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your obedient servant by michpat6
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
16 Jul 2021
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You are born at the edge of time, brought into being by a woman who calls herself Hylia.
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The story of Fi, and her unending loyalty to the Masters she's served.
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- Part 1 of the aftermath cinematic universe
- Part 1 of one shots
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as the sun sets on this world by michpat6
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
28 Jan 2022
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A dark mass of fur trots up to her, a dead fox in its mouth, and Zelda braces herself for a fight she knows she can’t win.
It’s a giant black wolf with strange white markings on its face and startlingly clear blue eyes. It just stands in front of her, staring, before it drops the dead fox at her feet and sits. Its tongue lolls out of its mouth as it pants, licking the blood from its lips, and stray droplets plink against a metal cuff shackled to its front left foot.
That’s strange, she thinks. Why would a wolf be held captive?
(And is its tail wagging?)
The Master Sword buzzes, rattling in her hands, and the wolf’s eyes light up before it pounces.
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After the Calamity strikes and her Hero falls, Zelda, wracked with grief, must return the whispering Master Sword to Korok Forest. She does so with a Good Boy by her side.
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- Part 2 of one shots
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Zelda asks an unlikely source for help in unlocking her sacred power.
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- Part 3 of one shots
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the goddess's chosen guardian by michpat6
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
17 Aug 2022
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The first Impa, back before Hyrule was founded, back when this land was simply called The Surface, was a tall, imposing figure robed in black, tasked by the Goddess Herself to protect whatever mortal, human form She took when they would eventually meet again.
There is exactly one surviving record of her existence, a cracked stone slab where a tall black figure with white hair leads a smaller blonde in pink to a blessed pond surrounded by sacred waterfalls, inside of the secret room in the Elder’s house that only a select few people know about. They do not know who painted such a picture, and they do not know how the slab has survived this long without crumbling into dust.
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How Impa was born.
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- Part 5 of the aftermath cinematic universe
- Part 4 of one shots
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hidden masterpiece by michpat6
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
19 Nov 2022
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Link refuses to show her the last song in his book.
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- Part 5 of one shots
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kiss and cry by michpat6 for softlie
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
01 Jan 2023
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“It’s just one step,” Link coaxes, holding out his hands, the blades of his skates somehow still on the ice, his body solid and his legs unshakeable, “I have you.”
It’s what he said to her after the Yiga ambush in the desert and she couldn’t breathe through her tears, caught in the idea that she was going to die. He broke every single protocol that was drilled into him by their fathers and curled around her in the sand, holding her in his arms until the knot in her chest loosened and she could tell him to let go.
I have you, he had whispered in her ear, speaking more than a word to her for the first time since the day of his assignment, You’re okay. I have you.
“Just one step,” she echoes, and takes it, stepping out onto the ice and slipping her hands into his.
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Before, Link teaches Zelda how to ice skate. After, Zelda returns the favor.
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- Part 6 of one shots
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chicken by michpat6
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
01 Feb 2023
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Princess Zelda has fruitcake crumbs on her mouth.
“Straighten your spine,” she instructs.
It doesn’t bother Link, not really, but all he can do is stare at the golden flecks of sugar left on her lips and wonder if it would be rude of him to kiss them clean.
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My submission for Day 1 of Zelinktines, "Lips"!
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- Part 7 of one shots
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resurrection by michpat6
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
09 Feb 2023
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When the Master Sword shatters against the skeleton’s skin, Link’s arm burns.
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The Master Sword breaks. Link suffers the consequences.
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- Part 8 of one shots
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i need somebody to remember my name (after all that i can do for them is done) by michpat6
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
05 Mar 2023
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Like all things, it starts with light.
Light, as a phenomenon, is something wonderful, something gracious, something warm. It’s something to be looked at and cherished, brilliant and blinding, beautiful in its intensity and burning in its pain.
It’s why, when the Deku Tree is born, but the first sprout blooming from the cracked, ravaged earth of the Surface in the aftermath of a war between the very gods that made it, it does not turn its leaves to soak in the light of the sun that is still covered by ash, but instead the orange glow of firelight from a distant mountain, the only source of warmth in an otherwise cold, frigid world.
Deep beneath the ground, its roots tremble with a weak, Hello.
The mountain leaks liquid fire that bubbles in response, a muffled, Hello.
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At the beginning of a new world, two forces of nature meet. As it prospers, they collide. As it ends, they break.
At the beginning of a new world, two forces of nature meet.
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- Part 9 of one shots
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fetch by michpat6 for ZeldaElmo
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
14 Feb 2023
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He keeps bringing her things.
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As they say in Hyrule, you can take the Hero out of the Wolf...
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- Part 10 of one shots
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cost of living by michpat6
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
05 May 2023
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“I’m heading into town to buy food,” he tells her, welcoming the chill of the air, “I won’t be long.”
“All right,” she says, covering the safflina seeds with soil, “Do you need more?”
More? Link looks down at himself, confused. More what?
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Link finds extra money in his wallet every month, something he chalks up to him being bad at math. Unbeknownst to him, Zelda thinks he's her landlord.
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- Part 11 of one shots
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something borrowed by michpat6
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
05 Jul 2023
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He is ancient, too, he knows. It’s all anyone says about him anymore. No one he remembers meeting on his initial quest recognizes him except for Impa, Purah, and the Sages. Maybe it’s because his arm is not his arm and all that was ever important about him was that there was a special sword in his hand, because he isn’t following three steps behind the Princess whenever she shows her face in public, because he’s nothing but a legend to the kingdom he died to protect a hundred and some years ago, fading away with the passage of time.
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Link's arm is not his arm. Zelda is not his Zelda. He struggles to reconcile when both are returned to normal.
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A during and post-totk fic where I explore Link's disconnect from Rauru's arm, and his emotional state after learning the truth about the Light Dragon.
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- Part 12 of one shots
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impostor syndrome by michpat6
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
15 Oct 2023
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The tunic in her hands feels different from the others that Link has let her examine for the sake of her historical research. It’s thick, thicker than even the one meant for the Hero that once lived in the sky where the winds were harsh, and as she pulls it out of the chest the white trousers and chunky brown boots go with it. They’re…attached? Why would a tunic and trousers be sewn together like this, why are the boots-
The answer comes to her when she sees the mask crushed into the bottom of the chest, like when Link put this outfit away he was doing it as fast as possible without a care for how it would wrinkle.
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When Link is away, Zelda finds one of his new sets of armor and tries it on. She finds it has an...interesting side effect.
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- Part 13 of one shots
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avatar by michpat6
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
29 Oct 2023
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Your name is Link, and you are twelve years old. You burn with an ancient courage as you step into the fog, but the only thing on your mind is how you want to go home. After all, it wasn’t your feet that brought you here, wasn’t your mind that told you to wake from a dead sleep and wander into the Lost Woods, but don’t worry. I have you, now. I’ve watched this story unfold so many times I could write it myself.
It’s cold, You think, dragging your fingers through the fog that parts with your every step, showing you the path forward. My bed is so warm…
Your footsteps falter, you’re turning around, but you’re the Hero of this story, Link, and Heroes don’t get to quit. Keep walking. Don’t stop.
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Link is nothing but a stand-in for the player.
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- Part 14 of one shots
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fresh coat by michpat6 for Wildstar
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
14 Dec 2023
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“What if we made the portrait ourselves?” Zelda lowers her head and kisses below his jaw, smiling at how his pulse quickens under her lips. “It can be our way of making it real.”
“You’re forgetting, dear,” he tilts his head to give her more access, practically purring under her touch as she kisses her way down to his collar, “Neither of us know how to paint.”
“We can take our time,” she whispers, kissing back up his neck before turning his head so she can lick into his mouth, “We’re not King and Queen until it’s hanging in the Great Hall.”
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Two years after the Upheaval, Zelda and Link are finally ready to take on their promised roles as Queen and King Consort of Hyrule.
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- Part 15 of one shots
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charon by michpat6
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
10 Jan 2024
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“I am your…guide, I suppose is the best way to say it,” It says, Saria’s voice smothered by the simmering magic in its words, “I make you comfortable, give you something recognizable, and help you move on to the afterlife, but I’ve grown tired. It’s time for me to retreat to the heavens and report all that I’ve learned to the Three.”
“The Three?” he asks, “You mean-”
“Din, Farore, and Nayru, yes.”
“What does this have to do with me?”
Something like sympathy enters Not-Saria’s eyes, green except for the way the refracting light of the forest turns them kaleidoscopic. “The Sacred Realm cannot be left unsupervised, and they’ve chosen you as my replacement. You’re going to help future Heroes reach their peace.”
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The Hero of Time rises from the grave, a skeleton in a suit of armor, and is given one last task.
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- Part 16 of one shots
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echoes of you by michpat6
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
18 Jun 2024
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When the dust settles and the portal closes, all that remains of Link is his cloak and the arrows scattered on the floor.
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Link is gone. Zelda figures out a plan.
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- Part 17 of one shots
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substitute by michpat6
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
27 Jun 2024
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Across Time - A Zelink Timeline Project - Tears of the Kingdom
“Who can tell me the difference between a blue Chuchu and a red Chuchu?”
The kids stare at him, either blank-faced or looking bored out of their minds.
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Link tries to teach Zelda's students while she’s…“away”. He turns to her for help regardless.
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- Part 18 of one shots
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to impart by michpat6
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
13 Sep 2024
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She swallows the lump that won’t disappear from her throat. “You mean-”
“Yes, Impa,” Zelda whispers. “I’m ordering you to Watch.”
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Calamity strikes, the Champions fall, and the Princess leaves to fight a hundred year war.
The Impa, left to pick up the burning pieces, ensures there's a kingdom for her to come back to.
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Impa, and the end of the world.
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- Part 19 of one shots
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a casual observer by michpat6 for rennbee
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
16 Dec 2024
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“Halt!” he runs after the boy and stops him in his tracks, grabbing his shoulder to spin him around for questioning. “What business do you have trespassing on castle grounds?”
“I need to talk to Princess Zelda,” The boy’s voice is high and squeaky, which means he can’t be older than eleven, the same age as the princess herself. His tunic looks more like a dress, long and dipping past his knees like he stole it from an older brother, and his boots are a touch too large if the way he knocks the toes of them against the dirt mean anything. The triangular hat on his head certainly is strange, is this boy a member of the traveling circus performing in Castle Town’s square? “It’s a matter of the utmost importance.”
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Oskar is a lowly knight stuck patrolling Hyrule Castle's hedges. Chance encounters with Princess Zelda and her future husband changes that.
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Link and Zelda, through the eyes of a casual observer.
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- Part 20 of one shots