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Link sighs and watches as birds flit from branch to branch before finally flying away into a clear blue sky. It must be nice to be a bird, he thinks, because no one expects a bird to do the work of a horse the same way they expect a child to do the work of a hero.
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Link struggles to find his place in the world now that he has lived a life too old for his tender young years. A story of Four before he was Four.
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- Part 11 of The Creek's Whumptober 2025
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Winter Delight by cryingtulips
Fandoms: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic), The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
22 Oct 2025
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Ravio has never gone ice skating before, and Link doesn’t bother to hide his groan at this revelation. “Now you’ve done it,” his grumbles are ignored by both parties in the room as Zelda surges out of her seat, eyes glinting in excitement.
“Would you like to learn?”
“That would be nice,” Ravio answers. “But only if Mister Hero comes.” The merchant’s voice reminds Link of honey and smoke; thick and sweet, familiar as the apple orchids recovering on the side of his house.
He looks away, trying to fight the blush off his face. His sister giggles, and he kicks her under the seat.
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Linktober Day 22: Snow/Cold
Flufftober Day 25 (Cold hands) & Alt. 20 (“I’ve got you”)
Four Seasons Bingo Card A: Ice Skating
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- Part 5 of Come Home (To Me) Little Soldier Boy
- Part 6 of Linked Across Timelines
- Part 12 of loz event works
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The Little Things by XZATI for Arecaceae
Fandoms: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
21 Oct 2025
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Younger Than Meets the Eye by Triforce_of_Mischief
Fandoms: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
17 Oct 2025
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Vio, Green, and Blue come to terms with Red's age regression.
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Living Ghosts (Dead Dreams) by cryingtulips
Fandoms: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic), The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
12 Oct 2025
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Ravio can never tell when Link has nightmares. There’s no obvious physical sign; no tossing of sheets or thrashing limbs, no groaning or sleepy mumbles to indicate something is wrong.
Even in sleep, Link is all subtle, and unless Ravio is lying right next to Link, he will never notice.
Tonight just happens to be different from the usual nightmare
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Linktober Day 11: Nightmare
Flufftober Day 31: "Stay?"
Fandom-Free-Bingo (Dream Edition): Trauma Dream
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- Part 5 of Linked Across Timelines
- Part 11 of loz event works
- Part 4 of Come Home (To Me) Little Soldier Boy
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I’ll See You Again by cryingtulips
Fandoms: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic), The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
05 Oct 2025
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"As long as he can see Wild for one more day, can feel their warmth and hear their breathing, feel hot hands tangle in his fur as their heart remains steady. As long as he gets to see Wild alive, he’ll remain content as a wolf, trapped as a guide and protector until Wild doesn’t need him anymore."
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Flufftober Day 4: Set in another time
Linktober Day 4: Nostalgia
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- Part 4 of Linked Across Timelines
- Part 9 of loz event works
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Poor Shadow's magic is a little out of control lately, leaving his claws sharp and long after battles, and his emotions in a fever pitch. Vio is there to take care of him when his rage accidentally cuts his own cheek, and calm him down.
A sort of pre-lu short where they've been hunting down monsters before they would meet the chain, including a revived Shadow.
Teen for slightly graphic injury and detail of stitchingSeries
- Part 2 of Four Swords Shorts and Scenes
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We Care by the_au_collector
Fandoms: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic), The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
20 Sep 2025
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Ravio gets sick while invading Link's home, and Alfon, semi-reluctantly, has to take care of him. Somehow, this leads to bonding and addressing some of Ravio's pent-up trauma.
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- Part 1 of The Adventures of Uncle Alfon
- Part 16 of A Very Blorbo Sicktember (Sicktember 2025)
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A Siren is Born by AliArtemis
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
19 Sep 2025
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Another little ficlet for a sprint prompt on the Linked Universe discord server <3
Kirian (Legend) and Marin try to sail away from Koholint... but a Nightmare has other plans.
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- Part 4 of Shadow's Call AU Side Stories
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 617
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 5
- Hits:
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Fingers Intertwined by cryingtulips
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
12 Sep 2025
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It's the night after Link comes home injured, and Ravio is clingy. For some unfathomable reason, Link finds he doesn't mind.
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Tropetember Day 12: Sharing a bed / Touch starvation
Fandom Free Bingo (Dream Edition): Accidental hand holdingSeries
- Part 3 of Come Home (To Me) Little Soldier Boy
- Part 3 of Linked Across Timelines
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One, Two, Three, Four, I Declare a Thumb War by Cullhach
Fandoms: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic), The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
06 Sep 2025
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Link, Hero of Legend, has a problem.
There’s a hole in his item pouch. On the other side? A mysterious disembodied hand set on making his life difficult.
Link doesn’t start fights, but he can end them. Except for when he is the one who starts them and the other person is winning. Somehow.
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Legend and Hyrule get in a land war over the inter-dimensional tear joining their bags together. Pre-LU.
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Re-Linked Worlds by SleepyArtemisWrites
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
30 Aug 2025
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It was over, Ravio thought as he watched Princess Zelda and Link go through the crack. The slab exploded and Ravio mourned the loss of his counterpart.
(He would not call Link a crush, or admit his feelings out loud. It hurt his soul far too much.)
The bracelet disintegrated, and all ties between the mirror worlds were cut off. Ravio’s lips curled upward in a bittersweet smile, and a tear ran down his face.
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Team Ravio discord server prompt-
VictorySeries
- Part 3 of Sleepy's Drabbles
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A Fairy and A Boy's Wish - REWRITE by AZSnowflake
Fandoms: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic), The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
01 Aug 2025
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Right in front of Link was a little girl who had fallen in the middle of the road. Covered in dirt from head to toe, her patched work dress hung off her like a coat hanger and was barely held together by threads. Then, at the corner of both eyes, was a small butterfly-shaped marking that glowed a dim blue light.
To say that Link was puzzled and extremely worried by this little girl's sudden appearance was an understatement to say the least.
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- Part 1 of Pre-LU Fics
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Hidden Hero - Ripples from the War of Ages by SkipBreaker
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Warriors, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
24 Jul 2025
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Cia’s War of Ages has far-reaching consequences for residents of Skyloft as they face invasion from a distant time. But when the battle comes, where are Link and Zelda of Skyloft? (Pre-LU, but strongly hinted, especially Warriors. The Captain might force his way into making an appearance.)
(Some chapters in the middle are not yet published because I was so excited to get to the fun parts I just... skipped a bunch, lol. Pick up with Sparring, or The Dorm if you just want the Whump)
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- Part 1 of WildSkyRule
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Remember to stop the train by The_embodiment_of_chaot1c_energy
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Warriors, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
14 Jul 2025
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Wind sighed as he watched his b̶r̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ grandnephew start pacing in the tent.
“You need to relax.” He says.
From his first time in the war of eras, he knew that Warriors had almost continuously run himself to the ground. But this was getting ridiculous.
“Not until I figure out this next plan against-"
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- Part 7 of Old man Wind/ghost Wind story collection
- Part 8 of Huh/Embodiment's Whumperless Whump July 2025
- Part 21 of Unrelated Spirit Tracks Warriors Stories
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You'd think that getting into violent conflicts with the knights of Hyrule on a semi-regular basis will give a guy better insight on how the curse affecting these knights actually works. Except there is no time to analyse when a sword is pointed at you with lethal intent, no empathy to have when survival on the line.
When you're running to avoid more blood staining your hands, how much attention can you pay to the suffering of your opponent?
Despite Zelda's best efforts, the knights of Hyrule will always be a threat to Link. But when the result of an altercation with a pair of knights contradicts his expectations, Link realises that there is more to the curse than he previously thought.
What is Link supposed to do? Not follow the mystery?
Or:
The consequences of love.
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- Part 2 of Divine Birthright (Ice Queen Fable)
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Set adrift by SoraWrites
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
11 Jul 2025
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I miss you, I'm sorry.
I miss you, please come back.
I love you.
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Assembling the Chain by Cloudgirl, Dark_Hero
Fandoms: Linked Universe - Fandom, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
09 Jul 2025
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Talon came back from a milk delivery at Kakariko village Along with a tale
"Think you'll like this story it's a lot like the ones you enjoy telling"
"That so?"
"The grave keeper saw this purple light that made a weird noise and out of it came this beast"
"What'd the beast look like?"
"It was nighttime and the grave keeper was in his house, didn't get a good look Claimed the beast was terrifying to hear though Sounded huge and left as quick as it came"
That's already his cue but Talon wasn't done talking
"Also some guy was in the graveyard with the beast"
This is really his cue to do something
"What'd he look like?" Thinking of his dream
"Don't know Thou 'parently he had quite the mouth. Say he'd screamed and swore something fierce before running off"
Yup Malon gave a quiet but knowing look He wasn't going to be around for a while Time to dust off his armour and weapons
My take on the Chain's first meeting You know how most first meetings have them go from era to era picking them up Well if you reread the start it's highly implied what happened is that 8 of them came through a portal and ended up in Time's era Where he had to go find and round up
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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, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
22 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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Man of the House by FilipaMariaKecharitomene for Kikker_Oma, tayashia, KastraPyrolux
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
05 Jun 2025
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Unable to sleep, the Hero of Hyrule had instead been patrolling the corridors, under the gleam of the silver moon. Trying to pretend he didn't know what was gnawing at his mind, the feeling of danger closing in.
Aurora would be sixteen on the dawn, and her beauty had become the jewel of Hyrule...a prize sought by the horde of Suitors encamped outside the hall.
All they can do is wait for the dawn.Series
- Part 6 of The Traveler and the Sleeping Princess
- Part 2 of LU: Epic the Musical Inspired