zelda could never be his. When, in times of great enlightenment and prosperity, their fates have crossed and her father now sees him only as a valuable combatant in his army. When destinies have been fulfilled and they were no use to one another.
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05 Mar 2026
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The Ferryman by leadernovaandthemacabre for newts_nature_reads_102
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
15 Nov 2023
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The Kingdom of Hyrule has fallen. The Zora Domain will provide sanctuary, but the Crown Princess must cross Central Hyrule which is crawling with soldiers loyal to the usurper. The only safe path of egress is through the Depths.
The Depths are impossible to traverse without the Ferryman: a being who will guide lost souls to their destination for a price. He may ask for anything ranging from a cooking pot to one’s firstborn child.
“Firstborn child?” Zelda asks. “Sure! When do we start?”
To everyone’s horror, the Ferryman smiles.
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05 Mar 2026
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Lord Floria's Anthology by leadernovaandthemacabre
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
15 Apr 2023
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In her preparation to ascend the throne, Princess Zelda’s father introduces her to the concept of looking for a companion with the intelligence, resolve, and aptitude to rule at her side.
Meanwhile, the Marquis of Faron’s little sister steals his private poetry and sends them to Princess Zelda after she hears she’s looking for a man.
Link begins to sweat.
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28 Feb 2026
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Zelda discovers that her hated personal guard has a secret stash of trashy romance novels. She reads all of them. And then things get awkward.
Are they enemies with benefits, or best friends to lovers? These two are so out of touch that it's hard to tell.
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- English
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- 29,878
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- 4/4
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11 Feb 2026
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Edge of Destiny by ForceForGood
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
18 Mar 2025
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After drawing the Master Sword, a spotlight-averse Link must adjust to his sudden promotion to knighthood and his new role as the protector of a princess who is unexpectedly hostile to him. This story begins as a prequel to BOTW, adds depth to the storyline of BOTW and continues on through to TOTK. Ch. 10: Link has fallen on Blatchery Plain. His spirit, left floating in the space between life and death, is given the choice to move on... or return to the world of the living after a long slumber in the Shrine of Resurrection, to complete his mission to destroy Calamity Ganon.
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11 Feb 2026
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What the King Would Give by dayhaven
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Video Game)
19 Jul 2021
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“I know you understand duty too well to believe your job is over, but, Link,” the King says his name, and Link becomes even more nervous, now. “You saved everyone in Hyrule. You deserve a vacation, don’t you think? Perhaps a title? Tell me how I can repay you for your service, please.”
Link knows what he wants to ask for. He’s known for a while now, actually. He wants that house across the bridge in Hateno Village, the new one. He wants the black castle horse, Charcoal, who he’s ridden ever since being assigned to his current post. Most of all, he wants to take a certain blonde Princess with him to that house in Hateno on the back of that black horse, so she can spend her days at Purah’s tech lab and her nights in his arms, and he never wants to have to leave her ever again.
Even if by some Goddess-given miracle, the Princess wanted Link the way he wanted her, and the King was somehow okay with that, he doesn’t think the King would give him that.
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Bookmarked by Maracate
19 Nov 2025
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Haunted Hyrule Castle by GabrieleKazlauskaite, Seren_Knight01
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
15 Aug 2025
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Link is a werewolf, and the visiting Prince of Labrynna has no idea.
What could possibly go wrong?
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15 Aug 2025
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How's About It, Link? by WritingonImpulse
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
31 Jul 2025
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"You know, you should stop by my place on Tuesday," Zelda comments in a tone so jarringly sweet he's reeled right back in.
He shakes his head, certain he's misheard her. "What? I-"
"Our cleaning lady comes by on Tuesdays," she smiles. "Maybe she can vacuum all those cobwebs out of your ears-since your head is so pathetically void of any intelligent thought."
Link slams the pencil down flat. "If you hate tutoring me so much, why don't you just quit already?"It's Link most daunting adventure yet: High school! Having just moved to the big city, Link is struggling in more ways than one: Relentless bullying, no friends besides his sassy little sister, and to top it all off, he's failing! But when tutoring pits him against the most popular girl in school, he realizes he might not be the only one in need of rescuing.
[This story is a BotW-focused AU with a couple tweaks and some familiar faces'n'places from other games joining along the way!]
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- 123,366
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- 32/32
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Bookmarked by Maracate
25 Jul 2025
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Thinking Of You by DeiliaMedlini
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
13 May 2025
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Princess Zelda unlocked her powers in time to fight the Calamity, saving Hyrule and everyone in it, but it came with an unintentional consequence: a power that she never wanted came with being part Goddess. The power to read minds.
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21 Jul 2025
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The Saga of Emmerich Holyblade & Corvirus Magidark by Felikatze
Fandoms: The Saga of Emmerich Holyblade & Corvirus Magidark - felikatze
14 May 2025
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God, just because we're the only two kids in The Village, Emmerich Holyblade automatically assumes this makes us friends. He doesn't even realize I hate him and his stupid smug swordsman ass.
Whatever, honestly. Emmerich Holyblade and I are going on this stupid journey to kill the Demon Lord of Darkness, and because I hate him so much and don't want to be here, I need to let out my feelings SOMEWHERE or else I'm going to explode.
[Official repost of the Emmerich Holyblade Saga from Tumblr!]
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04 Jun 2025
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Siren's hymn by Zephyrella
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
26 Apr 2025
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The Siren of Eventide Island is a legend that pirates and sailors tell each other. They say she lures sailors to their doom, and that men who follow her voice never come back.
Link’s always been fascinated by the story. He feels the pull towards her island, even though he’s never heard her song. One day he sees her through his spyglass, and the image of her silhouette in the afternoon sun is burned into his brain like a brand.
She pulls him out to sea, and he goes willingly.
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He walks forward, taking another step, and then another, until the blade of her knife brushes against the cloth of his shirt.
“Go ahead,” he says, lifting an eyebrow. He watches the graceful lines of her throat contract as she swallows. She looks down at the silver blade in her hands, then meets his gaze again, defiance burning behind her eyes.
“Why did you come here?”
He shrugs one shoulder.
“Curiosity.”
The word is wholly inadequate to describe the force that had drawn him here.
“You would throw your life away so easily?”
“It isn’t worth much.”
Bookmarked by Maracate
30 Apr 2025
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Redesignation by sparklyfaerie
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
06 Dec 2023
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Zelda thought she knew who Link was, a hundred years ago—but the man who emerged from the Shrine of Resurrection is not quite the same one who went into it. There’s one key, fundamental difference; and it’s one that will redefine their relationship moving forward.
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29 Jan 2025
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So Many Eyes by gerudo__desert
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
22 Jan 2025
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“Come here,” Zelda says, gathering him into her arms. Link struggles half-heartedly, terrified of ruining her lovely nightgown, but she only strengthens her grip and commands, “Stop. Just stop. You’re allowed to be human for a moment.”
Is he? Three dead people on his floor, and the princess of Hyrule is pressing him close to her heart.
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- Part 4 of BOTW/TOTK Zelink Oneshots
- Language:
- English
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- 7,302
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- 1/1
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23 Jan 2025
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To All the Knights I've Loved Before by dayhaven
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
07 Jan 2025
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“We never discussed ground rules,” Zelda said matter-of-factly. “And we really should have.”
Link didn’t say anything, waiting for her to continue.
“Obviously, no one can know it’s a ruse,” Zelda said. “If anyone finds out, my father will call off his blessing, and both of us will be back to square one.”
Link nodded.
Zelda suddenly felt too warm, and she decided to shuffle over to her desk, which was a good distance from Link, and dig around for a piece of paper and a quill. “It’ll be good for us to write it out,” she said, more for herself than for Link, who sat on the other side of her desk expectantly.
Why did he look like he was waiting to get marching orders? Like he might have been almost eager for it?
She focused on writing out the first rule. “Rule number one, no one can know.” She penned the words carefully. “We have to look genuinely head over heels for each other.”
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- English
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- 82,265
- Chapters:
- 16/16
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07 Jan 2025
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Ratthi, Pin-Lee, and Gurathin are stranded neck-deep in enemy territory, their leader kidnapped, with not enough funds and even fewer good choices.
And then someone offers them a way out.
Only question; should they trust it?
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19 Nov 2024
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lead me to water and bid me to drink by lunaTactics
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
26 Jul 2022
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Late in the night after Murderbot slips away, Mensah reads its letter and contemplates her leadership choices, and all the ways she has failed it. What follows is an atemporaneous conversation between their different perspectives on the situation in All Systems Red.Featuring Mensah's self-doubt, her grappling with the fact that she murdered that one SecUnit with a mining drill, and her growing understanding of Murderbot as a construct.
Bookmarked by Maracate
19 Nov 2024