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The kingdom needs me. (Will the aching ever stop?) by 346_rats_in_a_trenchcoat
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
16 Jun 2025
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Link fights.
And fights.
And fights.
Is he even useful anymore?
Is fighting all he can truly do?
Link's job is, and he suspects never will be, finished.
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Link thinks he a tool to be used and discarded, Sidon disagrees
(Could be platonic or romantic)Series
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- 1/1
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when the wolf is the well-adjusted one by LostAndDowned for Passerine44
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
10 Jun 2025
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Four tries, "Does it count if it's only like twenty-five percent of me?"
"YES!" Twilight shouts exasperatedly, finally reaching his limit and throwing his hands to the heavens, "The normal amount of wanting to kill yourself is ZERO!"
That cannot possibly be true.
[or: The Chain is varying states of mentally well. Somehow, dog boy has them all beat.]
[or: Or: the chain is low-key suicidal. wolfie has opinions about it. he is going to sit on them.]
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- Part 18 of Wild and Wolf - [LU Complied 2025]
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Home is Where the Hero is by BroadestWings
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
06 Jun 2025
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After four adventures Link had already lost too many people. After his fifth, he lost another. When the fissures connecting Hyrule and Lorule closed, both their heroes mourned. Then a new fissure appeared.
This is a story about the development of Link and Ravio’s relationship, both platonic and romantic, as they both settle into a quieter life and come to terms with what they have endured. Together, perhaps the scars of their pasts will not just fade but heal.
While the Link featured in this is based on Legend from Linked Universe, LU will not actually happen. It will likely go beyond when he would have joined the chain, so you can think of this as a what-if Link got to retire instead of becoming Legend.
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Rabbit-Hearted by forwardplayer for liketolaugh
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Linked Universe - Fandom
04 Jun 2025
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Prompt: Above all else, what Link needs most is kindness.
No, Ravio and Link were not perfect. Still, they were real, and Ravio would not give up his mirror, come hell or high water. He had earned the right to call Link his, and would keep that right if he had anything to say about it.
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The Pain of Time by RedfieldFamilyFan24
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
01 Jun 2025
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Link has done it! He has managed to save both Hyrule and Termina. However, despite that he still hasn't found Navi, his long lost fairy partner who was the only one who went through the events of OoT with him. Even though he knows he should be happy, he finds it harder to recover from everything that has occurred. Link wants to be able to move on, but it's harder than he thought it would be. Will he ever be able to reach a new normal and find some kind of happiness?
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OTPtober 2023 by Voracity
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
27 May 2025
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La difficile mise en couple entre l'ami caractériel d'une oracle et l'aventurier venu la sauver.
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- Part 23 of Défi d'écriture
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Miles to Go by 3mhooks
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
22 May 2025
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The small wood with the shrine rising up in the center could barely be called a wood, more a copse or thicket at best. But the shrine provided a haven for Link. A place to rest, recover, and determine his next steps...
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
And miles to go before I sleep. -
Pretty Little Baby, I'm so in Love with You. by hichew_freak
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
18 May 2025
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Link has always loved bugs. Finding them, admiring them, caring for them. Something about the way they shimmer in the light is just...captivating.
Zelda...does not. She would much rather be among ancient artifacts, restoring them and seeing what made them tick.
So when both are assigned to the art wing of the Greater Hyrule Museum of Histories and Natural Science, it comes as quite a shock. Both were perfect applicants at the top of their classes, there should be no reason neither was granted their requested position. The two quickly form a rivalry, fighting for approval from the directors in hopes of transferring to somewhere preferred. (and without the other...) Will they learn to get along? Who knows.Link and Zelda are both new volunteers at the same museum, but neither are assigned to their preferred area of interest within said museum. Mishaps, chaos, kissing, trauma, all the fun stuff. (Link and Zelda's ages are not specified, so imagine they're somewhere in high school. Just know they are the same age.)
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The Forging of a Chain by MyOwnMeadow
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
11 May 2025
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Ten (or is it twelve?) Links, one by one, join up to fight against a mysterious evil wreaking havoc on the timeline. Not even Hylia herself knows what’s truly going on.
Part one: An Adventurer reunites with his old friend, the Wolf happy to see him again. A Sailor falls from the clouds, his pendant not making a single sound.
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Your classic Links meet AU! (that started out as a Linked Universe AU but spiraled out of control—none of these boys are like their LU counterparts really, and the line up is different as well, however a lot of inspiration is drawn from the LU fandom).5-11-2025: Got a beta (Lilyhatesthenumber4 on Tumblr), and all previous chapters have been edited and improved upon. :)
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- Part 2 of A Marching Chain (A Links Meet AU)
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When half the chain is taken out by a spell, the others have to do their best to protect them (and stop panicking. Maybe that should be their first task-wait. Wild was caught up in the spell? Who's going to cook?!).
Warriors is doing his best as surrogate leader, but wrangling the other Links takes more effort than it should (please return quickly, Time).
Legend just wants this adventure to end already. And for Hylia to stop existing, please and thank you.
Four wants to release his inner demons (literally. Please, let them get somewhere he can split before he goes mad).
Wind is just enjoying the chaos.
Sky is...is he actually sleeping through this?!
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Is There a Price for Honor? by Tunger
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
22 Apr 2025
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After a two year expedition in the Gerudo Desert, Link is finally back in Hyrule. He struggles to assimilate into his new life and connect with his family. As he tries to climb the ranks in knighthood, he reflects on the trials that brought him to this point while grappling with the uncertain future.
Meanwhile, the Master Sword calls for its master. Knights from every corner of Hyrule gather, each desperate to prove themselves worthy of wielding the blade. Desperate to prove they are more than disposable tools.
Or Links life leading up to him pulling the sword and then being Zelda’s guard
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The Divine Trio by Quillful (QuillfulWriter)
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
04 Apr 2025
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Ganondorf survived the death of Calamity, but now he needs to survive a world that resents him for his possession and all that resulted from it. Link and Zelda are more invested in this than he seems to be.
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The Zonai and the Hylian by NonBinarBEE
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
20 Feb 2025
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What up bitches, bros, and my fellow nonbinary hoes!!! I created this book based on the popular game Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom!!! Now if you have played the game you will know that Link (the hero) gets rescued and revived by an ancient zonai spirit named Rauru. Rauru proceeds to help Link enter the Temple of Time, so he can find Zelda. And that is the last we see of Rauru, but what if instead of leaving Link alone to fend for himself he appointed someone to accompany him? What if Link partnered up with the last living Zonai in Hyrule? What if that Zonai was tall and handsome? (Just kidding…..or am I?) There are so many questions yet so few answers. So, I made my own! Also my writing skills suck.
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My Heart Calls Your Name by Mothmans_lil_lamp_lad69
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
10 Feb 2025
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Born into Gerudo royalty should be a blessing but for Link, it’s nothing but a curse. His entire life he’s had to hide himself from anyone outside his home. Unfortunately for him the worst comes to pass when King Rhoam finds out about his secret. Will this curse destroy all of Hyrule or will it just destroy him?
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The Edge of Twilight by Excalibur2078
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
01 Feb 2025
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Four months after Midna returns home and destroys the only way back into the twilight, Link now seeks way to return to it. A strange dream sets him on a journey for a last hope, while ancient shadows begin to make their move to swallow the light. Link, Midna, Zelda, and a new ally are pulled into a conflict that spans the ages and could spell the end of everything they hold dear.
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mending a gentle heart by cryingtulips
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
29 Nov 2024
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“It’s too much,” Link admits. “It’s too much all at once.” I don’t know how to deal with this, he does not say. He doesn’t have to, not when the silence overpowers the layout of the area and the house is forever one chair empty, a family portrait that will never be complete anymore.
Link buries his head into his arms, ears pinned back and shoulders tense. “I want things to return to how they used to be.” The words are rasped out, as if they are something to be ashamed of. “Before that cursed island, before the Oracles, and before Agahnim.”
Nima has nothing to say to that last sentence, for she knows nothing about going on adventures or being a hero, nothing about fighting or having the weight of a whole kingdom rest on your shoulders, or the sacrifices needed to be made to ensure everyone’s safety. She hates how she has no words of comfort or advice to offer.
or, Nima is not blind to how Link struggles after his travels. She can't watch as he deteriorates, as the sweet young boy he once was is washed away with someone unfamiliar and haunting. One day, she approaches him with the promise of company and a shoulder to lean on, and can only hope it's enough.
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- Part 2 of Come Home (To Me) Little Soldier Boy
- Part 2 of Linked Across Timelines
- Part 1 of loz event works
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Desert Flower: Stars Don't Shine by ManicAntics
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Warriors, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Video Game)
26 Nov 2024
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Link and Zelda have forged a bond as war broke out in the world around them. But forced to flee the desert, the pair must now find safety and allies.
Can they truly trust anyone in a world gone mad? What is Rhoam's plan for them?
And it seems something lurks in the dark, waiting…
NO SPOILERS FOR TOTK
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- Part 2 of Blooming in Adversity
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Paintings by Chaoticchaotic213
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
09 Nov 2024
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- English
- Words:
- 1,159
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 5
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The life of Link and Kaito. A widower and a single child trying to survive the world.
How is that gonna work?
Not.
It's not.
At first.
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The more Warriors studied the Downfall heroes the more he didn't like what he saw. Neglect and trauma seemed to pile on the two heroes and Warriors just wants to help.
Hyrule discovers what comfort is. Legend has secrets he'd like to keep close to his skin.