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bahbahhh · 6 months

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currents the true story of mipha's grace. NPC POV (Mipha) | BotW | multichapter | rated T | incomplete - on hiatus

A thematic successor to "desire path" and "thank you for listening" in which we are getting zelink from a NPC POV as well as a metaphor through nature. I wanted to give Mipha some love because I often seen (and have done this myself) her placed in a negative or shallow light with respect to Link and Zelda's relationship in botw. I also believe deeply you can love someone completely and not be meant for each other and that is okay. Follows Mipha's diary entries/Champions' Ballad.

begin again - also posted on tumblr A story for @zelinkcommunity zelink week 2023 set between BotW and Totk. A stab at explaining lots of the changes seen in TotK, specifically what happens to the Sheikah Technology. Zelda POV | pre -TotK | multichapter | rated T | complete!

The Calamity is gone. The remaining leaders of Hyrule gather for a Summit to determine the future of the kingdom, starting with how to repurpose all the Sheikah Technology. Zelda is among them, and while everyone still calls her Princess, she’s not sure she wants to lay claim to an old throne. What she really wants is to move on. She wants to continue her research, to prove her worth beyond her bloodline, and to spend as much time with Link as she can…which sounds an awful lot like what she wanted a hundred years ago…

desire path for @zelinktines24 2023 for the prompt “Oh no” NPC POV (Impa) | pre-BotW | rated G | oneshot - complete!

Impa is given a secret assignment from the King just before she is to escort Zelda and Link back to Kakariko Village for the festival of Sahasra’s Pass: make sure their arrangement is not creating “unnecessary distractions.” It seems silly for the King to be so concerned about such an implausible matter. Anyone with two eyes can see they clearly despise each other. Impa forgets she has three.

✨ amazing fanart from @marimbles

✨amazing fanart from @pitchblackespresso like someone would for @zelinkcommunity Zelink week 2022 for the prompt "statue" A love letter to side quests. Link POV | BotW | rated M | multichapter | complete!

Her voice is the string of reassurances and warnings whispered in his ear from the moment he opened his eyes. She calls out for your help. So he goes, underprepared and overconfident, in the opposite direction of Kakariko Village because a hundred years is long enough and a princess needs his help and he was someone once. (Or, Link realizes destiny is awfully hard thing to shake.)

thank you for listening NPC POV (Kass) | post BotW |rated G | short and sweet | complete!

The ancient songs collected, his teacher’s last ballad complete, and still Kass can’t help but miss the thrill of the strange Hylian’s company. With his ever patient ear, often turned deliberately toward the accordion with his eyes closed, it was like the melody was more than just a pleasant tune. Like Kass was offering a prayer and Link was waiting for an answer.

windows for @zelinkcommunity opposites attract community event. In collaboration with @aheavenscorner who made this AMAZING artwork. ✨ Link and Zelda POV | post BotW | rated T | oneshot- complete!

Twelve years after the events of Tears of the Kingdom, the Master Sword tells Link it is finally time to put it back.

The Killing Moon BotW 1.5 before we got TotK so it's one giant guessing game leading up to what we see in the trailers. Also features my guess at the title, which I'll pat myself on the back, was pretty damn close. Heavy angst, deep dive into PTSD/trauma* Link POV | BotW 1.5 | rated E | multichapter | complete!

She asks if he remembers her. He doesn’t answer. There is quiet longing between them in moments when they are alone that Link still cannot place. He thinks he needs time but Hyrule won’t grant them peace. Especially not when there is a kingdom to rebuild and the Blood Moon still rises. But Link doesn’t want to rebuild, he just wants-

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all I can think about is The best comment I’ve got of this fic remains “Sexy yet depressing?” Zelda POV| pre-totk | rated E NSFW* | must have ao3 to read | oneshot- complete!

drabbles and other smaller one shots

[last updated 11/1/2023]

#fic masterlist #bahbahhhwrites

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zeldaelmo · 1 month

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ZeldaElmo's masterlist 2024

An old promise forces Link into a betrothal with Zelda, the daughter of his father's friend and the center of Castle Town's rumors. At the end of the winter solstice ball, however, he makes his own, rushed promise to her. He soon discovers she might be worth holding it no matter the trouble that seems to follow them like a shadow.

Regency AU, E-rated, ongoing novel; Read The Promise

Link and Zelda visit Rito Village and Tulin can't help but pester Kass with questions about the two.

Kass PoV.

BotW, written for Loftwing Letter exchange, G-rated; Read Like a Starfragment in the Night

"Would you have chosen a different path?"

Zelda finds the answer that Link gives rather depressing, but sometimes life deals second chances when you expect it the last.

BotW; G-rated; Read To have a Choice

Still need more? Here are the other years!

Master list 2023

Master list 2022

Master list 2021

Master list 2020

3-sentences fics for a follower milestone

#zelink #zeldaelmo writes #legend of zelda #botw

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cooking-with-hailstones · 1 year

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Writing master post

Hello!

I figured it was time to put all my writing under one big pinned post.

You can find all my fics and drabbles under the tag #emily writes or find me on AO3

That Child of Mine:

Rated T (rating may change)

What is the legacy of the child born in secret to the Hero and the Goddess in a time of calamity?

(Ongoing long fic about Link and Zelda’s son, born one week before the calamity, raised in Kakariko village.)

Last updated May 7, 2023

CW: Major character death

Silk and Moonlight

Rated G

The interminable boredom of guard duty is interrupted when Zelda's screams pierce the stillness of the evening. Link rushes to her side, only to find her awakening from a nightmare.The two of them take comfort in each others presence, in the slip of silk and the soft light of the moon.

Written for Zelinktines 2023 - day 2. Prompt: silk

It was my honour and privilege to collab with the amazing @bahbahhh for the art in this fic! Please go check out her stuff!

Is that a yes?

Rated E for sexual content (tags will make it pretty clear)

"Some unknown wellspring of courage bloomed inside her breast. Before she could think twice, the words were out of her mouth. 'You’re more than just a vessel for the sword, Link.'"

Link has been trying for months to convince Zelda that she is more than just a weapon in the war against the calamity. Zelda decides that he should listen to his own advice.

Written for Zelinktines 2023 - day 16. Prompt: "Is that a yes?"

A chance encounter at the blood clinic

Rated T for blood, medical procedures

After a day spent wrangling his students on a field trip to Lake Hylia and having to skip lunch, Link is sure that he'll be fine to go donate blood that evening.He is not fine.But at least he gets to spend some extra time with the lovely nurse, and eat a truly impressive amount of oreos, so, it could be worse?

Written for Zelinktines 2023 - day 21. Prompt: "meet-weird"

For a moment, when I’m dancing,

Rated G

“Is there anything else you would rather do?”

Images flashed through his mind. Cooking dinner with his mother, evenings spent helping his sister with her schoolwork, trailing after Mipha in the healing wards in Zora’s domain. None of it had ever felt as right as when he had first held the master sword in his hands.

“There is nothing else I know how to do. All I've ever known is to give all of myself to you.” And that was true. It was one of the truest things he had ever spoken. From the moment he first laid eyes on her, he had known that he would give everything and more to her, whatever she might ask.

She looked at him silently, before once again taking his hand in hers.

“Come inside. Dance with me.”

Based on the F+tM song “free”

Bright is the ring of words

Rated G

Kass and Link muse on the roles of the hero and bard, the strange ways in which legends are made, and stories are remembered.

Written for @bahbahhh as part of @zelinkcommunity ‘s Loftwing Letters event. Kass and Link centric, but there’s a hint of Zelink if you squint.

#emily writes #my writing #loz #fanfiction #legend of zelda fanfiction #zelink #zelink fanfiction #fic recs #breath of the wild #botw #f+tm #zelink community #zelinktines #zelda #link #pinned post

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author-a-holmes · 8 days

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Heads Up, Seven Up

Thank you for the tag @oh-no-another-idea! <3

Tagging forward with no pressure to; @kittensartswriting @vesper-roux @shellyscribbles @charlesjospehwrites @moonscribbler @dyrewrites and @Winglesswriter. Anyone else who see's this and wants to play can consider this an open tag <3

Rules; Share 7 recent sentences/lines. Tag forward to seven people (or more)

Darkling Spoilers beneath the cut! And I'll also tag the darkling taglist; @jezifster @ettawritesnstudies @faelanvance @noirepersonal @queen-kass-the-writer @minamoroz @athenswrites @thelaughingstag @bardic-tales @outpost51 @talesfromaurea

My most recent chapter is in the POV of a new character in Darkling that I've been trying very hard to keep concealed. But for the sake of flow, since this piece is in their POV I'm going to switch out [Redacted] for an intial instead...

E stopped breathing. He turned his head slowly, unwilling to draw attention, as he waited for Andric's control to crack.

"I don't have a good defence, Andric. I can't even say you're entirely wrong," Booker admitted bitterly, shaking his head, and when Andric's fist connected with the stone mantle, E couldn't supress his violent flinch, knee knocking the underside of the dining table as his breath began to speed up and he pressed back into the corner, praying neither of them noticed his barely concealed panic. "I'm waiting for an explanation, not a bloody excuse!" Andric was yelling, and E forced his fingers to curl around the edge of the table. Adding pressure to one finger at a time. 'One, two, three, four. Breathe In. One, two, three, four. Out.'

#Tag Game #Tag Answered #Darkling #Snippet #Sneak Peek #Extract #Writeblr #Writeblr Community #Writing #Writing Community #Laughing Stag #Wip Nook #Booker Reed #Andric Roche #Redacted #E #New POV Character

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thewholecrew · 3 months

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@headstrongblake said: 12) our muses are in a fight, but cuddle anyway because they don’t like sleeping alone / kass & nick

kassy wasn't sure she had ever been as exhausted as she was since grant had left and they brought nick home from the hospital. for the most part she had been able to put most on the back burner while she helped nicklas but that in itself was a lot -- not because of himself but the trauma such an event caused to ripple through them all. she could still hear his screams every time she looked at his injuries, still felt the fear that she could have lost him, that he already had so many marks on his body before this, that he could have died. the emotional downpour that made it as though everyone was walking through deep water was exhausting. tack on her concern for octavia too, her heavy school load, her nightmares, his nightmares, it was almost too much.

it felt like a balancing act, everything piled carefully on her shoulders but this... this talk of going to get grant, it was too much. it was the straw that broke the camels back. it was outrageous after everything nick had been through, after what grant had done to octavia, after what the man grant knew and left with had done to nick. the first time he mentioned it she laughed, it was so outrageous, he had to be mad to think of doing something like that. but it wasn't just a fleeting thought and the more time that passed the more he would bring it up. she couldn't do this, she couldn't think about him going out there again to find the man who's fault all this was behind.

her exhaustion made her far more irritable than normal and with the mention of grant ward, her reaction was explosive. she was sick of it, sick of hearing about how nick hadn't been there for grant, how once again he wasn't there for him when both fucking times who's goddamn fault was that to begin with? GRANT'S! though kassy had told him at the time that his reaction to grant burning down the damn clubhouse was a bit extreme, he still had a good as hell reason not to give him a damn thought. and now? the man he left with fucking tortured him! but it was almost like talking to a fucking wall and she cared about nick, dammit she cared too much to hear this insanity so she bit her damn tongue as much as she could, forcing herself to walk away because if she didn't she would either cry or say something she'd regret.

kassy was so angry with him, with everything that happened, but her anger boiled mostly around grant ward. it made it impossible for her to understand, blinded by her rage as nick was blinded by their brotherhood. the sun was gone from the sky now and she had retreated to the guest room after the fight, scribbling furiously in her sketchbook with the door closed, trying to expel this hatred. her jaw clenched as she stabbed the book with the pencil before flinching at the shimmering glint of a bloody knife that flashed through her mind. immediately she tossed the pencil and it's broken tip away, closing her sketch book as she sighed harshly, running her hands through her hair.

her eyes stung as she closed them, her anger only exhausting her further, shoulders dropping in defeat as she took a moment then rose from the bed. after changing into some comfortable pajamas and getting ready for bed, she exited the bedroom, peering down the hall to see if nick was still up (as if he had ever gone to bed before her). she heard the sink in the master bathroom running and she sighed quietly to herself, taking this time to get them both some water for bed. no matter how angry she was, since he returned from the hospital she had not left his side at night, for his sake and honestly probably more for her own. tonight, though it was one of their bigger blow ups, was no different.

she carefully pulled the blankets back on his side before getting in and under on hers, dark eyes watching as he exited the bathroom, and whether it was surprise or relief in those blue eyes of his, kassy offered him a weary smile, gently patting the mattress beside her. as he got in, his lips parted to speak and her body tensed, "please," she interrupted, afraid he was going to bring it up, "please not tonight." whether or not he had been about to mention their fight or grant was unknown but she had to voice it because she wasn't sure she could take anymore tonight, her tone soft but tired. she, in this moment, was resigned to the fact that they both knew when the time came nick would leave to find grant and that would be that. tonight was not that night and as he got comfortable, or as best he could, she shifted closer, fingers gently running through his hair. as tired as she might be, kassy was sure nick was too, but also restless. he had been through enough as it was already.

they slowly drew closer to one another until she offered her chest to pillow his head, arms gently going around him, fingers careful where they traced. her eyes closed finally as she listened to his breathing, felt the warmth of his skin, the weight of him against her and she could rest. sleep? probably not, but in the rare moments like this before either of their nightmares begun and the buzzing of the day had settled, she could almost pretend like everything was okay. she knew it wasn't, she wouldn't be so naive to believe it ever could be again, but in these moments it felt like it.

#headstrongblake #verse: all american.#kassy harwell: answered ask.

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somaisumsemideus · 4 months

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Às margens do lago, Héktor encontrava-se ocupado desenhando símbolos mágicos com as pedras, na tentativa de desenvovler alguma habiidade rúnica -- seja apenas de leitura ou para rituais -- explorando novas formas de praticar. Com a bota ortopédica limitando seu acesso à água, ele observava as ondas serenas enquanto se dedicava às runas. Não estava sozinho e de fato desfrutava da companhia de @kaosdekassandra que, apesar de estar concentrado, trocava conversa com a semideusa entre brincadeiras e farpas divertidas e descontraídas. - Ah, cala a boca, Kass. - Brincou entre risos ao passo que os dígitos da mão boa empilahva pedras e formavam símbolos. The fastest way to shut me up is to kiss me, disse ela. Héktor, surpreso, sorriu com gentileza, sentindo um rubor tocar-lhe as bochechas. Ele ergueu o olhar desconcertado e por um momento as palavras lhe fugiram da garganta. - Você sabe como fazer uma pessoa ficar sem jeito. - Sorriu, agora sem saber o que fazia com a mão boa, que brincava com as pedras nervosamente. - Mas acho que... Por enuanto, vou manter meu foco nas runas. Talvez possamos encontrar um momento mais... Propício(?) pra vermos essa possibilidade. O que acha? - Continuou com um tímido sorriso. Ele tentnou equilibrar a recusa com um toque de charme, querendo manter uma atmosfera leve e amigável.

#kaosdekassandra

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mindnumb-opus · 8 months

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Snap

#prime detective #Kass E #comic #comics

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creepa-b0t-inc · 6 months

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CREEPARUNE MASTERPOST

i think that's what you call these, right?

will be updated if i add any more worlds, though i do have a lot already

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akiraiscute · 4 months

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{ A Slow BURN, of Aaron Hotchner & Fem! Reader. As of right now, you jst look like you!! Not any race color. }

New Episode, Criminal Minds. Which comes with,

Tw ; Gore, Description of Dead Bodies, Slow Burn, 2022 writing (that im fixing rn!), use of You(s) instead of I(s) and her!!

New Case. - Part 3

“Alright, Lets begin.”

JJ said as she put the screen up. A picture of a young girl with (H/C) {hair color!} and soft looks.. appeared on the tv, Jennifer sighed as she looked at the file. Everyone looked at it, As it said.. “Kasse Jayde Cole” “16”

“Police said that Kasse was found in Chicago, {___} at 3:30AM in a park, by park rangers as well. The wounds on her body was completely fresh.”

“Don’t people call 3AM between 4AM the "witching hour" or something?”

You said it quietly but yet everyone heard you.. You looked back at the file, already knowing that reid will say something smart about what you said but. As you flipped through the stuff.. you saw the wounds, it creeped you out really. It looked like vampire bites in vampire romance books or movies or shows too..

“Actually, it wasn’t always the witching hour. It was when "demons" were strongest.. but then, as early as 1775 Rev. Matthew West in the poem "Night, an Ode" started the thing where they called 3AM and the time between that through 4AM the "witching hour"!”

Reid said, and explained. No one stopped him well… you didn’t let them, he has been shut up one too many times. And you care about how he feels so! What if he feels bad about rambling- anyways.. You were looking at reid before looking at the file again. Sighing as you kept staring into the picture of the wound, it felt familiar. Way too familiar, it’s like you have seen the same wound somewhere, just somewhere.. it messed with your mind a lot, you shook your head before looking up at Jennifer or JJ.

“Go on jj..”

“As I was saying. The police called us as they have been dealing with the same problem each time, as so in the files.. This is the fifth victim, the media has been calling the unsub "Vampire" and the police has been encouraging it.”

JJ paused as she pressed a button on the remote that made another picture pop up, a girl with (E/C) and (S/C) {eye color & skin color} You looked a small shocked before shaking your head again, you looked through the file until the girl’s picture popped up.

“Jasmine Bayou Isuma. The police said she was found in an adandom warehouse by teens, the same wounds on her neck like Kasse. Clearly like vampire bites as to the unsub’s name. But Jasmine looked like she was there in the warehouse for a couple of days, but something that they both had been completely drained out of blood, Kasse and Jasmine.”

You looked up from the file and to the screen, completely more shocked than you looked like before. You tried to put stuff together as you looked back at the file, reading Jasmine’s page.. You compared their photos of their dead body. Both pale and their wounds in the same place.. you looked absolutely confused. Before you could say anything, JJ spoke up again.

“There was another girl, but her body was cut off besides her head and neck. The unsub kept the head and neck together as to show her wound on her neck, the same wounds on Jasmine and Kasse.. As of right now, they haven’t found the rest but they do know the identity of the girl. Her name was Eleanor.”

You sighed softly, looking at the picture of Eleanor. It was her high school yearbook picture.. she looked so happy there, Eleanor’s next picture was her head and neck cut off from the rest of her body. It was upsetting that each one of these girls had a whole life ahead of them and all three were only sixteen. You quickly got snapped out of your own thoughts by a chair moving back loudly, it was Hotchner getting up. You absolutely sighed, make annoyed and everyone but him heard it, Derek looked at you and smirked at you teasingly. You glared at him immediately when he did that.

“Alright. Wheels up in thirty.”

WELL! Its another part of new case😊 and get ready!! im literally abt to MAKE A BUNCH OF STORIES. i dont have writer block anymore people!! The next is gonna be surprising! I don’t know how this is alr to post because i haven’t proofread it yet but its alr- i have a bunch of stories to do rn so.. its fun writing this type of series 😊😊

- Akira!.. Akira! Logging.. logg- logging off..

#akiraiscute #x reader #criminal minds #criminal minds x reader #aaron hotch x reader #aaron hotchner #spencer reid #derek morgan #jennifer jareau #criminal minds emily prentiss #slow burn #enemies to lovers #part 3 #<3 #is daddy #new case

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breannasfluff · 10 months

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IM BACK! First of all, thank you for your work 🩷🩷🩷🩷 u have 43 works!! Thats like,wow omg I still remember when I read ur first one (I think?) But the one with wild and four fighting over if a tomato is a fruit or not. Now, Wolf Pack? I LOVE IT!! So cutee I love how Time and Twilight take care of Wild (and when wild was playing/experimenting with Kass instrument, such a mood, I did the same when I was younger and with a doorknob it was never the same) also your avian boys? Precious, I love them too and, even if Twilight with Wild are my favorite dynamic, seeing Wild-Hyrule-Legend is also cute, I like how their personalities contrasts, the most recent one, the Wild with Warriors about memories is bittersweet, I feel so sad about warriors situation (trying to be vague to avoid spoiling anyone) but the ending was pretty sweet, and finally and my most beloved, Eldritch Wild 🩷🩷🩷🩷 I love him soooo muchhh, I still feel sad that the chain are still scared of him but yeah, I don't blame them, still, the scene with Sun and Wild was pretty funny, when Wild started sneezing like crazy I could only think of a kitten after taking too much catnip XD also! With the fierce deity!!! I agree with warriors, It was like watching a Dog (more of a puppy if u ask me) asking to play with a Wolf xd I'm happy Wild finally has someone else who isn't scared of him! I'm excited to see what else will u write (and kinda hoping we get to see when Wild claims twilight 👀👀)

Ahah! I have gained a computer for easier typing!

First off, THANK YOU I love your rambles so much! And that sounds about right; Tomato Fruitcake I think was the first thing I posted! It's fun to go back and read that and compare it to now.

Wolf Pack! That one has been fun to explore little bits and pieces; very relationship and character-based vs plot. And it's fun to have a Wild who's fairly non-verbal and relies heavily on the wolves to learn how to act.

My sweet wing bois; it is such an excuse to write Triple Threat dynamics since we have a few stories of Wild and Twi/Wolfie! I have a lot of fun with unique spins on each story, which helps keep it interesting to write. Especially when some of the ideas are the same each time (there's only so many times you can write out the same starting character growth before you need a break lol).

Poor Warriors. I actually relate to his personality the most, which means he gets the short end of some sticks.

Eldritch Wild! I think I mentioned last night that I never expected him to be so popular, yet here we are. It's been fun to build out lore and (hopefully) weave some of it in chapters. And seeing people's thoughts and guesses is super fun! I do plan to have something more focused on Wild and Twi for E!Wild, but it's probably a ways out.

Thank you again for the wonderful message <3

#asks #lu wild #eldritch wild #linked moments

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mistresslrigtar · 6 months

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Things are coming to a head, with only three chapters to go (next updates will be 11/12, 11/26, and 12/10). If you haven't already, start the journey HERE This story is Rated E for adult themes and content.

Below some PG excerpts to whet the appetite 😉

Chapter One - Resistance

Mipha clutched Zelda’s arm, squeezing it tightly as she gazed up at Revali with shining amber eyes. “Isn’t he dreamy?”

“Yes.” Zelda feigned agreement, but she couldn’t care less about Revali. Her attention was solely fixated on the bassist. How had she never noticed this man walking around campus before today? His eyes seemed to glow like two burning coals of blue, and she yearned for his gaze to be on her instead of the sticky stage floor. The crowds' energy and the drunk students dancing around her didn’t matter; she was completely transfixed. “Who’s that again?”

“Whos’ what….” Mipha began but then followed Zelda’s gaze and understood her fascination. “Oh....oh! That’s Link.”

Link. Zelda would have to eat her words earlier about alternative music being garbage. Hyrule Warriors had just recruited a new fan.

Chapter Two - Euphoria

Zelda had never been around such free spirits before. The atmosphere buzzed with their camaraderie, and she was surprised at how comfortable she’d become despite having just met the group. She took a sip of her ale and settled back into her chair. Link peeled a cocktail napkin off the pile he was writing on and slid it across the table toward her, fingers slightly spread so Zelda could see there was writing hidden beneath. She risked looking over where he sat across from her. His shoulder-length, pink-streaked, dark blond hair was tucked behind his perfectly pointed ears, which she now realized were pierced with hoops that matched his turquoise eyes. Eyes that were shining brightly at her while their friends drank, talked, kissed, and laughed uproariously around them.

Daruk slapped him on the back, knocking over his tall pint of ale in the process, and shouted something in Link’s ear, completely oblivious to the huge spill he’d just made. Link’s beautiful eyes widened as the force of the blow jarred him, and with a resigned shrug that sent the Farosh tattoo rippling down his arm, he gave Zelda an apologetic grin before turning his attention back to his friend.

His fingers disappeared from the napkin to help mop up the mess. Zelda reached out to snatch it off the table before the amber liquid oozing over the tabletop smudged the inked note.

Wanna go see the movie tomorrow?

Chapter Three - Bliss

“Favorite color.” Link’s voice filled her head.

“Huh?”

His laugh was warm and soothing. “Sorry. What’s your favorite color?”

“Oh.” Zelda’s cheeks flamed with the simple question. What would he think when she told him her favorite color? Maybe she should lie. But that could lead to the beginning of little white lies that led to big black lies, and… she was getting ahead of herself. “Turquoise.”

“Heh. Is that before or after you met me?”

Chapter Four - I Belong to You - NSFW

Zelda handed him the bottle and the corkscrew as she thought of a way to save the conversation and face. “I can’t like Kass and alternative rock?”

“Do you?” Link raised an eyebrow as he twisted the corkscrew, and she admired how his biceps flexed with that simple movement. Pushing the plunger down, he pulled the cork out with a loud pop.

“Not until yesterday.” Zelda looked at him through her eyelashes, biting her lip and smiling. What was she doing? She didn’t know how to flirt.

Link glanced up at her, blue eyes glowing, and rewarded her effort with his dimpled smile. “Heh. I’m rubbing off on you already, Zel.” He dropped the corkscrew on her desk and perused the cluttered shelves. “I can write you a song worthy of Kass. Just give me a few days. Glasses?”

Write her a song? Zelda thought she might faint. Her heart flip-flopped in her chest at the thought, even as she marveled at his boast. “Wow! You’re confident.”

Zelda pushed aside a couple of chip bags on her fridge and retrieved two glasses hidden behind them. She should really think about tidying up her room.

“No, just inspired by a muse.”

Chapter Five - Butterflies and Hurricanes

“This is the third movement. Gan titled it Redemption.” After a few more measures, Link began playing with his right hand, simple at first, building to a more complex melody. “Here’s where the string section would come in, with a counter melody. Gan can play a little violin, but we have some friends who will play for us once we complete composing the orchestration.”

He repeated the opening, gradually increasing the volume as the tempo picked up. Zelda couldn’t take her eyes off his hands, mesmerized by their seemingly weightless touch as his fingers glided over the keys. The melody grew, and the theme changed. Then he took an audible breath and, to Zelda’s delight, began to sing:

“Let’s start over again

Why can’t we start it over again?

Just let us start it over again

And we’ll be good

This time we’ll get it, hmmm get it right

It’s our last chance

To forgive ourselves.”

(song lyrics from Muse Exogenesis Symphony Pt:3)

Chapter Six - Undisclosed Desires - NSFW

“Zelda, are you listening to me?”

Zelda’s eyes snapped open, and her cheeks flushed as if her mother had just walked in on her fantasizing rather than just calling to her over the phone. “Yes, Mom. Graduation is on the 25th. I can’t wait to see you and Dad. I need to get ready for class, okay? Love you.”

“Love you, too, honeybun.” ‘Love you, honeybun!’

Laying the phone across her belly, Zelda allowed her eyes to drift close, hoping she could return to her daydream or, even better, to sle–Brrrrringggggg! Brrrrringggggg!

“Argh!!!!” Zelda jerked the phone back to her ear. “Yes, Mom?”

“Uh. I hope I’m not your mom, ‘cuz that would be awkward and super weird.”

Oh. Link. A smile crept onto Zelda’s face, and she rolled over on her side, tucking the phone between her ear and the pillow.

Chapter Seven - Break it to Me

Zelda’s eyes widened, and her jaw dropped. Was it her imagination, or had Selmie’s hand slipped further up Link’s leg? What was Zelda seeing? Is that what she had looked like when Link played his symphony for her? She shook her head. Link wouldn’t do this to her. Would he?

If you ask me, I think she still likes him. Mipha’s words from just a week ago regarding Selmie ran unbidden through Zelda’s mind, and her brain started working overtime. What did Selmie have that Zelda didn’t? Trendy, funky hair. Muscular, athletic build. She was probably an animal in bed, and maybe Link preferred that. Sleeping with Zelda must have been like licking vanilla ice cream after developing a taste for rocky road. Since she and Selmie were petite with green eyes and pale skin, maybe he’d imagined Selmie every time he’d been with Zelda.

Oh, goddesses. Bile rose up the back of her throat when Selmie rested her head on Link’s shoulder, and he didn’t even flinch.

“Tsk. That isn’t a good look.” Zelda turned to see Revali standing behind her. The jerk had followed her just to gloat?

Chapter Eight - Map of the Problematique

“What’s he like?”

“Sweet, kind, funny, even though his jokes are terrible. Thoughtful - he really cares about his friends.” Even creepy Ganondorf. Zelda would love to know what not-high-as-a-kite Ganondorf was like since Link hadn’t given up on his best friend yet. Maybe it was more that Link didn’t back down from a challenge, which meant there was still hope for her, no matter how the odds were stacked. “And, Mom, so talented. If you heard Link play the piano and sing…”

“It sounds like you’re already in love with this Link.” Zelda could hear the smile coloring her mother’s voice as her father chimed in from the background, ‘Who’s Link?’

“Someone Zelda’s met at school, hon.” ‘Are we going to meet this young man when we see her in a couple of weeks?’

Zelda rested her forehead in her hand and couldn't help but laugh. Her parents. “Maybe? I don’t know. I think I messed things up; we had a fight, and he’s gone for a week, and… I just don’t know.”

Chapter Nine - Madness - NSFW

“Yeah, about that.” Releasing her, Link slid off the seat, ruffling his hair as he stood. “I shoulda understood where you were coming from, seeing me with Selmie. It wasn’t cool how I acted. Sunday was the worst day I’ve had in a really long time. I couldn’t stop thinking about you… the hurt look on your face. It made me realize… I was thrilled when you texted me.”

Oh sweet, Hylia, what was he trying to say? What should she say? Zelda hadn’t stopped thinking about Link since she first saw him but couldn’t tell him. It was too soon for that type of confession. “Sunday wasn’t so great for me either. If I hadn’t had my research to focus on…”

“Yeah, I was glad for the distraction of traveling and setting up for our first gig.” Link turned and looked at her through the curtain of his hair. “I blew you off last week when you asked, but… I did a lot of soul-searching this week, and… there’s more between us than a good time, right?”

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