(pinned post WIP becauswwwoah this is long lol) (moving to a cardd link soon because of how long this is fhsjjfkd)
uhh anyway this is a zelda sideblog where i post headcanons and stuff i guess
main: wormworker || she/her, queer, autistic, white person, born just in time to watch my older brother play ocarina of time on the n64 and to remember when the twin towers went boom
i've had zelda as a special interest off and on for yearssss so i have hella headcanons that are like embedded in my skin or something
random blog info that may be important i guess:
-Link is an adult in all my posts unless stated otherwise
-Not an RP blog because I'm awful at communicating with people even with some level of fantasy involved
-I try to tag things (trigger warnings, content notes, etc) extensively, but sometimes the potentially triggering thing feels very vague/abstract to me so I don't know what tag to put. Ask or message me if you want something tagged. There's no such thing as a "silly" trigger.
-I'm Disabled and really fucking don't like the ableist R slur, so you don't need to worry about that here, comrades.
-I give zero fucks and I don't have this blog for popularity or any of that. I post/write/headcanon/ship things with the same level of concern for judgement as if everyone else on this bitch of an Earth was dead.
Ongoing headcanons / headcanons that are always a thing to me regardless of AUs or whatever, and that I don't always feel like posting context for:
-Link is nonspeaking and uses sign language. Typically, Hylian Sign Language. Not a lot of people he meets know sign language (just like real life smh), so he keeps a notepad with him to communicate with anyone who doesn't. (Every corresponding iteration of Zelda knows HSL). Link can also sing, as his status of nonspeaking has to do with his brain and neurology, not his vocal folds.
-Link has PTSD, Rape Trauma Syndrome, and is hypersexual. RTS makes him mostly unable to make and keep meaningful friendships and relationships. Zelda is the exception; they're close like sister and brother (I don't ship Zelink lol sorry). RTS and PTSD make him seem very closed off and serious, but he's quite cheerful and gregarious once he gets to know/trust someone.
-Link's number one toxic trait is that he's hella unfaithful to romantic partners (and will sleep with people who are very much married). He would cheat on God.
-Link is half dryad, a siren-like creature who can lure people with seductive provocation. His mother was a dryad, but because she died before she could raise Link, Link doesn't have control over his dryad qualities. He can't just cast a spell on someone and they'll have the hots for him, it's more of a passive aura he constantly has that makes him have an otherworldly alluring vibe. This is especially powerful if he smiles at someone, laughs, sings, or holds someone's hand. He uses this to his advantage to get what he wants.
-All Links are afab, but identify differently in terms of gender. Most of them are a combination of male, nonbinary, and genderfluid.
-Most Zeldas identify as just female, but some are female + nonbinary, nonbinary, or genderfluid.
-Link is exclusively attracted to men. Zelda is exclusively attracted to women.
-Ganondorf is actually a man named Gin Duragmire. Ganondorf is his name when he's possessed by the spirit of Ganon. In addition to being a Gerudo King, Gin is a doctor and a practical healer (the modern day version of his practice would be a combination of a nurse and a paramedic). Gin is the true intended holder of the Triforce of Power because of his impeccable leadership skills and assertiveness.
-The Happy Mask Seller's real name is Ru. They're Intersex and don't identify with any specific gender (they don't care what pronouns people use or how other people perceive them). Their face is actually a mask that, similar with Ganondorf, they were possessed by under the hand of an evil entity. The moon children in Majora's Mask are actually quadruplets and Ru's biological children (their other parent being the evil entity who cursed Ru). Part of Ru's need for Link to retrieve Majora's Mask was for the moon children's safe return to Ru (who was mostly powerless under the curse). Ru themself is a demigod of sorts, and is able to transcend certain laws of space and time. They know about past, future, and alterdiminsional Links and the challenges they face. Ru has even been Link's mother in some of Link's iterations, so they always have a very sentimental and protective view of him.
