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Link became friends with Zelda at four. Had a crush on her at eleven. Finally confessed to her at seventeen.
Now, at twenty, he's starting to wonder how to tell her he wants to stay with her forever.Written for Zelinktines Day 27: Vow
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Prison. Where the only bed provided was a literal stone slab.
“Are we really supposed to sleep on that?” he asked, grimacing at the thought.
“I don’t see why we’d have to,” Zelda said. “I can summon better beds for us.”
He didn’t need to think twice about the offer. “Please.”-
Written for Zelinktines Day 21: More
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Zelda was there when her parents died.
Somehow, she has to learn to function despite that.
It helps when she find someone who understands.Written for Zelinktines Day 18: "Stay"
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Something That Grows Over Time by louwhose for MidnightBunnyy
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
14 Feb 2026
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Link and Sheik, growing closer as friends.
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In Another Life by louwhose
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
07 Feb 2026
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“Link?”
The boy’s uncertainty melted off his face as he smiled at her. “You remember!”
Zelda frowned. Remember… what? “Um, I don’t know what you mean, I just… recognize you from my dream last night. I, uh! I have prophetic dreams, you see.”
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Zelda's dreams have began to be of days that don't happen after she meets Link. He still becomes her friend, but the more she remembers the sadder that look in his eye becomes.
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Written for Zelinktines Day 7: Wish You Were Here
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Once Upon a Dream by louwhose
Fandoms: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda (Video Game 1986)
03 Feb 2026
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Link wakes up in a world where nearly everything has changed, with no clue what happened before he got there.
But when he finds Zelda, he at least gets a little direction: Do whatever it would take to save her.
Written for Zelinktines Day 3: Lucky Coincidence
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The Most Important Things Never Change by louwhose for LinktheDemonofHyrule
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
29 Dec 2025
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Zelda and Link have been through a lot together over the many years they've known each other. But when she hears he's ended up in the infirmary again, she still gets worried.
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Most Wonderful Time of the Year by louwhose for beebee13
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
21 Dec 2025
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An exploration of Link and Zelda's Midwinters together, over the years.
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It's the Little Things by louwhose for Dragons_of_Ara
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
06 Sep 2025
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Vaati was defeated, Zelda was saved, but... that doesn't automatically put everything else to rights. But maybe that doesn't matter too much.
Not as long as they have each other.
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Due to a sudden downpour, Link and Zelda end up spending the night in Kakariko's inn. In close proximity, some feelings come out.
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The Taste of Creation by louwhose, RailtracR30
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
28 Aug 2025
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Somewhere, somehow, two incarnations of a sacred princess and two of her hallowed knight sign up for a cookoff. Deliciousness ensues along with a truly memorable meeting.
(Originally written for the Expanding Hyrule Cross-Legends Adventures event, Prompt 4- Dungeon/Trial)
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He trailed off as he looked up and met her eyes. A beautiful deep brown with a smile lurking in them. Her skin was tanned but he could still make out dozens of freckles on her nose and her long blonde hair puffed out behind her, almost as if it were floating.
She was probably the most beautiful person Link had ever seen. And that was even before her bow-shaped lips widened with a toothy smile that made his cheeks warm up with a blush.
Now he couldn’t speak for reasons entirely unrelated to being an introvert.-
Or, Link goes on a trip by train, and meets someone he'll never forget
Written for Zelink Week 2025
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An Encounter in Kokiri Forest by louwhose
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
28 Feb 2025
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“Don’t wander into the trees, Zelda.”
The girl turned back to her mother, tilting her head. “Why not, mother?”
“We are next to the Lost Woods that lead to Kokiri Forest. Only the Fæ and the Skull Children dwell therein."
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Zelda did not mean to get lost in those woods. But maybe not every creature in them was so terrible as she was told. -
write it down so you don't forget by louwhose
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
23 Feb 2025
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A series of letters Link writes to Zelda throughout his journey.
Written for Zelinktines Day 23: Day Off
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Stitched Together by louwhose for mozzygan
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
14 Feb 2025
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It was just a cloak. Or, well that was all it should be to her.
But somehow, Zelda found herself growing fond of it.
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How it Feels to Be Wanted by louwhose for linksthoughtbrambles
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
19 Jan 2025
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Link, talking to Zelda... until he can't.
Written for Hateno Hideout's Midna's Merry Mixup Gift Exchange.
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Across Time: A Zelink Timeline Project — Wind Waker
Link should go back to Outset and get the final pearl... but he has a little time to spare, and decides to spend it with Tetra.
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The New School Teacher by louwhose
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
27 Feb 2024
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There was a new teacher at the schoolhouse in Hateno.
She smiled at him. And Link knew he was doomed to have a crush on her.
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Written for Zelinktines day 26: Dancing? Here?
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a broken knife a day doesn’t keep the blacksmith away by louwhose
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
22 Feb 2024
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Princess Zelda comes to visit the blacksmith. For the fifth time this month. Link can't figure out why.
Written for Zelinktines day 22: The Worst Pick Up Line
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Reading Between the Lines (../.-../---/...-/./-.--/---/..-) by louwhose
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
27 Feb 2023
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Such an unusual statement made him curious. They wanted to catch a hot footed frog. How peculiar. A telegraph operator, an adult. He could understand a child or perhaps even a teenager wanting such a thing, but he wanted to know why an adult might want to…
So, without really thinking about it, he began tapping out a response.Written for Zelinktines 2023 Day 27: Anonymous