aperplexingpuzzle
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It was a familiar resolution, renewed each night and broken each morning upon waking: never again.
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[Podfic] Blind, But Now by aperplexingpuzzle
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
08 Oct 2025
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Trapped on the surface after dark, Link has an encounter with Ghirahim that he doesn't understand, with consequences that neither of them saw coming. Blind!Link AU. Podfic in progress, story is finished.
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Arbiter by aperplexingpuzzle
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
20 Jan 2025
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In the Arbiter's Grounds, beneath the blood moon, a dark power awakens and a thread of fate binds. Maybe some memories are best left forgotten.
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Haze by aperplexingpuzzle
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
07 Nov 2024
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"You need me," Ghirahim whispered against Link’s ear, so close that Link could feel the tight stretch of lips on his cheek.
Hazily, Link disagreed. The moment any of this became a need, he'd be in real trouble.
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Written for a song prompt ("Haze" by Tessa Violet) and posted during Ghiralink Week for the prompt "touch"
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Sunrise Somewhere by aperplexingpuzzle
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
02 Nov 2024
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Revali hissed, scything blades from above nearly severing more than mere feathers as they grazed the tip of his wing. The sky overhead blared red and urgent, thrumming with the rapid pulse of a heartbeat and igniting a panic that half-choked Revali in a way that he hadn’t felt since the day he died.
This had all started simply enough: with a song
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Written for the Revalink Halloween Week prompt, “Silent Realm”
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Zine fics by aperplexingpuzzle, Ginneke
Fandom The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
24 Jan 2025
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A collection containing all of my works which have been written for fanzines. Currently, all works have been written for the LoZ fandom.
1) 'The Mirrored Path' — written for the Journey of Remembrance zine - works based on recovered memories from BotW.
2 '--splinter--' — written for the Eyes of Hyrule zine - works based on the Sheikah (and Yiga) tribes across the LoZ franchise.
3) '3-D2 | A., Archivist; 17.ZNH.reg'— written for Hyrule Apocrypha - a writing-centric zine exploring the lore of the LoZ franchise.
4) 'Beware The Boes' — written for Faces Of Evil vol 7, 'Small' - a zine series celebrating the monsters, enemies and villains of the LoZ franchise.
5) 'diluere' — written for Blood Moon Rising - a horror-themed zine spanning the entire LoZ franchise.
6) [unrevealed work] — written for Near Dawn - a Twilight Princess zine.
7) 'Wanderer's Song' — written for the Residents of the Wild zine, featuring spot art by ducksdontdraw / aperplexingpuzzle.- Words:
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Zine fics by aperplexingpuzzle, Heleentje
Fandom The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
26 Oct 2024
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- 13,146
- Works:
- 7
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Strung Along by avidcollectorofdust, basilhallwxrd
Fandom The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
05 Nov 2023
- Words:
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- 2
- Bookmarks:
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How’d he get — a beetle emerges from its sandy veil and bites an exposed fingertip. He hardly looks at it for all the grain in his eyes. How’d he get here? Crawling, dehydrated, through the desert, an escort for a vial of holy water no greater in volume than the meager servings of stew doled out to knights in training in the Academy kitchens. Surely it must be important, but for his life he cannot remember why.
Bookmarked by aperplexingpuzzle
07 Jun 2024
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The Familiar Scent of Ash and Iron by cesium_writes
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
15 Jan 2022
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After the mishap of the last battle with Link, the next time he's free Demise sends Ghirahim to... think about his actions. However, the seclusion proves hard for him to handle. What is a sword without blood on its hands?
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- Part 2 of Senses
Bookmarked by aperplexingpuzzle
13 Nov 2022
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Carlos the TA and the Municipally Approved Trials of Science by orphan_account
Fandoms: Welcome to Night Vale
09 Oct 2013
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Listeners, today is a special day. I'm currently broadcasting live from Night Vale Stadium, which is being used for the first time since our annual Parade of the Hooded Figures. If you are not already at Night Vale Stadium to celebrate this landmark event, please, stay where you are. The sheriff’s secret police will find you.
Carlos has no idea what's he's doing, but now he's doing it in a lab coat.
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Fugacious by misscoconi for aperplexingpuzzle
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
23 Dec 2021
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“If I were foolish enough to join you, hypothetically speaking of course,” Revali amends when Link’s face immediately lights up, “where would you go first?”
“Satori Mountain.”
An impromptu road trip gives Revali way more than he bargained for.
Bookmarked by aperplexingpuzzle
11 Jan 2022