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  1. Public Bookmark 50

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    Zelda is trapped inside the castle for winter and gets a little salty when Link is allowed out for outing.

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    He was exceedingly polite. An exemplary guard. He followed her everywhere, as close and as silent as a shadow. Despite his slight stature, the Sword that Seals the Darkness—a breathtakingly storied weapon—glinted perfectly over his shoulder at all times, like it belonged nowhere else. He lived up to the promise of every legend ever recorded in Hyrule’s history.

    “What’s there to think?” she said finally. “He’s perfect.”

    And she couldn’t stand him.

    Pre-BOTW oneshots involving Zelda and Link reckoning with their destinies, together. Includes: one in which Zelda asks Link to teach her his way of signing; one where they get stuck in a cave; and one where there's a big dance at the castle.

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    Link has always sacrificed himself. For Hyrule’s people. For Hylia, his goddess. For his beloved princess, Zelda. In the battle at Fort Hateno, Link is taken by Calamity.

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  4. Public Bookmark 35

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    CW: scenes may be distressing for those who have experienced verbal and emotional abuse.

    “It might be good for you,” Impa murmurs gently. The stream bubbles softly against the rocks beneath the wooden deck. “His spirit lingers in the places he loved most. Link saw him in the Temple of Time. You might feel him there too.”
    “I don’t know if it would help.”
    “He loved you very much. You were everything to him.”
    She shakes her head, distant earthen windchimes drowned out by echoes of the past: a broad fist slamming against a table, dreaded footsteps down the hallway, a bone-shaking bellow of anger that quickens her heartbeat even a hundred years later.
    “If he loved me, he wouldn’t have hurt me.”

    A character study exploring Zelda's complex relationship with her father, and how a toxic parent can leave lasting scars.

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  5. Public Bookmark 71

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    This series is organized in chronological order (from precalamity BOTW to post-TOTK), but each work stands alone.

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