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Another "I saw this plant on a walk" korok. I liked the way the leaf has a flower crown.

My plant app says it might be a ninebark but I'm not sure because none of their photos have the dark leaves that gave me do much trouble with my limited colour palette at work.

Putting the reference photo under a cut because there's a spider in it that I didn't even notice until I was drawing a few hours later.

With the announcement of the remake, my thoughts have been on Ocarina of Time quite a bit. I figured it wasn't a bad time to highlight the few fics I have. Sorted into two categories!

Category 1: Hello Darkness my Old Friend

One Last Task

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Self-Mutilation, Self-Harm, Angst, Guilt, PTSD

A take on the Hero's Shade, how it came to be and why he's missing an eye. The former Hero of Time is old and knows himself to be near death. With the memory of how much Hyrule suffered in the past that Zelda and himself prevented - and as much as he thinks himself selfish for it, with the desire to be a hero again - he's desperate not to leave Hyrule completely defenseless. He's learned that he'll be reborn, so he's formed a plan to help make sure his future self is up to snuff. To make sure it works, he needs the assistance of a Light Spirit, and since he has no idea where to find one, he turns to the one Spirit he knows well: the Guardian Spirit of the Forest, the Great Deku Tree.

I Promise

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death

Set in the timeline where Link was defeated by Ganondorf. This is actually something that's been in my head for a while because it influences my main WIP. It's practically a prologue for it, in a way.

Link is losing his fight to Ganondorf, but the aftermath hurts in a whole different way than Ganondorf killing him. The Sages all vanished with the King of Evil, and there is no doubt at all in the hero's mind that they are not coming back - they sacrificed themselves to stop Ganondorf. They're gone, either dead or trapped right along with their enemy,

The Spirit of the Hero hadn't known such defeat before, had never faced regrets so painful as these. But courage is also the act of picking yourself up, and it helps when you're reminded that someone believes in you.

Category 2: Cotton Candy (Light, Fluffy & Sweet)

Green for Growth

Queer Zelink Week Day 4. Prompt: green and growth

Several years after returning from Termina, Link is enjoying a relationship that he can't quite define. Officially, Zelda is unattached yet, and Sheik doesn't exist. Just the same, Link loves both of them or, more accurately, the whole person behind the two identities. Sheik sheds some light on that when they meet up one day, and Link gets a chance to confirm to him that both personas are his love. Absolute unadulterated fluff.

Spring at the Lake

Link is seventeen once more, and this time, Hyrule is at peace, the people safe from Ganondorf's evil. The hero's work is done.

As the Spring sun breaks through the ice on Lake Hylia, Zelda tries to break through Link's growing unease at the fact he no longer has a grand purpose.

Chapter Eight - The Dark Side

"Are you sure I'm not still in a coma and this is all a weird dream?"

"If it is, we're having the same one."

Except hers is a nightmare. Maybe his is, too. He didn't want to marry before meeting her. That awful day when they met at Swallow's Roost, and he told her they needed to take a break. She'd blamed Ganon, but maybe Link had used it as an excuse because he'd been worried. Maybe he'd thought if he put space between them, and never saw her again he could let her go.

What if he decides to make a clean break this time? With no memory of her, he very easily could. Part of her wants to tell him about the baby. The Link she knew would step up and take responsibility and she has to believe this one would, too.

But she doesn't want him to choose her because he feels an obligation to. She wants him to choose her like he had before—because he loves her too much to let her go, no matter how much distance came between them.

Summary: Newly married, Zelda and Link seem to have it all—his band, Hyrule Warriors, has skyrocketed to the top of the charts, Zelda is on the verge of earning her biochemistry doctorate, and they've just learned they are expecting. But it all comes to a screeching halt when a devastating car crash leaves Link in a coma. When he awakens, he’s forgotten the last several years of his life, including meeting Zelda and falling in love. It will take everything Zelda has to overcome this latest obstacle before she gives birth. And this time around, she may have to depend on the one person she never thought would have her back--Link's best friend, Ganondorf.

Rated: E

there we go

sleep well little hero

Can’t wait to see what the rest of the cast will look like ✨

Growing Up Gerudo by @growingupgerudo

Adventure Fantasy | Teen | Tumblr, Webtoons | Ongoing

Synopsis: Growing Up Gerudo takes place in an alternate universe where baby Link is adopted by Ganondorf and the Gerudo. Will the fates be merciful to Ganondorf and his adopted Hylian son in this life, or will the oncoming threat of civil war between the Gerudo and Hylian race draw them towards their cursed destinies?

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A comic that asks the question "What if Link were adopted by Ganondorf, and raised as a Gerudo?". The answer is a story that is full of heart. The artwork lends to how expressive and charming each of the characters are as they grow up together and attempt to find their place and meaning in their world. If you love Ocarina of Time and want an entirely unique spin on these characters, this is the place to find it! - bloobluebloo

Another comic I have been following for many years. This story explores a Link adopted and raised by a benevolent Ganondorf in the harsh Gerudo Desert, but even his adopted father's love cannot protect Link from the Gerudo's initial prejudice towards his Hylian heritage. The story spans Link's childhood and adolescence, all the way to adulthood. His struggles, triumph, friends and family, and the greater forces trying to tear his family apart. The art is sublime and the greater and varied cast an absolute delight. - PitchBlackEspresso

Ganondorf and Nabooru find an infant Link abandoned in the desert and raise him as their own, but the weight of his and Ganondorf's destinies are heavy. Lots of love and humor is to be found in this comic as it spans from Link's childhood into adulthood. The art itself is messy but fluid and always in motion. It's incredibly well drawn and paneled. - Schneeflakes

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