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simple words by oatsnhoney (lavenderlambb)
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
16 Jan 2019
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Zelda was concerned for him -- he had been awfully quiet that day. She wondered, "Is this the breaking point?"
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- Part 2 of Legend of Zelda One Shots
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Breath of Remnant by VTheTrashKing
Fandoms: RWBY, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
08 Sep 2019
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Hyrule's Hero, Link ends up in an even stranger world. Remnant.
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- Part 1 of A Tale of One Hero
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- English
- Words:
- 301,210
- Chapters:
- 55/55
- Comments:
- 124
- Kudos:
- 278
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- 40
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What are we? by vanillast4r
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
12 Oct 2025
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Link discovers what unconditional love really means through his Princess, among other things.
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Even Heroes Need A Hero by tears-of-the-wild (mydearhosea)
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
01 Jun 2023
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Zelda helps Link recover from a different kind of battle.
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There's always been a presence haunting the Hero of Legend, but it's only when a musical mage starts making trouble in Hyrule that he meets the one who has been lurking just behind him all this while: Death.
Unfortunately for both of them, however, her power over him is limited. After all, there's still much the goddesses need their hero for.Series
- Part 28 of Distort the Month of Love Into Suffering >:)
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guardian of goddesses, servant of Fate. You have never been, nor shall you ever be, ‘just a man’.”
“Then does that mean I will never truly die?”
Her smile tugs again, still without warmth even as her gaze fixes on him still, bleeding with care.
Death raises a hand, flicking her wrist. “Choose your blessing, child of heaven.”
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rupees and rods by tendertendrils
Fandom: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
14 Sep 2025
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Rupees and Rods
A Link/Ravio series with cheeky Dom Ravio and grumpy Sub Link.
How two hot messes found each other, fell into bed, and maybe, eventually, also fell in love.
The series starts during ALBW and follows the development of their relationship through the end of the game and beyond.
Major Tags: porn with feelings, frenemies to lovers to lifelong romantic partners, dom/sub dynamics, bondage, depression and ptsd, slow burn.
Link's personality and background were originally inspired by LU, but the series itself is not and will not be LU. This Link's games are A Link to the Past, Oracle of Seasons, Oracle of Ages, Triforce Heroes, Link's Awakening, and A Link Between Worlds.
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- 46
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Thou Hast Guarden Me All Day; (Safe I Am While In Thy Sight): by CoiBoiKoi
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
02 Oct 2023
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What a cruel, cruel game they were forced to play. Link felt like a puppet strung along in some sort of sick performance. He hadn’t quite understood Zelda’s anger and dismay about the goddess, but he understood it now. Why would Hylia let this happen? How could she?
Now Zelda was gone forever, cursed to float along for as long as time functioned, and nothing would ever change that.
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Aka Link has vowed to protect Zelda, but how far is he willing to go to save her?
(Tears of The Kingdom belongs and was created by Nintendo, I do not own it or its characters)
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Struggles from the Past by MoonlitGothic
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
02 Aug 2025
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As he continues searching for his lost memories and adjusting to his new life, Link begins experiencing issues he doesn't remember having in the past. He doesn't want to worry his friends, but to his surprise, a certain Rito knows him a little too well.
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Unfinished
Link regains memories slowly about Revali, doesn't know how to react or feel. Zelda and the champions are back, I think? Maybe just Zelda, actually.
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Penname: The Hero of Time by Im_Something_Of_A_Hero_Myself
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time
18 Feb 2020
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Someone has written a book slandering the royal family and calling them out on their dark secrets, so the King orders Impa to find out who would do such a thing. Except, the book isn't slander, and Impa already knows who wrote it.
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Awesome fic
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Abandonded but Loved by Bingo (TranquilElysium), TranquilElysium
Fandom: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
29 Aug 2025
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- 34,705
- Works:
- 6
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I Can't Stop Now... by Measypeasy
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
17 Jul 2025
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Tasked once again with saving Hyrule, Link embarks on his second journey across the kingdom, though this time things are much more difficult. With his mental health rapidly declining since losing Zelda, he can barely find the strength to keep pushing himself forward. His inner demons became more and more loud with each step he took. But he can't stop until everyone is saved.
Though he has one tall red reason to keep pushing forward.
**This work includes recuring themes of implied self-harm, self-harm, anxiety, depression, and violence. If any of these themes make you uncomfortable, this fanfiction is not for you.**
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The Hero of Hyrule by KarkatVantabulous
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
10 Dec 2017
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Link did all he had to do. He defeated Calamity Ganon, he activated and completed all the shrines, he appeased the Divine Beasts and freed the spirits of the Champions trapped inside. He was done. However when Princess Zelda perishes after the battle with Ganon she has one clear dying request: Link has to be the next ruler of Hyrule.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 85,071
- Chapters:
- 26/26
- Comments:
- 188
- Kudos:
- 1,412
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- 277
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interesting
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"Best Friends": Tale of a Hero and a Witch by NyanNico0w0
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
17 Jun 2025
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A Hero's Journey is never easy. Many sacrifices must be made. Sometimes you just need a friend to remind yourself you are not alone in the world and fate is not always the only option. It is okay to just sit back and enjoy the journey and basque in the healing.
LinkX WitchOC
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Apotheosis by LunaLucrea
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
18 May 2023
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Link, and the difficulty that comes with loss and acceptance.
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Ouroboros by Angus_McFife_XIII
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
20 May 2024
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Shortly after an assassination attempt in the Gerudo Desert, Zelda is forced to embark on a months-long pilgrimage with a knight that she's half certain despises her. Her knight, however, is simply a depressed young man whose closest friend is an incorporeal entity that lives in his sword. As they delve deeper and deeper into their shared journey, they slowly begin to realize that their shared struggle against the evil that threatens the world is far more than it seems, and their only hope at success may be understanding the cycle they seem to find themselves in.
The author has given up on a consistent release schedule. It drops when it wants.
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Bittersweet New Beginnings by Bingo (TranquilElysium)
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
15 Sep 2024
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Hard choices are a thing most people face, yet Ganondorf finds himself struggling.
On one side, the life of the Hero of Hyrule, six years old and too young to understand what is going on.
On the other side, an easier life for Ganon himself.
An easy decision for some; a hard decision for others.He never cared for the heroes comfort in the past anyway, did he?
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- Part 5 of Abandonded but Loved
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Hyrule's Recovery by Kizoomtite
Fandom: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
31 Oct 2023
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- 25,942
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- 2
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Adore You by sugar_baby
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
24 Feb 2021
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Link is the only solace Sidon finds in his days. Sidon is the only solace Link finds in his days. The two of them are exhausted, drunk, nervous and in love.
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When I Can't Power Through by starsbowdown
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Video Game), The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
02 Aug 2022
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I need to cry, but I can't
Get anything out of my eyes or my headCalamity Ganon has been defeated, but five years later, Link still feels trapped under his curse. He finds it hard to get out of bed, to eat, and to live. He doesn't feel like himself, and Sidon wants to help him remember just how brilliant he is—even when Link refuses to believe him.
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This should really be cut into multiple chapters but I made it into one enjoy!
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The silent hero of Hyrule, the Hylian who began a fight with Calamity Ganon a hundred years ago and defeated him with the Princess herself now spends his days traveling the vast land of Hyrule, simply occupying himself with whatever minor task is offered to him.
Sidon, Prince of the Zora's is more or less keeping an eye on Link...