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estelian-01 · 1 month
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another day another art!!! This one’s for @hotcheetohatredwastaken! This one is from an awesome scene from “Blood Drops on Roses!” If you haven’t read it yet I highly recommend it!!!
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needfantasticstories · 2 months
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Hi again, @twistedstoryteller!
Okay, LU recs off the top-ish of my head in a sort of organized-ish order:
AUTHORS!
Angst, Action, and Mixed:
Faerule and the No Good Very Bad Road Trip by ImperialKatwala, PolynomialPandemic is a great "Chain Meets Hyrule" fic.
@gintrinsic-writing is phenomenal. A gem. I love all of it, but check the tags to find ones you're comfortable with. AO3 Blood Like Yours is my personal favorite, and the sequel Like Fire in Your Veins by @pocketramblr are both about Hyrule's Blood Curse from Adventures of Link. M for Violence for most of them, but check tags to be sure. If you like it, consider also...
Protector of the Golden Power by Sillus Hyrule centric but he has a different secret.
@somer-writes has a lot of great short one shots, some darker than others. My personal favorite is a sort of character study of the boys at their lowest and how they recover called "Depletion"
For a Sliver of Sunlight by tirsynni: Warrior's dedication to his brothers makes him question his title as Hero.
What are You to a God Slayer by Secretlysheikah BAMF Sky
Brethren in a Cradle by Skyward_Arpeggio BABY!!!! It is adorable, if a bit sad at the start.
Always Darkest Before the Dawn (Linked Universe Whumptober 2023) by Skyward_Arpeggio because in general they don't go above T ratings and write excellent fics.
this year it taught me (lost and ambitious) by qar Also EXCELLENT writer. "Sky has a separate moment with each member of the team"
Whumptober 2023 by Arecaceae Great fics! Plus, "Each story will have warnings in the tags and the story notes as well as a 0-5 whump rating. The ratings will be relative to my writing, so my 5 might not be equivalent to someone else's 5. I don't write MCD, extreme gore, non-con, or extreme emotional angst."
Major's Whumptober 2023 by major_de_speed Major's are also quite clean despite the M rating which is more about the violence.
Linkeduniverse Shorts by Skyward_Arpeggio LU Short fics
A Royal Castletown Wedding by Skyward_Arpeggio This story is so good!!!!!!!!!
Whumptober 2022 by Arecaceae more great fics, rated T.
LU Whump Dump by UnexpectedStormy (ArtemiStorm)  need AO3 account to read, but worth it! Linked Universe Whumpy One-Shots, rated T.
There's one I'm missing, and when I find it I'll add it here. It involves a cursed magical artifact that Legend messes with... it's intense.
Fluffier Fics:
Frosty Reception by Skyward_Arpeggio "Four’s glad to finally be home again, and he’s not the only one happy at his return." Cute fic!
S’more Stories by Ginger375 "A collection of drabbles and mini-fics for LUtober! Day 31: Costumes"
Sentiment by Arecaceae
nine heroes, one spirit by Imjustherefortheangst, uncleskyrule (unclemoriarty) tons of great short fics, all with G-T ratings
Finding Family by Tashacee "AU where Wild's scars are a lot worse and he isn't used to interacting with people. The Chain think their new brother is dope af and are determined to make him feel at home."
My Heart's Forsaken Me by sister_dear "Four looses his sword in the heat of battle, and it's picked up by someone else... Time’s aren’t the only secrets coming to light, and the gang discovers they still have a thing or two to learn from each other."
Ambush at the Bridge by JinxedRuby Very action and healing oriented fic, multiple perspectives on one event.
Dark Clouds on the Horizon by CubanCracker62 "he Chain ends up in Wild's era shortly before the events of TotK."
There are worse ways to stay alive by EliotRosewater one shots rated T.
Crack Fics:
Misplaced Heroes by notOK this had me busting out laughing SO MANY TIMES!
Peak Gremlin Energy by defenestration_nation "Fics focusing on various Links being chaotic gremlins"
Not Necessarily LU, but Adjacent or just LoZ:
Blood of the Hero by Skye_the_Lofty_Nutcase: (Wild) Link's parents have to step in to save him when the Shrine of Resurrection gets damaged. His parents are so well written, and Abel makes appearances in LU-related/adjacent fics, The Many Misadventures of Dad Squad and Dad Squad AU by Nancyheart, Silver_Captain82403, Skye_the_Lofty_Nutcase
which is part crack and part angst, mostly lighthearted.
Don't Worry Man, I'm from the Yiga Clan: Link makes a Yiga friend due to being a delightful chaos gremlin.
Feature MCD... but might be worth it:
And Still the Cradle Blooms by Solistrix: GORGEOUS literary masterpiece. The writing is unreal. It's descriptions and emotions are incredible. This is more like finding the meaning in eventual death, so of the three here I suspect you'll like this one best as far as not being too hurt by the character's mentioned end.
This is an Adjuration: I'll be real, this is full of action and excitement but yes, it has MCD and is making me cry, but it's also REEEEAAALLY good!
Blood Drops on Roses by HotCheetohatred Fantastic storytelling! Wild centric, Twi is big brother but from day one of Wild's journey. Unreliable young Wild as narrator is an absolute delight. Unfinished, no MCD yet, but it's in the tags so no promises.
Modern AUs for not-big-on-modern-au fans:
As a fellow not-seeker of modern AUs, I personally have enjoyed the following
@skyward-floored Incredibles AU
Wild’s Wolf by HotCheetoHatred "Modern AU where young Wild is a feral forest child, raised by Wolf Twilight. He is captured, separated from Twilight, and put under observation. Time helps him escape." Unfinished, and I admit personal bias here because HotCheetoHatred is my BETA reader.
ARTISTS!!!
@ovegakart: amazing action, gut-busting humor, and captivating storytelling! Does comics
@la-sera: beautiful, ethereal, and gorgeous illustrations and a great storyteller, loves downfall duo but does every one of the boys justice
@dfanart: HILARIOUS and such heartfelt emotions on them boys.
@kikker-oma great art from fluff to whump to action
@1caru has so many fluffy LU gems!
@linderosse has a Zelda's meet AU, does LU, and much more!
@lele5429 great illustrations and abstract pieces of LU fanart.
@theecholegend hahaha... arson.
@ikaishere has so many cute LU ones.
@thepinklink fabulous LU character sketches
@hiimgin BIAS! I got to work with them and they are FABULOUS!
@pluviatrix has art for their fic And Still the Cradle Blooms
@cherrypaii has fantastic illustrations of these boys!
AND MANY, MANY MORE!
(Commenters, please add artists I forgot. I know there are a ton Im missing!!)
Hope this helps you feel welcome!
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crazylittlejester · 22 days
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considering your love of warriors, do you have any fic recs?
There are SO many amazing fics out there, and this is gonna sound INSANE coming from me but most of the fics I read are about Twilight 😭
There was this one fic series I read and loved and I can’t find it, but it was about Legend and Warriors and they kinda became buddies who had each other’s backs? All I remember was something about chess and Legend called Warriors Bluebell (and if anyone can find this fic for me i will owe you my LIFE i think about it AT LEAST once a every two weeks and I think I read it months ago) Edit: Two super awesome people found it, it’s called Broken Together by Flamingidiot on ao3
and then i gotta recommend one of my top 3 favorite fics EVER of all time and that would be Level One by LightBluScrubs on ao3. (IT IS COMPLETE!!)
It was written by someone who works in a trauma center and it’s an au about all of them working in a hospital and they all have their different roles to play to get Wild up and running again after a motorcycle accident. Twilight is the main character i think? But it focuses on all of them really, and you do get different povs. and I’m gonna be 100% honest: I wasn’t the biggest fan of modern au’s UNTIL I READ THIS FIC. (and, yknow, now I have au’s i myself am writing- don’t come at me, i’ve learned the error in my ways, i absolutely love au’s now they’re absolutely fantastic and amazing, i’ve learned i’ve repented)
is it intense at times? absolutely, and it’s a lot of medical stuff, but good lord above i reread it several times a months and i’ll probably go reread it after i hit the post button- the character relationships in that fic are so GOOD. AND ALL THEIR ROLES???? PERFECT. that kinda stuff ain’t for everyone but i love that fic so much and it’s absolutely everything to me, i love it DEARLY the ending made me tear up in the BEST way, it’s fantastic
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arecaceae175 · 3 months
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Fic Rec List
AO3 is holding a Feedback Fest for International Fanworks Day! I saw @zarvasace make a fic rec list for it, so here's one of my own! Late to the party but oh well. Here's ten of my favorite bookmarks (no particular order) :D
Immemorial by schrodingers__cat - (LU, complete) Gift fic for me!!! It's one of my favorites of all time. Sky-centric, with all my favorite headcannons thrown in, plus Warriors and Time brotherly bonding hours. I love this fic so much <3
To Hold The Sun, To Catch The Moon series by @obsidiangst, @hyperphonic, and @softpromise - (BOTW, one fic complete, one in progress) Incredible BOTW AU fic. Link is Zonai (native people of Hyrule) and Zelda is Hyrulean, and they fall in love. There's anti-colonialism, anti-patriarchy, anti-racism, political intrigue, and so much more. It's beautifully written and I love it so much
Looking For Group by @tashilover - (LU, complete) INCREDIBLE modern AU. Wild meets the gang, and the gang is wonderful. I love the worldbuilding in this one
All that glitters by Pebble - (Bonus Links, complete) SUPER CUTE MINI AND MAGE FIC!!! I want to consume this fic every day of my life
Old Wounds by @minty-mumbles - (LU, complete) Wild and Legend have a chronic pain flare while traveling with the chain
The Nebula Brigade by @heroesspirit - (Heroes Spirit, in progress) Super incredible space AU for Heroes Spirit. Bugs. Cori Eras bugs <3
Shopping Episode by @zarvasace - (LU, complete) Incredible holiday fic for Shatterproof (disability au). So fluffy and sweet and everyone is perfect
Peppermint Winter by @musashi - (Skyward Sword, complete) Link, Groose, and Zelda experience a snow day on the Surface. Link gets sick and also has a lot of feelings. Those two are not necessarily related lol. My all time favorite skyward sword fic <3
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mizaruwu · 2 months
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"hey! give it back"
"I don't think you should keep using this"
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zolanort · 24 days
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Inspired by chapter 6 of A Piece of Heart by @shearlin
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hyah-lian · 3 months
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1 Year Anniversary of the Overcome fics @triforce-of-mischief!!
Hanging by a Thread is the first one in the series, and I doodled a bunch of stuff from/for that fic!
I rly like the whole Overcome series, 'cause that is something I would have found incredibly comforting and cathartic way back in the day- and it is still really helpful to read sometimes. Highly recommend reading it if you like LU, Legend, the That Broken Promise AU, or just want to have some feels and want to hug the dang dude.
Please leave a kind comment if you read them! Reblogging and comments are the best way to help creators of all sorts!
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skyward-floored · 1 month
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Hello ! I wonder, do you have some good wild angst fics ?
Thank you !
Certainly! I’ve written a few myself, so here’s a mix of ones I’ve written and ones by other people.
I know there’s a lot of good Wild angst fics out there that I’m not aware of (and I’m sick today so I didn’t go looking too hard, I know there’s good ones I’ve read that I didn’t put here 😅), so if people have good ones to share please do!
And of course, mind the tags on all of these :)
By me:
Muffled screams/magical exhaustion — Wild gets Twilight’s shadow crystal inflicted on him against his will. Part 1 and part 2 (there’s an earlier part that doesn’t focus on Wild as well that’s here)
Collapse — Warriors and Wild get buried under a cave. Focused on Warriors but there’s plenty of Wild angst as well.
Make it stop — Wild gets cursed, and is forced to repeatedly relieve a twisted memory.
By others:
Air by enjolras_out — a spooky swamp and hallucinations Wild is not handling well. Nobody has a good time.
Beautiful teal flames by Mintyy_Fresh — Mipha’s grace angst, I like the description and effects of it on Wild here a lot.
What’s the opposite of tunnel vision? by enjolras_out — Wild and Hyrule go wandering. It doesn’t go well.
Taste of chaos by Lalalando — Wild gets a bonk on the head. Nice hurt/comfort.
Oranges and yellows by quirkle— Wild vs monsters and an icy lake. The icy lake does its best to win.
Kids protecting kids by quirkle — Wild and Legend attempt to escape from a cave-in.
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gintrinsic-writing · 2 months
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Fic Recs 3
Some LU gems.
dog days AU by alternatemind Twilight is stuck as Wolfie when he meets the Chain; none of them realize he's another hero: a series.
Distant Times by Have_Kake A really compelling Legend and Warriors friendship fic, sort-of-post-LU with a lot of heavy feels.
Cadence of a Legacy by dezz The Chain meets Mask, and it's complicated. Full of amazing Majora's Mask details and lore.
Draw a Circle Around Your Grief by Pokegeek151 Legend and Four have both lost loved ones. They decide to do something about that.
Pieces of You Stuck on Me by EliotRosewater A wonderful character piece in which Time plays father and brother to all the heroes, but especially Warriors.
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gryphonlover · 4 days
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From the Shadows
Words: 6,511 Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Summary: The Hero of Twilight is sixteen, plucked up into this new quest mid-way through his own adventure, and suspicious as all hell. Or rather, his shadow is. Or perhaps a better way to say it would be that it's what's living in his shadow that's suspicious. Now, if only anyone would believe Four whenever he tries to point that out.
Thoughts: This is a personal favorite of mine. The author did a very good job of showing what it feels like to be reasonably paranoid about something while also keeping it humorous. I love the way that Twilight is depicted in this, and I do have to feel bad for him because he's being terrorized by Four, but it is hilarious.
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estelian-01 · 1 month
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Here's another fun LU scene! This ones from @somer-writes fit "Bereft!" So much whump from one little bee!
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illegiblehandwriting1 · 9 months
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ok ok i just read Martyr by @gemglyph and HOLY SHIT i think it killed me. i might be dead. is this the afterlife? /POSITIVE IT WAS SO SO SO SO GOOD IT MADE ME STAND UP AND TAKE A WALK SO GO READ IT RNRNRNRNRN IT MAKES MY BRAINWAVES GO BRRRRRRR GO READ IT.
and while you're at it, go read Elastic Heart by @skyloftian-nutcase CUZ IT IS ALSO AMAZING AND SUPERB AND FANTASTIC.
GORGEOUS heart-wrenching angst for BOTH OF THESE FICS and i NEED TO SCREAM ABOUT IT. SUCH GOOD SKY ANGST THESE FICS ARE LOVELY AND TOUCHING AND SO PAINFUL BUT ALTOGETHER GOREGOUS
BUT ALSO HEED ALL TAGS
so i made a meme (spoilers below)
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(not us all writing angst fics about the curse and also sky has ✨problems✨ and he leaves thinking everyone's gonna hate him LMAO)
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crazylittlejester · 21 days
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I saw you say you read alot of Twi fics, so I was wondering if you have any reccomendations? All good if you don't, I just love the blorbo so much and I'm making my way through his tags.
Even if you don't answer this (I don't mind!), have a good day/night! <3
I had soooo many Twi fics open in my tabs and then my phone thought it’d be cute to reenact the burning of the library of Alexandria a few days ago and close all my ao3 tabs, so all I have left are these two that I can find and remember the titles of- (click the titles for the links)
1. Whistling on Deaf Ears by Crimson Ravioli
Summary: A small dog whistle Wild finds at a merchant's stall quickly becomes his favorite tool to tease his mentor with - Twilight’s reactions to it are too funny to pass up on. And no matter the glares he receives, they both know it’s all just in good fun. It's harmless. Until it isn’t.
2. Deserving by Crimson Ravioli
Summary: Rusl hadn't known the wolf was his son when he'd brandished his torch against it. Twilight needs him to know about the scar it left to finally move past what happened that night. A long overdue talk takes place between a father and a son when the Chain find themselves back in Ordon Village. Colin overhears the worst parts of it.
And then I myself have written some fics that center around Twi
1. The Midnight Hours (this one does also focus a lot of Time)
Summary: Time didn’t know what to do, nothing was working, no potion or amount of healing magic Hyrule poured into Twilight was making any difference. Time’s worried that Twilight isn’t going to recover, but he has to push his own worries aside to make sure the others are also alright. (A fic about what happens between Sunset part 14 and Dawn part 1)
2. Dog Days
Summary: After a long battle that left everyone injured and exhausted, Twilight can’t stop worrying over Time. Warriors takes Wolfie for a bath to distract him, and the two of them play around a bit in the water on a hot day. (or Wolfie gets a bath and then some hugs because he earned them)
3. 2 A.M. Shenanigans (this one also has a lot of Wars and Sky)
Summary: Twilight had been resting all day and he was starting to get bored. Problem is, Wild is dead asleep on top of him and he can’t move. Warriors and Sky rescue him from where he’s stuck, and the three of them take time to relax and unwind by running around outside in the dead of night.
I hope you have a good day/night too!!
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arecaceae175 · 5 months
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Everyone tell me your favorite LU Sky fics! GO GO GO!!!!
Self promo encouraged :)
(Please do not rec anything with heavy angst. Light angst and hurt/comfort are good!)
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raycatzdraws · 2 months
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I'm gonna put this here and then probably make it private but I want to say
There's discussion happening in the LU fandom so if you don't care for that scroll on:
But, I love creating with the LU fandom. I don't create in a void. My work is a conversation. I hope that it inspires you to create, to think, to chat with friends! Thank you to everyone who's shared their art and let me be a part of it, and to everyone who's played a part in mine!
to copy paste something I've said on my main:
isn’t it interesting that there’s Jojo’s LinkedUniverse and then also the LinkedUniverse fandom’s LinkedUniverse? That LU became a conduit through which to examine and compare and contrast Zelda games with this cast of characters as a base? That was their original intention and the fans went “heck yeah!” and ran with it? The LinkedUniverse fandom’s LinkedUniverse is a monster of the week story where everyone contributes, it has hundreds of authors and storytellers all working together and trading tales. It’s a scenario in which Jojo’s LinkedUniverse is both the source material and also just one instance in the larger weave. And the LinkedUniverse fandom’s LinkedUniverse lore deviates from (and is much deeper than imo) that of the original comic mainly because of that 1 person building a thing vs hundreds of people building a thing. And isn’t that so cool? But then also with the decline of the fandom I dunno I feel like the LinkedUniverse fandom’s LinkedUniverse has been dying. Updates would spawn a burst of creativity and multitudes of branching ideas and what-if scenarios explored through art and fic and discussion, building on it, adding it in to pre-existing stories. I feel that activity around updates has been ticking more towards exploring the comic within the context of the comic itself (or just reposting clips), and less within the fandom’s takes on it (not taking that step forward of “yes, and,” and “yes-anding” fanworks as well.) Or not updates in particular, but the state of the fandom is deviating from taking this base and running and sharing to something more controlled and wary? Isolated? The LinkedUniverse fandom is a phenomenon to me. And it’s not something I think should be replicated in regards to other LinkVerse comics but it’s also something beautiful and creative? Like, Jojo to a certain extent has or had lost control of the fandom’s versions of these characters. She made them and we respect her wishes for them but they no longer belong to her? The LU fandom’s LU is a collectively written LinkVerse and exploration of the loz games, using these characters and relationships as a base (which is why I think people mistag by accident so much.) Sure, you could use the characters directly from the games or make your own LinkVerse to explore the relationships between the loz games. However, within the context of the LU fandom, you get the advantage of the template already being there for the character’s personalities, meeting, secrets, and an open ended goal, and these things are understood by a large number of invested people, leading to this huge collaborative project. This is what’s so special about the LinkedUniverse fandom to me. Watching this thing be built and getting to be a contributing piece of it. Maybe it shouldn’t have happened. Like, if something like that were to happen to anything I’ve made I think that’d be really scary. But it’s also something incredible? It’s why I have a hard time accepting it when people say they hate the LU fandom. How could you hate the creativity? The shared stories? What’s been made? Isn’t it incredible? It’s another LinkVerse, in a way, one that belongs to many. I'm frustrated by the instances where people have tried to police the way the characters are written, both within the fandom and towards Jojo’s comic, and the issues in communication, and callout posts asjhfksdf Problems in reconciling the LU fandom’s LU, Jojo’s LU, other LinkVerses, and gen loz. But the phenomenon of the fandom itself, the shared collaborative LU fandom’s LinkedUniverse? I think it’s such a cool thing. I think it’s such a cool way to explore and examine the loz games and craft stories with so many other people. I really enjoy all the LinkVerses that are around now. I don’t think the fandom for LU is something that can be replicated. (or should?) (it’s both something odd and a loss of control for Jojo but also a conduit for an incredible amount of creativity and community.) It’s really interesting to me. It’s really interesting to witness. Or to have witnessed?
and now tired rambling, but,, aaa
What I love about the fandom is seeing ideas and headcanons and art and fic be shared and then built upon. The community projects! The LU Zine. The valentine's day cards! The artist and writer appreciation projects! The weekly polls and prompts from the main LU server! The master door post! Long haired Sky! Tick-tac-toe on Hyrule's forehead! Crop top Roolie! Cheer up buttercup! Seeing small headcanons being adopted into fanon lore and being able to watch that progression. Seeing these tropes develop and being a contributing part of it! It's something we're building together and watching that happen in real time is so special! Again, it's that 1 person building a thing vs hundreds of people building a thing that is so alluring to me.
The creators, and analysis folks, and people who leave comments and nice tags: I see you as my peers! I want to create with you! I'd love to participate in collabs and trades! I haven't been able to be involved as much as I want because of a lack of spoons. But, I admire so many of the people here. Thank you all so much for sharing what you've made! Thank you for allowing me to be a part of it! Thank you for supporting me and my silly ideas for these characters! My art is a conversation and I approach what the LU fandom's made in the same way. It's not content to be consumed. It's an open hand. I'm so grateful to those who have taken it. You've inspired me to create. It's the greatest honor if I'm able to do the same for you. I want to keep making things with you guys.
(To anyone who's made fanart for fic and vice-versa, to anyone's who's seen a headcanon and let the poster know that it's changed how you view the characters, to anyone who's contributed game information to analysis, to those answering asks and doing requests? ya'll are the best keep it up!)
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zolanort · 6 months
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Hyrule licks an evil mushroom for science, circa Jun 2022.
Opening scene from Hyrule and Wild Have a Hard Time by UnexpectedStormy on Ao3
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