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    “Princess, I don’t think you realize that whenever you’re in the room, everyone’s attention is naturally drawn to you.” He told her, giving her a sheepish smile before turning back to the castle.

    Zelda felt her cheeks warm up as her lips parted in surprise at his words. Then she shook her head, bringing Link’s gaze back to her. “I’m the princess who likes to hide from her own citizens. No one notices me unless I’m standing right next to my father.”

    Link shrugged, his eyes avoiding hers as he faced her. “I guess it was just me, then.”

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    BoTW Zelink with a heaping spoonful of sieges, the Champions, magic, history, politics, and adventure. Breath of the Wild reimagined to fit the Zeldaverse and with characters from past games modernized.

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    09 Oct 2023

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    Once upon a time, in a half-forgotten life, she pried open his hard outer shell and coaxed him from it until she found the sweetness contained within. She has a million memories of him from Before, of secret smiles and adventures her father was never privy to.

    But now, he won’t even talk to her—he’s uttered maybe thirty sentences to her since she woke. And Zelda feels as if she's drowning on land.

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    Link needs a good cry, Zelda needs a break, and there's a fish. Or several.

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    02 Oct 2023

  3. Public Bookmark 33

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    The figure in front of her was still, silent. Then it moved again, slowly.

    Do you really remember me?

    Her mouth, tongue, teeth, and lungs moved on their own. The noise they made working all together was: “Yes. Hylian. Man. Wait…no.” That wasn't right. He...had a sword on his back. She shook her head, until another word dislodged from the silt of her brain, and floated up, shining. Relieved, she said: “Knight.”

    Post-TOTK fic in which Link finds Zelda, but neither are healed completely.

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    26 Sep 2023

  4. Public Bookmark 38

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    [Fighting off more than a stomach bug, Book III finale delayed for a few weeks - check back soon, this story isn't falling apart again.]

    "The disaster of the Calamity has been averted by the Princess of Hyrule and the Hero chosen by the Master Sword. However, the one who aided the stoic and mysterious Link is not the same Princess named in the legends of old. Second Princess Zelda and her twin sister, Crown Princess Hilda, have a very strained relationship as a result. And to make matters even more difficult, their father King Rhoam has decided that one of his daughters must marry the Goddess's chosen hero to ensure Hyrule's continued safety. A story of self-acceptance, learning to rely on loved ones, and the darkness the heart is capable of succumbing to unfolds in this new era of Hyrule's history."

    This story will be told in four "Books," following separate arcs. Each Book is a continuation of what came before but are largely meant to be self-contained journeys focusing on several themes. Here is the breakdown of each Book and the progress of the story overall:

    Book I - Meeting [Complete]
    Book II - Family [Complete]
    Book III - Storm [In Progress]
    Book IV - ??? [Coming Later]

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    19 Aug 2023

  5. Public Bookmark 28

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    The boy who barely remembers, the girl that can’t forget, and the past that never came to be.

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    17 Aug 2023